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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09
Food Control Bill Gives
Wilson Unlimited Power

I Washington, Aug o.. The food con
trol Dill establishes during the wal
broad government control over foods
reeds, fuel. fuel oils. natural gas, fer
4 tilizer. and its ingredient. tools. uten
Sis and equipment required for the az
tual production of all such produets
designated "necessaries
IN establishing government control
the bill authorizes the President to en-,
Ter INTO any voluntary arrangements,
efea3e or use any agency or agencies.
70 accept services of any person with
out compensation, to cooperate " 18th
any agency or person, to utilize any
department or agency of the govern.
ment, and the coordinate their actiy-
tiles.
IN pursuance OF such authorization
PRESIDENT Wilson plans to appoint Her
bert c. Hoover food administrator
control OF other uecessaries named
may be accomplished through other
agencies. The House provision for
an individual food administrator was
enacted only after the President had
prevailed upon the Senate and House
conferees to eliminate. Senate amend
ment, inserted by two overwhelming
votes of 63 to II and 81 to % propos-
ing board of food Of three, subject to
Senate confirmation.
comprehensive powers are given in
the Dill, passed as a war measure, to
assure adequate supply and equitable
distribution of the named necessares.
TO facilitate their movement, to pre-
vent, locally and generally, scarcity.
hoardug. injurious specu-
lation. manipulation or private con /.
troll affecting supply, distribution and |
Other provisions OF the bill fix a
minimum price for wheat, beginning
next year, at not less than s. per stan
lard hushel; provide for coal and coke
1rlce fixing, communicating and gov
'rnment operation OF factories and
nnes producing neeessaries; for gov.
rnment purchase. sale and requsition
u various neeessafies and for federal
licensing of agencies producing and
them.
The prohibition provisions, com.
romise for bone dry" prohibition pro
osed by the House. prohibit manufac
aring and importation of distilled
quors for beverages during the war !
uthorlzes the President to suspend
of malt. fermented and
nous liquors. or to limit their alco.
olic content. and authorizes and di. a
aets' the President in his discretion. |
, commander distilled beverages in s
ond or stock when necessary for re- 9
lstlllation into alcohol for military t
other public defense purposes or to y
observe foodstuffs. a
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09

vi Congressional leaders understan
the President does not intend 10 con
, mandeer distilled spirits or 10 eurtai
lheir consumption unless military ON
isencleS require The so-called Smoo
amendment. directing federal purchas,
= OF distilled beverages in bond at COS
plus I'D per cent profit, was eliminated
In lieu of House provisions author
lzlng the food administration to fp
minimum prices for all necessaries
the law provides that the food admin
istration shall fix a minimum price fo,
wheat alone. Until May /. 1919. the
oil provides that the basic price shall
not be less than s. per busheI. based
upon No. spfng northern at all prf
mary markets.
The bill appropriates for a fund of
$l5o,oto,oV0 10 be used in its admin
istration and Sl0.G00,00o for federal
purchase and sale at cost of fertilizer
Sweeping powers to control coal
prices also are provided. The blll
authorizes the President, through the
federal trade commission or other
agency, to tx coal and coke prices at
the mines and among Wholesalers ana
retailers, 10 regulate method OF sale.
Shipment and distribution among deal.
ers ana consumers and To reQuisition
aud operate mines or other coaliue ia.
cilities.
A system of federal licensing OF all
agencies related to the production.
transportation and distribution OF the
designated accessories also is pr0gid
eft, and rigid provisions against hoard
ING, speculation, and monopollation
established, under heavy penalties.
Farmers are exempted from the hoard.
ing OF provisions
TIE bin also authorizes the presi-
dent to reQuisition for military or pub
lie defense needs all necessaries nam
Ell and to guarantee reasonable prices
Il L anu
sell fuel. wheat. flour, meal, beans and
potatoes. The bin also authorizes the
President to requisti0n and operate
any factory, packing house, mine or
)ll pipe line at just compensation for
military on public defense uses
Regulation OF grain and other food
stun markets to prevent injurious
peculation or undue enhancement of
,rices is another power conferred upoa
he food administration through the
President
Another clause. inserted by the Sen
tie after much criticism Of alleged sale
~ members OF the advisory commits
ioners of their own products to the
government, prohibits federal agents
rom soliciting or inducing contracts
With the government in which they
re Interested
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09
ARGENTINE INFESTED
WITH FORTUNE TELLERs
BY John W. White, dr.,
international News Service staff
Corresp ondent.

