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The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
THOMPSON AND MURDOCH ~
CONTROL. or THE pEiltI.f,Ss

Recent transfer OF big controlling
block of stock In Peerless Coal COM
pany Co Ezra Thompson ana James
ID. Murdoch ut Salt Lake CITY puts
these two gentlemen In charge at that
corpoTation's affairs. The first ear
load of coal To he shipped from this
Spring Canyon property opened M
last August by e. y. sweet and w "A.
Sweet, got into Zion last Monday.
Production will be- continuous as che
mine IN now In fun operation and u
II expected that within ten days the
output viii he vastly increased, The
new owners say thai for the first few
days the mine viii ship one car daily,
SoVeniy-five miners are AZ work and
the organization OF the sales depart
ment has been completed, Already
twenty modern homes are In course
OF construction at Peerless ana store
buildings and other structures viii De
erected as soon as possible. The town
win be built from the ground up ON
the latest aud most approved plans FOR
sanitation. convenience ana perman-
ence,
Since the organization OF the COM
panS last Summer. Thompson and
hMNNNAh nav NhNN NtAt - HANh NNNfR7
ers, the final transfer of control TAX
ing place two weeks ago. since tho
mine was opened work has progressed
rapidly with the result that the new
producer ~ ready To start off az a
high rate and with a perfected or
ganizntion. within month, say the
operators. the production will reach
n thousand tons daily.
Jesse White. formerly connected
with Utah Fuel company In Salt Lake
city. has been appointed sales man
ager for the Peerless. Fred Jacobs
AN engineer. In temporarily In charge
as superintendent at the mine. The
appointment Of a man Tor this post
tion permanently viii be announced
within a few dayH
Arrangements for handling the coal
In Salt Lake city viii not be COM
pleted until after the sales organiza'
ton has been placed fully In opera
ton. but when the time comes, Il Is
said, extensive yards will be provided
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
PRODUCTION or COAL II Now
BETTER THAN EVER, SAYS III

Watts Coal company az Vs.tis,
about three miles from HiawatHs ON
the Utah railroad. h now listed among
Utah's PRODUCTS. and Is furnishing
about two hundred and ngt> ions a
day 20 the market. says TIE Deseret
News o. last Saturday. ~h.s output
will he gradually increased az work
goes on In the coal ml~s. The Peer
less Coal company wiz Negin shipping
about June ist from rs mine about
three miles from Helpe' ON the Spring
Canyon branch OF the Denver and Rio
GTande,
Robert Howard. coal mine inspec-
tor for the Industrial commission OF
Utah, who has returned from inspec-
tions OF the Black Hawk. Hiawatha.
Mohrland. Watts and Neslen mines.
says that production In the Utah coal
fields this year Is better than has
ever been az this season OF the year.
While the mines are somewhat short
handed. most OF those visited were
running 20 abOu, rs or so per cent OF
the capacity output. while that Of the
American Fuel company at Neslen.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
PEACE IN THE COAL
SITUATION NOW
LOOMS
MINERS AND THE PRODUCERS
GIT TOGETHER.
John =. White. Former President Of
the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea, Tells Convention Of Railroad
Fuel Association Of Patriotic A,ti-
tudc OF the DigEcrs OF Coal

CHICAGO. May 2b.-Pcacc IN the
American coal fields was pledged for
both miners and operators at the
tenth annual convention OF the Inter-
national Railway Fuel association.
which closed here tocay. Eugene Nc.
Auiiffe. manager Of the fuel conserva-
tion section Of the United States Fuel
intimatod that Il may
become necessary for the government
to take over the coal mines for the
period of the war. y. u. Noyes. dircc-
tor Of the conservation division Of the
fuel administration. declared u will
hc impossible for the railroads To haul
the twenty-five million extra tons Of
coal that viii be needed, along with
the war traffic burden and he cmpha-
sized the fact that coal users mus,
save coal Co prevent n serious short
nRe next winter.
John y. White. labor adviser a. the
federal fuel administrator and former
president Of the United Mine Workers
p America. was applaudcd when he
told the audience Of about twelve hun
drcd operators. miners and railroad
men that the seven hundred thousand
American coal miners are eager Co
work every day including Sundays and
holidays 10 Keep business going and
win the war. Harry y. Taylor. vice
president of the Central Coal aud
Coke company OF Kansas city. was
fimiiarly applauded when he agreed
with white that II viii not be due TO
wage war u there IL n coal shortage
next winter.
That thousands OF coal minors are
being Kept Idle nearly half the time
In the Western and Southwestern
fields because 81 q shortage of ears
both white aud Taylor agreed. white
said that the ciEhty.Hcvcn thousand
miners of Illinois alone. who worked
only hundred and sixty days and
mined sixty millions of tons last year.
could easily get out hundred and
ffty million tons " they were able to
work full time this year. let tho
railroads quit haEgling over price aud
buy their coat said white. Then
everybody elise viii follow suit The
one mistake that has been made has
been In talking prize. instead Of pro-
duCtiou"
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MAktNG NJ SECRET ABOUT
COMING SHORTAGE ~ ftti.

