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"THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1910. f)' MINKS Rfliiiunrnnniio FOB FIRE LOSSES SCHUMANN-HEINK HAS STRANGE POWER OVER HUMAN HEART Frame Buildings and Faulty Construction the Principal Cause of Great Waste America's Loss Enormous. Washington, Feb. . It. The United States government cwm bulldtnga that cost more ' than $300,600,000 and is nnndlns- 120.000.000 a year . for new bulldina-s. Nona of these buildings ' Insured against loss by f tra. , Insurance M at the ordinary rata would coat mora than 1500.000 a year, and tha govern . mant avoid thla great tas by con etructlnr buildings that ara securely fireproof. -. , Tixeproof BnUdlar Chpr. ' Tests to determine ' th strength and ' flra raalstanca of building materials ara now mada by tha United State geologl- cal aurvay, and although tnea tests ara deslsrned primarily to meat tha needs of tha a-overnmant as tha largest con auroer, their result ara also avallabla . for rtneral use. , Tha reaulta already obtained show that cheaper fireproof matarlala can b uaed and that tha difference in coai oe- twen fireproof and Inflammable tjulld- ings will soon become bo amau mai u will cease to encourage flimsy con traction. ' They Indicate that three to alx tlmea the necessary amount or ma terial la habitually uaed In structural work. They also show tha necessity of better building codes In dtlea and espe cially of a better enforcement or the codes already enacted if tha present enormous flra losses are to be dlmln !shed. ' ' . v , Inquiry to Snow loaa y Mrs. The contrast between tha small loesea . by fire to government buildings and the Immense losses reported from tha coun try as a whole led the geological survey to make an Inquiry as to fire losses In the United 8tats and as to their exact .coat to tha people. The reaulta Of thla Inquiry are presented In the Survey's Bulletin 418, Just published, which can be obtained free by applying to the di rector of tha aurvey at Waehlngton. The report la entitled "The fire tax and . wasto of structural materials In the Vlinited States." and was prepared by H. uM. Wilson and J. I Cochrane of the aurvey. The Inquiry covered not only tha value of the property destroyed by flra but also the cost of maintaining lire depsrtments. tha amount or insur ance nremtums paid less the amounte returned, the cost of protective agen clea. the additional cost of water sup- nllcs. ' snd otner elements of tha fire loss. rtre low Otw a Million a Day. The Investigation disclosed the fact that the total cost of fires in the United States In 1907. excluding that of forest . fires and tha marine losses, but Includ ing excess cost of fire protection du to bad construction and excess pre miums ' over Insurance paid, amounted - to over f4B6.48G.000, a tax on the peo ple exceeding tU , total value r-.of J.he gold, silver, copper, and petroleum pro duced in the United States In that year. The cost of building construction In 10? In '49 leading cities of the United States reporting a total population of less than 18,000,000 amounted to S6(l,- 076.288. and the cost of building, con structlon for the entire country lnthe same year is conservatively estimated nt $1,000,000,000. Thus It will be seen that nearly one . half the value of all the new buildings constructed within one year is destroyed by fire. The an r.ual fire cost Is greater than the value j of the real property and Improvements) In either Maine, Went Virginia. North Carolina, North Dakota. South Dakota, Alabama, Louisiana, or,' Montana In addition to this waste of wealth and natural resources, 1449 persons were killed and 6654 were injured In fires In the United States In 1907. JTlr Loss Eight Times That ia Ear ops. The dlrsct loss1 by fires In this coun try Ms eight times as much, per capita ss In any country of Europe. The ac tual fire loss in the United States due to the destruction - of buildings and their contents amounted to $115,084,709, at per capita loss of 82.51. The per cap ita loss in the cities of the Six leading European countries amounted to but 33 cents. Comparisons of the 'total cost of fires, which includes tha Items already stated, . show that if - buildings In the United States were as nearly fireproof as those In Europe the annual 'fire cost would be $90,000,000 Instead of $456, 000,000." ' . Scope of tha; X sport. ' The report states tha method of gath ering the statistics collected, makes ait analysts of the fire loss in city and country and oil frame and brick build ings, and contains tables showing the Increased cost of fire protection due to faulty construction. The predominance of frame buildings is set down as tha most Important cause of the great fire waste. in the United States. Defective construction and equipment ; constitute a second cause. .