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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
vbe SHORTAGE OF Fuel and he Cold

ranged 10 open headquarters next week
in the Interstate Commerce Commls-
sion Building. Among the men WIN
whom he conferred to-day we're DahleI
willard. president of the Baltimore
Ohio and chairman Of the War Indus
tries Board; Interstate Commerce Com
missioners Anderson. Meyer ana
Wooley, Senator Cummins, Representa-
tive Reyburn. of the House Interstate
Commerce Committee, and John barton
PAYNE. counsel for the Shipping Board
Although Mr.. McAdoo has not yees
taken M the subject Of curtailment OF
passenger schedules, this course Is an
ticipated later Postoiiice officials TO,
dav arranged 90 revise their man
schedules accordingly.
In his statement before tho senate
Interstate Commerce Committee to-
day Chairman Hall took occasion 10
exonerate Chairman Lovett, OF the
Priority Board. of blame in connection
with the issuance of unnecessary or
ders. placing responsibility on the nc,
ton of the boards in the war ana
Navy Departments. as we'll as with
the Shipping Board. which designate
which freight for these departments
is 70 be given preference.
The hearings will be resumed next
Monday, when Chairman Hall VIII con-
Time his statement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
ANTI Cyclone Blamed
By Weather Sharps for
Low Temperatures

WASHINGTON, Dec. pa great
thick blanket of intensely cold arr
living sluggishly over the country from
The upper Mississippi Valley to the
seaboard. has plunged the whole east
ern section Of the United States into
a cold snap from which the weather
Bureau foresees no immediate relief
While record low temperatures may
be shown in some places, the. cold gen
erally does not equal that of the MID
December snap, but it is none the less
effective as an agent of distress ana
suffering in many localities where
there are coal shortages, intensIhed by
the increased difficulties OF transporta-
ton and communication.
In the language OF the weather
sharps. an "anti-cyclone" is responsible
for the change This is nothing less
than an extraordinarily high barometer,
touching this morning as high as 81
inches, something seldom seen IN
winter weather.
This condition, prevailing over
great territory, means that an area OF
high atmospheric pressure, lmpreg-
mated with cold, has suddenly settled
down over the Eastern section, and by
its superior weight and force has
crowded out to sea the low pressure
area. which contained all the warmer
air
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Socialists Hail Seizure
Of Railroads as Long
Step ToWard Goal

Government control of the railroads
OF the nation was greeted as a long
jump toward socialism by members OF
the Intercollegiate Socialist Society,
which concluded its annual convention
a. the Auditorium of Peoples House, Z
East Fifteenth Street, last night.
Henry Bruere, former City Chamber
lin, said that new structure of civic
and national government would be
erected upon the happenings of the
past few months, particularly the last
week.
II refer to the naturalization Of the
railroad system of America" he said.
"Here, for the first time in their his
tory, the American people have taken
hold of a vital factor in their economic
life, without a dissenting voice and
with the unanimous conviction that not
only is it an expedient compelled by
war conditions, but that under national
operation there is assurance that the
needs of the nation will be better
served than under continued operation
by private corporations"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Fuel Supply Fails Here
AS Thousands Beg Coal

