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Movie Newlyweds Everybody thought William Powell, famous mystery movie detective, was a confirmed hermit. Then Carole Lombard, the blond, blue-eyed actress, came along. And here you see them just before they sailed on a Honolulu honeymoon. U.S. Heat Death Toll Climbs Past 500 Mark No Relief Expected Before Wednesday Night.

(By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) With reliet before Wednesday, June's record heat wave stalked for the eighth day through the nation today. While the central states were most affected, some sections of the east, south and west also suffered beneath searing tempera- TAKING IT COOL Evanston, Johanna Donnelly was alarmed about Willard Robinson. She had an engagement with him last Thursday. He falled to keep It and all her attempts to communicate with him falled. She appealed to police.

They found him in his home Monday, sitting in a bathtub' where he said he had been reading magazines ever since the current heat wave began. tures. The Pacific and Atlantic coast areas for the most part, however, enjoyed weather. Despite local showers and cooljog breezes da many localities, (Continued on Page Ten) Woodcock Sees Dry Improvement Prohibition Chief Believes Course of Enforcement Now on "Right Track." Washington (AP) Looking back over bis first year as chief enforcing officer of the dry laws in the United States. Amos W.

W. Woodcock belves the course of enforcement now is definitely "on the right track." It was 12 months ago Wednesday that the soft-spcken Marylander, part soldier, part lawyer, left his post as United States attorney in Baltimore at President Hoover's request to assume the position of federal chief. Today Woodcock holds that prohibition is being better enforced than at any time in its historyenforced "with less irritation to the Innocent." He contends that "stead pressure" against the higher-ups and big commercial violators of the Volstead law can in time, largely put out of sight this type of traffic. He asserts that the "picayunIsh, non-commercial vielator" should not materially concern federal agents, but should be touched by education. He holds that the agents now in the field are approaching his ideal of becoming the "best trained force of investigators in the world." AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN "It don't make no difference how homely a woman is, she always believes man means it when he says she's purty." (Copyright, 1930, Publishera Syndi.

cate.) THE MUSCATINE JOURNAL Than Older the State of Iowa AND NEWS TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1840 NO. 155 MUSCATINE, IOWA, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Heat Kills Woman, 82 Oakville Resident Also Taken; State Toll Reaches 85. Two deaths from the heat in Muscatine and vicinity, combined with others throughout Iowa today, brought the state's death toll in the current wave of torrid weather to 85. Of these, 64 have died since last Saturday night, according to Associated Press dispatches. The dead reported today in the Muscatine area were: Mrs.

Withelmina Lohse, 82, Muscatine. Drs. Thomps Keever, 73, Oakville. Another aged Muscatine woman was overcome by the heat, but she will recover, according to Dr. R.

R. Pearson, who was summoned to assist her. She is Mrs. Lewison, living at 225 1-2 East Second street. She was overcome Monday and her temperature went above the 107 mark, but prompt treatment saved her life.

Dies at Daughter's Home. Mrs. Lohse dlea at 7:10 P. m. Monday at the home of her daugh.

ter, Mrs. Ernest Schauland, 1166 READ IT AND WEEP! Rio de Janeiro. (AP) Heavy overcoats are being worn generally. The first cold snap of winter is on. Wenatchee, Wash.

(AP) -There has been snow in the Wenatchee mountains. A storm lasted an hour and A balr. The fall on Buck creek ridge WAS two feet deep. New Hampshire street, after a heat prostration. She was born In Provice mern, Germany, 5, 1849, the daughter Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Knuth. She was married to William Lohse, Feb. 8, 1880. Surviving are two children, Mrs.

Schauland, and a son, John, Fruittownsbip; eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at the home at 2 o'clock at the Protestant Evangelical church by the Rev. Karl Jeschka. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery, The body will remain at the home until services. The Wittich Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Moon Is No Help. Other deaths from the heat were report from all parts of the state today, as the sun continued (Continued on Page 2, Col. 7.) Little Rain Felt in June Report Shows Past Month to Have Been Hot and Dry; River Is on Rise. June, 1931, bag been exceedingly hot and dry, according to the official weather report for the month issued today by William Molis, local weather observer. Average temperatures for the month bave been 71 degrees while in 1930 the average was 66.9 degrees.

The month's highest temperatures were recorded On June 29 and 30, 84 degrees. The lowest was 60 degrees noted on both the first and second days of the month. In June 1930 the total rainfall was 9.27 inches. This month the precipitation has been 2.36 Inches. Average winds have been from the south.

There were 13 clear days, eight cloudy days, five partly cloudy and four days of rainfall. Although the Mississippi river is much lower than is usual at this time of the year it has been rising rapidly during the latter part of the month. The average stage for the past month has been 2.36 feet, The highest stage, 4.4 feet, WAS recorded on June 30. The lowest 1.9 feet, was taken on June 19 Average river stages for June 1930 were 8.2 feet. Summoned MYRTLE JAMISON -0 Former Head of Louisa Co.

