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THE OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1916.
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SALES AND HAPPENINGS
IN THE, REALTY WORLD
Big deals, sensational deals, deals that herald a new turn for the better
In real estate terminated with such suddenness as to be the most sensational
realty week of the year.
A bomb was thrown into the market when the Multifomah hotel, vacant
for the last seven months after being operated for four years, was sold to
E. V. Hauser, Identified in the deal with Grant Smith Securities company of
St. Paul. The deal Involved about 5700,000. The new company will at
once organize an operating company, capitalized at $50,000, with no stock
for sale, and reopen the hotel with improvements within three weeks.
This huge investment by eastern capitalists the climax of the year
merely brings to light some transactions that attest to the fact that eastern
capital Is being attracted to the northwest by visions of a .great future.
The Grant Smith Securities company, a railway construction company, has
In the last two years invested with secrecy 53 50,000 in Portland realty.
The Rex Arms and Chesterbury apartments were purchased from R. F. Was
ell, Wellesley Court from J. P. McCann, and the Melcliffe apartments from
J. D. Wharton. With the acquisition of the Multnomah hotel, this company
Is represented with at least a million dollars in Portland.
Other deals this week point to a revival of business as well as real
estate. It Is more than evident that there is considerable movement of
retail establishments to new and better quarters. In the past week a num
ber of leases have been negotiated by merchants for new locations at added
rentals besides the expense of making improvements.
Leases were signed during the mid-week by which the Southern Pacific
company comes into a to-year possession of the lower floor, "40x100 feet,
of the old Woolworth building on Fourth street between Washington and Alder.
This lease was obtained by a joint contract with Morgan-Bushong Investment
company, owners of the property, and with J. B. Yeon, who assumed the re
maining period of lease from the Woolworth store when they vacated to take
quarters in the Yeon building. The railroad company will equip one of the
latest and most modern ticket offices and, waiting-rooms on the Pacific coast,
which will be ready for occupation October 1.
Not only is this deal a great public benefit, but it also heralds improve
ment in the immediate Fourth street district, which has been lagging a
tUtU lot.
Confidence in the future of Portland led A. G. Spalding & Bros, to
lease the 2tx6i-foot corner in the Eilers building on Broadway and Alder;
streets for 15 years. A sum of Jlb.OOO will be spent on improvements of:
this corner within the month. The local Spalding branch store will occupy
basement, main and mezzanine floors.
William Gadsby & Sos have also leased the 95x100 corner at Second
and Morrison streets, owned by Mrs. Clara Kaufman, for a period of 10
years, where the furniture firm win establish the retail and display depart
ments the company. They will still retain their own building at First and
Washington streets lor exchange, shipping and wholesale, departments. By
me transaction me nrm increases us
square feet.
Not quite as recent, but specific
ticipating great prosperity by moving
ters, is the lease which H. Liebes &
buildini? on Rrnj.fniu h.twn Mnrri
Ki.llHir. K.,;i4 K.r .fir-.A ...:m
kuiii i' j WUUIUC LJI'IUI, will
firm, the first four floors for retail and wholesale salesrooms, the fifth floor
for a factory, and the basement for a modern cold storage plant for furs.
Buffum & Pendleton, clothiers, have moved to their new home on Sixth
street between Washington and Alder, formerly occupied by the Lotus.
Two main floors and a mezzanine ffoor have been constructed.
These are a few of the bigger deals that are characteristic of thetype of
enterprise that is abroad at a time when complaint of bad times seerrts most
prevalent
Yet. these deals are concrete evidence that th hmlnpsc r-m1.
of Portland, eastern capitalists, and
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van. mi me iuiiica5 Miuauuri in
Bmiaing Shows Spurt. Building
permits Issued this week, according to
the final figures, shows an extraordi
nary upward tendency for both month
and week. The great increase over
preceding weeks is ilue to the permits
taken out for the Benson Polytechnic
school. The figures and comparison
for the week is as follows:
No. ' Value.
This week 1916 82 $282,425
Last week 1916 S7 73,995
V ear ago, 1915 10 50,450
Final statistics for the month of
August, 1 a 1 6. shows the second best
month of the year, with 432 permits is
sued for buildings amounting to $497.
385 in value. The siime period last
year showed 416 permits amounting to
$728. a"0. July. 1916, showed permits
Issued for buildings aggregating $363.
626. ai estate transfers showed a
light Increase over hist week, but did
not reach the mark of the same week
a year ago. The figures are:
Value.
This week JG0.461
Last week 63,492
Year ago 154,369
Twenty Acres for Residence Bought.
Edward Ehrnian. president of Mason
Ehrman & Co.. has purchased 20 acres
of - choice property on the Columbia
river highway, near the new Julius
Meier residence, where a palatial coun
try residence will be erected soon. Mr.
Kbrman Is said to have paid $10,000
for the site, which commands a river
view.
