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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Five Gent Loaf, Coal Prices,
Profiteering and Other War
Subjects Close to Hearts
Of People.
HOOVER WILL SPEAK
Lord NorthcIIffe Also on tho Program
Of Great Meeting Being
Held at Atlantic
City.
[By George Martin, United Press
Staff Corresnondent

CBy George Martin, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. 19.-
King Coal, the five cent loaf, the re-
tail profiteer and other war subjects
close to the hearts Of the people were
scheduled for discussion by Herbert
Hoover. Walter s. Clifford. Lord
Northclfffe and other experts, before
Americas business leaders in conven-
ton today with the United States
Chamber of Comm merce.
The proposition Of shippers bulking
their shipments to save freight space
for the government, increased use Of
inland waterways and coastwise
transportation were gone into. The
convention also laid plans to help hur-
ry along the governments ship build
ing program.
Fuel conservation and better use OF
freight cars came up for discussion at
a group meeting under the direction
OF Major Bascom Little, former presi.
dent Of the Cleveland chamber OF
commerce.
President Butterworth Of the John
Deere Plow company, Chicago, led a
meeting of business men to consider
closer cooperation between the indi-
vidual business man and the govern
ment.
The question Of government price
fixing on raw materials was probed
with w s.. Clifford, Of the council Of
national defense, present to outline
the governments policy in such mat.
ters.
Retail trade conditions. prices and
distribution problems were gone Into
by another group under A. l.. F1lene,
of Boston. Walter D. Simmon, Of the
commercial economy board, was the
governments representative here.
The group de1ved into economies in
delivery, light, heat, paper and other
overhead expenses Which keep retail
prices UP.
Lord Northcliffe and Food Admin.
istrator Hoover, are to address the
tonight.
The concrete results of these diver
sified conferences are expected to be
in concerted coopera-
tive action by business men. This is
to be effected primarily by drafting
Of a national war organization plan
for the business men, in the form OF
coming up Friday. From
these, nation wide cooperative plans
are expected to be devised.
Walter Parker, Secretary Of Com |
neroe Redfield's repres entatfve, spoke
today, outlining the steps the govern |
ment has taken to develop inland |
He expressed the con- |
viction this was the only way to |
overcome inadequades of transporta-
ion systems.
business America" he said, must
augment rail transportation by de- !
yelopment Of inland waterways to
get a dependent, economical and
transportation system.
Otherwise railroad terminal conges-
ion, long serious, will grow moro
lcute.
"The day of railroad monopoly Of
will now be forced to
md, just as the day of boat mon:
,poly was ended years ago by the
abroad.
Secretary Redfield Is strongly
boosting the program Of this congress
md is genuinely interested. He
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
AK Murder Trial Expected to
Come to Close by End Of
Next Week.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
RED OAK, Iowa, Sept 19.-That
Lyn George J. Kelly was of unsound
mind was the point the defense was
trying to impress on the jury in the
Kelly murder trial here today. Wit
nesses called to the stand today told
of wild ramblings by the unordained
minister, who is accused of crushing
out eight lives with an ak at Villisca
in 1912
The, defense also charges that the
alleged confession presented by the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Minor Raids Made.
Nothino But successfuI Raid.
Notified Coroner Of Suicide.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Robert Miller.
SO Of st. Louis, Mo-, notified the
coroner Of his suicide by special de-
livery letter today.
Miller wrote that he intended to
take poison and that his body would
be found in downtown hotel. Po-
lice, notified by the coroner, broke
Into the room designated and found
Miller had been dead several hours.
In the letter, Miller failed to give
any motive. He directed that his
body should be cremated and the
ashes scattered on Lake Michigan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Nurse Dr0lD11s Girl
To Spite Her Parents
Crime and Begs Police to Let Her FolloU
Victim Beneath Waters
Confesses+ $
n
90 o.
& s
n 5

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catino begged the police to let her o
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thev her and
current
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Think STRIKE
GAN Be SETTLED
Conference Held ALI Night in
Effort to Bring Two
Sides to an Agree
ment.
GOVERNMENT INTEREST
Will End Shortly With Wage m
ereases to Employees of Ship
Yards on Pacific
Coast.
GOVERNMENT INTEREST

