Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-12-27
Gov. Capper Sends Appeal to
Federal Fuel Administra-
tor For Aid.
MINES CAN PRODUCE THE COAL
Output in Southeast Kansas Only One.
fourth Normal Capacity Because
of the Car Shortage.


ministrator. asking for help in provid-
ing cars for coal shipments from the
Kansas fields that the suffering due
to lack of fuel in many parts of the
state can be alleviated. The governor
had information the mines in South
east Kans were working at only
about one-fourth the normal capacity
because of lack of cars. With plenty
of cars it is believed the coal short
age in Kansas could be ended. The
governors telegram said:
ct am informed that the situation
as to car shortage in the Southeastern
Kansas coal fields is more serious to-
day than ever before The mines at
Weir and Scammon have a normal
output of $4,000 tons per month
They are now shipping bout 1880
tons per month on account of the car
shortage. They have received only
133 cars in the last two weeks and
are short on orders two, days week.
There are enough miners in the Weir
and Scammon field ready, willing and
anxious to work to produce the nor
NAL output. 1 earnestly request that
you urge the prioritieS committees OF
the war industries board to give
special attention to this situation. IL
the output of these mines was brought
up to normal it would greatly relieve
the situation in Kansas.
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Sells Coal to Poor.-To relieve
coal famine the Atchison city council
has bought two cars of coal for imme-
date delivery, to be sold in small
quantities. Only one local dealer has
coal, and he is unable to make deliv-
tries inside of week following re-
ceipt of the order. There is much suf-
fering among the poor, and the city
established schedule of prices rang
ing from 10 cents for 80 pounds to
s1.2O for 400 pounds.
College Fund Nears GoaI.-The Fair
mount College campaign for $125,00O
for retention at Wichita is within $15,-
900 of the goal. 1t is believed small
and silent offers will carry it over.
The Congregational Educational So
ciety's session at Fargo, N. D., pledged
$500.
Haul Water to EIdorado.-So acute
has become the water shortage at FL
dorado the Missouri Pacific Railroad
has found it necessary to haul water
by the trainload from Wichita for it's
engines. Fifteen to eighteen cars of
water are hauled every day.
X X X
Accident Fatal to Santa Fe Man.
Joseph Rogers, a Santa Fe Railroad
switchman, who was run over by
train recently and one leg cut off, died
recently in the company's hospital at
Mulvane.
Columbus Lawyer Dies.-E. M.
Tracewen, 20 years old, member of
the Cherokee county bar since 1882,
and a Democratic politician, died re-
Gently at Columbus.
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Girl Assistant Bank Cashier.-Mfss
Ada Foley has been made assistant
cashier of the Peoples State Bank of
Salina, taking the place of young
man who went to war. Miss Foley
has been a clerk in the bank
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Suspect I. w. w. at caney.-A drill
ing rig of the Hooker Drilling Com
pany, three miles from Caney. was
burned the other night L w. w. are
suspected. Bloodhounds from Kansas
City were put on the trail.
x X X
Train Porter KilIed.-Robert Web
ster, negro porter on the Union Pa
cific, was killed at Salina when caught
between two passenger cars while
making a coupling. He lived in Sa-
lima
y X
Children Lost In Storm. Eight
school children, ranging in age from
z to Is years, and two teachers of the
Forest Grove school, five miles north
of Effingham, were lost in the storm
and snow drifts the other night and
were not found by searching party
until 4 o'clock the next morning.
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Howat Observation-Disclosures How
at has been reelected president Of
the United Mine Workers of District
No. Ia. Returns from seventy-three
| of the 125 locals give him 1856 to 276
| for his opponent, Alexander McA1lis-
ter.
X X X
| X U. Boy to Navy.-Donald Hughes.
a sophomore in the University of Kan
| sas and vice-president of the class.
has left for the Great Lakes Training
| School, where he will train as navy
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