The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-05
ALL LIGHT Is
ORDERED OFF
IN RICHMOND
Every Business in City Except
Restaurants, Ordered to
Operate on Strict Daylight
Schedule Meeting Called.
FACTORY ORDER LATER

Action on the proclamation. issued
Friday allowing the stores to use no
light, which was to have been taken
by a meeting of business men, manu-.
facturers and power users. at the Com
mercial club this afternoon was post.
poned until Saturday morning at
o'clock. Theatres will remain open
Friday night
The motion for postponement was
made when no decision could be
reached on what the federal admins
tration meant by the order received
Friday. By the time of the meeting
tomorrow morning information on the
meaning the proclamation may be Sc
cured. The meeting will be held at
the Commercial club.
LEWIS GIVES ADVICE
E. l.. Lewis. chairman of the public
service commission of Indiana, when
asked to interpret the railroad admin
istration's order, this afternoon, said:
Il would not presume to interpret
an order Of the government, through
the railroad administration. but I will
say the situation is such that only
enough fuel should be used to con-
serve the health, the peace, and the
SoiA1oIl VI lnt general mass OF the
people.
THE supply of coal is so short that
any act Of conservation which may be
taken, should be taken. 1 would ad-
wise municipality to take every pos
sible step to fulfill the orders Of the
government, and would not regard any
| act tending to conservation as too
severe"
! No light OF any kind except those
necessary for protection against
thieves, or to allow restaurant patrons
to eat evening meals, will be allowed
in Richmond business houses after
Friday, by an order issued by Mayor
Zimmerman. Any business may op-
crate without lights, however.
| The mayors proclamation was the
result of an order from the federal
! fuel administrator, to the railroads,
and transmitted to city authorities by
+. A. Greenstreet, local agent for the
c. o. The mayors proclamation
follows:
Conforming to instructions today
received from DR.. H. A Garfield,
United States Fuel Administrator,
through the Railroad Administration.
the following order is in effect i'm
mediately:
Stores, business houses of all kinds,
banks. pool rooms. dance halls. cigar
stores, schools and churches will only
operate on a daylight schedule. No
lights of any kind will be used at
night, with the exception of night
lights for the protection Of property.
Any other stores or business houses of
any kind will conform to the above.
Restaurants will operate on a day
light schedule during the day, and
not later than o'clock in the evening.
Bakeries, and firms producing food
supplies (candies are not a food) will
only operate a sufficient length of
time to take care of their require
ments, conforming to a daylight sched-
ule as much as possible.
Sign and window illumination will
be absolutely discontinued at all times.
! A proclamation covering manufac-
turers will be issued tomorrow.
Therefore. by the power vested In
me. as mayor OF the city of Richmond.
feet Immediately.
Dated the 5th day OF December, 1919.
Signed, W. W. Zimmerman.
Mayor.
The railroads order follows In part ::
Applications for coal account public
utilities must be accompanied by writ
ten statement declaring that the rate
Of consumption specified, represents
reduced consumption Of sufficient
urgent needs of the people.
"Applications for coal from retail
dealers must be accompanied by a
statement declaring that coal viii not
be distributed for non-essentia1 pur-
poses or manufacturers and that in
distributing for domestic or essential
purposes, coal will be delivered only
where it is absolutely required and
then only in limited quantities as sup
ply may be widely distributed. II
local distribution is to be made under
supervisory arrangements, set up by
state, county or municipal authorities,
applicant must so state in filling ap.
plication and describe supervisory
plan he is ordered to follow"
Mr. Greenstreet will handle the ap.
plications for the c. & o. railroad
while C. E. Slifers will have charge for
the Pennsylvania.