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Till OREGON STATESMAN, Salecu Oregon, Sunday Uornlnjfc August 29, 1937 PAGE SIX T s Workers of Safeway S tores Enjoy Holiday Ti - ,r . '" Siilsi.SUiisi UMaiiaw.". Speculates By D. H. TALMADGE Coast Hops Marls Continuing Quiet Pacific coast hops market re mained very quiet and developed a somewhat weaker tone during the week ended August 25, states the Weekly Hops Market Review ot the bureau of agricultural eco nomics. Continued slow demand from domestic dealers and con sumers, together with generally favorable prospects for the new crop outturn in the three coast states, were the principal weak en! ug market Influences. Oregon hops markets were in actlre. There- were no sales of spot hops reported made by Ore gon growers during the period and no new contracts for future delivery were written, according to trade advices. In the complete absence of transactions, it was ex tremely difficult ot obtain any line on current values, cither of old or new crop supplies. Demand from domestic dealers and indus tries was lacking and no foreign Inquiry was reported. Most do mestic interests were awaiting 'representative new crop samples before making further ' commit ments and were mostly working on previously accumulated sup plies. Oregon growers were busy picking early varieties and were generally not pressing their hops for sale. -Moderate amounts ot new crop hops were reported available around 15c per pound, but dealers were nots interested at these prices. Samples of new crop Fuggles . received by local dealers were reported as showing somewhat Irregular quallty.The general market tone appears very dull and values ot both old and new crop hops largely nominal. Washington hops markets were also quiet and inactive during the past week. No sales ot either old or new crop hops were reported In the Yakima' and Puyallup val leys, and no new contracts for fuutre deliveries made trade ad vices Indicate the Puyallup valley crop Is expected to yield around (00 bales more than the 193 outturn In that disrtlct. California hops markets were quiet and tended somewhat low er during the week, largely re flecting continued slow demand from dealers and Industries. Har vesting ot the new California crop made steady progress In the Sac rmaento valley with picking about 75 per cent completed at the1 Bitch's i SCt fdUy,EkISonte&04 v -' Vyoo divine the truth. He hu fUen under the ipeU of Lotus and Vjgl hO.fi , -K f X h frkL Forcefully. O-Ua pe&k to Wn. For heneif. Am carw not fOx ; JN JP I I r lL Thre U thing gnawing in her Titl--wiring. But befo he r ! W ?Vl ' thwouUI4etosehsineMtotheHcwcsWaM , t.rjl 1 rVH !l 1 V fl out of the house ruitouslr. Ia die outer kitchen. Fadttr finds 04an ifyi -JiCb;' ivfiv Af s - i "Vhen 010 onr any woor O : igja. ' f t ; - . " - , --, ...... . fr", - r:;- , : , r.-' , L ,f 1 h ,rf! Vli i ..... ... - .. -Tr :- - ' - -1 - ii - -- - ii mi tii i ii" t -- -, itjniir--ni 1 1 isism h i umi i nun n i i sans isr i iisraiimi rifintti'-'-in - Employes of Safeway Stores in the were the chief attractions. close of the week, according to trade estimates. Labor for pick ing, while not liberal, was about equal to grower needs In this area. - The New York hops market continued quiet in anitcipation of the movement of the new crops. Sellers again lowered prices to promote buying interest and prices declined around 4c for the week. Brewers stocks appear about sufficient for requirements until new hops begin moving In volume. ' Hooligan $ Creator U Called by Death NEwStOCHELLE, N. Y.. Aug. 28 -P- Heart disease brought death Friday to Frederick Burr Opper, 80, creator ot Happy Hooli gan, Alphonse and Gaston, and other comic strip characters read around the world. He was forced by failing eye sight a few years ago to retire from active work for the Hearst newspapers, with which he had been connected since 1899. The body will be cremated Monday after private funeral services. - Adapted from the Metro -Goldwyn-Mayer Picture starring PAUL MUNI and LUISE RAINER Serialized by Beatrice Faber. to th LAIm. "TelL and 1 should CCCtM here oftenet," h says to Ching. his over set. Ahaoet witrfuSy, he begins to tell him f kit troubles. Chins' repJy to Koitmnt a fc ret, tfn hU words can not be checked. H atus Vang of the evil that too much snorter and foosmcK kCenes have wrousht-Fiaany. Uurca cut the truth about Lotus and liit Son. Wang's lace cwfao wka rage He hurries to the house and softly opens the of Lotus' toonv His face darkens as he MM her la Udet Sooa araaa. Stnkinc out ac the boy. hetTMaVGet out of say right leit I U3 vouT waags rkhes have poisoned his La, Lotus has taken him froca Olan- U ul aha tosM between hiss and his tool Read the Conctoflnf sptoode. Sixth Installment Next Sunday Salem area enjoyed a picnic, Sunday, August 22 Ex-Missionary Is Killed by Train OREGON ClTYr Aug. 28.