Show Pioneer o of Washington State Dies BT fly Pre Pret PreuS S SPOKANE PO- PO Wash WaslL June Juno 29 Francis H. H C Cook k 79 publisher publisher publisher pub pub- lisher of the first newspaper in Spokane and owner of the tho first street car in this city died hero tonight after a lingering illness Ho He was born in Marietta 0 0 and came to tho the northwest in 1871 In that year he ho became foreman in the plant of oC the Puget Paget Sound Courier and later b ho purchased and nd published the thc Olympia Echo Subsequently he started tho the Tacoma Tacoma Ta- Ta coma Herald which he later ter disposed disposed disposed dis dis- posed of when he ho came camo to eastern eastern eastern east east- ern Washington to publish the Spokane Times in 1876 After selling tho the Times he o operated rated a steam street car system and later engaged in farming He left a widow and eleven grown children 4 LACK OF FREIGHT CARS BRINGS HIGH PRICES FOR COAL Washington Juno 29 29 Freight congestion con con- and anel car shortage has hag compelled com corn polled d the tho shipping board to go Into the tho open market t to obtain coal oal for or the tho o government merchant marine It was said today at the tho boards board's offices The result Is officials said I that bunker coal which under contract could be purchased for tor 7 1 a ton is ts costing the tho shipping board as much as 18 a ton Coal operators under contract to deliver de deliver de- de liver coal for bunkering purposes have havo been unable to get their shipments to tho the seaboard because of the tho freight congestion and car shortage e. e While operation of ot tho nations nation's merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant fleet as aa yet et has hns not been hampered hampered hampered ham ham- b by fuel difficulties shipping board officials treel freely admitted that a series situation was developing |