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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1925
: PRICE FIVE CHI ;T3
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F.HC L1DFJS
ALLEGED WILD PARTY
CIIKSEWTO
STATE TRAFFIC MEN
INCOME TAX FAVORED BY
SEARCEI FOR LIQUOR
issiwun
PERVERT ATTEMPTS TO '
TAKE' LIFE OE CANINE
110 DEATHS. Ml
OF FIEIllf ffilTllii:
Many Prostrations by Heat
Prove Fatal; Storm Dead
- Is Increasing
LEADS TO PROBATION
DIVIDED IN GROUPS
OREGOfl STATE GRANGES
eight in fhly
OUST
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WILLAMETTE STUDENTS AP-
SERGEANTS ItAVK CHARGE
LEAGUE WIIX: BE FORMED TO
DEFEAT DENNIS MEASURE
BOBBIE FED POUNDED GLASS
IN SHRIMP PACKAGE
I TEAR BEFORE FACULTY 7
OVER FIVE DIVISIONS ',
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Mother, Brother, Sister-In-
Law and rive Children
Killed by-Madman
WORRY UNBALANCES MAN
lO Tear Old Girl Only Rnrvtror
of Terrible Tragedy. Slayer
.TurnsjGnn on Self;
.Will Recover
HAMILTON, Ohio, June 4.
Gripping fear .that nine relatives
"including , six little nieces and
nephews, . with whom. ; he lived
would bd made homeless by evic
tion N from a j modest . home ' they
were buying,1 because he was un
able to meet a . $1600 mortgage,
today is believed to have caused
Floyd Russell, 43, to shoot and
kill eight of them early today. He
'likewise sought to end his,-own
life as well as that of his 10 year
old niece," Dorothy Russell, who
escaped. f J 1
3 Russell, although wounded, is
held in a padded cell. A lunacy
warrant was filed against him
late today. -J . .,. !'?; r.. 1 1 ..". ::
His victims were his mother,
Rose Russell. 60; brother John L-
Russell, 25; sister-in-law, Emma
Russell, 35; and five nieces and
George 6. Paul 3, and Richard,
George 6, Pul 3, and Rachard,
, 4 months.1 ' . I -j .
Russell made no effort to re
sist officers who broke down the
door to gain entrance. Just as
the officers entered he fired a shot
into his left lung. His condition
is not critical. . -
Mrs. E. J. Muntz, who held the
mortgage this afternoon said7 that
arrangement were being made to
renew it for two years and that a
buildings and loan company was
going to help Russell.
Dorothy, 10, saved herself by
hiding in bed when ' she heard
shot. . -j - . ; ; j -
After thai shooting he riddled
the bodies of several of the child
ren with bullets. He had talked
Incoherently about a mortgage on
the - house - and ; said - he would
shoot the picture oft "thel wall.
Most of those killed were sleep
ing.; , J v:
Robert Leonard and Louis Kel
ler, policemen, and Captain( Wes
ley Wulzen, j deputy sheriff, were
summoned. ! ' .
As they approached the house,
Russell, who was employed as a
laborer, fcppetared ' at a window
and told a story that a 11600
mortgage was due on the place,
and that they would have to move
today. , ; -.. -
"I'll shoot the pictures off the
wall and then surrender, Russell
told the police. "
With that the slayer turned
about and fired more bullets into
the bodies of the children lying In
the room. . . . . . ; . :j i ..
Russell then appeared at j an
other window, and the police
broke in ' a door Russell then
turned the pistol on himself. He
fired one shot before the police
could reach; him and the bullet
penetrated his lung, near t the
heart, but he will live, according
to reports from the Jail.
"I made m poor job on myself,"
Russell said when taken Into
custody. . .-- - j . , ,-, ;''.; j y
LIONS ELECT OFFICERS
OIIL1XG, G IESr AND MILES
OUT FOR PRESIDENCY
Salem Lions are to select their
officers for the coming year at the
regular meeting today noon at the
Marlon hotel. Those nominated
-for president are Merrill Ohling.
