The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-01
Drastic Fuel Orders
Effective in South
Industries on 4G-Hour Basis
TheaterS % Close at
10:3y pm.
OFFICES TO CLOSE a. PM
Stringent Regulations to Ap-
ply From Ohio to Rockies
Canada to Gulf.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. Ia. PUNE
d. the strict fuel regulations de-
signed to conserve the nations rap-
Idly diminishing coal supply, effective
at noon today in the south. indus
tries may be operated on forty
eight hour week basis theaters and
moving picture houses must curtaI
their performances in order to close
at 10:30 pm, stores and office build
ings must cease use of light, heat or
power at pm, and all street ligI1te
except those necessary to safety will
be discontinued.
Many Schools Closed.
Chicago, Dec. Further strin~
gent regulations for conservation OF
fuel supply made necessary by the
strike of bituminous coal miners were
in effect today over virtually the en-
tire country between Ohio and the
Rocky mountains and from Canada
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Regional fuel committees took con-
troll of coal stocks In many states and
nonessential industries continued ~
close down because of lack of fuel,
while the hours for operating stores,
theaters and office buildings wer0
curtailed.
In Kansas City, Mo-. and Omaha
and Lincoln, Neb., all schools were
closed today, and officials of many
| other cities discussed the advisability
of closing the schools until the fuel
shortage Is relieved.
Reports today from the large btu
| mnous fields OF Illinois, Indiana.
| Ohio and Pennsylvania gave no an
| surance that the union miners Inc
tendec4 to accept the offer of an in
crease of IA per cent. in wages mads
| by the federal fuel administration
| Neither was there any indication l0.
cal settlements would be effected be-
tween miners and operators.
In West Virginia, union officials
asserted most of the organized mines
in district No. IT, which includes tht
kanawha fields, would be idle today
The operators, however, claimed the
output in the New River district
would be increased during the week
Governors to Fight Famine,
Governors of Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee and
| representative of the governor o1
| Kansas, who met here yesterday In
response to, q call issued b. Gov.
Gardner. OF missouri to IiAcusa
means for ending the threatened coal
famine recommended to the Federal
government that fuel administers
| to be appointed in each state ,to
have full charge of distribution OF
all coal available for his state. II
was also recommended that all coal
mined and in stock be distributed
equitably among the forty eight
states on the basis of their needs de-
veloped during the war regardless OF
the state where mined.
| The governors left for their homes
| today after agi eeing to meet again
at ST. Louis next Sunday. Miles G.
| Riley, secretary of the conference.
was directed to go to Washington to
lay the situation before the federal
| authorities.
The calling off early today Of the
strike of railway switchmen which
began at Kansas City Saturday, ii
was stated, would greatly relieve the
situation confronting that city and
| some other parts of the southwest
| because of the fuel famine.
Kansas Meeting Issue.
Plans for operating the coal mines
| OF Kansas under receivership OF
the state supreme court went for.
ward today and Gov. Allen announced
| actual digging by volunteers would
begin tomorrow. Twelve hundred
Kansas national guardsmen and SOC
| federal troops were in the Pittsburgh
| mining district today and l. was an.
nounced all volunteer workers would
| be protected.
| In Chicago, T. w. Proctor, chair.
man of the regional coal committee.
| told the 2S0 coal dealers of the city
! they did not own pound of coal.
as he had taken control and would
| distribute it.
None of you own a pound of coal"
said Mr.. Proctor. "Nonessential in
dustries will be crippled, manufacture
ing will be stopped, commerce will be
slowed down and luxuries-if not
| certain conveniences-of travel viii
| be eliminated"
Under Wartime Powers.
| The drastic regulations which the
regional coal committee announced
| will be enforced under the WARTIME
| powers of the United States fuel ad,
| ministration mean discontinuanct
of much of the enjoyments that &,
| to maize night life of the cities. fol
white way lights will cease to shine
| electric signs will be dark and nc
| soft drinks or tobacco may be pur-
chased after the stores close at 4.
| pm. Beginning Tuesday stores may
not be opened before am, and
| amusement places must remain closed
until ! pm.
Christmas shopping will be affected
by the store hours, and Atlanta mer-
chants today were appealing to the
public to shop early" in earnest this
year lest the usual rush prove too
great to care for.
Regulations apply to all territory
east of the Mississippi and south OF
the Potomac and Ohio rivers with
the exception of Virginia and West
Virginia.
lndianians Idle.
Terre Haute. Ind, Dec. ALI OF
lndiana's $4,000 soft coal miners are
still on strike today. it was said Nat
The headquarters of both the Indiana
| Bttuminous Coal Operators associa-
ton and district No. II, of the United
Mine Workers. The operators
clared 1t is yet TOO early to ex1ect
the men 10 go back TO work and fhsy
voiced the belief that it will be sew.
! eral days yet before any move toward,
ending the strike will be takem Min
ers' officials stated that they are
merely awaiting developments.
Southern Indiana Idle.
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