POF TEN
EGG SITUATICN
WEAK WITH EES
COOLER STOCKS
Portland IIP Undertow of the
Kg trade Is far from hopeful tn any
part of the country. Hute storks still
contained in coolers, while the chief
bearish argument against ihe mar
ket, are not entirely to blame for the
lowness of values and the lack of
Incentive to speculate. Fresh egg lay
at thia time appear much more
than seasonable. Add to this the
greatest stock of eggs ever contained
In United Statei coolers at tills per
iod of the year, together with the
decreased ability of the public to
buy on account of the employment
situation, and you have a picture
of actual conditions existing.
Very liberal Increase in the make
of butter Is confirmed in the local
territory. Some of the leading mak
ers report supplies as increasing
more rapidly than usual. There was
no further price change for the day.
There Is still a shortage of live
chickens in the local trade. The
country feels that It was taken ad
vantage of by the previous cut,
therelore Is withholding Its supplies
from the market.
Favorable demand la continued
In the market tor turkeys. Offerings
from the country are Inclined to
drag somewhat but demand nere is
favorable. Most sales are being made
at maintained values.
While the supply of country killed
calves Is somewhat Increased, good
trade condilions are continued here
and prices are well held. Hogs are
steady white lambs demand remains
?ery lavorable. Beef too.
Big run of Columbia river smelt
Is exjccted here soon as a result of
the lost school being found at a
midriver point. Little quality fresh
salmon Is ollcrlng which created a
better demand for fancy frozen Chi
nook. What Is believed to be the heaviest
movement of orances ever shown
here Is reported by the Paeillc Fruit
company. The demand is enormous
for the 6maU sized and Jumble
packs.
At the moment there appears to
be unusual demand for California
head lettuce. Oflcrings from Imper
ial valley are very liberal and qual
ity is good.
Cranberry price Is around $11 half
barrel. Both hothouse and Mexican
tomatoes are unchanged in price.
Artichokes are extremely scarce
and high nrlced.
Potatoes and onions continue alow
at the source. Cauliflower Is firmly
priced. Cabbage remains In active
call; mostly ISC lb. for crated.
Crabs are practically out of the
fresh fish market.
FLOUR PRICES OFF
20 CENTS BARREL
Portland iAV-Sperry Flour com
anv Wednesday announced mil
ler's prices on family patents at
the 20 cent reduction already in
Aticrurated bv other milling con
cerns at the opening of the day
business. Quote: fam-iy patents
408 5.60: whole wheat 49s 14.70,
and irraham 4fls $4.50. Quotation:,
on bakers' flours were left
changed.
Portland. New low post war
flour prices were In force in Port
land Wednesday with tome of the
city's millers quoting general re
ductions of 20 cents a barrel for
family patent and bakers' Hour.
Best family pa tonus were quoted at
$5.60 a barrel, dellverfd, while
bakers" blends rawed from $4.40
for clears to $5.15 for hard wheal
grades.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sa
lem dealers, for Ihe guidance
of Capital Journal readeia.
(Revised dally).
III VKlts' ntll l S
Wheat, timaiTt'i'ued) No. t white
$2c; retl. sacked 40c bushel.
Feed oats 811) ton; milling oats $20;
barley 419-420 ton.
Menta: hogs, top grades 130-16(1
lbs. f 76-; 180-200 lb. t 00; 200
350 lbs. 48.75. 250-350 lbs. 47.75; sows
$7
cattle, top steers B-6'c: cows, $v
Uc; culls and cutteis 2 3C.
Sheep. sprliiK lambs 5'a-6"; year
Ungs wethrra 3-4c; old ewes 2-3c,
Calves, vealers, top 7-8c; heavy and
thins 4 5c.
Dressed meats; Top veal 16: No. 3
grade 14c; rough, heavy lie and
up. Top hogs 120-16O lbs. 13,0 lb.;
Other grade lie down.
Poultry: light to imd. hens 10-12c
lb ; heavy hens 1617c; broilers, all
Colors 16-17c; old roosters 7c.
Turkcvs, No. 1 drewd 26-27c lb :
Mr i iu-- liva Q2c (leese. IHe 13c:
dressed 16c lb. Ducks, live Mallards
13c; pckins jac id.
Eggs, medium 16c: standards 18c;
fresh extras 20c,
Butterfat 25c; prime butter 30 31c;
ube extras 27c; standard cubes 26c;
Cheese, selling price: Marlon coun
ty triplets 22c; loaf 23c
UIIOl.tHAlK MARKETS
Presh fruit: Urangrs, naveli $3.85
$7; lemons $6 50-$7; bananas 0',.o lb.
(Iranxfrult Texas S4 2S: Ariz. 14 50:
Plorlda 45 50. Apples 0c-$1.3S. Limes
43 60 canon.
O rapes. Emperor 8c; pears $1 box
Cranberries L bbl. 85: bbl 410. Pom-
oratiatea at lia. Bulk dates 10l4c
lb Cocoanuu $7.50 sack. Persimmons
$l'50 box.
Fresh vegetables: Tomatoes: Cali
fornia $3 50: hothouse 43 5. Lettuce.
Cal. 44; cukes, hothouse 76c to $1.66
dneen. Celery, doz. bunches 60-80c
hearts 40c; SI 75 12 50 crate. Cabbage
INc lb., green peppers 12c per lb.
ftplnach BOc crate, cauliflower $1.60.
Squash. Uarblehrad 2c lb.; Hvibbsrd
Sc; Danish Sc. Peanuts 12c; Artichokes
9 1 70 a ox. Brussels sprouw vi.ou iu.
Eggplant 15c.
Bunched vegetables: 'doz. bunch
s) turnips 40-OOc; parsley 80c; ear
rota 40c beets 40c; anions 40c; ra
dishes 40c.
