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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15

Acadia-now Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick-and the Hudson's Bay ter.
ritory were coded to Great Britain By
France by the treaty Of Utrecht II
IT'S. To be sure, Britain had nm older
title to the Hudson's Bay territory by
reason Of discovery and occupation.
and the territory came to mean about
all the Canadian West Of today. Old
Canada-today the provinces Of Que.
bee and Ontario-were coded to Great
Britain by France by the treaty o.
Paris, signed on February 10. 176S
By this name treaty France gave "
any claim to the Ohio valley and Other
territory row forming much Of ths
.1..rsi Yes: q: the United States.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15
WEST SETS PACE IN ENuSTMENTS
Carries Off HOnOrS in Number of
Men Volunteering for
the Army.
BUREAU GIVES DATA
Pennsylvania the Only State in the
East to Furnish Over so Per Cent
Of Quota - Detailed Figures
for the States Given.

Washington, .. C.-Western states
have carried off all the honors up to
date In volunteer enlistment in the
army. They stand at the head Of the
list, with the Eastern, Southern, and
New England states.
Here is the enlistment record Of the
various divisions Of the country as
they are denominated by the census
bureau:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15
Cheaper Than Potatoes.

Carl J. Carter, prosecuting attorney
Of Bartholomew county, passed a de-
livery truck from q grocery. In the
real of the truckswere a half-dozen
oil cans and on the end of each spout
was q gumdrop.
"What's the idea r. Carter asked the
man in charge.
"Gumdrops are cheaper than pota-
toes he replied.-Indianapolis News.
Man Furnishes his stomach with what
he puts in 1t and woman Furnishes her
feet with what she jams themaintO.
Erie railroad has .discont46ned 50
trains. III
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15

Nearly 100 OF Washington's best
known society girls and young matrons
have become qualified as ambulance
drivers for the American Red Cross.
Here are two Of them-Miss Ethel
Hartman (left). daughter Of Mrs. ].
Borden Hartman. and Mrs. w. %. Rob
bins, wife Of an official In the state
department. The reason their uni
forms look so good Is that they were
made to order By real tailors and have
never known q comnissGry Ghclf.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15
Resembles President,
So Gets Big Salary

Lafayette, Ind.-Paul West
phal's face is his fortune. He
was night clerk in q hotel here
for the meager salary Of $40 a
week or so when a movie
company discovered his striking
resemblance to President Will
son. He will take the part of
the nations chief in Il war
drama for $3.50 a week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15
Total to in

Pennsylvania is the only Eastern
state that has furnished more than SO
per cent Of its required quota. The
nprcpntage Of nunfa follows.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15
Incorporation Articles.
Weeds Arc Dangerous.

The food supply will be reduced
this. year more by weeds than any
thing else. warns J.. G. Hutton. asso-
ciate agronomist at State college. II
the world is hungry next year. the
weeds will be largely to blame.
Weeds use sunshine and water and
plant food just as the crops use them
and they are better equipped for get.
ting them. Weeds are so successful
In getting what they need that Ii
spite Of all we car do against them
they frequently take the crop in spite
Of all that we can do.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-15
Registration Day in state.
The state Treasury.

The report of condition of the state
treasury at close Of business May 81,
shows cash in all funds amounting to
$1,354,231. OF this the income fund
for common schools of the state car
ried $660,009. The general fund car
ried $230,743. the game fund s51,947,
and the twine fund $146,947 The va
rious agricultural extension funds car
ried $13,589, Of which a large part was
in the county agent fund.
Incorporation Articles.
Articles OF Incorporation have been
filed for the Western Drug and Chem
ical company at Sioux Falls. capital
$4,000; incorporates. H. F. Brow.
nell, c. H. Brown. H. H. Brownell.
The Hub City Fraternal Holding com.
pany. for the erection OF a fraternal
building: capital, $4,000: incorpora.
tors, A. N. Aldrich, C. r. May, R. c,
Young and others.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

