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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1933
DEMANDS FOR
CUBE BUTTER
RAISE PRICES
Portland, Dec. 21 (IP) Latest ad-
fance of one half to one oent pound
In the price on cube butter here
follows an actual shortage of fresh
churning, so great was the In
creased demand from the public
when the price dropped several
cents early In the week that most
outributors were unable to fill ord
era.
There was a general scramble for
cubes and for butterfat which nn
ally resulted In price betterment.
Butterfat advanced lo pound,
Trading In the fresh egg market
Is somewhat better as a result of
the low prices and the better quality
of offerings. Consumers are buy
ing more eggs now that they can
get fresh goods.
Owing to accumulations of non-
Keeping quality stuff, market
cranberries is weaker. The trade
has been hurt much by the poor
stuff while quality offerings are
held fairly steady.
Market 'is well supplied with oys
ters for the holiday and especially
the large Pacifies which are moving
at very low prices. Natives are in
good supply with a small demand
on account of the relatively higher
price.
Lettuce market deal is not so firm
and prices are off perhaps 25-50c
crate for Californian, including the
Imperial. Dalles stock is in small
supply and selling well.
Tomatoes of quality scarce with
hothouse higher.
California quality peas are selling
lainy steady at late prices.
Quality local cauliflower is scarce
with market firm; Roseburg broccoli
moving better.
Potato market is weak with onions
. firm and few growers selling,
Cheese market is weak.
Lemons arc up again,
OREGON HOPS
97,800 BALES
' Pacific coast hop markets were
rather quiet during the week end
ing December 14, with trading and
movement of considerably less vol
ume than during the past few weeks
according to the weekly hop mar
ket review of the United States
bureau of agricultural economics.
Blackening of foreign demand, par
tlcularly from English buyers, was
regarded as the principal factor in
the quiet market situation this
week but a continued dull domes
tic inquiry was an additional in
fluence. The less active inquiry
from England was attributed to the
needs of buyers in that market be
ing supplied for the present from
the heavy recent purchases, and
also from the further drop in the
pound sterling, which feu to s&.03Mi
on December 13, compared with
$5.12 on December 6. Despite the
dull demand from both foreign and
domestic buyers, the moderate to
light offerings by growers, particu
larly for the butter quality hops,
lenaca to main lain a steady under
tone to the market.
In Oregon markets, trading and
movement was moderate to light as
ompared with recent weeks.
Around 500 bales of new crop hops,
fciostly of medium quality, sold at
15c per pound, net to growers for
late clusters. Other sales included
SO bales of better quality at 30c,
nd 40 bales at 33c per pound net
rowers. Practically all of these
tales were for English account, with
fcuyers from that market continu
ing to manifest Interest In Oregon
fcops throughout the period, al
though less actively than during
recent weeks. While the definite
and complete check on the 1033
Oregon production and remaining
stocks, has not yet been completed
by the Oregon dealers who cooper
ate in assembling those figures,
preliminary trade estimates Indicate
the Oregon crop this year totaled
around 97,800 bales, of which about
22,000 to 2&.000 bales remained in
growers' hands on December 13. The
Washington 1033 hop production
was placed according to trade esti
mates at around 31,000 bales, but
figures as to unsold stocks remain
ing in first hands were not yet
available.
MANAGER MAKES
STUDY OF MARKET
The walnut harvest and market
ing situation is reported as follows
by Carlyle Thorpe, general man
ager, California Walnut Growers'
association as quoted in the Cali
fornia Fruit News:
"The walnut harvest is now com
pleted and the latest estimate of
the crop on a field run basis is 29,
500 tons, of which 4S00 tons are
culls and will be diverted to the by
product plants for shelling and 25,
000 tons will represent the mer-j
chantable unshclled pack. This Is
32.4 per cent less than the 37,000
tons producer the previous season.
"The initial orders from the
trade were placed on a very con
servativein fact, one might say,
a hand-to-mouth basis but most
buyers have already run out of their
first purchases and replenishment
orders are being received in un
expectedly large volume, which in
dicates that consumers are going to
use a lot of walnuts for the holi
days. "Export fin lea to Europe since
the first of September have
amounted to more than 110,000
bags, mostly from the 1932 crop
carry-over. Old crop stocks have
now been reduced to 2,400 bags,
and all of this remainder will be
converted into shelled walnuts
through the association's by-products
plants.