Backed vegetables, potatoas. Bur-
l..w 1 1H- ntriara SI Kn Onlnnl
Takima $1.40; local $1. Carrot 2c lb.
Beets 3lc; rutabagas Sc turnips
$uc; parsnips Sc; gsrllo 16c. Sweat
potavues m in,
WOOL. MUM MB
Uarfcet nominal. Wool, coarse 13C
medium 16c; lambs 14; mohair kid
as; long staple ioo id.
Bilverton Mrs. W. L. McOlnnls
of CootWge street, who has been
confined to her home snfferlnf
with a severe attack of the flu.
was able to be out for the first
time Monday.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
I'OHll AMI IIWTO(K
Portland Cullle W, C1M 16;
quotubty steitdY.
Stn-r 600-WJO bs. common fi 35
7 75. heifrn bW 8M Ibi. good 7.50
d2!H p1' dlu in l bO-n.M; com moil
5 60-46 M 'CVfMt, vuod 46 25-48 75.
common-medium Vf (4 25; kw cut
tcr and cutter 4 50 45.
Ho 350. wmk to lower.
Feeder and ittxkrr piga 70-130 lbs.
good-choice t 50-4'J 75.
Bfteep 350, Including 352 OB con
tract. ttdy.
Lamba IX) lt. down good-choice
$6 75-17; med. 45 50-10 75; all wt
com 44 50 450; yearling wethers 60
UO lbs. medium-choice 60. Ewes
BO-l'iO lbs. medium-choice 42 50 43 lo:
120-150 lbs. 41! 25 43; all weights, cull
and common 41 50-42 2ft.
POBTUMI PKOHIIi: I XdlWt.E
The following prices were named to
be effective Wednesday, butter quo 'a-:
tlons for shlpineiii fwm country
creameries and VjC lb. is deducted as
commlMloD.
Butter, cube eitras 28c; standards
37c; prime first 26c; fimt 26c.
Eggs, poultry producers' prices;
fresh extras 22c; standards 21c; fresh
mediums 20c; pullets, 14c duzen.
PORTLAND HIIOI KSAI F FKH I S
These are prices dealers pay whole
salers except as otherwise noted:
Butter, best extras. 31 -32c In car
te us.
Butterfat, direct shippers: track
24c. No. 2 grade lBc: station No. 1.
23c; No. 2 180. Portland delivery pric
es: No. 1 butterfat 25c; No. 2. 20c lb.
Milk, buying price: Grade B 41 60
2 30 per cental. Portland deliver)- and
inspection; "C" grade 41.70.
Cheeae. aelllng price to retailers:
Tillamook county triplets 18c; loaf 10c
lb. fob. Tillamook. Selling prices at
Portland: triplets 20C; loaf 21c lb.
Live poultry, buying price: Heavy
hens, colored 4 lbs. 30-J 2c: 3i-4
lbs. 10-17; under a lb. iv-im; sprintfs
17c: roosters 18c; old roosters 6 8c lb.
Ducks, 15c. Oeese 13-15c lb. Turkeys
20 4l2c,
Dressed poultry, selling prices to
retailers: Turxeys. poor to good. 25-35;
Ducks 2a-2ac. ueese xx. capons w
30c lb.
Kresn irun: granges, naveis. pmuro
42 75-14 25; lumble stock 41 .50-42.
Grapefruit. Plorlda 43 60 4 50; Ariz.
3 25. Limes 6-doz. carton VI 50. Ba
nanas 8c lb. Lemons. Calif. 43-46-75.
Cabbage, local 1-lSc lb. Cucumbers
notnouse n oo-sa id.
Potatoes. Ore. Deschutes 41 .60-41.70;
local 11-4125: Klamath C-ems $1.50;
Ynt mit ai-ai do cental.
Unions, selling price to retailers.
Ore. No. 1 grade 6O-80c
Hothouse rluibuiD. extra iancy j.ou
box 10 ID.; rancy e.ou.
Artichokes, si. imj-91.hu uoen.
Walla Walla 160 box; Calif. 3 6C
crate. , ...
Cranberries, eastern r-Ji ddi.
Huckleberries, fancy ll-12c lb.
nrnneji Rmiieror. S",-8C lb.
Celery, fancy 60-76c per dos.: hearts
$1.40-41 50 doz. bunches.
reppers. ncil, rreu lo-mv.
fiwert notatoes. Calif. 8-4o lb.;
Eastern. 42 60 bushel.
Cauliflower. Ore. tt-l.M: Califor
nia 41.50-41 75 crate.
Beans, cam. itwuc id. rtu, viu
14 -15c. OarllC. new 4-10c.
Tomatoes, hothouse. 44.76-44 88
crate: Mexican $4-14.29 lug. repack-
j-Vu..itrw iat rHInff ttrlces to
tallers: country killed hogs, best but
chers under 150 lbs. 12,j-i3c; vealers.
70-80 lbs. ioic; iann.
yearlings 8-10c; heavy ewes 6-8c; can-
ner Cows 0-c; dujis ju.
PORTLAND F-AKTRIOE MARKKT
font i fined ainall auDDlles and I
?ood demand features the trade on
lis eastslde farmers' market. Prac
tically all lines allowed sustained
values.
Carrots. 30-36C doz. bunches. Iurg
an-Aftf turn l rw flO-SSc floa.. lues 40-
50c. Spinach, fancy $1-41.26 orange
box Beets 36-400 doz., lugs sac.
Potatoes, local, large B0c-4l; small,
hr.tsj. nrsnaii htm- at '2h ack.
Cabbae. flat type 90C-41 crate; red
ir.i fmiitiilnune crate
Pi.rt.nitM bulk 40-50C luff. Rutaba
gns, bulk 40-50c lug. ftadlshes, best,
Celery, local 60-70C doz.; hearts
1 15-4t 26 doz. bunches
Cauliflower. No. 1 4120-4125; No.
