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To,Day's Anniversary

NINETEEN years ago to-day
IN Hawaii came under the protec-
tlon OF the stars and Stripes.
The step that led to tho immediate
desire for annexation was taken by
Queen Liliuokalani herself On Jan.
IL. 1898. she announced additions TO
the Constitution OF Hawaii, which
deprived all white citizens of the right
10 vote unless they were married to
Hawaiian women. The United states
Minister, j. L. stevens, in order TO
prevent trouble, ordered in the
marines from the United states
warship Boston. lying in the harbor
A committee OF safety was organized,
issued proclamation dcposing the
Queen and establishing "a provisional
Government Then matters dragged
on until the United States took ac-
ton.
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main plea from the platform was TO
urge greater democracy. In a
word, Miss Wilson, who has been
termed the "most democratic girl
in America" would bring the peo-
pie and the Government closer to-
gether. "Do you realize that, after
all, the people of the United States
are not really In vital connection
with their own governments We
must organize as people 30 that
we can gain democratic control"
she said.
Her father proclaimed war in or
der TO make the world safe for de-
mocracy."
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York In the inter
est Of opening the
schools OF the city
for community
centre and civic
purposes, Also
Independence Day
was celebrated
and the city rang
with speeches on
democracy.
Miss Wilson's
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no reason why the bonus ought to
be paid when the company was in
convenienced by having guardsmen
called away
DO you call this patriotism or en-
couraglng TO young men 10 answer
the country's can2
No wonder there are 80 many
"5laCkers" and need for actual draft
A CONSTANT READER.
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.IEhbOr, the GlaEIer.

neighbor. the glaEier.
Me? I am fine, thank you!" re-
piled the glass -put-in man cheerfuly.
And my family is fine, and even my
oldest boy what was "A loafer what
played the piano and was a cowboy
and murderer in the movink pic
lures is doing fine, and
That's Sidney" said Mr.. Jarr, in
terrupting the loquacious glazier.
Sure, Shidncy, my oldest boy what
his mommer thinks ISIS so fine, but
now he iss. too. But "A loafer he was,
and l always said II. but now he is
all rlght-he IS desisted in the army"
Enlisted In the army, eh?" replied
Mr.. Jarr. That's the boy that played
I'm vaudeville, too, as a song and
dance man and called himself Sidney
Slavin, the Dublin Dude?"
Sure" said Mr. Slavinsky. land
now he IS in the army he calls him
the same name"
why" asked Mr. Jarr Wasn't
the patronymic OF Slavinsky deemed
worthy OF his professional and social
activitles?"
1T started when my boy Shidney
was q box fighter first" said Mr.. Slav-
insky. Cutting the end off his name
made It an Irish name. A Yiddish
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not from the moor. Tho
wing section Is held only
on one side and extends
freely from that side into
the air. Judging from
their size, the wings are
those Of any enormous
flying yacht. Although the
supporting surfaces OF
this yacht could evi-
IDENTIFY sustain the weight
OF some one hundred and
twenty-siX passengers,
they have not, OF course,
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The Strength Of Human Wings

the who lost their lives in the early years OF the
flying machines development could come back TO IRE
L and upon the picture which accompanies THIS
article they would first gasp IN establishment and then
they would approve enthusiastically the construction
made possible sixty persons to crowd one
half Of huge bplanes wings without breaking them for
OF the early martyrs who dropped terrible deeth
from great heights went 10 their doom builders Vi
machines then had conception Of the structural
strength required 10 buffet turbulent winds a high
speed, says Popular Science Monthly
Note that the wing section OF the bplane here H.
picted Is supported from heavy wooden frame and "
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Letters From t he People
Gnnrdsman Lost IIs

GuRrdsman Lost Ills bonus.
10 the Editor ID The Evelng WoTd'
Won't you kindly give your opin-
ion OF a very large express company
that withholds a bonus from an en-
ployee, a National Guardsman, when
That guardsman IS called TO the colors
two days before the bonus was TO be
paid.
The General Magager said he saw
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that amount of lifting power. The
crew Of the vessel probably amounts
to four Hence the weight for 122
people is available for the boat
body, rudders, engines, propellers
and supplies, something like over
eight and one-half tons, Moreover,
tho human freight here pictured
clearly does not overstrain the wings,
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Commodore, was not only a tighter but diplomat ~
we'll. And thanks to both these qualities he won hixh
honor for Uncle Sam in the Far East Here is his story
His father and his brother we're both naval o6osrS
And from childhood Matthew Perry looked forward 10
naval OF his In 1909, when he was but If
teen. he became a mdshipman Three years later the
outbreak OF the War OF 1912 gave him his nrst real
advance He fought calamity throughout that conflict
rising TO a lieutenancy.
Then came dreary years of shore duty and Of 0ther
routine work and gradual advance In rank until IN
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Copyright 1917. by The ProN Publishing Co.
Cfhs New YorE Evening world.j
BY Sophie Irene Loeb.

