THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1923
WHEAT TAKES DROP OF SEVEN CENTS ON EXCHANGE
BE
OUTPUT LISTED
454 BALES HOPS
PLANS GATHERING
PAGE EIGHT
T0S1.92T0DAY
Chicago, Kvb. 5 May wheat
dropped more than seven cents be
low yesterday' close a few min
utes before the finish today, when
It sold at $1.91 H- There was a
light recovery at the end, flivil
figures on M iy being fl.924 to
Sl.2, a net I or of 6 to 7
cents from the previous close.
Chicago, Feb. 5 Opening whrat
figures whl:ii ranged from 1H to
1 lower, with May $I95 to
11.97 anj July $1.60 to tl.65,
were followed by a slight further
setback and then something of a
rally.
Aftor starting H to 1 off.
with M.iy $1.36 to $1.36', the
corn mak'-it held near th initial
figuren and thei scored a rise all
around.
Oat opened half to down,
with May 62 to C2, and later re
ceded a little more.
Provisions wore firmer In line
with higher quotations on hogt.
TJie wheat finish was nervous at
a net Ions of 31 to 7 cents, with
May $1.92 M to $1.92H and July
tl.(t2 .i to $l.f.2V
The com finish van weak at a
net loss of iy, to 2, with May
91.35 to $1.35.-
DISTRICT; SOLVES
FLOOD PROBLEMS
East Salem residents who arc
complaining because their case
ments are full of water, in umo
Instance their yards are flooded
and are battling against adverse
flood conditions, would be entirely
freed from their troubles If tint
drainage district plan now before
the county court and o bitterly
fought by many Kant Salem resi
dents, were to become an actual
ity, according to Percy A. Cupiier.
engineer endeavoring to put over
the drainage plan,
"There is little doubt," utile 1
Cupper today, "IT the plan were
carried out to control the flowl
waters and keep Mill creek down
to a normal level, even during the
highest water periods, that the
flood difficulties In Kast Salem
would be solved. Of course each
taxpayer has to meet his own
trouble and decide them, hut It
teems to me the comparatively
mall assessment Miat would be
made against various lots where
opposition has developed, would be
repaid many times over each year
In relieving the flooded conditions
and assuring many people that
water would no longer flood their
basements in middle of the rainy
season
"When the water getn to a cer
tain point In Mill creek It satu
rates the gravelly soil and spreads
OTcr a wide area, causing the
troubles complained of nearly ev
ery year. Consummation of the
drainage plan should do awav
with thiwe difficulties."
The county court, which yester
day was to have heard the final
plea in connection with the drain
age district plan, continued the
hearing until March 4 as state of
ficials were not ready to report.
In the meantime a bill in the leg
islature may solve the problem by
giving the governor authority to
sign for the fit ate in such casos.
Washington, Feb. S Rates on
farm product from points in Vah
Ington and Oregon south of the
nalte river to Portland, Seattle
and Tacoma and other north Pa
cific porta are reasonable. It was
held today by Frank M. Weaver,
examiner for the inlemtate com
mere 9 coinmisHlun, in a tentative
report.
Prjlucrs attacked the differen
tial by which rates from the terri
tory to Portland are held at slight
ly lower figures than to the other
ports. The examiner's conclusion
will now go to the coiiiiiiJseion for
final adjudication.
Salem Markets
Com piled from rtort ol Sa
lem drillers for the sjuUIhih-c
of Caiilinl Journal reader
(I lev I -Mil dally.)
Grain: No. 1 white wheat $1.78
No. 1 red wheat $1.78 (Hacked.)
Wholesale meet
M-snt: rnp hogs 10 c; sows
1 He; drei-.d hog" 1 1c; top
ateer tUTc: cows 45c. can-
ner cow IH up; bulls 3V4r5c;
spring lambs up to 90 lbs., 14c:
veal e: drensej veal He.
Poultry: Springers l6o; light
hen 15 6 17e; heavy hens 20c;
old rooalere So; ducks 16 0 lHc;
turkeys 32c dressed; alive 23f 2&c;
geese lsftrOe dressed: live 12iMc
white Pekin ducks, alive 16MNo;
India Runner ducks alive 14tilc
Jtutterfut 44c; creamery butter
4&T46c; eggs 30c: standards 33c;
elects 35c; milk $1.80 cwt.
