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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
JAMES S. TOWERS
is A CANDIDATE

James S. Towers of Portage, born
in Caledonia Sc years ago, is a candi-
date on the Republican ticket for
register of deeds in Columbia county.
T. Clavadatscherslows hoesformen-
all at $3.50 discount.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

Mrs. F. S. Cook will entertain the
Maple Valley social club at her home
Thursday afternoon, July Is.
S. Thuerer has put a new roof on
his barn.
Farmers are busy making hay. The
frequent rains keep them busy try
ing to get the hay ready to haul into
the barns.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
COUNTY THRESRE 2MEN
TO CONVENE HERE

On Tuesday, July 16, convention
of threshermen will be held at the
courthouse, Baraboo, commencing at
1880 All persons WHO plan to be en-
gagged in the threshing of grain this
season, and others interested, are re-
quested to be present. George w.
Davies, William Burton and others
will have charge of the meeting.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
PAY IN ADVANCE
At PORTAGE

At Portage the citizens have paid
S7,100 in advance taxes, getting six
per cent discount. This has been done
to keep the machinery moving, the
money box being empty.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

Frank Kahler has paid fine of $40
and costs, total of $16.74, ON the
charge of permitting gambling in his
place on Oak street. The case grew
out of the arrest of a minor some
weeks ago, the boy alleging that gam
bling was the order of the day in the
Kahler place of business.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED
DON'T MATTER If BROKEN

We pay up to is dollars per set. Also
cash for old gold, silver and broken
jeweIry. Check sent by return mail.
Goods held 10 days for sender's ap-
prevail of our offer. Mazer's Tooth
Speciality, Dept. A, 2007 S. 9Th ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

Nomination papers for Lieutenant
Governor E. F. Dithmar for nomina-
ton to the same Office, are being cir
culated. Mr. Dithmar has been lieu
tenant governor for the past four
years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

with his brother near Kilbourn.
Mr.. and Mrs G.. Reynolds are enter
tanning their daughter from Madison.
James Gillem and lady friend, Miss
Erma Calvert, and Miss Dovie Powell
visited friends in Madison last week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
Obituary

Miller
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Miller of Sank City died Sunday.
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon.
Burial in Cassell cemetery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

AGENTS WANTED: SIS to 81 daily
selling New Fibre Brooms: every
woman will buy. Sample by Parcel
Post, SIS cents. Wynne Broom Co., FL
mira, N. Y.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

FOR SALE: John Deere Hay Load
er. Used one season. Good as new.
SIS. R. F. Klemm, r. 4, Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
Popular Wants

20 words, one time daily, fSe.
20 words, one time weekly, tse.
20 words, six times daily, Csc.
70 words, two times weekly, Csc.
20 words, three times daily and oss
line weekly, Csc.
Larger advertisements or ada for 4
onser ume at propertionate rat,
All ads cash In advance.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

J. E. Jones, editor of the Portage
Democrat, is a candidate for Con-
gress.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

Twenty-Five per cent discount on
tan or black low shoes for men.-T.
Clavadatscher
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

Mems high top work shoes, all at
$3.50. Bradley's.-T Clavadatscher.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

Note: A report was current at Bar
aboo in the evening the dam at Prairie
du Sac had gone out. The report came
from Madison and had no foundation.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

FOR SALE: Light driving team,
rubber tired buggy and harness, very
cheap. T. E. Mead, over Corner Drug
store.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

FOR SALE: 120-acre farm about
seven miles northwest of Baraboo, u
mile west of the Kilbourn road. win
sell crops, stock and equipment. Anna
Metz, r. 1, town of Delton.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
WANTED TO BUY

WANTED: Fresh COWS, or cows to
freshen within two months. Milton
Holt, Baraboo. Phone 1915 F-2.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

WANTED: To hear from owner
OF good farm for sale. State cash
price, full description. d. F. Bush.
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

My house, with one and one-halR
lots, at lis Tenth street, is still for
sale at low figures. All modern i'm
provements. See or address me at
Devils Lake, Wis.-John M. True.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

FOR SALE: Two stills 80 feet, 6x6,
ana roof boards. Inquire ]. H. Gueth-
lein, r. 5.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
LOCAL RED CROSS
MAK(S REPORTS
Letter of Commentator Is Re-
ceived From Chicago; Bills AL
lowed; Nearly $4,000 on Hand

