TAB fiVXDXY OttEGOXTAV. I'ORfLAND, "DTrFrBTT? 4. 1021
BUILDING FOR 1921
IE
With Month Yet to Go, Year
Already jn Third Place.
PERMITS TO DATE 13,438
Aftgrcgulc Value $16,371,521
Construction Contemplated in
December to liaise Total.
With still a month to go. the vol
ume of building In Portland this year
already places 121 In third place
when compared to all the other years
In the city's history.
Ficuros issued by the building in
spector'a office shows that permits
have been issued for tne nrsi n
months of this year for a total of
13,438 buildings of an aggregate value
of J16.371.521. Construction work
contemplated In the city, for wntwi
permits will be issued during Decern
ber. Is expected to raise the total fig
ures to near the $18,000,000 mark,
llnnner Year 1010.
The banner building year in Port
land's history, as shown by figures
at the building inspector's office, was
1910, when permits were Issued ror a
total of 6:"i2.'l buildings of an aggre
gate value of $20,886,202. The year
1911 was second in respect to build
ing, construction work that year
amounting to slightly more than ia.
000.000. ' The great volume of build
ings those two years, however, was
due to the large number of expensive
downtown structures put up.
The building work in Portland this
year Is of especial significance in that
more residences were erected tnan
ever before, a large percentage of
the total construction being residences.
During the year so far permits have
been issued for a total of 2730 resi
dences The aggregate value of these
structures amounts to $9,465,030,
which is well over half the total con
struction for the 11 months' period.
How building work has been con
fined to the smaller residences this
year rather than the big buildings Is
shown by comparing the number of
buildings for which permits were Is
sued in 1910 and during the present
year. During 1910, the banner yeir.
the total building permits amounted
to 6523, while permits for the first 11
months of this year already total
13.4.18.
At the rate the home building move
Is now going forward In the city. It
is expected that the year's total of
house construction will reach well
over the 3000 mark.
The total construction this year Is
already $4,000,000 in excess of the
totals for the entire 12 months of
last year's and this in spite of the
fact that there have been no big
buildings this year which would com
pare In size and cost to the building
of the Montgomery Ward & Co. and
the American Can company, Included
in last year's figures.
Permits Total 10S2.
Building permits for the month just
closed amounted to a total of 1082
for an aggregate cost of $1,374,615.
Of this number 201 perraJts were for
houses of an aggregate of $701,225.
Electrical permits for the month
amounted to 1277 for a total of $140,
850, and plumbing permits amounted
to 870 for $187,320.
Electrical permits for the 11-month
period number 11,252 for an aggre
gate cost of $1,316,525. Plumbing per
mits for the same period number 7610
for $1,715,033.
SITES TO BE DISCUSSED
REALTY BOARD COM KltKX'CE
TO BE LAST OF SERIES.
Chairman of Evening, Next Tues
day, to Be J. A. Wlckman.
Appraisals to Be Subject.
The last of the series Of educational
conferences held at the chamber of
commerce under the auspices of'the
Portland Realty board is scheduled
for Tuesday evening, at which time
the subject of "Industrial Sites and
Appraisals" will be discussed.
Harry Beckwlth, chairman of the
advertising committee In charge of
the series of conferences, announced
that the chairman of the evening will
be J. A. Wlckman of the J. A. Wlck
man company. B. B. MacNaughton
of Strong & MacNaughton and B. D.
Staler will handle the subject of ap
praisals. Industrial sites and their
handling will be discussed- by Alfred
A. Aya, ex-manager of the Peninsula
Industrial company; Dwlght Hubbell,
Chester Moores of the F. E. Taylor
company and H. N. Burpee.
Service to the owner and tenant
and the proper protection Of the
rights of each was discussed y O. O.
Rohrer when the subject of "Rentals
and Leases" came up at last week's
conference laBt Tuesday night.
Robert Strong of Strong & Mac
Naughton, specialists In financial
management and the carV of property,
took Up the technical question of
leasing. Mr. Strong advocated a
standard lease form to be put out
under the auspices of the Portland
Realty board. In doing this, however,
he particularly emphasised' the neces
sity of employing an attorney In
closing all leases. This sentiment was
echoed by all of the speakers of the
evening. Mr. Strong strongly urged
the discouragement of leases to par
ties who would rut up the premises
to the disadvantage of the neighbor
hood and to the disadvantage of the
property ownership.
