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,-10 TIIE SUNDAY OltEGOXTAX. PORTLAND. MARCH - 7, 1920 .- - J A" : . oi A 1 l'kmi Dcnifp diiiit - mum ulii.u uuili T j 3 Old j Dwelling Raised Mow Rests on Roof of Brick Store mm iMVIEW PROPERTY FOR RENT . -i V ' firnnnfl Floor to jDrvitnipf hv J Kydniun Brothers, Motorcycle " - 1 r 3 and JJicycle Dealers. '- i High cost of building this year is .:. a. . . i- . icuui aiuic lui i 1 1 ui Liie 11 uhi. lin- ii usual structures in the city of Port- 1 land, now nearing completion at the ''., 1 southwest corner of East Broadway V Sand Williams avenue. A one-story , S brick business block has been erect- : "ted at this point, and the two-story '..' dwelling which occupied the premi- jses, nas been raised to a permanent - ' Jll JIVO Ull lUJF VI Hit; UVYf BLI ULlUlCi ; ; V . where it stands as proudly as you , jpiwa nun ma i MU1 ui liic uiiun (business building- for its front yard ; - - &IIU Willi . 111 view UI IIIC ( east side business district from its , .- front door. V ' The old dwelling1 was raised without . "damaging it in the least and will '.' .-ilikely remain at its new home until siiih tittiA as th nwnpm nrpnn r tn - ' ;add two more stories to the building, '.' 'when it will be torn down. The first .."floor of the new structure was 'If planned of sufficient strenih to hold - (up two more stories, and this fact . - -maintain the old dwelling in its new 'nosition. ,' . j Rydrnan Bros. AVI II Occupy. 1 The new business building, occu- ' I . - . U . . Cfl l. CD f t i .. V.lnff .pwili; dUUUl u irv Ittl, ia Liciug ."'erected for O. S. and A. G. Rydman of Rydman Brothers, motorcycle and - hir'cle ripalnrs and rcnairmpn. who "iown the property. Rydman Brothers .- "riave ineir snop at uroaaway, dui ii'ound some time ugo that they would - . jue iorcea 10 move, ana purcnasea ine "'property on the east side with the i'1- '.'intention of selling the house stand- -;.'!nir upon it and building their new . .business home three stories in height. .. . J Inability, to sell the house at a fig- . - lire which seemed equitable and high '' "ojit of materials caused a change , I . . . .. .1 ii .. .1 . . , , c n I. , 1 I !Jlilll, anil IV n lia ucici uiiiicti 1 yr nuiiu ; i'he new structure one story in heigh ' '-it this time, and place the old dwell ..-ing on top. The result is the odd structure now Hearing completion. 'which at first glance loovs like the . result of a Kansas cyclone or a flood .f the Willamette river. Buffum & nauan are ine cuiuraciuis mm mniu . , and passers-by they carried the r . v'work on. ; Old Home Walled In. a . , The foundation or tne old dwelling ..'-'was first loosened, and then the walls ",'of the new building were erected, 'racing in the old home. When this .-''work was done the home was raised "w4bv immense jacks and pulleys until it ' v;was on the level of the root, ine rooi -beams were then put in place and the n noma allowed 10 secue ciown anu Irniop itself at a station in life about . .U feet higher than before. t lmost beside themselves with curios- . r"itv as thev watched the old Dome De k '' -'ing walled in, according to Con- iMnfftii Riiffunn Tlip Tinnnlnr rnn. -VlclIOn was inai ine old iiuine was -.-to be burned, and that in order to . ... .i-omply with fire laws and protect ' "meigh boring property the building j'vas to be completely surrounded by - -the brick walls of the new structure .'-before starting the conflagration. .- A stairway is provided in the new -: '.'building leading to the roof, from - . 1. 1 1. A.tnn,a ia ,1 a I 4ha minHltn 'residence. This stairway win event . 11,1111 ill- 1.111. fj.abi.nuj fc w.i. - " . J-ind third story of the ultimate . . ....11.. 1 V. ,i (TQlmrair tn tlm Bnpntlll -"building. The house itself is two . lories ana ol nuuui ciul i uuiiib. Little difficulty will be experienced '" i"in renting the "view residential prop-'-erty" in the opinion of the owners. . yrhe new building will be occupied i : ",by the owners. Rydman Brothers, and . 