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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON ; SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORT LAND, j SUNDAY MORNING. ' MAY 27. 1917. PLANS ALREADY LAID IN BUY-A-H0ME-F1RST CAMPAIGN FOR 1918 OF CHIEFLY QUESTION IS BELIEVED TO BE NEAR AT HAND Papal Party Sees No Hope of Restoration With Territor-" ial Advantage. ADDITIONS FOR SPACE City Bureau Has Passed on : Plans for Seven New Res idences to Start Soon. We Have Put Over the Big Idea?' Said Harold Jones, Secretary of Committee. . u twohy1 shops Enlarged. EXHIBITION IS PROPOSED POPE IS FOR SETTLEMENT Contract Will Be x,et Boon for Addi tion to Woodstock School ' ' Thsatre is Bemodslsd. Flans Prepared for Display In FnsUo Xtaliaa Government, Kowever, Zs V Auditorium as an Education of the Public alterably Opposed to Oraatlnff Any Territorial Comoessloaa. BUILDING OPERATIONS SOLUTION ROMAN: i TEN NEW HOMES WITHIN RADIUS OF.THREE. BLOCKS IN LAURELHURST I REPAIRS AND ' - - - ;? ' - - - j--"...- REALTY TRANSFERS, j No. Amount. Last week . 161 $183,549 Previous week . . . .' 224 198,613 Three weeks a,go 178 155.674 buiLdino PERMITS. J Last week '. .' 75 $ 86,741! L Previous week 59 20.605 Three, weeks ago 75 113,330 Realty transfers, while large In the i past week, were mostly records of transfers long since completed, and building operations were limited. Considerable building Is under way nt the present time, but scarcely any thing of much slae In the way of new building was authorized. Many new repair Jobs were permitted to pro- ! ceed however, and these ran total fig- i ures for the week to more than three times the total for the previous week. A permit for the second Herbert Gor- v ai Jsoued. Residences, will Xlse. The city bureau of building also , passed on plans for seven new houses, and all of these will be started within 10 days. Permits for two of these, at $4000 u-1 1 , nn, i in v va uy l tl -w i -c 1 a xwtnu Builders, was issued Saturday. The , estimated aggregate cost of the others as $13,250. iimltin a, lotl 'or the weelt. In residential construction, of Jl.250. Twohy Bros., railroad contractors, are going ahead with plans for build ing 300 fjeight cars at their shops on East Fifty-fifth street. To expedite the work, new buildings are required, and plans for construction vof two shone, at an aceresate cost OS. $2000. have been submitted to the city build ing department. Quarters Being1 Enlarged. -A paint shop, 209 by 100 feet in almenskns, will be constructed at a cost of $9000. This will be a one story frame shed. An extension to the truck shop, 50 by 70 feet, will cost $3000. The Simon Salvage Co. is planning alteration of the first and second floors of the building at the northeast corner of Second and Alder streets. Larger quarters for their business are soueht. The work will cost 83000 It Is estimated. The Liberty theatre corporation was issued a permit for remodeling the lobby of Its building at the southwest corner of Broadway and Stark. The" work is now under way and will cost $2500. The Peninsular foundry was granted a permit to make alterations that will cost $3000. M. Q. Rasmus ' sen was granted a permit to construct a home at 100 Laurelhurst avenue, to cost $6000. Sohooj Flans Finished. The city building department has finished checking the Woodstock and trankltn high schools, and plans are uacn. in me i.anas oi superintendent or iroperties ivaramore. Contracts for the Woodstock school addition will be let first, and Franklin high pro posals will bo next for consideration. Candidates Speak To Realty Members Twenty-four candidates for city of fices spoke at the' meeting of the Port land Realty board Friday. Their speches were limited to three minutes each. Among the speakers were the .six candidates for mayor", including G-eorge Baker. Will H. Daly. William II. Warren, E. N. Wheeler, B. S. Josselyn, Allen O. Rushlight and George Menzel. , George Stapleton was chairman of the day. F. E. Taylor, president of the In terstate Realty association, and Frank MeCrillis, delegate of the Portland Realty board, spoke of their trip to , Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma hast week ' to arouse interest in tha annual mitlnir of the