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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 22, 1919.
T REQUIRED TO
BURN DEBRIS 1111 CITY
Supreme Court's Decision on
Ordinance Reviewed.
LIABILITY CLEARLY FIXED
Failure to Get Legal Permit Rclleres
Plaintiff From Need of Producing
Other Proof of Negligence.
BT W. B. SHIVELT.
Cbilrmaa Legal Committee Portland KealtJ
Where one builds In the city of Port
land a, bonfire without obtaining-
municipal permit and sparks from said
fire communicate themselves to a
neighbor's property, which Is destroyed
or damaged, is tfte one setting the fire
liable for the ensuing loss?
This question was decided by the su
preme court of the state of Oregon in
the late case of Northwest Door com
pany vs. Lewis Investment Co.. re
ported In ISO Pac 495. In that case
the facts were that the plaintiff owned
a planing mill in Portland. Or., adjoin
ing which was a warehouse owned by
the defendant. In 1914 the defendant's
property had been damaged and prac
tically destroyed by fire. This fire,
however, did not completely consume
the timbers of the warehouse, a num
ber of which, together with other in
flammable half-burnt material, were
left on the site of the fire.
.Mayor Gave Verbal remit.
At this time the defendant applied to
the chief engineer of the Portland fire
department, as required by law. for a
permit to light a fire to burn up the
debris from the burnt warehouse. This
permit the chief engineer refused to
Issue, but referred the defendant to the
then mayor of the city, who gave de
fendant verbal permission to burn the
debris.
The defendant, without securing any
other permit, then lighted a bonfire.
from which tho wind scattered quantl
ties of sparks and cinders upon the
plaintiffs property which became
Ignited therefrom and was destroyed
The plaintiff then brought suit against
the defendant to recover damages for
the destruction of its planing mill, and
after a trial the Jury allowed the
plaintiff damages in the sum of 170.000.
The defendant thereupon appealed to
'the supreme court, and among oth
points considered by the court was the
defendant's liability for lighting a bon
fire without having procured a permit.
.Mayor's Permit Invalid.
The supreme court held that an ordi
nance of the city of Portland then In
effect prohibited the lighting of bon
fires within the city limits without a
permit from the chief engineer of the
fire department: that the chief engi
neer was the only person authorized
to Issue such a permit and that the
verbal permit given by the mayor to
burn said debris was, legally, "as Inef
fective as though it had been granted
by the pastor of one of the city
churches." The court therefore held
that the defendant in lighting said fire
did so In violation of the city ordinance.
The object of the ordinance." said
the court, "was to prevent the building
of bonfires in those cases or at those
seasons In those localities, when, in
the experienced judgment of the chief
engineer of the fire department, such
fires might result disastrously."
The court held that where one vio
lates an ordinance designed to protect
the public, such violation in Itself con
stituted negligence without other
proof of carelessness or negligent con
duct and that it is fundamental that a
person committing an unlawful act,
which Is the proximate cause of Injury
to another, will be compelled to respond
In damages for such injury. The court
held that the Intent of the defendant
In lighting said fire whether good or
bad was immaterial.
Fire VatawraHy Kindled.
"'It Is idle to speculate." said the
eourt. "upon what would have happened
If the defendant had secured a permit."
The fact remained that it did not pro
cure one; that the defendant had un
lawfully kindled a fire, sparks from
which had destroyed the plaintiffs
property and therefore the defendant
must respond in damages. The court
thereupon for this and other reason
upheld the verdict of the Jury.
From the foregoing case it Is not t
be Inferred that damages could not
tiave been recovered If the defendan
had taken out a permit as required by
the ordinance. The effect of a-
fendant's failure to take out the permit
was to relieve plaintiff from producing
other proof of defendant s negligence.
The mere failure to obtain the permit
was sufficient proof of negligence to
upport the verdict, but If the Derm I
had been taken out. then the plaintiff
would nave had the burden of showing
additional carelessness or negligence on
defendants part which caused .the fire.
