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WAR TAX NOW ON
REALTY TRANSFERS
All Legal Instruments of Title,
Excepting Gifts, Must Pay
Part, Under Plan.
EVEN PROXIES 10 CENTS
After December 1, Every Form of
Real Estate Business Will Be
Affected, With Fine Up to
$100 for Oversight.
Legal instruments affecting real es
tate are now subject to a special war
tax, effective December 1, and all
property transfers, except those that
are outright gifts or those given to
correct errors in titles, will pay war
taxes in addition to present provisions.
Some of the instruments must be
stamped and others unstamped.
Promissory notes, transfers of stock,
powers of attorney and drafts will also
be subject to the tax and every form of
real estate business will be affected.
Gifts ot Included.
Following are the previsions of the
new act:
Conveyances The tax is to be fig
ured only on the equity over incum
brances and relates only to realty sold.
Therefore gifts, conveyances to dum
mies and other transfers not relating to
or carrying out a. sale need not be
stamped. Exchanges and barter must
be treated as sales, and stamps affixed
for fair values of the equities passing.
Where a purchase money mortgage is
given back to the seller, the mortgage
should be mentioned in the deed and
then the tax need be figured only on
the equity above the purchase money
mortgage.
Amount of the tax is 30 cents on
consideration between $100 and $500
and 50 cents for each additional $500.
This is equivalent to a tax of one
tenth of 1 per cent on the equity. No
stamps on mortgages.
All Bonds Taxed.
Bonds Each agreement extending
time of indebtedness must be stamped
like an original bond under the provi
sion relating to renewal. The stamps
should be affixed to the counterpart
of the e-.tension agreement retained by
the creditor or mortgage holder and a
notation of the fact that this counter
part is stamped should be made on the
one delivered to the debtor or owner
of the premises.
Amount of this tax is 5 cents on each
$100 of face value or sum for which a
penal bond is conditioned.
Collateral bonds on mortgages, surety
bonds and any other bonds not given
to secure indebtedness to be stamped
60 cents.
Powers of attorney, 25 cents each.
Promissory notes and drafts or
checks payable in future, 2 cents for
each sum not exceeding $100 and 2
cents for each additional $100 or frac
tion thereof.
New Stock to Pay.
Capital stock On each original issue
E cents on each $100 of face value or
fraction thereof, represented by each
certificate of st,ock and 5 cents on each
share of stock issued without face
value, unless the actual value is in ex
cess of $100 a share, in which case the
tax shall be 5 cents on each $100 of
actual value or fraction thereof repre
sented by each 'certificate. The stamps
on original issues shall be attached to
the stock books and not to the certifi
cates. On all transfers of stock, including
each delivery and including each memo
randum of transfer or sale, there shall
be a tax of 2 cents on each $100 of face
value or fraction thereof; or, where
stock is without par value, 2 cents on
each share, unless the actual value is
in excess of $100 a share, in which case
the tax shall be 2 cents on each $100
of actual value or fraction thereof.
This tax does not apply to deliveries
as collateral security for money lent
nor to deliveries to brokers for sale.
Stamps are to be placed upon the
certificates or agreements of sale.
Proxies for voting at elections or
meetings 10 cents each.
Purchaser to Buy Stamps.
Stamp taxes are to be paid by the
person who signs or issues taxable in
strument or sells the property covered
thereby. The validity of the instru
ment is not affected, but the person
who signs or issues an instrument
without the full amount of stamps
thereon and the person who accepts
such an instrument are declared to be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay
a fine of not more than $100 for each
offense.
Stamps are to be canceled by writing
thereon the initials of the person using
the same and the date so that the same
may not again be used, and the com
missioner of internal revenue may pre
scribe methods for cancellation.
CORNER BRINGS $11,000 CASH
George P. Ient Purchaser of East
Sixth and Morrison Property.
One of the important sales of the
week was that of the northeast cor
ner of East Sixth and Morrison streets
to George P. Lent for $11,000. The
property was sold to Mrs. Potter, of
San Francisco, and the transaction was
made by Mail & Von Borstel.
This same firm also closed the sale
for the Rev. Clarence True Wilson of
a 50x60-foot lot at the corner of East
Seventeenth and Ankeny streets to
Stokes & Zellar for $2500 cash.
