The Evening News from Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan • Page 1

Asp THE WEATHER: FAIR THE EVENING NEWS Let's Build Straits the Bridge Mackinac VOL. 40. NO. 39. SAULT STE.

MARIE, MICHIGAN: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1939. the Sault, PRICE 3 CENTS BRITISH KING "INVADES" AMERICA TONIGHT Thousands Back at Briggs Jobs Thursday Employes invited to Ratify Agreement to End 17-Day-Old Strike DETROIT, June 7. (P) -Tens of thousands of. auto workers will go back to work tomorrow if Briggs Manufacturing company: employes ratify today an agreement to settle their strike, now 17 days The management and spokesmen for the striking union reached the agreement last night after many days. cf discussion.

It was stated that the seven Briggs plants could resume operations a few hours ratification. Details of the settlement were withheld by James F. Dewey, feder-1 al. labor conciliator who presided over the negotiations. They will be announced when ratified.

The final draft of a. contract was scheduled for review at 11 a. m. to- HAGUE DRAFTS NEW ORDINANCE AT JERSEY CITY New Restrictions on Street Meetings and Speeches to Be Made. MEETING NEXT MONDAY JERSEY CITY, June 7.

(P) New restrictions on street meetings and speeches were drafted today for Mayor Frank. Hague who ordered them embodied in a new ordinance aimed at replacing one invalidated by. the United States supreme court Moving swiftly in the wake of: the court's decision that it was: unconstitutional for Jersey City to prohibit the C. I.O and others from the new ordinance would be-intro use of the streets; Hague announced the new ordinance would be intro duced at the next city.com commission, two weeks hence. "The ordinance contemplated," Hague said.

will come directly within the letter: and spirit of the opinion of the supreme court, and will designate several prominent streets and public places as meeting places to be used by all who desire to speak upon the public streets of our city." Also moving- swiftly under Monday's court which, among other things, nullified the old "ordi. nance regulating open air meetings, the American Civil Liberties union and allied groups arranged mass meeting. for next Monday night at Journal Square, the city's The meeting originally was planned for Friday night but moved ahead because Hague, leader of a group seeking adoption of a state constitutional amendment to. permit horse race betting, previously had scheduled Journal Square: meeting for that night, when voters will be asked to rally. support for the amendment.

Governor Signs New Moron Law LANSING, June 7. -Governor Dickinson today signed the so-called moron law providing for the incarceration. of sex degenerates until they no longer are menaces to the public safety, The act repeals the old moron law, constitutionality of which has been challenged. It defines criminal sexual psychoinal propensities to the commission pathic persons as those with of sex offenses. Such persons, convicted in circuit, superior: or recorders courts, would be committed to the custody of the state pital commission to the confined in an "appropriate state: instituby tion." the They could be paroled hospital commission, but the sentencing courts could reopen cases upon evidence that the patient had recovered.

day, after which the rank and file of Briggs local of the United Auto Workers: union (C. I. which called the strike, was to vote on the question. Chrysler corporation, affected' to a greater extent than any other automobile manufacturer, by the strike of the 15,000 Briggs body workers, announced it also would resume production Thursday if the Briggs agreement is ratified today. Approximately 55,000 Chrysler employes have been idle because of the corporation's dependence upon Briggs.

Estimates of the total number 'returning to work upon ratification of the agreement ranged as high As 200,000. VIEW UNITED STATES WINDSOR, June 7. (P) King George VI and Queen Eliz. abeth. viewed the United States for the first time last night as they.

looked across the Detroit river to the Michigan metropolis. The: tall buildings of downtown Detroit stood out sharply in the twilight. First evening lights twinkled. Members of the royal: party said, the king and queen remarked that the American skyline was a "wonderful sight." On the Detroit side of the river: an immense banner reading "Detroit" Welcomes Their Majesties" WAS visible. $25,000 FIRE AT MARQUETTE Two Buildings on Outskirts of City Destroyed.

RQUETTE. Mich. Tune 7 lA -Fire which broke out during an electric storm at: 3 8. today destroyed two buildings the Schneider Brothers mill on the outskirts of Marquette. the William Schneider, member of firm, said the loss was than: $25,000.

The company manufactures bowl. ing pins, croquet balls, and similar products. The pin a dry kiln were the units destroyed. Much lumber was consumed. It, was the believed that rain lighting caused Heavy helped firemen in keeping the blaze from spreading.

