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Priority Orders From Wash ington Gradually to Ab sorb All Production. APPROVED BY HOOVER Railways to Got Fuel Under Direction of the Federal Distributor. TRAFFIC SHOWS INCREASE Three Coal Carrying: Roads Consider Modifying1 Freight Embargo. Special Dispatch to T,i? Nbw York Vork Hem lit lint ran,) W ashing!on, I). (\, Aug. 2. f Betailed plans for coal distribution under direction of the Federal-Govern ment during the existing emergency were announced to-day, following their approval toy Secretary of Commerce Hoover. The organization provides for the ultimate distribution of all coal pro duced under Federal Government to the States and by each State to its consumers. Until the organization is in full swing and* absolute priority ijeods are shown, coal operators anil shippers will keep up their normal de livery and usual business, but it Is an nounced that the priority orders from Washington will gradually absorb all production and there will be na coal left for delivery through regular chan nels. -All railway coal will be supplied on ordertj from Federal Coal Distrilmtor Spender in Washington. A conference will l<t held in Washing ton to-morrow between officials of the three Southern coal carrying roads serv ing non-union coal mines, which declared an embargo on general freisht and members of the Interstate Commerce Commission to review the situation and to plan for a partial lifting ?f ihe em bargoes. The railroads affected are the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Norfolk and Western and the Lousiviile and Nash vil) e. .Pi afflo conditions 01^ these roads has greatly improved under the embargo orders and It is expected that they can soon begin the control of general freight. ' his action will restore traffic to a i.early normal basis. Fuel Distribution Plan. The Federal Fuel Distributor, appoint ?mi by the President, announced the following organization and plan for the distribution of fuel In the existing emergency: organization. *>,'?sident,H Fuel Distribution Ton,mi,tee. consisting of Secretary of Commerce Hoover, chairman; Attorncy lenerai Dauglierty, Secretary of In tlie Intp J? p??mi88i0?er Altchison of !!' . Commerce Commission, ^raJr. Distributor Spencer. be s"et fuel distribution will be set up in Washington for the purpose of directing the distribution of available am?"* th? rai|ways. Federal institutions and States, consisting of an administrative committee as follows : . SPencer, Federal Fuel Distribu ter chairman; staff?Samu?l Porchor rail I o*d fuel; Le Baron S. Willurd. tlde wa p, coal; j. N. snider, New Knaiand K" TuW,e' ,fik" ^ sionEJt?"ru*or' """hwestern Son R WUr^tt,n- ,J'- ?OUtheastem order"' -p? 'ri' manager of I hut.1,yro"; Keologliiul survey. SteVNaT E' A" C0bCy' Advisory Committee; '7- B"ku?. chairman, Virginia - F it White, southern W? Virginia E r Mah.in, south Appalachian ; E. L busies' r.^ern,KentU<Vi William X Maie!' v!r*i V| ? district of southern West va^a UM ?r*r R ?mla , M. J. (jormley, American rtiiii w^y Association ; J. C. Ho? SLut ereTa.r;'',CTmUH,0n: D- ?? mS ^ y 0 ,ha committee. '3J ( Mation of district committees in the I?r,,duc,?'K districts vast of rt?M,uS f"r the Purp<>?e ?,dl! iriouting orders from the Federal fuol distributer among the mines consist.". ot F"><raf fuel dis butoi. Interstate Commerce Commis sion. coal operators and railroads. District ||i-ailqiiartrrii, District headquarters l^vo hcca es tablished us follows: Norton, Va., district coal committe*. coal districts, all Virginia except I'oca hontas district. Bluefteld, VV. Va., district coal com mlltw. coal districts: Pocahontas, Wind ing Uulf, >fcw River, Tug River, Vir ginia. Huntington, W. Va., district coal eom ?' Ittee, coal districts: Kanawha, Logan, illlanson, Hiff Handy. Knoxvllle, Tern., district coal com nittee, coal districts: Fields In south astern Kfiitucky outside of Ifarlas and Hazard. all mines In Tennessee. Louisville, K.v., district coal commit ter, coal districts: Harlan, Hazard and v?ll*rn Kentucky fields on I* and N, and I. C. railroads. Birmingham, Ala., district coal com mittee, coal districts: All minis In Ala bama. I'ending the completion ?f this organl latloa three intermediate stages- will ?naiie : (a) Continuation of their normal or dinary business by the operators. < b) I'rtortty buyers In accordance with I. O. servloB order numl?er 2.1 v III gradually ?ncroa<-h upon operators' business. (e) Coal orders placed through the federal fu?