WASHINGTON. -. g.. MAY a.
The fuel administration does not make
any concealment at the prospect that
there will be- coal shortage during
the present coal year. said u statement
tonight. In which the public was again
urged 90 order its coal Tor next winter
during the summer, The require
monts for the year Tor bituminous
coal as asccrtained by the admlnistra-
ton experts" said the statement, 'in-
dictate that the production viii fall
considerably short OF the necessary
amount The fuel administration Il
dcyoting IL efforts toward removing
as far az possible the deliveries Of
coal for domestic purposes and essen
tial war industries from the freight
COMPOSITIONS ON the railroads that are
sure 90 come with the winter season,
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LIKE AN ECHO FROM SOME
BATTLEFIELD COMES ANSWER

Like an echo from some battlefield
long since almost forgotten came the
filing last Tuesday OF the reply brief
Of the railroad companies of Utah In
tho hearing before the public utilities
commission OF their application for
an Increase of fifteen cents ton In
the freight rates ON coal The hearing
was held some months ago, and the
time since has been occupied by the
filing OF briefs and arguments by the
respective litlgants, the application Of
the railroads having been vigorously
opposed by several communities,
business mems organizations and prl-
vate commercial concerns In the state.
The last wait has been on the car
riers 90 file the document which was
placed In the record OF the commits
sion Tuesday. Hut Il does not matter
much now how the commission de-
cides the case, or whether Il decides
Il at all The railroads are now under
the control OF the government. and on
Monday w. q. MeAdoo. as director
general. issued an order which makes
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FEDERAL ORDER IS
ONE PUzzLING
MANY
REDUCTION OF TEN CENTS ON
coal ORDERED.
Dr. ". \. Garfield. National Fucl Nd
ministrator. Sends out Ultimatum
Effective Last Friday-rhcfts Of
FucI ~ Transit and AZ Terminals
soon 20 ~ Thing Of the Past

EFFECTIVE beginning last Saturday
morning. government fixed prices foI
bituminous coal were reduced ter
cents ton. Tho announcement was
made by the fuel administration from
Washington. -. G., last Friday night
The new order comes by reason Of the
agreement under which the railroads
~ the country viii pay the fixed price
for coal and abandon the practice of
giving preferential car service "a
mines furnishing railroad fuel. The
price applies Co short tons and means
an average reduction OF 8 per cent OF
n saving Ia the public. the country
over. Of around sixty millions Of dol
lars annually Tho local situation un-
der this order II somewhat obscured.
49, some operators and dealers regard
the order ~ applying only 20 railroad
coal. and having no bearing on COM
merciai coal others. as the 1ndepen-
dent Coal and Coke company. say the
reduction applies Co all purchasers.
nun Of mine coal viii now sell az $500
. ton nt the mines. instead Of t3.tO.
and. NJ II claimed. the ten cents comes
out of the profits of th. operators
Vice President Moroni Iloiner ~
the United States Fuel company said
last Saturday he had received no ad.
vice whatever from Washington, and
In absence Of this. he was not IN n
position ~ ny anything II H. stated
IN the trade that IN view of this rcduc-
ton. when the price 81 coal " adj
vanced. ~ allowed hy the admmiHun-
ton. u will DE f3.Gs per ton. instead
~ t3.T5. and such advance H. likely to
be made before July 1T. n ~ held
that not until official instructions ar
rive by mail from Washington and
the details are learned. win the opcr.
atorg and retail dealers know Just
what the coal situation h.
Railroad administration Officials in
Washington estimate that the rail-
roads increase In coal bills this year
would be more than sis0.o0O.0O0 90
about three times the amount calcui-
Gted by the fuel administration. TIL.
was based ON an estimated railway
consumption OF $4,000. 900 tons az
an average cost of sac. which rep
rezcntH roughly the new price fixed
by the fuel administration. In the
past railroads bought coal at prices
ranging from below q dollar 90 two
dollars ton. with AN average oi
about ti.iO. In return for 100 per cent
ear rerviSc To mlneA
Consumers of iitumlnous coal. the
Washington statement says. who have
already entered their orders for the
years coal supply. hut whose coal has
not been delivered will. Of course. re-
ceivc their supplies az the reduced
price effective last Saturday. Thi'
price applies Co all coal which leaves
the mines after 7 o'clock May 2bth. M
matter how long the order for deliv'
cry of the coal has been standing.
The mine prices fixed by the ordci
viii remain In effect until Dr. CARTEL,
has before him the cost returns fol
the twelve months ending August aiHt
this year,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31

