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tAGE EIGHT STOCKS TOPPLE UNDER SPELL OF 'PEACE FRIGHT Leaders Skid 1 to 7 Points In Worst Setback Since War Boom Transfers Approximate 1,800,000. MEW YORK, Sept. 18. (AP) The lock market auffered a "peace fright" today and leading stocks toppled 1 to around 7 polnta, the worst setback since the atart of the war boom nearly three weeks ago. Selling waa fast In the first hour, slowed down on Intermediate re covery perlocja, and picked up again Just before the finish when the ticker tape got behind. Closing prices were about the Iowa of the day. Steels led the forenoon retreat, but these received a little aid later when the American Iron & Steel Institute announced mill operations this week would be up 9.1 polnta at 79.3 per cent of capacity, high est level In more than 3 years. It was a bit better Increase than had been looked for In some quar ters. Touching off the Initial back slide In stocks, brokers said, was Wall Street's somewhat gloomier view of European happenings over the week-end. Transfers approximated 1,800,000 ahares. Foreign dollar bonda weakened, but corporate Issues and U. S. governmenta wore less depressed than stocks. Securities at Amster dam went Into a alump. Commodl tlea took the downward path. Today'a closing prices for 32 se lected stocks follow: AI. Chem. 4s Dye 189 Am. Can 108 Am. flgn. Pow 2 A. T. & T Anaconda Atch. T. & 8. P Bendlx Avla. Both. 8teel Caterpillar Tract, 100 31 28", 28 Vt 83 i 7 Chrysler 83"4 Coml. Solv ...... 12 Curtlss-Wrlght e;t DuPont 174 den. Elec. ... . 30 y, Oen. Foods 80 Vt Oen. Mot. 61 Vt Int. Harvest. 66 I. T. Jc T. 5 Johns-Man. 77 Monty Ward "Mi North Amer 21ft Penney (J. C.) 85 Phillips Pet 42 nnrtio Bft Sou. Pao - 14?4 Std. Brands 6 54 St. Oil Cal 39? St. OH N. J. 00 Trans. Amer. - 6. Union Cart). 87V4 Unit. Alrcratt 41 U. 8. Steel 70V4 Livestock Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18 (AP) HOOS: Salable 2600, total 2090; market 2So lower; good-choice 16ft 315 lb. drlvo-lna mostly afl; carloads 8.1S; 230-270 lb. butchers e7.60; few from carloads 87.65: light llahta 97.25 9-50; packing sows 95.506.25; choice light feeder pigs 98.25. CATTLE Salalilo and (olal 2800; calves salable and total 200; steers weak to mostly 25o lower; common grades off most; bulk grass fat steers 7.25n?8.25; few 90.35 1.( .50; good fed ateera scarce; common gratlrs 90.25 07; Blockers 9625ct 7.25; other classea steady-weak; common-medium heifers 95.60 er 7.50; cutters 95; cutter-common cows 93.7ft(ir4.60; WHY WASTE TIME fighting traffic when you can board a train in the evening, trait I uhile you sleep, and arrive next morning rested and refreshed? Low Pares On Sale Daily SAN FRANCISCO (tiir JCnumltrip 'Tourist Fort $9.45 $14.20 Lower Berth 1. 85 3.70 (Krom Mnlford) Coach Fore .42 12.65 PORTLAND Onpw-r 1 Irn ml I rii. 1st Class Fore $9.88 $14.85 Lower Berth 2.65 5.30 (Standard I'ulltnini) CoochFare 6.59 10.65 For detailed information on train siheiiulcs, just phone: Southern Pacific I. (.. Morrlii, fjPiit. Pliniif , cannera 13.30; fat dairy type cowt 15.25; good beef cows 15.76 6.05; sausage bulls 15. 3 5 6; good beef bulls 66.26 j .60; good-choice vealers at) . 80- BHEEP Salable 1000. total 1300; market active, strong to 25c higher; good-choice trucked -In spring lambs 8.26; few 68-60; medium -good 67.26 a) .75; good feeders held above 66.50; good yearlings 65-25g6.25; older wethers 64; slaughter ewes 63; com mon grades 61-60. South Ban Francisco SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, fcept. 