The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-21
COAL PRICES
MAY NEVER Be
!: !: At LOW LEVEL

COLUMBUS. O.. June cn.--In the op;n-
ion CT General .. II. Hughes. ~ IN" STATE
utilities commission. there Will not De- n
shortage Of coal in this state next WIFI
ter He says however. that prices may
iicyer again reach the i"~ ls:"l that pre-
vailed fH~ years ago. lie lays the
trouble last winter WIS "nused by Il
shortage Of freight cars ana taat tnIs
condition ia being rcmcdied. For weeks
AGENTS Of the commission have been run
ming down lido cars. and Il Is said these
will be in commission for hauling coal
when the mines. start IN work full blast.
The rising prices OF coal are gwen -
the basis OF a suit for $25.153 by the
Columbus Railway. Light K Power com
l.any against tbs William J. Hamilton
Coal & Coke company. The petitioner
says that it contracted With the coal
company last August for lQ.rn0 tons ~
coal at IS cents a ton AT the West Nlr-
ginia mines and that only 26+ tons have
beer. delivered. As a. result the com
pony has been compelled 10 20 into the
open market to obtain coal and has hccn
forced to pay much higher price.
The city Of Cleveland. through lis di-
rector OF law. today protested I" tbs:
state public utilities commission against
the valuation placed by the commission
upon the property OF the CuyahoSa Tsle-
phone company. The city claims tn"
valuation Is too high and the. deprccia-
ton not sufficient.
Attorney General McGhee today on
pressed approval of plan tor the tISinE
OF a maximum price in this state and
suggested that q conference. with this
end in view. be held between member
of the Nationa, Defense Council and
leading Ohio coal operators. Although
.he Hooking Valley and T. & O. &. rail-
roads for three weeks have been furnish
ire the mines all the cars they demand
CT. there has been no decrease IN tho
IrIces Of coal.
The marriage OF Miss Manef M
knight, daughter OF John W. Mcknight.
o. Columbus. to Charles l.. Robinson. -
East Liverpool. was soicmnizcd today IL
Akron
DR.. james II. Holden. Of Columbus.
former mayor OF GAINESVILLE. was found
guilty Of performing An Illegal nperat ION
or Della Smelling. aged is. ot Newark. III
February. 1916. BY jury h"r" tonight
crime IS punishable by a sequence "t
from one to seven years. The case. Il
%as said by Holden's attorney. would h"
appealed. Dr. Holden did not take The
stand during the trial. DR.. Holden'S
vito testified that no did not perform M
illegal operation. but performed TN oyer
alton to offset the bad effects OF one at
tempted by the girl.
Charles F. x. O'Rrlen. director OF pub
lie safety, Jersey City. y: j.. this after
room telegraphed Governor Cox that a
child resembling the lonS-miss!ag James
Glass has been seen with gypsy band
supposed to be somewhere in Ohio now.
He asked Governor Cox 10 aid III locat-
ing the band so that an investigation
can DO made.
The gypsies are travelling in fleet OF
1Stautomobiles and eight wagons. sup
posedly along the Lincoln highway
route. for California They were seen in
Pittsburgh June IL and were in Mahon-
ing county last Wednesday and near
Fast Liverpool Saturday. the message TO
Governor Cox says. The child was no.
t:ced by many persons. but no official
inquiry has been made. Director O.Brien's
message said.
James Glass was years OF age at
the time he disappeared from tho home
OF relatives near Jersey City. y. J.. about
a year ago. Since his disappearance. po-
lice Of eevry city In the country have
been asked to aid in the search. =.