The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-29

How do the majority of people unexpectedly those that
the coal problem affects most seriously?
=: They work. week days, in building that is
heated Their heat problem Sunday and in the
eyening-they will not go to bed with the chickens.
- Give them meeting places Sunday morning, after
noon, and evening places for meeting and enjoying
themselves in the evening week dayhep them to solve
the problem Of warmthand at the same time SAVE coal
Suppose that tonight the closing of heater should
compel two thousand people to stay at home.
apartments of the TWO THOUSAND? How much coal is
used in supplying light to two thousand SEPARATED
HOMES for three four hours before the two thousand
tobed?
How much less coal used heat and light the theaer
IN which the two thousand TOGETHER kept and
comfortable until bed time?
= viii any fuel commissioner question the statement that
il takes least fifty times much coal to heat and light
two thousand people in SEPARATE homes would to
keep them warm, supplied with light, AND CHEERFUL,
gathered in theater or other public meeting place?
& Is it worth WHILE for the of discipline or THE
oRY, to economize coal in your imagination and USE
FIFTY TIMES AS MUCH of it. in order to have the salts
faction of closing churches or theaters?
Isn't it well to exercise common sense, even In war?
Isn't important especially to refrain from antagoniz
ing irritating millions of people, thus making the
popular?
In the glorious city of Washington for instance these
matters attended to by gentleman named Mr. Weaver
81 Where is he? Why, he has gone to FLORIDA. he
Could you imagine anything more exqusitely ridiculous
than this? public official closes the churches of city,
then goes on TO the not weather down South.
Dr. Garfield in spite of illness which has made work
most difficult REMAINS ON HIS JOB.
Weather conditions have fought against him, and
angels combined could not heavy coal trains through
the billiards that have followed each other.
is upon DR.. Garfield that urge the Importance Of
churches theaters Billy Sunday abernaces and others
ALLY -'' ~ NO0 '''O' N
We offer the following for Dr. Garfed's consideration:
The law allows in heaters big stores all buildings the
of sufficient coal prevent freezing of pipes destruction
of sprinkler systems that protect from fire
heater filed with people whose bodies supply heat
tuay requires less coal to protect its plumbing than
empty theater.
The same somewhat less extent is of the great
crowded store closed theater burns coal than
open and heated largely by the crowd Once the crowd is in
FIRES ARE BANKED
:: Another thought for those that control the COAL
To coal is important in TO UTILIZE HUI
NAN LABOR is more important.
When you close factory of small size you STOP throw
away and waste for the day the labor Of say five hundred
At present prices that labor worth in wages alone
DOLLARS.
twenty five tons Of COAL worth two hundred and fifty dollars
at the outside.
LARS worth of COAL you WASTE TWO THOUSAND DOL
LARS WORTH OF LABOR.
= Is that wise?
In addition, you make labor dissatisfied, slacken its
efforts
You dsorganize the important human working machine
at moment when organization and efficiency most
important.
< it is NECESSARY to the two hundred and fifty
dollars worth of coal and waste the two thousand dollars
worth of labor in the process all very well.
u But is not worth while to be quite every
that it really Is necessary?
Investigate before you say to five hundred five thou
sand human beings in big industrial institution
"Go home for day, keep best you may burn
al the coal coal oil you get your hands Lose your
j.
lar you lose we going to TEN CENTS worth of
coal
Such things must be said cautiously and carefully
They have not yet been said in England France or Italy
countries to which WE ARE SENDING COAL