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CITY EDITION roll Associated PteM UiiiI Wire BflrrlM . 10 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed In La Grande Covering .Union and Wallowa Conn ties VOLUME 30 MFMBKR ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1932 .EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER. NUMBER 220 ins For Kidnapers .Mai let mm GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO SEEK SLAYER Hoover Directs Law En forcement Agencies to Join Manhunt SENDS MESSAGE TO LINDBERGHS Father of Child Off Jei 'sey Shore at Cape May at Time Body of Baby Was Found. WASHINGTON, May 13 (P) Presi dent Hoover today directed the law enforcement agencies and secret ser vice of the federal government to set out upon a hunt for the murderers of the Lindbergh baby, "never to be re laxed until those criminals are 1m placabiy brought to Justice." The president, employing strong language, directed the federal police authorities "to mane xne Kidnaping and murder of the Lindbergh baby a live and never to bo forgotten case." The federal government does not have direct police authority in tho present case, he pointed out, despite Its brutality and the nation-wide horror it has caused, but federal agencies will be "unceasingly alert" to bring the murderers to punish ment. Hoover Issues Statement" The president Issued tho following statement: "I have directed the law enforce ment agencies and the several secret services of the federal government to make the kidnaping and murder of the Lindbergh a live and never to bo forgotten case, never to be relaxed un til these criminals are Implacably brought to Justice. "The federal government does not have police authority in such crimes but its agencies will be unceasingly alert to assist the New Jersey pouce in every possible way until this end has been accomplished." The statement was handed to news papermen early this morning by one of the president's secrtaries.; . .r" ; Ho read It aloud, slowly and with emphasis, before handing the brief lines over. The president, who ' has followed closely since the night of the baby's disappearance the developments tn the famous case,, was at his desk meanwhile. Sends Message to Lindherglis Even before the president spoke,' he dispatched a message of condolence to Colonel Lindbergh and his wife, expressing his personal grief at the tragedy. As with all such personal messages, the text of Mr. Hoover's communication was not made public. Attorney General Mitchell told newspapermen he had relayed the president's word to all of the en forcement agencies under his com mand. Mitchell pointed out, as the presi dent did, that thus far the govern ment had no direct Jurisdiction over the case. He nodded in affirmation, however when the strong words of tho (Continued on Pase Two) MERCURY AT 85 ABOVE IN THIS CITY THURSDAY Grande Rrnde valley residents basked in tho warm rays of the sun yesterday, which was a perfect mid summer day. The mercury reached 8fi above and the minimum was 60 above. It was the warmest" since 4ast summer. At 7 o'clock this morning tho mer cury was at 50 above following a night that saw It go no lower than 63 above. Last night thunder and lightning storms occurred In some sections of the valley and .03 of an inch of rain fell In La Grande. Woman Leaps From 6th Floor to Death PORTLAND, Ore., May 13 fP Miss Marjorle Kaufman, 17, was killed to day when she leaped from the sixth floor of a down town department store. Employes of the store said they observed her for 30 minutes prior to the plunge In a dejected attitude at a table. Suddenly, after a fit of weeping, she dashed to the open window. $ WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Generally fair to- 8 night and Saturday, but over- cast near the coast; little S change In temperature; mod- S- erate northerly winds off- 3 3 shore. P g Sunday fair. & 8 WEATHER TODAY 3 7 a. m. 59 above. Minimum: 53 above. Condition: Clear. S & WEATHER YESTERDAY P $ Maximum; 85, minimum 50 above. 0 Condition: Clear, rain .03 of an Inch (at night). Range $ 35 degrees.