Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-07
COLD WAVE HANGS ON
ForeOaSter Hopeful for Wa <tu.
perature Tonight. ~
SNOW ADDS TO wNTRY E. z
Considerable Volume Falls Throu
out Afternoon and Evening.
POOR SEEK WORK, NOT CASH AID
Starving italian Begs Employment,
but Remembers Country.
IN LIEU OF MILK, BABY GETS TEA
Destitute Cases Relieved ny Assoc
cIated Charities and County Com
missioners, who Find All
Asking worthy.
POOR SEEK WORK. NOT CASH All
Starving italian Begs Employment,
but Remembers Country.
IN LIEU OF MILK, BABY GETS TIE.

ty-four hours from Wednesday morning
until the cold gray dawn Of today The
local forecast is optimistic OF rising tenn
perature Thursday, but It may not be
thoroughly at hand until late tonight or
tomorrow.
A considerable fall Of snow last night
seemed to show that the extreme rigor is
at an end, although the mercury did not
rise so high that It burst through the top
OF the tube. At p, m. the temperature
was II.
In fact the Thermometer registered a
succession OF below zeros" throughout the
night and II the cold was not so bitterly
felt the night before this was partly
because the shock of the cold wave is over
and partly because the wind was not so
keen and cutting. The cold wave has told
severely on the poor and many a pathetic
situation has become known.
Poor Italian Remembers Country.
Me no wanta you to giva da coal. Giva
da work. me buy da coal mesel."
Poorly clad and shivering from the icy
blasts of winter, an Italian we'll past the
meridian OF life called at the office OF the
Associated Charities in the city hall late
yesterday afternoon. though he was not
seeking charity. Instead. he was looking
for employment whereby he could earn
enough to buy fuel with which to keep his
family warm and food to feed the babies
at home.
MY people in Etaley, they needa da mon.
Me, MOI" said the Italian to the assistant
in charge. "Giva me work. me buy coal
end eat for babies. Send da mon back to
Etaley."
Charitable in the extreme though himself
needing aid, this poor foreigner was not an
exception among many who called at the
office of the charitable association during
the day. Strange as It may seem, the
present cold snap has not brought a horde
of seekers after aid, but instead II has
brought many honest men who want work
so they can earn the necessities. men who
seorn charity. No professional or chronic
seekers after aid have applied to the Asso-
ciatcd Charities or to the Board of County
Commissioners. though supplies have been
given TO a number and to some who did
not ask for aid.
Temporary aid was given a German
laborer who asked Miss Jontz. general sec
rotary Of the Associated Charities for
work, though until the secretary pinned
him down to direct answer. yes or
no." TO her question as to whether he
had any fuel or provisions in his home.
would no intimate that he was in dire need.
II was then found that he has a sick eife
and four small children, one a baby, at
home. with enough coal to keep low
fire for day and nothing to eat.
MIX Lacking, baby Fed Tea.
when I had work ] bought milk for
the baby, but now that haven't a dollar.
l can't get any milk tickets and the milk
man won't leave milk without milk tick
cts" the German told the secretary. 'Wc
now give the baby tea, know 1t is not as
III k.,NT 7 r..tk k,,., IL
have no money"
Miss Jonts gave the German an order on
the county store for supplies despite his
protests. He left the office saying he would
not present the order until he tried al
every place where work might be found
Later in the day Miss Phelps, the assist
ant secretary, met him on the street and
told him where he could find employment
and the order on the county for supplies
was returned. Another caller at the char
ity office In the city hall yesterday was
the father of six children, but this man
despite the fact that there was practically
nothing In the house to cat. did not ask
: for supplies. but asked for work. Tempo.
= rary relief was given him. however.
Whenever possible Miss Jonts gives appli
cAnts temporary relief direct without send
ing them TO the county for aid. The sec
retary fears TO make charitable charges
out OF people and the temporary relic
given In her office is always in the natur,
OF loan, with the expectation that tn,
recipient will pay II back when able. With
the county, the aid granted is a gift direct
Despite the cold less than q dozen peopl,
made application yesterday to the county
commissioners for aid Two elderly peopl,
were sent to the county hospital and tempo
rary aid given the others. None of thos,
.hn fnr a
and all were found to be deserving
Omaha Is somewhat colder than IN,
Hawaiian islands" declared l. NJ Cohn
who. with Mrs. Cohn returned yesterda,
II, from a four months visit In Honolulu
I'VE are glad to be at home, but we fin,
N the temperature different here from tina
~ in the mid Pacific"
II is known that some people who hay,
been sleeping out OF doors all fall hay,
weakened the Last two nights and not face,
away below zero temperatures. Others hav
manfully stuck II out. however. and amonI
these IL J, s. White OF the Cady Lumbe
company. Mr.. White has a sleeping porcl
at his home, li2 South Twenty ninth. an,
there he slept In comfort Tuesday night
although the cold was sufficient to stop
clock which stood on q nearby, table. Mis-
Brnily G, Wood and Glen Wharton are tw,
others who inhaled fresh air through cold
air sleeping porches at their RESPECTIVE
Abodee.
some others who have windows wild
open every night stool by their deyotiol
" 10 fresh air but among these renegade
from principle were not unknown.
Warn Climates Popular.
Railroad passenger agents report an un
u preeedented inquiry as 10 rates TO Califor
MIA and Florida. Several men made them
selves distinctly unpopular Wednesda.
morning by telling others how much the,
would enjoy next weeks baimy breeze
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