Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-29
PENCER NAMED
To HANDLE COAL
DURING WALkOuT
Former Vice President OF
the Southern Railway Is
Appointed Fuel Admins
traitor BY Harding.
fBy The Associated Press.l

Washington, July 2S (by the AS
sociated Press,) +r-Hcnry y, fp@n-
GER. former vice president Of the
Southern railway and general
agent for the war time
railroad administration, tonight
was appointed federal coal admins
istrator for the duration of the
present strike emergency by Pres
ident Harding.
Mr.. Spencer becomes admins
trative member of the coal distri-
button committee, which will con-
troll distribution of available coal
supplies on a priority basis to es-
sential industries and utilities.
With the announcement OF crea-
tion of the offices of coal admins
traitor, confidence was expressed at
the White House that production
of coal regardless of rail and mine
strikes, eventually would be IN
creased to the point whefe II
would be adequate for the coun-
try's needs. President Harding telt
so assured on this point, 1t was
said, that he contemplated no FUR
ther movement in the coal strike
Members OF Committee.
Secretary Hoover, who announc
ed Mr.. Spencer's selection by Pres
ident Harding for the vacancy OF
the central committee, made pub
lie, also names of operators from
coal producing districts so far des-
ignated as members of the ad-
visory committee, which is a part
of the federal organization for
coal prices and insur-
ing fuel distribution. They are:
c. e. Bockus, chairman for Vir-
ginia; E. l.. Douglas for Kentucky;
George S. Francis for Pennsylva-
nia; e. C. Mcmahon, for Tennes-
see w. J. Magee and e. E. White
for West Virginia.
C. e. Tuttle of New York was
named adviser to the committee or
lake and northwest movement and
S. willard of New York,
adviser on bunker and tidewater
Control by States.
The governors of 23 states, Mr.
Hoover announced, have undertaK-
en- to erect the necessary admins
tration to control profiteering and
distribution of coal within the!l
borders.
The Norfolk and Western, Ches-
apeake and Ohio and Louisville
and Nashville railroads, which
traverse important coal produci1e
sections, today reported institu'
tion of embargoes over their lines
against all freight except food
stuffs, livestock and fuel. The
roads acted, 1t was said here, un'
der the formal announcement bi
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, that an emergency existed
which impelled 1t to authorize
roads whose normal operations
had been affected by the strike
to establish priority in certain
classes of transportation.
Equ1t0DIe D1vSlOn.
While it was made clear at the
White House that the ad:ninistra
ton supervision Of coal distribu
ton would be directed to the enc
that the fuel supply might bt
equitably divided among all users
entitled to consideration, II wa
added that no objection would b.
made If state authorities wen
ahead-as has been the case II
Indiana and Michigan-with sep
arate efforts to provide coal fo
the people within their jurisdic
tion.
Senator Borah, chairman Of tn,
senate labor committee, conferred
with President Harding today will
regard to the bill proposing fed
eral commission to inquire into tn
coal industry. 1t was said tn
conference covered only TIL
broader aspects of the BILL.