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CITY EDITION ran Awwitif fiw fin Wlr Service Only Nwiypr PrtaUd In U Grind Coming Union and Wallowa ConnttM SIX PAGES TOD AY VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A, Ji. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1932 NUMBER 275 ' EA0TKBN OREGON'S UbJUMNO UTEWiiPAPKB ' 30 States SEEK RELIEF FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT Governor Meier of Oregon Undecided as to What This State Needs. SALEM TO APPLY FOR $1,850,000.00 Would Borrow Sum to Build Water Supply and Distributing System, Giving Jobless Work. WASHINGTON, July 19 UP) White House officials made known late to day that President Hoover would not place Ills signature upon the 92,122, 000,000 relief bill before tomorrow, thereby allowing him more time to complete plans for reorganization of the reconstruction finance corpora tion. By J. II. Jenkins (Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, July IB UP) Thirty states today had signified the prob ability that they will ask a portion of the t300.000.000 provided In the closing hours of congress for direct relief of unemployment. The first eight definitely to Indi cate ijhs amounls needed- gave a total of $117,050,000 to be asted Im mediately. Governor Plnchot, of Pennsylvania, has written the Re construction corporation, asserting his state needs a45.000.000 and Repre sentative Britten said Illinois doubt less will need as much. The fund Is to be distributed In the form of loans to states which will distribute the money among their relief agencies. Hoover to Sign Hill President Hoover planned to sign the bill toJay. Immediately after ward the corporation is expected to formulate regulations under which applications are to be made by the governors of the states. Although no method of procedure would be outlined -now by the cor poration, it was regarded there as likely that the directorate would waive Its rule that loan applications must be made to the nearest of the 33 district offices. (Continued Prom Page Pour) MAY PETITION RAILROAD ON HOBO QUESTION Close supervision of outgoing freight trains by Union Pacific agents has increased the transient problem in the city to such an extent that tho governor's relief committee plans to petition the railway officials. The transients arrive :n La Grande on every freight train, and are not al lowed to leave via the same route, and therefore are forced to stay In La Grande, or walk to Kamela, It Is reported. The committee plans to ask the officials either to relax their vigi lance here or to take measures to keep the transients from entering the city. City Manager A. McAllister states that from one to 30 are housed in the city Jail every night, while many others spend the night in the "hobo Jungles" at the edge of town.' Band, Orchestra To Complete Work The La Grande High school band and orchestra, which have been prac ticing Thursdays under the direction of Andrew Loney Jr., music super visor, will conclude its summer re hearsals this week. Classes also have been held on Saturday afternoons during the last six weeks. The pur pose of the practices was to lay the groundwork for the two organiza tions' activities during the coming school year. Fifteen seniors were lost to the band by graduation lost spring, but r. number of new members have been playing with the veterans of the band this summer. 4-4-$43'3,J',S ...... . WEATHER FORECAST $ Oregon ; Cloudy on the coast and fair In the Interior to " night and Wednesday; warmer 3 In the east portion Wedge s' day; moderate northerly winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 55 above. Minimum: 52 above. Condition: cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 74, minimum 54 above. Condition: Cloudy.- Range 20 degrees. WEATHER, J1I.Y l!. 1031 Maximum 100, minimum 63 above. Condition: Clear. Range 47 degrees. To Ask For Loans Valley Pioneers Will Gather At Riverside Park Annual Picnic to be Held On Thursday Old Fashioned Singing School Among Features. Pioneers who figured In Union county's early history will havo their day Thursday, July 21. at the annual Pioneer plcnlo sponsored by the Sons and Daughters of Union County PlOr necrs at Riverside park. Dunham Wright is president of the pioneers and will offer the response to the address of welcome by Colonel E. L. Eckley. At 11 o'clock the buslncsB session will open with election of officers and will be followed at 12 o'clock by lunch, with hot coffee, ice cream and sugar provided free. Colonel Eckley will open the af ternoon's program at 1:30 with the address of welcome which will be followed by President Wright