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8 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18. 1934 BUTTER MART STEADY ALONG PACIFIC SLGPE Portland, April 18 IIP) Market tor butter holds a firm tone gen erally here with similar position auggrsted by trade In the sotith and north. Daily cleanup of dealers' floors suggests the real trend. Price in the egg market are showing strength locally and e .so cially for top size and grade. The advance on specials and extras quoted by the co-ops Is now effec tive. Btrawberry market Is still low here with accumulation of Californ lan in carload loLs; much of the quality not being desirable except fur most immediate use. Some Ore gon stock Is offered around $2 crate. First offering of green peas for are reported from The Dalits with quality fair. California stock Is firmly priced for late arrivals. With increasing supplies and competition from berries, the mar ket on asparagus is showing a fur ther price loss for the day. Quality Is now fully normal with both Can by and the mid-Columbia partici pating. Because the demand is limited, seed potatoes are being offered by the Portland trade at practically the same prices as table stock. De mand for the latter is slightly bet ter with sales being pushed at low prices. Conditions In the country killed meat market appear about steady as to demand and price. Tomato market is a trifle easier. Hothouse stock selling well however with fancy 20c and extra fancy 23 25c lb. A new tomato crate being sent out by Foster Butner of Roseburg, la attracting much attention here. Walla Walla asparagus shippers are bucking the Oregon grading law by continued shipments of "classified" grade, which is no grade at all In this state. STOCK PRICES ADVANCE WITH BUSINESS GAIN New York. April 18 W Senti ment appeared definitely Improv ed In Wall Street today, mainly as result of continued improvement In business and was reflected In advancing prices In stocks, bonds and most commodities. Wheat proved an exception. Aft er early strength, profit taking t In plus left over liquidation of May accounts, and wheat closed with losses of about ?i of a cent a bush el. Demand continued high in the bond market while cotton showed about 50 cents a bale gain. In the stock market gains rang ing to more than 2 points were re corded with the cheaper priced Rhares getting bulk of attention. Preferred stocks again were In de mand at steadily advancing prices with offerings limited. Trading, however, continued dull Among special Issues recording new highs for the year were Con tinental Oil at 22 up S; Electric Power and Light 1st preferred at 31 up 2'4; First National Stores at 66 up 1; Gillette preferred at 60 up 3; International Paper preferred at 29 up 2: International Print ing Ink at 22'i up 2; Liggett and; Myers at 95 '.4 up 4; and Liggett1 and Myers B at 9ti up 3. American Tobacco was up around 3 poin'. Radio Corporation com mon was up at after 19.000 shares sold at and the pre ferred B was at 3V up 2. American Telephone gained 2'i points at 123 'a. American Com mercial Alcohol Jumped 2'i points to 50 V Stork sales today approximated 1.540.000 shares against 940.000 shares yesterday. Curb sales were 301,000 shares against 245,000 snare: yesterday. Dow, Jones preliminary closing averaye .showed Industrial 105.45, up .99; railroad 49.05 up .(ii; utility 20 41 Up .51. Bishop Is Visitor Monmouth Bishop Cross, Kpls copalian Bishop of the Spokane Di ocese was a visitor in Monmouth this week. His presence on Tuesday was the occasion for a luncheon at Monmouth hotel with the member ship of the local church coiu: rela tion and its pastor. Rev. D. V. Gray of Corvallis 111 attendance. Wednes day morning Hu-hop Cross addressed the chapel assembly at the Normal school. He Is a forceful speaker and his talk was listened to by the en tire xt.m'1 1 1 icI of the school and sev eral towti.-icopie. Lunch Fund Aided Monmoiit h The hot lunch fund at tin training school has been en riched hy the sum of $28 which rep resents the amount clean-d ni the benet it card parly fostered by the local Lci'ioD Auxiliary. All expense of the allair was borne by the Aux iliary ami local merchants donated the pri7e. the first of which went to Mr. and Mrs. I). H. Dewey and second to Miss MeClure and J. U Lorcnce. The door prize was won by Mr Guthrie. MILL MAN INJ1 III O Sublimity Mr. and Mrs. Edward Benedict and daughter, Lavonne. and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zuber vis ited in Portland Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Louis istvanovic and fam ily. Istvanovic was hurt while work ing In a saw mill, having a oeuple ribs broken and a badly bruised knee. Mrs Istvanovic Is a sister of Benedict and Mrs. Zuber, CANBY TI.AVH HOST Dallas Salem district Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold the minimi district meeting In Can by April M. A large delegation from Dallas It plnnning to attend. NEW YORK STOCKS Closing Quotations Alaska Juneau 21'ij AiUhka Cht-miiMl Ac Die 1511", Aineiinm C'hu JU4 AmencBii Commercial Alcohol Ainrriran & FVimgn Power 1U1, American Powrr &i LlKht B Aiiiericim tSiiieitlng At Kef 4'A . A T Ai T VS.i'i American Tobacco B 74', Aniiconda 16 1 3 All hihon ey Atlantic Ht-f 2'.i'2 Briulix Aviation iti1; Bctiitrliem 6tcH 43 BurrmiKlia Adding Machine . . . California Pack 30 J. I. Case eu. Caterpillar Tractor 32 ; Chri.:r S3", Cuinmvrciu Holvent 2'J Cfntiiirnt:i Can W2 ' a Corn PriKlur-! 