Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
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twice wounded at the Dardanelle@, lie
il lec+uring on coal conservation under
the auspices Of the fuel administration.
4 revised list Of establishments that
may remain open on the Monday hOli-
days was issued by Mr. Potter today.
They are:
Public utilities.
Dealers in loodstuffs uutil noom.
Federal, state county and municipal
Office,
Banks and trust companies.
Hotels mo liquoD.
clubs no liquor.
Restaurants (uu liqupD.
Fuel distributing offices.
Newspapers (holiday schedule.
Industries having special exemption
THESE MUST CLOSE
The following must close:
Factories.
department stores
stores of all kinds.
Places of amusement (cXcept thea
tres and motion picture theatres).
Tobacco stores mo tobaccoes may be
sold anywhere),
Saloons.
Dance halls.
Billiard anu IDOl lOolllE'
prugstores (except for the sale OF
drugs and medical and surgical supp!ies).
Barber shops.
An agent Of the Department Of Jus
tlce sill be stationed in each Of the eigh-
teen saloons that refused TO comply last
Monday with the closing order ana the
proprietor will be arrested If he dupli-
Gates opening, il was announced
fV.f ,Ff
Ucld on the subject of increasing work.
inc hours 20 make up for holiday
NIondavs as the result Of n inquiry by
Lewis Palmer acting commissioner Of
Labor. Harrisburg. William Potter
wired to Washington and received the
following reply
"An increase Of the working time on
other days Of the week by industrial
establishments for the purpose OF maxi
ing up lost time brought about by the
fuel administration order prohibiting
work on Mondays is considered by the
fuel administrator an evasion Of that
order and a violation Of its spirit"
4 special ruling Is expected in a day
or two on department stores, many OF
which favor Il week OF six shorter days
rather than closing all day Monday
BY closing two hours earlier each day
. lNtlNt WI hlllb lApAAo VI Abll6lutIdDlN
more than a work day would be saved
The National Retail Dry Goods Associa
ton and the Retail Purchasers Associa.
tion has presented this plan to Doctor
Garfield. Heads Of Wanamaker's, Straw
bridge & Clothier and Gimbel Brothers
/ favor this plan.
Declaring that the change as regards
the closing OF amusements applies only
to theatres and moving picture shows
which may be open on Mondays, hui
must close on Tuesdays, Administrator
Potter ruled that all other places mus
observe the closing order for Mondays
/ This question was raised by the Off.
cials OF the Olympia A, A., which run,
/ boxing bouts on Monday nights auf
moVingplcture shows throughout the
/ remainder Of the week.
! Mr.. Lewis also warned West Phila,
delphia householders TO be aware Of ar
organization which represented itself e
be the West Philadelphia Fuel Admin
istration. He said he had been i'm
formed that such an organization hat
been making efforts to ascertain In,
amount Of coal that Is now IN the CELLAR
OF some West Philadelphians. .-..
Il have no knowledge OF any such or
Eanizatiop Il such one exists de
! clared Mr. Lewis, Nobody has a riRh
10 set up a West PHILADELPHIA fuel "a
nfinists satiQn aud householders should \.
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