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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1930)
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER, 15, 1930 PAGE TEN THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON BUTTER STEADY GRAPEFRUIT DUE FROM FLORIDA Portland (LP) Condition of the butter market appears more or less of steaoy character throughout the country. Little change In tlie gen eral quotation la indicated at any of the leading marketing points Production is showing a decrease in spots and Increased elsewhere. Prices were maintained generally In the local territory for both cubed and print while butterfat was In clined to show more or less steadi ness. General trading In the egg mar ket Is reported as fully steady. No price change has been announced by Manager Dixon of the Pacific co-ops who are maintaining fully their recent advances. Others are following. With a liberal per cent of the present supply consisting of small stock:, the demands for live turkeys Is best for the larger sized birds. Prices are steady as a rule. Prevailing offerings of chickens from the country are of small vol ume with a resulting strengthen ing of the general trade situation. Praclcally all Interests have been forces to follow the advance o! one house made late last week. Demand for 'apples continues quite favorable. Export situation is no; so active but this appears due mostly to the fact that it Is al most Impossible to secure sufficient small stuff to fill orders. Prices steady. Opening the season for shipments of Florida grapefruit to the west ern states Wednesday caused con siderable excitement In local fruit circles. Borne Florida stock Is now rolling. The Texas stock Is very good. Caltfornian is quite a fav orite with many. Increased carload movement of Cauliflower is in sight here ac cording to officials of the Oregon Gardeners' association, which has become a big factor in the trade. Offerings next week are expected to show a liberal increase. Qual ity Is the best in years. Still another advance of a dime a hundred pounds is announced in refinery price of sugar along the coast, with a similar boost In value here. The trade Is reported in ex cellent condition. There Is a small supply of Colum bia river fresh stcelhead salmon offering at 15 cents. Plenty of crabs. Silverslde and Chinook salmon Is not quite so plentiful, reports the Oregon Fish Co. Sweet potatoes are down ti cent pound again. Ripe bananas are a trifle scarce at the moment. Cheese Is fairly active at the late drop of one cent pound. Country killed hogs are weak with veal and lambs steady. Salem Markets Compiled from reports of Sa lem dealers, for the guidance of Capital Journal readers. (Revised dally). Wheat: No. 1 white 60: red, sacked 7o bushel. Feed out. 120 ton; milling osts (31; harlpu ft'JO-ft-'l til 11 Meats: bog, top grades 130-160 Ibfi. 0 00: 160-300 lbs. ttt.&O: 220- 360 lbfi. 90.00; 360-350 lbs. SH.UO; sows $7, Cattle, top steers 6-6He: cows, 3 8c; culls and cutteis 3-3c. Sheep, spring Lambs 5-6',-ic; yenr llnifs wethers 3U-lc- old ewes 3-3C Calvcn, vealers, top 10c; heavy and thins 6-7c. Dressed meats: Tod real 15c: No, grade 13c: rough and heavy 10-11 and up. Top hogs 120-150 lbs. 14 cents; other Krarirn 13c down. Poultry, light to med.. hens lt-15c lb.; heavy hens 20r; broilers, all Col ors 10-22c; old rooster 7c Ekk. pullets 2 tic; frrfth extras 30c. Dutterfut 37c: prime butter 3!) -40c; cube extras 37c; Etanrinrris cubes 36c. Cheese, Marlon county triplets 32; loaf 23. UHOI.KHAI.r: MAttKliTfl Prrih fruit: Oranges. Valencia 7.50 to $10 case; lemon.i "J-S7 bi): baiinna.i 7c lb. Urnpefrtilt, Texas 7: Isle of Pine 7 50; Arlr. SH ho. I,oraI ntiples 1 25 box. Linus 92 50 rnrlon. Honey dew melons $2 crate- ciinnban 2c lb ; eantnloupeH. (2 crate, all bliics. Ice Cream melons 2c lb. (J rapes' Thompson needless 91 25 lug. Concord f 1 25; Zlmfandels 00c; Tokays $1 50; Ladyfluiiers $2. Pears $1 box. Fresh figtt S1.75 box. (.1 round eherrles 16c lb. Huckleberries 15c; cranberries S6 50 box. Fresh vegetaoies: iomatoea 50c box. Potatoes, local lic lb.; lettuce, local SI. 50 per crate. Cucumbers, slicing 40c a dozen; pickling 65 to 85c box. Celery, I,ake Lahlsh bunches and hearts 80c do2 Cabbage I'c; green eorn $1.15 stick; green peppers 4c lb , red 10c; Spinach $1 00; Cauliflower. tl 50 Ettcplant $1.25 rrate. Squush. (arblchend 3c lb ; Hubbard 3c; Dan ish 4c; peanut 2c. Bunched vegetable: KI02. bunch es) lurnlps 40-6OC. parsley 60c; car rois 40c; beets 40-COc; onions 4nc; radishes 40c; green beans 6c; Dili 10c bunch. Sucked vegetables: Onions. Wnlln Walla $125; local $125. Carrot 2c: WeeU 3c; rutabugiin 3c: turnips 3c; parsnips 2,c: garlic 15c lb.; sweet potatoes 4'ac lb, POOR CONSTRUCTION MAKES FIRE HAZARD More than 50 per cent of the fire losses of Oregon from "unknown" and "undetermined'' causes, can be accounted for by antiquated and new but cheaply constructed dwel lings, reports of the state fire mar ahal for national fire prevention week, disclosed. The fire marshal blamed increas ed taxation for the many poorly con structs buildings of Oregon while "overnight promotion