'room will also De proviaea ior two lliul oiiu ua vi Diwico, Wtl,VX IVfiaLilJ, V vol. ' iVashlngton Movement to IJgbten Burden Reported Afoot. That there is much sentiment In '.Washington in favor of changing the : '- constitution of the state to allow a J- different arrangement of taxation and ' takA n nortinn of the burden of taxation oft of real estate, is the dec- 'jf the Interstate Realty association, V Mvhd returned to Portland last week Nutter several weeks in Seattle and -'. "other sound points in the interests of :. -k membership campaign for the as- iociation. - l 1 w nshincton real estate men sent , . iiany telegrams to the governor urg- ring a special session of the legislature o take up the problem, he stated, and is expected that at the special ses- ' f.ion which has just been called by i s n... .v. 1.1 . -....I. w - . . tiiake- any change in the taxation neitluus III it aauiuiuu iix uc jiw ' ssary for the legislature to pa3S an . ..me'ndment to the constitution and , present it to the people, for a vote. the present time real estate bears f .h large share of the burden of taxa ion a jjwtial ' inetho tion and real estate men and property -wnars are endeavoring to arrange a lod which will tax other invest- ' Inents ts,' stocks and bonds, money in k he-bank, incomes, etc., and thus re- ieve real estate. The membership , amptlgn in northwestern Washlng- on met with much success, llr. Cow- ' ilL xeported, and a large number of 1 iroperiy uwucis ncic iukcii iiuu lua b 1 rganization as associate members. 1 iwrPTrtPl WEEK PLAN lane County Association Sets Aside March 2 2 to 21. I t; LKi e-.-n ci, ur aiarcn t. (special. j , J The week of March 22 to 27 will be . 4ur-bred livestock week in Lane 7:ouni-y. lie yiau is bjiuii mil tru uy ine "'jLane" County Pure - Bred Livestock - lissoclation. The week will be started "Monday with an all-day meeting of N.Couvroerce in Eugene, and during the . week meetings will be held at Junc- , 1U11'- 111, u 1 1 tl 1' v u, fivicutc find possibly other points, "j Observation of pure -bred stock (.week will be in the hands of a tem ' jporary organization of bankers and nockmen named by the executive . l ojnraittee of the association. C. D Korer of the Bank of Commerce of iKurene ha.s been named chairman of his tmporary organization, Cal AL jYoung of Eugene, vice-chairman, and fW. G. Ayers of Eugene, secretary. Out-of-town speakers for the week JwiU be O. M. Plummer of Portland, ananaeer of the Pacific International Livestock show, and. W. M. Ladd, also 11 A ii iinnin VALUABLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN IRVINGTON CHANGE HANDS, 'Xs)) ' Ti VOi. S A 41 Lcf. ' V- lis , I- i 1 ifti,&s.,v,.:i.ijjN, .,1.1', t., .iL., ..?.i. , r..,i,kfetfai,1,giji -niixii&m ' . . Above Home of R. Palitzach, located on the aoathivest Corner of East Fifteenth street North and Wasco, sold to lr. C. T. Chamherlnin, who took Immediate possession of the premises. The home occupied a full quarter block and the price Is given as 9-5,000. Below The John Beale property, on the northwest corner of Brasee and East Tnenty-necond street, purchased and the purchase price ma 2.".(00. dled by Mr. Street and Mrs. II. P. METZGJiU-PARKER -FliRGCSOX COMPANY MAKES MOVE. Expansion of Bushiess Held as Cause for Change New Depart ments Are Added. After three years of uninterrupted growth at their old location at 302 Oak street, Metzger-Parker-Ferguson company will move tomorrow to a new location at 269 Oak street, in the Lewis building. The move was made necessary, it was announced, because of the expansion of the business of the company, the contemplated addi tion of two more departments and the need for larger quarters for the han dling of the firm s business. The new quarters are being ar ranged to provide for a large central office and reception room, with four private offices for the various mem bers of the firm. The mam office will be fitted as a display and sales room on a much larger scale than in the other quarters, particularly to make room for the work of the house department. Starting originally as leasing and financial agents, the company has grad-ually expanded until with the opening of its new office it will han dle practically ail kinds of real estate and loan business. During the win ter a house department was estab lished in connection with the com pany and within the next week or two two more departments, one to handle exchanges and trades and the other to handle farm properties, will be formed. Two realty men already engaged in such work in Portland will head these departments, accord ing to V. V. Metzger, but their names have not yet been announced. The company will also take up the work of sales of inside properties as well as leases, it is announced, and the inside property deals of the com pany will be handled by the various members of the firm as heretofore. McMTXWIIAE FARM IS SOLD 252-Acre Improved Ranch of J. G. Campbell Brings $50,000. Sale of one of the high-class im proved farms in the vicinity of Mc- Minnville was concluded last week for a consideration of $50,000 cash, ac cording to the announcement of A. G. Bender of the firm of Ritter, Lowe & Co., who concluded the deal. The