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Newspaper Page Text12 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, 3IARCTI 4, 1917. HOUSES TRADES iThree-Cornered Deal Takes in k Three Sets of Properties , and Three Principals. THREE BLOCKS PROPOSED Crude Separation Contract Is Ict pnd $100,000 Building at Cor- vallls Projected $60,000 School . Building Planned. 1 Two apartment-house deals, which amounted, in. effect, to one three-cornered transaction by reason of the tact that only three principals, throe rets of properties and one broker were Involved, furnished the feature of the local realty market last week. In the building line the most impor tant developments were the filine of preliminary plans at the City Hall for, .the proposed $75,000 building to be erected for "William. Constantino's mar ket, for the $60,000 warehouse ordered by Rasmussen & Co., and for the pro posed $45,000 home of the Loyal Ordtr cf Moose. Dr. A. P. Thatcher, a recent arrival from Montana, became owner of the Jaeger apartment building, and Frank Phillippi. former owner of the Jaeger, assumed possession of the newly-completed Laurelhurst apartment building, in the three-cornered transaction nego tiated by F. E. Taylor. Herbert Gor don, who built the Laurelhurst apajt ment, received Montana property deed ed to Mr. Phillippi by Dr. Thatcher in exchange for the Jaeger. obtained $10,500 in cash, took title to a small ttore building situated on Maryland end Killingsworth avenues and Sir. Phillippi assumed the $20,000 mort jrage existing against the apartment house. Form Goes In Trade. Dr. Thatcher assumed a mortgage of $40,000 against the Jaeger apartment, paid Mr. Phillippi $27,500 in cash and gave him title to the Montana proper ty, which is reported to he worth be tween $25,000 and $30,000 and which is clear of incumbrance. The Jaeger apartment, which covers 6000 square l'eet of ground at the south west corner of "Washington and King streets, is a four-story and basement modern brick building containing 35 apartments, of which 17 are furnished. Frank Phillippi obtained the property last October from Jaeger Brotheru in n exchange transaction which involved the transfer of the Blackstone Hotel. . Dr. Thatcher, the new owner of the Jaeger apartment, recently purchased the largre Mount Tabor residence erect ed originally by Judge J. C. Moreland. now of Salem, and which has been owned alternately by E. E. Lytle, J. O. Elrod. Dr. J. K. Coghlan and the late James Laidlaw. Mrs. Thatcher Is a direct descendant of the principals in the Lewis and Clark expedition and Is a daughter of the late ex-Governor Hauser, of Montana. LanrelhnrHt Apartments Tffw. The Laurelhurst apartment-iouse Is a. modern three-story brick building, .consisting of 23 three-room apart ments, completed about two weeks ago. The building is located on East Thirty-ninth street. 100 feet north of Belmont street, and has a ground area of approximately 15,000 square feet, being 86x174.5 feet. In addition to the apartment, one of the most attractive features of this property is the garage system. When this is completed there will be a series f 10 garapres, which are rented in con nection with the apartments. Market Plans Filed. Sutton & "Whitney, architects In charge of the plans for the proposed jnarket building that is to rise on the .Spalding estate property, at the south east corner of Park and Alder streets, filed plans last week with the city bureau of buildings for Inspection. The old frame buildings now situated on the corner are being torn down and ex cavation and constrtiction will be Ctarted as soon as possible. The new building is to be occupied by "William Constantine, a -prominent market man, who is planning to oper ate a meat and fish market, grocery, bakery and various similar depart ments in the new building. The struc ture is to be two full stories and base ment, with a mezzanine floor in addi tion. The basement is to house a large . ref rigerator plant and a smoke-room .for curing hams. The building is to lie of reinforced concrete, and is esti mated to cost about $75,000 complete. ' ' "Warehouse Plans Being Cheeked. Preliminary plans for the proposed six-story warehouse and factory to be 'built for Rasmussen & Co. on East I Irving and East Eleventh streets, along Sullivan's Gulch, were placed on file ' at the City Hall last week for check ing, and it is regarded as likely that a. permit authorizing the construction cf the building will be issued this week. . The plans were drawn by A. H: Lamm, consulting engineer. The new warehouse is to be 100x140 .feet in dimensions, with a 32-foot ad dition on the East Eleventh-street side. Both structures will be of heavy mill construction. On account of