The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-26

state governments, or necessary pub
lie uses. Any tonnage remaining af-
ter the foregoing preferred shipments
have been made may be applied in
filling any other contracts or orders
Section 2. On the following days.
namely, January Is, 10, 20, q and "a,
their accredited representatives in the
various communities in the territory
in which this regulation applies arc
hereby empowered and directed to di-
vert such fuel as arrives in such COM
munities in carload lots to meet the
current requirements AID to provide
an adequate and normal supply for
such consumers of fuel as are speci-
fled in Section hereof.
Section 8. On the following days,
namely, January 18, 10, 20, 81 and %,
1918, and also on each and every Mon
day beginning January 20, 1918, and
continuing up to and including March
25, 1918, no manufacturer or manufac-
turing plant shall burn fuel or use
power derived from fuel for any pur-
pose, with the following exceptions:
"a Plants which necessarily must
be continuously operated seven days
each week to avoid serious injury to
Tic pidAJ 1lSSh VI It's COnICntS may
use only such quantities of fuel as is
necessary to prevent such injury to
the plant or its contents.
"'b. Manufacturers or plants manu-
featuring perishable foods or foods for
necessary immediate consumption.
&C. Manufacturers of food not per-
ishable and not necessary for imme-
date consumption may burn fuel to
the extent authorized by the fuel adj
ministrator of the state in which such
plant is located or by his duly author
lied representative upon application
to the United States Food Admins
traitor.
cd Plants necessary to the print
ing and publication of daily papers
| may burn fuel or use power derived
therefrom as usual, except that every
Monday from January q to March 25,
1918, inclusive, they may burn fuel or
use power derived therefrom only to
such extent as is necessary to print
and publish such editions as such
plants customarily print and publish
on legal holidays other than the Sab
bath; or, if such plants do not Gus
tonarily print or publish any editions
on such legal holidays, they may burn
fuel or use such power to such extent
as is necessary to issue one edition on
the said Mondays.
"'e. Printing establishments may
burn fuel January Is, 10, 20, 81 and %,
1918, to such extent as is necessary
to issue current numbers of maya
zines and other publications periodi-
cally issued
Section 4. On each Monday, begin
ming January 81, 1918, and continuing
up to and including Monday, March
25, 1918, no fuel shall be burned ex-
cept to the extent as is essential to
prevent injury to property from freez-
ing for the purpose of supplying heat
for:
ga. Any business or professional
offices. except offices used by the
United States, state, county or NUM-
cipal governments, transportation
companies, public utility companies,
telephone or telegraph companies,
banks, trust companies, physicians or
dentists.
b. Wholesale or retail stores, or
any other stores, business houses or
business buildings whatever, except
that for the purpose of selling food
| only, stores may maintain necessary
heat on any of the specified days IN
I
the purpose of selling drugs and medi-
cal supplies only stores may maintain
necessary heat throughout the day
and evening.
&C. Theaters, moving picture
houses, bowling alleys, billiard rooms,
private or public dance halls or any
other place of public amusement
Section s. On each Monday begin
ming January %, 1918, and continuing
up to and including March 25, 1918.
no fuel shall be burned for the pur-
pose of heating rooms in which intoxi-
eating liquor is sold or served on
| those days.
Nothing in this regulation shall be
construed to forbid the heating OF res
taurants, hotels, or other places in
which meals are served, but in which
no intoxicating liquor is sold OF served
on the said Mondays.
Section 6. No fuel shall be burned
any of the Mondays specified in the
| foregoing section for the purpose OF
supplying power for the movement Of
surface, elevated, subway or suburban
cars or trains in excess of the amount
used on the Sunday previous thereto.
Section z Nothing in this regula-
| ton shall be construed to apply to or
d1ect the operation OF any mine OF
plant producing fuel, nor shall this
regulation be construed to forbid the
heating of such rooms or offices, or
such parties of the buildings as are
used in connection with the produc-
ton, transportation or distribution Of
fuel.
Section 8. State fuel administra-
tors and their representatives specifi-
cally authorized so to do are hereby
empowered to grant such relief as may
be essential to prevent injury to
health or to prevent destruction Of or
injury to property by fire or by freez-
ing.
Section 9. This regulation is effec-
tive throughout the United States east
of the Mississippi river, including the
whole states of Louisiana and Mime
sofa.
Section 10. Any person, firm, as
sociation or corporation which Vio-
Iates or refuses to conform to the
above regulation may be liable to the
penalty prescribed in the aforesaid act
| of Congress- H A GARFIELD,