trl-state organisation. Motor Car Co. Gets Stables for Garage The Portland Motor Car company has leased the stable occupying a lot at the northwest corner of Eleventh and Flan ders streets, and will remodel the build ing into a garage. Last week it was nounced that the company had leased the building under construction at Tenth and Glisan streets for a sales room, repair chop and garage, ft The structure at Eleventh and Flanders will -be used as a garage for second hand cars and trucks: The present tenants give up the property June 1. and sev eral weeks will be spent in remodeling the building, which is 50 by 100 feet in dimensions, before it is occupied by the ,' Portland Motor Car company. TIPS To the Home Owner Union Abstract Co. ABSTRACTS OT TITUS, MOmTOAGX, IVOASTS, 8, 6, 7. v EXTER!IENCE1D MANAGEMENT ' EFFICIENT CLERICAL, FORCE PRICES REASONABLE). 412-413-414 COBSETT BXSO. phones Hain 66 and A-3817. ellwood 68 B-132S OREGON DOOR CO. SASH AND DOORS General SOU Work Sfoot Spokane Ave Vortlaad. Or. General Insurance BONDS . . ..V , - . . c- - . .- A, u . . . , . - . . McCargar, Bates & Lively ' Veon SunliriM!ii 168. A-2694 niw im 1 ii 1 1 -i-iif 1 wMswmiMitiiBiBwSM " " 1 ,1" 1 "11 t r - ttt -"r-" -" " r-A - - -1 1 "i r 1 - r i - - -t - m - t ri rZ j , ' " - cX ,F REALTY MARKET TO E TO SHARE IT IS STATED Conditions Were Never So Good, Fundamentally, Says National' Bulletin for May, Regarding the condition of the real estate market during the war and in the period following Its termination, the May bulletin of the National As sociation of Real Estate Boards has the following to say: . All indications point to a continua tion of a favorable real estate market which began about two years ago. Fundamentally, conditions were never so favorable for a good market as they are now.- With this country the cred itor nation of the world, and practical ly all other nations forced to come here and buy, we have accumulated an almost incredible amount of wealth, which must find channels for invest ment. Prosperity to Remain. ' This will continue while the war lasts, assuring a condition no less prosperous "than we now enjoy; and, after the war, the development of our own property, wealth and resources, which have temporarily given way to outside demands, will keep industry running full capacity to meet domestic requirements. Possibly in some sections, owners are holding off logical Improvements, in the hope that a cheaper market might enable them to build more eco nomically in the future; tout, when loss of earning capacity, in compari son with increase in cost of bulldlne, is made, the natural result will be that builders wll tire of waiting, and before long, no doubt, an added stim ulus to building, the .like of which as a general proposition this country has not seen in years, will begin. Foreigners Are Investing. It is interesting to note that In in dustrial sections, foreigners are in vesting in real estate more heavily than ever before. Wlith the establish ing of homes among the foreign pop ulation, better citizens are made, and the money they earn is not hoarded, to the same extent, to be sent across th. fnrirncr nwn hi nwn hnmsv his dependents are brought to tnis side, Another feature that will support the market is the inelinatlon of ma.i : ufacturing and industrial concerns to : employ war profits in securing their , own business locations. Recent bi earnings gives them the opportunity or ' a lifetime to become permanently es ' tablished. They are thus placed on a 1 substantial footing, and in such a strong position that their future pros perity is practically guaranteed. Commercial Garage Being Constructed Joseph McClellan has started con struction of a small commercial ga rage on Second street between Mill and Montgomery. The garage Will cost about $5000 and will be of -concrete and mill construction. In addition to fthe garage, the plans provide for a ; machine shop. Thebuilding is being ! constructed for lease. MacNaughton ' & Raymond are the architects. Bohemians to Be Pardoned. Vienna. May 26. The semi-official Frsmdenbatt hints that the former deputy Dr. Kaczmarek and all of the ether Bohemian conspirators who were convicted of high treason will be par doned immediately after the conclu sion of peace. Dr. Kaczmarek and two others of the plotters were sen tenced t- death, but their sentences have been commuted to long terms of imprisonment CONIl) GAIN GROUND BROKEN FOR SALEM HOSPITAL I $Naaaaaa)iBlMW ' I 9. ' XaS'A'.l'.V v. ,v. jJi J-K-V-lt-waWa .: i es-' v .