Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
MEETS FEDERAL
TRADE COMMISSION
Copper Price Probe About Complete
and Coal Will Be Taken Up Next
Commission Hopes to Have Definite
Data Within Month-Senate in Lively
Debate Over Food Control-Willian,s
Says People Want Action.

and conferred with officials who have
the work in charge. First he went 70
the federal trade commission and theh
70 the department OF justice. Both de-
partments are working on heep.ns
prices on materials for the sose1n
ment's needs down to reasonaote pae's'
The president spent half an hour d
the INQUIRY particularly as TO the IN
yestigation of the cost or proouciha
coal steel and lumber. After ne iel'
the commission ISSUED a briel state
ment viii h said:
..The president was here TO-DAY u
confer with the trade commission a'
tn the progress being made IN us cos.
detarm,ninR work. now being conducteo
at his request"
To find a basis for prices to be paid
by the government fer war maeeiia.'
the commission Is investigating pfoouo-
t,on costs Of coal, coke, STEEL iron' po-
troleum. tin, aluminium. wire, ENC. cop
per. lead, cement and lumber.
The copper investigation IS aoou.
comnlete and report Will so TO 'ne
president within the next two weeks.
sssE The next article on which COST anu
sest inates will be furnished Is cool ana
the commission hopes TO nave oeihiite
data on II within month.
senate Debates Food 6i''.
Tho conference report on the admih-
i.tration food bill was again the SUD-
loot of debate in the senate TO-DAY.
leaders believed it would be voted on
tomorrow Most republicans were said
to favor Immediate adoption OF the re-
port and the principal opposition came
from democrats, notably Reed, Hollis
and Gore
Debate yesterday became caustio
when Senator Chamberlain, In charge
of +he bill, accused Senator Gore OF oo-
structing the passage OF the food Dill
and other administration measures re-
peatedly, and Senator Gore charged
senate conferees with letting Presl-
dent Wilson dictate to them
Senator Williams, defending the COM
mittee TO supervise >war expenditures,
nointed out that congress already has
mower to investigate all expenditures.
Ha declared II was we'll to hear what
the country thinks.
Poodle llS00 OF SaoosSs0o"
1T is a time to forget party align
ments," he said. "and am glad to say
that a majority OF both the democrats
and republicans have done so, but there
are small groups on both sides that
have forced themselves into anti-ad-
ministration and anti-American part
les"
Consciously or unconscious1y. he said.
they had put themselves in tho attitude
OF opposing everything that tended to
carry on the war.
.'1t is time" he declared. "to get to-
gether and say to these two little
groups. you have danced your
ballet, you have sung your song, Amer
lea is tired Of you. we are tired OF you,
and want you to do something.
Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson all arc
setting examples. All three have proven
their Americanism. They are tired, the
country II tired. ths senate Is tired Of
this eabblefest. We're tagging thru the
dog days making everybody nervous
and tired with talk on this bill, talk
that isn't changing vote. Why take up
the time Of the American people with
this %
War Purchasing Board Busy.
The newly created war Industries
board today went to work on its big
war purchasing program for the United
states and her allies after prelimin-
ary conferences with President Wilson.
Among the first problems to solve Is
that OF co-ordinating American and
allied purchases. This probably will be
done through Bernard Baruch, member
Of the board who Is to be named pur-
chasing commissioner for each allied
government and who also will be chair
man of the boards commission for pur-
chasing for the United States.