St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-04-19
WHEAT CRISIS FORCES
CHANGES IN RULES
Households, Eating Houses and
Bakers Must Decrease
Use OF Wheat.

the wheat conservation program.
Coupled with an earnest appeal 20 all
individuals, households, public eating
places and bakers Of bread and pas
tries for thslr cooperation and sup.
port, Herbert c. Hoover has Issued a
new set Of rules designed 10 further
reduce wheat consumption In this
country until the next harvest
These rules and Mr.. Hoover's per.
soral appeal are given out through
Mr.. W. q. Aver, Federal Food Admin.
istrstor for oregon, In the following
message:
III we are 10 furnish the Allies with
the necessary proportion Of wheat 10
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest land this Is a
military necessity we must reduce
our monthly consumption to twenty
one million bushels a month as against
our normal consumption Of about
fortytwo million bushels or fifty per
cent OF our normal consumption, re.
serving a margin for distribution 10
the army and for special cases, leay
ing for general consumption approx
mstely one and one half pounds Of
wheat products weekly per person.
Many OF our consumers are dependent
upon bakers bread Such bread must
be durable aud therefore requires a
larger proportion " wheat products
than cereal breads baked In The home
The welltodo In our population
can make greater sacrifices Ia tho
consumption OF wheat products than
ran the poor In addition our pupu
lation IN the agricultural districts,
where the substltute cereals are abun
dsnt. are more skilled IN the propara
tlon Of breads from these other cereals
than the crowded city aud Industrial
populations with Improved transpOr
tatlon conditions We now have avail.
able a surplus of potatoea We also
have In the spring months a surplus
Of milk and We have ample corn aud
oats for human consumption The
drain on rye aud barley as substitutes
has already greatly exhausted the sup
ply Of these grains.
ITO effect tho needed saving Of
wheat We are wholly dependent upon
the voluntary assistance " the Amer
lean people and W. ask that the ful
lowing rules shall be- observed
t-Houscholdcrs to use not 20
exceed total of ono aud one half
pounds per week ~ wheat products
per person This means not more
than one aud three fourtha pounds of
victory bread containing the required
percentage Of Substitutes aud about
one half pound of cooking flour. mae
aroni. crackers, pastry, pies, cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals all combined
Second Public eating places and
clubs to observe two wheutlrsH days
per week. Monday and Wednesday aH
81 present. aud iu addition thereto not
TO serve Ia tho nHHrerhtc total NJ
moro brcadsiuiiH luacaroui. crackers
pastry. pies. cakes, and wheat break
fast cereals containing total oi more
than two ounces uf wheat flour tn ans
one guest az ans unr meal 80
WHEAT PRODUCTS no uE SEWN
ED UNLESS SPECIALLY ORDERED
Public eating Embellishments not tu
buy more than sh pounds of wheat
products per month per ruost thus
conforming with limitations requested
of the hOusehOldeTs
Third Retailers 60 sell not more
than one eighth ~ a barrel ~ flour
10 any town consumer AZ any one time
aud not more than one quarter ut al
barrel 10 any country customer at
any one time and Ia nu case Co sell |
wheat products without the sale uf an
equal weight Of other cereals
Fourth We ash the bakers aud
xrocrrs tu reduce the volume of Nic
tory bread sold by delivery uf al
three quarters pound loaf where one
pound WAS sold before aud correspond |
Ing proportions In other weights We
also ask bakers not Co Increase the
amount Of their wheat flour pur |
ehsses beyond seventy per cent of the
average monthly amount purchased iu
the four monIhs prior to March first
fifth Manufacturers usiuE wheat
products for non food purposes should
cease such use entirely
SiIth-There is no limit upon the
use OF other cereal fluurs aud meals
such a. corn. barley huckwhcat, Pn
tato flour, OF cetera Many thousands
OF families throughout the land are
now using no wheat products What
ever except very small amount for
cooking purposes. and are doing so
In perfect health aud satisfaction
There is NO reason why all of the
American people Who are able 60 cook
In their own households cannot sub
sist perfectly well with the use OF less
wheat products than the one and one
half pounds a week allowed We spe
ciGlly ask the Wellto do households
Ia the country 10 follow this additional
programme SO that We may provide
The necessary marginal supplies for
those parts OF tho community less able
10 adapt themselves 10 50 large pro
portion OF substitutes and In order
that NO shall be able TO make the
wheat exports that are absolutely de
nAndsd Of US 10 maintain the civil
population and soldiers OF the Allies
and our own army
with the arrival OF the new harvest
Ne should be able 10 relax such re-
,triotions. but until then We ask for
he necessary patience sacrifice. and
'ooperation OF the distribution trades
IAl public"