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Garf ield to Fix Retail Prices For Coal Soon Local Ommittees to Help Set Rates for Various Districts Vill Try to Protect Every One Involved Meanwhile He Urges Big production as Means of Winning War ?Jeet, h. Early Ba araa promi*ed Pr. H. A the ? autotnent ( -roverninent'a coal con . arill ho estahhshtd the aid ot" local I "M-k *1U be foi their cnforce tion rt coal at rnce.* agty v prOdOCBr ftnd l-on ? the aim of the govern Prodocers' I fl reTieed . :.'!>? operated Operator* ? are aaked ' '-..-t:es . The I r)r- ("ar" ?Y.d ??'?' ? peral on 01' and . r.-. Producera an baotrei ne eommitteea until Pr. Gei . io form h - . r nenl of coal will b> which domefltifl eona-flflBOTfl will oh- | tain **eer*r*rha**e n 1t4ir alinr* of the I supply ?t prieea whieh \4 11 reflect these fued for eperatera and whole-1 palera by the Preaident. The tank of the Fuel AdniiniMrntiou ? tfl Bfl*Mft tho lirgl ? , | |( pr? , daction of fnel al prieea jn-t to the produeer nnd reaaonable to the i?n Bnmer. 111 atatemenl followa: "The coal flltaetion !? briefly thUi The deniHnd h?s vaatly Increased, lt eoraea from faetoriea and railroada, no! from domeatic eonanmera whose normal. Pactoriea nnd railroada mnfll be kepl going and hou eholda ( must be kepl warm and well f?d, if the . eountry ia t.. be Bl for Ita greal t?>k. \\ e iinre nol forgel thal il arar, taa wi ba* ?? nt heart Is, in large meaaure, npon abnnd . nnt prodnetion and wide dlatribution of coal. maal prodvee ?U we can and ntc according to need. ln ad to meel ng the iltuatioa al home. fl I aupply coal to our army nml abroad, and consider the needa of mir neighbors, eapectally Canada, Cuba nnd South America, and aama of the Allie?. whoee aupply la Inadeouate. "lt ia tha pvrpoae of the 1 uel Ad-' itratien to eneonragfl prodnetion, to ntilise, aa fat aa poaaible, all ii 4 agenciea, to aeek tha advice of ea> perts, nnd the eooperation of nperatoi* and aainora, of indnatrial nnd domeatic eonanmera, and of all who pnrform a ! useful terrice in the prodnetion and i diati ihntion of coal. "Until further direction, the follow intr rulinga will be obeerri "The Preaident'a order !:\in<- price* beeame c'Tcctive for bitnminona emil Tuesday sTening, Angust 21, r.MT, for anthracite c?h! Saturday, September 1, lylT. The PrOflident'fl order Includea oxpoii and bnakei eoai Price* May He Revined "The price* t"i\ed are provi*:onnl They will stand unlesa chafllged bj or.ier of the PrOflidl nt, for L?"d caUBfl shown. The fnel adminiatration will ? exaniine all Bpplieationa for re 4't price? Hccompumed hv coat atate? menl enteef in writing. Thes Btatements ahouid be ventied and cover at least tha yeur* lalo. 1916 and 1917 tu date. "If further explanatlon i* needed thr fuel adminiatration will nsk eom . .ar in per "It m not proposed to repjiiire effi- ' . , operated minea to produec eoal lo**, but the burden rcata upon applicants to ahow th. I in particular c.i-- ! "It will jrrcatly expedite the TvorV of the fuel adminiatration if a**oc . - of opi ratoi ?. minera or indut .-?..-. -;e the hold .? nt of . t" eon I er a itb the f"' 1 nd rator. or for the | orpo ? ot' tak* .-.on concernm^ prieea and wages, tintil he Iibb had opportunity to aelrrt ' his aiivispra hiuI hi-er (rom Uieafl who believe themaelvaa likely to be adverae ly affected. Proaipt attention will be given to iill ronininnieiitioni. "Pl.ii" i.rn under eonalderation, and aon be aaneanced. whereby pro? duction may eontinue withaat h u adveraely eitlu-r tha producei or thr purehaaer pendlaf thr examinatlofl pf applicai lona for t. ? of pr lc< - I ntil thi plan is aanoaneed it is rag i ? led that aalea nnd deliverit made ?t the pricei lixed, with a itipu n to tha eff< d thal if prii i readjusted aettlententi nhull ba nade accordiagly. "For thr pnrpive of dflt.rmin.ng a proper