the un e.venness of the ground on which the building is to be erected, the structure "will be six stories high on one side and only two stories high on the south bide. Moose Building Plans Filed. Houghtaling & Do.ugan, architects for the proposed new lodge home of the Loyal Order of Moose, filed the building plans with the city bureau of buildings last week, preliminary to the issuance of a permit. As described in The Sunday Oregonian last week, the Moose" building is to be three stories, with red brick exterior, and will cost in the neighborhood of $45,000. Grade Separation Contract let. Despite the protest of a group of property owners, the City Council last week awarded the contract for the work of eliminating the grade cross ings of the O.-W. R. & N. Company on the East Side. The contract was let to the Pearson Construction Company on a bid of $507,000. Those protesting the award desired to have the question voted upon again at the June 4 elec tion. j Attorney Boyi Home, "Elton Watklns, a well-known Port land attorney, has purchased & five- room modern house and lot located at No. 1143 East Main street, Sunnyslde Addition, and also lot 10, block 70, Irvington Park Addition. Both sales were for cash and were handled by Samuel Doak., Portland Architect Choaen. John V. Bennes. a Portland architect. has been named to prepare plans and specifications for the proposed $100.- 000 library building to be erected for the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis. Bids will be invited for the work as soon as the plans are com pleted, probably some time this month. The structure is to be two stories of reinforced concrete and mill conatruc- APARTMENT FIGURE IN tion, with exterior walls of -common brick, trimmed with stone. School Board Adopts Plan. ' The School Board last week adonterl the plan of School Architect Naramora ior tne proposed new addition to the Hoffman School, which la to contain bix classrooms, an assembly hall, two playrooms, quarters for the teachers and a private room for the principal. School Clerk Thomas has already been authorized to call for bids. The work is to cost about $60,000. NEW BUSINESS BLOCK RISING i ( One-Story Building Will House Manufacturing Druggists. TheWillis-Cee Company is erecting: a one-story factory building on a quarter block of land at the northeast corner of East Seventeenth and East Everett streets, which Is to I be used, when completed, by the Stearns-HoM lingshead Company for the manufac ture of various kinds of drugs. The plans for the structure are be ing handled by L. R. Bailey & Co. The probable cost of the building is placed at $10,000. 2 00 ACRES OF TIMBER SOLD II. 5L Wood Disposes of Benton County Tract to Spalding Company. Through the office of Leon H. Bullier. a timber transaction was concluded 5&e- ' l'C . " J . ' - -$sw. m . yM 4 hi pi m m Ml B 11 N pi hf STRUCTURE TO BE ERECTED IN EASTERN OREGON CITY, PROJIDING BONDS ARE VOTED NEXT SATURDAY. The school bnilding proposed for erection this year at Enterprise will, it is said, provide better accommodations and facilities for school work than-any other school building of its size in Oregon. The structure is to contain 17 school and recitation rooms, an assembly or study room, a suite of rooms for the commercial department, chemical and physical laboratories with supply rooms, gymnasiums for both boys and girls, , and suites for the domestic science, domestic art and manual training departments. . The plans, prepared by Tourtellotte & Hummel. Portland architects, specify masonry outer walls, faced with white brick, and call for fire resisting construction, throughout. - The style of architecture is classical. The main front is to have an imposing colonade extending up through the two stories, with broad steps leading to a recessed entrance, and there will be & balcony above. A bond election is to be held March 10, next Saturday, when a, $60,000 issue will be voted on to finance the erection of the building. Friday whereby the Charles K. Spald- ng Logging Company acquired the Benton County timber holdings of H. M. Wood, of Portland, at a cash con sideration of $10,000. The tract em braces 200 acres adjoining the Spald- ng holdings of Benton County and is said to cruise in the neighborhood of 9,000,000 feet. Mr. Bullier is understood to be ne gotiating with a large timber corpora tion of the East which is in search of timber land in Oregon and it is said that he has another deal pending at the present time. HEARING GIVEN DEPOT PLEA Railroads Receive Committee, but Say Crisis Delays Action. Leo Friede, chairman of a special committee appointed by Frank L. Mc Ouire. president of the Portland Realty Board, to encourage the construction of a new union depot in Portland, reported last Friday that the committee had waited upon the presidents of the O.