Now on Sale at the News-Review: The Douglas County Cook Book; Favorite Recipes of DouglasCcuntyWoir.cn. Food Fit for a King, In Everybody's Reach.
THE WEATHER
Humidity fi p. m. yesterday 44
Highest temperature yesterday 77
Lowest temperature last night 54
Precipitation for 24 hours 0
Precip. from Sept. 1, 19:jf, 35,18
Kxeess since Sept. 1, 19:tu 2.57
Mostly fair; moderately warm.
TOWNSEND1TES
Hold their national convention
In Cleveland, Ohio, this week.
It will have an important, bear
ing; on the fall elections. The
NKWSHKViKW will acquaint
you wlili tho convention newH.
g THE DOUGL
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VOL. XXXIX NO. 295 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. MONDAY. JULY 13, 1936.
VOL. XXVI NO. 65 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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By FRANK JENKINS
TP YOU want an intelligent, care-
fully reasoned opinion as to why
the New T)eal Isn't working and
won't work, buy an August Red
Hook and read an article by Wil
liam Hard entitled "The More
Abundant Life; Some Recent As
pects." William Hard is a trained and
capable political observer, and his
conclusions carry weight.
H
IS article Is addressed "to the
plain American," and he sayr.
in beginning it:
"I propose to try to prove to you
that the New Deal is a menace and
a blight to the nation's good. I
propose to try to prove to you that
the New Deal is undermining and
tearing down the common man.
I propose to try to prove to you
that the summary of the New
Heal Is this:
"It barks at the rich and
BITKS the poor."
TIE SAYS, citing aa his aulhor-
Ity the international labor of
fice of the league of nations:
"More than half of all the
World's unemployed are in the
United Slates.1
That is to say, the rest of the
world is doing better at finding
jobs for its people than we are.
INEMPI.OYMKNT, under the
New Deal, Is INCREASING,
not decreasing.
In October of 1933, Mr. Hard
soys, there were four million relief
mses in IhiH country. In the Inte
Hiring of 1936 (this spring) there
l-ero SIX AND A HALF MILLION
tOnntltined on naee 4V
CAPS SOON ON SALE
Rale of an American Legion con
vention cap will begin In Rose
burg Wednesday, the convention
commission reports.
i The cap is made and sold for the
purpose of stimululing local und
state-wide Interest in the forthcom
ing state Legion convention, start-
lug here August 13, and all Rose
burg residents are urged to pur
chase and wear the caps ut all
times as a means of publicizing the
minion.
The cap is white, cut in over-
spas style, ami printed In blue.
bearing the American Legion em
blem, the dates of (he convention
urn) the slogan, "IloKeburg flicks
in t."
The cops will c for 25 cents
each, and the commission declines
it will be "dynamite" to be caught
without one, as the sale is to tie
handled by the American Legion
auxiliary, which has an "enforce
ment" squad ready for action.
Mrs. Roy Young Is chairman of
the auxiliary committee in charge
of (he cap sale.
Fights Loom Over Leaderships of
Oregon's Major Political Parties
PORTLAND, July 13. (AP)
fi'n drive for (he chairman .Hp of
the republican and democratic state
central committees enters the home
stretch this week with an abun
dance of candklates, predictions
of victories and uncertainty for all.
The democratic committee meets
firt next Saturday afternoon,
while the republicans go into a
huddle a week from today.
In the race for democratic hon
ors, five names were being men
tioned for the post vacated by
Otorge Wilbur, of Hood River, and
the owners of two of them were
openly seek i nit the post, while the
others were tn a "receptive" mood.
The more-complicated republican
race bore the earmarks nf a battle,
with Chairman Arthur Prlaulx, of
Chitoquln. announcing over the
week-end that he would seek re
election over the desire of some in
fluential Port landers for a new
leader.
The act ire democratic candidates
Are Fred Fisk, Eugene, and Jack
2 Doualas Countu Men Meet
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J. KINGSTON
KILLED UNDER
L
Accident Occurs in Smith
River Camp; D. Kardell,
Ash Valley Rancher,
Gored by Bull.
