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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
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COAL COMPANIES IN:
DISMISSAL BY COURT

NEW YORK, July 9.-IndictmentI
against three more coal companies.
defendants in the governments sutt
alleging a conspiracy in restraint OF
, trade against more than one hundred
companies. were dismissed today by
Federal Judge Grubb The companies
the Ashland Coal and Coke company,
the Pemberton Coal and Coke com.
pany and the Dry Fork Colliery com.
pany. are concerns with which W. 4.
Williams, dismissed last week. Is af-
filiated.
At the same time Judge Grubb IN.
nounced that the indictments against
six other companies. Professionally dis.
missed Friday. had been reinstated..
The companies are the Crystal Coal
and Coke company, the 1roquois Coal
Mining company. Flat Top Coal Min
ing company, Mcdowell Coal and
Coke company, Thomas Coal company
company. Today's action leaveS lp.
proxlmatey half the accused con.
Germs under indictment.
Arguments were started today an6
are expected 10 be finished tomorrow.
IL is probable the case will 90 10 tho
jury late Wednesday.
The defendant companies. contrary
TO rhe governments charge OF price
fixing and restraint OF trade. actually
received less than circular prices for
most OF their product during the pc
riod covered by the indictment de-
clared Henry 4. Wise in his argument
for the defendants.
The men sold coal for 81 and less.
he said. when only few days ago
one Of the governments highest Of
tcials declared price NJ 1910 10 be
productive year, 1915. Mr.. Wise said.
The defendants produced less than
o00O0.00n tons Of coal while the dis.
trict produced o5O0O0.On0 tons and ths
country 51Q.000.000 tons. It was
ridiculous he argued. TO assume that
they could tie up the trade with the
comparatively small amount Of coal
under their control.
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KEY
NOW IN DANCER
RUSSIAN THRUST IS
BECOMING SERIOUS
Over Seven Thousand More
Prisoners and Many Guns
Taken by Muscovites.

Halicz. the key TO Lemberg,
capital Of Galicia, is threatened
seriously by the success OF the
second thrust within ten days in
eastern Galicia by the Russian
armies.
Changing suddenly their point
OF attack 10 west and north OF
Stanislau. about eighteen miles
south Of Halicz on the Lemhcrs.
Czernewitz railway, the Russians
have taken Jrzapol, eight miles
south Of Halicz on the River
Dneister, and four villages be-
tween the railway line and the
lLomnica river, ten Mules TO the
west. Giezov. one of the villages
taken. is several miles southwest
OF .Iezupol and on the lembcrg-
Stanislau railway.
Important captures Of prisoners
and guns were made by General
Brusiloff's men. More than 7.0OU
men. III officers. 48 guns and
many machine guns were taken
from the AuStro.GermanS. The
Russian attacks northwest Of
Stanislau continue.
The Russian cavalry has swept
on 10 the west and has reached
The Luvka river. Eerlin and
Vienna admit the success Of the
Russian thrust, but both capitals
H. l,.n
checked by German reserves.
thrown in APPARENTLY TO save the
Austrian positions 4 further ad.
vance Of the Russians toward the
Siwka river thirty miles west Of
Halicz would make most perlnus
he retention by the Austro-Gcr.
mans Of their present line from
Zlochoff 10 Halicz and would
compel AT least the evacuation Of
Halicz. That their fanking move
ment may have added security.
the Russians have been attacking
the Austrians ak0ng the BY
stritsa-Solotvinn. southeast OF
Stanislau. bur with no important
gain Of ground AS vet.
Again the French have thrown
back German efforts to reach the
line Of the Chemin.Des Danes.
The Russian crown prince has
been reckless in his expenditure
Of men. bul all 70 no avail. as the
French still hold iighr 10 the i'm
portant positions south of Ison.
Along the British front in
France on tho Austro-ltalian front
and in Macedonia. there has been
little infantry activity. only raids
and reconnoiterine engagements
being renortod Alone The Mesn.
poiomia-Persian frontier the Ger
man troops have evacuated soy.
rral towns in the mountains. in
(Cortinued on pocA Ta,\
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valley alone has more growing hi0
year than the whole state ever had
in any one year before. This Is a croH
TO which West Virginia soil is esI
pccially we'll adapted. but to which
paid.
The peach crop Of the PotomaaI
valley portion of West Virginia is go.
ing 10 be the biggest ever, even far
beyond the record production in 1915
when the balance was on the wrong
side of the ledger for the orcharGists,
The fruit is unusually large. on no.
count of an excess Of moisture In thas
region this season. ard is starting OF
around s. a basket for the producers.
Later arrivals will be larger fruit
and bring better prices as there seemE.
TO have been geneal shotage IN ali
peach gowing regions OF he country,
except West Virginia,
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DEATH FOR SIX IN
EXPLOSION AT MARE
ISLAND NAVY YARD