May Bolld for ITortharn Pacific
I. N. Fleischri.r. owner of the prop
erty at Third and Morrison streets on
which the Northern Pacific company's
ticnet .ortices are stationed. Is con
templating erecting a new building on
the ground. The present leases run
out at the first of next year, and it is
understood that they will lease the
ground floor In any new building that
may be erected by the estate. The
property Is 150x100 and is now occu
pied by a one-story structure. .The
contemplated building may be four
tones or higher, with foundations and
walls to accommodate additional
height.
Excavation starts on Wimme Hoi
Ptk fcxeavation work has started
on the "White Shield" maternity hos
pital ror wayward girls, provided In
and to be maintained by the income of
half of the 13. Henry Wemme estate
The work at the Kite of the hospital
at ine nean or i nurnian street in
Blythewood .addition is heing done by
day labor In order that filling-in may
be .better accomplished. The Boya
, John-Arnold company has been award
ed the general, contract and are invit
ine bids on the sub-contracts. A. E.
Doyle is the architect.
Callioniian Oets Hood Blver Or.
chaKL G-eorge A. Palmiter, of Liv
ingston, Cal., has exchanged his farm
In the Golden state, together with a
each consideration, for a 20-acre
orchard place near Hood .River, for
merly thi. property of William Plog.
Buys Ranch Hear The Salle. Wil
liam W. Dagnall. of Santa Monica,
Cal.. has purchased th1" 1 20-acre farm
formerly owned by Martha L. Zachary
and located four miles south of Tha
Dalle.
Kudo Houses Consolidate. Papers
providing for the consolidation of the
Eilers Music house with the Graves
' Muslo company were signed yester
day, and plans for the future are not
yet formulated. Some changes are ex
pected in the near future, however,
due to the fact that the Eilers Muslo
house has leased part of the corner at
BroadwjLy and Alder streets to A. G.
Bp aiding & Bros., who will move the
local branch store to that location
about October 1.
Tee Will Soon Open Offioes. Grant
Fee, the San Francisco contractor
wa Is in charge of the general con
struction of the new Portland post
office. Is expected to arrive In the city
soon and open general offices prior to
tha letting of the sub-contracts on
the building. The sub-contract for
providing for the steel for the new
building has been let to the North
west Steel company of this city, who
. will furnish 1700 tons of the specified
Bessemer and structural steel within
even months, when it will be needed.
The steel on the building will cost
about $150,000.
Ttrm lands Tout Deals. The
Smith-Wagoner c'ompany reports the
following sales and exchanges:
Four houses at Firland station, be
t longing to Fred Pitcher of Sacra-
mento, Cal.,. to W. H. Cash, at a valu
ation of $8000. "A 6$ acre ranch belong
'; lag- to the Utter - party was gven; In
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lloor space by approximately 40,ooo i
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evidence that loerf merchants are an
to larger and more expensive quar-i
Co. has taken on the proposed Huth
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northwest enterprise are expecting a
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me city in tne near iuture
even exchange for the city property.
House and lot on corner of East
Seventeenth and Sandy road. from the
Security Trust company and Mrs.
Martha Nichols, consideration $2650. !
A transfer of a hous and lot at i
456 East Forty-second street
An exchange of a h6use and lot at
456 East Forty-second was negotiated
for M Van Al.tin. tn v pim,
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on ah M . 'vuvibuyer is a newcomer from Idaho.
House and lot on East Camthers !
street belonB-tn.. n t Tm.n !
transferred to A. R. Jay for 40 acres
near Scappoose, Or,
Benson Permits Taken Out. Threa
permits, aggregating $160,000, have I A house ana lot on East Seventy
been taken out bv Freibrfi--McT.nnaTi ! third street eold to M. Hansen by F.
contractors on the Benson Polytechnio i
school, ror the construction of three
buildings on the site In the Holladay
addltloruat East Twelfth and Glisan
streets.
The buildings provided for are a
one story shop, for whloh an $87,000
permit was secured, two minor shops,
$43,000, and a boiler house, $30,000.
Work has already started on the
construction of the first building.
Little excavation was necessary on
account of the lay of the ground and
the former work done on the prop
erty. It Is not expected that the
first unit of the building proper will
be completed
until some time in
March.
Umatilla Builds Tlrst Elevator.
The first buik grain elevator in Uma
tilla county will be constructed at
once by the Farmers' Union Grain
agency. The contract has been
awarded to the Burrell Engineering
company of Salt Lake, and C. L.
Shaln, the contractor in charge, la al- j award for the two story stone art flat
ready on the ground. The elevator i iron building to be constructed at the
will have a capacity of 100,000 bushels intersection of Burnside and Stark
and will be 80 feet high, with a clean
ing plant accessory.
Mining Company Organised. The
American Exploration company has
received articles of lncorporatlbn. with
extensive privilege for "prospecting
and mining for precious metals only."