Fred Staver, downtown rent real
tor, gave one of the most constructive
talks on salesmanship that has come
before the board this year. Mr. Sta
ver makes a specialty of building
properties and disposing of them to
tenants on long time leases.
Ed Daly offered the suggestion
that all buildings for leasing be kept
up In appearances by keeping the
windows washed, the premises tidy
and keeping out all theatrical signs,
as this was a deterring factor on the
leasing of the premises and tended to
depreciate the value of the property.
j. O'Donnell took In the general
rental situation of downtown stores,
comparing conditions here with other
cities. Mr. O'Donne.11 pointed out that
the next few years were going to be
the big ones for Portland and that,
undoubtedly, the business area would
be enlarged In order to relieve the
situation.
W. W. Ferguson talked on chain
store leasing. Mr. Ferguson stated
that there were from 25 to 30 chain
store concerns who had their eyes on
Portland; that these stores would
only take 100 per cent locations and
were willing to wait as long as 18
nonthi In order to get the proper lo
cation. Leon Bullier of the F. E. Taylor
company took up leasing from the
standpoint of the tenant.
HEF
RANKS HIGH
DOWNTOWN PROPERTY
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Above Mnrnln npnrtnients, piirehnscil last week by F. . nnd Mai F. filllett from Stoke A Zrllrr for 0.OO0.
Ileiuvt w IOO,000 building to be erected by Liberty Laundry company at Bant MadUon nnd Eleventh streets.
REALTY MEETINGS DUE
FRED O. illtOt'RJIAX TO HOLD
RKBITW IN IDAHO.
Tour of Stale to Hp Made Willi
View to Strengthening Asso
ciation in Northwest.
A series of meetings of real estate
men in various cities of Idaho will
be held by Fred O. Brockman. secre
tary of the Northwest Real Estate
association, who left Portland Thurs
day for that state. The meetings will
culminate in a state convention to be
held at Pocatello December 9 and 10.
Mr. Brockman will be joined In
Idaho by Percy Livesey. of Belling-
ham. Wash . president or the North
west association, and the two will
make the tour of that state with a
view to strengthening their organi
sation by the addition of hew mem
bers and new boards.
In the course of the trip meetings
will be held in Weiser. N'ampa, Cald
well and Boise, preceding the con
vention. The convention at Tocatello Will
take up various problems of interest
to real estate men. including the con
duct of a real estate business and
numerous developments in the han
dling and sale of property. The ques
tion of taxation, Including that of
working out some means of relieving
real estate from so heavy a tax bur
den, win also be a prominent one
before the gathering. Similar con
ventions In both Washington and Ore
gon started a taxation programme
which it is hoped may procure some
relief for real estate.
Following the holidays Mr. Brock
man announced that other meetings
would be held in eastern Washington.
Later It Is planned to cover eastern
Oregon and to hold a state convention
at some point In eastern Oregon to
be selected later. This convention
will be the second stale convention
In Oregon. A third convention is to
be held later at Portland.
IiOCAIi REALTORS HONORED
Trunk Mi l Villi- and Ered tici-iiuin
on Speakers' Board.
Frank MoCrlllls and Fred W. Ger
man, two Portland realtors, have
been named members of the speak
ers bureau of the National Associa
tion of Real Estate boards, accord
ing to announcement received last
Week,
This Is considered a signal honor
inasmuch as this bureau Is made up
of prominent realtors from all over
the nation and consists of only about
100 picked men. That two of the
members were picked from the Port
land real estate profession Is consid
ered- a tribute to the high personnel
of Portland's realty board as welt as
to the active Interest which the real
estate men here have been taking In
affairs of the national association.
The fact that the two Portland men
are appointed on the speaker bureau
HANDSOME BUNGALOW ON EAST SIXTIETH STREET IS SOLD.
Reoldener at 441 Esit Sixtieth street. which hnn been purchased by
Albert K. Buttrrfield Jr. from tieorge A. Sutherland. The sale
was mode through the house sales department of Hitter, Loire A
t o. The hoimr In n modern elisht-room dwelling and the consid
eration wan approximately $7500.
C HA NOES HANDS AND BUILDINGS GO UP IN CITY.
means thmt they will be subject to
call to speak on subjects of interest
to real estate men On" many occa
sions there is call for a representa
tive of the national association to
make an address and the formation
of the bureau was for the purpose of
having men who could be called upon
for this work.
