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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
FOOD DEALER
OUT OF 1T NOW
Hoover Takes License Away From
Firm Which Allowed Two
Cars OF Potatoes
TO Rot

by George Martin. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Many big
food dealers throughout the United
States are in imminent danger Of be-
ing put out of business by Food Adj
rnlnistrator Hoover because they are
violating the federal regulations un-
der which they are licensed to oper.
ate, it was learned today.
1t was gentle hint to these deal
ers. who do not think Hoover means
business, that the food administrator
revoked the license Of the Morris
! Singer Commission company here for
allowing two carloads OF potatoes to
rot on the track The revocation
order puts that firm completely out
OF business until such time as Eoov-
| er sees fit to grant 1t a new license
The same fate and much harsher
treatment, including indictments car
ryIng heavy fines and two year pris-
on terms, hover near a number Of
marked food dealers in various parts
OF the country, if they do not change
their tactics. 1t was authoritatively
stated. Il. III IN
To give the dealers plenty OF warn n
ing, fifteen OF the worst offenses re-
ported have been investigated by Of
ficial agents Of the food adininistra-
ton legal department Each case
was selected and handled so the deal
ers OF that section would know exact
ly what had occurred All were given
| a recital OF their sins and q final
warning The case Of Singer was
the first in which public action ana
revocation OF license has been EN-
ployed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
UNION MEN
BACK AT WORK
Continuous Convention Comes to a
Close But Is Due to Con-
vene Again on De-
cenlber II.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 6.-"Pitiles5
publicity" is to be employed by Gov
ernor Burnquist in exposing what's
wrong" in the Minnesota industrial
situation. He threatened today to
make a thorough statement to ex-
plain his telegram to Secretary Bak-
er. stating that Interior interests
were at work in the threatened strike
Of $4,000 union laborers IN the Twin
Cities, in sympathy with the 1000
union street car workers, locked out
by the company.
Almost all OF the $4,000 union men
who yesterday attended the CON
tinuous convention" at the municipal
auditorium, were back at work today.
Another crisis will come Deem
Der IL, when the convention recon
venes. Unless federal officials have
taken action by that time. a general
strike order is threatened.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
To widen your life without deepening it is
only to weaken it.
PUBLIC OPINION CANNOT BE BOUGHT

Germany looks upon public opinion as a com
modify; she has been spending money these
many years In an attempt to buy favor outside
her own territories with view to using it when
occasion arrived. The occasion arrived. and
on the whole Germany must be sorely disap-
pointed at the returns on her investment. She
has bought lot of support, but it has not been
a large enough factor in the final conflict of
secret motives and action, and it has not como
from sources the character of which gave them
credit. At the last, honest opinion cannot no
bought; it cannot even be bought from ropuas
and traitors, although their services can be had
for price. Here in this country we have had
honest opinion favorable to Germany, but if has
either recognized its mistake or proner1v
yielded to the nations decision The sourca of
our troubles is and has been the dishonest holm
Germany has bought from people who sell their
integrity; their opinions do not count in tho
matter at all.
When the data is all assembled to mako ,,,o;r
to the world what Germany has been doing n
prepare the world, or that portion of i cha
coveted to furnish an easy quarry for her mil;
tary hunting machine, a new estimate will ho
put by honest people the world over on both
secret and open publicity and propaganda. The
world will be conscious after the war of great
distrust of actions with hidden motives. There
will be a great impulse to national and sec
tlonal advertising after the war; all nations will
nave need OF their best commercial efforts to dc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Suburb of Halifax in Ruins To-
day With Flames Sweep
ing Buildings Left
Standing.
CITY WAS PARALYzED
Streets Uttered With Dead Bodies,
While the Injured Wander
About In
Daze.

