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Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1935
No. 121.
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By PAIL MALLON.
(Copyright, 1935, by Paul MHllon)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 President
Roosevelt has lately given some
private attention to a disturbing
condition within
his party organ
isation. This Is sup
posed to be the
Inside explana
tion why the
long-lost prodi
gal senator f t
AAnn was lnvlt- rv
ed to the White
House for lunch
the other day.
It Is said that
Postmaster Gen-
ral FarlPV. on
AIL .UALI.ON
his western scouting trip, again came
th. Vinrf Rttlint.lon CXlBttnft
IV i
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within the California organization.
He tipped the White House and
Mr. McAdoo was called In for con
sultation. In preparation for the
president's September trip into the
land of sunshine ewrnal, except
when It rains.
Similarly, the president made at
least a halfway step some weeks
earlier to welcome wayward Oover
nor Talmadge of Georgia back Into
the fold.
While these are the only two
noticeable gestures so far, it Is not
a very deep secret that Mr. Roose
velt Is starting on a round-up of
party prodigals in preparation for
the '36 campaign.
Democratic high commanders real
lie they have permitted their rela
tions with state organizations to
deteriorate alarmingly.
There Is, for Instance, the situa
tion of tho Democratic governor" o!
Ohio, who, It Is whispered, might
put two or three candidates Into
the presidential primary out there.
Also a bad condition in Iowa, whore
Indictments and graft charges have
I caused an upheaval.
The Louisiana situation is, 1
course, considered beyond repair.
In many another state, however,
the national headquarters has reason
i i afftotpnr.v of its state
organization". A national spokesman
here called mo siate
In Rhode Island on the telephone
a week or so before tho recent elec
' Hon and asked if there was anything
the national . organisation could do
to help up there. The answer was:
"No, no. Everything Is line."
It seems to be half settled at the
im.ii. Hnn that President Roose
velt will go to the coast by the
southern route. Also mat no
tm t.hroueh the Panama Canal.
Thus the Ohio, lowa and other
danger zones would be avoioea win.
... nreiimlnarv reDalr work can
be accomplished. If Mr. Farley did
not also advise this, he Is sp-
nipM. radically tho pollt.
leal speech-making possibilities ot
the trip, insteao mere wu
... thj hand for Senator Rob
lnson In Arkansas and a lot of good
publicity for the Roosevelt-darner
ticket from a siop i
president's home in Uvalde, Texas.
Note The strategists now con
sider Senator Harrison a good s
re-elected in Mississippi, "e . does
not need any help.
It my never get out officially,
but the office of the director 01
the mint did not care very much
for Treasury Secretary Morgenthaus
Idea about coining doughnut half
pennies and square mills. A confi
dential report to that effect is eup-
(Contlnued on rase Four)
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SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Vic Milne dlJguated because he
can't regulate the family alarm
clock a seren week old Cocker
jpanlel which rings loudly for at
tention at 4:00 every morning. He
remembera It age. for It was born
the day the Mllnea were married
Phil Qutsenberry dashing Indus
triously tor work at Klamath Falls
at 5:00 bells this morning, but pull
Inp up Rbruptly at Phoenix with
a burned bearing, and deciding to
start hts vacation now.
Alvy Merrltt. basebsl'.er. trying to
qualify as a "htque." by sauntering
about with a long weca. lasseiea.
protruding from between his teeth.
An elderly gentleman, assisted by
lady and two kids, diligently
searching through the grass at tne
park for a lest article, and an hour
later Just the gentleman left, ana
inserting stoutly that U was only
sn oil ran cap hr d loj.t. perhaps
teirful ire rpor'.cr vuuio i,ae too
g?od luck U It joined, ih starch
POLICE CHIEF OF
Erskine G. Fish Is Third
Police Chief To Be Killed
In Northern California
In Less Than Month.
SACRA MKN TO. July 12. (AP
The three confessed partici
pants In the Maying of Chief of
Tollce E. G. Fish of North Sacra
mento were removed late this af
ternoon to Folsom prison for safe
keeping.
SACRAMENTO, Cai.. Aug. 12.