VALLEJO. Cal. July O. Six per.
sons are known to have been killed
in An explosion which wrecked Two
SlorehouSrs at III" Mare island navy
ward today. and at least ihirty-one
persons We're injured.
Fire which for 4 lime threatened 10
spread 10 the magazine proper was
eXtinguishrd No estimate nf the
property damage has been made.
Buildings on various parts Of the
island wera damaged. and in somc in
stances roofs lifted.
The damage in Vallejo was nxlen-
sive. windows being shattered and
doors rs far as TWO miles from the
scGne being twiStef from their hinges
No one was allowed 10 leave The
island. and only those having official
business could approach.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
QUARTER MILLION NATIONAL GUARDSMEN TO FRANCE
President Wilson Issues Proclamation Calling the State
Soldiers to Federal Service-Wi Be Sent to Southern
Camps for Intensive Training Before Going Overseas.

WASHINGTON July 9The last step necessary to make the
entire National Guard 2O00O available for duty France
was taken Wilson with the of
drafting the into the of the United
States August 5th
purpose of the national defense is
carried out the proclamation specifically declares the drafted
from the old militia that date In that
constitutional restraint of militia outside the
avoided and the paved for sending the regiments
the Error 'front.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
STATE B,.P, ", MUST SHOW CAUSE
F0R NOT APPROVING TEXT BOOKS

Shawkey of the state department OF
schools.
II comes on the eve Of the meet
ing of the school book commission
which will rcconycne here tomorro"
on request Of the board of public
works. and the governor. 10 recon-
slider it's action in making changes
in the list of books to be used in the
state in the next FIVE years.
In notifying the governor and the
her members of rho board Of public
works that he had decided TO recon
rene The commission. Chairman Yer
non F. Johnson Of Berkeley springs:
served notice Of them that he would
expect them 10 appear before the
commission tomorrow prepared TO
state the reasons upon which you
base Your criticism of tho action or
the commission" Tho same notice
was served on Charleston and Wheel
ing newspapers in which articles OF
criticism have been published.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
FINAL OVERTHROW OF.
MANCHUS IS ASSURED

WASHINGTON. Suly 9--'inaI
overthrow nf lhr aburtivr movement
in China for restoration q! III" Man
chu dynasty il hrletrd here 10 be
only q mait"r Of - few ln"S Roth a.
fetal and unofficial dispatches have
led n the conviction that Ihr fight ing
is practically over and the situation
soon will br solved By compromise
sine" both sides 1r" faced hy an "X-
rrnmiry neither cares to mn"i-- the
monarchi.;ls BY fear Of the death pen
atty and the republicans by fear OF
ihe d"strutinn Of Prking.
Latest advirrs received here rr,
port the rrnubIirans blocking all four
lines of railroad nut Of Picking. and
Chang llsun. the anarchist command.
or. still holding the ancient canitalaS
~ pawn for his personal safety. In
this situation 1t is thought both sides
sre about ready 10 end The trouble.
II the revolution is ended thus by
a compromise. officials are inclined
10 feel that i; will have had very
beneficial effect on China. routing the
last remnants Of ManChuism and rs,
rahlShinr the republic more firmly
Than rv"r before. Many previously
hiSrOrdant elements in China have
been brnuch' together against the
mnnarchiii danger and a period Of
unity is expected to follow.
LONDON. July ln.--Gcneral Chang
Hsun. leader of the attempt 10 place
the Manchms again on the throne Of
China. has resigned AL his offices and
handed over the administration OF af'
fairs in PekinC TO General Wang. who
is friend OF Tuan Chi-.lui, leader Of
the republican forces.
Special dispatches from P"king and
Tien Tsin add that the fighting be-
tween The republicans and imperial
lists has ceased and that the republic.
ans surround PrkinE.
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year is estimated to be much larger
than ever before.
Rye. another record crop this year,
will amount 10 56.10000O bushels, or
500. 900 bushels more than last yeaE
Production Of tobacco will break an
'other record with crop Of l.215.Q00,-s
000 pounds, which is $4,000 900
pounds more than was grown last
year:
Sweet potatoes will register new
high total with S2,200000 bushels. or
IL 100000 bushels more than last
year.
Rye production will be 34.400,0o0
bushels. the second largest, crop ev.r
produced.
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"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"

