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Evening star., 1921-05-21

There are unmi stakable signs. ac-
cording to business dispatches from
various sections Of the country. that
the so-called CONSUMERS strike
gradually is wearing itself out, as
many strikes do, and that retailers
at last are breaking away from their
recent policy of hand-to-mouth pur-
chases. Some business men have been
disappointed that the buyers strike
and have been annoyed at the length
of time 1t has taken to force the
ultimate consumer into the market
again.
But the strike was deep-seated and
the more analytical merchants are
in dissipating. There is a distinct
feeling that the period of readjust..
ment is drawing toward its final
stages and that prices have receded
to the point where further fluctua-
tions will be of the normal ebb and
flow Of trade in a normal market.
The controversy as to whether or
not some retailers have been retard-
ing the progress toward normal by
maintaining prices fixed on cost val
ues rather than the replacement val
ues of today. undoubtedly has had a
sumption OF the normal volume of re-
tail trade. Recent conferences in
Washington between the representa-
tives Of retail interests and govern
ment bureaus failed to develop any
startling evidence Of the willful hold
ing up of prices and did much to clear
the atmosphere.
Increase in Trade Orders.
There no longer is any doubt that
the retail merchants in the larger
cities have taken their losses and dis
posed Of their high-priced stocks and
are now selling at fair margins on
replacement values. Dispatches in
dicate there are exceptions to this rule
on the part Of certain merchants in
small towns and in some places all
the merchants in a given town have
held prices higher than is justified.
Both from New York and Chicago
word comes that while May normally
is a light month in wholesaling, the
past week has been notable for a
large increase in orders received. The
size Of the present orders is consid.
erably below normal. it is true, but
they represent a long step forward
over the conditions of the past -four
or five months. The efforts of the
wholesaler to show by indisputable
figures that prices have about reach
ed rock bottom in most lines is hav.
ing a beneficial effect.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
TREASURY CALLS
FOR $85,3@,0(O
From Proceeds of Last Ger.
tificate Issue-High on
Railway Preferred.
BY 1. A. FLEMING.

The expenses of the Treasury De-
partment must be increasing, judging
from the fact that the Secretary this
morning notified banks holding pro-
ceeds arising from the most recent
sale Of Treasury certificates to pay
into the Treasury. not later than
Tuesday Of next week. 33 1-3 per cent
of the amount. making matter of
$s5.395,oO0 that will be taken from
the banks on that date.
Withdrawals of the proceeds OF the
previous issue of certificates, that of
April Is. remained in the banks for
nearly a month. but indications point
to a speedy withdrawal of the entire
$256,17O,O 900 received on account OF the
May 16 sale.
scriptions to Treasury certificates
come out of the banks of New York
city. So long as the government con.
tinues these heavy drafts money Will
not work much below Z per cent.
If there was the slightest actual
heavy Treasury Withdrawals would
have made rates considerably higher
than they are.
Transactions on the New York Stock
Exchange are comparatively small.
They seem to be chiefly for the ac-
any accumulation of stocks at the
low levels it is not a matter of great
import.
Traders rooms are crowded. but the
greater part of the following is hang
ing on to declining securities. so that
the street does not need much cash
to finance itself.
New High on Railway Preferred.
Railway preferred made a new high
on the present movement on the local
exchange this morning. After selling
on call at 612 it firmed up after call
and sold at 63s, plainly Indicating
that it's position had not been injured
through the merger failure.
The records of the efforts to reach
o merger agreement would seem to
indicate that there never was the
slightest chance for the two corpora
tions to get together. From the start
TO the finish the negotiators seemed
to be widening the gap.
At the close of the trading today
there was no preferred stock offered
under 64.
Capital Traction was steady
throughout at s7b. with only one
small sale.
Mergenthaler was a little firmer,
moving up to 1211.
Bonds were neglected. at nominal
prices.
Will Pay Under Protest.
Bankers. warned by their attorneys
that they owed it as duty to their
that they might have. will pay the
gross profits tax as usual. including
the income from tax-free securities.
as fixed by the assessor, but they will
do SO under protest. prepared to act
later on.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
DISAGREES WITH REPORT.
Oyster Expert Says Next Season
Outlook Is Promising.

