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12 APPEAL MADE TO KEEP UP PORT WORK WHITE LINES PAINTED IN STREET DIRECT TRAFFIC AT BUSY DOWN-TOWN CORNER aaa Auction, Tuesday, Aug. 4 Fruit, Garden, Country Home and Farm Tracts Chamber of Commerce Begs Senator Chamberlain to Get Interim Funds. COLUMBIA BASIN IN PERIL Concnrrent Resolution Sought to Provide Money to Keep River and Harbor Forces at Tasks Pend ing: Outcome of Bill. All Important river and harbor lm provement work of the Columbia basin being: in danger of discontinuance, th Chamber of Commerce appealed to Sen ator Chamberlain yesterday to father a concurrent resolution making: appro prlatlons for the period between ex plratlon of the present appropriation and such time as Congress is able to tret a river and harbor bill through The dispatch to the senior Oregon Senator calls attention to the fact that other imperative and urgent expend! tures of the Federal Government have been taken care of this month by con current resolution, such provisions having been made July 1 and again July 16 to prevent the fixed Govern ment Administrative operations that had not been covered by appropria tions to those dates from lapsing. It is argued that if such a resolution is carried, taking care of the roost vital and fundamental of the river and har bor work now in progress, it would prevent loss of the large working forces now engaged, and a scattering of staffs that have required time to assemble. Telegraphic Appeal Seat. The telegram to Senator Chamberlain reads: Deplorable conditions must follow closing down of the Important river and harbor work here. "While wo appreciate what you nave done and are doing-, can you not lm mediately nave naased a concurrent resoiu tion appropriating sufficient funds to keep the Important works already authorized going until say October, In some such man. ner as resolutions adopted July 1 and July 16. extending appropriations for regular an nual appropriations acts? Work at the mouth of the Columbia la moving at half speed, and will close down la about two weeks. Celllo work closes down at the end of July. Coos Bay dredges stopped July 18, and are now being operated by tne coos uay local thorltles. which have limited funds. All our plans for navigating the upper Columbia and providing for larger ships over the bar are menaced or deferred. Seems that Congress should take care for the Interim of all au thorised important projects to prevent most serious loss. If concurrent resolution were based upon Imperative work as per list of the chief engineers. It wonld prevent grave injury and tide over interval. PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE By A. H. Averlll, President. In presenting this appeal, the cham ber officials argue that there should be no possible opposition to this course. Those Senators opposing the pending river and harbor bill could not oppose finishing the approved projects on which heavy expenditures have been made, and where there will be serious loss unless the work Is carried on con tinously. It Is regarded likely that the regular river and harbor bill can not be brought up for enactment for two or three weeks, perhaps a month. Should an Interim appropriation be made, as Is the rule in all vital Gov ernment work where appropriations do not come sufficiently early In the regu lar order, ample time would be given to thresh out all phases of the pending bill without Inflicting irreparable in Jury upon some districts. Portland Supplies Panda. Members of the Portland chamber also hold that Oregon and the Colum bia basin have a special call upon the Federal Government for reasonable dis patch in the big work now under way here. Portland has raised $5,000,000 for river and harbor work, and only last year, in conjunction with Astoria, appropriated an additional $500,000 for continuance of operations on the bar. These heavy disbursements by Portland, showing the good faith of local interests, are held to be fair reason why this region should be con sidered with more than average con cern in providing for such an emer gency as that now confronting the country. While Portland and Oregon are looking out for local appropriations, the plan that has been launched would embrace all projects of the country of equal importance, or those that would be recommended by the chief of en gineers. Plans for the mass meeting Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce are still under way. It Is the aim of the Cham ber of Commerce to assemble on this occasion a large number of aggressive business men, and formulate some plan that will result in further protecting local work. QCICK ACTION- IS URGED East Side Bnsiness Men's Clnb Would Speed Rivers and Harbors Bill. Immediate action on the rivers and harbors bill is urged in resolutions adopted yesterday by the East Side Business Men's Club, copies of which were telegraphed to Oregon's Senators In Washington. "With the opening of the Panama CanaL" says the resolution, "the or ganization of steamship and boatllnes on the