-ff)-Thomas W. Houston, about 75, retired missionary to China, died a few minutes after his automo bile was struck by a north bound Southern Pacific train it the Clackamas station grade crossing Friday. Houston was traveling alone and apparently failed to see the train. State Trooper Ed Wescott said after talking to . train offi cials and Mrs. L. C. Schram ot Beavercreek, who witnessed the accident. Houston, who served as Chinese interpreter for the American army in France during the World war, has operated a small chicken ranch near- Clackamas for the past four years. Survivors Include his widow, of Hot Springs, Colo.: two sons, Wal lace of Los Angeles and Paul W. of Oregon City, and a daughter who is a missionary In China. cm to Dcrfame ccraim- There ee mT' ah ataanen oat Surdv love 1 !V C-aT 2 V 1 t lT5ksarU How Does Your Garden Grow? Questions About Roses, Begonias and Soils Answered by Miss Madsen - By LILLIE L. MADSEN Questions and answers: Q. The leaves on my rosebush es are brown and have been skel etonized. What shall I dot I want my roses nice . for fall bloom. We have Just moved to this place and the roses Lave been neglected. The former owner told me they were good varieties. Mrs. D. C, Salem. A. It is a lit tle late to bring the roses back in proper shape tor autumn um icadta blooming. But good care now may give you some bloom this fall and will certainly give your bushes a better chance for next spring. Pull out any weeds grow- mm upon tha Nowal by PaaH a. Buck. Adapted for th Staf by Owe Darts sad DonaM Davis -V. ia hi rooaa when uddenty. a subde reaches his noatrUv He turns, heart. k Lortis. VThT htvenl TOU COGBC to aaka. a aeductfr smile USCA het has. He an answer and backs away. Slowly, the waytowatdhna She rnerhandonhahoukkc. then her fingers cams his checks. "VTe are both so young." the awirsaurs, "but nineceen Teart each of belongs to youtA cite a ssaa oe t Neskowin. Three hundred were present. Sports, unrf bathing and a big picnic dinner ing around them. Cut off all seed rods or dead wood. Spray thoroughly with an all-purpose spray. Cultivate and water deep ly. Dig a little balanced ferti lizer In around 7 the bushes about two inches out from the base of the bush. Q. I have heard there ia a hardy begonia which can be left in ground out-of-doors all win ter. Can you tell me what It is? A. D., Salem. 1 A. - The- Evansiana Is said to be. hardy. . The tops will freeze down but will come up again in the spring. This plant grows about two feet high and is a very good bloomer. Q. Have Just moved into new place which has been neglected. Grass and weeds high and dry. Lilac shrubs look wilted. Wis taria vine grown all over every thing. Little glossy-leaved plant with a few little scraggly flesh colored flowers. What can it be? Leaves far apart and look scrub by. What should I do? Do not tell me to dig up lawn. I can not bear a "ploughed field" In front even for a little while. Would rather have dry grass. But I do have" plenty of water for irrigation. L. R., Salem. Care of Hun-Down Place A. Youll have your hands full this autumn. Cut off all dry grasa and pull out as many weeds aa possible. Scatter blue- grass or some beat grass seed. Give a balanced fertilizer and keep - Irrigating- regularly and thoroughly.' You'd likely have a more satisfactory lawn in less time were you able to abide the "ploughed field" for a short time. Bat patience and work can also bring a lawn back. Let the water rnn about your lilac bush tor SO minutes each evening. Cut of all suckers around It. Cut your wisteria vine back to about S feet of the trunk. The little glossy-leafed shrub Is probably an abelia. This, if given proper care, is one of our best shrubs. It blooms all sum mer Into late antumn and has evergreen foliage. In early aprlng It ahould be prnned back severely and given plant' food. Give it plenty ot water now With plenty of water, yon ahould be able to bring your lawn and garden around to semblance of neatness yet this autumn. Q. There seems to be some thing wrong with my soil. I am from the midwest and am ac customed to sandy soil. Here I cannot make the soil take water. It Just runs off. Newcomer. A. Your soil very likely needs humus. Do you have a compost heap? If yon have a spot in your garden which will not be too plainly seen, make a com post heap ot leaves and stalks. Be careful not to put any dis eased plants or lea res on the heap. Some gardeners make a habit of spraying the heap with Bordeaux and arsenate of lead to control disease and insects. Fork it around frequently. If you do not wish to make your own compost, get a bale of peat moss. The bales sell for a little over two dollars. Spread It on your flower beds and shrubbery borders at least two inches deep. . Sawdust Acta as Mulch Q. Last year, you wrote in your garden' column that yon had used sawdust on your azalea and rhododendron beds. One ot my neighbors bet me, that yonr shrubs would be dead before the summer was over. Will yon kindly tell ase the results? Car ious. A. So far, at least, yonr neighbor has lost his bet and I haven't lost either a rhododend or azalea this year. There