Two western Douglas county men
met tragic deaths Saturday and
Sunday, according to official reports
by Coroner II. C. Stearns, who was
called to make the required inves
tigations. John M. Kingston, 4S. of Elkton,
was killed late Saturday, when
crushed by a rolling leg while work
ing in a Smith river logging camp.
Ian Kai dell. 49, was apparently
t rani pled and gored to death by a
bull at bis farm in Ash valley Sun
day. The body was found late
Sunday night when other members
of the family returned from a trip
to the coast.
Kingston died instantly, the coro
ner reported, whtsn be fell in the
path of a rolling log. while work
ing, for the Smith River Logging
company. There was one eye wit
ness of the accident.
No inquest was required.
Mr. Kingston was born Febru
ary 3, 1XSS. in Lawrencevtlle,
New York, and had beon a resi
dent of Elkton for the past 22
years. He was a veteran of the
World war and a memor of the
Masonic lodge. ' - .- j . '
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
tlessie M. Manchester, Moria, New
York, and three brothers, George
Kingston, Klklon; Donald A.
Kingston, Totsdam, New York, and
Douglas B. Kingston, Ogdcnsburg,
N. Y.
The body was removed to the
Douglalt Funeral home and ser
vices will be held at the Methodist
church in Klkton at 10 a. m. Tues
day. Rev. Douglas officiating. Ser
vices in the Elkton cemetery will
be closed by the Masonic lodge.
There were no eye witnesses to
(ho death of Kardeli, the coroner
reports.
The family had gone to Coos Bay
for a Sunday outing, leaving Mr.
Kordell alone on the farm In Ash
valley.
He was iu the habit of start
ing the evening farm chorea about
4:30 p. m and when the family
returned late at night and found
the chores undone they immediate
ly realized something was amiss
and started a search which led to
the discovery of the badly mangled
(Continued on page 61
HIT-RUN VICTIM
IN SERIOUS SHAPE
John Lahey of Oakland, Calif.,
who was struck by a hit-and-run
d ri vp r nea r llrock way early Sa t -urday
morning, is In a critical con
dition at Mercy hospital, accord
ing to Dr. J. Campbell, county
physician. Luhey was found iu a
ditch beside the road early Satur
day, after he had lain at the scene
of tiie accident from shortly after
midnight until about S a. m.
In addition to weakness caused
by shock, exposure and loss of
blood, Lahey has both legs broken,
one a compound fracture, tn addi
tion to a broken shoulder and se
vere bruises. Dr. Campbell reports.
Caufield. Tillamook, who said they
hoped to wni the job, while Dr. Jo
seph F. Wood, Portland, and Claude
MeColloch, Klamath Fall;, said
they would serve if the party asked
It. The fifth candidate repotted
was Floyd Bilveu. Portland WPA
cfffclal.
McCuIloch said he believed the
party organization "has degenerat
ed into a cut-and-dog fieht over
Jobs." with the situation centered
"chiefly" in Multnomah county. He
said a clean-up was needed.
In the republican picture besides
Priaulx, were Walter Toor chair
man of the recent Oregon national
c invention delegation and Portland
lawjrHr. who said he would decide
upon his attitude toward the cam
paign of his friends "if the nerea
stty arises." Ben Dorrls, Fugene.
defeated in the primary race for
national committeeman, said he
would be "ready" If the party call
ed, ljibs Bladine, McMinnville pub
lisher, was understood to be In a
"receptive" mood.
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R. L. Preston Chosen Commander
of V. F. W. of Oregon; Resolutions
Deal With Defense and Taxation
ALBANY, Ore., July 13. AP
A program of preparedness, neu
trality and development fuced the
Oregon department of the Veter
ans of Foreign Wars today as dele
gales to the 1936 convention re
turned to their homes after choos
ing Richard L. Preston of Rose
burg as state commander.
Major resolutions passed at the
annual parley culled for a perma
nent national policy of non-intervention
in foreign affairs, u mili
tary defense second to none, and
provided, for the appointment of a
committee of 15 to co-operate with
civic organizations in encouraging
travel and Industrial gains iu Ore
gon. Other resolutions adopted in
closing sessions Saturday assailed
the proposed tux limitation amend
ment sponsored by the Oregon Tax
payers association of Salem und
tho Portland realty board; opposed
removal of the battleship Oregon
or any part thereof from the Port
land harbor, and. In effect, favored
the allotting of more funds tot
schools in Multnomah county.
