THE MORNING OREGON'IAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1903.
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LDING5 RISE
ALL SECTIONS
Permits for February Show
Continued Activity in
- Operations.
SUBURBS GROW RAPIDLY
Dwellings, in Spite of Remarkable
Number Going Up, Are Still in
Urgent Demand in All
Parts of the City.
Of recent building permits issued for
dwellings, almost all were for the East i
Side. Two dwellings are for Alblna. of
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THE WKBB FLATS, EAST MORIIISOX STREET, BETWEEN FIFTEENTH
$4"i00 each. One is for Cordelia Krebs on
Fargo street, and the other is for Herd
man Bros., on Eiist Sixteenth street. A
dwelling costing 1500 Is for Rllla II. Man
ning, and will be built on Rodney avenue.
A considerable number of tho houses for
which permits were issued cost $1000 and
$2000. A permit was issued for a $0000 store
building on Belmont and East Thirty
flfth streets at Sunnyslde, to A. Speer.
Homes & Menefee will erect a $."i000 dwel
ling on Broadway near East Nineteenth
street. Mrs. A. J. Kraenick will erect a
$5000 flat on Clinton and East Twenty
seventh streets. R. B. Rich will build a
two-story dwelling on East Sixteenth and
Clackamas streets, costing $6u00. A two
etory nat costing $fi000 on Borthwick and
Stanton streets will be built for E. M.
Drews.
In the report compiled by the American
Contractor of Chicago for January, it Is
found that Spokane and Portland are the
only Coast cities showing an increase in
building operations over those of the pre
vious year. Los Angeles shows a de
crease of 49 per rent; Salt lakc tHy of
54; Seattle. 39, and Spokane an increase of
10. Portland, from the Building Inspec
tor's figures, showed an increase of over
13 per cent. February, Judging from the
half-month figures at hand, will make a
much greater gain than in January. This
Is largely on account of the continued
building of residences.
The Contractor, in commenting on the
situation, says, "As forecasted by the de
cline of stocks of every variety, the de
crease in building operations, as compared
with 1907 was expected, and has material
ized, to the extent of 44 per cent In the
aggregate of 47 cities presented In the
comparison. The indications for Febru
ary ere more favorable and a large vol
ume may 'be expected as the season ap
proaches, subject only to such restric
tions as are presented each Presidential
year.
The Catholic Young Men's Club of St.
Mary's parish, Albina, will finish and fur
nish the new clubhouse on Morris street
this year. The building is inclosed, but
only the hall on the top floor is finished.
It is a two-story frame structure, with
full basement. The club will provide a
gymnasium, library and billiard depart
ments in the clubhouse. It will cost,
when finished, fully $13,000. A carnival
will be given In May to raise funds with
which to pay for the work.
A committee of ten has been appointed
by Evening Star Grange. No. 27, Patrons
of Husbandry, to provide ways and
means for Enlarging the hall on the Sec
tion Line road. The hall as it stands
cost $21(0. Although finished three years
ago, it has been found too small for the
large attendance. A wing 60 feet long,
to be bHilt on the west side of the pres
ent building. Is proposed, the cost of
which is estimated at $1500. Membership
of the Grange is over 300, and others are
coming in at every meeting.
One of the matters to come before the
'next meeting of they Realty Board will
be the start of a movement to have the
Fourth street steam line changed to elec
tric power. Advocates of the movement
say that the presence of the steam line
retards building operations on that thor
oughfare and holds values down.
AUerations on the Interior of the"
Chamber of Commerce building are prac
tically completed. Hartman & Thomp
aon are to occupy the southwest corner
rooms of the street floor and the Bank
of California is to have the room now
occupied by Hartman & Thompson.
David C. Lewis, architect, is on a trip
East and before returning? expects to
take a tour through the Southern states
and make observations of colonial styles
in the old buildings in that part of the
country. Mr. Lewis will be absent for
Beveral weeks.
The School Board has contracted for
the building of a new schoolhouse In the
Richmond district to cost $22,565; eight
room addition to the Arleta School for
K0.S54; six-room addition to the Shaver
School for $16,564.
Trustees of the First Universalis
Church of Good Tidings, East Couch and
East Eighth streets, have been author
ized to report plans and cost of replacing
the present structure with a modern
church building.
, E. M. Iazarus, architect, expects to
spend $10,000 on his Nortonla hotel In
repairs and alterations. When alterations
are completed the hotel will contain 113
rooms and 30 bathrooms.
William Travis. Jr., architect, is travel
ing in Italy visiting points of Interest in
an architectural way. He. will also tour
Spain, France and England before, re
turning home.
