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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01

Prior to the world war the capacity OF
the bituminous and anthracite mines in
the United States to produce fuel was 80
snuch In excess Of the demand that COM
petition was an ample and certain factor
"a assuring the marketing Of coal con-
eainlng only Q minimum Of Impurities. /.
With the steadily Increasing demand
Tor fusi. caused by the rapid development
o. Wal Industries. there wes . noticeable
morsase Of the amount OF impurities in
enehrActte and bituminorD during the
winter months Of 1911.
d. Harry 4. GARFIELD, national fuel "a.
ni1nistrator. assigned James Neale, OF his
eea9i, so Assist the r~enns$ivania admins
0econ in providing and applying remAdial
@easures n the anthracite fields. Mr..
Neele conferred with Wull1atm Potter,
eeeee teel adtninistrator foe Pennsylyanie.
VIII tho ala oe three gontlemen, who
at0 tnoFfuef chaasmens II LusernA LAcka-
wauaA and ochuykill counties. IN inveo-
patton vas carried on into thoSamount
|oS Impurities 6atng shipped 70 maSlet.
- MI AAminlstfltjon then formulated
|runnge lennstlng sths percentage a. sla4s,
ocne = under s1Doo that would - per-
@letee ~ h govssnment In an slseo Of
TontAtacjeos
Deeeuss Of the Tremendous Demand for
|aneaaooetos q WA thoUght uise not ia
lyl1aat tho amount Of Impurities 70 the
nanlnrnsof the uee-War stAnaafdA 3he
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Better Coal.This Year.
g. q. colo, ia ~Philad.lphi. Public L.aa,r.

schedule adopted. therefore, is slightly in
excess of tho amount Of impurities
ehipp1d by the best anthracite. producars
IN 1Slh. However. not one complaint has
been received by the fuel administration
about the quality Of anthracite delivered
when It conformed to the administration's
standagd.s
Any steam. anthracite containing more
than % per cent Of slate or bone u too
expensive for the manufacturer To pur-
. today. according to observation. All
steam Coal containing more than = per
cent OF impurities h~scon6omnsd when II
comes under the Observation Of the fuea
decentralization. This - 90 even when Il
Il found q d~estinAsio1 points In Pennsyi-
vania.
operatora who deliver coal CONTAINING
excessive amounts Of impurities hAvo
0een suhoected to various ponAltioa 0oGne
cars we're orlered Aanled 70 the duupeue
round m Philadal6hta: others Merv Do
mated 20 HOSPITALS ana other ~nonproflt
making institutions. a Sow car were de.
.issrsd g chuschs4. Many cas. 90 teuss
masket weyo diverted hick 70 tbe
In al eAAes the peeduc4ne com.
penses. VEN ~cosnpeiled to pay fh6 bfsleht
Sno osner caae1eA I'M 6onato the c0ol.
vntc action ~ the eesto fuAa ad1uin1ptfor
tor nad.e ~ttokneo0one moral e4t6cts upou
ne peoducess And strengthened tn 49,
o. she federal tnspeetoeo q tn minM.
0eeanse popiicity was Gfvsn each case.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Bio Hajlstones.
From Answers. London

From Answers, London.
Winter il the season of snow, but sum.
met OF hail. Hail Is very generally as
ISOLATED with thunder, and thunder ia
more often a hummer vlsitant thar not.
The hail we get In this country, although
It is occastonally likened to marbles and
pigeons eggs and the like. seems to be
nothing At all compared with the hail
they get in some unfortunate parts of the
kiobe.
There are numerous vol authenticated
cases Of hailstones weighing half q pound
and more. but claims which 60 far be.
yond this meagers weight are made,
Stones Of six to eight pounds are said tc
have fallen in Namur in 1719. and the
missionary. Father Hue. h ought to
be q credible witness. records the fall il
Tartnry. in lS43. of q block of Ice as big
- a milestone. which took three days te
melt.
In May. 1909. a Hungarian village n.
ported . 1.100-pound block. requiring eight
men to move It: and in Tippoo's time
one as big as an elephant was said to
have fallen near Seringapatam. These are
some hailstones.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
iron HANDS,; Red Omens.
Chester Wright, m th. New York Tribune.

