The OREGON STATESMAN, Satem, Oregon, Friday Morning, August 20, 1937
PAGE THIRTEEN
Wheat Touches
NewlowMark
4-Cent Plus Collapse Is
Sufficient to Set
Season Bottom
CHICAGO, Aug. ISH'PbVnieat
values collapsed 4 cent a bu
shel ia Chicago today, and reach
ed a new bottom price record for
the season.
Greatly enlarged arrivals of
domestic spring wheat northwest,
more than triple the quantity a
year ago, together with asser
tions that , European . Importers
are turning to Russia for sup
plies, did much to put the mar
ket under pressure.
September wheat led the
downturn here, dropping to
$1.06. where it was off 23
cents from the season's high
recorded a little more than a
month ago. ;
At . the close, Chicago wheat
futures were 2 -3 cents un
der yesterday's" finish.
Corn, oats and rye markets
sympathized with downturns of
wheat.
; Excellent demand for cash
oats was reported. Rye was
also in demand from the con
suming trade.
Bean Pack Halted
By Cold Weather
9
r --
A look- at the thermometer
about 4 p. m. wouldn't make it
seem possible, but nevertheless
it in th truth that aold weather
in these parts is acting to vir
tually halt the bean pack at Hiu
man 'a West" Salem cannery.
r, rover Hillman. bead at the
cannery, reports that cold nights
In the West Stay ton Dean pro
rinHnar area has slowed UD bean
production so much that the
cannery shut down early yester
day and could work on only am
Ited hours for a while. Temper
atures In the low forties have
been registered in the irrlgatea
sectors where the beans are
growing, which is entirely too
low for rood nrodnction.
Beans had been coming in at
h rate of 85 to 100 tons per
dav until the nresent slump. A
hi ft in the weather, eznected
soon, will put production up to
normal figures.
Salem Market Quotations
f T oHrta blo uppl!4 by local
trocar art to&lcattoa tot dally stark
meet paid u grown y Sana ran.
bat ara aei (varantaa. by Th SUUa-
nms
(Baying -Tic)
Applet, Haw tow
Wiaaaaps, ba tra faacr
Baaaaaa, lb ea talk OS to
Sanaa
Cantaloupe, crata
t.U
S.ftS
.05 H
JO
1.00 to 1.10
Grapafrait, Calit, Snakiat, erata 4.25
Dale, fraah. lb. - .. .14
Grape, aecdliaf. kg 1.61
Grape. Malagaa- J
Lemon, crata - ta t.TS
Orancea. Yalaaciaa .6.60 ta S.7S
Loganberries, crata
rtacnea, .
.1.25 U 160
, 1.25
.0
a.oo
. 1.75
Plain, local, crata , , ....
Ynbrriea. erata ,
Wild felackberrlei. erat
TEORaBUift
(BbtIhi Price)
Apricots, The Dalle, erita 65 ta
Bean a, free- and wax, lb.
Eeeta. doa. '
Cabbafe, lb. .
Carrot. loeL dot. , ,
Caaltflower, Calii. crata
Cora, local, do.
Cnenmbera, local, field jtowb
doiea
Cucumber, pickle, lb.
Celery, crata
Utah
Local heart, doa.
Stalk
.78
,03
.SO
.01
.50
1.00
.10
-04, JOi .06
.2.25 t 2.85
" S.OO
1.10
2.75
JO to
Lettuce, local, crate, dry pack 1.50
Union, green, dox.
Oatoas. Ma. 1. ew
Radian ea. do.
Pepper, green, local, lb.
Peaa. local, lb.
New Potato. SO lb. bag.
Paraley.
Potato, local. No. 1,
No. 2, cwt bag
Radiants, do.
.85
l.S
J
.10
.08
JIO
.40
l.SS
.1.80 ta 1.50
.45
Spinach, local, orange box
Hammer Sana ah, lb.
Italian Squash, do.
Daniih saaash. local, lb.
