THE . OREGON - SUNDAY- JOURNAL, ' PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE ..." 24. . 1917.
HIGH PRICES IN ALL
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LINES HOLDING BACK
CON
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RUCTION WORK
Steel
Lumber and Wages
Are Far Above Normal and
Investors Hesitating.
(ARCHITECTS HAVE PLANS
PORTLAND ARCHITECTS PllAN SCHOOL UNIT
Activities Despite Hifh Price Ex.
pected to Bnlt One rortland
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REALTY BOARD HEARS
SOME LIVELY TALKS
AT FRIDAY LUNCHEON
President Taylor Says 140
Have -Signed to Make Trip
to Grays Harbor Session.
RED CROSS WORK AIDED
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XUalty Trazwfera
No. Amt.
Last wee 1S9 $ 74,746
Previous week 179 70,920
Three weeks ago. .174 416,537
Building- Permits
No. Amt.
Last week 65 $ 65,225
Previous week ... 68 60,475 $
Wr Three weeks ago 6S 200,529
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With business in all other lines
booming, building activity in Portland
in conspicuous by its Quietness.
The long sustained yill is not pe
culiar to this city, for it is the case
.in every part of the United States to
day. At the. present time there Is little
building being done save on a few pub
lie structures and at industrial plants.
The building in the latter Instances is
for the, most part Inexpensive and
more or less temporary.
Rom Permit Small
The number of home permits being
Issued is very small. For several
weeks the municipal bureau of build
ings has not issued one permit a day
for new residences. A few apartments,
t, mall garages and other structures are
being constructed, and this roughly
covers the present field of active
I uilding operations.
.Under it all, there is a steady rum
He of euppressed activity. Every
where in the trade one hears talk, talk
of new buildings, ambitious pians for
Jactories, buildings, additions, apart
ment houses, homes.
If all the plans that are In the
minds of investors materialize, archi
tects and contractors will be very ac
tive indeed and Portland will begin to
enjoy a prosperous building season.
Material Costa Save Advanced
The reason why these things are
not going 'today; the reason for build-
in;; being the one Industry that is
i.ominal In its activity, can be ex
plained in the one phrase that tells
the situation existing in every other
line today. High price of material
Tt is conservatively estimated that
1 ".ilding costs today are 35 pr cent
l.iore than two years ago.
The steel marKet figures largely In
building operations and the prices of
these commodities holds firm at from
7 5 to 100 per cent , increase over the
normal three years ago.
Tars used in reinforcing, According
to J. A. Curry, manager of the Trussed
Concrete Steel company, selling three
years ago at S55 to $60 a ton are now
worth from $87 to $90 to $110 per ton.
. The first two prices hold good if the
builder orders his bars from the east
nnd waits 40 to 60 days for delivery.
The larger price is asked If the builder
insists on immediate delivery and
takes the stock from supplies in local
warehouaes.-
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1 The United States Steel corporation
is practically out of the market as far
as present orders are concerned. The
priced of heavier truss steel has pro
portionately inereased.
.'Another important factor in build
ing is labor. The cost of labor is up
from 10 to 25 per cent, and there is a
shortage in supply.
For a long time it is not believed
that labor will be more plentiful. The
ranks of 'laborers are being steadily
.depleted by army and navy demands.
Many have gone from this country to
Europe to join the armies.
Most of these will not return for a
long time as they will be employed
profitably in rebuilding their own de
vastated countries after the war.
Those in touch with the situation say
the European demand will be so great
that many others from this country
will go there to help In the reconstruc
tion. The cost of eencrets has Increased
very slightly and Is not noticeable in
the general advance of other building
materials.
JCamber AAtcsom Bspld
Lumber has gone up from 31 to 100
per'' cent. Call lumber, sold a year
ago at $8 per thousand, now demands
$15. Common lumber, once around
$11, Is now at $21; flooring has
jumped from $26 to $36; finishing
lumher from $28 and $30 to $38 and
$40; rustlo irom $22 to $31 and $33.
and Ceiling; from $18 and $20 to $28
and $30.
The prices fixed by the government
in shipbuilding are expected to have
a steadying effect In the lumber mar
ket, but no reductions are expected In
the near future.
Paints, varnishes and other finish
ing materials have Increased gradu
oily from 1914, 35 to 40 per cent. The
advances have been made In small
Jumps. Plumbing and hardware has
made proportionate advances.
These are a few of the things that
nave made builders hesitate. The
things now being undertaken are along
cneaper DUiiaing lines.
