Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-22
SILL BEFORE CONGRESS En-
BODIES RULES TO LIMIT
CONSUMPTION
EXTENDS r-clpCHTiAL
POWER OVER WIDE RANGE
Public Eating Houses, Manufacturer,
and Distributors AHosted--pr d:nt
Would Exercise Restraint Over Al
Dealers, including EesatIert-lis'ng
Standard Sa,sed.

Washington Feb 22-Nor' drastic
restrictions ~ GIL the use 81 food thaa
the American people hay" !Creseen Will
be put into ,t.ori. il PRIV iSsons of the
food cons r,ai.on ulll noN practically
ready for - por. TO the house by the
food admins raiioa sr2 enacted mo
law Tacsc druSsf~ r~s.rt -tiuns are be
ueyed by rHr faod administration 10
De necessary. lccause instead OF de-
creas!ng food consumption. the United
STATES has increased the consumption
or slap.e c0.d commodities since war
was declared
Drastic provisions have been put
into the bill affecting these three class
IS il! the food industry. Managers OF
hotels and pulHc eating places manu-
:ac:ure.-s Of lood. ana distributors OF
food.
The bill authorizes the president to
make rules AID REGULATIONS limiting
the oonszarg;2t.uS Of food n public eat
ing places and reual!zing Violations OF
"whea-less "uneaLless and other
srecia1 days now enforced voluntarily
WouId Control Retailers.
The pres'Gen- IS also authorized to
exercise ge1ltl a. control over all dis
t-ibu:errs OF food Including retailers
who TOW are reached only indirectly
Finally. the president is given gen
eraI power % control over nanutactur-
ers OF food, essential and non-es-
sential-
In each o. these provisions power IS
given 1he PRESIDENT which ne has not
before enjoyed They are Almost Ger
tain TO meet with oppos!t ion n the
full house committee on agriculture
today. and Snal reporting o. the OIL
may Ne delayed. These objections
made bv both democratic and repuoii-
cal members. are similar 10 those
which the sar1e members made 10 the
food control dill last autumn. and also
are based upon a growing disposition
in congress L withhold further unhm-
tied and general grants OF power 20
the presiden. which he may delegate
Hoover Diseloses Needs
Startling testimony as TO increased
food consurrspt ion was given not long
ago by Herbe c. Hoover. food ad
,niaistratcr, In closed session OF
congressional committee.
I'VE have not been able TO supply
the allies with all OF any particular
commodity" said Mr. Hoover, Our
own army and navy have become ire
mendous buyers.
Mr.. Hoover said that because or the
greatly increased prosperity OF LABOR
due to higher prices paid for war work
the standard o. living has been rals-
ed. with food consumption greater
than before tho war, in spite OF con-
servation legislation.
I'VE are directing the buying OF
sl6O 900 900 OF foodstufs a month LOT
the allies alone" said Mr. Hoover, Inc
MANAGEMENT OF trading in connection
with that WORK Is a considerable ex-
pense and IL growing ever day. we
mus. have a larger STAFF to handle II
Fat Products Depleted.
1.-THE cors,,rlptiOn of fat-pork prod
ucts butter. and the other forms OF
edib bic fats--has apparently Increased
II to y per cent. The consumption OF
meat has increased apparently % per
cent. Consumption OF practically eV-
cry one OF the staple commodities mas
greatly increased
IF this increased consumption is 10
80 on, we car not supply the allies
and we mus: find some means Of re-
preston II we are TO get the necee-
sary exports to them"
MIR. Hoover said the food adrninistra-
ton mas cxeTted every effort 10 obtain
food conservation thru voluntary
methods. lie suggested that It might
be necessary TO resort 20 the European
method OF rstioning and issuing food
tickets.
III We car. by anything In the ma
ture OF volunt AIRY or partially voluntary
conservation, avoid such things as food
tickets he ssid ct will be great
accomplishment. not only from the
moral point OF view but from the point
Of view Of actual expense"