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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, I'M
EASIER NOTE
OBSERVED IN
BUTCERLiNES
Portland. Feb. 27 (LP) There was
60 doubting the easier feeling In the
local butter trade for the last 24
hours dpite the lack of price
change on the produce exchange.
Holders appear quite anxious to un
load. Country killed meat trade is show
ing a generally firm and active tone.
(Strength la sugeested for everything
that arrives with recent values veil
maintained at least.
Supplies of Cowlitz river smelt are
still scant here with scarcely suffi
cient to take care of regular nerds.
Price Is generally held firm around
$1.50 per 50 -lb. box.
Trading in the potato market con
tinues scant here and at Pacific
northwest sources. There Is no snap
to the buy suggested at any leading
producing or consuming point.
Only nominal trading in onions Is
reported at the source. Local trading
continues congested with stock that
Is not holding up quite as well as
might be expected. Prices there
Show considerable spread.
There is a rather soft tone in the
broccoli-cauliflower market with
very liberal offerings from the Rose
burg sector moving in this direction
and generally at sliuhtly lower val
ues. Cabbage demand is good and
at late prices.
Ripe tomatoes are a trifle scarce
at the moment. Ripe bananas are in
small supply for a few days.
Brussels sprouts firmer for locals.
Market is almost bare of chlnook
aalmon. Asparagus Is a trifle dull to
easier in price.
TRADER STUDIES
TARIFF ON WOOL
staving attended hearings before
At tariff commission on imports
of felting wool for hats, which
comes into this country in large
volume, A. W. Hilliard. of the Bos
ton firm A. W. Hilliard & Ron. rep
resenting Texas growers, states that
his efforts at securing restriction
Included presentation of the fact
that hat bodies Imported into U S.
A- In the past four years totaled
3,731.093 pounds, says the Orenon
Journal. This would require scoured
wool reaching nearly five million
pounds, equal to about 12 million
pounds, grease weight, of Texas
fall clip a very great hand Imp
against domestic producers. Recip
rocal tariffs make the result of the
hearing doubtful. The commission
has power to readjust rates, and
will announce decision In the near
future.
Mr. Hilliard, In a letter to the
Angora Journal, expresses belief
that the Oeneral Motors order
through Collins As Aikman, said to
be for $8,000,000 worth of mohair
fabrics, stimulated demand for raw
mohair, and induced other auto
mobile people to come Into the mar
ket with Increased demand for mo
hair upholstery, Mr. Hilliard adds:
MI believe this will start the mills
running again, as they have been
held up on deliveries since last No
vember, and consumption of mohair
has been moderate.
"Mohair is the cheapest animal
fibre there Is In this country today,
and I look for a very large business
the next few months, and many
new uses for mohair which will
take care of the spring clip. The
strong foreign situation, the great
possibilities of inflation getting
away from us In this country, make
me very bullish on mohair. Best
wishes for the success of your work
for the mohair Industry."
IMPROVEMENT IN
MOHAIRJS SEEN
Since the turn of the year large
Improvement has been seen in mo
hair In England, says the Angora
Journal. This is really a culmination 1
of greatly Increased imports of raw
hair and the larurr Interest taken.
The biggest quantity has been re
ceived from South Africa, and It is
doubtful whether delivery has yet ;
been made of all the Cape hair sold j
to Boston. Stocks at port Elizabeth I
have been greatly reduced. There
arc no large stocks of Basuto hair In
Bradford, and the poMlion is more
encouraging than for many years.
Merchants seem to disregard tlie big
tales of Turkey hair to Kussla.
Up to December. 1933. sales to
England ran M.BM.lOO pounds of
mohair, as compared with 7.992,300
In 1932. Tills was Cape and Turkish
hair. Re-exports ran 1.336,200. Spin
tiers In England are busier than for
a long time. One noteworthy feature
Is that continental countries are
taking increased quantities.
British interests have expressed
dissatisfaction with the credit giv
en in the press to the selling end of
the trade for Its advocacy of mohair.
Members of a committee formed to
investigate the possibilities of find
ing wider enmsumptive avenues for
mohair, and bringing its wearing
capacity to the attention of the pub
lic, seem to think that due recog
nition has not been paid to the time
and money they have given It real
ly seems as if more credit Is due to
Bradford than has yet been afford
d. One of the features in textile
manufacture emphasized Is that the
foods offered must be cheap and
attractive in appearance. This can
be done with long-wear added In
mohair.
Roberts The "Bluebirds" Sunday
School class had a wlenicr roast in
HigRins moods Saturday afternoon,
supervised by Mrs. C. O. Noble and
Mrs. F. M. McOee. They played
I -es which ended In a treasure
h'-nt. Those present were Dora Han
son, Barbara Armstrong, Twtldt flel
mar, Irene Selmar, Leonabelle Wal
lace, Marian Ting ley, Patricia Noble,
Luetic and June Roberts.
Donald Men from here who re
turned Monday to work at Silver
Falls camp No. 18 were P. J. Dol
arn, Carl llssftan, Oarold Cone and
Bill Long.
