THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON
ATONDAY. MARCH 8, 1937
STOCKS DECLINE
ON REPORTS OF
MOTOR STRIKES
New York, March S (U.rt-Chryi-
er stock plunged In the late deal'
Ings today, following announce
ment of a strike called In the com
pany's plants. Other section turn
ed down. Trading Increased with
tickers running behind.
Chrysler had risen from a low of
139H to 133 S. up 1 net. On the
strike announcement it broke to
136. off 3.
Steel common had registered a
loss of 3 points at 123, rallied
to 1244 only to fall back to Its low.
Other steels met profit-taking.
However, the decline attracted
considerable new buying and the
market met support before the
close. Steels rallied from lows.
Coppers registered gains. Some oils
were strong.
General Motors was lower. Trad
ers sold when the company report
ed Its February sales at only 74,567
cars and trucks against 103.668 In
January, and 144,874 in February,
1936. reflecting the strike.
The losses sustained by General
Motors accentuated selling In
Chrysler when notice of a strike
In Chrysler plants was announced.
Other motors had small losses.
Railroad shares were strong early,
featured by N. Y. Central, which
opened at a new high for the year
at 624 up a point on 30,000 shares.
New highs were made by Atchison,
Atlantic Coast Line, Delaware and
Hudson, Lackawanna, Illinois Cen
tral, Great Northern, Missouri-Kansas-Texas
preferred, Northern
Pacific, Pennsylvania, Southern Pa
cific, and Union Pacific
Dow, Jones preliminary closing
averages showed: Industrial 192.69
off 1.46; railroad 62.10 oft M; util
ity 3437 up .14.
Transactions approximated 3,180,
000 shares compared with 2,830,000
shares Friday. Curb transactions
approximated 690,000 shares com
pared with 870,000 shares Saturday.
BUTTER MAKERS'
PROFITS PICK UP
Ran Francisco, March. t VP)
Profit prospects for butter maker,
and butterfat producers alone the
Pacific are picking up. Thli con
trasts with a long, lean period,
marked by high feeding outs with
out balancing price Increases.
Prices currently are holding
steady at the year's best levels,
while feed costs are coming down.
Pasture Is improving, after a slow
start. Production has begun to
gain, but more slowly than last
year. Stocks, while still heavy
along the coast, are being reduced
rapidly.
Contrasting with declining prices
a rear ago. top grade butter at San
Ptandsco held even this week at
as cents a pound. This Is t cents
higher than a year ago.
- Further contrast In the price alt
nation with last year lies In the
fact that through January and Feb
ruary prices were lower than a year
ago. The January average on S3
score at wholesale was 33.77 cents
against 34.88 last year, and Febru
ary averaged 34.30 against 35.07
last year.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports ef Sa
tes dealer, for the rnltfanea
ef Capital JonreaJ readers.
(Revises! Daily).
Wheal per bushe No. 1 waits
1.04. red sacked 41.034.
Peed oats S26.S0 ton, milling. 838.60.
Peed barley $30.60 ton. malting
Clover hay $11 ton. Oats and vetch
$10.50. Valley alfalfa $16 ton.
Vetch Seed No. 1 $3 hd Clover
seed. No. 1, 33 o lb.
Hogs Midget Msntet Top trades.
140-160 lbs. $9 35; 160-200 lbs. $9.50:
$00-335 lbs. $0.35: 325-250 lbs. $8.
Veal 13 '4o lb. dressed.
PoultryHeavy colored bens 13e lb.,
med. 13c. Leghorn No. 1 10c lb., old
roosters 5c colored frys 15a Leghorn
fry 13s lb.
Eggs Buying prteec Med extras
10c, extra large whites 18c. browns 19c,
Pullets 13c, standards, large 16o. med.
16c dozen.
Butter Prints: A grade 90e lb. B
grade 35c. Butterfat, A grade 16c
lb.. B grade 34 c delivered.
Egg Mash $2 35 and $3.68 CWt,
Chicken scratch $2.40 cwt.
WOOL-MOHAIR
Wool Coarse and fine 30c, medium
SSc Mohair 46c. Lamb's wool SOe lb.
Markets Briefed
(By United Press)
Stocks Irregular; Chrysler weak.
Bonds irregular: U. 8. govern
ment Issues st new lows.
Curb stocks Irregularly higher.
Foreign exchange Irregularly
higher; French franc firm.
Cotton easy.
Grains: Chicago wheat to
higher; new corn to higher;
oats higher to lower; rye
to 1 higher.
Piling: Purchases
From Benton Heavy
Corvallls, Ore., March B uP) East,
ern purchases of piling from Benton
county are on the increase, totaling
an estimated 135 cars last year.
Lumbermen declared western pine
now supplies one-fifth of the na
tion's total soft wood shipments.
MRU. SIDDA1X ROM!
