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SALES AND HAPPENINGS
IN THE REALTY WORLD
' The present time In Portland real estate marks an era in rapid recovery
f- Of realty values. Beginning with the sale of the Multnomah Hotel for over
half a million dollars, the realty market has picked up with a suddenness
that -has startled many. . . .
While the past week has not been especially sensational in transfers,
ih'ere has been considerable moving and alterations of buildings for new
; tenant. Two office and store buildings will be under way within a short
time. The proposed Hexter Strause building at Park and Morrison streets,
and the Huth building on Broadway, between Morrison and Alder streets.
- On Qctober t, alterations will begin on the location of the new. South
eta Pacific ticket office and waiting-room on Fourth street, between Wash
ington and Alder. This lease is expected to awaken the realty situation 01
fourth street. '
. William Constantine is awaiting the outcome of a proposed lease of the
' property at the southeast corner of Park and Alder streets, and if it ma
fj terializes he will build a modern up-to-date market on the site. The Spald
lng estate, owners of the property, is said by their attorney, G. W. Stapleton,
to approve of the deal if they can secure the release from pending leases to
present tenants.
A number of buildines are in process of construction in the North End
' district, which is rapidly being specialized into an automobile and jobbing
center.
South Portland is responding to a demand for an apartment house sec
: tion, and the Imperial Arms apartments, costing loo,ooo, has Just been
completed.
On the east side many residences are being erected in the outer sec
tions, while the center section is rapidly changing into a manufacturing and
. Jobbing district.
All In all. there is at least $4,000,000 worth of building going on in
Portland at the present time, and by
business men, Portland will be in the
realty is concerned.
Week a Little Quiet. The last week
was quiet In building permits issued,
and realty trahsfers. In the case of
realty transfers, statistics do not ap
proach the truth of the matter, for the
reason that fwo thirds of the transfers
filed are made out in nominal amounts
of $10. For instance, this week saw
the filing of the transfer of the Mult
nomah hotel, but the sum made public
was nominal, and probably only one
two hundred and twenty-fifth of 1 per
cent of the-money Involved.
.The week's permits, vhlch show a
alight Increase over the previous
period, and comparisons are as foi-
lows:
No. Value.
This week 102 $61,290.00
Iast week M5 63.595.00
Week year ago ..... Ill 66,405.00
In real estate transfers there was a
great decrease from the previous week
and a year ago; but, as stated above,
the single deal of the Multnomah ho
tel would have boosted the figures
above the same period a year ago and
a week ago.
Tne figures are as follow!:
No. Value.
This week 122 $ 40, 436.00
Mat week 180 135,715 00
Week year ago 24S 102.308.00
Whit Shield Contract Awarded.
The 'general contract for the erection
f the White Shield, a maternity hos
Sltal for wayward girls, has been
warded to Muir A McClellan, local
contractors, who. will rush the work
In order, if possible, to have the pro
posed hospital ready for occupancy
within three or four months. The site
selected for the home is at the bead
of .Thurman street in the Blythewood
addition, where four acres have been
bought for $10,000 by the board of
trustees. Clearing of the ground to
make ready for excavation is already
well under way.
The building to be ereoted will cost
$35,000 and will be homelike of ex
terior, somewhat on the order of a
country manor. Plans are completed
by A.S?.Doyle.
The Institution is being built on
the Income of half of the estate of
the late B. Henry Wemme, amounting
to $360,000.
Apartments Boon to Start. The con
tract for the $13,000 two story apart
ment house to be erected by F. C.
King at Grant and Broadway streets
has been awarded to F. E. Turner, and
work will start soon on i the proposed
building. The building will be of hol
low tile, with basement. The dimen
sions of the structure will be 60x64
feet, and will be divided Into 10 apart
ments of three and five rooms.
Vista House Contracts Awarded.
Wita excavation completed and bids
let for the sub-contracts on the Vista
house at Crown Toint, work on actual
construction will soon becin, with day
labor under the supervision of John
B. Yeon, county roadmaster. The first
story will be completed before the fill
rains set In, and the whole structure
is expected to be under roof by the end
of the wlnter,t-if not sooner. The
building will bo partly constructed of
Alaskan marble.
Property Owners Divided. 'For the
erection of tiie Llnnton Hillside boule
vard, ordered by the city, involving an
expenditure of luO.000, the property
owners in the district, who will have
to foot the bill, are divided on whether
or not to fight the city on the project
or to accept. From indications the
, city will have to drag the matter Into
the courts to collect the assessments.
