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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08
History of Coal Prices.
By R. T. SMALL.

Washington, Sept. 4-Government
price fixing of coal, as proposed in
the legislation now on it's way thru
Congress, is looked upon with mixed
feelings here in the capital Govern
ment prices, if precedent amounts -
panything, means high prices. And
thereby hangs tale.
During the days of fuel administra-
tion conducted by Doctor Garfield
thruout the late unpleasantness it
happened that some coal operators in
Wyoming desired to move and sell a
quantity of slack coal. In ordinary
times, the operators were glad to dis
pose of this virtually waste product at
the rate of 25 cents ton. They admit
now that on account of the war they
were tempted to raise the price and
did so. They charged SO cents a ton
for the coal and had plenty of buyers.
1t was reported THAT some operators
charged as high as rs cents a ton.
Eventually word filtered into the
coal administration here in Washing
ton that the operators of Wyoming
were profiteering in slack. The ad-
ministration was shocked and decided
at once to put stop to the practice.
Word was sent forth Immediately
that no more freight cars would De
available for the movement of slack
at profiteer prices.
COAL BEGINS TO BURN.
1t is popularity of slack that
when piled and allowed to stand
spontaneous combustion takes place
and a serious fire results. The oper-
ators were much put out by the order
shutting off the cars Their coal |
piles began to burn. They telegraph
ined to their representatives in Con-
gress, telling them that useful fuel
was going up in smoke, and if allow
ed to move the coal, they could real
ze from so to rs cents per ton on it,
-hus preventing a serious economic
oss.
The appeal from the operators
stirred the Wyoming delegation in
Washington into action. They called
lpon the fuel administration in COM
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08

pany with one of the most prominent
operators. The administrator agreed
to see the national Legislators, but ex-
eluded the operator from the royal
presence. After due presentation of
the facts, the administrator is said
to have stamped his fist with fnality
upon his desk as he gravely
announced:
II will not permit profiteering in
slack or any other grade of coal. [
will not permit ton of this slack to
be moved if it is sold in excess OF
$3.50 TOM
Needless to say, when the cruel
decision of the administrator was
wired to the boys back home, there
was a wild scramble to extinguish
the fires in the slack pile and get the
stuff aboard the cars.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08

communicate with the secretary and
find out how much is necessary for
each of the districts and proceed at
once to raise the money. This fund
is to defray the expense of advertis.
ing and speakers and transportation
when necessary. Just the necessary
expense of conducting the campaign
is all that is wanted, but that will
have to be enough for the purposes
named.
The idea is to get ready to get the
strength of the Democratic vote out
to the polls, so as to preclude the
possibility of another Republican
Governor in Tennessee.
Finance committee is as follows
Dist. No. 1, Jud Owens; 2, Andrew
Burrus; 8, A. E. Caldwell; A, T. c.
Callicott; 5, L. H. Moultrie; 6, w. J
Erwin; T. T. B. Clement; s, G. M.
Montgomery; 8, c. G. Barker; IL,
Van Latimer; II, S. B. Finch; II,
Lee Chambers; 13, Ed McAlister; IA,
]. j. Wells; Is, G. B. Baird; 16, L. G.
BroWder
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08
FIRST CAR WITH MOTOR
ON RAILROAD IN SOUTH
Combination Coach Runs Out of
Chattanooga.


Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 2.-The
motor-driven railroad car made it's
/ first appearance on a Dixie railroad
when operation of gasoline-propelled
combination passenger and baggage
! trains was inaugurated on the Ten
nessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad.
The cars will be operated on schedule
and will displace propelled
trains now used on the road.
The motor-driven car is similar in
appearance to the Pullman car. 1t
is of steel construction throughout,
weighs $4,000 pounds and has ac-
commodations for 40 passengers. Like
an automobile, the car is operated
with gear shifts, but has six speeds
| forward instead of three as on an
automobile, and it's four-cylinder en-
gine, it is estimated, is capable OF
developing 6S horsepower. The car
is equipped with airbrakcs and all
other standard appliances on the
modern steam coach. 1t is capable
of making so miles an hour and will
average five to six miles per gallon
of gasoline.
Born of the genius of E. H. Harri"
man and the inventive ingenuity of
William Riley McKeen, the motor
driven railroad car came into exis- !
tence as a potential transportation |
factor on March %, 1905. Mr.. Har-
riman suggested the possibilities Of
the gasoline coach in 1908, and Mr..
McKeen, who also built the first steel |
freight and passenger cars, immeGi-
ately began work on his model. Mr.
McKeen then was superintendent of
motive power and machinery for the
Union Pacific system, but upon COM
pletion of his invention he was placed
at the head of a million dollar COR
poration and the gasoline cars were
constructed in large numbers as their
value became apparent. In March,
1920, the McKeen Company was pur-
chased by the Union Pacific. The
cars, greatly improved during the II
years in which they have been used,
are filing an important place on the
small branch lines of the Union Pacfic
system.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08
Open LETTER TO
SEC. ]. W. RUSSWURM
Law Enforcement Legion Makes In
quiry About Fair Features.


