The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-26
CHANGE ORDERS
 ABOUT CLOSING ESTABLISHMENTS
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(Contnued from Page 1.) obliged to use to keep their water pipes from freezing if they did not operate, are not within the order.
 Ruling 3:-Operation by water pow CT is not within the order. Any fac tories so operating, the use of fuel for heat Or for minor incidental purposes is not forbidden.
 General exemption of manufactur- CTS, exemption A:-P1ants which nec- essar1ly must be continuously operated certain days each week to avoid seri- ous injury to the plant itself of it's contents, may use only such quantity or fuel as is necessary to prevent such injury to the plant or it's contents.
 lmportant:-A manufacturer claim ing exemption on this ground should notify the Connecticut fuel admins trator at once.
 exemption B:-Manufacturers of per1shable foods or food for neces- sary immediate consumption.
 exemption C:-Manufacturers of foods not perishable and not necessary TOT immediate consumption may burn Iuel 10 the extent authorized by the state fuel administrator upon applica- lon by the food administrator.
 Note:-Conference between Nation al fuel administrator and national food administrator has resulted in the fol- lowing ruling from Washington:
 Exemption 1:-For the purpose of selling food only, stores may main tain necessary heat until 12 o'clock noon. Note-Conference between the National Fuel Administrator and the National Food Administrator has resulted in the following modif1ca- ton:
 All stores, wholesale and retail, and all business houses, which sold fuel prior to Jan. 21, may burn fuel for the purpose of supplying heat until o'clock on any of the Mondays specified in the Washington order of Jan. IT; provided. such stores and business houses do not sell candy or tobacco, in competition with stores selling such articles exclusively and which are closed according to the Washington order of Jan. IT.
 Exemption 2:-For the purpose of | selling drugs and medical supplies OAi1yy oIO4 Co 11Ic1y lIo11IcIu HGCGSSdTy heat throughout the day and the | evening.
 Ruling 10:-The above order does not especially prohibit the use of fuel for light or elevator service in l unheated buildings, nor does it re- quire closing. The Connecticut Fuel Administrator suggests, however. that the purpose of the order will not be served unless Mondays are treated as holidays.
 General order for Connecticut:- While stores remain open for the pur- pose of selling food, drugs, and med ical supplies only, they must not sell other goods. This order is issued by i the State Fuel Administrator that the Monday rules be consistent with the state closing rules upon other days. Ruling 11:-Laundries and cleans ing establishments are neither ''man- ufacturers,' "stores,' nor "business l houses" They are not within the i Monday fuel prohibition.
 Places of Public Amusement--Gen- eral Order:-No fuel shall be burned ! (except to such extent as is essential 1 to prevent injury to propert from freeZing) for the purpose of supply ! ing heat for theatres, moving picture | houses, bowling alleys, billiard rooms, | private or public dance halls or any i other places of public amusement i Modification from Washington: The above enterprises may run as usual on Mondays, but on Tuesdays, up to and including March 26, no fuel shall be burned for either heat or light | (except to such an extent as is essen- tial to prevent injury to property from freeZing.)
 Ruling 12:-A distinction is to be 1 observed between dance halls which are open daily and dances which are privately arranged for on some spec ial rights. The former class must close Tuesdays; the latter class when a change of night would be incon- venient may be granted for Tuesday by the local Fuel Administrator.
 Ruling:-"Grain elevators, potatoes vegetable houses, cold storage, grain grain storage, feed mills, cereal pro, duct manufacturers, bakers, canners milk dealers, creameries condensers all milk product manufacturers, pack. ing and slaughter houses, necessary ice plants, refrigerating plants, an6 sugar manufacturers shall be exemp1 from the order. Also manufacturer: of binder twine, ammonia, insectcide and fertilizer"
 Exemption D:-An shipbuildine plants, airplane factories and manu' lecturers of explosives.
 Exemption E:-All manufacturer: of woolen and cotton yarn for the purpose of weaving into sixteen tc thirty ounce motions, also manufactur. CTS of sixteen to thirty ounce motions the spongers and shrinkers of thi! cloth, manufacturers of woolen coats
 brooches, and blankets for Army anG Navy uniforms and sub-contractor: for the same. Also manufacturers
 of 12.4 and heavier duck for the United States government and thread and cotton yarn manufacturers and
 other contractors or sub-contractor. for such duck as well as the finishing plants engaged in dyeing these ducks Also manufacturers engaged in mak.
 ing them into tents and equipment
 for the United States government.
 Ruling 5:-Freight elevators may
 be used Mondays and other use o1
 heat or fuel or power necessary tc facilitate unloading freight cars ant l |,