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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL, 2, 1909.
SITE
BOUGHT FOR
BIG
OFFICE BLOCK
TO THE USERS OF
PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS
Part of Marquam Property Is
Sold to Ben Selling and
AjJolph Jacobs..
OUR NEW DEPARTMENT
OF
J PIONEEE FRAME STRUCTURE TO EE REPLACED BY SKYSCRAPER.
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PRICE PAID IS $350,000
Bnllding of at Least Ten Stories to
Be Erected at South-crest Oor
ner of Slxtb and Alder
Streets This Tear. .
The frame bulldln at the south weet
corner of Sixth and Aider streets is to be
replaced with a skyscraper of modern
construction. Papers were passed yes
terday between the Oregon Company and
Ben Selling through which ownership in
the valuable corner, which Is part of the
Marquam property, was acquired by Mr
Polling and his associate, Adolph Jacobs!
The consideration is placed at tSSO.OOO
which is the second highest pri.-e paid In
Portland for Inside property. The other
trnnsfer was that at Washington and
Fifth streets, boiicrht by the O'Shea Broth
ers at the same figure.
The old building on the Marquam cor
ner has been used as a rooming-house for
several years, with stores on the first
floor. It was part of the old Central
School that stood on the site of the Port--land
Hotel. When the hotel syndicate
built the big building that now occupies
the site, the frames were moved to Alder
street and ever since realty men have
regarded the two corners as among tha
most desirable In the city for business
purposes.
The Oregon Company to the holding
company for the realty formerly in the
hands of the Title Guarantee & Trust
"ompany and later taken over by W. M.
Idd when he assumed the Indebtedness
of that Institution. The piece of realty
Involved In the present transaction Is 70 3
feet on Alder by 125 feet on Sixth. Stores
occupy all the Sixth-street frontage with
the exception of an entrance to the rooming-house.
The building Is three storlea
In height.
Corner Is Central One.
The corner is opposite the new Meier &
Frank Company's building on the south
east corner of Alder and Sixth, and also
opposite The Oregonlan building on Al
der. The Marquam Theater divides the
Alder-street frontage, there being a simi
lar lot and building at the southeast cor
ner of Alder and Seventh.
The price at which this property was
transferred places Stxth-treet values In
that vicinity at 2S0O a front foot, and
Alder at approaching J4000.
Mr. Selling. In speaking of the deal yes
terday, said that tho night before he
thought over the situation and made up
his mind that he would try and get hold
of the turner. If It could be bought at a
reasonable figure. He made an offer to
the agent that was accepted, and without
further ado he drew his check for the de
posit required. He said:
"I believe In Portland's future, and the
best evidence I can offer of that belief
Is this purchase. Just what size building
we are to erect T am not now prepared to
say definitely ; but you may he assured
that we shall put up a building that will
be a credit to the city and that It will be
an office structure of from 10 to 12 stories,
and. if the outlook continues to be as
rood as it Is now, we mav btlld even
higher.
No Ijonjt-Term Lease.
"1 have no Intention of moving my busi
ness to the new building, but I should
mat it i were ten years younger I
would build for my own business another
department store. We Intend to fit up
n,n iioor tor stores and the upper
ones for offices. Our present intention Is
to make the building as good as it can
be. for the ground is so valuable that an
interior Building would not pay.
As to the leases, there are none that
i Know or running for any term of years.
as me rentals are month to month, and
for that reason, among others, we shall
be ready to start operations on' the erec
tion of our new building probably the
coming summer.
me agent who handled the deal for
the comer said yesterday that In all prob
ability there would be a transfer con
summated for the other corner within' s
short time, as he had offers for the niece
and buyer and seller were close to an
agreement, -me two corners have been
regarded for a long time aa among the
most promising In the city as possible
sites for big buildings. The Oregonlan
building at the northwest corner of Alder
and Sixth, tha new Meier & Frank Com
pany building at the corner diagonally
across, and the building of the Portland
Railway. Light Power Company at the
corner of Seventh, now under way, will
make of the district one of the most Im
portant In Ate city.
There Is a mortgage of JI15.000 on the
Marquam property and presumably that
will be paid off from the proceeds of this
sale, leaving the balance as an asset in
discharging the obligations of the defunct
company.
DELINQUENT NEXT TUESDAY
Ten Per Cent Tax Penalty Must
Then Be Paid.
Property-owners who have not yet paid
their taxes, whei"her real or personal,
must do so on or before next Monday,
or suffer a penalty of 10 per cent and
interest In addition at 1 per cent a month.
