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T BMmmim The Weather OREGON TEN PAGES TOD A V Women are the world' greatest family chasing; agents. They have more time to rca I newspapers during daylight hours, and it i their business to-keep up on store news. TJ y read tho Morning paper thoroughly. Cloudy any unsettled followed by rain; moderate tempera- tare; fresh east to sooth winds Max. 59; Min. 47; . River, 11.2 rising; Rainfall, none; Atmo sphere, part cloudy; Wind, Northeast. r 1 SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENT: POLICE HIE FURNACE CASE County Prosecutor Says He Has Important Informa tion Towards Solution of Strange Death L i SUICIDE THEORY IS 1 HELD STRENGTHENED Family of Dead Womari is Questioned;' Simple Funeral is Held CANTON. Oh lo, Norl 2 0. Im portant information toward a so lution of how Mrs. Addie Sheats ley, SO. wife of C. V. Sheatsley, pastor of Christ's "church in Bex i ley. an pxclrstve residential suburb : of Columbus, Ohio, met her death, was. . obtained here ; tonight by Prosecutor John' R. King of Frank lin county (Columbus), the prose cutor announced following two. hours of questioning of Charles and Harry Sponseller of Canton, brothers of the dead woman. Mrs. Sheatsley'g charred remains were found in the furnace at their Co lumbus home Monday by her .hus band, ; When King returns he is ex pected to find on his desk a sealed report of the analysis of the lungs of the dead woman made by an analytical chemist. This repprt, it is hoped, may aid materially in establishing whether Mrs. Sheats ley y was ally when-her body en tered the fuynace or whether life was extinct, and that the body had been, placed in the furnace by un known hands. Officials haying: the lungs examined t believe that if Mrs, Sheatsley was alive, the - lung . cells will contain traces of . gazes from the burning coal which she would (hare inhaled before death ensued. Prosecutor King did" not . dis close, what new angles he had dis covered, but announced he would -remain, here tomorrow" In ah ef fort to determine whether Mrs. Kn&atsiey was a muraer or suicide victim. The possibility of Mrs. Cheats ley having taken poison from a bottle which authorities said1 was missing from its customary place In the .Sheatsley home, and that the woman's dead body was placed in the furnace by some one who did not I want - it . to appear as though, she had committed, suicide seemed strengthened tonight, the authorities said. . Paris, Ohio, the girlhood home of Mrs. Sheatsley, turned out en. , masae this afternoon for the sim ple funeral and burial services for the victim. i:"- r..:. . f '. 14 tl Willamette Valley Southern . to Connect With Heart - of Timber Land J Construction of 21 miles of standard logging railway by the Easterii &. Western Lumber com pany of Portland from Molalla, on the Willamette. Valley South ern railway,1 into the heart of the lumber company's timber holdings in southern Clackamas county, wiU be undertaken at once by James F. Clarkson, who has the construction contract. , It is estimated that it will take two years to build the line; which will be electrically operated, as is the Willamette Valley Southern. The .plan is to bring the logs to a dumping and rafting, site on the cast bank of the Willamette river. , According to F. H. Ransom, manager of the Eastern & West ern Lumber company, the recently acquired timber tract contains about 1,000,000.000 board feet of logs, and the mill, at the foot of Twenty-first street, which has been equipped for electrical oper ation, will consume 100,000,000 feet of .logs yearly. Ir recent years the Willamette Valley Southern railway has been operated at a loss, but the new traffic to be carried by It will avert the necessity of the Portland Electric Power company having to make up operating deficits. The construction bonds of the Willam ette, Valley Southern were guaran teed' by the larger company.. F. D, Hunt, traffic manager of ; the Portland Electric Power company nays the traffic furnished by the Eastern & Western Lumber com pany will avert the approaching necessity of Bcrapplng the Willam ette Valley Southern railway. i FACE PAYMENT : SEATTLE, Nov. 20. Favlng a payment of $1,1 4 5,523 March 1 for bond interest and redemption, Seattle's municipal street railway ia to go" on a warrant basis Decem ber 25, railway officials announced Lumber firm to build jisilied Sisters Ranging in Age Hold Reunion, S3 . s 1 Left to rgn; are Mrs. Henry 2. Ford, 80 years old; Mrs. Samuel T. Rooney, 91, both of Syracuse, N. Y., and Mrs. Amelia Smailea, 84, of Seattle, Wash. This photograph was taken at a' reunion of the aged sisters at the home ot Mrs. Ford's daughter in Syracuse, inci dentally the cat Mrs. Ford is holding is 15 years old arid the collie is 12. The sisters attribute their longevity to hard work! and quiet living. " ' I i COOLIDGE TO SEND MESSAGE Pending Study of Tax Bill, Reduction is Not Ex pected For Time WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Pres ident Coolidge today began writ ing his message to congress in which he will set forth recommen datlons for legislative action at the short session which convenes December 1. The message Is expected to in clude a definition of . Mr. Cool idge's position on ' national prob lems, already stated to some- ex tent in speeches and in his mes sage to the last session of congress.'