2B. 70-H5c; No. 2. 40-ow per crate.
nnvMii arovn Arte nr box.
Applea. jumbo peck, large 50c; small
30-4OC box.
K&V 1 It4'f IS-() APl'I.FS
San Francisco fi 'Fed-tnte mkt
ns.u urvirei Annies. Calif Newtowns,
loose 75c-l per box: packed fancy
i in.tl rtV .mull lnair Sturace MOCK
4l!fjO-4' Dellclovm. packed, fancy 41. 50
to 41.00. Lady apples f-fj; .vr
ureizon: opnzenounjJi, Ar
- sui tunrv al 7.VA1 H1.
riwu a- -ih.vi 5o snlizcnb'.nns,
?:" 'i"?! ,! ',r.'
Xr 2;2Z-92.mi; iancy f.-4.0.
HAY. T.WAH llXltK
Portland "f Hay atetidv. Wholesale
buytntl price, delivered Portland:
Kantern oretftm iiniovny a :ju--.,
vnu aio-aii) fiO- alfalfa. 18 OO-Sl'J:
clover I0- out hny aid; atrnw IT-8
ton. Hellintt prices pl-i more.
Casual a unite: iri.uy ov iu.
Mtiin i in it: imrs
New Ymk Kvuponi ted apples,
steady, iholie 8',-!l; lancy l-U'a.
Prtines au.iuy, urenon o-i-j,
Anrlcom Mendy. atniiriard S'i:
choice V2; extra i liolcp Mc.
reaches aie:Kiy. aianuaru :. "IUI
8l: extra rliol"e fl1,.
Hop-i utemly. State. 1930. 19-21; 1029
15-18: Pucilic Coast 1U30. 19-23. 102U.
IS-10C.
M T: IIOI'h; wool.
Portland itlPi-Nuta. irc. walnut
18-a6: peanuia l'Jc lb. Biatla 18-Oc;
almondw. H-lB'jC; fllberta 0-22c; pe-
l"Hopn. nominal, 1029 crop 5 8c; 1030
l17c lb , ,.,.
Wool. 1930 crop, nominal; Willam
ette valley 13c
VTInlniieg lUPt Wheat ranjre: May.
open 67V M 6 8; low 87 3 8;
close 68'. July, open 50; high 59V
low 68a; close 60 9-0.
SAN FRAM'INI'ft III T 1 1 R1AT
Ban Franriaco Butterfat f.o.b.
San Franclaco 2c.
BAN IRANriSt O PA IKY
Ran Franclaco T)P Butter, 92
score 27c; 91 score 3Sc; B0 score 94c.
Eittca. eatras. large 20Sc: medlunia
aa: small lfi'c .
Cheeae, tain, iancy itata ana i rip-
let 16C.
HAN VRAM'IM O POl I THY
San lranclaco lUPt fjenhorn hens
S'i lba. and over 30-21: unuer 3'. lot
td-17; colored hens 6 Iba. and over
24: under ft lbs. 2b: broilers. Leghorn
all ilea 30 30; colored fryers up to 8
lb 30-32c; Inhorn fryera 3-2 1
lba' SO-30c; coloied roaaters S0-S2; col
ord rooatera 12-15; old lea-horn 12c.
Turkey, young live, per lb. IS J&:.
pnwTi.4n mi liAR. n oi
Portland wTi Buaar. aieMlv. Barked
baala: Cane, fruit or berry 04.65 per
cut ueei atigar m ea cwt.
flour, steadv. tltr dellverr wrlcea
Family patt-nta 4fta 45.60: w Hole wheat
44 70; ymharn 44 60. Bakers' hard
wheat vft. 5 20' bakera' blueatem pa
tenta 98a, 05.30. Pantry Hour, vsa M mj.
RONTON WOOL
Boston (VP) Beverml m-ool houses
bav new bualneaa pending on fairly
large line of wool. Thta la the ftrat
time In veeka that Interest baa been
noted on mora than amall quantities
juat sufficient to complete order on
111 books. Offers only Under aakln
prices ou HieAbi lot bare been re-
jecicu.
AN VRANC1NI O LIVESTOCK
San Fmnclaco (UP) Hnta 000. dl
rect 34ft rnllv ateadv. three can 145'
106 lb. easterns 010 23 top. Two cars
aio 2.10 lb. inter mountain iiuw;
Parking 47.76.
rattle aoo. direct 100. Fairly active,
steady, quality improved. Two loads
10-20-1046 Utah steers 40 76. U can
975-1060 lb. lntermountain 49 40
0 50, two Car medium to good 1274
THE
lb. California 40 with 4 per rent
shrink. Xht block atcciv- Old hem!
Hit 7. few uood cows Sfl-SJ 75
Few nied.um bulls S5.50. Cslvts none
ItabJ cRrl'-'t. liglH veslcri quoted
to 41 1 50. stesuy.
Mhet-D 2.l. liu Id overs 5252. About
steady. Deck common 67-lb. holdover
Calif. lamb 46 50. Late Tuesday two
det-ks medium to good 65-lb. Calif or-
nias ' oo; meaium-moicc cwea (.uoi
ed atcady at 43-44 50.
8N' FRM n 0 fcTOl kS
Ban I'ranciaco UP) With a firm
market tone prevailing, prices con
tluued to strengthen In early trading
on the stock exchange Wednesday.
Trans-America steadied at 13 V
LH IKPOOL WHEAT
Liverpool tP) Wheat range: Uar.
opu, close 83 3-8; high 83'a; low
62. May. open 63 6 8; hiich 631,;
low CJV close 63V July, open, high
; low 04 8-s; close '.-
PORTLAND WIIKAT
Portland ' Wheat futures: Jan.
all trading 65; May. all trading 88.
