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VOLUME 30
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUSTS? 1932
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. B, O.
EASTERN ORBQON'S IiMAMNO inCWilPAPKB
NUMBER 286
1
Baker Man Held
J. E. FLIPPO
BOUND OVER
TOU. S. JURY
Forty Lead pollars Found
in notei noom cy
State Policemen.
SECRET SERVICE
OPERATIVE HERE
Complaint Signed By Wil
liam Hately Prisoner
Reported to Have Been
i in Jail Previously.
James Elmer Flippo, 28, of Baker,
Saturday was bound over to the fed
eral grand jury on a charge of pos
session of counterfeit coins. Flippo
waived preliminary hearing and bonds
-were set In . the amount of 91500 by
U. S. Commissioner L. Denham. The
prisoner had not furnished ball to
day and probably will be taken to
Portland either tonight or Tuesday
by a federal agent.
Officers reported finding forty lead
dollars In a local hotel room alleged
cached there by Flippo. Officers also
found one lead dollar In circulation,
Indicating, they said, an attempt to
pass the coins had been made.
William Hately, U. S. secret serv
ice operative, was called here after
the arrest and following an Investiga
tion, signed the complaint against
Flippo... Hately, whose home Is in
Portland, returned there Saturday
night after Flippo had waived pre
liminary hearing.
Flippo is reported to have spent
the early part of his life in Texas.
Officers here do not believe that he
Is a counterfeiter, holding to the
belief that he secured the coins In
some way or another and was at
tempting to pass., them. No plates
were found when the dollars were
confiscated.
The arrest was made by Sargeant
J. A. Robertson and Patrolman Bill
(Continued on Page Four
T. SCHOFIELD
IS SENTENCED
AND PAROLED
When Tim Schofleld. North Pow
der, plead guilty to charge of lar
ceny In a dwelling, Circuit Judge
J. W. Knowles suspended sentence.
Instructed him to report to the court
once a month, and told him that the
suspension hinged on his living the
"life of a law abiding citizen."
Schofleld had fceen bound over to
await action of grand Jury following
a hearing before Judge L. Denham,
on complaint of' Melvln E. Youncs,
farmer living In the North Powder
vicinity. Bond which was placed at
1600 had not been paid. It was said
Schofleld had been out of work for
some time.
Senator Steiwer
En Route to Home
Admittedly eager for a vacation af
ter a strenuous year in Washington,
D. C, Senator Frederick Stetwer was
in La Grande yesterday, as he neared
his home in Pendleton. He planned
to lose little time In beginning his
annual vacation In the mountains
fishing, hiking and resting from po
litical worries.
With the senator were his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Ann Roesch, of Pendle
ton, and Mrs. Steiwer and their son,
Frederick Steiwer Jr. They stopped
overnight Saturday a the Sacajawea
Inn. visiting with the Julius Roesch
family. A number of La Grande men
called on the legislator during
stay.
his
DEATH TOLL HEAVY
CANTON. Aug. 1 WV-The death
toll was counted at 500 as the ram
paging Chu Klang (Canton river)
which has been battering down the
huts in the poorer districts of this
capital of Southern China, continued
to rise today.
Heavy rains in the various river
basins In the Canton area lost week
started the rise. A home for the
aged was undermined and 80 old per
sons perished.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Tuesday but cloudy at times
on the coast: normal tempera-
ture: moderate northwest
winds offshore.
WEATHER TODAY
7 a. m. 61 above.
Minimum: 68 above.
Condition: Cloudy.
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 82, minimum 48
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Range 38 degrees.
WEATHER At'O. 1. 1031
Maximum 04, minimum 58
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 38
degrees.
Young Man Shot
While Tightening
Screw In Pistol
Raymond Hut sell, 19,
seriously But Not Criti
cally Hurt in "Unloaded
Gun" Accident Sunday.
Raymond Hutsell, 10, was in the
Grande Ronde hospital today in a
serious, though not critical condi
tion, the result of La arande's sec
ond "unloaded gun" accident In a
week.
Mr. Hutsell, whose wife died one
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46 Gather For
Annual Haynes
Reunion Sunday
Forty-six members of the Haynes
family gathered at the Presbyterian
Flat park up Catherine creek east of
Union yesterday to honor me omest
member of the group, Samuel L.
