The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-31
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manned open this afternoon, but only
short service with no schedules
whatever was maintained.
Street Cars Here Irregular.
The Street Railway Co. according
yet recovered from the storm of last
week when a large per cent of the
company's cars were put out of COM
mission by motor trouble. Ten per
cent of these disabled cars were still
out of order when this mornings
storm broke. Officials admitted that
a continuation of the storm tonight
would be all that would be necessary
to block cars on many lines, and at the
best only a few cars could be kept
running. They were optimistic this
afternoon, however. when the sky
grew slightly lighter.
The storm in different parts of the
state is composed of wind, rain. sleet
and sr}ow-a heavy damp blanket of
snow in the west, rain and driving
sleet and snow in the south and an
avalanche of drifting snow in the east
and central parts.
Suffering, in addition to that caused
last week to live stock. is unavoidable.
Live stock in western Kansas in some
parts, is dying. and much of the suf-
Iering is reported to - caused by in
adequate shelter and protection.
A. H. Purdy, superintendent of the
Topeka Edison company, which fur
nishes light and heat for the city said
today that the storm is causing trouble
at the plant. The absence OF traffic
on railroads appears to be tying up
the company's coal supply, and altho
there is a To-day storage supply on
hand, difficulty is being experienced
! in getting it to the plant. This coal
must be hauled in wagons for about
a mile. IT'S hard to get men who
will work on days like this, and work
| outdoors" Purdy said. 1
f Snow All Over State.
Snow was falling over the entire
state at o'clock this morning, the To-
| cal weather bureau announced. Al
that hour the following reports were
received: Wichita, 10; Concordia
.02. and Dodge City. .04. Snow was
also reported from Colorado. the Pan
| handle in Texas, and from New Mex
leo. Rain was reported fIom Okla
| homa, Arkansas and parts of Texas
Snow was also reported from eastern
Nebraska. Iowa and Illinois and more
rain in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsyl
| vaniat
At o'clock this morning the tenn
perature here registered IT degrees
| 1t started down then and will keep OF
F! going down until zero Is reached to
| night. Tomorrow afternoon it will
rhe no higher than possibly between
| 10 and 5 degrees.
The extremes on record for thi:
date were 63 in 1881 and degrees
below zero in 1911. At 10 o'clock thi
morning the wind was speeding dow
| from the north at a rate of twenty-fiv,
miles an hour. At the same hour tn,
temperature registered IL degree
| above zero.
Country Roads Blocked.
Roads all over the state have beel
made practically impossible. This con
dition existed in western Kansas las
night. Many Shawnee county and ad
j-ining county roads Feres almost i'm
passable at noon today.
Reports of telephone trouble begal
to come in shortly before noon. Tn
Topeka telephone office reporte,
. numerous ruI al lines out of order. Re
ports from over the state said tele
phone service is in a chaotic condition
, Resumption of service, it was stated
will be made very slow on account o
the impossible conditions of the road.
over which working parties canno
travel except. in most cases. on foot.
II Wichita Trains Annullcd.
Wichita, Kan, Dec. 31.-A heav