C. W. Geise and Ross Miles. Only
one, nomination was made for the
offices of first, second and third
vice presidents, and they will be
filled by Bob Aiken, Dr. II. M
Brown and Dr. C L. George.
1 Ruf e s White and Newell Wil
liams have been, nominated ,to fill
the office of secretary, while J.
W. Orr win be the treasurer.
Two directors are to be selected
at the same meeting. : ; '
CITY ATTACKED BY OWLS
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FLOCK ' OF ; NIGHT ElRDS DIS-
TURB PEACEFUL TOWN
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4.
(By Associated Press.) Attacks
on residents by ; a flock I of owls
resulted in action by acting Police
Chief Chamberlain last night
when, armed .with a shotgun, he
rode about in the neighborhood,
affected in an automobile and shot
down nearly a score of the birds.
Residents in the neighborhood for
several, days had carried umbrel
las as ft means of protection. In
several instances the birds became
entangled In the hair of women
and the faces of several children
were scratched.
Three Girls and Escort Are
Flared Upon 1'robatlon Fol- -'
lowing Episode
Rumors are current upon the
Willamette university campus re
garding three young men ' and
three young women' being" placed
upon probation as a result. of an
alleged i "wild party" staged rt
cently. i The 'three men are saiu
to be members of a local fraternity
and all are prominent in campus
activities. I Two lof the ! young
women sare believed i to be , resi
dents of Lausanne ball and the
third is said to be a resident J of
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', According to reports the party
gathered upon the campus about
10 o'clock I in the j: evening and
made an extensive tour' of the
country roads until after 1 o'clock
the next morning. After the party
returned to the campus the girls
made their, entrance at Lausanne
hall f through an ! open window.
This, was tUa critical point, hew
ever for; according to reports, the
girls were seen by Dean Frances
Richards; and the story was con
sequently madeNtnown to the fac
ulty..:' ; jqvr-.ftj- i ; i. !- i-;
11 Attempts to reach Dr. Carl G.
Doney,! president! of the univers
ity, who is out of town this week,
were 'unsuccessful, so the extent
of punishment to be administered
to members of the party Is not
definitely known, r
ALL COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILL CLOSE JUNE 15
TER3I BEIXG ENDED IS SOME
DISTRICT BACH DAY v
Annnal Meetings Will be Held;
Several Districts Planning'
1 ; Improvenients
AH schools of Marion county
will be closed by June 15, accord
ing to Mrs, i Mary Fulkerson,
county superintendent of schools.
On that date the ; annual , school
meeting will be held In districts
throughout the county. Up to ilate
the budgets have not been receiv
ed from any of. the- districts, but
three districts have sent In notices
that they will levy no tax.
It Is stated that the special tax
levies will average about the same
as In other years, there being no
excuse for the levies being higher
this year, j ! ; j J;- "
Some of. the- districts are plan
ning on material imprvements if
the taxpayers agree . t& rote (the.
funds. Brooks will take up (the
matter of I remodeling its school
by enlarglnjgTlt to oTercme crowd
ed conditions, j A third teacher
has been hired. ! Kelrer; school al
so intends to make some changes
by - erecting an! auditorium and
children's playground upon school
property. . t
It will be determined i at the
school meeting whether the Ger
vais union high school shall be
retained, ',
BOY'S GRAVE DECORATED
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CEREMONIES ARE OBSERVED
FOR CAli OOOLIDCE, JR. '
PLYMOUTH, i Vt.. June S.
(By Associated Press.) A wreath
and a Boy Scout ; bronze marker
today were placed on the grave
of Calvin Coolidge, Jr., while his
grandfather, Col. John C. Coolidge
and others watched the simple
services in the tiny cemetery.