Vegetables: rotator $1.752.25
cwt. head lettuce $4.bOfr4.76 crate
California rablui 4i44c: celery
heart $ 1 .2.1 fir 2.1 5 doc; nate JMf
7 00 cwt.; onions $fi, No. 1; boiinn
$2.50 per cwt.; swet't potatoes,
fancy 8 1 Oc ; spinach iiri-rnc
reppcrs STic; gren llibbatd
quash $3-60 per cut, rutubiiK-ia
S'fc cents; parsnips $ cents
sacked cauliflower $2.25 crate;
sacked carrots $2 50; brusHfls
sp rou i lc, loot) turnips 2 Ho lb.;
California bunch vetieiablfs: car
rots, beets and turnips 8Dc dnxen;
parsley 75c; radishes, irreen onions
60c; grape fruit f4 00.vH.i5 crate;
fruit $4.004.7.S crate; rhubarb
rhubarb 17 c; tomatoes $3 10 lb
lug; Texas cab'jae c lb ; sat-ki'd
beets 4c.
Krultst Apples $1 80 bo. fa.e
and fill: fan.-y $2,0042 50, exlra
fancy $2 60trJ60.
Chemimn vs Kitvrrinn
Chemaw-i, Feb. 5 The Chema
wa Indians broke even In a double
header basketball game on the
Indiana' floor last ntaht. In the
first game tl..y defeated the Hll
verton Amerl'nn I-erlon five by a
one sided score of 4$ to 20. The
core at trie end of the first half
stood 23 to 11 In favor of the
Indians. The Indians' second
team lost to the Qulnaby team by
a score of 83 to 2U The redskins
were In the lead at half time by
a 10-t score but were unable to
keep up the fast pace set by the
Visitors.
.ULk
BUTTER FIRMER;
POULTRY STEADY
Portland, Koh. & All prospects
for a decline In local butter prices
nave disappeared and the market
is no v showing a good, healthy
tf.nc. Cre iniwry nu n are frank to
admit that the next clfeinge will
probably be upward unless there
Is a rudical improvement In pro
duction. They deny. however,
that any advance Is contemplated
in me near future.
Soaring grain price are caus
ing more study and worry to the
producer at the present time than
anytning else.
The eg market Is in a weaken
ed condition. Itecelpta are liberal
with buyi-M skeptical. Adjourn
ment of the dairy exchange during
convention has left the trade more
or less at sea. Quotations are on
nominal haniA with business gen
erally aone liejnw hoard price es
tablbdied at the last session of the
exchange.
Ch )ke light calves and hofjs are
much In demand in the country
dressed meat market, while under
grade stock continues o drag.
Chol-:u li'jht veal and pork bring
Ing a 15 'A cent top.
Live poultry prices are general
ly uncnaiigeti, with the market
showing a good health tone, lie
ceipts are moderate.
Potato shipments in the local
market continue liberal. Buyers
ore imyrig $1.75 to J .J in the emm
try lor United Htates No. t liur
banks. Selling prices ..re unchang
ed at to x.'.bu.
There is a firmer tone In the
mohair market wuh growers of
fered 65 to 75 rents for 195 clips.
Prospects are for a stronger niar-
i.ei tnis season.
LIVESTOCK
Portland, Feb. 5 Cattle mar
ket steady: receipts 400: ste
good $7.25 '(? 7.75; medium $C.25
i.ii common $t.z;4i6.Z5: c
ner and culler steer $4.0Ki?
&.z&; neners, good pound
up) $6.006.60; common and
medium, all weights (4.00 )
jb.uu; cow, good $5.25 i5.75
common and medium $4.00t(t)5.25
ennners and cutters $1.6 Oil) 4.00
bulla, wood (beef ycarlliiKs exclud
ed) $4.00)4.50; coDmnion to med
lum (ennner and bologna HH.00 4i
4.00: calves medium to choice (190
lbs. down) $8.00fa11.00: cull and
common 19t) lbs. downl $600 ki
b.uu; meuium to choice (190 to
2C0 lbs.) $7.0K,('10.0(- medluiu to
choice (260 lbs. up) $6.007.50;
cun ana common (1SU lbs. up)
4.IUrjJ0.bU.
Hogs steady: receipts 600
heavyweight (260 to 350 pounds)
medium, good and choice $9.75
t 11.00; medium weight (200
to 300 lbs.) medium, good and
choice $10.50911.25: lightweight
(160 to 700 lbs.) common, medium
goon and choice $1 1.25 1 1.50;
pacsiiig nngii, smooth 19.50(h)
10.00; packing hogs rough $9.00
v w.o't; siaunter pigs (130 llwi.
down) mediuM, good and choice
H.oot9.no; feeder and stock
pigs (70 to 130 lbs.) common, med
ium, goid and choice SH.00Gft9.60.