(AP) Fresh memories of lynch law
Visited by a revengeful cltlzeriry a
few days ago on the slayer of a po
liceman In Yreka, Calif., drove auth
orities today to hide out three men
held here for killing a chief of police.
The victim, Erskine G. Pish. 47,
North Sacramento, the third chief of
police to lose his life at the hands of
gunmen In northern California In
less than a month, was shot down
early Sunday in a hunt for prowlers.
Trio Soon Captured
Before Fish died, police arrested
George O. Wallace, 27, a tree surgeon,
as a suspect. Fifteen hours later
Deputy Sheriff Harry Bryant made a
single-handed capture of Alfred
Paine, 26-year-old petty law violator,
who confessed the slaying, and his
companion, H. F. Smith.
Sheriff Donald Cox, advised that
more than 200 of Fish's friends were
talking of restoring mountain law to
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. (AP)
President Roosevelt today signed the
Wilcox bill authorizing a chain of
military aviation bases,
Mr. Roosevelt also signed the sec
ond general deficiency appropriation
measure.
The President explained last Fri
day that In signing the Wilcox meas
ure he would not necessarily recom
mend immediate appropriation of all
the funds necessary to put It Into
full operation.
At that time he said the legislation
would be signed to establish a future
policy.
Advocates of the legislation offered
by Representative Wilcox (D., Fla.)
have estimated Its cost at $125,000.-
000 but Roosevelt said there was no
way of making an actual estimate of
the total cost.
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SELF-PAID J
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 12. (AP)
Thirty-two Boy Scouts from Ufah.
touring the Pacific Northwest on
their annual "education by travel"
Jaunt, inspected Portland today be
fore heading southward down the
Oregon coast.
The boys, from North Ogdcn, fi
nanced the trip out of their sum
mer earnings In berry and .bean
fields. The 3.000-mlle Journey, made
In a bus, will cost the scouts an
average of 16 each, It was said by
LeRoy Montgomery, scoutmaster in
charge. Last year the troop visited
Boulder dam.
Hitler Behind Movement
To Mop Up Nazi Enemies
Br Guen titer O. Beukert
(Associated Press Foreign Staff)
BERLIN. Aug. 13. (AP) Chan
cellor Adolf Hitler, whose silent re-
! treat to his Berchtepgaden home led
i w reports that others were directing
j recent narl ' reltgloua restrictions,
stood forth today as the backer
of the houaccleantng of "state en
, emles."
Der Fuehrer broke his self-imposed
: Mlnce In a speech at Rosenheim
j in which he declared that the nazi
i party would smash its opponents.
Other leaders added to the disquiet
of the Jews with threats of future
strictures.
'By fighting we conquered Ger-
many." Hitler said, "and by fight
; mg t shall preserve it. Tiose
uncling up tuainn us shall not
deceive t;.r mbcl.es shout us,
I "Wa have never aicd L'ota
ADDED TOUCH TO
As an added touch to the fox (coyote) hunt staged by a Seattle,
Wash., club, J. A. Hlbbard donned regalia described as that of a Jap
anese "Mikado" and pulled C. G. Dean, a "Halle Selassie," about dur
ing the hunt, (Associated Press Photo)
JAP ARMY CHIEF
TOKYO, Aug. 12. (AP) Lieuten
ant General Tetsutan Nagata, direc
tor general of Japanese military af
fairs, died today of sword wounds,
which the war office stated, were In
flicted by Lieutenant Colonel Alzawa
during a fight In Nagata's rooms.
The incident was said to have
grown out of recent transfers of
army officers.
Gen, Senjuro Hayashl, minister of
war, was said to have prepared his
resignation as a result. General Na
gata was one of his strongest sup
porters. The director general was wounded
in his rooms in the war office, where
Alzawa called on him this morning.
There was a fierce argument, during
which the lesser officer drew his
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AERIAL FLIVVER
. WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. (AP)
The first of the "Family Air Flivvers,"
a tailless airplane designed to sell at
less than $1,000. arrived at Washing
ton airport today at the end of a
transcontinental flight.