The Incorporators are John. .Hamp
shire, J. G. Wilson and Geraldine Mc
Cown. The company is capitalized for
$1,000,000, divided into 1,000,000 shares
at $1 par value.
Eastern Money Invested tn
Astoria.
With definite plans for the erec-
tlon of 60 modern homes in Astoria,
C. H. Waggner, a capitalist of Minne
apolis, Invaded the seaport town, buy
ing a number of lots in the section
known as Taylor's Astoria, bordering
on jthe streetcar fine near Hermosa
avenue. Five of the buildings will
start this week under the direction
of W. H. Slavln, a Portland contractor,
and G. F. Johnson, also of Portland,
who will have charge of Mr. Wagg-
eier's Interests in Astoria, The re
maining 45 homes will be built in
the near future in groups of five at a
time. Taylor's Astoria was selected
after a thorough survey of Astoria
and the capitalist thinks that the sites
selected are most Ideal for future j
homes. Three homes are under con- j
struction In the section at the pres
ent time by the Hay land Homes com
pany, ITorthsrn Idaho Oets Sew Elevator.
The Cottonwood Milling company,
at Cottonwood, Idaho, is erecting a
new $40,000 milling plant and elevator
on the railway right of way near the
freight depot, and will be ready for
operation on an enlarged scale during
the early winter. When completed
the mill will have a capacity of 125
barrels per day and an elevator stor
age capacity of 50,000 bushels. The
company handles hogs on the feed
products of the mill In connection
with the manufacture of flour pro
ducts. Its trade extends throughout
the prairie country.
Sandy Boulevard Tract Sells. T. J.
Glover sold to William Keitle his
home consisting of 10 acres and mod
ern 9 room house, three-fourths of a
mile from Falrview, for $7000. Mr.
Glover takes title to lots 3 and 4,
block II. Sullivan's addition, located at
East Twenty-second and East Irving,
Improved with a 7 room modern house
at a valuation of $5000 as part of the
purchase price. S. P. Osburn repre
sented both parties in the deal.
Aatorla Business Section May Shift,
With the recent street improve -
ments on Duane and Exchange streets
in Astoria, many business men are
asking the Question, will the business
center of Astoria move farther south?
Business has been tied to Commercial
avenue for years past because street
improvements were lacking on adja -
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Oil exhibit at Sherman, Clay & Co., is an exact replica model of the new United States National
bank made by Ernest Thomas, plaster and cement decorator. The miniature is made of plaster
parts, and is correct in details and measurements on a diminutive scale. A. E. Doyle is the
architect. Excavation work is nearly completed at the site of the new building at Sixth and Stark
streets.
cent thoroughfares. Many buildings
are contemplated on the streets under-
King Improvement, and there Is a be
thot rh. Kiialrcu ,
lief that the business of Astoria will
shift south on the heels of the new
paved streets.
Local Firm Keporta Sales. Among
the sales made by Hartman & Thomp
son during the last two weeks are:
Seventy acres near Woodland,
Wash., with old ImDrovements. to Wal
dren brothers, new arrivals from
: I,dano' who have taken possession of
,the nlar
the place.
Twenty acres located near Goble,
with several old buildings on prop
erty, sold to Mary L. McGinness, of
Klamath Falls, by F. Lengacher. The
; purchasers will take possession next
spring.
A 40 acre piece of timber land, a
"7 "J1 cn re clearea- 10"
n"t?a',r?ver neAar eno'
to 1Hiam an Voltlnberg. A modern
bungalow has Just been completed on
tha place by Its former owner, who
recently arrived from Cincinnati. The
pJjL whiTh' T' !n
Parkrose, on which the buyers will
erect a new residence. The sale also
Includes tract B in 78 Parkrose, con
listing of one and one-half acres, for
$3000.
w- polewdt who will take possession
Immediately.
A lot in Rossmere on East Forty
second street to L Hursn, on which a
contract has been let for a residence.
X.sase Bangs in Balance. Awaltrng
the return of one of the heirs
ofs. . the Spalding estate hangs
the proposed lease on the
property at the. southeast corner of
Park and Alder streets. William Con
stantlne, owner of the large market
at First and Alder streets, is contem
plating leasing the property on which.
if the deal goes through, he Intends
j erecting a new modern market in a
district not yet invaded by such en
terprises. Mr. Constantine placed a
proposition before the attorney of the
estate, G. W. Stapleton, who la await
ing the return of one of tho owners of
the property. An answer Is expected
within a few days.
Flat Iron Contract Awarded. G.
Zanello & Sons have received the
near Thirteenth street. The building
Is to be unique in that It will be the
smallest Inside business structure In
i the city. It will be especially
equipped - for a printing house and a
small paper.
Benson School Permit Taken. Frie-burg-McLennan,
who were awarded
the contract for the $200,000 Benson
Polytechnio school, have taken out a
! building permit for $90,000 to cover
preliminary work, which is progress
ing at' the site of the school In Hoi
laaay.
