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COLD GROWS MORE
yesterday mornirtgf. Many -water pipes
were frozen and the city water sys
tem completely put out of commission
Pipes burst in Strauss' store and the
hotel was forced to bring an oil stove
into use. The Columbia river is frozen
over. There is no prospect of a break
in the weather.
ALBANY RECORD 13 BELOW
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. FORTLAND, DECE3IBER 14. 1919.
of the city, resulting in considerable
damage. The weather is clear and
sunny today, but as the barometer
continues high indications point to
still lower temperatures. The opening
of the Libby coal mine and the em
ployment of a larger number of men
In the other coal mines in the district
promises an increased production ol
coal at an early date, sufficient to
supply the local demands.
.5 BELOW ZERO AT MEDFORD
" . e
INTENSE
Rivers
in Northwest
Frozen Over.
Are
FUEL SUPPLY RESTRICTED
Prediction for State and for Wash
ington "Not So Cold," but
Icy Grip Still Holds.
(Continued From First Faff.)
from the prceding day, when
minimum was 22 below zero.
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MADRAS COLDEST OP
ALL
Four Through Trains Stalled at De
pot for Water Supply.
ALBAiTT, Or., Deo. 13. Fifteen de
grees below Eero was the temperature
recorded by the government ther
mometer In Albany laot night, the
coldest weather In the history of the
local weather offlde.
Bursted water pipes are causing
record-breaking Inconvenience. A
local plumber said today he could use
more than 100 men in answering
hurry ealis.
The water company Is having diffi
culty maintaining service. There was
not sufficient pressure this morning
to fill the big tanks which supply
trains at the depot and four through
trains were stalled here two or three
hour, until the local fire engine could
pump water from the canal.
Chicken at various places in the
country are reported freezing to death
and etioep are Buffering.
COLD BREAKS THERMOMETERS
Temperature of 5 7 Below Zcor Is
Recorded; Stock Suffers.
MADRAS, Or., Dec. 13.-MSpecUl.)
The Madras country, with the mer
cury dropping to 57 below, is expe
riencing the most remarkable weather
in its history. At the close of the
snowfall of four feet Wednesday
night, the temperature began to fall
rapidly. Since Thursday the ther
mometer in various locations has
fluctuated around 44 below zero.
The government instruments man
aged to record the 57 below mark,
but committed suicide by bursting.
There were signs of moderation to
day with the mercury rising to 17
below at 4 P. M. The fuel situation
is becoming alarming, and water
pipes are out of commission. Schools
and churches have been closed. It
is feared stock will suffer for lack
of food and water.
COWLITZ FROZEN AT KELSO
1 0 Degrees Below Zero Is Lowest
Temperature Reported.
KELSO, Wash., Dec. li. (Special.)
For the first time In 32 years the
Cowlitz river is frozen over. It will
be possible to cross the river on the
ice within the Kelso city limits. Skat
ing was in progress on the Ice In the
Cowlitz near the west end of the
Kelso bridge yesterday afternoon.
Thick ice is also forming in the Co
lumbia River near here.
The temperature dropped to 10 de
cree below sero Thursday night.
The eohool board decided to start
the Christmas holidays one week
earlier and there will be no school
next week.
Kelso again has lights after being
In darkness for 24 hours.
No boats have been able to enter
the Cowlits river for 48 hours.
BEATERS KEEP FRUIT SAFE
Car of Fuel Oil Rushed to Store
houses at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 13. (Spe
eial.) The official temperature at
Parkdale, in the upper valley, was 30
degrees below zero last night. The
lower valley's official minimum was
27. All indications point to weather
as severe or colder torffht.
With no fuel supply for the estimat
ed 1000 oil heaters used by shipping
agencies and individuals in combat
ing frost at warehouses, the apple
growers association and growers ap
pealed to the state fuel administration
today and a special locomotive was
rushed here from Portland with a car
load of kerosene. With bobsleds the
fuel has been hurried to all parts of
the valley.
GRANTS PASS
ABOVE ZERO
Power Lines Go Out With Mercury
Near Low Record Mark.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Dec. 13. (Spe
cial.) Once in 28 years the official
thermometer has registered a colder
night than last night. The mercury
descended to the zero sign upon that
single occasion, whereas last night it
came within two degrees of zero.
The cold which descended upon the
Rogue River valley Wednesday night
affected Grant Pass because the
community Is dependent upon the out
side world for Ite electric power and
light. The snowfall had tangled the
wires and the current failed to reach
this city. About noon today the cur
rent again was available.
