Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1922, Page 21

'HARD COAL SHORTAGE. | 5 CUT544 TONS HERE, TUtilities Commission Report Shows Effect of Shipments From Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania mines are siowly but surely making up Washington's shortags of hard coal, the latest report | from the Public Utllitles Commission | today ehows. The previous report showed that on December 2 Washington-was 11,605 tcos !hurt of its quota. Today's statement shows that a week later, on December 19, this shortage had been cut down to ‘The Pennsylvania commlssion has allotted the District 318,398 tons of anthracitc for the coal-burning perfod cndlnll March 31. On that b the city should get 10,613 tons a week. The present shortage in allotment exists because duriflg October and November the District received be- iween eight and nine thousand tons a I week. { However, from November.25 to De- mber 2, §,000 tons arrived, and from h -cember 2 to 9, tho city recelved 157 tons, which Is considerably ! mnrc than the weekly average. Since mining was resumed a total | of 126,908 tons of hard coal has reach- {ed the city. e The oldest active preacher in the world is believed to be Charles W. . Ellis of Ada, Okla, who has passed his 105th birthday. are to be limited to 0000000000 56664 i zz:zzzzz ‘With this Coupon /Véw LDbitt F at Fourteenth New Year’s Eve Will Be Uniquely Observed Beginning at 10:30 with a musical pro- gram and a special Super Menu, followed at midnight by dancing. 54.00 per plate We can promise you a very enjoyable time—and suggest that you make imme- diate reservation—for accommodations comfortable capacity. i |} | 2000222222220 0003000066600606000000000004 MINE PRICES PRUBEI] ON D. C. COAL EVIDENGE Facts Commission Follows Up Tes- timony of Retailers Given at Hearing. Agents of the federal fact-finding coal commission are following up statements made by witnesses repre- senting Washington retail coal com- panies before the commission at hear- ings which concluded last week and are investigating alleged high prices at’ the mines and from coal brokers, Dr. George Otis Smith, a member of the commisslion, sald today. The commisston's Tnvestigators particularly are inquiring, Dr. Smith added, about prices of $1b said to be charged by certain Pennsylvania an- thracite brokers and mine operators for coal for spot delivery. A repre- sentative of Blick Bros., Inc., testified on the stand before the commission that his_firm had been offered an- thracite for spot delivery at $16 a ton, and that he had been ordered to buy some of this $15 coal. Following up this statement, members of the.com- mission pointed out that if this coal cost $15 f.0.b. minew, the price to the consumer would be above $20, after adding the freight charge more than $3.25, and adding the Fretail deal- er's margin. Dr. Smith indicated that in all probability the commission will not issue a separate report on its find- ings regarding the retail coal busi- ness in Washington, but that the subject may be covered In u Etate- ment to be issued later embracing the entire retail fleld over the coun- try SILK COMPANY HEAD DIES. By the Associated Press. YOKOHAMA, December 29.—August Haupt, president _of the Japan Silk Company of New York, died here {terday. Mr. Haupt had been suffer- {ing from i{nsomnia. 0006000064 Bloomers Flannelstte Batiste or Crepe $88333330002838888800888883888222833330002283838300080288888082228883880088882228388228228828383888888823833388888288338888883233388828888 small lots values up to $1.98. fashionable Sizes 2 to 14 years. 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Sacnflcmg Kiddies’ Coats gathering together of the small lots of our Cluldm Warm Winter Coats—repre- Winter Hats g —two lots at ridiculous prices Sport Hats—and Children’s Hats—assorted shapes—and m 33c Only 3 pairs to & customer —_ mzmmzmzzzzzzzzzzmmmm:z as well as others mmzzmua&uzmmwmzz $383883333338388 i STAI{ WASHINGTON D CUL IO =22 N S PR _[1QIODIGEOTHAN FROMBED OF SNOW Railroads Center Attentlon on Freight Movement to .Prevent Coal Famine. - NEW YORK., December 23 —Ten thousand men, aided by hundreds of trucks and fleets of mechanical plows und brushes, today were rolling back the three-inch carpet of snow and sleet that covered New York and en- virons last night. Transportation} lines within the city were running on regular schedules and little sufter- ing was reported. Ofcials rald there was little danger of a scarcity of fuel. The storm took its toll of hundreds of Injured. From early last cvening until daybreak hospital ambulan: D. . _C., FRIDAY, BALTHASAR H. MEYER BECOMES HEAD OF 1. C. C. Wisconsin Man, Under Seniority Policy, Takes Office He i Held Formally. i were bringing in pedestrians with broken army, fractured log ed skulls, who had f: the treachery of ic Most hospitals were crowd: pacity, and the problem of caring for new —arrivals became increasingl grave as the list of injured mounted. Two Reported Killed. At least two persons are reported to have been killed in falls on the city’s thoroughfares. The wind reached high velocities. Combined with unaccustomed burden street ca# cables, roofs of buildings and large trees. City officials were out bri early tod. in a personal of Bowery ‘s en op houses” and " recruiting snow shovelers which to aug- ment the force for last night. Throughout the reinforcements, arn: bk 24,000 advertised storm some 6,000 with shovels, ing engines, but the mechan were unable to do more t the thoroughfares p: and elevated car lines w incapacitated, despite the forts of night crews to tracks clear. Railronds were asked 1o concen- trate on maintaining _unimpaired freight service in order that the city, with barely forty-cight hours’ re- serve supply of coal on band at har- bor