South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-23
COAL MOVING
AGAIN IN EAST
SAYS GARFIELD
Two Aims of FueIleSS Days
Achieved, Fuel for Homes
and Ships; Bad Weather
Holding Traffic.

traitor Garfield announced Monday
night. Homes throughout the east,
he said, are receiving coal IN larg-
eli quantities than has been report
ed for weeks. and bunker coal again
is moving to seaboard in sufficient
volume TO supply transatlantic
shipping
A third aim, the clearing Of rail-
road congestion-has not been at
tanned as yet, largely. DR.. Garfield
declared. because of unusual wealth
er conditions.
The first of the 10 Monday holi-
days was observed generally Mon
day and business everywhere in the
east was at a standstill. Reports
Monday night told of few violations
of the order and said that thou
sands of establishments were closed
even though they had a technical
right TO remain open.
Tuesday will be the last OF the
five days shutdown Of manufactur-
ing plants and on Wednesday indus
try generally Will go about its bus
mess as usual.
York had on hand enough coal 20
nh the bunkers of so vessels, and
Hampton Roads had received sup
plies sufficient for the more than
one hundred ships held in port.
we are supplying coal to the
piers" said DR., Garfield. at now
is a question of putting it aboard
ship"
Tugs and Barges Taxed.
The heavy movement of coal to
ports has taxed tug and barge ia
cilities heavily. Despite a pooling
arrangement put into operation at
New York it was found difficult to
handle receipts. At the shipping
board Monday night it was said that
both tugs and barges there would
be Communicated if necessary to
make the work more efficient, but
officials were of the opinion that
pooling would suffice. J. z. Par
sons, special representative of the
board at New York in charge of
bunkering, has been given full au-
thority to exercise the boards COM
Wandering power in his discre-
ton.
Only one big concern at New
York has not entered the pool. 1t
was intimated that it would be
forced to do so Immediately. At
Hampton Roads heavy ice was in
terfering TO some extent with bunk
ering.
The Pennsylvania railroad. with !
the approval Of A. IT. Smith, direc- |
tor of eastern railroads, Monday de- |
clined TO accept at its stations any |
general freight for shipment 1t |
took only food and coal and made !
an effort to move freight already on
its lines. Some other lines accept !
ed new freight but made no at
tempt to move it.
Up TO Expectations.
Reports received during the day /
tina, business generally OBJ |
served the spirit as we'll as the let |
ter of the closing order
1.-The results" said DR.. Garfield |
Monday night, "of the operation Of |
the order both as regards the in |
dustrial closing and today's general |
are fully up to our eX-
pectations insofar as the weather /
permitted. Coal is going to homes /
and ships are being bunkered. It |
was unfortunate that the severe |
weather interfered somewhat with
railroad congestion
Asked Monday night if he would /
extend the five days industrial clos |
ing if it appeared that the accom- |
sought had not been full /
lv obtained. DR.. Garfield said he did /
not wish 10 cross that bridge until
he came to it. There would be 10
heatless Mondays, Dr.. Garfield said,
despite pressure to have their num-
Der reduced. In selecting Monday
as the day for general closing, DR..
said that the fuel admin
istration took into consideration
birthday, Feb. %,
which falls on Friday. Since most
plants give a Saturday half holiday
officials expect four-day industrial
shutdown in February
No More Exemptions.
Exemptions. il was indicated /
again Monday, will not be increas-
ed. 4 request by certain depart
meEt stores that they be permitted
to remain open on Monday and
operate only seven hours for six
days a week was refused.
DR.. Garfield took occasion Mon
day 70 denounce proprietors Of
plants who have an
nounced that they will work over
time five days a week TO make up ]
the time lost Mondays.
a new ruling regarding the sale
Of food on Mondays was made Mon
day night In the original order
all food stores were directed 10 close K
at noon, but Sunday night they We're
exempted entirely from operation Of
the regulations. Monday night the
following telegram was sent To
state fuel administrators in respect
to these stores:
"All wholesale and retail stores
selling food are urged both by the
food and fuel administrations on
patriotic grounds 10 close at noon
except that wherever nee
essary distribution II food 10 the
people is endangered by closing.
food stores are at liberty 10 remain
open all day. The necessity for re-