davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
Dempsey Fast As Heavyweight.

IA Naturally Dempsey did not extend
himself in his bouts with his spar
ring mates; he had no need to, for
he outclasses them so far, that had
he tried, neither of them could have
gone over a few seconds with him.
but even as easy as he tried to be,
Johnson was weary brunette
when his two roupds were over.
Jack accidently hit Geyer little too
hard on the chin over in one corner
of the ring and he had to play
around and wait until the Denver
mans head cleared before striking
at him again. 1t was easily noted
that Dempsey is all that is claimed
tor him in the way of speed, for he
danced around as lightly as light
weight and it seemed to require no
effort for him to strike out at his
opponents.
The show was opened by Mat
suda Ouishi, the Japanese, and Lu-
decke, the Central American cham
pion, in contest, Japanese style,
which lasted only few minutes with
the little Jap a winner. Ludecke
then asked for a trial with the Jap
at the American style, without coats.
Ouishi agreed and he gave the Cen
trail American his hands full for a
while, but Ludecke finally pinned
his shoulders in seven minutes and
s. seconds. Joe Stangl of Omaha,
and Charlie Peters then gave a Is
minute wrestling exhibition, which
was SPundly applauded.
Gibbs Cutler Match Near Fight.
Following the Stangl-Peters bout,
Marty Cutler of Chicago and Jack
Gibbs of New York, went on for a
lS-minute match. These two big
fellows got mad and it was as much
a fight as a wrestling match. They
punched, butted. kicked and did ev-
erything but scratch and bite in their
mill, but neither scored a fall. The
house was in an uproar all the time
the men were in the ring.
Billy Romanoff, the challenger for
the welterweight wrestling title. went
on in a 15-minute bout with Tony
Rotuillo. which was a good one. Max
Kaplan and K. o. Romanoif divided
the refereeing of the wrestling
events.
The manager of Jack Dempsey,
Jack Kearns, then entered the ring
and explained the purpose of the
tour as TO show the American pub
lis that a professional boxer is not
necessarily a bruiser with an ugly
look in his eye and couple of tin
ears" and mean disposition. He
also declared that Dempsey would
be- the next heavyweight champion
and then introduced John Lester
Johnson and Jack Dempsey, "the pu-
gilistic marvel of the age" He ref
creed both the boxing exhibitions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

sBatted for Oeschger in fourth.
xBatted for Fletcher in seventh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29
THE COAL SITUATION

recommends advance OF Il per " " '
Of recommendation with the Stat" "
I" the
conditions
Of
other. He takes be-
"an'" he followed we
approxmtns normal
Of tn" ordinary com
vance in wages that to advance
production to the extent INA" inc '"' " ~
pricesfo
The country
at least with " shortage Il" some
already seriously disturbed anu
that serious STU
other portions OF inc country
OF h. DIT Garfield cannot Do "
Of living instead OF raising " "
industry nothing should De done "
force higher
and operators can E'!
t,rs mine The loss
dssra'e1"l ana '
worsand business and 1t not nee
production Of coal IL Is PT''o'E sale
rnne mines out the rpl" without any
of therefore,
, necessarily limited supply No manufacturing industry
-, Great Shipping OUT
their hnsne'
stock degree the same '""h
provide themselves with storage " ~
OF unoadE coal e''
apparently the railroads anu '
This also is was'"iui custom a"
The country needs o''''
% coal producing and when this is brought
in will be cut down and coal oue
increased
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

