The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-29
Rx Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Washington, July 28.-Henry B.. Spencer, former vice president of the Southern railway, and general pur- chasing agent for the wartime rail- road administration, tonight was ap- pointed federal coal administrator fos the duration of the present strike emergency by President Harding. MT. Spencer becomes administrative member of the coal distribution com mlttee which will control dstribu- ton of available coal supplies on a priority basis to essential industries and utilities.
 Production Increased With the announcement of creation of the office of coal administrator, confidence was expressed at the
 White House that production of coal. regardless of rail and mine strikes, eventually would be increased to the point where it would be adequate
 for the country's needs. President Harding felt so assured on this point, | it was said, that he contemplated ro further movement In the coal strike situation.
 Secretary Hoover. who announced Mir. Spencer's selection by President Harding for the vacancy on the cen tral corlmittes, made public also
 names.o of operators from coal-pro- ducihE districts 50 far designated IS l members of the advisory committee. l ,f faI | ization for maintaining coal pri ,es and insuring fuel distribution. They l are:
 C. E. Bockus of New York, l chairman for Nirginiat E. r.. | DouEins of Cincinnati, for Ken
 tuckyt George rrnncis of
 Greensburg. Pn, for PennsyI- vaniny F. C. Mahan of Knoxville for Tennessees ". J. Magee of
 Charleston. W. va.. and E. E.
 White of G1enwhite, ". Va, for
 West Virginia.
 C. E. Cutie wns named advisor
 to the committee on lake and | northwest movement, and s. l..
 Willard of New York advisor on bunker and tidrwnter movement. The governors of 23 states, MT. Hoover announced. have undertaken
 to erect the necessary Legislation to
 control profiteering and distribution | of coal. within their borders. 1 Twcnty-three States IncIuded
 States which have reported steps ] 10 set up this machinery include: 1 Kentucky, Tennessee. Louisiana Florida, West Virginia. Ohio, Indi-
 ana, Illinois Michigan. Wisconsin North Dakota. Minnesota. Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Con-
 necticut, Rhode Island New York, 1 New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania Iowa and Oklahoma.
 Kansas, Mir. Hoover said, has al- | ready an establishment under It's in- dustrial court law and it is not con sidered to set up coal control ma 1 chinery in the intermountain and Pacific states. as they have supplies of both coal ard fuel oil.
 Embargoes Affected. The Norfolk and Western, Chesa- peake and Ohio, and Louisville and Nashville, three railroads which tra- verse important coal producing sec tions, today reported institution of embargoes over their lines against ali i freight except foodstuffs. livestock. and fuel The roads acted, it was stated here today in formal an- l nouncement by the interstate com smcrce commission, that an emergen-  thorize roads whose normal opera tons had been affected by the strike to establish priority except in certain classes of transporta l ton.
 1 While it was made clear at the White House that the administra- ! ton supervision of coal distribution would be directed to the end that the fuel supply might be equally divided among all users entitled .~ consid- eration. It was added. that there I would be no objection if state au- thorities went ahead as has been ! the case in Indiana and Michigan with seRrate efforts to provide coal for the~ people within their juris- 1 diction.
 | Senator Borah chairman of the ! Senate labor committee, conferred with Presiden Harding today with regard to the bill proposing federal commission to inquire into the coal industry II was said the confer ence covered only the broader as- l pecfs of the bill