Haynes, who today celebrated his 92nd
birthday anniversary.
Mr. Haynes, although 22 years past
the alloted three score and 10, Is
still In excellent health and spent
much of Sunday exploring the park,
walking with a firm tread end carry
ing his body as erect as he did years
ago.
He is a veteran of the Civil war.
and one of the few renaming O. A. R.
members In Eastern Oregon. He is
the sole member of the Union Grand
Army of the Republic, the oldest
Mason and the oldest member of the
Methodist church in that city.
In spite of his years, which he
carries well, he Is a regular attend
ant at Sunday school and church,
walking the three-quarters of a mile
from his home to the church nearly
everv Sunday. And for sports, he
still Is able to throw an effective
horseshoe, defeating younger mem
bers of the family with apparent ease,
although It Is necessary to shorten
the regulation distance between the
pegs a bit but not much.
The reunion on the Sunday near
est Mr. Haynes' birthday was started
eight years ago, and has become an
an annual event, with more than 60
attending, a few years Covers!
members of the Haynes clan were
unable, to attend yesterday some of
them In California, Washington and
Idaho points.
The day was spent largely in a so
cial way, with a huge potluck dinner
about 1 o'clock In the afternoon.
There were two birthday cakes on the
table the one with 02 candles and
another with five candles in honor
of Darcla Lee Skiff, a great-grand-
(Continued on Page Six)
Eagles Triumph
Over Old-Timers
Sunday 22 to 12
The Old-Timers baseball squad.
composed entirely of old-time local
baseball Btars, renewed tneir ac
quaintance with the baseball, dia
mond at the High school field yes
terday afternoon and cavorted in old
time fashion', although, they were
setback by the youngsters of the
Eagles baseball nine by a score of
22 to 12.
Luke Shelton, former local star,
got the best results at bat for the
Old-Timers off Hairs offerings, get
ting three blngles out of three times
up two of them two-baggers. Wick-
lander, Eagles center fielder, was out
standing at bat for the youngsters,
by getting five hits out of six trips
to tho plate.
Bill Workman started on the
mound for the old fellows and was
able to hold out for three innings,
ho then rested two Innings and re
turned to the game to catch tho last
three frames. John Oarlty, former
star on the La qrande city team, took
in three positions during the game,
catching for two Innings, then handl
ing first base, and pitching for two
cantos. Owen Price, who started at
second base and later shifted to short
stop, did some excellent fielding work
for the Old-Timtrs, making seven
putouts and four assists with but
two errors. All of the chances were
difficult ones. O'Connell, De Bole,
Howell, Stokke, Chllders, Courtney
and Keown played a good brand of
ball for the older team.
The Eagles, led by WJcKiantler,
were too strong at the plate for the
Old-Time pitchers. The youngsters
garnered themselves 25 hits and turn
ed them Into 22 runs, and in addition
Dlaved one of the best defensive
(Continued on Page Threet
Nelson, Williams
In Tie For First
M. L. Nelson and W. C. Williams
tied for first place In match play
against par yesterday at the La
Grande country club. They were one
down to pur. Bill Dolnn was third
high with three on to par.
In one of the opening matches of
the club golf championship tourney.
Charles H. Reynolds defeated W. C.
Williams. 6 and S.
Miss Anne Stange was winner of
the first of the four major club tour
neys for 1032 today after defeating
Mrs. Charles H. Reynolds over the
weekend In the finals for the wom
en's handicap title.
On Coin
NO ARRESTS
OF DRIVERS
MADE TODAY
Automobile Owners With
out New Licenses Are
Given Warning.
MANY CARS WILL
NOT BE OPERATED
Both Salem and Portland
Offices Busy Today
Vith Thousands of Mail
Orders Foi1 Plates.
There was a scarcity of automo
biles on La Grande streets today
bearing a 1931-32 license plate, al
though here and there a braver
motorist ignored his blue and white
tag and rolled down the street. Quite
a few such cars, however, had yellow
stickers on their windshield show
ing temporary licenses and Indicating
that application had been made for
permanent licenses.
