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PROVES LIGHT WEEK
San Francisco Disaster. -Af-fecfiRea!ty
Sales.
BUSINESS MERELY NOMINAL
Several Deals Are Under Considera
tion, and Exchanges Will Begin
as Soon as Excitement
Subsides in Portland.
Business was practically suspended by
the real estate dealers of Portland during:
the past week. As it was election week,
activity would probably have been reduced
to a minimum at anyovent. but news of
the San Francisco earthquake and sub
sequent Are diverted all attention from
matters of business that were not of a
deals. Mercantile dealings must be car
ried on. bat it is always possible to rest
pone investments in real property, even
though It -may mean a financial loss. Be
sides this, some of those wtauhave been
making the tersest purchases of property
j In Portland have money U vested in San
ana have been anxiously wathg W ascer
tain -what losses' they have aet.
There no doubt, however, that the
exchange.' ol large 'property interests In
Portland will begin again as soon as the
present excitement' subsides. Last week
transactions Involving hundreds of thou
sands of dollars were under way. and it
was only the San -Francisco disaster,
coupled with the jnterest in the local pri
mary eledtlon, that prevented them -from
being closed. Some of them are still In
embryo, and It Is probable they will be
completed within the next week or possi
bly not until the week following. One
dealer announces that he has four trans
actions under way that will be given out
within a few days.
"There is absolutely no buelness being
done at present." said George Schalk, of
the Arm of Grindstaff & Schalk, which
has completed many of the largest local
transactions, the last of which was the
sale of the Hotel Eaton. "Nothing could
be more noticeable than the contrast "be
tween the activity of last week and the
weeks previous, with the extreme quiet
since Tuesday. It is simply an interrup
tion, though, and there is no doubt that
this Is to be the banner Summer in the
Portland market,".
Although it has been quiet so tar as
new deals are concerned, there have been-
April a.
Total
JOHN P. SHARKEY'S OFFER
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His Suggestions for the A$CjfeiaHCC
of Saa Francisco.
PORTLAND. Or.. April S3. To the Edi
tor.) Never before In the history of the
United States has such a calamity be
fallen any city as that which, lias over
taken the metropolis of the Pacific Coast,
and what wax yesterday the pride of Cal
ifornia and the admiration of the world
as a commercial and social center, stands
today a blackened mass of ruins. "Word
fail ' me were I to attempt to describe,
even in my humble manner, the details
of this 'horrible catastrophe. Nor Is this
the time to indulge In idle words, but a
mpre propitious time for action. I there
fore wish to tender to the stricken city of
San Francisco through your paper or
through any of the relief committees the
returns that X expected from my 3D shares
of stock In the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion: also as a member of the City Coun
cil. I will give one month's salary as
Councilman, and as a member of the
Council 1 pledge myself to vote for a
subscription of at least J10.0M from the
city funds. Further, allow me to suggest
that It might be wise, at least It would
be charitable, to advocate that Congress
subscribe such funds to the 'stricken city
BUSINESS BLOCK COSTING $50,000 WILL BE ERECTED. ON EAST SIDE
BUILDING WILL BE ERECTED BY JOSEPH HEALY AT GRAND AVENUE AND EAST MORRISON ST.
Joseph Jacobberge'r has prepared specifications for a building to be constructed by Joseph Healy at the
southwest corner of Grand avenue and East Morrison street. It also will be sufficiently strong to carry three
extra stories, but they will not be built at this time.
The building will be one of the finest business blocks upon the East Side, and will cost about $50,300.
They will be stores on the ground floor, offices on the second floor, and loJgerooms above. A large base
ment will be provided with a rathskeller, and a lease for that purpose will soon be signed. The present ten
ants of the property hold a lease ex tending to May 1. At that' time the work of tearing down the old and
erecting the new will commence. .
most pressing nature. . There has not
been so quiet a period in local-Teal estate
for months. .,,
Several small transactions have been
completed, but tho large Investors have
dropped their negotiations for property
for the present. The San Francisco dis
aster has come closer home to the people
of Portland than to most other cities,
because the majority of residents have
relatives or friends in the Bay City. They
have given their Complete attention to
learning the latest reports of the destruc
tion of the city and for tidings of their
friends. It is impossible to transact real
estate business under such conditions.
All Transactions Postponed.