F. L. Filter will erect a two-story
frame building, 90x50, on the corner of
Dawson and Flske streets, at University
SIDE FLATS JUST COMPLETED.
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Park, this Spring. It will cost $10,000.
Plans are being drawn' for a four-room
schoolhouse at Orient, on the Powell
Valley road, for District No. 107, by
Architects Benncs, Hendricks and Tobey.
A four-llat building is to be erected by
J. B. Lakln on Earrabee and Dupont
streets.
A house and lot at the corner of Page
street and Vancouver avenue was sold
last week by George Durbach to O. F.
Hoffman for $3500.
WANTS TARIFF REVISION
Southern Oregon Man Says Stand
patter Is Foe to Progress.
ASHLAND, Or.. Feb. 15. (To the Editor.)
I noticed in an editorial In The Oregonian of
a recent date, a quotation from a lecture of
President Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton Uni
versity, as follows: "If you live In a place
where you can elt around a stove In a coun
try etore, you are much more likely to have
opinions than if you lived in New York."
Ternilt me to help prove this assertion of
President Wilson by giving The Oregonian's
readers a little hot air from taa afore-mentioned
stove.
The people are demanding a revision of the
protective tariff, and not only the people,
but the management of many of our Industries
are demanding this, but action is postpaned
for the convenience of politicians. President
Cleveland said In his last message to the
Congress: "Our present tariff laws, the vicious.
Inequitable and illogical source of unnecessary
taxation, ought to be at onoe revised and
amended." This was uttered some 15 years
ago. In hi last message, President Roosevelt
said: "This country is definitely committed
to the protective system, and any effort to up
root it could not but cause widespread in
dustrial disaster." "Definitely committed"
seems rather too etrong. The 'disaster In any
effort to uproot it" 1 entirely controllable
by act of Congress In a tariff law covering
a limited period, with reductions of the
dutica at stated intervals. Jt seems to me.
however, that President Roosevelt's utterances
have always been in favor of liberal revision
of the tariff.
In this country we have had revisions of the
tariff, but in my opinion not In the interests
of the people. To mention one group alone,
the tax on "foo.ltuff" is a tax on life's sus
tenance. The old shibboleth of "infant In
dustries" la largely & condition of the past.
Most of our Industries have reached maturity.
They have been so long fed on Government
"pap" that there is a plethora of over-fatness
and atthe expense of the people. The "fitand
patler" is a foe to progress and should not
be heard In the councils around the stove In
the country etore.
The constitution of the' United; States Bavs:
"Equal rights to all. special privileges to
none." The protective system extends spe
cial privileges to all of rmr Industries, and
we. t!,e people, (there are SO.O0O.(XK of us)
are paying tremendous tribute to every in
dustry in our land, largely intensified by the
greed and graft, now masquerading as vir
tues. It Is asserted that the theory of the
protective tariff is the father of trusts. Per
mit me to add also, frenzied finance, graft and
greed. Forsooth! The three latter are an
illegitimate brood!
To me the perfection of Industrial achieve
ment will not be reached until raw materials
are admitted free of duty. This contention,
however. Is not the discussion of the hour,
and I trust will not lead our friends around
the etove in the country store from their ef
forts towards revision of the tariff in the
interests of the people.
The changing conditions rampant today In
our civic policy are an outgrowth of the pro
tective tariff, unrevlsed. I trust that the de
liberations and opinions expressed- by the peo
ple, the newspapers and by those who sit
around the stove in the country store, may
speedily lead to a liberal revision In our tariff
and to the elimination of greed and graft,
hence to the benefit and betterment of the
people.
C. T. SAXFORP.
SRNT SCENIC PHOTOS EAST.
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SALE OF REALTY
UNPRECEDENTED
Steady Market for Sites for
Dwellings at Well-Maintained
Values.
TRANSFERS HOLD UP WELL
Sites In Suburban Tracts Are Being
Bought by Builders of Homes,
Though Inside Realty
Is Not Moving.
Otto & Harkson report the following
I sales, made last week: The SH-acre farm
owned by Adolph Schamoni, Tualatin,
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AND SIXTEENTH STREETS.
Oregon, to E. D. Mitchell for $4400 cash.
Mr. Mitchell recently came from Boise,
Idaho; house and lot at 6S5 Vancouver
avenue, formerly owned by John John
son, 60ld to A. Hendrickson for $3350: va
cant lot on Sixteenth and Alberta streets,
M. Gross to William R. Beckett, for $700;
lot on Haight and Skidmore streets, from
H. Harkson to Atna Van Duesen, for
$750.