of new ad ditions cause coastmctlon of many dwellings that immediately become fire hazards. PRINKS WASTED Many prune growers in Califor nia are not harvesting their small sixed prunes because of market and crop conditions, according to Gen eral Manager Harlan of the Califor nia Prune and Apricot Orowers as sociation to the California Fruit News. In the northern part of the state, Mr. Harlan rr ports, several thousand tons of prunes are not be ing harvested as under present con ditions It would be unprofitable tor growers to go to the expanse of pick ing and haul in j the small sizes. MARKET QUOTATIONS hj POKTMMI M I STOCK Portland v, Calile 76; calves 10. Talking steady. Steers 600-100 lba. good $7 50 ; medium $6 hO-$7 50; - euinniou $3 $6 50; WOO-11 IX) lbs. good $7.50 fU; medium $6 50-$7 50; common 3 $6 50; 1100-1300 lbs. good $7 .2$-$7 75; medium $5 50 $7 25. Heifers 550-00 $6 75: cornmoa $4 4s.t6.15. Cow, good $5 50-$OO0; common and medium $4 $6.50; low culler $2-$4. Build, year lings excluded. $5-$5 50; cutter, com mon and medium $3 50-$5; vealers, milk fed. good and choice $10-$11; medium $8 $10; cull and cnuimon S5-t6. Calves 250-5O0 lbs. $S 50-$10; common and medium $6-$6.50. HoKt 200. Steady. Boft or oily hotfs and roasting pigs excluded). Light lights 140-J bU lbs. $S 50-$1) 50; light weight 100-lttO lbs. U 75-$10.OO; 180-200 lbs. $9.75-$10; Medium welsh t 300-320 lbs. SU.75- $10 00; 230-250 lbs. $6 5O-$0.75; heuvy weight iDO jwu ids. o; .fwu-jou lba. $7 50-$y.25; packing sows 375-500 lbs. medium and good $7 .25-$8 50. Feeder and stotker Dig 70-130 lbs.. good-choice $u 50-410 50. eneep dou. ikjkb Birnuy . Lambs HO lbs. down $5 50-$6 50; medium $4 75-$5.60: all weights, com mon $4-$4.75. Yearling wethers yo- 110 lbs. medium to choice ij wj-w; ewes ttO-120 lbs. medium to choice $2 25-$2 76; 120-150 lbs. $2-$2 50: all weights, cull and common $l-$3. POKTI AND Il.tlKY r.XCHAM'E Portland VPi following prices effective Wednesday. Butter quota-1 tlons for sh mneiiL from country creameries and ',ac lb. Is deducted a coimniEHion. Butter, cube extras 37c; standards 36c; prime firsts 34c; firsts 31c lb. Evtgs, poultry producers' prices: fresh extras 36c; standards 31c; Iresli mediums 26c; pullets, lIJc doz. j PORTI.ANll miOI.CSAI.i: Pttlf'Ffl These are prices dealers pay whole salers except as otherwise noted: BUiier; ocst extras ;u car tons. Butterfat, direct shippers: track 34c; No. 2 grade 2Uc; station No. 1 33c; No. 2. 28c Portland delivery prices: No. 1 butterfat, 37-3Br; No. 2, 32-33C. Milk, buying price: grade B, $2.75 per cental. Portland delivery and lu- apectlon. r?heen . Renins rjrlre to retailers: Tillamook county triplets, 20c; loai 21c per lb. f ob. Tillamook; Selling prices roruano., inpteui ioi 4.c Live poultry: heavy hens, colored, over 4"j lba. 21 -22c; SI? -4' lbs. 17 lHc; under 3 lbs. 13-141'; broilers, un der 1 lbs. 21-22c; ron.iters, 20-21c; old rooflters, loc lb. Ducks, 15a lb. Turkeys 23-25c. DretHcd poultry; Turkeys la lbs. up 33 -35c. Fresh fruit: oranges, Valencia $25; to $U60 grapefruit, Imperial $0.60 7; Isle of Pine $7.50; limes 5-dozen cartons $2.50: bananas 6c lb. Lemons, California, $6.50-$7. I Cabbage, local 1-lUc 11'. 1 Cucumbers, outdoor grown 60-75C per box. Tomatoes, local 30-40C Onions, selling price to retailers: sets 6-6c; new crop )-$!. 15 cental. Lettuce, Oregon, $1-$1.25 crate for. 3s. Spinach, local 75-90c orange box. Cranberries, eany diqcbs o..tj.j per box. Huckleberries, fancy 10-12c. Watermelons. Klondike. 1-1 lie lb.; canabas lJ'4-2c lb. Cantaloupes, Eugene Jttmbo $1.75 $2; standard $1.50; Dlllard Jumbo $2; standard $1.75 crate. Peaches, Saiways $i.iu-i.9; nrura mel ai-ai.io box. Pears. Bartletts, extra fancy $2: fancy $1.75 for lBOs and larger. Grapes, California seedlew. lug $1 $1.10: Tokays $1.10-$1.25; Ladyflngcrs $1.75-$3 lug; Concord. 2Va-3o lb. Fresh figs $1.25 flats. Celery, Ore. C0-75c per doz. peppers, bell, green, 4c; red 15c lb. Sweet potatoes. Cal. 4-4'c lb. Cauliflower. Oregon $1-$1.25 crate. Bans, local. 6-8c lb. Feaa, Cal. 13c. Corn, local green $l-$1.10. Garlic, new 8-loc lb. rn.mtrv m eats selling prices to retailers: country -killed bogs, best butchers under 160 lbs. 13V4-14c; Vealers, 70-80 lbs. 15i-lfllac' lambs. 10-12c; yearlings, 8-10c; heavy ewes 3-6c; cauuer cows oc id. nhIji' Oreson walnuts 22'; -23c; California. 20-28c; peanuts, new. 10c lb. Bray.lls, new crop, 22-24c; al monds. 16'i-17',iC; filberts 10-auc; pecans 14-25c. Hops, nominal. 1829 crop, B-6c; 1930, 12-12UC lb. Wool: 1B30 crop, nominal: Willam ette valley 17-22c; eatteru Ore. 10-18, pnuTi tvn usthidf mahki.T Green beans were rather scarce for the Wednesday session of the eaatsldc farmers' market. Sales showed a gen eral spread of 5'j-7c lb. Cauliflower was In rather fair sup nlv with sales mostlv SI for Is. al though some bUHlnt-ss was shown a dime netier. lomnioes were urinrr and generally higher at 40-45c box for Is. Celery hearts held fairly steady 80 (H)c doz. bunches with Jumbo celery 05c doz. Brmells sprouts sold mostly SI. 25 box. Cabbage held fairly steady at 70 80c crate with red 75c cantaloupe crate, uanisn squasn wuc-i crate. Bnlwny prachfs were slow at 70c $1 crate with few at the extreme. Spinach was a trifle alow around 60c enteral v. Concord irrnprs were quiet around 65c mostly for luga. Cucumbers were firm at 40c box for slicing and wlih No. pickling Mc Oreeu tomutocs moed utouud 25c box. Blackberries In nominal offering at si iu craie. some very lancy straw berries sold $3 crate. Pens were In small supply around 1'C ID. Cantaloupes sold mostly 91.