The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Saturday, November 6, 1937
Ten
Slock Prices
Skid Again
On Exchange
New York, No,. (U.fit Slock de
clined I to point In light trading
tort.v. rounding out week of al-
iKMt continuous recession that
brought the Industrial average
to
around we lowest icvri. mi
two
Bonds declined. Wheat lost more
than 3 cents a bushel. Other trains
eased, cotton luiures were wirr
Bugar firmed. Santos coffee fu
tures made record lows,
fltjvb started dull with Drlcea Ir
regular and then turned lower.
aiui. XmA th Hemline. RAll were
easier. Selling spread to all de
partments. Highest priced Issues
had widest losses. Several Issues
made new lows for the year
There was nothing In the news
. r .nr.ira Th recession a
I to
ascribed to conditions within the
market Itseir. and lack 01 any ui
eentlve to boost market values.
Considerable short selling was
noted in some leading Issues, par
ticularly steels. With steel opera
tions declining, especially in sec-
hljh nrnilllM tlHW Steel
traders were loath to retain holding
In tnes nares.
United States Steel touched 554
and then declined to 53 "i where It
was down 3. Bethlehem Steel
fell from 49'i to 48'i. the latter
down 3i. National Steel lost more
than J points and Youngstown
8heet and Tube more than a point.
Chrysler sold down to M off J'
and General Motors lost more than
a point. Selectrlc Auto-Lite eased
more than a point. U S. Rubber,
with a 1 point loss, led rubber shares
lower.
Allied Chemical sank to 152'i off
6' : Union Carbide 72 off 4; Amer
ican Smelting 47S off 2i: Atchi
son 38'i off 2'i; duPont 115'i off
2"i: Loews 561 off 2 and West-
Inchouse Electric 93 off 2'4.
New lows for the year were made
by Air Reduction. Deere and com
pany, and Kennecott.
Dow. Jones closing averages: In
dustrial. 125.25 off 367: railroad
31.67 oft 089: utility 21.21 off 0.44
Transactions approximated 770.-
000 shares compared with 710.000
shares last Saturday. Curb trans
actions approximated 166.000 shares
compared with 128.000 shares last
Saturday.
Butter Steadier
At Week's Close
Portland. Ore.. Nov. 6 (U.PJ Local
receipts of butter are bein? closely
cleared as the week ends lor meet-
me the California demand and the
market appeared a shade steadier
than mid-week on top scores. Total
volume of local trade showed some
decline.
Position of the egg market Is des
cribed as about unchanged with
prices maintained throughout the
list. Receipts are moderate but the
demand from most sources has
been only about normal. The fed
eral surplus commodities corpora
tion has Just bought another car,
the third, locally, and the eggs are
being distributed throughout the
state.
The country killed meat trade was
mostly steady at the week's close
although the demand was only mod-
era te from ret a 1 lers. Rece Ipts of
desirable stuff have been compara
tively light and prices generally
are being well sustained.
Steadiness continues to mark both
the live and dressed poultry trades
here as the week ended. Leghorn
and medium weight colored fowl
are being quoted a shade higher.
There was very light trade In po
tatoes throuahout the week and at
the close, the market was virtually
stasnant. even at current low levels.
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sa
lem dealers, for the guidance
of Capital Journal readers.
(Revised dally.)
Wheat, per uahel; No I white
ana rea wuneti Hoc.
Fred oat, gray 27, white 123 Ion
mea nancy fit, malting $29 ton.
Clover hay 6i:t ton. Oat and vetch
valley allalla SIS ton. a
Hos -MlclKd Market: fop gratia
nil-imp ids. tjn-jo: leo-uoo lbs. 98.50;
iw- ja in, in aa: lbs. SB.
Veal 12c lb. drewwd.
Poultry Henvy colored hena Ifte
med 14c Leghorn No li 10c lb old
roosters oc Leghorn trys l&c lb Col'
oreo irya 17c. broiler .v lb.
Eifg - Buvtlig prices Medium ex
26c. ex. lanip whites ;Wr, pullet 16c,
standards, large 26c. med 24c dozen
Butler Print; A grade 37r lb B
grade 36e. Bmterfat: A grade Srle lb.
B grade .lie rleltvrred. C grade SOr lb
Ek Mash S2 3S cwl. second grade
2.16. Chicken vratch 62.10 cwt.
VYiwtl-Mnhnir
Wool Coarse and fine 27e med 80c.
Mohair nominal lamb's wool 35c lb
Markets Briefed
Bj United Prewl
Stocks lower In light trading.
Bonds lower and quiet.
Curb storks lower and quiet.
PoreiRn exchange strong: gtcr
ling makes new high.
Cotton eases about 35 cents a
bale.
Wheat ofr 2 to 2 cents; corn
ofi to .
Rubber lower.
Exhibits Being Mit
Portland, Nov. 6 U.R Five hun
dred 4-H club and farmer exhibits
already have been lifted for Ore
gon's first statewide corn ahow
which will be held here November
29 to December 4. according to the
agricultural committee of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce.