*l distributor for railway pur pose* and State committees will grad ually absorb the total output of the mines. (4) Creation at a fuel committee by each Governor, the orders from -whom will be sent to the Federal fuel dis tributor at Washington aad thence out to the district committees, and the Gov ernors have been asked to create organ. Ian tIons In each State with the follow ing duties: < (A) To report at one.? the consump tion of cosl In their State In the dif ferent categories?utilities, household, jadnstries. *c. (II) To furnish a statement showing: t. A list of those who should receive priority coal for current use, not for storage. In the order of emergenoy of their need. Nature of consumer, whether pub liu utility or what not. .1 Character of coal required. Including source from which consumer previously obtained hla supply. 4. Nam* of ceal operator with whom he doe* business, if in the present pro ducing field. 6. Weekly supply needed by ?uch con 6. Number of weeks stock, lie now hus '"icTto net up a single consignee 1" each State on behalf of all coal shipP? into that State on orders trom the Governor's committee, Federal fuel distributor. The }oY?r nor's committee will become responinlble for payment for all coal shipped In the State and will put up ?Jv?nce banK tit posit to cover same, which depoM tory will honor sight draft with w*Jg^* certificate, car number. &c.. this being practically an F- Q. B. sale. . (D* The Governor s committee will distribute coal made available U mm according to their Judgment of the>re speetlve need# In the btate, and isa liberty to reconsign or to move coal after it has reached points in the State. The Governors would naturally pro reed in this distribution according to the rotation of public necessity : X. I'ublio utilities and public institu tions. 2. Household coal. 3. Industries manufacturing publio ne cessities. 4. Industries In general. (E) In order to effect proper distrlbu tion Governors' committees will find it advantageous to secure the of the wholesale and retail dealers within their States. , ?? (F) Governors* committees are en tirely responsible for the prevention of profiteering and extortion in tjie sale and distribution of coal within their States. (G) The Governors committees will furnish written orders to the ?ed??1 j fuel distributor In terms to be prt ( Pa',^Federal Government fuel orders will be given toy the coordination com mittee and will pass through the Federal fuel distributor to the district comnil - UT shipments of coal the lakes to the States of Minnesota. North Dattota. South Dakota, northern northern Michigan and Canada shall op erate through the Ore and Coal tx , change of Cleveland. Orders for such coal on contracts in FedTa" through or be approved by the Federal fuel distributor to the district commit tees. It is the purpose to Inaugurate a regular weekly movement of coal to this trade The division of buc1? coal be tween States or receiving points J? indicated from the Federal fuel dis trTcoal operators will continue to function individually in re8p^'t. their ordinary business or priority or .iera that may oome to them under the 1 c C service order Nq. 23 until such time as orders that have been received Y,v the district crwumittees from the fed eral fuel distributor supplant their ca PauS'n receipt of orders for coal from the Federal fuel distributor in \N u*h_ ington the service agent of vtate Commerce Commission will Issue order upon the recommendation of the representative of the Federal fuel distributor to the railroads to place the tars for the coal shipment. This order will be delivered to the representative of the railway onthe dU trlct committee for transmission to the proper officer of the railway for execu tion. SOUTHERN OHIO MINES DECLINE LEWIS'S OFFER Do Not Favor Interstate Ac tion on Basic Wage. Columbus. Aug. 2 -Affirming an oral statement of a, few days aP??? * *rtv, Kinney, secretary of the Southern Ohio, Coal Exchange, to-day said the organi zation formally has decided not to ac cept the invitation of John Ij- ^?wls. president of the United Mine Workers for a conference of central c???e.tUUnV| field operators and union officials at Cleveland Monday, called to negotiate. settlement of the coal strike. The declination sent to Lewis reit- ( .