Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02


ut 10 p. m.
Department stores open at 8 a.
M, close at 5 p. nj.
AS predicted in The Argus yester-
day, all lines of business at once are
compelled to reduce working hours to
help Rock Island county over the
worst coal shortage in the history of
the city
The Rock Island county fuel board
today issued orders, effective at once,
which reduces business hours prac-
tically two hours each day.
Saloons will open at a. m. and
close at 10 p. m, an hour in the morn
ing and an hour in the evening being
taken off Of the working schedule in
effect during the last few weeks. The
same hours are ordered for cigar
stores and pool rooms. All these
places will close at 10 o'clock tonight
board, they were permitted to open
at O'Clock in the morning and close
at II o'clock at night.
Department Stores Hit.
Department stores will open at in
the morning and close at 8 in the even
ing, Heretofore they have been open
ing at in the morning, some at 8,
and closing at $50, some at G, in the
evening.
Appended is the statement of the
county fuel board, issued today, show
ing the new order for closing:
Acting under the authority vest
ed in the state fu/ administrator
and his representatives by the
United States fuel administrator
at Washington, the following Or
der is hereby promulgated, effec-
tive at once, and to continue I'M
til further notice throughout Rock
Island county:
All factories not exempted by
the secretary of war or the navy
or by Administrator Garfield must
close on Mondays.
Regularly organized private
clubs or hotels may have heat to
operate all departments on Mon
days, provided that they do not
sell or serve liquors of any de-
scription in any part of their es-
adjustments.
Theatres, moving pictures, bowl
ing alleys. pool rooms. skating
Kinks, public or private dance
halls, or any other places Of pub
lie amusement, open Mondays, but
close Tuesdays.
Lott ~ pI
open as usual, but no liquor serv-
ed Sundays or Mondays, and moth
ing but meals or food sold on Mon
days.
Department stores, and 5 and 10
cent stores and furniture stores,
open at 8 a. m, close p. m, ex-
cept Saturdays. they may remain
open not later than 10 o'clock p.
H. and close Mondays
Shoe shining parlors. open a.
m. close p. M, except Satur-
days, close at 10 p m, close Mon
days.
Clothing and shoe stores, open
9 a. m. and close at their usual
time, but not later than p. m,
except Saturdays, when they may
remain open not later than 10 p.
m, and close Sundays and Mon
days
Groceries, meat stores, tea and
coffee stores, -four and feed, open
5 a. m. and close at their usual
time, but not later than Z p. m,
except Saturdays, they may re-
main open until 10 p. m. Those
that usually open on Sunday may
open at a. m. and close at noon,
and on Mondays open at a. NJ.
and close at noon, for sale of food
only.
Barber shops, open ~ consecu-
tive hours, but close not later than
s p. m, usual hours on Saturdays,
closed Sundays and Mondays.
Laundries operate as usual
Saloons open 8 a. M, close 10
p. IN. Close all day Sundays and
Mondays.
Cigar stores open a. m, close
10 p. m Closed Mondays.
Pool rooms open 9 a. m, close
10 p. m. Open on Mondays and
closed Tuesdays.
Gasoline service stations open
Mondays.
Garages open Mondays.
Jewelry stores open 3 a. m,
close p. m, except Saturdays,
usual hour. Closed Sundays and
Mondays.
Confectionery stores open s a.
M, close at 10 p. m, but close
Mondays.
Fruit stores open S a. m. close
10 o. m, except Sundays and
Mondays. close at noon.
Second hand and pawn shops
open s a. m, close Z p. M, except
Saturdays, close at 10 p. m. Close
Sundays and Mondays.
Soft drink parlors open a. NJ,
close at 10 p. m. Closed Mondays.
All other stores open a. M,
close D. M, except Saturdays,
close not later than 10 p. m. Clos
ed Sundays and Mondays.
Public meetings, meetings OF
fraternal or social organizations,
may be held on Tuesdays if no
form of entertainment is provided.
Offices in general must not be