- Boy and Girl Scouts came from
Windsor and Rutland county to
decorate the grave and repeated
over it the Scout oath and the
pledge of ' allegiance to the flag,
President Coolidge had given his
approval for 'the exercises. r
Thursday in Washington
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The government figure showed
gasoline production continued at
a record breaking rate in April.t
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- Awards totalling $1,750,000 on
Red river - oil claims were recom
mended by Secretary Work.
Decision was reached to trans
fer the bureau of mines from the
interior to the commerce depart
ment. .' f .
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State danartment advices said
that the Chinese disturbances had
spread from Shanghai and Canton
to Changsha. .
LEGION AIRE IS MAYOR
KELSO. Wash., June . 4 Nat
R; Smith, commander of Guy
Rathburn ) post, American legion
and winner, of the distinguished
service cross in the World war,
was elected Mayor of Kelso by the
city council tonight. He succeeds
A. Rurlc Todd, recalled - Wednes
day,
Rioters Fire on People From
Vantage Points, Streets ,
Closely Guarded
US FORCES REACH CITY
Three Hundred Marines and Two
Gunboats Hashed to China
to Lend Aid In Restor
ing Order 'I
NEW YORK, June 4. (IJy As
sociated PresJ4 Protest, against
the action of tliet United States,
Japanese and other powers in the
anti-foreign rloty at Shanghai was
Issued tody by Lung Chi Lo, pres-
ldent-elet'tjr thei Chinese students
alliance iu the "T3 1 ted .States,
which has a membership of 3,000.
Tomorrow night, a meeting of
prote.;i will be held here bv 300
local Chinese students.- I
r SAN FRANCISCO. June 4
(By Associated Press.) The stu
dent and other demonstrators In
Shanghai who on Saturday last
and again early in the week had
clashed with the police while pro
testing against the arrest of Chin
ese strikers, in Japanese :- cotton
mills, are apparently now devot
ing their energies to nromotlnff
strikes aimed at foreigners, latest
dispatches from the Chinese port
indicate. . . -. . ; . j .
There were some disorders of
a minor character yesterday while
the authorities were busy driving
agitators fromcover and
taking
precautions to prevent them from
firing on foreigners from hotel
and other buildings as they passed
through the streets. " r . , ;
The soviet ambassador In Pe
king and the consul in Shanghai
have denied reports that their or
ganizations were assisting, the
strikers and their sympathizers.
but no word has come from the
leaders of the .radical wing of the
Kuomintang party, which was al
so charged with having a hand in
thedemonstratieasi i.-1 .1:;'
Meanwhile tid "foreign powers'
are taking steps to protect their
nationals. The USS Jason with
300- marines, is . en route .from
Cavlte to the strike infested eity
and the USS Sacramento gunboat,
has been ordered from Hong Kong
to reinforce the American ships
already there- and. from which
bluejackets have' been: landed to
protect the power stations . and
other- essential; services, j Italian
and. British bluejackets are also
ashore, taking a hand in guarding
the city and more are en route.
while the volunteer corps, com
posed of foreign residents well ac
quainted with the people and t he-
town, are assisting the regulars in
patrolling the streets. I
V couloyouV f OOIITYOU
- Vy? y h m Veil big
Each Is Responsible for His Own
- District and to Dnmedlate f
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, Superior
Division or the 24 state traffic
officers into five . groups with ,a
sergeant in . charge of each aipj
Kenneth Bloom, of Albany, s
captain ha3 been made by T, A
Rafferty. chief state traffic offi
cer, in order to facilitate the op
erations of the department duriag
the, summer. Each of . the serge
ants will have supervision of the
men in bis. district and in turn are
responsible to Captaia, Bloom.
' Districts and the sergeants in
charge of each are: . , .
G. Max Flanery, district No. 1
Marionr Pplkt Linn, Lane, Benton,
and Lincoln, counties. , - r ,
II.' L. Griffith, district No. 2-
Clackamas, ' Multnomah, Yamhill,
Washington. Tillamook. Columbia
and Clatsop counties. .
