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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932
: EASTERN, OREGON'S UDADBra NEWSPAPER ,
NUMBER 280
Cyril Spe
ACCIDENT IS
FATAL TO
YOUNG MAN
"Unloaded Gun" Sends
Bullet Crashing Through
His Lungs, Stomach.
WITH YOUNG WIFE
AT TIME OF SHOT
Reports Say That Spears
Playfully Pointed Gun
At His Chest and Pulled
Trigger.
Another tragedy of an "unloaded
gun" was enacted here yesterday af
ternoon about 3:30 o'clock, and to
day Cyril Speara, IB, died at 11:45 at
the Grande Ronde hospital.
Young Spears thought all the
j cartridges had been removed from the
J pistol, of large caliber, and playfully
pointed It. at his cheat and pulled
the trigger, according to reports. But
there remained one cartridge in the
- gun, and It exploded, sending a bul
let crashing downward through his
body. The bullet pierced his lungs,
, stomach, spleen and abdomen.
The wounded man was taken to
j, the hospital and given Immediate
. surgical and medical aid, but pny
slclans Sunday did not expect him to
recover.
'Mr. Spears, who was the son of
: George Spears of the Old Town store,
(Continued on Page Four
B. OESTERLING
MAKES RECORD
SWIM OF LAKE
Ben Oesterllng, of La Grande, a
Btudent, was credited yeBterday with
Eastern Oregon's most coveted swlm
A mtng record when he swam Wallowa
".Lake yesterday afternoon In one hour
and" 85 seconds. "This ;. was sold by
the lake peaple to be the fastest swim
of the lake yet made and by a wide
margin. Friends of Mr. Oesterllng
who Is a dental student In Portland,
said he had done little distance swim
ming previously and had never be
fore tried to span the lake, which is
approximately 4 "miles long. Mr.
Oesterllng was spending the weekend
at the Adolph Slegrlst cabin. The
number of people who have made the
long swim Is still small. While rec
ords are on hand at Wallowa lake
they could not be obtained here to
day and It was not known who pre
viously held the time record.
Porcupine Escapes;
Two Deer Are Seen
Robert H. Besmehn, of 1409 Ninth
street, come out. on his front potch
Saturday morning and found a large
porcupine there to meet him. Mr.
4 Besmehn captured the animal and
tied him up In his back yard where
friends and neighbors could see him.
But last night the porcupine slipped
out of the rope, climbed the back
yard fence, and continued his travels.
. Motorists up the Grande Ronde last
evening, shortly after sundown, re
ported seeing two does about 100
yards beyond the Pine Cone auto
camp within hearing distance of the
swimming pool. The two animals ap
parently came down to the river to
drink, and after a minute or two
spent returning the gaze of motorists,
departed without undue haste up a
wooded draw.
Normal School
,- Registration On
Registration was under way this
morning at the Eastern Oregon Nor
mal school for the second six-week
period of the summer quarter. No
classes were held today as the entire
& faculty devoted Its time to enroll
T ment work and to Indvldual con
sultations with students. Actual
study will be started tomorrow, how
ever, when the first regular class day
will be conducted.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Pair In the east,
cloudy in the west portion,
showers on the coast tonight
and Tuesday: little change In
temperature: moderate west
becoming south winds off
shore. WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 64 above.
Minimum: 69 above.
Condition: Clear,
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 93, minimum 61
bove.
Condition: Clear. Range 32
degrees.
WEATHER JULY 25. 19.11
Maximum 101, minimum 64
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Rang 37 degrees.
ars Gun Victim
Certificates In
Circulation At
Labor Exchange
Warehouse on Jefferson
Avenue Next to . Union
Creamery Obtained as
Base For Operations.
With exchange certificates, freahly
printed, In store, and the warehouse
on Jefferson avenue next to the Un
ion creamery engaged for the base of
operations, the Union County Labor
exchange was virtually ready to got
In full swing. L. H. Bramwell, man
ager, stated he would make the ware
house his headquarters beginning to
morrow - morning. The certificates
will be paid by farmers to laborers,
secured through tne exchange, and
will in turn be used by those em
ployed to buy .produce through the
warehouse. The plan Is one presented
by Hiram Smith, representing the
American Legion.
