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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1919)
THE MORNING OREGOXTAX.- TnUKSDAY, DECE3IBER 11, 1919. STORM RAGES YET IT STATE Business Demoralized Cars Stopped Schools Closed. FUEL SCARCITY. ACUTE Bine Mountain Area and Mid-Columbia Region Buffeted by ' Icy Winter Blasts. (Continued From Trnt Page.) eluding- the logging camps. Th ever- increasing: depth of enow in the yards. rogemer with the shortage of cars, caused the ahut-down. which will end as soon as the storm Is definitely over. Trotfbles of the Bend Water. Light tc Power company, which started yes terday when snow daims cut the flow of the Deschutes to one-third of nor mal, were augmented today when one of two water mains supplying the west side of the city, broke when the footbridge across the Deschutes, to which it Is attached, went out under the weight of ice. Reports from the farming districts Indicate that stock are In little dan ger, as an abundance of feed has been collected. In the Pine Mountain country, 30 miles from here, a Chinook was re ported to be rapidly attacking the drifts. Bumper crops In the dry land sec tions are predicted for next year as a result of the unusual precipitation More than 100.000 Jack rabbits will die of starvation should a slight thaw followed by a freeze crust over the present snowfall. OREGON CITY HAS 2 6 INCHES Train Service Blocked and Cars Are Delayed In Streets. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) Twenty-six inches of snow on the level was this city's record at noon today for the present storm, and since the measurement was made precipita THROUGH tion nas aaoea to the depth ot tlie j Salem. Although not attempting to blanket of white. Not in 40 years, ac- j operate on a schedule, the Oregon cording to pioneers of this section, i Electric officials announced this aft has there been a snow storm to com- j ernoon that through service had been pare with the one that has prevailed resumed. since midnight Monday. Froi.. that , The Falls City motor, which was hour until 4 o'clock this afternoon , stalled in a snowbank some distance Oregon City practically was cut off j from Salem yesterday afternoon, was m lu6 wrId- , today supplanted by a steam train. Southern iaclfic train No. 14. north- j and partial service on that branch is in the arternoon and at 5:30 o'clock the first southbound Southern Pacific passenger train from Portland passed through, bringing mail. The electric "trains rrom Portland have been abl to opera'.e only as far as Sixteenth street, owing to formation of ice in the guiird rails, and the Willmn; Valley Southern has been tied up. An effort will be made tomorrow to oper ate trains. It Is announced aii-o that trains from Portland will be running on schedule. People who live in the country ad jacent and work in the city found it necessary to spend Tuesday night in town. Every hotel and lodging house was filled to capacity, and many opened their homes for accommoda tion of those who were unable to ob tain rooms downtown. While the mercury has remained low since winter made Its appear ance, the temperature has not been aa unusual as the snowfall. STORM HITS EUGENE HARD Snowfall Demoralizes Triilfic. Schools Are Closed. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 10. (Special.) Six inches of snow fell in Eugene last night and today and the storm continues tonight. Traffic in this part of the valley is demoralized. Street cars in Eugene and on the Eugene Springfield interurban line were un able to operate until the middle of the afternoon and no trains arrived from the north on either the South em Pacific or Oregon electric lines all day until tonight. All branch lines out of this city are tied up with little prospect of a resumption of service for several days unless a sudden thaw should occur. Power and light wires were out of commission for two hours this forenoon. All schools were dismissed. Mail carriers on rural routes out of Eugene were unable to make their rounds because of the heavy and soft snow. The snow storm last night and today extended onlv a fi- Creswell. 12 nilles from Eugene. but'tne comPany ls maintaining good lo- repons irom that part of the county tonight state that snow Is falling now. while Eugene and points north of here were experiencing almost a blizzard. A heavy rain was falling in the ter. rltory out south and as a result the Willamette river rose three feet to day. It is now at a height of over eight feet and still rising. CMPQl'A VALLEY IS BALMY Temperature Is 50 Above While Storms Rage Elsewhere. ROSEBURG, Or- Dee. 10 (Spe cialsAlthough the Willamette val ley and the entire country north of here are covered with snow, Rose burg and the entire Umpqua valley are enjoying a fine warm rain. That this section is the warmest spot along the coast between the California-Mexican line and British Colum- c.iun oy weatner bureau re- ru 1 men credit the imnAi-ot,, n ? ln.Si?g frT 43 rtur'ng last night to B0 today. There has been no hint or snow in the Umpqua vallev and nothing higher than a ten-mile wind to disturb the serenity of the valley .0n V Ct an ,nch of rain ten In the 24 hours ending this morning and several hours, when the storm broke, the sun shone delightfully. The barometer is rising rapidly to night and the local weather bureau predicts that no snow is likely to be experienced here at thia time. HOOD BUSINESS PARALYZED Persons Who Have Fuel May Be Asked to Help Others. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec 10. (Spe cial.) The snowfall continues over the mid-Columbia. Indeed, with the ucfiu iiiuui incnes. the storm ieems to nave oegun with intensity tonight. renewed The storm has paralyzed business here today, except for sale of snow hovels hy hardware stores. Dealers have sold more than 300 shovels and men and boys are cleaning sidewalks and removing overburden from roofs City authorities have tr ed vainly to keep streets cleared. Apple hauling has ceased. Indeed shipment of fruit will be necessarily discontinued. It is feared, by a block ade of rati lines. The .Ml Hood Raill road company was unable to clear Its tracks this morning, a locomotive having balked at deep drift on the switchboard sonth of the city. O.-W, R. Sc. N. officials here are expecting a Diockaae momentarily.. The east bound limited, due here at 11:02 a. ra.. arrived at 4 p. m. after jacking heavy aruts tn entire distance from Port land. Schools have closed down till the storm Is over. Rural mall carriers were forced to discontinue deliveries. Rural highways are impassable and no country people are In th- ity to- aay. . The temperature reacted seven de grees above zero at valley points last night. Eighteen degrees has been the maximum today. The steady cold has frozen flumes of one of the two local plants of the fac'.fie Power & Light company. The other is badly hampered by th- storm and energy is being supplied here from the Northwestern Klectric com pany a plant on the White Salmon river. Snow and Ice have blocked ditches and flumes of a water power system supplying the vinegar factory, machinery of the Apple Growers' as sociation and the Hood River Glacier. Without power for its presses, the Glacier, the city's pioneer newspaper, missed getting out its weekly issue on schedule today for the first time in its 31 years of existence. ne tuei situation grows worse. With no coal available and the anow drifts making transportation of wood impossible, it is likely that those heavily supplied will be asked to divide with less fortunate neighbors. Some of the 'city's business bouses have but four days' supply of fuel. CAPITAL IS STORMBOUND Salem Has 2 0 Inches of Snow, Ty ing Up Rail Traffic SALEM. Or, Dec 10. (Special.) Train service is practically paralyzed. telephone and telegraph communica tion is interrupted and street cars are at a standstill here as the result of the heaviest snowfall experienced in Marion county since the year 1890. xomgnt the snow had fallen to a depth of more than 20 inches, and It was still snowing. Southern Pacific train No. 14. which arrived here from the south at 9 o clock last night, was icebound with in four blocks of the Salem depot, and did not leave for Portland until this afternoon. At 7 o'clock tonight no Southern Pacific trains had arrived here from Portland for more than 24 hours. The Oregon Electric train due here from Portland at 6:25 o'clock last night became stalled at the outskirts of the city, and it was necessary to convey the passengers to the business district by automobiles. Other south bound Oregon Electric trains were stalled near the deaf school, north of being maintained. Street-car traffic was abandoned late last night and no attempt had been made late this afternoon to re sume service. Because of the coal shortage and the almost impassable condition of the streets, the schools were closed today. Practically all state departments operated with short forces today, many of the stenogra phers and clerks being unable to reach the capitol. Farmers and fruit growers say the damage In the rural districts will be nominal unless the snowfall is fol lowed by intense cold. ALBANY TIED UP BY STORM Heavy Snowfall Isolates Other Towns In Vicinity. ALBA NT, Or., Dec 10. (Special.) With enow piled two feet deep in the streets and more falling, Albany is In the midst of one of the worst storm tie-ups It has ever experienced. The official record of snowfall since the storm began is 20 inches, but in many places it has drifted deeper. It is the biggest snowstorm in 38 years. Two northbound through trains on the Southern Pacific have been stalled here all day. They started north this evening. No southbound Southern Pacific trains from Portland arrived today. Railroad