The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20
THEATRES ID OPEN MONDAY, BUT CLOSE TUESDAY, RULING BY F UEL AUTHORITIES Most of Birmingham's Big Retail Stores Will Close
 Monday in Full
 Compliance THOSE OPEN WILL NOT USE HEAT OR
 FUEL DURING DAY |Laundries Will Also Observe Monday Holiday-WhOle- sale Lumbermen Indorse Fuel Order

sale Lumbermen Ind0rse Fuel Order l The Birmingham theatres, including the legitimate, vaudeville and picture show houses, will remain open Mon- day but will close Tuesday, following an order of the fuel administration Thousands of people will be idle on Monday and the operating of the thea tres will afford amusement Tor them.
 The following message was receivea from the state fuel administrator last night:
 "Anniston, January 1s. 1918. sTo the Editor of The Age-Herald: q am just in receipt of instruc- tions amending section 4, paragraph ' of pr. Garfeld's order of the 17th to read as follows: Theatres. moving picture houses, bowling alleys, billiard rooms. private or public dance halls or any other place of public amuse- ment may not use fuel for either heat l ing or lighting on Tuesday. but Will be permitted to operate on Monday. l The effect of this order is to actually close all places of this character on Tuesday, but to allow operation on ! Monday. KENNEDY e'Fuel Administrator" LAUNDRIES CLOSE TOMORROW 1 The local laundries will close Mon- day, complying with the order recent l ly issued by Fuel Administrator Gar field, this being decided at meet l ing of the Birmingham Laundry own l CTS association held yesterday after- noon in the directors room or the ], Chamber of Commerce.
 ], Although the laundries are said to be exempted they thought 1t would not be patriotic for them to operate on this day and decided to show their pa atriotic spirit and close on this day during the period named by Dr. Gar field.
 1 There are 10 1aundrIes fn Birming- ham and the average coal tonnage Tor operation per day is estimated at loo l tons.
 WHOLESALE GROCERS l Charles c. Davis president or the 1 Wholesale Grocers' association. states l the wholesale grocers will close at noon on Monday, despite the fact that they are exempt from the order of ] the fuel administrator declaring Mon- | day a holiday This is done to con serve fuel and to cooperate With the l government, according to MT. paws, ! The following messages were re- 1 ceiyed by MT. Davis from J. H. Me-
 Laurin, president of the Southerh Wholesale Grocers' association:
 Jacksonville, Fla, Jan Is, l9lS.
 ..ErIl regulations require that only manufacturing institutions shall close five days. Wholesale grocers shall not use fuel for heating purposes on Moh. days commencing next Monday, and
 ~ "J. H.. MLAURIN. President"
 aJacksonville, Fla, Jan. IS, 191S I "Since wiring you this morning
 an, in receipt of telegram rom ouI
 Washington office this afternoon that
 rnljnr has been issued exempting
 all wholesale grocers from fuel ad-
 eJ. II. MLAURIN." l FEED MILLS TO OPERATE Feed mills will continue to operate,
 they being exempt from suspension. according to message received py t.
 Wilkinson of the Western Grain com pany from C. A. Chapman of Chicago, chairman of the feedstufs industry I committee. The telegram stated tnat state food administrators have been
 specifically instructed to see that an feed mills are kept in operation anu If fuel is not supplied by the fuel ad. ministrator apply to the state food ad-
 ministrator.
 H. B. Wood, president of the Birming- ham Wholesale Lumbernen's club, has
 sent message to Senator O. w. un- derwood, Senator J. H. Bankhead and
 Congressman George Huddleston ex- pressing complete confidence in the wis.,
 dom and sound judgment Of President Wilson and to signify their intention ) of faithfully and periodically comply !. ling with the fuel administrators order 5 | and further desire to request that Con-
 gress do not take any action to curtail , ] inc power of the executive franch of the government
 MOST MERCHANTS CLOSE
 The majority of the Birmingham
 retail merchants will close their stores
 on Monday in compliance with the re-
 cent order of pr. Garfield restricting : heat. while some will remain open
 without heat.
 A number of merchants were or the 3 opinion it would not be patriotic to Onerate tnelr StOTSS OIt iAAS Se@S ~---~
 have announced they would close en-
 tirely. Most of them announced they would continue to pay the salaries ol ' their clerks.
 Colman Blach stated yesterday atter- , noon that the clothing stores ot Err s mingham would be closed on Monday
 and these merchants intend to support
 to the letter the fuel administration or der just as they will any other wal 2 measure. The real estate offices of Ensley will be closed Monday. while the Birming ham real estate men will be open ou' without haat. and they are preparing to wear their overcoats in their or } fees.
 Response to telesrams sent leading
 civic organizations in New York, Rich
 mond. Atlanta. Nashville. Chattanooga
 and New Orleans by Blanks Everett
 general manager of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. asking how the
 merchants are receiving the order, re-
 port that it is being met with the mos' tloyal support everywhere.
 The Chamber of Commerce will be A~.k l. a