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The Denver star., 1918-10-19

use it for tense. In this
connection we desire to speak
OF Richard d. Porter. one Of
our brave. patient and most
efficient police officers. who
has been on the force for 8
years ando months. Our old
friend, Chief Hamilton Arm
strong a kindlier and more
consid d crate person, never
breathed the air of Colorado,
appointed "Dick" Feb. 10.
1910. One year later. March
4th. 1911 he was Riveu special
duty unraveling mysterious
burglary case and within ~
hours. Porter arrested two
all around crooks on goth and
Curtis Sts., also the express
man who had a wagon load of
plunder. The burglars we're
arrested. tried and convicted
also sentence by Greeley
Whitford to 10 years in
Canon City. Colo. for one and
Buena Vista for the other man.
Reward was offered for the
arrest and convection of this
criminal who is now serving
time. Know his keen
ability. he was on Sept. az,
1918. called upon to solve the
larceny of teas. spices, ex.
tracts and large quantity Of
coffee from the ewel Tea Co..
2oth and Blake SITS. and with.
in "a hours after being detail
ed upon the case. he arrested,
a laborer at Moo Lawrence
ST., and after a while he IN
formed the Chief Of Detective
who the other accomplice was.
He was arrested at 1873 18th
St. He proved to he the ship
ping clerk of the firm They
were tried before Judge Bray,
bouno over Sept. ao,AioiS on
a $1,000 bond to answer in
the West Side Court By
these skillful catches. the Star
seems to think that the heads
Of the police department ought
to recognize his ability in a
most enc ouraging way.
While he is always OH the Job,
yet little promotion would not
only help him but help our
race. Denver. is proud of our
Patrolman.
The Denver star., 1918-10-19
a c0l0RED cMAPlAlNS
NOW IN U. S. SERVICE

New York.--1here are now
forty one colored chaplains IN
the United States Army. 1t
is expected that colored chap
lains will be provided for ser
vice at Camp Lee at an early
date.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Railroad Congestion
Fault of Officials.
Declares w. c.. Lee
Especial Correspondencel

CLEVELAND, Jan. 19.-W. G. Lee,
president of the American Railway
Trainmen, to-day made the following
statement on the railroad situation:
The present railroad congestion and
the causes leading thereto are, in my
opinion, not of recent origin. From
the transportation railway employees
point of view, the present congestion
is the result of certain phases Of rail
way operation that date back almost
three years, or during the time agita-
tion was started for an eight-hdur day
for this class of employees. 1t appears
to the men interested that the railroad
companies at the time were operating
trains in such q manner as to con-
vince the public that it was impossible
to reduce the number of hours which
this class Of employees were then re-
Qulred to make to carry on the service.
"The men had been very much i'm
pressed in the past two years with
what they termed the Indifference Of
ure to make time was under discussion
the fact seemed to be pretty generally
borne home to the men that the rail-
way companies, for some reason, were
not doing their best to get trains over
the road or keep their yards free from
congestion. This spirit Of indifference
was accepted by the men as part of
the railroad programme to teach the
public an object lesson, need for
increased rates, that many of the raods
declared to be absolutely necessary if
they were to make extensions and bet
terments as Welt as provide necessary
equipment to care for their increased
business.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
$5o,0oo,o0o Loss in
War Profits Tax
By Closing Order
Heavy Burden Placed on
Y. S. Treasury by Edict,
Declares Senator
IStaf Coyvespondeuce1

W WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.--War profits
taxes totalling not less than $4,000,
900, and probably more than s1OO,0OO,
900, according to the estimate of Sen
ator who for years has made a study Of
the revenue question, and who is re-
garded as a high authority, will b. lost
by the Federal government as result
OF the factory closing coal order of the
1uel administration.
The total number of davs which the
factories are to be closed" said this
senator, will be fourteen, counting the
present five-day period and the nine
idie Mondays to follow. This is a lit
tle bit more than half month. when
deduction is made for SUNDAYS. or one
twenty fourth Of year. Translated d
INTO percentages. it is per cent.
NOW, we had estimated that there
would DC revenue from excess profits
or little more than one billion dol
iars; II the loss were confined entirely
10 the loss of profits for those fourteen
days it will be seen that the govern
ment would fail to get 4O,OOO,OOO of
revenue as result Of those fourteen
IDLE days. However. the loss must ex-
ceed that, for every factory that closes
ao"n mas losses in addition to the mere
loss OF profits. Some of the expenses.
.u.h aS interest," on investment, pay Of
"atchmen, cost of fuel to keep the
plant from freezing, overhead clerks
salaries, etc, would cut into the profits
TO such an extent that I think | am
very moderate. and we'll within what
the total loss will really be, when |
estimate it at $4,000 900.
"Of course, the actual loss tn Tho
government will run much greater than
nave figured on the mere excess
profits tax. However. the loss Of
pron.s p an,, IN n many factories will cut down
and bear in mind, again that this |ic' do.
ductIon is always made from the hich-
est rate paid by the income in question
II II 'ohn {, M D. oRockefellcr's income should
ne $l,oo0,oo0 less because or thi, rne,
order, the government would lose ~,
that one income tax return so7o 900
ana that in addition to the loss from
the reduced profits of the corporation
;nvostd IN wn1dh !, Mr.. Rockefeller's money is
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Girls School Goes
South to Save Fuel
Many Other Institutions Said Tc
Be Considering Like Move

PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 19.--The
fuel situation has been solved for $50
young women at the fashionable Rose
mary Hall finishing school for girls
in Greenwich, Conn. The school to-day
leased private house and small hotel
at Miami Beach. The girls, who since
Christmas have been detained in their
homes, scattered through many states,
will come down at once.
Morton c. Nichols, Of Greenwich, who
handled the real estate end Of the deal,
said here tonight that he took the
matter up with officials in Washington
and received their Endorsement, and
that he has negotiations under way
with many private schools to the same
end. The government is said now to
be considering Mr. Nichols's sugges
ton for the removal to Florida of in
termed enemy aliens and other nonpro
ducerS to save coal.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Coal Shortage
Not to Shut the .
Churches To-day

Churchmen here do not intern,..
DR.. Garfield's fuel conservation orsss psss
to imply that churches shall not 80
duct their regular services TO-DAY
"Al the churches that have r.,,
will be open as usual" said Bish"a
Greer, last night. There has bnspp
Some uncertainty in regard to tho -,
plication of the fuel order to church,.
but as we understand it at press,2,
churches are not included ir the ordsrs
The confusion was caused by n.
statement made by one Of the ass;s.
ants in tho Fuel Administration ofscs.
to the Rev. James V. Chalmers, Of ass
East Eighty-eighth Stlvet, when he soS 10
piled for an order for coal. ~
"The clerls told me- said DR.. cs.,
mers last night, that / might bav.
coal for my home, but rot for ,hs
church. That was impossible, became
my home and the church are heated
from the same plant, but decided n
close the church anyway. in order 4
obey the law. I was going to lanS !,
d placard on the door. explaining tho
reason for closing th' church.
Later in the day, however, talked
to many other clergymen OF New Yors
and they agreed that the young man in
the fuel otflce must have been mistaken.
for there was no sign from any otoer
quarter that churcnes Were included
in the order Therefore, We shall hold
services as usual"
At the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
who're John D. Rockefeller, jr., cor.
ducts his Bible class, it was announced
last night that, in order to save coal
there would be but one service IN
the church to-day. The evening ser.
vice will be in the lecture room.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Pay Loss Here Less Than Feared;
Piece Workers to Suffer Most
Survey Shows Many Plants Will Not Deduct for Shut
Down-Clothing Trade, After Dull Period Was
Just Entering Upon Busy Season

to advance temporary loans to tide en-
ployes over this emergency, the loans
to be paid back from the pay from
longer working hours"
There was doubt among some gar
ment manufacturers yesterday as to
whether they would be permitted to
extend working hours to a full day on
Saturday and an hour or so on other
days excepting Monday. Some feared
that this would be construed as an
attempt to cvade DR.. Garheld's edict;
that 1T would nullfy the ultimate eff
feet desired by the Fuel Administrator
Plan Vetoed in Illinois
When Chicago clothing makers sug-
gcsted such a course yesterday the
Illinois Fuel Administrator sat down
on them hard, saying that the scheme
violated the spirit Of the Garfield
order and that those who attempted it
would be liable to prosecution. New
York clothing men are eagerly await
ing the New York Fuel Administrators 3
views on the extension Of working
hours.
Miss Swartz cited Wolff e. Co., mus
lin underwear manufacturers, as one
of the New York concerns which has
assured it's workers Of full pay for
Mondays provided they work all day
Saturdays.
She said that many Offices would cx-
pcct full Saturday workday in return
for pay for Mondays, while a great
many others would pay for Mondays
without asking for extra work on Sat-
urdays. Miss Swartz expressed the be-
lief that the office which docked en-
ployes for Mondays would be rare
exception.
Many factories, while having aban-
doned their regular work, have re-
tanned large number Of employees for
invoicing, stock overhauling, factory
repair tasks and other work which in
the past has been neglected owing tc
the great rush of wartime business
Married men have been given prefer.
ence in these jobs.
>, The Monroe Ekstein Brewery, OF
West Brighton, and the Rubsam-Horr.
mann Atlantic Brewery, at Stapleton
will give full pay for time lost.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Freight Men Find
Coal Order Has
Helped but Little

