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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1931)
Th8ORi:G0ry STATESMAN, Safeci. Oregon; Tuesday tfornln. "September 1, 1931" "Ik V BUTTER PlfflTlFUL BUT-PRICE STEADY Wot yet Depressing Factor In Market; Eggs are Slightly Easier ' PORTLAND, OreL, Aug. 31. -JfAP) Batter opened the week with v slight surplus ot stock, al though there Was no official change in the prise Jist, Apparent ly the surplus has not ret reached a point -where it U a depressing factor on the market. : v , 8ome storage stock Is being forced onto the market, making the market look more congested than it really is. f . Markets all along the coast hare been holding steady and no real weakness was suggested " in ? the early Monday trade; - : I . "The egg market seemed slightly easier as the week opened.- No change in quotations is forecast tor the immediate- future. There was -a good demand for hen turkeys at better prices. The market is in a position to stand Any reasonable amount - of good, quality stock at this time with ai top price of 30 cents for beat of' ferings. . ,,s . j The market forjPekln ducks was heary at 13-15 tents a pound., beese are in fair call at slightly better prices. Producers have been paid up to 15 cents recently.. SEPTEMBER WHEAT SETS LOW RECORD CHICAGO, Ang. 31 (AP) Wheat prices tottered uncertain ly today as persistent liquida tion by discouraged holders drove quotations steadily downward to the lowest leTels for the current crop. : ..'!. J. . ' r j All deliveries were - affected, with September establishing new all time low of -45 cents a bushel, tav lowest plrlce any, fu ture delivery ever sold at on the Loan? oftrade. Cash wheat fold for 45 cen's a bushel in October; 1852. The December .delivery crawled beneath the 60 cents a bushel mark, leaving only the de terred March and May contracts shore. Corn was erratic and weak ened because of uncertainty, oyer the deliTeriesthat probably will be made tomorrow. Wheat closed weak ; at slightly store the day's ; bottom figures. 6-8 to 1 ? cents below Sat. day's close, torn finished mixed. lower lo iigher. oats 1-S to 4 Off. , ' i - ; -- i- ' .. Closing wheat figures: . September,! 45-; Dec, 49 S-8 to ; Marefc 52;. May. 51 3-3 to : ; j :", -; - issniiE TO STUDY 1H ERST I The 'twelfth volume, of the I Wickersham report is Just off the i press and in this thick book there ' Is a report, for Oregon which in-r i eludes study of Portland and Sa i lent conditions. . V- The report for Salem (Is credited to Miss Rosalind Van Yinkle, nn ider the supervision of Prof. S. B. ; Laoghlln. head of the department of enonomics and sociology. Wil lamette nnirersity. And to Carl G. Doney, president of Willamette, ; tor his cooperation in arranging lor the study. ; - the Oregon report covers only Portland and Salem ; because' only citier of 25,000 and orer were . studied. : i- . Miss Van Winkle will leave neit week where she will attend Columbia university and continue ' her work in sociology. She will live in the "International" house, i t a. rare opportunity for one persn lng her line of study and an op portunity granted only a very few studeuts. Miss Josephine Albert will also accompany i Miss Van Winkle and reside in the same liousefj. - . ! WATfliKS CAR DISAPPEAR SILVERTON. Aug. 31 While sitting In a 1 arber shop chair; Sat urday afternoon, Sam Klein had r the experience of seeing, through a reflection in the window, a youth get Into his Hudson, touring car and driving It off. He had left -the key in the ear. ..; Police are still looking for the auto which' cafrled an Oregon" 11- ! ' -.--cense 3400. . . i- I ... ... , .... . .