"The demand for shelled walnuts
is exceptionally strong and active
and as a result of these operations
there seems no doubt but what this
season's comparatively short crop,
plus last year's carry-over, will be
completely disposed of in advance
of the 1934 harvest In fact, al
ready the association is completely
sold out of several of Its most
popular packs,"
NEW YORK STOCKS
Closing Quotations by ' Associated Press
Alaska Juneau 19
Al Chem. ie Dye 142 L
American Can 93 JA
American Commercial Alcohol ..452
American & Foreign Power 7
American Smelt. At Ref 39
A. T. & T. 109 J,
American Tobacco B 71
Anaconda 13
Atchison 53'4
Atlantic Ref 28 'A
Bendix Aviation 15a
Bethlehem Steel 34
Burroughs Adding Machine 15
California Pack 10
I. Case 64
Caterpillar Tractor 23
Chrysler 49
Commercial Solvent 30 Vi
Continental Can 7334
Corn Prod 73"4
Curtlss Wright 2
Du Pont 88
Eastman 78
General Electric 17
General Foods 33
General Motors 32
Gold Dust 16 .
Homestake Mining 295
International Hnrvester 38 'A i
International Nick 21 'i !
I. T. & T. 12 !
Johns Man 55
Kennccott 19
Llbbey-o-Ford 33 A
MARKET QUOTATIONS
PORTLAND FASTS IDE MARKET
Portland. Dec. 21 (U.PJ Lettuce and
SDlnach were the scarce offerings to
day on the farmers' eastslde market,
Dalles lettuce eoiu to bug crate, very
rapidly. Bpinacn irom ine Danes sola
mostly 7oc orange dox.
celery was quite active ann
steady prices. Brussels sprouts held
well witnin tne recent price range.
All root vegetables sola steaay.
Cabbage was In good call at main
tained prices for white, red and curly,
uenerai prices ruica:
Beets Local 10c doz. bunches.
Carrots Local 10c doz. bunches.
Turnips Local white 20c. purple
top 25-2uc uoz, Duncnes,
Rutabagas No. 1. 30c. ordinary 25c
lug.
potatoes ucscnutes l.as: xaitima
No. 1 1.26-30; No. 2 00c cental; local
o. l Bl cental. wiic orange dox,
Cnbbafie Local 45-COc crntc: red
35-40c cant, crate; Chinese 40-SOc
Lettuce The Dalles 80c. local 60
60c crate.
Celery Local 40-BOc doz.. hearts 05-
70c doz. bunches.
Radishes Local 10c doz. bunches.
Onions Green 10c doz, bunches;
dry local $1.25, Yakima 05c-l cental.
cau ni lower jocai no. i vo-uuc: no.
2 35-ioc crate.
Brussels sprouts No. I 45c box;
basket crates 60c.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE
Portland. Dec. 21 (U.R) The follow
ing prices were named to be effective
today:
Butter Cube extras 17c, standords
ice. nrlme firsts 10c. II rata 15c lb.
Cheese 92 score. Orciton triplets
Oc, loaf 10c lb. Brokers poy y2c less.
kubs tac. fouury rrooucers- scii
lnn urlces: Fresh extra specials 25c.
extras 23c, standards 20c, mediums
!0c doz.
PORTLAND WHOLESALE
Portland. Dec. 21 (U.PJ These are
prices retailers pay wholesalers, except.
whcio otherwise statca:
Butterfat Port, delivery: Grade
5c. farmers' door delivery 12-13c lb.
Sweet cream 6c higher.
(jnccoe Belling price 10 roru&na
retailers: Tillamook triplets 16c, loaf
17c lb. Tillamook selling prices to
wholesalers; Triplets 14c, loai 10c id
Ekks BuyIuk urlco by wholesalers:
Fresh extras 21c, firsts 17c, mediums
10c, unucrgraucs inn, puucis aoz.
Milk contract price. 4. Portland
delivery, $1.70 cwt. B grado cream 37 J
ccntB a pound.
Livo poultry Portland aenvery buy
ing prices: Colored IowIb 4-0 lbs. 10c,
over 6 lbs. 10c, spring pullets 2-2
lbs. lie. roasters over 3 lbs; lie.
Leghorn fowls, over 3 lbs. 9c, under
A lbs. uc. broilers l'A-a ids. 12c. z
lbs. and up 10c, stags 0c, roosters 5c
lb. Pekln ducks 10c, colored ducks 7c.
Geese 8c lb .Turkeys, No. 1 10-12c lb.
TurKcys miying prices. uressca.
dry picked young toms 12 lbs. and up
io-i7c iu., nens b ids. up n-juc, oiu
hens 12c lb.
FKKSH FRUIT
Cranberries Northwest. Blacks. Mc-
Barlane and Howes $2.50-05 per bbl.
dox ; easier n American ueauiy i.uu
82: late Howes S2.40-65 V bbl.
