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Newspaper Page Text8 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGOV WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1034 BUTTER CUBES LOWER TODAY ALONG COAST Portland, March 21 (LP) General cut of half a cent a pound In the price on all butter cube scores except 92 was made at the last session of the produce exchange, confirming forecasts of a lower market. Butur fat Is unchanged. Market for egvs continues to show shaded or unstable prices despite the announcements of advances made from several sources. A check up of sales to retailers discloses this. As a resul of the general butting of cheese prices, a slower trade is nested at whole.sale but retail business Is reported as somewhat Improved in many spots. First home grown asparagus of the season of ft red In the wholesale trade mas reported with sales at $ f0 dozen bunches. Easier prices are suggested for California asparagus here with con tinued increase In supplies. Quality shows considerable mixture with re sulting erratic asking prices by wholesalers. Best around 7c lb. Market for cauliflower-broccoli Continues firm witli an occaf-ional truckload from Host-burg and lim ited local offerings. Sales are being made up to $1.25 crate for Is. There Is an extreme demand here for country killed calves and recent higher values are being maintained. Demand is in fact good fur all meats except mutton, which arc more mo derately sought. W. P. Fuller V Co., announce a cut of 5 cents gallon in turiutinc. Tomato market erratic, quality of this character, potatoes and onions remain dull, especially the former. Hawaiian new potatoes are selling well with small Florida stock scarce. Rhubarb market demand good for both field and hothouse stock. Halibut prices are being shaded. SLIGHT RALLIES IN GRAIN MART Chicaeo, March 21 Despite re ports of unfavorable crop conditions southwest and northwest alike, wheat prices ranged lower almost throughout today's trading, but ral lied a little at the last. Based largely on advices relating to labor difficulties and to proposed stock market restrictions, grain trade sentiment was pessimistic. Transactions in wheat were of un usually meager volume. Wheat closed unsettled, U to 5-8 under yesterday's finish. May 87l,i fc; corn unchanged to 3-8 down; oats H-'i off, and provisions un changed to 5 cents decline. BUSY EVENING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT The city fire department caused a lot or excitement late last night when It responded to an alarm from the Walker Market, 178 South Commercial street. It developed that Everett Walker, proprietor of the market, was testing out his smokehouse and the smoke fumes escaped Into the front part of the market. It was quite a lively evening, all In all, for the fire department, but little damage was done by any of the several fires reported. A false alarm came In from 365 North Sum mer street, which, it ts said, does rot exist. Wliile the firemen were on this run a call came from 635 North Summer, which eviden tly hod been confused with the other call. A few minutes later an alarm came from Summer and Union streets In the same district. The chimney fire at 635 North Summer proved to be considerable of a flame and firemen had to scale the roof. Residents of the house refused the fin-men admis sion inside until convinced H was necessary. It was the W. T. Jenks residence. A furnace smoke at the New Salem hotel was the next call. It did no damage. EXCHANGE SEATS TUMBLE IN PRICE New York, March 21 iVt The price of New York stock exchange seats tumbled sharply today, In the first transactions since proposed fe deral legislation to regulate securi ties trading took definite form. The exchange announced that one transfer was arranged at $110 000, and another at $105.noo. The last previous transfer was February 3, at $11)0,000. In 1133, the price of scats fluctu ated between $!H).000 and $250,000. GROWERS PROTEST MARKETING CODE Portland, March 21 iA" Warning that a proposed agricultural ad Justnient administration marketing agreement for Florida strawberries would "put canned fruit In the Junk class,"' Oregon and Wash ington growers of berries and small fruit have filed unanimous protest against the code. Many of them met here Tuesday. Under the Florida agreement. It was declared, only the standard sizes and grades of fresh strawber ries could be shipped, although am ie or grade could be shipped If frown or canned. Oregon stale college, through Its farm extension service, was asked by the growers and r Aimers to pro test the Florida marketing agree ment to the AAA In Washington Boston (LPV-If a tnxtcab driver accepts a client's Invitation to an ventng's entertainment, he cannot legally collect cab fares from his host, according to a ruling of Mu nicipal Judge Francis J. Oood. NEW YORK STOCKS Closing Quotations Alaska Juneau . Alukkti Chtmicul Au;e:tcan cn . . Dys American Commercial Alcohol Am r lmn St Kore.gu power American Por At Light .... American Smell At Kef A. T. Ac T Anaconda American Tobacco B Atchison . , Atlantic Ref Ht-nchx Aviation Bethlehem ttteel