New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
Fuel Director Storrow Linn
its Hours of Stores, Thea
tres and Saloons
Six Lightless Nights
A Week Ordered
Mine Sweepers to Open
Cape Cod Canal to
the Barges

BOSTON, Jan. 9.--To save fuel
Massachusetts business houses must
open at 8 a. m. and close at p. m,
and theatres. bars and the like close
at 10 p. m, James J. Storrow. fuel ad-
ministrator for New England, ordered
to-d day Tonight he telegraphed Or.
Harry A. Garfield National Fuel Ad-
ministrator, that the coal situation in
New England is "absolutely dangerous
and has reached an immediate crisis"
He demanded that coal for New Eng
land diverted to Allied vessels be sent
on here.
Mr.. Storrow's drastic coal conserva-
ton order, which caused general e1-
element throughout the state, read in
part as follows:
office, banking and other business
buildings shall not be heated on Sun
days and holidays or on Saturday after
y noon, OF on other days after p. nl.,
except sufficient to prevent freezing.
No elevator service shall be given on
Sundays, holidays or between 6 p. NJ.
and a. m. on other days.
Stores to Open at 9 a. IN.
''All wholesale, retail and other bust
. a. m. and close at 5 p. M, for doing
business with the public, with the fol-
lowing EXCEPTIONS: Dry goods, depart
mcnt, clothing and variety stores whose
regular practice has been to remain
open after Z p. nl., one or more eve
nlngs week, may remain open until
0 p. IN. on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Other retail businesses, whose regular
practice has been to remain open eve
nlngs after 7 p. M, shall close not later
than 10 p. m. Pharmacies may remain
open after 10 p. m, but shall not use
electric light exceeding a total of 100
watts after 10 p. m. Markets and gro
Gerry stores may remain open until 10
p. m. on Saturdays and until p. m. on
other days
'Theatres, motion picture houses
bars, bowling alleys, billiard halls. pub
lie and private dance halls and all
places of amusement shall close at 10
p. IN. Theatres and dance halls may
open earlier than usual.
Every night except Saturday shall
be lightless night White Way,
cluster or other decorative street light
ing is forbidden.
"Thesc orders shall not apply to gov.
ernment work, and further exceptions
to them may be granted in cases OF
public necessity.
ut is also recommended:
THAT the business for the day enc
at p. IN. and evening activities end
at 10 p. m; many public institutions
desirable under ordinary conditions
should be closed and others curtailed;
schools should be put on a one-sessior
basis as far as practicable.
Factories should arrange their hours
to save daylight and to relieve peal
load. Salaries and wages should moi
be reduced on account of these orders
and recommendations
Coal for Boston Seized
MIR. Storrow said tonight he hae
Just received information that 5,1O(
tons of coal now loading at Hampton
Roads for the Great Northern Papel
Company, which manufactures news
print, had been commandeered fol
bunkering British steamers.
I'VE we're relying upon divcrtin,
1000 tons of this for hospitals, schools
and other absolutely vital purposes.
the telegram said. "Unless the govern
ment will withdraw its order com
iilduuecEluk tHC SOdl SCSalilSI. VI III
struct me that it wishes most of th'
newspapers in the North Atlantic Coas
to suspend publication I cannot be re
sponsible for conditions in New Eng
land"
at is absolutely necessary" th'
message continued, chat more Goa
should be rushed here at once. Moro
ships should be provided at Hampton
Roads, New York. Baltimore and Phila
delphia, and coal promptly placed OF
board and rushed to New England. VIZ
have given up attempting to keep run
ming even plants carrying on 1 pei
cent government work.
Lynn's Supply Short
Lynn yesterday put all its factories
on half time and only has nine days
supply of coal for factories and house
holds, and no coal on tho way TO Lynr
from anywhere"
Government mine sweepers were dis
patched to the Cape Cod Canal to-da,
20 break the ice and allow navigation
once again through that short ru+