Evening star., 1923-09-22
COAL BOARD TURNS
NFINAL REPORT
President Thanks Members
on Accomplishments on
White House Call.

The United States Coal Commission
today submitted to the President its
final report, and at the same time
took official farewell of the Chief
Executive. The commission by stat
ute ceases TO exist tonight.
President Coolidge expressed to the
commission his qualification at the
work it accomplished and compli-
m ented the members and the staff.
The report OF the commission and
its recommendations wifi be sub
mitted to Congress when that body
convenes. Bills carrying out their
recommendations win be drafted and
introduced. This work, however, will
be left to Congress, The commission
has not undertake. en- 10 put its recon-
mendations into legislative form.
Hammond Heads Party.
Chairman John Hays Hammond and
Commissioners Marshall, George Otis
Smith, Howell, Neill and Devine and
Secretary Hunt were in the party
calling at the White House.
AS they were leaving the executive
offices former Vice President Mar
said: at was sorry crowd here this
morning. DR.. George Otis Smith has
been appointed to a job. but the rest
of US are losing ours. The President
did call attention to the fact" added
Mr. Marshall, with a twinkle in his
eye. there is a vacancy in the vice
presidency right now, but said he had
no authority to I'LL 1t by appointment"
President Coolidge signed an order
yesterday transferring the records
and files of the commission to the
custody of the Interior Department,
where they will be under the admin
istration of the geological survey.
John Hays Hammond, chairman of
the commission. is rendering q recep-
ton to the entire personnel OF the
commission, to newspaper editors and
other friends to the number of ESQ in
his home, 23o1 Kalorama road, this
afternoon. Mr.. Hammond Is assisted
In receiving by his sister, Mas Eliza
beth Hammond. Mrs. Hammond and
Miss Natalie Hammond will not re-
turn from Gloucester, Mass, until
late in October.
publisher and a member OF the COM
mission, was host to the members OF
the commission and friends last night
in the Presidents suite at the New
willard.
DR.. Smith I'm Old Place.
Dr George Otis Smith returned
on Monday to his old Job as director
of the geological survey and P. s.
Smith, the acting director, VIII then
resume his former position as ad-
ministrative geologist of the survey.
r. r. wadleigh, federal fuel dis
tributor, returned today to his duties
as head OF, the coal section OF the
commodities division of the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce,
where his duties will continue to
keep him in close touch with the
coal situation.
The final report Of Mr. 'wadleigh
| Is now in the hands OF the public
printer and will be given out early
nsxt week. 1t will contain no recon-
imen,Iations or comments, however.
Among the papars turned over to
the custody OF the Secretary OF the
Interior today is the framework, on
naper, of an organization for emer-
gency distribution OF fuel In the
event OF q national or sectional short
The clerical force OF the commits
sion has been gradually reduced dur
ing the last month. The statistical
work OF the commission during the
peak of its work required q force OF
more than 800 employees. Only few
a erks are left to wind up the affairs
of the commission.