TIIE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, TORTLAND, JUNE 2, 1918.
GUY 1ST SPEED
UP HOE BUIL
DING
One House Going Up Where
Nine Are Needed, De
clares City Inspector.
of line and begin a mad race around
the circle. Just as often as the soldier
with the belt can get within lashing
distance the runner In the lead receives
stinging slap on the legs or back
with the strap.
There is-another game called "catch-
ng the boohe." A swift runner Is se
lected .o run, and then the entire com
pany in full cry gives chase. The great
fun comes when the drill sergeant sud
denly cries out, "How did Mrs. Grady
die? This game calls for all sorts of
athletic stunts. The. men will laugh
sc hard at some ridiculous attitude as
sumed by some soldier, that he also
strikes a ridiculous attitude.
Then there is a thing called "Mind.
Alert." The drill sergeant will strike
one. attitude and then every soldier
must do the opposite. This stimulates
quick thinking. First Mr. Drill Ser
geant will make the soldiers do Just as
POPULATION GROWING FAST
AVltli Demand for Dwellings Double
Average of Recent Years, Con
struction Shown to Be Far
Short of Xormal. ,
- Construction of new dwellings In
Portland. at the rate of 4000 per year
Is needed properly to care for the in
crease in population due to the new
war industries that have been estab
lished here and others yet to come.
Portland now is building at the rate
of 445 dwellings a year.
That in brief is the statement of
H. E. Flummer, city building inspector,
who has gathered statistics for the
benefit of the housing committee of
the Chamber qf Commerce. Mr. Plum-
mer says:
"In the previous statement I showed
that the normal annual increase of
population in Portland has been about
12.000 and that in 1917 and 1918 the
average was twice the normal, or 24",000
; ter year.
"Before attempting to determine the
rate at which dwellings should be con
' structed at the present time and under
present conditions, it is desirable to
know the normal rate of dwelling con
etruction.
Ten-Year Average Shown.
i "The records of the building depart
ment relative to dwelling construction
began in 1907, and during a ten-year
period ending in 1916 20.642 dwellings
were constructed, or a yearly average
of 2064. Inasmuch as during this
period there was some rebuilding, the
rate of erecting dwellings was between
1900 and 2000 houses per year.
"The number and valuation of dwell
ings constructed annually during the
; ten-year period from 1907 to 1917 by
years is shown by the following table:
Tffar. No. dwellings.
. 107 2064
J08 2r.:i3
11" 237
. 5010 . . . .8141
3911 7T y-'4
J-2 " 276.
3U1S .. .170:1
1014 1487.
mi. -i jo
1010 473
Valuation.
J4.336.188
v 4.031.100
4.B92.270
7.215.930
7.915.2S0
6.:S47.2S3
3.020.875
. 3.108.28.1
2.173.8B5
1,314,150
Totals 20.642 .S45.955.346
"If, during this period, the growth of
, population was approximately 12,000
;.- or normal, it may be seen that there
was one dwelling built for each in
-crease in population "amounting to six
.' persons. The average size of a fam
ily in one dwelling is less than six;
but as hotels and apartment-houses
house many, the ratio of one dwelling
: to six persons is reasonable.
Normal Building Indicated
"Confirming figures with regard to
- the ratio of dwellings to population
are found in the United "States census
- report of 1910, where the population
of Portland is given as 207,214 and the
number of dwellings 37,436, which is
. a ratio of one dwelling to five and one
" half persons.
. . "Using the normal Increase of pop-
ulation as 12,000 and the ratio of one
to six dwellings to- population, the nor
- mal construction of dwellings is 2000
, per year.
'Under present conditions, with an
Increase of . population during 12
months of not less than 24,000, the
i number of dwellings constructed should
. be 4000, provided, of course, the num
b'er of vacant houses is normal. Va
cancies vary from 2 to 5 per cent. The
. . survey made by the Realty Board dur-
!.' ing the latter part of February showed
;C approximately 1500. vacant dwellings
-r in the city, a ratio of 3 per cent of
60,000, the approximate number of
- dwellings in the city.
Showing: Far From Adequate.
"Because the percentage of vacan
r cies is not at all excessive, the num-
ber of dwellings which should be con
structed in a year's time now is 4000.
