The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-27
MAY RATION COAL.
Interstate Commerce. Commission
Decides That an Emergency
Exists.

| GAlSIS.
Washington. July 25.-Active steps
to put the nation on a coal rationing
basis in the present industrial crisis,
caused by the twin rail and coal
strikes. were taken here this after
noon.
As a first prelim nary, the inter-
state commerce commission issued an
order declaring public emergency
to exist ON all railroads east of the
Mississippi river, effective tomorrow,
July e6, and continuing in effect uun-
II further notice.
Within an hour after the commits
sion had taken this step the half hum
dred producing coal operators i'll
conference with Secretary of Com
merce Hoover announced their unan-
imous acceptance of the plan he has
proposed to establish priority in coal
shipments and to prevent profitecr-
ing.
The next step toward putting the
administration plan into effect is
the appointment of presidential
committee (which shall cooperate
with the interstate commerce COM
mission to send coal and other neces-
sites where they are most needed"
The emergency order issued by the
interstate commerce commission es-
tablshed shipping priorities on the
following commodities in order
named.
Food for human consumption, food
for live stock, live stock, perishable
products, coal, coke, fuel OIL
The order of the commission auto
matically abrogates all rules and
regulations governing the railroads
acceptance OF freight and makes
them amenable 10 the commission
not only as to what they shall carry
but also as to whom they shall serve.
The order OF priority for ship
mcnts of coal and other, necessities
was decreed as follows
Railroads, public utilities, hospi-
tails, government, fedSra state,
county or municipal schools and
other public institutions.
The Missouri coal operators COM
mittee. appointed Friday by the
Southwestern Interstate Coal Oper-
ators' association, is in Jefferson City
today to confer with Governor Hyde
on the method OF reopening Missouri
mines.
Harry n. Taylor, president Of the
association, said today that the OPP
orators committees of Kansas, Okla
homa and Arkansas also are ready
to 60 before their governors and
have asked for appointments.
On the eve of these parleys Mr..
Taylor declared:
John l.. Lewis is car, drunk
with power, and the mines will be re-
opened within few days
Coal Mine No. 70, Western Coal &
Mine company, Pittsburg, Kas., it
was announced would reopen
Wedne >day, as the first of approxi-
matey 300 mines in the four states
comprising the Southwestern later
state Coal Operators association dis
trict which were closed by the strike.
according to a statement last night
by W. l.. A. Johnson. general cont
missioner OF the association.
Resumption of operations in the
Pittsburg mine will be made il &c.
cordance with plans wo-'le1 ont yes
terday by the Missouri coal opera
tors committee in conference with
Governor Hyde at Jefferson City. the
commissioner said
Other mines now shut down are
cleaning up and making ready to re-
sumo operations, Approximately 500
mines are included in the four states.
Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma and Ar
kansas. OF these 200 already are op-
Grating with non-union labor.