The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
General Stores Can Stay Open
Until 8 p. Nj. Saturdays.
Drug Stores Remain Open I'm
til s p. Nj. Every Night.
THEATERS ARE GIVEN RELIEF
They May Open at 3 and Close
at 10 at Night.
COnfectiOneries on Same Basis
as the Pool Halls.

Grocery tea and coffee stores: Open
0 a. m. close p. M. except Saturdays.
close p. m.
Picture shows, theaters and amuse-
ments: 3 to 10 p. m.
with 10 o'clock Saturday night closing.
Meat markets: N. m. to 8 p. M.
with 10 sL. o'siesl. saturday u closing;
Banks: 10 a M to p; m.
Billiard and pool halls: IL o'clock
noon to 10 y. m.
Shoe shine pnrIors: . a. m. to p. m.
Art. clothing. dry goods. department.
book. music. hardware, fruit. pawn
broker. shoe repair. auto supply.
flower. millinery. paint and oil and
shoe stores and shops: Open n. m.
hour, p. m.
Complete revision was made this
afternoon to the closing hours of To-
peka stores and shops by C. II. Dam
ner, local fuel director. The order is
effective Saturday and will permit ex-
ira business hours for general and de-
partment stores for week end trade.
banners new, order will go into ef-
feet Saturday. 1T extends the busi-
ness hours of drug stores and confec-
tionery Stores for week days and gives
meat markets and grocery stores an
hour later in which to handle their
week day trade. The grocery and meat
markets and coffee stores will close
at O'Clock except on Saturdays wher.
they may remain open until 8 o'clo,
Confectionery stores are placed on n
par with billiard halls and an extra
hour is given thea terS.
No additional latitude is given in the
use of display lights by business firms.
The order is held just where it has
stood during the last. week, with a
statement that State Administrators
Carey edecreed. the darkening of Tope-
ka stores and streets.
banners New Orders.
The order issued by Danner late this
afternoon is as follows:
on and after Saturday. January 26
1918, the following schedule of hours
of opening and closing win govern the
classes of business named herein. The
order issued January 81, 1918, is here
by repealed:
Art stores, hardware stores, music
stores, pawnbrokers, shoe repair
shops. auto supplies, jewelry stores
office supplies, second hand stores,
flower shops, millinery shops. pants
and oils, shoe stores. fruit. clothing,
dry goods, department, furniture and
book stores, will open al a. n close
at p. m. on week days excepting
saturday; hours on Saturday will be
Barber shops: From a. m. TO 6
p m, Saturdays a. m. to 10 D. m.
Banks: From 10 a. m to D. m.
Billiard and pool halls: From 12
(noon) to 10 p. m
Confectionery: From IL (noon) to
10 p.
Drug stores: From 9 a. m. to 8p-p,
Shoe shine parlors: From a. m.
to s D. m.
Picture shows and places of amuse-
ments; From p. m. to 10 p. m.
Grocery stores and tea coffee and
spice stores: From a. M to d. M;
a. m. to 8 d. m.
Meat markets: From 9 a. M to
p. M; Saturdays, a. m. to D. m.
By the direction of Emerson Carey.
ordered that hereafter, no outside dis
play lights. or advertising lights, or
signs, shall be maintained
upon places of business while such
places of business are closed; and no
inside lights except such as are neces-
sary for safety, shall be maintained in
such places OF business while the same
are closed.
Any violations of these orders are
subject to the penalty IMPOSED under
the law known the Lever act.
A number of violations of the for
mer order have been reported to me.
and in the future any complaints will
be investigated and if found guilty
prosecution will follow. l trust il will
not be necessary to invoke the law on
any one.
I have not issued any order regulat-
ing churches and lodges. and hope
that it will not be necessary to do so.
but urge all churches and lodges to
help conserve fuel by holding. union
meetings, and in every other possible
way.
Signed c. H DANNER Chairman.
County Eue1 COrnry1ftfae