The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-12
REGULATING THE
USE OF COAL
Government Promulgates Strict
Rules to Conserve Fuel

Chicago, Nov. 6.-New restrictions
on the Use OF soft coal were announc-
ed today, the sixth day Of the miners
Irke In some localities orders
were more drastic than during the
war hast hast the general situation showed
little change.
While production in West Virginia
and Colorado was reported increased
since yesterday there was no notice
able change in the ranks Of the 425,-
coo strikiEg miners.
Appeals for coal to prevent distress
in MANY towns of Kansas and Ala
bana were sent to State and railroad
officials.
Bunk ering of foreign owned vessels
at American ports was ordered stop
sped blythe central coal committee Of
the railroad administration at wash
ington.
The. committee also authorizes reg
ional directors Of railroads to suspend
such train service as might not be re-
garded as absolutely necessary but let
il be- known that no general curtaE-
inert was planned.
SiSty-SEs trains were annuled by
the Chicago and Northwestern and
the. Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroads.
Indiana's public service commission
took the most drastic action IN the
domestic field, 1t decreed lightless
streets, discontinuance Of electric
sign service, coal gas for heating and
other advisable restrictions Of service
hy pubic utilities with less than two
weeks supply of coal.
One independent steel 1ailf in Pitts
burgh was, Handicapped for coal.
Counsel for the miners filed pc
tition In the Indianapolis federal court
for the dissolution Of the governments
: temporary injunction against the
strike.
The railroad. Administrations coal
distribution system under fuel ad-
nsinistration regulations was an
no1nced to be in full operation today.
In Ghieago the coal committees OF
the Northwestern and Central Wes-
tern railroad regions announced re-
moVai Of all restrictions on coal ship
ments for federal State, county ard
municipal public utilities, daily news
papers and a few similar classiflcations
throughout the country. The order
applied to coal already taken charge
OF in transit and that to be Mined
and was designed to meet pressing
necessities such as freeing coal Gags
for mines still in operation.
The suspension Of trains. the ma
jority of them suburban and local
passenger runs, made an idle crew for
each train annul1ed. OF the SIX runs
eliminated, Il directly affected Chi
cago.
other railroads were expected to
cut their schedules within II. hours.
Small cities and towns Of Kansas
reported nearN emtpy coal bins with
the prospect OF closing light and water
plants. A similar situation prevailed
in Nebraska where some schools were
on the point Of closing.
West Virginia operators reported A
mines in union districts in operation
at the rate of .60.00G,000 tons a year
or about two-thirds Of normal. A
slight increase in production also was
reported by Colorado operators While
those in New Mexico said but hall
the miners were on strike.
En- Colorado the miners upon whom
eviction notices had been served by
the. Colorado Fuel and Iron COMPANY
today were removing their belongings
from the company houses IN the
Trinidad and Walsenburg camps.