One may not light a bonfire in
crowded city, even with a permit, with
out being charged with the duty
sruarding against flying sparks and
cinders.
furnished through the department of
labor In connection with the national
housing movement.
There are numerous functions to be
carried on In connection with Port
land's campaign and It also expected
that a mammoth materials exhibition
will be arranged later on in the season.
The executive committee wishes to
express its cordial appreciation to the
business Interests of Portland that
have so far given to the movement
their active fifancial support. All who
nave thus helped Portland to achieve
a nation-wide distinction as a home
city through the efforts of the present
own lour Home" campaign, have
reason to feel amply compensated for
all assistance or service rendered the
public in connection with this im
portant enterprise.
ILLINOIS T ALLEY FARM SOLD
2 00 Acres, 26 Miles From Grants
Pass, Brings $14,000.
GRANTS PASS, Or.. June 81. E. J.
Lind has sold his Illinois valley farm.
known as the G. R. White place, to
C. C. Brown, the consideration being
$14,000. Farm Implements, a team and
two cows are Included in the sale, but
Mr. Llnd retains his herd of range
cattle.
There are 200 acres In the farm with
130 acres under the 'ditch. The tract is
36 miles from Grants Pass.
Mr. Brown was a resident of Jose-
H HOMES BUILDING
ELHURST
Los Angeles Contractor Starts
Group of Bungalows.
WAY TO GET HOME PROVIDED
Plan of Operation Worked Out
Whereby Buyer Can Purchase on
Easy Terms and Save Money.
C. C. Koehler, formerly of Los An
geles, has started construction of a
group of new homes for tho Laurel
hurst company near Laurelhurst park
and the club house. The new homes
ill be of the bungalow type with
Laurelhurst company to build a large
number of homes at this time."
HOOD RIVER WANTS ROADS
County Bonding Does Not Seem
' Likely This Fall, However,
HOOI RIVER. Or., June 21. (Spe
ciaL) While Hood River county voters
expressed strong approval at the polls,
on June 3, of the amendment which ex
tends the limit of bonded indebtedness
for permanent roads from 2 to 6 per
cent, it does not seem likely at present
that any measure for county bonding
will be initiated this year.
The sentiment for eventual road
bonds of approximately 1500,000
strong, but It Is thought by most repre
sentative business men who nave ex
pressed themselves that a definite
policy of permanent road construction
should be worked out before the bonds
are voted.
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LANE . PREPARING ITS FAIR
Five Granges in Western End of
County Are Expected to Exhibit.
EUGENE, Or., June 21. (Special.)
The products of western Lane county
will be displayed at the county fair in
Eugene next September as a unit, ac
cording to arrangements being made by
the fair association.
The western end, of the county raises
TYPE OF HOUSE OF WHICH SEVERAL ABE TO BE BUILT IN LAURELHURST.
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LOS ANGELES MAX TO BEGIX COXSTBt'CTION OF COLONIAL BUNGALOWS FOR LAURELHURST CO.
phine county and left here a year ago
to find a better location. He traveled
over the middle west by automobile for
some months but failed to find a coun
try which suited him as well as Jose
phine county, and especially the' Illinois
valley.
POLK FARM BRINGS 950,000
Albany Man Buys Thomas Caufleld
Ranch Near Rickreall.
colonial lines and will contain the latest
developments in design and decoration.
They will have oak floors, plate-glass
windows, enameled Interior woodwork,
extra large living room and breakfast
rooms.
Mr. Koehler has had wide experience
in building in several coast cities. He
has worked out a plan of operation
such that the home buyer can obtain
a home, complete ready to move into,
on easy terms, at a cost of several hun
dred dollars less than the buyer could
purchase the lot and build it for. This
j.,n. SO (Sneclalt ! ' accomplished by the economy in
June 20. (special.) material of large operations.
DALLAS. O
One of the largest deals in real estate I
In Polk county in recent years took
place this week when the big Thomas
Caufleld ranch near BickrealL. con
sisting of t8 acres, was purchased by
Percy A. Young or Aioany. une pur
chase price was $50,000.