KLAMATH FALLS
! 0 BELOW
County Older Snow Blanket; Wire
Communication Restored.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Dec. 13.
(Special.) The minimum temperature
last night was 20 degrees below, 3
degrees colder than any previous tem
perature recorded since this station
was established In 1906. Other reports
from higher altitudes in the county
reached as low as 26 below.
Wire service, completely cut off by
the storm starting Wednesday, is
practically restored. The entire
country is covered with a blanket
of snow ranging from 8 inches on
the lower levels to 3 and 4 feet on
higher ranges.
SKATERS FLOCK TO COLUMBIA
Winter Sport Enjoyed During Cold
est Weather In JO Years.
VANCOUVER. Wash, Dec. 1?. (Spe
cial.) Ice skating for the first time
in many years was enjoyed on the
Columbia river yesterday. Above the
Interstate bridge the ice which
jammed yesterday was frozen solid,
too rough for the sport, but below
the bridge the surface was smooth.
The minimum temperature during
the last 24 hours was 8 Vi degrees
below sero. the coldest weather re
corded here in the last 70 years.
Salem Drops to 7 Below.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.)
Following the coldest night in the
memory or the oldest residents of
Marion county, tb? weather moder
ated slightly here today. At 5 o'clock
this morning the thermometer rests
tered 7 degrees below zero, or 2 de
grees colder than yesterday.
Northbound traffic on tho Southern
racmc lines is badly interrupted.
The Oregon Electric la maintaining
an irregular schedule.
Three of the four street-car lines
Tiers are now in operation.
None of the storee have attempted
to resume deliveries. It is expected
tnat me schools will re-opn Mon
day.
Tonight the thermometer registered
iv aoove.
Mettcham Tubes Prove Unequal to
Demands of Weather.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Dec 13. (Spe
cial.) Twenty-two degrees below zero
and a lower minimum than that evi
dent for tonight, is the weather sit-
uation in La Grande this evening.
In spite of the unheard-of drop in
temperature, already far below any
thing government records record, the
suffering here is less acute than when
the heavy wind swept a much higher
temperatured air current. At Meachattl
the drop was eo heavy that the trier
niometers broke.
Numerous districts are reporting
30 below, but these are from districts
frequently that cold. The fuel sit
uation In La Grande has not reached
an acute stage yet. -
SUNSHINE WARMS ROSEBTJRQ
Cold Reported Less Intense Than
on Previous Day.
ROSESURO, Or., Dec 18. (Special.)
A slight rise in temperature was
noticeable this afternoon when the
sua cam out brightly. In all khady
places, however, freesing continued.
The cold was not a Intense as yes
terday, the coldest last night being 10.
The snow has settled to less than
two inches, and with a light breeze
tonight which appear to be shifting
toward the south, Indications are that
Hunday will be ushered In consider
ably warmer. Plumber have been
kept busy the past two days opening
up frozen pipes and restoring domes-
tio tranquillity.
GOLD HILL HAS VARIETY
Nights Aro Cold, but Daya Ar
Pleasant After Snow Fall.
GOLD HILL. Or.. Dec 13. (Special.)
The heavy warm wind and rain
which visited Oold Hill terminated
Wednesday night with a fall of five
Inches of enow, putting all telephone.
telegraph and power line Out of com
mission. Gold Hill today was with
out telephone and telegraph com
munications outside of the city, and
without electric lights and power.
The snow melted fast durins Thurs
day, but Thursday night froze hard
and the weather has settled down ap
parently with freezing nights and
clear days.
Brownsville Has Heavy Snow.
BROWNSVILLE. Or., Dec. 13. (Spe
cial.) Here at Brownsville, 20 mile
east of Albany, snow has been fall
ing practically without a stop since
Monday night, and the, depth is now
on the way to the two-foot mark.
Wednesday evening a foot of snow
was easily measurable in the streets
and the storm showing no signs of
abating. Part of the storm has been
in the form of sleet. Stockmen think
that few cattle back in the timber
will be able to weather the storm.
This city has not ceen such a sever
storm In 10 yearB.
Tillamook Reports Three Below,
TILLAMOOK, Or., Dec. 13. (Spe
cial.) In Tillamook county the mer
cury dropped to three degrees below
zero this morning, but the weather
moderated during the day, finally
reading 34 above zero. At 7 P. M.
the thermometer registered 23 above
sero. with every- indication of an
other severe night. The weather is
clear and calm.
North Bend 1 6 Above.