farm comprises 252 acres lying two and one-half miles south of McMinnville, of which 130 acres are under culti vation. With the farm went the farming equipment, stock, etc., as well as a large barn and six-room modern dwelling of two stories. The farm is one of the many modern ones new ALL LATEST GAS FIXTURES OLD QUARTERS OUTGROWN' LAURELHURST. V, . X an' wr fiwwaaaanaigSti I t. 7 a . .. f I 9 1 RESIDENCE OF JOHN H. IIARTOG, JUST COMPLETED AT THE CORNER OF HAZELFER.V PLACE AXD BIEXA VISTA AVEXIE. Mr. Hartog is sales manager of the Portland Gas & Coke company and In building his new home, which the siasm for the company's gas appliances equipment, ine nuuse is neaieu wun a gas turnace ana nas two iirepiaces of the Radiantfire type, for which no chimneys have been required, but flues were carried between the partitions. There is also an automatic gas water heater and numerous other gas appliances of a smaller nature. The cost oi the dwelling, inclusive of lot and by R. K. Keeler of the Benson hotel, The first deal was consummated by Palmer. making the McMinnville section favor ably known, having Its own water system, electric lights and other con veniences. The farm was purchased by Carl Kaufman, who recently moved to Ore gon from Des Moines, la., from James G. Campbell. The sale of a country home at Risley station on the Oregon City carline was also announced, Gus Rosenblatt purchasing the property from J. J. Gross. The home is of ten rooms, modern in all details and stands upon a plat of one and one half acres of ground, landscaped and improved. The consideration was not given. A number of farm leases announced by Mr. Bender are as follows: Lease. Charlotte Anderson to Prank Roshak. 50 acres near Tigard, J700 per year; lease, 320 acres near Beaver ton, James Alex to C. W. and Albert Hergert, $1500. per year rental, also the sale of stock, crop and imple ments for $7000 cash; lease, 40-acre farm near Cedar Mill, W. L. Arctia beau to'K. R. Throop. $t00 per year rental, and sale of stock and imple ments for $2865 cash. .MILL WAREHOUSE TO GO IP Building at St. Johns Expected to Cost About $40,000. Among the permits issued by the building department last week was one for a mill warehouse to be erect ed by the Eagle Flour Mills com pany at St. Johns, which it had been previously announced the cdmpany h&d in contemplation. The building wil' be two stories in height and will cost in the neighborhood of $40,000. Joseph E. Case is the builder. A permit was issued to R. W. Wil son for the erection of a two-story garage and auto sales room on Mor rison street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth. The building will covei 50x100 feet and is expected to cost $25,000. A number of permits for residences were taken out and the amount of building shown by the number of permits issued indicates that March will be easily up with January and February in building activity. High Prices Delay Building. BOISE, Idaho, March 6. (Special.) Plans for the new T. M. C. A. build ing to be erected in Boise have to be altered and modified to meet the steady advance in all building mate rials. It will therefore be necessary to ask for another set of bids, the board of directors decided at a meet ing held here this week. The original cost estimates will not meet the In creased prices. Twenty-Acre Orchard Bought. COVE, Or., March 6. (Special.) J. B. Love, fruit farm man, has added the 20-acre orchard of H. C. Meyers of Baker, to his Cove holdings, for the reasonable sum of $4000. Mr. Love's wife and daughter. Miss lone at Eu gene for school and music the past year, are to be at home before cherry fair. FEATURE THIS NEW HOME IN family occupied last week, his enthu led him to sell himself a complete fixtures. Is given as $9000. il - c-.Mf,rr-" tT -NNi. 7K 1 . -TisB'-rX Il I y I 'this home also occupies a quarter block R. T. Street, while the second was han PE1S1M SALES BRISK BRANCH OFFICE ESTABLISHED TO ACCOMMODATE DEMAND. F. Malioney Placed in Charge by Coe A. McKcnna & Co. N'ew House Being Built. Brisk demand for houses and lots in the peninsula district has resulted in the establishment of a branch office there by Coe A. McKenna & Co.. ac cording to announcement last week. The new office is located at 768 Lom bard street and G. F. Mahoney, who nas Deen associated with the firm for considerable time past and is secre tary of the joint committee of the Portland civic club on industrial sites ana industrial development, is In charge. "Within the last few months there has been such a demand by industries seeking locations on the peninsula that we have