SCHOOLGIRL KILLED IN STREET CORNER MEETING WITH STATE POLICEMEN NESQUEHONING, June 7. (R)-A coroner's jury, was called together today for. an inquest (11 EST) Into the killing of a 14- year-old seventh grade schoolgirl during a street corner. rendezvous with two state policemen. Major William Clark said the girl, Joan Stevens, daughter of a hard coal miner, was shot to death in sell defense when she threatened to "blow the heads the troopers as they questioned her about 'a bank robbery tip she had given police.

Corporal Benjamin Franklin, 33, attached to the Lehighton barracks of the state police, was arrested on a charge of homicide in the shooting and held in $5,000 bail for court. Hastings Banner Publisher Injured GRAND RAPIDS, June R. Cook, 72, one of the publishers of the Hastings Banner, was in Butterworth Hospital today suffering from severe scalp lacerations and a possible fractured skull. He was injured when he fell down a flight of stops at a local hotel on Tuesday night. "Mars Flier" Almost Wishing He Was on Mars; Deep in Trouble BOSTON, June.

7. Trouble Picked on piled on trouble today for Cheston up. Georges Banks, L. Eshelman, 22-year-old student about 175 miles east southeast of flier from Carlisle, who was Boston, Eshelman was not hurt but fished from the Atlantic occan yes- Captain Astman Iceterday after far. short of his landic skipper of announced the trawler VillaMars.

planet nova, which carried the flier destination--the to Boston port, said he wag suffering from him on police, larceny requested to arrest shock and exhaustion. Eshelman charges filed by landed on the water near the veser of the plane, which Edward Walz, Camden, N. own- sel, after flying over several be in the was lost, will era asking directions to land, and vanguard of the party was picked up as the plane sank. ian welcoming at 'the the end of young the second Pennsylvan- Captain Bjartmarz, flight in solo operators of the trawler, said Eshel. radioing the Civil short career.

man refused to his. aeronautics divulge his true goal thorities at commission au- bound for Camden airport, from added that Eshelman which Eshelman took off Monday bration reported vi: night, said his arrest also would caused a break in a gas line, sought for four possible violations be after he had fiown blind in A fog C. A. A. all night, which prevented use of regulations.

his reserve stock of gasoline. i Irish Republican Held a Sean Russell- (above), a reputed lender of the outlawed Irish Republican army, was held a federal: prisoncr. in Detroit as King George and Queen: Elizibeth approached Windsor, Ont, just across the river -from Detroit. Russell has been. lecture tour of the United States, STATE COURT AFFIRMS $1,800 FOR SAULT BOY Orders Richard J.

Hughes and City to Pay for Accident. Injuries, HEWENT COMPANY WINNER LANSING Juno, 7. preine court today 800 judgment won by Irene Clemens in a damage: Richard J. Hughes and the city of Sault Stc. Maric, which employed him, for: injuries suffered by her eight old ward, Gene, In an automobile accident.

Attorneys for the city argued that the child was guilly of contributory negligence, since ho darted from the sidewalk to recover. a toy: parachute as ho: was struck by a' car operaled by Hughes. The high court hold that' a child could be. held responsible only for the degree of care that "would rea: sonably be expected 'of one of his age and intelligence." The court also affirmed a lower court: decision in the case. of the Heweti Grocery company of Sault Ste.

Marie against the Biddle Purchasing company. The Clemens boy was Injured about three years ago near the intersection of Fort street on Spruce street, when he was struck by a police car driven by Hughes, who was testing his his machine. Young Clemens was on his way home from school and had been playing with toy. parachute. The parachute drifted Into the street and he went after.

it, claiming he first looked. up and down and saw no traffic. The suit was tried about a year ago in Chippewa county circuit court, and a 'jury awarded damages to the boy's mother as his guardThe case was appealed to the state supreme court. Attorneys for' the city claimed the boy was guilty of contributory negligence in the accident. CALMLY TELLS HOW HE KILLED FATHER, MOTHER IN ARGUMENT OVER ESTATE VINING, June 7.

vin Rix, 21-year-old farmer, calmly told Sheriff J. C. Henkes carly today how he shot and killed his mother and father and possibly fatally wounded a 13-year-old brother, Carl, 'after an argument yesterday over an estate. "It's. a bad thing." the sheriff quoted him as saying, 1 just got mad and decided to kill them all and be done with CHINESE DOLLARS TO 14 CENTS, U.