Directors of the exchange plan here
held, a noon luncheon at - the La
Grande hotel today and devoted most
of the hour to Ironing out the small
details with the operation plan. They
were enthusiastic about progress made
and said they were convinced that
full co-operation would be given the
plan from townspeople.
Elgin Group Active
The Elgin division, represented by
Mrs. Ohms, telephoned La Grande
today to Invite a delegation from this
city to visit Elgin tonight to help
work out details for the opening of
an Elgin warehouse, one of several
county units provided for under the
exchange plan. Several leaders will
go to the neighbor community to
night for the meeting.
Saturday morning the Zlon Luth
eran church Ladies' Aid relief com
mittee met to can cherries. Ninety
eight quarts were prepared.
Mrs. James Schilling headed the
committee. Working with her were
Mrs. G. W. Andrews, Mrs. P. Heft and
Mrs. E. Stoyka. The cherries, were
donated by Duncan McDonald.
Epworth Leagiie
Camp at Lake Is
Very Successful
Glowing reports of the'' 1932 ' Ep
worth League institute 'at Wallowa
lako were heard today from the first
carloads to arrive home folowlng the
closing meeting last night. Nine of
the 28 delegates from La Grande were
home late Sunday evening, and this
morning gave enthusiastic accounts
of their full week.
Ideal weather for recreation, lively
(Continued on Page Four)
Wolf Creek Road
Work Completed
By County Crew
NORTH POWDER, July 25 (Special)
An improved road running through
the rich Wolf Creek farming district,
adjacent to North Powder on the
west, became a reality Wednesday
when surfacing of the route was
completed by county crews that had
been working for many weeks, says
the News.
The new market road takes off of
the Clover Creek market road some
distance northwest of town and Is
about five miles In length, Including
two branches at the upper end of the
valley. The Improved highway, long
sought by the farmers of the district
and successfully secured by the or
ganized effort of the grange of the
district, was badly needed due to the
character of the rich and wet bot
tom land of the section. Supporters
of the project give much credit to
County Commissioner W. W. Stevens
of this district and the county court
which acceded to the need of the Im
provement. Most of the road was graded last
year and this summer It has been
surfaced with gravel from the Lamp
kin pit, with county trucks loaded
by hand by men most of whom were
from North Powder and Union.
Scout Court Of
Honor Wednesday
Boy Scout activities during this
week will Include a board of review
and a court of honor, according to
announcement today. The court of
honor will be held Wednesday eve
ning at 7:30 o'clock In the Presby
terian, church following a board of
review Tuesday evening at 7:30 at
C. H. Reynold office.
The boys are placing special em
phasis on this court of honor as It Is
the only one scheduled before camp.
Troop No. 14 la Inviting all other
Boy Scouts to be In attendance.
Killed Trying To
Kiss Bfarny Stone.
CORK, Irish Free State, July 25 m
James Burhe of Charlevllle Insisted
he could kiss the blarny stone with
out anyone holding his legs as he
hung head downward over the para
pet, as so many pilgrims have done.
He tried it, slipped, and fell 100
feet to his death at the foot of the
ancient castle.
Kissing the stone, tradition says
gives the power of eloquent and per-
suaslve speech.
SILVER. MEAT
NOW BEFORE
THE BRITISH
Bi-metalism1 Scheme to be
Presented During Con
ference at Ottawa.
GRAIN PREFERENCE
IDEA IS DROPPED
Dominions Aie Making
Plea For a Larger bhare
of the British Meat and
Fruit Trade.
OTTAWA, July 25 (?) Advocates
of demonetization of silver at the
Imperial conference today linked a
bl-metallsm scheme for the British
commonwealth of nations with the
Idea of a BUper-emplre bank.
Here, as In the United States, sil
ver has its champions as medium of
exchange and It is considered certain
that the sliver question will be pre
sented to the conference In connec
tion with a plan to stabilize the unit
of exchange within the empire.
The question Involves many Intri
cate angles, however, and Is still In
the unofficial stage. The committee
on currency had no official statement
to make regarding the progress made
with either the sliver or the super
empire bank Idea.
Give Up Wheat Idea
Delegates to the conference had
practically given up today the notion
(Continued on Page Four; .
BOND MARKET if
ON HIGHER LEVEL
Resumes its Upward
Swing Today With Kails,
, , Industrials Leading.
NEW YORK. July 26 W The bond
market resumed Its upward swing to
day with numerous rails and Indus
trials adding substantially to their
previous gains.
