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HERO|CRESCUE
MADE ON ROPE
IN LATE WRECK
Women Crossed Slender
Strand to Bank Over
Cole Creek Flood.

Added 10 all the truly remarkable
tales OF daring at the scene of the
burlington wreck in Cole Creek
comes now tho vivid story of Miss
Eva Boyer, 19-year-old Glenrock girl
who was the only woman to escape
the chair car without aid hand
Owe hand uD the rope as the men
had Gone.
After she had seen the -four NOR
make their way over the perilous
and swaying rome Helen made up
her mind she was capable Of doing
the same thing, She did not hesitate.
Once she had placed her hands on
tho rope and started swinging to-
ward that so-far off bank on the
east she realized what a mighty job
It was. But she could not falter then
for there below all the holllsh waters
of a cloudburst were concentrated
and rushing on. Darkness encom
passeo all except for lightning
flashes. which added TO horror and
fear by tho catastrophe It revealed,
She reached the bank in safety as
Gid seven others.
The last of these-John Peters. a
driller of Salt Creek-was the hero
Of the rope rescue episode. Peters
it was who securely fastened the
rope to the chair car after it had
been rushed from Parlkcrton and
drawn over to the car by e Of a
smaller cord. While others were in a
frenzy Of excitement. Peters remain.
ed supremacy cool and it was he that
remained in the chair a until tho
last Of those able 10 make tho per
lous trim had left. Some he helped
to start cn tho journey ant after oil
had left and he found that no others
IN the car could be rescued, he made
his way to the bank.
-Four men and three women were
In the group rescued In this man.
Iner, among them n 12-year-old girl.
Peters stated that there Were
probably four or five more in the
car who could not be reached on Rc
count of the flood water engulfing
them. They probably drowned with
In n few moments after the crash.
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the StOry told Dy n II. bellrOee. a
survivor Of the train tragedy which
has Eripped all America with its
Eruesome features. was n story of
n miraculous Escape that has been
unequaled by the tales OF other sur
vivors. Bellrose 3 now in Denver.
Bellrose. who is a young man OF
90 and a tire salesman working out
Of Denver. vas returning to his
home city after a business trip to
Casper.
He had been in the smoking COM
paTtment OF the foremost pullman.
the compartment which proved to be
a death trap 10 all who were in it
when the car took It's fatal plunge.
At the time OF the accident however
he was in the lavatory Of the car
When the car fell, the window was
shattered The a TUNED over on
it's side and water rushed in. filling
the compartment in which Bellrose
found himself.
The current turned the car over
on the other side and the water rush
ed out carrying Bellrose with il who
was shot to the surface while scarce-
ly able to realize what was happen
Ing.
The young salesman was carried
into the waters OF the North Platte
IN spite OF IN effort TO avoid what
appeared to be certain death. He
q good swimmer, and was able
to keep afloat. although the cold
water numbed his muscles.
When he had gone down stream
about n quarter OF a mile he saw
what appeared to be n raft coming
him. When the raft was
rear enough he grasped it and pro-
PEELED himself ashore.
Exhausted but sim game. Bellrosc
dragged his weary body TO n sheep
camp nearby and spent the night by
fire hat had been deserted by the
'hsrderS who had gone to the scene
OF the wreck to rescue other vic-
TINS.
lie found in the morning that he
was dirty with sand IND grease and
that his cheek had been badly cut by
the glass of window through which
he had been hurled.
The s~heepherders took the young
man to Glenrock where he spent
some time cleaning up and where he
bought a new suit of clothes. He
continued his Interrupted journey to
Denver Saturday.
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GREAT REVIVAL :
F NEARING CLOSE