There is. perhaps, no other line of busi
ness from which it is so easy to take the
attention of the men who are making the
several Important deeds placed on record
of transfers previously made, which have
already been reported In the columns of
The Oregonian. The records tfor the
weelc show a total of JSSS.OOO'for transfers,
and JIKJ.WO for permits.
Transfers for Week.
April 16 5 49.M1
April 17 179.SS1
April 38 K.W2
April 19 ... 2S.CC7
April 21 . 2S1S7
Toal JCS.00S
Permits for Weckl,
April 16 t I 12.190
April 17 - 6S.7I0
April 18 15.710
April 19 5i,C0
of San Francisco as will buy all of the
public utilities in their prevent shape and
put them m first-class condition for the
accommodation of the public and turn
them over to the city as a gift from the
Nation. The Congress of the United
States can well afford to make a dona
tion of this kind, when one reflects that
before the discovery of gold In California
what little gold there was In existence
came from Siberia and Russia. A dollar
prior to tho discovery of gold In Califor
nia was as hard to obtain and just as
scarce as a S3 gold piece today. The
vast amount of wealth lying close under
the grass roots of her soil, easily ex
tracted by a little toll, and amounting to
upward of $50,000,000 per annum for a num
ber of years, was sufficient not only to
attract the eyes of the United States
upon the fair land, but also the eyes of
the werM. Nor was this all; the sseeey
la geMea sucrets takes from Iter sell not
sely eariefced the United States, bt was,
la my aatod. the greatest fa&er any
aUrle " element that has coatrnWt ts
place the- United States? as eae ef' the
foremost lions of the? world. Svery.
other' aaama also receivedsju share of -the
bounteovV wealth of California. . It was
the gold from the raises of jCaiifernla
that .furnished .the. sinew of war during
the reto'ctoon. and. made sccesa possible
and the Union a certainty.
Therefore, when we reflect on Xh-e won
derful good that has come to the Nation
and to the world by the gold discovery
ilorte. and when we think' what California
has given 40 the world fsona her mines;
her fields and her forests. It would not 'be
too much to ask Coagrees to make such &
donation as would place all of San Fran
cisco's public utilities upon a footing
equal. If not superior, to the condition
they were In on Tuesday last, and" turn
them over to the city of Saa Francisco
as a gift from the Nation. This will
greatly alleviate the distress and suffer
ing, and It will Inspire the noble sons of
California with a confidence never before
felt by them, and we shall tee a bigger,
better and greater city rise Phoenlx-llke
out of the' ashes of the past, that we
may in the future point with pride as we
have In the past to the Queen City of the
Pa cirtc f
Portland should not be behind others In
CANNON TO DECIDE
Fate of Ship Subsidy. Depends
on Speaker.'
HOUSE COMMITTEE TIED
His Influence Alone Can Break Tie
and Drive It Through House, hut
He Fears Effect In the
Coming Elections.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 21. The fate of the ship
subsidy bill Is in the hands of Speaker
Tyree was withdraws tedey' Ha the' Dis
trict 'Cenrt. - -
WHAT BALTIMORE IS DOING
A Fire-Stricken City, Arising From
J" Her Ashes.
Kansas City Star.
At M: o'clock of the morning of Feb
ruarr 7. 1304. a, Sre broke our In the city
of Baltimore. Md.. which In a very short
while destroyed business blocks and build
ings to the extent of ;i06,ece.000. The ca
lamity may have been a blessing in dis
guise, for Immediately -renewed energy
took, hold of the stricken city and two
years after the greaUconflagratlon the fol
lowing table of Baltimore's activities was
printed in one of Its leading newspapers:
Spending JW.600.0M in the construction of
a modern and complete sewage system.
Spending &000.009 to develop the annex,
.the rapidly growing residence section of
the city. Private toll roads within the
city limits are soon to be things of the
past.
Spending over $1.230. 0 in Inaugurating
trical subways in the congested districts
of the city.
One-half million dollars being spent' on
the new building and equipment of "the
Maryland institute. "
About J3.000.eoQ being'spent for the ex
tension and Improvement of the street
railway system and its power plants.
Gas and electric lighting, power and
heating companies spending over 56.000.
0000 In enlarging plants to accommodate
I rapidly increasing business. Great power
gencruuag piam. 10 De operated By
water, being constructed on the Susque
hanna River, from where current will be
brought to Baltimore.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad completing
improvements in freight terminal? at a
coat of J1.5CO.000 and erecting a 52.000,000
general office building. Spending several
millions more on Its approaches to the
city.