Hayesvllle Mrs. Blaabeth Bid-
dall has returned to her home here
after spending the winter at the
home of her dsughter, Mrs. Harry
wnite in Yakima, Wash.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Closing Quotations by Associated Press
AMl4 Chemleal Ore 954(4 International Hsryeeter
Allied Stores 31 Va International Nickel
American Can 106 International Paper P Px
American Power tfe Light 13 H International TAT
American Had. tfe Std. San 36 John Manvllle
American Rollins Mill 43' Kennecott
American Bmeltlnf V Ret 88',, Ubbey-O-Ford
American T Si T l1 Lin net t si Myers a
American Tobacco B 03 Loew's
American Water Works 36 4 Montgomery Ward
Anaconda 67-. National Biscuit
Armour 111 12-. National Cash Register
Atchison 84, National DUtlllers
Aviation Corp 84 National Power b Light
Barnadall 331, Northern Pacific
Bendix Aviation 37 ', Packard
Bethlehem Steel 101 J C Penney
Boeing Air 464 Penn R R
Brlgga Mfg 63 Phillip Petroleum
Budd Mfg 13 Pressed Steel Car
Calumet it Hee ' 18? Public Service N J
J I Caae 1" Pullman
Callahan Z-L 4 Bears Roebuck
Canadian Pacliie 16 So Cal Ed
Celaneae 33 4 Southern Paclfle
Certain-Teed 20 '4 standard Brand
Chesapeake St Ohio 674 Standard Oil of California
Chrysler 127 4 standard Oil of New Jersey
Commercial Investment TV 68 Sup Oil
Commercial Solvent 184 Texas Gulf Sul
Commonwealth As Sou 3 Trans-America
Consolidated Edison 424 Union Carbide
iCon Oil 16 Union Pacific
Corn Product 704 United Corporation
Curtlas Wright 7 U S Rubber ,
Douglas Aircraft 63 4 US Steel
Du Pont 173 '4 Wslworth
General Electric 61 4 Western Union
General Poods 43 4 Wentlnghouae Eleetrle
General Motors 66 white Motors
Ooodyear Tire 43 Woolworth
Hudson Motors 30 4 Cl Rd
nilnols Central 33 Cities Service
Imp. Copper SI 14 Electric Bond Si Share
MARKET QUOTATIONS
PORTLAND FASTS IDE MARKET
Pnriinri. Uarch $ UJJ0 Brussels
sprouta offered in liberal volume with
quality generally w
market today. Sales chiefly ateady at
around SOo box.
potato supplies showed liberal vol
iim with No. a stock chiefly $2.25,
few S2 40 cental. Orange boxes $1 .86-$2.
Carrots steady for quality, up to 40c
lug. Parsnips weak 26-3&C lug. Dry
onions cnieiiy woc- or i
Ad Die sold weu at late prices.
Dalies sumach of real quality was
priced $1.35 orange bos. trade alow as
the initial supply last week sold $1,
which waa oonsiaerea too tow. al
though It established the market.
Turnips mo. 1 000 tug.
Nominal general prices ruled:
Carrot Local No., 1 30-36C lug.
sacks 60-760.
Beets No. 1 600 lug.
Rutabagas Local 40c lug.
Potato Local No. 1 $2$3.10, No.
3 11.50-75 orange box. No. 1 In sacks
$3.65-76. No. 3 $3.60-06 cental.
Onions Dry No. 1 90c 50-lb. bag.
Cabbage Round type. No. 1 $1.75
crate.
Parsnips Local 30-35c bag.
Apples Local, Jumble pack 76c
$1.25 box; faoa-flll 75c-II. 50.
Spinach The Dalles $1-25 orange
bos. Texas $1.36 bushel hamper.
PORTLAND SUGAR. FLOUR
Portland. March B Sugar: Berry
or fruit. 100s $630; bales $5.46. Beet
$5.30 cental.
Domes tic flour selling price, city
delivery. 6 to 36 bbl. lota: family pat
ents, 98s, $fl.30$8.05: baker's hard
wheat, afl.05-$8.5; baker's bluest ern,
$0.16-$6.89: blended hard, $0.55-$7.75:
Graham, $0.70: whole wheat, $0.80
bbl.'
PRODUCK EXCHANfJK
Portland, March 8 u.n The follow
ing prices named effective today:
Butter Cuba ex. 33 Ho, standards
SSc, prime firsts 834c firsts 314c lb.
cneese uregon inpieis 10c, iobi
184c lb. Brokers pay 4c lb. less.
Bass Produce exchange quotations
between dealers: Kxtras. large 31c.
med. 19c. Standards, large 19c, med.
18c doe. Jobbing prices lo higher.
PORTLAND WHOLES ALB
Portland. March 8 (UK) These are
prices retailers pay wholesalers, except
where otherwise stated:
Butter Prints, A grade 36 c lb. In
parchment wrappers, 364 c in cartons.
B grade, parchment, 34 40, cartons
3&V40 lb.
Butterfat Portland delivery, gen
eral prices: A grade, delivered at least
twice weekly S7-38c lb., country 35-36c
lb. B grade 36-37c. C grade at market.
Cream B grade for market. Prlcea
paid producer: Butterfat basis. 56.3c
lb. Milk 63.7c, surplus 64.9c. Price paid
milk board 67c lb. Surplus milk buying
price 46.9c.
Cheese Selling prices to Portland
retsllera: Tillamook triplets 33c lb.,
loaf 34c. Selling prices to wholesalers:
Triplet 31c. loaf 23c lb. f o b.
