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HOUSE SHORTAGE
TO
Construction Costs Retard
Building in U. S.
INDUSTRY DOING WORK
Permits Show Increase but Actual
Items Show Domes 10 Per
Cent Below Normal.
shaved himself before a mirror in one
of the offices. In spite of its historic
significance the structure was not
I built to withstand the test of age and
its condition was such that it had to
i be razed,
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HALI'WAr REALTY IS ACTIVE
Sunny Delr School District to Build
Schoolhouse.
HALFWAY, Or., May 15. (Special.)
The Sunny Dell school district has
decided to build a two-room school
house, the cost to be about $4000. The
Gray Gables has been sold by Mrs.
Wyatt to Louis Perkins. The Cash
garage has been purchased by C. I.
Lansing from Bartley Irwin. Mrs.
Ada Leep is building a cottage.
John Hyde has bought the Matt C.
Thompson blacksmith shop. Herman
Jahns has purchased 12 acres in the
dge of Halfway and will build a
residence on it.
ACREAGE HOMESITES OFFERED
In spite of the unprecedented hous
ing situation throughout the country,
home building Is not proceeding as
rapidly as had been expected, due
largely to the high cost of construc
tion, according to the latest bulletin
from S. W. Straus & Co., New York.
"Notwithstanding the deterring ef
fects of the railroad strike, which
seriously interfered with the move
ment of all building materials, and
added to the shortage of basic com
modities, preliminary statistics for
April indicate that the amount of
contracts awarded will exceed the
figures for March." says the report.
"It is well to remember at this time
when the ' moving season is at its
height and when evidences of social
unrest, as a result of constantly in
creasing rents are being manifested,
that one of the conditions that will
bring about permanent stabilization is
a vastly increased supply -of resi
dential structures. So far during the
current year only about 20 per cent
of the total construction of the coun
try has been devoted to residential
types, which is fully 10 per cent be
low normal.
Shortage Hurts Finances.
"The shortage of homes through
out the country not only adds to the
financial burdens of many classes of
people who are least able to stand
them, but it has a general disturb
ing effect which fosters unrest and
contributes to the general lack of
production. In recognition of this
fact some of the country's large in
dustrial concerns have, during the
past few weeks, undertaken to solve
the housing problem among their em
ployes through the inauguration of
instalment mortgages. In one of the
most notable of these plans it is an
nounced that the employes are to
make an initial payment of 10 per
cent of the cost of the home and then
pledge themselves to pay the balance
In monthly instalments covering :
period of ten years, the total cost be
ing just what the cost has been to
the corporation. Such plans cannot
fail to have a helpful effect on gen
eral industrial conditions throughout
the c6untry, for it must be recog
nized that nothing will have a more
stabilizing influence on those who
perform the nation's work than ade
quate and comfortable homes. As
long as the country's quota of homes
is below normal, we shall be sub
ject to the dangers of both under
production and unrest.
Industry Is Building.
"During the first three months of
this year more than one-half of the
total valuation of new construction
work was for Industrial and business
buildings. While there is ample need
for structures of this type, in order
that the wheels of industry may be
kept in motion, the necessity of
larger percentage of tTie nation's
building activities being diverted to
the construction of homes is acutely
apparent. Home ownership is worthy
of encouragement not only because
of the need of more homes for the
people, but because it comprises one
of the most praiseworthy examples
or thrift."
Tract Located at Courtney Station
Between Highway and River.
River "Villa acres Is the name of a
new suburban tract just placed on the
market in the shape of acreage home
tes by M. J. Clohessy. local realty
ealer. The tract is located on the
1905 FAIR BUILDING GOES
LKU1S & CT.AKlv AOMIMSTUA
TlOX STItrCTCIUi RAZKV.
Reception of Many Rotable Visi
tors to Portland Recalled.
Mtwtj .Documents Found.
lVork of tearing: down the admlnis
tration building:, one of the few re
lnainin? structures of the Lewis &
Clark exposition, was begun las
week, and yesterday little remained
of the structure which once had the
honor of housing the offices of the
exposition association and of recelv
ing many of the most notable visitors
to the fair grounds.
The structure was located just to
the right of the entrance to the ex
position grounds at Twenty-sixth and
t'pshur, and from its offices issued
the admin i st rati ve orders relat ive to
the erection and management of thi
big Portland enterprise. The build
ing was completed and occupied
March 1, 1905, three months before
the opening of the exposition. It wa
made of staff, as were many other of
the buildings and cost about $12,000.