The Caufield ranch Is one of the most
valuable pieces of land in the Rickreall
district and a few years ago one of the
finest hop yards In the Willamette va
ley was locatade on It. Later the yard
was plowed up to make room for the
planting of a wheat crop.
11 YOUR HOME' TO GO ON
XOCAL HOCSrNG MOVE3IEXT
S WILL BE COXTIXITD.
Model Bungalow to Be Abandoned
r but Organization Will Con-
tinne Its Activities.
Members of the executive committee
f the "Own Your Home" campaign
met at the campaign bungalow yester
day to discuss matters in connection
w-ith the local housing movement and
Its future continuation.
"While it was decided." said Ira K.
rowers, acting chairman of Portland's
"Own Your Home" bureau, "that the
campaign activities at the bungalow
headquarters, corner of 4th and Stark
vtreeta. must be discontinued, owing to
the necessity of having the temporary
building removed, the campaign organ
isalion is strongly of the opinion that
publicity activities and other functions
In connection with this important
movement should be continued."
Messrs Powers. Alnsworth and other
members of the committee are strongly
of the opinion that a vast amount of
good has been accomplished for the
rity of Portland through its "Own
Your Home" campaign. Strong recom
mendations are expressed as to service
rendered at campaign headquarters by
O. H. Skotheim. executive secretary,
and his efficient assistants. Mrs. Ethelyn
Bullard and Charles Burton, and that
hundreds and hundreds of Portland
people have been led to a decision to
own and build homes through the en
couragement and constructive mes
sages given through the active execu
tive organization of the campaign.
Arrangements are being made to
have Mr. Skotheim continue as execu
tive secretary of the "Own Your Home"
bureau and to continually give expres
sion to the message of home ownshtp
fiad to disseminata the lnforctioo
Fish Hatchery Sites Inspected.
LA GRANDE. Or, June 21. (Spe
cial.) Careful Inspection of various
sites for the possible establishment of
a state fish hatchery was held Thurs
day under the direction of State Game
Warden Carl Shoemaker, Commission
ers Jack and Warren and Fish Warden
Clanton. The local sportsmen took
charge of the entertainment of the vis
itors. Authority to estaDllsn a iisn
hatcherv at Mlnam or some other
point has been given.
Ridgcfield to Pave Streets.
RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. June 21. (Spe
cial.) The town of Ridgefield Is ad
vertising for sealed proposals for the
hard-surfacing of Pioneer avenue. Main
street and Lake street. This paving
will connect with a new paved road
from Pioneer to Ridgefield and when
finished the citizens here will have
paving all the way to Vancouver.
Contract for Steel Bridge Let.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., June 21.
(Special.) A contract has been entered
Into by the county court here with the
Pacific Foundation company of Port
land for the construction of a new steel
bridge at Merrtl crossing Lost river.
The old structure has been found un
safe for further travel.
House Plana Gathered.
The Laurelhurst company has gath
ered together In the last four months
a collection of several hundred photo
graphs and floor plans of recently built
homes in different parts of the United
States. They probably have tho largest
library on the coaBt of the most ac
cepted styles of architecture In homes.
This Information is at the service of
homeseekers planning a home in
Laurelhurst.
Mr. Koehler is prepared to build on
any lot owned by the company, upon
plans to suit the purchaser and to quote
a price on the house, lot, garage and
all, complete and ready to move into.
"This plan of operation has proved
satisfactory in other coast cities," said
Mr. Koehler. "The purchaser obtains
exactly what he wants, and at a price
less than he could obtain It In any other
way, because the seller Is willing to
work on a very small margin on ac
count of not having to take the risk
of not selling the house after com
plction.
Uncertainty Time Has Passed.
The time of uncertainty regarding
building costs has passed. There can
be no doubt that the trend of prices
s upward. All material is 90 per cent
labor in the final analysis. Labor costs
are advancing and will never be re
duced. The world is on a permanently
higher price level.