Egg Buying prices by wholesalers:
Extras 20c, standards 17c, ex. med. 16c,
med. firsts 15c, undergrade 15c dot..
LIVE POULTRY
Portland delivery: Buying prices
Colored hens over 44 lbs. 14-16C lb.,
under 4 lbs. 14-16c. Leghorn hens un
der 84 lbs. 11.12c lb., over 34 lbs.
13-14C. Colored springs over 84 lbn.
15- 160, 3-3V lbs. 14-16C. roosters
7-Sc lb.
Selling prlcea by wholesalers: Light
hens 11-130 lb., med. 13-14c, colored
16- 10C. Spring over 34 Ibe. 15-16c lb..
3-3 lbs. 16c. Prktn ducks, young 18-18c
lb., colored 12-14C.
Turkeys Dressed : Selling price to
re tall era: Toms l-19c, hens 19-21c lb.
Rabbits No. 1 30c lb. dressed.
fr'RKKH I'Rt'lT
Apples Delicious, ex. fey. $3 box.
fey. $3.78. Spits, ex. fey. $2 box. fey.
$1.76. choice and face and fill $1.25;
Wlnesaps, bulk 44c lb. Yellow New
towns, ex. fey. $3. fey. $1.76 box.
Bananas Bunches 0',c, hands 7c.
Oranges Calif, navels, fey. $4-$4.35
case, choice $3-19.75 case.
Grapefruit Florida $3.60, Texas
pinks $4. Marsh seedless $335-76 case.
Lemona Calif, fancy $8-$8.50 case,
choice $7-$8 rase.
FRESH VFdKTAHI.HS
Celery Calif. $2.76 crate, hearts
$1.60 dos. bunchea.
Lettuce Imperial 6s $4 50 -$5.50 per
crate. 0 $4 -a 50. Yuma 6s $5 35-50.
Sweet Potatoes 3llf. $2.40-60 crate.
Ysmi $3.76 50 -lb. erate.
Potatoes Deschutes $9 35-65. Kla
math No. 1 $350-66. Yakima No. 1
$3 25-40 cental. Local $8-$3.36 cental.
New Potatoes Florida $3.50-06 50
lb. hamper.
Tomatoes Hothouse ex. fey. 31 -SSc
lb., fey. 10-SOc. choice 15-I7c. Mexican
repacked $4: Florida $1.40 10 lb. cart.
Onions Oreaon No. 1 $3 76-SS cen
tal: Yakima $2.36-76 cental.
Cabbage No. 1 local 3c-2V4c lb. Im
perial 34-8.fi lb.
cauiinower can r si. so-so crate
Spinach The Da lie $1.16 orange
box. Texas $1.36-96 buahel hamper.
KMioarb MUwaukie-Cleckamas
hothouse ex. fry. $1.3$, fey. $1.36 doe.,
cholre $1 10-16.
Cucumber Hothouse It 30-78 dos.
Asparagus Calif, treen 36-300 lb.
NITS
Almond MMb. bag 174e lb.. 98
1b. bag tSc ib.
BravllB Larwe. waahed, 18e lb.
Cheatnuta Jsp. SS-lb. box $5 60.
Filbert Barcelona is-isc lb.
Pecans Large, blend, SSc Ib.
Peanuta pc,. nv gc. im than sack
14c lb.
Walnuts Oregon! Mayttte !S-1te.
Pranquett 18-iSc ib
ME ATS ANI PROViaiONS
Country meat Selling prices le re
1094
73
203
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14U !
66 M
67 V
32
37
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13
36
11
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30
40
70
92
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7
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16
109
236
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61
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78
152
31
85
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tailers: Country killed hoga. best but
chers, under 180 lbs. 13c. Vealera 16c,
ngni ana mm w-.-mj id., neavy jo-iic.
Cutter cows 9c. canners 80 lb. Bulla
10c 10. Lambs IOC, ewes 5-8c lb.
HOPH AND WOOL
Hops Nominal. 1936. 40-4 lcJb.
Wool 1930 nominal: Willamette
valley med. 30c lb., coarse and braids
jsc. eastern Ore. 33-34C, crossbred 37
38c lb. 1937 contract, eastern Oregon
30-38c, Willamette valley 83c lb.
PORTLAND GRAIN
Portland, March 8 OP) Fractional
advances were scored for wheat in the
domestic trade. On the futures mar-
xet, wunout trading, una on May waa
V4e higher. July unchanged. On the
sample cash market local wheat gain
ed c and Montana lo bushel.
Open h sh low eloa
May .. 1.15'A 1.15U 1.1 SU. l.lftv,
July .. 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03
Cash: B.B.B. H.W. 13 $1.1714. Dark
hard winter 13 $1.35 4. ia $1.39i,
11 1.23 'A. Soft white, west, whit
hard winter, western red $1.16.
Oata: No. 3 white $33.50, gray $33.60.
Barley: No. 3 45-lb. B.W. $39.
Argentine corn $38.50.
Miurun standsrd $30.50.
Car recelDta: Wheat 71. flmtp is
hay 6.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland. March 8 UPi (U. S. D. A..
