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CITY EDITION ran tttaHmtti Press Uwl Win Bsrflot 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspapw ( Prated in U Grande Covering Union and ' Wallowa Counties VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PBK68 AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TfTFSDAY, JUNE 21, 1932 HAOTERN OREGON'S IiKADlNQ NKWHPAPKB NUMBER 252 Ridker Shot: To Death Alt lex m Umoini MAN THOUGHT UNION BRIDGE Shot Reported Heard at J 11:30 Last Night By Alleged Fiancee. BODY NOT FOUND UNTIL MORNING f Was Guide at Yellowstone Game Here Two Weeks Ago and Intend ed to Wed Mildred Jory. By Mrs. L. Z. Terrnll (Observer Correspondent) . UNION. Ore., June 21 (Special) With a bullet through hlB abdomen, Tex Bicker, about 60, self -described Yellowstone guide, rodeo promoter and. adventurer, was found dead on the woolen mill bridge at Union at dawn today tour hours after neigh bors had heard a shot and cries. Discovery of the body was made by Mrs. Mildred Jory, about 40, whom Richer said yeaterday he expected to marry1 today. They had been togeth er last night until 11 o'clock, half an Hour before the shot was heard. No Gun Found No gun was found near the bridge and there were no powdor burns on his body. Officers were convinced there was no evidence of suicide. Mrs. Jory and her' two daughters, Maxine' and Louise, and Mrs. Louise DeVore all heard the shot, fired, they said, at 11:30. They had no telephone (Continued on Page Five Powder, Furs And Cigarettes Hit by Sales Tax I While' the.' merchandise 'now t on hand "will "sell - taxLfree,' ' now com modities which are included in the emergency tax law ilwlll be subject to levies ranging 'from-two to 10 per cent of the price In La Grande stores after today. Luxuries, so-called, will be taxed and the consumer will bear the brunt, of making up the national treasury deficit, local store owners believe, 'since under present business conditions neither the merchant or the manufacturer is' ablo to absorb the high tax. After today the women will have to pay a tax for their comeliness, since all cosmetlccs and toilet articles will be subject to a 10 per cent tax. Tooth paste will have a 5 per cent levy. Jewelry, fur coats and fur trimmed cloth coats will also have a 10 per cent Jump In price, bad news to the women. As the fishing season gets in Its stride, and record catches are reported almost dally a 10 per cent tax is also put on fishing tackle. Guns and ammunition and other types of sport ing goods are subject to the levy. Tho kids will also be affected since j a two per cent excise is put on ' candles, and six per cent on foun tain syrups. Cigarettes will also have a tax of two per cent. The revenue act also provides a 2c tax on checks, drafts, or orders for the payment of money drawn upon any bank, banker or trust company, and the tax shall be collected by charging it against the customer's ac count. Obliging their customers tho First National bank will have re ceipts which they will sign when drawing money directly from the bank, so that checks will not be necessary. Body of Montreal Chief Is Found MONTREAL, June 21 7P The body of Fire Chief Rooul Gauthlcr, who loot his life In tho explosion and fire of the oil tanker Cymbollno last Friday, was recovered today. Twenty-seven lost their lives In the explosion. With tho recovery of the fire chief's body all but one of the mlBslng were accounted for. ? 8 VYKATIIEK FORECAST Oregon: Partly cloudy and 8 at times unsettled tonight and 8 Wednesday; thunderstorms In $ mountains of cast portion; S cooler in the Interior Wcdnes- day; moderate changeable $ winds offshore. VTEATIIBR TODAY 7 a. m. 69 above. Minimum: &3 above. Condition: Clear. S WEATHER YESTERDAY Mamixux 85, minimum 53 $ above. '" $ Condition: Clear and partly cloudy. WEATHER JUNE 81. 1931 Maximum 77, mlnlmxim 48 above. Condition: Cloudy; rain .31 of inch. A, 3, 4 $$$$$$$9$$$$$$ Walker, Moon Win GARNER WILL SEEK REPEAL OF DRY LAW Startles Political World With Demand For 18th Amendment Repeal SPEAKER OF HOUSE TAKES FRANK STAND Tariff Flayed by Demo cratic Favorite at Con vention; Says No Relief Measure Satisfactory. WASHINGTON, Juno 21 W) John N. Garner speaker of tjhe houuo, swung his political lariat toward tho Democratic presidential nomination today with a statement urging repeal of the eighteenth amendment. In a formal statement to news papermen, Che speaker said he had voted against tho eighteenth amend ment and added: "I have never be lieved It sound or workable and it should bo repealed." He said California and Texas Demo crats are sending delegations to the Chicago contention "instructed to vote for my nomination for tho presi dency. 