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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1925)
PAGE EIGHT PROBE OF FIELD AGENTS GET ALL PACTS Washington. Mar. 19 Instruc tions to examine the books and trading record 1 of alt grain ex changes In the country and those of a number of large brokerage firms were sent today bv Hecre tiry Jarl,ne to field acents of the grain future admlniHtraiion. Thq at ion constituted the mr rlcultural department's first step In Its InvcHllKatin of the caucw of recent violent fluctuations in the price of wheat. The orders went to Chicago, St. Louis. Kdt)u City and other points. The names of the biokera whose books will be Inspected were not disclosed. The examination will cover trad Ins; account since tho price de cline begun a few days ago. The ultimate extent of the scrut Iny will depend on the nature of Its preliminary finds. Ilccords of tiie exchanges and brok'-'rs are expected to thow plain ly whether buying and lliii ws the renuli of abuse of trading priv I lessee Whcnt Trend I'pmiril Chicago, Mar. It Opening wh?at (uotattons, which varied from the fame as ywtenlny's fin ish to a rle of 2Vi with May f 1.62 to $1.01 and July $1.44 to $1.44'. were followed by a rapid series of fluctuate iih that carried May up. After opening at to 1 cent higher. May fl.1944 to $1.19, corn reacted a little and then Climbed nncw. Oats started unchanged to up. May 45i4Ti'A. Later there were moderate general gninft. The wheat close was Irregular at 1 net lower to 24 advance. May $1.63tt to $1.64 and July $1.42fe lo 11.42 v,. The coin close was heavy to m cent net lower, May $1.17 to $118. T E Portland. Mar. 19 Reports of A two cent adv ince in print nut ter current h long the street, did not fully materialize. The actual advance niuounled to one cent with prints belnn listed at 4B emits ami cartons 49 cents today. Itut tertat bids also advanced one cent with 48 cents being paid fur cream, delivered Cortland. Knt pr'hces in the country range from 46 to 47 cents, Tho butter market Is very eirong at elio advance. On the ex change Htandarrt culies arc postt i a half out higher at 4& tt cens. Other g'-ail" am unchanged. Oregon butter Is extremely scarce for this time of year with lt h fancy and undergrade stock In de tnand. i:nl"ws there Is a great Im provement In production snon val uer nro expected to continue on the upward trend. Kg market easier with extras and current receipts a cent lower on the exchange at SI and 27 cents respectively. Receipt con tinue liberal with demand less keen. IJve poultry receipts are scarce With demand keen. Light hens fh tn at 1 9 and 20 cents; heavy hens 22 to 23 cuts. Springs are nominal at 23 cents. There In no charge In country drcsst'd meats. Top calves arc quot ed at IdS and top hogs at lb cents. lOltTI,AXI MVHKTOt'K Portland, Mar. la I'atlle Meady receipts 400; steers good i 8. 7 ft; nicdttini $7.75 t N.2" ; com mon f tl . 7 fiii 7. 75. can iter and cutter ster.i $ f.r0 6. 7 & : heifers, froud ( S!'0 lbs. up f rt.75 6i 7. 2T ; rommoii and medium, nil weights, $5.00 fir tl. lli. cows, good $. 2.' di 7.00; common and medium f.VttO ti C L'5; canncrs ami cutters $2.00 4l 5.0)1; bulls, good (beef ycnrltm: excluded i, $4 at) 6' 5.2. ; common to medium ( canncrs ami bologna ) $3.O0fir4.5O; calves. medium to cho.ro il'.lO lie, down! $S.50fii $12. 0'). cutl-tind common (l!0 !hs. down) Jf.OO&i'tJ.r.o; medium to rholco MIX) to 2iti lbs.) $'..:(lfti' 11.00; medium to rtioice CIl'.O llirf up) $6 00 u 7 50; cull and com mons (11)0 lbs. up) $4 500.50. Hog ftt-M-ly ; receipts 300; Heavy weigh! i'2U) to 3.M) pounds) medium, goo I and clioi'-e $ I 2. f0 tii:t.u. medlain vtti;M to a"0 potindit medium. uood and rholco i;i.:.oi 14.25; liirhtweigiit (lrto to L'ltO puuntl.') com mon, medium, good and choice $1 4 001 14. 