-..---a ! . r-" w ssasn aaai v . ....... --fi-Mnt T 11 I as. ' jf -v. ' . . . , - j - -i . .m y 1 i'iJW -v F SEXIST :: T.ri' f '1' , II i W IMiY: v ,;7iiTO' . Jt- ' ufcMTaaa.ei -c J WssMaWWVT in, HKT3MnmBmam i iiiiii --fnmmmiL... , - '-ssssj mi'Krtt. lmm I I 1- -f- , , , - v. , " " Ground has been broken for the new hospital of the ;Salem Hospital asso ciation, which la to cost $125,000. The building: will probably not be ready for occupancy before fall. V ' 'i' ' ". : p:X, , The hospital will be located on a site not far from the state receiving Fire of the Seven New Homes Under Construction at An Estimated An active building boom is underway In Laurelhurst. Throughout the entire district 10 new homes are actually un der construction and within a radius of less than three block's, seven splendid SALES OF TIMBER AND T. H. Mitchell, Salesmanager for W, P, Johnson Co, Comes to Open Office Here Klamath Falls Is soon to realise her ambitions to become the largest city of that part of the state east of the Cas cade mountains, according to Mr. Mitchell, sales manager for the W. P. Johnson company, who has opened of fices in Portland. Completion of plans for the new rallf road promoted by Robert E. Strahorn lias aroused tremendous enthusiasm and hope in the possibilities that Klamath Falls may become the city of her am bitions, the largest municipality be tween Portland and Sacramento. The W. P. Johnson company Is the selling agent for the Klamath Develop ment company, the largest holding cor poration In Klamath county. This con cern owns much of real estate within the city limits of Klamath Falls, the Weed (California) Lumber company, and a number of Industrial establish ments in Klamath Falls. . Its timber holdings are the largest of any corpora tion in the southern portion of the state. Qorernment Selling Timber. Stanley S. Thompson has been ap pointed northwest agent for the W. P. Johnson company and Mr. Mitchell will remain with him in Portland for six or eight weeks. Prospects for the year in Klamath Falls are most optimistic, Mr. Mitchell said Friday. Cato. Sells, Indian com missioner. Is now advertising the sale of 675,000,000 feet of timber on the Klamath reservation, about 35 miles north of Klamath Falls. The highest bidders for this timber, whose names have not yet been made public, say that if the sale is awarded them, the con struction of a mill to cut 70,000,000 feet of timber a year will be started immediately. Klamath county. In its government reclamation project embracing 181.000 acres, has the largest and most suc cessful irrigation plant that the gov ernment has yet built. In addition, there are 100,000 acres of reclaimed land on the Klamath reser vation, the project being paid for with money realized from timber sales. In addition, 60,000 acres are under private irrigation, and 20,000 acres were re claimed for agricultural purposes last year. The county is planning on an immense showing for Uncle Sam's food drive this year, Mr. Mitchell said. Klamath Growing Kapldly. This spring all plans for financing the new Strahorn road were completed when the city voted $300,000 In bonds. In addition, Klamath Falls gave con siderable free right-of-way, and is also giving the railroad free terminals. Some of this land the city had to purchase for $50,000. The population of Klamath Falls at present is about 6000, and an addition of a tl.ousand more, due to the new in dustries and the agricultural develop ments, is expected within a year, it was asserted. Structure which will cost $125,000. ward. It .will be four stories high and will accommodate 75 patients. There will be 40 private rooms and space for S5 patients In wards. On of tb wards will be for maternity cases. In addi- Jtion there will be two surgeries, long J sun porches on each floor, living; apart STRAHORN RAILROAD BOOM KLAMATH FALLS residences are underway. These homes average from $6500 to $8500 in value, and the total operations represent