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am CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 5 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Prnted in La Grande ' Covering Union and . Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 member associated press and a.' a o. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932 eastern okkgoivs lkadino newspaper NUMBER 147 MM tEABY TO TAME OWEN CASE ARGUMENTS ARE NEARING COMPLETION Defense Rests Case Late W e d lie s d ay After Owen Testifies. INTENT TO KILL, HE CLAIMS Defendant Also Declares He Was in a "Semi-Conscious" Condition When He Confessed. At 2:30 o'clock tills afternoon George T. Cochran, attorney for tho defense, was still engaged In an eloquent appeal to the Jury In the case of state vs. John Owen. In fact, bo eloquent were his arguments that many women In the court room were moved to tears. . Indications arc Hint the case will rcexh the jury between 4 and 5 o'clock this afternoon. Tho trial of John. Owen, charged with the murder of Amos Helms, state policeman, neared completion, this morning and probably will go to tho Jury about the middle of the afternoon, exactly four months after the shooting occurred which led to Mr. Helms' death. Attorney George T. Cochran, appointed by the state to defend, Owen, was expected to com plete his argument to the Jury and District Attorney Carl Helm his re buttal statements this afternoon, and -Judge J. W. Knowles then will In struct the Jury. Tho trial of Keith Crosswhlte, Owen's companion, who was disbarred (Continued on Page Five BANKERS WILL y MEET HERE ON FEBRUARY 26 The first short course, sponsored by the Banker's association of Oregon and to be held in Eastern Oregon, will bo held here on Feb. 26 under the direction of the agricultural commlt - tee of the state association, local bankers stated today. Tho Union County association, of which H. A. Zurbrlck is president, will be hosts to bankers from about 20 Eastern Oregon banks, all of which will be represented, according to present plans. The meetings will bo held at tho Sacajawea Inn. Dan Otis, field representative of the American Bankers association, representing the agricultural commit tee, will be the main lecturer at tho sessions which will be held during the day and extend Into the evening. Formorly one course has been held annually in Western Oregon, but this year three arc being held at different points in the state so as to give all bank representatives tho advantage of the meetings. Baker Approaches Will Be Improved BAKER, Ore., Feb. 18 (Special) The state highway department through the city has purchased, two blocks of ground in the Mix- addition to be used as gravel pits, from which will be takeji material for the surfacing of the north and south approaches of the Old Oregon Trail to Baker. The ground is located along the river in the northeast part of town. The highway department will place a layer of pit-run gravel on the ap proaches after they are graded and then apply crushed rock and asphalt surfacing, resulting In what is known as a multiple-lift type of road con struction. The highway between Baker and Pleasant Valley is of the multiple-lift type. Shaw Injured In Automobile Wreck CAPETOWN, Union of Soutrf Africa, Feb. 18 (A1) George Ber nard Shaw was injured today in an automobile accident near here. ' WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Fair tonight and 0 Friday: no change in tem- perature; gentle to moderate $ changeable winds offshore. $ WEATHER TODAY 4 7 a. m. 6 above. $ Minimum: 2 above (mark at 4 7 a. m. Wednesday). 4 Condition: Clear, WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 26, minimum 2 above. Condition. Clear. Range 3 24 degrees. WEATHER FEB. 18, 1031 Maximum 46, minimum 35 above. Condition: Cloudy, rain .39 of inch. Range 11 degrees. 4 Observer Kitchen Chautauqua Will Be March 8 to 11 Miss Hester Heath, Home Economist of Note, to Give. Talks and Demon strations. - . Tomorrow's kitchen will be a happy. carefree kitchen far from a work aday one. And if you're the sort of house wife who likes to fix something new, different and intriguing you can have tomorrow's kitchen ahead of time! i II This newspaper will bring you, a short three weeks from now, an event which has proven outstandingly pop ular among housewives throughout the west. It Is "The Kitchen Chau tauqua" all FREE four days of cookery programs that show you short-cuts, recipes, modern Ideas, and the whole kitchen of tomorrow. The Kitchen Chautauqua will be the best cooking school you'vo ever attended. It will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Mar. 8, 9. 