The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-08-24
Food Control Bill, Giving the
President Extraordinary
Powers, Now Is Law.
GETTING AFTER PROFTEERS
Government Predicts Reeord-Breaklng
Corn crop--oerman and Russian
Ministries e-Formed--Ellhu
Root Returns With Conf
denee In the Russian
Republic.
By EDWARD W. PicKARo.

The senate last "Wednesday adopted
the conference report ON the food con
troll bill, the measure was signed by
Speaker Clark and President Wilson,
aud Is now the law OF the land, "A law
comforting on the president tremcn-
deus powers over the food and fuel
supplies OF the country. and Designed
20 protect the people from extortion.
Sixty-slx senators voted for the bill
and seven against H. Those who per
stated Ia their ohstructioulst tactics to
tho end were France, Gronna. Hollis,
uardwick. la Toilette. Penrose and
Reed. sherman and Gore both were
paired against the bill.
The law contains drastic prohibit
tion provisions, Thirty days after the
date OF It's approval II win be uniaw'
fui to use foodstuns IN the manufae-
turo OF distilled beverages or TO Inn
port distilled spirits for beverage pur.
poses, and the president will be EN-.
powered To- commander for military
purposes distilled liquors now held In
bond aud To regulate or restrict the
use Of foods In the manufacture OF
wine and beer.
The senate also adopted the con.
ference report ON the food survey bill,
designed to stimulate production aud
Co give the country Information on
food resources. aud thus the admins
tration's food control program was at
last Completed.
Coal Prices and Profits.
Coal prices are causing great stir
| especially In the Middle West, aud Ia
| Illinois the state council OF defense
advised Governor Iowden to seize Oh,
mines because the operators woult
\ not sell at what was considered 8
reasonable profit. The governors aut
defense councils OF IS Middle wcs
States were asked 10 meet la ChicaE,
20 coulter on relief measures.
! President Wilson last week made /
personal visit to the federal trad
commission and the department. q
Justice Ia urgr the fastening OF &c
lion 10 curb hlga prlers, and made I
evident that he intends to do every
thtng In his power to stop the exact
Ing of vkoFhttant proats, The wa
industries beard followed up this b
ANNOUNCING that American producer
selling war necessities to America
alilrs would be permitted 60 max
Ouly reasonable profits, provided tina
the allies must rcctprocatc Ia scllin
, / 60 the United States aud to oor an
other. The president. moreover, Ia
said that the prices 20 the public mus
Do made The saline as 20 the govrrt
ment.
Record Breaking Corn crop.
/, Cheering news came cut Of the d
partmvut Ut agriculture In the for'
I Og the August crop report. which IA
dictates a corn crop % 3ipihNN
bushels. the largest In the history 1
the country. The prospects Improve
during July to the extent % eaepO.e
bushels. and gvnevul rains over n
corn belt since the reception 81 q
data GA which the report II based q
!, hance stin further the expectations
the farmers. The oats yield also vi
be record breaker. but the rcpo
on wheat l. a biz Disappointing. II
government already has under way
II, campaign for the raising next seas
a. OF a crop OF more than billion bus
-. els OF wheat and Sl.OOO.oOO bushels
M rye. The food control law authors
he the fixing OF fair prices fer wheat al
ne sale by the government 10 I