Ctu,h wheat: Blir Bend Blueatem
70; soft white, western white 86:
hard winter, northern spring, western
red 83.
oat, no, a 38-ib. wnite s.
Wednesday's car receipt: wheat
120, barley 2, flour 14, corn 1.
CHICAGO (.RAIN
Chlcaiio (J, Wheat futures;
MVCh, old . 804 W BU1, 84
" new ... BO', 81 80, 81
May, old ... 8144 82 8i 8:
new .... 81;, 83' el e:
July 65 17, 67tB 65's 61
sail wr. .u eo't ui'siJuiy
casn gram: wueat no. i nam iv
: no. i noriiiriii urniK iv-iv
No. 1 mlied 79. Corn. No. 2 mlied
70 '4; No. 3 yellow 88-70; No. 3 wolte
70'a-71V OaU. No. 1 white 34V
No. 2 white 34;4-ij. Bye. no sales.
Barley 41-64. Timothy seed 48.76-4W.
Clover seed $14 75-122 50.
Lard 4tJ.Ud; rios ii.mj; Denies ii.do
( HirAtio i ir sToi k
Chlcavo (US D A I Hons 28.000:
steudy to strong, 5-10c higher on hea-
Dy weiRins, top tj 20.
CM tie C0OO: calves 2000: strictly
good and choice fed steers and year
lings strong: lower giaue steady 10
strong. JJiilk top sua;
stecra good-choice 600-1100 lbs. SI0-
414 5; vealers. milk led, goou-cuoicc
Sit M1-SI2-
Slieep 13,000: active, fat lambs
stroim to unevenly higher. Others
Bteudy to strong. Bulk better grade
lam') sn.o-stino; eariy lop o.uv.
Ijinibs BO lbs. down, good and choice
$7.76-40; ewe, 80-150 lbs. medium to
choice 42-60-14.
10,010 OREGON
COWS IN TEST
Oregon State College, Con all L"
Ore., tip) Of the 10.010 dairy cows
on test in dairy nera improvement
associations In Oregon during Nov
ember, 947 produced an average of
40 pounds of butterfat or better,
according to the official summary
released by Rogers W. Morse, ex
tension dairyman. One hundred
twenty-one animals were listed as
culls or boarders. The average pro
duction for all cows on a test was
22.16 rounds.
The Linn-Benton association,
with 401 animals on test producing
an average of 27.11 pounds of but
terfat. headed the list of 14 an
sociatlons, with Malheur and Wal
lowa associations second and intra
The champion herd of the month,
owned by C. M, Jackson oi umtv
tllla association, produced an
erage of 46. pounds of fat per cow.
The high Individual was owned by
a member of the Tillamook as
sociation .and produced 84 5 pounds.
COURT OBJECTS TO
SPLITTING DRY FINES
It Is likely that members of the
Marlon county court will contest
one recommendation in omcnim
Norbtad's retiring mtsnn to the
'letTLsjaiurc u mi vimiu
enact it into law. And that is his
recommendation that one-half the
fines secured from the prohibit tail
law bo paid into the state instead
of merely fines sufticiem to Keep
un the lhO.000 fund allowed tne
state under the present law.
The governor will contend that
the state Is at great expense main
tHintmr circuit Judge. prosccutinR
attorneys and other officers to en
force the prohibition law and that
it 1a entitled to more of the fines
than now accrue to it. on tne
other hand the county court con
tends that unless the county can
retain ft reasonable share of the
fees It will be operatins at a loss in
prohibition enforcement, that it too
maintains ft sheriff and otner oi
flrera to handle the situation and
that half the fines will not pay the
costs Incurred by the county.
2 DIVORCES GRANTED
MISMATED COUPLES
Two decrees of divorrc ere
granted by JudKe Gale S. Hlil Tues
day afternoon.
One contained nat is apparently
novel sround for divores here.
that the husband refused to allow
his wife to use Ills automobile. Tins
ground appeared In the decree
granted Eva K. Scofleld from Roy
S. Scofleld. She also chanted that
he talsted her wrists, that h re
fused to furnish her necessary clo
thing, and that he accused her of
infldelltv. They were married at
Brush Prairie. Wash.
Eton LII1I was given s decree
from Audrle Ullle on ground of
desertion. They were married at
Seattle In October. 182. In both
Instances no children were bora to
the marriages.
Bl; TOMATOE PACK
Ashland. Ore.. HP) The Ashland
cannery packed 12.000 tons of toma
toes during the past season. This
erop. according to County Agent
Ft. O. Fowler, Is rapidly gaining
prominence as a truck crop In
Jackson county.
Hubbard Visitors at the H. C
Mack home Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Mack and daughter.
Betty: Mrs. T. O. Hewett, Naomi
and Fred Hewett. all of Indepen
dence, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brau
U and small son of Wheeler.
CAPITAL JOURNAL.
WHEAT HIGHER
ON FLUCTUATING
GRAIN MARKET
Chicago (LP Corn was easily In
fluenced and led wheat and oau a
merry chase on the board of trade
Wednesday before closing higher.
Everybody wanted to buy, or every
body wanted to sell and as a result
prices varied above that figure. The
other grains were dominated by com
and fluctuated m unbon with It.
The old crop months of wheat show
ed a strong undertone throughout
the session ftnd held above the
pegged prices. Oats weakened late.
At the close wheat was to Vi
cent higher with July up W cents.
corn was T to 1 cent higher and
oats were unchanged to cent
lower. Provision were unevenly
higher.
Chicago Speculative buying
of corn Kd to higher prices for su
grains early wedne&dav. Decided
falling off In corn receipts here and
at other principal centers stimulat
ed purchases. Opening unchanged to
3-8 cents off, com quickly advanced.
