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Menace of Russian Is Told
In Address; Pinkertoh
Hew President
A very Interesting and success
ful meeting nf the Esatern Ore
gon "Wheat League was held at
Heppner December 11. 11 and 1$.
when Z50 grain growers from 11
counties ot the wheat belt came
together to discuss tho problems
faced hy their , Industry. These
were - practical. Industrious and
substantial citizens. Imbued with
a belief that they are- not getting
an even break In- thai economic
struggle- and seeking ways and
means for a - fair adjustment
whereby their crippled condition
may be lettered and a poller mar
be formulated , that will brighten
the horizon of the future. -
The meeting was presided over
by John Wlthyeombe, an exten
sive wheat grower near Axllng
ton, and the program was arrang
ed by C. W. Smith. Morrow coun
ty agricultural, agent, secretary.
Many valuable papers . were- read
and discussed. ,
Dr. E. N. Bressman. Oregon ex
perlment station.' told of wheat
smut and Its, control; D. B. Hill
of same station treated the future
of wheat production; H. C Llnd
gren of O. 8. C. told about feed
ing wheat to livestock, and Dr.
Wilson of Montana State college
handled "Regional and Interna
tional Adjustment In Wheat Sup
ply." He also rare an able and
entertaining address on "Russia
and the Future World Supply ot
Wheat," illustrated by 100 lan
tern slides. - He showed rations
j phases of Russian life and the
effect which the Introduction tf
modern American machinery Is
producing. . He thinks Russia,
with its . rest area of productive
land and Its immense natural re
sources. Is destined, with - the
adoption of modern methods and
facilities, to become a powerful
factor In the world's economic
life. : ' : ,.. : '
Grain Inspection Praised
"Country Point Handling and
Inspection" was covered by B. W.
Whitlock, TJ. S. grain superTlsor,
and Charles W. Wright, chief In
spector of state grain Inspection
department and George -R. Hy-
elop of O. S. C, and JJ. S. depart
ment took occasion to supplement
those talks with a strong .com
mendation of the efficient serv
Ice rendered by the Oregon Grain
Inspection department. .... L. M.
Jeff era, supervisor ot Grain Fu
tures administration.. Sacramen
to, explained the workings and
Influence of the Futures Markets
and argued that without such
agencies there would-be no com
petition and the grain market
would be dead.
Barge transportation and de
velopment of Columbia . river;
grain , freight rates, and the re
sults of dry-land wheat . experi
ments were .presented. The grain
freight rates brought on a heated
discussion between- Arthur M.
Geary, rate attorney, and repre
sentatives of the railroads, which
the growers enjoyed. - Resolu
t ions were presented by the com
mittees covering all phases ot the
growing and m arreting, situation
including a demand for Jthe
Debenture plan, endorsement of
the Stetwer 1 bill for improving
Columbia river; the Umatilla Ra
pids project, etc A resolution by
the grain handling committee
urged Governor-elect Meier tc
follow the policy of the last three
governors In "maintaining the
present efficient grain inspection
staff."
, Officers for ensuing year are:
president,. Harry Pinkerton, Mo
re; rice president. James Hill,
Pendleton secretary treasurer,
C. W. - Smith. Heppner: county
representatives: Morrow, George
Peck; Gilliam. John Wlthyeombe;
Sherman, Dewey Thompson; Wal
lowa, A. C. Barnstedi; Wasco,
Frank Emerson; Baker, A. V.
Swift; Union. Gilbert Court
wright; Umatilla, Jens Terger
son; Jefferson, Ward Farrell.
The 1S31 meeting will probably
go to The Dalles. r i
HARVEY , RANSOM IMPROVED
LYONS. Dec 20 Word has
been received that Harves Ran
som, who was Injured Monday
when his car was struck by
train, Is somewhat Improved and
hopes are held tor his satisfactory
recovery if nothing unforeseen
arises. He Is at his brother's home
in Shelburn. ' ; : .- '
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P&ota shows Dr. David Matxke, leading Saa Francisco peninsula phy
sacuuBc we coaiMBca to JosUce Hay Bangji of .Camel. OkI., to
oslng xuunes of patients on narcotic prescriptions to obtain opium
with which to "dope horses he entered In the races at Tanforan
track, near San Francisco. Dr. Matzke pleaded guilty, and received
six months' suspended sentence. He was fined 9100.
