La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 22, 1932, City Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(Skattite fEttrttm CITY EDITION ' rmJ AmocUM FnH I mil r . . win Service 36 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Printed in Lm Grande Covering; Union and Wallowa Countiea vstwc VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1932 KAOTEHX ORKQON'S LKADIJfO NKWNPAPEB NUMBER 253 My POLICE FAIL TO FP CLUE TO SHOOTING Mother of Tex Ricker i Located Today in Cai'lin, Wyo. TO BURY GUIDE IN UNION CEMETERY Midnight Gunshots Are 1 Still Strange Enigma to Officers as Murder The ory Persists. By Mrs. L. Z. Terrnll UNION, Ore,, (Special) With the death of Tex Bicker, big game hunter and guide of Jackson Hole, Wyo.,. still a mystery, the clue on which officers worked yesterday af ternoon and this morning proved groundless. Bicker was found shot d to death yesterday morning at four o'clock on the Mill Street bridge In Union, the discovery being made by p Mrs. Mildred Jory about four and one-half hours after she and her daughters heard a shot. , Locate Mother' Officers got In touch with the mother of the dead man yesterday and found that she liveB in Carlln, Wyo. She stated, according to-communications received from the Carlln (Continued on Page Fivef FRED NOWLAND WILL DIRECT FIGHT ON BILL Fred Nowland, who has Just com pleted his frosh year at the Uni versity of Oregon, has been, named La Grande chairman of a state-wldo student movement to fight the con f solldatlQn measure. Mr. Nowland will . - lead the local" Oregon students in. an effort to defeat the bill. Commpnt- i ing this morning on his program, ho said: "The state board has pointed out how wasteful and extravagant the proposed consolidation Is. They gave 12 reasons why It should not be adopted and we are going to seek to make the public understand these reasons. The state board has elim inated duplication and saved nearly two million dollars In the past two years. - We mjust give the board a ohance." SUMMER HITS TOWN WITH A MARK OF 92 Yesterday you Just knew It was summer. And you were right. Some thing happened all at once to "gentle June" and the temperature went zipping up to 92, the highest mark of the summer. It came a little too quickly for most folks and there was a lot . of unpleasant sweltering yesterday augmented by the sul try atmosphere. The "kids'" could take to a cold refuge In the family water spray and most of 'em did. . Though It was four degrees hotter nt 7 o'clock this morning than at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, weath er experts did not expect a second scorcher today, since the hot wind of yesterday had subsided. Death Claims Francis Andrews Francis Watson Andrews died at tho Grande Rondo hospital yesterday at tho ago of 78 years. Mrs. Andrews was born on Nov. 20, 1854 and mar rled to James L. Andrews who died on Jan. 12. 1030. She Is survived by A. M. Andrcvn, McMlnnvlllo, Ore; Mrs. C. H. Tuttlc, Imbler; H. L. Andrews. La Orande: J. P. Andrews. Superior, Wis.; C. P. Andrews. Santa Barbara, Cal.; and Mrs. D. D. Chlldcre, of WoodlBnd, Cal. Two children are deceased. Mrs. Andrews was a life long mem ber of the Methodist church. Funeral services will be hold at the- Summcrvllle chapel Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock, with Snodgrass and Zimmerman In charge. WKATIIKB FORECAST Oregon: Cloudy tonight and ( Thursday In west portion; fair In cast portion; no change In temperature; moderate change able winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 73 above. Minimum: 66 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 82, minimum 53 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER 41'NK 22, 11)31 Maximum 61, minimum ft above. Condition: Cloudy. stery Deepens Couch Takes Part In Mapping Plans For Winter Relief County Judge Meets With Meier, uther Officials In State Effort to Meet Needs. Plans were made for the coming winter but no Immediate relief was suggested when county officials from all parts of the state met recently witn aoyernor Julius L. Meier. County Judge U. G. Couch stated upon his return to La Grande last night. Judge Couch attended the Portland meeting at which Governor Meier personally began organization of a state-wide relief program aj a means of caring for the unemployed and the needy. The program will Include conser vation of waste, farm products, cloth ing and other materials for distribu tion next winter, Judge Couch said this morning. , ,. While no measures wero suggested by the county officials, Judge Couch announces that the state has a large crew of men. working on mainten