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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-01
HITS RETAIL PRICE AT ONCE.
Fuel Administrators Order Is Made
Effective at Once

Washington, Oct. IAN order of
fuel administrator H. A. Garfield
made effective today defining the
profits of retail coal and coke dealers
thruout the country is expected to eff
feet an immediate decrease in the
prices now charged the consumer
Gross margins over production cost
are limited to the average of 1915
plus a maximum increase of thirty
per cent with check provision that
the average margin of July this year
not be exceeded. Compliance with
the order will be enforced by the fuel
administrator in the several states.
Official Price Fixing Order.
The text of the order fixing the
margins says:
ION and after October 1, 1917, in
making prices and sales to consumers
the retail gross margin added by any
retail dealer to the average cost of
any size or grade of coal or coke for
each class of business shall not ex-
coed the average gross margin added
by such dealers for the same size or
grade for each class of business dur
ing the calendar year 1915, plus thirty
per cent of the said retail gross mar
gin added by any retail dealer shall
in no case exceed the average added
by such dealer for the same size, grade
and class of bushes during July,
1917.
by this order retailers are requir-
ed to fix retail gross margin which
may be less than, but shall not in
any instance exceed the margin added
by them in 1915 plus thirty per cent
thereof"
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COAL DEALERS

far out of the car windows. Every
today in conference with Harry A.
Garfield, federal director.
LAS soon as we know whether the
1915 basis means the prices received
by the retailer for his coal delivered
on the sidewalk or in a mans bin We
will know something of the extent of
reduction that may be expected" said
P. ]. Monaghan, manager of the
Southwestern Fuel company. IF the
price is to be fixed on prices to the
retailer at the mines, then the price
to the consumer may be quite a bit
different. 1 would say, in any event,
tho, that the price to the consumer
will probably be lower, altho proba bly,
not as low as many people imagine
Monaghan declared that the slump
in prices IN Topeka from July and
September quotations was just 25
cents a ton. This in spite of the fed
eral order concerning prices at the
mines.
Local coal dealers will probably
meet late today or this evening to
consider the federal order. As soon
as Administrator Carey returns from
Washington delegation will be sent
to confer with him in Kansas City, or
he will be asked to come to Topeka
and outline details OF the government
plan for fuel control and price regu-
lation.
1t became known in Topeka today
that Carey will direct the routing,
shipment and distribution of fuel
from the Kansas mines. This i'm
portant action will affect every COM
munity in the state, and will also con-
Germ the big fuel consuming corpora
tions, including railroads AMI packing
plants.
Local committees are to-be named
in every town in the state to direct the
distribution of fuel and to keep the
state and government fuel admins
traitor advised as to conditions. 1t
was reported today that a request has
been sent to Carey for the appoint
ment of a committee in Topeka COM
posed of D. w. Mulvane, NJ. A Low,
George w. Sharitt, L. NJ. Penwell and
Robert Blair. Topeka coal men, how
ever, did not know whether the COM
mittee would be composed of three or
five members. Several coal men, it
was known, had urged that the COM
mittee be named from the list of five
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KILLED OVER A DIME
Negro Fight Following Crap Game
Ends in Fatal Shooting.

Council Grove, Kan, Oct. IA
quarrel over a f0-cent crap game cost
Leroy Johnson, a negro, his life here.
Johnson was killed by Velie Kibble,
another negro, after they had words
following a payday session with the
dice.
The two negroes were separated
earlier in the evening and it was sup
posed the trouble was all over, but
later Kibble got a gun and started out
to hunt for Johnson. Meeting him on
the street he shot him down and then
went to the sheriff and surrendered.
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Kansas City, Oct 1.-HOGS-Receipts
5000. Market 10c lower. Bulk of sales,
1S.T0@19.40; heavy, S19.20@19.50; packers
and butchers, S1s90@19.4O; light. S1S.50@
1925; pigs, S1550@ 100
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000, including 800
southerns. Market steady. Prime fed
steers $16.00G11O0: dressed beef steers.
$1150G 1850; western steers. S900@ 1880;
1000; heifers, $700@13.00; stockers and
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as quickly and with their disappear
afce have gone a representative from
practically every fireside in Topeka
And according to all present indica-
lions, they'll. come back. to paraphrase
one battery boy. when the First Field
artillery marches down Inter der
Linden in Berlin with the band play
ing the air it played on Kansas avenue
this morning-'The Old Gray Mare"
The following is list of the units
and the men therein who left today:
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BATTERY a.