'This has been done without my solicitation," ho continued. "I appre-. elated support of my friends and am willing to Bcrve my country and my party to the limit of my capacity." His statement follows in full:. "Many ol my frlendB, not only those residing In my own district and state, but throughout the country, have asked me repeatedly to express myself - on - various public. iiRetons.1 (Continued on Pogo Flvo) Happersett Is Re-elected State Eagles Officer Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Happersett, of La Grande, returned to La Grande this morning from Cottage Grove, Ore., where Mr. Happersett vras un animously re-elected as state treas urer of tho Fraternal Order of Eagles in the 17th annual conclave on June 18. Hnppersett hns been quite active tn Eagle work In La Grande for some time and has been more than active during the state convention. He has been more than active during the state convention. He has been placed on two committees during the ses sion, chairman on the commlttco of public welfare and chairman on the commltictj of committees. Ho has also played his part In the Eagles programs townrd the better mcnt of social and economic condl tlous. Tho Ludlow bill on stabilization or employment, now In congress, Is one of the attempts the organization Is making townrd this end. The bill is parallel to the Idea the lodge has been sponsoring. Old age pension has boon discussed consistently and is to be one of the objectives every Eagle In tho state Is Instructed to fight for. During the meetings varied Ideas wero expressed on tho workmens compensation act of Oregon and resolution was adopted to fight for a revision in which the laborer will be treated more In accordance with Justice In regnrds to pay and a gen oral ufo of doctors. George Nelson also of La Grande has been active and was placed on tho Judiciary committee as chairman Slate Will Build Pendleton Cottages OA 1 F. .Tiinn 91 llPi Th. Rtnta hoard of control today authorized tho expenditure of tlO.000 In Im provements at Salem and Pendleton Two physicians cottages will be con structed at the Eastern Oregon hos pital at Pendleton at a cost of S9000 and no.ooo will do spent in improv ing and equipping the kitchen at the stato penitentiary. Tho construction will bo mado from savings In capital outlay au thorlzed by the Inst session of the legislature. Chlorine Gas Fells New York Workmen NEW YORK. June 31 VII Chlor- $ilne gas escaping from a tank car to 5 j day felled 40 workmen. Four of them i were removeo. to ncupimia. j Police, firemen and gas company crews were called with pulmotors to gv i resuscitate 30 men wno were strewn ' ed out where they dropped on thi jlgrass Blong the New lorx ventral railroad tracks. Vital Effects Of Consolidation Outlined at Lunch II. E. Brady Presents Facts, ax Island City Meeting of La Grande Chamber of Commerce. Nearly forty memibers and guests of the chamber of commerce gathered in Island City at noon today and en Joyed a chicken dinner served by the ladles of the l6land City Community church. After discussion of various minor Items of business, President Harry McKlnlay called upon H. E. Brady for a report of the activities of his committee In the Investigation of the proposed bill to move the state Institutions of higher learning and establish Junior colleges. Mr, Brady recently attended a meeting of delegates from La Grande, Monmouth, Ashland, and the Uni versity of Oregon, which was held at Eugene for the purposo of ascer taining facts and formulating a program or action. He reports that this contmltteo Is now preparing statistics on the per capita costs as well as tho possibilities of Junior colleges, and upon the facilities of the university as compared with tho stato college. Tills information will bo mado avallablo soon. , Until then, our judgment should be withheld, Bald Mr,. Brady, regarding tho state-wide effects of such a meas ure. But ono thing is certain, and that is that La Grande would los6 the Ackorman Training school which Is housing ninny La Grande school children, and the elty would be forced (Continued on Page Eight) Local Man Has Unique Tourist ' Travel Record A unique hobby has J. P. Heasty who keepa a register of the tourlots that drive Into a local service station during the summer, and he states that his record indicates a lively tourist season, since moro than 150 cars are represented since June 1. Automobiles from 24 states, India, Canada, and Mr. Heasty adds, Che- walah, state unknown, aro Included In tho registrants. Whan Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Newton