-W; R. & N. and Spokane, Portland & Seat tle companies and had received a kind hearing. 'We found the railroad heads in re ceptive mood," said Mr. Friede in giv ing his report. "Though there are now no funds set aside for the purpose of building a new depot they gave-iis. no little encouragement. They remarked, however, that the present international situation made it inadvisable to launch any definite plan at the present time." Oakland Farm Sold. K. C. Heffron. who arrived here re cently from Dickinson, N. C, has pur chased the James Is. Hunt ranch, situ ated in the vicinity of Oakland, re ports the Roseburg Review. The con sideration was $17,500. The farm is one of the best in Douglas County and is adapted to general tarming. The deal was consummated through the W. A Bogard Realty Company, of this city. Mr. Heffron expects to assume posses sion of the ranch within the next few days. Large Ranch Near BIy Is Sold. A deal was consummated last ' week whereby J. P. McAullife, sheepman, of this section, purchased the Spratt Wells place consisting of about 844 acres. says the Lakeview Examiner. The con sideration was slightly less than $30. 000. The ranch is located about a mile east of Bly on the Lakeview-Bly road. Mr. McAuliffe also purchased about 160 head of cattle with the ranch. BUILDING NOW N EARING COMPLETION, "WILL BE OCCUPIED ABOUT APRIL 1. PERSPECTITE OF H E XTK R-STR A t" S E BTJILDIXC. SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PARK AND MORRISON STREETS, WHICH IS COSTING ABOU T 50,000. The two-story, basement and mezzanine floor Hexter-Strause building, which' is now nearing comple tion on a lot at the southwest corner of Park and Morrison streets, will probably be finished about April 1. The building is of reinforced concrete construction, with a face of white matt-glazed terra cotta. The plans were handled by John V. Bennes, a Portland architect, and the cost is announced as $50,000. The first floor of the building will house three stores. The mezzanine floor has been designed for a cash store, while a restaurant will be located on the second floor. R. H. STRONG GIVES . TALK TO BUILDERS Problems Affecting Lands and Buildings Are Discussed in Report. RESULTS SO FAR PLEASING Progress of Bills . In Legislature Watched by Secretary Insur ance Ratest Studied Craft Licenses Opposed. Robert H. Strbng, president of the Portland Association of Building Own ers and Managers, in his first annual SCHOOL BUILDING, TO COST $60,000, report to the members of the associa tion last week, discussed some of the problems affecting the property owner and building manager and the effort the association is making to solve them. He said in part: "The Portland Association of Build ing Owners and Managers has now completed its first year. Owing, how ever, to many difficulties which arose after our first organization meetings in November and December, 1915, the association did not get on ite feet nor employ a secretary until August 1, 1916. "'Since that time we have been en gaged in many forms of activity, and, considering the difficulties of getting the organization into smooth-running condition, I feel that we have much to be proud of as a result of our six months of active work. "I will try to enumerate some of our activities during this period. T will speak first of the legisla ture, as this is freshest in my mind. I might say that I feel that our work at the Legislature was largely a proc ess of cutting our teeth, but some ac tive and successful work was accom plished. Insurance Code Improved. "With the exce'ption of the week ends, the secretary attended the ses sions of the Legislature for the better part of five weeks. This included the daily attendance on the proceedings of the two sessions a day of both House and Senate. - "He made it a special duty to watch particularly the retention of the pro visions of the fire insurance sections which require that both the assurer and the assured shall see the risk in sured and also be acquainted with its insurable value. "The practical working of this clause should mean that the over-inuring of buildings and stocks of merchandise will be a far more difficult matter. In fact, under most conditions, it. wiH be a misdemeanor on the part of the agent, the company, or the assured to over-insure property. "I do not have to tell you that this over-insuring is the direct cause of nearly all incendiary fires. If this prbvision of the code results in a sharp reduction in the number of incendiary fires, the attendant loss to buildings should be much reduced. It is a well known fact to us all 'that a large pro portion of fires to