As viewed from New York there was
not much TO be set down to Dr. Gar
fields credit yesterday as a mover of
freight by restricting coal consump-
ton.
The optimism in the general railway
review of the situation was mostly con-
fined to what the railways hope to
accomplish tomorrow or some other
day. The pessimism in the report, and
it was mostly pessimistic, related to
weather conditions.
West of Pittsburgh it is cold all the
time and showing most Of the time
East Of Pittsburgh it SHOWS every time
the tranmcn get a train dug out or
a yard cleared. Some of them think
the only way to beat the weather is to
stop working. A lot of them do.
There never was worse weather in
the history of Eastern railroading.
With through traffic reduced SO to
70 per cent, no railway man could be
found yesterday who could figure out
how coal restriction would lessen
freight congestion. Experts agreed
that there was about as much chance
OF catching up during the restriction
period as there was during The clean
up week.
There was only one bright spot in
the othclal summary of the situation on
Eastern lines. The baltimore e. Ohio
reported that it had moved 1,100 cars
of coal eastbound from West Virginia,
which is the best record in sixty days.
On the other hand, there was a gloomy
note in the report of labor and car
shortage in that region. The car sup
ply is only 55 per cent of normal there.
me anthracite country had almost a
full supply of cars, but it also had
5000 empty coal producing jobs.
About the best that could be said of
the whole congested territory was that
freight was moving more freely than at
any time since the series Of storms
began.
W. Pittsburgh had very little to report.
tant railway pass down and out. Coal
mines with only half car supply tell
the story. A Especial effort" is being
made to get cars to the mines, and "the
indications were for good move
nient"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

The wage loss in New York from
Dr. Gartield's coal order will not be as
great as feared. Miss Nellie Swartz
secretary of the Consumers League,
came to this conclusion yesterday after
a survey of the situation.
She WAS convinced that the salary
loss probably would not reach 80 per
cent OF the pay of the persons affected.
Miss Swartz pointed out that gen.
cral Office employees, comprising large
percentage of New York's workers, will,
as class, be paid in full for the en-
forced Monday holidays. Department
stores will pay full wages for to-mor-
row. Many industrial plants will not
deduct for the Monday holidays, or
even for the fve-day closedown. And
those industrial plants which will not
pay for the five-day period and Monday
holidays are planning full Saturday
workdays and longer hours on other
days to make up for the time lost dur
ing the fiveday period and on Mon
days.
Garment Workers to Suffer
"The clothing workers." said Miss
Swartz, will be the hardest hit of
any. They are largely piece workers.
After a long period of unemployment
they were just entering upon busy
season. No employers of piece work
crs, SO far as | have heard, have said
anything about continuing the pay of
workers.
They are, however, planning to work
full time Saturdays hereafter and to
lcngthen the working hours on other
days, so that, in the long run, workers
may make up the salary lost on Mon
days and during the tive-day period
The Silk Association of America took
the lead in urging it's members to ex-
tend the working time to such limits
as are legal.
IL have been told that few en-
ployers of piece workers have offered
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

