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The sun., 1919-04-03

Heavy melting steel scrap. which last
month fell so low that open hearth steel
works led to use larger percentages. has
advanced under this demand and is 50
or more above the low point. The War
Department estimates that forgngs and
castings that will be sold as scrap
amount TO 100000 tons. The lots are
well scattered and sales need not cause
Generalization"
while leading Government Depart
ments,' adds the Iron Trade Revieto,
ARE Withholding positive acceptance of
the stabilizing price agreements, the
iron and steel industry finds itself COM
mitted to reductions yet unss,e to real
lie their expected benefits. nvents con-
nected with the further development of
the readjusting movement have reached
tire stage where definite and complete
Government cooperation is Immediately
essential to any material success of the
plan. The Railroad Administration es-
pecially has been put by the demands of
the coal industry in a position where 1t
must commit itself clearly as to pur-
chasing policies or put itself in the po-
sition of jeopardizing the whole stabil-
ling programme. The word OF the
President himself may be necessary TO
clarity the situation, and 1t is under
stood appeals to him along this line have
been despatched by Government off,
Gals.
I'm the meantime. the marking down
Of basic materials other than iron and
steel is making little progress. Curtail-
ment of pig iron production during the
first quarter of the year is represented
by sixty-four stacks, az shown by the
completed March statistics. In the last
month twentyfour furnaces were blown
out. The average daily output in
March was $3.50 tons, compared with
105.l20 tons in February. The total
production in March showed n small in
crease over February, due TO the extra.
number OF working days. In March
3,067,6l0 tons We're produced. compared
with 2.943.3i7 in the preceding month.
The sun., 1919-04-03
Volume of Business Grows.

while the past week has been char
acterized by much better volume of
business than for some time past, there
Is no doubt but that a large portion of
this business comprised requirements
which would have been placed earlier.
but were held up by developments which
led to the reduction In prices on March
81. Demand for steel bars at present
Is better than for any other product
One large company. with sales Offices all
over the country, is booking steel bars
at the rate OF fully rs per cent of ca
pacity.
"While good orders arc being placed
In the East. the bulk of this business Is
coming from the West. Demand for
plates. shapes and other finished mate
rails has improved but the ratio OF new
bookings to capacity is smaller than in
the case of bars. The only good sized
requirements for which the Government
Ia in the market. include 10000 tons OF
plates, shapes and bars for battleships.
Revised bids on which are to be opened
on April II, and 1000 tons of plates,
shapes and bars. which the overseas de-
partment OF the Government wants for
France"
The sun., 1919-04-03
Wall street Expansion.

Wall street. the longest street in the
world is getting longer and the dis
trict itself Is spreading out in every d.
rection. Brokerage offices are to be found
In almost every building In the whole
district that sprawls above the Battery
Termination of leasehods in many OF
the buildings on May has led to a
scramble for offices by Brokers, and
most OF them who have to move are in
quiring for space far above tho street
level. The old theory that a customers
room had to be on the street level to at
tract business has long since passed into
the discard. Some OF them may even be
perched high for another reason---to lose
the riffrafr that naturally gravitates to
a street level office.
The sun., 1919-04-03
Issue Probably oversubscribed

Although no figures have been issued
and subscriptions viii be received until
the Offering Is definitely closed. the
100000, 000-of 5 per cent War Finance
Corporation bonds. offered yesterday
have probably been greatly oversub-
scribed. The attractiveness Of the short
term securities brought a scramble for
them. not only In New York, but from
all parts OF the country. 1t is expected
that the days subscriptions from New
York alone will exceed S125, 900, 900.
Life and fire insurance companies ap-
peared to be particularly eager to buy
the bonds. Announcement was made at
the Federal Reserve Bank, fiscal agents
for the sale of the bonds. that In case OF
an oversubscription pro rata allotments
would be made TO subscribers.
The sun., 1919-04-03
To Discontinue Loan Reports.

