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