Half the tax on real or personal prop
erty may be paid by Monday, however,
and the balance paid on or before the
first Monday In October. But If the sec
ond half becomes delinquent Interest ts
collected from the first Monday In April,
In addition to the 10 per cent penalty.
Deputy Sheriff Martin will keep tha
tax department af the Courthouse open
until a late hour Monday nlsrht. In order
to give all taxpayers an opportunity to
make their payments on time.
man nair xne taxes has come
in to Sheriff Stevens by mail this vear
This has greatly facilitated the work of
the clerks, as much of It has been ilnna
at nif:ht. Mr. Martin says that receipts
have been sent to all . property-owners
who have mailed their taxes, and the
posimn oi me doors Is practically com.
pleted.
Mr. Martin could not give the total
amount of the receipts, however, as he
aid It would necessitate a larfte amount
"of addition. Last Tuesday the Sheriff
turned over to the County Treasurer
S3S.X29.S8. The money la given to the
Treasurer each meek.
Will Form Realty Board.
St. John realty men have awakened
to the Importance of that part of the
Peninsula. Next Wednesday niarht
there Is to be a meeting- of men en
gaged In the business of buying- and
selling- real estate, with the intention
of organising- a realty board on the
lines of the Portland, board. Invlta-
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tlons have been Issued to members of
the Portland Realty Board to meet
with their confreres In St. 'John, and
lend their advice In the formation of
the new organization. Cards have been
sent out to the members of the Port
land board and the officers express
wish that a good turnout of mem
bers go to the neighboring district and
encourage the formation of a board In
that place.
Amusements
What the Fiese ApaU 8bw
Tonight, Twice Tomorrow.
Kls-w & Erlanger are piesentlng the dis
tinguished actors. Guy standing; and Theo
dore Roberts, supported by an exception
ally clever company, in Sir Gilbert Parker's
great drama. "The Right of Wt," at the
Heillg Theater, Fourteenth and Washington
streets, tonight and tomorrow night, at
8:15 o'clock. A sceclal matinee will be
given tomorrow afternoon.
A Powerful Play.
No mora intense or powerful play has
ever been presented In this city than Leah
Kleshna. which the Baker Stock Company
Is presenting at the Bunralow this week.
It was Mrs. Fiske's greatest success, and is
the story of a Ktrl thler and her strange
life and experiences. There will be but
three more performances, tonight tomorrow
matinee and night.
AT THE TArDEVn,LE THEATERS,
Strong Woman at Orpbeom.
Madame Sandwlna, the marvelously strong
woman at the Orpheum Is Interesting in
niany ways, tor she is probably the strong
est woman on the stage and says the Amer
ican people live too last, eat too fast. etc.
Btie says when they first came to America
they thought it a Joke to see the people eat
their lunches in such haste.
tiend the Children.
Send the children to the Grand tomorrow
to see Little IIIp. the baby elephant, who
deals out programmes and performs funny
tricks. He Is a natural comedian and Is so
small that he has become a net with the
patrons of the theater. The children will
have a chance to meet IJttle Hip personally
and he Is gentle with the youngsters.
Extremely Clever Vaudeville.
The Pantages Theater ts giving the pub
lic one of the best shows of the season.
1..? wJek every act on the programme Is
was. above the ordinary. Mile. Millie
Harnes wild animal circus Is creating a
sensation at every performance. Nero, the
riding lion. Is a distinct novelty.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Seats Selling for "Girl Question."
H-iMat8fr,.now"e"inB " box office, the
Vtif. T.hea"r- Fourteenth and Washington
..? r the.!'e..mualcaI omedy suciess.
t?ilrl.Que;tJon- wh'ch will be the at
traction for four nights, beginning next
winiirf AprV. 4' witn -a "P eclal matinee
Wednesday afternoon. This merry offering
L,,pre?e,U.Ta by he same management that
gave Portland "A Stubborn Cinderella."
"David Harum" Opens Sunday.
All the thousands, of-readers of the fam
ous novel. -David Harum." will want to
STfirlr".! ?ramatlaon of ,l as presented by
Kaker block Company all next week, open-!Bx-t'?Klay
,matl"e- William Gleason will
SorU.Vl018 "J J."" eccentric banker and
son l euecess in It last-sea-
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saw it.
everyone who
Arcadia. Comlna; to Orpheum.
