South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-07
WARNS THAT CITY
MUST SAVE WATER
AND ICE SUPPLIES
Period Of Hot Weather Makes
1t Necessary to Conserve,
Ice Dealer Says.

Six weeks Of intense hot weather
has brought South Bend face TO face
with the necessity OF conserving its
ice and water supply 10 avert a seri-
Gus shortage.
Warnings 20 that effect were is
sued Wednesday by A o. Wilson.
secretary and manager Of the Arti-
fetal Ice Co.. one OF the city's largest
distributors OF this product. and the
city board OF water commissioners.
There Is no immediate danger OF
an ice famine. according 20 Mr.. VIII
sons stateme-t. but he advised that
precautions be taken against wasting
the ice supply.
Drastic measures against water
water consumers who do not con-
form 20 the sprinkling regulations
were reamrmed by the water COM
mlssioners Wednesday morning.
Violators Of the sprinkling regula-
tions which provide that all sprink-
ling east OF lafayette 81. Will be al
lowed only during the even hour
and all sprinkling west OF lafayette
st. Will be allowed during the odd
hours VIII be penalized by having
their water supply completely shut
on and a fine attached, the commits
sioners warned.
The long hot period. the last two
weeks Of which has been the most
severe, has taxed all the cooling de-
vices 10 the limit. Sweltering South
Bend now consumes $50 tons OF Ice
daily, whereas the normal daily con-
sumption is but $50 tons. Mr.. Wilson
said,
Frustrated by Heat.
Another heat prostrauon was re-
ported Wednesday morning.
Gust Schlander, 60 years old. hv-
ing at 725 w. Jefferson blvd, ap-
peared at the county clerks office
Wednesday morning 10 make ap-
plication for a passport to Sweden.
While Wilbur NJ Warner. clerk. was
filling out the instrument. Schalan-
del slowly began 10 sink to the floor.
Before Mr.. Warner could rush
around the counter. Schalander had
fallen. cutting a deep cash In his
head. Mr.. Warner. aided by deputy
clerks and Miss Genevieve Howard,
tuberculosis nurse in the Red Cross
Office. revived him, and he was re-
moved TO his home.
South Bend needs to be careful
in its consumption OF ice. Mr.. VIII
son said Wednesday. There is no
danger of famine but there Is
shortage. This was predicted after
the mild winter as but little natural
ice was put up.
This year. ice put up two years
ago and artificial ice are being used
TO meet the unusual demand. We
are shipping In Ice from Chicago
and Indiana and Ohio points. where
there is a surplus. 1t might be in
teresting 10 note that we are paying
twice as much as 1t costs our pa
irons. We Will not take advantage
or the situation and increase the
price. however.
Il would admonish ice consumers
Mr. Wilson added. Ito use 1t as spar
ingly as possible. We have and ex-
pect TO have plenty OF ice. our
difficulty has been merely physical.
that is, we have had our distribu-
tion facilities taxed TO the utter
most"
Cool Drinks Popular
Evidence of the hot weather is
reflected IN the enormous patronage
az the soda fountains. An advance
in the wholesale price of milk has
been made due TO the drying up of
pastures. but as yet il is not shown
in the retail price.
The weather prediction for Wed
nesday and Thursday vas continued
fair, no change In temperature. This
means that the city will swelter with
the street thermometer far above
the 100 mark and the Official tenn
perature in the 90 column.