Scouts. delivered coal in small lots 20
the needy on Staten Island yesterday.
Mr.. Williams said there were about
10000 tons on hand, and that the Rich
mond County Club had set aside its
coal surplus for the poor Of the Dor.
ough. Fred l. Sherman, deputy fuel
administrator Of Brooklyn, said the
shortage was serious, but thus far none
had suffered greatly. He said II would
be necessary 20 close down non-essen-
tial manufacturing plants and com
mandeer their coal supply II the cold
spell lasted more than few days.
Harlem coal dealers were reported 10
be without any coal whatsoever.
William G.. Wilcox, president OF the
Board Of Education, declared that more
than 100 schools were without enough
coal 20 open January 2, but hoped TO
get in a supply before that time. He
said the school reserve stock was being
drained by draft boards that occupied
I75 public schools. lie announced that
he would appeal 10 the government to
keep the schools going, or at least make
up the amount of fuel consumed on &C
count Of the draft boards, Patrick
Jones. superintendent Of supplies OF
the Board of Education, said that forty
public schools had less than one ton
and $50 had less than five days
supply.
Only one hospital. st. Vincent's, sp-
pealed for coal during the day. Two
tons were promptly furnished. The
fuel administrators prepared 20 take
drastic action against coal dealer
charged with gouging cellar dealers for
SIG for a ton Of coal, which the small
dealer was forced to sell at about 81
a 100 pounds to break even.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
France to Cut
Bread Ration by
Twenty Per Cent
[StGT Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-An IN
creasingly acute wheat shortage in
France has made imperative further
stringent conservation measures, se-
cording TO reports communicated By
the French government to the Food
Administration. Similar conditions, il
ia reported. exist in Denmark and in
Switzerland. In the latter couatry
shortage OF sugar has compelled he
most severe regulatiye economics
Describing the increasing difficulty o..
adequate food supplies in these eoun-
tries the Food Administration stated
to-day;
shortage of wheat in France Is be-
corning more and more alarming each
week. VI. Maurice Lorg, Minister fer
General Revietualling OF France. indl-
Gated recently that further reduc-
ticn of 20 per cent in the bread ration
would soon become imperative.
THE manufacture and consumption
of pastry regarded as a luxury VIII Be
entirely suppressed after January !,
except on Sundays and holidays
Denmark is now looking forward 10
FnnUEllOn o. hhNdN AANAgh9s
figures for the cereal harvest show
total of about 62,OOO,O0O bushels,
which is 20,000,0OO bushels less than
in 1916 and about 100000 less than
was estimated in the summer, wheh
the populaee was put on bread rations.
The authorities are already considering
a further reduction IN the allowed con-
sumption.
THE food situation in Switzerland !,
rapidly falling 10 the danger line.
ration that is far below the eorsump'
ton in many of the countries a. war
has already been ordered.
"Under the new regulations tne
Swiss may have only pound and .
half OF sugar per person per month.
The bread ration has been nxed
about half a pound day. and the but
ter ration at one-ffth OF a pound
month"
In some quarters the Food Admins.
tration announcement regarding whes'
shortages in the countries which must
look 10 the United States for Their
supplies is considered TO be in an,lei'
patton Of additional wheat conserve
ton measures 20 be inaugurated by the
government food control Organization
Some weeks ago Food Administered
Hoover. in a public statement, al
mitted that the United States hat q
that time exported all the surplu, o.
the 1917 wheat crop. All further ex'
portations must come from Amerles,a
savings, Mr.. Hoover stated Con,'es.
cradle savings have been effected, u IS
known, through the voluntary Goa
seryation measures negotiated oy ts
Food Administration. Whether me"
savings. however, have been suheien.
to develop surplus adequate to nee
the increasing needs Of France, Eng
land and the European neutrals lns
next few weeks will show, II IS sta'eo'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Coal Shortage
Delaying War
Storrow Warns

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.--James !.
Storrow. Fuel Administrator for Ne"
England. to-day told Secretary BAKER
that war contracts calling for nun.
drcds Of millions OF dollars worth o.
clothing and war munitions could not
be carried 70 completion at the present
rate Of coal supply. ar,
Immediate. real, practical relief
was asked, whether by Eail or "dte. =
and the New England administrators le 81 .
il 20 the governments executive ON
cials TO decide now the fuel could %
supplied.
Some factories working on war con
tracts. have fuel sufficient for two
weeks. Mr.. Storrow said. He eHpiaine1
the situation first 20 Fuel Adminlstr2
tor Garfield. who thought the situation
80 grave that he arranged for Mr.. StoF.
row 20 see Mr.. Baker. Chairman lur-
lev. of the Shipping Board also was
called into the conference. Mr.. otor-
row later made this statement:
"Cnless immediate and effective az
ton is taken by the government within
a few days TO increase the movement
OF coal TO New England many HUNDREDS
of millions Of war equipment when the
government is expecting the New Eng
land factories TO produce VIII NOT DC
produced.
There is orc New England company
alone which has undertaken TO turn
out 100000 yards of shirts for our
soldiers, 3,500,O00 yards of khaki, A.
600 900 yards of cloth 10 make over
coat and 100000 yards OF blanke' 2.
cite this case merely for illustration;
al cannot say what governmental
action may be taken. The New ing
land crisis unquestionably will receive
from Secretary Baker and also DR.. Car
field and Chairman Hurley very care
mi consideration. with a view 10 find.
ing a prompt and effective remedy. !
have no doubt the situation viii be
taken up with Secretary McAdoo ana
he ADVICE and assistance Sought
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Entire East Shivers
In Coolest Blast

