THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 191
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NEW OIL JHJMPANY
White Eagle Oil and Gasoline
. Concern Organized Here.
Establishes Its General Head
quarters in Topeka.
MARKETS OIIJMD GASOLINE
Officered by Men Experienced
in Selling Oil Products.
W inters, Marcell and Longshore
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Active People in It.
This week the White Eagle Oil &
Gasoline company opened its general
offices In Topeka, taking a suite of of
fices irt the Kansas Reserve State
Hank building at 824 Kansas avenue.
The White Eagle company is a newly
chartered organization, capitalized for
f 125,000 and is officered by men well
known in oil and financial affairs in
Kansas. Its business is purely mar
keting oil, gasoline and by-products
of refineries and Ita directing influ
ences hope to establish in many
towns and cities of Kansas, Colorado
And New Mexico subsidiary stations for
been scrtUchefl" in the oil business.
In the sale or wildcat oil wen siocko
perhaps not; but there is a great oil
industry going on in Topeka that few
wallir lrnnw nhnilt It U 2 large faC-
tor in the city's commercial welfare
even tho quietly moving aioim u.
that are sure footed, tried and tested,
to the end that investors in oil indus
tries in Topeka have their funds in in
stitutions that really bring wealth to
the city in a substantial manner.
The new company the White Eagle
Oil & Gasoline company is just an
other institution of this sort that will
be bigger and greater than all the oth
ers in -point of importance in the oil
marketing field because of its splen
did connections with refining produc
ers and oil industries generally.
NO BREAD EVEN
Hun Prisoners Say Folk at
Home in State of Unrest.
AT THE THEATERS
Mud Sow Succeeds as Barrier
Along Western Front.
E. C. Winters, president of the To
pok a Oil Compa n y and organizer
of the new company.
their output. In fact, already they
have numerous sites purchased, some
plants takei over entire and arrange
ments perfected to erect other plints
aa readily as men and equipment can
be gathered together for such work.
This new company is a strong one
financially and will bring big things
lo Topeka in the oil industry. E. C.
Winters, president of the Topeka Oil
company, has been the originator of
the plan to be put into operation by
this big company. Associated with
him as president of this new com
pany is 1. L.. Marcell of ChanOTe, one
of the wealthy refiners of Kansas and
iklahoma, who is also president of
the White Eagle Petroleum company
of Chanute and Augusta, Kan.,; vice
president of the Miller Petroleum
company, Humboldt: vice president of
the WilUo.lt Refining company, Jop.
lin. Mo., and a director in the big
Producers & Refiners corporation. J.
S. Longshore, former state oil inspec
tor of Kansas and afterward active in
the management of the pales division
of the Chanute Refining company and
more recently in the same capacity
with the White Eagle Petroleum com
pany and the Miller Petroleum Re
fining company at Chanute, Kan., will
be secretary and treasurer. P. A.
' l-'sirbank, cashier of the Topeka Oil
company and the Economy Oil com
lan la a director, as is Earl Akers.
former state treasurer of Kansas and
present cashier of the Kansas Re
terve State bank at Topeka.
Mr. Winters, who will be vice pres
ident of this new company, has had p
very successful career in the oil mar
keting business in the states of Kansas
and Nebraska, and this experience,
coupled with that of Mr. Longshore
and Mr. Marcell, brings to this new or
ganization a wealth of experience that
will be worth while In widening out
n nd developing its operations in a
short space of time. Thus it may be
readily observed that Topeka is a
lucky city indeed to secure the gen
rral offices of this organization. It
means larger bank clearings, larger
bank balances, increased labor de
.mand and a general increase in the
commercial status of the city.
A prominent oil man i-rVr--Ai
Topeka not long ago as "never having
British Army Headquarters in
France, Jan. 19. (By the Associated
Press.) Small infantry raids with the
customary amount of artillery and air
activity on both sides continue to be
the order of the day along the Brit
ish front.
The much milder weather, accom
panied by rain, has swept away the
last of the snow, but the mud re
mains as the dictator of military af
fairs. The opposing forces are con
tinuing, their enemy feeling out pro
cesses thruout the long lone by making
surprise incursions into each other's
trenches and returning with a lew
prisoners.
The British lately have secu red
some interesting captives In this way.
One prisoner who had thrice been
wounded made a statement in sub
stance as follows:
"The scarcity of food at home is
very serious. There is little meat and
fatty substances and practically no
bread. Potatoes are expensive altho
there is no serious shortage. The peo
ple are in a state of unrest but are
afraid to attempt organized distur
bances. "On Field Marshal von Hinden
bure's birthday small busts of the gen
eral were placed on the street corners
in nearly all German towns. In most
places the people had hurled these to
the ground before noon. In Cologne
there are over 12,ooo deserters in va
rious prisons."