Officers.
Capt. w. z. MacLean.
First Lieut.. Paul T. Mcfarland.
First Lieut.. Nels Anderson
Sergeants.
Edgar C. Kennedy. Albert Maxwell
George Domino Robert F. Goshorn
Edgar r. Coon Zoe O. Mariner
William c. Link Clarence E. Baker
Thomas C. Whitaker Geo. L. Birmingham
Homer f. Kennady Edgar Morehouse
Corporals.
Edwin F. Bell Herbert J. Beals
Charles Murphy - James B. Smith
George p. Baker Willard H. Bracy
Otto B. Critchfield Frank Fable
Ernest C. Tanquary Leonard D. Irwin
Marshall L. Fulton Archibald w. FARRELL
Fred W. Beerbohm hames J. Carnahan
Charles E. Macarthur Edward A. Kiene
Theodore w. Thomas James NJ. Cavert
Chauncey MCGEE Glendon Towles
Arthur NJ. Woods Cecil Woolworth
Mechanics.
George D. Stewart Isadore A. Wiesner
George l. Ireland
HOrseshoers.
Edward s. Goodell William N. Randall
Fred r. Leaf
Saddler.
Louis Bolibaugh
BugIers.
Charles Anderson Paul Sweeney
Alpha Stone
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RETURNS TO REGIME NT
Col. Rivers Succeeded at Fort Riley
by Col. Rodgers.

Junction City. Kan, Oct. Col.
Alexander Rodgers, retired, has as
sumed command at Fort Riley. having
been called back into the service.
Col. Tyree r. Rivers. for several
years commandant at Fort Riley. has
assumed command of his regiment,
the Twentieth cavalry, which is estab-
lished in the cavalry brigade, just east
of the post proper.
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So, OOO, OGo WORTH TO U. p. II. r.
Buy 10 Million in Liberty Bonds for
Two Railroads.