Burroughs Adding Machine .. Chlifornla Pack J. I. Case Caterpillar Tractor ChryMer Commercial Solvent Continental Can , Corn Products ("units Wright L)w Pont EjKtman ; i.erul Electric (tt-tii-ral Foods (it'in-ml M' tors Dust in.: Ittti ithti.kc MiniiiK rri:ttoji:il H ; sUT . iuU'ntiiU'.iiiil J 1. T. T John M:ui KcnjiecoU . . . LibtJiy-O-FVinl MARKET QUOTATIONS pwrn.wh htiiik mkki:t Portland. March 21 UC '1 :u re was a famuli (.upuiy of local tihp;.i,uit ot tered dunn the Wcuni:.uy ct.s.on of the farmer' tiiMs.dc mantel Tau wa the iiiilial biocfc of the sea.soii fnun t!ie inuncdiaie Portland terri tory htid was of excellent b.iA and quuiity. It was brouh'tit In by ticalu s.. anu soiu i in uo. nuncnis. Cilllurnlu UfparaUb With weaker at $1 75-a pyramid 2,'2 tloz. bunches. iM'matiu ior caouaKe was exi-i-nt'iit with Siiies mostly bu-tiuc crate. Limit ed utot ks ol No. 2 caulillower wire ailahle and grabbed ut 7"ic crate. Field Ki'own rhubarb wan ti5c per la-lb. box. tipir.aclt e.ihy. central sales 50c orniiKe box, few 4U-0UC. Oeneial prices ruled: AMuirinus Mid-Columbia 5c lb. 2 4(1 pyramid. Bee th Loral 15-17' tc doz. twnrnes Carrots New local 2Uc. old 15c doz bunches, lugs 20c, TuniiiiJt LocmI white 15c. purple top 1-17'. c doz. buiuhcs. lufe's 20-5. icui.ioanas ro. 1 2ac lug, oruiuary 22'..-a.')C lug Potatoes Deschutes 1.60: Yakima No. 1 Sl.M), No. 2 Sl.tU; local No. 1 $1.15-25 cental, 75c onmge box. CuohaKe liocal bO-n.'tc crate, red 40e ciiiituloiiiie crate, Chlnefte 70-75c, celery noc-ai spring ao-auc, winter 10c doz. bunchen. Onions Green 25-30c doz. bunches. Dry: Orenon No. 1 1.15. No. 2 t)c-l linis.se is Kurouts wo. l oo-sac dox 85-75c crate. Aumes Local tumble pack 45-eOc box, fare and fill 75-Hfir. Bpinnrn Local ou-btic orange dox. Caulinowcr-bioccoll, local U0c-Sl B crate. No. 3 G5-75r. crate. Hhuh.irb Outdoor grown 65-iOc lS-lb. box, 30c do, bunches. POKTI.ANh WHOI.CS.M.t: Portland. March 21 tut-) These nre prices retailers pay wholesalers, except where otherwise staled: Butter Extras, standards 25c lb. Butterfal Portland delivery: Grade 2:i-24c, Fatiuer's door delivery 20-2 lc lb. Cheese Belllna price to Portland retailers: Tillamook triplets lfl.c loaf 17c lb Tillamook sellln prices tn wholesalers: Triplets 14c. loaf 15c lb Cofptllle triplets to retailers 14c, loaf IftC Mi. bwibk wheels aac iu. F.kkk Buying prices of wholosnlers: Prehh extras 16c, fl rstn 14c, mediums 14c pullets 12c. uiidergrades lue doz. Milk "ontract price. 4 Portland delivery 9195 cwt. B grade cream 31,c lb. Live poultry Portland delivery. buying prices Colored fowls under 64 lbs 14c, over 5', lbs. 13c, pullets 2- lbs. 13-14c lb U yhorn fowls over 3 lbs. 10c lb., under 3 lbs. 10c lb., broilers l'7-2 lbs. 17c over 2 lbs. 14- 16c. stHKS Be. roosters 6c. tk-uiUK prices by wholesalers: Lliiht hens 10c lb., medium hens 10 a -1 lc. heavy colored hens 14c lb. Pekin ducks 12c, colored 10c lb. Geese 10c lb. Tuikeys Belling prices: Dressed dry picked young to ma 14 lbs down lHc, hens o ids, up ivc iu, tjiu torus 12-13C lb. Selling prices: No. 1 toiiiu 1HC, No. 1 hens 18-lUc lb. r iii.mi t hi i Strawberries Nominal. Orannes Calil. navels, fancy 2 50- 3.35; choice 2 .10-13. CranDernes northwest, nrr-arisne and Howes tl.50-U0 per l bbl. East ern iHte Howes (1 60 4 bbl. Grapefruit Imperial valley Sl-90- 12.35 case: Florida S3 75 case. Umes Box oi luu, ft lo-a. Lemons Calif. $b 25-75 case. BanutiaK Bunrhen 5c, hands S'c. titi.sii vtiiriti.is Aparaus Sacramento-Stockton 5-7c lb. Local 91.50 d7. bunches. New potatoes Florida Triumphs t?. 50-60 per 50 lbs. 7c lb. Hawaii $1 t!f ier 2I-tb. box. rcppei s i milium iu aoc id. Bnn colt Local und Iioheburg No. 1 tlS1 25 per crate: No. 2 75c. mumhers tsnring. noinouse. lo cal lU)c-si,75 dozen. Spinach imcal 00-R5C orange dox. Onions Yakima 11.40-50; Oregon 11 40-50. peas rsiiTiirnia o-oc id. Hhuharb Hothouse fey. BSC. choice ic, field grown 75c 15-lb. box. Hwect potatoes Callfornin VI 70-75 crate: yams f2-t'J 15 Ier hulirl. elery Cahiornia si-si.2d: nesris 1 15-25 doz bunches l'nt)U.tge Heu c id. ixjcai ou-uc crate. Lettuce Imperial 92 30-75 crate. Tomatoes Hothouse 2il-27'.ac lb. Mexican S3 65-75 ltig repacked. Potatoes itOiMl white and rrd ft t to $1.25 cental; Yakima $1 35-40: Des chutes $145-50. bilkers $165-70. Mr us ami rmniMtiiNs Country meats--Selling prices to retailers, Country killed hoRS. best butchers tinder 50 Ins. 0-0'jC Ih Veal ei 00-100 Ihs 10-101, c lb, llght-thln (I -tic lb. Heavy calves 6-flc lb. Yenr llnK lambs 15r, spring Inmhs 19-20C, ewes 4-7r lb. Canner cows 2'j-3'ac lb Bulls fi',-6c lb lenf lard -Tierce basis lb. Baron Fnncv 22-.l3c lb Ham Fc-y IR'tC lb. picnics 12'iC HOPS, HOOI. Hips '334 clusters 54-2BV tb. Wool ig:u elln nominal. Willam ette valley 20 -25c. eastern Oregon 25- 2tiC 10. rKuni t. iniF Port In nd. Mar. 31 UPi -Tlie follow ing prices were named to be effective too ay : Butter Cube entrap 2.1 'C. stand ards v.ic, prime nrsis jjc, iirsis jc 22' -e lb. Cheese 92 score, Oregon triplets 12c. losl 13c lb Brokers pay 3c less, F.citi Pacific Poultry Producers' selling prices: Fresh extrus 15c. stand ards 13c, mediums 