Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-02-04
County Food Administrator Varick {.
Croslcy Gets Bulletin From Iowa
Food Administration on
Work.
ASK INTELLIGENT COOPERATION
1t is the Largest Relief Work World
Has Ever KROwn.--is up to
People.

County Food Administrator Varick
C. Crosley of this city is just in receipt
of the following bulletin from the state
food administration:
"a thought the United States Food
Administration would like to implant
firmly and clearly in the public mind
is that the work Of the food admins
tration is not merely national, but in
ternational 1t is the largest relief
work the world has ever known.
"Our first duty is to see that the
armies fighting the battles for world
democracy in the trenches are proper
ly supplied with wholesome food.
Perhaps second in Importance is the
Necessity for keeping ever before the
people OF the nations associated with
us in the war, assurance that their
food requirements are to be met in
sufficient degree to sustain life, so
there will be no food panics in those
countries, based upon fear that this
nation will not live up to the obliga-
tions now placed upon it by destiny.
The Importance Of this phase Of the
food question is deeply impressed upon
the minds of all who have basic un-
derstanding Of European conditions.
"The fact that food, Americas con-
tribution to the war, is as essential as
either men or munitions, has been so
often stated as 70 make, repetitiocln'
seem needless, but It remains never
theless true all the time. 1t is true
that food will win the war. It is
equally true that lack OF food can
bring defeat. This Is so true, that if
the people OF this country would but
understand how vitality essential is
| the success Of the food program pro-
posed by the food administration
much of the difficulty Of all problems
Of food conservation would disappear,
because the call of humanity and
patriotism would lead all Americans
to meet the requirements asked of
them. The importance therefore, Of
intelligent education along conserva-
ton lines cannot be overestimated."
-W.S.S.-
Complain on Flour Salesman.
On complaint registered by mayor
of one of the towns in the southern
part of Hamilton county. salesman
who has been making house to
house canvass in the country selling
-four, has been summoned to appear
before State Food Administrator J. F.
Deems at Burlington. 1t is alleged
that this man has been selling flour
in larger quantities than permitted
under the rules Of the food admins
tration. The sale of one sack per
family in towns and two sacks per
family in the country, is the maximum
allowed 1t is charged that this sales
man has been selling as high as four
sacks per family in the country in the
southern part OF this county.
Local officers for the time being are
withholding the name of the man
summoned before Mr.. Deems. 1t is
known, however, that he lives in Fort
Dodge and that he has been canvass
ing in Hamilton county. AS soon as
it was learned what he was doing, the
mayor in the town near where he was
working made complaint. State Food
Administrator Deems at once wired
the salesman notifying him he would
have to show cause why he should not
be prohibited from buying flour and
selling in violation of law. The mayor
who made the complaint has also been
asked to get the evidence to sustain
his charges and forward it at once to
the state food administration.
Mr.. Deems is anxious to prosecute
all violators of the food laws and the
county authorities here, as we'll as
those in the towns Of the county, are
all willing to cooperate to the very
fullest extent.
-W.SS.-
To Live With Samson Family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Hahne, who have
"a. ka,l