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THE SUNDAY. OREGOXIAX; POTtTTxAND; APRIL - 26, 1914.
BUILDING IS ACTIVE;
PROJECTS SILLER
HANDSOME HEIGHTS RESIDENCE IS FINISHED
ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR A HOME
MAKES NEW NEEDS
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Wonderful Progress During
Year Shown fay Amount of
Improvements Built.
Apartment-House to Be Built
at Fourteenth" and Yamhill
Streets to Cost $1 00,000.
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SCHOOL TAXED TO LIMIT
CHANGE IN CODE ORDERED
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Community Requires Additional
Room lor Children," Better. Car
Service, More Fire Protection,
and Hard-Surface Streets.
In new homes, sewers and hard-surface
streets more than $1,000,000 has
teen expended in the territory tribu
tary to the Richmond schoolhouse, on
Bast Forty-flrst and Division streets,
within the past two years. This terri
tory is between Hawthorne avenue and
KaHt Thirty-fifth and East Sixtieth
streets.
When the Richmond GQhool was built
It was then expected to serve that
portion "of the district for many years,
but a second unit was completed last
year, providing 12 classrooms and an
assembly hall. Already three portable
temporary classrooms are occupied on
the school grounds to take care of the
overflow, and still all the rooms are
f.lled. Principal Dinwiddle said some
time ago that eight rooms will be re
quired to take care of the children in
that zone next year. At that time 150
new homes were under construction,
and it was estimated that at least 150
more would be built In that neighbor
hood this year.
The records of the Portland school
show that the Richmond has made
the greatest gain of any school in the
city in one year's time, nearly 100
pupjls. It is estimated that the gain
this year will be sufficient to All up
eight classrooms, including the . tem
porary classrooms, which will be dis
continued upon the completion of the
new achool unit.
Jfevr Community Spring Up.
The community surrounding the
Richmond school Is an entirely new
one. Three years ago there were few
if any homes in this zone. It is esti
mated that more dwellings have been
built in this neighborhood than in any
other portion of the Kast Side during
the same time. The estimates placed
the new houses built within a radius
of ten blocks of the Richmond school
at 200, and the actual count justifies
these figures.
An excellent class of homes have
been built, ranging in cost from $2000
to $10,000, but the average cost is about
$3500. While the bungalow type pre
vails in the district about one-third of
the dwellings are the two-story. On
some of the streets. East Forty-first,
East Forty-second and . East Forty
third, solid rows of homes have been
built, rather close together between
Hawthorne avenue and East Harrison
street, but neat and attractive bunga
lows. Each is the same distance from
the sidewalks, and more or less similar
in architecture, but sufficiently dif
ferent to form harmonious contrast.
The blocks are long between Haw
thorne avenue and East Harrison
Etreets, containing as many as 20 and
30 of these homes, all newly con
structed and occupied. There are
signs "for sale" in the district as
most of the dwellings were built by
contractors, but few if any "for rent"
signs are in evidence.
Conservative figures place the money
expended for new homes in this terri
tory within the past two years at
$500,000. The erection of homes is
etill in progress through this district.
Seirer and Streets Built.
Construction of streets and sewers in
this zone cost $500,000. Before the
sewers were laid, branches of the
Brooklyn sewer district, which cost
more than $1,000,000, this territory was
not an inviting one. Those who had
built between Hawthorne avenue and
Division street near East Thirty-ninth
street, experienced no end of trouble
In flooded basements, but the sewers
changed all this and made it one of
the most attractive residence districts
found anywhere on the East Side.
Hard-surface streets have mainly
been built here. East Harrison street,
which extends practically through the
middle of this territory, has been paved
to East Fiftieth street. Nearly all the
cross streets from East Thirtieth to
Kast Fiftieth streets have been paved.
It is thought probable that the East
Harrison street railway, which now
runs to East Thirtieth street, will be
built to East Fifty-fourth street and
the Hawthorne avenue carline routed
on that street instead of Hawthorne
avenue Demand will come soon for
this line by the tremendous growth.
