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Show GARFIELD MAKES FUEL REGULATIONS MORE STRINGENT M" ASHI NGTON",. Pee. f. Tn the faee of an expected settlement of the bituminous coal st rike "Kite! Administrator Garfield put into effect today the most drastic regulations for fuel economy since the restrictions re-strictions oT J f IS. Even if the strike were settled shortly, he declared, fuel saving measures would be necessary, as several weeks would be required before tho nation's na-tion's normal fuel supply could be ' restored. re-stored. 4 Probably the most important regulation regula-tion Is tl'at prescribed for manufacturing' plants, which will be restricted to operation opera-tion of three days a week on the basis of present work In? hours. Exception is made to plants manufacturing" what are considered necessary products and those consuming anthracite coal, iras and other fuels. It is understood that plants already al-ready ba vintr a supply of soft coal on band won Id not come under the provisions provi-sions of the order. The order, which will be administered through the railroad administration, includes in-cludes curtailment of street lishtiiis". lights and heat for office buildings and industrial plants and current for street railways Secretary Morrison of the A meriean Federation of Labor and other labor leaders lead-ers conferred with senators today to urge that the t reasury department be asked , for a. detailed statement of profits mad by individual coal operators, as disclosed by their income tax returns. . resolution resolu-tion by Senator Johnson. Pemoerat. South Pake:. i. requesting such information from Secretary r'rlass is pending, and, at Secretary Secre-tary Morrison's suggestion, will be broaden broad-en ed by Senator Johnson to include fig-i fig-i ores on the capitalization of the coal companies. |