Xians County Pair Builds. The Lane
county fair officials are erecting a
new office building for the secretary
of the fair board and a rest room.
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Everett, Wash., postofflce, which is just being completed with an exterior of Wilkes on stone, is de
clared by government supervisor of construction to be one of the very few hundred per cent perfect
buildings in the country. The above photograph is duplicate of one sent to Washington according
to regulations governing construction of all federal buildings.
: Buildings that are declared by gov-
ernment officials to be 100 per cent
: perfect In structure are few and far
I between, but the postbfflce at Everett,
t Wash., which Is nearly completed, la
classed among the few of that caliber
by 'Louis T. Shipley, federal superin
tendent of construction.
' Especially is the stone work praised.
j and the- stone employed is th Wilke-
NEW BANK BUILDING MODEL
Additional seating capacity Is also be
ing built for the accommodation of
lng built for the accommodation of 800
to 10,000 more spectators in full view
of the round-up arena. The opening
date of the fair Is September 13 and
construction is being rushed for that
date.
Low Bent Plan Inaugurated, Low
rent, with eventual ownership of the
premises, is the novel plan for San
Francisco business men and realty
dealers. It Is arranged that a clerk
or agiy salaried man can purchase a
home by paying 1 per cent , on the
property per month In the form of a
low rental. These payments have been
arranged to suit the financial ability
of the purchaser, the monthly pay
ments ranging from $12.50 to $35 per
month. If 100 months for payment
works a hardship on the tenant the
time can be extended to 133 months.
In no case does the monthly payment
amount to as much as the family's
present rent. In order to Insure them
selves against imposition and to pro
tect their property against destruction
by Irresponsible parties, a small first
payment amounting in some cases to
as much as 5 or 10 per cent is re
quired by dealers. Nine well known
firms are handling this movement, and
report that many deals have been made
already.
Building Activity at Kendrick, Idaho.
The concrete bulk grain elevator
built at Kendrlck at a cost of $20,000
Is being furnished with machinery pre
paratory to handling the season's crop.
The structure Is 90 feet high, with a
capacity for 60,000 bushels. It la the
second to be built by the farmers
within a radius.
Harvey Roberts of American ridge
bought the Kendrlck livery stable and
the brick residence of Frank Byrne.
Options Expire on Beet Land. Vast
acreage In the Sams valley, near Ash
land, was optioned by the Page-Dressier
company who, it Is reported, were
negotiating to start the beet sugar In
dustry In that section. A colony of
Russians were to have purchased the
acreage, which, had the deal been
closed, would have constituted the
largest land deal In the section for
many years.
Portland Contractor Oets Award.
With expectations of completing the
building by January 1, Parker & Ban
field, local contractors, who were
awarded the contract of the Muddy
Creek school building, will begin work
immediately. The bid was $14,195,
with alternates for steam heat
amounting to $350, and for wiring
amounting to $131.
Home Builders Get Permits. The
Oregon Home Builders, located In the
Northwestern Bank building, have taken
out two building permits for twin
residences, to cost $3000 each, on ad
joining lots at $48 and 352 East Forty
ninth street.
Pendleton Assessed "Valuation De
creases. While exact figures are not
yet at hand, C. P. Strain, county as
sessor at Pendleton, states that the
assessed valuation of city property
this year will be less than In 1915 and
more than in 1914. The appraisal will
OF NORTHWEST
son sandstone, which Mr. Shipley in a
report to Washington some time ago
declared to be- second to none in the
United States of the sandstone and
limestone varieties. He said it closely
resembled granite in hardness of
texture, and was worth a preferential
rating over any other stone in its
class up to SO per cent.
The above is on of th photographs
probably reach $5,750,000. He also de
clared that the average Increase in
personal property per year for the last
decade had been $200,000 and this year
would be greater on account of the
large wheat hold over.
TTor- !
Flans to Build laundry. j.
gren, mechanic in the Reliance Wire
and Iron worKs, is contemplating
erecting a one story frame laundry
building at East Eleventh and Flan
ders streets, to be used by the Econ
omy Wet Wash laundry.
Pendleton to Foreclose Xilens. City
Attorney J. Alger Fee will Efegln fore
closing over 250 liens against city !
property, the owners having neglected j
to dav Improvement assessments. The i
number of liens represents the accu- j
mulatlon of six years.
Plant Will increase Capacity. The
Astoria Flouring mills will soon begin
alterations on the plant to increase
the dally output 1200 barrels, the sur-
plus to be exported. The parity rates,
Which are effective September 15 have
been the cause of considerable en-
largement of output of various Indus -
trie 1n Antnrla.