WHEAT LAND BRINGS $14,000
John D. Lee Sells 7 05 Acres Situ
ated in Umatilla County.
John D. Lee, of Portland, has sold
705 acres of choice wheat land, lying
about three miles north of Echo, in
Umatilla County, to M. E. Meyers,
rancher of that district. The consid
eration was half cash, with the balance
in one and two years.
The property sold belonged to Mr,
Lee and other members of his imme
diate family.
CUlCKAMAS FARMS ARE SOU
Property Around Estacada
Show
Unusual Activity,
i ESTACADA, Or., Nov. 30. (Special
; Estacada farm property has within
the past two weeks been exceptionally
i active, with most of the transfers oc
curring in the Garfield orchard section.
The O. C. Twombly place, consisting
of 108 acres, with good imprevements,
was sold last week to Milton Mattoon,
of Oregon City, who will shortly oc
cupy the place.
The 101-acre, highly improved ranch
of Guy Sears, which he recently pur
chased from H. C. Wulf, of Portland,
was sold last week to Harold Nixon, of
Beaverton, who is now in charge of the
Fall work.
The Wanacott orchards, comprising
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Between East Thlrty-niot: and
9 acres of the finest fruit land In
Clackamas County, was sold to E. B.
MacNaughton. of Portland, by C. H.
Dewaide, of P.rtland, who but recently
purchased the property.
More Irrigation Projected.
KLAMATH FALLS, O.. Dec. 1.
(Special.) News that another tract of
Klamath County basin land will prob
ably be subjected to irrigation before
nother year was made public here
his week. This tract consists of about
500 acres and lies directly north of
Merrill at the end of the Griffith lat-
ral, on the Government project. It
is planned by a number of farmers
that district to pump water from
he lateral to their lands, Investiga-
on has revealed the fact that the
total cost of installation and water
ght will not exceed $25 a acre. .
8TH ENGINEERS VISITED
Dr. Man ion Writes of Oregon Troops
in France,
Dr. J. Lome Manion. an assistant mj;-
geon in the United estates .Navy,
recently been in that section of l'rit
where the ISth Engineers, Railway, are :
tationed, and he reported the Ores"'" I
boys in fine shape. In a letter to his
mother. Dr. Katherine Manion, of Port
land, he said:
"Saw Captain Young and Captain
Hauser and their boys. All are looking
fine. They are well and hearty. Also
ran across Dr. Waffle, of Astoria, and
Dr. Carl Moore.
'The 18th Engineers are having a
wonderful time. I have met many peo
ple I know. By the way. the La Grande
unit arrived safely while I was there
and was in fine shape, too."
The letter was written November 11.
Judge Stearns Injured.
Judge L. B. Stearns, 61, of 190 King
street, was knocked down and injured
last Friday by an automobile at
Twelfth and Morrison streets. He was
taken to his home by T. B. Wilcox, who
was passing in his automobile at the
tjme of the accident. It was reported
to the police that the machine which
struck Judge Stearns bore a license
number issued to R. Kibler, 604 Spald-
ng building. The machine did not
stop.
CHARITY IS FATE OF CHILDREN
LEFT WITHOUT LIFE INSURANCE
Pitiable Conditions to Which Poor, Helpless Little Youngsters Are Sub
jected Revealed Through Report of Special Investigating Committee.
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HAT become of children in cases
where heads of families die
without having made provisions
for life insurance? This question has
just been answered by Charles H.
Strong, of New York, who was named
by Governor Whitman to investigate
the affairs of the State Board of
Charities.
When a man dies leaving a widow
and children without life insurance or
any other tangible assets, the widow
in some states is able to take advan
tage of the so-called Mother's Pension
Laws, or else the children are placed in
public institutions.
Mr. Strong presented a report of 170
pages in which he states that Commis
sioner Kingsbury was right in stating
that of the 38 children-caring institu
tions examined by the state authori
ties, some, "bearing the certificate of
approval by the State Board of Chari
ties were such as to be little else than
a public scandal and disgrace."
Another finding of the report was
as follows:
"There was one institution in which
the beds were alive with vermin; in
another they existed to some extent.
