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Show POTATO FLOUR TO BE PRODUCED SEATTLE, Wash . April 1. Ezra Medker, veteran of the Oregon trad, who some time ago set out at the I age of 76 and journeyed by ox team from the Pacific to the Atlantic, marking mark-ing the historic highway, is to be given government aid in financing efforts he has made to produce potato flour at a low price. Recently he announced ho had perfected per-fected a plan for producing potato flour and that all the necessary machinery ma-chinery could be made here. He has received a telegram from United States Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington saying that the United j States food administration had ar-ranged ar-ranged to finance a plan and that 'Charles Hebbard. federal food admin - istrator for Washington, would consult con-sult him on the project Meeker claims I potato flour is an excellent substitute for wheat flouj |