The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-04
COAL IS SUPPLIED
MANY BY MAYOR
Office Kept Busy Answer
ing Appeals of Shiv-
ering Tulsans.
PRICE IS 81 PER TON
The State Council Of Defense
Takes Action to Prevent
Suffering Among Poor.

Delivery Of coal TO the homes oi
| tho city occupied Tho entire tilon'
tion OF the mayors office Yesterday
| Hundreds Of calls came In during the
day from citizens suffering from the
cold ana the Ras shortagt desiring
| Information regarding the coal More
| than 30 tons were sold at cost aud
! delivered according tn \ l.. lihr.
| bison. secretary 10 the mayor
| Deliveries nrc being made direct
to tho homrs 10y tricks hauling the
coal from tile various strip mlncs
near the city The price charged NJ
| far has been - but n iA expected
! mat small refund will be made on
! THIS amount a. soon, A. the actual
cost ana the cost OF transportation
can h" determined.
Onlya homes will he supplied and
! The coal viii be delivered on "a cash
basis. according to Secretary IInr.
bison. owing tu the scarcity no 81.
tort will be- made hy the mayors of.
! flee 10 furnish coal Ia business
housca Mayor lIubhnrd's only pug
pose In entering the coal business "
10 prevent suffering and disc0m-
fort In tho homes OF the city.
SIN Short of Gas.
Little relief was experienced from
the gas shortage yesterday pffiCia ls
or tho gas Offi,'e ethtod Yesterday
that they were hettSf able 10 handle
tho situation and that fewer com
plants hhi hron received Shortage
| In Oklahoma city was reported acute
although they are stlil being supplied
! hy Tulsa
Superintendent r. T.. Oherholtzer
said that no additional schools had
been ordered closed Glasses wor.
| dismissed again ~ Mark Twain and
also at the colorod school. Dunbar us
| 'nry had been Tuesday Reporp re-
csived from the principal of Long
fellow school NJ noon yesterday atat
ed that the school had no pressure
al all then and II the condition con
| tlnued that work would have to b.
suspended this morning.
That the state council Of defense
viii devote every effort 10 the al
deviation OF suffering caused by the
coal shortage and ne cold wave was
the statement of Clarence " Doug
las, managing dirrtcOr OF the cham.
bcr OF commerce aud chairman OF
The Tulsa county council sf defense
who returned yesterday from Okla
homa city whore he had attended the
srsSlon Of IN" council on Monday
and Tuesday.
Gravity of the situation was en-
phaalcd' by Mr. Douglas when he
,ud of tho hundreds Of appeals for
AID that are flooding tn" Otto" CO.,.
state Chairman j a Nhitchuts.
from people an over Oklahoma com
planning In many cases that they
hayo neither coal gas. wood. or oii
which they can use for fucl
Nu appeal w1s issued during IN"
session ~ the council 10 "all pa riotic
minors who are loyal TO the state and
tho nation TO assist In tho produc-
tipn of conl Aud make pOssiblr the
operation OF tho mincs& Members
of the council expressed the belief
thar number ot the miners were
willing Ia 20 back to work II given
an Invitation and that by tho hu
manttarian appeal they could be IN
duccd To Alssist IN operating tho
mines and thus proycht actual sui.
fsring and misery In the state
Plans are alr'Hdy under way Tor
the operation uf Tho mines VI
DOugias said and urged that all who
would accept jobs I'M the coal districts
commuulca'" ~ once with chair
man Whitchuref Under Tho plan
cousderel by tho council nf dofens"
the men viii bo divided into squads
of 10 ard companies of % FOR the
WORK lhcy viii b." given ih" pro
lection ~ federal troops II necessary
to get the coal mined Flfiy men is
the quota ~ men asked FOR from
every county Nll men Who chn s"rvc
are urged 10 com munIcH'e with state
Chairman Whitchur~t Immediately
\ special coal commission was also
appointed fu make "a sury"v an over
mo sfn'c iu an effort 70 relieve fho
shortage
Special emergency measures are
urged ON rcopI" al over tho stat" 20
conserve 'Ir supply ~ fI"l lHwi
lies are urged Go ruus'fy" by gather
lup lu rruups Of several families lu
one homo s1 chat an can Do warmed
hE 'ho .tue fire.
large aITs nf ~ral ig m hand
,' 'h" -'pf, university a. norman.
This. however. VIII p" divided With
other state Institutions iu order Ihtf
sIl can continue In session an rUua.
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