Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23
United States to Be In
cluded in General Pur-
chasing System.
IMMENCE POWERS
HELD BY ONE MAN
only Lacks International Agreement to
Maker. Program Effeetive-Buying
Compission Will Expend $4,000, ,000,.
900 Per Year-House Ready to Pass
War Tax eilI-Senate Probably Will
Rswrite Msasure-Insists on Censor.

Washington, May 2S-Plans for an
allied purchasing board are being
drawn to include purchases for the
American army and navy, estimated at
approximately 500,OO0,oOO for the
nrst year OF the waT. The plan as
tentatively outlined will place a pur-
chasing power of approximately $780,
single commission.
Indications are that this tremendous
purchasing power will be vested in one
man, who will have under his COM
mand an army Of trained experts ia
miliar with all American markets. The
program has progressed to stage
where the officials have in mind the
man for the place.
All the allies will be included in the
scope of the commission under the
present plan, including Japan. The In
ternational agreement to mako the
program effective has not been con-
cluded but probably will be ready for
the signatures of the various ambaasa-
dors in very short time.
New legislation may be sought to
vest the commission with powers not
conferred bysSpresent laws SO as to
make, the expenditure OF ,AIlsrica.s 4, ~ war V;
bin 100 per Gent eificient y aN 'sH
Food Legislation to Fore.
| Food legislation was placed in a fav-
ored position in the senate today by
unanimous consent for immediate con-
sideration of the first bin, which deals
with stimulating production. The bill
became the unfinished business, giving
1t a privileged parliamentary status.
In presenting the first and revemped
bill to the senate today Senator Gore,
chairman Of the senate agriculture
committee, proposed to suppress all ef-
forts to attach any prohibition legis-
lation. He hoped to have the prohibi-
ltion question proposed for legislation
with the food control" bill in the
house. provision to that end being
lin the Lever measure, offered yester-
day. which would authorize the presi-
dent to regulate grain used for manu-.
featuring Intoxicating beverages.
War Tax Bill to Be Rewritten.
Final action on the 100000 war
Presumed consideration of the measure
today. The way for the last vote had
been cleared by the adoption last night
by vote of 1913 to II the ways and
means committees new proposal for
increasing second class mail rates un-
der zone system.
Only few sections, including the
proposed tax on advertising, were to
be disposed Of before the final vote
could be reached.
After its passage the bill will go to
the senate, where 1t probably will be
rewritten.
Republican Leader Mann aroused
applause of. the republicans in the last
hour Of debate by declaring that he
would vote against the measure.
Too great an amount Of money, Mr.
Mann said, would be raised by imme-
diate taxation under the bill. The bond
issues Of supplementary taxes should
war revenue.
I'm the present time" he said, "prices
for the necessities Of life are going to
be Unusually high This bill places too
great a burden of taxation upon the
country. We had far better continue
along by raising a part Of this money
by bonds and passing over tax bills
from year to year. This bill approaches
killing the goose that lays the golden
egg. am afraid we are killing that
goose today.
II regret that I shall have to vote
against the bill. can not support such
Ia tremendous levy at this time"
Increase Of second class postage
rates on advertising sections Of publ
cations was proposed in an amendment
to tho bill introduced in the senate to-
day by Senator Hardwick, Of Georgia
It would leave the present cent a pound
mail rate but increase the rate of ad.
vertising sections to cents pount
until July I, 1918; 8 cents q pound until
July I, 1919. and cents pound there.
after.
The section Of the war tax bill pro.
posing tax on advertising matter 9th.
eri than that contained in newspaper!
and periodicals, was stricken out to-
day by the house, on motion Of Demo
+ Wilson Rsnsws csnsorship Fight.
President Wilson today renewed hi!
efforts to put an enforced newspape,
censorship into the espionage bill.
Senators Overman, Fletcher and Mel
ison, the senate conferees on the bill
were called to the White House earl!
today and urged by the president t
jagree to censorship section which tn
senate once has rejected.
/ The president said he did not asl
Ifor . drastic provision. but felt h