Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-08-15
PASSES
FOOD CONTROL
BILL 66 TO 7
Measure Gives Power to the
President. a
WILSON TO SIGN FRIDAY
Bill Prohibits Use of Grain for Max
ing Liquors-Whisky Can Be
Seized When Needed for Pub
lie Defense Purposes

Washington, Aug 9.-The great FOOD
control bill, most sweeping measure
ever legislated into the laws of this
country, was finally approved by the
senate by a vote of Sc to Z. The meas
ure, having been adopted in it's COM
pleted stage by the house, now goes 10
President Wilson for his signature.
Herbert Hoover has completed the
last detail Of work preparatory to put
ting the law into effect. Scores OF
agents are scattered throughout the
country ready to cooperate with the
food control department at Washing
ton.
The president will probably sign the
bill Friday. The house has recessed
until that day, and Speaker Clark can
not affix his signature until the house
reconvenes.
Senators opposing the measure were
Gronna, France, La Toilette and Pen
rose, Republicans, and Reed, Hardwick
and Hollis. Democrats.
Prohibition Provisions.
The prohibition provisions, compro-
mise for "bone-dry" prohibition pro-
posed by the house, prohibit manufac-
ture and importation of distilled
liquors for beverages during the war,
authorize the president to suspend
manufacture of malt, fermented and
vinous liquors or to limit their alco-
holic 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 it's ingredients, tools, uten-
sils 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 a war measure, to
assure adequate supply and equitable
distribution of the named necessaries,
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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 a
minimum price for wheat beginning
next year at not less than So 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 fund of
$3.50, 100000 to be used in its admins
tration and $10,O00,0OO 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 nationwide survey Of
food supplies and appropriating $12,-
100000 to carry on this work and to
encourage production.