Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-18
uCHTLESS NIGHT
ORDER Received
Sunday and Thursday
Nights Hereafter Will
lie Dark
UTTER DARKNESS
FOR VIOLATORS

Although a little late. official orders
have been issued by Charles Il. Ten
Weeges, fuel administrator for Della
ware. making Sunday and Thursday
nights "lightless nights" when every
kind Of a light except those used for
safety purposes Will have 10 be eX-
tinguished. orders 20 this effect were
issued by the Federal Fuel Adminlstra-
tor last week. but Mr. Ten Weeges was
out Of the city saturday and dld not
get them in time 20 notify local con-
sumers Of electricity
The order means that there shall not
be burned on the nights specified any
lights OF any kind except street lamps,
home lamps and lights in stores mat
are open and doing business. no adNer-
Using signs will be permitted in use
at all on these nights.
A failure on the part of any one
10 comply with the orders OF the Ad-
minlstration Is to be promptly report
ed by the local Administrator TO Wash
ingion when steps Will he taken 10
shut of an his lights
The statement issued last night by
Fuel AdmlnisL ator Charles H. Ten
Weeges, Is as follows
Supplementary orders have been
received by Charles II. Ten Weeges,
state fuel administrator, from Wash
ington. amending the orders of the
Feul Administration of November p,
1917, relative to the use OF advertising
and other illumination. The new order
applies only on Thursday and Sunday
nights Of each week. but covers several
uses Of illumination not heretofore COW
cred by prohibiiory orders.
THE state fuel administrator is di-
recied to report violations TO Washing
ton. with his recommendations as TO
the action 20 be taken In such cases.
The new order covers the use of gas
and electricity for Illuminating stores
which ara not open for business, cX-
cept TO the extent necessary for safety,
and also prohibits the use of illumin-
ants in advertising window lighting on
these nights
In part, the order reads The
United States fuel administrator hereby
adiudges that the use OF fuel for any
Of the purposes hereinafter described,
except to the extent hereinafter indl-
Gated, Is wasteful, and that any person
using any fuel for such purposes eX-
furious Go the national security and de-
fence, and a cause Of scarcity, locally
and generally; and hereby orders and
direct2 that until further or other order
OF the United states fuel administrator
and subject To- modification from time
to time and at any time.
'No corporation, association, partner
ship or person engaged wholly or il
part in the business of furnishing ga
or electricity for Illuminating pur
poses, and no person, corporation o
association or partnership maintain
ing q plant for the purpose of sup
plying for their own use electrlcit.
for illumination or power, shall us'
any oil. gas or other fuel for the pur
pose Of supplying electricity or ga.
for Illuminating or displaying adver.
tisements, notices, announcements Oh
signs designating the location of ar
Office or place Of business, or tho
nature Of any business, for electric
searchlights, or for external illumi.
nation for ornameniatlon Of any build
ing or lights in the interior of stores
Offices or other places Of business
when such stores are not open fol
business, excepting such lights as arr
necessary for the public safety or as
are required by law nor for excessive
street lighting intended for display Oh
advertising purposes, whether suci
lights are maintained by the municipal
ity OF by others.
These prohibitions and all Of then
are effective on Thursday and Sunda,
nights only OF each and every week
subject 20 the following exceptions:
"ia) This order shall not apply q
light used for governmental pm pose
only by the United States Govern
ment, the government OF any com
monwealth or state Of the Unitel
states.
"fb) This order shall not apply 9
the maintenance Of street lights b,
any town or city or within any cit.
OF town under a contract with th
officials OF such city or town for sucl
maintenance except that no municipal
ity may use fuel for the maintenance
Of lights commonly known as whit
way or cluster lights, OF other decora
tive street lighting except TO tht cxten
as such lights are necessary for Oh
safety Of the public
"(c) This order shall not apply 4
such porch lights upon houses %
hotels OF TO The entrances 90 build
ings occupied or open for ingress an
egress during the night time, or &