PAGE FOURTEEN'
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1929
BUTTER TONE
EASIER: FIRST
SMELT ARRIVE
Portland IP There has been no
change In the local egg prices gen
erally since Monday when the two
cent drop took effect
Generally easy tone is shown In
the market for nutter. Further
shading of prices Is Indicated. But
terfat market is depressed even
more than butter because o( the out
look lor lower prices in the latter.
Fair demand is reported for live
chickens as a result of the greatly
decreased supply arriving during the
ast few days. Prices are practically
unchanged.
While the entire country killed
meat trade Is quiet, a slight im
provement Is noted In demand for
calves as a result of greatly de
creased offerings. Prices no better.
Because most of the trade is loyal
to the home product, the demand
for home grown cranberries Is hold
ing up quite fair with quality gen
erally above that of eastern offer
ings even though high prices are
asked for the latter. Those that
brought eastern supplies here are
reported as being badly stung.
First commercial offerings of Co
lumbia river smelt are reported.
First sales 30c pound.'
Rather liberal shipments of spin
ach are reported made from Port
land to other north coast points dur
ing the last few days. Local quality
is unusually good since the rains.
With practically the only avail
able supplies for the northwest lo
cated here, the market for cabbage
Is showing a more active tone and a
firmer price is indicated.
Sweet potatoes of good quality but
sales slow. Potatoes continue very
dull. Onions remain weak.
Cauliflower sales to northwest
points around 90c to $1.15 for real
firsts.
Borne fancy green broccoli Is of
fering and finding good sale.
Hothouse tomatoes moving well on
account of absence of good outdoor
stuff.
CROWDS OF KIDDIES
TO MEET SANTA
(Continued from page 1)
fore Christmas," when fine spoke
right up:
"Oh, Mr. Santa Claus, I know that
piece'
"Will you speak it here, dear?" I
asked.
"Sure, Mr. Santa Claus, she re
plied. I
And with that Ruth stood on a
chair in the front of the theater be
fore that big crowd of boys and
girls and gave the entire poem from
memory, so loud and clear that even
those In the rear of the theater
could hear every word. I thought
that waa lovely, and Mr. Gould also
thought it nice of her to add to the
program.
This afternoon I am in Indepen
dence, where the boys and girls of
that city will be the guests of Ross
Nelson at the Isls theater for a spe
cial moving picture show. Mr. Nel
son has promised some comedy pic
tures while of course I am showing
the pictures taken at the North
Pole of my home, toy factory and
how I watch all the little boys and
girls throughout the entire world,
writing down the names of the
good ones and crossing out of my
big book those who have been
naughty.
Before I start north I must visit
the children in the northern part
of Marlon county and Saturday af
ternoon Is the best time for those
living In Hubbard, Monitor, St. Paul,
Gervals and through the country to
come to town and meet me at the
Bungalow theater lu Woodburn at
2:30 o'clock.
I almost was unnble to visit
Woodburn, and when IYed Evenden,
of the Evenden Drug store and C. P.
Hansen, of the Hansen Motor com
pany, heard that the Woodburn boys
and girls might not see me they
called me on the telephone.
"Hello, Mr. Santa Claus," they
said. "What is this we hear about
you not coming to Woodburn? We
can't allow this. Woodburn children
are very good friends of yours and
you must visit them before you
leave ine vauey.
I told them that I had no place
to meet them and they replied that
they would look after things there
and lor me to come right up ai
soon as I could. Of course I had al
ready promised Alfred Adams, of
Silverton; Mr. Gould, of Dallas and
Mr. Nelson of lidependence, thot 1
would be at their theaters, so Sat
urday was the only day left.
"That will be fine," Mr. Evenden
and Mr. Hansen said. "We will see
that the theater is nice and war
for the children and If you will be
there promptly at 2:30 o'clock with
the moving pictures of jour reindeer
and polar bears, you will find nun
dreds of Woodburn children waiting
you. We will also see to it that a
comedy reel or two la shown in ad
dition to your pictures and all the
youngsters admitted free of chance.'
So I expect to get a good night s
Jeep rrmay and be on hand Sat
urday. The boys and girls need not
tell Mr. Evenden or Mr. Hansen, but
i win oe in front of the theater a
little early and shake hands with
the little guests as they arrive.
TOO BAD FOR HUNTER
MARAUDER'S IDENTITY
Missoula, Mont. (IP) "Help!
Heipr
J. C. Dalton, deer hunter, turned
sharply around. At first he noticed
nothing unusual, but then his roving
eye espied a tree swaying violently
back and forth.
Could Jt be his companion, Fred
Thorpe, whom he had left few
minutes before?
It could he was In the tree, but
not swaying it. That Job was being
accomplished by a very a nary bear
who had ignored puny -caliber
bullets and chased the frightened
hunter up the trunk.
Dalton's high-powered rifle Quick
ly killed the animal.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
PORTHNO LIVESTOCK
Portland CatUt and raUet:
Quotably steady. Receipt. catUt 35;
Calves 10.
