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CITY EDITION rail Associated Pre Uaeaf Win Service fsetvtr Only Newavtaar Pita ted In L Grand Coming Union and Wallows Counties i SIX PAGES TODAY VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1932 KASTKRW ORMOOW IiMADPTQ ITWSPAPKB NUMBER 276 ) Dr. W. J, RR IS s NOT SELECTED KE COMMISSION OPENS BIDS . ON SIX JOBS E. B.,Aldrich Presides at Today's Session of High way Commission. THIRD MEMBER IS NOT YET NAMED Secretary Hal E. Hoss f Gives Rieport on Total Receipts Collected By His Office. - . PORTLAND, July 20 UP) Bids on six Oregon highway projects, amount ing to 967,850, were opened by the stato highway commission here today. E. B. Aldrlch, commissioner from Pendleton, presided at the meeting. J Carl Washburne, Eugene member, at tended. No successor to Chairman Leslie M. Scott, resigned, had been appointed. The projects and low bidders at to day's session were: Umatilla county Furnishing 12, 600 cubic yards of crushed rock In stock pile for maintenance Vlnson Nye section, Oregon-Washington high way and Losinkl ranch section Pen die ton-John Day highway, O. N. Pierce, Portland, $11,500. Yamhill county Grading and surfacing 0.65 miles Holdredge sec tion secondary highway, O. N. Pierce, 95242. Washington county Grading and (Continued on Page Fourt CAPTAIN LOGAN TRANSFERRED TO COLORADO PORTLAND, July 20 m Changes in Salvation army personnel In-sov-eral Oregon stations were announced here Tuesday by the divisional head quarters of the army, which super vises Oregon and Southern Idaho. The transfers will be made within two weeks. Among the changes announced were the following: Captain and Mrs. V. L. Jeffries, ortland to La Grande; Captain and Mrs. L. Trangmoe, from Baker to Portland; Captain and Mrs. H. Aro, from Oregon City to Baker; Adjutant and Mrs. H. BrlggB, 'from Twin Palls, Idaho, to Oregon City; Captain Mrs. H. Galaheu, from Idaho Falls to Med ford; Lieutenant Evelyn Kldhelgh, from Med ford to San Francisco, as San Francisco Evan geline; Captain and Mrs. C. Logan, from La Grande to Sterling. Colo.; Ensign and Mrs. J. Pack, from Med ford to Pocatello. CAME HERB FROM IDAHO Captain Logan came to La Grande last year from Idaho and has been In charge of the Salvation Army 1 chapter here since then, not only taking care of his duties here v in a vory efficient manner, but also tak ing an active part In commulty af falro. particularly in reference to re lief work. Plans For Pageant Discarded Tuesday Because of the press of duties in the American Legion and. In the educational cornmlttee of the La Grande chamber of commerce, Hugh E. Brady has resigned from his post as chairman of the Washington bi centennial committee of the chnmber of commerce, and another will be appointed In his place. Harry Mc ' Klnlay, president, announced today. The pageant which was proposed by members of the committee and dis cussed last night has been discarded temporarily because of lack of time to stage the -event. They met at the 6acajawea Inn. Another meeting will be called In i, the near future to discuss a celebra- tlon In accordance with President Hoover's request tha the 200th an niversary of the birth of George Washington be observed by some large function In every community. WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Pair tonight and & Thursday but cloudy night 8 & anrt mnrnln. nn th rnftnt! fe slightly warmer In the east portion; gentle changeable winds offshore. . WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 59 above. Minimum: 43 above. Condition: Clear. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 74, minimum 62 above. . Condition: Clear. Range 22 degrees. D WEATHER 41 LY 20. 1031 Maximum 107, minimum 55 8 above. Condition: Clear. Range 4S 4 degrees. Pacific Coast Pear Crop Will Be Bumper One Three States Will Produce 75 Per Cent of Nation's Pears Instead of the Usual Half. CORVALLIS, July 20 (ff) Pacific coast states will produce close to 75 per cent of the nation's pear crop this year Instead of the usual half, on the basis of information gathered by the United States department of agricul ture and Oregon State college. A review Issued today said that the total crop of the country Is estimated at only 21,503,000 bushels, whlcn Is about 2,000,000 under lost year but slightly above the harvested average for five years. . California already Is sending Eartietts to New York where early prices for all grades average around 92.50. With the cherry and early berry season about over In Oregon, the market Interest has turned to the approaching pear harvest and to the apricot movement, now near the peak at The Dalles. The past week was the lightest In total carlots of fruit and vegetables moved frjm the north west so far this season, amounting to only 616 cars. Cherry Market Better Cherry shipments for the season are around 1000 cars from the north west, compared with less than 600 last year. Union county Is Just starting its movement. Cherry marxets (Continued on Page Pour) Keene Refuses To Recognize Burns' Protest SALEM. July 20 m The Ameri can Legion Junior league baseball schedule will be played off as pre viously arranged, Roy S. Keene, In charge of the games In Oregon, an nounced today following considera tion of a complaint made by Burns over La Grande's victory there. ,.