The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-20
RETAIL STORES
WILLOBEY RULE
Big Establishments to Act
Periodically Tomorrow
and Pay Workers.
SMALL SHOPS TO BE OPEN
Car Service Cut Down, Most
Courts Closed-Many EX-
emptiOns Granted.
SMALL SHOPS TO BE OPEN

cmptlOnS Granted.
New York has pretty we'll made UP its
mind what It will do tomorrow. the first
Of the blue Mondays under DR.. Garfield's
orders.
Stores will be closed. not quibbling
over technicalities such as Mr.. Wiggin's
ruling that they may be lighted but not
heated. Theatres OF all kinds will be
open they will close on Tuesday. Once
vator. The Stock Exchange will be open
but cold. Courts will be closed except
one term Of General Sessions.
Saloons will or will not open. accord
ing as the individual proprietors decide
they can make prodt selling drinks In
cold rooms or no. Food concerns and
those Indirectly connected with the sup
ply Of food will be open.
Ink. 9luo and paper makers may stay
open long enough to supply the news
papers needs. Groceries will be open
half a day. drug stores all day.
Transporta tiOn Cat D0wn.
Subway, elevated lines and surface
cars will give about so per cent. service.
Commuters will get fairly good service
In the rush hours
These points and many more Of lesser
import were 0arified yesterday ~
rulings from the Fuel Administration
here and in Washington.
Il is doing good. the administrators
: insist. Fuel savings are considerable as
n result Of Friday and Saturday shut
downs. and Monday will help much more.
they insist. Most important OF all, ships
are moving.
In New York harbor yesterday thir-
| teen ships we're conled with 1900 tons.
: and 40 vessels are still on the waiting
! list. Mr.. Schiey recetved reports ot W
ooo tons OF anthracite arriving on She
! New York waterfront, which Is ABOUT
/ 5000 tons better than on most OF inc
4 days Of the last three weeks.
! suowstorm IL Only Feas.
with n score OF vessels coaled in the
las, two days and the five day closing
order OF the Federal Fuel Administrator
oneratinR in behalf Of railroads and
shipping, II looks as though the harDor
recently congested by reason OF Ice
bound slips and lack of coal. might ot
cleared In a few more days: unless, In
deed. the snowstorm now swirling VI
the Atlantic seaboard brings new trans
portatiou troubles and fresh delay.
Joseph r. Parsons. emergency Goa
manager fer the port OF New York ant
an expert connected with the Consoli
dated Coal Company, Is not only op
timistic but confident the situation II
we'll in hand. Yesterday he said:
"The situation has improved, is still
rapidly improving and we have ever!
reason TO believe It will continue to I'm
proye. The ships now held at this por
are not important at this time. No Vita
ships have been seriously delayed"
.. This statement was made before tn
.. arrival Of the storm warning. but MI
Parsons anticipated it In way h.
saving no ordinary stress OF weathe
ought to cause much trouble once tn
. railroads get back to schedule agar
, The same IL true to n certain extent, n
doubt. of the waterways now opened.
Can Use tisht. but Not Heat.
: The nameless philanthropist who in
: vented the Raines Law sandwich mus
Z have stirred envieusly in his grave yes
: terday when an equally nameless casu!s
= in the law pointed out to Albert J.
y wigRin, state Fuel Administrator. tina
whereas DIR. Garhelds order preclude
retail stores and other non -manufactui
ing establishments from consuming fu'
for heat It says nothing about their US
, OF 1t for light, and Mr.. Wisgin sustainc
) him.
Thereafter az many persons as apple
|, TO the county administrator for int!
pretation Of the Garfield edict were tol
that II they were not manufacturers the
would not be prosecuted IL they lighte
/. their premises on the forbidden days, {
: long as they were careful not to he'
=. them.
The same ruling was made on the pc
J. picking question OF whether last nigl
d should be lightlcss because of the orde
!. Reeve Schiey. County Admlnlstrato
- announced before he closed his off,
. that last night might be lighted o,
as usual.
(" The construction given by Mr.. Wi
N gin. who ever since the issuing Of Il
9. ukase at Washington has held to Il
Il posit.on that his duties are wholly mi
isteriai and that he would not be coax
,e or driven iMio any interpretations wha
ever, probably will have the effect
rendering busy tomorrow thousands
men and women who had looked forwa
u to day Of idleness.
-, DR.. Garfield, however. may decree tn
III lIsht as we'll az heat Is comprehend
in his inhibitions. That he II likely
a. do 80 tO-uay WAS lHulcdteu last Ule
;" in a telegram In which he nxed Tue
u days instead OF Mondays as tho clos
y days for the amusement places and d
VI creed that they may burn fuel "for liz
NJ as well as heat" on next and subseque
C. Mondays,
,e stores May he Opes bst "Celd.'
Va Regardless Of how DR.. Garfield m
C rule, II In inevitable, especially In
n event OF beninen weather. that VI
m number of places Of business will
UT open but "cold" on all the days Will
he have been prescribed. Tho ruling n
b. such enterprises a. are not mAnufac'
I'd ries may he lighted II not heated. ope
NJ the door to countless sorts OF indus,
nd which can he carried on without heat
9. the operatives choose TO endure the
nd copfort.
lip However, the large department sto
ard many, Of the other leading stores
" the city win not take advantage OF
he ruling. At = meeting OF the Retail
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