ia yet a .little ot the summer left, how ever, so I am still knocking on wood. No. the sawdust has proved very successful as ' a mulch or ground cover for the acid-loving: plants, so much so that I am going to repeat this tall. Remember the idea was not original with me. I picked It up at a commercial azalea garden. At another garden (also com mercial) I saw hogfuel ased suc cessfully as a match for azaleas! Things to do this week: Or der yonr oriental popples and peonies for -September planting. Order the extra . lilac bush yon told me last spring yoa wanted. We have many fine new lilacs grown on the Pacific coast. Finish putting m the Irises. : I an sure several of yon whom I saw taking notes In oar many lovely trie gardens last spring bave . forgotten to order those they wanted to plant late this summer for next April's and May's bloom. Lift and divide yonr Kaakees. Illy bulbs mow If they axe crowd ed. A little ground lime added to the Nankeen Illy son wQ prove beneQciaL Plant fraltlHartas, Erythrozt fama, triUluma; Mariposa tulips now. Xorel Flower Se>ttlomi . New and different things far the gardes: The : Mariposa ta- lip and Its close relation, the Star tulip (cat's-ears) are de lightful spring flowers ia shad ed parts . ot the rockery or in woodland-parts ot the garden. Both groups come In a variety of colors. Ill just mention a few: The soft lilac-pink Ma weanmus Roseus; the bright yel low Benthamli; the venustus EI Dorado in shades from pink to deep wine. There is the little Lelchtlini, a true rock plant, not over six inches tall and covered with white flowers,' spotted black. Then there is the tall Marlpost Slendens rubra, grow ing over two feet tall and bear ing a profusion of pinkish lilac flowers. Fritillarias can be had- in a variety of colors from our own greenish-brown mission bells to the bright yellow and red bells. The fruitlllarlas are perfectly hardy and like a porous, well drained soil fairly rich in leaf mould. The erythronlums, or Dog's tooth violet, should also be plant ed now. Last spring I saw vari eties of this group used in rock gardens and in edges of wood land gardens most effectively, and wondered then why we do not use rt more extensively. Any loamy or gritty soil will do and light shade is preferable. In planting, set the bulb upright. Two or three inches apart give them plenty . of room. In wood lands, in shaded corners, or in crevices in rockeries in semi shade the plants will multiply and naturalise. As soon as you receive these bulbs from the grower, plant them in a moist place. They suf fer from drying; exposure. Remember that these most of ns call them Lamb's tongues here come . In creams, white, bnt-ter-cup-yellow, purple, lavender, Pink. . Another wild flower group which is being given considera ble prominence In domestic gar dens include the Cypripedluma or Lady's-sllppers. This group likes a ; well-drained woodland soil with a moderate mixture of leaf mould. Sheltered, shady, moist places areideaL The uontanam. with its vanilla fragrance, is one of my favorites ot this group. The flowers are large and are white. The spectabile, a tall, strong plant with pink flowers. Is also very desirable. In the milium group yoa can. now purchase the rare little southern Oregon beauty, Rivals, whose mauve flowers are borne on stems on plants not over six inches tall. The plants are inex pensive, selling for 1.00 a dos en. Walla Walla Fair To Begin Sept. 2, Has new Features WALLA WALLA. Aug. 17- i Special) -Three busy days of en tertainment and exhibitions arc promised those amending the southeastern Washington fair in Walla Walla, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 2. S Jtnd 4. Each day has a heavy schedule of events lined up for Dotn spectators and active par ticipants. r eamnns; ue rair rrom an agricultural viewpoint will be the various exhibitions in the pavilion and livestock barns, en tries this year promising to set a new record for the Walla walla fair. From an entertainment view point,' the program promises more than In any. other year The newest feature Is the world's championship all-around farmer contest for which a grand prize of $109 has been posted by the fair association. This competi tion will open . on Wednesday and will continue an three days of the fair. It is open to amy person caring to enter. Afternoon programs will, as before, feature horse races, sev eral events being: listed for thor oughbreds. . In addition this year, , for the first time, the fair will present rodeo features including backing; Brahma, steer riding and -calf roping; Hiss Shirley Joy EllJs of Seat tle, r named , as "111x8 Western America- by the .Golden Gate Exposition for the fair la San Francisco in 139 win crown the "Fairest Farmerette on Thurs day evening. Amity FFA Stock Team Wins Second AMITY At the Greek i n Stock show. Wednesday the Amity FFA stock judging- team made, a creditable showing- They were - second high ; team ot the eontest, the Gresham team being first. Amity team