"There were four institutions in
which antiquated methods of punish
ment prevailed, not inhuman' or even
necessarily cruel, but Indicating an
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TAX QUESTION CLEARED
REVENI E STAMP NEEDED OX PAR
CEL. POST TO HAWAII, ALASKA.
No Extra ' Cost 1 Put on MaillnKS to
Porto KIco, Philippines, or
Army In Europe.
To clear up uncertainties as to ap
plication of the new internal revenue
tax on parcel post packages destined
to lands under protectorate of the
United States tiovernment Postmaster
Myers sent a query to the Postoffice
Department at Washington. In the reply
received yesterday it is stated that the
tax applies to parcel post mailings to
Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands just
as it ppplies in the United States. No
:ax is to be collected on mailings to
orto Kico. the Philippine Islands or to
lie American expeditionary forces in
:...: pe.
V tlic new law a tax of 1 cent is
ic'ir -ted on each parcel carrying post
linountinj? to 25 cents, and at the
; i ; e of I cent for each additional 25-
t- nt postage payment or fraction there
of. A special revenue stamp, which may
be purchased at postoffices, is required.
Ordinary postage stamps may not be
used in payment of the tax.
To illustrate working of the revenue
provision, any package on which 24
cents or less is. paid as parcel post
charge goes without the special stamp.
A package on which the postage is 25
cents must have the 1-cent special
stamp affixed. If 26 cents postage is
the required amount, revenue stamps to
the value of 2 cents must be placed on
the package.
TEACHERS RAISE $700
Salesrooms to Be Kept Open Monday
and Tuesday.'
The bazaar and rummage sale con
ducted by the Portland Grade Teachers'
Association at 70 Third street and
Fourth and Washington streets the last
several days was a pronounced sue-
utter misconception of the kind of
discipline that will genuinely improve
an exceptionally unruly child."
Referring to seven institutions
where conditions were far from being
satisfactory, Mr. Strong said:
"In some or all of these seven insti
tutions there was no manual or Indus
trial training worthy the name, and
such as there was was limited to a
fraction of the children over 12 years
of age, no economic training, little or
ganized physical training, utterly in
adequate provision for outdoor and in
door play and recreation classes, an
Impoverished social life and dining-
room equipment and service so wretch
ed as to make it nearly impossible to
teach table manners.
in some institutions there were
toilets in an undescribable condition,
which evidently was not of a tempo
rary nature; girls working long hours
without compensation at hard institu
tional labor with scant opportunity for
scholastic or other training, and in the
heads of many of the children were
found nits and vermin. In one instanc
the institution was infested with bed
bugs and had been more than once.
"In another it was impossible to tell
from the records how many children
had died during the year, whether it
was one number or another or still
another."
NEW STATE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TO BE
on East Davis Street,
Holford for V10.0410.3 .
cess. More than J700 net had been
taken in last night when the doors
closed and the committee in charge has
arranged to keep the salesrooms open
Monday and Tuesday nights from 4 to
8 o'clock to dispose of articles remain
ing and others to be brought in. The
sale last June netted $400.
Hundreds of new articles and edibles
made by the teachers were brought to
the store yesterday to satisfy the de
mands of the Saturday shoppers.
Among the new contributions yester
day, some of which remain to be closed
out Monday and Tuesday, are men s
shoes and clothing, furniture, carpets
children's and women's wear.
WOULD-BE CITIZEN "UNFIT"
Witnesses Turn on Ole Olsen, Sayin;
He Is I. V. AV. Sympathizer.
ABERDEEN', Wash.. Dec. 1. (Spe
cial.) Both his own witnesses turned
against Ole Christopher Olsen, of Ho
quiam, in the County Court this morn
ing, and declared he was not a fit man
to become a citizen of the United
States. Both declared they had learned
this during the strike of last Summer
and after they had sworn he was
reputable man, and that they had since
told him they did not want to appear
for him in his effort to become a citi
zen. The witnesses testified that Olsen,
if not himself an I. W. W., was at
least a sympathizer with that orga
nization; that he had jumped a job at
a mill shipping war timber to strike
when the I. W. W. strike was called;
that he had gone on the picket lim
during the strike, and that he had re
fused to contribute to either the Red
Cross or the Y. M. C. A. funds.