deliver ing the response. An original poem will be read by M. L. Carter of the Sandrldgc region. Wranglers to Play A feature of the program which will bring back the earlys days, the cowboy and the saddle, will be group of numbers of the Blue Moun tain Wranglers, Including such favor ites as "Roll on, Little Doggies," "Oh, Thoso Goldon Slippers," and "The Strawberry Roan." Miss Lydla Hug will conduct tne cld-foshloned singing school, one of the entertainment features of pioneer days, and Miss McCulloch, of Enter- (Continued on Page Pour) Seven Numbers On Program For Band 'Concert Announcement of the complete program for the Wednesday nignt band concert at tho Triangle park was made today by Andrew Loncy Jr., director. The concert will begin at 8 o'clock. The program follows: March, "The Conquerer" Tieke "Caucasian Sketches" ; ... .j..., IppolltoSv Iwauow " (a) "In the Mountains. - .y (b). '.'Processslon' of the Sardar" Piccolo solo. "The White Blackbird" .' Demare Dolph Slegrist Scenes from the musical comedy, "No, No, Nanette" Youmans "Chinese Wedding Procession" Hosmer "Dance of the Hours" from "La Gloconda" Ponchlelll Overture to "William Tell" Rossini Encores to be selected from the following: "Auf Wledersehen," "Kiss Me Goodnight," "I Love a Parade," "River Stay Away from My Door," "The Laugh Parade." Five Citizens Named on Board For Relief Work Flvo representative citizens were elected this morning by the gover nor's relief committee of this county to form a board of trustees for the relief movement adopted by them at a recent meeting. The committee met at 10 o'clock in the office of County Judge- U-. G. Couch an ex-offlcio members, at the court house. The trustees will meet tonight at 7:30 at the chamber of commerce to select a manager; Tho success of the movement de fends on the selection of an able manaeer, many believe, and a great e'eal of consideration will be given the choice by members of the board. Ernest H. Delong. a valley farmer; Hiram T. Smith, who Introduced the plan to the committee; Henry Warm holtz, representative of the labor council; Harry McKlnlay, merchant and president of the chamber of commerce; and Angus McAllister, (Continued on Page Six) Leonard Tiffany Sentenced to Year Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles this morning passed sentence on Leonard Tiffany, who pleaded guilty to an in formation filed by District Attorney Carl Helm charging the prisoner with taking a car without intent to steal. The sentence was set at a maxi mum term of one year. Both Judge Knowles and District Attorney Helm recommended he be paroled after serving one-half of the time. Students Writing In Essay Contest An essay contest, using "Humane Education" as a theme. Is being con ducted by the Oregon Humane society and students at the Eastern Oregon Normal school have been Invited to enter. The essay must stress the value of humane education in the development of character and citl renshlp. based on the premise thot cruelty Is the main factor In most crime. The Daoer must be between 600 and 1000 words long and in the banc's of the "Essay Contest." Oregon Humane Society In Portland by Aug. 5, 1032. SCOTT QUITS AS HIGHWAY BOARD HEAD Resigns From Posilion on Oregon State High way Commission. PERSONAL AFFAIRS CAUSE OF ACTION Governor Accepts Resig nation and May Appoint a Successor to Scott Sometime Today. SALEM, July 19 UP) Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the Oregon otato highway commission since February 10 last, resigned late yesterday. His resignation, submitted to Governor Julius L. Meier following a twa.-hour conference between Scott and the governor, was accepted.' Governor Meier did not announce his successor, but was expected to do so sometime today prior to the meet- (Continued on Page Three) FAIR BOARD WILL DECIDEON SHOW Grange and Chamber of Commerce Jagei' to Hold Annual Exhibition. The Orange Pair and Home Prod ucts show received the endorsement of tho grange fair board and the committee of the La Grande cham ber of commerce last night when they met at the chamber of commerce of flee to discuss the feasibility of hold ing the annual show this year. The county fair board will receive the matter for consideration and decide tho fate of the exhibition. - Several local bodies had questioned the advisability, of holding- the fair this year because of economic con ditions. However, according to state ments made at the meeting, If the fair Is dispensed with this year, more than 91000 which Is turned over for such an event in Union county will bo turned back to the state and lost (Continued on Page Six) DEATH TAKES A. D. JACOBY AT