Tomatoea. Walla Walla
Turnip, doa. .
Watermelon, Calif., retail
Red Peppera. lb.
Sweet Potatoe. lb.
artrrs
.11 ta
.16 to
Walaots, lb.
Filbert. 1936 crop. lb.
Walnut neat, piece, lb.
Walnut aaaata. light baWea. lb.
HOPS
(Baying Prtc)
Charter. 1936, lb. 11 to
rugglea ,., nominal
WOOZ. JTO aCOHAIS
(Baying Price)
tfohanr
Uedina wool ,
Coarsa wool ,
Lamb wool
1.00
.04
.40
.45
1.60
.65
.02
.20
.06
.15
.19 b
.29
Dry,
Green,
CASCASa BASK
lEaGaAraTp'6TOTETr
(Baying Price of Andre sen)
White extraa
Brown extra
Medium extraa
Large atandard
.18
.50
.88
.SI
.30
.06
.03
Medium atandard
Pullet
.28
.23
.23
.21
.20
.11
.13
.12
.10
JOi
.15
.05
.18
MARION CREAMERY Burin Pricea
Bntterfat, A grde .34
Heavy ben, lb. ...
Colored medium, lb.
Medium Leghorn, lb.
Star, lb.
Whit Leghorna. frya
Old rooetere, lb. ,..,,.
Colored epnngt
Grade B raw 4 per cent
milk. Salem basic pool price
92.10 pew hundred.
Co-op Grade A bntterfat
price, F.OJB. Salem 84c.
(Mlik ftaaed a saaal-maatkly
battarfat average.)
Distributor price. $2JM.
A grade bntterfat Deliv
ered, 34c; B grade deliv
ered 82c -
A grade print, S5He; B
grade, 84 He
B grade
Un Doultrr. Ha 1 atoek
Colored nana, onder 4 lb J
Colored sea, over a ft id. J
Colored fryer, aver 8tt lb. J8
Colored fryers, under S loa. .10
Leghorn nana, fceary . .09
Leghor -ana. light
Laghora broilers J
Booatars
Beieeta -maret vain
Stag. Ib. , , , u- JOS
to. 3 grade, a erat leea.
ggra Candled and graded
Large extra ... , inn'
Medina extra , ,-
Large atandard
Medina atandard
Undergrade . . . 1
Pullet
.80
.18
.16
ai
UVESTOCB.
(Buying Price)
1937 apring Umb,Ib.-8.00 to 8.25
Yearling, lb. 04 ta .04
Ewea 3.50 to 8.25
Hoga, top, 150-210 lba. 12.00 to 12.85
130-150 lba. 11.25 to 11.50
210-230 lba. 11.75 to 11.85
Rowb . 8.75
Dairy type eow
Beet cow
Enlla
Heifer
Top veal
.4.00 to 5.00
S.OO to 6.00
5.50 to 6.25
.6.00 to T.00
8.00 to 8.50
.12
. .13
86
86
Dreased veal, lb.
Drened bow. lb.
GSAIB AKD EAT
Wheat, white, No. 1
Wheat, weatern red ,
Barley, brewing, ton 27.50
Feed, barley, ton 25.00
Oata milling, ton 25 00
Feed, ton ..22.00
Hay. baying prleee
Alfalfa, Talley
Oat and vetch, ton
Clover, top . ,
.14.00
.10.00
.10.00
Young Democrats
May Pick Seattle
INDIANAPOLIS. August 19-
LPt-Eigbt men sought tonight the
presidency of the Young Demo
crats of America as an estimated
10,000 party adherents opened
their third biennial convention
here.
Delegates from 10 far western
states Toted today to support Se
attle in its bid to be 1939 conven
tion city. San Francisco, which
got one vote to Seattle's nine
withdrew from the contest.