13c doz. Cartons ic higher. roHTI.NI SI (MR. FIOl R Portlnnd, Mar. 21 -Cane nnr.ir. Crnnilrtrd $4 55: fruit ir berry $4 75; beet stK.tr $4 4.1 CWt Domestic flour Selling prtret mill del t very 25-bbl lots: Potent 49s $0 10. $t5 HO. blended $8 l5-$fl 70: b!uetem $t;30-$S40- soft white pastrv $5 HO. whole wnent 9 30-au; rye $5 eu-to iu: graham $5 30-50. PORTI tM I IVFSTOCK Portlsiul. March 31 ti Csttle 100, calves 10. Steady. Steers, gixxl. common snrt medium $3tt.S-$H00; heifers, common-me.tium $:i25-$5 2.s Cows, good, eximnion snd meditim $3-4 50: low cutter snd cut ler $1 50-$3. Built, ctitter, cXMnmon, by Associated Press Ltegett it Myera B Liquid Caib Montgomery Ward Kasn Motors Nut:oiial Blhcuit National Dau-y Product . Nat o.irtl Ui.stillerti Pac:f;c Gut At fclecmc ... Packard J. C. Penney Perm. H. H Phillip Petroleum Public Service N. J Pullman Sear H-ebucli Shell Union Southern Pacific Stuiuh'id Brani's Standard Oii at Callfui lilt STiuulfud Oil of New Jtr-si Studebiiiter Traiib-America Union Cuih Union Pacific United Alrcrf: United Co: (ir;:tiori U. S. liKiiivrn.:! Alo'.ol .. United S'.utes K libber .... United St itis H:iel Western Fiectrlc At Mfrf. . Wjl; worth 24". M.oi(i ci i:rt ii oTiTKiNi Cities Sr:.ce KU-cirlc ii Hid fc Share 17 H-Ajfl Ac Co 102 medium $2 5u-$3.25. Vtult rs, good and cnoice ((. M-Uti, toil, iwtnniuii, nn-d-lum 4.)-i(j oU, calti, good and c.iotce coi.ii.:'jn-jueti;um t2 JU-S5. IPitf.- 31jU. lrfht-i'icd. wt.ah'.s loer, L.Kl.twt iviit, g'XJd and c:;o.c t ',75 $4 jo. mm. urn wt., good-choice (4 oo $4 .')(); lu'.ivywt-lht, t,of.U-cito.ce t:t $4.15, p.ick.ni; suas, kjuU &2 hj-i b0, feeder and stt-cier p.g.t, guud-ciiotct-$3 2.-3.75. Sheep 100. Steady. Lambs, Kood-cnotcc $80 00, com mon, in i-fl mm $6 -$.1.2 j, yearling we thers $.'-$7. Ewcn, nood-C'ioice i3.i0 14.50, cominon-medium $2-$3.75. POKTI.M (iltVIN Portland, March 21 J-Wheat fu tures; open hitrh low cloM- May 72'2 T2'2 72 ' i 721, July 72'., 72 '4 72'4 72' j Cash: Bit, Bend Bltn stem 73' j ; darl; hard winter. 12 78, llr 73: soft white, western white, hard winter, northern spnmr, western red 71' .. Oats, No. 2 white $20 50. Corn No. 2 yellow $23 25. MlMrun Btundard $13. Car receipts: Wheat 156. flour 11. corn 2, hay 2, oats 1, barley 1. CHICAGO (illtlS Chlcnpo. March 21 W, Wheat, No. 2 mixed Hfl. Corn: No. 2 mixed 43, yellow 4ft 4f)i,i. white 52; old No. 6 mixed 40'4. No. 2 yellow 50. Oats. No. 2 white 34Y, -3m '. ; No 3 white 34. Hye. No. 1. 3',. Barley 60 80. Timothy seed $7.25-50 cwt. Clover seed $11-$14 cwt. Lard, tierces $6.22, loose $C 20. Bel lies $8. f.xpout w ih:t Portland, Mar. 21 ' The emergen cy export corporation remained out of the market todav for soft white wheat for foreign shipment Price a week ago 78c bushel. BOSTON WOOL Boston, March 21 (UPj Little of nnvthliiK was sold In the wool market today except a little scoured wool for woolen voods. Sellers were biding their time rather than to piess wool n the market, which tended to keep rj notations unchanged. 'Hie U. 8. Arl. Dept. said: "Greasy combing and clothing domestic wools In the Boston market nre very quiet. Few In quiries are being made for these lines of woo. Nominal Quotations. however, are unchanged from last week as holders sre lint attempting to push sales. A very limited volume of business Is being transacted on scoured wools for woolen manufac ture. ' CHICAGO I.IVKSTOCK Chlcatto. March 21 M'i U.SD.A. Hogs 22.000: fairly active steady. 180- 280 lbs. $4 40-50; sows $3 60-75. cattle 7500: prices higher but k II- lng quality better, lamely strong mar ket, some sales I$-15c up. 1500-lb. average $6 50: yearllmcs $7 65; saus HKe hulls $3 40; cuttrr cows $2 65 down; vealers $,5.50-$6.50, stockers slow. Sheen (1000; fat lambs slow, under tone weak to 25c lower, sellers asking steady or around $0.35 on near choice offerings; initial packer bids usually at $9 downward; wooled lamhs pre dominating but run Includes fair proportion led cupped lambs as yet unsold; fall shnrns upward to $H; native ewes $5-$5 50; feeding lambs aosent. SAN FRANCISCO 111 TTKKFAT San Francisco, Mar. 21 Butter fat fob San Francisco 25c lb. SN FRANCISCO DAIRY San Francisco. Mar. 21 uw Butter. !)3 score 24c, 91 score 23c, 90 score 22 ' c lb Exits Large 17c, med. 15c, small 13c dozen. Cheese Fey. flats, triplets 12c lb Ni:vV Yoitn hops NYw York. Mar. 2L V Hons steady. Pacific const 1033 nnme to choice 3fl. 3Rc, medium to prime 35-3flc lb 1A32 nrlme to choice 32-33c. medium-prime 10-31C lb Salem Markets Complied from reports of Sa lem dealers, for (lie guidance of Capital Journal leaders, lltcrised UaJl;;. Wheat, No. 2 white 59c, red sacked 57c bushel. Feed oats $14 ton, milling oats 16c, mailing barley No. 1 $16, feed barley $14 ton. Clover $11. oats snd vetch $10, val ley alfalfa $12 ton Hogs -Mtdxel Market top grades 140-160 lbs. $4 00; 165-200 lbs $4 25; 200-225 lbs. $4 00: 225-250 lbs. $3 75. Veal 8',c lb. dressed. Ton hots 120 lbs. 10c lb dressed. Poultry Light hens 6c. medium 7c lb. Heavy hens under o lbs 12c. over 5 lbs lie lb Colored fryers 10c. med ium colored fryers Sc. Leghorn broil ers 10c Leghorn medium He, light 7o lb Colored broilers 10c Stags 5c, old roosters 4c lb Esgs Med. 9c, extras 11c, standard IOC diven. Butter Cubes 2fl,'le, prints 24c Duttcrfat-23tf lb IVOtll. 