Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-23
DRY SECTION BIG
FOOD BILL FIGHT
Prohibition Advocates Deter
mined to Stop Liquor-Mak-
ing During War.
FINAL VOTE EXPECTED TODAY
Quick Action Expected in Both
House and Senate; Passage
Believed Sure.

WASHINGTON. June 20. 49, All
other phases OF the rather perfume
tory fight In the house over the food
control bill were overshadowed to-
night by interest in preparation by
prohibition advocates for deter
mined effort to insert "A stronger
dry provision before the final vote
tomorrow.
The section which would authorize
the president to limit. regulate, pro-
hibit or reduce the supply OF food
materials or feeds used in making al
cuholic liquors falls short of the de-
mands OF most OF the antiliquor ele-
ments. \ majority hopes for absolute
prohibition of the use OF grain for
beverage purposes during the war.
They are not agreed on any one pro-
posed amendment, however, and their
DIVISIONS may result In leaving tho
present provision unchanged
quick Action Expected.
Except for the prohibition drive,
nothing was in sight tonight to pre-
vent passage Of the measure tomor-
row In the house. Quick action also
Is looked for In the senate.
Promising plans for compromises
on disputed points in the senate
caused Chairman Gore OF the agricul-
ture committee and Senator Cham
berlain In charge OF the bill to ex-
press belief that 1t would be all ready
Tor conference by July |, the date by
which President Wilson urges that
The legislation should be enacted.
Formally of debate proceeded In
the senate with Senators Reeu oi
lH.... I..t.
most OF the afternoon In opposition to
the measure, while other leaders con-
tinued informal conferences looking
to compromises
Price Regulation Proposed.
Among the amendments presented
today was one by Senator Borah pro-
piices OF bread. flour and other foods
be proclaimed by the president and
that the prices of steel, coal. oil. farm
implements. fertilizers. meats anu
clothing usually worn by wage earners
be fixed by the federal trade commls-
sion.
SenatoP King proposed substi-
tute bill authorizing the president to
pre-empt food and fuel used by
this country and the allies and to re-
QUESTION products OF coal and ore
mines to riN prices OF certain prod
ucts aud to establish government
food warehouses.
In the house Representative Tow
ner failed by an overwhelming ma
jorlty to substitute a complete bill
for the administration measure whicn
would have eliminated all of the con-
troll features.
LcnIOot Amendment Accepted.
Important amendments accepted by
the house were one by representa-
tive Lenroot to eliminate the "blan-
ket' control power OF the president
over necessities and limit to the ar
tices mentioned in the bill; one by
Representative Moore OF Pennsyl-
wanna to extend penal sections TO pe.-
sons or agencies who volunteer their
aid to the president In control work;
one by Representative Anderson OF
Minnesota, striking from the bill the
power of tho president to prevent
"uneconomical manufacture and In
equitable distribution OF necessaries''
and a conspiracy section added by tho
committee.
The new conspiracy section pros
vidos'
That any person who conspircs,
agrees or arranges with any other
person TO limit the facilities for trans
porting, producing, manufacturers,
supplying. storing or dealing in any
neccssaries, to restrict the supply OF
any accessories to restrict the distri-
hutton OF any necessarics, to prevent.
limit or lessen the manufacture or
production Of any ncccssaries or q
enhance the price OF any neceesaries.
shall upon conviction thereof be fined
not exceeding $4,000 or imprisoned
for not more than two years or both"