On hand were Secretary Roper and
Eugene L. Vldal. director of air com
merce. for whom the plane was con
structed.
In the air, It looked like a large
grasshopper. It landed. Roper said,
"on. a dime" and In so doing a part
of the landing gear was smashed.
Secretary Roper minimized the Inci
dent. ADJUORNMENT BEFORE
SEPTEMBER V1S10NED
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. ( AP
Conclusion of the administration's
legislative program and adjournment
of congreas before September 1 were
predicted by Speaker Byrns today
after a luncheon talk with President
Rooecvelt.
fight, either In the past or today.
We will smash them so they will
forget to continue their opposition
for the 13 years."
The chancellor, delivering his first
public speech since his defense
i the world on May 21 of Germany's
armaments, rerrained from making a
direct reference to current Incl
I dnts.
"If the hammer blows of fate
'should strike us." he said, "they
will only make us still harder. I am
! convinced no power on earth can
attack us any more.
"We want peace and constructive
work, but whoever wants to disturb
this peace will discover that we are
no longer a people of pacifists but
a people of he men.
"We did not capitulate hen the
j conditions mere re'.erwd. and w
surclj mUl not 40 It today
SEATTLE HUNT
ASSERTS BUYER
Cannery prices for Roue River
Bartletts, are expected .to be received
tomorrow by J. Court Hall, buyer rep
resentative of California packers In
this section. He stated that no con
firmation as yet has been received
of the reported offer of $35 per ton
for, Bartletts, received last week, by
a valley grower. Other valley buyers
reported the Bartlett price has not
been set. None would make any prc
d lotions as to the probable price.
First picking of Bartletts Is sched
uled this week. The J. A. Perry or
chard between this city and Jackson
ville, Is reported ready to start pick
ing. The Van Hoevcnbcrg and Mo
doc orchards In the north end of the
county, are scheduled to start Wed
nesday or Thursday.
Several of the packing plants are
scheduled to make short runs this
week to pack the early pickings, but
the main volume will come next week
All the packing plants expect to be in
full operation by Tuesday, Aug. so,
Picking In all the Barttett orchards
is scheduled to start next wek.
As far as possible, local labor will
be employed in the fruit, with indica
tions there will be less transient la
bor than In the past five years. Most
of the packing crews have been
lected for the year. Several of the
plants expect to start packing schools
this week. The Pinnacle Packing
company will open Its school Tues
day at the No. 3 plant, on North Fir
street for three days, for Pinnacle
help only. No tuition will be charged.
Present weather conditions sre
ideal for pear development. The Bart
letts are reported of excellent size and
quality, with an estimated tonnage
the same as last year.
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BASEBALL
National
Cincinnati 4 0 0
Pittsburgh 7 14 1
Holllngsworth. Nelson. Brennan,
Orey and Erlckson; Lucas, Btrkofer
and Padden.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. (Special.)
39 cara California Bartlett pears sold
ranging from $1.95 to $3.30. General
average 12.35.
Utility Witness
Finally Located
NEW YORK. Aug. 12. fTP) The
New York Post, In a dUrpatch from
Washington today, says H. C. Hop
kins, dominant factor In the Asso
ciated Oaa and Electric company.
! found by federal agents In Nw
Jersey and Uken to Washington to
testify In the congressional lobbyln?
inquiry.
"Committee agents found him
somewhere in Neir Jersey." the news
paper stales, "and took him into tlftr
custody end dllned to divkw
where they kept him overn:ht."
Arrest Three hrUers
PORTLAND. Aug. 12. (AP)
Tiiree members of the truck drivers'
union here had been arresUd today
on disorderly conduct charges a
the walkout of drivers employed by
Meier i Frank, department store,
went into It tbud day.
j Pear Markets
CALLED FOR DRILL
Latest Addition Means Mil
lion Men Under Arms
Faint Hope Seen For Pres
ervation Of Stresa Front.
ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 12. (AP)
Emperor Halle Selassie foresaw ''the
danger of a world war again" In an
address at the palace today to the
civil, military, and religious authori
ties of Ethiopia.