Market Loses
In War Scare
"The Captive Bride
By Barrett
Willoughby
CHAPTER XXXIII
Denny knew that Van Cleve, de
spite his remarks to Rio, was not
finding; Tarnigan or anything else
very desirable these days. His
drawn face and" his brooding dark
eyes, as lifeless as his right hand
. resting motionless in its sling, gave
evidence that he was in a particu-
- larly black mood this morning.
Presently she sot up and assum
ing a cheerfulness she did not feel.
' went into the card room. '
a
i lie was playing double Canfield,
' with a bottle of liquor. -an empty
glass and a siphon at his left elbow. I bera jy- winter. That feeling of I dozen snarling sentences. She noted
r 1 a. I I . J I - ... ta ,.
stood on the runners behind and
i though he was using the brake on
the down grade, be kept snapping
his wrist to keep a long whip snak
ing over the backs of his huskies.
He was a vary tall, gaunt man witn
a wolflike f urtiveness about him.
As the outfit drew near. Denny
was struck by the fact that Bourne,
for the first time in her knowledge,
failed to hail a newcomer with a
hearty welcome. Instead, the two
exchanged a flashing glance ox ap-
that mink's case wasn't hopeless
when he put his foot into the trap.
The creature might have gnawed
his foot off and freed himself to go
on living alter a iasmon. 1x01
whole, but making some sort of
compromise with life. But for me
life affords no compromise, no sub
stitute for that which I lose through
my crippled paw."
The word trap had made Denny
fully alive to what he was saying.
Tittle lines came, at the corners of
her eves, ai thev narrowed to dwell pralsal and a guarded nod. Those
' - - I a .m 'it ..
on the sweep of country outside. I noas expressed mora 01 nosuuty
"Van. you shouldn't have stayed! than could have been packed into a
He rose at her entrance, asking.
"And how's our frozen sepulchre
affecting the mistress of River
House this Yuletide?'
"I never was happier in my life,
Doctor, or more full of good will
to men," she declared. But she
- turned toward the window, so that
his probing eyes had only the back of
her silky dark head from which to
judge of her real emotions. She
ran the half-drawn shade up and
facinp; him. ' again; demanded, in
tones of mock authority, "Now, sir,
the chronometer 1 I
The harsh lines about his mouth
softened under his slow rare smile,
and he handed her his watch. The
morning and evening winding of the
watch, .'inaugurated during those
' first days when the doctor's awk
ward use of his left hand had made
the task difficult for him, had be
come an established ceremony; one
out of which had grown a mutual
feeling of intimacy and understand
ing. .,- .
After she had wound the time
piece and slipped it back into his
pocket, she laid her warm hand over
the bluish fingertips that protruded
from the sling. "Better today.
Van?"
He jerked his head 'in an impa
tient negative. "No change. Don't
you know, Denny, that you're guilty
of criminal wastefulness in devoting
so much of your time to a hopeless
cripple!" A light had come into his
eyes, but she did not see it. Her gaze
had been drawn to the window
again, caught by a movement be
tween the evergreens on the hillside
across Tarnican Creek t It was
Bourne over there, in his ereen-and-
white mackinaw. Now, as' always,
that glimpse of him out of doors
the trap no one can escape it here,
now that the river is so still and
frozen. See the white miles of it out
there all of it crisscrossed by cruel
traplines. cunningly hidden wait
ing catching little creatures
holding them. The whole country Is
a trap, she went on tensely, "told,
merciless, gripping you with soft
white jaws that are stronger than
steel. Surrounding you with im
pregnable walls of ice. Holding you
holdine you
She was gripping her hands until
the knuckles showed pale, forgetful
of Van Cleve, who was watching
with the eyes of the skilled diagnos
tician, every change of her eloquent
face. "So-0-0?" he murmured in a
low voice. "You are the girl wno
was never happier in her life!'
At that moment Bourne again
came into aignt. us was lunging
down the road toward River House,
bent forward against the drag of a
spruce tree that trailed on the snow
behind him. Tongass, with the tip
of one of the branches in his mouth,
was also tugging forward, render
ing questionable aid.
