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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1906)
35 TUNE- Achievements of Our Civil Service INFORMATION ON ANY MATTER UNDER THE GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION IS NOW ACCESSIBLE TO HIM WHO WANTS IT STILL GOES THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND. AUGUST 19, 1000. FOR MAKING Men of Discernment Are Mak ing Money Fast in Port land Real Estate. INSTANCES OF ADVANCES Long List of Down-Town Property Sales Show Increases In Some Cases of 100 Per Cent In single Season! Fortunes have been made during the past few years in Portland real estate, both by local men and investors from other cities, and are still being made. The market here affords opportunities for investment which are not paralleled in any other city on the Pacific Coast. There is none of the fictitious, boom prices which portend future collapse, but a steady, healthy advanee based upon substantial growth, extensive develop ment and a continuous . increase in busi ness. . - Realizing these conditions, men of dis cernment are accumulating money rap idly by buying and Selling local realty. There Is little or none of the fran tic hawking of options and other signs which characterize a boom town, but instead bona fide pur chases, on which for the most part eubstantial payments have been made and which almost invariably bring more than satisfactory returns. Gains are not confined to the so-called shrewd Investors. Many who have little business experience are making good profits by placing what money they have here, for It seems next to impossible to lone money In Portland property. Turn to any part of the city and at haphazard pick out a piece of property, and you will find that It has been increasing in value and that money has been made on every sale. And, most encouraging of all is the fact that it. will be a rising market for an Indefinite period in the future. 920,000 Advance In Two Years. To point out some instances in which Investors have made large profits is hard only In deciding which ones to take. The story of gains in Portland realty would fill volumes. Going no further back than last week, two good instances are found. One is the sale of the Gunst quarter block at Eleventh and Washington streets. This sale is practically con cluded, although the name of the pur chaser has not been made known, and the price Js J120.000. This Is an advance of J20.000 over the cost of the entire half block when it was purchased by Russell & Blyth less than two years ago. The Gunst quarter was sold for JW.OOO. and the other quarter, facing Stark street, eold for HS.000. The second largest sale of the week, that of the Wells-Fargo quarter block Is another good instance of an ad vance. The property was bought by the express company five years ago for 135,003. The purchase price at this time Is IS5.000 net to the company from Scott Brooke and H. W. Good. The In crease in values In this section of the city has been very rapid during the .past year as is shown by the fact that David Stearns bought the adjoining lot from the Fleischner estate one year ago for $18,000. The lot to the south has been sold since that time for $40, 000. One of the best single instances of advance In the city is that of the prop erty nt the southeast corner of Sev enth and Stnrk streets, a quarter block. It was bought by A. B. Stelnbach for $15,000 from Mrs. Fannie E. Kelly, of San Francisco. The old shacks upon it paj.l 10 oer cent interest upon the in vestment all the time Mr. Stelnbaeh-f Tield It, and the corner was sold six months ago for $123,030. At that time It was thought by many that the price was high, but, within 10 days the pur chaser, J. B. Yeon. received an offer of $135,000 for it and the corner could not be bought today for $150,000. This Is an entirely normal increase in value xvfclch has not been directly influenced by railroad construction or any other cause than the general development of the city. At the time of this purchase, Mr. Yeon also acquired the half block between Seventh and Park street; on the south side of Oak, for $125,000. He . has since refused an offer of $12.0,)0 for the quarter fronting on Seventh street. $60,000 Rise In One Year. Wells, Fargo & Co. paid $100,000 for the quarter-block site for their 14 Btory building at Sixth and Oak ptreets. "Jack" Peterson, from whom