At the time that work of demolishing
the building was begun it was th
last remaining structure of the grou
that had been put up by the exposi
tion association, although several
buildings erected by other organ iza
tions still stand.
When the safe in the building was
opened last week, when work of tear
ing down the structure was begun
quantity of musty documents, includ
ing blueprtnts and plans for the ex
position buildings were discovered,
evidence of the work put forth by th
directors to make the exposition th
great success that it was. The build
ing is being torn down merely be
caufls it was rapidly tumbling to
pieces and not because any new build
ing activity is contemplated there, ac
cording to Frederick H. Strong, own
er of the property.
Governors, ambassadors, captain
of industry and other notables who
came to the exposition as special
guests were first escorted to the ad
ministration building and welcomed
to the exposition grounds by the of
fleers there, and frequently they made
their headquarters at. the buildin
while here. Among the many familiar
figures who were thus greeted by the
late II. V. Goode, president of the ex
position, and his corps of directors
were Vice-President Fairbanks, who
represented President Roosevelt on
the opening day; Uncle Joe Canno
then speaker of the house; Walter H.
Page, then editor, of the Atlantic
Monthly and later ambassador to
Great Britain.
important railway figures of their
day were common around the old
building. The late E. H. Harriman,
then at the height of his financial
power, stepped in long enough to be
officially greeted and to receive a
permit to drive his new automobile
around the grounds. The late James
J. Hill was a visitor on several oc
casions, as were Howard Elliott, C. S.
Mcllen and others. It is said of J. W.
Folk, then governor of Missouri and
one of the many political figures that
crossed Its threshold, that he rushed
into the building one early morning
on tbe occasion of a hurried visit and
DELAY 1 ADJUSTING
ASSESSMENT COSTLY
Aggrieved- Taxpayer Has
Remedy Under Law.
NEGLIGENCE MEANS LOSS
Complaints Must Be Filed With
County Board of Equalization
- ' in Specified Time.
BT W. B. SHIVELY.
Chairman Legal Committee, Portland
Realty Board.
Wliere a county assessor for taxa
tion purposes assesses property at too
high a figure, what remedy is avail
able to the property-owner to have
error has been made there is but one ,
method provided for inquiry into and
revision of tbe assessor's valuations,
vis.: through the board of equalisa
tion.. This board is composed of the
county judge, county clerk and county
assessor in each, county - (Xi. O. I.
3606). Its duties are to examine and
correct the assessment rolls prepared
by the assessor, "to increase or re
duce the valuation of the property
therein assessed so that the same shall
be full cash value thereof." (L. O. L.
3606) "If it shall appear to such board
of equalization that there are any
lands or lots or other property as
sessed twice, or Incorrectly assessed
as to description or quantity, and in
the name of a person or persons not
the owner thereof, or assessed under
or beyond the actual full cash value
thereof, said board may make proper
corrections of the same." (I O. It.
3608).
The board is required to meet in the
courthouse " of each", county on the
second Monday of September of each
year for the performance of its duties,
and the assessor is required to give
a three weeks' public notice of such
meeting requiring all persona inter
ested to appear at the time and place
appointed (L. O. L. 3605). The ses
sions of the board continue from day
to day. until the work of examining
and correcting and equalizing the as
sessment rolls shall be completed and
until the various complaints of tax
payers are settled and adjusted.
Any taxpayer feeling aggrieved by
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
City Attractive to Visitors Is
' Crusaders' Object.
This Splendid $800 Player Piano $595
CLUBS WILL DIRECT WORK
HANDSOME DWELLING ON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IS N EARING COMPLETION.
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ut? of the moit attractive renidenccs helngr erected thin spring- on the Trent side In that of P. L. Menefer,
on Arlington Heights. The dwelling Ls now nearlng completion under direction of F". E. Bowman A
Co. The house Is Dutch colonial architecture, set among a clump of evergreen trees with a view of the
city and. valley from a large view porch. t
Oregon City carline at Courtney sta
tion, extending between the paved
highway and the river, and being
bout two blocks away from the
carline. !
