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9 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1909. BAD FLOOO WOULD GOME WITH THAW Cold, However, Becomes More Severe, With No Indica tions of Change. MERCURY 10 ABOVE ZERO ! Portland Experiences Worst Day for Year, but Public Adapt Itself to Conditions Partial Car Service Is Maintained. CO TIM COLD TOUAT. Tha fnre-at for today's -weather lini continued cnld and 1'ilit snow flurries or now. Thla condition Is r-arded as fortunate sines It will rrm"f the dangers of floods .wblcn a chlook would create. Portland'e security from worse Incon veniences than snow and cold lies In the foot-thick mantle of white which spreads over the entire Willamette Valley. Only continued cold to prevent this boundless area of Ffiow from being converted lustily Into water may prevent the roost oevere flood conditions of years In the "Willamette Valley. Last night conditions were reported by the local weather bureau as most favor able to continued cold weather. Dis trict Forecaster Reals held a careful finger on the pulse of the weather until he was convinced there could be no im mediate danger from rising waters. Chi nook cond:t!ons. he raid, would bring a limitless amount of water Into the bed of tiie rivr and Just what the result might be would be hard to determine. With fully nine inches of well-packed snow over the entire valley and most of the headwaters district a chlnook might make boating a necessity In the Front-street district. AVatcr Already Is High. For several days to come the river will be watched with the closest care. Heavy rains have occurred In the extreme head quarters district and the river is already bowling along well towards its full capa city. Decided lowering of temperature In the region of rains held back most of the water. Gradual rising of the ther momctar is what Is hoped for. Then the vally can lay aside its heavy garment gradually and the river will not have to overreach ttself in the gigantic task of drainage. Portland remained In the grasp of the storm king all of yesterday and Jack Frost, by special dispensation from the sovereign disponed himself to the full ness of his capricious nature. Now he would nip someone's ears or cheeks or he would freeze a water pipe or Impede traffic by freezing the snow. He cut the merchants trade in half by forcing the buying public to seek refuge at the glowing grate and he performed such other pranks as pleased him. But through all he was serving a useful purpose so none ntVd complain. For Jupiter riuvius who would succeed him means only to bring down the torrents from the valley snows. Coldest Day In Years. It was the coldest day of the storm P'riod. in 'act the coldest day of the year or of lust year or the year before. Not since 1.V.6 has the thermometer crept down so near zero as at 5 o'clock yester day morning, when ten degrees above was recorded. Last nlgnt there was prospect of going even below that mark and before morning anyone looking at the thermome ter need not be surprised to see It register eight or even seven or six degrees above. The lowest previous record of recent years was eight above, which was shown n January 4. 15. While the day was colder and there was a very scattered fall of snow, jet tho Inconveniences of yesterday were fewer than at any time within the past several days of the storm king's reign. For Portland had made Its adjustments. There would have been no inconvenience at all for that matter except for the un preparedness. It Is pointed out that statej of the Wintry East and Middle West would really think nothing of such a spell as Portland Is Just going through. It would even be pronounced mild If. Indeed, any comment were occasioned at all. But Portland was expecting nothing of the sort, having only a remote precedent, and henco the disturbances In traffic and business and Individual comfort. There was something bordering on a streetcar service throughout the day and early night. Cars started running at an early hour ar.d something like a regular schedule was attempted. In order to suc ceed In tliis undertaking the snow plows and brushes had been kept going prac tically all night, especially on the subur ban lines which had not been previously cleared In a satisfactory way. Thou ratids of East Slders who had to walk In heretofore during the storm period found cars to convey them to th busi ness district. Hundred Forced to Walk. Many blockades occurred, however, and many hundred persons had to walk. These blackades were especially notice able where heavy grades occur and where there ta much teaming. For teamsters, with tiieir own conveniences solely in view, took to the cleared tracks and thus covered the frosted rails with crusts of frozen snow. Suslness picked up somewhat, there were more people on the streets, the theaters reported somewhat Increased sales, ih streetcars took In more money, the bank deposits were a trifle larger and In all lines of business a slight stimulus was felt. due. no doubt, to the fact that the