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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION rail Associate rrM UuH Wit Berries 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 MKMBKB ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1932 ASTERN OREGON'S IiKAJHNQ NEWSPAPER NUMBER 245 Dry Wet Dissension Almost Certain House Considering Bonus PATHSN BILL KINS OUT IN 226117 VOTE If House Passes Measure . it Will Go to an"Un . certain" Senate. CHAIRMAN BYRNS AMONG ADVOCATES Declares That Paying of i Bonus Now Would Save ; $112,000,000 For Gov i ernment Annually. ' WASHINGTON. June 13 (P) The house today voted to call up the $2, 400.000,000 cash bonus payment legis lation tor formal consideration. :- This action represented a step to ward victory for the 20,000 war vet erans in Washington, to demand im mediate payment of the bonus cer tificates. While the vote was being taken, and long before, the house galleries were packed with former service men. Outside long lines of veterans stood. Senate Outlook Uncertain If the house approves the bonus payment on the final vote, the legis lation still iriust run the gauntlet of the senate and the White House. What action the senate wilt take is problematical. But President Hoo ver has promised a veto. Action today came on a motion to bring the resolution by Representa tive Pat man (D., Texas) up for con sideration. The vote was obtained through a petition signed by 145 house members. The vote for consideration was 226 to 117. Bonus advocates gained' an. lly tb day In an announcement by Chair man Byrns of the house appropria tions committee that he will sup port the full payment bill. With only a few hours before a house vote on the1 bonus Issue and crowds of veterans already filling the capltol corridors, Byrns said ho would vote for the $2,000,000,000 new money outlay. Asked whether a member should vote to pay the veterans now, Byrns replied affirmatively. Raves $112,000,000 Yearly "I think you would, especially If you were assured that It would actually save the government $112,- nnn nnn avanr (font- hafuiiuin rrnur anri 1945 and at the same time be a for ward step toward the restoration of prosperity among all classes of our citizenship." (Continued on Page Five) FIRE DAMAGES BULL HOME AT 1104 M AVENUE The Vernon Bull home at 1104 M avenue was badly damaged by an early morning fire Sunday, the loss amounting to several hundreds of dollars. The origin of the fire Is unknown although it started in the basement. The family was at home at the time. The fire had a good start before it was discovered but the fire depart ment, called out at 2:30 a. m., con trolled the flames before they con sumed th house. The first floor was damaged some and the roof was al most a total ruin. Most of the furniture was removed safely. Lightning Strikes Power Transformer Lightning, striking about 1 o'clock, burned out a transformer near the Second street viaduct and caused a general cessation of power In the business dltitrlct. The pole was set on fire by the bolt and the fire de partment and the E. O. L. & P, crews Immediately went to the scene $ WEATHER FORECAST $ Oregon: Pair with exception $ of occasional thunderstorms; S moderate temperatures. WEATHER TODAY $ 7 a. m. 67 above. Minimum 62 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 86, minimum, 63 above. Condition: Clear. Range 35 degrees. WEATHER 41 NE 13, 11)31 Maximum 76, minimum 63 above. & Condition: Partly cloudy, rain .01 of Inch. Range 23 degrees. Summer Term of Normal School Now Under Way Enrollment of 225 Ex pected 140 Children Register in Training School by Noon Today. Activities at the Eastern. Oregon Normal school were resumed this morning with the opening of the summer session at the Normal school and In the J. H. Ackerman Training school. A registration of about 225 Is expected in the former, while at noon 140 children had enrolled in the Training school. The opening of the summer term finds practically all of the Normal school teachers of the winter on the faculty, with Miss Melba Williams. of Eugene, replacing- MIsa Jenney Pet erson as head of the music depart ment for the summer. Miss Lethal Kiesling, a graduate of the University of Iowa, who has been teaching at the Cheney Normal school during the past winter, has been added to the (Continued Prom Page Pour) 2 Concerns To Take Quarters In Bouvy Block Changes In the location of two La Grande business houses were made known today when it .was learned Cleavinger's Baggage and