Daily reports of brokers' loans will be
discontinued at the close of the Liberty
Loan campaign and will mark the final
removal Of all brakes on speculation i'm
posed rs wartime measure. The brakes
in addition to the daily report on loans
included increased margins and estab-
lishInent of maximum limit for loans.
These already have been brought back
to their prewar status. The daily re-
port, which formally went 20 the So
called money committee and the Federal
Reserve Bank. is now more Of a formal
ity than anything else, since the reports
are no longer sent to these organizations
The sun., 1919-04-03

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The sun., 1919-04-03
KIDDER, PEAB0DYsC0.
IT'S DsycrhIn 81. II WI 81.
BOSTON NEW YORK
issue
Circular Letters Of Credit
for the use of travellers on
Barring BROTHERS & CO., LTD
- LONDON
and their correspondents Throughout the world
and their correspondents Throughout the world

The personal introduction,
which obtains for the traveller
the oervices and facilities of
the Correspondents named in
the list attached to the Letter
Of Credit should, in addition to
its financial safeguards, recon-
mend the Letter of Credit, espe-
eislly in these times, ms deair-
able in the highest degree al
financial arrangement for those
contemplating foreign travel.
The sun., 1919-04-03
renn.yIvania Crude on Market.

On CITY. April Credit balances.
a. Runs 7s.OO6. average si,4es. Ship
ments 24.96i. average 4S.4lJ. Ship
uAentS. April !. 2s,923.
The sun., 1919-04-03
PRICE STABILIZING
PLAN THREATENED
Road Administrators Refusal
to Accept Terms Causes
tumble, Says Review.
----------------
BUYERS GROW CAUTIOUS
Railroads Use Fifth of Steel Of
Country and Fourth Of
It's Coal.
BUYERS GROW CAUTIOUS

The whole stabillking programme In
the iron and steel business is seriously
threatened. according to the weekly iron
end steel trade reviews. by the Railroad
Administrations refusal to accept the
Industrial Boards prices on steel or 10
he bound by those TO be fixed on coal
md building material. This tumble Mt
Washington. to use the words OF the
Iron Ago, makes individual buyers pro-
coed with caution owing to tho fact
that railroads normally buy one-duarter
of the country's coal production and
one-fifth OF it's steel.
1t Ia intimated that as the President
interviewed In the coal dispute OF last
year he may intervene to bring the rail-
road authorities into line, but ind'ca-
tions to-day are. the reviews say, That
If the Administration does not sanction
the steel schedule. the Government e.
forts at price stabilizing will be aban-
doned
THE second week OF the new iron
and steel prices" continues the Iron
Age" has brought little broadening of
demand. Inquiries and specifications
have increased. but practically ali the
business offered liz still recognized a.
having been held back awaiting tho re-
ductions.
Mill operations In a fumber OF cases
showed a further falling off in the last
week of March and the month. as a
whole, compares unfavorably with Feb
ruary. Pig iron ST ocks grew steadily in
the month, and while seventeen furnaces
blew out in February, more than score
followed in March, and April will adj
largely to the idle list.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
Government MAY
Refund Money

The local postoffice authorities have
heard nothing recently from the Or
ders sent TO the Quartermaster's de-
partment OF the army at Omaha by
local people six weeks or two months
ago for the purchase of surplus mill
tary supplies placed on the market by
the government to assist in combating
the high cost Of living. As these or
ders were accompanied by the cash
OF many of those who placed them
with the postoffice are becoming i'm
Fortunate in their inquiries as to what
has become of their money. 1t was
semi-officially announced two or three
weeks ago that the orders would be
filed and forwarded to purchasers as
soon as possible, but no deliveries as
yet have been made here, and there il
no assurance when they will be. The
purchases of surplus army supplies
made here were chiefly foodstuffs. and
if the buyers had to depend on them
to keep the wolf from the door," they
would get mighty hungry before relief
of the rescuing pork and beans ar
rived. II is currently reported thai
the government is to return the money
which the public invested in these
foodstuffs as a means of fighting the
H. c. l.. but how much OF truth there
is in the rumor we are unable to state.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
MUTUAL OIL CO.,
START ERECTION
OF RIG ON FOUR
mile CREEK SITE
Florence Men Receive Con-
tract for construction and
Active Drilling of Test
Well to Start Soon.

