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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1914)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 16, 1914. THEATER HOUSES RAPIDLY Orpheum and New National . Are Well Under Way on Stark Street. OTHER THEATERS GOING UP Ituby Building to Cost $50,000 at Fifth and Burnside WW Run Three Stories J. Clossett Secures $2 1,000 Permit. Until the actual initiation of con struction work on the new Meier & Frank and the First National Bank building?, the center of building activ ity in the .Tortland business district will be on Stark street between AVest Park street and Broadway. Here the exterior frame of the new Orpheum home Is nearly completed and the preliminary frame of the New Na tional Theater is well under way. The building that is to house the Orpheum, formerly known as the Broadway Theater, covers the one-half block on the south side of Stark street between Park street and Broadway. The building permit authorizing the construction cited the cost as $203,500. The Blodgett Company, Limited, own ers of the property and building, have leased the premises to the Sullivan & Considine syndicate for a term of ten years. The two floors In the front of the building on Broadway will be divided into stores and offices, while the major portion of the structure extending to the sidewalk line of Park street will be given over entirely to the theater. The stage will be 90 feet wide and 31.6 feet deep and the auditorium will have a seating capacity of approximately 2000 people. The original intention was to have the building completed by September 1. but It is now certain that it will not be ready by that date. It may not be ready for occupancy until some time In October. The work is in the hands of Hurley-Mason Company. The structure under way on Stark street between Park and "West Park streets will be the future home of the National Theater, built by the National Amusement Company under the terms of a 20-year lease of the property given by the Farrell Investment Company. The new National will be a four story theater and office building, con taining eight stores, about a dozen of fices and a large moving picture thea ter with a seating capacity of nearly 2000. It will be built entirely of steel and reinforced concrete, with sand stone base and trimmings faced .With ornamental brick. The plans were drawn by Aaron H. Gould & Son and the general contract was let to the Boyajohn Arnold Com pany. In perhaps no other large city of the country are the leading theaters within such narrow limits as in Port land, and the construction of the New Orpheum and the New National serves the more to emphasize this character istic. Broadway Xow Theater Row. Broadway is the theater street of Portland. Alone its shores, within a span of five blocks, the Heilig, Em press. Baker. Pantages and the new Orpheum Theaters are located. A side entrance of the new Sunset Theater also opens on Broadway. The Columbia. Majestic and the New Star moving-picture theaters are lo cated only one block from Broadway. The Peoples Theater Is at West Park and Alder streets, two blocks from Broadway, leaving only two Important houses, the Globe Theater at Eleventh and Washington and the old Heilig at Eleventh and Morrison streets, beyond that range. Two other theaters are now under the course of construction, the Ruby theater and hotel building on the southeast corner of Fifth and Burnside afreets and the Clossett building on the southeast corner of First and Main streets. The Ruby building, estimated to cost $50,000. is now well under way. The plans were drawn by W. B. Bell and the work is in the hands of W. C. Ar thur & Co. It will run three concrete stories and will accommodate stores and a hotel in addition to the moving picture theater. The permit issued to Joseph Clossett for the erection of the one-story brick niekelodlon on First and Main streets gave the probable cost as $24,000. The contract was let to Thomas Muir. Sl.-.no Home at Forest Grove, Claussen & Claussen, Portland archi tects, have let the contract to John KXTEltlOR VIKW AXD FLOOR RISING ..iiii . '1 ' ' I . - .