No arrests had been reported up
to noon today although It was said
that numerous warnings had been
given drivers that they must obtain
new licenses or cease operating their
cars. Indications were that a large
number of automobiles would be
stored In garages until some future
time when the owner could afford a
new license, '
(Continued on Page Four)
COVE GROUP TO
CONSIDER PLAN
Union County Labor ' Ex
change Heads to Hold
Meeting With Visitors. :f
A "cove delegation win nave" oppor
tunity to consider all phases of the
Union County' Labor Exchange re
lief plan tonight when the La
Grande committee will meet with
Cove citizens. Hiram Smith, chair
man, Harry McKinley, Eriuht De
Long, Angus McAllister, Henry
Warmholtz and L. H. Bramwell, man
ager will attend the mcetng and will
take part in explaining the entire
program to the smaller community.
Letters are being prepared toaay
at the La Grande chamber of com
merce, explaining tho relief plan In
detail and asking co-operation of
(Continued on Page Pour)
PARAGUAY TO
-MOBILIZE AT
WAR THREAT
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug. 1 m
The Paraguayan congress in session
today received a recommendation by
the government for general mobiliza
tion of all the country's armed forces,
Dispatches from Santos today said
Paullst airplanes flew over the federal
fleet blockading tho haroor there
and dropped flowers on the decks in
an effort to Impress the navy with
their potentiality.
Sao Paulo advices were that Ameri
can residents there had Joined to or
ganize a supply hospital. They stated
their purpose was solely human 1
tarian.
Here 1 (he ImprrMlve "ne nt Olympic Htadliim In Ixk Anl Hat
athletic endeavor In two-wore countries appeared In proces.lon, loo
of uport. The d-1-eatlons of the various natloiiallli are shown mar
the opening ceremonies. This picture w
Charge
More Political
Arguments Are
Heard Over U.S
Roosevelt's Latest Cam
paign Speech Draws
Comment From G, 0. P.
Ely Supports Nominee
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 fo More
political arguments and the an
nouncement that another supporter
of Alfred E. Smith had swung Into
the Democratic fold today kept alive
the Interest in Franklin D. Roose
velt's latest campaign speech. -
Numerous Republicans studied that
talk for flaws, but few commented
on the statement by Joseph B. Ely,
Democratic Massachusetts governor,
pledging loyalty tto Roosevelt. Ely's
decision was not unexpected.
Democrats went ahead with their
planning, a close friend of the New
York governor Prank C. Walker
being chosen to take over the drive
for money.
Walker's appointment as treasurer
of the Democratic national commit
tee was announced by James A. Par
ley. 0. O. P. Also Busy
Republicans also pushed their
campaign plans, Chairman Everett
Sanders of the national committee
saying In Rutland, Vermont, that
Calvin Coolldge would take part In
the effort to re-elect President Hoo
ver. Just what the former president
(Continued on Page Five)
Five-Day Week
Plan is Studied
At Conference
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 (IP) Ways
of increasing the use of the five-day
week In industry and of spreading
employment among a larger number
of workmen were ' sought today at
a conference with cabinet members
by a group of New England leaders.
Preliminary . to a discussion with
President Hoover tomorrow, tho New
Englanders conferred with Secretary
of Commerce Lamont and later with
Secretary of. Labor Doak.
Today, too, individuals, partner
ships and corporations could borrow
uuwuy iium icuviui iwmivtx uiuiim
on paper eligible for discount, the
money to be used in financing cur
rent business operations.
The power for the federal reserve
board to make these loans possible
was included in the new relief low.
The authority finally granted by
congress and approved by the presi
dent requires reserve board approval
for each advance by at least five of
the seven members. "The secretory
of the treasury and the comptroller
of the currency are ex-offlclo mem
bers, while others are appointed to
the board.
The bank likewise must determine
that the money could not be ob
(Continued from Page Six)
Fatal Explosion
In Gotham Hotel
NEW YORK. Aug. 1 (P) An ex
plosion shook the 43-story Rltz
Towers hotel In Park avenue today,
killing or seriously injuring at least
a dozen men, blowing in the fronts
of stores, and scattering a fortune
In Jewels In the street.
The explosion occurred 'In the
paint shop three stories below the
street while firemen were fighting
a basement fire.
The first of the dead to be Iden
tified was Lieutenant Hartnett of the
16th truck company. Another fir'
man's body was brought out but
could not be Immediately identified
The Impressive Olympic Parade Before 105,000
' H SJ J it f X
PINCHOT TO
TALK BEFORE
BONUS ARMY
Hundreds in Johnstown,
Pa. Not to Be Molested
if They Are Orderly.