18, (AP-U8DA) HOGS: 200; butchers 16o higher compared last Friday; most 165-200 lb. averages .B.709.75, top 68.76. CATTLE 400; supply light, steers and range she stock opened 25c higher; two cars medium to good feed-lot 1093-1163 lb. ateera after 4 percent shrink 69. One load 1 100 1216 ateera 68.76; half-car 1139 lb. horned grass steers 68.25; medium to good heifers 67.25, good cows 66.75: canners and cutters 63.60 6 5; bulls 66.26 down. Calves 60, nothing done early, asking fully steady good to choice vealers quoted 69e?.fi0. SHEEP 1200, lambs active, strong to 25c higher: deck good to choice Oregon wooled lambs 69.75. Shorn medium pelt California and Oregon lambs 68.60 (5? .75, sorted 6 to 16 per cent; few yearlings 66.60, common to good shorn ewes 62.253.50. Chi ra ro CHICAGO, Sept. 18 (AP-USDA) Salable hogs 10,000; Total 13,000; Unevenly 10-25c higher; mostly 10- 16c higher than Friday's average; top 68.25; packing sowe 330-400 lbs. 0 .85 (3 7.30; few light butcher sows 67.60 and above. Salable Cattle 14,000; Salable Calves 1,600; al grades yearlings. both steers and heifers strong to 26 higher; light yearling steers up to 611.60; heifers and mixed steers and heifers 611.25; beef cowa weak to 13c lower; cutter grades steady; top weighty sausage bulla 67 50; vealers 611-60 down- Salable Sheep 6.000; total 9.000; early trade on western and native spring lambs steady to strong; best natives and western early 69.25; double fed Texas yearlings averag ing around 00 lbs. 68.00; most na tive ewes 63.60 down. Portland Produce Produce PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18 (AP) Butter Prints, A grade 33c lb. In parchment wrappers, 34c lb. In cartons; B grade, 31 '4c lb. In parchment wrappers, 32'ac In car tons. Butterfat First quality, maximum of .6 of 1 per cent acidity, delivered Portland. 30-300 lb.; valley routes and country points 2c less or 27'c; premlu mquallty max.mum of .38 of 1 per cent acidity, lc more than first quality; second quality, 2c less than first quality. Eggs Buying price; Extra large. 28c, standards, large, 19c; extras. medium. 21c; standards, medium, 18c; extras small, 12c; standards. small, 11c. Cheese Belling price to Portland retailers: Tillamook triplets, 20c lb.; loaf. 22c lb. P.O.B. Prices to whole salers: Triplet. 18c lb.; loaf. 19c lb. Live Poultry Buying prices: Leg horn broilers, 14c lb.: roasters, over 4 lbs., 14c; 3 lbs. and over. 14-15c lb.; leghorn hens over 314 lbs. lie; leghorn hens under 3!i lbs., 10-llc; colored hens to 4 lbs., 14c; over 5 lbs. 14c; No. 2 grade, Sc less. Turkeys Selling price: New-crop hens. 23-23c lb.; toms. 22-23C lb. Country meats Selling price to retailers: country-killed hogs, best butchers, under 100 lbs., 12-12'f.c lb.: vealers. fancy, 14-14jc; llght- tnin, 10-JSc: heavy, 9-1 lc: spring lambB. 14-18c lb.; yearling lambs. lo-iac lb.; ewes. 8-Bc lb.; cutter cows, Oo lb.: canner cows. B-B'Jc id.; nuns, o-ioc lb. Onions Oregon, 60c; Walla, 40-SOc sack; Yakima, 40-50c sack; Oregon Bermudas. 2'4c lb. Potatoes Deschutes Clems, 91.75 centsl. New Potatoes Yakima Clems. 91.75 per cwt.: local whltea. 9100-91.25 vrt SWEt: v ATTEND the JACKSON COUNTY 4-H CLUB LIVESTOCK SHOW In MEDFORD September 19-20-21 Corner of Riverside and Fifth Street MEDFORD MAIL orange box; Scappoose Burbanki, 1.35-1.80 cental. Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 36-30C lb.; crossed, 28 -39c lb.; Willamette valley, 12-month, 28c lb.; lamb, 20c lb. Mohair 12 -month, 85c lb.; fall, 20c, Bay Selling price to retailers: el alfa. No. 1, 616.00 ton; oat vetch, 612.00 ton; clover, 611.00 ton; tim othy, eastern Orrgon, 618.00; valley timothy, 614.00 ton, Portland. Portland Wheat Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 18 (AP) Grain: Wheat: Open High Low Close Sept. 64 64 83 ft 83 ft Dec 85 86 84 ft 84 ft Cash grain: Oftt No. 2-38 lb. white 24.50; No. 2-38 lb. gray 25.00. barley. No. 2-45 lb. b. w. 23.00. Corn, No. 2-E. V. shipment 26 60. No. 1 flax 1.65. Cash wheat (bid) : Soft white 82; western white 81; western red 80. Hard red winter ordinary 