I'lfJTED WHEAT IS
CUT DOl'Jil A -BIT
WASHINGTON. Dec 20.
(AP) A reduction of .1.1 per
cent in the acreage seeded to
winter wheat as compared with
year ago was reported today
by the department, of agriculture
together with . an estimate of
world wheat production for 1930
larger than in 1929.
Winter , wheat acreage was es
timated at 42.042.000 acres. 1.4
per cent below the average seed
ing during the previous . five
years, and el'substantlally above"
the intended acreage reportedln
August.
Exclusive of production - in
Russia and China, the 1930
world wheat crop waa estimated
at 2,784,000.000 bushels as
against 3,495.000.000 in 1929.
The 1930 production in Russia,
however, was reported at 1,167,
400,000 bushels compared - with
1929 production ot 702,851,000
bushels.
MTlEAST,
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec 20
A reduction in . freight rates
hwas urged -upon the interstate
commerceejcommlsslon this week
as a means of averting what was
termed an i otherwise inevitable
and far-reaching . curtailment of
the-northwestern fruit industry.
The public utilities commission
of Idaho and the. Washington de
nartment of public works filed a
joint brief in a rehearing of ac-
DROP IN BATES Oil
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Pulp amid
HORSES "DOPED0
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tlons by the states against the
Northern Pacific, Oregon Short
line and other - western and
transcontinental lines.
The brief proposed a rate from
Washington of 1 1 a hundred on
apples to points with , an average
haul of 1847 miles west of Min
neapolis and St. Paul nd the
Missouri river and 81.25 a hun
dred on shipments going tast of
fthose points. - i -i
-For pears and other soft fruits',
a blang rate ot $1.44 a- hundred
tor transcontinental groups was
asked with a rate of $1.15 to the
Missouri river and the Twin Cit
ies, e. , i
Fretn Idaho a $1.44 rate on
deciduous fruits to eastern points
was asked with varying rates for
points west' of the Missouri. A
rate ot f 1.20 on apples shipped
to points east ot Indianapolis was
proposed. . ;
Sunday Program
For Christmas
At Rickreall
RICKREALL, Dec 20 -A pro
gram of - Christmas music and
readings will be given . by . the
Rickreall Sunday school at the
church - on Sunday morning? at
10:30. A Christmas tree and a
treat, for the children will be a
feature ot the morning's ; enter
tainment, 'W' :;- V,
There will be no preaching ser
vice here on Dec 21 as Rev. F.
E. Fisher, the paor here. Is also
pastor tor the Frultland and Un
ionvale churches. '
GIVE
SOMETHING
FOR ;
THE , ;
CAR HEATERS '
HORNS' : " -TJRI3
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FIRES POT
PRICES STROM
stalemate ; Holds wltn no
.Sales Reported; HoII-
;. day, Lull on , '
The. hop market Is In s stale
mate which perhaps will not be
brokea until after the turn ' ot
the year. Following the Laxmer
fire which destroyed 1508 bales
of hops, about a third of . the
available supply, came the bad
Are in London In which a ware
house, containing lt,Mft bales,
was destroyed or damaged. These
fires have stiffened: the resist
ance of sellers while buyers are
hesitant about raising the tend
ers In the face of general, com
modity price weakness and - un
certainty about-demand.. Current
prices are If e,
Few sales are reported . the
past week. Dealers ' who lost
hops under contract In the Lar
mer fire, scurried to cover their
committments,' but since then
little dealing has -been noted. -
According to computations
made by Durbln and Cernoyer
growers are holding In the three
coast states 41,128 bales Includ
ing! carry-overs from fromer
years. The holdings of If 20 crop
are estimated atr Oregon, 11,-
474; California, 12,000; Wash
ington, 5,000. Old hops are es
timated at 20.744 bales, Oregon
holding 18,(22 bales ot these,
ot which 2,657 are fuggles. -
McKenzie to
Have Bigger
Fish Plant
EUGENE, Dec 21 Plans to
make the trout hatchery on the
McKenxle above Leaburg one ot
the finest in the United States
by spending 92000 to $5000 a
year in new construction are in
cluded in the development pro
gram ot the Oregon game com.
mission.