4..Ar?dla' wh.. one next week. Is a vlolin
4harfar" abim- well as a prima donna.
rPiJ' ys h15, own "ccompanlment on her
violin, something v-t-t. ,n-i .....
Mlinw ... . , " ......v.in, um inter
esting bha Is very beautiful .nd v... .
charmlnK personality that adds to the at
tractiveness of the act . u.- ' - 1-
very handsome and of the latest style.
Carljle's Pantomime.
For the fpoi..ru . i. - . . .
. . - - . .iic untna next weelc
5.on.Ha,naKemen1t ' Present the Carlvle
r,or?J lntroiucing-Dan. the Talking
pony. This Is an anlma.1 .-Ircns hi.h iS
Fhe'ToiJ.v khll1rn?-. Mancl Romaine and
!nuurnband n? a"-on.
Se-Hara, the Great Mindreadrr.
-ine"Jlara th. 5reat European niindreader.
will be presented as the feature act at Pan
Theater, next week. 6. H,?! ,1.
urns Mystic Goddess, as she is som..i
: ''. pwpuiar in hi u rope as Eva. Fav
1 in America. Her m-x.i.. y
OHM minrl uo
"S t'lrHIrS 1
eh.e aipean.
sensation In every city wtusre
REPORTS ON MARCH WORK
Building; Inspector Classifies Per-
mits for Jfonth.
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. is regarded as a sort
. .....-,.ul.lw.n month In build-lns-
operaUons. The month just closed
however, has broken f.-T-r..... .
that It exceeded records of at least three
yeans.
In March. 130a. the estimated valuations
of new buildings for which permits were
issued amounted to $423,114: in the same
month of 1907 the total was JS59.72S- In
1908. JS51.84T.; last month the total reached
The segregation of permtts Issued ap-
f"" " i"e report made by Building- In
"ir to tne Mayor, aa follow
number or permits issued
VahjMttons
Repairs i
449
SSSK.3S3
8R.1JS
Sheds and bams
Dwe'.ihiss. Kast Side "
Dwellings. Weet Side
Class A. B and C buildings
Heinforced concrete
Frame buslnees buildings .......
Fees Collected
. 22.600
. 4oS.4X
. 23.UM
. '8.025
. 3X,lVn
. 7.4
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Comment would eeem to be superfluous
in the face of these figures, for they indi
cate that March has made a remarkable
record, especially in tiie building up of
the great Kast Side with residences, near
ly half of the month's total building em
braced in tiie record being for dwellings
in that part of the city.
Only One "BHOMO Qt'l?l K
That la LAXATIVE BHOHO QUININE. Urok
for ih Hcaiiurt of E. V GROVE. Uad the
World ever to cure a Cold la Ob Pw. Sfte.
BIDS HARD TO GET
Contractors Shy at Offering to
' Lay Water Mains.
CITY TOO BAD PAYMASTER
Water Board Forced to Reject 1 4
New Bids Because They Are Too
High Present- Situation De
lays Needed Extensions'.
Great difficulty is being: experienced by
the City Water Board in securing- bids
for the laying; of new mains, as con
tractors fear they may be unable to se
cure payment for their work promptly,
because of the law under which, the de
partment is now operating. Fourteen
bids were rejected yesterday morning- be
cause they were too high.
Under the present law, mains are put in
and the cost charged to the abutting
property. While City Attorney Kav
anaugh says he has no fear as to the out
come of a suit to resist payment on the
basis of "benefited property," he admits
that it may be difficult at times to de
termine just what property is benefited,
by the construction of a new main, but
that he believes the Supreme Court will
eventually uphold the law.
However, warrant brokers state that
they are not at all anxious to purchase
city warrants in payment for work on
new mains, as it ' seems probable that
sooner or later some one will bring- suit
to test the law, and this process might
tie up large sums of money indefinitely.
Hence the situation Is generally unsatis
factory, ror very little work Is being
done just now in the extension of the
water system.
To make matters ail the more compli
cated, an amendment to the charter is
being prepared, changing the system of
laying mains, so that the abutting prop
erty will not have to pay for mains over
a certain size, and changing back to the
former system of paying for extensions
from receipts at the Water Office. If
this amendment carries at the June elec
tion. It will create a most embarrassing
situation, aa the meter system that is
being, rapidly extended throughout the
city is reductnK the income from the sale
of water from 25 to 60 per cent, and
there will be little money on hand for the
purpose of reinforcing the mains.
