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EGG MARKET PRICE CHANGE NOT GENERAL Portland, Feb. 21 tiP) Market lor eggs continues without general price change, values are still mixed witn sales showing a spread of so much as 2c dozen in the individual grades. Storage movement Is gaining. There Is a shortage of live chick en supplies and some In the trade suggest that another price advance Is likely. The country Is not rushing Its supplies to slaughter. Quite a fair volume of Oregon on ions sales Is reported at 40c net to the grower. A small volume of for eign business Is reported. California Is staking a small volume at the low price. There continues a fair movement of seed potatoes to the south. Most of the certified stock of the northern Highland Seed Potato Growers' as sociation, consisting of Burbanks, is reported sold. Local planting moving Is still nominal with a few "crops" going In. Some further cuts in dry bean prices reported. There is still a fair cranberry sale here. California sweet potatoes are ad vancing with stocks exhausted. There Is a bettor supply of Cali fornia artichokes with most sales 14 box. Columbia river smelt are held practically unchanged. Table potatoes are about steady with the bulk of the demand In 2s. AUTO TAGGING TO BE RESUMED Due to the fact that motorist jove taken advantage of leniency n the part of traffic officers, Chief f Police Minto stated today that re sumption of tht practice of tagging cars in the downtown district will go into effect Immediately. The one hour parking limitation In the downtown rone will be strictly en forced hereafter, he says. - With clerks and business men leaving their cars on the streets all day In many Instances, the double parking evil has become greatly exaggerated, the chief states. On tome streets during the Saturday afternoon rush, triple parking has often been Indulged In and although the streets are exceptionally wide, tills latter practice has resulted in' traffic being tied up in certain In stances. "Firms who permit their clerks to park all day in front of their establishments often lose trade which would ordinarly go to them," declared Chief Minto, "for motor ists finding they cannot park with in a reasonable distance go else where to trade. We are giving fair warning that we are going to en force the law from now on." E Lawyer, minister, college presi dent, "Y" worker during the war, traveler, author, lecturer these have been the many phases of the life of President Carl Gregg Doney of Willamette university, who win deliver his lecture, "Providence in the Life of George Washington", Wednesday evening In the auditor ium of Waller hall. This will be the fourth in a series of lecture-organ concerts presented by the faculty of the university. Preceding the lecture at 7:45 p. m. Miss Lois Plummer, well known or ganist of the local First Christian church, will present a program of organ music. Miss Plummer is a orner student at Willamette uni versity, and her many friends, both of the university and of the city arc anticipating a rare musical treat. Her program follows: Prelude and fugue in C Major Bach. Slclllenne Bach March Nuptialc Ganne. ' Lamentation (Oriental chant) Moussorgsky. Allegro from "A Pastoral Suite" Demurest. Meditation Stiuges. America Triumphant from "Pil grim Suite' played In honor of the father of his country) Dunn. Continuation Of Doney To Quit From Page One middle west, uiul the other in Cull fornia. He then will get several manuscripts in shape for publica tion. The board made it plain that Dr. Doney hod merely made the re quest to be relieved of his duties. He did not hand In a resignation. The trustees toko no formal action, pending the annual meeting in June. Dr. Doney in 1915 found Willam ette with a $30,000 debt and a $500,000 endowment. Today there Is no debt and the endowment amuonts to 1,700,000. The president is o scholar of high attainment and if he chose could write niter his names the decrees of B. Sc., LI. B., A. M., Ph. D., LI. D., and D. D. On the occasion of his 25th an niversary he was presented with I book containing 400 congratulatory messages. President Hoover and other leaders in high callings Join ed in tne felicitations. Montana Fourth In Highway Mileage Missoula, Mont. (IP) Montana now ranks fourth in the nation for the amount of highway mileage under construction, the United States bur eau of public roads has announced. Federal aid highway construction In this state now totals 617.4 miles, costing approximately $2,500,000. Federal aid construction approved now totals 240.8 miles. There have been 2,724 miles of federal aid high ways approved or constructed In all, In Montana. j Inspector Gets Honey Farmer To Get Sting Thru House Bee Bill With five bills on the calendar for final action today the senate passea two, lauiea two ana re-reicrred one. t our new bills were introduced. Honeybees took up most of the time oi a oner senate session, a nousew bill providing for Inspection of bee hives was passed. It ie aimed at elimination of the disease known as foul brood. The bill provides for an inspection fee of 50 cents for the first 10 hives or less, and five cents hive thereafter, with the maxi mum fixed at $15. Several