Grapes Malaga 65-86c, Emperor
1 .70-00 lug.
Apples New crop local 7c-n oo ox.
Grapefruit Imperial valley 93 case.
Florida $4.25 case.
oranges uaiu. navcis ea.ao: vaien-
clas $2.75-t3 case.
umcs box or iuu, 91. id-.
Lemons California 5.50-8.76 ca.
Bananas 5c lb., hands 5o lb.
FKES1I VK(1ETAIII,E9
Potatoes Local white and red $1-
1.05 cental: Yakima 91.25-35; 'Des
chutes 1.30-40 cental.
peppers ua nr. auc id.
Onions Yakima 61.10-26: Oregon
91.00-75 cental.
uauimower worinwest u-ua crnie
Sweet potatoes Calif, ft 1.76-86 per
crato; southern yams 92.15-25 bushel.
cucumbers Slicing, noinouse uuc-
1.10 do.
spinach Local bo-obc orange dox.
Celery Local 60-GOo doz.. hearts
OOc-91 doz. bunches.
Cnbbnge lieu 4c id., local bd-70c
crntc.
Tomatoes Hothouse 10s 81-81.50 n
box. Calif. 92.16-75 lug repacked.
Lettuce The unnoe uuc-i crate
local 00 -65c crate. Imperial 93.50-94.
California 92.60-75.
Broccoli 85 -00c crate.
MEATS AND PROVISIONS
Country meats Selling prices to
retailers: Country killed hogs, best
butchers under 150 lbs. 6-7c. lb.
Vcalcrs 90-100 lbs 7c lb, light and
thin 6-Bc: heavy calves 4c lb. Lambs
10-llc. yearlings 4-oc, heavy ewes 3c
lb. Medium cows 3-5c, canncr cows
3c lb. Bulls 4c lb.
Leaf lnrd Tierce basis 8V4c lb.
Bacon Fancy 20-20 'Ac lb. Hams-
fancy 17c lb., picnics 12'c lb.
Hops 1B33 clusters 25-330 lb
Wool 1933 clip nominal: Willam
ette valley 22-25c lb., eastern Oregon
16-21C. southern idano m-vue id.
POHTI.ANO LIVESTOCK
Portland. Dec. 21 W Cattle 50.
calves 75 Stendy.
meers. common ana medium sa.ou-
95.50; heifers comnion-mrcUum 92.25
94.60; cows, common-medium 92.25
93.26; low cutter and cutter 91-92.25.
Hulls, cutter, medium 91 75-92.75.
VcHlrrs, good and choice 95-90, cull,
common and medium 93.50-95. Calves,
good and choice 94-95, common and
medium 92-94.
Hogs 300. Steady.
Lightweight, good and choice 93.36
94.00, medium weight, good-choice
93.80-94.00; heavyweight, good-choice
93.25-93.75; packing sows, medium
and good 92.35-93.25; feeder and sto
ck cr pigs, good-choice 92.75-93.25.
Sheep 150. About steady.
thumbs, good and choice 95 25-90 00;
medium 92.75-95.25; yearling wethers
93.75-94.50; ewes 91-92,
HUSTON WOOL
Boston. Dec. 21 lUR A little of ev
erything but not very much of any
one grnde of wool is being sold today
In the Boston mnrkct. One of the
most active Is the scoured pulled wool
division Sales during the past few
dayR in this division nggrrgate several
thosunnd bens of "B" supers which
bc-ought 67-Cttc. The fine A's moved in
kss volume than B's at 90-95c. A fair
business Is being done In fine and
flnc-mrdhtm wool. The usual wools
of this type are quotrd 8fl-R8c. Ohio
Delaine brings 30c In the grense with,
out difficulty nnd otten others asked
more. Drmnnd In half bloods brought
prices to 30 -37c lb. In the grease for
Liggett it Myers B 82
luijuju suru 2534
Montgomery Ward 20
Nash Motors 22
National Biscuit 4014
National Dairy Prod 12'A
National Distillers 23
Pacific Gas 4c Electric 15
Packard '. 3
J. C. Penney 61
Penn. R R 20
Phillips Petroleum 14
Public Service N. J 33
Pullman 43
Sears Roebuck , 40
Shell Union 714
Southern Pacific a
Standard Brands .... ..20
Standard Oil California ....39
Studebaker !!!!!"!
iTans -America 6
union carb 43H.
unucu Aircraic 30
Union Pacific 110
unitea uorporauon ...4'',
U. S, Industrial Alcohol 49
U. S. Rubber 14 is
u, s. Steel 4514
West Electric dc Mfg. , . . ; 35
Woolworth 39
CLOSING CUItn QUOTATIONS
Cities Service . ....1
Electric Bond dc Share 10
Swift & Co 98
Ohio Delaine and 83-85c for territory
cleaned.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
Chicago, Doc. 21 ) (U. S D. A.)
