Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-02-21
ORDERS 10 RETAILERS AND CON-
suMERs COMPILED BY IDA
Ho ADMINISTRATION
HOW MUCH FLOUR TO BUY
government is Strict in Rules to Pre-
vent neutrality-suspicious. Days
-Wheatless Meals

The ldah0 1000 ddinlnlSlfdJlOn, In
compliance with the president $ pro
clamation of January 81, has issued
the following:
"No retailer shall sell -four to ex-
coed one quarter barrel sack to any
one customer. Before sale every
retailer will satify himself that Gus.
toner has supply of substitutes in his
possession or must buy such substi-
tute to two parts flour. Exception an
allowance of 5 percent or five
pounds on each twenty-five pounds of
substitute in potatoes viii be made
at ratio of four to one. For instance
in sale one-quarter barrel sack of
flour. retailer will satisfy himself Gus
toner buys or has in possession
twenty pounds of substitute and
twenty pounds potatoes.
"We deem it a violation of food
control act where any customer buys
or has in his possession more than a
sufficient quantity o. flour for thirty
days. supply where bought from one
retailer or several retailers. Also vio-
lation on part of retailers under food
act to knowingly sell customer more
than thirty days, supply.
"Will expect everyone as patri-
otto duty to notify this office of viola
tons either by consumer or retailer,
giving date, name and specific in
stance
"From this date will deem it a vio-
lation Of food control act for any mer-
chant to sell or any customer to buy
more than one dollar 3 worth of sugar
or in any case to exceed twenty-five |
pounds to one purchaser in city or
rural district excepting hotels, re
taurants, boarding houses and sim
liar institutions, but in no case must |
sugar or flour sale exceed to any one
customer, a thirty days supply, ex-
cepting graham and whole wheat
-four containing at least 95 percent of !
the wheat grain may be sold with 10
percent substitutes; exception, farmers
vicinity under regular milling terms for
a thirty days. supply of flour and no
MORE
"At a joint meeting of the Wash
ington and Oregon Hotel association
committee, held at Portland, February
{, and approved by federal food ad-
of Oregon, Idaho, Was
ngton, California and Alaska, the
rules were adopted:
First, Tuesday and Saturday pork
ess, porkless meal to be observed be-
ween hours of II a. IN. and 5 p. M;
conserve ham, bacon, lard and lard
ubstitute at all times.
"Second. Have two wheatless days,
dOnday and Wednesday, in every
week and have one wheatless meal
n every day, which is the evening
neal.
"Third. Bread containing a substi-
ute for wheat does not become vic
DRY bread until it contains 90 per-
ent substitute and effective at once,
Il breads must contain at least 20
ercent substitute; spaghetti AMI rlac-
roni and all breakfast foods made ex-
lusively of wheat are not permitted \
n wheatless days or meals; bread ana \
bis must contain 90 percent substitute.
Fourth. 1t is urged that bakers
nd caterers insofar as it is possible
blow the government s, recommends
on as to increasing substitutes and
irving them at all times; serving
My pies pastries, cakes and sweet
east doughs containing J3 i-3 percent
Institute.
Fifth. Serve two ounces only vic
Try bread to each CUES. and, if addi-
onal amount is required. serve war =
-ead; assuming that all cracker 4
skeries will in the future use re-
Tired substitutes, crackers may be &
ed the same as victory bread. s
8 SiNfb Kaap u1,uo,. hoxvIc off tbc "a
bic except when required by guests
Id limit sugar service to three subs
Is or two medium-sized Jumps or an i
ual amount of sort sugar.
Seventh Encourage consumption e
potatoes by charging the smallest D
sslble price, making them free if
ssible, and serving extra large r
antilles; but guard against waste;
as large proportion of potatoes in a
ead-making as possible. 8
The sale and shipment of live or
eshly killed hens and pullets is for b
dden by order of the national food Il
ministration.
The order, the purpose of which is to *
gment egg production by stopping b
hing of egg producing chickens dur IS
the Matching season and foster the X
sng of poultry, is now effective and 81
Il apply until April 3d. H
The order applies to all producers -
d dealers in poultry 1t says; e
licensees shall not, between February 9:
and April %, purchase ship or sell, H
negotiate the sale of any live or 81
SHY killed hens or pullets provided, rs
Vever, that this shalt not prevent the &
chase, shipment or sale in that 81
nod of hens or pullets which were 81
ner killed or shipped prior to Feb h
ny II to markets for sale as food E
provided further that nothing in
rule shall prevent the purchase.
pment or sale of live hens or pull
Tor egg production purposes
The new rule was given out to the
Vspapers with the statement that its