senators opposed the bill on grounds that It was a nuisance act. Senator Burke, though for the bill, wanted It amended so the inspection would be done by Oregon State college. As the bill was he said "the inspector gets the honey and the farmer gets the sting. The average inspector wouldn't know a honeybee from a bumble bee. But of course that wouldn't interfere with his going around to sound out political senti ment." The other measure passed was a senate bill providing for a special tax of one-fortieth of 1 percent by MARKET QUOTATIONS POILTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland. Feb. 21 w Cattle 60. calves jo. meers use emuer. Steers 550-900 lbs. Rood S4.75-S5.25. medium M-M.75. common S3-S4.00; 800-1100 lbs. good S4.50-S5, medium M-M.60, common S3-S4.00; 1100-1300 lbs. good 83.ub-s4.zi, medium sa.uu 93.85. Heifers 550-750 lbs. koocI 4 .25 S4.50. common-medium S2.50-S4.25: 750-900 lbs. good to choice S4-S4.25, common bz-b.uu. uowb, gooa j.jo (3.75, cummon-medlum t2.60-S3.35, low cutter and cutter Sl-92.50. Bulls, yearlings excluded, good beet $2.25 (12.75. cutter-medium - S1.50-2.25. Venlera. cood-choice S5.60-S8.25. med ium S4.25-S5.50. cull-common S2.60- S4.25. Calves 250-600 lbs. good -choice S4-S&.&U, common-memum ez-e?. iioKB &au. fbteuuy to iracuon nrmer. 140-100 lbs. good-choice 13.60-S4.60; 1 (J 0-1 B0 lbs. S4.35-t4.50: 30-200 lbs. t4.35-S4.50; 200-220 lbs. S3.76-$4.50; 220-250 lbs. t3.75-S4.36; 250-200 lbs. t3.50-M.25; 200-360 lbs. S3.25-t4.00; packing sows 276-350 lba. good t3 (3.75; 350-425 lbs. t3-S3.50; 426-550 lbs. 3-3.50; 275-550 lbs. medium 3 t3.25; feeder and stocker pigs 70-130 lbs. good-choice ft2.26-t3.2fi.' Bhtfp and lambs 350. wenx. Lambs 000 lbs. down good-choice S5.25-t5.06, common-medium S3.50- S5.23, yenning wciners uu-tiu ins. good-choice 2-$3; ewes 00-120 lbs. uood-cholce 2-t2.50; 120-150 lbs. $1.75-t2.25; all weights common-me dium IP. pitOlll'fE KXrilASKE Portland. Feb. 21 U.R The follow ing prices were named to be effective today: Butter quotations for ship ment from country creameries less i,ic lb. for commission. Butter Cube extras 18c. standards 17 'Ac, prime flrBts 17',,c, firsts 17c lb. Eggs Pacific poultry producers' selling prices: Fresh extras 15c, stan dards 14c. mediums 14c doz. Bultcrfat Direct to shippers: Sta tions iB-lvc, Portland delivery, churn ing cream 10-18C, sweet hlgher. Cheene Selling price to Jobbers: Tillamook county triplets 13c, loaf 14c lb. f.o.b. Tillamook; selling prices to Portland retailers: Triplets 15c, lonf 10c lb. Live poultry Buying prices: heavy hens, colored 4V2 lbs. 10-llc, medi ums 0c, light 7c. Springs, light 12c, heavy 12c. Old roosters 6c. Pel: In spring ducks 17c, old ll-12c, colored 10c lb. Dressed turkeys Nominal, selling price to retailers: Fresh arriving tenia No. 1, 13c, hens 14-14 Vic; No. 2 hens 10-12C, toms 10c. Culls 7-8C lb. FlttiSII I Kl'IT Ornngrs Calif, navels S2.25-t2.75 a Case; place packs Sl.05-tl.95. Grapefruit Imperial valley 82.50- $2.60 case; Florida S3.25-t3.60 case; Texas t4.7o case. Lemons Calif. t5.60-5.76. Limes Box of 100 SI. 36. Bananas Bunches 4-4 'Ac lb., hands 4A-6c lb. cranberries Eastern S3.ao-C3.9u a btol. FIUvSIl VKtiKTAHLES Potatoes Local 65-75c orange box, Deschutes Gems D0c-(1 ; Yaklmn Gemn 80-85C cental. Cabbage, local 2-2'c lb., red 4c lb.. Spokane 2 He, California 24-2c lb. Onions -Selling price to retailers: Oregon H0-B5C cental; Yaklmn Span ish B0-8&C cental. Cauliflower Calif . tl .15-tl .25. Cucumbers Hothouse- tl -tl 60 doz. Spinach Calif., Texas $1.60 26-lb. hampers; Calif. S2.35 40-lb. crate. Artichokes Hothouse 06-85c 15-lb. box. Celery Local SI. 50 A crate; hearts tl.60-tl.76 doz. bunches; Chulavlsta celery S1-90-S2 half crate. squash Maruieneau n-atic, mio- bnrd 2lic Danish lb. irppers norma lac iu. Sweet notn toes Calif, tl.36 crate: southern yams 1 1.(10 bushel. Lettuce uaiir r.!-tu.;io crate. Tomatoes Hothouse 20s 92-94; Mexican t3.50-J3.75 lug repacked. Eggplant Mexican-Florida 17-20C lb. MEATS AM) 1'ltOVlSlONS Country meats Selling price to re tailers: Country killed hogs, best but chers under 160 lbs. 6c per lb., vealers 80-100 lbs. H'jC lb. Lambs ll-12c lb. YearllngB 5c; heavy ewes 4-4'c; enn ner cows 2'f--3111c lb. Bulls 4-4'c lb. Ham Fancy 14-15'jc lb. PlcnlCB 0-lOlJjC lb. Fancy uncoil lfl-20c lb, Lenf lard Tlerrr biiRln H'ic lb. M TS, HOI'N, WOOL Nuts Ore. walnuts 15-18c lb., pea nuts 10c, Ura'ils 12-14i almonds 15 10c, filberts 20-22C. pecans 20c lb. Hops Nominal. 1032, 26-2c 11). Wool 1U32 cllu nominal. Willam ette valley 12-15c lb. Eastern Oregon IU-12C 10. POHTI.AMI EAS I'SlliE MAeltKET Portland. Feb. 21 iU.Hl The bin rtnv of parsnip offerings was past and Tuesday supplies on the eastslde mar ket were not so liberal. Demand ap pears fair, fustly 35c lug. Apples moved in good volume but without general price change. carrots held lairlv steady around 50c lug for best. Potatoes were slight ly more active at late prices. OuIoub continued dull for Oregon stock with a iair can lor ynninm oiicrings. General prices ruled: Turnips Calif. 