Other Officers Named
In addition to Preston, who suc
ceeds Dwight Alderman of Port
land as commander, delegates nam
ed the following officers:
John L, Nelstrom, Eugene, sen
ior vice commander; Lea Williams,
Portland, junior vice commander;
Carl Cochrane, Portlund, quarter
master; Louis Starr, Portland,
judge advocate; Dr,W. G. Scott,
Portland, surgeon; the Rev. Perry
VICE CASE SUMO!
WASHINGTON. July 13. (API
Henna-haired Joan Bell's story
that a "killer" mutilated her and
left her to die after she "run out"
on a promise to help free Charles
(Lucky) Luciano, vice overlord
from Sing Sing prison, resulted to
day in a wide search in New York
City for the man she named.
Detectives said that a man an
swering the description of the tor
turer who carved the cryptic nu
merals "3-12" und the Initials 'C L"
on her body and then tried to kill
her by gas had left Washington on
a New York-bound plane at 4 a. ni.
Su inlay.
They expressed confidence that
he. as well as a companion whom
the girl described as the possible
"finger man" in the plot, would be
picked up soon In New York.
The 23-year-old girl was rescued
from her gas-filled apartment by
police early Sunday after a tele
phone operator heard a weak call
for help over the wire. Her story
was that the killer entered her
apartment early Sunday, felled her
with a blow to the face, tore off
her nightgown, cut her with a razor-sharp
Instrument, then bound
her nnd stalked out after turning
on the gus.
The girl herself was the first to
point out that the C L" curved in
letters four inches tall on her right
thigh were the Initials of Luciano,
recently sentenced to 30 to f0
yeurs in Sing Sing as the leader of
organized vice In New York. She
also culled attention to the fnct
that "3-12" stnnds for the position
of those initials In the alphabet.
The girl said that, some weeks
ago, Luciano's representatives ap
prnached her in New York. She
said (hey wanted her to sign her
name to an article. Intended for
publication In a nevspuper, pic
turing Luciano as n "pretty swell
euy" and Intimating that be had
been "framed" in (lie recent sensa
tional vice trial In New York. Lu
ciano Is seeking bis freedom
through an appeal.
o
MAN NABBED HERE
FACES U. S. CHARGE
PORTLAND. July 13, (AP)
The S. marshal's office said to
day that Wallace D. Wilson, ar
rested at Roftehurg by a state po
liceman only after the officer had
fired at hl r needing automobile,
was held (n the county Jail here
pending dip poult ion of a charge nf
violntiue the federal automobile
theft act.
Wilson was removed here under
Jim mi bail to await action by the
federal grand Jury.
v
Smith, Roaeburg, chaplain.
Department commanders chosen
included: G. M. Mehl, Silverloo,
district 4; Fred Shadoin, forvallis.
district 5; C. R. Bartlett, Myrtle
Point, district 6; W. Hyatt, YVald
port, district 7; B. R. Brooks,
Grants Pass, district 8; Dr. L. C.
Kichey, Pendleton, district 10.
R. L. Preston, prominent Rose-
bn rg v et e ra n , who w u s elec t ed
state commander of the Veteran
of Foreign Wars in the concluding
session of the state V. F. W. con
vention ut Albany Saturday, served
as senior vice-communder last
yeur. lie was one of the organiz
ers of Patrick W, Ketley post, V.
F. W., here and has served as com
munder of the local post as well us
handling state offices and respon
sible committee posts in the state
department.
He is ala a member of the Dis
abled Aniericun Veterans and of
the American Legion.
Rev. Perry Smith of Roseburg,
reelected department chaplain, was
unanimously endorsed us candidate
for national chaplain. There is u
good chance at his ele.cttou to the
national office, It Is repotted, ua
western states are entitled to one
representative in the. national or
ganization, and Rev. Mr. Smith has
been given widespread endorse
ment. He is pastor of the Episcopal
church here and holds office of
chapluin with the local posts of
the American Legioh and 1), A,. V
as well as the V, F. W.
