ifE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1329
HOP MARKET IS SWAMPED BY OVERPRODUCTION
PAGE TEN
BETTER DEMAND
DUE NEXT SPRING
MAGNUS THINKS
"The hop Industry is suffering
from overproduction and the prices
are off," declares Joe Magnus,
president of the Puritan Malt
company of Chicago, one of the
largest of the hop malt companies.
Magnus Is now In Salem on a
business trip and also renewing
old acquaintances. He spent a year
here some years ago, as did his
brother, studying the hop business
from the ground up.
"For 65 years three generations
of the Magnus family have done
business In Salem through the
Ladd e Bash bank and of late
years we have been sending over
$200,000 a year into Salem. We
know Salem and the district pretty
well and have a lot of fine friends
here and a deep Interest In the
community.
"This year there is an over
production of hops In the United
States as well as an enormous crop
In England and o nthe continent
and the United States can not look
for much export business.
"The hop malt companies handle
95 per cent of the hop production
of the United States and It will be
up to us to handle virtually all the
production of the 32,000,000 pounds
of hops which are said to have
been grown on the Pacific coast
this year.
"It must be remembered that the
hop malt companies have heavy
contracts for hops which keep
them going during the fall and
winter months but I haven't a
doubt that hops will move rather
lively in the spring. But Just the
same there is an over production
of hops. The price Is all wrong.
The producer Is entitled to what
It costs him to produce something
and a small profit. Present prices
to hop growers will not give a re
turn on the cost of production.
"There are 16.000 acres of hops
in the state of Oregon and if the
hop industry goes to smash there
will be 16,000 Idle acres and a vast
amount of money which has been
coming in here will cease to flow
In this direction. It Is up to the
wholesale grocers, the retailers and
everybody connected with the dis
tribution of malt extract to co
operate or you will lose one of
Sour best money Industries out
ere.
"The hop malt business Isn't a
new thing. It started in 1840 in
this country when the first hop
malt was brought over for baking
purposes and every baker in the
country uses a good brand of
baker's malt extract.
"When prohibition went Into ef
fect we found that shortly after
the foreigners began showing up to
purchase hops in one -pound lots.
We didn't sell by the pound or less
than the bale, but they wanted a
few hops. As a result the hop ex
tract business began to develop. It
was bi: It up by demand of the
foreign element In this country.
But In addition there Is a heavy
use for the extract In hop flavored
bread, doughnuts and other bak
ery articles.
"The Puritan company sold
1.260,000 cases of the extract last
year and indications are for
another big year. But there must be
co-operation on the part of dis
tributors to save the hop industry
here and also there Is a heavy
over-production of hops.
Mr. Magnus spoke of pleasant
memories he had of Salem when
he spent a year here some years
ago learning the Industry and
states he always enjoys his visits
Into this section
Salem Markets
Complied from reports of 8ft I cm
dealers, for the Ruklnncc of Capit
al Journal readers. (He vised dally)
Wheat. No. 1 white tl Ofl'i bu.: red
(ftckwl) 91.04; feed oat a 47c; mlll
ouu 60c; barley 3i per tou
MeuU: Hokh: Top tirades, 130
160 lbs. UOO; 100-aw lbs. lUMI;
220-y(iO lbs. $8 .75; 2U0-.1&0 lbs. att.75;
own, $6 75 to S7.00; Cattle, top steers
lendy. l 50 to HO; rows s;j 51) Ui
7 60; culls and cutters, S3 60 to 3 -60;
Sheep, spring lambs 99 to $1 50;
burks 7 to 18; old ewes ;) to M
Calves: Vculers, live weight 140-1 H0
lbs. 910-11060; heavy and thins 97-98.
Dretuied meats; Top veal 15 cents;
No. 2 Krude 14c; rough and heavy 13c
and up; tup huKS 120-150 lbs. 14c;
other grades down.
Poultry blglil lo medium hem
14-16c lb ; heavy hens 22 cents per
Kund; broilers, springs 20c; stgus
c; oTd roosters 7c.
Egs: Puiiria 37c; fresh extras 48c;
Bntterfat 48c; Print butter 48c to
4Wc; cubes extras 46c; standard cubes
U IIOI I s w r run m
Fresh fruit: Oranges 93 50 to 97.76
ease; lemons 16 a ease; bananas
8c lb.,- grapes, Tokays 91 60; Kmperor
$1.75; Zlnftinde) 91 2b lug. wrapped
arm utunea extra lancv jouu
than apples. Ynklma 93.75: f;ire and
fill 91 50. Bp it ze u bergs 9160; Baldwins
9IWJ; huckleberries 15c lb
ground cherries 91 60 box; cranberries
96 60 bit ; pears 9'J bu.; Casabas 4c lb
pomegianltes, 91.10 box.
