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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, P ORTLAND. FRIDAY, MAY 21, ' 1915. 14 -f EVEN BEFORE PUBLIC NOV QUITE ANXIOUS TO THROW AWAY GOOD MONEY Anxious to Pay About Four Time . a ., Much for .California New V Onions as for. Old Crop Oregons, Althongh Latter Are Best. ' , Money Is evidently so plentiful among Port In nd consumers that tbey are wIIIIdk ami quit anxious to pay four time aa mucb aa neces- ' nary for aomo of their needs. ' J For instance tbey are today pnrchaalng California new crop oukm at . foar times tbe prk asked for leeal onions of even better quality. Not only are they seemingly willing to $ay this extra pries but they are abaolnte i? neglecting the home product, ybile crying all the time for more people to encage lit ' the farming industry here. It cannot be said that the public la buying the new crop California onlona because tbey ere better than the home product either In i. taste -or keeping quality, -tor such la not the ease. There la no better onion grown anywhere In the country than la the Willamette valley and even this late lit- the season the old crop trek will keep far better than than the new crcp offerings from the south- Quite fair supplies of old crop local onions remain- unsold and while deaierate efforts are being made to Unload, offerings are neg lected. i EGO TRADE IS DRAGGING .While the market for eggs 1 showing no "" real weakness along Front street, arrlTala 4, are not moving out Quite aa freely as ex ' pec ted. With practically no storage demand remaining the call is limited. ROIXED OATS ARB LOWER l Price of rolled oats was generally reduced ' GOt; a barrel for bulk by local mills today on "; a ceo tint of the weaknt;es in cereal. The re . dactlon in case goods amounted to 25c a ' esse. ; Wheat cereals are also lower. MORE JjOCALi CHERRIES IS Uulte a fair increase In arrivals of -local t cherries la shown In tbe trade today. . ArrlTala 1 are mainly from Willamette valley points. T hese are generally of good quality with sales -. around Sc. a pound. California stuck very poor. TEA; PRICES ARE SHADED ; With local stocks beginning to arrive some what - more freely aiid with a fair showing of excellent quality from The palles, Cali fornia peas are lower . in - price today with 1 wholesalers losing money on every pound sold. : Sales reported from 16 to 7c for California i and 8c for local. , wr - BRIEF : NOTES . OF THE TRADE First California peaches are selling fairly well at $3 crate. j. ' Extreme scarcity of salmon supplies con , tinues. t' Country killed veals and bogs ' are slow. price, unchanged. - , Chickens remain qotet. with springs lower. Old potatoes are slightly more active. CASCARA BARK IS LOWER With a very heavy peel in sight and little TRANSPORTATION San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chang En Boute) , The Big. i Clean, i Comfortable. ' Elegantly Appointed, ! Sea-Going Steamship ' BEAVER V Sails From Aliurwortli Sock 9 A. .M., May 22 lOO Golden KUm oa Columbia Biver. . . All Bates Include ! Berth and Meals. - Tablee and Service Unexcelled. The San Francisco ft Portland 8. 8. Co.. Third and Washington stau (with OrW, B. H. Co.) Tel. liar, shall 50O. A-6121. : American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Freight Service Frequent Portland New York Boston . Sailings Low Rates c d. Kennedy; Agent 270 Stark St., Portland, Or. Palaces of the Pacific S, B. XTOBTKSBir PACTTIO S. 8. OBEaT hobxhess . Iiuxe fast Xdn to SAN FRANCISCO ' XrOBTQaUf PACIPIO Sails Mmy ' Steamer train' leaves North Bank Btation. 9 A. M., arrives Flavel 12:30; lunch aboard ship; arrives Ban i'ran !. Cisco 3:30 P. M. next day. - , BOBTB BAXnC TICKET OPPICE. Phones i Mar, aao. A-6a7l sth ft stark COOS BAY . ? A3TD EtmilKA ,Se, S. Kilburn SAZXB MOSOAT, MAT 34, 6 P. M. V0BTH FACrno STEAMSHIP CO. ' Xlcket Offioe II ' Freight Of fine 122A,8d Bt. Foor MAIM A-13H1I Haia t20gj A-42g STEAMER GEOBGIANA, - leaves dally except Monday for - - A8TOBXA A2TO WAT AASIlXarOB. Leaving foot of Washington St T ; a.m., returning 9 p. tn. STEAMER SERVICE The steamer HARVEST QTTTEH Waves ash Street pock daily eipt Snnday 8 P. M.. for AstoriT and way points. Returning, leaves Ab. ton daily except Sunday, 1 a. il. Tickets and reservations at O-W. H.' A w City Ticket Office. Third and Washington streets or at Ash Street iJock. Phonos: Mr auaU 4500. A-121. Mar- ; STEAMSHIP j Sails JJirect for San Prasclgco. Xoa Angeles and 8an XJiego. -7 ,f Sunday, 1 : 30 P. M.; May 23 . 8AH FBANCISCO. POBTZiAXTO k f,Oa AMOElS 8TEAHSHXP CO. FSANX TtOT.T.Avr Agent. 12 Third St. Awt5se. Mala aa. fpeeisi One Way and Batud Trip Tares to THE WAR THERE, WAS A SHORTAGE IN WOOL SUPPLIES BEERY PEIOE IS BADLY MIXED ALONG STREET Soft Hood i River strawberries were again a factor in tbe local market today, although probably Utile better quality was available from borne sections, i ? - There were so many prices on berries along Front street today that t would seem foolish ft quote them. .Sales were reported all the way from GQc to $2 a crate, although- it might be said that transactions at the higher price were almost too limited to notice. Early in the day this price was asked far the. best available Hood lUver offerings. Home stock 'that was Just aa good, but osf ferleg4 from Willamette valley points, was not bringing over f 1.50 a crate and some were offering down to $1.23 .. for the same stuff. Then there was some poorer local stock which was selling -around SI a crate. Some rather fair -quality i Marshall from northern California, packed in cardboard bas kets in crates containing- 20 three-quarter pound baskets, were offered from Bedding. These were- priced -. at SI a. crate with only limited demand. , 4 -'.' activity In the trade so far aa outside buyers are concerned.