TD DROUGHT AREA
WASHINGTON, July 13. f AP)
An additional :i,utHi(000 Tor dl
! reel subsistence grunts to drought-
stricken farmer of the' midwest
i was allotted today by the resettle
ment administration.
A subsequent fund of $393,000
I was set aside for the drought areas
! last week. Officials estimated that
I the addition of $3,000,000 would be
sufficient to continue grants rang
Ling from $15 to $2u a mouth per
I family for two mouths,
f Re? ford G. Tugwell, reset Ue
I me ut administrator, plans to leave
i by plane tomorrow night for Bis
j marck, N. D., to supervise organi
zation of the administration's enter
jgency drought relief.
Aubrey WHliums, assistant WPA
i administrator. Is scheduled to uo
company him.
! Officials said Tugwell Is work-
fug on u pi ok ruin for permanent
(resettlement and rehabilitation of
the arid western areas and that he
I would continue this study ut BIs
! marck.
j Joseph L, Dailey and W. W.
Alexander, assistants to Tugwetl,
j who have just returned from a 17
j day tour of the drought area, esil-
mated at u press conference that
; $30,0Un would be needed for u
(cattle feed program until next cu
j son tmle.m substantial rains fall
soon. They said that If ruins come
i upproxituulely $If,HiMMHio would be
.needed to fiuuuce cuttle feediun
' through loans to farmers.
SALEM POLICE HEAD
PLACED ON TRIAL
SALEM, Ore,, July 13. (AD
j The trial of Frank Mtnto, Salem
j police chief Indicted for malfeas-
ance In office, opened in circuit
i court here tmlay after a two weeks'
j delay due to the illness of the de
1 femlant.
Judge tatiirntte of Oregon City
; Is trying the cane which is being
! prosecuted by Hutph E. Moody,
i deputy utttoney general, who whs
: named Rpecuii prosecutor. The in
;dlctment resulted from the recent
, gambliux investigation Jn Marion
eumty.
! ROSEBURG YOUTHS
i REPORTED MISSING
i The alter tf fa office was request
, ed today to conduct a searrij for
j Thoma Bellean, 10, and Kenneth
, Naylor, 13, both of Itosetiurg. who
'are reported to bare left their
homes in the south purt of town
! Sunday, The boy a are believed to
J be bitch hiking to Sale in to vlftt
relatives.
.
WEEK-END'S
TRAGEDIES SET
STATE RECORD
Auto Mishaps, Drownings,
Suicide in Death Toll;
Score Get Hospital
Treatment.
(By the Associated Pres
The turgest week-end death rec
ord of the summer listed 10 vic
tims today, exceeding the holiday
toll of a week ago wheu eight died.
Automobile accidents, reported
suicides, drownings ami heart at
tacks sufefred at work and at play
mude up tho record-breaking fatal
ity list. More than a score of oili
er persons received hospital treat
ment for Injuries, most of them
incurred In automobile wrecks.
Three victims drowned. Harvey
Davis, 9, swimming near Clats
kantu, was trapped under a log
raft. Irene Roiuu tl, lost her life
swimming in the Uwt river near
Klamath Kails. Arriving to visit
his grandmother near Mouitor in
Marion county, Howard Carpenter,
10, Parkdule, tried fishing for
crawfish tn a abandoned gravel pit
filled with water, fell in and
drowned.
Two died tu automobile wrecks,
Russell Iversou, Bismarck, N. i
suffered fatal Injuries wheu an uu
to mob tie plunged from the John
Day highway near Canyon City.
William Hagcn, -22, of Independ
ence, died from injuries received
when his automobile skidded off
tho highway west of Salem.
Three others were hurt.
A rolling log killed Jack King
ston, 4K Klkton, at a camp on the
Smith river neur Itcedsport.
William K. Nounuu, dunetug
at a Portland resort , di unpen
dead, presumuldy Iroin a heart at
tack. Ills partner v. as earned l
the Moor and knocked iim:o:mcins.
Working in tt hay ttchl, -Ltfumtrd
Sldwell fell dead near Silveitrm,
apparently victim ut a heart at
tack.