110II4IH Wool Course 8lo lb. medium flta isssbs 21c lb Macon Turns Back And Re-Enters Berth Sunnyvale. Cal.. March 31 tLPV Frced to turn back by unfavorable meat Iter, the U. 8. dirigible Macon was berthed today at her hangar here after a flight of less than eight hours yesterday over the San Fran cisco bav region. Original plans railed for ft trip to the Pacific northwest. Officers of the giant dlriwible now were uncer tain when the projected flight northward would be taken. Many new motion picture thrat era are bring built in England. LABOR TROUBLES DROP PRICES ON STOQKHARKET New York, March 21 (IP) Labor troubles and indications the revised slock exchange regulation bill would be passed unsettled the stock mar ket today. A sharp break in the early dialings carried the list down 1 to nearly 6 points. A slight recov ery from the lows followed with vol ume light. Tlie list was steady near the close. Many traders, believing the ad ministration would be unaole to prevent an automobile btrike, sold. Wall Street showed Its fear over the stock exchange bill by reticence to trade on either side of the mar ket. Auciher reflection of the ex change bill was the trend of buying touaid Canadian issues. The latter were fctcudy to firm all day in the fate ol selling elsewhere lu the mar ket. Automobile Issues were depressed t: ply for a time. Steels were weak early, but they too, regained a larye part of the Jos cs. U. S. Smelt in? at one time was down nearly 6 points of which near ly hull was retained. OUier hilver issues mutle com1. ponding swings. Itnllicad ibucs were weak despite favorable carloariing-j rt -ports of in dividual rcnd-. Mv'iT.uitile i.ssucs and wet stocks held well tl.rouiiout tlie day. Hin k salt's tociv Tvere 1.070.000 sliai. s against l.fiW.ooo shares yc; teiii.iy. Curb s.i!es Wire 253,000 shan-s OLair.st 204,000 shares yes terday. Dox Junes preliminary averages showed ir.fluMrial, 99.33 off 1.68; railroad, 40.94 off 1.00; utility 25.71 off 0.41. E FGRJPWAY Portland, March 21 (LP) Flora t pical of Orvgcn will dominate the roatiide plantings to be made on either side of tlie si i per-high way between Milwaukee and Oregon City, it was announced by Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the highway commis sion after a conference with various organizations interested in beauti fication of the highways.. 'Hie bids for the planting will be advertised to be opened April 5. The United States bureau of public roads contributed $15,000 for the work, and the plan, drawn under the di rect ionof David E. Thompson, resi dent engineer, was approved by the ban Francisco office of the bureau. A committee representing the American Institute of Architects, composed of Harold Doty, Jamieson Parker and Herman Brookmaii, fa vored a plan which would include domination of the landscaping scheme by Sequoia trees. Mrs. John Rislcy of the Portland Garden club, and Mrs. C. P. Dean of the Milwau kie city council, successfully led a fight for the adoption of the Thomp son plan calling for domination by at least 30 percent of the plantings to be typical Oregon flora. Tlie plan calls for plantings of 39 varieties of shrubs, 23 varieties of trees and seven varieties of vines. It is the most extensive roadside plant ing project yet started along state highways. RESCUE PARTIES DOT ICY WASTES Little America. Antarctica. Mar. 21 (IP) (Via Mackay Radio) Res cue parties and parties to rescue rescuers dotted the Ross ice barrier today. William C. Bowiin and Clay Bail ey, camping out with their fuelless monoplane on the barrier, awaited gasoline. Admiral Richard E. Bvrd and William McCormick, In an autogiro, set out in front of them yesterday. At the same time two dog sled teams left the camp here, also to seen the missing aviators. Ilyrd and McCormick sighted Fiowlin and Bailey and landed, to find them asleep in their tent. Tak ing off again, Byr ' and Bailoy land ed when they saw the dog sled par ties plodding southward over the snow covered ice. McCormick took up Dr. Thomas C. Poulter and Quin Blackburn of the dog sled parties to show them where Bowiin and Bailey were camped. When he landed near the dog &!ed parties the engine of the atitogiro was knee king and he de cided it had to be repaired. Uyrd took one of the rescue doc sled teams and returned to Little America afoot. Tlie second dog sled team set out to the rescue of the isolated mono plane and Bowiin and Bailey, Poulter, Blackburn and Pilot Mc Cormick stayed with the disabled aulogiro. Lieut. Comdr. Isaac Schlossback and Paul Shaw left Little America with a dog sled to take repair ma terials to the autontro. BRIDE PROCLAIMED EMPRESS OF ANNAN Saigon, French Indo-Chlna, March 21 (IP Thousands of anna- mites paraded tonight with torches and gayly-colored lanterns amidst a fireworks display In honor of Bmperor Bao Dai and his bride, a Christian commoner. The second riav of the four-day Buddhist wedding ceremonv was 5pent in formal presentations of the bride to the