- the extreme price offering for eascara or chittim bark today is 4c. a pound, with most dealera unwilling to pay above 4o. SHIPPERS' WEATHER NOTICE Weather bureau sends the following notice to- shippers: Protect shipments as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 47 degrees: northeast to Spokane, 40 degrees; southeast to Boise, 35 degrees: south to Asa land, 40 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tonight, about 47 degrees. JOBBING PRICES OP PORTLAND These prices are those at which wholesalers sell to retailers, except as otherwise stated. They era corrected up to noon each day: i Xairy Produce. BUTTER Nominal. Willamette valley creamery cubes,'selting price. 21c; sate prints Z3Q24C: ranch butter. lUc: city creamery. case lots, 25c; less than case lots, c lb. extra. '" ; BUTTEEFAT-r-No. i Portland delivery, 24c Nearbv freshly catbered. candled. 20c; case count. 19c. ; LIVE POULTRY Hens. Plymouth Rock. 13c; -ordinary chickens, 1213ci broilers Ht to ZV, lbs.. 22&i5c: turkeys. 18(&20c: ; dressed. ZSo; pigeons, $1 .X)gl r5 ; - squabs ) ooseu, geese, live, attiuc; ream oucas, old, lOQilc; young, 23c CflEliSST FresU. Oregon , fancy full cream twips and triplets, 14 f( 15c: xuung America, 15le.-; storage flats, 14 Vie. -' - Fruit and Vegetables. FIIESH rKUlT Orsnges, navel. $2.S03.25; tangerines. : banauan, 4 Mic lb.; lemons, yi.o(5.oo; limes, S1.00 per 100: grape fruit. iii.iVHjj4.UO per case; pineapples, 7c lb.; pears, $2.50i strawberries, local, 1.004il-&0 crate; California, 75ct;10 lr crate. APi'LEi Local, SlO4S2.00 box, according to quality. ,' t OMOSS Local No. 1, 7585c; - associa tion selling price, Mo. : 1. 75c f . o. b. country points; new California, fl.5o&il.75 crate; gar lic, 1 7 c. POTAiOES Selling price:. Extra choice ta ble stock, tl-75(t(l.;vj per cental; new Cali fornia, 4 5c per lb.; sweets, 13.25. VEGETABLES Turnips, 1.J5; beets, ' S1.75 sack: carrots, new. S2.O0 per sack: oarsnlns. $l.uufjjl.25 sack; cabbage. Los Angeles, $2.50 mi, ia era re; green ouiows, ioc nozen nnncnes; peppers, bell, 2tS30c; head lettuce, 2.00 crate; celery, crate, 450ti5. 00; rhubarb, 1 &2c; caallflower, - local, S1.25 per dosen; I'rench artichokes, 75c per dosen; string beans, 1012Vac; x-ranberries, eastern, fiMM per barrel; peas, 7(i7c per . lb.; asparagus, local, tHK-ij.ia per doien; radiahea, 20c per dosen bunches. Keats, Tiah and Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Selling price Coon try killed: s'ancy hogs, lOfeloc; rough and heavy biauc; laucy veals. lOluile; ordinary, 8c; poor, 6Q6c; goaw, Stit4c; spring lambs. 13 it 14c. UAilS, BACON. ETC. Hams, 17H18Kc; breakfast bacon, 174228C; boiled bams, 27c: picnics, 12c; cottage, roll. 13c. ' OiSTEBS OiympU, per gallon, $3.50; canned eastern, 66c can.: $0.50 dosen; eastern In shell, S1.85 per 100; rasor clama. $2.50 box: eastern oysters, per gallon, solid pack. S3.00. K1SH Dressed flounders, 7c: steeluead sal mon ( ); Royal Chinook, 12c; perch, ti tic; lobsters, 23c lb.: silver smelt, be: salmon trout. 18c lb.; halibut, 5gSc; shad, dressed. 4c; shad roe, 16c; roe shad Sc lb.- LARD Tierces, kettle rendered. , 13c; standard. 12e. - CUABii Large SI. 75: medium $1.25 dosen. Hons, Wool and Bides. hOPS Buying price, choice, i0Kllc; prime, 10c; meuiuoi to prime, V4c; medium, lftc; 1915 contracts, lOMiWlle. WOUL Nominal, 1915 clip; Willamette val ley, coarse Lotawold, 25c: medium tihropahire, 20c; choice, laucy lota. 27tt2oC; eastern Ore gon, 14U23C. . 6 . - ? Hides. - , Salted hides. '23 Uw. and up, 14c; salted stage, 50 lbs. aud up, 10c; salted kip, 15 lbs. to 25 lbs.. 14c; salted calf, up to 15 lbs., lsc; green hides, 25 lbs. and up, lie; green stags. 00 lbs. and up, ,c; greeu kip. lu lbs. to 25 lbs., 14c; green calf, np to 15 lbs lSc; dry flint hides. 24c: dry flint catr, up to 7 lbs.. 20V-; dry salt hides. 19c; dry faorsehides, each. 6oc to $1: horsehair. 25c; salt horse bides, each. $2t3; dry km it wool pelts. 14c; dry short wool pelts. Lie; dry sheen shearlings, each 10c: salted sheep shearlings, each 15c lALLOW No. 1. ijtic; No. 2. 4c: grease, ii4c. - MOHAIR 1915 82c. CHITTIM OR CASCARA BARK Buying price, car lots, 414c; less than car lota, 4e. O-recerisa. . - SUGAR Cube, $7.30: powdered. 7MO: fruit or berry, $tJA);. beet, $0.00; drv granulated. $U.8U; D yellow. $0.70. (Above quotations are 30 days net cash.) RICE Japan style No. 2, 4Q5c; New Or leans, head. tH4aGe; blue rose, Vic: Creole 5c. . SALT Coarse, half grounds, 100s, $9.75 per i ton; 60s, $10.50: tsble dairy, 50s. $l(t: lOs $17.50; bales. $25: lump rock, $20.00 oer ton HONEY New. $3.25443.50 per case. ' BEANS Small white, $8.25; large white. $6.00; Pink. $5.25; lima. $o.75; bayou. $o.50 red. 6VaC ' Faints and Oils. LINSEED Ollr Raw bbls., 75c gallon: ket tle, boiled, bbla.. 77c; raw. cases. 80c; boUed. ' cases. 2c gaL; lota of 250 gallons, lc Jeas: oil cake meal, $44 per ton. I WHITB LEAD Ton lots, 7c lb.:'' 500 lh. lot. 7ic lb.; less lots. 8c per lb. ; OIL MEAL (Jarload lots. 34. ; COAL Oil. Water white in tiro ma and Iron barrels. 10c. . ?TURPENTINBIn cases 64c. tanks 67c per gallon. - , DAIRY PRODUCTS OS COAST x -. ' ' Seattle Market. Seattle, May 21. Butter: Native Washing ton creamery brick, 25c; ditto, solia pack, 24e Cheese Oregon triplets,; 16 c; Wisconsin twins, 17e; ditte triplets, 17c; Washington twins, 16c; Young America, 18c Eggs Select ranch, 22c. San Wajinfmm WaV San Fraadsco, May 21. EgKs Rxtraa 24c: firsts, 23c; seconds, 20c: pullets. 21c. Butter Extras 22Me; prime firsts. 22c: firsts. 21 Vic. -. . ... Cheese California fancy ilc; firsts, lOHc; seconds. Sc. - . . POTATOES J ALONG THE COAST Seattle' Marketa. Seattle. Wath May 21 tU. P.) Onions: Oregon. $125L50; Yakima. 75p2$1.00. Potatoes Yakima Genu, $38ai40; Idaho and Montana, S3537. r San Franoisee Market, - San Francisco, May 21 u. P.) Potatoes: Silinas, $1.6582-50; river, $1.00Q1.60; sweet. U. S. Government Bonds. I New York, May 21. Government bonds: , . 1 .. Bid.-: ,. Ask. Twos, registered irr - oa do, coupon .......... 97 ' Threes, registered 100-V B Foots, registered ............. ..loou no" rio. eAiiiMm .. . . -"-.-. ..t'r :..' Twos, Panama 07 : . Twos, ia OT .II! Foreign Exchange Rates. , Merchants National bank quotes foreign ez chsnge: . . London Sterling, $4.80.' ' i ? Berlin Marks 21. 