-I1.2S crate, a few $1 50 crate. Hed primers were around 65c lug. Eggplant was alow nt 75c crate for flats. Corn sales were 0Oc-$l sink for best. Lettuce sold around 75c crate. General prices ruled : boxen bunches: carrots 20-22' jC; turnips 30c; beets, fancy 20-25C. Spinach, fancy 65-70C oinutre box. Blackberries, fancy $1.15 $1.25. Potatoes, local, 75c-$1.20 ounge dox; i.ao-si ou sncic. Cnbbage, flat type, 80 -85c crate. Green beans. Krntucky Wonders. 6-7c; others 5-6c lb. Green corn B0e-$l sack. Cantaloupes, Eugene $1.50; others. f i i d3 rraie. Tomatoes. No. 1 30-35c: No. 2. 25c box. Celery, local 65-750 doz.; hearts 80-90C doz. bunches. Prunes, Italian, &OC peach box. Cucumbers. No. 1 pickling 60c: No. 2, 40c; No. 3, 35c; slicing, 40c box. SIX IRIMIMO AITIKS 8an FTnncisco ' Fed. state mkt news servlrel : Apples, Calif. Belle flowers packed, fancy $i.25-$l 50 box: 0O-85C lug. Newtowns. Uxise 90c-$1.10 dox: paci;ed fancy $l.40-$105. small lower winter UaitHiias iltc-si lug. De licious, packed, fancy. Inrge $2-2 25; small $1 75. Spltri'iibergn, packed, fancy $1 26-Sl 75; i0c $I10 lug Oregon: Winter Il.tnanas XF $1.75 $2; fancy $1 :0 SI 75- small sizes low er. Snlt rubers XF $22.1 5 fancy $1 ilS-$) 85. Washington: Jonathans XF $1 fi.V l.W; fancy $1.60-$1.75; bellclous XF $2.75 $J. W I'RIM'lscO lUTTFHFXT San Francisco n UutU-rfab f.o.b San Francisro 42' jC. RAN IKNCIsro P4M 1.1 RY San Francisco il'I'i Hens, Lvtihorn 1 3 lbs. and over 20-22; tinder 3'4 lbs. 1 17-18: coin red hens S lb, and over 20-27c: under 5 lb. 28; broilers. Leg horn 12-10 lbs. per doen 38-40c; 17 21 lb. per diven 38-40; Leghorn fryer 2-24 lbs 25-27; colored fryers up to 3 lbs. 25-37c; colored roasters 3 lbs. and up 25-27: colored rooster 13-15: old Leghorn rooster 12c. Turkeys, per lb. young 30; ptd 26. SN IHASl lH O DIRV S'.n Fran.tscrt (Ul't Butter. 92 scoie 37',; 01 score 36; 90 score 35. Rggs, extras. Inrge 40'-,; mediums 20',; small 19', c. Cheese: Calif, fancy flats 16'i; trip, leu 16'. HAY, IIMIK, II Portland -4 liny steady. Wholesale hm mi prices, delivered Port land: costcru Vrrgou t)moLli J2 ,A) $j 1 valley $19 $19 50: alfalfa $19 $19 50: clovrr $16. oat hay $16; straw $7-$a ton. Selling prices $l-$2 more. Caacara bark, steady, 6c. Hops steady; lit'M crop nominal 0-7c; l'JJO, 11.12c. POKTI M M;H, II III I H Portland A bugar, steady. Sacked bnkia: Cane, fruit or berry $4.76 cwl. Beet sugar $4 55 cwt. Flour: steady. City delivery prices: family patents, 4tts $6.20; whole wheat $5 30; graham $6.10; piisiry. $6 70. Bakers' hard wheat 98. $5 66; bukers blueateiu puleuta, wis $o.oo. , DHII D HI IT. CHOPS New York Evaporated apples steady: choice ll-ll1.-,; fancy li',-13. Prunes steady. Calif. 4-61i; Oregon 6-74 . AprlcoU steady, standard fi'-ji cnotce Ji-ii'; extra cnoice io'i. Peaches, quiet; standard 8'i-9; choice y-01,: extra choice 10-10. Hops steady, state, i3U, iw-zi; i 16-18. Pacific Coast 1930, 16-18; 1D2U, 12-14. ; BOSTON WOOL Hoatnn UPi Imitilrlea from the larger worsted mills are rather slow Dill a rew 01 me binuiier wonira nuns are mirchasliiir moderate uuanlltles of 64s and finer original bag territory wools. Average lines 01 duik rrencn combing stuple are selling at 70-71c scoured busts. Choice original bag wools are bringing slightly better than 72c scoured biala. ClIICACO (iRAIV Chicago &'t Wheat futures: Dec. old 77', -'i 77'. Dec. new 78l"i 77 81 83 Mar. 01a hi , -; . new 81 i May old 85 B3', 84 new bj - 85 83 84'. July, new open 84',; high 85 '4; low 83; close 84 to 85. Cttjih grain: wheat No. 1 hard SO1?: No. 2 hard 70"7, Corn, old No. 2 mix ed 84 -85; No. 1 yellow 84-85. Corn, t. No. 3 mixed 82: No. 3 yellow 82. Oats. No. 1 white 37: No. 2 white k -37. Kye, 110 sales. Barley 46- 66. Timothy wd C8.25-S8.50. Clover M-l $16.75-124 25. Lard 11.00; riDs 14 au; Deu:es 10. WISMl'H. UII T ttTiiiln.tf 1MP1 Wlift. rimi' net open 71; high 72 3-8; low 70; clone 72. bee., open, low 71 V?; high 72; clow 73. May, open, low ; high .0 5 8; clo&s 79. POltll M WIIFVT Portland ) Wheat futures: Dec. open. low. close 75: high 73 U. Mm. open, low 79; hik'h 80; close 70. t.asn wnent: iiig uonu Jiiueritcm i: soft white, western white 74 U: hard winter, northern sprint, western red 71. Oata, No. 2 38-lb. wiilte $24. Totlav's car receluts: wheat 113. hay 3, flour 13, corn 1, oats 4. RAN FRNCISCO I.IKSTOI'K &an Francisco illl'l Hous 400. stea dy to weak. Load 145-lb. Calltornias $1. Two loads 150-180 lb. Ncvadna at $10.75-$1090; few pkgs. 20a-245 lb. $10.25. Extreme heuvles down to $0.75. Packing sows $8.75. Steady. Cattle 660, holdovers 130. About 50 per cent she stock. Load medium lOio-io. cam. steers .iu, steady, j loads Mexicans $7; she stock steady. Car good ti00-lb. young cows $5.75; 3 iohos norneu ow-ms .10. $4 du. Med ium bulls $5: few loads common $6. Load good cows $6. Calves none. sneep 310. extremely aiow. under tone weak to 25c lower. Medium lambs 75 lbs. down, quoted around $7. Medium to choice ewes $2.75-13.75. Steady. LIVERPOOL UIH'AT Liverpool (UP) Wheat range. Oct ODen 80 6-8: hleh. close 81 low 79 Dec, open, high 81; low 78: close 81. March, open 81; high 82 3-8; low 80; close 82. May. open, high 84; low tu; cicse 04 0-0. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago (U. S. D. A.) Hogs 15,000, active; 10-15c above Tuesday's uverage. lop $iu.iu; duik luu-isu 10s, SD.85-S10. Cattle 10.000; calves 2500; largely steer run with weighty offerings pre dominating. Trade weak to 25c lower on heavies; about steady on yearlings. Best weighty steers early $12.25; some held around $12.50; best yearlings held around $13; other classes mostly steady. Vculers unevenly lower. Milk fed. $10-912. Sheep 18.000; mostly steady. Range lambs unsold, held higher. Early bulk native ewe and wether lambs $7.50 $7.75; few $8 to city butchers: beat rangers held around $8; while-faced feeders $6 50; lambs 90 lbs. down, good -choice $7.25-$8.25; ewes 90-150 His. medium to choice $2-$3.7A; feed ing lambs 60-75 lbs, good -choice $6.50 $7.25. MEIER CLUB PARTY PROVES KNOCKOUT (Continued from page 1) Julius Meier ere to be the speak ers. "I thought it was to be a ban quet," Mrs. Sweenev said. Instead she found long tables heaped with sandwiches, olives, celery and the like. Behind en im provised bar were two men pumping near-beer from kegs. Two others dressed as bartend of the old days were busily filling mugs and pa-sslng them around anionj the crowd. One vociferous male gurst ad vised Mis. Sweeney that, he had not been for George Joseph, but that he was strong for Meier be cause "if he is elected we will have more of this," as he waved his mug in expressive gesture. Other women guests were laugh ingly referring to the "supper" set up as "Julius Meiers W. C. T. U. bar,' according to Mrs. Sweeney SPUD YIELD HIGH Auburn Till rty-eight sacks of large potatoes from less than one fourth of an acre, was the yield on the ranch of Max Ratch. The seeks averaged 100 pounds each. The potatoes, of the Netted Gem variety, are well matured. Ogdensburg. N. Y., (LP) Alfred Grrig, who says he is heir to the Earlship of Dunmore, Scotland, is to be drporttd as an alien. He has been in jail in Canton since March awaiting a passport from the flrl'th government. "Autocide" New Tei-m Sugyeftted For Auto Deaths If homicide mean "killed by a man" and suicide means "killed by self" thrn why not "autocide" for "killed by au tomobile? This was the sag grMfon made to the state traffic department. Hal E. IIom, secretary of state,, t preparing a Large map of the state which he plan to maintain as a "death chart. A red pin will mean a death, a green pin means a serious In Jury, and no forth. This will give a vivid and romprehenlTe picture of the danger an Oregon's highway. ILLS OF STOCK MARKET TOPIC OF CONFERENCE Washington The recent chills! kLT k k . " , , t Hoover and officers of the New York stock exchange. The -conference took place last Sunday night. It was held. White House attaches said, at request of the executive officials themselves. The exact nature of the conversation remained undisclosed but It was made known it bore on business conditions with particular reference to the stock market situation. Richard Whitney, president, and Allen Llndley, vice president of the stock exchange, were those who talked with Mr. Hoover, after being his guests at dinner following the chief executive's return from a trip to his Rapidan camp. He pointed out Whitney was an old friend of the president. As to what was dis cussed, he said: -We spoke about everything in general. It was a delightful evening." In the speculation surrounding disclosure of the conference which came after the New York market had closed Tuesday on an upward trend the question of short selling of stocks was uppermost. There had been rumors the department of jus tice was investigating such trans actions, especially those believed to be attempts at artificial depression of values. To these reports, John Lord O Brian, the assistant to the attorney general, said he had never heard of any such activity, and knew of no plans for any future In vestigation. There has not been the slightest official intimation of any proposed government interference with the!the county prosecutor reiusea to stock exchange. It is known, how-1 ever, the president s attention has been drawn to the short selling phase of market operations since the general deflation set in. PLAN IRRIGATION OF CANBY DISTRICT (Continued from page 1) by Rivers Irrigation company, whlcn was reported to have assets of $97,- 500 and liabilities of S1435. It Is claimed that the value of the company's main ditch, which will Irrigate 3000 acres, together with right of way, power sites and laterals will be at least $100,000. The Canby Rivers Irrigation com pany has issued capital stock of $1000, or 100,000 shares at 1 cent each. This stock Is held as follows: Oregon Exploitation company, 45, 283 shares; treasury of Canby Riv ers Irrigation company, 21,382 shares; various minority stockhold ers, 33,336 shares. The Oregon Exploitation company is said to be arranging its financial set-up so that It may ask a permit for a further sale of stock. ThLs is to be applied to the cevelopment of the following units, of which the exploitation company would be the holding company: Canby River Packing company, $25,000: Canby River Irrigation company, $35,000; Canby River Ice Plant, $30,000; Canby River Box Shook plant, $15. 