URlNG the week Margaret
J Woodrow Wilson. the Presi-
dents daughter, came TO New
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Fa Gus Heroes
Of t he y. S. Navy
Rn lhnrt Dnucnn Tnrhnno
" Publishing Yors
No. 22-MATTHEW PERRY, Who ODened Japan to

Civilization.

KT the the
the first spectacular being Perry
II Of the Battle Of Lake Erie.
Matthew Calbraith Perry, younger Lake
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The picture is an object lesson in
reserve strength. The stoutest storm
sails OF an ld-fashinoned sailing
ship were never subjected to such
strains as those which must be en-
dured by that fabric OF linen wires
and lattice work OF which the wings
OF a modern flying machine are COM
posed. A sail needs strength to resist
mere tearing alone. A flying ma
chimes wings must in addition be 50
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Another Chance
to Fight.

Then he made himself
ting Mexico of
He also in March,
forces could march through the
But Mexican the
which he immortal
nand expedition
country the advantages with United
outside
TO be let
There in
ezanov,
Japanese The
These
had said Hands Off" OF the world.
Bay
might destroyed But the Americans
they
himself he
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a year HtTerWHfd ne was made q
Fulton H.. our navy's FIRST steam
The Mexican War gave hin
tunity for active service. As Cos
manded a squadron of six vessel
rapturod Tho Maxt~on .Nrn. 81.
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Japan Glimpses
New Wonders.

things After
a the answ
had
Of And
Perry his with
The presence Of the Yankee washps donei work
the first made with Japan
peded hpcked kindly
and coal at certain of her harbo anchor
lakodate Shimoda
This treaty the birth Of modern ports
to
ACCOMPANIED by guard honor" 500 armed
guard also served It's in impressing the
o a on had
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IT row are you. Mr.. Slavin-
- SKYE" asked Mr.. Jarr, ac-
4 i costing his friend and
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ARMED the teeth and let the enemy know you
= coming"
- There merit and meaning in this old sdage of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
PIAVE AND SILE RIVERS WILL BE
ALLOWED TO OVERFLOW
LOWLANDS.
IS BELOW SEA LEVEL
Waste Of Waters Will Block Attempt
Of Enemy to Menace Right Flank OF
Latin Army and VIII Perhaps Save
Venice from TeutOn.
(By the Associated Press

Italian Headquarters in Northern 1t
ally. Thursday, November l5.-The flood
gates of the Piave and Sile (old Piave
rivers have been opened by the Italian
military engineers and the enemy Is
now faced by another User of inunda
ton.
The food was loosed at the point
where the enemy crossed the Piave
near Grisolera -four miles from the
COAST and the whole region where he
gained lodgment Is now under water.
The inundated territory forms huge
triangle about twelve miles on each side
with the apex at Dona di Piave. The
enemy had been driven back but still
held on within this triange until the
dykes from both rivers released the wat
er over the low-lying plain.
The chief menace at that point was
that the enemy might be able to ap
proach Venice through the lagoon OF
lombard the city from his position be
tween the rivers. The inundation inter
poses barrier of water twelve miles
across and several feet deep.
Reports TO headquarters from othei
points on the front are also favorable
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
OKLAHOMA MINERS
VOTE DOWN STRIKE

