Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-29
President Is Given Power to
Stop Manufacture of Beer
and Wines Whenever He|
May Think Best.
WHEAT PRICE FIXED
FOR NEXT CROP ONLY
Two Dollars per BusheI Is to
Be Guaranteed as Minimum
to Farmers by Government
in 1918.
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,RA,

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRA,
Washington, July 2S.-Conferees on
the administration food control bill
failed tonight to reach a final agree
ment on the measure and adjourned
to meet again tomorrow.
They agreed on prohibition of man.
ufacture of distilled spirits for bever-
age purposes. except for fortification
OF sweet wines; prohibition of i'm
portation of distilled spirits altogeth-
er; granting of discretionary author
ity in the president to stop manufac-
ture or Importation OF beer or wines
and direction to the president to COM
mandeer all distilled spirits "in bond
or in stock"
The conference also agreed to a
wheat minimum guaranty of So per
bushel on next years crop and to a
100000 appropriation for Drocur-
ing stocks of fertilizer
The provision for communicating
of distilled spirits in stock as well as
In bond authorized and directs the
president to take such action, but only
for redistillation for military or hos
pital purposes or if necessary to fur
ther conserve foodstuffs.
Still Not Agreed.
Two provisions prevented an agree
ment-the senate amendment propos-
ing a food control board of three
members instead of an individual ad-
ministrator, and that creating con-
gressional committee to supervise war
expenditures. The conferees hoped for
an agreement tomorrow, but if they
fail, 1t is planned to report the partial
to the two houses and
ask for further instructions. A dead
lock is not considered improbable.
Earlier in the day the conferees
out their differences on
prohibition provision and agreed to
the section fixing a 81 minimum price
per bushel for wheat.
The prohibition provision approved
provides that thirty days after the
bill becomes law, no person shall use
any foods, fruits, food materials or
feeds in the production of any dis
titled spirits for beverage purposes,
with separate stipulation that the
prohibition shall not apply to the
of sweet wines. Impor-
tation of distilled spirits is prohibited
In a new section.
Senate Wins Point.
The house conferees receded from
their opposition to the liquor COM
amendment, which was
adopted substantially as written by
the senate except to include whiskey
in stock as well as in bond. This
and directs the president
to commander any or all such dis
TILED spirits for Redistribution where |
It may be necessary for munitions
and other military or hospital sup
plies. The spirits Communicated
would be paid for by the government.
1t was understood at tn capitol that
he president has no present purpose
Of restoring to the communicating
authority. The president is given dis
,retion to stop either the manufacture |
,r importation of beer and wines.
Strong Wheat Provisions.
There was little opposition to the |
81 wheat guaranty amend
nent, but it was charged so as to |
make 1t apply to next years crop in
'tead of this years. The section au-
horized the president, when he finds |
hat an emergency exists requiring
of wheat production and,
hat 1t is essential for wheat pro-
iucers to have the benefits of
guaranty. to require the food ad-
to determine and fix a
easonable guaranteed price to assure
he producers reasonable profit, not
ess than 81 per bushel at the
principal interior primary markets. 1t
.lso provides for additional customs
luties on wheat, when necessary, to
ring the price of the imported article
p to the guaranty.
The s10,O00.000 appropriation for
litrate stocks in a senate amendment,
s agreed to, authorized the president
0 produce necessary stocks of nitrate
4 soda for increasing agricultural
reduction during 1918 and to dispose
( them at cost.
The conference already had agreed