The doctor changed the subject
abruptly by remarking "Here
comes the skipper with the tree for
the Commander's Christmas party.
I never before knew a man who was
such a queer mixture of hardness
and sentiment. Instead of sending
his Indians out to get that tree, he
goes personally to select it, and then
drags the thing in himself, when he
might better bring it in on a dog
sled. But I suppose he wanted the
exercise.
Denny nodded without comment.
After a moment she said, "I won
der if the Commander will get home
in time to put on his festival for
made her forget what she was doing the youngsters tonight The blessed
and sent a train of questions racing
through her mind.
What did he find out in the cold to
engage his attention during . the
ereater part of every day t Where
did he firo on those trips that some
times took him into the wilderness
to be gone a couple of days? He
never told her anything about his
absences. He treated her with nei
ther more nor less consideration
than he did his other guests; and he
had not exchanged a word in private
with her ainca before Thanksgiving.
His reticence made her distrustful
of him. Now, while she watched for
his reappearance on the hillside, a
detached corner of her mind listened
to Van Cleve and dictated her an
swer to his last statement.
"What nonsense is this about your
being hopeless cripple! Didnt
your splints come off two weeks
ago? Aren't you going to discard
your sling tomorrow? What are
you trying to do, Van develop a
lina' to anneal to my maternal in-
' stincts!" She laughed and patted
his arm.
- Despite the animation In her
voice, he preceived her detachment
and the light Vent out 01 ma eyes.
With a flicking gesture of his fin
gers, he directed her attention to an
darling 1 His heart was set on it;
and even though he made no com
plaint, I know it was hard for him
to abandon his preparations the
other day and rush off fifty miles
to the South Fork to deliver an In
dian baby." 3
Denny really had little concern
about the postponement of the af
fair: but she was touched by the
gallantry of this one-time naval of
ficer trying, against odds, to stage
a real Christmas Eve in his barren
log church for the pleasure of his
solemn-eyed nock of savages.
' . "I believe the Commander's com
ing in now," said Van Cleve. "Seel
A dog team up on the summit of the
hill road! No there an two teams.
Probably only a couple of trappers
coming In for their Christmas
drunk."
' Denny took up a pair of binocu
lars from a shelf and focused them
on the ridge. "There's a man and a
squaw on the lead sled," she report
ed; "And. oh! What beautiful
team of huskiest ... The man on the
sled behind is Test He's waving!
It is the (Commander. I recognise his
whits reindeer parka r
Bourns, outside the gats, had
rolled the Christmas tree to one aide
Qouds Over Far Eastern
Situation Factor in
Day's Weakness
NEW YORK. Aug. l9-Pr-
Darker war clouds over the far
east and a break in domestic
commodities helped to weaken
the underpinning of today's
stock market,
With steels and motors under
pressure from the start, leading
issues finished the day with
losses of 1 to 3 points gener
ally. A few were off as much
as 6 or so.
The Associated Press average
of 60 stocks was off .9 of a
point at 68.3. L Transfers totaled
762,540 compared with 701,990
yesterday. .
Contributing to the wavering
sentiment among traders, brok
ers saia, was tne expectation mat
congress will be called together
again in November for the pur
pose of passing measures, many
not to the liking of Wall street.
which have been shelved in the
present session. '
Possible war losses for some
oil companies operating in the
orient tended to depress this
group.
Losers of around 8 points each
on abbreviated turnovers were J,
I. Case at 175 and Deere at 133
Among lesser casualties were U.
S. Steel at 115. Bethlehem
98, Chrysler 112, General
Motors 577.
Norfolk & Western was up
4 at 249. Minor improve
ment was held by Electric Boat
at 12, Public Service of N. J.,
41, U. S. Industrial Alcohol
36, Newport Industries 34 and
National Distillers 3076.
