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fa O r- - The Weathef Pwdkon.....Falr and warmer Maximum yesterday..: 1)6.5 Minimum today 45 Precipitation... OS EDFOEP: MAffi TRIBUNE Weather Year Ago .Maximum Minimum ..93 ..4 fcUr JTwtltli Tetr. Wjij riftr-thlrd Yw. M EDFORD, OREO OX, T1UTKSDAY. JUNE 4, l!)2.r) NO. 64 M HEAT WAVE CONTINUES t OVER E A ST . - No Promise of Cooler Weather t: Except in Kansas Iowa i Corn Crop Hit $100,000 I LossuFrom Baby Tornadoes in Missouri Valley Sixty is tour Die. if CHICAGO, June i. (By Associated fess.) Two deaths and two prostra tions from the baking heat In Chicago uda.y Were reported up to 2 p. rn. when' the thermometer had steadily hi q unto d to 94 and was still rising. . GREAT FALLS? Mont.. June 4. four Inches of snow, followed ' by a heavy rain fell here between three and eleven o'clock this morning, during a storm, which ftuccordtng to available repurU was general over this section. i Heavy damage to trees, shruh--v ipyfr-y and gardens In the city from rt heavy snow was reported. I j CHICAGO, June 4. At least 64 deaths have been attributed directly or indirectly to the heat wave of the last! few days over the middle west and east. Of these 37 were Listed as tb toll of heat, as follows: v Two in New York. P Seven in New Jersey, ft Blx In the New England slates. Six in Michigan. One in Indiana, Three in Chicago, ' k ,f In addition 27 others deaths were traced to storms and bathing fatal it IP ps. follows: - . Kleven storm deaths In Iowa. i Hive storm deaths In Minnesota. Four storm deaths In Nebraska. , One storio death in Montana; , 3Flv.fi- fathing fatalities--Jn Milwaukee.-.-. - - i pne bathing death In Chicago. I COLUMBUS. Ohio, June i 4. The Weather bureau thermometer In the nt ate house ground kiosk registered 104 degrees at 3:30 p. m. ' PHILADELPHIA, June 4 For the fourth successive day Philadelphia (weltered in a temperature well in the nineties. At 1 p. m. the thermo fhetr .Svas, 92 'With the prospects that tstrday's maximum of 96 would be rMcH4. ' '. . . 1 . : ' j j;; BATiiTIMORE, June 4. (I)y Asso ciate :Prcss.) . All the local public ; schools we -dosed at noon for the remainder .'of the day because of the pxoessiye -neai which nu i-uhuuucu un.br'oken for .five days coupled wit n a deurdsslrig humidity. The maximum UAiperature. -. today wus 96, Two nWtratlona were reported. , , ; 'Wi'l!'"'-.v , i a vKJEWARK. JH. J., June 4. Two deaths In Jersey City today brought ttre total reported number of heat (featas In northern New Jeraey to even. j K''i,tV.; ''Jk't r '. " T t NEW. YORK, June 4. (A., P.) One -death and six prostrations were inv iuii.ui inw iiw w. "'""", Htrong central government ana tne lew hours this morning as New York I ru j and corruptlon 0f the tu- Hvehered through its fourth consecu- lchuns or mliltary governors. Mve day of stifling heat. Beginning at i The Tlmeg and other leading tftu'lse .the ' temperature mounted steadily, while a haze like humidity Blanketed 'the city. At.il. a. m. the Ihermtrmeter stood at 84. jt'ChlCAGO-Ajune 4r (A. P.) Little hope, for cooler weather was held to day .by ..the. weather bureau to a nation invjeltertng, In many places, from the greatest heat in many years. '.Continuation of high temperatures, titevalent from the Rockies to the At lantic ocean, for several days was fore rapt 'toy the observers for at least 43 jhours longer at many points. Partlcu larly . were the middle Atlantic Mates,' IK'kre the . heat had been most intense iha last' day, or two apd the southern Stales due to have the heat wave with them.- .' i. Only Kansas, . Of the . mlddlewest '(Continued on Pair Eight) TAMED CALIFORNIA ;' LOS, ANGELES, June 4. (A. P.) 1 Barring "repetition of yesterday's "bnusual weather" the colorful pa geantry of . the . 