Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-25

Washington, Aug, 25.-The House
will take up Monday or Tuesday bill
to stop pyofsteering in coal, Republican
Leader Mondell announced in the House
today.
Mr.. Mondell said the bill is being
drafted by the House Interstate Cons
merce Committee. which received to-
day suggestions from Cabinet mem
bers on how profiteering in fuel can
most effectively be quelled.
Washington, Aug. 25.-A resolution
by Representative Tinkham, Repub,l-
can. of Massachusetts, demanding the
resignation of Representative Andrew
J. Volstead, Of Minnesota. as chalr-
man and member of the House Judl-
ciary Committee, was eXpunged from
the Congressional Record yesterday
ten minutes after IL was presented.
The resolution Charged that vol
stead. author of the prohibition en-
forcement law. was not fit to hold ms
position on the Judiciary Committee
ba,ausc officials of the Antl-Saloon
League helped him financially in his
election campaign, and later appeared
before him asking for legislation.
Washington, Aug. 25.-The admin
iStration is gravely concerned over the
problem of supplying the country
fuel needs this winter.
Privately. administration officials
today admitted that critloal Sltua-
ton confrontS the country
To an already difficult situation,
caused by the coal strike and the eX-
haustion Of coal reserves during the
suspension Of coal pro&uction, Is add
cd the deadlock in the railroad strike.
Even if the railroad strike were set
tied today the country could not eS-
cane this winter drastic conservation
policies nor avoid hand-to-moutn Ia
tioniug of coal, it was admitted.
The problem now is not coal pro-
duction, bat how mach coal the car
rierS can haul, Secretary OF COM
merce Hoover stated.
How seriously the administration re-
cards the situation is expressed nm the
following paragraph from letter to
President Harding from Secretary
Hoover:
Eve are deeply impressed with the
fact that due to the almost total eN-.
baustion of.coal stocks and the newt
able and growing shortage IN trans
portation. that the difficulties OF the
country will be very great even with
tho resumption of coal production, ana
urless there is legislation enacted that
will curb profiteeriug and will give
control 10 distribution there will be
Great suffering and difficulties during
the period Of readiustment.
Now that peace has been restored
in many bituminouS fields oil tne coun-
trv a production of from 100000 to
10 OOOO 600 tons of soft coal weekly
is expected for the balance of the coal
eooson ending April /. 1923. But with
,.o;lrood rolling stock badly crippled
tbroupb lack of repairs, due to the
styite of 4OO. 900 shopmen. and settle
mon Of the strike still distant, the
urinary problem is how to place g
zoo OO0 IONS of coal weekly at the
hands Of the public utilities tne essen ',,
tial food industries, industry III ee"-
eral and private homes; I'm. ,a
\ mass of far-reachlng olIlS ana
.esolutions. aiming ~ government m
tcryention to effect a prompt Set'leI
mcnt of the rail and anthracite C. eoa' "a.
strikes confronted the senate toQaE, ;,,
Foremost was the Walsh resolution
authorizing the presidcn. to take over
the coal mines immediately IN an :I Ell
fort to nuaigate the serious lnduStf.la, la
situation imminent upon the, nation
because Of the alarming coal snort
age. -
The northwest faces serious SIT
uation for the same reason CoheeS-
tion is anticipated At all the gateWaS va. ; ;
10 that part of the country, lnciuulIs
the Chicago. Toledo and SanouSNS
wards. Winter Will shoke on laVe
traffic before enough coal can oe
shipped I'm this wav to meet the re-
cuiremeutS of the northwest.