Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-15

6te00hy win messages fraughtW with gruve import, but as / DOL at 1t III
soldiers on the fields of France. depend in greatest measure on what is
building wherein sit Food Director Hoover and his food generals. To w
re Ia a building appears as the very center of the world. can think w
am a caseha,dened newspaper man of q years experience. l have Y
import but the most serious session ever TAT in a that last week
In the food administration building in Washington and the most
s -. .n. ok l YER listened to us that delivered to US by Mr., Hoover
have seen activity in many forms-depmtments working at high
speed great newspaper offices at press time, dremen battling great
been 50 impressed ssed's as ua ae'M tnaesc ri stss"n noi nei ns't eea na1e ),
h feT%ans m msn . s,sh . action nm, ! saw no ,d didn't see II; ! felt tin this
food battle of the world a battle in which If we will only follow IS
victory win be ours: Here is the doctrine Of speed up*-thats the .
t psss'. OF We t' se as's sa, 1snts's ia n st y ts s hearing 1ssn.' ss 81 IN =. the o NTH
. se u myself the gathering was wholly comprised of Ash producers and dis
They represented the largest fish eentersa and the largest fish concerns In
Mr. Hoover quietly entered the room; quietly I say, for no me noticed
his presence until he had taken a seat near Kenneth Fowler, fish expert of
tain point, and then Mr.. Fowler with n fuss and feathers r emar ~ we
will now hear a few words from Mr.. Hoover"
"A few Words" I wish every man, woman and child in the country
to asses at once. He outlined conditions and then elaborated o N every point
mad been doing in the matter of sending supplies to the allies and that the
allies besides doing the fighting for themselves and US, had drawn upon their
and its successful outcome actually depended IN their receiving their main
with Just a perceptihle lift Of his eyebrows and a sweeping glance lane that took & in
every man in the room, that the people of the United States we're not going
But before W go any further let us take a glance at this wonderfully
world figure, and this is said with ali respect to a pientnude Of great men
have in mind. who have done. are doing and will continue to do to the end
Imagine before you q man of medium stature, well set up broad Of shoulder
and thick of chest. Place on this body a wei-rounded head, face full checked
and deepset eyes well apart; eyes that you can feel eyes that you realize
IRE instantly helping a big brain behind to make a mental inventory Of you at
first glance; eyes, the heavy lines around which ire the only indication Of
the stress and strain the man is working under; eyes that once looked into
give an impression of concentrated power, force and absolute confidence;
the greatest pair Of II can, I will, l must eyes l w gazed into. Now
dress this mar in an immaculate suit Of blue serge. double breasted coat and
tie TO match; part a handsome head Of smooth laid hair absolutely In the
middle; fit the whole being with a low intensive voice, n voice wonderfully
even In tone and seldom raised above the conversational tone, which lowers
rather than raises when he makes his telling points; add for the only ges-
lures Just q now and then raising of the eyes and a straight, boring look ut
his auditors; hands resting easily at his side in pockets n finger tipped on
the table In front of him-thats Hoover a s I saw him.
While we were all forming a onceever mental impression of the man
before u.s. he wasn't losing a minute. In detail he explained in just what
measure vi allies we're able to cater to their own needs and that measure
wasn't anything reassuring, l can tell you. He then. always giving the exact
figures tt prove or back up or intensity his statements, told us exactly of the
immense quantities Of grains and meats the United States had poured into the