ance work, the county has 30 em ployed at North Powder in road con struction, and another group Is given work on the Hot Lake-Union road which is being made under contract. Governor Meier named an execu tive committee to analyse all relief plans and co-ordinate them, and they will meet on Thursday with the gov ernor. The committee members are Raymond B. Wilcox, president of the Portland community chest; County (Continued on Pago SevonJ WON'T PAY FOR NOODLES, LAND IN TOWN JAIL Walking out of a noodle Joint with out paying for their food is alleged to be the basis for the charge of disorderly conduct against B. Vaught, M. Walker. B. Miller and D. Provost. They were arrested late Monday night and were tried Tuesday before Muni cipal Judge C. M. Humphreys who fined each of them $10..,,,,. In default of payment they are lougcd In the city Jail. Rangers Attend Camp at Tollgate Gerald J. Tucker, district ranger. L. C. Morehead. district fire warden and Vance Morrison, William; Monroe and John Brlgham, short tenn rang ers, are attending the training camp which opened today at Tollgate rnng- statlon, in preparation for the summer fire fighting season for the north half of the Umatilla forest. Officials from the Pendleton forestry office, J. F. Irwin, John G. Clouston and Bernard Lee, are In charge of the camp. About 35 rangers, short term men and officials- were expected to at tend. Training will be given in fire chasing, fire suppression, use of the compass, map reading and look-out work. Mr. Irwin states that Indi cations point to less fire hazard In the forest this year than last, as there la nwre snow In the mountains and tho season is later and consequently shorter. WILL AWARD La Grande Company Takes Part In Bivouac Along With Battalion CAMP CLASOP. Ore.. June 22 (Spe cial) Company E. after bivouaclng Monday with the other units of the Second Battalion. waB back at lis regular training Tuesday, with a full morning schedule of drill, broken here and there whero details were attending schools. Tho remainder of the scncauio tt.ltt. r.amn half nVfr nt. midnight Monday Included brigade tactical In spection lor Wednesday, regular training and tne Drigacic nciu mini, on Friday, and the brigade review and camp sham battle Saturday. The 186th Infantry will stage the sham battle this year which Is expected to be viewed by approximately 15.000 people, including Governor Julius L. Meier and numerous other state and federal dignitaries. The bivouac Monany saw vm.nu h.iintinn l.a Orande. Baker, Pen dleton, Union and The Dalles in action. It started off with squnn problems and wound up with tho battalion transformed Into a war strength company with Captain Wal ter A. Bean In command. First Llet .n.nt .low V. Andrews, also of La Orande. had the first platoon; Llet- cnant Clark, of uaKcr. ma ira nH i.iontennnt Harthrong of Pendleton, the third platoon. And . 1st Sgt. HODen K. l-arey wn kick" of the war strength company. It was organized In attack forma tion with the flrBt two platoons In assault and the third In support, with a tactical situation covorll various phases carried out. Second Lieutenant William M. Heughan. of La Orande. would hn had charge of one of tho platoons except that he and Sgt. Orant Bean EBERHARD IS NMD HEAD OF DIRECTORS Dr. J. L. Ingle Will End Chairmanship With Tuesday Session. RAYMOND WILLIAMS RE-ELECTED CLERK New Board Has Harmoni ous Session at Initial -Meeting Today; Inspec tions Planned. , Last night saw tho old school board disband as Dr. J. L. Ingle pro sided at his final meeting and this morning officially ushered In a now group of directors whose initial pro cedure was the election of Colon B. Eberhard as chairman. The new board namely. Mr. Eberhard, E. B. Bingo. Bay Buell, Ed Moon and Gene Walker launch ed out under most harmonious cir cumstances. Unanimous agreement was reached on all matters presented and there was an amiable discussion of future economies and policies. Raymond O. Wlllams was elected clerk for the third consecutive term and accepted the office. , Bond was sot at $10,000 and his salary was placed at $136 a month, representing a cut of fifteen dollars a month. lay Buell was elected vice chair man of the new board. Enthusiasm was shown a sugges tion that the board arrange to com mence early morning Inspections of the school property and It was de cided to devote several mornings to a thorough survey during the next iew days. Absence of Mr. Buell from last night's meeting made It necessary to hold the new boards meeting this morning at 9 o'clock at the high school. The retiring members, W. C. Perkins and Dr., Inf,le,Mwere replaced nt the forenoon eeddlon by Mr.