Wheat started unchanged to cent
lower and altenrard kept pace up
ward ",1th corn.
CORN BECOMES
TRADE LEADER
Chicago OR Com has formally
been recognized as ' grain trade
leader, displacing wheat. Notice was
given Wednesday on the board of
trade that beginning next Monday
wheat business will be transferred
to the pit heretofore used for corn.
The largest trading pit on trie
exchange floor, the old wheat pit.
will be occupied by brokers dealing
In corn. The smaller pit formerly
used for com transactions now Is
much more than ample for the
wheat crowd, which has dwindled In
size since transactions have been
confined chiefly to government-
sponsored agencies.
Com Is free from so-called stab
ilization measures under govern
ment auspices, and has of late
shown decidedly greater activity
than wheat.
SEEK PAYMENT OF
HIGHWAY CLAIM
Among claims against the state
that will go before the ways and I
means committee of the legislature
for rejection, approval or com
promise will be one from the United
Contracting company for $33,420.61
and one from the Union Pacific
Stages, Inc., for $765.37.
Associated with the contracting
company in their claim are Axel
J. P. Brandstrora and Henry M, La
Belle. The claim Is for materials
furnished and work done on the
Jetty Creek-Brighton section of the
Roosevelt Coast highway in Til
lamook county under a contract
wltii the state highway commission.
The company took Its ease against
the state into the circuit court for
Multnomah county where It was
awarded Judgment. On appeal to
the supreme court, however, the case
was dismissed on grounds that the
state cannot be sued without its
consent. The only recourse was to
present the claim to the legislature.
Governor Norblad received the claim
and Wednesday turned it over to
Secretary of State Hoss.
The claim of the Union Pacific
Stages, Inc., Is for an alleged over'
payment of license fees to the pub'
11c service commission .
MISS HQFFER HAS
BIRTHDAY EVENT
Mt. Angel MLs Sylvera Hoffer
was complimented at a surprise
party Sunday evening on the oc.
caMon of her 18th birthday anni
versarv, when Miss Dorothy Holler
and Miss Loufce Spraucr enter
tained In her honor at the William
Hoffer country home. Games and
dancing were enjoyed during the
evening. A luncheon was served by
the hostesses.
The guests included the Misses
Sylvera Hoffer, Dolores Aman, Ger
trude Walker. Delores Kruse. cnar
lotte Krue, Marie Sprauer, Mary E.
Wachter. Mariorie Dehler. Hcdwlg
Froemel. Anna wavra, Clementine
Bernt, Mary Wachter, Dorothy Hof
fer. Louise Sprauer and tne Messrs.
Thomas WTachtcr. Stephen Sprauer.
Donald Aman. Wllbert Aman. Jos
eph Wavra, Johnny Wavra, Joseph
Scellg, Andy Wachter. William
Beyer, Raymond Rotherfluch, Carl
Sprauer, oeorste Volts, L. E. Moc,
George Kruse and Paul wacnter.
MOVE INTO TOW
Monmouth Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Gregor and family, who have been
living at the Travelers Home camp
grounds, north of town, while oper
ating It. have moved to the La r sen
residence on Knox street.
KIM I S ARE BACK
Marion Mr. and Mrs. Dak
Kimes have returned from Browns
ville, where Kimes had been reliev
ing the Southern Pacific agent dur
ing the holidays.
RETURN TO COQ111J.E
Haxel Oreen Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Slater and daughter Shirley
Jean. Miss Wilnia Davis and Ernest
Belknap who have been house
guests at the Will Davis home have
left for their Dome in commie.
During their stay here the entire
groun have been eitenslvely i
tertauwd both here and In Balem
where both the Davis girls were
former high school students.
Monmouth Mrs. Jack Stump Is
spending several days in Portland
with her mother. Mrs. uriintn.
who is 111. Mrs. I'.rllliih la the
wloow of the late Mr. Griffith cf
Salem.
SALEM. OREGON
SANDINO CALLS FOR
REMOVAL OF MARINES
Mexico City OF) Pablo Joxe Ze
peda, Mexican representative of the
Nicaragua n insurgent, Auguoilno
Sandino, Wednebday gave the press
the text of a long telegram which he
said he had sent to President Hoo
ver asking withdrawal of United
States marines from Nicaragua. The
message said, among other things,
"twenty-four hours after the state
department announce withdrawal
of marine from Nicaragua we will
disarm."
MOTHERANDTWO
CHILDREN SHOT
FATHER IS HELD
Salt Lake City. Utah (LP) A young
mother was found shot to death
and her two children critically
wounded in their home early Wed
nesday. The husband, Gabriel All-
lander, 25, was held by police on
an open charge,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ahlander had been
wounded twice. One bullet pene
trated her heart. Her body was
found slumped over her baby s crib.
Police found the two children.
Chde, 4. and Floyd, 3, on a double
bed. Neither child was e spec ted to
live. Clyde was expected to die
momentarily.
It was Ahlander who called po
lice. When officers arrived they
found him almost hysterical. He
asserted his wife had shot herself.
The fact that the woman was shot
twice inclined some Investigators to
doubt the story.
Authorities also said that the Io
nian had been dead for four or live
hours before police were called.
They Intended to question the
young husband as to why he failed
to call police sooner.
MINERS CHANGE
USUAL SYSTEM
Bhamokin, Pa., (LP) Miners climb
a mountain to secure anthracite in
the Scotch Valley mine of Beaver
Township, Columbia County, re
versing the usual procedure which
sends men down Into the interior
of the earth for hundreds of feet
to rob nature of Us hard coal trea
sures. The Scotch Valley mine tunnel
is aituated at the top of the moun
tain with the breaker right below
the mouth of the open end tunnel.