- . - ' : t . ;y : ; ..; . - . . . - - r : " ' . ' m pmm, : . I .: ; " ... -r..! . ... ...J This is sure to prove a popular plan with those who want comfort and snugness at a low cost and at the same time have a home of ex cellent appearance. The exterior is of cedar shingles, with trimmings of unsurfaced fir. The front of the house is divided by an open arch between the living and dining-rooms. Opening from the bedroom is a screened sleeping porch lust large enough for a full-sized bed. T Th foundation base and the .. . -. I with a cement plaster, giving the galow a solid, permanent appearance. The dwelling, back of the front porch, covers a ground area 30x26 feet. Arrangements have been made to show ex terior and interior bungalow designs in this department from time to time for the benefit of residents of Portland who are planning con struction of one-story cottages of the latest and most satisfactory types. The particular aim is to present those plans which suggest artistic exteriors and comfortable interiors. THEATER CONSTRUCTION orpheum Theater BnHd.n 1 The New sri-f and IlriiiiiHv West Park Street. These Two But of Stars: and Park Streets. Taylor, of Forest Grove, for the erec tion of a new home for W. W. Mc Eldowney, cashier of the First National Bank at Forest Grove. The estimated cost of the construction is $4500. LOSSES NOT TO BE DEDUCTED Internal Revenue Commislsoner Is sues Decision. "Losses suffered in real estate can not be deducted from gross income in making out income tax reports." That is the decision of the Commis sioner of Internal Revenue at Wash ington, made public recently in a let ter received by Internal Revenue Col lector Gilligan. of Cincinnati. The de cision is considered an Important one. It will have a bearing on a large num ber of Income tax reports because it is largely persons who have real estate who figure in the income tax lists. The Internal Revenue Commissioner, in his letter to Mr. Gilligan. quotes the law, which says that "losses a'ctually in curred In trade, or arising from fire, storms or shipwreck and not compen sated for by Insurance or otherwise" may be deducted. He holds that real estate losses would not be covered by the phrase "In trade," and that there fore such losses cannot be deducted from gross income. Sales Closed In St. Johns. Gus Salmond has sold to Joseph Kirsch two lots in the Severance addi tion to St. Johns. A consideration of $3200 was named in the deed. Sheriff Word sold to the Oregon In vestment Company two lots in Braasch's Addition to St. Johns for $622. The Kenton Pacific Improvement Company last week sold to Fred Ham mersley two lots for $900. The 1905 Real Estate Company has sold to JIaria Englund two lots in block "B" in East St. Johns for $950. PI,A OK BVNCALOW PROVIDING chimney are bun- -. ao '-' i F- - : 0 i qs f-Vl R . TO O, in tzg -x S 'A.1! 1 1 I'p TEk h MAKES STARK STREET CENTER g Now Ne.ring Co-ptetlo. ' oujh and Each of the Above ldingn Adjoin TO Eugene Awards Contract $110,000 High School. for OTHER CITIES WILL BUILD Two-Story Structure, Costing $25, 000, Will Rise In Salem Dallas Plans New Building for County Fair. A. C. Applewhite, of Eugene, has the general contract for the construction of the $110,000 high school building at Eugene, while auxiliary contracts have been awarded to the firms of Sherman & Hunter, Mock & Russell and to the South Willamette planing mill. New bids will be opened tomorrow by the Silverton School Board for the con struction of the proposed school build ing at that place. The lowest among the bids recently rejected, $12,500, was submitted by A. J. Bowman, of Sher wood. The plans were made by Archi tects Browne & Forbes, of Portland. E. E. McClaran. a Portland architect, has let the contract to E. W. Krause for the erection of a two-room frame BUILDINGS RISE COMFORT AT .V .MODF.RVTK COST. OF BUILDING ACTIVITY. S.de J B "gg Pictures Was Taken From the Corner school building at St. Helens. The new building will cost in the neighborhood of $3000. A $2500 two-room school building is being erected at Scholls, in Washing ton County, under the direction of C. W. Whitcomb. The ground dimensions are 38x50 feet. Architect G. Everett Baker, of Port land, has completed plans for a one- story, four-room school building at Grass Valley. The building will be of brick construction, with a styngle root. Bids for the work are being received by B. C. Baker, clerk of the Grass Val ley school district. Salem