the deterioration together seldom
o, his selling price for uncoIbie accounts Advertising large
% the largest single item the cost of retaining is Of course that rep
Sn 6 5i SS marketing Sna cost ana the "''' together MAKE
With all these various costs discussed and analysed there re-
be cost to the operator of the coal in the ground usually e
pressed a royalty or depletion charge.
1 9 ssS S in on ali s @'s %Sen PROBABLY sTS S
go to per
@ annual output Of anthracite was around on royalties wefo
@ smaller % In the seventies the rate rose to twenty-five cents on pre
pared that one-fOurth smaller sizes
Striking balance between labors share capitals return
would be found that he mine worker the trainman and
together receive fully half of the of the anthracite de-
your house. and the three classes labor receive
not less than half the price paid by the consumer for the
3 n nng pn a On @
roughly calculated with the result that landlord bondhoder
about S5 from the of anthracite and only fifty seventy
five cents from the ton of umnous COAL and of either of these
amounts the mine operators share only small fraction There
be little hope of reducing costs in mining methods
but the most promising of relief to lie in
dung transportation charges through shortened length OF haul
preference for coal from distant field over
that from field nearer home based on special the dsSdps
turn may be- largely due difnta freight scale which thus not in
Absolutely demand the long haul coat The recon, eastward
hSs s AVERAGE g s S Of Sa9 s and Su s''a c
81 o a n sp@ discover nearer Sone sources
coat equally vel suited 70 nT pH n, S % m IN m S ing S
s TSa'SyS5 o IS T0 s P Mead s t s gy
dealers fifv than Is
unreguated private ownership of natural like
that because the lands containing these national
power taxed and because the individual corpora
ton properly charges interest mt current rates his large
holding the cost which takes into
account the long period Of undevelopment"
The conclusion is drawn that as coal interstate
interstate commodity regulation of prices needs TO be
under federal control and benefit both and produce
such control cannot stop with and mining costs
hut stand exercise full rights trustee of the
PEOPLE the coal in the ground Public regulation however
win be fair and indeed in the long win beneficial to the
landowner we'll the TO the mine worker wei
the operator because such agency the federal trade
commission in its control of prices must determine costs and
interpret the present attitude Of the whole coal mining indus
try the operators willing to rest their fair determine
ton Of actual costs which their profits then be figured
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

TOR an those who can still give
their ages In the teens there Is
nothing more appropriate than
the dancing frock Of some nlmy stun
And. contrary 20 expectations, such a
frock has generally long lease Of
life, for a good quality Of tulle has
tho wearing powers of far stouter ma
terlals ana "A most satisfying way Of
springing into "llfc." In this fairy.
like creation two types OF nlIny stufis
are combined-the fascinating novelty
known AS will.o'tho-wlsp, 80 cleverly
named becuuse II has all the elusive
charm of this elhn creature, and a
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS
contributions of Twenty Nine Nol-
umcs TO Isocal Institution.

Below II list IT books that will De
added a. the Carnegie library shelves
this present week. mys Miss Matte
Strong. librarian:
Manly'H English Prose.
StatcHmnn'H Year Book.
High School Debate Book.
Servant In the House.
Perfect Tribute.
Richard Carved
quest of the Four-i."nf clover.
Snngstcr'H Poems.
Leopard Spots.
Feeding the Family.
American Literature.
Dri r I.
The Melting Pot.
Little Shepherd uf Kingdom Come.
Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel.
The World For Sale.
itninbpw'a End.
Angel InawnrcH.
\ Voice In the wilderness.
story ~ wuoi
Mother Gposs village.
uoopr and How o. lie Them.
Secret Garden.
Jack Among the Indians.
Jack the Young Cowboy.
Mark Tidd In business.
Golden Windows.
RooHeyeirH Stories OF tne Great
West.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
itAILItoAD OPERATIONS NM
DEALERS MORE OPTIMISTIC

Operating Officials ct the Denver
nd rio Grnndc have been In AN up-
imiHtic mood most of the time for u
eek or ten days past over the coal
ltuntiun. both at the mines ct Car
ON and Emery counties. ana ut salt
AXE city aud along the main line and
ranches az well. n the good Wra-
her keeps up Tor few DAYS longer.
hey say. dealers throughout the ter
tory served will have the emporium
y o. stock ~ their hins with Huffl-
lent at the commodity Ia withstand
ny Kind nf railroad delays that may
ccur this winter This optimism b.
haired hy the coal dealers ~ well. A.
lutRnt General Manager Rockwell "f
he Denver aud Rio urnndr wants u
,nown that the coal situation looks
nuch better,
"Ail the yards had whatever coal
hey could handle" he stated last
'aturday. and as they can take care
Z hut about sixty ears "A day, and the
likelihood OF hundred being here Ia.
AZ ought Co make everyone feel bet
~. I wonder II the people really APP
ircciate what the railroads were up
,gainst during the past snowsturm
nd cold spell which followed ~ ~
ONE places on the mountains the
thermometer registered forty degrees
,elow zero. ana II was simply impos-
lble 90 operate locomotives. How
yer, there were two hundred and sew
nty-five cars loaded az the mines yes
.rday and three hundred ears VIII
ave there today. Everything n COM
ng around la great rhape. and We
ave enough empty coal ears To give
he mines three hundred daily, their
apaclty"
According Ca one of Salt Lake Guys
liz dealers. the crisis h over Ia the
uel situation ana there win be plenty
Z coal to supply all wants from now
n. The trouble caused boy tho in
bllity of the railroads To handle the
Alpments from the mines hy reason
snow or cold weather has az least
cen overcome, and an abundance oi
bal even now is available, b b. de-
Jared,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