Fresh vegetables: Tomatoes 91 box;
Cucum bers, hot home VOi -9 1 60 (toy .
hto house 9i 75-9:1 60; Calif. 92 50;
Potatoes Yakima 9260; Yakima Blue
bird 93 25; Lettuce. Seattle 92 50; Icrd
93 76; Dalles 92-92 26; Labial. 9160;
Lablsh celery 93 76; heart 0c; cub
bago 2o lb.; green beans 6c; Eggplant
12 cents pound; reel peppers 10 cents
lb., green 8c; spltmcn B()c box; cauli
flower 9110 to 91 20 crate. Artichokes
$1 60 dine. Brussel sprouts 14c lb. Lo
cal 91 75 box.
Bunched vegetables: Turnips 40 SOc
drmeu; parsley 00c; carrots 4uc to Sue,
beets, local 4)C to 80c; ouluilS 40c to
Oc; radishes 40c to 64K
Sacked vegetables: unions, local 9a,
Taklma 92 2 j; carrots 2r; rutnbugas
I'c lb.: garlic 16c lb; sweet potRtoe
6c; Msrbelbead squash 3C lb; Hub
bard and banana 1'?: pumpkins 9c
lb.; turnips 3c; parsnips 3',c,
WOOL, MOIMIIt
Wool, fins 30c; medium 33c; eoaras
too per lb. Lambs wool 20c; fall clip
life. Uohalr: fall clip, old 86c; kid 46c
In commemoration of Beethoven's
centenary, the city of Berlin grant
ed an annual stipend I urn for needy
and gifted Undents of music, and
as the prise was not awarded last
year 90 students were recently
awarded an annual stipend of 1,000
Harks each.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
POKTI.AMI MVKKJOt
Portland i) Hogs 100, all direct;
sheep 280. sll on contract. Totals for
week approximately: Hogs 6360; cat
tle 1825, calvss 200; shetp 1620; cars
VI.
Hogs: Compared with week ago.
mostly 60c lower; bulk light butchers
and light light 910; scattering lot
Monday 910 10 and 410-25; strong wt.
4U.75; heavies down to 96.60; packing
sows mostly 97 to 97.60; odd head 98.
Slaughter pigs .mostly $u; feeders 98.
75 to 99- Strictly choice lights quoted
up to 99 25.
Cattle: Compared with week o:
Calves and vealera strong to 91 high
er, other classes steayd. High medium
to fairly good steers 9.&0 to 910.50;
part load at 910.75. Under grades,
down to 97. Top heifers 49 35; top
cows 96.50; bulk, desirable she stock
97 to 98 50; thin low cutters down to
93; bulls, mostly 96 60 to 97; odd
head 97 60; choice light vealers 913.
60; calves 910.60 down, off grades
down to 9fl- .
Sheep: quotably steady with week
ago. btrlctly choice handy weight
lambs quoted up to 911. absent. Med
ium grade mostly 40 50 to 910; feed
ers and off grade killers 99 down. Few
thin culls down to 96 snd under. Bulk
yearlings medium grade 97 to 93;
few good wethers 96 to 97; ewes 95
down; culls mostly 92 to 93.
PORTLAND PKOMTE
Portland (UP) Butter: cube extras
46c; standards 45c; prime firsts 46c;
firsts 39c.
Egs: Poultry producers prices:
Fresh extras 49c; standards 45c; fresh
mediums 38c; medium flrata 34c; fresh
pullets 32c; first pullets 29c; The price
to retailers is two cents higher.
Butterfat: Direct shippers' track
price. No. 1 grade 45c; No. 3 grade
4lc; stations, No. 1 45 cents; No. 2 41
42c; Portland delivery prices: No. 1,
butterfat 4U-50c; No. 2 43-45C
Milk: Buying price four percent
42.60-92.50 cental.
Cheese: Selling price to retailers:
Tillamook county triplets 29c; loaf
30c. Tillamook f ob. selling price:
Triplets 27c; loaf 28c.
Live poultry: Heavy hens ovr 4
lbs., 26-27c; 3',4 to 4 lbs. 22 -24c;
under 3' lbs. 20-21c; broilers light
28c; colored 20-22c; old roosters 12c;
stags 10c; ducks 18-20C.
Turkeys: Selling price to retailers:
Fancy dressed hens 30-32c; young
toms 33 -34c; allce 20-23c.
Fresh fruits: Orannes, Valencia.
93 25 to 98.75; grapefruit, Texas 46
to 96 25; limes, five doz. case 92 50;
bananus 7 'fee.
Lemons: California 914 to 915.
Cucumbers: Local 65c to 91-25 box;
hothouse 91 to 91-50 doz.
Tomatoes: Local 50 to 90c box; Cal.
92.25 to 92.50 lug repacked.
Onions, selling price to retailers:
Sets 8-Oc lb.; Yuklma globe 91-25 to
91.50: OreKon 9160 to 91.76.
Fresh vegetables: Selling prices:
Lettuce, local 91.25 to 91 50; ciihbage,
local 2 to 2M,c lb.; green beans 14-15c;
corn 91 50 to 92 sack of six doz. Peas.
8c pound.