It la the only anthracite mine
at which hoisting machinery Is
neither used nor necessary. The
cars loaded with coal are run out
on a slight grade from the tun
nel to the breaker platform below
the opening. Mules are used to pun
the emnties back.
The mine is also one or the very
few in the anthracite sectllon that
Is naturally ventilated. The tun
nel In which the coal Is mined Is
open at both ends with Just enough
slope to provide for drainage.
The mine Is producing several
hundred tons of anthracite daily
and employs 80 men at present.
HOOVER ADDRESSES
AUTOMOBILE MAKERS
Kew York iP, President Hoover
refuses to believe that America Is
riding to the noorhouse In the
3.500.000 automobiles she purchased
last year.
Sneaking by telephone irom
Washington Tuesday night, he ad
dressed the national automobile
chamber of commerce as follows:
The despondency of some people
over the future Is not borne out by
the statistical evidence or pros
pects in respect to the automobile
Industry. I am Informed by the
department of commerce that de
spite the depression you have man
ufactured and sold during tne year
1930 over 3,500.000 new automobiles.
"This certainly means that we
have been cheerful In the use of our
automobiles; I do not assume they
are being used for transportation to
the noorhouse. While I am aware
that many people are using the old
automobile a little longer, it is ob
vious that they are still using it
and that It Is being worn out. Al
together, the future for the indus
try does not warrant any despond
ency." The president said the automotive
Industry was a vital factor in the
life of the nation, particularly in
Its effect on employment In other
fields, and bespoke a prosperous
new year for those engaged in it.
CANNERS SUED FOR
$90,000 DAMAGES
Oroville. Cal., '-rV-Allcfflnj the
tanner's leanue or t-auiornia
through the orach control com
mittee dominates the buying and
selling of irreen ding peaches in
Buttr. Sutter. Yuba uoiusa, uienn
and Tehama counties m. ueov.cn,
Orldlev broker and wholesaler to
day filed suit In superior court
here asking 400.000 damages of the
league. He asserted that as ft result
of the leagues control he was un
able to buv peaches.
Many of the large, packing
companies In the fctate are mem
bers of tiie tanners league.
SNOW FOOI.S CHICKENS
Tnion, 8. C. (IP) Chickens In
yards here awakened the popuiaee
at night, Instead of tn the morning,
recently. The chickens, thinking it
was early day when they saw the
ground covered with snow, cackled
aiM crowed at 10 p.m., arousing the
sleepra throughout the city.
Scotts Mills Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Chapman and daughter of Os
wego are visiting Mrs. Chapman s
parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dale, of
this place. They expect to spend
the net of this week here.
GROWERS SEEK
RETENTION OF
NARCISSUS BAN
Marion county Is asked to Join
in a fight to be waged at Washing
ton, 1. C, against the lilting of the
embargo on narcissus, an embargo
which northwest growers say. has
made the narcissus industry possible
here and upon which has been based
the great development of that In
dustry In the two Pacllk northwest
states, Oregon and Washington,
where narcissus growing is begin
ning to be something comparable to
the production which has made Hol
land famous as ft bulb producing
country.
In ft letter to County Fruit In
spector Van Trump, Charles A. Cole,
secretary of the state board of hor
ticulture, asks that he gather and
forward all data available on nar
cissus shipments out of this county.
He asks that this be secured as soon
as possible so it will be available on
January 29 and submitted to the
federal quarantine board at Its
Washington hearing.
He wants information showing the
amount of narcissus bulbs shipped
out of the county the last season,
the variety and number of bulbs of
each and their value as well as tlte
names of the towns and states to
which they were shipped. He also
asks that civic bodies and influen
tial persons write to Col. William A.
Aird, horticultural commissioner of
the first district at Canby, at once,
protesting against lifting of the em
bargo on the ground of the damage
It will do the industry and inci
dentally the northwest.
Secretary Cole states that he reels
the lilting of the embargo will be
disastrous to the young industry and
that every legitimate means should
be taken to fight it.
County Inspector Van Trump stat
ed he would try to line up this in
formation desired from local grow
ers as he has no record of the ship
ments, the inspections on narcissus
being cleared through federal in
spectors and not through the county
inspector. Van Trump had charge
of cooking narcissus bulbs last year
in the county but not on passing
them for inspection.
MONMOUTH HAS
CHURCHBALLOT
Monmouth The following new
Sunday school officers and teachers
of the Evangelical churcn were in
stalled at the morning services Sun
day. Superintendent, Grace Tyler;
assistant superintendent, Agnes
Sheeon; secretary, Bcrnice Winegar;
treasurer, Marlon Good; pianist,
Twila Tittle: librarians, Lester Good.
Chaddle Comstock, Elmer Bork and
Herbert Moreland; cradle roll su
perintendent. Bessie Bracken: home
department superintendent, Mrs. J.
E. Wlnegar; beginners' superintend
ent, Dorothy Sellers; Junior super
intendent, Mrs. J. W. Baun. Teach
ers: Beginners' department, Mrs.
Fred Scholl: lunlor department, Ag
nes Sheeon, Cllve Tittle, Dorothy
Bork; Intermediate department boys
W. P. Good, girls, Margaret Schrein
er; senior department, boys. Rev.
L. H. Willard. girls, Mrs. L. H. Wil-
lard; young people, o. N. S. class,
Prof. O. C. Berreman; young mar
ried people s class, Ellis A. Stebbins:
adult department. Junior Bible class.
Mrs. T. J. Edwards; mens Bibie
class W. T. Hockma: women's Bible
doss, Mrs. D. W. Tilton.
