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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
TITE SUXDAT OKEGOXIAX, .PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 3, 1913. HOST FIRES DUE TO CARELESSNESS HOUSE IN OLD ENGLISH STYLE BUILT ON PORTLAND HEIGHTS. APPRAISALS GIVE PROPERTY VALUES POVERTY DECLARED TO KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN WAR DOES Life Insurance Big Factor Not Only in Reducing; Poverty Itself, but in Decreasing Mortality From Poverty. 8 y?; '"y 4 Expert Gives Advice to Home Owners on How to Make Their Houses Safer. OAN'GER IN THAWING PIPES C. Stanley Taylor, la Article . in Realty Slagaalne. Make Plata How Oance of Simple Pre vention Is Beta Care. BT C. 8TA.VLET TAYLOR. Prcm an Article In Realty Magazine. Klgbty-thrro thousand bomra consti tute a conservative estimate of the aarrlflce to fire made annually by tha homeowners of America! Many times tiat numbr are partially damaged very year. The first natural 'bought In regard to a fir loss concerns Insurance: and If the destroyed property has been rovered by Iniiunince to the extent of lb ). tho.e of u. to whom the loss baa not struck directly home little reads Its far-rrachlnc effect. In oth er words. inles the lesson bas at some time been bnmed In. we do not appreciate the result of the Indlract loss. Naturalti. when 1IM ara lost or bodies burned and crippled we sense tii stgnlf Icance of one factor In the Indirect loss, but apparently experience only will teach tbe entire lesson. A fire In tbe borne disrupts everyday life: causes the loss of article of an anreplaceable nature, dear to ua through association or aa family heir looms, objects of art and vertu which cannot ever be replaced: documents and other valuables. Pathetic Indeed is the thought of attempting to re-es-tabllsb the home which has been per haps tbe culmination of a lifelong am bition. lire Hasarda Too Maay. When w reallie that fully 70 per ernt of borne fires are tbe result of carrlaasnraa. Improper construction. In. proper installation of beating de vice, and In manr rases directly caused bv isrnoranre hich allows the ex istence of danaerous conditions, we know that now l the time for the home owner to look to his own bouse, to o i,irr It carefully and eliminate the many ordinary fire hasards which we over look Iwisnw of familiarity. rrerheatmv of stove. , h'niokers' carelessness. Sparks from nearby fires. The. matter of defecuve flu and Birthods of safu.rUln aglnst fire losses from this cause bas been given csrefut consideration In recent lurs of lta!t. I'nder tin general subject might aWo be considered the hazard of rark flying from chimneys and IS Bitlnc shingle roofs. In ibis -nectton there Is no danfer If the rof tiles be of s ate, tile or meial. If they are of wood, however, there is some chance of fire originating on the ro(. cause.l by ftytna cbinin apark. sparks or brands from nearby fires, or from brush or bonfirea There i. r.r.. 11. -Ilv po protection aaini such flre ecefi to have an available nr siidpIv an.l hose. This prwau ttofi haa scired many homes. Care should be taken to krep the chimneys dun and not to a. low too a-rat ac cumulations of soot. Rubbish should mt burned In the furnace In quan titie sufficient to ran eruptions of sharks from the chimney. Klreolae -reeaa Issaortaat. 1'oorlT constructed open fireplaces and ess r rates are dangerous. Open fires should not be left unattended, nor ehould they be built close to the front of tbe fireplace. Klreplace screens ehoo d be u.e.1 constantly In order to avoid the d.ner of burning embers thrown out by log fires Flues should he ample and metal flues from ass gratra should be avoided. Iiefectiv insulation constitute an other prolific cause of fires In the home. In caes where electric equip ment l poorly Insulated, dangerous ahort-ctrcults may result. The home owner Is protected In many communl tics bv systematic tnsnectlon on the wart of bullrtlnr departments and In surance nrrantxattons. but he will do well, particularly In Isolated communi ties, to have his equipment gone over occasionally by a good electrician. Another haaard which should not be overlooked Is that of the mishandling of electrics! apparatns such as elec tric Irons, beating and rooking devices. i Many f res are caused through leavtn the current turned on In tbe electric fUllron. causing it to overheat and set fire to the paper or cloth on which It may be resting. So with cooklnc and heating devices rare must be taken to turn them oft when leaving the bouse. srs of OH Lassaw. Carelessness with fire Is but human, and Is the result of the familiarity of dally contact and a lack of realisation of fire hazards and consequent looses. Oil lamps should never be t:acet near woodwork or where the heat riven off