Gay Ixunbard, Joseph M. Healy and J.
V. Beach have incorporated the 'Western
Realty Company, with a capital stock of
$250,000. Tire new company proposes to
buy and sell all classes of real estate and
erect buildlngsT
Otto E. Panzer, the well-known expert
muBhroom raiser and gardener, sold his
Highland hothouses and property to M.
A. Schuster for $5000. The deal was nego
tiated through F. Fuchs.
Among the sales of Rose City Park
lots last week were five to F. N. Sche
nauer and eight to F. E. Allen of Rose
burg. Both purchasers intend to erect
dwellings on their holdings.
Fred Page sold a lot on Jackson street.
Portland Heights, to M. H. Hauser of
Pomeroy, Wash. The purchaser intends
building a $15,000 residence on the prop
erty. Mall & Von (Borstel havei. negotiated the
southeast comer of East Ninth and East
Clay streets for Otto W. Nelson, who in
tends to erect five cottages on the cite.
Former citizens of Switzerland, now res
idents of Portland, have -decided to buy
a lot and erect thereon a hall In which
to hold fraternal meetings.
Knapp & Mackey last week sold a five
acre tract In Minthorn Addition. The
same firm reports the sale of the property
at 211 Lownsdale street for $7500.
J3. L. Smith bought last week 16 acres
in Township I South for $18,000. This land
is in the Mount Tabor district and is a
record price for that locality.
Transfer records for the month, so far,
average over $35,000 a day on values given,
in most cases being nominal.
Charles H. Ourry last week bought
10.000 square feet of land on Portland
Heights from Judge George.
Block So, Portsmouth Addition, sold
recently for $15,000 to C. W. Webster and
D. B. Thomas.
Two lots in Block 102, Stephens' Addi
tion sold last week to O. W. Nelson for
$2600.
J. E. -Marcy has bought two lots and
two fractional lots In Sellwood for $2250.
W. H. Scott paid $40O for a lot In Block
74, Sellwood, this -week.
M. A. Soihuster has bought six lots In
Highland Park, for $5000.
Army Transport Sherman.
ST. HELENS, Or., Feb. 14. To the
Editor: Plea?e state the extreme length,
depth, breadth, draught, displacement, coal
hunker capacity and st'eed of the U. S. A.
Transport Sherman.
A. SUBSCRIBER..
Length, 44K feet: beam, 49.2 feet: depth
of hold. 30 feet: draft. 20 feet: speed, 15
knots: displacement not measured.
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Mr, Builder
You will
They also carry a complete line of mantels, grates
andirons, fenders and sparK guards, and' do all kinds
' of fireplace tiling and repairing.
311 STARK STREET, Between 5th and 6th
Both Phones
We Sold More Fixtures During the
Week Just Past Than at Any Time
for Four Months
Let Us Tell
ARRETT
Phones, Main 122; A 4154
DAVIS 6
Phone E. 591
Gas and Electric Fixtures
We Are Located at 406-408 E. Burnside, Bet. Grand Ave. and E. Sixth
with a new and modern line of Colonial and Mission Fixtures, suitable
for the most up-to-date residences. Being in the low-rent district, we
can save the builder from 10 to 20 per cent o .-. all kinds of lighting fixtures.
PACIFIC IRON WORKS
O. E. Heintz, Manager. Phone East 57, Home B 1157.
CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS,
STEEL BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES
IN STOCK 3 to 24-Inch Beams. 4 to 15-Inch Channels. 1
1V2x1V2 to 8x8-Inch Angles
East End Burnside-Street Bridge, Portland, Oregon.
THE ADAMANT COMPANY
" Manufacturers of
HARD WALL PLASTERS
The Celebrated "Crown" Brand Hair Fibered Cement Plaster.
FtCTOBIi Foot Fifteenth St.; Pacific Phone. M 21011.
OFFlCEi 433 Worcester Blds.i Pacific Phone Main 718, Home A 1218.
POT BEGINS TO SIMMER
POLITICS LOOMS IjARGK ON ST.
JOHN HORIZON.
Candidates for Leading OKlces Are
Expected to Announce Them
selves Soon.
With the approach of tho municipal
election in 9t- John there is curiosity as
to possible candidates for the leading
offices. For Recorder tho present In
cumbent seems likely to succeed himself.
At least there are no active candidates
for the place as yet. For Mayor the
situation is complicated. While It is not
known definitely whether Mayor Couch
will again be a candidate for the office,
rumor has it that he will not be.
