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Few Contend Measure Is Too
Stringent as to Fireproof
Construction; Declare They
Were Treated Unfairly.
Passajre of the new building code by
' the council last "Wednesday has by no
means settled the long drawn out con
trovers which developed among looal
architects and builders simultaneous
i with the beginning of the agitation to
revls Portland's building laws, and ha J
continued down to date. It Is said by
many local architects that fully .75 per
cent of the - professioa In Portland Is
' bitterly opposed to many of the more
Important changes made by the.commit-
' tee which framed the new code.-
The contention of those who are dis
satisfied with the ordinance as It passed
the council Is that the new law Is too
stringent In Its requirements along the
line of fireproof construction. In other
words, under the new law owners of
'. property located outside of the fire lim-
Its. instead of Improving their property
with semi-fireproof buildings, as they
are permitted to do tinder the law asjt
now stands the new code going Into
effect January I, 1911 will be com-
- pelled to put up a cheap class of frame
buildings. ,
Some Architects Agree. ;
On the other hand, those architects
and builders who approve the commit
tee's action are favorable to the new or
dinance declare that it Is a long step In
' the right direction and that It means so
far as building construction is con
cerned that Portland step Into the
n all class of American-cities which
discourages any other than fireproof
' construction : in all buildings except
dwelling houses. , : .
,umhr of the sneclal building code
committee-of-thPortlandrchitecturalJ
. club declare that they were treated un
fairly by the committee which drew the
new code In that they were given no op-
i. portunlty when the ondlnances was final
ly put on passage to explain to the
council wherein they thought the code
defective. ' '":J
A member of the club committee said
while discussing the new ordinance yes
' terday that his committee which repre-
- sents the architectural club was posi
tively assured by the code committee.
' that'lt would be given an opportunity
to Inspect and view the code as finally
passed on by tfie council committee be
fore it was reported to the council for
final action. He says that this agree
ment was not kept, that the code was
railroaded through the .ommlttee -and
unsatisfactory In many important re
spects to the majority of the architects
of the city. -
Club Wanted Xetrbfi
He also declared that no final action
should have been taken on the code un
til the Portland Architectural club and
other architects were given an oppor
tunity to be heard in relation to the nti
merous objections that had been urged
against it. ' ' '' ' ''- ' ' '
Members of the architectural club de
i clare that it was the original Intention
'and understanding that the new code
' should be as near a duplicate of the
Cleveland, Ohio, building code, as it was
'possible to make it under local condi
tions. This, they say. has not been
done. Among the most serious objec
tions to the new code urged by Its crlt
les relates to section 502, which, it is
declared, was copied verbatim from the
" Cleveland code. Under this section de
' clare critics of the .code an ordinary
building cannot be erected anywhere In
. Portland for store purposes on a 100x1 00
foot corner or on the same sle interior
lot, -or on a 50 foot lot running clear
j through a block..
Sections Objectionable,
- - . Objection is also urged against sec-
tlons 512 and 543 which prohibits the
building of tenements and apartment
. houses four stories or over in height un
'"less they be class A, fireproof construe?
, tion. i In other words they want the law
. to read that seml-ftreproof or metal
' lathed and plastered mill construction. '
apartment houses may be five stories In
'. height."'
Critics of the new code are alao op
; posed to that provision requiring two
staircases in a 60 foot building, while
v members of the committee which drafted
th ordinance say that this provision is
. a necessary protection In case of fire.
' Dissenting architects are also of the
rp nion that the limitation of building
heights In the present ordinance- has
. proven entirely satisfactory, and that
' the code committee made a mistake In
. changing these limitations. Dlssentants
; also say that builders , should be re
. quired to make test holes or borings to
ascertain If the ground is solid or filled
before any heavy construction la begun
in orde to prevent any possibility of
. filled ground being mistaken for solid
or natural ground. They declare that
the new code rermlts in some instances
. mofe than one story to be erected on
- eight Inch brick walls.
Will Urge Veto.
One of the strongest contentions of
the arohlterttiral club's building code
committee, but which was not allowed
by the code committor, was the right to
build outside the fire limits structures
, of ordinary masonry construction, six
(stories high, provided they were
equipped with double fire stopped floors
and tunings and partitions, metal lathed
' end plastered, and with the further pro
viso that they were not to be used as a
hotel, lodging or apartment houRe.
It developed yenterdav that a strone
effort will be made to Induce the mayor
in veto the building code ordinance.
, Whil It was said In the council cham
ber at the time the ordinance ws
passed that any imperfections would be
rectified by an amendment later on,
critics of the code Insist that it is Im
perfect 1n so many particulars that the
FBsIest way out of the dilemma is for
the mayor to veto It and have the coun
cil send It back to the code committee
with instructions to make such changes
as will harmonize the differences be
tween its critics and its advocates.