at the tup of tbe chlmnev may set fire to bans Insre above. Where lamp holders are provide.!, tin beat deflectors should be hung above, and nearby woodwork anould be protected. Lamp should never be set where tbey may be knocked over, nor should they be turned low when leaving the house be cause of the danger of explosion. Oil fires should never be attacked with water, r'lour. sand or similar material wttl smother such fires where water tends to spread them Accumulations of wast paper and rubbish are dangerous potential has arls. Metal or metal covered con tainers ran easily be purchased or made at home, and In these waste mat ter should be placed. In plies of oily rags and various waste materials spontaneous combustion (a chemical reaction causing heat sufficient to start a fire) may start at any time. Waste accumulation are both Insani tary and dangeroua. atoaftrew Ussrcs of Paster. Pancerous bonfires, started by chil dren or for the purpose of disposing of waste paper, dry leaves aa I raktngs, cause maay homes to be destroyed. :rs should sever be built near a building nor on a windy day when parks and embers may be carried for hundreds of feet. Many fires originate In the base riant and are usoally the result of carelessness. The piling of waste paper near the furnace, searching for gaa leaks w.th aa open flame, or trying to thaw water plpee with a torch, rare-I-sa disposition of hot ashes ash aiiould never be stored In wooden boxes or bins these are some of the cause of avoidable basement fires. The hanlilpg of matches, gasoline, kerosene, alcohol, naphtha and similar easily Inflammable matertale consti tutes a weil-recocnued fire ha sard. Jeverthe!es we find f:res occurring every day aa a direct re ill of careless ness with matches, cleaning with gaso- 1. an eaooeed flaw, or through explo- I eione of sn'nt stove and lamps. Vols- I t..e sad explosive liquid should, sever j ' "i sll m -.Avu rill n h i is !j- . V;i - I t-?:r ,.i e.irwaf ' . vj . 5 MODI'.R.t RKMDKCE COXSTRICTK U BV V. F- 80WMAH A CO. AT COST OF S12.S0O. Thl new Old Kncllsh style home ha Just been completed by F. E. Bowman & Co. at a cost of $12,500. It Is located on a view lot on the corner of Seventeenth and Laurel streets. Portland Heights. The exterior of the house 1 of white stucco trimmed with brown-stained woodwork, with an attractive Imitation thatch roof of shingles. The entrance bas a very attractive canopy and large mahogany door. There are view porches opening from the living room and main bedroom, with French doors affording a magnificent view of the river and city. The house con tains eight rooms, exclusive of servants' quarters and attic The interior finish is mahogany and white enamel, with the walla beautifully papered and electric fixtures harmonizing with the whole. Besides the main hall on the first floor, are living-room, dining-room, breakfast or sunroom. kitchen and pantry From the rear porch the garage la entered. The second floor ha four bedrooms and two bathrooms. There are beautifully tiled fireplaces In the llvtng-room and main bedroom. There are hardwood floors and plate-glass windows throughout the house. The basement haa heating plant, laundry and storerooms. ' b handled In the same room with an open light or firs or where a draft can possibly carry th fumes to a fire. Inflammable curtain and ornaments often cause a serious fire. Lace cur tains before sn open window may be blown across a lighted gas Jet. Christ mas candles may set fir to ornaments or they may be Ignited in some other manner. Care should be taken that all ornamental hanglnga and decorations be kept distant from open flame. lasok After Ilea flag Pipes. Fire often originate where heating pipes are installed too close to wooden structural members. Th home owner should investigate the Installation of heating devices, making sure that pro tection la afforded where pipe run Ihrousb wall or along unfinished ceilings. The carlessness of smokers I pro verbial. Many firea originate from dis carded cigarette and cigar ends, thrown relessly Into light shafts or in cor ner of th basement. Smoking in bed haa caused much loss. The home owner will undoubtedly profit by giving careful consideration to the ordinary fire basarda and In peeling his home In a critical manner to discover and remedy those which ex l-t. In every home one or mors port' able fir extinguisher should be kept. These, usually of the band type, may be purcnased for a few dollars at th nearest hardware store and are In fallible In rase of Incipient blazes. Bet ter than protection, however. 