1C THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1913. - ' - ft LONG DEBATE HELD Of! DOCK QUESTION East Side Business Men Hold Important Meeting With Commissioners. PORT COMMERCE TO FORE Xecessity for Deeper Loading and Unloading Facilities Below Bridges Brought Out. at Conference. Teal Leads Discussion. Virtually every argument advanced In" favor of delaying the construction of a public dock 520 feet long between the foot of Kst Washington and the foot of East Oak streets, until dock No. 1 should be built at the foot of Seventeenth street, was corAbated by an East Side delegation yesterday before the commission of Public Docks. A morning session continued until after 1 o'clock and It was reconvened at 3:30 o'clock to hear further debate. Besides Insisting that the need was apparent now for public dock facili ties on that bank of the river and that shipments were increasing rapidly, the East Siders placed stress on the fact S the Commission had employed a board of consultation, composed of New York engineers, to pass on the dock situa tion, accepting their recommendations as to where docks should be located and that after the expenditure of such an amount of money as the retention of the engineers demanded, it was admit tedly a poor investment to proceed op posite to their advice at this time. J, N. Teal Leads DIcusion. The Chamber of Commerce. Tax payers' League, East Side Business ilen's Club and others were repre sented. J. N. Teal led In the discussfcn and prefaced his views by saying that the situation was not one in which the . question iof whether the East or West Side, North or South end should be benefited by a change in the location of dock No. 2 from the East Side to the lower portion of the harbor, but that only the matter of bringing about ths most good for the commerce of the port should be weighed. He said he had talked with longshoremen, mem bers of the Sailors' Union of the Pa cific, vessel owners, dock owners and managers and thqse of various lines that had a common Interest on the waterfront and that they decried the Intention to erect an East Side dock between the bridges as compared with the necessity for deep-sea loading and unloading facilities below the bridges. "It Is not a question of minimizing the tonnage handled by river steamers, for the problem facing the Commission Is not whether the docks shall go on this side or that side of the river, but as to where the docks should go foT the most benefits." said Mr. Teal. W. J. Burns, of Balfour, Guthrie & Co.. said the main need for a dock on the East Side at present was for han dling building materials and as for other purposes he said the dock site was small and did commend Itself in the general shipping proposition. He said cement was the biggest item handled to the East Side and that soon the ma terial would be manufactured in Oregon nnd tribute would be paid no longer on the California product. Burrell Give Views. "vT. F. Burrell said that when he was n. boy ocean commerce was handled on the West Side from the foot of Alder to the foot of Main street, and that while he was an East Sider he believed the docks for ocean commerce should be located below the bridges. "It was largely the efforts of Mr. Teal and a few others, not the Commission of Public Docks as It Is now constituted, that were responsible for the dock bonds being voted and the people worked then for the general good of ocean commerce, not to make fine docks for river commerce," said L. A. Lewis. "At . best you will have the hardest kind of work to pay in terest on the investment." F. C. Knapp said the question should not be made a sectional one, as the commerce of the Columbia River was hanging by a thread in view of com petition that would follow from coast cities in Washington and British Co lumbia with the opening of the Canal, but because of the rapidly-increasing cize of vessels it was best that they be taken care of below the bridges. "I cannot see any immediate necessity for dock facilities on the East Side," said H. A. Mitchell. "The deep-sea ship, ping is of the utmost