NEW YORK STOCKS
CJusiiitf Quotations
1 Alaska Juneau
Cm & Lic
Ami n cm can
1 American A: l-j;ein
' Air.tTiCJii Power .V i.i.ni .
Aim rioan Smt-.l & 1U1. ..
1 A. T, 61 T
lJ
. . . . 103
Amenc.in Tobacco B
Aiiinonda
Atchisou
Atlantic Itet
Iteiiuix Aviation ,
iitihlehem Stwl
Uurrougns Aud.iig M nth an
California Pack ,
J. I. Case
Caterpillar Tt actor ,
Chrysler
Commercial Solvent
Continental Can
Corn I'rod
curtlsn Wright
IJu Pont ,
Erifctmnn
(ienerui Electric
(ienorul Foods
cenrnil Motors
Hold Dust
Homest'.ke MSnunf
InN'riiiiUoiiHl Hi'vthttr ..,
Iii'friiiitlnnal Nick
r t. & t
.Jffhn Mnn
Kfiinecott
Ijbuey-O-Kord
MARKET QUOTATIONS
poicti mi i:.tii: MlUKt.T
Portland, t'vb. 21 u K Olltmiits ra
tlier limited Uuni.i, todny's wssjun on
l lie iamier euuie market and lew
change In the Bc-nerul pr.ee list.
Spinach of ijuultty wti absent with
only fair stuff available from Walla
Walla. This sold to I box. Some local
bold to UOc or;tie box.
Ilioccoll-caulifl'iwer noid 60c for Is
and 40c for 2s Kenerally, with a few
slightly hlKlH'i'. Diy onions mostly 1
for Kond lis.
All root vi-fjctnhlcs held recent pric
es with continued Kood demand for
both bunchex nnd bulk offerlnns.
llru.s&eu Hpiouis were up another
fraction ug:ilii.
(ipneral prices ruled:
Beets Local 20c doz. bunches.
CarroU Locul 15c rluz., lugs 2bc.
Turnips lAjcal white 15c. purple
top l-20c do., bunches, lugs 2qc.
ItutabtiKiis -No 1, iiiic lug, ordinary
22' ' -25c lutf
Potatoes - Druchutcs 11.75. Yakima
No. 1 U C5-75. No. 2 91.25 cental;
local No. 1 2 cental, 0ol orange
box.
Cabbage Local 40 -50c crate: red
40c cantaloupe crate, Chinese 70-75C.
Celery hear is OOr-Sl doz. bunches.
Had ij ties Local spring 50c, winter
i-20o doz. bunches.
Onions Green 15-20C dos. bunches;
dry Oregon No. 1 91.25; No. 2 75-l5c
cental.
Brussels sprout No 1 50-65C box.
A up Iff Local Jumble pack 45-60C a
box. offerings 75C-M :t5 box.
Spinach Loral Walla Walla i;
The Dalles 61 M per 30-lb. crate.
Caullflower-Broccou lloseourn o
60-70c; No. 2 40 -4 5c crate.
POKTI.AM EXCHANGE
Portland. Feb. 27 iu P The follow
ing prices were named to be effective
today:
Butter Cube extras 24c, standards
33 ' jc. prime firsts 23ijc, firsts 22c lb
Cheese 92 score Ore. triplets 12l2C,
loaf 13 ',c lb. Brokers pay ',c less.
eggs racuic rouiiry rruuucera aeii
Ing prices: Fresh extras 16c, stand
ard 14c, medium 14c doz. Cartons Vic
higher,
PORTLAND B I'd AH, Fl.OUtt
Portland. Feb 27 iA't Cans Bimar.
(trnnulated M.A5; fruit or berry 14.75;
oeet sugar si a cwt.
Domestic flour Sellltis Drtces. mill
delivery 25-bbl. lot: Patent 49h $6 50
7 20; blended 90.15-$6 70; bluentem
IS 30-96 40: soft whlt pnstry 5 HO;
whole wheat 15.60; rye 5.60-96.10;
graham 95.40.
PORTI.AMI WHOLESALE !
Portland. Feb 27 'U.PJ These are
prices retailers pay wholesalers except
where otherwise stated:
Butter Prints, extra 26c. standards
25'c lb.
Buttcrfat Portland delivery, uraae
A 23-24c lb. Farmers' door delivery,
20-21C lb.
Cheese Selling price to Portland
retailers: Tillamook triplets 17c, loaf
lBc Tillamook selling prices to wnoie-
salers: Triplets 15c, loaf Iflc lb
Knits Buying prices to wnoiesaiers:
Fresh extras lttc. firsts 14C. medluma
14c. pullets 12c. unciergraue iuc aoz.
M'.lk Contract prices. 4 Portland
delivery 91 .US cwt. B grade cream
J7'c lb.
Live poultry -Port, delivery, buying
prices: Colored fowls under 5' lbs.
i:i-l4c over 5', lbs. 12-I3c; roasters
over 3'i lbs. 13-14c. Leghorn fowls ov
er 3'i lbs. 11-12C. under 3 ltas. ll-12c;
Droll era l'j-a lOS. io-ioc; over a ma.