- , . 'T " . the glorious tones of tha famous con tralto. who Invested this number with a wholesome and convincing style fully in accord with its requirements. "As on her first appearance on . tha prosram.Mme. tichtimann-Helnk was. re waMt-d with a volley of applause And eould easily have violated the poston Symphony's 'no ; encore' rule had she so elected. ' She wss recalled by en thusiastic plaudits at least half a dosen times after each of her eolos. It was a Schumann-IIelnk triumph." The Portland concert of ' this most captivating prima, donna will be. given at the' Armory, under tha direction of lxla Steers-Wynn' Co man. ... . r THE STRANGER , s ? r: - V. WITHIN OUR GATES D. A. Lampktn, Peru, Iowa I would Ilka to be able to have Judges appointed from the three states of Oregon, Cali fornia, and Colorado to . test and com pare Iowa apples with those of these three states, I would also Ilka to take a contract to prove to Oregon --apple growers that their fruit, or any ather grown' on the Pacific coast, cannot com-. para with Iowa s In richness of. flavor. Harry Conley, Oahkosk, Wis. I have often wondered If there cannot be con structed a strain of music that will act the earns upon the senses aa chloroform. I believe that there are- waves of emo tion during our sleep that have affini ties for waves of sound and that when these affinities ara brought . together ona, may be mada to sleep as long as tha sound waves ara kept up. , . oossip(A,)orm IRMto MEN Mme. Schumann-Heinle. Schumann-Heinle--whose 'coming con cert on Wednesday, January J3, ia being anticipated with such eager' anticipa tion, .Is now in .the full glory of her vocal and drarhatlo powers,' .When she opened her season's concert work to -tha most critical audience America, can as semble, a Boston ' Symphony ..Orchestra concert in Carnegie, Hall, New York,' it was current talk among the elect' "that she had never been' in better voice. -'' In timbre her ' wonderful contralto has a - certain- elusive, unexplalnsble power of enchantment that - no.- other singer of this day or generation can hope to attain. The Musical Courier says of It: "Tha mrxxa voce of Mme, Sohumann Helnk la a source of wonder and causes many, an envloua sigh to escape from contraltos .(sopranos, too),' who marvel at the ease .with which tha popular sing er meets such demands. In her sec ond number from Gounod's "Sapho" the legato passages showed that velvety and opulent coloring which only Mme, Schumann-Helnk can produce.' "The obllgato of the French horn quartet was satisfying In the extreme. and formed a delightful background for Elmer A. 'Black well. Beaver, Psnn. Honest, I thought Portland waa a little dinky town of about 5000 population. Never was so surprised In my Ufa aa I waa when I got off tha train laat night and heard about a thousand fat lows' making noises like hotel runners. Say, why doean't your commercial club Invade Pennsylvania with Its advertls tng literature? People back there don't know anything about the advantagea of this country. Ms"? ' Why, I'm going to camp her for a while, because I have found a town to my liking. 8. E. Franks, Peoria, III. T am going back home and tell my friends who hava Insomnia to come out here and take a nap. . Thla Is tha flrat time In two yeara that I have slept later than I a. m. Now I lie In bed till I am ashamed of myself. : . 1 WELL! WELL! Come and get cash for your Alaska Pit and Coal. , Portland Concrete Pile and Equipment ' Alameda Con. , Cascade Mining ft Milling. Jf your price Is right Tour cssh Is ready. F. J. Catterlin & Co., Lumberman's Bldg. , By the Secretary. , : ' If any member of the Travelers' Protective- association has had any doubt that our new. president, C.D.. Fraser, Is not golDg . to . make things hum along the lines of - betterment this year, ' the following letter to ;th hotel men of Oregon 'will dispel that doubt. . As will be. Been 'by a careful reading of the letter, -Mr. Fraser doe not' an tagonlce tha hotel men but rather wants to cooperate with them In equipping and disseminating Information that will ba mutually advantageoua. i . ;- .', 8ecretery-Treaaurer-J., C. Olbeon, un der direction of President Fraser, Is mailing the following letter together with a copy of the two acta the "nine- foot sheet" and "flra escape" bills, to sll the hotM keepers 'of Oregon for their Information and, guidance, to enable them to equip Intelligently as required by statute, , The letter,, follows; ' ' . ' ' . v ' a ' e ' ' ' , . "Portland Or.. Feb. It To the hotel keepers of .Oregon Gentlemen: The Oregon and Washington division of the Travelers' Protective association clatms the authorship of two sets of the 1(09 legislature known aa tha "nlns.f not sheet" and "knotted-rope flra escspe" bills. "Wi; framed and recommended them to the legislature because we believed they were- for' tha Interest of tha trav eling public, from a standpoint" of both health and safety. "It Is our belief that all thinking ho tel people will agree with us. The en closed copies of the lawa ara self-explanatory even to the penalty of omis sion.., , . "In view of tha fset that wa art re sponsible for the passing of these im portant laws, we fee) called upon to protect our friends, the hotel people, so far as we can by thla Information and our friendly offices. It Is our wish that every hotel In ' Oregon observe- these laws.