77 CurtS Wi lyht 4 font 9C'4 K:tstiiin o;i lirnrral EJecinc 22"', (it-uprnl Kmls 34 i, tk-nTl Motor ;( (iold Dust jp, Humpbt.ikp Mining Iti'ernaUoiml H::rve.ner 41 1 7 lureinatu.nal Nik 28 I. T A- T .15 Johns Man. 57 Krnni-cott 217, Liblx--0-Pord 37'2 MARKET QUOTATIONS rnini.M Kwisihi; iuhi:r Portland, April 1 H lUH. Fiiht home Brown at raw berries were ofli-red dur ing tile Wednesday at-ssion of the eastsltle market 'I my were the best thuH far available from any point, al thoiiKh not yet at the top notch. The Initial home aiipply wuh brought In by Pete Wires ol Wirlftt Bros., Dayton. The .stock was vt the Gold Dollar va riety but the biKKcst of chihsillciition ever seen here. The grower asked a crate which appeared a trilli hiKh In view of best CalUornian at ai.zu anil l tie late ollenntc of buutti em OreKons at t'2 rrate. Mrst new crop of beets offered by a hothouse grower, priced nominally 75c doz. buncheii .hothouse turnips were 60c. New cabbage waa Renentlly Wlc pony crate for loc:i! Asparagus weaker and lower. 2-2 40 pyramid for local with bulk 12 26-35. Onions moved well at H0c-1 for so-called Is. Itndlshea moved a hlh as ac aoz ouncnea lor real snappy btllff. tieneral prices ruled: Asparagus Can by 2.60-75 pvromld, mld-Colitmbia 12 50-65 for 30-lb. pyr amids; Henniston 20 $1.65 pyramid, local ftl doz. bunches. Beet!, Doc id 17'i-20c doz. bunches Carrota New local 20c. old 15c do2 bunches, luts 20c. Tiirnips--llothoue 70c dnz. bunrh- ea; local white 25c, purple top 25c uo . iiik :c. Itutabairas No. 1, 30c lug, ordinary 25c hiK. PotatoesDeschutes 1 25; Ynklma No. 1. 05 cental. 75c orane box Calibaue Ixicul new 60c doiiv crate. old nnc-si crate; reu oc cant, crate. onions ( ireen 2 U - 15c dozen bunches; dry Oregon No, 1, I; N 80c cental. Hitdl.sheN Local spring 15-20C do7. Apples I -oral tumble Duck 50-OSc box, race-llll 75-85C. Spinach I(Ocal 35-40c ornnee box Cauliflower-Broccoli Calif, ftl. 40-50 crate. Ithubarh Outdoor grown 25-30C 15 ID. Dux; ouc per 30-lb. box. POKTI ANH FI.OI K, SI'OAR Portland. April 1H 1 Cane sugar granulated $4 65; fruit or berry 44.76; beet atinar 4.45 cwt. Domrstlc flour SelllnK Drlcee. mill delivery 5 to 25 bbl lots: Patent 4a H (l-(i H(); blended 5 85-16 30; bak er's bluefctem 6-96 10; soft white pantry 5 55-5.70; wliole wheat 95.60; rye 95.60; graham 5.60. Pitnui tk ex'iian;e Portland. April 18 niR) The follow ing prices were named to be effective today : Butter cune extras 19c, standards lBc. prime firsts lc. firsts 17c lb. Ch.ee 12 acore. Ore. triplets 10', c. loaf 11 'sc lb. Brokeia pay '3c less, tuns crciiic i'cnutry rrooucers' selling prices: Oversize 18c, fresh ex tras lac, standards 15c, mediums 15c doz. cartons lc blither. POKTI 1MI HIICH.FSAI.E Portland. April 1H aip Thee are prices retailers pay wholesalers, except where otherwise stated: Butter Extras 2lc lb., standard lB',c Butterfnt Port delivery, tirade A iHc lb. Country routes 15c lb. Grade a 11c. country routes 14c lb. tirade C at market, l-'armers' door delivery 13-I61- lb. Cheese felling prices to Portland retailers: Tillamook triplets 15c. loaf l tic lo 1 1 Ha iikk k wiling prices to wholesalers: Triplets 13c. loaf 14c lb. Coqutlle triplets to retailer HCj. loaf 12'jC, Swiss wheels 23c lb. Eggs- - Buj mg price of wholesalers: Fresh extras 17c do, extras 14c, firsts 14c, mediums 15c, pullets 12c, under grade 10c doz. Milk Coin 1 act price, 4 Portland delivery, 1 U5 cwt. B grade cretunc 37';.C 11). Live poultry Portland delivery buying puces: Colon d fowls under 5' lbs. Hie, over 5 Ib.s. 14c. lhoro fowls over :P, lbs. 11 -12c, 2 Iks 14c, over 2 Ihs Hie; stags 9c; roosters 5c Pckln duck 12c. coliutd 10c lb (ieese H)c lb Milling prices bv wholesaler?!: Light hens 12 -12' ..c. medium hens 12- 12' j c, heavy hens 15c; broilers 13- 20e lb. Pekin ducks 17c lb. Tin kes Bu iih: prices: Dreisrd. dry picked young toms 14 Ihs down c. hens b ins, and up l(c, old toms c lb Selling pi ices: No 1 toms ic; ordinal Toms and hens 14-llic. I III Ml I III IT Straherr;.s l;. no VHs 1 15 SaC men'o 2s Jl 15-.15 crate Ota live Call! n ivels, fancy 2 25- 3-10 clioi'-e 1 10-2 !'t) crate. ..mb(i:its Ni'Uhwist and eastern $1 :. bid (iiaprlriilt imperial valley 2 lo ! 