Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-31

conferees on the food bill late to-
day agreed to President Wilson's
demand for one food administrator
instead Of q board OF three AZ pro-
posed by the senate. The lndivid.
uaI administrator Will not be sub
Iect to confirmation.
Washington. D. c., July 30.-Prest
dent Wilson today declared again his
opposition to amendments to the food
control bin now in conference prov1d-
ing for an administrative board Of
three instead Of one and for the crea-
tion Of congressional committee on
expenditures in the conduct Of the war.
The presidents position was made
clear today to Senator Chamberlain,
one Of the conferees.
The president considers the commit
tee on the conduct OF the war a re-
Election on himself and insists that
there can be no question Of the great
er value Of an individual food admin
istratiOn over an administrative board
Of three.
MAY NOT MEAN VETO.
Senator Chamberlain left the white
house convinced that unless the con-
ferees eliminate those provisions the
bill must go back to the senate and
house for further action.
The president. It was said. gave no
intimation to Senator Chamberlain
that he was 80 strongly opposed to
the provision as to veto the bill.
FIGHT TO CONTINUE.
Senator Chamberlain said he
thought the senate conferees would
insist on both the food control board
Chairman Lever. Of the house agn-
cultural committee also conferred
with the president and later with Re
publican leader Mann, who In expected
to renew his fight for the congression.
al committee despite the fact that
many republicans are opposed to it.
COMMITTEES PEAN.
The prohibition section Of the food
bill, on which the oonferees have
agreed. follows:
That from and after thirty dsys
from the date Of the approval Of this
act, no foods. fruits, food materials or
feeds shall be used In the production
of distilled spirits for beverages pur-
poses: provided that. under such rules.
regulations and bonds as the presi
dent may prescribe, such materials
may be used in the production Of dis
titled spirits exclusively for other than
beverage purposes, or for the fortifi-
cation Of pure sweet wines as defined
by the revenue act Of Sept. 6, 1916.
Nor shall there be imported into
the United States any distilled spirits.
Whenever the president shall find
that limitation, regulation or prohibi-
tion of the use of foods, fruits, food
materials or feeds In the production Of
malt or vinous liquors for beverage
purposes, or that the reduction of the
alcoholic content of any such malt or
v1nous liquor, is essential In order to
assure an adequate and continuous
supply of foods, or that the national
security and defense will be subserved
thereby, he is authorized from time to
time to prescribe and give public no
tice Of the extent of the limitation, reg
ulation, prohibition or reduction so
Whenever such notice shall have
been given and shall have remained
no person shall. after rea-
sonable time, prescribed In such no.
tice, use any foods, fruits, food mater
ials or feeds in the production Of malt
or vinous liquors or import any such
liquors except under license issued by
the president and in compliance with
rules and regulations determined by
him governing the production and i'm
portation Of such liquors and the al.
coholic content thereof
Provided further that nothing In |
this section shall be construed to au
licensing Of the manufacturers
Of vinous or malt liquors In any state !
territory or civil subdivision thereof |
where the manufacture Of such malt |
or vinous liquor Is prohibited"
NATIONAL. nQV LAW