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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1933)
THURSDAY n'i y ,3 TUP ( 1 .1.1 .IT i t . "V" U.. 'SALEM. OR WON PRUNE GROWERS TO TALK PRICES ForllaiM). .Jul 13 The ques- of i the 1933 prune -crop will bedis cuswd by members of the North vast Dried Fruit association at i meeting here Tuesday, July 18. The meeting was called after representa tives met at Roseburg. Tuesday with .several growers of Dougla& county. . Representatives of- independent growers and cooperatives through out Oregon have been . invited to attend the. meeting next Week. The association is composed of 25 pack' Jng companies and cooperatives. Packers at Tuesday's meeting in Roseburg agreed that pending the Portland session they will not quote prunes unless the price will net growers six cents a pound. The association petitioned that George O. Gatlin, cooperative mar keting specialist at Oregon State college, be sent at once to Wash ington, D. C, for a conference with officials in charge of the adminis tration of the agricultural recovery act to determine If federal price control pan be established in-time to-enect tne ivsd crop. SAFETY ACT CAUSE OF CASE'S RETRIAL St. Louis LP Edwin D. Meyer, Jury foreman hi a recent court case here, believes in playing safe. After he and U orher jurymen had heard evidence in the auto mobile collision case of Francis P. O'Brien against Ralph Hemp, they retired to deliberate. They decid ed O'Brien was entitled to $300 damages. O'Brien signed the one verdict. Then he attached his sig nature to the other, just to make lire that everything was legal. The upshot of it was that the Jury returned two verdicts for both principals and the case had to be retried'. BREAK GROUND FORLARGEST BRIDGE : PASTOR DEPUTY Springfield, Mo. (IP) Rev. E. W. Potter, St. Paul's Methodist church pastor, was recently made honorary deputy sheriff by Sheriff Scott Cur tis for Potter's effort in catching a man entering his own home, ENGLISH POUND SOARS Montreal, July 10 (LP) The Eng lish pound sterling in Montreal soared today to the highest point aincc ion. The opening quotation was $9.02 and the morning high w.uz-jti .. in. -tne. afternoon it re ceded to $5.01. tl Former President Heroerc Hoover is 6rtown assisting uaura nester Phelps, California pioneer, remove some earth with a golden spade on Yerba Buena Island, in the middle of San Francisco bay, at ground breaking ceremonies Inaugurating construction of an eight-mile bridge to connect San Francisco and Oakland. (Associated Press Photo! Coast Guard Seeks For Stolen Cruiser Washington IIP) Un and down the 3,000 miles of Chesapeake Bay coastline coast guard cutters have searched vainly for weeks for the1 stolen 32-foot cruiser Vagabond. Pirates who took the craft are believed to have repainted and oth- rwise disguised it to avoid capture. IS OLD TIMER Cheyenne, Wyo. (LP) The new president of the Union Pacific Old Timers association is a real old timer. David V. Bell, who was elected presdient of the association recently,. -was born in Pennsylvania in 1863. He was employed by" the Union Pacific railroad in -1889 to prospect and drill, for water, , and since that time has served the rail road Jn many capacities. '" Officer Cowboys Couldn't Hold Steer Bakersfield, Cal. (LP) If Inspector Bill Snell and Officer Tobe Cook of: the California highway patrol had been a little better cowboys, the Kern .county unit of' the patrol would have had beef at Its annual barbecue. - The officers were -offered a choice three-year-old steer by a rancher near here."Come 'oof and get it any time," 'he invited. - Snell and Cook went to the ranch for the steer. They borrowed horses, chased the steer . through canyons and arrojos, and finally Snell 1ns isoed it. The steer dragged him some distance. He let go. The steer dis appeared. The patrolmen ate steaks from a butcher shop. - - SIGN OF-SUP Chicago - LP --Breadlines do not ymboliz the depression in South America-,-' ai they do in other coun tries, .according to Rev. Hugh C Stuntz, general secretary of . the Methodist Episcopal church for re ligious education in South America 'Manufacturing in South America- is limited," Rev! Stuntz said, "and thus the number of unem ployed industrial workers' is small in comparison with the total pop ulation. The real, depression In South America Is felt by the farmers,- whs cannot sell their goods abroad and thus cannot buy man ufactured Roods and machinery Tlicy alJ have plenty to cat.' . . Most 'if i he farm land in South Ameiji-a is owned by land "bar ons" a ccord in? to Re v . Si un tz. They number about 60.000. The rest ti the larmers'.are renters South American . . farmers, how ever, are seldom evicted from their farms when they" are" unable to pay rent. Rev. Stuntz described a recent co-operative movement in Argen tina in which 25.000 farmers banded together to ask govern ment protection for. agriculture. The government fulfilled several of their demands, even negotiat ing a trade agreement 'with Great Britain to aid them. dim Uloaded But ; 4 Goes Off In Court ' Vlsalia, Cah (LP)--Justice of the Peace J.