Hogs 28.000; fairly active, 6-10c high
er; 190-G50 lbs. 93.25-35; sows 92.35-60
Cattle 4000; medium wt. and weigh
ty steers 25c higher, active, 1277-lb,
offerings up to 90; 1131-lba. 96.25;
bullocks 95.36; light heifer and mixed
yearlings 25c lower; cows strong, veal
crs strong, largely 94.50-95.
ShceD 10.000: fat lamhn nrt.lvfl ntrn-
dy to strong, around 97.25-60; nothing
uune on cuppcu iamos; undertone is
firm on aged sheep.
PORTLAND (1HAIN
Portland, Dec. 21 (A1) Wheat fu
tures : open hieh low close
May 71J4 71 6 1VA 71'i
Dec 6ltt 67(5 67 67
Cash: Bis Bend Blues turn flQ- ttarir
hard winter 12 71, 11 68; soft
White. WCBtern white, hard winter
northern spring, western red 66.
Oats, No. 2 white 922.50. Corn No. 2
yellow 921.75. MUlrun standard 914.
Car receipts: Wheat 61, flour 21,
corn 6. barley 1.
CHICAGO Git A IN
Chicago. Dec. 21 (JPt Whnat? Kn 9
hard 79 -80 "A; No. 5 northern spring
Corn: No. 2 mixed 43: No. 2 vol low
44"4-: No. 3 44; No. 2 white 46-45ft;
new. No. 3 mixed 4iy2-42'A.; No 2
yellow 43t&-44&: No. 2 white 44''.
unis, no. wnite uj; no. 3
Barley 43-73. Timothv seed 95.50-88
cwt. Clover seed 911-913.85. cwt.
San Francisco. Dec. 21 fd Butter
fat f.o.b San Francisco 16c lb. Pre
mium grade 17c lb.
NEW VOIMt HOPS
New York. Dec. 21 (IP) Hons steady.
Pacific coast 1933 prime to choice 41
43c, medium to prime 39-41c lb. 1032
primo to choice 37-3BC lb., medium to
prime 35-3Cc lb.
SAN I ItANCISCO DAIRY
San Francisco. Doc. 21 (U.R) Butter.
92 score 17c, 91 score 16c, 90 score
iuc id. uggs tsxtra large wc, meu.
IQVnC small 16c doz Cheese, fancy
flats 10c, triplets 10c lb.
PORTLAND SOGAK, FLOUR
Portland. Dec. 21 (!') Cane sugar.
granulated $4.46, fruit or berry 94.60,
beet sugar 94.30 cwt.
Domestic nour selling prices, mm
delivery 15-libl. lots: Patent 49s 96.40-
97.10; blended 95.75-96.50; soft white
pastry 95.40-95.55; bakers' hard whaet
pastry si.4U-st.oa: DaKers' nard wneat
wheat 95.40-95.60; graham 95.30-95.50.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sa
lem dealers, for the guidance
of Capital Journal readers.
(It vised Urll;;.
Wheat. No. 2 white 68c. red sacked
57c bushel.
Feed oats 815 ton. mill n oats 818
malting barley. No. 1 918 ton
Clover bis. oats and vetch 813. val
ley alfalfa 914 ton.
Hogs vaney pacKins uo.: top grimes
140-160 lbs. 93.50: 160-200 lbs. 93.75:
200-225 lbs. 93-50; 225-250 lbs 93.25.
Sows 92.75, lambs 95.25,
Hogs Midget MarKCt: top graaes.
140-160 lbs. 93.60, 160-200 lbs. 93.75,
200-226 lbs. 93.50, 225-250 lbs. 83.25.
Veal 5UjC lb. dressed.
Top hogs 120 lbs 7c lb. dressed.
Poultry LlRht hens 6c. medium 7c
lb. Heavy hens 10c, colored fryers 10c.
Lctihorn broilers lOo lb Colored broil
ers 10c. stags 6c, old roosters 4c lb
ekks Medium inc. standards 12c.
oxtras 16c, pullets 0c dozen.
Butter uuues mo id., prints 17c,
Butterfat 14c lb.
WOOL MOMAIIt
Wool Course 21c lb., mcdltun 23c.
lambs 2lc lb.
