The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-27

loading cars or ships, open hearth
steel furnaces, trans Atlantic steam
ers.
The exemption Of one or more
Offices in a building" says the ruling,
does not exempt the balnce of the
building The spirit OF the order is
that heat should he turned Off from
such non-exempt Offices and that they
should not be used also. that eleva-
tor service be provided only sufficient
to provide tho necessary service TO
the exempted Offices.
Building and loan associations
may be kept open the same as banks.
If necessary for the payment OF obli-
cations coming due.
Consular and other Offices OF for
eign governm ents are exempt.
Brokers offices are not exempt
Wholesale stores and warehouses
may remain open without heat for the
unloading of freight.
Food Supply Stores.
All wholesale and retail stores
! selling food are urged by the food
and fuel administrations, on patrt-
otic grounds. to close on Mondays
eHCepts whenever necessary distrihu-
4tieB az food Is endangered by closing
lin which case they are at liberty to
remain open all day. the necessity for
remaining open to be determined by
the local food administrators, who will
notify the fuel administration In each
case Of exemption. All such food
stores Will sell nothing but food on
/ Mondays This does not apply to
stores selling food for animals.
! News stands, cigar and stationery
stores may remain open only for the
purpose OF selling newspapers and Pc
/ riodicals.
! Drug stores may sell drugs. medi-
cal supplies and newspapers only.
/ So-called news stands In hotels and
! other public places are requested to
sell nothing but newspapers and peril
/ odicals
| Candy stores are not exempt
The various places of anusem emit
remaining open Monday may continue
/ open Monday night until their usual
= closing hour, even If 1t liz after mid
night Entertainments or special
functions which have been advertised
/ on or before January 10, to the tsxtent
that tickets have been sold or invita-
/ lions issued. either public or written,
or which have been otherwise Rdver-
tised IA the printed public notice may
! be held as planned. Lodges or other
fraternal organizations accustomed 10
hold meetings on Mondays may con-
tlnue to do so.
Sale of Liquor.
The spirit OF this law Is to discon-
tinue the sale OF liquor everywhere on
! Mondays.
AN stores selling fuel may rema In
open on Mondays. for the purpose of
selling fuel only. Coal and oil mines,
together with machine shops and foun-
dries In the coal and oil fields making
! equipment for same. also plants maxim &
, mine explosives may remhin open"
! Hydro electric power Ia not covered
by tho order. Plants using thie power.
not otherwise exempted. may operate
/ but are permitted to burn fuel only
such as Is necessary to produce heat
sufficient to prevent damage Wood
working mills. not otherwise exempted,
may operate only to the extent that
their products Is placed in their own
yards for seasoning. This applies in
general to mills saving green timber.
Other woodworking mills. not other
wise Exempted. which use their own
waste as fuel. may operate TO produce
| sufficient fuel to prevent injury to
the plant. Woodworking mills ac-
customed 10 supply fuel to household
ers must apply to the local adm .nistra-
| tor for permission to operate. All
mines are exempt Local fuel admin
istrators are authorized to make such
changes In local railway service as 10
necessary for the transportation of
| employees TO the exempted industries.