Money Market Tightens
Another thing contributing to the
depression is the tightness of money
and general uncertainty regarding the
program of the government for the
war. The Liberty loan has taken un
tonsiderable money that might other-
Union high school at Warrenton, OrM as it will appear when finished.
rive six school-
The school board oC Warrenton,
Clatsop county, has ordered Tourtel
lotte and Hummel, architects of Port
land, to prepare plans and specifica
tions for finishing the second story of
the first unit of the Union high school,
and have asked estimates for wings
on either end of the present building.
The central unit, now completed,
has rf.ne rooms and a large auditorium.
Each addition will
rooms.
The town of Warrenton. because of
the new industries recently locating
there, anticipates the need of this com
pleted school building. When com
pleted as planned, the structure will
be the most beauitful one, from an
architectural standpoint, n the county.
The same architectural firm has
also completed plans for a store build
ing In Hood River, to be erected for
E. A. Schlffler at a cost of $10,000.
The structure will contain two large
store rooms, and in the rear will be
two stories. The front will have one
story frontage on the street and will
be of ' plate glass and enameled tile.
The new budldlng replaces one recent
ly destroyed by fire. Bids will be
asked next week, and construction
started Immediately.
OUT-OF-TOWN REALTY DEALS
Beoeat Attack oa Pint Pamilies As
sailed; Prosperity Here, Bays
John K. Hartog.
RENTALS MORE ACTIVE
T BUILDINGS
CITY ARE FILLED
AS VACAN
Quiet Expected to Continue
in Realty Market During
Summer Vacation Period,
Seasonal quiet is prevailing in all
lines of the real estate business in
Portland and in a short time many
principals of the market will be en
Joying summer vacations that ara not
likely to be disturbed by any great
rush of activity.
The lull is expected to last for sev
eral weeks, possibly throughout the
summer as at least that much time
will be required for conditions to ad
Just themselves.
Scarcely anything "big" in the way
of realty transactions was reported
during the past week, while building
conditions still remain nominal in ex
tent. aoant Buildings Pilling' Up
Rental agencies report generally
better business conditions. More
buildings and offices are being taken,
and many are seeking better locations
for their enterprises. The shipbuilding
and its auxiliary activity has given
this branch of the realty market a
welcome impetus. Rental business at
this time is almost the principal fea
ture of the current market.
Plans for close to $75,000 of work
was In the hands of officials of the
municipal building bureau Saturday,
and permits for most of it will be
granted this week.
Work for the Grant Smith-Porter-Guthrie
shipyard buildings, involving
about $40,000, is at the city hall for
approval. The plans are for two sheds,
each 288 feet square, and a warehouse
40 by 80 feet in dimensions.
Plans Are Submit ad
W. A, Carpenter has submitted plans
for erecting a three story frame ad
dition to the El Dorado apartments at
the northeast corner of Failing street
and Garfield avenue. This will cost
about $10,000.
John V. Bennes, architect, submitted
plans for a substantial residence to be
built at 150 Kingston street, Arling
ton Heights, for Mrs. M. Titchener. 75
North Twenty-third street, and a per
mit was Issued Saturday. The home
Is to cost over $10,000. Work has been
started, and the work will be com
pleted in three months. This will be
two story and basement frame
house, classic in type. It will contain
nine rooms and two baths.
Work has already been started on
the building at the northwest corner
West Side Property
Sold by Manning
In a deal consummated Saturday,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hlllls of St. Joseph,
Mo., became owner of the 100 by 100
corner at Sixteenth and Johnson
streets In Couch addition. The prop
erty was purchased from H. E. Man
ning. The consideration was not made
public, but similar property In this
district has recently been held at from
$30,000 to $35,000.
As part payment. Mrs. Hillis deeded
to Mr. Manning six lots in block 21,
Irving ton. the balance of the purchase
price being made up in a mortgage
and cash. Mrs. Hillis has not yet
decided what she will do with the
property, but a business development
Is looked for. The deal was handled
by the F. E. Taylor company.
CITY PROPERTY AND
RANCH INVOLVED IN
$100,000 TRANSFER
460 Acre Farm Near Browns
ville Traded for Three
Story Brick Building.
Realty Men Report
Several Small Sales
The following real estate deals were
reported for the week by Frank L. Mc
Guire: To Mrs. Ethel M. L. Powell, six
room bungalow at 503 East Fifty-second
street north, and also a small cot
tage in.Irvington Heights on the Irv
ington carline. Mrs. Powell made both
these purchases as an investment.
To Charle M. Pomeroy of the Mult
nomah Trunk & Bag company, house
and lot at 630 East Fifty-fourth street
north, bought for a future home.
To John Puvogel, six room residence
at 365 East Eleventh street, which he
intends to occupy.
To S. M. Cozad, three room at 190
Farragut street. fc
The above sales were made by. G. C.
Goldenberg, manager of the house
sales department.