The property belongs to the Denny-,
Renton-Clay-Cole company of Seat
tle. Mr. Clohessy recently secured
n option on the property for a two-
year period, and expects to dispose
of the tracts within a comparatively
hort time. River Villa acres fronts
900 feet on the river and 600 feet
on the paved highway. It will be
platted into 70 country homesites.
from half an acre to an acre and
one-hair in size. The avenues extend
across the tract from the paved
highway to the river, givirug .pur
chasers the opportunity of frontage
either on the pavement or the river.
Forty-Acre Ranch Purchased.
PROSSER, Wash., May 15. (Spe
cial.) James Foster of Rathdrum,
Idaho, has purchased from the Cen
tral Yakima Ranches company the
highly improved Frank P. Jackson
ranch of 40 acres, three miles west
of Prosser. The beautiful Jackson
residence is a familiar landmark in
this vicinity. Mr. Foster and family
are now occupying the place. Mr.
Foster was formerly county clerk of
Kootenai county, Idaho.
Kelso Starts $11,000 Club.
KELSO, Wash., May 15. (Special.)
Construction work on the new Kelso
club house was- begun this week
under the supervision of Al Maurer.
The club is building the structure
without letting a contract. The build-
lag will be of the frame bungalow
type with a large assembly room. It
being erected at the corner of
Fourth and Oak streets and will cost
about $11,000.
the amount of the assessment re
duced? How often has it happened that the
taxpayer in examining a statement
of taxes assessed against him for the
previous year, is shocked at the
amount thereof. While most of the
annual increase in taxation is prob
ably due to the high cost of a loving
government, an investigation of the
matter sometimes results in this and
that individual finding that the as
sessor has assessed his particular
property at too high a figure. Upon
endeavoring to secure a correction of
the assessment the taxpayer usually
finds that under the present laws his
objection has been made too late to
secure a reduction.
A method is provided, however,
whereby, if taken in time, an asses
sor's error may be corrected. This
method is exclusive. It must be taken
advantage of at the time provided
and in the manner pointed out. If
not, the taxpayer is helpless to reduce
his tax. Under the Oregon statute the
assessor is required, beginning March
1 of each year, to vaue for taxation
purposes all property within hie
county. Each person is assessed as
to the property owned by him on the
first day of March. The assessor is
not required to deliver his assessment
rolls showing the valuations placed
on various properties until the sec
ond Monday in September of each
vear, the presumption being that
of the time between-March and Sep
tember is required to make the neces
sary valuations.
Law Prescribe Coarse.
In Weyerhaeuser Land company vs.
board. 85 Or. 434. 1S3 Pac. 1164, our
supreme court neld that the assessor's
valuation "for the purpose of taxa
tion is prima facie correct."
If a property holder feels that an
any particular assessment may file
with the board a written petition
under oath wherein the error of the
assessor must be pointed out and the
various claims of the taxpayer set
forth. The law expressly provides
that if the taxplayer's petition is not
filed during the first week of the
board's session the petition shall not
be action upon. L. O. L. 3609.) The
law further provides a method of ap
pealing from the decision of the
circuit court of the county in which
county board of equalization to the
the board sits. I. O. L. 3613.)
The foregoing is tbe only legal
means to secure a correction of an
assessor's excessive valuation.
The moral is plain. Every prospec
tive taxpayer before September 1
next should ascertain the valuation
placed upon his properties by the as
sessor in his county. If the values
are too high the matter should be
brought to the attention of the board
of equalization and the assessor's ac
tion reviewed. -If the property-owner
fails to use the method suggested and
permits the time within which his ob
jection must be filed to pass without
taking any action in that regard, he
has, in the absence of fraud, no other
recourse than to pay the tax.
1 20 GOING TO CONVENTION
LOCAL, REALTY DEALERS ARE
SEEKING TROPHIES.
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Effort Will Be Made lo Show That
Portland's Activities in Year
Not Beaten Elsewhere.
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Above Residence at the northeast eoraer of Ea.f Twenty-aecond and Weld
ler atreeta, purchased by Bllsa Emma Stnrchler from D. II. Strowbrldse.
The eonalderatlon waa given aa 913100. The Bale wu made through R. H.
Torrer. Below Beaattfnl Irving; ton home at 384 Eut Twenty-fourth
atreet North, parehaaed by Colonel W. H. laslla of Seattle from W. A
Hemleben for a nam dv aa 15 .OOO. The trunctloa Vfaa handleA by
the Fred Ju Jaeoba comaanji.