Special Disnatrh tn tn, lntclIizencer.
WASHINGTON. Pa. July S.-Four
Washington boys are somewhere In
France" with General Pershing. They
are Willis Dagg. son of l.. NJ. paEE'
OF Addison street: Edward Kelley.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs r. \. Kelley. OF
West Walnut street: William Dun
ming. son Of Mr. and Mrs WilSam
Dunning. 0f Murtland avenue. and
Morris Barrows. son Of Grant Bar
rows, OF West Wheeling street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
NATIONAL GUARD OF ELEVEN STATES, INCLUDING WEST
VIRGINIA, TO Be TAKEN over BY u. S. NEXT SUNDAY

president WHsn at tot the
Sc
from
eMarland gn It lane Cf TENNESSEE
Idaho oWahhst o
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
Gerard Resigns From
Diplomatic Service

WASHINGTON, July 9.-James W.
Gerard. former ambassador 10 Ger
many. has resigned from the diplo-
Matte service and returned to private
life His resignation was accepted
some time ago. though the fact was
not allowed to become known until to-
day
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
NO SEPARATE PEACE
SAYS AMBASSADOR

Nt:W YORK. July ?.-Amhassador
Eakhmeref of Russia in All address TO-
dac ~ A luncheon OF the American
Russian chamber Of commerce said:
Among the things | have come 10
this country for is TO repudiaie the
idea that Russia will entertain at any
moment any idea OF separate peace
with Germany. That Russia will not
do SO was demonstrated by the gall
LIANT bur appalling sacrifice of the Rus
sian CITIZEN soldiers on the battle
fields OF tialicia under the great lead
erShip OF kerenSky.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
AMERICAN SHIP SUNK
BY GERMAN U-BOAT

LONDON. July 9.-Thr American
ship MassapaGua was sunk on Satlr-
day by German submarine. The
crew was landed m tho small island
Of Sein. off the French coast. %
miles Souihwes Of Brest.
The Massapaqua. 3.l93 tons gross,
was armed with guns manned by
nava! gunncrs She was built In 1898
nj Sunderland. England. and was
owned by the NNw York and Porto
Rico Steamship company. She sailed
on June IS from the United States
for France, with 4 general cargo. She
was commanded by Captain \. II
Srramm and had crew OF 3 .nrn.
of who milo signed on as American
CitjZnnS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10
Gov COX TO WE'D.

CHICAGO. July 9.-The Daily News
TODAY publishes the statement that
Governor James VI. Cox. Of Ohio. will
be married at Dayton next September
10 Miss Margaretta 7. Blair. daughter
of Thomas S. Blair. Jr.. president OF
tha Blair Engineering Company. Mt
Blair and his daughter are now in New
York to say goodbye 10 Miss Blalr's
brother. who has joined the navy.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July s.-Forecast: g.
oMo-air Tuesday; Wednesday fair,
warmer north portion.
Western Pennsylvania-Showe on
Tuesday lnopring, followed by fair ;
wednesday fair.
West Virgtnin-air Tuesday; Wednes-
day fair, warmer east portion
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Conflict Allies Fred B. Pney Wednesday