ba.ii fnr retml dealera laeal committeei arill he organlaed tnroujrh ' oul the eouotnr. Each eonamittec arill tigatc and report Baaa the locali ?n and adviae eoncerning th"' regulationa ta be eatabliahed Wh?n tha price ia flxad. tha local eoannitta. will ba aaked to aapariatand Ita en-| forcei MTh? fuel adnainifltratiaa is prepar ?i i' i plan of apportionni nt which 4vill ' to dom.etic eoaauin.ra their fair ih.re of the coal aupply. aad Bl pricei uhieh will refled tne pricei for. pretnalgated by the Preai d.nt "Contraets ralatiag to bltnralnoua enal niHde before the prorlanuit ion of . thi Pr. Id.n1 "ii augual '-'l nnd eon-l traeta ralatiag to anthraeitc coal aaadfl before the Preflident'i proclaaiatioa ot, Aujrust 28 uro noi anacted t'v thaaa proclamatioaa, provided the eontracta are bona Ada Ib eharactai and are en-1 forceable al law. "Thi- BBdaraigned ha* requefted th. Federal Trade Commlaaion t. aecaia at tha aarlieat momenf poaalbla a eertl fied Copy of all contracts held to come, withm the f< regolng rule." (Si^iiid' MAKI'Y A. GARKIKLD. Sugar Refiners All Agree to Control Allow National Committee to Dominate Whole Trade Situation WA8HINGTON, Sept t. Repreaenl ? ? ; ? ally all ingar refinera j operatlng In the united Statea, meat Ing with the food adminiatration to-? day, valnatarily agreed to import all augar through a eomralttea te be ap pointed by tne Food Adminiatrati r, thi ti .tion aanonncad to "Thii action wai taken a" n pa i . ? .. mittee v lll bt tributed proportionately to h11 eriea op rating in tbe United Sl ]X j? ;i- that all the Alli' purchaae theiy augar through the same W. & J. SLOANE IMPORTANT SALE OF PLAIN AND FIGURED CARPETS We Offer for Stoek Adjustment Purposes English, French and Domestic Wiltons English, Scotch and Domestic Axminsters Wilton Velvets and Body Brussels PLAIN COLOR CARPETS Regular Price Sale Price 4.025 Sq. Yds. of Imported per gq Yard Velvet and "Angora" Carpets, Per Sq. Yd. c n ^Q nn 9 C& 12 feet wide (without seam) $8.00 to $15.00 7,080 Yds. Plain "Karnak" <8k Bigelow Wiltons $4*85 1,521 Yds. Plain "Soudan" C& Plain Wiltons 6,650 Yds. Alex. Smith's Plain Wilton Velvets 7,670 Yds. Plain "Aristo" C& Bigelow Axminsters $3.25 5.50 $3.85 *<?? ro $3.50 $2.25 $2.25 FIGURED CARPETS Regular Price Sale Price Per Yard Per Yard $5.75 to $8.50 $2.75 tO $3.50 8,025 Yds. Figured English C& Scotch Axminsters 14,580 Yds. Figured F2nglish, French, "Karnak" A Bigelow c nn Co rn Wiltons $4*50 to $5.25 $2.00 tO *2.bU 9,250 Yds. Figured "Aristo" $ QQ & Bigelow Axminsters *3-^ ^,vw 9,381 Yds. Alex. Smith's Fig- tO Ml ured Wilton Velvets $3*25 *Z.UU 7,090 Yds. "Karnak," Bige? low C& "Oneida" Body Brus- C/ 7C sels $2.35 to $2.85 *1./D SPECIAL SALE OF SEAMLESS CHENILLE RUGS At Greatly Reduced Prices FIFTH AVENUE & 47th STREET, NEW YORK Dutch Commission Arrives to Urge Food Shipments Seeks to Show Holland Is Not Supplying Ger? many U. S. to Stand Firm No Embargo Change. Until America Estimates Size of the Surplus AN* ATLANTIC P> >.;'.'. Bept B. Hal? land'i apadal eaaiailaalaa te plead the Canafl of the N'ctherland? in connection with Ameriran food export* arrived here to-day nnd will prooeed to Waah* ingtafl tn-niuirow. Iti tlie pnrty are \'nn Klde, former head nf thn I?utrh (irairi Bureau; I. B. \ ;in Der Ilouven Van Cofdt, former president of tlie Covneil of thfl IndaM, Joofll \hii Vollcnhoven and a stutT of cl.rha. The special Dutch BUMlOfl come* to the I'nited Btatafl bliagiag informa tiOfl as tu th,. food situation ia Hol land iir.d itatlatici eoveriag I'uteh ex? port* and imports of the !aat three year . requi itcd by the American gov? ernment in a recent note hunded to Minister \ Bfl Rappard Negotlatloni i<?? ? kir.jj; to the .hipment of foodatnffi in Holland will be t.