South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
GARFIELD PUTS
MONDAYS BACK
IN THERUNNING
State Fuel Administrators are
Given Authority to Con-
tinue Ruling if CiTCum-
stances Warrant.
Associated Press Service {:

ANSpflateu BreSS service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. - Fuel
Admr. Garfield Wednesday suspend
ed the Monday closing order but
left the way open TO put il again
into operation, if it appears nee
essary.
State fuel administrators were
given permission to keep the or
der in force i'm their states if it
appears that it should be done to
relieve fuel shortage, and also were
authorized TO put into force any
other restrictive measures that
special circumstances make nee
essary.
The part of the Monday closing
order establishing a priority list in
coal distribution will be continued
generally as will the embargoes
placed on the railroads by Direc-
tor Gen. McAdoo. The operation of
the priority arrangement and the
embargOes. Fuel Admr. Garfield
said Wednesday, promise to solve
the fuel problem unless there is a
return of bad weather.
Ut. GdIutlu Hdlu Nlldl TIC ANtN
England states were the only ones
that had requested that the order
be continued in force, and that j. J..
Storrow, fuel administrator for
New England, probably would issue
a special order continuing its Oper-
alton in those states. He described
the New England fuel situation as
critical.
on i'm south Last Week.
The heatless Mondays were de-
creed by the fuel administration on
Jan. Il. and four have been observ-
ed in all states east of the Mississip-
pi. except those south of Virginia.
The order was enforced in the south
on three Mondays, but was lifted
there last week.
a preferential coal distribution
list established by the order remains
in force, as does the section provid-
ing for the orders of enforcement.
Fuel administration officials believe
that preferential distribution, to-
gether with continued operation Of
railroad embargOes which had been
promised by Director Gen. McAdoO,
will meet the fuel problem unless
there is a return of extremely bad
weather.
The fuel situation everywhere ex-
Cept in New England has improved
greatly within the last two weeks.
Dr. Garfield said Wednesday. There
it is perhaps more critical than it
has been at any time this winter.
DR.. Garfield said he would telephone
to J. J. Storrow. fuel administrator
for New England, asking him TO call
together the New England state fuel
administrators for the purpose of
reaching an agreement on whether
further Monday closing is necessary.
Reports from the state administra-
tors in New England have indicated
that most of them think the situa-
tion demands further closing.
Coal From Hampton Roads.
Dr. Garfield received assurances
Wednesday from both Director Gen.
McAdoo and Chairman Hurley OF the
shipping board that they will re-
double their efforts TO get coal 10 the
New England states from Hampton
Roads. Ships which have TO wait
for transatlantic cargoes Will be
impressed into service as coal car
riers. and the railroad administra-
tiOn will route a larger amount of
coal over the railroads terminating
lat Hampton Roads.
Railroad congestion on the big
coal carrying lines in the east has
been greatly relieved as shown in
figures on car movement put out to-
night by the railroad administration.
Four lines which on Jan. % had on
sidings 26.S53 loaded cars eastbOund.
which they were una BILE TO move,
had on Feb. L on their sidings east
bound only 1858 cars These fig-
ures itemized are as follows
New York Central. reduced from
7.275 to 1.134: Erie. from 5.552 10
$3.50; Baltimore & Ohio, from $3.50
10 5.252. Pennsylvania. from 5.576
TO 2,527.