40 ciate: Hoi.d.i 4 :0 ci.ite. Limes -llo ol loo. f 1 15-2.. Iiemon C.iIifoT ma f .1 2 a -75 rnf lt.iliali.i-; Minn 'iei 5c h.uuts jC 1 iti sii 1 i.i r 111 1 . Asp,iakus- Local 2 4u-ju pyram:d. . docn New u,i;.it.vs H.iwalt 1 ?5-1S 21- lb. box, Texas Triumphs 91.75-92 25 50-lh sack. - I'cppcts --California 20c lb. Cuuliflowrr- Calif 1 U5 ctate Cue 11111 Iters -Slicing hothouse local Hc-1 25 do. cn. Spinach- I 0r.1l 4"-50c. Onions -Otegou 11.15. Peas Calif fie lb. lthntmih- Field grown 80-65C per 30-11) box Mweet l'otatoe -Cftlir 105-73 per rate: Yams 1 90-92 bushel. Celery California .175-94 crate Cabbage- Hed 4c lb. local 1-3C. :ahfoini Cannon Bull 3c lb. lelture- ii,illii;is 2 50-75: Bacrft- niento 1 50-92 25 crate. .nun toe Hothouse 20-2!Sc lb., Florlda-Mvx. 91 40-50 hig repacked potatoes lAjcal white and red 91 10 to 1 15 cental. Yakima 91 25-35; Dvs- hutes 1 30-35: bakers 91 fit). MLWS AMI HimiSION Cotintry meats filing prices to ret a l lei a country killed hogs, best butchers under 50 lbs. ',-Pc l!i Veal- rs 90-100 lbs. 9-9', c. llifht-thln -flc lb. heavy calvea ft-6c. yearling lambs 14-loc, spring laiiins ift-l.c lb Can- ner cows 3-4c. cutter cows 8-6c lb Swea 3-5c lb nulls 5-'-jC lb. laf laid Herce bns'.s ftc lb. Bacon Fancy 22-23C lb Ham Fancy 18' ,c lb Picnics 13'i HOP1, nool, flop 193J clusters 24-aflc lb Plf- tles 40C lb Wool run nominal ; Willam ette valley 35-2HC lb. by Associated Press IJpett St Myrra B Ofli; Liquid Carbide 30 1 ? MtJiitKMinery. Ward 3 j 1 Nusti Motor 241 National BlM-'Ult !!.43T, National Dairy Product! 16;, National Distillers " 31 Purine Gna it Electric 19 Packard 5," J. C. Penney 7 Hfn. It K 35'. Phillips Petroleum 20 '. Public Service N J 38i Pullman Seara Hoebtick "i '.' M Shfll Union fli Southern Pacific '. '. '.2H' . .Standard Brands 2 P. Standard Oil of California 37 Standard Oil of New Jersey ... 451, Sludcbaker 7 Tramamenrft (P, Union Ca: bide !.!!.&'., Union Pacific 132 United Aircraft 23'4 United Corjwiratlon i . V. S Industrial Alcohol '.fi-V , United States Kubber 22 United Stntea Steel 5I1, Western Kit-ctrlc St Mftf nrt Woolwurth 54:., I.OMXCS ( I 1111 H OTlTIOSS Cities Service 2'i Electric Bond Ac Share -I?1 Swift At Co 103'. POKTI AMI LIVESTOC K Portland. April IB iA' Cattle 80, calves 20. Active. Kteers, uouil, common and medium 3 fti-?() .25, heifers, common, medium 9H-95 25. Cows, good, common, med. 92.75-94 50, low cutter andn cutter 91.50-9275 Bulls, cutter, common and medium 92 0o-9j.5O. Vculers. good and choice 95.VJ-97; cull, common, med ium 2 50-95 50. Calves, good-choloe 9450-95.50, cornmon-med. 2-94.50 Hogs 100. Tops 5c lower. Lightweight, good-choice 93-93 60; medium weight, good-choice 93 25-60; heavyweight, good-choice : U0-3 :J5; packing kows, good 92:15-93.10; feeder and stockcr plga, good-cliolce 2.75 93 25 Sheep 100. Steady. Spring lambs, good-choice 98-9B 50. medium 96.50-98; lambs, good-choice 97.75-8.l5, common-medium 5 75 98: yearling wethers 95-7. Ewes, good and choice :i 50-94 60, common and medium, 92-93.75. POKTI.AMI liRAIN Portland, April 18 a- wheat fu ttires open high low close ftiity 05 IH,'t 65ii 65 34 July 66 6'a 6S 6C'j Sept 66'i 66'i 6ti4 66'4 Cash: Btg Bend Blues tern 67; dark hard winter, 12 71'j. 11-. 66'i. soft white, western white, hard winter, northern surlntr western red Oats, No. 3 white 918 Corn No 3 yellow 2175. Mlllrun standard 915.50 Car receipt; Wheat 145, barley 3, FXPOKT VIIIKtT ... .11. ui ii m irt-i tmiTKmry export corporation's bid for soft white wheat for foreign shipment, 69c per bushel. CHir tt;o ;k wv ChirnRu. April 18 A-. Wheat. No 3 red !; No. 1 hard 80'.-81i;. Corn: No 2 mixed 46, No. 3 vellow ; No. 2 yellow old 45'i; No. 4 mixed 42. Oats: No. 3 feed 274; No. 3 White 28';. Barley 42-80. Timothy seed 96.23-50 cwt. Clover sped 911-911.75 cwt. I.nrd. tierces 5,H5, loose 95.75. Bel lies 98. minim LIVESTOCK Chicago. April 18 A (US D A Hogs 18,000; active, strong to 6c high er; 170-2HO lba. S3 90-14 ion 14 nS Sows 93.10-30. cattle ll.ooo, steady to strong, fair ly active Numerous loads all weights 97 25 upward, weighty steers 98; best long yearlings 97.75; yearling heifers steady, best 96.40. Cows barely steady, vealers steady. Sausage bulls to 93.50 and Vealers to 7 SO Htockrr genre alow but strong. Mheep 6000; Tat lambs slow, under tone weak to 25c or more lower- Hell ers asking steady or 910 with early uins umier sh s; red clipped lambs, unsold: aged sheep steady, practically no spring lambs on sale. BOSTON WOOL Boston, April 18 (UP) Most manu facturers are showing very little In terest in wool In the Boston market Any buying going on is only to fill small immediate requirements Quo tations on domestic wools are all lamely nominal because of the lack of sales. Twelve months Texas wools are available at around 84-85c scoured b.isis. for choice lines, and B0-82c for average Wools These asking prices are on a slightly lower level than prices on small sales a few weeks ago MN r'IMNCISCO DI'TTKKFAT San Francisco. April 18 .Jn Butter fat fob. San FraneiMCo 21'ac lb. SvN FtMNCISCO DMRV San Francisco. Anrll 18 ill Pi Rntfee 02 hcore 2lc, 01 score 20'2c, 90 score F.ikh Large 15' Jc. med. 13j. small 1 1 1 -c docn. Chee.soFcy. flats, triplets 11c lb. NKW TOItK HOPS New York. Apr. lfl iti Mops steadv. Pacific roast !i:t,1 prime to choice 34- ;idc, medium to price ai-H3c lb I;12 prime in cnoice 30-;uc. met lum-Drlme 2H-30C lb. Salem Markets Compiled from reports of Sa le m oca. rs, inr tue gumanc sf (ipilal Journal leader. (Kcvifvd Mail;;. Wheat. No. 2 white 67c, red sacked c bushel. l-il oats 914 ton. milling oats 915 Brewing barley No. 1 915: Iced barley 914 ton. lor 911. oats and vetch $10. Tfll altailn 912 tun Ices-Midget Market: Top grades. 