10, 11. Two hours of interesting and enter taining culinary talks and demon strations beforo your very eyes will be on the program each day. - Miss Hester Heath, home economist of note and a practical "cook," will be In personal charge of every ses sion. Miss Heath brings to tho Kitchen (Continued on Page Three) Band Concert To Start At 8:30 Friday Evening Tho concert of the La Grande band which is to be given Friday evening of this week at the L. D. S. taber nacle will take tho form of a bi -centennial celebration of Washington's birthday, the American Legion drum and Bugle corps having arranged, an attractive feature In connection with Friday's concert, ; . .-Due to.tho basketball gamo bttw6rt the Normal school and Whitman col lege being on Friday night, tho game will bo put ahead, to start at 7:30 p. m. and tho band concert will be- (Contlnued on Page Five) Tigers To Wind Up Pre-Tourney, Season Saturday The La Grande Tigers, after three days of complete rest following the games here last Friday and Saturday with Baker and Pendleton, were pro- paring todny for a weekend tilt here with Union, The Bobcats and Tigers will meet at 8:30 o'clock in tho L. D. S. Recreational hall in the final game of the pre -tournament season for the latter. Next weekend the sub-distrlct tour nament begins with La Grande pit ted against Imblcr In the opening round, and the following week the championship play opens at Union. In 19 gomes played so for, the Tig ers have won 14 and lost five. Double victories were scored over Joseph, En terprise, Cove, Imbler and North Pow- (Continued on Pago Two) Evangelist Holds Meetings Nightly The first weok of the series of evangelistic meetings at the Island City Community church is more than half over and Rev. Mr. Brymer, evan gelist, has been giving his audiences each evening messages which have been wholesome and inspiring, it is reported. Services are held each eve ning at 7:30 o'clock at the Commun ity church, with the exception of Saturday evening, and a full day's program has been arranged for Sun day. Each afternoon at 2 o'clock an hour of Bible study Is held at tho parson age, with Mr. Brymer in charge. These meetings have been spoken of as be ing very helpful and of great interest to those who Want a better knowl edge and understanding of tho Bible. To all of these services the public Is most cordially invited, members of the Island church announce. Boyd Gamble Dies Tuesday Evening By Mrs. h. Z. Terrall (Observer Correspondent) UNION. Ore. (Special) After sev eral months of illness, Boyd Gamble, passed away at his home on the Cove road Tuesday evening and funeral services have been set for this after noon at two o'clock at the Cook Bros, chapel. Ho underwent an operation in Baker in the fall but failed to im prove. He was born in Virginia in the summer of 1882 and came to Union from Los Angeles about four years ago. He is survived by his widow and a son. Willard. There are also several j sisters and brothers, most of them living in Union. Mrs. Chas Roberts, Mrs. T. H. Evans, Mrs. Laura Ander json and Mae Gamble live here and I Mrs. Evelyn DeBorde lives at Cove. Of the brothers. Rex and Ray live in Union and Will Uvea in Omaha, STOCK SHOW TO BE HELD THIS SUMMER Directors Elected at Meet ing at Union Wed nesday Night. $5000 OF STATE MONEY AVAILABLE Decision to Hold Show Greeted With Enthus iasm By Agricultural Interests of District. The fate of the Eastern Oregon Livestock show for 1032 was settled at the annual meeting held last eve ning In Union, when plans for the show were started, directors for the new year elected, and other business transacted. The news will be very warmly received over this section of the state, its promoters believe, in as much as the show through the S3 years It has been In existence, has accomplished much for the - promo tion of the livestock industry, in which Union county, particularly excels. The president of the organization, Herbert Chandler, of Baker county, presided over the meeting last eve- (Continued on Page Eight) WHITMAN COLLEGE WILL PLAY HERE Missionaries and Moun taineers to Play Friday: Evening at 7:30. $ ' $ $.' 