1925 Shrine conven tion .will come to a climax tonight 4n twd .spectacular parades; one including-.all the Nobles with all their bands, ' patrols and chanters repre senting half ' a hundred temples, and the Other dazzling with the massed kletg lights of Hollywood and scin tillating wJth the celebrities of the screen "In person." .The official Shrine parade was have been held last night but a drizzling rain that blanketed the city SHRINERS "KID" NATIVES DURING DRIZZLE Portland Firebug Is . Ordered to State Hospital Permanently PORTLAND, Ore.. June 4. 4 rhHtP c Rnrhtp) former city fireman who confessed starting ' 81 fires, was ordered to the state hospital at Salem today by Presiding Circuit Judge Mor- row;: Ho wilt bo at once. The court order stated that he is to. be "permanently con- fined." Buchtel is eager to undergo treatment, according ti his father. A. L. Buchtel, who said that his family wus also in hope 4 that his mental malady could cured. " T A FEW - ' Russia Will Take No Respon- , , . , SIDlllty, BUt Every Effort t0 Saddle Blame On U. S- IS Promised in Chinese Situa- tion England Alarmed. PEKING, June 4. (By Associated Press.) M. Karakhan, soviet ambas sador to China, today denied that his country would bo responaible In any degree for hostile activities of Chinese students at Shanghai. The soviet ambassador said, in his opinion America might well take this opportunity to prove professed friend ship to China by standing aside, say ing to the other implicated powers: ."This is your business, not ours." "Why should America deny respon slbillty for Shanghai outrages?" con tinued M. Karakhan. Every effort will be made to saddle America with a share of the blame, the-ambassador said, and the Amer ican legation joining with other pow ers replying to the Chinese protest will be tacit acknowledgement of responsibility. This is America's on - SSUES ORDERS FOR AMERICA portunlty to take a stand wnicn win : Tacoma, Wash. Her mother-in-law, further promote friendly feeling im-; jirg. w. C. King, is a resident of Ash tho part of the Chinese, particularly, land and formerly lived at Redding, the educated element, the friendship Calif. of which America has hitherto en-1 The Qulnot woman lived in'-,Ash-Joyed. M. Karakhan added. land for six months before moving to The ambassador s analysis oi situation was that Industrial condi tions alone were responsible for the rebellion of Shanghai workers, point ing out there was ample evidence to that fact In the records of foreign ad ministrations in China. I ftVnnV .Inna i 1 Rv 'Associated Pross A 'Very grave view is taken - f tne disturbances at Shanghai . .1iu r-hina aonerallv. fjar beng expressed that things are movlng towttrd a situation resembling the Boxer uprising. As regards the agitation among the wm.kera ond aludents .the editorial wrUel.3 of the indon papers are al- moat unnnimfus ln attributing It to bolsnevlk activilica. Aside from this feature the whole position is held to be symptomatic of ! . rtiition and chaos exist- g n chlna due ,0 the lacK 0f a papers see the only remedy In earnest united action by tho powers to restore peace and order.' The Times says they will soon have a favorable opportuni ty as France will shortly ratify the Washington treaties after which the tariff conference provided . for by those agreements will automatically come into existence. "That will afford the best possible occasion for common deliberations, a common decision and presentation of common demands with a common re solve that those demands must be ac cepted and observed," the paper de clares. Oregon Weather Cloudy, probably occasional show ers in west portion tonight. Friday fair and warmer; light westerly winds. CLIMATE HARD HIT ... d pH ii. no.tnoni.ment. The rnln also brought on a tidal wave of "kidding" from the wita of the Va rious delegations. An artificial, blizzard, manufac tured with the insldes of several hundred pillows from the upper uoors ot a aowniown naiei iun.imi- ed the piece de resistance oi tne day-long jollification. Election of Dana S. Williams of Lewistnn. Mnlne. as Imperlnl outer guard and the selection of Phllartei- tolphla as the scene of the- 1926 con- ventlnn. were Important features of the day s business sessions. ANfl RflY nuiiLnnu uu i N JEALOUSY