Show FUEL EDICT MAY MAYI spur CABINET I Continued From Page 1 I Ii curt directions to the coachman to drive ort oft Seethe With lb Hr ul Congress I Is seething with wih rebellion against the thc edict edic This la is particularly true of ot the Senate which vented Its Is in no uncertain terms term to toda today today to- to da day over the action of ot Dr Garfield In deliberately Issuing his ord order r In the face of the formal demand of ot tho the Senate Semi Sen ate for tor postponement There was wild wid talk taik here and there thero In tho the cloakrooms of ot a possible Impeachment of ot the fuel ruel administrator but the most serious sign of ot resentment appeared In a n widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread determination IC t em I Ila Tin ti 0 n hence henceforth to rth to toden deny den the time administration the granting of or extraordinary pow powers rs It I was authoritatively learned for the first time tonight from a n member of the cabinet that the re responsibility for tor forthe the time suddenness with wih which the shutdown shutdown shut shut- down don order was wa Issued lay with wih tho the I I thermometer The rising rising- temperature of ot the thc l last t few tew days das and a a promise from Crom the weather bureau that mild mid weather was t likely to prevail over oer the present weekend weekend weekend week week- end it a was explained prompted the I President to authorize Dr Garfield to proceed Immediately and anti In face of the Senate acton action It was thought that a aIn as asIn asIn In tho the opinion of ot the officials concerned concerned con con- corned the action was f Imperative It was better beter that It should be done Ione when hen the turning off of at men from their work would not cause as aa a. a much suffering asit as ae asIt It would In extremely cold weather Manufactures Halt With Confusion in Ev Evidence Washington Jan 1 IS The I.-The The The nations nation's manufacturing manufacturing- Industry In tho twenty- twenty eight states cast of or the Mississippi river virtually was suspended today In obedience to the governments government's Jo order ordel forbidding forbidding- the use of fuel tuel Most Moat of or the plants engaged on war contracts arc are exempted from tho the orders order's operation In tele telegrams ram sent out last night but few tew o of them learned of ot It In time and a great reat majority of or them closed cosed down with wih the other factories Tho Time country countr at large knew nothing of ot exemptions except the few rew announced last night and It I was WI not until late lato this afternoon that the fuel administrator administrator adminis adminis- admitted officially that Important Important tant taut war var work was not affected b by the time order and gave out omit a list o of hundreds hundred of or factories which ma may continue work on government So contracts on only during the tho five the days doys closing period 1 Flood lood Contusion Confusion attending enforcement of ot the order was general general Such a flood food of ot telegrams poured Into tho the offices of ot the fuel tuel administration asking Interpretations interpretations tons and rulings s and requesting Infer Infer- Information mation maton concerning exempt exempted d industries that finally the exemption list was given to the pre press n s for tor publication The da day brought a statement of ot unequivocal support for the order from President Wilson and a 1 vigorous defense b by Fuel Administrator Garfield of the tho step and the tho governments government's purpose In taking it H. Opposition to the order In Congress apparently nt spent Itself In debate In both houses Durin tho the tIny ilav Dr Oar Oar- field replied to the the Senate Senates Senate's request QU l lot of ot yesterday that tho the or order er be sus- sus rAno Cu- Cu n or fi- fi J 4 m re 3 J purpose to be discourteous declining to comply and a again aln pointing pointinG out the ne necessity necessity tie tie- for tor enforcement of ot his order Industries Exempted Food Administrator Hoover JOO er In a statement Interpreted the tile order to menu mean that no check would be put on tho the operations of ot any sort of food tood handling han ban riling manufacturing or distributing The plants plante excepted front from a list prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared b by Secretaries Baker and DanIe Daniels Dan Dan- Ie Ida are arc those manufacturing gas as monks masks explosives for tor the government rifles pistols machine guns and small arms arm ammunition forgings for tor the government electrical supplies and tool steel teel for tor war purposes es destroyers and destroyer parts parte seamless tubes and condenser tubes aircraft and aircraft parts signal corps equipment locomotives locomotives tives equipment for tor ships woolen goods goods for tho the arm army and na navy white duck and for the government and optical supplies All An sh shipyards although h not Included In the exempted list will wi continue operation operation op op- op- op under a special ruling as will wi hundreds of or plants turning out materials materials mate mate- matl- matl rials which enter directly Into the manufacture manufacture man man- of or army and navy supplies Steel Sterl Plants May a Operate Must Most of ot the bl big steel teel plants and a n large nu number ber of or the country's ys automobile auto auto- uto- uto mobile mobie factories are included Included In the list Among Among- mong the collateral Industries which will wil be classed as ns not coming within provisions pro of oC the order will vI be virtually all al mines producing ores In his statement supporting Dr Garfield's Gar Gar- fields field's Issuance of ot the closing order President Wilson says sas ho lie was consulted and rul fully a agreed reed with the fuel administrator administrator admin admin- as to Its Is necessity If I the tIme action action acton ac ac- ac- ac tion ton had not been taken he lie declares declare immediate relief reler could coull not riot ha e been found round for the fuel and shortage nl transportation Dr Garfield's statement emphasizes the time railroad congestion which he declares declares de de- de- de clares dares is s threatening the food supply points to the necessity ships to Europe and carries an aim appeal to capital cap cap- Hal ital to bear H Us its sh share ro of or the burden brought by bythe the closing order b hy by pa paying n for tor the time time the they are Idle Coaling of or Ship hI Tile Tho situation In iii Atlantic ports drew lre most moat of Dr attention I tola today while hi his assistants struggled with wih the I rles rice with wih It I a permit to graze upon a na national tol l forest has hns brought t a about tout a of oC bonus paying b by means of or which the