ard Coal company. while thirty-six
cents Is being offered.
Knight wooden mills. which closed
onc day last week for lack OF coal.
nave now resumed. Provo dealers be-
ing again supplied from Spring Cam
yon.
Resolved that before winter cpmcs
again my bins will be filled with n
hard. black substance known ~ GOAL 90
Is the gist Of numerous New Years
resolution throughout this Western
country.
Twenty years ago last Friday Rock
Springs. wyo.. coal was delivered In
Salt Lake city to customers at $500
for lump. S3.75 for nut and mine
slack S2.5O. The same prices pre-
vailed for Castle Gate and Winter
Quarters. In those days there we're
but two producing mines In Carbon
county. Winter Quarters and Castle
Gate. All the other camps uf this
county. twelve producing ones. have
since been developed.
\. y. Sweet. vice president and y.
y. Clarity superintendent of trans
portation or the Denver and tio
Grandc. were IN Utah last week and
this looking into the coal situation.
They expressed themselves na well
pleased with the movement Of traffic.
especially coal. during the past few
days and predict that the present
shortage will be overcome shortly "
favorable weather conditions con-
tinuc.
Last Saturday the Denver and rio
Grande loaded three hundred and
twenty-four cars at the mines In Car.
bon and Emery counties and all Of
them were On the road 90 destination
sunday More than three hundred
omptics were forwarded to the mines
Sunday and from this time on mine
operators are assured that there will
be- no denrth ~ cars. Sunday being q
CONTINUED on gage four)
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

NEW YOBK. Jan. G.-lnability Ca
obtain coal has caused delay IN the
departure ~ many transatlantic pas
scngcr and freight steamers from this
port Some ut the sailings have been
deferred twcnty-fOur hours. while
others have had tu be extended forty
eight hours.
Either lack Of facilities to deliver
coal or a shortage In the market was
said tonight 10y steamship men to he
responsible for the situation. For
months there has been an exception
M demand for marine coal In the Unit
ted states. due To- the shortage IN
Europe.
The majority of steamships In the
regular traffic out of New York have
been taking enough coal for the round
trip. " was said.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

Utah coal producers will lose busi-
ness 10 the approximate value "
$3.50. 900 this winter because Of the
handling of fuel shipments. The sew
erai independent producers are now
about seven thousand carloads behind
in their shipments.
II will be absolutely impossible for
them 10 catch up with their back Or
ders before warm weather sets In.
which means that this business will bc
a dead loss. Several producers have
orders on hand which were filed IN
October.
AZ an average load OF forty tons To-
a car the untitled tonnage viii amount
20 two hundred and eighty thousand
tons with an average selling value nj
the mines of $3.50 % ton.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
Orrrn,ors Grant Isonusc..

CLEARFtELD. Pa. Jan. G.-The
Association uf iIituminous Coal OPP
crators uf Central Pennsylvania have
adopted resolution recommending
that all uf it, members grant their
employees 10 per cent bonus based on
the mems earnings dated from Janu-
AIRY I. 1871. The operators stipulatc
that the bonus shall he suspended nj
MINIS that are forced tu shut down
because uf strikes
james Purcell. president OF Dis
trict No 2. United Mine Workers Of
America. received copy Of the rcso-
luton tonight with u request that he
advise al local unions under his iuris-
diction Of the operators action.
About forty.fiVc thousand mine
workers are employed In Central
pcnnsyi, ania.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
NOTICE TO WATER usERs.-