they purchased had got the property a year earlier for $40,000. Without any Improvements, the corner would now ell for ft figure much higher than the cost to the express company. Another RESIDENCE 1 . . ' V - . . i 1 ' Hi - L 1! U'Ci '? i nil - - ; A u - 'W - i 4 : v7r'rtr ; 7t - i. " ; VU-" .xU Vj - ' " y lp tH Bon iM S ! I i ypjpf nisf - n im - : - , Th ( jj' I " ! Tbriiniib L -Hr, Ik " Sa Qg ?tJI4 i APARTMENT-HOC8E TO BE ERECTED BY EtNATHAX SWEET. MARS HAM. STREET, BETWEEN TWENTY-THIRD AM) TWENTY-FOURTH, W. 1. MORGAN, ARCHITECT. properly in the name vicinity shows the same increase. The northwest corner of Sixth and Oak streets was purchased two years ago by the Omnibus, Bag gage Transfer Company for $18,000. After building a $30,000 brick, on the site, the lot was sold to L, A. Lewis, J. N. Teal and Leo Frlede for $90,000 nearly one year ago and would bring much more than that at present. An inside lot between Stark and Wash ington streets, pn Sixth, was purchased five months ago by at syndicate of local men from the Beck estate for $75,000. Soma of the more conservative shook their heads and said they would not gain on the Investment. A few days ago they were offered $97,500 for the lot, but they would not sell, feeling confident that it will be still more valuable in u. short time. Not far from this, at the northeast corner of Fourth and Oak streets, Mrs. C. F. Lewis purchased a quarter-block, a little more than two years ago, for $3S.O0O. The opposite corner was recently bought by Dr. El H. Parker for J105.000. Judge Mallory bought the half-block on the south side of Stark street between Third and Fourth a little more than one year ago for $175,000. Not long ago ne was offered a certified check of $225,000 for the property, but declined to accept It. He has since leased It for 26 years at very advantageous terms. Other Advances In Down-Town Lots. In the district north of this, R. B. Lamson bought two lots at the north west eorner of Fifth ana Burnslde streets less than two years ago for $35,000. He sold the Inside lot for 115,000, and, after erecting a $20,000 building, sold the re mainder for $61,000. John Klernan paid $20,000 for three and one-half lots In the block bounded by Second, Third, Flan ders and Oilman. Within six months he sold to E. E. Merges for $30,000. Foster & Klelser purchased the quarter block at the northeast corner of Fifth and Ever ett two years ago for $20,000. On the same day since then two other comers at the same intersection of streets were sold for $35,000 each. In June, 1904, M Palley bought the Southwest corner of Third and Everett for $14,000. Last Sum mer he refused $28,000. and the price has advanced since that time. In August, 1905, Friedman Bros, paid $10,500 for a quarter block at the South west corner of Eleventh and Hoyt. The property has since been sold to D. C. Pelton for $30,000. The American Laun dry bought a half block facing Johnson between. Thirteenth and Fourteenth in 1902 for $6500. The company has since sold for $20,000. Last Year, $30,000 Now $60,000. Late last year, the property at the northeast corner of Third and Salmon streets sold for $30,000. It has since changed hands twice, once at $35,000, and the second time at $40,000. It is now owned by S. B. Linthicum, E. E. Cook lngham and A. Berg. ' Frank Baker bought a quarter block at the northeast corner of Second and Salmon streets in 1903. He has since refused $60,000 for it. R. B. Lamson bought the lot upon which Mrs. C. H. Lewis Is now build ing, on Fourth street, between Washing OF R E. DAVIS. THIRTY-SECOXD AND THXRMAN STREETS. ton and Stark, in 1904, for $33,500. He sold it to Mrs. Lewis for $50,000. By a conservative estimate the value is now placed at $75,000. A good Instance of increasing values on the East Side Is the property pur chased a few months ago toy E. J. Daly, Dan Malarkey and Roger Sinnott. It in cluded three-fourths of the block bound ed by East Morrison, East Alder, Grand and Union, and was purchased for $65,000. A single quarter of this block has since sold for $42,000 to Joseph Healy. Six-Story Steel In Prospect. Among the sales of the past week was the purchase by W. D. Fenton of a lot on the west side of Seventh, between Oak and Ankeny, and the west 15 feet of the lot adjoining on the north. The price was $35,000. Mr. Fenton is considering the erection of a six-story steel frame building for