Another prisoner said that for a
year the German soldiers and people
had been promised an early peace.
Emperor William in reviewing a di
vision of the batjle of Cambrai said
"Peace on the Russian front is as
sured. It remains for us to force an
early peace on the western front."
NEW RUSS ULTIMATUM
This Time Gives Rumania Two Honrs
to Ijet Slav Troops Thru.'
Petroerad. Jan. 19. The Petrograd
ninth army committee today sent a
two-hour ultimatum to the Rumanian
government, demanding tree passage
of Russian troops thru Jassy.
No word has yet come from Petro
era A to what occurred after ex
rii-nt'.rn of th 2 4-hour, ultimatum
Berved on Rumania by the Russian
government threatening war unless
immediate punishment was meted out
to Rumanian troops who arrested
many Russian officers and Austrian
visitors to the battle lines.
WARSHIP RAMMED HER
With Hole Punched in Side by Convoy,
the Texan Reaches Port.
Coming to tho Grand. ,
Today Henry W. Savage's "Have
a Heart."
Monday "Pollyanna."
Feb. 18 "Love O" Mike."
Tho Novelty.
Five acts of vaudeville and an epi
sode of "The Seven Pearls."
The Majestic.
Musical tabloid , F. L. King's "Dain
ty Girls."
Other Theaters.
Orpheum Photo Features.
Iris Photo Features.
Cozy Feature Pictures.
Gem Feature Pictures. '
Best Motion Features.
Crystal Motion Features.
F. L. King will present, beginning
Monday evening, his bunch of "Dain
ty Girlf," in. musical tabloid at the
Majestic. The company will offer two
farces, new bills Monday and Thurs
day. The American Girls will give
their last performance tonight.
Lillian Morley and the McCarthy
sisters, booked as "Those Personality
Girls," will present a singing and
dancing act at the Novelty the first
here under the management of Miss
Elizabeth Marbury and Mr. Lee Shu
bert, who produced the play in New
York last January. 'It is the only
company on tour and is the same one
that played Chicago until a few days
ago and Boston earlier in the season
for twelve weeks. It ran for thirty
nine consecutive weeks in New York
last season.
half of next week. There is consider
able comedy and personality in the
act. The bill will begin with the fifth
episode of "The Seven Pearls." Vaude
ville acts, in addition to the aforemen
tioned one, will include Robert E.
O'Connor & Co. in "Doing Nothing,"
Jerge & Hamilton, "The Different
Pair;" Myrl & Delmar an equilibristic
novelty act, and an opening act.
Alice Brady will appear at the Gem
Monday and Tuesday in "The Maid of
Belgium," a story of a girl refugee
from the war. The girl is rescued
from the path of the Germans by
Americans and is adopted into an
American family.
"The Winning of Pally Temple,"- a
Paramount pictures featuring Fannie
Ward and presented by Jesse L. Lasky
will be shown Wednesday and Thurs
day. The film is based upon Rupert
Sargent Holland's novel.
One of the prominent members of
'Love o' Mike" company, the musi
cal comedy coming to the Grand
opera house soon is Clifton Webb,
who succeeded the Castles in New
York. M Webb discovered Mae
Murray and danced with her for some
time. His present partner is Miss
Ruth Mabee. "Love o' Mike" comes
HELEN HAYNES AS POLLYANNA WHITTIER AND
ADRIAN MORGAN AS JIMMY BEAN HERE MONDAY
I Matinee and Night ,
TODAY
JANE AND KATHERINE LEE, WILLIAM FOX
"KIDDIES," TO STAR AT THE IRIS NEXT WEEK
JANE & KATHERINE LEE.
DIRECTION FOX
An Atlantic Port, Jan. 19. The
Hawaiian-American line steamship
Texan, which was in a collision at sea
Monday, arrived here safely today un
der her own steam. It became known
that she was rammed by a convoying
warship which punched a large hole
n her portside.
COBB IS IN CLASS ONE
Detroit Star Denied Deferred Classifi
cation by Georgia Board.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 19. Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb, star outfielder of the De
troit Americans, has been placed in
class one by the exemption board here
where he is registered. It was under
stood he claimed deferred classifi
cation on the ground of dependents.
When informed today of the action
of the local board, Cobb declared he Is
willing to serve whenever he is call
ed. He became 31 years old last ue
cember 18.