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egations from all the lodges. clubs.
schools and churches in the city at
tho services.
One OF the leading men Of Casper
said yesterday: Kramer is a sue.
cos because he is all man and gets
down to where the peop'e live. He
has not dealt In personalities nor
has he browheat his audiences. !
regard him as one OF the greatest
characters who ever visited Casper
and he win find no greater boosters
for him than we are"
Tho Methodist church VIII give
way all their services today as will
the Christian Church and Emmanuel
Church. Unless 1t just pours down
rain today all services will be held
In the big tent. II Il should pour
rain the morning services will be
he'd in the Iris theater and the night
services In the Masonic Temple as
both of these places have been Of
fered the churches.
This morning DR.. Kramer will de.
liver the sermon which caused Bob
Tay or TO say Kramer made me
wish I was near the gates preach.
ing from the subject Jerusalem tho
The Golden" At night the evan.
Gelist viii deliver his farewell ad.
dress and Monday the great tent
VII fold its white wings. DIR. IRA.
mer will preach from the question
Jesus on Trial or THE Trial of
Jesus Some OF the great preach.
ers have pronounced this sermon one
OF the great messages OF the minis
try.
DR.. T. T. Eaton said OF this ser.
mon: AN unanswerable argument
for the divinity Of Christ" Back OF
the sermon was n great mind and
great heart. A seminary in the
east pronounced 1t an ideal for
preachers.
This day has been designated as
big Jim Day" at the tent. Many
feel as he has boosted the whole
city and all good things in IL. Casper
should turn out I'm thousands TO
show their appreciation OF the evan
| sel'st Mt both morning and night
services. Today week DIR. Kramer
opens a great union campaign in
Jacksonville. Fla. his second meet
ing there this year having closed
| a wonderful meeting there in March.
Many have accepted Christianity
In these services and added to the
churches. Never were the churches
so close together. There is less
hatred, malice. revenge and bitter.
ness among the people because OF
these meetings. Come early ~ you
want a seat this morning and to.
night at the tent. Remember II IL
rains the morning service will be
held IN Iris theater. and the night
service in the Masonic Temple II
not at tho tent which will be made
warm and comfortable.
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PAIR seized IN
TEXAS BROUGHT
FOR TRIAL
Margaret LaRue and
Geo. Smith Returned
By Officer.

Special Deputy C. F. Patterson ~.
turned TO Casper Saturday with
Vera Hogue. alias Margaret LaRue
and George W. "Red" Smith. both
Of shom were charged with taking
a mortgageo car out OF the state.
Their return to Casper marks the
conclusion Of a rather remarkable
episode. during the high point of
which the Hogue woman attempted
to escape by jumping through the
window OF n fast moving Santa Fe
train near Wagon Mound. N. NJ.
She was later picked up in Las
Vegas, suffering from a dislocated
boulder and various bruises.
The pair were first located In FL
Paso, Texes. and II was discovered
that the a which they had was
under a mortgage held by the Pat
terson Motor company. Mr.. Patter-
ron went to FL Paso and sod the
car while there. He acted as a dep-
sttx-
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of the recent sensational train
wreck to an outside point, reaching
Denver at 1880 o'clock Saturday
morning IN time for their pub,ica.
Denver Times, thus s~coopins every
other paper In Denver.
with their determination TO beat
the world and with the steady call
Of Denver ana other points for pic
lures of the wreck. Benedict and
Bond left in the Chandler six tour
ing car belonging 10 the former at
. O'Clock asst night. Against every
advice Of friends. every prediction
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REACH CASPER FROM
EAST; NO TRAFFIC ON West

Burlington train No. so left at
1896 O'Clock last night from its own
station, but crossing TO the North
western tracks just east Of Casper.
No service has been opened up
west of here on either track. It is
thought that Northwestern service
will be obtained as far as Lander
early this week.
Points east Of Arvada, where a
large bridge has been washed out,
are reached by way of Alliance.
There is no service west of Arvada.
, 1923-09-30
MACHINE SHOP ADDED
TO NEW FACILITIES At
GARAGE ANNEX