--A. Allen's courtroom had a bullet hole in the ceiling today hreansp "Exhibit A" In a bank hold no' are wasn't what the defendant sald,-r iUwas. - - v ; William. Humphrey and Ai.- Hen drlckson were being given 'a pre liminary, hearing on. charges they robbed a bank in PortervlHe. Cat "Our guns 'weren't loaded,'' one of the defendants said. A policeman was handing one oi the guns to the Justice when it discharged, sending, a -bullet ; into the' celling. .' -" -f j" Nenana. Alaska, July 10 if) The Mattern rescue plane, piloted by Ro bert Ellis, Alaska filer, landed here today to refuel and took off again for Nome.' 500 miles westward. . IIL'GE EGG LAID Brooklyn, Wash. LP An egg laid by one of Mrs. Ida Davis' liens measured six and one-half by seven and one-half inches. THRIFT PAINT . . For Thrifty. Paint Buyers' ; I; Thrift Prepared Paint A good paint at this price. Choice of white-&4 and 6 colors. Cery special at, gallon....:.... ..... $JL' Thrift Inside Enamel bTmvmwiiimm.;Mi!irWw CapitalmJournal SALEM'S LEADING NEWSPAPER $ MONTHS 10(Q)(D) BY MAIL ONLY lute, Ivory, Green-Gallon $2.25 1 Brighten up your kitchen, breakfast nook and bath room while low prices are still in effect with "Home Makers" Quif' 'ng Decorative Enamel FREfci CAN COUPON 1 i ."R una tuuiwii ui uur siuir una rrrrivc iincrai sizea CHn i i n "Homrroakera" absolutely FREE. Choice of 21 beautiful colon I and white. Expires Anr. 1st, 1933. .3 l ... I Kennedy Paint Store 255 Court St Salem Phone 7740 Subscribe THIS SPECIAL RATE WILL TAKE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT INTO THE CAP ITAL JOURNAL BARGAIN MONTH WHEN YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE FOR $3 A YEAR. : li Enclosed find $1.00 ''' ' Send the Capital Journal for 3 Months ,- Narr.s ; - Route Box I 111. City ... i '. fl M (I FRIDAY And SATURDAY SALE! M if y- w ac: v 11111 i - i v "Vi i IXrs l .'V V?-X I ill li n Vf . j jrm. - 'r if vni r-li. - mm I. 1 JOHNSON'S 77j6 Store for Ladies Millinery Sale $1.66 $1.00 WHEN JOHNSON SAYS SALE FOLKS THAT'S JUST WHAT HE MEANS EVERY WORD OF IT SO HERE WE GO. A un-ij uni. in 11110 oiui. ...into iv p.-u. fill Fridav and Saturday sale.:.' JUU One big lot of hats, regular values up to .7o for this sale only, your choice ... SKIRTS White wool shirts. Our regular ?1.95 values for this sale only....,.......:.....'. $1.69 HOSE! HOSE! SALE! t Silk hosiery for this sale only.. Limit pair ;..:.. 50C 4 pairs to a customer. Per HWA We do not believe that we will be able to offer any more . silk hose at this price for some time to come. All sales must be strickly cash. No approvals, no refunds SILK BLOUSES X $1.95-. values every one of them for this sale J and this sale only, your choice Beat them if 30U can $1.48 DRESSES Silk Silk Silk Dresses - Dresses - Dresses Values up to $16.75. all fresh, crisp, new garments. No 01a mocK, all new. V tule they last your choice $9.95 Sizes 14 to 44 Alterations Free - Silk Dresses Galore Odds and ends broken lines, etc. Regular values un to $14.95 but when Johnson says sale he means it so here we go. ? .... t Your Choice .00 J Sizes 14 to 44 1 Every Spring Coat in the Store to go Regardless of Price Every Spring coat in the store must be sold re gardless of price. S. $5.88 Coats full CO QQ lined. Reg. values up to f 16.75 Coats full lined. C4 4 TC Regulars values up to $29.50 iJXA f SILK SLIPS J And what a bargain for this sale only, J your choice ., $1.00 PURSES Odd lot of ladies' purses. While they last, your choice 50C SILK DRESSES Silk dresses, close out numbers. While they last, jour choice for this sale only f f - z ! i(f 'fii While They Last 99 Regular values up to S3.9." 14 to 44 Dresses-Dresses-Dresses t In silks, all fresh, crisp, new garments. Regular $18.75 values. During this sale j Your Choice $15.00 .......:....:......t.t4.......t...t1.' Sizes 14 to 44 Alterations Free tj I I I I t I 1 I 1 1 I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! I 1 i 1 i JOHNSON'S TT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I I I I 1 1. Johnson's For Gloves Johnson's For Hosiery THE STORE FOR LADIES 464-466 State St. LmiiimmniMiiiimiiii.