The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-31
CUTS BUSINESS HOURS
State Fuel Administrator Orders
Retail Stores to Open at $50
am. and Close al $50 pm.

State fuel administrator Charles
Webster last week issued orders for
curtailment of the hours which re-
tail business houses shcl! keep open,
the order taking effect Monday OF
hours @ Tor for various lines @ of bus business
and provides that every night shall
be lightless, no lights in store Win
dows or used for electric signs ex-
cept on Saturday nights.
Enforcement OF the order is plac-
ed under the direction of the city and
der may be modified by the local
committees to meet local conditions. !"
Eleven recommendations are attach
ed to the order.
The text of the order is as fol-
: lows:
Under authority delegated to
me as fuel administrator for Iowa,
the following orders and regulations
are hereby ordered to be in effect in
the state OF Iowa, commencing Mon
day, Jan. 2S, 1918, and continuing
in effect until repealed or amended.
The object of this order is by
prompt measures to conserve coal
and to help prevent a serious coal
famine which is threatening us at
"one--Retail stores All stores
engaged in the purchase and sale of
merchandise shall be open to the
public not earlier than $3.50 p. m.
ed not earlier than 1880 a. m. and
shall close not later than 10 o. m.
''Three-Billiard rooms. pool halls
end bowling alleys shall be opened
not later than 10 a. m. and shall
close mot later than p Stores M shall
open not later than $3.50 a. m. and
close not later than 10 D, m
"Five@The lightless n night order
as promulgated for Thursday and
Saturday nights shall apply for every
night in the week excepting Satur-
Schools. School buildings
shall be heated to a temperature
pipes, o2 sa}uraays 9aysea1 and uy sundayys of
Seven-Deliyeries of coal for
household use shall be limited to
1ns 9ad aan Appca9tT az the must make
hand. No delivery shall be made
when more than two weeks supply
"Eight-None of the above regu-
lations except six and seven shall be
in effect on Saturday.
"Nine-The enforcement of these
orders shall be under the city and
county fuel administrators of the
state of Iowa.
This order may be modified by
local committees to meet the local
conditions"
Recommendation to Coal Users.
THE following recommendations
are made:
1T is earnestly requested that as
many as possible of the following
resolutions are adopted:
"One--Barber shops should be
regulated as conditions warrant by
the local fuel committee.
"Two-Churches: Hold union
services and omit all possible mid
week meetings. Use small assembly
rooms when possible.
"Three-Lodges and clubs: Dur.
ing tht present exigencies. meetings of
lodges and clubs be dispensed with
insofar as possible.
"Four-House owners: Study
economy-save shovel a day for
sFive-Burn as few lights as pos
"six-Don't heat rooms that are
not occupied.
'.seven-Don't overheat--65 to
68 degrees is warm enouph.
"Eight-Don't order more coal
than you need. Don't order coal If
you have a supply ON hand.
"Nine-Burnp wood whenever pos
sible.
"Ten-Street car companies dis
continue unnecessary service.
"Eleven-Remember the United
States is lacking 5O,0OO,OOO tons of
coal. Iowa must do it's share.
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