Portlana realty dealers, 20 strong,
will leave the last of the month for
the national convention of real estate
boards, in Kansas City the first week
in June, intent upon capturing two
prizes which are offered for the oc
casion. The first is known as the cup
contest, and goes to the city having
the best speaker to represent it in a
five-minute speaking contest. At the
luncheon of the Portland realty board
on Friday W. H. Ross was chosen to
represent Portland in this contest and
the local realtors are backing him to
win.
The second contest has to do with
the achievements of the various
boards during the past year, a trophy
being given to the board which pre
sents the greatest line of achieve
ment. Secretary Fred Brodkman will
go to the convention armed with facts
and figures relative to the activities
and accomplishments of the local
board during the past year, in an ef
fort to show that the Portland organ
ization has made a record not sur
passed.
Among the Portland delegation win
be at least one of the speakers upon
the programme of the national con
vention. Frank 1. McGuire received
telegram last week asking him to
address the realtors, explaining the
methods of house salesmanship
whereby his firm sold in the neigh
borhood of 850 houses during 1919
This is believed to have been a record
throughout the country.
The list of Portlanders expecting to
attend the convention is as toiiows
F. K. Taylor, Harry Beckwith, Fred
O. Brockman, Paul A. Cowgill, W. W.
Ferguson, Fred W. German, Joseph
M. Healy. Harold Jungck, M. E. Lee,
Coe A. McKenna, Frank L. McGuire,
Paul C. Murphy, J. P. Parker. A. R.
Ritter, Fred Strong, A. K. Hill, I. M.
Walker. A. S. Johnson, W. F. Westler,
J. D. Lee, T. E. Dodson and W. H.
Ross.
Prosser Acreage Sold.
PROSSER. Wash., May 15. (Spe
cial. ) The central Takima Ranches
company has purchased one of the
largest tracts of land sold recently,
from F. P. Allen of Seattle. It was
formerly owned by the Hartford Land
company of Spokane. It consists of
71 acres, all in high state of culti
vation. The central Takima Ranches
company plans on developing it into
a modern stock farm and chicken
ranch. The tract is exceptionally
well located, joining Prosser on the
north and overlooking the Yakima
river. Consequently, it will be valu
able for display purposes. Tbe com
pany also intends to build a modern
bungalow on a ' five-acre orchard
which it owns and which adjoins tbe
tract.
Realty Board This Year Has Gen
eral Charge Permits for Rub
bish Fires Unnecessary .
Portland's annual clean-up, designed
especially this year to prepare the
city for the thousands of Nobles of
the Mystic Shrino and others, expected
here for the conventions in June and
the Rose Festival, will begin early
tomorrow morning and will continue
throughout the week. ,As the week
progresses each section of the city
will have its special clean-up day, so
that by the end of the week every dis
trict shall have been made aa near
spotless as possible.
The clean-up, paint-up and spade-
up week," which opens in Portland
today, ls under the general charge
this year of the Realty Board, which
was designated some time ago by the
Shrine committee to act as a beautt
fy Portland" committee. The clean
up week campaign is one of the most
important of the steps planned under
the general improvement programme.
Under the plan as worked out by. the
general committee under the Realty
Board, with the aid of Fire Marshal
Grenfell and city officials, the city
has been divided into 13 districts and
in each district one of the civic clubs
wHl direct the clean-up. Each dis
trict also will have a special, day in
the week for its ulean-up activity.
Bad Spots Are Listed.
The clean-up week programme this
year has as its main object the clean
ing of .vacant lots and unsightly
property that would make an unfa
vorable impression o'n visitors. With
that in view, the fire marshal's office
was engaged the past week in listing
points in each district where special
work ls necessary. Citizens and
home owners are urged to clean up
and to spade up and beautWy their
premises and to bury unburnable rub
bish instead of placing it in the street,
as the facilities of the street-cleaning
department will be taxed to the
tmost to care for the rubbish from
vacant lots.
The regulations requiring a- permit
to burn rubbish will be forgotten this
week, and citizens will be permitted
to burn rubbish at any time, the .only
regulations being that they must not
build fires upon a paved street and all
fires must be at least 20 feet from a
building. Firemen and Boy Scouts
will be on hand to guard against fire
danger, but citizens who 'burn their
rubbish are asked -to exercise every
precaution.
District Work Arranged.