over $50,000. The seien houses are on East Forty-first street, between Couch and Glisan streets. Nearly all the homos OUT OF TOWN DEALS Xexmlston -What is probabfy the largest real estate deal ever consum mated In this locality, was completed with the eale of, 240 acres of fine alfalfa land by J. T. Hinkle to a syndi cate of 12 Tillamook dairymen. The purchase price is $26,000, of which It is understood at least $20,000 will be in cash. The purchase of hay bearing land in this manner is something of an innovation. The members of the syn dicate are the owners. of large herds of cattle which produce for the dairy needs and cheese factories of Tilla mook. The growers find that they have pasture there for eight months but must have feed for the remainder of the year. They will operate thetr own ranch and bale and ship their hay to their ranches where t may be fed as neeaea. Pendleton. A deal Involving the Judd block on the corner of Main and Court streets and which has been pending for some time was consummated last week. James S. Johns, secretary of the Hartman Abstract company, be comes the new owner of the building. taking It over from F. E. Judd. The consideration is withheld but is said to be In the neighborhood of $35,000. The Judd block is one of the principal bus iness buildings In the city. Ontario. Two real estate sales of more than ordinary magnitude were made here last week. Wad Canfleld and J. M. Butler sold to A. L. Sproul and Jacob Prlnzing their 120-acre ranch seven miles southwest of Ontario. J. A. Lackey sold the First National bank building to A. L. Cockrum. It is said that the entire building, occupied by the bank, the Ontario Hardware, the telephone exchange and the offices and lodges on the second floor, will be re modeled. Consideration of this trans fer was $21,000. Cr swell. The Creswell Fruit Grow ers' bank haa exchanged Its orchard lands of 173 acres north of town for the Albany hotel in San Diego. Practi cally the entire 173 acres are set to ap.)les, there being a few pear and peach trees. F. A. Garetson, who owned the hotel in San Diego, was here the first of the- week and the transfer of papers v cs made Tuesday morning. BUILDING PERMITS J. McClelland, erect 1 atory ordinary garage, 364-300 2d at., bet. Mill and Montgomery; builder, came; $4500. Misa Jole Oppeahelmer. erect 1 atory frame girage, 673 B. 12th.. N. bet. Knott and Staa Un; B. F. Browne, builder; $175. Margaret Donlon, repair atory frame dvg., 529 Mobawk at., bat. Smith are. and Hudson at.; Ooebran Brothers, builders; $300. Peatecoatal Mission, erect frame tabernacle, Powell Valley rood. bet. B. 49th and E. Mat at.; builders, same; $300. Carl V. Kelson, erect 1 atory frame dwg., 1138 B. Madison, bet. 38th and Sth; 8. E. Pbelps. builder; $1000J A. F. Hall, repair 1 story frame dwg., 1610 Tillard are., bet. Brjant and Morgan; build er, same; $-16. Ben H. Miles, erect l story rrame garage. 'svi 1698 E. Glisan, bet. flOlh and 61t sts.; fi). V. E. Beach, repair 3 story rrame awg., oju Chapman, bet. laurel and Bim; w. r . xooey, builder; $400. Tlllle S. Nlelaen. repair 2 story frame dwg., S08 CoiWe. bet. 6th and Cth; John Westlund, builder; $75. Recruit Campaign Reaches Cemetery NewTork, May 26. Over in Brook lyn they believe in not overlooking a bet. The recruiting forces there have strung a giant banner on the wall sur rounding the Calvary cemetery, read ing: "Wake Up! Tour Country Needs You!" ments for the superintendent, snd ad ministration offices. The structure will be of reinforced concrete and tile with brick facing-. The Spanish renaissance style of archi tecture will be. ' followed. Robert I. Tegen of Portland Is the architect. $50,000. r.ow under construction in Laurelhurst are being- put up by owners who Intend to occupy them Immediately after completion. The others have been sold, according to Paul Murphy, manager of the Laurelhurst properties. Xolalla. A. T. Cutting has traded his 800 acre stock ranch at Durkee to G. W. Donnelly for a farm at Battle Ground, Wash., and 42 acres near this place, a part of the H. L. Vaughan donation land claim. The consideration was $15,000. Hewberg. W. E. White & Co. report the closing of two real estate deals within the past few days, in which Newberg