Hoga 3600, direct 712, market active,
15c higher, packing sows and feeder
pigs steady, good-choice 165-215 lb.
ariveins w.m-910, loud lots $10.15;
230-370 lbs. $9.40-06. heavier weight
18 76. light llBhta $9.35-50. uacklmr
sows $7.75-$8, good-choice feeder pigs
S8-S8 00.
cattle 1900. inciodtng 138 throuarh
and direct. Calves 150, direct 15. Qual
ity very poor, market uneven, steers
25-50c higher, she stock strong to 35c
nigner, instances duo up, suns aac up.
Med. -good fed steers $7.75-68. 50.
strictly good eligible $8, common $6
$7.35, med. good heifers $6.50 -17. 50.
common $5. low cutter and cutter
cowa $3.&o-$4,35, com. -med. $4.50
$6.75, few good beef cows $6-$6.50.
Bulls $5.50-10, good-choice vealers $9
$10. select $10.50. common-med. $6$8.
sneep aaoo. direct 481. Market ac
tive, 35c higher, few loads good-choice
fed wooled lambs $9.75-$10.2S, some
higher. Com.-med. $8-$9; med. -good
shorn Iambs $8. med .-good wooled
ewes $3 60-76. choice $6.60.
rHICAOO LIVESTOCK
Chlcaso. March 8 UftiV. 8. D. A.
Hogs 16,000. Strictly good-choice hogs
scarce, 10c higher. Bulk 900-300 lbs.
$10.30-45; top $10.60 com.-medlum
steady to 10c higher. Demand for av
erages under 160 lbs. very narrow.
Packing sows 10c higher, bulk good
360-500 lbs. $9.00-86.
Cattle 14.000, calvea 1600. Choice
and prime steers and yearlings scarce,
steady. General killing quality plain
est of season; bulk fat steers promis
ing to sell at $8 25-112 60: very little
above $14 but $15 paid for weighty
bullocks. Best yearlings $13.90: heifer
yearlings $10.76: sll heifers fully stea
dy, common-medium grade steers slow.
weak. Cows scarce, steady. Bulls firm
and active, also very scarce. Weighty
shipper vealers 35 -50c higher, light
vealers steady at $8.60 down, few ship
per vealers $9 .50-$ 10.
Sheep 11.000. Few loads clippers.
very few fat sheep. Early trading slow.
Indications fat lambs strong to un
evenly higher, or around $11.76 and
better for strictly choice handywetght.
Fat sheep atrong to 250 higher, few
handy weights $6.65: shearing lambs
25c higher, 70 lb. averages $10.40.
BOSTON WOOL
Boston. March 8 U.ff Strong wool
prices in Australian wool markets con
tributed a cheering note in the Boston
wool market despite several disquiet
ing local conditions, the USD. A. re
ported today. Mills for several weeks
have bought little greasy shorn do
mestic wool and have sa yet shown no
signs of materially Incresslng their
purchase In the near future. Spot
supplies of domestic wools, however,
were small and being held mostly by
concerns willing to hold for their ask.
ing prices, or at most msks only lim
ited concessions.
DRIED FRI IT
New York, March 8 At Evaporated
apples steady. Choice 11 'c Ib.
Prune steady: (30140 s) Calif. 0ic
lb.. Oregon 7",c.
Apricot steady, choice 13 He. extra
choice 13ic, fancy 16c lb.
Peaches steady; choice 9-Se, ex.
choice 9-10o lb.
SAN FRANMsro DAIRv
San Francisco, March 8 OIK) Butter.
PS score 35c, 81 score 33 'c. 90 score
32 80 score Slc lb.
Cheese Flats 19c. triplets 18 4 Ib
Jobbing prices, fists 20-3 1 c
Eggs Large 33 He med. 20V,c, small
17 lo down.
NW YORK HOPS
New York, Maroh 8 Hop steady.
Pacific oast !P36ja7-53. 1938 s 34.30c
Steadiness In
Dairy Mart Today
Portland, Ore.. Mrarh U. Al
though storka of butter In atorage
are fully five times as treat as a
yesr ago. there continues speculs
tive steadiness In the tcade here
for both butter and butterfat
Eg prices were unchanged.
Banana shortage was said to be
scute.
While the local eabbsge stocks
LABOR LEAGUE
RALLIES BACK
QF ROOSEVELT
(Continued from page 1)
democratic government in America
will once more be pitted against
the organised force of reaction.
LaFollette spoke after Berry had
told the delegates that the presi
dent's proposal must be enacted by
congress to "save America."
About 600 labor leaders assembled
for the convention from every
state except Arkansas and Arizona
The league was formed last year to
campaign for the president's re
election.
The delegates planned to visit
Capitol Hill this afternoon to urge
senators snd representatives to sup
port the president.
Just before their visit 10 minutes
were set aside for 16 representatives
of farm organizations to discuss the
court plan with the chief executive.
Another speaker at the league's
convention Assistant Secretary of
Labor Edward F. McGrady as
serted that the supreme court had
"nullified the will of the people."
If the country is to advance, he
said, "something must be done
about this small group of men on
the court who seised greater power
than the president and congress."
McGrady advised them to write
down "Yes" or "No" behind each
legislator's name to show the posi
tion he stated to them on the Issue.
"When you bring that report
back," he said, "your executive com
mittee will decide what steps to
take next."