,r,.. ,,,,,r or this striking book
"I;..,L Tr The Republic" aifirmS MS
belief ;hatin answcrtu prayer this Con
~iiiuriun was as much inspired as the
Iabl". Remember that after four week.
discussion not Il sinGl" sentence mn
boon written. and that When III" C"nNcn-
ton wa. about e. adjourn. F"n)ahlh
Franklin orus, and addr, ss"d George
Washington. -! ing: MIR. PRESIDENT W
have Guu" back L. ancient hISt"r! l"'
in"Irl> "i Euv"rm.nl. and rNhiilh'u
IN" different forms Of th"S" r"pnnliIS
which now no longer exist. ana "" iANe
Viewed modern states AL around ~
rope. ErupinE IN the dark t. INA p"lit!-
al truth, how has ii hapr"u"d SIR: lh'l
ST." have NOT hilbert" once ih"nGnl ~
HAY" lived. ~Ir. Il long TIM and th'
luug"r 1--we. tn" mur'' r"nNin'lhh
proofs | =" IT This truth. that Cod En|-
rrnS ia IN" affairs Of men. And II
:.pIrrnw ranuul fall I" IN" ground with
"ui Ills u"tIrr. Is il probable" that an
empire can rIsr without Ills aid? 't.N-
O., II TN. Lord humid tn" house, IA Y
Irh"r m vain that huIid it. firmly ~
ll",r ih,~. ANA ais" heii"F" 'n'i W'lh
cat liI.s ,'urup"llIug aid "" shall succeed
IA tins uuliiirnl hUildlnr ma better IMAM
III" builder OF label "" shall b" dIvl-
Died lay our lIttl" partial. local interests:
,.ur,s.Iy.S shall hrcnru" a r"pIoach ara
10y wort down in furur" aEcH. Anl'
what D. wur~" mankind may hereafter.
from this unfnrtuTat" instance. despair
81 retahlrShIu" government by human
WiS,luru. and leave II to chance. war,
d ,"nlE"st
Il. therefore" beg leave" sir to move
h"r"nft'r prayers lnpl"rlnE IN" ASSIST
.iur' ur hr.Sru and its dressings ul"l
. .,Iir d"llh. rHtInuS b" held III this assem-
lily every morning b"for" We proceed TO
business. md that on" or more of the
Il, rl:y If this city be- requested 70 Off
,'ul" ut that SERVICE" Il" II remember
, 81. therefore. that from that very hour
Progress began to be made. light ShUnr
that deserved to h" called by Pitt AMI
. i;urkC and Gladstone "th" greatest poll
il,.rI instrument ever struck off by IN"
genius and purp"s" OF men,. DurIhS
ih,,$ i"rllouS days "" should recall
those words Of pani" Webster. "Wh"n
Va" mariner has been tossed for many
DAYS. IN thick weather and on an nm,
, kruwn sea. i" naturally aNplS hin$"I
# tn" FIRST raus" in TN" storm. III" ar
lest glance 81 III" sun. to take his latI>
iid". and ascertain how lar the 'I'-
rr"ntr haV" druvcu him from his true
course" Let us initial" this prudence.
nd before, We drift father upon tn"
waves Of this debated. Let US return to
IA J,uIul from whi"h No started. in ORDER
. hat "" may ascertain where W" are
'rn,w" In these days. when wnuid-bc
leaders arc steering by drifting clouds,
and sail from on" fuEhank Of "Xp"dirn"y
toward another. IN" ON" duty Of tn" h"u"
.. 10 return 10 the Constitution, this -
N" guidnr star fnr tn" pilgrim host -
/ rh,. star that will shine on after the
! clouds hay" been swept away by tn"
" :udS the star. This constitution. tnal
j. lik" a pillar Of cloud by day ana
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29
AS TO TELEPHONE RATES

The state Of Ohio has, for the tn'"
ro;nr q, least. put Quietus On tn"
efforts Of the telephone company I" IN
crease service rates. TIL" pubic Ser
vice Commission has notified the tcI'-
phone companies that the proposed gen
.ral advance in rates will not h" per
mittcd, and that petitions for advances
In local territories will be consider'"
upon their merits.
This IS the procccd!ng. il seems 70 the
Intelligencer. that should be followed
in West Virginia. It is possible thar N
some communities. advances in rates
NAV be justified, and in others the rates
may be already high enough. Certainly
IL is not fair TO assume that the condl-
,ions in nil the cities and towns Of West
Virginia are the same. Moreover the
burden Of proof in each c2Sc rests upon
the telephone company. and that proc,
must be overwhelming and conclusive
7, il not the business Of tho Publ"
Service Commission to guess as 10
equity Of rates. and particularly. it is
not it's business or its duty TO give 70
public utilities, the benefit Of doubts IN
doubtful cases. The Public Service
Commission is first OF all, servant OF
the people. and the people are entitled
10 the beneft of such doubts as may
arise. We need telephone service. The
neopIe OF West Virginia are willing to
nav fair prices for it, but before agree
ing 10 further advances in rates. the
,,uity of proposed prices must be estah'
ushed beyond al y question.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

