New-York tribune., 1918-03-22
Sale by Swifts
Of StorageEg
Is Under Inquiry
Food Administrator Penal.
ize 19 Restaurants for
Meat Violations

The Food Boards investigation OF the
sale of large quantity of cold storage
eggs By Swift s; Co.. Inc, at so and so x
cents dozen last January, after the
food administration had fixed the price
Of cold storage eggs at 45 1-5 cents
dozen, was adjourned yesterday until
Friday, after George Revington, ap-
pearing for the company, had explained
the TRANSACTIONS
Swift & Co. submitted that since they
had bought the eggs at 48E cents
dozen their profit was not unreason-
able. They argued also that at the
time of the purchases they were unable
to get eggs from any other source.
According to statement by Alan
Fox, head of the Food Boards bureau
of licenses, Elmer Wood & Co., of
Moulton, Iowa, sold 10000 dozen eggs
that were in storage at Jersey City to
c. H. znn & Co., who appeared to act
as brokers for Swift & Co. Zinn &; Co..
he said, paid 49 cents a dozen for the
eggs, and thus made only half a cent
dozen profit in turning them over to
Swift & Co.
Baking Company Accused
For one whole month the Speciality
Baking Company, 175 Second Street, so
and 50 Allen Street and IA Lewis Street.
used no substitute cereals, and thus
made no Victory bread, officers Of the
Food Board declared, when representa-
I tives Of the company appeared yester-
Gay to answer a charge of not comply
ing with the food regulations.
Food Admin istrator Williams said
last night that the company had ad-
mitted this. and also that they even now
were using only per cent of substi-
tutes, instead OF the requisite 20 per
cent. Mr.. Williams reserved decision
in the case.
The usual penalty OF one idle day was
! imposed upon sixteen restaurateurs
who were found guilty of having sold
beef and pork on Tuesday. They must
close from midnight next Monday to
midnight Tuesday. The cases against
wv F'cie ulSIllHSeO, Nv q OIH0TS aSkSU
for formal hearings and the rest of the
thirty-two who appeared were warned.
Sue Kong, proprietor Of a restaurant
in Brooklyn, was the first Chinese to be
charged with violation of the rules
His case was continued to Monday.
Served Nineteen Meat Dishes
There were nineteen meat dishes on
the menu of the Parisien Restaurant,
103 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, last
Tuesday, it developed at the hearing
Emma Anderson, negress, proprietor
of the Almighty Church Restaurant,
Brooklyn, told the board she had never
heard Of meatless days and never read
the newspapers.
The board ruled that liver, kidneys.
tongue and tripe were prescribed
viands.
The places ordered to close next
Tuesday are:
Parisien Restaurant. l03 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn Franklin Oyster House. 1880 Full.
ton Street. Brooklyn; Almighty Church Res
taurant 1css Fulton Street. Brooklyn NJ
/ G;nsburg 800 Clernont Parkway; g. Bloom
] 49, East l1ath Street j. Heisener, 1902
/ Washington Avenue; b. Koopersmth, 4S5
Eest Hath Street; II. Rukatowitz. 5l3 East
114th Street; 6. Stevens. 81 Barron Avenue
Long Island City; D. Rogge. 757 Manhattan
+, Blauzcski, 21l briggs avenue NJ Bagin-
! ski i34 briggs Avenue j. Meyer. 157 briggs
Avenue; Zion Cafe, 259 Bowcry: Terminal
Lunch Cor.lsndt Street; D. Rosenberg =
Cafe 24l Bowery Ugoboro & Repetto. lo0
Sixth Avenue.