J. J. McMahon, district No. 3
Douglas; Coos, Curry, Josephine
and Jackson counties.
Jay Salt2man, diatrict No. 4
Hood River, Wasco, Sherman,
Gilliam, MOTrow, Umatilla, Union,
Wallowa "and Baker counties.
; Earl B. Houston, district No. 5
. Deschutes, : Jefferson, Wheeler
Grant, alheur, Harney, Lake and
Klamath counties. ,
TALENTED TAW WINS
ATLANTIC CITY, June 4.
Howard Robinson, 13, of . Spring
field, Mass., proved too much for
Stanley Smith, lanky Newark lad,
in. the exacting semi-finals .of the
marble , tournament here today.
Twice he slid his orange colored
if aggie in the center 1 of - the ring
and then- "ribbed, .the bank."
He wiTT oppose Thomas Raley
of Owensboro, Ky, in the finals
tomorrow, . - - T
Gf ANT AIRSHIP OFFERED
For Purpose of relief
SHENANDOAH SAID READY TO
. UNDERTAKE POLAR TRIP i
Secretary. ' of Navy :'N"ot Ex,
'to Concur in Report of
"'.,,. Commander
WASHINGTON, June 4. (By
Associated Press.) A detailed
plan for operation of the Shenan
doah in the event that the navy
department should decide to send
it inf search of the Amundsen polar
expedition, Ms been submitted to
Secretary' WHbur by Commander
Lafidsdowne of the dirigible.: ?
The plan was submitted with
out recommendation and merely as
a supplement to a report which
had been requested, embodying a
typical plan of operation for either
(Continnxl on pfe 3)
Henpecked!
Formation of Income Tax Party
Expected; Grazing Land Is"!
DLscuissed J- .
DALLAS, June 4 Tha'Oregon
-state grange, in the third day of
its annual convention here .went
on record as a body favoring the
initiation of a -'state -income tax.
The Income tax - resolution was
adopted together with I instruc
tions to State Master Pal miter to
appoint a committee to wjprk with
other organizations to form an
income tax league. The, league
would not only draft a measure
to be referred to the people later
but also .would campaign against
the Dennis, resolution, referred by
the state legislature, to the voters
and containing a proposal to pro
hibit enactment of any income tax
measure in Oregon, for a ; period
of 15 years. . y,r
Among other resolutions adopt
ed today was one asking that
newly-cleared land be taxed as
grazing land, only for the 1 first
three years after clearing.
R V.; Stockton of Sheridan was
elected to the legislative com
mittee, a po.it which he had held
by appointment since J. D. Mlckle
resigned, i
GOVERNORS PLEDGE AID
FOR DEFENSE DAY1 MOVE
TO RECEIVE i COOPERATION
FROM GOVERNMENT BUREAUS
All U. S.. Departments f Promise
- Support of Arrangements For";
' July 4
, WASHINGTON, June 4 (By
The Associated Press) Coopera
tion of , the various governmental
departments with the war depart
ment in carrying ; out - the plans
for a defense test July 4 has been
asked by Acting Secretary Davis,
in letters to the department
heads. - .u ; ',
. "Assure you of the support and
cooperation of the state of Texas
to carry oat plana for defense day,
July 4,w Governor Fergmsdn wir
ed. J,- . v: ... ".;
Governor Billings of Vermont
also sent a message saying '
most heartily support the presi
dent in the observance of defense
test of July 4." . t!