Steers. 1100-1300 IDS. HO N to U -
35; medium W 75 to 10.50; common
7 to aa .75. Heifers, good 0 50 to olO;
Kood $G 50 to 50. Cows, good W to
$8.50: common to medium 5 to $8;
low cutters $3 to S5; bulls, good to
choice 7.50 to lb; cutters to medium
16 50 to (7.50. Calves, meal urn to
choire 8 to Sfl.SO; cull to common
M 50 to 16; vealers, milk fed, good to
choice 9-U; medium to choice 17
to tV: cull to common $5 to W.
Hoks. uuotame steady. Keceipta 3uu
Including 217 on contract.
Heavy weight an do io aiu. Meaium
weight $9 to 10.25; light weight 110
to 10 .35; light lights, .25 to (1035.
Pricking sows, 7 to W 25; slaughter
pigs SH 25 to 10.25; feeder and Mocker
Diiza ati.&o to at 25. SoIt or oily hoga
and roasting pigs excluded In above
quotations) .
bneep ana i a in us, quoiauiy icany.
Receipts 225.
Lambs. M ids. aown, gooa to cnoice
10 to ll; medium SU to $10; all
weights, cull to common 97 to 90;
yearling wethers, 11 lbs. down, med
ium to choice tfl.50 to 48.50; ewes. 120
lbs. down, medium to choice 43.75 to
5; 120-125 lbs. medium to choice 43
to 44-50; all weignis, common
PORTLAND PltOIH CB
PnrMnn.l i UP ( Butter : Cube ex
tras 3c; standards 38c; prime firsts
37c; firsts 35c.
Ekks: Foul try producers prices:
Fresh extras 41c; standards 40c; fresh
mediums 38c; medium lirsts Joe;
fresh pullets 32c; firsts, pullets 30c;
price to reiaucrs is two um
nighr.
Butterfat: Direct shippers track
price No. 1 grade 39-40c; No. 2, 34
35c; station prices: No. 1, 38-3t)c; No.
a, 33-34c; I'oruana aenvery pnres.
No. 1 butterfat 40-4lc; No. 3, 35-30C.
Milk: B living price luur peiwui.
42.50 to 42.65.
Cheese: Belllnn price to retailers:
Tillamook county triplets 29c; loaf
30c; Tillamook f ob. selling prices:
triplets yc; toai zoc
Live poultry: Heavy hens over 4
lbs. 23-24c; 3', to 4'A lbs. 18-20c;
under 3'a lbs. 18-17c; broilers, light
30-38c; colored 19-20c; old roosters.
12c; stans iuc; qucks jb-c.
Turkeys: Buying prices from pro
ducers: Fancy dressed hens ya-2c;
young toms 2U-2c; oia loms zu-uu.
No. 2 grade 20c; live 19-20c.
Fresh fruits: Oranges. Navels 45.50
to 40 50; Valenclas 44 25 to 48 25;
Japanese 42 to 4:4-15 bundle. Grit pe
rm It. Texas 44.50 to 45.50; Florida
47; limes 5 uoz. carton 42-50; ban
anas 7c lb.
Cranberries: Late Howes 46; Cape
Cod 45 50 bushel box; eastern 420 to
Lemons.' California 411 50-413.50.
ruriimhprii hothouse S1.50 42 tlOZ.
Brussels sprouts, local 15c lb. To
matoes, local hothouse 20-aoc lb.;
California 43 to 43 50 lug rpeacked.
Unions, selling prices to retailers:
sets 8-9C lb.; Yakima globe 4140;
Oregon 41-60 to 41.76.
Fresh vegetables: Belling price, let
tuce, Imperial valley 45-46.25; fhnas
43 75-44.50 crate; cabbage, local 2 to
2c lb.; string beans 22 -35c; peas,
llCirapcs: Emperors fl-loc lb. Enirplant
7-8c lb. Rhubarb, California 43 per
20-lb. box. Cauliflower, local 41-41-25.
Huckleberries, fancy 13-14c; Table
potatoes, Deschutes gems 42-75 to
43 25; Yaklmas 42.75 to 42.85 cwt.
Western Oregon 42.25 to 42.50.
Sweet potatoes. California oc ID.
southern yams 42 50 to 43 crate.
Fresh dates, California 20c lb.
Country meats: belling price to re
tailers: country killed hogs best but
chers under 10 lbs. 14',i to 15c; yeal
75 tO BO IDS., 14-lot., iwuiua
havy mutton 15c.
PORTLAND KASTNIliK MARKET
-..iii,,. n.itinpN the chief offer
ing on the Eastslde Farmers' Market
aside from root vegetables. All prices
are unchanged. ... u ,-. i
Carrol ana oeew ioc u. wyv
turnips 40 to 45c; potatoes. 41 50 to
42 orange no; 9. .. c, if kh
ai -K oralf rptl. 11.25 to 41.50
cantaloupe crate. Tomatoes 7c5 to 41
box. Squash, Danish, 41-25 cantaloupe
crate- . mV, on-
Celery, aozen Duncum. jwmv
No. 1 75 to 80c; No. d, ooc; iieari
$1CauiSl?ier,'No. 1 85c to 41: No. 2.