- Keene Btated no official protest had been made, but a complaint was filed against an umpire's decision In the Burns-La Grande game. Keene said further the umpire ruled correctly In the specific play, and no protest would be recognized. He said the Burns protest was in the form of a criticism against the umpire. To I'tay July 21, 25. 2(i The La Grande team will play off the sectional championship with The Dalles at the latter place Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The only other sectional teams to contest for honors are Eugene and Klamath Falls. The two tenms will play at the latter place Friday and Saturday. Hundreds Swim As Lions Open Crystal Plunge When the Lions club of La Grande formally opened the Crystal Plunge swimming pool near the Second street viaduct at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, they were more than grati fied at the crowd of swimmers that had gathered for the event. Free swims were offered yesterday, out oe einning today a small charge will be made Just enough to cover actual running expenses. The Lions plan to operate the pool on a non-profit- making bssts, thus giving tno com munity a pool at a minimum of ex pense. During the afternoon the long line of swimmers continued to arrive and when the dny was ended. It was es timated that between 600 to 600 children swam during the afternoon. and a large number of adults also trfed the Blunge. Beginning today, the pool will be open from 9 a. m. to 0 p. m. swim mers must bring their own suits and towels. Limiting of Land Guns Now Favored GENEVA, July 20 VP) The gen em' rommlsslon of the world dis trmammt conference today received from a sub-committee the draft of a declaration to bo adopted Deiore adjournment. At the lost minute there was writ ten in a clause providing that all heavy land guns ol canons Denratn certain llmito shall be limited In A final division recommends the government renew for four months the present armaments truce. Amputation Fails To Save Boy's Life VALLEJO. Cal.. July 20 IIP) Veral Shelley, 20, of Portland, ore., oiea here today after an operation made necessary when his legs were crushed by a freight train from which he fell at Sulsan. Doctors at the So .i -nuntv hmnltol said Shelley was weak from having had Insuffi cient food for Beveral days. The youth had come to California to work in the fruit orchards, and after Indifferent success at Ban Jose, had started homeward when the ac cident befell him. HEAT GRIPS EAST, SOUTH; MANY DEATHS Country West of. Rockies, However, Knjoys Mild er r' Temperatures. . MID-WEST WILTS; CHICAGO TORRID Seven Drownings in New Jiingland; Ocean Breezes Bring Relief to State of Florida. While the eastern, southern and mid -western states continue to swelt er in a scorching heat wave which already has taken many lives the Pacific coast and Pacific northwest states are enjoying mild summer weather, with moderate temperatures general throughout the area west of the Rocky mountains. In La Grande the last two days the maximum was 74, and lost night the mercury dropped to 49 above, a com paratively cool night. Today appeared lkely to top the 80-above mark, with no wind this morning and a cloudless sky. The forecast for tomorrow indi cated slightly warmer weather In East ern Oregon. Temperatures over the nation yes terday Included: Baker 08, Boise 62, La Grande 74, Chicago 90, Cincinnati 90, Denver 88, Helena 72, Kansas City (Continued on Page Two) DEMOCRATS HONOR TWO AT BANQUET Walter M. Pierce and Martin Fitzger'ald Main .... Speakers at Meeting. More than 75 Democrats and Re publicans from Union county. Baker and Pendleton gathered last night at 0:30 at the Sacajawea Inn here to honor Walter M. Pierce, national committeeman, and Martin Fitz gerald, delegate from the second con gressional district, who attended the Democratic national convention In Chicago. Martin King, prominent I (Continued From Page Pour) EAST OREGON NET TOURNEY IS DISCUSSED The possibilities of an Eastern Ore gon tennis tournament were dis cussed and committees appointed last night when the La Grande Tennis club met at the office of Dr. Wil liam Peare. The tournament will be held if the local organization is able to finance It with the money now on