NORTH BEND, Or., Dec 13. (Spe
cial.) With a minimum temperature
of less than 16 above zero, last night
was the coldest night experienced
here for many years. Water pipes
were reported frozen In many parts
Town Blown Up, Snowed Up, Froz
en Up In Three Unusual Days.
MEDFORD, Or., Dec 13. (Special.)
Blown up on Thursday, snowed up
on Friday, and frozen up on Satur
day is Medford's record in three days
of the most extraordinary weather
that has ever visited southern Ore
gon in the memory of the oldest in
habitants. Nine and one-half below
zero was the official minimum at
6 o'clock this morning. Every hotel
in the city Is filled to overflowing
with ranch families, who, without
light of electric heat, have been forced
to abandon their homes.
Although the mercury rose to 20
above eero' thl afternoon, another
sever freeze is certain tonight.
For the first time in 30 years Bear
creek Is frozen over. Th local gas
plant Is out of Commission.
Tonieht electrlo light and heat will
be available throughout the city. It
will be many days, however, before
tne rural districts have telcDhones.
electrio heat, or lights.
There Is no dan err of witnr
famine unless unprecedented weather
noma continue.
SPOKANE PLANS TO RETRENCH
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL BEPOBT.
PORTLAND, Dee. IS. Highest temper
ature, 17 degrees; lowest. 8. River read Inc.
8 A, M., 2.8 feet: chans In last 24 hours,
1.8 teet rise. Total rainfall (6 P. M. to 6
P.), none: total since September 1, 1918,
14.07 inches; normal. 1S.08: deficiency,
1.01. Sunrise, 7:45 A. M. ; sunset, 4.26 P.
M. : total sunshine, 8 hours and 41 min
utes; possible sunshine, 8 hours and 41
minutes. Moonset, 11:60 A. M. Barome
ter (reduced to sea level) 5 p. M.. 80.66
Inches. Relative humidity: & A. M.. 88
per cent; noon. 60 per cent; 6 P. At 74
per cent.
THE WEATHER.
City's Activities to Be Limited to
Conserve Coal.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 13 With
the temperature here 2 degrees above
zero this afternoon, after having
climbed during the day from 14 be
low, EpoKane tonight was prepared
to go MoAday to a schedule of re
stricted activities in order to conserve
rapidly dwindling stocks of fuel.
starting Monday, banks ar to be
open from 11 A. M. to 2 P. M.; stores.
oiiice Dunaings and factories from
11:30 A. M. to 6:20 P. M and ihi
from B P. M. to 11 P. M. Down
town churches arranged today for
union services tomorrow nlirht- The
usual morning services will be held.
A warrant was sworn to today by a
city health officer for the Washing
ton Water Power comnanv chaxizlniz
failure to heat cars properly.
ionaiuons promised Improvement
tonight. It was stated.
SO BELOW AT THE DALLES
Columbia Solidly Frozen Scram
ble for Coal Unabated.
THE DALLES. Or.. Dee. 13. fSne-
clal.) When the official thermometer
her skidded to 30 degree below zero
this morning. The Dalles again broke
all previous records for low tempera
ture and a yet there Is no indica
tion of letting up of the below zero
weather. The Columbia river is now
solidly frozen and this afternoon sev
eral venturesome persons crossed.
The scramble for coal continues un
abated today. In coal merchants'
bin scores of citizenil are busy sack
ing, sewing and carrying away their
own coal. Four sacks of coal are now
being allotted to each family.
Eight Cars of fuel wood left Port
land this afternoon and should arrive
here tomorrow, according to advices
received.
All wanton waste of water will be
vigorously prosecuted.
EUGENE REGISTERS 3 BELOW
Freezing or Piping Temporarily
Cuts Off Water Supply.
EUGENE. Or, Dec 13. (Special.)
Three degrees below zero was the
official government temperature In
u.ugene tnis morning, but private
thermometers all over the city and
in different parts of Lane registered
from zero to 10 below. Indications
were that the temperature would be
still lower tonight or early tomorrow
morning. The Eugene water supply
was cut off for three hours this morn
ing due to the; freezing of gauges and
small auxiliary piping at the pumping
plant, but there was a reserve supply
of more than 1,000,000 gallons In one
of the reservoirs for fire protection.
uas nas Degun to freeze in Eugene
but the gas company has announced
that the service has not yet been
greatly crippled.
ABERDEEN TEMPERATURE 12
Gas Shortage Also Threatened Un
less Coal Arrives.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 13. (Spe
cial.) Cold weather, combined with
the coal shortage, has brtught rail
road freight service on Grays Har
bor practically to a standstill. No
Northern Pacific freights have arrived
or left Grays Harbor in two days.