Plans for the Improvement
have been brought about largely
through . the efforts of Game
Commissioner David B. Evans ot
Eugene and Matt Ryckman, su
perintendent ot hatcheries tor
the commission, and are a goal
toward which the Xane county
Game Protective' association has
long been working.
The real turning point in the
Improvement of the hatchery has
been the utilization of the cold
water of the McKenzie to feed
the fish-ponds. Heretofore Little
Finn creek on the north side of
the river was the only source. of
fish. pond water. In the summer
months it waa too warm for the
number of fish that have to be,
aept in ine ponusi
Across from the fish hatchery
18 or 20 new ponds will be con
structed, fed from the McKenxle.
Plans tor the completed project
have already been drafted by the
game commission Mr. - Evans
said. , --
Miss Hrubetz is
Home to Enjoy
Holiday Respite
LIBERTY, Dec. 20 Miss
Florian Hrubets arrived home on
Friday from Corvallls,' where ahe
is attending O. 8. A. C, to be the
guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Hrubets for the local
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. fltacey re
turned the first of the week from
a brief visit at Vale, Oregon. On
their return trip they were ac
companied home by Charles Sta-
cey, Mr. Staceys youngest broth
er, who expects to make his
home with them and attend Sa
lem high school.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Olden and
son, W. H. Olden and family,
spent Wednesday fn Portland.
They took Mrs. 'W. H. Olden and
children there to take their train
east. She is returning to her.
home in New York. City where
she expects to' begin, a nurse's
training course shortly after the
first ot the year. -
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SPOTLIGHTS
TOOLKITS
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The Diversified Interest of
Willamette Valley Fannen
Turner Mill Company is
Soo n to Rebuild; Grain
Now is Being Reclaimed
Rebuilding of the Oregon Feed
and Flour company's mill at
Turner Is expected to begin with
in the? next' few weeks according
to plans - announced . br Manarer
Thdessen of the company. .He has
said that the new mill will be
thoroughly modern and steps
will he taken to make tt as nearly
a fireproof building as possible.
The build In destroyed brflre
December 13 was built 63 years
ago by Mr. Cockerline ot Aums
vllle. It had housed the principal
source ot business for .Turner
during the last few years. Annual
moneys handled -averaged $125
000 with an annual yearly Pay
roll of $12,000. . . . . .
Grain- In the old warehouse
part of which was burned. Is now
being salvaged by the C. A. Bab-
cock company of Portland. A
crew of 28 men Is at work on this
POTATOES F0O
A shrinkage 'of 7.254.000 bu
shels under the 'November 1 es
timate - Is indicated by the De
cember 1 potato crop estimate of
the -department ot agriculture,
which was released Thursday.
From conditions on December X,
the department estimates total
U. 8. potato crop at 361,090,000
bushels. Although this figure Is
less by 7,354,000 bushels than
the November forecast, it indi
cates a greater crop by 3,529.000
bushels than was produced a year
ago.
practically ail of the shrinkage
as revealed In the report released
today, was experienced in the
eastern states, particularly New
York and New Jersey.
In the west, and northwest, the
December estimate shows crops
to be practically the same as In
dicated by the November fore
east. The current estimate shows
crops In Idaho, Colorado, Oregon,
California, Utah and Montana to
be practically the same as was es
timated on November 1. The
Washington crop, however, Is
creator by 498.000 bushels,
which increases the Decemoer
forecast to 9,984,000 bushels.
compared with 8.680,000 bushels
last year. .
DECEMBER 23 SET
FOB HOLIDAY FETE
SPRING! VALLEY, Dec 10
The Christmas program at Spring
Valley wHl be the evening oi De
cember 23. : -Mrs.
Emma Hoefler has rone
to Portland for several days
where she will visit with her
daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Elliott. Mrs.
Audrey Ettinger, Mrs. Emmallne
Mason, all of Portland were re
cent dinner guests at the home
ot Mr. and Mrs. John Chllders. .
