Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-17
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indication that the order would be
revoked by the president.
Distribution of coal to all establish
ments except public utilities aud few
indispensable institutions were stop
ped this morning
All factories east of the Mississippi
river, even those working on war con
tracts and excepting those manufac-
turing perishablc food, must suspend
operations entirely tomorrow and con
Itinue in idleness until next Tuesday
night under the fue1 administration
order.
The next ten Mondays will be vir-
tual holidays when all industry and
amusement places must close. The or
der is compulsory and carries fine
of $4,000 or one years imprisonment for
violation. 1t will be enforced by state
| fuel administrators.
Homeless scarcity of fuel, combined
with congestion of shipments, caused
| by the recent storm tieups in the mlu-
die west, forced the fuel administra-
ltiOn to take this sudden and lar reach
ing step.
regulations in Detail
Business or professional offices, ex-
cept offices used by the United States,
state, county or municipal govern
ments, transportation companies, or
which are occupied by banks and trust
companies or by physicians or dentists
must close. Wholesale or retail stores
or any other stores or business houses
or buildings whatever must close eX-
cept those maintained for the purpose
of selling food only for which pur-
poses stores may maintain necessary
heat until noon, and for the purpose of
selling drugs and medical supplies on
/ ly may maintain necessary heat
throughout the day and evening.
Theaters, moving picture houses,
bowling alleys, billiard rooms, private
or public dance halls or any other
place of amusement must close.
No fuel shall be burned in buildings
where iqucr is sold on these Monday
holidays.
Street cars, including surface, ele-
waited, subway and suburban cars and
trains, cannot use fuel on these days
in excess of amounts used on the Sun
day previous.
Buildings used in the production or
distribution of fuel are not affected
in anv way.
Special provisions to prevent in
jury to health, suffering, destruction
eff property by freezing of fire and
other special application for relief
may be made by state fuel administra.
tions, where they deem such suspen-
sion of the fuel administration s or
ders imperative.
Order Of preference in allotment of
coal both during the suspension per
iod and on all occasions until further
orders, is substantially as follows:
RAILROAD.
domestic consumers, hospitals,
charitable institutions, army and navy
cantonments.
S-Publie utilities, telephones, teIe-
graphs.
EShips and vessels for ----er pur-
poses.
5-Strietly governmental purposes
OF the federal, municipal, county orr
state governments for necessary puu-
lie uses, not including orders from
factories working on contracts for the
United States.
6-Manufacturers Of perishable food
or of food for necessary immediate
No fuel shall be delivered. accord
ing to the order, TO any person OF firm
for uses not specified in this list dur
ing the period.
Eseasons for Drastic Order
This order is designed to distrip- !
ute with absolute impartiality the bur I
den OF patriotic denial All classes are
to be treated alike. DR.. Garfield ex- /
planned
Eyen coal en- hand may not be used. /