buehos Aires, August o. (by main-
MANY teturles ago Saul paid a visit
70 inc witch of Endor and got small
comfort thereby. But that witch g
descendants sim flourish and tbe citv
VI hoehos Aires has been overrun
with their printed offers to call m
the prophet Samuel, or any other no.
vent spirit for the miserable fee of
one paper peso gratis for the poor on
Sundays and holidays.
The Lord Mayor of Buenos Aires
mas tinally decided 10 rid the citv If
lheSe sooihsayers, for however little
'hey may appear, to educate .people
ana especially members of the north.
efh races, their absurd claims arc
TAKEN very seriously by the jlliterate
po"r oi Inc city. most of whom come
'rom southern Europe. And the super.
sutton OF the better class Argentine
woman makes her an easy prey for
The harpies,
Love may make the world 10 round
put IN American country II
appears to create a tremendous
amount Of what engineers term "alipo
~ 'le process. Which lis lust where
NE fortune teller comes onto The
scene The Latin maiden begins 10
discuss love and jealousy in their
particularly violent forms long ere
sue IN out OF short skirts Among
tue lower orders, nine -tenths of her
tilhe Is devoted either to catching a
nance, proving him unfaithful when
she has caught him, or endeavorinp
TO change him for something better
80 thht the consultation rooms of tho
fortune tellers are seldom empty.
There is side Of the fortune toll.
ing business in Argentina which can.
not be discussed in the public prints
although the police records relative
thereto are sufficiently fun and con.
to remove ali fear Of an nc.
tion for libel.
Very seldom do the victims caro-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09
" opIFIt OF Waf,
Where Parents Can Aid

General CroWder. ruling on mar
riage exemptions. says.
Wherever the wife IL not left
Mllh0lt reasonable anpDort lfnt
VIII receive such support from
other sources there IL no real de.
penQeney rendering discharge ad.
Fisable. The following cases arc
within This ruling
A.-Wife and children. l.
Where the parents or other rela.
tives of the wife, or the husband
are able, ready and willing to
provide adequate support for her
and children, II any. during tba
absence of the husband.
where the wife owns land
which has produced income ~
the husbands labor, but which
could with reasonable certainty
be rented, during his absence, TO
other persons, SO as TO produced
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09

is their advertised ability of bringing
people together from afar. II ap.
pears perfectly ridiculous to anyone
of average intelligence, but it is a
real scorge and social pest upon the
lower orders. especially women and
girls, often without any real pr5tec.
tion from relatives and friends, and
therefore easy prey to such manoetl.
vres. II is this feature of the bust.
ness which has caused the Lord Mayor
to decree that Buenos Aires shall no
Longer be the base of such operations
and the mystic messengers Of the
spirits are folding up their tents and
sneaking away in the night to escape
the mailed fist of the law.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09
COTTAGE CHEESE.