S. MONEY SHANGHAI, June 7. sharp depreciation of the Chinese national dollar. almost completely stopped its use for foreign exchange purposcs today and created considcrable uncertainty in financial and trading circles. The Chinese dollar was worth only cents.

American, equivalent, this afternoon as compared to cents yesterday. Chinese-British banks controlling the £10,000,000 (about $468,000,000) Chinese-British currency stabilization: fund refused further grants for purchases of foreign exchange, and this apparently was a primary cause in the depreciation. PICTURES LABOR ACT AS THREAT TO GOVERNMENT Ann Arbor Printer Predicts Collapse Unless Law is Amended. TESTIFIES AT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, June 7. (P) -A business man told a Senate labor subcommitte today.

that this government would collapse eventually unless the Wagner labor act were amended 1o protect non-union workers and small businesses. The witness. A. J. Wiltse, operator of a printing firm at Ann Arbor, denounced the Act and its administration as "class legislation" of the type that caused the "downfall of the Roman and Greek republics." "When you; finally organize All workers into one big union, you won't be the bosses here the grim-Inced: witness said, pointing at "They'll bosses.

They'll rule you with. the. same tyranny they are trying to use on us." Wiltse. testified that. when his employes formed an Independent union to qualify under a Michigan state' labor law.

this" action: resulted in him being charged with violating the federal act. Chairman Thomas: (D-Utah) halted Wiltse at one. point to ask if he bolteved In collective bargaining. don't belicve that: collective bargaining la the be-all and: end all in labor relations," the witness replied. "I think individual bargainIng Is just as Important." Tho witness said that If Congress fair It would require (hat' ployes not discriminate Against em.

non-union workers, just as the Jabor. prohibils discrimination Against union workers. "Just because A' man has a Union card: in his: pocket does not give him 'any. more the business GERMANY ADDS TWO TO ORBIT Estonia and Latvia Join Nazis in Pledges, By THE ASSOCIATED Germany today added two: na-. Lions -Estonia and Latvia the group with which she has exchanged pledges to, refain: from any aggression.

Adolt Hiller's newspaper Voclkischer Boobachter termed the two: new pacts a answer" to President: Roosevelt's peace appcal: of April 15 asking Hitler. for: assursigns against 31 listed ances that he had no nggressive don Similar pacts alrendy have been signed with Denmark and Lithuanla. Three other, nothern nations, Norway, Sweden and Finland, responded to offers of such treaties by declaring they preferred to preserve their neutrality by remalning. aloof. from connections any bloc of nations.

The two new pacts were signed In Berlin by the foreign, ministers of Estonia, Latvia Germany. HEAT, DROUGHT, DUST IN EUROPE Causing More Trouble Than Guns and Armies, LONDON. June 1. 4'-Dazzling drought. and dust in some arcas, troubled perspiring Euro.

peans today more than guns or ar: Crop talk: took precedence, for the moment at least, over talk of diplomacy. On the streets, tem. peratures were quoted more trequently than air. fleet totals. The British -judiciary dispensed justice without benefit of wigs! A few daring members of parliament appeared without Frenchmen walked the streets: in their shirtsleeves.

Italians rejoiced that wheat crop would be saved. Prime Minister Chamberlain left his umbrella in its hall stand and wore a gray top hat. Noel Coward drank chilled lemon juice (not be confused with lemonade) at a garden party. The Fahrenheit figures were far from comparable with those of a United Stales heat wave, but the average western European isn't used to mercury readings around the 100 mark. There is little or no ice water or air conditioning to case suffering.

GEORGE FAWCETT DIES NANTUCKET, June 7. (P) -George D. Fawcett, 77, famed as a character actor' on stage and screen for nearly a hall century, died at his home on this island last night. 2 JEW REFUGEES ON GERMAN SHIP APPEAL TO F.D.R. Aimless Odyssey Ended, 907 Sailing Back to Hamburg Today.

UNABLE TO LAND IN CUBA MIAMI, June T. -Their aimless odyssey apparently ended, 907 Jewish refugees were reported on their way back to Germany today. aboard the liner. St. Louis, which wandered along the Florida Coast for five days while welfare agencies sought to gain permission for them to land in Cuba.

