The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-21
OIL AND GAS NEWS OF
THE ARDMORE FIELDS
SUNDAYS AND THURSDAYS
ARE vLlGHTLESS NIGHTS
| Curtailment Of Home Consumption Of
Electricity Also Urged Ia Save Coal.

The United States fuel administra
tlon In an amended order puts int
effect "lightless nights" on two night,
OF each week. These nights are sun
day and Thursday. Last Sunday nigh
was the first ''lightless night" In the
United States since electricity began I,
be used for illumination.
Under the new order the white
ways" of all cities are to disappear
absolutely on the nights designated
The burning of lights contrary to the
wording and spirit OF the order vii
constitute violation OF law, and steps
will be taken by the fuel administration
10 mete out punishment to offenders.
Text Of the Order.
The order says:
mo corporation, association. partner
ship, or person, engaged wholly or N
part i'm the business of furnishing elec
tricity for illumination or power pur
poses, and no corporation, association
partnership. or person, maintaining q
plant for the purpose of supplying fol
their own use electricity for illuminat
ing or displaying advertisements. no
tices. announcements, or signs desig
mating the location of an office or place
of business, or the nature of any busi
ness. for electric searchlights. or for
external illu'rination for ornamentation
of any building, or lights in the in
terror of stores, offices or other places
of business, when such stores are not
open for business, excepting such lights
as are necessary for the public safety
or as are required by law. nor for ex
cessive street lighting intended for dis
play or advertising purposes, whether
such lights are maintained by the mu
nicipality or by others.
These prohibitions and all of them
are effective on Thursday and sunday
nights only of each and every week.
List of Exceptions.
The only exceptions apply 10 lights
used for governmental purposes only
by the United States government or the
of any commonwealth or
state, street lights used by any city or
town or within any city or town under
a contract with the officials Thereon tor
such maintenance. But. il is expressly
stated, no white way" or cluster nshts
may be used under any circumstances.
The state fuel administrators are di-
rected and authorized TO see that the
provisions of the order are scrupulously
In addition to the saNlns oi iai
quantity of coal, it is believed that
'lightless nights" will provide startling
visual evidence that the United. States
is engaged in the conduct of the great
est Of world wars.
Letters received by the fuel admins
tration from companies and individuals
engaged in the business of supplying
Illuminated signs and from manu-
facturers, merchants. motion picture
and other entertainment concerns which
make large use of such signs, give
assurance that the new order viii be-
come fully effective without resort to
prosecution.
Dr. GarfiielTs Statement.
DR.. Garfield, in .promulgating the new
order, said:
use OF fuel in this emergency FOR
any of the purposes definitely pro-
hibited in the order is wasteful, and is
prejudicial and injurious to the national
security and defense"
The fuel administration desires that,
in compliance with the patriotic spirit
of the order. househJlders shall observe
the 'lightless nights" by burning as few
lights in homes as it is possible to get
along with conveniently.