New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Few Violations
of Order Here,
3aysFuelHead
,chley Is Kept Busy Pass
ing on Claims for
Exemption
.Flagrant Cases
To Be Prosecuted
Many Knotty Points Are
Cleared by the
Administrator

,,, wbo wen. 10 his office in steady
..rssn 70 urgc their claims for eNemp-
.on. Reeve Schley. County Fuel Admin
,s.-a.or. announced las. night that the
.raer. 50 far as he could see. was work
nc smoothly and that there probably
,ould be l;ttle need to invoke the
.,ycrc pcaalty prescribed in the Lever
BIT.
\ 4. is a matter of patriotism,' he
sa;d. Il believe the order will be car
,cd out in tina. spirit
de said, however, that he had asked
lsyor llylan 70 lend assistance In car
sing olt the order. and was ready TO
~ The United states District Attorney
70 .ct in any fragrant case OF violation.
Ne. single case warrantlng prose
..,.iou was brought 20 Mr. Schley's at
.rn.:on yesterday. There were twenty
,omrla,rts O. vlola:ion. and as a re
s.l. the Edison Company was reque ed
~ IN. or the powor from FIVE East Side
co,h;nc workshops. The complaints
.sm, from similar cstabls hments that
we're obso,Vi the order.
a, ,hc more than 5000 applicants To-.
sxcmp,lon only ) per cent received
',N,;.,;.e answers. and only siXty-tive ap-
,licants abtamod exemption. Fifty pc.
rrrt q. those exempted were !ood
manufacture or distributors.
NJ Schley stated that the New YORK
rd,so,, Company had reported TO hNA
,bat i lad consumed 10 per cent less
,osl than on the previous day ana Ina,
,Sc Brooklyn Edison Company mad
snved 50 Der cent. This, he said. meant
. saving Of al least 2.o0U tons OF coai
IN one day.
Two Years Extreme Penalty
lanes /. Rosenberg, attorney 1or
no Fnel Administration, after a con
renee with United States Marshal
; Catfev. called attention to the tact
mat the penalty is $4,000 Nne and two
,cars Imprisonment. not tive, as MAD
been stated ON Thursday. He declared
mat there would certainly he prosecu-
tons If the law were not obeyed.
interpreter OF the law lie sald. 'l'
; merely here 10 administers
Harry T. Peters. chairman OF the
conservation committee. however, CIV
,ented to do some interpreting, CIV
NO explanations that had been re-
we'd by wire from Washington.
He said most Of the inquiries had
leen for an explanation OF the word
"fucl" Anything that is burned Is
q. he said-wood shavings, oil, pulp
> we'll as ceal.
'ie said the inquiries had ben re-
.efved from stores. saloons. restau
rants and cabarets. bu. they were al
rcquests for information, not com
plaints.
instructions From Washington
Albert H. Wiggin, state fuel admin
lstrator, sent to all the county fuel ad-
ministrators in New oYrk State a tel
egram giving the latest instructions
rom Washington regarding exemptions.
Retail stores must close on the
Mondays prescribed in the order. and
saloons are OH -he same basis as the
Inc request o. the War and Navy
VI your state, and the following plants.
re exempt from the order to the
5:.tent indicateG:
savage Arms Company. Remington
rms I: II. {. Company, and the Ma
tonal Brass and Copper Tube Com
oany, 70 the extent that they are max
i1g rifles, pistols. machine guns and
snail arms ammunition"
i direct YOU TO take such meas
gfNs as may secure the enforcement Of
-'f. Sarilcld's ORDER added Mr. Wig
eln. Il call Your attention to Section
8 OF the Lever act and to the fact that
ne tuel Administratio has the right
10 utilize any department or agency
oi tie government.
u suggest that you ask the United
N'ate5 attorney in your jurisdiction to
prosecute violations and ask the United
.'a'es Marshal to report violations to
the United States Attorney.
suggest that you call on the
hayors or governing bodies in your
towns. villages and communities in
General, and see to it that DR.. Garfield's
order S enforced.'
United States District Attorney
,aN'y SAID LAST night that he had heard
~ Only one complaint of non -compli-
ahce With Tho Garfield order, and that
cane from an East Side tailor who as
serted that his rival was at work.
IL addition TO those who sought in
:, ormation on the Garfield order the
tuei Administrator Office received the
usual number Of telephone calls from
people short of coal.
Goa! Situation Simplified
S"c haven't any coal" said one mer-
chant
That's all right" said Mr.. schlcy's
assistant. You aren't supposed to
Fave any
Ihc Garfield matter had simplincd
VIC coal situation to that extent, any
among the knotty points cleared up
Iesssrday by the Fuel Administrator
we're the following:
Office and tea arc foods. Coffee
''hdln- IS food manufacture, and
therefore exempt
steam 'anndries arc necessary to
nc public. They may complete tic
"',t ;hcE havc on hand
\ ooHtract to supply paint 70 the
'fil'At IS not good ground for
'rieiara Who :riud glass for spec
49, are performing a task ncces-
''} :" the publ, and vii! probably
- "Nemp'
'ai'neries may operate to prcvcnt
M " leather N process, but no new
OK ray be started.
ooacco manufacturers are in Tho
'epe Do0t as tanners.
N0fncoos arc fuel. The admins
,'a'or made :hls ruling in reply to a
'''ep:oncd request.
Hh undertaken who sought an c1-
oIption by wire on the ground that
.,,s nao forty eight collins to finish was
'0,o nc could finish them.
Neorgc W. Loft, candy manufacture
h. was allowed to finish work on
!, i'tu' h' nc having promised t. complete
oy Saturday night.
| t.n spring water firm and a manu-
es.urcr ot tin tops tor preservin.
>ans n;'.ere were refused exemption.
l oWldln&s which have surlnklcr