city Is becoming adjusted to real Winter. Anyway tradespeople find solace in the knowledge thnt a reaction Is bound to occur where the cold snap passes. Then the shoppers will have to rr.ako up for lost time and the clerks are now standing about enjoying a mild spe cies of vacation will be kept busy up to the limit of human energy. Although snow fell throughout the day. It added little or nothing to the layer already covering the ground. Between the hours of 6 o'clock yesterday morning and 6 o'clock in the afternoon there was a fall of an Inch and a half. It was a very scattered and frosty fall, however, and during most of the day ons could almost count the flakes within the limits of vision, as they fell. This Inrn and a half added nothing at all to the city's naw mantle for there was a settling of tne snow already down which equalized the new fall. The average depth did not go above nine Inches although the ac'uM fall has passed the U-!nch mark. Reports from up the vtlley received vesterday by the local weather bureau revealed that Albany has 14 Inches with prospects of more. Harrlsburg has six inches. Kugene seven and a half, and Salem 13. Weather bureau bulletins and press dispatches disclose that the storm king continues his dominion over the en tire Northwest. The cold and snow are attributable to winds from the North and East which swept down the frosty mon arch from his accustomed abodes east of the Cascades. The whole storm may really be described as an intruder from the realms of real Winter, for it Is no part of the normal climate hereabouts. Mall, freight and passenger service Is still a little bit put out but the various railway lines are able to keep up a daily schedule, most of the trains being several hours late. Serious trouble Is being en countered at the terminal yards and Union Depot grounds because of the snow packing the hundreds of switch frogs. Great delay in the making up of trains and the handling of freight has been occasioned in this way. The night train on the West Side line departed with a double engine and snowplow at tached so aa to prevent any tieup lr. the hills where winds have banked the snows deeply. On both sides of the Co lumbia snowplows have been utilized to clear a way in the drifts. The temperature of ten degrees above zero, as recorded early yesterday morn ing, stands out in glaring contrast wun the coldest day of laOS. when 23 degrees above was recorded. And that coldest day of the old year was experienced De cember 19. only a few weeks ago. so that It was In fact a part of the present sea son. The coldest day of last Winter was February 2. 1908, when 25 degrees above was reached. Five Hours at 1 0 Degrees. The 10-degree mark was reached at 6 A. M. when not a few open-window, fresh-air faddists were forced to tie themselves in knots or rub their feet or rush about for more coverings. At ten above it remained for five full hours and then began rising slowly. Through the day the mercury hovered between 10 and 14 degrees, the highest point of the day being 14 above. There was Jut enough breeze stirring to make this cold intense ly felt. It was neccsnary to keep moving, no matter how warmly clad the pedes trian might be. and the streets were dotted with hurrying people with great clouds of steam emerging from their throats as from the exhaust of a loco motive. Sleighing continued excellent and there was some skating on outlying ponds where the snow was swept away. Last r.lght the air was all a-JIngle with the enlivening music of alelghbells, and the merry laughter of bobsleigh parties was on every hand. The average person, to be sure, preferred to remain near the fireplace or stove or with his arms about the radiator. Only the romantic ana en thusiastic could be tempted Into sleighs. "lint people ought really to feel very thankful for the cold weather at this time." said District Forecaster Bcals. in discussing the storm yesterday nfter noon. "It Is a peculiar thing that here tofore it has been so warm south of Portland that heavy rains have fallen in the district of the Willamette head waters. This might have resulted most uncomfortably, but on account of con tinued cold weather it is entirely prob able that the flood waters will run off more gradually. I do not bolieve there Is any immediate danger of a flooded river. Prophets Hit It at Last. "This Is real Winter." Mr. Beals add ed. "It reminds me that every Winter season since I've been here the prognos tlcators of the goose-bone variety have been predicting a severe Winter. Some hermit living back in the woods has noted the squirrels taking In a larger store of nuts than usual or some other sign In Nature has Indicated a severe Winter to them. At last they've hit It; all of which goes to prove that if the goose-bone forecasters keep at It long enough they are able to forecast most anything." An army of men have found temporary employment shoveling snow. The street car companies have been hiring all ap plicants. It Is a noticeable fact that the various saloons