May Appal for Funds. It is likely
that the Portland Woman's union may
appeal to the general public for funds
that may be needed in addition to
pledges already secured for the erec
tion of a home for working girls at
Tenth and Montgomery streets, with
100 foot frontage on Montgomery
street. At a meeting of the organlza
tion last week, plans submitted by A;
K. Doyle were turned over to the
building committee for acceptance.
The proposed building will be "L."
shaped, with all modern conveniences,
The old home has outlived Its service.
TIPS
To the
Home Owner
Beaver Board
TIMMS CRESS & CO.
184-6 8ECOVS ST, FOSTXAHZ)
Phones Main B023 A-SOSa
J. C. English Co.
Lighting
Fixtures
E. Irving and Union Ave.
r actor y to consume
General Insurance
BONDS
McCargar, Bate & Lively
Yeon BuUdina Main 168. A-2694
ABSTRACTS
Union Abstract Co.
' 1 EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT
fFFICIENT CLERICAL FORCB
KICS REASONABLE, -
kr - 411-413-413 COXXXTT BXJH1.
; , , Vfeonsa Main M and A381T
the first of next year, according to
midst ot the Dest 01 limes, as iar as
and was recently gutted by fire. The
organization is anxious to get work
under way, and propose the ground
breaking begin within a month. A
flnant committee will decide whether
op not aan appeal will be made to the
public, a method which has never,
been resorted to by the organization in
the 28 years of its history. The orig
inal intention was to erect a 125,000
structure, but it Is not expected that
this amount will be available.
Taxable In Baker County Increase.
A gain of $400,000 in taxable prop
erty of Baker county was announced
by the county assessor. The items of
increment for 1916 are shown to be
chiefly automobiles, cattle and horses.
The following figures give the num
ber and value of the different classes
of livestock in the county: Horses,
11.129, $634,645; cattle, 39,570, $1,353.
815; sheep. 113.304, $511,565; swine,
9992, $52,990. Autos number 480 and
are valued at $182,795.
There Is practically no change In
the number of acres of tilled land,
the total being 126,217 with a value of
$6,128,925, while 493,266 acres f non
tilled land are valued at $3,694,555.
Homestead Improvements made during
the year amount to $82,400, with
general farm Improvements totaling
$222,345. Mine machinery is valued
at $448,620, while city buildings and
lots are estimated at $3,994,525.
Gets Contract for- Ten Depots. A
contract for the erection of ten de
pots for the Southern Pacific com
pany between Eugene and Lakeside
was awarded to J. O. Horn of North
Bend, who will commence work as
soon as the contracts are signed. The
awarding of the contract to Mr. Horn
involved the changing of the specifi
cations from California redwood to
red and white cedar, the contractor re
fusing to have anything to do with
redwood on account of the possible
delays In shipments combined with
the prohibitive price of the wood. Mr.
Horn will place orders for doors and
windows with the Eugene factory.
The rough and surfaced lumber will
be furnished by the Point Terrace Mill
company. The depots at Venetia, Notl,
Chrisholm and Cushman will be three-
room buildings, while all other build
ings will be two-room. Mr. Horn states
that work will be completed within
90 days by 10 men.
Coos Bay Wonders Why. What
does William W. Gurley of Cook
county, Illinois, want of the site and
buildings which comprise the C. A.
Smith Pulp Mill Industry, is the ques
tion mat is worrying many people of
the Coos bay country. The property
was sold to Gurley by the Coos Bay
Lumber company on May 31, the deed
having been recorded at Coquille nearly
. montn later at a nominal price of
10. The property is said to be worth
500,000, and consists of an irreeular
piece of land carrying with it 625
feet of waterfront and containing five
acres. Some think that a new indus
try is coming to Marshfield. while
others think that the place will be
utilized for the Smith-Powers Logging
rtanroaa company machine shops. The
atter company seems to have the
right-of-way reservations In the vicin
ity. It is all a mystery to Marshfield,
and many are waiting for the solution
with no littlo interest.
Woodburn School &adT for Classes.
The new Woodburn high school, re
cently completed, will be In readiness
for classes tomorrow at the ODenine
of the semester. The building Is two
stories and basement with upper and
lower mezzanine floors. Llbrarv Quar
ters, study hall, assembly hall and
stage, dressing rooms, laboratories, do
mestic, art and sewing rooms, kitchens,
gymnasium and other facilities are pro
vided In what is considered one of the
most complete and compact school
buildings In the state. Each room has
a telephone and a clock system of bells
is also ready for Immediate Installa
tion. The gallery of the "gym"- will
seat 480 people and the lower floor
will make the facilities comfortable
for 1000 spectators.