Their hope crushed by the Cuban government's refusal for the second time to give them asylum, the victims of' one of. the strangest sagas of the sea renewed an appeal to President Roosevelt for lastminute intervention. "Help them, Mr. President, the 900 passengers of which more than 40. are women and children," a passenger: committee wirelessed from the big German liner.

The ship reported to tropical radio shortly before midnight it had set its course for Europe. The final apparently was made reluctantly Wilhelm Schroed-. er, for a few. hours before it was flashed ashore the vessel. had 'reported it.

still was bound toward Cuba. The ship's master reported. before leaving Havana Friday he feared mass suicides or a passenger mutiny if the vessel set its course for Germany again. F. D.

R. DELAYS HIS TRIP WEST Won't Go Until Relief and Taxi Bills Pass. WASHINGTON, June 7. Spurred: by President Roosevelt'sdecision to: postpone his western trip until congress enacts relief and tax revision bills, Democratic leaders. promised today to get them to the White House by July 1.

Speaker Bankhead and Floor Leader Rayburn told reporters that House committees hope to recommend next week measures providing relief funds for the next fiscal year, continuing the $500,000,000 or "nuisance" taxes, and revising corporation levies. Senate chieftains for quick action on these proposals; but extensive debate has been forecast by. some members who. want to change the relief set-up. The House appropriations subcommittee, it was learned, has voted against recommending 'abolition of the WPA at -this time.

Reports were heard that: the group also has decided to earmark $125,000,000 of next year's relief money for public works projects. Mr. Roosevelt said at his press conference yesterday that unless the relief and tax bills were enacted by June 30, WPA machinery would stop and the collection of the excise levies would cease. Because of the need for speedy legislation, he added, he will delay an to unannounced 'date his visit to the San Francisco fair, originally set for June 15. Asked about proposals to help small business.

men, the President said government agencies were studying REC the Mead bill authorizing the to insure 90 per cent of loans up to $1,000,000 to individual businesses. While he was not endorsing this bill, he said, its objectives were good and there were several of reaching the desired goal. ways, BRITISH CITIZEN DIES OF WOUNDS INFLICTED BY JAPANESE AT SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, June 7. (P) The death of. a British citizen of.

injuries inflicted by Japanese marines created a serious situation Japanese charged that the Englishman, R. M. Tinkler who formerly was inspector of municipal police here, fired upon a Japanese officer and threatened his men when they entered a British cotton mill in the Pootung district to stop a fight between strikers and strikers. "This case is not a mere issue involving pointing a gun by a at Japancse," a Japnaesc embassy. spokesman declared.

"It involves lawlessness towards a Japanese officer in uniform. That Japanese should have disarmed Tinkler and manhandled him is expectable un-der the circumstances. "We are surprised he was not shot and on the spot." British privately charged that the Japanese misrepresented the facts. British officials made no statement but were investigating. ISIIPEMING GIRT.

KILLED ISHPEMING (P)-Mona Johnson, 13, of Lathrop, was fatally injured Tuesday when she was struck by an automobile. SPENT $89,000 PER MILE FOR ROAD WIDENING That's Testimony Given to Committee Investigating WPA Work. DONE "MORE THAN ONCE" WASHINGTON, June 7. (A)-The House committee investigating the WPA heard 'testimony spent about today $89,000 the relief agency a mile for widening a' highway between WilkesBarre, and Hazle: ton, Pa. more than five times the estimated cost of similar construc.

tion by private contractors, Allen W. Stephens, treasury de: partment engineer assigned to the! committee, testified the 22-mile prod ject $1,960.511. He asserted $365,000 Have been a very large cost had the work been done by private contract. Questioned as to the: reason. for the larger WPA cost, Stephens said the project originally called for construction of three-foot shoulders on each side of the road- -but.

that about two after: its commencement the state highway department changed the plans to provide for addition of two extra lanes: This necessitated tearing out walls already built and: "doing considerable of the work more than once," the said. Stephens testified he was inform: ed: very by state. considerable WPA officials amount' that -later "a placed at spent during the first year of the project for snow removal and payment 'of work ers: for time lost: due to inclement weather. "You mean they -were pald working? asked Representative Ditter (R- Yes, BOY, 4, KILLED AS HE PICKS UP. ELECTRIC WIRE, Robert McNeil of Newberry Electrocuted in Horner, Lumber Yard.

NEWBERRY, June McNell, four and. a- balf year old son of Mr. and: Mrs. Thomas McNeil of 411 avenue WAS clectrocuted this morning when he up a live wire which had fallen to. the ground from a pole in the Horner.