Schools Dies (Journal News Service) Wapello--Miss Myrtle Jamison, 52, Louisa county superintendent of schools for many years and a life long educator, died at 9:30 p. m. Monday in Mercy hospital, BurUngton, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held in the Bethel church, south of Wapello, at 2 P. m.

Wednesday, and burial will be in the Bethel cemetery. Miss Jamison was born Wapello A April 18, 1869, the daughter of Matthew and Martha Jamison, who were among the pioneer residents of Louisa county, coming the county in 1840. She received her early education in the Wapello schools, from which she was graduated, afterwards being graduated from the Iowa S. college at Cedar Falls. She taught one year in the rural schools, three years in the schools at Aplington, three years in the high school at Brighton, and was when she WAS appointed county teaching In the a Oakville schools superintendent to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Miss Isola Sweeney.

She retired from office Sept, 1, 1930, on account of failIng health. changes During her administration many were made, the number of schools decreasing from 70 to 35. When she was appointed there were only two consolidated schools in the county, Wyman and Letts. During her administration consolidated schools were established at Oakville, Wapella' Grandview, Morning Sun, and Cotter. She is survived by two brothers, and Edward and William B.

Jamison, a sister, Gertrude Jamison, all of Wapello, U. S. Fliers Moving Fast Toward End Cross North Pacific and Start Down Coast. White Horse, Yukon-A plane believed to be that of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty passed over Carmacka, 200 miles north of here, at 7:15 a. today.

yast is almost certain that the ship of the world fliers as neither of the Treadwell Yukon company's planes was in the vicinity at the The plane was flying south. Carmacks 19 on the Yukon river. Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off here at 3:24 a. m. (7:24 a.

m. central standard time) today for Edmonton, Alberta, 1,450 miles. Because heavy load of gasoline Post was unable to get the Winnie Mae into the air on the first trip down the field. Just Miss Woodplle. After taxiing back to start, the Oklahoman "gunned" the motor and the ship rolled slowly down the field, rising just in time to clear a woodpile by a few feet.

Post circled the field to gain altitude. As the fliers soared over the hangar where eight mechanics had worked all night to condition the ship, they waved and then turned due south. Weather Conditions Ideal. Ideal weather conditions prevailed in the vicinity and all along the route to the Canadian city. As Post climbed Into the ship he turned to one of the mechanics and said, "Boy, when I get to New York I'm going to sleep 48 hours straight." Gatty's arm WAS paining him but he insisted it was all right and would be completely healed "within a day or two." Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) Triumphant over the wild Northtic and still one up othe Father ern Pacific as well as AtlanTime, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty sailed Into Fairbanks Monday night and got within about 3,000 miles of the end of their 15.000 mile dash around the world.

Hops Across North Pacific. Post and Gatty steered their monoplane Winnie Mae about 2,500 miles ACrOSS the Pacific from Khabarovsk, Siberia, to Solomon, near Nome, Monday and then 500 miles more to Fairbanks before calling it a day. The globe girdlers left Khabarovsk at 3 8. Iowa time, Monday, and dashed into Solomon at 2:45 p. Western Alaska time (7:45 p.

m. Iowa time), averaging about 150 miles An hour for the first non-stop east(Continued on Page 2, Col. 1.) FRIDAY Will Be Saturday Because the 4th of July comes on Saturday this week practically all stores will be closed. For the benefit of local shoppers the merchants have arranged to keep their stores open until 9:30 m. p.

Friday, Look for the Merchants' Offerings in THE JOURNAL Wednesday and Thursday Mellon, Edge Seek New Light as French Stand Firm on Debts Washington (AP) High administration authoritles described the status of FrancoAmerican negotiations for a debt moratorium today 85 serious. Paris-(AP) The French senate sustained the government's course on the Hooter plan today by a vote of 197 to 5, about 100 abstaining. Treasury Mellon and Parjs-(AP)-Secretary of the Ambassador Walter E. Edge ferred at length today in the latter's residence, re-examining every angle of the Franco-American negotiations and groping for new light on how to insure an agreement on the Hoover moratorium platiey talked during the night trans-Atlantic telephone with Acting Secretary of State William R. Entire Police Force Placed on Probation for Next Thirty Days Spencer in Flames A lighted sparkler in the hands of a small boy set Are to 1 stock of fireworks and started this $1,000,000 blaze that destroyed 30 bulldings, virtually wiping out the business section of Spencer, city of 5,000 population.