NOON HOUR A. D. Jacoby, age 64, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. W. Du Mars, at noon today. Mr. Jacoby had made La Grande his home lor the past seven years. He is sur vived by three daughters, Mrs. Du Mars, of La Grande, and Mrs. Allen Birch, of Tabor, Alberta, and Mrs, Art Jensen, of Raymond, Alberta. The body Is at Walkers Funeral Home and funeral arrangements will be announced later. Miller Aspires To Important Position PORTLAND, July 19 iPfA special dispatch to the Journal today from Washington. D. C, said "Milton A, Miller, who was Indorsed by Oregon Democrats for vice president, and who was a delegate to the convention in Chicago, is about ready to start for home after a round of 'Interviews with prominent figures of the party in congress. "He is said to asDlre to manase- meht of western or far-western head quarters of the Democratic national committee. 13 Policemen Suspended World Disarm Conference Close To Agreement.Today on Some Problems GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10 m Delegates to the world disarmament conference today were close to agree ment on tne resolution to be adopted before the first phase of the confer ence ends and the deliberations ad journ. Tho problem of heavy mobile guns and land artillery la not yet solved, however. The Americans Insist that these hjavy guns be abolished but the French and British demand that re duction or elimination shall apply only to naval guns. Overnight Hugh Gibson, head of the American contingent, and Pre mier Hen-lot, of France, reached an understanding regarding declarations as to the treatment of the question cf effective troops. The proposal sub stantially to reduce effective will be mad j the subject of Intergovernmen tal conversations during the confer ence recess, but no definition of effec tives will be laid down. This laot clause has French sup- port, for It leaves, open the question as to whether Germany's brown shirt WORKERS IN GUN BATTLE IN ILLINOIS One Workman Killed And Three Critically Wounded Today 30 MORE SLUGGED OR HIT BY SHOT Police Say Quarrel Originated in. "Lab or Trouble;" Fear Trouble Not Ended. MARSEILLES, 111.. July 10 W One workman was killed and three critic ally wounded in a shotgun battle be tween organized and non-union ia-, borers at the Illinois waterway . dam. today. Twenty-five or thirty mora, were slugged or wounded with, buck shot. Tho engagement started while a delegation of workmen was calling upon the contractors to repeat de mands made yesterday that union la bor be employed on the project, a unit In the Great Lakes to the Mis sissippi seaway. No one seemed able to tea wno gave the signal for the firing. "Labor Trouble" Blamed "Big Steven," a workman from Joliet was killed and nearly a score of fellow workers were felled with bullets. Police said the quarrel originated in "labor trouble." Officials of the Stephens brothers construction firm, superintending the project on an "open shop" basis under government contract, said tne gun fight started spontaneously when a mob of unemployed union men tried to drag H. W. Miller, construction superintendent from his automobile as he approached the worKings. Workers on the dam rusnea to mji- ler's aid and engaged In a furious battle with the croud of union mem bers. Cecil Hopton,. Marseilles, was shot in the eye and face with buckshat. Frank Chambers, also or Marseilles, was clubbed on the head and shot. Ernest Sons was wounded In the sido and back. All three were taken to the Reyburn-King at Ottawa, while local physicians treated a score for minor injuries.' , Police said they feared the trouble was hot ended with the gun battle. FLIER'S BODY FOUND; EXPECT JUNGLE BURIAL MEXICO CITY, July 19 (P) The body of Roy Gordon, American, of Tegucigalpa,- Honduras, and tho wreckage of the plane In which he and Clarence McElroy, of Medaryville, Ohio, crashed on June 27, have been found In tho Jungle near San Oeron Imo. The discovery late last night was made, according to Son Geronlmo dis patches, by a searching party which1 has been combing the jungle since McElroy was found last Thursday, in a starving condition, by an Indian woodsman. The searchers located the plane sev eral ml lea from where McElroy was found. i McElroy, who is recovering at San Geronlmo, was partially delirious, and was unable to aid them. Tho dlspatchca indicated there was UtUe left of the body, and that it probably would bo buried there. Jennings Funeral To Be Wednesday ' The funeral of Mrs. Pauline A. Jen nings will be held from the chapel of Walkers Funeral Home Wednesday af ternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Clar