stocks of goods re suit in a profit to the aaerchant, while a fire in a building even though fully insured is invariably a loss to the owner. "During the coming year the ques- tion of fire insurance rates will be very carefully studied, both in a gen eral way and as to tihe individual rat ings of the various members of this association. "This work w,ll be greatly facilitated by the passage of the- insurance code, and I-hope that during the next 12 months the association will show con siderable progress in this alone that will be of direct pecuniary benefit to our members. "Another valuable work of this as sociation is the Injection of the prop erty ownere' viewpoint into the pro posed amendments to the present build ing code. I intend no criticism of the building code nor its framers, because the work was done originally and the revision is being done at present by sincere and competent men. but the personnel of both the original, and present committee has been composed of architects, engineers, contractors and labor representatives, and not a single individual with the property owner's viewpoint. "We asked for a representative upon the revision board and received Mayor Albee's consent to naming a represen tative, but; owing to the fact that the work had so - far progressed, we de cided not to be represented on the present board. We asked it, however, to submit to us section by section of the code as it was being formed, and this is now being done. Craft Llcenaea Opposed. "The -nronosed amendments to the I code will increase the building require- j ments in many particulars, but we al- I IS PROPOSED FOR ENTERPRISE. ready have succeeded in modifying many of -the objectionable provisions and we look for further success on this ground, as there is no intent on the part of any member of the board to add unnecessary burdens to prop erty owners.- "A new plumbing ordinance was pre pared by the master plumbers for pre sentation to the City Commissioners and carried with it the licensing not only of the master plumbers, but also the journeymen plumbers. Through the efforts of the association, this bill has never been formally presented at a public meeting of the Council, and we have advised the plumbers defi nitely that we will be absolutely op posed '.to a licensing of any trade or craft unless it car be shown beyond any doubt that such licensing ie nec essary for the public health or welfare of the community. "The electrical code also needs re vision. ' This will have our attention during the present year. Every build ing owner and electrical worker is dally violating the code as it now stands, and it is necessary and right that building owners ehould be given the privilege of making their small re pairs without the necessity of bonding or licensing any of their employes, pro vided they obtain a permit and do their work according to code." HOMES ARE BEING ERECTED Among Permits Issued Is One for $8500 In Laurelhurst. - A. Splllman obtained a building per mit at the City Hall last week for the construction of an office building to be erected for him by Zanello Bros, at 1389-1391 Sandy road. In what Is known as Boulevard Addition. The plans for the structure were prepared by C. A. Duke. G. W. . Priest has commenced the erection of a $3000 residence to be built at 337 East Twentieth street, in Ladd's Addition. - Niles O. Ecklund took out a permit last week for the erection of a $2750 residence at 566 East Sixty-first street North, in Rose City Park. Ground has been broken at 1067 East Ankeny street, in Laurelhurst. for a 24-story residence, ordered by Jane R. Mahoney. The estimates of the ar chitects. Smith & Griffith, indicate that the residence will cost $850. S. Rasmussen has obtained a build ing permit for the erection of a $2400 bungalow at 572 East Fifty-fifth street North, in Merlow Addition. LUMBERMEN GUT SELLING EFFORTS Car Shortage So Serious That Any Sales Made Early De livery Are at Advance. NO RELIEF IN SIGHT YET Orders for Week Are Far Ahead of Shipments and Unfilled Orders From All Sources Now Aggre gate 559,791,418 Feet. Car shortage continues to be the dominating factor in Pacific Northwest lumber. Orders are plentiful, but de- liveries are more restricted than at any previous time. During the past week transcontinen tal traflic managers have informed the lumber industry that this car shortage will continue to grow in intensity for the next two or three weeks, after which there will be a gradually easier supply of cars, with probably a very fair volume of equipment available for forest products loading at the end of two months, provided war conditions do not cause a further demand upon the railroads. In the meantime the unshipped part of transcontinental