holder of or a n grazing privilege has been enabled to secure what seems like large sums sum for his stock In iii addition addition ad ad- to their actual market markel value and completely disproves the time old a assertion that the establishment of or a grazing system on public lands was as bound to Injure the the- stock Industry This payment payment pay pay- ment of ot a bonus was contrary to 10 th the Intent of or the regulations which was to ao allow purchasers to secure a renewal of or permit under conditions which would protect the time loss which might otherwise be he caused b by their being compelled to lo accept pt lees than the full fun market marJet value of or their live livestock livestock lve stock or ranch property It If th them stock could coul not continue to be grazed under ulder permit upon Us its Is customary range The mater however has cone gone to such extremes In II the last two or three thre years cars as to cause us all al some BOle concern and has hal finally resulted In a warning front from the secretary of agriculture that the regulations covering co such transactions transactions tons will vill wil be strictly enforced A A. 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G Butterfield of or Welser elser Wyo yo closed cloned the time afternoon program with lh an address on Sla Silage e and lt Ita HH Value for Sheep heep His Ils discussion was more or less lees technical but of special Interest to the because of ot the need for tor storing their feed Ue l b by the tho crop shortage and Inclement v of or fh sits flast season 1 I great r t volume of ot requests for Interpretations I of the tIme general terms of t tie the e order Fuel administration representatives representatives tives thes were cre dispatched to the principal Atlantic ports there to r maln until ever er every ship held up for tor lack Incle of ot fuel tuel has hal its Is hunkers bunkers hunker filled tied Reports tonight ht to the administration said that the situation situa I tion ton would begin to Improve Immediately Immedi I and that the more mort than a a. n million I tons Ions of ot shipping detained would be on onIs Its Is Isn n way a within a short time Suggestions that a railroad embar embargo o oIl lift he Il declared on the shipment of goods pools from factories shut down and on the time movement mo of or materials to time the Atlantic seaboard tr vere dh disapproved td to today y ii h by Secretary McAdoo director general of ot railroads who said saM that the tIme railroad congestion would be cl cleared ared In iii a few tew weeks eckA Fuel administration officials favor t. or an embargo o anti and believe it i would materially aid In Improving not only transportation conditions but th time the fuel tuel situation as a well wen Order G d Reports to the time tu fuel l administration said that observance of or the tIme order r In Inthe time the territory to which It applies was general pI ral Some Somo few CeW violations were noted anti and the department of or will wH local be bo representatives ak asked 1 to Investigate through Its Is Most Io t of ot tho the violations It t was nas tas bc- bc e- e le el were due to and lack of ot Information In some fomo fl states te ted federal ral fuel tuel officials themselves heK misunderstood misun- misun misunderstood the order and attempted to close down plants operated b by water waterpower waterpower waterpower power over which the fuel administration tion ton ha has no imo control Dr Garfield GarCel declared tonight that while It would bo ho comparatively easy for tor plants to evade the order older he be believed be- be there would be few tew violations SU Suggestions that some nome fome of ot tho might attempt evasions b by operating 90 Sunda Sundays while closing on the tho ten temi Monday holidays drew from him time the statement that If I that were vere attempted he would take quick measures to cut cutoff cutoff off oc the supply of or coal coni from the offendIng offending offend offend- ing plants Liberal lot Interpretation There will wil be no general Jeneral exemptions of ot plants Dr Garfield said except over O the tIme signature either of Jf r Secretary Baker or Secretary Daniel Daniels Interpretations of ot time the tle order orders however as ns appl applied ap ap- applied ap- ap pl plied ll to Industries on which the tho ex exempted exempted ex- ex empted plants are dependent for raw materials m. the fuel tuel administration probably probably probably ably cill 1 make liberal rules ruleR It l In is 11 our purpose in this respect said Dr Garfield to make mako Intelligent decisions The raw material needs ne of ot exempted plants will wil ho he recognized and cared tot for Tomorrow the fuel tuel administration Is exp expected ted to make mako public n a list of or In Interpretations In- In te on i ln In sp specific specific- cases S which win Wil oe ne given general application some nome of oC these rulings s were m made lle toda today anti and exempted among others othera certain mines producing necessary ary metals the manufacture man man- of ammonia the manufacture of oC Ice time the operation of ot laundries ex- ex copt opt on the Monday holidays holdas holda's the manufacture of or medical supple supplies for tor forthe forthe the army and navy y and the manufacture turo ture of oC mine equipment Pr Exempted In Iii addition to a 3 Jon long Jong list of ot exemptions of or rood food producing plants and amid re related re- re lat d Industries It I was announced that thal further exemptions would be bo made by state food tood administrators Officials who have contended for tor months that the bc best t wa way to handle I the coal situation was b by denying CuelI fuel Cuel I to nonessential industries viewed the thc closing order with more mort favor tavor tonight When the tOe tOe- learned of ot the exemption of oC war aT industries The order as It stands cuts off ott all al of the called so-called CaIe 80 nonessentials nonessentials non- non essentials and while it denies fuel tuel nd I i v to w mau t B necessaries 8 It I was wal evident tonight that Its Ia application would bo be far tar less drastic than at first believed Instructions for diverting dl coal from Industries closed down dUrin during the five tle da day period went out today to all al local J i r representatives of or the tho fuel tuel I ton tion Thc They directed that supplies I reaching their destination ma may be betaken betaken I taken over b by the time fuel administration and distributed amon among the preferred class cass of or householders hospitals public utilities and others whom hom the time order do does s not affect At the the same time Secretary Sec See letar McAdoo sent telegrams asking all nJ railroad presidents In the officials territory to 0 operate co-operate with wih the time fuel Cuel |