Fair Tuesday; Wednesday Fair, and
warmer East Portion.
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tarts?" And there was Miss Beth
Granger with plate Of mince tarts.
ooh, thank you'll" gasped Amy as she
took one. .~
"Wait a moment and Annie will
wrap it in paper napkin so you can
carry it home," said Miss Beth as she
pressed a button for the maid. But
when Annie came with the paper nap
kin, which was all gay with holly and
Christmas bells, Miss Ruth put all the
mince tarts in it and gave it to Amy.
ooh, thank you so much!' repeated
Amy, thinking how her mother would
enjoy the tarts. Mother sent the
dress.'
"My sister is trying it on" said Miss
Beth. "Wait moment, Amy, and /
will get the money for you"
She had just disappeared when Miss
Lucy Granger came bustling through
the hall. 81 wonder if you would mail
these little packages for me, Amy"
she said. 81 am so provoked because
1 have used up my Christmas seals"
"Of course I will mail the packages,
Miss Lucy" said Amy; then she added
shyly, 'T-I have some Christmas seals
If you would like them"
"You have? How very fortunate"
Amy told her about the seals and
how she had been unable to sell even
one of them. To her great joy Miss
Lucy bought the whole twenty-five and
put the money in Amy's pocketbook,
together with a bright silver quarter
for herself 81 hope you will have
very happy Christmas, DEAR" Miss
Lucy said.
The next day Amy took the Red
Cross money to her teacher, and Miss
Smith told her she had done very well.
Early Christmas morning the Gran
ger auto car stopred before the Wells
door. and the chauffeur brought in
great basket for Mrs. Wells. There
was a new dress for Amy with warm
cloak for her mother, besides cunning
doll. The bottom of the basket was
filled with good things to eat.
"My Christmas week began with
tears laughed Amy as bright drops
fell ol her round cheeks, "and it is
ending in tears too"
Tears of happiness, darling" said
her mother.
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'He patted my head"
"He must be lonesome without any
folks" began Bobby. Then he leaned
over and whispered to his companions.
Fifteen minutes later three little boys,
the oldest ten and the youngest six, let
themselves through a basement door
and hurried across the snowy yard to
the opening in the hedge which led
through a patch of woods to the village.
Mr.. BARLEY, the trustee, who often
visited the home, lived in a big house
with a wonderful garden. Everything
was blanketed in snow now, and the big
house was dark save for few lighted
windows on the lower floor.
Soon they stood on the porch peer
ing in at cozy library, where Mr.. Bart
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used to help the wounded soldiers.
And she had not sold one single, soli-
tary stamp of her twenty-five!
How she had trudged around from
door to door, only to meet the same
kind smile and shake of the head Amy
told her mother, and when Mrs. Wells
offered to buy all the stamps herself the
little girl shook her head.
II ought to be able to sell them out
side my home, mother, DEAR" she said.
'"That would be real work."
Mrs. Wells sighed and smiled. She
couldn't very we'll afford to buy even
the twenty-five stamps that Amy want
in that little household. Mr.. Wells had
died a year or two before, and Amy'S
mother had to sew for living. She
was very busy, for she was trying to
finish some work so as to receive the
money in time to buy something for
Christmas.
kiss me, little daughter" Mrs. Wells
said, with smile, "and then carry this
dress up to Miss Granger on the hill"
The Changers lived in big house at
the top of the hill. 1t was quite the
largest house in Little River, and the
three ladies lived there alone with
two servants. They were Miss Belle
Granger, Miss Lucy and Miss Beth.
They were not very young, but they
were very kind and sweet.
The maid admitted Amy to the front
hall, all warm and glowing from a
great fire on the hearth.
"How do you do, Amy? Wouldn't
you like one of these little mince
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the parlor tomor-
dow, and candy
and presents and
everything, but
I'd rather hang
up my stocking
than have all the
old G hri S t mas
trees. You betcha
I would I"
$50 would II"
echoed Bobby and
George.
"That trustee
who was here to-
day would make
a dandy man for
a father or an
uncle" said Bob
by.
Hes a W f III
rich"
"And he amt
got any children
or any folks at
ALL"
II wish he'd
'dopt me-" re-
f1ected George.
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before Christ
mas, and little
Amy Wells was so
happy. The teach
er had given her
some Red Cross
seals to sell, and
when Miss Smith
had distributed
the red and white
and green seals
among her schol-
ars she had ex-
planned to them
all about the pur-
pose of the Red
Gross society and
how the money
earned would he
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r T was Christmas eve at the Bayville
i Home for Orphans, and three little
boys sat in the chilly dining room
looking out at the flying flakes of snow.
1t was after supper, and there was a
clatter of dishes in the kitchen.
"They say" said Jimmy, there's
going to be big Christmas tree in
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: stead, and in two
m | n u t eS they
w re, SCUM d
asleep, while the
servant, Martin,
nodded in a chair
outside in the
hall and Mr..
BARLEY, button
ed into a fur
lin e d OvercOat,
went S tri d i n g
down the snowy
street to the
brightly lighted
shops.
1 don't know
who was the hap
pier that Christ
mas morning, the
three little boys
with stockings
full of treasures
or big Mr.. Bart
ley, whom they
call e d "Uncle
Dick" And the
best of it all was
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that Mr.. BARLEY adopted all three of
the little lads who came to him that
Christmas eve, and they are growing
up into such fine, big boys.
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The Dog Lifted His
Head and Barked.