and their four children, from Lud- hlana, Punjab, 'India came to La Grande, Mr. Heasty thought It was a propitious tlmo to start his hobby for the summer, and they aro the first to place their names on "the dotted line" for the summer. Since that tlmo tourists havo stopped from Idaho, represented by 19 cara; Ten nessee, one; California, 10; Nevada, two; Washington, 30; Colorado, two; Illinois, one; Wisconsin, two; Utah, six; Oklahoma, four; Now York, three; Missouri, five; Michigan, five; Iowa, three; Ohio, three; Nebraska, three; Arizona, one; Wyoming, four; Missis sippi, one; Pen nay Ivan la, South Da kota, two; Montana, two; Massachus etts, one; and Illinois, one. Canada is represented by one car and Chewalah by one automobile, carrying two oc cupants. Among the Oregon tourists inside the stato were 30 who register ed. Mr. Heasty points out that the 150 represent many more than that num ber of tourlsta. since many of the cars had two or moro occupants. Among the towns in Idaho which are shown In the register are Cald- (Contlnucd on Page Three RASKUB SAVS "Porky" is Erratic Pet At Training School; Nature Study Is Stressed Summer session at the Eastern Ore gon Normal srhool Is accompanied by varied activities both tn the Normal school and in tho J. H. Ackerman Training school, President H. E. In low points out. The student body of tho formor has been divided by towns, and each group, Baker, Umatilla, Un ion, La Grande and students from other towna, will present an assembly tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, tho second of the session. Social activities, of the Normal school Includo a swimming party and wclncr roast at Cove on June 24; a picnic at Pine Cone on July 8; and a dance on July 15, at 0 o'clock In tho ball room. The Training school boasts a con glomeration of pets this summer since they aro' specializing In nature study and using the out-of-doors as an In spiration. A porcupine, which has been nicknamed Porky and which causes a hub-bub periodically by es caping from his cage of wire netting; a turtle who eats grasshoppers, a chameleon are among the pets which have been acquired since the open ing of the session a week ago. GENE WALKER LEADS SCHOOL BOARD VOTE Chosen From Lengthy Ballot Yesterday in Heavy Voting. MRS. FLOY WETZEL RUNS THIRD HIGH Central Polls Good Vote For Miller; New Mem bers Will Strive For1 Economy and Efficiency $ s HOW TIIKY VOTED ' o. q. Tot. Oono Walker ...205 38 243 Ed Moon 108 42 240 Ploy Wotzel 142 60 102 Chas. B. Miller ....163 22 185 p. j. "Lilly oo eo 160 W. D. Hanks US 23 138 Gone Walker and Ed Moon wore chosen to servo three-year terms as school directors yesterday when La Grande citizens, in an unusually heavy vote, considered a lengthy bal lot presenting Blx names. The turn out was noticeably larger than aver ago, election officials said. ' Mr. Walker, with 243 votes, had a slight margin ovor Mr. Moon for the highest vote. The lattcr's total bal lot was 240. ' Third in tho race was Mrs. Ploy Wct.aql,.iwJhGi. polleaaoavotps,.?, ,J4ri.. Wetzel ran second to P. J. Lilly in tho voting at Greenwood precinct. Trailing Mrs. Wtetzol closely was Charles B. Miller, who had 186 votes cast in his favor. He received r heavy vote at tho Central procinct (Continued on Pane Four ARMY EVACUATION PLAN IS DISCUSSED Police Move to Reduce Army of 20,000 at National Capital WASHINGTON, June 21 (fl1) Nego tiations looking toward evacuation of the larger part of the war veterans in tho capital seeking payment of their bonus certificates wero initiated today by Pelham D. Glassford, Wash ington superintendent of police. v OtaRsford Bald he had discussed with Walter W. Waters, commander-in-chief of the veterans, a plan to reduce sharply the number now here, estimated at 20,000. Waters was said to be Inclined to favor the plan If permanent quarters were established for the nucleus of the bonus army to remain In Wash ington until congress votes a bonus. Tho police chief said he did not know the exact number to be left, but Indicated It would be compara tively small. Meanwhile the veterans continued their ' campaign for recruits. Four (Continued Prom Page Pour) DRY LAW IS Miss Riesling, first grade critic tea cher, Is directing ft study of animals and pets in her grade; Miss Preeda Kennedy, in the second grade Is con ducting a library center &nd 0I30 spe cializing In gardening and nature study in science. Industries in Ia Grande, an activity which necessitates many field trips to local industrial plants, la being conducted by MIbs Margaret Caratairs. The turtles and chameleons are tho chief attraction for the third grade but