He said the empire places Its hope
for peace In "the Impartiality oi
the League of Nations."
Referring to the world war, the
emperor said, "History is repeating
Itself In this crisis."
ROME. Aug. 12. (AP) Orders dis
tributed today Indicated the mobili
zation of an Italian force of 600.000
men for war maneuvers in northern
Italy Aug. 34, bringing the total
Italian army to a strength approach
ing 1,000.000 men.
Today's orders varied from the
usual formula In that they failed to
state the date upon which the mob
llized men could return to their
homes.
This fact led informed quarters to
believe Premier Mussolini will be pre'
pared, during the last week of this
month, to strike at any developments
In East Africa with the full weight of
a mobilized army which will be close
to the 1,000,000 man total he set as
his objectivo for October.
The mobilization of Aug. 24 has
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ARE FIXED BY STATE
SALEM, Aug. 12. ( AP) The min
imum wage for bean pickers for
1936 has been set at 86 cents per
hundred pounds, Charles H, Gram,
state labor commissioner, said here
today, but the grower Is permitted
to hold out 10 cents per hundred
as a bonus to the picker if he works
through the entire season:
Should the grower elect to hold
out this amount, to Insure that
his workers remain until the crop
la harvested, he must post a notice
to that effect. Such a notice was
contained In a circular letter mailed
to all growers, Gram stated.
AT
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12. ( AP)
The Oregon Federation of Labor to
dny denied seats In the annual con
vention to delegates of the Brewery
Workers' union.
The convention opened quietly and
was progressing calmly when Agnesa
Qulnn, representing the Portland
waitresses union, arose to demand
that brewery workers be ousted.
A reverberating shout of "aye'
came from the 250 delegates when
thn president submitted the question
to bar the brewery workers.
Miss Qulnn declared members of
this union had delivered "unfair"
beer to a picketed restaurant here.
Columbia Fishing
Operations Resume
ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 12. (AP)
The 11-day strike of approximately
2300 members of the Columbia River
Fishermen's Protective union was
over today, and giant salmon were
being hauled from the Columbia.
Strikers voted last night to ac
cept a packers offer of six cents
a pound for fish delivered to the
canneries Jntll August 17.
SENATE FOR CODE WAGES
HOURS, FEDERAL WORK
WASHINOTON, Aug. 12. (AP)
Imposition of code wages and hours
on any industry dealing with the
government or operating with gov
ernment money was provided In a
bill passed today by the senate and
sent to the house.
It passed without a record vote.
STATE POLICE HONOR
MEMORY OF MRS. PRAY
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 12. (API
State policemen all over Oregon stop
ped their patrol for five minutes at
1 p.m. today In respect to the mem
cry of Mrs. Ida H. Pray, wife of their
! superintendent. Charles P. Pray. Mrs.
j Pray died Saturday at her Forest
j Hills home. The funeral ma held
(bare today.
Challenge To Roosevelt For
Statement On Constitu
tion Regarded As Major
Step In Bitter Fight.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. (AP)
Amid disagreement whether Herbert
Hoover seeks presidential nomination,
Senator Robinson, the Democratic
leader, answered the former presi
dent's challenge to the New Deal to
day with a declaration that one ad
ministration aim Is "to overcome the
drastic effects of Hoover policies."
The Hoover statement, saying Presi
dent Roosevelt should reveal "what
changes this administration proposes
in the constitution" before congress
adjourns, was a major topto among
the legislators.
Some Republicans agreed with
Robinson it showed the ex-prcsldent
was a candidate for another term,
but Representative Treadway, (R.,
Mass.) commented "half the people
are against the New Deal, and they
aren't all candidates."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. ( AP)
Herbert Hoover's challenge to Presi
dent Roosevelt to Inform the people
"openly" and "precisely" Just how
he wants the constitution changed
was regarded today as a major step
In a Republican drive for a knockdown-ami
-d rag-out fight on constitu
tional Issues In 1036,
Stopping In Chicago on a trip
east, the former president hit at
the new deal last night In a state
ment accusing the administration of
"dictatorial" demands, of trampling
on "primary liberties of the people"
and of invading state's rights.