"Western Maryland Railroad spending
several million dollars for terminals,
double tracking and Improved roadbed.
Interurban electric lines connecting
Baltimore with Washington. Annapolis,
Frederick. Belalr and other cities, planned
or under construction, .total cost to be
J7.00O.00d.
Building new homes, business houses
ahd factories outside the burned district.
Over J3.000.000 spent last year, principally
constructing residences and apartment
houses to take care of the very rapid in-
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RESIDENCE OF S. O. HERSEV, PATTON ROAD AND RIXR IEXT DRIVE. YT. C. KNIOHTON"ARCHITECT.
Its contributions, and not less than J250.
0 should be raised to alleviate the suf
fering and distress of the people, whose
generosity and hospitality has become a
household word throughout the entire
world. Your very respectfully.
JOHN P. SlfARKET.
A vldov. ccceJ in a Lcadoa roHco court
of drenkeaaeM. said that, not hartar eaten
aaythlnc In 14 day, a sUm of twr abe bad
tsJcn ha rone to btr bead. "I bare sIm,"
sb Mjj&ti. "apolosirtd to th police.
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fraternal hrAdquartera tn the state. The estimated coct of -the er.Ttictur la X18.C40. It will be located on liberty street, north or Ceeri. on. cjtcer lit aaoct driVlabUaV
tng l(es',ln-Salem. , .- - --r
The ground :floor 'will ibe utd tor clubrooms. There will b a larce reVeptlon-roo xn. ladten pcrlor. cardrootn, bnSet a&d lunchreeea. A'coeBnoAloaa -rwti&le'vlll' opt a
upon a veranda 12 -feet "wide. Two double bowling alley wjlf be located In the' baaeta eat.
The main loderoom'Athe top floor wlli be 40x54 feet. The ceiltng will be t feet bleb t.sd will be lit barred atyle of archlUctsre. A bet-rde' wUl be la-
caied in me rront pan 01 vse Buuamc, ana win coeneci wun-a. vpecious Kitciren. xnere win -also Be a areaKng-room aaa stciaroosa en this Boer.
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for the bHUdlng-were iirepared by W. C. Knithtoc or rorUand. under direction cf. a cossWe"frwB" Ibe Saltaa'Iodre roaatotlng of H. X.- AlfctrU T.tv.jDjarbte..
r, George E. WaWs. and B. Frank Meredith.
Cannon. If "Uncle Joe" "says the word,
the bill will be reported from the com
mittee on merchant marine and fisheries,
and a rule will be brought In providing
for Its consideration. But until the
Speaker does give the word, the bill Is
apt to remain the "unfinished business"
before the committee. The committee Is
now giving heatings, though every one of
Its members knows Just bow he wants to
vote, and most of them know how they
will vote. The hearings are an excuse for
not bringing the bill to a vote.
The committee, as now constituted, is
evenly divided on the subsidy bill, nine
members favoring It. nine opposing. The
chairman. General Grosvenor, wants to
report and pass the bill, but he Is not
strong enough to get another vote, and
so far the Speaker has declined to In
tervene and help him. It Is conceded that.
If the Speaker went to work In earnest,
he could Induce or compel at least one
Republican who now opposes the bill
to report it. but the Speaker does not
seem over-anxious to take any such ac
tionnot because he is opposed to inter
fering with any committee, but because
he doubts the expediency of passing the
bill.
Fears Effect In Campaign.
The Speaker knows that there Is a Con
gressional campaign ahead, the uncer
tainty of the pending rate legislation
makes It necessary for the Republicans
to move with caution and do nothing that
will add to their burden, for notwith
standing their enormous majority In the
present House, there Is a distinct fear
among many prominent Republicans that
the next House may be Democratic unless
the right kind of a rate bill Is passed.
The subsidy bill, though popular In some
sections. Is decidedly unpopular In others.
To pass It during a Republican Congress
would be to reduce Republican: chances
in many districts In the Interior where
the farmer vote Is overwhelming, and the
opposition to subsidy legislation Is very
pronounced. Nobody realizes this better
than the Speaker.
But there Is another thing that oc
curs to ilr. Cannon. This Congress
Is. proceeding on the economy theory
and unnecessary expenditures are be
ing held down las far as possible. The
subsidy bill would take millions 'out
of the Treasury; It would cost more
than any other bit of legislation of
the present session, would swell the
total appropriations. and the present
session. Instead of being one of the
most economical, would go on record
as one of the most extravagant of re
cent years. That would be .a heavy
handicap for the Republican's In the
Fall campaign.- y
- Frantic Appeals to Itoosevelt.