Worth Blnslaw Jetty Completed.
Construction work on the north Jetty
at the mouth of the Sluslaw river was
finished last week, and construction
machinery has been transferred across
the river to the south Jetty. The fin
ished unit of the Jetty Is about 15 feet
above low water in its entirn lenirth.
us wmtn is about 130 feet at the base
ana zo reet at the top, with a max!
mum depth of 40 feet of stone. En
glneer F. E. Leefe, who has been in
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A type of bungalow tnat is enjoying popularitj Is the California model, ' tunaU and roomy with a
squatty, appearance: This Wsldence is one of theVihost 'recent in the city, and was built bj the
NEW HANDSOME HOME ALONG THE RIVER
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Richard F. Wassell has just completed a palatial typical English residence at Ewahwee station, situated
in a cove and on an acre of ground. The home is said to have cost $45,000 and is fitted with a
dance Iiall.
The banks of the Willamette river,
so noted for palatial resiuences ana
estates, is further adorned by the hone
that has Just been completed for Kicn-
ard F. Wassell from his own plans.
The Wassell place is near Ewahwee
station.
One acre of land, snugly situated In
a sheltered cove, forms the setting
charge of the work for the govern
ment :for the last three years, pro
nounces it a good jjiece of work. Eight
months will be required for work on
the south Jetty. The contractors on
the work are the Johnson-Anderson com
pany and Miami Quarry company, both
firms having had a part of the con
struction. Chinese Company Buys Acreage.
One hundred and fifty-six acres of
land Bouth of Reedville belonging to
the estate of Mary E. Merrill, has been
sold to the Wah Lee Yeun company,
a Chinese corporation, for $11,150, the
Intention of the purchasers being to
resell the tract In small plots to gar
deners of their own nationality. Pos
session will be taken at once and pro
duce already growing will be hauled
by auto truck to Portland. The tract
purchased adjoins the property of R. L.
Jenkins of Portland, who Is said to
have a wonderful place.
Sells Benton Parm. O. T. Murphy,
well known Benton county farmer, re
ports that he has sold his 345 acre
farm to L. H. Berry, late of Washing
ton. The farm Is considered one of
the best In Benton county, and was
purchased a few years ago by Mr. Mur
phy from the proceeds of his large
hop yard near Independence, amount
ing to $30,000, .from E, A. Thurston.
Mr. Murphy, who is a son of H. W.
Murphy of Lebanon, will remain in
possession until he has harvested his
crop, after which he will retire from
farming.
Hew School Bear Eugene. Plans for
a new school building for the Oak
hill district, on the Long Tom creek,
Just west of Eugene, have been com
pleted and submitted to County School
Superintendent E. J. Moore, and have
been approved by him. Bids on the
proposed building will be invited
shortly.
Eugene tostelry Will Enlarge. A
new and novel addition will be made
to the Osburn hotel at Eugene, the
finest hotel in that city. The addi
tion will be a palm room to be con
structed on the east side of the build
lng. The addition will be one story
high, the east side to be -almost en
tirely of glass, and a large portion
of the ceiling to be of opaque glass.
The room will be made flexible to be
used for dining purposes and dancing.
The addition is 20x68 feet. The archi
tect is John Hunzlcker of Eugene.
Milton Xndmark Based. One of
of oldest buildings In Milton, In fact
a landmark, has been razed to the
ground by Hlgby Harris, owner. It
is not yet definitely known If the cor
ner will soon have a new building or
not. The building, a frame affair,
which has been vacant since the first
of the year, was 40 years old. having
housed saloons, grocery stores, bard
ware shops, snoe shops and the United
States postoffice.
Improvements .Made at O. A. C.
Oregon Agricultural college will open
tomorrow with considerable improve
ment for the coming classes. Newly
constructed gravel roads and cement
sidewalks will link the west quad
rangle more closely to the central
campus. New additions to buildings,
a new building and campus drinking
fountains have been completed. ,
Lexington Sigh School Opens. The
Lexington high school, which was com
pleted January 1, 1916, but which has
hardly been used, opened this week
with a four year standardized course in
the new home. Basement contains
modern laboratory and manual training
facilities. The distinctive feature of
A HANDSOME BUNGALOW
for the three-story half timbered, tap
estried brick residence, which is sur
rounded by brick walls and iron gates
The architecture is typical English.
The building has a large living room,
finished in English walnut, a librarr,
a 6un-porch, a dining room, and six
bed chambers. There are six fireplaces.
the building, which is two stories high,
with a daylight basement, is the in
cline leading to the second story, thus
eliminating stairs.