--.. ...... . .... ; , j -. i - !0 MYSTERY o ., , . .... ... - ...k,,. .. o '. ' This la the flnt pubh'shel picture of Mrs. HIsashi Fajfannra. wife ef the wealthy Japanese importer, ef New York, who disap seared from the liner BeJgenland recently. Fujimura was returning from a crcise with his white sweetheart,' Mrs. Mary Dale Reixter, actress, and disappeared when the ship was a few hours out of New York. His wife could not throw nr light en the missing maai affairs. ELBERTA PEACHES FLOOD MART WHEAT PRICES DOWN I TWO CENTS Available as low as I j 50 Cents; Hales i Are Scarce i PORTLAND. .Ore., Aug. 3J. (AP) A large supply of Elberta peaches forced prices under the values ot Hate last week on the east, side farmers market today. When trade settled 1 down after the opening M flurries, Elbertas were available at 50 55c a bos in larger quantities. : j ; . I J." H. Hales"" were scarce, and sold readily at 76 90c. mostly at 85c a box. d though this va riety of peaches was scarce on the primary market, produce firms had large 1 shipments direct. The producers - also : had to compete with ..large . receipts of Elbertas, that came direct to- produce houses. j j The tomato market looked weaker. The best stock topped at 50c with the.. bulk moving, at 405C,r j V The supply of locarcaullflower was heavier en the market. No. II stock brought up to 81.10.. i Heavy ! cauliflower offerings from the Seattle district sold ' at about 90c; or 20c under local. IFor the first time this season, a: really large supply, of Grand Island cantaloupes were available to , buyers; . These topped at around 1 a crate. Offerings from The Dalles ; were in fair , demand, movlnr at 81.25 01.50. CanUl onpes from southern Oregon and the Dillard. section were absent. General Markets PORTLA'&. Or., Aug. 81-JUf) Wbeat xutare: Sept old 8pt new 5 Ie. Opn Hiflt Lew Close 45 44 44 i ax ' V-'.. nirittl' ITllMl! Kir HasA BIDS' tern, ST : . toft whit, wertern whita. 4S V, : kr4 winter. norUera aprins, western red. 41 0t: No. a whit S17.50. Corn: K. ff E.i T., ;S25.60. r MiUnia atadsr4 12.50. t Portland Livestock Cattle S40, -calye, 250, ateady. medium : SS,SS-SS0; tommoi ' $3.75- $5.25; stera SOO-1100 lbs, ffood $6.50. $7.00; BlRdtun 1 fa.w)..i)i; cobibob 3.50-$j.O0; da JIOO-ISOO 1i., read ma ns. 9 AA.' u A OK TToifrK t f t , Man i.m. . 550-83 ib, good ,$5.50-$6.00: nrdica gooi S4.S5-S4.S5; omotoa and mediant $3.O0-$4.3S; tow cutter and cntter $t.OO SHK). BttlU Yle- Exld.) good and choice (beef) $4.60-4.754 utter, eont- aaon and medinm. fS.W)-4.o. vernier Jmilk fed Kd and choice $7.00 $8.50; mediant t6.0O$7.6;' enll and common. $4.O0-$.O0. Cml-rM 230 600 lbs.. good and choice ,$9.00-18.00; common and me dium $3.50-$d.OO. Hogs 4150. penea se lower. Uht- lirkt ! 140-160 lbs., good and choice e5.25-$.25. Uht welfbt 1SO-180 lbs.. ood and choice $S.OO-$6.S5 j do. $6 25. nredinm weight S00-S20 lb.. eood and choice $5t25l-$6.25 : do. 820-25O lbs.. .a A ehalR S4.75-S5.75. 1 Heavy weight S-50-2W) lbs, good and $4.50-$0.&u; ao. sieu owi rr. choice S4.Z&. J"acnr - ' " -JJi- od: $S)4-S4.50. Feeder and atocker pig 70-lSO i lba, goo and choice , ' Sheep and lambs 2800J ateadr. . . - Lmts SO lbs., down od ?4;ctlj $5 00-$5J: medium S3.5O-$5.O0 ; all weight ci.. S0 SS-SO. Ve.rl,nr .7 wi v av TK. I w.-d am ta choie winsyTTs vv : . . . $3 00-S4.00. Evm 0H12 lba.. medium to choice S1.75-$3.O0; A.?- lbv f 4inm ta choice 1.50 $1.75 j U wights, cull and. eonuaoa ai.w ei.ow. Fruitsi Vegetables PORTLAND. 1 Ore Ang. 81 (AP) Fruit and vegables; orangea-Cablor-.im. Valencia. SJ.25-$50. Grapetrnit-- times 3 dos-J Cartons. $3.50. Bananaa, 5c i lb. Ijemens tauioraw. r. ! Rasoberries-i-l-ecal; $1.50 crate. Hack- tU. Jl-I2t lb. Watermelone N. Wt Klondike. IV-:c v,---- IMUard. $l-$18-5: Takusa and The melons California large flats. $l-3. Mnskmeiosa ioci. - California, 1H tb lee cream melons -California. ' 3c lb. Persian melons, $1.50 prate. i' J t . OrTe Beediess, ii.ifi. mI MaU?, t3.;i White UiUg 913; rn Ti n...i,...T.lrim. KTbertas. 