Show MINERS AGREE ON OVERTIME TO SPEED FUEL Foot of Snow Covers Washington as Ice Storm Nears Ners By United Press Shivering middle states from Wisconsin to Alabama reported serious fuel shortages shortages shortages short short- ages today and coal miners agreed to work an extra day each week until the emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency is past United Mine Workers in convention at Washington voted to disregard contracts calling for or a hour 35 week Governor Cl Clyde de L. L Herring of Iowa said many families were suffering suffering suf suf- f fering ring from fuel shortages and andwood andwood andwood wood supplies were insufficient to tom m makeup make k up the need need for coal Wisconsin Wis Wis- in industries i hesi beW besieged gea d railroad officials for quick shipments shipments' and said they were threatened with a shutdown unless relief was hast hast- ened Capital Snowed In Alabama miners the state suffering suffering suffering suffer suffer- ing from unprecedented cold and floods reported they would work extra hours until the need was abated A blizzard covered the District of Columbia with more than a foot of snow in nine hours paralyzing transportation in the capital as a anew anew anew new ice storm swept up the eastern coast from Florida A brief brieC respite from subzero temperatures temperatures tem tern was reported in the midwest mid mid- west but a return of frigid temperatures temperatures tem tern was forecast Icy roads made traffic conditions hazardous Railroads reported their main lines clear Kenneth La Chance 5 6 left in bed to protect him from the cold was burned to death at Mich when the bed clothing caught fire Pacific Northwest Hit Wisconsin officials estimated the cost of snow removal at and said coal bills were up 4 The Pacific northwest was undergoing undergoing units un un- un- un its first real cold wave since October-November October with the temperature dropping rapidly durIng during during dur dur- ing the day and many sections in inthe inthe inthe the grip of blizzards Trains Run Hours Behind Schedules 4 POCATELLO Id Idaho 1 o Feb 7 UP UP- UP J- J The worst blizzard in years paralyzed paralyzed paralyzed par par- all aU highway traffic in southern southern south south- em ern Idaho today while Union Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- main mam line trains pulled into Pocatello Pocatello Pocatello Po- Po catello hours late after battling huge drifts drits west of here A A. A D. D Stanley district highway department engineer warned mo- mo Continued on Page Pace Two cn 8 Column f m Eight 1 COAL GOAL FAMINE LOOMS IN EM from P Pigs Pan f Ot CM to stay at home home as U plows attempted to cle clear r block partially blocked highway j I direction out of this city Tho The only road open for Jor tanco tonce was north of ot Blackfoot Idaho Falls Fall and St. St Si thony and that was WU haz rdo traverse Stanley saW said I i to open the Old Oreg west of ot American Fall FUa to to Falls Falb and made no headway eai the tha mountainous drifts that th the tho highway cast east of ot COY con l the Wyoming line raU miles a At J. J noon snow wa was still down heavily here but the wi CM abated ate Tho The Union Pacific n streamliner City Cily of ot Portland its first eastbound run since 1 It- It service between the Oi city n and d Chicago cane came Int into Info I tollo an on hour and half halt late two locomotives running an clear the tracks The Portland Rose due in P tello from from Portland o last Iut ni f o'clock vas WM more than 15 U h late and arrived here this nor after a rotary snow plow o Opened n d main mainline line near Ex Extra gines were on all aU trains train At shone many deer were cre r re ri Oit driven from the hills hUb All AU passenger bus schedule r suspended today and one tt northbound from Salt Lake 3 reached rea hed here 10 hours late W. W P. P Haven Havener Havenor r county T t aunt said Bald Bannock county wa was camp copl ly snowed in Two county p d were bur burled buried ed under drifts drift east cut here Idaho Ido Falls reported train taj throughout the upper Snake Rt RI valley was virt virtually at a this morning as result of the theand and snow storm that swept this this' an Thursday and last night Snow n moval equipment was I morning and arterial highways w expected to be open for traffic afternoon Terrific wind mixed with but bat little LU lit lit tie tle new snow swept tho the snow W fat packed hard-packed drifts throughout area Buses and motor cars car WK unable to move in most cases CIN morning 4 A northbound motor bus due h b hep last night from Pocatello wu was n seven and a half hours hoWS north of at Fort Hall because of ai oil oU truck stuck In a drift ahead Tb state plow was sent down to get the cars out The but bus Ing ao JO Idaho Falls pwe reached Blackfoot at 3 a. a m. m wha the passengers boarded theand the raft and arrived here at a. a m. m |