Stanfleld Farmers Want Conden
sery. Farmers around Stanfield,
Wash., axe working hard to interest
the Carnation Milk's Product company,
of Seattle, to install a condertsery in
the vicinity. Milkers of 611 cows have
signed petitions to that effect, and a
committee has been appointed to pre-
dati t tha nuinut foT-mllv. Starrfleldd
business men have also signed petl-
tlons, and some of the farmers have
voluntarily offered small subscrlp-
linn,
Bl Fine Falls In Raising. The huge
pipe which the Northwestern Electric '
m1 plant
company is adding to its steam
I n th, PHttoclc hlock Hrnnned Hi
rles last week from the eighth to the I
roof of the second story, a distance of
90 feet, through one of the light wells.
No one was injured, although the roof
suffered considerable damage by the
section which weighed two and a quar
ter tons. Tl.e sections of the pipe are
ten and one-half feet in diameter.
When completed the stack will be 50
feet high. The accident was caused by
the beam of the derrick breaking.
Local Firm Awarded Bend Bonds.
George E. Miller & Co., local bonding
and investment company, were the
successful bidders on the $25,000 bond
issue voted for last week by school
district No. 12, In which Bend Is situ-
ated. The company bid at par, plus a
$511 bonus, and was represented by j
P. A. Gilmore. new member of the ,
firm. It is expected that the architect
will be selected soon to draw plans
for the new one-story brick school
building.
Bids Received for Lighthouse Re
pair. Sealed proposals will be re
ceived by the Portland lighthouse in
spector for repairs to the substructure
at Semiamoo Harbor Li ht station,
Washington.
Boys First Street Property. One of
the big deals of one of the biggest them, unregarded for at least a mil
weeks from a real estate dealer's point i lennlum. It will show how American
of view is the sale of the three etory copper, coal and other miners are today
building on the 60x100 lot on First ! working over and winning wealth from
STONE
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that must be sent to Washington on
all government buildings every month.
The stone work has Just been com
pleted in this view from the southeast
corner.
Hendrickson & Co. were the general
contractors, while the stone was sup
plied by the Wilkeson Sandstone
Quarry company, and the cutting by
the Walker Cut 8 tone company.
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between W&hlnrtoa and Stark street
to Frank A, Seofert, the wealthy can
nery owner of The Dalles. The owner,
Walter E. Dyer, la said to have re
ceived $30,000 spot cash for tile prop
erty. Until recently the lower floor of the
structure was occupied by the Rlereon
Machinery company, and the two up
per floors are now rented by William
Gadsby & Sons' furniture house ad
joining the property.
Bide Invited for Willow Poatoffloe.
Sealed bids will be received at
Washington for the construction of
the proposed postdf f ice at Willows, Cal.
REALTY TRANSFERS
Ariiilc R Serern to Douglas R.
lutne. L 5. K B. 3. Mtdraa, being a
subdivision of Tract ,-D." Orerton
Park $
George I). Arnold and wife to N. L.
Sandon. L. 21. 80. B. 1, Ofckdale add..
Ida M IHindat and basband to Lawrence
Stianahan, L. H. 9. B. 8. Lester Park..
3. 8. McKinney and wife to Wllltrd
Fbepard. L. 0 of subdivision tracts 1,
2. 8. Northern Hill Acres
Annett Zalk et al to A. Dnhlnaky. part
of L. S. 6 B. 57. Carutbera edd
Anneta Zalk et al to A. Labby. part of
L. 5, , B. 57. Camthers add.......
Anneta Zalk et al to M ftplrak. part of
L. 5. 6. B. .'.7. Carutbera add
Anneta Zalk et al to H. Horensteln et
al. parts of L. 5. 6. B. 57 Carutbers
add
L. K. Griffith and wife to I.aureltiurst
Co., L. 20. H. 100. Laureihurst
LaiireUuirst C". lo L. K. Griffith. I..
-3. B. UN. Laurelhurst
Portland Realty & Trust Co. to Ale
ndr H. Sbaw et al. L. 7, 8, B. 7,
Kliuira ,
A. L Breckinridge to Kllenorab C.
BreckenrldRe. L. 15. B. 12. First add.
to Holladay Park add
Northwestern Home Building Co. to H.
K. James. L. 0. Id, B. X). Hyde Park
(Asir.ied to II. E. Jumeii
S. G. Irvln and wife to C. L. Havnen.
' I., fl. B. Yi. City View park add. iTn
correct deed hook 8.'i.'t l.iy. also ."HO--'.Vt)
C. L. Haynes and wife to E. 4 Bell,
L. 6. B. 12. City View park add
Frederick William Jacobs sud wife to
Helen May Lane. E. , B. 8. of sub
division if 1art "A." Overton Park
FJixabeth C. Martin to Ella Alartln. L.
16. B. 4. Vernon
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1.150
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10
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10
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700
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Theresa Kirsch et al to Soren Peterson,
L. 0. 10. 11. 12. B. 15 Hvde Park..
Sheriff to D. F. Simith. L. IS. 20, B. S,
Richmond add 2.418
B Iee Pagt and wife to Alice L. Rad-
I cllffe. L. 8. B. 22. Westmoreland . . .
