The Washington herald., 1918-02-06
Fuel Administrator Also
DEGREES Another Five
Days Suspension.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY
MAY COME UNDER BAN
McAdoo Agrees to Plan
Following Reports Of
Crippled Traffic.

The Garfield order for fuelless
Mondays and tuesdays will re
main in effect Indefinitely.
II may even be expected to take
In one other day. George Washing
tons Birthday. which falls on Fn-
day.
Thus there will be another FIVE
days suspension period.
This action probably will be by
request and will carry no compul-
sion.
weather ParaIyses Traffic
This decision Of the Fuel Admins
! tration followed a two hours confer
I ence yesterday afternoon between DIR.
Garfield and William G. McAdoo. Dr.
rector General Of the Railroads. At
the conference also were the State
fuel administrators Of the Northeast
ern States, who came here with
gloomy reports Of conditions in their
! sections.
Various pessimistic statements WeIe
laid before DR.. Garfield and Dirsctor
General McAdoo. While both believe
that they are doing all they cen to re-
lieye the situation, the continued
! heavy weather has made Il impossible
to move the coal into the Ofamine-
stricken sections Director General
I McAdOo has believed the traffic Jam
was clearing up sufficiently to war
rant abandonment Of the fuelless pro-
gram while Dr. Garfield has felt that
/ IL should be continued. in the light OF
! the saving accomplished already.
Both were so convinced of their posi-
7 tions yesterday that officials in each
department said there would be recess
sion on the part of either.
After the conference. Director Cen
eral McAdoo fntimated that he was
willing that the closing order remain
in effect until the Fuel Administration
feels justified in lifting il. The director
general would not make any comment
afterl the meeting. except to say thst
DIR. Garfield would issue a statement
enbodying the position OF both the
Railroad and Fuel Administrations.
4. r., CeaI sNertHEs Continues -
I The fuel order originally set March
= and IS as the last days No pre-
diction was made at the Fuel Admin
istration last night that the program
would run TO the end: but IN view q
| the continuance OF the had weathar.
I it was hinted that il probably would
/ be carried to the limit. New York
ap, .tment and tenement houses are.
CRYING for Soal; the people Of Boston
a :, running short. Philadelphia. Bald
more, Chicago Pittsbuush. CiEciu-
natl and practically all OF the large
I centcrs report, through the State ad-
ministrstors here yesterday. that they
are running on practically dsy-to-dsv
supplies. They made Il clear TO Dr.
! Garfield that further enforcement Cf
the curtailment order would provide
fuel 10 keep the people from freezing.
even II the Industries had TO suffer.
Reporting that 710.00 bushels ~
oats had arrived at terminals CA
tending from Chicago to Omaha. r.
1 II. Ashton. i'm charge OF tho ccr-
tral district. said movements from the
Pacific Coast were in good shape. A.
! II. Smith, Of the eastern district.
reported severe weather, Il TO y
below in Pennsylvania; Is to 3 below
in New York; to 10 below in Penn
sylvania: 10 below in New Jersey,
zero to 20 below in Ohio and Indiana.
He reported operating conditions are
worse than at any time this winter