Show CROOKED 01 0 1 D n ED COAL MEN AEN PINCHED chi chief e f of police barlow sprang a surer surprise ise on some of the coal dealers of salt lake city last week which bids fair to disclose as big a swindle as has been p perpetrated on the general public in a long time when he lie caused to be weighed on public scales unknown to dealers loads 0 of f coal on the way to com consumers umers and discovered shortages that will cause consumers to sit up and take notice the chief detailed four detectives and four policemen to go out and get on loads of coal en route for the homes or buildings of consumers and have them weighed on public scales twenty loads weighed and a 0 I 1 that number nine had a total shortage of pounds six had an overweight of pounds and five had the exact amount which the drivers were supposed to have on their wagons each detective and policeman was given three dollars and told kostop to stop loads of coal as they were passing through the streets and inform the drivers that they should be driven to a public scale the officer paid for the weighing and for the extra time it took the driver in having the coal weighed in the required manner other than being supplied with money the officer was given slip one with the name of public scales and where situated and another to be filled cut with the date name of party the coal was going to street tind number name of coal company gross weight tare and name of officer |