sarv for him 20 inject himself into the
mine controversy is not apparent un-
loss Mr. McAdoo is so organized th7t \
certain amount Of notoriety is necessary
fer his peace Of mind
Mine operators doubtless were not tho
,uIy EMPLOYERS Of labor who made ex-
c.ssiyc profits during 1917 ano rs, and
tho very fact that We have an excess
,ror,t tax is recognition by the govern
ulcnt that the conditions created by tho
war would also create excess profits.
In tho lo-,c majority Of cases. excess
profits have found their way back to the
United Sites treasury. Probably over
four billion dollars waS paid in excess
nroat taxes on the business OF 1877 and
almost an equal sum IN 1918
From its knowledge OF the conditions
in many manufacturing plants ana
other industries. the Intclligcnc"r be-
! licves that the very large majority or
EMPLOYERS would very much prefer re-
turn TO normal conditions with normal
nrofts and normal taxes rather than q
. continuance Of the present abnormal
prices. and abnormal profits, with alb
normal taxes absorbing them.
! The matter Of excess profits in Indus
try has been pretty well taken care OF
by excoss profit taxation. and it certain
: " has no place IN the consideration OF
! \ scale Of wages to be fixed for length
! Of time and contemplating permanent
standard.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29
M'ADOO BREAKS LOOSE

William c. NcAdoo. former s"cre-
tary Of the Treasury, Director General
Of Railroads and General Pooh Bah or
the Wilson administration seems TO
think IL ts TO be timely for him 10 en-
ergo from obscurity long enough TO
make an attack upon the body Of mine
onerators on account OF the excessive
profits which he alleges they earned in
1877 and 1913. Mr.. McAdoo Is supposed
"a he n private citizen. drawing larg"
salary for looking after the interests OF
a number Of moving picture stars. an
employment for which h" Is. undouoted-
iy. we'll fitted. Just why ~ was nec"s-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29
TWO WRONGS Do NOT MAKE ONE RIGHT
Therefore, All Men Being Faulty Men of Capital and Men
of Labor Must Find New Way to Progress
Together.
By HON. WILLIAM c. REDFlELD
Secretary Of Commerce.
Secretary Of Commerce,

.-,,
hundred years from h""' P'"''C
Will look u,un tho things and mon OF
,,.,.I.. ,,,,,,,, tn. opc ,,r tho
our '''" - W. ''''' vi ..,,.,
giants. For "" nav" move" III Nu' ."' , "'',
CrE>!rn 81 vast event" IH't ~, ~ I.,,..,
Whl'h r'a"t'I 1" awe anu ""'u'' nav
became n"uh from "N'F"E' .o
So Without Il 'hIit' "i h'Ir''''i W"
rc:I az new republics th'' h''H' '"'
rX,huu%"d for I'D dHn1Sl''S "EtrH'Eh''
We TAX" II ~ = lua'l'I 81 ''"' 50
when two men IN mn a"roplan" ny acr"ss
IN. ocean: and III" ScUtiIInE "i WHAT
was once. the S"ruud navy 81 ia" wu"Id
l,aS>.~ from lhr front UHfc I'll ia"
rap,rS after the second day.
Na.urly "" feel TN fore" Of Er"a'
currents. but W" Caun"l = II "h,r' i"'E
are taxing uS. Nhr is It All Ai"'Ut'
where Is the world h'UuI for Hnyh'"
Fer instance, th'u r2'''S NJ - me
massachusetts, S"uri" - n"inH," al 'i,t'
body Who ErrH"UiidN "il! i'US'''N ', ~
pHsSA-" ihW--in c"''~'fEHpf' ~ "
En-lHUd--Wh"r, by employees are XIV, u
III, rivht under the organic law 81 'hc
STATE, t. eject directors Ut industrial cor
ruratipNS WHO shall hay" al IN" riHhiS.
PRIVILEGES and responsibilities 81 stock
hulIlng directors.
one further advnnC" by labor a!N".
Gates. one more victory IL "FS1"i|'''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29
Our Daily Story
LITTLE ANNEX SPLURGE.