- & $ WEATHER MAY 13, 1S31 $ Maximum 80. minimum 50 above. S Condition: Clear. Range 40 h decrees. & Both Democrats And Republicans Have Difficulty One . Argues Ovei Candi date and the Other s Disputing Over Action on Prohibition Question. Bv Byron Price WASHINGTON, May 13 (F The p re-convention curtain-raiser to the 1032 campaign is ending, as it be gan, with the Republicans still' argu ing what to do about prohibition, and the Democrats still disputing what to do about a candidate. Recent developments appear to have depended. If anything, the bit terness of leeiintr within tne parties on these two prime questions. The present mood of the contending fac tions foreshadows ftnat neither oi the June conventions can be called exactly a lovefeast. Governor Koosevein continues to press strongly for the Democratic nomination, and so do bis rivals. The Ohio primary has stiffened the hopes oi wet Kepuoucans, ana xne resist ance of dry Republicans. And so & goes, Just a month and a day be fore the big two-act convention thril ler begins in Chicago. , r Taking into account the normal ex pectancy of both sides, the Demo cratic no-mans-land of disputed dele-, gate strength Is growing very nar row. Neither the Roosevelt camp nor the opposition, when, they get right down to counting noses, claims any great margin of safety. It comes down to a comparatively, few dele gates, most of them temporarily pledged to favorite sons. , Roosevelt -not only added three states to his column this week, but he did it impressively, with an un questioned display of driving power. Arizona and Wyoming Instructed for him, despite previous signs of hesi tancy. In the West Virginia primary he overwhelmed "Alfalfa Bill" Mur ray ten to one. At the same time, two favorite sons were receiving the formjal pledges of their home states, and the whole paddock of dark horses was paraded again before the eyes of the voters. In gathering In Ohio. Governor George White as a delegation whoso .ultimate destination no one knows. Maryland's instructions for Governor Albert G. Ritchie were coincident with revived activity for him' as second choice In many states. There was a great stir meantime among the friends of Owen D. Young, Newton D. Baker, Harry, F.,Byrd -and Melvln A: Traylor, -and a split developed In ' (Continued on Page Two) Jay Millering Services To Be Held on Sunday Funeral services for Jay M, Mil lering, who passed away yesterday morning following a long Illness, arc announced for Sunday afternoon at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman chapel. Rev. J. George Walz will be In charge of the service to be held at two o'clock. Mr. Millering was born In Long Valley, Idaho, January 12, 1601, and when he was a year old his parents moved to the Grande Ronde valley. Prom then all of his lire was spent in this valley with the exception the years he was in the service. He en llHteu In the navy In May, 1017, and was assigned to the U, S. S. Prairie, which did patrol duty on the east coast when the submarines were so thick. He was carpenter's, mate, first class and had been recommended lor chief when .the armistice was signed.. During his period of service, he crossed the seas three times. He re turned to this valley to, take up the life of a civilian again, lh March following the signing of the Armis tice. . On Dec. 0, 1017, while at home on (Continued on Page Pour) Frazier Bill Is Reported Today WASHINGTON, May 13 WP) The Frazter bill for a bond and treasury note issue to refinance agricultural Indebtedness at low interest rates, was reported favorably today by tho senate agriculture committee with out a record vote. The committee did not act on the McNary resolution to finance foreign sales of farm board wheat and cot ton with 100.000.000 from the re construction corporation or on other farm relief measures. The Lost Eaglet EX-SERVICE MEN MARCH IN LA GRANDE "On-To-Washihgton" Un employed Group Stops a ; While oh Way East. MEAL FURNISHED BY MERCHANTS Group Part of Movement Sending Thousands From All Parts of Na tion to the Capital. After a hearty meal deflated by La Grande merchants, 400 ex-service mjen marched the streets of La Grande last night before a large crowd of local people, before em barking on a freight train bound for Nampa en route to Washington, D. C. They are 400 of the many thou sands who are going from all parts of the United States to enter picas for immediate cash payment of the adjusted service certificates or bonus. Edward W. White, public relatione chief, states that the "march" Is not sponsored by any organization but is composed of World war veterans from practically every organization in the state, who will go to the national capital to make a formal demand on congress to pay xne .Don us, wnicn will mean $22,978,122 paid to the state of Oregon alone. They left Portland anu strong, wnn very little funds and are traveling In box cars. They solicit their food as they progress, with an organized executive staff traveling ahead to make arrangements for food and shelter. Tho advance guard , travels by automobile and arrives about three or four hours ahead of the remainder of the group. Perfect Co-operation They have their own "kitchen" and food Is solicited by popular subscrip tion from veterans who are In busi ness, and so far they have had per fect co-operation In every town, Mr. White stated. In La Grande the Hoo ver grocery donated 50 pounds of meat and a sack of8Ugar, and the La Grande Bakery -lurnwhea- 75 loaves of bread.