4Tte -65c: local. 50-70c; J. H - Hales, 7k 80c : Crwler. a-i . wni Cabbajje Loca new, ii;S ;ns selUac oricw te retailers: Walla Wall Globes. $2. Cucumbers. field frown. 25e box. wptnscn "ci, $1.10? Celerr Labish. a u..vviiiti hatliiinu. 65e lb. Peppers Bell.; green. iSS-dOo box. . r iv f.niiinw -dinrthwest. a l-a l.Si per crate. Beane 4ecal.. S-5e. P local. 7-8 H c IO. iraiwM 40-5 5S box. corn Jocai. 2"""""" IHUIM' ired. $3.50. 8um arer sqnash local, lists, 60c. ' Portland Produce tlABTf iVrt itve A Tiff. . II JlP- w ..,,1.. Inn win a ynr AMTt hen, colored. $ ribs up 0-e aw'- a? a m s o sih. m m t ai do mNinn, iac ; jignt. s . under 1H B-s S2-2e; . V4 Iba, 17-aoe; colored. 2e; No. S ehlekeas.. 7 Sc; old irooaters. 7e) ducks, pekins, l 15J geese, 18-t. , ; - ' " uL lti lb eastern Washington. $15-$1.$5 eeuUl. t jiaT. auying pnoa iw . yrwicri r faUa. $14 $15; lelorer. $10-12: . WiHam- timeibr. !-); oats and retch. flO-fU Milk-barUc prices: grade B, $3.17 Portland delrrery end inspection. - Kuti Oregon walnuts, 18-ZZe; pea ntiu, 12 lb;; Braxils, IS-SOe; almonds, 14-lStf; filberts. 20-2Se; peeaaa 20c. Ib. Hope nominal 129 crop. 10-lte; IPSO, l$-17c vanvw- rwMvj uvm. a-vm - w tailors ; turkeys, poor to good. S5-S0e, t Thieves Susjected At McManr Grocery I W. A. Giesy Says AURORA, Aug. 51 W. A. Clear, manager of a McMarr store, created a little flarry Fri day morning when he let it be known the doors to the store had been found unlocked at opening time. Change in the cash drawer had' not been disturbed and onttl a thoroogh check: can be made, the loss, if any, can not be esti mated. ' Clear found one lock had been tampered with when he opened Tharsday morning. - iir. and Mrs. Melrin Erans and family, left Saturday moraine by morning by motor, tor a - trip which wfil take them to Seattla and the Sound country. They ex pect to be gone a week and while lm Seattle will rtsit with relatiTes mt Mrs. Brans. ; Salem. fJarkets1 . i r. : . t . i Grade n raw A milk, co-op. price $2.17 H P CWt. . .: ;.. J, - I i . Bntterfat'SOc : rstm AKp TEiUStABXXS Prlee paid te growers by Astern Wrers. - r ' August 81 ; i I . VEGXXAEZXS Celerr. dot. ,4)... ., i,.i , $0 U ;7 Radiskes. Onions, des. , ; , , , M .. , , Oaiona, sack, , , '. t 4 Carrots '; qf . Beets ; i , f Cabbage , . . .. , .0$ Corn. ck . j, L i , - .f ' Cucumbers. - : ; i e to SO Caoliflewec, crate Potatoes, ewt ... Turnips, dox. - Tomatoes, crate Kummer squssh -Greea beana : Lttuce. crate i Toeal Caataloupea Prunes, bu. , , j Orsreasteins, bo. Watermelons, local . Green Peppert. lag "v. uibub aquasn ib 50 toJ75 -30 ta 85 : .40, oi H oa4 sWK . 0 to J66 Extras . Medium M BOO Bnjlng prices Jo .89 to 40 Roosters, o'd Broilers -Colored , 1 Leghorn Heavies, hens . Medium hens Light seas POITLTKI Bajlag Prices HBJLLS AHT HAt ' Buying Prices Wheat, westers red White. ' bu. -, Barley, ton .... 1. tu te 18.001 Oats, grey - i te 24.00 White , $21 te $23100 Hay: buying prices i i 1 1 Oata and retch, ton Clorer Alfalfa.. Taller. 2nd' cutting Kastero Oregon I ... .,, ... rAmmnn A . . Top grade- . Did stock f iambs, top Hogs .top HOPS .10.00 -11.00 .14.00 .15.00 .13.60 MEAT . BuTtng Prless -15H .0$ Hogs, fint euta . Hogs, ether cuts Steers ; ; Cows . Heifers s Dressed veal Ireased kegs Coarse - - Medium , 04 05 05 OS .05 te .0 01H to .03 .04 t .04 11 08 -4 WOOI.: .11 .11 MOBAia Hogs Live and Dressed v Are Lower; Changes ; In Knees Many Wheat took a two-cent decline erer the weekend, hogs tumbled another quarter cent, oats went down and Quite a few changes were reported in fruits and vege tables. Butterf at, poultry and eggs remained steady, i; Yesterday wheat figures were 34 cents on white and Jl cents per bushel on red.. Top