140-ltid H)-v .l 35. ltl,-200 lbs. M 0. 200-225 lbs 13 35: 226-2M) lbs. 9310. Veal 7',c lb. dressed. Top hugs, 120 lbs. B'jC lb dressed. Poultry l ight hens 0c. medium 7c lb Heavy hens under 5 Ihs 12c. over 5 lbs He lb Colored fryers 10c. med ium colored fryers Be. tinhorn broil- era 10c Leghorn medium 8c. light 7c lb Colored broilers toe Stags 6c, old roosters 4c lb Kggs Mrd 11c. extras 13c. stand ard 12c doyen. Butter Cubes 2!'C. print lS1;c lb. Butterfat 16c lb. UOOI. ItilMI MI Wool Course and fine 25c. medium 38c, mohair 22c lb UK Hit IKS AKF. RIPE Sublimit v Several people report having ripe strawberries. John Hentz has picked enough for a meal nnri C. J. Huettgers reports having a few rie ones. ScotUt MillsMr. and Mrs. S- E. Pown n 1 1 drove to 8u 1 1 on. W ah . . whrre they attended the funeral of Mr. Pownell's sister, Mrs. Edna Mathers. Monday afternoon, re turning home that evening. GRAIN SLUMP HANG OVER OF LASTSUMMER Wellington, April 18 LP) Admin istration grain exerts re'ord the new sensational break in grain prices as a "second morning alter" of last summer's precipitate rise and decline. J. W. T. Uuvel, chief of the grain futures administration, said the pre sent collapse couJd be traced direct ly to the trading lust summer which Li ought a similar but more severe break ui prices. The present market action has iocused atu-nuon again upon ttie pending commodity ex change control bill which propon ents believe would act lo eliminate such sharp price changes. Duvel suLrgcMed price manipula tions by large speculative influences was a partial cause of (lie break along with President Roosevelt's stand against silver remonetuation and the continued maintenance of Anit-ncan prices above world export levels. The drop in wheat prices, Duvel said, was started by unloading in corn by lart;e holders of irluy f uiurr; who siild riitiier than accept delivery of grain. "To a great extent," Uuvel said, "the deflation Is a handover of last summer's excessive speculation a sort of second morning after. The pending commodities ex change bill, he said, would prevent the building up of large holdings such as are responsible lor wide spread fluctuations in prices. Prank A. Theis, chief of the AAA wheat processing and marketing section .declared that American quo tations "naturally are susceptible to dropping to the export level." Prices are now about 14 cents above Liverpool quotations. Theis pointed out that most farmers' grain has now been marketed so that the decline had little effect upon pro ducers. "We are watching the market to do anything we can," he said. "Right now I don't know what action we could take." Continuation of Wife's Liason from pae one apparent determination to face the ordeal without flinching. The husband In his side of the story as far as it progressed this morning gave details of his early life, his meeting his future wife, their youthful sweetheart days in high school, the events leading to their marriage and when Walbridge first became acquainted with him He told of the friendship which ex isted, of visits of Walbridge to the LaiiKhlin home, of a mutual Inter est developing In church matters and how Walbridge advised Lauph lin as to the organization of a men's brotherhood in the Baptist church of Kelso, where they were resid ing at the time. "I knew nothing of Walbridge's visits to our home when I was away," said Laughlin. Laughlin's business with the International Correspondence school took him away from home most of every week and his wife had told of Wal brldge dropping In on her about three times a week. I would have trusted him like I trusted my father," declared Laugh lin. "I first became suspicious In 1929 when something happened which made me wonder. I wasn't sure. We thought so much of each other my wife and I I couldn't think of distrusting her. It made me feel so mean to distrust her I tried to make It up to her. "We had an apartment out of Chehalis. I had come home ear lier than usual that day. My wife wasn't at home and had not left a note as usual when &he a.d leave home. At 11 o'clock when she hadn't come home I called up a number of friends but they hadn't seen her. At midnight she came home with Mr. Walbridpe. They explained It all away. I thought no more about It until next day I went to the hotel to see Mr. Wal bridne and happened to glance at the register. I saw him registered there as "P. H. Walbrtdge and wife." This aroused by suspicions acain. I met Waibridge later in the dny and he told ine his wife was with him. Something about his actions made me suspicious. So I called Mrs. Walbridcc at her home in Tuconia. She answered and I recognized her voice and hur up the phone. Hut the suypicuins lin gered. Later I called her acain and a.vki d her if she had born in Kelso the nicht before and .