Grapes: Seedless per lug 91.75; To
kays 91.25 to 91.50; Emperors 91.60;
Zlnfandls 00c; Concords per lb. 3c.
Eggplant 7-8c lb. Satillflower, local
76c to 4125.. Huckleberries, fancy
13-14C pound.
Tnhin nn in toes: Deschutes gems,
93.40 to 93 50; Yak 1 mas 42.75 to 93
cwt.; western Oregon 92.60 to 92.75.
Sweet potatoes: cam. s-j io ou
lb.; Southern yams 92 50 crate.
Fresh dates: taui. zuc id.
cmiiitrv meats: Sellina price to re
tailers: Country killed hogs best but
cherg under 150 lbs. 14-MHc; veal.
76 to 90 lbs., 18-19c; lambs, 18 to
20c; heavy mutton 15C.
FORTI.WI KASTSIDF, MAHKKT
Demand for all venelables Is In
creased on the EHslslde Farmers' Mar
ket the result of cooler weather.
There will be no market Monday on
account of Armistice clay.
ruhhncc Mlinwed a, vt'iv Keen
mHnd for the week end trade, but
.iri.-n.. rnrtfrt little if nnv chanup
Cauliflower demand was good but
at former prices. Practically none Is
available on account oi me muui
tuttnr rnrtmiii nrtee.
Strawberries sun in mnimi um-i-
inn up to 43 crate. Potatoes steuuy
ut nnrhnnued ttrlcea. DfV onions dull
Carrots firmly priceu at tenm
dozen bunches.
Lettuce marKec is mixeu wm-bumc ui
a similar condition as regards qual
ity. Apples sell quickly but prices
refuse to bulge.
Brussels ttproiits are well held at
41 25 box. Beets 25 ot 30 cents do7.en
bunches. Turnips 40 to 45 cents Uoz-
'"r-iinimhem u rich mured and steady.
Tomatoes 60 to 75 cents box. Dan
ish squosh 9125 per cantaloupe
crate. Corn, yellow, sack 91. 50 to 91.75.
Celery, firm and unchaimed. Cauli
flower, number one 75 to 85c; num
ber two, 55 to esc crate.
II4V MAKKIT
Prtlnnrt lAI HflV. Btcadf BUVtng
prices: East. Ore. timothy 920.50 to
921: do. valley 919 to 919 50. Aliaira
nn n Ala- rlnvrr SIS: out hsv 910:
tit raw 97 to 98 ton. Sell Inn prices 92
more.
SAN rilNCIH0 POt 1. TRY
Rnn Frnnelsco (Fed. State msr
ket bureau): Turkeys, young toms,
15 lbn. and over, live 32c; dressed 40
to 45c; young hens 10 lbs. and up,
live 30c: dressed 35 to 40c. Old toms
and hens, live 28c; dressed 3zc.
ntt. nor, woni,
Povtlnnd il'PiNuts, Oregon wal
nuts to 2flc: Cattf. 20 to 28c;
peanuts, raw 10c: Brazil new crop 22
to 24c; almonds 34 to 35c; filberts 19
to 20c; pecans -z to vac.
imps: Nominal. crop ii-m",c
Wmit- iujh ernn nominal. Willam
ette valley 28-33c; eastern O-egon 18
27!9C lb.
rSfAR 1MRK
Portland ") Cascars bark, steady,
flU to 8c.
SIM I'KtM lsrO I'Rl IT
Ann Frnnelsco (Federal Btste
Mitrkot Nptti Servlre) Fulicy Sp!t7.
enberits 43 to 94. Dllrlotw 42 25
9 1, id: ueuei lowers, icy, .w,
loose: 91 30 to 91 60: Klnj:. 92-42 25:
Newton Pippins 92-92.26; loose 91.50
91.75. Oregon: Winter Bnnanss XF 42 50
93 75; Icy 92-42-25. Kings, FCV 92 50
92.75; SpltTiibergs XF 92 75-93 25;
fey. 92.75-43; C-grode 92-42 25; Dell
clous XF 93.25-93.50, Lady Apples
93-94 box.
Pears, Bnrtletts. Lnks county Ste
box fev 4 75 to 94 25 No. 2 92 to
9325. Winter Nells 42 25 to 92.50.
lRII.D KR1 IT. HOPS
New York i Evaporated spples.
steady. Choice IS to 15',; fancy 16
to 18'ic.
Primes, steady. California 9 to
13", c; Oregon 11 to 15iC.
Apricots, steady- Standard IS to
l'3c; choice 17 to 19c; extra choice
20'c to 22C
Peaches, steady. Standard 15c;
choice IS to 15l,3c; extra choice 16
t0HopfCstedy. State, 1MK. 18 to 20c:
1927, nominal, Pacific coast, 1928, 16
to 20c; 1927, IB to 2tic.
