Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-15

nation OF the Cummins prohibition
amendment from the espionage bill,
senators advocating dry legislation
during the war today planned to renew
their fight.
A group including Cummins and
Kenyon. Of Iowa; Gore, of Oklahoma;
Curtis, Of Kansas; Gronna, Of North
Dakota, and other senators are work
ing on carefully worded bill for pre-
sentation either ais a separate measure
or as an amendment to the first food
conservation bill brought up.
Whether the proposed new measure
shall directly prohibit foodstuffs in
manufacture Of liquor or merely clothe
the president with power to prohibit
1t is undetermined. Most of them are
said to favor the former plan.
Espionage Bill in Conference.
Final shaping of the espionage bill.
passed yesterday by the senate, rested
today with conference committee Of
the two houses. TIE principal differ
ences to be adjusted We're over news
paper censorship and the senate Pre-
visions for postal censorship and ex-
port cargo.
The senate rejected the amendment
to forbid the use of grains or sugar
for liquor during the war which had
been adopted Saturday in committee Of
the whole.
Travelling Men Must Register.
Travelling men or others who can not
be at home to register for the army
conscription on the day to be set by
President Wilson's proclamation must
apply to the county clerk. or to the
city clerk in municipalities of more
than 10000, on the sixth day after the
proclamation is issued, the war de-
partment announced today. The clerk
will supply the registration card which
must be filed out and sent to the reg
lister in the home city by registration
day. Any man too sick to register in
person must send representative to
the county or city clerk on the sixth
day. The department emphasized there
would be only one registration, day.
Money Fors Merchant Ships. "a
Appropriation of s75O,O00,00O, OF
which nearly 1900, 900, 900 ffs to be i'm,
mediataly avail ilanfe for federal pfr.
chase and CONSTRUCTION of q fleet Of mer-
chant vessels, was agreed to today by
the senate appropriations committee.
Legislation to authorize the govern
ment to take over necessary ship
building facilities was approved.
Another hearing on the proposed
constitutional amendment to grant
suffrage to women was held today by
the senate committee on suffrage.
Mrs. Mabel Vernon, Of Nevada. ap-
peared in favor Of the resolution.
Appropriations, Records Broken.
All appropriations records OF con-
gress were broken today when the SEN
ate appropriations committee reported
the war army and navy deficiency bill.
with total of $3.50, $4,000 includ-
ing 100000 for construction and
purchase of an American merchant ma
rine.
The committee added $563,392,000 to
the house bill. Among the senate in
creases were $5OO,OOO for the council of
national defense; s1,000000 for deten-
tion of interned Germans; 32S, 100000
for army machine guns, and,s35, 100000
for heavy army ordnance.
For the new American merchant fleet
they directed immediate appropriation
Of $400,000,000 and authorized $780,
100000 more for use later as an "emer-
gency shipping fund.-"
The bill authorizes the government
to commander ship yards, factories
or the products Of factories and to take
over existing ship building contracts Of
private individuals or foreign govern
'ments Refusal of persons to deliver
requisitioned factories would be penal
ized.
Reduction Of $7s 0000 900 were made in
the house, mostly for army ordnance
and fortifications and S20,00O.O00 for
manufacture Of smokeless powder for
the navy.