That Sank county has a fine stand
ing with the powers in the central di-
vision headquarters, American Red
Cross at Chicago, is a matter of no
surprise to one who has kept in touch
with the quality of work being done
here. This letter of commentator,
coming as it does from the superin-
tendent in charge, is surely very graf
flying to those who have worked so
faithfully and unselfishly in this great
cause.
THE LETTER
Mrs. B. F. Gollmar,
Sank County chapter,
American Red Cross,
Baraboo, Wis.
My Dear Mrs. Gollmar:
know you will be pleased to learn
that your standing on hospital sup
plies and garments for the. month of
May places your chapter in the Star
Glass so far as this branch of the
work is concerned. This means that
80 per cent of the hospital garments
and supplies from your chapter which
we have inspected during May were
rated as GA"
You will remain on the Star chan
ter list during the month of June.
Your retention Of this honor after July
l will depend upon the quality of the
hospital supplies and garments from
you, inspected by us during this
month, and SO for each succeeding
month.
Congratulating you On the good
work your chapter is doing, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Bureau of Woman's Work.
By CAROLYN M. ELY,
Supt. Hospital Supplies and Gar
ments.
MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING
The regular meeting of Sank coun-
ty chapter American Red Cross was
held on July 3. Routine work and
reports comprised the most of the
business.
Mrs. H. H. Thomas, chairman of
department of surgical dressings, re-
ported May quota forwarded to central
division, also 800 comfort kits. Re-
ports from departments of surgical
dressings and of muslin were present
ed for June, and reports were accept
ed. Following quotas were accepted:
500 pairs Of socks.
35 helmets
Sc convalescent robes.
12O pairs of winter pajamas.
Should the chapter finish these
socks before the specified time, an ad.
ditional sock quota will be taken on.
This knitting is to be done during JULY
and August
Following is list of bills allowed
at the meeting:
D. A. Lewis (refund) s25. OO
oil h1sox al,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

FOR SALE or RENT: 129.acre i'm
proved farm in Woodland township;
possession October 1, 191S.-,J. G.
Hoover, Lincoln, Ill.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11
AT LAKE GENEVA
Y. NJ. c. A. MEET

Floyd Bailey of Baraboo is at the
Lake Geneva Y. M. G.. A. school.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

ON ACCOUNT of moving will sell
several articles of furniture. Inquire
of Harry Tyler, Merrimack, Wis.
Grove street
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

FOR SALE CHEAP: A good second
hand binder, mower, and corn binder.
George Carpenter, Baraboo, Wis. Tel
ephone 1888.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

90
Winfield branch (refund, mem
bershlps) - DECENTRALIZATION 500
MRS. Berg, materials ------- 400
"A. RelnKng, materials ----- 100
RlsIey Bros. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1892
WoolWorth store 35
variety store, supplies ------ sos
Settergren Hdwe. Co., supplies .85
Iaylor>s book store -------- rs
Catiisch dray line, carting - 400
MRS. Relsz, postage paid --- 500
Express charges paid -------- 1908
Mrs. Shuts, parcel post paid .38
Following is an itemized statement
OF bill to central division headuuar-
ters. 1t covers all supplies received
for May and June quotas for surgical
dressings, hospital garments and knit
ting:
Dues, county and city --------S122.2
rape - 6.12
May quota gauZe, muslin, cot
tons, etc. $326.51
June quota gauze, muslin, cot
tons, etc. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 209.89
Yarn, May and June quotas - 621.6O
Comfort kits, khaki, thread
and tape Observation-Disclosures 27.62
Summer pajamas -------- 2400
Convalescent suits ---- 1888
Women's petticoats -- 7O.O7
Muslin and cellucotton - 1913
Chapter Treasurer M. H. Mould re-
ported balance on hand, before these
bills were audited, of $1,851.49.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

Chapter Treasurer NJ. H. Mould re-
ported a balance on hand, before these
bills were audited, of $1,851.49.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-11