New York Stocks
Closing Quotations
Allied Chemical Dye 152 Johns ManvMe 74
Allied Store 9 Kennecott 29 H
American Can 7li Ltbbey-O-Ford 41"4
American Foreign Power Liggett fe Myers B 88
AmerlcanT & T Loews 67
American Tobacco B 72 Montgomery Ward 87 4
American Water Works lift Nash Kelvlnator 12
Anaconda 3 National Blacult 90S
Armour 111 Ti National DlatlUera 22
Atchison S7 National Power Light 7
Aviation Corp Northern Paciile 12U
BarnadaJI 1U Packard 6l4
Bendlr Aviation 13 J C Penney 73
Bethlehem Steel 4'4 Penn R R 21
Boeing Alrt 21 H Phllllpa Petroleum 41 H
Brlggs Mfg S Preaaed Steel Car
California Pack 84 S Public 8ervU- it J 34S
Callahan Z-L l?i Pullman 28
Calumet A Hee t Sears Roebuck 61
Canadian Paelfle 7Ts Shell Union 11
J 1 Caae S3 So Cat Ed 30
Caterpillar Tractor 64 Southern Pactfie 18
Celaneaa 31 standard Brands 8
Certain-Teed 6 Standard Oil Calif 82
Chesapeake Ohio . 87 Standard OU M J 49
Chrysler 67 studebaker 6
Commercial Invest Tr 46 Sup Oil 3
Commercial Solvent 8 Texas Oulf 8ul 3B
Commonwealth fc Sou 1 Tlmken Det Axle 13
Consolidated Edison 33 Trans-America M
Con Oil 0 Union Carbide 73
Corn ProducU 65 Union Pacific 914
Curtlas Wright 3 United Airline 8
Du Pont 116 United Aircraft 17
General Electrte 38 United Corp 3
Oeneral Foods 81 US Rubber 35
General Motors 38 US Steel 63
Goodyear Tirea 33 Walworth 7
Gr No Ry Pf 38 Western Union 30
Hudson Motors 8 Westlnghouse Electru) 93
Illinois Central 11 White Motors H
Imp Copper 10 Wool worth 39
International Harvester 67
International Nickel Can 42 Curb
International Paper a P Pf 46 Cities Service 1
International T & T 6 Electric Bond Share
Market Quotations
Portland Eastxlde Market
Whether It was tne comer wesuier
or whether local food stores were in
need ol heavy restocking 01 veget
ablesor both It was difficult to
amy but the early eastalde market took
on some real anap and pep this morn
ing. Prices are low, of course, on an
vegetables, too low for real profit to
the growers, but aside from this the
market seaslon was a very good on.
Buyers were numerous and most lines
sold better than average. Prices per
hapa a little firmer than Friday when
the supply of everything was big and
buying skimpy.
The market was not as badly over
loaded with cabbage as on Friday but
there was more than ample for the
demand. Most sales around 66c on
70-85 lb. crate.
Cauliflower In better demand at o-
00c crate, depending on quality; No. 3
lots in fair call at 25c.
Spinach moderately active at oc.
Spuds rather slow at 60c orange box.
Onions found ready call on limited
supply. Broccoli In fairly good demand
at 30C lUg. Kooc vegeutDiea generally
active at unchanged prices.
Oeneral prices ruled:
SDlnach New. 40-50c orange box.
Onions Dry. No. 1 60-85c for 60-lb.
bag. No. 3 66c bag
Green onions ixktsi aoc aozen.
Radishes Local 17 -20c dozen.
Carrots Local 15-20c doa. bunches.
Turnips No. 1 20c dozen.
Beets No. 1 30c dozen.
Lettuce Best 85c-61, No. 3 6S-7&C
crate.
Potatoes Local 60-700 orange box.
Tomatoes Field grown 36-600 box.
Squash Zucchini, summer 20-25c,
Danish 50-60c crate.
Corn No. 1 85-75c isck. '
Sprouts Brussels, 75-BOc box.
Celery Hearts 80 -85c dor. bunches.
Cauliflower No. 1 60c crate.
Apples Lerge 65-80C, small 600 box.
Peppers Oreen 60c orange box, red
25-40c peach box.
pumpkins fie doc pony crate.
Portland ftnxar. Flour
Portland. Nov. 6 UPi Sugar: Berry
or fruit, 100s, 15.20; bales, S5.30; beet,
85.15 cental.
Domestic flour Selling price, city
delivery. 1 to 26 bbl. lots: family pat
ents, 49c. S6.45-S7.05: baker's hard
wheat. t5.25-S6.75; baker's bluestem.
S4.95-S5.40; blendrd hard wheat. S5.20-
45.75; soft wheat flours 84.90-85;
graham. 49s. 86.86; whole wheat,
49s, 45.95 bbl.
Produce Exchange
The following prices named to be
enective too&y:
Butter Cube extras 34c, standards
33c. nrlma firsts 33c. firsts 31c lb.
Cheese Oregon triplets 18c. loaf
ibc. Brokers pay 4o id. less.