retail purposes. The plans have not been drawn, however, and con struction will not commence for . some time. California parties whose names have not been announced, have purchased the southeast corner of First and Stark utreets from J. E. Blazler for $48,000. The sale was made by Joseph Healey and E. 8. Jackson & Co. A quarter block at the northwest cor ner of Lovejoy and Twelfth streets has just been purchased by the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank for $1S,000. It was owned by Breyman & Spmmerville and was sold by F. O. Northrup & Co. v Property on the east side of East Third street between East Davis and Ea-st Ev erett has been sold by Woodard, Clarke & Co. to J. J. Kadderly and F. C. Per rlne, of Los Angeles, for $12,000. , George A. Steel has sold 338 acres on the O. W. P. line to local capitalists. The sale was made by ,the Continen tal Company. Other acreage sales are in progress, especially upon Portland Heights. One sale in that vicinity has Just been closed by E. J. Daly, r but the details have not yet been made public. Transfers for Week. August -13 '. $ 16.603 August 14 v. 24.192 August 15 T.n 24.883 It 47.376 17 23.563 18 23.048 August August August Total $159,965 Permits for Week. August August August August August August 13 $ 42.725 14 5.400 15 54.035 16 43.900 17 11.140 18 7.225 Total $164,425 Saturday's Real Estate Transfers. E. W. Spencer and wife to Joseph Buchtel. land In Elizabeth Irving's Addition to East Portland, bound- 7. ed by Broadway, Wheeler street, northerly line of William Irving D. L. C. and by William Irving D. ' L. C .-...$ 8,500 Oregon Company to Mary Keenan, east 14H feet of lots 1 and 2, block D, Kerns' Addition to East Port land 1 W. F. Flledner and wife to C. O. Samain. 834',i square feet in sec tions 7, S, 17 and 18, township 1 south, range 2 east, Willamette meridian 275 William J. Dickson to J. L. Shafer, lot 1 block 3. Williams' Addition No. 2, Portland 610 Scott McClure Land Company to Caroline Swoboda. lot 1, block 5, Sunnyslde Addition 400 C. U. Gantenbeln and wife to Ada McLaughlin, lots 13 and 14 east V, tract L. of M. Patton Tract. Port land i 675 V. A. Humphrey and wife to Henry L. Myers and wife, 'lota 15, 16 and 17, block 38, Sellwood district, Portland 1,500 James P. Andrews to G. A. Goods, lot 4, block 1. Golden Park-Addition to Portland 300 D? E. Keasey to Albert Cleveland, that portion Of lot 4 southeast of the Portland Railway Company's right of way in block K, Green way 1 Albert Cleveland and wife to Annie J. Lawrence and Herbert E. Ray mond, lot 8 and that part of lots 4 and 5 south of Portland Railway Company's fight of way (except portion of lot 6 lylnff west of the west line of lot 8. if extended), be ing in block K. Greenwood 10 Vincent Cook to Max Haley and C. Haley, lot 8. block A. Cherrydale.. 475 Myrtle Belfe Lockwood to A. L. Thomas and A. F. Reed, lot '1. block 3. Brown's Addition to East Portland , 1,500 E. H. Thompson, trustee, to Lizzie Loretta Sharp, south half of soutn half of section 26 east half of east half of section 34, and northwest quarter of section 35, to-wnghip 1 north, range 6 East, Willamette meridian 1 Charles H. Korell and wife to George. N. Howell, lot 13 and west ten feet of lot 12. block 25. King s Second Addition to Portland....... 4,000 W. E. Knight and wife to A. S. Douglas, lots a and 3, block 1. James John's Addition to St. Johns 2,500 W. H. King and wife to 9. R. T. Gatton lot 3, King's subdivision of lot 16. North St. Johns..... 227 Julia. Finn to Catharine Finn, lot 25. block 4, Albina 1 Mary E. McDftnlel. administratrix, to M. J. McDanlel lots 27 and 2S, block 19. Southern Portland 100 Jennie Belcher and husband to Ethel M. Btnwe. lots 1 to 7, Inclu sive, block 45, Peninsular Addition No 4 . 350 Ethel M. Stowe and husband to E. B. Holmes and J. P. Menefee lots 1 to 4. inclusive, block 45, Peninsular Addition No. 4 , 1 Aloys Harold to S. B. Martin, lot 24. block 136. University Park, and lot 1. block 6, Massillon Addition.. 150 L. M. Davis and wife to A. Kylo and wife, lot 5, block 22, Central ' Alblsa 600 Hugo Kruger and wife to Oliver D. Church, west 40 feet lots 11 and 12, ' block 6. Williams Avenue Addition to Portland 70i Christian Larson and wife to Sarah A. Morgan, lot 18, block 78. West Irvlngton Addition to Portland 800 C. L. Bennett and wife to W. J. Patterson, east third of lots 1, 2 and 3. block 28, Sunnyside 10 Thomas H. Smith to Hollie H. T7r dahl. lots 29 and 80. block 14, Wil lamette Addition to Bast Portland 10 Richard Williams to William Henry and Jennie Swain, lot 12, block 8, Williams' Addition No. 2 1 Granville C. Ruff and wife to Wll- . liam H. Andrass, lot 6, block S, Roselawn : 200 Park Land Company to Milton H. Tower, lots 1. 