Rebuilds on PrlnevUle Property. On
a site recently swept by fire at Prine-
vllle, C. M. Elklns has started the
construction of a fine pressed brick
business building on Main street. The
building will have a 40 foot frontage
on Main street with a depth of 75 feet.
Boys Cecil Acreage. C. A. Minor
of Heppner has added 400 acres to his
recent purchase of the McBee place
at Cecil, by a deal with William 0'8ul
llvan. The land is in alfalfa. It is
understood that Mr. Minor is contem
plating the purchase of other tracts
in the vicinity. The O'Sulllvans will
engage In hay baling In Cecil.
Sells Morrow County Land. A. M.
Markham of Milton has sold a portion
of his Morrow county holdings to Lax
McMurray, who has been running the
Padberg farm nearby for the last five
years. His new place Is considered to
have some of the best wheat land In
the county.
Buys Dallas Gaxars- A deal has
Just been consummated whereby Ralph
Bennett and Paul Hunter, two Dallas
young men, have taken over the Cath
erwood garage at Dallas, where both
have been engaged in other lines.
Thomas Catherwood will leave for
Park River, N. D., to engage In his
former trade, the optical business, and
also to find relief for poor health.
Pallas Hotels Consolidated. Consol
idation of two hotels under the man
agement of Charles Bilyeu, manager
of the Imperial hotel, was effected
when a five year lease was taken on
the Gail hotel and annex. J. B. Thomp
son, owner of the Gail, has settled In
Portland.
Stanf leld Stockyards Enlarged. Sev
eral carloads of lumber have been
shipped to Stanfield for the enlarge
ment of the stockyards there. The
division stockyards will be moved
from Umatilla to Stanfield.
Holly mix Company Enlarges. Due
to increased business, the Holly Con
densed Milk company, near Amity, has
found it necessary to have more space
for operations and administration.
To this end considerable remodeling is
being done.
La Grande Jobbers Enlargs- The
Oregon Grocery company, of La
Grande, has begun construction for
additional space of 7000 square feet
under the direction of G. H. Rush. The
additional room has a frontage of
62 feet.
Haw Building for Oregon City R. L.
Holman. undertaker of Oregon City,
intends to erect a two-story frame
structure for new undertaking parlors
at Water and Seventh streets. The
lot on which the building is to be
built and which was just purchased
is 66x78 feet.
Portland Firm Buys Xane Xiand
Land valued at $50,000 in Lane county
near Cobure. having 777 acres, ha3
been acquired by the Equitable Savings
and Loan association of Portland. The
deal involved trading residence prop
ertles in Portland, Seattle and Tacoma
to John R. Fitzhugh, of Coburg, who
owned the acreage.
Albany Man Buys 3983 Acres What
is considered to be the largest realty
deal of the year in that locality was
the sale of 3923 acres of land to Theo
dore Stalp, of Albany, for $70,000. The
land is located nine miles east of
Harrlsburg, and was owned by the
widow of the late E. E. Upmeyer. In
Leaded plate glass is used through
out, hardwood floor3 on the lower
story, and woodwork of finished, qua.--ter-sawed
oak. The walls of the dinms
room are done in water colors.
On the third fooor is a large dance
hall.
The borne, building and ground, Is
said to have cost $45,000.
the des.1 Mr. Stalp traded In his 9?
acre farm for $15,000, located three
miles east of Albany.
File oa Homestead Lands. Franklin
S. Barlow, Cecil M. Lutkins and Harry
L. Green of HeppneT have made ex
tensive filings on homesteads in Cat
low valley, Harney county, where they
Eay that the wheat crops are fine.
REALTY TRANSFERS
James B. Bradshsw ft 1 to Anna M.
Abendroth, K. 33 1-3 feet of L. 17.
18, B. 5, Kenilworth $
Chester H. Epton to Festui K. Eptou.
und. l-7th of the following: L. "B."
B 89, Parkrose, L. 3, 4, B. 11, Wt.
Ttor Villa; L. 2, 3, B. 10, Straw
brrjdale, L. 7. B. 8, Terrace Park;
all of Lola Park except rvrtaln lota
heretofore conteyed to Nellie E. Bp
ton, L. 1, B. l, lranboe; L. 11,
B. 2. Wapelle Park, and 8 acrea
Bee. 32. T. 1 N.. It. 2 K
W. J. Clark and wife to O. L. t'rosa.
et al, E. L. 17, .18, B. 7, Meuefee
addition 8,900
Geo. Tattle to Grace Josephine Tattle,
L. 4, B. 190, East Portland 1
Seme to Grace Tuttle, L. 1, 2. B. 5,
Walnut Park 1
Sheriff to Tboa. H. Smith. U 21. B. '
B.Santa Rosa Park... 43
Lloyd F. Weaver and wlfa to Jofeph P.