-he said, 'No.' When she asked me who I was I hung up. I akd my wife about this." Here a long arcmncnt between at torneys was Interjected and th wife's answer was excluded from the record. La'i;hlm said the next time his suspicions were aro;:scd was In .'anuaiy, He said hed over heard a telephone conversation In his home one morn inc. she asked him to take care nf the baby that afternoon n.s she was going slipp ing. He consented. When siie came home, he said, her actions were such he accused her of improper relations with Waibridge. She de nied It. Next day he went to sec Waibridge but he and his wife drove away as Laughlin arrived, he said Mond.iv he and hi wife had ar guments which resulted in her leav ing home and later he brought her back. He told of various developments which he said at last brought about a separation after, he de clared, she finally told him that tne things he accused her of were true. "I naturally felt awfullv bad." he said. "We'd known each other so long, I trusted hrr so implicitly It hurt me terribly. It seemed the bottom had dropped out of every thing, t secured a gun and want ed to kill myself. She talked me out of it. I'd been worrying so long my health was affected. She called a doctor but we couldn't tell him what was the matter. I stayed on a davenport couch for a week CAKE COMES FROM LONDON k- b tstt x an sa ms Highland Pupils Made. Happy sx o:x sai km ms ex tm GIFT FROM UNSEEN FRIENDS - By STEPHEN A. STONE Do we rate? I gueis so. Look at that cake That's how we know. PALLANT! It wasn't a baseball player o a star footracer in whose acclaim this yell was heartily shouted yes terday afternoon by the more than 30 members of the sixth grade at Highland school. The one so honor ed was a lovable and motherly woman who lives in England, under the eaves of old London, who has never seen one of the boys and girls whom she made happy yesterday, and who has never even been in America. Mrs. George Pallant is her name. How it came about that the children at Highland school rate so highly in the esteem of Mrs. Pallant is a rare and intereting story. And the story had its climax yesterday afternoon, under a big cherry tree on the High land playground, when an English fruit cake. Mrs. Pallant's gift to the sixth grade, was cut into more than 30 pieces. Some years ago two young Eng lishmen came to Oregon, A. O. Pal lant and H. S. Pallant, who now live in Portland. A. O. lived for a time in Salem. He became acquaint ed with Miss Mabel Murray. They became great friends and Miss Mur ray is principal of Highland school. Mr. Pallant often spoke of his mo therso often that Miss Murray felt she knew her, and got in a way of writing her letters, to which Mrs. Pallant replied. Young Mr. Pallant has became a very good American, but he was unable to find In Ore gon any fruit cakes that quite equal- while the doctor gave me examina tions at various times. He wanted me to go to a sanitarium but I went to my mother's in the coun try. That was about July 20. I stayed in bed most of the time there under care of a doctor. My boss told me I had to resign my Job ana i aia. i was supervisor wnen I rr.CicrnpH T U.'nt harlr in arnrlr In September merely as an agent." He explained on questioning as to nis loss oi compensation Dy mis move. Perry H. Waibridge, defendant, was himself called to- the stand this morning by plaintiff's counsel to show his worth, how he'd deeded a farm near Tacoma about July 28 when the trial was started here July 26: Waibridge denied he'd had notice of the trial although on final questioning Intimated maybe he had been told about It or read something in the newspapers. He said he owned a home here, partly paid for, valued at around $3,000 and a $900 beach home near Olym pia. He said the farm near Ta coma now In the name of his wife was first deeded to a third party who planned to buy it if certain stocks acted right. He denied Its being transferred because of filing of this action. Art hur E. Kelley, attorney for Waibridge, was called to the stand by the plaintiff in regard to a pa per he admitted he drew up for Mrs. Laughlin to sign in which she was to say she had not seen Wai bridge for over nine months before the birth of her second child. The paper was not signed. Kelley de clared he obtained the Information in the paper from Mrs. Laughlin herself. The matter of the patern ity of the child came up for some discussion between attorneys each disclaiming any Intention of mak ing it a part of the case. The court also excluded the matter from the record. Cross examination and re-direct of Mrs. Laughlin was concluded this morning. During the course of it she said it was five or six months after Wai bridge began calling on her that one day he told her that the first time he saw her he naa decided sne was going to be his sweetheart. Kelley, Walbridges attorney, also extracted from her the information that she was driven to Portland last night by her husband accom panied by lier sister and Laugh lin's father, and that she was driv en back in the same company to day. Mrs. Laughlin said alter her hus band had reached a conclusion as to her relationships with Waibridge that she did