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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931 EGGS MOVE TO STORAGE; LIST BUTTERJTEADY Portland (LP) Oeneral storage epe rations ire indicated In the market (or eggs with a showing of private speculative interest. Bid ding (or supplies at country points Is now quite fair with most offers around 17 cents for New York ex tras on a candled basis. This means somewhat less on the basis of so called local extras. BuUtr prices continue to be shad ed here with no change in the gen eral list. Sales of 92 score stock down to 29 cents are confirmed in the print market. In fact sales of 92s are being made occasionally In line with 91s. Strength is retained generally In the market (or live poultry here with full prices being offered. There is an especially good call (or heavy hens and (or broilers. There was a lack o( general price change (or country killed meats at the week-end. Top quality calves, vealers and hogs are (lnding (avor at extreme prices while off grade is reported more or less easy. Strength is generally retained In the market for potatoes at pri mary points although buyers are using trior eor less caution. Many are still unwilling to believe that the betterment has been forced. Despite the broadcasting from Portland by a press association of a shortage of broccoli and strong prices; values are generally being shaded here. In (act there has been an easier tone noted (or sev eral days at least. Prices of asparagus shows a very sharp decline here as a result o( liberally increased supplies irom California and low values there. Sales are shown here around 9-11 cents a pound. Lettuce market Is again generally lower with considerable stuff on the tracks. Strawberries are of more or less indifferent quality, sales down to 30-35 cents pint. Mushrooms are again in fair supply; selling around 60 cents a pound. Mexican tomatoes are showing a sharp cut of 50 cents with repacked lugs down to 14.50 generally. INCOME TAXES DROP OVER $150,000,000 (Continued from page 1) provisions o( retirement o( the pub lic debt." The other course was indicated by the president in his last message to congress. He warned: "Most rigid economy Is necessary to avoid Increase in taxes." In his budget message at the same time, he forecast a deficit of $180, 000.000 for this fiscal year, but said: "The adverse balance can be met by reducing the general fund bal ance from the amount in it at the beginning of the year, supplemented, If necessary, by temporary borrow ing by the treasury." With cautious appropriations, he estimated that the country would end the next fiscal rear with a sur plus of $30,600,000. Appropriations made during the session exceeded (5,000.000,000, a little less than var ious sums approved by the budget bureau. The total appropriated how ever, did not reflect the actual ex pendlttnrs for the coining fiscal year because of various funds set aside for use over periods of several years. Salem Markets Compiled from reports of Sa lem dealers, for the guldaao of Capital Journal readers, (llcvised dally). HI Vt HS' PIIK'KH Wheat, tuuacrcencd) No. 1 wtattf 2c: rati, auckrd 4!)c buihel Feed oats tltf ton; mil) I tig oata W0; barlrv alu-120 ton. MtuU; Uokh. too tirades 130-lfld lbs. S7.75; 1U0-2OO lb. H 00; 300 250 lbs. 17.76, ibO-ibO lbs. 075; sows Cattle, top steers S'V7c; cows, 8 4c: culls and cutters 2-3e. Bhcrp: Ihinbtj 6c; yearling wethers a'i-4; spring lnmba 10-lUUc; ewes 2 -Sr Calves, vealers top 7li-8c; heavy it in ins 4-oc. DrrHheri mrAtn: Tod Veal lie: No. trade 10' ,e; rmigti. hrnvy Vc and uu. Tod hofis uo-iw) 11m. 10c a lb other icrndes flc up. Spring lnmbs 22i Poultry: light to metl. livna 9-126 lb ; heavy hens 1616c; springers lfle; Intra Uf nlH rixidfem 7i Turkes, No. 1 dressed 36c lb. Live Ettgn: medium 10c; standards lac; zrenn ex i run uc. Butterfst 37c; prime butter 81-330; tube extrna 2Bc; sttmdird cubes 37c. Cheese, sell ins price: Marlon oouu ty triplets lUe; loaf Hoc. WHOLESALE PKKTS Prfih fruit: Oraiwrs. unveil S3 40 3.76; lemons 18 ti 60 case, limes $2. AO cariou; grape mill. Ana. pa.ou. riorum S; cam. a ia; Banana c,fco id Apples woc-ai.ao. Hulk dfttrs fti-fl lb. KrMh vruptiibles: Tomatoes, Un SS.50; hothouse 4 AO-10 crats. Lt- tuce, Calif. 