Jaeger, part L. 3, B. 5, Alnsworth
tract 1,W0
H. C. Long to Bankera' Inv. Co.. L.
20. B. 9B, IL C. Park 10
Sheriff to Catharin Magee, et al, tract
in ti. or Li. M. Fat ton a tract 1,457
F. McKay and wife to Win. Tuttle
et al. L. 1, B. 9, and L. 4, B. 11,
GranTille 10
. B. BUsell and wife to Annie Han
sen. L. 11. B. 101. R. C. Park 400
Rose City t'em. Asa'n. to J. 8. Sulllran
V U7 17 Ql . . a 11 ' i . , , .
" . 74 il auu 1. TT . 4 xeei
of L. 47. Sec. "B." Rose Cltr cem. 60
Chester A. Hadler and wife to Chas.
K. Barry et al, portion of L. 10, B.
10. Bran Dlace KVt
H. M. Terry and wife to the Metro
politan Invst. & Imprt. Co., L. 18,
B. 37. Belle Crest 10
Mt. Hood Ky. Derel. Co. to Marie Agnes
Richards, L. 7, B. 3. Talbot 825
Same to Thoa. G. Richards. L. 6. B.
3. Talbot g23
1910 Real Eftate Co. to P. C. Boltman
et al. L. 1, B. 8, lylO Add. to St.
Johna 10
Scandinarlan American Bank to R V.
Jones, S. 33.04 feet L. C, B. S, South
SunnyFlde 10
W. N. Brown and wife to William A.
Yoeom, admstr., W. y L. L," School
Park tvi
Geo. A. Hoock and wife to A. H. Blrrell
Co.. L. 4, B. 1, Pomona 23
W. E. Pifer and wife to S. Nolea. L.
3. B. 7. Roller add 10
Angellne Conwell and husband to J. A.
prison vi mi, u. 1. u. 04. rairport 4u0
C. Ainswortb, trustee, to Roy N.
Equitable Barings' & Loan Asa'n. "to
Minnie C. Fitzhugh, U 1. B. 4. E.
Irrington 10
Seme to John R, Fltrhugh, L. 11. B.
14. Kenllworth 10
M. T. HargroTe and wife to Luby Hsr-
ernve. L. 20.. 15. 2-1. Mt. Tabor Villa lo
William B. Robersou and wife to O.
A. Jutsnson et al. E. U3 13 feet of
L. 2. 3. B. "C," Holladay's First
addition 10
Roy N. Stearns and wife to Jeroms
K. Perry, L. 12, B. 11, Woodmcre 600
William George Smith and wife to
William C. Adam, L. 6, B. "C,-' Rr
der'a add., being a tub. of B. 10, 11,
12. Montarllla 5-Acre tracts 450
B. M. Lombard and wife to Gilbert N.
Woodward and wife, OOxlUO feet in B.
7, Town of Fulton 10
Margaret Johnson and husband to J. II.
Bhlnehart. L. 15. B. 4, Vernon 10
BUILDING PERMITS
John Tillman, erect one story frame dwell
ing, 71 B. 39th St. N., between B. Ist1s and
E. Couch sta.; builder. B. Morlti; $4000.
W. Parsons, repair one story frame dwellinr,
404 E. 32d St.. between Division and Clinton
ats. ; bnllder, Darld Henderson: S75.
Joe Grant, erect one story frame dwellinr.
1st st.. between I and 11 ats., Llnnton; A. W.
Peterson; $500.
Z. Spalding, repair 12 story fireproof steel
frame bank and offlcea. 205 Washington at.;
lotin Bingham, builder; $5000.
Mr. J. O. Tate, eiect one story frame gar
age, 4233 52 St., S. . between 42d and 43d
are.; builder, same; $50.
John Stewart, erect one story frame dwelllns,
485 B. 25th st. N'., between Thompson and Bra
zee; Stokes-Zeller Co.; $4250.
Alfred Jeselson, repair one story frams
dwelling, 6603 63d are. 3. B.. between 66th
and Whitman are.; builder, same; $150.
Eeed Institute, erect one story frame stable.
Government Island, Guilds lake; builder, L.
Minofgie; $1000.
N. K. Tillman, erect one story frame gars,
6236 83th st., between 61st and 63d ares. ;
builder, same; $75.