Plans for Masonic
Home Are Indefinite
TIDQ To the
Grand Master W. G. Shellenbarger
has not yet appointed the committee
of five to act with a like committee to
be appointed by Grand Matron Mrs.
Lena C. Mendenhall to consider the
building of a Masonic and Eastern Star
home in Oregon. The committee will
first hear offers for a site, and it
will endeavor to secure such a site as
a donation. The home will be started
when the two orders have $60,000 with
which to build it, and the financing
will not be taken up until the com
mittee reports to the next grand lodge
and grand chapter. The resolution of
the grand lodge recommends the cot
tage plan with a central administra
tion building. Until the site is de
cided upon the plans will not be con
sidered except In a general way.
ner i -i-n i rt n 1 n
of Broadway and Flanders street for! nlflS lifl.llfifl TOT OTI
A permit for the, work, which is to
cost $16,000, was Issued Wednesday.
The deal was negotiated early in the
week by J. Fred Staver for the Ber
nard Stone estate, a lease for five
years, dated September 1, being signed.
The building will be 100 by 125 feet'
In dimensions. Houghtailnr & Dougan
are the architect.
The week saw plans for a $4000
mold loft, part of the Peninsula Ship
building company equipment, sub
mitted for approval at the city halL
ome Owner
SeUwood 62 B-1339
OREGON DOOR CO.
SASH AND DOORS
General XUl Work
Poet Bpokaas AT., Portland, Or.
General Insurance
BONDS
McCargar, Bates & Lively
Yeon ' BtrHdin Main ' 168. - A-2S94
wise be available for expansion purposes.
A prominent Portland architect
stated Friday that prospective build
ers were awaiting for some one to
start. Just at present no one seems
willing to take the Initiative. When
some one ambitiously steps over the
line, others are expected to follow,
and activity, In spite of high prices,
will be the result.
Fred S. Morris Buys
Home in Irvmgton
The beautiful home erected a few
years ago by H. P. Palmer t East
Twenty-fourth and Hancock streets.
was sold Friday by S. Morton Cohn to
Fred S. Morris, bond broker, who re
cently returned to Portland after re
siding a while in Philadelphia. The
Palmer home was built at a cost of
about $30,000. The consideration In
the transaction last week Is said to
have been $25,000, satisfied in part by
the transfer of acreage at Estacada,
some cash and the assumption of a
mortgage by the new owner. The deal
was handled by C. Lewis Mead.
Bank's New Home
Ready About July 15
The United States National bank
building at Sixth and Stark streets
will ready for occupancy -about July
15. Interior finish is now being com
pleted and most of the fixtures have
been installed. The exterior has been
completed. Notice of formal dedica
tion of the building will soon be sent
forth- by the bank. A. E. Doyle Is
the supervising architect.
J. C Alns worth, president of the
bank, said that the fixtures in the
present building at Third and Oak will
be sold and the quarters cut Into small
rooms for individual -shops. , -
School Clerk R. H. Thomas will
receive bids for the third unit of the
Franklin high school, in the Creston
district, until 3 o'clock. July 5. The
plans were prepared under the direc
tion of F. A. Naramore, superintend
ent of school properties, and provide
for a fireproof two story and ground
floor structure. The exterior walls
will be brick with slate roof. The
plans provide a large assembly hall
to accommodate 2000 persons, cafe
teria, music room, recreation rooms
and nine class rooms.
Third Franklin Unit
One of the biggest farm deals of
the year. Involving property wor'.b
$100,000, was consummated last week
In the trade of the 460 acre sto:k
ranch owned by H. L. Childs of Los
Angeles, and located four miles from
Brownsville, for the three story brick
building st the northeast corner cf
First and Clay streets and other secur
ities and cash.
The transaction was negotiated by
H. G. Epton and J. S. F. McClellan.
realty associates at 512 Chamber of
Commerce building. The real owner
ship back of the building property
was not made known, the deal at this
end being handled in the name of the
Iroquois company.
The ranch near Brownsville has
$15,000 in building improvements, 80
head of cattle and horses, 50 head of
sheep and farming machinery.
Worth Plains Ban oh Traded
The new owners will add thorough
bred stock to the animals already on
the farm, and the ranch will be fur
ther developed along the same lines
as formerly.
The building at First and Clay
streets was erected in 1S90. It Is an
old brick structure now used for hotel ,
and other business purposes. Its val
uation in the trade was fixed at $40,
000, the balance being handled In
mortgages and cash.
Another trade handled by the same
realty associates was that of a 160
acre ranch near North Plains, owned
by Mrs. Delia Etchlson, for three six
room houses, located at Klrby and
Skidmore streets and valued at $8000.
The owner of the latter properties.