Quotations at Portland
rKODTSCB SXCH-JTOB
PORTLAND. Or.. Au. 19 (API
Produce aifhnre: Bntttr Extraa 83H;
standard 81ft; prima Xirata 81; lmta
8c; battarfat S5tt-86e.
Egc Larre extraa 23: larca stand
ard 23: mediant extra 24: medium
ataadarda 19. 8m U extra 14; small
atandard 10.
Cheaie Triplets lit o 18-
Caaeara bark Baying price, 1937 perl,
Domeatie floor Sening price, city 4a
ii-ary, t to 25 bbU lota: Family peteata,
40a. $6.75-7. 5; baker bard wheat.
35.55-7.55; baker' bloestem, 35.40-S.85;
blended bard wheat, fS.80-8.90; graaara,
$5.85; whole wheat, 34.35 barrel; soft
wheat floora, $5.30-5.40.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND, Aug. 18 (AP
Wheat : Opea - High law. Open
Sept. 97. 97 ft 94! 944
Dee. ,99 99 96 98
Cah whect: Big Bead bluestca, aw 13
pet 98; 13 pet 95; dark hard winter 13
pet 1.09: 13 pet 1.05; 11 pet 97; aoft
white and wastera whit 94; hard winter
and waatern red 95.
Oata, No. 3 white 23.00.
Barley, Na. 2-45 lb bw 27.50.
Corn, Argeatia 42.00; millrua stand
ard 25.00.
Today' ear reeeipta: Wheat 84; bar
ley 1; floar 12; oata 1.
Portland Produce
Wool in Boston
BOSTON. Aug. 19 (AP TA 8. Det,
air.roiwf 01 ikku Tviumt wen ciuara
ceaaioaally in tha wool market today.
Good 12-month Texaa wool brought
95-97 eeata aeoared baaia. Fine territory
wools ia original bar mored in limited
amoanta at 95-97 for good French comb
ing length. A little choice original- fine
territory wool of balk good French comb
ing and atapla combing length brought
98-1.00.
Newsboys Picket
Grants Pass Cafe
Pinball Operator
Seeks Injunction
MEDFORD. August 19-R)
Earl E. Sims', local pinball ma
chine operator, filed suit today
to restrain Jackson county au
thorities from enforcing their ban
on the devices, after August 25.
A similar suit was filed Wed
nesday in Josephine county, with
a hearing set for Saturday morn
ing in Grants Pass.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 19 (AP)
Butter Prints, A grade, 36c lb. in
parchment wrappers; in cartons, S7e;
B grade. 35e, in parchment wrappera;
36c in cartons.
Bnttertai ( Portland dellrery. buying
price) A grade, 85V-3oe lb.; country
stations; A grade, 34e; O grade,
IVi cent teaa; C grade, o centa leaa.
B grade cream for market Price paid
producer. Bntterfat vasts 55.2e lb. ;
milk, 67. 7e lb.; aorplua, 45 9c. Prie paid
milk board. 67c lb.
Eies -Buying "price by whole (era:
Extraa, 21e; atandard, 19c; medium I9e;
medium firata, 16c; undergrade, lit
dox., firata, 18c.
Cheese Oregon triplet. 17e; Oreeon
loaf, 18c Brokera will pay Ha below
quotation.
Country meat Selling Trice to re
tailera: Conntry killed hog, best butch
er, under 160 lb., 16-16 c; Tealer.
15-15He: light and thin, 10-12c; beary
10-lle: canner cows 8-8 toe cutters 9-lOe
bulls 10-10; spring lambs, 16c; year
lings ( ) ; ewes, 5-8c.
Lire poultry buying price by whole
aalera: Colored bene, 4-5 lba 16 lb.;
orer S lbs., 16-ne 10.; egnora nens
nnder 3 lbs., 10-lle IK; out JH
lbs., ll-12o lb.; colored springs over
3 lbs. 20 21e lb.; 2 to 8H lbs., 18
I9e lb.; Leghorn broiler 17e lb.;
roosters. 1-Be lb.
