Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24
MILLION POVc To
NPV Fnloos r,nm4,,,
HELP FEED NATION
Department of Labor An
nounces Formation of Giant
Countrywide Group.
HIGH PRICES PROBE ORDERED
President Instructs Trade
Commission to Ascertain
Why Cost Increases.

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WASHINGTON, April 23.-Congrcss
took M the food probl,m today in
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'u''ui'I committees NJ Whlch Secfc-
tary Houston set forth the admins
tration's food cortrol nrnrrau
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commission directed by President VII
son To investigate with the agricul-
tural department the causes of high
loud prices asked all state governors
to send representatives, to Washington
April 30 for conference on state co.
operation in the inquiry.
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'IeluTy nous ON 1's' put ms plans
peior@ the heads OF live oi the coun-
uN hls iarhcf organizations ana re-
|celNrd assurances oi support FOR any
measures the government contom-
plates for getting firmer grasp on
food production and distribution. The
farmers REPRESENTATIVES, prnmisrd
even To give their Endorsement to
LEGISLATION giving the Government
Ipnwcr 10 fix maximum ana minimum
prices I'm an emergency
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stotcs hovs' vorl,inc res,r,.o lee l,o,,'
ations viii be directed by William Ed
fcdorotinn coiiod boro h, Sanro,,'r,.
Wilson fo, no ,asl ~
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BrNhn Gets III Battle.
Two announcements of the day
hearing on the food situation were
, definition of the duties to be PEI
formed by Herbert G. Hooycr IA
chairman Of the foci .ommittec of
the council Of natioup; defense and
the statement that william J. Bryan
would tour the west to spread the ap-
peal for increased food production
j. Mr.. Hoover 1t was stated. will advise
ps 10 the pest means of assisting the
allies TO meet their food leeds and
Will assist state agencies and commu.
rites in meeting their food problems.
Appearing before the senate com
mltiee Mr. Houston amplificd tho let
ter he sent to the senate last week and
answered luostiorS abo',t food sup.
plies, high prices and proposals for
minimum ana maXin,um price fixing
legislation. lie said the department
Of agriculture lacked machilcry to OBJ
tain an accurate estimate OF the food
| supply Of the country ~ the present
| time and needed legislation TO provide
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WHY Was Wheat Uigbo
Aside from the wheat and potato
crops there had been no indicate
l shortage of staple foodgtuffs tho sec
ret2ry said. The nati.n needs for It's
| roi1nnl domestic requirements about
t4V'ooo'oOo bushels OF wheat year.
! ne explained, including eighty million
huShels Tor seeding purposes. That
! amount ne soid WIS about his years
crop Last year tho nation had a
carry over Of about 10000. .OOo
btFhcls or wheat From July ] last
until March last tho amount eX-
! Lorted was about l3O 100000 bushels
with all these sacts In mind the sec
le'ary Sald II vas hard to determine
/ inc cause Tor VIZ wheat.
apprehension blamed
probably he said, There Is partly
ar economic justification; partly there
IS Spprchehsloh that the low price,
a,'at, ar,V u ~" Sc''' "so VIII pe p'lu
AS 70 what axtant- nricos r,o,, bo
controllod I hov, no f,r,s on ,,,bioh
to hase an oninior
Figures were piven sbowiro, tb,,
tho nrnductior Of corn Lorin,,s -
rice milk and butter eers ana otbor
! food nroducts This veor wora ',roato,
or at Ieost canal to tho ovora,o 70, -
last five vears ana that nrod,,r,c (' ci,,
had Increased
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'"'S "'"'c' ~ sure
Secretary Houston said he had heard
/ there had been already storage of
! quantities of food by people alarmed
over the food situation, but he did
not believe this was general. In his
/ opinion the farmer Is quite safe in in.
! crcasing production and is sure to
| find high prices continuing even If
/ peace were to come now But he said
/ the farmer should be guaranteed
minimum price.
The sentiment thruout the country
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