found it advisable to open an office in that district," stated Mr. McKenna yesterday. "A volume of business has alreadv ma terialized which has far exceeded our expectations. "It is now quite difficult to obtain a place for rental purposes. Lots are moving with most gratifyling regu larity and houses are being sold throughout the district with little difficulty." Coe A. McKenna & Co. have inaugu rated a programme of home building throughout the district, erecting the homes for future owners and selling tnem on the installment plan. One dwelling has already been completed this spring and several are now in course of construction, with more being planned. CITY IS BATTEflY CENTER WILLARD COAST HEADQUAR TERS LOCATED IN PORTLAND. Distributing Center and Factory Branch to Be Established in Swift Building. Announcement was made yesterday by the Willard Storage Battery corn- company of Cleveland, O., that it has selected Portland as its Pacific north west distributing center and will open a factory branch here about April 1. A lease has been closed for the Swift building, formerly used as a ware house by Swift & Co., at Thirteenth and Glisan streets, as headquarters for .the branch. This is a three-story quarter block brick building. From this point the branch will distribute automobile storage batteries to dealers Jn Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia and northern Cali fornia. Except for one at San Fran cisco, this will be the only Willard branch on the Pacific coast. The fact that Portland is the nat ural distributing center for the Pa cific northwest had much to do with locating the branch in Portland, for Seattle made a strong bid for it. Charles S. Harper, Portland distribu tor for Willard batteries, Ninth and Everett streets, also had a lot to do with influencing the company in fa vor of Portland. Mr. Harper was for merly Pacific coast manager for the Willard company. L. B. Kibler has been appointed manager of the Portland factory branch. He is a New York man and will arrive here soon to take charge of the opening of headquarters in the Swift building. BUNGALOWS TO BE BUILT Trust Company Proposes Financing Plan for Homeseekers. WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 6. (Special.) Actual work of building tne nrst oi tne proposed new bunga lows in the Green Park echool sec tion will be begun soon. Seven peo ple have signified intention of build ing homes under a plan, the Union Trust company agreeing to finance homes on a basis of 60 per cent of the valuation. It is planned to build the houses in -blocks of six. John W. Langdon, president of the commercial club, is back of the scheme. F IIIUY DEVELOP TITLE Adverse Possession Law Dis cussed by Attorney. LEGAL ESSENTIALS CITD Possession Must Be Hostile, Actual, Open, Exclusive and Continuous for 10-Year Period. BT W. B. SHIVELT. (Chairman Legal Committee, Portland Realty Board.) Where one openly occupies land of another under a void deed, or other instrument which Is insufficient to pass title, and such occupancy con tinues uninterrupted for a period of 10 years or more, what interest does the occupant thereby acquire in the land occupied? Briefly stated and subject to the following discussion, the answer to the above question is that such an oc cupant owns the land, notwithstanding that the deed under which he orig inally entered upon the premises Is absolutely, void. Section 4 of Lord's Oregon laws pro vides in effect that no action shall bo brought to recover real property unless within 10 years from the date the plaintiff became entitled to sue to recover possession of such property. ah cases Dean rig upon the subject of this article are applications ef this statute. Adverse possession is the technical name given to this branch of the law. The various elements en tering into a title acquired by adverse possession are set forth by our su preme court in the case of Thomas vs. Spencer, 66 Or. 359. 