Open Fight Wanted
Directly or Indirectly, he said, the
administration seeks to revise the
constitution to concentrate powers
in Washington. Calling on the ad
ministration to declare Its lntontlons
before congress adjourns and make
it an open fight on a specifically
worded amendment, he said:
"No matter how destructive an
amendment might be and even
though tho people were persuaded
to ill-advised action upon it, yet
It would bo bolter for liberty to
commit aulcide In the open rather
than to be poisoned by Indirection
in the capital of the nation.
"No more r.iomentoua decision has
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BAKER ATTORNEY NAMED
TO LEGISLATIVE SEAT
BAKER, Aug. 12. (AP) A. H.
Grant, Baker attorney, was appoint
ed by the Baker county court this
morning to succeed former repres
entative, J. Richard Smurthwaite,
who resigned recently following his
appointment a veterans placement
officer In Oregon. Orant will serve
as a representative of Baker county
until the November. 1038 election.
He was recommended to the court
by the Baker county democratic cen
tral committee.
KLAMATH FORESTS FREE
OF SERIOUS FIRES TODAY
KLAMATH TK1AS. Aug. 12. (AP)
Despite the fact that condition, are
hazardous, no serious f Iren are burn
ing In the Klamath pine foresta.
A brush fire in the Bonanza section
has been brought under control. Dry
graas la burning on the hllla east of
Pelican City but no timber has been
touched.
World Business Tempo
Hitting Faster Stride
By Rader WinJet
Associated Press Financial Writer
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.fp) An al
most general imptuvement in busi
ness conditions throughout the world
during the last 1 w months is shown
In current survey. .
Each country I .ia contended with
special problems. There have been
spurs to industrial production and In
ternational trade within one country
that have placed It Mgher In the scale
titan other nations not benefited by
special circumstance1.
Activities which ome authont is
class under the hea ing of natioi A
defense preparation 1 ve boosted pro
duction and speeded general . activi
ties In some nations.
Other nations such as the gold
bloc group have been hampered to
some extent by currency difficulties.
Three countries outstanding In the
gold bloc France. Holland and
Switzerland were reported by the
national Industrial conference board
to have suffered decreased oroductln 1
In June while world production a
a whole advanced during that month.
For the previous month, tte board
Festival Queen
ml.- m
'Si li. '
Alice Watanbe (above) was
named queen of the Nisei Festival
given by Los Angeles' "Little
Tokyo." The week-long event la
staged by the second, or American
born, generation. (Associated Press
Photo)
IN MEM) AREA
The temperature today broke all
records for the summer, when at the
3:00 p.m. reading the needle was
standing slightly above the 108 mark.
with tUo possibility that It would
crawl up slightly before late after
noon. The weather bureau pointed
out that It was undoubtedly, several
degrees warmer than that down town.
Those die-hards who believed that
summer hadn't arrived were 'throwing
away their hair shirts today, as the
mercury skyrocketed above the cen
tury mark. With a high of 100.4 yes
terday afternoon touching a new high
for the month, some warning of the
approaching heat-wavo was given.
At 12:40 this afternoon the tem
perature was steadily climbing past
the 08 mark, Just 10 degrees higher
than at the same time yesterday, with
the probability that the season's high
of 102.2, set on June S, would be far
outdistanced. On August 14 the high
mark was an even 102.
The 10 degree Jump Just after noon
did not mean that the raise would be
10 degrees, but did Indicate a hlghe:
top.
By the Asfoclutrd Press
Cool broezca and scattered light
showers today brought welcome relief
to the mlddlewest which has suffered
under the aun's btlsterlng rays for
several weeks.
Oklahoma and Texas were the hot
teat states with morning temperatures
around 00. It was generally cooler In
Texas, however, and cooler was fore
cast In Oklahoma, tonight.
At Amarlllo, Texas, and Garden
City, Kas., dust clouds rolled In on a
blistering south wind. The storm ,
lasted an hour at Amarlllo, longer at
Garden City, center of last spring's
series of terrific storms.
