Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-09

duced. the committee reports and
as long as that condition obtains, a
stricter policy of conservation re-
quirements will be imposed.
Distress Increases.
Continued wintry weather and the
closing of industries are revealing
an increasing number of cases OF
distress.
~ wouldn't care so much II !
didn't have wife and two children
at home" said an applicant for
work at the city free employment
bureau yesterday morning. "One OF
the Riddles is 7 months old and
have to get work." he added.
1--WE receive appeals from more
than Us destitute families every day,
in addition to many other cases OF
the usual class" said Mrs. G. w.
Dcane of the Associated Charities.
MANY of these families who are
now asking US for relief are abso-
lutely destitute, without food or fuel
and in some instances they are in
need of warm clothing for their chill
dren. A mother told me Monday
morning that she and her husband
and four children have been eating
only one meal a day and that they
held out as long as they could be-
fore applying to charity for the first
time"
Children Need Clothing.
"The saddest case we had Mon
day." said Maj. Frank Mccormick of
Volunteers OF America" was that of
a mother, father and FIVE children,
the oldest child being less than
years old. The father has been
working four hours a day and the
mother is i'll. %The children all need
warm clothing"
A woman applied at the Volun-
teers of America yesterday morning
for aid to help sick husband and
three children who are less than E
years old.
A deaf and dumb man also applied
to Major Mccormick for assistance.
Hampers Car Service.
There will be no further curtaii-
ment of schedules for at least the
next few days" said R. A. Leussler.
general manager of the street rail-
way company. 1--WE are hoping
that the miners will return to work
this week, and if that should be the
case, then we will not anticipate
any further reduction of our serv-
ice. Street car service will be re-
sumed to normal conditions as fast
as fuel conditions warrant"
Receive Fuel Oil.
The Nebraska Power companys re-
port yesterday stated that this pub
lie utility can operate at lest 10 days,
under restricted conditions, and
with present fuel supplies. The
company received eight cars of fuel
oil Sunday and yesterday, which
gave the plant an advance oil supply
for the first time during the coal
emergency. During the last week
conservation measures observed in
homes resulted in a reduction of S
per cent in the demands for cleo
trical energy produced at this plant.
Ice Firms Pool Coal.
Ice yesterday was seven inches
thick on the lakes near Omaha and
in the event that cold weather con-
tinues 10-inch ice will be available
soon.
At a conference yesterday manu-
facturers producing ice for the pre-
servation of food agreed with the
coal committee to pool their supply
of ice, which will result in the clos
ing of four plants now operated by
coal-made steam.
Omaha ice manufacturers yester-
day agreed with the terminal coal
committee to a conservation meas
ure which they believe will reduce
their coal consumption 50 per cent.
The Storz Beverage and Ice COM
pany and the City Ice company have
closed their ice plants and the Oma-
ha Ice and Cold Storage company
and the Peoples Ice company have
each closed one of their plants.
BY pooling their product with the
municipal ice plant the ice needs OF
the city will be met until natural
ice is cut, which it is believed will
be soon.
1t is estimated that this meas.
ure will effect a reduction of 50 per
cent in the amount of coal now be-
ing consumed by these industries.
Employees of the ice plants not op-
Grated will work at the plants which
will be open.
The coal committee has not re-
ceived official advice of the appoint
ment of H. G. Taylor of Lincoln as
fuel administrator for Nebraska.
Members of the committee believe
that Mr.. Taylor's appointment will
not disturb the fuel administration
plans now in operation here.
Randall K, Brown and J. M. Gil
Ian of the Chamber of Commerce
are considering a plan for giving
men employment chopipng wood.
Information on available timber
near Omaha is being obtained and
plans for organization will be an
nounced this morning.