The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-12-03


as vital.
"In a genral way, regulations is.
sued today eliminate electric signs
and display advertising advertising
limit industries, except public utili.
ties and plants engaged in continu.
GUS processes that cannot be inter
rupted, to 48 hours operation pei
week; permit stores and office
buildings to use ligrr, heat or power
only between the hours of 8 a. M
and a p. m. and permit theatres
moving picture shows and other pub
lie amusement amusement places to
use lights, heat or power only be-
tween the hours of l p. m. and 1880
p. m.
Exceptions allow drug stores (for
the sale of drugs only, restaurants,
dairies and bakeries to operate ae-
cording to their present schedules,
barber shops to use light, heat or
power from 8 a. IN. to 6 p. M, and
stores selling food and clothing to use
light, heat or power on Saturday
nights until 8 o'clock. Other excep-
tions are made to meet the special
conditions of railroad stations, hos
pitfalls, telephone and telegraph Of
fices, newspaper offices, and to pei
nit stores and office buildings to
turn on their heat two hours before
opening time in the morning.
"The regulations, which apply alike
to consumers now receiving coal
from the railroads and to those who
have stocks on hand, or who are
using electric power, heat or light,
furnished by public or private plants
are as follows:
"1-No ornamental lights, white
way or other unnecessary street
lights, outline lighting, electric signs
or Illuminated bill boards are to be
operated. This does not affect street
lighting necessary for the safety of
the public.
/, "2-Stores, manufacturing plants
and warehouses must not use electric
or gas lights (exrept safety lights
except between the hours Of 8 a. m.
and p. m.
"Excejtion (A)-Drug stores (for
the sale of drugs only, except be-
tween the hours of 8 a. m. and A
p. m.) and restaurants may remain
open according OF present schedule,
but must curtail the number of
lights 0 per cent.
Exception (B)-Railroad stations
hotels, hospitals, telephone, telegraph
and newspaper offices are not in
cluded insofar as necessary lighting
is concerned.
Exception (C)-Lights may be
used in offices of manufacturing
plants for accounting purposes at any
time.
In Vital Industries.
exception (D)-General and Of
flee lights must be cut off at p. m.
in office buildings except where office
operation of vital industries is con-
cerned.
Exception (E)-Moving picture
houses and theatres and other public
places of amusement may burn
lights only between p. m. and 10:-
80 p. m.
Exception (G)-Dairies, ice and
plants, bakeries, plants
for the manufacture of necessary
medicinal products, waterworks, sew
erage plants, gas manufacturing
plants operating continuous process
ses, such as acid manufacture, blast
furnsceJ etq., printing plants for
the printing of newspapers, periodi-
calls, battery charging outfits and
plants producing light or power for
telegraph or public utility
are exempted.
~Excejtion (H)- On Saturday
nights, time of closing meitioned un-
der paragraph two will be extended
until p. m. for stores selling wear
ing APPAREL or food.
Between the hours of Z a. m.
and p. m, only enough heat lob
tanned from coal, gas or stesm) may
be used in offices, stores, warehouses
and manufacturing plants as to keep
the average temperature at 20 de-
grees F. This temperature may be
maintained in theatres, moving pic
ture houses and other places of pub
lie amusement between the hours Of
p. m. and 1890 p. m.
Exception On Saturdays the
temperature may be maintained at
degrees between a. m. and 8 p. m.
in case of the stores handling food
and wearing apparel.