Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

trail Union Mission, 622 Louisiana ave-
nue., where extra beds were set up to
care for the largest influx of the sea-
son. All the space was filled.
The Districts Municipal Lodging
House, 312 Twelfth street, was forced to
turn away a number of colored men,
Ten of the latter can be accommodated
in an emergency, it was explained.
Thirty-four others were lodged in the
main dormitory. go
The November passing into history
established records for DO, h the hottest
and coolest weather Of that month in
the annals of the bureau here. On the
% of this month the mercury rose to
80 degrees, or several points above the
previous maximum.
From pm. yesterday the thermom-
eter showed steady decline up to $50
am, when the cold began to abate.
At 6 pm. the reading was q, at 8,
%; at 10, 81; at IL, 10: at am, IT;
at 4, IS; at 6, Is, and at o'clock, II
degrees.
Unofficial minimums as low as Z to
9 degrees above zero were reported by
residents of nearby Maryland and Viz
GINA. The forecast said: Fair and
not quite so cold tonight, with lowest
temperature about Is degrees. Sunday
fair with rising temperature, accom-
panied by moderate westerly winds.
The previous low mark for Novem-
Der weather here was IL degrees on the
22d and 23d of that month in 1880.
Washington flremen were kept busy
answering alarms sent in as the result
Of freezing weather, and up to noon had
responded to IL local and box alarms
turned In since $50 o'clock this morn
ing. None of the fires were serious.
A bitter northwest wind, blowing scat
tered SHOWS, was raking the Middle West
today as SubZero temperatures gave
promise of abating somewhat
OF the IL deaths attributed to the
cold in that section, z occurred in Chi
cago, in Ohio and l each in Wisconsin
and Indiana.
New Record Is Set.
In the Chicago area early today tenn
peratures as low as 8 degrees below zero
were reported, the lowest in NovembeT
since the establishment Of the Weather
Bureau.
Between 1000 and 5000 destitute
families received aid.
The death reported from New York,
where thermometer reading of 20 de-
greeS was the lowest this season, &C.
CURED at Staten Island. A woman
froze in her back yard. A 3Smile Bit
ing wind out of the northwest added to
the discomfort.
SubfreeZing temperatures were gen.
eral throughout New York State, New
England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
In the latter State, the lowest November
temperature on record was accompanied
in many places by snow f1urries. AT
Pittsburgh the thermometer dropped to
degrees above zero.
Two inches of snow fell at Malone
| N. Y, and the temperature dropped
TO degrees above zero.
The general cold spell, penetrating
well into the Southland, sent tempera-
lures below the freezing point as far
south as the CarolinaS. Temperatures
ranged between IS and IS along the
Atlantic Coast through South Carolina
Snow Hits Virginia.
Kentucky felt the full force of the
! blast, and at Louisville this morning
the temperature reading was below II
| degrees and slowly falling Parts OF
that State and Virginia were blanketeC
| by light Snowfalls. Bristol, Va, re-
| ported inches of snow, while noun
tain tops in Kentucky were covered
| by the flakes.
Although the West Coast was en-.
| periencing general Subfreezing tempera.
lures. the chief discomfort from the
weather there lay in the dearth of rain
The driest November in 40 years wa!
passing into history, with little pros.
pect of relief in sight. In California
water was being sold by the gallon anC
in Washington municipalities were seek
ing means of keeping their electric
lights burning. Prayers were being
offered on the Pacific Coast for aid TO
the parched areas.