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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1918)
TIIE STJXDAY OREGOXIAN, rOKTLAD, AUGUST 18, 1918. LARGER QUARTERS REQUIRED BY BANK Northwestern Grows Fast and More Room Found Necessary. ADDITIONAL SPACE TAKE1 Tenant of Three Storerooms to West of Lobby in Northwestern Bank Building Notified to Vacate for the Bank. 80 rapid has been tb growth of the Northwestern National Bank that It baa outa-rewn already tta Quarters In th whole east end of the ground floor of the Northwestern National Bank build ln. and muat enlarge. flans have bean drawn up and ap proved for the bank to take in the space now occupied by three atora rooms west of the main lobby of the building-, in ad dttlon to Its present auartera east of the lobby. This combined space will a-ive the bank most of the Morrison- street fronuge on the Crst floor of the bulMIn. When the building- was erected a couple of years ago. it was so arranged that ultimately the bank might occupy the entire ground 'loor, leaving the lobby for elevator aervlce In the center of the building. However, at that time It was not expected that the need for additional space would come so quickly. A. E. Ooyle. the architect, has In charge the preparation of the plans for enlarging the present quarters of the batik by taking in the three store rooms to the west of the lobby. The tenants are now vacating to make room fcr the bank. The work of preparing the quarters for the bank's occupancy will beerln about September 1. The aavtngs department, foreign and domeatie exchange department, and col lection department will be moved Into the new offices. This will provide more room In the banking room for the regu lar commercial business. Stockholders of the Northwestern Na tional Bank last January Increased the capital of the bank, to take care of Its increasing business, from $500,000 to Jl, 800, 000. and tta surplus from 1100,000 to 1:40.000. This gives the bank ade quate capital and with the increased room It will be tble to take care of Its customers In a much more satisfactory way. from Mr. Cartwrtght to Emma A. Shaf ner, consideration $1500 cash. Rose City Park 43 East Forty, sixth street, corner Sandy boulevard, from Judge j. W. Westbrook, of Benton, Ark., to C. B. Clarke, consideration $3500. Rose City Park 59 East Fifty. sec ond street North, near Sandy boulevard, from E. C. Dunning to Harry B. Grauel, consideration $3000. Montavllla 13 East Seventy-sixth street North, from Lllah Hellar Ness to W. B. Landon. consideration I1S00. In addition to the foregoing sales Mr. Warrlner says he has deposits on number of other properties, including two exceptionally attractive homes, and that the demand for residence property has been very keen. He says that the market is stiffening perceptibly, as shown by the larger cash and monthly payments demanded by owners, and that the next step will undoubtedly be a rales in prices. According to Ritter Low A Co.. the BOAT 'CONES 750 MILES 001 RIVER FIFTY-EIGHT GOLD BAXD LIU IBS GROW OX 0B STALK. lf fi- :; i- ::-ti- ' '-4 Harriet Newell Hold lag Freak Floral Wonder. At the country home of Mrs. Guy Robertson, near Gresham, 58 beautiful and perfectly formed Japanese gold band lilies grew this month on one flat stock. As a rule only three or four blooms are seen on a stalk In the same garden and all the neighbors about the Robertson place have marveled at the floral wonder. Little Harriet Newell, cousin of Mrs. Robertson brought the flowers to tows and bad them photographed. SHORTAGE 111 HOUSES RITTER. LOWE A CO. FIXD DEMAND TERT STRONG. Baa With Small Saaa Pay Dewa Has Not Large Llat 1e Choose Froaa Air Mere. As an Indication of the present de mand fer homes of the better class, C A. Warriner, manager of the house de partment of Ritter, Lowe ft Co.. realty dealers in the Board of Trade bulldin reports the following recent sales- Jrvlngton 701 Stanton street.' from r-.Lh-P taLV- U consider.: tlon $SOOO cash. Laurelhnr.t Ksst Couch street man with $100 or .$200 to pay down on home cannot find a large list to choose from at this time, and the places which have been selling with such small Initial payments have been mod erately priced and located some dis tanca out. TWO YOUTHS IN CUSTODY Seattle Youngsters Charged With Automobile Theft. ( Earl Hoover, aged it, and Lloyd Dawson, 19, from Seattle, were arrested last night by Inspector Ackerman and charged with the theft of an automo bile belonging to A. U. Wiikena. of Se attle. They will be returned to Seattle today to answer to the charge. According to Information in the hands of the police young Hoover and Dawson left Seattle Thursday bound for Portland In the Wllkens car. After an all-night ride the pair. It Is said, arrived in