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THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX. PORTLAND, OCTOBER 10, 1915. STEEL FOB $75,000 PURCHASE STEEL FRAME WHICH IS COMPLETED FOR $400,000 BANK BUILDING. MODERN INCOME POLICY HITS FORTUNE HUNTERS Conjugal Highwaymen Always Looking for "Lump Sum" Loot, as They Cannot Afford to Trifle With Monthly Installments, Points Out Editor. IE IS IN PUCE STIMULATES TRADE 12 . BANK nu Building Expected to Be Com pleted by July Will Be of Classic Design. MARBLE REPORTED SCARCE Activity Ajjurcnt In iiood Class ot Koidrnc-cs, Many Heing Cndcr Iection Sonic Factories Alto Arc I'roiKJsctl. Now that ttic full height of steel frame is in place at the southwest cor ner of Fifth unci Ktarlc streets. Port landers arc connnenciiiK to imagine what the completed I'irst National Bank building will look like when completed. Althoiieh all of the .tcel has not yet been riveted the entire supply of ma terial is on the ground and the work will be rushed as rapidly as possible in the hope that the completed build ing may be turned over to the bank of ficials as early as next .luly. The plans for the structure were pre pared by Boston architects. Coolidee . & Shattuck. No general contract was let on the worok, all of the sub-contracts being: let under the direction of '. H. Miles, who is acting as building superintendent. The exterior is to be of Colorado marble and six of the scheduled IS carloads of this material have arrived. Marble Hard to Get. Xo decision has been reached thus far as to the type of marble that will bo used in the interior, but John Vogt, of the Nortthwest Bank Kquipment Company, which has the contract for the interior work, is now in the East investigating the marble market. Be cause of the complications resulting from tho war it-is rather difficult to secure an adequate supply of marble, but Mr. Beckwith, of the bank equip ment company, said yesterday that in all probability an imported marble will be used. The building will extend a full three stories and mezzanine floor above the street, and, according to the best in formation available, tho general lines of architecture will resemble the Athenian Parthenon. The savings, trust and safety deposit departments will be located on the low est floor, the main banking room on the main floor, where 'columns will ex tend to the ceiling, 0t feet from the floor. The bookkeepers and other rou tine workers will be on the mezzanine floor, while the topmost floor will be divided into storage, rest and other supplementary rooms. It is possible that a special dining-room may also be provided on the top floor. Rtiildlng Contract Awarded. Gay Lombard last week gave James T Taylor the contract for erecting the proposed brick and concrete building on the southeast corner of Park and lavis streets for the ultimate occupan cy of the Oregon Motor Car Company. The building is to cover a quarter block and will cost about $30,000. The plans, drawn by Jacobberger 4c Smith, provide for two stories. Finns for f'J.'.OOO BuildinK. Plans were completed last week by T. R. Ford. Kilgene architect, for the construction of a two-story reinforced concrete warehouse to be erected at Kugeno for the wholesale grocery firm of All.n & Lewis. The probable cost of tlie building is given as $2.".000. Auditorium rlanm OKf Soon. Vpoh his return from the Kast last week. .1. Andre Fouilhoux, associated with the New York architects who drew the design for Portland's pro Posed Auditorium, announced that the working drawings will reach Portland some time next month and that the contract might be awarded and work started as early as December. Mr. Fouilhoux visited many cities to get Ideas that might be incorporated in the local structure. Permit Granted for Repairs. The City Council last week granted the C. A. Allsky estate permission to remodel the building on the northwest corner of Third and Morrison streets recently damaged by fire The building will be changed from three to four storlos The plans have been prepared fry w . w . Lucius. Miell Com pan j- Announces Plans. According to