- ' x 1 - - - . ' In view of the administration's present' intention not to ask for further tax reduction, pending a study of, the new tax bill Just now going into effect, and to await the report ot the special commission on agricultural questions it is not believed the president will make any recommendations for out standing i general legislation, de voting his remarks along this line to numerous pending proposals be fore congress, among which are the r departmental reorganization bill,; the naval reconstruction mea sure, reclamation proposals and some railroad legislation. Mr. Coolidge has indicated he will send the message to congress to be read, establishing a custom of manyt years, changed first by President Wilson and followed since his-administration. TEACHERS ASKING dourm ibltii aid Calls Are From Districts Which Voted Down the I Measure at Election ; After a i conference with mem bers of the state tuberculosis as sociation in Portland , yesterday, the president of the Marion coun ty health association .is able to re port-that the health work now carried on will be continued. In addition, the state association will advance funds on the Christmas Red Cross seals, which' will allow the health work to be continued until the establishment of the five year health program. These funds will be available until about Jan uary -15. : . -. "i - : "-. ",;,:'; Many calls are coming in from the teachers concerning children in districts, where the county health measure was voted down. Other calls for assistance are coming in from school dis tricts that went on record as be ing against the measure, but nev ertheless are asking for the work of the county nurse. The teachers are at a loss and do not know what to do. The cold weather has brought on a greater danger from epidemics and the cooperation of the health authorities .13 necessary. Council Inspects New Fire Equipment and Accepts it Final inspection by the Salem fire and water committee of the city council was given the new aerial truck Thursday and it was found to come up to all specifica tions. A thorough test and try out In various parts of the city was given the new piece of fire apparatus before its acceptance. The steep slopes of Fairmount hill and the various drives of the state hospital were used in testing the truck. As a final tryout the piece was brought to the front of the court house and the ladder run up to its entire length.. , The committee Is composed of W. H. Dancy, A" F. Marcus and George Thompson. Several mem bers of the council were also pres or thf fjnai inspection, , From 80 to 91 Give Secret of Youth v. r W pits Army and x Navy Must Be Kept Till Lasting Peace is Established . EL PASO. Texas, Nov 20. (By The Associated Press. ) Ade quate defense forces on land and sea will be demanded by the Am erican Legion "until lasting inter national concord is established principles of justice," ; National Commander James A. Drain, told the annual convention of the Am erican Federation ot Labor today. "The legion desires peace, and strives for peace because it knows war," he said. "It is doing what it can to bring about the reduc tion of armaments. But until that day comes when a lasting peace is established on principles xf Jus tice, the United States mast main tain a navy, equal to. any. Its army must be very efficient and capable of quick, expansion to the emergency of war; and its air forces must be adequate. We must have reserve forces for land, sea and air, and Industry must be pre pared for the demands of war." ; . Commander Drain outlined the legion program for disabled nreter-t an s and for child welfare, and pledged legion support for a uni versal wartime conscription meas ure applicable to wealth as well as men. ' " i - YOUTH KILLED BY MIDGE Shells Explode in Pocket While Riding in Auto; One Seriously Hurt BAKER, Or., f Nov. 20. Guy Christy, ' 20, was killed and Nor man Hulick seriously injured late yesterday by the explosion ot sev eral .25 caliber rifle cartridges in the pocket of Christy while they were riding in pn autotaioblle about four miles east of Keating and about 18 miles northeast of Baker. Christy died about 25 minutes after the explosion. What caused the accident was not known An examination of Christy disclos ed three discharged shells.' .Hullck.wlll lose the sight of his left eye and had several minor injuries.: He was driving and was knocked from the car by the ex plosion. The seat of the car was torn from beneath Christy by the explosion. G KILL 01 MB New Outbreak Results in One Dead and One Seri ously Hurt; Not Robbed CHICAGO. Nov. 20. The shooting to death ot one man the wounding oZ another today were attributed by the police to the lat est outbreak in Chicago's , gang war. ; - - 1 The body of Tony Mancuso was found riddled with bullets in a South Side alley. He wore a val uable ring, carried a gold Watch and his wallet, containing 137.50. had not . been disturbed. A few blocks away, a man who was be lieved to be Michael Mikovitcb. was found with : several bullet wounds. , lie refused to dtoruss the shooting, saying "My friends will iake car? of pe.'