Irving Condit, returning to his
Grunts Pass home from u tavern,
died from u pistol wound In the
head. Authorities were informed
it waa self-inflicted. A 2o-year-ld
Indian woman. Mrs. Agnes 11.
Jackson drowned in the Celllo
canul near The Dalles. A friend
told polit e she jumped In the wa
ter. A skidding unto mobile near Al
bany cost J. K. Plewuuin, Kpukuue,
(Comlrmitrt on imRc. 6)
OLALLA WOMAN
SWALLOWS POISON
Mrs. Hardy Fisher, in, resident
of Olulla, was brought to the hos
pital here this morning suffering
from poison reported to have been
taken with suicidal intent, tn; J.
C. Campbell, attending pbysb San.
said the woman would probably re
cover. The woman has been worried
and despondent since the recent re
moval of her husband to the state
hospital, friends said.
FROM IRE HEADLINES
y Daen MWtiaond
"Arma issue Seema Forgotten"
Twan just a few short month
ago that we investfgaled tho men
who make munitions, ami heard it
neatly stated
l hat there were
o rn e things in
"Denmark" that
hud grow n ex
: r e tu ety rotten;
'ml, now that it
is over, it seems
to be forgotten.
We get nit hot
ind bothered
when such things
ire d(s closed,
nid we're all for
banaing someone,
be pmposed; Imt. once the fact
am published, we all sit back and
rent, and that's tire ort of ending
that munition makers gtiesned.
While there's profit In munition",
there 11 always tie pome nie, who
would sell tti'dr country's ttfe blood
tor a half a million yen It 1 real
1 riant and piit that w? should
plIIliKh thorie, w bo Nell their roitn
tfj nec-fts to 'he ngerttH nf jts
foes; but those who MeJl munition
to kttt their country1, sons, should
the Mood up before a wait attd face
six men with gun.
If tlml ntuiuld
Traaic
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TOISEilTE
HOSTS START
TO CLEVELAND
National Convention Will
Open Wednesday ; Oregon
Delegation to Bid
for 1937 Meet,
PORTLAND. July 13. (A P)
Oregon . Towusendites, hy traiu
raid automobile, traveled east tu
day to the national convention of
the pension plan organization in
Cleveland.
Although the exact number of
delegates remained unannounced.
Dr. Ralph L. Shadduck, state man
ager, estimated a minimum of 150
and a maximum of 200, to each or
whom would be allowed from the
treasury a maximum sum of Jl&u
for expenses, representing a total
outlay bet w mm $22,f00 and ?:in,-
twa.
Shadduck ost (mated the mi t ton
al convention would cost SoOO.otto.
Delegates here tudicuted - that
an effort would be made to decen
tralize the authority of the nation
al organization to permit the
choice of state officials by the
various slate organizations. The
election would follow lines similar
to that by which the major par
ties choose state tenders, local un
its ejecting delegates t a state
convention,
T'liithuslafiin for tho change grew
out of the conl'Hci of nnthorlty
which appeared within the slate
organization this spring, when
state managnra were awnpped al
most wrrkiy as factions fought
over policies.
The Oregon delegation also wilt
make an effort to bring the nutton-
(Contlmted on pngo fir
! BUS CDftrrRAGTS LET
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Righteeu contracts for transpor
tation of students from turn-high
sc hoot d IM lie t h to nou r by big h
schools were Jet by the county ed
ucation board today u(n bids re
ceived at a meeting of the tnutrd
Friday and Saturday. In He vera 1
cases the school districts, which
maintain bus service for students
of intermediate gtudes, submitted
bids on transportation for high
school students.
Bids wem rejected on several
of the mule advertised and new
proposals will be beard at a meet
ing called for August 1.
Contracts awarded wero na fol
lows; tdstrtct No. t, Oakland Tyeo
stub route not allowed; t lodge
canyon mute, 1 ' io dist rid No.
?H, !r.r and Oreen valley mule,
district No. tfl.
1 Hat rtct No. t. Hcmebnrg Mel
rose route. D. f. Morgan; firtrden
valley route, tlenrgo. A. Wilcox;
Dtitardttice t'reek route, Frank
and Luther Kltlson; ( Jtengary VVin-ston-Uanpy
Valley route, Frank
and Luther KHison.