In his address, LaFollette assert
ed that the same groups which
fought Mr. Roosevelt for reelection
were against him now, although
"repudiated by an' overwhelming
majority last November."
They seek to frustrate the popu
lar will by raising false Issues de
signed to rally support behind the
majority of the supreme court dom
inated by the outworn economic be
liefs of a past generation. This ma
jority by a tortured construction
of the constitution has impaired
the legislative power of congress."
Berry said he doubted that the
present form of American govern
ment could survive another depres
sion, and that legislation to prevent
a depression was necessary.
Nevertheless, he added, the su
preme court had outlawed nearly
every step in that direction.
We're going to win it because we
have the courage to stick our head
out when others don't have the guts
to do it.
I bring to you in the name of
the president and from his lips his
sincere appreciation for your friend
ship and for your presence in Wash
ington."
The president will follow up his
Thursday's appeal for enlargement
of the supreme court if aged jus
tices do not retire with a "fireside
chat" broadcast to the nation to
morrow at 10 p.m., Eastern standard
time.
Postmaster General Farley will
address the University of North
Carolina political union tomorrow
afternoon, and Attorney General
Cummin ga will open senate hearings
on the court bill Wednesday.
On Friday four senators opposing
the program will address a New
York mass meeting.
LEBANON TO GREET
TURKEY GROWERS
Lebanon, March 8. In line with
Its prominence as the nucleus of a
rapidly growing turkey center, Le
banon has been chosen as the meet- j
ing place of Linn county turkey 1
growers next Friday, March 12, for ;
an all day session at the Lebanon '
hotel. Highlights of the meet
will be a general discussion of prob-1
lema pertinent to turkey men of
the section led ' by prominent au-!
thorlties among whom are: H. E.
Cosby, head of the poultry depart- j
ment of OB.C; McKinley Hunt-!
Ington. prominent turkey breeder 1
from southern Oregon; J. C. Leedy,
official of the Oregon Turkey Grow- I
ers Cooperative; J. M. Thorne of
Salem and Floyd Mullens of Albany, j
A turkey luncheon will be an add-1
ed attraction of the day.
Nearly a million pounds of tur
keys were shipped by Linn county
growers last fall and winter, put
ting this section In state lead for
the number of holiday birds raised
and poundage sent out to market.
FLAX INSTITUTE
APPOINTS AGENTS
Sllverton. March . The Plsx In
stitute of ths United Suites hu re
cently named the feed snd seed
firm ol William Scarth and Sons
as local agents. The purpose of the
Institute Is to encourage farmers
to grow Has as a cash crop. Port
land companies will offer, It Is
stated, guarantee contracts to pay
tne mwaie wentern current option
prices, ton. Portland. It is be
lieved the local community Is ex
cellently adapted to the (rowing
of flax.
were comparatively on a famine
basts, the tracks were full of Cali
fornia and Texas offerings.
Cheese prices were unchanged.
Asparagus was weaker.
Lettuce continued to strengthen
with only Imperial available.
New potatoes continued to
strengthen at the source but the
local market was either unchanged
or a trifle down.
Celery was firm.
Small tots of Dalles spinach aell
Ing up $0 li -36 orange boa.
Emergency Clause on
Anti-Gambling Measure
Vetoed
(Continued
The governor's action was the
motive for real Jubilation.
Unless overriden by a two-thirds
vote of the senate and house prior
to adjournment, the veto of the
emergency clause stands and the
path is opened to Invoke the ref
erendum against both the Martin
and Camey bills.
with 00 days In which to secure
the names of only about 40,000 le
gal voters the lobby boys, who have
visions of getting in on that profit
able operation also, do not antici
pate much difficulty In perfecting
their referendum petitions.
Then the anti-gambling bills will
be saieiy locked away in cold stor
age until the voters are given a
chance to pass upon them at the
general election In November, 1938.
Eighteen more months to gather
in the nickels unmolested by old
John Law.
Helgh-ho! that Is something to
shout about.
By that time another legislature
will nearly be due, the "pot" will
have been enriched again and the
"boys" will be back to sponsor or
oppose more legislation for anoth
er $20,000.
News of the governor's veto did
not come entirely as a surprise, al
though Its announcement was de
layed until after both houses had
adjourned. But it was forecast
fully an hour before by members of
the pin-ball lobby and some mem-
ers of the house.
One lobby leader, after checking
up on the telephone, made a wager
that the governor would veto the
emergency clause.
Friends of the bill were marshal'
ling their forces this morning In an
attempt to override the veto.
The text of the veto message
read:
"The present session of the state
legislature has passed two bills re
lating to slot machines and other
games of chance. Senate Bill No. 17
amends section 14-745, Oregon Code
1030, first enacted in 1001. The
original act made it a crime to
conduct, maintain, operate or play
any nlckel-in-the-slot machine cf
other device of like character where
in there enters any element of
chance whether the same be played
for money or any other thing of
value. The amendment provided by
Continuation of
Fitts Wounded
from page 1
moved alongside mine the run
ning boards almost touching. A
man leaned out of the sedan. There
was a spurt of fire. A shot! My
windshield was shattered and my
left arm, which had been resting
on the sill of the left front door,
dropped helpless at my side.