BALTIMORE, May 21 Especially
Edward c. Weant, a member of the
state conservation commission. dis
agrees with the report coming from
the Oyster Growers and Dealers AS
sociation convention in New York
that next seasons oyster crop will be
small
Perhaps they take a general view
Of conditions all over the country"
said Commissioner Weant. but look
ing toward the future Of the next
Maryland crop I certainly cannot
agree with the report. We had one OF
the biggest seasons of the history
during the 1920-1921 period, and from
my observations it would seem that
next seasons crop will be fully as
large, IL not larger"
Evening star., 1921-05-21
FORD INQUIRY PROBLEM.
Signs of Division on Party Lines as
to Continuance.

Decision as to further investigation Of
Henry Ford's contest for the seat Of
Senator Newberry, republican. Michi-
gan, was deferred yesterday afternoon
by the Senate elections committee after
an executive session lasting more than
an hour. The committee will meet again
Tuesday, when Senator Townsend OF
Michigan will be heard. Alfred Lucking,
Mr.. Ford's attorney, who has pressed
for continuance of the investigation, also
will be invited to attend.
Signs of a division on the contest
along party lines were said to have been
evident in the session. which was execu-
tive. Senator Wadsworth, republican,
New York. moved that the subcom-
mittee created to handle the contest be
suspended, while Senator Walcott, dem
ocrat, Delaware, moved that it be in
structed to proceed.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. May 21 (SpeclaD.-
Potatoes. white. No; !. per ioo pounes' ;nos
Nc coeelefs goa 1SS notatoes
barrel. 2.ooa7.oo: sweets: per barrel
3.oOas.Oo: yams. 3.ooa5.5o; beans
green. pearl and wax. per hamper
1.o0a3.00; beets. per 100. 4.ooaSOo; as
paragus per dozeS o. eabbags PER-
crate. 2.25a2.75: kale. per bushel, 4oa5o:
lettuce, per bushel. 15a1.50; spring
onions. per 100, 75a90: onions, per 100
pounds. 75a90: cucumbers. per basket.
spinach, per bushei. 4oa5o; peas. per
basket. 1.50a2.75.
Tomatoes. per crate. 1.50a5.5 so: rad
ishes. per 100. 1.50a200: rhubarb. per
100. 3.OOa4 90; apples. per barrel. 4ooa
500; per box. B. Ooa4. 90; loose. per bushel.
1.5oa2.5O; oranges. per box. 3.5oa5.5o.
Grapefruit per box. 3.0Oa5.5o; straw
berries. per quart. 1Oa3O.
Cloxing Prices.
wheat-No. red winter. spot. 179;
No. red winter, earlicky. spot. l.Ss'
May. 1.59.
Saies-s75 bus of No red winter,
garlicky, spot. at 1.57 per bu; 1868
bus. Of No. . red winter. garlicky.
spot at 1.60 per bu.; bag lots of near
by sample, at $50 per bu.
There was an increase Of 25 cents
per barrel on all grades of city mills
-four
Corn-Cob. new. yellow. 3s5a3. 80
per barrel in cargoeS: contract corn,
spot, 71%: May, TN; No. 4. 6S& track
corn, yellow, No. or better, no quo
tations.
Oats-No. 2 white, 5O1sa51; No. 3
white. 4S1s a49.
Rye-Bag lots Of nearby rye. as to
quality. 1.30a1.40 per bushel: No. 2
western export, spot. 1.53A bid per
bushel; No. 3, 1.50A per bushel.
Hay-No. timothy, nominal: stand
ard timothy. 2300a23.5O: No. 2 timo-
thy. 22.ooa225o: No. 3 timothy. 14.3oa
1900; No. light clover mixed, COCOA
$3.50; No. 2 light clover. mixed. 16.00a
1900; No. l clover. mixed. 1S00a19. 90;
No. 2 clover. mixed. 14.0Ga17.00; No. 3.
l .00a13.00: No. l clover 15.00a16.00
No. clover, 12.00a13.00; No. 3, 10.0oa
11.50; sample hay, 13.00a14.00.
Straw-No. 1, nominal: No / straight
rye, nominal; No. / tangled rye, 1900;
No. tangled rye, 1900; No. / wheat,
13.00a13.50; No. 2 wheat, 12.00a125o;
No. l oat, nominal, 1S.00a1S.50; No. =
oat, 16.00a17.00.
CHICAGO. May 81
Many traders interpreted wheat field
reports s showing serious actual de-
probation as we'll as heavy prospec-
tive loss. The market closed strong
3A to s cents net higher. with May
1854 to 1861 and July 1.2S to 1.2SA
Closing corn prices were firm at s.
to 1as net advance, with July 61ss to
Evening star., 1921-05-21
TARIFF REPORT ADOPTED.
House Expected to Act Finally on
Measure Shortly.