25; light lights (130 to lfiO lbs.) common, mvdlum. good and choice $ 1 2 75 r 1 3.75 ; packing hogs, smooth $ 1 1.60 'a1 12.50; pack ing hoirs, ruiKh. $ 1 l.OOfii' 1 1 .50; $la tighter pigs i30 lbs. down) medium, go,M and choice $12 00 1' 13 5; feeder and stocker pls (70 to iju ) common, mcdltnn. good ml chok'c $10 00i U.r.0. (Soft or oily hot: and roasting pigs exclud Id In above quotation.) Hhecp steadv; receipts none Winn, linat and handy weight. nieuium to cliob-e $14 OtMf 16 00; heavyweiuhl (!2 pounds up) mrutiim to prime $10.00i 13.00; nil weights cull and common $11 OOfe 14 00; yearling wether, medium to prime $10 0013.00: wethers (2 years old and over)! medium to p. ime $ ! 00 fj 1 1 .50. rwes, common ta choice H ooff I&.00; canner nixl mil $5.00.00. r;;s vt iuni;u Portland. Mar 19 Hv g weak; purrent rert-ipt ;i: pull ts 2 3 r?r,p; firsts 25 '4 fi 2fic; henneries f 27c delivered Portland. Portland, Or , .Mar. I 9 Mutter extra cubes, city 4.c; !l;tml: i d 4&c. print." fitnts He; lirM 41c; prints 4fcc; cartons 49c. Rutterf.i higher; bent cbu ruing Cream 4rttf47c net shippers track In aine 1: 4e delivered Portland. ;itis makkit Portland, Alnr. 19 Wheat bids hard white, baart $1 il; hard winter $1 63; anft white $1 2. Western white $1.60; northern prln fit; western red $1.67 Today'a car receipts: wheal 1. .flour 1, oats I, hay 4, corn 1. roi'irny Portia ml, Or., Mur. it Poultry GRAIN EXCHANGE RECORDS IS scarce, firm; neavy hens 22c; light 1 Sir 20c. springs 2223c; old roontera 10c; ducks, white pekln 25c: live turkeys 23c: drttecd tur keys 33t3t;c; Kse 16c. ONIONS AND POTATOFS Portland, Mar. 19 Onions high $3. 26 fit 3.40 In country, Pota toes steady $1.60. NL'TS, HOPS AND C.tKCAKA Portland, Mar. 19 Nuts ateudy walnuts 2fi32c; filberts nom. Portland, Mar. 19 Hope steady- new clusters 16 Q 1 7c: fugglea 15 Vise; old crop nominal. Portland, Mar. 19 Cts"ira bark quiet: new peel 7fa8c per lb.; Ore gon grape root 4c. While not Ion ago canned goo.'e berth's w.rc being quoted at $5 and some as luw as $4, ttome Wash ington ciinnera In the past few days have sold small lots for as much as $6, according to Robert C, Puulus, who has Just returned from a trip of several days thru the l'jget Kmjnd country. i'aiilus repurtn the sale of a moderate sized lo. of prunes for export, the first activity for some little time, and another Inquiry for both Italians and puites. Ac. oidlng to peter Aberle, of A ie lie, Scii wall Ac company. New V(,ik broker, who us here for his firm, the market situation in New York l quid and prom ires to re main so. lie states Komc fales have been ma, lc l people unable to pay, who will be f.rc.d to throw their prunes back Into the market for re-a)e at lower prices even then they paid, and the oimimil pi ices were on a cut below the regular market. A clean up of t hesc oods is neces sary before the market equilibrim r'cucrs. he stated FIRE FOLLOWING IN WAKE OF TORNADO THRU 5 STATES (Continued from page .me) relayed through here tod;iy from Chit f iJlspatrher Wallace of the Mobih and Ohio railroad nt Mur phyuboro to Vice -President Irving, estimated the dead at from 500 to 1200 and placed the loss to the rail road thcr at $1,500,000. Including the simps, roundhouse, five coaches and 11 eninos. Kvansvuie. Ind., Mar. 19 Three Indiana towns, Princeton, Owens vlllo and Criffith today were en gaged In the work of digging their dead and injured from the wreck ago of iionien. stores and other buildiugK leveled by the tornado. Ppwards of 200 persons were re ported killel and hundreds Injur ed. At Princeton Iwonty wero re ported killed and sixty Injured. At tirlffln si.i were reported dead and many injured while at Owens vllle the casualties will run near ly ns high. Halts lTcd As Morgues Pul lie libraries, social halls and stores wero tiMUKpiWteJ Into tem porary niorguos and hospitals. Tailure of the electric light plants In the stricken cities and fires which destroyed nearly every building In tho stricken portions worked additional haiibhis upon the rescue workers. Rural