royal family at the palace within the "forbidden city at Hue. Only court mandarins In costly ceremonial costumes and large blue turbans watched as the bride, drc&scd in a robe with wide kimona sleeves, courtsied before the Queen Mother, grandmother of the em peror, and other members of the family. Bao Da! prepared a proclamation naming his wife empress, which mill be published Saturday. Epidemic Of In Country Threaten Recovery Program Washington, March 21 (U.fi) Industrial partnership of labor and capital throughout strikes and threats of strikes bring peace to the automobile fac tories and railwas. Upward of 1 .000.000 workers would be affected by a railway strike. Orders to drop tools in the auto plants would involve 300,000 directly and indirectly. In audition to tnese mere are numerous minor menaces to indus trial peace. At least 30 strikes or lockout disputes are before federal aerncics and in as many more work continues pending conciliation. More than 30,0'JO employes are involved in these 60 disputes. Demands fos recognition of Am- Members of the county court spent a considerable part of yester day afternoon and today Ruing over old a-.a pension applications pre paratory to getting the first pay mir.ts out early in April if pcsMble. Investigators have practically com pleted their investigations of the various applications and it is now up to the court to confirm these and to r.rcign the pension applicants to various classes according to their needs. This classification will de termine the difference in the amount of monthly payments to be made to applicants. Court members slated that there are many different questions to be decided before payment is approved and the difference in classiiication is to be arrived at. There are also many of the applications which it is believed will show the applicants Ineligible to pensions under the law. With over 500 applications to pass on the court has a lot of heavy work to do betore warrants are lin- ally drawn. It is understood that first pay-1 ments will be made to cover the period from the first of the year and the April warrant will be the lamest of any issued this year. Continuation of Japan Offers from Tage One two countries that is fundamen tally incapable of amicable solu tion." Hull concurred in this statement and added: "If unhappily there should arise in the future any controversy be tween our two countries, the Ameri can government will bo prepared, ! as I believe it always has been in1 the past, to examine the position of Japan in a sprit of amity V Further the two statesmen spoke favorably of an extension of trade between the two countries. I The notes were released simul-! taneously to the press at the state! department here and In Tokyo. I The Japanese note was delivered by Hirochi Saito, Nippon's new am bassador here. Just one month ago, but only today was Its receipt dis closed. Some close observers here saw in it a friendly attempt by Japan to lay the groundwork for opening discussions with the United States; on several questions on which the i two nations are not in complete1 accord. Included in this category would 1 be Japan's unofficial proposal for a preliminary two-nation confer ence for a discussion of naval arm amenta before the general naval conference which Is to be held in Washington in 1935. Japan has already served notice she will seek parity at that time. Others considered it significant that the note had been dispatched just one week before Pu Yi, the former boy emperor of China, be came Emperor Kang Teh of the Japanese-sponsored empire of Man chukuo, on March 1. In general, however, Japan's note was interpreted as an aus picious introduction of Ambassador Saito, accredited with being closer to the military party in Japan than was his predecessor, Ambassa dor Debuchl. London, March 21 (JF) An auth oritative British source said today that Great Britain would welcome any preliminary American -Japanese naval conference which might result from the exchange of goodwill notes between the governments at Washington and Tokyo. Official circles here say they be lieve the danger of a naval arma ments race lies primarily between the United States and Japan, with Great Britain involved indirectly. "All Indications," the authorita tive source said, "are that Japan most certainly will make immediate demands for naval parity with the United States once the subject is opened. "The probability that this also would mean naval parity with Great Britain is apparently more or less incidental to the Japanese." fCopyrUht, 193. by United Prfimt London, March 21 (IP) Japan Is seeking revision of American immi gration laws, abandonment of Phil ippine naval and air bases and recognition of Manchoukuo in re turn for an offer to maintain pres ent naval ratios, It was said in a most reliable source today. In sum, tne informant said, the negotiations comprised an ambitious scheme to stabilize and improve re lations between the United States and Japan. It was said that Japan sought: 1. Revision of the clause of the 1924 immigration law under which Japanese immigration is forbidden. 