Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-13
Business Hours Heightened
And NonessentiaIs May 0p.
crate Under Restrictions by
Furnishing Own Fuel.
REPORTS FROM MINES
CREATE OPTIMISM
Cold Wave Will Not Affect
Order = Additional Street
Cars Permitted to Care
| For Extra Traffic.

Although extreme cold weather
which reached Omaha last night
will increase the demands for coal
orders issued yesterday by the ter
minal fuel committee lengthening
the hours of business of all classes
and permitting schools and places
of amusement to open, will stand as
issued and take effect at | a. m. to-
morrow, VI. L. Snyder, chairman OF
the committee, stated last night.
Reports received yesterday that all
the Sheridan mines and a majority
of the mines in the Rock Springs
district in southern Wyoming were
producing a normal amount of coal
created some optimism among the
members of the committee. Chair
man Snyder also stated that assur-
ances had been received that nearly
400 cars of coal would begin arriv-
ing in Omaha by Tuesday from
eastern points.
Add More Cars.
Retail stores will remain open
from 10 a. m. to 6 p. M, under the
new orders, enabling shoppers to
complete their Christmas buying
with less difficulty. Increased street
railway service to meet the necessi-
ties Of the lifting of part of the
restrictions will begin tonight, when
extra cars will be put on for the
evening rush, r. A. Leussler, gen.
eral manager of the Omaha & Coufl-
Gil Bluffs street railway, said. Be
ginning Sunday night the service
from 7 p. m. to II p. m. will be
doubled to care for the theater
crowds.
A committee representing, the
building managers of the city was
beforeIthe coal committee yesterday
afternoon to secure permission tc
leave Office buildings open until in
the evening, instead of 4, as the new
order provides. The extra hours will
not be granted, however, according
TO Chairman Snyder, who explained
that the Garfield order would not
permit the change.
No Sunday Matinees.
Theater managers also conferred
with the committee yesterday after
noon in an effort to secure permis-
sion to give Sunday matinees. They
were also refused, in spite Of the
fact that they produced a telegram
from Senator G. M. Hitchcock stat
ing that he had been informed by
the central coal committee at Wash
;ngton, D. C., that instructions to
regional directors permit moving
picture shows to operate without re-
striction as to hours.
In part the telegram read:
"If the local coal committee is one
appointed by the regional director it
has no authority to act otherwise.
This matter has been taken up with
Director Hale Holden at Chicago,
and we expect to receive a report
today. 1t appears that the local
committee is defying superior au-
thority."
Quote Des Moines Message.
Members of the committee said
they had received no>order permit
ting moving picture shows to run
with hours unrestricted.
In defending their rigid conserva-
ton orders in the past and continued
orders for conservation which will
still be in effect, members of the
terminal fuel committee called at
tention I'd, telegram received from
the fuel committee at Des Moines,
asking Omaha to send that city lOO
cars Of coal. But one car of coal
was available for the use of Des
Moines yesterday, according to the
telegram, which was received yester-
day., Omaha would be in the same
position today if rigid conservation
had not been enforced, members OF
the committee said.
Longer Business Hours.
The order issued yestefaay by the
coal committee authorizes the fol
lowing business hours which may
be observed, beginning at | a., m
Sunday, by the places mentioned un-
til further notice:
Retail stores, including groceries
meat markets and barber shops, lo
a. m. to E p. m.
Manufacturers, jobbers, wholesa'-
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