Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-31
From New York to Nebraska
Comes Same Story Of
Sizzling Heat
FOUR DEAD In CHICAGO
NEW WORKERS SUFFER
Temperatures From 80 to
log Prevail and Hot Winds
ScOrch Crops

Chicago, July 31.-Despite tho wealth
or man 3 prediction Of relief from the
heat wave, temperatures today were
running as high as yesterday, when the
record mark of 9S was reached and Chi
cago mobilized itself FOR another siz-
zling day.
-Four dead and fifty overcome was
Chicago's toll from the heat wave for
the last "a hours, while the mercury
continued to mount. At 10 a. m. today
| it was 90, one degree higher than at the
corresponding hour yesterday, when q
Temperature Of 98. the highest this sea
son was recorded.
A temperature of 90 or 100 is expect
ed today. Possible relief may come to-
morrow when local thunder showers and
lowering in temperature are due for
the north portion Of the state.
Lincoln, Neb., July 31-With the
temperature reaching lOo in the offlclal
kiosk yesterday, cooler weather prom
Used arrived today with an abatement
| OF the hot wind which has been blowing
tfor the past three days
Corn in Nebraska Is not yet seriously
damaged, experts declares and II rain
lcomes this week very little daSaage will
Ihave resulted. Nebraska corn is in spien
Idid condition to stand the dronth.
Des Moines, Iowa, July 31.-Some Te~
lief. but not much, said the weather
man here today, announcing the aver
age temperature throughout Iowa as 81
degrees at 10 CLOCK. Today's maxi
mum will be around 100. he said. He
also announced no rain for the next "a
hours. e
Milwaukee, Wis, July 3i.-The pco-
Iple. hero today were still waiting for
1.-The cool northcrly breeze promised by
the weather man for last night. The
same scorching northwesterly wind that
lcaused two deaths and ten prostrahons
lin the last three days continued ana
lin two hours the temperature Jnmpcd
from 80 TO &c.
New York, July 31.-Seven prostra,-
tions today with the mercury at W ana
steadily rising brought New Iorkss lc-
'ltal of prostrations for the hot wave "
! twenty eight. At l0:3o a, m. To-Day
temperature was three degrees hgnel
4 than Yesterdays at the same houI'
Thousands slept on the beaehes iass
night.
Springfield, III, July ai.--The gov
ernment thermometer registered " pe-
fore 9 O'Clock. The weather man pre-
dicted relief tomorrow night.
81 Louis, Mo, July 3l.-Three per-
sons are in critical condition here TO-
dov and a fourth recovering from
heat stroke following the hottest DAY
: ~ tbe wear yesterday when the tne.-
mometer stood at 95. No rehef IS prom
!, iscd for today. Temperature at a; ~; ~:
was SO. with a forecast maximum Oh 90
81 Paul, Mimi, July 3l.--After a
brief respite of cooler weather, thcI
n,nn,oters here Jumped eight degrees IN
.-,.a hours and stood at 80 at 8 q. m.
t,aDr,ers in the Red River valley, raced
aith blasted crops, are praying tor
ro;n Rain followed by cooler weatner
rouid save thousands OF acres OF gram
Indianapolis, Ind, July ii. = wnas M
,vomised TO be the hottest DAY Oh ene
snmner was faced by Indiana tooay- :
Tho Thermometer at 10 o'clock regis
tored 90 and was rapidly going up. Far-
mers begin to fear for thelr corr 0ior'
: not,oit Mich. July 31.-No reheI
was in sight today from the neat W.. W..
caused three deaths IN DetIott yoss
/, dav. At 1880 the Thermometer 80
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