ISLAYS GIRL Victor Hugo Dale Kills Rival and Self at Tacoma Left Legacy By Rarents Well Known in Granite City. TACOMA, June 4. Enraged be cause ho believed thnt he was losing favor in the eyea of hid Bweetheart, Victor Hugo Dale, 26 year old Ash land, Oregon farmer, yesterday even ing Hhot and killed Miss Poinelte Qulnot, the girl and his rival, Elmer Monica, 21, a former United States sailor and then turned the gun on himself in his apartment here, ac cording to police. MIbs Qulnot and Monica are be lieved to have been instantly killed hut Dale lived long enough to be i taken to the county hospital. How- lever, before physicians could prepare VSlS'-Mw a ) Dale was reported to have an orch- ardW Ashland, Ore., and waa for- merly of Florence, Ore. . In wallet which Dale carried on nin person were iuuiim i ttno l I w 1. I 1 I.,.l fnom1J0ma0h,ch hB I1UU lA-rntru Tho first, dated May 29, read: "To Victor H. Dale, Florence, Oro.: "Evonne,. Keystone hotel, Is not working and wants you to wire her." (Signed) "Morris." The second, dated May 30, read: "To Victor H. Dale, Florence, Ore.: 'Wire $5 to C. V. Morris for Evonne Dcnborry. . Received your wire by Morris. "Evonne." Victor Hugo Dale, sulcldo and slay er of his sweetheart and rival at Tacoma, Wash., was a well known resident of Ashland, Oregon where ho lived practically all his life. His parents died a year ago leaving him a legacy of 120,000 in city ana orchard property.' Dale left Ashland six 'tpo'rltlis ago with his victim, according io the Ash land authorities. It is also claimed that ..the husband of the Qulnot woman is in the Veterans' hospital at Tacoma, where she was Known Evonne Denberry. EUGENE, Ore., June 4. Victor Hugo Dale was born In Florence, Ore, and was adopted as a baby after his mother died, by Dr. and Mrs. John S. Dale. He came here last .week to find h& i,.ai'n nt hln- mnlhor, which he decorated for Memorial day, leaving iat(.,. tor Tacoma, He moved about ten years ago with his foster parents from Florence to Ashland. BASEBALL SCORES NEW YORK, June 4. Joe Judge, ! Washington first baseman, knockpd ,out two home runs today In the game against tne xanaees, tne iirst coming off Pennock in the third and the other loff Henry Johnson in the ninth. No runners were on base. . ST. LOUIS, Mo., June . 4. Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinal manager, poled out his fourteenth home run of the season off McQuillan In tho first Inning of today's game with the New York Giants. One man waa on base. National At Pittsburg. It. II. B. Philadelphia 3 10 3 Pittsburg ..18 18 0 Batteries: Knight. Betts, Ulrich and Wilson: Meadows, O'Neill and Smith, Gooch, Wendell. American .' At New York. R. H. E. New York -.-....i ;'..' 3 8 .2 Washington 8 ' 0 0 . Batteries: Ruether and Ruel; Pen nock, Bcall, H. Johnson and Ben gough. ' At Boston. R. . H. E. Philadelphia ........12 17 3 Boston S 6 2 Batteries: Harris and Cochrane; Sinn, Zahnizer, Fuhr and Plclnlch. At Cleveland . R. H. E. ,St. Louis ....j...... .'. 10 16 1 I Cleveland : U 13 2 I Winegard, Vangllder, Glard, Davis. Bush and Dixon, Rego, Rice; Lhle, Yowell and Sewell. At Chicago R. H. E. Brooklyn 9 18 2 Chicago - 11 1 2 Ehrhardt. Huhbell, Osborne, Oreen and Taylor; Jones, Kauffman, Blake ftnd Hartnett t LA GRANDE, Ore., June 4. La Qrande voters yesterdny accepted fur municipal bond Issues totalling $icn.n( at a municipal election by a vote of nearly 6 to 1. unofficial fig ures show. The vole was medium lllh 1041 ballots cast. Girl Abducted from Summer Home in Maine, and Police Searchers on Kidnapper's Trail with Dog 1 I i tvK. ATOITSTA- Maine. June 4. (A. P.) shot down Mrs. Towns. H admitted Precautions are being taken to that tils Htnry of finding MIhs Hay-j' prevent Harry A. Kirby, confessed ward's hotly In the woudH and carry-! murderer from killing himself. Thru ing It to the cottage was a lie. In the bars of his cell In .the county , stead, he wild, ht. carried her to his la.il here -veRterdav ho admitted 10 iil nere ?neruay ne ' o ounty Attorney