eials arc pressing the destroyer pro-
tramme vigorously, and already have
encountered a two weeks setback by
reason of bad weather.
10 prevent an unnecessary extension
OF the exemption list, both depart
ments to-day assigned officers to col
lect from their various technical bu-
reaus lists of plants vital to their build
ing and supply programmes. Depart
ment Representatives, considered the
lists in joint conference and prepared
for the approval of Secretaries Baker
and Daniels final list to be submitted
to the fuel administration. This list
was pared to some extent by fuel ad-
ministration officials.
One Of the chief concerns Of the
army is to prevent any delay to the
aircraft programme. which is dstrb-
uted through large number Of plants
IN all parts of the country.
The Shipping Board sought and OBJ
tanned exemption to-day for lumber
mills producing timber for the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation. Deliveries of
timber are far behind the schedule, and
it was pointed out that if lumber man
ufacture was stopped ship plants would
have to shut down.
Many plants in various parts of the
country which had been notified by
government departments that they
could continue operations were not per-
mitted to run by local fuel administra
tion officials, who had not received
notification from Washington. This
confusion. it was said tonight, had
been cleared up and there would not be
a similar recurrence.
Effect on Newspapers
Fuel administration officials said to.
night they expected that the Monday
closing would restrict the size of Sun
day newspapers and increase the size
of Monday editions. Advertisers, they
said, probably would advertise heavily
on Monday instead Of on Sunday, be-
cause of the closing down Of stores on
Monday.
Employers in many parts of the coun,
try were reported to-day willing to pay
their workers for the time lost during
the enforced holidays. State fuel ad-
ministrators were asked by DR.. Gar
field to give public expression of his
appreciation for their action.
A JOINT resolution was introduced
to-day by Representative London, of
New York, Socialist, to appropriate
SlO0O,O00 to relieve distress among
wage workers, as a result of the un-
Attacks on the fuel restriction order
were resumed by Republicans during
to-day's debate in the House.
ITO experiment with operating coal
mines, as the government has with
coal distribution. would be very dam
gerous," George II. Cushing. a coal ex-
pert, to-day told the Senate committee
investigating the coal situation.
Mr. Gushing declared conditions
would have been much better had the
coal dealers been allowed to distrib-
ute what supplies were available.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Mt. Vernon Obeys Order

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Jan. 49,
Walter w. Law, Fuel Administrator Of
Westchester, has modified all the
forces at his command to keep all pro-
hibited fires from burning on DR.. Car
fields "holidays.'
The Sheriff's emergency squad, of
which Richard M. Jesup, of White
Plains, is chief officer, has been mott
fed that its services may be required
In addition, Mr.. Law yesterday called
upon the troop Of state constabulary
quartered at Gedney Farms, to assist
him in enforcing the order Of the Fuel
ADM nistrator.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Whitman Opposes Order

Governor Whitman declined yester-
day the request of the Federal Fuel
administration to declare the next ten
Mondays Legal holidays. Albert II
Wiggin, Fuel Administrator for New
York State, received last night tele-
gram reading:
Answering your telegram, do not
intend to make Mondays legal holidays.
CnarleS 5. Whitman, Governor"
The Governors action is said TO
have been prompted by desire to pro-
tect banks none OF which will close
tomorrow or on the succeeding nine
Mondays affected by the Garfield order,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Kansas City Man 10 Direct
Shipping Boards Tram,

=, KANSAS CITY. Jan. 19.-James e
Holden, vice president in charne mes nfc
1raffic for the Kansas City Southern
railway, was to-day appointed smnar.
visor of transportation and traffic for
the Federal Shipping Board, ACCORDING
TO telegram from Washington re-,
ce,ved ,v, at the Offices of the road here.
Inc appointment was made by Secre.
tary McAdoo. ~ eo''-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Schools Shut for 3 Weeks

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 19.~-To con-
serve fuel all public schools in Ten
nessee will be closed three weeks, be-
ginning Monday.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Pennsylvania Coal
For 1917 a Record
Mines Of State Produced 297,
735,OOI Net Tons in Year