The Liberty Garage Annex, ~
Elm street, has added a machine
shop to its facilities. The shop is
now in operation. 1t has in charge
Of It Al Schultz of Omaha. an ex.
perienced mechanic who has been
In the automobile business for 20
years. Mr.. Schultz has the distinc-
ton of having driven the first auto
mobile into tho state Of Nebraska,
j. b. Wesley is assistant repair
man and is also an expert in his
line. Luvcrne siler is in charge of
the Prestolite department.
The shop is thoroughly equipped
TO do all sorts OF car repair work.
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FOUR KILLED
In CAR CRASH

DUNKIRR. n. Y, Sept. 20
Omitted Pross.l-Four persons were
instantly killed and a 18th probably
fatally injured tonight when their
auto was struck by a Nickel Plate
passenger train at Forsythe. n. Y.
The dead:
Virginia CARRIER. II, Erie, Pa;
Mrs. J. Il. Baumsn. 4e. Erie, Pa,
and Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Henry,
Philadelphia.
Edward Bclotz, Erie. the driver OF
the machine, had both legs broken
and suffered severe internal injuries.
The train struck the automobile
and carried It 10 feet along the
track before Il was thrown off.
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Following n period of SO hours
during which Casper was shut off
from railroad communication with
the rest CT the world. train service
over the Chicago and Northwestern
tracks was resumed early yesterday
afternoon when Train No. coo went
east. Train No. sos came in later
In the evening. 1t was a consoli.
dalton of four different trains and
brought in a great deal of delayed
mail as well as n large number of
passengers who had been stalled
father down the line.
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- q hAAIN NhS AAl1AGuAAANA
to be encountered. n men set out
to get into the Colorado capitol be.
tire the Zoe hour. a
The messengers reached Chey.
emo shortly before I O'Clock yester-
day morning where they were de.
iayed by car trouble. Getting things
In shape as quickly as possible they
continued their nerve wrackinE
and body breaking journey, reach
ing the office of the Denver News
Times at the hour stated, 1880 a
m.
Not only were pictures taken to
that particular paper, but several
other sets containing three views
each were mailed to n score Of h
largest cities of the United States.
to be copied. re-copied. published
and published again, as the first
photographs taken of q train
tragedy that has gripped America
with its awful features.
Efforts OF the Tribune TO furnish
pictures to the outside world were
not romitted with the delivery Of
these first photographs. A member
Of the staff who spent the entire
day Saturday at the wreck took
several views Of tho rescue work
as It was going on. These views
were sen u on tho train leaving
last night and viii be the latest
pictures of the wreck to be pub,
nshed until others arc taken.
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Bride ELECT Is
Feted at Dinner

Announcements were made at n
dAlntily served luncheon, covers be.
ing laid for ten. at the home Of Mrs.
sadys Bum Wednesday afternoon.
o. the coming marriage OF her
cousin, Miss Wycie Allen. formerly
school teacher or Oklahoma. TO MT.
Joseph r. Howard OF Denver. Colo
much 20 the surprise OF her friends.
A shower was given Friday after
noon making tho bride the recipient
Of many beautiful presents. The
wedding will be solemnized Monday
afternoon at 4;30. The Rev. T. J..
Burwell OF Grace a. NJ. Il. church
reading tho ceremony. after which
dinner VIII be served FOR the bridal
party and n reception viii be held
from s 90 10 O'Clock The bride and
grooin viii leave Tor Denver on their
honeymoon,
, 1923-09-30
STORM TOLL
IS INCREASED

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days storm to twenty-five. James
hurry, 40. rancher. and his wife,
aged 80. were killed by a tornado
which struck near Seneca. Thomas
county. Nebraska. Two sons. 0 and
3 years old. were seriously injured.
, 1923-09-30

chairman OF the commission. The
petition is based on rapid expansion
OF the company's facilities here at
great cost. increased valuation OF
the Investment and the additional,
service resulting from the addition
Ing benefit to those served by the
company's lines, all OF which is
recognized by the hundreds of sign
ers to the request for an increase.
, 1923-09-30
SLEEPING" IN ROOM
WITHOUT BED DRAWS
FINE IN COURT HERE