Soft r oily hogs and roasting pigs
rxeiuti'M! jn noove quotations.)
Sheep quiet; recelptu none,
lambs, llsht imd handyweight.
meillum to choice I 4.50 6p 16.50 ;
heavyweight (a pounds up)
medium to prime $11.0014.50;
all welcht.4, cull and com
mon $11 0(Ui 14 50. yearling welh
ers medium to prime $10.50f
$13 00; we'hers (2 years old and
over) medium to prime $9.00
11.00; ewes, common to rhoiee
?S OOHtOO; canner and cull $5.00
em.uu. (A novo quotations except
lambs on shorn basis.
The first annual collection of
tdatistical data, covering the can
ned berry output of the United
Stales, has Juat been issued by
the National Canners association,
which compile J it. The reports
on all the berries canned have been
reduced to the equivalent of case&
oi .No. 2 cans. 1 he National Can
ners aasjel a lion's figures, which
are for the year 112 4, follow In
full:
WacL berries
pot.t)i:s
Portland. Or., l-'eh. 5 Potatoes
steady with $1.75i'2 00 fir Oregon
stiM-k: onions steady. $3.75 Paid In
ountry.
nt'lTIIt A S II lirTTKItK.Vl
Portland. Or., Keb. 6 Putter
Atcady: extra cubes, city. 43 He;
standards 4'Jc. prime firsts 41 He;
firsts 3 He; undergrade nominal:
prints 4.ic; cartnns 4tte.
Putter fat steady, best churning
cream 4.1c net shippers' track sone
one; 45c delivered Portland.
V1IKT
Portland. b'vh. 5 Wheat bids:
baart hard white $2 10; soft white
ii. si; western white $1.90: hard
winter $1.93; northern marine
$1.95; western red $1.90, Today's
ear receipts: wheat 12, flour 6,
hay 1.
Pori.Tiit ami f.;;h
Portland, h'ta. 6 KKga weak:
current reef IIr.12 tr 33c; pullet 31
naiHe; firsts 33tr33He; henner
ts 34 Hit 35c delivered Portland.
Portlnnit. Or L'aH R PmiUrv
firm; heavy hens 22fli24e; light
ltr 1 7c; springs. 21 t24c; old
rooniers 10c; ducks white Pekin
''0 Gt 2 IP- Him tiirlf ova t A .-...,.1
turkeys 3?4f34c; geosc Kc.
Portlan-l. Keh. 5Hops firm;
new elusiers IT til He; fugIrK
l&tflSc; old crop nnminal.
Coanille Fishine Bill
House bill 114, which would
stop seining In the Coq utile river.
will be reported farorablr, ac
cording to a declelon reached oy
the house fisheries committee
last night. An open hearing wan
held on the measure when a num
ber of opponent of the meas
ure argued against It
California
Michigan
Missouri
North Carolina
Oregon ..............
Tenne.saeo ,
Texas
Washington
All other states
Cases
59.U63
42.095
114,550
37.240
Vl'l. 0K8
12.32
10t,274
4K9.K.17
19,060
Total 1,007,429
IlluebcrrJeg
-Maine 171,640
Michigan ....
All other states 2,392
Total ,
;oOMbcrrJeti
Michigan
Oregon
Washington ..;
All ohr states
.... 187,83!
15.704
9,274
Total 116,93
liOgJUllH'lTiCH
California 25,918
Oregon 407,151
Washington . 208,197
All other .states . 37
Total 641,303
lilut'k Itnspberrlcg
Illinois
6.340
Michigan 124 574
New York 47,997
Oregon 13,765
All other state 2,419
Total 184,095
Jtiil JUthpbcrricM
Michigan 14,058
New York 175,115
Oregon 97,523
Washington 298,467
All ot'.ier states . 3,833
Total 688
Strawberries
Maryland 18
.Michigan 84
New Jersey . 4
New York ...
Oregon
I enn
20,
Washington
All other states....
260,334
CAVE FLOOR RISES,
CUTS OFF ESCAPE
(Continued from Page One
lief waa expressed that Collins
might still be alive.