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Practically
all Of the country east of the Missis-
sippi River is shivering in the most
severe cold wave OF the season. Actual
suffering was experienced in many
places because of coal shortages.
Snow fell to-day in the Atlantic
Coast states, with rain in other sec
tions. but fair weather generally is
forecast in the East for tomorrow and
Monday.
Abatement of the cold is not expect
ed before Monday or Tuesday. Higher
temperatures are promised Monday in
the Ohio Valley and upper Lake region
and Tuesday in the coast states.
The cold wave has extended over the
Missouri Valley and Rocky Mountain
region for several days, but tempera-
ture in that section went up to-day
and rainfall was reported in the North
Pacific states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
41 Below at Stark,
Adirondack Hamlet
Upstate Thermometers al
New Low Marks-Train
Movement Hampered

SYRACUSE, Dec. 29.-Central and
Northern New York are tonight tight
in the grip of sub-zero weather. In
this city an official mark of l3 degrees
below zero was recorded, the lowest
since the establishment of the Weather
Bureau sixteen years ago. Unofficial
records Of from to . degrees below
that mark were reported.
Extremely low temperatures are re-
ported from Northern New York points.
At Stark. an Adirondack hamlet in
St. Lawrence County, IL below was
reached, while at Potsdam it was 10
degrees higher Watertown thermom-
eters registered % below.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Eastern Roads to Cut
Passenger Service

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Many
passenger trains on the Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia & Reading and Baltimore
d Ohio railroads are to be annulled as
result of the government assuming
control Of the lines.
The first formal announcement 70
this effect was made to-day by the
Philadelphia & Reading officials after
a lengthy conference here. The COM
pany issued a statement 20 the effect
that "to facilitate the handling Of
government material and troops a
great number of passenger trains on
the entire system will be annulled,
effective at once"
Officials OF the other roads asserted
that there would be wholesale slash
ing of the schedules and that passen-
ger traffic would be reduced TO mini
mum. While the passenger agents are
arranging the time tables freight traf-
fc agents are putting into effect Sec
rotary McAdoo's order for direct rout-
ing Of all freight irrespective OF lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

cars more quickly was received yes.er-
dav afternoon. Nr. Williams immedi.
stcly began an investigation. Il Is
believed b. the food administrator and
mis- staff that the delay in the removal
of consignmerts from cars may be due
20 the cousignee preferr,ng 70 pay
freight demurrace rather than storage
for the period lspsing between the az.
rival Of a shipment and Us delivery TO
the domestic trade. TIE railroads Joint
committee told Mr. Williams 30 cars
were sidetrackcd waiting 70 be IN.
loaded. An effort vii be made 10 clear
up this muddie speedily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Mercury Is 48 Below
At White River, Ontario