Mugfeftf Is One Sided. '
(tnlted rr Ved Wire.) '
Paris, June 25.Sam McVey, the- Cal
ifornia negro, tonight made a chopping
block of Jo Grim, an Italian, In what
whs slated to be a 20 round fight at
the Hirpodrome. Grim took the count
very time McVey hit him. He was
down for the count of nine three and
four times each round. ". The -crowd de-
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Gold Pantry at WindsorWorth
$8,750,000 Occupies Two
Large Vaults.
Irfmdon, June 26. It Is not generally
known that the king of England has,
perhaps,, the most valuable collection of
plate In the world.
; The so-called gold .pantry at Windsor
consists of two large fireproof store
rooms in which is kept plate of an esti
mated value of $8,750,000.
' The gold plate, which is used for state
banquets, weighs over five tons. It is
hot, of course, all sllod gold. ; If the
larger pieces were gold they, would be
too heavy to move at all. Some of the
epergnes take four men to lift. These
are of sllver-yilt. . It takes one man to
carry two dishes or eight plates. The
latter are of pure gold.
There is hot much ancient English
plate in the gold pantry. Charles I
melted down all the .plate of his day and
coined it Into money. - But there are
some exquisite foreign pieces, among
them is a great silver flagon taken from
the flagship of the Spanish ; annada,
and the famous Nautilus'- cup, made
by the master of the art, Benvenuto
Cellini. There is ashleld by the same
great Italian, and the wonderful gold
tiger's head taken from Tippo Sahib's
throne after the storming of 8erlnga
patam In 1799. ' ,
, This tiger's head Is a marvelous work
of art It is life size, and its teeth and
eyes are cut out of pure rock crystal.
Another relic captured at the sajme time
Is the. jeweled; bird. icalled the 't'Dia.1?
In shape it Is like a pigeon, with a pea
cock's tail. Its feathers blnzn with
precious stones, and a magnificent em
erald hangs from its breast. According
to an Id Indian' legend, whoever owns
this bird will rule India,
There is also a shield formed of snuff
boxes and valued at $46,000, and a great
quantity of beautiful cups and salvers,
among them a rose water fountain of
sliver, designed by the late prince con
sort, and weighing nearly 3000 ounces.
.' Detectives on Guard,
Detectives who reside at the castle as
ordinary -officials guard those vast
treasures of plafe, and also-the Jewels
which are locked , in 'another under
ground safa These Jewels have, of
course, nothing to do with the crown
Jewels, which are kept in the tower.
They; are the ' private .property of the
royal family. Queen Alexandra's per
sonal Jewelry is Of Immense value, and
for precaution's sake ban, we believe,
been all duplicated In paste,
i The royal - library at Windsor , con
tains over 100,000 volumes among them
many that would fetch enormous prices
If put up. to auction. There is a' Mets
psalter for .which a collector would sell
his last stick, a, Charles I Shakespeare,
a magnificent Caxton on vellum, . and
other treasures too .numerous to men
tion. . - ,
Below the llbray -is a room contain
ing one ' of ' the finest collections of
prints In" existence.. These alone would
probably fetch half a million . dollars if
sold. In the same room are no, fewer
than 20,000 drawings of the old masters
and a collection of over 1000 minia
tures. The late Queen Victoria collected
these miniatures.
Besides all these ancient treasures,
King George "will presumably inherit the
great collection of valuable objects got
together by his father. ; These include
the coronation presents, valued at, over
$250,000, and many Indian works of art,
including a wonderful embossed shield
of solid gold, .. given by a number , of
marajahs. ' ' ,..: ' vy.',"
There Is no reigning monarch In tha
world, not even the'ciar of all the Rus
slas, who is master of such an amazing
collection of beautiful and valuable ob
jects ms is George V,' . ,' .- .. ..
SUICIDES 0F SCHOOL . .
- BOYS ARE COMMON
(Publishers' Pn6 leased Wire.) -Vienna,
June 25. Suicides of boys
who have failed to pass their examina
tions on tha day of the distribution of
the half yearly certificates In the
schools have become jfo -. Increasingly
common that the minister of education
has become seriously ' alarmed. ;i r '
A boy's failure to pass his examina
tion always suggests failure to pass the
final matriculation, which ' means ' that
the boy Is forced to perform the full
term of three years" military service.
Rather ' than . face their parents after
failure many boys go out Into the coun
try and shoot themselves. '
An inquiry opened by the minister
has resulted In orders being Issued for
ttoa felaxlBg f the strain In the schools,
Two half holidays are to be granted
each .week to be devoted' to games, row
ing and. shooting being specially recommended.-
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$10,000,000 IN DIAMONDS
SMUGGLED EVERY YEAR
, New Tork, June 25. About $10,000,
000 worth of diamonds are smuggled
Into the Cnited States annually, accord
ing to a statement Issued by the- Im
porters' Protective union, which has Just
offred to pay rewards of $2600 and up
for information leading to the arrest of
offenders. . i.