Three of the city's Ave business blocks, shown in this striking serial picture, were razed. Fire fighting equipmont from half dozen nearby towns and hundreds of pounds of aynamite were used to check the Are. Suicide Effort Is Unsuccessful Archie Miller Drinks Carbolic Acid But Is Expected to Live. Archie Miller WAS dismissed from the hospital shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, -0- Archie Miller, 208 West Seventh street, attempiea to commit suicide shortly betore 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the barn back of his home by drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. It was sald to 1 a his second attempt to take his life by this means.

The previous attempt was also frustrated. Miller told neighbors, who were called in, that he had nothing to live for. Marital troubles were hinted. At Hershey hospital where he was rushed arter the suicide attempt, his condition was reported as fairly good today. He was conscious and hospital attendants thought be bad a fair chance for recovery.

Miller had been working about his home with his mother, paintIng bedsteads during the afternoon. He went to the barn shortly before 3 o'clock, Soon afterward his mother heard shouts, and sunumoning neighbors, rushed to his assistance, applying firat aid methods until Dr. Byran could be summoned. Miller pleaded with those who administered antidotes to le': him die. Relatives said they did not know of the presence of the acid about the home.

During the winter Miller had been employed. by the county on road has two children. His wife, who was out of the city, was called back today. Committed to State School Henry Kochneff, 14, was mentenced to the state training school at Eldora by Judge D. V.

Jackson in juvenile court this morning. He will remain at the school until he is 21. Kochneff was arrested in Chicago and, returned here in connec. tion with breaking and entering the Wiggers dairy on Mulberry avenue, recently. The Weather Iowa: Mostly fair and continued warm tonight and Wednesday, except possibly understorms and cooler In northwest by Wednesday night.

Illinois: Mostly fair and continued warm tonight and Wednesday. River Stages. St. Paul 1.1 fall 0.3, Dubuque 5.6 rise 0.1. Davenport 3.9 rise 0.3.

Keokuk 2.0 at St. Louis 7.2 at stand. Cario 13.8 rise 0.5. Past Is Closed Book, Says Commission Chairman. the S.

Muscatine's entire police department will be judged on 1t merits within the next 50 days, a according to official action taken by' the civil service commission at meeting in the city hall Monday night, "The past is a closed book," said S. C. Samuels, chairman of the commission, this morning. "and the force will be judged from now on and not from past performances. If within the next 30 days any citizens have any comp'ainta to make, these complaints will be discussed and judged as fairly as possible.

Complaints which deal with past performances of the police will not the on to TAYLOR OVERRULED. Police Chief Mark Taylor Auto Death Accidental, Jury Rules A verdict of accidental dealth was returned by coroner's jury at the Inquest into the death of Mrs. Adeline Hawk Monday night at the Wittich Funeral home. Mrs. Hawk died at 11:40 Monday morning after being struck by an automobile driven by Fred Kurtz, 411 First avenue, at 7 p.

m. Sunday. The accident occurred at Seventh street and Mulberry avenue. Dr. T.

F. Beveridge testified that death had resulted from hemorrhages of the brain ed when she had fallen to the pavement after being struck. Six Witnesses Called. Six witnesses were called to the stand by W. S.

'Norton, Kurtz, his wife, Mrs. Helen Clara Stoddard, Chester Trout, Kurtz; his mother Mra. 416 Walnut street; J. S. Paullins, 502 East Seventh street: and Paul Hucke, 613 Mulberry Mrs.

Kurtz testified first and both Kurtz and Mrs. Stoddard concurred in her testimony. Mrs. Kurtz said that Mrs. Hawk stepped from the curb on the East side of Mulberry and proceeded west as the Kurtz car approached the intersection.

She said that Mrs. Hawk evidently had not seen the car approaching. When she did see the car she turned and started east, came excited and started west again, directly in the path of the car. Car Swerved. The Kurtz car, proceeding south on Mulberry avenue, swerved as brakes were applied, Mrs.

Kurtz said, rear end swinging toward the west curb. All the witnesses concurred in the statement that as the car swung the right rear fender struck Mrs. Hawk, knocking her down. Kurtz himself testified that his car was moving between 15 and 20 miles an hour. Other witnesses, when asked, announced that they could not estimate the speed.

All were of the opinion that the two wheel brakes and the smooth surfaced pavement had caused the vehicle to skid. Paullins, who watched from the porch of his. home, believed that had the Kurtz car had four-wheel (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1.) Enrollment at 4-H Camp Grows Rotarians Guests TodayState Leader Arrives; Honor Leader. Enrollment of Four-H club girls at the annual Four-H club camp at Rotary lodge passed the 50 mark today as the club program progressed.

Mrs. Josephine Arnquist Bakke, state leader of Four-H club work, came to Muscatine todey from Ames, going directly to the camp where she was scheduled for 8 talk this afternoon. Miss Fannie Buchanan, song and game leader from the extension division, Mr. Wenworth, from the same department, were present at camp Monday, taking part in the program then and assisting again today. The camp will be brought to 8 close Wednesday afteracon following a picnic, presentation of the Four-H pageant and awarding of camp honors to the club members.

