The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-27
Issues Fresh Orders in Regard
to Observance of Fuelless
Monday Throughout Nation
LEAVES NO ROOM
FOR DOUBT ABOUT
HIS NEW RULINGS
Says Anything That To Burned
for Light, Heat and Power 10
Affected and Includes Artih-
cial Gas, Kerosene. Alcohol

Washington Jan. 2s.--Dr. Harry
A. GARFIELD. the fuel administrator Is
aued his orders tonight for rock
ribbed fuelless Monday. He removes
all doubt in hts new rulings and says
that fuel La anything that IN burned
for light, heat or power. It includes
coal, coke. wood. charcoal, natural
and artificial gas. gasolene. kerosene
and alcohol
Some OF the places which sought TO
remain open last Monday and which
must close tight Monday next are:
Department stores, all wholesale or
retail stores sailing food except where
necessary distribution is Endangered
by closing and this must be deter
mined BY the local administrator.
candy stores. candy manufacturers.
tobacco factories. shoe stores, cigar
stores drug stores may sell only
drugs and medical supplies. news
stands, stationery stores and hotel
newstsnds may sell only newsps pers
and periodicals.
Automobiles Exempt.
Scores Of Inquiries have come from
automobile users. because they burn
gasolene for power. Automobiles are
ruled exempt. although one days OPP
GRAFTON Of them tsk.S AZ much gas
olene az all the war automobiles in
use on any single day. 49,.
Three general classes Of manufact~
uring plants are exemps-al ship
building and reropiane plants and
mills manufacturing explosives
Tn interpreting the order with re-
gard 70 firms exempt because Of gov
srnment work" aaxs DR.. Gar7eid's
ruling II should he uaaaums@aa&as@1
nearly half o. the manufacturers of
the country are working directly or
indirectly on governm ert work and
that the possession Of a. government
contract ~ itself LIS no reason for an
exemption.
"Ail manufacturers OF WOODEN and
cotton goods and clothes used by the
government have been exempted II
tley comprise. the following:
Manufacturers Of wooden and cot
ton warns for the purpose Of weaving
into sixteen to thirty ounce rneitons:
aiso manufacturers OF sixteen to thirty
ounce meltons; the spongers and
shrinkers OF this cloth; manufacturers
OF woolen coats. breeches, overcoats
and blankets for army uniforms and
suh-contractors for the same. also
manufacturers OF f24 and heavier
ducks for the United States govern
.nlent and thread and cotton yarn
manufacturers and other contractors
or sub~contra ctors for such duck. as
well as the finishing plants engaged
in dyeinG these ducks; also manufac-
turers engaged in making them into
tents and equipage for the govern
ment Sun-contractors should be able
10 furnish the parts essential to the
exempted firm in five days operation.
n a sub-coutractor has commercial
work this work should re delayed to
enable the firm to produce the neces-
sary government work in five days
with this basis We have made the
following rulings:
Sub Contractors Exempt.
Sub contractors are exempt only
In caae the entire production Of their
plant during each day of the week is
engaged In the manufacture OF sup
plies absolutely essential to the spe-
ctally exempted industry. Sub-con-
tractors who are operating each day
of the week all that portion of their
plant capable of work on the par
ticular parts required by the exempt
ed firms may continue TO operate only
such part or their plant on Mondays.
Food exemptions" says the ruling.
includes: Grain elevators. potato or
vegetable houses cold storage. all
form OF grain storage, grain and feed
bakers. Gamers. milk dealers, cream
cries, condensers and all other milk
products manufactures. packing and
slaughter houses, ice plants and re-
frigerators sugar manufacturers,
binder Irvine manufacturers. ammonia
manufacturers. insecticides and fer
tiitxer manufacturers, manufacturers
or farm machinery for spring use,
manufacturers OF cereal min machin-
cry, bag manufacturers, manufactur-
ers of food containers tglass. tin and
wood and labels for the same.
Price lists giving quotations of
market information relative to securi-
ties or commodities, published regu-
larly on business days, may be pub
lished on Monday.
"Ail magazines and publications.
other than daily papers, should be
able to produce their regular editions
without running Mondays"
Miscellaneous exemptions include;
List of Exemptions.
Colleges, churches. schools. public
libraries and public museums. also
the glass manufacturers. can manu-
facturerS for food only, cottonseed oil
manufacturers, horseshoeing. gar
ages. lime plants for coke and con-
= tinuous ovens, and for fertilizer, launS
dries, railroad locomotive manufac-
turing. medical supplies. such as sur
g1cal implements. surgical dressings.
biological serum. medicine needed by
the government and Red Cross. other
medicines Ii in the Judgment OF the
local administrator they are necessary
Tor public health, mine supplies for
coal ana oil production. optical glass.
nuwor necessary for leading or I'M
ecsutanzaad en rnAh IAes.,
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