Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-09
DRASTIC FUEL RULES OF 1917
 ARE RESTORED
Garfield Puts Into Effect Measures Applying to Bi-
 luminous Users.
GAS AND ANTHRACITE
 USERS NOT AFFECTED
Office Building Lights Must Be Off at 4 P. M., Cut Elevator Service, Further Electric
 Light Curtailment.

Washington, Dec. 8.-Viewin! with alarm the steadily dwindlin' bituminous coal supply due to tn miners strike, Fuel Administrato Garfield by an order tonight re stored for the entire nation mos of the drastic restrictions ol lighting and heating which wer in effect during the coal shortag of 1917.
 The limitations which are ap plicable to consumers of bitumin ous coal and coke, were made eff fective tonight with the issuanc: of the order, and are to be enforce, by the railroad administration Consumers of anthracite coal, ga' and other fuels are not affecte, by the order.
 The restrictions were announced through the railroad administra tion as follows:
 "No ornamental lights, white way or other unnecessary street lights, outline lighting, electric signs or illuminated bill boards show windows or show case lights are to be operated. This does not affect street lighting, necessary for the safety of the public.
 "No carbaret, dance hall, poo. hall or bowling alley shall be per. mitted to use light except betweea z D. m. and II D. m.
 Stores, including retail stores but excepting stores selling food and warehouses, must not use light (eXcept safety lights> except for six hours. per day. Manufacturing plants shall be allowed to use light only during the time prescribed for the use of power.
 "Drug stores and restaurants may remain open according to present schedules, but must reduce lighting one half.
 Railroad stations, hotels, hos pitals, telephone, telegraph and newspaper offices are not included insofar as necessary lighting is concerned.
 @o0 OAANS
 General and office lights must be cut off not later than 4 D. m in office buildings, except neces- sary federal, state and municipal offices, and except where office operation of vital industries is involved.
 "Dairies, refrigerator plants, bakeries, plants for the manu- fracture of necessary medicinal products, water works, sewerage plants, printing plants for the printing of newspapers only, bao- tery charging outfits in connec- tion with plants producing light or power for telegraph telephone o1 publi utilities companies are ex- empt.
 "Only enough heat may be used in offices, stores, warehouses and manufacturing plants, to keep the average temperature at 68 de- gress. Fahrenheit, and then only during the hours for which light is permitted. During other hours only enough heat is to be used to prevent freezing of water pipes or sprinkler systems.
 "1n manufacturing plants or plants coming under power cur tailment rules, heat (to 68 degrees 1Fahrenheit) will be allowed only during that time prescribed for use of power.
 Cut Elevator Service.
 "No manufacturing plant or factory shall be furnished bitu- minous coal or coke, or heat, light or power from bitumonious coal or coke furnished by or through the United States fuel administra- tion for operation in excess of three days week on the basis of present working hours. The ex- captions are dairies, refrigeratinc plants, bakeries, plants for the manufacture of necessary food products, of necessary medicinal products, water workers, sewerage plants, printing plants for the printing of newspapers only, ba5- tery charging outfits in connection "A"AA VAAS PAe@Aco p1OuuClIlS 1lSIlC OI power for telephone, telegraph and public utility companies.
 Elevator service must be cur tailed as much as possible in &C., cordance with above regulations and use of heat, light and power
 Electric railways shall reduce schedules or minimum reuuire- ments of service under revised hours of heating, lighting and power as herein provided.
 'No heat shall be provided on electric cars during rush hours and heating during non-rush hours shall be curtailed as much as pos sible.
 Electric railways and manufa.- turing plants, stores and offices are required to cooperate in ar ranging, within the provisions of the order, schedules and days and hours of work to permit the maximum utilization of transpor. knA