A feature of Monday's program was the conferring of an ary Four-H degree on Mra. M. S. Cochran, 915 Iowa avenue. who has been an outstanding leader in Four-H club work.

A delegation from the Muscatine Rotary club was booked to visit camp late this afternoon and evening. 3 NEA New Agent ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG Miss Elizabeth Armstrong of Ft. Dodge is the new homo demonstration agent of the Muscatine County Farm Bureau. She will take over her dutles Sept. 1 when Mrs.

Grayce Stevens Rylander retires. Miss Armstrong was graduated from Iowa State college, Ames, this year. Ready to Assist in Miner Troubles Washington -(AP)- President Hoover today informed John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine workers of America that the administration desired lend every possible to any constructive problem" put forward by coal operators and miners. WILL ROGERS says: Beverly Hills, Calif.

No news today as big as this Post and Gatty that are making this world of ours look like the size of watermelon. This pilot Post is an old one-eyed Oklahome boy. He has just got that good eye glued on the horizon and he Is going to find that horizon if it meets the earth anywhere, and Gatty, reformed Wombat" Australian "Brumby and (You boys that didn't go to Oxford are lost to another maze of intellect). Well this Gatty, just give him a compass and one peek at the giant dipper and he can tell you where you are if you ain't there. This is one ship I would have lov.

ed to been a stowaway on. 1961, Rogere. complained today that he bad been overruled by the civil service commission. His mendation that six members of the police force be dismissed was ignored by the commission, which placed the full staff on 30-day probation period. "The probation period means nothing," the police chief told The Journal.

The action of the commission makes it possible, should the commission find reason to remove them In the future, tor the officers to appeal to the district court before their removal can be effected, he said. The chief said he accompanied bis recommendation for dismissal with concrete reasons why the six officers should be placed. be considered, according to Action taken by members of tho body. The entire force is on probation and it is up to the officers to make good, the commisalon decided. Sworn In Tonight.

The entire department will be officially sworn to by the commission at 6 o'clock tonight at the city ball and the department (Continued on Page 2, Col. 6.) Joseph M. Lee Taken by Death Well Known Lone Tree Realdent Dies Here at Home of Daughter. Joseph McCullough Lee, 81, died at Hershey hospital at 6:45 Monday night following long Illness. He had been In falling health for sometime, his last period of Illness covering about seven weeks.

Mr. Lee was born fa Cairo county, April 27, 1850, the second of six children of Thomas Martin and Mary McCullough Lee. He came to Lone Tree, La, In 1874 and operated a general store there. On Feb. 21, 1883, he married Ida May Oaks at Lone Tree and two children were born to them.

J. Rose Lee of Davenport and Mary Imo Lee, now Mrs. G. Clyde Parks of Muscatine. He went to Montezuma after his marriage where he operated a store and then operated stores later in Kalona, West Branch and West Liberty.

In the spring of 1888 he returned to Lone Tree where he resided until his death. Because of ill health in 1900 be was forced to retire from the eral merchandising business and took up real estate and In February of 1911, he was appointed postmaster at Lone Tree and he served for two and one-half years. In August, 1913 he resigned but continued to operate his real estate and insurance office. For the past five years Mr. Lee had spent his winters in (Continued on Page 2, Col.

1.) POOR PA Castle, la Washington, on the latest modifications and Hoover himself was understood to have listened in by a special tem installed in the White house. sysInasmuch as he is never called direct, this device enables him to intervene in the conversations when he wishes. France Won't Budge Further. The Associated Press was 10- formed that not only was the newspaper Excelsior correct in quoting Premier Laval to the effect that France had reached the limit of concessions, but that be made the same statement in effect in Monday night's conference with the American delegates. He was said to have explained that the cabinet had deliberated over his policies and had formulated what they deemed the limit of compromise.

He said that public opinion would not permit France to go any further and that therefore the government was obliged to stand firm, st the same time remaining cordial and convinced that an agreement could be reached, at Our Throats." The senate will hear late today a revelation of the points under discussion when Premier Laval goes before it to answer interpellations. By placing the entire matter before the body he can get complete authorization to negodate further and conclude details looking toward a settlement. Senator Henry L'Emery, of Martinique, scheduled to be the first interpellator, said "my interpellation does not touch the financial side of the Hoover proposal, but is directly on the form of the proposal. We have a knife at our (Continued on Page 2, Col. SE CLAUDE CALLAN "I thought Dora would tire of Tom an' divorce him, but she made him a good wife because he was 80 poor be couldn't dress her to attract the attention of other men." (Copyright, 1990, Publiazara Syndi.

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