000; Canby River i-lsh hatchery, $20,000; Canby River Floral & Gin seng farm, $45,000; Canby River Canning company, $20,000. The hatchery and the ginseng farm arc 3ald to be tentatively planned. The Oregon Exploitation company now has a capital of 400,000 shares which It proposes to increase to 2,000.000. It was organized as a result of negotiations opened with the irrigation company by a syn dicate operating in Washington and represented by a Mr. Saito of the White River Packing company, Kent, Wash., which lias Invested $10,000 in the Canby project, in cluding $5000 in siock. Ray Gill of the Gill Brothers Seed company of Portland has invested $600. NEW SUGAR PRICE ADVANCE SLATED Portland fM Portland wholesale grocers will advance sugar quota tions to retailers 10 cents a hundred Thursday In accordance with a like advance announced by Pacific coast refiners. New wholc&ale quotations here will be: cane sugar, $4.85; beet $4.65. San Francisco tJ" Advances ln the price of refined sugar were an nounced by western refiners Wed nesday, including t h e Western Sugar refinery and CnHfornia- Hawainan companies. Tne new price, effective Thursday, will be $4 55 or cane and $4.4o for beet, both up 10 cents, the second ad vance since the prices hit the year's low levels in September. The prices govern the entire coast area. BIRTHDAY OBSERVED Sllverton Mlts Myrtle Johnson ', without regard to the place ot tlx: was Riven a surprise party Monday i residence at enlistment Is a matter evening at the Smith home by till-1 to be decided by each voter solely el Smith, the occasion beini; her I upon his interpretation ot the ob blrthday anniversary. Among those ! ligation the state owes to Its v.-ter-atlendlmr were Ardlth Drake. Jor-onSi ni upon hie willingness to dls Hansen, Gladys Davis, Francis llf.lp wy tllc olU mncn lt comes due. Nelson, Mae Coffev, Kathrvn Ben- "MmHISnS? thc honorj SALEM BOYS RECEIVE voRnr. 0. S. C. BAND AWARDS Unionvnle-Mr. and Mrs. Erra Corvallis Laurence Andrews. Dixon and children have moved Jlullor U1 Metrical engineering, and Into the Sam Dixon home and Mr. i Wesley Hene, sophomore In com and Mrs. Virml Dixon and sons of merce, both of Salem, received MoMinnville moved into the house nd awards at Oregon State Col- vaca'.ed by Ezra Dixons. Samuel Dixon will live with Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Dixon. j LIBRARIAN IS RA'K appraranccs and 90 per cent of the 1 Independence Mrs. P. o. Hewett.J rehearsals. city librarian mho has been visiting The total band membership this her son and daughter in Tillamook 1 year exceeds 60 men. The members ; during the past ten days has re- are working earnestly ln prepara .turned and resumed her work as t Ion for their appearance at Sol- librarian. Her work mas carried on dter's Field. Chicago, where they 1 by Mrs. Carrie Smiley, in her ab- will play before the West Virginia sence. t Oregon S.ate game, November 27. TOMATO PACK NEARS LAST YEAR'S RECORD Grand Island If present weather conditions continue for a week the Grand Island cannery will equal Its last year pack of 15,000 cases of tomatoes. Ail growers report the sunny days following the recent rains a great Iwlp In ripening to matoes and melons. About 150 crates . , h wwlrtn -r,,...,. urdAV. Forty women and 1ft meu are MAN CONFESSES HE KILLED GIRL LURED TO CITY Kairas City yPH-Paul Kauffman. former convict, confessed to police here Wednesday he killed Avis Wool cry, 17, after luring the girl to Kansas City last August 17 from her home at Webb City. Mo., upon a promise to employ her as a nurse maid. Kauffman said he stranded her to death with her stockings and buried the body in a pit from which a tree had been removed in fiwope park, where human bones were found ln a shallow grave Sunday. Personal effects worn by the girl when she disappeared the day she arrived in response to newspaper advertisements and correspondence with Kauffman were Identified ln a telephone conversation with hci mother, Mrs. R. E. Corkln. Kauffman. arrested a few days after Miss Woolcry's dlsappea ranee, was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprisonment for seduction of a 15-year-old girl. Believing he knew somethln? about Miss Woolcry's whereabouts, allow him to start serving tne - year sentence ana qutstiomu mm at lemith about the missing girl. He then said he mot the girl at the Union station and accompanied her to a park near the downtown section, where he revcabd hu prom ise of employment would not be kept. At that time he told police he had left Uie girl alone on a park bench. STATE'S OBLIGATION ONLY ISSUE RAISED (Continued from page 1) homes Is the one Issue to be de cided by the electorate. If the voter feels the state owes such an obligation he should cast an af firmative ballot. In the proposal there Is, however, no economic Justification and sound business considerations condemn n. despite the contrary arguments of I its sponsors. When the original bonus act was approved there was none versed in financial matters who ever expected the state to any where near break even on the ven ture. It was not intended that way and experience points out that the taxpayers are bound to finance some deficit. The bonus loans are made from the proceeds of general obligation bond sales, to be financed through a special continuing tax levy. The bonds bear an average of 4 per cent Interest and the loans to veterans are at the same rate of Interest. To date $29,000,000 of such bonds nave been sold and there are at present outstanding $27,200,000. Administra tive costs and losses through fore closures more than overbalance any profits which may accrue through the resale of property. The proposed amendment would extend the bonus loan bond limita tion from 3 to 4 per cent of the assessed- valuation of the state and add several millions of dollars to the bonded Indebtedness of the state. Additional loans. It is pro vided, would be on a 4',i per cent basis but there is no assurance that the added one-half per cent would carry the administrative costs, es pecially during the last years of the life of the loans. It is argued that profits on loans which have been transferred by vet erans to other individuals not en titled to the benefits of the act, with consequent Increases ln the in terest rnte from 4 to B per cent, makes administration of the bonus act a profitable enterprise for the stale. The validity of this argument cannot be established until the final balance Is written on the books ol the bonus commission. But it was not the Intention of the people that the state in provide lug the bonus loans was setting v sell up in the general loan business ln competition with those of its citizens and taxpayers who are eu- eaecd in that line of endeavor. If the argument that extension of loan privilege to these war veterans will result ln much needed develop- ! ment of farms and other properties through making cheap money avail able Is valid and reasonable It Is, likewise, reasonable that the state sliovild finance other home builders and developers without regard to their service records. Whether the bonus loan privilege Is to be extended to war veterans lege la-t week. "Emblems are given to freshmen, sophomores and seni ors, and sweaters to Juniors who attend 80 mr cent of the outside WHEAT PRICES ARE IRREGULAR IN CHICAGO PIT Chicago 4v Persistent estimates that about 100.000.000 bushels of Canadian wheat was unthreslied and at the mercy of blizzards did a good deal at times Wednesday to put strength Into grain values. Upturns in quotations, however, were not well maintained owing to comparative dearth of speculative buying. Be sides, export demand for North American wheat Wednesday was slow, and the world's available sup ply of a heat showed an Increase of 3,124.000 bushels for Hie week. Wheat closed lrergular cent off to ' cent up compared with Tuesday's finish. Corn closed Ti l's cents down, oats unchanged to cent higher, and provisions un changed to a rise of 32 cents. Chicago Blizzard advices from Canada and a Jump ln wheat quo tations at Liverpool helped to lift Chicago grain vulucs Wednesday after an initial downturn. At the start the wheat market here was temporarily influenced by rcportfl of general rains in northern Argen tina and of prospective larger of ferings of southern hemisphere wheat In Eurcp?. Opening S-l'c lower, Chicago wheat future deliv ery contracts soon rose all around to above Tuesdays finish. Corn and oats kept jace with wheat, corn starting '-lc off and subse quently scoring a general advanc;. STOCKS RALLY CLOSING HIGHER TRADING LIGHT New York. 'LP The stock market Wednesday staged a rally of I to 4 points and held most of the gain, closing higher. It was the first time in more than a month that a rally carried over into a second session with any deRree of vigor. Trading was light, however, and tickers easily kept abreast of the market. Sales totaled 2.378.410 shares against 3,389,030 shares Tuesday. The Dow-Joncs & Co., preliminary averages were higher Industrials 199.74, up 3.04; railroads 117.38, up .71. U. S. Steel led throughout the dav. It dipped to 1471 ln early tmriino- and the whole market fol lowed. Then It turned about and carried the market up. Steel touch ed 152 up 3'i net. Gains ranging to poima more were scored oy vanaaium Westlnghouse Electric, Allied Chem ical. Sinclair Preferred, hxjws, Columbian Carbon. Case, North American and Gillette. News was bearish, but it was ig nored when the market turned bet ter. Steel production declined 3 per cent, but it had only momentary effect on the steel shares. Ball road stocks rallied in the afternoon despite a sharp decline from last year In ear loadings. Oils were firm in the face 01 a rise m g&sumrc stocks. Iron Age