Evening star., 1921-06-02
BAKERS TROUBLED
BYNEW bREADLAW
Aase No Labels as Required
Tomorrow, But Postpone
| =, ment IS Denied.

y, Some of the bakers of the city are
!snot prepared with the necessary Ia
t.bels and wrappers to comply with
iifhe bread provision OF the new weight
Hand measure law which goes into
.itee of bread manufacturers told the
s.Commissioners today.
!. The new law stipulates that bread
;,shall only be sold in loaves of half
10 pound. one pound or multiples of
Ia pound. A twenty -four-ouncce LOAF
Hend a twenty-two ounce loaf are
Enow being sold generally in the city,
aend these loaves would be a viola
..:xion Of the law If sold tomorrow.
Il, The committee inquired il there was
I.hot some way by which the Commits
.:sioners could postpone the operation
.pf the law until they obtain the neces-
,neary labels, wrappers and other equip
Ntnent to. comply with the new stand
Yards.
IL Act Of Congress.
IL Engineer Commissioner Katz stated
MO the committee that there is no
s;~ay by which the Commissioners
stould postpone or set side temporarily
ian act of Congress. 1t is provided In
gthe act that it shall be effective ninety
Gays after approval by the President,
Gnd It was signed by President Will
son, March 3.
The bread section states that the
1oaves must bear a Label giving the
weight. Members of the committee
stated the present weight is marked
ON the waxea wrappers and cannot be
obliterated or marked. over with the
new weight without . machine, which
xo@date. ~
The bakers are desirous OF having
Hne bread section amended 50 as to
fruya foay
Congress. however. has not yet acted
TO amend the section.
Some of the bakers at the meeting
today said they were in q Quapdary as
to what to do tomorrow. The Com
missioners will hold another confer
ence with the committee tomorrow.
Push :4-Ounce Loaf.
Following today's conference the
Commissioners decided that they could
not favor an amendment to the law to
permit loaf of three-quarters Of a
pound. They announced they would
support an amendment permitting a
twenty-four-ounce loaf.
The House District committee today
ordered a favorable report, with
amendments, on the Zihlman bill to
establish standard ioaves of bread in
the District. Brainard H. Warner and
in behalf Of the breadmakers. Most
of the leading bakers of Washington
were in attendance at the hearing.
The bakers contend that the bulk of
their trade is for twelve-ounce and
pcund-and-a-half loaves of bread
The District committee ordered the bill
reported to provide for making loaves
of one-half pound. three-quarters Of
pound. one pound. pound and half
and multiples thereof.
Mr.. Colladay of counsel for the Wash
tngton bakers, said:
Tomorrow the price OF a loaf Of
bread will go up in Washington because
the law which now takes effect makes
it unlawful TO make and sell the loaf
of&twelve ounces and the loaf OF
pound and; a half heretofore sold In
Washington. !. = =
The new loaf will weigh one pound
and cost more --7 -
The new law permits falf.pound
loaf. but it Is not. practicable to make
1t and there is no dem and for it.
The bakers will comply with the
law until IL is amended, and will make
every enort to have it amended so
that the lower-prieed loaf may be sold
a.. heretofore" --.-------i =