Damage (ircatcst N.ishvllle. Tenn.. Mar. 19 The rural sections were tho only suf ferers In the state from the tor nado th,U swept this part of the country lato yesterday. The death toll compiled early today to talled 23, with stores injured and a propel ty loss that could not be est linatt d. Tho storm centered In Sumner county, between the Angle and William communities and all the casualties wore confined to that area. Of tho 23 killed, two fam ilies contributed 13 to the toll. It will bo late today before either the death or property loss can be ac cm atel estimated. .ton t'hlldren I:-'.im Annapolis, Mo., M u 9 Willi two men kilted, a oman liijui ed, who Is not expected to live ami "5 olheis more or lcs seriously tutored, nn.ipolU tod ty had com pleted checking i;p nn the hivoc wrought late vesterd.iy by the tor nado that swept southern Mt.-wou- rl. property damage will run to abcut li.ilf n mill on dollars. ir the sex en buiblingr th it v.ith loed the assault of th twister, one was a school house with more (linn .100 chitdren within Its w.ills. It was unharmed. OaHatiii. Tenn.. Mar. 19 Thirty Des Van Ess actually Gsow Hai' Yes or money backt Htrm'a tt-.at n enthutimat Writ i Chic-cc t! . Nov. 2. 1124 A year mo I wai ahtu t ttnlit. 1 n w hvr nice (ft'Wth cH hitir lur to nn litt uw of Van Km. A1lrt itTi-'tit luinii, I mr chdr1 it K'tdr f Viin Kts l Hiufc & Kavini i, It tivr mt tirnt f1r- P"l.i Urr lo infofin mv frirniU tirat lht Vmn K hum titrtl llw lotu) mum of rrttot me mv hair. 1 hr'irvr that nnvnnr who ki Vnn Ku irliKieiitly I havr will be hrnrMM. Pf lilf wth m alp trctiblc houltt makv Van Ki dailv hatxt brcatiM tt krrpa the ii'lp clrao. rrmovri darvttufl and inakra tbc bcaa ftrl alatl. M Yi iua tnity, N.eitT..thlw A M TANNRATII " OWnwowl A. IVe wfirtw Van Fl Liquid S. !p M MiAir to ir iirw hair in 90 itava nr wwri rvUin44. Tiyit. All Atwt. o At paiiinrtit loir Van R Lahtu nun Iim- , S Kaat Kinrir St . Chic,.(... lllmoi. 0tra.- Write ua fur (ttt ulvfiiinni r i i 11. ANT riMtrilT Tllt'.FM For llcM lleiurns Emily mown, eaily to coin Into bearing. Krot proof, rain proof, non-prriih.itd rr.vitt v u u oh. Nt usi.itY 237 Kl.Ur M, J, block nrl of I'. H. Nat"! bank PRUNE SALES 10 A movement is being started ;utiong certain packers to en deavor to brt-iitf about an agree ment between northwest prune packer under which all sales In the east will be made to large op erators only, such operators as are able to pay and do pay, and shut out all other buyers un, J they purchase on an Immediate cash bo Is, liy effecting such un organiza tion. It Is declared. In conjunction with some sort of a growers organ ization at this end, a definite stuu- lliratiun of the market can be brought about. It Is stated that this year a number of small Ntw York buyers, underfinanced and who operate from hand to mouth. pa ing when the' can have made buys on speculation, with a re- Mill they have been unable to pay tnd are hawking the prunes ut resale prices and demoralizing the tiiMrket. The plan as being outlined is to equire all of th'.ve smaller buyer.- to get their stocks from the big jobbers and for wi stern packers to deal only with the big jobbeis who are properly financed. An ef fort will be made to bring about. the eamc sort cf nn agreement among Independent California packers. Interesting information showing how price cutting lis been done in -New i ork under an 8 cent prico for 40h nd 6 cent price for 5t f o. b. coast, h:ui been received here, outlining some definite sale.'