Besides, it would relieve the conges
tlon of Hawthorne avenue and provide
a new territory with streetcar service
now remote, from the carlines on Haw
thorne avenue and Clinton street.
The school district acquired grounds
on East Harrison and East Thirtieth
streets some time ago with the inten
tion of transferring the Hawthorne
school there, but the opposition was
too strong. However, the site purchased
undoubtedly will be needed. A new
echoolhouse will b6 required in that
neighborhood to relieve the Richmond.
which even with 20 rooms will not be
able to take care of the growth.
New Additions Making; Growth.
The new additions of Groveland
Park, Jackson's Place, Crystal Springs
and other platted tracts on out to East
Sixtieth street are tributary to Rich
mond schoolhouse, and all are filling
up. Mahon's Addition and Windsor
Heights are also filling up with new
homes. South of Division street the
Waverly-Kichmond zone has been
steadily growing.
Another schoolhouse will probably be
neeaea also near or on East Sixtieth
and East Harrison streets, although no
provision has anticipated Buch build
ing, as it has been supposed that the
Huffman building would take care of
the school children, but that building
will be too far away, as also will be
the Richmond school.
There does not seem to be any slack
of growth in this zone point of new
homes. It will tax the school district
ai.d the city to provide necessary fa
cilitles. Besides this new unit to the
Richmond schoolhouse very soon an
engine house and fire, apparatus will
be needed. This new fire station will
likely be built on East Fortieth and
Division streets. The city owns a lot
on Division street. This station was
promised more than a year ago.
The Sunnyside fire station,-the near
est. Is a long distance away. The Ken
llworth fire company is prevented from
coming across fowell street by the
condition of that and other streets, so
that the only practical method of fire
protection is the erection of a new
fire house on or near Division street.
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$500 & Building Tndertvay.
M. B. Wakeman is building a two-
story frame residence on Brazee stree
between East Twenty-third und Eas
Twenty-fourth streets thtit will cost
S5000. Bert E. Boice is the contractor.
The plans were prepared by Architect
Z. F. Dunham.
HOME OF- JAMES A. JrKlXXOX. AT 70 J PPEB . Dili VE.
An attractive two-story Colonial residence has Just been completed at 706 Upper Drive, near Grenwolde
Court, Portland Heights, for James A. McKinnon. The house contains seven rooms, including a large sleeping
porch. The approximate post was $4000. Foulkes & Hague were the architects.
BUILDINGS GO UP
Architects Busy With Plans for
Public Structures.
THREE SCHOOLS EXPAND
Stateliouse Will Be Repaired, Three
Cities Jfeed Room, and Two
County Projects Attract
Attention Over State.
Construction of buildings of a public
nature is being planned In various
parts of the state. Three school build
ings, three municipal buildings and two
county projects attracted the attention
of contractors during the past week
and the Statehouse at Salem is under
going the process of repair.
Plans for School Ready.
Whitehouse & Fouilhoux, Portland
architects, have finished plans for the
erection of an addition to the Astoria
Hiah School costing $20,000. The addi
tion will include an auditorium having
seatinsr caDacity of 800. .Alterations
will be made in the basement to equip
it for the annual training, sewing ana
domestic science departments. The
building will be of brick and mill con
struction.
City Hall at Klamath Falls.
Plans for the City Hall to be built at
Klamath Falls have been completed by.
Veghte & Company, architects of that
place. Bonds in the amount or ttu.uuu
have already been voted to cover the
cost of construction.
The building will be two stones and
basement, of brick and concrete con
struction, trimmed with stone. It will
be 66 by 75 feet In dimension. The Jail,
fire department and city offices will
be provided in the building.
. Regrenta Accept Plana.