statement that the de- pression in the Automobile business had been exaggerated helped the motor shares late In the day. U. S. Steel rose sharply In the late trading, crossing 152. Interna tional Telephone came out ln long strings at rising prices. Shorts covered to be out of the market over night. During the course of the after noon there was considerable buy ing ln the local traction shares and they rose rapidly. Taiic persisted of a unification of New York lines In the near fture. U. S. Steel closed at the day's high of 152:, up r.k net, other leaders closed at or near the high. There were a few weak spots which did not share In the rise. They included General Motors, Al leghany corporation, and S 'ars Roe buck. Call money held at 2 p?r cent all day. DORCAS SOCIETY TO OFFER TEA, PROGRAM Monmouth The Dorcas society 01 the First Christian church will hold a Rainbow social Thursday after noon and evening ln the Odd Fel lows hall. A display of quilts Is to be one of the features of the en tertainment. Tea will be served throughout the aftamoon. and ln the evening a program and refresh ments will be given. Player Trade Made by Robins And Brooklyn New York IAP The ac quisition of Frank (Lefty) O'Donl, outfielder, and Fres no Thompson, seeond base man, from the Philadelphia Nationals In exchange for ritrhrrs Jim Elliott and CHsc Dudley; Hal lee outfielder, and "a cah consideration. was announced Tuesday by the Brooklyn baseball club. The deal was arranged at a conference In New York between President Frank B. York, of the Brooklyn club and William F. Baker, Phil- He' president, a k.j k mw4J fwr several days that O'Oonl. a mighty slugger, and Thomp son, a highly valuable ln fielder, were to go to the Robins. The principal sur prise In connection with the deal was the trading or "Jumbo Jim Elliott, a huge and capable pitcher whom the Phillies expect to help so Ire tbelr hurling problems. SILO FILLING HAS MANY FARMERS BUSY Union vale During the past week silo filling has been rushed and three ensilage cutting machines have operated Ikcre and were those ol August Auer of this vicinity, Dale I Fowler of Grand Island, and George Thompson of Webfoot. Other farmers have been busy setting strawberry plants while other farm ers are engaged gathering squash, pumpkins and apples. PLANES SPEED RATIFICATION OF TREATY EAST Victoria. B. C. lift Two Unitfd States army planes were sailtiif along the trans -continental airway Wednesday bearing the Jupaneiie ratification of the London naval treaty which they plan to deliver ln New York Thursday afternoon The plane pilots. Lieutenants Er- vln A. Woodring and William M Caldwell, of Rockwell field, took off here early Wednesday after receiv m? the ratification from the Jap anese ship Hikawa Muru. The weather was not auspicious for a flight over the Cascades but the fliers announced they would push ahead, rfgardkss of aeathrr. There was considerable rain and low clouds reported bt-tween Vancotmr island and Uie summit of the moun tains. Woodring and Caldwell said they would fly over a general route which Included Seattle. Spokane, BoL-e and Cheyenne, but would not an nounce their Itinerary beyond Chey enne. They would not say when they would stop for gasoline between here and Cheyenne. . ' army pilots, ; Seattle (Uv The Woodring and .Caldwell, carrying the Japanese ratification of the Ixmdon naval treaty to New York, were not sighted here as they flew from Vic toria Wednesday. Fo Contributions to this col umn must be confined to 300 words and signed by writer. WHO PAYS THE BILL? In his keynote speech at Salem Wednesday, Congressman Hawley is quoted as Jocularly saying "Every time we have had democrats in of- lice we have had to pay the bill.' May we reply in the same Jocular tone that we thank the profound statesman who has made such an I enviable record in rounding tow, to war-profiteers and m. re-rating ; hJ.Sld ZS ltl th? uWoodmc" : of the World for furnishing us text for a short sermon. crats were ln office under Wilson i the nrofiteers "had to uav th bill " for It was Woodrow Wilson who placed the excess profits tax upon the war profiteers to make thein help pay the cost of the war. His slogan was "Fight or Pay." But when Mr. Mellon's party got into power Hawley helped repeal the excels profits tax and in turn placed the burden upon the people by his billion dollar tariff. He boasts of It. Not content with repealing the excess profits tax and lowering their Income tax rates he asel&ted in giving back to the profiteers mil lions upon millions of taxes collect ed from them in war times. He se cured proxy votes and approved mil lions of refunds by himself. Nearly three billions have been returned to them by our treasury ln the past eight years. The democratic theory of taxa tion Is to tax the profiteers and to relieve the masses from the burden. Men who do the fighting should not be required to also do the paying for the profiteers. Mr. Hawley re duced the taxes of the profiteers and increased the tax on the people by his billion dollar tariff. He says "We do them a real service when we keep democrats out of office." Whom does he mean by "Them"?