The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, October 17, 1908, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING,! OCTOBER 17, 1803. m u i' a FIGHTS SKYSCRAPERS AS ENEMY TO HEALTH f f f' If IS it r -t - 4t 12 fn-iaV!RITjrniTiTWlV Why that ww tn firlit tuberculosis with Ita 1 worst mrnir-sunlight In th tn- . menta of large citiee la tha Ufa problem M. Auauatua Re v. of Part. ha aat hlmaelf to eolve. TUa Frenoh eclentlst la an Implacable fn of tha modrrn skyaoraper, Which ha aaya ahute out tjie sunlight from SBOOrto living rnomi In New Tort alone. s ' M. Ray la a member of tha Superior Council of Paris for the construction of housea Tor working classes, ana w" tlia delegate of tha Francn government at tha International Conareae of Tuber culoala recently h-ld In Waehington. In a lecture before tha congrese M. Kay had tha following to aay on tha eublact of tnll buildlnga restricting th fight agalnat tha dread wnita piague: "There are $o.000 dark rooraa In New ,York city tu which approximately 1,000,. 000 paraona live," declared U. Rey, who ha a spent eonalderabla time atunylng condltlona here by reading and by peraonal obeer vatlon. "Tha garma of tubercu- loala thrive under euoh condltlona, but aunllght Is ' tha -greatest foe of thla disease. Tha sTiame of tha 017, -. 'Tha tenementa of New-Tork are tha liimc of tha city, even tha eo cauea model tenementa are constructed Upon lines far from tha beat And tha aky scrapers of your bualneaa district, evl- ; dencea of tha coloea&l energy of Indl vlduala and showing great originality and constructive genius, are ne vert he leu a bane. "I Ventura to predict that In twenty years there will have been auch an awakening of publto opinion in New York that not only will no building be allowed half as high, but that the '.present structures will be out down to half their height." '"Streets are robbed of sunlight, per sona employed In offices are robbed of it, and the result is that disease garma thrive and multiply." ' , According to M. Rey, tha plans of modern cities are ridiculous, unreason able and stupid. This applies, he said, not only to New York, but to all large are elttea, even Parts, whoa aluma anal to tha worst anywhere. "The ahama of thla euuntrv and of Others." declared M. ftey. "la that the municipal anthorltlna rail ' to do their duty. 1 belleva that In New York, If tha offlclala would only carry out the dutlea for which tbey were appointed ; thla would be tha greatest city of tbs world. i "I stood yesterday In Henry atreet. f one of your narrowest thoroughfares and lined with tenements typical of the worst conditions, and aaV at the end of tha street the hunger "and CUy In vestment buildings. JSatrame meet there, and It la true In more than one sense that the vary akyeorapar are tha ' cause of extreme misery. ! A soma or tha tenementa tha courta are but three t feet wide and seventv-f Iva feat high. I ud thla Vourt.' like a ere vie In rock, j is tn sola source or air. Blam.a peculation. . . . ' 1 attrlbuta the tenement problem to tha speculation - In city land. That la tha moat , terrible plague .of modern times, tha mad deal re for prof He, , at whatever coat. It does good to. only very few persons;- it does absolutely na a-ood to the Brent majority. "New York in twenty yeara win nave 1.000,000 inhabitants, I have worked out plana -for thla city upon llnea ap propriate to una growi n. ana even p to a, citv of I5.ooo.ooo inhabi tants, nnd if tha Ideaa of proper build-1 Ing, ventilation, aanitation and nygienie arranaement which I advocate could be followed in the buildings that are to b put up In lie near future, it would. In my opinion, oe a great incentive 10 sim ilar changes in .au rum re ume. t. Rey waa aaaea ror an opinion re garding tna recent declaration or uuuon fiorglum that American architects and sculptors "crib" . thalr . ideas., from tturopa. . - , T - as well - as all tha archttecta of r !' 