TORONTO, Ont, Dec 29.-Tem-
peratures of As degrees below zero az
White River, Ont, and 81 below at
Winnipeg and Cobalt were reported
to-day in a spell of unusually severe
weather prevalent throughout Canada
from the Rocky Mountains TO the At
lantic.
The cold wave, weather observers
say. is moving east. Reports from
Halifax, n. s., were that the tenn
perature in thsScity, which is just re-
covering from the recent disaster. was
IL degrees above the zero mark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Labor Also Will Be Con-
scripted, L. A. Snead Tells
Senate Committee
Urges Coal Restriction
Solution of Whole Problem
Depends on Adequate and
Efficient Transportation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90. Govern
ment control Of mines and conscription
Of labor were predicted by L. A. Snead,
head Of the fuel administrations dis
tributing agency, in testifying to-day
before the Senate committee investl-
eating the coal situation.
Coordination of effort is necessary to
meet present demands. Mr.. Snead said
He added that ne could see no POSSIBLE
ity Of the production of the 5O,OOo,OOO
tons the fuel administration estimates
the nation is short this year. Restrict
ed use is the only solution, he declared.
Priority orders for coal shipments
might afford some temporary relef
from shortages experienced in many
parts of the country, Mr.. Snead said,
but the only solution of the whole
problem is adequate and efficient trans
portation.
Mr.. Snead was on the stand through
out to-days hearing and was ques,
toned at great length as 10 the coal
situation here in Washington. Inc iuel
administration. he said, believes enough
coal to supply local needs has been
shipped 10 tNe CdplNaiS bAs sN'ANA' ." >
from lack Of il has been because OF
boarding by some consumers last sum-
mer and fall, inadequate distribution
facilities and failure of dealers 70 CO.
operate with the fuel administration.
II was necessary for the fuel admin
istration last week 20 arbitrarily divert
coal 10 supply the Capitol Building
itself when a shortage threatened, the
witness declared, and to-day, when the
cold was severe, 1000 tons consigned
10 the government was ordered 10
dunn for the benefit Of private con-
sumers.
When the situation here threatened
70 become acute. Snead said, the fuel
administration established five dumps
and ordered that 500 tons be placed IN
them every day to supply the public.
The committee adjourned to-day until
next Wednesday. when Food Admins
traitor Hoover will testify on the sugar
situation. lie and other witnesses ar,
expected 10 close the sugar inquiry
within two days, and then the coal in
vestigation will be taken up again with
witnesses from various parts OF the
country.
MIR. Hoover telegraphed to-day from
New York shat he will testify January
.. lie sent this message TO Chairman
Reed:
Replying TO your wire, will be
present Wednesday, January .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Garbage Men Ask Raise;
Meatless Days Blamed

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 29.-The Ainsr'
lean Reduction Company, OF fl.s.
burch, which concern collects the el.y ;
refuse. placed a petition before lne
Council Finance Committee TO-DAY To-
auesting that they be granted sn W..
crease OF 80 per cent over the i'i'
rate. -.
The company petition state, va, va.
"meatless days" have caused ialGias
of of 80 per cent IN the grease ~
refuse, and. as a result they raw
sustained loss Of approXlms,ey
$4,000 since the food conserystioh
measure went into effect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Coal Shortage Hits
Poor of Philadelphia
TSDeciaL Correspondence

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 29.-Police
stations and missions in this city, are
crowded tonight with sufferers from
the cold who are temporarily or per.
manently without homes. The advent
of arctic weather has brought wide
spread suffering among those who have
been unable TO lay in sufficient coal on
account of the shortage.
Numerous instances were reported IN
West Philadelphia OF householders
hunting the streets for coal pedIers
in sections that formerly were remarN-
ably free from this trade.
In spite OF the fact that the great
bulk Of the city supplies in the last
three weeks have gone into West Phil
adelphia, the dealers in that district
are displaying bare yards. Relief is
promised early next week through or
ders placed By the coal administration
panies which they will be required to
shin to this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
December Oats Price
Fixed 10 Prevent Squeeze

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.--ro avert an
chance of a last Of the month squeeze
in values, Board OF Trade direetoI'
this afternoon fixed a sliding mar
mum price on the December delyen
Of oats here. The limit was dehns5
as not exceeding five cents DUSTY
above prevailing quotations Tor '''
May option.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Federal Food Boards Price List

fePeSehaS OF all the retail grocers
CITY hare agreed m 6ehoV of the entire charge ecss Of
the prices quoted boW for the These prices are
suggested y The Federal Food Board Nev City, the grocers
associations request compelled pay hker prices to report such
Overchdges to the Federal Food West Feiq Street
telephone Circle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
McAdoo's Order
Pools Railroads
Of Whole Nation

Continued from page !
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Receives Washington Appoint.
nIent.