hogs were bringing the grower $5.75 per Mindred. Dressed hogs were down a- cent. - " , i '-: -...1 - ' . The largest quantity of local tomatoes so far this seasoa ar rlred on local stands yesterday, bringing 40 cents a bushel tf the gardener; this is down 20 cents price offered last week. Lettuce, of none too firm quality. la up 10 cents on the crate, to $1. Cabbage is bringing the grow er two cents- now-, compared to the cent and a half offered ftst week. Green beans are worth a halt cent more, toe, to a "new buy ing price of two and a halt cents. Radishes and onions, by thajdos en bunches, - command 25 cents from the retail storev an increase ot flTe cents, . l ! Wool quotations bar dropped away down, with the market re ported generally inactire. j . f. Huston Crashes ) Span, Pay& for Drunken Driving Lynn Huston who' is , about '35 year of age and liVes iin Jeffefsoa tangled his auto against Green's bridge Saturday night ' and 1 by standers picked him1 up. placed him on a cot and took him to the home of Constable J. T. Jones. After several hours had, elapsed and-Huston had sobered up a bit, he waaSbrousht into . Salem I and lodged lq the county jalL Yesterday in Justice court Hus ton faced charges of driving while Intoxicated. He pleaded guilty, was fined $100 and days in iail. failed to nay the flna but be gan ha Jail sentence. coiiirs tWE 'I PUITiT IS DIT.1A0ED Rre Will Hold up Crews; Start Work on Inman r Building" : SILVERTOM, Aug. 31 Fire this j morning did - considerable damage to the county paving plant located near North James avenue. The plan t had . been in operation out one hour when the entire top burst into flames which were ex tinguished after a hard fight by both of , Silver-ton's fire compan ies, h' ' - : - ' :"'' i--, ' . The blaze Is believed to have started in the region of the weigh ing kettle. According to W. M. Bressell In charge, ' it will take several days at least before the plant can be put into operation again. : Ten men are ; employed here, 'j:' ; ' ' ' : p- Work' was started Saturday on the third-story addition to the In man building here. S. M. McCIung, contractor, has a crew of five men busy preparing the top ' of the building for the new addition. The additional space' will be devoted to apartments. , ' -;j Work will be started on a new barn on the, Jake Severson farm, route 2, Silverton, this week. The old structure was completely de stroyed'by fire several weeks ago: Lumber is on the grounds and the contract has been let to Rueben Thornlay, local carpenter. - ? , ' - HegeihwUer 1st -" FinM for Fire ' That Got Away i , 1 1 )-' :j . -j ..- Adolph j Hegethwiler wrote his check for $100 yesterday in Jus tice courts thereby paying a tine of that Amount assessed against him by Miller Hayden for setting a fire i daring -the -closed season without a permit. Hegethwiler'a slashings fire, started Saturday, got away from him and a ctow of men were called to the j Silver Creek falls districts where Heg ethwiler; lives to work all one night stopping the flames. -The fire was discovered . by a -forest ranger.' j ii Hegethwiler pleaded guilty aiyl 4: ON THE JOB RAISING JOBS 4 r If i; f 5 i : ,-. ::.-..: 3 Following iheir first conference on the unemployment situation Pirew dent Hoover and Walter &.Glf ford are here shown at the White Uouii Hri Gilford, president of-the American ; Telephone and Telegrapt (Company, was recently: appointed by ue rresiaenx co ue cnairmansni ; of tne national committee on unempioymem. ; Assoeiaiea wi i : Gifford in his efforts, te afford -national relief are some of the eotti i.J". I ''M.