Errs Produce exchange quotations
between dealers; Extras, large sue,
med. 27c, small 19c dozen. Standards:
large 28c, med. 35c. small 17c dozen.
Portland Wholesale
These are prices retailers pay whole
salers, except where otherwise stated
Butter Prints: A grade 36c lb. in
parchment, cartons 37c. B grade
35c in parchment, cartons 36c lb
Butter fat Portland delivery, buy
ing prices; A grade 36 -37c lb. coun
try stations; A grade 3435c lb. B
grade 2c lb. less; C grade 6c less,
Cheese Selling prices to Portland
retailers: Tillamook triplets 23c lb
loaf 24c. Tillamook F.O.E. prices to
Wholesalers" Triplets 21c, loaf 22c lb.
Etrgs Buying prices by wholesalers:
Extras 29c dozen, standards 27c. firsts
33c. med. 23c. med. firsts 21c, small
extras 15c. undergrades 16c.
Ltte Poultry
Buying prices Leghorn broilers 1
to 2 lbs. 22 -23c lb. Colored springs 2
to 3 lbs. 19 -20c lb over 3 lbs.
1 9 -20c. Leghorn hens over 3 lbs
l-14c. under 2 lbs. ll-12c lb. Col
ored hens 4-5 lbs. 17-lflc lb., over 6
lbs 17-iac. No. 2 grade 2c less.
8clltn.r prices by wholesalers Light
hens 11c lb., med. 13-13c, colored
IB-19c. Broilers under 2 lbs. 32c lb.
Colored springa 20c. Pekin ducks, col
ored 10-12c lb., young 16-17c.
Turkeys Buying prices; Hens 22-23
lb. No. toms 20-2 lc. Selling prices
1 to 2c higher.
Rabbits No. 1 dressed 33c lb.
fretti fruits
Apples Jonathan, ex. fey. $i to
fey' 1. face-fill 65-75c box. Greenings,
fey. 75c, Delicious, red. ex. fey. 61.50
60. face-fill 81.15-25. Pippins, comb,
box 81.10. Romes, comb, face-fill 1
Sptlrenberg. large ex. fey. 61.15, med
fey. 81 box.
Bananas Bunches Ac. hands 6e
Peaches Oregon 60-75C box.
Cantaloupes Dlllards 61. McMlnn
vllle 81 crate.
Oranges Calif Valenclas. fey, case
16-46 35. choice 85.25-50
Lemons Calif, fancy 66 33-89.36 a
case, choice 45.25-tfl 15.
Grapefruit Artrona 82 25-50 ease.
Florida 84 75. Texas firsts 83.75-64.50.
Raspberrtes Crate 63.
Watermelons Ore.. Bosrdman, lc.
Huckleberries Coast ll-15c lb.
Cranberries Stankovltch 63.25 box,
McParlane 63-S3 35. Blacks 62.85-83.
eh egetahle
Celery Oregon 60.800 doe. Hearts
Oc-41 dor., bunches.
Corn N W. No. I 85C-61 sack.
Lettuce Local B6c-41 crate.
Potatoes Yakima Gems 61, local
6120. Deschutes 61.05-25 cents).
Tomatoea Field grown No. 1, 40-6OC
box. hothouse 7loc lb.
Onions New crop Yaklmaa 75 -85c
60 lbs Oregon 82-83 16 cental.
Cabbage No. 1 local 81 crate.
Cauliflower No. 1 local 40-&0c cte.
Spinach Local 60-60c orange box.
Cucumbers Sheers 35c box.
Peas Coant 8 -9c lb
Squash Yellow and Summer 15c
boa, Danish 60e flate.
by Associated Press
Beans Oreen 5-6c, Ky. W. 4-6c lb.
Sweet Potatoes Calif. 61 65-85 per
crae. Southern Yams 61-60-88 crate.
Groundcherrles Dalles 81-61.35 bx.
Nut
Almonds 60-lb. bsg 37 0 lb. 25-
lb. bag 28c lb.
Brazils Large, washed 16c lb.
Filberts To retailer; Barcelona, per
lb. 14 -15c; Duchelly 14c lb.
Pecans Large, 1 blend, 22c lb.
Peanuts Fey. raw 9c lb. Less than
sack 14c lb.
Walnuts 1937 price to retsuers:
Oregon: Franquettes 12-16o lb.,
soft shell l&c.
.Meats
Country Meat Selling prices to re
tailers: Country killed hogs, best but
chers under 160 lbs. 11-12C lb. Veal
ers 13 -14c, light and thin 9-1 lc.
heavy 9-10c. Canner cows 6-6c lb.,
cutters 6-7c. Bulls 9-9 c lb.
Spring lambs 14 -15c, ewes S-7c lb.
Mops ana nooi
Hops Norn. 1937 16-18e lb.
Wool 1937 nom. Willamette valley
med. 30c. coarse and braids 28c. fall
lambs wool 35c. eastern Oregon fine,
nominal.
