Evening star., 1918-01-18
MILLIONS IDLE AS
CITIES OBEY EDICT
TO SAVE U. S. FUEL
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into Chicago during the twenty-four
hours preceding midnight Wednesday,
as showing the fuel situation is grow
some of the larger factories and busi-
ness houses said employees would be
paid in full during the idle period and
others proposed to allow half pay.
Heads of a number of factories where
the piece work system prevails. said
II would be impracticable to pay en-
ployes when not at work.
Managers Of the downtown playhouses
nave decided to close their doors Mon
day rather than try to run shows with
the houses cold. They are awaiting or
ders from the controlling powers at
New York as to the trimming of actors
salaries. Several of the leading thea
ters announced that. contrary to their
custom. Sunday night performances viii
pe given A number OF theater man..
ayers said they would heat UP" on
sunday and depend on the physical
warmth of the audiences to make Mon
DAY performances endurable. Unless
their electrical currents are shut off.
suspending operation of projection ma
chimes. most Of the moving picture thea
tiers will have no cessation of their
performances. The Chicago Board of
Trade and the big packing plants here
will continue in operation, as usual.
Intense Cold in Chicago.
days for industrial plants was ushered
into Chicago with a boreal blast which
for the third time in two weeks sent
the mercury down under zero. Tenn
peratures ranged from below in the
city to 20 below In some of the western
suburbs.
Probably 800 900 outside the city in
the rest of Illinois were out of work
for the time being. late figures showed.
and. according to John NJ Glenn. sec
rotary Of the Illinois Manufacturers'
Association, most Of them will not be
paid.
The manufacturers are simply un-
able to pay them on top of the fnan-
cial loss due to stopping work." he
said. On the board OF trade this morn
ing about 100 telegraph operators quit
on account Of cold, and outside trading
practically was stopped. Traders work
ed in their overcoats.
+. Many plants where there was office
york to do equipped clerks with blan-
Nets and oil stoves and did the best
they could. A semi-deserted aspect Of
The streets reflected the shutdown
t9 Some apartment buildings were re.
ported out Of coal. Individual requests
tor coal met with the reply that only
. half ton could be supplied any one
This brought home to many that DR..
FAIRFIELD has a real crisis to deal with.
20 matter how they may feel as to his
method of handling it.
= lean f1OiSdIe announced that North
western University. at Evanston, will
close from January "a to January 20 to
Conserve fuel.
2,ooo,ooo Out in Pennsylvania.
II PHILADELPHIA. January 1s-Ap-
groximately 100000 workers in Penn
sylvania will be thrown out Of employ
Industries affected by the federal fuel
administrators order, according to sta
tistics compiled by the state depart
ment Of labor and industry at Harris
will be similarly affected on the Mon
day holidays and the approximate loss
in wages was placed at s114. .0oo. 900.
Many Of the department stores and
delphia announced today they would
nay their employees during the ENFORCED
suspension. While the majority Of in
6ustrial leaders expressed disapproyal
It "as a matter of course" William m
Potter. federal fuel administrator for
Pennsylvania. declared today the power
of the police will be invoked to force
observance of DR.. Garfields ruling.
The executive committee of the Phila-
delphia Chamber of Commerce last
night adopted a resolution pledgine
sco-operation and asking Administrator
10 all chambers of commerce in order
to aid members seeking information.
Many large manufacturing establish.
Nents throughout the state are com.
pletely idle today but many also were
being operated regardless of the five.
day suspension period order by Ma.
tiona1 Fuel Administrator Garfield
Some Of the plants ignoring the order
appear to be within the fuel-savins
ruling.
Reserve police in the city and state
are being held in readiness for any dis.
turbances which might accompany the
enforced idleness. Workers are ac.
cepting the "lay-on philosophically
although few rulings have yet beer
made offering pay to employees for The
nye-day idle period.
The Baldwin locomotive works, tn.
Atlantic Refining Company and Nice.
town Link Belt Company are amons
the large plants running today.
Confusion in New England.
BOSTON. January 1s-Industriaf ac
tivity throughout New England wal
suspended generally today, and grea
confusion In the minds Of factory own
srs and employes as to the appiicatio,
Of Fuel Administrator Gardeld's clos
ing or&er to individual cases. That tn,
lhut-0own was mot complete was dut
TO tho ruling last Night ths< . uumbul