Show RUlES RUlES' FIXING IS WITHIN lAW LA C Prices Price May Be ConC Controlled Con- Con trolled Official Opinion H HARRISBURG To ra No Nov 17 t coal operators can ban Vs tg ee with each other other- oth other r. r to control j prices for tor f or the benefit of tho the public without infringing on the common commonS common'S S 'S Jaw law although gh they might be in dancer of 01 prosecution under the n l law w if they a agreed ed to hold Ail s be below beauty v am Attorney iS t J c ed r al George W W. t held lima an to Governor Pinchot to Jo o p public lie He opinion n added that it it Is hard o S.- S. find how the they could be attacked 33 s the federal department of t N lc lee lee- lvere hostile to action in inh 1 h t Ol ft of ot the public Interests J 4 t copy OPy of or the opinion has been j nt enZ D D. spokesman for forrie fort fore t l rie e cOmmittee of operators who waho r with Governor Pinchot at F request b-request to tu work worl out a plan of prices prices this winter at a level el those last year ear At these meet- meet I operators said the gover gover- ii r asked cd then them to agree to ret re- re t se sell coal to lo retailers who do da dalt dot the Mr 11 t lt Qt keep price down but J declared the Pennsyl- Pennsyl ll rya lla Ia executive had presented resented no cans eons ns by which this could be done don Orally ny lly |