Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-18
N uBERAuTy FOR CITY EXIT THE ICE KING
Tor National Trade Board Urges Real January ThaW CroWdng
It. Congress to Be Generous. Him Off the Boards
RE WASHINGTON PRIDE OF ALL SLEIGHING CARNIVAL OFF
for National Capital Deserves Hearty Winter Fic
Support Of Government of Winter Weather
CO. ELECTION OFFICERS HELD RAIN NEXT ON THE CARDS
of Of
ident to suecee F Make
La lame Ends Aplenty
Real January ThaW CroWding
Him Off the Boards.
SLEIGHING CARNIVAL OFF
Winter Frolic Must Await Return
of Winter Weather.
RAIN NEXT ON THE CARDS
It Will Be Wet Rain and a Warm
One That Will Make
Slush A-plenty.

Exit the ice skates and enter the go
loshes.
Upon the frozen stage on which Jack
Frost has been playing comedy for TIA.
fur-coated and tragedy for the poor. the
clownish January Thaw made his first
appearance for this season today. and
Will follow up his matinee Performance
with fine imitation of warm rain to
night and tomorrow. Warm weather
which will put an end to the plans for a
sleighing carnival on Pennsylvania ave
nue. and the speedway is promised bt
the forecaster.
The enthusiasts who had been planning
to appear en- masse in their sleghs anu
lap robes have been forced to abandon
the scheme until the next good fall Of
snow.
Weather Beats Out Mr.. De Graw.
p. V. De Graw. president of the Riders
and Drivers Association, had been work
ing hard to make the sleighing carnival
successful picturesque winter event, but
the tricky weather has now spoiled al
these good intentions.
4 warm wave, which made its first APP
pearance as far west as the Rocky noun
tains. has rolled eastward across th,
Mississippi valley and up the Ohio river
Rain Is reported today from the middl,.
west and the Ohio valley. while snow
and rain with warmer weather is re
ported In the states to the north. along
the Atlantic coast. Ii Is probable the
mercury VIII not fall below thirty-two to-
night and rising temperature win con-
tinue to make slush of the heavy snow
all day tomorrow. slight setback Is
promised for tomorrow night but the
colder weather OF Friday night will not
check the melting advances of the warm
wave, IL Is predicted.
Game Suffers Severely.
That the recent siege OF cold weather
has had the most disastrous effect on
game OF any I'm years and that thousands
of rabbits. birds and wild turkeys not
only have died from starvation but. in
many instances. have frozen to death, Is
the opinion of Melvin C.. Hazen, surveyor
OF the District who has returned from a
visit to his farm. at Mt. Wesley. Va.
Mr.. Hazen caught several field larks
that were too weak from hunger and cold
to ny. One of his farm hands. he said,
found a cOvey OF partridges in the same
condition. not one OF the birds being able
to rise from the ground. Two rabbits were
found frozen.
made it practically impossible for game
OF every kind to find food. Ordinaril.
rabbits can burrow under the snow for
food, and wild turkeys and birds can exc
out an existence in such times of stress
by scratching in places where the cover
ing of snow Is light.
After walking over his farm. Mr.. Hazen
said he became convinced that game has
suffered to an unusual extent on account
of the fact that Il has been unable TO
search for food beneath the Ice crisi.
He found numerous places. he said,
where rabbits and birds had scratched
the crust. but without success In pene-
trating II.
coveys of birds have been DESTROYED and
that the supply of game next .scasrii
may be less than in years.
Hard on Water Pipes.
Although the mercury climbed to a
point above the freezing mark yesterday.
complaints Of frozen water pines con-
tinued to be received at the District va
ter department today. 1t was explained
that many of the disabled service mains
probably had been frozen for several
days and are just beginning to show the
effects OF the strain.
Since the beginning of the present cold
weather spell the department has kept
three shifts of employees working day and
of commission. From January TO L..
inclusive, more than COO complaints were
received, II was stated. The highest num-
Der received I'm one day was 40.
Millions Of gallons OF water d day can
be saved the city I'm future cold spells.
officials of the department say, IL con-
sumers who turn on the pipes to prevent
freezing will allow only a small quantity
OF water to escape instead of the full
amount.
A meager flow of water. they assert.
will Accomplish the same result.
Figures compiled by the department
show that January 10 more than 81 10000
gallons of water were pumped into the
first high service. The average daily
amount pumped into this service under
normal conditions Is slightly more than
100000 gallons.
The department officials ella m that had
consumers of the service not allowed the
full amount of water To escape from the
pipes in order to prevent freezing, the to-
tai consumption January IL probably
would have been nearer 2l,uoUD than
81 100000 gallons.
Keeping River Open.
The steamers Northland and Southland
are experiencing no difficulty I'm navigat-
ing the Potomac river and Chesapeake
bay These steamers are especially
equipped for breaking ice. and from the
beginning of the present cold spell have
maintained their schedules with little
interruption.
The Star has received the followins
contributions for the Associated Char
tiles: X. w. Moore. 81; "Seely,' Rupert
Home, 81; cash. 81; S. M. j., 81: ]. T. IL.
81: cash. 81: cash, 81; J. A. T., So.