The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-22
CORRECT TEXT OF THE FUEL
COMMISSION ORDER

mere mas Deen so mucn discus
sion pro and con, concerning the
provisions of the fuel saving order
recently promulgated by the Ma
tional Fuel Commission that the
issue has become somewhat obscur-
ed THE NEWS has obtained
statement from Mr.. James H.
Thompson, Chairman of the Bour-
bon County Fuel Commission, which
is official and final.
The statement follows:
1.-The Bourbon County Fuel Com
mission has endeavored, in inter
preting the order issued January
II, 1918, by the United States Fuel
Commission, to construe the spirit
as well as the letter of the law.
1.-THE information contained be-
low, as sent us under official stamp
from Mr.. Wiley Bryan, of Louisville,
State Fuel Commissioner, is autho,-
itative and official:
Manufacturing places ordered
closed on January IS, 10, 20, FL and
%, are obeying the order and are
showing such desire to cooperate
with the Fuel Administrator in d
patriotic and loyal manner, the COM
mittee does not feel that it is nee
essary to issue any special interpre-
tation regarding the order issued
for these five days.
by executive order dated Jann-
airy II, 1918, the United States Fuel
Administration directed that no fuel
should be used on Mondays, Janu-
airy 81, %, February 4, II. Is, 25,
March 4, IL, IS, 25, for heating or
lighting any building or room for
any business purpose whatever, ex-
cept Offices used by the United
States, State, county or municipal
government, transportation compa-
MES, banks, trust companies, physi-
clans and dentists, and such as are
used in connection with the produc
ton or distribution of fuel; also
wholesale and retail groceries,
which are allowed to open until II
O'Clock noon, for the purpose of sale
or food only. In this case is in
cluded those persons handling food
for stock; also transportation COM
panies are allowed to use fuel to the
extent that same was used on the
Sunday previous and no more.
'No fuel whatever is to be
used in any other business
house which is open for bust
ness during the twenty-four
hours beginning at IL o'clock
Sunday night and ending at IL
| o'clock Monday night.
This order does not apply to no.
tells and restaurants where liquor is
not sold.
Where building is not open
for business, fuel may be burned in
sufficient quantity only to prevent
injury to property from freezing;
also printers and publishers of daily
newspapers may burn fuel to such
an extent as is necessary to ISSUE
such editions as such paper custo
marily issues on important national
legal holidays, and where such pa
pers do not issue any edition on q
holiday they are permitted to ISSUE
one edition on said Monday.
For the purpose of selling drug:
and medical supplies only, drug
stores may maintain necessary hea
throughout the day and evening.
Theatres, moving picture houses
bowling alleys, private and publi'
dance halls or any other places o
amusement may open Mondays. Oh
Tuesdays these places are forbidden
to use fuel or light inside or out
side.
"Au laundries are exempt from
the closing order on Mondays a
we'll as the five-day closing period.
, THE BOURBON COUNTY FUEl
COMMITTEE,
by James H. Thompson, Chairman
John T. Hinton,
"Jno. T. Collins,
FL Samuel Clay,
DIR. c. c. Fisher,