Kansas City, Mo. Nov l6.-After de
featIng a resolution To strike, the con
vention representing $4,000 coal miners
of the southwest district embracing
Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma and Ar
kansas last night passed motion in
structing the district presidents TO con
fer Immediately with Officers OF the
Southwest Coal Operators association
with view OF obtaining penalty
clause acceptable TO both DR.. ii. A.
Garfield. federal fuel administrator, and
the miners
The action rescinded that Of Wednes.
day night when the convention adopted
ia resolution rejecting the so-called au'
tomato penalty clause which the fuel
administrator has insisted be written
into the working agreement OF the op-
orators.
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BATTLE FRONTS ON BOTH SIDES P|AVE
RIVER IN ITALY AFLAME 30 MILES
l ONC LINES OF VILLAGES ARE DESERTED AND SHAT
TERED BY CONTINUOUS TERRIFIC COMPARTMENT
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FLEE AHEAD OF
HUN-ARMIES ARE AT CLOSE GRIPS.

were compelled to speak In whispers
for fear of being heard by the enemy
on the other side.
Gets Long View.
From the upper window Of the ware
house. long view up and down the
river could be had. The Italian front
line ran just below the window and the
soldiers could be seen crouching back
of the defenses with rifles ready for
the enemy lust across this narrow bel,
of water. The wrecked Proila bridge
lay off to the right.
Further down the river. huge cloud
of smoke drifted over Zensen, where
the enemy had succeeded In making
his first crossing and was now pressed
back against the river bank The fight
ing at this point had been desperate
all through the day. The artillery was
concentrating on this enemy party, and
il was believed 1t would be forced back
across the river or thrown into the
water.
City Of Trevis0 Deserted.
On the way back the correspondent
passed through the deserted city OF
Treviso, where Generals Foch, French
Wilson. English) and Cadorna. utalian
had the first conferences at which
plans for French and British co-opera
tion with the Italians were made. The
city was abandoned and silent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
TO CONTROL
SILVER OUTPUT FOR YEAR

Washington, Nov. ia government
corner on all silver produced in the
United States within the next year is
planned jointly by American and British
officials to prevent the competition OF
ou chases by other foreign governments
rom raising prices to the point where
coinage becomes Improbable.
Representatives of the two govern
ments are comforting with the leading
silver producers, ii was learned today
IN proposed contracts under which the
governments would virtually control
he silver market for a year at a price
somewhat lower than the prevailing
rate of sec an ounce.
This plan does not contemplate the
cutting off of supply to jewelers. ana
Ither users of silver. since the govern
ments would use only part of the con
tract for coinage and would release the
purpose for normal industrial purposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
REVIVAL MEETING

The sermon at the First Christian
church tonight is Serve the Devil for
Nothing and Board Yourself"
The subject last night was Chunks
in the Wheel" 1t was a sermon on
excuses The pastor said in part:
Christ has been invited to dine with
a rich Pharisee and il seemed that this
man had gathered his friends together
in kind of conspiracy TO catch Christ.
They watched Him. \ man who had
the dropsy was placed before Jesus
as though they wanted to see what He
would do. Christ read their hearts,
and so before He healed the man. He
asked him if it was lawful to heal on
the Sabbath day? They did not answer
him for fear they would betray them
selves; He put the question another
way. and asked if any of them had an
OK i'm the pit would he not straightway
pull him out on the Sabbath day, and
then He healed the man. Then He
told them about feast at feast pre-
pared by man, men rush in. but when
God prepares one. they all begin TO
make excuses. All of their excuses were
frivolous and foolish. but not more so
than some people have been and are
making every day. Your excuses are
all manufactured before YOU get them
did you ever stop to think what
would take place If God should take
at His word every one who makes ex
| cuse? Suppose every one should bt
| taken at their word, and laid in the
| arms Of death? How many of the
business places, and how many of youi
homes would be filled with sorrow
You say you haven't time to think o
| religion. You must take time to die
and it may he when you think yo'
have the least time to spare. Don
make any more excuses; kick ever!
chunk out of the wheel of hindrance
come to Christ. and be saved tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
BROTHER OF ARDMORE MAN
Is OFFICER IN REGIMENT
ATTACKED BY GERMANS

In Gen. Pershing's revised list of
American killed. wounded and captured
by Germans in the raid November 2,
is Private Lester c. Smith. of Concord,
n. c., wounded. Lieut.. Solon Gillian,
a member of the North Carolina regi-
ment now in the trenches. and of which
Private Smith is a member, is broth
er of j. Robert Gillian of Ardmore, pres
ident of the Council of Defense of Car
ter county. Lieut.. Gillian says the Ger
mans will never take him prisoner as he
will fight to the last, preferring death
to falling into the hands of the Huns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
FORD IS To AID
SH|PBU|LO|NG