Contract Let for 25,000. Contract has been let to C. Van Pat ton, of Salem, for the construction of a two-story brick building at Salem to replace the building owned by ex Mayor George F. Rodgere, which was recently destroyed by fire. The plans were drawn by Fred A. Legg. The new building is estimated to cost about $25,000. It will cover a ground area of 75x166 feet. The first floor will be divided into stores, and the second floor will be occupied by a business college. Dallas Plans Fair Building. The directors of the Polk County Fair Association are planning the erection of a building to be used for housing exhibits at future fairs. Figures have already been invited, and if the esti mates do not run too high immediate construction will be ordered in the hope of having the building ready for this year's meeting. The dimensions of the proposed structure are 60x150 feet. The site was recently purchased by the City of Dallas. Reservoir Bids Opened. When the AVater Board at Eugene opened bids last week for the construe tion of Eugene's 2.500, 000-gallon reser voir, to be erected on College Crest, it found that the cost estimates ranged from the lowest bid. $7665, submitted bv the firm of Barney & Johnson, of Portland, to a bid of $24,945, submitted bv a Tacoma firm. A. C. Matthews, of Euarene. made the lowest separate bid for excavation and Stein Bros., also of Eugene, entered the lowest bid for the concrete work. The contract was awarded to Barney & Johnson. Portlander Gets Rank Contract. Contract for erection of a one-story bank building at Mosier, for the Mosier Valley Bank, has been awarded to Thomas Muir. of Portland, at a con tract price of about $3500. The build ing will be of brick and concrete over a foundation 25x50 feet in area. A re inforced concrete vault will be included In the equipment. Jlnndon Is Rebuilding;. Dr. D. E. Biggs, owner of the Dyer corner at Bandon, recently announced that he intended to erect a two-story hrick or concrete building to replace the- frame building recently destroyed bv fire. The area of the site is 70x100 feet. Among the important buildings now under course of construction at Ban don are the Thrift building, the new vniinE-sworth building. the Bandon Hardware Company building and large warehouse. New Buildings Planned. Three important Improvements are In nrosnect at the new town of Alva dore, in Lane County. The town'6 first church is now being built by the local Christian congregation, the construc tion of a school is being considered and a newcomer from Kansas is planning thf erection of a modern store build ing. Highway Bids Being Received. The County Court of Hood River Cnuntv is now receiving bids for the construction of a pbrtion of the Colum bia Highway, for which $75,000 in bonds were recently voted. The plans for the work were prepared by H. L Bowlby. state, highway engineer. The estimates will be opened at Hood River August 26. Mr. Bowlby is also directing the con struction of 30 steel bridges in the counties of Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Columbia and Clatsop. The new university at Hamburg is an ex tension of the important colonial Institution known as Koloniallnstltut, which was found ed In that city at a previous date. MODERATE BUILDING PROJECTS IN LEAD Many Homes Are Going Up and Others Are Planned in Vari ous Parts of City. BANK NAMES ARCHITECTS Plans for $400,0'00 Structure to Be Ready Soon Bids Soon to Be Asked for Construction of Municipal Stables. Due, perhaps, to the influence of startling war bulletins or to the in terruptions and interferences of vaca tions past, present and future there was little important building activity in Portland during the week just closed. All the large projects under way were pushed forward with the usual speed and construction was started on many moderate-priced residences, but no new announcements of pretentious building plans were forthcoming. Of particular interest to the building trades, however, is the announcement made yesterday by A. L. Mills, presi dent of the merged First National and Security Savings & Trust banks, that architects have been chosen to draw up plans and specifications for the new bank building to be erected on the site of the present J. G. Mack building on the southwest corner of Fifth and