Mlm Eva Wear ia also Incorporating a study of stars and other nature phenomena In her program. Mrs. Caroline Btevenoon conducts weekly hikes every Wednes day for her class when they study wild flowers and trees. Ml3s Mayme McCarter. In the sixth and seventh grades. Is delighting her pupils with a study of the World's fair; while Mrs. Caroline Daniels, art director, and Elmo Stevenson, science Instructor In the Normal school, arc contributing their activities to make the nature study one of the most in teresting conducted by the Training school, Mian Kate Houx, director of training, states. I : As Hoovers Look on Eve of Campaign H l : i : Far from tiro convention's tumuli, President Hoover posed,' with Mrs. Hoover, Tor this Inrorinnl photo' tuken on the White llouso iuwn while the nation's Itcpuhltean leaders assembled nt. C'liUuiiro, renominated hint. The Hoover's favorite dog, lMt, got 111 tho picture with them. Oregon To War Against Hunger I For The Wintei ' 'PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 21 P) Mobilization of the state's resources in a war against hunger in Oregon i contemplated under a goncral plan of action adopted by Governor Motor's MWASfWMJcponieronce . pn inemp;oy mcnt and relief. -The first step planned by tho con ference, which met hero yestorday for tho first time, is a survey by local forces throughout the stato In an ef fort to find crops which might not bo harvested or which cannot bo profitably marketed. Under tho plan (Contlnuea on Pago Eight) Mexico City Is Terrorized By Earth Shocks MEXICO CITY, June 21 !) Nino light earth shocks were felt hero late last night. Reports Bald the inhabitants of Ixtapalapa, nearby suburb, fled In terror after the Bhocks. ' A dispatch from Oaxacaclty salrt a fairly sharp earthquake shock was felt there also, causing much alarm mong the inhabitants because It was more intense than any of the recent quakes that have destroyed property In Coltma. A dispatch from Collma today said further light quakes there yesterday closed down business and Eont peo ple scurrying to the parks and. open fields, where almost every ono has slept since last week's shocks that badly damaged tho city. The state palace was so badly dam aged In the quake that the scat of government was transferred tempor arily to other quarters today. Water, power and street car service still arc suspended, and relief expeditions are on the way there. MAIN ISSUE Wants Shouse To Be Chairman Of Demo Convention CHICAGO. June 21 m Prohibition was named as the outstanding Issue of the 1032 presidential campaign to day by Chairman John J. Ruskob of the Democratic national commlttco upon his arrival at convention head quarters. Ilaskob stood squarely behind Jou ctt B house, chairman of the executive commit tec, as permanent chairman for the convention. He said any at tempt to supplant Shouse would bo a breach of good faith. It drew an Issue with Governor Roosevelt' forces who were backing .Senator Witlsh, of Montana, for tho post. Raskob declined to name a choice for the presidential nomination. He declared against abolition of the two thirds nominating rule for thin con vention. The man who managed the 1DS8 campaign for Alfred K. Smith said he had ( no expectation of serving . (Continued on Page Pour; DYNAMITE THREAT THOUGHT HOAX Washington Police Guard . All Night For Car . Of Explosives. ' WARMTtaftTON. .lime 31 UP)Wa8h Ington' police lind ' (ociofnl nlithorl tle woro convinced totlny they had boon honxed by nn irresponsible person who reported thnt un automobile load of explosives wns being broUKht to tho capital, possibly to blow up tho White Houbo. ' TIiourH placing no crodonco In tho source of tho roport, of llcors mndo on nil night senrch of enrs nnswer- lng tho description but without re sult. Pollco sny they know tho Idontlty of tho honxcr. What notion, If nny, will bo taken, however, woh not mndo public. WASHINGTON, Juno 21 IA1 On tho strength of n report npparontly coming through tho secret sorvlco, a closo all-night vigil wns maintained around Washington for an automo bllo supposedly bringing a load of cxploslvo from New York, possibly to blow up tho Whlto llouso. Each road ontorlng tho city from Maryland was patrolled by special pollco details and Baltimore author ities added themselves to tho guard ing crow after Information was re layed thcro, but no Bilspect car had been found up to an early hour this morning. (Oontinuod on Page Three) To Make Sandy Trout Stream Again PORTLAND, Ore, June 21 W) Expenditure of $7500 to begin work of rehabilitating the Bandy rlvor as a trout fishing stream has been authorized by tho Oregon state game