THE COOPERS HAPPY NEWLYWEDS
Here are the happy newly weds
Shaw, society girl who made her debut in the movies last year. They
were married at the Park avenue, New York, home of the bride't
mother. Mn, Paul -Shields. They left after the ceremony for a wedding
Jrip to Phoenix, Arifc .(Axociated Press Photo)
PUGET SOUND
LOSES MOVE TO
LOWER FREIGHTS
Portland, Ore., Dec. 31 (a1) Re
ceipt of a copy of an order from
the Interstate commerce commis
sion denying the petition of Puget
Sound interests for modification of
the ten per cent Columbia river
basin freight rate differential in
favor of Portland, was announ
ced here today by William C. Mc
culloch, attorney for Oregon in
terests. The formal order denying the
petition to vacate the differential
was not accompanied by a deci
sion or statement of reason, Mc
culloch said.
The attorney explained that the
consideration given the Columbia
differential by the Interstate com
merce commission, and the action
taken on this matter, Is indepen
dent of the general grain rate dif
ferential case Involving the west
ern territory from Chicago to the
pacific coast. A decision on the lat
ter case Is still pending.
A rehearing on the general
grain rate case, Mcculloch explain
ed, was ordered after the railroads
of the west protested the I. c. C.
decision under the Hoke-Smith
provisions and brought the case to
the United States supreme court,
wnicn eventually Issued restrain
ing order in favor of the railroads
after the I. C. C. had ordered low
er rates. The interstate commerce
commission then vacated its order
and the old, higher rates were re
stored.
The Columbia river differential
case was raised by Puget Sound
interests prior to the supreme court
ruiing, ana me x. c. c. decided
then in favor of Portland. The
supreme court decision on the gen
eral case made a new Columbia
ruling necessary, and this has been
issued.
SPENDING COIN
Los Angeles, Dec. 21 P Testi
mony that the late Margaret A.
Keith, wealthy and eccentric spin
ster, once wanted to pay $285,000 for
the Beverly Hills mansion which was
finally purchased for her for $110,000
less was given a Jury in superior
court at the trial of contests brought
by relatives to Invalidate her will.
The contestants claim the woman,
who ended her own life, was of
unsound mind.
Paul M. Woods, brother-in-law of
Miss Keith, stated that Miss Keith
wrote a check for $285,000 after
seeing pictures of the home. Woods
said he destroyed the check and
negotiated for the purchase of the
residence at a price of $175,000.
In appreciation of his act, Woods
stated Miss Keith offered him $30,-
000, which he refused. Later, he
said, she gave him a check and
told him to buy an expensive auto
mobile. He stated he got the car
and drove it to Miss Keith's home
for her to see, whereupon she drew
a revolver and ordered him to get
out and leave the car. He said he
took the pistol away from her, threw
it on the floor and left, leaving the
car In front of the house.
Trial of the suit will continue
today.
FALL PIG CROP
3 PERCENT LESS
Washington, Dec. 21 (Pi The
total fall pig crop for 1933 was
estimated today by the bureau of
agricultural economics at 3 per
cent below that of 1932, with a d
crease of 8 per cent in the number
of sows to farrow next spring.
The total pig crop for the entire
year was estimated at 80,086,000
head, about 200,000 larger than in
1932. The crop in the corn belt
states for the entire year was esti
mated at 61,758,000 head, an In
crease of 1,600,000 or Vh per cent
over 1932.
The number of pigs saved in the
fall season of 1933 for the entire
country was estimated at 28,758,000
head, a decrease of 1,021,000 or 3
per cent from the number saved in
the fall of 1932.
Gary Coooer. film hero, and Sandra
LARGEST VINE
This giant grapevine, spreading over more than an acre, Is believed
to be the oldest in the country. It was brought from Spain by Mission
priestB in 1771 and planted In San Gabriel, Cal. The vine produces a
ton of grapes annually, enough, it Is said, to make about 150 gallons
of wine. Lita Cortez stands In the shade of the large trunk. (Assocl
ated Press Photo)
Body of Girl
Floor by Knife Found
in Bakery at Boston
Boston, Dec. 21 (U.R) The body of a beautiful 18 year
old girl was found pinned to the floor of a bakery by a bread
knife through her throat today. A second knife had been
used to carve a cross in her lore--
head.
The victim was Ethel Zuckerman,
18, who recently graduated from
high school and went to work in
the bakery of Benjamin Bickofsky,
which is near Boston's Chinatown.
The body was discovered by two
of her friends.