The United States government list
was a trifle irregular, possibly due to
the treasury's new offering of $650,
000.000 In. two and four-year noes.
Both maturities, carrying 2 and
3!4 per cent Interest, will be dated
August 1.
Advances of from 1 to 4 or more
points among the carriers Included
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Great
.(Continued on Page Four)
SUNDAY WARM
BUT MERCURY
STOPS AT 93
The weather In La Grande over the
weekend, although remaining very
warm, was a bit more of the "normal"
variety than earlier last week. Sat
urday the mercury stopped at 91
above and Sunday's maximum was 03
above. The nights remained fairly
warm with the minimum Saturday
night at 61 and last night at 69.
Hot winds continued to blow over
the valley, ripening groin rapidly and
possibly causing some damage.
Hundreds of La Grande people drovo
away from the city yesterday, seek
ing cooler retreats. Some went fish
ing, some to Wallowa lake, some swim
ming and dome picnicking.
Andrew
Alberto Santos-Dumont, "Father Of
Aviation", Dies At Sao Paulo, Brazil
. RIO DE JANEIRO, July 25 UP)
Alberto Santos-Dumont, 59, known
In South America as the "father of
aviation," and contemporary of the
Wright brothers In the early experi
ments of the 1800's, is dead.
The veteran filer of balloons, diri
gibles and airplanes, most of whose
exploits took place In France up to
1909, when he quit flying, succumbed
at Sao Paulo yesterday to an Illness
contracted In France. He returned to
Brazil over a year ago to try to re
gain his health.
Born In Bout hern Brazil, he was
the son of Henry Dumont, an en
gineer by profession, but a coffee
planter by vocation. He showed an
early bent for mechanics.
Anlo Ilk "Laboratory"
He went to Paris In 1691 and
bought an automobile when he found
balloons beyond his slender purse.
Por six years with the automobile his
"laboratory," he made an Intensive
study of Internal combustion engines.
In 1858 he had constructed a diri
gible and made his first flight in It
from the Jardln D'AcclImatton In
Paris. With that flight his Interna
tional reputation began.
In October, 1901 he won the Dutch
De La Meurthe prize of 100,000 francs
for the first circuit flight from the
French Aero club at Bt. Cloud around
MOTOR BOAT
OVERTURNS;
SEVERAL DIE
Five Bodies Recovered
. This Morning and One
Other Known Dead
FOUR PERSONS ARE
REPORTED MISSING
Tragedy Occurs During
American Legion Pic
nic One Survivor lells
Story of Accident.
EUREKA, Cal, July 25 VP) Bodies
of four men and two women were re
covered and those of three boys
sought today In yesterday's motor
bout tragedy at the mouth of Eel
river. Coroner Osear swanson an-'
nounced he would call an Inquest
probably tomorrow night.
EUREKA, Cal., July 25 () At
least six persons were drowned when
ocean breakers overturned a motor
boat carrying a picnic party as the
motor died at the mouth of the Eel
river near here yesterday. '
Five bodies had been recovered to
day, the coroner reporting one other
was known to have drowned, and
four persons were missing. Seven
were reported rescued. -
Coast guardsmen and volunteers
patrolled the shore line today In
search of other bodies.
The disaster brought tragedy to
the annual Humboldt County Ameri
can Legion picnic, -whose merry
makers witnessed the accident. Those
In the boat were members of the pic
nic party.
The list of dead included an .agri
culture inspector of dairies, and his
son, whose name was not learned;
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Morgantl; Eureka,
and Mr, and Mrs. E. De Bernardl,
Eureka. . . . . ,-r-
Those reported missing were: Louis
Brown, Eureka,- inspector for the
state department of agriculture; Staf-
(Contlnued on Page Two)
S WIM REPORT
IS GIVEN AT
LIONS LUNCH
Today's luncheon of the Lions club
at the Sacajawea Inn was taken up
largely with business matters, reports
of committees, etc. The committee In
charge of Crystal Plunge reported
that a very favorable reception re
sulted from the club opening the
pool for swimming at a minimum
cost. It was explained, however, that
no adults are allowed to swim In
the pool unless accompanied by chil
dren. Water In the pool is changed
twice a week, and will be changed to
night, It was reported.
DeGrace Sentenced
To Four-Year Term
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 26 (ff) C.