Cantaloupes Tnrloek, Jumbo, 45s,
$1-1.25; standards, 45s, $1.00; Jumbo
38s, $1.25; Tskima standards. 50-75e:
crate: California nominal: Tha Dalles
75c-1.25.
Potatoea Oeachutea, $175: Klamath
No. 1. $2.00; new crop Yakima Gems,
$1.25-1:30; local, $1.50 cental; new crop
Yakima White Rose, $1.25 cental;
local, $1.15-1.25 orange box.
Onions New crop, California red, 85c
$1; 50 lb. bsg Walla Walla, 90c per
50 lb. bag; Yakima 10', 20c.
Wool 1937 nominal; Willamette al
ley, medium 85c lb.; coarse and braids,
33a lb.; eastern Oregon. 28-29e lb.;
crossbred. 82-33 lb.; medium. 3133c Ib.
Hay Selling price to retailers: Alfal
fa No. 1. $18 ton; oata and retch,
$13; eloTer ( ) ton; timothy, eaatem
Oregon, $20-50 ton; do valley. $18.16.50
ton. Portland.
Hops Nominal, 1939, I2e lb.
GRANTS PASS, August l9-P)
- Disgruntled newsboys, barred
from selling papers in restaurants,
picketed a local cafe today in the
name of "the organized union of
child labor."
The pickets, who allegedly
threatened to "bomb" a reporter,
left their posts upon the advice
of police.
Hayesville Area Busy
HAYESVILLE The commun
ity Is a veritable bee hive with a
straw baler and combine both at
work. Also, evergreen and onion
seed harvest has begun at the
Greig farm, with banner Crops in
prospect,
Stocks & Bonds
iComnlled be Asnoelated Preset
Gard
Ranch
1
eners and
crs Mart
Aug. 19
STOCK AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated
30 15
IndusC Raila
Today 97.1 S7.8
Prev. day 98.5 88.2
Month ago .... 96.5 41.0
Year ago 89.2 39.2
1037 high 101.6 49.5
1937 low 87.9 86.1
1986 high 99.3 43.5
1938 low 73.4 30.2
15
Util.
42.2
42.7
43.8
52.2
54.0
39.1
5!Tr
43.4
BOHTJ AVERAGES
Today
Prer. day
Month Ago
Year ago
1937 high
1937 low
1938 high
1936 low
80
Indust.
. 90.8
. 90.8
92.9
94.3
99.0
90.6
98.2
86.9
15
Rails
103.1
103.1
103.0
103.5
104.4
102.2
104.4
101.8
IS
Dtil.
97.9
98.2
97.7
102.6
102.8
95.8
103.1
99.3
PORTLAND. Aug- 1 (J?)
Prices on the Gardeners and
Ranchers' market today were
mostly unchanged.
Cantaloupes , were firm with
some packs up 5c a crate. The
season neared a close at Wapato,
with the harvest Just beginning
at Dillard, a few crates are expec
ted from southern Oregon Mon-
lyday. unofficial estimates of the
f Dillard crop range from 60,000 to
70,000 crates of bumper crop mel
ons, as a result of abundant mois
ture. Grapes were slightly lower.
The potato market was firm
with an advance of about $1.00 a
ton a t Yakima. y
Asparagus O r e g 0 a, 80 1b. crate.
$2.10 2 35.
Aeocadoa Summer, $3.25-3.50; green.
$3 SO flat.
Apricots Ore if on, faced, 55-65C Wash,
suitcases. 65-7 5c.
Bean Local, 3c lb.; Kentucky 'VVon
dera. 3-3 He.
Beet far ssck. Oregon, $185.
Broccoli Crate, $2.25 2.35.
Brussels Sprouts California, one
fourth drama. $2.75.