upper and lower Columbia River and on the ocean, with nearly $2,000, 000 dock developments under way at Astoria and now over $5,000,000 dock developments under way and contem plated In Portland, very much depends upon the deepening cf the mouth of the Columbia River and the completion of the Celilo CanaL "These Columbia River projects are rot "pork," but their completion will float hundr!ds of millions of annual commerce facilitated by a down-grade water level haul from 300,000 square miles known as the Columbia River basin." PARDON DATA FROWNED ON House Judiciary Opposes Calling: on Wilson for Papers. WASHINGTON. July 28. Republican Leader Mann's resolution calling for all the papers in President Wilson's com mutation of sentence of Dr. Thomas J. Kemp, of this city, a son-in-law of Senator Fletcher, of Florida, was de feated today in the House Judiciary committee. The committee took the view that executive clemency was ex clusively an act of grace vested In the President and that there was no prece dent for the resolution. Representa tive Mann gave notice that he expected to call up the resolution In tl House. Dr. Kemp was convicted in the courts here of using the malls for disseminat ing Information for illegal purposes. He was sentenced to two years and a 1500 fine. The President commuted all but the fine. LARGE: HH'.. uHH ' IIHI " WAR NEWS PUTS UP NORTHWEST WHEAT Prices Go Quickly to 81 1-2 and 821-2 Cents, 31-2 Higher Than Saturday. EUROPEAN SALES Jump Not Sensational Like in Chi cago, but If Russia Takes Hand Big: Rise Is Certain Other Trade Hardly Affected. There are said te be 87.000 electrical ve hicles In use la the United Slates. Wheat prices In the Northwest re sponded quickly to the war news. There was not the sensational Jump in the prices, such as was scored in the Chicago market, and it was not expected there would be, but there was, nevertheless, more excitement than the trade has seen for many a day. All the buyers were In the mar ket strong and their purchases were only limited by the offerings of farm ers. Since Saturday nfternoon, when the war clouds first began to loom on the horizon of Eastern Europe, the mar kets in this section have been more or ess excited. Buying On at Close of Week. Buying began at the close of the week, in anticipation of a declaration of war by Austria, and continued throughout Sunday in many of the country sections. As the competition was strong, prices were gradually bid up. Monday morning, when it looked as If war might be averted, a number of the buyers withdrew from the field. Yesterday forenoon, when It Became known that Austria formally had de clared war on Servia, buying opera tlons were resumed with a rush. There was so much confusion and so many conflicting reports that It was not pos Bible to learn how much business was transacted with farmers, but the ap- gregate is believed to have been large. All kinds of prices were being mo at the selling points In the Interior. As high as 82 cents, Portland basis s known to have been paid for forty- fold, and uo to 8H4 cents for club. These prices are about 3 cents bushel higher than were paid Satur day morning. Sale for Eanipe Estimated. Various estimates have been made of the Quantity of Northwestern wheat so far sold for export. These esti mates range from 3,000,000 to 5,000 00 bushels. About 500,000 of this has been sold for shipment to the Orient, and the rest for Europe. Grain men believe that the next day r two will decide whether the advance will hold or be extended. If Russia akes a hand in the trouble, prices undoubtedly will go much higher, as Russian participation in the war of course will mean a cessation or an Russian exports, and when the ship- lng ports of Russia are closed by the Czar, Europe will have to turn to America for her needed supplies. The declaration of war was known too late at Liverpool to have much effect on that market, but Chicago received the news in time to record an to Shi -cent advance over the pre ceding day's close. The Liverpool market is expected to respond fully to the situation today. Cargo Market Affected. The cargo market showed even more plainly the trend of affairs. Two cargoes of Northwestern wheat, both made up of equal quantities of club nd forty-fold, were sold abroad yes terday, one at 36s 9d, and the other at 37s. The latter figure was one Billi ng advance over Monday's quotation. t was learned that other cargoes that were offered in England at these prices were withdrawn in the afternoon, as he sellers were confident of a still igher price today. One exporter pre dicted that the cargo market would show an advance of full two shillings this morning. Flour trade with the Orient, which was Just opening up, has been checked because of the upturn in the wheat market. Millers have withdrawn their former quotations, and unless the Jap anese come up in their Ideas, no more early flour business is likely to be worked. Other Lines Hardly Affected. Other lines of trade in the Northwest will hardly be affected by a war in Europe, except