The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-21
Topeka Goes Everyone Better
in Lid on Business.
Stores Cannot Open Until 8
A. Nj. and Close at 5 p. M.
THEATERS DARK At 9 O'CLOCK
Performances Begin as Early as
6 O'clock Tonight.
Effort on Part of Danner Td
Conserve Coal Supply.

EFFECT OFT DANNER ORDER.
Theaters. picture shows and places
of amusement closed except to p. M
Dance halls closed until further notice.
Billiard halls open noon to 10 p. m.
All mercantile establishments open
until 8 p. M, except Saturdays when
open until 10 O'Clock. Drug stores.
which remain open until p. m. All other
stores and shops must close at p. M
ants, mills, elevators or Industrial
plants.
Order effective today. issued by Q.
H. Danner, local fuel administrator
and approved by state and federal ad-
ministratOrs-
Topeka business firms today feif
the effect of the most drastic fuel
economy order issued in the state
when all mercantile establishments
were denied the right to open for
business until O'Clock in the MORN
ing. The ban was placed on dance
halls. theater hours limited to seven
hours a day and all general business
forced to close at O'Clock in the even
ing. C. H. Danner, local fuel admin
istrator. issued the order. 1t will re-
main in effect until the coal situation
is relieved.
General support of the order is
claimed today at the offices of Dan-
ner. The new regulation will call for
the closing of practically all business
at o'clock in the evening. E.xcep-
ticn is made to all the public eating
houses, hotels, mills, elevators man
ufacturing and industrial plants With
the new order in effect. general shop
ping must be confined to the hours OF
2. m. and p. m, with a couple OF
extra hours for drug stores and shine
shops. Topeka, however. will say
goodbye to the public dance hall Iin-
til the birds return in the springtime.
Most Drastic i'm State.
No attempt will be made at this
r~afq t-d rfu<. 81.
rand industrial activities in Topeka
/ Regulations limiting the hours of
storess public and semi-pubIic build
| ings and shops and offices are ex-
! pected to provide adequate relief from
| the local fuel famine. Orders have
| been issued in many towns of the
| country concerning the hours of mer-
camille establishments and of amuse-
ment places. The Topeka order, tho.
| is the most drastic demand of the
fuel administration in this state
! Churches have been urged to hold
union services in as many instances
as possible. and auxiliary organiza-
\ tions have come under the appeals
of the fuel administration for economy.
Ihe banner statement does not esti-
/ mate the tonnage saving in fuel under
| the new order. While a number OF
1 business firms are reported to have
approved the fuel administrators
order. there is also an element of com
/ ~
| heated from the Edison plant Steam
| from the big electric power plant is
| forced thru pipes to the stores and
| office buildings. Steam not used for
| heating is wasted and several mer-
chants have urged that failure to use
| this supply of steam constitutes q
| waste rather than an economy thru
| failure to use the heat.
| New Thcater Hours
Theater patrons must rearrange
] their dinner hours. Beginning to-
! night evening performances at the
local theaters will begin at o'clock
in the evening. The Novelty and Ma
| jestic, which run double bills will
| show at 6:l5 o'clock and a second per-
! formance at 1880. The Orpheum dou-
! BILE bill will begin at o'clock The
Iris will run only one evening show
! beginning at 1880 p. m. Movie houses
will begin their evening runs at 6
| O'Clock. The Grand will open its
| doors tonight at $50, with the Polly
anna show-possibly coming to cele-
| brate the launching of the drastic
| order-and curtain at o'clock.
| Movie shows will run matinees ~
| the usual hours. The night shake-up.
tho. will occasion a revision of the
dinner regulations and hours in many
| l1o