Another step toward enactment Of
the emergency tariff bill was taken
yesterday with the adoption of the
conference report by the Senate with
out debate. The House is expected to
act finally on the measure in the near
future.
The vote on adoption Of the confer
ence report was 81 to Is. Five demo-
crats-Ahsurst, Arizona: Broussard.
Louisiana; Kendrick, Wyoming: Rams
voted for the conference agreement
and one republican-Moses. New
Hampshire-voted with the majority
Of democrats against tha measure,
Evening star., 1921-05-21
MAP HANDY GUIDE.
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places which are named in the daily
press. from which news events are
being brought can be located on the
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BY means of the index attached to
the map of "The World Today and
the United States" thousands of ques-
tions can be answered readily.
The map is of good size. yet easily
handled, and it's instantaneous finder,
which is a part of the map itself,
enables one to locate in few sec
onds any city or country in the
world The map can be obtained at
the business Office of The Star.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
SHIPPING EFFORT FAILS.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 21.-At-
tempts of Cleveland grain interests
which for twenty-four years have
been striving to induce the railroads
TO put this market on the same 'ex-
lake" basis with Buffalo, Erie and
Fairport for shipments east. have
failed again at q conference with
railroad officials here. Formal COM
plaint probably will be made to the
Interstate CommeEcA Commission.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by ". b. Hibbs 4 Co.
Selling checks: Unllar yalue at noun fodax
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 21.-The cotton
market was very quiet early today
There was scattered covering, which
included buying orders from New Or
leans. but it was just about balanced
by further scattering liquidation, and,
after opening steady one point lower
to two points higher. July ranged
from 1918 to 1881 during the early
trading. compared with 1918 at the
close yesterday.
Futures opened stea !: May. 1910;
July. 1915: October. 13.a5; December,
1883; January, 1898
Evening star., 1921-05-21
CLOSE CALL FOR REED.
q. S. Consul at Paris Escapes In
Jury in Auto Mishap.

PARIS, May 20.-Eugene Reed of
Florida. American consul at Paris and
in charge Of the passport bureau. mi
raculously escaped injury today when
his automobile struck post at the
Bois de Boulogne gate and overturn-
ed. The consul WAS found under the
car unhurt. His valet, Jules Man.
ceau, suffered q broken leg.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
C0TToNsEED OIL STEADY.

