Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-11
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Hhey choose, or any other six-houl
theriod of the day.
,3 Use of stoves or furnaces burning
wood or anthracite - not prohibited
E6r regulated. nor are there any re-
sstrictions on the use of lamps burn
thg Kerosene, it was stated.
u With the ending of the coal strike.
81 accordance with the decision rea"h-
Cd at Indianapolis yesterday after
noon that the miners are to return
work Immediately. it is not thought
Amy further restrictions will be i'm =
posed on the use of fuel and lights
and it is the hope of the fuel ad-
ministrator that listing regulations
may be RELAXED within a short time.
as fuel supplies become more plenti-
fnl.
Z: Affects Christmas Shoppers.
fWashington's downtown business
section presented a strange appear
HnCe this morning. Stores we're clos d
and = 'frHe erh dra- n as on Sun
days and holidays The usual thrones
of clerks and store employees were
n issirg in the early morning street
car cro~ DIS, and the forenoon Christ
mas shoppers rena med at home. Civ
ing the streets deserted appearance
that seorred strangely cut of place
at the Christmas stopping season
Merchants almost witHort excep-
ton, asst night observed the eight
outside show case or show window
lights vere used except in few
isolated cases Policemen PROMPTLY
notified proDrietors or managers OF
such places as Failed to observe tn"
rple and tie LIGHTS were turned o~
ESonne confusion existed last night
rs to the eT7ctive date Of I've heat
less and lich'less order. Many b"si-
rtess men believed the order against
dnts'da show window and other un-
rI,N- In OF
tive with today when the six-hour
blsiresS dav becapne effective Or
ders tn the police. however. were TO
TIE effect that the order was opera
tive last NIGHT.
Mai Pullman stated that irstrnc-
tfons We're to make no arrests IN cases
Of violation, of the liehtlese ORDER. hut
to make fun reDorts OF All sl"h c"sHs
and to warn persons WHO violated the
order Reports of policemen ard no
lice officers are to be the basis OF
formal reports to the federal author
tiles.
The street railway companies be-
gan preparing yest "rday Tor hanonne
government clerkssand others wno.
under the six-hour business day rule.
will he forced to- use the street cars
betwo and 80 o'clock pm Snop-
stores during the forenoon Will nave
to do their buying in the afternoons
hereafter. and owing to the shortened
hours II is expected the crowds in the
stores will be so large that buying
will become slow and teo1oos
matter.
sands of shoppers downtown unt'i
late and add these to the throngs OF
eoyernr,ent employees and store en1-
ployes using the cars during the iate
afternoon and evening.
uIcnl.- nnrivO nv CIerkQ.
CLERKS generally welcomed the noon
opening and o'clock closing plan.
which will require them to have
luncheon before REPORTING for duty at
the stores While realiz ing that the
most inten~'ve kind of work Will be
necessary during the six-hour bust
ness day the extra time in the fore
noon and the early closing hour. the
clerks stated. Will allow much re-
Taxation and give time for the clerks
to make annie preparations for theirs
own Christmas buying. gift makinri
and Christmas observance.
Federal and local authorities ex-
pressed the belief today that restric-
lions on the use of lights. heat and
power will remain in force at least
until after the Christmas holiday sea-
son First efforts of the authorities
following resumption of work by the
coal miners IL was said. will be to-
ward relieving desperate conditions
existing in the west and middle west
a nd not until the freezing millions In,
those sections have been supplied
with necessary fuel will any relaxa-
ton of conservation rules be per-
mitted.