91.75-92 sack. Carrots Bulk 40-50c lug. Potatoes Local 50-GOc orange box, C0-70s sentnl; Yakimns 60-ROs snck, Parkdalu U0-85C, Deschutes (J0c-tl. Cabbage Local tl.60-t2 crate, red California 4c lb. Squash Danish 50-85c cantnloupe crate; Hubbard, ordinary 75c crate, klln-drled 2c lb. Bohemian 2c lb. Celery Jumbo 85c; No. 1 45-50C a doz., hearts, local 1 1.40-50 dozen bunches; roots 55c dozen. ' Tomatoes Hothouse fancy S3 .23 a crate of 20 lbs. Pumpkins No. 1 50c cam. crate, Ilutabagas Local 30-35c lug. Parsnips Local 30-50c. Onions Ore. 60t80c: Ynklmft 00-70C Cental. Rhubarb HoihousA choice 50-550. fancy 60-70C. extra fancy 70-900 box of 16 lb. PORTLAND FI.OL'H. M OAR Portland. Feb. 21 v-Csne sussr. granulated 94.20; beet $3.96 cwt. Do meat lo flour: Helling nrlec dellv- ered: Patent 40s M 70: fiaa 94.50: bak ers' bluest em t3.05-t3.05; toft wheat t port districts far sinking fund pur poses. Among new bills Introduced In the senate a bill by Upton la for the benefit of cities and towns having no nanus, it provides that tne cus todians of public funds In those places may deposit the funds In other cities or In safety vaults. Senators Corbett and Dorothy Mc Cullough Lee introduced a bill pro viding for the licensing of walka thons when conducted in an Incor- porated city or within five miles of Its limits. Senator Staples introduced a bill providing for county jury commis sioners to assist the county courts In preparing Jury lists. A moratorium of mortgage fore closures until March 1, 1935 is pro vided for In a bill Introduced by Senator Brown, pastry t3.30-t3.46. Montana hard wheat patent 14.70. Rye 95-95.10. HAY. CAtiCARA II ARK Portland, Feb. 21 ij Cascani baric, buying price 1932 peel ao lb. Hay, buying prices from producers: Alfalfa 912-913; eastern Oregon tim othy $17.50; oats and vetch bay $9. DRIED FRUIT: HOPS New York. Feb. 21 UFi Evaporated applefl easy, choice 6-5c, fancy 04-6c lb. Prunes steady, Calif. 3'A 9 14c, Ore. 44-74c lb. Apricots steady, choice 7-74c, extra choice 7 He, fancy Bo lb. Peaches steady, standards Co, choice 6o, extra choice 6 'Ac lb. Raisins steady, loose Muscatels a'4-4c lb. Choice fancy seeded 3 4c lb. Seedless 3c lb. Hops firm. Pacific const 1932 prime to choice 29-30c; medium to prime uo-auc; lyai prime to cnoice 'do-tic; medium to prime 24-2flc lb. rillCAfiO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Feb. 21 (!') (U. 8. p. A.) nogs zo.uuu; o-iuc jowcr, luu-uiu ids. ta. 50-55. Cattle 7000: fed steers and vear- lings strong to higher; top long year lings Bti.au. several ioau& fo.70-o.nti; bulk steers and yearlings $5 down to s;i. su. veaiers sieauy to wentc. sa-io, Sheep 14.000. slow, steady. Natives tb.2b-ou; ewes tz.tKi; lu-iac nigner. SAN FRANCISCO DAIRY Ban Francisco. Feb. 21 tU.PJ Butter. 92 score 13c, 01 score 18 c, 90 score 10c lb Ekks Ex. lurgo 144c. med iums 12ac. small 10'c doz. Cheese 1UC ID. SAN FRANCISCO I1UTTP.KFAT 'Ban Francisco, Feb. 21 irt') Butter- fat, f.o.b. ban Francisco 18 vie lb. HOST ON WOOL Boston. Feb. 21 (U,RJ Sales of wool are scattered and moBtly limited In volume, ueuing prices are mostly on the low sides of recent quotations. An occasional call Is being received on strictly combing 50s Ohio and similar iiccces at prices in the range lu-wc in tne urease, 33-37C scoured. Limited Quantities of clothlmi and French combing 64s and finer Ohio and sim ilar fleeces sell at 12-13'Ac In the grease, depending upon shrinkage and icngtn or staple, wnn scourcu oasis vaiues ranging aa-ac. CIIICAOO OH A IN Chicago. Feb. 21 (OR) Wheat fu tures: open high low close May 47'4 40 'i 47 48 July 48 4BH. 48& 46 Sept 40 60 49' 49 Chicago, Feb. 21 ) Wheat, No. S red 60i; No. 8 hard 48. Corn. No. 2 mixed 24-25; No. 8 yellow 23-233i: No. 3 white 23-23W. Oats: No. 2 mixed 15; No. 2 white 17-nu,; No. 3 white lGV4-2. Barley 25-36. Timothy seed 2.25-50 cwt. Clo ver seed t6.60-t8. Lard 3.77; bellies t4.12. . PORTLAND GRAIN Portland. F"eb. 21 VP) Wheat fu tures: open high low close May, new ... 44 44 44 44 14 May, old ... 461,4 4b 45 45 JUiy 40 40 4b 4fjia Cash wheat: No. 1 Big Bend Blue- stem 60',i; dark hard winter 12 6014, 40 son wniie, nara winter ; western white, northern spring 41; wcsiern reti w. Onts, No. 2 white tie 50. Corn, No. 2 yellow tl7.50. Mlllrun standard t!3. Car receipts, wheat 0, flour 6, oata 2, corn 3. nay 1. Salem Markets Complied from reports of Sa lem dealers, for the guidance of Capital Journal readers. (Keviscd Daily). Wheat, No. 2 white 47c, red sacked 47a bushel. Feed oats tl& ton; milling oats 25 ton; iced barley tiu ton. Hogs, top grades: 140-160 lbs. $3.75, 1(30-200 lbs. $4.25, 200-225 lbs. $3.80, 226-260 lbs. t3.(i0. Sows tl.60-$2. Cattle Tod steers 3-4o lb.: too cows i-2n lb.; cull cutters l-ao. spring inmos, iop oc per id gooa medium 3c; yearling wethers 2o lb, Ewes 14 -lite lb. Dressed meats Top venl 7e lb.. rougn neavy b'c. 'iop nogs iau jos. Oc lb. Other grades 3-4c lb. Poultry Light hens oc. medium 8c lb., heavy hens 10c. Colored springs too iu. Leghorn urotiers v-vo mags Sc. Old roosters 4c lb. Eggs Mediums 10c, standards 12c, extras lic ftocn, nutlpr nnlif '7Lr nrlnt IflUn cartons 20'jc lb. Butterfnt 16c lb. Cheese Selling price Marlon coun ty triplets ll-l'Jc, lonf 13c lb. Wool Courso 10c. medium and choice brali 13c. Mohair, no market. Drys Active Again In Canadian Area Victoria, B. C, Feb. 21 (IP WhUe the United SUUca started determ ininjr whether it will maintain pro hibition, wet British Columbia faced a possibility of going dry. The provincial government had before it today a petition by pro hibitionists for a plebiscite prohibi tion election In July. Liquor is sold by the government under the penult system in British Columbia, and under certain re striction beer parlors are allowed to operate. PROGRAM WEDNESDAY Marlon A Washington birthday program will be given by the school Wednesday morning to which all are Invited. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, IcTnnvc 01 nun OIUUIVO OLUMr AFTER HOLDING FAIRLY STEADY New York, Feb. 31 (LP) The stock market experienced another linking spell near the close today after leading luues had ruled iteadj through the earlier trading. Volume was light throughout the day. During early dealings, traders were awaiting word from Detroit to determine tne outcome of the bank lng moratorium. No definite an nounccment was forthcoming and many unloaded holdings to be out of the market over the holiday to morrow. Selling was particularly heavy in American Telephone and the Issue broke below 09 against a previous close of 100. Radio Corporation was anoiner weak spot. It was sold in large blocks. Utilities generally dipped with Telephone. Consolidated Oas, which nad held firm all day, lost hi point net and others of the gas and elec tric group made corresponding dc dines. Railroad shares maintained a firm tone until the last hour when they, too, Joined the downturn. Union Pacific at one time was at 71, up 2 points. Earnings of the road In 1833 were eauivalent to 47.29 aiialnst sa.aa in lmi. Near the close Chesn peake and Ohio declared regular quarterly dividend and tne stock firmed up to the prevluos close, 8tecl common held near yester day's close all day.' Allied chemical was bid up in the early trading, but it lost me sain later. Aviation shares were In fair demand most of the day. Coppers ruled stead as did oils. Small losses were registered In American can, Case, General Mot' ors, Du Font and International Business Machines. Sales totaled 690.000 shares against 860,0000 yesterday. Dow-Jones preliminary averages were: industrial 53.99. off 0.27: rail road 26.61, off 0.38; utility 22.76, off 0.29. Aggregate market value of 10 lead ing stocks was $4,796,035,062. against si.ozv.'BB.aao, a decline of $31,753,884 A. D.M. COMPANY CONTINUES HERE The Archers -Daniels -Midland company or Portland announces that It will continue its practice of offering contracts in which the company guarantees to buy crops at top market price prevailing at the time of delivery. The company In a letter just being Issued also states that It is arranging for the first time this year for a sunolv of Bison flaxseed, a large seeded variety which n says nas become very popular in tne middle west because of high yields and ability to withstand ad- verso growing conditions. Prospects For Beer Bill In Senate Slim Washlncrtnn rvh 91 a Qnnoto democratic leaders hope to get up uio 4mo per cent Deer Dili before adjournment March 4, but prospects for final nassaae nfc this Rpisinn nrr doubtful. Under a tentative program map- DCd 01lt hv Ipnrtare nn hnth clrlac aDtirODrintiOn bills Will rprnive nrinr uoiibiaernuon. The bankruptcy relief bill Is the senate's unfnlshed business and be- iore oeer can be taken up it is the present man to ronsiriAr t.rin Hull. Walcott mortgage relief measure. REMAINS OF BOY FOUND IN RAVINE Cleveland. Feb. fiPi P.Wf Hni leron, 8 year old schoolboy, whose uvuy whs iuuna yesieraay in a lone ly ravine In Washington park, died from frttrht. rnucnrf hv a fnlt rinn.n a steep embankment, according to ouronur a, j, rearse. The VOIlth. rvhirrt. nf t nnllnn Wide search fnr fnnr mnntlm nnc ; at first believed to have been mur dered by a degenerate. Dr. Pearse dispelled this theory after a closer flxntnlnflt.ion nf tha hrwtv ami un turned a tentative verdict of "death erne to natural causes. In reconstructing the case Dr. Pearse Mild hp bHlrvrH Minrf n tim id youth, lost his way while return ing irom a piaymaies nome and wandered to the brink of the ra vine ns rinxltnp. sot. in In hlc v citement, the child stumbled and ieu aown tne embankment. Over come by fright he was unable t rise. ADMIRAL NELSON SHORT ON BATHS London (IP) Admiral Nelson, who surveys London from the top of his famous column In Trafalgar square, lias not had a hath for 728 Saturday nights. Londoners Bre indiennt about It. but It ooeta about $1200 to scrub the hero. The Office of Works, which "maintains" the admiral. figures that having waited 14 years for a bath, he can wait a little longer. Giving Nelson his bath Is a dif ficult Job. Steeplejacks have to go up the column first and knock the encrusted grime away with a ham mer. Then he gets a nice rub-down with a wire brush, and lastly a gen erous application of soap and water. RELICS DESTROYED Jetmore, Kan. (LP) Many keep sakes of the late Robert Louis Stev enson, famous author, were destroy ed in a fire at Fru.ihcr residence here recently. Mrs. Frushcr Is a cousin of Stevenson. SALEM, OREGON Soil Experts Discuss Peat Land Improvement Lake Labish Gathering Labish Center Comprehensive in scope and Informa tive in