not see Waibridge again until she saw him at Mc Minnville last summer. However. he and her sister went to the of- lice of Walbridges son in Tacoma to find the father's whereabout she said, after she found herself "in trouble." She explained this by saving that was alter she had had her trouble with her husband. The plaintiff rested its case at 2:15 o'clock this alternoon after Ra chel Wilson, sister of Mrs. LatmhUn, testified to certain occasions when she said Waibridge had taken Mrs. Laughlin riding, one of thorn after the express declaration of Laughlin that she should not go and after Laughlin had left the house. She said when Laughlin called up she told him that his wife had gone to town when really she had gone rid ing with Waibridge. A dramatic moment came in the trial this afternoon when under cross examination Robert Laughlin declared in a quarrel he and his wife were having over her alleged relations with Waibridge, she de clared to him, "Robert, if you want to know it, the baby isn't yours," re ferring to their second child born after her alleged relations with Waibridge had sUirted. She, he said, repeated this on another occasion with the addition that "I can prove it to the satisfaction of anyone." Laughlin explained this statement by saying that he had threatened to take the baby from her, that she thought the baby could be taken from her, that they both loved the child wry dearly. When X threatened to take the baby away from her she made that statement," said Laughlin. led those his mother used to make. He must have mentioned this In his letters home. Anyway his mother sends him one now whenever he has a birthday, and last Christmas she sent one to Miss Murray. Miss Murray was so pleased that she took the cake to school and showed it to the children. The chil dren were no less delighted, though they didn't get any of the cuke. Tliat was a gift to Miss Murray, and couldn't be shared. But the children aked so many questions about It, and perhaps made so plain their hints about being allowed a slice of it, that Miss Murray wrote of the incident in a letter to Mrs. Pallant. Unexpectedly to the teach er, another cake came a few days ago exclusively for the sixth grade children, and Miss Murray held it back as a surprise for thein at the party yesterday. All wrapped up, the cake was placed on a table under the cher ry tree, and Miss Murray told the children they were to guess what was in the package. "You may lilt it," she said. "You may shake it to see if it rattles, or you may smell it. But don't you turn it over."' So, one by one, or In teams of two or three, they examined the bundle. They began to shout their guesses. Some tried to make two guesses, but that wasn't allowed. The prevailing guess was an Eng lish plum pudding. One youngster said It was books. And there were some cake guesses too. Then to one of the girls Miss Murray gave the responsibility of cutting the strings and taking off the paper. Anxiously the rest of them watched from the benches. Off came the paper, then a pack of ex celsior. And then there was a shout "O, boy 1 " and the whole class made a rush for the table. The cake, plenty big for the class, was prettily iced, and decorated with candy dolls a big one and a lot of little ones. "It's the Old Wo man who Lived In a Shoe and her children." said one youngster, "and the children are the sixth grade." Mr. Pallant was present by in vitation. As a youngster in England he had the distinction of stoning the raisins when his mother made fruit cakes, so Miss Murray asked him to speak to the children. "This is just what my mother likes to do," he told them ... "I had a letter from her this morning. She told me to give you her best wishes, and the hope that you may alt grow up to be good citizens of your country, which I love and which she loves." Miss Murray and Mrs. Carolyn Parker, sixth grade teacher, began to group the class for a picture, but didn't succeed until the youngsters had cornered Mr. Pallant and ask ed him a lot of questions about fruit cakes. They wanted to know how long it took to make one and If his mother made many of them. Mr. Pallant stood with the class while it was photographed by Mrs. Par ker. The picture will go to his mo ther, and with it words of appre ciation from each boy and girl. It was called an International party. Significant of this were the American and the British flags above the class as the picture was taken. And the cake itself was in ternational, because Mr. Pallant said the fruits in it reached Eng land from various foreign coun tries. Mr. Pallant was elected to cut the cake. But it wasn't ready to cut until the class, led by Mrs. Parker, sang a stanza of America, a stanza of God Save the King, gave the flag salute, three rahs for England and the especially prepared cheer for Mrs. Pallant. While the cake was being cut a picture was passed among the chil dren showing Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Pallant in the yard of their pretty home at Chelmsford. The home is called "Columbia," at the sugges tion of the son