14-I5c: stairs 6c. roosters 8c lb. Pekin
ducks 12c, colored 10c. Oecse 10c lb.
Live chickens-Selling prices by
wholesalers; Lltrtit hens ll-12c. med-
hens 11-120, neavy coiorea nens
13-14C lb.
Turkeys Soiling prices dressed, dry
picked young toms 14 lbs. down 19c
lb liens 8 lbs. tip lHc lb Old tonis
iJi:ic lb Reiiina prices: No. 1 toms
20-21C lb. No 1 liens 1H-20C lb.
Mil': Nil Mil ii
Oranges Calif, navels, fancy 92 60-
92 90 choice 92 50-92 1)0.
Cranberries northwest Mcranane
nnd Howes 92 25 bbl. Eastern late
Howes 92 25 t bhl.
firapefrult Imperial valley 91 85
82 25 case: Florida 93 75-94 case.
Limes hiix oi i.m i
lemons Calif. 95-95 50 rase.
Bananas-5r lb. hands 5',c lb.
nti:sii i:jltahi.i:m
Asparagus Sacramento 10-13C lb.
Ni-uf Potatoes Florida Triumphs
A3 50 for 50 lbs., 8c lb. Hawaiian 91"5
for 31-lb. box.
Potatoes Ucal white and red 91 25
91 35 cental: Yaktma 91-45; Deschutes
91 15-75 bakers 92.
Peppers California 30c lb.
Cauliflower Koseburg No 1 (15-75C
crate: No. 2 50r crate. Calif. 50-60C.
Cucumbers Slicing hothouse local
90c-91 75 dozen.
Spinach- I o-at P0c-91 orange box;
Texas 91 25-50; Walla Walla 91-91 10.
Onions Yakima 91 40-50; Ore. 92.
Rhubarb Hothouse I5s XF 80c;
fancy 70c: choice 50-55e box
Sweet Potatoes Calif. 91 90-W Pr
crnte. Southern vanis 92 10-15 bushel.
Crlerv California 91-91 25; hearU
91 15-25 do, bunches.
Cahbnge Red 4c lb., local 75-80c a
crate.
lettuce Imnerlal 92-92 60 ernte.
Tomatoes-Hothouse 10s 91 25-92
bos: Mexicans 93 75 lug repacked.
Broccoli Roseburg No. 1 6O-70C;
No. 2. 40-50C.
ME ITS AND PROVISIONS
Oountrv meats Selling prices to re
tailers, country killed best butchers
under imi lbs B',-r id dealers wi
100 lbs. 10c Ih. Mht-th1n -8c lb.
hrav calves 5-6e Ih. Imh 15c. hea
vy ewes 5-flc medium ewes o-flc lb.
farmer mws 2'.3i-,c lb Bulls 4l-5c.
lest Lard-Tlerre nnls H o lo.
Picon- ncv 20;-21c lb
Ham Fey 17c. picnics 12'-lSc lb
nop, ivooi.
nop 113 elnsters 35-30e lb
W.yl llJ-,'4 dip nominal- Willam
ette vsllev 20-?5c: enstr-n Oregon 20
2Cc, southern Ida'io lfi-20c lb.
PORTI 1M I IVV'TOCK
Portlntirl Feb. 27 Cattle 35.
calves in Stesdv.
F'cers BO'wi, common, medium 3 75
to Bfl Heifers, rummon. medium 25
S ?5 . Cows gtxvl . eorr m .m . med i urn
S1-9 50- low cutter and cutter 91 75
pl Bulls, cutter common medium
"250-93 25 Veslera. gfwi -ci olee 93
tp: common-medMim 2 50-95
Hoirs 150 10c lower for HhtwetcMa
T 1rhtwelfM gvnt and choice 94 50-
?5- merlMim we'ffhT. good-choice
94 T5-M 35; hT) weight, food-coolce
by Associated i'resa
LUitt A: Mers B
Lnid C-uu
Muii'.K viicry Ward
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Niit.un.il B.sruit
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! NHti -Ilitl JJ.s'.lItT
P.-c:I:c ti- At fcU-c:ric
Pat.k-.ird
J. C ptimey
I Penri. H. H.
I Phillips Peroleuin ,
Public Service N J ,
Pullman
I Seaia Kof buck ,
I Shell Union ,
! Southern Pacific
i S'antiard Ilrnnds
Standard Oil .f Caltfornt .,
.Stutidiird Oil of New Jney . . .
studebrtker
Trims-America
Union Curb.
Union Purine , ,
United Aircraft ,
United Corporation
U. S. Industrial Alcohol ....
United States liubber
United Siatei Steel
Western Electric Ac Mfg ....
Woolworth
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Cities Service
Electric Bond St Share
Swift At Co
IONS
3'.
94.15-95 00; packing sows, good, 93 25
94; feeder and stocker pigs, good and
choice 93 25-94 25.
bneep au. bteady.