Portland Friday and stored the automobile in a shed on the East Side. Late reports say the ma chine was taken to Columbia Beach by Hoover, where it was located by In spector Ackerman and returned to Portland. I Nespelem, Steamer From We natchee, Wash., Arrives Affop CTtna Tnm SEEKS REGULAR RUN HERE Steamer Within Few Days Traverses Waters All Way From Xcar Can adian Border to the Har bor of Portland. Old-time mariners, steamboat hands and longshoremen employed along the Columbia and Willamette rivers be tween Portland and The Dalles were surprised yesterday by the sight of a new steamer bearing a heretofore un heard. of name plying downstream at an unusual rate of speed. The new arrival is called the Nes pelem and the story of her latest trip Is more unusual than her sudden ap pearance. The Nespelem Is the same style and slse of boat as the majority of the other sternwheel steamers seen In the Port land harbor. She la 111 feet In length It feet In beam and 634 feet depth of hold. She Is driven by 14x7J engines capable of generating power enough to develop a speed of about 18 miiea an hour in favorable conditions. Because of transportation difficul ties in the Columbia River basin in Northern Washington, the Nespelem was built for use In the mining trade there. She was completed last Decem ber at Wenatchee, Wash., and has since been plying between points on the Columbia River north of We natchee. Just before starting for Portland last Wednesday, the Nespelem made a trip up the river to within a few miles of the Canadian border. Scarcity of labor In that part of the state caused the owners of the vessel to have her brought to Portland in quest of a reg ular . run and better trade conditions and she will hereafter be a familiar sight on routes running out of Port land harbor. The latest trip of the Nespelem was begun at 8 A. M. last Wednesday and lasted until 8:46 o'clock last night. The distance covered was approximately 750 miles, and was quite difficult to navigate for the most part. Charles 8. Uiller is master of the boat, and it was he who successfully piloted it down the river. "Navigation of the Upper Columbia eould not possibly be made a commer cial proposition," aald Captain Miller In discussing the run yesterday. "I was forced to stop at short distances continually to pick out the best course to follow. We made the entire run without mishap. The most difficult places to pass were at Priest Rapids, about SO miles above Pasco, and at Rock Island, about 60 miles above that. The ledge rock along the banks and bottom of the river Is very hard to dodge." The trip was begun at Fatiros, In Okanogan County, Washington. An av- rage speed of 12 miles an hour was maintained, but after passing The Dalles a speed of IS miles an hour was attained against a strong head wind. It is probable that the Nespelem will be chartered by the Peoples Navigation Company, of Portland, In the very pear future. CHARTER CHANGES SOUGHT North Bend to Vote on Amendment to City Basic Law. NORTH BEND, Or., Aug. 17. (Spe clal.) A number of important amend ments to the city charter have been proposed and are to be submitted to the voters at an election to be held soon. Among the amendments sug gested is one to raise the city tax levy from 10 to IS mills and levy a one quarter mill tax for the support and maintenance of the publlo library. Another amendment proposed is to pay the Mayor and members of the City Council $3 for each meeting at tended, and to limit the number of meetings to four each month. Members of the council and the Mayor serve without pay. Other amendments suggested are one providing for the nomination of can didates for city offices by petition in stead of caucui; one requiring state election boards to serve as municipal election boards, and one providing for the appointment of a library board of six members. FISHERMEN FACE CHARGES Purse Seiners Arrested at Astoria Accused of Operating Inside. ASTORIA. Or., Aug- 17. (Special.) The purse-seining craft Taeoma was arrested by Deputy Warden John Lar sen toaay on a charge 01 nsning inside the waters of the Columbia River, and the case will be tried In the Justice Court of Monday afternoon. John John son, a troller, was arrested for fishing without a license. He pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and $10 costs, which he paid. Joe Anderson, who was arrested last Sunday on a charge of fishing In the Columbia Klver during the Sunday closing period, pleaded guilty in the Justice Court today and was fined $5i witn $10 costs. AGED NEWPORT MAN DEAD John 31. Wright, Civil War Veteran, Passes Away. NEWPORT, Or.. Aug. 17 (Special.) John M. Wright, aged 13, passed away at his home In this city Thurs. day after an extended Illness, The funeral took place