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keep the people from entering the
stations until repairs are completed,
instead OF allowing them to flood in
and make conditions worse"
Clarence c. Hamstad, Treasurer
OF the Title Guaranty and Trust
Company:
There must be a good reason be-
hind the order. Naturally, business
was stunned by the suddenness OF H.
But we are all in the same boat and
people of all classes must row
together II that boat is to lead us to
safety"
Walt and See How Conditions Work
out. .
c. NJ. Fincker OF the Franklis
Trust Company:
The outstanding necessity II for
us to stick squarely behind the Presi-
dent We must not critcise, but
must walt and see how conditions
work out and do all we can to help"
r. II. Pierson. cashier OF the Banl,
OF Manhattan:
81 have 50 many troubles OF my own
Just now that do not care 70 discuss
this latest trouble"
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MERCHANTS
Loss Of wages Greater Than the
saving of Coal.

Less Of wages Greater Than the
saving of Coal.
Edward Finkenberg, furniture
dealer at 124th Street aud Third Ave-
nue:
The order will work considerable
hardship on the laboring classes, and
tho saving OF coal will not offset the
loss OF wages, A manufacturer told
me this morning he would he unable
10 pay his employees on the work,ess
days. Still. We must DO what the
Government expects Of u.s."
Great Hardship on the Department
stores.
Clay Adams, dry goods merchant at
No. 2l6 West l25th Street;
"a great hardship will be worked
on the department stores. Adver.is-
ing In the Sunday newspapers will
be practically Valueless because
women will not remember the an
nouncements from Sunday to Tues
day. Thousands will be thrown out
OF work and the buying power II the
public curtailed. We have not de-
cided whether we shall pay our ein-
ployees for the extra holidays"
! Like Putting the Cart before the
Horse.
olin J. stephens, a director OF the
PronH Board OF Trade
"The order seems like putting the
cart before the horse. All the ef-
| forts should he bent toward moving
! coal. The Evening World has been
! giving accurate hgEes on the arri-
/ walls of coal at udewater Efforts
! should have been made, FIRST TO break
up the ice In tho river 10 allow tow
! ing md. second, 10 provide for
twenty-f four hours q day work on the
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APPEALS TO EMPLOYERS TO
PAY WoRkMEN WAGES.

DIR. Garfield sent n telegram to-daJ
10 John p. White. OF the United Mine
Workers OF America, saying:
Please state that orders closing
Industries for fve days will not
slow down mines. am making pro-
vision for that, and also include In
my appeal request that labor be not
allowed to suffer during the five days
or subsequent Mondays affected by
the order. feel confident the great
mass OF employers throughout tho
country will regard this as necos-
sary incident OF the war 20 be bJrno
by them. and not shifted TO labor"
Senator Calder of New York. Re-
publican. supporting the Hitchcock
resolution. cited how a shipbuilder
protesting against the order to-day
laid his ship yard had enough coal
40 run for three weeks. but would
have TO suspend tomorrow II the
iorder goes into effect.
~ submit" said Mr., Calder. that
What we need in this nation. In many
~ the commissions, are men with
business training, who will plan In
ndvahee and coordinate their work"
Senator Calder said one cause OF
the shortage was advice OF the Fuel
Administrator last summer 10 house d.
holders and others against buying
advance supplies and stating that the
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cabarets and other places OF merry
making"
Government OmciaIs Know More
Than Public.
F. W. II. Crane. President OF the
II. Hoe Company:
81 believe the Government officials
know mhre than we or the public
about conditions. ] do know II will
cause hardships among our employees
II our works have to close down. as
Is proposed. However, we are giving
and will continue to give our heartiest
CO. operation to the Government In
It's efforts to relieve the coal situa-
tion."
Edison Company TO Run as Hereto
fore.
j. W. Lieo. Vice President Of the
Edison Company:
I'VE have received no order from
the Government as yet. We shall
continue to conduct our business as
heretofore, for we do not expect the
Government will ask us to shut down.
II our customers fall to comply with
all the Fuel Administrations orders
we shall report them to the Admins
| tration and follow any orders that
body may give us as to cutting off
supply"
Urges President 10 Reconsider the
order.
Julius kayser & Co;
We urge that the President recon-
slider this order and keep employed
the thousands OF workers in all lines
OF business. who will otherwise be
thrown out of work at a very critical
period in our war activity. We also
call attention to the practical fact
that to maintain n plant at the mini
mum safety temperature will OF itself
consume per day onc-third OF the to-
tai normal coal tonnage. The con-
sumption OF but little more will keep
production going and give work where
work Is NEEDED"
Declare IL Means Nothing bat ca
Inmity.
Dempsey & Carroll. stationers-
We wish to protest emphaticaily
against the order. II means nothing
but calamity"
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BANKERS
Fears Moral Eject of the Order in
Germany.

