New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

luctant to believe that ANYBODY IN
Pennsylvania possessed 100000 tons Of
coal-above ground, at any rate-out
agreed to assist in every way in the
quest for cars and railroad facilities to
get the coal INTO New York.
That the Mayor hopes to be given
authority to commander fuel and sell
it at reasonable rates 20 the city's poor
was made evident by letter he for
warded to Corporation Counsel William
+. Burr, in which he asked that Of
fetal to name an assistant to confer
with the committee Of commissioners
and State Senator Wagner, "particu-
larly with respect TO any needed legis-
laton to be introduced at Albany to
meet the fuel situation"
New Jersey Blocks Relief
While the New York fuel admins
traitors were cndeavoring to strai ghten
out their differences with ]. j. Storrow,
Federal administrator for New Eng
land, they learned that the New Jersey
admins strator was placing new obsta-
cles in the way CT delivery of coal to
New York Although Burns Brothers
wagons were permitted to carry coal
to the city by way of the ferries from
Jersey City. the representatives Of the
administrator Of that state refused to
permit peddlers who purchase coal
from Burns Brothers to bring fuel over
or their wagons.
The result of this order was to limit
the delivery Of fuel by this route to
the capacity Of Burns Brothers wagons.
County Administrator Schley, for New
York, announced that there could be
10 principle involved but that of de-
laying coal delivery here, and immedi-
stely ne launched anothed attack upon
Y Topk N co,, tho Now, Tarco1, n ffi al
through the Washington Office of the
Federal fuel administration. Like the
protest concerning New England's
abundance of fuel nobody knew last
night what the answer might be.
Zone big trouble seems to be that
the mines simply are not producing the
coal that they should" said Mr.. Schley
last night. THE flow of coal to New
York is not continued, as it should be,
sufficient to permit the city to accumu-
late anything in the way of reserve.
The condition, in my opinion, is not
improving at all"
A demand that saloons be closed
during the present fuel crisis was made
to the national fuel administration at
Washington during the day in a letter
written by William II. Anderson, state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League Of New York. He ridiculed
the suggestion that churches be closed
remain open.
DO you realize that one reason
breweries are so anxious to close the
churches in New York is because they
fear that if 5000 pastors in this state
are left free to preach the last Sunday
in January on emergency war prohibi-
ton and ratification Of the Federal
prohibition amendment it will mean
popular uprising that will sweep the
traffic away" he demanded.
Administrator Expects Action
When the question of closing
churches and saloons was brought to
the attention of Mr.. Schley he said
that, while it was not the duty of the
local administrators to pass upon that
question, he expected that it would be
acted upon in some way at Washing
ton.
"Whcn we get orders from Wash
ington then it will be our duty to
carry into execution the decision of
the national fuel administration" he
said
Hospitals and schools throughout
the city still suffered for lack of coal
during the day. Although 500 tons
of coal are needed daily to keep the
city's schools in operation, less than
half that quantity of fuel was deliv-
cred to the schools in all the bor-
oughs yeste rdsy.
According to Gustave Straubenmul-
! Ter, associate superintendent of schools,
twenty-eight schools were closed in
Brooklyn. chiefly for lack of coal. Two
more were closed in Queens, one in
Richmond and two in Manhattan. In
some eases the schools were closed be-
cause broken pipes made it impossible
to use the meagre supplies of fuel that
were delivered. But in all cases the
closing of schools was due to the cold
The Workingmen's Committee on
Coal and Fuel again called upon Mayor
Hylan during the afternoon to voice a
demand that the city supply fuel to the
reedy. In the course of the discussion
State Senator S. A. Cotillo announced
that this would be a good opportunity
for Morris Hillquit, the avowed advo-
cate of fair dealing for the pocr, tc
come forth and as a director of Burns
Brothers Coal Company sell fuel to
them at fair prices.
lIillquit Issues Denial
Mr. Hillquit later said there were
Just three things wrong with Senator
Cotillo's statement to the Mayor:
First, | am not a trustee or a di-
rector of Burns Brothers; second, l
have no connection with that firm
/ business policy; third, if Burns
Brothers or any other coal dealers had
any coal to sell they would gladly sci,
it to all. | have no more connection
+ with the business Of Burns Brothers
than Senator Cotilo.'
Frank l.. Burns, of Burns Brothers
said last night that his firm was doing
every. n Us OOuypr 20 roi;a,n IL;
treSs.
Only tonight we received an appea,
from The Hahncmann Hospital for a
little fuel" he added The hospita
has received its heat from a steam
company, but. owing TO the fuel short
age, has not been getting enough Sc
the management came % US, and VIC
promised to send some coal tomorrow
We have also been relieving cases OF
distress reported by the fuel admins
tratlon. If we had more coal TO sell
we would soil il There is M ovec+;o,,