District No. 13. LrmkirrgghiH
Brorkwav mute, ffcrmitrt Schtrlze.
District No. lf. Myrtle Creek -North
Myrtle Creek route. It, it,
Ady ; South Myrtle Creek route,
not allowed ; Missouri Bottom
unite, V. S. CornuH; Huekles
mute, p. F. Navjor.
Dfitkt No. 2. Crtm-a Valley
Ohtlta lorn route, (i. S. Johnson;
minor Ohilht flab route, J. M, Ware.
DtHtHc t No. 70. Itiddte itiddte
to -vi route, Leila Halt,
hUtrfet No. Din. Sutberlln
fieady route, Lenoir V. Ornhlw-;
Fittr Oak route, district No. CPi;
Millwood route, Charles Solomon;
N'ontwtrell route, not rtllowml,
i riion district No. 11, Itecdxnnrt
h valley unite, not allowed.
t'nion district No. T. Drain
Anlauf route, (. H. S. district
No. 12.
MRS. F. RUTNFR'S
MOTHER PASSES ON
Mm I). C. Nugent, mother of
Mrs. Foster Butner ff otebure,
piivtted iiwav nt her home In Fill
tort. Ky.. vesfcrday morning fol
lowing an Ulne nf a month. The
funeral will he held at Futtnn. She
I survived by two son ami thtee
daughters.
Deaths
nnmTiinirr rn
Noted Cleric Dies
Parkes C adman
BROOKLYN. N. Y.. July 13.
(AIM Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. 71.
who left the coal mines of his na
tive Shropshire to beromo tnter
uatiouatty famous as the radio
preacher," died of peritonitis yes
terday at the Chumpiuiit valley
hospital In I'luttsburg, H, W just
a week after he entered the insti
tution with ruptured appendix.
Dr. Cadman was stricken with
appendicitis lakt Sunday night
white delivering a peace lecture at
tho Method-tat church in Ptattsburg.
Although suffering severe pain he
finished his tectum before going
to the hospituL An emergency op
eration disclosed the appendix, had
ruptured and perllautUa act tu.
FAVORITE RECIPES
OFFERED PUBLIC
Douglas County Cook Book
Ready for Distribution
From News-Review.
The ltmgia county cook IwmU,
produced by the Women's Kx
ebange department of KHNIl, un
der the direction of Mrs. S. P.
Funkhouscr. t off ttm preaa- ami
Ik hetug distributed at the News
ftevtew urftcu. This brand new
cook book, an attractively-bound
volume of HU pageft containing
more than tlioUHand favorite re
rlpes from fn of the best cooks in
Doimlas county. Is the most exten
sive and elaborate compilation of
fuvorite recipes ever produced In
this territory.
When tire KflNR women's, ex
change hour waa inaugurated, wo
men were asked to send lu favor
ite recipes to be; broadcast ami
printed in the ISewB-ltevtew. vt hen
there waa such a splendid re
Hpouse, the mauugement of KHNlt
decided to compile the recipes ill
tn a Douulaa county cook book and
Klve a hook frey to each person
wis submitted recipes. The clos
ing dato for entering recipes was
January 1 1m result was a
much larger response und hence
a mttrh larger book than at first
contemplated. The tnk of pub-
Continued on pn-gft D
j!
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s.
FLASHES OF OREGON EVENTS
KLAMATH KALIH, Ore.. July
13 (AP A sympathetic desk
s-ergeant wasn't unite w sympa
thetic when he discovered the
cause of James Jefferson' diffi
culty lu talking.
Jefferson, a negro, was trrrestinn
ed concerning vugiancy and the
disappearance f articles In a store
here.
When be finally coughed out six
fdlver dollars the s-weBlng on his
jaw dlwijjpeared and he could talk
unite distinctly.
MKDFOim. Ore., July W.-fAP
Actions' of a collie tbm. which
ffumnup Officer H L lttchanlin
nald was taken from an abandon
ed mine and acted like '(t master
was still under round," wnl offic
ers on a search for Dart Davis- of
Talent today.
The doc wnn found In the mine
by Mrs. Frank Jen n nig. It bore
a license tag listed to Irnvi-t. a Ta
lent miner.