don where they rebuild soldiers aud start
them on their ~reeducation. TO go through
that place Is worth . much Longer trip:
Men have arms and legs shot away ana
still carry on about as usual after gounS
through this reconstruction place.
We saw a man swing a cricket bat with
an artificial arm, and swing 1t with the
snap and precision Of an expert. Much
more practical, we saw the same man
drive nails. WELD a shovel and ptckax and
a maui. In q fifty he could hook onto the
wrist OF his artificial arm an appliance
Tor the handling OF any kind of q tool.
He had accuracy, speed and dexterity-aA
with an artificial arm.
Guess which leg is artificial" said the
doctt as he called a wounded Infantry
man. Some guessed one. some the other.
He walked with such naturalness that
either guess seemed as likely to be wrong.
Both are artificial" said the doctor, to
our amazement.
Another soldier with one artificial leg
hoped up and did funny little joys and
capers on horizontal bars. Few mon with
two good legs could skip around with as
much agility. The same man did a run
ming jump off a wet and slippery platform
onto muddy. treacherous ground. He
landed with sureness. He wasn't afraid
OF that leg going wrong anywhere.
v see a o~ne-lesged man now with
out thinking how unnecessary 1t Is for
mon to &c around crippled up that way.
The day Is coming when every man will
rave two serviceable legs, no matter o
many OF the originals he may have lost.
The war has shown the way.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01

The funniest thing in my memory OF
Britain is an Irish jaunttng car driver
that l me- in Dublin. On a bright Sunday
morning ! asked him to drive mi around
to see Dublin's poorest section. He did.
You could almost put Dublin's poverty
into a block of New York's east side and
lose 1t. Then we went jaunting around
town to see what we might see. Mean
while the cabby %ruminated and radiated.
See that building? That where Jim
Larkfn used to nave his headquarters.
Sure. an Dublin never had a days luck
since that man came to town. Bad luck
to him!'
We crossed the Liffey. AN this is the
river Liffey," he drawied. 1T usen' to
be so classic. It's that clean they'll be
catchtn' salmon in the Liffey wan o.
these days"
Billows of hawthorn blooms decked a
beautiful square. Just look at them"
unused cabby. The hawthorns are all
red this year. They've been white always
before. But they're blood red this year.
Sure, It's an omen. ] don't know of
what, but It's an omen for sure"
He drew long and hard on the o.
sure, It's an omen O. somethin."
Friction, poetry, Greaminess, o. clothes
and a taunting car. ,
Iron hands have figured a great deal In
fiction. but not much in fact until low.
But now the iron hand ia q fact-and q
good. dependable fact.
There's a big hospital within a half
hours motor ride from the heart Of Lon
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
FOR SOLDIER BOYS
Change In Manner Of Paying
Those In France Under
Consideration.

With the American Armies in
France. (by maiD.-Every American
soldier in France will receive a bank
book" enabling him to draw $3.50 n
month from any disbursing officer. Ii
the change in pay methods of the
der consideration is put into effect. The
purpose Is to enable every soldier to
obtain promptly at least q part of his
monthly pay regardless of where he
may he. whether in & hospital or with
some organization other thar his own.
The pay book" system il in use in
the British army. The sum OF $3.50 n
month has been fixed as the minimum
which a soldier should have for his
personal wants every month and 1t
would be given to him on his demand
Each three or four months there would
be a general accounting. at which his
total pay. his insurance and other al
lotments. his Liberty loan subscrlp-
tons and other items would be cast
up. together with his monthly drafts.
The balance then due him would would
be put at his disposal. The soldier
would have the advantage of being
able at all times n under all cir
cuinstances TO draw something from
any quartermaster in whose district
he might find himself.
The proposed system would elimin-
ute the present necessity Of having
on hand each soldiers service record
whenever h Q draws money. Tho SER
vice record system, designed for times
Of peace, doe not take into
he frequent shifts which all military
men must be prepared for. In many
Instances nowadcy VS. 1t works h%ardships
On Individual men who are transferred
faster than their service records can
follow then and who consequently can
not draw their money when 1T is due,
merely because the formalities cannot
be compiled with. The proposed new
system appeals at specially advantage
ous for camps where there are con-
SANITY large numbers Of Casually
vtrays belonging to dozens and scores
Of organisations waiting TO join their
outfits yet Enable to draw what money
is due them until the service records
have caught up to them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Gold Piece. for esttons.

