The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-04
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CANCELLED
Stores May Open Earlier and
Close Later if No Coal is
Consumed.
u. S. ATTORNEY BUSY
Mr.. Nicely Advises All Concern
ed to FamiIiarize Selves With
Rules As Published.
U. S. ATTORNEY BUSY

Notice of important notifications
OF the fuel conservation rules and reg
ulations promulgated by the regional
coal committee of Atlanta and given
publicity in the press yesterday. was
received, in this city last night from
tie committee. These notifications
have especial reference to the opening
and closing of stores and other business
places.
Copy of the message which was sent
out to supercede and cancel paragraphs
four of the rules and interpretations
promulgated Tuesday night and pub
lished yesterday morning, was re-
ceived by W. c. billiard, local port Of
ficer for the committee and furnished
to the press. as suggested. The SUP
plement SAYS:
With the hope of reducing TO the
minimum consistent w:t.f safety, the
discomfort and Inconvenience which
the public generally must be called
upon to suffer in the fuel crisis. and
particularly in recognition of the sit
uation existing in the midst of the
Christmas shopping season, regional
fuel committee hereby makes effective
at once the following supplement to
fuel conservation regulations issued
or November 90:
| Industries, stores and other places
of business may open before a. ~
and close later than D. m. if outside
of these hours they use no heat, light
! or power whatever produced in any
way from coal, wood or gas. This
modification is made strictly upon the
condition that those plants and places
of business which use heat during the
hours fixed will shut off their fuel
consumption at the same hour it would
+; be shut off if they Were closing their
doors at D. m, and that heat will be
used no earlier in the morning than
allowed by the original regulations
Grocery. meat and milk stores. barber
shops and places of public amusement
may operate outside of the special
! hours fixed by them if they comply
with the above conditions.
| 1t is understood that while the bum
kering of ships, both foreign and
American. will be held under consider
| ably more rigid restrictions than
provaI of the regional committee. the
regulations will not, at least for the
present. be entirely prohibitive
District Attorneys Office Busy.
At least one office in the city
burned lights after hours last night.
while practically all others except es-
sential industries and all stores along
! the main streets were dark. That was
the office of United States District
Attorney John l.. NeeIey who was
! kept busy from an early hour in the
morning until late in the night an
swering inquiries concerning the new
fuel conservation regulations.
! When called on By n representative
ment for pubiicatioi. concerning the
Status of the regulations and the part
the local fede1a, authorities viii have
| ir their enforc ,nnent, Mr.. NeeIey said
| in substance, that as he understood
the situation the regulations We're the
| result of the conservation acts or
congress as war measures and the
proclamations OF the president issued
Hereunder; that they mad for their
| object the conservation OF fuel through
the railroad administration, and with
the exception of such rules and reg
| ulations as We're Promulgated by the
regional coal conservation committee
OF Atlanta, the application and inter
probation of the regulations should be
sought for by the local railroad rep
resentatives and local representatives
of the railroad administration
! Mr.. Neeley said that il was his un-
Outstanding that the regional COM
mittee is promulgating its rules and
regulations through the press to the
end that all patriotic citizens may be
i fully advised OF the situation and
saved any embarrassment for their
failure to comply with the regulations.
which, of course, under the conserva-
ttion acts of congress and the procla-