-rated the southern Ohio operators j vt ind thet they do not believe In Inter ne action to negotiate a basic wa.e aS?Op"rotors and miners In States and j districts should meet and solve their (Dwn problems." Mr. McKlnney wrote to the; "^welfare of the employee jtj southern Ohio mines, as well as tn?.. operators and the copimunitles in which they live, must be given first hand con sideration. which can only be given at a w5?? lives of the United Mine woraeia Southern Ohio in a district conference HHli.ADEt.PHfA, Aug. 2.?Joh"^ SPS^JTSSS received ^ frZ coal operators in response to his SS^aS^Srta-e | Cleveland. WAY MEN'S HEARING SET FOR AUGUST 28 Overtime Is Principal Rule Before Rail Labor Board. Chicago, Aug. 2.?The United States j Railroad Labor Board to-day adopted j & resolution to begin the hearing of j wage and ruU dUputes Involving the Maintenance of Way Union on Au gust 28. The board's action Is In line with promises made to tt. V. Grable. head of the maintenance of way organisation, when the union's strike plans were aban doned on July 4. At this time an agree- j irent was reached by which Mr. (Jrshlo Instructed hla general chairmen to take up with the individual roads the matter j of wages. It was provided that If an Kgreement could net be reached the mat ter would be submitted to the labor board for an early hearing. Labor board members pointed out that t ? e board made no concession In grant ing a rehearing of cases which resulted !n slashing the prices ef maintenance ?f way men, effective .luly J. as any or ganisation was prlvlh'rfed to ask for re consideration on tiie ground that living prices had advanced since the decision was rendered. The principal rule In volved concerns overtime. f'nsrs involving forty-three romls !<*v? been submitted to the board, these! railroads waiving their right to a thirty , dny notice before submission of the <at?es. Other roads are said to have pursued a similar policy. Mr. Orsble ami severs! of hla Vice-presidents Bp reared before the board to-day and agreed to the date fixed. Most of the eases are on Joint submissions, the ques tions Involved being identical. TEXTILE WORKERS VOTE TO END LONG STRIKE Newmarket Men Will Return Without Wage Cut. Vswmabkkt, N H.. Aug. I.?Striking textile workers of the Newmarket Man i-fu< taring Company's mills voted to night to accept a proposal to return to work on a basis of fifty hours a week [ ;.nd no reduction in wages, according to strikers who attended the meeting. Th* strike, which started February II, was In protest against a fifty-four hour working week and a reduction of 20 per cent, in wages. IDLE DAYS CAUSE A YEARLY COAL LOSS OF $400,000,000 Harding Administration Is Convinced Any Settlement Must Be Temporary That Does Not Overhaul the Entire Basis of Production. Special Pispatch to Tug N?w Yob* IIbralp. New York Hr.ruld Burruu. I Washington. I>. C.t Aug. S3. ( Whatever success attends the ettorts now under way to solve the national coal problem growing out of the long strike of the union miners, the Harding Ad ministration is convinced that any set tlement must be purely temporary which do^s not overhaul the entire basis of ooal production in America. It has become a commonplace In Ad ministration circles that the root of the evil in th# coal Industry, the cause which operates to make strikes, recur rent shortages and threatened famines, is the complete absence of economy, both as regards labor and coal resources. Estimates that receive confirmation from the fisrures compiled by the bureau of labor statistics of the Department of Labor indicate that the combined yearly loss to labor and capital in the coal industry due to idle days and the opera tion of uneconomic mines amounts to something like $406,000,000. This does not take into account the lotia that accrues to the general public from the fact that 700,000 mine em ployees are i(Ue for 10 days a, year. Something like 12,000,000,000 Is In vested In the bituminous mine? of the SHOP UNION WIRES FULL ACCEPTANCE Continued from First Page. eptance and the interpretation of tti?? lK'h8e? t0 ,he Client to-night Timothy Healy, pse8ldent of the f?re ?,lers' uni?n. which is also on if th? th? shop men's acceptance he I resident's proposal, stating that his union would abide bv the sui men!""8 a"d W0Uld "fol,ow th? shop T lie full text of the message to the President read as follows real ^me,^e8entatiVes of the employees ort \ v^C U"dpr obli^tlon to sup port every proper effort on the nart nf ireserveTh me"'i t0 brins about? or to ht Z uninterrupted operation of transportation industrv. The stub T?Sil" "k111 '*"">? ?o establish a board of adjustment ?? 