4 $"4 $ $' 4 BAND WILL PLAY 3 $ Tho La Grande band will 3 3 Py J"st before the game and 3 during tho half time, it was & announced today. The game $ will begin at 7:30 and tho $ ' band concert at 8:30, so that g S anyone may attend both. 3 G Q What fans expect will be the best basketball game played In La Grande this season Is scheduled for Friday night at 7:30, when tho .Mission arles of Whitman college will meet the Eastern Oregon Normal school. Incidentally, 16 will bo. tho final home game of the Mountaineers, who Invade Western Oregon next week for games with Monmouth and Columbia university. Whitman, defeated only by coast conference teams and the Multnomah Athletic club seniors, will enter the game a favorite of course, but the Mountaineers are given a chance of upsetting the visitors on the strength of a 37 to 27 score made by the two quintets at Walla Walla earlier this month. , (Continued on Pago Two) BUILD DYKES TO HOLD BACK RIVER WATERS Tho relief crew of workmen, which has completed graveling of Second street from K to C avenues, was to begin co-operating with county work men today in building dykes on tho banks of the Grande Rondc river near the city dump grounds in the hope of eliminating the hazard of floods In the north side this spring. The work was to get under way today. City Manager Angus McAlilsted announced at last night's city commission meet ing. Twenty-two men are at work on the relief crew this week. The commission authorized the city manager to attend the convention of tho Oregon League of Cities to be held at Eugene Feb. '26 and 27, and also authorized tho tnking up of $2000 in bonds outstanding six months beforo maturity in order to save additional interest. Cash on hand at the end of the week was $8202.52, divided as fol- -jlows: La Grande National bank $3,- 530.72. U. S. National bank $3220.21, cash $1535.50. Tho meeting was short and other business consisted of matters of a routine nature. Robins and Flickers Shiver With Real Winter Going Into 96th Day Robins and flickers are seen daily In La Grande, shivering a bit in the near-zero weather of the early morn ings, and the days are growing long er, but still the winter endures. Sun shine the last few days has helped tho situation somewhat during the days, but In the shade the mercury has remained below freezing for four straight days. Yesterday's maximum was 26 above and the minimum was two above, two degrees colder than the probable minimum this morning. At 7 o'clock, the mercury was at six above. i Many declare this Is the coldest M01TIES0F CANADA GET HUNTED MAN Albert Johnson, Mad Trapper of Rat River Country, is Slain. AIRPLANE READY I TO DROPiBOMBS Trapper Finally Stopped in Flight to Alaska Af ter Killing One, Wound ing Others. AKLAVIK. Northwest Territory, Feb. IB (P) In snow ofi the Rat river country, about a week's hard mush from where the Mackenzie pours Into Beaufort sea. tho blood of Albert Johnson has written as tho blood of hunted men has written before the familiar, inexorable axiom: "Tho Canadian mounted police al ways get their man." The mad trappor of Rat river died yesterday with a rlflo stock tucked against his fur-Jacketed shoulder and with a blue-cold finger upon the trigger which had sent death to one inountio and dangerous wounds to another. As he fell In snow fresh laid by a blizzard that stung the faces of the police who had cornered him, ho sent two bullets whining toward his at tackers, dropping Staff Sergeant E. P. Hersey. Above him droned a plane. In It wore bombs which Pilot W. R. (Wop) May was ready to drop In cose the fire of the ground force failed. When May saw Johnson dead, he slipped his. plane to a landing on the snow, picked up tho wounded staff sergeant, placed him In the plane and flew him hore. Hersey lies today critically wounded, a bullot through, the knee Hptt, another In the chest. -l;lirii(g"i"i'hc 'eight ""tyetiks ''Johtf--son had laughed at the law of the northland, tho motilities, trappers and Indians called him mad. They said ho was crazy; crazy like a fox. First they went boldly to his hermit cabin. Indians had complained that some- (Continued on Page Six) REV. CUTLER OPENS SERVICE IN CHAPEL CAR Evangelist C. W. Cutler preached his opening sermon to an interested audi on co In tho sorvlce which, was held In tho chapel car at the Fir street crossing last evening. He se lected tho theme, "What the Holy Spirit Is," and showed by the scrip ture that the Holy Spirit is not a power, not an Influence, not an at titude or condition of mind, but a person, emphasizing the fact that the Spirit is tho Christian's llfe-glver, helper and advocate. Mr. Cutler is a forceful and in teresting speaker, and ho drives home his arguments with effective and ap pealing illustrations. He will be here for a couple of weeks or more, hold ing services In. the chapel car every evening except Sunday. At tho serv Ico which will begin promptly at 7:30 tonight ho will preach on the subject, "Tho Work of the Holy Spirit