Portland Grain
Portland, Nov. 6 W) Wheat:
open high low close
Dec 80 80 77 77
May 62 82 79 79
Cash: Big Bend Bluestem 13 bic,
12 79c. Dark hard winter 13 93c,
12 89c. 11 81c. Soft white, western
white 77c, hard winter 80c, western
red 78c.
Oats: No. 3 white 624. gray 626.
Barley: No. 2 46-lb. B.W. 627.50.
Corn I No 2 E.Y Ship 839
Millrun standard 621.
Car receipts: Wheat 61. barley 9.
flour o, nay e, oats t.
Portland Livestock
Portland. Nov. 6 lPi TJ. S D. A.)
Hogs for week 5100. Compared to a
week ago. market mostly steady, closed
active. Week's bulk 165-215 lb. drive
Ins 68.75-85. load lots to 69: 335-280
lbs. 68-68.50. most sales 68.25; light
lights 68-68.50: packing sows 66.76'
67.50. mainly 87-67.25; feeder pigs
SB -SB. 50,
Cattle for week 3635: calves 660,
Compared to week ago market steady
to 25c lower, cows and nuns oir most.
Vealers draggy, 60c below late lait
week. Blocker and feeder trade um'
lted but demand fairly broad. Med.
sood steers 67.50-69. top 69 with
strictly good fed kinds quoted to 89.50.
Common steers 86.75-67. cutters down
to 64. stockers mainly 86-66.75, com.-
med. ne tiers s-S7, ooa neso S7.a;
cutters down to 63.60. low cutter and
cutter cows 82.50-63.50. shells down
to 81.50. com -med. grades 63.75i65:
fat dairy type cows to 64.50, good beef
cows 65.23-75. early top 66. Bulls
84.75-65.25, berf bulls 85.50-75, cut
ters down to 64; good-choice vealers
87.50-88.50, odd head selects to 69
enrly. com .-med. 64.50-67, few com.-
med. grass calves 3.30-su.
Sheep for week 2250; compared to
week ago market strong to mostly aac
higher, all classts snaring advance.
Bulk good to choice trucked In lambs
7.75-68.26. too 68.36; com. -med. 66-
67.50; few shorn lambs 66-87.66; year
lings 65-66.75. med.-good ewes a2.78
63.75. load choice fed ewes 64; com
mon 81-60-62.50.
rhtrnio !,hetock
Chicngo, Nov. 6 (P (0. S. D. A..
Hnfta 7000. direct 6500. Around 400
hows averaging 190-250 lbs. sold at
so.40-60: steady to ioc lower man rri
day. Est I ma ted hotdover 600. Compar
ed to week ago. barrows and gilts
mostly 15-25C higher, pigs sharing act
range, packing sown 35-50c higher.
Cattle 1000: calve 100. Compared
Friday last week, general steer and
yearling market 25c -81 lower. Common
and medium off least: good to near-
choice yearlings and heavy shipping
steers show maximum decline; market
extremely irregular following upturn
early and then a sharp reaction all
along the line on steers and yearlings
selling at 610 upward, extreme top
119 H5. nothing wanted above Sl late,
Week's top tight steers 618.50: 1023-
1b. yearlings 617.75: heifer yearlings
614 50: bottom fell out of fed heifer
market, closing SI -SI .50 lower. Com
mon heifers stesdy and a" grades
cows, stimulated by msrked scarcity.
33-40C nigner. Bulla 75c up. vealers ai
higher.
Sheep 4000. direct 6500. For week
ending Friday 6500 directs. Compared
to Friday last week; Fat lambs 50 -60c
higher, sheep 35-50c up. feeding lambs
mostly stesdy. Week's extreme top
on rat lamos gin ho on rew enoiee na
tives, best fed westerns 610.30: closing
top on natives and westerns 610 50,
manv late sales around 610-610.35:
week's bulk 69.75-610.75: week's top
yearling 69.50: hulk 68.25-69: top
sIsiiRhter ewes 64.75 paid late, week's
offerings mostly within 62.33-84.50
limits.
Drierl fruit
New York. Nov. 0 Evaporated
apples steaav. cnoice s-8'ic lb.
Prunes steady: 130-40's) California
si-ec. Oregon 7"ic lb.
Apricots stesdy. choice 11c, extra
choice ll'ic. fancy 13c lb
Peaches steady, fancy 9e. choice
s4C, extra cnoice vc id.
Kan franc Km Butter
San Francisco. Nov. 6 UB Butter.
92 score 36c, 91 score 34c, 60 score
ac. t score sic id.
Cheese Wholesale flats I6e. loal
!Re lb Jobbing prices: Flat 10c
30,c lb
Eggs Large 36c. large stsndsrds
suc, men. 37'c. smau lasfce docen
New York Hops
New York. Nov. i (. Hon stead
Pae, coast 183 7 s 30-33e, IBM's 16-17.
Japan, Italy
And Germany
Sign Protocol
ifjominuea irom page n
Uon went on, to associate herself
with Germany and Japan "who on
their part are animated by the same
will to defend themselves against
the communist International."