133 Pac. S22. In this case the plaintiff, Mrs. Thomas, held the record title to a certain 160 acre tract. The defendant. Spencer, held a sheriffs tax deed to the prem ises which was absolutely void. Spencer, however, had been residing upon the property continuously for more than 10 years and while admit ting the invalidity of his tax deed. claimed to own the property for the reason that Mrs. Thomas had failed to bring suit against him to oust him from the property within 10 years from the date of the beginning of his occupancy. Adverse Title Extingoishrd. In passing upon the case our su preme court said: "It is settled by the decisions of this court that in this state adverse possession of real property for the statutory period of 10 years vests in the possessor title in fee, extinguishes adverse titles and entitles the pos sessor to all the rights incident to a title in fee." To constitute adverse possession, held the court, five essential elements were necessary, namely: "First, the possession must bo hostile and under a claim of right; second, it must be actual; third, it must be open and no torious; fourth, it must be exclusive. and fifth, it must be continuous." In this case the court empasized the fact that if one goes upon another's land with the permission of the owner and remains for the 10-year period. such occupancy cannot ripen into a good title for the reason that such occupancy is not hostile to the real owner but with the owner's consent. The possession must be open, hostile and notorious. "He," said the court. referring to the person claiming ad verse possession, "must unfurl his flag on the land and keep it flying so that the owner may see, if he will, that an enemy has invaded his do mains and planted the standard of conquest. The possession must also be con tinuous for the full 10-year period. As to this point. In Besslcr vs. Powder, R. G. D. Co., 90 Or. 663, 176 Pac 791, the court held that if, at any time prior to the expiration of the period of 10 years of adverse possess- on, the one in possession recognizes the title which he seeks to defeat by his hostile holding, it operates to break the continuity which is one of the essentials of adverse possession. Possession 'ot Continuous. Again, in the Thomas-Spencer case above cited it was shown that while Spencer had been in possession of the land at different times dur ing the 10-year period, there were at least two successive years in that period in which he had not resided upon the land or been in possession thereof. The court said that if Mrs. Thomas had gone upon the premises at any time during those two years she would have seen nothing there to indicate that anyone was in pos session of the land. In other words, Spencer, while he had "unfurled his flag had not kept it flying" for the whole of the 10 year period and there fore Spencer's claim of title to the land by adverse possession was de nied. In McKinney vs. Hindman, 86 Or. 545. 169 Pac. 93, the facts were that McKinney held, the record title to a certain 680-acre tract in Crook county. tracing his title direct from the gov ernment, whereas the defendant, Hindman had been in the possession of the tract for some 40 years under a void deed from the state of Oregon. The supreme court held, applying the principles above stated, that notwith standing the fact that the Hindman deed was void, his long continuous exclusive, adverse and uninterrupted possession of the property was suf ficient to make him the owner. While it Is true that the law fa vors the true owner of the property and requires the one claiming title by adverse possession to strictly prove his title, nevertheless the courts do not hesitate to hold with the one claiming adverse possession where the facts justify such holding. A title gained by adverse possession is a per fect title and as good as if based upon an actual conveyance of the property by the owner. Pubols vs Jacobsen, 91 Or. 256, 177 Pac. 629. Possession Proof Essential. There have been many cases in which those claiming title by adverse possession have been defeated on the ground that the possession proved ' was not sufficient. For Instance, in OCCUPANCY 0 (pape's T"l5S EffiiMiiMiKi: ppij 1 jl FOR INDIGESTION J CHEW A FEW STOMACH FEELS FINE! At once! Relieves Indigestion, Heartburn, Gases, Dyspepsia, caused by Acidity. Hurry! Buy a box at any drug store. Read "Common Sense Rules Regarding Stomach" in every package. Talbot vs. Cook, 57 Or. 635, 112 Pac 709, it was h'cld that a mere cutting of fire wood on uninclosed and un occupied land and passing over it was not such actual, open and notor ious possession as could ripen into a title by adverse possession. In Seabrook vs. Coos Bay Ice Co., 49 Or. 237, 89 Pac 417. it was held that' merely driving piling upon prop erty to which boats were occasionally tied, and for which rent money was received, coupled with the payment of taxes, was not sufficient open, ex clusive and notorious possession as could ripen into title. In Hodkin vs. Boswell, 63 Ore. 689 127 Pac. 985. it was held that keeping a wagon when not in use upon a va cant lot and piling lumber upon i during the construction of a building on the adjoining lot are liberties too frequently taken with vacant lots to form the basis for a