seem to be the first to get their sidewalks cleared, for there aro many slaves of Mr. Barleycorn who will do anything for a few drinks. The spec tacle of workmen scooping layers of snow off roofs was also very common. Where there are fiat roofs, the snow must be shoveled away or there la apt to be an noying leakage when the first thaw be gins with the drain pipes yet frozen. Plumbers and fuel dealers continue ca pacity business. Frozen water pipes are the rule rather than the exception and the plumbers have their hands full tak ing care of the burst variety of pipes. Several coal companies are not attempt ting deliveries, declaring that it Is unsafs for their delivery horses to try to convey heavy loads through the slippery streets. Intelligent coal and wobd dealers, how ever, have taken the trouble to have their animals provided with steel corks so that they can pull on smooth Ice without danger. Liverymen throughout the city are reap ing a golden harvest out of the snow. Every horse and sleigh available Is in de mand, and many of the horses are being worked overtime hauling the sleighs about the city. Exorbitant rates are charged BIRM FACE STARVATION. Thousands of birds face starva tion. The mow has cut thera off from thslr food supplies and unless humane people provide food for ths birds, countless numbers must pr ish. Many persons have already mads clearances In their yards for the scattering of crumbs. Birds sitting mournfully on pickets and In the bare trees wera to be seen In all parts of the city yesterday. None should overlook these little sufferers today. It will take you only a couple of minutes to maka a small clearance and not only will tha exercise ba good and the moral ffect batter, but dozens of little Uvea may thereby be saved. in many Instances, while the normal charge for a horse and cutter seems to be Vi an hour. Two special trains on the Spokane, Portland & Seattle will make Vancouver today, leaving Portland at 11 A. M. and 2-40 P. M.. and leaving Vancouver for Portland at 10 A. M. and 1 P. M. The ferry continues frozen in and the special train service will be in effect until the Columbia again becomes navigable. O. R. & X. TRAINS ARE DELAYED Electric Lines Near Portland Are Experiencing Less Difficulty. Passenger trains on the O. R. & N. yesterday were from two to four hours lato in arriving, caused by snow obstruc tion as far east as Umatilla. In the vicinity of The Dalles, particularly, heavy drifts retarded train service, but officials of the road reported yesterday that fairly good service was maintained all day from that point to Portland. They said that with no further fall of snow In the valley, trains would be making as good time as customary in the ' Winter season by another day. Klectrlo lines leading from Interior points were running on about regular schedule. The main office or the Oregon Electric system reported that cars were maklif regular time yesterday. Cars of this lle are equipped with snow guards, so th no difficulty la encountered when a fall snow appears of no greater depth than one of the last few days. Portland People In Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan. 8. (Special.) Port land people registered In Chicago hotels today as follows: Great Northern. L. G. Holmes, Mrs. Edith Holmes: Morrison. E. Jennings. Today and Monday will positively bo tho last days for discount oa West Side gas bills. SNOW MA NOW SPREAD TO SOUTH Failing Temperature in Wil lamette Valley and Heavy Snow in Siskiyous. BLIZZARD v IN LA GRANDE Light Snow Continues Over Inland Empire Columbia River Filling With Ice Zero Weather at Pendleton and Spokane. (Continued From First Page.) Inches of snow fell here this morning, making the total snowfall of the storm is inches. Tiie snow has settled some what, making the deplh now on the ground 14 inches. The Government ther- 1 ' V - e, r .. '. . t. -' . k. s ' f "t 5 t e. v a,,... v.-.H.. A. '.At -.JfV--- ' ive.. THESE ARE THE DAYS TO BUILD MES OF SXOW. In all parts of the city youngste. s may be seen enjoying the sport of builuing snow men. The above photograph shows two snow men built by the children of H. A. Maddock, of Woodstock. mometer here recorded the coldest mark of the Winter at 6 o'clock tonight, reach ing lVi degrees above zero. It reached 15 above last night and is getting much colder now. The maximum temperature today was 23 above. SXOW IX DOUGLAS COrXTY Hills About Grants Pass Covered and Flood Is Feared. GRANTS PASS, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The heavy rain that has been pouring down the last 12 hours, turned to snow about noon today and tonight the hills are covered several Inches deep. In the valley and lowlands, the snow has formed a slush under foot, owing to warm tem perature prevailing. If a warm rain carries off the snow, there is sure to be high water with danger to travel and wire communica tions. At noon today the temperature changed, and by evening soft snow fell to a depth of five inches. Wire communication is seriously Interrupted, owing