Lambs, good and choice 97.50-98.25.
common-medium 85.50-97.50: yearling
werners M-ie; ewes, good-choice 3J5
to 94.25, common-medium 92-93.50.
PORTLAMI i;RAIN
Portland. Feb. 27 W Wheat fu
tures; open high low close
May 72 73 72 '4 73
July 72', 72 '4 72'! 73',;
casn: Big Hend Bluestcm 74; dark
hard winter, 12 79',, 11 74; soft
white, western white, hard winter,
northern spring, western red 71.
oats. No. 2 white 921.50. Corn. No. 2
yellow 922.50. Mlllrun standard 913.
car receipts: wneat 17L flour 10.
corn 1, oats 1.
EXPORT WHEAT
Portland. Feb. 27 Emereencv
export corporation's quotation for soft
whit wheat for foreign jhlpment.
76 He bushel.
nOKTON wool.
Boston. Feb. 27 U. Trading In
wool was slow today. Ohio Delaine
fine combing wool aold in small way
at 35-36c lb. in the grease. As much
as 43c was being paid for small lots
of i-blood, and 41c for -blood. Ter
ritory -blood continued to sell at
80-82C lb. clean, and -blood at 72-
74c Half blood wools in small sup
ply and scarcity held prices firm at
unchanged levels. Most Interest was
in quarter bloods.
ntlCAfiO liHAIV
Chicago. Feb. 27 LPt Wheat. No B
hard 82",.
Corn: No 2 mixed 47i: No. 9 yel
low 48'i No. 3 White 49'i-i;-. No. 3
49; No 2 yellow (old) 49-49.
Onts,' No. 2 white 35-38; No. S
34. Barley 50-80.
Timothy seed 17.25-60 cwt. Clover
seed 911-914 cwt. Lard, tierces 9850,
loose 95.97; bellies 98.12-25.
CHICAGO LIKST(K K
Chicago. Feb 27 tl 1U. 8 D. A
Hogs 32.000; slow, lower: 180-290 lbs.
94.80-75, top 94 HO; sows 94-94.25.
Cattle 8000: fed steers and yearling
trade fairly active, steady. Top long
yearlings 97.35; several loads 97-97.15:
steers 95.25-65; stockers scarce, firm.
Heifers and beef cows steady, beef
cows fairly active, bulk cutter cows
92.75 down to 91.75: bulls and vealers
steady, vealers 90-97.
sneep n.ooo: fat lambs slow, indi
cations around steady with Monday's
late aa vance; ouyers taming weak to
lower. Oood and choice wooled lambs
held above 910; native throwouts at
96 50-9B; clipped lambs In limited
numbers unsold; native ewes around
83.50-95 50.
SAN FRtNCISl'O 111 TTKRFAT
San Francisco. Feb 27 Butter-
fat f.o.b. San Francisco 26c lb.
SAN FRNCISCO DAIRY
Ban Francisco. Feb 27 lUR) Butter.
92 score 25c. 91 score 24 "3c. 90 score
24c lb Eggs Extra large 17'ic med.
13'ic. small 12'ic doz. Cheese, fancy
flats lStjc. triplets 13"2c lb.
NEW YOUR HOPS
New York. Feb 27 iPl Hons stendv.
Pacific coast 1933 prime to choice 30
38c, medium to prime 35-36C lb. 1932
prime to choice 32-33c, medium-prime
JU-J1C ID.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sa
lem dealer, for the guidance
of Capital Journal read era.
(He vised DaJ!;;.
Wheat. No. 2 white 59c. red sacked
57c bushel.
Feed oats lis too mining oata a IB
malting barley No. 1 919 ton.
Clover in. onts and vetch in. vaJ-
ley alfalfa 912 ton.
nogs Miuget Msntet: top grades
140-160 lbs. 4.75: 160-200 lbs $5 00:
200-225 lbs. 94.75; 225-250 lbs. 94 50.
Veal 8',c lo. dressed.
Top hogs 120 lbs. 9c lb. dressed.
Poultry Light hens 6c. medium 7c
lb. Heavy hens under 5 lbs. 11c, over
5 lbs. 10c lb. Colored fryers 10c, med
ium colored fryers 9c, Ieghorn broil
ers 10c, leghorn medium 8c. light 7c
id colored Broilers IOC. Stags 5c, old
roosters 4c lb.
Eggs Mediums 9c. extra 12c. stan
dards lie doz.
Butter Cubes 27c, print 35c lb.
Butterfat 22c lb.
WOOL. MOHAIR
Wool Course aio lb. medium 39a
iambs 21c lb
NAVAL MAM VISITS
Bllverton Cuyler Thompson paid
a brief visit to hi mother, Mrs.