O. S. Reams, local man ser for the Shell Oil Company, work '"J'L-.flari Ht onre on the erection of additional buildings on the site of the local plant near Willbridsre. One of the new buildings will be on story, of re inforced concrete construction, above basement 30 by 40 feet In area. An other wiwll be a small steel frame structure and will cost about J2000 The company is making a total invest ment of nearly $r,00.ooo at Willbridge The improvements will includo docks warehouses and refineries. Permit Grunted for Repairs, thl'c r.!ty.;"'ci' !"t week granted Vl? , , i, A,s,i.y cstate Permission to pared by V. A Lucius. fhell Compnny Announces Plans According to I?, s. Reams, local man. Pcr for ,he Shell Oil Company, work will start at once on the erection of additional buildings on the site of the loe:.l nlunt near Willbridge. One of the new buildings will be one story of re Intor.ed concrete construction above a l.Hsrment 30 by 40 feet In area. Another ,1, ,a "ma" t'l,',,1 frame structure and will cost about $20H0. Tho com pany is making a total investment of nearly JoOO.OO." at Willbridge. The im provements will include docks, ware houses and refineries. Architects Visit Portland. Thirty-five Eastern architects and their families visited Portland last week en route to tvin Francisco and we.e entertained extensively by the members of the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architect Among the prominent visitors was R lipston suurgis. of Boston, head of the American Institute. A. Naramore and .. K. Doyle, delegates from th Portland chanter. irmmmnisj Easterners to San Francisco to attend an architects" conference. Oreeron City May Get Flax Plait. Announcement wa. made In Orcron City Inst week by officers of the Wil lamette Valley Flas Company, that a tliix plnnt nprfspntinc a total invest ment of between J3O0.U0O and J50O.0OU. was planned by the company, for erec tion near Oretron City. A certificate of incorporation has been issued and the promoters will commence selling stock at once, .-.t.t.X) Rand Project Indorsed. Bonds In the sum of $.".33,390 have ben voted by the Suttle Lake Irriga tion District ir Jefferson County to construct an irrigation system of 35.000 acres with a pravity system and stor aso reservoirs at Suttlc and Blue 1-akcs. O. l.aurgaard. a Portland en pi neer, who is to have charge of the "v" ' miliums; on the northwest corner of Third and Morrison streets FnTm Z" b- The build: "tori M bt,-'ar.ged from three to four stones. The plans have C ' f--I ' ' - J PHOlOGItAlMI MIUHIM, IOV K A R WORK HS l'KU(;HISSi:D (l ILTMUTli HOMU OF FIRST M- TIONAL RANK, KIFTH AND STARK STREETS. work, probably will invite bids for the contracts in the early future. Mr. Luurgaard also has charge of the $400,000 Paisley irrigation project, per mit for which was given recently by the State Land Board. Laurelhurst Gets SIl.OOO Home. Pursuant to plans drawn by Archi tects Lawrence & Holford. a larue two- and-a-half-story trame residence is be ing erected for Paul C. Murphy, sales agent for the Laurelhurst Company, at ii tast Burnstde street, between Laurelhurst and Floral avenues. The contract has been awarded to A. Pajumen. The building permit cites the probo.ble cost as ?11,000. Montana Firm Gets Pendleton Job. The contract for tho construction of the Carnegie Library at Pendleton has been awarded to the iirm of Olson & Johnson, of Missoula, Mont., on a bid of $31,200. Tho plans have been in charge of Johnson & Mayer, of Fort- land, ana liaymond W. Hatch, of Pen dleton. Theater Repairs Ordered. A contract has been awarded to Lan sing & Hord for extensive improve ments that are to be "made to the Star Theater building, on the northwest cor ner of Turk and Washington streets. The plans have been prepared by E. B. McNaughton, and the work will cost about $2500. Several Ont-of-Town Jobs IVp. At an approximate cost of $7000. W. P. Murphy is planning to rebuild the Joy Theater building at North Bend, recently damaged by tire. The contract for building the new school at Halfway has been awarded to Hulse Bros, at $6446. The plans were drawn by Ernest