Importance. Some 'lay the railroad terminals will be on the East Side, but there seems to be no need for this dock there now." L. M. Lepper. Edward Newbegin W. E. Wilson, O. E. Heintz, Dr. G. B. Van Waters and others were heard in the discussion and as all talks were taken by a stenographer the Commission will consider them at length before deciding on the Issue. VICTORIA DOCK IS FOR SALE Commission Is Offered 786 Feet on RiTcr for $310,000. Owners of the " old Victoria dock property on the East Side below the bridges and Bouth of Irving dock yes terday offered the property to the city for 310.000 to be used as a public dock. Commissioners Jjloores and Kellaher were named as a committee to inves tigate the proposition. The property has not been used since the burning of Victoria dock several years ago. The offer was made through R. F. Bryan as agent. The property has a frontage on the river of 786 feet, and the average depth is .250 feet, so it is regarded ideal for dock purposes. The one drawback is that there is a high bank to the rear of the site, along the base of which the O.-W. R. & N. main tains tracks, and probably an overhead roadway might have to be devised to expedite hauling from the dock. As the property of the Pacific Milling & Elevator Company, at the foot of Sev enteenth street, on the West . Side, brought J310.000, and has a frontage of 365 feet, the Victoria dock site is viewed as reasonable, though it is not located so close to the factory and warehouse districts. , ASSOCIATED ADDS .TAXKER Ship to Carry 6 2,0 00 Barrels of Oil Is Contracted For. News of interest to Portlanders con cerned in shipping has been received In the way of the dimensions of a new tanker ordered by the Associated Oil Company from the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, which Is to have a capacity of 62,000 barrels of fuel oil that -will be carried in 18 tanks. She is to be completed In 13 months and will ply between Portland a iid Monterey. The vessel is to cost approximately , $1,000,000 and will be the largest of her class under the American flag. She is to have a length of 410 fet. beam of 63.3 feet and depth of holdof 27 feet. She will be equipped wfth v triple expansion reciprocating engines and will speed at 10 knots. Her decks are. to be teakwood and the officers' cabin finished in mahogany. Wireless equipment and . submarine bell signal apparatus will be installed. F. J. Trlst, constructor for the company, designed the ship. S ARXA STARTS FOR EUROPE Kona Clears for CuIIao and Harp' aljco Leaves for San Francisco. In addition to 1,575,000 feet of lum ber, valued at $20,500, which she load ed at Westport, the Norwegian steamer Arna, of the Maple Leaf service, cleared yesterday for London and Dublin, with 97.632 bushels of barley valued at $60,561, and two shipments of tallow, one of 182 barrels that goes to Lon don and Dublin, and another of 175 tierces for London intact. She sailed last night and will complete her cargo at San Francisco. Another shipment of lumber cleared was aboard the schooner Kona, bound for Callao, which has 858,381 feet aboard, worth $11,GG8. The Falls of Orchy is working lumber at Inman- Poulsen's for the Orient that will con clude her cargo, and the- Danish steamer Arabien will shift Into the har 6TEA2LEB INTELLIGENCE. Dae to Arrive. ' Nam. From Date. Rose-Cl'y an Pedro. ... In port Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook. ... July 10 Beaver . Los Anveies. . July 11 Breakwater. .. .Cooa Bay July 1'Z Roanoke San Diego. . . . Julv i: Alliance Eureka .July 11 Bear . Lo Angefes. . July 14 Geo. W. Elder. .San Dlogo. ... July HI i To Itepart. Name. For. Date. Camlno San Francisco July , 10 Sue H. Elmore. TlUamook. .. .July 11 Rose-City l.os Angrelea. . July 11 Harvard S.K. to L.A JuW H San Ramon. ... San Francisco-July ; 1 1 Tale &F. Id L.A July 12 Klamath I.os Angeles. . July 12 Breakwater. .. .Coos1 Bay July 1-4 Beaver Jos Angeles. . July 16 . Roanoke San Dfego. .. .July 16 Alliance Coos Bay July 17 Bear.. Los Angeles. . July 2t Geo. W. Elder. .San Diego. . . . July ' 23 European and