hand. Robert Oesterling, president, ap pointed Dr. Peare and Everett Reyn olds as members of the trophies com mittee. They will investigate avail able trophies which they now believe will be In the form of placques for each of the events, singles and doubles for men and women and mixed doubles. George Anderson, Ben Oesterling, Jack Karris and the president were appointed to form a committee to in vestigate tournnment rules. Farmers State Organizations In Campaign NEW YORK, July 20 W) The cam paign to elect Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt will be run, as was the campaign to, nominate him, through tho state organisations, James A. Far ley, Democratic national chairman, announced today. ' There will be a campaign commit tee, located at the Roosevelt head quarters In New York, but It will as sist and co-operate with the state organizations rather than attempt to direct them, Farley said. For the campaign there will be only one national headquarters, lo cated In New York City. There will be no branch headquarters aside from the regular headquarters In each state. Tho office established in Washing ton by the last national committee will continue to function as a per manent organization of the national committee, Farley said. It was said, however. It would be run with a skele tonized staff, Farley said the governor had ap pointed him chairman of the cam paign committee. The personnel of the committee has not yet been made up. Tho New York headquarters will be located at 331 Madison avenue, head quarters of the pre -convention cam PRUSSIA IS UNDER HAND; OF DICTATOR German Government Moves Swiftly Today to Halt Fatal Rioting;; MARTIAL LAW IS 1 CAPITAL'S DOSE Premier Braim and Herr Severing Removed From Prussian , Ministry . ;By Von Papen. - " BERLIN, July 20 VP) The Ger man government, with old-time mili tary precision, moved swiftly this morning to establish a virtual dicta torship over the huge stato of Prussia and to clamp down martial law on the city of Berlin and the province of Bradenburg. The first action was taken under, an emergency decree Issued by Presi dent Paul Von Hlndenburg this morning. It followed critical pres sure upon the government to stop the political riots which have taken a toll of more than 100 dead and 1200 injured in the last three weeks. (Continued on Page Two) TIRE, RUBBER COMPANY WILL RAISE WAGES AKRON, Ohio, July 20 (X1) A salary and- wage Increase $ plan effective ns of July 1 and calculated to restore to all Q employes the20 per cent cut from wages last January was announced today by W. G. & KlauBs, president of India Tire S and Rubber company. . "The plan contemplates & adding to the. wage and' salary $ -'checks' 'during the "last ''six: months of the fiscal year a sufficient amount to enable all employes to. recover the pay they were deprived of by S taking the cut," Klauss said, 3 following a meeting of the board of directors. $ 8 3 $ Rotarians Enjoy Unusual Program The Rotarians enjoyed a rather un usual type of program at their regu lar weekly meeting today. Elmo Ste venson, science instructor at the Nor mal school, and Nephl Comba, chair man of the life saving committee of the local chapter of the Am lean Red Cross, presented the history of swimming and lifesaving activities In the Unlted(States, and explained and demonstrated the proper methods to use In taking a drowning person from the water ana applying artificial re suscitation. Dolph Slegrist entertained the members of the club with two boIo numbers on his flute. He was accom panied by MJss Helen Williams at the piano. H. E. Coolldge, who was forced to resign from the club some time ago on account of the loss of his clas sification, was received into member ship again under the classification life insurance. Wade Slier, of Oak land. Cal., and a former locul resi dent, was his guest. To Hold Wheat Have Big Part to Elect Roosevelt paign, and at the Biltmore hotel. Farley said representatives from every section of the country would at all times be at headquarters. To ICotnte Visitors It was understood the plan Is to rotate these visitors, each one spend ing a week or ten days at a time -In New York and then being replaced by someone else. "The finances for the campaign," Farley said, "will be raised by a spe cial finance committee, the members of which will be announced later, at which time we shall also announce the campaign treasurer and other fis cal officers, "Every effort will be made to cut down unnecessary expense, and all departments and bureaus which can not Justify themselves will be elim inated in the central headquarters." The headquarters, It was indicated, wilt be much simpler and less exten sive this year than In 1928, when two floors of the General Motors build ing were occupied. Former