33. -Paris Francs, 19.35. - . - Vienna 16.22. - . ' . ". - ' .' . " -Athens 19.46. - " 5 Hongkong Currency, 44.45. .- ;,:.t'.-'; I f r-r-: New York Sugar and Coffee. New York.' May 21 Sugar, centrifugal spot, $4.80; Xune. $5.02. Coffee Spot New York No. T Bios. T4c: No. 4 Santos, e.' . " - .Edited by II y man H. Cohen. WOOL HAS A QUIET J VITH A -IN EFFECT Neither Bayers or Sellers Are at Present Willing to Concede Anything- Meantime the1 Sup- ply Is . Growing . Short. - Various Interests are playing a freeeeout game In the wool trade. Buyers are rather fixed lu their ideas that the : market Is dan. geroos and will show a decline before an ad vance la made, - while growers insist npoa holding for higher figures ' than are now of fering. T " ? ! J- . . Result is a deadlock . in tbe wool trade, never before seen iir this territory. For many years Oregon wool growers have, been' willing to accept whatever : price the eastern mills were willing to allow out Of the goodness of their hearts. Generally i other sections ob tained from 1 tj 4c a pound., more for their wool of similar quality than did this state. Eastern , interests, . accustomed to. ' naming their own prices for Oregon wools, and having tbem accepted, are stnpef led by the ; present action of : the Beaver state producers rin ask ing, values to which they are entitled. . This buyers are not willing to concede. " While more, or less : business has quietly passed In the interior of the Pacific north west of late, tbe situation is far from show ing activity. Sales dates have been delayed on this account and it begins to look asif each side to the controversy will hold out as long as possible. ? - A. - There has been more or less talk in some quarters that the . foreign situation is less keen with lower values but this is not borne out by facts; the London closing being at firm quotations, fully maintained at the high point. One of the leading wool firms of New lork has come to the conclusion that as a result of the war . persons will be wearing fewer suits next year, and will probably be laylng mot for them, and that it is far from impossible . that colore will have .disap peared aud everybddy will be wearing black and white. . This conclusion was reached after making plentiful allowance for tne factors that - will tend to reduce the stringency, and represents a conservative view of the prob able effect - of the war ; npon American , tex tiles, fa detail the situation, as viewed by an authority on the - American domestic and turelKn woolen trade, ia aa follows; The average life of a uniform in the trenches is only three weeks. After that a new urn form is issued, and what is left of. the old one ia burned. It-cannot even be made up into "shoddy," fur in the trenches it has become verminous and there is danger of contagion Even on garrison duty the average uniform is worn out after six weeks' service. There arc probably 15.000,000 men nnder arma by this time Mn the European armies. and each of them at the front vaiild need 17 or 18 uniforms a year. Of course, the actual number used ia not as high aa this. In tbe first place, a large percentage Is at all times on garrison duty. Moreover, it may be doubt ed if the Balkan and the Russian armies are as well supplied aa they ought to be, and even in the west there was at first among the allies aa Insufficient supply of uniforms. But making allowances for this, it is probable that each soldier will average nine uniforms a year. Comparatively few of these 15,000,000 men wore more than two suits of clothes s year in time of peace, and many of them wore only one. Consequently it may be estimated safely that not less than 100,000,000 uniforms will have to be, provided every year of the fighting above the normal consumption in time ' of peace. . . - ' ; These uniforms are made of wool. Most of the continental armies have always used all wool uniforms. The British army is clad in khaki, which waa originally Invented la India and was at ilrst a cotton fabric. It was lu cotton khaki that the American troops were dressed at first ia 1898, but before the sol diers from the northern states had been in the tropical camps very long . it was . found that,' , Inasmuch as the cotton: fabric - was waterproof, the soldiers who perspired heavily found themselves in great discomfort -on ac count of the lack of evaporation. j r : ' So a New York firm bef an to supply a wool khaki in effect a- light serge and this wool khaki, porous- and much cooler than its cotton,, predecessor,' is bow the suiting. of the British army, as well as of the American. This puts all the armies fighting in Europe on an all-wool - basis; tbe .100,000,000 uniforms must come out of the world's wool supply. As an average of 10 pounds of wool is used in making each uniform, there is 1,000,000,000 pounds of wool foe this item alone. But there is also the question of under clothing - to be considered. Woolen : under clothing Is needed foe. winter campaigning at least, and for that matter in hot weather aa far as possible, and most of the peasants who are riow in the fighting line never wore a suit of underclothes in their lives before they went to war. So bare, again, ia an enormous in crease almost as large aa that required lor uniforms in the world's consumption of wool. Daraage to Wheat Is Cause of Sharp Rise in Quotation j - r-hlrarn 'lit' M 21. 41. X. 8.1 Whrat closed lt$3hie higher. " ' ' Dsmage reports held the attention of the wheat traders in tne pit today. ; At the opening wheat prices generally were higher.: May wheat opened with an advance of 1H cents a bushel, Jnly was up Vi cent and September started unchanged. There was considerable short coveting In the early trading. The demand for cash wheat was good. : " - .Sentiment In the' trade was' bullish, Se rious damage has been done to winter wheat in Indiana by the Hessian fly, according to late reports. . - v- , - 3 , ' Corn, prices were "somewhat Irregular st the outlet. May' tt irted higher while July aud September opened . a shade lower. Oats was unsettled. Provisions were weak. Range , of Chicago prices furnished by-: Over of Trade beck ft Cooke Co..V 216-217; Board building : WHEAT High; Sl.5f.1t 4 1.2Si "122 CORN - , 77 H OATS . .52 "4 ' .7, ? AT, PORK 18.00 18 27. 