55 to eoc. Spinach, fimcy 4125; or
dinary 41 to 41.15 ornnge box; Brus
sels sprouts, iuuijt
41.15 peach box.
HAY MARKET
nn.nii jfi Hhv. steady. Buying
prices: eastern Oregon timothy. 420
50 to 421.: Do., valley 1 to
Alfalfa, sib to
hay 416; straw 47 to 48 ton; selling
priced 42 more.
SAN FBANrlSrO POl l.TRV
ann vr.nrl.cn un (Feil.-State
Market New. nervlcel : Net prlcra paid
...n.i.i..r fnr live umiltry. delivered
l ban rrHiiL-iom. ucun.
ii lb. IlO'Vc: coioreu ". "
uti.r.' rjhnm under 17 lbs. per
dozen a:l-27c; 17-aa lb. Ir ??cu.j':)-
ni... .....n mlnml linfler S1 108..
a7-jnc: roasters, louiis a ii lbs. and
up 27-2BC.
rANI'AKA HAnK
Portlnnd Caacara bark, steady!
i j to 7c.
lit! IT. HOP
. V...-I.' .. ITviinnrated aPDlCS
.tealv: cliolee 14'i to ISC; lancy 17
17laC. ITUne.. ."-."J. -"."
tn 131, e: ureuon w. io u.,"..
Apricots, steady, standnrd H'i to 15c;
to 22c. Pcaihea. aleacly. standard 14'4
i. pi,..icn i-i tn lfii.c: extra cn.
,ii in i'hi.p UnlitliiM steady, loose Mua-
. u... l.nli. tn fnill'V Sl'Cd-
caieia oj "-. " ' 1,'
ed 8l. to 8i. e; seedless 6 to
J- u, iu-111 IB to 20e:
loan nominal. Pacific coaat 12 IS to
iuc; la28, la to iic.
ii va u.iill HOPS
Portlnnd tUPl Nuts. Oreuon al-
n,,t. 'Vli'. to 28c: California 2U-2HC;
pennuts. raw 10c; Bralls new crop
22-24C: almonds 34-ssc; filberts 1S-
20c: pcans 24-25C.
Hops: nominal. 1928 crop ll-ia'SC.
Wool. 1028 crop nominal Willam
ette valley 28-33c; eastern Oreon 18
27',,c lb.
n-.ni .VII 111 ll.H. ri.OI'R
n ., i .ii r'ani, .iiunr (sacked
hn.i.1 lane, fruit or berry, S5.40
cwt. Beet sunar !t25 cwt.
.iniiiprv m-lces: steady.
Family patents. 4lls S7 80: whole wheat
.a'ui' iriliim 16.70: bakers' hard
.!.. on. a7 SO: bakera' Bluestem,
patents D8s. 87.40; pastry flour, 48a,
8 1.30.
N IRANCISIO IHTTKRKAT
San Kranclsco lal Butterfat 10.0.
San r'ranclsco 43c.
8 VRAM IMO APriTrl
Pan Krnnclsco il (Fed. -State
Market News servu-et : Applea. boxea
northwestrn. Rome Beauties. C grade
S1.75 to S2: Dellt'Ioua fancy 82 50 to
S3: Wlnesapa, ettra fancy 12.75 to S3;
fancy 1250 to 2 75.
T1RKKV MARKIT
Portland lU. 8. D A I Hi The tur
key market here Frldsy was steady
and Inclined toward firmness. There
was a ood demand outside and the
local demand wa .Improving. Prices
on dressed basis were: Young toma
2!-30c: hens 28c: old toma 22c with
continued shortage; No. 2 stock 20c.
WINMPKIl IIKtT
Winnipeg il'I'i Wheat range: IX.
open 81 high 81 :tl 5-B; low 81-
29'.: close 81 20 3-8. May. open, high
SI 38; low 81 3.V.; c!oe 81.35'.. July,
open 81 38; high 81.38'); low, 81.
36',; closa 81 36',.
f'HH'Atlll i.miv
Thlcago I'l BlllMUPI.Tl,OD
t'hlcsgo tsl Oraln futures. Dec.
open 81 18: high l.m'.: low 81 .16',;
closa 81.16 to . March, open 81.
24', to i,; high 8124',: low 8121-5-8;
rloae 8122 to '. May. open 81
28'. to '-: high 812814: low SI 25S:
Close 8138 to ', July, open 81 284
to si 2V: nign si 2V: low 81.20 8-s.
close 81 261, to 6-8
tun grain: wneav, no. a mura at.
flii. New corn No. 8 mixed 78', e:
No. a white 88i, c. Old corn. No. a.
fellow 85c; No. i whua 4c. Oats, No.
9 white 5'i to 4Jc: No. 4. white
43'4c to f. Rye. no sales. Barley,
quotable range 60 to 68c. Timothy
seed 45.40 to 46 35. Clover seed 410 50
to 418. Lard $1U; ribs 410.50; bellies
411-62.