-Walker and Mr. Moon who were chosen in Monday's election. The chief work of the old board last night was to make a canvass of the election votes. Their check tallied exactly with the returns printed in Tuesday's Obser- ( Continued on Page Fourf U. S. Pays Tribute To Judge Lovett For one minute yesterday morning at seven o'clock all operations on the Union Pacific railroad ceased out of respect for Judgo Bobert Scott Lovett, chairman of the board of the Union Pacific, for whom funeral services were held in New York City, at II o'clock day light saving time. The action was observed throughout the United States on tho Union Pacific line. Judge Lovett was born in San Jacinto, Tex.. June 22. I860 and lived an active life both as a lawyer and as a railway director. He was elected chairman of the board on March 1, 1020. $500,000 IN were ordered to chemical school and so the story goes had enough gas to bring tears to their eyes. In fact, some drifted over to the guard at tho gate who had to call a relief. The usual weekend leave will be followed by breaking camp and over night bivouac next Monday, with the troops to start their homeward Jour ney from Camp Clatsop early Tues day morning. Twelve hours leave will bo enjoyed by tho Second Batallon In Portland, and the unit will arrive home about 0 o'clock Wednesday morning, and after turning In of equipment, the company will be dis missed and tho Individuals return to their civilian pursuits. Company E fared very well In the brigade Inspection last Saturday, drawing the best report In tho bat talion and one of -the best In the regiment. As a matter of fact, tho La Orande outfit continues to more or less dominate tho regiment oven tho camp! Monday one of tho ser geants from Portland attached to headquarters told a sergeant and corporal In the La Orande unit that Company E was the "best company In Camp Clatsop." Naturally, that didn't make anyone feel so bsdt In preparation for the field meet, the situation in similar. Vincent Ncwlln has charge of the sprint In the regiment, Philip Beaumont has charge of the wall scaling team for the regiment and Arnold Oliver has charge of the equipment race for the regiment. ' Then La Orande Is furnishing one tent pitching toam. one wall scaling team, two sprinters, pup tent-pitching team, entries In (Continued on Page Pour; AL SMITH SAYS DRYBILLMUST BEDESTROYED First Word of Campaigner Restricted to Prohi Denunciation. 18TH AMENDMENT IS SAID 'UNWORKABLE' Reminds Democrats That He Was Against Vol stead Act When Wet Army Was Small. CHICAGO. June 22 (P) A call for repeal of the 18th amendment and immediate modification of the Vol stead act came from Alfred E. Smith today shortly after the campaigner of 1928 had arrived to dispute the nomination of hlB former political friend,. Governor Franklin D. Roose velt. His first statement on the conven tion scene was restricted entirely to prohibition. , It gave no hint of the intensity of the party dispute that was stirring leaders, mado no men tion of Roosevelt or of the coming contest over permanent chairman ship of the convention which will bring the first tcBt of the strength of the Roosevelt forces. Need Liquor Taxes Smith called tho 18th amendment "unworkable" and demanded its re peal. He said the Volstead act should be changed to permit the sale of beverages of a reasonable alcoholic content, thus diverting "the profits of the bootlegger into legitimate taxes." 1 ' HIb statement follows: "The 18th amondment should never have been put Into the constitution. It Is unworkable. I attacked It from the time it was first proposed and prophesied Its failure and stated that it would be proved to be the greatest curse ever put over on an unsus pecting people. . "I fought it when it was unpopu lar to take that side of the Issue In many parts of my own state and In many other parts of the union and when every weapon of narrow-minded Intolerance was turned against me. In Fight Early "I' carried the banner when . the army,,was small, tho. stragglers 'nu merous and the opposition bitter. I was then and I am. now for tho un conditional repeal of the 18th amend ment. "The Volstead act should at once be amended by a scientifically cor rect definition that will permit the sale of beverages of reasonable alco holic content. The people of the United States are entitled to this re lief, which would divert the profits of the bootlegger Into legitimate taxes." Chatting Informally then with newspapermen Smith said the half of one per cent provision In tho Vol stead act was arbitrary and was put In there by the antl-snloon league. He added