Berries Raspberries, $2.75 $3; cur
rants. $2.10-2.25: loganberries. 2.00
2.25, blackcaps, $2.35-2.50; yonngber
ries, $2.25-2.50: blackberries $1.50 1.70;
Boysenerries $2.00-2.80; huekleber.iej
1214c. Strawberries, $2.50-2.75.
Bananaa Per bunch. 5e.
Cabbage One hundred pound crates,
$1.10-1.30.
Cantaloupes California, Delano valley
jumbo, 45s. $2.75-2.90; 86s, $1.00 1.25.
Carrota Oregon. 4c per lb. ; Calif.,
bunched, 30-35c dot.
Cauliflower $1.35-150.
Celery Labish local $1.25-1.50.
Cherries Bings. Lamberts, 10- 12c; pie
8-6e !b.
Corn 70c $1.00 for 5 doi.
Cucumbers Oregon, Washington hot
house, 30 35c dosea.
Citrus fruits Oranges, Valencia.
$3.65-5.00; lemons California, $7.00
7.25; grapefruit, $4.00-4.50;, lemonettes,
$4.00-4.50.
Dili 6-7e lb.
Eggplants-Oregon flats, 65-70c.
Pigs California, $1.00 flat; Washing
ton. 75-85e.
Garlic "New, 9-10e lb.: Oregon, 7-8r.
50 I U rapes Thompson seedie $i:-i.3j,
Stock "d maiagas, ai.su i.w; oic seeaiess.
68.3 I l.T&-t.BS.
69.2 I Lettue Oregon, dry, 8-4 dos 85e-
69.3 $100.
67.4 I Mushroom t'ne pouna carton a ao
75.3 I 45c.
62.6 1 Nectarine Lug, 90e-$1.00.
72.8 1 Unions Kitty-pound sacks. U. a. no
55.71 1, 75-85c; commercial. 70-S0e.
Per Calif., Bartlet. $1.75-1.85.
Parsley Per dos. burfthes 25-30e.
60 I Parsnips Per lug. $5 40c
Stocks I Peaches Nominal .
7.10 1 Hales early, 77-ue; tiDertas ou-ouc;
71.5 Carmena. $1.10-1.15.
73.2 1 Peaa Oregon, 7-7 He lb.; Washington,
69.6 I 5-5 He per pound.
74.7 1 Peppers California Bells. lilac
70.5 1 Oregon, boxra 60-60 for 10 lba.
73.0 1 Watermelons Cwt. $2-2.25.
87.6 1 Plums Califonia. Santa Rosa 4 bas
ket crate, 90e $1 ; Waablngtaa Bine.
75-$l.
rnt. $2-8.25; Washington russeta.
$2.60-8 83; local. $2-2.25; Whito Roae.
U. 8. No. 1. fl.SO 1 :-.
Potatoe White Bote C. 8. No. U
f 1.35-1.50.
Rhubarb ThlrtT-ponwd boxes, 80 63e.
Rutabaga! 81.15-1.23 crate.
Radiahea Per ooaon bunches. 5e
40c
Spinach Local, 20-pound crate. SOc
1100. Sweet PoUtoes California, 8 lie lb.;
lugs. Ko. 1, $1.75-1.90.
Turnips Dos. bcacfecs. C0-75e.
Tomatoea Oregon hothouse, 1016c Ib.
-par pound; Mexico. $3.50 $5. ,
Squash Zuchinni, 85-40C
Turnips Oregon hothouse 70-73e.
Tomatoea Lugs, 15e $1.25; boxed. $t
$1.13. Watermelons Cwt. $1.75-12.
Option on Power
Firm?s Property
Extended Decade
Pre
PORTLAND. Aug. lMflVThe
city council, following a three
hour hearing, decided today to
extend the city's option on the
properties of the Northwestern -Electric
eompany for 10 years. "
The city attorney was instruct
ed to draw up an agreement per
mitting the city to exercise the
option at any time during the
period.
