Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
FOOD BILL BEFORE
BOTH HOUSES TODAY
Continued from First Pase.)

| who declared that the names Of the
food gamblers ARE on the blue books
Of hell" told story of woman who
had found a note from a farmer tucked
away in the middle of a potato she had
bought at the rate Of 81 bushel. The
note asked the purchaser to let the
farmer know what the ultimate con-
sumner had paid for the stuff. The corre-
spondence with this farmer revealed
the fact that he had originally sold the
potatoes for IS cents bushel
Senate to Push Bill.
A determined effort is to be made by
the friends Of the food control bill in
the Senate to pass that measure within
the next two weeks. Before the Senate
took a recess yesterday afternoon
Senator Chamberlain, in charge of the
bill. announced that he would seek to
keep the bill before the Senate at all
times until 1t was disposed of. begin
ming today. He also gave warning to
senators who desired to speak on the
bill to be prepared to go on with their
speeches. as he would seek a vote on
possible moment.
Support for the food control bill Is
growing, particularly as the senators
hear from back home. While there is
determined opposition on the part of
some senator's, the number Of those
who will make hard fight against
the measure is not as great as was
supposed a week or two ago.
Herbert c. Hoover. the prospective
food dictator" will appear before tho
senators again on Friday and that time
will reply to more questions regarding
the proposed food control law.
Bread Prices Lower Abroad.
Mr.. Hoover. before the Senate commit
| tee yesterday. said. with all wheat I'M
to-, nAyer fNNVV n
| so per cent less than in New York city,
while those in England and France are
! 80 to 40 per cent lower, with pro-
ducers realizing the same prices
I'VE now have high cost OF living.
he continued, beyond the abilities Of
| certain sections Of the population to
| withstand and to secure proper nour-
| ishment from the wage levels Unless
we can ameliorate this condition and
| unless we can prevent further advances
| in price we must confront further an
entire Encouragement of the wage level.
| with all the hardships and social dis
| turbances which necessarily follow.
We shall in this turmoil experience
time when we can least AFFORD to lose
| the energies of a single man.
Success by Cooperation.
I'VE propose to mobilize a spirit of
| self-denial and self-sacrifce in this
country In order that we may reduce
national waste. II democracy Is worth
anything we can do these things by CO.
operation. II it cannot be done. 1t Is
better that we accept German domi-
| nation and confess the failure of our
political ideals.
NO one will undertake this office who
had hopes of retaining the esteem of
his country. Any food administration
must be based upon self-sacrifice Of
! somebody, somewhere. and while the
vast majority of people will accept 1t
willingly and with pride. there will be
a minority. whose complaints will
sound much larger above the satisfac-
ton OF the inarticulate masses.
I'VE have no hope of complete sue
cess, but we have hope that we shall
succeed 80 far as to enable this coun-
try and the allies to remain constant
in this war"