claim of adverse possession. In McNeer vs. Gustin, 60 Ore. 377, it was held that fencing a place, build ing a small house on it, occasionally pruning the orchard and planting veg etables, visiting the premises Tour or five times a year, do not constitute ad verse possession, the premises having the appearance of being abandoned and giving no indication of being oc cupied. On the other hand, there are many cases wherein title by adverse pos session has been upheld. Now, in most of the instances above cited possess sion of, the land was taken under a deed or other instrument, which though void, was sufficient to consti tute color or semblance of title. An Interesting question arises where one enters upon property of another with out having any color or semblance of title, but who simply "squats" upon or takes possession of the property claiming to own it. Does such a one who occupies the property for ten consecutive years become the owner of it? This question will be an swered in the next report. VALUELESS LAM) MAY BE MADE WORTH $4 00 AN ACRE Acreage in Douglas County Sur vcyed With View to Organ izing Projects. ROSEBURG. Or., March 6. (Spe cial.)---Approximately 400 acres of worthless swamp land, in Douglas county will be made worth between $300 and $400 per acre by the new drainage project outlined, by Professor C. F. Johnson, drainage expert of the Oregon Agricultural college, and County Agent C. J. Hurd. The lands are situated in the Look ing Glass and Toncalla valleys, both agricultural centers devoted to gen eral farming and fruit raising. The lands are so located that at present they are detrimental to surrounding property as well as being wortniess Last week Professor Johnson and Mr. Hurd made surveys and ran levels. In the Looking Glass valley it was found that the drainage ditch neces sary to carry off the water can be constructed at a nominal cost. It is only a distance of a few hundred yards from the area of low land to a small stream and by cutting a chan nel across the high land and build ing a series of tributary ditches the drainage problem in that community will be satisfactorily solved. The Looking Glass residents are only awaiting the receipt of detailed plans before organizing a drainage district. In the Toncalla district the trouble is of long standing. At that place the swamp covers a large territory, a portion of which is traversed by the Southern Pacific railroad. bevorai years ago the matter of constructing a drainage ditch was proposed and the railroad company, which has had a great deal of trouble with its tracks in that particular section, offered to bear a portion of the cost. However, the valley at that time was sparsely settled and the residents were un able to sustain the financial obliga-i tion that would result 1 from the ex pensive construction work and the matter was dropped. Of late years increasing land values and the advent of new settlers have caused renewed interest in the proj ect. In order to drain this large swamp it will be necessary to dig a ditch approximately four miles in length from what is known as the Bob Long place to Elk Creek, a tribu tary of the Um'pqua river. This will be expensive and will take consider able time. The railroad company will be asked to renew its offer, and as it is required to keep a force of men at work repairing the tracks there at nearly all times during the winter and spring months, it is likely the company will agree to assist. OREGON GROWERS ACTIVE Large Prune Packing Plant to Be Erected Immediately. ROSEBURG. Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) C. I. Lewi3, J. O. Holt and Seymour Jones, officers of the Oregon Growers' association, spent the latter part of this week in Douglas county, forming units of the state organization. The Oregon Growers' association is being liberally supported in Douglas county and it is expected a great deal of business will be done here during the fruit season. -The organization ' Is preparing to erect a large prune packing plant In this city, construction to start within the next few weeks. At Myrtle Creek and Riddle it is proposed to build large driers to care for the crops raised in that vicinity. RANCHES WELCOME SNOW Winter Wheat Beginning to Sprout Throughout Whole County. BAKER, Or., March 6. (Special.) Baker county farmers have at last received answer to their earnest prayers for moisture, to save their crops. The heaviest snowfall of the year was recorded the first part of this week. Many of the ranchers say the storm will be worth more than $1,000,000 to Baker county agriculturists, who were beginning