13.76-M. Celery, doc. $1.75; crats M 60; heart 1.36. Cabbaae Wo lb. Caull flower SI. 40 crate. Bouash. Marble Artichokes BOc-11.40 dz. Arus. sprouts 16o lb. KKKplant 16c lb. Mushrooms 66c lb. Rhubarb if SI 40; fancy 11.25 choice 1 crate; New peas 16o lb. Ca lavas fl case of 2 to t doa. New pota tna Flnrltiu 14ft lb Endive 60c doa. Asparagus 20o lb Peanuts 120 id. Bunched TeaeUblei: Doa en btinches Turnips 80c: parsley 0Oc; carrou 60c; Deeia ouc; onions toe; rax.iai.ra owe. Sacked Teaetables: Potatoes Si 11.76: seed $2.bO2.1. Onions, 764 sack; set 6c lb. Carrots 3o lb. Beets I 'AC Rutabagas 3c. Turnips Sc. Par snips c. Oari!0 12C. Sweet pot a tor s id. ureen pepvera 2ac; oucumoe 60 doc; strawberries 40c S basktt. WOOL MOIUIR Market nominal. Wool, coarse 12c. medium 14c. Mohair, kid 3oc; long lapis 100 id. BROCCOLI SHIPMENTS Rowburf , Ore. t" 8tty carload of broccoli have been shipped from ih Umpquft valley so far this sea son. This is estimated to be about one-half of the crop. The present weather la Ideal and the crop is maturing rapidly and u of high duality. Retail prices are from 11.35 to 11.35, netting the grower from 70 to 90 cents. MARKET QUOTATIONS PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP Hons Baturdar 190, all direct. Week total 4780. Market compared to a week ago: All classes steady with slaughter classes steady (o strong at the week end. Hulk and practical Uji 1Q0-2QQ lb. butcheib 6U35, with scattered lots Monday or. buals of S8.35-$tl.40. and considerable proportion at week end at SM35. Strong weights and heavies $8.15 down to 67, mostly 67.35-S7.50. Packing sows 65.60-66. Slaughter pigs 7.25 67.75. Odd head 68. Bulk feeder pigs 68-6U. mostly Sti for under 100 lbs. Cuttle and calves Saturday none. Week total: Cattle 1550. calves 110. Market compared to week ago: She stock from sieudy to 2 5 -60c higher, steers mo&tly steady with weighty kinds weak to a shade lower In In stances. Bulls and calves steady. Bulk medium to uood under 1000 id. steers 67.35-67.75; nothing over 1000 lbs. above 67.60 or over 1100 lbs. above 67.35. Less denlrable kinds all weights, down to 60.60 and below. Top car lot heifers 67.26. Strictly good gradea ab sent. Top car lot cows 68 86; odd bead 68-66 60; low cutters and cutter 63 65. Cutters to fairly good bulls 64-66. witn ooo neaa sa .zo-sd.ow. veaiera and calves down to 65. Sheep Saturday 10, direct to killer. Weeks total 1725. Strictly choice lambs and ewes quotably 36c higher than week ago. Other classes steady. Bulk good to choice lambs 67 with 3 double decks Friday at 67.25. Less de sirable kinds 66.75 down to 65. Medi um to choice yearlings 64-66. Cull to choice ewea 61 .50-64.25. PORTLAND PHODLC'E Portland 1 UP) The following pric es were named to be effective Satur day. Butter quotations for shipment irom country creameries ana nan cent a nound la deducted aa commission. HUtier. cuoe extras aye; BiaimaxoB 28c; prime firsts 27c; firsts 36c. Eeus: Pacific Doultrv oroducers aelUi.fi prices: Fresh extras 17c; stand ards 16c; fresh mediums 15c; pullets c a dozen. Butterfat. direct shippers, traca 23 -24c; No. 3 grade 18-10c; stations. No. 1, 25-26c; No. 3 20-21C; Portland delivery prices: No. 1 butterfat 27-28c; no. a. 2i-i&v sweet au-jic id. Milk, buying price: Grade B 61-91- 62.30 per cental; Portland delivery ana lnsDection. uraae u. mi.w. creese, selling price 10 joooers: 111- lamooK county triplets nc loai ioc lb. f ob. Tillamook. Selling prices to Portland retailers: triplets iu; loai zuc Live Doultrv : Net buying price, nca- vy hens colored 4'4 lbs. 20c; 3'-4 lbs. 16c; under a lbs. 14c; springers 30-34C: roasters 2ic: 01a roosters lee. Ducks 22-24c; Oeese 13c; Turkeys 32-23C Dressed poultry, selling price to re tflllprfc: Turk cvs Door to eood 25-32C. nnrlcH 2.rc. irepse 18c. canons 32-36c. Fresh fruit: uramres. naveis nacaea 63.25-64; Jumble Ntock 61.60-62; grape fruit. Florida 63 75-64.25; California 63 25-63.50. Limes, D-doz. carton 62.60 HanaiiaM He lb. Lemons. Cal. 65.60-66 Strawberries imperial f3.M)-4.ou a crate 01 12 ooxes. Cabbage, local l'j-ic ID. Potatoes, Oregon Deschutes 61-25-at 4R- ucnl ooc-si.10: Yakima 76c- Sl 30. New Dot a toes. Florida 12-14c lb Onions, selling price to retailers: Oregon 70-Soc cwt. Seed potatoes, lo cal Ui-2'i,c ID. Hothouse rhubarb, Washington fancy 81. 10; choice 61 crate. Spinach, local 70 80c box; Walla nnlla tUi-l(t nrnnue box. Celery. Calif. 6 76 doz.; hearts 62 25 doz. bunches. Mushrooms, hothouse 60c lb. Bell peppers, green 20c lb. Hweet Dotatoes. eastern mi.io-m.ov. Cauliflower. Ore. broccoli 61.10 to 61.35. Calif. 90C-61. Beans, Florida 17$c lb. Peas. Call! 64 crate. 16c lb. Oarllc, new 7-10c lb Tomatoes, Mexicans 90 do iu re packed. lettuce. Ariz Yuma 64-64 50 crate. Imperial valley 82.60-63.60. Asparagus. Cam. w-iic. Country meats, seuing pmc vw rc tallers: country killed hogs, best but rirN yi mi r 100 lbs. 11-imc; vealers. 70-89 lbs. 1213c: lambs 1316c; spring lambs 26c; yearlings 7-ioc; neavy ewea 70-89 lbs. 12-12'; lambs 13-15; spring NTTS. HOPS, WOOL Portland (UP Ore. walnuts 18-35; peanuts 12: Brarlls 16-20; almonds 14-iHir- fiihirti 'ia-'27c- necaui 20c. Hons, nominal. 1929 crop 6 6c; 1930 1315c. Wool, 1930 crop nominal; Wlllam etts valley 12-1 6c lb. PORTLAND I.ASTSIOE MARKLT Offprinus of locul broccoli -are gain' lng with prices steady to a fraction easier on 111c i"'""1 Honeburg stock Indicates a like tone Holnach market Is easier with great er offerings. Bales mostly 65-7&C or ange box. Apple demand continues of fair volume but at practically rliinu In mire list. Potatoes are moving fairly well but at low values. ntral trlrR ruled? Carrots 20-36 doz. bunches, lug 40 -45c; turnips 360 dor... lugs 35-40c. Beets, 35-40C doz. :uk 40-4&C Spinach, fancy 7fi-oc or ange box. Poiiitoes. local, large BOc-61 sack mult 65-7&C. Cubbiige, nat, type 00- to Parsnips, bulk 40-BOc lug. Radishes best 20c uoz. uuncnen. r-Wn riMit filtc ilnv.. Broccoli. SOUth ern Oregon. No. 1 61-16-6135 crate No. 8. 