"The time has long since passed when
ft was cheaper to rent than to own a
home. The pleasure and advantage of
having a home of your own where you
can have the interior decorations to
suit your own taste, and a yard filled
ith the shrubbery and flowers you
love, and a neighborhood where you
can make real friends and your chil
dren can be in the right surroundings,
are too great to be valued in terms
of money.
"It is these facts which have led the
fruit and vegetables in a class by them
selves and these, together with the
fisheries products and products from
the shingle mills and sawmills, are ex
pected to form a display that will equal
the entire displays of many county
fairs. Five granges are expected to pre
pare exhibits.
ALBANY TO PAVE STREETS
Proposed Work Will Carry Pacific
Highway Through City Limits.
ALBANY, Or.. June 21. (Special.)
Educational Salesmanship
We know that when you know what we know about Piano quality you
will want to purchase one of our line of Pianos and Player Pianos,
therefore, our salesmanship is entirely educational, as you
find when you compare our pianos
with others you may
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$50 Cash,
$17 Monthly
This $750 Player Piano for $562 the Piano for the Entire Family
Extraordinary Budget of Anniversary Pianos
Including New 1918 and 1919 Models Rebuilt at Factory and Used Pianos
tX7R KIMBALL, LARGE, tfOQC
Otl 3 $25 Cash, 9 Monthly. O&VD
tCnn SIN&BR. OAK, tfOQC
aUU J25 Cash. S12 Month'v. &dt)D
tCCn ME.VDE.VHALL PL-VR tfiQH
003U 5o Cash. J14 Monthly. iPHOO
(ECn HEED fc SONS, OAK, OQ
033U (as Cash. t!2 Monthly. OOiJD
tGKflSTEGER, MISSION,
C03U $25 Cash. 13 Monthly. 3oi70
C7Cn THOMPSON rLAVER.tflOe
OI3U$so Cash. J17 Monthly. 0170
tinnd- v. pianof"t eRutice
IUUU50 Cash. $6 Monthly. 3 I DO
tlIRO STEGER PI,AYERTOe
II3U $50 Cash. $25 Monthly. ifO
ARfl CONOVER, OAK. 0lC
013U $15 Cash, $7 Monthlv. 040
tAOK STORY CLARK, OAK,Oce
01-A3 $25 Cash. $8 Monthlv. 9COO
t7hfl THOMPSON PLAVER.(i;;n
'OU$50 Cash, $17 Monthly. DODU
0fin SINGER PLAYER tfCCfl
03UU$5O Cash. $17 Monthly. OOU
ffTL n. BUHU CO, IPRPT,
$15 Cash. $5 Monthly.
$ 75
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JltJU $25 Cash. $10 Monthly. "WOO
rOEfl GABLE, SQ'KK PIANO. tf Qt
93U $io Cash, $5 Monthly. I OO
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03U $25 Cash. 12 Monthly. X O
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gl3U $10 Cash, $5 Monthly. O DO
(CCfl BUSH & GERTZ COOC
033U$25 Cash. $9 Monthly. J3J
tinRfl STEGER GRAND 7QJ
0IU3U $100 Cash. $20 Monthly. 1 I IO
tIKn THOMPSON, 1 JIOIl, OOC
03U $25 Cash, J10 Monthly. OOOJ
f Qfin REED & SON
S3UU $50 Cash. $20
CIOK DAVIS & SON
0tx3 $25 Cash. $9
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HtJ $5 Cash. 83 Monthly. 40
PLAYER C7C
Monthly.
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CI7R THOMPSON, 18 MOD, QCC
vtlQt'S Cash. $11 Monthly. WUOO
SICE PACIFIC QUEEN OR.. AO
03 $io Cash. $5 Monthly, w tO
$325 ji5
P. NELSON. OAK.. ICC
Cash, $6 Monthly. J A VJ
$5 OR $10 IN RECORDS SENDS HOME
EITHER MODEL.
