Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07


o'clock this morning the register was
80 above. There will be a slight fall
tonight, the lowest expected to be
not more than 80 degrees. After that
rise is promised and moderate
temperature for the rest of the week.
Mr. Demain is not prone to general
prognostications. but to-day he de-
parted from the rule so far as to say
that the great quantity of snow gives
hope that there will be little rain in
thenear future. This might mean
that there will be no sudden. de-
moralizing thaw, but a slow one.
At noon the temperature was in
the forties for, the first time in many
weeks. Thermometers registered so
degrees in the sun and water poured
off roofs until many of the larger
buildings resembled miniature water
falls Snow in the streets for the
first time since early in December
turned into slush.
Conditions Improve
Mayor Daniel L. Keister announced
that he will not issue a call for Har-
risburgers to turn out next Monday
with their shovels, teams and trucks
to clear away the snow from the
city streets. After the extreme cold
of last Monday that prevented the
city-wide snow cleanup from being
as complete a success as expected, it
was tentatively decided to repeat the
movement Monday.
With the break in the weather to-
day, and the chance of a thaw con-
tinuing, the Mayor does not think it
will be necessary to have a snow
removal on the part of the citizens
Monday. Mayor Keister also an
nounced that the city highway de-
partment is taking care of the snow
laden streets, and the traffic condi-
tions are improving as we'll as can
be expected.
Inlets Are Closed
With the thaw to-day, comes the
danger of flooded streets through the
inability of frozen sewer inlets to
provide an easy outlet for the water
collecting on street surfaces. Most
of the sewer inlets are covered with
ice, and consequently there is no
place for the water to go. The Mayor
has issued a request that all citizens
scatter salt on the frozen surfaces of
the water sheds to ensure easy out
let for the water.
G. M. KaltwaSser, general man.
ager of the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company, said this morning
that his plant now has enough coal
on hand to last until Saturday morn
ing. 1t has been impossible. he said,
for him to procure coal in quantities,
and his plant must continue to use
coal on a hand-to-mouth basis Nine
cars of bituminous were received by
| the company yesterday, and three
cars are being received daily from
the Bethlehem Steel Company.
Ross A. Hickok, county fuel ad-
ministrator, is trying to get other in
dustrial plants in the city to con-
tribute towards the coal supply of
the light and power plant for the
common good, and hopes to an
nounce the acquisition of much more
river coal by night fall. He is trying
to get the United States Fuel ad-
ministration to insure a sufficient
coal supply to the power company.
Mr.. Hickok has been in direct COM
munication with Washington, and
hopes TO secure Ine promise OF SIX
cars daily from DIR. Garfield.
More Coal Arrives
More than ten cars of coal arrived
in Harrisburg yesterday over the
Pennsylvania lines and were consign-
ed to city dealers. The coal situation
in the city is expected to be much
less acute than it has been in the
past if the warm weather of to-day
continues.
The Chamber of Commerce offices
received 900 calls for assistance dur
ing the unusual coal of yesterday,
eighty five of which were urgent, and
supplied with coal. The sudden rise
in temperature over night decreased
the demand for coal so much that
hut two telephone calls were received
by the fuel commission up until 10
o'clock this morning
A serene sign of spring was an
nounced this morning from Allison
Hill, where Thomas p. Beidleman,
father of Senator e. E. Beidleman,
every morning feeds flock of spar
rows in his back yard. Keen OBJ
server, Mr.. Beidleman was surprised
to see two genuine blackbirds in the
feathered fathering. In thirty years
observation, he said, he had never
seen these enterprising birds make
their appearance so early and he
concluded that they herald signs of