A. DeGrace, convicted last week of
fraud In stock sales, was today sent
enced to servf four years in prison
and was fined $1000. He was form
erly vice president of the Prudential
Savings 3e Loon association and of
the Pacific Bancorporatlon, Its hold
ing company.
The defense motion for a new trial
Is to be Aug. 9.
Carl H. Johnson, former president
of the two companies, jointly Indict
ed with De Grace, will go to trial in
September.
Mellon
the Elfel tower and return. He cov
ered the distance In 30 minutes.
' limit Keullly Airport
Two years later he built the first
airport at Neullly, Just outside Paris.
He kept a fleet of his dlrlgb.es there
and made frequent lights over the
housetops of Paris.
It was two years after the Wright
brothers made their - first powered
flight at Kitty Hawk, N. C, that
Santos-Dumont turned to heavier-than-alr
craft, in September, 1900,
He took his box kite type plane off
the ground at Bagatelle, France, and
flew 260 feet at a rate of 18 miles
an hour, four feet off the ground.
Two months later he rose 20 feet
and flew 700 feet at 42 miles an hour.
The monoplane was his principal
contribution to aeronautics, however.
He designed it after a period of ex
periments with seaplanes which was
not very successful.
Many Accident
He had many accidents, but none
of them resulted seriously until he
was badly hurt In 1909, Just before
he quit flying.
He visited the United States in the
days when flying was still considered
a business for crack-brained and was
dubbed "the modern darlus green"
(Continued on Page Two)
Police Use
NEW TAXES
No wonder folks get dizzy trying to keep track of Uncle Barn's new taxes! ' This sketch - Illustrate Just
a few of the new 1032 levies which are designed to balance the federal budget by raising additional
revenue of 91,118,500,000 this year which Is about 910 for every man, woman and child In the land.
Business Picks
Up This Month
1 In New England
BOiiTON, July 25 ' (TV "Business
conditions are looking up in old New
England.
The New England council reports
closed mills re-openlng, lald-off em
ployes going back to work and suffi
cient orders coming into several in
dustrial plants to warrant capacity
production In the near future.
The good news Is probably best In
Pittsfield, Mass., where the Berkshire
Woolen company and Gllx Underwear
company plants are working at capac
ity. The Silver Lake Woolen mills In
the same city are employing a day
and night shift and the Wlyandotte
Woolen millB expect to have a full
force operating within two weeks.
Two thousand have gone back to
work In American Woolen company
mills at Lawrence, M)nss., and another
2000 have been taken back by the re
opening of the Nashua Manufactur-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
Thomas9 Order, Is
Held Confiscatory
PORTLAND. Ore., July 25 VP) The
order of Charles M. Thomas, state
public utilities commissioner, direct
ing the Pacific Northwest Public
Service company to reduce Its fare
from 10 cents to 7 cents, is confisca
tory and therefore unlawful. Federal
Judge John McNary ruled today. His
decision affirmed the opinion of
Judge Oliver P. CoBhow, who sat as
special master In chancery In the
power company's suit against Thom
as, To Quit?
London Rumors
He Will Resign
In Near Future
LONDON, July 25 m1 The Dally
Herald said today Ambassador Andrew
W. Mellon "Is expected to resign"
when he arrives In Washington on
his present trip to the United States.
"It Is believed he will tell President
Hoover the coming negotiations on
war debts should be in the hands
of a younger man than he," the Her
ald added.
The London newspapers have been
making something of a mystery of
the ambassador's trip home ever
since he left here a week ago today,
declaring he was going to the United
States for a holiday, taking advantage
of a dull period in embassy work.
(Continued on Page Three)
President Returns
To His Desk Today
WASHINTrON, July 25 P Presi
dent Hoover returned to the White
House this morning, going almost Im
mediately to his desk, after a week
end of rest and relaxation at his Rap
idan mountain camp.
Sticks On Radical Veterans
HIT JOHN CITIZEN
or approximately yao per family.
SLEEP IS ABOUT
ALL THAT'S FREE
i
Faderal Taxes Enter Into
Life From Morning
Shower to Night Club
By Robert Talley
NBA Service Writer
(Copyright, 1933, NEA Service, Ino.)