7 JOY RIDERS ARRESTED
Men fined, Jailed; 1 Held; 3
Girls Released, After Accident.
As the result of an automobile acci
dent at Ladd and Elliott avenues early
yesterday, four men and three girls
were arrested, and appeared in the
Municipal Court yesterday. Three of
the men. Dewey Sivley, Harry Koester
and William Loilang, were fined $10,
$25 and J10, respectively, and were sen
tenced to terms of from two to four
days in jail. The girls were released.
Sergeant Sherwood and Patrolmen
Crane and Foster arrested the party
after the accident, in which the ma
chine ran Into the curbing in the Ladd
Park and was wrecked. Koester was
charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated, and the others with
disorderly conduct. Bruce Keith, the
other member of the party, will be tried
December 3.
POTATO CR0P IS HEAVY
One Ten-Acre Plot Yields 22 00
Sacks, or 33 0 Bushels, an Acre.
GARDINER, Or., Nov. 26. (Special.)
The product or a hill of potatoes from
the potato acreage on the Riverside
ranch of W. H. Jewett, a few miles up
the Umpqua River from this place, was
on exhibit here today.
Seven spuds of average weight of
2 pounds 10 ounces, average length 13
inches, from one hill, were exhibited.
The field from which these came is
comprised of ten acres. From this Mr.
Jewett has harvested 2200 sacks of
prime quality; an average of 220 sacks
to the acre, one and one-half bushels
to the sack, approximating 330 bushels
to the acre.
The potato crop throughout this sec
tion this season is reported unusually
heavy.
Dr. G.- W. Tape is spending a few
days visiting friends in Portland. Dr.
Tape Is manager of the Paso Robles
hot springB in California.
BUILT IN OLYMPIA, WASH, AT
STATE IS TO BUILD
New Administration Building to
Rise at Olympia.
WORK TO BE DONE IN 1918
New $500,000 Structure of Rein
forced Concrete to Have 160
Rooms and House Total of
3 0 State Departments.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 1. (Special.)
Erection of a state administration
building upon the old Capitol founda
tion, as part of a proposed Capitol
group, has been ordered by tne frtate
Capitol Commission, and plans sub
mitted by Julius Zitttel. Spokane archi
tect, have been approved. It is ex
pected that bids will be called for early
in 1918 and the building completed
before the year nds.
Its completion will result in assem
bling all state departments in Olympia
under one roof, except for the legisla
tive, which will continue to use the
Capitol building provided years ago by
enlarging the Thurston County Court
house. What is to be done with more
than 100 rooms that will be left vacant
in the present Capitol is still unde
cided. The new administration building will
be of reinforced runcrete construction.
to cost In the ne;ht'o-hood of $500,000.
It will be exterr,:lly finished in what
ever facing .tne selected for the
temple of Jut.f. which was built of
brick in 1911 jtnd !' :o be given an ex
terior finish, Tu v. hich bids will be
opened December 3.
Three stories and a basement, of the
proposed administration building will
afford 160 rooms and house 30 state
departments. The Governor's offices
will be located on the second floor, off
a vestibule, which will be reached by
granite steps 52 feet long. Access to
departments will be had from one main
corridor on each floor.
Pavilions at each end of the building
will project 37 feet. A line of stone
columns 40 feet high will reach across
the face of the building between the
pavilions. All state officials have co
operated with the architect in planning
accommodations for their respective
departments.
The third and final building of the
group will be a new Capitol, authoriza
tion and appropriation for which will
have to be made by the Legislature.
REAL KSTATE SALKS ACTIVE
Many Transactions Are Reported by
Frank L. McGulrc Co.
Many home and vacant properties
were moved last week by the Frank
L. McGuire Company. Mr. McGuire re
ports the following recent sales:
M. Rickert to Mrs. M. E. Inglish,
five-room house at ti 8 1 7 Forty-seventh
avenue Southeast, for $750: V. R. Trine
to R. W. Orewiler. five-room bungalow
and garage at 495 East Forty-first
street, consideration $2500; Mae T. De
Long to P. H. Archer, five-room bunga
low at 431 East Forty-third street, for
$2000; G. E. Falls to Olaf Olson, four
room house at 3804 Sixty-sixth street
Southeast, for 700; Caroline Everding
to Steve S. Sourapis, nine-room resi
dence in Beaumont, for $2750; M. II.