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-Hope
that settlement of the strike which
has tied up ship building in the San
Francisco Bay district would be
reached before many days. was ex-
pressed by representatives Of both
sides in the controversy when they
went into session again with govern
ment Representatives today.
Conferences which began early
yesterday and continued without in
termission for sixteen hours, ad-
journed at 2 a. NJ. and were resumed
again at 80 a. m. In addition to
the committees Of employers and en-
ployes of the big ship yards, Com
mander J. l.. Ackerson, U. S. NJ,
Captain A. T. Hillsbury, U. 8. NJ.
and w. T. Boyce, representing the
government, participated. No an
nouncement was made as to the prog
ress made in these conferences. but
ed a solution had been brought near
er. The government men are keep.
ing in touch with bureau and depart
ment chiefs in Washington by wire
and long distance telephone.
1t is believed that no announce
ment will be made as to the negotia-
tions until the arrival of Chairman
Hurley Of the U. S. shipping board,
at the end Of the week.
Copies Of the Mare island ship
yard wage scale were distributed to
the conferees today in order that
they might study these wages as a
possible basis Of settlement. "A few
days ago the government announced
10 per cent Increase in these wages.
1t Is estimated the Mare island scale,
If adopted by the San Francisco ship
yards, would increase the wages OF
employees approximately one dollar a
day over the rate paid when they
struck.
Marines are still on guard at the
Union Iron works, but no more of
these troops have been brought from
Mare island navy yard as yet. No
disorder of any kind has been report
ed in the city for twenty-four hours.
The striking unions announced today
they had adopted the motto mo viol-
ence."
No attempt has been made by the
firms affected to hire other men
In Forty-eIght Hours.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Settle-
ment Of the San Francisco ship yard
strike within forty-eight hours wss in
dicated today in labor department
telegram from w. T. Boyce, special
His message said if the present at
titude of leaders on both sides does
not change, an early settlemnt is as
sured.
Dock Men Strike.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-With $500
men employed on docks of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine already
New York's commerce today
faces a threatened tie-up. Fifty
thousand men, according to officials OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Limited DerajIed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept 19.-
New York-New Orleans limited. num-
ber 3S, Of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, was derailed at Brew
ton early today. Two pullmans turn
ed over and two passengers slightly
injured. Traffic was delayed for
hours
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Cheer up!

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Why be a
croaker? Why talk of the boys who
are going over and will never come
back? Why shun the truth? The
chances are fifteen to one In their
favor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
American Armed Ste am e r
Sunk German Submarine,
and British Get
Another.
TX TEUToNs RESCUED
Field Marshal Haig Reports Nothing
SpeciaI" Today, Excepting
One Successful
Raid.

limited Press Leased Wire Service]
LONDON, Sept. 19.-An American
brned steamer probably sank a
German submarine in spirited fight
southeast of the ahetlands, according
to Central News dispatch from Ber.
gen today, quoting the newspaper
kftonb1ad.
The American steamer, according to
he Central News dispatch. encoun-
ered submarine engaged in sinking
another merchantmen at point
somewhere off the Shetlands. The
american opened fire with her guns
Ind smashed the periscope OF the U
boat
At this juncture another submarine
appeared and fired two torpedoes at
the American. Both missed. British
destroyers, attracted by the sound Of
the shots and by wireless calls, re-
sponded, arriving in time to sink the
second submarine.
Six of the German crew were res
cued, 1t was declared.
Minor Raids Made.
PARIS, Sept. 19.-Minor raiding
operations on both sides was all the
official statement reported today from
the front The French carried out
several successful actions of this
kind and German surprise attack
attempted northeast of Sancy failed.
Nothing But Successful Raid.
LONDON, Sept. 19.-Except for
successful raid in Iverness copie,
Field Marshal Haig said he had
nothing speciaP to report today.
The raid was carried out by York
and Lancaster regiments
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19

! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10
49, More American youths who
INA will down kaiserism, began
moving to cantonments to
day.
Within the next five or six days
the first big draft viii be encamped
In some communities this will
amount to only IS per cent of the
draft, in others to as high as 45 per.
cent. Between 275,0OO and 100000
men in all will go.
Hard intensive training will begin
at once. Once absorbed into the
small skeleton organizations already
at cantonments, the men will start
drilling. They will be taught to
march and maneuver and then later
as they develop they will be instruct.
ed in trench digging, bombing, bayo-
net and knife fighting and all the
other things that must be crowded
into few months.
That these men will be training
until spring IS regarded certain,
though army officials refuse to set an
estimate on the time.
For the moment drafted men will
be minus part of the paraphernalia
which goes to make a soldier. Civil
liam clothing must be used in some
cases, but this shortage and the lack
Of rifles is being rapidly overcome.
While the shortages and discom-
forts may provoke criticism from
some quarters, the war department
holds that it's quartermaster service
and the peace time industries Of the
nation have responded nobly to the
needs of converting two million men
into fighting forces almost over night
Millions Of yards of duck, cotton.
wool and so on, were needed and
the peace time output was far below
the requirements. Manufacturers ex-
tended their plants and now this tre-
mendous mass OF supplies is nearly
ready.
That additional men may have to
be raised before the second draft is
picked, seemed likely to authorities
today, due to the necessity Of bring
ing existing units up to war strength.
<Thompson's Proclamation.
CHICAGO, Sept 19.-William Hale
TIL ompson, mayor OF Chicago to
Thompson, mayor Of Chicago today
issued proclamation calling on the
people of Chicago TO honor the men
of the seIectlve draft.
Thompson had been branded as pro-
German and in consequence had
sued Chicago newspapers and indi-
yiduals for over a million and a half
FOR libel He surprised the city by
issuing his proclamation as 5000 Of
the city's young men left for Rock
'ord, ILL.,, to enter Camp Grant. His
declaration read in part:
Whereas, the creation Of a ma
ional army and many other branches
If the army and the recruiting Of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Germany,s Rear Guard.

Topeka Journal: Count. Won Bern
storff has gone, but Germany's inter
ests in this country are being care
fully looked after by Senator La Fol
lette and an industrious corps Of as
sistants.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Secretary of War Asks Con
gress for $287, 600, 600 Ad-
ditional for Expenses
of War.
NAVY ALSO IS BEHIND
Half Million Men to be Drafted Soon
to Join Those Already in
the National
Army.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10
4N Secretary Of War Baker to,
ES@ day submitted to the senate
appropriations committee
S2S7 7,416,000 additional estimates for
the army. He explained the impera-
tive need of the money and asked it
be included in the s7,O00,O0O,O0O urg-
ent deficiency bill.
Secretary Daniels Is to submit ad-
d1tional navy estimates this after
noon.
OF the sum Baker asked, 100000
900 Is for ordnance service, covering
chiefly storage of ammunition. Forty
million dollars is for ordnance sup
plies exclusive Of ammunition: $685.
100000 is for ammunition; $76,676,O00
Is for ammunition for target practice
for an army Of 100000 men.
For manufacture Of arms, s32,e9o,o00
is asked and for new equipment at
Rock Island arsenal 100000.
Engineer operations in the field re-
quire $S6,000,O0O additional and en-
gineer equipm ents $7,80O,O0O
Brigadier General 'Crozier and Briga-
der General Black explained the
urgency Of the requests is due to con-
ditions not apparent when regular es-
Inmates were made.
Baker, In submitting the estimates,
forecast call for 100000 more men
for the national army soon. He said
Submission Of these estimates is nee
essary to provide increased facilities
for manufacture and storage Of ord
nance; equipment for an additional
call for that number and in securing
call for thtat number and in securing
a supply Of, small arms ammunition
for machine guns, rifle and pistol
practice for an army of 100000.
More Loans Made.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Loans
of S50,000,000 to Great Britain and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
Dock Men Strike.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-With $500
men employed on docks of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine already
striking, New York's commerce today
faces threatened tie-up. Fifty
thousand men, according to officials OF
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
More Loans Made.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Loans
of s50,000,000 to Great Britain and
s1o, 100000 to France were announced
by the treasury department today.
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The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion-D Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
THOUSANDS MORE
POUR into CAMP
This Week Sees Another
Quota Of Draft Army
Moving to Various
Cantonments.
INTENSIVE TRAINING
Drafted Mon to tho Number Of About
$4,000 Enter Service Within
Next Five or Six
Days.
INTENSIVE TRAINING