Stark streets. Parthenon Is Pattern. Mr. Mills said that the architectural work would be in the hands of the firm of Sheply, Rutan & Coolidge, of Bos ton, and that David C. Lewis, of Port land, would be the architect on the ground. The architects have been in structed to pattern the building after the Athenian Parthenon, but no plans have as yet been presented to the bank officers for approval. As previously announced, the build ing will be started some time in the Fall and will be completed not later than January 1, 1916. The bank offi cials have announced that the cost will be between $300,000 and $400,000. City Barn Abont to Be Started. Architect C. C. Rich announced last week that bids would be invited shortly for the construction of the $50,000 city v. nn,ndr SiTttepnth and Biauies on uu .w, v - Jefferson streets, according to plans recently told, rne duiiquib win uc , T-oinfnrrfA concrete, with face brick on the Sixteenth-street side. The struc ture will extend two stories aoove a 210x73-foot basement dimension. All partitions are to be of wood and the roof will be of tar and gravel. Portland Firm Gets Contract. The Sound Construction Company, of Portland, has received the contract for the construction of the Federal build ing at Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Port land firm entered a bid of $86,199. Market Building Contract Let. T. Scott Brooke, owner of the quar ter block on the southeast corner of Fourth and Yamhill streets, adjoining the Central Public Market, has award ed a contract to the firm of Palmer & Ellison for the erection of a one-story and basement market building on the site. Mr. Brooke appeared before the City Council Wednesday and requested that he be allowed to erect a" roof of wooden frame over an otherwise con crete building. Recently the Council granted him permission to build a frame building, providing that he would tear the build ing down after it had stood five years. After consulting with his architects, Whitehouse & Fouilhoux. he has de termined that a concrete building, with a frame roof would cost him only about $2700 more than a frame building and he obtained permission to erect such a building without the provision of a time limit. The excavation. 95x100 feet, has been completed and the build ing will probably be up in less than two months. The prospective cost is $17,500. SIO.OOO to Be Spent nt Bull Run. Of five bids submitted to J. R. Wood, city purchasing agent, for the construc tion of three cottages, a barn and other improvements at Bull Run. the tender of G. A. Thompson, $9595. was the low est The award of contract will be made by the City Council after the rec ommendation of Commissioner Daly. Factory Will Cost $3500. E. H. Ingham has obtained a building permit for the construction of a one story brick factory building at 146 Page street, in Albina. The estimated cost is to be $3500. It Is understood that a stable building will also be erected on the site. Home Started In Elberta. A one-story frame residence is under construction at 1031 East Twenty-ninth street North, in Elberta Addition. The builder, A. J. Baier. estimates that the work will cost about $1500. Polish to Hare Lodge Hall. A building permit was Issued last week to the Polish Library Building Association authorizing the construc tion of a one-story frame lodge hall on CHURCH TO HAVE NBW HUME OK LATTER-BAY SAI.MTS. mans have been prepared by Pope & Burton, of Salt Lake City, for the new church of the l-atter-Day Saints to be erected on the southeast corner of East Twenty-fifth and Madison streets. The coat of tha The design of th bu""5 'j ?e"t The Sunday school departments, kitchen, office, r th. p.-tor th, -upper part t - Xapartments will be placed In the basement. The auditorium will ,ei l a" ThePseam firm of architects Srelthep.ans fothe $750,000 temple In Can ,d.V W..H atlon will start at once. Rev. M. J. Ballard Is the pastor In charge. Marvland avenue, between Failing and Beech streets. The estimated cost of the building Is $2000. 