Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-24
POLICE TO CHECK
LIGHT MASTERS
Fuel Administration Names
81 Inspectors to En-.
force Rule
BEGIN VIGIL TONIGHT
List of Regulations Covering
Prohibited and Limited II.
luminations Issued
BEGIN VIGIL TONIGHT

Eighty-two special INSPECTORS OF the
fuel adminstration will be assisted to-
night in enforcing the provisions OF the
lightless night order. which became ef-
fective today. by every member OF the
city police force. acting under orders OF
Director of Public Safety Wilson.
Announcement to this effect was made
this Afternoon by p. c. Mahady acting
fuel administrator. who said all ciolators
would be prosecuted vigorously, The in
spectors were busy today visiting shops
and other places of business eliminating
needless artificial lighting
The lightless nights are Monday. Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
Rigid Regulations
Mr., Mahady particularly stressed the
Importance of observing the following
regulations:
No interior window lighting. except II
tho case of jewelry stores, where ont
snail light of 60 watts is permitted
and adequate lighting during closed
hours over safes and strong boxes.
Drug store telephone booths must no,
burn lights.
Theatres are not permitted to use out.
side lighting o. any kind, and lighting
Of foyers must be limited to the needs Of
public safety.
Railroad and ferry terminals must, cul
down overhead lighting by so per cent
Electric cars may not keep headlight
burning while at standstill
In offices and other places where might
work is necessary. and where both des1
lighta and ceiling arc lights are used
the latter must he eliminated. This ap'
plies especially to newspaper offices.
Point Breeze and Woodside parks will
have all unnecessary lighting eliminated
The daylight illumination of show
windows Is absolutely forbidden.
Street lights automatically controlled
must not be turned on until after sun.
set and must he put out before sunrise
Hand-lighted street lamps must con-
form to this ruling as closely is possi'
BILE.
Fewer cluster Lights
Cluster lights now used for stree
! illumination must he cut down as fai
as is consistent with public safety. Thii
means that Market street will be
! gloomy shadow Of its former self ant
that New York's Great White Way
| will be dark and silent.
Roof gardens where meals are served
outdoor restaurants. and outdoor movie
| theatres.
The New England States. New York
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania an(
the District of Columbia must endure
! four lightiess nights, while the rest
| of the country will only have two fol
| the present. those being Monday and
! Tuesday.
! DR.. Harry A. Garfield, national fue
| administrator, believes that an enor
nous quantity of coal can be saved bI
a strict adherence to the lightless-night
order and has instructed the local fue
controllers to promptly prosecute al
| cases of violation of the ruling.
IF the people will only make up theil
minds to save coal in this way" said
| Doctor GARFIELD in commenting on th,
| order, "and will do their best to obey
the ruling cheerfully and to the letter
the results will he most gratifying
Every ton of coal we can conserve thi!
| summer will count double when the cold
| weather comes again"