that if a proposal for its repeal were not submitted to the resolutions committee he would sub mit one himself. "Who Is going to be the nominee?" Smith was asked. "The convention will decide," he said. "Who is your preference?" "Alfred E. Smith." "Who have you picked for your fPontlnnrn1 on Paeo TCInht CONTRACTS State Highway To Get Bids On 17 Road Projects SALEM. June 22 (P) The state highway commission will meet In Portland tomorrow to award contracts on 17 projects, one of tho largest road building meetings to be held this year. Tho total cost of tho proj ects is expected to run above (500, 000. Although the main session will be held June 23, the commission will convene In Portland this afternoon to consider tle Important Fourth street improvement project as re quested by Portland delegations. This preliminary meeting will not only consider this 92.000,000 project for connecting tho city with tho West Sldo highway over the Fourth street route, but unemployment matters will be taken up, the highway de partment announced today. The commissioners, following hear ing of delegations late today will hold a night session in order to adjourn tho regular meeting tomorrow night. State Highway Engineer R. H. Bal- dock with several of the commission ers plan an Inspection trip over the Mt. Hood loop Friday. The largest project to bo let at Thursday's scsaion will be 11 miles gravel surfacing on tho Umpqua highway. Other large projects in clude the oiling of 21 miles on the highway near Hcbo and Otis and the 21 miles oiling near Tangent, Mon mouth' and Corvallls. Improve K2 Ml leu The entire work calls for the im provement of 82 miles of road, and (Continued on Page Pour) President Seeks Arms Cuts TELEPHOTO SHOWS MONTREAL BLAST DISASTER ir . AVxf -.Jt- J3' Jj This first picture, liy airplane from Montreal to New York, and tmmmlttcil liy telephotn from New York to Kail Francisco, shows tile terrlfle damage wrought by the explosions on the British tanker Cyniuellne, In drydock at Montreal, when Si were killed, nuiny Injured, mid property damage was estim ated lit $1,000,001). Tclcphoto shows rirrmcn playing wutcr on tho. blazing hulk or tho tanker, to , prevent further spread of' the damage. , ' Fail To Limit Relief Debate In The Senate WASHINGTON, June 22 (A?- The $.'.00,000,000 puhllo nnrkH bond Issue section of the Democratic relief blU, to. Which President Hoover Is op posed, was approved toil ay by tht senate. WASHINGTON, June 23 (P An unsuccessful attempt was made In the senate toclny by Robinson, of Ar kansas, tho Democratic lender, to ob tain an agreement limiting debato on the $2,000,000,000 employment relief measure. Senator Ln Polio t to (B., Wis.) ob jected, to a proposal that after 7 p. m. today no senator be nl lowed to speak more than once or longer than ten minutes. Ho said he was pro- (Contlnued on Pase Four) Fear Uprisings In China After Priest Shooting PIEPINCh China, Juno 22 (P) British nationals were advised today to evacuate the territory around Chlentao, on tho Korean border ln Klrln province. Manchuria, following the alleged slaying of a Gorman Catholic missionary. Father Conrad Rapp. by Japanese soldiers. The British nationals wero advlsod to leave because of fear of an tl -foreign uprisings. Tt wan believed here no Americans wero ln tho region. Missionary reports received hero said Father Rupp was hurrying on horseback to tho deathbed of a col league stricken with typhus when he was halted at night by a Japanese military picket. When he produced his Identity card, the report said, the JapancKe pulled him from the saddle, declar ing he Insulted the Imperial Jap anese army by falling to dismount. Tho soldiers beat him until he was unconscious, tho reports said, then shot him. Photographs of the body showed that the priest was shot through the heart and abdomten and bayoneted ln thirty placos. It was also reported his skull was crushed, his .iose broken and both arms smashed. Tho German legation here In structed tho German consul-general at Mukden to Investigate the case. Certificate Not To Be Revoked SALEM. June 22 m The state corporation commissioner has no authority to revoke a certificate of Incorporation of a chnmher of com merce, nor to compel such organiza tion to change its name, amend Its articles, or to abandon IU purpose, Attorney Ocnoral I. If. Van Winkle held In an opinion today. Tho opinion was requested by James W. Mott In connection with the Incorporation of the Port Orford chamber of commerce In Curry coun ty March 4, I:i2. After the certificate had been granted the chamber, a complaint was filed by George W. Sorcnson, claiming that