. that have been made coast north- won packers out of tho nurthwect crop. Hero ure some of them as re ported flora New York these be ing said to be authenticated sales made to various buyers: Mason, Khi man & company ? cars 40s al Sc, 3 cars 50 at tie, 2 cars 40s nt 7 c, ti cars 30s at 1 0 U c - 11. S. Clle & Co., 2100 boxes 40d 8, 1200 boxes 30tt at 10 California Packing corporation, cars 40s at 8c, E cars of 30s at 'Ac. G cars of 50s at tJUc. Kale also of 40s and 30, 50 per cent of each at 8 and 10'ic Ttcw house for North pacific Ex Iriiige, while in New York, for l-'cbruary shipment, 400 boxes 30s it 10, 9600 boxes 40s at '4 , for March shipment, 4800 huxra 3os nt JO ft, 9ti00 boxes 4(1 at 84. For .March hlpiiient 10 earn of 40s at S Vt c. Also two silcs of 1500 boxes each of 40s, n 8 cents. I Tonight is the big night for Sa Urn's amusement loving public. The circus 1 tn town. A big crew of men are busy as bees at the irmory getting everyihing in read) ness for tho opening performance. The roars of the big African lions. the brays of the bucking mules, (he barks of the performing dogs from a medley of sounds peculiar to no other activity but that of a circus. Promptly at seven-thiry this evening the mammoth parade will leavo Marion square and cov er the down town streets, ending at tlia armory. The big Henry lti others two-ring circus which has been engaged by the local W. U W. lodge to furnih the attrac tions for the three day event in a complete circus aggregation. The performance Is high grade, clean ami entertaining and replete with many thrilling features. Friday night's program wilt In clude the bfl? sty'c show. This will be staged in an attractive manner and participated In by the French Shop, Shipley's and John J. Hot tie. There will be free dancing for everybody each night dead and thirty or forty Injured was the estimated t 11 today of the tornado whi'h sale,viped the northern section of Sumner crumy 'ate yestei day. When yon don't want to think of money and values IN time of sorrow in your home, yon do not wish to pivc thought to values, to the purchasing of liuri.il equipment. You wish to leave many details inthehamlsof the funeralilircetor. You simply can not look at such matters in a businesslike way. Yet there must lie a serious business view-point to care for your interests. We recofinize the obliga tion of this trust, and handle everything in such a way that each item of expenditure must show honest value in burial gixxls or in personal service. We handle the Clark Grave Vault and recommend it. This vault indicates the high standard of quality in all of our burial goods. It is in this manner that we have built our reputation in this community. W. T. RIGDON & SON, MORTUARY Established 1891 Chemeketa Street at Cottage 1 CRAVE VAULT THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON BODIES OF 102 RECOVERED IN ILLINOIS CITY (Continued from page ne) of desolation that rivalled the war stricken portions of France. As far as the eye could see, the land scape was a huge Irregular mass of twisted debris. Wliolo Houses Moved It was exuerr.ely difficult at first to determine accurately de tails of the picture. Here a whole house has been moved from Its foundations; at an other place a side had been ripped off, while In other cases, what had once been homes was nothing but little jilles of twisted wreckage. From the field north of the Orient mine, one of the town's chief sources of livelihood, the dark outlines of rescue workers probing the debris for bodies were visible. Here and there could be heard the pltful cries of the Injur ed still pinned boneath the wreck age. Some of thcae were extricat ed Just before breathing their last, while others died as they were hastened to emergency hospitals or other homes. One of tho most pitiful sights was that of a mother lying terri bly mangled while an Infant cry ing tastily, crawled about her in ert form. Scenes Are Pitiful At ail other home the body of a woman was found on the porch, a, deep gash In her head. She ap parently nv.'t her fate while en deavoring to flee from the torm. A miner still In his pit clothes and carrying the limp form of i five year eld child walked deject edly In the path of rescue work era to a plic of wreckage that un til yesterday constituted his home. Ln the debris were found his wife and another