Christine Thompson and the family
of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Orlo
ThoiiHwon, coming from Bremerton
where he Is enlisted in the navy,
Thompson Is stationed on a mine
sweeper with a crew of 45 men. The
boat la one of four smaller crafts ac
eompanled by another ship and the
fleet of five will leave Bremerton
during March for the Aleutian Is
lands where they will cruise for a
year. Thompson has been In tlw
navy for three years,
Hopmere Quests at the home of
Miss Ella Finney were Clarence Hu
berd of Portland. Mrs. Anna Lindsay
and son Arnold of Manvel, N. Dak.,
Mrs. Nora Marten, Mr. and Mrs.
Oeorpre Brown and grandchildren,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Aage of
Waconda.
West 8t avion I hurman John
son la now home to help on the
farm for spring work. He spent
the winter trapping in eastern Ore
gon. Ed Johnson Is suffering with
rheumatism in the knees
STOCKS GO UP
GAINS MAGE IN
COMMODITIES
New York. Feb. 27 IIP) Pressure
lifted from all markets today. Slocks
finned fractions to a point; all di
visions of the bond market regis
tered a steady to firm tone; silver
futures spurted 40 to 66 points:
wheat rose more than a cent a
biiihel; cotton gained a few points;
.wall gains were noted in sugar,
rubber and silk.
Trading was quiet all around
Stock turnover up to 2 p. m. was
under a million shares.
Silver Issues made the widest
gains. Buying was light but there
were no offerings. The group was
helped by word from Washington
that negotiations are under way
for the United States to assist the
Cuban government In financing the
purchase of large quantities of sil
ver. U. S. Smelting gained 4 points,
American Smelting more than a
point and other silver Issues ad
vanced. The mining group gener
ally was firm.
Airplane Issues continued to re
cover under the leadership of Unit
ed Aircraft which rose more than
a point. Woolworth was up nearly
2 points in the mercantile division.
Utilities made small gains. Steel
common was up a point and gains
of a point or more were noted in
such Issues as International Har
vester, National Distillers, Allied
Chemical, and Electric Autolite.
Kails were firm.
The communications group failed
to participate in the recovery which
spread throughout the general mar
ket. They lagged slightly below the
previous close all day, although sell
ing was light. Traders believed the
president's request that congress
appoint a federal communications
commission postponed automatical
ly any communications merger un
til next year.
Stock sales today approximated 1,
270.000 shares against 2,190,000 yes
terday. Curb sales today totaled
247,000 shares against 361,000 yester
day. Dow-Jones preliminary averag
es showed Industrial 103.67, up .55;
railroad 47.94, up .04; utility 26.64,
up .17.
Continuation of
10-Year Flood Loss
From Page One
based on the best data available in
the time given the county engineers
to acquire them. The report Is ex
pected to be used as a basis for se
curing PWA funds for a general
survey of the valley leading up to
flood control plan.
Marion county's estimated losses
are given as follows In the report:
North Santiam, Green s bridge dis
trict, $41,400; Stayton district, $35,
450; Talbot district, $164,200. Wil
lamette river, Eola Hills and ferry
district, $50,000; Horse Shoe lake
district, $22,800; Mill creek, Salem-
Turner district, $80,000; Silver
Creek, $10,000; Ablnua, $2,000; Butte
creek. $10,000.
Polk county losses are estimated
as follows: Willamette river; Buena
Vista-Independence district, $30,000;
Independence-Eola district, $50,000;
Windsor Island district, $20,000; Sa
lem district, $20,000; Rickreall creek,1
Dallas district, $5,000; Derry dis-j
trict, $5,000.
Explaining the needs for flood
control in the valley the report of
the engineers says in part as fol
lows:
"Due to the limited time within
which to make the necessary sur
veys and complete the information
it has been impossible to make an
accurate estimate; however, the in-j
formation which has been compiled
will. It Is believed, give some idea
of the serious problem confronting
the residents of this portion of the
state of Oregon and the necessity
for some immediate action for re
lief. "The Willamette river drains a
wide, fertile valley known as the
Willamette valley. In northwestern
Oregon, extending north and south
between the Cascade and Coast
ranges. The total drainage area
Is approximately 11,200 square miles.
"Willamette river proper is form
ed by the Junction of the Coast
fork, the Middle fork and the Mc
Kenzte river, w hlch unite in the
vicinity of Eugene. Its length from
the source of the Middle fork to
its junction with the Columbia river
Is approximately 294 miles.
The principal tributaries, other
than the Coast fork. Middle fork
and McKenzie river, are the Cala
pooia, Santiam. Molalla and Clack
amas rivers, the sources of which
lie in the Cascade range, which
forms the east boundary of the
Willamette valley, and the Long
Tom, Marys. Luckiamute. Rickreall,
Yamhill and Tualatin rivers flow
ing from the Coast range, which
forms t he west boundary of the
Willamette valley.
"The elevation of the valley floor
varies from tide water at its con
fluence with the Columbia river to
400 feet above mean sea level at
Eugene, which Is about 185 miles
above the mouth of the river.