to the heavy coat of snow on the wires. Western Union wires are down at West Fork and com munication from this point for Portland goes to San. Francisco. At 9 o'clock tonight. Weather Observer J. B. Paddock reports the maximum tem perature for the last 24 hours, 43; mini mum, 31. At 10 o'clock the weather Is moderat ing, with a mixture of snow and rain. ALL BCSTXESS SCSPEXDED Kalania Shivers With Temperature 1 6 Above Zero. KALAMA, Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) Thirteen Inches of snow had fallen here this morning and the weather la Intensely cold. This morning the mercury stood at 18 above zero and is expected to drop to 12 above tonight. Water pipes froze in different parts of town last night and considerable difficulty is experienced in maintaining a supply of wator. The logging camps have all shut down and will not reopen until warmer wea ther comes. All business Is completely at a standstill.! CLEAR SKIES ABOVE SALEM Full Moon Makes Beautiful Wintry Scene at Capital City. SALEM. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The temperature at Salem went down to 13.5 last night. It rose Blightly today. Two degrees lower Is expected tonight. The total snowfall to date is 13 inches. For the first time since the snow storm began, the sky is perfectly clear tonight and the full moon makes the Wintry scene a beautiful one. The Willamette continues rising and reached 12 feet today, with a probability of 13 or more tomorrow. THREE IXCHES AT ASHLAXD In Siskiyou Mountains Snow Is 16 Inches Deep and Still Falling. ASHLAND. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The barometer took a sudden tumble here to day, the temperature dropping with It, and the rain turning to sleet this after noon, followed by wet snow which to night covers the ground to a depth of three Inches. Snow is still falling. Six teen Inches of snow are reported from Siskiyou station tonight and still fall ing. The temperature at 10:30 tonight was 80 and the snow was melting. HHIsboro, Ten Inches of Snow. HILLSBORO. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Ten above zero Is the record today, with Indications for colder before morning. A very large fall of snow was last night's contribution of the cold wave. It now seems certain that the mercury will get within 5 of zero before daybreak. Water pipes are frozen in over half of the houses in the city. Ten Inches of snow Is the maximum. Twenty-three Above at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) There is as yet no break in the cold wave that is sweeping over this section. In fact, the temperature was lower today than at any previous time this Winter. At an early hour tills morning the ther- momenter at the weather bureau dropped to 23 degrees above zero. Just two de grees below the record on Wednesday and Thursday, and at 5 o'clock tonight it registered 236 degrees with every indi cation of dropping several degrees before morning. No snowfall today. RANCHER PERISHES IX COLD Harry Scorey Frozen to Death Xear Mission Junction, B. C. VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 8. A dis patch from Mission Junction says: Harry Scorey, a rancher aged about 40, who lived with his mother and two sisters a few miles from here, was frozen to death two nights ago. His body was found by his nephew, Harry Davla, a lad of 11. Blanket of Snow at Eugene. EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.)-Six inches of enow fell in Eugene last night. A very fine enow has been falling inter mittently today, and tonight the enow is seven inches deep. The river rose one foot last night, and as the temperature is falling it is thought the river will recede considerably tonight. Heavy traffic has not been interfered with, but streetcar service has been Irregular. The minimum temperature, today was 22. Cold at Oregon City. OREGON CJTY. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) Thermometers stood at 12 degrees this morning, but have gone to 15 degrees tonight. Snow has fallen during the day and Indications are there will be more tonight. The snow is ten inches deep. The river is still rUIng and today the or g f.f--.&. A w A i "j upper river stood at 8.7 feet while the lower river stood at 16.2 feet. The river rose 1.5 feet at Corvallis last night. Snow One to Five Feet Deep. CASCADE LOCKS, Or., Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) There hns been a continuous snowfall for three days, the depth now varying from one to five feet. The mini mum temperature this morning was five above, varying three degrees during the past 48 hours. The Columbia River is about entirely frozen over. The steamers Dalles ity and Sarah Dixon in the locks will be frozen in for several days. All work here is suspended. Snohomish River Frozen Over. EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 8. For the first time in 15 years, the Snohomish River was this morning frozen over with a thin coating of Ice. The weather continues cold, and many of the mills are shutting down. It was 8 below at Cascade Tunnel last night. The Great Northern is having trouble with freez ing: water-tanks in the hills. Ten Above In Baker City. BAKER CITY. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) With maximum temperature of 45 and minimum of 10, Baker City and vicinity passed a day of almost continuous sun shine. Between 6 and 8 o'clock this even ing two inches of snow fell and a cold, north wind blew. At 8 o'clock the sky was clear, with no further Indication of snow. Ten Above at McMinnville. M'MINNVILLE.' Or., Jan. 8. (Spe cial. The mercury during the greater part of the day has ranged between 16 and 22 above. No snow has fallen since last night. It is clear tonight with very little wind blowing. The mercury, is rapidly falling, standing 10 degrees above at 8 o'clock. About 10 Inches of . snow covers the ground. Ten Inches at Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) Snow began to fall here at 10 o'clock last night and continued until 4 P. M. today, covering the ground at a depth from eight to 10 inches. The tem perature has been falling rapidly this afternoon and la now freezing. This is the heaviest snowstorm In this section for many years. Three Inches at Rosebnrg. RO910BURG, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) Roseburg is receiving its share of the cold snap today. Snow has been falling all dny. three inches being reported, by the Weather Bureau this evening, with a prediction of snow tonight and tomor row. The temperature has ranged at 29 and 30 above today. Clatskanle Camp Closed. CLATSKANIE. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Claskanle Is taking advantage of the first heavy snow in several years by making merry with coasting and slelgh-rldlng. About eight Inches of snow covers the ground. Logging camps and mills in this vicinity have closed temporarily. Corvallis Reports 16 Above. CORVALLIS. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The temperature at 8 A. M. registered 18 degress: at noon, 25; 6 P. M., 16. The sky was partially clear at 7 P. M. Four Inches of snow fell last night. 14 Above in Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 8. All public schools were open today and streetcar lines were operating. The minimum temperature was 14 above at 4 o'clock. Snow is eight inches deep. Four Inches of Snow at Drain. DRAIN, Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Four inches of snow covers the ground and the minimum temperature was 26 today. Rain fell all day yesterday. Taft Plays Canny Game. AUGUSTA, Ga Jan. S. The Presi dent-elect, with his Secretary of State, Mr. Knox, played a game of golf and spent the remainder of the day in con ference on the makeup of the Taft Cabinet. No political callers came today. SENATORTRIESTO FORGE BLOCKADE San Francisco Steamer Makes Attempt to Reach Astoria Through Ice Jam. SOLID FLOE AT VANCOUVER Situation Rapidly Growing Worse and Jam Is Heavy at Warrior Hook Astoria Steamers Go by Way of Willamette Slough. Navigation on the Willamette and Colum bia Rivers was practically at a standstill yesterday. The steam schooners Yellow stone and Mayfair. lumber-laden, left down, but were unable to proceed further than the mouth of the Willamette River, on account of the ice. The steamship Sen ator, the only iron ship to sail from this port yesterday, left down at 4 o'clock: but up to an early hour this morning it Is not known whether she got through or not. Below the mouth of the Willamette the Ice Jam was heavy. The floating Ice was more than a foot thick, and at the jam at Warrior Rock was several feet in thick ness. The wooden vessels would not at tempt to run the ice blockade; but Cap tain Nopander, of the Senator, decided to try and make It through. At Vancouver the situation te rapidly growing worse. The ice is solid out from the Washington shore for a distance of 400 feet, and outside of that the floating ice is fully 18 Inches in thickness. Shore Ice is forming rapidly on the Hayden Island side, and there is only a narrow space where the ice is moving. Below the mouth of the Willamette the ice is Jamming up rapidly, and at Warrior Rock the river is blocked the entire way across. The Ice floes have grounded, and by tonight, it is safe to say. the Jam will pile several feet above the present stage of water. The steamer Lurllne, from Astoria, ar rived in Portland last evening at 6:15 o'clock. She had to come through the Willamette Slough, on account of the heavy ice in the Columbia. Regular serv ice between Portland and Astoria will be continued by the river steamers as long as the Willamette Slough is kept open. Shore ice is forming along the island side of the slough, and that ouUet may close at any time. FORECASTER'S OFFICIAL REPORT Continued Cold, Snow Flurries and Easter ly Winds Predicted for Today. PORTLAND. Jan. S. Maximum temper ature, 13. T degrees; minimum temperature, 10.2 degeres. River reading at 8 A. 1L. 8.2 feet: change In last 24 hours. .5 foot. Total rainfall C5 P. M. to 3 P. M.). .18 Inches; total rainfall since September 1. 