Parkrose aasn. to Margaret Gottbardt,
. L. 11. B. 10, Parkrose
Same to Helen Gottbardt. L. 12. B. 10,
Parkrose
C. O. Graham and wife to G. G. Bodie.
portion of tract -A. ' Grower's add. .
William H. Lindsay and wife to Jean J.
Knepper et al, L. 11. B. 3, Alder
Springs
Hannah Xeurann et al to Edgar Schon-
oerger, land beginning at point on K.
line of First St., 69 feet S. of Hall st.
-luauucus wecu axiu riic lu a. o. l'uli-
aueb, L. 4, B. 32, Katberlne add. .
WlUiird Khepard to J. S. McKlnney et
al, L. 13, 14 that lay sooth of the Ger-
maatown road in Gemiuotown
Leviua W. Morrison and bubband to J.
H. Walt, L. 12. B. 4H. Piedmont ...
Hulda M. DeSbaeer to Percy A. Cupper.
L. 6. B. 14. Swlnton
F. A. Worthlngton' trustee and wife to
H. Lee Ball et al. land beclanlng-on
W. line of tract "F" school. park. 2
feet S. of NW. corner, auto beginning
on E. line of tract "E school psrk.
1-0 feet N. of NK. corner. alo L. 33.
64 85, 3. B. 117. University Park
1)
BUILDING PERMITS
! William Haynes Erect 1 story concrete
prase. 602 E. 2id. bet. atanton and Siskiyou;
dieser-Kal rV'stcry brick store,
03( hotel, 15o Park. bet. Morrison aud Alder;
' builder, A, II. Sandstrom; $400.
Gentrv estate Repair 2 story frame dweil-
lng
619 Jefferson, bet. 16th and 17th; build'
e.- C. Clark: flOU.
J. E. Abel Repair li story frame dwell
Idc. 60 K. 6tb, bet. Stark and Royal avt.;
builder. 8. A. Thomper; $1400.
Dr. C. Booth Erect 2 story frame
dwelling, ThS Clinton St.. bet. 24lh and 25ta
i builder. L. Li. Bailey Co.: S4500.
I Western Cooperate con'psny Repair 1
tory garage, Willamette blvd.. bet. Lcge-
, water and S.. P. &
s. tij.; bunuer, l. k.
Bslley Co.; $3O0.
i A. Cbapman-IUp.ir
; Klickitat: $75.
1 atory frame
bet. bandy and
w. J. Bent'.ey Erect 1 story frame wood
shed, 515 E. Polk st., bet. Smith aud Hud
I son; builder,
: Waste of Yesterday
Is Material of Today
Three Corporations Organized to Kake
rural tore From Sawdust or Kather
From Paper Hade From Sawdust.
News comes from Sheboygan, Wis.,
that three corporations have been or
ganized there to make furniture from
sawdust, or rather from paper
Vnad
from sawdust, according to processes
! on which the federal forest laboratory
I t Madison is now working. This
HI1M.n nf Kawriust. 80 Ions: a
"waste' which the lumber industry
found it a vexing problem merely to
I sret rid of, illustrates now science goes
1 on to convert into valuable materials
the wastes of yesterday
Some of these days someone will
write a most Interesting true romance
about the utilization of what former
generations regarded as useless. It
will find much material In the mining
inn.trv. beclnnine. Perhaps, with the
j shrewd Scotsman who found a fortune
i.. the waste dumps that the ancient
silver miners of Athens left behind
i what an earlier generation lert oe
: hind as waste.
; Another chapter will tell the story
of cotton seed, which for years plant
ers burned as the lumber millers did
I sawdust, merely to get rid of It. An
I other will tell how long cokemakers
let billions of feet of gas escape into
'the air before science found how to
pave it profitably. Still another will
, tell the story of how the Chicago meat
packers made their fortunes largely
through avoiding waste.
Odell Has Building Boom.
Hood River, Or., Sept. 2. Odell, in
' the heart of the Hood River valley, is
enioyine a building boom. A new high
' r hool building is in course of con
struction, the grangers are erectlr.r; i
hall. J. M. Wood is enlarging hi
: Ftore building and several new res)
1 dences are being built. It is expected
; that a hotel will soon be built at thi
1 point, as the transient travel Is very
. heavy during the berry and apple pick
lng seasons.
, Hood River Realty Moving.
Hood River, Or., Sept 2. The real
estate market has shown considerable
activity In Hood River valley orchard
properties during the past week- J.
.Mason sold his 144 acre tract In th
Frankton district to Dr. J. M. Gullck
' of Kankakee, 111. Dr. Gullck will take
' Immediate possession and build a new
bungalow on the place. William
Plog, owner of a 20 acre orchard on
the west side, sold hi property to
George A. Pallmlter of California and
has taken in part payment property
near Livingston, CaJL
Physicians Are Overworked.
Bradford, England. Sept. 2. (L N.