The board of regents of the Univer
sity of Oregon last week accepted the
plans prepared by State Architect
Knighton, of Salem, and Architect Ellis
F. Lawrence, of Portland, for the new
$100,000 administration building to be
erected on the campus at Eugene and
$75,000 to be spent In repairs to the old
er buildings on the campus. Many of
the improvements will probably be
completed by the opening of the Fall
term next September.
Astoria Dock Plans. .
The Port of Astoria has announced
that plans will be ready this week for
the foundation of the first unit of the
public docks to be erected at Astoria.
The work will consist of 7000 piles
from 60 to 75 feet in length. The docks
will be in several units, each being 90
by 1000 feet, with about 3000 feet of
bulk-heading and 1,000,000 yards of
dredging.
Statehonae Being Repaired.
The work of remodeling the State-
house at Salem is progressing rapidly
and it is expected that it will be com
pleted early In the Summer. After the
improvements have been completed all
of the state departments, some of which
have been located In downtown build
ings, will be housed in the -Statehouse
and the Supreme Court building. The
1913 Legislature appropriated $60,000
to defray the expenses of remodeling,
but all of this may not be required.
County Wants Fair Building.
Citizens of Coos County are working
in conjunction with the County Court
to raise a fund of $17,000 for the erec
tion of a Coos County building at the
San Francisco Exposition. Plans will
be submitted for approval May 18.
Bridge Plans Ready.
The County Court of Douglas County
is receiving bids for the construction
of a two-span bridge to .cross the
Umpqua River at Kellogg. It will be
of steel material with a 16-foot road
way. The estimated cost is $30,000.
Horace C. Hall, of Grants Pass, pre
pared the plans. . . .
Woodburn Will Erect Brick.
George M. Post, a Salem architect,
has completed plans for the construc
tion of the proposed City Hall building
at Woodburn. The structure will be
two stories high, of .. brick construc
tion. .
Sherwood Building Planned. . .
S. E. Watkins, a Newberg architect,
is preparing a design for a two-story
brick fireproof building to be erected
for' L. W. Roellich at Sherwood. It
will cost about $10,000.
Addition to HarrUbnra; School.
Contract for the construction of an
addition to the Harrisburg school has
been let, pursuant to plans drawn by
Charles Burgraff, of" Albany. Ruth
ruff & Martin, of Harrisburg, were
chosen from among eight bidders.
HOLADAY FARM IS SOLD
ISAIAH M'DEE, OF PORTLAND, PITR
tHASKS BOO-ACRIJ PLACE.
Sunset Orchard, In Jaokaon Connty,
Sold for 10,000 More than -Original
Coat.
Joseph Holaday, of Deer Island, has
sold his place near that place to Isaiah
McBee, of Portland, and purchased a
600-acre cattle farm near Bingham
Springs in the Blue Mountains, above
Pendleton.
Sales aggregating nearly $15,000 have
been reported by M E. Lee in the Kll
patrick and Collins View tracts since
the first of the month. Most have been
small tranactions, the largest single
purchase being the acquisition by L.
White of six lots for $2100 cash.
The Sunset orchard in Jackson Coun
ty has been sold by A. A. Bernard to
Frederick E. Morgan and W. E. Morgan.
Jr., of New York, for $25,000, or $10,000
more than Mr. Bernard paid for the
property three years ago. The tract
includes 44 acres, most of which is im
proved with fruit trees.
The 147-acre Coffey farm near Me
Minnville has been sold by - Smith
Brothers to R. Hornbeck. for $16,400.
The land is adapted for diversified
farming and hop-growing.
Sewer Will Cost $138,670.
Plans have been prepared for the ex
tension of the Rhine-street newer sys
tem at a cost of $138,670. This exten
sion starts at the intersection of East
Twenty-second and Franklin streets,
and ends at East Fifty-fifth street and
Twenty-seventh avenue. It follows the
low ground south of Powell Valley road
until Jt reaches Kenilworth avenue,
where it crosses Powell Valley road
into Waverleigh Heights, and thence
eastward to its end, at East Fifty-fifth
street and Twenty-seven tu avenue. It
will furnish sewerage for South Mount
Tabor and a large territory south of
division street. It is a trunk sewer and
will be paid for by a district assess
ment. Hard-surface pavements are to
be laid in the streets of McMahon's Ad
dition when this sewer system has been
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The parents of William Shakespeare
never even heard of eugenics. March
Smart Set.