at the undertaking parlors. Rev. J. D. Rice officiating. Mr. Wright was a native of Ohio. During the Civil War he fought with Company O, Second Iowa Cavalry, and was several times wounded. He came to Oregon in 1901, and settled on- a ranch near Corvallis, where he lived for nine years. Since that time he had been a resident of Newport. Mr, White left no immediate rela tives. MAD COYOTE ATTACKS GIRL Child of 16 Is Badly Bitten on tie: Face and Arms. EPHRATA, Wash., Aug. 17 (Spe cial.) Ulss Ethel Kellogg, aged about IB years, was badly bitten on the face and arms by a mad coyote. The ani mal was running through the barnyard after chickens. When the girl at tempted to drive him away the coyote immediately gave up the chase and turned on her, and before her father could come to her rescue had inflicted several serious wounds on her face and arms. A physician attended the girl and at his suggestion she was taken to Seattle, where she could receive Pasteurism treatment. REALTORS TO MEET Interstate Convention to Be Held in Seattle. AUTOMOBILE RUN PLANNED Prpgrarcme for Gathering: Septem ber 2 9-31 Varied and Interest ing One Banquet and Sight seeing Trips Are Arranged. t.i n tfiimhi, nresldent of the Portland Realty Board, has received from Raattla announcement of the pro gramme for the Interstate Keauy con vention there September 29. 0 and 31. M.mbera of the Portland Realty Board are planning an automobile run from Portland to Seattle for tne convem..., the realtors to leave here Wednesday. September 38. and visit Rainier Na tional Park on the return trip. tv.. tti rnnvantion will be called to order at 1:80 Thursday. August 29. k wi w Jones, of Sookane, president of the Interstate Realty Association. Following the addresses of welcome and report of the president and secre tary, there will be a talk by Tom S. Ingersoll, of Minneapolis, secretary of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, on "The National Association. B. B. Arthaud, president of the Grays Harbor Realty Board, will speak on "The Real Estate Board in the Smaller Community." and Edward u. .aimer. 01 Tacoma, will discuss "Camp Lewis. America's Greatest Cantonment and a Factor in Paciflo Nortnwesi develop ment." . ' Speech Contest Arrangco. ill be given oVer to the five-minute speech contest on the merits of respective cities in the Northwest for a silver trophy cup. B. Lea Paget will represent Portland la this contest. in mnnrta.nt series of conferences and addresses is scheduled for Friday, Auguut 30. .xi s E. Taylor, of Portland, past presi dent of the Interstatee Realty Associa tion, will lead a conference on "New Boards." J. F. Douglas, of Seattle, m.ne-i. of the Metropolitan Building Company, will lead a conference on the "Real Estate License Law," and Paul C. Murphy, president of the Portland Realty Board, will leao a conierenco vn Home Ownership. Other speakers will Include R. W. Hill, of Seattle, on "The Heal estate Business as an Essential War Activ ity;" Frank McOuire, of Portland, on "The Working Man as His Ow,n Land lord Through Home Ownership"; H. C. vlce-nresident of the Lincoln Trust Company, of Spokane, on "Read justment of Capital and Labor After the War"; "Farmer" Smith, agricultur ist of the O.-w, u. at ss, uompany, on "Bacon, Bread and Bayonets Will Beat the Boche": E. F. Benson, Commission er of Agriculture for the State of Washington, on "Land settlement; Shall It Continue Haphaiard When Millions of Returning Soldiers and In dustrial Workers Will Need Homes After the War?" Herbert Cuthbert, manager of the Pacific Northwest Tourist Association, on "The Attraction of Tourists and Settlers to the Pa cific Northwest," and Joseph McCarthy, of Spokane, on "The Written Real Es tate Commission Contract." Visitor to Be BaitqueteBV The evening of Friday, August 80. will be devoted to an informal banquet to visiting delegates and their ladles. to be held in the main dining-room of j the Army and Navy Club. Patriotic addresses will be made by Ernest Lis ter, Governor of Washington; Charles Hebberd, of Spokane, Federal Food Ad ministrator for the State of Washing ton; S. S. Thorpe, of Minneapolis, past president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, now serving as negotiator for the division of, housing and transportation of the labor depart ment of the Federal Government; Liv ingston B. Stedman, of Seattle, and J. W. Spangler, war vice-president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Com mercial Club. Saturday morning will be devoted to the business of the convention, includ ing committee reports, resolutions and election of officers. Saturday afternoon will be given over to a tour of Seattle by automobile and boat Automobiles will leave con vention headquarters at 1309 Fourth avenue, at 