The Mutual Oil Company. composed
of prominent Denver and Cripple
Creek district men. with interested
parties in Canon City and Fremont
county, expects soon to be drilling ac-
lively on its holding on Oil creek,
northeast of Canon City.
. l. Morrison and son Jep OF Florence
have the contract for building the
new rig, and they are already on the
ground making preliminary prepara-
tions-
The Mutual Oil Company has extern
sive holdings in the vicinity where
the new well will be spudded in, and
they have plenty of money behind
them TO make a thorough test OF the
formation.
The OIL creek section was pros
pected in the early days of the Flor
ence field but not on an extensive
scale, such as is planned at present
The Oil Greek Petroleum Company
recently sunk shallow well and
struck oil which was estimated at 20
barrels at $50 feet. A water fault WAS
encountered and the drilling had to
be discontinued. However. it is un-
derstood that the Oil Greek people are
about ready TO drill a deeper hole in
the same locality in the near future
The presence Of small quantities of
seepage in the creek has attracted con-
siderable attention through all these
years.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
Government Hams
VIII Be Sold in Canon
Last of The Week

The Wright Morgan Meat & Live
stock Company have made arrange
ments to sell the large hams which
the government in conjunction with
the meat packers are placing on the
market at reduced prices. Denver
and Pueblo will also hold these sales
The hams are first-class stock, but the
fact that there has been an over-sur-
plus in the hands of the packers and
their inability to dispose of them read
lily. has caused the government to take
this action.
Wright a Morgan are planning TO
hold their ham sale Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week. The
government controls the price and as
1t has not been made known to the
dealers here as yet, Wright & Morgan
are not able to state what it will be.
However, they expect to make full an
nouncement on Wednesday.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
Miners Strike at
Aguilar Is Settled
By Telephone

Denver. Oct. l3.--Long-dtstance tel
ephoning settled strike OF 10 miners
at the Royal mine at Aguilar. % hours
after the men had walked out. when
Henry Van Mater. manager at the
property called William |. Reilly.
member OF the State Industrial Com
mission. and asked for adjudication.
Reilly got in touch by telephone
with Secretary John McIiyar of the
miners local union at Aguiiar. made q
plea for settlement and the uaea
agreed toefeturn to work pending ffr-
ther negotiations.
The dispute at the Royal mine arose
Il was said. between the superintend-
eni and the men concerning wages to
be paid "two-trip men, who insisted
on higher pay than the others re-
ceived.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
BrOOkside and
Brewster Schools

On Monday evening. October IS. the
Brookside and Brewster schools. the
Brooksise band and the parent-Teach.
ers' Association cooperating. gave
very successful entertainment The
literary program and box-supper was
the part OF the two schools. the dance
was put on by the band boys and the
ladies' of the Parent Teachers Asso.
citation served lunch TO the dances.
Everybody had pleasant social
evening and neat sum was netted
by the organization. People from
Chandler. Rockvaie, Florence and
Canon City helped swell the attend
ancc to unusual proportions. and the
people of District No. II are gratefu,
to them for their interest and support.
The instigators of this affair surely
appreciate the interest and help given
by the school patrons. the vim with
which the children worked. the kind
ness of the members OF the lodge in
giving free use of the hall. the unti--
ing efforts OF the ladies OF the Parent.
Teachers Association. the efficient
work OF the committees in charge as
we'll MS the able manner In which the
auctioneer handled the selling of the
boxes and the kind words and ap.
plause OF the visitors. Then last. but
not least. BY any means. the self-sac.
rincing spirit OF the Brooksids Mill,
tray Band. who always come forward
to help out on all occasions.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
Local Pair Surprise
Friends By Marriage

Miss Lois Goodrich and w. A. Proc
tor. both of this city. were quietly
married in Pueblo Friday evening. oc-
tober 10. and thus caused much sur
prise among relatives and friends by
The suddenness OF the event. IL was
known that they were engaged and
that the nuptials were planned. but
the suddenness with which they car
ried out their intentions was not sus.
pected.
The bride is the second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Goodrich of this city
and she has host of friends here.
For the past year or more she has held
responsible position in the miIlin.
cry line in Denver. Mr.. Proctor is
a poular Santa Fe railroad man with
headquarters in this city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Proctor will make their home at
at 25S Griffin avenue. South Canon.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
FLORENCE BOY :
IS CRUSHED TO
DEATH BY NO. |
SATURDAY P. N.
Attempted to Cross i'm Front
of Speeding Train and
Fell Down.