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IRFRTY HR VIPTflRY RflHnC or any other securities taken in part or full payment of Pianos or PI;iyer Pianos during
lULn II Ull I lo I Un I QUIIUO this sale, as also vour old Diano. orean. nhonoerauh or city lot by our Keal Estate Dept.
flRriFR YflllR PIAWO RY M A II Read, study and compare our quality, prices and term, as advertlaed, and you will
UnULn IUUI1 imilU Ol llltlL learn vrhy m have hundreds of mall-order bnyers. OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS WB
PREPAY AND MAKE FREE DELIVERY OF PIANO TO YOUR HOME within 200 miles, and the piano will be shipped
subject to exchange within one year, we allowing- the full amount paid. This virtually gives you a one-year trial of the
piano you order. Every piano or player-piano purchased carries with it the Schwan Piano Co. guarantee of satisfac
tion, as also the usual guarantee from each manufacturer of these musical instruments.
Manufacturers
Coast Distributors,
11 Fourth . Street.
at Washington.
Schwan Piano Co.
WARRANTER
BACKED BY
MANY MILLIONS
IN CAPITAL
JAEGER HOME DIFFERENT
IXDIVIDUALITV IJf AVESTOVER
TERRACE RESIDENCE.
Unusual Type of English Thatched
Roof Effect Embodied In
House of Heights.
Amonsr the most satifvine 'of the
rontons or. tour Aioany nr w.u oe nower typo h0USes of Portland is the
are received. The work is to be done
on Sixth, Elm and Firsts street3 and
on Salem road.
Sixth street is paved already for
most of Its length and this work will
make It one of the east and west
paved thoroughfares. ' First street also
is paved almost its entire length, the
proposed work carrying the pavement
on this street almost the length of the
city. The proposed paving on Elm
street and Salem road will be the first
to be laid on those thoroughfares.
Salem road is the street on which
the Pacific highway enters Albany from
the north and the section of Elm street
to be paved is where it comes into the
city from the south, and with the com
pletion of this work, there will not be a
foot of the course traversed by the
highway in the city limits of Albany
which is not paved.
PUMPS TO IRRIGATE LANDS
Lake Ewauna, Klamath County, to
Furnish Water for 3200 Acres.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Juno 21.
(Special.) A new pumping Irrigation
system, by which water will be taken
from Lake Ewauna, a short distance
south of this city, and placed on 3200
acres of fertile land belonging to H. H
Van Valkenburg. R. V. Ess, H. A. Tal
bot, B. E. Kerns, W. C. Ezell and E. H.
Hawkins, is now nearly completed.
A canal 27 feet wide and five feet
deep has been dredged from the lake
by F. Hill Hunter of the Sawmill En
gineering & Construction company for
a distance of 400 feet to make this lm
provement. It will be possible to pump
water now on the lands, no matter how
high or low the lako level may be.
Three pumps, a 20-inch, 12-inch .and
8-inch, will be used and the power will
be furnished by the Keno Power com
pany.
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I STREETS, 1RV1NGTON, FROM F. K. BOWMAN CO.
home recently completed for Edward
J. Jaeger at 326 Albermarle street.
Tho architecture presents a rather un
usual type of English thatched roof
effect, taking advantage of the mag
nificent view of city and mountains
afforded from Westover Terrace.
The exterior is of shingle and stucco.
The painting Is agreeably toned from
the silk and moss effect of the roof
to the cream stucco of the lower walls.
The interior is finished in gray enamel
and decorative paper.
There is a large billiard room with
fireplace In the basement, besides ample
space for furnace and store rooms. On
the first floor there is a living room
16x26 feet In dimensions; sun room,
dining room, kitchen and a den tea
tured with a fireplace.
On the second floor there are four
large sleeping rooms and private sleep
ing porches glassed In with disappear
ing windows. There are also two tub
and shower baths on this floor.