' "The records of the bureau of build
. ' lng show that we are falling far Short
Z. of this number. For the first five
; - months of 1918 the following result
'- is shown: -
No. dwelling. Valuation,
LITTLE
GIRL IS CLEVER
DANCER, , i
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. : Photo by Peasleys. , "
. Marjorle Reynolds. v:.
Esthetic dancing "has a clever
exponent in the per'sfon of little
Miss Marjorle Reynolds, the 11-
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Reynolds? of Univer
sity Park. The youthful artist
has been entertaining . -Portsmouth
audiences,, her every ap
pearance attracting much atteni '
tion and earning- for her enthu
siastic applause. - She has been
studying dancing for some time
and critics predict for her a
splendid future. . '
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diT JHw S?j IBs I'm Bk
M.mM? fm lip
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H-jJ . Private Entrance , "tR,
n Flfth Street-
Hi
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EVERY FAMILY head should go
through the Finley Institution. It is
a great relief in time of bereavement to
know the service of an . Institution of
this character.
Located in the quiet, residential section
of the city," the Finley Institution offers
the quiet, restful, and refined atmosphere
of the finest home.
January. 1918 A. . . ir
..' February. -'. . . 18.
-- March
-April ,
r May .. . ......
49
. . 44
..80.
..166
A 16.550
S8.840
' 104,225
128.600
S378.675
.". Totals
- Estimated.
- ' "The construction of 186 dwellings
r. at a valuation of 1378,675 in five
'.'"months is. at the rate of 445 yearly,
with ' yearly valuation average of
'. J905.000.
Seattle Rererds Submitted.
"Thus we are now building only one-
- ninth as rapidly as we should in or
, der to properly house the increasing
r population. That these figures for
. dwellings that should be constructed
are not excessive can be seen by the
records of the Seattle department of
" buildings for the first four months of
1918 as follows:
No. dwellings. Valuation.
Z ;jnuarv 211 307.225
- hruary 263 - 409,340
'.V .March 295 439.235
- April ' 332 428.625
ho does. Suddenly he will give a com
mand and then the soldiers must do
the opposite. If you are not convinced
that it calls for quick thinking, just
try It with some one. Go through the
exercises doujble-quick.
Frivnte Smith Is nappy.
On my Journey to a big city In France
(no, not Paris), who should I run into
but the twice Pacific Northwestern golf
champion, Russell Smith, formerly of
Portland, now a. soldier in France? I
never before saw Russ when he wasn't
dressed a la fashion plate, even If he
was going on a fishing trip. On this
occasion he was dressed in Uncle Sam's
best private-of-the-f irst-class uniforms,
and looking 100 per cent healthier and
happier than when he was leading a
golf tournament at Gearhart- or the
Waverly Golf Club course..
I'll wager there is hardly a road in
France that Russ hasn't driven a motor
truck over. Because he was good at
the game his commanding officer tried
to make a non-commissioned officer of
him. Russ tried the chevrons for one
day, then because the chevron foozled
and sliced his nice unny, he asked to be
reduced to the ranks. His wish had
been granted a moment before I shook
hands with him and he was another of
the many happy American soldiers In'
France.
Here, where the men are billeted,
many funny things happen. Some of
the soldiers have sleeping quarters in
lofts and. stables. A week ago these
buildings had the accumulation of dust
and cobwebs of a century ago, but to
day they are as clean as a good, house
wife's pantry. This morning I was
passing a billet. - It fcad been a pigeon
loft and I heard what sounded some
what like- the cooing of a dozen
pigeons. I shinned up the ladder and
what do you suppose. I found? Just a
lot of husky soldiers playing pigeon,
strutting around and flopping , their
arras. .
- All Entered by Ladders.
At another billet the entrance to all
of them is made by ladder still an
other bunch were playing firemen. One
private, Jnnior Malarky, howling like
mad, "Save, oh, save me-e che-ild,
while halfva dozen others Were strug
gling to see who would be first up the
ladder. They all got on the ladder at
once, when Junior jumped astride the
ladder and slid into violent ' contact
with those who were attempting to
climb up. Then they fell to the ground
and there was a tangle of flying feet
and arms. ,
Friday is market day at this village.
Peasants from miles around come to
town bringing their produce to sell.