/! United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. JOHN, NJ. g., Dec. 6.-Haf OF
the suburb Of Richmond. in Halifax,
where a munitions ship exploded this
morning, is RACED and fire was still
sweeping the section when communi-
cation was established with Halifax
this afternoon. The bodies of the
dead clutter the streets, while liter
ally hundreds of injured are wander
Ina about the wrecked suburb In q
daze, moaning and hunting for their
dead.
Hospitals were filled with injured
and improvlsed wards were hurried
iy set up In corridors.
Late this afternoon nurses and doc
tors began to arrive on special
trains from all directions and the
work OF ministerina to the wounded
began.
PitifM scenes were enacted In the
suburb Of Richmond, as the wounded
began to recover from the stunning
effects Of the blast.
While fire ragged through the sec
ton where bodies of the dead were
buried in the wreckase and lay in
fantastic positions, as they had fallen
when the explosion came, cries OF the
injured and dying filled the air.
Sobblns women ran franticaIIy
about searching for their children.
After a time after the explosion,
the city was practically paraIyzed
with the suddenness Of the disaster.
Then slowly and painfully the work
Of rescue began.
A few hours after the explosion, In
jured men were seen wandering like
wraiths about the wreckage. Few
knew what had happened, so sudden
was the blast, and some were almost
naked.
In a number Of Instances the cloth
ing Of the dead was torn from their
! bodies.
With the arrival Of nurses and
surgeons from other cities, the more
seriously wounded were carried to
hospitals In everything from a dump
cart to an automobile.
Many were given first aid only to
die, while others with the arrival OF
supplies were able to dress their own
wounds.
The latest report said probably
twenty-five telegraph operators were
killed when the explosion wrecked
their offices.
Reports Indicate that the greatest
loss of life was among Ionsshoremen
and others working on the water
front proper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
No,hino to Do but EAT.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec Cts all wrong,
Georgia farmers life Is easy.
Nothing to do but get up at six
o'clock in the morning for breakfast
and go out and harness the teams
for the day; then back for dinner at
noon and after working from one
thirty 10 five o'clock in the after
noon there is nothing to do but eat
supper" is what Tom Clark, head of
the cattle department of the inter
national live stock show thinks of
working on farm.
Its the easiest thing in the world
and pays better than most anything
else-s35 a month and board, room
and laundry But the young men
would rather live in the cities and
gtarve to death"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
HEADQUARTERS OF (
SANTA CLAUS ARE 4
FOUND: 408 MAIN 4

. The community Christm as
. headquarters this year will be
. at 40S Main street in the build Z
. ing recently vacated by the
. Woodwork store. Mrs. d. A.
. Collier and Mrs. Eugene S.
. Baker, the committee appointed Z
= from the directors of the Visit
. ing Nurse association secured =
. the use of the room through the I
. generosity of the manager of Z
. the store, Mr.. Cooper. Through Z
. the courtesy of c. S. Abel, the Z
. room will have electric lights 4
, and for the loan of counters the Z
. committee Is much indebted to Z
. Frank HI. Price. Other reports 4
. of the progress of plans for the 4
. community Christmas will be .
. made at the preliminary meet =
, ing tomorrow afternoon at half Z
. past two o'clock at the Y. w. =
. c. A. reception room. All who .
. wish to aid in this community .
. work and who are good fellows .
= are cordially welcome at the =
: meeting. Z
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06

their part in reconstruction. Already there IS
stir among business homogeneous In foresight
of what is 10 come: already national business is
gathering itself in unity for the task 1t must I'M
dertake. Bat there is every reason 10 believe
that there viii be an open and truthful public
ity conducted legitinately and based for us APP
peal on fact; that efficiency and mutual aoNan-
tage viii determine SUCCESS Germany has
taught a lesson which should demonstrate for
all time the ultimate fatsl5sv Of trying TO buy
the public favor of the word by practices of
dishonesty. treason and subse-Vsaacy to mill
tary tyranny; she has cynically believed money
and war power sufficient 10 outweigh clylllZa
ton S moral mass and she has made q total mis-
take.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Alien Enemies Excited.
Inited Press Leased WI

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 6.-Alien
enemies are daily besieging the office
of the United States marshal, seek
ing permission to shave off nous
taches that look like the kaiser's. to
Americanize Teuton monikers and to
move to other cities after losing their
jobs. All are being refused because
to grant them would necessitate maxi
ing new photographs to file at Wash
ington and going through the entire
process of issuing war zone permits
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Reamy's Death Reported

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON. Dec. e. The
death of Harvey Reamy, marine,
from natural causes In France was
reported to the navy department to-
day. His emergency address is Emma
L. Curtis, friend, Syracuse, N. Y.
United Press messages this week
reported him as from Cincinnati and
told OF a French woman's wreath
upon his lonely grave.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
TOMMY AND SAMMY.