character, the rat land imDrovement demonstration came to a successful close Saturday afternoon at the Labish Center school house, with over 60. Interested persons In attendance. The demonstration, sponsored by the extension division of Oregon State college in cooperation with the Labish Celery and Onion Grow ers' associations, was presided over by W. L. Powers, nationally recog nized soil expert, and Included talks and demonstrations by A. O. B. Bouquet, Professor Barrs, professor Thompson, L. O. Herrold, and Mr. Powers. Mr. Powers opened the demon stration with ft discussion of the origin, characteristics, uses, and durability of peat lands. The peat In this district Is true peat and not a muck, having over 50 percent or ganic matter in partly decayed con dition, with around 2 percent of ni trogen, and is of willow-sedge for mation. The color of the soli, a deep black, Is favorable to warmth in sunlight; it Is able to absorb great quantities of water, and its power to absorb nutrient bases, such as calcium, magnesium, and potas sium, is high. This ability of Labish peat tends to conserve against the degenration of the land, and the marly layer found 7 or 8 feet down enables a high degree of base ex change. Plant growth is best In a soil faintly acid, In which organic mat ter and the fundamental element, lime. Is present, Powers Indicated. The nearly neutral, crumbly, sedi mentary, marly willow-sedge peat of Lake Labish Is believed to be un excelled for such purposes. Tests mode by the men In the lake district indicate that the soil shrinkage Is about 1 inch a year. A number of factors, such as depth of drainage, composition of soil, and silt ln-wash, will affect the durabil ity. In discussing vegetable production on peat, Prof. Bouquet used beets, carrots, lettuce and spinach as ex amples. When the potash and phos phorus which are naturally defi cient is furnished by proper fertil ization, any vegetable which may be grown at all will grow abundantly on peat. However, those crops low In gross value, such as beans, etc., are naturally not raised. Beets which yield 9 or 10 ton to the acre are grown on peat near Wbodburn. Brown rot, which takes a toll of the crop, may be prevented by Irrigation, Bouquet said. Carrots will produce as high as 40 ton an acre on beaverdam. Seven million pounds are processed a year by a Eugene cannery. The roots grown here are said to be the finest grown in the country. Little lettuce is grown here, due mainly to a saturated condition in production and consumption. The consumption has increased 261 per cent since 1920, when per capita fig ure was 21 pounds, as compared to 8 ',4 now. Anew treatment for lettuce bot tom rot, which ruins many plants just oeiore neauing, has Been found by New York growers, and consists of an application of 22 to 25 pounds of an ethyl mercury phosphate, at a cost of about $15 an acre. A bicycle-like machine equipped with blowers Is used to apply the treat ment. Tip-burn and slime, former ly believed to be due to peculiar weather conditions, is caused by ex cessive nitrogen supply and result ant succulent growth. The best let tuce strains are the New York 12 and 41, and Imperial P, Bouquet , said. Being unable to economically com pete with California production, the quantity of spinach roised here Is negllble. New strains, such as the Noble Giant from Holland and the King of Denmark have been improv ed to prevent too rapid seeding. Mr. powers Illustrated his talk on fertilizer requirements of peat with lantern slides In the afternoon, showing Russian, Ireland, and lig nin peat of Florida, as well as oth ers of the northwest. Results of ex periments with Labish peat in the use of fertilizer indicated marked Increases in crop production by the of potassium, lime, phosphorus, and manure. The first use of potash oc curred in 1918, when a crop of de- nciency caused tne late Mr. Harris to apply to the experiment station lor help. Application of potash re sulted in doubling the crop. in tne absence of Mr. King, L. u. Herrold conducted the drainage and irrigation conference. High lights of the discussion were the im portance of getting the water table down to a depth of about three feet as soon as possible in the soring. Doodcn boxing was considered more efficient in new soil, and the use of a sub-soiler every three years in ten foot rows was recommended. Mr. Bouquet's last talk dealt with problems of celery and onion grow ing, "Know more about your onion and celery land," he advised. When the New York experiment station took up the study of these prob lems there, they found the farmers using 17 different combinations of fertUizers. In New York the thick ness of the onion scales and the col or was improved by the use of phos phorus. Storage temperatures will affect the secl-productlvtty of sets. Tendency to seeding is induced by high temperatures, and the oppo site by low. Onions will freeze at about 28 or 29 degrees. If the onions are not disturbed and Ice crystals are not formed, they will not be harmed. The importance of growing young celery plants In a temperature of i-70 degrees is necessary to prevent the plants going to seed. The plants should be hardened by reducing the water supply Instead of