Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24

necessary to prevent such injury 10
the plant or its contents.
"(b) Manufacturers or plants manu-
featuring perishable food or food for
necessary immediate consumption.
Hoover Rules On Food Needs
"(c) Manufacturers Of food not per-
ishable and not necessary for immedi-
ate consumption may burn fuel to the
extent authorized by the fuel admins
traitor of the state in which such plant
is located or by his fully authorized
representative upon application to the
United States food administration
"(d) Plants necessary to the print
ing and publication of daily papers
may burn fuel and use power derived
therefrom as usual. except that on
every Monday from January u to
March 25, 1918. inclusive. they may
burn fuel or use power derived there
from only to such extent as is neces-
sary to print and publish such edi-
tons as such plant customarily prints
and publishes on Legal holidays other
than the Sabbath; or, if such plants
do not customarily print or publish
any edition on such legal HOLIDAYS.
they may burn fuel or use such power
to such extent as is necessary to issue
one edition on the said Monday.
"te) Printing establishments may
burn fuel on January Is, 10. 20. 81
and %, 1913, to such an extent as is
necessary to issue current numbers OF
magazines and other publications peri
odf"ally issued.
"Dry" Restaurants Exempt.
Sec. 4. On each Monday beginning
January q and continuing up to and
including Monday, March %, 1913. no
fuel shall be burned Except to such
an extent as is essential to prevent in
jury to property, freezng) for the pur-
pose Of supplying heat for:
"(a) Any business or professional of
fees, except offices used by the United
States, state, county or municipal gov
eruments, transportation companies,
public utilities companies, telephone
and telegraph companies, banks, trust
companies, physicians or dentists.
"b) Wholesale or retail stores or
any stores, business houses or bust
ness buildings whatever, except that
for the purpose of selling food only,
stores may maintain necessary heat
on any of the specified days until
twelve o'clock noon, and except that
for the purpose of selling drugs and
med. cal supplies only, stores may
maintain necessary heat throughout
the day and evening.
"(c) Theaters, mOving-picture
houses. bowling alleys, billiard rooms,
private or public dance halls. or any
other place of public amusement.
"Sec. 5. On each Monday beginning
January %, 1918, and continuing up to
and including March %, 1918, no fuel
shall be burned for the purpose Of
heating rooms in which Intoxicating
liquor is sold or served on these days:
Nothing in this regulation shall be
construed to forbid the heating of res
taurants, hotels or other places in
which meals are served, but in which
no Intoxicating liquor is sold or served
on the said Mondays.
"Sec. 6. No fuel shall be burned on
any of the Mondays specified In the
foregoing section for the purpose of
supplying power for the movement of
surface, elevated, subway or suburban
trains in excess of She amount used on
the Sunday previously thereto.
"Sec. Z. Nothing in this regulation
shall be construed to apply to or af-
feet the operation Of any mine or plant
producing fuel, nor shall this regula-
ton be construed to forbid the heating
of said rooms or offices, or such por-
tons of buildings as are used in con.
nection with the production, transpor.
tation or distribution of fuel
Effective East of Mississippi.
"Sec. 8. State fuel administrators
and their representatives specifically
authorized so to do are hereby empow.
cred to grant such relief as may be es-
sential to prevent injury to health or
to prevent disruption of or injury to
property by fire or freezing.
"Sec. o. This regulation is effective
throughout the United States east of
the Mississippi river, including tho
whole of the states Of Louisiana and
Minnesota.
"Sec. 10. Any person, firm, corpora
ton or association which violates or
refuses to conform to the above reguia.
ton may be liable to the penalty pre-
scribed in the aforesaid act Of con.
gress.
(Signed) III. A. GARFIELD,
Omitted States Fuel Administrator"