1908. 15.0T Inches; normal rainfall since September 1. 1908. 21.23 inches; deficiency. 8.16 Inches. Total sunshine, January 7. 1909. 4S minutes; possible sunshine. January 7. 1009. 8 hours, 48 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M., 29.74 inches. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Observations taken ; time. January 8. 1909. P. M-. Wind 3 1 , ? ? STATIONS. 5 Baker City Bismarck Boise. ........... Helena . . . Kam loops . North Head...... Poeatello Portland . Bed Bluff Roseburg Sacramento. ..... Salt Lake Ran Francisco. . . . Fpokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island. . . walla Walla Blaine Kallspell Tonopah 46!0.Ofll lOlNW 10 XB 1S:se 4W 1 Snow Srow Cloudy Snow CKar Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Snow Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Snow Cloudy Pt cdy Snow Cloudy Snow 1410.011 B0 0.00 20 0.S4I 1 1 8! 0 . Oo 4!SW 2Hi0.l)l 4 T. 14'0.02 Mill. IS. 82.0.34 14 B JOiS I 8SE SHE 4!.N .12 0.70 :i4is 12 SB 5S 0.34 ,24'SW . 4;N 8:NB !5o;e 4SW 10 NE 6 0.14 1R 0.0K' 22'0.O0: 10 T. ' 8 0.0 4410.00! I24IPEI Pt cdy WEATHER CONDITIONS. The Northwestern high pressure area with its attendant cold weather is moving: slowly eastward and the low pressure area extending- from the Washington coast southeastward to the Great Salt Lake basin remains nearly stationary. Cold air from the north continues to drain into the val leys in this district and the temperature has fallen 20 degrees since yesterday at Baker City and 18 decrees at Roseburg. The rain In Southern Oregon has changed to snow and it has reached a depth of seven inches at Eugene and about four Inches at Roseburg. Know has also fallen through out tha North Pacific states except In Southern Idaho, but the amount fiurlng. the last 12 hours has generally neen ngni. un account of the change to colder weather at the nc&d of the Willamette Klver. that stream Is not rising so rapidly as otherwise would have been tha .case and tho stages are not sufficiently high in Its upper stretches to produca a flood in Portland. The Indications are for continued cold weather In this district Saturday, with the conditions favorable for slightly more mod erate weather Sunday. Bnuw flurries will continue over Saturday and it will ba colder in Southern Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Saturday, snow, flurries and continued cold; easterly winds. Oregon Saturday, light now, continued cold west and colder extreme east portion; easterly vinds. Washington Saturday, snow flurries and continued cold; easterly winds. Idal-c Saturday, snow flurries and con tinued cold north, rain turning to snow and colder southern portion. EDWARD A. BEAL9, District Forecaster. IiI?TES DOWN, BUT TRAINS RTJX Southern Taclfic Depends on Tele phones for Its Service. It was reported at 10 o'clock last night that telegraph lines from a point about 20 miles south of Roseburg were down, but the Southern Pacific Com pany was not entirely dependent upon the telegraph, having telephones to supplement that service. As a result the train dispatcher's office here re ported that trains were running on a schedule only about 10 to IS minutes behind time. There was little Interference report ed from the Siskiyou Mountain divi sion. Some difficulty with the regular wire service was reported, but to what extent it was not said at a late hour last night. Weather conditions at Roseburg were reported as cloudy and cold at 11 o'clock. ZERO WEATHER IX SPOKANE Cold Continues Unabated Over En tire Inland Empire. SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) With the mercury at zero or lower to night and until noon varying six degrees from the warmest period of the day, the cold wave hangs onto the Inland Empire. Many rivers and lakes which for 10 years have been navigable the year round are frozen over. All boat traffic has ceased on the St- Joe River la Idaho. The Moun tain rim 1o t'.pA im at Pasco. Wash., on the Columbia, being unable to make tha up-river trip because of ice. Snow flur ries are frequent, but of short duration. The Inhabitants of this region are more Interested In the weather continuing cold enough to allow the snow to stay on the ground than a change to a chlnook, which would cause, iioods. Train service is no worse anywhere, on some roads showing an improvement. ' SIX FEKT DEEP IX CASCADES Snow Plows Kept Constantly at Work to Keep Roads Clear. TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 8. (Special.) The snow storm continued most of the day and indications are that the worst is over, but that the cold weather will continue several days. The snow cover ing the city has made teaming almost im possible and the streetcar service has been greatly hampered. The snow on the Cascade Mountains is reported as falling fast and has reached a depth of six feet, but so far trains have not been delayed, as the rotary plows have been kept constantly at work. There Is great danger of a water short age in-the city as consumers leave the water running