Sunday visitors at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs.' Ben , MCKinney
weret Mrs. M. J. Wilkinson, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred McKlnney. Miss
Ethel, Ida, Verl and Pearl Mc
Klnney, Mr. and Mrs. John Chlld
ers, Dortha Wilkinson ana Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd Wilkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ebbert and
children Retta, Richard and Ro
bert and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Smith and children Eula, Ha,-d-
ear and James, attended the
Christmas program given by the
pupils et the Lincoln school and
their teacher, Mrs. Irene Castle,
Friday evening.
Wheat Proves to
' Be Reasonable
As Fuel Supply
-1 NEZ PERCH, Idaho, Dec 30
A wheat surplus has little chance
of survival In this region, where
residents are burning , the grain
In their cookstoves and furnaces.
Following the lead- of a gar
ageman, much of the ' populace
has decided that burning wheat.
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CHRISTMAS.
MIRRORS
SLEETWAND3
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job. .
The mill contained 44.000
bushels of grain, 9000 bushels of
which belonged - to farmers who
stored It there, the rest, belong
ed to .the company. 'Borne of the
grain-was insured but most ot tt
was net, - " -
A large Quantity of baled hay
stored in an adjoining shed suf
fered a like loss.
' Farmers who had grain stored
in the mill were J. V. Beach, Ball
Bros Dave Burnett. Mrs. - Car
oline Drager, A. DeGulre, Fred
Elser, Fred Fellers, A. B. Hins,
Tom Little. Walt Miller, Albert
Mader, Jack MlHer; O. L. Morris.
Ed Powers, Merle Pearson, John
Schlfferer. A. C Stringrub, A. M.
Sturevant and Leonard Walker,
about 9000 bushels In all; the
other 85,000 bushels belonged to
the company.
at $9 e ton is' cheaper than burn
ing coal at flf.50 or . wood at
$10 a cord. - -
An advocate of the new fuel
said he put 14 pounds in his heat
er at 10 'o'clock in the morning
and sufficient heat was generat
ed to make his hardware store
comfortable until S p. m. Groups
of skeptical persons swarmed
through his store, most of them
leaving convinced that their iuei
would be wheat until the price is
raised. -
GATKE SPEAKER AT
1ST SIDE MEET
WEST SALEM, Dec 20-Prot-fessor
Robert M. Gatke of Wil
lamette university .was the princi
pal speaker Friday evening at the
monthly meeting of the parent-
Teacher association. He gave a
seasonal discourse on Christmas
which was heartily applauded' by
the large crowd present.
Professor Gatke's talk, was pre
ceded by a business session with
Ray Ferguson presiding. A dis
cussion was held concerning the
proposed purchase of an electric
bell and an electrlo clock for the
two school buildings of the city.
A committee is to be appointed to
investigate the matter. "
- Miss Roberta , Peterson, with
Miss Trula Grant as accompanist
led the audience In the singing of
Christmas carols. , -.
Features of the evening's en
tertainment were two fish ponds,
one tor adults and one for Ahe
ennaren. au articles in notn
ponds were sold and a neat sum
realised which will be applied on
school needs.
'At the close of the evening, the
social committee served popcorn
bails to alu
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Judge it bj its safety fentx7es--eorspaxe it ia appearance
said long mileage: possibilities with any tire on toe market
Your conclusioxt Is bound to bo thai the U. 8. Koyal far
outdassen its field that frora erery angle It la a truly
woaderfd tire! That'a
why we are handling it i .
of course, and that's r
why we urge yon to use i
It ea your ear. Come ia .
compare it today I .
Pnncture-Sealinjr
tubes will last
the lift of your
ear
tewLttet
THE BIG SWING
FREE SERVICE TRIPS TO ANY PART
OF THE CITY :
Day
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; IU PRODUCE PRICES
Wheat, Eggs, Butter Sell at
Lower Prices at end
,' Of Week
PORTLAND,' . Dec 20 I (AP)
Hog prices sagged, wheat was off
ltt cents, but other livestock and
commodities . held steady at the
turn of the market , week here.