? - - --. ::::: v .::-x a DUE CHICAGO in ID ATGORNSM OPENING NIGHT Attendance Surpasses Best Night of the 1923 Exposi tion; Displays Attract Much Attention SALEM HEIGHTSBOY, , BAKES BEST BREAD First Prize is Awarded to Kenney Hulscy; Other Awards Made Today Attendance for the opening night of the Marion County Corn Show and Industrial Exhibit was larger than:-any night of the exhi bition last year. . Special interest is being shwn in the eight cqm munity displays, and much atten tion was paid to the 33 industrial exhibits. People are realizing the great possibilities of - the Marlon county corn show and industrial exhibit. i ' Harley O. White, president! of the Salem Chamber of SCommerce officially opened the big Indus trial and corn show for 1924, and launched what is to be known as the greatest exposition of its kind in Salem. , , Spirit Is Greater "The community spirit." he said "ia i growing greater and greater throughout the county, as shown by the wonderful displays of the eight communities. , v "People are beginning to real ize the possibilities of the Oregon country and especially of Marion county." - , Kenney Hulsey,' from the Sa lem Heights district, won first prize for the best loaf of bread made by any member of a cook ing club in Marion county. He is 13 years of age and is the son ot Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hulsey. Ken ney is a student at the Salem Heights school, and is a member of the Salem Heights corn club and the cooking club.' Ha-exhitiU ed corn at the recent Pacific-International Livestock lexposltjon and captured a prize. At the Ore gon state fair he won a second prize for corn and a fourth prize for the best loaf of bread. Girl Takes Second - Second prize at the i Marion county corn show went to Joan Rvana of Fruit land: third prize to Esther Glrod, also of Fruitland; fourth place to Frances nana .01 Broadacres; lltn to n;vereii ai tles of Salem Heights; sixth to Ruth Carlson, Salem Heights; and seventh to Grace Carlson of Salem Heights. . The judge was Miss Lucy A. Case of the Oregon Agricultural college. The corn- and community ? ex hibits will be, rated today. Miss CasA will rate the canned goods exhibited and in the rating of the community exhibits two other( ex perts from OAC will pass judg ment upon the exhibits. They are Professor R. L. Long, and W. M. Leutsch. i These three Judges will maite th final ratine in the community exhibits in the morning in order that they may be announcea aur ing the afternoon. The prize win ner from amone the eight com munity, exhibitors will be an nounced. tiovernor peas Tho address of the opening night was made by Governor Walt er M. Pierce and the address ior tonight is to be by Tnomas 15. Kar. Mnsic will be furnisbed ny the Schubert octette. v Governor Pierce in his aaaress onmnllmented Marion county tor having such a splendid corn Bhow. "Marion county is a wonaenui iv nmrinctivn nlace." he said, "and everything for the care of man and beast can be produced, rne grow ing population will demand pro- A ii na rt tho for An A the growing cities of Salem and Portland will soon demand the products oi me soil from Marion county." M Prominent Newspaper . Man Is Dead at Marshfield MATIRHFIELD. Or.. KoV. 20.-- Jack Guvton. local, national state newspaperman, 51, died in harness last night shortly after leaving his duty at the Coos Bay Times office. Mr. Guyton was a member of a prominent Chicago family of 1860 to 1890. Mr. Guyton had been an Oregon newspaper man since 1906. YMCA Building Fund is . Now Being Underwritten The YMCA building fund is be ing underwritten here and there is every reason to believe that by noon today that all of the deficit will be cared for., The board of directors are to meet at noon and are . fully expecting to have, the fund completely raised in order to have all the pledges binding. , PRUNES IX DEMAND NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Evap orated apples quiet; prunes more demand;,- apricots and peaches quiets raising firm,- : : I JACKERS MAY HAVE CUT SHIP i ADRIFT AT SEA Itooze Buccaneers . Believed to Have Disabled . London Schooner Found Drifting NEW YORK, Nov. 20. A tale of piracy on the high seas and of the disabling of a ship by modern buccaneers of ithe liquor trade