. The acting war secretary's let
ter pointed out "with ti patriotic
demonstrations In myi locality
will comprise such ceremonies,
participate in by both the military
ana me civilian, population gen
erally, as may be arranged in ac
cordance with the plan of state
and local and civilian I commit
tees.' .?:. ;; .:.., ,,.;;;.)! ' :
Detailed instructions" for the
nine corps area, commanders', he
added, j now being prepared, will
soon be- forwarded. -
Circuit Judge Bagley Holds
in Court That Law Is Un
, constitutional
TEST CASE TO BE MADE
Right of Officers to Search Auto
mobile' Denied; Probable Canse
For Seizure la Said Not
Sufficient
TILLAMOOK. June 4-The
Oregon law which provides the
search of automobiles, boats and
other vehicles tor rontraband li
quors, without a search warrant
and without filing of an affidavit
Lj unconstitutional, it was held in
an opinion given by George R
Bagley. circuit Judge of Ilillsbo
ro, today, in acting on a petition
of Walter U Tooze, Jr., attorney
for C. F. Delf ord, liquor defend
ant. .. i" r
. Judge Bagley held in his opin
ion that the protection of a citi
zen's home and his personal , et
fects ; included his means , of con
veyance and that such conveyance
came under the term "effects.
, Mr. Tooze's motion asked the
court tpTsuppress liquor j evidence
obtained in the search of Deford s
automobile on the ground that the
search and seizure were unlawful
and In violation of constitutional
rights. ; . : ; !"
The case against Deford will go
on trial here tomorrow, s
; Referring to this seizure Judge
Bagley said he was r convinced
that section 2,225-5, Oregon laws
was unconstitutional and that an
officer has no right of search of
an automobile except upon a yar-
rant. issued upon probable cause
first conditionally determined. He
held that the legislature had no
right to commit to an officer the
authority rto determine the exist
ence of non-existence of probable
cause In relation to . Bearch, in
view of the protlslons of the con
stitution.
Jiidrn 'Raelev's oDinion stated
further:; -
"It a man who" ts it citizen and
antHiAf tn thft nrotectiori of the
provisions of the constitution bas
contraband in his possession, he
Is entitled to the same protection
if it Is contraband, as it it is not
contraband." i
FOREST FUND ALLOTTED
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STATE WTLI RECEIVE $30,380
FROM: GOVERNMENT
State Forester F. A; Elliott re
ceived word from Portland Thurs
day morning that Oregoii had been
allotted $30,380 of federal funds
under the terms of the .Clark-Mc
Nary law passed at the last ses
sion of congress and authorizing
an annual appropriation of not to
exceed $2,500,000 to be allotted
the various states to assist them
in forest protection. ; i
In order to qualify ; for any of
the funds a state must have a fire
prevention and suppression, sys
tem that will adequately protect
both timbered and cut over lands.
The law is intended to eover'only
state and private . lands" and does
not apply to the national forests.
These federal funds will be used
in the payment of salaries of field
inspectors who are now : working
under the. direction and supervis
ion of the state, forester's office,
and also fa the" employment of ad
ditional patrolmen In the various
districts throughout tbe state;
MARSHALL RITES SIMPLE
SERVICES FOR FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT TOUCHING
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 4
The body of Thomas Riley
Marshall, whose gentle appeals
for more kindliness and toleration
endeared him to the nation lies
tonight In the same cemetery
wherein Tests the body; of James
Whitcomb Riley, another Hoosier
who touched American hearts
through ' his poems ; of homely
strains. They lie not far apart
on the rolling . slopes of Crown
Hiii. .' : , ".( !..;.'
; Indiana with simple but rever
ent ceremonies today: laid Mr.
Marshall at rest. The ; obsequies
were fitting for a man whose spir
it remained humble despite his
f elevation to the vice presidency of
a great nation and to the gover
norship of , his native state.
A brief eulogy by his pastor,
Scottish Rite services by his Ma
sonic brethern and unostentatious
funeral procession, Masonic burial
rites these Were all that were ac
corded one who might' fittingly
have been accorded a more pomp
ous ierric9,' V '
Owner Offers ;Large Reward for
,;1 Arrest and Conviction of
1 ' Guilty Person
Man's inhumanity to Ms fellow
creature is a well established fact,
but once in a while there comes
into the limelight, a specimen who
has sunk to depths too low to be
described by ethical joturnalism
Snd within the confines of the vo
cabulary of a newspaperman. This
type is the dog poisoner!