PHOTOGRAPH ILLUSTRATING GROWTH
GROl'P OF HOUSES AT AND MiAU THE INTERSECTION
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EAST SIDE RUSHING
Many Buildings Now Going Up
and Many More Planned.
NEW FREIGHT DEPOT IS ONE
Montavilla Presbyterian Church Is
Building $10,000 Addition.
Garage, Hospital and Apart
ments Included In List. -
That building is rushing on the East
Side is evident from a survey of the
construction operations now under way
and projected for the Immediate future
Work Is in progress on the first unit
of the - new Presbyterian Church in
Montavilla, the foundation having been
completed. It will cost $10,000 and be
built from the front onto the part that
has been in use since the church was
started. Rev. S. W. Seaman Is. the pas
tor of Hope Church.
At Sellwood the Spokane-avenue
Presbyterian Church has taken up the
question of ' enlarging the old church.
It is estimated tnat it will cost $3000
to make the improvements. A canvass
of the membership and friends of the
church will be made this week to ascer
tain if the money can be raised.
It has been announced that Frank
Kiernan, owner of much property on
Oregon street, near the approach to the
railroad bridge, will erect a garage on
East Third and Oregon streets, to cost
$2o,000, - and to be occupied by the
Pierce-Arrow automobile dealers.
The quarter block at the northeast
corner of Stanton and Commercial
streets. Alblna, has been sold by Carl
J. Relnhard to the Emanuel Charity
Board, for $8000. The site will be used
for a hospital, to be erected in the near
future.
D. J. Mahoney is erecting a $10,000,
two-story apartment at the southeast
corner of East Twenty-eighth street
and Sandy boulevard. The structure is
well along toward completion. On the
lower floor there are three storerooms
and apartments on the upper floor.
Work on the two-story and base
ment under way at East Twenty-third
and Irving streets for E. M. Rasmus-
een, is nearlng completion. It covers
an entire 'lot and will, when completed,
cost about $25,000: A contract for the
erection of the Fifth Christian Science
Church, Holladay avenue and East
Sixth streets, has been let for $40,000.
The basement has been completed,
Work on the main structure will go
forward at once.
It has been settled that the North
Bank Railway will build a temporary
freight depot on union avenue, south
of Belmont street. This structure will
cost $5000. It will be long enough to
take care of 16 cars at the same time.
Less than carload lots will be handled
at this depot. Some of the material
has been received and work will start
at once. Great advantages to East
Side shippers are expected, from this
temporary freight house, it is believed,
and that conditions will warrant the
erection of the permanent freight
house at the expiration of the time
granted the temporary structure.
C. M. Osborne has started the erec
tion of a two-story brick building on
the Foster road and Fortieth avenue.
The cost will be $7000. H. Evans is
the contractor. . -
IN DISTRICT SURROUNDING RICHMOND SCHOOL
OF KAST FORTY-THIRU AND EAST
Architects Kept Bnsy on Revision of
Plans' for Work Announced and
Preliminary Designs "for
Proposed" Structures.
Although no large building projects
were announced In Portland during the
past week, plans for several important
buildings were more definitely launched
and the architects have been kept busy
perfecting plans on improvements pre
viously announced.
Apartments to Cost 100,000.
Bids are being received for part of
the work on the four-story brick apart
ment house to be erected on the south
west corner of Fourteenth and Yamhill
streets for Mrs. Christina Brown. The
plans have been completed by Claussen
& Claussen. The estimated cost is
$100,000.