KilhOurn DellS.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25

The clothing which is seen in this
photograph is to be worn in addition
TO the regular heavy winter overseas
equipment as furnished to all troops
of the American expeditionary forces
in Siberia. The cap is of muskrat fur.
as are the mittens. The parka is
made of heavy moleskin cloth. Very
light and loose, 1t makes most com
Portable garment TO march or exercise
in. The foot covering consists of Gu
madam shoe pacs. made of black cow
hide. chrome tanned and specially
treated to provide waterproof quail
ties. Under the shoe pacs will be
worn two pairs of lumberman's socks.
with one pair of heavy wool army
socks beneath them. The undercloth-
ing worn is especially made for use in
Siberia and consists, of very heavy
knitted wooden garments.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
WHY RED CROSS is LOVED.
Saving Life of italian Soldiers Wife
Incident of the Work

His wife had been very i'll, and was
sent by the American Red Cross to re-
cuperate in one of its country summer
homes. unknown to "Gigi," who
was doing his country's work in
the trenches. This is the way he ex-
presses himself when he learns what
has been done:
Most illustrious officers Of the Red
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25

Cross:
81 feel that 1t is my duty to tell
you how thankful ] feel for your kind
ness to my wife. When | got a let
ter from her, IN her own handwriting,
telling me how your good people had
picked her ur and carried her Off TO
3 most comfo' table home in the noun
tains, where she is feeling better every
day, WE'LL just cried tears of JOY,
and am not bit ashamed of them
We Italians have good friend In
America. l salute you with gratitude
aud esteem. Adieu -
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
Dutch Skates In New ENGLAND.

When the Plymouth Pilgrims jour
neyed to the new world and settled in
New England. they brought with them
many of the customs which they had
acquired when living in Holland. Thus
the children of the Massachusetts and
Connecticut settlers were almost as
fond of skating as were the Dutch
children who lived in New Neither
lands
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
His Sincere Hone.

She-I trust, Jack, dear, that our
marriage will not be against your
fathers will.
Helm sure | hope not; 1t would
be mighty hard for us if he should
change it.-Boston Evening Tran
script.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
Intricate REASONING

Aunt Belle, if you had your life to-
live over again what would you do?"
I'd get married before l had sense
enough to be an old maid."-Bos.on
Evening Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-25
CHAPTERS TOLD OF
RED CROSS WORK
Annual Meetings Listen to Re-
port Made by 0rganiza-
tion's War Council.
ONE-FOURTH OF COUNTRY'S
POPULATION is ENROLLED.

Estimated That Approximately Eight
Million Women Are Engaged In Can
teen Work and the Production Of
Relief Supplies-Vast Sums Ex-
pended.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27

citation. testified that financial ,institu-
tions in this state are holding very
large amounts of the Public Service Sc
curities which amounted approximately
to $50, 900 600. lie stated that it was
imperatively necessary that these sccur-
tiles be maintained at their market value
or the state Commissioner Of Banking
and Insurance would insist That each
institution charge off so much for their
depreciation. He added that anything
that disturbed assets also disturbed prl-
vate owners Of securities.
Mr.. Chambers in reply to a question
from counsel of the New Jersey League
of municipalities, sa.d that he thought
IL would be best for the Public Service
to take the S30,0OO.0O0
which the concern says it needs from
the public than from the stockholders.
especially if the latter course might at-
feet the stability Of the company.
II is expected that counsel for the
New Jersey cities opposing the proposed
rate increase will fight it in the future
on the ground that the Government in
tends to finance Il number of the COM
pany's war improvements to such an cx-
tent and in such manner that by the
time of the expiration of the war the
Public Service Corporation will have
paid only small proportion of expenses
involved in the operation of their lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
NO Polcer on Earth Can
Snatch Victory From Us"

Zurich, March 2s.-Commenting
on the offensive on the western
front, tho Munich CBavaria) Neu-
este Nachrichten OF last Sunday
says:
The first violent blow in vast
and decisive battle has been struck
again. Our bittercst and most dan.
gerous foe on French soil, England.
has suffered a defeat, the magnis
tude of which cannot be disre.
garded.
The English have defended
themselves with all the stubborn.
ness OF their race, but up to the
present they have been unable TO
bring the fight to a standstill.
"a great victory has been
achieved. but much mightier things
arc impending. We must not for
get that we are experiencing only
the beginning of a decisive battle.
But We are firmly assured that no
power on earth can snatch victory
from U.S."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
GERMAN OFFENSIVE PROMPTED
BY GRIM INDUSTRIAL NECESSITY
Coal Shortage, Transportation Troubles, Lack OF
Clothing and Other Essentials Outstanding
Facts in Present Situation