property and a Yamhill oun ty farm have been exchanged for Mon tana ranches. E. P. Dlment of New berg has traded land at Kalispell and lots at Rollins, Mont., to E. D. Morris of Portland for the Laurel Cottcge property in Newberg, the deal being a $10,000 proposition. The second deal is the exchange of the Broughton farm on the Yamhill river, better known as the Fred Crawford place, for a 687 acre stock and grain ranch at Vaher. Mont..' made with G. G. Bagley. representing $20,000. Pendleton. At a price which is said to be in the neighborhood of $30,000, James Surgis has purchased the Barn- hart ranch six miles south of this place, from the J. E. Smith Livestock company. The ranch comprises 825 acres of land, of which 175 is in al falfa, 33 bottom land and wheat and the remainder grazing land. It Is about 4000 acres in extent and reaches from the river clear back into the hills, including some of the best hay, grazing and grain land in the section. Gardiner. It Is reported that Charles Messey has sold his farm on the Urr p qua to W. H. Jewett for $14,000. The farm consists of about 400' acres, the greater part of it being bottom land along the river. Beech Creek. Ernest Kaneaster has purchased the Earl Brownlee ranch of 160 acres from J. Brownlee. The pur chase price was $1600. It is also re ported that J. Brownlee of Goldendale, Or., has sold his 320 acre ranch that August Ferg has occupied for the past three years west of Beech Creek, to Charles Wood. Frank Holllday sold his ranch and stock last week consisting of 480 acres south of Fox, to John Lovely. The purchase price waa $7000. RlALTY TRANSFERS Gertrude B. Dell lnger and bus. to B. i. Horr. U 13. B. 16. Irrington $ L. It. Saunders and wf. to W. J. Thorn p aon. U 258 and 261. Ridge wood. E. J. Glfsan to Benjamin Goodman et al, U 86. Sheltered Nook Christian Kausch to G. Phillips, L. 16. B. 11. Willamette O. Wabblea and wf. to CVora F. Ber nolda. La, 3, B. 16, Vernon Henry C. Lohmann and wf. to Mrs. C Meyer Huber. L. 3, B. 36. Woodlawn; L. 29. 30. B. 2, Stanley; W. 33 1-3 ft. 33 1-3 ft. of L. 7. B. B. 292. Port land C. Meyer Huber to Ilenry C. Lohman and wf. U 8, B. 36 Woodlawn; L. 29. 30. B. 2. Stanley; W. 33 1-3 ft. of 10 10 1 10 10 10 10 1 1 10 10 10 a w aw 47i. a ut iiauru, .......... la. 7. . a. zuz. fortiano. ! Edward W. Blair to Georgia Blair, L. j u, is. io, Kossmere . C B. Rumelin and wf. to I. K. Moore, U 25. 'M, 'B. 101. Laorelnurat.. , .'. !. umj- to Hoy luiij, l,. 12, b. 1. Ilardlman'a Add Henry Atwater and wf. to Fred C. Carl son. L. 7. 8. B. 1. 8yndlcste Add Thomas Vigars and wf. to Klrln Zim mermen. !. 19, B. 27, Ladd's Add West St. Johns' Land Co. to Albert K. Stanley et aL U. 4. 6, B. 2, Wb It wood Court fred Belcher, to B. A- B. Realty Co., U g, B. Tr, WlUamette Hu. Add... Edwin Foster snd wf. to John C. Stan ton, La, 13, B. 63, IiureUiurst Ruth B. Bowder and bua. to James M. McXaughtoo, L. IS. B. 87, Wood lawn James P. Farr and wf. to Stephen Car Ter, I 1. B. 6, Spanson's Add Loleta Rlalsdell to Bdward J. Haeger. I.. 8. B 4. Weatorer Terracea TOO 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 I Peninsula Security Co. to A. P. Lecbler j w aia, aa o, o. a7. a. uanmi auu... ' Northwestern Trust Co. to Virgil Amend, L. 8, 8, B. 1. Welleslay j Fannie T. Montgomery to John Oralewa kt. L- lO, B. 37. Vernon j C. A. Robertson to Joe Flglni. E. 45 ft. VI 44. If. IV, X- V. CVUUU AUU ...... H. A. Itarnall and wf. to Laro RealtT Co.. Inc.. L. 18. R. 1. Clemson Add. . 10 Clnsepplna Plaaxa and bus. to Antonio Trigomi. L. 3, B. 34. Tlbbetts Add. . . John Malone and wf. to Margaret Ma lone, U 18. B. 12. Multnocnal. Hough N. Fraxer and wf. to Catherine C. Ureiner, U 9. B. 4, Lmrrlatoa E. A. fjindgren to 8. R. Norgren, SOx 100 ft. beginning on S. lino of Wil lamette blvd., KO ft. westerly from NW. corner of B. 24. A L. Miner's Add 1.200 1 850 10 Mexicans, Fearing Conscription, Flee Brownsville, Texas, May 2. Con scription has terror for the Mexicans When word carae to the border that ; the great American congress had j adopted conscription the Mexicans who had fled to this side of the bor der during the troubled days of Ma- ! dero, Huerta, Villa and Carranza be lieved the American brand of conscrip tion would be similar