- We do not wish to hava a single fine assesed agathst any hotel, as wa realise such would be an expenalva lux ury. Therefore, wa hope that you will see to It that your ' hotel Is equipped with nine-foot sheets and knotted ropes before tha hotel Inspector files Informa tion against you. We Will alao thank you to advise us at your earliest con venience that your hotel is so equipped. Wa ahall take pleasure In advising all traveling men of your improved equip ment '., . - "It shall bo our purpose to Under take to Indue every hotel keeper to properly equip before In forms ttos is filed: this we consider as a duty to you and wa' might add that we shall take pleasure In answering promptly any questions, relative to then lawa that you may ask. . i ' . "Hoping that wa may soon hear that your hotel Is equipped according to these acts, J am, Tours respectfully. "C. D. FRAZETt, "President Oregon and -Washington Dl- Tlslon X. P. A.". . ,. , . a . e , . t i Th "nine-foot sheet" law, which wss snacted at th Inst session , of the leg lalatar and which has been held up ss th cause of . much merriment, ' was backed by th traveling men 'who urged It to be a necessity from a sanitary point of view. Th law. provides, brief ly, that all hotels In th state shall us sheets not shorter than 'nine, fset. Thla, It la contended, Is for the' purpose of providing a sufficient length tf clean llnen to cover the' sometimes unsightly and long used blankets and other cever lets. under which th , traveling publto la forced to sleep. ' ' ' ".'' ' Tha 'other .law referred to; provides simply, that-sll hotels ln th state, not euulDoed with adecuat flra . eacapes. shall provide, a knotted 'rdpe for each room and have' It ao attached as to be acoesslbl for us In time of fire. . , .- ,-. a e ,':,. : Mr T. Schuyler Logsn. nations! re- presentstlv. Is contemplating a' trip to Portland In th near future In th In terest of th association. . , , a 8. McCllntock of Seattle (Fatrbanka, Morae ft Co.) , visited headquarters lsst week. Th following- clstms wr paid to members of their division last month (January): Harry Laud. 850; U. 8. Boot 5. $17.85: C. E. Palmer. $25. 'Twelve ap plication were accepted during Jan uary from this division. ' RICHARDSON FINDS , : COUNTRY PROSPEROUS Tom Richardson, of th Commercial club, returned yesterday from a tour of tha Paciflo northwest. During the trip Mr. Richardson , delivered t a dosen or mora speeches ' at "boost sr" meetllngs and met a large number of people very enthuslsstto with, th future of th country. ' . ; ' . "Things appeared very prosperous through th entire section that I toured," said .Mr. Richardson, "and preparations ar being made to receive a large number of settlers this year. The whole country 'looks good to ma. "On thing that I learned to my pleasant . surprise '.was that livestock fan Km ah1nnH fmm IHahA f n . tnrtlanrf and sold her . to three marketa, Port land. Seattle or Tacoma, and ahlpped on for th same price. This, certainly should give Portland prominence' as a MUST STOP HIS EFFORT TO LIVE CL0SE-T0 NATUHi: t. (t'nlli-d I'rwi !:Wil Vin.) , .ChU ago. K"l. 1.. An or.l. r to 4 eat all - the food his mother rooked for him and wr warm clothing,' Is the Strang') ' rnsndal lssuol today by iiunic- lpl.. Judge v Jolng to, Walter Keever, 16, a psle snd emaciated 4 ' "spoall of the simple life,' who 4 - has been trying to live, jult4 4 - close to "nature." - The .order, waa. iasued at tha I nit a tic nt the boy's mothr-r, who feared her aon would starve to death. , The mother blatncs what she ca)ls "natur cranks" for her son's condition. "Until a year, ago ha was a .normal, 'healthy boy," she told "the court. "Then those circu lars began coming, and since then he has eaten nothing but uncooked food,' He would Wear nothing but a thin, shirt and a pair of overalls.' EVen ill sero weather he Insisted on giving without " shoes, snd would roll about in the snow until he was nearly frosen."' . ", ' The court then ; issued 1 his stranga order and Instructed the mother to destroy the "close to nature" literature,' , livestock market.' Farm Sold for $20,000. (fptctal Plum tell to Tha Jnarnal.t Chehalis. Wash.. Feb. 18. Another big farm aale la reported in Lewis county. , Sam Senn of Agate bought the 216 acres belonging to A. L. Stewart and located near Curtis for $20,000. . : MARRIED TWO MONTHS, ; MAN WANTS DIVORCE t . " " ' .'