Because ho insisted on sleeping in
n Chinese restaurant where there
was nc bed but only tables, Mark
Tearney when hrraigned before
Judge John a. Murray last night
was fined $40 on a charge Of getting
drunk and creating n disturbance.
Tearney claimed that he had just
dropped into the place for a cup OF
coffee TO avoid the embarrassing at.
tcntions OF n man by the name of
Earl Murkley who insisted on TAX
ing him to a house where there
was a girl" Murlley was sentenced
to 30 days in Jail on the charge of
being a suspicious character.
j. c. Gaines was also sentenced
to 30 days in Jail on a similar
charge.
Mike Dooley, who had failed to
plead guilty in court yesterday
morning. concluded that he would
plead guilty last night. The charge
WINS drunkenness. lie was fined SIS.
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GIGANTIC A FACES WORKERS O AT WIRE
'SWIRLING WATERS HELD Death
FOR H. D. BELR0SE OF
Denver In RAILROAD WRECK

Hurled %headlong through the window of the Pullman
carried out of the way of the wreckage by the
force of the Cole Creek current, swimming desperately
but all the time being swung down stream until he was in
the swirling waters of the North Platte where he caught
hold of a piece of raft and was able to get safely to shore,
, 1923-09-30

WINNIPEG. Manltoba-A y!c'd OF
4e5 .5O3.16a bushels OF wheat from
tho provinces OF Manitoba. saskstch-
and Alberta this year Is pre-
dictcd in tho twentieth annual crop
estimate Of the Winnipeg Free Press
, 1923-09-30
HEARING Concluded N CASPER
ON PROPOsED TELEPHONE RATES
One Thousand Patrons Of Company Here Back
Up Petition for Increase to Make Up in
Part for Enormous Expansion.

The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph COM
panys petition for permission to increase its rates for ser
vice in Casper, backed up by Approximately 1000 patrons
OF the corporation, has been taken under advisement by
the Wyoming Public Service commission following a hear
ing concluded here Yesterday before Claude M nraner
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STAN BENEDICT AND TR|bUNE'S
SPARK PLUG GIVE THE WORLD
FIRST PICTURES Of DISASTER
Chalmers Car Ploughs Through Mud to Denver
In Record Time; Denver Times
Scores Great "Beat."

Drawing the most terrible road conditions that wyom-
ing has suffered in years, ploughing through a sea of mud,
clinging to the highway by bulldog tenacity and the de
termination to carry the message to Garcia, Stanley
Benedict of the Benedict Motor company and Clifford NJ.
Bond, better known as Spark Plug" of the Casper Tri-
, 1923-09-30

Largest lace curtain known was
recently made b. an Engilsh mill
and Is $50 feet long and so foet
wide.
, 1923-09-30

Wire nails wcrc first made ON q
largc scale IN tho United States
about 1875.
, 1923-09-30

a tiger has been known 10 drag
TO cover. nfter a XII IN tho jungle.
au animal weighing over 200 pounds.
, 1923-09-30
CAR o
TERRIFIC A

II was possible to get over to the
east bank and view first hand the
remaining timbors and beams OF
tho baggage car which. when the
train plunged to doom in Cole creek.
was hurled BY sheer force OF mo-
mentum ovcr the engine and tender.
taking with 1t the engine cab and
engine bell, and the engineers coat
which was in the cab. Only by
actually seeing this wreckage a
picture the tremendous impact
that split 1t compltely asunder and
spread it Nat on tho ground. Tho
two rails which supposedly extend
ed out onto tho destroyed bridge lie
curled In II back turn for about 30
feet up the side of the hill.
\ great crowd pressed back and
forth all during the day. 1t was
finally necessary to call in several
officers Of the law to mark off a
line and keep the watching and
waiting spectators away from the
sweating crews feyorlshly carrying
on.
, 1923-09-30
SCORES STRIVE
TO REACH DEAD
IN TRAIN CARS