tenth annual convention nf the Inter
national Halfway Fuel association
here to-day. Pratt followed this morn.
irE with an appeal 20 railways. which
No. oyrt nnr.fourth of the country
output e. put the rod,whitc and
blu, in yoal lie declared that there
should bee mo sundays 80 holidays IN
either mine. railroad or coalyard any
NOR. than there II In the trenches
with the Hun facing our boys.
The war departments arrange
mcnts Tor deferred classification ion
skilled railroad men places On them
a peculiar obligation for extra effort
In their work." Pratt added. Robert
Quaylr nf the Chicago ana North.
western. among "a number of experts
who addressed the convention IN coal
Ing methods. maintained that the rail-
roads could easily save 10 per cent
or ~ 500. coo tone"
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
Every Individual In The home pouI

Every individual In the home p0ul-
Try flock should show yigor aud
strength. Size mot faD, ercctness.
activity, bright eye aud red comb are
favorable points indicating good con-
stitution. Dropping tail on wing,
weakened legs, head and neck not
erect denote weakness Pullets bred
from good layers are preferable. 4
good layer viii be hearty feeder aud
usually vigorous worker. Punets
hatched early win prove better win
ter LAYERS
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31

According 20 a statement OF the de-
partment Of agriculture. there has
been an actual shortage OF more than
two million tons Of sugar annually
since the war began. Prior to the war
practically all the belligorent coun-
tries except the United Kingdom and
Italy exported sugar. the total amount
being more than three million tons.
In 1915 i is estimated that the allies
must import a minimum of one mil.
lion two hundred thousand tons.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31

PLUMBING WORK or THE DE.
pINDABIlE KIND.

It's right and stays all right when
We fiN H. our estimates when you in
stall new work viii get US the con-
tract, After that YOU viii have very
little use for plumbers services be-
cause our work stays right We are
also experts IN correcting mistakes OF
the other fellow. See US when YOU
want dependable plumbing. either the
new or repairs. &, II. Lewis, the
Turner building. Prize. Utah. Branch
house az Helper.
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PRICE. BLACK HAWK AND TIA,
MATIIA STAGE LINE.

Five lirst-class ears between these
points daily. Careful drivers. one
way, t2.O0; round trip, $500. Children
20 ? years, half rates. Tickets good
Tor thirty DAYS. Huey a BELL. pro-
prletors. Union Stage Depot. Tavern
Hotel building. Price, Utah. Tele-
.DhOne 50
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
FOODS To yoUR ORDER As THY
NUE ORDERED.

We are rrady az all tlmcH &C. serve
meals O. your orirr-7Jroni the full
course dinner to IN, most 'consorNu'
tive" 1T lunches, Your appetite q
YOUR chief concern We eater To- tho
trade of ladies accompanied by chill
drcn. out 90 town folks shopping In
Price invited 90 come IN here. col
iett'r cafe. Main Street. Price. Utah.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
GREAT SHORTAGE OF COAL
DECLARES THIS RAILItOADEIt

CHICAGO, May 2S.-"There Is ev-
cry indication OF a greater shortage OF
coal next winter than We had last. I'M
less production Is increased and great
conservation practiced." declared II.
w. Pratt. president. In opening the
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
!. w. HAMMOND, LICENSED All.
STItACrER OF TITLES.