'Ct fdf. bVi laW' in ?rder to "ettle rriuently disputes over rules and work n? conditions between the callers a^d eir employees; the continued refusal of railways, representing ovw a ouarter of ; l rallroadp, t? ?mP?y To-Lri ?'801810,18 of ?'e railroad labor board ^gainst the practice of contracting pajgn to deny to the railway employees lust and reasonably wages; to impose ?d"to dW ,unfair working conditions *nd to disintegrate their organizations, ill in cumulative effect rendered service ay railway employees under tho terms C,?''r1!tlona t? be effective July 1 hIL intolerable to over 95 per ceBt. of *"1ploy*e?' who therefore voted to suspend work. "It Is now proposed that they return work, temporarily accepting wages and working conditions which they f. el to be unjust, with reliance upon the fol lowing program for redrew of griev a noes: 6"cv mor, !,trst,' PH,lw9y managers and work Ity of aii (i a^C t0 recosnUc the valid bonri aI' fte4t,,8V'n" of ,h0 railroad labor di*clslohi" faithfully carry out such (incisions as contemplated by law.' Rlniue RondM for Violation*. "The employees have always taken the ?o render lap* ttH ,hev continued the rn "e?lc* *bey should abide by accent ,h *orklnS conditions an I 'J10 wages ngreed upon by proper hnfrV i?P' ?r dete,'n,ln?'4 bv the labo Ant nfSM a hearln? of a dispute upon any of these matters. They respectfully point out again that violations of law and refusals to comply with decisions ?i,? t Ia|)"r b?ard have been exhibited nly by the railway managements and lh t !l * n "niversally admitted that the employees, in exercising their right to suspend work uner non-ac ceptance conditions, were neither vlolai ng the law nor the decisions of the board. "We understand that the recognition of the validity of all decisions by the railroad labor board, as contemplated by the law, means, for example, that in the case of the Pennsylvania Railroad all employees will return to work under' the wage* and working conditions estab lished in the decisions of th< labor board, and that the solo question of validity' pending Is the authority of the labor board to determine, as In decision number 218, the method of selecting ac credited representatives of the em ployees, assuming that the railroad han appealed from the decision of the United Htates Circuit Court of Appeals, whi. u sustained the action of the labor board. " tieoond?The carriers will withdraw all lawsuits growing out of the strike and the Railroad I^bor Hoard decisions which have been involved in the strike may be taken, in thfc exorcise of recognized rights by either party, to the Railroad i4ibor Board for rehearing.* F.xpect Prompt Rehearing. "It Is our understanding that the rep resentatives of the employee*, upon neck, in* a rehearing of the controverted de cisions concerning wages and working conditions, will be afforded a prompt re. hearing and decision by the labor hoard We assume also that the practically unanimous action of the employees in electing to suspend work and In con tlnulng this suspension under the sanc tion of and In accordance with laws of their national organisations haa ended any captious questioning as to who are the properly accredited spokesmen of the vast majority of railway employers. "W? desire to call attention to the orderly and disciplined conduct of these employee* under difficult conditions, which has demonstrated the Indispen sable value of tholr national organisa tions In aid of the effective adjustment ?f controversies and the efficient con duct of th# Industry. ?''Third, all employees now on strike to bo returnod to work and to their for mer positions with seniority and other rights unimpaired. The representative* ?f the carriers and of the organisations especially agree that there will he no discrimination by either party against the employees who did or di<* not strike.' "We are glad to observe that the obvious Juatlce of this proposition has been accepted. It would certainly bo ? wholesale Injustice of unparalleled ex tent If hundreds of thousands of ex. perlenced men who have given four to forty years service, and whose value to the transportation Industry Is propor tioned to th* length of their service, should be placed In a position of In feriority to a limited number of men who have bean employed as substitutes for these experienced railroad workers. rho demand that such a wrong should be perpetrated, as a penalty against men who have exorcised a funda mental and admitted right not to tender service under non-acceptable condi tions, was so unfair that we couM not bellero it. would recelvo the sanction of any Impartial Judgment, We understand the language all era. United states. Purine tl?e last Ave yearn the averaftt working time of thu niiiieti litui been 2QQ days, leaving an average of 100 Idle daya per year. With allowanca for interest on investment, labor and aupply cosfs on (die days, taxes, insurance and dapreclatlon, it la figured there la more than $128,000,000 lost on Invested capital per year. On the basis of $i per day wage the loss to the bituminous miners la estimated at close to 1280,000,000. One big result no far as the general consuming public la concerned, is that excess of mines