The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
MONDAYS TO BE HEATLESS DAYS IN EAST
MILLIONS OF TONS Of COAL SAVED
| BY IRON CLAD government ORDER

to fuel oil users and establishments
using gasoline power as well as coal
and coke. Water power, however,
may be used at all times. Oflces
and stores will be allowed to keep
fires sufficient to prevent freexing
and attendant disturbance Of fire
risks. but no temperatures higher
than thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit
are allowed. Stores which can oper.
ate without the use of coal for heat
ing purposes may remain open. Gro
cery stores are not affected by the
order since they handle perishable
foods.
Newspapers on Monday. January
81, and for nine Mondays following
will be limited to the number of
editions customary on holidays or to
one edition II they do not ordinarily
publish on holiday. Theatres and
all places of amusement must close
on the ten Monday holidays. but not
during the whole Eve day period.
Monday, Jan. 81. will be observed
as one of the ten Monday holidays.
though it will also be one of Ave
days during which all industry Is
suspended. DR.. Garfield forbids both
delivery and use Of coal in establish
ments affected.
Even coal on hand may not be
used. Speeding up after the fave day
rest will be guarded against by the
fuel administration.
Orders for coal shipments after the
Ave day period. will be determined
by the priority order established to-
day.
Domestic consumers must be kept
warm and other absolutely necessary
consumers must be supplied" DR..
Garfield stated. "All industry must
be equally restricted in its use OF
coal In order that the available sup
ply for the remainder OF the winter
may be properly distributed and
made sufficient for the essential
needs during the winter"
No attempt was made to allow
munitions and war work to continue.
DR.. Garfield stated that 1t would be
impossible to separate essential
from non-essential industries for this
purpose. Shipping congestion is SO
great that cessation Of war work
will not hamper the delivery Of sup
plies, he stated, for vast stores OF
finished goods are piled on wharves
awaiting shipment and stopping Of
manufacture for this period will en-
able transportation congestion to be
cleared. :.
Exception is made in the case of
such plants as from their nature
they are continuously operated seven
days each week to avoid serious In
jury to the plant or it's contents.
Blast furnaces and similar establish
ments would be excepted under this
provision. Newspapers are excepted
by the following provision:
Printers or publishers Of daily
PAPERS may burn fuel as usual ex-
cepting on every Monday from Janu-
ary 21 to March 25. inclusive on
which days they may burn fuel to
such an extent as is necessary to
issue such editions as such papers
customarily issue on important ma
tional legal holidays and where such
papers do not issue any editions on
a holiday they are permitted to issue
one edition on the said Mondays.
Printing establishments may burn
fuel on January Is, 10, 20 and ~
to such extent as is necessary to
issue current numbers Of magazines
and other publications periodically
issued"
The lid is clamped down tight on
each Monday until March rs by pro-
hibitions which provide that only
such fuel sufficient to prevent freez-
ing may be burned on the Monday
holiday.
Business or professional offices ex-
cent offices used by the United
States, state, county or municipal
governments, transportation com
panies, or which are occupied by
banks and trust companies or by
physicians or dentists must close.
Wholesale or retail stores or any
other stores or business houses or
buildings whatever must close ex-
cent those maintained for the pur-
pose of selling food only. for which
purposes stores may maintain neces-
sary heat until noon and for the
purpose of selling drugs and medi-
cal supplies only may maintain neces-
sary heat throughout the day and
evening.
Theatres. moving picture houses,
bowling alleys, billiard rooms, pri-
yate or public dance halls or any
other place Of amusement must close.
No fuel shall be burned in build
,pes where liquor is sold on these
Monday holidays.
Street cars, including surface. ele-
waited. subway and suburban cars and
trains. cannot use fuel on these days
IN excess of amounts used on the
Sundays previous.
buildings used in production or
Of fuel are not affected
in any way
Special. provisions to prevent in
iury to health, suffering, destruction
If property by freezing, or fire, and
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