The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

of many Of his customers. To them a
rise of two cents In dried beans
means no beans. They can't afford It.
Today east side bread loaves were re-
duced one and one-half ounceA in
weight. That small difference spells
tragedy for many east side families.
A grocer on Grand street told Of a
woman who supported an invalid hus-
band and baby on IS week. They
used to live mostly on bread" he
said. They never had meat. But
now don't know how they'll make the
small loaves go around"
Just why the European war should
effect the price Of milk is not clear.
yet east side shops were quoting it
half cent higher. There were many
babies in the crowded tenements to-
day whose cries were induced by the
pangs of hunger. Their parents could
not afford the usual amount Of milk.
A little eating place on Columbia
street raised the price of meats from
% to rs cents today. An observer
noted that there were score or more
left when they saw the rise OF the
three cents. Either they went hungry
or they spent their 20 cents for less
than a real meal.
A little knot Of weeping women
crowded one Avenue A grocery today
bewailing the war and uttering male
dictions in foreign gutterals against
those who they said were trying to
make money out Of it by charging
poor people more for their food.
81 dn't know what we will do" said
one woman. 81 guess we will starve."
Boycott Started.
CHICAGO. Aug. IA boycott OF
all meats and other food articles
whose prices were advanced apparent
ly without warrant. was launched to-
day by the Illinois Woman's Demo.
cratic club. The boycott movement Is
expected to be approved at house.
wives mass meeting Tuesday night as
a weapon in the campaign for lower
food prices. The Chicago Master
Butchers association today made pub
lie resolutions it directed against the
packers. The butchers called upon
congress to place ten per cent duty
on export meat and demanded legisla-
ton providing fines and imprisonment
for persons specializing In food prod
ucts. Meat packers virtually admit
ted that meat prices have been In
flated, declared John T. Russell. presl-
dent Of the United Master Butchers OF
America today After boosting pork
fu
suddenly reduced them. not because
of any decided drop in hog prices. but
because butchers refused to buy"
United States District Attorney Will
kerson will arrive here tomorrow to
lopen a probe into the action Of the
packers and food wholesalers.
carboIlc Acid Scarce.
DETROIT, Mich, August 1.-THE
cost Of suiciding is going up. Unless
The great European war is terminated
within the next sixty days or so. citi-
gems of the United States who wish to
break into the death list via the car
lfbolic acid route-always a favorite-
will find the cost almost prohibitive.
In fact they probably will not be able
to obtain the drug and the old-fashion-
ed method Of soap box. rope and rafter
will have to be called In as substf-
tute.
Never before has the drug trade
and the medical profession faced such
serious situation as is now develop.
ing" declared Alanson 8. Brooks, vice
president Of the Michigan Drug Co.
today in discussing the upward flight
Of drug prices Europe furnishes
more than fifty per cent Of the basic
drugs. Many drugs that We must
have, come principally from Germany.
France. Austria. England and Russia.
| America has great refining plants but
few producers Of crude drug elements.
1.-THE big drug firms OF the United
States have supplies on hand that
probably will last the country about
sixty days. After that l have NO idea
where the needed drugs can be OBJ.
| tanned"
Brooks pointed out that carbolic
acid, glycerine and many other dr1gs
/ are contraband of war and probably
cannot be obtained by this country al
any price.
| Onions and Egg Plant.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Substs-s
ton of vegetables for meats as much
as possible is the solution proposed
by Mrs Champ Clark for the problem
for the high cost of living for those
of moderate and small means Mrs
Clark said today that with the excep