in operation, the number of idle daya and idle miners in all ths mines, compel the fixing of coal price* on tho basis of the least economic mines. The problem that will confront the Administration when the strike is settled is how to lipilt coal production to a suf ficient number of mines of high product ivity and low operating coats and how to adjust the industry to a drastic re duction of the number of men employed. While there are hundreds of factors to the problem, these are the two outstand ing evils that must be rooted out bo fore there is peace in the Industry an<J supply to the public at a reasonable cost | assured. ployees new on strike' to include all em ployees who hold seniority rights under the rules agreed upon between the car riers and the organizations of employees or as promulgated by the I dted States Railroad Labor Board. l*kia> Conceasloaa. "It shfuld be understood that In act ing favorably upon the proposals for settlement of the pending controversies the representatives of the organised employees feel that they are making con cessions and sanctioning sacrifices on the part of the employees which entitle them t^ the highest consideration and to recognition as law abiding American citizens, who are ready and willing tn do all in their power, even beyond that which Is strictly reasonable, In order to promote Industrial peace and to further the uninterrupted flow of the commerce of the nation. "We see. evidenco of little sacrifice required on the part of the manage ments to whom like proposals have been submitted. They w|ll suffer no loss in abandoning a host of futile lawsuits, complaining of wrongs which have never been committed. It Is understood that the Labor Board must confirm its pre viously announced position and that the railways must abandon the condemned practice of contracting out work from shoiw and restore the employees to their former status. It should be noted that this practice is not only a violation of the transportation act and of the de cisions of the board, but, a* shown by many decisions of the courts, is & vio lation of the charter obligations of the railroads and would have been unlawful without the passage of the transporta tion aot or any action by the 4*abor Uoard. Look Merely With Hope. "We understand that an effort will be made to Insuee the setting up of a board ef adjustment, but inasmuch a* such a board can function effectively only with the full cooperation of both managements and employees, we can look merely with1 hope and not with certainty fftr the establishment of this i Ksentlal part of the machinery to decide disputes between the carriers and their employees, In the meantime, upon advioo from you of the expressed acceptance of your terms of agreement contained In your telegram of July SI, by all car riers, we will take the responsibility of directing the employees to' return tq work and upon the confidence that by action of the labor board upon rehearing of the recent controverted decision* a delayed Justice will be rendered to the employees In the matter of wages and working conditions. "We should certainly assume that the railway executives, in their own obvious Interest, eventually will accept the pro-1 posals made, unless their counsels are ' dominated sufficiently by anti-labor forces to resist even the pressure of pub lic opinion exerted through your high office and to carry on to tlui bitter pnd a nihilistic policy of attempting to de stroy the self-protecting, democratic In stitutions of organised labor. "We can hardly believe that such a counsel of folly will Anally prevail with in the railroad managements. It there fore appears that upon the organiza tions of railway executives and em 1 ployees rests the Immediate responsi bility of serving tin' public Interests in J bringing about a resumption of efficient I operation of the railroads. "Under pressure of this responsibility we have voted by the requisite constitu tional majority to accept the terms of I agreemept which you have submitted to us. We accept reluctantly. It is true, ! but commit ourselves to carry out the ti rms qf ?ettlement In utmost good faith ! and in aid of the general welfare. If [ these proposals fall to bring about the results wjilch you desire, the respon sibility of failure will not rest upon the representatives of the organized em ployees." REFUSES VACATION 1 AND GETS ARRESTED U. S. Worker Accused in Theft of Guns. William If. Smith, who opens mer chandise at the United States Appraiser's Warehouse, Washington and Oirlstopher streets, recently declined to accept his ' vacation because, he declared, the Oov emment needed his services. Special Agents