The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22
Heavy Snowfall in East Hope
8 lessly Clogs Railroads.
Five-Day Industrial Suspension
Z Order Ends Tonight.
WEATHER CONTINUES BAD
McAdOO VetOes Plan for En-
barge on NOn-Essentials.
May Have To Extend 5-Day
s Shutdown of Industries.
BY ROBERT ]. BENDER.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Swept by a
driving snow and bitter cold the east
era- seaboard and far inland today
faced the greatest crisis of the winter
The weather bureau announced that
while SHOWS would cease generally TO-
hight further drop in temperature
WOULD follow to hamper the stagger-
ing task of the National railroad. NO
Felief is in sight.
= The unprecedented Garfield indus
trial suspension order ends at mid
night tonight. Its effect has been Vlr-
fually nullified by the terrific weather
Of the last few days.
= While isolated points report some
PELLET as a result of the order. others
state that conditions are worse. where
Coal has been moved to some ports II
has hit almost unsurmountable obsta-
cles in loading.
( Many ships, however, have been
supplied.
No General Embargo.
Z Continued conferences of fuel and
railroad officials today failed to de-
relop further constructive measures TO
meet the crisis. 1t was officially de-
clared that there would be no general
Embargo at least for the present-on
the freight shipments now clogging
the lines. AT Director General Nc
Adoo's Office today it was stated that
he lis studying the need for possible
curtailment of passenger service,
along with numerous OlIlSI
: There is little likelihood, it was stat
ed that this step will be taken I'M
nediately, however, tho the demand
Tor it is Increasing.
: Thruout the east and southeast to-
day all traffic was blocked by snow
and cold. Cars. yards and terminals
were packed with snow. ice and sleet.
Trains were hours late.
Six Inches Snow in ID. {.
The southeastern seaboard expert
enced its heaviest snow in years Six
inches fell here and the city fuel de-
partment was closed with d sign NO
coal on the door. Suffering turnout
the prospect of no relief because of
TIE freight jam.
As far south as Atlanta, Ga. the
STOW an sleet and bitter cold swept
ever the cities, Wires We're paraiyzed
everywhere thru the section, coal
Shortage was leading to critical suffer
ing and fear was felt in the south for
Some of the winter crops.
May Have to Extend Shutdown.
A general embargo is still held
necessity by fuel administration Off
Gals. An extension of the suspension
order-or a new order later this week
inaugurating another period of sus-
pension, is admittedly being consid-
cred Drastic curtailment of paSsen-
ger traffic also is under ADJUSTMENT.
Today heavy blanket of snow car
peted the east. More than five inches
had fallen in this vicinity up to
O'Clock this morning and it was still
coming down. All traffic was at
standstill. Trains were blocked ali
al Ig the lines.
. Extremely low temperatures thru
out New England, New York, Penn
Sflvania and other eastern states has
Hft piles of freight unmoved. Trains
have been frozen in, cars derailed by
snow and ice and switch yards are
unable TO work at anything like full
capacity.
81 Below Zero in Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA suffered with temper
atures as low as 81 degrees below
zero, northern New York 20 below,
Ohio 3 degrees below, West Virginia
5 degrees below and New England
degrees below. Rapid freight move
ment was impossible in the last "a
hours under these conditions.
Effects of the five-day suspension
period diG not begin to show until
Saturday. when drop in the tempera-
ture set in and retarded all efforts to
hustle cars thru.
Some relief will be obtained by the
Continuance of the priority regulations
issued by Doctor Garfield when he
promulgated his fuel order designa-
ton that coal must first be supplied
to dor -estic consumers, public utilities
and ships before being given to other
needs.
Coal Movement Improves.
Doctor Smith reported today that all
transportation had been slowed up by
severe weather.
:. Some hope was seen in Smiths re-
port that movement of fuel eastward
from Chicago had improved and that
empties were being speeded back to
the mines in large numbers
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