was "put on the air", today by the United States liner President Harding, Hamburg) to New York, which reported thej schooner Ver onica; of London found drifting at sea without Instruments to deter mine its position. First reports picked up' today by the East Moriches station of the Independent' Wireless Tele graph company on Long Island from' the President Harding re ported the finding and condition of the Veronica and included the words "raiders, pirates" which led to the belief that the schooner had .fallen prey to a !band of hi jackers. Smoot to Lead. Contest in Senate to Stop Income Tax Publicity . WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The publicity case of the income tax law here promises the basis for a lively fight at the next session' of congress. ... Coincident with the Indictment today of the Baltimore Daily Post In a test case by the department of justice on the publication of in come tax lists. Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, issued a etatement declaring that, although he voted for the publicity section, he now was opposed to it. He asserted ft was harmful to busi ness ; and to the general welfare and he would cooperate with re publicans to change the law. This statement added to the smouldering discontent of a num ber of senators who are displeased with the results of the publicity. Chairman Smoot of the senate fin ance committee declared he would lead in a' fight in the' senate to shut: off all publicity to income tax returns. . --- - ; - OUST HGEIITS Believe Attempt Will be Made to Eliminate Pro , gressives From Party WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 0 Pos sibility , of some concerted action by republicans 16 "read out of the party" In the newly elected con gress the insurgent group which has been privately favored by some, became more eharply fo cused today with an open declar ation on the matter from members of both groups. Representative Treadway, republican, Massachus etts, declared after a visit to the White House that he favored elim ination of the insurgents in Im portant republican committee as signments in organizing the new congress to meet unless called In special session a year from next month. Asserting that he thought the republicans would be "tod wise" to attempt such action, representative Nelson of Wisconsin, leader of the in surgents, later asserted his group neither feared expulsion from the republican ranks nor did they care about It or welcome it." MAN CHARGED WITH Aileged to Have Tricked Mothers -1 Into Sending' Money for Sick Sons PORTLAND, Nov. 20. J. F. Williams, said to have numerous aliases, has been arrested by pos tal inspectors on a charge of us ing the mails to defraud after be ing traced through a dozen states over a period of three years. Wil liams' arrest occurred recently in Sapulpa, Okla. He will be re turned here for trial. Williams is alleged to have used the advertising columns of newspapers to play on the heart strings of people who were seek ing lost relatives.. For instance, it is alleged Williams would read an advertisement . of a mother seeking her lost son. He would, inspectors said,; write the. mother saying the son was 111, inhis care, and that he would soonlbe. restor ed to her, but that money would be needed. It is charged that Williams would ask that the money, usually about 175, be sent by 'wire with identification waived. By the time the person - who mailed the money sought the aid of the authorities Williams would D9 gone, it s allef ;e. , H TD FIGHT M RETURN BILL REPUBLICANS MY DEFRAUD ME LUMBER WASTE WILL BE CUT First National Conference on Utilization of Forest Prod ucts Maps Out Program of Work BOARD TO ENDEAVOR TO ELIMINATE WASTE Prevention Methods to Stop Decay of Logs and Lum- ber Are Discussed J WASHINGTON, Nov: 20. The fist national conference on utiliza tion of forest products, called un der the auspices of department of agriculture to consider elimination of wood waste late today conclud-i ed its two sessions after mapping put a permanent program and en trusting: it to the central commit tee on lumber standards, j This committee, which has been cooperating with the commerce; and agriculture, departments for uniform, methods in the industry V representative of the lumber manufacturers, distributors, wood Using industries, architects and engineers. t .The program of activities as adopted; called for completion and general adoption and application of lumber standards as recom mended by the central commit tee; development of the applica tion of scientific principles to the problems of piling, storing and drying lumber in all its forms; wood preservative treatments; ex tension of use of decay preven tion methods for arrest and pre vention I of decay in logs and lum ber; encouragement of surveys with the object of utilizing waste products through diversified op erations;' development, improve ment and unifying of