Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-10

Another carload Of coal. bound Ter
iWolf Creek for the Warren Construc-
ttion company, was released for tne
Indian school at Chemawa last nisns.
The school is reported as having been
lout Of coal for two days.
The car load of coal at the , X.
railroad yards Is owned by the CAP
l tai City Transfer company. orIiclaEs
I or this company said today that tney
would attempt to make deliveries vitn
teams and wagons. 1t Is poss4pie tnAs
customers will have to carry the cosAS
from the car themselves, If they -are
so In need Of it.
Olcott Asks Release
The release of the car came .n s
morning following the dlspatch nse q
night Of telegram by Governor
colt to Fuel Administrator Il. y un-
man at Seattle, asking that TINS ~
done. Gilman, according to woro -,
ceived here immediately instructeo
Finch to order the release
The message, setting forth the grav-
IA ity OF the situation here, reaa'
To- 81 c. Gilman, Seattle. ~,
for "salem, Oregon. Commercial cru
ln- asks me to submit following;
Ind "salem entirely out of coal snV'
s,x inches deep and falling. SoutneS
to- pacific car No. 1919 on siding o.
,hi- government has not released Pleas
ted ASS At in speeding up release. Situa
une ton critical.
had .,suppest YOU station man at sta'
canitaI here as per your telegram ~
cember 8. 49,
L.. "Ben w. Olcott, governor.
the Gilman. in his December wire,
aad- tarrad that a man would be stations
vent hare To keep the government advis'
,tam os to the fuel situation at all times
with Storm Worst in 80 Years
he- Snow continued falling here all o.
,.,.. urith about 12 inches last night. :
o,,;- Ion, awake this morning to see wh
~. cn.t Of % inches covering the ian
49, ~, scane The temperature during
ise'' n,ght was about uniform at Il
s,rees n gradually raised until
saachad 921 degrees about noon.
Sh Va weather man reported ,noue
nmit- ~, ,rerature. and promised rain
snow for tonight.
,s an This snow storm is said 10 DC
of heay. est and earliest for TINS par
If the the valley In 80 years
COM lights to Remain On.
i now Contrary to rumor that ilgh',
when tho CITY would be extingulsheo a'
: sug- o,c,ock .onight, and succeeding ~.
based ,,u.u tho .torm had passed, offlclai
prob ~ L. & P. company local
90. Gaia This morning that until
ion Of o,o, ratification had been rese
twelve s,.o,,, tho government to that effec'
mittee urhts von,d continueto burn as u
COM As the l'ght power furnished lor
y and c,tv is hyoro-electric and no III
e to be ,,.ad n rnish power it Is belteVe
council as,norv heads that the lighting
matters tan, NJ the city will not be affects
make 49,, orda,s The two power lines
ton OF ,,,shipe tights for Salem that run
the city from the north were ~
in good condition at noon ahu
OF the cials denlared that uiiess 90 MA,
ence of sets in no damage "
zen and done. ,ra
ings the flrei"en .,,ts
sor+s Of C,itv firemen were pusy ulie
u,o,p ,ro ciaar,nr snow from in front
a,,r- s,ra danartment They feared
he addi- fire should start a'N ,>,+a
,,nohle to reach it. In splte
i, ,.o,ua- snow however, Chief Hutton sa
: '. .nst ,,a,.tee ~ III and his men would endea
!. public reach any f'fe thae nne .a,'s,v avs
70 he ex- chinook wind and rain s.ori
Va, com would clear the snow, and otnei @
,ss vur, ea this because of the slusn COZ
,ad di- that world follow. -
rr,,arvwhere citizens, panker
tfd
propriesors, bntchels 80, thr,
N Of the walks in life, could be seen 'nl' !,
cratic aa- the day clearing snow IRON, =, :.
war had in front of their homes ahu sa -
,oo,s mar. ,nants. business in many uo
,'g, ;reffic. ,a'os nterss was paralyzed becaus'
ana not report for work so.'
we're not opened all day Ions ,,.
lrt in the re,erhoue service through
gress ne aav wa. oor. This was ca
gtneh oaa oa,ae of the inability OF ope
ltionai u ret 10 work. Taxis were ne
estions pa ne, @ esrvice Tor time in an effoF'
spirit anu anu M ,no one,ators to the office'
along an' sa,,ed because the depth oi
q rea' e,,o 70 which n,ude it Impossible lor u
s. -. :" ,oak TO get or into the resiusl'es =,
th's 'a %. Users o: phones were fssl'
!. ~ 40 may Manager w. ii. banes ~