From asparagus to goats' kids is a far
cry, but they were all at the market
yesterday. . It was a rare sight to see
these very old women bringing their
wares to market. . I never saw outside
of an old folks' home as many old wom
en together'at one time as I saw yes
terday. Though their hair was snow
white, their faces seamed and wrinkled
and their fingers. knotted and gnarled
like limbs of twisted oak, their gowns
were spotlessly clean and the fire of a
J. P. Finley & Son
Progressive Funeral Directors
' Montgomery at ' Fifth
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I. Totals 1101 .Sl.584,420
"The construction of dwellings In
Seattle for the first four months is at"
the rate of 3300 per year, and the aver-
: age cost per dwelling Is $1440. - S8
; attle 'experienced a business depres
2 sion just as did Portland a few years
' ago, but Seattle recovered from the
ZT, depression sooner than did Portland.
"Portland must speed up the con
, struction of dwellings nine times the
' present rate if the increase of popula
tion continues and is to be cared for.
jr.. In a subsequent statement I -will sub-
" mlt data on the class of construction
- - that should be adopted in Portland lm-
i mediately.
SOLDIERS' DRILL COUNTS
ZZ (Continued From First Page.)
bunkle and pall. So interested was he
Tin springing something new on his sup
posed .enemy that he jerked his over
seas cap from his head as he rushed
. 1 at the "boche." as he called his pal. and
threw it with terrific violerce in his
face. The next thing he knew Mae-
Mahon had him down and stripped of
X his rifle all this before the sergeant
V. could take him by the neck and hoist
Z'l him from the struggling soldier under
; neath.
V- Play Time Rough Enough.
IS The play time is Just as rough as
Jjany part of the Tiew drill. Soldiers
are always Inventing something new."
They have a new one here. It's "Sting
U". 'em Bill." The company forms into
ti a single-file circle, each soldier bent
almost double. Then the sergeant re
. moves his heavy canvas belt and quiet
ly hands It to the nearest man. This
.... fellow straightens up, runs the circlo-j
t; for the space of two or three men. He
touches a bent form and that is the
'- t fcifical Xor the touched one to' break, out
great resolve and courage burned In
each pair of eyes.
After the selling had been done, after
Mess Sergeant Frost had quite bought
out the entire stock of eggs, 60 dozen,
the band gave a Concert. Leader Dow
ney and the band members felt Justly
proud of a diploma which the band won
at a field day meet, held Saturday last
at Division Base. There were three
bands present and the Oregon band had
Just . arrived. After playing a tbree
htur concert, the boys not even know
ing they were in a contest. Leader Dow
ney s men brought home the bacon.
The French love for music was never
more clearly displayed than during the
concert the band gave to the old women
farmers and villagers. The public
square was crowded. Each old mer
chant farmer had brought along her
war bread, and while the band played,
they either sat or stood nibbling at
their bits of bread and smiled as only
old French peasant women can smile.
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS
Closing Exercises for Exten
sion Classes Arranged. -
60 JOIN ROWING CLUB
MAW" FORM Ell ACTIVE MEMBERS
SOW WITH COLORS.
Picnic at Ross Island and Intraclnb
Regatta Are Events Scheduled
fr This Season. . '
Sixty new members have been added
to the depleted ranks of the Portland
Rowing Club since -its formal opening
for the present - season. which took
plaoe last month.
Practically all the active members
joined the service when war was de
clared,' and there are more than 125
stars on the Bervice flag.
More women joined this year than at
any previous time. They seem to pre
fer canoe sailing and canoe motoring.
The members of tne Rowing Club are
planning a picnic to take place in the
latter part of the month. Ross Island
will probably be the location for that
event, and dancing, will be one of the
features of that picnic The members
will leave the clubhouse in their ca
noes and paddle to Ross Island.
The Rowing- Club will hold an intra
club regatta on July 4. Doubles, fours,
single scullers and four paddles will-be
the rowing events.- There will also be
canoe races and canoe tilting will be
one of 'the feature events on the pro
gramme. Fred Newell, captain of the Portland
Rowing Club. Is waiting until the
weather gets a little steadier and it
gets a bit warmer before he takes up
the job of coaching the members in the
fine points In rowing.
