Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-24 | Page 1 | $10,864,000 Food Bill Passed by House

1 JUU H 4 IJ FOOD f D Bill PASSED r A O BY 8 HOUSE Measure Carries Clause Prohibiting Expense for Liquor Making Except Except Except Ex Ex- Ex- Ex by Proclamation By Associated Pr Press Ss Sla Ma 23 VV V Y The administration food production bill authorizing the department of agriculture to spend l to increase production production production pro pro- was passed by the house to toda today today to- to da day with a provision pro stipulating stipulating- that the principal appropriation of for the expenses of county count agents shall not be available unless tho the presIdent presIdent president pres pres- I ident issues a a. proclamation forbidding the use of oC foods for tor the manufacture of liquor Prohibition advocates won their fight by a vote of to sustaInIng sustaining sustaining sustain sustaIn- ing the tentative e vote ote taken Tuesday The They aro now preparing to campaign for the provision pro In the senate The measure also carries a rider prohibiting the use usco of the funds o pay I salaries of ot men of ot draft age who have been given deferred n military classification classification cation where exemption is based soley solely sole sole- ly h y on tho ground that thc they are arc employed employed em em- plo Nl in the department of agrIculture agriculture ture in indispensable pen able work The dr dry amendment ment was fostered oy tY Representative e Randall Randan of or California prohibitionist Its opponents argued vainly against any attempt to coerce the pre president ld ent Republican members succeeded In inserting an amendment to Itemize allot all of ot tho the appropriations An appropriation tion of for use of the department depart depart- ment merit of ot agriculture to mobilize farm tarm labor was stricken out Among the items contained in the bill are arc For tho the prevention and era eradication eradication erad erad- of oC diseases of livestock 1058 1053 97 for procuring seeds to sell to farmer farmers at cost for fot the prevention pre and eradication of plant disease for Increasing food production eliminating waste and promoting promoting promoting pro pro- conservation conser b by educational and methods through county count district and urban agents