B1LLIE BURKE IN "THE LAND OF PROMISE" TO
BE SHOWN AT ORPHEUM THEATER NEXT WEEK
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Jane and Katherine Lee, the two
famous children who work under the
direction of "William Fox, will appear
at the Iris, beginning Monday, in
"Two Little Imps." Altho the "kid
dies' have had parts In scores of Fox
pictures, including "The Daughter of
this is the first time they
been starred in leading
the Gods,'
have ever
roles.
"The Two Little Imps," left In care
of their "Cncle Billy at a hoteL aid
uncle in his wooing, reform his
brother. Bob, and finally succeed in
landing two crooks in jail.
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Night See to $3. Mat. Ue to $1.50
DisUns-ulshed Cut, Blc Bennty Chornn
RCN'BT W. SAVAGE'S OWN ORCHESTRA
HENRY W. SAVAGE
Offers the
Musical Comedy.
Delight
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MONDAY NIGHT
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The Glad Pla
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. By Catherine ChisholM Cushing -
Ded on the book of the Same Name by Eleinor HJbrter
PRICES 50c, 75c, $1.00, $150
Monday night will be Pollyanna night at the Grand theater. There will
be met all who have a feeling for better things and character in life. The
appeal of "Pollyanna" is absorbingly human and refreshing. Klaw and
Krlinger present the production. x
A "YARD OF DAISIES'
IN HENRY W. SAVAGE'S "HAVE A HEART,"
PLAYING MATINEE AND EVENING AT THE GRAND THEATER TODAY
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Henry "W. Savage is presenting his merry, tuneful musical comedy, "Have a Heart" at the Grand theater today. The production is ac
credited with being one of the most attractive that has come out of Broadway for the last few seasons. "Have a Heart" has a logical plot
concerning the romance of a department store proprietor and his wife Peggy. They agree to separate because of his interest, innocent but
misjudged, in a pretty shop girl. Then they discover they are still in love and elope for a second honeymoon.
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DANCING
TONIGHT
KELLAM HALL
Billie 3urke is the star to be seen
t the Orpheum beginning Monday in
a photoplay, "The Land of Promise."
The film packed the great theaters
of Nev York for months; the produc
tion as It will be shown in Topeka next
week was the talk of the frreat white
way. Billie Burke said of the picture:
" 'The Land of Promise' is to me one
of the realcst pictures I ever worked
in and in portrayir-.jr the inner heart
life of tno i:tt",c. affection-starved Eng
lish sill. Nora March, I almost live
the character and was quite as wor
ried over her problems and troubles
as if they had been my own."
The picture was stazed in western
Canada, in Florida, from one end of
tne land to another, from the farm to
tho gay halls of high society.
One of the big big events of the
coming week a. the Orpheum will be
the presentation of the pictures from
"The Italian Battle Front." These
t)ictll-eR Wl- Rhnwn a. An .ti.i-n
; Hi ois prices.
GEM
nimp Prices
Plus War Tax
MONDAY TUESDAY
ALICE BRADY
- In
"TheMaid of Belgium"
A truly startling storjr of a
Girt Kefuccw from the Great War
I MONDAY - TUESDAY " WEDNESDAY
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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
DaUy at 3:00-7:45-9:15.
Matinee, 10c. Night, 10c, 20c, 30c
4 THE MONARCH DANCING 4
JERGE AND HAMILTON
"THE DIFFERENT PAIR"
ROBT. E. O'CONNOR & CO.
in "NOTHING DOING"
MORLEY AND MCCARTHY SISTERS
SINGING COMEDIENNES
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Novelty
"OVER THE GARDEN WALI,'
Ee "SEVEN PEARLS
Wm. S.HART-
A SQUARE DEAL"
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Fannie Ward
In
"The Winning of Sally Temple"
A thrill In comedy drama taken
from Roprt Saryent Holland's fam
ous novel.
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January 21
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A CHORUS THAT IS PRETTY
"The Land of Promise"
Miss Burke Makes Us Realize What
COMING
Italian Battle Front
Italian Gov. Pictures, Receipts
to Red Cross Work.
The piquant young star is a young English girl whose life
has had all the romance and charm of a mommy's. That is
until she reaches "The Land of Promise" the land she
bad dreamed about wbere all her dreams would come true.
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY
BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUES
We have the Music
Regular Prices Plus War Tax
Orpheum Orchestra
COME EARLY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
, The Most Wonderful Youngsters in the World '
Are now being starred in a picture of their own. They will idiiw
you, cheer you and give you the entertainment treat of your life. '
Don't fail to sec them!
WILLI Am FOX
. Presents the "Baby Grands"
Jane and Katherine Lee
In a Novelty Surprise Drama
"TWO LITTLE IMPS"
AND A GOOD COMEDY
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