HOSTON WOOL
nn.fn upvThs outlet for wool has
been quite restricted during the past
wees, western unmn
...r. h iwnh nrtittiisl bsv and arad-
ed lines constituted the bulk of wool
sold. Stilrtly combhui staple and bet
ter qualities maile tip a large yorumi
ot sales of graded wools. Prices were
slightly in buyer- favor on fine wtwls.
Quotations on the lower grade were
mostly unchanged because of 4 lack
of demand.
wlNNH'm nm.T
Winnipeg tUPlWheat range Dee.
open 9131: high 91 32: 4130;
close 91 30 3-8. March, open 91 38 3-8;
high 91 SW': low 4137: close 9138V
May. open 9140; high 91.40 18; low
91.381,; close 91 39.
PORTLAND Will T
Porltand v Wheat fntuies. Dee.
open 41 17 3-8: hlth 41 17 6-8: low.
Close 41.17V March. tn. high 41.-
23 3-8; low, close 9! 23'i. May, oi
9126V,; high. 91.26 6-8, low, Ci
91-26
Cash wheat: Big Bend Bluesum,
naru wniw 9i.uu; sou white, west
ern white 91 18; hard winter, north
ern spring, wetteru red 91164.
OaU, No. 2 38-1 b. whlt 934.
Today's car receipts: wheat 68; bar
ley 1, flour 22, corn 2, oats 1.
CHICAGO ;hin
Chicago i) Wheat futures, Dec.
open 91.19 to 91-20; high, 91-21; low
41.18; close 41-19 to 6-8. March,
open 91.20 to ; high 41-27 6-8;
low 9125; close $126 3-8 to 'A. May
open 9130 to 91-31; high 41.31 U;
low 9129U; close 4 1.30 '4 to July
open 91.30 to 91.31; high 91-31;
low 91.30; close 91.31'4.
Cash grain: Wheat No. 2 hard 91
16; New corn. No. 4 mixed 82c; No. 4
white 84c; Old corn No. 3 yellow 91c;
No. 3 white 91l,c. Oats. No. 2 white
45Uc; No. 4 white 42c to Rye, no
sales. Barley, quotable range 58 to
70c; Timothy seed 45.25 to 46 JO. Clo
ver seed 410.25 to 917.75; lard 910.25;
ribs 910.50; bellies 910.60.
IJVF.HPOOL WHEAT
Liverpool Wheat close. Dec.
9126 S-8; March 4135; May 91-38.
rillCAfiO LIVKSTOfK
Chicago ) (U. 8. D. A.) Cattle
receipts 200; compared with a week
ago. fed steers with weight lost 25-50C.
Bulls about steady and vealers 91
higher: extreme top long- yearlings
918; heavy steers 916 75: bulk heavy
fed steers 91175 to 413.76; best year
ling heifers 916 25; best killers 911. 75,
Blockers 911-85.
Sheep receipt 5000; 8800 direct;
market- nominal. By the week 34 dou
bles from feeding stations, 14,000 di
rect. Fat ewes, 85.75; yearlings 99.60
to 910; fat ewes 95 to 95.50; feeding
lambs scarce and unchanged; bulk,
good to choice 912.25 to 912.76; choice
912 85 to 913.10. Annn
Hogs, receipts 8000. Including 4000
direct; market mostly steady. Top 99.
40: butchers, medium to choice 98-90
to 99.40.
POTATO PRICES
SOAR HIGHER AT
KLAMATH FALLS
Fred Schwab of Mt. Angel, who la
in the Klamath Falls country buy
incr nntatops. rcoorts home that thi
sDud market down there started 0tt
at $1.75 to the grower and beeauw
of an Influx of buyers has run op
to $2.65 to the grower with buying
going strong. The valley crop has
failed so completely that It ia under-,
stood Schwab is figuring on ship
ping in a car of potatoes to Mt.
Angel. Paul Schwab, his son, is In
the Idaho field but no reports have
come from him as to his success
there. The potatoes in the main are
purchased for shipment to Sacra
mento where Joe. another son, han
dles the distribution end of ft and
regardless of the fact that Califor
nia is one of the greatest porducing
states, nevertheless, handles large
quantities of outside potatoes.
Already from talk heard around,
Indications are that, as usual, after
a poor year, one of the biggest acre
ages In history will be put out in
spuds in the valley next year. Many
of those who had any otop of spuds
at all are hanging on to a good
share of thorn for seed next year,
and a number of growers talked
to, all said they planned bigger
plantings for next year than this.
CONFESSED BOMB
OUTRAGE BLAME
(Continued from page one)
"well paid." Smith, however, said
he received nothing for the outrage.
His sister said he swore that Moo-
ney had nothing to do- with the
bombing. She did not press him
for further details, she said, because
she did not wish to become Involved
In the case which has attracted
nation-wide attention.
In a statement aupplmentlng his
letter to Senator Schall, Stevens
told of first becoming interested In
the case when he and Smith worked
together in a mine at Pipe creek,
Belmont county, Ohio, In 1919.
"Tom Mooney Is not doing his own
Itlme; he is doing some one else's,"
oiiiiiu men saia, nccuranig w oirv-
eiut, but would give no further de
tails.
