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Show Investigate Coal Shortage. Special In The Tribune. POCATELLO. Idaho. Dp". 7. Tho public pub-lic utilities commission has lieen asked to take action in connection with threatened threat-ened coal short a ties in ItiohfieM and I la i -ley. While neither town is entirely out. of coal, the supply is so low thai it is feared that a severe cold snap miirht cause much .suffering. The Richfield electric liKht plant lias been luirnhu; oil for some i time because of the cnal shorrnue, but it now seems probable that Ihe supply of oil may Rive out and thai the plant may have to be shut down. The utilities commission commis-sion will call upon the Oregon Short Pine to make a special effort To get fuel to the two towns. |