son. both terribly in Jured. The morgue was filled to over flowing with bodies. On one side of the structure were the bod ies of eighteen babies. Practically every delivery truck in the city was converted into am bulances. Easiness houses were clotted Two national guard companies arc lr. charge of the situation. The town, however, has r.ot been plac ed under martial law. 152 Bead at, Murnhvsville. Murphybville, lit., March 19 One hundred and fifty-two bod ion have been recovered, from 1Q0 to 150 more are believed to have been killed, while 250 persons are In r n:urency hospitals suffering from serious injuries, accordlg to a provisional compilation made to- (1 ay. Duquoin, 111., March 19. Be tween 35 and 10 persons were killed and many huitdjdds injured in the tornado at DeSota yester day. r iiteen of the dead were orpught here while a number of bodies were reported taken to Car- hondale. More than 100 injured were in the hospital here. Princeton, Ind., March 1 9. Chew a few Pleasant Tablets, Instant Stomach Relief! If you feel full, sick or uncom fortable aft it eating, here Is harmless stomach relief. "Pnpe'i Diapepsio" settles the stomach and corrects digestion the moment it reaches the stomach. This guaranteed stomach cor rective costs t-iit a few cents at any druif More. Keep it handy! Adv. MCflwr GAS, INDIGESTION ORDERED Princeton Lust It 20. Twenty dead here tu yterday tornado was the figure placed tu d&y by officers ot two companies of state troops which are in charge ot the ctiy. The number ot dead may be increabed slightly as re ports are received from the cuun tiyeide. Louisville, Ky March 19. (By Associate! Preso. ) Eight dead near Glasgow, three near Louis ville, tv0 at Springfield and one ut Lex'nglon, was the storm's toll in Kentucky last night, according to reports here today. An u ti es ti mated number wero injured and property damage was expected to reach thousands of dollars. Tuscumbia, Aia., March 19. Rescue parties from Tuscuinbia and Hutisellvillo are aiding the stricken families ut Littlevilie, this county, where a tornado kill ed one and injured several others. The home ot William Green was demolished by the wind. Green was killed and his wife and five-year-old daughter badly injured. Salem Markets Compiled front report ol eia leiu dealers for ilic guldituce oi (Jupltal Journal reudcrs (Ucvlbcd dally.) Grain: No. 1 white wheat $1.48; No. 1 red wheat $1.45 (sacked). WlHArAfiTL l rices M-iat: Top hogs 10 He: sows 7 if He; dressed hogs 16 !c; top steers 6 7c; cows 4 iff 5c; can ner cows 1 H up; balls 3H5c, spring lambs up to 90 lbs., 14c; veal 9c: dies;ed veal l&c. Poultry: Springers 16c; light hens 15 $ 17c; heavy hens 2Uc; old roosters 8c; ducks lti 18c turkeys 32c dressed: alive 23ty2ic geese 18 20c dressed; live 12 14c white Pekin ducks, alive Iti&isc: India Runner ducks alive 14 16c H utter rut 4ic; creamery butter 49 fit 50c; egs 20c; standards 22c; selects 24c; milk $2.20 cwt. Vegetables: fotatoes $1.75 0 2.25 cwt. head lettuce $4.50 H 5.00 crate California cabbage 4c. cel ery hearts $1.25 1.75 doz.; crate $6.00 8.50 cwt.; onions $3.00 tiv $4.00 No. 1; boilers $1.50 cwt.; sweet potatoes fancy 10c: spinach greens 9c pound; pep pers 40c; rutabigas $2.75; pars nips 3!c; Roseburg broccoli $1.75 rn 2.50; sacked carrots $2.50; SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN" and INSIST ! Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for Colds Pain Headache Toothache Scf1 Aaptrtn la tfa trad nurk ot Bjer UtDDfactsr of UoBMcttlcaeiUciter of SalicjIIcmeld On Sale Friday and Saturday In Our Downstairs Store Most wonderful Housefrock values this Town has ever known. In these dresses you will find vast improvements over all previous records. mm m Extra Special Stout sizes are included in this immense mas nir Assortment of 600 Housefrocks YOUR MAIL ORDERS CivrefuUy filled: we pay postage or express within radius of a hundred miles. "Can Salem Store 406 State St. local turnips 3c; California bunch vegetables: carrots, beets and tur nips oc dos.; parsley 75c; rad ishes, green onions sue: grape fruit $4 00 4.75 crate; rhubarb 15c: Calfiornla rhubarb 11c; toma toes $5.001. 