90C-61 crate; ureen iiauan iu 76c do7en. Brussels sprout, best 1J in Si -M hnc firilhmrv Sl.05-tl.15. Apples, face and fill pack, large J0-75c; small 65 -flue box. 8AN IRAMISt O APPIK Ran Fmnrlsco (Fed -twte mkt news service) Apples. Cal. Newtowns liHwe Cic-61 Per box: packed fancy 81 35-81 50; small lower. Oregon New towns, fancy large 82 - small a 1 hn Wiu.hlnKton lrltclous XF 63 68 to 62.75: fancy 62 62.26; Winesaps, fancy 6175-63. HAY; t AS AHA HARK Pnrtlntiri Wholesale buvlllS DrlC ra delivered Portlsnd: Eastern Oregon llmnthv S22 50-Si3: VftJlfV S1W S1V OU alfalfa 616 618: clover 618; oat hay 816; straw 67 8 ton. Selling prices 61-62 more. Caacara bark steady, 6c lb. PORTLAND SI It AR. VLOl R Portland vi Sugar, steady. Backed basis: Cane, fruit or berry 64 80 per cu t Beet subbj- 84 80 CWt. flour ateHilv. Cltv dellverT nrlces Family patents. 4s. 6 V); whole wheat 64 70; graham 66.80. Bakers' hrd wituHt DRa Sft JO- bakers' blue- stem patents, 9Bs, 65.30; Mastry flour, VOS, 4 00. MAN KM lM O 111 TTKRFAT San Ftanrtseco Butterfat, f.o.b. srao rrancisco vc. aw iRsris(0 rot 1 TRY 8a n FTmncisco tUP) Lehorn hens an sires, ai-aac: colored nens s ids and over 34 35 : under 6 lbs. 26 36c; broilers. Leghorn 13-17 lbs. and over atic: colored rryera up to s iom. 30-32c; Leghorn heiui fryers 2 2'i lbs. ami over 27-2t)c; stags, per lb 34 25c; colored roosters 1416c; old Leghorn roosters vjc ntraeys nominal. DHILO I HI IT: HOPS New York JF) Kvapoiated apples easy; choice IV'1; fancy 8. Pnines steady, Calif. i4j-H: Oregon D'-v. Apricots sreaiy, stanaara Tk. cnoice e'4; esira cnoicv Hops steady. Plate, U30. 19 31; 1930, 16-18: Pacific coast, 1939, 19 21; 1936, 16 18. RAN I IUNt WO DAIRY ' Bsn Pranrisco tVVi Wbolesal dairy markeu: Butler 93 score 2Vc 91 score 36c; 90 stxirs 38c. Kwgs, extra, largs 19Se; medium je'jf: small 13uc Cheese, Csllf. faney fists and trip lets 10c. fllNMI'Kl wiit:AT Wlnntpea- (t'Pt Whet rants. May Open 88 3-8, high low MV cloas 88 . July, open 69: high 801; low 601; close 80 I I, Oct., open 93, tllflb 62 6 8; low 92 ; close 62. RONTON WOOL Boston lfP A barely aetlre wool market during the put week caused prices to move aaainat the buyers. In vnl) ft few instautes were prices abos laat week's ranges, but a rising; ten dency was noted in the prices of prac tically every grade of domestic wool. One bright spot In the market was the call for large quantities of 48-50b domestic wools, particularly fleeces which were about steady to higher man last weea. PORTLAND WHEAT Portland 'Jfi Wheat futurei: May aU tradltm 68. July, all Uadlni 5b 1: Sept , all trading fV uaan wneat: jsik utna uiuestrm 67; aoft white, western white 66; hard winter, northern aprlng, western red 63. oau. No. 3 38-1D. white 20. Saturday's car recelDta. wheat 6. Hour 0, corn 0, oau a, hay 2. (.'IIICAfiO CHAIN Chicago W Wheat futures: ooen hlsh low March old new 7B' May old 81 Big new 82 83 July Sept 62 U 624 62 V. 624 62 'Z 62 Z Cash grain: wheat. No. 1 hard 7944 No. 1 northern spring 794-tj; No. 1 mixed 78 Corn. No. 3 mixed 62 V4; No. 3 yellow 63'4; No. 3 white 63 V4. Oats, No. 3 white S2-. Hye. no sales. Barley 38-58. Timothy seed 88.66 to 88.75. Clover seed 812-919 60. Lard 99.05; nos u; Denies fii, HAN FRANCISCO LIVESTOCK 8an Francisco (UP) Hogs for week 7176. direct 2000- Steady to 10c lower. Top 99.10; bulk 16200 lbs. 98.76-89. raciing sows steaay so-so ou. eatur- day 1125, direct 810. Bteady. Three loads 1&0-200 id. Dutcners so.7D-vh.uu. Cattle for the week. 1575. direct 160. Steady. Steers 2 5 -60c higher: she stock steady. 10 loads 825-990 lb. good lntermountain steers 8tt.a&-stt.to; medium-good 845-1025 lb. 9760-98.10: common 87: good 920 -lb. cows and heifers 86.10; medium-good cows 84 50 to 95.50; common (4-S4.25; cutter 93.76 down. Bulls steady. Few good at 86.76; common-medium 94-96. Calves 125, Steady, load good 336-lb. California vealers $10.25; few 400-lb. calves 98 60. SheeD for week 4350. Direct 1776. Fed lambs 26-50c lower. Spring lambs 60-76c off. Three decks medium-good 70-10. red caniornias s i.ou-s .od; common 66 -lbs. 95.60; three decks 82- 69 lb. snrlnir lambs Sv.2o: load gooa 61 -lbs. 91). Ewes 26c lower. Few lots medium 83-94; common 92. LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool (UP) Wheat range. Mar, open, high 60 low, close 60. May, open, low, clone 61a; high 61 6-8 July, open, low, close 63; high 63-6-8. Oct., open, high, low, close 66. CllICAfiO LIVESTOCK ChlcaRo W (U S D A.) Cattle 200 Com oared with week a&o. fed steers mostly steady. Cloning undertone on common ana meaium grades auu Vealers about 60c down; selling most lv At SH 7ft un: bulk for week 87.26- 99.65; extreme top 810.83 paid for weighty bullocks; best yearlings at 910 26. Sheep 4000; compared to week ago. fat lamDs steaay 