The Law Enforcement Legion has
addressed an open letter to J. w.
Russwurm, secretary of the Tennes-
see State Fair Association, in which
several questions are asked regard
ing the operation on Sunday of some
of the amusement features on the
fair grounds. The communication is
signed by Judge j. H. d. Stevens, the
president, and ]. O. Clark, the sec
retary- y-treasurer, of the legion.
The letter follows:
"Mr. j. w. Russwurm, Secretary
Tennessee State Fair-Dear Sir: "We
beg leave, as part of the Tennessee
public which you officially represent,
to lay before you the following ques-
tions for the purpose of a clear un-
derstanding and in the interest of
our State Fair.
eve want it fully known that
we desire the best of all State fairs
and that we are not responsible for
the situation that has arisen about
the new plans of management.
Question No. do you personal
ly share in the gross receipts of the
swimming pool and other amuse-
ment features under the lease which
has been made to the amusement
company, either from the original
lease or any subsequent assignment?
Question No. 2--When you say
the State Fair will not be open on
Sunday, do you mean to say there
will be no admission charges what
ever?
Question No. 3-When you say
there will be no gambling devices
during the fair, do you mean that
the Johnny Jones have left off the
many gambling devices or games of
chance they had last year at the
fair, or will they be situated just
outside the fair grounds?
Question No. 4-When you say
there will be no gambling or games
of chance operated during the fair,
do you mean that the games of !
chance now being operated under
from the Cumberland |
Park Amusement Company, composed |
of yourself and others, and from
which proceeds yourself and associ-
ates receive 65 per cent on the gross
dollar and the State of Tennessee 10
per cent will not be operated?
please favor us and the interested
public with prompt and frank re-
ply"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08
Pastor One Church for Seventy Years,

Whiteville, Tenn, Sept. 2.-On
Tuesday afternoon, the citizenship of
the hospitable town of Whiteyille
| turned out en- masse to it's grand old
father in Israel, the Rev. w. M. Nor
ment, in commemcration OF his ap-
preaching 93rd birthday.
The people of Whiteville with that
magnanimous spirit that belongs
"only to the cultured and Christian
people," call Rev. Nerment father"
and hold him in everlasting vcnera-
ton, inasmuch as for SO years he
has lived with them and their faith
ers, having for three score years and
ten united in holy Uedlock their sons
and daughters, buried their dead,
and served as pastor of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church communi
ty.
At 400 pm, throngs of people of
Whiteville, from Mercer, Bolivar and
other places began arriving, while
up and down thc read from Memphis
and Nashville, came representatives
of churches and other organizations,
with here and there comrades of 9th
er days.
The Rev D. w. Fook, of Nash
vile, State clerk and travelling Sec
retary of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, presided as master
Of ceremonies in a happy and grace
full manner, saying in part that the
object Of the gathering was not, to
bestcw material gifts on our dis
brother, rather to show
him and the world about us the
beautiful end loving esteem in which |
he is held by all who know him and |
that in point of continuous service
he holds the worlds record.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08
Road to Troy.