who was here yester day, so it, too, has an international touch. Accompanying the cake Mrs. Pal lant sent a letter to the Highland children, dated March 12. "My dear children," she wrote. "You may be surprised to receive this letter and cake from us here in Old England. But after my dear friend. Miss Murray, had shown you her little cake which she received from us at Christmas, ajid had told us the sweet way In which you had spoken of us, they appealed to me very much, and I decided at once that I must really send you one for yourselves. "I have made this especially for you. and I hope that you will all j enjoy it. My thoughts are often in your dear country, as I have many dear unseen friends there, also my I only two children, sons, are In Ore . eon. They are very happy, and have j also made a great many real friends I of your own folks to whom they are very attached. I trust if either of you should ever visit Ensland that you too may receive as much kindness here as our two dear sons have In Oregon, U. S. A. "I must conclude with wishing you all. dear children, the very best of wishes. And may God grant his blessings to you always is the earn est wish of a very grateful "Mother and Dad in Old England" Jefferson Mildred Kotthoff, who has been visiting relatives and friends in this district, returned to her home in Malin, Thursday. Loel Bilyeu accompanied her home for a visit. ftrlicrt ptia in ONE minute; pr rmx ho prvwurci oocb. hetl REDUCTION OF WHEAT SURPLUS AWAITS ACTION Rome, April 18 (Delegates to the Rome meeting of the world wheat advisory commission went home today with a lot of work done but witli a new unsolved problem awaiting their attention when they meet again at London In June. A suggestion of the United States that further reduction of wheat acreage would be necessary to elim inate surpluses among wheat-exporting nations was favorably re ceived last night by representatives of the major producers with the exception of Australia The commission placed consider ation of the question on the agenda for its June meeting In London. In the meantime interested gov ernments will be asked to instruct their delegates on any definite ac tion they are prepared to take to eliminate surpluses in the next blennium. The commission gave approval last night to the final text of re commendations to governments calling for world wheat export min imum prices, denaturing uheat to render it unfit for human con sumption and reducing the amount of flour to be extracted from wheat. A decision was reached to change from May 4 to May 7 trie date on which as pecial price-fixing sub committee will meet in London. The commission hopes to have by the later date replies from the governents outlining their attitudes on minimum export prices. The commission made no changes in the 1933- 34 crop year export quotas, but decided to discuss quotas for 1934- 35 at London. COLD STANDARD DESERTED YEAR Washington. April 18 IP The first anniversary tomorrow of the official abandonment of the gold standard by the United States found increasing signs of recovery in the wake of President Roosevelt's revolutionary monetary action. Whether or not attributable to the administration's monetary pro gram. It was evident today that ec onomic depression has lightened in the last 12 months. Business activity. Is increasing, employment is gaining, and bank deposits are growing in sharp con trast to the situation a year aco The extent to which forced depre ciation of the dollar has contributed to these economic gains is debated by economists. That it was an im portant factor is not disputed, how ever. It was a year aso tomorrow that President Roosevelt announced at a press conference that the govern ment would allow the American dollar, pegged at 25.8 grains of gold for 33 years, to find its own level. A few hours later, the then secre tary or treasury, William H. Woodln said this took the United States offichilly off the gold standard for its money. Continuation of Airmail Firms prom Page One should not be granted. Crowley pointed out that Trans continental! Ac Western Air's efforts to obtain a similar injunction failed in a New York federal court be cause it was directed against the government. The federal govern ment cannot be sued without Its own consent. "This is a suit against the United States government," Crow ley said. Indicating he felt basically the suit was little different from that disposed of in New York. Attorney General Cummings, he said, would direct the defense. Senate airmail Investigators heard Mark L. Requa, California republican national committeeman, deny he had volunteered to call Former Postmaster General Walter P. Brown "on the carpet" in 1931 In the interest of Century Air Lines. He likewise denied he had sought aid lor the company from President Hoover. Chairman Black fD., Ala,), yester day read the committee letters which said Requa, a close friend of Former President Hoover, had vol unteered his aid to the company in obtaining an opportunity to bid for an airmail contract. Black today read into the record more