18.57 LARD 9.70 9.82 " 10.10 : . RIBS 10.45 " 10.62 10.87 Month. May , , Julv . Open. Close. 1.55 . 1.28A 1.22i A .TitiB .76iB -T7 B .52HB .50 A 45B ,,...$1.54 ..... 12B ..... .72X4 .75 -St ..... .70(4 .... .51 .... ..... .45 ,...'.17.00 .....1,25 .....18.52 162 1.26 1.20i 72 .78Vi .Ml, 17.90 iS.17 18.47 9.62 , 9.77. 10.00 10.42 -10.57 -yr 10.83 . Sept. . Mav . July . Sept. - May ; . July . Sept. . May , July . Sept." . 17.90 IS. 15 B 48.45- 9.67 . 9.82 10.07 A 10.42 1 10.60 A 10.85 A May Jcly Sept. " 9.63 :,,. 9.80 .....10.00 May July Sept. ..10.42 ..10.57 ,.10,85 COAST - BANK STATEMENT Portland Banks. 1 v rinrlnM .' ' This week.. Year aeo. Monday ....... .. ,1,87 1.781.78 $2,23,0n2.75 Tueday .......4 l,7Sij,143.Sl 1.951,408 01 ........ J 1.7S5.143.21 .951,49S61 lay ..... J 1,634,311.40 i 2,054JJ208 w - J 1. 490,282.89 I 1.758.022.09 Ul.557.352.03 1L0O0.2O4.93 Wednesday Thursday . , . BUS ZsmshSIsHTV AsUlasM Clearances . . .... ...... . .-$757,482.39 - os Angeles 'Banks. ' . - Clearings r. .. . $2,831. 6T1.9i Balances .,...172,13.71 ' Beattio Banks. , Clea rings . . ,l .. . -.T- . . ... . .$2,083,417)0 Balances ........ .-. i - ..." -. 170,702.00 v.-i Taooma Banks. - Clearings .4 .. .. f 27. 1S2.00 Balaacea -j 25,3 O.OO ' :.. -.. 'i'i--iA. . New York Cotton !; Market. 1 Open. : . High.' Iw. i - Close Jan. ..,...$10.27 $10-28. $10.19 t $10.21 Mar. j.-.:.. 10.5: :i 10.54 : O.HO lo.4 May ...... 9.4- .912 i; 9.40. ; 9.40 July 9.62 ; 9.68 ' . - 9.f4 i '? 9.50 Oct. . 10.00 10.04 ,i r 9.91 " 9.94 Dec ..... -lOJCl ' .I 10JSS5 1 , 10.14 1 . lOJfl MARKET NE DEADLOCK HIGH FREIGHT IS ' GIVEN AS CAUSE OF SLOW TRADE NORTHWEST GRAIN RECEIPTS. -;ars- ' Wheat.BarfeyJi'lur.Oats.l3ay. Portland, today . lo , 5 - 2 . 4 Year ago ... . . . . 7 : 1 1 - 8 11 . 3 Season to date .15867 1886 1840 1951 1902 Yer ago ..1540S 2617 2U84 1007 2021 Tacoma. Tburs. . . , .. . .. .. 6 Year ago ...... 12 1 .. .. 2 Season to date . 892.1 607 .. 6TS5 3123 Year ago ...... 8770 809 : .. 465 2408 Seattle, Tfaors... 4 .. tt - 2 6 Year ago' . 13 11 7 3 12 Heason to date,. 7504 1070 2233 1190 B57a Year ago ...... 6004 1105 2018 : 1248 885 Wliile record prices for charters for vessels for new crop loading continue to attract tbe attention of the grain trade here, there is little activity . noted in the markets. --v' While foreign prices for wheat and barley continue at tbe extreme record, values here save been sott because not only of the ex treme high- price for freights but the actual scarcity of tonnage . coming in this direction. Further talk of . . a SO . market for bran ia heard in the local trade; bat naturally this ia more or leas of s guess. While the trade is general, ia figuring upon Extremely high prices for staffs because of the scarcity, the fact that oats and barley are -so cheap will throw considerable of the osusl millstsff de mand , in those cereals, althongh neither can altogether take the place . of - bran and shorts. Further advances in the local price . are re ported here, i lour market is quiet and almost lifeless. LOUR Selling price: Patent, $6.40; Wil lamette valley, $0.40; local straight, ; $5.70; bakers'; $0.j06.8O; export, $4.50. HAY Boyfaut orice. Willamette valley tim othy,- fancy, . $13.00; eastern Oregon-Idaho faccy timothy, $16.00; alfalfa, $13.00(313.50; vetch and eats, $11.00; clover, 3.00&'9.00 per ton. - 1 .GRAIN SACS 1915, nominal: No. t Cal cutta, 77c MILLSTUPF8 Selling price: Brao $27.00 27-50; shorts,' $29.O0g23.5O. ' ROLLED BARLEY Selling price.: $29.00 30.00. -. - CORN White, $34.0035.00; cracked, $35 36. 50 per ton. . Foreign strength and advances at Chicago today affected the bidding for spot wheat on the Portland Merchants' Exchange. . Bids for spot were unchanged to 2c better than yester day. The only sale was a lot of 5000 bushels June bluestem at $1.17 Vi. - Spot oata bids on the exchange were 2Se a ton higher : with no sales while barley was down 5c. Ko sales. .Millstnffs showed strength on the exchange today with spot bran 25c higher , Merchants' Exchange spot prices: ! - - - WHEAT. - . " . , .FrL Tburs. . Wed. , Toes. Mon. 'Bid. Ask. Bid. Bluestem $1.17 $1.18 $L15 $1.15 $1.16 $1J.7 Fortyfold ; - . .- - I.I314 1.15 1.12 . 1.12H 1 J4 1.15 Club , 1.10 1.14 l.ll 1.10 1J1 1.15 JieA Fife - To" 1.12 - 1.07 1.08 1.06 - 1.06 Bed Russian .. 1.03 1.10 1.03 1.04 , 1.04 1.04 OAXS. Feed . - 28.25 29M 28.00 28.00 28.25 - 28.00 -r BARLEY. Feed ' 2U.00 24.00 23.25 23.25 23.25 23.25 MILLSTUFFS. Bran 205 27.00 ' 26.00 26 00 25.75 25.50 Shorts 20.5O 28.00 26.50 26.50 26.00 23.50 Futures were quoted: WHEAT. ' ' Bid. Ask. J one bluestem duly bluestem 1 une f orty t" old July fortyfold ......... June club .............. July club June red Fife July red Fife June red Russian ....... $1.16 $1.1, 1.17 1.20 1.13 l.ltt 1.07 1.18 1.10 1.15 1.00 1.17 1.07 1.13 1.00 1.15 1.03 J.10 1.00 1.12 July red Bnssian OATS. ..$28.25 $29.25 28.50 29.50 BARLBY. ' .A 1. 23.00 24.00 20.00 24.00 BRAN. .' ,,.... 26.25 27.50 ,-. 27-25 28,00 SHORTS. . 26.75 28.00 .... 27i5 June ..... July ..... June . . . July ...... June July ..... June . . , . July .. A31ERiqAN LIVESTOCK PRICES -, DenTer Market. Denver, Colo., May 21. Cattle Receipts 3400, steady. Beef steers $7.008.10; cows an heifers, $5JW7.00; calves, $8.O0ll.OO. Hogs 200. Higher. A few here sold at $7.40(87.45. Sheep 100, steady. Chiobgo Hogs Higher. Chicago. May 2L (I- N. 8.) Hogs Re ceipts, 15,000; strong,. 5 cents above yester day's average. Bulk. $7.ws7.7w; ngnc s.m fti7.75; mixed. 