terminals, might net be confront- ed by an actual fuel famine. Huge Smokestack Buckles. ' A tall power house smokestack | buckled at Willard Parker Hospital and dangled above the roof where lay 175 patients. A police guard was placed around the stack and emer- gency blankets were issucd to the shivering inmates of the institution. As the cables brought more stories | of death and suffering overseas, small vessels began piling up on the Jersey | and Long lsland :hores: the numbe of craft-normally entering k harbor was reduced by nearly oae half; at least two outbound steamers dropped anchor in Gravesend bay aft- er passing out, and fear was enter tained for the safety of at least on eamer—the German freighter (le rich K er, bound from Savannah for Bremen, which was last reported in distress 500 miles off Cape May on December 6. EIGHT HURT IN CLEVELAND. | Telephone Company Reports 2,000 Poles Down in Ohijo. CLEVELAND, December 29.—LEight persons injured here, damage to the Ohio Telephone Company estimated by officlals at more than $300, 000; temporary demoralization of vehicu- lur, street and interurban traffic, a interrupted train service resulte terday from a heavy sleet and storm which swept ov Ohlo. At times the velocity pf forty-tiv 1 according to the weather bureau, Officials of the Ohio Bell Telephone | Company announced that more than 2.000 poles in this section are down. The area in which telephone II es | were affccted cxtends from far| south us Preble county, in Ohio, to the Michigan boundary, and east iuto Pennsylvania, officlals said. T Western Union Telegraph Compa reported one hundred poles down in this section. NEW ENGLAND SNOWBOUND. BOSTON, December 23.—All New England was swept by northeast gales and thickly mantled with snow yes- terday® The snowfall In less than twenty-four hours ranged from six inches in Boston to a foot in Port- | land, Me. Timely storm warnings minimized the danger to shipping off the New England coast. At Boston, Portiand and other ports vessels due to suil were held in harbor, while others due to arrive wallowed in safely out at sea. In Greater Boston two fatalities were attributed to the snowstorm. FREEZING IN VIRGINIA. i BRISTOL. Va.-T December 29, —The wountain section of southwest irginia was gripped Jast night in the { bank light. L MEYER, Balthagar H. Meyer of Wisconsin today became chairman of the Inter- statée Commerce Commission for a term of one year. Mr. Meyer was chairman for ‘a previous term and again became chairman today under 2 policy adopted in 1911 which pro- Vides that the office of chalrman shall be filled from veur Lo vear in the order of seniority of servic of the commission’s members. He will take up his new du January 1. Mr. Moyer was appointed to the commission from Wisconsin in 1910 by President Taft and has served con- tinuously with the commission since his firsy appointment. He will. as chafrman, still supervise ratiroad se- | rity iskucs, his particular assign- | ment on the commission, Commissioner Charles C. who has been chairman for the .m] ar, will continue us commissloner. ving been reappointed for ll"lhk‘!‘ term by President Harding. | \ —_— STEAMER MUNMOTOR BUFFETED BY STORM Reported Waterlogged and in Dis- tress. Due to Terrific Gale Off l i { | MeChord. | Atlantic Coast. A Press. Decembe The amer Munmotor, from Boston for | orfolls, was waterlogged and in dis- | ss today in a terrific gale off Cape | . radio messages picked up here id. 1ler position was given as siaty miles southwest of five-fathom Coast guard cutters from Cape May put out to her assistance. | The Munmotor {s a steel m torship owned by. the United States Shipping | Board formerly called the| Courtols and was built in Ecorse, h. She is of 1455 tons displace- ment and has been in the coastwise freighting trade. A radio message from the Mun- motor's ekipper to the offices of the Munson line, operators of the vessel, said she had righted herself several degrees and that he hoped he would be able to bring her through the storm. Cutter Goes CAPE MAY, 5 The coast guard cutter Kickapoo left here carly to in response to the S 0. 8. call from the steamer Mun- | The sea was rough and the Assistanee. December 2 5 | motor. Kickapoo experienced some difficculty in_leaving. NORFOLK, wireless mi Hampton ro d I)l‘ll the steam- \h.p Munmotor was sinking off Caps May, N. J. The ge stated that the vessel was listed badly to starboard and was running befors a heavy gale near Five Fathom Bank lightship, off the entrance to the Delaware capes. GALE WRECKS SCHOONER. PROVINCETOWN, Mass., December | 20.—The schooner Ammie L. Spindler|’ of Yarmouth, S., was wrecked at Race Point to . The crew of six men, trussed the rigging in ay to storm of almost hurricane at.renmhl for hours, were rescued by breeches | buoy. 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An advance skirmish of the battle which 1s expected to occur when Representative Hill of Maryland in- troduces his resolution to investigate | charges of alleged violation of the Volstead act by congressmen and of- | s enlivened the proceediugs of the House today Represontative Blanton of Texus Wwas opposing an amendment fo an ppropriatton bill which would per- mit the Use of o cerlaln roo! whieh sed as a_drug by Indians in interest on checking accounts on daily balances — com- I|I||||I|ll||lll|IIIII|||||IIlll[lll|liHIllIIIIIIIIIII|||||||IlI||IIIII!IIIIII||I||||IIIl"llllllllllIiilllll“l‘llllll rites. Mr. Blanton said that this would set a precedent for the pounded monthly. use of beer and whisky, which, he | are now being used in Dalti- That brought Mr. Hill to his feet: with the query as to whether Mr. Blanton belleved members of Con- gress violate the Volstead act. 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