The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-17
MUCH WORK ON
PRESIDENTS DESK
Return From Ten Days Rest
Finds Much Work to be
Cleared up by
Congress.
NEW COAL SCHEDULES
Senate and House Expected to Rush
Through its Busines and Ad-
Journ Early Next
Month.
NEW COAL SCHEDULES

r11ntted Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-Here
are a few things that President VIII
son took up today following MS re-
turn from a ten days rest.
Increases in some Of the b1tumln-
OILS coal price schedules said to nave
been unfair at rates he fixed first.
Nominations for state fuel admins
traitors.
anthracite coal.
Prices on steel and copper.
Mass of reports. resulting frop LATE
state department expose OF German
Swedish collusion in Argentine and
Mexico.
Decision on certain other revela-
tions held up by the state depart
ment, pending orders from the wnlte
house.
Agreements with allies relating to
draft Of aliens. ;,
Direct action on the, soldiers and
sailors insurance bill that 1t may
pass this session and means of hurry
ing congress along to adjournment
early in October.
President Wilson was back at his
desk today to find war work far ad-
! yanced and congress showing signs
of early adjournment. After ten days
rest, a cruise on the Mayhwoer ana
visit with Colonel House, the prest-
dent is feeling fit.
He let congressional leaders know
today that he wants action at this
session on the soldiers and sailors
insurance bill and has other legis-
lation pending which might prevent
adjournment early in October.
With this knowledge. house and
senate leaders requested prompt &C
ton on pending measures. The SILL
900 100000 bond bill went to confer
ence today. Agreement on the war
tax bill should be reached late this
week. The urgent deficiency bill
should pass the house today.
Both houses will get together
quickly on minor differences over the
war credit and trading with the enc
my bills.
The senate reconvenes tomorrow to
take up the Webb export trading bill,
permitting American industries to
combine In other countries to COM
pete with the socalled "governm ent
trusts" of other nations, for trade.
The house committee investigating
defective ammunition, began hear
ings today, calling in experts and
chemists of Frankford arsenal.
One of the biggest jobs ahead Of
the president this week is determine
tion of a fair retail price on bitumin-
Gus and anthracite coal.
| Schedules awaited his return. His
proclamation is expected before Octo-
Der 1. The president also will pass
on recommendations for state fuel
administrators, to work under Fed
eral Administrator Garfield.
| "A gross margin Of from $3.50 to
! $500 per ton for retail coal dealers
| is understood to be favored by Fuel
Administrator Garfield. This mar
gin includes the retailers overhead
expenses, hauling charges and profit.
The consumer who carts away his
own coal probably will receive a
slight reduction.
The federal trade commission,
! closely allied with Garfield In con.
! troll over the coal industry, has re-
| peatedly held in its anthracite re-
failing investigations that $500 per
I ton is ordinarily an ample gross
margin. These Investigations have
shown that many retailers earned
satisfactory net profits on even
smaller margins