At the same service, special
awards were presented by the pas
tor in Junior church league work ior
three mouths' attendance and at
least one church service each Sun
day, to the following members: Jun
iors. Alice Bcrrman, Marln Gronic
wald, Rosella Good, Dolores Brack
en; intermediates, Lester Good, Es
ther Bra:ken; seniors, naro.a uiwu,
Junior c.wch league, Twl!a Tittle,
and Marion Good.
OUT DOORS FILMS
OF OREGON WINTER
Motion pictures of "Out of Doors
in Oregon in Winter" will be exhib
ited at the Y. M. C. A. next Friday
evening beginning at 8 o'clock. Ha'
Conway, veteran mi. now buiw
and publicity man for the Oregon
Hon arlll show the pic
tures which take an hour and a half
to exhibit. Among tne scenes 10 a
the scre?n will be those
of whiter sports at the timber line I
and of ft winter climb of Mt. nooa.
Pictures taken during tne searcn ior
two men who were lost in the Mt.
Hood region last January will be
shown.
A song, the words and music oi
which were written by Hal Hoss,
secretary of state, and dedicated to
Conway in recognition of his work
in furthering the Mt. Hood district
as a winter playground, will be sung
during the evening. The soloist will
probably be Cameron Marshall, head
of the music department at Willam
ette. H. B. Glaysier is in charge of the
Droaram which will be open to tlw
ceneral public without charge. Spe
cial invitations are being sent to
Chemeketans.
AGED WOMAN DENTIST
Pomeroy. o. tlP Dr. Amy L.
Whaley. believed to be the oldest
practicing woman dentist In Ameri
ca, recently celebrated her 92nd
birthday anniversary. She passed the
state dental examination in 1867 and
when her husband. Dr. David C.
Whaley, died in 1913 she took charge
of his business. Dr. W lis ley employs
a registered dentist, a laboratory ex
pert and an office assistant, but she
personally supervises all work.
SPANISH ENCOURAGED
Paris (IPj With a view to en
couraging the teaching of foreign
languages In France, the Sorbonne
has asked the distinguished Span
ish author Carlos de Battle to open
a series of lectures in his native
tongue.
WEDNESDAY.
AMERICAN STEAMER
HITS ROCK IN RIVER
Chunking, China, "!') The
American sUanier lping struck a
submerged rock Wednesday while;
liaising Ihrough Hie uiingi rou-.
rapids of the YangUe river gorges.
M miles below here and a large hoi
was lorn in her hull.
The engine room was flooded and
the steamer was beached to avoid
sinking. She was reported In a
perilous position. Three French
nuns were aboard.
A rrench gunboat left here to
go to the scene and the American
gunboat Guam proceeded to her
assistance from Hankow. Unless
the river rises suddenly It Is be
lieved poslble to save the lplng.
RAILSMiN
GENERAL STOCK
MART ADVANCE
New York. -IW Railroad shares
supplanted industrials as stock
market leaders Wednesday In a full
trading session.
Group after group swung Into
line on the upside after the rise
in industrials had been nanca
After the move in the rails had
carried prices up 1 to & points, oils
picked up. Then railroad equip
ment came into the forefront and
finally a spurt in rubber snares
followed declaration of the regular
quarterly dividend by Goodyear.
Grain markets advanced in all
divisions and cotton futures firmed
up. Bonds continued to move ir
word. their strength lending confi
dence to stock traders. Call money
held at l1 per nt officially but
went as low as 1 per cent in the
outside market.
News generally was favorable. The
Iron Age found an encouraging up
turn of activitly In the iron ana
.steel industry, and also betterment
in the motor car industry.
Incoming orders of United States
steel corporation were reported i
excess of shipments and as a re
sult, according to Dow- Jones and
Co., the bookings as of December
31 show an increase of 200,000 tons.
The unfilled tonnage report will
be Issued at noon Saturday.
Automobile nroduction for De
cember totalled 155,185 cars and
trucks, against 134,844 In Novem
ber and 125.502 In December, 1929.
This brought the production for
1930 to 3.505.061 cars and trucks.
against 5.621,716 unit In 1929, the
record year.
Publication of production figures
worked against the motor shares,
most of them selling lower. U. 8.
Steel held barely steady wmie
Westinghouse Electric, General
Electric and other industrial lead
ers sold off fractions to more than
a point.
United Aircraft was strong and a
firm tone was noted in Vanadium,
Transamerica. and a few other is
sues. Strength in the rails held to the
end of the day. N. Y. C, Southern
Railway, New Haven, Southern Pa
cific, St. Louis-San Francisco gain
ed 3 to & point. Others went up
fractions to more than 2 points.
In the railroad equipment group
gains of 1 to more than 2 points
were made by General Railway
Signal, Baldwin Locomotive. Ameri
can Locomotive and Lima Locomo
tive. Utilities held about steady with
American Telephone and North
American the favorites.
8 BILLIONS BOHCS
FOR REFINANCING
Washington '4 Authorization of
an aaoitionai ss.uuu.uuu in uonas w
provide fo treasury refinancing un
der the second Liberty loan act was
sought Wednesday in a bill intro
duced by Senator Smoot, republican
of Utah.
The bill, proposed on recommen
dation of Secretary Mellon, would
increase from $20,000,000,000 to $a8,
000.000.000 the second Liberty loan
bond issue and exempt the pi inc. pal
and interest of bonds issuc-d under
the act from all taxes except estate
and inheritance taxes.
Chairman Hawley of the house
appropriations committee said Mon
day in announcing receipt of Sec
retary Mcllon's request that the in
crease would not add to the public
debt.
COUNTY JUDGES TO
SEEK LAW CHANGE
Oregon county judges will at
tempt to amend the county high
school transportation law.
A committee headed by Judge v.
P. Moses will meet with county
superintendents within a few days,
to draft changes in a bin to be
presented the 1931 legislature.