Tho evening iittl" Annex Sp!urGC was
three weeks Old. all his relatives called
TO see him. and Il spirited discussion
arose as TO wh.ch Of them little Annex
most rcScmh.rd.
"Pussunally. | tiEC"r 10 locks iik" me.
Cuavcrcd Grandfather SplurEc vii" had
cross eyes. flap cars and Il hare lip.
"Nonsense-louk at his eyes. lbs
tho living image Of M" exclaimed AUNT
cola. a chronic spIuStor with 4 pug nose
frcckl-s. and a r"C"dInG neck.
You're all blind. that's what think
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

l.. l., -,
the! hAd IN hr"S"i' go '' N"''' w
yield.
So in n talk with = t'NiIlc manufhc-
,ur.r NOT long ago H.. .-rld, that th"y
Lnh too long iInd"rpHId their people. II
4. lloln t. every lh"uEhttul observer
the, the most SIEninc1rt fact in indus
l:y today is III" quietly av"wcd deter
m.mulIuu on lh' part If LEADERS, Of So
r.,.I-d ,arl'll to de- th,Ir part, n larger
r,.,Ir moi So much 4 :.,urruus aS a just
,,a,r ma l,,i.r-. together with the mGn
v.iiI ,,h,u rls,.y work.
H.. I.y,. l.. ~ lu,r!rri hv meeting
,r..,.. ,r-r;,lI,d hard i,..,,l.d.' m,n Of
,,,,.,.r. win" r.'>. au.nt ms vision Of
,l,..,.-, 49,, ~ headers. Of hun:InIlI MS
ma, MI, wish TN. Iuil.,n r.. Citations t.
T.. IN, raj ,l.I tn" I..l.n d: rhru. IN iu"Ir
industrial lr- md " H.. h.tI,. been gly"u
t,,. l,W,r 10 r,.,Ill. ihtt ont Of lhr>
ntli,..,u relation all 'lir.ss may grow.
CT rrur:-, ", hnN, "a capital AMI IL
i.lr.r tII. r,r..u If ht,h NGrd Thought. y !u'
who DE- ~ Soc. ihnl tn" matter - l'%S
ri.. h,l.rG ih. a.S,U~~iuu ut thu rights
of ,llIr.I and the r.EhtS II Labor M,
tl,. l.,r..rr i,lI If how brethren may
dwell f,.,.,I,. p. IN l,.rN
! rur - qu.,. t. nl,,gr That labor j.
! irr,..Iru>I!hv. thai 1t drc. mt Keep it's
, ,uurr:,,'s: ua.i - = arbitrary: that y
. - not rurs+a. "rr.. that y tIdUlr'~ n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

b. stem Drlpl"iS. y
aunt You With its good
feet US"iCSSnvSS. Don't
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

boil. Some day we II tire Of clamor-
ing and paving up the ground. OF
knocking and Of hammering. OF
yawps and empty sound. Well tire
OF all the driveling Of loud wind
jamming men. and well 60 swiftly
swiveling to our old jobs again:
The brawny handed carpenter will
pass the windsmiths by; his plane.
when he has sharpened her. will
make the shavlngs fly. The black
smith blithely. gaudily. will make
his bellows roar. and he will fire
out bodily the strike-suggesting
bore. The rows Of kings embattled
us and drew us from our place; the
big commotion ratified US and got
US OF our base. We've all been
wildly capering since war received
the skids; we've all been yainly va
porting and talking through our lids.
Our old time Jobs are calling US:
let's get to work again. or coppers
will be hauling US to poor farms in
the glen.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

What IS new IN the world? Even
Of something hundreds Of years old.
Alexander Pope. who died in ia,
wrote:
You beat your pate and fancy
Wit VIII como
Knock as you pleas here is nobody
At homo"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

The sixty-six alien anarchists await
inr decoration ut Ellis Island have
gone on 4 hunger strike. This is ono
strike that We are thoroughly in favor
Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29
RIPPING RHYMES
SOME DAY
BY WALT MASON.

