New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1919, Page 6

EMPERATURE FALLS DAL SUPPLY ALSOD jiel Shortage Serious All Over United States | l Chieago, Dec. 10.—Below zero tem- Fatures prevailed today in virtually | - sections from the Mississippi val- to the Sierra Nevoda meuntain re- m and the cold wave began its stern invasion with sub-normal to 50 degreo: st already harde shortage brought about coal miners’ strike, many | and towns were destitufe | suffering was reported. and Northern Idaho were | sufferers. % condition served heightened in the action of the mi hge scale meeting napolis ier President proposal | tting the strike after failing to ch an agreement yesterday. 000 Tons & futher coal conservation the most severe curtailment enger train service ever known today with extension of railroad administration’s to the eastern region. order already was operative in other railroad regions. It was imated 15,000 tons of coal would saved daily by it, and that until the i of the present weck wili be i essary to save an additiomal 200,- D train miles daily. dresaging exiension ve into the east and southeast vy rainsiorms were prevalent ough those sections vesterday with ensive property damage in Geor- , Alabama and Mississippi and loss three lives near Atlanta, Ga., in! d waters. Railroad service was iously handicapped and city streets hndated by the almost unprecedent- rainfall. n the western country where al- pst record snow falls accompanied unseasonable cold, rail and wire munication also was handicapped. rts of the fuel the soft hall cities 1 and ontana *hief 14 erest ved Daily. { As a sure pa; 8 effective federal ing Brder e of the cold Heavy Snow Falls. n Washington and Oregon one of worst snowstorms in a decade s recorded. bout Redding, Cal., bw had fallen today, an unusual ount for that region. 1t gradual- deepened northward {o Bend, Ore- p, where 28 inches, the heaviest e 1884, fell. Near Astoria, O ng camps were forced to closed the heaviest snow in 25 years. Irwo Portland, Ore., shipyards were ced to shyt down by the snow and ld and the schools there have been sed. heavy storm was off the Northern ific coast and storm. warnings e been displayed up and down the st today. Yo general moderation was fore- Lt for today, although in some sec- ns of the west, weather bureaus d that temperaures would rise by norrow. The wide range of the cold | ather was indicated by reports of | b-zero readings from this places: nder, Wyo, 34 below: Havre, Mont., Williston, Moni., 30; Helena and | Mont.. and Cheyenne, | Devil's Lake, Minn., 26: Neb. Pueblo and | 20; Minneapolis and five inches of h Platte, Colo., N d) and ve packed Three women their belongings “huceh on wheels” and ar off on a tour to the Pacific coast. Be- sides room needed to carry the slec ing and eating conveniences, there for a small organ, librar and four chairs. William Ar- Downer is the evangelist, who the car and preaches the zos- pel at With him are, left to right, Downer, N Downer and Miss Gant, a guest. Glassboro. a man hi into this - spac table thur drives NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919, Spokane, 8; Omaba and Concordia, Kas., 6; and Chicago, 3. White Way Not Dimmed. New York, Lewis Nixon, public commissioner, said he 1 steps to enforce the fuel saving would be put into effect In ervice tinken order and it immediately. New York's white light district ablaze with almost ifs normal glow and in the retail stores, and hotels lights were not dimmed 1o a noticeable degree. In Chicago in semi-darkness, street lights and lights in restaurants where busine curtailed by fuel restrictions l‘;x,Lrnn; rode in vireet cars that were unheated despite a. temperature that hovered about zero. Pitisburgh felt its f lightless night, due the minc strile, last night all electric signs were cut off. Kansas City’s amusements today were permitted to open for four hours @ day, 7 to 11 p. m.. undera new ruling by the coal committee which had closed such places since Decem- ber 1. It was said the fuel situalion there was slightly improved While optimistic regarding ment today of the strike by dianapolis conference there let-up in efforts to have coal out by volunteer miners in where that system of praduction had been resorted to. The swoop of low temperatures found western Kansa where many places had exhatisted their fuel supply several days ago, for- tified with stocks of volunteer-mined coal. Some places in Montana and Wyoming similarly were provided for. At the other mines the most im- pressive improvement was noted in the unionized Kanawha fields of West Virginia where it veported mines were operated yesterday, a gain of ten in 4 hou streets were by the and not downiown Jighted only h to when seltle- the In- was no brought stales ST. GEORGE SMORER. Sir Francis Drake lodge, Sons. of St. George. will hold a smoker to- morrow night at 8 o'cloc hall. There will be a spec and also installation of offi members are urged to attend. SONS OFK was | | statement { Christmas i of year CITY ITEMS Dance, Grange hall, Berlin, ¥ri. advt We ¢ Leland” Perci sh Chr checks. Be ~advt. al Platt of the & Level company has returned from a business trip through the W We cash Christmas checks. Be Leland's.—advt. Mr. and Mrs. Joséph Swanson have sold property on Osgood avenue to A. \monsen. anley Rule INEW PACKING RULES ARE EFFECTIVE NOW Agent Beach Warns Public to Exercise Caution in Wrap- ping Bundles. The new into effect express today, packing rules go according ‘to a made by Agent Beach, in the Tocal express ofices regulations now force, all express shipments over 25 pounds must be forwarded in wooden con- or cartons bearing the bhox certificate as to strength and size required by the express company. No -change is contemplated. in the shipments under the 25 pound limit, which will still be accepted wrapped in paper. Agent Beach advised <hippérs not only to send their holiday packages eari but to see that they were properly packed and accurately addressed. “We expect a very heavy Christmas gifts by expr aid Mr. Beach today. this is at a time when we are handling a greater amount of traffic than at any period in the history of the rail- roads. It will be well for Christmas shippers to keep in mind the 25 pound limitation for paper wrapped pack- ages. Most holiday presents, we be charge of Under the n moventent and Its natural for the tea or coffee drinker to relish PosTUM --for this table beverage has a most satisfying coffee-like flavor., though it leaves none of the harmful after-effects that so often attend tea and coffee drinking. 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