Oriental Service. " Name. From. Date. Falls of Orchy. London ...... In port C. F. Laelsz. .. .Hamburg July 39 Cr"n of C'stle. . .Antwerp Aug. 15 Brisgavla. Hamburg. ... .Aug. 27 Vestalla London Sept. U XJckermark. ... Hamburg Oct. 1 Name. For. Date. C. F. Laelsz. . . .Hamburg Aug. 1 BriEgavla. Hamburg Sept. 1 Vestalla London. ..... .Sept. Falls of Orchy. Orient. . . July 10 XJckermark. ... Hamburg, ... .Oct. 8 bor next week from Monarch mill to finish for China. The British steamer Harpalyce. which was taken by the Royal Mall to load here, sailed from San Francisco yesterday. DIESEL EXGIXE IS ADOPTED Olson & Mahony Have Plans for Twin-Screw Steel Coaster. First of the commercial maritime concerns on the Coast to adopt plans far Diesel fuel burning engines is re ported to be Olson & Mahony, of Sari Francisco, who operate steamers be tween Portland and California ports, as they are credited with having de cided to build a twin-screw steel steamer and equip her with the new oil motive power. The New London Ship & Engine Company, of Groton, Conn., are to be awarded the contract and the vessel is to be ready early In 1914. The company recently added the steamer Oliver J. Olson to the Pacific Coast fleet and last month the - hull of the Rosalie Mahony was launched on Grays Harbor to fly the same house flag when completed. Marine Notes. Lines belonging to the Trans-Pacific Conference are to increase the rate on cotton from Puget Sound and Port land August 1 from 40 to 60 cents on each 100 pounds. Gibson & Company of San Francisco have chartered the tramp steamer Hartington to load lumber for Mel bourne In August, the rate from San Francisco being 40 shillings, or 42 shil lings if redwood is loaded, and the ves sel comes here to finish with fir. Latest advices from Hakodate are that the Japanese steamer Manshu Maru, which went on the rocks there last week when bound for Portland, Is a total wreck. With 726.000 feet of lumber for Los Angeles the steamer Olympic was cleared yesterday at the Custom-House, also the. steamer Yellowstone for San Francisco with 400,000 feet. Operations of the launch H. W. Scott, of the Custom-house patrol service, for the last year, as reported to Collector of Customs Burke, show that she saved four persons from drowning and towed ten disabled boats to shore. During the year 261 violations of the steamboat Inspection and navigation laws were reported. In the way of fines $1378.40 was collected. United - -States . Inspectors Edwards and Fuller will conduct a hearing to day bearing on charges against Cap tain Roselle Coburn, of the tug Reso lute, that he navigated his vessel o,n the course of the marine parade the opening day of the Rose Festival. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. July 9. Arrived Steamer S. Porter, from Monterey. Sailed Nor wegian steamer Arna. for London via San Francisco: steamer Geo. "W. Elder, for San Dle,;o and way ports: steamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay: steamer Shasta, for Los An geles; steamer Nehalem, for Grays Harbor. Astoria, July t. Arrived at 6 A. M. Schooner Nokomls. from Caleta Buena. Ar rived down at 11:50 A M. and sailed at 4:30 P. M. German steamer Saxonla, for Hongkong and way porta. Sailed at 4 P. I. Barkentlno Amazon. for Valparaiso. SalleS at 4:30- P. M. Steamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay; steamer Faraiso, for San Francisco. San Francisco. July 9. Sailed at 5 A. M. British steamer Harpalyce, for Portland. Sailed last night Steamer Rochelle, for Portland. Marshfield. July 9. Arrived Steamer Al liance, from Portland. Redondo. July 8. Arrived Steamer O. M. Clark, from Portland. Aberdeen. July 8. Arrived Steamer Aro llne, from Portland. Astoria. July 8. Arrived at S:30 and left up at 10:4.