1 pre- vtntlon and th application of com mon-ens methods, together with realisation of the seriousness of the potential loss threatened by fire In the borne, will result In a vast saving for th home-owning Interest of America. ALBANY PLANT IS RUSHED New Building for Manufacturing Company Being Built. ALBANY. Or, Feb. S. (Special.) Rapid progress Is being made In the erection of buildings for th factory of th Far West Manufacturing Com pany In this city. The structures being, erected on a tract of land on South Ferry street. Just south of the Southern Pacific tracks. This company, which manufactures a patent stepladder and several other article on which It hold patents and also makes cedar chests and other ar tlcle. ha been operating here the past few years, but bas bad its products made In a local planing mllL It is now establishing a plant of Its own This business started here on a small scale, but ha grown until It la ship ping its products all over the country, It manufactures cedar chests for one of the largest sale houses in the world. NEW HOSPITAL IS PLANNED Crntralia lo Have $50,000 Modern Structure Soon. CRNTRALIA. Wash.. Feb. I. (Spe cial.) It was announced last week that excavating will begin this week on new IS0.900 hospital to be erected on Seminary Hill by Ir. Lee A. Scace. The main building will be 188 by 38 feet in else with a wing. 4 by 38 feet. The structure will be three stories in height, of brick construction and modern In every detail. The building will be steam heated: the corridors and bath rooms will be In white tile and each bed will have an Individual electric light and slims). Tbe old hospital that occupies the site of the new structure, and which was used as a Baptist seminary In the early daya of tbe city, will be torn down. ABERDEEN SHORT OF HOVSES Immediate) Building of Bungalows for Worklngmen I'rgrd. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. t. (Spa- ctaD A serious shortage of homes was disclosed yesterday at the noon weekly luncheon of the Grays Harbor Realty Board, when 10 realty fin reported that altogether they had but eight vacant homes on their list. Many of th firms had no vacant homes. On agent reported It Inquiries on Satur day for homes to rent and another aald he had nearly a score of calls for house dally. Aa Investigation ha shown rooming house filled to capacity. Th imme diate building of bungalow for work Ingmea and of on or more large rooming-houses for (Ingle men was declared necessity. ROGUE RIVER TRACT IS SOLD Commcrrial Traveler Buys 50 Acres of Bottom Land From John Hair GOLD HILL. Or, Feb, !. (Special.) John B. Hair haa sold his so-acre tract of Rogue River bottom land to A. R. Brashear. of Walla Walla. Wash. This farm Is locataed six miles west of Oold HllJ, with a full river frontage and on the Pacific Highway, and Is one of the most beautiful country homes In the valley. The new owner, who I a com mercial traveler, has rented the prem ses for the present year, after which he expects to make it his home. TwtcBennam. Kngiana. its nv norae butcherlea. owing to the Influx of Bel flan. t:: i-i I t ! UNfeJ l I Mil iHIH it ? V lal i I U sBaawJi f j r to Li i.i a IDLE LAND LISTED Vacant Lot and Landless Man to Come Together. REALTY BOARD INTERESTED Garden Prod nee for Summer Tables and Fall Canning Should Be Grown In City, Officials Are Convinced. Into the war garden drive, which la expected to place the greater part of Portland's 100.000 vacant lota under cultivation this Spring, the Portland Realty Board has thrown the full weight of Its organization. Members of tne Realty Board have been asked by Paul C. Murphy, presi dent, to list all vacant and available lot at once with George It. Funk. City Auditor, in order that the plan of the Patriotic Conservation League may be furthered. W. B. Ayer, Federal Food Adminis trator for Oregon, has given the r'an Indorsement. Jtrleriy. tne garaen arive I for tbe purpose of connecting land hungry city resident with tillable lots, thus creating an abundant supply of garden produce for Spring and Summer use and for rail canning. Practical farmers and seedmen have been Interested In the drive, and it Is probable that public meeting will be held later, at which gardening authori ties will give advice on soil prepara tion and varieties of produce to be planted. In response to Inquiry regarding what varieties of beans are best adapted to city gardening, II. B. Davis, manager of the W. W. Cotton farm, at Gresham, bas furnished the league with nformatlon. The Lady Washington is a better variety than the navy, says Mr. Davis, a it develop and maturea in superior fashion. It is a bush bean. He advo cates the Oregon-grown Lima bean over the Eastern variety and urges that local seed be bought. For pole beans Mr. Davis advises the planting of Kentucky Wonder and Asparagus True, two splendid producers. Concerning general points in garden ing. Mr. Davis says: "Such plants aa are desired to pro duce vines or leaves should have land plaster. Examples