Oovernor Nellie Tayloe Ross, of Wyoming, vice chairman of the national committee, will be at the head of the women's organization as she was In 1928, Farley said. (Continued on Page Two) 3 BAPTISTS GIRD TO FIGHT REPEAL , .... . L --. -JifaWm Northern Baptists, In assembly ut Ran Francisco, have accepted the cliallengo of the wets and will battle against repeal of prohibition nnd tlio "oynlcal, sophisticated ways of an age steeped In material ism." National Baptist leaders shown mapping pin ns for the tight are, left to right, the Hcv. Maurice A. Levy, the ttev. Mattlson P. Jones, president, and Dr. Oscar Johnson. . ' i Four Policemen Are Arrested On i Murder Charge MINEOLA, N. Y., July 20 War rants were IsBued for 13 county po licemen today In connection with the death of Hyman Stark, a prisoner, after lengthy police "questioning" Pour? of the warrants charged second degree murder. Tiro officers charged with second degree murder are' Lieutenant Jesse (Continued on Page Two) Singing School , tWill Be Feature Of Pioneer Meet The old-fashioned singing school, to be one of the features on the pro gram at the annual pioneer picnic at Riverside park tomorrow, will Include women from all sections of the coun ty. It was announced today. Those participating Include Mrs. Ida Moats. Ml 88 Mamie Woodell, Mrs. Will Adler, Mrs. Ray Fuller, Mrs. Lou Richard son, Mrs. Fred 'Hennlng, Mtb. Mable Moore,' Miss Genevieve Adler, Miss Jennie Nielsen and Miss Lydla Hug. Mr. and Mrs. Charles MiJfcr, of Chicago, also will be on the pioneer program. She Is a daughter of F. D. McCully, well known pioneer of Wal lowa county. Pioneers only will be provided with transportation from the chamber of commerce offices to the park, it was announced by officers of the La Grande chamber today. Montana Official For Seattle Rate SEATTLE, July 20 m R. R. Void man, representing the Montana stato railroad commission today asked tho Interstate comracrco commission ex aminers, sitting here In a hearing on Pacific northwest grain freight rates, to continue1 its rates on east and westbound grain and to give Seattle the benefit of a four cent hundred weight differential on wheat from Central Montana. The four cent differential Is held In aboyanco following a United States supremo court decision. Will Sell When Price Moves Up To Dollar Mark TOLNA, N. D., July 20 (JP) Across tho icrtllo prairies of North Dakota, expected to produce one-sixth of the nation's wheat output this year, to day is heard a crewcendo chorus "hold the grain for one dollar a bushel." And If sponsors aro successful, the cry will be taken up throughout tho United StateB. Dell Willis, Tolna farmer. Is chair man of the organization which has stirred the farmers in more than 400 North Dakota townships to pledges holding their wheat, effective Aug. 1, unless and until the dollar level Is reached. "Sink or Swim" "This period of low prices finally has brought us to a position where it Is either sink or swim," Willis said. "Now let us get together and put a fair price on our product. Wo will set the price and hold our wheat un til we get our price." Organisations arc perfected along township lines. As producers sign (Continued on Page Three) CHANGES MADE IN' ITALIAN CABINET Grandi Resigns as For eign Minister; Far-Reaching Shake-Up Occurs. ROME, July 20 VP) Dlno Orandl, Italian foreign minister, resigned to day In a far-reaching cabinet shake- up ordered by Premier Mussolini. Five ministers and eleven undersec retaries were displaced In the shake- up. . Mussolini retained for himself two of the vacated portfolios. These constituted the first changes In the cabinet since September, 1028. The shake-up was regarded as another "rotation" to bring nsw'b&ood Into the government without any change The five ministers who resigned were Grandi; Alfredo Rocco, minister of Justice; Antonio Mosconl, minister of finance; Prof, Baibino aiuuano, minister of education, and Gleuseppe Bottal, minister of corporations. Mussolini Takes Two Mussolini, who already was min ister of interior as well as premier, kept for himself the ministries of for. clgn affairs and corporations. Among tho eleven undersecretaries who wore displaced were 11 duoe's own right hand man, Francesco Glunta. Best known of all of them through out the world Is the dapper, young, black-bearded Slgnor Grandi, whose name has figured In most of the In ternational affairs which have played such a part on the world stage dur ing tho past year. He came to the united States loot year to confer with President Hoover following visits by Prime Minister Mac Donald of Great Britain and Pre mier Laval of France, and was groet ed here with honors equal to the hcada of tho other two governments. The post of ambassador to Groat (Continued on Pago Two) MARION