NOTICE TO WATER USERS
State Engineers office. Salt LAX,
Lake City. Utah. Dec. 10. 1916. No
tice is hereby given that the ,'lark'r
Valley Irrigation company. who's,
postoffiCc address II Salt Lake City
Utah. has made application In &c
cordancc with the requirements OF thu
Compiled Laws of Utah, 1907. n
amended by the Session Laws OF Utah
1909. 1911 and 1915. to appropriate
ten GOD cubic-fcet OF water per zee
ond from Dugout and Pace CrcoyY
Carbon county. Utah. The water from
Dugout Creek viii be diverted nc q
point which lies 1000 feet north Of the
northeast corner OF the northwesi
quarter Of Sec. ?. Twp. ~ South
Range ~ East. and the water from
Pace Creek will he diverted at n poin'
which lies 900 feet east OF the north
east corner OF the northwest quarter
~ Sec. 80. Twp. 10 South. Range ~
East, Salt Lake base and meridian
Tho water 40 diverted viii be con
veyed by means Of ditchea an aggre
gate distance Of $3.50 feet and there
used from April LIST to September
30th. inclusive. OF each year. To irri
gate one thousand acres Of land en-
braccd In Secs. and II. Twp. n
South. Range ~ East. In addition the
applicant wishes Co appropriate one
thousand tO0ol acre-fect Of water
and store Il from January LIST 60 DE
ccmhcr 3ist, inclusive, OF each year
In reservoir embraced In the south
west quarter of Sec. 90. Twp. - South
Range ~ East. The center of the
lmpoundlng dam viii bear north Ss
deg. so min. east 1894 feet from thu
northwest corner of Sec. :. Twp. ~
South. Range IL East. at which point
the water will hc released and used ~
n supplementary supply. to irrignte
the land above described. This mp
plicntion IN Designated In the state en-
gineer's office M No. G7s7. All pro.
tests against the granting ~ said ap
plicntion. stating the reasons there
for. must be- made by affidavit h.
duplicate. accompanied by fee OF
fs.S0. and filed In this office within
thirty t30) days after the completion
~ the publication of this notice. w
-. BEERS. State Engineer
Date Of first pub. Dec. 20. 1915
dat" Of completion of pub. Jan. 20
1917.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
phD TIME DISPATCHER TALks
WHAT WAS DONE IN TIIE PAST

4. r. Miller of salt Lake city an
Ia time dispatcher on the Denver and
uo Grande IN the DAYS Of the single
rack Is emphatic In his declarations
hat 10y reducing the train tonnage
much greater headway can be made
"a the handling of coal. According "a
iilier, he was one day able 90 take
i've hundred loads down soldier SUM
nit on the old single track which had
much heavier grade, and brought as
many empties back tie accomplish
d this, ne says. By reducing the size
4 his trains and giving the engines a
onnage which they could pun M a
easonable speed instead of slow
lrag. AZ the present time locomo-
lives are available which are sup
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
COSTS IN PRODUCING COAL

The advanced of coal during the early
many interests thinks the Review of Reviews for Jar
try 1917 So serious has been this increase that result of
universal complaints and protests there have been various official
Investigations remedial steps proposed deal with the high
cost of fuel Few of these Investigations and discussions have
been entirely free from prejudice or have taken into
the mines and the mining transportation and distribution of coal
Accordingly paper the subject presented to the American
Mining congress at Chicago on November H. 1916 by Director
George Otis Smith and T. Lehe of the United States geological
survey reprinted scientific journals
particularly welcome supplies the fundamental facts which
present future plans for government control operation
ownership be based Such facts it unnecessary
seldom appear popular political discussions they
known which may be disputed.
In the coal industry the first mining represents the
value given ton of coal by the mine operator and mine worker
including the expenditure for supplies and power the
orators selling costs and his overhead and the original
costhe royalty depletion charge-and the profit
loss the sale These elements vary greatly between districts
and between mines OF the in the district
According TO the 1T not practicable TO assign exact
figure to the mining cos-the of 1909 indicated
of dollar ton for btumnous coal and $S6 for anhra
cite but these figures believed by operators TO be too
low.
1t is possible however TO show in general the drbu
ton of this temhe cost of mining divided between labor 20
10 cent materials 6 TO 20 cent general at
cent 10 cent for bumnous coal and TO per for
Gnthacte selling nothing cent and recently to
these items has been added the direct and indirect Of work
mans compensation which may reach per for bumnous
coal Now the cost of selling coal must be considered for may
be little nothing for producers who sell TO themselves
direct to the railways or be much fifteen cents ton
for prepared sizes OF antacte But the important element the
which naturally with
haul.
',"s' s,, " & ,'n !" ".aor words me uanoIa
anthracite higher than ON nmmnoas coal nt because the
mmi"% am m"y mont ed the r,aI il carried rres,T ]
Then the marketing commissions Of brokers'
hrnkage and deterioration all figure and finally there the
large cost of retailing.
re,a In less Than carload lots and inc set number Of individuals
aSs di"crson opinion The MARGIN IN the a
profit
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

mllc ~ texture that might have been
woven by the fairies. The will-o'-the-
wisp. which forms the oyerdress, is OF
blue. an intcnse'ndlant blue TINT the
French claim for their own, and over
Il are scattered silver flowers. II Is
drnpcd TO display a rainbow petticoat
OF tulle. pastel pinks and blues and
greens having been mounted layer upon
layer. There il a wide sash OF mauye
satin, one length of which trails along
the door at the side, forming that up
10 date appendage, the train A fold
OF the flesh pink tulle softcns the de
cOlletage aud outlines the arm OPEN
ing ANNA MAY.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

