The sun., 1918-01-28
NO EXCUSES GO
IF HEAT BAN Is
IGNORED TO-DAY
All Violators of Closing Or.
der to Be Prosecuted,
Officials Warn.
EXEMPTIONS ARE FEW
Another Coal Crisis in Pros
pect If Cold Continues,
Says Schley.

ThoSe persons ana nrms VINO Oecause
the law was new and the machinery for
It's enforcement imperfect contrived to
evade the general closing conditions Of
last Monday will do we'll not to press
their luck to-day.
4 warning to this effect was Issued
last night by the State and county fuel
officials, who announced that forces
which the average wrongdoer cannot
suspect. and which will operate In
stealth and silence. are aligned solidly
behind the fuel orders to-day. and that
whoever fails to observe their letter and
spirit will be made to pay the penalty
of his lack Of patriotism and bad judg-
ment
During the whole week between last
Monday and this Monday the fuel Of
ficials have considered with industry
and patience applications for exemption
running into the thousands. They have
made up and published their exemption
lists and believe that the results OF their
labor indicate that they have construed
DR.. Garfields rules in a spirit OF great
lIberallty. Announcing last night that
no further exemptions would be consid-
cred. they called upon the public to CO.
operate by observance. and stated that
sharp lookout for dodgers will be
maintained during all to-day.
The police and a force OF volunteer
observers had their faculties alert last
Monday for breaches Of the Garfield
rules. and although few complaints OF
violations were sent in to the Federal
prosecutor. lists Of persons and Arms
who will bear further inquiry and at
tention are In the hands OF United States
Marshal Mccarthy and will be used az
a guide in a dragnet hunt for violators
to-day. The men who will work on the
information supplied In the lists being
largely volunteers. were described by the
Marshal yesterday as 100 per cent en-
thusiastic and honest all the way"
schley Makes Special Plea.
Reeve schley. County Administrator.
made . special plea for what he called
active observance Of his exemption Is
sued for the benefit OF the receiving de-
partments Of all businesses.
Here is An opportunity" said Mr.
Schley. FOR every man and corporation
possessing an ounce of patriotism to
come to the aid OF the Government
The whole fuel situation has Its source
In congestion OF railroad and other traf-
fic. and one Of the moving causes OF DR..
Garfield's order IL the necessity Of con-
serving fuel In a thousand other direc-
tlons so that results may be had In the
way of clearing the railroads OF what
has become an intoierable burden.
ITO help this along have naturally
exempted all receivers and receiving de-
partments from the general inhibition
against consuming fuel. They may burn
Ill tHa ov,A o ~
power they may require. I hope they
will see the necessity as well as the pa
triotism OF keeping freight moving
brlskly tomorrow between the freigh,
terminals. where II has become heaped
and their warehouses and other receiv-
ing buildings"
Reports that another severe drop In
temperature would soon be felt In this
section caused Mr., Schley to warn the
public that whatever fuel is saved to-
day will be little enough II more zero
weather comes. The same storm that IL
forecast for this region Is booked to pa IS
over the Pennsylvania coal country also
and conditions there at present are the
most disheartening known in years.
Little Coal Reaches City.
Due to the difficulty OF obtaining la.
Dor, Always 4 IactOT on sundays, tnere
was less coal put into barges and towed
from tidewater yesterday than on any
day of the week Only $4,000 tons OF
anthracite was towed to the, city. But
on account Of the opportunity afforded
by the slim schedules Of Sunday. thirty
two cars, containing more than 1900
tons of anthracite. were sent to Queens
in the hours Jus, before daylight by way
Of the Pennsylvania tubes.
Using the tubes for coal cars Is a del
icate task. AMI ever since the tubes have
been used sfor coal transit the railroad
officials have been apprehensive Of q
serious accident. Loaded coal cars are
higher than ordinary Pullman cars
which only clear the tubes by Ave inches
and their coupling gear Is complicated
by emergency chain couplings. which
have to be carefully looked to before any
car goes through one of the tubes. to
make sure that all chains are we'll clear
Of the tracks and will not come In con.
tact with electric rails. Then. as the
coal cars are shorter than the passenger
cars. for the use Of which the tunnels
were built they are likely to buckle and
derail on the curves. Added to all OF