- P. M. Steamer W. S. Porter, from Monterey. San Francisco. July 9. Arrived Steam era Catania. Admiral Farragut. Atlas from Seattle: Mongolia, from Hongkong. Sailed Steamers Nile (British), for Hongkong: X braskan. for Sallna Cruz; Schooner Lily for Umpqua. Seattle. July 9. Arrived Steamer Prince Rupert (British!, from Prince Rupert. Sailed Steamers Keemun (British), for Liverpool via the Orient: Elaegundo. for San Fran cisco: Prince Rupert (British) for Prince Rupert. Vancouver. July 9. Sailed Steamer Ml rama (British) for Australia. Tacoma, Wash.. July 9. Arrived Steam schooner Nome City, from San Francisco; Tamba Maru. from Yokohama. Sailed Steamer -Kllhu Thomasen, Alaska. Los Angeles. July 9. Departed 8an Jacinto, from Grays Harbor; Siskiyou, from Belllngham: Wasp. Willamette, from Co lumbia River: George w. Fenwick. from As toria; J. B. Stetson, from Grays Harbor. Freemaritle. July s. Arrived Steamer Frank Mount, from Everett. Montevideo. July 9. Arrived previously Steamer slsak, from Tacoma, via San Fran cisco, for Hamburg. Colombia River Bar Report. Condition at the mouth of the river at 5 P. M.. moderate; wind, south 30 miles; weather, .cloudy. Tides at Astoria Thursday. - High. Low. 5:3. A. M T.l feetl 0:01 A. M 2.0 feet 0:25 P. M. . .8.4 feetlll :5S P. M....1.2 feet The Mexican War sounds like ancient his tory to most of us today, but three Army officers -who served in that war still sur vive. They are: Brigadier-General H. C. Gibson. Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Kauffman and Major William Fletcher. A fourth. General Robert Murray, passed away In Bal timore recently. E RATE FIXED North Bank to Pay for Use of 0.-W. R. & N. Span. CHARGE IS 85 CENTS A CAR State Railroad Commission Xaines Price to Be PaidPresident Far rel Thinks Old Controversy Is Now Adjusted. Early adjustment of the controversy between the O.-W. R. & N. Company and the -North Bank road over the application of the- latter line to cross the new Harriman bridge in this city is made possible by the decision of the State Railroad Commission yes terday fixing a rate of 85 cents a car for all traffic- hauled across the bridge by. the appellant road. On this basis an engine and tender count as two cars, the charge being i.7U. A minimum rate of $5000 a month is prescribed. While the O.-W. R. & N. Company sought to have the North Bank pay one-third of the annual interest charges on the bridge, in addition to paying a wheelage rate to be fixed by the Commission, it Is probable that the plan suggested will be accented. "If this rate is reasoable, and 1 assume it is, said J. D. Farrell, pres ident of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, "we probably will make an agree ment to let the North Bank use the' bridge on that basis. It is not our purpose to prevent the road from using the bridge. We merely want a satis factory rate established. J. D. Young, president of the North Bank, was in Spokane yesterday. w nile olllclals of the North Bank gen erally expected a lower rate, it is be lieved they will accept the Commis sion's decision. Improvements involving the expen diture of $3,000,000 east of the river have been planned by the North Bank and - affiliated lines and much of this work has been temporarily suspended pending the Commission's decision. Destruction of the old building at Union avenue and East Morrison street. where the North Bank freight house will.be built, has been started. REHEARING NOT SOUGHT Tidelands Decision to Be Accepted by Dock Commission. As attorneys advised that a rehear ing of the tidelands case before the Supreme Court would be productive of no good results to the Commission of Public Docks, it has been decided to let the mandate come down and at a meeting yesterday it was voted to authorize the payment of $210,000 to the Pacific Milling & Elevator Com pany if interest was waived on the amount and the Crfmmlssion then would pay $950 interest on a mortgage of $100,000 against the property, their ob ligation to pay interest dating from the decision in the condemnation case May 1 and extending to June 27. As the Emerson Hardwood Company has the northwest corner of the Mar tin dock property under lease and utilizes it for the storage of hard wood materials, it was decided to arbi trate to determine the amount to be paid by the city if the company va cates the premises at once instead of waiting until its lease expires Febru ary 