- ''" r They expect to take about 15 days for the trip from Portland to Wash ington and will Join with 4000 men in other groups going from various parts of the state, to present the casp In the house and senate. "If any more comb to Washington they will have to be stacked up like cord wood," Mr. White stated. Fif teen thousand have left California for the national capital. Every man In the delegation Is a 100 per cent American, and there aro no communists or radicals In the en tire organization, ho adds. Tho or ganization Is conducted along mili tary lines, and there are no Indi vidual solicitations by various mem bers, but all requests for aid are made by a picked staff. Roy B. Currey, In behalf of the American Legion, furnished gasoline for the automobiles used by the ad- (Continued on Page Five) twoTlaysand concert given Entertainment Last Night at Local High. School Pleases Audience. Whether a company of Shakespear ean actors Is stranded In a small western town or two lovers are plot ting an elopement, the situation Is admirably handled by the drama de partment of the . La Grande High Bchool. which presented two one-act plays last night under the direction of Miss Kathryn Bartaln. Pour ex cellent numbers were presented by tho High BChool band, under the di rection of W. W. Nusbaum, giving a delightful variation to the pro gram. "Borneo of the Rancho," by James Francis Cooke: and "Tho Romancers." by Edmond Rostand, were presented by well chosen casts. The latter was unusual last night because of the lighting effects, the second scene be ing played during the night. The ef- (Oontlnued on Page Five) Editorial T11E KIDNAPERS News of tho greatest manhunt the world ,has ever known the Bearch for the kidnapers of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. had been assigned to the back pages of the newspapers for several weeks when yesterday's discovery suddenly broke through the veil of mystery that has worried the nation for more than two months. But tho shocking news was not entirely unexpected. Many had long ago given up hope that the child would ever bo found alive, for a healthy child is not easily concealed from the world for so long a time. It n6w seems likely that the baby was killed almost Immediately after being stolen from the homo of his famous parents, the kidnapers being afraid to attempt an escape with the child, since they knew every avail able officer of the law would be Im mediately on the trail, and every man, woman and child in America would be eager to aid In tho search. So tho child Is dead, the victim of cold-blooded, inhuman beasts that are not fit to live on God's earth. But the manhunt has Just begunl Until yesterday the officials were constantly hampered In their opera tions by tho fear that any attempt to apprehend the abductors might cause them to harm the child' for hope still lived in the Lindbergh's hearts that thoir baby was yet alive and well. We cannot blame Llndy for want ing to deal directly with the kid napers and to conceal his negotia tions from tho police. Any father would havo done the same, as long as there remained the slightest hope of recovering the little loved one. But now all restraint Is lifted and every effort will be made to cap ture the kidnapers, dead or alive. President Hoover has ordered the secret service and every other proper government agency to continue the search till the end. Tho search may com to an end In a few days," a few weeks, or a few months; nut the fiends will be found, evon If tho months drag on Into years. The authorities will got their men. It Is Impossible that tho per petrator of such a horrible crime could go unpunished. Committee Will Study Hoover's Compromise Plan "" WASHINGTON,' May 13 ; (flSen-- axe uemocraics turned tne noover compromise $1,500,000,000 relief plan over to a special conXmtttco for study today. A second conferonce of tho Demo- crats failed to develop an absolute approval of the compromise. The special committee was determined upon to go over the plan. Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, whose conference with. President Hoover opened the way for a compromise, will serve as a member. Other members are Wagner of New York, Walsh of Montana, Plttman of Nevada and Bulkley of Ohio.. As a result of lost night's con ference at the White House between tho president and Republicans of the senate banking committee, Re publican leaders were confident of a general agreement in their ranks on thoproposal to extend federal aid to the states for unemployment relief and to . finance public and private construction by means of tho re construction corporation. Akron Not Moored At Sunnyvale, CaL SUNNYVALE, May 13 P) Con fronted with the necessity of valvlng out more of the ship's helium supply in order to make a landing, Com mander C. E. Roscndahl of tho diri gible Akron chose to crulso over this far-west naval air base today await ing more favorable atmospheric con ditions before tlclng up at tho moor ing mast. - - - A message dropped by Commander Rosendahl said It was necessary to conserve his helium supply for fur ther operations. Prohibition Row Breaks in Senate WASHINGTON, May 13 fP) The prohibition row broke over tho revo nue bill In the senate today at the outset of debate with Tydlngs (D., Md.) calling upon President Hoover to take a position on the Bingham proposal to substitute four per cent beer revenue for the nuisance taxes. Five Character Portraits of the World's Most Famous Boy LINDBERGH VIEWS BODY OF HIS BABY Anne to Remember Hei Lost Son as She Last Saw Him. WILL BE BURIED IN SEALED COFFIN One Other Member of the Household, the Nurse, Betty Gow, Views "Eaglet's" Body. TRENTON, N, J., May 13 (P) Col onel Churles A. Llndebrgh, apparent ly acting on an Impulse, viewed the body of his kidnaped son at a morgue before the Infant wo removed for cremation today and satisfied himself beyond question of its lucntincaiion. "i TRENTON, N. J., May 13 m1 The broken little body of "The Eaglet" will be laid away without his parents having seen it. Anne and Charles Llndborgh will always remember their lost son as a handsome little chap, with yellow curls and bluo eyes and a radiant smile. Frank W. Swayze, tho undertaker In charge of tho body, said today he had been Informed that neither Col onel nor Mrs. Lindbergh would see It. To Uho Mealed Coffin It will bo placed In a sealed coffin beforo it la delivered to them, he said, he did not know when the burial would take place, or what the funeral arrongements wore Police today hold back a. throng which loitered In the street outside the funeral establishment. In the morguo at the rear the curtains were drawn. Of those whom he had learned to know and trust In the few monfthB that were his span of life only his nurse, Betty Gow, saw the body of little Charles Lindbergh. He used to call her "Gow."' , t Discovciimis back at wonic HOPEWELL, N. J., ,Mny 13 (! tw -men Whose discovery, gave to (Continued on Page Two) COSHOW TAKES STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE DALLAS, May 13 (Pi Judgo Oliver P. Coshow, former chief Justice of tho Oregon supreme court, today re sumed his place on the witness stand here testifying in his own behalf. Ho is being charged with four other ex offlcers of the Empire. Holding cor poration with devising a scheme to defraud. Coshow, the second to be tried, faces Judge Arlle O. Walker's court In his fight to avoid the ver dict rendered tho first officer, Frank J. Keller, who was found guilty. Coshow took the stand late yester day and told of his connections with tho holding corporation and of his activities as president of that group. The judge declared all his acts were made In good faith. Tho veteran Jurist declared he was unaware of misstatements or of any violation of contracts or applications. Tho case, nearlng the close of the second week of trial, was expected to be completed and In the hands of tho Jury early next week. Tick Fever Kills Klamath Pioneer KLAMATH PALLS, Ore., May 13 (P) William Ponkey, Klamath county pioneer, died hero Thursday from Rocky Mountain tick fover. Although there have been many cases of the fever, this was the first death. Boy, 4, Missing In Newark, N. . NEWARK. N. J May 13 (P) Fifty policemen were making a house to houso search today for four-year-old Seymour Elnhorn. The child was last reported seen at 6 p. m., yesterday as he left tho home of a playmate to return to his own homo. ALBERT LEBRUN Albert Lchrmi, above, former prtsldeti of itilie senate, wiih elected prmlriout or l-'nince to succeed mnrtyml lieslilent Paul Douiner, SCHOOL WORK IN STATE ALLOCATED Degrees Gr'anted Only From Portland, Uorval lis, Eugene Institutions SALEM. May 13 P) Final allo cation of work In the higher educa tlon unified system In Oregon was announced horo last night by E. E. Llndsav. secretary of the state board of higher education. Potiters outlln-: lng all work In detail was mailed to the high schools oyer tho stale. The ' allocation conforms almost entirely with the ronort of the cur rioulxun. committee ,of tho ' board made.. public somotime ogo. The school of journalism Is rota hied at the University of Oregon. The new systom divides tho six Institutions into three chief classes; - degree- granting