Southard that he t ..n M 4 . r t V 4 1 a it A lila l-inv- I C mi-unified to doath Miss Aula Hay- ward, shot her aunt, Miss Emma Towns and then set fire to their cottage at Lake Maranacook the night of May -19. Kirby. after tho confession, threatened to commit sui cide. He said he was drunk when ho entered Miss Huyward's cottage and I N ETHERJDGE FRAUD TRI AL Ashland Cashier Tells of Buy ' ing Bonds By First National Bank, and No Interest Paid Grants Pass Woman Also Called. PORTLAND, Ore., June 4. The defense ln the trial of John L. Ether- ldge, Portland bond dealer, accused of using the mails to defraud ln ad vertising Seattle local Improvement district bonds, was permitted to In troduce one of Its witnesses today be fore the government case was fin ished. H. L. Boyd of Seattle, secretary ot John K. Price and company. Seattle bond dealers, who wished to return to Seattle . today, was tho witness. Ho Identified a circular Issued by his house In April, 1!J22, upon which was printed In blackface type: 'The faith of the City of Seattle Is pledged to prompt payment of principal and Interest of Seattle local Improvement bonds through the local improvement revolving fund," writes City Treasurer Ed L. Terry." The defense sought to prove thnt Etherldge based the staterrtcnts con tained in his advertisements on the declaration he read in the Price circu lar. J. W. McCoy, cashier of the First National bank of Ashland was a wit ness for the government today. Mc Coy's bank purchased 13000 worth of the bonds In question. When he was asked by Etherldgc's attorney, Martin L. Pipes. If he could read, he replied that he could read. Pipes then asked: "If you can read, didn't you read across the face of these very bonds the slntcment that the city is not liable for the payment of these bonds?" Canhler McCoy told of getting the circular through the mall, also vari ous letters explaining the issue that were written by Etherldge. He de clared no Interest had been paid on the bonds since they wero purchased by tho Ashland bank. Miss Anna Schmidt of Grants'Pass. testified to buying nearly 12000 worth of theso bonds, and that several inter est bearing coupons that are past due had not been paid. Bandits Slain CANTON, III., June 4. Clyde Dun can, 3K, of Peoria, was killed, his setp-son, Qtilncy Mcl'unkcy, 25. was probably ftitully wounded - nml Joe Diamond wus captured "t No. p Is to day after they had robbed the t.l cago, Burllng'on arid Qulncy station ot freight and money. m warn iiK m. left her bound and gagged while ho 1 1 f rwl llhil ant hnildM flllrP. house after snooting her aunt, ana returned and set the house afire He said he was still drunk tho next day when he choked Miss Hay ward to death "because . she screamed.' Meanwhile, Tie uilmltted, ho went butk to the bluzlng cottage with the rest of the townspeople anil joined for a while In the hunt for tho miss ing Hay ward gh'l. E GUTS GRAPE ST. BUSINESS BLOCK mm m . : .- . or lnelr children, and also wnat ' ' ' shall he taught in tho schools. Uollov Ponrlu Pn Rlorl Tirlinnc1 The evolution fires also wero kept: Vdlltjy Udnuy UU., UldU IIUHiya hu,.nnK by a statement of Governor On i Pnl I Au"tln Pe"y ot Tennessee at Clarka- IVllSSIOn anU BUSineSS UOI-.vllle, Tenn., his home town, that eae uniet sutierers far - tialjy Insured No Estimate j of Loss. About 1:05 a. m. today fire of un known origin pnrtlully guttod tho two-Btory Med ford BuutnCBS College North (Jrape Btroet between Muln and Sixth HtreeU, wherein art) location of the Medford ButdneHS College, Valley Candy Co., Radio Battery and Elec- trie Khop. J. U. Andrews' office, and the meeting place of the Glad Tidings Mission. The blaze started in the celling of a back room of the Valley Candy Co., and had already passed Its Incipient stage when discovered by an attache of tho city police department. who promptly phoned in an nlarm with the Impression that the Mason Motor Car building was ablaze. Tho fire department arrived to dis cover that they had to. deal witn a very stubborn