"An Inspection of the rlturna.of. sales
made by the large exporters in Paris,
Vienna, Berlin and London shows that
the amount of smuggling Is enormous,"
declared the association's statement.
"A good many of the precious Stones
The Brong-Steele Co.
With offices on the ground floor of the Lewis building, corner'
Fourth and Oak streets, has closed a deal whereby it is to put
on the market some of the -
finest Homesites in the City
They are located on the WESTERN SLOPE OF MOUNT
TABOR. They are VERY; SIGHTLY, OVERLOOKING
THE CITY FROM THE WESTERN SLOPE OF MOUNT
TABOR, and known as the , ,
blow to the' head put
In , the twvlfth round.
tha
Italian
out
P'er tl Iter tf-wn tfuarts. dcthered
to j,uur boms. Spring Valley. W.ma Co.
n
tats
Which front on the most popular drive. "WEST AVENUE,"
which is to have HARD-SURFACE PAVEMENT this year
in the general plan for this district. Some of the most lovely
homes in the city are in this neighborhood. Nothing less than
$4000 homes can be built on these sites, which assures good
surroundings. ;V
THE PRICES ARE FROM 50 TO 80 LESS than
they are on the hills west of the city, and are more desirable;
as you avoid the cold northeast winds, as Mount Tabor pro
tects thi 'property from such. If you want the most beauti
ful building spot on Mount Tabor for your home, look it over
today and come in and see us, as there ar? only a few tracts left
Take MOUNT TABOR CAR, get off at WEST AVE.
and go south TWO short blocks to EAST TAYLOR and
SALMON streets. Our signs are on the property.
Brong
Steele Go, '
GROUND FLOOR LEWIS BUILDING, COR. FOURTH
"AND OAK STREETS . .
pass the customs lines in the 'posses
sion of members of Steamships' crews,
while' at the . smaUer ports of entry,
where there are not such- expert ap
praisers as in , New, "Tork, tha govern
ment Is cheated of a considerable sum
of money byndevaluatlon. ;' . ,
'"The amount of - smuggling by tour
ists is, of ' eoursa,- harder to estimate
than even the professionals smuggling.
But It has been said that more has got
through in the past i without" paying
duty than ever was declared. ..- -.
."But the really big smuggling care
fully organized and cleverly executed :
Is done by foreigners. Hollanders from
Amsterdam come over here and' travel
about the country selllngHhe stonts to
small Jewelers. They offer them at 7
or 8 per cent reduction on the regular
price, and no questions-ore asked." J
ALLiilSTO
IHSPECT PRiSOIJS
Delegates From All Over World
to Make Tour of American.
. Cities.
already named representatives are
Kngland, Venezuela, Mexico. Panama,
Guatemala, Cuba, Colombia, Hatti, Hon
duras, Costa Rica, b'alvator, Holland,
Belgium, Italy, Norway, Liberia, China,
Greece, Chile, Switzerland, Uruguay,
ispaln, Germany, Austria and Turkey. -Turkey
and China Jota.
The South American nations and Tur
key and China will send delegates for
the first time. The -Chinese visitors
will be-Hsu Chien, Hsu Shin Ylng, CMn
Sheo Cheng and LI Fang. The Turk
Ish government has sent the name of
Saadeddjn Bey and Spain has nominat
ed Senor Don Eugenia Sllverll y Corral,
Among the other persons who will be
present at the congress are Sir Eve
lyn Ruggles-Brlse of England, Profes
sor Bozidar Markovltch. Servla; Tro
fessor Adulphe Frlns, Belgium ; M. Ffed
Woxen, Norway; Alexander G. Pkouses
and Typaldo f.a(sl.i, Greece j' Protfysor
Simon van der Aa, Hullatnl, and Step
lien de Khrouleff, the Russian coun
cilor of state.
Fourth at Cannon Beach
. Special rates on excursions to Cannon
Beachji July 2 to 4. Get particulars, at
Alfjmeda J.and . company, 322 Corbett
building. ...
The Hotel and Kestaurant Employes
International union paid out' 170,928 In
sick benefits during the last fiscal year.
' Chicago; June 25. A committee of at
least 100 prominent Chlcagoans, prob
ably selected from, tbe clubs, will do
the honors of the city next September,
when representatives from almost every
civilised country on the globe will be
here on a tour of inspection,
Jails, reformatories and polic sU
tlons will be the points of particular
interest for the-visitors, as they will.be
lere for the International Prison con
gress. All will be the official guesU
of the state department of the federal
government,' but the government ?m4
asked the aid of cltlsens pt Chicago
In entertaining them ; while ' they ara
here on September IS, 24 and 25.