Later, Stevens recounted. Smith
moved to Wheeling, W. Va., and
finally to Cleveland, where he died
July 4. 1922.
Stevens met with continued fail
ure in his efforts to interest others
in the purported coiiression. Final
ly, he saw a magazine article by
Senator Schall criticizing the con
viction of Mooney, and wrote to the
Mlnnesotan at Washington. The
senator turned the letter over to the
department of Justice, where it was
not determined what action would
be taken.
Smith's widow Is still living In
Cleveland. Mrs. Monroe said, but at
tempts to locate her were unavail
ing. Allegations that Mooney and War
ren K. Billings, a shoe clerk, who
also received a life sentence for the
San Francisco tragedy, were con
victed by perjury and fraud because
of their so-called radical tendencies,
have kept the case In the limelight
for several years. Two appeals to the
California supreme court failed and
the United States supreme court de
clined to review the case.
Washington tAi Attorney General
Mitchell Saturday wrote Senator
Schall, of Minnesota, that the fed
eral government has no right to deal
with the case of Tom Mooney, serv
ing a Jail sentence In California tn
connection with the preparedness
day bombing in San Francisco In
1916.
The Minnesota senator had given
the department at Justice a letter he
received from Frank O. Stevens, an
inmate of the national soldiers'
home at Dayton, Ohio, which pur
ported to exonerate Mooney, claim
ing another man did the bombing.
Attorney General Mitchells let
ter to Schall said:
"Mooney Is under sentence of a
state court for violation of a state
statute and no department of the
federal government haa any right
or power to deal with th case In
any way."
CHANGES DUE IN
EGG MARKETS;
BUTTER LOWER
Potrland IP) There is a changing
condition in the egg trade and some
softness Is noted. Recent advices
from leading markets of the coun
try Indicated that the price has al
ready reached the point where It is
highly dangerous and that reactions
may be expected and due.
Price of cube butter was cut one
cent on the produce exchange for
the week end session with further
congestion. The drop of one cent
pound is now effective in butterfat
which shows a spread of 48 to 60
cents, Portland delivery.
At the week end- there is contin
ued strength in the market for live
chickens. The demand Includes all
sorts but is especially good for hens
and light broilers.
Efforts to force a further advance
in the price of country killed calves
made little headway here during the
day Inasmuch as Uie higher price
naturally curtailed the demand.
Extreme dullness is shown In the
market for onions not only at prim
ary points of the Willamette valley
but at consuming centers. The wea
ther to date has been too mild for
consumption.
Prices are fully steady In the mar
ket for potatoes although recent ad
vances have caused consumers to
utilize more of each tuber. Peel
ing is thinner. Country points con
tinue to hold for full prices.
Price of cauliflower has been ad
vanced as high as $1.50 crate for
number one stock f.o.b. cars Trout-dale-Fairview.
Carload demand con
tinues In excess of offerings for cel
ery as well. Prices firmer.
THRILLING ESCAPE
Y MADE BY AVIATOR
-y .- -
(Continued from page one)
The plane went into a flat spin,
winding Itself up In the onen para
chute as If making a shroud for it
self. Under the silken folds, Mc
Keon was trapped In the cockpit.
Dropping rapidly then, the old
plane gyrated madly while McKeon
fought his way out of his silken
death cell. The doomed plane was
1,500 feet from the ground when he
popped out from under the cloth
and crawled out on a wing. A sud
den spin broke his hold and he slid
down the wing, catching a strut.
The next Instant he hurled himself
1 rom the plane and dropped
straight downward. The falline
plane followed closely. He tugged at
the ring of his own parachute. It
did not open. Another thousand
feet he fell his chute opened and
caught the air 500 feet from the
ground. The falling plane was over
taking him, threatening to Jam
through his parachute and nerhans
drag him to death In spite of all
nis en or is.
A healthy pull at the shrouds on
one side of his parachute enabled
him to float clear of the path of the
plane. As he touched the earth
the plane fell with a crash less
than 100 feet away. The photog
rapher in the accompanying plane
obtained several pictures of the
spectacular fall.
And that was "Mickey' McKeon's
first parachute Jump.
AIRMAIL-PLANE
CRASHESAND BURNS
(Continued from psge 1)
Some of the mall was destroyed.
A branch from a tree and sev
eral twigs In the open field near
the plane led Investigators to be
lieve that Nefrs might have struck
a tall tree while flying In the fog
and that his plane was damaged,
necessitating a landing. Residents
of the district said several explo
sions sounded from the air before
the plane struck the ground.
SEEK FOREST CESSION
TO BUILD CAPITOL
(Contlnutd from page one)
western states have the advantage
of Oregon.
Totals show the following ap
proximate acreage ceded to the sev
eral states:
Arizona. 10. 4W 2.16; California, 8.