Transfer and Rohan's Flower shop will move into the Bouvy building In the space formerly occupied by Westen haver's. The room will be partitioned for the two concerns. Frank Cleavlnger, head of the transfer company, has been located In the Sherwood Williams building on Depot street for the past three years. He has been In the trans fer business here for about two dec ades. Rohan's flower, shop is at. pres ent located In the! New Foley build ing. Both stores will move between the 15th and 19th of this mpnth. A special opening will be planned by the flower shop, according to Mrs. Don Rohan. Church Workers' Summer School Begins at Cove Mrs: A. G. Conklln ( Observer Correspondent) COVE, June 3 (Special) The ninth Eastern Oregon sumpier school for church workers began this morning In the Ascension grove and will con tinue until Friday, June 24. There was a pre-conference retreat for the Y. P. F., June 12 and 13. The fac ulty and officers for the conference are as follows: bishop of Eastern Ore gon, Rt. Rev. W. P. Remington; chap lain. Very Rev. F. A. Rhea, dean of St. Michael's cathedral, Boise; dean. Rev. Joseph S. Ewing, Klamath Falls; dean of women, Miss Catherine A. Peterson, U. T. O., educational sec retary, Heppner; director of young people's conference. Rev. George F. Pratt, Baker; faculty, Rt. Rev. Hugh L. Burleson, D. D., first vice presi dent, National "council, Nowj York City; deaconess, Margaret Hayes, di rector of religious education, St. Mat thews church, San Mateo, Cal.; Mrs. W. P. Remington, Pendleton, music; Mrs. Rosaline Sturges. Bend, dramat ics; Mrs. S. W. Creosey, Pendleton, art work; Miss Bertha McDougol, song leader; Ven. T. Henry Thomas, Klamath Falls, devotions; Rev. John Richardson, The Dalles, discussion (Continued From Page Threo) Three Bandits Rob Theatre in Frisco SAN FRANCISCO, June 13 fP) Three bandits were being sought to day after paying their way into the Orpheum theatre here lartt night, binding and gagging the manager and his assistant, and escaping with $4917.75 weekend receipts of the house. An ..audience of several thousand persons watched the show, not know ing the holdup was taking place. The three bandits looted the safe In the main floor oificc and held Manager George Bole and his assist ant, Robert G. Haines, prisoners until the show ended. Berry Growers To Meet on June 14 A meeting , of local strawberry growers is scheduled for Tuesday evening of this week, June 14, to consider the out of the county mar ket for local berries to replace those from other points as fast as the other berry supply Is exhausted. The1! meeting 1b being sponsored by the strawberry growers who are members of the Public Market association. Rep resentatives of the local growers are checking on prices and supply and will report at the meeting. WORK ON Ml EMILY ROAD IS POSTPONED New Construction Not to Be Done Until Next Yeai', Mr. Irwin Says MONEY-RAISING PROBLEM CAUSE Maintenance Work, How ever, Will be Started as Soon as Conditions War rant, Official Says. Although a considerable sum re mains unpaid of the city's part In the Mt. Emily scenic road, which was to have been due this year, it ap peared today that the chamber of commerce which took charge of the money-raising problem! would not bo called on for payment this year. The following letter was received by County Judge U. G. Couch from J. F. Irwin, forest supervisor: "Reference Is made to your let ter of May 21, also the letter to (Continued on Page Five) LOCAL MILK WAR CUTS THE PRICE Product Retails as Low as Six Cents a Quart; Price Regarded fts Temporary : A local ihilk - wW:- whs uhdv way here today, with milk retailing at the unprecedented price of six cents a quart and representatives ' of some 20 dairies throughout the Grande Ronde valley taking: part In an anx ious noon conference. First warning of major price-cutting came Saturday afternoon when some of the dairymen suddenly be gan selling to stores at a three-cent drop. Heretofore there have been less radical price cuts from time to time, producing, according to one milk dealer, a gradual price reduc tion that was In harmony with gen- ( Continued on Page Eight) SUNDAY WARM WITH MERCURY AT 88 ABOVE Although scattered thunder storms occurred In some sections of Eastern Oregon late yesterday, the day was the warmest In La Grande since last summer, with a maximum of 88 above. A heavy rain occurred In the afternoon in the vicinity of Mt. Emily, and there was another one about 15 miles cast of Union, but most of the