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CITY EDITION TmU Awoctoted Press uuM Win Btnk Only Newspaper Printed In U Grande Covering Union and w Wallowa Countiea SIX PAGES TOD AY VOLUME 30 MKMBB1B ASSOCIATED PRESS AND A. & O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932 ASTERN OREGON'S liEADINO NEWSPAPER NUMBER 304 Jl WO ague Arra d On Moraer Cli&irges MOORE HELD FOR TRIAL Preliminary Hearing Scheduled For Wednes day Morning at 10. REPRESENTED IN COURT BY H. HESS Degree of Murder Not Designated in Com- plaint, Filed Yesterday By R. L. Coggburn. Erect Moore, 22, and Jack Newman, of about the same age, were formally accused of the murder of Eldon Leo Smith, 36, Union Pacific railroad de tective, this morning when they were arraigned beforo Judge It. Den ham In the court of the Justice of the peace. - A complaint was filed yester day afternoon by R. L. Coggburn, Union Pacific agent. Henry L. Hess, attorney, will represent them in the preliminary hearing which is set for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock In Justice court. The degree of murder of which they will be accused was not designated In the complaint. Ncwmnii Nervous Both received the reading this morning without any undue emotion, although Newman displayed some nervousness throughout the entire proceedings. They smoked their pipes while awaiting the arrival of Mr. Hess, and listened to the conversations of the officers who accompanied them to the Justice court. Both Moore and Newman are slight of build, the former of blonde and the latter of brunette comploxlon. They were dressed In blue waist over alls, Newman wearing a blue shirt and Moore a white sweater with nar row blue stripes. Mr. Smith was found dead shortly before 11 o'clock the evening of Aug. 4 near Hilgard by . railroad. .employes after six shots were airegcftfto have been heard in the dark. None of the transients riding the train saw the shooting, they stated when question ed, but said that shortly after the Bhots were heard thoy saw a group of men crouched over Smith's body. . Moore was arrested In Seattle on Aug. 16 after he had pawned a watch which was believed to have belonged to the slain man. He refused to talk at first but when questioned in Pen dleton by District Attorney Carl G. Helm. Moore confessed to a part in the shooting. 1 Jack Newman was arrested in Pen dleton a short time after the shoot ing, and held for questioning. Port land fingerprint experts state that both Newman and Moore have crlm- Continued on Page Pour) DOOLITTLE IN ACCIDENT BUT NOT INJURED WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 23 0P) Jim my Doollttle, trapped In the air an hour and 45 minutes by a faulty re tractable landing gear, set his Laird biplane down on tho rest field today, escaping Injury to himself, but dam aging the plane beyond repair In time for the Bendlx trophy race Saturday. Doollttle succeeded in releasing his landing gear a few Inches, enough that the wheels would turn as the plane struck the ground. They held firmly for a moment but folded again and the plane nosed over slightly, bending the propeller blade. - By this time the ship was skidding on the fuselage. However, the speed had been so slackened that the pilot was given only a slight shaking up. Landis Court In New Hands, Report A deal has been closed, according to reports today, whereby Mr. Mlnton has traded the Landis Court apart ments to E. C. Loyd, of Walla Walla. Mrs. Morris, who formerly owned the Grande Ronde apartments, is to man age the Landis Court for Mr. Loyd, It Is said. SSS83S3SSSS2SS $ $ WEATHER FORECAST $ 8 Oregon: Fair tonight and S g Wednesday; warmer In the cast & portion tonight; gentle north- 4- $ crly winds offshore. WEATHER TODAY 7 a. m. 67 above. Minimum:: 47 above. . Condition: Clear. S $ WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 78. minimum 64 t above. Condition: Partly cloudy. Range 24 degrees. WEATHER AI'O. 23. 