READING ROOM CON ST It I CTfeD
Columbia Hirer Stevedoring Com
pany Builds Quarters for .Men.
A new headquarters has recently
been constructed at St. Helens, Or,
for the St. Helens division of the
Columbia River Stevedoring company
at a cost of approximately $2275. The
structure is on the river side of
Strand street.
At the entrance to the structure Is
a room 26 by 80 feet in sise for use
of the longshoremen. It has a fire
place to add comfort and cheer. A
large table In the center of the room
provides papers and magazines. Com
fortable seats and chairs are pro
vided. In the rear of the building are two
washrooms and the offices of the
local manager.
H. T. Scott Is manager at St. Hel
ens for the company. About 85 long
shoremen are embloyed.
I I ILBIXG BEING REMODELED
Home or Oregon City Woolen Mills
Factory Being RepHired.
A transformation is taking place In
the 100 by 100 foot four-story build
ing at East Stark street and Grand
avenue, owned by Daniel Kern and
fenerally known as the Furniture
Exchange building. Under the super
vision of J. L. Quinn the building is
being remodeled for the factory of
the Oregon City Woolen Mills, and It
will be ready for occupancy the first
of January.
New stairways, to comply with re
quirements of the city's building code,
are being placed to connect each
floor; the large plate-glass windows
are being removed, to be replaced with
simplex windows, and a ventilating
system Is being installed. The total
cost of the changes is approximately
$7000.
REALTY EETE TO BE SUCCESS
"00 Tickets to Arfair Underwritten
by Members of Board.
The entertainment and dance to be
given by the realty board at the Mult
nomah hotel December 16 will be a
success. This was brought out when
700 tickets to the affair were under
written by members of the board at
the regular luncheon Friday noon.
Details of the affalr'are being kept
secret by the committee In charge.
with a view to springing some agree
able surprises oh those attending.
It Was announced, however, that
there will be a high-class programme
of a musical and entertainment char
acter for the benefit of those Who
do not dance. In addition there Is to
be a "Trail," where various amuse
ments will be installed.
ROAD IRKJIDS STATE
CONSTRUCTION STIMULATED
BY HIGHWAY IMPROVKM i N T.
Structures Contemplated Because
of Tourist Travel and Large
Increase 111 Business.
Not only is Portland the scene of
large development work, but other
sections of the state likewise are
undergoing upbuilding of a substan
tial character, according to reports
received here. Much of this develop
ment is due to highway construction,
this being especially true of the east
ern Oregon section.
In addition to the reports of build
ing came last week the announce
ment thst business property in Mc
Mirenvllle had shown more activity
during the past few days than in any
other similar period for several years.
How highway construction Is fol
lowed by development of a section
is shown by the report from Arling
ton, Or., that a new area has been
brought to that city as a result of
the building of the Columbia river
highway and the connecting of the
John Day highway with it. It is de
clared that since the construction of
those highways hundreds of auto
mobiles have passed through Arling
ton every day and hotel accommoda
tions have been Inadequate.
As a result of this condition E. C.
. Maddock and Milton S. Block have
I announced the intention of erecting
I a SO-room hotel In Arlington in the
: near future. Mr. Maddock Is owner
of the Hotel Grande at Arlington and
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an.t. diuur IS a remuvui vi IM. ' tniliac.
The proposed hotel, according to
present plan3, will be a three-story
and basement structure of the most
I modern type.
It was announced at McMlnnvllle
last week that two brick buildings
on cornet- locations on Main street
had been sold Thursday. In addition
plans were announced for the erec
tion of a $60,000 theater building and
a church In that city during the com
ing year.
E. E. Cummins, highway contractor
of McMlnnvllle, purchased the Oregon
Fire Relief association two-story
brick building In that city at a con
sideration understood to be In excess
of $12,000. The fire Insurance com
pany retains a lease for two years,
but has announced Its intention to
erect a $80,000 building for Its new
home oh a site to be selected within
the year.
Jesse Irvine, grocer, purchased the
Flynn building, a two-story brick
structure, from Mrs. Henry O. Miller.
Both buildings purchased Will
probably be remodeled when the
leases of the present tenants expire,
but no announcement has been made
as to their probable use.
J'LAGIAHISM NOT INTENDED
Writer of Newspaper Article Ad
mits Indebted ness to Book.