Grande Ronde valley was untouched. There wasn't enough rain In La Grande' to measure. Temperatures in Western Oregon continued high yesterday. Warm weather locally caused sev eral fishing streams to rise higher, and anglers In many sections did not do so well as they had hoped to. flfl AT PENDLETON PENDLETON, Ore.. June 13 m The mercury climbed to the 98-de-gree mark here Sunday, setting a new heat mark for this season. Equally high temperature was ex pected today. Lindbergh Special Troop Train To Take Local National Guardsmen to Camp Clatsop Three national guard companies and their commanders will leave La Grande at 6:50 o'clock tonight on a special train bound for Camp Clatsop, on Columbia Beach, .where 3000 guardsmen of Oregon will spend the period from June 14 to June 28, In clusive, In annual summer field train ing. The b pedal train. Which Is to carry the Second Battalion of the 186th In fantry, will be made up at Baker and will pick up Headquarters company of Union and Company E in La Grande, then going on west to pick up the Pendleton and The Dalles companies before reaching Portland. Fifty-eight men of the local com pany will leave from here to be Joined by the Newlln twins In Western Ore gon, giving the company a 100 per cent camp attendance. The officers leaving here tonight will be Lieuten ant Colonel Ralph Huron, of the 180th Infantry, and Captain Walter A. Bean. First Lieutenant Jesse V. Andrews and Second Lieutenant Wil OREGON ADDS EFFORTS TO LIQUOR MOVE Delegation to G. 0. P. Convention in Favor of " Resubmission Plank, i SALOON RETURN OPPOSED, HOWEVER Myers Wins Resolutions - Post; Delegation Pledges to Vote For France While He Has Chance.- By Leslie J. Smith (Associated Press Staff Writer) " CHICAGO, 111., unee 13 W) Oregon has added Its efforts to the move ment to write a liberalized liquor plank Into the Republican platform. Stanley Myers, of Portland, today was appointed to the resolution anu platform committee and Oregon's delegation of 13 voted to Instruct him to use every effort in behalf of re submission of the liquor question but against return of the open saloon. The vote was 9 to 3. Two delegates who voted no explained they did so because they do not favor modifica tion. By a vote of ten to two the dele-' gation, which was pledged to Joseph I. France, of Maryland, agreed to sup port him only so long as he has any chance to win the nomination. If before Oregon is called on the roll, it develops another candidate Is assured of the nomination, the Oro- gonlans reserved the right to vote any way they-desire. - This move met with vigorous protest from I. B. Sand- ( Continued on Pace Flve ' MR. RUMMELL PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING Gerald Rmivmcl passed away - at 9:35 this morning at the Grande Ronde hospital, at the age of 31. He Is survived by his widow,; Eva, for merly Eva Keagle, his mother Mrs. C. D. Barnhart, of Longvlew, Wash.; a brother, Merle, of Spokane, -Wash., and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Brown, of Caldwell, Ida., and Carol Rum mell, of Longvlew, Wash. The body is at the Walker Funeral Home and announcement of the fu neral arrangements . will be made later. ' Mr. Rummell made his home at 1314 Jackson avenue. Accuse Ben Jory Of Theft of Mule Charged with theft of a mule, Ben Jory, of Union, is being held In the county jail following a hearing In Justice court Saturday afternoon be fore Judge L. Den ham. The com plaint was entered by a private prose cutor, Fred Spain, also of Union. Ball for the defendant who Is being held pending the action of the grand Jury, was set at $500. Both the prosecutor and defendant are widely known as participants In the East ern Oregon Livestock show. Colima Volcano Is In Eruption MEXICO CITY. June 13 IP) A dis patch from Colima, Mexico, today said the Bcml-actlve Colima volcano burst Into eruption yesterday, belch ing a sheet of flame and huge tow ers of smoke high Into the air. Loud subterranean rumblings ac companied the eruption, It said, and nearby residents prepared hastily to depart from the vicinity, fearing a lava flow. The eruption was preceded by sharp earth shocks. Case At "Dead End" liam M. Heughan, of Company E. The train will stop at Portland long enough tomorrow morning for breakfast, then going on to Camp Clatsop, scheduled to arrive there about 10:45 a. m. Company E will take the first guard, going on Tues day night. The company will return to La Grande the morning of Thursday, June 30, after spending most of Wed