Tomorrow will be devoted to the
special cleaning tip of districts 1 and
Kenton and St. Johns and High
land. Woodlawn and 'Alberta. These
wo districts will be under the Port
land Realty Board and Ad club com
mittees, and the committemen of both
organizations are asked to report at
the Oregon building at 9 o'clock In
working clothes to receive Instruc
tions and repair to their respective
districts. On Tuesday the Civic league
will take Albina, Overlook and Irving-
ton, and the Kiwanis club Rose City
Park and Alameda, and during the
remaining days of the week other
civic clubs will take other sections.
Arrangements have been made for
the youngsters to aid . materially in
the clean-up, and the children will
be granted partial holidays when
their districts are to be cleaned up.
Two troops of Boy Scouts will be as
signed to each fire station to aid the
fire captains in their clean-up and
rubbish fire work. As a special' in
ducement .to the youngsters, prizes
consisting of attractive work suits do
nated by local stores have been an
nounced. One of the suits will be giv
en to the boy in each district who
does the most clean-up work himself.
while another suit will be given to
the boy in each district who is most
effective in securing the aid and co
operation of others. Fire chiefs and
members of the civic club committees
will be judges.
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Balance a.in'V
Cash or 1S Monthly.
We May Allow $200 for Your Old Upright
The Two New Stores' Spring Opening
QUALITY STORE: 1920 MODELS 1
As Kresh as the Spring: Flowers
$1150 Steger, baby grand 9862
900 Steger, grand-upright. .. .f75
800 Steger. Chippendale f 595
750 Reed & Son, upright. S562
: 675 Reed & Son. upright 8495
650 Singer, large upright. .. .487
625 Thompson, upright 8468
525 Thompson, upright
625 to SSO Cash. SUi .to 2S Monthly
NEW 1920 MODEL. PLAYERS
The Wonder of the Ace
$1300 Steger. grand-upright S9TS
1150 Steger. grand-upright. . .862
1000 Singer, players ?750
900 Thompson, players S675
NEW 1919 MODEL PLAYER PIANOS
$1000 Singer, polished oak 8675
800 Mendennaii. oak ott
SSO Cash, fie, SIS to 930 Monthly
Our Economy Downstairs Store
NEW 1919 MODELS
I7nderpriced for Quick Selliua;
$850 Steger, gr'nd-upright, oak S560
900 Steger, wax clr. walnut. . .Vo&o
800 Steger, mission, oak. . . . . . 435
800 Steger, polished walnut. . .K562
850 Steger, in fancy walnut. . .S535
900 Steger, 'pol. cir. walnut. . .595
900 Steger, dull satin mahog..S595
750 Reed & Sons, fine mahog. .562
650 Singer, upright-grand 468
550 Thompson, upright-grand . 395
475 Davis & Son. Flemish oak. 345
Terms S23 Cash, SIO or More Monthly
factory Rebuilt and Used Pianos
$500 Hobart M. Cable, plain ..295
650 Kimball, mahogany 365
600 Kimball, fancy ...395
750 Stelnway & Sone ...435
$750 Steinway & Sons 345
550 Conover. oak 315
575 Hobart M. Cable, fancy.. .395
550 Mclrityre & Goodsell 295
500 Ebersole, modern 395
475 Davis & Sons....... 245
550 Arion. walnut 345
600 Singer, elaborate 435
' 478 Vose & Sons, ebony 235
650 Automatic, oak 165
SIS or S2S Cash. . f 10 or More
Monthly .
rSED FLAYER PIANOS
Mendenhall .. $800 495
Stark Piano Co. .. . 750 495
Singer, Flemish oak 1000 5 95
Prices are for cash, or $25 or more
cash. $15 to $25 monthly including
Combination Player and Piano Bench
and $10 worth of Player Music Rolls.
$1000 Erard Harp S650
Cash, or Ternta May Be Arranged
PARLOR -ORGANS 1
At a Fraction of Original Price
$115 Wiley B Allen, high top... 28
125 Wiley B. Allen, high top. . .35
135 Schoeninger Chapel 848
125 Great Western, fancy .35
135 B Schoeninger, chapel 38
165 Piano Case, 6 -Oct 55
95 Sterling, high top 25
135 Needham, oak 38
125 Packard, high top 25
SIO Caah and S3 or SS Monthly
CLEARANCE SALE
Phonograph Dept.