The accord contained no military
clauses. The agreement, ma or
iginally concluded however, bound
the signatories to keep each other
informed on international commun
ist activities and to act together
on "necessary defense measures.
Mussolini, thanking the three
signers Italian Foreign Minister
Count Galeazzo Ciano; Joachim
von Rlbbentrop, German ambassa
dor to London, and Masaaki Hotta.
Japanese ambassador to Rome
stressed the Importance of the pact.
In the name of the king of Italy,
Clano decorated Hotta and von Rlb
bentrop with the grand cross of
Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
Short speeches after the signing
emphasized that the pact was di
rected against no other country.
"The three power pact solidifies
our forces against bolshevism," de
clared Ciano. "It Is directed against
none and Is open to all. It signi
fies that fascism intends to defend
itself against every enemy."
Fear Duke May
Return Noted
In Homeland
(Continued from page 1)
the government and to the present
king, his brother, George VI.
It is known now that when the
duke first made it known that he
wanted to break the monotony of
his present life by visiting the
United States there was consider
able dismay in both governmental
and royal quarters. The attitude
was that the best thing he could do
would be to enjoy his "freedom'
and his love for his duchess by pur'
suing the life customary to retired
mon arena watering places, the
Riviera, the Alps, the spas, and the
little circle of friends, to preserve
the semblance of a court atmo
sphere. Then it was felt that the visit
to the United States would do him
good and could do no harm so long
as he confined himself to a tour of
such points of interest as motor car
factories and power projects.
It seemed to be the thought also
that all the time the duke was in
the United States he could be at
least 3000 miles from home.
Hence the news last night that
the duke had "postponed" his
American visit was a sensation, and
an unpleasant one, in both govern
mental and court circles. Now, It
was said, he had no plans and in
searching about for something to
do. he might consider coming home.
There are persistent reports that
the duke won the reluctant con
sent of government and court to his
visits to Germany and the United
States only because he announced
that otherwise he would return to
Britain. This threat is one which,
according to some, he may always
hold.
There Is every sympathy with the
duke. It is felt that, regardless of
the philosophy involved, the duke
left his throne because he felt that
lire was impossible without the then
Mrs. Wallls Simpson, whom the
government regarded as unsulted
tl be queen of Britain.
Nevertheless, the government's
attitude now is that the duke aban
doned his throne and his leader
ship of his people and that there
is no place for him in Britain. It
la conceivable, persona usually welt
informed say, that "some long time
from now" the longer the better
it might be feasible for him o re
turn.
Cannery Checks
Total $41,500
Woodbum Friday was pay day at
the Ray-Ma ling cannery and a total
of $41,500 was distributed In checks
for the last two week of October.
The largest pay roll for two weeks
work this season was that for Sep
tember 16 to 30 which totaled $50,
600. The total for the first two weeks
of September was $41,400 and for
the first two weeks of October was
$37,800, making a grand total of
171.300 paid out for labor since
September 1.
The pear season was completed
Tuesday of this week which cuts
down the working crew to approxl
mately 150. This crew will be kept
busy on carrots and beet until De
cember 1. During the busy season
the highest registration of workers
was 1300, and the greatest number
employed on any one day was 963.
The total number of people employ
ed during the month of October was
1252.
Lumber Business
At Lowest Level
Seattle. Nov. 6 U.B The West
Coast Lumbermen's association to
day reported production and new
business of Washington and Oregon
mills at the lowest point in two
years.
Operating and marketing nosi-
Hons of the mills were found grow
ing steadily worse when lumber
buying la usually active.
Lumbermen said the outlook was
for con Untied slow markets and
further reductions in both logging
and sawmill operations. Unem
ployment throughout the area in
creased seriously in the last two
weeks, the association aatd. due to
enforced closure of both mills and
logging camps.
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Five Navy Men Die In Mid-Air Plane Craah The whit bundle In the foreground are the bodies of
five members of a crew of a navy amphibian which crashed after colliding with a pursuit ship dur
ing maneuvers over Seattle, Wash, (Associated Press Photo.)
Contract Causes Rift
In Water Commission
A contract for four years was voted by the Salem water
commission last night to Manager Cuyler Van Patten, but
over a protest by Comissioners E. B. Grabenhorst and 0. A.
Olson that was so emphatic that it
caused considerable feeling among
the members. The minimum salary
provided was 1325 a month, $25 less
than at present. The contract will
date from January 1 next.
Voting for the contract were
Chairman E. B. Gabriel and Com
missioners L M. Doughton and J.
M. Rickman. Against it were Gra
benhorst and OLson, who are the
newest members on the commission,
although they have served for 10
months.
The contract has the usual pro
visions that the manager may be
Continuation of
Sips For Supper
from page 1
No high school team In the state, In
cluding Portland's best, can provide
the Bend squad, when it is attending
to its knitting, with much more than
lively competition Sounds like
two or three triple threats. But may
be Medford hasn't seen the Vikings
in action.