Fears Moral Eject of the Order in
Germany.
William ]. Kingsley. Vice Presl-
dent OF the United States Trust
Company. No. ~ Wall Street:
"The measure is so drastic II is
difficult TO discuss II until we see
how II is going to work out Un-
doubtedly, however, II will cause a
great deal of domestic distress
among workers who already feel the
burdens of the war. We should also
consider. think. the moral effect OF
this pronouncement in Germany"
ChcerfuIIy Accepts Any sit.ation Ths,
May Arise.
Nahan Jonas. President OF the
Manufacturers Trust Company OF
Brooklyn:
I'VE stand squarely behind the
Government in everything II may do
and we will cheerfully accept any
situation that may arise. The
Brooklyn Federation OF Jewish Char
tiles, OF which | am secretary, will dc
its best TO alleviate any suffering
that may come TO persons thrown
out Of employment"
Must he Good Reason Behind IL.
Move.
Walter II. Tappan. Cashier OF tn,
National City Bank:
Evidently the situation is NOR,
serious than any of US thought
There must be very good reason be
hind the issuance OF such an order
1t would not be wise TO criticlse a
this time"
Paul II. Hudson. Secretary OF tn,
Empire Trust Company:
IT the electric current fails In tn
subway the wise plan would be [,
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Walt and See How Conditions wori
out. .
JUDGES AND LAWYERS
Must Ne Good Reason for Order, ssy
justices.

Must NE Good Reason for Order, say
Justices
Justice James ]. Mclnerney of the
Court OF Special Sessions:
There must be a good reason for
tho order which we know nothing
about. II seems TO me that any one
who ventures an opinion on some
thing he knows nothing about is
damn fool"
Justice Henry w. Herbert Of the
Court OF Special Sessions:
"A thinking man must realize that
q drastic order of this kind In not
made without just cause, and when
he gets TO that point, II is his duty to
make his little sacrifice without COM
planning"
Justice Clarence Edwards of the
Court OF Special Sessions:
IT don't think that the judicial De-
partment should attempt TO interfere
with the Administrative except as Is
appointed by our form OF Govern
ment."
Not n Time for Criticism, Says Prose.
Edwin p. Kilroe, Assistant District
Attorney:
The business world n 81 make
every sacrifice for the country's good.
This Is not time for criticism. This
demands OF the nations administra-
tors must be obeyed."
BETTER to Cell In Surgeon Than U.-
dertnker.
Judge Thomas G. T. Grain OF the
Court OF General Sessions:
| II assume that the Government
knows what II Is about. As one of the
papers says. 1t Is better to call In the
surgeon than the undertaken"
| Judge Charles c, Mott 1r. Of the
Court OF General Sessions:
Criticism might have been proper
before the order was passed. Now
that II Is passed any comment on It
has no place in the mouth OF any
public man."
whole Country should Back %
Says Muiqueen.
Judge Joseph T. Mulqueen OF the
Court OF General Sessions:
1T s highly impertinent for any
| Continued on Fourth Page.)
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MANUFACTURERS
Advocates Only CDrtaiImeBt oi
some Non-EssentinIs.

Advocates Only CDrtaiImeBt of
some Non-EssentiaIs.
william Il. Corwlne, Secretary Of
the National Association of Clothing
Manufacturers:
THE Government states that We
have mined 10 per cent. more coal In
1917 than In 1916, but that the con.
sumption has increased 20 per cent
IL these figures be correct would IL
not have ben possible 10 have worked
out curtailment OF some non essen
tials. or some plan other than a COM
plete shutting DOWN."
order Extremely serious for New
York Merchants,
Charles W, Endel. President OF the
New York Clothing Trades Associa-
tlon;
The order s extremely serlous tor
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GOVERNMENT TO BUY COAL FOR
THE FACTORIES.