ence A. Kopp, rector of the Episco pal church. In charge of the services. Burial will be In the family plot in Masonic cemetery. fascists and Italy's black shirts shall be Included among the effectives to be reduced. Welcomes Hoover's Proposals In lta prcoent form tho adjourn ment declaration has five parte, (1) In a preamble it welcomes tho Hoover proposals for reduction of tho world's arms by one-third and recog nizes the desirability of strengthening factors of national defense against thoso of offense. (2) It lists the points on which the conference Is believed to be virtually In agreement. Theae probably will In clude prohibition of gas and bacter iological warfare, perhaps restrictions on air bombing, heavy mobile artil lery and tanks, and a provision for an International disarmament commis sion. (3) It provides for continuation of naval negotiations during the period of adjournment. (4) It declares the adjournment shall not prejudice the future work (Continued on Paga Two) Selection of Chancellor Hear A THREE am yinr..- ...:; & . The spectacular fire tlir.t wiped out a huge sectlo n or Coney Island's boardwalk Is shown at Its height In the airplane picture above. The toll was 100 Injured and upwards of $3,000,000 damage. Three block of the famous New York playnpot were destroyed and the large amusement parks were threatened. A crowd of 100,000 pleasure seekers watched the entlro fire force of the borough In Its battle to control . the blaze. , Smedley Butler To Mingle With Bonus Marchers NEWTON SQUARE, Pa., July 19 UP) Major General Smedloy D. Butler, U. S. M. C retired, will mingle today with 'Jthe boys" in tho bonus army at Washington. General Butter arranged to leave for tho capital in time to meet and address the former soldiers during the afternoon. Ho also expects to spend the night In the camp as tho guest of Commander Walter W. Waters, who made the original invitation. I'l love the boys who were In the service,"' Butler said, "and 'I am on their sido; I'm one of them. I under stand (.hem, and they understand me." -J ' . ... ...,-y...' ,' 'MOIIK KKTUKNINO HOME ""' WASHINGTON, July 10 (IP) Tho ibonus-demandlng votcrans formed a line at the veterans administration building again today to apply for (Continued from Page Six) Score Students At E. O.N. Will Complete Work Twenty students at the Eastern Ore gon Normal school will complete the requirements for graduation when the first half of the summer term closes on July 22. Both the Normal school and J. H. Ackerman Training school will close Friday aftornoon, after the former finishes two days of examina tions. The second six-woek term will open Monday, with a full faculty of Normal school Instructors, and will continue until Aug. 26. Thoso who will complete their re quirements for graduation are Bes sie B, Barry. John Day: Eleanors Beers, Ontario; Arlene Byrd, Pilot Rock; Beth Rogers Chrlsteson, On tario; Hazel M. Evans, Flora; Harriett B. Glenn and Helen Glenn, of Half way; Edna R. Hart, Wcstfall; Mary ft on In a Henrlcks and Letha Kirk, The Dalles: Minnie Elton Hodgln, La Grande; Rebecca Ellen Kemler, Pen dleton; Helen Knotts, Pilot Rock; Iris Margaret Morton, Portland; Rob erta Nells on. La Grande; Dallas W. Norton, The Dalles; Cecil William Posey, La Grande; Opal Rldgeway, John Day; Vadls Clayrene Slack, En terprise; Robert J. Sullivan, La Grnnde. Horrible Story Of Third Degree Cruelty is Told ' MINEOLA, N. Y., July 10 W Thirteen pollcomen, stripped or their badges, waited today to see who would be charged with boating the life out of a 20-yoar-old prisoner In a terrific third degrco. ' After hearing a story of police brutality that made spectators gasp, Supreme Court Justice Meier Steln brlnk sought today to fix Individual responsibility for the killing of Hy man Stark, who died of a fractured larynx Friday. Detectives at Nassau county headquarters had questioned him for eight hours about the robbing and beating of a detective's mother. MunlfT ('linrtttn Likely 8 to In brink, who sat as a commit ting magistrate In a John Doe in quiry that lasted until late last night, will give his findings tomor row. Murder charges against some (Continued on Page Ft?J - MILLION - DOLLAR JAPANESE ARMY INVADING JEHOL Clashes With Chinese Troops in Last Unoccu pied Part of Manchuria TOKYO, July 19 (ff1) The Japanese army has begun an invasion of the province of Jehol, last unoccupied section of Manchuria, and clashed thero with Chinese troops. Dispatches , from Mukden said a battle occurred Just Inside the Jehol boundary line. Although details were lacking, the Japanose were said to have driven back the Johol troops and star tea to march to. Pleplao, ,a branohs terminus of the MMkder-.' Ohlnot)ow railway . . 