The sun., 1918-08-30
PETROL PERIL HITS
CONEY'S HOT DOGS
Maker of Liberty Sausage Asks
Permission to Deliver to
Coney Sunday.
MOTORS MAY BE LISTED
Chairman Bedford Expects to
Issue Statement Of Specific
Exemptions.

One man who called up the National
Petroleum War Service Committee. IN
the Standard Oil Building. Is broadway,
yesterday, was distinctly heard panting
into the telephone. He had just heard
that the Government had asked every
patriot to avoid using gasolene sundays
for pleasure trips
IT make liberty sausage" he con-
fided to the secretary OF c. c. Smith.
Liberty sausage --2" aueried the
man at the petroleum end OF the wire
Yes liberty Observation-Disclosures.
Am I exempted"
Exempted? Please explain what
you"
II mean that make frankfurters
and deliver them to Coney Island every
morning. including Sunday. by automo-
bile. Am exemptedT
This was a conundrum indeed, to be
asked to say IN a flash whether or not
II was essential to the Government OF
the United States and the prosecution
OF the war that Coney Island should
on Sunday continue to enjoy the Wand
that made 1t famous. The secretary is
a bright young man, but this seemed
time for parley, for the acquisition OF
further information on which sound
Judgment could be based. He questioned
the petitioner.
Horrors of Dogless Concy.
The man had a good argument. His
vision II Coney Island without its Sun.
day frankfurters. of the anguished thou
sands for whom the beach and the
waves and Luna and Steeplechase and
the prodigies OF Surf avenue nre nothing
without refreshment from the steaming
line cf hot doggeries that pour their
ravishing aroma over the fair isle, was
a melting thing.
And yet there stands the Fuel Adj
ministration's ineluctable request that
every possible drop of gasoene be saved
for several Sundays to come. While
railway equipment using gasolene" IL
exempted. nothing Is said in the text
about the delivery of liberty sausages
to dear old Coney.
Mr.. Smiths secretary had to give to
the frankfurter man the same reply that
SO many others received who called up
to bolster their consciences with official
assurance that they could go right on
running their cars without being deemed
MASTERS. This was that as the Fuel Ad-
ministration had put the matter squarely
up to the individual. except in a few
specified cases. There's where 1t stayed
In the absence OF further rulings.
But couldn't you deliver the liberty
sausages Saturday night?'' suggested the
helpful young man In the Standard Oil
office.
May Issue Statement.
Coney Islands benefactor seemed
startled by this thought. but upon re-
Election pronounced 1t good Thanking
the Petroleum Committee with the air
of one upon whom great light has
been shed. he retired.
The next most interesting inquiry
came from a young woman who had
planned a trip to Massachusetts Sunday
and wished permission to go. She con-
coded that it was essentially a pleasure
jaunt. and was informed that this was
just the sort of thing that the Govern
ment wished to eliminate.
Mr. Bedford, who returned from
Washington yesterday. sad he believed
the request had been accepted in the
iroper spirit and would be generally OBJ
served He thought his committee might
be able to-day to issue statement
possibly outlining more specifically the
classes of vehicles affected.
The Fifth Avenue Coach Company has
sent a man TO Washington to try to OBJ
tain a ruling as to It's buses. Unless
1t hears to the contrary. II Sill operate
Sunday, but on the smallpr weekday
schedule. 1t will not rent asiy buses to
parties. however
I'VE think We are just as much a
necessity as the elevated subway and
surface lines" said j. A. Richie. presi-
dent of the company.
owners of sightseeing wagons vainly
tried to get ruling from the Fuel Ad.
ministration. They were told they mus,
decide for themselves
I'VE told the Government people.
said Manager Donahue OF the Greeley
Sightseeing Company, that we would be
willing to keep the cars idle two week
days. say Tuesday and Wednesday
rather than on Sunday, our big day"
The Westcott Express Company ha.
not decided about running its taxicabs
1t too is awaiting instructions from
Washington.
Suggest Gasoline Cards.
Some motorists are trying to find GU
why the Government does not issu,
gasoene cards, as in England. cuttini
the consumer down to certain allow
ancc and letting him use II when III
pleases. To this 1t was replied tina
there are 100000 cars in the United
States and 1t would take so long to pu
card system into effect that all tn
gasolene which must be saved RICH
away would be used up before the re
strctlon was effective.
Most automobile owners however ga,
they appreciate that the Government
wouldn't have selected Sunday as tn
Iay unl1as the amount If 90,