"We do not Intend to propose any
drastic alterations," Judge Moes
said, "But rather to 'adjust' exis
ting conditional'
"Under present situation, school
taxes have right of w. 7 above all
other taxes, and road funds can be
called upon to help pay for school
bus transportation, If necessary,
the Judge explained.
"We want to save all the road
money possible, and it is with this
In mind that the committee will
work, to put a curb, if possible, on
the limit of school allotment of
taxes," Judge Moses said.
NOISY HEADLIGHT
San Francisco (LP Some day the
captain may turn to the first mate
and ask: "Hear that headlight?"
Sounds funny, but John C. Rohlfs,
marine expert, declares that a new
type of headlight with ft modified
radio beam, combining light and
sound, will soon make navigating in
fog safe.
Wcstport ilPl When a tree block
ed the Columbia river highway,
era barn. He capitalized, charged
10 cents for the convenience.
JANUARY 7. 1031
SHAKD JURY TO
ME COST OF
CS!MY JAIL
Marlon count grand jury, which
has been making a new record fur
iUtttnKa since it convened on De
cember 18 and whHh nives no in
dication of cloMiig ion its sitting
lor a WHiaide ruble tme at least, ad
journed Tuesday nwnt over Wed
nesday to bike up itb sittings again
Thursday tnonung.
It la rumored that the recess ior
a day was to g.ve time to bifestl
Kate Jail costs elbwliere. although
Uiis was not cuniirmeo ana so iar
no open Instructions have been giv
en by Judge M Mahtm ou that point
.im ilar U thce given to the Linn
county grand Jury and it Is under
stood that this matter may be held
in abeyance somewhat here, until
the grange lmeMii.utiiig committee
can get in its work. Tim grange In
vestigating committee is the out
growth of grange meetings last win
ter when Judge McMahan appeared
before various grunge groups and
suggested an iinvstmation of county
expenditures and all airs.
In Linn county Judge McMahan
issued open In-stmctions to the
grand Jury covering various phases
of county affairs and expenditure
and inasmuch ns unuhir conditions
cxLvt here to tiue in Linn county,
it was not comidend probable that
they would be entirely Ignored by
the Jurist.
In the meantime the grand Jury
has hod 11a haruk fall with regular
criminal busimss, investigation of
the alleged cinder nuiantc, investi
gation of the moii'-y transactions of
Rhea Luper wlK'U state engineer, in
quisitorial work into renditions in
the county poor farm and possibly
other matters vt t.imil:ir import.
There is no indication yet as to
just how long tne prrscnt grand
jury may continue its investigations.
As far as can be roiwrnbered now,
it is the longest M-.i;n of any Mar
ion county grand jury, at least for
many years, and nppunntly it still
has much work ulnae!.
MEIER TO ADDRESS
PEOPLE OVER RADIO
(Continued Inm page 1)
Meier and the Salem Breakfast
club, and a portion of the program
of the weekly meeting of the club
Is to be broadcast over the network
of which KEX Is a nu mber station.
The entertainment features which
will fill out the daily broadcast hour
will be filled out with Salem musi
cians and other talent, and by short
addresses on Dtiblic matters by state
oil leers and representatives of such
state departments as the traffic
division, it Is announced.
Broadcasting of the Salem hour
will be from a locally established
studio of KEX in th? display win
dows of Vlbbert & Todd, electrical
and radio dealers, It was announced
by Larry Allen, production man
ager for KEX who arranged the
broadcast. Aside from the talks by
.state officials all of the programs
will be given by Salem talent, Allen
Mild..
Tltc broadcast for the first month
of the legislative session la tn the
nature of an experiment and an en
deavor will be made to continue it,
Allen said. The chief obstacle In
the way of making it a permanent
feature is the heavy cost of a wire
bewteen here and Portland for
which the telephone company asks
a monthly rental of $400, toward
which Governor Meier is under
stood to be contributing $200 for
the first month. When the plan
was first launched a local business
; ebiablishment had aprecd to under.
write this wire chnre in the
amount of $200 a month, but this
offer was later withdrawn.
The matter of underwriting the
wire cast was then taken up with
state officials, the proposition being
that the state help defray this item
of expense and in return have
portion of the daily SMcm hour set
.side for educational broadcasting
by state departments. This sug
gestion was met by the members of
the board of control with the reply
that they were without authority to
j make such a disbursement of state
funds, but it is reported that Gov
ernor-elect Meier, Governor Nor
tlad, State Treasurer Kay and Sec
retary of State Hoss agreed to rec
ommend to the legislature that an
appropriation for this purpose be
made.
To assure ft trial of the experi
ment and to secure a broadcast f
their own meetings the members of
the breakfast club, who were among
ihe original agitators for the broad
cast plan, agreed at a special meet
ing Tuesday morning to guarantee
the cddltional $200 needed to make
the experiment possible.
No definite hour has yet been
j-et for the broadcast.
Subsequent to his inaugural
speech It is understood that Governor-elect
Meier will be given lb
minutes of the daily hour when
ever he desires to address the peo
ple. $12,285,000 LOAN
TO GRACE LINES
Washington, (IP) The Unltfc
SiaWs shipping board weaneaaaj
awarded a 112.285.000 construction
loan to the Grace linei of New
York. The fund will Be used ior
construction of four paasenaer
freliht vessels to be put In service
between New York. Central Ameri
ca and San Franclaco by th Pa
nama mall line, Grace subsidiary.-
GRANGERS INSTALL
Klnewood Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Yantlas and Mrs, Oltnn U Adams
of Kingwood attended the Instal
lation of officers of all the Oranges
of Clackamas county, which waa
held In Mllwaukle, Saturday. Miss
Bertha Beck of Albany, secretary of
the state grange, who asslated an
i-the installation services, returned
home and visited at the Tantlaa
' home until Sunday.