The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-28
NEW POWER FOR
ADMINISTRATOR
OF STATE FUEL
May Divert Supplies of Coal and
Coke to Meet Emergency
Demands,

Formal authority TO divert coal or
coke to meet emergency demands of
domestic consumers was conferred on
Capt. I. P. Baker federal fuel admin
istrator for North Dakota, and upon
similar officers in other states in a reg
ulation recently promulgated by Unit
ed States Fuel administrator Harry A.
Garfield.
Whenever the state administrator
may determine that any locality or
community is liable to suffer through
lack Of fuel, either because of an act
ual shortage or because OF an unequal
distribution Of coal in such commun-
ity, or when he finds such a shortage
OF fuel on the part of a public utility
conducting service essential to the
health, convenience or industrial ac-
tivity of any of the people OF the state,
he may divert for the use of such do
mestic consumers or public utility any
coal or coke in transit by railroad or
other conveyance within the state and
consigned for delivery to any consum-
er, dealer or other party for consump-
tion or sale within the state.
AS soon as possible after such diver
sion the state fuel administrator will
notify both shipper and consignee Of
the coal or coke 50 diverted, and the
shipper thereof will be expected, so
far and as soon as practical, to replace
for such consignee an equal amount
of coal or coke of the same grade and
quality as that diverted.
No need for such action has yet
arisen in North Dakota, thanks to the
satisfactory manner in which coal
was distributed during the late fall
and early winter.
Must Move Cars.
The movement of fuel and food has
been seriously hamper3d by the con-
gestion of loaded freight cars at im-
portant cities and terminals through
out the country. Director General of
Railroads McAdoo advises Fuel Ad-
ministrator Baker. He insists that
railroad cars be kept moving and not
used for warehouses, and attention is
called to a new demurrage order just
issued, under which heavy charges
are made for the detention of freight
cars. This order became effective
January 2l, and it is now in opera
ton. Shippers and consignees are urg-
ed to load and unload cars with all
possible dispatch, not only as means
of saving the nation serious inconven.
ience, but to free themselves from
heavy and entirely NEEDLESS expense.
Who Will Tag Mayors Shovel?
Who will be the lucky school boy
or girl to "tag" the mayors shovel
in your town on Tag Your Shovel"
day, January 80? That is the absorb
ing question in all of the city schools
of North Dakota, and wholesome riv.
airy has set in. Tag Your Shovel"
day, January 30 becomes children's s
Draft Day, the day of their enlistment
in the world war in defense of child.
hood-the day Of their partnership in
national ideals and in national duties.
The government is placing trust in
the hands of the school boys and the
school girls Of the nation, and Federal
Fuel Administrator Baker will uphold
the honor of their state among the
2C,35Oo0O American school.children
who will join in this crusade against
coal waste and fuel famine. -.
In Bismarck there will be the gov.
ernors shovel to be tagged. Some lucky
school boy or girl is to have this hon
or. In every city and village there is
mayor or president of the village
council to be looked after. In the
schools themselves the day will be
observed through special exercises and
the reading of carefully prepared es
says Tag Your Shovel" day is one
national institution which calls fol
no contributions, no money from chill
dren or parents On the contrary, il
is, perhaps, unique in urging the chill
dren to Save, Save!
CONSERVING FUEL.