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Show t'FOOD CONTROL :f BILL DRAFTED a- Washington, Feb. SO. Specific authority for the control of the manufacture man-ufacture "and distribution of food-tutts food-tutts sad of public eating houses . weald be conferred upon the Preal-' Preal-' deat by the food conserratlon bill eempleted by the House Agricultural Committee. Blanket authority asked for by Feed Administrator Hoorer was with u iuU( tke committee deciding to con-A con-A tke measure to the features em-pcaslsed em-pcaslsed by Mr. Hoorer at commit-y commit-y tea hearings aa absolutely essential la tke food conserratlon program. A x minority report la expected. By controlling manufacture the food administration would be able to enforce any; rules it might make for conserving wheaTTknd other essential es-sential foodstuffs by the use of substitutes. sub-stitutes. Control of distribution weald enable the administration " to rellere possible shortages In any eeetiea by shipping food from other -If Mrfcl ac tka sMintry. to thVtmrUfa before tke com- desired to attempt general rationing but that rigid control of public eating eat-ing houses was necessary to arotd waste and also to stimulate conserratlon conserr-atlon in the home, many housewires harlng complained of waste In hotel and restaurants. |