--the war profiteers or you? E. W. POWERS To the Editor: I am the beneficiary of a policy ln the Woodmen of the World dated 1895. In all these years of struggle to pay the assessments we were told that the organization was 100 per cent solvent. Congressman Hawley, one 01 tne head managers, so certified, year after year, for which service he was paid a salary of $1.2(10 for many! years. Mr. Hawley also receives from the United States as congressman, a salary of 110.000 per year. I think Congressman Hawley 's ac tions as leader In the back-room of an Oakland, California hotel In which he engineered the robbery of the old members of the Woodmen ot the World, unfits him to repre sent the men and women of Oregon. At this time all death claims were paid and they did not oxe a dollar with $9,000,000 in reserve which had been built up by the old Woodmen to meet the payment of iheir pol icies when the end came and not leave them dependent upra the county and state. Shame on you Mr. Hawley! Shame on you ta be a party to the robbery of the widows and orphans 01 tne state of Oregon. Having been guilty of rich unjust dealings with brother woodmen, 1 am surprised that 30 of those who have contributed from $5,000 to 10, 000 have received in return, Inconw tax rebate payments amounting to $100,000,000, also the $33,000,000 re bate to the United States Steel co. 1 Hawlcys legislation and Frater nal record te a disgrace to the peo ple of Oregon and every man and woman should vote aeainn nun. 1 Very truly yours, MRS. GEO. C. CLOUGH Oct. 8, 1930. DESCHUTES POTATOES , Portland, Ore.. (IP One of the finest carloads of Deschutes pota toes reached Portland Wednesday. ! They were graded fancy tnd came 1 in small bags, according to W. 1 Swank, sales representative of the 1 Deschutes potato growers. MEASLES HEAD DISEASE CASES REPORTJHOWS The number ol communicable di seases in Oregon Jumped to 154 dur ing the week ending Ootober 4. with 4't com'S of measlt-s heading the list, according to the &Ut department of public health. Three new cases of cantaglous di seases acre reported in Marion county during the wei'k. New rases rrporUd during Um week and the number of each fol lows: measles 45, chii-kenno 1. scarlet fever ltl, influenza 15, tuber culosis 12, mumps 12, typhoid fever 9, whoopuig cough 6. pneumonia I, malaria 6, pneumonia 6, poliomye litis 2. Nineteen caMs of measles were reported in Jcfftnnn county alone and 13 in Lane. The city of Port land rrportcd 22 : ,w cases of var ious diseases. Jefferson county a total of 10, Lane also 19, Jackson 10, Umatilla , Malheur S. Columbia 0, Sherman 6, Baker 5, Clackamas 5, with a sprinkling of cases ln oth er counties. Crook, Curry, Gilliam, Grant, Hood Kiver. Klamath, Morrow, Wal lov.a and Whevlcr counties reported, no new cases daring that week. STATE TRAFFIC OFFICERS WILL E IN AUTOS Contrary to general Impression, the automobile and not the motor- cycle is tho most generally used by .H nifia oregons highways. A. .... t)r,.sent tlmfi therm a 4. autmobi1:- and onlv 17 motorcv- clcs used for patrol duty In Oregon, j according to Hal E. Huis, secretary I of state. Automobile; are bcimr nur- chap:'d now Instead of motorcycles whvn new equipment is needed, and evcntual.'y there will be only a very fpw motorcycles maintained In service. There nr several reasons to ac count for this shift from one type of motor vehicle to another, Hons said. Motorcycles are practically useless on muddy, rutted or heavily graveled roads, when an officer is pursuing a motorist, while one au- 'a.H)tler comfort and th oiiim a als0 fln unporUnt ltem m lh w oX Uw auloinoDite. Ho65 sald thrre flr? lnvarlably two to our . .ran, .nrai)acUated or duty or ln the hospital due to in- wce.Vfd on motorcycle. The d r of rid motorcycles Is ex- treme ln wet weather with resultant suppery pavements. ! " PiTTIF ARHRTION I v" 1 "Wii ivil TEST REQUIREMENT When the Pacific International Livestock show opens In Portland week after next, representative cat tle will be abortion tested, making the entrance requirements more strict than for any exhibition in the nation. Oregon cattlemen should have lit tle trouble with their entries, ac cording to Dr. W, H. Lytle, state veterinarian. With 60.000 animals in the state having abortion tests, many are prize shotv animals. The state now has seven abortion control areas. Hood River county herds were completely 'tested. It la the only county in any state In the nation having such a distinction. CLUBWILL OBSERVE BIRTHDAY OF VIRGIL Virgil's 2000!h birthday anni versary will be celebrated by the Willamette university classical club Wednesday with a banquet at the- A r pa la. This birthday is being eel ebrated by classical clubs all over the world with various kinds of en tertainment. Speeches by Professor Pierre Cam blare. Mrs. Edna Ellis, instructor, and Leon Norrvs, president of the club, and Vlrgilian statuary prob ably will be features. Nothing deft nie was announced by Mary Louise Morley who is ln charge or Ro se t ft Smith, chairman of the pro gram rommittee. FOR OVER 0 YEAR Guaranteed pur and efficient, USE tell than of ni$h priced brandi. 25 ounttl for 25