14, 1914. W. B. Honeyman was named as arbitrator for the Commis sion. rtlVEJX PALLIXG STEADILY Passing of Freshet Permits Repair Work on Damaged Docks. Dockmen have taken courage from the fact that the river is falling at the rate of three to five-tenths of a foot every 24 hours here and along the Columbia, . and are preparing to reoccupy lower docks. While some snow remains in the mountains, Weather Bureau officials feel that all danger of another rise is passed and any rain that might fall will prob ably be of a light nature that will have no effect on the stage of water. The freshet has played havoc with some dock slips and outside roadways, but in most places the wqrk of re pairing them is under way. As soon as the water is sufficiently below the dock floors to permit of debris being cleared away and the piles of sedi ment hosed off, the reoccupation will be inaugurated. . Repforts From Vessels. (By Marconi Wireless.)' Steamer Fenwick. northbound, off Point Firmin. at 8 P. M. July 9. Steamer Coronado, northbound, 20 miles north ofRedondo at 8 P. M. July D. Steamer Willamette, northbound. passing Point Vincent at 8 P. M. July 9. Steamer Carlos, southbound, off Point Conception at 8 P. M. July 9. Steamer Herrin. Honolulu to Monte rey, 1522 relies out at 8 P. M., July 8. steamer ttita, Honolulu to San Francisco, 1570 miles out at 8 P. JL, July 8. Steamer Aorangi, Tahiti to San Francisco, 820 miles out at 8 P. M July 8.' , Steamer Enterprise, San Francisco to Honolulu, 773 miles out at 8 P. M., July 8. Steamer Hilonian, Honolulu to San Francisco, 721 miles out at 8 P. M., July 8. Steamer Beaver. San Francisco to Portland, 28 miles north of Tolnt Reyes at 8 P. M., July 9. Steamer - Nile, San . Francisco to Orient, 80 miles out at 8 P. M., J4ily 9. Steamer Honolulan, San Francisco to Honolulu, 360 miles out at 8 P. M-, July 9. MONTAG MAY YET GET JOB a) Delay in Appointment as United States Marshal Explained. Word has been received from -Wash ington, D. C, to the effect that the pro posed appointment of ex-Councilman John Montag. of Portland, to the posi tion of United States Marshal has been delayed solely because of congestion of work In the office of the Attorney- General. It is said that there is no reason for holding up the appointment, other than the inability of the At torney-General to get to it. It is said the appointment will be announced of ficially within a few days. The report of the proposed appoint ment of Mr. Montag was first received last Winter. Since then the mat ter has been dragging along without an appointment being made. CIVIL -"EXAMS"-' NECESSARY Requirement of Commissldners to Be Named Soon. Private secretaries to City Commis sioners must take a civil service exam- RUG . t . . 11 ' lnation and must be appointed in the regular way, from the eligible lists of the Municipal Civil Service Commis sion. This was the decision yesterday of City Attorney LaRoche. who has been investigating proposals suggested for the elimination of secretaries from the Civil Service regulations. Mr. LaRoche says the charter pro vides that all employes must be under civil bervlce, excepting those speci ally mentioned as being subject to ap pointment by the Commission as a whole. Private secretaries, the charter provides, are to be appointed by the heads of departments and accordingly must come under Civil Service. This does not include the private secretary to the Mayor, who is specifically men tioned in the charter as being exempt. A form of examination for the other private secretaries will be prescribed by the Civil Service Commission and the test will be held in the near fu ture. CROP REPORT' BULLISH AVIXTER WHEAT CONDITION PLACED AT 81.6 PER CENT. Spring Grain Estimated by Govern ment at 73.8 Total Yield Fig-, ured at 70 1,000,000 Bushels. WASHINGTON, July 9. The Department of Agriculture's crop report. Bhowlng; con ditions on July 1, issued today, shows: Winter' wheat condition, Jt.6 per cent of a normal; indicated yield, 15.6 bushels per acre: estimated total production, 4S3.00O.00o bushels, compared with 300,019,000 bushels last year, 4:10.656,000 bushels In 1911, 434. 