The movement took place Just
beyond that part of the cavern
which had been timbered by res
cuer.. The first three explorations by
the miners required about one hour
each.
Considerably more time elapsed
during the fourth visit, however,
and the alarm of those on the sur
face increased each minute until
the first man's light appeared In
the cavity downward from the ent
rance. No one among those In charge
of the work at Sand cave waa able
to sugeet where the nearest min
ing machinery might be located.
Major Cherry did not make known
his deetlnntlon when he hurriedly
drove awny for more equipment.
Preliminary plans for sinking
the shaft, evolved in consulta
tion with coal miners who arrived
from Muhlenhurp; county during
the night and who made the four
early morning; trips, called for a
mine from the top of the hill at a
position not far distant from
where Collins Is thought to be
plnnol.
50 Foot Shaft
It was estimated the shaft would
be from fifty to 75 feet deep be
fore any of the caverns beneath
were tapped. Whither the Doi-
tlon chosen would strike Sand cave
waa a matter of speculation. If It
does not. then a tunnel from the
depth where the cave Is believed to
lie will be undertaken.
Funkhousor and the miners, aft
a long consultation were con
vinced of the hopelessness of an at-
empt to continue rescue work
through the natural cave from the
outside. It Is Impossible to move
the solid rock uplifted to the roof.
they declared.
Danger To Collins .
Tho danger to Collins In mining
downward from the hill top Ilea
In the vlbratl.m entailed In such
work. Three alldca and CAve-tn
within tho cave already have oc
curred from unexplnlned reasons
and !he constant Jarring and pound
ing necessary In sinking the jhaft
undoubtedly will drop rock and
earth In his vicinity, if not direct-1
iy upon him. !
General Denhnrdt. Professor
Funkhoiisr and the coal mineral
virtually decided upon the plan to
go after Collins from above after
the first report that the floor was
rising. Thero was constant dan
ger that anyone within the pas
sageway leading to Collins would
find himself wedged and slowly
crushed where he lay.
Hubsequent reports on the uplift
convinced the rescuers that their
hope lay In the new plan and the
cave exploration was abandoned.
WW
1 illif i
James R. Linn has purchased
454 bales of hops from Durbin V
Curnoyer at 15 cents, and yester
day took In a littlj lot of 98
bales from Beavey at Corvallis
whicn he bought some time ago
at the aame price. Otherwise lit
tle is stirring in the hop market.
A few contracts have been made
for a year ranging from 15 to 18
eea is and La who n la reported to
have made a few three year con
tracts at 17 cents, but generally
the situation la quiet.
MURDER OF
LITTLE GIRLS
IS MYSTERY
(Continued from Page One)
when the Martin girls first were
reported miesing waa given tu
Lliem by a neighbor who said she
bad eeen the sisters leaving a
school playground in a coupe.
Child Admits Murders.
While the grandmother of the
girls, Mrs. Carrie Lovelace, wis
being taken to the spot where their
bodies lay, to identify them by
their clothing; another little gt.-i,
younger than either of the slain,
faced Superior Judge Gates in an
other part of the city and repeats 1
a sensational story Involving he
in the alleged murder of two in
fants and an adult and attem;il.i
to murder ueevral other personj.
She was seven-year-old Alea
Thompson, brought before thu
judge for Investigation as to her
sanity as the result of her "Con
fession'' to police last Monday that
she bad fed ground glass to her
twin sisters in Dauphin, Manitoba,
two years ago, poisoned a woman
with ant paste here lat year, and
had attempted in recent weeks to
poison the members of the family
with which she boarded by putting
sulphric acid from a radio battery
in their coffee.
Beside Judge Gates, representa
tive of the district attorney, alien.
Ists and Mrs. alre Thompson,
Alas' mother, all heard the story
and failed to trip Item p in her
recital of the alleged poisonings.
Authorities Bewildered.
Mre. Thompson admitted she
was bewildered by the girl's de
tailed explanation of her allegei
crimes and her firm adherence to
her original story.
"It's all true, mama," said the
child. "I did it because I wau.ed
to see them die."
In the case of the twins, M.3.
Thompson, she remembered that
their sickness was a puzzle to her
and that "parts of their stuma;iiH
seemed to be coming away on the
inside."
Mrs. Jess Piatt, with whom Alsa
boarded, believes her "confession '
and alleges the girl tried to poison
her too.
Aiwa waa to face Judge Gates
again today, this time on a formal
charge of lunacy preferred by Mrr.