10 sac nigner. xcur llngs practically absent; fat ewes strong, limited feeder trade steady Fat lambs broke sharply before reach ing a seasonal high point, the top receding from 89 65-99-25; good-cno.ee lambs 95-lbs. down su-eu.iu; neaviei wpiLFhtJi SH 50-S8.75: cllDoed lambs 68- 98.26; wooled native bucks 87.50-98.10; fat ewes 84 60-85. Hogs 10,000; slow. Steady to 10c inwcr than Prldav's averaiie. Good 170-310 lbs. 97.76-88; 220-320 lbs. $7.16 tO 87 78. WOULD WALLOP LEWIS AGAIN, DREISER SAYS (Continued from page 1) accused the other of plagiarism. It was supposed, however, that the old enmltv had been forgotten. Dreiser said In me interview that he did not consider Oie Incl. dent to have been a reirrettableasif- lair, but neither does he feel proud of It. He said he has known Lewis since 1805. and that he really believes Lewis can "write well." "I don't think he really dislikes me." he said. "I know I dont dis like him: I don t think he was In his riirht mind." Dreiser said that when Lewis made the remarks about him dur lnir hi trjeech. ! didn't pay much attention to him." A man who has been writing novels as long as he has, the author suggested, had to put up with a lot of adverse com- mtnt. "I went out Into the hall," he said, "and was ready to go home, I ran Into him out there. He start ed making unseemly remarks and calling me names. He kept squawk ing about It and I told him to act his age. He continued his wild talk so I let him have one. "Well, about that time someone came up. I think It was Will Len gel, and told me I was wanted on the telephone. I told Lewis that I was milng to answer the call, but that If he had anything more to say to me, I would be back in a moment. "I came back Into the hall and he was still waiting. He started it all over again. I let him have it again. I tliought all the time he would hop on nie and break my neck. I can't understand yet why he didn't. Except, of course, that I don't think he was In his right mind. The fact that I slapped him doesn't prove anything. If Jack Dempsey came up to me, hit me In the chin and laid me on the floor, that wouldn't prove that Jack Dempsey won the argument that Jack Dempsey, if you put it mat way. has more intelligence than I have " Dreiser then went home and for got about It, he said. OSTRICH O ROWERS ELATED Oudtslioorn, South Africa, center of the once prosperous ostrich rals- lng Industry. Is rejoicing over Uw order placed by a trading Paris dressmaker for several thousand pounds of feathers, the largest or der received by the local coopera. live society since the World war. The order Is believed to Indicate the popularisation of ostrich feather trimming for women's garments which will lead to at least a par tial revival of the feather Industry Just when ostrich skin for purses and other articles Is going out. How one of the famous designs of Poire t. the first artist among men milliners In Paris, was the work of a praant girl, was recently revealed by a French girl who got the story from him. Polret is said to have confessed that he was at a loss for a design for embroidery on a spe cial dress. Calling a mald-of-all-work from the country he locked her In a room with pots of various paints and told her he wanted design of flower at once. In a few hour ah had produced a design which surpassed all his highest ex pcctatlona. close 794 79J4 70 81 814k 63 STOCKS SLUMP SATURDAY UPON PROFIT TAKING New York Art Week-end profit- taking reduced prices of stocks frac tions to 3 points Saturday. Trading was dull after a fairly brisk opening. According to preliminary calcu lation the Dow, Jones and Co., In dustrial average declined 2.03 points to 185.69 and the railroad average 9 point to 100.72. Sales totaled 1,313,107 shares. compared with 1,100,410 shares last Saturday. A few Issues moved ahead. The outstanding feature in thia group was Auburn Auto which came near Its high of the year. Near the close the issue crossed 216, against a pre vious close of 209 'A. Its high for 1031 was 217'i, made a few weeks ago. General Motors made a new high for the year at 48 but failed to hold at that level. Other motors were fractionally lower. U. S. Steel dipped more than a point, but recovered part of the loss. Other steels were mixed with Va nadium up nearly 2 points and Bethlehem down more than a point. Youngstown district operations were reported unchanged at 51 per cent of capacity, but this was offset by an Increase of $2 a ton In prices of plates, shapes and bars by Illinois Steel company. The general run of Industrial Is sues moved lower. Losses of frac tions to nearly 3 points were sus tained by Westlnghouse Electric, A. M. Byers, American Can, and Allied Chemical. Woolworth and Sears Roebuck reacted In the mercantile division. Widest declines were made In sev eral Issues where dividends were said to face reduction or elimination. In this group U. 8. Industrial Alco hol shot down more than 4 points and losses ranging to 4 points were sustained by Air Reduction and Li quid