THE FACTORIES.
II developed to-day that undor the
Fuel Administrations plan the Gov
ernment will buy all coal consigned
to the suspended industries. These
transactions viii be conducted
through the Treasury Department.
and II is estimated will cost the Gov
ernment about s26,OOO.OOO.
State Fuel Administrator will re-
distribute the coal 10 food plants and
other Industries permitted TO run.
The order will not include natural
gas nor use Of wood as fuel. nor
power derived from water
II Is said that tho exception OF
necessary war industries from the
oneration Of the order might be more
liberal than first announcements In %
dlcated.
The Fuel Administration Will issue
sories or rulings on queries con g..
cerning the conservation order
Slate Fuel Administrators will not bc
allowed TO mako rulings and the
rulings issued here Will have gen
eral application.
DIR. Garfield. Federal Fuel Ad-
ministrator. stood pat to-day on his
conservation order.
Tho order makes exceptions In each
OF its two parts in favor Of food pro-
ducinB and distributing agencies.
Pr!ovislon Ia made for latitude I'm
emergency cases handled by State
Fuel Administrators. and other ex-
cepuons aro designed to prevent
actual destruction OF property and
total suspension OF all activity.
Il knew there would bo n flood OF
complaints" said Or. Garfield. "but
we shall stick rigidly TO our pro-
gramme.' lie said n great national
emergency had brought II about and
that all the officials. including the
President. tho Director General OF
Railroads and the Secretaries Of War
and the Navy had agreed no Other
course was possible IL a national
calamity was 10 be avcrtod.
Tho order makes no attempt TO spcc-
ify industries considered essential or
non-essentlai. nor. II will be noted from
tho abstract. are war Industries. such
as munitions manufacturing, exempt
from the provisions OF the fiye-day
order. DIR. Garfield said the coal situa-
ton Is too critical 20 admit OF excep-
tons being made. With but very few
exceptions, the manufacturing indus
tries Of the entire territory east OF the
Mississippi, substantially half OF the
country. are ordered suspended for Ave
days.
While the first section, relating tO
the Ave days cessation OF manufac-
turing. speaks OF tho order applying
as well on all Mondays from Jan. %
to March 25. that part OF tho order
referring TO the Monday holidays
specifies next Monday as the nrsi
day upon which the order becomes
| effective. Thus. on next Monday not
only will all manufacturing be at a
standstill. but the retail stores, the
theatres and the office buildings will
be closed aB well. under the second
main provision.
II In understood that the question
OF making the order apply to banks
and other financial Institutions was
considered, but that IL was deemed
lnhdvisabl TO make such an order as
the effect on commercial paper and
financial affairs generally could not
be foretold and might be utterly de-
moralizing.
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OiEO.
LOGAN.-MARY LOGAN,
Services at CAMPBELL FUNERAL
CHURCH, isTo Broadway. rhsrsday.
IL A. N. Auspices Actors Fund.
sEAHiNG.-At San Diego. Cal. lkrs. Y.
T. sEAhINo.
Services tcAMfBxLI's). is7s broad
way. Later.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sHnPARp,
Services CAMPBELL FUNERAL,
CHURCH. broadway. edth ct. Tim.
later.
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generally. we hone that a solution will
be found which will enable the Govern
ment To withdraw speedily these eN-
treme measures"
Urges More Precipitation aud Les.
Discussion.
A. ]. Namm & Sons. Brooklyn:
I'm the absence OF such information
as may be available 10 Or. Garfield and
Is not known to us his order seems uu-
necessarily drastic, II represents the
principle OF surrendering to difficulty
rather than the mastering of Il. With
so much coal in the vicinity OF New
York City our local problem seems to
be a question of more PERSPlltA-
TON and less DiSCU SSION."
No Need for Alarm. Says william,
Feiiowes MorEnn.
William Fellowes Morgan. pre- sid mt
Merchants Association:
There is no need for alarm. After
an analysis has been made the order
docs not appear 40 drastic as at first
supposed. 1t does not mean five fun
days, for Saturday Is half day and
sunday Is a holiday, 30 that the order
buN lillNt anu my .
The Merchants Association IL stand
ing firmly behind the President"
Lee Kohns of l.. Straus < Sons.
and President of tho New York
Board OF Trade and Transportation:
I'VE will certainly face paralysis of
industry and the workingman will
suffer loss OF wages II industrial
plants are shut down. Unless the Sit