are peas, beans. cabbage, etc. Ashes are suited to such plants as ara to produce filled-out fruits and for corn, berries, turnips. onions. Land plaster sets free nitro gen: ashes contain potash, phosphoric acid and lime. Mr. Davia will speak at any meeting that may be arranged for between now and March 13, and will also make ar rangements with other practical farm ers and seedmen to speak at war gar den meetings. Ferdinand E. Reed has been named director of the war garden drive, and r - HCW HOME OP F, AVERILL r MT--" TTTp : sJi: -(! I y( ii - ... y - r,: ' '., . " ' ' V. . ' V : -2'" vi?,; '1'-'' "'Jwwro Tr-x . " - v"; -'r5rc-w fulfil . . ' tc jA- - - . ... ' r: ' "'Ti :' :'; ' : ( ' ... .. - . ' ' ' . :: .;'-::: -v . V 'i? V' ; ; fl Y" . '' ' '&Yi : : . ::".,,, - J- lL4 v. " - ' , -" -;-vr ','";jjritil; iMiiMii '. - . . " . X. r 5 i i i has appointed district directors for every locality in the city. These will list vacant lots in their districts and take applications .for war garden plots. General information may be procured from the Patriotic Conservation League, Northwestern Bank building. . Main 4170. nERMISTON REALTY ACTIVE Several Sales of Property in and Near Town Reported. HERMISTON, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) J. T. Hinkle has added to his Her- miston home tract a 13-acre place ad Joining. The price paid waa IJ900. Mr. Hinkle owned a well-improved tract in the South Hill district, on which he built a JioOO home and other. wise Improved, making it one of the most beautiful places In the west end of the county. The tract just pur chased is also highly improved. The entire tract is on an elevation above town Just outside the city limits, where values are climbing. Henry Hanby has purchased 10 acres of the Skinner lands lying a mile east of town. Mr. Hanby owns an improved orchard tract In the edge of town and adjoining th sarvey of the Columbia Highway. J. H. Toung has sold his residence property in town to Dr. E. W. Barnes for $1700. Mr. Toung has under con struction a new modern bungalow. which- he will move Into within a few day. George Strohm bought 10 acres ad Joining hia hog ranch, two miles east of town, from W. H. Skinner. He will seed tbe land to alfalfa next month. FARM LABOR SURVET PLAN Agricultural Con noil to Assist County Agent in Work. REDMOND, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) The labor situation on the farms of Crook and Deschutes counties at the present time is rather acute with the prospects of growing worse Instead of better as the season advancea. The Federal Government for some time has been considering methods of relieving this difficulty. In order to get accurate information Concerning the needs of the farms of the United States and- the available labor supply, a country-wide labor survey is to be conducted during the week of Febru ary 11-16. This will be conducted by mean of a questionnaire, which, when filled out, will show the labor needs of each county, the acreage in crop and the probable crop strength of the Na tion by next harvest season. Farmers to Attend Meeting. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Feb. 2. (Spe cial.) County Agent Keyes has ar ranged for open meetings of the granges of Silver Lake, Sandy Bend and Pleasant Hill Saturday, February 9. N. F. Thompson, of the Washington State College and United States Department of Agriculture, will be there and show slides of cereal and potato diseases and the farmers are invited to confer with him on the local plant disease problems. Meetings are to be held throughout the county, those for this district Saturday, February , being Sandy Bend, Grange Hall. 10:30 A. M. ; Pleasant Hill, 1:30 P. M.; Silver Lake. 8 P. M. '$ - nTfa? j I LAURELHURST RESIDENCE BRINGS $12,500. AT HXtT EAST ANKEJfT STREET. PPOSfTB PURCHASED FROM D. J. MAHONY. - Secretary of Portland Realty Board Discusses Growing Valuation Demand. EXPERTS ON COMMITTEE Many Reasons Cited as to Xeed for Frequent Appraisals of Real Estate by Men Who Are Specialists In Work. BT PAUL A. COWGILL, Secretary Portland Realty Board. There always has been, is now. and nrobablv- will be a demand for the ap nraisal of real estate by Individuals, but there is a growing demand for group appraisals, which is being met in a splendtd way by real estate boards throughout the country, througn men valuation committees. These commit tees are always composed of the best informed members in the boards and ire men who give very careful study to each appraisal, and the result of their findings is the best valuation that can be secured. Many individuals, firms and corpora tions now feei that, In justice to xnei business, they should have an ap praisai of all their real estate at least every other year by tne valuation com mittee of