-ik'n up by the mis.ion where brok.n ",r ? weak ago, when the Exporta Adminis trativa Board declined to | fine hundred Dutch - loaded with food aad eattle feed, '! I a American aad Dutch govern i .1 :? virtual impaaaa when t ba expoi ? i !? ibi I t fuaed t. i ee ada by Hiniater Van ? Belgian R< lief Com m calling for ? diviaion of the ? Holland and Belg i The minister hai deelined flatly to - to unli .'1 ui leai nnmo ? !. nnd, mean . the eere.l ling. 11 . pecial raiaaioi ted to amplify a reecnl offer l>y tne Dutch t to 1 irn over ? large bubv ? Statei ? I release of 11 ? .- ? i i ela were to ha.* th< Am riean and eoaat enrice to release American shir* for tran trade, ? ?' board ha* Inf.rmed th. ? thal 11 Ii fonnatiofl j tfl ilan- | :d that no : hipmenta ahould be pernittad to I t leaat twe nootha, i.i which ' ' ? ean aa* . at Us export eurplu' ? J-on ln Holland han pra on e o f tl ' ?' ... ?yatcm for 'ho Northern Eurepean ? oat of th ei i otl er countriei nnd cx ? *ies of dairy and meat produi ' ' ' n The American ta *top this food , , ?.. tl e BBemy. and at the time doe. t."t want to ga ^i far impose &ny actual bardahip on I I- ?? entirely unlikalr, it t* aaid, thnt the i . rmit --hip- | ? ? ?? feed to Holland faf . - i thi* I ? ?' ome of to make up the . an. Upstate Senators Tryin? to Put Off Vote on Perkins M.BANT, S.pt S.?Becaaae of the ion of upt-tate hirulators to ? . ? ?. . ? i,. ? -.- '.'. ;??:-. ? I '.'?? 1 controlli lt ia believed t that the Legiilature, which will reeonvene to-morrow. tnav take B lecess until after eleetion. Govt rr.or Whitir.an is dctermined to forei the v of I'i rk:r.F. He has the apport ?' of the up .?? Btmittocman. :i who will 6etk ltelection ver, are anjdoui 11 avoid the Perkina itsue For that ? thty ar. trying to prevent ac? tion on tl.e Governor's appointmeati food eontrol comni'.s.-iion until fall. They believ< the op ; ? n of the farmers to Perkir:- will prov ? ? ? .:' i.e were I; might even m< an majoi ty in the f S will !?:'-: ' matioa r Elota R. Bro*? ? 'I t'O . er P ?'*? in an effoi' ' re con ? :'.i ? ? ce ii until . ...! the . I Com n bb i : two commiaaionara proba? bly ? ild Schurman, of !. and Charlei A. Weiting, ef Schoharie < ounty. Should the Brown be carried out, 1 two migrht i law into force with ... . . an not now Ii fer n: ? the Derri" ? on to N ? ? Rob4 rt P. Wag ?....- part "f a ?? ru block th. plan* . '?: ' Meat Near Depletion, Stockmen Deelare WASHINGTON, Bept 5.-Early da ? :i of the country'.- supply "f m at an taken to ?timuli ' ? ... ealled by I ? ? De . ' ,re to ci ' .'.n. ? ? ??. |ing I neetiBg were meml .United named ta . I IL r bert Hoover, the road Adminiatrator, | large numbera of eattle, aheej p from ..... ni the South and I ? -apply would have had to if war h . ' ? ' ? lt n ? aetini thal : baad of ? ?-.f. n tu other part* ol tha cuuutiy to .?jri - B*^-?H^^i**-i*****--t" (M T * ? i :'*T * Ml ? ' m .*? I H s ->-"" Copyrightliart Sv.:*;iuci flBlfflflJ , Save, serve, dress well Our all-zvool clothes., ready made. help do it You know Economy is one of the war-cries nowj and so far as clothes are concerned, all-wool is its other name. You may serve your country by giving or saving; by fighting or farming; but not by depreciating good quality to make it cost less. It isn't saving anything to mix cotton with wool in clothing fabrics j it's waste; all-wool is the real economy. New fall styles jor young men You can see the new sport models like the one pictured above, and the Varsity Fifty Five designs, at the store of the merchant who sel'ls these good clothes. Ask to see our label?a small thing to look for, a big thing to rind. The Style Book is ready; sendfor i*\ Hart Schaffner & Marx Chieago New York We'll help you to save, serve and dress well here, in Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes. Wallach Bros. IrotA-ttyt t-flow Chamb?ri Broid-A'i'.', cor. 29th Third Are., cor. 123*1 I Open ? >t 125th J Lveninn*.