Saunders, of Kagle valley. An election will bo held at Hood River next Friday to determine whether or not $S000 shall be voted in bonds for a new high school. Permit Issned for STtOO Home. J. W. Swayne took out a building Permit last week for the construction of a one-and-a-half story frame resi dence at 1218 F.ast Ash street, in Lau relhurst. The builder is F. B. Turner. The cost of the home is estimated at $3 500. Bungalow Will Cost S120O. Ground has been broken at ir4 4 Jor dan street, in Smithson's Addition, for the erection of a one-story frame dwell ing that will cost about $1200. It is being built for i:ila L. AVimble. Conajtletins Factor?- Plant. The Pacific Furniture Specialties Company announces the early comple tion of its manufacturing plant at East Twenty-seventh and Morgan streets. The factory will be in opera tion within a month. L. F. Parker is president; O. W. Holcomb. vice-president: Orvil Douglass, secretary, and Odaville Yates, general manager. The Coast Culvert & Flume Company, with a plant at Kenton, is making ex tensive improvements, increasing the capacity of the plant and installing more equipment. Church Coatraet Is Let. The contract to erect a one-story chapel for the Glencoe Baptist Church. j XOB HILL TERRACE PLACE SELLS FOR $9500. """"1 r : 1 - -7 M-hXSt 8jJz!FV wiVV ,r:r t 1.- 'IJJOli t " ' I j iK - r . -;- -f te- I Z --. - - . -. it L-aarfaabl . - J i Ul PLEX HESIDKVC E SOLD BY t AKRE, Jit, TO MRS. ELLEN OKILL. J Through the agency of Uoddard & Weidrick the large duplex residence located at 895 and 599 Marcia T avenue, just west of the Twenty-sixth street and Cornell road. Nob Hill Terrace, was sold last week by C. J Aerne, J r., to Mrs. Kllen O'Neill for a reported cash consideration of $9500. a Each of the two family apartments in the residence affords splendid views of the city and the beauti- I ful residence district surrounding It. The property included In the sale embraces about 9200 square feet. ! ' ' J " r- --V ' ! ' at East Forty-fifth and East Main streets. h;is been let to John F. Muller. The building will be E2 by 59 feet in size, and will be one story high. Cost will be $5000. The foundation is al ready in place. Plans for the building were prepared by R. N. Hockenberry. Residence to Cost S4O0O. . J. W. McFaddon is building a resi dence at East Trumont street, Dixon Addition, at a cost of $4000. M. It. Schloth is the contractor. W. T. Fleskes is repairing a frame residence at 635 Kast Twelfth street South at a cost of $250. Aevr Home for Katherine Roche. A new home for Katherine Roche Is being put up on East Fifteenth street, between Siskiyou and Klickitat streets. Cost will be $3000. The Western Con struction & Engineering Company is putting up this structure. J. P. Barton- Kreela Residence. A residence costing $1800 is being erected for J. P. Barlow at 929 Brook lyn street. C. Allsup is having a resi dence built at 678 East Sixty-ninth street North, near Sandy boulevard, at a cost of $1500. 3. Anderson is putting up a garage at S2." Stanton street at a cost of $250. A. Wert is the contractor. Gas Company Ereet Building;. The Portland Gas & Coke Company is erecting a concrete building near its reservoir on Division and East Eleventh streets, at a cost of about $5000. T. F. Slocombe is building a frame structure at llSaSexton street, on the Peninsula, at a cost of $700. N. Homer is repair ing a residence at 4S12 East Eighty eighth street South, at a cost of $500. Residence- to Cost S-'OOO. A residence costing $2000 is being built at 452 Durham avenue. Wood lawn, for Charles X. Mombell. R. U and W. T. Mackey are the builders. P. Van Hoomison is having a residence at 86.1 Kast Sherman street, near Kast Twenty-eighth street, repaired at a cost of $500. Permit Glrn for Commission House. Camp & DuPuy have taken out a permit for a two-story commission house for W. B. (JIafke & Co. for $22. OiiO. to erected at the corner of Kast Alder and Kast Third streets. The total cost of the structure will be $30,000. Work will be started on the foundation at once. It will have a full basement, and will be provided with cold storage