1931 9 Maximum 98. minimum 63 f above. . ' Condition: Clear. Range 45 4 degrees. Drive For Funds To Finance Drum Corps Trip Opens Organization Will Appear On Streets at 6 p. m. This Evening; Soliciting to Begin Tomorrow. An organization which has aided in practically every civic enterprise since Its founding and which has brought recognition to Union county through out the etnte the American Legion drum and bugle corps is now plan ning to participate in the competi tion at the American Legion conven tion in Portland and $1000 '.is neces sary to finance the enterprise, to transport the players, maintain head quarters there and in general repre sent La Grande at the convention. Civic organizations who have been assisted by the American Legion In drives for relief work, for civic Im provement and others have organized Into four committees which will open a drive for funds tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Because of the present economic condition, committee mem bers will not press anyone to con tribute, because they feel that La Grand era will express their apprecia tion of the work that the drum corps has done In the past and the adver tisement that will accrue to La Grande from the organization which will go to Portland dressed in attrac tive uniforms to take part In the na tional convention. During the post eight years, since their founding, the American Legion drum corps has not miraed a state convention where they were always active in the competition. This year it will attend Its first national con vention and to prepare for the event the members have practiced every week during the past winter. Prom now until the convention they drill and practice every evening under the leadership of Andrew Loney Jr., musi cal director, and Lieut. Jesse V. An drews, military drill conductor. A downtown headquarters will be set up in Portland during the con vention which opens on Sept. 12, and tourist information and descriptive pamphlets will be distributed. The headquarters will also givo opportun lty to the. La. Grande, rifhMpitry. and drum corps members to meet "iju (Continued on Pai?e FourV AI Smith Will Become Editor Of The Outlook NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (A Alfred E. Smith will be edttor-ln-chlef of the Outlook when the mngazinc re sumes publication next month, It was announced at t-ie offices of tho publication today. It Is expected that the Democratic presidential nominee of 1028 will be an active editor,, writing both edi torial comment and general articles as well as Influencing tho policy of tho magazine. The Outlook was changed from a weekly to a monthly publication last spring and then was suspended al-. together. On June 30 It 'was pur chased by Frank A. Tichenor, who al so publishes Aero Digest, Sportsman, Pilot, Spur and other magazines. Tom Bradshaw Drowned Sunday In White River Thomas Bradshaw, 30-ycar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brodshaw, of 1815 East Pennsylvania avenue, was drowned Sunday afternoon in White river at Clarlngdon, Ark., according to reports received here. Mr. Bradshaw left here obout June 1 to visit his aunt, Mrs. J. M. Mor ris, of Clarlngdon. No details of the drowning were known here. Mr. Bradshaw had lived In and about La Grande for a number of years and had many friends In this vicinity. Scouts to Receive Awards Tonight Boy Scouts who passed their re quirements for merit badges at the recent Boys' camp at Whliowa Lako and those who, unable to attend camp, will be passed by the board of reviews tonight and will receive their merit rank badges at a court of hon or at 7:30 at the Methodist church basement. All troop committees will hold a business meeting at the church fol lowing the court of honor, and mem bers are urged to attend the import ant gathering, scout leaders said this morning. Relief Meeting Tonight Postponed Because of the rush of activities tonight the meeting of the relief committees of the local service clubs has been postponed indefinitely, It was stated this morning. 1 The meet- Ing was called by the board of dl- rectors of the Union County Labor I Exchange In order to ask their co-op -jeratlon In the relief plans for the coming winter. THREATS OF REPRISALS ARE VOICED All Germany Disturbed By Reactions From Sen tencing of Hitler Men. GOVERNMENT TO MAINTAIN STAND Refuses to Let "Political Pressure" Interfere With Justice Hitler Makes Statement". lty Tom Wllhvlm (Associated Press Staff Writer) BERLIN, Aug. 23 m Disturbing threats of reprisals against the gov ernment for death sentences Imposed on five Fascists convicted of political murder were answered today by an announcement that the government "would not stand for political pres sure but decide solely on the basis of Justice whether or not to grant pardons." This statement was Issued after Adolf Hitler, leader of the Fascist National Socialists, had assured the five condemned men that "the free dom of each of you from this min ute on is a question of our honor." Convicted of Murder The Hlt f.lojwers wqre cjonj demned to death at Beuthen yester day. After they had been convicted of killing