1 J5x p-1 we heat all the largest and best houses with warm air, and most of the smaller ones? ; - . " : .-'t. ' ' . v '1 .. , Ask any reputable contractor why is it that our furnaces and heating plants always give the best satisfaction any contractor can't tell you but we canIt's bejcauso "we know how and because we've got the furnaces ! Looking Into Basement Excavation for Meier-Frank Building. Europe, give tha Americana credit for their Ideas their own Ideas. remarkable originality in .working out you have. wonderful buildings and NEW HOMES ORDERED AS WINTER APPROACHES I naavi man much beautiful and original desltrn. It Is BAt iHitlsiMiisl afiklxi.HiA.tai I IB UUl ' Llan lliuiwiliuni asa. i in WlllOllin III . . . a, . . American cities that I crltlclao: it Is I Philolnltilii'i PhvailflTl lillllninfy PW llnnif in KflPt,- only the collective effect" " "vM vvi " mnnifin Jill u I ADHD LHUUI1 LUUIl Both , Old-Party Candidates 7 Lose by Attitude on State Police. ' - trnlted Press Leased Wlro.) HEKO, Ncv., Oct. II. With a tbree - c-ornered "fight in the, state over the election of a representative at large In congress. In which an extraneous issue affecting state legislation is dividing voters, Nevada today faces an uncer tain political prospect . II. B. Maxson,-ity engineer of Reno, is the Republican nominee, but there is a defection In his own party, besides the antagonism of the labor vote be cause of tha Republican state platform's Indorsement of the state police provi sion. ' George Bartlett of Tonopah, the Dem ocratic candidate. Is likewise opposed by the, labor forces for a ha same rea son.- ' ! The labor faction attempted to nomi nate Fat A. McCarran, but Bartlett, by controlling the Uemocranc convention, obtained the indorsement of tha state police law. He was also active in aid ing Governor Sparks to secure Us passage- bv the laso legislature. A. L. ntzgerald, ex-chlef Justice of int stat supreme' court, nominaiea on the Indeoondence ticket, which has an entl-polics bill plank in its platform. Is considered In a fair way to gather in the labor vote.- Fltegerald is an elderly man. The senatorial fight has been reduced to an agreement between jrrancls G. New and a. Democrat and P. L. Flannl- gan, Republican, to abide by the vote of the people and allow tne winner at the November ' election to be ratified by the legislature. TILE FLOORS FOR ' COUCH BUILDING BJtrcimws n land and Will Move Here Many Contracts Let for Residences All Over the City. CO OIIS As Prerequisite Is Getting Auditorium Project Under Way. Approaching winter has so tfar caused no abatement in the volume of home building In Portland. On the contrary, week by week as the rainy season ad vances, the number of residence permits Increases. Contracts for an unusual number of dwellings of the more ex pensive type were let during the week. McClaran & Clark have begun the erection of a modern two-story frame residence for Mrs. Mary Slckenger on Hawthorne avenue and East Thirty- first strett. FbiladelphJan Builds Here. Dr. P. H. Mclntlre, a wealthy phys- sed t being laid In In this build- The corridors on- all eight floors of the- Couch building are being laid ; tile. The original floorinj in it was cut in in a clast not prove satisfactory, showing many disfiguring cracks, and on several of the floors buckled badly. The new tile flooring will cost about $2,000 and will ba completed in about 80 days. t , , Eg (United Press teased Wire.) San Franolsco, Oct. 17. A committee of the California Promotion committee is todav .lnvestio-atins- th nmnniitim liclan of Philadelphia, has purchase , . - i , . , j .