throughout. w Home for William Rush. A new home for William Rush is be ing erected on East Forty-ninth, be tween Stanton and Siskiyou streets. Cost will be $2500. R. M. Randall is the contractor. J. F.. Olsen has started on the erection of a $600 frame store on Jessup street, between East Thirty third and East Thirty-fourth streets. George E. Wlghtman & Co. are repair ing a frame studio at 995 Halsey street for the American Llfeograph Company. Cottage to Cost VIOOO. A cottage costing $1000 is being built for Antonio Battaglo at East Eigh teenth and Brooklyn streets. Peter Weeks is the builder. J. H. Davis is repairing a dwelling at 198 Russell street, near Kerby, at a cost of $350. SCHOOL ADDITION URGED EAST SIDE RESIDENTS WANT EN LARGED PLANS, FRAN' KMX HIUH. North Portland Club Also to Ask. For Additional Building at Jcf ferson High. Additional buildings costing about $250,000 for the Franklin Ilish School are asked by East Siders and a new structure costing: 180,000 is asked for the Jefferson High School. At the Franklin High School the registration already is more than 500 students, and this number Is increasing. At the new building, the first unit, there will be 30 classrooms but no assembly hall, no gymnasium or manual training build ing. Principal S. F. Ball says that the 30 rooms will all be occupied by the time the first unit is completed, whicli will be next March. The Board of Education is asked to provide these additional structures, and make ar rangements to start on the erection of the second unit as soon as possible. At the rate students are increasing it is estimated that there will be 750 when the first unit is finished. Ten schools are immediately tribu tary to the Franklin High School, the Glencoe, "Woodstock. Woodmere, Ijents. Richmond. Hoffman, Hudson, Arleta, Clinton Kelly and Sunny side. Some preliminary work has been done on the new building, but the structure will not be finished in time to furnish any relief this year. The newly organized Franklin High School Parent-Teacher Circle will confer with the Board of Education with the view to have an auditorium, gymnaMum and a manual training building erected as soon as possible. At the Jefferson High School the North Portland Commercial Club has started a campaign for the erection of a new building between the present structure and Killingsworth avenue. The club has called a special meeting for Tuesday night at the I ibrary. on Killingsworth avenue and Commercial street, to make final arrangements for a campaign for this new structure. Toledo Farm Is fcklri. CEXTRALIA, Wash.. Oct. !. (Spe cial.) A fleal tvhs closed "VWdnosday whereby G. V. McLaughlin sold his 4' acre farm, two miles east of Toledo, to John Kangas. The new owner, who comes from British Cclumbia. took pos session immediately. The consideration of the sale was $1600. S77HH) Reaidenrc Planned. V. K. Bowman & Co.. are erecting a two-story residence on East Twentieth street, between Stanton and Siskiyou streets. A. Korbcs Is erectinff a cot tape on Nebraska street at a cost of S300. A. R. Porter is having a resi dence at 728 Tillamook street repaired at a cost of (.150. Brokers Report More Activ ity Since Deal Closed by H. M. Cake. HOPE OF REVIVAL STIRRED Wit li Improvement Comes Memory Tltat Former Period of ootl Huiness Dated Krom Sale of This rieee of ground. The most wholesome tonic the Port land realty market has '" " some time was administered last week when H M. Cake bought the quarter block of land at the southwest corner of Fourteenth and Washington streets As soon as the fact was told In The Oresonian a number of other investors . .k.nonino- their nencils. with the result that now a large crop of new deals are in the embryo stage. Sir. Cake has aways had the reputation of being a shrewd buyer of real estate and when he backed his optimistic con victions last week with hard cash a great deal of enthusiasm resulted. The romantic part of last week's leading transaction lies in the fact that the sale of the same property about a decade ago Is said to have been the deal that started Portland's big realty