the real 'estate board in their cities. This is necessary in figuring the Income of their business, for real natal has an advancing or a declin ing value, reflecting conditions In locality or community. . Reasons for Appraisal. soma nf the valuations made by com raittees in various cities recently have been for the following reasons: A real estate holding company, wish ing to issue bonds, wanted a valuation of the committee to use in its pros pectus; a merchant, wishing to sell. asked the valuation as to the price to ask; an owner, wishing to lease for a term of years, wanted the valuation in order to arrange for ground rent; a leading deDartment store used the valuation of the committee when mak ing a statement to its bank; an out of-town party who had made a trad and believed that misstatements were made as to value of property wished a board annraieal to be used in a pros pective lawsuit; both parties united in asking for reappraisal, in connection with a ground lease: a holder of ground lease wanted a valuation as a basis for a selling price; a tenant in a large building, wishing to subdivide and rent part of the space, wanted to know what such space should rent lor; many trust and insurance companies, where loans were under consideration; a num ber of instances for valuation of es tates; insurance company, before issu ing annual statement, asked for valu ation to be used in same; and many countr and municipal appraisals, both for the purchase and sale of real estate Growing Appraisal Demand. An analysis of these calls on com mjttee of the boards throughout the country is evidence that there is a growing need for this service on the part of real estate boards. The Portland Realty Board is espe cially fortunate in the personnel of its appraisal committee. All the members who compose it are men of wide ex perience and mature Judgment. They are specialists in their line and know Portland property thoroughly. Applications for appraisals are made to the secretary of the board and are sent by him to the committee, 'llie committee then views the property, calling in any members of the board to give testimony if necessary or de sirable. A certificate is Chen issued, signed by the appraisal committee and attested by the secretary. There can be no more certain wayof arriving at the value of a property and no opinion as to value can nave any greater weight. EASTERNERS BUYIXti HOMES . L. Hartman Company Reports That Jfew Money Is Coming. That there is a steady influx of East erners into Portland and that they are buying homes is now substantiated, ac cording to the J. L. Hartman Company. Of the 20-odd houses and bungalows sold in the last two months a satisfac tory proportion of them were to new comers, who have "come to stay," as one wide-awake Pennsylvania lumber man put it. The rapidly disappearing "House ior Rent" sign is gladdening to the busi ness man's eye and modern house hunt ers are becoming frantic Mr. Hickman and Mr. Wilson, who are managing the -city sales and rental department, report the sale of 18 lots in or about Hose City Park, all of which will soon have houses or bungalows un der construction, in spite of the steadily increasing cost of labor and materials. The big demand Is for bungalows, and although most of these sales were made in the Rose City Park district, the demand is spreading to all parts of the city. LACRELITURST POVERTY in the United States kills more people than are killed in the great war, is the startling state ment of Government experts. Surgeon General Blue, of the Public Health Service, declares that 50 per cent of the death from certain diseases can be prevented, while the Committee of In dustrial Relations asserts that, 250,000 men, women and children are killed each year in the United States and 4,700,000 wounded "because our states men remain silent in the face of daily atrocities wrought in times of peace by our system of economic and indus trial exploitation." It is claimed that these figures do not include the toll each year of 100.000 babies killed by poverty before they reach their first birthday. "The preventable mortality," says General Gorgas, "in this country is greater than the mortality caused by the European war. Science knows that the chief cause of disease is poverty; tht disease can never be eliminated so long as people are forced to live poorly and close together." Statistics show that there are 1,250.