Evory day and In almost evory way,
whether you roallzo It or not, you are
paying taxes to Uncle Bam to help
him raise the 1. 118.500,000 In addi
tional revenue which the recently en
acted revenue act of 1033 Is designed
to produce for balancing the federal
budget.
This total represents, on the avor
age, about 910 a yoar In Increased
taxes for every man, woman and
child In the United Statos or $50 a
family.
These taxes havo been In effect
for several weeks, but It Is probable
even now that many persons do not
realize the multitude of ways In
which they claim toll from American
pocketbooks every day, . The reason
for this Is that many of the new
levies are "manuocturer's salee taxes,"
In which the tax rmut be paid ori
ginally by tho manufacturer and Is
therefore concealed In an Increased
sale price for the article.
A clear way to show tho multipli
city of these new federal taxes (but
by no means all of thorn) Is to take
an average day 'In the life on an
average man. You will see that he
may bo called on to pay taxes to
Undo Bam 28 times a day:
1 Ho arises and takes his morn
ing bath with toilet soap, on which
there Is a tux ot 0 por cent.
2 Ho brushes his teeth with a
dentifrice on which there Is a tax
of .5 per cent.
8 Ho shavos and powders his face
6 per cent tax on tho shaving
cream, 10 por cent tax on tho taloum
powdor.
4 Ho has coffco and toost with
his breakfast 3 por cent tax on the
electricity consumod by the electric
toaster and cloctrlo percolator.
6 He glances at his watch to see
If he 1b late for work 10 per con'
tax on tho watch, If It cost more than
13,
0 Ho drives to work In his auto
3 per cent sales tax on his auto If
It Is a new one, 1 cent por gallon tax
on his gasoline, 1 cent a quart tax
on his lubricating oil, approximately
(Continued on Page Three)
KAISER ACTIVE
IN POLITICS,
RUMORS SAY
THE HAOUE. Holland, July 36 VP)
Persistent and Increasing rumors
that former Kalner Wllhelm II. has
been engaging In political activities
led M. Vos, a member of the Dutch
lower house ot parliament, to ask
the premier today what measures the
government had token to prevent his
political activities.
In recent months the names of
former Crown Prince Priedrlch Wll
helm and his brothers have been fre
quently associated with a political
movement of the right In Oermany.
The crown prince and Prince Oscar
which aroused much speculation,
recently paid a surprise visit to Doom
25 TIMES
Gun Fight Ends
With Death Of
Robber Suspect
':.
PORTLAND, OMi", "ju'ly' 85 'OT
ueieoiives sola today tney nv iden
tified a man shot to death In a battle
with police here lost night, as Henry
fenuett, . wanted In Yakima, Wash.,
for selling a stolen automobile. - Ills
companion, who escaped after one
policeman had been wounded, was be
lieved to be Fred Morris, ex-convlct
from Walla Walla prison.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 30 W) An
unidentified robber suspect, about 80,
was killed and a policeman was
wounded in a running gun fight that
started In a congested eaatslde bust
nesa district and reached Its climax
In a prune orchard outside the city
lost night. 1
Patrolman R. J. Harsha, who with
Patrolman O. H. Holler, pursued two
hold-up suspects Into the orohard
after an automobile race through
eaatslde streets, was wounded In the
shoulder when the concealed fugi
tives suddenly opened fire. Harsha
wheeled In the direction of the flame
and killed one of the men. Haller
said his man dropped as though hit,
then rose to his feet and fled, shielded
by the low-hanging trees.
The policemen, patrolling the east-
side, noticed the two men parked In
(Continued on Page Three)
"Ma" Ferguson
Leads Governor
In Primary Vote
DALLAS. Tex., July 35 VP) Mrs.
Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson, once gov
ernor ot Texas, again basked la tho
limelight today an she led Governor
R. S. Sterling by 73,000 votes on re
turns from Saturday's Democratic pri
mary.
The Democratic nomination m
Texas Is oqulvalont to election, but
the votes polled by six other candi
dates were expected to necessitate a
(Continued on Pago Two)
Portland Woman
Injured Fatally
PORTLAND, July 35 VP) Mm,
Maude Williams, 39, of Portland, was
fatally Injured In an automobile col
lision here lost night. Her husband
and two sans wore only slightly hurt.
She was hurled through the wind
shield of the car when It collided
with a machine driven by Syroe
Luckey, 30, who was arrested on
charge of Involuntary manslaughter.