- x -., to erect a mammoth auditorium here Park flnrf W -modern hnm on that will outdo Denver's famous audi- the property which he will with his torium. In which the Democratic nation, family occupy. Dr. Mclntlre has also al convention was held this rear. Th. EST" " IS'rwA - .5" J"? committee Is to report on tha beat I r r,,,. ,., method of construction, th site, the has purchased a piece of property In JS2hii?.fJPM anJtJ8 Rose City Park and has employed a administration of the building. The I local architect to get up the plans for ..i. . u iu ijiwtiMnr iry- a j&.uuo rfisuience wnicn ne win Duna i "V.I a u "'a lne nauonai conven- I on the Site. i:r tour rears nence, ana me in-I r vestlgation of the committee Js Incl-1 ueni to mis movement. ldinsr TOOLS FOUND III HATFIELD'S CELL Texans Believe Attempted Jailbreak Shows He Is Dunham. Pain Weakens ; . Headache, rheumatism, . ,neuralia, or pains of any nature weaken the sys tem they are a strain up on the nerves. Almost instant relief can be ob tained by taking Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills, and with out any bad after-effects. Take one on first indica tion of an attack it will i?ard it off. They are a "pleasant little tablet, sold oy druggists everywhere, 2a doses 25 " cents; never Bold in bulk. . T was Btib)rt to ronataat haad hes for a period of fmir yra. At ttnws t wsa almost amntted for the work In hch I am onaged. that of station agnat. Throucri th adrtca f friend I triJ Ur Mll AnU Para Pills, aad the rrauit has bawa trat t ha enrtraly eradlmbNi my m et thorn nrntisooss tadache tHat fnOow a rontiaaaU aaaartal atratn. Tt bav aw for ana ail that as iaUsted for them." Art. C SC. W. ttri Battle CraaaTla. T hav asted Dr. Jf!W Antl-Pala Ptns for a yaar tar naaralgi and bad ttrm ts rtMr fa Uma 1hj ar!v Har b a hi- ts . MUM. M. i. MAfTi-TOK. 1 t'ppsar Aitoo, JOa, Vaw e-sji.i Or. Nna A aan . 4 mt awtusrlso hm a pnern a trt cecaag (awry) U2tt lUZlal Co. IZkhart, lad (United Preas Leased Wire.) Bherman. Tex., Oct. 17. Wlliam Hat field, alleged to be J. C. Dunham, who murdered six persons near San Jose. Cal., six years ago. is in close con finement at the jail becauaa of nn at tempt to escane. The lallera found nlAoa .... filings and cruHhert hrirk In tii n' The attempted Jailbreak Is believed by the authorities to indicate that Hatfield i iiib man waniea nv tne California authorities. With the arrival of officers from Ban jose loaay it is rumored that Hat- imiu b anorneys win reoouble their cf ions 10 prevent extradition of their ciianu Frank Vetter. a local building con tractor, will build a ' cement block dwelling to cost $4,000 on Wauna ave nue near Siskiyou street. Rose City ram. George Bracher is having built a bungalow in Rose City Park at a cost of 14,000. Mr. Bracher Is also having erected a $2,000 cottage for his mother adjoining his pew home. Purchases Three Jtota, W. J. Dunlap, late from Nebraska, has purchased three Rose City Park lots and Is preparing to build & hand some aweinng. F. C. Miner will build a $1,400 dwell ing on East Grant street between East Thirty-seventh and East thirty-eighth streets. dwelling on Sixty-sixth street between Klickitat and Fremont streets. James S. McLaughlin has let the con tract for a $2,500 bungalow to be erected on Vancouver avenue and Going street. The bungalow will be modern In ever respect - Another Xawthome Some. W. H. Peftrl is having a local archi tect prepare plans for a two-story, six room residence to be erected on East Thirty-seventh street near Hawthorne avenue. The building will cost about $3,000. and will be erected as soon the plans are completed and the con tfact let J. B. Johnson has taken out a permit to erect a $1,600 store and flat build ing on Alberta street between East Twenty-first and East Twenty-second streets, Vernon. v i ; Fletcher Linn has awarded to Thomas Mulr the contract for the erection of his 17.000 residence on laurel street between Gllsan and Hoyt streets, The following building contracts have been- awarded from tha offices of Port land architects during tne past lew days:. ! . rimer K.eeier, ror a 3,ydv riai building for P. P. Matthews, East Seventh street between Halsey and Weidler streets. r.. I.. I. Tonrneau. for a 11.800 dwell ing tor Mr. Williamson, East Morrison street between East Twentieth and East Twenty-third streets. . . Stokes & Zeller, for a $4,000 dwell ing for