Becker to A. Johnson, six-room resi
dence at 361 Stanton street, for $2150;
John C. Sourapis to Thomas H. Greene,
lot 66x225 feet, on Lombard street, near
Chautauqua boulevard, $1500; Theodore
N. Falangus to John Rittman. lot 14.
block 8. Elmhurst, for speculation:
Frank L. McGuire to Tennie Wester
lund. lot 3, block 22. Tremont place;
Maurice Cohen to Emily R. Dorney, lots
1 and 7, block 4. Beacon Heights, for
an investment; Frank Anderson to John
Buitkamp, lots 40 to 43. inclusive, block
44, Peninsular Addition. These sales
were made by G. C. Goldenberg, sales
manager, who reports that with but
few exceptions purchases of homes
were made for immediate occupancy.
SEVERAL LEASES ARE MADE
YV. V. 3Ietzger Reports Activity in
Renting of Stores.
The following leases are reported by
W. W. Metzger, president of the Stan
ley S. Thompson Company: 91 North
Fourth street, rented to Kleist St Co.
for storage purposes. John Dellar, own
er; 104 North Fifth street, leased to
Thomas J. Ross, to be used for a gas
stove and water pressure factory and
salesroom, a two-story brick ware
house owned by K.orris It. Cox: store
room, 443 Vt Washington street, leased
to Sturges & Sturges. plumbers. Van
Schuyver Investment Company, owner:
store room, 326 Flanders street, leased
to George Lee for a cigar stand, Frank
E. Dooly, owner; store room, 124 North
Broadway, leased to Orin M. Thomas
for a tire store handling stretchless in
side tires. Dr. George Parrish, owner;
store room, 692 Washington street,
leased to P. Lazinsk for a tailor shop
Hirsch Investment Company, owner:
store room. 44 Lucretia street, rented
to the Wakefield Music Company for
storage room for pianos, J. It. Kase-
berg, owner.
Grandvlew Building Progresses.
GRAND VIEW, Wash.. Dec. 1. (Spe
cial. ) Work on the new Geaney build
ing on Second street is progressing. It
will be occupied by the Grandvlew
Meat Company and the Marshall
grocery. With a fancy terra cotta
front, this building will be the most
imposing in town.
COST OF $500,000.
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t
Like a Golden Meteor
Let us use our imagination and suppose that a meteor of
gold, the size of the Yeon building, should strike the earth,
somewhere within the United States.
Then let us suppose that this mountain of gold would be
declared common property, to be divided among the people
of the country.
The result would be oversupply of gold, the basis of our
money system. Money would be plentiful and "cheap.'
The purchasing price of the dollar would diminish and the
price of all commodities would rise.
Of course, this country will not experience a shower of
gold from the heavens, but the same result is being accom
plished in another way.
Due to conditions created by the European war, our im
ports have dropped to almost nothing. Our exports, on the
other hand, are much greater than ever before, exceeding
imports by nearly two billion dollars a year.
This means a trade balance which is being settled by ship
ments of actual gold to this country in such quantities that
we are accumulating a store of that metal far in excess of
our legitimate needs.
Financial experts are agreed that we are facing an era
of "cheap" money which means an era of high prices.
History shows that the tendency during 6uch periods is
to convert money into tangible property.
Old-time residents will recall that in the years 1868 to
1875 the period of cheap money which followed the Civil
jyar there was a great rush to place money into real estate.
Prices went sky-high, and huge fortunes were made by those
who foresaw what was coming.
Fortunes will just as certainly be made within the next
five years in Portland -by investors who anticipate conditions.
Such investors will buy tangible property that does not
have a fixed par value, and that has a broad margin of
safety.
Of all tangible property, real estate best conforms to those
tests.
PORTLAND REALTY BOARD.
AGENTS ARE INDORSED
PAIL MARIS REPRESENTS OREGON
AT CONFERENCE.