MYTH PRESERVE OR JELLY
w Pour over cottage cheese an,
fruit preserves, such as straw
berries, figs or cherries Serve with
bread or crackers. If preferred cottage
cheese balls may be served separately
and eaten with the preserves. \ very
dainty dish may be made by dropping
a BIT Of Jelly into nest of the cottage
cheese
Cottage Cheese Salad.-Mix Thorough
ly one pound of cheese. one and one.
half tablespoonful of cream. one ia
/ blespoonful Of chopped parsley and
salt TO taste. First I'LL a rectangular
TN mold with cold water 10 chill and
wet the surface, line the bottom with
Waxed paper. then pack In three lay
efs, putting two or three parallel strips
Of pimento between layers. Cover with
WaSed paper and set In cold place
hntil ready 10 serve, then run n knife
around the sides and inyert the mold
Cut in slices aud serve on lettuce
leaves with French dressing and wa.
fers. Minced olives may be used Ia.
stead of the parsley, and chopped nuts
may also be added.
Cottage Cheese Rolls.-A large yari.
ETY. Of rolls suitable for serving ms the
main dish at dinner may be made by
combining legumes (beans OF various
kinds, cowpeas, lentils or peas with
cottage cheese and adding breadcrumbs
to make the mixture thick enough TO
form into roll. Beans are usually
mashed, but peas or small lima beans
may be combined whole with bread.
crumbs and cottage cheese, and enough
or the liquor In which the vegetables
have been cooked may be added to get
the right consistency.
Pimento Roast. Two cupfuls of cook.
ca lima beans, one-fourth pound OF
cottage cheese, FIVE canned pimentos,
chopped; breadcrumbs, salt. Put the
first three ingredients through a meat
chopper. MIX thoroughly and add
breadcrumbs until 1t Is stiff enough to
form into Il roll. Brown IN the oven,
basting occasionally with butter or 9th.
or fat and water.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09
HERE'S DOUBLE BtGAMy
With A NEW TWIST

Rome, Ga, Aug. 9.-Double wed
dings, bigamy, divorce and convic
IONS were almost nextricably mixed
IN the testimony brought out in the
divorce suits filed by Mrs. j. Fl
Teens and Mrs. NJ b. Teens, sisters
from their husbands, who were. broth.
ers' Inc couples were married at a
double wedding in 1908. Four years
later the brothers left their wives 10
go West. In Colorado they again met,
wooed and married sisters, without
having obtained divorces from sisters
NOS L. Then followed a sentence of
TWO years for bigamy and application
OIL wives Nos. | for divorces, which
We're granted
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09

STUDENT OFFICERS
AWAITING FATE

/ Fort Sheridan. H., Aug s. Reserve
Officers Training Camp. Sudden
candidates at Fort Sheridan will know
on Sunday whether or not they are
to receive commissions in the Ma
tional army.
This was the rsemiofficial announce
ment made at post headquarters to.
night.
The words the telegram received
from the War Department this after.
noon were; 'Do not release names
until Aug. L."
According to an officer high in au
thority the roster Of officers as an.
proved in Washington is not vet in
camp, but its arrival is momentarjlv
expected.
Adjutant James Kimbrough this af,
ternoon made public q list of l04
student officers belonging to the Til.
inos regiment who are to remain in
the second camp for supplementary
instruction. A list of l25 men belong.
ing to the Wisconsin Michigan regi.
ment, who are to continue their train,
ing IN the second camp has also been
prepared, but was withheld tonight
pending some reVisions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-09

There Is no discredit upnn these
candidates themselves cheerfullv pro.
men, their instructors state The
Tess the belief that at the end of the
second camp they will stand an ex,
collent chance of achieving frs, lien
tenaneies, while some who graduate
from the first camp will have to be
content with second lieutenancies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16
TOO MANY MIDDLE MEN

Says a leading southern agricultural paper:
and shipped carload of ordinary hogs to st. Louis getting as
as ten cents pound live weight for them, .. J.. - ,
This tells tale that should be of deep interest to every
who has anything to SELL 49,
farms of country should through the hands na1
men before it reaches the consumer? -, 49,,
shipper he another go-between at the
other the stock would possibly have reached
Mississippi farmers to be commended The farm
community might opportunity for
their and the ultimate consumer
n pay necessities of life
There middle And middle men are
in many wholly unnecessary
happened and vending
ride the incline were several
others ooggan load happened spill in front OF us and one young
adys stunt Some fellow nearby laughed and
when the young lady reganed her feet she gave him "n might De ~
O that you're gentleman"
the
much evident by
with wads of
bodies set themselves to be
created them Go to Carson
hold coat!-Wiliams Northern Light
poker and had called what would you e
all there to it. That's
the cards the
table where everybody can get a look at EN-
dispatch yesterday
the cruiser Milwaukee total loss reef off the California coast
cruiser but have heard
Of several schooners by that
crooked
officials and it's the W. W. that has to anct her
Williams Northern
deal WITH brother? So would We
After kicking appropriate thing left for to do
is out in the back yard and kick yourself
We have Stephen but the only thing hot air kept ahoa
that a balloon.
There of anything undertake.
Simply
When brides will resemble
a of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way. to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that il by constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining Of
the Eusta chan Tube. When this tube Is
perfect hearing, and when it 10 entirely
closed. Deafness IL the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to ftS normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which is
IN fnfamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system.
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Cir.
cularD free. All Druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16
ARRIVES FROM NORWAY