"It Is estimated that seventeen
per cent of the area In the Wil
lamette water shed, or 1.237,000
acres, Is arable land, the largest
percentage of which Is located in
the floor of the Willamette valley
proper. Of this area, approxim
ately 875,000 acres were farmed In
1929. The following statement Is
minted from thu renort of the IT. S
army engineers on fhe Willamette
river, submitted under house Doc
308, 09th congress, 1st session, dated
September 30, 1931:
"'The valley of Willamette river
Is the largest highly developed area
tn the state of Oregon, containing
nearly two-thirds of the population
and probably at least as large a
proportion of the wealth and in
dustrv of the state.'
"The 1930 reports of the United
States bureau of census show that
there were 2.730.407 acres In farms
in the nine Willamette valley coun
ties and 51 per cent of the num
ber of farms In the state of Ore
gon were located In these nine
counties. These reports show that
the value of the lauds lu farms in
WORK STARTS
This aerial picture shows the beginning of the Tennessee Valley Authority's $34,000,000 Nornsdam on
the Clinch river In mountainous eastern Tennessee. A dam 253 feet high Is to create a mcuntair. lake
with an 800-mlle shoreline and supply supplementary power at Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee river In
Alabama. (Associated Press Photo)
Continuation of
T. B. Convention
rrom Page One
In the morning reports, Included
the continued decline of the tuber
culosis death rate in the state as
well as throughout the nation In
spite of cuts in appropriations for
public health services; growth to
26 county public health associations
now affiliated with the Oregon
tuberculosis association; no discon
tinuance of any county public
health nursing service during the
past year although reductions were
made In expenditures and that In
the matter of Christmas seal sales,
only the District of Columbia and
ten other states secured a higher
per capita than Oregon.
In connection with the sale of
seals, the following counties In
creased their totals over 1932;
Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Gil
lam. Grant, Harney, Hood River,
Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lin
coln, Malheur, Polk. Sherman, Jack
son, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union,
Wheeler and Yamhill.
Death rate from tuberculosis In
Oregon, which was 95 per 100,000
population at the beginning of the
association, dropped to 37 per 100,
000 in 1931, the last year for which
census bureau figures are available.
Panel discussions occupied tne
morning session with the visitors
providing the speaker for the Kl
wanls club luncheon at noon, dele
gates joining with the service club
and again Wednesday with the
Rotarv club. Following tne aiter-
noon adjournment the delegates
were taken to the state tuberculosis
hospital for an inspection of the
institution. Separate dinners are be
ing held this evening for the phy
sicians and the county association
presidents, the former at the Mar
lon hotel and the latter at Cole's
restaurant. A seal sale breakfast
Is scheduled for the Spa Wednes
day mornlnar at 7:45 o'clock with
the morning session taking up at
9:30 o'clock. The convention closes
late Wednesday afternoon.
PROCESSING TAX
ON HOGS INCREASED
Wa.shinaton. Feb. 27 UP Secre
tary Wallace said today the process
ing tax on hogs would be increased
from $1.50 per hundredweight to
$2.25 at midnight Wednesday.
This Is the last of the progressive
increases planned when the tax was
placed in effect. Receipts finance
tlw corn-hog production control
campaign.
RETURNS FROM VISIT
Brooks Mrs. LeRoy Murdick re
turned home Friday from New York
where she had spent the winter with
her daughter. Mrs. Nina Roll. Mrs.
Murdick also visited in Ohio, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aspin-
wall. She reported the weather 30
below zero back east. She owns and
operntes a large greenhouse near
Waconda.
Mill City Out-of-town visitors In
Mill City over Sunday and Monday
were Mr. and Mrs. George B. Mc-
Leod of Portland and San Francis
co. McLeod Is vice-president of the
Hammond Lumber company. F. R.
Olin. local manager here took them
to Portland In his car Monday af
ternoon. the Willamette valley In 1930 was
$209,058,147 and the vaJue of farm
buildings was $66,865,496. The total
value of farm lands and buildings
in 1930 in the Willamette valley
was $275,923,643.
"There Is a wide variation In the
mean annual precipitation in the
Willamette river drainage area. The
maximum is estimated to be as
high as 130 Inches annually, with
minimum average of 40 Inches per
annum. Plate 2, attached hereto, Is
Uken from tlie report of the U. S.
army engineers on the Willamette
river above referred to.
"The studies made by the D. 8.
army engineers of flood records of
the Willamette river above referred
to show that with a 20-foot gage at
Salem 420 square miles of lands
adjacent to the Willamette river
are flooded, and that a crest height
of 20 feet or over on the Salem
gajre has occurred at Internals of
from one to four years, with an
average Interval, between 1892 and
1930. of two years.
"The largest portion of the area
flooded Is under cultivation and in
eludes some of the most fertile and
highly developed lands In the Wtl
lsmette valley. Approximately one
fourth of the total area of lands
under cultivation In the W Ilia met t
valley has been flooded once every
two years, on the average, since
1892."