Tommy:
This ere sammy as you calls i'm,
Es bloomin' funny bloke;
ART the time e keeps me larfn'
WV is tricks an wiz is joke.
E amt got 10 fear o nothin',
but e never forks o. fight.
But, Lord, lumme, Git i'm started
An he'll go it day an night.
Es pal o. mine.
There amt muffin e won't tackle,
AN e does it WV a larf;
Els the lad as cleans up proper
Fun or dghtin' amt done arr.
An Is language. My hits rummy!
But Hi know now when e says,
Let's go get en- that hits trouble
For the Fritzies cross the ways.
Him laarnin' byseball"
Sammy:
Say. this Tomnie guys hombre
That you've got TO hand it to
For his scrappin' and palaver.
Listen, DO, I'm tellin' you.
He's no beauty, and his lingo
l don't always understand,
But he's hell on up and over
And his bay'net work is grand.
He's all right.
Course, his cricket don't compare with
Our old game of hit-and-run.
But for some one to stand by you,
Help you meet ten crazy Hun,
He is there million kiddo,
And he gets bulldog grip.
He's the geezer you can tie to,
The gazabe no man can whip
I'm tryin cricket"
Matt Hamilton, in Stockton Record
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Noah Mandelkorn,

Noah Mandelkorn, socialist council
man, was held up yesterday by the
board of election. The board acted
on the advice of Doerfer who de-
,clared that he was satisfied that
MandeIkorn. because OF his political
beliefs, could not take the oath of
office, pledging loyalty to all laws
without mental reservation.
Mandelkorn will file suit for a man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Socialists Must Prove Lox,,tx

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. e.
Socialists elected to public office here
Will have to prove their loyalty to
the United States before they can
take over the position. according to
County Prosecutor Samuel Doerfer
today
Certifcation of the election Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
datory order to enforce the issuancs
of a cetificate of election.

Topeka's cops scent an increase Q.
SIS month in wages in the budges
for 1918. Just approved. A delay Oh
four months to the raise is deemeu
sufficient time for fortifying tne
moral fibre of the men against the
temptations of wealth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE

War is wicked but II wicked is. started 1t may be
more wicked keep of it than go may
be more misery involved In keeping out than going in
William John Ejopkins
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06

Slowly and cautiously the government is get
ting down to work at pulling the prop from IN
der German propaganda in this country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Unreasonable Norweorars.

Minneapolis Journal The Norwe-
gian sailors appear peeved at being
killed in a neutral and friendly man
Iner. j
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
WHAT FORMER HEALTH COMMISSION
ER KERR SAYS

"As Heslsh Commissioners -ot The City OF
Chicago ] was importuned many times to
recommend different medicines, mineral
waters, ETC. Never Yet have gone on
record as favoring any particular remedy,
but feel that in Nuxated Iron an excep-
ton should be made to the rule / have
taken Nuxated Iron myself and experienced
its health-giving. strength-buildng effect,
and in the interests OF the public welfare,
feel 1t my duty TO make known the results
Of It's use. I am well past my. three-score
years and want to say that l believe that
my own great physical activity Is due
largely today to my personal use Of Nuxat-
ed Iron, and II my endorsement shall In
duce anaemic, nervous rundown men and
women to take Nuxated Iron, and receive
the wonderful tonic benefits which have
received. shall feel greatly gratified that
! made an exception to my lifelong rule in
recommending it. From my own experience
with Nuxated Iron. l feel that 1t is such
valuable remedy that it ought to be used
in every hospital and prescribed by every
physician in this country"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06

Former Health Com.
missioner Kerr has given
years of his life floh.jnn
for public health In his
own and other cities. /.
was he who INTRODUCED
Antl-toxln for Diph.herl,
In chicaso's Health b..
partment. He purified
the milk fo- the consur.
ers and thereby helped
TO save the lives Of
thousands Of babies. Va
introduced the anti suit.
ting ordinance which has
been copied all over tia
country and also took
care Of the sewers and
garbage in the interest
OF public health. He ii
positive that the wide.
spread use Of Nuxated
Iron would greatly les.
sen the worries and
troubles of Health Com.
miseioners In keeping w
a high standard Of public
health.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06

Only few days more and then Christmas,
but Mr.. Ford is not trying to get the boys out
of the trenches now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06

Ruth Law having been denied admission to the
military aviation service will have TO content
herself by going in for politics and running for
office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Former Health Commissioner Saws
Nuxated Iron

Should Be Used in Every Hospital and Prescribed bv
Observation-Disclosures His Own Great Physical Ac+r.y
Today at Over 60 Years Of Age Largely to His Peroa
Use of Nuxated Iron. a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
N2u2K1n
Former Health Co mmissioner,
City OF Chicago.