uation Is clarified without delay there
will be endless confusion and uncer-
tainty, with all their attendant evils.
Every nerve should be strained TO get
coal to the places where II Is needed y
vigorously Protest Against Action OF
Government.
Thomas Quigley. Vice-Presldent c.
G.. Gunther's Sons. furriers:
we vigorously protest against the
action of the Government closing in
dustries for five days"
Il. l.. Seaman. Walkover Shoe
Stores:
'It seems to me that tho order will
work a tremendous and unnecessary
hardship to industry"
Drastic Move. hut Not Good Time "a
Criticize.
walter Critchley, superintendent OF
inc No"Perth"alt store III brookSh'
II is n urastc move put thls Is
not goou tlme 10 critlclze lhe GOV
ehnn ~ AZ. ''u'' N'''"
'"nn We w. ,t., -, 49,. ,,,i.,
way nlohu h1'i 'iI,lor VI tne i.a,,'nei
Brooklyn:
THE suddenness OF the measures
mas put us on guard ana causcc
much confusion, but the Government
knows better than the people AFFECT
ed"
Closiua VIII Not Affect Sale. N
| Au,.moh,..
| -
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shortage was psychological and that
summer buying would be deemed
boarding.
Il can not speak too strongly Cor
this resolution" said Senator Weeks,
Republican. OF Massachusetts. II
had telephone conversation with a
manufacture this morning who said
the order means losing $4,000, 900
products OF his company. hope
some action will be taken 10 stay this
ordor,"
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shsuid have begun denying coal to
producers of non-essentials long ago
F'rf Il had there would have been no
need OF such an appalling step, ne
said. "If II Is necessary II is an aw-
full indictment Of the Fuel Admins
tratton's activities"
Senator Cummins UowD said he
believed the step was necessary and
therefore proper .
Senator Mclean (ConnectlcuO said
he would withhold comment until he
i4afned all the facts in the case On
the face OF II. he said, 1t looked IKE
o criticism by the Fuel Adminis'rl-
ton OF It's own efforts.
Senator Smith. Democrat, OF Souuh
Carolina. said a South Carolina manu-
facturer communicated with him to-
day. asking " plants using water
power were affected by the order
II called the Fuel Administration
Sfhce on the telephone and was IN
formed tho order affected all plants
mot excluded by the order" said Sena-
tor Smith.
p 'sThat damned clerk again, guess
eiaculated Senator Tillman.
Representative Rainey Of Illinois o.
IN. ways and Means Committee was
one OF the few who stood by the Fuel
Administration.
PROPOSITION SHOULD DE SUP
PORTED. SAYS RAlNEN.
."It Ia the first battle we must hght
10 win the war st home" he SAID
Tho procedure Is 80 radical that tho
necessity for the order must bo great
The proposition should be supported
by the people"
But william II. Carter. Massa-
.chusetts, who employs 1000 men him
self. believes the whole plan 10
economically wrong.
III, however" he says, "the Pres'-
dent declares the step is necessary
the New England manufacturers, who
will be greatly affected. will carry II
out 20 the letter"
AIT il a great hardship and injus-
tice TO labor" said J. 7. Maher'
Chairman OF the House Labor Com
mittee, "and I can believe 1t is nee
,ossary. II will throw thousands out
OF work who can't AFFORD H.
Chairman Roed Of the senate com
inittee investigating coal Attempted
20 hale Fuel Administrator ,Garheld
before the committee to-day to OK
plain his order. but the committee
decided against Il at present
THE idea ] am about to express,
said Senator Reed, was conveyed 10
me this morning by a practical man,
who knows how 70 run great institu-
tons, and has been a success. lie
said nearly all Of the factories Of the
United States have some coal on hand.
], may be that practically all OF them
can be furnished coal before their
present supply is exhausted and al
the same time domestic consumers be
preserved from hardship.
'Under theso circumstances, why
should any factory that now has coal
be compelled TO shut down until Its
coal Is exhausted7 why should II not
continue to work and FURNISH employ
rnent that people much need during
the cold winter? why should we stoT
every factory because some factories
must stop7 How senseless n thins
4, is II there are ten factories in
Town and Ave OF thom have Goa
enough TO run n month. and three oi
four OF them have coal TO run a week
10 shut them all down. or course,
practical man might think OF that
but to a highly intellectual gentleman
1t may be entirely beneath considera
ton"
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BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEES
CALLED.