Abstracts OF title furnished 10 any
piece or tract In Eastern Utah. Fire
Insurance written In the best com.
panies doing business In the state.
heai estate, bonds, etc. Ground Moor.
Golden Rule building.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31
PRoBNTE AND GUARDIANSu
NOTICES.

Consult county clerk or the respe
tive signers for further informatio,
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NOTICE TO WATEn InEnSr

NOII'E TO WAITER tSthA-
state Engineers Office. Salt ~
city, Utah, May 4. 1915. Notice
hereby given that George u. COR
whose postOffice address Is salt IA,
cry, Utah, has made application
accordance with the requlremenl,
the Compiled Laws Of Utah, 1901
amended 10y the Session Laws ~ w.
1908, 1911 ana 1915. TO appropf,.'
one hundred twenty-five G2b) ~
ieet OF water per second from ~
river IN Carbon county. Said va.
VIII DE diverted at n point which pe.
north SIS degrees 20 minutes nl
5000 feet from the northeast corr
Of Sec. 20, Twp. 10 South. Rang
East, Salt Lake base and merial.
ana conveyed by means Of ditch y
Tune for a distance OF 9tO0 y
ana used Ia generate power Tor "
ducing electric light and proper
machinery. After having been
used the water will be returned ~
point $500 feet south and 1890 v
east OF the northeast corner Of Sec .
township and range aforesaid. u
application is designated IN the ~
engineers office as No. 1854. All y
tests against the granting OF SAID
plleation, stating the reasons nc,
Tor must be made by affldaNh
duplicate, accompanied by fes
hS:bV, and filed In this office W.
thirty (sOD days after the complex
OF the publication Of this notice
r. McGONAGLE, State Engineer,
Date or first pub. May 10, w
pate OF completion OF publies'I
June 10. 1918.
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BUILDING OPERATIONS MAY
BE UNDERTAKEN ~ USUAL


. WASHINGTON. u. e.. May 20. 1
y -Secrrtury McAdoo. ~ letter 1
= a. senator Calder OF New York. (.
= read Ia the senate today. declar-
y ID that general building opera
= lions should be- undertaken. 40
= usual. In any eases Of need. .Scn. 1
= utor Culdor'a recent assertion
y that construction, was prevent
= 81 somewhat by the trWsury de.
= partment advising banks and
= mortgage companies against the
= loaning Of money upon mort I
= cages on real estate" Secretary
= McAdoo denied. saying he had
y advised unly against unnecessary
= building
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31

Fashionable ooiors for coats
sand' navy blue and black.
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~ THE DISTRICT COURT. pro
bate Division, In and For Carr.
County, State OF Utah--In the Man
OF the Estate and Guardianship
Ruby linrknesa. a Minor. Notice. n
petition OF Catherine Lee Madsi
praying for the Issuance 20 herself
letters OF guardlanship ON the pefi-
ana estate OF Ruby Hardness. a inlas
has been set for hearing. Tuesday a
llth day OF June. A. d.. 1918, al
O'Clock y, m, at the county Coz
house IN the court room of haid COS
IN Price. Utah. Witness the CLERK
said court with the seal thereof {
fixed this aga day OF May, A. ID. lill
lSeaD ERNEST X. HOIlsLEY, cisi
10y Margaret Horsley, Deputy.
First pub. May 20; last June 7. lil
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And In accordance with the Law a
am order OF the trustees OF said w
lington town made ON the 9Th DAY
April. 1918. 80 many shares OF sia
parcel of said stock viii be sold Al a
front door of the postoffiee NJ We
linKton. Utah. on the sth day Of Jus
1918. az J o'clock OF the afteTnoon
said day. nH viii be necessary to y
naid delinquent assessment. togsihs
with costs of advertising and exper,
Of sale. ERNEST BRANCH. Clert
wellington Town Board.
First pub. May IL: last June z, iil
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DELINQUENT NoTIcE-wEILrxs

ton Town. Carbon County. Stat,
Utah. There IL delinquent from n
following holders % stock In the vi,
lington water system the amount, !.
opposite their respective names on I
count OF assessment made against n
stock on April Z. 1918:
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-05-31

