New Britain herald., 1919-12-02
BAN ON INDUSTRY MAY BE NATIONWIDE Restrictions on Use Of Coal Ex-
 tended Throughout Country INSIST ON 31 p. C. INCREASE
Only in Kansas and West Virginia is There Any Increased Coal PrOduc- tion-St. LOuis-San Francisco Rail road Crippled.

road Crippled.
 Chicago, Dec. 2.-Itcstr rctions on the use of coal, already put into effect by regional coal committees where the pinch of necessity had been felt. to- day were extended throughout the nl- ton under an order of the federal fuel administrator. The most extensive shutdown of industry in history was in prospect and domestic consumers were preparing to endure privation and dis comfort as the strike of bitumlnouS coal miners entered it's second month.
 Only Two Sections Working.
 Only in Kansas where volunteers worked in the strip pits under prOtec- ton of state and federal troops and in the New River fields of West Virginia was there prospect today of increased production. In the former seven pits were worked and in West Virginia it was said normal production was in sight by the end of the week.
 Throughout the remainder of tho country, however, miners appar- ently remained steadfaSt in their de- termination not to return to work un- der the fl per cent. increase ordered by the federal government and acced- ed to by the operators.
 Labor Troubles Increase.
 In Wyoming new labor troubles threatened to decrease the small amount of coal being brought out. EX- cept for brief shutdoWns at the begin ming of the strike and twice since the mines in that state generally had maintained operation.
 Members of the railroad brother hoods in Kansas today were expected to act on a resolution adopted last night to request authority to refuse to handle coal mined by non-union workers.
 Delivery of Fuel Limited.
 Under the sweeping order of Fuel Administrator Garfield limiting deliv- cry of fuel or power only to essential consumers in the first five classes of the war priorites list curtailment of production was in prospect in factories turning out boots and shoes, brass and bronze manufactures, clothing, machinery (except where specifically exempted); iron and steel JeWelry, marble and stone products, musical in struments paper goods (neWs print excepted); rubber goods, cigars Wag ons and carriages, wood manufactures, sheet and metal products. leather
  es, photographic supplies and mlscel- laneouS non- essentials.
 Theaters, motion picture shows and all other places of amusement faced complete shutdown. Churches. and schools also were included in that cat egory although efforts were being made to postpone closing schools as long as possible.
 Bakeries except those producing only bread, fell under the ban as did confectioners and certain packing plants.
 Tn some of those industries, how ever, an imm ediate shutdown might be forestalled if the regional coal com mittees permitted them to operate un- til their present supply of fuel was eX- hausted.
 Insist On s1 IF. (. Raise.
 Many operators today believed that work in the mines soon would be re- stunned under inducement of the in creased wage scale and the govern ment and public appeal. On the other hand John l.. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, declared the government must re- deem it's pledge to the miners of a per cent increase Lewis said the situation was unchanged as far as the miners were cOncerned. He would not predict the next move to end the ticup.
 Despite low temperatures that have spraed over the west for the last few days, little actual suffering because of the fuel shortage today had been re- ported. In Nebraska, where near zero weather prevailed, Kilger has been without coal ten days. Western Kan sas, also without coal several days, to- day was to obtain an emergency sup ply, the first taken from the strip pits of that state.
 Suspension of all traffic over the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad lines out of Oklahoma City today was said to be only a matter of hours unless coal was supplied.