ON BIG N ORRIS DAM IN TENNESSEE
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LATE UPTURNS
IN GRAIN PRICE
Chicago, Feb. 27 Helped by a
strong rally in the silver market,
wheat rose late today to almost 2
cents a bushel above yesterday's fin
ish. The upturn of wheat prices ap
peared to be partly caused by the
fact that the wheat market had
been on the down-grade for a week,
and had worked into an over-sold
condition. At today's minimum pric
es, wheat was off 4'i cents from last
week's top figures.
Wheat closed unsettled, 1-1
above yesterday's finish. Corn un
changed to ft higher, oats 5-8 to Tfc
up, and provisions varying from two
cents decline to 5 cents advance.
Grain prices tended upward early
after an Irregular start. Firmness of
the stock market, together with gos
sip about possible monetary devel
opments shortly, were bullish fac
tors. Opening at 3-8 decline to hi
advance, May 86 Vi to 3-8, wheat lat.
er showed an all around gain. Corn
started unchanged to 4 up, and
subsequently altered little.
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regarded as the primary purpose of
the pending legislation.
The vote against the bonus was
64 to 24.
Seven democrats and 7 republi
cans voted for the bonus amend
ment but it was defeated by 23 re
publicans, 40 democrats and the
lone farmer laborlte.
The veterans combination put
through three liberalizing amend
ments for former service men to
add to the $60,000,000 given Spanish
war veterans yesterday and the
$189,000,000 additional for the next
fiscal year voted a week ago for
federal workers' salaries.
Democratic leaders stood by apa
thetically and did not utter a word
of opposition. Hence, the liberal
izations shot through without roll
calls.
The lack of administration oppo
sition led to speculation of some
understanding about a veto, but
leaders were silent for the time be
ing. Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
the majority leader, said "It was
apparent that a majority favored
modification If not repeal of the
economy act."
He added if the Steiwer-Mccar-
ran amendments remain in the bill
the bill more than probably will
encounter an executive veto."
The Steiwer R., Ore., proposal
providing relief for some 2.000 World
war emergency officers also was
approved.
Senator Byrnes T., S.C.), estim
ated its cost at $2,942,000.
It would provide retirement pay
for such an officer whose disease
or Injury or aggravation of disease
or Injury "was at any time during
his service made a matter of record
by competent military or naval
authorities."
An amendment by Senator George
D., Ga.), providing for payment
of war risk insurance claims aa
tudlcated before the economy act,
but on which actual disbursements
had not been made, was approved,
Only about 100 cases would be af
fected, George said.
Another Steiwer amendment was
approved providing service-connected
compensation for veterans whose
injuries were due to treatment mai
practice.
Senator Long (D., La.), at this
point offered the cash bonus as an
amendment, evidently figuring tne
senate was In a mood to go the
limit on the veterans question.
Senators McNary and Steiwer of
Oregon voted against the bonus
proposal.
Washington, Feb. 27 OP) The
president's letter to Speaker Ratney
that he would veto the Patman bo
nus bill was made public today by
the speaker as follows:
"Memorandum for the speaker
"Dear Henry:
"Mac has shown me your letter of
February twenty-first.
"Naturally when I suggested to
you that I could not approve the bill
for the payment of the bonus er-
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massed. Nazis, knowing that the
Austrian border was heavily guard
ed against them, might thrust
across a corner of Czechoslovakia
almost directly toward Vienna.
But It was known also that
Czechoslovakia, freed from the
Hapsburg Austro-Hungarian empire
when it was split up after the World
war, had threatened to invade Aus
tria if an effort were made to put
young Archduke Otto, now studying
at Louvain, Belgium, on the tlironc
of either Austria or Hungary.
Reports that restoration of the
throne might be resorted to in an
attempt to settle Austria's political
troubles have become Increasingly
frequent In recent weeks. Some of
the government's most loyal sup
porters are known to be monarch
ists. While the troop movements na
turally occupied surface attention
they came at the same time with
authoritative reports that mere
was hope of a solution of the bitter
dispute between Austria and Ger
many over the nazl situation.
Reliable sources told tne unitea
Press there was hope of peace by
the early days of March.
Secret and exploratory negotia
tions were begun during the week
end. It was reported here that restora
tion of peace was dependent for
one thing on the transfer or dismis
sal of Theo Habtcht, German lead
er of the Austrian nazis and con
tact man for Hitler.
It was said also that Hitler was
considering the advisability of sac
rificing Habtcht. It was Hablcht
who in a wireless speech last week
issued an "ultimatum" to the Aus
trian government giving It until
noon tomorrow to reach a "Ger
man" solution of the nasi dispute-
in simple words to capitulate to
the nazl demands.
LADIES CLUB MEETS
Clear Lake iThe Ladies' club met
for an all day quilting. No business
tuisi Kt.t ctwinl meetinir was
called to finish a quilt for Miss
Rutherford of Salem. Those present
were Mrs. Theo. Stolk, Mrs. Ralph
DUtOlt, Mrs. JOCK. UUUWV, iwia. n . c
Clement, Mrs. Linquest, Mrs. Amos
Smith, Mrs. V. Boyd. Mrs. Roy
Smith, Mrs. Arthur Baker.