425.320; Idaho, 8.585 85 3: Montana,
5,869,818; Nevala. 2.723.647; New
Mexico, 10.523,542 88: Oregon. 4.-
352.133: Utah, 7914.278; -vyajhing-ton,
S.144.47t: Wyoming. 4.138580;
Colorado, 4.533.538: North Dakota.
3.165.310.5, and South Dakota, 3.432,-
14.
Cesstons that have been made to
Oregon are as follows:
School lands, 3.399,360 acres; for
university purposes, 46.080; for
legWative. executive and judicial
buildings, 8.400; for agricultural and
meehanlral colleges, 90.000; swamp
lands, 364.312; internal Improve
ment, 500.000; salt springs and eon-
tlquous lands, 48,000.
For legislative, executive and Ju
dicial buildings the cessions to all
the other states have exceeded
those to Oregon, except in the case
of California. Oregon received
nothing for a state prison fund,
while Artrona, Idaho, Nevada. New
Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado all
received large acreage for this pur
pose. A similar condition exists rel
ative to insane hospitals, schools
for the deaf and blind, normal
schools and other educational and
charitable Institutions.
The McNary bill has ft relation
to the movement started about a
year ago whereby the state hopes to
acquire title some time in the fu
ture to portion of the Bush acre-
age in South Salem as a site for a
new state capltol plant. Negotia
tions were opened with the Bush
family, but no actual progress was
made. No progress has been made
for several months, largely doe to
the Illness of State Treasurer T. B
Kay, who la a member of the spe
cial committee that had the matter
in hand.
BUSINESS SOUND
DESPITE STOCK
MARKET CRASH
New York (IW The unprecedent
ed collapse in stock exchange values
In the last fev weeks finds general
business still on a sound basis and
the nation's banking institutions
well fortified to withstand any fur
ther possible slump, a countrywide
survey by the United Press Indicat
ed Saturday.
Reports from various federal re
serve authorlticc show that most
sections of the country have not
been affected by the decline In stock
values and that business leaders are
looking forward to an active Christ
mas trade.
A note of caution Is In evidence
in the steel trade, however, which
may adversely affect the business
structure during the next few
months. Nevertheless, there Is little
doubt but that 1629 will set records
in Industrial and commercial activ
ity despite a possible slowing down
during December,
Dividend disbursements during
1929 will break all records as will
steel production, automobile produc
tion, freight car loadings, crude oil
production, bank clearings, chain
store sales, corporate profits and
other indices of general business, the
survey Indicates.
A noteworthy development of the
culmination of the deflation of stock
last week has been the apparent
exchange values with a minimum
effect on business and banking ac
comodations alike. In past market
depressions, the down-swing has
invariably been accompanied by
widespread banking, brokerage and
commercial failures with a resultant
tightening of credit conditions. The
present deflation was accomplished
with only two brokerage house fail
ures and no banking fatalities. Com
mercial failures during the last week
actually decreased, totaling 402,
compared with 414 last week and
363 in the same week of last year.
According to most authorities, the
reduced purchasing power of the
nation through the break in stock
values, will naturally have an ad
verse effect on luxury trading. Sales
of automobiles, radios, Jewelry and
other non-essentials will undoubt
edly experience a falling off In vol
ume, although this situation Is con
sidered temporary.
Steel authorities note some cau
tion In the steel business on account
of the stock market break, but can
cellations of orders are reported as
extremely lignt. In addition, the
United States Steel corporations
unfilled October business Is exnected
by Wall street authoirties to show
an increase of 150,000 to 200,000
cons.
WOODEN APPROACH
PROVESEXPENSIVE
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has let It be known that the pave
ment covering the entire 780 feet
from the end of the steel construe-
to the west end of the approach nn
the Polk county side, Is to be ripped
out. No only that, but the wood
construction under the paving must
be torn out and rebuilt.
Asked to explain this, the bridge
division of the state highway de
partment said Saturday that this
Is always expected at least once
during the lifetime of wooden
bridge.
Since the Marion-Polk county
bridge Is only 13 years old. the con
clusion Is that It will have to be
done several times during the life
time of the central steel portion of
the bridge.
The cause of the deterioration.
It was explained, is that water seeps
In between the paving and the
wood beneath, cawing the wood to
rot.
The highway budget for this year
doea not provide for this recon
struction, but it Is probable that the
work will go ahead without much
delay. Already a crew Is at work
repairing the railing where two
automobiles have crashed through
recently.
When the new pavement Is laid
It is planned to covet it with a
non-'kld preparation to minimize
the danger of accidents.
DOERFLER'S DUROCS
CLAIM MANY PRIZES
Silverton A. N. Doerfler of the
Waldo Hills district, who has won
big prises at the Pacific Interna
tional Slock show for many years
with his breeding hogs, again won
the following this year: grand
champion Duroc sow. senior cham
pion sow. Junior champion boar.
He received about one-half of the
purple ribbons for Duroea In this
competition. The Doerfler Durocs
have become nationally known
through his many prizes at these
stock shows.