DR. CAMPBELL WILL SPEAK
"The War and Education" AVUI Be
Subject of University President's
AddressExcellent Musical
, Programme Assured.
A varied 'programme has been ar
ranged to mark the close of the Unl
versity of Oregon extension courses
for the year 1817-1 S. .. Exercises will
be held in Lincoln High School audito
rium Wednesday x evening, June 5.
President P. L. Campbell. of the uni
versity, will give an address, and Dr.
George Rebec, head of the department
of philosophy, -and a a active member
of the extension faculty, will preside.
Students who .have" succesfully com
pleted courses during the last semester
will be awarded certificates. .
President Campbell's address will be
on "The War' and 'Education." . This
will be President Campbell's first pub
lic address on his return from Wash
ington, where he has spent a large part
of the year in organisation work con
nected with thje Emergency Council of
Education, of, which he is secretary
treasurer. ' '
Musical numbers will be rendered by
Portland musicians who are accredited
lrfembers of the University of Oregon
school of music. John Claire Monteith
will sing the "Toreador Song" from
"Carmen-" Miss Abble Whiteside will
play Dohnanyi's "Rhapsody in V Sharp
Minor," and Mrs: Pauline Miller Chap
man will sing "If I But Knew" and the
prelude from the "Cycle of Life."
Other features of the programme will
be two one-act plays written by mem
bers of the extension classes and pro
duced by students and their friends.'
"Illayok" is a playlet picturing a tragic
story of Eskimo life, written by Mrs.
Josephine Stott. The cast of charac
ters will include: Illayok. an Eskimo.
Harry Pennel; Kara, his wife. Mins
Dorothy Miller: Carter, a missionary,
Orin Stanley.
The other play Is a comedy. "Close
CROOK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BAND ADDS GIRLS TO ITS ORGANIZATION,
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' PROFESSOR BACGHMAN, LEADER, SEEN ON EXTREME LEFT.
"PRINEVILLE. Or., May 2D. (Special.) The Crook County' School band was organize ly Professor H. C.
Baughman-two y - ago and has made rapid progress under his leadership. Se .eral girls were added
the organization this year, and ave shown remarkable ability. .
- VG2pS j 'fet ZyjA
Juist How Proud Are Yovl ?
( Afrs. jfrmttrtnz it a htalthy jtmtg matrtn with an unusual
j amount tf common sense. She enters the drug store and Miss
Grey, an attractive and amiable fieri, catches sight of her.)
Miss Grey "Good Morning, Mrs.
Armstrong. What shall it be some
really nice soap? We've got a new "
Mrs. Armstrong "No, Miss Grey
I've done nothing but buy soap for
the past month, it seems. We ought
to be a very clean family. No, I want
two bottles of Nujol, please."
"Oh that's at the other counter, Mrs.
Armstrong. This is only toilet goods,
you know. -
"That's why I came right here. Miss
Grey. You have soap and tooth paste
and 'cold cream and wash-cloths in
this show case every single thing to
keep our precious 'outsides clean and
fresh. But our precious, 'insides' must
o along as best they can until some
fine day they give up and then we
cry for a doctor."
(Mrs. Armstrong turns titvard anether counter)
Miss' Grey, nodding assent) "I'm afraid
we pay the price of vanity, Mrs. Arm
strong." , ,
(.Mrs. Armstrong, turning iaci) "Pay the
price! I've been through it all and I'd
no more think of forgetting my table-
spoonful of Nujol than I would my
bath or my tooth brush. Two. years
ago I had a lesson. Just before my
t little girl was born I think I had every
kind of constipation a woman can
have. Of course I had to tryall the.
'cure' laxatives there were advertised
piils, and salts, and tabloids and
mineral waters. They were so violent,
and I found they were weakening me '
I needed a stronger dose every time.
I almost drove the doctor crazy. And
then he took matters into his own
hands." . ,
"How, Mrs. Armstrong?" " 4
"He came in one day after I had had
one of my 'spells' and said;
'Mrs. Armstrong, you're only pois
oning yourself. Your body is not
getting rid of .your food waste
properly. It gets just as far as your
lower intestines your "colon"
and there it stops, and decays. The
body absorbs about four-fifths of
the water in the food through your
-colon walls, and that water is
carrying disease germs all through
your system because you aren't
getting rid of that poisonous waste.