activity. Realty brokers today are wondering whether or not the charm will work again, and while they are not making bold predictions, all are in hopeful mood and all de care that things look better and better from day to day. Deal Involves S73,0O0. The Washington-street property was purchased by Mr. Cake from George E. Jacobs for a cash consideration said to have been in excess of $75,000. The corner is covered with two-story frame buildings of little value. Mr. Cake will hold the land for the time being as an Investment, but indicates that he may improve it with a first class building later on. The details in the transaction were handled by F. E. Taylor, of the realty firm of that name, and by Philip W. Fry. of the Fred A. Jacobs Company. In makiner the purchase Mr. Cake an nounced that he believes realty values are now at absolute bedrock prices in Portland, but that the future outlook was never brighter. . '-OO,000 Timber Deal Reported, Announcement was made last week that Alfred F. Pillsbury and associ ates, of Minneapolis, had ptirchased 17 sections of land in Coos Bay. County from Frederick A. Kribs, of Portland, at a consideration understood to be in the neighborhood of $200,000. . The choicest land in the tract Is 3000 acres, situated at the head of the Coos River, which is said to cruise 300.000. 000 feet of fir. Mr. Pillsbury already owned several large timber tracts in Oregon. Dr. Koehler Makes Purehaae. Dr. tJeorge F. Koehler last week put. chased a lot located on East Twentieth street, near Knott street. Irvfngton, for $2000. The sale was made through the It. T. Street Company. Dr. Koehler intends to build a residence on hii new property. Hverett Street Land Mold. A fractional lot. situated on the northwest corner of Seventeenth and Everett streets. Couch Addition, has been transferred by L. DeYarmond to A. O. Suitor. A nominal consideration was cited in the deed filed at the courthouse last week. l.arKer (tuartera Taken. W. Millership and J. T. Went- worth, officers of the KImore Company, a realty firm organized last July, have neen compelled by the pressure of in creased business to move to larger Muariers. i-st weeK the company moved its offices from the seventh floor of the Chamber of Commerce Dunoing to a suite of four rooms on me iourth floor. The company make a specialty of business chances. Mr. Bronatlfth Improves Property. Jerry Bronaugh has let a contract for grading his property at East Fif tieth street, near Division street Me Bronaugh has confidence in Portland realty and believes that now is the time to get property in salable con- uition. Roaxmere Home Brlnara S4000. A home in Rossmere was purchased last weeK dj- j. ju. Marrs from D. 45. Reid for $4000. The property is de scribed as lot 13. block 7. Rn.nn.r. Henry L Lewis transferred lots 4 sanH 5 block 5. Parkdale. to John Grondahl', me price oeing izuu. J. W. Starr Buj. S1SOO Lot. J. W. Starr has purchased lot 4, diock a, ftiggs Addition, from K. A. regies, tne consideration being $1500. Charles Misslich transferred l s block 5, Smiths Addition, to Antone Sechtem. the price being $1450. John H. Kebhan sold part of lot 3 block 5 In the P. T. Smith's Addition fi,-' E. JJiller, for $825. Grenhnra Lot la Sold for SSOO. G. W. Kennedy transferred lot 2 block 2. Gresham, to H. A. Latourell, the consideration being $800. In Sell wood. Frank Slater took title in in s block 4 2. from Dora Morelock for $&50 F. D. Thompson sold lots 1 and 2 block 43. Jonesmore. to J. B. Neuer't, the price being $660. Beaale W. Keeaey Bars tU.'OO lt. Bessie W. Keesey has taken title to lot 6. block 4. Thayer Addition, from Bertha Moores. The price was $2500. The Parkrose Association transferred lot A, block 43. Parkrose, with Im provements, to George U Thompson, the consideration being $1500. Frank Leith transferred lots 23 and 24. block 200 hltwood Court, to Jean Dulout, for Sales Made In St. John. W. W. Rider transferred lot 2. block 8. 