An article on long-term leases,
which Was published under the name
of William P. Merry of Portland in
last Sunday's Oregonlan, was com
posed, with the exception of two
paragraphs, entirely of excerpts from
a book, "Long Term Leaseholds,"
Written by Stanley L McMichael of
Cleveland, O. In some cases the para
graphs were taken as they appeared
In the book and in others changes
Were made in sentences, phraseology
or sequence.
Mr. Merry yesterday acknowledged
his indebtedness to the book and eaid
that in making use of the material
he had no desire to take credit that
does not belong to him.
COURT ADMITS 3 WOMEN
Permission to Practice at Eederal
Bar Is Granted.
For the first time in the history of
the state, three women were admitted
simultaneously yesterday to praotice
law in the federal court.
The women were Miss J. H. Geija
teek. an accountant In the office of
Whitfield. Whltcomb & C; Mrs. Ethel
C. Hossman, librarian, in charge of
the Brooklyn branch library, and Mrs.
Marlon Llndsley, clerk In the federal
court. All three were admitted to
the bar last August and appeared be
fore Judge Wolverton yesterday. The
judge expressed himself as heartily
pleased and extended a welcome tb
the three new attorneys. '
The largest hot springs In the
world are at Thermopolls, WyO.
WRITTEN CONTRACT
IS SAFEST ALWAYS
Realty Buyers Advised to
Take No Chances.
SOME EXCEPTIONS NOTED
Oral Agreement for Transfer Some
times Holds Wlirrc Huyer Takes
Possession of the Property.
bt w. n shiyki.t.
Chairman L.iral Committee Portland
Realty Board.
Where one agrees orally to sell real
estate to another and the latter pays
a portion ofthe purchase money and
enters into possession of the property,
may the purchaser upon payment of
the purchase price compel the seller
to convey the land, notwithstanding
that 'the contract Is not in writing?
Readers of this series of articles
will recall that among the kinds of
contracts required by the statute of
frauds to be written are all contracts
relating to the sale of real "estate.
The statute plainly provides that all
oral agreements for the sale of real
estate are void and unenforceable. A
well-recognized exception to the
statute exists, however. In cases
where the purchaser has gone into
the possession of the property try
virtue of the oral agreement. This
exception is recognised In Oregon by
a long line of decisions.
We find these principles set forth
at length In Wagonblast vs. Whit
ney, 12 Or. 83; 8 Pac. 399. After
commenting upon the fart that the
statute of frauds provides that such
contracts if oral are absolutely void,
the court says: "But It is an obvious
principle of justice that a contract,
although not In Writing, when fairly
entered into and In part performed,
and the relations of the parties are
changed, ought riot to be evaded. The
hardships arid Injustice growing out
of such cases, for which the law
furnishes no form of redress, equity
obviates by the specific enforcement
of the contract. It treats Jhe con
tract and recognizes In the party the
same right which would have existed
if the contract had been written.
Statute iu Fraud Cover.
"The ground of the jurisdiction is
equitable fVaud. Itls based upon the
just principle that when acts of part
performance have been done in pur
suance of and In reliance on the
verbal contract, with the knowledge
and consent of the other party, and
the relations of the parties are So
changed by reason thereof as to pre
vent restoration to their former con
dition, it would be a fraud and en
courage bad faith to permit the
statute to be Interposed as a defense
whereby one party would reap the
benefit of the acts of part perform
ance, and the other be left without
any remedy, and liable for damages
as a trespasser. ... In a' word,
it will- not allow the statute to be
used as a cover for fraud and bad
faith."
In Cooper vs. Thomson. 30 Or. till
45 Pac. 296, the court further ex
plains the exception by saying:
"yhen possession, in pursuance of
the terms ot a verbal agreement to
convey land, lias been taken by the
purchasers, he thereby acquires an
equitable estate in the premises; and
his notorious occupation thereof Is
such evidence of his equitable title
hs to overcome the statute, and ren
ders parole proof admissible to estab
lish the tertris of the verbal contract
upon the faith of which he has acted."
In Tonseth vs. Larsen, 69 Or. 387,
138 Pac. 1880. our supreme court
adopted the following language as
its own: "Possession, In order to b-
an act of part performance, either
alone or In connection with other
acts. Is subject to several require
ments. First. It must have been taken
In pursuance of the contract. Fur
ther, it must be exclusively referable
to the contract; that is to say, it mu&t
be such a possession that an outsider,
knowing all the circumstances at
tending It, save only the one fact, the
alleged contract, would naturally and
reasonably infer that some contract
existed rsiatlng to the land of the
same general nature as the contract
alleged."