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10
1A More American youths who
SA will down kaiserism, began
moving to cantonments to
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19

Unsettled and cooler: Local
temp p. M. 73; Z a. m 60.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22

Hearing OF the complaint OF the
Cameron Coal company and other
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
OGDEN CONSUMERS GOING
our ron CHEAPER COAL

OGDEN. jane ts.--Thrcntcncd with
an increase ~ about dollar ton
for coal. members Of the city board ~
education have called o. meeting ~
larger coal containers with view to
making a collective purchase ~ coal
from the mines. the co-opcrators Ca
arrange their own distrlhutivc ays.
tenn.
tiy purchasing from the mines in
irainioad lots. u u the opinion ~ the
members ~ the board ~ education
that coal viii be- procured much
cheaper than u can be- purrharrd
from ogden dealers coal depot
must De- established at some point
near the railway Yards
Whom the board advertised Tor coal
bids recently only four OF the local
dealers submitted bids and those bids
contained ~ many provisions that the
board held the schools would not be-
assured ~ fuel throughout The winter.
Tho price asked was about q dollar %
ton more than the price paid IN 1919.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
CARBON COUNTY CoALMEN At
ZIG MEETING ~ COLORADO

GJENwOOD SPRINGS. colo. June
is.--The Rocky Mountain Coal Min
ing institute. embracing the states 81
Utah. Wyoming. New Mexico aud
Colorado. opened their annual con-
vcntion here today with an attend
ancc ~ several hundred. 4. g. watts
uf Salt Lake city. president. presided.
The principal address ~ the opening
Eeslion was delivered by Herbert NJ.
Wilson 81 PittsburR. Pa. on Merit
Rating and Inspection ~ Coal Mines
Under workmcn's Compensation In
surancp."
An Interesting paper on tho "by-
product oven aud its Relation To- Ma
tionai Preparedness" was read by u.
w. Hosea 81 Colorado. There were
water sports in the afternoon. aud in
the evening beCfatcak fry in the
hills near Gicnwood.
Among the Utah delegation present
are Mr.. and Mrs 4. e. Watts George
\. murphy q. Watts. Robert Miller.
a. ". Slick. q. W Wilson. SIR and
Me- }. w. Amber. 4 o. irunston rUd
James O'Dunneii of Salt Lake city.
and ". NJ. MaEraw ~ iilack Hawk aud
w. ~. Henderson.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
WATER THROUGH TUNNEL
'Hh'cr AMI Rio Grande HAVING In
Troubles over Ia Colorado.

h''ause Of the changing of m,
,hhnhel OF the Grand river ov.r ,.sr
,a''sadr, Colo. the first OF this week
s.'''' was no passeuior train service
,"'n the east through Price las,
quay while east bound trains
were h'id az Helper for several hour
Nv "."'I mat They might arrive al the
, na.''ul during daylight for the
press. '' anu "a
a., aH.'nscr Trains No, I and &. dns
~ 'l',r Wednesday morning came
through Yesterday about n o,o,o.'il ~ ~
,h' afternoon, sun another hlndranca
was was wrecked freight train near he
'," ana Colorado line. clos, tn a..
'"""s' of scenery between psii
ana bclicquc, Colo. tho wat,r
"l the Grand river was vas,a 49,
'"t"'ns through railroad tunnel
'"'al Officials Of the railroad ba,o
w. ""!u as 10 the extent of the dam
~ u"n' .} the waters of the Grand
non the Washout NAV he ntacad
,, 80 ~ good operating condition. The
lN,' Is the highest for MANY 80
a.,N mas also done considerable dam
IS ~ the Grand county conn,r,.
IN, latter town Is now throa,.,.a
WIN being cut of from or,s,S ~ .'l ''eu
1 ,-'''.a'ioh by floods. which ha,'a
damaged wagon roads. INV" nave
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22