Qtiuartnn Mm h Fjrffprinir and
small son, Billy, have left for their
home In Oakland, cam. iney were
called to Silverton two weeks ago to
attend the funeral services of Mrs.
Eggerlng's father, William Schaec
ker. tlf lcates I did not mean that I might
let it become law without my signa
ture. "I don't do things that way.
"What I meant was that I would
veto the bill, and I don't care who
vou tell this to.
"Let me know your thoughts on
the next step.
"F. D. R."
The "Mac" referred to by the
president Is Marvin Mclntyre, one
of his three secretaries.
Questioned by reporters as to what
the next step would be, Rainey
said:
"To vote on the bill March 12."
"Do you think It will pass now in
view of the president's announced
stand?"
"I am not sure that it will pas
now but there is one thing sure
about It, If It passes the president
is going to veto it."
The vote was forced by 145 mem
bers of the house who signed the
Lundeen petition to discharge the
ways and means committee from
considering the bill. Under the rules
a vote, requiring a majority, will be
taken to decide whether the house
will consider the bill.
Rainey did not make public the
text of his own letter to the White
House, but it was known that in It
he said some members of congress
felt the president might let the
bonus legislation become law with
out his signature.
! FARMERS'
j GRAIN
WAREHOUSE
I Liberty nt Trade Sis.
' Grain Dealers
i 100 It. Chick Mash tl-95
100 Ita. t.ft Prod 1.15
i IN It. Et( Muh 1.1.1
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CATTLE UP IN
NUMBERS BUT
11 II
A decrease of 2J percent In the
farm value of all Oregon cattle ac
companied by an Increase of two
percent in the number of animals
on the farm is the dominant feat
ure of the annual livestock survey
Just completed by the United SUtea
bureau of agricultural economics, ac
cording to figures related by John
S. Dcnnee, federal statistician sta
tioned at Portland.
The total value of all farm ani
mals on January 1, 1934, Is given as
$32,572,000, a decrease of $822,000
from a year earlier. All cattle art
valued at $13,575,000 compared with
$17,612,000 on January 1, 1933, a de
crease of $4,037,000. Shot-p Increased
2 percent in numbers, from 2,355,000
to 2,391,000 head, and had a farm
value of $9,374,000, an increase of
$2,374,000 over a year earlier. Milk
cows increased to 2tio,000 from 255,-
000 on January 1, 1933 but the prtoa
declined from $31 to $2A per head.
Hogs decreased In numbers 30 per
cent, to 177,000, and decreased m
farm value $195,000, having a total
value of $750,000. The drop In pric
per head was slight. The pig survey
of December ,1933, conducted by th
bureau of agricultural economies
indicates about 20 percent less Ont
gon sows will Jwrrow in tiie sprinf
than farrowed .st spring.
The inventory values of livestock
given In this report must not bt
confused with the value of livestock
production nor with the Incom
from livestock.
There was an Increase In tba
number of cattle and decreases In
the numbers of all other species of
livestock on the farms of the United
States during 1933. The number of
milk cows on January 1, 1934 was
26,062,000 head, say 3,1 percent larg
er than on January 1 of the preced
ing year, and was the largest num
ber on record. But the value of milk
cows declined per head from $29.25
on January 1, 1933 to $27.09 on Jan
uary 1, 1934. Heii'er calves being kept
for milk cows Increased about 3 per
cent, and yearling heifers kept for
milk cows increased about 1 percent
to 4,749,000 head.
The total value of all livestock on
farms January 1, 1934 was $2,854,
217,000, an Increase of about 7 per
cent over the total value on January
1 the preceding year. In the case of
horses, mules and sheep sharp in
creases In value per head resulted
in a total value of each of these spa.
les higher thn a year ago, the de
crease numbers notwithstanding:
The value per head of cattle was
lower this year than a year earlier.
The increase in the number of cat
tle was not sufficient to offset this
decreased value per head, and ths
total value of all cattle was lower
than a year ago.
PRUNE MANAGER
SEES GOOD OUTLOOK
E, W. Stlllwell, general manager
of the United Prune Growers of
California, upon returning to Cali
fornia the other day after a flvo
weeks eastern trip, Informed of
finding Improving optimism in ins
principal eastern markets for Cal
ifornia prunes and in regard to gen
eral business conditions for ths
present and the future, says the Cal
ifornia Fruit News. He reports find
ing willingness on the part of trad
groups everywhere to cooperate m
the merchandising of California
prunes, adding to the assistants)
which the California pool's adver
tising has given. Supplies of old
crop prunes have been practically
cleaned up, Mr. Stillwell reports and
says the spot stocks of prunes to
most places are small and the move
ment into consumption good. Prunf
bread Is gradually increasing in pro
duction, as Is the use of prune Jules,
he says.
Silverton Miss Janice Dunivan of
the Silverton grade schools was s
week-end guest of Miss Mary Holt
house at the Gamma Phi Beta sor
ority at Oregon State college. Miss
Dunivan and Miss Holt house wers
classmates in the Mill City high
school.
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