men are making heroic ef forts to keep the main lines open, but have been compelled to abandon the effort to maintain travel on the sev eral branch lines from this city. Oregon Electric trains have been stalled here. too. An improvised snow plow has been working all day on the electric line through Albany and conditions are better tonight. Telephone lines to Lebanon, Browns ville and Scio are all down and with no trains running and travel on roads Impossible these cities are practically isolated. Many rural telephone lines are down. Some local phones are out. but cal service, though compelled to house its operators at hotels. There ls no taxi service here and delivery service has been abandoned. The roof of the big warehouse of Irvin's garage, at Tenth and Vine streets, caved in this morning. A barn here collapsed this after noon, killing a cow. There was no school here today. None of the rural mail carriers "left the local postofflce today. A strong wind last night drifted the snow over the streets and walks, cleared yesterday. THE DALLES IS SNOWBOUND Light and Power Are Cut Off and Fuel Situation Critical. THE DALLES, Or., Dec 10. (Spe cial). Regular business is demoral ized, all trains either annulled or hours behind schedule, public schools here Indefinitely dismissed and The Dalles is caught in the grip of one of the heaviest snow storms in years. At S o'clock this evening 28 inches of now covered the ground, and every indication points toward hours more of snowfall. The offlcla' thermom eter registered 11 degrees above zero this morning and added further dis comfort to the heavy snowfall. All branch and local train have been annulled, according to the local railroad officials. An effort will be made to put one westbound and one eastbound trcln through some time today, but when they will arrive is problematical. Eastbound train No. 6, which was scheduled to leave here about 1:45 this morning did not de part until 9:30 this morning. AH trains are being double-headed. Early this morning storm-dressed folk were out in the streets endeavor ing to clear the way for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Practically all deliveries outside of the business dis trict have been abandoned. ROADS BLOCKED IN SHERMAN Snowfall Continuous Since Monday and - Feet Lies on Level. MORO. Or., Dec. 10. (Specials There has been a continuous snow fall in Sherman county since Monday night. Roads are blocked in all directions. Today the snow is two feet on the level, and numerous drifts are six. feet deep. Trains on the Shaniko branch are cancelled. Tuesday's southbound passenger was held at Grass Valley at night. A snowplow is needed to dig them out. If a Chinook wind hit this snow the track will be washed out en tirely for many miles. , WALLA WALLA ROADS CLOSED More Than Foot of Snow covers Southeastern Washington. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec 10. Condition In Walla Walla are similar to those preceding the big- snow of January-February, 19X6. when 40 inches of uow fell, according: to Meteorologist Garrett. More than a foot of snow ls now on the ground, and trains ara delayed, roads in and out of Walla Walla blocked, street car service annulled, and delivery so difficult that fuel dealers tell cus tomers to come and get fuel if they want It. Ten carload of coal were distrib uted to dealers today through the railroad administration and A. N. Davis was named fuel administrator. STORM FIERCE AT LA GRANDE Blue Mountain Area Whipped by Snowy Blasts. LA GRANDE. Or, Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) Trains are lunnins far behind i and the reason? Not price, certainly. Men who patronize such places as these can buy what they want. There's no doubt about H they want Fatimas because of the Fatima blend. Fatima contains more Turkish tobacco than any other Turkish blend cigarette. Not too much Turkish, like the over-rich straight Turkish brands; not too little, as in cheaper blends which lack Fatima's taste and smoothness. Fatima contains just enough Turkish just enough to taste right, and just enough to leave a man feeling right even if he smokes more than usual. Why not try "just enough Turkish"? - schedule and In reduced numbers, due to the storms that have raged In the Blue mountain area for the past 35 hours. Winds are whipping the dry snow In great strength, and country traffic Is at a standstill. The ferocity of the storm Is un paralleled in the memories of present-day inhabitants. Late this afternoon two freight trains only had left the yards. Pas senger trains are struggling through the snow many hours late. . - PENDLETON HAS HEAVY SNOW Minimum Temperature 6 Above. Trains Are Delayed. PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) Not since February, 1916, when the snow piled up to a depth of 38 inches, has Pendleton felt such a storm as has raged here for two