NOTE-Nuxated Iron, which has been used
by Former Health Commissioner Kerr with
such surprising results. and which is pre-
scribed and recommended by physicians In
such a great variety OF cases. is not a patent
medicine nor secret remedy. hut which is
well known to druggists everywhere. Unlike
the older inorganic iron products, 1t is easily
assimilated, does not injure the teeth make
, them black. upset the stomach; on the &C
remedy in nearly all forms of indigestion as we
conditions. The manufacturers have such grea
Iron that they offer to forfeit s101.00 to any
they cannot take any woman under 60
their strength 100 per cent. over in four
have no serious organic trouble. They also c
If it does not at least double your strength and
time. 1t is dispensed by Wilkinson & Co.. and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
HAS
STRING TO 1T
Germany VIII Not Take Kindly to
One Section Of Russian
Program for War
Truce

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
PETROGRAD, Dec. 6.-Russia viii
insist If an armistice is signed Hi1h
Germany that none, Of the Teuton
troops now on the east front be
transferred to the west front for use
against the allies, Foreign Minfste.
Trotsky declared today in a speech
at the Circus Moderne
He also announced that Genera,
Johnson, American attache, had
visited Smolny institute, headquar-
ters Of the Bolsheviki and declared
Colonel Kerts' protest to headquar-
tiers had been misunderstood" Am
erica, according to General Johason's
statement as repeated by Trotsky,
did not wish him to interfere with
Russia's internal affairs"
UNITED Press dispatches fro,
Petrograd yesterday quoted Trotsky
as threatening 'the gravest compli-
cations" If allied powers interferred
in Russia's internal affairs, his ire
being aroused at what he termed
negotiations" between Colonel Kerts
and General Lavergnes, American
and French military delegates at the
front, and General Dukhonin.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Ask for Peace Conference.

STOCKHOLM, Dec 6.-Russian
maximalists have officially requested
German majority socialists to meet in
peace conference at Stockholm. &C.
cording to the newspaper Social Demo
kraten TODAY
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06

The cables no longer carry the daily state
ment ut is not known where Kerensky is at
present" He has vanished from the stage on
which for time he was the dominant figure.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
FOR A WAR TAX BOARD.

The Gate City has said that the administra.
ton would do well to consider the recommends.
ton by prominent international banker that
a committee of business and scientific men be
organized to adjust the tax burden. It has been
pointed out that the tax load thrown upon bust.
ness by federal legislation, large as it was, was
not too heavy to be borne with safety, if prop
erly adjusted It does not appear that the adj
ministration has interested itself in this matter
of timely interest and obvious Importance but
former Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appropria-
tons committee of the house of representatives
urged the appointment of board having no
executive authority, but to work in an advisory
capacity for an equitable distribution Of war
taxes. In saying that a board of this char
acter 'would be an excellent thing, in that it
would prepare and present the information up
on which tax levies could be considered Mr..
Fitzgerald did not criticise the work of con-
gress. On the contrary, he said the house and
senate have done everything in their power to
achieve as fair distribution of war taxes as
was possible under conditions that have pre-
vailed. But he sees what business and financial
leaders have seen, that mistakes may be made
because of lack of information and that com
mittee competent to advise congress would be
of great assistance The banker who first sue-
gested the organization of committee of ex-
Iperts to adjust the tax load said there was moth
ing aside from the uneconomic application of
the tax law for this country to worry about
The sooner war tax board composed of men
in whom the public has confidence is appointed
the better for the country.
The resignation Of Representative Fitzgerald,
of the seventh congressional district in New
York, removes from the house one who for abil-
ity, patriotism and foresight can not easily be
spared AS chairman of the appropriations
committee he many times stood in opposition to
other democatic members Of the house who were
insistent on being served a good-sized piece Of
"pork.'' He has been continuously a member
of ten congresses and what he does not know in
relation to legislation is infinitesina
The cables no longer carry the daily state
ment cit is not known where Kerensky is at
present. He has vanished from the stage on
which for time he was the dominant figure.
Ruth Law having been denied admission to the
military aviation service will have TO content
herself by going in for politics and running for
office.
Slowly and cautiously the government is get
ting down to work at pulling the prop from IN
der German propaganda in this country.
Only a few days and then Christmas,
but Mr. Ford is not trying to get the boys out
| OF the trenches now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06
Wants General Peace.

L7ONDUN, Dec. 6.-"The Russian
government does not desire a separate
but general peace" declared Leon
Trotsky, Bolsheviki foreign minister,
in an interview printed in today's
Times.
There are three stages to our pres.
ent negotiations the maximalist
leader asserted These are, first,
suspension Of hostilities; second, a
definite armistice; and third, peace.
We hope before the last stage. the al.
lied peoples will persuade their gov.
ernments to Participate"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-06

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