sledee hammers ready to batter their
way to the bodies OF those lost In
the 81 vcang compartment. A pump
was connected up and with three
men on tia handle II worked steadily
throughput h afternoon in order TO
keep the constantly Towing water
out OF the coach.
Every window on the exposed side
OF the pullman was smashed open.
Mattresses. blankets and pillows
were pulled fn1m each berth and
piled on the sand in a soaking heap.
Three travelling bags were taken
out.
WORKERS SHOVEL
IN CHAIR CAR
into the lower end OF the chat.
car went a half dp,en men to shovel
and hew an opening to the bodies
believed to be concealed under the
mass Of sand hat was lodged from
the floor to the roof OF the coach.
After fve hours CONT ant labor no
corpse had been discovered though
a woman's fur neck piece and sew
oral articles of mems clothing were
dragged from under the sand as the
digging progressed toward where IL
IL expected some Of the missing day
passengers will be found.
ShovelinE and hacking was cx-
tremely difficult in this car since il
was necessary to brow each shovel
fnl out Of a window. The acetyIene
torch was applied to the lowest ex
posed portion OF the upper roof OF
the chnir car and a six-foot square
of steel was burned away. Into
ti1is now a~perature another crew OF
MOI was sent. with two groups of
workers there it is probable all
bodies in the chair car will be dug
out before tomorrow morning
WORKERS FORCED
TO CARRY On.
It was impossible to discontinue
tho work during the night as the
shifting Of the sands and the chang
ing current Of the stream in event
constant attention We're o given
them would have made It necessary
to do again all the work of I'M
oarthinE and damming that was
done yesterday.
4 complete grade has been built
down into the bed OF Cole creek
along the right side OF the roadbed
on the east. By 8 o'clock Saturday
all ties and track had been laid.
The wrecking train Will be run over
the new track this morning and its
crane will be nut on the job of lift
ina the buried cars from the sand
It Is now possible to cross the
creek by means of a small foot
bridge thrown together yesterday.
Workers. both hired and volunteer.
are coming from both directions
now md getting into the cold.
arduous and heartbreakinE task of
finding the dead.
BAGGAGE CAR SHOWS
TERRIFIC CRASH.
II was possible to get owe to the
EAST bank and view first hand the
remaining timbors and beams OF
tho baggage car which. when the
train plunged to doom in Cole creek.
was hurled by sheer force OF mo-
mentum owe the engine md tender.
taking with It the engine cab and
engine bell, and the engineers coat
which was in the cab, Only by
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poisoned or died of natural causes.
Mrs. Webb, bride of less than
year died at the West Chester Bit
more Club Tuesday. DR.. WILDER
Meyer, attending physician asked Cor
oner Fitzgerald to mako an exami-
nation prior to signing Of a death
certificate.
1.-THE test Is being made because
there was doubt as to whether Mrs.
Webb died a natural DEATH" the cor
onr said today.
Meanwhile efforts were made to
keep the whole thing a secret.
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alGAV|SK ABLE
70 return SOON
afhoFic Leader Improving at
Washington D. C.

Unless complications arise Mgr.
Francis II. Gavisk, pastor Of St.
Johns Catholic Church, will be able
10 return early next week from Wash
angton, D. c.. where he was taken
seriously I'll Wednesday, a dispatch
from The Times Washington CORE
spondent stated today.
Mgr. Gavisk was reported much
improved" at Georgetown Hospital.
ssF9is physicians said he had a good
Knight and his recovery lis expected. ="
The monsignor was attending the
nnual Red Cross convention as a
Jcal delegate when he became i'll.
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speakers at the thirteenth annual con-
vention Of the Indiana Chiropractors'
Association at the Claypool. Oct. IL.
Other speakers: Mary Sake. Prince
ton; James w. Roper, Evansville:
George G.. Rinier. Indianapolis, legal
counsel for the association, and
Katherine H. Osmer, Shelbyville- E.
B. Ford Of Lebanon IS president.
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Train Kills Unidentified Man