and local rail or ders held by mills affiliated with the West Coast Lumbermen's Association has gone to 17.372 carloads, or; prac tically 11,000 cars more than would ordinarily be on the books of these mills at this particular shipping sea son. Selling Mok Down. Generally during the past week a number of West Coast mills have with drawn from the market. Many of the larger plants have called ln their sales men, while others have . gone out at advanced quotations, apparently ln the hope of automatically regulating busi ness until such time as the congestion at the mills can be relieved. The association barometer for the week shows that 132 mills produced 67,688,373 feet of lumber, which was 24.44 per cent less than normal, the curtailment caused by the lack of ship ping facilities. The policy of the mills in not solicit ing business beyond the possibility of earily shipping resulted In a cutting down of orders from Eastern markets to 1957 carloads. All orders, rail, cargo and local, for the week totaled 67,448,778 feet at the association mills, which was 14,421.174 feet greater than all shipments. Of the total volume of orders 48.925.000 feet of new business came from the East for future delivery by rail. California Orders Scarce. . The domestic coastwise cargo orders totaled 6.390,138 feet. California busi ness, which is the largest coastwise market, has been buying very sparingly owing to the heavy rains and restricted building operations. These rains, how ever, are taken as a guarantee of good crop conditions in California for the coming year, and It is expected that coastwise orders later in the season will be very heavy. Export orders amounted to 6.890.000 feet; local orders, that is, business delivered by team and auto from the mill, amounts to 5.243,640 feet. Shipments totaled 63.027.604 feet, of which 35.125.000 feet represents load ings for Eastern destinations. Domes tic coastwise cargo clearances totaled 9.254,596 feet; export clearances 2.476, 881 feet, and local deliveries 6,171,127 feet. ' The remainder of unshipped orders In the rail trade amounts to 434.300,000 feet, ln the coastwise cargo domestic trade 67.882.398 feet, and ln the export trade 5.7,609.020 feet, making a total of unshipped business at association mills amounting to 659.791.418 feet. . REALTORS TO SEE VISTA HOUSE Party to Travel Out Highway Today and Conduct Exercises. Under the chairmanship of C. Lewis Mead, who first suggested the idea, members of the Portland Realty Board will drive out the Columbia River High way as far as Crown Point where they will inspect the Vista House memo rial and conduct appropriate exer cises. A number of hotel people, the offi- "The Woman Whose Husband is not insured is constantly con I". :" "i"'! Montpelier, Vermont Writ. Goldman, General Manager, 209-210 Oregonian Building. Men and Women of Good Character Wanted aa Agents, LIFE INSURANCE GREAT DRIVE Addition of 6,000,000 Policyholders, Approval of Employers BY LIFE INSURANCE EDITOR. PLANS are now being formulated by the National Association of Life Underwriters to inaugurate a Nation-wide campaign to procure 6.000,000 new life Insurance policyholders during the year. The project, while originating with the National Association of Life Underwriters, . an organization of life Insurance agents throughout the coun try, has received the indorsement of the American Life Convention, the lat ter organization being composed of the officers of the newer life insurance companies of the Wist and Southwest. An effort is now being made to enlist the support of the standard companies In the East and In all probability the campaign will be launched shortly. Edward A. Woods, of Pittsburg, chairman of the special committee hav ing the matter in hand, declares that such a campaign will promote Amer ican economic and social preparedness peculiarly necessary just now when the abnormally prosperous conditions pre vailing throughout the country require for our economic welfare the exercise of thrift upon such a far-reaching plan as life insurance. The campaign is In tended to supplement, not conflict with, savings bank thrift. Tip Given by Bankers. The plan was really suggested by the campaign of the savings hank sec tion of the American Bankers' Asso ciation to procure 1,000.000 new savings bank depositors In 1916. This latter campaign resulted in the co-operation on the part of savings banks and re sulted in a large increase in new de positors and total deposits, and Ln a more general public recognition of the economic value to the country of using savings banks. An analysis made by three Industrial companies Uidicates that about 70 per clals of the Vista House Association and many automobile dealers have ex