communications between of ficials of the Century Air Line re ferring to Requa's friendship with Hoover and his purported dis agreement with Brown's air mail policy in 1931. Requa, in reply, said he did as sure Young he would do his best to obtain favorable consideration of the Century company. Black questioned Requa at lencth about a conference of republican national committeemen and others prominent in the party in New York last week, which Requa said he at tended. Requa conceded frankly that the rreeTiptr tvi" to dcu"! "how in hHl crfllaif pimply eSkin Help niturc clear up the blotches and make your akin lovelier the safe easy y use bland effective Resinol Ctatita larrtaia Wartrr' CNFKUI Don't endanger your )ob by wearing glasses that are no longer of any benefit to you you've changed since you first wore them, you know A thor ough examination at our of fice may result In an aston ishingly big change in your capacity for working ano earning. f-I7Il:l:l.V4i:M: the national committee was going to pay its debts," and raise money for the coming campaign. When Black pressed htm If thosa present did not discuss plana for radio publicity in coi meet ion with the air mail situation, Kequa re plied: "It mii-'ht liave been done.", 'T should have been glad to hava cooperated in a movement to pre sent our views of the matter," Others at the meeting, lie added, Included Charles D. Hllles, George Getz, treasurer of the national committee and Walter P. Brown. TEDDY JUNIOR STARTS ATTACK ON NEW DEAL New York. April 18 (LP) CoL Theodore Roosevelt, distant cousin of the president, described the NRA as a "militaristic, Prussian machine, bullving, corrupt and inefficient," as he ltd New York republicans to day toward formation of a more liberal party. The picture of one Roosevelt as sailing another was seen when Col, Roosevelt last night became head of the National Republican club. He did not refer to the chief exec utive by name but frequently spoke of "the president" as lie sounded one of the most caustic criticisms of the administration ever heard here. Col. Roosevelt denounced recovery efforts. He saw In them evils po tentially wrecking the constitution and regimenting American thought. "The hard-bought gains in liber alism and liberty will be lost if the so-called new deal prevails," he de clared. "Constitutional privileges have been jeopardized. A gigantic bureaucracy has been built up which is stultified, narrow and inefficient. The nation is being swept from democracy to a new autocracy. The administrations first year in office has resulted in several "om inous acts," he said. He referred to efforts toward federal control of radio and the summary cancella tion of air mail contracts. He called Gen. Hugh Johnson a German drill sergeant addressing a group of recruits."' His NRA attitude Is militarstic Prussian Ism,'' he said. Col. Roosevelt called upon the republican party to step In the breach of "this increasingly omin ous condition." SLIGHT UPTURN IN GRAIN PRICE ..Chicago, April 18 Leading grains scored maximum upturns of about a cent a bushel today, helped by firmness of securities and cot ton, but reacted sharply at the last. Buyers were apparently taking advantage of the fact wheat had undergone a setback of more than 10 cents from last week's high point, and that corn and oats were off about 9 cents. Advances failed to hold, however, in the face of late profit taking on the part of new purchasers. Wheat closed nervous, li-'i un der yesterday's finish. May corn unchanged to U higher, oats' - up, and provisions unchang ed to a rise of 2 cents. Grain prices showed an upward trend early today. Many trader acted on belief that insistent liqui dation has been at least temporar ily halted. Opening unchanged to '4 higher. May 76',i-4, wheat lat er scored advances all around. Corn started 'S-1; up, and subsequently altered little. Continuation of Banks Pardon friom Page One become governor upon broken and secret promises for me to add to that number." Rumors that Holman would grant a pardon to Banks probably have been magnified because he has vis ited Banks at the penitentiary. Mrs. Banks also has called on Holman at his office. Such visits and calls were considered friendly ones, since Sol man knew Banks for many years before the recent political turmoil in Jackson county. Tlie upheaval resulted In the death of George Prescott, Mcdford officer, and the famous ballot theft case. Banks and former County Judge Earl H. Fchl, who is serving a term for connection with the bal lot theft, were actively connected with or supported by the Good Go- vernTont Cenirc-s. IS EPILEPSY IMIKRITKD? CAN IT EE t't'Rtl)? A booklet containing the opinions of famous doctors on this interest ing subject will be sent FREE, while they last, to any reader writing to the Educational Division, Dept. 830, MS Fifth Av . New York. N. Y. adv. 1 W BROADWAY a STAKK OPTIAND Rooms viihoui Bath 1pctc 11.00 pnom 11 .50 Rooms with Bath 1 Pttw. !1.S0,S1.73.SlMdap I ptnofti $! $! 50 S3 and p Rooms with (win Beds and Bath, S3,!4tnd tS BP' fmmiHmXPrsni 'mm