Oladys Rugg, 33, riding with Luckey,
suffered a shoulder Injury. Police
said the machine driven by Luckey
was traveling at a high rate of speed.
Falling Snag Is
Fatal to Man, 25
REEDS PORT, Ore, July 35 W
Fred Townsend, 36, of Smith River,
returning with members of his fam
ily from a party Saturday night,
stormed out of the pathway of on on
coming automobile and was struck by
a falling snag. He was killed almost
Instantly. His widow, parent "
two brothers survive.
BONUS GROUT
AND POLICE
IN SCUFFLE
Mix-up Occurs About a
Block From the White
House Grounds. , j
JOHN PACE LEADS
VETERANS' MARCH
In Meantime, Veterans
Faced With An Order to!
Evacuate Federal Prop
erty By Midnight. , ... ;, I
WASHINGTON, July 35 (Fr-flout
fling broke out and night sticks
swung at Fifteenth and New York
avenues today as police turned back .
the radical wing of the bonus march
ers a block from the White House, . -
Two members of the radical "left -
wing" of the bonus army were arrest
ed In the scuffle with police as they
blocked all traffic In the Immediate
vicinity of the White House.
After the group, led by John Pace,
of Detroit, had been denied permis
sion to turn down Pennsylvania ave
nue In front of the treasury, they
crossed to the other side and at
tempted to continue the -march to
ward the White House.i S-.
Policemen Block Way 1 . i
Burly policemen blocked the way
and' a brisk set-to' started.
As one officer was tripped and - '
fell, another policeman knocked to
the ground the bearded bonus) ,-.
marcher who had attacked his com
rade. t,:- -
After the brief skirmish parttcl- '
pated In by about a score of tho
marchers, and halt that number of
police, the veterans proceeded eeat-t
(Continued Prom. Pags Four) ; . ',
ASTORIA CTF ; :
COMMISSIONER u
HELD IN JAIL
ASTORIA, ' Ore, July 35 (ifwil-?:
ltam Mannlla, 38, city cotrtmlattonaf;'
of Astoria, was held In Jail here to
day following his arrest Sunday, :
pending an Investigation of a techni
cal charge of violating a state law. .
He was arrested with Joe Dlmltrorr,
said by police to have been Involved
several times In liquor law viola tlnw.
Chief of Police John Acton, who
with two other officers, made the) su
rest, has refused to discuss the case
before consulting with the district
attorney. They intimated, however.
that bribery and liquor conspiracy
acousatlons In , connection with the
case were being Investigated..
Both Mannlla and Dlmltroff were)
held today without ball. . : . 1
Mannlla was elected city commis
sioner two years ago. He operates an
Insurance business.
Poland and Soviet
Russia Sign Pact
WARSAW, Poland, July 35 VP)
Poland and Soviet Russia today sign
ed a pact of non-aggression similar -to
that which this country already
has arranged with various other gov
ernments. GERMANY WILLING TO 8ION
LONDON, July 36 m Oermany
today notified the British government
It Is willing, when tho occasion arises,
to adhere to the consultative- pact
recently negotiated by Great Britain
and France. , . , '
Girl, 8, Climbs To
Top of Mount Hood.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 35 Iff)
Eight-year-old Christine Oertel, of
Portland, climbed to the summit ot -Mt.
Hood yesterday, over the icy and
snow-covered alopes usually attacked
by only seasoned mountaineers. She
was accompanied by her father, Bru
no Oertel. - ,
CHICAGO, July 35 VPi Under
noticeable ourtallment of speculative
buying, grain prices declined today
after an early advance.
Shrinkage of buying demand for
wheat was attributed In part to un
settlement of trade as a result of
Washington administrative steps to
ward a shutdown of grain exchange
operations here. Scattered showers
both In the American and Canadian,
northwest were also a bearish factor.
together with 3,787,000 bushel In- .
orease of the United States wheal
visible supply.
Wheat closed unstable, a HO un
der Saturday's finish, corn 8 o
down, oats unohanged to He off, and
provisions varying from 15 cents de
cline to a rise of 19 cento. . ... ' 1
PORTLAND. July 38 VP) There) !
was no change whatever In the prtos .
of either cash or futures wheat xa ,
the Portland exchanges tor the Hon- -
day sessions. No sales of futures ,
were made,.,, . j
Wheat Today