a Communist. In government circles it was said no one did the five men or the Nazi movement worse service than Hitler himself, who scathingly denounced the von Fapcn government and, It was said, identified himself with men found guilty of -murder. (Continued From Page Four) THREE FIRES IN CITY LAST NIGHT Two-Story House at Sec ond and D and Two-Room House on V Destroyed. A spectacular fire, that destroyed a two-story home on Second and D streets at 0:40 o'clock last night, was only one of three fires that occurred here during a period of six hours. A garage fire was extinguished, a small two-room dwelling place was burned and the larger residence building in Old Town was destroyed. The first cat!, a Bllcnt one, was at 8:30 p. m. to 1600 Jefferson where a cor and garage belonging to Wallace Cass was afire. Tho flames were quickly extinguished with 35 gallons of chemicals and the damage was small. At 0:40 the fire department was called to Second and D and battled flames for more than on hour that shot high into the sky to light up the surrounding territory almost as If in daytime. The fire had such a star before the alarm was turned in it was impossible to savo the structure. The cause of tho blaze is unknown. The house. "formerly owned by a Mr. nicks find now owned, It Is reported, by the state veterans' aid commission, was unoccupied and there was no Turnl turc Inside. Eleven hundred and fifty feet of hose wero iscd in putting water onto the flames. The third and last of the three fires was at. 2:30 a. m. when the truck was called to a small, unoccupied house at 1702 V avenue. Here, also, the fl nines had such a start that it was lmpo3Slbtc to savo the building There was no furniture In the house and the ownership had not been learned this morning. The amount of loss had not been estimated for cither house, but ii would run Into a considerable sum on the two-story dwelling place, firemen said. Later today It was reported that the house on V avenuo was the property of a Mr. Hogg, of Union. May Apply For R. Osborne, in Address to State Labor Convention, Opposes School Moving ASTORIA, Ore.. Aug. 23 m With only a few hours devoted to business today, delegates to the 30th annual convention of the Oregon State Fed eration of Labor gathered at beach resorts of Clatsop county this morn ing after having heard the annual reports of the president and secre tary of the organization and the re port of the resolutions committee, delivered Monday. A brief business session was sched uled for the afternoon, and dele gates, their families and friends were to be guests of Astoria tonight at a band concert and dance. Ben T. Osborne, executive secre NO LET UP IN FARM STRIKE IN MID WEST Continue Attempts to Cut; Off Omaha From -' Truck Shipments UNCLE SAM MAY TAKE SOME PART Two Arrested in Boone, Iowa; Several Farmers Halt Livestock Train at Nacora, Nebraska. By the Associated Press Farmers striking for higher pro duce prices today continued an at tempt to cut off Omaha from truck shipments, and the movement was spreading to other sections despite authorities' efforts to quell Its more violent aspects, and a threat of fed eral intervention. ; In Boono, la., Truman Caldwell, and A. L. Fllckinger, farmers, were under arrest, charged with, malicious destruction of produce, in connection with the dumping of cream from a truck. Sheriffs in Logan. Council Bluffs -and,, Missouri Valley, Iowa, warned strike leaders picketing must be at tended by no violence, and that stop ping a driver, telling him to return home, blockading a highway, and molesting any ' driver were punish able by penitentiary sentences. Several farmers halted a livestock train at Nacora, Neb.,- eh- route to Sioux City. They delayed the train three quarters of an hour, , but no stock was missing. Officers Halt Farmers Deputy Sheriff Powcn prevented SO farmers from pouring out B. H. Brant's load of cream near Council Bluffs. During the night the picket ing farmers turned back ten truck loads of livestock, but pormittcd two truck loads to pass, after drivers con vinced' them' they had "to 'have- tho money.- About 400 farmers met In Mis souri Valley to plan an extension of tho Omaha blockade. (Continued on Page Four) Quarrel Over Dish Of Sliced Tomatoes Leads to Slaying ? RICHMOND, Ind., Aug. 23 ? j (V) Mrs. Nellie Kumler, housekeeper, confessed to Sheriff Herbert Ellison today 8 3 Bhe shot and killed Mrs. Ela- S nore Gunsaulle, common -law $ wlfo of Guy Gunsaulle, at tho S $ Gunsaulle home. S Mrs. Kumler related events j 3 and circumstances leading up $ g to tho actual firing of the ? shots last week and the burial $ $ of the dead woman in a shal- 3 S low grave at the Gunsaulio S S home near Blljinsvlllc. S $ Mrs. Kumler said the killing $ $ followed a tussle for a gun $ with which Mrs. Gunsaulle 3 3 had threatened her. $ Mrs. Kumler said she and Mrs. Ounsaullo had quarreled last Wednesday, tho dlsputo. 