THE CAPITA I, JOURNAL. RALEM. OREGON
WEDNESDAY, FERRUARY 21, 1034
NO CHANGES
QUOTED TODAY
Portland, Ore.. Feb. 31 UP
Trading In the butter market Is
about atcady here, although a tri I It
easier In spots.
Several crates of 12 baskets each
of strawberries from tiie Imperial
valley were reported In. Sold at
$3 50-3.75 crate.
First outdoor grown tomatoes of
the season from this country were
also received from Imperial Val
ley. They sold $4 per four ba.et
crate and were of excellent quality
Mexicans are also very good.
Strength of the veal market with
tales of country killed supplies at
10c Is confirmed. Hog are around
Be for tops generally with year
ling lambs 15c lb. Beef demand Is
strong with a ready call for bulls
to 5c lb.
With an acute shortage of offer
ings, market for spinach Is sharp
ly higher here and especially for
Walla Walla offerings. Sales are
being made at $1-1.15 box for fresh
arrivals.
Orange market continues to climb.
New Hawaiian potatoes are mov
ing $1-75 for 30 lbs.
Florida potatoes are held steady.
Celery hearts are dov.n a trifle
with 95c dozen bunches ton.
Potatoes and onions remain dull
at nominally quoted prices.
A.paragus Is again down a notch
or two.
Fresh salmon 1 varce and higher.
WHEAT PRICES
Chicago, Feb. 21 A'; Wheat pric
es avcraeed lower today, with May
delivery dropping under 88 cents and
May corn under SO rents for the
first time since December 29. Even
ing up for a holiday tomorrow, how
ever, advanced prices a little at the
Inst. Some selling of wheat in
Chicago appeared to be acainst pur
chases at Kansas City. Washington
developments regarding propos
ed new restrictions on grain exch
ange dealings continued to be sharp
ly watched.
Wheat closed firm at the same as
yesterday's finish to higher, corn
unrhnncrd to M up, oats unchanged
to ' advance, and provisions vary
ing from 5 cents decline to a rise of
7 cents.
Influences by firmness shown In
the stuck market, grain prices tend
ed upward early today. Considerable
notice was taken of talk by Secre
tary of Labor Perkins as to possibil
ity of currency Inflation. Opening
unchanged to Vt higher, May 88
afterward rose all around. Corn
started unchanged to 3-8 up and
subsequently altered little.
FISHER KIDNAPING
CHARGE DISMISSED
On motion of the state, after a
preliminary hearing In Justice
court yesterday, Justice of the
Peace Hayden dismissed the child
stealing charge against Leon Fish
er of Independence, Evidence in
dicated he had not attempted to
secrete the child, his son, Dean,
nine years old, whom he took from
the Garfield school grounds the
previous day and took to the boy's
grandmother's home at Indpjjen
dence. The charge was made by Mrs.
Free t a Johnson, FiMiers ex-wife
and mother of the boy. She and
Mi. s Margaret Cosper, principal of
Oarficlcl school, were stale witness
es. Appearing for the defense were
the child and Inland Fisher, broth
er of the defendant.
('oniintKition if
House Passes
From rage One
men (s. The 18 hours of general
debate was marked by sharp wran
l(ls over merits of (he sales tax
and the question of publicity of in
come tax returns.
The bill's 12 major points:
1. A normal 4 per cent income
tax rate with surtax adjustments
to benefit persons with earned in
come. 2. Ten per cent reduction allow
ance on earned incomes of $H,00i)
or less before tax is (inured.
3. Change In mcauring capital
ruins and losses estimated to bring
In IJ.s.uoo.ouo.
4. A penalty tax on personal hold
ing companies.
5. Cuts In half foreign tax cred
its. 6. Places an additional two per
cent penalty tax on consolidated
returns.
7. Shifts gas-oil "nuisance" taxes
for administrative purposes to or
iginal manufacturer,
8. Places five cents a pound ex
cise tax on coconut oil.
B. Places slight tax on crude pe
troleum producers as means check
ing "hot oil" wiles and to finance
code administration.
10. Abolishes bank check tax Jan
uary 1,11)35.
11. Drops second class postage
rates to old levels on July 1.
12. Tightens up allowance for
partnership losses.
rcotts MU.IJI ;i i:sts
Scolta Mills Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Brougher had for dinner recently
the following children and their
families: Harvey Brougher of
Clatskanle, Dr. John "rougher of
Vancouver, Wash.. Mrs. Charles
Mulvihlll of Portland, Mrs. L C
Berg of 6ltka. Alaska and Mrs
Worth Coulson of this place.