"I am certain two shots were
fired As the black sedan roared
away, I got my car In gear and
drove to the home of my parents."
Only one bullet was found, a .38
caliber shell. It tore a hole an Inch
in diameter In the windshield, ap
parently ricocheted from an onyx
knob on the gear-shift lever, passed
upward through Pitts' arm and
lodged in the roof of the sedan.
Marshalling his ace Investigators
on the case. Sheriff Eugene Blscal-
lux declared the shooting "unques
tionably is the work of amateurs.
No expert machine-gunner or hard
ened gangster would have bungled
the Job. The only reason Pitts wasnt
killed was because a novice gunman
was appointed to 'get' him."
The militant prosecutor, whose
eight years In office have seen him
convict some of the west's most no
torious criminals, staggered up to
his parents' house and called:
"Mother! I'm shot."
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Buff
Pitts, and his sister. Mrs. Bertha
Gregory, assisted him to a cot and
called a physician and sheriff's dep
uties.
The relatives said Pitts' first con
cern was for Mary Lou. his adopt
ed 10-year-old daughter, who has
been guarded for several months
since threats were msde against the
district attorney.
"Don't let them get Mary Lou."
he was quoted as saying while opi
ates were administered.
Guards about the Pitts family
were Increased last week following
the sit-down strike at the Douglas
Aircraft factory. Pitta obtained the
Indictment of 343 sit-downers on
charges of conspiracy to trespass and
yesterday conferred with police on
reported molestation of Douglas
workers.
His office announced that scores
of threatening messages had reach
ed him after the indictments were
voted at his request.
MRS. LeRL'D HOME
Evans Valley Mrs. o. M. LeRud
has recently returned from Gardi
ner, N. D., where she was called by
the Illness of her brother, Leslie
Bengals.
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by Governor
from page 1)
Senate BUI No. 17 declares thst all
such machines sre public nuisances
and shall be forfeited and destroyed
by the sheriff of the county In
which located under the direction
of the court having Jurisdiction. It
is made the duty of the sheriff
summarily to seise any such machine
ana to now the seme subject to the
order of the court. Senste Bill Nn
17 contains no emergency clause
and will therefore go into effect 90
oays after the adjournment of the
legislature.
"In 1S35, the state lealslature en
acted chapter 399 (section 37-3304,
Oregon Code 193S Supplement) au
thorising municipal corporations
ana counties to license, limit, regu
late, impose a privilege tax or
charge upon, or prohibit nin hall
gam.es, dart games shd other games
of like character Involving an ele
ment of skill, it is possible that
the enactment of this law was an
Implied repeal In whole or In part
of section 14-746. Oregon Code 1930.
Be thst as It may however, in the
pasi two years many Oregon citisena
in good faith and pursuant to the
action of the 193S legislature have
Invested large sums of money under
municipal or county licenses In pin
ball games, dart games and other
games of like character involvina
an element of skill.
"House Bill No. 159 now provides
that regardless of whether their
operation requires an element of
sun on the part of a player, all
games of chance such as slot ma
chines, dart games, pin ball games.
ana-or similar devices or games,
when operated or played for a nro-
flt, either in cash, merchandise or
other articles of value, are unlaw
ful and their licensing, possession,
display, operation or play are pro-
nioitea ana made a crime.
"By section 3, the measure Im
poses a duty upon peace officers to
confiscate and without delay des
troy all such games when possessed.
displayed, operated or played In vi
olation of the terms of the act.
There Is considerable doubt as to
the validity of this section inas
much as there Is no provision for
a hearing after the seizure and be
fore the property is confiscated and
destroyed. It may be argued that
Inasmuch as the mere possession of
these machines Is In violation of
the law they become contraband In
any event and therefore the owner
could have no lawful property in or
right to them, if such by the case,
then the. seizure and destruction
of such machines or games would
not be in violation of the due pro
cess clauses of the Oregon and
United States constitutions. How
ever, I believe that this question Is
one that can well be left to the
courts to decide. House bill No
169 embraces two things: One, the
unlawful possession, operation or
playing of such machines and the
punishment for such possession,
operation or playing; and on the
other hand, the duty of the peace
officers in regard thereto. These
seem to me to be separable and if
the Oregon supreme court should
hold that section 3 Is unconstitu
tional. It would not Invalidate the
criminal provisions of the law.
"By section 4, house bill No. 159,
Oregon laws, 1935, chapter- 369
(section 37-3304, Oregon Code 1933
Supplement) expressly Is repealed.
Section S of house bill No. 159,
declares an emergency and pro
vides that? the act shall take effect
and be In full force and effect
from and after its passage. Since
the passage of senate bill No. 17
and house bill No. 159, I have re
ceived hundreds of telegrams, tele
phone calls and letters, and my of
fice has been besieged by persons
advocating the veto of these bills.
I feel that It Is the duty of the state
legislature to determine the policy
of the state of Oregon with refer
ence to such matters At the same
time,' I believe that those, who In
good faith have Invested their
money in the acquisition by sale or
lease of such machines and games
in reliance upon the express decla
ration of the state legislature In
1935. should have a reasonable op
portunity to dispose of such ma
chines and games and to otherwise
wind up their affairs. It is like
wise desirable that the constitu
tionality of section 3. of house bill
No. 159. be determined by the
courts. Senate Bill No. 17 does not
contain an emergency clause and I
hare therefore signed this bill and
fUed It with the secretary of state.