--..r: ,tnrs" most prominent business leaders, . - i. - had little to say in his own de fense; He is a bachelor. It-wa 8aJdin court, yesterday -that he baaV been' held tor a similar of fenses before, - -f-:''' H K ME en divorces ' il i - 1 - 1 i " Three ; wives, ; estranged from their husbands, were granted di vorces here yestef days in f Judge L. H. McMahan'sicourt. f ! Custody of a girl, nine years ef age, goes to Pearl Victor who se cured a decree of divorce from B. a. victor 10 wnom sne was mar ried April 17, 1 17. He was de- dared to be untrue, and mean 4d vile la Shis conversation. She is to receive $ a month support nmn e; for the girl until tba Jattet is 13 andf lloCa month for herself unUl February 1, 1932 and $1(0 a month from then until February 1.S1933 -n'-mu-.- ' - : Mary) M. i foster who married Robert H. Faster received ade cree of jdlvorce from him andMhe right to resume her maiden nme of: Mar M.; Seaty. He was-rriiei and on some occasions struckfer, she aaserted.- i -. m j - A divorce was granted to Mjlb Peterson whomarried CharU J. Peterson January 1, miffler maiden name of Melba Keenwas restored to her.; He called herlvile names and on 'July 30 desalted her, Tars. Foster alleged in' her ,f,t.i. , ..... ' --v Si one of the divorces was tested ton- UPSilV TO SPEfill : HERE TWICE T0D.V i Tw appearances by Hon. Will D. Uplhaw, for eight years a con gressman at Washington from Georgia, are scheduled in Salem today.! This noon Upshaw speaks to the Salem Kiwanis club on "Kl wanls'Cijtizenshlp." At 8 p. m. he addressed a general public meet-. Ing h414 at the First Methodist church under the auspices of pro- blbltlon forces in the city. His topic 'then will be "America's Greatest Battle.. Upshaw has been speaking for several months j throughout Cali fornia Recently he has Invaded Oregod and is mow , on' his way north through the state. Yester day' he addressed two large audi ences at Albany. Sunday la Eu gene hjajspoke to a crowdelTuhion meetlng of the churches' In that. y; I I . 1; ' Upshaw has a national reputa- tion . as ids. orator. Some press writers bAve hailed him as a sec ond Bryan. He is said to be force ful, entexjtafning! and dynamic. At the; Kiwabia fmeetinir this noon tfa attendance jrixe will be offered bv n. fl Otto li. iPaulus, joined tho club, tendance award. Page. Next week? who recently re will give, the at- AVOIDS COLLISIOiJ KES BB i tables jn la ittered ever BUTSTHI K 1 i & Fruits and veretablftahi larr-- quantitles. were scattered ever the woodbUrnrSilrerton highway at me warqpam intersection before 9 o'clock; esterday morning hen another arswept the curve so fast the big truck driven by Eant Geracei of Portland, was swing toa farl out to avoid a crash.' Driver f the jcar traveling to ward Weodburn 1 did see what damage was done when the truck A overturned. While about fourth of; the $90 load was loet. the driver and only : minor truck resulted. Gerare hit the jwas not injured .damages to Ihe bank as he crowded the curve to avoid strik ing the J approaching machine. uerace.was headed for Silverton. B3I WA1JT DISNEY OH " ICiA - l IS tvlii-lri7V lUrntTCl? ' ! -. ' "'. T !' It- Hot Water ! : .;- - "-; i: l" If! ! n AsJW'P v hcavems -VV kficvsea'ia v J , Av ; 1 1 !i. ; ; "Xr if Jx yaV I 1 "wknk old cao vta1 I 1 V )CKvioolsK E?Ma I 6cvsea cuuABat. in , A . i CS;K'7s;' 1 mooch jomk no gooo-I . - r' f . THIMBLE THE ATl -tarring Popeye koi bnowing-'Aciioiis ierjinan oru9 ; . I 1 ; knock imjot7 i 4L- 1 L r ff&r " ' A : '. ; -: K ;.-,, ;.r-. ':"' They Can't Win ;. M . .. . -;J ij. - . ;:r- f By SEG AR LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY Tfce MOTE V3 MEVge iNTtMDEb P0(J A cnoKE, A PROM M soaous amo DAjjsEeoos HlSSQPACOEKAf ffi fSJ SWAWAV FROM THE EJ J I I i ' I I I I I' a ' P II II I M I I Ml S I M n : ' " WALSH 6UMKiMTr4Ar tbTWlNKOrT TOOTS AND CASPER Keeping the Cat in the Bag ROHAKCE I LOVE IT? LYDCTOieCDWaVlj NUBEUCHASMMI AND PASMY HOOFam. 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