Possession Vltn! Concern.
It will be seen that it Is possession
when referable to a contract clearly
proved, that Is the basis of all such
decisions. Other kinds of part per
formance are not sufficient to evade
the statute. For Instance, It Is held
that the payment of purchase money
and the payment of taxes on the land
Involved establish no rights under an
cral contract. Foulkes vs. Sengs
tackeh. 83 Ore. 118, 133; 158 Pac. 952;
163 Pac. 311.
And again, the full performance of
services In return for which the
owner agreed orally to convey cer
tain land does nfft entitle the one per
forming said services to a convey
ance of the property, where he has
not taken possession of the land.
Farrln vs. Matthews, 62 Ore. 517; 41
L. R; A. (N. 8.) 184; 124 Pac. 676. It
is possession when added to the other
elements that entitles such a pur
chaser to relief.
For a typical case we may refer to
Sprague vs. Jessup, 48 Ore. 211; 83
Pac. 145; 84 Pac. 802; 4 L. R. A. (N. 8.)
410. Id this case Mrs. Jessup being
the owner of land orally agreed to
sell the same to Mrs. Fennell for
$5350. Of this sum Mrs. Fennell paid
$200, agreeing to pay the balance at
a future time. On the day following
the making of the contract Mrs. Fen
nell moved into the house on the land.
About six weeks thereafter Mrs. Fen
nell tendered to Mrs. Jessup the bal
ance of the purchase price of the land
under the terms of the oral contract
and requested a deed which Mrs.
Jessup refused to make or deliver,
denying all liability under the oral
contrast; thereupon the purchase
money was deposited with the clerk
of the court and a suit was filed to
compel Mrs. Jessup to convey the
property.
Conveyance Is Ordered.
The court said: "Possession alone
of land, under a verbal contract,
when delivered to the vendee, . . .
Is an act of part performance Which
takes the case out of the statute of
frauds, even Without the additional
circumstances of the payment of
consideration or the making of Im
provements. This rule Is settled by
an overwhelming weight of authority
in England and In this country." It
was then held that a "refusal to exe
cute the deed" agreed upon would
operate as a fraud, whereupon It was
ordered that Mrs. Jessup be required
to convey the property.
There have been many cases In
volving oral contracts to convey land
wherein the parties to the contract
were related by blood or marriage.
In such cases our courts hold that
possession alone is not sufficient;
that In addition thereto the purchaser
must have made valuable Improve
ments upon the premises before the
oral contract can be enforced. As
said in Barrett vs. Schleigh, $7 Ore.
613; 62 Pac. 792: "The reason for this
distinction undoubtedly is that fhei
owner of real property owes no duty
to a Stranger, who. having secured
possession of land with his consent, J
the occupancy thereof raiseB a pre
sumption that the parties have en
tered into some agreement respecting
an estate In the premises. When,
however, the owner permit's a person
to whom he owes a duty as for in
stance, a relative) to take possession
of his real property, the relation ex
isting between them creates a pre
sumption that the possession Is in
pursuance of some license, and not In
consequence of any agreemen'. to con
vey the premises. . . In the case of
a person to whom the owner owes a
duty, valuable and permanent Im
provements made to or placed upon
the premises with the owner's con
sent, are necessary to take the case
out of the statute."
Facta Must Be Clear.
It Is held In all cases where pur
chasers of real estate seek to estab
lish rights under oral contracts that
proof as to the existence ot the oral
contract, the property Involved, the
terms of sale, the performance by the
purchaser and his possession of the
land Involved must be "full, complete
and satisfactory." Inferences will not
do. C.off vs. Kelsey, 78 Ore. 837; 153
Pac 183. Our Supreme coutt In Le
Vee vs. Le Vee. 93 Ore. S78. STS; 181
Pac. 851; J83 Pac. 773, states the
proposition, concisely' thus: "The
statute or frauds i stringent In Its
provisions, and to avoid its effect the
testimony must be clear and explicit."
Many a good man has lost out In
such cases through Inability to com
mand sufficient proof. Moral: Take
no chances; have your contracts
written.
USE dFII grows
b. RCULATIOJT FOR YEA It IS
2,03T,34S.
Per Capita Rending of Books Is
7.3, Highest in Amerlcn tinln
Over 1920 Is 19 Per Cent.