Teddy Davis. the 1l-year- old son OF
William Davis, received fatal injuries
In Florence q few minutes before 2
O'Clock last Saturday afternoon when
he was run over by Denver q Rio
Grande train at the West Main street
crossing in that city. The train had
left the station few minutes before
and had gained considerable headway
when the accident took place. The
little fellow attempted to cross the
track in front of the locomotive from
the old F. * c. c. depot. but not In
time to avoid being knocked down by
the approaching train,
The boy stumbled In his excitement
and fell between the rails. Before
he could get up the train bore down
upon him and the drive wheels OF the
locomotive passed over a portion OF
hts body. completely severing his right
leg near the thigh, fractuT.fS ;ssn skull
and breaking his left leg near the
ankle. His body was dragged short
distance under the engine before II
was finally pushed 20 one side of the
track The train was stopped ns soon
as possible by the engineer and the
train crew hurried to the unfortunate
lad to offer such assistance as they
could.
The mangied body was rushed to
the Conyers hospital where surgical
attention was given. The right beg.
which had been ctu OF. was picked up
after the train had passed. was re-
amputsted al the hip and his other
wounds given a hasiy dressing. The
patient was then placed In an automo-
bile and brought to the Graves hos
pitai here by Dr. Hutton and Mrz.
Conyers. As soon as possible acer
bis arrival in this city the left foot
was amputafed at the ankle and the
freet1red skull given such treatment
as is usual IN such cases His IN
jurfes included an ugly cash on the
left arm.
The boy was conscious on his ar.
rival at the Graves hospital and rec
ognized those about him. Everything
that science and skill could suggest
was done for the little fellow. but all
20 no purpose. He was greatly weak
en~d frcm the loss OF bleed. aud grad.
uaily relapsed into that sleep that
knows no waking. He died abou, 1880
Saturday night and the remains were
taken TO Florence to be prepared for
burial.
The Davis family have resided In
Florence but short time. and have
but few acduaintaces there The
boys father was in Augusta. Kan, at
the time OF the accident. and he was
living with his step.moiher in the
Russo block. The funera will prob
ably be held this afternoon
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
Coal Creek is Shut
1T By Pueblo C. F.
& |. Shops 6 to 0

Flor. oct 1.-THE c. F. & I.
shop tee Pueblo. winners of the
Pueblo {. League championship.
feated Coal Creek on the Florence
diamand Sunday afternoon by score
of 6 to 0. 1t was the initial game of
a three-game series to determine trc
championship OF Southern Colorado.
aid the Pueblo boys showed by their
playing that they do not propose 10
let Coal Greek wrest the honor away
from them.
"Bricky" was the only Coal Greek
man who saw third base during the
game and he was cut of while at
tempting TO steal home. Fox Falgein
was In the box for Coal Greek and
while he pitched a good game he was
accorded poor support on the part of
his teammates.
After the third inning the game lost
its interesting features. for the camp
boys apparently could not collect
themselves sufficiently to make it in
teresting for their opponents Earl
Shoemaker, southpaw. was The
u t'CAt lt ndH ftAg tA-
fective The best batteis in the Coai
Greek lineup could not connect with
offerings when hits were
needed. CostlyHerrors on the part of
the camp players also contributed to
the total OF Pueblo's tallies to the ex-
tent OF at least half OF their runs. A
pretty double play. Baradi to Davis to
Fsbrlzio. livened up things in the sew
enth. Faigein had 10 strikeouts to his
credit with only one pass. while Shoe
maker passed three and famed eight
After the third inning Coal Greek
WAS dangerous at no time to the
shops. and while they tried hard their
Efforts proved futile. The game was
played in a drizEling. cod rain. which
was handicap TO the PLAYERS and dis
TO the spectators.
A considerable amount Of money
changed hands on the game. The base
ball feud between Coal Greek and
Rockvale cropped out at Sundays
game for the Rockvaiers were all
pulling for Pueblo with practically no
exceptions.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
SAM GOMPERS IS
SERIOUSLY ILL IN
BED AT HIS HOME
IN WASHINGTON
Sickness is Result of Over
work, Auto Accident and
Wife's Paralytic Stroke.
tBy United pre~..1