The structure will cover 100 by 100
feet and be divided into 66 two and
three-room apartment units. It will be
equipped with all modern conveniences.
Plans, for $00,000 Building.
O. E. Heintz. proprietor of the ' Pa
cific Iron Works, has appointed Mac-
Naughton & Raymond, local architects.
to draw up plans for the $90,000 build
ing he proposes to erect on the north
side o East Ankeny street between
East Second and' East Third streets.
The building will occupy a half block
and be five stories high.
Flans will be completed within three
or four weeks and it is expected that
actual construction work will begin
about August 1. The building has been
leased for a term of years to the Blake-
McFall Company, beginning February
1915. when the lease held by that
company on the building located on
the south west corner of Fourth anJ
Ankeny streets empires.
Werk on Church to Begin.
Construction work will commence im
mediately on the first unit of the new
First Methodist Eptsr-opal Church build
ing to be erected at Twelfth and Taylor
streets by the united congregations of
the former First and Grace churches.
Commencing today the services will be
transferred temporarily from the
church at Twelfth and Taylor streets
to the pioneer building at Third and
Taylor streets. This movement is ne
cessitated by the steps being made
toward the actual construction of the
new edifice. The parsonage adjoining
the church at Twelfth and Taylor
streets is to be sold and removed at
once, according to the announcement
made, by the church officers.
Preliminary plans have been pre
pared for the proposed new church
edifice.
Judge Stearnn Buys Residence.
The residence of Fred S. Morrrs. lo
cated at 190 King street, was sold
Monday to Judge L B. Stearns, who
lives Just south of the property, for
$2 2,300. The sale was made at
public auction on the premises. The
bidding started at $15,000 and several
offers were made before the bidding
finally closed.
Judge Stearns will occupy it.
The property, 75 by 120 feet in dimen
slon, is located in the fashionable
King's Hill district. It is improved wltn
a house which cost About $15,000, when
built several years ago for its former
owner. Alfred Holman.
Building Code Revised.
The special bulldlnsr code committee
appointed to redraft the city building
code has adopted a provision prohibit
ing the construction of any Inside
rooms in apartment or tenement build
lngs or of bathrooms on any alrshafts.
This recommendation was passed at
the request of many Portland organ
izations. The new provision undoubt
edly will increase the cost of apartment
house construction and lessen the num
ber to be built, but it is believed the
change will greatly improve the gen
eral housing conditions in Portland.
Clronnd Broken for Big Theater.
Excavation was started last week
for the construction of the New Na
tional Theater, which is to cover 100
by 100 feet of the Farrell estate prop
erty on Stark and Park streets. As
previously announced, plans have been
prepared by Aaron H. Gould for a the
ater that will seat approximately 2000
persons.
The building will cost $100,000 and
be of reinforced concrete and steel
frame construction. Storerooms will
be provided on the first floor and of
fice rooms above. In the theater, mov
Ing pictures will be presented by the
National Amusement Company, of
which Melvin G. Winstock is managing
director.
Final Unit Projected.
MacKaughton & Raymond have com
pleted plans for the erection of the
final unit of the one-story building
partly finished on the property of the
Espy estate and Glle Investment Com
pany adjoining the Home Telephone
Company building on Burnside street
and fronting also on West Park and
Oak streets. The new ' unit will be
60 by 100 feet in dimension and cost
$5000. Film houses have leased all of
the stores in the entire building. W. II,
Webb has Just leased the stores on
Burnside street to the Eclectic Film
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HARRISON STREETS.
If so, have yon seen what I have to offer on East Tenth street,
between Knott and Brazee streets, in Irvington, east front?
You can reach me by phone. East 660,'J on the ground, and
I will be glad to show yon these fine, well-constructed houses,
installed with hot-water heating and modern throughout.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
L. T. HOLTE
Also have 37 lots for sale in same vicinity.
Company and the Independent Western
Film Company.
Nw Church Planned.