pressed their Intention of accompany ing the realtors. The party will assemble in front of the Yeon building at 1:30 o'clock and proceed directly to the highway. Sev eral speeches on good roads topics will be delivered from the steps of the Vista House. STORE DEMAND IS BETTER Few Vacancies in Downtown Dis trict, Agent Reports. The following leases are reported by Stanley S. Thompson & Co.: Entire basement ln the Hibernia Bank building. Fourth and Washing ton streets,, previously occupied by Kaufman's Cafeteria, leased to Jolly Ratelle, printers, by the Trimble Es tate Company, owners. Store-room. 471 Washington street, leased to W. E. Rogers, agent for In ternational Half-Sole Tires, Rampo Hotel Company, owners. Store-room, 443 Washington street, rented to Marx Rosenfeld, tailor; W. J. Van Schuyver, owner. Two large store-rooms at 686 and 688 Washington street, leased to J. B. Claverie. Paris Hand Laundry; Hlrsch Investment Company, owners. Top floor Flat Iron building, corner Thirteenth and Stark streets, leased to C. Crutcher, ladies' tailor and dress maker; Land and Mortgage Corpora tion, owners. Store-room. 389 H Stark street, leased to C. R. Peake, wholesale and retail window shades; Max Hlrsch and Jo seph Friedenthal, owners. Store-room, 83 Fifth street, leased by Standard Brick & Tile Company; Haga dorn estate, owners. Store-room, 5413 East Seventy-second street, in the large concrete building, corner East Seventy-second street and Fifty-fourth avenue Southeast, leased to J. Hanson for candy manufacturing and retail store. "There has been a considerable change in conditions in the past few months in Portland, referring particu larly to the downtown business prop erty," said Mr. Thompson yesterday. "There are very few desirable vacan cies in downtown Portland at the pres ent time, and we have received a great many inquiries of late for space, which we have been unable to fypply. but which could easily have been obtained a year ago." WESTOVKR SALES EXPECTED Campaign Probably Will Be Started Soon by New Owners. In all probability the new owners .of Westover Terraces. . the International Realty Associates, will soon launch an active selling campaign. Dean Vincent, chairman of the com mittee of the Portland Realty Board, in charge of the selling, said yesterday that he expected N. J. Upham. of Du iuth. president of the realty associates, to arrive in Portland this" week to dis cuss plans with the members of the local committee. Mr. Vincent, who is a member of the executive committee of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, re ceived a 'letter last week from F. N. Clark, vice-president of the National association for this district, announc ing that the leading realty men of the hast are much interested in the West over Terrace project and anxious to see the new selling campaign started. Mr. Clark Is expected to return to his home in Portland about March 10.- GEARHART BUILDING IS ACTIVE More Than Usual Amount of Work Is Promised This Season. r The Spring cottage building' season has opened at Gearhart "By-the-Sea," with the promise of more than the usual activity in that line. During the past week a $3000- house was started on the north ocean front for an Astoria party. W. D. Walker is the builder, Mrs. R. A. Stewart, of Portland, has awarded to Stokes & Zeller the con tract for a cottage near Cottage ave nue, east of the golf course. The con tract calls for Its completion before April 1. Several others are planning to build during March to insure completion in advance of the Summer season. Half Section Land Sold. A deal has been closed for the sale fronted by the sewing machine or wash tub. "Put yourself in her place, what an awful howl you would raise, if you were dependent upon her and she without life insurance. Insure in the National Life MEN PLAN FOR NEW CLIENTS 'Which Is Aim of Organization, Wins of Labor on Large Scale. cent of industrial Issues are new pol icyholders. A similar analysis by a, few ordinary companies indicates that about half of the applications are by new policyholders. In 1915 there were issued, approximately 700,000 ordinary policies, to new policyholders, and about 4.130.000 industrial policies: a, total of 4,830.000. It is likely the fig ures for 1916 ran considerably more than 5,000,000 new "policyholders. That the propaganda will have the support of manufacturers who employ thousands of men is indicated bv the encouragement offered by the heads of several large manufacturing concerns. Motor Head Indorsee. In response to an inquiry. Hugh Chalmers, president of the Chalmers Motor Car Company, said: "I believe, too. that a campaign such as you suggest for the insurance companies would be a mighty good thing. A sav