"Please, sir, we're from the home"
said Bobby. "We knew you lived
all alone-and-we thought maybe
you'd like to hire us three kids to spend
Christmas with you. We don't want
any tree" explained Bobby. "We just
want to hang up our stockings and
wake up-sOmething like home-before
we came to the 'sylum." Tears were
in the boys eyes now.
Mr.. BARLEY f1ourished handkerchief
and tried to laugh, but his voice crack
ed so queerly.
"Now, that's funny thing" he de-
clared. II was just wishing I had
three nice boys to spend Christmas
with me-and maybe live with me all
the time"
BY and by Mr.. BARLEY called a man-
servant, and together they took the
three little boys up to bed. 30
Then they hung their stockings on
the corners Of the big four-post bed
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ley sat IN a Dig
chair before the
fire, looking very
lonesome. A big
dog, a collie, sat
beside him with
his head on his
masters knee.
Suddenly the dog
lifted his head
and barked. Mr..
BARLEY looked to-
ward the window
and saw the three
little frightened
boy faces peering
in. In a jiffy he
had jumped up,
opened the win
dow and lifted
them in one at a
time.
"Good gracious
me! What are you
doing out there?"
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Christmas Seals
By CLARISSA MACKIE

T was only a few days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-26
Worlds Wheat Crop
Shows Big Shortage
Great Increase, However, Is
Reported in Corn, Oats,
Potatoes and Rice

WASHINGTON. Nov. Bumper
world crops of corn. oats. potatoes,
rice, sugar beets and tobacco for this
year are shown by estimates compiled
by the international Institute Of Agri-
culture at Rome, made public to-day by
the Department of Agriculture. Wheat,
rye, barley and faxseed, however.
have fallen below the iive-year aver
age OF production from 1911 to 1915.
The production OF wheat IN seven
teen countries. not including the Cen
trail Powers, will be 1858 100000 bush
els, $50 per cent Of the fiye-year aver
age. Corn raised will amount TO
1912. ZOO. 900 bushels. which is al per
cent greater than the average produc-
ton for the last five years. Other
crops are estimated as follows:
Rye. 147. 900, 900 bushels, 92.2 per cent:
barley. 5s7 900 900 bushels. 50 per cent:
oats. 1852. O000 900 bushels, 1879 per
cent; rice, 10000. 900 bushels, 115.5 per
cent; Naxseed, 3s,OO0,000 bushels. 6S.8
per cent; potatoes, 719.000.000 bushels,
1924 per cent; sugar beets, 100000
short tons. 1866 per cent. and tobacco
I1s6.O0O 900 pounds, 1908 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-26
They Plan Vast Organiza-
ton to Eliminate Middle
mems Profits
Labor Unions to Aid
Credit and Banking System
Will Be a Big
Feature

Delegates of the Consumers CO.
operative Societies of the Eastern
States adopted a plan yesterday to use
the thousand scattered cooperative
stores of this country as nucleus
about which to build. with the aid of
organized labor, vast organization to
eliminate middlemen. simplify distri-
button of the necessaries. and reduce
prices by bringing producers and con-
sumers into reciprocal relationship.
Nothing short of an economic revo-
luton in the United States is proposed,
but Professor Edward p. Cheyney, of
the University of Pennsylvania, who
acted as chairman. declared that the
stress of the times. with the concomi-
tant of ever increasing living costs,
had rendered the people of the country
ripe for economic revolt James W.
Sullivan brought word to the delegates
that the American Federation of Labor
had Endorsed the movement.
The plan, as adopted at the close of
a two-day conference at the Branch
Library. 228 East Twenty-third Street,
includes making local labor unions
throughout the country centres Of or
ganization of cooperative societies,
and the establishment of credit unions
and cooperative banks. Working
through the labor unions and the Co
operative League of America, the lead
ers of the movement expect the masses
of the United States to be organized
into cooperative or mutual welfare as
sociations which not only Will reduce
the costs of food and clothing and
other necessaries, but, branching out,
procure pensions for the aged and sub
sides for motherhood, while providing
life. health and occupational insurance
at actual cost.
A great credit union or cooperative
bank. 10 finance cooperative purchases,
is already in prospect for New YORK
il was announced. A committee re-
ported TO the conference yesterday on
plans for the bank, and a general
meeting to discuss these plans was
called for Tuesday night at the Russell
Sage Foundation.
In the United States to-day there arc
about 100000 persons affiliated with the
unattached cooperative stores scattered
about the country. The societies con-
Quoting these stores save their mem
bers large amounts through the coop
erative buying of supplies. But it is
now proposed to apply to the fullest ex-
tent in this country the Rochdale CO.
operative plan. which has a member
shin of more than 100000 persons III
England.
Mr.. Sullivan was introduced as the
special agent of the American Fedora
ton of Labor on cooperation, and the
delegates adopted resolution calling
for the appointment of committees by
various cooperative organizations to
confer with him on details of the plan
to organize practically the entire coun-
try in the cooperative movement.