Windows are of plate glass and floors
throughout are of hardwood. A com
bination hot air and water neating
plant has been installed and all equip
ment has been carefully chosen with
a view to comfort and economy. The
kitchen is unusually well supplied with
cuDboard and pantry space and
equipped with a large electric cooking
range.
The house faces the west and the
view of the city, rivers and mountains
is best from the rear and from the
windows of the sun room and living
room. The garage has been so placed
that the roof may be used as a view
Dorch.
The L. R. Bailey company was arch
itect and contractor In the construc
tion of the Jaeger home.
McAuliffe, a large stockman here, for
the stock ranches of D. W. Ryan and
Frank Burns in the Wood River val
ley near Fort Klamath. The two
ranches combined aggregate about 1000
acres.
It is reported that the new owner,
who has been heavily interested in the
sheep industry here for the past, few
years and who has recently disposed of
his sheep, will now enter the cattle
business.
BUYERS TO BE PROTECTED
FUTURE SUBDIVISIONS LIKELY
TO HAVE IMPROVEMENTS.
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REMODELING WORK TO COST IN
NEIGHBORHOOD OF $25,000.
Lease Taken- on Buildings Adjoining
Present Home of Firm for
Eight-Year Term.
J. Simon & Bro. closed a deal last
week'whereby they obtained for a term
of eight years the buildings adjoining
their present etore at Second and Alder
streets, with frontage of 50 feet In
Second, 200 feet in Alder and 50 feet in
Firef street.
With the buildings added by the lease
the store hereafter will occupy the en
tire half block, with a frontage of 100
feet in Second, 200 feet in Alder and
100 feet in First street.
In the Second-street side the building
is two stories high and three stories in
the First-street eide. All floors will be
occupied by the firm, after the com
bined new store buildings are remod
eled at a cost of about $35,000.
The total rental to be paid during the
term of the lease will approximate
$150,000. The enlargement of the firm's
store will give in round figures 60.000
square feet. When it ie remembered
that the firm of J. Simon & Bro. started
In the retail business in Portland only
four years ago with only 5000 feet of
floor epace, the record Is considered
remarkable. -
. Both members of the firm are well
satisfied with the deal and express firm
belief , in the greatness of Portland's
future.
The firm has at this time three buy
ers in New York selecting fall stocks
for the enlarged store, which it ie ex
pected will be fully occupied about Sep
tember L
cellent compositions of Mrs. Lena W.
Chambers of this city.
The last of Miss Jocelyn Foulkes'
students' recitals for this season oc
curred at her home, June 20. Two young
pianists. Madeline Baker and Francis
Myra Elmer played an exacting pre
gramme from the works of Paderewski
Pierne. Alabieff. Pirkhert, Borodin and
Karganoff. The -selections for two
pianos were by Kirchner, Schytte and
Mohr.
'
At the recent annual meeting and
election of officers of the Oregon State
Music Teachers' association, these elec
tions took place: Otto Wedemeyer this
city, president; Mrs. Heinlein, Roseburg.
first vice-president; Miss Winifred
Forbes, second vice-president; Miss
Abbie Whiteside, recording secretary;
Miss Ella Connell Jesse, corresponding
secretary; Daniel-H. Wilson, treasurer;
Dr. Landsbury of Eugene, Mrs. Fred L.
Olson, Frederick W. Goodrich and Miss
Ashurst of Eugene, directors at large.
The annual convention of this organ
ization takes place in this city in No
vember.
STOCKMAN
BUYS RANCHES
Wood River Valley Farms- Aggregat
ing; 1000 Acres Sell for $75,000.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., June 21.
(Special.) Seventy-five thousand dol-
Urn w&3 tbo price Jue- paid py J. rt poon.
Walter J. Stevenson, basso, sang1 two
pleasing: solos at the commencement
exercises of Franklin high school,
Lohrs "Out on the Deep" and Sander
son's "Up From Somerset." For encores
he sang "Down to Rio" (German), and
Carrie Jacob Bond's "A Perfect Day,'
with violin oblig-ato. Helen M. Harper,
violinist, played the Wagner-Wilhelme
'Roraanza, and a Beethoven number.