NEW YORK. May 21.-The cotton
seed oil market closed steady: prime
summer yellow. 7.05 bid; prime crude,
535 bid: May. 1856; June. 7.05: July,
7.35: August. 7.45; September, 40;
October, 781; November. 775; De-
cember, IT'S. Total sales, 2.100.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Chasehrouch Mfg. Co. a.
$50 ..............-.. Jun" IL Jun" )"
Chesebrough Mfg. Co. If. u.
Illinois Pipe Line 90, s-a. SIS. May 81 June 30
Mackag- Co, u. 10: June July
Mackay Co.. pf, q. Sl....-.. June July
Mob. birmingham l.. X. IF.
s-a, Sy.....................J June 1 July
Truscon Steel Co. pf. q. 81 4. May II JUNG
Evening star., 1921-05-21
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. May 21.-The actual
condition Of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
a deficit in reserves of $424.930. due to
a decrease Of $4.715,S30 from last
week.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
LIBERTY BOND CLOSING PRICES.

closed: 3hs. ss.12; first As, 1920; Sec
ond Is. $40; first ANS, 87.32: second
ANS, STA; third AIS. 90.66: fourth
4As. 1874; victory 3As, $40 bid;
victory AIS, 1852.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed OF Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph /. Weller ,Gs. a2n Wash, ash Ia L. Trust
Evening star., 1921-05-21
CABINET RESIGNS.

CONSTANTINOPLE. May 2o.-The
Angora cabinet has resigned in conse-
quence Of a divergence Of views with the
army commissarX.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
DAIRY MARKETS.

BALTIMORE. May 21 (SpeciaD.-
Chickens-Live springers, per pound,
40a55: white leghorns. 40; young win
ters. 40a45; old hens, 32a33; old roost-
ers. 1S; ducks. 25a32; pigeons, 40.
Eggs Gloss Off = Nearby. strictly
fresh firsts, per dozen, %; southern
firsts, %.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, per pound.
32a33; prints. 33a35; nearby cream
cry, 29a30; ladies. 20a22; rolls, per
pound. 16a20; dairy prints, 1Sa20;
store packed, Is; process, 24a25.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 81 (U. S. bureau of
markets.. s).-Cattle-Receipts, 500 head,
compared with week ago: Beef steers.
mostly steady; plain heavy steers, IS
to 25 lower; she stock and bulls
steady; spots weak; veal calves, 25 to
so higher; stockers and feeders, IS
to 25 higher; top beef steers, for
week. 9.65.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 head: gener-
ally 10 higher; top, 800: bulk. s.50a
S.S5; pigs, nominally steady: hold
over light.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head; practi-
cally all packer direct; compared with
week ago; best light fat shorn lambs
steady to 25 lower; heavies and culls,
so lower; best springs. 25 to so higher
matured sheep. IS to LOO lower;
heavies and Gull ewes off more
yearlings irregular.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
SOLONS DETERMINED TO
FORCE APPROPRIATIONS
FOR WOUNDED VETERANS
Senators Who Have Fought for
Soldier Relief Since June
Will Bring Problem Before
Senate Again.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IS.-(U. P1--
After vainly trying since last June to
interest congress to the need for bet
ter hospital facilities for sick and
wounded veterans the senator's inter
ested in the problem have decided to
bring it up in a way that cannot be ig-
nored. They will ask that Senator
Frances bill approprating "half a
million for hospitals be taken up. If
their request is opposed, they will de-
mand a record vote. confident that
this will penetrate the indifference Of
many senator's. They are prepared to
tell the senators that soldiers are be-
ing discharged from army hospitals
forcibly. though not cured That the
army, in attempting to clean out all
except regular army men from the
hospitals, has turned over the task Of
caring for them TO the public health
service.
That the public health service lacks
10000 beds of enough To care for pa
tients who should be in hospitals.
That as a result. the wounded and
sick veterans are almost in aims
houses and~ wandering about the
streets. some of them due to lack of
care.
That many so-called hospitals are
flimsy fire traps.
tyesenortionyhTalJ9
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
LOCAL WHEAT BILLED
TO STARVING CHILDREN
OF CENTRAL EUROPE
Two Car Loads of Umatilla
County Gift Paid for Monday
and Third Bill Expected Soon
by Relief Council.