L. R. Bailey & Co. 'have been chosen
by the officers of the Rose City Park
Methodist Church to prepare plans for
the erection of the first unit of the
proposed new $30,000 church. The first
unit will cost $10,000. No decision
has been reached as to the class or de
he class or ce
to be used.
(20,000 of thel
ristian Church"
ign of the construction
Contract for about $
construction on the Christia
KILLING BEAR SHOWS
NEED FOR INSURANCE
Man Who Has Not Taken Out Policy Becomes Convinced as Result of
Bet Made in Camp and Stories Told Later.
'Quit kidding yourselves. fellows. I
There isn't a real sport in tne bunch.
We've been up here how long" Three
weeks. And what have we? Noth-
ng!"
A howl of protest from the other
members of the Big Star Hunt Club
brought to an untimely end "Beauty's"
tirade, as he was led gently forth to
gaze upon the spoils of a hunt in Ore
gon's most select woods.
"That's all right. Anybody can get
deer and the rest of that junk. I'm
talking about bear. When -I get a
bear I'll begin to brag, not before."
I don t see anything that looks like
bear for you this trip. We go out in
the morning and that settles it until
this time next year." retorted "Slim,"
the cub of the expedition.
Bet Is Made. m
"Oh, I don't know that I'd exactly say
that. I'm nursing an idea and I'll bet
the smokes that I have a bear skin for
my library before May apples are ripe."
'It's a shame to take advantage of
him for it 'can't be did,' but make it a
box of two-bits straight." grinned
Slim." "and that goes for the crowd."
Even at the moment of making the
bet "Beauty" had in his possession a
letter from his caretaker of his place
containing among other Items of inter
est the Winter residence which a big
black bear had established not over far
from the barn.
But the bear had taken no thought
of "Beauty." It had never- been mo
lested before and how was it to know
that It would be this time? How should
it know that "Beauty" could leave his
business and journey toward the rising
sun for the express purpose of being
there when it came out of its lair?
None of these things passed through
the bear's mind when it contentedly
Bought its Winter quarters. But the
records carry witness that "Beauty
was there with his favorite dog and
gun; and one morning, when the bear
came slowly out to greet the vernal
eason. he paused for a moment to
sense the Joy of life anew, then fell
in his tracks without a sound.
"Beauty" was waiting. The bears
time had come.
Clult Seen Rug.
"Beauty" called the club to his home
one night to show them his new bear
skin rug. After he had finished his
very simple narrative there was silence
until "Slim" ventured to remark:
"I don't know that I'd call that be
ing so much of a sport. It doesn t
seem to me you gave the bear a
chance." .
"Chance? There wasn't any chance
coming to him. It was his time to go.
All the while he'd been sleeping in
that old tree he'd a tag on him that
said. "When you come out in the
Spring, it's good bf.' The fact that
he didn't know it was there didn't
alter the case a Jot. It was. I'm
tagged, you're tagged, we're all tagged,
and not one of us, any more than this
rug when it was a bear, knows the
date our tag carries.
"I mav start downtown tomorrow
morning, and half way there the time
on my tag be reached and I'll have to
answer the call that not one of us
cap evade. How do you fellows know
what Fate has chalked up beside your
names? How do you know tnat 10
minutes after you leave this house the
time on your tags may not expire?
Each one of us has his course, and
when we reach the- end. it's the end.
and we never know when it's coming
any more than the bear did."
A1I Have Inanrnnee."
"Pardon, 'Beauty,' but aren't you
wasting time on us?" inquired the
senior member of the club. "We have
all taken out our Insurance policies."
"Certainly you have. You are men
of wisdom and no wise man ever fails
to appreciate the absolute necessity of
taking that step."
"That lets me out."
"What's the matter, 'Slim,' haven't
you Joined the processions
"None."