PORTLAND VlIEAT
Portland w Wheat futures: Deo.
open 41 20 3-8; high 41-20 3-8; low,
close 41.19. March, open, hgih 41.26;
low. close 41-24S- Muy. open, high
41 27 3-8; low, close 41-26. July, open
high 41271,; low, close 41-281..
Cash wheat: Big Bend Blues tern,
hard white 4132; soft white, western
white 4120; hard winter, northern
spring, western red 41. 18:
Oats. No. 2 38-lb. white 435.50.
Today's car receipts, wheat 71, flour
11, com 4, oats 2, hay 1.
niK AI.O l.lKSTO( K
Chicago U. 8. D. A.J Hogs,
receipts 23,000, including 8000 di
rect; top 19.1)0; late bulk 49.50 to
49 65; butchers, medium to choice
49. 35 to 49.00.
Cuttle receipts 3500; calves 1000;
early trading unevent. Steers good
and choice 412.50 to 415 25; fed year
lings, good and choice 412 65 to 416.
25; vealers. milk fed, good and choice
412 to 415.50.
Sheep receipts 8000: opened steady
to strong. Bulk fat lambs 413 to 413 -25;
early top 413.40; fat ewes 45.25
to 45.50; lambs. good and choice
412.50 to 413.60; feeder lambs, good
una choice 411-75 to 412.G5.
STILL WAIT FOR BANK
. TAXTO BE PAID
(Continued from page 1)
tlonal banks In the county and
when the others paid more taxes
his bank would meet them.
The bank has $2599.58 chalked up
on the ax rolls, although It paid
Its taxes up to the time when the
federal court In Portland held that
national banks did not need to fur
ther pay taxes on their capital. In
other words It paid one more half
than any other national bank in
the county and probably in the
state. It was pointed out that the
United States National pays pretty
heavy taxes as it is, rerrardlais of the
tax on its capital. On the 1926 roll it
paid $5464.80; on the 1927 roll it
paid $5633 and on the 1928 roll it
paid $5826.50, these taxes all be
ing paid on its real property and
these beins paid up-to-date. The
taxes on its capital are smaller due
to the fact that a property offset is
given against the tax on the capi
tal.
Due to what seems to be quite a
lack of understanding as to just
why the federal court held that na
tional banks need not further pay
taxes- on Its capital, the section of
the national banking lan on which
the decision was based is reprinted
as follows:
In case of a tax on said shares
(capital stock) the tax imposed
shall not be at a greater rate than
is assessed upon other moneyed
capital In the hands of individual
citizens of such state coming Into
competition with the business of
national banks."
It was held that Investment
bankers and savings and loan as
sociations and similar money hand
ling concerns are competing capital
under the act and they are not as
sessed on such capital. As a result
the federal court held that nation
al banks need not pay such taxes.
Bankers point out that this pro
vision has been In the national
banking act for many years but
banks paid for a great many years
when they did not need to.
Also local bankers state that lor
a number of years the banks have
paid a considerably higher rate of
taxes on their real property than
they, should. They state that for
years real property was assessed at
100 per cent when adjacent real
property was only assessed at
around 60 per cent or so. A few
years ago the bankers took this up
with the equalization board and an
adjustment was made. However,
in the meantime the bankers stated
they had paid their property taxes
on full valuation. As far as their
owing any money they state that
anything on the rolls now was
more than covered by the extra
taxes paid over many years.
But however, that may be num
erous people are voicing the query
as to why they should be compelled
to pay their taxes and the bankers
whose business are founded on
prosperity of other taxpayers
should escape.
Salem Markets
Complied from reports of Salem
dealers, for the guiunnce of Capit
al Journal readers, tltevlsed daily)
Wheat, No. 1 white 81.08: red. i
(hacked) l OO'i; feed oat 47c; mill
ing oats 60c; barley S3J per ton.
Meats: Hons: Top grades. 130
160 lbs. y .60; 16U-220 lbs. 810.00;
at-J0-?t0 lbs. 9.a3; altiO-a&O lbs. $0.2b;
sows, 6 75 to n.OP; Cattle, top alters
tendy. 8U.&0 to llo; cows 5 60 to
l' 5U; cults and cutters. 2 SO to 9 -60;
Sheep, aprlng lauiba Q; bucks 87.
Old ewes 81 to 4.
Calves: Venters, live weight 140-180
lbs. 811; heavy and thins S7-88.
Uressed moitU: Top veal 14 cents;
No. 3 grade 13 'ic; rough aud heavy 13
and up; tup hogs UO-ISO lbs. UVic;
other grades 13c down.
Poultry Light to medium hen
16-lHc lb; heavy hens 22 cruta per
pound; broilers, springs 18-20C; sUjf
lir; old roosters 7c.
Kt!g: Pullets 35c; fresh eitras 40c;
DutterfHt 4lc; Print butter 41c to
c; cubes, extras 39c; standard cubes
JHc.
