The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-01
C|TY'S SUPPLY
GOOD FOR LESS
THAN ONE Week
Governor Oefies BoyI,; SOL
dierS to Move Today,
MINERS REPORTED QUIET
Fuel Administrator for State
Appointed Soon,


Further shipment Of coal TO every
city and town " Oklahoma was sas-
pended temporarily this morning un-
der orders from the United States
railroad administration 10 the vsri.
Gus railroads OF Oklahoma and the
corporation commission.
Frisco and Rock Island officials At
noon today notified the corporation
commission that they have been In
'truo,ed from Washington TO hold
eyety car OF coal in vansit in the
state pending further orders, and IL
was stated at the commission that
this order would also apply to everv
road IN the state. Coal dealers hsIe
say the city has less than weeks
supply
Not Confiseated.
Between fifteen and twenty cars OF
coal now in transit TO state institu-
,ions are affected by the order, i, was
stated a, the board OF affairs. The
order does no, confiscate the coal.
bu, is intended. 1t was stated, 10 hold
the coal until the system OF d'arihu-
'ion that is to be followed during
the strike period is worked out.
In view OF the situation created on
this account, J. A. Whitehurst. presi-
dent Of the y,te council of defense,
today conferred with representatives
Of the lradirp oil companies OF the
state and obtained their promises that
stocks OF fuel oil viii be kept NJ In
al sections OF Oiishon,a. Hardware
stores were asked to increase their
'1ocks Of oil burners and other equip
ment for iu'l Oh use.
MI Mines Shut Down.
Every coal nine m the state, except
the all-Nmcrioar non-union mine OF
the McAlester Edwards company ~
Edwards, is closed today in pursuance
OF the general strike order. effective
last mldnioht, according to advices
reaching the governors office from
authentic sources in the coal mine
territory.
The governor said this morning
that he IS now IN conference with fed
eral officials relative to tie appci,t-
ment ol a iuel admini',rator 10 take
over the distribution OF COL in Okls-
homa. The appoirtment will be m-de
by the federal government upon rec
ommenda'ion from TIE governor.
Troops Move Today.
I Movement oi troops toward thA
mine territory will be we'll under way
this afternoon, ard onerrtors are rnw
mastering their cfippled forces to d.
bthe best they can to keep up produe-
ton.
Governor Robertson has called :
conference OF nembers OF the boa,d
lot affairs with him Monday morning
10 complete detail, Tor the employ
men, OF convict labor in mine, nea'
Tulsa ard Mt.tlestrr II is believed
that production from these strip and
slope n'res with the use o' he Sl
TRUSTEES who are available will
l reach 1900 tons day
Boyle ls Defied.
Comment'ng this morning on the
statement oi Ed Boyle. chief mine m
spector. that he would not permit
green men 10 60 INTO the mines.
Governor Robertson declared he
would not Tolerate any interference
from any one. no, even the state mine
| inSnector."
There has been ro show Of violence
10 any section OF the state. acoordiWr
TO reports 10 The governor but evey95
preeaution is beirq taken nv civil -
military authorities to deal r
m'rily with any situation thax
ar;,e
There Is LOT Of room q -
peni,en,iay az MeAlesssY il.Wv y =
eide to do any intesnino.s ~
governor '{r'
Government prsposoo.
Word from 4tforNv Cssessi
Palmer TO the ksvsfboF tns acrwlNs
was to the riiect thss u federal ~.
ernment stood ready y sen6er sMy q.
.istance 10 ~ pdN9. TRs soyevros
declared II AecseeGfy ~ wiH sste she
hands. ~
sysyfsn tale thsm 10 the sls~S
nae ~ peeseat tssm from setnrn-
iaas y cald.
Tn (vesWos issued eevtiHesoo
| Nl1i seeming creating . defieierU
&0O to cover The neee ussy 60
/ eapsase Of the guard expedition "A
Ne coal field. @l'
Local Guard Upik
Ar An MotllIgDt 1