Two of the three carloads Of flour
to be sent as Umatilla countys gift 10
the hungry children of Central Eu-
rope. were billed and paid for late
Monday, by c. X. Cranston, treasurer
for the European Relief Council in
this county. The bill for the third car
was expected tonight or Wednesday
A total Of 1915 barrels of flour was
purchased for the relief, the cost be-
ing S6.S5 barrel. one carload was
furnished by the Preston-Shaffer mills
at Athena and the Peacock mills at
Milton and two cars bv the three PEN
dleton mills. The local cars. with
freight paid to Portland. cost respec-
tively $2Tf4.S4 and S270S.02. 1t is ex-
pected that the total for the three
cars win approximate SSt40.
Umatilla county was askeu Tor 81
700 and has expended more than 40
i'm excess of what was asked. There is
still n surplus in the fund and the
county directors plan to meet shortly
to decide on its disposition.
There are 405 barrels of flour in
each carload and it has all been in
spected and accepted. The flour goes
to the Portland FIGURING Mills ware
house at Portland where it will be
loaded into ship for the European
continent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
WILL SEND DELEGATES
TO POWER MEETING AT UMATIL

Pendleton will be represented at
Umatilla January rs at the meeting 10
be held for the purpose Of taking pre-,
nmmery steps with view TO urging
development OF hydro electric power al
Umatilla rapids The meeting is
scheduled to start at O'Clock on the
afternoon Of Wednesday January %
and all west end towns and Pendleton
have been urged to send delegates.
At a meeting Of the Commercial AS
soeiation board of managers yesterday
afternoon the subject was up for dis
cussion and enthusiasm was manifest
ed over the proposal President Raley
has named committee Of five to at
tend and expressed willingness to
name any others who may find it pos
sible to make the trip. The committee
already appointed consists Of Mayor
George Hartman, Pat.Lonergan, d. H.
Nelson, Z. b. Aldrich and James
Johns
The subject of generating power at
Cmatilla rapids has been discussed for
years but recently the proposition has
assumed new importance because Of
the growing oil shortage and high
costs etc. since the subject was taken
up by boosters for the cause they have
found much announcement in govern
ment reports on surveys and from such
engineers as John H. Lewis, former
state engineer OF oregon.
Mr.. Lewis is optimistic over what
might be accomplished by dammins
the Columbia at Umatilla rapids and
using the power for irrigation pumping
and other uses. In this connection the
railroads come to the front because the
eventual electrification of northwest
roads seems to be in the cards.
Mr., Lewis may attend the meeting
at Umatilla but if he cannot do SO he
viii be asked to attend a later meeting
to be held at Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
HOUSE SHORTAGE is
KEEPING RENTS HIGH

NEW YORK, Jan, 1S.-tU. Pl-
Rents generally aren't coming down.
This is shown in United Press dis
patches from cities throughout the
country; which reported land lords are
planning TO increase rather than re-
Guce rates Of rural dwelling rentals
Only two cities, Detroit and Cleveland.
reported decreases in rents. These
were for cheaper apartments and IN
the latter city We're oftssS hy a cor
responding increase for higher priced
places. In New York, and Milwaukee.
some rents were forcihlv reduced
through operation OF the state housing
laws, Tho housing shortage is re-
sponsihle for the high rents. Through
high prices. and alleged scarcity OF
building materials many landlord.
predict rents won't come down fol
five TO eight years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
MELVIN HANDY, AGED
II DIES AT WESTON

