Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-07

Suffering az result ot tho water
shortage probably reached "a ollmas
yesterday Drained by tho demands
OF the fro department. the water
Worlls Officials were forced to aIuw
up thoir pressure oven moro Than
ON other dayeathB week
tNvry home In the city, every
business establishment. folt tho
pinch OF an inefficient water depart
mont Most OF tho conditions which
merely threatened Monday became
realities ycBtcrday Hundreds OF
telephone calls were directed to
warda The city hall tho World office.
tue food administration. asking what
relief might bu expected
Although barely recovered from
a serious illness. Mayor Charles II.
Hubbard yesterday evening made
trip of inspection to the waterworks
60 Sec n ho could not cover up the
deficiencies OF hlA subordinate, the
water commissioner.
Commissioner Curran hotly de-
MED that the present situation is due
20 hla neglect saying that all OF the
deficiencies are checked up 10 the
former administration.
Eleventh Hour Action
In tho meantime, there ls no in
crease Ia the water supply The
trench from the intake 20 the river
channel is practically completed and
there In little Improvement Tho
plan is now 20 throw up a temporary
dam TO divert moro Of the river
water into the trench. These are the
methods employed summers before,
tho only difference being that the
measures were taken before the
shortage grlppod
outside the general unsanltary
which lack Of water
forces on homes. hotels and business
houses. the meet serious result OF tho
10 the diminishing supply of
ice and c.ectrlC power
Roth OF the leading Ice companies
the last Vrstlge Of reserve
lust night. having only kept up with
mo demand by drawing ON this re-
servo during the past three DAYS All
dock sales ana many sales 60 country
containers have been cut out en-
uroy .All,drivcrs are instructed 20
cut dOVNA on every customer
Way Hurt business.
Ice cream companies probably
Will be forced TO suspend today, an
action which will throw hundreds OF
laburerA out OF employment aud wipe
out The market for half tho dalrymtu
lu Tulsa county. The move In con
s.dered abso utsly necessary by the
i.o companies. In order 10 maintain
amy sort OF service TO homes
The next step Will be TO close all
soda fountains I'm the city. This
drastic step was suggested yesterday
10y George H. Black. county food ad-
who said that he stands
ready to Issue the order whenever
the situation demands Unless there
la some relief within "a very few
hours Do is probable that tho drink
d'Epuusnrirs will be closed
Attempts to ship Ice into the city
are not meeting with much success.
although several carloads have been
promIHrd- In the meantime tho local
supply is becoming steaglly iess9E
Babies Cry for iCc.
A fearful voice called tho Norld
office yesterday morning tu beg fOr
some Ice A. was the mother ot "a
young child who was only allowed
10 cents worth OF lee Tho indiNdu-
"a. case was rcoufed by tho Bee com
plng. but she general siuaubu is-
bound 90 produce many more ln-
stances Of this nature
or moro poignant import 90 the
commercial interests OF the city ~
iNe impending shutdoRu OF electric
power Several circuits were cot olr
the Public Service rom-
pauy which .s experiencing the Same
q . OIL. q I'd. cod .