James 1-ynch and George lUrron of the staff of William H. Williams, at I the Custom House, had been trailing Smith and suspeeted that he had other M asons for remaining on the Jrfb. They learned that a large number of lm | ported automatic pistols had disappeared from packages consigned to Importers j here and that pistols of this sort were I the special weapons ef local gunmen, chiefly members of the Hudson Dusters and the Gopher Gang. On Tuesday night special agents ar rested Smith as he wrs leaving Hie Appraiser's Wsrehouse. They say they found on him six sutomatlcs valued at gti4 and that Smith confessed the theft. It In said that about $76,000 worth of automatic pistols have been stolen In recent months while passing through the stores for appraisal. NEW YOBKER HEREIN VICTIM. n?4y of Arthur i>. Miller Olatn ( , (fried anil Shipped Hare. i mtpcieS le Thb n?w Toss. Hssalp. IIkssin, III.. Aug. 2.?Ths body of Arthur D. Miller of New York city was disinterred here from the long row of victims of the Heerln massacre and shipped to-day to New York. This is the fourth victim of the June mine riot and massacre to be Identified and shipped to relatives after burial. Undertakers were obliged to dig up twelve coffins before they found the right body, due to an error made In ? heir haste the day of the burials. Mil ler was 30 years old and was Identified by his father from a printed list of the victims. SENATE TARIFF VOTE TO BE TAKEN AUG. 17 Republican and Democratic Leaders So Decide After Conferences. SEEK CONSENT TO-DAY Still Believed Bill Will Be Sent to Sleep Until Af ter Elections. GOODING ACTION DELAYED Three Senatorial Publishers to Keep Hands Off Pulp and Paper Schedule. Special Diapntch to Tup Nuw York Hbui.d. New 'lork Hrrald Bureau. 1 Washington, D. Auk. 8, I When the Senate meets to-morrow a unanimous consent agreement will probably be reached for a Anal vete on the Fordney-McCumber tariff bill on August 17. That is the definite pro gram to-night of the Republican and Democratic leaders as the result of a series of inferences during the day. The question of obtaining a final vote was put squarely up to the Senate by Senator Simmons (Dem., N. C.) after the Senate Republicans, meeting last night with Senator Lodge, the Republican floor leader, had set Sep tember 1 as the tentative date. Sen ator Simmons proposed August 19 as the day for voting, after which the Republicans maneuvering for political position suggested Aygust 15. The date set August 17 is a compromise. Senator Gooding (Idaho), one of those charged with personal interest in pheep ralsilag, while voting high duties on raw wool, was prevented from introduc ing his resolution for an investigation to-day, because of the Senate reeess in memory of Senator Crow (Rep., Pa.), who died to-day. Senator Gooding is Bxpected to otter the resolution to morrow. / Publisher* to Take No Part. Senators Hitchcock (Neb.), Glass (Va.) and Capper (Kan.), all three newspaper publishers, announced that vvhen the question of wood pulp and Hews print ?aper comes up In the Sen ite tin y will take no part in its con sideration. They do not think it wise to put themselves in the position of the Senators who, heavily Interested in growing wool, voted high duties on wool, which, all in all, is the key to the pres ent agitation. News print paper and mechanical wood pulp from which news print paper is made are on the free list, but there is t I per cent, ad valorem duty on chemical wood pulp which goes to make up a finer grade of paper such as Is used for picture supplements of Sunday newspapers. The publishers admit it Is rjulte a different thing to vote an Item Into the free list even though a pub lisher might benefit to some extent, than to vote high duties <jn commodities such as wool, in which tney were financially ooneerned. They are anxious, however, to observe the letter as wall as the spirit of the rule In Jefferson's manual, which is a part of the Senate code, that Senator refrain from voting on ques tions in which they are personally and financially Interested. "Like C?sar*s wife," Sesator Gla^t said in announcing his program, "I want to be above suspicion." Palp find Paper Schedule*. The brief aeaelon of the Senate to day vm consumed .for the most part with the pulp and paper schedule*. In mam- Instances the rates originally pro posed by the .Finance Committee were voluntarily reduced, In Home ca*e* to those of the present Underwood law. Senator MeCumber, In charge of the bill, explained that the modifications were possible because of ft dro:> in the prices of paper since the bill was reported to the Senate. "We did rvot decide," said Senator Simmons. In