days. Snow has fallen steadily since early yesterday morning. It was 14 inches deep at 2 o'clock today and still falling. Major Lee Moorhouse, official weather observer, predicts that a Chinook ls coming and will take off the snow blanket in :. short time. He say the change may come this eve ning. Train service is entirely disrupted but two passenger trains having come in up until 4 P. M. No. 19, due from the east at 6:45 J M., got In at 1 o'clock after a snow plow had ipwefite mat aetomlly pirefeinred wensive Cigarette as fitnese ry iW ana iC J22 I r . -jf SMeaWSallSUBlSMew- 1X JL LL AS JSJy j LCjV exf broken the way for it, while No. 4, due last night from Portland, arrived at 5:20 this morning. Today's maxi mum temperature is 11 above zero, with a mlnimcm of 6 above. The zero mark was reached night before last for the firt time this winter. WASCO FEELS ZERO TOUCH Snowstorm Ig Unabated and Fuel Scarcity Is Acute. WASCO, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) One of the heaviest snow storms In many years has fallen here In the past 48 hours. Ine snow is about 20 inches deep and in places the drift are four or five feet. The thermo meter I hovering around zero, with no indications of the storm "abating. The trains on the Shaniko branch have been annulled on account of not being able to make connections with the main line. The fuel situation is becoming more acute every day. There has been no coal here for several days, and wood shipments are slow. SNOW PILES CP AT LEWISTON Store Than 20 Inches on Ground and More Falling. LEWISTON. Idaho. Dec 10. The Lewiston valley continues to experi- nnn. nnnrir(1fRtli1 vtnt.r vr tnthar The United State weather records facts At the following, and at scores of other similarly prominent places, our latest sales reports, carefully verified, show that Fatima Is the largest selling cigarettes Atlantic City. ft.. Marlborounh-Blennein Hotel Traymors Boston, Mam. Hotel Tonraiaa Copley-Plata Harvard Club Parker House) Stock, Exchange) Buffalo, K Y. IrotruoU Hotel Chicago, IH. Congress Hotel Edgewater Beach. Hotel Hotel LaSalle Hotel Sherman Cincinnati, Ohio University Club " Columbus, Ohio Dcaliler Hotel Trends Lid, ln Ftmafe Lick Spring Hotel Kansas) Or Mo, Clue Hilla Club Louisville, Ky. Churchill DoWTM Milwaukee, TVis. Hotel FXuter Narragansett tier, tL aV Casino New Orleans, L&. St. Charles Hotel HcwYoth City Hotel Astor Hotel Belmont Biltmore Hotel McAlpin Hotel Hotel Pennsylvania Stock Exchanee Hotel Vandernut IhrfoO. Ua. Wonucello Hotel Old Point Comfort, P!a ' Chamberltu Hotel Patm Beach, Flo, The Breakers Philadelphia, Pa. Rita-Carhon Hotel Stock Exchange Pittsburgh, Pa. Fort Pitt Hotel William Penn Hotel St. Louis, Mo. Hotel Jefferson Missouri Athletic i fff faf fftft Racquet Club Statler Hotel University dob Toledo, Ohio Elk Club . Washinpon, D. C Capitol Building The Shorebara TbeNewWiUart Urn V4 Sensible show, until the recent storm, the cold est December weather occurred on December 29, 1890, when 4 above aero Was recorded. On December 4 last the registration was 5 below sero, and on December 9 It was 11 be low. There was a rise in temperature to day, accompanied by a snowstorm with a depth on tha ground at this time of 20 inches. The pre vious December snowfall record was inches, on December 23. 1915. The snowstorm continues tonight, with a depth assured of breaking all rec ords of the valley. Railroad trains are operating with difficulty. Long Beach Has Snow. LONG BEACH. Wash., Dec 10. (Spe cial.) Snow began falling Monday night, and yesterday morning there was about four inches on a level and still snowing. There was no wind, but it is freezing cold. Hydrants are frozen.. The morning train was an hour late. There has not -een any such anow here for about ten years. Snow Benefits Vale Farmers. VALE. Or.. Dec 10. (Special.) With six inches of snow covering the ground Vale has experienced some of the coldest w--her In years the first of this week. Monday the thermome ter registered II below. Tempera tures were somewhat modified Wed nesday with a cold rain falling. Heavy snows and ralna mean thou sands of dollars to ranchers in th o to sSiow TttSlmtrnm Warm Springs district and the dry land farmers in the country. Hood Feeds Game Birds. , HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) With the earth snow-covered, local sportsmen have started a move ment to keep China pheasants of the 3 Cigarette NECKWEAR $1.00 Qualities... 75 $1.25 Qualities . .95c4 $1.50 Qualities S1.15 . Sc MATTERS 286 Washington, cents orchard district provided with Krain. The Hood River game protective as sociation is leading the movement, and grain ha been purchased. Many bob white and mountall quail, liber ated by local sportsmen, face extinc tion unless the birds are fed through the snow storm. $2.00 Qualities $1.45 $2.50 Qualities $1.95 $3.00 Qualities $2.45 Street 1