Portland (IP) There Is a slightly
better shipping call for dressed tur
keys but both the local and ship
ping trade la confined to the best
available stuff. Poor turkeys are
hard to move even at prices that
appear utterly too low. Live turkeys
art not wanted.
YIELD OF HOPS
INCREASED BY
USE OF WATER
While It may have been a poor
year and a poor crop to prove the
experiment on, yet Louis Lachmund.
owner of the McLaughlin ranch
near Independence, reports that he
secured exactly 50 per cent more
hops on that ranch from the same
acreage over the preceding year
where the land was Irrigated.
His hops produced around 2800
bales altogether this year as com
pared to 1750 bales last year, but
iome of these were not taken from
Irrigated land. There are around
300 acres under Irrigation on the
McLaughlin ranch under the big
plant he Installed last year for
use on this year's crop and 45 acres
not under irrigation while he also
has some other hop acreage.
His irrigation plant Includes eight
miles of concrete pipe running from
6 to 15 inches In diameter and the
water is pumped from a lake heav
ily Impregnated with vegetable mat
ter. His pump has a discharge of 1800
gallons a minute and he ran the
pump 30 days during the irrigation
season, 12 hours each day or a to
tal of 38,880,000 gallons of .water
estimated upon on his hops for the
season.
The total cost for electricity used
in pumping this enormous amount
of water ran around $225 for the
irrigation season or an approxi
mate cost of 75 cents for a season
acre for electricity which he con
siders a reasonable cost for the
amount of Irrigating done.
There was a very heavy original
cost in the installation, particular
ly lor the long stretch of pipe
used to convey the water, but also
the pump installation was a con
siderable expense and also some
added expense for labor costs In
irrigating.
Outside of the fact that the
greatly amplified crop was in hops
and they are in storage without a
smell of an offer, Lachmund con
siders the expense amply justified
on a basis of enhanced crops al
though the future of the hop game
will be the only thing to tell
whether he was Justified in dollars
and cents In the extensive Irrigation
works put in on the yard.
MARKET CLOSED TO
PERMIT CHECK-UPS
New York P) The stock market
was closed Saturday after ending
Its week with a session of normal
trading which in the opinion of
bankers indicated a return of sta
bility.
The stock exchange and the curb
exchange will be open Monday,
Armistice day, with a two minutes
suspension of business at noon in
recognition of the day. Three hour
sessions from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m..
will be continued next week with
the exchange closed on Saturday.
Total sales on the stock exchange
Friday were 3,214,660 shares. The
turnover for the week was 22,516,-
410 shares.
The ticker was 37 minutes late at
the close.
PANTAGES GIVEN
1 TO 50 YEARS PRISON
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to's family and several friends rid
ing in the gardner's car.
Mrs. Pantages is serious ill, and
before her husband left the court
room Saturday he was granted a
final request that he be permit
ted to see her. Judge Frtcke order
ed that he be taken to his palatial
home Saturday o rMonday, which
ever he preferred.
vantages stood with nis neaa
bowed and his eyes down a Judge
Fficke ordered him to the peni
tentiary. Around him were members of his
immediate family and friends.
Mrs. Pantages Friday was - re
leased from the custody of the
sheriff by Superior Judge Carlos
S. Hardy, who ordered her $5,000
bond exonerated and demanded
that she report once each month
for a period of ten years to the
county probation department. Dur
ing that time site must refrain
from drinking Intoxicating liquors
and must obey all laws. Violation
of any of the probationary orders
would result in her being ordered
to serve the manslaughter term of
from one to ten years in prison.
In addition the theater man's wife
was deprived of her automobile
driver's license for the period of her
probation, and was ordered to sat
isfy immediately a Judgment or
$78,500 awarded the survivors of
Rokumoto. She endorsed a certi
fied check for that amount, and
presented it to William Q. Bonelll.
attorney for Mrs. Rokumoto, the
gardener's widow.
Mrs. pantaees, brought Into Ihe
court room in a wheel chair by
two white clad nurses, broke Into
tears when Judce Hardy read the
ruling which released her from a
possible prison term. A few min
utes later she had signed the check
in settlement for all claims oi the
family of the accident victim, the ,
pen fell from her fingers and an
audible rgh of relief escaped her i
lips. She was wheeled from the
court room by her daughter. Car- i
men, and her sons, Lloyd and Rod-
ney. .
In granting the woman's plea for !
probation. Judge Hardy declared :
the preponderance of evidence ad-,
duced during the trial indicated i
that she had not been drinking be-;
fore the accident last June, when
her automobile crashed into the
machine In which Rokumoto sus
tained injuries which resulted in
his death. Guests who attended a
beach party from which Mrs. Pan
tages was returning at the time of
the crash, testified at the hearing
that no liquor was served at the
party.
Judge Hardy said he also was in
fluenced In granting probation by
the fact that the woman previous
to her conviction had led a Chris
tlan life and devoted much of her
time and money to welfare work
The condition of her health was a
deciding factor, he said.