Slightly Used and Second-Hand
Records Included With Some
$135 Brunswick, oak 8 95
120 Tvpe E2 antique mahog... 95
140 T-pe B'2 dull walnut 115
35 Type A3 polished mahog.. 25
75 Victrola, mahogany 55
120 Type E2 Grafonola. mah...100
50 Cabinet Victrola, oak 35
135 Cabinet Domestic, mahog.. 75
125 Cabinet Musickland. mah.. 6S
25 Type A3 Grafonola. mah... IS
35 Lakeside, mahogany 15
35 Grafonola. mahogany 25
Some Large Cylinder Phonographs
$15 and $20 We Chare No Interest
Terms SIO Cash, S3 to S7 Monthly .
Some New . Phonograph Records.' as
.Also the Player Player Phono
Piano Rolls. Rolls. IVc'ds.
My Isle of Golden
Dreams 31.25 1.25
Dardanella 1.25 l.OO
r.t the Rest of the
World Go By 1.25
Sweet and Low, waltz.. 1.25
Desert Dreams 1.25
Beautiful Ohio l.OO
Golden Gate, waltz.... 1.25
I'm Forever Blowing
Bubbles l.OO
Patches, fox trot 1.25
Peggy, fox trot 1.25
Roses at Twilight l.OO
Till We Meet Again l.OO
Mammy o Mine, one
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KEIjSO houses
AHE FEW
People Moving Away From Town
Because of Shortage.
KELSO, Wash., May 15. (Special.),
Kelso's house shortage ls the most
acute in the history of this com
munity. Scores of families are seek
ing to rent homes in this city and
are unable to find them. Every day
people are leaving here because they
are unable to secure satisfactory resi
dences. One realty dealer states that
he would have tenants for no less
than 50 residences if they were available.
As a result of this condition many
sales of residence properties are being
consummated. - Among the deals
closed the last few days are the fol
lowing: A. D. Byram . to Charles
Clark, residence on west side; A. D,
Byram to E. H. Smith, west side resi
dence; Harmon Jasperson to A. D.
Byram, property at Third and Maple
streets known as Clay's residence;
Mrs. Cora Woods of Portland to Harry
Jaques. a west side bungalow; Charles
Lysona to ' J. L. Dobbs, residence on
South Second street: G. F. Driver
to Kenneth Mitchell, residence at
Seventh and Crawford streets; H.
C. Burgea, former county agent, to
Kalph Reed of Eufaula, residence
Fourth and Crawford streets. Martin
Larson to Harry Renner, two-acre
tract and residence north of city
limits.
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Co.'s guarantee of satisfaction; also the usual guarantee from the "manufacturer.
101-103 TENTH ST
AT WASHINGTON
AND STARK STS.
Scii wan Piano Co.
TOD ARB CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR OPENING
PORTLAND'S
LARGEST PIANO
DISTRIBUTORS
GEARHART PAVING LAID
COMPLETION" OF WORK BY
MID-JUXE EXPECTED.
MINING ROAD IS SOUGHT
Region About Elk City Slaking XKe-
termlned Figtit for Highway.
LEW1STON. Idaho. "May 15. Spe
cial.) For many years the extensive
mining region surrounding Elk City,
in Idaho county, has been waiting for
road development which would enable
the opening up of the deposits of ore.
The district is in the midst of the
Selway forest reserve, and is there
fore restricted by federal road laws.
The Elk City mining men are now en
deavoring to get an amendment to the
federal regulations which limit ap
propriations for roads in order to ob
tain a fund for tbe construction of
roads from the Elk City district to the
railroad.
In order for the Elk City region to
be opened to Its full development the
government will have to change its
attitude and lend financial assistance,
it is declared. -
Phone your want ada to The Orego
nian, .ataia 7070, Automatic 560-Sa.
Active Construction on New Hotel
to Be Started Immediately After.
Materials Delayed.
Street paving work which has been
carried on at Gearhart Jot some time
will be completed by" the middle of
June and active construction on the
new Gearhart hotel will begin imme
diately thereafter. It was hoped to
have the hotel ready for use this sum
mer, but difficulty in obtaining ma
terials and of hauling materials to
the scene of building before, the roads
were completed made this impossible.
Construction of the roadway north of
the golf links is reported wen unaer
way and that circle around the links
and past the hotel will be completed
before the hotel ls ready. Completion
of the owning company will be ac
complished at a meeting called at the
Portland hotel, ivriaay, .may ii. J. xv.