POCATEBLO. Ida. June 2O.-Ac-
cording 10 local coal dealers. the coal
situation for Southern Idaho ~ the
most serious that has ever been
known Shortage Of cars and scare
lty Of labor have curtaiied shipments
10 such an extent that dealers have
been able TO store but little coal up TO
the present time This condition has
also been accentunted by the cold
weather during the past month.
A. the season advances and the
war situation becomes more critical
the difficulty 81 obtaining coal will
Increase and consumers are warned 81
the danger ~ delay In placing their
orders. Lump coal IL now selling at
$3.50 per ton. which b. the price fof
which u sold during the winter
months
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22

coal producers In Utah against the
oregon short Line and Denver and
lilo Grandc Railway companies has
been postponed 60 July 18th Coal
producers are complaining Of Excess
siNe freight rates ON coal and lack Of
transportation facilities Tor their
product from the mines 10 the popu.
lous markets The public utilities
commission viii listen % evidence
upon the complaint next Monday.
United States Fuel company sub
scrihcd fifty thousand dollars 10 the
liberty bond fund Tor Utah az Zion
ON Thursday OF last week. The INDIE
pendent Coal and Coke cimpany has
taken five thousand. while the total
subscription at Utah Fuel company
IL a hundred and nfty thousand, in
stead of one hundred thousand. as
announced by The sun last week. The
additional fifty thousand, however,
was not made public az the time The
sun went to press, TWO-thirds OF the
amount Is credited 90 Utah The
Denver aud liio Grande for Utah in
vests tWo hundred aud nifty thous-
and.
The standard and United States
Fuel companies have advanced coal
prices al the mires TO $3.50 for lump
and nut, from previous figure OF
$500. due 60 steadily increasing cost
OF maintenances and wages. says
Wednesday, Deseret News. Retail
ers purchasing of these compa niles
Will find II necessary 20 Increase
prices 90 the consumer 10 correspond.
The Utah Fuel company has made no
advance up 10 date, and nothing Is
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22

given out from that company 10 in
dlcate u contemplates making any
lts prices az the mines arr SAYS ana
1910 Tor nut ana lump. respectiyeI,
the wyoming operators report a. 90
Tor lump and s2,5O for nut al an,
mines for Utah delivery. Retailer
purchasing their supplies from oper.
atlng companies who have NOT y.t
made advances are selling a. the CON
sumner al $3.50 Tor lump and fGs6
Tor nut
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22

Red Cross war fund was rendered
the local Red Cross chapter by r. w.
Whiteside. secretary and treasurer.
The meeting opened with the sing
ing Of America" and closed with the
star Spangled Banner" The Salt
Lake City delegation led In the song
festival. Joined In by the several hun
dred guests OF the hotel and residents
~ the town. There were a number Of
patriotic speeches delivered. The
evenings entertainment closed with
a ball
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
AdletS
One Cent Per Word Each ~
No Charge Aocoune

LOsT-A No. "a EASTMAN ~
with leather holder ana .sI
straps; was left lying ON IN. ! 4
of the road Just south OF W.
Gate bah grounds The ilhsg
turning the same 20 The ~
win be well rewarded.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
Grcai rnirlolIc rally.

oLENwoop SPRINGS. Colo. June
1.-THE Rocky Mountain Coal Min
inE institute delegates turned their
convention this evening into a public
out-of-doors patriotic raily on the
lawn Of the Hotel Colorado. The
meeting was led by the Rev. Peter A.
Simpkin. the miners parron OF Salt
Lake city, lie spoke on The Miners
Contribution "a the Country In War
Times" A check FOR five hundred
dollars. the Rocky Mountain Coal
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22

Rumors In circulation rso.
the effect that Passenger 20.
rs (the stub OF the Denver
Grande was soon 10 be taAss
service are wrong The ~
Superintendent Ten Eyek ~
tells The sun there Is no'hiA
Legal blanks az The sun Oul
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
= ONE Nv

STRAYED - ONE BAL IA
three years old. weight $50, 80
pounds. star In forehead ~ -,
been cut off and II no" ssi,fI
inches long. one black n
years old, weight about IN d
two white hind feet silia" N
forehead. foretop been eu' "a
Their one branded. lAss IN
head OF Antelope, about aa,r
southeast OF Myton, on ~ 1
Sth. and were travelling ~ ~
able reward will be paid ~ IA
ton or their return -
MytOn, Utah.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-06-22
CARBON MINES
PUT Up PRICES

~ the consumers are 20 assemble
their facts and data. while the COM
mission viii endeavor 10 figure out
means ~ rendering the assistance
asked for.