Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-08-18
Food Control Bill, Giving the
President Extraordinary
Powers, Now Is Law.
GETTING AFTER PUOFITEERS
Predicts Record Breaking
Corn Crop-Germsn and Russian
Ministries e-Formed-EIihu
Root Returns With Conf
6ence in the Russian
Republic.
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

The senate last Wednesday adopted
the conference report on the food con
troll bill, the measure was signed By
Speaker Clark and President Wilson,
and is now the law Of the land, a law
comforting on the president tremen-
dous powers over the food and fuel
supplies Of the country. and designed
TO protect the people from eXtortion.
SiXty-six senators voted for the bin
ami seven against it. Those who per
sisted tn their obStructiouiSt tactics to
the end were France. Gronua. Hollis.
Hardwiek, La Toilette. Penrose and
Reed sherman and Gore both were
paired against the bill.
The law contains drastic prohibit
;iou provisions. Thirty days after The
late Of its approval ir will he uulaw-
~. To use foodsufrs iu tie manufac-
ture of distilled beverages or to i'm
port distilled spirits for beverage pu~
poses. ana the president VIII he en-
powered 70 commander for military
purposes distilled liquors now held III
bono and to regulate ur restrict the
ase Of foods ln tie Manufacture Of
sine and beer
The senate also adopted the con
ference report on the food survey hiil
designed = stimulate production and
10 Civ, the country information on
ood resources. and thus the admins
traitor s food control program was at
last completed.
Coal Prices and Profits.
Coal prices are causing q great stir.
especially in the Middle West, and u
Illinois the state council Of defense
advised Governor LoWden b seize the
mines because the operators would
not sell al what was Considered "a
reasonable profit The governors and
defense councils Of Is Middle West
States were asked to meet il Chicago
to confer On relief measures.
President Wilson last week made q
personal visit 10 The federal trade
commission and the department of
justice to urge the fastening If ac-
tion to curb nigh prices and made il
evident that he intends 70 90 every
hing ia h.S power to stop the exact
inc Of eXorbtant profits TIE W.T.
industries board followed ap This rs
annoanclug that American producers
selling war necessities ~ America
allies would be permitted Ia make
only reasonable prouts. provided that
The allies must rectproeate ID selling
To me United States anu 10 one all
other The president. moreover has
said tha, the prices 20 the pubic mus.
he made the same as 10 the govern
uent.
Record Breaking Corn Crop.
Cheering new came our q rho de-
partment Of agr culture in rAe form
of The August crop report. which i'm
dicaJes d corn crop Of 318l 100000
bushels the largest in the history Of
the country. The prospects improved
during July to the extent Of c. 00oooo
bushels. and general rains over the
corn belt since the reception Of the
data on which the report is based en-
nance stin further the expectations q
The farmers. The oats yield also VIII
be a record breaker, bu1 the report
ou wheat Is q bit dlsappoinuEg The
government aIreadv los under way
campaign for me ra.s'E- next season
Of a crop Z more than a billion hush
els Of wheat and 100000 bushels G,
rye. The food control law authorizes
The Ewing Of fair prices IN wheat I'D
tie sale hy the government 70 the