From Seattle. Wash. comes the news
that at least one American soldier will
have real American gold on his person
with which to make purchases that will
sustain life II he is captured by the Ger
mans. Bert Martin. Salt Lake City. who
is here, says the boys mother sewed $2.5
gold pieces In each button of the young
mans sweater vest. She managed TO get
10 of these money loaded buttons on
the vest. In all the mother concealed $55
In the buttons and additional gold pieces
In other parts of his clothing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01

aivislen ol. ~. A. corrssaaion aa,a =.
oeall1 tkAA M - ~Scys|crsnsnf tSs con.
s.ses aenaD Mosl1 eosIs nldhset conSsn.
don VITA IT, oteel sh1n Tho ~ ooaeseGa
49, 49, - eeue lighter tAon
pla6esssy { assyi soa4sae. ~ -
- g - . - sl1snats -
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01
Brig. Gen. Charles saitxman.

Brig. Gen. Charles SaItZFNan.
Among the officers in the aviation
corps of the signal department Gem
eral Saltzman has been popular. He
has not been involved in any Of the
inquiries or criticisms directed at the
department. He is expected to get a
conspicuous place in the department
when the air division is made a dis
tinct unit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05

| cent fare before tho board had practically
! determined TO grant the companies re-
| quest.
! 1t is true that the order or resolution
granting the right To charge rcvcn-cent
| fare was not formally adopted until June
| s, but there WINS no public notice gwen
| that il would be deferred until that date.
| IL IL also trrSc that protest was Hnde on
: the third and fifth Of June Ivy certain per
sons, but that did not relieve the board OF
| their duty to give reasonable notice to
tho public of the application before de-
Gliding the case.
"And moreover, as to the protest made
on June 3 and 5, the secretary was in
structed. on June 5, to reply to the protcs-
tants, that the board has Ind two pub
lie meetings, and that they viii decide the
issue on the facts laid before them, BY
two public meetings reference could
have been had only To the meeting of
MAY 81. which was with respect to six
cent fare, and the meeting Of June %, Of
which the public had no notice. SO far as
the record shows, and Mt which tho qucs-
ton Of nm increase to seven cents was pre-
scented and determined.
'eThe court have no doubt that the
board have underworld To do their duty To
all parties but we think it not improper
20 suggest that thcir duties might be made
easier IN the future If they should adopt
some plain and simple rules governing
their procedure. including n rule provid
ing for falr hearing on the part of both
the public and the public utility.
For the reasons given, the court arc
II the opinion that the order Of the board
appealed from should not be affirmed ON
the record filed in the case"
aovr OF BED-RoCK.
The effect Of this decision. ~ can I've
seen from tho text. was to leave sort If
bed rock situation Speaking IN n paria-
mcutary wav. there had been motion
made 10 raise tho price Of car ride from
five cents 10 SIX, and while it was pending
there had been an amendment offered
which IN effect was really another motion
And this was lost Therefore the matter
was where It started when the motion was
made to make the price Of the ride six
cents in other words. five cents
MIR Hartman set out 70 address tho
court regarding further proceedings and
had SAID few words when Mr. Ward
arose and went over Ia HIM There was
coloqliv IN an undcrtonc for few min
utea between tho chief counsel for the
company and the counsel for Tho object
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
FARE DISPUTE ENDS
IN DECISION TO TRY
S|X-CENT RATE OUT
Through Agreement of Counsel
Court Makes Order After Decd
ing Public Insufficiently Mott
fed of Seven-Cent Boost
Request.
MAY ASK MORE LATER