RED CROSS WILL
NOT AID MARCHERS
Pleasant Camp to be Es
tablished For Veterans
in Woodlands Near
Laurel, Maryland.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (T) Na
tional Kt'd Cross officials decided to
day to lake no part In uldlngi bonua
marchers encamped . near Johns
town, l'a.
41y h. W. Hlierldart
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
. JOHNSTOWN, Pa,, Aug. 1 (ff) A
promise that Governor Plnchot will
address the World war bonus seesing
veterans and. that they will not be
molested it they are orderly was
given the bonus expeditionary force
encamped here today.
The field staff of the bonus army
and Mayor Eddie McCloskey of Johns
town were Informed that the governor
will come heTe, but the time of his
visit was not announced.
Meantime, in tho camp the flag
waved through a blue haze of smelly
smoke, over the busiest scene since
the bonus expeditionary forces con
verged on Johnstown.
To Establish New Camp
With assurance from their leader,
Walter W. Waters, that pleasant camp
will be established for them In the
(Continued on Page Four)
LEGION HEADS
PAYING VISIT
1 TO PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1 OT Frank
Brooks, of Belllngham. Wash., na
tional vice commander of the Ameri
can Legion,, and Thomas Bird, secre
tary to Henry L. Stevens, national
commander, visited Portland today to
,oonfriwUi state, legionnaires .on
plans for, the national legion conven
tion Sept. 12 to 15.
Stevens, who was to have headed
the executive party, cancelled Ills trip
to Portland when he learned hie wire
was in a critical condition In hlB
home at Warsaw. N. O. He flew from
Seattle to her bedside.
Brooks and Bird will be guests of
honor at a chamber of commerce and
civic club luncheon today and at a
Joint meeting of American Legion
posts of' Oregon and Washington to
night. .
Bird, who with Commander Stevens
has visited 44 states In the past three
weeks, estimates 78,000 legionnaires
will come to Portland for the nation
al convention, the first time It has
been held In the Pacific northwest.
Portland Girl, 7,
Hurt in Accident
PORTLAND, Aug. 1 (ft Elaine
Bruno, 7, 'Was In a serious condition
in a hospital here today from head
Injuries suffered last night when she
was caught under a roar wheel of her
brother's automobile which got out
of control In backing down a hill.
James Bruno was driving tho car end
Elaine and her mother, Mrs. Caesar
Bruno, were attempting to push It
when the car suddenly backed. Tho
child received deep cuts on her face
and bod head bruises. Mrs. Bruno
was hurled to the ground but was
not seriously hurt.
unlay, vlien 10.1,000 spFrtjitnm filled the stadium nrul the flower of
k the Olympic oath and prepared for their com pet It Ions In all fields
filing around the stadium and taking their places In the center for
as rushed to The Observer, by airmail.
Fear Communist
GYPSY KING
For the first time In their his
tory, GypHy tribesmen named a
commoner their king when they
crowned Steve Stanley, above, at
his home til Detroit. Stanley tie
tatted Joseph Marks, son or tho
lute King John, the heir appar
ent. Voted poured In from all
over the world. More than 4000
attended the secret coronation
ceremony. King Steve Is a mod
ernist who want education for
his subjects.
LYDA SOUTHARD
HELD AT TOPEKA
Escaped From Idaho Pri
son More Than Year Ago
Will Be Returned.
TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. 1 OT Lyda
Southard, four of whoso six husbands
have met death under mysterious cir
cumstances, today faced return to
Idaho where she, escaped from the
state penitentiary while serving a 10-
year sentence- for the fly-paper pois
oning of Ed P. Meyer.
Tho "feminine blueboara," Booked
as a 30-year-old house wife following
(Continued on Page Three)
Charting The
Olympic Games
By tho AsMicliitcd Press
Today's program:
Track and Field
3:90 p. m. 100-meter, men (semi'
finals).
2:30 p. m., hammer throw (finals)
3:00 p. m. 100-moter, men (finals)
3:30 p. m., 400-metor hurdles, men
(finals).
3:45 p. m 100-meter, women (first
trials).
6:00 p. m 100-meter - women
(semi-finals).