Jean Harper was accompanist.
The advanced piano and pipe organ
students of Miss Martha B. Reynolds
appeared in a successful recital at
Calvary Presbyterian church last Tues
day night. The organ students showed
thorough training in the strict organ
school, while poise and well-prepared
technic were evidenced by those play
ing piano. The trios for organ and
piano were unusual and interesting.
Those taking part were: Josephine
Walsh, Mrs. Scott Kent, Mrs. L. C.
Kranhold, Beatrice Moyer Hickox, Mrs.
Tracy R. Grove and Frances Nendel,
Mrs. Mischa Pelz, soprano. Rabbi
Hermann Marehbein, dramatic tenor.
Master Hyman Braslau, boy soprano,
and Miss Ida May Lowenberg, piano
accompanist, furnished a nice, little
informal music treat in the neighbor
hood house, South Portland, last Tues
day afternoon. Mrs. Pelz sang with
wonderfully appealing purity of voice
that charmed her hearers, especially in
her rendition of the aria "Some Fine
Day," sung in Italian, from the opera
"Madame Butterfly." Mrs. Pelz" voice,
the sweetness of it, is lost a good deal
when she sometimes sings in the big
public auditorium, but the acoustics
of the recital room in the Neighbor
hood house reflect fairly its silvery
beauty. Her tone-placing is superb.
Rabbi Marehbein sang with fire and
dramatic effect and soon showed that
he has not forgotten the recent days
when be sang professionally in grand
opera. At present, however. Rabbi
Marehbein suffers from throat trouble,
due to a cold. Master Braslau has a
nice voice and sang well. Miss Lowen-
berg's accompaniments had added,
silvery charm.
Mrs. Gabriel Fullin has been ap
pointed solo soprano in the vested choir
of Trinity Episcopal church. She is a
native of England, has been trained in
Episcopal - church music, and has a
lovely, even, well - controlled voice
which is pleasant to hear, especially in
the rendition of religious music She is
a valued member of the Portland Opera
association, Portland Oratorio society
and Monday Musical club.
'What opera did you hear last
nghtr
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National Association of Heal Estate
Boards Will Declare for Higher-Class
Properties.
WASHINGTON, June 21. With a
genuine demand for more homes and
dwellings of all sorts the Realtors of
the United States are embracing this
logical opportunity for preventing any
future subdivisions without adequate
and permanent improvements. These
modern prerequisite for homes must
be put In by the subdivides, or ade
quate provision made so that within a
fixed time the improvements will go
into the property from funds provide!
and segregated for that purpose. No
longer will the farm lands adjoining
cities and towns be staked off and a
hurrah sales campaign started to clean
them up, and then let the buyers worry
over the improvements.
Paved streets, sidewalks, water,
sewers, electric light and gas must be
arranged for, and guaranteed. If sub
divisions of the future are to receive
the sanction of the realtors members
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards. These men, and there
are ten thousand of them in the United
States, are determined to Improve the
security for those investing In subdi
vision property, and will give this
whole question a prominent place on
the programme when the annual con
vention gets, into swing on the steel
pier In Atlantic City the last week in
June. Discussion will be wide nad va
ried. Some of the speakers will show
that unimproved subdivisions militate
against the town, by diverting invest
ments that would otherwise build up
and improve the scattered vacant lots
all over a. growing city.
Others will prove that every failure
to give the buyer improvements, so
that he or she can go ahead, at once.
and build a house as soon as the lot
is paid for, retards legitimate growth
and disturbs confidence In urban and
suburban investment. When the real
tors get their plan under way. It will
be mighty difficult for the subdivider
whose total assets are some acreage, a
gaudy map, and a bunch of lot stakes.
The legitimate subdivider, who makes
all provision for the building up of
well-improved additions to American
cities, is going to be protected against
the wildcat operator and his good name
protected as valiantly as the other is
to be punished.
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