South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-21
MODERATION IN
WEATHER AIDS
IN COAL CRISIS
Hardy Says Only Blizzard Or
Worse Cold Snap Would
CompIiCate Fuel Situation.
Monday a Holiday.

Steadily rising temperature Mon
day, which seemed to indicate that
the weeks cold spell had been
broken, threw a more rosy light on
the coal situation in South Bend,
The warmer weather brought a de-
crease in the number of calls for
coal. and new supplies arriving in
the city aided in clearing up the
problems of furnishing warmth to
South Bend homes.
At s o'clock Monday morning. the
temperature was eight degrees above
zero. according to the government
weather observer. II. II. Swain BY
1880 this had changed to II above.
and the mercury was still rising
after II o'clock.
Ten cars of domestic coal and two
cars Of commercial coal arrived in
the city Monday morning, according
TO Mr. Hardy. All of this supply,
amounting to about 45O tons, will
be used 10 furnish fuel TO domestic
consumers.
Administrators Speaks.
County Fuel Administrators Hardy
addressed members Of the Chamber
Of Commerce Monday noon in re-
gard 10 the coal problems here. He
outlined the supply, the demand and
methods used in distributing coal
available.
"A number of cars of coal arrived
Monday morning. he said. 'and
more coal is moving toward South
Bend. The present supply, however,
should no more arrive. will all be
distributed before night. We are
not yet out of the woods, but things
are looking better now.
THE mines from which we have
; been supplied have been frozen up
for the past week, but I received
word that they started work this
morning. This means that the sup
/ ply will be increased within a short
| time.
Wants TO be Fair.
"Our only fear is that another
blizzard or cold spell will strike us.
If we are so unfortunate as to ex-
perience such weather again, il is
very probable that some will freeze
| TO death, unless we are able to care
/ for them better than we have so
far"
I An earnest desire TO be fair in all
! his judgment was expressed by Mr..
Hardy. Il have tried to make my
/ decisions without prejudice, follow
! ing as closely as I knew how the
wishes of Or. Garfield at Washing
ton" he said. Il realize that I have
made mistakes, but I have corrected
them where l learned my error, and
will continue in that policy"
THE situation is clearing" was
| the word given out by the county
/ fuel administrator Office Monday
morning. Trains are moving. and
/ coal is coming to South Bend from
| several directions. II the weather
man is good TO US, we will have III
tie trouble in supplying the wants
| Of everyone"
Few NiOlators Found.
| Few violators of the Garfield or
| der have been found in South Bend.
| One or two men, who misunderstood
/ the conflcung reports issued at var
| iOus times by the fuel administra-
ton, were brought in by the police,
but when the situation was explain
ed 10 them they were very willing to
close their places OF business.
Machine shops, especially, were
| doubtful as to whether they come
| under the classification of factory"
According to verbal rulings given
out. machine shops must observe
the same rules as factories
This has worked a hardship i'll
/ one case, at least. A piece in a ma
! chine al the South Bend Bread Co
/ broke Monday morning. and there
were no machine shops open 70
which the part could be taken for
I ranofr