The first work on the jeff Davis
highway from Union City to Troy,
now under contract by the State
Highway Commission, was done this
week, beginning at Troy where the
road enters on the northeast side OF
the square, following the old road
way entering Troy. Another crew
will soon be at work at Turner JOY
ner's on this end of the road and
then another crew in the middle sec
tor and between them it is expected
the work of grading will be com
pleted this year. The road will first
be graded complete before any sur
face work is done.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-08
UNIONS ENJOINED FROM ALL
ACTS OF INTERFERENCE

Chicago, Sept 2,-The govern
ment to-day acted swiftly upon tbs
heels of the injunction action yester-
day in which United States Attorney
General Daugherty obtained a tenn
porary injunction which, viewed
broadly, virtually prohibited the rail
road strike.
Notice of the temporary enjoining
order and the pending hearing Sept.
III, in Federal District Court here
were served last night on John Scott,
secretary-treasurer of the railway
employees department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
B. M. Jewell, head of the railway
employees department and acknowl-
edged leader of the strike, could not
be found by Deputy United States
Marshala, and the belief prevailed to-
day in the Federal building that Mr..
Jewell was seekin : to evade service.
Five hundred subpoenas, or notices
of the temporary order and hearing,
are being printed. More than ESQ
individuals, officers and aids of the
six shopmen's unions whose 100000
members went on strike July 1, the
railway employees department ana
120 system federations through ut
the country were named.
Some $500 Deputy United States
Marshals throughout the country are
ready % begin to receive the subpoe-
mas and serve them on local fedora
tion officers and other individual
nuion leaders named in the injunc-
tion suit.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID:
In California alone more, than
SIS, 100000 worth of fruit and pro-
duce already had been destroyed, be-
cause of the failure of transportation
systems to move the crops.
In Somerset, KY, $4,000 cars OF
coal were congested in
the railroad yards.
Fifty per cent of the engines Of
the nations railroads has been rcll
1cred useless by lawless activities
since the strike began, he said
What loss has been can. not be es-
but the transportation sys-
ems must be rebuilt. For that, the
American people must pay.
The department of justice repre-.
ents the American people, and while
t was regretted that such broad ac-
ion was necessary, no other course
emained for the government to pre-
erve the interests of more than 100,-
100000 citizens
There are many who believe, ON
ccount of the arrogance of certain
fficials of labor unions, that the
Inions themselves should be de-
troyed.
l do not think they should, but /
hink they should be corrected and
eStrained.
No labor leader or capitalistic lead
r, nor organization or association Of {
ny kind will be permitted by the
overnment of the United States TO t
augh in the frozen faces of fam
;hing people, without prompt pros a
cution and proper punishment.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-10
Steelman Was Struck
By Electric Train
R|zaznnfElN RllIaspt+ Eound
Beside Trx<k With Fractured
Skull Last Saturday Night.

Following a close investigation of
the death of Leroy Steelman, some
times known as Samuel Steelman,
who resided at Ill Doughty Road, in
this city, the Atlantic City police have
determined that he met his death by
having been struck by an electric
train in Atlantic City on Saturday
night. Steelman's body was discover
ed lying across the outbound track by
Jack Bruden, motorman of the train
which pulled out of the Atlantic City
station at II o'clock on Saturday
night. He saw the man lying beside
the rails when he had reached a spot
between Indiana and Ohio n
One arm was extended over the rail
and before the motorman could stop
the train the wheels had passed over
a part of the right hand. The man
was found 10 be unconscious when
picked up and sen to the Atlantic
City Hospital, where he later died.
The motorman Bruden says his train
did not strike Steelman, except to cut
the hand.
When Steelman had left his home
here earlier in the evening he carried
a Hamilton watch and about $50 in
money. Both the watch and money
were missing when the body was
found. Many people still hold to the
belief that Steelman was beaten and
robbed and placed beside the tracks
where he was afterward found. The
deceased was well known here and at
n time had been an employee of the
Atlantic and Suburban Trolley Com
many
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-10
WATCHMAN IS BADLY NEEDED AT
MAIN AND WASHINGTON INTERSECTION
WILLIAM HAUENSTEIN QUITS
POSITION AS FIRE WARDEN
Resented Remarks of District Fire Warden Coyle, After Having
served Two Days in Fire Fighting, When Again Called to Go
to Mckee City at One O'Clock Tuesday Morning-Badge of
Office Surrendered
Claims Nearer ardens Should Have Been Called