142,000 bushels In 1910 and 418,000.000 bush els In 1909. . " ! Spring wheat condition. 73.S: yield, 11.7: production, 21S.000.000 bushels, . compared with 330,3-19,000 bushels last year, 190.6S2, 000 bushels In 1911, 200.979,000 bushels in 1010, and 263.000.000 bushels In 1909. All wheat condition, 7S.6; yield, 14.1; pro duction 701,000,000 bushels, compared with 730.267.000 bushels last year. 621,338.000 bushels in 1911, 035.121,000 bushels in 1910 and 683.000,000 bushels in 1909. The amount of wheat remaining; on farms July t la estimated at about 35,015.001) bushels, compared with 23,876.000 bushels on July 1, 1912, and 24,271,000 bushels on July 1, 1911. Corn acreage. 106.SS4.000: condition, 86.8; yield. 27.8; production. 2,071,000,000. com pared with 3,124,371,000 bushels last year. Oats- condition, 76.3; yield, 26.9; produc tion, 1,031,000.000. The condition on July 1 of Winter wheat. Spring wheat, corn and oats and the acre age or corn by states west of the Mississippi follows: Winter Wheat 10-yr. State 1913. 1912. ave. Kansas 6."i 75 74 Nebraska S6 72 81 Missouri 90 6S 78 Washington i 94 .94 90 Oklahoma i .' 36 77 74 Texas " ..83 S." 73 Oregon 92 102 90 Montan '. 87 8S 91 Iowa 92 SI SS Idaho 91 94 94 California 0O 79 77 Spring wheat North Dakota i 70 92 S3 Minnesota 81 89 80 South Dakota 60 83 82 Washington 93 90 87 Oats Iowa 84 96 S3 87 80 85 73 S3 78 86 Nebraska 81 North Dakota .71 91 83 So 87 91 Kansas South Dakota Missouri Minnesota Corn 6tate . .58 ..76 . .57 ..SO 1913. 89 8.- 91 81 -.83 - V 113 81 10-yr. Acreage. , .9.947.O00 . . 7,393,000 . .7.609,000 . .7,242.000 1912. ave Iowa 83 83 80 84 84 90 76 84 SO 82 83 82 78 82 85 84 Missouri Nebraska Kansas Texas 7.801.000 Oklahoma 5,176,000 South Dakota. . .2,620,000 Arkansas 2,5O0.00J Minnesota 2.357. 1)00 91 78 82 Barley condition, 76.6;' yield, 22.8; produo tlon, 165.000.000. Rye condition. S8.6; yield. 16.1. Potatoes, acreage, 3,6S5,O00; condition, S2.8; yield, S9.0; production, bushels. Tobacco, acreage, 1.144,350; S2.S; yield, 89. 0! production, DOunds. 926.000,000 condition 926,000,000 Flax, acreage. 2.245,000; condition, S2.0: yield, 8.7; production. 21.000.OOO. , Rice, acreage. S24.UOO; conaition. Ba.i; yield, 33.0: production, 27.000. COO. Hiv. condition, so.j; yield.- 1.33 tons. Ad Die condition. D9.4, compared with 67.1 per cent on June 1. 67.9 per cent on July 1 last year, and 59.1 per' cent the average for the past ten years. ROADWAY TOJBE DISCUSSED Residents of - Peninsula to Learn Facts About "Boulevard. To familiarize residents of the Pen insula district with facts regarding the proposed Willamette boulevard from Larrabee and Hancock streets to Kil lingsworth avenue and Greely street, a distance of one and three-quarters miles, a series of mass meetings will be held in the district between now and Monday. The first will be held to night at the Fire Hall, Arbor Lodge, at 7:30 P. M. Another will be . in Car ter's Hall, Peninsular station, tomorrow evening, and a third at the Portsmouth School Monday evening. The city engineering department has completed plans for the extension of the boulevard and the report of investi gators will be riled Monday. At that time remonstrances" will be in order. The improvement will open an arterial boulevard from the Broadway bridge through the Peninsula districts. The way will be 80 feet .wide and -will be as straight as it can be made. The cost will be about J250.000, including the purchase of land, grading, paving and laying sidewalks. The assessment district takes in 18,000 lots. GEMS STILL IN LITIGATION Actress Gives Evidence of Identity as Owner of Lost Diamonds. v Another step was taken in the long-drawn-out squabble over the restora tion of Amy Butler's S7000 sMamonds. yesterday when the vaudeville actress forwarded from New York evidence of her identity. She had sent previously the $1000 reward offered for the re covery of the. diamonds. A bar to closing the case still exists, however, in the form of a writ of re view in Circuit Court, on the refusal of District Judge Jones