TAYLOR MK'I! M-.TTER
Gates Frank Taylor, father of
Mrs. Gerald B. Heath, Mrs. Clar
ence Johnson and Roy Taylor, all
of the Oates community returned
to his home In Mill City after
weeks visit at the homes of his
children. Taylor Is much Improved
In health from a recent Illness.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Closing Quotations
Alaska J u ni-mi 21 3
At. Ciu-iu. Ai Lfyc 15
Amt-iicuu Can 10jj4
Aiiui:c;iii C'uiiui.t-rciat AUnl.ol ,,,A'j't
American A; :l.,ii Rit-r ll j
Anier.c:wi Ywxt-i ac L:k:iI
Aiiitrican -Suit It. At Hut 4 -4
A. T. W T. ITA
AniL-ri'-an ToUiicco U 75
Anucf.juU 16 : j
AU hib-iU 70
Atlantic Uft 33 ,
Bcdd.X A.;Uou 21-,
Uctlilr-l:t-:n auil 48
BurrntiKns Adding Machine 17'j
ituiionu-i i'uck
J. I. Ct.se 7',
Catti pillar Tiactor 31
Chrysler 5S
Comn.trcUil SoiVtnt 2'J'ja
CViiilint -mal Can BO
Corn Pt(,i' 74
Curtlss Wrlgnt 4J
Du Pont 102',
Eu),tniiui II
firufiitl k-ctne 22'-.,
(itnrral f . l 35
Cicr.fntl Moiort 40 ',
f'.'jld Dust 20:,4
H'imct:iltc Minln? .
InT-maf iiiuitl H n vester 'i
International Nnk Xi
I T. A: T 15-fc
Johns Man 62
Kr-ni:ejt 21
1,1 hlxv-O-Ford 41
LlKftett i: M.ers B B6'i
MARKET QUOTATIONS
imhiti m i:astsihk mkkt
Portland, Feb. 21 tuA Spinach was
a vry sea its ariltie during the Wed
nesday stolon of the farmers' east;de
market. In fact, ofterintrs were loo li
mited to babe quotations.
broccoli -cauliflower appeared stea
dy with more local sUxK offered at
IjOc for 2b. with the same price for
Kuscburg of equal quality. No. 1 grade
sold well to 76c crate.
Green or Italian broccoli was In
Kond call to 40c lug. Asparagus sold
down to 14c lb. for good stuff. Cab
bane fairly Rteady. 40-50C crate.
General prices ruled:
Beets Local 20c do, bunches.
Carrots Local I5c doz. bunches, 25c
lug.
Turnips Local white 15c, purple
top 15-20c.
Itutabiiiius No. 1, 25c lug, ordinary
22'i-2.'ic lug.
Potatrwsnesehuto 1.75: Yakima
No 1 1 65-70; No. 2 1.25 cental; Lo
cal No. 1 125 cental. 0c-$l orange
box.
cnbbaee Local 40-50c crate: red 40c
cantaloupe crate. Chinese 70-7&C
Celery Hearts yuc-i aoz. ouncnes.
Radishes Local spring 25c, winter
10-15c doz. buneheB.
Onions Green 12'4-lBc doz. bunch
es; dry onions No. 1 1.50, No 2 B5c
1 cental: Yakima $1 40-50 cental.
Brussels Hp routs No. 1, 40-4&C box.
40-45c crate.
Aunles Lornl jumble parX 45-BOC
box. parked offerlnits 75c-1.35 box.
Snlnarii Local oa-uue: wana wai-
la 75-B0r crate.
Cauliflower Broccoli. HoseDurg wo
1, 70-75c; No. 2 50c crate.
roKTi n FXf iian;h
Portland. Feb. 21 lU.R) The follow
ing prices were named to be effective
today:
Butter Cue extra 23 ',c. standards
23c, prime firsts 23c, firsts 22c lb.
cneese score, urcKun iripieLn
12 ',c. loaf 13c lb Broken pay ljC
lCB8.
Eggs Pacific Poultry Producers Bell
ing prices: Fresh extras 17c, standards
10c, mediums 15c doz.
poieri.ANn si ar, fi.oub
Portland, Feb. 21 A1) Cane sugar,
granulated 94.55; fruit or berry 94.75;
beet sugar 94.45 cwt.
Domestic flour Selling prices, mill
delivery 25-bbl. lots: Patent 4tfs 10.50
7 20; blended 0. 15-10.70; bluestem
9(i 30.90.40; soft white pastry 95.80;
whole wheat 95.60; rye 95.80: graham
95.40.
POltTl ANU l.lKSTO(K
Portland. Feb. 21 m Cattle 60,
calves 10. Active.
Steers, good, common, and medium i
93 50-90 10. Heifers, 93.25-95.25. Cows,
good, common and medium 93-94.15,
low cutter and cutter 91.75-9U. Bulls,
utter, common, medium 92.5093 25.
'raters, good and choice 96 50-9H, cull,
oniinon and medium 93-90 50. Calves. ,
good and choice 95-90, common, med- I
in r2.50-95.
Hogs 300. 10c higher for light wts.
MutitwrlKlit, good and choice 94.25-
95 lo; meduun weight, good -choice
94 ti0-95; heavyweight, good-choice
4O0-14.7S: pacxiiig bows, good 13
93.75; feeder and stocker p.g, good
unci ctioicr ai u-4.l0.
Sheep 60. Sieatiy.
I.uinb1. gootl and choice 97.50-98 25.
common, medium 95.60-9 50; yearling
s 94-90: ewes, good and choice
93-94; common-medium 92-93.23.
RAN FIIVNCISro III TTFItl AT
San Fran ;seo. FVb. 21 (UP Duller-
fat, f .0 b San Francisco 26a lb.