ming this week back of this city. On
Sunday morning a fire was started,
presumably by sparks from a railroad
engine, near the Delilah Road and
Reading Railroad. This fire burned
all day Sunday and in spite of the
efforts of a number of men, under the
Fire Wardens, ii eat its way down to
and across Mill Road in the vicinity
of Leeds and California No
houses were in danger.
On Monday morning another fire
started at English Creek avenue and
Reading Railroad, also from sparks
from an engine. This fire burned
down through Pleasantville Terrace
and gave the Wardens and their assis-
tants great trouble, as there were at
least fifteen houses in danger from
the flames.
1t is IN interesting bit of news in
this connection to note that the Dis
trict Fire Warden receives a salary of
$1,000 a veal and his duties are prin-
cipally executive and office work. The
Chief Township Warden gets a salary
OF $40 a year and his Deputy Wardens
get SO a year, while doing the fire
fighting and exposing themselves to
the danger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-10
Captain A. Lake Dies
After Long Illness
Funeral Will Be Held on Thurs
day Afternoon - Interment
at Salem Cemetery.

Following a long illness Captain
Amariah Lake, n Of the best known
citizens OF the city, died on Sunday
night. Arrangements have been COM
pleted to hold the funeral services on
Thursday afternoon from his late res
idence, corner of Main street and Lake
place. Rev. w. L.. Shaw will preach
the rmo Interment will be made
in Salem Cemetery.
Captain Lake was born at Bakers
vile, on April q, 1886. He came to
Pleasantville many years ago and set
tied in the vicinity of Lake place.
He was q sea captain for many years
and during these years visited many
ports both in this and other countries.
He started the lumber business known
as Lake and Risley, and maintained
his interest there for several years,
until the place was visited by a big
fire. Then he retired from the bust
ness and the interest was assumed by
Mr.. Alvin Risley.
His wife, Mrs. Hannah E. Lake, died
on May 18th, 1909. Capt. Lake is sur
vived by a on, DR.. Joshua Lake, of
Philadelphia, and a daughter, Mrs.
Hannah Zane, wife of Mr.. Robert H.
Zane, who resides at the Lake place
home. Two other daughters are de-
ceased, they had married Mr.. Alvin
Risley and MI. Isaac Risley.
The deceased was the owner Of
considerable valuable real estate in
different parts of the city. Lake place
is cut through a part of his estate.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CARNIVAL
DEFERRED UNTIL WEEK OF JUNE II
ZIPPLER & WOOTTON SELL
JAMES LEWIS RISLEY LOT
Property at Corner of Main Street and Verona Avenue Again
Changes Hands-Purchase Price Is $4,000, Being Over $2O(
Per Front Foot and a Record Value for That Location-New
Owner Is William M. Hafner.
Moving Picture House Will Occupy Premise.

property was sold the last time
through the agency of William L. An
derSon.
There are many people who believe
the latest purchaser paid a very big
price for the property, which has a
frontage of 140 feet on Main street
and a depth on Verona avenue, the
Atlantic City-Pleasantville Boulevard,
of 157 feet. However, it will be well
for all to look backward a little and
recall how many old Atlantic City
residents now regret that they did not
pay what was considered big money
some years ago for some property
which has doubled many times in
value as progress marched along. II
will be well to keep eyes on Pleasant.
vile property, well located, and see
what it is selling for in a few months
or a year from this day.
1t is said that the new owner OF
the property is contemplating the
erection of a moving picture theatre,
to be known as 1.-THE Stanley" with
stores fronting on Main street and
apartments above. When completed
the entire investment will probably
represent $780, 900 or more.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-10
Railroad Officials
On Inspection Trip
Ea7isit Here Ate Touring South
Jersey-Ocean City Asks Line
From Egg HarbOr.