House Bill No. 159 contains an
emergency clause. In order that
these two companion measures may
take effect at the same tune and
in order that citizens of Oregon
who have Invested their money In
such machines and games In good
faith may have a reasonable op
portunity to dispose of the same, I
am hereby vetoing section 5, the
emergency elause of house bill No.
159, as' authorized by Article V, sec
Uno 15 a, Oregon constitution. This
veto doss not affect any other part
o( the bill.'
STUBBORN
RHEUMATISM
Rheumatic Gout
Neuritis Sciatica
Most of the aches, pains, sUfmeaa,
soreness and lameness of stubborn
rheumatism, neuritis, sciatica and
rheumatic gout are caused or ag
gravated by excess arte acid.
Tula Mini tne oasa, cot outstand
CAULIFLOWER
MARKET CODE
WINS APPROVAL
Portland, March S OP) Supple
mental material for the Inclusion
of the Roseburg producing area in a
proposed marketing agreement re
ceived the approval of a group of
cauliflower growers today.
The Information will be forward
ed to the agricultural adjustment
headquarters at Washington. Grow
ers and dealers will have five days
to file additional briefs.
The new material includes pur
chasing power parity prices from,
1019, acreage, production, IV. '
ues, earlot shipments, Jobbmg pn
ces In the Seattle market and an
index of prices paid by farmers for
commodities.
The AAA has already given tenta
tive assent to the agreement. A poll
of growers will be taken before It Is
placed in effect. The re-opened
hearing today was made necessary
by Roseburg growers' recent an
nouncement of willingness to come
under its provisions.
The proposed agreement would
regulate shipments by grades and
si&es and proration of ahipments to
markets outside the producing area.
Details will be printed and distri
buted to handlers and growers. A
committee of 13 will s dm in later the
pact.
Numerous growers cited heavy
losses in recent years aa arguments
in favor of a marketing agreement.
The Roseburg crop has been vir
tually wiped out this year by severe
weather.
PLAN NATION-WIDE
SALE, CANNED PEARS
Medford, March 8 OW-The na
tion's markets will absorb a surplus
of Pacific coast pears which threat
ened to disrupt 1937 prices, David
Rosenberg, chairman of the Med
ford pear growers committee, said
today.
Rosenberg said stores from coast
to coast have agreed to stage an
energetic sales drvle featuring
coast canned pears, which Is ex
pected to dispose of 48,000,000 cans
before the 1937 crop moves on to
store shelves.
COFFEE PARTY HELD
Sllverton Mrs. Oscar 8a tern en
tertained Friday afternoon at her
home with a coffee party for the
pleasure of Mrs. Ole Satern, Mrs.
Ben Punrue, Mrs. Albert Funrue,
Mrs. Hans Jensen and Mrs. K. Fun-
rue.
OBITUARY
MOSES CARD
Mt. Ansel Moaei Card. 40. brother
of lira. Jacob Schumacher of Mt. An
gel, died Thursday at Naicam, saa
katchewan. Canada, and waa burled
Saturday at Battleiord, Saskatchewan,
Canada. Surviving the deceased are
a brother and alater in Minnesota, one
later In Manitoba, one aister in Nat
cam and Mrs. Schumacher of Mt.
Angel.
SARA ANN RL'TLHDGti
Albany Sara Ann Rutledge. 93.
died at her noma in nortn aid ay
Friday. Funeral aervlcea were held
Sunday irom tne Faiesune cnurcn,
witn Dunai in tne Palestine ceme
tery. She waa born In Ottowa, Ohio,
July as. 1844. and had uvea in Micni
gan and California before coming to
Oregon 30 year ago. She waa mar
ried to oeorge Rutieage in ieoo.
She is survived by three daughters
and two eons. Tne aaugntera are
Mrs. Xatella D. Kay and Mrs. Lena
Orovo, Albany, and Mrs. Nora Mc
Qulnn, Los Angeles. The sons are
Oeorge Rutledge, Albany, and Arthur
K. Rutledge oi California.
A. J. WARD
Monmouth Mrs. D. R. Dewey haa
received word of the death of her
father, A. J. Ward, who died at the
noma oi nis aaugnier in aanporia,
Kan.. February 35. Ward waa 77
years old and was born at Monmouth,
m. He waa a guest in the Dewey
home here several weeks last summer
and la well known to several local
people. He waa In the wholesale feed
and grain business In Emporia, He
la survived by four children.
MIFFLIN SHANER
Woodburn Mifflin Shaner. 83. a
well-known resident or the McKee
district for more than 30 years, died
at a Salem hospital Saturday night.
For the last two years he had made
his home at Kernviile. Ore. with a
son. Born in Pennsylvania June a,
IBS 3. came to Forest a rove from Kan
sas in 1S88. and moved from there to
Oregon City for a short time, coming
to McKee in 1901. His wire, orna l.
