The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-19

able to throw off some of the old bur
dens under relief from new ones, Off
Gals declared.
I Congested freight yards were being
cleared as rapidly as possible
The greater part of the tremendous
amount of freight moved was coal.
Several thousand cars were unloaded.
The fuel was being rushed TO con-
sumsrs in the order specified by the
| fuel administrations order
! While there were a score of viola
tons of the order. only one-a small
tailor shop-was willful. The others
resulted from misinterpretatton of the
rules. The tailor shop was quickly
whipped into line by federal authori-
| ties
| Industrial leaders and business men
displayed a greater feeling of optim-
(. ism today than at any time since the
order was promulgated.
All the Stores VIII Close.
| NEW YORK, Jan 19.-All depart
ment stores here will close Monday
! in compliance with the Garfield Mon
day holiday order This was an
nounced today following meeting OF
| the retail dry goods association.
All employees will receive pay on
their new legal holiday.
Whether the stores will close on
the following nine Mondays will be
determined following conferences
with the fuel administrator in Wash
ington.
Patriotism Wins Out.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-American
patriotism and good humor was push
ing coal cars to the seaboard today.
Turning from its violent protest at
Fuel Administrator Garheld's indus
trial suspension order, the country
started in today to make it effective.
Some plants granted exemption from
the regulations by Garfield refused to
accept them and remained idle in or
der to help the measure along. Tele-
grams and letters assuring co-opera-
ton displaced those of previous de-
nunciation on the desks of officials
here. Congress returned to business
and tried to forget its disapproval of
the Garfield action.
As a result the first effects OF the
new fuel order were beginning to be
felt at seaports, Garfield declared to-
day From the Mississippi to the At
lantic coal tonnage was on the move,
according to reports received at the
railroad administration office. But the
full force of the great fuel restriction
regulations will not be felt in results
before next Monday or Tuesday, it is
stated.
A. H. Smith. eastern divisional d.
rector, reported that improving wealth
er will help the rapid movement OF
coal tugs engaged in bunkering ships.
Vessels loaded and held in harbors
all along the Atlantic coast, will be
ready to clear in a short time, it was
stated. At one Atlantic port, it was
stated, bunkering of ships was speed
ing today. The stocks of coal on
docks were rapidly being increased
and the supply now is greater than at
any time in months.
Movement of coal for domestic con-
sumers in New Jersey and around
New York City was reported greater
than at any time in weeks.
Scattering reports from as far west
as st. Louis indicated rapid improve
ment in the transportation problem.
The fuel administration has not re-
ceived complete reports from state
administrators nor. from local repre-
sentatives and the exact accomplish
n ents throughout the eastern United
States are not known. II was stated,
however, that cars OF coal consigned
to manufacturing industries were be-
ing diverted to domestic use through
out the area affected by the order
Along the coast this coal is being
divided between domestic consumers
and the ships.
The greatest difficulty now being
experienced is through varying rulings
of state administrators which are
creating uncertainty elsewhere At
some points they are ruling that
stores and business houses must close
whether they wish to operate heatless
days or not. This is contrary to the
real Interpretation of the officials
here which says the order does not
compel any to close-merely 20 stop
using coal.
Reports in New York City that thea
( tres would be allowed to burn fuel
Monday, suspending Tuesday instead,
were officially declared here to be
without foundation. All theatres. it
was stated, must operate heatIegs if
at all Monday it was stated