waa second high la Hoisteina. v Robert Lee of Amity wo sec ond place la individual scoring. There were Ii teams and ( boys . ta competition. Cresbaza won first, leaving- themselves. Amity and Canby tst a tie wttk two annual rirst places each, a third for any one ef the three next year wfll girs them the iletxger cup. SUNDAY NOISE There may be those who spend in rest " The holy Sabbath day. Who bide . consistently by what . The Bible's orders say But who they are or what they are Tis difficult to know, For we're told rest is merely change, ' And possibly 'tis so. The Bible's orders do not say That on the Sabath day We make no noise to mar the .. peace V Of neighbors out our way. And bo we hammer and we saw. And let our motors roar, And make more din than we did make , In six days gone before. Turlev Burp. I recollect, set out to repair the roof ot his wood shed on a Sunday, and thereby ruined Mrs. Rittle's afternoon np and darkened her pious medita tions, and also had an almost dis astrous effect on the Tockieya family dinner party. The Kittles and the Tockleys were near neigh bors of the Burps, one family on one side and t'other on t'other side. Just before Mrs. Tocxiey served the pie, however, Tnriey fell from the woodshed and broke a leg. - The Rittlea and Tockleys expressed sympathy. It was about the forcedest sympa thy I ever saw and listened to. Cheerful, too. I have consulted an astrolo gist. It Just happened. We chanced to be going to the same place, and he was hankering to astrologize and I was not caring greatly one way or the other, so that was the way it was. I had never before been told about my self according to astrology, or predestination by the stars (not Hollywood). I had never given the subject much thought. A Gypsy woman had once told me, and that was a long time ago, that there was to be a brunette in my life. She was right, with the trifling exception that the only brunette that came into my life was a blonde. I did not much care at the time of the consultation, anyway. Brunette or blonde or neither, I was not thinking much ot suck matters. But. of course. Gypsy fortune telling Is a very different thing from astrology. It seems, ac cording to this astrological guy, that on account ot being born when I was that I am under the friendly Influence ot Uranus. which he said waa a good planet to . be nnder the Influence ot when friendly and very bad when unfriendly. Any of yon who were born in September, af ter the 23rd, ahould look up Uranus. This astrologer sal he thought a complete horoscope would prove ot great value to me. He said if I had a com plete horoscope I would be much astonished at the narrow escapes I have had and the happy expe riences I have missed by not havlnr a horoscope. He said folks born between the ZSrd of September and the 1st of Octo ber have warm, a flections to na tures, and are not always prac tical, yet do well ia basin ess. Futhermore, he said, they are not fond ot hard work. I s not, however, going to east as persions, whatever one does when he casts aspersions, upon astrol ogy. It may be a good thing. I have a rule not to deny the truth of anything of which nobody ac tually knows anything. I nave been tooled aa many times as care to be fooled. I have scoffed at things which turned oat to be what they were said to be, -and it is not a very pleasant senss tion. ; I knew :a woman In a far country aJvery Intelligent wom an, who wrote real stories which were published In real magazines -who never wearied in her ef forts to "discover" some one ot the myriad theories pertaining to the present and the ultimate which would satisfy her heart and mind. She died during the past winter. Near to 89 she was. About 25 years ago ahe had an attack of astrology, - which ahe accepted seriously for a time, making at thorough study of the stars in- their influence a son our lives. But suddenly she dropped It, and made no further mention of it- Her investigations covered a wide field. I beard from her from time, to time auld ac quaintance and a - no-account chap who tried to he patient, y know and finally this last win ter; "I am not going; to bo here s great while longer. Everything has failed except the simple faith ot my childhood." A remem brance from her at Christmas time, Aa acknowledgment ot Its receipt was returned bb opened, marked "Deceased," Such a life! Something is al ways happening, asually the n expeeted. He was e.mlte a big hoy whea he stopped deliveries a morning paper route ta a New Kngiana city. Among; the others oa his route waa a widowed la dy, whose husband had left her wen oft ta the way ot worldly gooda. She never remarried, I suppose, because she eomld not spare the time. She waa gen eral manager ot a sort ot one of tha local churthea, brigadier general or something ta the WRC. a member of two dabs and the Eastern. Star, and sis hoed her own vegetables and bagged her own roses and did the greatar part et str wa housework. She had tor a com. naaloa an old Udy. soma rela Uve ot her