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PFC
bate Division, In aud For Caft1
County, State OF Utah-ln the Mas
OF the Estate OF Sumner j. Iiarknss
Deceased. Notice. The petition
Catherine Lee Madsen. ndminiSifaul
OF the estate OF Sumner j. Harkne
deceased, praying for the settlemn
o. final account 81 said catherine y
Madison. administrators. ana Tor .
distribution u the residue 10 the %
sons entitled, has been set TOT hear.
on Tuesday. the 18th day Of Junt
ID. 1918, at 2 o'clock y. M. Al p
county court house. In the court roe.
OF said court la Price. Carbon coun.
utah, Witness the clerk Of said cor
with the seal thereof affixed this ~
day OF May. a. ID. 1915.
tSeaD ERNEST y. HORSLEl, cla,'
tlrst pub, May "a; last June !, NV.
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Continued on page eight
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Bonar Law announced that as a re- suit of the council of premiers and generals at Versailles there will be no generalissimo for the Allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
SNOW CUTS sUFFIELD OFF
 FROM OUTSIDE. WORLD
Trolley Service Has Been Suspended
 Since Monday.

Suffield, Conn.,. Feb. 6.-Sufiefd is Virtually cut off from the outside world tonight except for wire commu- n1cation, steam and trolley service be- ing at standstill because of the heavy snowfall which has blocked the tracks. The roads are piled high with drifts making travel very difficult and there has been no rural mail delivery since Monday. It was showing heav- fly again tonight.
 Trolley service into the town from Hartford and Springfield, Mass. has been suspended since Monday and a snow blow sent out to clear the tracks is stalled in the drifts about two miles south of the town Traffic On the Suf- field branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad connect ing with the Hartford division at Windsor ceased today when a train ran into big drift and left the tracks. A wrecker was sent from Hartford to assist it., but the wrecke, was little prospect, it was said to. night, of getting the line in operation again before tomorrow morning. The first train over the Central New England Railway since yesterday pull ed into the West Suffield station late
 today behind a snow blow and an ex-
 tra engine. The train, consisting O fengine, baggage car and passengel l coach, runs between Tariffville ant West Suff1eld, three miles from Spf | field It came to grief in the drift! outside of West Suffield yesterday, be | ing derailed a mile from the West Suf | field station. The passengers were
 sent in by sleigh.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
HOLLAND AMERICAN LINER
 kiEUW AMSTERDAM ARRIVES
Official Plan 10 Make a Thorough
 a. Search for Spies.

An Atlantic Port, Feb. 6-The Hol- nd-American line steamship Nieuw Amsterdam. which sailed from Rotter- dam Jan. 25, after a long period of delay in that harbor, arrived here tor day, The liner had on board a large number of passengers, among. thetl thirty Americans.
 During the. time the steamer was held tip at Rotterdam it was an- nounced in despatches from Holland that Germany had declined to give a guarantee for her safe crossing of ts.e Atlantic and that passengers on boar | had received warnings, similar to those issued before the Cunard line steamer Lusitaria was sunk, advising them not to take passage on the Dutch vessel.
 It was learned that government of- ficials plan to make thorough search of the steamship for spies who may be among the 1,50S passengers before any person Is permitted to come ashore The baggage and other effects of the passengers also will be examined The liner was held off shore tonight and will go to her pier tomorrow morning So rigid will be the investigation that all pier passes for the docking have been suspended and no person will be permitted within the customs lines ol baggage inclosure.
 It was reported that the government had reported information from abroad that enemy agents were on the vesse and that attempts would be made tc bring important information here
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
MAKE A BRIDGE OF
 SHIPS" TO FRANCE
Message From General Pershinq and Every Man of His Command.

Washington, Feb. G. Make a. bridge of ships" to France was the message from General Pershing and every man of his command. delivered to the American people tonight by Ma jor Frederick Palmer chief censor on General Pershing's staff, in an ad- dress at the National Press Club. <
 Build ships and let every woman and child in the land think ships" said he. We ought to be wearing little metal ships in our buttonholes, Chil- dren ought to play with toy ships. The woman who turns fro mknitting to encouraging ships sriveter to dc more rivets a day is serving her coun- try. And every time you think ships you are thinking of our men fighting for you in France WouEi you have l them want for food, for clothes fol ammunition to answer the German l fire?
 Would you have them think tha-
 you had forgotten them-you in you] comfort at home? Would you have tht
 lives of such men unnecessarily sac
 rificed because you had not concen. trated. your efforts on the thing tha
 meant most to them? | Toward our ship yards for the DOW
 CT they mean during and after the wa the German general staff strains it
 vision. Build, build and continue t,
 build ships. Make bridge of ship to PerShing.n