Show STO STURMS AMS lASH WITH WINTRY WAVE AVE Middle Section Due for Relief After Period of Zero Sub Temperatures SNOW BLOCKADES HIGHWAYS RAILS S. S F. F Gets Two-Inch Two Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rain Rain- fall Duluth Is Coldest Spot at 30 Below Zero WASHINGTON Jan 29 United Press The Press The cold wave wave which has gripped the East for tor the ast ty four hours will break tonight the nie United States Stated weather bureau predicted today Rising temperatures were predicted predicted predicted pre pre- for tonight and tomorrow with Increasing cloudiness cloudiness' and possibly pos pos- sibly rain in many sections CHICAGO Jan 29 AP Across Across continental United St Stases t. t I. I from I coast to coast the forces of winter I ran t today with respite promised promised promised prom prom- only for the middle section In the face of heavy gales on the Pacific shipping battled mountainous mountain mountain- ous seas and raced for shelter Sweeping eastward east the path of the cold wave was marked with deep snows blocked highways impeded trains and zero sub-zero temperatures that caused numerous fires tires and In Intense Intense intense In- In tense suffering In large cities In Inthe Inthe Inthe the East reported the coldest coldest coldest cold cold- est weather of the season Lake Michigan saw the most de determined determined determined de- de etto effort t of the day to defeat the elements Army airplanes were Wen enlisted in the efforts to rescue five fYe of eight men stranded for three days dayson daYRon on two Icebound fishing tugs off Muskegon Mich after three of the crew escaped over the ice floes to shore with the direful story of ot their ther comrades comrades' plight FOOD REACHES MEN Coast guards who helplessly watched from fronI shore said last night the ste steamer mer Alabama which went to o o. o ot oC th the tugs approached near nea enough to give the men food tood and fuel Two army pilots from Selfridge field were ready to drop cans cans of food and pound forty caito cartons s. s of ot coal on the craft lOday today joday Sut Suffering ering In Chicago was Increased Increased in increased In- In creased by numerous fires which drove forty families to the streets A water main burst and flooded a street with thousands of oC gallons ot of water freezing automobiles to the pavement turning basements into skating rinks and putting out furnace furnace fur tur- nace nace fires tires for tor blocks Firemen re responded responded re- re to nearl nearly calls cans In twelve hours up to dawn today Firemen In New York City had their helmets frozen to their shoulders ders The metropolis had the coldest coldest cold cold- est eat weather of the season with the mercury at 5 above bove zero and an mile four gale blowing but no snow NEW YORK SHIVERS Elsewhere In the Empire state wind-driven wind snow blocked highways highways highways high high- ways and impeded traffic putting trains off oft schedule schedule- The gale blew down an foot smokestack In Solvay N. N Y f and the Adirondacks were in grip of oC the seasons season's worst storm lasting twenty four hours 3 Seven were injured injure 1 in Boston where a 1 westerly gale and some snow crippled telephone and power servIce High winds and snow blocked roads in western Pennsyl- Pennsyl Continued on page 4 p. p STORMS LASH I COUNTRY WITH WINTRY WAVE Continued from page 1 vania where temperatures temperature hovered between zero at Pittsburg and 10 below at Bradford Eastern Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- I sylvania had no snow but the mercur mercury mer mer- cur cury was low Philadelphia reportIng report report- ing 14 above I Weather Veather forecasters promised na- na f r Ing big j 1 regions regions' will Wh Wile c fe dett t zero zero sub-zero w weather ather A Afresh fresh southerly so wind from sections where the cold did not touch wa was exp expected ted to bring relief THIRTY BELOW AT DULUTH Snow and a rising mercury were the outlook for the Northwest whIch yesterday was the coldest I part pert of the country countr DUluth Minn 1 reported 30 below and St Sl Pauls Paul's minimum was 18 Points In m WiSconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis WiS- reported ts s low us as 25 23 below Chicago's official lowest was T 7 Delow Delow De- De low but unofficial thermometers read as low as 11 No 1 relief from rain snow and wind was sas promised the Pacific coast Storm warnings were posted along an mile mlle stretch from front Point Reyes to Cape Rain Rainor or snow fell over Nevada I Idaho laho eastern Oregon and Washington and northern California and above Dunsmuir Cal Cat the snowfall measured measured measured mea mea- five inches The rhe heavy henvy seas delayed the Canadian Pacific liner Empress Of f India due today Iron tron the far east at Vancouver Zero Sub-Zero Wave Felt in Ohi Ohio CLEV CLEVELAND LAND O 0 Jan 29 United United United Unit Unit- ed Press Press Mercury Mercury In Cleveland thermometers bobbed around the zero mark today after going to three below last night following follo one of the worst blizzards In years ears One casualty was charged against the cold S DETROIT Mich Jan 29 United United United Unit Unit- ed Press Press one One death from exposure exposure expo expo- sure three fatalities s 's in two fireS and the stranding of of five fIshermen fishermen fIsher fIsher- men In ice locked t gS in Lake Michigan was the n toll of the cold wave here which appeared broken today Y j r The fhe lowest temperature reported in the state was vat 16 below a at Sault Ste Marie where It was wa's 20 below j yesterday esterday S Denver Escapes Wintry Blasts D DENVER NVER Colo Cob Jan 29 United d Press Press Press- Press While hile practically the entire entire en en- tire country suffered from from froma a cold V wave ve he pe IJ mountain r cn e enjoyed joyed spring veather weather The temper temperature In Jn Denver was ws 38 degrees at 8 o'clock today and yesterdays yesterday's hIgh was 69 At Sheridan Sheri Sherl- dan wn wyo yo the tem temperature vas was 44 today or 30 degrees above normal for Cot this time of year Weather veather forecasters fort say the storm that has affected the north and east of the United Stat States s will vill not hit this territory ter ten Bay Area Gets Two-Inch Two Rain t SAN FRANCISCO Jan 29 United Press Press Bringing with It 11 Ita ita a II gale which did some damage around the bay section a heavy rainstorm swept Wept n northern and central central central cen cen- California last night with prospects prospects prospects pros pros- of ot continued precipitation to to- to day The delu deluge G here was more than two Inches during the night with Ith lesser lesler fall over the northern half of the state A mile fifty gale accompanied the rain Shipping was tied up and anti awnings were vere damaged Heavy scaffolding around a tall tail hotel broke loose and crashed through lower roofs Heat Prostrations In Buenos Aires BUENOS AIR AIRES S Jan 29 United United United Unit Unit- I ed Press Press Argentina Argentina is gripped In Ina Ina ina a heat wave While VOile North orth America sh shivers vers with zero weather tie the great c coun country un- un try tn ol or the Pampas Is backed with summer r and ancl I several prostrations are reported for the past twenty- twenty four hours 4 Ninety eight ight degrees is the highest highest highest high high- est point re registered In the city in ia the past day but In the Interior the thermometer went as high as and aU |