6:18 p. m., 3000-meter steeple
chase men (trials).
Feiuslng D a. m., foil teams,
I p. m., foil teams.
Wrestling
II a. m., free stylo,
0 p. m., freo stylo.
Cycling
7:30 p. m., track cycling.
1000-meter scratch (trials).
2000-meter tandem (trials),
looo-mcter- scratch (reclassifica
tion). 1000-meter by time (trials).
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Adolf Hitler's
Push For Power
Meets Stonewall
Nazis Double Their Power
in Reichstag But Fall
Short of a Clear. Ma
jority. Ily Louis Lochner
BERLIN, Aug. 1 P) Adolf Hit
ler's push for complete power In Ger
many was stopped today.
The question, following yesterday's
elections, was whether the present
government under the Junker-soldier
General Von Sohleloher, would con
tinue or whether Hitler could nego
tiate an alliance with Former Chan
cellor Helnrioh Bruenlng.
Hitler and We Nazi follower
doubled their strength In the retch
stag over four years ago, but fell
for short of aohlevlng the olear
majority they sought, receiving little
more than one-third of the total
vote.
How They Line Dp
The official apportionment of seats
Indicated the new relolutag will have
607 members, distributed among the
parties as follows:
Nazis, 230; socialists, liia; uentrisis
and Bavarian People's party, 07;
Communists, 80: Nationalists, 87;
Popullets, 7; Christian Socialists, 4;
Economlo party, 2; Agricultural Alli
ance, 2; Farmers' Federation, 2:
State's party, 2; Farmers' party, a.
At Munich, however, Hitler Issued
a statement to his followers in which
he called the. election "our. greatest
success" and pledged them to Scarry
on the fight with, unabated vigor."
"The National Socialist party is
now the strongest In the relchstag,"
he said. "Our movement,' unmatched
' (Continued on Page Four)
Bring Pressure
To Force Hand
Of The British
. . . By Frank I, Weller ' "
,' (Associated Press BtatI Writer)
OTTAWA. Oat., Aug., 1 WV-Heavy,
and open pressure, was- brought upon
Grout Britain's delegates to tne im
perlal conference today to force the
hand of the mother country on what
tariff preferences she Is willing to
alve.
N, O. Havenga, of the South Afrl
can delegation, In a blunt statement
yesterday, virtually called upon the
British delegation to quit talking
about favors already shown the dom
inions and to got down. to facts.
The statement linked South Africa
with Australia in the movement to
bring the conference down to brass
taoka
jHavenga (charged ,, theft Stanley
(Continued on Pag Four; ,
Highway Directors
Seek Federal Loan
WALDPORT, Ore., Aug. 1 (B -
nl.antra-B nf t.tlA fVMUlt HlffhWSV OHSO
-l-.lnn muiln. llAfA VMtflnllV. Voted
to ask tho state highway commission
to apply for a loan rrom tne Recon
struction Finance corporation to
hull five - timber brluaes on the
Oregon Coast highway, thereby elos
iniy m rans on urn rouu.
The directors advocated nominal
tnlla nn th hririfrAH in llmildatil the
Indebtedness, the tolls to be removed
as soon as the loon could oe repsin
Wife, Incurably III,
Slain By Husband
M1NEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 1 P
Dudley K. Morris lost a modest for
tune when stocks crashed In 1020,
and grinned.
Ho took a bullet In the chest dur
ing the World war, yet carried on.
But when the doctors told him
that his wife was incurably 111, It
was more than he could bear.
On the top floor of a Glen Cove
hospital yesterday, In the room where
she lay 111, he killed her with a pis
tol shot and then himself.
Publisher of Movie
Magazine Stricken
i HOLLYWOOD, Cnl Aug. 1 W)
James Quirk, publisher of a motion
picture magazine died in a hospital
today. He had been 111 about two
weeks from pneumlnla and a heart
attaok.
, Quirk, husbsnd of May Allison,
motion picture actress, contracted
severe cold during a tour or North
ern California. He returned home
and grew worse steadily until phy
sicians ordered him to the hospital.
He also suffered the heart attack
which physicians said was Induced
by pneumonia.
