The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-29
THREATENED HOOVER
WITH SUBPOENA WHEN
He DID NOT APPEAR

WASHINGTON, Dec. e%.--tond Adj
mtnistra,or Hoover. now II New York.
was requested by telegraph tonight 10
appear next Wednesday before tln Sc;i-
ate committee investigating IN" sugar
situation. hTe telegram was sen: by
Chairman Reed, after the committee
had considered in executives session Us
to whether a subpoena should he iSS0cd
for tho food administrator. who nad
been advised last Saturday that Ih1
committee expected To hear him today.
Last week when Mr.. Hoover made
several futile ATTEMPTS 10 get hear
ing before the committee 1T was said
no was delaying an important business
trip 20 New York. Since then his state
ment on the sugar situation has becn
made public by th- White House and
when the COMMITTEES mot talS morning.
there was a letter from counsel for the
food administrator saying that N" ad-
ntnistrator had been called TO Now
York and would be there several days
Selected at Random
In anouactnS the talegrupnic request.
Senator Reed referred Ia criticisms of
the conduct o fthe hearing and said that
the witnesses examined had been So
lected at random from list furnished
by the food administration. So far. he
said. two witnesses had been heard IA
vortns the administration. ono opposing
It
We intended to so. ahead with Mr.
Hoover on Saturday,. he added, 'out
Their appeared that day large number
OF western beet men. here in Washing
ton on another matter, who wished TO
be heard so that they might return to
their homes, It was an act or common
6ecency to hear them immediately.
With no oth,t sugar witnesses avail
able the committee again took up the
coal investigation with W. s. Cpiver.
OF the federal trade commission conttn-
utuS a ga witness. Fe disagreed with
the statement ofFuel Administrator
Garfield that there is 4 shortage OF coal
saying there IS plenty of It and tho
trouble is that It cannot be transported
Senator Reed tried TO develop from tho
witness tahc miners vere making such
nigh wages that they could earn enough
in four days n week to supply their
needs and declined to work stx. Mr..
tolvsr said ne did not believe that to
be generally the case and gave inability
to get coal cars as the reason for cur
tailed operations.
Like Run on Bank
I. ~ Snead. N charge OF the dtstrIou-
ton focal for the fuel administration,
said that one third OF the coal difficulty
was due to boarding or psychological
shortage. He said it operated like
run on bank. that t's'rc would be
enough money II withdrawn gradually.
but a shortage If every dcposi:or want
ed 1t IN one day.
Evils growing ont Of too many PRIOR
ity orders for the movement Of freight,
Mr. Snead thought. had been nitiSated
by the present plan Of having the prior
ity board pass on all requests for priori-
ty.
Snced said coal was the last freight
generally moved now by the railroads
and gave trans portatton improvement AS
the only solution OF the problem. He
said that within 200 miles of sections Of
Ohio where people are suffering. 3o0.o"n
tons have been tied up by the CheSa-
pealle and OHIO railroad. the officials
Of which maintain their connecting
lines at Cincinnati cannot take i, over.