President Leo Kohns OF the Board
OF Trade and Transportation called
members of it's Executive Committee
TO meet as quickly as possible to-day
to state their unfsvorablo expression.
Herr are some OF the individual
protests:
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Continued from First Page.)

traitors action will bo welcomed by
our enemies AS an official admission
that the United States Is lndustrially
demorallzed. and therefore not to be
feared. For these reasons and for
others We respectfully and earnestly
urge the revocation OF the order"
Tho Retail Clothlcrs' Association OF
the State OF New York sent "a tele-
gram 10 President Wilson askinS that
Garficld's fuel regulations he recon
sidercd ana revoked unless indispcn-
sable 20 avoid u national calamity"
Tho message also stated that IL the
order became effective many mer-
chants OF small means would fail.
The annual meeting of the National
Jewellers Board OF Trade, In session
this afternoon. discussed the fuel
order and appointed a committee TO
formulate expression Of opinion.
The National Wholesale Dry Goods
Association convention at the Wal
in the order. There was demand that
after regular business had been dis
posed OF some consideration be given
TO the now situation.
ANOTHER ARGUMENT IN FAVOR
or DAYLIGHT SAVING.
John W. Scott OF Carson. Pirie,
Scott a Co, Chicago, in tho course
OF his business address said:
"In the mandate which closes down
tho industries OF tho land for tho pur-
pose ~ conserving fuel supply, we sec
another argument in favor OF the
daylight saving crusade which this
association has been carrying on for
sevral years. by pushing the clock
ing out the Fuel Administrator s
ideas as a matter OF every day rou-
tine"
The New York Wholesale Grocers'
Association meeting at the Hotel
McAipln appointed a special commit
tee TO formulate report on the Fuel
Administration order.
After a discussion OF the situation
by a special coal committee OF tho
Merchants Association. special
meeting OF the Board OF Directors
was called for o'clock this after
noon.
The Firth Avenue Association. In
cluding the largest retail merchants
Of the city. met at noon to adopt
resolutions and decide on a course OF
| action.
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ZIONISTS READY FOR REGIS1RA-
TON DRIVE

The registration of members for the
Zionist Organization of America, which
has been proceeding in an informal way
in st. Paul for several weeks, will cul-
inmate Sunday coming with an All-In-
elusive Membership Registration Drive.
The committee in charge have adopted
this name, as it is the purpose to visit
every Jew in the city on that day. The
response for workers to canvass the
homes in the Liberty Drive for the Jew
ish Nation in Palestine, has been hearty.
A letter has been sent out this week to
the Jewish residents, which it is hoped
will prepare the public to take as little
of the time of the workers in signing
up with the leading Jews of America
who have come out in favor of the move
ment, now being backed by the Allied
nations and America.
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WITH THE BOYS IN SERVICE.
Word has been received of the safe
arrival of Private Lester I. Strouse over
seas.
Word of the capture Of Harry Gordon
by the Germans was received through
the War Department by Mr.. Max Geek
Ter, Olive street, with whom Mr.. Gordon
formerly resided.
The names of Louis w. Cohen, Elec-
trical Department, Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, and Roy B. Cohen, S. A. T. c.,
u of M, both of 145 Robertson street,
have been omitted from our previous
lists of men in service.
Among the men who left for Jefferson
Barracks last Tuesday evening from St.
Paul are Joe Marquis, 166 Aurora ave-
nue., and Benjamin Barnett, 593 Whithall
street.
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RED MOGEN DOVID ADOPT FORMAL
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.

The Red Mogen Dovid met last Tues
day evening, with an attendance of about
$50 enthusiasts, to adopt final plans for
their program of work, looking to the
comfort of the Jewish Legionaires, and
the interests of their families left be-
hind. A constitution was adopted, and
membership committees to solicit mem
bers, on October 18th and 18th, were
appointed. The annual dues were placed
at So. The organization plans to take no
side on Zionist differences or matters,
dedicating themselves solely to the work
mentioned, in an impartial way Rabbi
Kleinman spoke to the assembly on
"The Call of the Hour" ..s-
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occupying their home at 1925 Goodrich
avenue.
Temple Aaron Notes.
The late Friday evening services will
begin this Friday at p. m. sharp. Rabbi
Kleinman will conduct the service. Ser
mon, whats the Issue?"
The Temple Aaron Sunday school will
open Sunday at 10 a. m. for classes from
kindergarten to Confirmation. Special
High School for pupils attending public
schools. All new pupils must be &C
companied by parents
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H. D. FRANKEL TO HEAD BNAI BIRTH
SIXTH DISTRICT.

Minnesota Lodge No. 157 of the Bnai
Birth has again been signally honored
in Bnai Birth circles AT the Diamond
Jubilee Convention of the order held in
Chicago, this week, Mr.. Hiram D. Frankel
was elected to the presidency of the
District Grand Lodge No. g. Mr.. Gus
tavus Loevinger, another st. Paul mem
BIER, was chosen to the important post
of Propaganda Chairman for the dis
trict, an office which was successfully
administered by him two years ago.
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%.
SOCIAL NEWS

(The news columns of The American Jewish
World are open for the publication OF news OF
communal and social interest. These must reach
our office by Wednesday to insure publication in
the issue of the following Friday. Telephone
your ST Paul news to Dale S494, or write Society
Editor. The American Jewish World. TIA Pioneer
Bldg, St Paul.