Friends of subsidy legislation be
lieve the Speaker will refuse to let
the bill come before the House this
session, so they have appealed to the
Presidents have carried to him all mari
ner of stories about the dangers that
confront American shipping and have
strong hope that he will Intercede
wltn the Speaker and in that way not
only Insure the report of the bill., but
get a rule that will pass, regardless of
whether or not a majority of the House
really favors It- To pass the bill
would probably require such: a rule
as was employed to put through the
Joint statehood bill, for all the Demo
crats and a considerable number of Re
publicans are opposed to It, and It Is
very doubtful If a majority of the
House Is in faver of IC
fHI Xet Prosecute Tyrec.
SAL.T LAKE. April 3. The prosecut
ing authorities here have decided ta drop
the criminal prosecutlea Instituted against
Hiram Tyree. former president ef the
Catmeatal .ZMtL, lJwrace Sc. Investment
Camcsy. wna was charred. wHk eertKj
m a false report e-f the cemmtny to the
Secretary ef. State. The charge avalast.
the large system of parks and connecting
boulevards laid down In the Olmsted re
port. Over J3.000.0W will be needed to
carry out the suggestions .of this report
in full.
Seeking authority to spend J5.COO.0OO for
a great 2O,000.000.000gallon storage reser
voir In Gunpowder River Valley.
Asking the Legislature to authorize
loans of 53.00O.COO for paving. Jl.OOO.OOO Tor
new schools and Jl.OOO.OOO for new Are
department equipment.
Rebuilding the burned district at a cost
of J4O.000.CO) to $60,000,000. Buildings com
pleted and under way already cover more
than three-quarters of the area.
Remodeling a portion of Its wharf sys
tem In the upper harbor at a cost of J3.
6CO.O0O to meet the growing needs of the
bay. coastwise and foreign shipping.
Streets In the burned district widened
and straightened. Over eight acres of
ground,' comprising 635 separate lots,
have been added to the street area, at a
total cost of J3,000.000.
Preparing to widen Light street. In the
wharf district, at the cost of J300.000.
One-half million' dollars spent In grad
ing and paving burned district streets,
and relaying water mains and electrical
conduits.
Constructing new wholesale fish, pro
duce and fruit markets, at a cost of J500.
OCO to accommodate rapidly developing
trade.
Repairing and beautifying the west
front of the courthouse, damaged by fire,
at a cost of J230.000.
Erecting a new J330.COO building for the
Eastern Female High School, which will
be finished before schools reopen next
FalL
To build new storm water sewers and
lay Improved pavements this year, over
$300.00 having been appropriated, the
completion of the Merryman's lane boule
vard being Included.
Spending nearly J-J.0CO.000 for the exten
sion of the water supply system and the
construction of a new reservoir.
Completing a J2.000.COO system of clec-
crease In population, and - double this
amount spent this year.
Some Children's Sayings.
The Schoolmaster.
"What Is a widow?" asks the teacher.
Answer from a small girl: "Please,
ma'am, a woman what marries the
lodger."
"What Is a mother?"
Answer from boy of 7: "A mother is a
woman what buys a baby and grows it
up."
Women, please note the following: "
"Why Is a motor car called 'she?' "
Answer: "Because it is driven by a
man."
The teacher of the infants was. admit
ting a new scholar, and asked his father's
name.
"What Is your name?" asked the
teacher.
"Tommy Jones," answered the 3-year-old.
"Yes," said the teacher, "and what Is
father's name?"
"Mr. Jones."
"Ah, but what is his other name?"
asked tho patient teacher. "What does
mother call him?"
"Ol Fathead," was the startling an
swer. During a Scripture lesson, which, was
being taken by a clergyman, some boys
were asked each to give a text from the
Bible. One lad said:
"And Judas went and hanged himself."
"Well," said the reverend gentleman,
"that Is hardly a good text," and point
ing to another lad asked him to give a
text, and the lad said:
"Go thou and do likewise."
The Pittsburg Kissing: School.
Chicago Livestock. World.
The Carnegie kissing episode is a coy
reminder that millionaires who made their
fortunes In steel cannot forget their Pitts
burg training.
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