WIIOl I'SAI F PRICES
Presh fruit: oranges 93 60 to 87.76
caw, lemons 812.60 a ca.te; bananas
8c lb.; grapes. Emperor $2 25; wrapped
and packed. XjF Jonathan apples,
Yakima 82.76; face and fill 81.60;
Spllrenbergs 81 50; Baldwins 81 60;
cranberries, 88 60 bu.; pears 82 bu.;
I'aMbas 4o lb.; pouiegrawtca, 81.10
box.
fresh vegetables Tomatoe hothouse
14 60-85 25; California S3 60; Cucum
bers, hot hoiine, (H)c-1.60 doe. Potatoes
Yakima 82.75; Yakima Bluebird 83
25; Lettuce. Calif. Iced 84 50; I-ablth
celery 8.175; heart 8136; cabbage
2c; red peppers 25c; green 25c; spin
ach 8135 box; cauliflower 9135 to
el 85 ciat. Artichokes 9160 dot.
Bruanel sprouts 16c lb. Local 91.75 box.
Bunched vegetables: Turnips 40 -hoc
dor en; parsley 8Cc; carrots 40c to 90c;
beets, local 40c to Sue; onions 400 to
dor; radishes 40c to 6O0.
Backed vegetables: Onions, local 93;
Yakima 82 25; carrots 2c; rutabagas
3 So lb : game 16e lb ; sweet potatoes
8c; Uar bel head squash So lb ; Hub
bard and banana lUc; pumpkins 80
lb4 turnip 3c; parsnips alio.
WOOL, MOMMH
Wool, fine SOc; medium 35c; eoame.
Soo ier lb. lmba wool 37c: fall Clio
870. Mob air; fall clip, old 36c; kid 46c,
WHEAT PRICES
JOLTED AGAIN
IN NEW BREAK
Chicago tffiy Big Jolts- to wheat
values Friday tumbled the market
down to the lowest levels since No
vember 18, and to about 17 cents
off from the recent top figures.
Announcement that the break had
resulted In purchase of 1,000,000
bushels of North American wheat
to be shipped overseas caused only
a transient rally.
After dropping to a maximum of
3'i cents under Thursday's finish
wheat Friday closed unsettled at
2-H to 3'i cents a bushel net loss.
Corn closed . to V cents, a one
cent down, oats varying from
cent decline to a shade advance,
and provisions unchanged to a set
back of 20 cents.
Wheat dropped early to more
than 16 cents a bushel below prices
recently obtainable, with export
demand meager, general bearish
sentiment prevailed, and there was
considerable selling out of future
delivery holdings In order to stop
losses. Opening U to : down
wheat later continued to fall. Corn,
oats and provisions were relatively
steady, with corn starting V to
off to Id up, and subsequently
holding near to the initial range.
ENJOY XMAS
MARKET RUSH
New York UP) "Bear" traders en
joyed their first Christmas market
in several years Friday when prices
on the New York stock exchange
tumbled $2 to $18 a share, with sev
eral Issues training through the low
prices established in the drastic
break last month. Total sales
crossed the 5,000,000 share mark
for the first time In nearly two
weeks.
More general liquidation followed
the stiffening of call money to Xive
per cent In the last hour and blocks
of 10.000 shares and larger were
sold: Many important shares touch
ed their lowest prices in some time.
United States Steel went to 161,
Standard oil of New Jersey 60 and
Montgomery ward 44. Columbian
Carbon was down 16 points, Ameri
can Machine and Foundry 14, Sim
mons 12, R. H. Maty 10; Sears Roe
buck 9'i, and Atchison and Western
Union 7. The close was weak.
New York (LP) A terrific wave of
selling swept prices down one to
more than 12 points on the stock
exchange Friday. Support came
from time to time but it was Insuf
ficient to stay the avalanche of of
ferings. Steel common broke more than
six points and merchandising shares
dropped 7 to 12 points. This weak
ness undermined confidence and
brought out heavy unloading.
Tickers fell behind and sales
swelled la volume. Indicating that
the bears were again getting control
of the list.
Call money renewed at 4!4 per
cent and near the close rose to S
per cent for the first time in several
weeks.
This firming up In credit togeth
er with heavy shipments of gold out
of the country accelerated the sell
ing which was started by the bear
ish element.
The offerings of stock were
thrown over In much the same
reckless abandon that prevailed' in
the crash of October.
DANCES TO STEP
CHEER FUND UP
(Continued from page 1)
benefit dance Friday evening ai
Crystal Garden, which the Elks are
sponsoring and for which two or
chestras, the Elsinore and Thomas
Bros., will combine their efforts In
furnishing music.
Here the public will be given the
opportunity of Utterly "stepping"
tne uneer rund toward its goal.
Members of the committee in
charge of the dance arrangements
say that It wll be the biggest af
fair of its kind during the winter
season, and that every dollar over
and above incidental expenses will
go in tne Cheer Fund.
