Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
WILLIAMS GIVES
MORE CONSTRUCTIONS
OF CLOSING ORDER

Additional Interpretation bl John
f. Williams, United States fuel adj
ministrator for Illinois. made on the
recommendation of the special com
miliec appointed for this purpose.
we're made public yesterday.
These rulings are official. They ar.
additional to those printed in the
Free Tradcr-Journal yesterday. Ad-
dltional rulings on other phases viii
be made today when The Washington
exemptions are considered
Inquiries Swamp Workers.
SIR. Williams last night issued this
statement regarding fhe numerous in
nuirios;
The special committee has found
it physically impossible to handle
! the vast mass OF Inquiries that
came by mail, and to give a writ
ten answer to each communication
The plan accordingly was adopt
ed TO employ force of volunteers
to call up the inquirers by telephone
and to give answers in accordance
with the general rulings adopted
by tho committee. This telephone
corps has been working all day and
hundreds of answers have been
made to inlurers.
These answers should be taken
a. the action of the committee and
( no replying by mail need be cX-
Dectcd, unless some points have not
| been made entirely clear when q
further inquiry. by mail. will bring
further answer.
The committee asks the patience
of the public In dealing with tho
large volume OF correspondence dc.
veloped by the Garfield order.
Rulings on Order
Rulings announced yesterday. to
gether with their serial numbers
We're.
No. (which read. The ruinl
applying TO newspapers does not per
init thcm to do job or commercia
work of any kind Elcctrotypers
stercotyperS and linotype houses are
subject 10 the order. and cannot bt
operated during the five days or the
Mondays during the period" was
amended TO include "eloctroiypers
I enerayors, llhograyers and kindred
, printing trades"
No. Ii Regularly organized priyat,
/ clubs now operating may continue {
: do SO on the Mondays mentioned, bu
) are subject 10 the same limitation n!
/, hotels as regards the sale Of liquors
which Is prohibited on these DAYS.
. Bars Department Sales.
No l5--Any local business ahor,
. The sale OF food drugs or mcdiciua
supplies Is simply a department o
thai business shall not be permtte,
TO operate on Mondays. Where tn
5 sale of food is the principal Dortiol
0. the business. such stores may b.
: operated until t. o'clock.
No. l6-The order provides tina
} drug stores ma! consume fuel o.
E Mondays for the sale Of drugs an
! medicinal supplies only Drug store
= shall sell drugs and medicinal SUI
plies only and no other merchandise.
I. No - Where there are workroom
I being operated for the purpose q
/ maAing rJ,ions. rebairs, etc. il
, retail mercantile establishments. sue
. workrooUS may b" operated durin
5 these tive days. IN the ease Of RI
r tail or wholesale establishments on
: GRATING manufacturing d"partms mt
n 'hcil alos buildings such WORK
rooms shall! not b. operated durini
5 these five days.
Rules or Warehouses.
No. IS Warehouses handling ger
, eral WCrrhaudiec are subject 10 tb
limitation imposed upon general bus
ness on Mondays and are not TO o.
, crate on those days IN case sue
warehouses have manufacturing 4,
, pariments, it is Understood that sue
> manufacturing departments shall no
, operate.
no ~ Printing ol law briefs o
which uOrA has hogln and must b