Carbonic. Selling of the industrial alcohol shares also was furthered by deci sion of the treasury department to permit sale as Industrial alcohol of high-proof spirits made in distiller ies for use In fortification of medi cines. Release of this alcohol was expected to be In direct competition with the established Industrial al cohol companies. Utilities lost fractions to more than a point. North American made a swift recovery In the last few min utes, closing at 87, off M. Amer ican and Foreign Power closed at 46 5-8, off 1, American Telephone 104', off , and Consolidated Gas 107'.,, off lhi. Amusements made fractional de. cllnes and closed lower. Coppers were down with Anaconda which lost one point to 38 '4 for the day. Ralls lost fractionally. Building stocks failed to profit by estimates of March construction so far being ahead of the 1930 period. Westinghouse Electric broke 4 points to close at 91 on an analysis showing earnings for the first quar. tcr down and incoming orders fall' lng off. CHARGES OF CRUELTY FILED BY CHAPLAIN (Continued from page 1) er said he smuggled In a reply from the woman. The minister said he had no grievances against Warden Hill and that he believed a serious mis take would be made if any change In administration were ordered. Employes In the prison frequently antagonized the convict by un reasonable punishment, the wit ness asserted. He told of seeing prisoner who had worried after hearing his children were ill, thrown Into solitary confinement for pour lng coffee on his bread. "While I believe solitary con. flnement is necessary, I believe that In most Instances an offending pri soner is kept In It too long," he said. The chaining up of a prisoner's hands while In solitary confine ment was described by Whltmeyer as too severe a practice. The primary cause of unrest among the prisoners has been the methods of the parole board, whit meyer said. Many prisoners have been de prived of leniency, he asserted, be. cause of their refusal or Inability to help the authorities solve other crimes and bring about the ap' prehension of other prisoners. Investigations constantly being made In the prison bv such out side organizations as the Chicago association or commerce, "Secret Six" committee In an effort to ob tain "inside" Information, are fur ther cause of unrest, Whltmeyer contended. FARMING SEASON GETS EARLY START Washington (IP) The agriculture season Is getting under way early this year, but there arc many un certainties both aa to production ana price. Some eastern and central areas where last summer's drought was so serious have found the small amount of rain, or snow, disquiet lng, and unless heavy spring rains com there may b a recurrence of difficulties this summer. Price of farm products. In ten eral, are below the 1010-14 level, with soma basic commodities al most going begging for buyer. Three background factor, namely, listing large stocks, of wheat and cotton, the Industrial depression and the general world-wide decline In prices of all commodities, over-shadowing the beginning of the season. On the financial position of wheat and cotton turns the fortune of i large group of the farm popula tion. Any substantial Increase in consumption of cotton, a well as of many other farm product, de pends upon the resumption of In dustrial activity. Well-Informed ob servers are now very conservative In their forecasts of the business situ ation, although general opinion seem; o favor some1 Improvement by the latter part of the year. There Is little Information avail able as to the probable world wheat acreage for the 1931-32 crop year. It Is much too early to forecast yields, but no serious damage to winter wheat has yet bee:: report ed and, should abandonment and yields be equal to the average, sup piles for the coming year will again be large. WHEAT PRICES ARE UNSETTLED SESSION DULL Chicago, (LP) A dull session on the board of trade Saturday saw wheat and corn moved narrowly In an unsettled trade. Small advances on weekend evening up were quick ly lost on selling due to the con tinued precipitation In the wheat areas. Wheat closed about steady. Corn trade was largely local and averaged lower. Operators are awaiting some new Incentive to take a stand elthr way.. Oata show ed good strength and resisted pres. sure, finishing firm. At the close old wheat was un changed to He higher, new wheat was He lower, corn was to ffcc lower and oata were to 14 c high er. Provisions were firm. Cash prizes were wheat unchang ed, corn unchanged to He higher and oats H to He higher. Receipts were wheat 93 cars, 06 and oats 12. Chicago (VP) Influenced by Liver pool reports that European conti nental countries would be obliged to modify tariff barriers and to pur chase quantities of foreign wheat for mixing purposes, grain prices displayed firmness early Saturday. There were also predictions of re duced wheat acreage In Australia. Opening a shade lower to cent higher, wheat afterward rose a little more. Corn started unchanged to off and