'The purpose of the expedition was reported to be the rescue of Gonshlro lahlmoto, a former Japanese army of floor, believed captured by the Chi nese near Pleplao. A dispatch to the newspaper Asahl from Mukden said Xshlmoto, now a civilian employe of the army, was sent to Pleplao Borne time ago to ar range for the selling of opium from Jehol In other markets than that of Pelplng. (Continued on Page Two) JUDGE PUTNAM DEFENDS WHIP FOR CRIMINALS MILLERSBURG, O., July 10 (JP) Hard-boiled" methods of dealing with "thiclc -skinned" types or crim inals, were defended today by Com mon Pleas Judge Robert B. Putnam, who recently sentenced two men to the whipping post. Some persons con be educated in to respect for law, but others havo to be Jolted Into It," sold the Holmes county Judge, adding, "If It takes Jolt, this court Is prepared to Jolt. I believe In doing something to meet tho present crisis rather than allow things to drift." Just two weeks ago, Judge Putnam gave James Wynn, 61, and William Wynn, 48, brothers, their choice be tween 20 lashes with a horso wnip, or a Joll term, after they were found guilty of stealing and soiling a re frigerator. They clioao tne lasnes. Aimee Improving, Physician Reports LAKE EISINORB, Col., July 10 (IP) A "very satisfactory" Improvement In tho condition of Evangelist Aimee Somple McPherson Hutton was re ported today by her physician, Dr. Edward H. Wllllam3, who said, how over, that she was still In a serious condition. Continued qulot with no disturb ance of any kind will oxpedlto her re covery, Dr. Williams said. He has 1b aued orders that Mrs. Hutton bo al lowed no visitors except himself, her husband and nurae. The homo here where Mrs. Hutton Is recovering fror a basal fracture of tho Bkull, sutfered whon she fainted and fc!l to tho floor on being Informed that her husband had lost a breach of promise suit, Is under constant guard to enforce Dr. Williams' orders. l)()III)l,l',-IIKAI)KltS HPKM. I1AI1 NBWS FOB OIANTS NEW YORK UP) Double-headers may be a bargain to the customers but to New York's hapless Clients they are Just a double does of bod news. In the first nine bargain bills play ed by the club this year, a clean sweep wa modo of only one. Three wero lost and In flvo the Giants obtained an even break. The ninth double-header of the season, dropped to the Cincinnati Reds, resulted In Manager Bill Terry'e "sad young men of Manhattan" sag ging Into the NatlonaS league cellar. SMOKE! t r r lly The Associated Press' Today's favorable business news in cluded: ' i , ; ' Roanoko, Va. The Viscose corpora tion called 450 employes back for work tomorrow after a layoff of more than a month. -. Hollywood Hollywood's ranks ot unemployed lost 600 recruits when, Columbia Studios, Increasing produc tion with three more major pictures, put the men bock to work.. . Danbury, Conn, One hat factory has 1 commenced production on small' scale and another company la equipping a plant to open at the end. of the month, , , ' Pittsburgh The PlHsbursh Plate, Glass company will reoumo operations nt another of Its Ford Olty, Pa., plants' next month. The plant; has been closed for two months. , Washington A contract for 2,680 synchronous eloctrlo clocks for now buildings to bo ocoupled by depart ment of Justice, labor, postofflce and interstate commerce commission, awarded to an Ashland, Mass., con cern New York Consolidated weekly condition statemont of reporting re serve member banks In 101 leading cities was more encouraging than It had been In recent weekB. 1 Florence, Ala. The Gardiner Wor- (Contlnucd on Page Four) Riots Continue In Germany With 3 More Deaths BERLIN, July 10 UP) Three per sona wero killed and a number sen ousiy wounded In a series of political clashes throughout Germany lost night In spite of the decree promui. gated by the government against out door meetings yesterday. Two pedestrians wero shot and killed at Wcsscllng, near Bonn, dur ing a battle between socialists and communists who Interfered with nazls posting election notices. One nazl was killed at Strlegau In another battle there. Other bloody clashes were reported at Bchncldcmuehl, Bchloppe, Prech- lau,' Hlndonburg and Krefeld. At Fulda, Cardinal Adolf Bertram of Breslau sent an urgent appeal to Chancellor Van Papcn, In tho name of the oonference of bishops In ses. slon there, asking the chancellor to suppress radical terrorism with tho utmost sovorlty. Oregon City Boy Shot in Stomach OREGON CITY, July 10 UP) Gor don Dwyor, four years old, was In a serious condition In a hospital here today from a wotind