Melvin II. Handy. aged a. Civil
War veteran and well known in this
county. died last night ut Weston. his
death being due TO old age and com
piication OF diseases. The body was
brought to Pendleton yesterday for
burial.
MIR Handy, who was born in New
York. August "A. 1874. Joined the S9th
Infantry at the age of II and served
until the end OF the civil War. In
1884. his marriage to Miss Zada Fer
guson occurred at Wichita. Kansas
She died some years ago and in 1914
MIR. Handy married Miss Fannie Ward
Of Drain. Oregon. who survives, as do
two children by the former marriage.
They are Mrs. Thomas Gibson, of Pi-
lot Rock. and Melvin A. Handy Of
La Grande. The following grandchil-
dren also survive; Madeline Dillon,
Helen Gibson. Bertha Gibson, Thom-
as Gibson and Norma Handy.
Mr.. Handy, after going to Wichita
from New York in 1854, remained
there for four years before going TO
Kelso, Washington. He came to Orc
gan in 1908. Recently he has made
his home in Weston.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at p. IN. from the Brown
chapel with Rev John Eecor pas
tor OF the Methodist church, officiat-
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
SKIING IS NOW BIG
SPORT IN MOUNTAINS

Scandinavia and the Alps have
nothing on the residents of Kamela
when it comes to winter sports, ac-
cording to Oscar schultz, teller at the
American National Bank, who, with
Joe Light bookkeeper at the First
National Bank, visited the mountain
community on Monday. Skiing is be-
ing entoyed to its fullest on the noun
tain and the local men took along
skis and Joined in the sport of the
ScandnRvians.
A half mile stretch down Badly hill
provides the place for skiing, Schultz
said today. The mountaineers are
Iconflning their pleasure to merely
coasting, not desiring TO attempt the
Jumping as yet There was two
foot blanket of snow on the mountain
yesterday but it is warmer todaS and
! a Chinook wind is rapidly melting the
snow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
ASK THAT DIFFERENT
ROUTES Be SURVEYED

Request that all possible routes for
the proposed Pendleton Cold Springs
highway be carefully considered be-
fore contract Is lei for It's construc-
ton was made BY the Pendleton Com
mercial Association late Monday in a
letter drafted by the board OF mana
gers addressed TO the new county
commissioners A second request was
that when construction Is begun ON tht
road, 1t be started from Pendloton
and be continued north
Preliminary estimates Of cost, made
By the highway engineers who looat-
ed tho routs fixed the cost of the
south Cold Spring route as s50,oo0
less than that following middle Cold
Spring, the local men say This, with
the fact that the south route is some
what shorter, are matters that are
asked to be considered.
In support OF their request that
work start from the Pendleton end
tho managers state that during wheat
shipping season as much tonnage viii
follow the road into Pendleton as viii
seek an outlet to the railroad or boat
landing at Cold Springs, on the Co
lumbia. During the rest Of the year
the supporters say, there will be tal
more tonnage aud travel to Pendle
ton.
An effort win be made, the mana
gers indicated, to obtain a route tha
will serve the most people and at tn
same time make the money go farth
est. The middle Cold Spring ropt
had been tentatively picked by tn
county court when retired Dec. 81.
serves the town of Holdman. Wer
the south route chosen, Holdma
would be missed by three miles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-18
JAPAN NOT ENTHUSED
OVER DISARM|NG AT
THIS STAGE OF GAME
Only When America and Great
Britain Agree to Holiday Can
japan Consider Subject is
View of Former Premier.

TOXIC, Jan. 1S.--(A. P)-"OnIy
when an American British agreement
for a naval holiday IS reached can Jas
Jan be In position 10 consider this
proposition" said Marquis Okuma.
'ormer premier in an interview. ia
,ans naval program is fixed at the
minimum necessary for national de-
Tense" The newspapers kokumin
and Shimbun says the American gov
is giving undue importance
10 the incident arising from the death
" Lieutenant Langdon. III as be-
Iieved," the newspaper continues,
America goes as far as to bring up
Japan's basic policy in Siberia. in-
cluding the question OF evacuation OF
that country by japanese troops. Il is
likely fresh cause for discussion has
arisen between the two governments"