Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-03

travel. The effect of this was OBJ
served yesterday afternoon.
A check was made last evening OF
violations of the orders prohibit
ing store Examinations and electric
signs; also the orders pertaining
to lights in Office buildings.
The street railway company is
endeavoring to accommodate the
home-returning crowds between $3.50
and 6, during which period extra
cars were operated yesterday and
will be continued as long as the
company can furnish the service.
"We are running on special sched-
ule," General Manager r. A. Leuss-
Ter explained. Our service was
cut Is per cent yesterday. Our eve
ming schedules have been materially
revised. We are adjusting the serv-
ice to meet the demands as best we
can"
Mr.. letters stated that if Omaha
had not started 10 days ago to con.
serve there would be no surplus coal
yesterday with dealers or on track.
Orders have been issued to release
coal to retailers only in such guam
titles as necessary to fill orders I'M
der the regulations. Householders
having one ton or more on hand will
not be supplied with additional fuel
until their stock has been reduced.
Will Warn Violators.
The coal administration yesterday
emphasized its intentions to en-
force the fuel regulations strictly and
iinpartially. Federal officers, city
police and detectives and Union Pa
cihc special police have been fur
nished copies of the orders and have
been directed to warn violators that
orders are orders" Violations were
observed Monday. some being on &C
count of misunderstanding of the
full meaning of the fuel orders.
1--WE are not granting special dis.
pensation to any person or place,
was the terse announcement made
yesterday at the office of the fuel ad-
ministration.
Burlington Man Optimistic.
The Union Pacific coal commit
tee received information that 80 per
cent of the miners in the Rock
Springs district were at work yester-
day, and that the men at Reliance
and Hanna, Wyo., are still out.
L. E. Caldwell of the Burlington
railroad general offices, stated that
the Sheridan mines were being OPP
Grated yesterday at almost the nor
NAL capacity of 200 cars day and
he stated that he expects some OF
this coal will be diverted to Omaha.
Must Dismiss Employees.
The sub-coal committee, in def
mite order issued Monday night in
connection with office hours, $50 a.
m. to $50 p. M, makes it plain that Of
flee forces must be dismissed at the
closing hour prescribed in order to
equalize the street car traffic.
Nearly 500 clerks of the Woodmen
Of the World worked Monday from
8 a. m. to $3.50 p. M, in explanation
of which John T. Yates, sovereign
clerk, said: THE only orders we
have received thus far state that we
should use heat, light or elevator
service only between $50 and $3.50,
and we have observed those orders.
We are willing to cooperate IN the
enforcement of any rules and regu-
lations. 1t should also be under
stood that our offices remain warm
for an hour after $50. and it means
much to have nearly 500 clerks work
during that hour, and nobody ex-
cept a loafer would complain"
Building Is Comfortable.
The Woodmen of the World
building was comfortably warm be-
tween 6 and 7 p. m. yesterday and
lights were observed. J. N. Craw-
ford, superintendent of the building,
stated that the Western Union
Telegraph and Cable company oc-
cupies the fifteenth and sixteenth
floors and he asserted that the heat
was shut off as much as possible
after $50 p. m. One elevator, he
explained, was operated for the
Western Union service.
Lights were observed at 6:10 p.
m. in various offices of the Securi-
ties and City National bank build
ings.
H. ]. Plumhof, assistant to the
federal manager of the Union Pa