insofar as the general financial situation is affected. Wool buyers have received wires from Boston ordering them to purchase no more wool here until the situation clears, but there is practically nothing left for them to buy. Hop men are not yet able to figure out the probable course of the market. Austria is one of the largest hop-producing countries in the world and is estimated to have 376,000 hundredweight of hops this year. If this crop is not saved, prices might rule high, but on the other hand. It is feared a European war would so disturb financial conditions as to bring all hop speculation to a stop. P AT FIFTH AND WASHINGTON, OUT KKW TRAFFIC PLAN. BE STRANGER WHY HE SHOULD W REQUIRED WITHIN MARKED LI POLICE WATCH PEDESTRIANS TRY LOW PATROLMAN EXPLAINS TO ALK AS OTHER PEDESTRIANS ARE MITS. CHALK MARKS WALK White Lines at Busy Corner Tried on Portland Public. TRAFFIC BETTER AT ONCE Pedestrians Follow the Seams Obe diently as Three "Cops" Watch at Fifth and Washington. Plan to Be Tried Further. Portland walked the challlne yes terday, when the city department of nubile works Dainted its first new "safety first" arrangement at the cor ner of Fifth and Washington streets. The arrangement consisted of six-inch chalklines across the intersection in dicating the course of the sidewalk Persons In crossing the street were pro hibited by three policemen from get ting out of the lines. That the arrangement was a suc cess is the declaration of H. W. Holmes, chief of the city bureau of highways and bridges, who had traffic observa tions taken during the day. On an or dinary day, traffic studies show, a total of 22 per cent of all trie pedestrian traffic cuts corners or walks diagonal ly over the intersection. Under the new system this 22 per cent was cut down 93.7 per cent, leaving but a small percentage of the entire traffic of the day which violated the rules of the road. Between 12 o'clock noon and 1 P. M. only 46 persons tried to cut corners. The remainder, numbering many thou sands, followed the chalklines. For the day there were three policemen at the intersection. One stood in the center of the street and two on the curbs. The officer in the center re fused to answer questions, devoting all his attention to directing vehicular traffic. The others were kept busy keeping pedestrians Inside the chalk lines and answering questions. The plan was considered such a suc cess that it will be tried at other in tersections. Mr. Holmes will select other corners at once and arranged for the chalklines. The lines at ifth and Washington streets will be con tinued. They will be given a fresh coat of paint every night. M. IDA OF JAPAN RISES MIKADO'S CONSUL IN PORTLAND LEAVES SOON FOR BERLIN. K Kumaaakl, of San Francisco, to Fill Position Here Departing Envoy Lovea This City. Garfield Republican in First. POMEROY, Wash., July 28. (Special.) The Republicans are the first of the political parties in Garfield County to get into the field with a candidate for the Legislature. W. J. Kelley, a far mer and former County Commissioner, who served In the 1911 session, has de clared his candidacy for the lower house. If It is the skln- Adv. -use Santlseptlc Lotion- M. Ida. for three years Japanese Con sul in Portland, who has been promoted to the position of third secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, as stated in The Oregonian yesterday. will leave this city about the last of August. He is waiting now for the arrival of his successor, K. Kumazaki, of San Francisco, formerly Vice-Consul in that city. "I have been stationed in Portland three years and have served five years on the Pacific Coast" said Mr. Ida. "I have always held a most excellent opinion of this city and its people. I have had a chance to become acquaint ed with most of the leading business men in Portland and I have always admired the greatness of their per sonality. "Commercial relations between Port land and Japan are all the time de veloping and the sentiment of your people in relation to my country and people has ever been very cordial. I can go home carrying a pleasant mem ory and may tell the business men of Japan about the great future of this port and can inform my chief at Tokio. with pleasure, of the kind ness of your citizens and their con sideration toward my countrymen throughout my stay in these Con sular territories. "Mrs. Ida hates to leave, she is so charmed with Portland, and is deeply impressed with the courtesy shown her by her American friemls." Mr. Ida will go first to Japan to visit his father before going on to take up his new duties in Berlin. Eighteen of the most fertile land tracts in this vicinity will be sold at auction on the above date, beginning at 1 P. M. This is the old Governor Gibbs place, afterwards known as the Davis place, improved by the present owner, W. E. Burke, who has sub divided the place and roistered it under the name of Chehalem Hill Tracts. Located iy2 miles from Springbrook on the Southern Pacific Electric Railway, six trains a day each way, 20 miles from