That's where almost all disease
starts.'
'Those remedies' you've been tak
ing are 'drug medicines', Mrs.
Armstrong. They act quickly and
they act hard, and the more you
take the more you're going to need.
Now I'm going to put you on a new
treatment its called the Nujol
treatment You've got a double
responsibility now, and you've got
to be gaining strength, not losing
it.'"
"What effect did it have, Mrs. Arm
strong?" .
"None at first. I was disappointed,
because there weren't any results for
two days. Then I began to be regular
as clockwork."
"Why that's wonderful, JIrs. Arm
strong. Did you"
"It is wonderful. The doctor says the
reason is siviply that Nujol not only
softens the waste "'matter, and so
makes your system function more
easily, but it lines the intestines with a
film that makes the food pass smooth
ly no friction, you seer It doesn't
upset the digestion and leave you feel
ing hollow, as pills do, it's harmless,
and. its gentle and sure, and delight--fully
clear."
. "It sounds like such a reasonable way
to treat your system, Mrs. Armstrong.
"That's it. I don't mind telling you
privately that I'm just as proud of a
clean system as, I am of a clean face.
And a clean system means a clean
face, Miss Grey." -
( Mrs. Armstrong mates her purchase ana
leaves the store. She has been gone about ten
minutes xvhen Miss Grey approaches the pro
prietor xvith a petitioning smile and the follovr
ing remark )
"Mr. Wilkinson will you make me a
special employee's price on a bottle
of Nujol?"
For your own protection insist that the druggist give you
the genuin Nujol, in a sealed and capped bottle, bearing
the Nujol trademark in red never otherwise. Inferior sub
stitute, may give unpleasant results. Nujol is absoluteif
ture and harmless. At all druggists in the U. S. and Canada.
Send 5f cents and we will ship new kit size bottle to U. &.
soldiers and sailors anywhere.
Write for attractive free booklet on the Nujol
treatment. Section 5, Nujol Dept, Standard
Oil Co. (New Jersey), Bayonne, N. J.
. aw -r.,jx. jot h
Quarters," by Mrs. Ernestine G. Swarts.
The parts will be taken as follows:
Benny Langdon, an heiress, but self
supporting, Elsie Lee; John Mem
weather, her uncle, Sam May; Minerva
Merrlweather, her aunt. Dorothy Deer
Ing; Robert Campbell, Betty's wealthy
suitor. Chester Kelsey; Mrs. Goodwin,
the landlady, Jessie Famham.
The plays are under the direction of
Mrs. Helen Miller Senn.
J.-W. ALDERS0N ARRESTED
Son of County School Superintend
ent Held for Ileckless Driving.
I ,
Jesse W. Alderson. eon of County
Superintendent of Schools Aldersen,
was arrested at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning by Patrolman Travis on a
charge of reckless driving. Municipal
Judge Ronaman yesterday fixed his bail
at i00 and the trial will be held some
day this -week.
Another young man and two young
women were riding in the car when
Alderson drove his machine into a street
flusher at Fourth and Taylor streets.
Miss Marguerite McCabe, of 868 tj Irv
ing street, who was riding in the front
seat beside Alderson, received serious
cuts about her face and head from
flying pieces of glass from the wind
shield. She was removed to Good
Samaritan Hospital. While Patrolman
Travis was placing Alderson under
arrest the couple who had occupied the
rear seat of the car made their escape
and the officer was unable to learn
their names. -
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Few drops stop corn- soreness, then corns lift right5
; -. .off with fingers No pain! Magic I
Tor a few cents you can
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a Cincinnati chemist.
Just ask at any drug store
for a small bottle of freerone.
Apply a few drops upon a
tender, aching corn ' and in
stantly that old bothersome
corn stops .. hurting, then
shortly yon can lift it out,
root and all, with the fingers.
Just think! Not one bit of
pain before applying free zone
or afterwards. It doesn't
even irritate the surround,
ing skin.
Hard corns, soft corns, or
corns between the toes, also
hardened calluses on bottom
of feet shrivel up and fall off
without hurting a particle.
Ladies! Keep freerone handy
on your dresser. Wonderful!