Washington. Nov. -16.-Henry Ford
has agreed to give his aid to the gov
ernment's merchant ship building pro-
gram by becoming an assistant to Cen
eral Manager Piez of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
Mr.. Ford will deal especially with
standardization and speeding up produc-
ton of the merchant fleet and already
is building in his Detroit motor factory
small ship parts. He will give the gov
ernment most of his time, and will serve
without pay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
PREACHER ADMITS
KILLING DOCTOR

Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 16.-Rev. J. T.
Terry. who was placed on trial here
today in connection with the killing OF
DR. Thomas Hughes, near this city
several weeks ago. was quoted in a
statement by his relatives as saying
that he shot DIR. Hughes in self de
fense after the physician had shot him
twice when he Terry demanded that
Hughes make a statement denying GER
tain alleged statement which the min
lister considered reflected on his char
acter.
Rev. Terry was found seriously
wounded short distance from Hughes
body after the shooting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ardmore and vicinity: Tonight
generally fair. warmer; eastern Okla
homa Saturday generally fair.
Oklahoma: Tonight generally fair
warmer in east portion; Saturday gen
orally fair.
East Texas: Tonight generally fair
slightly warmer in northeast and cen
tral portions: probably frost in extreme
east portion. nearly t6 coast; Saturday
generally fair.
West Texas: Tonight unsettled. Sat
urday generally fair; colder in the Pan
handle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
REFINERY PLANT
IS DYNAM|T TED

Tulsa, Okla, Nov. 16.-The Standard
Oil coulpany's refining and blending
plant at Norfoll, Oklahoma. was dyna'
mited last night and the fire that fol
owed resulted i'm loss that is esti'
mated at S5OO,0O0.
Two men were burned to deaih anu
five Others are missing. The dead are
william Campbell and II. }. Ryan, EN-
ployes at the plant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
DENMARK WANTS TO
TRADE WITH BOTH SIDES

Copenhagen, Denmark. Nov. 16.-
Minister of Interior Owe Rode, who is in
closest touch with the food and econo-
mic situation in Denmark, and the con-
dition underlying the negotiations with
the United States, in statement to the
Associated Press today outlined Den
marks position. the basic idea of
which has been the necessity to main
tain trade relations with both groups
of belligerents in the interests of Den
marks commercial neutrality and
economic existence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
ALLEGED LIBERTY LOAN
BOND FAkER ARRESTED

New York. Nov. 16.-An involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was fled in
the federal court here today against
Elmer Origins. promoter of the Uni.
ted States government Liberty loan
club" through which 1t is charged thou
sands of dollars were collected from
small investors on the 81 a week plan
for the second government war loan
Dwiggins was arrested yesterday at
Montgomery. Alabama. on charges OF
misuse of The mails.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
AMERICAN TRENCH
SWEPT BY BULLETS
FROM MACHINE GUNS
By Associated Pressl.

With the American Army In France
Nov. I5.-The Germans have placed ma
cine guns in several craters and spray
ed streams of bullets on our cOmmuni'
eating trenches. The American artil.
ierymen hurled shells from the 15s and
siIenced the machine guns.
The American patrol has worked
across No Mans Land up to the barb
ed wire entanglements.
Last night there were number oil
clashes. There were no American cas-
ualties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
TEUTON SOCIALISTS WANT
QUICK PEACE WITH RUSS

Copenhagen. Nov. l6.-The German
majority socialists not to be outdone
by the radical socialists. have issued an
appeal urging the greatest activity in
holding meetings to proclaim solidar-
ity with their Russian colleagues in a
demand for an immediate armistice and
speedy peace. This will be made a
special note at meetings held in ac-
cordance with the resolution adopted at
the party's convention at Wurzburg to
demonstrate for peace without annexa-
tions or indemnities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
TEXAN TO PAY SON
$500 FOR E A CHI
GERMAN HE. KILLS

Dallas. Texas, Nov. 16.-Finance Com
missioner William Doran, of Dallas, to-
day announced that he had offered his
son. Robert Doran, who left some time
ago for France to serve under General
Pershing. $500 cash for every German
he kills.
Commissioner Doran and his son. be-
fore the United States became involved
in the war, had planned to visit France
this year, but instead the son made the
trip alone in ths cause of democracy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
Miners Continue Conference.