J. F. Hendricks, who recently entered
info business in St. John, investing about
$10,000, Is now being mentioned for Mayor
on the Republican ticket, and the sug
gestion is meeting with considerable
favor. Mr. Ifendrlcks has not been in
volved In any way with any of the local
questions, and would have quite an ad
vantage. On the "Good Government
League" the name of H. W. Brice and
B. T. Leggett are mentioned, but the
former more prominently. Mr. Brice
served as councilman one term, and made
a satisfactory record. It 13 conceded
that he would make a strong candidate.
George J. Perkins, secretary of the St.
John Commercial Club, will be a candi
date for City Attorney at the coming
election. While Mr. Perkins has not an
nounced himself In a public way, he has
said to friends that he will be a candi
date. He may run as an Independent
candidate, depending on circumstances.
H. C. Collier, who has figured somewhat
in connection with the "Good Government
League," may be nominated on the ticket
favored by the league. 8. H. Greene, the
present City Attorney, has said that he
will not be a candidate for the office. He
has served through the terms of Mayor
King, Mayor Valentine and the present
Mayor with fidelity and has many friends
who would like to see him re-elected. The
office heretofore .has been appointive, but
under the new charter is elective. As to
Councilmen It is conceded that several
of the present ones will be retired to
private life and there will be new faces
save money, time and worry
by having the
M J.WALSH GO.
install your Electric Light Wiring, Tile
Flooring, Gas and Electric Chandeliers
ETT
You Why
408-410-412 Morrison St
DRENNEN
Phone B 2151
at the City Hall after "April 6. Besides
electing officers the voters will vote on
Issuing bonds for purchasing the present
ferry or building another, bonds for erec
tion of city- dock and securing grounds
for a public park, and also on taking In
more territory.
It has not yet been developed how much
strength the "Good Government League"
will have. It has held three meetings,
one -In a private office and two in the
City Hall. It will hold another Wednes
day night when. It Is announced, it will
have Its platform ready to be given to
the public.
PLAN THROUGH STREETS
Hose City Park Will Consider This
Project Tonight. t
One of the Important matters to come
before the regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Rose City Park Improvement
League, at the Alameda schoolhouse, to
night. Is the question of two through
streets to the Country Club tract, one
at the high and the other at the low
level. -
The league and the Country Club peo
ple have been working In conjunction
with the Rose City Park Association in
bringing this question to an issue, and it
is expected that all Improvement organ
izations" in that section of the Bast Side
will be asked to assist in this move
ment. The fact that the permanent
livestock show will be Inaugurated some
time early next Fall renders it almost
Imperative that there be better means
of traffic from the business district of
the Fast Side to this new center of
interest
Promises of gas. street railway and
telephone Companies as to new or addi
tional service for the district will also
be listened to at the meeting tonight.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
The cost of interments has been greatly
reduced by the Holman Undertaking
Company. ,
Heretofore It has been the custom of
funeral directors to make charges for'all
incidentals connected with a funeral. The
Edward Holman Undertaking Company,
tha leading funeral directors of Portland,
have departed from that custom. WJien
casket is furnished by us we make no
extra charges for embalming, hearse to
cemetery, outside box or any services that
may be required of us, except clothing,
cemetery and carriages, thus effecting a
saving of $25 to $75 on each funeral.
THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK
ING CO., 220 Third St., cor. Salmon.
The W. G. McPherson Co.
Contractors for the Installation of
Heating Plants
Using as a Heating Medium:
Fan Systems. Furnace or Steam Coils;
Hot-Water Heating Plants;
. Steam Heating Plants;
Warm-Air Heating
Ventilating Plants
By th6 Fan System:
Air-Washing and Cleansing Devices;
Humidifying Apparatus.
Refrigerating
and Storage Plants
For Apartment-Houses, Butcher Shops and
Hotels.
32S GLISAN STREET
Between Sixth and Seventh.
WAVE
The Home-Lovers' Paradise. Build
now while others are building. Lots
$450 and up; $25 down, $10 per month
Jno. P. Sfiarkey Company
122V2 Sixth Street
The Portland Tile S Mantel Company
OFFICE 217Marquam Building. PHONE MAIN 5S73.
Ceramic, Mosaic, Enameled and Encaustic Tile adRau.
JAMES E. BARKER. Prop.
Warehouse 356 Burnnide. near Park Street. Branch Office and Salesroom.
461 Empire Building, Seattle, Wash.
CORNICES, ROOFING, SKYLIGHTS, METAL
SHINGLES, VENTILATORS, ETC
Phone Main 467. " 263-267 Second St.