schools has been postponed in some Sec
tions. In Mannheim every day is heat
less day. Theaters. churches, movies
and halls are forbidden coal.
Shortage is hampering war work
throughout the upper Rhine districts.
In Austria. conditions are even worse
Reserves of fuel are being exhausted
Consignments are being conflscated in
the south German market to Keep
essential war work running. Iihenish
Westphalia, the seat of many of Ger.
many's biggest war industries, suffers
from fuel shortage.
Lack of certain metals is forcing dras-
tic action. Banks are ordered not to re-
issue nickel coins and all ten and five
pfennig pieces are being called in to
increase the supply of nickel. Coinage
has been stopped. Church bells have
been requisltioned in some places TO be
melted up for gun castings.
Soldiers going homo On leave arc for-
bidden to ride on fast trains. En-
bargoes and ruthless slashing of the
list of preferred consumers have been
ordered to tighten the burden of the
overtaxcd rail system, ONCE the pride of
Germany.
Leather shortage is making difficult
repairs of shoes and use of certain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
U. s. SUPREME COURT
TO DECIDE P. & R. TAX
Government Appeals Suit of
Railway Subsidiaries to Re-
cover $4,000

An appeal was taken to the United
States supreme Court today by tho Cow
crnmcut from Il decision by Judge Dick.
inson, in the United States District
Court, awarding thirteen subsidiaries
Of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way Company q recovery of about sAi,-
600 i'm excise taxes paid under protest
for the years 1oi0-t1-l2-13.
The cases already have been de-
cidcd twice by the District Court and
once by the Circuit Court Of Appeals,
aud represent one ut the hardcSt-tought
uicccS Of tax litigation IN this district.
Nm important legal proposition was
raised hy Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Krcmp in tho appeal,
and is Of considerable interest to lawyers
and corporations engaged IN tax litiga-
tIon with the Government Mr.. kremp
contends that tho recovery by tho com
pauy IN au assunpsit proceeding was
irregular iuasmuch as the suit having
been brought against the United States,
it should have been by II petition.
Originally the suits We're to recover
from Ephraim Lcdcrcr, as Collector of
Internal Revenue, taxes amounting to
$4,000, and ~ verdict for this amount
was rendered. but Judge Thompson later
ruled that the companies could not re-
cover from Mr.. Iederer taxes paid to
his predecessor, William McCoach, in
l9lO-ll.I2, and, reduced the verdict TO
$4,000. The companies took an appeal,
but Judge Thompson's decision was up
he'd.
Within Il few days of the time the
claims would have been barred by the
statute OF limitations, the thirteen SUBJ
salaries brought suits against the
United States by filing summons in as
sumpsit. Eleven months later they filed
their statements of claim and Mr..
Kremp Contcnded that recovery was
barred by the statute of limitations,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
BOMB PLOT SUSPECT
IS PLACED ON CRu,
DR.. W. I. Scheele, Captured in c,,.
May Involve Other
Suspects

New York. March 27.-pr w.,
!. scheele, the alleged plotter ana o.' %
man-born chemist at whose Iabo,,,'
in Hoboken. n. j.. the Cover,-y
charges bombs for the deNruc,,."
ships OF the Entente Allies wer. "
factured, has been brought be,o,. a.
Federal Grand Jury in Brooklyn ST., NV
is under Indictment by the Eas.s'.
Grand Jury in Manhattan, cnarr.d ~.
others, mostly Germans, with n,..,"A
bombs aboard ships. lie fed NOR. ssns
two years ago and was recenii,, ".n
rested In Cuba. Most of tbos. ~..'
whom he was indicted were con,,.. W.
and sentenced to prison, S'su
Federal officers refused TO disor.. 4.
day the reason for calling him No. W
tho Grand Jury, but 1t is undsrs..ss
that the Government expects ssvssN,
indictments shortly, involving ns,s',
with whom Scheele was associa,.s =
other alleged German plots. "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27

grades In shoemalslng is prob,b,,,.s 49,
and oils are low. Soap powda. ~
have been cut In two. rsuon3
Clothing scarcity has sen, a..
OF ragpickers to comb every Aos
Police are ordered to preyen, a,y,way
wearing clothing of militarv ,ro,ns ro,,.nans
Restricted redistribution of .erah
among the poorer classes Is sharu,a. u,atael
duced. '"arpiy n.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
MnshinRton. March 9e.