7.407.80; heavy, $7JiO7.35; pigs, $6.00(37-30. Cattle receipts 1000; slow." Native beef steers, $6,9019-25; western steers, - $6-25ai 7.90; cows and heifers, $3J208.70; calves, $6.5095. - " - . Sheep receipts, 500; steady. Sheep, $7.70 80; lambs, $7.75lOJ0. ' Kansas City Cattle Strong. i Kansas City, Mar 21. (I. N. S.) Hogs Receipts 8000; higher. Bulk, ; $7.457.55; heavy, $7.457.5t; packers and butchers, $7.46 7.55; s light. $7.457.60; pigs. $6.75 37.40. ' ' Cattle receipts 500; strong. Prime fed Steers, S..759.25; dressed beef steers, $8.00 j3.7S; western steers, $7.do8.7o; stockers and feeders. $6-758.40; buLta,. $5.557.00; calves, $6.00Se9.75. Sheep receipts souo; steaay. Lamos, $.uo 11.25; yearling, $8.009.75; wethers, $7.0o 48.75; ewes, $6.758.60. Omaha Sheep Steady.' South Omaha, May 21. (I. N. S.) Hogs Receipts 11.600; higher. Heavy, $7.257.40; light, $7.357.45; pigs, $6507.25; bulk, $7-307.40. Cattle receipts sw; imuj. mure sieers. $7-50&r9.00: cows and heifers, $6.008.10; western steers, $6.508.00; Texas steers, $6.00 7.40; cows and heifers, $5.807-o3; calves, $S.2510.75. r K - Sheep receipts 3000: steady. Yearlings, $9.00i9.75; wethers, V" $8JS59.25; lambs, $10.504tllJ0. i -' St. Louis Hors Higher. ': - 4 St. -LooJb. May 21. (I. N. 8.) Hogs Rocepits 9000; higher. Pigs and lights, $6.25 M7.75; mixed and f butchers', $7.55447.75; good heavy, $7.60(gr7.65. Cuttle receipts 700; steady. Nstive heef steers. $7.509.00; yearling steers and heif ers, $8.O08.30; cows; $0.rxxa 70; stockers and feeders, $6.008.25; aontfaern steers, $5.25 (98.50: cows and heifers,- $4.006.00; native calves, $6.00 9.00. - ': Sheep receipts J500; steady, cupped na tive muttons, $6.507.35;- clipped lambs, S3.50foO.S5; cll'ied yearlings, $7.55it9.10; spring, lambs, $10.004312.50.-.' FOREIGN CROP ADVICES New Zealand Wheat crop is officially es timated' at 4.900.000 bushels, against S.UIO.OOO tnshels last year, Oats, 10,200,000 bushels, against 14.700,000 bushels. . .s Russis Reported that wheat J stocks at Odessa amount to 6,000,000 bushels. Very Uttlo Is 'moving from the Interior. . , . ; San Francisco Grain Market. San Francisco, May SL -Barley calls May 21 May 29 Open. - Close. Clo.e. May ........ .....$1.14B $1.1A ...... le-ember J.23 1.23 1.23 Spot quotations Wheat, Walla Walla, $2.05 02.1O: red Russian. $2.O02.O2; Turkey red. $.2102.12; bluestem, $2.102.12; feed barley, $1.151.17j. White oats, $i.ian.. , liran S26.5027.00: middlings. $32.00033: shorts, $28.502.00. v Various Grain Markets, Liverpool When unchanged to- d higher. Buenos Aires Wheat unchanged to c low er. . r Kansas City Wheat closed: May $1.47; July 1-21- - " " - i Winnipeg Wheat closed: May $L59A; July I1.5SB. ; ; -J-l- . . - . St. Louis Wheat doted: Msy $1.46B; July $1.23HB. ;.: Minliea polls Wheat efcwwed: May $1.59; July $1.47 14 A; September $l.l,i. - tmlnth Wheat closed: May $17; July $1.52; September $1-S2V- Wheeling carpenters ask 50 cents an hour. - , CATTLE MARKET IS. 1 5 TO 25 CENTS OFF IN PORTLAND YARDS Sales of Selected Pulp Steers Hard 1 to 3Iake at $8 -Bargain Hunt ers Operate In Cattle and Hogs Daring Day. - v f" i PORTLAnI LIVESTOCK RUN V Hogs . Cattle Calves Sheep Friday 312 227 9 887 'Iliursday . 351 : - 288" i 1 2 6i0 Wednesday- ..... OHS 1 ... 2 75 Tuesday ........ 43 ... 0 15 Monday ....221 . 008 SO 1570 Saturday 0 - 22 10 029 Week ago 415 118 1013 Year ago ...... 415 ; 25 1 128 Two years ago 509 862 ' 160 1916 ahree years ago. ... ... ' ... 986 Distinct weakness was shown for cattle at North Portland. Some select pulp fed steers from Utah were offering : but buyers were scarce at $8 tor tops or 15 to 25c lower thaa former values. - - s . Five toads . of Utah ' cattle from the pulp sections came forward overnight to the local yards but buyers were rather indifferent when the' market opened and the lower figures re sulted. -. ?, .. ':' '- .' . -:-'..,..-; : ., .-. The stuff that soldi at $8 was selected of ferings of " lij?bt weight and well finished just the class of cattle that buyers have been crying for. Naturally the weakness in this sort of stuff affected the general cattle trade sentiment and the entire market showed de pression. : At Chicago there (was a steady tone in the cattle trade today. v - Kansas City cattle, market was steady with a small rnn. Omaha cattle trade was also steady with tops S'J. Ueneral cattle market range: Select steers r. .. , Best hay fed steers ......... Good to choice Ordinary -to fair ............. Best cows Good to prime ............... Select -calves .......... ..... Fancy boll3 Ordinary bulla ..$ 8.00 7.73 .. 7.257U .. .Oori0.75 .. 6.506.75 .. 0.25(ct0.40 .i 7.6O(irj8.O0 .. 5.5Ofe6.00 .. 4.90(5.00 It seemed a day of. depression In tbe live stock , trade at North Portland. The showing of weaknescs in cattle was likewise reflected in tbe swine trade aud early offers were at a loss of a dime from former figures. Only s few small lots of hogs came forward, but 1 killers' wants were apparently supplied and they were not free bidders except at the "snap" figures. . Some of the operators in the yards : are constantly looking for bargains and await the time when no other bidders are in sight. . At Chicago there was a stronger tone in the swine trade with values higher. Kansas City hog market was also higher, with a small run. . ( - Omaha hogs were up a nickel for the day. Ceueral hog market range: Best light . ;..j...$ 8.0 Medium light 7.9067.93 Good to hecvy 7.754i7.80 Rough ana heavy .................. 7.l0t7.5u Mutton Trade Quiet. Market, for mutton was a quiet affair at North Portland today. 'Quite a fair run was whpwn overnight but general trade conditions reflected little, if any, change at the start. At Chicago-there was a weak tone in tne mutton trade. Kansas City mutton market wws weak with fractional price loss. ' ' i Omaha mutton ruled steady with top lambs around $9.75 and best yearlings .hitting $9.25 '-. General mutton range: ' i Spring lambs ,i...$ 8.25 Grain fed shorn yearlings 7.157.25 Best shorn wethers 6.25 Best shorn ewes . . . . . 5.005.25 Wool stock is generally quoted at r $1.00 mgner than shorn. Today's Livestock Shippers. Cattle John L. Burke, Burley, Idaho, ; 2 loaas; sinion Lina, Webster, Lltab. 