The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-01
COAL MEN WARNED
THAT HOME NEEDS
MUST BE SUPPLIED

DIN erent parts of st. Louis, who said
coal dealers had refused to deliver
coal to thor homes, were received yes
terday by the st. Louis Fuel Com
mittee. AS the result of these COM
plants, notice was issued to all coal
dealers to abide by the rule issued
Friday by the State Fuel Admins
TRAITOR, which places domestic consum-
ers first in the preferred list of those
to be supplied.
Hospitals, charitable institutions,
hotels, apartment houses and restau-
rants are in the first preferred class,
along with domestic consumers.
Tomorrow will he movieess
Monday, under the order of the State
Administrator. Moving picture the
aters, dance halls, billiard and pool
halls, bowling alleys and other places
of amusement, except theaters play
ing travelling companies, will be clos
ed all day and all night tomorrow and
Tuesday of each week until the order
is revoked.
The Fuel Committee yesterday re-
| ceived many requests for exemption
from persons affected by the amuse-
ment closing order. All such requests
were met with the statement that
there would be no exemptions.
CrOssley Vetoes Division.
| The Fuel Committee revised the
rule affecting grocery and other food
stores, and considered an order for
the closing of saloons and drug stores
at p. m. instead of 10. The COM
| h,,t
when message was sent to State
Administrator Crossley, who was in
Kansas City, he replied vetoing the
plan.
AS the rule now stands, grocery
stores, meat markets and bakeries
may open as early as p. M, but
must close not later than p. m. Drug
stores may open at a. M, and re-
main open until 10 p. M, their time
table being the same as that for sa-
looms. 1t was first announced yes
terday that druggists would be re-
quested to sell only drugs and medi-
cines after 7 p. m, this being in Or
der to avoid unfairness to candy and
cigar stores, which have to close at 7.
But Crossley telegraphed from Kan
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would be made on drug store sales.
So the drug stores can sell candy,
soda and cigars up to the closing
hour.
| The police last night took over the
enforcement of the rule against dane
es later than 10 p. m. in clubs. 1t was
| decided that club dances come under
the clause requiring dance halls to
close at 10. The same closing time
will also apply for club bars. The
| Elks' Club, 3619 Lindell boulevard,
| announced that it would close it's
house at 10. The Westliche Post
printed an editorial urging all social
organizations to cooperate in the
saving Of fuel by eliminating all late
festivities.
Newspaper offices and newspaper
branch agencies may remain open af-
ter p. M, and until any hour neces-
sary in the distribution of newspapers,
Administrator Crossley ruled yester-
| day. Branch agencies must not sell
any other merchandise after p. m.
Drug stores may receive and trans
nit newspaper want ads as long as
they remain open.
All-Night Restaurants Exempted.
The headquarters of the Fuel Ad-
| ministration, which closed at 6
o'clock last evening, were crowded all
| day with persons seeking exemption
or asking for interpretations Of the
State order. Permission was granted
to more than 100 restaurants to keep
open after 10 p. NJ, on their showing
that they had an established all-night
| trade and served night workers rath-
er than jewellers. 1t was announced
| that so-called all-night drug stores
would not be permitted to remain open
| after TO-
Supt. Withers announced yesterday
that public school buildings would not
be used, after tomorrow, for meetings
of parents associations and other
neighborhood organizations. About
400 such meetings a month have been
held in all the schools, and the extra
fuel bill caused by them is estimated
at $500 a month.
The night schools will not be af-
fected by the order. Supt. Withers
| said there was no foundation for any
report that a shortening of school
hours was contemplated.
Many Parks Are Darkened.
Beginning last night, lights were
turned off in the city parks, except
on the main drives in Forest, ORAL
lon and Playground Parks.
Churches have announced different
measures for fuel saving today. Some
will meet in their Sunday school
rooms, to keep from heating the main
auditorium, and others will omit their
night service or consolidate it with
that of some other church.
Barber shops must close at p.
M, being the same classification as
retail stores.
Beginning tomorrow, all breweries
in Missouri are required to suspend
the brewing and bottling of beer for
two days each week, and to shut down
their ce-manufacturing plants two
days each week. The aim is to re-
duce the consumption of coal by
breweries 25 per cent.
The 10 o'clock closing order for sa-
looms and theaters was generally OBJ