Today police broadcast a request
for the arrest for questioning of a
31-year-old musician, described as
GERMAN DEMAND
FOR NUTS IS HEAVY
Since the development of sales
machinery in Germany for Califor
nia walnuts, advanced last summer
by the California Walnut Growers'
association, a better than expected
volume of business has been done
says the California Fruit News. We
are Informed from Germany that
approximately 4,000 tons of Amer
ican walnuts have been soli in
Germany so far this year, which
amounts to about one-third of the
total German annual walnut im
ports. This is not at all a bad
start, of course, considering the
fact that the German markets are
so close to the Mediterranean basin
walnut production areas. This bus
iness, so far as California is con
cerned however, has been done at
no profit, because of the very low
prices at which our walnuts were
sold there, the advantage being the
Indirect one of assistance in main
tenance of our domestic prices." ;
TURKEY SUPPLY
GROWS PLENTIFUL
Portland. Dec. 21 iff) It was in
dlcated in the trade here today that
offerings of turkeys have greatly
increased in the past 24 hours, and
that following an extreme lack or
offerings in the country, producers
now arc phoning and wiring buyers
to take hold of ntctr. output.
A carload of Albany was reported
overnight and local interests were
trying to place them.
The shortage of hen turkeys and
ver ysmall toms continued, with
the chief supply consisting of large
toms. The largest are not moving
well and there was suggestion some
of these birds will be forced into
coolers.
The demand for hens is not being
supplied and buyers are still offer
ing 17 to is cents for tne best stocK,
although tome were inclined to.be
weak at 16 to 17 cents.
Mackinack Island to
Honor Jean Nicolet
St, Ignace, Mich. (IP) A celebra
tion declared one of the greatest
of its kind in the country is plan
ned on Mackinack island in July,
1934, in honor of Jean Nicolet, first
white man to enter the great north
west. All states, and particularly those
that made up the old Northwest
territory, have been invited to take j
part in the festivities commemor
ating the 300th anniversary of
Nicolet 8 arrival at Mackinack is
land.
All ceremonies will be held In i
virgin timber sites on Mackinack
island,-which have changed little
in appearance since the French
explorer landed there. I
SI' ED FOR BACKING I
San Jose, Calif. (IP) Because Or
lando Friendiana allegedly barked
her automobile over them while
they were sleeping on the ground
at a picnic last summer, Mrs. Ona
Rittrr, wife of a San Jose florist.
and Miss Elsie Korra', school teach
er, recently filed suit for $31,277
against the driver for injuries su
stained.
STILL PRODUCES
Pinned To
Dick Brown. They said they un
derstood that he was the sweetheart
or a former sweetheart cf the slain
girl.
Detectives said they were com
pletely mystified. The girl had
been alone in the bakery during
the evening. Bickofsky said $8 wa".
missing from the cash register, but
police did not believe robbery was
the motive.
A former taxi driver who visited
the bakery nightly to buy stale bread
for his dog was sought for question
ing, although detectives said there
was nothing to connect him with
the crime except that he had made
his usual visit. Earlier the girl had
telephoned her employer that he
was there but there was no stale
bread. She was told to give him
fresh.
Four bakers were at work on the
floor below, but they told police
their bread machines prevented
them from hearing any screams
which might have come from above.
A heavy rain was falling and the
street outside was deserted when
Bessie Stern, 15, and Alexander
Polihronls, 16, arrived at the shop.
They saw no one there. Bessie
moved farther into the store, and
found the body.
The victim lay on her back. Near
by was the second knife the one
which had been used to slash the
cross on her forehead.
Police said the cross resembled
that slashed on gangland victims to
designate a "double-crosser." At
the same time, they expressed doubt
that it was an underworld killing.
Continuation of
Salem Police
From page One
Violators of these provisions of
the act are subject to a fine of up
to $500, a sentence of not to exceed
six months in the county Jail, or
both, upon conviction. But the
chief proposes to go beyond that in
punishing offenders.
The law also provides that licens
es to sell light wines and beer can
be refused by the commission upon
almost any grounds; that it may re
quire the applicant for a license
to secure a written recommendation
from the city council, and Chief
Minto proposed to protest the
granting of a license to anyone who
violates the law in these respects
prior to the time licenses are is
sued. We will oppose with every re
source at our command tne issu
ance of a license to anyone caught
selling beer, wine or liquor to min
ors or drunken persons, or anyone
who attempts to sell liquor by the
glass," Minto said.
The chief also pointed out that
under the law It is up to the deal
er to determine for himself whether
the purchaser is of age or not.
Until such time as state liquoi
stores are opened for business Salem
will follow the indicated attitude of
the liquor commission and other
cities in permitting the sale of hard
liquors by the bottle by druggists
and other legitimate dealers li
censed by the federal government.
