The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24


Carey told the business men they
were too selfish and promised no re-
lief.
And the people who have met TINS
order less gracefully than any are the
churches" said Carey. They seem
to feel their contributions would stop
if they closed up Few Weeks
strikes me that since most OF tne
churches close for the summer ina
the preacher may take rest, that the
preachers might encourage a Few
week: of winter closing that the con-
g-egations might take rest
Carey's statement was a comInen'
on a speech by the Rev I; w;
cart who had told the fuel admins
traitors they could have the Keys 10
Topeka churches any time. me KEY;
Mr.. Maggart's talk was the authorlzeui
statement of the local Mlhlsteliat
union which had pledged us supp
to fuel conservation. They askeu' nv
for sunday morning services and sun
day school. 1yarsas
Fred Voiland, representing Kansas
avenue merchants, pledged supPoil %
the government and the fuel aonl .in1,
tration in word and spirit ana actiol,.
ne urged tho that the existing oruei
he suprIemented with an order per
hitting stores to remain open u
o'clock in the evening except 49,,
DAYS and opening at y OF ~ 70
in the morning He asked for u
Then William Green told the
story Of the grocers. They wanted
inst a few minutes before openlis an
after closing hours that they nlls ~
clean up the stores and observe staLe
and municipal sanitary ana healsi.
rules. He asked for restoration OF the
former Saturday closing plan-
small amount of heat during closing
hours to prevent loss of perlshaole
goods was asked.
Hurt Candy Business
George w. Hackney said the order
c,t * ner cent of the gross receipts
of the candy business. He asked lild'
the candy stores be placed on a TOOL
ing with the pool halls. But nellner
Hackney nor any of the speakers eA
pressed a spirit OF dlsloyaity " -,
regulation. They were willing TO DO"
even tho it meant practical conIlScd-
tion of business, altho Hackney ques-
ticn the policy of the government TO
enforce such a policy thru carey anu
Banner.
Pool Halls Slipped 1t Over.
Frank Curry. one of banners rl9nt
hand advisers, pool hall keeper, was
the bannv man of the evening. He
admitted the pool halls had silppeo IL
over on Banner and secured an order
that gave them all the best OF the slt-
uation.
Irwin Snattinger spoke for the KEEL
lam dance hall He said that in De-
cember the hall had used but two
tons sof coal. The order. he declared
made them the real victims OF the
closing rule He asked that the dance
natrons furnished their own heat
even keeping the steam pipes warm
r j. Mack for the theaters asked tor
a modification of the order permitting
amusement houses to open at 8, close
at 5. reopen at and finally close at
1920.
]. o. Stevic, pesident of the Topeka
Industrial council said the laboring
men were entirely satisfied with the
order and would arrange the shopping
for their families accordingly
Order Wastes Steam.
A. H. Purdy, speaking for the Eol-
son company, said the order had cost
the company 5000 a day and was saw
ing five tons of coal a day and posi-
bly, ten tons in severe weather ne
said the company's coal consunptiot
was about 140 tons a day and that lou
tons of coal a day is saved in the
business district thru use of Edlson
heat which is wasted thru operations
of the closing order.
Mr.. Purdy pointed out that little II
any coal is saved by business houses
affected by the present closing rule.
He said most of the business firms
used Edison heat, which is suppl1ed
from waste steam. By utilizing TINS
steam, Purdy told the fuel administra-
tors, the company saved topeka mer-
chants $50 tons of fuel a day Real
fuel conservation, it was pointed out
would come thru an extension OF the
closing hour. A number of business
men have stated that more patrons
come to their stores between the
hours of and in the evening than
between l and 5 o'clock. Yet the
present order compels closing just be-
fore the rush. The merchants of To-
peka have simply suggested that the
hours here be the same as those in
Mr. Carey's own city of Hutchinson,
where the stores are open till p. m
and on aSturdays till p. m.
Howard Patten said the street rail-
way would be compelled to cut its
service if the order remained in effect.
He saw no reason for running street
cars when people wanted to sleep.
Frank Crane urged that no supple
mental order be made affecting the
printers. He said that any order shut
ting heat from press rooms was clos
ing order to the print shops.
Then c. H: Banner, local admins
traitor, told his side of it. He had
made mistakes. he said, but he did
not desire to do any one an injustice.
In fact he wanted the friendship of
every one.
Business men were taking a pleas
ant sleep when Danner issued his first
notice of the impending order, he in
timated. He said he received less than
a half dozen suggestions from business
firms. Yet, he declared, he had COM
Wandered coal for the waterworks
and had sought to aid the widows and
the orphans.
"You Amt Coin to Run Me on
IT entered this to help Carey" Dan
ner said, land if he is satisfied you
amt goin' to run me off,
There has been much abuse and
criticism attached to his job, Danner
said. Danner charged the State Jour
nal had misquoted him in a story con-
corning the action of Judge Hawkes.
in overruling an order shutting off all
display lights. Judge Hawkes. had
held that the Garfield order was eff
fective, which carried provisions as