nesday, June 20, In Portland on leave. BAKKK il AICDSMKN ENTRAIN BAKER, Ore., June 13 (Special) Members of Co. P., Oregon national guard, who- will participate In the combat demonstration at the sum mer encampment at Camp Clatsop this year, will leave this evening about 6 o'clock for camp. The 186th regiment. Including the local company, will stage the dem onstration, which will be the out standing event of the encampment. (Continued on Fagu Seven) LITTLE FLOUR GIRL 1 , . ' v -111 flf More t nan food for me needy Is contained In the sacks of flour which the Red Cross Is distributing throughout the nation. The -Red Cross Is organizing sewing classes to make clothes like the ; Jumper dress worn here by little Miss Phyllis Smith of Washington - : " ; . - out of the sacks themselves. ' Haiisner, Rescued Ocean Flier, Is Still Exhausted S. 8. CIRCLE SHELL, June 13 W) Stanislaus Ftellx . Ha us nor, New Jersey movie operator whoso attempt at a transatlantic flight to his native Poland ended In the sea, was too ex hausted today to tell his story. He was resting; aboard this ship anSVuiider- treatment, but promising to be . completely restored to health before he' arrives at New Orleans, which probanly will be in two weeks. . (Continued on Page Three) ' - Golf ers Defeat Pendleton Club " Team on Sunday The La Grande country club golf ers entertained the Pendleton team of 42 players yesterday, and came out victorious 79 to 47 In an Intercity match. La Grande lost a few weeks ago at Pendleton, the match yester day evening up the count. Albert, Pendleton pro, scored low for the day with a 77, enabling him to take three points from Duncan, of La Grande, who carded an 80. Ken Slegrlst led the La Granders with a 70 and Charles Reynolds was third low scorer with an 00. The day was Ideal for golfing. Scores follow, with the number of points following the score of each man: Bob Duncan, 80, 0; Charles H. Rey nolds, 83, 2; Albert, 77, 3, Dickson, 86, 1. Ken Slegrlst, 79, 3, J. Murphy, 84, 3; L. HamJey, 85, 0, George Hartman, 00. 0. C. W. Blngncr, 84, 3, C. Bohnen kamp, 88, 0; Hanavnn, 80, 0, Bow man, 80, 3. R. F. Murphy, 02, 0. L. K. Klnzcl, 80, 2; Bond, 87, 3, Schiller, 88, 1. F. E. Lanzcr. 03. 3, Hal Boone, 93. 3; Ed. Hays, 105. 0. Jock Allen. 102, 0. .- H. Slegrlst, 94. 3, Clyde Seitz. 101, 1; Dr. McNary. 106. 0, Barthel. 97, 2. William Slegrlst, 87, 3, W. C. Per kins, 91, 2'fc; Wainscott, 07, 0, Sam (Continued on Pago Two) Collapse of New Theory Leaves Case Cold Again TRENTON. N. J., June 13 M'j The morning news bulletin Issued by state police Indicated that the In vestigation of the kidnaping and murder of the Lindbergh baby had again reached a dead end after col lapse of the police theory that "guilty knowledge" had caused the suicide of Violet Sharpe. Ernest Brlnkcrt, New Rochclle ex ronvlct nanvxl by Miss Sharpe, before nhe took poison, as her partner on the night of the kidnaping, con-' tlnued work on his written state ment at the police barracks at Al pine. His alibi has been corrobor ated. "He will conclude his written state ment today," Col. H. Norman Schwarz kopf, superintendent of state police, announced "and has volunteered to (Continued on Page Three) FARM AID PLANK IS BEING SOUGHT Leaders of Agriculture Organizations Agrfce on Four Major Points., CHICAGO, June 13 F) Loaders of the three largest groups of or ganiaed farniers"today sought a few minutes, from James. R. Garfield, chairman of the resolutions commit tee, In which to urge a farm relief plank for adoption by tho Republican national convention. The American Farm Bureau Feder ation, tho National Grange and the Farmers' union wore In virtual agree ment upon the four points of a reso lution to be presented by a Joint representative. An amendment to tho federal mar keting act to take care of surplus crops through the tariff, bettering rural credit, economy In government and stabilisation of the farm dollars were the thoughts decided upon for Incorporation In the organized farm ers' plea. While the principal tenets of the threo groupst demained for apart, that, difficulty was surmounted by an agreomont to urgo that the federal farm board bo authorized to adopt the method of Its choice or a con solidation of the best points of the three plona sponsored by the farmer groups. There remained recollections of the demonstration before the resolutions committee at Kansas City four years ago when farmers stormed the com mittee hearing, and thero was a de termination of the IcaderB not to re peat that