I'OHTI.XM) UMOI.i:SAI K
Portland. Feb. 21 WW These are
puces retailers pay wholesalers excipt
wurre viuerwi.se stated:
Iter Prints, extras 25Uc, stand
anh
11).
Utiilerfat -Portland delivery. Orade
A 22-2:tc lb Fur me is' dour delivery
1-2W lb.
Ciieehf Celling prices to Portland
rt a I his: Tillamook triplets 17e, loul
lHc ID. Tillamook riling prices to
wlu'ltsaleih, triplrtn 16c. loaf l(ic.
Fkks- Buying price to wholesalern:
sh extras 13-14C. lirsts 11-1 2c. me
diums U-IOc, undergrade 9-10e doz.
Milk Contract price, 4 Portland
livery 91.U5 cwt, B grade Cream
.o 10.
Live poultry- Portland delivery buy
ing p: lies ; Colored fowls under 5 1 '7
lbs. 12-13C. over 51, lbs. ll-12c, spring
pullets 2-2', lbs 13-14c; roanters over
ll. 13-I4c lb. Leghurn fowls over
lbs. 10-He, under 3 lbs. tf-IOc lb,
leia 11,-2 lbs. 14-15c. over 2 lbs.
13- 14c lb , atags 6c. roosters 6c lb.
ks 12c. colored 10c Geese
liv lb
Turkeys SellUut price. No. 1 torn
20c lb. hens Ih.
iiciii mi it
Oranges t iillf navels fancr 92 75-
93 III; choice r2 25-H5 crate..
Crantierrlrit -Northwest. McParlan
tid llxwes 92 2h bbl.: eastern lat
Howes 9'J 25 bbl.
Graw lruit - ImDerlal rallev 11.85-
92 25 rase; Florida 93 75-94.
limes- iiox ot ino. 9l.l5-2.f.
liuons California 95 60-96 case.
Bananas 6c. hands fic lb
Strawberries Intverlal valleT 12a
93 50-93 75 crate.
HUSH VRGr.TAIll.Ffl
Anparftgiiit Sacramento 13-17C lb.
New potatoes Flo. Triumphs 94.25
per 60 Jhn . 10c lb; Hawaii 6lc lb.
riuaniM iK-ai wnne ana rea 91 aa
to 9135 rental Yaklmn 9148. Des
chutes 91 65-75: bakrm 92.
Fepiera California SOc n.
On 1-n Yakima tl 60-50 cwt Ore
gon 93
Cauiinower Calir. 70-76C Prat.
Broccoli Hoseburc No. 1 85c crate.
No. 2 &0C.
Cucumbers Sllclns hothouse local
e0c-9l 75 doen
nhnbirh. Hothouse las Xr SOc:
fanrv 70c. eholre 60-55r box.
Sweet potatoes Southern Tarns
92 10-16 bushel, Calif. 91 85 for 40 -lb.
rate.
Spinach liOcal 76-8.V orange box.
Texas 91 25-50. Walla Walls 91-91 19
rrierv Calif. 11-91 25 dot., hearts
91 15-25 doz bunches.
Cabbage Hed 4c, local 76-BOc exaU
Irettuce lmperlsl 93 50-85 crate
Tomatoes Hothouse 10 91 25-92 ft
bog, Meilran 93 75-94 25 lug repacked
MF.sTS .! rKOVIMONS
Country meat Countnr killed hogs
selling price to retillere. best country
butchers under 150 lh 8'-Pc lb
vtalen W-100 1U. 8 1,-10c, light Slid
by Associated Press
Liquid Carb jh,
Montgomery Ward J4
f Jsasti Motors
Na'.iuiml Biscuit 41 J,
V.t;jiia L)n:ry Prod lf--,
tioniil Dlslillrri 27'4
..n ;l.c tins & Llettric 'JO1,
. i'at lfic Lighting 3(1,
Ifuikard fli,
t J. C. Penney W.
Penn. R. H 37',
(Phiil.ps Petrolrum 17' 2
Public Service N. J 41',
! Pullman 58 1 .
Radio .8l4
Sears Roebuck 4ft ,
Shell Union jp,
Southern Pacific 31 '4
Standard Brands 2i,
Standard OH of California 41
Standard Oil of New Jersey 48 -
Studebalter 9
Trans-America 71,
Union Carta , 48
Union Pacific 132 1 3
United Aircraft 23
United Corpori'tlon 71,
U. 8 Industrial AJrohol 58',
United States Hubber 21
United States Steel
Western Electric it Mfg 41 ';
WoolwortU 52 ya
n.omvr; ci kb Qt otations
Cities Service 3",
Electric Bond & Share 10
Swift it Co 1024
thin 6-8c, heavy calves 5-7c Iambs
15c, heavy ewes 5-7c lb., medium ewes
4-6c lb. Canner cows 2!i-3lac lb. Bulls
4'j -5c lb.
Leaf Lard Tierce basis 8'ic lb.
Bacon Fancy 20'i-21c lb.
Hams Fancv 17c, picnics 12'ie lb.
HOPS, HOOI.
Hopa 1932 clusters 25-30c lb
Wool 1934 -clip nominal. Willam
ette valley a2-25r, eastern Oregon 20
26c, southern Idaho 16 -20c lb.
