Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-09
Prevents Contract Grabs and Gives Au-
thority to Government to Seize Manu-
featuring Plants-hard Wailops CIV
EN- 70 liquor-President Given Power
Over Coal Mines.


president pro tempore of the senate on
Friday, it will be hurried 10 the White
1 House for the approval of the preSl-
dent.
AS soon as he signs the BILL the pres
ident will confer upon Heroert u
Hoover official authority Of food ad-
miuistrator, and the latter Will set IN
motion the machinery which he has
been organizing.
Seven Who Opposed Plan.
The seven senators who voted against
the bill We're:
| France, Maryland.
| Gronna, North Dakota.
| Hardwick, Georgia.
Hollis New Hampshire.
LaFollette, Wisconsin.
Penrose, Pennsylvania.
Reed, Missouri.
Senator Sherman Of Illinois, who had
announced that he would vote against
the measure had no opportunity, hav-
ing been paired against it with Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts. Senator Gore,
another of the leaders in the opposition
who was characterized by Senator
Chamberlain as an "obstructlonlst'
was paired with Senator Hoke Smith
Of Georgia.
Appeal Made by Lewis.
AS finally agreed to, the measure
conveys to the president tremendous
powers over the food and fuel supplies
of the country. and is designed to pro-
tect the public from extortionate prices
for these necessities.
- he no n ~nMnfe cd
upon larger vote against the confer
ence report.
Immediately following the adoption
of the conference report the senate
adopted without discussion the confer
ence report on the food survey BILL
DESIGNED to stimulate production and
to give the country accurate informa-
ton as TO the food resources.
Provisions Of the Bill.
The provisions of the food control bill
may be summarized as follows:
To assure an adequate supply and an
equitable distribution and TO facilitate
Guiding fuel oil and natural gas. and
fertilizer ingredients. tools. utensils, i'm
plements. machinery and equipments
required for the actual production OF
foods. feed and fuel
To prevent. locally or generally. scar
city. monopoI.zation boarding. iniur.-
Gus speculation. nlanipulat!ons and pri-
rate controls affecting supply, dtstribu-
t9ou and movement. of these necessaries.
To establish and maintain govern
ment control Of these necessar:es dur
ing the war
The president IL given authority 70
make such regulations, issue such or
ders ana TO establish such agents or
agencies 20 carry out these provisions
This includes the appointment Of a
food administrator.
Prevents Contract Grabs.
No person acting either as & voIun
tary or paid agent Of the government
shall solicit any government contract il
which he is directly or indirectly inter
ested pecuniarily. This is designed to
prevent members OF the advisory com
mittees of the council Of national de-
| Tense from taking advantage Of their
| position to grab fat government con-
| tracts
To make 1t unlawful for any person
willfully to destroy necessaries, TO en-
| hance prices, to waste, TO hoard, 10
monopolize, to limit facilities for trans
portation. producing, harvesting manu-
featuring. supplying. storing or dealing
in these necessaries. to prevent or les
sen manufacture. to exact excessive
prices
To authorize the president 10 license,
if it becomes necessary, the importa-
ton, manufacture, storage. mining, or
| distribution of necessaries.
Producers Are Exempt.
Any person who shall engage IN
| such business without a license after
the president has determined on such
licensing, shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding $4,000 or by imprison-
ment not exceeding two years or both.
Farmers gardeners cooperative asso-
Citations of farmers. ETC., are exempt
from this provision.
To authorize the president to reaui-
sition foods, feeds, fuels, and other
supplies necessary to the support OF
the army and navy or to any other
public use connected with the common
defense. A just compensation Is to be
paid.
To authorize the president to pur-
chase. store. provide storage facilitie:
for and to sell for cash al reasonable
prices, wheat, flour, meal beans, and
potatoes.
May Seize the Plants.
To authorize the president for the
support of the army and navy or any
other public use connected with tht
common defense to take over and op.
crate any factory, packing house. OF
pipe line, mine, or other plant, in Of
thru which necessa:!es are to be pro
duced. Just compensation must b.
| made.
!, To authorize the president, in orde,
to prevent speculation, to prescrib
regulations governing such operations
on any exchange, board OF trade, etc
| or to prohibit such operations. An.
person violating this section shall b.
punished by d ssne not exceeding $t6,
900, or by imprisonment for not NOR
than four years, or both.
To authorize the president to fix I
reasonable price for wheat in order t
stimulate production. In the case o
the 1918 crop, the minimum price TO
No. northern shall not be less tina,
32 a bushel at the PRINCIPAL inter1o