ings account is really a voluntary method of saving, while insurance is really a compulsory method of savins-. I feel sure such a campaign would have the indorsement of almost all employers of labor." Alba A. Johnson, president of the Baldwin Locomotive Company, who carries more than $1,000,000 in life in surance, has expressed his opinion as follows: "I am a strong believer in every measure intended to encourage thrift and prudence. Habits of thrift cannot be too early acquired, and they are of consummate importance during the earning period of life. I believe that there is no medium for the invest ment of savings offering as great ad vantages as life insurance. I cordially approve of the co-operative movement of all American life insurance com panies to procure 6.000,000 new Insur ers. There was never a time in the history of American business when such a movement could be carried out more appropriately and successfully than now." of a half section of wheat land four miles north of Pendleton by E. P. Tulloch to Dave H. Nelson, says the Pendleton East Oregonian. The con sideration was $26,000. The land la located just across the fence from the land sold recently by Mr. Tulloch. The deal was made through the agency o W. H. Morrison. JOB OFFERED MORALS SQUAD Campaign Begun Against Thefts From Vacant Property. On motion of Henry W. Fries the Realty Board last Friday commenced a campaign against the pilfering of val uables from vacant property in Port land. Mr. Fries pointed out that vari ous articles, such as brass and copper, are beintc stolen and that the city po lice apparently are not making suf ficient effort to apprehend the guilty. The secretary of the board was In structed to write to Mayor Albee urging him to call the attention of the police to the present state of affairs. William D. Fenton, who was present, suggested that the morals squad might be turned loose against the petty thieves. Elkhorn Farm Parcel Sold. George W. Manning has purchased about 86 acres from Albert Johnson, the last of the C. Johnson holdings, known as the Elkhorn farm, says the McMinnville News-Reporter. The con sideration was $150 per acre. Mr. Man- . ning will take possession this Fall. The Elkhorn ranch is one of the finest farms in the section tributary to Mc Minnville. Two Sales Closed at Corvallis. Two sales, totaling approximately $16,000. are reported by F. I. Kinney, Corvallis realty dealer. E. H. .Walker has purchased the Charles Overton farm near PhilomaU) and will take posses sion at once. Frederick .1. l.afky. of la Grande, purchased Lots 1 and 2. block 13. Wilkins Addition. Corvallis. This property is improved with a large house, which will be remodeled. Portland Home Trailed for Ranch. ROSEBURG. Or.. March 3. (Special.) A. A. Guiwitz has traded his 10-acre orchard tract in Kdenbowei- to Fred Williams, of Portland, receiving in ex change a home in Laurelhurst Addi tion. Mr. and Mrs. Guiwitx expect to leave for Portland in about two weeks, where they will make their future home. Director) of Prominent Life Insurance Agencies Afembers of Life Underwriters' Association of Oregon Wm. Goldman. General Manaper. NATIONAL. L.1PB OK VKttMONT. Oregronian Bids- II. G. Colton, Manager, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE. Chamber of Commerce Hid?. K. L. Harmon. Mnnaser, PE.VN MUTUAL LlKki. Northwestern Bank Bids. H race Mecklem. Manager. NEW KNGI.ANL MUTUAL LIFE. Northwestern Bank Bids. G. M. Slocuru. Mgr.. RELIANCK LIKE INS. CO.. Pittlburc. Ps uO Morgan Bldg.. Portland. Or. S. P. Lorkwood. Vt'-e-Prea and Gen. M(t" COLUMBIA. LIFE & TRUST CO., 1!02 Stevens B14g. Pettia-GroFsmayer Co.. General Agents. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPAQ!', .(03-310 Wilcox BldB. K. W Amesbury, Manager. NORTH W ESTK KN MUTUAL LI KB INS. CO. Northwestern Bank Bids. Judd Lowrey, Snpt., AMERICAN CENTRAL LIKE INS. CO.. 719 Mum Bldg. John Pauer. Superintendent, THE PRUDK.NT17AL INSURANCE CO. B01 Northwestern Bank Bids. " T. H. McAllls. State Mer., UNION MUTUAL LIKE INS. CO., Board of Trade BldB. Kiprar W. Smith. Manager. EQUITABLE LIKE ASSURANCE SOCIETT, 306 Oregonian Bldg. State Members Portland Realty B oard The following real estate men are the accredited members in their re spective cities of the Portland Realty Board. None of these sought membership, but were selected after a canvass of the available men in their line. If you have a real estate transaction ln any of 'these cities or wish information, write them: Ant or la Astoria Harbor Imp. Co. Bend J. A. Estes. Roaeburg W. A. Bogard. BUILDERS' SUPPLIES and HOME SUGGESTIONS J.C.ENGLISH CO; LIGHTING FIXTURES E, Trving and Union Avenue. Factory to Consumer. Phones E 1345, C 1S8. ' NT. VI ' 13 ' - ' -T - X A'?