H. r. Paachen, repair one story frame dwell
ing. 1500 Flake st.. between Depauw and Syra
cuse; builder, same; $100.
C. 6. Satterlee, repair one and one half
story frame dwelling, 935 E. 11th st. N., be
tween Presccrtt and Skidmore sta.) builder,
sane: $150.
Alice M. Bnllay, erect one story frame tool
shed, 6330 63d St. S. E-. between 63d and 65th
itn.: builder. A. B. Bnllaj: SISO.
Judge Stearns, repair 2V, story frame dwell
ing, 190 King street, between Waahiuftoo and
liato streets; builder, Walter H. Thorn; $400
Luby Hargrove, repair 1 story frame dwell
ing, 7240 Poster road, between 72nd and 73rJ
aueets; builder William . Koblander; $800.
Mrs. U. A. Herman, repair one siory mice
store, S23 Alberta street, between E. 25th sad
E. 26th streets; builders, Derbert Xoong;
$100.
Ceorre Karnopp. erect one story frame gar
age, 966 Fairvlew bird., end of Rutland ter
race; builder, William atrimaner; $33.
H Kobi nek, repair one story frame dwell
ing 720 Preaeott street, betweea K. 22nd and
B. 23rd streets; builder. Merges Hardware Co ;
$130. , f m , "-i
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WHEAT AND CORN CAN
BE GROWN WITH EQUAL
SUCCESS IN R0UMAN1A
Land Has Extremes of Sub
tropical Stimmer and Win
ter of Hungarian Plains,
From the National Geographic Society".
A ROUMANIAN village looks Us best
in the spring, when nature, awak
ening from the sleep of winter, is
green and fresh. At Easter the cot
tages have been whitewashed and the
doors and window frames freshly
painted in bright colors. The thatched
roof has been put In order, and In its
entirety the cottage calls to mind the
black-eyed country girls, with their
glistening strings of multi-colored
Leads around their necks.
The Roumanian peasant women one
meets by the roadside are the fairest
among their Balkan neighbors, and
this natural gift is most apparent un
der conditions best calculated for its
preservation.' Their dress is varied
and elaborate.
In no part of Europe do the peas
ants hold so tenaciously to their dis
tinctive costume as in the uplands of
Roumania, and its unifying influence
was emphasized some years ago by the
late dowager queen, widely known as
Carmen Sylva, when she herself put on
the native dress.
Feasants Careless la Diet.
While wheat is the great staple of
this agricultural country, the soil Is
equally adapted to corn (maize), and
would be called upon for greater crops
if the demand should justify it. The
ease with which corn has been con
verted into substantial food tempts the
people to give but little attention to
the form in which it is prepared for
consumption. Polenta, a sort of mush,
can bo made of cornmeal and water;
end, if time or enerpy be lacking, it
wfll be placed on the table insuffi
ciently cooked. Although many be
lieve that this is the cause of the
greater part of the pellagra so com
mon In Roumania, It Is difficult to
persuade the peasant to exercise great
er care in the preparation of polenta,
or substitute for it some of the many
palatable dishes that can be made from
corn.
Cooking, unfortunately. Is not culti
vated as it should be, and the people
seem to be content with simple fare
and a sameness that yields but little
to the seasons. Gardening is looked
upon as petty farming and not worthy
of the attention of a man who calls
himself a farmer; in fact, so few Rou
manians have gardens that they are
called "bulgarii," since the greater
part of the vegetables grown are in
the hands of immigrant Bulgarians.
The soil and climate of the country
are adapted to as wide a range as can
be found In our middle Atlantic states,
However.
The Climate in Konmania.
The climate of Roumania is not so
mild as might be expected from the
low latitude of the land. It being the
same as that of northern Italy. Com
ing under the Influence of the Medi
terranean on the west and the moun
tains to the north and east the king
dom is subject to the extremes of a
subtropical summer and a winter of
the Hungarian plains. "Roumania,"
says Carmen Sylva, "has only three
seasons, and of these one alone au
tumn is fine; In these parts there Is
no spring."
Shipbuilders Will
Confer in Capital
Secretary Sedfleld Invites Participa
tion In Conference to Consider Prob.
lems In Ship Construction.
Washington, Sept. 16. (I. N. S.)