During the heat of passioia
man may,; in a fit, of anfcer, take
the life of a fellow man: or
through 'carelessness, only occas
ionally with malicious intent and
much forethought. But jibe man.
who wantonly attempts tot take the
life of a dog, when the animal is
not a vicious one or givf a to de-'
structive habits, simply refuses to
be -explained. He has no alibi.
' , Such an attempt was made some
time Wednesday night bjn a person
or persons unknown who used the
most cruel form -of 'poisqn known.
that of ground" glass. 1 Some
00180113 remove the ;victii 'with si
minimum of suffering, hut, ground
glass" cuts and grinds the! vital or
gans, causing almost untjold pain
The poison does not work quickly
but death is postponed and the
victim writhes In agony.
i . When O. F. Brazier 1 of 445
North Commercial, owner of Bpb-
bfe, the famous Collie wqndeT dog
ho made h!& way.home to Silver
ton after being lost inthe middle
west,- greeted his pet Thursday
morning he found the dig begin
ning to eat a small package of
shrimp well sprinkled with ground
glass. Bobbie, fortunately, failed
to eat a sufficient, auantity to
prove fatal. I
. . Mr. Brazier has offered a re
ward of $f(M) for the afrest and
conviction of the .persori, of per
sons making the attempt to take
the life of Bobby. i
ELECTION CENTERS ON
INSURANCE POLICIES
PLACE ON SCHOOL. BOARD TO
j-TiE KILLED JUNE" 15
Redistribution PUtformi of Tib
bita: Neer Refnses tJ Make
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Any Promise
Whether or not the insurance
policies of the Salem school board
should be distributed among the
different agent of the dity is be
ing made the centraL poant of is
sue and a hot fight is being
made the central point of, Issue and
a hot fight is being staged, which
will be settjed June l5Jwhen the
voters assemble at the Marion ho
tel to cast their ballot! School
matters are not discussed, but the
business of' distributing pnsurance
policies has been brought to the
fore, :
J. C. Tibbits, endorsed by the
Salem Association of Fire Inaur
ance Writers, has promised to sup
port actively, a distribution of the
insurance business of the school
board among the established insur
ance agents of the city.
Frank Neer, the othep candidate
has openly declared (thja V i voterB
would have to trust to Ms Judg
ment after he became a member to
succeed Curtisa V" Cross, .retiring
member of the board, rather-than
expect him to make a definite
stand on any particular! problem,
thus making It an- issue of the
lection, Instead of sound school
business judgement. -
Mr. Tibbetaj has taken the stand
that the insurapce business of the
city, state and county, la well dis
tributed and jthe- school business
luuuia ue put on tao same oasis
He : further stated', that j, the -men
who are asking , for part of the
business are taxpayers here, and
the companies they represent pay
a heavy tax in this community.
Mr. Tibbets Is also of the opin-
lon that the coach; of the high
school should be at the service of
the students in the school. He de
clared "I believe it is not a proper
poucy w asic tne stuaents to pay
any part of the athletic coach's
salary-' He further stated that
the coach should be a I full time
member of the faculty, "not . a
businessman." ' . ;
Hollis Huntington, the coach
has two study halls and coaches
athletics, besides carrying on an
active business in the city. Tib-
bets thus states that he is opposed
to the present stand of the school
board, who favor the , present
method used in hiring ihe oach.