1910 Addition to St. Johns, to A. V. Nelson, the price being $1000.' Mas. O. B. Rtddle obtained title to lots 1 and 2 and the west half of lota 7 and 8. block 29. James John's Ad dition, from T. M. Hurlburt. Sheriff, the consideration being $1637. PInehnrat Lot Bring t.1O0. W. O. Jeffs transferred lot S. Pine hurst, to Henry Jenning & Son for $1500. George S. Coles has purchased lot 2. block 12. Smiths Addition for $2000. In Laurelwood No. 2. lots 13 and 14. block 2, were purchased by J. J. Math is. the price being $1300. Trfmont Home Sella for S17TO. George W. Betts transferred lot 3. block 19. Tremont Place, to Anton Stickel, the consideration being $1770. A home went with this sale. Idaho F. Campbell transferred Luzetta P. Ayls worth lots 1 and 2. block 10, Sunnyside Addition, for $800. Mine Lota Are Sold for 93O0O. Nine lots in block 4. Murrymead, on Hawthorne avenue, were purchased by A. C. Dixon, from W. J. Zimmerman. the consideration named in tho deeds being $3000. All the property ia on an elevateo location and Is considered ex cellent for residence purposes. By Life Insurance Editor. (TN ORDER not to tempt my wife X into unsound investments, spec ulations or lures of promoters, fortune hunters, charlatans or parasites, this allowance is strictly limited for good and sufficient reasons. A modest scale of expenditures is my injunction to her." This was the principle paragraph in the will of the late Richard T. Colburn, ot No. 244 West Ninety-ninth street. New York, who died in December, 1913. It was doubtless the intention of Mr. Colburn to protect his widow against the so-called fortune hunters that are so prevalent throughout the United States. In his will he specified that his wife should receive $1000 in cash and an annuity of $1200. The estate was appraised at $300,000, the bulk of which was willed to the Car negie Institute at Washington and the American Association for the Advance ment of Science. If the deceased was really sincere in his wish to protect his widow. Mrs. Lidia P. Colburn. against fortune hunt ers there is another plan which would have served the purpose more satis factorily. Wills can be broken. It is only nat ural that Mrs. Colburn ahould prefer her dower right, one-third of her hus band's estate, to the meager annuity of $1200. Therefore she has filed no tice Intimating that she will contest her husband's will and In all proba bilities will be able to do so success fully, as the courts generally are lib eral where the wife's allotment does not sum up to her dower right. The proceeds of $100,000, wisely invested. will provide a more liberal living In CITY BEAUTIFUL Realty Men Change Ideas on Salesmanship, Is View. LANDSCAPE EXPERTS HIRED K. B. Walrous Says Winding Drives Replace Deep-Cat Streets and Restrictions Arc Placed on Manufacturing Industries. "The subdivision of land for resi dential purposes is rapidly becoming an important feature of comprehensive city planning, and many real estate men are now giving consideration to the question, where years ago little at tention was given, other than how to obtain the largest number of lots from a given area and how to dispose of them in the quickest order," says Richard B. Watrous. secretary of the American Civic Association, of Wash ington. D. C. "This question of the subdivision of new areas for additions to cities is one of the main considerations of city planning. Much that is called city planning in the United States is. in truth, replanning. for it Involves the correction of mistakes that have been made by cities In the years gone by, with a view to bringing order out ot chaos. Making new plate for new homes is really comprehensive town planning. Many Aaklnar for Advlee. "The Interest that is being manifest ed by real estate men is really notice able and most encouraging, because on the real estate operator rewts the responsibility for many of the good and many of the bad things that may be done in connection with the city's growth. At our offices we are receiv ing inquiries almost daily, by mail and bv personal visitation from all parts of the country, from leading operators who have caught the new idea and are seeking light as to how to proceed. "A few years ago we issued as a special bulletin of the association an admirable address