commission. Tho principal work to be done Is tho construction of a dam to divert the water of tho Big Sandy channel Into tho Mtllo Sandy this forming a direct outlet Into tho Columbia river and creating suffi cient current to waih away sand that has collected nud which has acted as an obstruction to tho fish. Tho commission voted to obtain an option for tho immediate . urchaso of tho necessary land, sub;ect to ac quiring a permit from the federal government to build the dam. C. P. Swlgert, owner of tho acrcago, has offered to sell for r000. Harvey Morelnnd, clerk, told the game commission receipts from hunt ing and fishing licenses wero below expectations. Ho said ho estimated tho total receipts for the year would be 10 to 15 por cent below normal. Labor To Protest Emergency Wages BAI.EM. June 21 (At Governor Julluo L. Moler hero today will have PORTLAND, ore, Juno i un for consideration a lettur protesting Jack J. Mniiurraiky, president of the against n proposed wage of 11.60 aCentral Municipal Market company, day lor pcrsorw employed In road eon-I who pleaded guilty recently to a Btructlon under tho emergency cm-chnrgo or ottering Mayor George L. ploymont plan. The letter was writ-j Baker a bribe, waa fined 2S0 yostcr ten by Ben T. Osborne, federation oflday by Circuit Judge Kanzler. labor and signed by other officials of I George Mowry, chief deputy district tho organization o well. Osbomo attorney, recommended that Mazuro- charged the wage proposed by Islle Scott, chairman of the state highway commission, was ridiculously low. The executive department indicated tho letter would bo referred to the highway commission. Movie Picketing Held Illegal By Supreme Court J. W. Knowles is Reversed In Decision For Theatre Plaintiffs ; Not to Apply Generally. 8ALEM, June 21 (!) Holding that picketing of three Portland theatres was "not a benefit to tho union but injured the business of the plain tiffs," the Oregon supremo court to day declared such picketing illegal. Its opinion reversed the decree of tho circuit court of Multnomah county from which an appeal was taken. Tho court In its opinion did not pass upon the constitutionality of the statute against labor injunctions, nor did it declare picketing as a whole Illegal, but did declare it il legal In the particular case affect ing the throe plaintiff theatres. The suit was brought by the More- land theatres corporation, the Vene tian theatre and the Granada theatre against tho Portland moving picture machine operators protective union; John Mooro, president of the union, and certain officials of the Portland central labor council. Knowles Heard Cuso The decree of Judge J. W, Knowles held with tho defendants. Plaintiffs alleged the twp labor unions picketed the theatroB, caus ing damage to their business. In tho opinion by Justlco John L. Rand it was hold that "In conducting their (Continued on Page Bight) Borah's Attitude Puts Republicans In Huffy Moods WASHINGTON, Juno 21 (P) James R, Garfield, Cleveland lawyer who played a leading role In drafting the Republican platform, told newspaper men today Sonator Borah had "total lyi misinterpreted" tho prohibition plank. HoJ flatly disagreed with -Borah's contention In his senate speech yes terday that - tho, plank wna.-tanta- mount to repeal, although observing that the suggested, 2pth omondmout would tako tho ploco of the lBth. Garfield, who was chairman of tho resolutions committee at tho conven tion,, said Borah's speech did not surprlso him, as ho was familiar with tho Xdahoans views. Garfield said ho oxpocted to mahc a statement soon as to how return of the saloon would bo guarded against under tho Republican policy, Garfield eald the plank probably would not bo approved by thoso who favor no chango in prohibition or xy those who favor outright repeal, but would meet tho approval "of tho great mass of pcoplo In between thoso two groups." s ! When Garfield was asked about his announced intention to issue a state ment about preventing return of tho saloon, ho said "there aro a great (Continued on Pago Four) U. S. AVIATOR KILLED WHEN BOMB BURSTS MANILA, P. I., June 31 (P) A hun' drcd pound bomb, exploding Just ni ter ho rolcnscd It front a ruck under tho fuselage of his plane, killed Lieut. Elwcll A. Sanborn today over Port Stotscnbcrg, 00 milos north of Man lln. A crowd of soldiers and visitors saw tho flying lieutenant fall to a Ham lug death as fragments of the bomb burst his plane's gasollno tanks nnd sent tho Bhlp on a llcry plungo to the ground. Two other pursuit pianos llylng In formation with Lieutenant Sanborn 400 feet up, wore not harm' cd. Snnborn was alone tn hlB plane ''An Inquiry wns ordered. Lieutenant Sanborn's homo was Upper Lake, Lnko county, Cal. Salem Election Gets Record Vole SALEM, Juno 21 (!) In a record vote during which 1,240 cltlxcn cant their ballots In tho nnnuuS scliool election hero yesterday Dr. B. F Pound and Mrs. David A. Wright were named from a Hold of four to the Salem school board. The matter of secret fraternities played an Import ant part III tho election and a final hour cnmpslgn conducted by church groups swelled the vote. At Dallas taxpayers defeated a spo do! levy to ralso 11.000 additional for Bchool purposes. Tho vote was 200 agalrmt nnd II1U lor. 111(1111:11 I IM.Il sky bo fined not moro th.m $500 Trial dates were set for 11 others Indicted In connection with tho re cent municipal market Investigation here. The first to go to trial will bo Michael Kogoway, a barber, June 29. DEBTS MUST STAND UNTIL STATES DISARM New United States Policy Is been in Unexpected Lausanne Visit MUCH EXCITEMENT . AMONG EUROPEANS Gibson and Norman Davis Confer With Herriot' and MacDonald; Refuse: to Discuss U. S. View. LAUSANNE. Switzerland, June 31 (fl ' United States Ambassador Gib son's assertion at a conference with i Premier -.Herriot. that America will, not consider cancellation- of debta , whllo Europe continues heavy orma-, ments expenditures gave riBe to re-, ports hero today that . the United States has agreed to cancel If the . armaments outlay Is reduced. This afternoon Mr. Gibson and Nor-' man H. Davis, another member of ' the American disarmament delega-; Won, camp here from Geneva, The ' visit was regarded as highly slgnlfl- -cant In view of Mr. albson's confer-, ence with the French premier. . Messrs. Gibson and Davis wore Im mediately admitted to the private quarters of Ramsay MacDonald, Brit-' aln's prime minister. - Mr. MacDonald ' and sir John Simon, the British foreign secretary, were having lunch when the,, visitors arrived. The Americans broke a precedent when they hurried Into Lausanne, but thoy remained with Messrs. Mac Donald and Simon for a half hour, Mr. Simon accompaniod them back to Geneva. On leaving Mr. Davis said debtB had not been discussed i and that tho visit "did not mean wo I Continued on 'Pobo T oW) v Nurse Says- Dave Was Great Lover Dave Says 'Bunk- LOB ANGELES, June 21 (P) He wos V great lover and a tippler of r ood Bourbon whisky. Myrtle Joan SU Plorro, attractive 30-year-cPd, nurse, , testified concerning the char acter of David Hutton, husband of Atrnco Sample McPhckson Hutton, evangelist, whom she Is suing for $200,000 for alleged breach of prom- Ibo. "When ho first met me at a aln ner party, Jio asked! tho hosteai, 'whero did you keep this gorgeous creature all tho time?' " Miss St. Pierre testified. Ho kept putting his hand over mine whenovor I passed the bread. kept calling mo a 'lovely girl' and he Bald: 'I'm not going to get very far from you now after I've Just found youl" After tho dinner party, Miss Bt. Pierre sold she, Hutton and another couplo went to her home where they hod a tew drinks of Bourbon. 1 "Whon he saw my little bungalow he Bald: 'I'll move In any time you Buy'," tho nurse testified. Miss St. Pierre was to contlnuo her story of her alleged botrayal under promise of marriage when court ses sions wero resumed today. Hutton. a choir singer at Angelua Tomplo, of which his wife Is tho pastor, muttered, "bunk" to his at torneys as Miss St. Pierre testified. Later he said: (Contlnued on Poge Tbreefc Wheat Today OHIOAGO. Juno 21 (TP) Influenced by further rains In Kansas and Okla homa, causing harvest delay, wheat prlcco averaged a little higher early today. Trade was ejrCrcmeJy light owing to the now government tax on all grain futures transactions. Open ing at ',4c off to y.c up, wheat sub sequently held near the Initial lim its. Corn started unchanged to 'A" higher and later tended to sag. CHICAGO. June 21 m Business dwindled on the board of trade to day to what was sold to be the small est nggregato witnessed in many years. Imposition of 400 per cent Incrcaao of taxes on dealings in future delivery contract, appeared chiefly responsi ble. Except near tho end of tho day, I ho wheat market appeared almost Inert. A lato break ol about 1 cent a tottshe -ta w&ciWvw), tftlUng b-V farm board allies. Wheat closed unstable (jji lfto under yesterday's finish, corn 'A Mo down, oats o ofr. and provisions varying from 2 cents decline to an equal gain. ? PORTLAND, Juno 21 (TP) On the Portland wheat futures markot tho only trading wns In September with 10.000 bushels sold. July was off V4c, September c and December o bu. On the merchants exchange cash wheat was down )4c bushel.