to fear not only a water shortage, but' frost upon the winter wheat, which is beginning to sprout throughout the whole county. The blanket of snow is expected to protect the young sprouts until dan ger from heavy frosts is gone. TEMPORARYSETBAGK DUE, SAYS REPORT Era of Extravagance Must End Is Warning. THRIFT NATION'S0 NEED Long Period of True Prosperity AVill Follow Adjustment, Pre dict Straus & Co. Disinclination of the people to give up raise standards of living which have grown out of high wages and abnormal conditions following the war, and to settle down to a period of hard work and thrift, will result In a setback In the building Industry in the near future, along with similar conditions in other lines of business, according to a resume of general building conditions as contained in the latest bulletin of S. W. Straus A Co.. New York. That the set back wi'l be only temporary and that there Is every indication for a long and prosperous period for the United States as soon as the country has got back to a solid industrial founda tion is the declaration of the New York report, portions of which are as follows: "There are indications that the building industry may receive some thing of a setback In the near future in connection with similar conditions which may result in general business lines. While fundamental conditions are sound and while the outlook Is favorable for a long and prosperous era in this country. It would not be surprising if wo passed through a transitory crisis, the Bevoritv and duration of which depends on the de termination of the people to give up their present falso standards of living and settle down to a solid period of hard work and thrift. Matrrlal Wraith Adjastmrnt Aerd. "The pronounced housing shortage throughout the country would indicate a long period of active building, but conditions are such that the law of supply and demand may cease to func tion for a while. Tho tremendous shortage of material wealth of all kinds as a result of tho war and the vast amount of inflation has been augmented by an orgy of waste, ex travagance and speculation. For more than five years humanity has been destroying, consuming and wast ing more wealth more material re sources, than we have been produc ing. Deflation and stabilization onlv can be brought about by increased production and lessened consumption. .Moreover this country has been ship ping to Europe a vast amount of ma terial wealth and receiving, there fore, only credit. That this credit is now greatly impaired is shown by the condition of the foreign exchange market. Our people also have been going through a process of kiting wages which has resulted in moving up living costs with each new wage advance. We have been simply going around and around in a circle of higher costs. "While our standard of living has grown better, it has not advanced as rapidly as the level of living costs. There has been a g.'eat amount of speculation in the commodities of life which has produced profiteering and hoarding. Money has been borrowed and savings diverted to these pur poses which should have been used in building up our supply of the com modities of life. Prodnrtion Great Kssrntlal. What the country needs is mofe factory buildings, more homes, more apartments, more offirn structures KEEP STRONG One bottle of pure, emulsified Norwegian cod liver oil taken now, may do you more good than a dozen taken a month hence. It's more economical to give your body help before resistance to disease is broken down. A very little Scott's Emulsion OF PURE NORWEGIAN COD-LIVER OIL goes a long way in sustaining strength and keeping up re sistance. Resolve that you will buy a bottle of Scott's Emulsion at your druggist s on your way home, and start protecting your strength. The exclnli crade of md-llreroil used la Scl' EssUa Im the famous "S A B. ProceM." made in Norwar and refined tn oar ewa Ampnrn Laboratories. II ia a cuaisstae of sunt and palatabillty ssturpawd. Scott A Bowse. Bioomficld. N. J. It-tl Tenfears un$erThan nis iears mMv' Doesn't it make you feel good cause you to straight en up and feel "chesty" when someone guesses your age at ten years or so younger than you really are? You look into your mirror, smile with satisfac tion and say to yourself: "Well, he didn't make such a bad guess, at that." . The point is: You're no older than your vitality. If a man i3 strong, vigor ous, mentally alert, fine and fit at 50 he has a better chance of living up to 80 than a man of 30 who is weak and run-down has of living up to 60. While none of us can stay the years nor stop time, we