POKTI.AMI ;KAIV
Portland, Feb 21 t; Wheat fu
tures: open high low close
May 72'i 72'i 72'i 72':
July 72'; 72'J 72', 72',
Cash: Big Bend Bluestem 73: dark
hard winter. 12 78i;, 11 73: soft
white, western white hard winter
northern spring, western red 70.
wais, wo. 1 wnite 822 50. Corn No. 2
yellow 822 25. Millrun standard 813.
Car receipts, wheat 07. flour fl
corn 4. oats 2, hay 3.
EXPORT hhi:at
Portland. Feb. 21 'UPj Export em-
ergeney corporation bid for soft white
wheat for foreign shipment today, 75c
BOSTON U'OOI,
Boston. Feb 21 (11 P) Knlttf r nnrt
blanket manufacturers, evidently an
ticipating a share In the government's
order for army blankets, "saved the
day" for the wool trade today by buy-
niK -.4-01000 woois. not an sellers par
ticipated but several did d aside
from this business practically nothing
was stirring. Light shrinkage quarter-blood
fleeces of Virginia descrip
tion Hold at 42c B-rense anil Ohlna of
41c Kellers who asked more were un
able to find buyers.
SAN FRANCISCO DAIRY
8nn Francisco Peh 21 nip) niittc
02 score 24c, 01 score 23'c. Q0 score
s.: 10. f.xtra large lvc, med.
13'ic. small 12Uc doz. Cheese, fancy
flats 13',jc. triplets 13'ic lb.
NEW TOKU HOPS
New York, Feb. 21 ) Hops steady.
Pacific coast 1033 prime to choice 37
3!)r, medium-prime 3fl-37c lb. 1032
prime to choice 33-34c, mcdlum-prlme
31-32C lb,
CHICAflO (iKAIV
Ch icaeo. Feb 2 1 (Ji w)i f Mn 9
hard aai-B0. '
Corn: No. 2 mixed 48 '4: No. 2 yel
low 4H-4H",; No. 2 white 47 '4; old No.
2 yellow 40'.
Oats. No. 2 white 35H-36'; No 3
white 35. Barley 50-79.
Timothy seed 87,25-50 cwt. Clover
seed 911-914 25 cwt.
Lard 90.0, loose 98, bellies 98.
rnif'Aco livestock
Chicago. Feb. 21 lav- (U. S. D A )
Hogs 28,000: slow. 10-lBc lower: 1H0-
200 lbs. 94.40-55, top 94.60; sows 93.75
to 94.
Cattle 13,000: stearlv. Steprs tend
ing weak to 10-15C off; largely Sleer
run witii sieers sealing 1100 Hi
run wiin nicer scaling 1 iou ins. ip-'inmos absent.
Ml If i'" 3 3 ' ' !
Albrt I, king of the Belgians, js fatjlly injured while Indu'ging
In his favorite pastime of mountain-climbing near Namur, south of
Belgium's capital. Mia eon, Leopold, will ascend the throne. The late
king, who fell 39-ftet to hie death when a piece of reck he was gripping
gave way, is shown 'n a recent pose with Quttn Elizabeth. Albert was
M years old. Associated Press Photo)
THOMAS ORDER
FOR REFUND TO
GRAIN-GROWERS
An order In the grain rate case
which will direct refund of ap
proximately $300 000 to Oregon
grain growers was expected to be
i.-Mjfd within th next 48 hours by
Public Utilities Commisiioner diar
ies M. Thomas, It was learned to
day. The case Involves the movement
ot some 12.000 freight cars as far
bark as 1925. The order, when is
sued, will conclude the hearing con
ducted In 1932.
Intra -state rates which average
20 per cent less than inter-state
tariffs form the basis for the order.
The order has been completed
since last Friday but has not been
entered In the commission's rec
ords. It was understood Thomas
was preparing a formal statement
to accompany the order. Virtually
every railroad in the state Is In
volved in the case. !
The order has been written fol
lowing numerous conferences be
tween railroad and utility commis
sion officials. Records show rail
roads charged inter-state rates on
shipments which the commission
classified as lntra-state.
LINN ASSESSORS
START MARCH 1ST
Albany Linn county assessors are
to take the field and start the 1934
assessments, March 1, it was an
nounced by W. C. Templeton, coun- I
ty assessor. The deputy assessors are I
to meet here Saturday. They are
John McNeil. West Albany; Leslie
Sade, East Albany; J. S. Nlcewood,
Halsey; Courtney Gilbert, Harris
burg; W. R. Kirk, Brownsville; A. J.
Sportsman, Sweet Home; James O -Hara,
Lebanon; Claire Powell, Sclo
and Lacomb, and A. L. Grddes of
Rock Creek. Assessor Templeton will
make the Albany assessment.
Salem Markets
Complied from reporU of Sa
lem dealers, fur the gu'danc
of Capital Journal read era.
(Revised Dail;;.
Wheat, No, 3 white 68c, red sacked
SOC DUbliei.
Feed oats 919 tOD milling oats 919.
malting barley No. 1 919 ton.
Clover 9U, oats and vetcb 911, val
icy alfalfa 912 ton.
Hogs Midget Marltet: top grnrtfi.