New York, Oct. 1.-Subscriptions
to the new liberty loan totalling SILL
100000 were announced shortly after
the opening of banks today. The first
million dollar subscription came from
Bernhard Scholle & Co.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. subscribed for
100000, half of it for the Union
Pacific railroad company and half
for the Southern Pacific COMPANY
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Edwin f. NJ. Gehrt
Clifford r. Holland
Cecil s. Lesher
Richard W. Linde-
man
Paul T. Morgan
Thomas H. Parry
William Rees
Earl II. Reionehl
Lewis NJ. Norris
Hervey W. Wright
Reed NJ. Lyons
Delbert Adams
ssennis Adams
John +. Adams
Herman Arnold
Willard d. Austin
John Angle
Harold S. Barthel
Osborn u. Bettinger
Charles w. Blades
mile J. Bower
VILLAIN Bower
Harry F. Boyer
John o. Briggs
Maurice Brockish
Albert T. Brubaker
Lvle H. Buckley
William Bowman
Robert A. Carnahan
James W. Carroll
Doyle A. Chacey
William L. Chambers
Sumner W. Cole
Arthur l.. Conklfn
Elijah w. Cook
Harry r. Cooper
Walter Cunningham
Ralph H. Davis
Claud r. Decker
John P. Diehl
John P. Dietz
Harry E. Down
Jesse A. Eddy
Arthur L. Engle
Robert Z. Engle
James f. Parrish
Guy L. Friedrich
Martin J. Freeman
Max c. Freeman
Charles H. French
Arnold c. Fronke
Carl S. Gardner
Kenneth r. Gillette
William P. Gracey
Webb w. Croft
Walter c. Grunthal
Kenneth W. Hall
Irving r. Hastings
j ,seHh A. Head
Edwin A. Henderso
Arthur p. Henry a
Hiram F. Hensel
Vernon A. Henson
Roscoe E. Hey
Robert Holt
Fred J. Hopper
Vincent J. Hurst
Floyd F. Irish
Walter F. James
George F. Johnston
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New York Oct. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
paper. 5A @5A. Sterling, 60 day bills,
4.71a: commercial. 60 day bills on banks,
Al: commercial. 60 day bills, 4.70N: de-
mand. $40: cables, SIS. Guilders, cables,
42A. Lires, demand, 772: cables, III.
Rubles, demand, Is: cables. 15A. Bar sill
yer. $3.50: Mexican dollars. &c Govern
ment bonds. steady; railroad bonds. irreg-
ular. Time loans, firm: so days and 90
DAYS. 5s4 Sc: months. d.
Call money. easier: high, G: low, 8: rul-
ing rate. 6; closing bid 3 offered at 315
last loan. e..
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Wall St New Tork. Oct. 1--STOCKS-
Prices soon developed decided irregularity
on further selling of rails attributed in
part in unfavorable August statements of
earnings Reactions of 1 to 5 points were
registered by the Coalers. New York Cen
trial. st. Paul and Pacifics, some of these
various issues falling to lowest quota
ton in many years Industrials were ad-
verseiy affected. FORGETTING the greater part
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New York, Oct 1-SUGAR-Raw, steady
centrifugal, 600; molasses, Coz; refined,
steady, unchanged to ) points higher; cut
loaf, 9.S5. crushed, 9.60: Mould A, S.S5
Cubes, 9.10@9.25; Ak powder, S.50@S. 65 pow
dered, S.50dS.70: fine graduated. S.35@S.50
Diamond A, S35: Confectioners A, S.25@
$40; No. 1, S.20IS.35.
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Washington, Oct. 1.-The supreme
court convened today for the regular
winter term with prospect that no de-
cisions on any of the many important
cases pending will, be Forthcoming i'm
mediately
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GIVES IT GLAD RECEPTION.
Like New Years Greeting i'll N. Y
City PIastered by Bill Posters.

New York, Oct. New York gave
the second liberty loan campaign a
New Years eve greeting. Whistles
were blown and bells rang at mid
night. Bill posters before dawn plas-
tered the city with loan autographs
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RUSS GENERAL EXILED
Former Commander Expelled for Let
ter of Loyalty to ex-Czar.

Petrograd, Oct. General Gurllo,
former commander on the southwest
ern front has been expelled from Rus
STA by way of. Archangel, because of
the letter he wrote to the former EN-
peror expressing his loyalty. A tele-
gram from Archangel announces the
generals arrival and says he boarded
a British vessel
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New York, Oct. 1.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery, higher than extras, 1914 a
4Ic.s
EGGs--Market steady Fresh gathered
extras, 45d46c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State fresh spe-
Gals. 26K a 26hc.
POULTRY-AIive. quiet: dressed weak
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attention.!
Modern Woodmen of America
Camp No. 536.

Next Tuesday evening, Oct 2. the
Modern Woodmen of America will
take a referendum vote on the Pa
triotic Fund Assessment. All mem
bers are requested to De present. The
camp will give a watermelon feast. A
good time is assured.-Adv-
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ARTILLERY MEDICAL CORPS.

Officers.
Maj. C. W. Jones.
Lieut.. NJ. c. Martin.
Lieut.. c. c. Lulr.
Sergeants.
Harry E. Robbins Floyd S. Whitehead
Harry S. Simpson
Prfvates.
Claude Akers Phil Il. Lockwood
james H. Bailey Jesse E Morrison
Havert L. Bird Orville w Rowe
Kenneth Z. Bratton Arthur H. SchoItz
Harry J. Davis Gus c. Shcock
James r. Hamilton Alonzo F. Shore
Edwin Il. Jones Marcus V. Walker
Fred L. Jones Harold L. Warnock
Maurice J. Kimes Charles o. Wilson
Harry e. Kline Harry A. fonkers
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SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. MAJ
steady to strong.


