Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-21

change in feeling in the country con- corning the necessity for the curtail- ment of the use of fuel and that CO., operation was practically general Hundreds of telegrams came to Dr. Garfield assuring him that employees would be paid for their time during the closing period. Chambers of com merce and manufacturers associations throughout the east wired they would observe the spirit of the order.
 The change in ruling regarding food stores was made tonight because of various interpretations that had been placed by state fuel administrators on the section of the order dealing with the distribution of foodstuffs. The fol- lowing telegram was sent tonight to | state fuel administrators instructing them of the change:
 "As a result of information furnish ed by the food administration to the effect that confusion exists in the | minds of the public as to the closing of food distributing stores on Monday afternoons, the Norder of the fuel ad- [ ministration, dated Jan. 1T, has been suspended insofar as it provides for the closing of such food stores on Monday. Jan. 21. This, will permit food stores to reriain open the entire | day"
 1 Drug Stores Are Restricted.
 Drug stores under the order may
 use fuel throughout the day provided they sell drugs and medical supplies only, but fuel administration officials
 admit there is no way of forcing them
 to refrain from selling other goods.
 Nothing, fuel administration officials
 said, can prevent thousands of eyasions
 of the order if tho people affected do
 not cooperate in tho fullest measure.
 For instance, many buildings house a
 single physician or dentist and it
 would be virtually Impossible to heat
 one office without supplying heat to
 the remainder of the building. Again,
 many apartment houses have stores
 on the ground floor, and heat from
 the rest of the building would heat
 these stores to a great extent.
 | Many Requests for Interpretations. |. Many of the requests for interpre-
 tations puzzled the staff of officials
 who attempted to reply to all that were
 received Although similar answere
 were sent to many, the fuel admins
 ratfon continued its policy of makins
 lew general rulings. It was held that 70 do so would let down the bars and l Tn erect give permission for many establishments to run which otherwise would close. Dr. Garfield, it is vel known, is strongly opposed to exemp. Hons and holds that special rulings fl made general would. defeat the bur. : pose of the order.
 According to the best interpretation available, there is nothing in the or. der to prevent saloons from seIlins drinks if they use no fuel for heat though the administration hopes the1 will close. Officials who have urge da genera
 embargo against the shipment O
 neight from plants shut down by tn,
 closing order as a means of improv f ing congested conditions still be iieved tonight that such action would become necessary before the railroaf Jam is cleared. The Pennsylyani,
 railroad, of it's own accord. tonigh
 notified shippers that it would not re-
 ceive freight of any character at an, : or its stations tomorrow. Other road are expected to follow the Pennsvlva , mas example on succeeding Monday
 If the general congestion of cars is no
 relieved. 70 -i'