140-160 lbs. 94 50; 160-200 lbs 94.75;
200-225 lbs. 94 50; 225-250 lbs.' 94.25.
Veal 8c lb. dressed.
Tod hogs 120 lbs. 8'Ac lb. dressed.
Poultry Light hens 6c. medium To
lb. Heavy hens 9-10c, colored fryers
IOC. Leghorn broilers 10c. Colored
broilers 10c. Sings 5c. old roosters 4c
Eggs fvjed. 10c, extras 12c dozen
Butter Cubes 2C,y2c, prints 240.
But terra t 21c lb.
WOO!.. MOHAIR
Woot Course 21a lb medium 29c.
iambi 21c lb.
Jefferson A Southern Pacific
bridge crew under F. McCormick
is stationed at the S. P. depot
while doing repair work on the tres
tles here and in this vicinity.
ward predominating: best medium
weights 96 25; yearlings 97; weighty
steers 94H5-9525; cows weak to 15c
lower; bulls steady and vealcra weak.
Stackers firm.
Sheen 9000: fat lambs uneven, ar
ound stonily to 25c lower; sellers ask
ing steady. Oood-chnice woolrd lambs
bid downward to 9!) 50 and below;
best handy and medium wclirhts held
above 9SJ.75: suddIv clipped lambs in
creased, nothing done early. Talking
around ntcady on aged sheep, feeding
in runs absent,
.
MMinnville Gets
First Contest Place
Corvallis. Feb. 31 With a
score of 94, A. C. Madson of the
McMinnvule creamery won first
place In the annual cold storage
butter contest held In connection
with the convention of the Oregon
Butter and Ice Cream Maker's as
sociation here. Awards were made
Bt the close of the annual two day
convention last night.
Raiph W. Waggoner, Clatskanie
creamery, won the senior butter-
makers' contest with a score of
93 .75. J. bu'k-r. Mount Angel Co
operative creamery was second with
a score of 93.58. and A. B. Swan
Carlton, cooperative, third with
93.50.
STOCK PRICES
CLIMB HIGHER
IN FINAL RALLY
New York. Feb. 21 IP The stork
market moved nervously In today's
pre-holiday session but rallied In
the la-st hour to give a firm tone at
the close.
The rally followed a mld-scssion
depression occasioned by a sell-off
in New York Central as result of
the bond proposal which placed a
conversion price of 40 on the stock
and a criticism of alleged "prop
aganda activities" of the New York
stock market by Sen.ttor Duncan
Fletcher, co-author of the stock
market regulation bill. There vas
little pressure, however, during the
declining period and the market
snapped back sharply near the
close on fairly good buying.
Industrial news was favorable.
Iron Age's review of the steel indus
try painted a rosy outlook lor the
immediate future.
Selling during the morning again
was predominated by the low-priced
shares but in the afternoon better
grade Issues took leadership.
New York Central, after dropping
below 41, made a fractional gain at
42'i. Other rails were fractionally
higher.
In the Industrial group gains
ranged almost to 2 points, steel
jumped one-half point to 59, Chrys
ler touched 60 for of a point ad
vance. Sliver stocks were strong with
American Smelling up 1 to 49
and U. S. Smelling up 114 to 130Vj.
Howe Sound was up l'i at 4912.
Aircraft stocks were mixed with
United Aircraft advancing 1 to
24'4.
Oils were fractionally lower
while utilities were mixed.
Declaration of the regular $2.25
quarterly dividend brought a little
interest into American Telephone
which gained fractionally.
Stock sales today were approxi
mately 1,900.000 shares against 2,
350 shares Monday. Curb sales
were 352.000 shares against 401,000
shares Monday.
Dow-Jones preliminary averages
showed Industrial 108.50 up .30, rail
road, 61.81 up .02, utility 28.30 Up
.10.
PRICE CUT TO BE
EVADED IS REPORT
In the recent hearing at Wash
ington in connection with a mar
keting agreement for red sour
cherry canners, proponent insisted
that unless a minimum price were
set for the remainder of the 1933
pack, prices would be unnecessarily
and disastrously cut, importantly
affecting growers, as an estimated
80 per cent of unsold stocks are in
the hands of cooperative associa
tions and canners selling under co
operative contracts. Proponents
asked for license for all canners of
red sour cherries, says the Califor
nia Fruit News.
On the other hand, opponents
stated that such a price regulation
would upset marketing plans of the
Industry and decrease consumption,
making it impossible to dispose of
the stocks before next crop. They
stated that the present carry over
is not heavy anyway and urged that
any agreement not be made bind
ing upon packers unwilling to sign.
CLOSE EXCHANGES
DURING HOLIDAY
New York, Feb. 21 ( All lead
ing security and commodity mar
kets in the United States will be
closed tomorrow in observance of
Washington's birthday.
Foreign markets, including the;
Liverpool grain and cotton ex- j
changes, the London, Toronto and '
Montreal stock exehanees and the
Winnipeg grain exchange will re-1
main open as usual.
Boxer Under Guard
Against Lynchers
Boston, Feb. 21 IP) Veiled
threats of lynching today caused
police to assign extra guards to a
former navy boxer who allegedly
has confessed that he killed Vic
toria David, 14-year-old school girl.