Chicago, Oct. 1.-HOGS-Receipts 10000.
Market unsettled at Saturdays average to
&c lower. Bulk of sales. SIS. 65d1945; light,
$1S.35@19.45; mixed, $1S30d19.6O; heavy,
$1S.25@19.55; rough, $1S.25@1S.45; pigs,
81. 406I1S10
CATTLE-Receipts 25000. Market steady.
Native beef cattle, $T.25M1TT5; western
steers, s$660M15.25: stockers, $6.25611. 25
cows and heifers, $5.00@12.50; calves, $1,000
@1j.75.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000 Market steady.
Wethers, $s.90@12.50; lambs, S130O@1s.00
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Morning Grain Market
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)

Chicago. Oct. 1.-The Herald says: Corn
traders who believe that the feeding values
$50 and better are disposed to buy ON
all good breaks. Those who believe that
the large crop will eventually fill up all
the demands are disposed to sell on bulges
Weather conditions are factor and are
expected to before this week 1t was said
at the close that the local traders were well
in on their shorts and disposed to follow
the news. September oats were all cleaned
up at the close Saturday. There were de-
liveries for the day of 100000 bushels cash
oats, part No. 3, white on track with lot
of standards in store and track. They
went largely to cash houses, some going to
those representing seaboard exporters.
A belief that there will be change
in the maximum price on December corn at
the conference of the grain exchanges Oc-
While there viii PROBABLY be cponsiderabie
new corn moving by the middle of Decem-
Der, the experience of past year proves
that such a small percentage of it is of
contract grades that the future is likely to
be easily affected in case local operators
take the bull side.
dicted for the grain belt by the government
in its early forecast. Local showers are
probable In the upper Mississippi valley
the latter part of the week with somewhat
higher temperatures which will gradually
extend southwark.
New York, Oct. 1.-The Financial Bulletin
says: Developments do not suggest any
change in the general position of trading
attitude. Active stocks bought in weakness
after declines or sold when strong after
sharp rallies should be a policy that will
be profitable.
The banking attitude indicates that the
trading area Of several points until under
lying factors change. The concentrated
speculative interests in securities indicates
professional element which is restricting its
operations to turns. Rullish reports are
noted in Canadian, Missouri Pacific, Ana
conda, d. r. G. and the buying of stocks is
good.
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Chicago, Oct 1.-CORN-Close: Deem
Der. s11s2l May. s115A@1-15as; May,
S1.14A.
OATS-December. 5s@5she; May, eo5sc.
PORK-Oct., $500; Jan, Sf6.90.
S24.7o
SHORT RIBs-oct., s2e 45; JAM, s24.s5.
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feeders, S6.50@14oe; bulls, S6.00lSlO;
calves. Sc. 500 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market. steady
to strong. Lambs $16.75G1I.75: yeariings,
S12O0@1375; wethers, S1l .O0@ 1870; ewes
S1G00@11.75; stockers and feeders, 5000
'1S.0c. - y a
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Chicago, Oct 1-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creamery, 40@ 431ac
EGGS-Market lower Receipts $3.50
cases. Firsts. 37@37Ac; ordinary firsts
36@361Ac: at mark cases included, 35G37 10
POTATOES-Market steady. Receipts
100 cars. Wisconsin and Dakota sacks
S.05@1.10; ditto bulk, S10O@1O5.
POULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls, 20623c
sprinps 22c
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Priyates.