W. H. Buoy, Hall street near Lownsdale street. . ... N. J. Lundgren. for a i,&o aweuing for Herbert Palmer, Bidwell street be tween Ninth and Eleventh streets. A. A. Turner, ror a z,uuu aweuing for J. 8. McLaughlin. Vancouver ave- nna cnrnr Rains- street. j. B. JJlckoner. lor a i,uu aweuing for JL W. Dickoner, Alberta street oe lor.un Alhlna nnri MlSSiBSIODl. McClaran ac uiara. lor a .uuu qwen- ing for Mrs. Mary tncKenger, rmw thorne avenua corner East Thirty-first street. TEMPORARY LULL inn IB TRADE Mill Men Complain of, the loggers Asking Too 3Iuch for Logs. Tha lumbar market is said to be a little quiet for the present, as a result of the near approach of the presidential election, but a strong movement In all grades Is expected as soon as the burn ing Issue has been decided, no matter much which way the votes go. " ' Lumbermen returning from the mid dle states and east say they can see many requirements In the lumber Una In territories that are largely supplied by mills in itha Pacific northwest, and It la Quite certain that they will begin buying; as soon as the electioneering talk subsides. For the present, so much interest is wrapped Up in election talk that business is left to suffer, x Xiogw . Are Higher. V , Lumber manufacturers Who have 5 to buy logs In the open market complain of having to pay too much for the raw material, accusing the loggers .of want ing all the profit. They say there Is less in the manufacture" of lumber to-: day, with advanced values, than there was a few months ago. when values wefre actually at bedrock. Explanation j pf this,, they aay, is found in the fact that Iocs have advanced more rapidly than lumber. As to the demand Inr lumhnr nnnfl. tlons are about the same as a, week ago I rrom a xocat point or view. Building' projects are stui unoer way in every part of the city, each calling for certain Miiimen report TW;G.lcPlicrson Company HEATING ENGINEERS 328 Glisan Street Portland. Ore. Reed ft Minor will build a $1,41)AJ C. Zlegler, for a xz.ouo aweuing jor tn street lsaoeue joiuns, raoinnim dwellina on East Thlrtv-seven between East Grant and East Lincoln streets. F. Sparks will build a $1,700 dwell ing on East Gllsan street between East Twenty-ninth and East Thirtieth streets. John A. Loqulst will build a $1,500 dwelling on East Tenth street between Going and Wygant streets. L. G. Apperson will build a $2,000 PreHcott and Going streets. Work has commenced on the resi dence of B. M. Carr at the corner of Wlberg lane and Hancock street. The building will cost $3,600. Tha residence under construction In Rose City Park for W. A. Lovett, edi tor of tha Pacific Christian Advocate, la n earing completion. Quantity of material. a strong demand for clears, and there Is a scarcity of No. 1 vertical srrain flouring-. . Port Orford Shingles. ; , Henceforth there will be used mora white shingles in the local field , than before, If a contract that has just been enierea into Detween a fortiand agency and one of the shingle mills on Cos bay is to be taken as a criterion. The contract calls for the delivery In this city of about 2,000,000 shingles each month for. a year, this being the total output of the mill. The shingles are of Port Orford cedar, and do not require paint or stain' for preservation or color, weather-stained, they are a silvery gray and will last forever, so it Is said. , Heretofore the white cedar shingles have met with the biggest demand in Sati Francisco. They cost about twice as much as the red cedar shingle. HEW ABIIIGrOII FIIIEJIJIILI16 Reconstruction of the Ablngton build ing, which was partially destroyed by fire last sumer. Is being carried on as rapidly as conditions will permit. The entire interior of tha big office struc ture is being remodeled, Aha etalrcsse Is to be placed farther to the south ni the light court extended through to the south of the nroDertr. Thla will necessitate the elimination nf uri offices on each floor, but will add mate rially to me iignting