The Washington times., 1919-12-11
Al Stores Conform to Rsguia-
tions ~ CAPITAL Goes On
Fuel Ratioa.
TOUR SHOWS RULE Is KEPT
administrator Wilson Makes
Canvass Of City to Stamp
Out Profiteerino. =

Uut Pr0fUeefino. !.
Washington is on fuel ration -
day, and a survey OF the busiDsuu
section developed the fact that vin-
tually every store is conforming =
The regulations adopted by the Mo-
chants and Manufacturers' sssocis-
tion and those laid down by the fuel
administration
With the exception Of food storsa
druy stores and such establishments
as do not fall within the reduced
schedule restrictions, merchants d4d
not open their establishments uptil
noon
Pullman lakes Teur.
II was virtually impossible to buy
even safety pin anywhere in tAs
District before that hour, according q
Major Raymond Pullman Sup~riR-
tendent Of Police. who made q tour s<
the hasiness section this Uerntng.
Downtown msrchants prutessen sh1S
morning against vtolattous 60 ~
fractions Of the regu1atieos psuekScsl
BY small retail stores IN tie estiytne
dfstrscts Il waS ss1d -shax many -
these smaller stores opened this morn
ing IN violation Of the regulates.
while the downtown merchants were
compelled to close.
Major Pullman explained that in Hrs
belief this was due to q misunder-
standing. and promised that the regu-
lations would be rixidiy enforced
Only one violation Of the Fuel Az
ministration regulations has beeA
called to the attention Of the police.
This was the case of the Penn Gar
dens, a dance hall at Nineteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west According to a report made -
Major Pullman this morning by Sergt.
William Hess. of the Third precinct.
he informed the manager Of the es-
tabltshment last night that IL was .
violation of the regulations to burn
the large display sign In front Of the
building. The manager. SerWeant
Hess says, refused to turn out the
sign. The case was turned over to
District Attorney Laskey by MAJOR
Pullman.
DenLes FueI VSslat1sA.
E. X. Fox, proprietor of the Psnn
Gardens, declared today that he cid
not consider that he had violated the
fuel regulations last night
The Penn Gardens are open only
three and a quarter hours q day, while
there are other dance halls in the
city that remain open a. long as
twelve hours each day" he said.
Last night i had cut lighting facili-
ties down to one circuit. while ordi-
narily burn nve circuits The sign
referred to consisted of fifteen ten
candle-power lights. We opened last
night at $50 o'clock and closed at
11:4o.
"As a matter of fact the light COM
pany makes no reduction IN my case.
as j operate on a fiat rate and IL costs
me the same money TO operate one or
six circuits. / cannot see why We
should be curtailed entirely and do not
consider that they can hold me re-
sponsible until official notice has been
served on me and / have been given
an exact Interpretation II is not my
intention to violate any law or reru-
lation: i want to do everything res
sonable TO conserve coal and light"
Hold Owners Responsible.
Responsibility for the enforcement
ma anagers, superintendents and for.-
men of various Institutions. buildings.
apartment houses, etc. In the case
of office buildings, the police said this
morning, the owners would be held
Jointly responsible with the superb
tendent to see that regulations are
enforced. They will be expected to
report any violations which fall with
in their Jurisdiction.
In an effort to stamp out any profit
eering in coal, Clarence r. Wilson,
district food and fuel administrator.
with the assistance OF leading losal
coal dealers, is making a thoro lxh
canvass OF the situation to gain An
accurate estimate Of the supply now
on hand in Washington coal yards. An
accurate tabulation will be kept IN
all sales and every effort will be
made by the committee to see that
an equitable distributstion is made ty
the dealers, at prices within the mar
gin Of reasonable profit.
Major Pullman issued statement
this morning warning every member
OF the police department. TO keep a
close watch fol violation OF the c,sl
No outside lights what
soever will be permitted except where
the lights are absolutely essential
to public safety. In such cases the
police are the sole srbiters, Major
Pullman explained violafore vii To
arrested and drastic action. possibly
leading to the closing of their stores,
will follow.
All stores. wholesale and retail.
excepting food stores, drug stores.
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