Hogs were off generally about 80
cents. - ' , :" 'v i
Heavy hogs. 250-290 lbs" were
7.00-8.25: mediums. 200-220 lbc
were 7.75-9.00,. and lightweight.
160-180 lbs.. were 8.75-9.00. ail
oft 80s from last week's close
Feeder and stoeker stuff was un
changed at 2.50-9.50 tor good 70-
130 lb. animals. ? --"
There ' was no - change fn the
cattle list, good steers going at
g.25-9.00
for eoo-tee is. stocn.
Good cows were 6.00-6.60. and
vealers were unchanged at 10.90-
11.00. - .; -" -There
was no Quotable change
in sheep prices. 90 lb. lambs sell-
Ina at C.50-7.09. a price main
tained for several weeks.
: Big Bend bluestem dropped 1
cents to 76, and soft white and
western white .were 67- cents.
Hard Winter, northern spring and
western red were 65.
Oats was unchanged at 24.50
tor No. 2. 28-lb. whlteand 25.00
tor Nc 2, gray.
The hay list was - unchanged
from last week. Quotation's, based
on buying prices lo.b. Portland,
were: alfalfa. 17.50-18; valley
timothy, 17.50; eastern Oregon
timothy, 19-20; clover, 14; oat
bay, 14; oats and vetch, 1 8.5 0
14; straw was $7.50 a ton.
Egg' and butter prices slump
ed. Fresh extra eggs were 20 c,
down a nickel ..from last week.
Butter extras - 'ere 32 cents, oft
two cents.
Hops advanced ae cent, and
were Quoted at 18-17 cents tor
1930 Oregon crop.
Prune prices held unchsnged
tt (H and 8 cents for Italians,
and 5tt and 6 cents for peiltes.
Wool prices held the same. Wil
lamette valley grade going at 12c
for coarse and 16 cents tor med
ium. Strawberries to
Bring Hard Cash
SILVERTON, Dec 2 0 The
Silverton Food products company
has made arrangements whereby
It will pay cash for strawberries
from srowers who are not mem
bers ot the co-operative concern
and who have not yet contracted
their crop. Most of the Msrshalls
It is said, will go into cold pack
process,
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Turkey Show
AtOaldandis
Large Affair
. The second annual Northwest
ern Turkey show, which opened
Friday for two days at Oakland
under the auspices of the North
western Turkey Breeders Asso
ciation, was the second largest
turkey show in the United States
as a result of the number of en
tries . reported Friday. There
were 361 turkeys on exhibition,
with 52 exhibitors from Oregon,
California and Idaho represent
ed. Six varieties of birds were on
display i bronze Narragansetts,
Bourbon Reds. White Hollands,
black and slate.,
Last year's show, which was
the first to be held, had 218 en
tered, and it was fourth in else
In the country, and ranked very
dose In all except the show at
Grand Forks, North . Dakota
where 100 birds were on display.
With 861 fowls this year, the lo
cal show Is expected to be larger
(than all except the North Dakota v.
event. . : Last yesr the Madison
garden's show in New York was
seared In site with 212 birds.
- Quality this year is far super
ior to that of last year. and. the.
show was given -high praise' 'by
E. C. Branch of Lee's Summit,
Missouri, official judge of the
show, who has been engaged In
turkey Judging for the past 35
years. He stated that It was one
of the finest showings he has
ever seen, for the size and condi
tion "of the turkeys on exhibition.
CROP C01T1S
TO BE FEE "
THE DALLES, Dec. 21 Wheat
ranchers, . sheepmen and orchard
lsts ot the mid-Columbia and the
eastern' Oregon country are
agreed that weather and soil con
ditions now sre better and give
promise of better crop production
the coming season than for many
years.
Early warm rains, sheepmen
say, have made home ranges such
that sheep are getting fine graz
ing since coming down from the
highland range pastures In the
national forest. It has not been
necessary to feed any hay to the
sheep this season. The animals
are in excellent condition.
Orchards and grain fields are
also reported In fine erudition,
and the set ot fruit buds is one
of the best in years. With normal
winter weather o -charts of every
variety here ahould produce rec- n
ord yields the coming spring and
summer. The stand of winter
wheat is reported good in all sec
tions and the wheat is growing
rapidly. . ' j
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