subsequently scored 6llght upturns. REFERENDUM ON BUTTER BILL Reports reach Salem that a move Is afoot In the north end of Marion county, particularly In the Mt. Angel district, to Invoke the refer endum on the butter grading act of the 1031 legislature. Dairymen were divided In their opinions on the measure while It was In the legislature. Many mem bers of the Mt. Angel group, It Is said here, believe that the law, when It becomes effective, will be a handicap rather than an aid to the creameries, the smaller ones In particular. Some of the smaller ones are suspicious that the big tabllshments of the state are back of the bill for the purpose of put ting the little ones out of business. Others attribute the butter grading act to the oleomargarine interests. Dairymen who do not like the law have been sounding sentiment dur ing the last week to determine whether the opposition Is strong enough to Invoke the referendum Although the referendum might not be successful It Is pointed out that the fact that the move would delay the effective date of the act would be of some benefit. Standards fixed by the act it Is declared do not conform to federal standards, with the result that all butter must be graded twice, once by a grader employed by the cream ery turning out the butter and I second time by the federal grader. CAR OF MISSING POST OFFICIAL FOUND (Continued from page 1) the shortaiie which was indicated by a preliminary audit of the postal accounts on Friday. Peacock was bonded for $6,000 but reports are that the shortage may have exceed ed that amount. Peacock disappeared on the morning of the day that postal In spectors arrived to make their an nual audit. ENNOR CAPTURES STEALERS OF AUTO Ralph C. Bnnor, bookkeeper at the United states National nam took Into his own hands the matter of chasing down a trio of thieves who stole his automobile Friday and started south with It. In fact they went as far south as Jeffer son where they were overtaken by Ennor and two friends and brought back to town along with the car. The boys, all of whom gave Se attle addresses, first gave their names to the police as Chris Held man. 14, Howard Wells, 17, and Chester Madden, 15 . Later Her man changed his name to John Hanley. The boys told the officers that they stole a car In eeaiue Thurs day night and drove to Salem, ar riving here Friday. They aban doned their stolen car here and appropriated another one which happened to belong to Ennor, who live at 2495 Laurel avenue, m- nor Immediately gave chase. The boy were held at the police station and later turned over to the juvenile court. BIXOD PROOF OF PARENTAGE Positive proof of parentage based on the laws of colloid chemistry has been found, according to Prof. Wll helm Zangemlester, of Konlgsberg university, Oermany. He relies on reaction between minute particles In the blood serum of the child and the supposed parent to confirm the relationship. Prof. Zangemelster be lieve some specific colloidal suo stance Is handed on by the parent to the child, and that the substance may betray lu presence In test tubes filled with the serums If powerful light be shot through them. SEND WARNING ON CURES FOR HOP MILDEW With all bulletins stating that the downy mildew on the hops usually puts In It first appearance in late March or early April, hopgrowers are watching for the advent of the pest which last year attacked num erous hop yards In the valley for the first time. Growers are warned In an English bulletin against using spurlus reme dies early in the spring, the bulletin stating that the winter spores are thick walled resistant cells and there Is not a probability of these being killed In the soli by treating with any chemical. The bulletin says that growers should follow a system rec ommended of removing the spikes and spraying later In the season, when the vines are In certain condi tion. Home-made bordeaux mixture Is the only spray recommended. , The first appearance of downy mildew in the spring Is said to be in the shape of pale green or silver grey splke-llke shoots coming out of the crown of the hill of a normal young green vine. These produce black masses of spores and pale yel low also later affects the growing vine when It Is from five to seven feet high. The English bulletin recommends that a gang of men go through the yard, spike pulling from the first appearance of the downy mildew. If the spikes are left in the yard a week or more the risk of spreading the Infection Is said to be great. Spraying with bordeaux mixture should follow later. TO CONFIRM CLASS OF 27 AT ST. PAUL'S The annual visitation of the Rt. Rev. Walter T. Sumner, D. D bishop of the Oregon Episcopalian diocese, to St. Pauls Episcopal church Sunday morning will be the occasion for one of the most im pressive ceremonies in the ritual of the church. A class of 27 will be confirmed at the morning service, starting at 11 o'clock. The service will be preceeded by processional from the parish house to the church. The crueller, bearing the cross