5 loads. Sheep E. Wood, Silver ton, 2 ( loads; 'Frank Wann, canby, 1 load. Mixed stuff Zimmerman & Weed. Carlton, 1 load cattle, calves, hogs and sheep; . Peterson lsros.. forest urove. i load cattle and sheep; 7. Onrimirnlr KWtilaiv 1 l.,aH .n.i W . 1). H. Hilderbrand, Condon, 1 load cattle anj hogs; O. E. Lucke, Molalla. 3 ! loads calves. nogs ana sneep on contract; j . 1). Dlnamore, West Stayton, 1 load bogs and Sheep on contract- 1-' ' Thursday Afternoon Sales. - ' . ' s STEERS . i Section No. AvL Lba. Price $7.45 7.03 Oregon 24 1230 Oregon ...............22V 1612 Oregon ............... 8 1317 7.00 . COWS . Oregon 1 Oregon 2 970 i945 $3.75 v5.00 Friday Morning Sales. ' PULP FEX STEERS Section No. Av. Lbs. Utah ... 24 1024 Price $8.00 7.00 vtab -.- ... 1 . STEERS Oregon ............... 3 Oregon . ....... 1 Oregon ............... 1 COWS 1210 . 920 780 800 $6.23 6.00 '6.75 Oregon Oregon Oregon ADD SI Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Ovtguu 1 12SO $0.75 ............... 4 - 870 6.00 7 - 900 5.25 PEERS H ETAOIN 7890$.... N 1 1010 6.75 HEIFERS 1 760 $6.25 BULLS , 1 o:k $4.25 1 1310 ' 4.25 CALVES 1 140 $7.75 ............... 3 ' 140 7.75 3 - 126 V 7.00 1 180 7.00, y LAMBS " ' " Z:. 4 97 - 82S ..130 66 ' 8.25 ltM) -. 02 8.25 .T. ....... 136 tW 8.Z5 -u.. 107 OO 8.25 30 l 8.25 ' 8 ' ' . OO 7.O0 .....:.1S8 - 60 8.25 , - YEARLINGS .- : 43 80 .-.' $7.25 4 112 7.25 1 13 103 7.00 WETHERS I V. .. 3 150 $60 . . . . . .v. . 5 . 138 . &50 " ' EWES It 120 $55 ,. 3 1M) f 5.00 ...107 ' 12H $5.0O 6 I 113 3.00 HOGS SO 170 i $7.95 a 2; . 7.95 13 13 7.Ua 3 413 6.95 Jt 13o i 6.00 BOSTON COPPER MARKET Boston 'May 21. Copper bids: Adventure ....... 2 VslMpisainK . 5 Ahmeek 380 (North Butte.,....! 30 Arcadian ........ SHlNorth Luke.-...,'.. 2',,, aiasaa iudio copper . .. . . s, Baltic 3 htiOid Colour ....... 4tt Belmont ..... Bohemia ..... Boston Ely.... liutte Bal . Butte Coalition Cel.- at Arts.-, i 4 (Old Dominion . . 52 - 2OtH-eo4a ..v 77 ' 28 Quincy .......... 85 : 2lUaven 10 9iRay Cons. ........ 22 ' 3:&iSanta e......... 2 Cat Hecla.....5S5 iouunnon ......... Centennial 3 7!Siiattuck 26 Vs Uiief Con..,.... Chtno Cons. Cop. Mines. Copper Range.... Daly West....... Davis-Dalyi:.,.'. . . . Kast Butte ..... First Nat'l...... 85 IStewart ....1 43 Mnperior ......... 27 '!hup. & Boston..., 3U BO gwlft Packing, . 107 54 98 txamaraca ........ a . 1 1 1UJIJT ........ , . 6 Xnolumne ........ 85 United, ,rruit..,13;f ft franklin 0 U. Shoe M'y...,. 69 Uoldfield Oons..l 7-16tu.! Shoe M'y.,pf. 28 Greene-Caaanea.. 27 Uranby SO Hancock ........ 20 United Zinc 46 U. S. Smelters... 36 V. 8.. Smelters, pf 44 Helvetia 70 lITt.h Aimr 2 Hoogbtoa .-- Sltab Cons. IiVlctoria ... 12 2 .3 65 .1 . 2 4 1 73 ss Sew inspiration. . .. La. Salle- ! 6 Winona . , . WolYWlne . Lak Copper .... 1 IWyaadot ...... Majestic ', ... Mason Valley Main. " Mining May flower , . Miami i37 2 13' 1UKCHI Verde Kxtn..., Kerr Ike..... 4 V Ulimnia .... i Aljronsh Mohawk 60 - ljicKinley . tievaaa ". " MISS SPOERi MAKES BIG GAIN IN THE RACE FOR FESTIVAL QUEEN Miss Baker Loses j First Place for First Time Is Close Second. ' Standing- of tie Bos FesrtlTal - Qnaen Candldats ; at XToon. Marian Rose Spoerl ;.. 621.940 Sybil Baker .... .J. .. .610,610 Alice Nolan ...... j., ..446,850 Beatrice , Lash ........ 3 40,080 Ruth Angrel J.... 261.450 Susie Bcholes .250,560, Mary Lawler .... i. . ..220.180 Myrtle Van Sickle J.... 198.720 Alice Hester .... .176,940 Tura Janea ...... J . . ..148,840 . Elisabeth Fragmeleii ...110.190 .lla Litzer .. r.i... .,... 81.530 . 4 39,630 19,860 Rossa Hoffmlller Marian Rose Spoerl, Ad and Rotary club candidate, for Festival q-'een, leads the contest today.withj 621,940 votes. For . the first time srtice the contest got under way. Sybil Baker, .Woodmen of the World candidate, is out of first place. She is 1,340 votes behind Miss Spoeri. -" - I . A feature of the contest today is the strengthening1 of her position in fifth place of Ruth Angel, Modern Woodmen of America caJn&idate. 'Susie Scholea, who Is 'Sixth, js about 11,003 votes behind 'Miss Angel, r - One of the 'marked gains was that of Alice Nolan, Northwestern Electric candidate, who has added more than 50,000 votes. . - " v j - - , The final coupon will be printed Sunday. Tbe ; voting will close at 8 p. m.. May Tuesday Seattle Censors r Retain Authority , ... .y f 1 ' Seattle. Wash.. Mar 21. (P. N. S.) Motion picture films Vhich have been approved by the national board of censors need, not come to . Seattle. swith any assurance that the public will be allowed to see them, if jthe bill recom mended ' by a committee of tbe city council ' nieets with the approval of the entire councilmanic body. The ball gives the local board, of Censors powers to refuse to permit the exhibition of any film regardless of the action taken by any previous board of censors. It also gives the members of the board power to enter 4n theatre and de mand an exhibition' of films which are intended for the public view. . Early Advance Is . Made for Shares In, N. Y. Market New York, May 21. (I. N. S.f A better feeling pervsded the. stock market today and the general stock list advanced in value. The demand showed improvement. There waa some" apposition to resume buliisn tactics in tne so-called "war stocks."- - 4 . : Crucible steel featured the early trading. Bethlehem steel assamed a leading position and Westingbxrose attracted considerable at tention. American Can was a strong feature. The copper shares developed, considerable strength. '' . j Railroad stocks opened higher. . Union facfflc sold op to 125 in the early trading, Reading advanced to . 1 44 '4 and , Lehigh V alley : waa steady. Misaooort Pacific showed a stronger tone. a The stock sold up to 13fe in the first hour. ' ... :v... v f. -j--..- . .- Iater In the trading liquidation developed and the result was some decline. ' The industrial chares, however, held steady. Bethlehem steel jumped to 143 H.' Mexican i'e troleom gained two points, selling op to 69. Range of New York prices furnished by Overbeck tt Cooke Co., 216-217 Board of Trade building: ' ' ' - ; - DESCRIPTION IQpen 1 Hlgh Low Cloe 1.1,1 ' riWllHF 65 U, 65 -it. Am. Car A. Pounds c... Am. Can, c .......... Am. Cotton Oil, c... Am. Loco., c ........ Am. Sagsr, e .. Am KmAlt r ........ . 523 51 W 51 34 46 4i 106 . 66 33 46 46Ti 44 107 106 60U 65 LAm. Tel. A Tel..... . , ...... 1J 118 Aneconua mining- v . Am. Woolen, c ...... Atchison, e .......... Baltimore & Ohio. e... Beet Sugar Bethlehem Steel, c... -Krooklvn Ranid Tran. 31 " .-3 28 99 : "99 45 98 7ZVi 44 72 44 'a 143 139 142 86 86 86 Canadian Pacific, c... 1G0 158 15 Central Leatiier. e..... 30 UVi 90 43 41 H 27 36 11 89 42 39 26 36 11 80 43 40 '& 28 C. & G. W e........ ('..-M. St. Paul .... fhiiui HnDDM ........ Chesapeake A Ohio .... I Vilr. i-n.t fr Iron. e... Colo. Southern, e .... Consolidated Gas .... Corn Products, e..... 123 123 123 122 13 Pen. & Rio Grande, c. vt. t ......... 26 25 25 llnera! Electric ... . 151 1153, 1117 151 116 153 117' Great .Northern, pf . . . . 1116 lUinois Central Inter. Met., c......... Lehigh Valley w c. Rauthern ...... 26 105 an; 21 kL 20, 142 , 142 . 141 141 26 43 A 34 'A 26 " 43: 261 2o 43 114 Goodrich 43 35 Alaska Gold -'" Louisville & Nssbville. M K. & T-. c ...... Miunnnrl . Pacific' V...- 1116 116 116 116 12 13 59 14 63 85 25 12 12 12 59 14 62 85 27 12 68 14 Natlooal Lead . .. . . .- 58 14 2 85 . 28 Nevada Consoliaatea . . New Haven .... New York Central . . . N. Y., Ontario W. . Norfolk & Western, c. Northern Pacific, ... Penn. By. ........... Peo. G.. L. A O. Co.. Pressed Steel Car, e. nv rni. Coooer .... 62 JS.) 27ia B- 102 104 106 115 105 10616 105 104 106 107 ii" 2.-? '4 45 23 45 23 23- Reading, common ... 143. 1144 143 143 Republic Iron c. 28 20 6 88 16 34 27 19 5 8 88 16 84 2 10 18 5 87 Ht. I & S. V., 2d pf. : T. Jfe $1 V . lat Tf. Soathern Pacific, e... 87 Southern Railway, c. r,nn . Cnnner . ........ 36 34 T., St. L. & W.. C... 1 Tnion , Pacific, fe V. S. ; Rubber, c...... 124 125 124 61 Z 125 ei 62 62 531A 61 , 63 IJ. S. Steel OO., C '.... V. S. Steel Co., jrtji .. Utah Copper Virginia Chemleal ... 52 1106 10a lf 105 64 61 64; s ". 66 89 4 31 66 94 66 TV'n K..K n ....... Western Union Tel.... . ' .1 1. ... . Fla.t T-1 . 95 Stndebaker ...... .1 4 66! 4f Total sales, 398.200 shares. St. Txuls Metal Market. St. Lonis, May 21. Metals: lad $4.12 bid. -. Spelter 113.0014.25. , New York Metal Market. '. New York. May 21. Metals: : Copper Lake. 18ai9c. . -;iad S4.174.22. : : . Tin Quiet. $32.38. Overfieck S. Cooke Co. - Stocks, Bonds, Cotton. QrsJn, Etc. 816-317 Board of Trade Building,. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL EXCHANGES Members Chicago Board of Trade. . Correspondents of Logan & Bryan, -- .. Chicago, New, York. yrovs " Blessing. The series of rain storms the north west has been experiencing for the lastweek and a halt have been of inestimable; benefit to wheatgrowers and lumbering companies. In Oregon and Washington wheat districts the growers were in fear of a drouth this summer; due to the fact that the moun tain snows were short. The heavy precipitation has allayed any cause for worry in, this regard, and unless some very unusual weather conditions ob tain from now on, there Is little danger of a short crop. On the coast the wet weather was hailed by lumbermen with delight, as the forests were drying rapidly and several forest fires had got under way. The rain extinguished them. In northern Idaho . the fall swelled the mountain streams suf f i ctently to float millions of feet of logs that otherwise would have re mained on the skidways vntil next year, or been transported to the mills by train. In the Marble creek district, for example, 20.000,000 feet -of logs were stranded along the stream; and 'now, thanks to increased flow, are being floated Into th St. Maries river, on their way to the Coeur d'Alene lake mills. . . 1 'GREAT VICTORIES' ARE CLAIMED IN EASTERN THEATRE BY 2 SIDES Von Hindenburg Announces Defeat of Russians at Nie meri River; Flee to Kovno, Berlin, via wireless to Sayvllle, Ma"y 21- (I. N. 8.) Another great victory for Field Marshal von Ilindenburg's army on the eatsern front was . an nounced tn a statement. Issued by the German war office today.. Defeated In the Niemen river dis trict of northern Poland., the Russians are fleeing toward Kovno, the great fortress on the east bank of the Nie men. Further successes by Oeneral von Mackenzen's forces In Galicla were also claimed by: the war office. . In three weeks' operations jin that field, 104,000 Russian prisoners are declared to have been taken, together with 72 cannon and 253 machine guns, while along the Dubissa river 1500 prisoners are reported captured. In the western theatre, repulse of English forces near Neuve Chapelle and of the French about Flirey .is claimed. . GERMANS HAVE LOST ; FOURTH OF ARMIES IN EAST, SAY RUSSIANS Petrogrrad, May 21.-rtI.-N'. S.) Ap palling losses Inflicted .upon the Aus-tro-German forces in the Carpathian mountains were claimed in a state ment by the Russian war office today. From May lO to May 13, it is declared, the casualties suffered by the Teutonio allies in the mountain battles were 10,000 daily, while during the'precedlng 17 days. they were also heavy.' - - - Certain regiments nave been reduced to a single company, it is declared in the statement, which also claims : 40, 000 prisoners were taken .by the czar's forces. - . ' - .. ' The total losses of-the Austrians and Germans are estimated at one' fourth of the entire strength of the kaiser's and Austrian emperor's in the Carpa- thians. v-. .Three hundred thousand men are locked in, a great battle north of Jaroslau which may vdecide the fate of Przemysl. . In the face of terrific artillery fire, the left wing of the Austro-German army forced a crossing of the Lubac- zovka river near Radava. . Enormous losses were suffered by the enemy in this advance which proved to be) but a temporary advantage. Strong counter attacks by the Russian forces hurled the AOstrlans and Germans back upon the bank of the river