The new Salvation Army building
as It arises will seal as in the sil
ence of a tomb the "Private Parking"
sign of Bill McGilchrist on the side
of the adjoining building with the
little parking plots marked off by
Nos. 1, 2, 3, et cetera. Around in
the year 3000 when the Salvation
Army is razed to make way for a
new one the same year it is expec
ted the old courthouse will come
down we can visualize local ar
cheologlsta when they discover these
numbers with the adjacent private
parking sign. "Those old timers were
sure aristocrats, ' one of them will
remark. "Everybody in those days
had a private park with a number
on It." which will be regarded the
height of felicity and cause a lot of
sighing for the good old days.
Dr. Carl Gregg Doney seemed a
very much affected and a happy
man as last night he faced a wilder
ness of faces, Willamette students
and their "dads, at the Blue Key
banquet in the gymnasium. This man
who erected a monument that touch
es the skies in his 25 years of work
at the institution received the tri
bute he deserved. Though in his de
clining years. If anything his facility
of speech Is improved, his faculty
for humor keener and his outlook
on life seems mellowed with the
years which have passed since he left
here. Among men of Salem who have
given contribution to the world none
has given more than Dr. Doney. It Is
a splendid thing he can come back
to see how time has fared with what
he wrought and to find it exceed
lng good.
It was interesting to hear the
compliments passed back and forth
between Drs. Doney and Baxter at
last night's affair. And something
unique for such occasions as in each
case all the compliments handed out
were true to the leter.
Nice nippy day. About time to be
gin to think about the red flannels.
Price of Turkeys
Worries Growers
Albany Apprehension over the
price outlook was reported by local
turkey buyers this week end to be
influencing some growers toward
premature marketing of their birds
with resulting losses from the grad
ing down of fowls which would be
top grade were they permitted to
mature, a round-up of turkey Infor
mation here yesterday revealed.
Owing to lack of cold weather
many otherwise prime birds are still
covered with pin feathers, buyers
find, which means that they cannot
be regarded as top turkeys.
The consensus of opinion among
purchasers is that a few weeks or
even days of delay may mean the
favorable difference of from one to
three cents a pound in the price to
growers, and that there is little
danger of a price drop, particularly
after the Thanksgiving demand has
been satisfied.
Field inspections of turkeys be
lieved by many growers to be fin
ished have revealed that they were
not prime, buyers report.
some prime birds, however, are
available and there an being killed
out at local plants.
discharged for cause, and that the
contract may be cancelled by mu
tual agreement.
A contract was offered Van Pat i
ten last November, but he advised;
against it so that the new mem
bers, Grabenhorst and Olson, might 1
have an opportunity to vote on it
when they came Into office, and j
subsequently the contrary Issue did
not arise until last night. At last
night's session Van Patten request
ed the contract, saying he was mo
tivated "by certain things that have
been going on here for the last 60
days." What these were was not
explained.
When the contract matter was
presented Grabenhorst and Olson
said it was news to them and Gra
benhorst moved to postpone action.
Rickman said there was r oth ing
about the matter that required
studying about and he thought the
manager should have something to
depend on. Olson, declaring he was
not Influenced by any outside force,
said he would support the Graben
horst motion.
Grabenhorst offered the sugges
tion that since many public water
utilities are employing engineers as
managers "would it be a saving for
this commission to have an engi
neer for manager?"
Gabriel answered that the man
agership should be a full-time po
sition, that the position did not give
time for engineering work, and that
the utilities having engineer-managers
are still hiring consulting en
gineers. Van Patten Injected the remark
that rather than have the matter
postponed until another meeting
he would prefer that It be rejected
completely.
Grabenhorst and Olson disclaim
ed knowledge of anything that had
been going on against the adminis
tration, and Van Patten said he was
not intimating that the two com
missioners did know about it.
After the meeting the two minor
ity members said the vote of the
majority would cause differences in
the future. Van Patten said that
under the contrary his salary would
be subject to any general salary re
ductions made in the water depart
ment.
Continuation of
5th in Building
from page I
Its best October total since 1030.
Portland and Spokane, although al
lowing far less construction than
last year, were second and third
at $445,590 and $265,030.
Boise, in fourth place, led Idaho
dUes with 137 projects costing $195.-
920 and Helena, ranking 17th In the
northwest, was No. 1 in Montana
with work costing $27,340 started on
35 Jobs. Both totals were lower than
for the same month last year.
Salem, Ore., almost doubled its
ioo to laae mm piace. A io
ta of 107 permits for $120,252 was
issued. Eugene, another Oregon
bright spot, followed with 100 per
mits for $113,999, its best October
mark since 1930 and triple Its 1936
total.
Walla Walla, In eighth place be
hind Tacoma, had its beat month
since January with work on 62 pro
jects estimated to cost $94,748, al
most three times the 1936 total for
the comparative month. Another city
to triple Its 1936 mark was Hoqulsm,
where work costing $15,030 was al
lowed on 27 Jobs. Two other Wash
lngton cities doubled their October.
1936, totals. Wenatchee issued 43
permits for $10,216 and Everett al
lowed 56 for $46,580.