building codes; ! Improvement designs of boxes and crates and other, econ omies and encouragement of im provements and economies by Tor ganized: industrial units consum ing forest products POST OFFICE CASE SPUES SURPRISE List of All 'Registered-Mail Said to Have Been Re quested by Fahy ' CHICAGO. Nov. 20. The de fense in the case of William J. Fahy, former postal inspector who, with James Murray, Chicago politician, and Walter McComb is on trial for the $2,000,000 train robbery at Rondout, III., last June, today received a surprise when a postal official testified that at Fahy's request he had furnished the Inspector withi ' a list of all registered currency packages leav ing the city. The witness was Louis A. We gat, night superintendent of the registry; division of the Chicago postoffice. In May he said Fahy ordered! him to submit each day a list of - all ' currency packages to all important points, particularly Indianapolis and Milwaukee, he said, the postal inspector explain ing that he had information that made him believe a raid was con templated on the mails anywhere between Milwaukee and Chicago. On- cross-examination Wegat ad mitted that Fahy did , not ask for the amounts, of money in the cur rency packages. KILLED BY ASSASSINS CAIRO. Nov 20. Major Gen eral Sir Lee Stack, governor gen eral of Sudan and sirdar of the Egyptian army, died at midnight tonight following wounds which he received yesterday at the hands of assassins. BY C1IITTEE Large Savings Made to Industries; j Bureau of Standards Makes Report , --.g i P.j . . . ... j. ..... . ....... '.hi .. -r .j. ...... -....j r-j,,. y-j Experiments Being Conducted Jointly With- Agricultural Department to Produce More Effective -t Insecticide for Crops WASHINGTON. Nov. 20 Scien tific research which has brought about important saving to the gov ernment and private industry through improvement in processes, fixing of uniform standards and similar developments was report ed today as an accomplishment of the bureau of standards in the an nual report of Director George K. Burgess. - The principal investigations of the year. Dr.' Burgess reported, have resulted in great improve ments in gas meters, automobile brakes land bridge construction. and have added . to i knowledge of corrosion of underground pipes. &EL9BZL h? 12rS interesting, d. OREGON SHEEP OFFERS CHOPS FOR PRESIDENT Prize Winning Shropshire lic longing to. Silverton Man -Received fa East ; , WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 Pres ident Coolidge and his family will have the best mutton chops on the market. The White House cooks Thursday received the " carcass of a Shropshire champion sheep, rais el by Eldon Fox of Silverton, Ore., and awarded first prize at the Pa cific International Livestock expo sition at Portland., . It will be thechief meat course at the White House dinner Satur day. Senator McNary explained to the president that the mutton was the gift, of the boys and girls of the Western country, whowere In terested in raising livestock. The prize awarded young Fox was for champion club work. Wilbur Freeze, an Oregon butcher, took special care in preparing the mut ton for shipment and the consign ment was nicely decorated. IRS. HARDING FIS FUST Condition Changed Marked ly; Pulse Weak- and y -Breathing Labored, MARION, Ohio, Nov. 20.--(By the AP.) Mrs. Florence Kling Harding's - condition has changed "markedly" since 6 o'clock this evening, a bulletin Issued at 12:30 o'clock this morning , by Or. Carl W. Sawyer, her physician, ; said. "She is falling rapidly," he added. The bulletin said: "Mrs. Hard ing's condition has changed mark edly since 6 o'clock this evening She is failing, rapidly. .- 'Her pulse is very weak and her breathing labored." '. c VETS TO INITIATE ' CLASS SATURDAY Portand Drill Team Coming : to Stage Ceremonial for 75 New Members Veterans of Foreign Wars are to have Johnnie Walker, state com mander, and the famed Portland drill team for the ceremonial Sat urday night at the IOOF hall. At that time a class of-nearly 75 men will be taken into the local post of the ,VFW. Following an j open meeting of the Salem post of the Salem post of the veterans last veterans last night eight new mem bers were pledged and. efforts are being made to secure additional members. '. v- i The Portland drill team j initi ated a class of candidates for the VFW recently and their work was so fine that they accepted the of fer to have the work repeated Nearly 100 men are expected down for the occasion. . During the Bame meeting 14 charter members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, will be Initiated into the order by a drill team headed by Mrs. W. H. Walk er. Plans for the organization ot the post auxiliary were formulated at the open meeting, and the new members will he started out' Sat urday night. The wives, mothers. daughters and sisters of men who served overseas in foreign wars are eligible