His nerve broken by hours of
questioning. Francis Vigneau, 23. 1
alias Francis E. (Colorado) Bennett.1
signed a confession, according to
authorities. In which he admitted
slaying Victoria because "she grab
bed me by the hair and began to
scratch and bite me."
When word spread that Vigneau
had confessed, police received tele
phone calls from men who said
they would "take care" of the
killer.
Vigneau, once ft Colorado coal
miner and more recently a vagrant,
was arrested at ft relative's home
Monday night, 12 hours after the
body of Victoria, criminally at
tacked and beaten to death, was
discovered In an automobile park
ing space borderln Chinatown.
PHONE DIVIDEND
New York. Feb. 21 (IP) The
American Telephone and Telegraph
company today declared the regu
lar dividend of $2 25 per share,
pavable April 16 to stock of record
March 19. '
FIND BUSINESS
IMPROVING IN
ALL DISTRICTS
Washington, Feb. 21 (IP) Mem
bers of the federal advisory council
returned to their districts today In
an optimistic mood, pledging the
support of the banking interests to
me government s recovery program
and suggesting new steps to pro
mote business activity.
The council, selected by the 12
regional reserve banks to supply ad
vice to the reserve system, com
pleted its quarterly meeting yester
day more optimistic than at any
time since the start of the depres-
. The organization is one of
the most important banking bodies
in the United States.
Details of the gathering were
supplied by Federal Reserve Gover
nor Eugene R. Black, who stated
that the members were in favor of
a modification of the securities act
of 19& in order that the capital
market may be reopened and busi
ness supplied with the necessary
i uncis to carry on the recovery' pro
gram.
The members, Black said, report
ed "large improvement" in business
conditions in various parts of the
country and increasing bank depos
its in all banks not only because of
government expenditures through
different channels but a "real up
turn" in business conditions.
"My personal opinion," Black
said, "is that we must open up the
capital market If we are to have
real recovery. We've got to get 6,-
000,000 men back to work."
Among the modifications sug
gested by the advisory council in
the securities act was the reduc
tion of the present almost unlimit
ed liability of corporation directors
in flotation ot securities issues.
Continuation of
Fatal Frigid Wave
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rooned 500,000 workers In their
homes and forced the stock ex
change to open an hour late yes
terday. Highway traffic is still tied up
In a knot in many places, but most
trains were moving, although regu
lar schedules were largely disre
garded. Schools, ' courts and busi
nesses were reopening after sus
pending because of the storm.
Through the niitht 30 sailors
stuck to the Collier Northern Sword,
which jammed ashore off Winthrop
Head, near Boston. Coast guards
men with breeches buoy stood ready
to take them off if smashing seas
started to break up the vessel.
Here arc some high spots of the
storm's havoc:
A Boston train due in New York
at 6:35 a. m. yesterday arrived at
5:45 p. m., the first to get through.
An expectant mother, Mrs. E. V.
Mellier of Westbury, Long Island,
started for the hospital in a doc
tors car. It got stuck in a drift.
A policeman got another car. Il
also became stuck. Then a tractor
was hooked on to the car, and
Mrs. Mellier reached the hospital
In time to give birth to twins.
Fifteen trains carrying 3,000 or
4,000 persons were snowbound In
Connecticut and Rhode island yes
terday.
National guardsmen delivered
newspapers to snow -imprisoned
families in Danbury, Conn. School
children of Augusta, Me., unable to
get home to the suburbs, spent
last night in town. It looked like a
Harvard-Yale day in New Haven.
Conn., as stranded travelers clog
ged the town.
Trainman C. D. Drake of the
New Haven railroad said, "It's the
worst storm in my 56 years of ser
vice." The Massachusetts state house
shut up shop yesterday, telling
state workers to go home if they
could. A special snowplow broke a
path so Gov. Ely of Massachusetts
could get to work. Half a dozen
C. C. C. camps near North Adams.
Mass.. were marooned. Rural mail
deliveries were suspended or ham
pered almost everywhere.
Snow halted a murder trial at
Freehold, N. J. The prosecutor
couldn't get there. Fifty commut
ers camped last nisht in the Mnta
wan, N. J., railroad station, unable
to get home.
Subway riders In New York were
frantic because doors froze and
trains carried them beyond their
stations. In North Adams, Mass..
two hundred families were without
water because the mains, deep
down in the ground, froze. Bob
sleddin; at Lake placid, N. Y. was
discontinued. Too much snow.
At Floral Park, L. I., two loco
motives fell over on their sides
trying to buck snowdrifts. A con
ductor was killed at Rockville cen
ter. Long Island, when a snow
plough pluneed off the track.
Fire Island, off Lone Islands
south shore, was completely cut off.
and no one knew the condition of
its 200 inhabitants. Spencer Smith,
fireman of Wayne township, N. J..
spent two hours inside a cake of
ice and survived. Knocked down
by a hose while firefighting, he was
found two hours later coated
thickly with Ice.
The American socletv for pre
vention of cruelty to animals hand
ed out "carpet slippers' for horses.
Made or thick carpet, they pre
vent the animals from slipping.
Ana
Up In Ketchikan. Alaska, straw
berry plant are budding and the
boys are paddling In the old swim
ming hole.