by J. C. Nichols, of Kansas City, entitled "Real Estate Sub divisions, the Best Manner of Handling Them," in which he recited the methods he had adopted in the creation of the Country Club District at Kansas City. Landscape Experts Employed. "He also told how in laying out the streets and designating the lot lines he called to his assistance expert land scape advice, so as to take every pos sible advantage' of the topograpical features, with the result that the old time straight streets were eliminated and there were introduced for the pur pose of saving hillsides and beautiful vales many winding thoroughfares, af fording a delightful variety of vista. "Mr. Nichols incorporated in the deeds to his property a great number of restrictions, which make sure that when people buy homes in his addition they may rest confident that they are to be homes for many years to come without the introduction in the district of objectionable structures, such ae manufacturing plants, shops and stores. Systematic Development Predicted. 'During the past several years the American Civic Association has had tho active co-operation of the National As sociation of Real Estate Exchanges in extending education along city plan ning lines among real estate men. "Such education has been welcomed and there are evidences in all parts of the country that during the next few years there is to be a finer and more systematic development, not only of residential, but of business districts, under the leadership of the real estate men than ever before and with great benefits to all American cities." Mr. Llnd Buya Laurelaarnt I Kit. Waldemar Lind purchased lot 2. block 72, Laurelhurst. from the Laurelhurst Company, for $1800. A. W. Barendrick purchased lot 1, block 13, Olmstead Park, from the Oregon Home Builders, for $5436, a new residence going with this sale. The Kenwood Land Company transferred lots 10 and 11. block 37. Kenton, to Chester Van Fleet, the con sideration being $650. J. L. Judy took title to lot 6. block 8. Sweeney's Ad dition, for $614. The title came from Sheriff Hurlburt. Three Tremont Lota Sold. Henry C. Webber transferred lots 13. 14 and 15. block 20, Tremont Place. In the South East Side, to H. L. Johnson, the price named in the deed being $1650. A home went with this sale. Cora M. Reed took title to lot 6. block 2. Went's Addition, from Veve K. Akerson. The consideration was $600. The Parkrose Association transferred lot 21. block 10 Parkrose. on Sandy boulevard, to Marie M. Balding, nominal consideration bein named in the deed. Holladay Half Block la Sold. The Anglo-Pacific Realty Company transferred lots 7 and 8, block 155. Hol- laday s Addition, to George B. Hoven den. the consideration named In the deed being nominal. Joseph P. Jaeger purchased Jots 5 and 6, block 6. Irving dale, from the Portland Trust & Sav come than the annuity stipulated by the deceased. If she succeeds in contesting the document her husband's attempt to preclude the invasion of fortune hunt ers will have been defeated. At least the estate will be open to attack, the very thing Mr. Colburn tried to pre vent. While the probability of successful fortune hunting in this case is ex tremely remote, owing to the amount of publicity given to the matter, it still illustrates tho fact that wealthy men do not always resort to the best defense against the fortune hunter. The monthly income policy, or the continuous installment policy, is not only a will that cannot be broken, but it offers no inducements to these con jugal highwaymen. Fortune hunters are always looking for large lump sums. Of course they might be able to swindle the widow out of one in stallment, but rarely would they ever be able to lure from her the second. As Ir. S. S. Huebner says in his new text-book. "Life Insurance," "The in stallment plan serves the purpose of insuring one's insurance." Double insurance Implies double for tification and forms a double barrier which is insurmountable to fake pro motors, fortune hunters, charlatans or parasites. Had Mr. Colburn provided his widow with a monthly income, or even an annuity, of