John T. Kane
Paul T. Kaufman
Stanley Kaufman
Harvey ID. Keim
Vance Kirby
John Killing
Claris Kopp
Leslie Laird
Carl c. Lang
William V. Langan
John 1. Lewis
Floyd Libby
John d. Long
Albert A. McArdle
Charles N. Mcconnell
Walter NJ. McCorkill
Charles d.
McKnaught
Ernest e. Mcknight
Howard C. McMurtry
Virgil A. Mcneil
Earl L. MAR
Perc f. Mauzey
Winslow F. Miles
Perry J. Milburn
George s Moore
Charles T. Morey
Ralph 6. Morgan
John f. Morrissey
Arthur c. Morrow
William J. MosAey
Clifford A. Newman
Walter b. Norris
Cecil Overholt
Roy II. Palmer
Mahlon A. Watterson
Howard f. Perdue
Robert A. Phillips
Harrison L. Price
Lee v. Pepper
Harry A. Peterson
owen J. Rafferty,
George o. Rains
Kenneth V. Richards
Ned A. Richardson
Ellis Robinson
Robert Rooney
Albert S. Rosuer
Earl s. Rowley
Galen W. Saunders
Frank J. Scanlon
John B. Schwab
Albert f. Smith
George Smith
Marion A. Smith
Walter J. Spader
Ivan Steinmetz
Glen c. Stice
Lee Stockton
Maurice Stockton
n Floyd Sanders
Charles w. Tanner
John r. Thomas
Howard Terrence
Howard D. Tweedy
Henry NJ. Underwood
Thomas Ubhouse
James NJ. Vann
George n. Wallace
Charles E. D. Ward
Alex c. Watson
Fred z. Zellers
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bond investment in each district and
the population"
Preacher Buys First One.
Chicago Oct. Five hundred ex-
pert bond statesmen were carrying the
second liberty loan campaign into all
parts of Chicago today.
The first bond sold in the city was
one of $500 to Rev. j. p. Brushinge
ham, pastor of the South Park NJ. E.
church. who said he preached on the
liz erty loan yesterday and didn't pro-
pose to have any of his Pensioners
beat him to it, in practicing what he
preached.
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TODAY'S, MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Oct 1.-CORN-Frosts in parts
of Illinois. Iowa, Missouri and Indiana
brought about higher prices today in the
corn market. Wide difference between the
value of live stock and of corn tended also
to strengthen corE On the other hand,
doubt as to whether any severe damage
had been done by frost acted as a check
on buying Opening quotations which
ranged from &c to 14c to &c up at $1.19
to $1.19as December and 81 .161s to Sligo
May, were followed by a moderate reae-
ton
Official announcement that no unusually
cold weather was in prospect for the corn
belt and that no killing frost had been re-
ported, led afterward to declines. Indica-
tons were that crop injury, if any, wound
be to quality rather than to quantity. The
market closed unsettled at 1hc off to a
shade advance with December S11SA and
May $1.15A to $115a
OATS-Oats took same path as corn In
dependence was lacking, altho trading had
a fair volume.
PROVISIONS - Considerable ffrmness
was shown by provisions. despite the fact
that stock yards interests were selling
The bulge in corn acted as a source of
strength.
subsequently demand subsidized and the
market eased down with corn.
Chicago Grain and Pork Market.
THE range of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Trade.l
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City. and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co., live stock commission mer-
chants.) \
Kansas City, Oct. 1.-CATTLE-Rec
IS, 600 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 6,000 head. Market
higher. Bulk of sales, S1S-5o@ 1910; top,
$3.50.
sHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market
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FIELD ARTILLERY BAND.