3. United States recognition of Manchoukuo, tlie Japanese fostered state formed out of Chinese Man churia, of which Pu-Yl. head of the Manchu house, has been made emperor. 3. Abandonment of United States naval and air bases in the Philip- Strikes the nation is marred today by as the administration seeks to erlcan Federation of Labor unions figure frequently In current labor troubles. Cleveland reports unrest among 16,000 workers in 11 big factories in 10 of which recognition of an A. F. of L. union is at issue. The Weirton steel strike originally involving 13, 000 workers was in protest against a company union. The threatened automobile strike would be to com pel recognition of the federation. The railway dispute is over wage schedules. Representatives of National Steel Corporation employes have de maudid that President Roosevelt compel compliance with NKA col lective bargaining provisions or sanction a steel strike. The size of the American Federa tion of Labor strike fund becomes increasingly Important as the auto mobile industry moves toward in dustrial conflict. Federation ofli cials today refused to reveal the condition of the treasury but were confident there would be "plenty of money' 'to finance tlie automo bile uruunizaiion. A rep rese'nta live of William Green, president of the federation, said Detroit unions had laree funds and predicted that widespread pop ular sympathy would assure contri butions. He recalled that the feder ation raised $500,000 for coal strikers in 19J2. TIME TO SPRAY FOR SYNETA BEETLES Warnings are again being issued as to the syne t a beetle and the ne cessity for spraying to save tlie crop from the measureless damage. It is said that last year there was fully a 20 per cent loss from fiyneia beetle damage and with outlook better than ever this year for small fruits, and that bad cherries are likely to go Into the discard, the necessity for spraying is more apparent than ever. Proper spraying and cultivation will both assist retardation of the beetle, it is stated. Insects are now said to be emerging from the soil and are In a tender stage and deep discing will kill many of them but cultivation should be done at once, is the warning. Continuation of Rail Strike Off From page One mittce of railroad managers, told the White House his group was will ing to accept the services of East man to aid in composing the differ ences. Whitney repeated labor's demand : for a restoration of the old dqv scale and an increase of 10 percent on July 1. The decision of the railway la- bormcn was presented to Mr. Roosevelt in a letter from A. F. Whitney, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives association. Railway executives already have agreed to continue the present ten per cent wage cut for another six months. The laborers held out for a 20 per cent increase over what they are now getting. The Whitney letter said: "We share your disauuolntment that agreement has not been reach ed disposing of this controversy. nowever, tne economic plight or the employes does not allow them to submit to the demands of the carriers. "We accept your proffer of the services of the federal coordinator of transportation, Joseph B. East man." In a letter to W. F. Thlehoff, chairman of the conference com mittee of railroad managers, Mr. Whitney concluded. "It Is evident that nothing can be gained at this time by further discussions between our respective committees." Meanwhile, Representative Lesln ski, D., Mich. i, agreed to a request of house leaders not to press for action on his resolution calling for a legislative investigation of the automobile manufacturing industry until President Roosevelt completes nis nnamgs. Meanwhile, it became known that William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, will urge representatives of automobile labor to simplify their demands to two key points before they confer with president Roosevelt. Green communicated with De troit by telephone. The labor program is to narrow demands to creation of a neutral review board to pass on charges ol discrimination against union men and to the immediate selection of employe representatives for collec tive bargaining. This plan was based on a belief that, if reduced to these two points, the president would have a much better chance to work out an agree ment than with the seven or eight demands so far pressed by the workers. Authoritative indications were that Administrator Johnson in his New York conferences with the au tomobile leaders, obtained agiee ment to only one half of his pro posal for strike settlement, namely creation of the impartial board to pass on grievances. The executives were presented as standing adamant against any plan for elections in their plants and re iterating their offer to deal with employes' spokesmen, whether union or not, upon proof that the men de sired such representation. pines at an early date. As regards the reported proposal for abandonment of the naval and air bases, it was said, Japan was believed to be willing to Join in a pledge to guarantee the neutrality of the Philippines. BILL TO EXTEND FEDERAL ROAD AIDJJPGRTED Following the recommendation of the Western Association of High way Officials, embracing tlie 11 western land grant states, the con gressional house committee on roads today reported out a resolu tion which would extend emer gency federal highway aid for another year, according to a tele gram received by the Capital Journal from Congressman James W. Mott. Mott, who Is a member of the committee, said that the resoultion was reported out on his motion. Tlie resolution provides for the same amount of federal road con struction aid out of national re covery funds as last year, $400, 000,000 to be divided among the state for construction on federal aid and primary and secondary state systems and $-0.000 000 for road construction work In forest reserves and other public lands. It also carries an appropriation of $10,000,000 for the repair of roods and bridges damaged by floods. Under last year's appropriation measure setting aside the same amounts lor general highway con struction and work on roads through public lands Oregon re ceived a total of about $0,400,000. It is understood here that this year's allocation of funds would be made among the states on the same basis of mileage of highways, area and population. K. H. Baldock. state highway en gineer, yesterday w ired Congress man Mott and Charles H. Martin, both of whom are members of the house roads committee, urging their cooperation in pelting immediate action on the bill. Without some such federal appro prlation Oregon will have no money next year for new construction on highways due to the depleted con dition of state finances, and the federal money provided by last year's appropriation will nil have been expended bv .November 1. 9 SENIORS CHOSEN FOR SIGMA LAMBDA Nine members of the senior class of Salem high school were noti fied during their home room period Tuesday of their nominations for membership in the Sigma Lamb In chapter of the National Honor so ciety. Tlie persons selected by the faculty committee were Verne Ad ams, Arthur Clemens, Billy Mc Reynolds, Ken Wood, Ralph Yeat er, Lunelle Chapin, Geneva Barnes, Janice Higglns and June Loc!:ridpe. With the addition of this group the active membership in the local chapter will total 32 students. None of those selected Tuesday knew in advance of their nomina tion. Their first notification of the honor conferred upon them came when the faculty advisors and offi cers of Uie iueal chapter made the rounds of the home rooms and made the selections. Selection of a number of this year's Juniors to carry on the work as seniors will be made later in the school term. This spring's addition to the hon or roll will be Initiated into the so ciety during a state-wide Initiatory program which will be held in Eu gene some time during the month of April. Initiates from all parts of the state will be asked to partici pate in the Eugene ceremony. Continuation of Drunk Drivers Ftom rage One entitled to apply for or receive any new license until the exiration of one year from the date such for mer license was revoked; provided, however, that the secretary of state may, before the expiration of one year, reinstate any such license up on the recommendation of the com mitting magistrate or upon a par don by the governor." It will be observed that the sec retary of state is allowed to use his own judgment, and does not have to reinstate the driver even though the court recommend It or the gov ernor pardon the offender. Usually tne court s reconmiendalion is fol lowed. The following cases picked from the 1933 record show the type of violators of the law who continue to hold their driver's licenses In Salem: On March 27 last a drunk driver ran over a Salem citizen who was walking in the pedestrian lane. Tlie pedestrian had to have the atten tion of a physician. Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, health officer, pronounced the driver drunk, and the doctor is considered conservative In passing judgment on persons under the in. fiuencc of liquor. The arresting of ficer reported that it was the driv er's second offense since the first of the year. The offender was given a 90-day jail sentence and served about 40 days. On April 30 a drunken driver ran his car into the rear of another car, damaged the latter car $200 worth and injured the driver. Then he ran into another car, damaging it and totally wrecking his own car. He ot 20 days in jail and $100 line, but the fine was suspended. On May 17 a drunk man's car Jumped the curb on State stret be tween 13th and 14th and ran half a block on the abutting lawns. He wrecked two of his tires, broke a window of his car and brought up against an electric light pole. The health officer said he was drunk. The charge was reduced to reckless driving and the offender was fined $100. On September 17 the police got a report that a man was beating his wife. Before the officers arrived he left the hou?e in a car. but an officer arrested him. Dr. Douglas pronounced him drunk. The charge was reduced to simple drunk and he was fined $10. On September 24 a man got drunk and wrecked his car at 2 1st and D streets, running into a bank and a power poie. An hour ailer the