In the south temperatures mod
erated some from the low read
ings of Tuesday. Chattanooga. Tenn..
reported 19: Atlanta, 25: Nashville
23: Little Rock 36; Memphis 36:
Birmingham 32: Richmond 17; and
New Orleans 44.
Denver. Colo.. Feb. 21 (IP Rid
ing In the wake of a sudden drop
in temperature a snow storm blan
keted the Rocky Mountain region
today.
The storm was general over the
entire mountain area and had the
airmail grounded. Army planes
stood at "ready ", awaiting a break
In the storm but no airmail was be-
Milk Shippers May
Ask for Inspection
Portland, Feb. 21 (LP) Milk ship
pers who were di graded or who
stopped shipments to Portland be
tween October 15 and December 15.
may make Immediate application
for inspection to the city, and U
approved may ship their milk here
at the regular price.
Those who were degraded or
stopped shipment prior to October
15, must first receive permission
from the state control board before
they make application fur inspec
tion to the city, and If approved
must ship their milk as surplus at
90 cents instead of $1.25 a hundred
weight. driedprOne "
trading ends
for season
Marketing of northwestern dried
prunes is practically completed for
Uiis season, and only a few small
lots remain in packers' hands. Late
in January prices repistered a slight
advance over those ej-iablished
earlier in the month and tho mar
ket Is now In a firm position, said
W. D. Hull of the Portland office
of the department of agriculture.
Foreign exchange rules favorable
to European buyers resulted in an
unusually good demand Irom over
seas, beginning in October. Aside
from minor periods of inactivity,
foreign interests continued until
the crop was sold, prices queued by
packers early in October were 20
30s, 7ti cents; 25-35s, 6 cents;
30-40S. 6 cents; 40-50S, 5'a cents,
and 50-60S, 6U cent. As the sea
son progressed prices registered a
slight advance and packer's quota
tions about the middle of January
were: 20-30s, 7'i cents; 25-35s, 6i
to 7 cents; 30-4Cs, 6 to 6 cents;
40 -50s, 6 cents, packed in boxes, f.
o. b., Portland doc ks.
Due to heavy foreign demand, the
supply of small sizes was soul at a
relatively early date. Domestic de
mand developed slowly in the early
part of the season, but became quite
active in January.
Poland and Germany were the
most important outlets for north
western dried prunes this season.
Movement through Portland from
September through January in
cluded 5.326.972 pounds to Poland.
10.699.4(14 pounds to Germany and
4.383,539 pounds to the United
Kingdom. The volume moung to
Poland this season was nearly two
thirds greater than In the preced
ing season, while Germany's pur
chases increased by mure tlian 200
per cent over those of the previous
season. The movement to the
United Kingdom for the five
months endiiig January 31, 1934, is
about 25 per cent let than last
season.
English markets are in a strong
position, according to the following
cable from F. A. Motz:
"London Good spot trade con
tinues for all sizes, top - counts
especially in good demand. Very
strong market prevailed on spot
and for shipment, tendency being
for higher prices in the near future.
"Liverpool All sizes selling free
ly on spot at firm rates. Shippers
report market strong and higher
prices, with every prospect of fur
ther advances In near future. Ore
gon supplies exhausted on other
side. Resales have been made at
advance of 1 to 2 shillings, equiva
lent to 25 to 50 cents per 100 weight
of 112 pounds.
"London stocks January 31, tons
of 2000 pounds, 1794; last year, 1919
tons; year 193:2. 995 tons,
MAIL ORDER BRIDE
WINS $300 BALM
Seattle, Feb. 21 (LP) William Rav-
enswood, 54, Seattle apartment
house owner, was $:i00 poorer today
following heart-balm action against
him by Mrs. Helen A. Sherman, 41,
of New York.
Mrs. Sherman surd for $22,231
but the court figured $300 would
cover injury to her heart.
Mrs. Sherman complained she
left New York to marry Havens-
wood, following a "mail order" ro
mance. She sr. id when she arrived
here, Ravcnswoods love turned
cold.
Ravenswocd explained that when
he saw her lor the first time in
the llesh, "I knew I had been
tung." The court reprimanded
both for the method of courtship.
COG TEAMS HUSH
TO AID MAROONED
Moscow. Feb. 21 (LP) Dob teams
from Cape Wellcn draeged slegdes
throuph the Arctic winter darkness
today toward the rescue of 72 men.
women and children marooned on
ice 80 miles off the northeast Si
berian coast.
Two large airplanes and several
small ones were tuned up at the
Cape ready to take off when storms
subsided.
Those marooned, who include the
Wrangel island meteorological sta
tion crew, on the way home after
three years Arctic isolation, took to
the Ice when the government Ice
breaker Cheliuskin sank on Feb
ruary 13 off the coast between Cape
Verny and Cape Wellen.
They are in wireless touch with
land stations, and reported today
that they had built 11 large house of
lumber, to shelter the women
wives of scientists on the expedi
tion their children and the 111.
One of the babies was born aboard
the Cheliuskin.
When the Cheliuskin was crushed
In the grinding Ice pack, the stew
ard fell overboard and drowned.
The survivors erected a wireless
station and after notifying the gov
ernment of their plurht awaited
rescue. They fished in the water
for wood and debris to use as fuel.
lng carried.