gesture. (Continued on Page Threes HOUSE VOTES TO AMEND NEW REVENUE BILL WASHINGTON, Juno 13 (J'j The houso today voted to nmwJ the new billion dollar revenue law ho that excise taxes can bo collected on pur chases contracted for but not de livered before June 21. Tho resolution, sponsored by Rep rcsontatlve Crisp, (D Ga.) was ap proved to prevent the placing large orders bofore June 21, tho date new taxes are effective for delivery after that date and thus avoid payment of the excise tax. Crisp explained it would prevent tho loss of approximately fo,ooo,ooo which tho manufacturers excise taxes were originally estimated to produce, Mother of Eamon I)e Valera Dies ROCHESTER, N. Y., Juno 13 (P In the modest honu where she had lived quietly for tho past 37 years, Mrs. Cathorlno Wheelwright, mother of Kumon Do Valero, president of tho Irish Free State, died yesterday. Do Volera was her only son by her marriage to Vivian Dc Valcra, a Span ish sculptor and musician whom she met In New Yoik shortly after her immigration from County Limerick, Ireland. After his death and her subsequent marriage In 18B7 to Charles H. Wheelwright. Mrs. Wheel wright sent Eamon to relatives in Ireland. Ho last visited his mother In December. Mrs. Wheelwright, who was 74. came to this country In 1876 and trained as a nurse In a New York City hospital. GirFs Suicide Causes Concern In High Circles Parliament to Ask British ; Government to Make Representations to the United States. LONDON, June 13 (A1) Tho suicide of Violet Sharpe, English waitress In the home of Mrs. Dwlght W. Morrow at Englewood, N. J., may become an International affair. Labor members of parliament have signified their Intention of asking the British government to make rep resentations to the government of the United States over the suicide. They planned to make the request during a general questioning on the matter In the course of today's session. London newspapers expressed In dignation against the New Jersey po lice. Some accused the officers of having driven the girl to suicide by their questioning In connection with the Lindbergh case. The Dally Her ald, labor organ, accused them, of venting their chagrin aO their fail ure in the Lindbergh case on a poor English servant girl." The Telegraph, under the caption Disgrace to American Justice," charged the police with torturing her, thereby darkening further the record of the Lindbergh case and making It more horrible." Scotland Yard officials again ques tioned Emily Sharpe, sister of the dead girl, at Beenham England, yes terday. After the questioning, In spector Harwell said the cose was (Continued on Page Three) France, England k Agree Today On Lausanne Course PARIS, June 13 (V) France ond England faced tho coming Lausanne conference on war debts and repara tions today agreed on "the basis of a common viewpoint" looking toward a solution of the international prob lems. ' This announcement was made fol lowing conferences yesterday between Prime Minister Ramsay Mhc Donald, of Groat Britain, aniS Premier, EdoU drct' Herrlot, of Franco, ' ' As a first stop toward ro -establish ment of world confidence. It was ex pected, all nations represented at the conference, which opens Thursday, would bo asked to promlso to keep the peace. . . ' The two premiers left hero last night for Geneva. Pcrtlnax, political writer of L'Echo de Paris, said MacDonald abandoned the noton of asking Germany for a declaration of peaceful Intentions regarding Poland, believing It would be refused, and that the goneral peaceful declaration of nil the powers was probably what would be asked Instead. In this, ho said, tho Kcl-logg-Brland pact to outlaw war would be recalled. Premier Herrlot would be Inclined to accept a 6 to 10 per con t reduc tion of national defense budgets, ho added. "The determination of bot h the French ond ourselves," Prime Minis ter MacDonald sold, "Is to make the Lausanne conference effective and we are determined to do everything to remove the many economic troubles and disclocations and to get the econ omic machine working properly " Doctor Who Aided Lincoln Is Dead NEW YORK, Juno 13 (!) Dr. Charles A. Lcalc, the first surgeon to reach the side of President Lincoln after ho waif shot, and who remained at the president's sldo until his death, died today at his home, In Mkidlson avenue. Ho was 00 years old. Tho physician was executive of ficer of the U. S. army general hos pital In Washington at the time of Lincoln's aHHOKHluatlon. ' He was placed in charge or tho