NRW BANK TO OIIOANIZE
SALEM, Aug. 1 VP) A. A. Schramm
superintendent of state banks, today
received the application of the new
Southeast Portland bank for author
ity to organise. The bank will be
located In the Mt. Scott district and
would capltallMi for 50,000 with a
surplus of S30.000 and undivided
profits of 6,000.
The applicants for authority are
S. B. MacNaughton, J. H. Mackle and
C. B. Stephenson, of Portland.
Riot
JOHNSTOWN
POLICE WILL
STOP "REDS"
Mayor Eddie McCloskey
jenies Permission to Ad
dress Bonus Marchers.1
COMMUNISTS PLAN '
TO DEFY OFFICERS
In M e a n t i m e, Portland,
Ore. Communists '.'Or--ganize
Group to Recruit
New Bonus Army.
By L. W. Sheridan
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
JOHNSTOWN, Pa Aug. 1 (VP) A
clash between city authorities na
oommunlsta appeared Imminent to-g
day as Mayor Eddie McCloskey ser
ved notice that the communist can
not address the bonus expeditionary
force In Central Park tonight, ' ;
Police authorities said that th
communists plan to defy the mayor.
McCloskey said that he would lead
the police in person to atop toy
gathering at the park.
On the heel of an announcement
that Governor Plnohot will addr
the bonus ' seeking ' veterans en-"
camped here, Mayor . McCloskey id .
he had asked Smedley D. Butter,
retired brigadier general of the U. B.
Marine corps, to visit the veteran's
camp to give advloo and strengthen
the morale of the bonus army. v
. Marshal PoUee Fore . .
The city official prepared to mar-
ahal their maximum police strength .
to maintain order In the event of an -attempt
to hold the meeting In Osn-;
tral park. Patrolman oa furlough '
(Continued From Pag Four)
MACHINE GUN ;
SLAYER DIES1 f ,
BY OWN HANI
NEW TOWC Aug, 1(M Robert'
L. Conroy, long sought in conneo-.
tlon with a machine gun murder,': '
ho met death by gunfire himself. . I
So, too, ho the platinum haired
wonjan with whom he occupied a ,
dingy flat In which was foundi coun
terfeiting equipment and a llttl '
black book hinting at .blackmail-
reaching into high places, ',
A window shade flapping In the
wind and revealng a light that' '
burned constantly for two day and
two nlohts itRtiiuwf nelirhhora to call
police yesterday, . Breaking In, they
found the man and woman dead.. ,
Police decided after a thorough et- .
amination that Conroy, hunted for 1
four years for the murder of a police- , .
man In Toledo, O., during a holdup,'
had fired two bullet Into th body '. ' '
of the woman and then killed him .
self.
In the room was a press on which
counterfeit bills were printed. Bogus'
five dollar notes were laid out care
fully on blotting paper to dry. Secret: -service
agents said the bill , wer -"remarkably
good" Imitation.
The little black book was said to
contain the names of two United .
States senators among many other
prominent person, No names wer
mode public.
Unity Horses Die
Of Strange Ailment
BAKER, Ore., Aug. 1 (Special) .
An infectious disease, which Df. UV '
H. Green, deputy state veterinarian la
Investigating, has caused the death ot
several good draft horse in the Unity
section, particularly on the farms of
Hardy Murray and Oliver Hordmaa.
The deaths have occurred during tha
lost two weeks.
Symptoms of the disease are fevtr
and swelling In parts of the lody.
The animals usually die within M
hours after contracting the disease. Its7
Is estimated that between eight and,
ten horses have been lost.
Doctor Green came to Baker Friday
at the request of County Agent Phil
Fortnor to make the Investigation.
Wheat Today
OHICAQO. Auk. 1 tm Selling from '
eastern sources put the wheat market '
under pressure much of the time to
day, and tended to make price aver-i
age lower, ;
Harvesting of domestlo sprlngi
wheat was reported achieving good '
progress, and the movement to '
Minneapolis was materially augment
ed, 233 car being received then to-,
day. Export demand was alow, and;'
the United States visible supply In- ',
creased 1.535.000 bushels for th week. :
Wheat closed unsettled, Yt&V,o un.
der Saturday' finish, corn ftaifta
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. I (fl
There were no change In the pried"
of either cash or future wheat on t
the Portland market for th Monday
session. There were no sale of fU- ;
tures during th day. ; , : ,