Forty of the leading American ship
builders, presidents and general man
agers of principal steamship companies,
have been Invited by Secretary of Com
merce Redfield to assemble here on
September 27, for an exchange of views
on the subject of loadlines and bulk
heads, and other phases of construction
MULTNOMAH WILL REOPEN
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Portland's largest' hostelry is being renovated and altered for the' reopening early next month. Prop-
crty, which cost $2,000,000. has been y scant for last eight months, will open register under . thi
management of William West, who was assistant manager at the time of its establishment. ' ,
Multnomah Hotel, Portland's larg-1
est hostelry, which has been vacant
for over half a year, will be reopened
some time after October 1, under the
auspices of the Multnomah Hotel com
pany. Incorporated, the holding com
pany organised by the recent purchas
ers, Grant smith, of Chicago, ana ric
Van.Hauser, of St. PauL
Aside from the significance of the
$700,000 transfer by the Thompson es
tate, which constituted the largest
realty sale in the northwest for the
year, the event has given quite ai
Impetus jto tb Portland realty market.
The greatest phase of the deal,, how
ever, is the fact that the hotel will
again bo In full swing with all of the
splendor that characterised tba four
NEW BUILDING
IMPROVEMENT
By J. Andre Fouilhoux.
Portland Architect and Membw of Building
Code Revision Committee.
Probably no law or regulation, has
been more deprecated than the build
ing law of the city of Portland.
W hen the building code, under which
ruling buildings are now being erected,
was put In effect in January, 1811, it
was the object of very unjust attacks,
mostly from unscrupulous and fly-by-
night real estate dealers, men not hav-
irg the welfare of the community u
heart, their sole Interest consisting in
being abrle to picture, under the most
rosy colors, the prospective earnings of
a lot.
One of the most drastic restrictions
of the 1911 code was the one covering
the erection of fire division walls to
prevent the spread of fire in an horl
sontal direction and the enclosure of
stairways and elevators and other!
shafts to prevent the sijread of fire!
in a vertical direction. These changes
may have worked a small hardship on
a few builders in the way of slightly
Increased cost of building and the sac
rifice of a small amount of available
rentable space for these walls and en
closures, but the resulting reduction
of fire risk was distinctly a public ben
efit to the community at large. It
was no small factor In the lowering
of fire Insurance rates.
aosaoles la Old Buildings.
A good test of the reasonableness
of the present building code could be
made by Investigating the vacancies in
building, apartment houses for in
stance, erected before and after the
1911 code. I believe it would be found
that vacancies are more numerous in
the older and less fire resisting build
ings than in the buildings erected In
and after 1911, showing that after all
the law has not been so detrimental
to building owners.
The new code Is not to be more
stringent than the old code. In fact,
it is more liberal in most cases. It
is intended to make the new code con
form to good practice as followed
throughout the country. It Is not the
intention to ask the people of Fortland
to have to submit to more drastic reg
MANY REALTY DEALS ARE
MADE AROUND EUGENE
The past week witnessed a bullish
tendency In the Eugene realty world.
when deals made within a radius trio-
utary to Eugene exceeded In value and
Importance any farm deals for many a
week.
One of the largest deals on record
was the exchange by J. W. Machn and
M. J. Perkins of Springfield ofj their
420 acre farm on Camp creek, 12l miles
east of Eugene, for a two story, busi
ness block at Ontario, Or., formerly
owned by J. H. Farley of that city.
The deal was made on a $30,000 basis,
the two properties being valued at
that amount. Of the entire tract, 300
acres are under cultivation, while 120
acres are In timber.
A deal involving a factory building
in Portland was negotiated when O
H. Skothelm of Eugene traded his 126
acre farm near Pleasant Hill to Dr.
J. M. Hanslmair and A. Peterson of
Portland. The Pleasant Hill tract In
of steamers on the ocean and the
Great Lakes.
Practically every nation has regu
lations governing loadllne except the
United States. The rapid growth of
the American fleet of ocean cargo
carriers. Secretary Redfield said, has
made It imperative that American ship
builders take decisive action, in line
with the steps suggested by the Inter
national conference at London. At
this conference American delegates had
an important part in' framing the chap,
ters of the International convention.
MORE YAKIMA ACTIVITY
North Taklma, Wash., Sept. 18.
Building In North Taklma for month of
August shows an increase of (0 per
cent over the amount of building done
during the same month in 1916, ac
cording to the report of Edward Mc
Wllllams, city building Inspector,
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years of Its existence. Minor . altera
tions are all that are necessary to put
the hotel in fine shape.
The Multnomah hoteL was opened to
the public February . 1912, la a burst
of splendor and was closed on January
29. 11.
The building-, which covers a block,
bounded by Third. Fourth, Pins and
Ash streets, was erected br ths R. R.
Thompson Estate company at a cost
of nearly $3,000,000, and leased to .n
operating syndicate, headed by. Phil
Gervurtx.