wounded president by Mrs. Lincoln. He also was' consulting physician In tho last lllilcss of President Garfield, olso tho victim of an assassin. Portland Post To Get War Equipment WASHINGTON, June 3 W) Presi dent Hoover today signed on act au thorizing Secretary Hurley to lend war equipment to the American le gion for use at Its fourteenth na tional convention next September at Portland, Ore. Monmouth Youth Killed in Wreck MADRAS, Ore., Juno 13 7P Cecil Ma LI m n y. 10, of Monmouth, Ore., was killed corly Sunday and Earl Paul sen. 23, suffered a broken back when the steering mechanism of their au tomobile apparently foiled, and the car crashed over a steep bank on Kccney hill 12 miles south of hero. Hospital authorities at Redmond where Poulscn was taken said the youth had been completely paralyzed. They sent him by ambulance to a Portland hospital. Mathany Is sur vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Mathany, of Monmouth. REPUBLICANS HOPELESS ON CAUCUS EVE Resubmission Plan, With out Recommendations; ' Called Insidious. , .;;! CURTIS SUPPORT SHOWS STRENGTH Platform Expected to (Jome Forth Wednesday; With Presidential Nom-l ination Due Thursday.4 By Byron Price - t CJHICAQO, June 13 (P) The, swiftly rising whirlpool of Republi can dissension over prohibition com-, pletely engulfed the chosen repre-: -sentatlves of the party today on the. eve of their national convention. .- To the general and rear-rack pri vate alike, what to do about the dry law became the one big question.. ; Not only were they ready to re- -nominate President Hoover, but sent iment was turning definitely to Vice President Curtis for his running-mate', and all of the lesser disputes over platform and procedure seemed' head-. fri tnv Vinrmrtnlnna Hnr1ali-in No one any longer expected bar-, mony on prohibition. The prediction , of a plank "acceptable to all of us" had gono up In the smoke of the r most furious platform battle any Re- (Continued on Page Four) .' ' W. C. REDFIELD, EX- CABINET MEMBER, DIES New York, June 13 (VP) WlUlami 0. Redfleld. .. 73, secretary of com-; merco during the Wilson admlnlstra- . tlon, died at his Broklyn home today,- former - secretary-; marriM- in . ,1885,, found her husband, dead :when She' went to his room to awaken him this morning. The- Redflelds had two, children, Humphrey Redfleld and Mrs. Mr. Redfleld : was known as ' a. "business man's legislator" because he advocated the application to gov-.' ernment of the same principles which ho championed In business. When' he entered congress In 1911 the tariff was a dominant Issue and he came to bo regarded os one of the experts on the subject In the house. He had been for many years a manufacturer of steel products. Ho held a high protective tariff to be unnceded, since, he said, the American worker's skill more than compensated for the cheaper wages of other countries. Secretary Hurley Not a Candidate WASHINGTON. June 13 P)Sec retary Hurley of the war department told newspapermen flatly today he Is not n candidate for the Repub lican vice presidential nomination. Commenting on reports from Chi cago mentioning hint as a possible nominee for that poBt, Hurley said: i "I am not and will not be a candi date for the vice presidency." . Hurley said the wet and dry prob lem ond not tho vice presidency ap peared the chief issue at the con vention. Grocery Store On . Y Avenue Entered Tho grocery store at 1323 1 ave nue, owned by J. X,. Linden, was eil .trpd anRfc night, and a check of th stock revealed about 15 worth of merchandise missing. The . Intruder gained entrance by taking' the glasa from tho sldo window. - Wheat Today CHICAGO, June 13 P Wheat prices hovered today around the sea hnitommost flsures. With JUlV contracts dropping to below 60 cents a bushel. Dearth of buying demand rather than aRgresslvo selling appeared re sponsible. Widening of the price spread between Chicago and Kansas r:tt.v imrt a bearish influence here and no did evidence of perslBtent lack of export business in wnea irom mo United Htatca. wtmtt. Hrvteri nervous. 110 Un der Buturday's finish, com Ytc off to b up. outs i, (V4o down .and pro visions varying from 7 cento decline to a rise of five cents. PORTLAND. June 13 UPi Mrther fractional loss of J4o bu. was shoi In wheat futures today with prices sent down without offerers losing any money. There were no sales. As In recent days the bear forces controlling tho merchants exchange, sent cash down more than futures, a loss of t bushel being shown for Monday. .