lowering the temperature in the hot-house. Spraying with bordeaux mixture is the only way to prevent celery blight, and prevention is the only cure. The blight Is caused from old refuse and spraying often enough to cover new leaf growth with a 2- 50 Bordeaux will prevent It. A copper lime dust may also be used. Sanitation and air movement will helD to reduce onion blight, Prof. Barns Indicated. The blight, which Is quite erratic, Is a fungus parasite which' affects the onion pipes. Dampness is necessary for Its spread hence It appears after rains and fogs. A poison spray Is effective but since any part no& coverca oy uie spray Is exposed to the parasite, its control Is difficult. Prof. Thompson, in discussing in sect control, said that cooperative sanitation Is a factor In thrlp con- trol. The damage caused by these tlnv Insects Is becoming more ser ious every year in Its accumulative effect, since It passes the winter on weeds and grasses. A poison spray will kill the luvng Insects, out win not affect the eggs, hence numer ous sprayings would be necessary. In eastern centers an oil (12 4-4-40 -Bordeaux spray, at a pres sure of 150 pounds Is found to be quite successful in maggot control. These applications are necessary: when the onions first come through the ground, and two others 10 days apart. Mr, Powers tested soil samples brought by farmers for lime require, ments, phosphorus contt.it and pot. ash requirement. In the afternoon soil samples were taken for each foot down to a depth of 20 feet in the beaverdam analysis. Continuation Of Loan Sharks From Page One percent a year on loans of less than $3000 and to classify unsecured loons of less than $30 within the limited Interest rate group is re vealed by the fact that of the half dozen bills designed to accomplish these things all have been killed off but one. There now remains only the Zim merman bill, senate bill No. 51, which would apply the legal inter est rate to all loans, secured or un secured, and abolish the $30 and $300 classifications. The Zimmerman bill has been slumbering in the hands of the sen ate Judiciary committee since Jan uary 20 pending the time when the fate of the house bUls nad Decn de termined. Now there is talk of mak ing the final battle on the so-called "small loan graft" around tnis bill, amending it if necessary. Under tne persistent barrage oi the loan companies, ever harping on the threat that any reduction in legal interest rates on small loans would swamp the state with "boot legging loan sharks" and defeat all efforts at regulation, most of the members of the house and senate who set out to regulate and control the business, its interest rates and practices, have been driven back from their original positions until now they are willing to take what few crumbs they can pick up at the legislative table. Their drive In the senate, it Is indicated, will be to push through legislation abolishing the present exemption of loans of less than $30 from the 36 per cent Interest rate classification, and to cut the legal rate on all loans of less than $300 to 2 or 26 per cent a month. Considering the history of the house bills dealing with this subject. all of which were Juggled and tossed about in time killing procedure for weehs, there is little hope that In the few remaining days of the ses sion any cuective curtron tne loan sharks win De approved. The cal endar records of the five bills brought to final votes in the house yesterday Is illuminating in its Il lustration of the manner in which legislation can be jockeyed to death. Tne record of the five bills is as follows: House bill No. 25, by Representa tives William L. Dickson and Eckley and Senators Ashby C. Dickson and Hess To amend section relating to license pawnbrokers, etc. Read llrst time Jan. 12. Read second time and referred to committee on revision of laws Jan. 16. Majority reported back with recommendation that it do not pass Feb. 14. Minority re ported back with recommendation that it do pass as amended Feb. 14, Lold on the table Feb. 14. Made a special order of business for 2 p. m., Feb. 15, on Feb. 15. Re-rel'erred to committee on judiciary Feb. 15. Re ported back wtlh recommendation that together with reports be re referred to committee on revision of laws Feb. 16. Majority reported back with recommendation that It do not pass Feb. 17. Minority re ported back with recommendation that it do pass as amended Feb. 17. Together with reports be made a special order of business, Monday, Feb. 20, at 10 a. m. House bill No. 224 By Represen tatives Paulus and Wyers. To amend sections 2, 16, 18, 22 and 23, chapter 385, Oregon Laws, 1931, relating to and regulating of making small loans. Read first time Jan. 27. Read sec ond time and referred to committee on revision of laws January 30. Ma jority reported back with recom mendation that substitute bill do pass February 14. Minority reported back with rec ommendation that substitute bill do pass as amended February 14. Laid on the table February 14. Made a special order of business for 2 p.ni. February 15. Re-rcferrcd to committee oh ju diciary February 15. Reported back with recommendation that together wltn reports be re-refeired to com mittee on revision of laws Feb. 16. Reported back with recommenda tion that it do pass as amended and report adopted February 16. Made special order of business Monday, February 20. 