schools, lower division i training and the preparation for teaching. Tho degreo-granting schools arc those at Corvnllis. Eugeno and Port land. At Corvallis will ba degree curricula In ogrlculturo, engineering, mechanical arts, forestry, homo econ omics, pharmncy and . science. At Eugene will bo bunt new administra tion, fine arts, Journalism, law, school of literature, languages and fine arts, physical education and social sci ences. Tho school of medlclno Is located In Portland, while opproved work for admission to the mocUcal school Is offered ul both Corvallis and Eu gene. Curricula In nursing education are also offered under tho supervi sion of tho medical school. Under the, classification of lower division unspeciallKed freshman and sophomore work is olferod on essen tially the same baula ut both Eugene and Corvallis. (Continued on Pago Three) FORMER KING OF SPAIN HIT BY SPANIARD MARSEILLES, Franco, May 13 P) Former King Alfonso of Spain stepped off a steamer fromr Malta to day Into a rain of blows from a roughly dressed man on the pier. The incident was so unexpected that tho man punched tho former monarch several times about the head and body beforo anybody could stop him. Ho was arrested immedi ately and Identified as a Spaniard. His name Is Oonzalo'. Macanarcs. Alfonso stood lor a moment In as tonishment, they walked quickly to his car and was driven awuy. iaHt March when Alfonso passed through horo on tho way to Paris from 8an Rcmo a young Spaniard at the curb shouted innults at htmt until tho poll hustled him off. Alfonso Ig nored tho Incident and tho offender was released. Brutally Murdered Reichers Over i Ocean Today On I Way To Dublin American Aviator Hopes to Better Time of Col onel Lindbergh From U. S. to Paris. 1 HARBOR GRACE, N, F., May 13 jp) Lou Reichers, Amor lean avia tor speedlntr from Newark,- N. J., for Paris on a two stop flight in which ho hoped to hotter the time oi col onel Charles A. Lindbergh reached Harbor Grace this morning and took off again for Dublin, Ireland. Reichers headed his plane out over tho Atlantic, the most dangerous leg of his flight at 0:51 a. m.. Eastern Standard time. Observers at Harbor Grace said tho weather was favor able. The Arlington, N. J. filer,' who started from Newark at 10:02 o'clock last night, Eastern Standard time, landed at Harbor Grace at 4:25 a. in. E. S. T., less than six and one-half hours later. He was somewhat be hind tho schedule ho had set for himself, for he had hoped to cover the distance In five hours. Ho suf fered further dolay when, In landing, the stabilizer of his plane was broken. KeiHiIrs Made Quickly Ho effected repairs quickly, how ever, then filled the fuel tanks of tho plane until they held 560 gal lons of gasoline, and. headed out to ward the open sea. It was broad daylight, for the take-off was at 8:20 a. in., Newfoundland daylight tlmo. By evening, Reichers hoped to havo cleared the nearly 2,000. mile stretch of tumbling water ' to land safely in Ireland. .There, ho plan ned to replenish his fuel supply and speed onward for Paris. Tho aviator estimated his gasoline supply was adequate for 12 hours of Hying and that His piano, capable of 225 miles an hour, would average 200 miles an hour on the trip. He estimated that it Bhould actually take him only eight or nine hours to reach tho Irish capital and then, in about two hours more, ho expected to be in Paris. . "Jafsie" Freed After Quiz Held At Trenton, N. J. ' TRENTON, J.r kfcy 13 P) Dis trict Attorney Erwln Marshall an nounced this afternoon that nothing had been found to Implicate Dr. John F. Condon, the "Jafsie" of tho search for the Lindbergh baby. "Ho has been roloased and has gone back to New York," Marshall said. The Trenton Times today Bald J Prosecutor Erwln B. Marshall, in a conferonce lost midnight with Dr. John F. Condon at tho Lindbergh i home, was informed tho sleeping suit ; missing from tho Lindbergh baby's ; body had been turned over to him tn the negotiations which resulted tn payment of $50,000 ransom monoy. Tho sleeping suit, Dr. Condon said, is In the possession of Col. Lind bergh. Two other bits of ovidonco sup posedly establishing the authenticity of the alleged kidnaping group that doalt with Dr. Condon, also aro In the possession of Col. Lindbergh, tho paper said Dr. Condon told the prosecutor. Thoy aro two dlapor pins. The prosecutor of Mercer county, where the baby's body was found, sold he had not yet seen John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk mediator In tho Lindbergh case, and did not know whore ho was. Both Dr. Condon, who paid the unavailing $50,000 ransom, and Cur tis, who was on another trip to meet tho supposed kidnapers when the body