in the World." After tho services the members of the audience aro given an oppor tunity to go through the entire car and examine its Interesting features (Continued on Pago Three) Hoover Scored By Congressman Byrns WASIIINGTON, Feb. 18 (P) Presi dent Hoover was charged today by Chairman Byrns of the house appro priations committee with being the most extravagant chief executive the United States has had In peace time. This statement, made In the house, followed criticism of the recom mendations mode by President Hoover yesterday by Speaker Garner and Rep resentative Ralnoy of Illinois, , the Democratic leader. They complained the president had made no specillc recommendations for saving money. Opening a fight to get his bill to consolidate tho war and navy depart ments to tho house floor for a vote. Byrns, Democrat, Tennessee, con tended the only recommendations President Hoover made "Is for eight new high-salaried Jobs." February that La Grande has experi enced In scores of years, and many also assert that the winter so far has been one of tho most severe on rec ord, although temperatures during November, December and January were not of a record-breaking nature. However, they point out that to day Is the 96th day of real winter, with snow on the ground constantly since Nlv. 15 when two Inches fell. That day actually started the 1931-32 winter, and a check at the weather station here this morning showed (Continued on Page Four) PACIFIC ljs$r- Canada E9quiMAUp -py UNITED STATES Hongkong mm Ji'Si!2PN' tVSswL ppSLANDS CAVITE s CANAL , 111 UNTED STATES B . ENGLAND JH JAPAN O Naval bases of the four great imval powers In the Pacific lire shown on the map above. In view or tho present situation In China, It Is Interesting to remember tlutt tho two great United Mtulos hoses hi the Pacific, at t'avlte and Pearl Harbor, tire each equipped to handle complete battle fleets. Uiiani Is n. fueling station, hut has no dry docks for battleships. The Japanese bases are near tho Island empire Itself and are c::.sily defended. . The numerous British buses are cither too fur from the scene of tho trouble to have much Inuring on the situation, or arc not capable of lmmlllng a large fleet, with the 1 cxerptUm of Hongkong and Singapore. The French base at Hulgnn Is equipped to handle only small ' bonis. Of ull the bases In the l'uclfic, Uncle Sum's Pearl Harbor, In Hawaii, Is perhupH the foewt equipped and the best defended. In addition to the distant Pacific bases shown on this map, tho United States has imval stations on Us own west coast, Including those at Hmttle, Kan Francisco and San Pedro, Cal. German Disarm Plan Submitted To Geneva Meet OEttEVA, Feb. 18 P) A sot of drastic proposals, calling for dlsarma- munt:'- hv nt.hr nnt.lniia on the siune ,pcVilip,q. Germany has .had to disarm! posed to the world disarmament con ference today by Count Rudolf Na dolny, German spokesman. "Germany is already disarmed," Ambassador Nadolny said, "and Ger man disarmament must bo considered indicative of the direction tho dis armament of all other members of tho league must follow." The plan he presented provides for: 1. Abolishment of general con scrlptlon and, where that is not pos sible, adequate allowance for trained reserves. Fixing the percentage of army officers at the lowest possible level and prohibition of tho utlllza- (Continued on Prtgo Four) New Commission Will Recommend Auto Fee Slash SALEM, Feb. 18 (fl1) Tho state highway commission, after an all day executive session hero yesterday, will return to Salem tomorrow for a two day study of the department and the program for retrenchment. This was announced last night os the three new members left for Portland. The 30 per cent reduction in admfnlstra tlve costs, as promised by the old commission, was adopted as ono of the policies of the new. Lealio M. Scott, chairman of the commission, announced further that they would recommend a 25 per cent reduction in automobile llccnso fees (Continued on Page Eight) Hawes Funeral To Be Held Friday Funeral services for Francis Hawes, little Meacl.am girl who died nero Tuesday night of pneumonia, will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Snodgrass and ' Zim merman mortuary, with Rev. Father Nooy In charge. Burial will take place in the Ma sonic cemetery. Portland Fliers Reported Missing ATLIN, B. C Feb. 18 VP) Anxiety roso today as the hours passed with no word of Mrs. Edna Chrlstoffcrson, Portland sportswoman, and William Oraham, Alaskan aviator, whose plane was last sighted about 100 miles south of hero Monday afternoon. The two, bound on