2, 3 and 4, block 102, tTniverslty Park 625 United States National Bank of Portland to A. W. and H. A. Beld lng. lot 11, block 19. Southern Port land IK Walter Frazar Burrell. trustee, and wife to H. A. and A. W. Beldlng. lots 1, 2. 3 and 4. block 19; lots 8 and 10, subdivision A. block 27. and lot 4. subdivision B, block 27, Southern PortlunTl 600 Total $23,048 Will Admitted to Probate. The will of Conrad Ordemann dispos ing of lot t, block 29, Caruther's Addi tion, valued at $6000. was admitted to probate In the County Court yesterday. The property is bequeathed to Caroline Ordemann, the widow, during the term of her natural life, and in the event that she marries again she is to re ceive an undivided one-third interest in the property, and the remainder goes to the three children. Adopt Widow's Daughter. Llllie Melissa McLean, a widow. with that take several small children, admits she has one more than she can care of. and yesterday In the County Court, consented to the adoption of GJudya, f years old, by Len Albert Farnsworth and" his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworth promised under the decree of the court to rear and educate the child and to adopt her as their own. Messenger Company Incorporates. Incorporation articles of the Portland Messenger & Delivery Company were filed in the County Clerk's office yes terday by Nelson & Borland, Alexander Oiler and E. E. Farrlngton. Capital stock, $5000. The objects announced are to deliver messages, trunks, parcels, boxes, etc. Suit Against St. Johns Baker. F. T. Crowe Company filed an at tachment suit against W. B. Bullis. who conducts a bakery at St. Johns, to recover $71 for goods sold. The papers were filed In the State Circuit Court. Hood's Sarsaparlua creates an appetite and aids in the proper assimilation of food. THE annual reports of the secretaries bf the several departments of the United States Government contain Information of the highest importance and value. They are compiled under the personal direction of thd several secreta ries, with the aid of the thousands of chiefs of divisions and clerks in the de partments, and are published at great ex pense. Primarily, these reports are pre pared for the information of the Presi dent for use in his report and recom mendations to Congress, but they are lfkewlse intended for the Information of the citizens of the United States. They include Information and statistics of the greatest value to ouf commerce, bur po litical progress and our agricultural de velopment.. An Intelligent citizen of the United States reading these reports will not only obtain a vast amount of gen eral information As to the progress of the United States, but he will gather there from detailed information which will be f the greatest use to hhn in the pursuit of his occupation. Theie reports cover the progress of the Nation, and Investiga tion of the Government for each year In all their general and detailed develop ment. Our Foremost Place. During the past ten years this Nation has taken a foremost place among the nations of the world. It may be said that our achievements in. the Spanish American War, resulting in our posses sion of the Philippines and Porto Rico and influence in Cuba., have contributed largely to this increased influence, and that the achievements of President Roosevelt, especially in the interest of peace among nations, has added Mill more to this result; but there should be added to' these the fame which the United State has obtained throughout the world in consequence of its broad and system atic and thorough inquiry and study into the details of affairs which relate to the progress of civilization as shown in the annual reports from its departments. The highest praise haa been expressed by many nations as to Us reports, covering as they do tlte broad fields of commerce, finance and agriculture. The excellence and the completeness of these reports have only been notable during the past few years, and this is due to the fact that the Civil Service- of the United