was found, made formal state ments to'pollco last night, and were further questioned today. Marshall said Dr. Condon became an lntermedlory In the Lindbergh baby search because "he was an ar dent admirer of Col. Lindbergh and thinks him an Ideal American." (Continued on Page Three) Japanese Troops Report Victory MUKDEN, Manchuria, May 13 (P) Tho Rengo (Japanese) news agency reported today that Japanoso troops had clashed In tho vicinity of Shan halkwan with a body of Chang Hsiao Liang's volunteers, driving them from tho field after prolonged fighting. Tho Chlneso wero reported to havo lost 120 killed. MURDERER OF BABY TO BE HUNTED OUT Brutality of Crime ,at Hopewell Shocks the5 Entire World. LINDBERGH BABY i KILLED iBY FIEND Authorities Believe Death! Occurred Oly a Few Hours After Baby Was;' Kidnaped. " ' ' HOPEWELL, N. J., Mny 13 . The Lindbergh baby is dead; mur-' dered, brutally. ' i They lound the body It to hrd-j . ly more than a skeleton late yester day afternoon. A negro truckman, Dushlns his way through thick brush,- of the Sourlands not five miles, from the Charles E. Lindbergh estate: - made the discovery. ,. . Police were called, identification' was confirmed. A baby hunt,.cau-' , tlous and painstaking, was ended; -a man hunt, wldeflung and Intense,1 swept forward In Its place. ..' -.n ' "Intermediaries" Questioned ' r-i Two '.'intermediaries" of the . baby J search, men who for weeks bad been -moving in and out of the baokV ground their movements carefully guarded for fear of endangering the child's life, were called to give an nN.ni,n.no f thai hlriri.n Ont.lVltlM. One of theBe men waB Dr. John -7.' Condon, the 72-year-old educator of . Nnuf Wirlr nit.V whn. nAGFOtlatlha ! through the newspapers as " Jafsie,';'' established contact with a man to' whom, later, (50.000 of Col. Lind bergh's monev was nald on promise . never fulf tiled that the child would be returned "alive and well." ; : The other was John H. Curtis, ob . of three Norfolk1, Va.. "lntermedi arles," whose recent Information has ' sent him into - the coastal waters i near Long Island where, It was hint- J cd, contact was to be made wtth-tb! kidnapers. ' : f i "These men aro being questioned! now, and will boy questioned later In ; . '.,.... .i - ; ........ ... 1.4 rrti i Hnrmnn Hr.humralf ATlf . hflftd " Of. thfl.'i state police. "They are not, however, Discovery of the child's skeleton was made by William Allen, negro , truckman. In his truck, driving tha Hopewcll-Mbimt Rosa highway, ha (Continued onTage Five? 4' RANSOM NOTE ; PUBLISHED BY ( N. Y. AMERICAN NEW YORK. May 13 (D The New York American published today what It said It had learned from reliable sources was the text of the ransom note left by the kidnapers oi .to Lindbergh baby. ,- : It read as follows: "Dear sir Have 50,000 ready, 35 000 In 20 bills', 16,000 in 10 bills. , and 10,000 In 5 bills. Have them In two packages. Pour days we W1U liuorm you to reaeem mo uifjuvj. "We warn you for making anything publlo or for notifying the police. The child 1b In gut care. "Identification for letters are sig natures. Answer three fold, i 1-3-3-4) , Two rings In blue Ink, with centre ring of red. A blue ink line of the bluo circles on the outer edge of the red. A hole on the outer edge of each dark circle and one In the cen tre of tho red. '; "Don't publish this letter.". TOMORROW TO BE A BIG DAY AT ELGIN, ORE. Tomorrow is to be a big day in Elgin, as well as In La Grande with special events, held annually on. the day's calendar. The annual Elgin tulip show, of which this commMn Ity Is very proud, opens at noon and continues throughout tho remainder of the day. At noon a luncheon la to be served by the members of the Women's Improvement club, who will uso In their menu, all Oregon products. It Is announced. . Another even;t of the afternoon will be tho annual pet parade. This evont usually attracts several scores of the younger folks and Is quite a slzenblo lino. In the evening, a musicals of rather pretentious pro portions will bo glvon as a culmlnai tlon of tho day. 1 . purchases of North American wheat gave a iilimj upmi. b11 lata today. . Speculative Interest In the wheat pit was unusually light, and at no time were prices much altered from the finish of tho provlous day. ' : Wheat closed firm, unchanged to. He up. corn (4c?c advance, oata unchanged to MiO hlghor, and provis ions unchanged to a setback of Of cents. . PORTLAND. May 13 Whlla May was unchanged, other wheat op tions showed losses today. Total aalea wore 6000 bu. July and these wera overnight transactions. July and De ccmbor each had a loss of J40 with December down 8o bu. 1 r. On tho merchants exchange cash wheat was unchanged. Wheat Today f