8. Synnes 1ms the contract for the work. New Home Is Begun. For W. Ratkus, the firm of Umbden stock & Larson has commenced the erection of a one-story bungalow on East Davis street, between East Seven tieth and East Seventy-first streets. The building permit cites the cost as $1250. $1800 Residence Permitted. The Bureau of Buildings last week Issued a permit to H. S. Peterson, au thorizing the construction of a one and one-half ' story frame dwelling on Skidmore street between East Twen tieth and East Twenty-first streets. Three w Homes Planned. Architect Earl A. Roberts has com pleted plnns for the erection of three large residences on Westovsr Terraces, to cost between $5500 and $6000 each. One will be erected for F. N. Clark and the remaining two for F. N. Clark & Co., agents for the tract. Each of the new homes will be finished in old ivory and Colonial detail. with hardwood floors, contain a hllllard rooni and be heated by hot water. Contract Let for Store. Daniel Kern lias let a contract to James Qulnn for the erection of a one story building adjoining his present holding near East BurnsUle street and Grand avenue. The building will cover 50 by 90 feet. The plans for the work were prepared by Lawrence & Holford. Suburban Home Planned. Attorney Henry M. Esterly has com missioned Architect Wade H. Pipes to supervise the erection of a two-story stucco and shingle country homeon a two and one-half acre tract along Hewitt boulevard, one mile west of Council Crest, overlooking the Tualatin Valley. It will contain eight rooms and an Inclosed sleeping porch. The bids are already in. New Home Caolug Vp. S. K. Meyerhoffer is building a one and one-half story frame residence in Windsor Heights, at a cost of $2000. The new dwelling will stand on East Forty-eighth street, between Division and Clinton streets. $2,100 Permit Issued. The firm of Cleland & Hubbell ob tained a permit last week for file erec tion of a one-story cottage on Clinton street, between East Forty-first and East Forty-third streets. In McMahon Addition. The probable cost is given as $2500. Holladay Residence Begun. G. L Welton has contracted with J. E. Schomus for the erection of a two story frame residence on Clackamas street, between East Twenty-sixth and East Twenty-eighth streets. In Holla day's First Addition. The work, which' was started last week, will cost about $2500. Piedmont Gets $1T00 Home. John W. Huff has commenced the erection of a one and one-half story residence on Garfield avenue, between Ainsworth avenue and Holman street, in Piedmont. The estimated cost of the work Is $2500. $5000 Home Ilrgun. For Julia Rankin, Contractor M. W. Lorenz has broken ground on Talbot Road, between Patton Road and Sum mit Drive in '"Greenway" Addition, for the erection of a $5000 residence. The building will extend two stories above basement. Home Builders Get Contract. Anna Fergonla has commissioned the Oregon Home Builders to erect a one story frame residence on Buffalo street, between Albina and Mississippi avenues. The estimated cost of the work, as cited In the permit issued last week, is $3250. Irvlugtou Park Home Ilegun. Douglass Pratt has started the erec tion of a story and half dwelling in Irvlngton Park Addition. It will stand on East Twenty-third street, between Holman and Ainsworth avenues. Rob ert Beat has taken the contract. The cost will be about $2500. Residence Contrnct Let. A residence for A. Walberg will be erected In the terrace section, at tilt corner of Montana avenue and Emer son street. The cost will be $2500. E. J. Sherman has the contract for the work. In this sume district, on East Twenty-seventh street, between .Tarrett street and Ainsworth avenue. Otto Starker has started the erection of a story and one-hulf residence. The cost will be $2500. Furniture Plants Make Deal. The Elcar Desk Manufacturing Com pany has sold its plant In South Port land to the Freeland Furniture Com pany and It is understood that the for mer company will retire from business as soon as its present orders are filled. The Freeland firm manufactured tables In a plant at Albina until the recent fire destroyed its building. It has placed orders for new machinery. Tho Freeland Furniture Company la look ing for a site on which to erect a con crete factory building next year. TWO BUILDERS WOIL1) JOIN Applications for MenilKTsliip Are Filed With Kxcliange. Applications for membership In the Portland Builders' Exchange were re ceived last week from the firm of Parker & Banfield and the Willamette Planing Mill, successors to the North west Door Company. The