The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-18
SENATE PASSES
FOOD CONTROL
BILL IS TO !
Measure Gives Power 10 the
President.
WILSON TO SIGN FRIDAY
Bill Prohibits Use Of Grain for Maxi
ing Liquors-WhIsky Can Be
Seized When Needed for Pub
lie Defense Purposes

Washington. Aug 9--Tae great food
control bill. most swe<pLEs measure
ever devastated L-ta -at sys * his
country was 11a1g IpGrcyet ~ Th@
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ure. having assn ph,cred IN t7s tgEi-
ylslet Stage W the lulrs, u1w goes o.
P-tsl1sct Wilson err lis signature.
Eercarr ttsiuper mas eImpietet tAe
tzs- 54EalI u vgrH pr.puritury 10 pUl<
t-g .bg lIg inn effect Scvres %
senss are scarrgrad throughout the
soG-try rsuty 10 c1.Jperace WITH the
.3c,. eonrru iepnrrnenE AZ washing
-cc.
The president viii probably sign the
h1L Tr,duy The house has recessed
u1-il thar day ana SPEAKER Clark can
noc atix his signature until the house
rscCnvenes.
Senator's opposing the measure were
Eronna. France. La Toilette and Pen
rose. Republicans and Reed, Hardwick
hnd Hollis. Democrats.
Prohibition Provisions.
4 The prohibition provisions, a compro-
mise for "bone-dry" prohibition pro-
posed by the house, prohibit manufac-
fure and Importation Of distilled
hiquors for beverages during the war,
iauthorize the president to suspend
manufacture OF malt, fermented aud
'yinous liquors or to limit their alco-
Iholic content and "authoriZes and d.
rects" the president In his discretion
to commander distilled beverages In
bond or stock when necessary for re-
distillation into alcohol for military or
other public defense purposes or to
conserve foodstuffs.
The bill establishes, during the war
broad government control over foods
feeds, fuel, fuel oils, natural gas, fer.
tilizer and its ingredients, tools, uten.
sis and equipment required for the
actual production Of all such products
designated 'necessaries."
- In establishing government control
the bill authorizes the president to en-.
ter into any voluntary arrangements
create or use any agency or agencies
to accept service of any person with.
out compensation, to cooperate with
any agency or person, to utilize any de-
partment or agency Of the govern.
ment, and TO coordinate their activi
ties.
Comprehensive powers are given In
the bill, passed as n war measure, to
assure adequate supply and equitable
distribution of the named necessaries
no facilitate their movement; to pre-
vent, locally and generally, scarcity
monopoly boarding, injurious specu
lation, manipulation or private control
affecting supply, distribution and
movement.
Fixes Wheat Minimum.
Other provisions of the bill fix q
minimum price for wheat beginning
next year at not less than 50 per stan.
dard bushel: provide for coal and coke
price fixing, communicating and gov.
eminent operation Of factories and
mines producing necessaries; for gov.
ernment purchase, sale and requisition
of various necessaries, and for federal
licensing Of agencies producing and
handling them.
The. bill appropriates n fund of
$150,000,O00 to be used in It's admins
tration and $10,OOO,OO0 for federal pur-
chase and sale at cost Of fertilizer.
Immediately afterward the senate
adopted, without debate, the confer
ence report on the food survey bill,
providing for a nationwide survey of
food supplies and approprlatlng $12,-
100000 to carry on this work and TO
encourage production.