Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-24
NINE HOUR DAY
FOR RETAIL STORES
Opening Hour Not Earlier Than $50
=. N. With Closing Hour Not Later
Than $3.50 p. m.-Drus storss and
confectionsries Must Close at TO-
Coal Deliveries Restricted to One
Lead.

0tASSSAVS next MOHOay, We're llxeO IN Y
coal conservation order promulgated
today by: the fuel administration.
Retail stores except those dealing in
drugs and confectionery, may open moi
earlier than $500 a. M, and must close
not later taan $3.50 p. M Drug stores
may operate fhpm Z !: 80 a. m. to 10 p. M,
and confectioneries from $3.50 to 10. &
Extension OF lightless nights to ali
DAYS except Saturday also Is decreed
and limit placed on coal deliveries to
households of mot over one ioad.'
Enforcement OF the order is placed
under the direction OF the city and
county fuel committees ana the ..orders
may be modified by the local commit
tees to meet local conditions. Eleven
recommendations are attached to the
order. II 's 80
Tsxt ef Order.
The text OF the order is. as follows:
TJnder authority delegated to me al
1fuel administrator for Iowa. the fol-
lowing orders and regulationa are here
by ordered to be 81 efteet III the state
.of lows, couineneinE Mondax; JAh. %.
= ana Continuing III efIect until
repeAled or amended. The, subject Of
this order h by prompt measures, to
conserve coal and to help preyer,, a
serious coal famine which Is threaten
Ing us at the present time:si q
O One Retail stores: All stores en-
gagged in the purchase and sale OF mer-
chandise shall be open to the public
not earlier than $3.50 a. M. and ,hal,
close not later than $50 3. m. a g.5 as,
wo-Drug stores viii be opened not
earlier than 1880 a, m. and shall close
not later than 10 p. m. 4,
Three-Bi1liard rooms, pool halls and
bowling alleys shall be opened NOT
later than l0sa. m. and shall close nat
later than 10 p. m.
our-co Confectionery stores shall
open not earlier than $3.50 4. IA. and
close not later than 10 p. M z
Ffve-The lightless night order a.
PROMULGATED for Thursday and satur-
day nights shall apply for every night
In the week excepting SATURDAY.
Six-Schools: School buildings .h.,,
loe heated to temperature necessary
to prevent freezing Of pipes, on satur-
days and Sundays.
seven-Deliveries Of cdal for hou.e .
hold use shall be limited to. one Ioad
Applicants must make truthful state.
ment Of the amount on hand. No sde.
livery shall be made when more thar
TWO weeks supply is on hand. 4
Eisht-None Of the above ra.nlo I
ltions except six and seven shall he q
effect on Saturday. =
s1Nine-The enforcement ~ the..sso.
ders shall be under the CITY and Count,
fuel administrators Of the stafa ~
Iowa. - -
This order may be modif,ed by loca,
committees to meet the local condi-
Recommendations to Coal U;er..
The following recommendations a "a
made: s q = =
1T is earnestly requested that as
many as possible OF the following reso.
lutions are adopted: -
One-Barber shops should be rarp /.
lated as conditions warrant by the loca,
fuel committee. ;. s0~>-' ,>'''
Two-Churches: Hold uninn ..r.
wees and omit .all possible midweek
meetings. Use small assembly rooms
when possible. ; i,
ree-Lodges and clubs: During
the present exigencies meeting OF lodges
and clubs be dispensed with Insofar
as possible. - 80 =
''Four-H6nse owners: STUDY aeon.
omy-save a shovel a day for Uncle
Sam.
"Five-Burn as few light.
sible. ''oS
"six-Don't heat rooms that are no,
occupied.
"seven-Don't overheat-s5 to ss de-
grees Is warm enough.
"Eight-Don't order more coal than
you need. Don't order coal if you have
a supply on hand.
"Nine-Burn wood whenever pos-
sible.
"Ten-street car companies discon-
tinue unnecessary service.
Eleven = Remember the United
States is lacking 50,0oo,000 tons of coal
Iowa must do its share.
Charles Webster"
CHICAGO STILL SHORT OF COAL.