where they are cow: declared to face annihilation or capture. Dispatches here today declare that General von Mackenzen ' has almost ceased his attacks upon the western forts of Przemysl pending the outcome of the attempted envelopment of- the stronghold, on he east bank of the tSan. The official statement Issued to day says of the situation elsewhere: "The 'fighting tn southeastern Po land, southeastern Galicla and Cour land continues to our advantage." Germans Hold Jaroslau Petrograoy May 21. (T, N. S.) . While the AUstro-Germans are main taining their offensive along the river San and .around Przemysl nd north of Jaroslau, their strength at other-points along the eastern fighting front is di minishing, according to a statement by the Rusfan war office today. ' :- The" Russians ba.ve made a number cf. counter-attacks on the fc'an between Jaroslau andV Sieniawa. but no de cisive result, is reported. Both Jaroslau and Sienlawa are in the hands of the Teutonic forces. !':".r;.-.. Company In Bankrupt-. ' The Machinery & Supply company Of this city has gone into bankruptcy and Judge- Wolverton has appointed Newton W. Rountree as receiver. The company's liabilities- are placed at $14,033 vyith assets estimated at $27, 000, consisting ; principally of about $15,000 stock and $9000 in bills unpaid and doe. - Public Recital Tonight. Milwaukie, Or., May 21- Tonight at 8:15 o'clock, the pupils o Mrs. CUE. - - . uiiviulil rraramar school ' - . will hold a public recital at the city hall, with Miss rorothy S. Wissinger as accompanist.. .Tbe Milwaukie high school girls glee club will sing. The Oldest Bank In -the Pacific Northwest cordially invites your account subject to Check or in its Savings Department, with the assurance of " courteous treatment. &go i "rrABUSHEDissa CORNER WASHINGTON AND Tllino To Open Haberdashery. A. II. Uellar of this city has Jusf completed negotiations for a- 16 lool frontage on Washington street neal Btxth, in the Merchants Trust build ing, where he will open a riaoeraasnery store on August 1. His Btore will ad join the one which I'olits Brothers will open In the ' corner store in the same building on the same day, U will have a depth of 60 feet. Mr. Dellar stated yesterday . that, he pur. poses to specialize In young men's novelty goods, ' including hats. Bo tween now and opening day he will go to considerable expense in fitting up the premises, which he has undei lease for a term of years. Tonoalla ' to Have Bank. ' ItS is reported that a bank, to be known as the Farmers' Security bank, Is to -be established Immediately at Yoncalla. The institution will have s capitalisation of $1C,000, and will probably open June 1, in quarters now occupied by the Yoncalla State bank. U A. Bass of Springfield, W. 15. Young and B. B. Brundage of Kugene are promoting it; and it is understood that A. F. Btearns of Oakland. Or., will be selected as the bank's president. Bast will be cashier. WAR SUMMARY BY JrW. T. MASON Former European Manager of the United Press. New York,May 21. If Italy meeta with no sueceKs and if the Aiiftro Germans are able to Invade her wealthy northern districts, anti-monarchial revolution may break out and may overthrow the house af Savoy. Recent 'rioting throughout Italy shows the temperament of the Italian and does not bodo well for the spirit of self-sacrifice under defeat. Un questionably the Italian populace be lieves It will have an easy time over coming the Austro-Germans. After nine months of exhausting struggles for the Teutonic allies, It would be highly unpatriotic for an Italian to suggest, that the Italian troops would be unable to do as they please. As a matter of fact it is uncertain whether the Italians would wucceed. If successful they must win quickly. Whichever side makes the most ylgor ous initial rush will gain an enormous advantage in the subsequent trench warfare. Italians never do things well at the first attempt. This was evi denced in Tripoli, where the early fighting proved. . their leadership In efficient. - Whether Oermany will wait until the end in the hope of a peaceful set tlement or will make a sudden effort to cross the Italian mountains before war is declared is a question of mo mentous consequence. There is yet no absolute certainty of war. as a compromise Is 'possible. If It is war, the Germans are pre paped to strike and if they carry the mountain barriers and plunge into the plains of Italy, their hold may be per manent. The result would be disap pointing to the Italians. a If phlegmatic England's dlsatlsf. ac tion is sufficient to overthrow a gov ernment among temperamental Latins defeat may mean exile, for royalty. Then Italy may become a republic Ten Indians to - Give Testimony Evidence Sought - In Cases Involving Sale of Xdqnor ; Umatilla Wheat Crop Is Promising. E. 1 fiwartzlantlcr, superintendent of the TJmatllla Indian reservation, and Sheriff Till Taylor of Pendfeton arrived In Portland last night with 15 Indians and" 10 white people, who will appear before the.! present federal grand Jury as witnesses against sev eral persons accused of taking or sell ing liquor on the reservation. Swartzlander said today that ihe Umatilla wheat crop outlook is excel lent, and that the rains for the last two weeks have assured a yield which it la expected will go beyond the nor mal output of 6,000,000 bushels. Wheat is already coming Into head. he said, and barley is even further ad vanced. Shattuck School Cornerstone Laid The cornerstone of the new Bhat- tuck school, at Broadway and Hall and -Park s tree ts, was laid this after noon. Children from the old Shattuck building marched over to the new building, which is to be one of the finest school structures in the north went. The program Included addresses by members of the school board and othera . - ' . i Article of Incorporation. Moon Anchor Mines Ok, eapltal rtxvk $no.- 000: M. !ncer, B. Sehmld snd A. llrnrcr. It Bitulithic is re garded by property own ers who have tried it, as a high class, e c onomical -pavement. . .......