Kansas City. Nov. l6.-Conferences
between officials Of the Southwest Coal
Operators association and the presi'
dents of mine unions Of Missouri Ar
Kansas Oklahoma and Kansas for the
purpose Of framing an automatic pen
atty clause acceptable to DIR. II. A. Gar
field. federal fuel administrator. and
the miners were resumed here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
KILLED BECAUSE
BOUGHT BONDS

Virginia, Mimi. Nov. 16.-Mr. and
Mrs Paul Alar and boarder Peter
Trepich, were killed last night by an
axe murderer Their bodies were found
today in their home here with note
of warning to all other Austrian farm
ers in Virginia who bought Liberty
bonds or subscribed to the Red Cross
The bodies had been slashed with a
knife i'm addition to being beaten with
an axe. All were in their beds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
IN the Associated Pressl

Venice. Thursday. Nov. 15.--Venice
now is almost empty. the population
having been reduced from the usual
160. 900 to 10000 Despite the proximity
of the~enemy lines at the mouth of the
Piave river and the unsuccessful efforts
the Austro-Germans have made to take
the long triangle between the mouths
of the Piave and Sile rivers. the rem
nant of the population is calm
The city may not be defended In case
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
DANES DISCUSS BUTTER RATION

Copenhagen, Nov. 15.-The Danish
government now has before parliament
a bill which provides for the reserva
ton of enough butter to furnish a nan
pound ration weekly, or about l'Ioo'oo'
pounds weekly before any is sold foi
export. This will conserve bet"ee1
sixty and seventy percent OF the esti
mated production of butter TINS winter
on the basis OF the figures furnished
by the government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
INVADERS SEEM BLOCKED
Conditions for Advance Are Difficult
Italians are Strategic.
By the Associated PressJ

CBy the Associated PressJ
Embatted for the protection of Ven
ice and Lombardy, the Italians have
opened the floodgates of the Piave and
Sile rivers, northeast of Venice, to
. check the Austro-German force
which has crossed the Piave near
Grisolera. In attempting to inundate
the triangle. whose apex Is near San
Dona di Piave, the Italians hope to
prevent any movement to flank the
right wing of the Italian army along
the Piave.
Near the Adriatic the Piave and Sile
rivers are contained in canals running
through land at, or below, sea level
and which stretches for many miles
along the Adriatic from the Venetian
lagoon. With the rivers allowed to
flow unchecked it would appear to
make Austro-German efforts in this re-
gion barren of results.
Checked i'm Mountains.
In the mountains between Asiago
and the Piave. the great pressure OF
the invaders has not brought great re-
suits.
On the Asiago plateau, the Italians
are strengthening out their line grad
ually and II is here that the Austro
Germans have progressed slightly
These gains, however, apparently nav :
not been of great strategic value ana
the danger of the Piave line being out
thanked, although still present, probab
iy has not become serious enough to
cause any changes in the Italian plans
The Teuton pressure between the Suga
ma valley and the Pave is very strong
but the Italians have been able to
check violent attacks at various points
along the sector
Blocked at River.
Fresh AustroG German attempts to
cross the Piave have been rendered
futile by the Italian defense. The ltal
ians are holding in check those troops
which crossed near Zenson, and in the
marsh lands near the Piave the IN
vaders had been unable to make any
progress in the face of Italian counter
attacks and artillery fire previous tc
the opening of the floodgates.
The greater portion of the populace
of Venice has left that city from which
all portable are treasures also nave
been removed. The city, which Is no"
but a scant seventeen miles from the
battle line. may not be defended IN the
event of an attack In order to spare
the monuments and art treasures tha'
remain there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
BEAUTIFUL CITY OF VENICE
HAS NOW BECOME DESO[ATE

of an attack in order to spare the mon
uments and art treasures. The mayor
of Venice. who is a descendant of the
Doges and a Chamberlain queen of It
ally. announced today that he would re-
main at his post
The appearance OF the city is very
desolute. much like when the Austrians
made their last descent upon 1t more
than fifty years ago. All the main ho-
tells. cafes and factories and the jew
elry and glass shops are closed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-16
COAL SPECULAFORS BLOCKED

Washington, Nov. 16.-Coal jobbers
and wholesalers were prohibited today
by Fuel Administrator Garfield from
selling coal at prices subject to re
vision" Hereafter all sales must he
made at government prices, without any
provision for revision.