"What's the idea? Put a little of
your smoke money where it will do
some good. Don t you Know
"Sure. I know! If I had a house
I'd insure it on the first Jump because
I couldn't afford to take a chance on
It. I know I can put a little money
each year with a good insurance com
pany and virtually establish an estate
for myself. A man owes that to his
familv; it's the least he can do. I
know all that. I know a lot of other
unanswerable reasons for Insurance,
but you fellows forget I'm a busy man
these days. Tonight is extra special;
that's the only rep son I m here. . Say,
have all of you forgotten what it means
to face that orange Diossom march In
just 15 days? Don't talk insurance
to me. I'm going to get it all right.
but in the meantime I m getting mar
ried."
"Where for the honeymoon, "Slim'?"
"Down Nehalem way to the coast.
Areldent la Cited. ,
"Nehalem?" oulrsed "Beauty." "Let's
see. Just a year ago from the day
you get down there the Mlml found
the bottom off-Nehalem Spit.. It was
to be built on the northeast corner of
East Sixth street and Holladay avenue
has been awarded to the Brubaker Con
struction Company. Other awards will
be made later. The building will cover
93 by S6 feet and will be of hollow
tile construction with stucco finish. The
foundation is completed.
Armory to De Repaired.
Bids are being received for repairs
and alterations to be made to the
Armory, plans for which are in tho
possession of Lieutenant McCormick.
funny about that boat, wasn't it? For
days and days she was stuck on the
sand, and then the high tides came,
the time was propitious and the work
ers began to float her on a Sunday
night- Just when sh. was free and
easing her way into deep water and
the struggle seemed won, like a shot
she keeled over on her sldo.
"Some place aboard she carried with
her a benedict whose bride :f five days
bade him a loving and i-on!ldent good
by and Godspeed as he went to hi
work of salvage. Time was punched
on his tag; that's the answer: and a
bride and a honeymoon of five days
didn't seem to cut much figure."
"Fortunately. I'm not going to sea,
fellows, so cheer up." retorted "Slim."
"Come on back .on dry land and have
a look at St. Helens in the moonlight;
it's good and solid. That's one thing
Betty and I have planned for next
Summer We're going to climb that
old mountain. They tell me it's much
easier and safer than H.oud."
Climb Appeara $afe.
"Maybe so." agreed "Jimmy the Si
lent." "1 climbed it last Summer my
self; spent several days. In fact, track
ing all ever the south slopes, exploring
crevasses on the end of a rope, sliding
down snow fields on my Alpine stick
in a blinding storm and finally pack
ing out the heaviest load I ever car
ried. If that mountain hadn't been so
safe I wouldn't have gone up.
A few days before a party made
the ascent because it was so perfectly
sate. Maybe you remember. Two of
them never came back. They were hus
band and wife. I helped find them
where they laid on that great white.
mountain a few minutes from shelter
and safety. But they might as well
have been at the summit for all the
good it did them.
"Do you know the rest of the storyT
The day before they started on that
pleasure trip the husband was urged
to take out life insurance, but he
refused. He gambled on the hate of
his tag and lost. Today the home.
partly paid for. Is gone and the baby
girl they left is in the home of stran
gers." "A fool's a fool no longer when he
sees the light," exclaimed "Slim.
"Bright and early in the morning, "with
wisdom fraught, not such as books,
but as practice taught," I'll put my
house In order against the day 'my
tag marks finis."
Corner on Kleventh Transferred.
A two-thirds Interest in property at
the northwest corner of Eleventh and
Main streets has been deeded by J. C.
Alnsworth to Edna E. Robinson. A
nominal consideration is named in the
transfer but the property Is worth in
the neighborhood of $30,000.
O. K. JEFFERY
Says:
We have paid 10 per cent
dividends on par value
stock from, February 15,
1913, to February 15, 1914. ,
An investment- with this
organization is an invest
ment in Portland Real Es
tate and does not repre
sent anything of a specu
lative nature.
The
Oregon Home Buers
Oliver K. Jeffery, Pres.
Northwestern Bank Building
Aslc for
investment plan.