1933 at 10 a.m. Feb. 17. House bill No. 457 (Sub. for H.B. 4 and 19) By committee on revi sion of laws. To amend section 22, chapter 385 Oregon Laws, 1931, re lating to making small loans. DUST STORMS BOOST WHEAT 1C PER BUSHEL Chicago, Feb. 21 W With severe dust storms reported over a large area of western Kansas, wheat rose almost a cent a bushel today after a wavering start. No rams were Indicated In dis tricts where moisture Is needed. For the first time recently wheat price gains were unobstructed by selling attributed to United States government financed sources. Wheat closed firm, M- above yesterday's finish, corn a shade to up, oats unchanged, and pro visions unchanged to 2 cents down. Grains averaged lower early today Influenced by Liverpool reports that pressure of Argentine wheat abroad was a disturbing factor. Cables said English millers were getting Argen tine wheat at about their own price. Opening unchanged to H off, wheat sagged all around. Corn started at a shade decline to 'A-'A advance, and subsequently receded to below yesterday's finish. BERRY GROWERS CALL MEETING Kings Valley A meeting for pros pective strawberry growers was held at the hall over the Pay and Save store at Pedee Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hosmcr sponsored the meeting and introduced Mr. Emery, an ex perienced man in the cold-pack method of handling strawberries. Emery has recently bought the property formerly used by the Falls City cannery and will equip the large concrete building for barrel ing work. He has also leased the Joshia Wills' farm for a term of years and will set 30 acres to straw berries as soon as the weather per mits. This acreage will be extend ed as fast as posible. Emery In trying to interest farmers in surrounding communities in the strawberry growing project for bar reling purposes and offers a con tact to the growers for a number of years with a minimum price of four cents per pound and more if the market warrants. Ho selected Falls City as the location of his plant on account or tne excellent flavor and keeping qualities of the ber ries grown in this district, the cheapness of the land values to the growers and the small overhead for nis own plant. American Bootleg Tested In France Paris (LP) A Frenchman return ing from America recently brought a bottle of bootleg to France ond is having it analyzed. His name is Pierre Larcnaudie and he Is a French wine dealer. He says he has a reason for It. While on an unof ficial lecture tour in the States, Lar enaudie formed a new company known as the French Beverage com pany of America. He is examining various sptakeasy concoctions which he collected on his trip. The French man maintains that he was received with courtesy when he entered New York with his genuine French pre war exhibits. Read first Feb. 16. Rules suspend ed, considered engrossed and passed to third reading February 16. Made special order of business Monday, February 20, 1933, at 10 a.m. Feb. 17. House bill No. 458 (Sub. for H.B. 4 and 19) By committee on revi sion of laws. Prescribing maximum interest rate on small loans. Read first time February 16. Rules suspended, considered engrossed and passed to third reading February 16. Made special order of business Mon. day, February 20, 1933 at 10 a.m. February 17. House bill No. 459. (Sub. for H.B. 91). By committee on revision of laws. To amend sections 18 and 21, chapter 377, Oregon laws, 1931, re lating to making of loans on motor vehicles, etc. Read first time February 16. Rules suspended, considered engrossed and passed to third reading February 16 Mace special order of business Mon day, Feb. 20, 1933, at 10 a.m. Feb. 17. The last three (substitute bills) disclose little delay In consideration, but it must be remembered that the three measures for which they were substituted were introduced during the first week of the scasslon. House bill No. 4 was introduced on Janu ary 10, and house bill No. 19 the fol lowing day. Both were reported out to the house and sent back to com mittee twice before being buried. House bill No. 91, for which house bill No. 459 was a substitute, had an even more hectic career, as follows: By Representative William L. Dickson and Senators Hess and Ashby C. Dickson. To amend section 21, chapter 377 Oregon Laws 1931, limiting rate of interest on automo bile loans to 1 percent per month and lean at such rate to $500. Read first time January 19. Read second time and referred to com mittee on banking and corporations, Januory 20. Reported back with recommenda tion that it do pass as amended and report adopted February 2. Re-referred to committee on re vision of laws Febmary 6. Minority reported back with sub stitute bill with recommendation that it do pass as amended Febru ary 13. Majority reported bock with substitute bill with recommendation that it do pass February 13. Together with committee reports be made a special order of business for Tuesday, February 14, 1933, at 2 p.m., February 13. Laid on the table February 14. Made a special order of business for 2 p.m. February 15: February 15. Re-rcferrcd to committee on Judi ciary February 15. Reported back with recommendation that attached bill be substituted therefor and re port adopted February 16. H.B. 459 substituted February 16. Reported back with recommenda tion that together with reports be rc-rcfcrred to committee on revision of laws February 18. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2i, 1933 Dairy Council Will Hold Annual Meet The OregonDalry council will hold its second annual meeting and elec tion Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Mult nomah hotel in Portland. Several Marlon county men an directors of the councU, including M. G. Gunderson, Silverton; War ren Gray, Marlon; Sidney Miller, Woodburn, and Martin Rostvold, Woodburn. Reports of the past year's work and plans for the coming one will take up the time of the annual meeting. Despite the financial de pression It Is reported that sales of butter In the state have Increased one and a half pounds per person and the campaign waged by the dairy council is said to have played an important part In this Increase- AURORA BANK OFFICIALS FACE FEDERAL TRIAL Dr. B. F. Glesy and Zeno Schwab. former officers of the Aurora State ' bank and the Willamette Valley Mortgage company,, will come to trial on an indictment or indict ments against them in the circuit court of this county, regardless of . the fact that they have also been indicted by a federal grand Jury In Portland on charges of missuse of the malls. This was the statement of District Attorney W. H. Trindle today after he had been advised of the indict ment brought by the federal grand jury. While the action of the federal grand Jury may change the time of trial here somewhat, it will not change the Intention of this office to proceed with such trial," said the district attorney. "As the matter stood before the federal indictment, W. C. Winslow, attorney for Schwab and Gicsy, was out of the city and we did not expect to get at a trial for a month anyway. Now we will see how the matter moves in fed eral court and the time of trial here will probably be governed accord ingly." Tile news of the indictment by the federal grand jury did not come al together as a surprise here. When Schwab and Giesy were tried In ' circuit court here on charges in con nection with handling of Aurora mate Dank lunas, it was commonly known that postal inspectors or their representatives sat through out the tntire trial drinking in the evidence and taking copious notes of the transactions as told by var ious witnesses. Schwab and Glesy were freed at the trial of the first indictment but eight more arc pending in circuit court here. Just which of these cas es will be taken up first when trial is had the district attorney did not say. MERCHANTS TO SELL SALEfvf PRODUCTS Salem merchants will handle Sa- ' lem made bread and Oregon pro ducts to the exclusion of all others. -if their customers cooperate. This was the consensus of opinion devel oped Monday night at the chamber of commerce when approximately 80 persons, including merchants as sembled to talk over closer cooper- atlon in the matter of patronizing home industry. The meeting was called by the Industrial department of the chamber. At the present time 12 out of town firms are trucking their bak ery products into Salem, it was learned Tuesday. Upon this basis it was pointed out that if Salem house, wives insisted upon purchasing Sa lem bread and pastries It would re-' suit In the addition of 19 full-time bakers to Jocal concerns. Among those talking in favor of home patronage were E. L. Wieder, C. P. Bishop, Frank Marshall, Ed Kennedy, J. N. Chambers and T. M. Hicks. COLLECTOR GETS HANGMAN'S NOOSE Kalispell. Mont. (LP) A hangman noose which had seen actual service was among the Christmas present! received by Sam Johns. Johns is a collector of historical items. His friends decided that & noose used to hang one .Frederick Lcbeau, April 2, 1909, would make a valuable addition to his collection so Christinas day there it was, dangling from his Christmas tree. The Lebeau case was famous in Montana, partly due to the fact that Lebeau was convicted of mur der and hung after a coroners jury had returned a verdict that did not connect him with the death of Ri ley Ycakum and his father. The son and father were found defld in their cabin, apparently the victims of a murder and suicide af fair in which the son killed the father, then himself. Lebeau, re turning to the scene following the verdict, was arrested on the strength of a companion's testimony, tried, convicted, and hunfr. E.F. C. Relief For Clackamas Washington. Feb. 21 UP) Relief loans aggregating over $1,083,000 to- doy were approved by the recon struction corporation, Kansas re-. celving $641,868, South Dakota $409,950, North Dakota $17,500 and Oregon $14,000. The Oregon loan is for Clncka mas county for February relief. Admiral Griffin Dies In Washington Woshlngton, Feb. 21 tu)Rear Admiral Robert S.i Griffin. 76. re tired, died In Naval hospital today. Admiral Orlffln was chief of the naval bureau of engineering during the World war. For his services In that capacity he was awarded the distinguished service cross. He also served in the 8panlsh-American war