Bellingham had the biggest de
crease of any northwest city, grant
ing only 40 permits for $20,519 as
compared with 47 for 6818.057 last
year when work was begun on an
$800,000 high school now neartng
completion. Building Inspector M. P.
Stoddard said "cost of materials and
labor is causing pepole to hesitate.
M "hips Win Load
Portland. Nov. 6 Ninety -four
reingerated ships will load fresh
apples and pears for European de
livery in November, December, Jan
uary ana reoruary.
King Ghazi of Iraq has become
an enwusissuo motorcycllsk
Note oi Peace
Agreed Upon
By Conference
tuoniinuea irom page it
head of the French delegation, said
reinforced its "spirit of concilia
tion.
Previously it had been made
known the Americans opposed the
mention of either China's charges
that Japan or Japan's accusations
against China in the note.
The communication, however, was
framed as a reply to declaration
made by Japan when she declined
to attend the Brussels conference,
convoked under the nine-power
treaty of 1922, by which hte slena'
lories, including Japan, agreed to
respect the territorial integrity of
China.
The Americans denied they had
presented such an amendment.
European newspapers hailed the
report as indicating a shift In the
United States' world policy. Con
ference circles pointed out that such
an amendment would Incorporate
In the letter to Tokyo a declaration
from President Roosevelt's Chicago
speech against "aggressor nations."
The United States delegation ex
plained it had offered two sugges
tions to change the text of Spaak's
note that it should not name na
tions to serve on a projected con
ciliation committee and that If the
note included a reference to China's
complaints against Japan there
should likewise be some allusion to
Japan's accusations against China.
A statement from the Chinese
delegation said there was "not a
single word of truth" in reports from
Berlin that Reichschancellor Hitler
might act as a mediator indepen
dent of the Brussels talks.
Rhoda Ellen Trnne
Lebanon Funeral services for Rho
da Ellen Crane, 63. who died at the
Lebanon hospital Tuesday, were held
at the Howe funeral home Friday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was
in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mrs. Crane
was born in Arkansas March 23, 1874.
She had lived in the Holley neigh
borhood for several years. Surviving
relatives Include the widower, Char
les Crane: four sons, Hubert of Leb
anon, Oscar of Bend and Claude and
Earl of Sweet Home; and one daugh
ter, Agnes, of Sweet Home. Two sis
ters and two brothers live In the east.
Mrs. Cora rata van
Talbot Mrs. Cora Calavan. 56. dted
at her home In this district early
Friday morning following a lingering
Illness. Survived by her husband,
John Calavan, and four children,
Clair, Kreta. Mac and Virgil Calavan.
all of this district. Funeral services
will be held Sunday at 1 o'clock from
the Christian church In Jefferson.
Interment In the Bllyeu Den ceme
tery near Lebanon.
Joeph err
Mt. Angel Joseph Zerr. 75, died
Friday noon at St. Vincent's hospital
in Portland after a lour months' ill
ness when he broke his hip as a re
sult of a fall. Joseph Zerr was born
In Russia January 36. 1862. He mar
ried Johanna Klotz in 1688. coming
to the United States a year later.
They lived In Canada and homestead -ed
In North Dakota for a number of
years, coming to Mt. Angel in 1919.
where they have since made their
residence. Surviving the deceased are
his widow and eleven children, John
Zerr, Adam Zerr and Albert Zerr of
Harvey. N. Dak.. Mrs. Frank Mltzel
of Zeeland. N. Dak.. Sister M. Emertne
O.S.B.. of St. Joseph, Minn.. Mrs. Ma
rle LaVlgne of Hollywood. Calif.. Mrs.
Josephine Hloe. Mrs. Joan McKel
llp and Mtsa Betty Zerr of San Frsn
clsco. Calif, Mrs. Christine Crowder
of Tillamook, and Philip Zerr of Mt
Angel; alo 27 grandchildren and one
great grandchild. Arrangements for
the funeral services are being made
and will be held from St. Mary's
Catholic church either Monday or
Tuesday morning.
Richard rYanklln DuRette
Aurora Funeral services for Rich
ard Franklin DuRette. aged 2 years,
who died Tuesday were .held Thursday
afternoon from the Canby Funeral
home with interment In Belcrest Me
morial park. Salem. Survived by his
parents. Mr. andn Mrs. Ralph DuRette,
brothers and sisters. Melvln. Robert
Lawrence. David. Olenn. Dorothy
Thelma. Mary Lou and Patricia, all
of Aurora.
Mrs. I.ticy Ann Mller
Albany Mrs. Lucy Ann Miller. 87
died at the Albany Oeneral hospital
Thursday. Funeral services will be
held from the Fortmlller Funeral
home. Announcements later. Mrs Mil
ler was born Oct. 16. 1850. at Moscow
wis, and had spent many years in
that state before coming to Oregon
She was married at Orand Junction!
Iowa, in 18B3 to Henry . Miller, who
died In 1912. Survived by a daughter.