A large party OF prominent officials
of the Pennsylvania Railroad visited
this city recently after making a tour
of other South Jersey towns in a spe-
cial train. They were making a gen
eral inspection of the lines in this
section. At Ocean City a number OF
the city officials and business mel
put before the railroad men the pro
position of a line between Ocean City
and Egg Harbor City, to connect there
with the West Jersey d Seashore
steam line and give Ocean City a di-
rect steam service to Camden. This
would make a siXty-mile run from
Camden to the seashore city.
While the railroad men did not give
any immediate response as to whether
or not such a line would be con-
structed, they were very favorably i'm
pressed with the proposition. Such a
line would be of great advantage to
this city, in that it would reduce some
of the travel on the Shore Fast Line
cars resulting from traffic over the
electric line and the trolleys and re-
lieve the congested condition of the
Shore Fast Line cars during some
portions of the day.
The party of officials included the
following: Elisha Lee, vice-president,
Eastern Region; C. S. Krick, general
manager, Eastern Region; j. l.. Eys-
mans, traffic manager, Eastern Re
gion: r. V. Massey, assistant general
manager, Eastern Region; d. N. Bell,
passenger traffic manager, Eastern
Region; j. c. Johnson, general super
intendent transportation, Eastern Re
gion; w. G. C%oughlin, chief engineer
NJ. w, Eastern Region; C. |. Leiper,
general superintendent New Jersey
Division; J.. II. Harris, engineer M.
W., New Jersey Division, II. II. Gar
rigues, superintendent, Atlantic Diyis-
ion; ID. A. Clapp, train master, Allan
tic Division; r. j. Bond, division en-
gineer, Atlantic Division; II. A. John,
supervisor, Atlantic Division; r. f.
Hanson, supervisor, Atlantic Division;
w. l. Bell, supervisor, telegraph and
signals, Atlantic Division; j. II. SUIT
ton, assistant supervisor, telegraph
and signals, Atlantic Division; j. s.
Murphy, district passenger agent; M.
C. Broughton, division freight agent.
In the party also were B. X. Mark
ley, secretary to Vice-President Lee;
r. G. Harper, secretary to General
Manager Krick, and |. II. Silverman,
president, and A. j. Purinton, super
incident of the Shore Fast Line.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-10
D.. A. r. LUNCHEON WAS
VERY LARGELY ATTENDED

The annual meeting and luncheon
of the General Lafayette Chapter, ID.
A.. r., was held at the Hotel Chelsea
on Saturday. The meeting was called
at eleven O'Clock with the Regent.
Mrs. NJ. V. b. Scull, presiding. Inter
esting reports were given by those
who attended the National Congress
at Washington during the week of the
10Th of April, Lexington Day"
Mrs. Yardley, ex-State Regent and
the first president of the Federation
of Woman's Clubs of New Jersey,
gave a most interesting address, in
which glowing tributes were given to
our-ex-Regent, Miss Doughty, and the
present Regent.
Mrs. Banks, State Vice-Regent, and
Mrs. A. j. Rider, Regent of the Kate
Aylesford Chapter, at Hammonton,
gave splendid talks.
Mrs. Chas. w. Blake, chairman of
the Prize Essay Committee, intro
duced the two winners, Kenneth
Frisbee, of Egg Harbor City, and Will
liam Malmsted, of Massachusetts Ave
nue. School, of which Miss higgins is
the principal. The boys essays were
on "True American Citizenship" and
were splendid compositions and ere
well read by each boy. They were
presented with a five dollar gold
piece appropriately mounted in a D.
A. r. box.
The luncheon was the largest ever
given by the chapter, as one hundred
and eighty-nine attended.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-10
HACKETT WINNER
IN WEEKLY SHOOT
Awarded Handsome Cut Glass
Electric Lamp by Crescent
TrapshOoting Club.
Powers Takes Second

Dory Hackett again led the field at
the weekly shooting match held ON
the grounds of the Crescent Trap
shooting Club on Saturday afternoon.
He brought down 1876 blue rocks out
of a total of $50. Fifty of these tar
gets were at doubles, SO that it is
considered that his score comes well
up to many of the professionals. Fred
Plum was reported as making 1870 out
of a possible 200 only a few days ago,
and Hackett, shooting at single tar
gets, would probably have equalled or
beaten this score on Saturday. Pow
ers also did some fine work in max
ing a total score of 134. Brownie"
Sanders came to the finish with $50
to his credit and obtained the third
prize for the club match. He was a
few targets behind Hackett and Pow
ers in the 16 and 22-yard events, but
when it came to the doubles he had a
score of AZ, while Hackett only had
"A and Powers AZ.
Hackett received a handsome cut
glass electric lamp for the first prize.
The second prize, going to Powers,
was a tanned deer skin, and the third
prize, which Sanders carried home,
was a cut glass spoon holder. There
was a large gallery in attendance,
and after the club match was finished
many of the spectators engaged in a
practice match.
The club scores follow: