Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-29
ministration S emergen-
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nounced today by Secretary Hoover.
chairman Of the federal coal distribu.
/ ton committee.
/ Mr.. Hoover plans to make public
soon proposals being sent to all the
! states for the organization of local
| fuel control bodies. The federal plan,
he said contemplates that each state
shall take the entire responsibility for
distribution and prices within It's
! boundaries while the federal govern
ment will see to it that the states get
coal from the operators at fair prices.
The commerce secretary in this
| connection stated that Henry b. Spen-
Ger, the administrative member of the
presidents committee is to be known
as the federal fuel distributor and
not as an administrator as was err
roneously announced yesterday by the
| department,
The government Mr. Hoover stated
Is not reestablishng the old time fuel
administration system. but Is chiefly
concerned in the equitable distribu-
tion of coal.
Peace Plans Progress.
Chicago July 29.-(AP) while
officers of the miners union insisted
that plans for a conference between
operators and miners to end the soft
coal strike We're progressing. federal
! and state officials continued prepara-
tions for distribution of coal under,
governmental supervision.
Appointment by President Harding
of Henry B. Spencer as federal coal
administrator and Tire appointment
OF an advisory committee of opera.
tors are taken by coal men here to
megn that the federal government
wodlA not halt its plan to control dis
. trihution OF foodstuffs and fuel de.
, spite the fact that the outlook for
peace was considered brighter.
Governors of additional states were
expected today to add their names
, to the list of twenty-three state heads
: who have assured Secretary Hoover
that they will establish state admins.
trations for the prevention of profit.
eCring and for the control of coal dis
triOution
Officials at Washington have indi-
Gated that states which have large
coal deposits will be expected to ex-
haust all efforts to dig their own coal
before aid can be expected from the
federal government
The administration believes that
there will be settlement Of the
strike and the countrys fuel needs
will be supplied. No special efforts
are being made to supply any par
ticuar section, according to officials
who declare that the federal govern.
ments task to see that the nation
as q whole does not suffer from lack
Of fuel
Harrington Confers With Lewis.
Philadelphia July 29.-Frank Far.
rington, president Of the Illinois mi
: ners was expected to join the other
competitive district of the soft coal
fields in their conference with John
IL. Lewis. president of the United
[ Mine Workers oF America, here to-
, day,
: William Green, International secre.
J tary of the miners, and John Moore.
: representative of the organization,
: were also expected to join the meet
ings.
President Lewis continued Optlmls'
= tic today concerning early settlement
: of the strike.
Still Rappina harrington.
Springfield ILL.,. July 29.-Officials
Of the Springfield subdistrict of the
. Illinois mine workers today sent a
telegram to President John l., Lewis
: at Philadelphia requesting that all
Illinois mines be stopped from work
and criticising State President Frank
harrington who is meeting with Mr..
Lewis today.