The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Food Control Bill, Giving the
President Extraordinary
Powers, Now Is Law.
GETTING after PROFITEERS
Government Predicts Record Breaking
Corn Crop-German and Russian
Ministries Re-Formed-Elihu
Root Returns With Conf
dence 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, Il law
comforting on the president trcmen-
dous powers over the food and fuel
supplies of the country, and designed
to protect the people from cXtortion.
SlNty-SiX senators voted for the bill
ana seven against it. Those who per-
sisted In their obstructoniSt tactics to
the end were France, Gronna, Hollis,
l1ardwick, La Toilette, penrose and
Reed. Sherman and Gore both were
paired against the bill.
The law contains drastic prohibi-
tion provisions. Thirty days after the
date of Its approval it will be unlaw-
1ul to use foodstuffs In the manufac-
tnrc of distilled beverages or to i'm
port distilled spirits for beverage pur-
*, and the president will be en-
red to commander for military
tdir"scs distilled liquors now held in
h"nd and to regulate or restrict the
use OF foods in the manufacture. Of
wine and beer
Inc senate also adopted the con-
Terence report on the food survey bill,
designed to stimulate production and
TO give the country information on
rood resources, and thus the admins
iration's food control program was at
last completed.
Coal Prices and Profits.
Coal prices are causing great sti;
especially in the Middle West, and In
Illinois the state council Of defense
advised Governor Lowden to seize the
mines because the operators would
not sell at what was considered a
reasonable profit. The governors ana
defense councils Of 10 Middle West
States were asked to meet in Chicago
TO confer on relief measures.
President Wilson last week made a
personal visit to the federal trade
commission and the department or
justice to urge the Fastening or ac-
ton to curb high prices, and made 1T
evident that he intends to 40 every
thing in his power to stop the exact
ing Of exorbitant profits. The war
industries board followed up TINS DS
announcing that American producers
selling war necessities to America
allies would be permitted to MAKE
only reasonable profits, provided tna'
the allies must reciprocate IN selihe
to the United States and to one an
other. The president, moreover mas
said that the prices to the public mus'
be made the same as to the govern
ment.
Record Breaking Corn Crop.
Cheering news came out OF the de
partmcnt Of agriculture In the forn
of the August crop report, which IN
dlcates corn crop Of 3,10l ,0Oo'oo'
bushels, the largest in the history o
the country. The prospects improved
during July to the extent OF 66'ooo'oo'
bushels, and general rains over tn
corn belt since the reception OF tn
data OH which the report is based en-
hancc still further the expectations
the farmers. The oats yield also VIII
he record breaker, but the repor
on wheat Is bit disappointing. TIL
government already has under way
campaign for the raising next seasol
Of q crop Of more than a billion bush
els Of wheat and 83,000,000 bushels o
rye. The food control law authorize
The fiSing Of fair prices for wheat an
thc salc by the government to tn