The Washington times., 1918-01-06
By W. v. BYARS.

Bianchi, Of New York, told the Sem
ate Committee on Military Affairs
that woolens are made of wool and
that when You put 80 per cent NJ
shoddy into cloth, it is shoddv cloth.
not woolen cloth. He said that nrior
to 1914. he had sold wooIens for uni-
forms to Italy, Switzerland, and Ger
many. He had sold none to Eu-
rope since 1914. but he had lately
sold out his entire stock to the
United States Government at its re-
quest. He said he had no contract
and no other interest in testifying
than that of giving the Senators his
opinion if they wanted it. The Eu-
ropean governments who had bought
uniform cloth from him bought
woolen cloth, unadulterated, and all
wool from the sheep II was not
shoddy, but wooden. In his opinion.
the soldiers Of the United States in
Europe were entitled to the best
clothing, and in his opinion clothing
80 per cent shoddy TO 6j pcr cent
wool was not as good as wooden
clothing, and could not be made so.
That was all.
Appearing before the Senate Com
mittee on Manufactures, Stanley B.
Houck, Of Minneapolis, told Of the
suffering Of independent coal dealers
under coordination. Dock COM
panies handling coal along the Great
Lakes represent great coal produc-
ins and selling corporations. The
dock companies have been unified
In an association. The association
conferred with the Fuel AdmInistra-
tion in arranging or staDilizing
prices. The association is co-ordi-
mated and seems satisfied. Consumers
OF coal in the Northwest usually buy
from the dock companies I'm com
petition with the great Illinois coal
fields. Under present conditions,
coal from the Illinois fields, selling
much cheaper than dock coal" is
diverted elsewhere Competition has
ceased. The dock coal prices pre-
vail. Under complications it would
take a special report a hundred
pages long 90 explain. Northwestern
dealers are being arrested for selling
Illinois coal. already on hand, at
prices above the regulation price for
Illinois contract coal, although II
is much below the prevailing dock
price. The witness showed Min
neapolis telegram from two dealers
who, after arrest, day or so ago,
implored first legal aid from him OF
anyone else who could suppy II.
The witness was sure Of the prObity
of the Fuel Administration lie was
sure Of its patriotic motives and its
energy. But somehow something
was occurring he could not explain.
4 theory held I'm the committee
room and more or less elucidated in
questions, was that DIR. Garfield, who
associates with the best and purest
men in the coal business, has Jet to
learn that il also includes financial
experts who in Putting Over Good
Thing are live wireS-as FULLY
alive as Captain Kidd might have be-
rome if he had lived in the electric
age and praCticed promotion" in
stead of mere piracy.
DR.. Garfield may be deeply shock
I'd by these live wires" If. on closer
he begins to know them bet |
er.
The great Oil Lands Leasing bill, |
lscussed in the Senate Yesterday and |
n process of amendment, will be put |
IN its final passage before o'clock |
The SmoOt bill, introduced and |
discussed yesterday by Senator |
SmoOt of Utah, is amendatory of all |
bills now in force. II Is in |
ended to combine them into a single |
measure.