TOOELE. Jan. "a local coal
dealer this week received carload of
coal Tor the public schools ana despite
his protests that he WIS under con-
tract "a deliver " a. the conrignccr 70
mob ~ citizens. mostly Ut foreign eN-
traction. demanded that he diEirihut"
" out among families The dealer
was Obliged a. call for pnlic" prutec-
ton. and when u WIS nrccrtninod
there was M real suffering anywhere
he delivered the coal a. the schools In
spite at the threats uf those assembled,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
RATES ON COAL ARE
SOUGHT IN THE
MEASURE
DRAFT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
BILL GIVEN no PUBLIC.
Commission Would Have Powers Sec
ond Only to That of supreme Court
Of the Standardization Eases Up
Around the Camps Considerably
During Past Week or Ten Days.

The proposed public utilities bill IL
: most radical measure aud doubtless
viii be pruncd considerably before bc-
ing enacted into law by the Utah
Legislators n gives members powers
uniy exceeded by the supreme court
4 the state. while the draft Includes
almost every known commodity. just
10 give the commission something TO
tart on In the way Of ratcmaking. the
hill purposes to fiN q maximum freight
IN coal In carload lots within the
state. This arrangement II ~ cx-
claimed, Is To- remain In effect only
long enough To- permit q thorough In
vcstigntion by the commission and tho
liking of permanent rates. In IT, re-
port the committee which drafted the
biii said that the maximum rate clause
vas inserted with u view 10 giving the
people immediate relief. inasmuch as
{ might be year or two before the
commission could make the proper
Investigations ~ 10 the coal situation.
The rate h based on two thoua-
,nd-pound ton aud " fixed according
o the length uf the haul. For any
haul up 20 twenty-five miles "a rate ~
sixiy cents n ton " authorized. twenty
I've 20 fifty miles, seventy cents. rifty
20 sovcnty-fivc miles. ciEhty-five
'enta. acvonty-five To- one hundred
niles. 600. one hundred to one hum
ired and twenty-five miles. ftOs;
me hundred twenty-five a. one hum
tired fifty miles. si.is. one hundred
lfty o. one hundred scvcnty-fivc
miles. fi.22. one hundred seventy
t,s. a. tuvu hundred unttea Al 40. two
hundred 60 two hundred nfty miles,
i.t0. and two hundred fifty to three
hundred miles. si.b0.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12
NOTICE-uNTTED STATES LAM,

NOIItf-tNITED STATES LAM
office. Salt Lake city Utah. Dee. g.
1915. To whom IL May Concern
Notice h hereby given that the state
Of Utah has filed in this office list
of lands. selected by the said state
under Section of the act OF congress
approved july 10. 1894. nH indcmnit
school lands. via: Serial OiS5o7
NWh NEt. Sec. ~. Twp. 10 South
Range ~ East. NEh sen. See. 10
Twp, 10 south. Range \ East. anc
NE sWA. See, ~. Twp. 10 South
Range East. Salt Lake meridian
Copies of said lists. Ho FAR 49, they r.
late a. said tracts by descriptive sub
divisions. have been conspicuousi,
posted In this office for inspection ~,
any person Interested and by the pub
lie generally. During the period Of
publication of this notice. or any tint
thereafter. ana before final npproyn
and ccrtificntion. under departments
regulations of April 20, 1907, protest
or contests against the claim Of tn
state a. any OF the tracts or Hub-diVi
sions hereinbefore described, ON the
ground that the same n more valuabh
for mineral than FOR agricultural
purposes. viii he received and nptec
FOR report Co the general land office a.
Washington, II. G. Failure 20 10 pro
test or contest. within the time speci
fled, viii be- considered sufficient eW-
dence OF the non-mlneral character a.
the tracts and the selections thereof
being otherwise free from objection
win be- approved to the state. GOULI
~. nLAKELi. Register.
First pub. Dec. 22 last Jan, 49, 1871
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-12

posed TO haul about three times the
load Of the little engines Of twenty
years ago and a double track makes
possible n much heavier traffic.