The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-16
Cold Wave Is Over But Chilly
Weather Continues.
TOBEWARMER TONIGHT
Lower Temperature Wednesday
FOrecasted for Kansas.
Fuel Shortage Would Result
From Increased Cold.

Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
day: warmer tonight colder Wednes-
day." This is the forecast for the next
"a hours. 1t indicates nothing start
ling. Fer the past "a hours the barome-
ter has been falling rapidly. and begin
ming at $50 O'Clock this morning when
the minimum for the DAY was recorded
there has been a constant rise In tenn
There will be no cold wave tomorrow
simply a chillier brand Of atmos-
pheric conditions.
seThe cold wave is a thing OF the
past-at least for several days." was the
Joyful announcement Of Sunny Flora
today
At $50 this morning the thermometer
reading was degrees above zero; at
$3.50 O'Clock IA degrees At p m
it was 33 degrees, the highest yet.
Beginning Wednesday Shippers
forecast will be received at the local
government weather station Tor tle
benefit Of persons who deal IN perish
able goods This report will be IN pc
tween 10 and 10:30 o'clock. ana VIII
give a guess as to what the weapnef
will be for the following SO hours.
Hundreds Need Employment
Although the weather has moderated
and the poor of the city are not haNing
the terrific struggle of a few days ago
to keen warm the labor situation IN
Topeka is still such that several hun
dred heads of families are out OF en-
pIoyment. Contractors are slow about
starting new work for fear that an
other cold wave viii sweep along at
any moment.
| had applications for work from 300
men on Monday and the Provident as
sociation did a record breaking busi-
ness Today the latter is employing 80
men on the wood pile. and others have
been found odd jobs about the city.
New Families Ask Help.
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for aid in the last day or two that have
never before found it necessary to de-
pend upon charity for help.
| The association has received numer-
,ous generous gifts in the last few days.
/ The First Baptist church sent around
SIS in cash. a barrel OF -four. and 20
1 small sacks of the same. article. aside
from some other provisions. The Royal
/ Bakery donated 100 loaves of bread.
! The Gordon Grocery Of West Sixth
avenue. sent down a supply Of groceries.
The Christian Endeavo- society OF the
First CONGREGATIONAL church is making
a collection of garments that would be
gladly received by the poor. and these
will be turned over to the association
within a day or two.
There have been many smaller gifts.
/ In fact the people of Topeka have
never before responded so generously
to an appeal for aiding the poor in the
winter season.
More Coal in Town Today.
Two or three coal firms received small
supplies of fuel today. One firm an
nounced that five carloads had come
to their relief and that they are now
in a fair way to catching up on or
ders. The majority of the coal dealers.
however. have not been so fortunate.
A number ,of firms have entirely ex-
hausted their supply Of coal.
Were severe cold wave to strike
the city within the next "a hours the
situation would be grave. IL is report
ed that n shortage Of cars in Usage
county has practically caused a com
plete shutdown of the mines. The cause
| Of the trouble lies in the fact that