Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-26
AMERICA MAY
|. Be PLACED ON
SHORT RATION
Food Controllers Studying
Systems of European
Nations.
REGULATIONS TO BE
LESS STRINGENT
Will Be Used as Basis For Rules to
Be Applied in Order to Prevent
Waste and Extravaganee-Severe
Penalties Provided For Violations
Senate Committee Eliminates Auto
Tax From War Revenue Bill.

Washington, May 26.-Food resula-
tions Of the allies, which probably will
furnish the basis for somewhat similar
rules in the United States. are being
assembled by the United States. Amer
lean regulations probably will be less
stringent, but this is not deterrins
Herbert c. Hoover, selected for food
administrator and other officials from
giving careful study to the code OF
otter warning nations. Some Of the
more striking British regulations are:
For public meats the allowance is
based on an average Of five ounces for
each luncheon and dinner and two
ounces for breakfast served on nom
meatless days. Tuesdays are meatless
days in London and Wednesdays else
where in the kingdom Potatoes must
not be served except on meatless days
and on Fridays.
No Pastries Permitted.
The making Of light fancy pastries,
crumpets, mullins. fancy'tea cakes and
other light articles Of food is prohib-
tied.
| No ornamental cake or bun may be
made.
Sale of bread unless twelve hours
old is prohibited All bread must be
sold by weight and all loaves must be
one pound on an even number Of
pounds. s " 1445 49, (,
| Fifteen per cent Of the sugar is al
! lowed in cakes and biscuits; ten per
cent In buns. No sugar may be used
! in scones.
! No persons shall acquire supplies OF
| food beyond the needs Of his ordinary
consumption. The food controller may
order the inspection Of the premises in
which he has reason to believe that
boarding is taking place.
No wheat, rye rice or tapioca may
be used except for human foods.
The output of beer is limited to the
!, rate of 100000 barrels per annum as
compared with 36,00O,OO0 barrels before
the war.
six months Imprisonment or 100
pounds fine or both.
Eliminates Auto Tax.
Elimination of the , per cent manu-
featuring tax on automobiles In the
war tax bill, as passed by the house
and substitution Of license tax at a
rate yet to be fixed. on motor vehicles.
! payable by those having possession
was decided on today by the senate
finance committee
The income tax section as originally
drawn. including the 2 per cent normal
tax and the house committees sur
taxes, were adopted by the senate
committee. II struck out the increased
surtaxes on incomes over $4,000. add
ed in the house on amendments, add
ed by Representative Lenroot.
The senate committee also rejected
the tax on motorcycles and automo-
biles. and motorcycle and bicycle tires
and tubes.
Compromise on Censorship.
A new compromise provision for
newspaper censorship was agreed upon
today by, the conferees on the espion-
age bill. They regarded it as greatly
modifying the one agreed on yester-
day.
The new draft proposes that con-
gress shall prohibit publication OF
military information but not that re-
garding equipment OF armed forces,
and instead of authorizing the presi-
dent to make rules and regulations,
confers on him merely the power OF
publishing the matter prohibited by
censors.
Food Bills Debated.
Congress continued to debate the ad-
ministration food bills today in both
houses The first bill proposing meth
ods to stimulate production Is first un-
der consideration, while the committees
are at work on another bill to provide
machinery for food administration to
be headed by Herbert c. Hoover.