to the Mexican brand. So hundreds of them fled back to Mexico. WeUs-Fargo Will BaiM. Plans and specifications for a large building to be constructed for the Wells Fargo Express company at Sev enteenth and Overton streets have been completed. The building; will re place the present frame structures oc cupylng the site. The structure will be 100 by 200 feet, of brick construc tion, with steel-trussed roof. A por tion of the building will be one story high, housing; wagons, and the balance two stories. Plans provide recreation and locker rooms for employes, wag-on room and stable.. - ' BUILDING OPERATIONS DECREASED BY APRIL WORK Falling Off of 8 Per Cent in Country at Large Indicated by Official Report, The record of building operations for April, shown by permits issued in 115 principal cities of the country, reveals the extent of the chill to this industry by the entrance of the United States into the war. In the light of all circumstances, this decrease may be regarded as Quite moderate. These permits, as officially reported in the American Contractor, total $86, 100,925, as compared with $94,029,102 for April, 1916, a decrease of 8 per cent. The January statement showed an increase of 11 per cent. In Feb ruary and in March totals shrank 5 per cent, as compared with the cor responding month last year. It Is re- garded as significant that the decrease last month was not greater than 8 per cent. Of Hi cities, 69, or 60 per cent, record losses, and the 40 per cent balance how comparative gains. The total number of permits, 29.823, compared with 32,288 in April. 1916. also show 8 per cent decrease. For purposes of comparison the statement of some of the cities is shown in the following table: April, 1917. April. 1910 Eatl- Eati No. of mated No. of mated bldffa. coat. bldr. cost. HAS $2,4.11.213 440 $1,840,809 cftt Akron, Ohio... Albany. N.T.. . Allen town. Pa.. Atlanta, Oa... Baltimore.kld.. 268 391.600 842 886.760 79 432,455 78 233 811 870 377 CAO 17 S2 870.720 673,647 763.273 193.860 6.837.000 441,413 216 863.819 401 274,879 864 8.O80.0O0 477 939.000 453 664.846 218 Blnchamton Boatoo. Maaa.. Buffalo.N.Y.... Canton, Ohio.. ,. 808.O0O 453.763 9.624.460 1.033 11.371.600 Clfreland, O.. .1.303 2.441.600 1.663 2.eJ6.0D3 Columbus. Ohio 324 raJlaa. Texas. 81 too, Ohio.. 184 Denrsr, Colo. . 290 Detroit, Mlch.l,14 Dulutb Minn.. 1S9 Kllsabetfc. N.J. 46 Fort Worth... 64 632.000 393 190. 70 903 216,204 147 809.260 287 6,284.706 1,917 104.372 224 189.9rV 44 247.063 94 190.940 49 1.197.727 201 778.802 76S 1.291.4O0 878 2,700.600 720 647.630 14H 2.024.696 634 1.2S4.6K3 033 1,164.433 20 643.154 136 175,683 104. 1,166.940 194.201 259.370 840.960 8.813,870 612.348 S3.Z434 zii. -HarriatN.rg.Pa-. 87 873.445 1.091.511 861.674 1.219.94B 1.804. 407 124,027 876.968 8,043,03 842,617 lis rt ford. Coca.. 161 ludlanapoUa . . 641 Kansas City... 362 Lios Angelss .. 6 Manchester ... 121 Milwaukee ... 636 Minneapolis... KM Nswark, N J 298 New Haren.. . 167 New Orleans. . 86 New York City Manbattaa .. 89S Bronx 347 Brooklyn ...1.286 Queens 836 Bicbmond ... 122 o'2f 242,061 8.683.415 1.648.606 8A6 383 8.899,760 1.923.473 8.952.243 2. 394.637 2.462.657 1.818 2,186.666 766 342,314 148 370.9711 Total ...2,986 10,314,558 8.0OO 17.241.OS4l Niagara Falls. 88 26S.296 76 378.76J Oakland Cal.. 202 Omaha. Neb... 112 Pasadena. CaL. 97 Philadelphia ..1.837 PlttJiburg.Pa... 413 PORTLAND .. 2H5 Reading, Pa... 64 Rochester. N.T.. 368 Beers mento .. 86 Salt Lake City. 124 San Plego. Csl. 116 Ssn Francisco.: 516 Rcbenectsdy .. 123 Seattle. Wn... 686 3K8.994 300 706.471- 400.360 166 406,83r 256.914 125 189.8U 6.0O9.T40 1,915 6.227.7 1.094.109 482 1.250.76. S9O.880 617 226.200 131 664.377 410 213.171 102 228.016 133 66.974 151 906,846 629 303,870 154 670.906 814 . R9.655 174 739.650 215 . 1,707,991 754 877.244 238 1,176.989 611 102.563 136 714,306 402 437.76f 2&S.13C 1.168.2m 79,575 260,741 209, 434 2.247. 