S.) Owing to the scarcity of doctors
brought about by the war, medical
men in the great industrial center are
considering . pooling their services.
Many physicians are seriously over
working and have not had a vacation
since the war started.
MAJORS AFTER RIGHT
HANDED HlieS AND
SOUIPAW GUNNERS
Too Many Left Handed Hit
ing Outfielders in Big
Show, Says Scout Wolfe,
BOTH CIRCUITS ARE EQUAL
Judge JCoCredle Is Vow of Belie
WUls and Bouthworth Will Hot Be
Drafted by the Big Fellows.
Right handed hitting outfielders and
southpaw twirlers are very much In
demand by the major league teams.
The big show clubs are overstocked
with left handed batting outfielders
and as a result orders have been given
the ivory hunters to grab up every
promising southpaw hurier in the
minor leagues.
In the American league today,
there are over 20 outfielders, who ap
pear in the line-ups regularly, who are
portside batters. This Is probably one
of the reasons for the wonderful suc
cess of Nick Cullop of the New York
Yankees and a couple of other south
paw twirlers in Ban Johnson's circuit.
All three of Detroit's outfielders.
Cobb, Crawford and Veach. are left
handed batsmen. Tris Speaker and
Jack Graney of the Cleveland Indians
are In the same class. The left
handed outfielders on the other clubs
are as follows:
Chicago Joe Jackson, Murphy and
Llebold.
St. Louis Shotten and W. Miller.
Boston Hooper.
. Washington Milan, Jamison, Rice
and Smith.
New York Lee Magee, High and
Elmer Miller.
Philadelphia Strunk and Schang.
There is practically the same num
ber of left-handers among the Na
tional league outfielders. They are:
Brooklyn Wheat and Stengel.
New York Kauff and Robertson.
Philadelphia Paskert.
Chicago Williams and Kelly.
St. Louis BeBCher. Smith and Long.
Cincinnati Griffith.
Pittsburg Carey, Bigbee and
Schulte.
Boston Connelly, Wilholt and Snod-
grass.
The Information that the majors
were seeking these above mentioned
tossers was given to Judge McCredie
by .Scout Jim Wolfe of the Phlladel
Phia Nationals, who was In our midst
week ago yesterday. The Judge
heaved a sigh of relief when he heard
this and he is of the opinion that both
Wille and Southworth will not be
grabbed in the big league drafting.
Judging from the manner In which
he major leaguers are buying minor
league tossers. It appears that the
number of recruits next spring in the
big show will be as great as It was
before the Federal league sprung into
existence.
One hundred and three players were
recalled under optional agreements.
the American league teams calling
back 63 players and the Nationals 40.
In addition to these, close to 50 have
been purchased and it is likely that
about 75 or 100 will be drafted.
Practically every big league team
has purchased outfielders to report
next season and a number of the teams
have grabbed off two or three of them.
n
uy Light Is Winner
Of Three Heats Race
Centralis, Wash., Sept. 2. Two har
ness and one running event formed the
closing program of Southwestern
Washington fair races thlg afternoon.
Only a small crowd was In attendance.
Centralla Girl, owned by Chief of Po
lice Miles McOrall, won the first heat
of the special pace. Following ere re
sults:
Bpeclal pac
IMiKe . . .
King ...
Hemlock
4. 1,
, '. 'a. a!
Centralla Girl
.1, 4,
Time
U; 2:2714: 2:26 '4.
Special trot-
Hurntwooa
Zombromino
Guy Light
Oakland Moore
Time 2.24V4; 2:254: 2:26'
.3, 4.
.4, 2.
.1. 1,
. 3.
Five-eighths mile dash: Old Settler,
first; Marta Mac, second; Rosle Phaon,
third. Time 1:04.
Semi-Pro Teams to
Clash in Hot Games
Three important semi-pro baseball
contests are scheduled to be played to
day. "Red" Rupert's Baby Beavers,
champions of the Intercity League,
will clash with the Camas, Wash.,
team for a 3100 purse. The salem team
will play the McMlnnville Telobans
for the championship of the Willam
ette valley, and the Kenton club team
of Portland will cross bats with the
Rainier team In a double-header.
Louis Gulsto was scheduled to play
with Rainier, but on account of leav
ing for Cleveland he will not partici
pate in the games.
At Butte R. H. E.
Great Falls i 6 10 3
Butte 6 14 3
Batteries, Klllllay and Haworth; Mc
Glnnlty and McJannett.
At Spokane R. H. K.
Vancouver 8 16 1
Spokane 7 15 1
Batteries, A costs and Cheek; Noble
and Sheely. Ten Innings.
. At Seattle- R. H, E.
Tacoma 4 9 0
Seattle 6 A S
Batteries, Hartman and Bartholeray;
Rose and Cunningham.
Records Hard to Beat.
Two records which will be hard to
beat are the mile professional mark
of 4 minutes 13 seconds, established
by A. B. Oeorge, the English, crack,
and the amateur mile mark of 4 min
utes 12i8-6 seconds hung up by Nor
man Taber, the Brown university star.