Meanwhile the committee In
charge of seeing that Christmas
gifts are provided for all of the
kiddles continue with their work of
seeking out those for whom they
must substitute lor Santa Claus.
"Never has the public been so
slow in responding to the call of
these children tor a taste of the
Joys which rightfully belong to
them on Christmas." said Robert
Cole, chairman of the Cheer Fund
committee. "And in all of the years
I have been connected with the
Cheer movement I have never
found so much need for It.
"The regular charitable organiza
tions are doing wonderfully well In
providing the everyday necessities
for most of the destitute, of which
there Is an unprecedented number
this year, and the demand upon
our fund for such things as cloth
ing, shoes, fuel, and the like la per
haps no greater than In former
years.
"Our big problem lies In the num
ber of children dependent upon the
Cheer Fund for the things that
really make Christmas for the chil
dren. nd to which they are all en
titled. "As near as we ean estimate
from our Investigations so far there
are nearly 400 boys and girls In and
about Salem who will be greeted by
empty stockings on Christmas
moraine unless the dolls, toys,
games, nuts, candy and the like to
fill them art provided by the Cheer
Fund.
-It will take at least 11,000 to pro
vide the clothing, shoes and staple
foodstuffs for the families we hare
found In need of them,"
RUSSIA'S FIRST
Wlf .A
Associated Press Photo
Helen Polyakova U the first woman graduate of tho Moscow
Aeronautlo Institute. In one of her recent practical flights In an
aerostat she mastered tho air for nearly eight hours. She is shown
with her assistant, Travkin, prepared for an endurance flight.
$125,000 ASKED FOR
CHAMPDEG PARK
(Continued from page 1)
The preamble to Senator Mc-
Nary's latest Joint resolution reads
as follows:
'Authorizing the erection of a
memorial building to commemorate
the winning of the Oregon country
for the United Stutes.
'Whereas, the region west of the
Rocky mountains known as the
Oregon country including the ter
ritory of the states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana and
part of the state of Wyoming was
settled principally by Er.glisrt In
traders who laid claim to the whole
of this vast territory of nearly three
hundred thousand square miles as
a part of the British Empire; and
Whereas, alter much controver
sy this great empire was held In
joint occupancy by the United
States and England; and
Whereas in 1843 one hundred
and two men assembled at Cham
poeg in what is now Marion coun
ty, Oregon, and after deliberation
decided by the narrow margin of
two votes that the Oregon country
should become a part of the United
States; and
"Whereas, James K. Polk was
elected president in 1844 on a plat
form demanding the recognition of
the title of the United States, to
this territory; and
Whereas, after a long contro-
versey and contention this vast ter
ritory was ceded to the United
States by England without war or
bloodshed under a treaty signed
in June 1846.'
The resolution then coes on with
the enacting part authorizing the
secretary of war with approval of
the board of control of the state of
Oregon to select a site on lands
owned by the state at Champoeg.
The plans for the proposed memor
ial building, the resolution pro-
viaes, snau oe suoiect to the ap
proval of the National Commission
of Pine Arts.
FRENCH ESTABLISH
POPULATION PRIZES
Paris (LP) To encourage the re
population of France, the govern
ment Is considering setting aside
five crosses of the Legion of Honor
each year to be awarded to veteran
Frenchmen and Frenchwomen who
can count at least one hundred
descendants, living or dead on the
field of honor. Even with those
unusual conditions, there are al
ready dozens of French who can
qualify. In the two departments
of Nord and Pas-de-Calats there are
six candidates for recognition, and
In the south where large families
are the rule there should be many
more.
PHILIPPINE FREEDOM
HELD ONLY POLITICS
Los Angeles (tP) Philippine Inde
pendence Is merely a political move
ment and Is neither desired nor un
derstood by 95 per cent of the pop
ulation o fthe island, according to
captain E. C. Worlck. who has re
turned to the United States for I
brief vit after spending 31 years
In the Islands.
Worick. who Is engaged In the
lumber business and the growing of
cocoanuts, declared that every In
dustry in the Islands would be
wrecked by the tariffs that would
be Imposed on copra, tobacco, hemp.
mahogany and other products now
being developed and shipped Into
tne United States.
"The politicians are behind the
move," Worick said. "And when a
party of congressm.cn visit the
Islands, they get out the native who
wave flags and shout. With the
marchers It Is Just holiday per
formance and they are having a
good time, but they don t know
what It s all about."
Worlrk's home Is on the Island
of Luton, about 100 miles from
Manila,
REAL GIN TALE
Corcoran. Cfcl. (UV-Corcoran b a
Main street town, but 33 000 bales
of cotton ginned In the seven gins
here this season already has brought
In about (2,300,000.
WOMAN PILOT
TIME EXTENDED ON
LONGVIEW BRIDGE
Washington W The war depart
ment Thursday approved pians of
the Columbia river Longview bridge
company, assignee of W. D. Comer
and Wesley Vandercook for fenders
around piers 2, 3 and 4 of the bridge
across the river between Longview
and Rainier, Ore.
