El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-25
.F TER FLOUR
'B0OTLEGGER5'
Groeers Hear Food Off
Gals Reports on Auto
Loads From Las Cruces.

"BoOtlegging" flour is the latest
form Of violation Of the food admin
istration laws. Robert Dornheckter,
food inspector, told the Retail Grocers'
association Wednesday night at their
meeting at the chamber Of commerce
building. Automobile owners unable
TO buy flour in this city are going.
TO Las Cruces and other New Mexican
towns and buying flour and bringing
IL here. he said. c. n. Bassett, local
food administrator is going TO notify
the New Mexico food board Of this
violation and it is believed the traffic
viii soon be stopped.
1t was reported at the meeting that
Mr.. Bassett would leave this after
noon for Houston. Tex, where he is
to have an important conference with
Z. A. Peden, state food administrator.
He is expected TO return Saturday
It was reported at the meeting
Wednesday night that sugar for can
ming purposes can be sold by the To-
cal grOcers, on application. when the
customer has a certificate showing |
what the sugar is for. These certifi- I
Gates viii be supplied to the grocers I
by the food administration board.
Selling More Bakery Bread.
An Of the bakers Of this city are
stAAllE on an average OF lou ADdhEG i
Of bread more each day then they 1
were selling before the ban was
placed on flour. according to report ]
made 10 the ErOcers. The grocersI
also reported they were selling a !
great deal more bread than before 1t /
was said that in some cases their sale
Of bread has doubled. The grocers
reported that the people were observ-
ing the food laws regarding flour and
very few people were attempting to
buy flour The grocers all stated that
they were abiding by the flour law
in their own homes.
Reports Candy Factory.
Food inspector Dornheckter report
ed that he had received 80 complaints
regarding the sale Of flour and that
he had traced them all down. saying
some of them were reliable. but the
majority OF them were wild goose
chases" Mr.. Dornheckter also re-
ported that he had found a merchant
on South Stanton street who was sell
ing large amount Of sugar. He said
he questioned the merchant and made
an Investigation Of an alleged candy
factory which turned out 10 be q
"camouflage" factory Several dozen
bricks We're piled one on the other
in an alley near South stanton street
and this was alleged to be q candy
factory, he said.
Mexican ForEets Store Name.
Jose Chavez. a Mexican apprehend-
ed on South santa Re street Monday
afternoon by Br. pornheckter. had
about 80 pounds OF flour and no sub
stitute but a small amount OF oat-
neal Mr.. DOruheckter said ne asked
the man where he had bought the
flour. but he said he had forgotten
The name Of the store The inspector
hen told him 10 go and find out the
number Of the store and leave the
packages until he returned. Mr..
Dornheclter said that has been sew
sral days ago but the Mexican has
never returned with the name Of the
store. The flour was turned over to
he customs officials.
Say People Don't Understand.
Many people in this city do not IN
ierstand the law regarding the sllet
If flour here. IL was reported at the
meeting The gr0cers said they have
difficulty making people understand
hat they cannot buy flour unless on
physicians prescription and that
My three pounds can then be pur-
hased- In the case Of people living
90 far from a bakery 10 obtain fresh
read daily flour may also be sold at
he rate Of three pounds per person
ach month. The certificates from
physicians FOR the purchase OF flour
lust be left with the Erocers. as au-
hority for selling it. the rule speci-
John Watson. president OF the asso-
iatiOn, presided and George Franklin
cred as secretary. The next meetinRl
T the association viii be held at theI
hamber Of commerce on Wednesday
ay !.