the incor porators of the new group had no authority to act for the true cham ber, an unincorporated, voluntary association, which has been In exist ence for 10 or IS years. Borenson as secretary of the old group requested the certificate of the new Port Or ford chamber 1m revoked on the grounds of fraud. The opinion makes recognition of the recent group of C f I W II N, I'M OREGON VANGUARD GOES INTO HUDDLE Milton Miller and Carsons Will Advocate Repeal Of Prohibition By LcJdlo J. NmllH . (Associated Pretjs Stafjt, Writer) CHICAGO, June 32. m Tho van guard of Oregon's Democratic delega tion of ten to the Democratic na tional convention, Joseph K. Carson, resolutions committeeman, and Mil ton A. Miller gave tho city no more than a passing; glanco today before going Into a huddlo with, national party leaders ln pre-con vent Ion con ferences. Carson flow to Chicago and Miller, (Continued on Page FourS Athletic Group Will Hear Fight Protests Friday NEW YORK, June 22 m Bert Stand, secretary or tho state athletic commission, today said no spoclal meeting was planned to ask Joe Jacobs, manager of Max Bcluncllng, to explain his charge that tho Ger man was robbed of tho heavyweight title last night. "Wo hold our regular meeting Fri day," Stand Bald, "and It Is Improb able any spoclal meeting will bo called before that time. Tho Shurkey Schmcllng fight, of course, will be discussed ut tho Friday meeting and anyone wanting to file charges will bo given an opportunity." General John J. Phclan and Wil liam Muldoon, the two boxing com missioners In town, could not bo lo cated this morning for comment on Jacobs' charges. Chairman J am en A. Farley Is In Chicago. Gene Tunncy, retired heavyweight champion, was another of the fight observers who thought Schmellng had won. "I do not ag'.ee with the belief of many old timers that a champion has to bo beaten decisively to lose his title," Tunncy explained. "But Schmellng forced the fighting and earned the decision ovor Sharkey." Tunney watched tho fight from a front row ringside scat Just behind tho working press section. Madison Square Garden was still busy counting up tho receipts to day and at noon had no figure to announce. Sailor Is Lost From Fishing Boat POHTMNr. Ore., Juno 22 tA't Captain IS. A. Hanson of the fishing boat Martha reported to tho harbor patrol here last night that Ola f Burg, a sailor, had been lost overboard about four miles below tho mouth of the Willamette river. Plant in Albany Destroyed in Fire ALBANY, Ore.. June 22 m - The Albany Door company's plant No. 1 was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss was estimated by firemen at about 460.000. Insurance amounted to $40,000, The plant employed 27 men and had been running full time recently. Origin of the flro was not determined. Hoover Proposal Said Sound By William Borah WASHINGTON. June 22 (rT) Presi dent Hoover's proposal to tho Gonova disarmament , conference for a one third cut in world armaments drew tho immedtato approval, today of Chairman Borah of the sen a to foreign relations .commit too who has an nounced ho would not support tho president for rc-clcctlon on tho party platform. , Borah said tho plan seemed "fair and sound" and expressed tho hope it would bring a realization to the conference that falluro to disarm (Continued on Page Soven) Mrs. J. L. Hedden . Dies Today Noon Mrs. J. L. Hedden passed away at 11:42 this morning at the Grande Rondo hospital after an Illness of many months. Her condition became critical this morning and she died a few hours after sho had been takon to tho hospital. Mrs. Hedden had mado her home hero for about .the pf"t Ave years. Her husband Is manager of tho Stev-ent-Van Engelen comlpany in La Grande. Her husband and three children, Draco. Buster -and Loulso survive. Mrs. Hedden was a prom inent member of the Baptist church. Tho body Is lit Walker's funeral par lors, Funeral arrangements have not yet boon made. Rodeo Man Held On Kidnap Charge PORTLAND, Ore.. Juno 22 (P) L. L. Johnson, Identified by stato po lico oa a rodeo performer, Is In Jail at Molalla on a charge of kidnaping a 10-year-old girl at Dallas and bring Ing her to Portland In a stolen car and leaving her here with his wife and four children. The girl. Margaret Lano, was found here last night and turned over to the police matron. Stato police said they traced John non through tho license plates of a car stolen in Oregon City. Detectives and state police oald thoy found tho girl In hiding at John son's homo hero. Her parents wero expected to come for hor today. Dotcctlves McMceken and Davis said Mlsn Lano told them sho had worked In tho