Evening star., 1918-01-21
Observance of ''Workless'
and ''HeatIess" Mondays
Begins as Per Schedule.
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND
BIG STORES ARE CLOSED
Saloons in Some Cities Open, But
Compliance With the Rule.
Is Universal.
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
| NEW YORK, January 21-Almost de-
serted streets in the downtown business
section and shipping districts gave evil
dence today that industrial New York
generally observed the first of the cheat
| less Mondays" decreed by the national
| fuel administration. Skyscraper Office
buildings virtually were untenanted |;
great department stores closed their
! doors; hundreds of factories and small
| business houses were idle. All trans
! portation lines in the city and commut-
ing service were run on holiday sched-
ules. Food stores were open, as were
specially exempted industries, but many
Of them operated on a restricted basis.
Theaters were allowed to remain
open. but they must close tomorrow.
| for business, but without heat. and
| banks did business as usual. Saloons
| were privileged to open until sunset,
on condition that they did not use
either fuel or light. Local fuel admin
| istrators even forbade the use Of lamps,
| lanterns or candles as substitutes for
gas or electricity.
To assist the fuel administrators in
enforcing the order a special force of
detectives, under United States Marshal
Mccarthy, was detailed for duty, as
sisted by volunteer workers from vari-
| Gus federal and city departments. The
authorities were prepared to institute
proceedings promptly against violators
OF the orders.
The advent of colder weather had 2
discouraging effect on transportation
officials, who have been making almos.
superhuman efforts to relieve freight
the city. The increasing ice menace in
the harbor has held up hundreds of
eoal-laden barEes from tiaewater. To
the tugs in the harbor have been tenn
damage White there has been steady
dow Of cars to terminals, much Of the
coal is frozen, necessitating thawing
before it can be used.
Observed in Chicago.
CHICAGO. January 21.-The order of
Fuel Administrator Garfield cutting of
heat to business houses today was gen
orally observed, except by number
of saloonkeepers. who disregarded the
spirit of the mandate by serving drinkS
10 customers between the nOuTS Nj
night and ] O'Clock am, although no
fuel was used.
Liquor dealers are required by state
law to close their places on Sunday.
I but they may open between midnight
and o'clock on Mondays, closing again
until j am.
Bartenders wearing sweaters. over
coats and gloves dispensed drinks to
muff1ed patrons in rooms where the
heat had been turned off. The electric
nd oh oh led
wax candles being used in their stead.
Twelve proprietors of saloons and
poolrooms had been reported to federal
authorities by police early today for
having failed to comply with the man
date Of the fuel administration, and
NJ J. Mccarthy. secretary of the
Liquor Dealers Protective Association,
expressed the opinion that large num-
today without heat.
1t was estimated that 100000 persons
were idle today in the Chicago district,
in addition to some 100000 others who
were left without work by DR.. Gar
fields order closing factories and
other industries last Friday.
General fuel conditions became less
stringent here today with the arrival
Of 100000 tons of coal yesterday This
amount is practically Chicago's normal
shipment of coal.
Business Almost at Standstill.
BOSTON. January 21-Business, ex-
cept for the sale OF necessities and the
production of government supplies, was
almost at a Standstill in New England
today, in observance of the fuel saving
| holiday.
All the larger stores in Boston were
closed. as the state fuel administrator
had requested, although the ruling would
allow them to remain open provided they
did not use heat: In nearly every case
1t was announced that clerks would not
lose their pay because of the holiday.
Few saloons were open in Massachu-
setts as result Of the recommendation
of representatives Of all branches Of the
liquor trade. Hotels sold liquor only
with food.
Theaters and other places OF amusement
allowed to close tomorrow, instead of to-
day, were prepared for holiday crowds.
Low Temperature in Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. January a1-With
the temperature below zero and heavy
fog hanging over the entire district, rail-
roads were seriously hampered in their
today. Yesterday was clear. and long
coal trains were hurried to the east but
conditions this morning caused general
slackening OF operations. The plan to get
coal to mills along the Monongahela river
by breaking the siXteen-inch ice in the
third pool and thus open way to the
mines south of the city, was carried out
yesterday. but it was necessary to keep
boats moving today as the ice formed
quickly in the low temperature