and smudgy blaze, which hud already, burned the entire interior of the back room, the floor of the second story and hud even burned through the roof. Three lines of hoHe were laid,, two from the powerful Ktutz pumper and one direct fro m the h y d ra n t , and for nearly three hours the firemen battled the flames before they were subdued. In the northeast corner of the Knll.lltiir u n M nnnrlinanl lr-nnnlnri liv Mr. and Mrs. D. Barr, proprietors of tu , BU", U1 ur- - . V the Valley Candy Co. They were and pol ice chief of Seattle for awakened by the smoke and crackle he n "miss in their duties'' in sl ot the flames, but due to the heavy lowing -liquor to be sold -openly and not nrioiiolv. smoke ln the hallway they were un able to escape by that route and It was by the speedy arrival of the fire men that they were quicftly rescued by means of a ladder. Fireman K. Rinabarger while fight ing the flnmoB on tho second floor was overcome l.y tne fumes and smoke. He fell to the floor but a scant two fcot from a huge opening which had been burned In the floor, thus saving him from fulling onto the still flaming mass nf wood ond paper below. Fireman Melvln Har vey quickly carried the fallen man out of the building Into the fresh air tdoyo of the receiving department of outside where the effects of the Swift and company was arrested to smoke quickly disappeared. luT " charges of defrauding the firm The Valley Candy Co.- wns. tho of 750ll to 110.000. heaviest financial loser; as yet thc Although n n salary of slightly loss has not been emlriialid. What more than IIOli a month. Wochnlck stock of candy that was ntt ruined by has been living at an expensive hotel. (Continued on F Eight) Bell Hop Sues for . $3600, Year's Wages In His Profession 4 4 4 44V 4 SAN FRANCISCO, June 4. (A. P.) Modern "bell hop- ping." is a highly specialized "profession" and 30u a mouth is a fair stipend. It Is set forth In a suit filed here by Edward Ennls, bellhop at tho Clark hotel in an effort to collect 3600 from Mrs. Helen A. Olbbs, widow of this city. v, An answer filed by attorneys for Mrs. Gibbs charged Ennls" 4 claim Is "ridiculous." Ennls said he was engaged by Mrs. Glbbs to work for one year and quit 4 his job as bell hop. BRYAN TO STOP TUG AFTER MONKEY TRIAL Shnnghal and Canton have been ex tended to Changaha, where the situa- Oreaon School Decision Cause tlon is sported today to the state de- , , . partmont oa "serious but' under con- of Comment On Fate of ; i- i ! i T . TOKYO, June 4. (By" Assoolated EVOlUtlOn LaW TenneSSee , Press.) The Japanese government to. Governor Says It's All Bosh To Flee Trial. CHICAGO. Juno 4. William. Jen- ninK8 Uryfin BWftn Hong" of oratory ,ml)1 . be heur( Bt the Ten. nessee evolution trial at Dnyton, July 10. Tho great commoner announced at Springfield, 111., that ho intended (n rotll.0 fP0in tho lecture lilatform to devote his time to writing his memoirs. ' ' Mr. Uryan made only a brief ref- erence to the coming evolution fleht in a speech yesterday at Jacksonville, 1U., .his formei-homo, before con- tlnulng to .Nashville,, TennA where he will be joined by counsel for the prosecution of JT. T. Scopes, i. dieted Dnyton school teacher. . a.,..i.i 1 bors at a celebration of the city a centenary, Mr. Hryan referred to the recent decision of the supreme court in the Oregon school case say- tment apmrently ta,ied. ing It was significant of what might F,ve w0,.e reporte(, wounded , an be expected In the Tennessee trial. olMbl.cak , Poo,ung, 8uburb ju8t "The law gives the parents the right ocroJU) tne Whang Poo river. Shang to safeguard the religious education n4,.g harnor. A mob waa 8ald to have "evolution was all bosh," and tnal . ho expected to get as far as sible from the Scopes trial. WEEKS' CONDITION STILL CRITICAL Ury 0f War John W. Week, who has . ))een 1n a critical condition nt the Mai. UachuHettB General honpltal since thfl operation for gall atonei there a week ttKOi pasBed the bent nlghe he haa had ' since Saturday, according to a bulletin early today from his nhyslclans. 