Portland. These tracts range from seven to twenty-five acres in size, some under cultivation, with spring water on grounds, while others are partly or wholly uncultivated. A number of pear orchard tracts splendid four-year-old Bartletts. Some apple orchard tracts seven-year-old trees, best varieties, good condition. Some under cultivation for grain and some in good standing timber. One and all good produc ing pieces of land. This is a great buy for parties wishing to go back to the soil. Mag nificent house, nearly completed, occupies one tract, which also has young and old orchard. A country home site worth many times what it will be sold for under the hammer fifty-mile view from this place. All these tracts will be sold at a sacrifice. They will be auctioned off one by one and positively the highest bidder gets them. Don't fail to attend this auction. Special train leaves Yamhill and Fourth at 9:30 A. M. Get tickets to Springbrook. Autos to meet you. Lunch served on the ground. TUESDAY, AUG. 4th. TERMS 1-3 CASH, BALANCE FIVE YEARLY PAYMENTS For further information address or see W. E. Burke, Owner Cornelius Hotel, Portland, Oregon Albany Pastor to Become Evangelist. ALBANY, Or., July 28. (Special.) In a letter mailed at Tapeete. Tahiti, and which reached this city this week. Rev. Elbert H. Hicks resigned the pas torate of the First Baptist Church of this city. He Is now on a tour of the world In company with Dr. J. L. Hill, of this city. A meeting will be held soon to consider the resignation. Mr. Hicks desires to retire from the pastorate in order to engage in evan gelistic work. average good as to quantity and quality. The weather has been excel lent for tho Fall wheat harvest, which is well advanced, and threshing has begun. Tho yields so far are nearly If not quite up to expectations. A frost on the night of the 21st in the highlands of Central Oregon killed potatoes and injured rye. Spring wheat and ail late sown crops need rain. In some sections grasshoppers and Jack rabbits have been more damaging than usual; their depredations being mostly confined to the second crop of alfalfa Irrigation water is holding out well and irrigated crops are in a promising condition. In the dry farming sec tions the crops are suffering greatly on account of the prolonged drought. Fruit Is doing well, except the trees n a few localities wilt slightly during the day. but recover at night. Pasture are drying up and feed is therefore getting scarce. $50,025 ASKED FOR MIND Company Sued, Guardian Alleging Accident Made Ward Insane. Charging that his ward. Kred Pokor ney, was run down by an automobile, sustaining Injuries that made the vic tim Insane, Charles II. Frisble, his guardian, filed suit yesterday against the Covey Motor Car Company, owner of the car, for $30,035 damages. It Is alleged that Pokorney was struck at Madison and Third streets July .1 hy an automobile owned l.y the Covey Car Company and driven by Lloyd Kills and wn knocked down and run over. As a result of his In juries, says Hie oinplalnt, l'okorney was adjudged Insane and committed to the Oregon Ktnto Hospital July jj. Kxresslve speed of N mile an hour, failure to give warning of approach at the crossing and general negligence In driving the car are alleged In the suit OHM Allen Is Held. ASTORIA, Or.. July 31. (Special.) Oscar Alien, who Is wanted In Oregon City to answer two charges of passing bogus checks, was arrested hy the po lice today, and will bo h. Id until a Clackamas County officer strives. Pi 1 ' i " T Tf Til iT iTPlsi wipy ' -- ; " : E"5e, - , 'V ' lrA .A I HI Will III i Sajr- ' IImIH Iks' "TfciJkW ft .1 'MmmmmLklHm II M V snWiUnW I - r- S. ' JLX UT' jfW. "NATIONAL HERO SEMES" NO. 6 William Wallace Scotland's Great Patriot FOR. nearly seven hundred years the sons and daughters of Scotland have revered the memory of X411ace. It is not too much to say that this will continue for seventy times seven hundred years. When but a youth the love of Personal and National Liberty burned so fiercely in the breast of Wdlace that he revolted against England 's tyrannous rule. At the head of his gallant band of riders he won skirmish after slurmish, and hnaliy, at the opportune time, quickly organized an army and routed tne English at Stirling Bridge . William "Wallace admired a good Barley-Malt brew just as do the Scotchmen of to-day. Prohibition has ever been a detestable word to the Scotch people. They will not have it enter into their private lives, and thebcotch vote is always registered by a large majority against sucn sumptuary legislation. In America they have done much to build up the country 1 housands or our solid Scotch citi zens are patrons or the honest brews or Anheuser-liusch and have been constant users or liULJWiilocrv They have helped to make the annual sales of this world-famed brand exceed those of any other beer by millions of bottles. ANHEUSER-BUSCH ST. LOUIS, U.S. A. Bottled only at the home plant. Blumauer & Hoch Distributors Portland, Oregon tioweise Means Moderation flSffl, mm 9 -f f At (iinlBsr