For while st least IA month. three, SIX,
or a wear. the exact period being somewhat
indefinite Wilmington will not he trou-
blcd as TO lust what II shall pay for cariare.
Ii will be six cents q straight ride. which.
OF course, means that the usual transfer
privileges Will continue in force.
This was settled on Wednesday after
noon by agreement of counsel for both
sides of the controversy before Chief
Justice Pennewill and Judges Rice and
Heisel, sitting rs u special session of Super
Tor Court alter the Judges had dccldcd
sufficient notice had not been gwen To the
public regarding the effort Ia have the
Board of Public tihtN commissioners
authorize the traction company 10 charge
seven cents IN order formal objection
might he made to The granting OF such
authority.
The sudden end 81 the litigation NJ this
stage Of its development was quite unCX-
pectcd opinion having been that the mat
ter was likely Ia drag through the sum
mcr But rs he matter now stands SIX
cents will bc the fare IN All likelihood. Tor
a considerable length of time, possibly
the duration OF he war or until something
more like normal tunes set in In making
the agreement. the traction company
,lawvers said hat the six-Ccnt iare would
be gwen thorough try -out although
Through what pcrlnd II time was not
stated. and III easo II failed - Tee salts
factory IN welding The necessary amount
,of income fer operation II the lines new
order would tie asked
rKx1 OF FHt CoURT's ORDER.
The order Of the court based upon this
agreement u aS follows
In the Superior Court Of the State Of
Delaware IN and Tor New Castle county
William l. Seward q al = Whining
ton a Philadelphia Traction o., q al
ON this third day of July. \ y to1S
the above stated appeal having come On
for hearing upon the record certified 10
the Superior Court
And Whereas. Il appears to the court
that, upon the Application 81 Wilmington
4 Philadelphia Traction Company 10 The
Board OF Public 'llitv commissioners for
tho city Of Wilmington, for leave 10 charge
q SIX cent fare there was adequate notice
TO the public and hearing thereon and
that the record 50 certified Ia this court
fully supports tho night ol the sand trac-
tion company to charge trolley fares at
the rate Of SIX cents
And Whereas. il further appears 10
The court that upon the application e.
smend the petition IF sad N'mIrg:au
and Philadelphia Traction Iompanv.
craving leave to charge fare ~ The -a;c
Of seven cents, there was Iot adcgt. q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
THE QUESTION or NOTICE.

The morning session of court was start
cd with the reading of the Judges decision
that the utilities commissioners had n
right under the statute To make AN order
regulating fares, which settled the matter
at issue from the preceding session. Then
was taken up the question OF hearing the
ease upon lis merits. No sooner had It
started than arose the question as to
whether there had been sufficient public
notice gwen of the company s request Tor
a seven-cent order, in order that object
ors might be heard from u mong the pub
lie. If they desired.
Herbert Ward Of Ward, Gray and
Ncary. counsel for the company, and City
Solicitor Bayard, for the commissioners.
contcuded that such sufficient public
notice had been given Robert q liar
man. for the appellants declared that IT
hadn't and tho morning session ended with
this crucial matter pending, the judges
stating they would announce their de
cision At the opening Of the afternoon
session.
When the court rcCouvcncd they hand
cd down the following decision UNFOLDING
MIR Harman's contention.
'TThc act creating the Board Of Public
Utility commissioners mauhcstly con
templates that before an order shall hc
made regulating the rates that shall be
charged hv any public utility company. n
hearing shall be gwen to citizens respect
ing the complaint filed. or reasonable
opportunity for such hearing. The board
Is clothed with large powers and they
should he exercised fairly Ia both the
company and tho public II was not in
tended that m order shall be made upon
information received IN an eX partc pro
cccding. or without = fair opportunity for
any citizen to state his objection Ia com
plainant's application.
The petition presented to Tho board nv
the railway companies, ON Nav !. 1918,
asked for the night 10 incrcase the rate of
fare 10 SIX cents. and upon that applica
tion n reasonable opportunity was gwen
to anyone who mlght desire to be heard,
hut upon the amendment To the petition.
winch was presented 90 the board juno ;.
1918. and which asked for the right 20 IN
crease the fare To seven cents. we arc Of the
opinion that such an opportunity was not
gwen.
The first notice Of request for scv-
en-cCnt fare was made Ia the board bv
petition. on juno z. and on The same dav n
decision was reached by tho board grant
inc said request. It's solicitor heing called
ia and directed Ia prepare resolution
showing the findings Of the board, based
on the following
THAT an order be drawn that the VII
mingtnn ami phiad clDhla Traction Com
panv be permitted 70 charge a straight
scycu-cct fare but shall he required to
SELL four tickets Tor twenty-five cents
80 # appcars from the record that tho
ruh,f, hai uo notice respecting tho seven
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05