to prevent freezing in the pipes. Ice Jam at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, WTash.. Jan. S. (Special.) This morning the Columbia was blocked solid from shore to shore In front of Van couver. The ice began to pile tip until the river for miles up was one solid mass of ice, but about 1 o'clock the Jam broke and the lco has been floating past ever since. The North Bank road Is using two engines . on every train both ways be tween here and Pasco. Umatilla River Frozen Over. PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The snow now lies ten inches deep on the level here, that being the amount of the fall for the present storm. The thermom eter has not registered higher than eight above zero since Monday morning, and last night it was three below. Snow has been falling most of that time. The Uma tilla River Is frozen over. Two Below at Uincoln. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 8. A telephone mes sage to the Statesman from Lincoln, 6 miles north of Salem, reported two be low zero at Lincoln at 11 P. M. WAVES WASH OUT TRACK High Tide at Fort Stevens Cuts Off Railroad Communication. FORT STEVENS. Or.. Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) Storm waves at high tide yester day washed out 100 feet of track of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad. Tele graph and telephone communication have also been temporarily cut off, but con nections are rapidly being re-established. It is still Impossible to communicate with points on the Washington side of the river by telephone. The violent wind and sleet storm is being followed by an exceptionally heavy snowfall, said by local residents to be the heaviest they have ever witnessed. Officials' Bonds Raised. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) When the county commissioners raised the class of- Clark County from the 18th to the 10th class recently, they did not believe that it would In any way affect the amount of bonds that would ba required of any of the county officials. The new county .commissioners had their bonds made out for $10,000, as has been the custom, but when they were beingf approved, it was found that as the class has been raised, the amount of the bond required for the county commissioners is $15,000, or $5000 more than before. This caused much trouble as the bonds have each to be raised $5000. Begin Work on Scouring Plant. ECHO, Or., . Jan.. 8. (Special.) The Growers' Wool Scouring Company is fl,A matorlnl for the nronosed UlULlliij, ...u ....... . . ' extensive warehouses and scouring plant here. The iocai tumoer yarua mo npunug , c,ioh th hiillrilnsr stuff. Thomas Ross, of Portland, the manager returned to Echo yesterday, ana regaraicss ui mc i n-ni tii or- arA hlinrilnsr snow im mediately got busy with the mechanics. Echo's future loks more promising now than lor many years past. Theater Attendance Affected. Manager George Baker said last night that the unusual cold weather had affected theater attendance to probably 50 per cent. He said that the regular theaters had suffered a falling off to that extent up to last night, when the business picked up considerably on account of the restora tion of streetcar traffic. As to the pic ture shows the report was that the en tertainments practically had been los ing propositions for the last few days. Kline Accused of Fraud. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan. 8. Frederick R. Kline, recently Indicted by the grand Jury of Stanislaus County on the charge of having sold $30,000 of alleged fraudulent Bully Hill mining stock in Modesto. Cal.. was arrested in this city today on advices received from officers in California. Kline appears confident of obtaining his release soon. Humbug Park Indorsed. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The County Court has made an order Indors ing the action of Senator Fulton in re questing Congress to make a National park of Humbug and Saddle Mountains, in this county, a district comprising about 3C00 acres. The order, however, states that the court desireo to be understood as not wishing to take away any rights of actual settlers. Astoria Has 259 7 School Children. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) School Clerk Sherman has completed the census of children of school ago in Astoria district and finds a total of 2597. Of these, 1311 are boys and 12S6 are girls. The total number of children of school age in the county, according to the cen sus, is 4101. which is 31 loss than last year. W r M spW j Rheumatism is in reality an internal inflammation a diseased condition of ( the blood cells which supply the nourishment and strength necessary to sus tain our bodies. Uric acid, an irritating;, inflammatory accumulation, gets into the circulation because of physical irregularities, and then instead ot, nourishing and invigorating the body, the blood irritates aud inflames the difierent nerves, tissues, muscles and joints, because of its impure aend, condition. The pains and aches and other