18f 21A.641 666.510 62.43I 466.7S1 1.003.14$ 906.661 1.1X8.467 Spokane. Wn.. 163 Springfield 199 St. Ixmis, Mo. 733 St. Pao.1, Mln. Z33 Toledo. Ohio... 606 Tacoma, Wn... 99 185.1W Washington .. sis 1,192,08 Toroedo-Proof Paint. St. Louis, Mo., May 26. A paiii against which torpedoes fired by s submarine or other warships will nod explode is said to have been lnvenUol by a St. Louis man, whose, name if withheld. This paint, the Inventoi claims, will make ships invulnerably to submarines. - I : 1 WAR SHOWN ST. HELENSiGETS NEW OFFICE BUILDING Construction of a modern j tt flee building and motion picture. thWtre has been started at . St. Helena ly L. R. Rutherford. - The structure wil ad Join tb postoff ice - and the MaVonic This is the final week of the 1117 "Buy a Home-First campaign. The committee In charge Is well pleased with the results accomplished durisfc (he three weeks that the move ment has been under way. It war not expected that there would be definite resuftj this year, but it has been ob serve, Vhat the realty market was con siderably stimulated by the campaign. Tri fact that men like William F. Woowi.rd, C C. Colt. E. A. Baker, H. B. Van Duier, Rev; Edward H. Pence, Ir. Clarence True Wilson. Frank Me Crillis, Earl A. Clark and Paul C. Mur phy 'directly interested themselves in the .work and made addresses before the various civic clubs upon "Buy Hom" topics . has apparently made roary young Portlanders realize that successful men are firm believers in hoire owning-. i rung lala for Vest Tear. Sext year the "Buy a Home" work wl) again receive the active attention of Portland business men. The cam pairii, will extend through years to conf.e and the movement will popularise the old-fashioned home. Thi "Buy a Home" campaign this montk has not been local. Instead, it was iatlon-wide. Forty-five cities, in stated from coast to coast, have enjoyed successful campaigns. "W have managed to put over the big lBea," said Harold Jones, secretary of tie "Buy a Home-First" commit tee Triday. "We did not go Into the caxiEaign expecting to sell homes. We know that homes are not bought over night, like automobiles. We have suc ceeded In bringing to nearly everyone in Portland, however, the thought of th gconomlc and sentimental value of home owning. This is a permanent cotimlttee. and we will be on the Job Just as vigorously next year." Exposition Xs .Proposed. Seme interesting plans for the 118 campaign are already being made. The cemmittee hopes to have an exposition in the municipal auditorium. A five rsosi bungalow will probably be con structed in the center, the work being dne In eight hours. House furnishers will' be on hand and complete the dwelling, ready, for occupancy, in an cther hour. . The "Buy a Home- campaign in IMS. 1: Is planned, will run in connection with the "Buy at Home" movement. The exposition will not only extol the values of home owning, but it will em (hwlse the fact that tbe home builder anl furnisher can get everything from najls to a piano from stock made In Oigon. . A. O. Clark of the Chamber of Commerce is now working on plans wth the "Buy a Home-First" commit ted for the exposition, and Mr. Clark Is in charge of the chamber's work of Inducing residents of Oregon to be come acquainted with their own manu- facturers. . Slackers Make for Shortage of Maids n.iim Vi 5. There's a short- age of maids along the North Shore today. Offers of 820 a weea sn board and room, private bath, laundry and other privileges for a maid and a cook are going begging at one home. Applications for employment as maids hse fallen off from 60 to 75 per cent in Evanston. Willamette and Winnetka, "Our applications have dropped off 50 per cent since the declaration of war with Germany," Mrs. S. Ander son who operates one of the biggest agencies for women workers in Chi cago, declared. "I am inclined to Deneve mat tne girls are getting married. They must be marrying the men who are trying to evade war service." Mrs. Helen Gahl, director of the employment agency at Evanston puts the blame on the munitions factories, as does Mrs. E. N. Graham, director of the Benson Avenue agency. American Gam Supreme. Washington. May 28. American chewing gum has conquered the world. It has been a tedious process extending over 20 years but now the triumph is complete, according to an announcement today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the department of commerce. Proposed strnrtnre to cost $15,000. Temple. It wfll. be two stories high and contain tt office rooms. The first floor will have a motion picture the atre in