HEALTH SURVEY
TO BE MADE OF
INDIAN SCHOOL
The first complete health sur
vey to be conducted at the Che
mawa Indian school will be held
all next week under the Depart
ment of the Interior and the Ore
gon Tuberculosis association. Dr.
E. A. Fierce of Portland, chairman
of the medical committee of the
Oregon Tuberculosis association,
will be in charge. Between four
and five doctors, three or four nur-
and five volunteer nurses will
be used each day In the health
survey.
Surveys have been conducted on
the Indian reservation at Klamath
and a similar health survey has
been conducted In the large govern
ment Indian school In Minnesota.
The health survey is being held In
the Oregon school not only because
it Is believed that definite results
will be given throughout the Pa
cific Northwest and In Alaska, but
that the data secured may be re
ported to the Department ot the
Interior for comparison with re
ports submitted from the Minnesota
school.
The government Is contrlbutina
money for the x-ray plates and for
the tuberculin tests, with the Ore
gon Tuberculosis association stand
ing the rest of the expense. The
in the hospital at the Chemawa
examinations will bp rnnriurtMl
Institute, with Dr. H. S. Sisco, In
charge of health work at Chemawa,
as an active assistant
The Marion county child health
demonstration will assist in the
survey by sending doctors and
nurses to the Indian school Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday morn
ings. UNFILLED STEEL
ORDERS INCREASED
New York (IP) TTnltiwl fitatAc
Steel corporation reported unfilled
orders as of October 31 at 4.086,562
tons, an Increase of 183.981 tons
over the September 30 total of 3 -902.581
tons.
Unfilled orders as of August 31
totaled 3.658.211 tons; as of July 31,
4,088,177 and as of October 31, 1928.
3,751,030.
SAVES OFFICIAL RECORD
Austin. Tex. UP Texas' woman
secretary of state, Mrs. Jane 7.
McCallum, seeks to catalog and
preserve all official records of Tex
as history. Faded documents dat
ing back to days of the republic
are being resurrected from dusty
nes.
TTM E S
r cJ7irnes and interests
maiichange-burFncndlij
Senice well RcndcrcdT isthe
moHo v.'e belief is appre
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GUARD YOUR HEALTH!!
Winter weather is with us again and good healthy food will be the
watchword for colds and flu.
Fischers Fast Cooking Toasted Wheat Is a perfect breakfast cereal
healthy on account of retaining all of the bran wonderful flavor
easy to prepare cooks in three to four minutes. Children enjoy
It. Adults should use It. Costa less than one-naif cent per dish,
ALL GROCERS.
Fischer Flouring Mills
ORTLAND WAREHOUSE
$90 E. TAYLOR. ST.
WHEAT PRICES
LOSE ONE CENT
IN DAY'S TRADE
Chicago (IP) Wheat recovered
sharply on the board o ftrade Sat
urday when shot t-coverings found
offerings small after local and com
mission house selling had broke the
price at th eopenlng. At one time
prices were fractionally above Fri
day 's close, but profit-taking
brought them down slightly. Farm
board loans were reported two
cents above station prices in the
northwest and lent support to the
commission house Rbcorption, Bt
Louis reported a brisk demand with
wheat hard to buy. Corn and oata
failed to recover as well as wheat.
At the close wheat was to one
cent lower; corn was m to li
cents lower; oats was to cent
lower. Provisions were weak.
Receipts were wheat 20 cars,
corn 202 cars and oats 20 cars.
Cafh prices were wheat one cent
higher; corn one cent steadier, and
oats was down one cent.
FRUIT MEN WILL
60 TO MEDFORD
The program for the state horti
cultural society meeting at Med
ford November 12, 13, and 14 has
been received here and it is under
stood a number of Salem peoplft
wlil be in attendance.
The pear will be the central
topic for the meeting with ad
dresses by many leaders in the
fruit industry on the coast.
These include Frank T. Swett,
president of the California Pear
Growers association; E. S. Gill,
manager, v Central Washington
Growers association; J. W. Herbert,
manager Yakima Growers Union'
C. L. Miller, of the Wenatchee
Growers association; Professors W.
V. Cniess. Warren P. Tufts, L. H.
Day, s. W. Shearer of the Uui
versity of California; Ben D. Dis
on, advertising specialist; C. W.
Schoenfelt, federal mraketing spe
cialist; T. E. Tucker, chairman of
Growers Tariff League of Califor
nia, and Rogue River valley grow
ers. In addition to the state society
meetings the Garden Clubs of Ore
gon will hold sessions under the
auspices of the Medford Garden
club.
FEAR SHEEP LOSS
DURING WINTER -
Unless the unexpected comes In
the shape of an open winter there
threatens to be large losses In
sheep in the valley this year, re
port some sheep men. For some
time past heavy feeding has been
done to sheep because of the dry
pastures and inability of the sheep
to keep going on their own. It is
expected that there will be big de
mands for feed for this purpose
before the winter is up as many
farmers have been feeding their
own crops away to keep their flocks
in shape because of the bad pas
ture conditions.
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