to turn the gems back to Herman Haas, the laborer who found them and held them for more than a year before giving them up, on a search warrant. Haas now asserts that he is the rightful custodian. COURT OFFICER IS NAMED "s Patrolman Sherwood Gets Appoint ment in City Tribunal. Establishment ' of the position of court officer was, ordered yesterday by Chief of Police Clark, and Patrolman B. F. Sherwood was assigned to the new duties, .Which he has discharged in the past. - It will be Incumbent upon him to con sult with officers making arrests, di gest their evidence and see that all cases are in proper form to put before the court. He will Jook up necessary witnesses, arrange continuances and in a general way act as go-between for the police and the Municipal Court. In this way. it is believed, much time will be saved and officers will not be kept in waiting unnecessarily on -the court. Edlefsen guarantees good 'fuel. GROSS LINES ASKED Power Company Seeks Fran chise on East Side. ROUTE TO SHORTEN RIDES Under Proposed New System Passen gers Could Go From Northeast Part of City to Southeast Portland Direct. Formal application was made yester day by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company for a franchise for the first of the proposed cross-town street car lines on the East Side. The pro posed franchise was filed with City Commissioner Daly, who ordered it ad vertised within the next few days. The franchise asked provides for a line to start at East Twenty-fourth street and Broadway and extend along East Twenty-fourth to Halsey, on Hal sey to East Twenty-eighth, on East Twenty-eighth from East' Ankeny to East Stark, on East Stark from East Twenty-eighth to East Twenty-ninth, on East Twenty-ninth to Hawthorne avenue, and on Dekum avenue from East Thirtieth to East Twenty-fourth. In this way the cross-town cars will connect tip East Side lines Irregularly, following in many places carllnes which are already built. Under the terms of the franchise the lines must be completed within a year after the permit Issues. Provision is made for a 15-minute service between 6 A. M. and 11 P. M., excepting on Sundays, when the service will begin at 6:30 A. M. and continue until 11 P. M. The line Is to be double-tracked, and the cars are to be operated the same as other streetcars of the city, with a 5-cent fare and transfer privileges. The compensation to the city will be $200 a mile, the same as provided In the fran chise granted the company last Winter. Residents of the East Side frequently have petitioned the traction company to establish the lines. The purpose of the cross-town line is to make it possible for passengers to so irom Kortneast Portland to South east Portland direct, without the neces slty of riding to the heart of the East iae Business district. The proposed franchise will be handled according to the provisions of the new city charter. It must be advertised in the citv offi cial newspaper, and persons objecting iu me irancnise nave 20 days In which to file remonstrance. ROUTE IScilNGEj) PROPOSED GRAXT FOR ELEC TRIC UXE AMENDED." Portland & Oregon City Would Come In on Fourth Stret New Com pany Wants Franchise. Believing that there would be bitter opposition to an- interurban electric line on Broadway, M. G. Munly, attorney representing the Portland & Oregon City Railroad Company, which Is seek ing a franchise from Oregon City to the West Side business district of Port land, yesterday changed the route of the proposed line so it would go down Fourth street to Stark street instead of on Broadway to Washington. The change of route was made in the franchise and it was sent by City Au ditor Barbur for advertising. As it stands now the franchise provides for a franchise through the East Side from East Seventeenth street to the Haw thorne bridge, west over that to Front street, north to Salmon, west to Fourth, north to Stark, west . to Tenth, south to Salmon and east to the point of be ginning. Formal application was made yester day by the Heights Trust Company for a franchise for a carline to property in the heights west