EXPORT WHEAT
Portland, Dec. 21 p The Em
ergency export corporation today
bid 71 cents for soft white wheat
for foreign shipment.
Choice Bcsc and Clargeau
Box 35C 3 for SI
Fancy Gravenstein Apples
50c 3 for $1.35
BRING BOXES
Box
Puritan Cider Works
West Salem
BEER TO HELP
TURK GROWERS
STATES BEYERS
Roseburg. Ore., Dec. 21 (ff) Legal
Izatlon of beer In the United States
promises to be of great benefit to
turkey growers 01 me racinc const,
Herbert Beyers of Salt Lake City,
manaeer of the Northwestern Tur
key Growers' association, centra
marketing agency for coast cooper
atives, stated here today. Retailers
of beer, particularly in the larger
cities, he reports, have found turkey
sandwiches to be extremely popular
as complements to the foamy bever
age, and the city markets are dis
posing of an unusually large num
ber of birds for this purpose, As this
trade .instead of being seasonal,
continues throughout the year, It
provides an excellent outlet for stor
age stocks, Mr. Beyers states.
He is confident that the turkey
market is on the up grade, and be
lieves that birds delivered for stor
age after the first of the year will
bring a higher price than those sold
on the holiday markets.
The Oregon Turkey Growers,
through McKlnley Huntington, pres
ident, today announced that checks,
totalling approximately $12,000 are
being mailed out this week to west
ern Oregon growers, representing
the second payment for tne wovem
ber pools, the first payment having
been made In form of advances at
the time of delivery. Douglas county
growers are receiving approximately
$7000 from the checks going out this
week, while about $5000 will be dis
tributed in Linn and Lane counties.
The principal portion of this sum
Is going Into the Eugene section.
WHEAT PRICES
Chicago. Dec. 21 (JF) For the
fifth day in succession, wheat today
reached lower prica levels, May
wheat going under 80 cents for the
first time since Oct. 20.
The trade was somewhat confused
over a material change in the of
ficial estimate of the seeded acre
age of winter wheat for the 1834
crop: Liquidation developed, and
with the stop loss orders caught the
market dropped temporarily about 2
cents.
Wheat closed unsettled, -V
under yesterday's finish, corn -l
cent advanced, oats up, and
provisions unchanged to 5 cents
lower.
Wheat prices rallied quickly to
day after downturns at the start.
With the government winter wheat
crop report variously construed,
selling orders predominated at the
outset in wheat, but commission
house buying increased later. Open
ing tt-lft off, wheat scored gates.
Corn started unchanged to high
er, and rose all around.
Continuation of .
River Dikes
From Page One
stage at noon, the highest for years,
Traffic between Kelso and Van
couver was cut off by the Wood
land flood and was being routed
across the Longview bridge and
down the Oregon side of the Col
umbia. When the Lewis river rose above
the top of the dike this morning
it soon took out 1,000 feet of the
structure and mountains of water
rushed through the gap. Residents
of the area inside the dike fled for
their lives. The water shortly be
fore noon was in some places four
feet deep inside the houses. Two
blocks of the main business district
of the town, slightly higher,' was
still above water but was expected
to be inundated before nightfall.
Portland, Dec. 21 (JP) An unpre
cedented succession of storms, each
bursting upon the other, continued
to rake the northern coastline today.
A new southeast gale had reached a
velocity of 63 miles an hour at the
Columbia river lightship at 8 a.m.
Tne federal weatner bureau here
this morning ordered southeast
storm warnings displayed at all Ore
gon and Washington coast stations.
Without opportunity for harried,
flood-stricken districts and the wind
battered coast communities to recu
perate from the series of destructive
gales, another terrific wind and rain
storm was roaring in from the Pa
cific, the weather bureau said.
The Willamette river rose 2.2 feet
at Portland in the past 24 hours
ending at 8 a.m. today, reaching a
stage of 17.7 feet. It was expected
the flood stage of 18 feet would be
passed before nightfall.
Seattle, Dec. 21 (ff) Rivers rising
again at an alarming rate brought
new floods today to western Wash
ington, the fifth day of a series of
winter storms, accompanied by tor
rential rains and high gales, which
have brought losses in hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Everett reported that the "worst
flood crest in the history of Sno
homish county" was being borne
down by the Snohomish river and
its tributaries, all of which were
near record heights.
From all other western parte of
the state came similar reports, with
the Chehalis river valley again in
the grip of record flood waters, Ska
git county farmers taking to row
boats as a means of travel, South
Aberdeen again flooded, and the
Cowlitz and Columbia rivers rising
On Snooualmic pa.ss yesterday, a
FARMERS'
GRAIN
WAREHOUSE
Liberty at Trade Sts.