a flight to tho North Alaska coast In search of an abandoned fur cargo, were making a hop from Hazleton to Atlln. They were last seen at 1 p. m. Monday, west of Nahlln. The weather was stormy over the district yesterday. Beer Bill Given Committee Okeh WASHINGTON. Feb. 9 UP) Execu tive committees of the house Repub llcan and Democratic anti-prohlbl tlon blocs today approved a bill to lerpllze tfrei manil.cU'c of beer containing 2.75 per cent alcohol by weight. OCEAN? IT'S WAR-LIKE DRIVE AGAINST HOARDING BEGINS Colonel Frank Knox Plans For1 Government Bond ,w .aSollijHB CampaigTt WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (ff Plans for a government bond selling cam paign to decrease hoarding pattern ed after the first liberty loan drives wore announced today by Colonel Frank Knox, chairman of President Hoover's anti-hoarding commission. The securities to be Issued by th treasury, Knox said, will bo In low denominations. Details of tho issue, however, ro main to be worked out at a confer ence with Secretary Mills of tho treasury department. "I anticipate only ono difficulty," Knox said. "It Is In getting a suffic ient quantity of securities from tho treasury to satisfy the demand for them." . Knox, publisher of tho Chicago Daily News, conferred with tho presi dent Immediately beforo making Ills announcement. ' "In the past week or two," he told newspapermen, "I havo been In touch with every part of tho country In connection with the movement to stop hoarding. "From every quarter comes an In sistent demand that his committee (Continued on Page Eight) ROADS URGING CANCELLATION OF GRAIN RATE SALEM, Feb. 18 W) Railroad com panies operating In Oregon havo pe titioned the public utilities commis sion to cancel the rates nnd tariffs on grain and grain products within the state which were put Into effect last April. The companies request tho resumption of tho former rates, effective prior to tho reductions or dered amounting to about 20 per cent. The lower rates arc now In ef fect. Tho public utilities comrmissloner. Charles M. Thomas, announced to day a hearing on the matter will bo held at Salem March 1, He stated the rates were made effectlvo in con junction with tho interstate com merce order, although tho United States supremo court has held tho federal order unconstitutional.' The court opinion did not alter the status of intrastate rates In Oregon, and tho reduced rates remained in ef fect. Pair of Sixes Win in Dice Game Despite Rules! CHICAGO, Feb. 18 W) A pair of sixes won at dlco In Chicago yesterday. Veteran players of tho game will tell you this can't bo done, but consider tho caso of Luther Banks. "I won $300 in a dice game," ho told the desk sergeant at a police station. "So?" "And then I lost It to tho two men I won It from. They took It with a pair of sixes." "Sixes at dice?" "No," Banks replied. "Revolvers." NOW! FRANCE America Denies Having Part In League's Note - WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (T) Chair man Vinson of thu naval committee toI(tihe: hi"fr today t he nil nation In 'the Far Hast is "becoming more alarming" and uracil the fleet be built up to treaty limits.' . WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 () The stato department made nn emphatic denial today of tho statement made by the Tokyo foreign office that tho United States had a hand In fram ing tho noto to Japan which was delivered yesterday by tho council of the league of nations. ,i It was said tho United States had no knowledge whatever of tho fram ing of the note and did not know tho note was to bo delivered. Meanwhile, It became known that both China and Japan havo been ad vised by tho stato department that both combatants at Shanghai would probably bo hold responsible for any damages caused by fighting thero. About two weeks ago American of ficials at Shanghai communicated both with the Japanese and Chinese officials there, and made It clear tho United States would hold both tho fighting powers responsible In case American interests and American lives suffer. Slnco that timo thero havo been numerous Informal conversations on tho subject and many of tho Euro pean powers also have Joined In tho discussions in Washington as well as in Shanghai. (Continued on Pago Three) Bank of England Reduces Rate To Five Pet. Today LONDON. Feb. 18 (II The Bank of England extended a helping hand to tho conxmerclal community and a fi nancial gesturo of confidence to tho world today by reducing tho bank rate from six to five per cent. Tho six per cent rate was Imposed on Sept. 21, 11)31, when tho country (Continued on