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TEXT OF CARFIELD'S
Formal Regulations of Fuel Admin
dstrator Follow Closely Line o.
stract Published in Advance.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Following
is the text of the order signed by DIR.
Garfield, the Fuel Administrator,
The United States Fuel Admins
traitor, acting under the authority of
an Executive order of the President
of the United States, dated 23d Aug
ust. 1917, appointing said Admins
traitor, in furtherance of the purposes
of the act of Congress therein refer
ed to, approved 10th August, 1917,
and finding it essential effectively to
carry out the provisions of this act
to make provision for more ade-
quate supply of fuel for railroads,
domestic consumers, public utilities,
and for other uses necessary to the
national security in certain parts Oh
the United States, hereby makes ana
prescribes the following regulation:
ION each Monday, beginning Jan.
81, 1918, and continuing up to and
including Monday. March rs, 1918,
no fuel shall be burned Except to
such extent as is essential to pre-
vent injury to property from freez-
ing) for the purpose of supplying
heat for:
"(A) Any business or profession
all Offices, except Offices used by the
United States, State, county, or mu-
nicipal Governments, transportation
companies, public utility company,
telephon cor telegraph companies,
banks, trust companies, physicians,
or dentists.
"(B) Wholesale or retail stores
or any other stores. business houses
or business buildings whatever, ex-
cept that, for the purpose Of selling
food only, stores may maintain nee
essary heat on any of the specified
days until II o'clock noon; and ex-
cept that for the purpose of selling
drugs and medical supplies, only,
stores may maintain necessary heat
throughout the day and evening.
"(C) Theatres, moving picture
houses, bowling alleys, billiard
rooms, private or public dance halls,
or any other place of public amuse
ment.
ION each Monday, beginning Jan.
81, 1918. and continuing up to and
including March rs, 1918, no fuel
shall be burned for the purpose of
heating rooms in which Intoxicating
liquor is sold or served on those
days.
Nothing in this regulation shall
be construed to forbid the heating of
restaurants, hotels, or other places
in which meals are served, but in
(which no intoxicating liquor is sold
or served on the said Mondays.
mo fuel shall be burned on any
of the Mondays specified in the
foregoing section for the purpose of
supplying power for the movement of
surface, elevated, subway, or subur-
ban cars or trains in excess of the
amount used on the Sunday previous
thereto.
Nothing in this regulation shall
be construed to apply to or affect
the operation of any mine or plant
producing fuel, nor shall lthis regula-
ton be construed to forbid the heat
ing of such rooms or offices, or such
portions of buildings, as are used in
connection with the production,
transportation, or distribution of fuel
state Fuel Administrators and
their representatives specifically au
thorized so to do are hereby empow-
cred to grant such relief as may be
essential to prevent injury to health
or to prevent destruction of or in
jury to property by fire or freezing.
This regulation is effective, thru
out the United States east of the
Mississippi river, including the whole
of the States of Louisiana and Min
nesota.
ANY person, firm, association, or
corporation which violates or refuses
to conform to the above regulation
may be liable to the penalty pre-
scribed in the aforesaid act of Con-
gress.
H. A. GARFIELD,
United States Fuel Administrator"