sufficient size, she would undoubtedly have been content ed to let the will go uncontested. Had he provided his widow with a modern income policy with the con tinuous installment feature, he would have provided an absolute guarantee against such contingencies as he an ticipated when preparing his final will and testament. ings Bank, the price being $800. The Portland Securities Company took title to lot 8. block 15, Creston. from C. O. Williams. William Mergers Bays Half Lot. William Viggers purchased the west half of lot 1, block 5. Garrison's sub division In East Portland, from Clara B. Hills, the price named in the deed being $1000. Molly C. Stennett pur chased lot 10. block 1, Roosevelt Ad dition, from Edward A. Ivey, the price being $500. J. C. Froeschile took title to lots 3 and 4. block 24. Berkeley, from Fred A. Jacobs, for $500. A. E. Hess took title to lot 3, block 28, Woodstock, from A. C. Hess. Half I.ot Brlnga SiOOO. Edwin C. Holmes sold a lot 80 by 90 feet on Union avenue. North to Sarah L. McXeil. the consideration beintr $2000. The property is located at 1270 and 1272 Union avenue. In Ina Park, lot 9. block 6. was purchased by Lovest McLane from Katheryn H. Glenn, the consideration named in the deed being $750. The Joseph A. Strowbridge Com pany transferred Tot 22. block 19. Hrrol Heights, to Sylvester M. Doerfler, for $670. Lena K. Kiiprr Buyi Lot. I -en a F. Kspey purchased lot 12. Ave rill Addition, from Ida Condit, the price being $1000. The Wellesley Land Company transferred lots 18 and 19. block 1. Montclair, the consideration being $600. The Wellesley Land Com pany transferred lots 31 and :2. block 10, Argyle Park, to Hjlmar Johnson, the price being $700. Joseph Worendlw took title to lots 3 and 4. block 20, Loverleigh Addition, from Fred Elwart. for $1000. C. W. Nottingham Buys In flu rrl barat. C. W. Nottingham last week pur chased lots 3, 9 and 10, in block 41. Laurelhurst, from the Laurelhurst Company, a nominal consideration be ing named. The value of the property Is about $6000. C. F. Wright purchased in Laurelhurst lot 6. block 32, from the Laurelhurst Company, for nominal consideration. W. A. Hoasarlc Sella Tito Lota. W. A. Hossack transferred tho cast 5 feet of lot 5 and a portion of lot 7. block J. Bcllwood Addition, for $1000. Tho Wellington Investment Company transferred lots 11. 12. 13 and 14, block 4, Wellington, to Clara Rosummy, the consideration being $1000. Lot 29. block ft. Tremont Park, was purchased by J.useno Cioql from Mary H. Prink. for $500. Sales Reported in Joneamore. The Umbdenstock & Larson Home Builders transferred lots 39 and 40. block 3:1. Jonesmore, to W. H. Hopson. the consideration being $lo00. The com pany also transferred title to lots 1 and 2, block 34, jonesmore, to Carl Lilien thcl. Directors of Prominent Life Insurance Agencies Members of Life Underwriter Association of Oregon Wm. Goldman, Manager. MAN HATTAN Lit .fa. Oresonian .Bids. If. O. Collon. Manager, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE. Chamber of Commerce Bldg. K. L. Harmon, Manager. I'KXN MUTUAL Utli, Northwestern Hank Blag. Horace Mecklem. Manager, NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFK. Northwestern Bank Bldg. Alma D. Kats, Manager, MUTUAL Lil- E 1NSUKAXCE CO. OF X. T. Corbett Bldg. xi. M. Slocum. Mgr. RELIANCE! LI KB INS. CO.. Pittsburg. Pa ?06 Morgan Bldg.. Portland, Or. s. P. Lockwuod, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr. COLUMBIA LIKE & TKUST CO, V2 Stevens Bldg. Pellis-Grnsmayer Co.. General Agents. THE TRAVELEKS' IN' a. CO., 303-310 Wilcox Bldg. E. V. AmeKbury. Manager. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL I.IKE INS. CO. Northwestern Bank Bldg. Western Oregon Agency, COH'MBIA LIFE & TRUST CO.. Stlls & Blis. Gen. Agts.. 204 Stevens Bldg. BUILDERS' SUPPLIES and HOME SUGGESTIONS J.C. ENGLISH CO. LIGHTING FIXTURES tZ. Irvlns; and I'ntoa Avenue. Kaetory to Consumer. Phones E 121.".. C 1-B. Phone Main 1603. Morgan Wallpaper Co. WALLPAPER -13 : .-t-uad atmt. Near Salmon Street. There Is a Good Paint House in Portland TIMMS, CRESS & CO 184 Second Street ffl 4.