Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-21
CORN P0NE TO MAKE DEBUT
Administrator Says People
Taking Conservation in
Patriotic Spirit.
WHEAT FARMER HARD HIT
Protests Against Price Fixing
While Feedstuff Con-
tinucs Increase.

Gr. ready for the uli-ihsNi'nob
corn r.no uui the hoe cake 'or they
srs booming iu the otnnE' And with
er, fug az t22o nu-h"l the
prospe..i,c rise TN the price OF corn
rarl . not in,itus.
Hu, : VII ue corn pono pr moth
rr - there will toe no rlour On
utapona Within 75 days
TN was the WARNING to the e..
nH Merchants AssociatiRn ~ okla
r.rl Yesterday hy Strottou +
Iruu.. state food administrator lie
fc.ur.I that the scarcity of flour
BE- daily becoming more acute and
fhe mnpir diminishing su rlpdlN
chat 10 win boo imrnssihlr tn avoid
an a.uu famine during 'h" months
af MAY and June.
l.r cheer No. Therein ho plenty
~ asVtrtowp' FOR the suEar famine
o., p.-.rl and therein ge plenty of
.aeir lrom now ON.
And with plenty ~ sugar anl
pferiy ~ corn m',l. IL wort he 40
lad lr most OkllhomHns who tnw-
f..m south " the Mason and Dixon
rrc with corn none hoe CAKE and
sweet corn bread all of them geuu-
lne muries when mplo according to
the proper formula. Oklah nw2ns Will
efu feel that they are "ltNlnS at
home uro boarding at the same
place
Conservation Urged.
Mr. propks' speech was the fca-
nre a the first dlys session " the
"a annual convention of the retailers u
s,he state. who are meciin, In this
city Ne outlined the work of his
administration pnh told the retail
OPS especially tho Eroccrywcn, how
Important n tx thot they ro-ouert-
g'e fully with his Department IN the
observance md enforcement of the
'.ter4l food REGULATIONS He ans
verrd many questions and gave
much Information 20 the delegates
or points about which they were not
informed
Tho peorle OF the statr, Mr
r-oekg mid. Ind accented the reEus
'rfHrg governing the conservation Of
food iu patriotic spirit Hnd desplte
occasional incidents which REQUIRED
reUe', tho Observance NJ the rules
e s'ta'1 for' The chief source of
confession ard cowpluInt he admin
's'''tur gid pt the hcviuntnr was
wien who1' formers who protested
arHinst tho rr'cc fixed fcr their
nh'nt while the price ~ the fecd
'Hf they had TO buy continued tc
Irr'c7ro
Ono lmu0r1Nt ruling the admins
'rl'or made I'm answer tn a uuestion
'' retailer was that farmers and
OTHERS huvlug seed pota'oca for
'rinr uhntlng viii have to observe
'N" 'oculaNous relating to flour
't'i'U'Hs. which require the pur-
base of substitutes In the proper
ZION 0f four 10 one.
Retailers Pledge support.
Following Mr. Brooks speech the
retailers pledged their fun aud
nearly support TO him In the admin
',rtNon uf the food regulations
the morning session of the asso-
Shhc'io0 had to be abandoned on Rc-
'olht ot the low gns pressure, which
hle ihr assembly rooms OF the
hAmNer NJ Commerce so cold that
'he meeting could not he held
ln ih" afternoon c. r BumEarncr.
l''e nrosa"rt ~ the association and
president nf The Tulsa organization.
,'Ieo th" first meeting TO order.
NV L. s lSrtun delivered tho in
'Non H1i city Attorney John r
s''Ne delivered the address of
"'SpWs which was responded 20
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