COURT IS CLEARED BY GRAND JURORS SALEM. July 20 (PI The conduct of the Marlon county circuit court presided over by Judge J. H. McMa han rovonls no cause for grnnd Jury action, Investigation of charges made agalnHt tho department showed. Tho Marlon county grand Jury cleared the court of chnrges leveled at tho Judge by County Judgo J. C. Slegmund. In his letter to the grand Jnry Slegmund asked Investigation of five matters; excess in cost of law suits In McMnhan's court as compared to costs In the snme court when another Judgo was on tho bench; condition or tile criminal docket with reference to number of paroles and susponded sentences; why probfc Into tho Em pire Holding compnny cases was asked of tho Marlon county grand Jury with resultant Indictment and costs to the county; bringing In or outside Judges to try tho Manning, Ripley. Erpoldlng, Olesy and Schwab and Archcrd cases; and degreo of efficiency of the court ss conducted by Judge McMahan. Money Appropriated For Soldiers' Home ROSEBURO. Ore., July 20 Ml The total sum of $2,000,000, authorized by congress for constructing the Pa clflo Northwest national soldiers' home at Boschurg, has been ap propriated, according to a message received here today from Congress man W. C. Howley. The Initial ap propriation Is $1,000,000 to which the veterans' bureau added $300,000 for building a bridge and beautifying tho grounds. The Independent of fices bill, recently approved by the president. Congressman Hawley states, contains the appropriation of the ad ditional $1,000,000, which can be ex pended at tho discretion of th fed eral board of hospitalization as de mand arises. Radical Group 01 Bonus Army Halted By Cops John Pace and Two Others Arrested White House is Placed Under Heavy Police Guard. Uf A QUTWrtTAM Tulu 4n KM Pfe three members of the bonus seeking army taken Into custody today were booked on charges of disorderly con duct and parading without a permit. Bond for all three was set at 9120. The White House gates, closed dur ing the morning, were opened again at . noon after tho prospect of dis turbance had apparently passed. WASHINGTON, July 20 ( John Pace, leader of a radical group with the bonus army, and two of his fol lowers were arrested today after a brush with police at 18th and D streets. The radicals, closely surrounded by police, had been walking down 18th street. At D street they attempted to turn toward the white House. Po lice promptly turned them back. There was a scunie, ponce ciuos were brandished in the air, and Face and his companions were taken Into oustody. Lacking a patrol wagon at the moment, two of them were put in a police touring car and the third was held until the patrol could arrive. Meantime, secret service officers detailed to guard President Hoover ordered the gates to the White House grounds locked to the public. . About 100 heavily armed police, some of them with tear gas .bombs. were stationed in around the White House. , , (Continued on Page Four) Three Dead, Four Missing After Boat Explosion ALH&ANDRIA BAY, K. Y July 30 VP) Tho toll of the explosion at tha drill boat "America" In tha St, Law rence rivet; near here yesterday reached three known dead, four mlM- Jng and el&ht men In hospitals today with the deatn or Ban Russeu, it, one of those previously -numbered among the Injured, Ho died thfs morning from cerebral concussion. Eight other men were Injured when a ton and a hair of dynamite planted on the rocky bottom or the St. Law rence river exploded- under the hull or the 160-foot boat. A second ex plosion occurred within the boat Im mediately afterward. Two bodies were brought from tho wreckage of the sunken drill boat lost night. The diver, Goorge Flshor, recovored the bodies or Ivan Rush, Si, of La Salle, 111., who had been In charge of the America, and Joe Slusarlack 24, a "dynemlto man," also from La Salle. . Fisher said the water was "so mud dy and the wreckage so terribly tan gled" that he was unable to find other bodies than the two which lay at' his feet when he reached the river bottom. ' The bodies of four othtl men were believed to lie nearby. These four wore the only members of the crew or 16 unaccounted ror. Those missing today were: Arnold Freeman. 