1 P. M., covering a. route carefully selected in advance, and re. turning to the Colman dock at the foot of Marion street at 3:15 P. M., in tlma for the guests to embark on the steam er Kitsap II, for n excursion along the commercial waterfront and through the industrial waterways of Seattle. JRV1NGT0N DEMAND UP HORNUSEDONPHON E Ordinary Claxon Attached by Forest Service Engineer. SOUND CARRIES TWO MILES New Arrangement Expected to Be of Great Assistance In Conveying Information of Fires and Sig nalling Forest Guards. CALL FOR RESIDE.XCK PROPERTY IS O.V INCREASE. Several Important Transactions" Report ed by R. T. Street. Dealer la Xrvlngtoa Property. A marked Improvement la the de mand for Irvlngton residence property has been noted In the past couple of months by R. T. Street, real estate dealer In that district. In the past couple of weeks Mr. street has closed several important res idence deals. Among them was the sale to ex-Mayor H. R. Albee of the former residence of Isham N. Smith, well-known attorney, now in Idaho. This house, at East Twenty-fourth and Thompson streets, is one of the most beautiful places In Irvlngton. Mr. Albee and his family are to take possession this week. The consideration Involved In the purchase of this property by Mr. Albee is understood to have been $20,000. Mr. Street also sold the Oliver K. Jeftery residence, on the northeast cor ner of East Sixteenth and Thompson streets to J. K. Elder, the lumberman. This property was obtained by Mr. Jef- rery a tew months ago as part of the consideration for his beautiful home in Alameda Park. Two other Important deals of the week Included the sale of the George L. Brown home, at East Twenty-fifth and Brazee streets, to F. O. Joy, of the Marshall-Wells Hardware Company, for $7500 and the sale for C. H. King of his residence on a quarter block at 401 East Thirtieth street North, to W. H. McMoniea. NO EXTRA TRAIN FOR COOS Request for STIght Service Denied by Federal Director. NORTH BEND, Or., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) As a result of requests by local lumber concerns, business Interests and the Chamber of Commerce to Southern Pacific officials to Inaugurate a night train service between Eugene and Coos Bay points to facilitate mail and passenger traffic. J. P. O'Brien, Federal Director of Railroads in Ore gon and Washington, visited this city and other towns in the county recently. After a full investigation of conditions he stated that he did not believe the increased service asked for was justi fied and required at this time, and that the policy of the Railroad Administra tion was to curtail service wherever possible rather than Increase It during the period of the war. A telephone that says "honk honk" instead of "ting-a-ling" Is the unique but valuable device Invented by C. M. Allen for fire prevention work In the National forests. Mr. Allen Is tele phone engineer in the office of District Forester Cecil, Portland., His invention, promises to be a great 'asset in forest service work, as it makes possible the calling to the telephone of persons who may be a considerable distance from the Instrument. The device consists of an ordinary Klaxon horn operated by a combination of special relays adjusted so that a di rect current connection will produce the loud alarm on the born. The en ergy to operate the relays Is furnished by a special magneto which delivers either direct or alternating current, thus making It possible to use the or dinary ringing signal or the loud sounding alarm at will. Six cells of dry batteries are connected to the horn. The horn la mounted with a regular telephone transmitter and receiver in a wooden case which protects the outfit when not in use. The batteries which operate the horn also furnish the en ergy for talking, and make It possible, by the use of a special induction coil and interrupter, to.call distant stations that are equipped with the standard forest service howler. This coll and in terrupter also make it possible to send signals over a line that is in bad con dition due to fire or windfalls. While testing the apparatus, Mr. Allen suc cessfully sent signals across a 100-foot gap In the wires. This special telephone equipment was devised primarily for use In the firo protective work of the Forest Service. Fire guards provided with such a phone may be engaged in trail or bridge work at somo distance from their camp and still be within telephone call in case of fire or other emergency requiring their attention. Forest officers have long felt the need of an efficient signaling instrument of this sort. Numerous sug gestions for devices to meet this need have been made from time to time, but none have proved as practicable or effi cient as Mr. Allen's invention