79: 11 per cent 79; 12 per cent 81; 13 per cent 83; 14 per cent 85. Hard wlilte-baart ordinary unquot ed; 12 per cent 88; 18 per cent 86; 13 per cent 90; 14 per cent S3. Today'a car receipt: Wheat 32; barley 4; flour 15; corn 7; oats 4; mill feed 10. Chicago Wheat CHICAGO, 8ept. 18. (AP) Wheat prlcea slumped as much as 2 cents a bushel today but then rallied al most a cent. Corn and other gralna also were lower. Selling was atlmulated by weakness In securities, sharply reduced world grain exports because of the war, and uncertainty regarding European af falra due to Russian Intervention The price of wheat waa about 16 cents higher than on August 31 but almost 6 centa below the war boom peak. Wheat closed lVa-2 centa lower than Saturday, December 85-B5Vs. May 88-86'-,; corn I-l, down, De cember 6514-50, May 58-H; oats t's'l cent lower Wheat: Open High Low Close Sept 85 8514 83', 84!4 Dec. 80 T, 883, 84 85 V, 87?, 877, 85Vi 86V, May CASES SCHEDULED IN CIRCUIT COURT A half dozen case have been placed on the circuit court calen dar for early hearing. One la that of Jack Horner ngnlnst the Pleas ant Creek Mining company In which an accounting and legal steps are naked. Horner, formerly operator of a gold dredxe In the Ruch Jackson ville district, Is associated with Ed B. Hnnley and Joseph P. Most of Seattle, In the Pleasant Creek mine project. Hanley and Most are rep resented by Attorney A. E. Reames. and Homer by Seattle lawyers. Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, after spending most of last week In Grant Pass holding court, has re txirned here. -f Born In Community hospital Sun day morning to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert McCnteb of Ross lane a baby boy weighing 8 pounds 1 ounces. Born Sunday morning In Commu nity hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smith of Jacksonville a baby boy weighing 8 pounds 12i ounces. Born to Mr. and Mrs. James F. Owln of Jacksonville In Community hospital Saturday a baby boy weigh ing 6 pounds IS ounces. Bo Sure of the Best . . . Ent Snider "Farm Frosh" Butter DON'T FORGET TO SAY "SNIDER'S" URGE YOU TO 1 Births TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, IS T EXTENSION MEET A Joint meeting of county exten sion alumni and active committers met Friday at the home of Mrs. 8 A: Hutchinson at Trail. Mrs. A. T. Lathrop, Jackson county delegate to the Farm Women's world meeting, held several months ago In London, waa guest speaker. She was Introduced by Mrs. Maude Port, chairman of the alumni committee. Mrs. Lathrop presented an Inter esting Informal account of her trip to England. She pointed out that It was Impossible for her to find a flour sifter, tuna fish or salad mac aroni In the English shops. Eight hundred delegates representing 37 countries attended the world meet ing, Mrs. Lathrop said. The confer ence speeches were given in English, French and German. Films were shown In work of the different coun tries and Mrs. Lathrop pointed out that those shown from Tasmania could easily have been taken for the Rogue River valley fruit Industry. The group chose for Its three years work, "Marketing of Agricultural Products" and "Agriculture Coopera tion." It was pointed out at the ses sion that there Is really no over production but an Inadequate dis tribution of products. Speaking of produce, Mrs. Lathrop said that In London grnpes were 60 cents a pound, pears 18 cents each, peaches 14 cents each and tomatoee 25 cents a pound. Mrs. Lathrop said that when she Inquired for Oregon pears she waa asked where Oregon Is. She said the people knew about Cal ifornia but not Oregon. Those present at the meeting were Mcsdames Ida Sweeney, Mable Mack, O. Gates, Leila Mao Ousterhout, Mildred Ager, Gladys Campbell, Eu dora Bohnert, Rita Myers, Mnutlo Port, LllUan Mccracken, Nora