asking for an agreement to vote on the hill on August 19, "that It would be feasible to make this proposi tion until afur the wool schedule, upon which the attention of the country vu so largely focuaed. had been disposed of, but, that being out of the way and the general principles of the bill havltiR been very thoroughly discussed on both sldea, we see no reason why we cannot now come to a unanimous agreement fixing ? time to vote." In addition to asking that a final vote bo had on August II, Senator Simmons proposed that the committee amend ments be disposed of on August 19, the remainder of the time being devoted to a general consideration of the bill by the Senate. Up to this time the Senate In considering the bill has been acting as a committee of the whole. "This is a somewhat unusual method," Senator MeCumber replied to Senator Simmons'* proposal. "Ordinarily the two sides have a conference concerning the matter. 1 am not finding fault with the course sufgested by the Senator from North Carolina. I shall be glad to take the matter up with members of the Republican aide and have thle first, step taken toward bringing the pending meaaure to a vote." Prnwra m Is Satisfactory. Senator MeCumber call. <1 a confer ence of Republicans, and it was duUdeil that a counter proposal should b0 made for a vote on August l.V Then at a conference with the Democrats It was decided that Senator Simmons should press for an agreement on his proposal to-m?rrow, whetv tho llepubl loans would ask that the date be advanced to August tT. This program apparently Is satisfactory all around. The Republicans In the conference tried* to obtain a rule that discussion on any subjaot was not to continue more than ten minutes. The Democrats op poeod this on the ground that some sub jects were more important than others. The time, therefore, la to be divided be tween the Republicans and Democrats, to be allocated by Senators MeCumber and Simmons. The decision *to reach a vote In the Senato does not mean, of course, that the prospect of having the iill saddluU on the American people Is any brighter The Senate all along had been expected to pass the bill so that It could be sent to conference. Nothing occurred to-day which tended to upset the opinion which Is abroad generally that a way will he found to let the hill repose In confer ence committee without an agreement I until after the November elections. 4 Day 2,475 Hours Long Ended in the Senate Washington, Aug. 2.?The longest legislative day in the history of the Senate came to an end at 2:M> P. M. to-day with the adjournment of tha Sen ate gut of rcspect to the memory of Senator ("row of Pennsylvania. The legislative day began at 12 o'clock noon April 20, the hour of taking up of the Administration tariff bill, and continued for 104 calendar days, or 2,475 hours. puring that time there waa no prayer ut the opining of each daily stsslon. To-morrow, however, the chaplain will officiate, after a long vacation. FUEL AUTHORITIES READY TO ALLOCATE New York and New Jersey Supplies to Be Poled Out # on Priority Plan. Preparations to conserve New Tork's coal continued yesterday with the or ganization of committees and sub committees and the gathering of in formation. Shipping circles prepared to allocate bunker coal and imported coal which "will arrive in this port from England regularly this month. According to several officials, condi tions may not be as difficult as at first suspected. With the cooperation of dealers, shipping men and others having valuable data and Information the allocation of the city's supply -of both anthracite and bituminous soon will be under way. Priority lists undoubtedly will be made so that necessary Industries will bo protected by an allowance of coal and permission to purchase more after they have made all possible saving. Similar action is being taken by the authorities Jn New Jersey, where the coal strike and rail trouble has dis organizeij many industries. Some Blur Dealer* Uneasy. The decision Qf the railroad executives on Tuesday to turn down the peace offer of the Government has made many big dealers uneasy. One said that after the action of the railway men it was any I one's guens what the result would ha and that the coal industry had not been help?d. Some of the dealers are going to he caught short, too, as a few had depended on a settlement or some indi cation of it. It was pointed out as being highly significant that the rail men had struck Just when the production by the non-union field had begun to be an important factor in the coal strike. One man prominent in the shipping dlBtrlcfc said that the railroads handling the output from