00 lug; sacked beets 4c; cMcumLers 4.uef j.z. as paragus 2c; new telephone peas 23c; new mustard greens 7c New Corporations The following articles of incor poration were filed yesterday with the state corporation commission er: Progressive Investment com pany, Portland; incorporators, L. b. McMauus, Thomas Kloli, J. P. Paxton; capital, $15,000. Arago Cheese company. Inc. Arago. Or.; incoropiators, J. D. Ccrl, C. R. Schrieder, J. B. Dels man; capital, $4000. Notice of an increase In capi tal from $5000 to $15,000 was filed by the Yamhill County Ab stract compiin y ot McMinnville. Never Let a Cold Qela Start Vapors Check a Cold Overnight There are many ways to treat a cold but only one DIRECT way with vapors that can be inhaled. Vapors penetrate Immediate ly into every corner of the air passages and lungs. eoothlng and healing with every breath. Vicks is so remarkably suc cessful in treating cold troubles because it acts like "a vapor lamp in salve form." When rubbed over throat and chest the body heat releases va pors of .Menthol, Camphor, Eu calyptus, Thyme and Turpen tine. At the same time Vicks Is absorbed through and stimu lates the skin like a poltlce or plaster. This double, direct action of ten checks the worst cold over night. V ARO RUB OvR 17 Million Jars Used Ycari Neuralgia Neuritis Lumbago Rheumatism Accept only "Bayer" package which contains proven directions. Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists. All made of Fine Fast Color Ginghams Amoskeas and Security. AH styles, in sizes 36 to 46. Trimmings con sist of the very latest creations for spring. Every women in town should be here tomorrow. EACH and Do" Tortland Silk Shop 383 Alder SU $1 Hairs CatarrSr Medicine c no four system or tsxann oc lcu iem caused by Catarrh. M hy sYatfMfe AW m 4C wn .'. U CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohu 6 Mortgage Bonds In Multiples of $100 Interest Semi-Annually FIRST NATIONAL BANK, SALEM. TRUSTEE Bonds secured by first mortgages on city and farm properties in the Wil lamette Valley. All mortgages held in trust by Trustee. These bonds offer the small and larger investor Safety of Principal, Good Yield, and Steady Market. If you are looking for a sound invest ment of $100 or more, write for circu lar "A" on Mortgage Bonds. Reference any Salem Bank Hawkins & Roberts, Inc. 205 Oregon Building Salem, Oregon Burnett Bros. Jewelers Eight Stores Salem, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and ban Jose "Bet-a-Miliion-Gates" Would Have The "Gold Medal Watch" On Wall Street "Bet a Million Gates" was a character istic figure He was the only man who ever beat the unbeatable game. He never bet less than a million dol lars! And he would bet on anything that MOVED. The "Gold Medal Watch would have been a delight to Gates and even now we occasionally meet a man who wants to bet on its matchless timekeeping qualities. The Gold Medal Watch is made by the Illinois Watch Company in Springfield, Illinois. It has seventeen ruby jewels and is timed and adjusted for heat and cold and position. It trill keep ac curate time as accurate as tho ym paid two hundred dollars for an imported watch. The Gold Medal Watch is sold only in the Burnett Jewelry Stores on the Pacific Coast. And sold at the one price, $ 12.50. It is unconditionally guaranteed. If it fails bring it back and get a new watch. Delivered for a dollar bill Paid for $1 Weekly Mail Orders filled Same price same terms. Write tonight. flF isi i r wtimm m . 457 STATE STREET Salem, Oregon THURSDAY. MARCH 19, 1023 Quick Action for Piles ol Voir f.et nd ua " "Pay Us As You Are Paid" Tacoma, Everett, Chehalis, Gambled On No Extras No Interest. Pay Us As You Are Paid mi