The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
COLD MONDAY
EDICT DEFINES
NON-EXEMPTS
DR.. Garfield Clears Doubt
as to Some Who Operat-
ed Last Week.

DR.. Harry A Garfield. the Fuel
Administrator, issued his orders
last night for q rock-ribbed fuel
less Monday.
He removes all doubt in his new
rulings and says that fuel Is any
thing that is burned for light. heat
or power. 1t includes coal. coke,
wood. charcoal. natural and arti-
hcial gas. gasolene. kerosene and
alcohol.
Some OF the places which sought
to remain open last Monday and
which must close tight tomorrow
are:
| Department stores, all wholesale
4 or retail stores selling food except
where necessary distribution Is en-
dangered by closing-and this must
be determined by the local admin
istrator-candy stores. candy manu-
facturers. tobacco factories. shoe
stores, cigar stores.
l Drug stores may sell only drugs
and medical supplies; news-stands,
stationery stores and hotel news
stands may sell only newspapers
and periodicals.
/ Motor Cars Exempt.
Scores of inquiries have come from
automobiles users, because they burn
gasoline for power. Automobiles are
ruled exempt, although one days
operation OF them takes probably as
much gasoline as all the war automo-
biles in use on any single day.
4 Three general classes of manufact-
uring plants are exempt-all ship
building plants. airplane plants and
mills manufacturing explosives.
In interpreting the ORDER with re-
gard to firms exempt because OF gov
/. ernment work." says Dr. Garfield's
lrulinG 1T should be Understood that
tnaArty- -hSlf of tho nasAfaetrrers of
the country are working directly or
indirectly on government work and
/ that the possession of a government
contract of itself is no reason for an
exemption.
Some Other Exemptions.
Miscellaneous exemptions include:
Colleges, churches, schools. public
libraries and public museums: also
the operation Of automobiles, also the
glass manufacturers, can manufac-
turers for food only, cotton seed oil
manufacturers, horseshoeing, gar
ages, lime plants for coke and con-
tinuous ovens, for fertilizer, laun-
dries, railroad locomotive manufac-
turing. medical supplies, such as sur
gical implements, surgical dressings,
biological serums, medicine needed
by the government and Red Cross,
other medicines, II in the judgment
Of the local administrator they are
necessary for public health, mine
supplies for coal and oil production,
optical glass. power necessary for
loading or unloading cars or ships,
open hearth steel furnaces, trans
Atlantic steamers.
The exemption of one or more
offices in a building" says the rul-
ing. does not exempt the balance
of the building. The spirit of the
order is that heat should be turned
of from such nonexempt offices
and that they should not be used;
also that elevator service be pro-
vided only sufficient to provide the
necessary service to the exempted
offices.
Building and loan associations
may be kept open the same as
banks, IL necessary for the payment
of obligations coming due.
Consular and other offices of
lOItlsH governments are exempt.
Brokers offices are not exempt.
Vendors of Food.
wholesale stores and warehouses
may remain open without heat for
the unloading of freight.
"An wholesale and retail stores SELL
ing food are urged by the Food and
Fuel administrations, on patriotic
grounds, to close on Mondays, except
! whenever necessary distribution Of
food Is endangered by closing. in
which case they are , at liberty to
remain open all day. the necessity
for remaining open to be determined
by the local food administrator. who
will notify the Fuel Administration in
each case Of exemption. All such food
stores will sell nothing but food on
Mondays. This does not apply to stores
selling food for animals.
Candy stores are not exempt.
The various places of amusement
remaining open Monday may continue
open Monday night until their usual