should all make an heroic effort to suc cessfully resist the effects of time by ever keeping our vitality at par. When you sense a feeling of slowing down of your physical forceswhen your stomach, liver, kidneys and other organs show signs of weakness when you notice a lack of your old time "pep" and "punch" in other words, wnen you feel your vitality is on the wane, you should com- and mora hotels, as wll as a gTMtsr supply of commodities of .all kinds. Nothing; but ths widespread praetlr of thrift will bring this about and It is apparent that our people will not learn this lesson until tbey bav been Riven the stern warning of a temporary backset In business. "When such a warning does corns the Intelligence and patriotism of the American people will be asserted, con ditions soon will be righted and ths country will face the most pros perous period It has witnessed in a great many years. Building opera tions cannot be expected to proceed on a large scale and ths general sub stantial prosperity to which the peo ple of this country are entitled can not be brought about on our present economic basis. No country can be continually prosperous when It Is habitually thriftless. Before w have enduring prosperity and stabilized conditions In ths building Induntnjr . wa must have a general adoplun of the principles o' thrift." COVK BUSINESS LOTS SKl.L Seren Acres With Buildings Ac quired for Small Sum of $7500. COVE. Or.. March . (Special.) W. P. Wllbnr, formerly woolen mlli man of Union, now of Portland, ha sold his seven-acres of bualnesa lots with buildings thereon: Whelmcr gar. age, stage office. Cove telephone ex change office, defunct Sentinel office. meat shop, public library lot and Ryan residence, all with one exception, new and well-put-up buildings. The buyer is Welmer brothsrs. a prominent busincua firm who paid $7500, which Is loss than ths east of the Ryan residence and premise. Eldrldge Apartment Traded. The Eldridge apartment house, lo cated at the corner of Twenty-first and Overton, was sold lsst week t the S. Morton C'ohn Real Kstats tc Investment company by A. K. Ellis, the deal being rarried out by means of a trade. Mr. blllis took In exrhH.Ks 40-acre ranch near Clacksmss sta tion, a lot 100 by 100 feet at the cor ner of Sixteenth and llawthornn. and a lot 100 by 100 foot st tho corner of First and Harrison. The lUdrldas was valued at $60,000 and ths difference was regulated by a cash payment. Ths deal was consummated through John Gibson and Mctzgcr-l'arker-Frrguaon company. Shade Trees to Bo riantcd. Planting of ornamental shade trees in Wcstover Terrace Is being carried on this spring by K. T. MlM he. land scape gardener. Tho scheme, of plant ing is Informs! and sevcrnl varieties aro being used, being arranged Irreg ularly along the streets. No attempt Is being made to Improve ths vacant lots, as It is believed that em h buyer should have the opportunity to carry out his own Ideas. X. A. Colman Itenlileuec Sold. The N. A. Colman residence, st the head of Lovejoy street wan hold ImhI week to Charles K. MIINr of llm West Oregon Lumber ronip;iny. Tim pale was handled hy Mips K. i. man, sister of Mr. ColniHn, who ban had charge of her brother's Portland interests during hi" alcm-- fur the past two yeara. Tho Colman family Is at present In Florida. Kculty Board (.hIiih Mi-iiiIx-i--.. New members continue to be added to the Portland Realty board In the membership campaign now In prou- ress and for tho benefit of which the Initiation fee has been reduced tem porarily. The following applications were announced yesterday: Edwin .la cobson, Spalding building; A. II. Mick man, J. L. Uroff, Donald, Marlon county. Dead White Hob In Found. COTTAGE GIIOVE. Or., March . (Special.) No longer can snyonn dis pute the statement that white robins visit Cottage Grove. Pete Tnnoll found such a bird which had died from the severe cold, and he has mounted It as Indisputable proof that there aro Al bino robins. A rohin with a pure while head is now making Its home near the Tonoll pUce. 1 mm mence at once to restore your energy, strength and endurance by taking XAKD cr ' The Great General Tonic This master body-builder will help yon keep young in spirit and mental and physical action, bectuae it will saaiat Nalur In malntalnlnir your vitality at par. It enriches the blood, naton-s worn-out tiasuva, soothas jsnirlina and overwrought narvm. In duce Bound refreshing; aleep, eharpena the appe tite, tone up thedig-ealioa in short, will put new life, new viiror and sew rim ia every fibre of your body. 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