New-York tribune., 1919-12-13
More Trains
Will Be Run
On Monday
q
Hines Authorizes Regional
Director of Roads to Act:
Lighting Ban on Big
Stores Modified Also

In accordance with Director General
Illness statement that regional di-
rectors of railroads would be permitted
to rescind fuel conservation orders as
the situation in their regions justified,
A. T. HaNiin, Eastern regional director.
announced last night at his Office, in
the Grand Central Terminal. that par
tial restoration of the train service
curtailed on Wednesday would be made
on Monday.
The full 10 per cent eliminated tenn
porarily will not then be restored. he
said, but the intimaton was that
trains whose absence is inconvenience
ing commuters and others would be re-
turned Second sections of regular
trains will be permitted to run again
whenever necessary, while special
trains operated on permits obtained
from the regional director also will be
restored.
Announcement of the resumption of
service will be made from the Office
of the lines in this region, Mr.. Hardin
said.
1t is possible that some of the drastic
regulations which have been keeping
Broadway dark and curtailing the work
ing hours of office employees and
others will be modified TODAY.
To Confer on Lifting Light Ban
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon. who has been acting as fuel
administrator since mis- appointment bv
Governor Smith, probably will confer
to-day with Mr.. Hardin. who, by MIR.
Illness orders, is virtually fuel admin
lstrator here now
single modification in the con-
servatlon order was announced by Mr..
Nixon. Department stores were grant
ed permission to keep open eight hours
a day, instead of six, provided they
use only rs per cent of their lights.
They will be permitted to remain open
nlne hours to-day and next Saturday.
Most of the larger stores. even those
which generate their own current
through the use of anthracite coal.
have been reducing their lighting by
80 per cent and more
The stores using anthracite, it was
said, are accepting the same restric-
tlons as those placed on their competi-
tors who use bituminous coal or Edison
current.
1t was made plain that Mr.. Hardin
and not Mr.. Nixon is recognized as Fuel
Administrator here by the authorities
at Washington.
Hardin Boss
Although Mr.. Nixon telegraphed the
request to alter the regulation govern
ing department stores, the reply came
to Mr.. Hardin. The latter addressed
the following letter to Mr.. Nixon on
the modification:
81 beg to report the following tele-
gram in regard to your telegram yes
terday to Washington concerning the
culties which they are experiencing in
conducting their work, and am in re-
ceipt of the following authority:
If possible operate on 25 per cent
reductions of lights, thereby etfecting
same result as six-hour basis with full
lights. This is agreeable to US if you
can and want to handle it that way
Have notified stores making request to
handle direct with you.
"'H. B. SPENCER
"The authority therefore is extended
"ln view of the fact that you have
this matter fully in hand, will you be
good enough to institute proper pro-
cedure to insure an observance to the
authority thus granted"
Not Full 10 Per Cent at Once
Mr.. Spencer, who heads the Central
Coal Committee of the Railroad Ad
minlstration, was quered by Mr.. Nixon
after the latter had conferred with
representatives of the large depart
ment stores.
Mr.. Nixon said last night that so fal
as he knew there had been no change
in authority governing the use of coal
here. He said he had not heard OF
Director General Illness statement
but that he would be ready at all times
to cooperate with Mr.. Hardin.
The full 10 per cent of service Gu,
from the $50 railroads in this regior
will not be restored at once, Mr.. Har-
din said. The restoration at present
will be made at those points where
the eliminated trains have been sorelS
missed. The Twentieth Century Lin
tied will not be resumed yet
Railroad Order
Mr. Hardin's notice follows:
"First-Effective Immediately, per
mission is given to operate second sec
tions of existing trains where needed
to handle traffic, including passenger
mail and express.
Effective 1901 a. m. Mon
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