Strauss, Jennie Hutchinson. AUTO TIF GIVES DESTINATION HINT A 1037 Ford coupe owned by Bertha Kandy of 244 South Central avenue was stolen between 1 and 5 a. m. today from Its parking place on Tenth street between South Central avenue and South Front street, and authorities have broadcast a request to pick tip Robert Hlnklc, who alleg edly left a note stating that he had stolen the automobile. City police said that Hlnkle, who has been working In a local lum ber concern and rooming at 244 South Central avenue, left a note In his room explaining that he had taken the car and was leaded for Mexico. Hlnkle, polices-Suited, said In the note that he would return the machine to Its owner next spring. FORMER RESIDENT IS KILLED BY CAR A telegram was received yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. James R. W. Grs?R?. of Central Point, stating that their son-in-law, Orval Gibson, of Pico. Calif., was killed In an auto accident Sunday. The body will be sent to Medford for Interment. The Gibsons were married In this valley In 1929, r.nd lived here until 1036. when they moved to California and sett-ed at Pico, close to Los Angeles, Mr. Gibson having established a house prJntina business around Los Angeles Fxineral arrangements will be made iatfr. rt flat'. Super- saves on Stoi ; "SCREWDRIVER" turning 1 X N It N"i;nm!' Instead of waiting for a I s &Sjf?;V V " he awings into the first I x x N N XN- r opposite lane, then is stuck $J blocking two lines of traf- : JyiTKV fic... Remember, your engine j .; -f ; uses fire rimea as much 1 ' -A Na X. Sax,line first and sec- all ' RSNw: - --V5V iSsN ond geara as in high m ISiv- JL. TtW' "Screwdriver" S .vlE?CJjy k you to a need- 1 "op' y" P"y' sj ililP L OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1939 Will Go Again Attired In the rted Cross uniform of World War days, 72-ycar-old Mine. Jane Clauzel Is shown In Bos ton as she prepared to depart for France fo again serve In Red Cross. "I have only one life to Rive for my country," she said, declaring she would fly to Lisbon on the nixie Clipper. E Jack Sellers of Concord la, Kas., will probably never again match coins with two strangers. Even "for fun." Sellers reported to city police that bo disembarked from a stage here yesterday afternoon and started matching coins with' a gentleman he didn't know. Pretty soon, Sellers told police, another man Joined them and the matching-game be came three-cornered, all purportedly "for fun." However. Sellers told police, he fi nally was forced to put up his seven Jewel Elgin wrist watch. At this point In the proceedings one of the men engaged Sellers In an argument. while the other hurried away with Sellers' watch. Sellers, who gave police a good description of the bunco men, said he was staying at 601 East Main street. E KUi Harvesting of Cornice pears and finishing up Bosc picking la under way today and both varieties are expected to be out of the way by the end of the week. Picking of Winter Nells will follow. Some pack ers expect there will be & short lull before the Winter Nelljj harvest starts. Picking of the tomato crop of the valley Is now at its peak, and will continue until the first frost, which usually appears about Oc tober 1. Bright sunshine of last week en- ahled many farmers to get In their third cutting of alfalfa. Prisoners Decline SYDNEY. Australia (UP) The con struction of Long Bay Jail Australia's largest and most modern penal in stltutlon. Is an architectural success but It remains 91 percent empty. Men and women prisoners In Aus tralia have shown a steady decline for the past fiO years. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1 :30 p m. r p"- Enlist In the SHARE-THE-ROAD crusade today at your Shell dealer's. Get FREE emblem for your car Show your colors in the nation-wide crusade to rid the road of "Screwdrivers" and their time-wasting, fuel-wasting traffic boners. Traf fic authorities in all parts of the United States say this can cut Stop-and-Go driving 25(. "S the Road" and Super-Shell both save on Stop-and-Go; ana - uu TO OVER NEUTRALITY (Continued from Page One.) partisanship and politics during the present crisis. Early said the president told him today "This Is no time to call any of those who will take part in Wed nesday's meeting either Republicans or Democrats." Early spoke of them as national leaders rather than political leaders, and said underlying the conference waa a portion of Mr. Roosevelt's ad dress to the nation by a radio a week ago in which he said "parti sanship and selfishness" should "be adjourned" and national unity should be the thought that underlies all others. ' Landon stand Unknown Asked whether It was known how Landon felt about the administra tion's neutrality Ideas, Early said he did not believe the record ever had been scrutinized to find out. The presidential secretary said the meeting would begin at noon, PST. Wednesday and Secretary Hull also would sit In, probably as the only cabinet member. A reporter raised the question of whether inclusion of Ma pes in the parley might be considered as putting him in the position of an unofficial representative of Senator Vandenberg R-. Mich.). Early said he did not think that had entered into it. He added that Ma pes, a veteran In congress, had been Interested in aviation and International commun ications. Early replied with a firm "no" to a question about whether the decis ion to ask Landon and Knox, the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates In 1936, might be intercepted as a move In the direction of coalition or bi-partisan action. IS AT SWEET HOME SWEET HOME, Ore., Sept. 18. (AP) A lone, masked bandit held up the Bank of Sweet Home at 8:45 a. m. today and obtained an unde termined amount of money. He broke Into the bank during the night and hid himself, waiting for it to be opened. When Dorothy Grant, teller, -came to work, he forced her to hand over the money. He then escaped through the back door. Miss Grant could not give a de scription, asserting the bandit's face was covered and that he wore a raincoat. Sweet Home la southeast of Albany on the south Santlam highway. RED CROSS SETS REGIONAL MEET 0orge C. Prey, chairman of the Jackson county chapter. American Red Cross, announced today that the Red Cross regional meeting will be held at Medford October 13 In the auditorium of the courthouse. Other counties represented in this confer ence are Coos, Lake, Klamath, Curry, Douglas and Josephine. Herman J. Hughes, Washington D. C, Douglas A. Moore, San Fran cisco, and Judge George Roasman of Salem, Orrgon, will be principal speakers at the conference luncheon at 12:15 at the Medford hotel. Cloalng tlmo for Too Lata to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p m. INSTALLATION OF LEGION, AUXILIARY The Joint American Legion and auxiliary installation of Kerby. Grants Pau, Ashland and Medford posts held Friday night at the Knights of Pythlaa hall was attended by approilmately 300 from all points In southern Oregon. Officers from each post and auxiliary were Installed together. Marvin W. Skipworth, district com mander of Marshfleld Installed the legion officers. Mrs. William Horsfall, department president, and Niel R. Allen, depart ment commander, gave Interesting addresses. Musical numbers were given by Mary Ann Gates and the Grants Paw auxiliary accordion quartet. One song, by Mary Ann Gates was "Goi Bless America", deemed particularly appropriate at this time. After the Installation a fine buffet lunch was served and dancing was enjoyed to the music of Dickey's orchestra. . Officers of Medford post Installed were: Captain H. J. Metrlng, com mander; Ernest W. Winkle, first vice commander; Geo. Kerr, second vice commander;' George E. Hoard, adju tant, and Alfred J. Anderson, chap lain. COUPLE LUCKY IN I A miraculous escape rom death or Injury, came Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. William (Bud) Young of this city. when a rea.