Piatt.
The Illinois Society is preparing
for big dump's at the annual meet
Irg of all Illinois fofks to be held
at the Sale in Chamber of' Com
merce on the evening of Thurs
day, February 12.
There will be a program present
ed, including an address by Frank
J. Loneran, representative from
Multnomah county.
The following Invitation has been
issued by John S. Marshall, presi
dent of the society:
Shipmates ahoy. Are you from
Illinois? Then come to the an
nual meeting of the Illinois' Society
to be held at the Salem Chamber
of Commerce, Thursday evening,
February 12, 1923.
Instructions: come next Thurs
day evening to the Chamber of
Commerce and make yourself at
home, just as If you owned the
place.
Limber up. Let every man and
his wife who were horn or once Hv
ed in Illinois, come to this meet
ing prepared to smile and have a
good time. Leave your troubles, if
you have any, at home. Get ready
to say: "Well, where did you come
from " Even If you came from
Egypt, come and tell it.
Where to come. Everybody
should arrive a little before 8
o'clock next Thursday evening as
It may take you quite a little time
to shake hands with everybody. Of
course there .will be no wall flow
ers. Program Music by the orches
tra. Luet, by the Rev. William
Hicknan and E. C. Hickman. Ad
dress by Frank J. Lonergan, rep
resentative in the legislature from
Portland. Music. Travelogue, by
Miss Mary Eyre. Community sing
ing, led by Miss Mary Eyre.
This invitation is for you and
for any other Illinois folk that
you happen to know. Just tell them
to report to tho Salem Chamber of
Commerce next Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock.
Reception committee J. R.
Chapman, Geo. W. Eyre. Mrs.
Frank Rosenquest, Mrs. Ada Mil
ler, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ackman,
Ernest Anderson.
John S. Marshall, president;
Geo. W. Eyre, secretary-treasurer,
Illinois Society.
He that will not reason Is a
bigot. He that cannot reason Is n
fool, and be that dares not reason
Is a slave. '
Join the Red Cross, February 9 to 14
Cooley & Pearson
Guaranteed Quality Foodstuffs
APPRECIATION
Filling your orders at all times with guaranteed qual
ity merchandise, a more earnest effort to give you
prompt delivery service, less time wasted before being
waited upon when in our store, prompt"" attention to
phone calls, adding to our stock an ever increasing
variety of the best foodstuffse, effective displays, an
addition of one more salesman to our personnel, these
and mi.ny other efforts are being put forth in our effort
to show "Our sincere appreciation of your rapidly in
creasing patronage.
APPLES
We invite Bn inspection of
our fruit display, as to
quality and price. Our ap
ples are packed fresh daily
insuring you against get
ting old stock.
Hand packed Spitz, medium
size, per box $1.29
Fancy extra large Spitzen-
berg, hand packed,
Queen's quality, ,
per box $1.79
Wagner Apples, medium
size ...... $1.29
Wagner Apples, extra large
splendid quality, per
box $1.79
Fancy York Appes,
per box $1.29
BANANAS
Well ripened fancy quality,
8 lbs. 25c
Grape Fruit, Florida, heavy
fancy, 3 for 25c
ORANGES
Sweet Navels, all sizes,
from per doz. 10c to 59c
FLOUR
We are forced to advance
as our old stock runs out.
But we are still below the
present wholesale price.
49-lb bag Crown flour $2.59
49-lb bag Cherro hard
wheat $2.59
49 lb. bag 50 per cent
hardwheat $2.49
49-lb bag Valley flour $2.43
HAMS
Sugar Cured Delicious, an
exceptionally economical
food at per lb., 12 or
whole 25c
LARD
No. 5 Cascade Lard 87c
Crisco
makes
delicious
cake and
cookies
Small txe Medium tize Large lire
VEGETABLES
A complete line see our
window displav.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jello, all flavors, pkg 10c
Campbell's Soups, all
flavor 10c
Old Dutch Cleanser,
3 for 25c
Argo Corn Starch, 2 for 25c
Argo Gloss Starch,
2 for 25c
Hillsdale Asparagus Tips,
3 for 99c
Golden Bantum Com.
3 for 73c
Tender Cut Beans, 3 for 55c
Sifted.reas, 3 for 55c
Dimple Peas, 3 for 85c
PHONE C. 0. D. ORDERS 52 No extra charge for
Delivery Entire City, West Salem. Salem Heights
211 N. Commercial Street
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