Lumber Yard. The boy's body was found at noon today by. Nell Ducat; a yard cmploye, with the hand still clutched. to the wire. Newberry: Water and Light employes said they did not know the wire had fallen, nor how long it had been on the ground as it led to a little used part of the Dr.

R. E. Spinks, Luce county coroner was called. LOST 24 HOURS IN U. P.

SWAMP Child Delirious When Found Near Manistique. MANISTIQUE (A') -Four-year-old Ronald Frenette of Gulliver WAS found Tuesday by a scarching party after he had wandered for nearly 24 hours in a mosquito Infested swamp 10 mlles cast of Manislique. The child has been bitten extensively and was delirious. He is a. son of Mr.a nd Mrs.

Bud Frenette. He became separated from. two older brothers while. tramping through the woods. Because black hears have been seen in the vicinity state police, sheriff's deputies and 50 Civilian Conservation Corps rollees were enlisted in the search.

Mayor's Home Is Defaced With "Get Out Jew" Letters NEWARK, N. June 7. (P)- Mayor Meyer C. Ellenstein's home was defaced today by foot-high letters reading "get out Jew." On the sidewalk In. front of the story private yellow stucco house was painted "Jew, get out or else." "The signs speak for themselves," said the mayor of New Jersey's largest city, Ho said he recently had received several anonymous letters In the same vein.

Radio police, who discovered the signs at 5 a. m. (E. S. at the mayor's home (501 Highland avenue), said they were painted with black paint or thin tar.

"FOUR BLIND DATES' Dates new by serial Edwin story Rutt starts "Four Blind today on Page 5 of The Evening News. Armed Forces of Two Nations Smile Across the Border at Niagara By RICHARD IP. JACKSON NIAGARA FALLS, N. June 7. -Armed forces of two.

smiled across the international border today in a joint mission of -protection of King George VI, who will make history tonight first reigning British monarch ever to set foot on United States United Soldiers of the regular army, National Guardsmen and police States eagerly awaited the task to be turned over to Canadian troops and constabulary when the king and Queen cross the border, unfortilled for more than a century. Welcomed by Hull Weeks of preparation have preceded the entry ceremony, to last scarcely five minutes. Its' cilmax: will be a welcome by Secretary of State. Cordell Hull. After a brief visit In Niagara Falls, ending the first their tour.

of Canada, the royal couple will ride their blue and. DEATH DELAYS FILING OF U. P. CHURCH ACTION H. R.

Harris of Marquette, One of Fund Trustees, Succumbs at Marquette. COURT SUIT: DEFINITE The death in Marquette this week of H. R. Harris, one of the trustees of the endowment fund of the Epis: copal. Diocese: of Northern.

gan, with funeral today, in addition to the fact that federal court; herd demanded the altention of Roberts Hudson, attorney for si. James Eplscopal church, has delayed court action by St. James parish against the board of trustees. The suit derallely? will be fied: within the next days, however, Mr. son: staled, today.

"We chase not to add lo the norrow and distress of the family of Mr. Harris, deceased trustec; by served this explained. He made clear. that court aclion definitely decided upon and: that' St. parish will take all necessary legal steps to.

obtain ant accounting or the funds. of the diocese with reference particularly to the $69,000 missing from the endowment fund for which the trustces were "cicarly Not Grudge Matter action will be riled in Marquette county. district court. or not: been decided. Chippewa or county, has, clally belleved that the action could properly be brought In any: circuit court' In the diocese.

Inasmuch Ag Chippewa county the residence of the plaintiff organization, there was some helict that the suit for accounting and restitution might' be filed here. is "The action of SL. James' parish not motivated by grudges or personalitics," Mr. Hudson declared to: day. "We are not persecutors.

We know that our course Is right and essential tor the welfare of. the diocese, the churches and parishioners. After all the church has some. be ily; and we can' feet that we would justified In accepting this. unwarranted loss: of without every effort to prevent ft.

Even the trustees, against whom the action is directed, will be better placed for It. and a better odor wIll obtain In the financial affairs the diocesc." No. Statement From Trustees: Mr. Hudson relicrated: that no slatement. from, trustees to the request of St.