Mrs. Belle Cole of Idshome. Idaho:
four erandchlldren: eight great grand
children: four sisters. Mrs. Alice
Thompson and Mrs. Sarah Olsssey of
Albany. Mrs. Catrle Peninger of Grind
of Platnwell. Mich.: thre brothers
Junction. lows, and Mrs. Nora rvui
W. H. SmtT of Albs-r. Archie of Lb
anon and Tenney of Brooklyn, H. T.
Obituary
America Seen
Indifferent to
Dukes Plans
(Continued from page 1)
lions" for his itinerary. The reply,
which mentioned several public
works projects, was said to havt
been considered by the duke's ad
visers aa "perfunctory."
Some members of the Duke s suit
were represented as having felt that
the couple should have been offered
a state dinner at th White House
instead of the planned luncheon
from which Mrs. Roosevelt was to
have been absent.
These advisers were said to feel
that "a better atmosphere" could be
created for an American Journey,
possibly next spring. .
Nearly 70 trunks, It was learned.
sent to Cherbourg for the voyage
were reloaded today and shipped
back to Paris.
The Itinerant Duke and Duchess,
were busily engaged, an associate
said, In discussing what next to do,
where next to go.
They and their party remained In
seclusion.
Crowds of curious gathered at both
entrances of their hotel.
The statement said the Duke made
the postponement with "great re
luctance" and was motivated by
"grave misconceptions which have
arisen and misstatements which have
appeared" about the motives and
purpose of the tour.
British sources said the decision
probably was based on two factors:
1 The Duke desired not to create
any possible strain on British
American relations and felt that any
trouble over his visit would offend
Britain generally.
2 The Duke considered that In
view of a critical resolution by th
Federation of Labor in Baltimore
the Duchess home-town that the
time was not ripe for a visit.
The statement added that "the
Duke emphatlcalyl repeats that there
is no shadow of Justification for any
suggestion he is allied with any In
dustrial systesn of that he Is for or
against any particular political or
racial doctrine."
The resolution also attacked Char
les E. Bedaux, an industrial engineer
and friend of the Windsors, who was
to have been their guide on a 37-day
tour to study industrial conditions
and housing. The federation called
Bedaux an "arch-enemy" of labor
because of his Industrial work sys
tem known to labor as the "stretch
out. Although her wardrobe had been
packed, the Duchess accepted the
change of plans calmly, the friend
said, and made no "manifestation"
of any kind.
Windsor's primary consideration
since he gave up the British throne
last December for the American.,
woman was said to have been to
"keep himself out of any trouble."
Births, Deaths
Marriages
Birth
Rhodabach To Mr. and Mrs. Andy
A. Rhodabach. 460 North 23rd street,
a son, Charles Austin, Oct. 29.
Deaths
Sen muck Mrs. Martha 3. Schmurk,
79. November 6. Born In Milam. Mo.
Reared In Hickman. Nebr.. came to
Milton, Ore.. In 1677. Married Rev. J.
P. Chamberlain who passed away in
1905. Married Louis Bchmuck who
died In 1922. Resided In Dayton, Col
fax and Walla Walla. Wash. Survived
by daughter. Mrs. Blanche C. Sprague
of Salem: two grandchildren. Martha
Sprague of San Jose, and Wallace A
Sprague. and a step-daughter, Mrs. C.
F. H. Vollendorff of Olympla. Wash.:
and a brother, D. B. Gerklng of Ta
coma. Funeral services Monday at 10
a.m. at Clough-Barrlck chapel. Inter
ment In Dayton, Wash, Tuesday atJ
2 p.m. '
Judy Calvin Judy. 89. In this city
November 5. Survived by son, B. F.
Judy of Reedsport. Funeral announce
ments later from Clough-Barrlck Co.
Swat ford At the Salem Oeneral
hospital November 6. Mrs. Clara M.
Swa fiord. 83, as the result of Injuries
received In an automobile accident
October 99. Widow of the late Elliott
J. Swafford. for 60 years a resident
of Salem, and daughter of James S.
and Catherine Sackett Vinson. Born
In Needy. Ore.. March 8. 1654. and was
married to Swafford January 9. 1878.
Member of First Methodist church
and especially active In affairs of the
Methodist Old People's home. Surviv
ed by two children. Harry W. Swaf
ford of Salem and Mri, Llla V. Moser
of Tenlno. Wash.; six grandchildren,
Wllburn Swefford of Hercules, r-' .,
Mrs. Oranvllle Perkins (Ruth Swaf
ford) of Salem. Mrs. Robert Durham
(Mariorle Moser of Seattle. Mrs. Da
vid E. Moser of New York. Bettv Mo
ser, a student at Willamette univers
ity, and Dig Moser of Tenlno: also
three greet grandchildren. Funeral
services Monday at 1:30 p.m from the
Fi-n M'thodist Episcopal church. Dr.
J. E. Minen officiating. Under direc
tion of W. T. Rlgdon company.
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vais. and Ida May Summers, 19, stu
dent, route 2. SUverton.
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