State Leader Says Practically All Ore-
gon Counties Will Provide Funda
for Syatem.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis. Dec. 1. With li Western
states represented at the conference of
State Leaders of County Agent Work
at Salt Lake recently, it was indicated
that practically every county in the
district wilL have an agricultural agent
by February 1. 1918.
Oregon was represented at the con
ference by Paul V. Maris, state leader.
and W. L. Kadderly, assistant. Al
though Oregon is handicapped by the
fact that funds for county agents will
not be available until the annual
budgets are approved, Mr. Maris was
able to report that he has been pledged
support of the county courts of nearly
all the agricultural counties of the
state.
In a telegram to the conference Sec
retary Houston says Congress has pro
vided funds for extending the county
agent system into every agricultural
county of the United S ates because
of the value of the agent as a local
leader.
Bruce Dennis, of the State Council of
Defense, has written Mr. Maris that
number of Oregon counties had as yet
made no provision for agents. He urged
that the work be carried on as rapidly
possible, as the National Council is
insisting that every county shall have
an agent.
W. B. Ayer is urging the taxpayers
to approve the agent item in the an
nual budget to the end that the agri
cultural forces be organized and em
ployed in the work of food production
and distribution. Mr. Maris also ex
pects the farmers and other taxpayers
to get behind the movement.
The extent to which many agricul
tural colleges have gone in readjusting
their progralme regarding war needs
evinced by the fact that in Califor
nia 19 faculty specialists have been
sent into different districts to organize
farm bureaus and introduce the county
agent work. All over the Western dis
trict organization is proceeding satis
factorily, and by next year the agri
cultural forces will be ready to pro
ceed with a programme of scientific
operation.
Camp Lewis Notes.
CAMP
1. F
LEWIS. Tacoma. Wash., Dec
From plans announced tonight
the Camp Lewis all division football
team will make a flying tour to Cali
fornia for Christmas and New Tear's
games, even though one of the con
tests is not a return match with the
Mare Island marine squad.
This was indicated in telegrams sent
tonight by Captain T. C. Cook, camp
athletic director to the Olympic Club,
San Francisco; St. Mary's College, Oak
land, Cal., and to John R. Case, athletic
director at Camp Kearny. Linda Vista,
Cal. These wires inquired regarding
open dates on the two big Winter holi
days, and it Is probable that answers
will be received some time tomorrow.
In addition to the foregoing tele
grams a message was also forwarded
to W. L. Kienholz. manager of the
Tournament of Roses. Pasadena, point
ing out the defeat of Allentown In the
East and the victory of the Camp Lewis
team Thanksgiving, and offering to
play the Easterners Christmas with
the winner to take on the Marines New
Year's day.
The proposed game with Camp Cus
ter, of Battle Creek. Mich., Is also un
settled, as renewed efforts to get an
answer from the East had brought no
result as yet tonight.
The members of the officers' small
arms training school will go on the
rifle range Sunday for the first time
for target practice. There are 100 of
fleers in this school. They will learn
how to handle all kinds of small arms
and will then teach the soldiers at th
camp what they learn.
A detachment of 200 men from Camp
Lewis are now "somewhere in the
United States" with the 20th Engineers
railroad. These 200 men were selected
from the drafted men at Camp Lewis
and assigned to the 20th Engineers on
account of their' experience in railroad
and other work in the engineering line,
An officers' training school for Sig
nal Corps men will open here in Janu
ary. This school will be attended by
20 men, who will qualify for commis
sions In the non-flying branch of the
Signal Corps.
Deputy Sheriff W. R. Baker, of Col
fax. Wash., came to Camp Lewis to
day to look for a man who broke jail
at Colfax 10 days ago and who Is said
to have enlisted in the Army. No en
listed man in the camp bears the name
that the deputy gave as that of the es
caped prisoner.
Lieutenant-Colonel -David L. Stone
this morning was presented with a
handsume gold watch by the employes
of the Hurley-Mason Company at Camp
Lewis. C. L. Kirkabo, a superintend
ent of the company, made the presenta
tion speech. He expressed the appre
ciation of the men to Colonel Stone for
his considerate treatment at all times
nd his able management in building
the cantonment.