SOME DAY
S"m- day good ""nS" viii reign
again. -, lets throw M our hats:
Sulir day Will AL b" san" again.
our hrl;ri,S fr'r from bats. Some
day w'll uuIt ctr f""l"ry and
hr!rklr down {" toll. ,Gt oUt tn" rant
and druolrry. and max" the kettle
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

DON'T RAn. TO READ
reflections Of . Grass Widow" the
latest fiction serial stories b. Anss JaAs
Dixon. to appear Monday, WEDNESDAY,
AID Saturday In The Wheeling Intslii.
gencer. Order your EubSog1peon today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-29

pctual offceholders ought TO be willing
TO quit
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-05
OUR HOLDINGS NOW

we own tne following lea AND are
buying more within the circles a5
last "a DO .b.e acres olL ~ the
west side on Cole Tract one-half
mile A0rth VI i.uckg SIX ad Heuder
son Wei. n proven f.cfi--cOst
$500 go per acre row worth sl0.-
10000 and e 1000 barre. wall would
make b worth sJ0J0000
- acrm est OF Js Wilhelm ulr.
roy one mile 0uth Comanrhe On
Association 100000 capital cost
5000 per acre. n0W worth 10000.
and n tleir well. should IS 1000 bar
reds Well would be worth sl00.O00.00.
50 acres GOT OF Murphy survey one
half mile south ~ Tulsa Producing
Company lS250O0O captaD. Fritz
location cost us $1,000 Der acre. now
worth $500 per acre nj q 1000
barre we. would make t worth
Sl5000000 or better
30 ACRES 0ut of 81 GHbar survey
ONE and 0ne-haf miles n0rthwea
Armstrong wo'i fTlppeD cost B
$1,000 l1W worth $50 90 and with
a l000-barel well nil. Be worth
SlO000000
20 acre SEXTON Six. n. & r. G.
kF Co. survey one mile we.t >aban0
~. Company 10000 capitaD,
Ous.cy we'll cost %. $1,000 per acre.
lO0O-harrcl we'll would make b
...r.4f L ltJUO Nng su
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-05
80 CHANCES TO WIN.

81 erIHn1 set 70 5000 trst there .li rsart
ssrt tre eriHra ~ 60 sss.ia 5zsyoooo cello tssn
rscsre. tarr. Cur CantaI IA ffooooc o. Ha e.I
90 tenFi'ec ~ ench a0e even ore ~ tress s.tIIs
h. GREER 20 ast tne same trtsrcst 30 tris &c c.
faia gau ecuIo rsse co e4J 90 ttrs- corn
narles-tnins % It so. ~ trer or .sl4s 10 500
Tor sarh snare 81 at9-s ir ea1t cenpsns-ssp
would hs.e 20 1sy s5ogc 20 set tns Interest
trat .ss are offfrIrg yo4sra renrcrr ser tHHf yea
srs rot by 10 n s.rais acH. ga t-at yo- 80
1lyre ar .rtsrest fH.t 4.s 4t ffst4 ana tnst
ys- ei1 nsss H'as Is n1srs 90 en- event
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-05
EXTRA EXTRA

i'he Goss Well, in Comanchc
County, drilled BY the Humble
Oil Company il in, estimated 20
be good for 200 barrels-this
will make every lease in Conan
che County 90 Up. II y,ill make
our leases worth from 30 per
cent b. 100 per cent more than
We have estimated IN this al.
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TRUSTEES

~ Treasury '''+
AHtSChF
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so OR MORE CHANCES TO WIN.


The Bankers Lease Association or
ganlzed under declaration Of Trust
as Of record IN the County Clerk Of
flee ~ COmanche. COmanche County.
Texas, with Us office and place of
business AZ COmanche, Texas. County
Seat Of COmanche County. for the
purpose Of buying leases in the
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS FIELD.
and more especially in COmanche
and surrounding counties, with the
prime object Of securing acreage
around drilling wells and locations
in blocks of 80 acres more Oh less.
STOCK HOLDERS CUARAN NEE
The Bankers Lease Association
pledges through b. treasury trustee.
Dir W. VI. Durham cashier First Ma
tl0nal Bank C0manche. Texas. that
there viii De when the 100. 900 shares
of took is aI sold that there will be-
100000 invested as proposed ~
blocks of approximately ~ acres
around al many wells as the original
capital wall permit That there will
be no expenses 0g c0mmi -s.OS paid
Out OF the capital except those neces-
saiy VIZ attorneys fees. recording
fees. revenue 'amps. postage and in-
cidcntals. That there viii be no
acreage purchased from any OF the
trustees al a greater price than could
be bought otherwise, and that there
Wii be no commissions paid ~ any
trustee on the purchase Of any acre
age. That there will represent for
every share vi the Banker Lease
Association dollar for dollar That
lhc money obtained from the sale Of
stock win bee invested in the leases
above outlined Should any well
come in where we have holdings. we
propose % secure "a drilling contract
0n a fifty-fifty basis II possible. M
Sci. the lease and take our profits. ln
amy event. the Bankers Lease Assoc
citation guarantees NOT less than so
per cent VI an profit, of this associa-
ton sinai. be .n dividends % the
stockholders. and the balance, & any,
held ia the treasury for further in-
tcstmcnls
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-01
Living in Canada
Continues to Soar