' Travel on Spablal Trains. '
The Chicago visit is part of an ex
tensive tour of jhe United , States,
planned to acquaint the delegates with
prison conditions in this country be
fore they take up the question of
needed reforms in the conduct of pris
ons in their -sessions at ' Washington,
Two special trains will be required to
convey them v from point to point on
their itinerary and at each city and
prison at which they stop, there will
be elaborate receptions.
' Professor Charles R.- Henderson of
the .'University of Chicago, . who Is
chairman of the congress, has received
through tft state department, notifica
tion that 25 foreign governments al
ready have accepted invltationa to send
delegates.:. The governments, which hays
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X. bellsvs th-Happiest man these days la tha man with a farm,
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A few acres -ot Central British Columbia farm land properly worked,1
'will make .a. man Independent for life.- ; , 1 . , -;
$3
CASK, AXACB KTH TXAJtS. '
IniBrltish Columbia's greatest farming region, at the Junction of four
coming railroads, and 1000 miles of navigable waterways three to eight
mi)es from tha coming Inland Metropolis - .
FORT QEOROB
Opportunity never comes to you, you must take It Every one has tha .
ability, if they have the push, . , ' -. , ...........
- The question is, Bo you want to be Independent? If so, here Is your
chance. - -v - - - .
.'- Irrigation unknown, short winters, warm summers, void of late frosts.
Soil consists of brown loam to silts, -with a clay subsoil and gravel base; .
will produce anything that can be crown In the temperate cone. No alkali;
well watered with an average rainfall of 23 to 80 inches annually .
This land Is easily prepared for tha plow, being covered with a scat
tering growth of spruce, poplar and willow. Park-like land, wild vetch,
pea and bean vlnea.grow In profusion, with Vild hay in the meadows.
The railroad reaches Fort George this fall from Edmorton Call and see
photographs of the country and samples of grain grown there.
This is not a speculation, but an opportunity for tbe man who desires a
noma in a coming country that will grow beyond all, expectations. r
NORTH COAST LAND CO., Ltd.,
General Off ices, Vancouver, B. C London Offloa, 9 Old Jawry
ROtAIS & ADAMS, Selling: Agents
tOO CHAMBES OV COUMXXCZ. . PHOITES VLMOt S143, A-1318
RjW UsTiS
At our office and take an auto;
. ride out to the
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Select Your Lot
Today at
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lots $250 -
$5 Down
$5 A Month
Tomorrow may be too late. This is the
best buy in Portland today because
Saginaw Heights lots- are being offered
at prices which are much lower than ad
joining lots Because Saginaw Heights"
has all of the conveniences arid advan
tages of the country and city combined.
Excellent car service, "'convenience to
stores, churches, public schools, etc. A
. short rideto the heart 'of Portland, yet '
. just far enough away from the noise and
j dust and turmoil of the city. Saginaw
' Heights offers parents an ideal location
where the children may find recreation
in the pure air of the country and 'not
in the streets of a city.
See Saginaw Heights. 'Take Mt. Scott
. car to Lents. - Our property office is di
rectly opposite the station and our
' agents will show you over the tract. Or
call-at our. downtown office any week- '
day and we will take you out to Saginaw
Heights in our automobiles. 1 4
Geo. :T, Moore Co:
517-518 Abingtbn ldg.;. Phone Main 802
Third St. Bet. Washington and Stark; ,
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, Phone us what time you will be
' rcfldy to go,' or take O. W. P.
Co. car at East Water and Mor
risen streets, East Side, Get off
at Gilbert Station. , Salesmen on
the ground all day Sunday.
'on't Overlook This
It means money tp you.
Water piped to each acre.
Gpod schools, v, v
Close to ood, stores; 'I f
Nice homes now building.
Very easy terms!
SUBURBAN LAND CO.
510 HENR? BLDG.
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"The Find in Oregon"
Has been the remark of those who have seen -
mm Acres
The above quotation expresses it all, so why should
we say more? ,;; .."-:
5 and 10-a'cre tracts, highly, adapted to the culti-
yation of commercial apples. ' Sold at a reasonable I
price and on your own terms.
UNITED TRUST COMPANY :
917 Board of Trade"; "Main 9416,"A-3188i
There Are Mariyif me Residence;
Additions in Portland
But we doubt if any of them are as good a speculative
, "t ' value as is
Portland G-k'ights No. 2
Just west of the city on the three-mite' circle. Lottr
within the same radius on the xEasf Side are selling"
for six and seven times the money we ask for Port-
land Heights No. 2. 50x100, $200, on your own terms.
-UNITEbWRUSfCOafANY-
917 Board of. Trade. Bldg. ,. . - . Main '9416, A-3188