late aasbaaeV I be lieve, who did little beyoad tnak ins her own bed. X tmagtna I hear aa Incredulous smile creeping- stealthily over- the readers coanteaanco, hat there are sack wom New England, or were or S years ago. The boy rather oU hoy toU m mboUl J! 4 -to la deliver. tag his papers that morning. na the lady was n and haticg her coffee and toast when he arrived. She did not ask him if he would like a cup of coffee. She merely filled a cup, put on fresh toast and motioned him to a seat at the table. She came of a fam ily that in 150 vears had not been accused of talklnt? tnn much. The boy told her a story that he thought to be funny the well-known incident of "the gentleman who one winter's day attempted to assist a lady in des cending an Icy hill. He had slipped and fallen, and in the resultant scramble the ladv had fallen upon the gentleman, whereupon the gentleman had coasted to the foot of the hill on his back, bearing the lady upon his front. When the foot of the hill was reached the gen tleman said politely to the lady, Vr ma.. -n. nnn. J . this Is as far as I go." Something In the story amused the widow. Perhaps It was new to her. al though this does not seem en tirely possible. At any rate, she laughed heartily, and a bit of toast was drawn into her v, ind pipe and strangled her. She was unable to breathe. ' She turned what Is sometimes termed black in the face. The boy pounded her upon the back, and brought her tho camphor bottle. She had been considerably shaken by the experience, and he remained with her until she seemed entire ly recovered. That was all. Yet, slight as was the incident, it had a direct bearing upon the boy's life. The widow recommended him to a friend ot her late hus band, a manufacturer of cotton goods, who gave him an oppor tunity to learn that business thoroughly, the while he was completing his education in the public schools. Eventually (reads like an Horatio Alger story, doesn't it? But it is true) he became a successful business man more than ordinarily suc cessful, although he never was heard to say that he had .done better than 'well enough." The widow said he was a .natural meeter of emergencies, which are somewhat rare, more particularly among boys. I reckon Mr. Dry den was right. "Life Is a mist, and in the dark our fortunes meet us. Polk County Hens Rate High in East DALLAS Pens of leghorns representing the Oak Knoll poul try farm owned by Morris Chris tensen of McCoy are continuing their phenominal records in three national laying contests. At the Passaic, N. J., contest a Christensoa pen is in first place with 2455 points. Considering in dividuals, two of the Polk county birds rate third and fifth re spectively. One of these is the highest rating white leghorn in the eontest which is fee all breeds. She has a total of XS1.7S points. The high pen in the entire lot tor the month of July was the Chrlstensen entry. In the middle west, at Moun tain Grove, Mo., another Oak Knoll entry is high pen and has been hln pen for the last flva consecutive months. The total score for them is 2319.15. Ia tho contest at East Lansing, Mich., where a third pen is en tered, from Oak Knoll, the Polk county flock has not tared quits so . well, bat the standard of these birds is Improving. The second high pen for the month ot July was the Oak Knoll en try which also contained the second individual record in the contest. The above information was received through W. C. Leith, Polk county agent, who states that the standings are as of July 21. It will be some time yet be fore the August records are available. Salem Caiineries Keep Crews Busy Pitting Cherries Cherry pitting in Salem fruit packing- plants, with about 390 women and girts now employed and probably SOU employed t all times daring the season. U becoming quite a payroll fac tor in Salem. Estimates ot the volume of cnerriee pitted during- a season ia Salem and vk laity reach from 10.S09 to 11,000 barrels. Tbs Reid-Murdoca plant pits prac tically all Its cherries, nsing them tor maraschino, salad fruit and trait cocktail packs. Willamette Cherry Growers association, Allen Fruit comp&nr. and, across tha v river, Orepoa Fruit products and Giles and Jenka, all have big crews of cherry sitters now at work. This job to still all done by hand, a good share et it being done dur ing; odd months. An interesting new machine at the Reld-Mnrdoch plant is the Carl Kiefer preserve filler, which automatically fiUa an of the glass Jars of pre series bearing tho company label. This is done by the machine at a rate of 44 Jars per minute or 1,100 per hoar, canal to 10t cases of the ipen Slowly, . Report From Monmouth MONMOTrrH Roy M. Milr and Ira Ray, prominent bUck jerry growers of this comun y report alow progress in com fcertla! marketing of their crop aa to v cool, cloudy weather fchhaa retarded ripening of the trait. Ordinarily at this time of year, their Ucka crews have daily work, hat to date, tarn season. ely occasional dava of picking are available. A. As. -