The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-18

to shut off the steam il they peddie
cocktails and such.
Many Exemptions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Sweepins
notifications of the industrial suspen-
sion order issued by Fuel Admins
TRAITOR Garfield last night We're made
today.
Many exemptions OF industries af-
lfected under the order, were announc-
ed, including twenty-three steel plants
| and various forms of business.
/ The latter included:
| Grain elevators, potato or vegetable
| houses: cold storages, all forms OF
grain storage. grain and feed mills,
cereal product manufacturers, bakers,
Gamers, milk dealers, creamerles, con-
densers and all other milk product
manufactures. packing and slaughter
houses, ice plants and refrgerators.
wholesale commission and retail
trades, sugar manufacturers and every
sort of food handling, manufacturing
or distributing agency
In addition to the food industry Gar
field also excepted binder Irvine manu-
facturers, ammonia manufacturers, in
secticides and fertilizer manufacture
ers.
State food administrators are au-
thorized TO determine what other in
dustries are essential to the uninter-
rupted flow of food.
Smoke stacks colorless.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 1S.-For
the first time since the great munitions
making rush in 1915 brought pros
perity out of grave depression, Pitts
burgh's famous smoke stacks today
failed to spout their wonted clouds OF
jet. Promptly at midnight DIR. Gar
fields drastic conservation measure
went into effect. Blast furnaces, hot
mills and other plants exempted under
the order were operating, but the great
plants of the three valleys-fncluding
the westinghouse, u S. Steel corpor-
alton and Jones and Laughlin-were
all shut down tight.
More than 200 900 workers faced GER
tain loss of their wages for the five
day holiday beginning today. Many
were hopeful, however, that they
would be paid for the nine Mondays
that will follow.
Employers sent committee to
Washington to ask that the saloons be
closed tomorrow and on next Tues
day They fear serious consequences
il the men are able to get liquor. Re
quest for modification SO as to permit
operation of plants working on railway
cars and parts will be made.
steel Plants on List.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Twenty-
three more steel plants in the country
have been added to the list of indus
tries exempted under the Garfield or
der. it was officially learned this af-
ternoon.
Congress Still Peevish.
IBy L. c. Martin. United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan 1S.-Congress
today was resigntd to the Garfield in
dustrial suspension order-but was in
nasty temper.
Insistence grew that in future legis-
Iation the senate should limit the
presidents powers Of delegation so
that a repetition of the Garfield order
could not occur without the advice
and consent Of the senate.
Demand for Garfeld's head as di
rector of the fuel administration,
sharp criticism of Secretary Baker for
his advice to consumers last summer
not to buy coal. and appeals to have
the Monday shut down order changed
to be elective Saturday instead. were
heard on all sides.
Notifications of the original order
50 as to exempt more war industries an
today, was held to be the gov
ernment's first yielding to protests of
and country. Other changes
are believed inevitable as result of
general indignation.
So far as the five day order is con-
cerned, congress apparently Is through
lighting 1t.
I'VE will certainly do nothing to
change it." Senator Harding, Ohio
said today. "That would make the gov
eminent look ridiculous But / be
lieve there will be a change in the
holiday order in response to
public opinion"
Senator Pomerene, author of the
law under which Garfield is operating.
declared today that what is needed Is
some one with horse sense to make it
work.
Thousands of kilograms and letters
swamped congress today. One sena-
tor got six hundred. Many of these
urged that if there must be weekly
shut down, it be changed from Mon
day to Saturday.
Congress is more indignant over its
to prevent the order go
ing into effect. than over the order it
self. In the face of appeals and even
Of threats from manufacturers that the
order will be ignored. legislators con-
fessed their hands are tied.
1--WE did it ourselves" said Senator
Borah-
Some manufacturers wired that
their employees already were talking
Of striking if they are not paid for
the five day lay off.
DR.. Garfield yesterday expressed the
hope that employers would pay their
men. But legislators pointed out that
large concerns could not afford to do
this
Great discomfort and potential dis
,rd.r dua TO the gathering % work