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• 'M TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. MARCH 28. 1918. MR. HOOVER LIMITS WHEAT population and soldiers of tiic allies and our ow 11 army. CONSUMPTION. Relief at Harvest Promised. Sharp Reduction of White Flour Ordered on Ground of “Mili tary Necessity.” I G O L D E N’S”s "We propose to supplement the vol untary cooperation of the public by a further limitation ot di tribution and we shall place at once restrictions on distribution which will be adjusted from time to lime to secure as nearly equitable distribution as possible. With lite arrival of harvest we should be able to relax suAt restrictions. Ln- til then w■-• ask the nece; ar\ patience sacrifice and cooperation of the dis tributing trades." ------ o------ So great has become the war need for saving wheat and wheal products that it is now placed in the category of a “military necessity". The food administration Saturday issued a cont- pletc revision of the wheat schedule, — T he new basis is one and one halt pounds of wheat weekly per person Beat the Submarine in the U.S. in America. This is declared essential if this country is to meet the war de Sir Erick Geddes, British first lord mands. As part of the new plan the of the admiralty, told the house of food administration has ordered that commons Wednesday that the amount the percentage of wheat flour sub of tonnage sunk by submarines in the stitutes in "Victory” bread be in last 12 months was 6.000,000 instead creased on April 14 from ~'O per cent of 9.500,000 as the Germans claim, to 25 per cent. the cabled report of his speech fails Here is Hoover’s Order. to make clear whether lie was speak The new order was received Satur ing of Mritish losses only, of sinkings day. T he telegram outlining the new of allied ships, or combined losses of wheat program follows: allied and neutral vessels. As it has “If we were to furnish the allies been pretty definitely settled in the with the necessary proportion of judgment of other authorities that a wheat to maintain their war bread total cost of about 7,000,000 tons was front now until the next harvest—and sunk in 1917, it seems probable that this is a military necessity—we must Sir Eric was speaking of allied losses reduce our monthly consumption .0 only. 21,000,000 bushels a month, as agains: I i,‘ se figures, however, arc in terms our normal consumption of about of net ions, wr.ile our shipping board I 42,000,000, or 50 per cent of our nor when spea' ing of shipbuilding in the 1 mal consumption, reserving a margin United States, is talking in terms of ! for distributing to the army and for dead weight tens, and it takes two cci-.i cases. This leaves for general dead weight tone to equal one net ton. consumption approximately one and W hen our shipbuilding program was one-half pounds of wheat products launched several months ’.go, over weekly per person. confident expectations were held out “Many ol our consumers arc de that the United States would build pendent upon baker’s bread, siteli 6,000,000 tone in 1918. It is now ap bread must be durable and, therefore, parent, though, that we shall not meet requires a larger proportion of wheat that expectation, and it is probable products than cerial breads baked in that this year’s construction will not the household. Our army and navy exceed 5,000,000 dead weight tons or require a full allowance. The well-to- 1,5000,000 net tons, or one fourth of do in our population can maker great the tonnage sunk the past year as re er sacrifices in the consumption of ported by the British first lord. wheat products than can the poor. In Undoubtedly Germany is making addition our population in the agri grossly exaggerated claims, but the cultural districts, where the other cer situation is still serious and empha eals are abundant, are more skilled in sizes the necessity of speeding up the preparation of breads front these shipbuilding in the yards of the Unit other cereals than the crowded city ed States. T lie enemy is sinking ships anil industrial populations. that are needed to transport food and “With improved transportation con- 1 other supplies to our armies in France, su r- ditions we now have available a to the armies of our allies, and to the plus of potatoes. We also have in i the civilian population of Great Britian, spring months a surplus of ntilk, and Erance anti Italy that are supporting we have ample corn and oats for liu- the allied armies at the front. Men or man consumption. The drain on rye employers who refuse arbitration and and barley as substitutes has already bring on strikes in the shipyards and greatly exhausted the supply of these the industries that supply materials grains. To effect the needed saving of for ships but play the kaiser’s game. wheat wc are wholly dependent upon Workmen who hold down their out the voluntary assistance of the Amer put and deliver a grudging, stingy ican people, and we ask that the fol day’s work, are slackers and untrue to lowing rules shall be observed. the men who must do the fighting in New Rules Issued. France.