Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
To Be No Rationing.

There will be 'rationng of coal to
the extent proposed by a number of state
fuel administrators including Admins
traitor Weaver, but there will be restric-
tions to prevent boarding.
Delivery of coal to the full extent of re-
quirements will be permitted. but con-
sumers will be required to fill out an Off
cial form. stating the quantity desired
the quantity used in the previous year
quantity on hand. number of rooms. kind
of heating plant. etc. Any coal on hand
April l must be considered as a. part of
the total supply required for the year
So long the quantity asked does not
appear unreasonable there will be no Off
cial interference. Penalty for making a
false statement in the declaration is
5000 fine or two years Imprisonment,
or both.
In explanation of its decision for a
thirty reduction covering the five
months, fuel administration statement
says:
1T is felt that this will be fairer to
the public, inasmuch coal is expected
ties that it will prove impossible to
make all deliveries during that month
or for some time to come.
Under a sliding scale of reductions
it would be difficult. if not impossib bic.
to treat all consumers equally. even
though their orders had been fled upon
the same date, while with an average
reduction eXtendings over the entire
period all consumers are treated alike"
While recommending and encoura ging
the purchase and storage of domestic coal
as early possible in order to insure de-
livery and assist the railroads by effecting
delivery as much as possible before next
winter. the administration says il is de-
termined to prevent any undue boarding.
To that end the retail distribution plan
also includes a system of reports on de-
liveries by retailers, who will be pro-
hibised from delivering in excess of the
normal requirements of the customer
Regulations for Distribution.
The regulations are as follows:
"(a) Until further notice. no domestic
consumer OF coal or coke shall purchase
receive or otherwise take possession Of
more coal or coke than is required for his
actual and necessary requirements prior
to March 81, 1919. If such consumer al
ready has quantity OF hand he shall re-
ceive only such additional amount as shall
make up his actual and necessary re-
quirements prior to that date
"(b) No person. firm. association cor
pora ton, whether acting alone or in con-
junction with others. SHALL directly or in
directly, provide any domestic consumers
of coal or coke with more coal or coke
before March 81, 1919, than is necessary,
with the amount already on hand, to meet
the actual and necessary requirements of
such consumer prior to that date.
"(c) On and after April !, 1918, no
person. firm. association or corpora
ton shall sell or deliver coal to do
mestic consumer who does not first
furnish to the person selling or deliv-
ering such coal statement which the
consumer declares in writing to be
true. and which specifies % the
amount of coal the consumer has on
hand (2) the amount of coal he has on
order and the name of the person from
whom ordered t3) the amount of coal
used by him in the twelve months end
ing March 81, 1918, and t4) the amount
of coal needed to meet his actual and
necessary requirements prior to March
81, 1919, provided. however. that this
regulation may be modified by any
state fuel administrator within his own
state under such circumstances and
conditions as he may deem proper.
"(d) on and after, April l, 1918, and
until further notice, no retail dealer
fuel administrator, deliver or cause TO
he delivered to any domestic consumer
more than two-thirGs of his normal
annual requirements of anthracite coal
until each domestic consumer who has
nlaced his order with said dealer and
is willing to receive delivery of the
same has received two-thirds of his
normal annual requirements for the,
wear ending March 81, 1919: Provided
boweyer that orders of six tons or less
NAV be filled in full.
.'(e) Carload or bargeload lots shall
not be delivered to single domestic
consumer or to group OF consumers
except with the permission of the local
fuel administrator.
20 Dealers shall file with the local
fuel administrator. on the first of each
month, a statement containing the
names and addresses of consumers to
whom deliveries have been made dur
ing the previous month and the auan-
tity delivered to each.
Subject to Penalties.
ANY dealer or consumer who violates
the foregoing regulations will be subject to
Inc penalties prescribed by the Lever act
..Such further regulations will be issued
6 may be necessary to enforce the esser =
tial features of the foregoing plan
THE purpose of the plan is to secure the
broadest and most equitable. distribution
nossible during the coming year The
fleI administra is assured by the rem