Meade County news., 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.

Governor Capper has sent an appeal
to DR.. H. A. Garfield, federal fuel ad-
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 Kansas were working at only
about one-fourth the normal capacity
because Of lack of cars. With plenty
of cars 1t is believed the coal short
age in Kansas could be ended. The
governors telegram said:
81 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 12,50O
tons per month on account of the car
shortage. They have received only
1873 cars in the last two weeks and
are short on orders two days a week.
There are enough miners in the Weir
and Scammon field ready, willing and
anxious to work to produce the nor
NAL output. l earnestly request that
you urge the priorities committees OF
the war industries board to give
special attention to this situation. II
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 lmme-
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 a schedule of prices rang
ing from 10 cents for 80 pounds to
$1.20 for 400 pounds.
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College Fund Nears Goal.-The Fair
mount College campaign for $125,000
for retention at Wichita is within $751;
600 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 Eldorado.-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 its
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.
X X X
Columbus Lawyer Dles.-E. NJ
Tracewell, 10 years old, member of
the Cherokee county bar since 1882,
and a Democratic politician, died re-
Gently at Columbus.
X X X
Girl Assistant Bank Cashler.-Miss
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 clerk in the bank.
X X X
Suspect !. w. W. at Caney.-A drill
ing rig of the Hooker Drilling Com
pany, three miles from Caney, was
burned the other night. I. w. w. are
suspected Bloodhounds from Kansas
City were put on the trail.
X X X
Train Porter kiIIed.-Robert Web
ster, negro porter on the Union Pa
cific, was killed at Salina when caught
between two passenger cars while
making coupling. He lived in Sa-
lima.
Children Lost In Storm. - Eight
school children, ranging in age from
Z to 13 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 McAllis-
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 a navy
wireless operator. He is 10 years old
and the son of C. E. Hughes of Law
renee.
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Dies Of rnJuries.-H. G. McMullen
Of Newton, Santa Fe brakeman, is