caused by a bul' let accidentally fired Sunday night bv his brother, Ollbert, 12. The large caliber bullet struck the child In the stomach and penetrated aoveral Intostlnal folds. The older boy had owned tho revolver for somo time, unknown to his paronts. It Is said. Judge Norton Takes Tuition Rate Case MEDFORD, Ore July 10 UP) Circuit Judgo H. D. Norton has un der advisement the suit of Lane county taxpayers against the Lane county court, contesting the consti tutionality of the Wheeler act which fixes an arbitrary tuition rote for high school students living outside a high school district. Judge Norton said today the deci sion on the case will not be (ortn coming until counsel for both sides have filed their briefs in tne action Ho will ask the attorneys to expedite his action, he said. Business Cheer ACTION MAY BETAKEN AT MEET TODAY No Word Voiced at Ses sion Monday But Board1 is Split on Dr. W. J. Kerr STARR UNDECIDED ! AS TO HIS VOTE Ballot Not Expected Be fore 5 This Afternoon Because of Absence of F. E. Callister. . ' . ' ; PORTLAND, July 19 UP) The Itst board ot higher education, after a round of preliminary discussion and aotlon Monday, met again today, ' probably to select a chancellor who will guide the destinies of Oregon's system of higher learning. -' Not a word was said at yesterday's sessions about the chancellorship. The board of nine members. It Is said, are split on the question of select ing ur. w. j. iterr, president or un ion State college, with four for Ktrr and four against him, and O. L. Starr, president of the board, maintaining a non-committal attitude. The meeting adjourned last ntgilt until H a, m. today. ' The finance committee met after .adjournment, and .the unification commutes htld a session this morning, prior to tbs opening of the general board meet- iib ' - . . . ' ' - - -;i Brownell Frasler was . reappointed Instructor of the University of Oregon school of fine arts which U' to bs maintained as heretofore. Continuance of the O. 8. C. radio station KOAO under the direot man sffement of . the collese and on a 'non commercial scale, was promised . a group of grange members. - ' , ' Starr Ke-elected Starr was again elected president of the board;' O. O. Colt, vice president; B. p. Irvine, treasurer, ana s. u. om moils, mtjmuer ui vuv .wwt . "A" grew deal:. or "the Board's time WHS . .UINHOMIW W. the advisability of members of the atato college faoulty taking an active part In the controversy over the rtr- ( Continued on Page Three) EXTRA POLICE GUARD HOOVER ON HIS RETURN WASHINGTON. July 19 UP) Presi dent Hoover returned to tho WhMa House today, guarded by extra, polio, after spending two day at his Rpl dan camp In, the Virginia mountain. , The trip bask was uneveuuui. ito nrMirient urns Dicked 11 ti bV an esc6rt of motorcycle police as he erased th Arlington memorial bridge and guard ed closely en route to the - Whit House. Extra Dollce patrolled ' all sides of the executive ' mansion. The guard was stationed as s, precaution, against possible demonstration by bonus-seeking veterans. Mrs. Hoover, who went to the Rapl- dan camp more than a week ago, re mained there. Mr. Hoover was ac companied on the return trip by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sullivan, the only guests at the camp. - Flame in the Sky ' Reported by Boy BUENOS AIRES. July 10 UP) A youth's tale of seeing a "flams in sky" Saturday afternoon came to La Naclon today from Mendoza, Argen tina, and gave a possible hint to the fate of a missing air liner and Its nine passengers. The youth could make no accur ate estimate of the distance through the mountains at which the flash occurred, nor did he Investigate. ', The air liner disappeared Saturday while en route from Santiago, Chile, to Mendoza. . ,' ; . Wheat Today CHICAGO, July 10 UP) Increased commission hoiue buying based chief ly on disturbing crop advices relative to spring wheat led to. price upturn In all grains today, . , , Extreme heat was reported to b hHnaim, oVwitit. nmmiLtitre rlnenlnsr of spring wheat and tending to make light weight grain, oome ho u kot points reported wheat prospect reduced more than half. Wheat closed firm, lfto aboy yesterday's finish, corn HeH up. oats v.a 'Aa off. and provisions un changed to 30 cents down. ;: ; PORTLAND, July 10 UP) While fiifiirM mr. hltrhnr In nraCtlOallT all world markets today, Liverpool and Chicago closing witn an sovsaw. cash wheat price on th Portland merchants exchange was unchanged for the day. July closed (40 higher on the futurts market with Septem ber bu. up While December closed with a gain of 14o bu. Sale totaled 10.000 bushels September,