Johnson homo hero from March to June 4 and then returned to her home. Saturday she decided to run away, she said, and later met Johnson on tho highway Just south of Salem. They hid In tho woods near Wood burn one night, the dctcc' lives said the girl told them!, spent tho next near Wheatland and Monday came to Portland. Miss Lano said the car Johnson was driving was not stolen but had been borrowed from a Mr. Wells at Molulla, Wife of Farmer Shoots Self Today JKFKEIUJON. Juno 22 While John Hoff was milking his cows this morning his wife, Mrs. Florence Hoff, 44, committed suicide by shoot ing herself through the heart on their farm near Ollkey station. Despond ency over III health Is believed the cause of her action. MOV IHUMVNX EUORNE, Oro., Juno 23 lP) AITrctl Btownrt, 10, of Portland, drowned In tlio WlllnmctU" river nt Eugene Tues tlny. EtrorU to rosmcltntc him frilled. HOOVER PLAN T0G0BEF0RE WORLD HEADS Dramatic Suggestion Made to Reduce Arma-; merits By Nearly 1-8. HERfclOT DOES NOT APPEAR FAVORABLE Drastic Proposal From U. S. ty Be Presented at Lausanne By Hugh Gib son, Chief at Geneva. LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 21 (rf) The exchange telegraph agency reported today that Premier Herrlot of Franco, In conversation with Prime Minister MacDonald of Groat Britain had submitted a formal statement definitely refusing cancellation of re parations. . GENEVA, Switzerland, June 22 m President Hoover's proposal for a smashing reduction of the world' arms was received with almost breathless silence when Hugh S. Gib son, chief of the American delegation, presontcd it to the disarmament con ference this afternoon. , : The placo was filled with an excited throng, , . . . .. 1 Previously advance copies of Mry Gibson's speech had been circulated among tho various delegations. . Tho French, on the other hand, re? coived the announcement with frank Hostility. . ' ' (Continued on Page Five) ' Mayor Returns Bandits' $hots, Onejs Killed CHICAGO. June 2a k. A fighting mayor called the leaden bluff of three bandlta . on a deserted... highway early , today and disregarding personal dan gor, shot one of them to death and . forced the others to flee. " , The mayor, George A., :- Hahn ot South Chicago Heights, was en route home with a neighbor, Mrs. Court Kraemer, when the bandit cor pulled up alongside his about 20 miles south of the Loop, and Its occupants com, manded him to stop. He refused, and advising Mrs. Krae mer to "lay low," he stepped on the accelerator. The holdup, men fired four bullets Into hlB car and ail of them narrowly missed him. . He re turned the fire and saw one of the men fall to the pavement. The others fled. While Mayor Hahn hastened to nearby Chicago Heights to summon police reinforcements for a chase, a youthful driver of a bullet pierced car called at St. James hospital ln that village with the body of a man Identified as Domlnick Guezlno, 33, of Chicago Heights. The youth, Herman Scazzla, 20, was arrested but denied any complicity in tho attempted holdup. TEACHERS CAN SMOKE NOW AT OREGON TOWN THE DALLES, Oro., Juno 22 Tho Dai lea public school teachers may smoko as much as they please when they arc not on school property. Contracts drawn up by the school board for the next school year pro vided for forfeiture of a teacher's Job ir ho wero seen smoking, even ln his own home. Numerous citizens ob pested to the clause and had the question placed on tho ballot. At tho school election yosterday tho clauso was defeated, 406 to 241, Wheat Today CHICACIO, Juno 32 lm Still tag Rorlng under the cttocts or hoflvlly lncrcnscd taxes on future delivery tlcnllnpj, wheat today fell more than a cent a bushel, but later recovered soniowhat. Reports that black rust was In evi dence at various places In the Oakotas helped the mnrkct to rally today after Uxluy's prices hnd broken tho sea son's low record. Official figures ln d lea led that board of trado business undor tho . new federal taxes had diminished moro than 10,000,000 bushels In a slnulo day. Inla buying attributed to eastern Interests led to fractional advances at tho lost. Wheat closed nervous. M ? c above yesterday's finish, corn unt changed to y,c higher, oats Vfcc off to ',c up and provlslono unchanged to 10 cents lower. CHICAGO. Juno 33 Ml drain val ues underwent fresh tumbles early today, and wheat established new low price records for tho season. Bearish sentiment as to increased taxes on grain futures transactions continued to pcrvado tho markot. Opening mi changed to !, wheat later show ed sotbacks all around. Corn started unchanged to 4o down and subse quently showed a general sag.