Circulation of the library for 1921
is 2,037.545. The per capita circula
tion Is 7.S. as against 6.2 for 1920.
According to statistics of other large
libraries, Portland has the highest
per capital circulation In the United
States.
The circulation for 1921 shows a
gain of 326.000.330, or 19 per cent.
Over 1920. The Increase In cir
culation from the central library
was 74,730. or 13.8 per cent: from
the branches, 112,822. or 14.7 per
cent, and from the BChools, 135,081, or
85.4 per cent. The cost of handling
the growth was kept down to an In
crease of $11,912, which Is a percent
age increase of 4.5 per cent over 1920.
During the year 806.844 Juvenile
bcokg have been circulated, an in
crease of about 100.000 over the pre
vious year. This gives some idea of
the Interest taken by children In
reading. The statistics of Anne M.
Mulheron, librarian, disclose some In
teresting facts. For example, there
are 68 Juveniles registered at the
Gresham branch, and the juvenile cir
culation for the year Is 5993, showing
an excess of 100 books for each reg
istered Juvenile, or about two books
a week. Next to the central library
the Albina branch has the largest cir
culation., with the East Portland
branch next.
Following is the total circulation
for the two years: i9j. 1920.
Central 621.M 647. 210
Refere-nce circulation... is. 753 5.059
Albina 102.577 SO. .1115
Arleta BU,II( Ol.-iH
Brooklyn ......
44..V.1 at.2.-
East l-ort,ana
101.051 87.3
:,7
I5reham 10..W1 10.10.1
t,enta S8.07 30.000
Montavllla . . ., 30.i'31 :i0.o:il
North Portland 74.037 07.803
Peninsula 27. Ml 2.-..HS2
Rose City Park 48.418 40.131
St Johna 41. Via
S.-M uO'l
4H.so:i 4-1
IIS
South Portland
4T.;ii4
4 J 7 JO
University Park 3.a4 iS.L'74
Vernon B7.S'-,.l 84.(147
TVoonStoek 28.1108 28.238
Depoalt stations 30.000 24.7!S
Book wacnn 8.9S4 3.47W
School department 3.532 .,
Albina Homestead 18.327 14.23R
Benton Polvtech. High. 13.730 8.038
Franklin HlKh achool.. R4.00U 37.S!6
dlrls' Polytechnic Hlsh 0.203 t
High School of Com'ce. 13.304 2.013
Jamea John Hlsh soh.. 5.207 3.1100
Jefferson Hlh school.. 48.0W) 34.147
Lincoln Hnh achool... 20.1130 20.035
Chlon Hish ch. No. S. 3.272 t
WashlnlfSn High sch... 47.647 20.124
Other htxh tchooja 4.038
Clasar'm libs. Dlst. No. 1 25S.730 210.4.-i;
Rural school 13.017 9.5S7
Total 2.0.17.543 1.711.215
Included In classroom libraries, district
No. 1. tlnclurted In "Other Hleh schools."
BRIDGE OPEN TOMDBRDW
CASTINGS FOB BUItN'SIDE
PARTS RECEIVED.
Phone Service to Be Restored to
Normal Early This Week Unless ,
Another Storm Sweeps City.
Unless there Is a hitch in the re
pairs on the draw of the Burnslde
bridge the structure will be open to
all traffic by Monday morning, ealil
County Roadmaster Eatchel last
night. The castings to replace parts
broken when the draw was rocked by
a gale Thursday were delivered to the
county last night.
Automobile owners who despaired
of getting their snowbound cars out
over the Columbia highway have man
aged for the most part to dig out
their machines by combining efforts.
The steamer J. N. Teal will bring a
cargo of salvaged machines from the
Eagle creek district today and a num
ber will be shipped to Portland by
train. Some automobiles are still
snowbound in deep drifts. The snow
has been melting rapidly In the drifts
along the highway in the last few
days.
Unless Portland Is swept by another
storm In the near future telephone
service will be restored to normal
early this week for the first time
since the first storm in November.
Electric light service has recovered
from the storm Interruption In all ex
cept the Troutdale-Qresham district.
Service there will be restored soon,
company officials said.
ROBBERY NOT SUSPECTED
Friends of Theater Hold-lTp Are
Held on Assault Charge.