arracgementa, making tha remaining offloes more de sirable. The restoration of this structure will cost upward oi ITS. 000. and will h com pie tea oy January 1. IIEI7 HOSTELRY FOR SPOKAIIE SIX FLOORS OH OLD BARR SILE Better Building Will Be- plaee Structure Burned in Sixth Street Fire. Clearing up the site of tha burned Barr hotel at Sixth and Gllsan streets, a large force of workmen are making ready for the contractor to begin con structlon work on tha new six-story CROUP QUICKLY CURED Cpokane Is ta feav a $l.TM,fi hotel. Tha new hostelry is to occupy a. ajte US by tot fat la tha ntr of th. Batna. district of th. fall a city. It m a II etorfas high, mt flrtproof em- UUa asd Its promoters aay win wrpaaa fa twenty of arctsttartur. and atogas of awrtetBteata aay beta v a m. umrtmparv. tna wsrwi mas waoa. Mac nu PaaM rnaa tm h tb smaagar -Tha stt. baa already ba Bt coat of somthlnc ItVe 14M aaa .i tt la awwwq.'od that werft th atrvo- iw e"(lb in oa aany mntna. Oont Zjt tha Child Choke to Death Walla WattUf for tha Dootor. . Crouo should have orompt treatment The life of .many a dVar one has been aacrlnced becauaa tha right remedy waa not at hand. Pay close attention to tha child who Is feverish, thirBty, and occasionally cougba dryly and shrilly. This Is tha first stags of croup, and instant treat ment should bo slvan. Hyomei. tha miraculous, antleeptla dry air treatment, will cure croup in either tna Brat or sec on a Btages. ruy Inhaled, even wban the breathing ts Ir regular, It reaches mora promptly than any other remedy th terribly Inflamed membrane of th windpipe. Its sooth ing balsams act immediately, the In flammation Is allayed, aao tha swelling reduced. . - ' . -Not Ions tea our littl boy. Walter, awoke la tha night with a bad attack of croup, so that be experienced great dif ficulty la breathing. W allowed Mm ta tntaal HromaL and ha Immediately began t breath oaaler, and la half aa hour was fast asleep. Our children, be tng subject ta croup, wa feel aafa with Hyomei In tha boose, and I am glad to aneaJE a a-oorf word for a rsnedy that will rob croup ef Its terrora." Rv. Geo. Blaaon. Pestor-of M. E- Charch. Booth Ixmdooderry. Vt. , - ! Hrn (prcMkOtraeod mgn-o-anet isi th aatckest articg and mot sn1M reojaoy over eovrd for ail oiaeoaw of the BMtaa. throat, and lonfa It li goaranteed by Woodard, Clarke a Co. ta cor catarrh, eouaha. enlda, asthma. bfoncbltla and croup, or aaoocy back. A emr4t Outfit, liwludlrc a' Beat hard rsbtr pocket InbaJer, coata only tt . A a stra TXttt or iirm. itaiir wards aeo4. coat but if rents. ci the building, which la to be erected there. ! The old . building . was a. fournstory structural and will be replaeed by a modern building much moretmposlng than tha one destroyed. Tne new structure will front on Sixth street in stead of Gllsan. J. M. -sJToomey has leased the alte for a perldfl of 25 yeara and will at his own expense erec new 'hnililna ,'v- The corner lot '."vt the Lewie quarter block at Fourth and Oak streets has haan cleared, tha eld frame dwallln having been moved over to the north Bide or tna quarter. ro aenmie as clslon has been reached by the - Lewi tain to the character of bulldlna t be erected, but It Is thought that It wAl be a three or four-story brick building SO by 100 feet which will ba devoted to wholesale business purposes. There Are Just Two Ways to Paint ,The right and the wrong way-. The right way is to use the right paint first of all our B. S. Paints fill the bill first rate. The wrong way is ( to buy and paint with cheap- paints' you'll find that the dearest m the a end. Our paints last, give lustrous, pleasing appearance and are easy to apply. V . THE DIG PAINT STORE f iisber Jhorsen S Co. Manufacturer and Jobbers "Everything in Paint" j ; ' . HEW STRUCTURE FOR 0. SO. T. Clav 8. Mors, who recently pure ha sad tha auarter block at th northeast cor ner of Ninth and Davis streets, . has lwiaad tha alta to tha Baggage at Omni bus Transfer company for a period of 10 yeara