Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
NO GASOLINE ON SALE
TOMORROW IN
OTTAWA
OWNERS PATRIOTIC
EVERY MEANS WILL BE EMPLOY.
Ed IN ENFORCING GASOLINE.
LESS SA9eATH-NO REPAIRS
TO BE MADE.

II will be harder to buy gasoline
In Ottawa tomorrow, than to buy
booze In bone dry territory, accord
Ing to the local garage men, who are
backing up the government request
In every respect for gasolineless Sun
days The local men will go one bet.
ter than the Fuel Administrator has
requested and deny that motorists
are lacking in patriotism enough to
drive their cars on Sunday. oil as
well as gasoline They are backing
the government almost to man, In
this new request. and are doing ev-
erything in their power to prevent
the use OF pleasure cars tomorrow.
Garages to Close
Practically all garages will remain
closed all day Others where there
are cars stored viii be open, so that
their owners can get or return them,
but there will be no repair work
done, nor sales of accessories made
Everything IL being done to discou.
rage the unpatriotic owner. in the use
OF his car for pleasure purposes.
Can Make Own Repairs
Owners of garages that are open
will allow anyone to run into their
places to change tire or make any
kind OF minor repair needed, pro-
vided the work is done by the owner
himself. No aid will be given to the
stranded motorist by the garage man
or by any Of his employees.
At one place 1t was reported this
morning that the garage Would be
open all day for repair work, but that
no gasoline would be sold during the
day. This man may be forced to
change his mind before tomorrow
when he finds his competitors are
taking a firm stand against all un-
patriotic motoring and his patrons
are favoring the stand taken by the
other dealers.
Standard Oil Station to Close
Orders were received by the Stand
ard Oh Service Station at Main and
Columbus streets, to close up shor
thruout the day. The command wa:
issued by II. c. Griffin, of Joliet, man
ager for the district. The order
holds all service station managers
responsible TO the district chief, Sc
that no violations will be made.
The station will close at 10 O'Clock
tonight and will remain closed unit
Monday morning. Other service sta
tions about the city will be govern
ed by the same ruling.
Consc ience as Dictator.
The conscience should be dictate
in guiding auto owners in their de
cision to- or not to- use their cars to
morrow Fuel Administrator Garhel'
announced today.
Just what is pleasure riding an
what Is necessary use must be dc
termined by the Individual, keepln
in mind always that We must hav
additional reserves of gasoline, S
that there may be no possibility o
delays in overseas shipments said
statement issued today.
The U. s. Fuel administratio
tration will not attempt to tabulat
automobile traffic on Sunday"
The use of pleasure automobile
on Labor Day and other holidays doe
not come under the restrictions, II
quiries disclosed. officials said, how
ever, persons desiring to use pleasur
cars on Labor Day should look int
their own consciences to determin
whether they should use gasoline o
that day.
Taxi Line to Operate
j. Warde Conde. owner of the Q
tawa Taxi Line, announced this NOR
ing that he would have his cars o,
only FOR purely business trips. /
will not rent his machines for plea
ure.
The garage will be open to accol
odate q certain line of truck tra'
that comes in every Sunday for I
Iairs, The owner Is not expectiI
any demand for gasoline.