Yesterday the first O.-W. II. & N.
freight train to reach here in four
days arrived.
There was considerable moderation
in temperature last night, official
thermometer going only to 12 degrees,
as compared with six the previous
night.
Grays Harbor will be without gas
for lighting and heating purposes
within the next ten days unless re
lief from the present coal shortage Is
had quickly.
WALLA WALLA
Mosier Reports 2 5 Below.
MOSIER, Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.)
The severest winter weather for more
than 35 years in the memorv of citi
ms ot Mosler vicinity now holds sway.
The mercury stood at 2S below sero
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FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity, Fair, not so Cold
winds mostly easterly.
Oregon ana niunmoa r.ir, not so
COlo: mocrra rn,trriy wi nut.
Idaho fair and continued cold.
1 4 BELOW
Gas Supply Exhausted Ice Jam
Renders Water Undrinkable.
WALLA WALLA, Wash- Dec. 13.
(Special.) With an official tempera
ture of 14 degrees below zero. Walla
Walla had its coldest December morn
ing on record today. Country districts
reported from 20 to 30 below. Fore
cast Is for gradual warming up.
Adding to otner troubles, the eras
supply became exhausted here today,
closing several restaurants and bak
eries and interfering with newspaper
publication.
A telegram was received today to
the effect that four or five carloads
ot coal will be here Monday. The
meager supply is rapidly reaching the
aero point.
A big ice Jam above the city water
works broke late this afternoon and
nearly washed out the dam, more
than two feet of water topping the
dam. The city water supply tonight
is undrinkable.
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Bend Mercury 18 Above.
BEND. Or, Dec 13. (Special.)
The crest of the cold wave has passed
in central Oregon. This was Indi
cated here last night when, after
touching a minimum of 23 degrees
below zero, the mercury steadily rose
during the early morning, the time
at which the lowest temperature
usually comes. Today's maximum was
18 degrees above zero.
Marshfield Cold 19 Above.
MARSHFIELD, Or, Dec 13. (Special.)-
The local weather bureau to
day reported the temperature last
night was 19 above zero. The weather
today warmed up a little, but tonight
the chill returned and another cold
night is ahead. The fuel situation is
In fair condition now, as coal is be
ing furnished from the Libby mint
and wood deliveries bave been steady.
Woodland Feels 10 Below.
WOODLAND. Wash, Dec U.
(Special.) With the temperature at
6 o'clock yesterday morning register
ing 10 degrees below zero, and at
noon standing only-6 above. Lewis
river was completely frozen over
from the Columbia to about five miles
above Woodland. A channel is kept
open for the Pekin ferry. A break in
the water main has caused a water
shortage here for the past two days.
and it is hardly probable that the sup
ply will be available aqain until after
a thaw. Everyone is doing something
in the way of leeoing Diras. .
Woodburn Reports 14 Below.
WOODBURN, Or, Dec 13. (Spe
cial.) With about two feet of snow
and the temperature dropping the
past two nights to 14 degrees below
zero, according to some thermometers,
every one here is anxiously awaiting
a chinook. In the interim Woodburn
people are suffering from the unusual
and intense cold, especially at night,
and greatly inconvenienced by the
bursting of water pipes.
Columbia City 5 Below.
COLUMBIA CITY. Or, Dec. 13.
(Special.) The weather is the coldest
ever known here, the temperature go-
1 . C V. . 1 ... waA .1 ' 1 , . ; . . i
frozen over solid.
Two Below at St. Helens.
ST. HELENS, Or, Dee. 13. (Spe
cial.) Zero weather came last night
and this morning, the thermometer
registering 2 degrees below. The enow
is about 18 inches deep in the street
and business is handicapped. The
two sawmills and shipyard are closed
down and will not resume operations
until Monday. The Columbia river is
full of floating ice and on the Wash
ington side of the river the ice is
forming into a large body. The schools
have been closed since Tuesday and
will reopen Monday, weather per
mitting, r
Chelialls Registers 17 Below.
CHEHALia Wash, Dec 13. (Spe
cial.) This morning the lowest tem
perature ever" recorded locally was
noted. 17 degrees below sero being
reported from two different quarters,
with others reporting as low as 14
to 16 below zero. Extreme cold pre
vailed during the day and the hoped
for thaw failed to come. Cloudy
weather conditions, however, and a
general softening of the atmosphere
would indicate that tho worst is over,
and that a change for the better is in
proopect during the night.
low zero. The temperature in other
parts of the city varied from sero to
11 below. The Columbia river was
frozen from bank to bank, but the
ice broke up when the tide came in.
