The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-29
NEED MORE CARS FOR COAL
Gov. capper Sends Appeal to Federal
Fuel Administrator for Aid
Can Get the Coal.

Governor Capper has sent an appeal
to DR.. H. A. Carried, federal fuel ad-
ministrator, asking for help in provid-
ing cars for coal shipments from the
Kansas fields that the suffering due
to a 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 it is believed the coal short
age in Kansas could be ended. The
governors telegram said:
4 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
output of $4,000 tons per month
They are now shipping a bout 1880
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
mel output. l earnestly request that
you urge the priorities committees of
the war industries board to give
special attention to this situation. If
the output of these mines was brought
up to normal it would greatly relieve
the situation in Kansas.
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Civil War Veteran Dies.-CoIoneI A.
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Gently at the supper table. He was
colonel in the Civil War.
Falling Rock Kills Miner.-RaIph
Deacon, a former member of the Kan
sas legislature and prominent in the
Kansas district of the United Mine
Workers of America, was killed by
fall of rock in a mine of the Mackie
Young Coal Company at Coal Valley,
near Weir, the other day. Deacon's
home was at Weir. He represented
the North district of Cherokee county
in the Kansas house in the sessions
of 1909 and 1911. He was a Democrat
Deacon also was a former member of
the executive board of the Kansas
union of miners.
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Defeats Manager PIan.-The propo-
sition to adopt commission govern
ment with a city manager was defeat
ed at Salina by majority of 208. The
vote was light. This is the second
time Salina has rejected a commission
government plan.
x X
a farmer near Burton, was killed the
other morning when his wagon caught
in a crossing and was struck by a
Frisco train. His small son who was
with him escaped with a few bruises.
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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 its
engines. Fifteen to eighteen cars OF
water are hauled every day.
To Divorce Pro-eerman wife
Charging his wife is a pro-German,
Clyde Duncan, a soldier at Camp
Funston, brought suit for divorce at
Atchison. He formerly was a Mis-
souri, Pacific brakeman. Mrs. Duncan
is with relatives at Grand Island, Neb.
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Wichita Man Kills Wife.-Max Spit
ger, 46 years old, stock salesman fer
a Wichita oil company, shot and kill
ed his wife in a fit of anger and then
gave himself up to the police He
twice tried to commit suicide after
being locked up by cutting his throat
with tin from a tobacco can.
Girl Assistant Bank Cashier.-Miss
Ada Foley has been made assistant
cashier of the Peoples State Bank of
SaIina, taking the place of a young
man who went to war Miss FoIe7
has been a clerk Ia the bank