3 arising over a dish of sliced to- $ g matoes which Mrs. Kumler S s had thrown out. $ Mercury Drops To 47 Monday Night Thft mercury tool; a sharp drop In La Grande last night with the mini mum this morning reported at 47 above, the coldest here In several weeks. It was seven degrees cooler than the night bclorc. The maximum Monday was 78 above, but indications were that warmer temperatures would bo ex perienced thla afternoon. The weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow Indicates warmer tem peratures In Eastern Oregon. tary-treasurer of the stole federation. In his annual report recommending the course of the convention, warned labor against being stampeded Into demands for drastic tax reduction, with corresponding reduction In ser vice. Rather, ho said, the federation should urge "removal of the burden from the citizen of small means, and placing it upon those citizens who havo largo Incomes," The necessity of producero being paid a larger share of wealth pro duced by use of machinery In order to maintain a buying balance and (Continued on I'age Three) STRATOSPHERE SAILORS ' Believed to huy wmred to an -"''' 1 t... - ......... .!.. his nsMfftuiil, Max Com vim (right), are pictured nlmve iw lliey posed Inside the roihIoIu of Die hulloou which earrlml them more tlmii' ten miles Into the stratosphere from Zurich, Kwlt.erlnnd. Tho 17ff0-poiind metal gondola, seen he low, lias nlno windows and was fu.slciicri to Hut balloon lty eight uililcs. . Uniform Fee For Undergraduates Is Established SALEM, Aug. 23 (P) A uniform rato of fees applicable to all undergradu ate students regardless of what course of study thoy are pursuing, has been established by the state board of higher education, tho rates an nounced aro $17 at the 'Oregon nor mal schools and $38 per term; at tho university or stale college. Of the Initial charge of $3B. $24 will go to the state, the remaining being required for tho self-supporting student health services and for operating tho associated student or ganizations on tho various campuses. Thus at tho collcgo and university $3.50 per term is appropriated to the health service, entitling each student to unlimited consultation, advico and treatment at tho campus dispensary, and limited hospitalization, tho an- (Contlnued on Page Three) Seriously Injured Man Found on Road PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 23 W Serl outy Injured, a hag containing six headless chickens bcsldo him, a man who gave his name only as Buddy Anderson, was picked up on a hlgh wny west of hero today. He suf fered from fractures of both wrists, a broken nose and head and face lac erations, and lapsed Into unconscious ness shortly after being found. The only information pollco could get from the man was that ho had not- been struck by an automobile. Pollco believe ho fell to tho roadway from a footpath 4 feist above. F. C. Loan State Highway Commissioners Consider Plan PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 23 m A proposal that tho state highway com munion negotiate with tho federal reconstruction finance corporation for a loan of $2,000,000 for tho con struction of four rmtjor bridges on the Oregon coast highway, it under consideration by tho commission, it was revealed today. The suggestion was made at ft meeting of the com mission last night but decision was deferred until more definite Informa tion Is In hand relative to the terms (Continued on Page Pour) ' nit I In if tv grottier than any cvcr.be- ' v ........- I 1 11 1. tl-ftV .....I DISCUSSIONS ON AUG. 26 LIMITED Hoover Expects to Take Up Only Credit and Em ployment Problems. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (fll President Hoover Intends to limit tho discussions by outstanding business men from all sections of tho nation hero next Friday to methods of cas ing credit and spreading employment. In high administration quarters today it was reported that not only tho president but Secretary Mills, Govornor Meyer of tho federal resorvo board, Chairman Pomerone of the Reconstruction corporation, Secretary (Continued on Pago Threo) SALEM TRUCK DRIVER HELD IIY OFFICERS PORTLAND, Aug. 23 (! A tech nical charge of reckless driving was ordered placed against Ed Newman, Salem truck driver, after his freight truck and trailer had collided with another truck here last night, In Jurlng Tony Fleck, 23. driver of tho other machine. Fleck, who suffered head laccra' tlons and side Injuries wari sitting in tho cab of his parked truck which was loaded with cordwood. when the trailer of Newman's truck sldeswlpcd it. Investigators said tho load of wood whs forced through the cabin upon Flock who was taken to a hos pital. No winn n snlrl ho had started to puss the jmrked truck when ho saw another machine coming out or driveway. He applied his brakes sud denly, causing the trailer to swerve, Accident. Investigators Hold faulty brakes wero partly to blame. 12 Districts For Home Loan System WAHINOTON, AUK. 23 mi Tho home lonn hnnkltiK nyatm InaUKunit- cd lo nl(l Miiall home ownprB will illvldo the country Into 12 dlntrlctn, Ihn maximum number allowed under the law. Krnnklln W. Fort, chairman of thft home lonn board, aald today the board had decided to catabllah the maxi mum. Under the law the minimum would have been elRht. Fort aald tho board would map out the district as rapidly aa poaalblo and probably announce all of them at the oamo time. After the dlatrtcta are aelected the altea for the regional bank! wl!l bo determined. Publication Of R. F.C. Loans Is Confidence Aid Optimistic Note Shows It self Today in First Re actions to Publication of Report. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 P) An optimistic -note showed Itself today In first reactions to publication of the reconstruction cor poratl Ion's loans to banks and other Institutions. Where originally there had been fears that this publicity given by South Trimble, clerk of the house of representatives, under a clause In the now relief law would undermine con. fldence In the borrowing banks, there was a disposition to point out that these banks had to be by requirement of law In fundamentally good condi tion. From this point of view, publication of their government borrowing could be viewed as evidence of the banks staunchness. (Continued on Page Three) Flood Near End In Manchuria; 50 More Lives Lost HARBIN, Manchuria, Aug. 23 WD Manchuria. Is gradually raising lta head above the flood, waters which havo engulfed tho country for three weeks, entailing the loss of thousands of Uvea and millions of dollars dam -e. , . , As the water recedes bodies from flooded cemeteries are floating In the streets, adding another menace to the already critical sanitary situation The spread of cholera haa terrified the population and even cattle are being Inoculated. . Tho economic situation Is extremely grave and the possibility of a mora torium la being discussed. Telegraph and postal services are disorganized and, tho great brldgo over the Bungarl. with eight steel spans, threatens to collapse, cutting oft Manchuria from Siberia. - -: j ,. v . ; Ijast night at Ashlo, near Harbin, fifty persons wero drowned by a sud den rise of water, i .' .;; Hoover to Carry New York, Claim NEW YQBK, Aug. 23 (P) William K. Wlllcox, chairman of the Repub lican national commlttco In the 1016 campaign, today In a statement Is sued at the eastern campaign head quarters predicted victory for Presi dent Hoover In Now York state. "Now York state haa given many of tho Republican lenders no little worry," he said, "but I think that their chances of victory aro greater than over." Poison Placed In . Food Kills Five LOUISVILLE, Ky., Ang. 23 VP) Dr. Asher Harris, assistant dlroctor of hoalth, announced today John O. Cal lahan, his wife and throe children were killed by poison placed In tholr food from an outside sourco. The deaths had been ascribed to tainted food. Dr. HarrlB said onough poison was placod In wild cherry prosorvos and pahcakea oaten, by the family Sun day to wlpo out tho ontlre family of eleven. Three children, Cecelia, 8, Virginia, 0, and Kenneth, 16 months, died shortly aftor the breakfast, and Callahan and hla wlfo died yesterday. Tho other children, George, 16, and Dorothy, 4, are not expected to ro cover. Four children did not partake of tho breakfast. Baker Democrats Support Roosevelt CLEVELAND, Au. 23 W) Tho Cleveland Plain Dealer today said the presidential campaign committee of Franklin D. Roosevelt and tho Clove land Democratic organization In which Newton D. Baker Is a prom inent leader, havo pledged mutual support. ,'Durlng tho national Democratic convention, the Cleveland group, lod by W. B. Gongwor, aupportod the