Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
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MAY RESULT
IN MEETING
Coal Committee Expected
to Adopt State Recon-
mendations.

mltloo went INTO session S8aln ~
noon today at the Rock Island club
and was engaged throughput the
afternoon in considering new regn-
lations that viii more fully COM
ply with the recommendations Of
Governor Frank o. Lowden on coal
conservation.
It was reported that the commit
tee had practically agreed upon a
s.x-hour day for Industrial plans
in this community, but nothing
flpal was given out as the commit
t6o was In session ut press time.
Yesterday afternoon the commit
tee held a meeting at the club to
take up the complaints Of manag-
ers Of theatres and other amusc-
ment houses.
The original regulations were
amended, but 1t was said that these
might again be changed this after
noon.
The amendments that the COM
fhittee agreed to yesterday after
noon % given out by Commissioned
Martin T. Rudgren, provides per-
mission for theatres to be open
from Z until 1880 o'clock even-
ings. cigar stores open from . 4.
m. until 1 p. M, pool halls open
from Z until 1880 O'Clock eyen-
ings, propr:etors Of combined cigar
stores and pcpl halls ara gfysn thu
option q choose evening hours that
HerA lnit &own nor pool hails or
open up during tho daylight hoa1s
grained cigar stores: dance ha1ls
are. allowed to run two nights /
week from Z until 1880 o'clock.
sChurches are allowed to conduct
entertainments ct any time.
Prior to the meeting yesterday
afternoon o. e. Moody. business
agent for the Moving Picture OPP
orators union, appeared at the city
hall and complained to the commits
sioners about the order closing the
moving picture theatres. He said
that the arbitrary closing Of the
picture houses would throw . large
EnQMber OF men out of work. He
declafedthat~the men needed thetI
salaries to purchase food and cloth
ing for, their families and Il thrown
out Of work they will have to face
the necessity Of curtailing their ex-
penditures for all commodities, tt
say nothing of purchasing coal
when any can be obtained.
I H. J. Kahn and Archie Hart
! cigar store and pool hall pro
prietors, asserted that the closing
ordeS struck them at the wors,
time Of the year as large expen-
ditures had been made for good:
than can only be sold during ths
holiday season, and II they arr
forced to stay closed they will loss
large sums.
Other Complaints.
Other complaints were regis
tered, and those making the com
plants were assured that the sit
| uation would be taken by the Goa
conservation committee. The com
mittee amended the closing order
fbut the hours allowed will onl,
permit the various business men in
volved to operate on . scale Of 81
to40 per cent OF normal. 1t wa
said, and in case the closing ordel
lis made more drastic for an!
length Of .time losses may meal
bankruptcy in some cases.
Decatur Pla1t Closes.
Decatur, ILL.,, Dec. 4.-Decatur'
only packing plant closed today a
noon ON account Of coal shortage
More than 500 factory men are on
Of employment, and this number 4
expected to reach 5000 by Satur
day night ON account Of factories
closing.
| Use Woed Near Quincy.
| Quincy, I'LL, Dec. Further re
strictions were added BY Fuel Ad
Iministrator O'Brien this morninl
Thy ordering restaurants close
after 7:30 In the evening. until
lo'clock in the morning. There
not enough coal ON hand here I
| nil domestic orders and th
amounts to domestic consumer
Iare being cut to the minimum.
/ Reports from Mendon, Lorraine
Camp Point and Coatsburg, village
lnear here, state their coal has ru
out and wood ID being used altQ
gether.