Jos. Hornung, Res. Phone E. 1359 E. Fischer, Res. Phone E. 4587.
CITY IRON WORKS
Structural and sheetiron workers, blacksmiths, boilermakers; fire-escapes,
sidewalk, doors and hose casings a specialty.
Tel. Main 7155. 303 Front St., Corner Columbia, Portland, Oregon.
Repair Work Given Prompt Attention Founders, Machinists and Boiler
makers. Building and Structural Work.
PHOENIX IRON WORKS
EXfilNEERS.
Office and Works,
Hawthorne Avenue and East
Third Street.
ESCAPE IN HOT CLOTHES
LODGERS IN" DANGER IX EARLY
MORNING FIRE.
Couple Climb to Neighboring Rool
and Are Rescued by the
Firemen.
An early morning fire yesterday, which
was caused by a defective flue In a three
story frame building at the southeast
corner of Fourth and Columbia streets,
came near costing the lives of several
persons who occupied sleeping apartments
on the top floor of the structure.
The upper floors of the building are
used as a lodging-house of which G. A.
Durretto is proprietor. About 3.20 o'clock
some of the inmates were aroused by the
smell of smoke and soon spread the alarm
through the building and most of the in
mates escaped by the stairways to the
street.
Fred V. Egsert and wife occupied a
room In the extreme southeast corner of
the building, and before they were
aroused, the flames had cut off their exit
by means of the stairway. Mr. Eggert
threw open the window and found that
the roof of the home of D. D. Patterson,
at 303 Fourth street, projected to within
a few feet of the window sill. Hastily
making up his mind he leaped for the
adjoining oof, reached it successfully,
and then turned and leaning far over the
edge called upon his wife to lean as far
out as she could. Graeplng her with one
arm and using the other to maintain his
precarious hold, tho husband succeeded
in landing his wife safely on the roof of
the Patterson home. Both were in then
night clothes and the arrival of the fire
men who soon took them off, was most
welcqme. Neighbors took charge of them,
as well as the other fire victims, and
furnished them with quarters for the rest
of the night.
When the Fire Department reached the
scene, the rear of the building for a
space of several yards on each side of the
flue from basement to roof was a mass
of flames, and smoke was Issuing from
all the windows. Captain Jay Stevens of
chemical No. 2, and Captain Kerrigan
of hose company No. 2, were the first to
arrive and succeeded In . piloting a num
ber of the Inmates from the threatened
Furnaces.
Phone A 2537-Main 550
Phone East 2!),
PORTLAND, OREGON.
building, while Patrolmen Porter, Barzee.
Abbott and Phillips took up the task of
warning the occupants of adjoining
houses of the danger, for the flames
threatened to spread. The firemen soon
had several streams playing on the blaze
and the flames were quickly gotten under
control. The damage to the building is
about $700, while furniture and belongings
of the occupants will probably reach $1000.
CHARGE A SERIOUS ONE
Shocking Depravity Alleged Against
Hans Nelson.
One of the worst cases of moral deprav
ity to come to the attention of the police,
department fame to light with the ar
rest of Hans Nelson, a man 52 years of
age, . who is said to be foreman of the
construction gang which is at present
engaged in repairing Oak street between
Second and Third streets.
- Nelson was arrested yesterday after
noon by Detectives Hawlcy and Inskeep
and lodged in the city jail on a charge
of contributing to tlio delinquency of a
minor. This chargo was placed against
him merely to insure his being held for
further investigation when, according to
the arresting oftlccrs. a more serious
charge will be registered against him.
According to the tale told tho officers
by Ettie Ulrich, a child 10 years of age,
the practices of Nelson were of the most
revolting nature. The child's parents re
side somewhere In Yamhill County, and
the little one has been living with a
family In North Portland. This family
became suspicious of her friendship for
Nelson and summoned Detective Hawley,
who, witli. his working partner, followed
the child yesterday. She left the home of
her benefactors and went to a scow at
the foot of Sixteenth street, and, accord
ing to the officers, was met by Nelson, who
caressed and petted her and took her into
the house-boat. What took place inside
the officers will not state, but say that
they witnessed enough to warrant an ar
rest. At the police station the child told a
most revolting story, and if but a small
portion of it is substantiated, the officers
state he will merit a lengthy prison sen
tence. Nelson strenuously denies any
wrongdoing in his attitude toward the
child and claims that lie has endeavored
to be of assistance to the little one in
the absence of her parents.
The case will he brought to the notice
of the Juvenile Court today, when it is
possible that Nelson may have to face a
more serious charge than the one on
which he was arrested.
RLEiGH