On ths opening night a fortune was
spent in ths Arcadian garden by over
600 Invited guests, which Inaugurated
th cabaret movement In Portland.
Later, on acoouat f financial trou
bles, the R. B. Thomson sstats took
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CODE IS AN
ON OLD ONE
ulations than would the people of .'
comm unlttcw of the same size hikI dua
regard being given to lotul conditions.
The sections covering utim-tural de
signs hav been made to conform: 10
best engineering practice end to tlU1
recommendations of special commit' '
tees from different engineering socle
ties. These recommendations are b
coming more und more accepted
standard throughout the country. The
recommendations of such societies AS '
the National Kire Protection assocla
tion have been taken Into consideration
and followed wherever practicable .
and consistent with local conditions, v.'
Xeis Stairway pact.
The building code revision commit
tee also tried to reduce to a minimum
the amount of space devoted to stair .
ways, etc. Kor instance, the present 1
code demands in most buildings, stairs
four feet six Inches wide. When Oft
considers that the width required to
accommodate one file of persons 4s 10,,
inche to 22 Inches, for two files 40 ,
Inches to 44 inches, and for three files ,
60 Inches to 66 Inches, it can readily
be seen that stairs four feet six Inches ,
or 64 inches wide are not wide enough:,
to accommodate two persons. This dlf--.
ferer.ee between the i4 inches re.;
quired by the present code and ths ii
Inches actually required for two files.-' ;
is wasted space and this waste Is re
peated in each flight of stairs, return, .
landings, etc. Wherever possible such
changes as can make for efficiency In
the planning of the buildings havs,
been made. ; "
The new code has a separaO1 housing
code, the need of which Is very appa
rent, wlien one realizes what a penalty
a city like New York Is paying In tlni
of eptdf inlc through lack of air 'and
space, the Imminent necessity of a lawr
remedying those conditions i very ap- .
parent. ' ,.
It Is dlffliult to pleaec every one,
and it Is to be expected that there!
will lie some crlflclnm of the code,. but
on the whole it should have tne SUP '
port of the property owners, the pros- ,
pectlve builders, and all the fair mind
ed oltlaens of Portland. The cod
should be ready for passage some tlnil
this winter.
eludes a five acre walnut orchard and
a general orchard. Mr. BKOineim re
ceived for the farm a 40 acre farm near
Hood River, a factory building In Port-
land 9 7 acrts of land north of ,Eu
gene, and some securities.
Chris Pederson of Meadowvlew ns
traded his Jjlghly improved 41 Scrt
farm to John Brlghtvll of Grants Past
for the latter's 20 acre home In that
city. Mr. Pederson received a Cast)
consideration of $2000.
Mrs. R. R. Stroud of Tempe, Arls
sold her 80 acres farm six miles west
of Eugene to John H. West of Eugena
J. E. English has sold his 90 acr
farm near Mabel, In the Mohawlc valv
ley. to E. Chapman of Eugene. Tht
deal was for spot cash and Involved '
largo consideration,
Ed Condon has traded his 160 icrl
farm near Mabel for a wheat fans
near Pasco, Wash., Mr. Condon reoelv
lng a spot cash difference on tht deal
which was filed In tho city office this -morning.
The total amount of build
ing started will cost $19,110, as com-'
pared with the $12,345 worth begun
the prior August. Ten of th Si
building permits were for new work.
The new work will cost .$13,37$. Tin
largest single permit is for $9150, th
estimated cost, of the new warehoUs
on South Front street built for W, 8.
Earl as a grocery storehouse. In ad
dition there are two $1500 bungalow
under way. ; ,
New Garage for Klamath Fords. .
Klamath Falls. Or., Sept. 12.eorg ,
Blehn, local agent for the Ford auto
mobile, has plans ready for the erec
tion of a new brick garage, 6l by 124
to be erected early next spring Ot
his property at the corner of Nlntl
and Klamath, giving 60 by 240 feet
floor space. . . v
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over the property and operated tht t
hotel until it was closed shortly aft el
the first of this year.
The hotel will open early in Octobsr
under the management oA Willlai
West, who was assistant manager whs v
It was first opened, eric .Van tiausei
who has been elected president of tty
operating company, which just hat
been incorporated by Robert Kxlmt
Swan Benson, and K. B. Drinker, wll
shortly arrive In Portland from SI
Paul, his former horns. - v :;.
Innovation alterations are colnr .ei'
by night and day shifts for r
opening. The entrance will be re modi
e'.ed and equipped with revolylni
doors, while the lobby will be retlnte
and redecorated. The esUmated sos
of entrance alterations Is fCOO, . .
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