Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
s''iaos Ie,,,o's,,, m" ",,.UNItER
FOR FOOD SERVICE
Scores of Able Business Men
Are Willing to Work With
Hoover Without Pay.
DEPARTMENT IS ORGANIZED
Dictator Sets About Making
Ready to Handle Emergency
When Bill Is Thru.

WASHINGTON. May 24.-Offers
10 serve without compensation IN the
national food administration were re-
ceiNed In great numbers today at the
administration offices opened yester-
day by Herbert G. Hoover. No names
were made public but 1t was said u
surprising number of prominent and
able business men were among the
volunteers
Mr.. Hoover, who agreed to act as
food administrator on condition that
he and most of his aides serve with
out pay, VIII selcCl the men who are
TO work with him without delay and
Will proceed with the organization
of the administration to be ready to
start work as soon rs congress passes
the food bills. Today he went over
details at a conference with Prcsi-
dent Wilson
-Four Divisions.
The food administration will be
divided into four branches, The first
Will comprise a number of separate
executive bodies for regulation of
certain commodities. organized along
the lines of commercial institutions
with "A board of directors, "A president
and executive officers who Will work
out problems involved In handling
the commodities and who Will insti
tute measures necessary to regulate
distribution and prices. The mem
bcrship of the executive bodies Will
comprise leading producers, distribu
tors. bankers and consumers.
The second branch Will handle mat
ters OF cooperation with the states
and will direct local distribution OF
foodstuffs and seek to prevent IL
legal practices.
Call on All Women.
The third branch will deal wltf
questions of domestic economy arc
will put before the women of the
coun.ry plan OF organization To con
serve foods within the household
Every American woman VIII be aske,
to become an actual member OF th'
food administration. The fourtf
branch will have to do with food eX
ports and probably will assist in pur
chasing for the allies and the Euro
pean neutral countries to eliminate
competition and to force down prices
Today Mr.. Hoover received tele
grams from more than half the state
,o,, rnOis PROMISING the fullest CO.
lion. Some even offered to cal
special sessions of their legislatures t.
,......e up measures oi aid for the ad
ministration. Most of the states vii
assist thru the food divisions of thell
state defense councils.
Goes Over situation.
The subject of food exports was
gone over by MIR. Hoover during the
day with Secretary Redfield, who Will
administer provisions OF the eXpor
control and trading with the enemy
legislation asked by congress.
The administrators conference witt
President Wilson is understood tC
have covered the subject of organiza'
ton and of the food situation her,
and abroad.
Representatives of Chicago packing
houses and of the Southern Whole
sale Grocers association called on Mr.
Hoover and volunteered their assist
ance in carrying out any measure the
government sees fit to take. Th'
grocers association sent committee
which offered to move the association
headquarters force to Washington tC
serve tho government without com
pensation. The associations mem
bership numbers rs per cent of al
wholesale srocers In II states.