candidacy of Alfred E. Smith, al though Congrcasman Kirtln L. Sweeney, of Cleveland, Btood for Roosevelt. HAII.IMI HKVEN NK.VS BAIT FOR Al-'HTKAI.IAN TOUItlSTH SYDNEY HP) An Australian-Finnish company propose, to capitalize tho romantic luro of the old clipper ships by arranging sailing tours to Australia. A 2,738-ton badque, L'Avonlr, will leavo tho Baltic shortly for South Africa, and then, via Capo Horn, for Australia. Bhe Is fitted with modern conveniences. Tourists are promised a slow, but exciting voyage. WHITE fllKI'K IlK f.'IIISB ( IIOHKN IIY MltH. RTIMHON WASHINGTON ( Mrs. Henry L. Stlmson Is wearing a dress of white crepe do chine with a three quarter length coat to match. With this she wears a white straw bat. 3 AIRPLANES ON WAY EAST TO EUROPE Two Engage in an Im promptu Kace With Oslo, Norway as Destination. FLYING FAMILY BEGINS JOURNEY J. A. Mollison and Three in Anothei" Plane Stand, Ready to Head Across Ocean Tomorrow. ; By the Associated Press : Three airplanes were speeding to wards Europe from America today two of them on an Impromptu race to Oslo, Norway and two -more . stood ready to go tomorrow If weather coni dltlons are favorable. ' Thar Solberg and Carl Petersen took off before dawn from Floyd Ben nett field In New York for Oslo with one stop planned at Harbor Grace, N. F. Three and a half hours later they reported by radio that they were over Portsmouth, N. H slightly mora than a half hour after that Clyde. A. Lee and John BorJikon - left Barre, Vt., 'Wlth - the same : goals Harbor Grace and Oslo. . At the takeoff of the latter the two planes were not more than a hundred miles apart. Family Plans Flight Later In the morning George Hut chinson arid his flying family him self, Wb wife and two young 'daugh ters with orew of four more left Floyd Bennett field for St. John, N. ' B the first stop scheduled on a 4200 mile, easy-stage flight to London. . William Ulbrlch,- Dr. Leon PlseulU and Edna Newcomer planned to leave tomorrow on a non-stop flight to Rome by way of Florence where Miss Newcomer Is expected to leap out -In a parachute to honor Florence night ingale, tho nurse. . . A , . ,.- Mollison Ready. , -, J. A 'Molllsoh. ' bcotch Tllti- who completed the first solo flight from -Europe to New York last Sunday, (Continued us. rage Four; ' LIBBY HOLM AN PREPARING FOR STORK'S VISIT, CINCINNATI, Aug. 23 () Llbby Holman Is In seclusion. In Baltimore tho Times said today, spending much of her time knitting clothing fox tho baby she expects in February. , . And, whether it Is a boy or girl, the child will be named Smith Reynolds, In memory of Llbby's husband, for wh03o death she had been Indicted by a North Carolina grand Jury. - She now is at liberty under $26,000 bond. Reynolds dlod July 5 of a bullet wound at his Winston -Salem, N. 0. ostato. Reynolds' friend, Albert Walk, er, also has been Indicted on charge of murder, but Mrs. Reynolds- has consistently, through her father and attorneys, maintained the death was a suicide, " . . Preparation for approaching moth erhood has taken Llbby's mind, from the tragedy, the paper said, and her only Interest now is the child. Three Bears Raid Forester's Stores BEND, Ore., Aug. 23 UP) Lee Smith, forest lookout on Wanago Butto, doesn't enjoy the converse role oi Gold 1 locks and having all hla por rldgo eaten by the three bears, A mother bruin and her two cubs raided his tent, destroyed all his food, and scattered a kettle full of cooked beans over the summit. Smith la look ing forward eagerly to completion of the lookout house being built atop a 30-foot tower. He is going to keep his beans as well as his binoculars up there. Wheat Today J CHICAGO. Aug. 23 W) . Selling pressure from commission houses car ried wheat to the lowest levels of the day shortly before the cloa0 today, and the ensuing rally failed to lift quotations materially. Trade had beta brisk all morning with prices hover ing around a cent a bushel above yes terday's elate. A sharp break of about a cent, at noon was recovered. Early strength In grains followed stock market gains. Wheat closed weak near the bottom levels of the day, but Vio above yestcrday'o finish, corn (t if o high er, oats K,o up, and provUlons mixed, lard 6 a 13c higher, and bellies 6 cents lower. PORTLAND, Aug. 23 (IP) Without a slnglo salo during tho session, there was a general fractional advance In tho price of wheat on tho futures market today. September and De. cembor wero each up Wo and May tfec bu. On the merchants exchange thcro was no change In the cash position,