and garbed in ceremonial robes, will lead the pro cession. The robed choir, the con firmation class, the vestry, the rec tor and the bishop will follow In the order named. The processional hymn will be followed by confession and absolu tion, and the litany arranged for the services. The confirmation of the candidates and the sermon both will be given by Bishop Sumner. The class to be confirmed in eludes Phyllis Fisher, Lucy Fisher, Barbara Crltes, Eleanor Perry, Jeanne Pattern, Margaret Bell, Frances Harris, Shirley Cronemil- ler, Elizabeth Martin, Audrey Sco vllle, Jean Wiley, Norma Clark, Mrs, A. C. F. Perry, Nell Coppock, Mrs. Homer Goulet, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Davidson, Elizabeth Klelnsorge of SUverton, Harriett Campbell of Silverton, Eldon Bates, Chester Blgwood. Edwin Cross, Frank Cross, Frederick Thielsen, Paul Clark, Reta Claggett, Lloyd Clag- gett and Ardath Young. Rev. George H. Swltf, rector oi St. Paul's will accompany Bishop Sumner to St. Mary's church at Woodburn Sunday evening, where another class will be confirmed. Rev. Swift Is vicar of St. Mary's parish. DOUBLE BARRELED ASSAULTBATTERY A sort of double-barreled assault and battery case was pending Sat urday In the Justice courts of Salem and Silverton. In Justice of the Peace Hayden s court Caroline P. Schmaltz, Edgar Stewart, Doc Lane and Clayton Thomas are charged by Reuben De Jardin with assault and battery against himself. While the case was being given a preliminary study by the authorities here tne four ue- fendanta went to Silverton and swore to an assault and battery case against DeJardln In the court oi Justice of the Peace P. L. Brown. The case grows out of a divorce that separated Mrs. Schmaltz and her husband. The children were awarded to Schmaltz but have been staving with DeJardln, It was said, and going to school. A misunder standing relative to family affairs Is said to have precipitated tne trou ble resulting In tne two cnarges. Famed Tom Thumb Midgets Are Active Oak Bluffs. Mass., (IP) Two m MnKAw nf ihs) Jflmmit Trim Thumb troupe of midgets, the Mis ses Lucy and Sarah Adams, are ac tive memoers oi mis lsiann town. Though each ts more than 50 1,4 ,nH llrH th Adams sisters appear occasionally In ama teur snow staged ior cnaruauic purposes Luct Is 49 Inches tall, while Sarah Is but 4. ft.., km rt Ti , ri t n Ttrartlnn tiint- natives of Chllmark. where they uil nave a summer noroc, One Out of Twelve Graduates Prexies Liberty. Mo., (IPV A urvey of 122 eraduate of William Jewell College here showed that one out of twelve become college presidents. The ten William Jewell grad uates who have headed educational institutions are: David J. Evans, former president of hi alma mater and now protea se- at Rochester-Colgate Divinity School. Rochester, N. Y.; Francis J. White, former president of Shanghai College. Shanghai. China Asa Bums, Dodd College, Shreve- port. La.; W. C. Boone, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee; Tho mas Bibb, Albany College, Albany Oregon; J. A. Cooper, Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls, 8. D ; V. C. Coulter, former president of Sioux Falls College; John F. Herget, Ouachita College, Arkdelphla, Ark.; C. B. Miller, former president of Hardin College, Mexico, Mo.; and John W. Million, former president of Hardin College and of Des Moines University. GOODWINTER FOR STOCKMEN ASSERTS LYTLE A trip through the range district of eastern Oregon proves that the winter Just ending dealt kindly with the stockmen, says W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian. No storm loss has been reported. 'Bumper lamb crops are report ed from those engaged in shed lambing," Lytle reports. "A better distribution of lambing operations are being carried out. Those sheep owners who live in the high alti tude country and near the desert have wintered out and have cut their feed costs to practically notn Ing. Of necessity they will resort to range lambing which will further cut their costs. The discontinuance of shed or winter lambing by many of the interior growers, will cut down the surplus, as range lambing does not permit of the saving of so many twin lambs. The shed lambing op erator must mark out upwards of 05 per cent of lambs, to be able to stay In the business while the range lamber can survive on 80 per cent. The sheep grower does not regard the present surplus as espe cially harmful to his Industry as cheap lamb has been the means of creating an appetite for lamb and prime mutton. The cattle man has fared better than the sheep man the past year. The early calf crop nas been prom ising and drenching rains In east ern Oregon recently have helped the feed situation. "The stock grower sees where the present cheap grain prices will benefit his industry as it will force many grain growers to go back to horses. Each tractor, truck or au tomobile that displaces the horse releases Just so much land for competitive stock and farm produc tion. When horses were exclusively used for farm motor power -one- fourth of the total farm acreage was used for the purpose of raising horse' feed. Much of this land when released was used for In creased live stock production, par ticularly sheep on the pastures of the middle west. If we go back to horse power, It will be difficult to get enough animals to supply the market. As for our eastern Oregon range product most of them are too small and besides more than 100,000 range horses have been turned into chicken feed and ex port horse meat at North Portland, "Hogs have made the grower and the packer both considerable mon ey. if too many people do not go into the business hogs should still remain profitable. 