Washington. Oct. I5.-Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor. is seriously IN
at his home here. and for that reason
is unable to attend the Industrial com
ference today. He returned home from
the industrial conference last night
and fel, greatly exhausted. His ply
sicians. when called. found him in a
temperature OF Ioi. He must re-
main In bed. His illness is consid-
cred cumulative because OF his wife's
paraiytic stroke last June. his ssSsr.
sutomobiie accident IN New Yofk efsss
recently and also overxork In the in.
dustrial crisis.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
CROPS In STATE
ARE AS GREAT AS
SEASON OF 1918
Conditions Have Been Most
Unfavorable, However,
But Increased Acreage
Brought Up Average.

| Even though the season just closing
has been one of the most unfavorable
crop seasons in the history OF Colo
rado, the total value of crops grown
will be fully as large as that for last
year, because of the large increase in
acreage cultivated. The increase in
acreage was the largest in the case
of wheat. and the total production OF
wheat for the state is estimated by
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service at 17.6s4,000 bushels.
the largest crop on record for the
state
Corn makes a much poorer show
ing. The acreage planted was the
largest ever reported. but reports re-
ceived by the Crop Reporting Serv-
ice indicate that only Go per cent OF
the acrenge planted was harvested for
grain, which would Indicate a produc-
ton of approximately 100000 bush
els. or something short of last years
crop. The production of oats is es-
timated at 5.s42.oo0 bushels. compared
with 6.336.0O0 bushels last year, the
average yie'd an acre being IN the
neighborhood of 20 bushels. compared
with SO bushels the year before. The
average yield of barley as reported
to the Crop Reporting Service is bus
% bushels an acre this year. compared
with IS bushels last year. and the to-
tai production s.752.0e0 bushels. COM
pared with 4.92S.0 bushels last year.
There has also been a heavy fall
ing of IN the production OF potatoes.
due TO the unfavorable season. The
condition of the crop on October l was
but 55 percent of normal and the esti-
mated production is s,0e6. 900 bushels.
compared with Is. OSs. 600 bushels last
year. Field beans showed the most
marked decrease Of any crop, because
of the big drop in acreage. The pro-
duction this year is estimated at about
100000 bushels, compared with I.S40.
600 bushels last year.
The largest increase shown bv auv
crop is grain sorghums. The acre
age reported this year was much
larger than ever reported before. and
the production OF grain. exclusive of
silage and fodder. is estimated at g.
10000 bushels, compared with the es-
timated production of i,74s.0OO bush
els last year. The fruit crop is also
somewhat better than that of last
year. despite the damaging frost of
June l.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
Rioting Breaks
Out in Clarion
Near Pittsburg

Pittsburgh. Pa. Oct lO.-Rioting
broke out at Clarion last night when
several foreigners intending to re-
sumo work at the steel plant there
were attacked by strikers. One man
was shot and seriously wounded three
others were stabbed and many were
beaten. The state eonstabulary re-
stored order.
Youngstown, o.. Oct 10.-One Me-
gro was killed and another seriously
injured in a clash between Negroes
and foreign steel workers at Hubbard,
O., last night.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
TEDDY DAVIS WAS
TAKING A LETTER
TO MOTHER WHEN
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Engine Crew Did Not See
Boy; Body Discovered
BY Passengers on Rear
Platform.

Florence, Oct. l4.-It develops that
Teddy Davis. who was run over Sat
urday afternoon by D. q II. G.. train
No. !, was on his way to the matinee
at the Opera House and decided to 40
to the postoffice where he got letter
from his father. He was on his way
back home with the letter with all
possible haste In order not to miss
the show when the accident took
place. The members OF the passen-
ger crew state that they did not see
the boy and the train was not stopped
until the passengers on the rear coach
observed the boys body on the side
of the track and signaled the train to
stop. Mr.. Davis, the father, reached
here Sunday from Madison. Kan.
where he is employed In the oil fields.
Coroner Rupert Is holding an inquest
to investigate the accident Mt the Del
sSert parlors this afternoon.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-16
Senator Thomas
Warns People
Against Criticism

Denver, Oct. 15.-warning that un-
due criticism of President Wilson at
this time is dangerous owing to the
critical condition OF the Presidents
health. is sounded BY Senator Charles
S, Thomas of Colorado. in letter to
friend in Denver the letter being
made public today.
Wilson is very sick man" the
senator writes, "and disabled from
any active administration OF affairs
for some time to come. That circum-
stance should warn the Presidents op-
ponents of the danger of undue criti-
cism. The American idea OF fair
play would inevitably produce a re.
action"