Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1918 — “GASLESS DAY” UP TO PUBLIC [ARTICLE]

“GASLESS DAY” UP TO PUBLIC

FUEL ADMINISTRATOR FENDIG WILL LEAVE OBSERVANCE TO PATRIOTISM.

Local Fuel Administrator B. F. Fendig, when asked what steps he 1 would take to see that the request I of Fuel Administrator Garfield that no autos be run on Sunday be ob--1 served, said that for the present he | would leave the matter up to the patriotism and conscience of car owners whether the request be obeyed j or not. The order came as a request from the national fuel administrator and i is not mandatory, but it is intimated ; that if the public does not heed the ’ request that steps will be taken to , conserve the gas supply by establishing regulations that will enforce observance. '■ The order was ipade for Sundays on the supposition that the use of cars could be abandoned on that day easier than any other day of the week, and that more pleasure riding is done on Sunday tlian any other day of the week. > It will be interesting to observe how many heed the order here next Sunday and if as many automobiles are used to go to church in as common. It is pretty safe to say that those who disregard the order will not be popular with the masses—especially with those who are not bo fortunate as to own cars. Better get out old Dobbin and let your car stay in the garage, or spend the time you usually put in in pleasure riding in putting your car m condition for ’the trips that are allowed. A dispatch from Washington said fuel administration officials estimated that nearly 8,000,000 gallons of gasoline can be saved each Sunday through non-use of motor vehicles. East of the Mississippi river there are approximately 4,000,000 niotor driven vehicles. Of these 200,000 are trucks to which the restrictions do not apply. The estimated saving is based on the use of an average of two gallons of gasoline for each car of the 3,800,000 affected.