And while sufferers watched the
mercury go up,- persons on Pike's Peak
tn Colorado watched it go down.
From four to five inches of snow fell
on the summit and the temperature
dropped to 34 degrees.
Four additional deaths brought the
season's heat toll near 200. Two died
tn California and two In Missouri.
Four were proet rated In Loa Angeles.
Alva, Okla., reported the day's
highest temperature, 114 degrees, and
It was 112 at Enid. Many Oklahoma
points had top readings between 103
and 107 degrees, and It was 108 at
Fort Smith, Ark.
reported International trade higher In
terms of gold than any previous
month tn 103d but 4.2 per cent lower
than the average for the final quarter
of 1034. It was, however, 1.2 per cent
above May, 1934.
Alfred P. Sloan. Jr., president of
General Motors corporation. In a re
port to stockholders on the first half
of this year said, "the period In ques
tion was characterized, both domes
tically and overseas, by an Improving
trend of business, with the gain ap
parently well sustained.
"In practically all countries
throughout the world, the underlying
economic forces, striving for recovery,
are, at the moment. In the ascenden
cy over the adverse influences Inci
dent to political action."
As an Indication of expanding ac
tivity In heavy Industry, the United
Slates department of commerce ex
ports of scrap Iron and steel tor the
first six months of this year were
higher than the first half of 1934
and larger than any other entire year
since the World war.
Italy and Japan mer tha best customers,
HOIEMTEST
Plan To Locate Part Of New
Route Over Mile From
Lake Termed One Of Sev
eral Unpleasant Incidents
PORTLAND, Aug. 13. (AP) A
protest against the plan of tha
national park service to locate para
of tha new rim road around Crater
Lake more than a mile from th
lake, was telegraphed today to Sec
retary of Interior Ickea by officer
of Crater Lake National Park com
pany. Richard W. Price, manager of tha
park hotel, was here today to dis
cuss the situation with officials of
the company.
The national park service survey
calls for the road dropping from
an elevation of 7.115 feet at Sun
Notch on the south aide of thu
rim, to 8.000 feet, through an area.
in which there la little vialbllttT
and little scenery. The road would
terminate at government headquar
ters, about three mllea below th
rim.
Wants High Line
Cameron Squires, president ot
Crater Lake National Park com
pany, in his wire to Secretary Ickea.
said the high line road originally
planned should be built, extending
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JEWSHlRIn
VIENNA, Aug. 12. (AP) The pos
sibility of a political and economia
reconciliation between Germany and
Austria without attempting to miti
gate anti-Semitism . in the RelcU
alarmed the Jewish element In Aus
tria today.
Neuewelt, organ of the Jewish
community, said It has detected, a
disposition among Catholics to make
"a separate peace with Hitler."
Austria, despairing of getting
either friendship or security from
a proposed pact between 'the Dan
ube states, wbs reported by the of
ficial Wclner-Zeltung to have mad
two conditions for ending Its bit
ter two year quarrel with Germany.
One was said by the paper to be
dissolution of the Austrian Legion
In Germany; the other, disbanding
of the Austrian "Hllssbund" organ
ization, accused of supporting ft
secret pazl corps In Austria,
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Income Shares
August 12. (p) Maryland Trust,
10.80, 18.23.
Quarterly Income shares 1.40, 1.53.
Ranker's Heart Tails
FOREST GROVE, Ore., Aug. 12.
(AP) Omar Fendell. 49, cashier of
the First National bank hern, died
today from a heart attack.
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PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 12. fT
PAvementa blistered and the heet
waves danced over downtown side
walks here today as the temperature
Jumped to 97 degrees at 2 p. m.
8ALBM, Aug. 12. (7p) The tem
perature soared to 99 degrees at 2:40
p. m. here today, and was steadily
rising.
Admits Killing
Nawtll P. Sherman (above) con
fessed. Massachusetts stata pollc
announced, that he drowned hit
wife to "he could make good im
pression on a 17-year-old girl" by
being tingle. (Associated Pree
PJtotoi ..
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