26, driller; Jimmy Prleatly, 27, helper; William Alkln Sr., 44, and Wlllard Chase, 22, black smith's helper. All were from Alex andria Bay. , Train Collision Fatal to Fifteen MEXICO CITY, July 20 (P Fif teen persons wore killed and a scoro Injured today when a train bound In from Laredo struck a crowded street car In tho suburb of Tacuba. Tho stroet car service has been sus pended ror more than a month be cause or a strike, and was resumed only lsst night. Most or the victims were street car employes on the way to work. Dynamite Cached Near Firm Office OTTAWA, III., July 20 VP) Seven teen sticks or dynamite were round today cached behind the offices of the construction company whose em ployes engaged In a shotgun battle with a crowd or union organizers st the Marseille dam yesterday. State's Attornoy Russell O. Hanson said non-union employes admitted placing the explosive there but all denied any Intention to use tho dyna mite, fitted with electrodes, to bomb the crowd of union men. Terrific Storm Strikes Glendive OLENDIVB, Mont., July 20 OP) A terrific wind and rain storm struck Olendlve last night, causing consid erable damage. The new Secret Heart Catholic church was unroofed and its .chim ney crashed through Into the base ment, with considerable damage to the building. Many other buildings and garages were dsmaged. Trees and gardens wore leveled and all the high line telephone and telegraph wires disabled. STATE BOARD! WILL INVITE EASTERNERS "Certain Eastern Educa tors" to Be Asked to ; Attend Conferences i ' - ' 41 STORMY SESSION i OCCURS TUESDAY) Two Members of Board Ready to Resign if State College President Were Selected. ' PORTLAND, Ore., July 20 (- De cision to Invite "certain eastern edu cators," to come to Oregon to confer with the state board of higher edu cation regarding the position of chan cellor of higher education was an nounced by the board last night. . . Following an executive session which ended a two-day ' meeting of the board, the following statement was Issued, without comment: ' : "The board this evening ha di rected that certain eastern educators be invited to visit Oregon In the very near future with regard to the posi tion of chancellor of the Oregon state . system of higher' education to - give) them an opportunity to become ac quainted with the members of the board and to inspect tne system. -, Under a new unified system recent ly adopted, all the Institutions of higher education In the state WW- veittlty of Oregon, Oregon State col lege and three Normal schools will be under the dlreotlon of one chan cellor, responsible only to the board. There will be a president, or lieuten ant, on each campus, responsible to the chancellor. - ' Ends Kerr Movement? s The board's statement apparently ended a movement to have Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of Oregon Stat col lego, selected for the new' peat.'..-.-The board-attended to two substan tial tilt of business during Tuesday afternoon: ;- v .; 1. It' approved the' reorganisation of libraries upon the campuses of the Institutions In its care. 2, It established new student fee (Continued on Pag Pour, PAUL SAXMAN LOST IN SOUTH OREGON HILLS ROSEBURO, Ore., July 20 W) Parties were organized at Scottaburg . this morning to search for Paul (fax man, 48, who Is apparently lost on the divide between Smith river and the Umpqua river. Barman la re ported to have gone hunting Mon day morning, but no alarm was felt until he failed to return Tuesday. Yesterday evening searchers went out from Saxman's cabin about eight miles east of Scottsburg and found , his trail on Patterson creek. 'His tracks Indicated that he had gone down stream toward his cabin, then apparently became confused and turned back in an opposite direction. If he continued this course, he is lost in the upper Smith river district where there are no trails and travel Is very difficult. Officers called from Roseburg today to aid In directing the search ere reported to be arrang ing to obtain trained dogs from Lane county to take up the trail. ' Accident Fatal To Oregon City Boy, 4 OREGON CITY,' July 20 (P-,Acci-dentally shot by his 12-yeaT-old brother, Gordon Dwyor, four yearn old, dlod In a hospital here Tuesday, Ho was shot Sunday while bis brother, Ollbert, was playing with a revolver. The bullet pierced his abdomen. He was the son of Mr. and lifts. Willi Dwyer of Estacada. niiTnAno. Jniv 20 lPi Grain price losses late today displaced, early advances. Lack of buying support toward the last accompanied an Increase of sols to realize profit and to provide) hedges against new crop purchase from rural holder. Political unrest in Oormany was a bearish Influence. Wheat closed unsettled. o under yesterday' rinlsh, corn MH down, oats V4 w lo off, and provision unchanged to o cent up. PORTLAND, July 30 VP) Farther Into routs were reported a rather lib eral sollers of wheat recently on tho Seattle exchange with a sprinkling of beorlshnee reported at Portland. Fur ther general losses were made by the domestic trade with Chicago still un willing to accept higher prices offer ed by Liverpool. On the Portland future market, despite the dumping of 10,000 bushel September, that op tion wo unchanged as wo the July, Sale of 1.000 bushels December coat y,o In that market. There ws no change In the cash position. Wheat Today