Mr.. Henry Minor, who has been OF
the editorial staff of the Meridian
Evening Star. since bis return from
Chicago last fall, where he was for
several months in the headquarters OF
the Demcratic Campaign Committee,
stopped in Macon last Saturday while
en- route to Washington. His position
there is explained in the following no
tice. taken from the Meridian Star:
"Mr. Henry Minor. who for several
months has been connected with the
Star in an editorial and reportorial
capacity, left Saturday morning for
Washington. having been summoned
there by a telegram to take up some
publicity work in the publicity bureau
Of the liberty loan of 1917.
"Mr. Minor was connected last sum-
mer and fall with the bureau of pub
licity of the national democratic cam
paign committee, being stationed with
the Chicago headquarters of The west
ern division. There he had charge of
the weekly press matter, his bureau
sending out press matter each week to
fifty-five hundred democratic weekly
papers, including the weekly editions
of the big dailies, which was very wide
10 uspd
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Science to Catch Submarines.

Can a submarine be made TO give
notice of it's presence as it passes
through the water and register its
whereabouts to watchers on shore
far away' The intimation that
Edisop is working in conjunction
with Freuch scientists to perfect
an electrical device to locate U.
boats at sea stirs the Imagination.
Science is the great detective: it
catches the waves of motion set
going by an earthquake thousands
of miles and has instruments to
record the thoughts that pass
through the human mind. But GER
tainl y neither the seiSm0meter nor
the sphygmometer can match a
mechanism so delicate and precise
that it can note and register the
nolseless passing of an invisible
boat under the oceans surface far
off.
This is the very wizardy of sci
ence. That the invention is with.
in the realms of possibility willap
pear entirely credible to a genera
tiOn which has known the wireless
and knows Edison. Assuming
that that it is made practicable, a
certain poetic justice will attach
to the fact that the country which
gave the submarine to the world
should provide a scientific defense
against it.-New York World.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Lose Out at Home.

No man in the American con
gress has more fairly won the ad
miration and praise of his fellow
citizens-which he now enjoys
than the Hon. julius Kahn, con
gresham from California, who,
although a Republican, took the
place of the faithless Democratic
chairman of the military commit
tee, of which he was next ranking
member. in advocacy of the admin
istration's selective draft measure.
Mr.. Kahn was born in Germany,
in the duch of Baden, and came to
this county when he was a boy.
He has no such divided allegiance
as seems to affect even same of our
native, born statesmen, who ap.
pear to think more of votes for
their own political promotion than
far the successful participation of
their country in the war which has
been forced upon it by Prussian
ruthlessness. Chattanooga Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Sunday Farming.

Under suspension of the rule,
both branches of the great and
general court of Massachusetts,
have passed this bill:
"The cultiyation of land and
the raising, harvesting, preserva-
tiod, and transporting of agricult-
ulal products shall not be unlaw
full on the Lords Day while the
United States is at war or until
the first day of January following
the cessation of such war"
Anybody who knows how strong
is the tradition of the Puritan
theocracy, the "blue law" spirit
in the Massachusetts, Legislature
and in Massachusetts,, in spite of
its great admixture of fmore liberal
populations, will praise this con.
cesSion to the necessities of the
war.
Not ''worthy" or "painful"
preacher of all the divines recorded
in Cotton Mather's "Magnalia"
would, if now alive, object to this
Sabbath" farming. They were
practical and patriotic men, those
"wise and pious ancestors in
seventeenth century New England.
They would not have refused to
fight Indians on the Lords Day.
This Bay State Sunday farming is
/ branch of fighting. New York
Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
A Meeting of P0rents Called.

A meeting of all parents who have
children in the primer grade, and all
those whose children will be five years
Of age before next session is called at
the high school building. Tuesday af-
ternoon at two fifteen o'clock. I'm
portant plans for next session, involv-
ing some changes, will be presented.
Please be present for the meeting. II
is very important, but you will not be
kept over fifteen minutes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Maid in Japan.

A lady stopping at hotel on the Pa.
cifc coast rang the bell on the first
morning of her arrival and was very
much surprised when a japanese boy
opened the door and came in, says the
Pittsburgh Dispatch
II pushed the button three times for
a maid, she said sternly, as she dived
unc er the bed covers.
"Yes, the little fellow replied, "me
she?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Canning Demonstration.

Mrs. Annette Smith Tyndall and Miss
Nellie PauIk will give demonstration
Of canning vegetables bv the govern
ment method at the Home Economics
room of the high school building, Tues
day afternoon at two thirty o'clock.
All the women of the city are invited
tu be present.