Advocates of municipal owner
ship urged the council to allow -plenty
of time in which to educate
. 1 . 1 I I , - . A 1
me yuuiic 111 iaur ui me pur
chase as a means of distributing
law rate power from Bonneville
dam.
John H. Lewis, former state en
gineer, and Monroe Sweetland of
the Oregon Commonwealth Fed
eration suggested that provision
be made for a public utility dis
trict to act under the option.
J. D. Ross Making
Washington Trip
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.-P)-City
Light Supt. J. D. Ross, member of
the national securities exchange
commission, left for Washington,
D. C, today for a few weeks' stay.
Ross has been prominently men
tioned as a candidate for adminis
trator of the Bonneville power
project.
ild Indian trudging down tha road K LklaL X
past tha front of the house The I cap as he waited for the travelers to
appiu .
On the lead sled an Indian woman
native was returning from his trap
line, at pair of snowshoes under one
arm and the alia, dark body of a
mink over his shoulder.
"Look, Denny. One might say I
sat muffled in blankets and wedged
about by steel traps, bales of fur,
and boxes of came gear. The driver
further that Tongass lifted his
ruff and silently bared his fangs, not
at the strangers dogs, but at the
man himself.
"An enemy!" was her conclusion.
And before the fellow passed, she
impressed his face on her memory:
Long, leathery, with small pale eyes
under bushy brows; a thin mouth,
loose and flabby. And when he
turned his head for a backward look
at Bourne's set, watchful face, Ms
lip curled in a peculiar gnn that ex
posed a startling mouthful of teeth
every one of which was capped
with gold.
Van I I've seen that man be
fore!" Denny exclaimed. "He was on
the dock the night we went down
river on the Afavi. Ughi Those
teeth they give me the shivers!
Yet. despite her repuenance, her
heart was quickening with hope; for
she was also remembering the iei-
low's remarks about Revelry Bourne,
She was certain now that the trap
per bore the river captain no good
will; therefore ha might be tha
means of her escape from Tarnigan.
But she had no time to dwell on
that now. The Commander, breezy
and wholesome in his blizzard-bat
tered furs, had stopped at the gate
and sent his Indian servant on to the
Manse with his dog team. He and
Bourne were coming into the bouse.
The Commander was seated at a
small table Honey-jo had drawn up
before the fireplace, telling about
bis journey as he applied himself to
an excellent meaL
Though Denny had listened to the
missionary's cheery account of his
trip with interest and admiration,
the portion of her brain that was al
ways alert for some means of escape
was busy wondering about the trap
per who had come in with them.
"Who was your traveling compan
ion. Commander 7 aha asked cas
ually, t
"Fellow 1 fell in with this mom
ing. Wolfgang Stebbins. Native
wife. Her people live here in the
village. I invited them both to the
Christmas tree tonight but the beg
gar told me frankly he was coming
to town to ret drunk. Later he's
going down to Wrangell with his
furs. You know him, of course.
Revelry."
Tes. I know him.
Denny turned her head, lest her
eyes meet those of Bourne and be
tray her desperate resolve to get in
touch with Stebbins; for aha had
made up her mind that when tha
trapper set out for Wrangell, she
would be a passenger on his sled.
Vaguely aha beard tha two
men speculating about Shakespeare
George, who had not yet arrived in
town for his accustomed Christmas
visit. Her problem now was to get
out of tha hquse at one and seek
Stebbins in the native quarter while
Bourne was still occupied with the
Qnnmander. -
Fortune favored her when the two
fell inte a spirited discussion of
Canadian politics, and aha slipped
away upstairs to change her clothes.
Shortly after, Denny, dressed in
her white blanket suit and ermine
cap, alipped quietly out the front
door.
(To be continued) - -
POLLY AND HER PALS
The Last Word
By CLIFF STERRETT
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Mickey Makes an Inseparable Pal
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A Successful Experiment
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The Moment of Decision
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tomorrow.
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