- (Special IHiDatch t Tt Josrsal.t Freewater, Feb. 12. 8uit . was filed Thursday by O. W. Hansel!, a promi nent fruit rancher, for divorce from his wife. Carrie - Hansell. tha ' grounds alleged being cruelty and Inhumanity.- Mr. Hsnsell wss a widower of about 65 or 60 yeara of age, and was married only, .two months ago to his present wife who wss the widow ef Edwerl' Dixon, wh was killed In a dispute over a' road by Mike Ryan-over a year ago. The suit wss filed by Godwin and Nal and a big legal battle will b the prob able outcome. : Both the partners to the suit have. children by1 their former partners. About , six - months ago tha cltlsens of Freewater and vicinity built a home for Mrs. Dixon who was In very destitute clrcumstsnces. , , Notarial Commissions. Salem., Or., Feb 12. Notarial com missions hsve been Issued .to E. II. Test, Nysea; F. P. Drinker and C. B. Russell, St, Johns; 'W. .C. Campbell and 11. K. Abryi Portland; .Webster Holmes. Tlllii mook and 'H. T.. Bagley, HUlsboro. Buy Swastika stock and have an In come for a life. time. Office 810 Oalr street.; open Sunday 9. to 2 p. m. . 1 Sales for Friday, February 111910, Amounted to Over S60,000 , T . - . . v for One Day AMOHJM T7 mje wm WEmUA AT AST no r-d L XL " ill j i WILL -' - ; 1 ' ' ' . ! . ' 1 . a j Sales for Friday, February 11, 1910, Amounted to Oyer 060,000 for One Day The AdditiQn with GliamcteF lRfume Drilling on Ontario Well. (Rpeclal Dispatch te The' Journal. v Ontario, Or;; Feb. 12. Drilling wlJi be resumed at the Ontario oil, well Mon- . day. The. well has been, closed down since early in the winter on account of ' the shortage In the coal supply. This well had been sunk to a depth of over 8500 feet when a cava in occurred after the casing had been pulled. , The drill will have to be sunk 460-feet through jthe cave in before the bottom of the well is reached. It Is the,, intention of the company to 'drlll this well to a depth Of 4500 feet , , t . ,i t ,., i, Vale to Have City Park. v SnpHal IHfinatcn to The Joarnal.t . Vale. Or., Feb. 12. At the regular; meeting of the city council last night negotiations were entered into with A. H. Chester for the purchase by the city Of five acres of - land near the . city l limits to b used as a park site. Th - price paid was 8375 an acre, Tha coun-j ; ell Wul pay mm aivuv or ins purcnasei ' price in cash, 'and city warrants running for one year for the balance. . . , .. ; A SIMPLE HOME REMEDY The Ww Xmdy, galgren. for Jthsu-, :' matlsm and Kidney Troubl, Sally j Growing mor popniar. ' , f . Olive ou is an oia ana testea remedy for almdst all kinds and all-classes of diseases. Salgrene mixed with four) ounces of olivo oil makes an invaluable remedy for lumbago, kidney trouble andl rheumatism, it is especially recom mended in cases of kidney ' trouble, aa it contains absolutely no alcohol, alco hol being Irritant to the kidneys. -Full directions will bo found on bottle. '- Only a fyv more shares" of Swastika stock for sale.. Call at Swastika office, 310 oak st, open Sunday 9 to 2 p. m. - .; . , . ' ' . ..:-..'.' ........ -- 4-1 ,'. .... .... .- , r . . -i-.-i- ' - We base this estimate on our enormous sales for the first 12 days of the month, during which we sold a trifle over $200,000 Lots in this magnificent tract are still selling at the original opening prices, which are entirely too low for such highly developed, magnificently located home sites- These prices will hold for a short time only, and we advise persons looking for high class desirable! home property to see this tract and select their lot before this advancc--You could not make money easier The present ;; ' , ' ' Laurelhurst . , . .V 'a' ' ::"-'f - 'X- . . 'i' u--. ' .- i'- h . -. - --r .... ... t .', K !'-( .!'': Vv'iY-; V-V'1 rw'Vyij Values in Laurelhurst will have doubled in 12 months over the present pricesPurchase a $1000 lot now You pay us $100 cash and $20 monthly -In 12 months you have r paid us a total of $340 A sale of that same lot at $2000 then will be easy Your profit is $1000 and you get back what you have paid in A return of 300 per cent on your investment See .Laurelhurst for : yourself , and form your own conclusions Compare Laurelhurst with other residence property Compare ' improvements, surroundings, " , . prices, distance to town, car service, etc., and you will be convinced of our statement that this is far and away ahead of them all. f .;,-!' i !. !J y &i'i, j .. ,lli.,'.l-.ii.v.w.- n j ' aw.' . 1 '"ij-J'JlJ'''"1"".''!'-!!; LI) ... ...... ' 3 I Call at our office and we will show you Laurelhurst in our autos, or take Montavilla or Rose City Park cars, both of which run to and beyond the "property. 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