South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-31
WILSON ISSUES
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
SETTING PRICES
President Acts Under Author
ity of Food and Fuel
Control Act.
BY United Press

BY United Press:
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.-Pres't
Wilson Friday issued an executive
order establishing the maximum
prices for fuel as they existed when
the fuel administration ceased to
function.
The president acted under author
ity of the food and fuel control act.
The order officials said. will reduce
/ prices Of coal in many sections of
/ the country.
The president restores the order
Fixing prices Of bituminous and
( Ignite coal at the mines
/ Fixing or regulating commissions
or persons and agencies performing
! the functions Of middlemen dealing
| in bituminous and Ignite coal.
/ Fixing or regulating gross mar
gins or prices Of wholesale and re-
/ tail dealers in bituminous and lig
mite coal.
! Appended 10 the presidents state
ment was a list of maximum coal
| prices. f o. b. cars at the mines.
Wilson's Order.
The text Of the executive order
/ was as follows:
Whereas. the United States fuel
administration. acting under the au-
thority Of an executive order issued
| by me dated Aug. p. 1917. appoint
/ ing the said fuel administrators and
a subsequent executive Ordtr and in
! furtherance Of the purpose Of said
order under the act OF congress
/ therein referred to and approved
Aug. 10. 1917, did. on Jan. II. 1919.
/ and on Feb. 90, 1919. execute and
| issue orders suspending uTtil fur
/ ther ordered by the president Ger
tain rules, regulations. orders and
proclamations -theretofore promul-
gated, relating 70 the fixing oi
/ prices, the production. sale. ship
ment. distribution, apportiOnment
! storage and use Of coal and where
as il is necessary 10 restore and
maintain during the war certain OF
said rules. regulations, orders and
! proclamations
Annuls Orders
Now. therefore, I, Woodrow VIII
son. president Of the United States
Of America. acting under authority
Of the aforesaid act Of congress. ap-
proved Aug. 10. 1917. do hereby re.
woke and annul said orders OF Jan
81. 1919. and Feb 90, 1919. 20 the
extent 10 restore all said rules, regu-
lations, orders and proclamation
therein suspended concerning:
"CA) Fixing prices Of bitminou'
and Ignite coal at the mines.
"CB) Fixing or regulating com
missions or persons and agencies
performing the functions Of middle
men dealing in bituminous and lig
nit coal
"(C) Fixing or regulating gros
margins or prices Of wholesale anc
retail dealers in bituminous and lig
mite coal; and do hereby restore al
Of said rules. regulations and proc
lamations, TO the extent herein pro
vided 10 full force and effect. as i
they had not been suspended.
.'Inasmuch as IL is contemplated
il may be necessary from time q
time to revoke other portions oil
said order OF Jan. 81, 1913, and Feb
20, 1919, and 10 restore 20 full force
and effect rules. regulations. order.
aid proclamations, or portions
thereof regulating the production
sale, shipment distribution, appor
tionment. storage or use OF oitumin
Gus Or legnite coal. the fuel admins
tration shall as the occasion arises
restore. change or make such rules
or regulations relating 20 the pro
duction. sale. shipment distribution
apportionment, storage or use o.
bituminous or ignite coal as IN nj
judgment may BE- necessary.