Elisa GRANDSON of Christiania,
Norway, was in Bemidji yesterday,
enroute to International Falls where
she will spend the winter with
friends. Miss GRANDSON arrived in
America during the holidays and has
been visiting in Clearbrook. She
speaks English and German f1uently,
foreign languages being taught in
the schools of Norway.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16
TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING

TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING
be full ana as a'reauS
of inoa1on 1or
which
believes timely at the OUT
that may not De any
relation the
Pioneer candidates LOT
Office 1870
opinion rgnt1uy
spleen personally upon any
It's Columns 70
we 90
articles with the customary
point and are OF no Interest
to the one who his chest"
In other INTEND TO BE USED
CHESTNUT OUT OF THE Poll
Al
responsible
not proe
the hands OF announcer
filled the coming spring
They are
not fan1ar
r1en
citizenship Bem1dn
whom to represent thm
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness and
death of our son and brother, NAL
colin James.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mcdonald
and family
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16

We have you, Stephen, but the only thing hot all
hat we know of, is balloon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16

There is one way to make success of anythi1
imply go ahead and make it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-16

After kicking the dog the only appropriate thing ef
to go out in the back yard and kick yourself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-08
THE RAYBURN RESOLUTION.

The Rayburn resolution got action
in the Iowa house yesterday. That
body voted unanimously TO expunge it
from its records: which was very
sensible thing to do and seems to have
been considered equally desirable by
All factions and groups. Those who
agree with the senators in their stand
as we'll as those who differ from them
appear to have been quick to erase the
resolution.
Ii was a case Of the engineer being
hoist by his own petard. The efor:
TO discredit the Iowa senators thru the
Iowa legislature recoiled in rebuke and
failed Of its purpose. There is no great
credit to he gained thru introducing
a resolution which deliberative body
repUd!ates by unanimous vote.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-08
kuSCATiNE AS A COAL DEALER.

Musca;ine had municipal coal yard
proposition up and voted bonds to the
amount Of $4,000 TO establish a fuel
yard jus; how the yard IS to be
established and conducte dis not en-
tirely clear from the reports and ap-
pears 20 have lacked clarity as put TO
the voters. However. the proposition
received an overwhelming majority
vote and MUscarine NIL sell coal and
fuel
The Masca;ine journal calls It a
step II me dark" and expresses It's
regret that an innovation so closely
connected with the present election"
failed 10 have the clear understand
ing Of yhe voters" I, appears that no
report was made upon the matter at
all though the alderman who tathered
the scheme vas chairman Of a COM
m.ttee appointed to investigate and re-
port upon il.
That being the case Muscatine has
bought y pig in 3 poke for $4,000 1t
= quite possible that when the poke
: opened the city viii smell a rat in
stead OF pig.
The winter has been long and hard
and fUe, has been ahnormaliy high but
there : no evidence that the local coal
dealer has greatly proated ~ reason
OF he rise in prices. Those who con-
tracted for their coal early and were
able 70 get thei- contracts flied must
have made some money; but il is also
to De considered that the consumer
who might have pat in his coal at $3.50
bat who found himself paying s7.75 for
the same coal later MAS negligent. He
would have CONGRATULATED himself
huzely-as many had occasion to do
had he contracted al the low figure
and hiled up in the early fall Bu- j.
Is also 70 be noted that many Of the
earlier contracts were Tepud.gted or
:
not likely that the retailers have pur-
sued plrat:cal policy or made any
hog killing on the fuel rise, Neverihe-
less he high prices brought The vote
a, MuscatIne for municipal coal
yard It would have probably carried
a proposition for q municipal grocery
store. The vote vas mainly an ex-
press.on q The general WEAKNESS Of
me burden Of the h.ah cost Of living
TIE experiment Will De watched
with interest" out without hope thai
municipal coal yard will end the wor-
res Of The householder VINO wlnces
under che nigh prsces and freight en-
hargoes And The general opinion VIII
he mat aIuscz'ine mas spent very
. cons dersble sum oD z very ch5ner.cal
-.-rFsr-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-08
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