of the city. George F. Heusner had a conference yesterday with Commissioner Daly, in which Mr. Heusner asked regarding requirements for a franchise. Commissioner Daly said he would, not favor granting a franchise such as was asked for by Mr. Heusner on the ballot at the last elec tion, but would consider a franchise such as that which was prepared, by the City Council last December, which proposed grant Mr. Heusner refused to accept at that time. CUTTING OF WEEDS URGED Scllwood Board ot Trade Active in Civic Improvements. A meve to cut and remove weeds and grass in vacant lots in Sellwood wn started by the Sellwood Board of Trade Tuesday night. A special committee wa3 appointed to take up the matter at once. A committee also was appointed to confer with the commissioners about the immediate laying of sewers in East Sellwood so that the half dozen street paving contracts can be completed. Street improvement contracts amount ing approximately to $100,000, are held up by lack of sewers. The club will ask that the" fire engine-house be lowered to the grade of East Thirteenth street. PAVING WORK IS RUSHED Contractor Starts Surfacing Along Foothills of South Portland. Work was started Tuesday on the paving of the south half of the new Terwilliger boulevard, along the foot hills in South Portland. The Warren Construction Company, which has the contract to improve the road with Warrenite. expects to rush the job to completion as soon as possible, so that the way will be open for automobile traffic daring the Summer and Fall Poor Digestion If you are troubled with defective digestion and nothing seems to taste just right take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey 4 .... V. .. I It stimulates the digestive organs in a natural way, properly assimi-, lattng the " food and imparting to the tissues and or gans the. nutri ment necessary to their sustenance. Sold by most dniRaiitta. grocers and dealers-. In sealed bottles only, price fl.OO. Write for free dortor'it advice a. rid book of recipes for the tunic and sick room. The Duffy Malt Wbiskej- Co., Rochester, iifiliKiliiWB In our engineering department we have men who have made a No-Clinch construction JDaaftnoiid (No Clinch) In an effort to give age at the least expense, our engineers discovered Perfect 3-Point Rim Contact that holds the rim with a vise like grip. Another advance step in tire construction is the more air-room, insuring more resiliency and greater ability to withstand shocks and ' strains another exclusive Diamond more mileage advantage So this time buy Diamond Vitalized Rubber Tires you can get them to lit your s rims from '.'W'au.H;p.W,iiiLii months. The work will be completed probably next month. Contractors who are extending the boulevard from the present terminus north over the hills to the head of Sixth street expect to finish their work the middle of next month,- at which time it will bo possible for automobiles and other vehicles to go over the en tire course from the head of Sixth street south to the Slavin road, in the Fulton district. Hrmilwrrr onssin Vaui. Tti siraviDerry season JNear i.nd. HOOP TtTVKR. Or.. July 9. ( Special.) i D the drink the The great American beverage. Called for everywhere by everybody for its bright, sparkling deliciousness for its sterling purity and wholcsomcness because it is 60 thoroughly Delicious Refreshing Thirst-Quenching Send for Free Booklet. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, CANADA LANDS This -will be one of Canada's great prosperity years. Immense crop or all kinds of grain sooit to be harvested. The Calgary District is the greatest country on earth-for mixed farming and wheat raising. 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Some of the growers in remote districts there will probably be able to supply the Horticultural Chautauqua, to be held during the week of July 21-27. with berries. . 1 tower or a tall church in Switzer- iand has been equipped to receive the. time toe'6 Par"" by w'reless from the Eiffel Capital rim Nation drinks Demand the Genuine Refuse Substitutes. ATLANTA, GA.