In his reply Colonel Stone said the
loyalty and patriotism of the workmen
at Camp Lewis had made it possible to
finish the camp In time to receive the
drafted men. Colonel Stone added that
he hoped, when the war is over, to
come back to the Northwest and make
his home.
The entire 363d Infantry at Camp
Lewis, comprising 3600 men, was placed
under quarantine today. Men in the
regiment are suffering from measles
and other contagious diseases.
MARINE LINGO PUZZLES
Poilu Says Lieutenant Has "Pushed
Over," Not Grasping Phrase.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Among the
idiomatic terms adopted by United
States Marines everywhere, the ex
pression "shove off" Is used more fre
quently than any other. In the sea
soldier lingo, if a marine goes home on
furlough, leaves his camp or garrison
or goes anywhere ho "shoves off."
A story comes from France of a
marine who had ben acting orderly
for a Lieutenant. The officer sent him
on an errand, and when he returned
the Lieutenant was nowhere about. A
poilu. who happened to be loitering
in the vicinity, was questioned by the
marine.
"Have you seen the Lieutenant?"
"Oui, monsieur, oui." replied the
poilu, proud of his newly acquired
marine corp. English, "he have what
you call pushed over."
Salem Cuts Budget for 19 18.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 1. (Special.! The
city budget for Salem as finally ap
proved provides for an expenditure of
$152,465 for the coming year, a de
crease of SI a. 235 from last year. The
budget of IS0.000 for the Salem school
district has also been approved.
TOO I.ATK TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED A Catholic lady as housekeeper;
'J In family. I. Orcfioman.
MIST
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SPOKANK home to tra.le f.
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inc. Wasli.
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Apply In person, i ryslal L.aumlry o.
10 Ai'KKS. Beaverton.
nale.
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$1000; .'Xi.
Orejtonlan.
down, halan.-e to ruIi.
lilt KEO. mechanically perfect. 11R
Fain. Main T-o. Ask for Mr. Miller.
lti:t o-I'ASS. Ford. Make an offer. Main
7'V
10 ACHES.
no aRenTB.
; bargain for
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TWO Rood farmers would like to rem farm
on .hMTM r . om i)r,f-nlsn
Directory of Prominent
Life IriMvrance Agencies
Members of Life Undcrwriteri,'
Association of Oregon
Wm. Goldman. General Manager.
NATIONAL. LIFE uf VBKauSI.
Oregonlan lilds.
11. G. Colton, Manager.
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE.
Chamoer of Commerce Bids.
liarmon & Cuinmlnss. General Agenta,
Pt'NN MUTUAL LIFE.
Northwestern Bank Hldg.
Horaca Mecklem. Manager.
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE.
Northwestern Bank Bidg.
Peltis-Groaamayer Co., General Agenta,
TKAVELEKS INSURANCE COUl'ANr,
aiKl-310 Wilcox Bldg.
MORTGAGE LOANS
Very flexible contract.
NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
'Ji2 Stevens Bldg.
Albee & Amesbury. General Aeenta.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.
Northwestern Bank Bldg.
John Fauer. Superintendent.
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO.
t01 Northwestern Bank Bldg.
T. H. McAllla. Slate MKT..
UNION MUTUAL LIKE INS. CO..
Board of Trade Bldg.
Edgar W. Smith. Manager.
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOC1ETT.
30G Oregonian Bldg.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Representative Realtr Oleratora of
the states of Oregon, Washington.
Who Are Non-Keiifent Members of
1'ortland l(alty Hoard
These men can be depended upon to
ell or exchange your property, or
represent you iu any way.
OREGON.
Astoria Astoria Harbor Imp. Co.
Bend J. A. Eaates.
Grmham Krider & Elkington.
Marehtield Title Guarantee Abstract Co.
Kosehurg W. A. Bogard.
Roaeburg Rice A Rice.
Ht an field James M. Kyle.
Tillamook Kollle W. Watson.
WASHINGTON.
Goldendale Edward Abeling.
Hoc ui am Grays Harbor Land Co.
Ridgrrield II. B. Apperaon.
Vacolt Lew i'. Williams.