States ia now as nearly perfect as a na tional civil service can be. Under the Old "Pull" System. Thirty years ago the compilation of such reports was impossible. Then em ployes of the civil service were appointed upon the recommendation of members of Congress, and most of these were rec ommended because of their service to the members who recommended them. Many of these were "heelers" men who had done political service In wards or dis tricts, and their Congresimen aimed to reward them for their services by obtain ing for them positions in the Government service. Others obtained positions be cause they were his personal friends, and It was a usual thing In those days to hear a woman In the departments refer to her "fluence" In extenuation of her indifferent service. . All this has since been changed through the efforts of the advocates of the civil service reform. Laws and regulations have been adopted which provide for the appointment of employes in the civil service in accord ance with the Intelligence and fitness of the persons appointed. . Under the system which was in oper ation prior to the adoption of the law and regulations of the Civil Service Commission, It was, of course, impos sible for the Government to perfornl any thorough and efficient service, since employes of the kind above de scribed could not be relied upon to do thorough and systematic work, espe cially as they were likely to be re moved from their . positions upon any change in administration. Under the laws and regulations now In force, em ployes In the civil service understand that their tenure of office depends upon their efficiency, and not upon the will or wish of a member of Congress or head of a department. -The result is that every employe in the Government service today alms to do efficient work and to make his services valuable to the Government. Employes Work Efficiently Now. Under the old system, of course, it would have been Impossible for the Government to undertake to maintain a thorough and systematic investiga tion Into matters relating to the de velopment of National affairs; but a.1 present such Investigation is possible, and, in fact, it has been maintained to an extent which, as stated above, has excited the wonder and admiration of other nations. Today a clerk In the Government service given a work to do Aims to do it in the best possible manner. He makes a study of the work assigned to him, and it occupies his thought and time continually. One could not undertake in a brief newspaper article 'to refer to all the subjects covered by the reports of the eight departments of the Government; but a brief analysis of the report of the Secretary of the Interior and of the Secretary of Agriculture will af ford some Idea of the broad scope of information contained in those reports. r............. ........................... ............. t I, ' " 'n,r, " ' - t ft:-,-' 4 : - -.' . V " ' v 1 " ' 1 ' I . - , . it- 1 -i r- , x. -. - . - 'i ; 1 ! ' "vi f h I sws!fSSi5?sBe3- . ; . :7 '::':-5;;::-.7 .;if ' r :777s'; 77 'lvf t : s ?'7?-:' . ;7,-;7 . 7..,. :'; -v77 f ,7 ' -1 If X il 5 I 7-:::-: J ;j-:?Jm 'f PJ U i U ! i . - id: 1., m - w .J. -' 1 . -. ,! riVi,,i i? r fi A - " " 5 r ' '! I - - s. -l, a i 'wwK' ' i n' " ?,? ii " H i . " l v-,- - - ; : t 1 .. '. . . - 1 , REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION WORX ON LEWIS BIILOING. KOI TON ANl STAKX. as well as of the detailed and particu lar Information furnished for the in struction of citizens engaged In vari ous branches of commerce and agri culture; , and, perhaps, the wisest course would be for the writer to sug gest thai any citizen of the United fetates, by the expenditure of a 2-cent stamp in a letter to his member of Congress can obtain all of the reports of the departments without further T5ost, thui enabling him to" see for himself how great a service the Gov ernment, through Its departments. Is doing for the people of this country. The Secretary of the Interior has immediate and special charge of all branches of the Government relating specifically to its Interior development. An enumeration of these Is enough to excite ones wonder that the Secretary can obtain and publish a full report covering all. Public Lands. The Secretary of the Interior at the present time has charge and control as to the disposition of 1117,000,000 acres of land in the United States, and it Is