Domestic science Is the art of dress
ing up piece off the neck Of an
aged COW so that ii will look tit to eat.
For thousands of years food was pre-
pared in thoughtless and extravagant
manner resulting III lop- sided diges-
tons and bankrupt husbands. When
the thirteen colonies were still in their
infancy the rugged, willowy neck Of
the domestic COW was not considered
good for anything except to make side
saddles and hair trunks. Our ances-
tors could not be induced to eat one OF
these necks, as nobody knew how to
break its proud and stubborn spirit, and
as n result enough COW was wasted
every year to supply all the Ladies
Aid Society suppers between the north
and south poles.
Domestic science, however has
solved this problem to tie satisfac-
ton of every vegetarian. Young girls
who are about to get married are now
given a course In domestic science and
are allowed 10. experiment in a wild,
free manner upon the appetites OF
their husbands. AS rule, the do
mestic science wife does the buying
for the home and the fiendish ingenu-
ity with which she will wiring four
square meals out of a soup bone is an
awe-inspiring spectacle. II every pros
pectiYe bride were required to pass a
rigid examination in domestic science
before being led UP TO the floral arch
there would be more husbands with
money in the bank and a shrinking
sensation around the waist line.
Domestic science, when ii is work
ing well, can take the humble. front
lawn dandelion and convert it into
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-08
Ripping Rhymes
CHANGED TIM ES
BY WALT MASON

In other times. when spring was
near. the fans would talk. untiring
about.the team we'd have this year, 70
pennantF fame aspiring. Down at the
Blue Front sauerkraut store we'd gath.
er. in the cleaning, and thrrsh the
prospects Ger and DER. our long chin
whiskers combing. But now l seldom
hear a spiel about the southpaw pitch
er: the talk is of the steering wheel.
and mixtures bean or richer We labor
at our punk cigars, and talk. like men
and brothers, indorsing certain brands
OF cars. denouncing sundry others. We
bake our sliff and ancient limbs. and
lay aside our clutches. and talk of rub
Der tires and rims, OF windshields.
brakes and clutches. We talk of trips
we mean to make, when winter hits the
gravel: for all things mundane are a
fake excepting motor travel To talk
baseball l sometimes try, but find the
going rocky: the talks of climbing hills
ON high, when other cars went balky.
fear me much the grand old game has
lost it's lofty station. in this our town
perhaps the same thruout the car
struck nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-08
unsound Einancina.

The most recent Mexican expedition
cost $500, 100000. The amount appro-
priated for the use of President Nc
Kinley prior to the Spanish war was
only $50, 600 900, hut was wholly in
adequate TO meet the conditions which
prevailed at that time, and vastly
greater sum soon was made available.
If. adequate preparations are TO be
made now to defend American life and
property 100000, 600 will be but a
drop in the bucket. Ii is idle to ex-
pect that congress. without knowing
precisely what steps are to be taken,
will appropriate more, II will prob
ably be necessary. therefore. to call
congress in extra session Immediately.
Congress having failed to provide a
national budget, the present system of
appropriations, with three or four sep
arate and distinct bond issues contem
plated and with disorderly and al
most unrelated plan OF taxation pro-
posed, is wholly unsatisfactory. 1t is
little more than revenue raising
crazy quit. 1t is not part of any
sound or coherent program. 1t is in
adequate even for the needs OF today,
" siii tcANA SllNN a. ga ~ Illt pioNoN4N
needs of tomorrow. It provides dupl
cations that are burdensome and un-
just
The department heads and the
chairmen of the appropriation com
mittees OF the senate and house should
confer at once with a view to working
out general financial program that
will provide for the larger needs of the
nation on sound and constructive
lines --Washington Post