promises to be. The loud-sounding signaling set as devised by Mr. Allen will make a very valuable addition to the fire-prevention equipment of the service, according to forestry officials. In a test recently made on the Snoqualmle National For est, the signal was heard a distance of two miles. A half dozen of the in struments have been constructed and put into use, and mora will be added as fast as their efficiency Justifies. Consolidation Expert Leaves. SALEM, Or., Aug. 17 (Special.) Professor J. M. Matthews, expert for the consolidation commission, left to day to resume his work at the Uni versity of Illinois. It is understood that he will draft a number of bills covering changes In the state govern ment suggested by the commission, and forward them to members here. Tlio bills will be submitted to the next leg islature for consideration. II I mm 1 1 , H.TTTTIW ,4.im llll' 'Hi- II. IIHJHUtl.M.. nLimmsmmm, u im-an 1 ..iHl.sia ..J I alSHU-U HUH H iJllljamMUMBMJJidillJiaB sno5 jfssaa AT Income -Paying Business Corner The quarter block on the southwest (the choice) corner of Grand and Hawthorne Avenues. The TRANSFER and INTERSECTION corner with, dur ing the day, street cars to the number of ....... . .2123 While there are at Fifth and Washington streets . ... .1888 And at Third and Morrison Streets but ; . . .1484 Bringing thus, with the cars, autos, vehicles and pedestrians, an im mense traffic to and fro to this fine corner on these two principal arteries of travel. This is the time for shrewd and sensible men TO BUY, although a poor time TO SELL. Nevertheless, my home and business affairs in the South require my attention there. Hence will sell this fine property AT AUCTION on Monday, August 19th, at 2 P. M., on the premises, by J. T. Wilson, Auctioneer. Persons buying on the upward trend, as is now the case, after depres sion, are the ones who reap large profits, as is illustrated by the following: In the 1896 depression the then owner of the corner on Washington and Park Streets now covered by the Piatt Building, being pressed for money, and the pessimists of that day saying, "The town was dead; would never come back, etc." (same as so many are saying today), sold that cor ner for but $18,000. The town didn't die; it did come back; (it always does, stronger and better each time.) And that lot is now rented for $13,500 per year net cash, and the fine building thereon to belong to the lot at the expiration of the lease. About the same time, the half block on Oak Street, on which is the beautiful Benson Hotel and the 14-story building of the Telephone Com pany, was offered to a gentleman still here at only $20,000 and is worth now, I believe, at least $325,000 for the ground alone. , Portland is NOW entering its greatest period of Business Prosperity all sensible people admit. Persons with some FORESIGHT and MONEY have presented to them in the above an excellent Investment. Jack Peterson purchased the quarter block, on which now stands the Wells Fargo Building at $40,000 (then covered with the old Cook stables). Mr. Peterson was guyed and be-deviled by the pessimists of that day so, that he hunted the selling agent, Mr. Grindstaff, demanding return of his deposit, saying that he had been taken advantage of while drinking; yet in a short while he sold it for a hundred thousand dollars, whereby he got "his sobriquet of "Lucky Jack." It is not so long ago that Mr. Percy Blythe bought AT AUCTION the quarter block at Stark and Broadway Streets, now occupied by the Elks Building, for the sum of but $10,000, selling it shortly afterward for a nice profit and the property is easily worth at this time $250,000 for the ground alone. While the Grand Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue quarter block is but partially improved and, under old lease is bringing in a monthly rental of $305, on January 1st it will be $355 per month, OR AN ANNUAL RENTAL OF $4260. Taxes and insurance $992, leaves a Net Rental paying Five Per Cent on $65,000 and the property but Partially Improved and sure to enhance in value. Now is the time to buy. History repeats itself. The cities of the United States will continue to grow. Portland, with its great new' ship building industry, bringing in a payroll of about $50,000,000 a year, with big prices for our wheat, wool, cattle, lumber industry, and other products, Portland's future is assured. Some sensible man, or syndicate, will buy the above property, as it will be sold subject to a mortgage of $30,000, matur ing March 1, 1920, the remainder to be paid in cash or Liberty Bonds at par. Abstract and other information will be furnished to date. Remember the sale will be held on the premises Monday, August 19th, at2P.M. Respectfully submitted, n i!B'!grosiw,vi'u,mMW ,Miz