-000- dependent aged wageearners cost ing this country $220,000,000 a year for their support. There are 3.127,000 wid ows in this country at least 65 years old, 32 per cent of whom lack the ne cessities of life and 90 per cent the comforts. , There are 7.000.000 women compelled to earn a. living and 1,990,225 children from 10 fo 15 years of age making a living. At the present time we are'supporting more than 1,000,000 dependents and delinquents in institu tions. When the breadwinner of a family dies and the widow and several small children are left destitute, it is almost always necessary for the widow to earn a livelihood. Naturally the wages she receives will be small, and by reason of the fact that she is forced to work long hours, frequently in unsanitary quarters, it is impossible for her to COAST DEFENSES URGED PORTLAND WILL SEEK AVIATION AND SUBMARINE BASE. Commercial Bodies Ask Congress Carry Out Recommendations of Helm Commission. By adopting a resolution at its last meeting urging Congress to act imme diately on the recommendations of the Helm commission, the Portland Cham ber of Commerce took part in a con certed move by all the chambers of commerce of the Pacific Coast to try to prevail upon Congress to strengthen and add to the seaboard defenses from the Canadian line to the Mexican bor der. The programme for the Pacific Coast. as laid down by the Helm commission, appointed by Congress in 1916 to make country-wide investigation into the needs for coast defenses, is as follows: At Portland, Or. Development of pos sibilities for aviation and submarine base. At Astoria, Or. Development of the possibilities for a submarine base. . At Alameda, Cal. Pacific Coast naval base to cost 36,307,000. At Bremerton and Seattle, Wash. (Puget Sound district) Development of a home and repair base for sub marines; one additional drydock to cost $2,500,000. At Mare Island, CaL Home base for submarines; repair base-for submarines and aviation: one additional drydock to cost $2,225,000; additional shops and accessories. At Los Angeles, Cal. Submarine base. At Redwood City, Cal. Aviation base. At San Diego, Cal. Aviation base. The idea of stimulating Congress in the matter of coast defenses by reso lutions from all the Chambers of Com merce of the Pacific Coast started with the San Francisco Chamber. The reso lution also has been adopted by the Oakland (Cal.) Chamber. Other mem bers of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast are: As toria. Los Angeles. Bellingham, San Diego, Seattle and Tacoma. It is expected that each chamber will adopt the resolution and send a copy to its representatives in - Congress. RAIN HINDERS MINE WORK Delivery of Equipment for Gold Hill Delayed by Storm. GOLD HILL, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) The extra heavy rainfall the past month has curtailed the delivery of much equipment to the several mines and the shipping of ore from, mines with wagon hauls in this region Twohy Bros., who have been engaged in hauling copper ore from the Queen of Bronze mine at Takilma to a ship ping point at Waters Creek with wagons, have withdrawn su neaa oi horses and shipped them to Shaniko In Eastern Oregon, for -work- on grading contract. The shipment of the aerial tramway from the Greenback mine for the state limestone plant at Gold Hill, which has been delayed, arrived today, and with it came the crew -of 15 honor men, who will join the crew now here - in constructing the plant. As soon as quarters can be made for them at the plant the crew will he increased to 60 honor men from the penitentiary. BEAN GROWERS TO MEET Lane County Farmers Will Discuss Adoption of Mexican Bean. EUGENE. Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) Bean growers will hold a meeting in Eugene tomorrow for the purpose of discussing plans for procuring the adoption of the- Mexican tree bean as the standard variety for Lane County, according to an announcement made recently by County Agricultural Agent N. S. Robb. Lane County produced more beans last year than ever before, notwith standing the unprecedented drouth, which fairly caused bushes to shrivel up in the field. A total of 3300 acres was planted and to- date 12 cars have been shipped, as compared to a total of six cars last year. EASTERNERS LIKE OREGON Films of Portland and Columbia River Highway Applauded. Oregon is receiving the highest kind of advertising in all the important cities of the East through the Newman Traveltalks. according to word re ceived here from Jacob Patterson, a former Portlander, who attended the lecture in Pittsburg. Pa. According to Mr. Patterson s account. Mr. Newman, speaking upon the gener al subject of "The Pacific Coast," started with California, worked his way up to Klamath Lake, of which motion pictures and slides were shown, then showed a series of pictures of the WU- give proper attention to her children. In cases where the father insured his life, even for a small amount, the cir cumstances are different. Investigators are often amazed at the cleverness of widows in spreading out, so to speak, over a long period of time, the pro ceeds of a small life insurance