Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-02 | Page 12 | Forgetful Hungry Caught by New Closing Order

FORGETFUL HUNGRY CAUGHT BY NEW NEV CLOSING ORDER The drastic closing regulation In Invoked invoked invoked in- in I by the state commissioner of commercial economy affecting all aU j manner of of retail establishments went into effect last night throughout the I state I I Tobacco eats and drinks were at a premium when the town clock I tolled off the gentle hour of 10 All other forms of retail stores suspended operations at 6 o'clock sharp With the exception of a few few sales of cigarettes reported having been made in pool halls the order to close was observed to the letter all an over the city Policemen and deputy sheriffs were asked to make the rounds of the town and report any violators of the order to the economy commissioner Officers were instructed not to m ke keany any arrests but to report the names of owners so that they can be handled through the state council of defense Many local restaurants and cafes which for years have never never- closed their doors doused the gUm glim at 10 o'clock and went merrily on their way to bed The only eating places open were vere those located in the three depots And by midnight they were swamped vamped with customers and by the time the last cars left town they were re reported reported reported re- re ported to be entirely o out t of food The depot eating places were permitted permitted per per- to operate by the economy commissioner as a convenience to the traveling public However many were caught last night and failed to appease their before the closing hour It Is expected that the public will so soon n become accustomed to the system and that the early closing will not result In a hardship to anyone The petition of the Intermountain Rate association for tor a graded scale of westbound transcontinental freight rates to intermountain points is to I have ave a hearing in Chicago July 9 9 by bv the Western I freight traffic committee com eom- of the United States railroad administration Word Vord to this effect received by the traffic service I bureau of Utah last night It is declared de de- de that if equitable rates are I f established it will mean tho the opening of a new business epoch and development develop develop- U ment in the intermountain country I