The thermometer registered 8 above
at 8 o'clock tonight with Indications
of reaching zero before morning.
Wasco Reports 2 8 Below.
WASCO. Or, Dec. 13. (Special.)
The temperature stood at 28 below
zero tonight, with a forecast of 35
degrees by tomorrow morning.
1 3 Below at Castle Rock.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash, Dec 13.
Special.) A heavy snowfall of 26
inches covered Castle Rock and vicin
ity and the thermometer registered
15 deerees below zero on Friday
morning, while out at St. Helens, in
the mountains, the snowfall was only
ten inches and the weather not very
cold. The snow and ice put a stop
to camp and road work. Electricity
and water are shut off and the town
is experiencing the hardships of
being without light or water.
Beaverton Street Crossing Desired.
SALEM. Or, Dec 13. (Special.)
The Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany has asked the Oregon public
service commission for permission to
lay a track over a street in Beaver
ton. Washington county.
War Talks Announced.
At Everyman'e club, 243 Couch
street, at 8 o'clock tonight. Arthur
Mrrphy will talk on his experiences in
France and the fourth lecture by Rev.
Father E. V. O'Hara will be given.
Father O'Hara's lecture, as usual, will
be illustrated with motion pictures.
Special violin and piano numbers will
bo rendered by ex-service men.
Rad The Oreronian claFPified ads.
Astoria 7 Degrees Warmer.
ASTORIA, Or, Dec. 13. (Special.)
There was a change for the better
in the weather conditions this morn
ing. The lowest point was 16 de
grees above zero, or 7 degrees warmer
than yesterday. The wind was still
in the northeast snd bitingly cold.
The amount of ice floating down the
river was greatly Increased and sev
eral fishing launches have been
swamped by it
St. Helens Records 6 Below.
ST. HELENS. Or, Dec 13. (Spe
cial.) St. Helens experienced the
lowest temperature of the present
cold spell this morning, when the
thermometer recorded desrees be-
The Cause of -Your Stomach
Trouble May Be a Tape-Worm
. Many sufferer who have doctored for
stomach trouble without setting last
ins relief htvve fintvily discovered that
tape-worm or other worms In the btom
anh and intestines caused their trouble
If you have a paie complexion, dull
eves, rings under the eyes, coated
lousue, heartburn, ga on the stomach,
diiszinesft, headaches, constipation, poor
appetite, gnawing sensation In the
sisomacri, oiiensive breath, or excessive
nervousness, write Tho Vita-Tone Co..
Dept. 84, 4ol Twelfth et., Milwaukee,
Wis-, who guarantee, to remove tape
storms and relieve stomach troubles
and send their treatment on the Free
Trial Plan.
This company will send you. free of
charge, a booklet telling all about the
symptoms and causes of tape-worm,
and other worms, and how to get rid
of them and other forms of stomach
troubles at home without dieting or
ianger. Adv.
A GOOD, STRAIGHT, HONEST MEDICINE J
VERDICT AFTER THIRTY YEARS
"Some thirty years ago, a friend of mine recommended
Pe-ru-na to me. He told me the good he had received
from it as a good blood purifier and system renovator.
I tried Pe-ru-na to a 'satisfied satisfaction.' My family
have used it ever since. There is no mistake, Pe-ru-na
is a good, straight, honest medicine. It gives satisfac
tion to the -whole body."
nis im the ivav Mr. C. H. Swartz, B. F. D. No. 2, Box 210.
Bi llinsliani, W'HshinKton. feels nbout Pe-ru-na sftor using it
thirty yars. Pe-ru-na has had the confidence of thousand,
for nearly half a century as a reliable treatment of catarrh
It la by refcjulatina; diKowtion, eliminating poisons from
the system, purifying liu blood, soothing the nerves, that
Pe-ru-na exerts such a wondeifully beneficial effect upon all
mueoUH membranes irritated by catarrhal conditions.
Pe-ru-na is a tonic laxative, ready to take, vtalcn ne
home should be wilUout. liava It ready for coughs, colds,
catarrh of the head, throat, btomuch, bowela and all catar
rhal infln mmations.
No remedy can compare, Tritb Pe-ru-na for rebuilding the
bodily health after protracted titkneaa. the Krip or Spanlah
Influenza.
Your dealer will sell you Pe-ru-na in either tablet or liquid form.
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