ors Then both arore and faced the court
tho agreement which meant cer-htion
Of the litigation Ind been reached.
Mr. Ward informed the court Tint the
company was willing to give the aix-cent-
fare basia a thorough tryout 'for n month,
six months, or more" and should it not
prove satisfactory then 10 nslt for another
order. MIR. Hartman said he wne willing
TO agree to this and would assume the re-
eponsibiIity Of so informing the court
That settled the matter, and the only
thing to he done was to have the agree
ment contaminated by formal order OF
court, so Me-srs. Hartman and Ward re-
tired 10 the latter's Office To draft the order
A half an hour later it WINS presented and
signed by the three judges and the VIII
mington street railway fare dispute OF
1918 WAS matter of history.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
You Need Not
Suffer From Catarrh

drive thc catarrhal poianns out If your
blood, purifying md strengthening it.,
go IT will carry yigor md health to the
mucua membranes on it's journeys
through your body md nature
viii soon restore You To health You
will be relieved Of the droppings If
mucus in your throat, sores in nostrils,
bad breath, hawking and splitting.
All reputable druggists carry S. s. s
IN stock md We recommend you give
IT. trial Immediately
The chief medical adviser Of the COM
pany will chcerfully answer MI letters on
the subject There IL no charge for
the medical advice Address Swift Spe-
ctic Co, 1872 swift Laboratory. Atlanta
Ga
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
But You Must Drive 1t Out of
Your Blood to Get Rid of Ii
Permanently.

You have probably Iccn in the habit
of applying external treatments, trying
To cure your catarrh You have used
SPRAYS. washes and lotions and possibly
been temporarily relieved But after a
short time YOU had another attack and
wondered why You must realize that
catarrh IS an infection Of tho blood and
10 get permanent relief the catarrh in
fcction must be driven ont If the blood
The quicker you como 20 understand
this. tho quicker Won VIII get IL out nf
Your system : = : winch has hccn
IN constant uee for over 80 wears. Will
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05

Rev X. l.. Wolven. Formerly Of Old
Swedes viii Serve With French Arruy.t

Rev. Raymond l., Wolven, formerly
vicar of Old Swetlcs Church. this city,
and now of Albany N Y, has received an
appointment for overseas work with the
Y. M &. A. and will leave shortly for
France. Because of his knowledge Of the
French language, MIR Wolven will
serve with the French Army. Mr.. Wolven
ia the second of hls family 10 enter the
war service. his brother. Colonel +. III.
Wolven, L. =. A., being stationed at
Camp Lewis American Lake, Washing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
House Communicated.

Although IL was not casc of proiitecr-
ing tho United States Shipping Board
Wednesday Sustained John Clawson ;,
expert workman. employed by the Harlan
yards Of the Bcthlohrrn Shipbuildng
Corporation, against Louis Tannen, own
or of tho houae at 400 West Third etrcct
and Communicated the house for Claw
son. the present occupant Tanner
who Ind recently purchased The hotisc
want ted 10 move in. hut Clawzon was
mnn bic 70 find n house
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05

notice to the public. and hearings thereon
"Now Therefore, counsel for tho appel
lants, and Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company. appellee, being pres
ent and consenting thereto,
at is hereby ordered, that the order of
SAID Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners for the city of Wilmington, bear
ing date June 5, 1918. for the granting H
leave to charge seven cent fare, be
amended and modified 40 as to permit the
said Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company TO charge n straight fare of
six cents"
(Signed James Pcnnewill, G. J.
Herbert l.. Rice. J.
r. r. Uetsel !
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05

Very fine tub Silk,
in all wanted colors
and shades, in en-
tirely new models. All
sizes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05

The very finest Dresses to be had for the
money All colors, including flesh and
white. All sizes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
Has Nervous Breakdown.

William Watson. who was found walk
ing on the pcnneylvania railroad tricks
early Tuesday morning. has heon found To
bc suffering from a nervous breakdown
lie IS now Ut his home in this city under
treatment. his full recovery being ex-
pcrted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
Tub Skirts
$3.50 to $6.98

Every wanted wash material,
including linen, n1ercerized
popIin, gabardine, cordaline
and novelty weaves, in a host
of new models. All sizes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
BuyAn the Muslin Underwear YouCan GetNow

Mr.. Jacoby advances this timely advice to
all friends and patrons of the store, knowing
that sharp price increase is inevitable. Gowns,
petticoats, drawers, envelope chemise, skirts,
&c, may be bought here to good advan-
tage. You welcome to lay in a supply.