- tire blew out on their auto near the Mill Creek Falls turn on the Crater Lake highway near Prospect. The car plunged down a 45-foot embankment and turned over twice In the drop. Mrs. Young sustained a alight bruise under one eye. The car was badly damaged. The couple were on their way to Washington state Young Is a brother of Harry Young, California -Oregon Power company employee. Dug, SI, Loses Bark PEABODY, Mass. (UP) Mrs. Anna Roy's 21-year old police dog Rex, has lost the penetrating bark which once saved a family from perishing In f night fire. But what apparently wor ries the canine hero more la the loss of his teeth, necessitating a semi -sol id diet. Follow the Louder SAN JOSE. Cal. (UP) "Follow the leader" Is still a popular sport with local autolGts. When someone Inad vertently parked his car In a "no parking zone," it was no time before 30 other car were parked there. Then along came a traffic officer and 31 tickets were passed out. f Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p. m. M.E . DINIHANIANi ESTABLISHED 1914 Importer of Oriental Rugs 1328 S. W. Wash. St., Portland Will Remain With Us a Few Days Longer to Give Every One in South ern Oregon the Oppor tunity to View His Superb Showing of Beautiful... Oriental Rugs in all Sizes and Types priced from $12.to$365. Renew and prolong the life of your Oriental rugs by having Mt. Dlnlhanlan hand wash and clean them as only a native expert can. The new Beauty of color and pattern after this process will smaca you. Mr. Dlnlhanlan will be here and will be happy to advise you on the care of your line rugs. Mr. Dlnlhanlan Is thoroughly equipped to repair rugs also. "Your Own Terms Within Reason" MAMA'S SECOND CHINESE RESIST JAPS IN RENEWED ACTIVITY Tl HONOKONQ, Sept. IB. (AP) Re ports from Chinese army headquar ters In Klangsl province reported re. slstance today to powerful, artillery- nreoared Japanese attacka 33 miles southwest of Nanchang. The reporta did not Indicate whether the end of a six-months' lull on this front waa regarded as the forerunner of a renewed major Japanese offensive. The Chinese, however, said they bad prepared formidable defenses and that, almultaneoua with the Nanchang action, the Japanese had resumed attacka In the Yangtze river valley west of Yochow. This, they said, may mean a two day Japanese drive toward Chang aha. Chinese have reported the with drawal of Japanese forcea from the mid-Yangtze sector In the paat two weeks, but they said . powerful, mechanized Japanese units were un derstood to have remained as a pos sible spearhead for later operations. These were the forces which six months ago broke Chinese lines de fending Nanchang. PASSES, AGED 10 Pearl Dewey Copeland, age 10, passed away early Sunday morning In a local hospital. His death came unexpectedly. He Is survived by his father, Wm. Copeland, and two brothers, Donald and DeLos, all of Jacksonville, and his grandfather, B. F. McKay of Kan sas. His mother passed away several years ago. The remains are at the Conger funeral parlors pending funeral ar rangements. Holster Victim VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 1 8. (AP) John Biggs, state game pro tector, suffered a flesh wound Satur day when his gun accidentally dis charged In Us holster. His left leg was Injured. Use Mall Tribune want ads. BENZ AUTO SPRINGS BERGMAN SHOP lis So. liar licit WATER WELL DRILLING NEW ALL STEKL MACHINE MODERATE PRICES R0BT. BURNS R. 1, Grants Pass. Pacific lllghwaj Tel. S? FLOOR