Since the law took effect, the Water
Board has recommended a large number
or new mains to the City Council, which 1
must order them put in or reject the
recommendation. The Council has always
ordered the work done, but when the
time arrives for opening bids. It Is found
that there are comparatively few bids,
and many of them so far above the esti
mate of the engineer that the Board
deems it Improper to award the contracts.
There is a great demand for extensions
to the water system all over the city,
and the growth of the numerous suburbs
as well as the more central portions of
Portland has been so great within the
past few years that the Board has been
absolutely unable to keep pace with It.
It has been but a few months that the
mains have been ordered laid under the
provisions of the new law, charging the
cost to -benefited property, so that, with
the comparatively small receipts of the
past, the fund was so small that there
was in no wise ample means to provide
mains even for large numbers of people
who wished only enough to drink during'
the Summer. In this manner, the work
of extending the system fell far behind
and that is the situation that confronts
the Board now. If the present law
stands without amendment, and is upheld
by the courts, it would not require very
long to bring up the work so that the
water system would be far more adequate
than at present.
Stock Jokes Revived on
All-Fools Day.
Victims Are CaunHt by Same Old
Tricks, but at Least In One In.
stance Tables Are Turned.
THERE was a small crowd of boot
blacks and clgarstore clerks get
ting an immense quantity of pleasure
from a large purse stuffed with paper,
which they had placed on the pave
ment at Third and Stark streets yes
terday afternoon. Scores of people,
unmindful of the fact that It was All
Fools' Day, picked up the purse, only
to be greeted by a chorus of guffaws
and yowls.
But the tide turned. A young man,
possibly one who had been caught pre
viously, chanced along late in the day.
picked up the purse and investigated
the interior. There was the usual tu
mult of mirth and jeers. But instead
of looking up and getting confused.
the pedestrian continued delving Into
the purse. A moment later he fished
. .
out a comfortable roll of currency
quietly placed the money in his vest
pocKet, threw the purse down and con
tinued on his way, greatly to the con
sternation of those perpetrating the
joke.
Purses stuffed with paper were nu
merous about the streets during the
day. Nearly every street had a purse
or two. In borne instances they were
iiea aown and the victims of April 1
were numerous. Men, women and
cnnaren stopped to pick up a. young
lortune only to and they had been vie
timlzed.
Almost every conceivable prank was
perpetrated during the day. Some
thing new in the joke line was a. series
of telephone calls sent out to owners
of automobiles who 'were advised that
the police held a warrant for their ar
rest on a charge of exceeding, the speed
limit. The police were keot busv an
swering; Inquires from Individuals who
thought they were to be arrested. One
automobillst. evidently with a bad
conscience as to speeding, . Inquired
how much his bail would be. and
seemed genuinely surprised on being
informed that there was no warrant
out for his arrest.
The children were busy all day with
April rooi pranks. None escaped them
from parents to teachers. Hats with
bricks underneath, tick-tacks and the
stock supply of juvenile pranks were
in general use.
GYMNASIUM IS DEDICATED
Monta villa Methodist Church Scene
of Rousing Entertainment.
At the gymnasium of the Montavilla
Methodist Church, Wednesday night, tha
Comradely Club of young men gave
banquet to the Pldelles, the young wo
man a club, together with a number of
Invited guests. W. L. Bartlet. who has
peen active in the erection of the gym
nasium and in formnig the . Cornradery
presided as chairman and toast
master. In the early part of the even
ing the audience gathered in the srvm
naslum and witnessed, a pleasing athletic
performance. There were bean, clothes
pin and relay races between the blues and
the yellows, honors being equally dls
triDuted between the colors.
Toastmaster Bartlet presided at the
banquet with excellent tact. Professor
oaiasla furnished the orchestral music.
The addresses were: "Gymnasium and
Its Influence on Young Women." by
W.. Small; James Kelly spoke entertain
lngly on "The Gymnasium a Social
Helper;" Professor A. M. Grilley, of
the Portland Y. M. C. A., responded to
the toast. "Gymnasium and Its Influence
on Young Men;" Dr. William Deveny
spoKe on "The Gymnasium and Its Rela
tions to Montavilla." The "600.000 in
1912" campaign songs were next rendered
with a vim that caused the walls of the
gymnasium to vibrate. There were 60 at
iiib oanquet.
Walking Withdraws From Race.
Frank E. Watktns has withdrawn" his
notice of intention of becoming a candi
date for the Republican nomination for
Councilman from the Fifth Ward. Mr.
Watklns filed notice of his intention sev
eral days ago. and at that time supposed
that the term was for two instead of
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