the rear, seating 400 parsons. There will also bs storerooms. " The wf'ft --'ft : " , "Y ?r K"" ' - --XwmI Rome, May 26. (I. N. S.) Vatieaa i circles are no longer skeptical over . satisfactory solution of this Romas . question, and a prelate hasi even pre dicted that the event that will lead t . the solution will be almost as sensa tional as the deposition of the csar. That the Holy See has long ago dis missed the Idea of evr recovering th territories lost in 1(70 nobody doubts Students of Vatican politics maintain that the papal dreams of a restoration lasted while the possibility of s sweep--lng and crushing German victory ex isted. Today, however, the papal party sor. ; rowfully admits that this solution of the Roman question is no longer prot . able. Solution Imperative. "Nevertheless, a solution of the Ro man question is Imperative," a wsll known student of Vatican politics said v "The farce of the so-called imprison-' ment of the pope must be stopped -Theoretically, from a strictly "Vatican point of view, the pope is a prisoner On the other hand, the Kalian laws consider the pope a ruler with royal, privileges and attributes within tot border of the Leonine city. Besides. j i . . . a . i J . f the exercise of his functions as spirit usl head of th Catholic church and the enjoyment of sovereign rights. In " case he should like to take a walk thrnnrh that rltv tha arsrrlaon would render him the honors due to a king. ..a a... . lHHAAAHa r. laria iiumunr ul innuvviiL vm lit' ollcs are still firmly convinced that the pope sleeps on a straw mat and that a strong detachment of Italian carabineers guard the exits of th Vatican. a or a long time Italian statesmen have sincerely wished ror a solution va wio .Willtui uwvavraa v-.i. . v. . with the dignity of the Italian nation. Territorial Acquisition Opposed. -. "Today Benedict XV himself is con ' vinced that a solution must be found. Apparently the pope recently has been informed that eVery nation is willing to support his claims Within the limits of what Is reasonable and Just. The nnlv nnTw.aiilt.n ..ems to roma from: the Italian government, which Is unal terably committed to a policy of no territorial concessions. In fact, the Italian arovernment has; mora than once shown its willingness to grant to the head of the church any additional privileges he may ask for, revise tht jl.n.tn- hi. . t . 1 1, nA .iiaran. a av.) ufc.a..fS aaa . , u , w n. as .1 i . .ulnar falsi frorxlnm Div mm at an . 1 . . . 1 AHJnMAHa .0 tlAA - ; allllfj wre 7uijr cuuu wiucuk Kf a vvv.- 000, or even larger, but opposes any : demand tending to reestablish a alt' existing before 1870." A well known Vatican official said that some time ago a report had cir culated that the pope planned to leave the Vatican and repair to a country ' wen Known ior ntr vsmoiicuni.' ai that time It was also said the plan of the pope was to visit the capital ot every oeiugereni nauon ana personal ly Implore a cessation of hostilities, r Secret Bread Order rvr London. May 26. William Heine--mann. the English publisher, sent s telegram saying "Rush secret bread, urgent." The censor was scandalised, and summoned Helnemann, confident of developing a German plot to tam per with the nation's food supply. "Did you send that?" asked the cen sor. Heinemann, unperturbed, admitted ' that he had. The censor and a special agent of the food controller said hs had better tell the whole trtuh In stantly or he would suf f er- most se vere penalties. "I will willingly tel! all,' replied Heinemann. "Secret Bread In the name of a new novel my publishing bouse is Just bringing out. My telegram was addressed to the printer, urging him to hurry the proofs. Here is s set of proofs. Glad to have had you gentlemen advertise It." The case was dismissed. Railway Mall Route CnchaiigeA. Washington, May 28. The postof- . V. G ucBi Mucin 1 a.. awl aa,A waaava Chamberlain that It does not Intend to change the arrangements it has made for dividing the Portland-Foca-tello railway mail run at Baker. Or. exterior will bs of light pressed brick The building is expected tocost about about $15,000. It will bs completed ir. tares months, but the spaoe . has . all been taken- with loss; term Ernest Kroner is the architect.