—Spokesman Review. “First—Householders to use not to exceed a total of one and one-halt pounds per week of wheat products Pat Scanlan and Wood AlcbohoL per person. ----- o "This means using not more thin "Don't you know," said P. H. Scan one and three fourths pounds of Vic lan of the Milwaukee road last even lory bread containing the required ing at the Thornton, "that the inge percentage of substitutes, and not nuity of the American is adapting Inin more than about one half pound of self to the conditions that confront cooking flour, macaroni, crackers, or surround him is well known? Dur pastry, pies, cakes and wheat break ing the late Spanish-American war, fast cereals all combined. when the American soldiers were “Second—Public eating places and camped at and around Tampa Fla., clubs to observe two wheatiess days awaiting transports that never came per week, Monday and Wednesday, as to take them to Cuba, a bright one as present. among the bunch of regulars scouting "In addition thereto, not to serve to through the country discovered a any one guest at any one meal an ag process lor converting the hitherto gregate of bread scuffs, tnaiaroi.i, worthless pine of that district into crackers, pastry, pies, cakes and charcoal equal in quality to that made wheat breakfast cereals containing a of hard wood. The pine is put into an total of more than two ounces of air-tight retort from which there is wheat flour; no wheat products to be no outlet savi front a worm at one served unless specifically ordered; end. It is then subjected to an in- public eating establishments not to tense heat, and about two gallons oi buy more than 6 pounds of wheat non-poisonious alcohol arc distilled products for each 90 meals served, from each cord of wood, enough to thus conforming witli tiic limitations pay for the making of the charcoal. requested of the householders. “The effect of this discovery will Restrict Flour Sales. doubtless be far reaching. A man will “Third—Retailers to sell not more soon be able to saw off a cocktail than one-eigth of a barrel of flour to from the leg of a table, and instead of any town consumer at any one time seeing a man between the acts he may and not more than one quarter of a keep his seat and get full on the tooth barrel to any country consumer at any picks he carries tn his pockets. On his one time, and in no case to sell wheat return home from the theatre a cock products without the sale of an equal tail could be carved from the broom weight of other cereals. handle and the man without a home "Fourth—We ask the bakers and would be able to get comfort of that grocers to reduce the volume of \ ic- sort even out of the worst kind oi lory bread they sell by delivering the board, These will be cold days for the three-quarter pound loaf where one cigar store Indian. In Butte he would pound was sold before, and corres have to be clad in medieval armor. ponding proportions in other weights However, every man could be his "We also ask bakers not to increase own bartender and summary laws of the amount of their wheat flour pur the most azure kind could not restrain chases beyond 70 pet cent of the aver a man from chopping up the bureau age monthly amount purchased in the in order to properly entertain a four months prior to March 1. crowd of congenial cronies, lite only No Limit to Other Cereals. drawback new descernablc is that "Fifth—Manufacturers using wheat every titan with a wooden leg would products lor non-food purposes be in danger of having it amputated should cease such use entirely. about four times a minute. Every day "Sixth—There is 110 Inuit upon the would be Arbor day and timber use ot other cereals, flour and meals, claims would flourish like a green bay Corn, barley, buckwheat, potato flour, tree. Besides all this, by grafting a etc. milking stool and a slip from a U on “Maur families throughout the land to ctcut nutmeg tree on a sugar maple are now using no wheat products an experienced man fully aware of whaler er except a very small amount the great 'graft' in prospect could se for cooking purposes, and arc doing cure the finest brand of milk punch. so m perfect health and satisfaction. And again"—but what Scanlan start I het, is no ti.tson why all the Amer ed to say was that the Milwaukee ican piopk who .ire able to cook in Pioneer Limited was still doing a their own households can not subsist very t. ir business, thank you.—Ana perfectly well with the use of less conda Standard. wheat products than one and one half pounds a w eek, and w e especially Chicago's millionaire rag man is ask the well-to-do households in the country to follow this additional pro ik ad. Wealth and poverty touched el gram in order that we may provide bows at his funeral, it has been his the necessary marginal supplies for practice to help financially many a those parts of the community less poor fellow to get on his feet. The able to adapt themselves to so large rag man was a Russian named J.itfe. a proportion of substitutes in order W hen Jaffe landen in Chicago at the that we shall be able to make the age of 18 lie had 85 cents, and was wheat exports that arc absolutely de- glad to get a job at $5 a week, then \tnanded of us to maintain civil he went into the rag business. SAMPLE SALE A FAMOUS EVENT FOR FASHIONABLE WOMEN Our store is just teemed full of the most supberb group of garments we have ever been in a position to offer. The simplicity of line and perfect tailoring are the outstanding features of these Coats and Suits. The Coat pictured is one of the newest and smartest ideas of the The embroidery effect just smacks of the Chick. Season And so many more nice ones that space does not permit to show, priced to assist mi-lady in her Economy efforts Your Store of Service GOLDEN’S WOMEN’S shop T-11 . r n 1 illaniook, Or, V K/jJss SALENA DICK, TEACHER OF PIANO PRIMARY AND ADVANCE INSTRUCTION. rp H ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office: O pposite C ourt H ouse , Monthly Musicals given for given tor benefit of Pupils. Prices Reasonable. i. GO Y NE, • fregón. T. BO ALS, M.D., Makes Clubbing Arrangement With R. O. L. HOHLFELD, VETERINARIAN, < Iftice at TO 1H> HOTEL, - lamook MONG our large circle of readers there are a great many who are in terested directly or indirectly in fruit growing, dairying and other branches of farming. All of these naturally wish to keep in close touch with ag ricultural activities throughout the state; and to know about any fight which is being waged for the measures Oregon farmers want and against all sorts of schemes that are detrimental to the people and agricultural interests of this state. 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