So fa,r as Is known to the authori
ties, Tom Laruk and Tony Demski
j n ..,. ir.o with the Llbertv
theater robbery, but they were close
friends ot joe naiains, cunicBieu
participant. They heard that Max
if. .On one of the two Russians
l... " " --- - ' .
who had tipped the sheriffs office to
the Identity of tne roooere. vriinoui
waiting for corroboration of the re
nnn or accusing Martin, they "laid
for him," he said.
As Martin emergea rrom a res
taor.nt a ITIrst nnd Madison streets
aii TPHittiv niarht. the two men are
said to hsaye Bet upon him viciously.
ttauiy OTUl.eu mo ur.icn, niiu
made his escape and reported the at
fov fn tha aherlff'a office. The two
men ware arrested yesterday morn
ing ana cnargea wun assault anu
battery.
DOWNTOWN REALTY
DEALS SIGNIFICANT
Sales Counted Forerunner of
Strong Demand.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS SOLD
Trun-rcr of liliieoln Apartment
House Among Close-In Tunis
actions Reported for Week.
The sale of an apartment house and
several pieces of downtown property
In the city last eck indicated a lively
Interest In that type of holdings and
is taken by many real estate men to
be the forerunner of a growing de
mand for close-in or business prop
erty. Nohe of the sales reported Is
of the more expensive types of prop
erty, although there was declared to
be a growing Inquiry for that also.
The Lincoln apartment building at
the corner of Fourth and Lincoln
streets, considered one of the beRt
apartment houses of Its type In that
section, was sold by Stokes 4 Zeller,
owners, to F. A. and Elsa F. Glllett.
The price man said to have been In
the neighborhood of $60,000. I. W.
Carey of the Carey Land company ne
gotiated the deal.
The apartment house Is a three
story and basement building of brick
construction nnd contains 37 two
room apartments. The furnishings of
the house were sold with the? build
ing. The new proprietors of the estab
lishment have been In Portland for
the past four years. During that time
they have been conducting the Elm
wood apartments at Tenth and Hall
streets.
Mr. atllett said that his confidence
n the city of Portland as a result of
hjs four years' experience In the
apartment house business here had
been the deciding factor In the pur
chase of the apartment house. He
said he and Mrs. Glllett would con
tinue to conduct the Elmwood apart
ments also.
The building occupied by TV. P.
Fuller & Co. at Front and Morrison
was purchased last week by that con
ram from the former owners, the
Head 8 estate, of which Fred Strong Is
manager. The purchase price was in
the neighborhood of fl00,000. The
building is a four-story brick, and
covers S5 by 100 feet between Front
street and the river.
Another real estate deal Involving
business property was that by which
the Lang Investment company, of
which Louis Lang is the head, ac
quired the three-story concrete build
ing at the southwest sorner of Front
ethd Bdrnside streets. The structure,
which Is now occupied by Lang & Co ,
was purchased from the Flelschner
estate and Mrs. Sam Hirsch for $24.
Wfc The building has been occupied
by Lang At Co. under a lease for some
time. It covers 50 by 100 feet.
BERRIES UNDAUNTED HERE
W hen Iced 1't'ilit llipens Condi! Ion-
Ciiiinol He BO Bud.
The answer to all the arguments
about whether Oregon weather should
be exploited at Its worst as well na
at Its best, due to spreading broad
cast to the rest of the world the
news about the recent silver thaw,
came to the office of The Oregonlan
yesterday in the form of a sprig oft
a raspberry bush heavily loaded with
berries.
They were presented by Mrs. J. L.
Hunt, 432 Sixty-sixth street South
east, who also brought a buncn of
blossoms and said the whole bush,
which stands In her open garden, had
been In blossom and bearing fruit
during the storm. At the time of the
storm the berries and blossoms both
were encased In Ice, but after the
thaw the berries ripened as if no
unusual weather had occurred.
If berries and other thing's, for
which Oregon Is famed, can keep
rlfeht on In spite Of occasional out
bursts of unruly weulher, it can't
be so very hard on the state to let
outsiders know there Is a bit of bad
weather once in a while.
NatnU Iteservlsts May Transfer.
Opportunity has been offered the
naval reservists to transfer to class
6, upon application to the command
ant of the 13th naval district, before
January 1. This announcement has
been made by Lieutenant Bloom, per
sonnel officer of the 13th district, who
says that the reservists by making
such a transfer may avail themselves
of any benefits of future legislation.
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363 East Morrison Street
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Contractors
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