a very important part of his duty to see to it that the disposition of Gov ernment land is in accordance with law, and that no frauds are perpetra ted against the Government. It is, however, a fact, as shown by the Sec retary's last report, that 301 cases of depredations upon public timber lands have been reported to him during the year 190., involving timber to a value ; of $183,78304; and many of the persons perpetrating these frauds have, through his vigilance, with the aid of agents, been prosecuted and convicted and sentenced to punishment. . He has charge of nine National parks and res ervations; of seven eleemosynary in stitutions, and of eight territories, and full statements as to all of these ap pear in his annual report. He like wise has charge of the work author ized by Congress relating to the re clamation and irrigation of public lands. It should be interesting to the people of the State of Oregon to know that or. the 1st day of July last there were 100.000 acres of land in the State of Oregon which were regarded by the Government as reelamable and are be ing reclaimed. The report of the Secretary of the In terior contains a statement of the status of the public domain by states and terri tories. Including full reports of the inves tigations by the Bureau of the Geological Survey as to the mineral and other re sources in different regions: the educa tion of Indians: full report of the doings of the Pension Bureau, of the Patent Office and of the Bureau of Education. Looking Out for the Farmer. One of the most Important duties of the Secretary of Agriculture la the look ing after the well-being of the American farmer, and this duty involves labor which Is of the most profound Interest to the entire country. The Secretary of Agriculture looks after matters relating not only to the welfare of the farmer, but to the welfare of all citizens of the United States. If the space allowable to this article permitted, the Incluston of the table of contents of the last report of the Secre tary of Agriculture would afford the best possible statement of the service the De partment of Agriculture is rendering to the people of the United States. Under ie direction of the Secretary Of Agricui ture. chemical investigations are made to ascertain what articles of commerce are pure and what are Impure, and under his direction there ia a Bureau or sons, equipped with a force of 29 field men, whose duty It is to ascertain the values of soils in ell parts of the United States as adapted to different products. Under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture experiment atatlons are es tablished In many of the territories, and the result of the experiments thus ob tained Is of Inestimable value not only to the citizens of those territories, but to pioneers seeking residence there. Under his direction a bureau pursues researches as to the determination of the life zones and the crop zones in the United States, which show the adaptation of various crops to the several zones indicated. This research and study may be of great use to the farmer If he acquaints himself wUh the facts In relation thereto. Investigation as to plant diseases and the depredations of Insects, is pursued by the Secretary of Agriculture, and the re sult of his researches In this direction is of value to all people engaged In agri culture. Heretofore millions of dollars have been lost annually In the depredations of in sects and worms, but, through the Inves tigations and discoveries of the Bureau of Entomology, this loss Is being yearly lessened. The Weather Bureau Is under the con trol of the Secretary of Agriculture, and its servioe in the saving of life and prop erty Is far greater than Is commonly sup posed. There Is no weather service'any where In the world that la comparable with It. All Information Accessible. An article detailing the work per formed by the thousands of employes in the civil service, engaged in the depart ments of the Treasury, of the Navy, of War and of the recently established De partment of Commerce, would afford a vaet amount of Information and be of the utmost Interest to every Intelligent citi zen of the United Ptates. but all of this Information and interesting matter may be obtained, as above stated, by any citi zen seeking it. It Is hardly conceivable that one man can direct the achievements of each de partment above