James parish for an accounting and restitution had been given up to. date. A simple knowledgment 'of the letter conLaining the Sherman, was made, Mar-! by quette, secretary of the new stand-! ing committec of the diocese. It Is underatood that Francis Bell of Marquette is altorncy for the trustces, but no word has been received from For the present, the G. Mott Wil: liams misgion fund not to be involved in the legal action.

Former Bishop Hayward Ablewhite was in complete charge of $47,500 fund. On March 29, cight days. after! Bishop Ablewhite resigned. the diocesan: standing committee, in a statement given to the press, said: "Shortages have been discovered both In funds held by the trust as-1 sociation (Episcopal endowment fund) and also by the bishop as corporation sole. The G.

Mott. Williams fund, of which the bishop Is sole trustee, In also involved." The G. Mott Williams fund amounted to $47,500, the standing committee's, statement said. Bishop Ablewhite; who said sevcraf days, ago that he expected to make a statement for. publication "probably within the next two weeks," has left his Episcopal reeldence.

in Marquette and is understood to be: visiting friends in lower Michigan preparatory to going to Ohio. CAR DROPS ON WORKMAN MARQUETTE: (M)--Raymond R. Herring, 22, wag killed Tuesday when a jack slipped and dropped an automobile on him, while he was at work beneath it; nations peace as the soil: of the them: by Elizabeth: expected extended across the whirlpool rapids bridge and stop under. a train shed: In time-grimed Suspension Bridge station. The soverelgns will descend? and be greeted by Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador to the United States, who will present: Secretary.

Hull and Mrs. Hull In a ceremony Hull's scheduled royal reception for party 9:35 p. and committee m. El Secretary. S.

then will entrain for Washington, D. C. Police private guards yes. terday began. vigil over abutments of the whirlpool rapids bridge.

Po lice, chiefs of cities on both sides of the gorgo Issue orders prohibit ing any person from approaching close to the abutments until after midnight tonight U.S. to Take Over At the middle of the bridge U. S. army men wild "take over" protec lion of the royal to that -point is the responsibility. of Dominion.

authorities. FArmied: soldiers will line the tracks through the station: where U. S. secret service operatives and Scolland Yard men will be in charge. City and stato police have! been Assigned la guard the around the station within the dis tance of a city.

No person without an authorized pass will be; permitted within that arca. Unofficial Instructions to United States: citizens, wishing To see tho king and queen advised them to cross the border Into Canada? thes royal procession through the streets of. Niagara Falls Ont Newly Furnished The actual reception of the roy visit refurnished will occur In a polished and room the old tion. The room has boon furnished with smart furniture. Its walls and those of the station have been hung with flags, and bunting or the nations.

Two regiments of New. York fional Guard have been detailed to stations along the route from here through Buffalo to the Pennsylva: nia state line. City and state police are. assigned to supplementary posts. A telephone system has been: up.

for the guards to advise those posted ahead: of the progress of (he royal party. Railroad officials ordered ail switches spiked any pos albility or; an Interruption or mis hap during. passage of the train A shift, in railroad: jurisdiction will: be. accomplished in, Buffalo, locomotives of the New York railroad will be. uncoupled and those of Pennsylvania lines attached for the trip to Baltimore: and Rallroad.

officials Issued: blanket order to all trainmen who. will: be employed in the switching -of the royal train: Don't disturb the king and queen!" LIGHTNING KILLS PONY: A pony, one of two owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Dettman of! Prospect street, was killed by bolt of lightning this morning. 'The pony was outside at the residence of Robert iman, 1406 'Ashmun street, when the storm broke.

The Weather Official Report of the Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Thursday, littie change in temperature. Modcrate to fresh westerly winds be. coming northwest. this afternoon. Sault Temperatures Yesterday noon 68, 7:30 p.

m. 64. highest 71, mean 60, normal 56. Today 7:30 a. m.

lowest noon 65. Precipitation to 7:30 a. m. 0 In. Total since Jan.

1, 12.81 in: Normal since Jan. 1, 11.86 Sun rises 4:47. Sun sets. 8:25, Today in. Other eYars Warmest .92 In: 1925; Coldest 32.

In 1897. Wettest ..98 In: 1922 Other Reports Highest: Lowest: Yesterday. Last Night Chicago Detroit 1. 1:86 Duluth .64 Escanada 58 Houghton, Marquette 82 New York 78 Port Arthur: .62 S. Ste.

Marie 71 50 White River :80 Montreal :66 phase of silyer.