accident the health officer pro nounced him drunk, and he waa booked for drunken driving. But tlie charge was reduced to limpls drunk and he was fined $10. On the night of October 20 an au tomobile was parked on Commercial street near Marion. A drunk driver came along, hit it in the rear and pushed it nearly to Union street. A doctor pronounced the driver drunk and he was taken to a hos pital with broken ribs. In police court the charge was reduced to reckless driving and he was fined $25. On the same niht another driver got diversion from driving bis car on the railroad track Instead of Uw street. He was booked for drunken driving and fined tM). One of the most flagrant cases of tlie year occurred on the night of November 11. A driver hit a parked car on Commercial between Union and Marion. He didn't stop. Driving south he hit two more parked cars near State. He was arrested on three charges, hit and run. drunk driv ing, and iailine- to stop alter caus ing an accidt.;.. He e.vcaped pun ishment completely. Because no complaining witness ap!cared in court Judge PouLscn dismissed the case. Any of the witnesses, all of whom lived in Salem, could havo been subxened ana brought into court. On December 7 a driver was driv ing on the railroad track at Mission and 14th when he was arrested. Hs wits given 30 days and lined $100, He paid $50 and promised to pay the rest in three nvnths. He hasn't paid it. SICK IN HOSPITAL Hulifax, Nova Scotia, March 31 i b Adventurous Catherine Teresa Carr who bought two loaves of bread and set out for Canada be cause she couldn't find a Job In Scotland is recovering in a hos pital today from an 11 -day At lantic crossing in a freighter's life boat. Huddled beneath the boat's flimsy canvas coverine, she suffered in tensely In the bitter cold of a win ter passage. Still, not until she was carried yesterday from the Don aldson line freighter Sulairla, did the 24-year-old Irish Miss col lapse. Beth her feet were frost-bitten and she was weak from hunger nntl exposure, yet she clung to con r.iousnesfi hopinT for a chance to creep ashore under cover of dark ness and begin life In Canada where it left off when she was de ported more than a year airo. She told officials at the immigra tion detention hospital where she was held for deportation that aho worked in London, Ont., five years ago. She was born In Belfast, Ireland, her parents are dead. She has spent but little of her life in her natiro city. Continuation of Oregon Politics From Page One expenditures, although he is a resi dent of that city and because of his Independence and insistence upon economy in the administra tion of highway affairs his backers claim for him a strong up-stata following. Those conducting the Salem sur vey on Scott's behalf report that of 79 persons interviewed only eight expressed opposition to him as a gubernatorial candidate. Local newspapermen and close legal associates of Marks had not received any definite word as to his decision in the matter of be coming a candidate up to noon to day, although he had previously stated that he would give his answer to scores who have been urging him to run "earlv this week Pendlteon, Ore., March 21 (A1) Ear! Snell of Arlington, peaker of the house of the Oregon legislature, has been endorsed as the republican candidate for secretary of state by Umatilla county republicans. Un animous endorsement of Snell was given at a republican meeting here. Although Snell has announced ha will not be a caivlidate for nomin ation as governor, he has mads no drfinitc statement as to whether he will peek the republican nomin ation as secretary of state. Portland, March 21 (IP Sam 14. Williams, who was democratic nom inee for sheriff of Multnomah coun ty two years a'-'o, announced today he would seek the democratic nom ination for governor. He said he favors construction of power transmission lines from Bon neville dam to all parts of the state, and favors purchase or condemna tion of power distribution systems through a state po-er commission. Among other things Williams said he favors licensing of every form of gambling under a local plan with strict regulation: the leg aliezd establishment of "restricted districts"; formation of a state con stabulary under the adjutant gen eral; abolition of the liquor control law and substitution of package distribution by private enterprises; compulsory automobile liability law: and placing all exempt property on uk: ih rous. Fruit Blossoming Is Weeks Ahead Fruit blossoming In the 8anU Clara valley Is several weeks ahead ol time in most varieties this jemr, says the California Fruit New This Is a hazard which growers an worrying about a bit, because of the greater ixwsibilitv of dsmua ! from frosts ft little tater. Orchard pests are comln out earlier this year, reports County Agricultural Commissioner C.-dv of Santa Clara. Other sections of the state are also reporting an earlv season and so should there be ar.y severe sprlnf frost we are going to have more dnmage than customarily, Thrtne, which are early tn putting m ap pearance this year, may be a great-er-than-usual detriment to grow ing crops.