for membership. The women are to meet at 7:30 (Satur day night. Refreshments will be served and an entertainment has been ar ranged. - ' -' : : r ,- l ; Gallant Ship Withstands Bombarding by Navy Guns NORFOLK; Va., NoV. 20. Twice withstanding bombardments today by 14-inch shells and bombs from the battleship Texas, the un completed . dreadnaught Washing ton still-was afloat tonight about 30 miles off the Virginia apes Tomorrow It is planned to subject her to an aerial attack with nine bombing planes taking part, it is said, and should she survive this attack the Texas gunners again will try their hand at sending her to the bottom. --' vices perfected at the bureau, was the radio beacon, which enables a ship or aircraft to follow a specific course with the aid of a simple radio receiving set. In this con-; nection a radio beacon also was developed for use" on buoys which the bureau believes will become an important aid to navigation. Dr. Burgess also reported on an investigation being conducted Jointly with the agricultural- de partment on the effect produced when electrified insecticide dust ia sprayed over a field. The "tests hare Indicated that the electrified condition of the dust mar increase its effectiveness and thus materl-., ally reduce the amount of poison ous eyjjstancig required PCf frrg..: BDZELLIIEfi 1 !. til. BI1LPJ CASE 18 HELBM-Sui Complaint in $10,0CD Dcir.v ; age Case Against r;:: - Celia Bollman r:;z'.'..'. New Papers Are Filed DISAPPOINTMENT SHOW. BY WOMEN SPECTATCi I Temporary Halt in Prcec: ings Not Appreciated by Large Audience A: new complaint was fil I rr 1. . . . . . ' . . . puursuay anernoon oy attorn rj representing Mrs. Fred Bozell i the $10,000 damage suit institut by her against Miss Celia Hoi:.- i after the case was brought t temporary halt in Judge I'c".V court earlier in the afternoon v, 3 ins court UBCinea a moiioii action. Previous to the declaration c non-suit the lawyers represent; the plaintiff introduced a inct; to amend the complaint to incl other causes. This matter v. argued at length, with the n : that Judge Kelly ruled that efr the complaint was without cat was nothing to amend. Complaint Not Complete The original papers filed ir. : : ' stated that Mr. and Mrs. 1),. . were intermarried." The new cor -plaint contains the required clau "were, intermarried and lived to gether as husbahd and wife la peaceable, happy and harmcs'o manner." Judge Kelly stated V. law did not presume that ber a couple were married tl:ey 1 in complete harmony. Tha 1 complaint also all-eses tt t ' defendant did maliciously alt to alienate the affect; . . Fred Bozell. ': - Couirt Ilooiii Packed The court rooms and ad!-'-' corridors were crowded with ? pie interested in the procetuL and women were much more evidence than men. The d! poihtment of the audience v very evident as the court addrc ed the Jury, saying that the c was halted, at least temporar. . . It Is not known when the tri ' will be continued as It has 1: its place on the calendar and v. : i be superceded by other cases. Eight men and four women wr : on the Jury. They were-W. '' McKay, Everett Cone,. J. A. GL", Veda Cox, Charles Gilbert, 1 A. Kester, E. E. Fish, E. E. it: , T. W. Riches, Gammle Rein! art. W. D. Horner and Grace Chez -with. PIIES SELLKS; ILLBElllOil There is a World Shortasc i;i ' the Prune Supply, and Market Outlook Fino A rise in price of Oregon prur. rather than a decrease is anti! Dated as a result of advices re ceived here yesterday from Ca: - fornia that certain packers tner were contemplating an edvapr? 5 every grade of prunes. Since l. price on prunes from this staf follow closely those quoted in Cal ifornia, a . price increase ther would affect prices here, 1.' packers declare. The flurr caused by California firms quot ing Inferior prunes atxa iow( price a couple of days ago. has l-a ' ho damaging effect on the mark? '. and the optimistic reports receivf l from that section yesterday E s tended to dlsoell all fear. A World Scarcity aN'o difficulty in ditposins -t prunes at a higher price is anti - pated as eastern buyers are I ginning to realise the scarcity the fruit throughout the enti; world. The crop in Germany w almost an entire failure' this yt . and while the quality of. il French prunes is above cor: : standard, their output Is also c, j: smill.1 This scarcity of for.1 fruit has been the impetus f r tremendous import by foreign l y ers or Oregon and Calif err prunes to meet the needs of th consumers, and from all indK tions the supply of prunes will r be sufficient to meet the gEr ! demand. Before the season over an unusually high price ; expected. Local packers yesterday ? several cars of prunea at the t - ular prices, and this Is a fair i dicaUon that there is a strong mand, and that the attrru' price-slashing on the part of fornia firms a few flav9 n-y 1 not materially affected t! 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