Shaner. died in 1928. Surviving are two
sons. Harry L. of Kernviile and Ray
of Woodburn route 9; brother, Ellis of
Wichita. Kansas; three grandchildren
and a number of nephew and nieces.
Member of Woodburn lodge No. 100.
A. F. As A. M. Funeral services will be
held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Rlngo
chapel with Rev. D. J. ouiandtrs of
ficiating, interment will be In Belle
Passl cemetery beside his wife, with
the Masonic lodge In charge.
rnwAitn r. wrioht
Edward F. Wright. 73. who operated
ears on the Salem street railway y-
tern ror 30 years, died sturdav after
noon In the Southern Paclfle hospital,
San Francisco, according to word re
ceived by Mrs. Wright. He went to
Sun Franclaro aevral wepkn ago to
ing, swift and safe prescription, as
an modem dnivtrtat nn tall n
Is AJlen-ni Capsules little green.
essiiT swanowea capsules that are
powerful ret harmless.
Take tha hlehl afrW-tJva.
sulea aa directed often the pain
ana agony go in hours you
wont ba disarnctated. Save this
sot.
undergo an operation. Mrs. Wright,
who had vuited her husband at the
hospital on week-ends, left by train
for San Francisco Saturday night
where Masonic funeral services will be
held and the body cremated, fulfill
ing Mr. Wright's expressed wishes.
During hi long service here Mr.
Wright gained s wide friendship
through his courteous treatment of
his passengers. He waa transferred In
1939 to the West Linn electric Una
when buses supplanted the fialera
streetcars and waa retired on a pension
In 1930 by the Southern Paclfle com
pany, surviving in addition to the wi
dow. Bertha Wright, are a brother.
Charles L. Wright of Salem, snd four
sisters. Funeral services will be held
from the Haiatead Funeral parlor In
San Francisco at noon Tuesday, March
0. The deceased was a member of Pa
cific lodge No. SO, A. F. to A. M , Salem-
WHEAT DECLINE
IS CHECKED
Chicago, March 8 (U.B Scattered
buying Induwd by reports of dust
storms In the southwest checked a
decline in wheat prlcea here today
and substituted small gains (or the
early losses.
At the close wheat was U to 1H
cent higher, new corn H to cent
higher, old corn 14 to cent high
er and oats H cent lower to
cent higher.
Weakness In foregn markets
brought out profit-taking selling at
the opening her. today and net
losses of nearly a cent a bushel
were recorded. The deferred de
liveries steadied around mkl -session,
however, as a result of spread
operations and later rallied to above
previous closing levels. Moderate
buying of May contracts by mills
contributed to the upturn of tlx
market.
Weather conditions over the do
mestic wheat belt again turned un
favorable. No Important moisture
was received over the week-end and
the forecast for tomorrow prom
ised no relief.
World wheat shipment, last mek
totaled IS.725,000 bushels against
15.809.000 In the preceding week and
10,178,000 a year ago. Clearances
from the southern hemisphere to
taled 12,829,000 against 8,460,000 last
year.
Corn prices moved through a nar
row range in dull trading, ruling
firm at the close. The market fol
lowed the trend In wheat. Light re
ceipts inspired buying on an early
setback but this waa offset by sell
ing induced by reports of continued
Imports of Argentine corn.
BIRTHS, DEATHS
DEATHS
Behind tr In thia city March 6,
William O. Schfndler, aged 61 years.
Former resident of Gerval. Survived
by widow, Anna, of Oervaia; children,
Mrs. Ruth Peters of Los Angeles, Mar
ian, Westly, Esther, William, Jr.. and
Dora Schtndlcr, all of Oervals; brother,
John Schindler of Salem: uncle, Sm
manuel Schindler of Salem. Funeral
aervlcea will be held from the W. T.
Rigdon chapel Tuesday, March 9, at
1:30 pjn.
Miller Charles K. Millar died March
0. Resident of route 9, Box 96, Salem.
Aged 60 years. Survived by daughter,
Hazel Karle, and four sisters, Mrs.
Emma Curry, Mrs. Roberta Ector of
Salem, Frances Baliey of Illinois, Mrs.
Thomas Bridges of Wayneanile. N. C;
grandson, Donald Karle of Salem. Fu
neral services will be conducted Tuea
day, March 9. at 1:30 p.m., from the
Clough-Bariick chapel with Interment
In Cltyvlew cemetery.
Preston Pleas Harris Pre ton, Mar.
7, at the residence, 431 North Capitol
street, aged 61 years. Survived by wi
dow. Bertha Preston, and children,
Dorothy and Robert Preston of Salem.
Elton Preston of Kansas City; two
sisters, Mrs. Hester Haines and Myr
tle Preston of Kansas City, and a bro
ther. Oeorge Preston of Chlcaso. also
survive. Funeral announcement later
irom tne Ciough-Barrlck chapel.
MARRIAGE LICEXKE
Delbert B. Hill, legal, banker. Mill
City, and Maxine Dunlvan, legal,
cashier, Marlon Hotel, Salem.
Robert White, JO. student. 174 8.
Cottage, and Martha Robertson, 30,
student, route 4, both Salem.
Clyde Graham, 37, warehouseman,
1162 E. Lincoln, and Tresaa Bates. 39,
housekeeper, route 1. both Woodburn.
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