{ ANDERSON. Ind. Sept. 2s.-An
Unidentified man was instantly killed
svhen struck by a south-bound Penn
1sylvania freight train at Eiwood
Thursday night. His body was badly
snangled, dismembered parts being
picked up in basket by members
Iof the train crew. It is expected the
spictim is an Elwood man.
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NJ WAS HARMLESS DOG
Taxi Driver ''HeId Up" at Point of In
nocent Bologna

How would you like to have thls?"
AOne of two fares he had just deposited
On Noble St.. near Virginia Ave.
blaced a gun wrapped in handker-
thief against the ribs of Irwin Colds
bro, taxi driver. Some approaching
edestrians turned the "desperados"
flight.
later, when Goldsboro identified
aroId Cook, 20, and Mark Higgins.
"a, both OF Lafayette. Ind, as the
men whom he had picked up at 80 W.
3Maryland St, police arrested them and
a piece Of bologna, wrapped in
handkerchief. was found in Cooks side
pocket
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Killed With Old Gun

~ Times EPeCtdE
4 DANVILLE, Ind. Sept. 2S.-When
IAN old revolver he was carrying down
stairs to show to friends was acct
dentally discharged, Robert Gentry,
IS. a farmer, was fatally wounded
Thursday. The gun was loaded with
shot, believed to lave been intended
for chicken thieves.
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Pre- Truck Wrecks Car

TloW LNIEfH EFEot
MUNCIE. Ind, Sept. 2s.-William
Wright. OF Indianapolis, viii take to
the tall tirnner the next time he hears
Ehe Aluncis IRE department thun-
dering down the street.
: Wright had gust parked HIS car
kwhen a fire truck hurrying to a call
specame unmanageable. sideswiping il
,Sand wrecling the machine.
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North Park Homecoming

Members Of the North Park Chris
tan Church VIII have a ''homecom-
sSSsss,' Oct. Z at morning and evening
sefvicesF ,ssyyeeial song service will
8 given ty the choir at night. The
- J.. Il ye7aI olson viii preach.
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SWINE DAY IS HELD
Bigger and Better Hogs" Slogan of
Purdue Meeting.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Sept. 2S,-''Big-
Eger and better hogs" was the slogan
8of the Purdue Swine day which was
held here today under the direction of
the Purdue University experiment
station.
81 Gilbert Gus1er. Chicago specialist
lon livestock markets. spoke on the
general agricultural situation and the
Sog market prospect. James R. Wi
State leader of the Hoosier Ton
asl Club gave a short talk.
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The junior traffic officers at School
No. 9. Fulton and Vermont SITS,
are right ION their toes" deter
mined to give their school a good
record IN accident prevention. 20.
Capt. Frank Davis is shown here
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|. E. Conference Meets

pecfal
,kIBANY. Ind. Sept rs.
live ministers and lay
are attending the fifty
ssion Of the African Method
kopal Zion Church, Kentucky
be, here today.
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NATURAL DEATH Of
BRIDE QUESTIONED
MiIIlonalre's Daughter May
Have Been Poisoned, Belief.

b. United Press
WHITE PLAINS. N. z. Sept. 2S.-
Psychologists are making an exami-
nation today to determine whether
Mrs. Charles Webb, daughter Of s.
Hennings German, millionaire, was
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pal PRICES ADVANCED
4 BY CHICAGO RETAILERS
Aninous Product Not Affected by
Raise in Cost,

Jed Press
cAGO. Sept. 2S.-Anthracite
ices were advanced 80 and 40
ton in Chicago today by the
retail dealers.
as the first increase since the
anthracite strike and brought
tail price to $3.50 and s17.40
Bituminous prices were not