Thos. S. Morrison, leader.
Sergeants.
Daniel 1. Smith Vernon Bowman
Corporals.
Martin G. Miller Karl NJ. Gibbs
Friedrich Eckhert Chas. T. Montgomery
Musicians.
Bryant Barnes Homer E. Ira
Fred w. Bowman Paul NJ. Maxwell
Richard II. Brown Clyde r. Morse
Lloyd H. Dennis Tell Peterson
James A. Cameron David H. Pickett
Claude T. Hammer Homer Russell
Elgin G. Hinkle Jack W. Sinclair
Byron Hough Howard L. Ward
A A. PoraS
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Poultry and EgEs.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.t
Topeka, Kan, Oct. T.
HENS-3h lbs. and over. BIC; under 81
lbs, 1Sc; springs over lbs, 21c; ROSTERS,
12c; STACEY young ROSTERS, 13c; broilers.
lbs. and under, pc.
EGGS-39@40c-
Eggs rtaiiling in Topeka, e3SGf40c. =
BUTTER-43@47c. .f-" p 49,
Topeka Grain Market.
(Euruished by J. B. BILLIARD. corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis Set
Topeka, Kan, Oct. I.
OATS-5s66oc
CORN-S1 90.
Topeka Hay MarKe9.
FURNISHED by T. A. Beck. 212-o14 e. orh-s
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 1. I,
PRAIRIE HAY-S17. 90. p
AylFALFA-$20.0 90. ~ s'sf
Retail Hay.
iFuruished by W. A. Gilcfrist 62e Quincy
Street,
Topeka. Kan, Oct. 4.
PRAIRIE HAY-S14. 00Q16O0.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 90.
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TOPEKA MAKKET REpoKs

. Topeka Livestock Market
,I'rices furnished by Wolff Packing Co,
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1t is believed that many communities
will oversubscribe their allotment,
tho, and that the state at large will be
able to exceed its .apnCrtionment.
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LIBERTY LOAN
uys First One.

,ond investment in each district and
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HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
FIELD ARTILLERY.

Officers.
Capt. A. NJ. Mills.
Lieut.. Frank Mcfarland.
SerReanta
Evening journal., 1917-04-24
URGED TO
help IN Crisis
Governors Council Makes
Plea for Increased Pro-
duction of Food
BOYS FREE FOR
FARM WORK MAY /

The work, under the supervision
of Governor Townsend's Executive
Council on Food Production and Food
to assist in increasing
the food production of the State, is
we'll under way. Although the COun-
Gil held its first meeting yesterday,
every member got busy at once and
within FIVE days the Council will
know definitely just what the farm
ers Of Delaware will do in the way OF
putting in extra acreage to increase
the food supply.
Following the meeting OF the Ex-
ecutive Council yesterday afternoon
the New Castle members Of the Coun-
ell held a meeting at the Office OF
Henry p Scott and mapped out some
plans for getting the work started
To enthuse the farmers Of the county
and get them interested in the PROPOSE
ton of increasing the acreage Of foods
that will be most needed sub-commit-
tees were named. Those members OF
the council living in rural New Castle
county Will take up the work in theiI
particular neighborhood. and the Will
mington members will carry on the
work in the city, and will also look
after Brandywine and Christiana hun
dreds. Local committees will be
formed in the various towns and hun.
dreds to enthuse the farmers, ascer
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
Evening journal., 1917-04-24
?. s. DUPONT Gives
S1O4,OOO TO The CITY
Turns Over Check to Pay
Damages for Eleventh
St. Widening
ALSO BUYS CHURCH
AS PART OF PROJECT

Yesterday was the last on which
appeals could be filed from the awards
of damages to property to be taken in
widening Eleventh streret from
Orange to Washington. but no appeals
we're filed with Judge Rice and the
awards made by commission VIII
stand This means the street Will be
widened about 20 feet.
The total of damage awards is
SlO4, 900 in round figures, and II be-
came known today that Pierre S. du-
Pont president of the powder COM
pany had turned over to the cit as
gift. his check for S104,00O TO pay the
street widening damages.
MIR. dupont suggested some time
ago. his willingness to pay for the
street widening project up to reas-
onable cost, and the Street and sewer
Commissioners and CITY engineer
Hoopes undertook the work the
final awards being considered satlsIac-
tory all around. The SlO4,OOO does
not include the cost OF the church OF
the New Jerusalem, at Delaware ave
nue. and Washington street, which Mr.
dupont bought and paid for out OF MS
own funds, at a price satisfactory 10
the church officials. The church VIII
be moved, stone by stone. to anothei
site later on and will become the
property of the congregation ana tne
present sito will be rounded aho
marked in accord with the plans iol
widening Delaware avenue ahu
Eleventh street. at Mr.. duPonts eN-
pense