Pago Eight) Attempt to Save Horses Is Fatal LEWI8TOWN, Mont., Feb. 18 (IP) An attempt to save a team of horses from a falling trco cost Ambroso Horau, 32, his llfo yesterday. Horan and two other men were fell ing a largo tree. Fearing tho horses were In danger, lloran ran toward away.' pulling a chain in which Horan became entangled. He was dragged 300 yards over tree stumps and brush and died later. Burns Prove Fatal To Two Children PORTLAND. Feb. 18 (IP) Death as the result of burns took the lives of two children here last night. Illean Rotie, four years olU, died from body burns suffered when her clothing caught flro as she was ploy ing near the kitchen range. Johanna John, nine months old, died from on Infection that followed burns received Feb. 13 when Bho spilled a cup of hot coffco upon herself whllo sitting on her mother's lap, CHINA TURNS DOWN DEMAND OF JAPANESE Ultiniatum Believes First Step Leading to Long Awaited Offensive, ARTILLERY FIRE RESUMED TODAY Japanese Demand With drawal of Chinese and Dismantling of Woo sung, Paoshan Forts. MUKDEN, Manchuria. Feb. 18 W Tho newly-formed executive commit too of northeastern Manchuria at noon today proclaimed the establish ment of an Independent Manchurlan Mongolian state. r The stato la to have he name of "Ankuo" which means "Land of Poace" and Its national emblem will be the discarded Chinese five-barred, flag, emblazoned with the rising sun of Japan. This decision was made yesterday by the Chinese officials,' prompted by their Japanese advisers. TOKYO, Feb. 18 W3) A foreign of fice spokesman said today Japan would not recognize tho now Man churl a n-Mongol lan state, the forma tion of which was announced at Muk den today until It was proven that , the new stato "has all the attribi-yv. of an Independent nation.1 By MorrlR J. Harris (Copyright, 1832. by the Associated Press) . . ' SHANGHAI,' Fob. i 18 OT General. . Konktchl Uyeda, commandor of tho Japanese forces in this area, served an ultimatum tonight on General Tsal Ting-Kal ordering the Chinese to withdraw 13 V4 miles from Bhang-; hal by Bundown,pn(,Saturdayt This was the result of thef allure of a poace parley earlier, in. the day, during -which the Japanese submit-.,, ted this Identical demand and : the . Chinese representatives rejeoted It. It was thought the ultimatum was (Continued on Pane Five) FARMERS SEEK DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVER pnn.Tr.AND. Feb. 18 UP) R. H..i Kinn. vice nresidont of the Columbia ,. Valley association, said today on his roturn from Lowiston, Idaho, whore ho attended a mooting of tho osso- elation, that farmers or tno .wiuwk districts tributary to the Columbia and Snako rlvors are prepared to fight harder than ever for river de velopment, and advantage of oheop transportation to tide water. , - The significant feature of the tew-. Iston meeting, Klpp said, was the at tendance of special representatives from different farm organizations. These representatives. Klpp said. "stated in oach case that while ra the past they had favored river de velopment, they were now prepared to fight with tho aid of their stato and national organizations." Byrd Won't Play "Dog In Manger" FRANKFORT, KV Feb. 18 VP) Former Governor Flood Byrd, of Vir ginia.' Indicated hero today that he would not allow his nam to be used as a presidential candidate "merely for the negative purpose of stopping any good Democrat." MASSACHUSETTS FOR "AL" I WASHINGTON, Fob. 18 VP) Gov ernor Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts, conferred hero today with members of tho state's congressional delegation, and predicted Massachusetts Demo crats would be for Alfred E. Smith "without any doubt." At about the samo time. Senator Ncely. of West Virginia, predicted Democrats of his stato would declare , for Governor Roosevelt of New Yoxfc. . Wheat Today7 CHICAGO. Feb. 18 VP) Apparent ly Increasing likelihood thot oversees ! Import duties would be slashod In j the near future did much to make , g vou, Immediate new export business In wheat from North America, however. was estimated at not to exceed 400,- 000 bushels, mostly Canadian. An un confirmed report sold France naa purchased a cargo of United States wheat. Wheat closed unsettled liSO above yesterday's finish, corn. up, oats unchanged to ya higher, and provisions a to 16 cents down. PORTLAND, Feb. 18 VP) May wheat gained c at the finals of the Portland grain exchange for the Thursday session. July was up V4o ' while September was unchanged. On the merchants exchange cash wheat gained 'ic bu. Sales of wheat futures wero 8,000 t)U, : - , ,
