The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-13
That Is the Latest Move OF
Administrator banner.
Cut OF All Flood Lights on
State House Dome.
ALSO DIM THE WHITE WAY
These Are His Requests to the
Officials Today.
If Requests Are Ignored He
VIII Make 'an Order"

Fuel conservation reached the hNs-
terical, slobber and froth stage To-Day
when c. H Danner, Shawnee county
fuel administrator, decreed darkness
for Topeka streets. A request to the
city commissioners to burn only top
lights on the white way and to darken
the state house dome entirely, is to be
followed by an order, if necessary,
Danner declared Strict enforcement
of the federal fuel administrator 5
order for limited hours for electric dis
plays will be enforced in Topeka be-
ginning Thursday.
Danner stated today his ban on
street lights was in the interests of
fuel conservation. Danner said the
order would result in saving much
fuel at the city light plant. He didn't
know how much. Neither did he pos
sess anything indicating an estimate as
to the saving proposed. But the dark
street order is final, positive and con-
elusive. At least that was what Dan
ner said about it.
There is going to be a saving of
coal and it doesn't make any differ
ence how people feel about it," said
Danner. THE lower lights on the
white way are going to be shut off and
the flood lights on the state house
dome are to be turned off. 1t will
save tons and tons of coal"
Docs Not Know Facts.
How much coal?' Danner was
asked
I don't know. l haven't any fig
ures, but l guess you could get them
if you inquired of the Edison COM
pany."
banner was told the Edison com
pany didn't furnish the juice for
street lights or for the state house
dome.
Well, l guess it does come from the
city" plant. come to think of it, said
the chairman of the fuel committee
and member Of the state fuel adminis-
traitors advisory committee.
There amt no use talking, tho,
Topeka just as well make the most
Of it," continued Danner, There's a
ortage of coal and we got to
save. There1l be real suffering this
winter if we don't. Anyway. it's bet
ter to have one light burning than
none at all. which is bound to hap
pen if we don't save. As for the
lights on the state house dome, To-
peka don't exactly need them now"
Danner said he would send a re-
quest to the city commissioners to-
day asking them to burn only the top
lights on the white way system
May Make II an Order.
If they don pay no attention to
my request, then l II order them to do
it, said Danner.
Ihat other towns would be affected
by orders similar to those issued for
topeka, was banners prediction. Dan
ner expects to make order effective at
once. He said conditions demanded
the action. He was unable, tho, to
give Information concerning the
amount of coal in Topeka at this time,
daily sales, demands or amount in
transit to Topeka dealers In addi-
tion to banners lack of knowledge
concerning fuel conditions in Topeka.
is his apparent oversight of a recent
agreement by a large fuel company to
meet all of the citys demands for the
light and water plant at rates estab-
hshed by the federal fuel administra
tor.
beginning Thursday night the order
of Harry A. Garfield. federal fuel ad-
ministrator, will be enforced The
order affects the use of electric signs.
These electric displays can be used
only between the hours of 7:45 and
II o'clock at night.
The Danner order, which seemingly
was initiated on his own motion, af-
fects street lighting during all hours
and all conditions.