Willamette Planing Mill recently bought out the old Union Store & Fix ture Company in the Brooklyn Ad dition, and already is operating its plant there. Eleven surveying parties will be sent oui this yenr bv the Halted States reolnitlral surrey t investigate the mineral resources of Alaska. . MODERN BUILDING WELL EQUIPPED FOR ITS WORK. ROUSES ARE BOUGHT East Side Residence Sales Range Up to $5000. CLOSE IN" LAND SOUGHT Hri-k Demand for Small Hume I ,;i -1 of Twentieth Mreel I- Hard to Meel Lincoln Park Prop erly Goes for $3000. East Side mlldsumnier sales during the past week were mainly in dwell ings und resldenci- sites. In which prac tically all sections had a share. Here and there sales of homes ranged to $5000. A ssle in Lincoln Park was for $5000 and a Vernon home brought $4500. J. J. Oeder, an East Side real estate dealer, who handles many East Port land homes, reported a brisk demanu for small homes close In. which ara not eusy to find west of East Twentlth street. $.-OUO ale In Lincoln Park. Catherine Bennett sold her property l t l 1 .. TV, el t U HnnH fop a consideration of $6000. The property consists 01 a quarter iwvsi -n, 4. in block fi. Lincoln Tark. located on Skidmore and East Eighth streets. In cluding it house. W. E. Love bought In Tledniont of John W. Huff lot 12. In block 40. tha consideration being $1000. The lot Is located on Garlleld, near Ainsworth avenue. B. M. Lombard sold to It. P Dunbar lot 10, In block . Olmsted Park. The consideration was $1500. Mr Lombard sold to Mary Hlddons two lots In Olm sted Park for $2150. Mary H. Ray mond bought of B. M. Lombard two lots in Olmsted Park for a considera tion of $1950. House BrlnK" $4300. IMnkney Whitney has sold to I. H. Bellam a house and lot in Waverlclgh Heights for $4500. The property Is lo cated on East Thirtieth and Ellsworth streets. The Hallack Building Company has purchased in Central Albina part of lots 2, 3 and 4, block 14. the considera tion being $2115. The property lH lo cated on Mason street, near Oanten bein avenue. This same company bought In Whllwotxi Court, across the Willamette River from St Johns, lOOx 150 for $1600. In Williams Avenue Addition to Al bina Julian Wasser sold to Martin Rekdahl a house and lot for $2500. The Mount Railroad Development Company sold a tract In Esstwood to Fannie M. Sutherland for a considera tion of $4500. At Woodlawn Henry T. Atklnaon sold to Florence V. Md.ano lots 13 and 13. block 14. The consideration wa $1725. E. G. Gudhart sold a house and lot In Vernon to Gertrude Gudhart. Con sideration $4500. H L Baker sold to I.u.lwlg B. o trlng a house and lot in Brentwood for $1500. browwi ii 1 1 r.iti m tout 5. S. Ackley Arrives From California and Takes Possession of lUncll. BROWNSVILLE. Or.. July 15 (8p ct,,! ) As an evidence of renewad ac tivity In real estate circles several deals have recently been made In tnl locality. One of the new-comers Is H. . ac ley who with his family arrived on Wednesday anil took possession of his large farm east of Brownsville, re cently purchased from C. P. Frailer, of Portland. Mr. Ackley cams from McLoud. Oil, where for 1 eara he had charge of the Hearst Summer home, known as the "Hearst castle. Mr Ackley brought with him an en tire carload of household goods and will at once erect new buildings and otherwise greatly Improvo his recent purchase. Another new arrival Is that of C. Dohrlng and family, wife and six chil dren from Harper. Kan. who are be ing shown over the country by 1L Tripp. Mr. Dohrlng expects to bacomr a permanent resident of Oregon. i..mi.i BOH T ii K UB Hose City Height- Is-HRtie Favors Rush or Work on Street. Various committee reports were heard at an enthusiastic meeting of tho Hose City Heights League Tuesday night. The committee on paving, after an interview with Commissioner IUeck, be lieved that It would be best to proceed with the letting of contracts for tha paving of tho Alameda and adjacent streets so that the work might be com pleted curly next Spring after the wa ter mains had been laid by the water department. Members of the league reel that little opposition to the proj ect will develop. Believing that Rose City Heights la one of tho choice residence dlatrlcta of Portland, the leuguo thinks that tha principal thorougiuarea should be hard-surfaced. 1