A bill introduced by Senator
Jones, republican of Washington,
granting an extension of four
months to next June 1, for com
pleting the Columbia river bridge
between Longview; Wash, and Rain
ier, Ore., was passed by the senate
and sent to the house.
ENGLISH PRISONERS
GIYEN NO TOBACCO
London UP Edgar Wallace, the
writer of mystery thrillers, got one
of the biggest surprises of his life
when he visited Sing Sing prison in
New York and saw convicts smok
ing cigars.
"Convicts and wardens In a great
American prison are Just boys to
gether," he told the ships news re
porters on his return here. "The
prisoners come out in the exercise
yard smoking cigars and doing much
as they like."
To an Englishman who knows his
prisons this is indeed a surprising
confirmation of the tales told of
'coddling" convicts in America. For
in England a Judge takes away more
than a man's liberty when he sen
tences him to prison he takes away
his cigarettes, his cigars, his pipe
and his chewing tobacco.
Tobacco is smoked and chewed in
English prisons nevertheless, but
most of It Is smuggled in. Only long
term convicts who have won the
privilege by good behavior over a
period of years are permitted to
have tobacco.
The others get it somehow if they
can and treasure it so highly that
an inch of plug tobacco Is as good
as money; better, in fact for money
is not worth much to a prisoner until
tt can be converted Into tobacco.
Even if he does not use the weed
himself, he tries to get it, for to
bacco is the currency of the convict
community.
When cards are played for high
stakes in an English prison the
stakes are bits of tobacco.
RUSSIAN CHURCHES
PUT TO ODD USES
Moscow (LP) Another use has been
found for discarded churches In
Moscow. Two of them will soon be
transformed Into lunch rooms. The
muslcipal government has already
appropriated funds for the purpose.
More and more churches are fall
ing Into disuse In this city of ten
thousand church-domes. With all
governmental subsidies and immun
ities removed, the support of a
church by a religious community has
become a serious problem and often
believers abandon the hard struggle.
Joining some better-to-doy group
nearby.
-Borne of the unused churches are
torn down, especially if they are
situated where they Interfere with
traffic. A good many are permitted
to surAve because of their historic
or artistic value, sometimes as is
the case with the famous St. Basil's
being tunied Into museums. The
others may end up as worker's clubs,
as atheist headquarters, as ordinary
office buildings or as restaurants.
MONTANA TO BE HOST
TO BIG PLANE FLEET
Great Falls, Mont. LP) Montana
will be host during January to the
largest airplane fleet ever to visit
the state. Exact date of arrival has
not been announced.
Led by Major Ralph Joyce, group
commander of the air corps at Mt.
Clemens, Mich, 18 pursuit planes
and one transport plane will roar
across Montana en route to Spokane.
Wash. The air flotilla's itinerary
calls for a day's stop In Great Fate,
and Major Joyce has written city
authorities requesting that neces
vary accommodations be made for
the visitors.
XMAS DEMAND
BRINGS ACTIVE
APPLE TRADE
Portland ..P) Reviewing the fruit
and vegetable situation, the Port
land bureau of the United States
department of agrclulture says:
"Demand for extra fancy apples,
mostly Delicious and Spitzenberg,
for the Christmas trade, is showing
greater activity than has prevailed
all season, prior to the current
week. Unclassified stocks, selling at
cheap prices are also in good de
mand. Intermediate grades, as fancy
C-grade and combination grades,
are slow in moving, being high
priced in comparison to the ungrad
ed lots, and hardly fine enough for
Christmas gift purposes. The "give
a box of apples for Christmas" idea
seems to be gaining in popularity
in Portland, as in eastern markets,
probably due in part to the active
advertising campaign sponsored by
the northwest's boxed apple bureau.
"Final production estimates of
potatoes for this year, of 357.451,000
bushels, for the entire United States.
shows an increase of 3,500,000 bush
els over the November 1 estimate.
Although the actual percentage of
Increase is very slight, a certain
psychological effect is noticed
promptly, in which lack of buying
activity predominates. Both carlot
and jobbing activity in potato and
onion lines Is extremely light this
weex.
"Western cranberries, which have
held steady at $0.50 per 1-3 barrel
crate, were dropped to $6 this week
by some Jobbers, on account of large
supplies, and slow movement. East
ern cranberries, in barrels, have un
dergone a similar 10 per cent re
duction, from former $20 levels."
HOOVER SEEN BY
SUGARIOBBYIST
(Continued from page 1)
Sugar company, was called to he
stand.
He said the Great ivjttrn re
duced 45 to 50 Der cent at th hot
sugar in the United State and that
nis company paid his expenses here.
Questioned about
by the company, .Petrikcn said tne
dividend had averaged 15 to 20 per
cent curing tne 33 years.
"Besides naYrrip V, in on
you have laid by enoujh additional
money so mat now $30,000,000
placed in the comnanv has hen in
creased to 865,000,000," Senator
Walsh, democrat, Montana, asked.
res.- retriken replied.
