The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-10
Billiards,
ZERO WINDS,
SWEEP U. s.
Coal Shortage is Emphasized
in Country by Terrific
Storm Conditions 80 Be-
low IN Montana.
even n. Y. RESTRICTED

Even NY. RESTRICTED
tBy Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Dec. 10. - Below zero
temperatures prevailed today in vir
tually all sections from the Mississippi
valley to the Sierra Nevada mountain
region. and the cold wave began its
eastern invasion with sub-normal tenn
peratures Of 20 to 80 degrees. In parts
of the western country. already hard
est hit by the fuel shortage brought
about BY the strike Of bituminous coal
miners. many small cities and towns
were destitute Of coal and suffering
was reported. Montana and northern
Idaho, were the chief sufferers.
That condition served to heighten
interest IN tho action Of the miners
hWago scale committee meeting at In
dianapolis to consider President Will
sons proposal for settling the strike
after failing to reach an agreement
yesterday. 49, E..
A. . further coal conservation meas
uTo the most severe curtailment of
passenger train service ever undertak-
en- was effective today with extension
Of the federal railroad administra-
lions saving order to the eastern
regions The order already was oper-
ative in the other railroad regions. It
was estimated $4,000 tons of coal
would be saved daily by it and that
until the end Of the present week 1t
would be necessary to save an addi.
ttonal 100000 train miles daily.
Rain and Snow Fall.
Presaging extension Of the cold
wave into east and southeast heavy
transforms were prevalent through
those sections yesterday with exten-
sive property damage in Georgia, Ala
bama and Mississippi and loss of 8
lives near Atlanta, Ga, in food wa
ters. Railroad service was seriously
handicapped and city streets inundat-
ed by the almost unprecedented rain
fall.
In the western country where al
most record snow falls accompanied
the unreasonable cold, rail and wire
communication also was handicapped.
In Washington and Oregon. one Of the
worst snow storms in q decade was
recorded.
About Redding. Calf, s inches Of
snow had fallen today. an unusual
amount for that region. Il was grad-
ually deepened northward to Bend.
Oreson. whore 7S inches, the heaviest
ssa11eD1s11ek tgsar Aitoria Oregon,
1kgtng campo were forced to close
s;by the heaviest SNOW ii 26 years.
II A heavy storm was OF the northern
Pacific coast and storm warnings have
been displayed up and down the coast
today.
No general moderation was forecast
for today. although in some sections
Of the west weather bureaus said that
Thermometers would rise by tomorrow.
The wide range of the cold weather
was indicated by reports Of sub-zero
Lander, Wyo., "a below; Harvey
Mont, 80; Helena and Miles City
Mont, and Cheyenne, Wyo., %; Dew.
IFS Lake, Mimi. 26: North Platte
Neb.. 22; Pueblo and Denver. Colo.
20; Minneapolis. Minn., and Spokane
Wash, 8; Omaha, Neb., Concordia
Kans.. and Chicago. 3.
In New York city, Lewis Wilson
public service commissioner, said be
would take steps to enforce the fue
saving order and 1t would be put into
effect Immediately. New York's white
light district was ablaze with almos,
Its normal glow and the retail stores
and shops lights were not dimmed Il
d noticeable degree.
In Chicago, downtown streets wert
in semi-darkness, lighted only by thu
street lights and lights In stores and
restaurants where business was no
curtailed by fuel restrictions. Pat
rons rode in street cars that wer'
unheated despite temperature tina
lowered about zero.
Pittsburgh felt its first lightles
night due to the miners strike, las
nfght when all electric signs were Gu
of.
5. Kansas City's amusements toda,
4were permitted to open for hours
day, z to II p. M, under new rulin
by the coal committee which ha'
closed such places since Dec. /. !
was said the fuel situation there wa
slightly improved.
still Getting Out Coal.
While optimistic regarding settle
ment today of the strike by the Ind
annapolis conference there was no lie
no in efforts to have coal brought ou
by volunteer miners in states wher
that system Of production had bee
resorted to. The swoop Of low ten
perature found western Kansas, wher
many places have exhausted thier fut
supply several days ago, fortified b
stocks OF volunteer mined coal. Som
! places in Montana and Wyoming al
similarly provided for.
At the other mines the most in
pressive Improvement was noted
the ununionized Kanawha fields {
West Virginia, where 1t was reporte
81 mines were operated yesterday,
gain OF 10 in "a hours.
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