disagreeable and dangerous svmp-1 toms of Rheumatism can never be permanently cured until every particle of the cause is driven from the blood. S. S. S. does this because it is a perfect blood purifier. It goes down to the very bottom of the trouble, purifies and cleanses the circulation, invigorates the blood, and completely drives Rheu- matism from the system. Plasters, liniments, soothing lotions, etc, may be used for the temporary relief and comfort they bring, but a cure cannot, be effected until S. S. S. has removed the cause. It frees the blood of every, Impurity and makes it a rich, health sustaining fluid, to bring permanent relief and comfort to those who suffer with Rheumatism. Book on Rheuma-' tism and any medical advice free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA. ROTARY PLOWS OU Two North' Coast Limiteds Stalled in Montana. NO IMMEDIATE LET-UP Blizzard Rases in Eastern Section, With Temperature of 38 Below at Garrison Deep Snow Blocks Roud in West. BUTTS, Mont., Jan. 8. One of the worst snow storms since 18S7 is reported in the Western portion of Montana, ac cording to advices received by the Miner tonight. At Garrison a blizzard is rag ing and the temperature Is 38 below. At Missoula tho snow is more than two feet deep, with indications that the storm will continue for another 24 hours. Northern Pacific passenger trains Nos. 2 and 6 with two freight trains, aro snowbound on Evaro Hill, where four cars of cattle are threatened with freez ing to death. Tho North Coast Limited Is held at Missoula, and No. 3 West bound is held at DeSniet. Two rotary snowplows are at work clearing a way for tho stalled trains. It is 27 above zero in Butte tonight. BLIZZARD STILTj RAGINtJ Montana Still in Grip of Zero Wea ther and Traffic Demoralized. HELENA. Mont., Jan. 8. The bliz zard Which struck Montana Monday continues with unabated vigor through out the state. Thermometers are at great variance, but from Kallspell- and Missoula as far eastward as Miles City and Glendive. It Is hovering between 20 and 20 below. Railroad and streetcar traffic Is being greatly delayed. GREAT NORTHERN SXOWBOUXD Oriental Limited 18 DTours Behind Time ST PAUL. Jan. 8. Low temperatures prevailing throughout Montana and North Dakota continue to cause serious trouble for the rorthern transcontinental rail roads. The Oriental Limited on the Great Northern due today was IS hours late. SXOWSLIDE BLOCKS TRAINS Nevada Has 13 Feet of Snow In Mountains and Continued Cold. RENO, Nev.. Jan. 8. The storm is general over the state. Twelve feet of snow i3 reported In the mountains west of here. A snowslide in the Sierras to day delayed all trains about six hours. More Storm Predicted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Wyoming Is threatened with possibly snow and colder Sunday, and In the north portion Satur day. The forecast for Montana is snow and continued cold Saturday and Sunday. NORT1IERX PACIFIC GIVES UP Montana Blizzard Too Severe and Trains .Canceled Temporarily. BUTTE. Mont, Jan. 8. (Special.) Advices from the office of the superin tendent of the Northern Pacific at Liv ingstone tonight, state that the work of getting trains over the Montana division has been practically abandoned as a result of tho blizzard and de moralization of" lines of communica tion. A dozen overland passenger trains are now stalled at various points In the state, and about 20 freight trains. WOMAN'S CLUB MAY BUILD Committee la Appointed to Consider Plans for Homo. - At the session of the Portland Woman's Club yesterday afternoon the chief topic of discussion was the means to be adopted for the acquisition of a new clubhouse. A committee was appointed to formulate recommendations to present at the next meeting of tha club. As yet the plans are so indefinite that no definite an nouncements regarding them can be made. A resolution was adopted commending tho action of the City Council in provid ing two medical inspectors and a nurse for the public schools of the city: Indors ing the work of these inspectors, and requesting and urging tiie Council to con tinue tills department as essential to the best hygienic and sanitary conditions of the schools. The programme arranged by Mrs. M. Baruh for the "open day" January 22. was announced. Mrs. Roper will speak on the work of the Seaman's Friend So ciety, and music will be supplied by a sailors' quartet. Owing to the inclement weather the "Forestry day" programme announced for yesterday was postponed indefinitely. Brldgham to Hang March 2 6. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Judge Rice today sentenced Frank O. Bridgiiam. the Napavine wife murderer, to be hanged at the state penitentiary, Friday. March 26. Brklarham's convic tion was sustained recently by the Su preme Court. When asked why sentence should not be pronounced on him, tha prisoner spoke in a clear voice, tak ing occasion to thr.nk the court for his consideration during the trial. Today and Monday will positively be tiie last days for discount on West Side gas bills OUT