The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
FROZEN NATION
tContin Ied from Rage One,


tory was recorded. In Wyoming the
snow was banked in deep drifts. About
Redding, Calf, five inches of snow
had fallen today, an unusual amount
for that region. 1t gradually deep
ened northward to Bend, Ore, where
2S inches, the heaviest since 1884, fell.
Near Astoria. Ore, logging camps were
forced to close by the heaviest snow in
rs years. az
Two Portland. Ore. shfpyards were
forced to close by the snow and cold
and the schools there were closed for
two days.
A heavy storm was off the northern
Pacific coast and storm warnings
were displayed up and down the coast
today.
No general moderation was forecast
for today. altho in some sections of the
west weather bureaus said that ther-
mometers would rise tomorrow. The
wide range OF the bitter weather was
indicated by reports of sub-zero read
ings from these places:
Lander. Wyo.. "a below; Havre,
Mont. 80; Williston. Mont, so; Hel-
ena and Miles City, Mont. and Chey-
enne, Wyo., 2S; Devils Lake, Mimi.
26; North Platte. Neb., and Bismarck.
n. D.. %: Pueblo and Denver. Colo.
and Rapid City, Iowa. 20; Moorhead
and Duluth. Mimi, and Huron. S. d.
IA; Charles City, Iowa, and Dodge
City. N. D.. 10; MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi.
Sioux City, Iowa, and Spokane, Wash,
8; Omaha. Neb., and Concordia. Kan.
s.: DesMoines, Iowa, 4; Chicago, 8;
Wichita. Kan, 2.
New York Not Cooperating.
In New York City where reports in
dicated only a feeble and unorganized
effort had been made to conserve fuel,
Lewis Nixon. public service commits
sioner, said he had taken steps to en-
| - Il 1l0
put in effect immediately. New York S
white light district was ablaZe with al
most it's normal glow. and in the re-
| tail stores and hotels lights were not
dimmed to a noticeable degree
| In Chicago, down town streets were
| in semi darkness, lighted only by the
street lights and lights in stores and
restaurants where business was not
curtaiIed by fuel restrictions. Patrons
rode in street cars that were unheated,
| despite n temperature that hovered
about zero. In addition to the order
| that put Chicago retail stores and Of
fees on virtually a six-hour day with
| 3-day week for factories another
order today cut interior illumination
of all places to fifty per cent.
/ Pittsburgh felt its first lightless
night due to the miners strike last
night when all electric signs were cut
| off.
Kansas City's amusements today
were permitted to open for four hours
a day, = to IL p. m, under a new
ruling by the coal committee which
had closed such places since Decem-
Der 1. 1t was said the fuel situation
/ there was slightly improved.
/ While optimistic regarding settle
] ment today of the strike by the Indian
| apolis conference. there was no letup
| in. efforts to have coal brought out
| by volunteer miners in states where
that system of production had been
resorted to. The swoop of low tenn
| peratures found western Kansas.
where many places had exhausted
their fuel supply several days ago. for
titled with stock of volunteer mined
coal. Some places IN Montana and
Wyoming similarly were provided for.
| At the other mines. the most inn
pressive improvement was noted in the
unionized Kanawha fields of West Vir-
ginia. where it was reported thirty five
mines were operated yesterday, gain
of ten in twenty-four hours.