Bowles, J. C. Ainsworth and J. L
Meiers are acting as a committee or
stock subscribers to complete organ
ization plans.
During the ' last several weeks,
while actual construction has been
waiting more favorable building con
ditions, a considerable number of
names have been added to the stock
list. Following is a list of tne t-ort-land
stock subscribers to date:
C. F. Adams. J. C. Ainsworth, W. B.
Ayer.. J. R. Bowles, W. B. Beebe. Harry
and EUott Corbett, Walter Cook. R. B.
r-uwall. J. F. Daly. Herbert Fleischacker,
Gearhart Park company. W. B. Roberson,
M. H. Hotiser. Max Hlrsch, George Law
rence, Allen Lewis. Meier A Frank com
pany, Cameron - Squires, M. Seller A Co.
w t. Thomoson. Fleischner. Mayer A Co.
F J. Cobbs. W. J. Burnt. Mn. C. F.
Adams. D. B. McBride, A. H. Devera, H.
m rnviiT. Fred A Ballin. Hazelweod
Creamery, T. D. Honeyman. Edward Ehr
nu, Guy . W. XalboC Peter Ken Phil
Grossmayer. George W. Joseph. C. C. Colt,
Sherman O'Gorman, Weinhard estate.
Franklin T. Griffith. Claude Starr. M. J.
Jones. H. S. McCormlck, F. H. Ransom.
G. C Pierce, O. B. Stubbs. F. Frledlander.
Ira F. Powers. Robert Farrell, Emery O! in
stead, M. L. Kline. J. L. Bowman, John
Talt. J. V. Burke, J. W. Creath. A. J.
Lewthwalte. W. F. Pryor. Joseph Supple,
H. J. Ottenhelmer, Failing; estate. J. L.
Hartman. C. F. Swlgert. R. N. Stanfield,
-T. B. Preston, E. Grelle, A. Benson, R.
Wilcox, C S. Jensen, O. M. Clark and
E. - J. Jaeger.
PORTLAND MAN INVENTOR
New Umbrella Catch Is Declared to
Be Improvement.
John Allesina, . 451 College street.
and one of the pioneer men tn the
umbrella business of the city, has re
ceived a patent for a new type ol
umbrella catch, which is declared to
be rustproof and to hold the raised
umbrella steady at all times. Mr.
Allesina 25 years ago had an attrac
tive umbrella store on Morrison street
opposite the old postofflce building.
For the last sevn years he has been
In the umbrella department of Meier
& Frank company.
The invention ls said to be very
simple. Mr. Allesina is making plans
to have the umbrella catch put on the
market '
College Band Engaged.
ROSEBURG, Or., May 15. (Special.)
A Contract with the Oregon Agricul
tural, college band was let today
whereby that, organization has been
employed to supply the music for the
tenth annual strawberry festival,
which will start on May 27 and will
continue for three days. This annual
event is expected to be . better this
year than ever before, and big prep
arations are being made. Flowers and
berries will be available in profusion,
according to present Indications, and
all things seem to point to one of the
best festival In, the history of the
county. i ' .
FIRM IN NEW QUARTERS
FKAXK Ii. McGUIRE COMPANY
CHANGES OFFICES?'
Real Estate Firm Moves Down
From Fourth to Second Floor
in Same Building.
New quarters on the second floor
of the Abington building were oc
cupied by the Frank L. McGuire Real
ty company last week, the move be
ing necessitated by the growth of the
business during the last few months.
The company continues located in the
'same building as in the pat, its
former offices being on the fourth
floor.
The entire north half of the second
floor is occupied by the McGuiro
company under the new arrangement
and partitions have been rearranged
to provide the most convenient ac
commodations for display and sales
room. The main sales room ls to be
devoted exclusively to houses and the
large group of photographs of the
residential properties which the com
pany is handling will be displayed on
the walls.
A separate office is provided for
the acreage aad farm department,
which has recently been expanded to
handle the demands upon ft.
Recruit Donates Auto.
SHERIDAN, Wya, May 15. To
prove that he was not enlisting in the
army for financial gain. Frank Peck
of Gillette, Wyo., presented a seven
passenger touring car to the local re
cruiting station when he was accepted
for- service in the 55th Coast artil
lery. Feck, who has acted as foreman
on many large ranches in this part of
the country, said that he desired to
secure the advantage offered by the
educational classes and vocational
training schools in the army.
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