11 1 "Hecrotary Weeks had the best niirht ho has had since Haturday." said the bulletin.- "His condition while not bo KOod at 10 o'clock Inst nigh as at 7 '0'C0ck, has again changed slightly for the better. Temperature and pulse normal." SLAYER GETS LIFE, OFFICIALS FLAYED SEATTLE. June 4 A Jury that hore todny convicted Lawrence Haff don, triple slayer, of murder and sent CLERK HELD FOR STEALING $10,000 T OF PORTLAND, Ore.. June 4. Hnrry Wochnlck, for lve years an em- - ana r.o.ng anout in an expensive automobile, according to Deputy Din- SITUATION IN CHINA IS SERIOUS American and ; Japanese Ma rines and Cruisers On Way to Shanghai Police Decide to Strike -r- Jazz Musicians to Work- MANILA, June 4. (By Associated Prom.) With 300 mar In on aboard bound for Shanghai, the U. S, 8. Jason depurted from tho Cavlte navul sta tion today. The gunbout Sacramento at Hong Kong, has been ordered to Shanghai also. . WASHINGTON, June 4. (By As noeiuted Press.) Disturbances ln from sasebo to shanghai with 200 innriuvH lur uuiy mere in connection with the disturbances ln the Chinese city. The cruiser was under orders to sail lnte'thls afternoon. - Before tho decision! was reached to send troops to Shanghai, a guvurn- ment Kpokesman said the situation there "having become aggravated, the government intends to take the. neces sary steps to meet the circumstances SHANGHAI. ' June r. ' (FrlilavV (By Associated Press, V ' Shanghai was quiet this morning except tor a few. minor outbreaks. It waa not the nor- - mal quiet, however, Developments it the past; few hours included: . I ' Chinese police met at the Chapel spttion, '.fecliftd to strike at ,11 p. m.. b"t 'hon'ha Mur arrived only a few of he 2000. attached to the foreign , settlement police department actually turned In their arma. It is believed thnt thn fnrrA am n whnln will cmaln on duty! , Efforts of agitators . to . force a attaCKOd the mill of the Japan China, 1 spinning and Weaving company, Ltd; japnnese overseers on duty there, rei sl(iteil the tnob and opened fir after, ,he company's offices had been invad- ed. The Chinese constabulary lateij dispersed 'the crowd. American Jazz musicians . at , the Astor house, leading hotel most aert-v ously affected by the strike of domes tic labor, dropped their Instruments and took the places of striking Chi nese waiters. ' . ... . Soviet Consul Goneral Osarnln de nied .that his consulate had .any con nection with: Chinese strikes or strik ers. ' - . . . .V Settlement authorities conducted a number of . raids against , suspected communist centers, including Shang hai university. i ...... The strikes In Industrial .plants thruughout the city .today were re ported slowly spreading Best avail able, estimates r.plaeed -the number ' quitting work bo far at 60,000. LONDON, JUne A.tt waa sold- In official circles that the government was taking . all necessary steps-, to ' safeguard British subjects and Inter ests In China. ' The admiralty stated that 2000 British bluejackets have been landed at Shanghai an! that soon there' will fee TelnforeemenU stationed nearby, awaiting call. The British cruiser Dlomede. has arrive at Shanghai and the cruiser Car lisle signalled near there, this morn ing. ' v '' '".' ' 1 Part of the fourth submarine flp; tllla and gunboats are expected .1 reach Shanghai today.'. , i h i i .. ;.. i ' , WASHINGTON, D. C. June 4. Vlce-Copsul Carl D.. Melnhardt. tele graphed from Changsha that' stu dents 'of 'all 'the schools there had gone out - on -.strike 1 as a result 'OC the Shanghai Incidents., The- atu dents declared 'a boycott . against -the fP.nnMmti1 nn Pnwm VtitthtY GIN LIVED TOO trict Attorney Leon Behrman.i , - j Officer who aiTested him reported that they found a quhrt of gin on his hip. . Possession of liquor charges wore a placed against him. , According to Depuft- District Attor ney John ,Mo wry. a confederate o delivered frackllnajfi to the Hwlft plant cashed fictitious receiving Invoices supplied l.y . Wochf Ick ind split the proceeds.