HARRISBURG, Penn, Jan. 10
Pennsylvania production of coal DUR
ing 1917 reached the unprecedented
total of 267,735,oo1 net tons, and if it
had not been for abnormal conditions
duo to the war would have gone to
nearly 3Oo,ooo,ooo tons, according to a
report issued to-day by Frank Hall
deputy chief of the State Department
Of Mines.
Mr.. Hall says the production not only
of anthracite and bituminous coal, but
Of coke, was above all previous records.
He notes that in 1860 the production os
anthracite was 100000 tons and of
bituminous 100000 tons.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-09-05
vENANGO AND VICINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hatcher hav.
returned from a very pleasant stay Al
the mountains. Mr.. Hatcher has beer
greatly benefited by this well deserv
ed rest
Our honorable commissioner of the
streets, Mr.. Henry Harmeier is taking
an enforced vacation, due to an un.
fortunate attack of sciatica. HURRY
up and get well Henry, our streets
are needing you.
Mr.. Derby, who is well known fol
his scientific farming, is using blue
vitrol for his seed wheat. for the pur.
pose of preventing smut. He claims
to get thus better results than from
the use of formaldehyde
Two prominent citizens of our town
woke up one bright morning this week
, to find their places painted yellow.
| The perpetrators of the deed have not
been found yet. 1t is rumored that
the ameteur painters ran short of the
paint; else there would have been more
decorated homes that morning.
Hugh S. Jones is the happy father
of bouncing baby boy. Mother and
son are doing fine.
Who says Venango is not on the
map. You should have been here dur
ing chautauqua week. Our streets
iget that, streets We're full of autos
and our sidewalks, yes real sidewalks,
made of cement and gravel. etc. re-
sounded to the tramp of pedestrians.
Our stores were filled TO overflowing
and there was a shortage of chewing
gum and candy and pop, and many
other things of artificial color and fla
vor. But to make up for that there
was plenty of artificial color on the
oh. you all know where. Yes. and
,he streets were lighted with real
electric lights that is, of course, when
they were not out on account of en-
pine trouble. The program was ex-
cellent, and those that had the good
luck to be present had a great time.
All thanks to our progressive leaders
who were the Originators of the idea.
At the last performance a Booster
club was organized and twenty eight
live ones signed up to help boost. Let
us make it fifty.
And now it is the Perkins County
Fair at Grant. Everybody is there
except those that are not And that
is their own fault The Venango Home
Guards, who look so smart and trim
in their new uniforms are there po-
licing the grounds, so nobody should
be afraid to 90 there this year.
Talking about the Home Guard, have
you seen them drill. Come down some
Friday night and it will do your heart
good to sac our boys march and drill
like real soldiers. The echo of the
sharp commands resounds in the still
night air. and the harmonious sounds
of marching feet brings throb to
your heart, and fills you with love
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-09-05

and sympathy for our soldiers "Ovel
There"
Nelsdraas in O.e Act anA Fsurtesa
Regrets
Place: Mr. Henni's ranch north
west of Venango; Time: The present
when watermelons blush inwardly and
are beginning to turn pink.
First episode: Night Enter four
teen jolly young men into lovely wa
termelon patch with murder in their
eyes and knives in their hands. The
enemy is asleep and does not chal-
lenge. No prisoners are taken, and
the PROSTATE bodies of the enemy is
cut down to the last one No mercy
shown.
Second episode: Morning. Enter
Mr. Henni. Panic and CONSERVATION
on his face as he views the desolation
of the battle field. His mouth waters
and his fists clench as he tender ly
picks up the remains of those juicy
and pink melons, many of them too
young to be worthy of the enemy's
gastronimic propensities.
Third episode: Four days later, at
the Nenango garage.
Mr. Henni: Do you know boys that
/ can have you all arrested for de-
stroying food in time of war
The raiders spokesman: Yes, Mr.
Henni, We know, and we are very sor-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-09-05

ry ne did it. Will you Be satisfied
if We pay you 4 fine Of five dollars
each for four melons.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-09-05

The Democratic Assembly of Sedgwick Coun-
ty' Colorado having designated me for County
Surveyor respectfully solicit your support at the
Primary on September 10th, and at the General
Election, November 5th, 1918.
PAUL CAMEL.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-09-05

Exit Mr.. Henni With q pocketfull
of money and fourteen educated men
who ate very expensive melons
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-09-05

Having been designated at the Democratic
Assembly of Sedgwick County for the office of
County Clerk and Recorder respectfully solicit
your support at the Primary September 10Th and
also at the General Election November 5th 1918
LILY T. LABAREE.
Having been designated for County Assessor
of Sedgwick County, respectfully solicit vonr SIM
port at the Primary on September 10TH and at the
General Election, November 5th. 1913
EA. CAROL.
The Democratic Assembly of Sedgwick Coun
ty having designated me as candidate for the Of
flee of County Sheriff. respectfully solicit vour
support at the Primary on September 10th and at
the General Election, November 5th 1918
FRANK SMITH
Having been designated as the candidate for
County Coroner of Sedgwick County | solicit volr
vote at the Primary on September 10th and at the
General Election on November 5h, 1918.
G. F. EWING.
The Democratic Assembly having designated
my name for the office of County Treasurer of
Sedgwck County, Colorado, respectfully solicit
your support at the Primary on September 10TH
and at the General Election November 5th, 1918.
JOHN C. WAGNER