Evening journal., 1918-01-28
garfield DAY IS
'COALLESS' But
NOT "SNOWLESS
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stated today.
The second fuolless Monday finds
virtually no Improvement in the local
coal situation. Arrivals Of coal ship
monls IN this city last week were said
today 30 have been good so far as The
bard coal supply was concerned, and
while the dealers have been unable 10
accumulate a reserve becaues they
have been delivering the coal TO nll
their orders as soon as the coal was
received they have always been able
10 meet any emergency case That has
been reported. and as far as is known
there has been no cases of actual suf-
loring here because of the lack of fuel.
The soft coal situation, however, is
said 90 be different. The supply com
ing into Wilmington is anything but
adequate il was stated today 1t was
thought the railroad embargo would
hclp The situation here, but 10 has not
tended 10 relieve the local situation.
However 10 is hoped by The users OF
soft coal and by The fuel administrators
that the supply will be Increased soon.
although there is doubt as 10 this now
because of the storm tielng up the rail-
roads again
A more uniform observance today OF
The governments second healless Mon
day throughout The east than for the
first was the result today because of
the list Of exemptions published gener-
ally on Saturday and yesterday left lit
tie room for misinterpretation Of the
closing order The exemptions as given
out show that virtually all business
enterprises, except certain specified
trades engaged in war work and food
production, are expected TO close down.
Drugsiores and food stores alone among
the various shops are permitted 10 do
business aud they must cOpilno Them
selves To the sale Of drugs and foods.
Food stores had 90 close at noon today
according 90 The orders OF Food Admin
lslralor Mitchell.
All the brokerage houses were closed
today, whereas last Monday some Of
them remained open although they had
10 do business I'm the cold and without
lights. This was because Of the fact
that the New York Stock Exchange was
open and doing business but today the
New York Exchange was closed and
consequently the wires Of the local
brokers were silent.
Manly Nl ilt iNiul iuflNlNfN iluu 0Nlili
of their employees at work, because 10
was essential that men be on hand TO
attend 10 absolutely necessary work,
but most OF them were closed down
tight 50 far as actual operations were
concerned. This was true especially of
the leather plants, which had been pre-
pairing all week for the closing today.
whereas last week they had stock IN
process which could not be neglected
and which had to be handled They
were permitted 60 work this stock
through on Monday, but today all such
places were supposed 10 have had their
stock so arranged that the plants could
be shut down without harm 20 the
business.
The theatres, moving pictures and
pool rooms will remain open tonight,
but al of these places will have TO
close tomorrow. The transportation
companies had their Sunday schedules
in effect, but these were badly disar-
ranged by the storm. Because Of tho
snow few people were to bo seen on
the streets this morning despite the
fact that several thousand men and
women were enjoying an enforced holi-
day.
Or. Harry A. Garfield removes all
doubt in his new rulings and says that
fuel is anything burned for light, heat,
Or power. IL includes coal, coke, wood,
charcoal, natural and artificial gas, gaso-
line, kerosene and alcohol.
Some of the places which sought TO
remain open last Monday and which
must close tight today are:
Department stores, all wholesale
or retail stores selling food except
where necessary distribution Is endan-
gered by closing and this must be de-
termincd by the local administrator,
candy stores andy manufacturers. to-
bacco factories, shoe stores, cigar stores,
drug stores lmay sell only drugs and
medical suppliesl, newsstands and sta
tioncry stores, hotel newsstands may
sell newspapers and periodicals
Scores of inquiries have come from
users, because they burn
gasoline for power. Automobiles are
ruled exempt although one days opera
ton of them takes as much gasoline as
an tho war automobiles.
All shipbuilding and aeroplane plants
and mills manufacturing explosives are
to remain open.
I'm interpreting the order says Dr.
Gardelds ruling, "it should be under
stood that nearly half of the manufac-
turcrs of the country are working di-
rcctly OF indirectly ON government work
although possession of a government
contract of itself is no reason for an
exemption
Food exemption" says the ruling,
includes grain elevators, potato OF
vegetable houses, cold storage, all form
of grain storage, grain and feed mills,
cereal product manufacturers packers,
Gamers, milk dealers, creameries, con-
densers and all other milk products
binder twine manufac-
turers, ammonia manufacturers, insecti-
cides and fertilizer manufacturers. man
ufacturers of farm machinery for spring
use, manufacturers of cereal mill ma
chinery, bag manufacturers, manufac-
turers of food containers lglass, tin and
wood and labels for the same.
price lists giving quotations Of mar
ket information relative TO securities or
commodities, published regularly on
business days, may be published on
Monday.
"All magazines and publications,
other than daily papers, and including
weekly and semi-weekly country pa
pers should be able to produce their
regular editions without running Mon
days.
Miscellaneous exemptions include;
Cottages, churches, SCHOOL,, public Ii
braries and public museums, also the op-
GRAFTON of autos, also glass manufac-
facturers, cotton seed oil manufacturers,
horseshoeing garages, lime plants for
coke and continuous ovens and for fer