The storm covered parts of Ne
vada and Arizona. Utah, Montana.
Wyoming. Colorado and extended
into New Mexico.
INITIAL MAIL
FLIGHT EXCITING
TO ARMY FLIER
Portland, Fib. 21 MV-fiwan In
land aii port looked "mijihly good
to Lieut M. E. G laser, young army
airmail filer from Kansas, when ha
put his observation plane down her
Tuesday afternoon.
He was "on top" of the Blue
mountains for 40 minutes in "srro
zero" weather before the storm sub
sided, flying by dead reckoning
with the aid of instruments, newly
installed. He left tills morning
with the mall for Boise.
Lieut. G laser reached Portland
with 55 pounds of mail, but the
heavy canvas covering of the mall
cockpit had been whipped to shreds
by the hitih wind.
Army fliers derived considerabiw
satisfaction from G laser's achieve
ment, inasmuch as the regular
transport pl.ino due In Portland at
7 a. m., remained at Hoise because
of bad weather, finally reaching
this city at 4:30 p. m. At Kamela
yesterday, a few minutes out of
La Grande, weather dropped over
his ship like a blanket, but he wma
able to swing around and return
to the La Grande airiwrt for ft
break. He was off again soon. Up
and up the weather forced him
until the altimeter read 11.000 feet.
There he found the "top," with the
storm, rlmid.s and sleet below, but
with frlTid temperatures prevailing.
He flew in from Pasco to Portland
in one hour and 30 minutes apainst
headwinds.
REV. H.S. TEMPLETON
COMMITS SUICIDE
Seattle, Fb. 21 (An Word was re
ceived here today that the Rev. Har
ry S. T nip!etin .59, former Seattle,
Portland and Bellin'jham Presbyter
ian pastor, and former University
of On tion football player, shot and
killed hincdf in Los Angeles yes
terday. He had been ill.
The Teinpletons moved to Los An
geles three years ago wh re he took
charpe t.' the Second Presbyterian
church after 10 years at the Uni
versity Presbyterian church here. He
was a grandson of tlie late ftra
Meeker, famous Puyallup pioneer.
His mother. Mrs. Klla Ti-mplcton,
a sister, Ikrtha, and a brother. Dr.
C. L. Templeton. reside here. Two
other brothers, Floyd and Clarence
live in Albany, Ore.
A brother, Joseph Holt Templeton,
Seattle attorney, was killed by an
automobile here December 23, 1931.
Another brother, Frank, a Portland
merchant, died last November.
The minislei's early life was spent
in Oregon. He was a football player
at the University of Oregon and re
ceived his theological training a
Williams College, Mass.
BUSTER TAKEN
IN LONELY CABIN
Corvallis, Ore, Feb. 21 (LP) After
dodging police for two years, P,
H. Burtncr, alias Paul King, was
in Jail here today facing an In
dictment in federal court in Fort
Worth, Texas, on a charge of us
ing the mails to defraud.
In a lonely cabin on Drift creek
in a remote section of the coast
mountains, Burt.ner was captured
late yesterday by Sheriff Newton
and state troopers. They reported
he was living in a small cabin
with a woman who pave the name
of Mrs. Delia Moore.
Burtncr was indictrd in 1931, and
was arrested In the Snislaw na
tional forest by federal marshal!
from whom he escaped.
The indictment was said to have
grown out of the sale of fake oil
lands by mail.
Burtncr vrs to bo remevtd to
Portland today by Umud State
marshals.
CODE BODY SUED
BY ThUGK OWNERS
Portland. Feb. 21 (in A suit for
$40,000 cacli from 14 persons listed
as defendants was filed here Tues
day by the Association of Commer
cial Truck Owners arain.st the Ore
gon petroleum code committee.
The truck association, charging
the code commit te hrd circulated
reports that tho cooperative was op
erating in defiance of and contrary
to the petroleum cede, petitioned for
a restraining oider, alleging that
much damase to good will and busi
ness had resulted from what were
described as "false and malicious ru
mors." The association stated it operates
filling stations and equipment 00
lease and contract, collecting from
truck owners the regular price for
gasoline and oil, and rebating all
money above costs. It charges that
because of reputed interference by
the code committee, it has suffered
cancellation cf some of Its leases and
contracts and that difficulty Is ex
perienced in obtaining supplies from
oil companies.
Hamilton Honored
On 80th Birthday
Clear Lake A surprise party ni
held at the home of Mrs. C. W.
Pugh Monday evening In honor (
her brother. John Hamilton's 80th
birthday. He has made hla horn
with his ?Lstcr lor the past seven
years, eomlr.g here Irom Portland
where he was a lona- resident. Hani
Uton Is active for his asc caring for
the home and also assisting In tns
Hill Top grocery store. The evening
was spent playing cards. Lunch was
served at a late hour.
Those present were Mr. and Mm
Percy P117I1. Salem. Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Pueh. Woodbum, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Da
vid Schlay and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Smith. Mrs. Bertha Bah",
Miss Lydia Powell, Mrs. Dorothy'
Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Bck Do
tolt, Mrs. Lotton Qirod, Mrs. C. W.
Pugh and the honored guest, Joha
Hamilton.