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. despite gov
eminent efforts to reduce prices, the
cost of living in Canada continues
TO soar. The high prices We're cited
as the cause of unrest in every dis
trict, according to investigation of
the recent strikes throughout the
Dominion.
Government officials stated that
the high cost of necessities was
responsible for the dissatisfaction of
thousands of conservat live working
men. They also asserted this subject
gave radicals an excuse for trying
out more ambitious schemes.
The average cost of 29 stan.e
foods in sixty cities in June was
S13.72, as compared with $13.53 in
May official statistics show. In June
1914, the average was S735.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-01
EndeavOrs to Hold Picnic
at Hershey, Aug. 20

Under the auspices of the Harris
burg Christian Endeavor Union and
Christion Endeavor Alumni Assocla-
ton, picnic will be held at Her
shey Park, Friday, August 20. Auto
mobiles and trucks will convey the
Harrisburg societies to the park.
Doc" Miller, of the "Y," will have
charge of the stunts. After dinner
the games are scheduled to start.
and one of the features will be the
entertainment of some of the
wounded soldiers from the Carlisle
hospital. Prizes will be awarded TO
the winners and boobies" in the
different events.
Many societies in Dauphin, Cum
berland and Lebanon counties will
attend.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-01
RAISE PRICES TO
MEET COAL COST
British Manufacturers Must
Pay $3.50 More Per Ton
For Fuel

London, Aug. 1.-Surprised and
shocked by the government an
nouncement that coal is to cost the
consumer $3.50 more a ton because
of increased wages, shorter hours
for the miner, and steadily decreased
production per workman, British
manufa cturers have been calculat-
ing just how much they must add
to the price of their product in
order to maintain the accustomed
level of profit.
The Federation of British Indus
tries, representing we'll over $5,-
O0O,000,OO0 invested capital, has
made public the following statement
of increased prices under the new
coal charge:
Engineering products, three to 10
per cent; textiles. three to four per
cent; metal trades, two to six per
cent; chemicals, 10 per cent; gas
and electricity, 10 per cent; paper,
per ton, So; salt. per ton, $3.50.
In the building trades increased
costs will be.
For steel, Sc per ton; bricks, five
per cent; glass, five to 10 per cent;
vi an pipeI 9l'OU per ION,
The steel trade took immediate
alarm, and when the announcement
was made promptly withdrew all
quotations. pointing out the difficult
position in which the industry was
placed as already British manufac-
turers were being undersold in the
home market by American steel
makers.
Grimsby fishermen also made their
position very plain, declaring they
could not operate their steam traw-
lers with the new priced coal and
sell fish at old prices.
In Manchester it was pointed out
that the smaller industries would be
the most seriously affected, while
leading coal operators said they
would receive nothing from the ad-
vance.
The public generally also took
alarm, when it was pointed out that
with coal at the new price it would
nave to consent to increases in gas
prices that would make up a def
600.
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Canadians Lost Millions in
Wages by Recent Strikes

Winnipeg, Man. Aug. 1.-Canadian
workingmen lost $7OOO,OOO in wages
In June and slightly more than half
that amount in the preceding month.
according to estimates.
The Winnipeg strike alone cost
the workinEmen several million dol
lars. Board of Trade officials be-
lieve the economic loss to merchants
manufacturers and the public was at
least 100 per cent. more than the
labor loss.
In June. the eighty strikes in Can
ada involved S7,917 men, women and
children. The official estimate shows
a loss of about 1,445.021 working
Gays. The average wage involved in
the winnipeg strike was about So a
day.
In May there We're "a strikes in
volving 77,6SS workers who lost S93,-
SIS working days.