Petriken said he hart Hlcvccpri
the sliding scale with Chairman
Smoot of the senate finance com
mittee. "Did vou discuss it with Pru
dent Hoover?" Walsh asked.
'I called on Mr. Hnnvpr in tin in
formal way and he asked me -hat
I thought of it. I told him I
thought It was surrounded with a
good deal of hazard."
Eugene. Ore. iJPt Edwin p Rhn.
tuck. lobbyist and lawver. friend
of President Hoover, who is attract
ing nationwide attention In the na
tional capitol in the sugar tariff
Investigation. Is a former university
of Oregon student, having been a
member of the class of 1837.
MERGER PLANS
DECIDED UPON
(Continued from page I)
trolled by the Van Sweringens.
would be augmented by the addition
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, and the Bessemer and
Lake Erie.
The New York Central would re
ceive the Virginian and the Rut
land railway.
In New England, the New Haven
and the Boston and Maine would
be considered as two separate units.
The Boston and Maine would re
ceive the Delaware and Hudson,
while the important New England
Bridge lines around the metropoli
tan area of New York the Lehigh
and Ne wEngland and the Lehigh
and Hudson river would go to the
New Haven.
The three main systems In the
south would be the Couthern, the
Atlantic Coast line and the Illinois
Central.
In the west, the outstanding pro
vision is the exclusion of the Bur
lington from the northern group
and its use as the basis of a sepa
rate system. The various systems
would be based on the Burlington.
GiteAMts
that GROW
What 6ner, more distinct. re
Kifts than living, growing
things, which will bring more
beauty and pleasure into the
daily lives of loved one and
friends?
Trees, plants, shrub and
hardy flowers are arowini; in
favor each year as Christmas
Kifts becaun they are so uni
versally admired and desired,
We pack for shipment free,
Pick yssr shrubs now.
Pearcy Bros. Nursery
241 N. Liberty Phone 3513
he St. Paul, the Atchison, the
Rock Island, the Southern Pacific,
the Missouri Pacific, the Union Pa
cific the Chicago and Northwestern,
and the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific taken as one. The Fris
co would go to the Rock Island,
while the two U. S. 6teel roads, the
Duluth St Iron Range and Duluth.
Messabe & Northern, would go to
the St. Paul. The Chicago Great
Western, mould go to the Atchison,
and the Illinois Central would get
the Minneapolis and St. Louis. The
Missouri Pacifis would get the
Western Pacilic, Denver and Rio
Grande, Denver and Salt Lake, and
Kansas City, Oklahoma and Gulf.
IS CAPTURED
IN PORTLAND
Portland. (IP) Two youthful
bandits. Alfred K. Abbott, 18, and
Kenneth Seaman, 19, and Mrs.
Cora Landinpham, are in custody
here, charged with more than 20
robberies in Portland.
Included In the youths string of
rcbb?nes and hold-ups wan the
$2,000 jewelry robbery from the
Mrs. William Marshall Grlswold.
residence here Wednesday night
Abbott was In the Good Samara
tin ho.spitnl with a bullet wound in
his thl;h received after hs attemp
ted to escape frcm police. Seaman
and Mrs. Landingham are in Uie
city jail.
Polire Inspectors said they re
covered all cf the Jewels stolen
from the Grisv.old home at the
home of Mrs. Landingham.
Both youth? confessed, police
said, to numerous holdups, auto
mobile thefis and home robberies,
numbering more than twenty.
"We have been hitting it heavy
the last week." said Seaman. "Guess
we must have 'made about 20 or
25 spots in that time. Well, it's
all over now.'
Posing as officers as a ruse fn
one of their holdups, police said
the youths stopped an automobile
here the other night and told the
occupants they were officers look
ing for boo7e.
Police inspectors said the two
bandit were believed to have car
ried on activities in Seattle antf.
Ca'lfornia cities.
MARKET
STEADIER WITH
Boston W) The Commercial Bul
letin says:
There Is more activity In worsted
wools of fine and fine medium qual
ity, especially for topmajcers' ac
counts on the clean basis of 15-J0
cents for fair to choice French
combing lots of territory wooL
Scoured wools are steadier on the
lower basis.
"The manufacturing outlook Is
considered reasonably good, vith
low Inventories the big constructive
facort.
"Mohair Is dull and hardly
changed."
The Commercial Bulletin publish
es the following quotations:
Scoured basis:
Oregon: Fine and F. M. staple,
80-81; fine and F. M. Fr. combing,
75-77; fine and F. M. clothing,
72-73; Valley No. 1, 80-82.
Mohair:
Oregon. 48-50.
Domestic grading, first combine,
00-62; good carding 65-67.
DOG A TRAVELER
London (LP Binks, a white bull
terrier, owned by Colonel and Mrs.
S. Gregson, of Cob Orchard, Plax
tol, Kent, Is said to be the only do;
that has ever passed through the
pass of Karacoram. In 1927 the
dog walked over the pass between
China and India and Included a
mere 1,700 miles In his return trip,
according to statements of his mas
ter and mistress who have recently
returned from China.
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