Professionals to Enter.
The rule adopted by the Amateur
Athletic Union last year permitting
promoters of athletic meets to place
professional as well as amateur ath
letic events on their program has re
sulted In the New York Caledonian
club adding seven amateur events to
its card to be run off at Washington
park, Elmhurst, L. Iv September 4.
II mnDTUifjccTcom i ramie i
II ivvjii 1 1 1 ii io bnn Lunuuu
CRACK DOUBLES
TEAM IS BEATEN
IN TENNIS PLAY
Harrison and Steinmetz oh
Laurelhurst Club Eliminate ,
Smith and Frohman)
Yesterday's play in the annual city
championship tennis tournament on the
courts of the Irvlngton club, was tea
tured by the victory of Cliff Harrlsan
and Eugene Steinmetz of the Laurel
hurst olub over F. C. Smith and A. R,
Frohman. the crack doubles team of i
the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club, ;
The match was the best played during '
the tourney and the Laurelhurit duo
were victorious because of . their
splendid teamwork. They won l
straight sets, 9-7, 7-S. The defeat vf ;.'
Smith and Frohman was a surprise tJ
the followers of the championships.
Harrison and Stelnmets will play
Brown and Richardson for a place in:'
the semi-finals tomorrow.
Phil Neer, the Washington high'
school player, forced Milt Frohman to
extend himself in the men's singled, '
Neer won the first set 7-5, but Jos; 1
the second 7-J and the third 6-2.
Rain Interrupted yesterday's scbed '
ule and It was necessary for the com
m ittee to postpone all matches scned
uled for after 3 o'clock. '
The results:
Men's singles Milton Frohman beat
Phil Neer, 6-7, 9-7, 6-2. H. R. Failing
beat William Lewis Jr., 6-3, 2-6, 7-Sj
Men's doubles Harrison and Bteini'
metz beat F. C. Smith and A. S. Froh- .
man, 9-7, 7-5. ;
Mixed doubles Miss Lily Fox ana ,
Oeorge Durham beat Miss Marlon
Howe and William Wheeler, 6-0, 2-6.
6-8.
Ladles' singles Miss Harriett.
Johnson beat Miss Edith Malpas, 6-3,.
6-1. Mrs. Northup beat Miss Stella
Frohman, 6-3, 6-1. -
Indianapolis Star V
Enters Hall of Fame
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 2. (TJ. P.)
Aldridge pitched a no-hit, nd-run"
game against the Columbus team to
day. The result was 3 to 0 in favor
of Indianapolis.
Derrick, shortstop for the Indiana,
saved Vic's bacon in the ninth In
ning by making a sensational catch..
He Jumped high and caught the ball
over one shoulder with one hand.
Aldridge pitched a one-hit gam
against Toledo Sunday. He has been
sold to the Chicago Cubs. ,
Minor Baseball.
Spalding's baseball bookings for
Sunday:
10:80 Journal Printers vs. Brick
layers at Columbia beach.
3:30 Ben Hurt vs. Columbia park:
No. 1, at Columbia park. , .
10:80 Kenton club vs. Rainier at
Rainier (two games).
12:00 Mount Tabor Giants vs. Al
berta at Crystal lake. -
3:00 Sell wood vs. Log Cabin st Sell
wood.
2.00 Beals vs. Sandy at Sandy, "
Xbor Bay.
3:80 Journal Printers vs. Bricklay
ers at Columbia beach.
2:30 Beals vs. Carver at Carver.
10:30 Kenton club vs. Rainier at
Rainier (two games).
Odds Lowered in Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. 2. (U. P.) 'Local
odds on the Welsh-White fight At
Colorado Springs Labor Day were to
day quoted at 3 to 2 that Welsh would 1
win the decision and 8 to 1 that Whlt
wouldn't knock out the champion, ac
cording to Jim CLeary's board,
A flood of bets by Whits supporters
caused a lowering of the odds, which
were formerly 7 to 5 on Welsh sod 4
to 1 on a knockout
Campflre Wins Big Stake. h
Belmont Track, New York, Sept. I. -(I.
N. S.) R. T. Wilson's Campflre,
the even money favorite, won the 817.
000 futurity stakes here today, cov!!
ing the three-quarters mile In 1:18 4-6,
Henry Payne Whitney's Rickety -was
second, a half length behind Campfiri.
Skeptic ran third.
ormatian
(or
Fishermen
TOE ME. Tl RSi;
For trout is on the line of the Wil
lamette Valley southern R. R. Good
trout streams which are reached on
this line are Buckner Creek, Mils
Creek. Molalla River and Butte Creek
All mountain streams. Leave Port-
land. 1st and Alder, at 9:16 a, m. sad
;4 p. m.
Trains lso leave Oregon City
throughout tne day. First train leaves
Oregon City st 7:60 a. m.
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