ERMANY'S desperate gamble on the
~ west front is actuated. in part. by
the grim fact that her industrial
structure--as we'll as her food supply--is
running down.
Official information IN possession of
this Government today proves this, and
indicates that she is making her offensive
now In the hope of n victory before
Americas human and economic power is
finally mustered.
Tho information does not indicate Gei-
many Is going TO pieces right away by
any means and it is recognized she has
new eastern economic reserves. But the
reports do show that Germany is
Running short of coal.
Having serious transportation DIFF
flcuties.
About out of cotton and has a bad
situation as TO clothing.
Lacking in leather, fats and oils.
Outstanding among Germany's trouble
IL the coal shortage. Many works have
been stopped by lack of fuel. Due chiefly
to transportation difficulties the shortage
Ia developing into positive famine, of.
ficiai advices declare. Reopening of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
BOWLES FAVORS BOOST
IN JERSEY CARFARES
Head of Emergency Corpora
tion Indorses Railway
Company's Plea
Trenton. March 81.

Trenton, March "i
Telling Of poor housing conditions aud
lack of transportation of workers in war
plants at Hog Island. tho New York
Shipbuilding Companys yard and other
places being operated by tho United
States Government, Admiral Francis T.
Bowlcs, Of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, testified today before tho state
Board Of Public Utility Commissioners
in favor of that body permitting the
Public Service Corporation 10 increase
it, fares from five to seven cents and
charge two and one cents for transfers
He said that the necessity for the trans
porting of employees OF the plants was
so essential that he had contracted with
the company TO extend its lines in New
ark in order that munition workers could
be carried to their work on time.
. The increasing cost of labor and ma
terial used by traction lines We're dwelt
upon i'm the testimony of Louis stores.
president Of the Connecticut Railway
Company, of New Haven. Conn. who
said that under the small incomes AT the
present time of many of the common car
riers, it was almost impossible for them
referred to the Connecticut Utility
Commisisop's approval of increased
fares for lines in that state after it had
been shown that the expenditures of
the concerns We're abnormaly high and
that application for increased rates had
been filed by other similar concerns on
the ground that more money was vital
to continue operation of the companies.
+. H. Sillick, controller of the Man
haitian and Hudson Tunnel Company of
New York, emphasized that both labor
and materials were increasing in cost
and were drawing largely on the incomes
of that corporation. lie mentioned that
since the raising of the price Of fare
on the upper Manhattan lines of the
company that there had been a decrease
in the revenue, presumably due TO peo-
Pile not riding. lie said that much of
the profits OF the concern were derived
from patrons using the tubes under
the river and in New York after coming
from New Jersey
Saying that II was a difficult PROPOSE
tlon for many of the traction lines in
Massachusetts TO get a fair income from
their holdings because of the Starring
prices of labor and materials, Prof AL
fred +. Richey, a teacher in the Wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute. told the
commission that there had been an in
crease of from 20 to "a per cent be-
tween 1917 and 1916 in the cost of
materials for the Springfield street Rail-
way Company and about per cent for
labor for the same concern. He re-
fered TO the Massachusetts Utility Com
mission having allowed the Bay State
Traction lines to increase fares in order
to make enough money for operating
expenses.
Thinks Public Ought to Pay
William Chambers, president of the
Nineland Traction Company and presl-
Il L L. L.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
$40, 100000 NARROWER
FUND URGED IN CALIFORNIA
State Railroad Commission Points Out Necessity of
Increasing Hydroelectric Production to
Conserve Fuel

ern part of the State in 1915 was $780,
100000 kilowatt hours in 1916, 1.O1O,-
000.0 600, and in 1917, 1.146, 000, 900 kilo-
watt hours of which latter amount 9l1,-
100000 kilowatt hours were produced
by the hydro plants and the remainder
by steam plants consuming 1,316,00O
barrels of oil, 1t is estimated that the
growth of consumption in 1918 will be
0.0O0, 900 kilowatt hours, requiring an
additional plant capacity of $4,000
kilowatts.