policy. In many cases it tides- over the years necessary for the children to mature and be in & position to earn their own living. Where there has been nothing saved and no life insurance has been pro vided, Infant mortality is necessarily high. The report of the Government ex perts shows how poverty kills, and makes the following comparison: "In Brookline, Mass.. live the well-to-do and rich of Boston. Babies die in Brookline at the rate of 76 per thousand. In South Bethlehem, where live the steel workers, whose brawn and brain produce the wealth that bas glutted Wall street banks and the cof fers of Broadway wine merchants, babies die at the rate of 233 per thou sand. "Where the people work the hardest their babies die the fastest. Poverty kills them. It is fair to say that the net result of the American steel in dustry is killing babies and making mil lionaires. "East Orange, N. J., is another wealthy subruban town, where no ono works very hard and most of the resi dents work not at all. Babies die there at the rate of 78 per thousand. "Fall River, Mass.. is a center of the textile industry of New England. The people there produce the wealth that is spent in towns like Brookline and East Orange, or on Fifth avenue. New York. And their babies die at the rato of 228 per thousand." Poverty in the United States kills more people than are killed in the war, but a careful analysis of the statistics given shows that life insurance would have greatly reduced the mortality. lamete Valley, the salmon fishing in the Columbia, the Columbia River Highway, and ended with views of Portland and the Rose Festival as the climax of his lecture. Motion pictures of the Rose Festival and colored views showing Portland residence sections, with their profusion of roses, says Mr. Patterson, brought bursts of applause and many gasps of surprise from the audience. COUNTY AGENTS TO ORDER Agriculturists Shipments to Handle Nitrate for Farmers. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, Pullman, Feb. 2. (Special.) In the distribution of Washington's share of 100,000 tons of nitrate of soda which the United States has purchased from Chile, county agricultural agents will act as the intermediary between the Government and the farmers, according to advice Just received by Director Thornber, of the Washington extension service. The price named for the nitrate of soad is $75.50 per ton at the ports of Charleston and 'New York, on the At lantic seaboard. Director Thornbef states that if farmers of the PacifiH Northwest apply for nitrate of soda in sufficient amount to warrant the send ing of a shipload direct from Chile t4 either Portland or Seattle, the trans, continental freight can likely be saved, PRINEVILLE COW HIGHEST Registered Holstein Produces : Pounds of Milk in Month. 480 REDMOND, Or., Feb, 2. (Special.) Tbe report of the first Central Oregon Cow Testing Association just received by County Agent Ward shows that for the second time a Central Oregon cow heads the list of highest butterfat pro ducers in the state and perhaps in the Northwest. The report of Ray K. Potter, official tester, shows that the registered Hol stein, Pearl, owned by Henry McCall, of Prlneville, during the period of 30 days ended January 16 produced 2480 pounds of milk, which yielded 96.7 pounds of butterfat. The merit of the dairy animal in Central Oregon is fast becoming known throughout the North western states and many inquiries con cerning this country as a dairy sec tion are received by the county agri cultural agent. FARMERS TO GET WATER Horsefly Irrigation Project Will Be Bonded for Improvements. SALEM, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) Charles F. Ferguson, of Klamath Falls, has submitted to State Engineer Lewis data as to the Horsefly irrigation proj ect of Klamath County of 5000 acres, to be developed in five units. The water will be purchased from the Government for approximately $6.50 an acre and will be pumped from Lost River. The district will bond itself for the purchase of the pumping equipment, while the farmers will construct their own ditches. Directory of Prominent Life Insurance Agencies, Members of Life Underwriteri , Association of Oregon Wm. Goldman. General Manager. NATIONAL LIFE OF VEKHONT. Oregontan BIdg. H. G. Colton, Manager. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL. LIFB. Chamber of Commerce Bidg. Harmon & Cummings, General Agents, PENN MUTUAL. LIFE. - Northweatern Bank Bldg. Horace Mecklem, Manager, NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL. LIFB. Northwestern Bank Bldg MORTGAGE LOANS , Very flexible contract. NEW WORLD LIFE INSUKANCB CO- ,' 202 Stevens Bldg. Albea & Amesbury.. tseneral Asenta. ) NORTH WESTLiftN MUTUAL. LIFE INS. 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