The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
new FOOD ORDER
IN FLOUR HERE
Changes in $3.50 Rule Have Been Made
and People Must Live Up
to Substitutes
Prescribed.
sPUDs NO SUBSTITUTE
Qualification Is Eliminated In New
Order Which Mr.. Elder Has
Received From
Headquarters.


contained in the new order received
by ]. F. Elder, food administrator for
Lee county, from the headquarters of
the administrations Hereafter certifi-
Gates will rot be allowed, neither will
potatoes be counted as substitutes.
The official wheat substitutes are set
out in the order and people must use
them in fifty-ffty proportions and six
tenths of pound of substitutes with
every pound of whole wheat or gra-
ham flour.
Following is the new order effective
yesterday:
Effective Monday, March II, 1918,
the following reyisions of the fifty
fifty retail flour sales rule are an
nounced:
Official Substitutes.
mo retailer of wheat flour Is per
mftted to sell or deliver any wheat
flour Gncluding so called war flour)
unless he at the same time sells and
delivers an equal weight, pound for
pound, of any or all of the following
wheat flour substitutes:
''Hominy. corn flour, rolled oats, rice
flour, sweet potato flour, corn grits,
edible corn starch, oatmeal, buckwheat
flour. soya bean flour. corn meal,
barley flour, rice, potato flour, feter-
dta flour and meals.
'Wholewheat and graham flours are
subject to the same rules as other
wheat flour, except that in selling
whole wheat or graham flour contain
ing at least 50 per cent OF the entire
wheat. six-tenths Of a pound of substi-
tutes. must be sold with every pound
of whole wheat or graham flour.
Potatoes Eliminated.
mo potatoes shall be sold as q
wheat flour substitute.
CertoficatIon Eliminated.
mo further certifcation of wheat
flour substitutes in the hands of con-
sumers viii be permitted, except in
special cases, which must be passed
upon individually by the county food
administrators. Where permission is
granted by the county food admin
istrator, it must be in writing, and In
no case shall exceed more than one
eighth barrel of flour.
NO consumer will be permitted by
any county food administrator to
certify twice under any circum-
stances.
Limitations.
Retailers of flour shall not sell
more than one-quarter barrel of flour
10 local consumers, nor more than one
half barrel TO rural consumers.
No Exemptions.
There shall be no exemption to the
above rules. Hospitals, city, county
and state institutions must buy pound
for pound Just as in the case of other
consumers. Licensed bakers, which in
cIudes hotels. restaurants and insti-
tutions holding bakers licenses, may
purchase for baking purposes only In
the ration of four pounds wheat flour
with one pound substitutes.
Substitutes Scarcity.
I'VE appreciate some counties Will
have difficulty in finding substitutes.
This simply means that wheat or
wheat products must be sold only TO
the extent that there are available
substitutes Of equal weight on hand.
In event the dealer has no substitutes,
his stock must lie idle until he can pro-
cure the same.
Overstocles of Flour.
"Overstocks OF flour VIII be pur-
chased by the United States food ad-
ministration through Frank l.. Carey
United States food administration
grain corporation, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa.
Absolute Necessity.
'The above rules are promulgated
and will be enforced because OF the
absolute necessity OF further conser-
walton of wheat and wheat Products
throughout the country. This is a war
order and must be obcyed Dealers
failing to obey these rules TO the let
ter will be refused the right to pur-
chase any licensed food commodities
from licensed wholesalers, iobbers,
or manufacturers, and will subject
themselves to other penalties provided
by law.
LET us remember that every flag
that flies opposite the. German one is
by proxy the American flag, and that
the armies fighting in our defense IN.
der these flags cannot be maintained
through this winter unless there is
food enough for them and for their
women and children at home. There
can only be enough food if America
provides it. And America can only
provide it by the personal service and
patriotic cooperation Of all Of u.s.
Quinine That Does Not Affect Heac
Because of it's tonic and laxative
effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININF
(Tablets) can be taken by anyone
without causing nervousness or ring
ing in the head. There is only ont
"Bromo Quinine." e. w. GROVES
signature is on box. soc.
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