' Grain Dealers
100 lbs. Cracked Corn. . . .91.10
100 lbs 21". Ejg Producer 51.75
80 lbs. lSo Dairy Feed... $1.00
60 lbs. Bran 40c
huge tree toppled onto an automo
bile crushing it and killing O. 3.
Aschcnbrenner, 46, a Portland sales
man. Many other trees were down,
and the Sunset highway and Isolat
ing the town of Snoqualmie. '
The town of Oakvllle was again
flooded, and thousands of acres of
lowlands between Elma and the
ocean were under water.
From nearly all cities came re
ports of slides, highways under
mined or washed out, basements
flooded and buildings settling.
New rainfall records for the
month were in sight in nearly all
communities. Twenty-eight lnche
of rain had fallen at Aberdeen dur
ing the month up to last night.
To the north, British Columbia
was suffering from smlilar high
waters, with heavy snows in the in
terior.
STOCK MARKET
SETTLES
FOR HOLIDAYS
New York, Dec. 21 (LP) The stock
market settled down to its recent
routine today and volume shrank
to around a million share pace.
Aside from a half dozen or so is
sues changes from the previous
close were less than a point with
gains and losses about equally dis
tributed. Weak spots of yesterday's sell-off
were dull and moved more narrowly.
Among them Union Bag and Paper
gained more than a point, white
Atlas Tack lost a point and In
dustrial Rayon was down a frac
tion. A few issues made declines rang
ing to 3 points. U. S. Industrial
Alcohol, one of these, touched 49
off 4 before meeting meager sup
port. Other wet stocks were stead
ier. Independent Steel company shares
were firm, but U. S, Steel failed to
gain.
Automobile Issues were firmer
with Chrysler the most active stock'
on the board. Mercantile issues wera
ijiixed in a narrow range. Rails were
about steady. Chemicals held gains
with Du Pont at 89 up 1. Util
ities eased off, but communications
were steadier. Mining Issues moved
irregularly in a narrow range.
As in recent sessions, some of
the inactive preferred issues were
sharply lower. One of these today
was Freeport Texas preferred which
dropped more than 14 points.
Tnere was nothing Jn the news
to affect the market. . The dollar"
firmed up moderately on retention
of the R. F. C. gold price at $34.06
but this was not considered a mar
ket factor. Bonds were aided by
the higher dollar and United States
government issues advanced
Stock sales todav totaled 1.020.000
shares as against 2,160,000 shares
yesterday. Curb sales totaled 252,
000 shares as against 389,000 shares
yesterday.
Dow-Jones preliminary averages
showed industrial 95.50, up 0.22j
mllroad 39.13, off 0.20; utility 21.87,
6ff 0.28.
DR. RASJUSSEN
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 21 ()
-Dr. Knud Rasmusscn. Danish Arc
tic explorer, died here today after
a long Illness brought on by blood
poisoning contracted on his last
expedition to Greenland. He was
54 years old.
Dr. Rasmussen was bora at Jak-
obshavn, Greenland, June 7. 1879.
His ancestors on the maternal slda
were Eskimos.
After makinir his first exoedition
to Greenland in 1903, he visited all
of the known Eskimo tribes between
1905 and 1924, studying their cus
toms. Later, he announced he had ascer
tained that the Eskimos originally
were Indians who had wandered
east and west from the coast.
Last year, the explorer was at
the head of an expedition which
surveyed 12,500 miles of Green
land's southeast coast.
He was awarded one of the few
life memberships of the American
Geographical society In 1920.
The immediate cause of the fam
ous explorer's death was a blood
clot which stopped his heart after,
he had appeared well on the road
to recovery from an attack of botul
ims. Only four days aso Rasmussen.
lying in a hospital bed, had chatted
happily with friends over the prom
ise of his doctors to let him spend
his Christmas at home.
wheaTes
RAISED UPWARD
Washington. TW )1 tm Tn
estimating sowing this fall of win
ter wjieat, ine crop reporting
board of the department of agri
culture madp marVeri nullnM In
its estimates of sowlnes for the
period from 1928 to 1933, the re
visions averaging 3.2 per cent in
crease over previous estimates.
Explaining this revision, ths
board said:
"The estimates of acreage seed
ed for the nerloH 1Q9fl in ia h.M
been revised in line with data on
smpmenw and otner utilization of
wheat collected for use in the
check-up of farmers' applications
for benefits In connection with the
wheat reduction campaign. As a
result of this check-up the esti
mates for these Vpnro hnv. Wn
revised upward an average of 32
urr ran.
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