the non-union mines have been the hardest hit by the shop strike. He contended that the leaders of the striking miners had spent im mense sums and considerable time to Inducc the rail men to rftrike and cause trouble especiallly for the roads which were handling the non-union coal production, which he said had been rapidly weakening the chances of the | striking miners. The manner in which the supply of bunker coal dropped' off within a single month was Indicated in the fig ures for Hampton Roads, where In Juno the receipts of non-union ct>a1 were more than R40.000 tons, hut following the rail strike, which began the first of July, dropped to less than half that amount. Some barge shipments of bituminous still make their way to this city from Hampton Roads and other Atlantic ports, but they are rare. Tho action to be taken by the New York State Emergency Committee, of which Eugenlus H. Outerhridg.\ head of the Tort Authority, Js chairman, Is rot known In detail. was said, how ever, that the largest part of the com mittee's activity will he in getting re ports from shippers, dealers and others of the amount of coal available here, and <u any moans uy which this supply can b? stretched. dealers probably will he called on to submit reports about rrrelpts and outgo of the coal which arrives in this port and Is distributed to various concerns. ^I.ess Itnylntr In (Irfat Britain. Reports from T.ondon said there was a considerable Jyll In the American buying of British coal. The rates have taken a slight drop as the result, al though no definite single rate could be learned. Two of the larg?st British coal firms announced that they had sold ahead for August and September, hut ?'f course this Is not exclusively to the American trade. The expected rail settlement also had Its effeot on the British market and little buying wan recorded. Eighty-five per cent, or the American vessels are oil burners, this being the largest percentage of oil burning shlpa in any fleet In the world. British flfcets iMoney Talh-^o. 3 cpur your trust in -*? money and put your money in trust! Buy Prudence-Bonds The Prudence Company 31 Nmhu St. 162 Renurn Si. N*w York fWooklrn GU'XKAN TtEL) FOR 35 YEARS THE BEST QUAUTY OBTAINABLE] There Is No Substitute have less than 30 per cent, of oil burn ers. The Stripping Board is not much worried by the coal aitugtiop in view of the fact that It he? contracted for sufficient fuel oil at f*.86 a barrel to operate the ships all this year. Member* of the York Towboat Exchange ccnrauni ??ted 'with Herbert Hoover regarding their being placed on the priority lint- for the <oal shipments anod were advised that they would re ceive careful consideration. It also is believed that the American Steamship Owners Association will lake up the matter of the bunker coal situation with the arrival to-day of Winthrop L, Marvin, vlce-presi<]$nt of the organiza tion. The New Jersey State Forestry De partment has advocated the use- of woog for fuel wherever feasible. It says there are 2,000,600 acres of forest land In the State capable of producing at leaet 6,000,000 cords of wood without us ing any timber valuable for other purposes. According to W. M. Baker, Associate) State Forester, the cutting j of this wood would improve the j forests and cause no injury if properly j supervised. EMERGENCY FLEET BODY SHAKEN UP AS TWO QUIT Vice-Preaidenta For ley and Kimball Resign. Washington, Aug. 2.?Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board announced to-day the reetKiia'tion of Vice-Presidents Farley and Kimball from the Emer gency Fleet Corporation and the reor ganisation of the'oonioration, with Vice President Love as general manager. The resignation* ef Mr. Farley and Mr. Kimball, which carried also their resignations as trustees of the fleet corporation, wejre said to have been filed f<ii' personal reasons, both men having expressed a desire to return to privata business. The notice of withdrawal of certain other officials was filed $ome tirtio ago, Mr. Lasker said, but on perspnal inter vention of president Hafdir>e they have agreed to remain until the fate of the ship subsidy bill, now pending in Con gress, has been determined. BLIZZARD AND MOONEY WIN IN WEST VIRGINIA Mine Worker a' Officiala Get Republican Nominations. Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 2<?Will lam BMzzara and Fred Mooney, officials of the United Mine Workers of America, were successful candidates for the Re publican nomination in this district for members of the State House of Dele gates. Mooney was third and Blizzard was fifth among thirty-five Republicans. 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