and will erect oa ta ground a two-story brick building for occupancy hi th tranafer com poor. Tn building Is to bo of brick construction and will enat about S10.00S. Tha tranafer com pany put up $a,000 la advaac aa part payment on too ranat, ilr. Mors purohasad tha from th roo4vr of th Oregon barings bank, paying $$T,0 for ft. proparty Trust DIFFERENT PE0GEAM AT Y. W. a A. SUNDAY The Sander at hom at tha Yovna Women's ChrtotUui Association baa a somewhat different program for tomor row afternoon and oa that will prova most pleasant. M las Anna to-ing. m wntar rrom in middl wost, will read a pMtitlral "lrtu a lory railed "Th perfect Trio-ate." Mia Docking has eo keen aa appreciation of th delightful in Itterarnro and charming a atyl that groat deal of pi run la expected from this half hour a reading. In tb litUa oomy twosa mim Jd fay twWItt of Taylor "troet Mth-v4 at rburrh, will alvo a abort talk oa "City Work." Th -msslcal proses n I ii Mint: Piano solo, alias Ethel Elck. Char lea Brae: vnnal solo. M lea a sal ;wm. 11 women ar na-!!ally ttrrtted to nrt for tt nhol w-part ef the afternoon. I BLOCK 'S AfatalBlow To unsatisfactory hardware buying is struck when your purchase is made here. The variety of our stock,1 its quality and our well known reason able prices provide proper quality at least cost., AVERY&CO. 18 Third St., Bet Pine & Ash iiriiiu ninmarnT ntA.rDAOtlHCIII rOLti.APAV?S ADDITIOIM Oaographical cer.ter and most da- v' Foundation Will Cost $35,- 000 and Be Made of Re enforced Concrete. Tha bna beat nlaca in Portland li lin rviuwca propvr&y oi tn city. Boeing is believing. - Batter go and ae tha many cholca r.sldences under construction and tha Iroprovementa go ing on. .. THE OREGON REAL ESTATE COMPANY ! 854 OBAXS ATS. . POBTXAJTD, OBBOOIT. Repair Work Oivan Prompt Attention rounders. Machinists and Bollermakor. Building and Structural Work. PHOENIX IRON WORKS EHGtXiBRS 1 k- j Ofaoa aat Works Hawthorn Avaana and Zart tum Btsaot. . noma) Saat Bs. rOBTXAJTS, OXGKir. Offloa and Store Tlxtnraa bUt and raraodajed. One of - the moat axpenalve founda tions aver put in for a wholesale busi ness structure in Portland is that for tha John Klernan structure, which la to occupy tha block bounded by Twelfth, Thirteenth, Davis and Evartt. street. This foundation is being don by tha Hurley-Mason company and will cost all of $31,000. Tha excavation la to ba deep enough to allowthe building 'of a full 10-foot basement Keen forced con- cr.t is to ba used In the basement wails and tha floor la to ba eoncrcta of j sufficient thickness to carry tha weight of tha heaviest mr handia carried In th stock of W. P. Fuller t Co who will occupy th structure whan com- plri. Th building, as has boaa announced tn The Journal, is to h of fireproof construction, four stories above - tha i basoment and will b th moat nnan- alv building of th character la Port land. APARTMENT HOUSE ON UPPER YAMEHL it tott ttayh a root to covek rtarr&x wrra tra on uai in jurrnatr ana Henry Hanno, who roeaaUy psrrhaaad tha lei oa thai northeast coraor. of Slstaoata and Tan. I hill etrts, an noun e that a thrao-atory I hrWtr M urim.nl k.u ttl W - - - - - I ca; UUUK OC UUiVlBfcK CO. E'lT1 TT? Ffoa of I m M Bllaa Us V , Paoaaa SCala 47VS, A lTf awnaass-sa aj-s f 1 1 ROOFING W. P:FUCi:BRVS; COh Pacific Coast Ageni John Al Meltori OAJarxjrm awx ttOBn ractory and Off 111 Second treat. Aaa Mala. Pbonoat Mala IttT; aAtit Al taring and r pairing. ' houBaa. ' ; thaw and Counters bnilL m a ww jav avwwa aw . xawvab, naAs w. Qertasco Roofing Cam ad la toeK ror au kinds or roor ana rally ruaranta txxamnr com Wha yow sw that k'ad f a wathr ronaat roa know , that rbnautun waatb la at band. Ort radr. for it now tr retttrts a botii of fA,iar4 now Lrnimaal. F1nt tkhf tnad for rFwuaJBTiFin. reiiMin rrt k i am and atiff o-tB and mfi, all arna c aa si at a tattJ GASTINQS FOR, MACHINE AND STRUCTURAL WORK THE INDEPENDENT FOUNDRY CO. ; V - . Riooe Maia 2323.' A42H 2J3 a ad Tote Strong I