It is expected that a readjust
ment of the business of ihe school
board will be made ?among the In
surance men, following (the agila-
non tnai nas tasen place during
the pa3t few weeks, regardless of
who has been; elected. ;i '
Statistics' of the insurance busl
(ConUnatd ob part 2) ! j
NEW HEAT RECORDS SET
South and MIddlewest Swelter ad
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" ' Thermometer Climbs to Un- .
precedentnl Height
for Season '
CHICAGO, June 4. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Weather condi
tions of the last! few, days hava
accounted for 11 deaths. Sixty
nine were due to the heat and
41 persons have drowned or been
killed in storms.) Deaths" follow:
. New York 16; Iowa 1; New Jer
sey 7; New -England 6; Ohio 16;
Michigan, 6 ;. Indiana - 1 ; Illinoij
$; Pennsylvania 3; Maryland 3;
Minnesota 1. : (
i Storm fatalities and drownings
fwere listed as follows:
; JEleyen . storm deaths, in Iowa;;
five storm deaths in .Minnesota,
four in Nebraska j one in Montana;
five: bathing iataii ties in Milwau
kee; one bathfngfeath in Chicago,
three .in Iowa, one in Baltimore,
and four in Cleveland. .
; The east, southt and middle west
continued tonight to, swelter in
the grip of an early summer heat
wave while the mercury estab
lished a newr-record In several
cities.
Several deathsj today added to
the more than (three score who
have died in -the United States
since' Old : Sol took advantage of
the -advent of I commencernetit
month to confer upward of ICO de
grees today on half the country.
Montana. lay'under four IncLt j
of snow while Nebraska and low
were recovering jfrom a series c:
baby tornadoes Which have killed
or injured a dozen persons and
caused property damage of 20 D,
000.: .Indiana was suffering from
a drought which! 13 doing heavy
damae to crops.
Little immediate relief from it -a
hot wave Jn eiht, according tt
weather , bureau, officials, whi
pfophecy the heat will protatii
continue for more than two dayas.
In the east: several cities re
ported new heat jrecords for Jun
4. : In COlumbus the- mercurr
touched 105, in Louisvlllo it was
95 and Milwaukee it was 90 at
noon and still going up. Four
new deaths caused by heat as well
as a dozen prostrations were re
ported for Chicago during the day.
The mercury wept up to 94.6 de
grees at - 5:30 o'clock ton!zht.
comin within less than a degree of
the hottest June 4 In Chicas-o's
history, which wis 95.S degrees la
1911. . ,
REGINA, Sask.. June 4 ?f
than three fourths of an inch cf
rain fell here Itoday in twelvo
hours, brinrlnsr th total fn.
days to 1.37 Inches. Basemects
were flooded and the
streams. i
NO WORD IS RECEIVED
FATE OF AMUNDSEN POL.:;
trip still, unsolved
! . "
OSLO. June 4.1 fiw
Press.) a fortnight
since Capt, Itoald, Amundsen, with
uve, companions, disappeared
Into the Arctic in their quest for
me north pole, and the mysury of
their,-, whereabouts atm u
solved. .;, . , - j .,
Amundsen is uiiderstnnfi fn v
left sealed .Instructions with C p
taln Hagerun of th -tP- c
Farm to be opened a fortnlsM af
ter his departure. What tUsa
contain has not! been !v.i
Meanwhile the Norwegian covcrn-
ment, at toe request of the Aero''
club, which promoted Anun 11
flight, is dispatching on Eatur I
two naval .scout ; seaplanes ly II.
steamer Ingertre.
The Ingertre. it Is expected, t. .II
arrive about "mid-June at Kin-
Bay where the seaplanes wi:i Li
unloaded and flown to Wellr. n.
bay,,Dane island, to connect t : i
the Farm and Hcbby and will t. i
begin immediately a syster
search of the Ice! edge along ul . ;
the 81st degree cf latitude.
In addition to the three st tu
tors, leutenanta Lutzow Ilclr:,
Harold Etyhr aiil Bornt Talc! ,
tlkere will be four mechanic: -3
falvorson, Noglegaard, E-
and Walter.
PORTLAND TC!LN I:LT:c
PORTLAND June 4. llrs.
ma B. Wilkinson of Tortlan l t;
was named fc0s.3ra.ry slate c
mander of the woman's 1
association of Oreon at ti. ?
nual convention wliich c-
here for a two cay ('::.