Mrs-. Jennlng haul (he dog
fought flercclv when remavett from
the rbaf'. Iavls has not Ivei-n re
portoi fen la several weeks.
SWF.KT HOMK. Ore.. Jttlv- X
fAP--A MttV- spitz fan With the
protective spirit of a mastiff won
a battle with a huge cougar near
here, worrying the beast until it
TEMPERATURE
bun nuu iu
SIMMS
Death Toll Rises to 1,454
on 11th Day of Wave;
Temporary Relief
Brings Elation.
CHICAGO, July 13. (AP)
Drought ami record-shattering Heat
ilung to the long suffering middle-
west and east tn the &ortner nan
of the nation today, ami life giving
luiiK trt portions of the northwest
and the wmth uver the vveek-eud,
"H7.zU'd out,"
Deaths from prostration ami
drowning mounted to at least 1,-
i:A and crop destruction continued
at a devastating pace with damage.
in cxtiean of j:imMHH..HW. A relent
less sun seared; "the major l!Klt
natural ittsuster' iu burning words
across, the country.
wuvernmoui Meteoroiugisi a, iw
Lloyd nt Chicago made Ihia a
1,1..., f... I...- ini.aua,l ..Kill.
ers in tho breadbasket of America
and the gasping urban dwellem
when he announced no new rains
were In sight for the northwest or
any other heat baked area.
tto said gene rally fair weather
with torritt temperatures would
continue, today und tomorrow for
irowght uvea In general, but that
cooler weather waa likely In the
eastern section of the northwest
Tuesday.
Purely local showers were fore
cast for North Dakota and north
western Minnesota, and for North
tukatitf narttaflra. Minnesota,, north
western Wisconsin, ami upper
Michigan toiuavmw.
There waa hope, Lloyd atvUlj of
relief from the Intense heat in IIH-j
nnis, where prostration has taken
almost LHHi lives, ttrnt statea to the
en-si, possibly by Wednesday, but
he could not sight the urgently
needed ruin for the major corn
states Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska
f Continued on pagft 3.1
STUDY TO BE GIVE!
DOUGLAS MATERIAL
POltTLAND, July in. (AP
Kxhnnsttvtt study of Oregon build
ing materials for possible nse In
the stuto's tiKiU.miu Capitol ut
Salem begun today.
Flv men will upend the next
four days at Enterprise, Xlaker,
Haines, I.aGram!e. Prairie City,
Canyon City nnd The Dalles Inves
tigating marble ami granite de
posits and transportation costs.
Later, the same committee will
make u similar study of building
stone iu Jackson, Josephine, Doug
las, Lincoln, Clatsop and Paitc
counties.
On tire committee are T. H. Ban
field and Ueorge Marshall, mem
ber of the state capitol commbt
stem; J. Alton Basket t, commission
Herrctury; Morria Whttehmrse, ns
soctafe Oregou architect for the
statehouse, und fieorge L Baker,
mnaer of the Columbia ivmpire
industries association.
Urtk the woods. Instead of attack
ing the dug' mistress, Mrs Bert
Simmon.
Later, the cougar paid with lift
Hie at (be bands of a hunter.
Airs. Simmons went out on her
ranch to seek three sheep w rich
batt not earne In with Hie fbxdt.
She found them dead, with a con
sul" hiding nearby. As the cougar
advanced, (ho dog snapped bacic
and forth just out of reach af the
claw until the beust save up the
attack.
KlVrKNK, Ore.. July X (AP--t'nlrorm
traffic idgus. Honor con
trol arid revenue and the financ
ing of lorat Improve mem will Im
given a thorough study by tho
Leu mie of Oregon. Cities, as n re
sult at actbm taken here at a meet
inn of the executive committee of
the organisation.
IVrwmmel of th three ctnnmit
teH of invest teat bm will be an-nouii'-ed
after acceptance of ap
pointments are receltcd, officials
said
The exefiiti(i group also gave
formal approval to a plan for fhtv
co-operative purchasing nf fire
bo, under which each municipal
ity won hi h enaided tn buy the
hope through the Cttle leppue at
a saving estimated at 3U to S5 per
rent.