'The health of Oregon live stock was never better. Sheep scab has now been kept out of Oregon for the past six years. BUTTER SCORE Mt. Angel Ten thousand pounds of butter were scored at the Mt Angel Cooperative creamery by J. E. Draper, of the United States de partment of agriculture. The sweet cream butter scored points ana better, putting It In the "extra grade. The sour cream butter scored 90 and better. Draper will come to Mt. Angel three times a week to score butter. I r Hiecleaned Spring Grain Fancy Recleaned Hanchean Barley, 2 row Fancy Recleaned Trebi Barley, 6 row Fancy Recleaned Beardless Barley Fancy Recleaned White Spring Oats From present indications barley looks like the best paying grain crop to sow. Plant Field Peas It will pay you to plant field peas, and raise hogs. The finest of feed and the cheapest way to raise hogs. Clovers and Alfalfa Seeds A complete stock of Red Clover, Alsike, Ladino, Sweet Clover and all varieties of Alfalfa seeds. Garden Seeds A complete stock of the finest Garden Seeds that the market produces. In buy ing our seeds, we buy Quality as Qual ity in seeds is all, and poor seeds mean a loss of crop or a poor crop. 4 Seed Potatoes Still some Early and Main crop potatoes on hand, prices lower. D. A. White & Sons Phone 160, 261 State St, Salem, Ore. MARKET ROAD PROGRAM FOR YEAR PLANNED it has been learned that the county court the coming summer plans to do two Important mar ket road Jobs, one on the road be tween Woodburn and Hubbard paralleling the Southern Pacific tracks and the other to start com pletion of the Mission bottom road from the top of the Hopmere bill at the end of the present pave ment down into the bottom past the T. B. Jones place and on over to link up with the old Champoeg road. Surveys with be undertaken on both of these projects within si short time, the first survey probably to be made on the more difficult lob of the Mission bottom road. A distance of about six miles Inter venes between the end of tne pave ment and the connection at the Champoeg road and It Is likely not more than three miles of this Im provement will be put through dur ing the coming summer. The stretch from wooaDurn to Hubbard covers a distance of about four miles and will probably be all completed the coming summer. The survey there will be easy as win most of tlie Toad work which fol lows much in a tangent on an easy grade alongside the Southern Pa cific. The work will be most of the way a matter of bringing the pres ent county road up to a market road standard. However, quite a material change will be made In re location for about 200 yards enter ing Hubbard and some right of way matters are to be straightened out there as the road will be entirely new for this distance. The Mission bottom road la one frequently traveled by Salem peo ple and Is considered an Import ant country road. This road also leads to the stub road which wads into the Wheatland ferry but the Wheatland stub Is not contemplated as part of the improvement. WOOL MARKET GR0WSBR1GHTER Portland (IP) Improvement 1 noted in sentiment all through the wool trade. While there is no busi ness to speak of in sight locally owing to the delayed shearing sea son, buyers are keeping their eye open for possslble bargains at the opening of the trade. Demand for scoured and wooiei wools is increasing quite rapidly which gives great encouragement U the local situation, even though no business Is now showing. Such of ferings as eastern Oregon and Washington as well as the panhan dle of Idaho have, reflect the best part of the demand. The same ap plies also the the Boise valley dis trict, where recently sales have been made around 14-15c pound. Present indications point to fin wools of eastern Oregon and Wash ington opening at a spread of 13 to 15c. It would not be at all surprising; if the extreme figure ruled at the start. Fifteen cents appears to be the popular top price offered In the Pacific Northwest. In the Willam ette valley medium wools are nom inally placed 15c pound, with coarse 12c pound. Now that there is a definite change In wool trade from worsteds to scoured and woolen wools, much machinery throughout th country which has been Idle for about two years will begin to turn. John Nesblt, of Fort Smith, Ark., ha6 a pair of horseshoes which won first prize at the state fair in 1880. He made them.