described, retaining all of the details in Jils mind, and ii ia to the credit of the clvll service of tha United States that secretaries of the de partments have in their employ men who assist their chiefs In so thorough a man ner. The work performed by the sev eral secretaries of departments in the United States Government Is Inadequate ly rewarded. The same amount of work performed for any private corporation would command compensation far In ex cess of that given to the several secre taries, and to their credit it should be stated that they perform their duties and forego opportunities much more advan tageous in order that they may serve their country. It should be added that all of the secretaries without exception acknowledge in their reports the invalu able assistance rendered them by tha employes In their several departments. President Roosevelt was one of the most active and zealous laborers in the in terest of civil service reform, and it must be a very great eource of satisfaction to him that the reform he labored to establish has been accomplished, and that he is able, through that reform, to afford to the world for Its Information and Instruction statements of fact, relat ing to commerce and agriculture which are the admiration of all nations. JOSEPH B. MARVIN. TO GATHER AT THE OCEAN Y. W. C. A. CON'FEItEXCE HAS SE CTHED NOTABLE SPEAKERS. Programme at Uearkart Park, Aug. St 0 Sept. 10, Will Combine Con vention aad Outings. The Northwest Conference of th Young Women's Christian Association, which will be held at. Gearhart Park August 31 to September 10. promises to be one of the largest conventions of thla character held in Oregon this year, and many young, women In Portland and other cities of the Pacific Northwest are planning to attend It In connection with their annual seaside outings. It will be the second conference of the kind ever held in this locality, but the interest which already attaches promises a greater success than the one held during the Exposition year attained. Miss Helen Barnes, secretary of the extension de partment for the, American committee, w-iil conduct the conference, and Mrs. J. S. Griffith, fhalrtnan of the American committee, will act as presiding offl ter. There will be many notable speak ers present from the National branches of the Y. W. C- A, and the event will attract students and Christians from all nearby localities. Miss Constance MacCorkle, of the local Y. W. C. A., Is actively engaged In prep aration for this Important event, and Is giving her undivided attention to Its suc cess. The programme promises to be of unusual Interest. It will consist of de partmental conferences on various lines of work carried on in the city and stu dent associations, faculty members' con ferences, councils of the members of city boards and many addresses by speakers of note. Vesper services on the beach will be a pleasant feature, and the plat form addresses, devotlonals and delega tion meetings will occupy much time. The music, in charge of Mrs. Frank T. Black, of Seattle, will be one of the principal attractions, a number of Port land vocalists and musicians being ex pected to participate. Among those expected to take part In the programme are President Stephen B. L. Penrose, of Whitman College: Rev. H. C. Mason, pastor of tTniverslty Congrega tional Church, Seattle; Rev. Fred W. Clampett. D. D., pastor of Trinity Church, San Francisco; Rev. John Marvin Dean, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Seattle; Miss Harriet Taylor, ex-general secretary of the American committee; Mrs. Ernest B. Barber, Lincoln, Neb.; Miss Emma Hays and Miss Helen F. Barnes, scecretarles for the American committee. Other speakers have been Invited, but cannot yet be announced. Miss Charlotte Adams, resident Bible teacher in the secretaries' training insti tute. Chicago, will lead the Bible study. Rev. John Marvin Dean.- of Seattle, will conduct a clas in the study of Old Tes tament characters. Miss Emma Hays, city secretary of tha American committee, will lead the city conference hours, and the student confer ence hours will be In charge of Mrs. Er nest E. Barber, of Lincoln, Neb. Miss M. Belle Sperry, of the State Normal School, will lead the faculty members' conference. The afternoons will be kept for rest and for recreation. One afternoon " will be observed as association day. RTII STREET, ' BETWEEN WASHING-