Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-30
Rules for Monday Closing


The State of Maine Advisory COM
mittee, pursuant to the Orderly issued
by DR.. Garfield. Federal Fuel Admins
traitor, have adopted the following reg
ulations to be applied on Mondays be
ginning Jan. q, 1918, up to and includ
ing March %. 1918.
The spirit OF DR. Garfields order is
that no fuel shall be consumed for the
heating Of any buildings except such a
quantity as will prevent injury on
damage to buildings and their contents.
This committee understands this to
mean that degree of heat sufficient
only to prevent sprinkler systems from
freezing or contents of stores from
freezing or being damaged may be
maintained during the days specified
The following exceptions are allowed
Buildings in which are situated banks
and trust companies. doctors and dent
lists offices or offices of the T. IS. gov
eminent, county or municipal govern
ment offices, transportation companies,
public utility companies, telephone or
telegraph companies and the rooms
used in the connection with the pro-
duction, transportation or distribution
those offices alone. The heat in other
offices in such buildings shall be. re-
duced to minimum sufficiently only n
prevent injury TO the buildings or its
contents.
Lodge rooms in which are held stated
or regular meetings are allowed 10 be
heated.
Wholesale and retail grocery and pro-
vision stores may remain open Mon
day until l. o'clock noon. but if if Il
absolutely necessary for the proper dis
tribution of food they may remain
open the entire day Confectionery
stores may keep open until noon.
Bakeries and bake shops may remain
open until II O'Clock noon. 4 manufac-
turing baker may remain open all DAY
Cigar stores may remain open until
j. o'clock noon.
Photographers shall remain closed all
day.
Laundr1es may remain open all day.
stores carrying a regular line OF
newspapers and periodicals may be al
lowed to keep open until II O'Clock
noon for the selling of newspapers ana
such other articles as they may have
in stock. After Il o'clock noon only
periodicals and newspapers shall be
sold. These stores are supposed to close
not later than $50 L. NJ. on at such time
as will enable such stores to distlib-
ute evening papers.
Barber shops. manicurinS and hail
dressing rooms. except those whore
the business is conducted III their liV-
ing apartments, shoe repairing shops
and bootblackinS establishments may
remain open until IL O'Clock noon.
Automobile repair shops may remain
open all day but automobile sales rooms
must be closed.
Electrical repair shops may be opcr
all day but sales rooms connected witt
such establishments must remain clos
| ed. u
Fruit stores remain open until noon
| The provisions relating to the Jistri-
button of food does not apply to these
stores.
Drug stores. both wholesale and re-
tail, may remain open until noon fol
the selling of all articles in stock. -Af-
ter noon they may remain open but on
lN for the selling of all articles il
stock. After noon they may remain
open but only for the selling of drugs
and medical and surgical supplies
Billiard halls, pool rooms, bowln.
alleys. dance halls, theatres and al
other places of amusement are atiuw :
cd to keep open on Monday but must
close on Tuesday
Restaurants, hotels or other places
in which meals are served are allowed
TO be open ali day. After noon these
places shall remain only open FOR the