John Sundquist of Portland, also as
sumed a $4000 mortgage on the farm.
the valuation of which was placed at
$12,000. Fifty acres of the ranch are
in a high state of cultivation. The
ranch Is nicely equipped with build
ings, an orchard, some stock and
farming implementa
Other Trade Axe Mads
A frame store building and four and
one-half lots at Gladstone, Clackamas
county, owned by Henry Kerbs, wh
traded to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Udell for
a corner lot at isast xwenty-secona
street and the Alameda and three lots
in Mosely's addition in SeUwood. The
Alameda property was valued at $2500,
the SeUwood lots at $2000. while the
store property was valued at $8000
The difference was made up by the
Udells' in cash and a mortgage.
The Alameda lot was then traded by
Mr. Kerbs to Edward Relnlck for 10
acres in Josephine county near Grants
Pass and a six room house at Front
and Gibbs street. Both these deals
were also handled by Messrs. McClel
lan and Epton,
Realtors Visit Weed Farm
Several machines carried members
of the Portland Realty board to the
Weed peony farm, near Beavertorv Sat
urday afternoon, enjoying luncheon
served by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Weed
A number of the realty men were ac
companied by their wives. The party
returned to Portland late In the after
noon.
Ferdinand Joplin
Has 70th Birthday
Ferdinand Joplin. a member of the
contracting firm of Glebisch & Joplin
celebrated his seventieth birthday
Saturday. Mr. Joplin has been in th
contracting business In Portland for
the last 25 years,' although he came to
the northwest from Missouri in 1883
At a local hospital he recently under
went a serious operation, but his
rugged physique is enabling him to
make complete recovery.
Although the attendance wa" small,
the meeting of the Portland Realty
board Friday noon was patriotic and
stirring, one of the liveliest luncneon
gatherings the board has had in a
long time.
Tn th first claee. CaDtain Clarence
R Hotchklss. a member of the board
who is now in charge of a company m
the Third Oregon regiment, paia rare
well respects to his fellow members
until the war is over.
Captain Hotchklss was not scheduled
on the regular program, but he was
called on for a speech, and In it he
said the regiment was expected to go
into a concentration camp shortly,
preparatory to active service overseas
late ra the fall.
Will Assist la Ked Cross Xtalre
In a short address Captain Hotchklss
emphasised the seriousness of the in
ternational situation and urged those
too old for mUitarv service to do
everything in their power to help then
Red Cross and other auxiliary move
ments In connection with the war.
Three great cheers were given for the
captain when he concluded his fare
well. Louis W. Cronan started with an
address on the value of "Westover
Terraces" as a residential asset to the
city, second to none of its kind any
where in the country. He concluded
with a talk for the Kd Cross.
Cronan said that the board had been
pledged to assist in the final drive of
the campaign Monday and that some
of the members were going to begin
work as early as 7 o'clock in the
morning. The Rose Festival street
vases are to be stationed at the Red
Cross center. Sixth and Alder streets
and an attempt will be made during
the day to fill them with corn.
Realty board members, in relays,
will guard the containers and will
urge passersby to contribute. Her
man Van Borstel, chairman of the en
tertainment committee of the board,
was named head of a committee on
arrangements for this event.
140 Sign far Grays Karbor Trip
Some of the difficulties being met
In properly recognizing the claims of
both Aberdeen and Hoquiam In the
forthcoming convention of the Inter
state Realty board were recited by F.
E. Taylor, president of the board.
The convention Is being held "ox
Grays Harbor and not at Aberdeen or
Hoquiam, said President Taylor. Ex
actly half of each visiting delegation
will be domiciled in each city, and the
special trains will not stop at Aber
deen, but run through to Hoquiam.
The speaker said that 140 persons
had signed up for the trip from Port
land, and enough more are expected to
give a party of 250 people from this
city. Up valley points have regis
tered 60 persons, and sDecial trains
are scheduled from Spokane and Ta
coma. Interest In the convention at
Seattle, President Taylor asserted, waa
disappointing.
A recent publio speech in whith the
Chamber of Commerce and members
of some of Portland's "first families
were criticiszd, was attacked by Mr
Taylor.
This constant hammerinr ami lam
basting of people in Portland has tot
10 stop lr we ever expect to get any
where," he said. "We cannot expect
to have leadership in any movement
if these leaders are to be constantly
subjected to attack and criticism I
hope every member of the realty board
will refrain from this. and. instead
get behind and boost and put in good
words for these people and things "
"The "Buy a Home First' movement
cannot be Judged by the number of
noraes it sells at once," said S. Dean
Vincent, in speaking of the recent home
investment campaign. "The move
ment was primarily Intended a one
of education, and in this we were suc-
cessiui. we may expect results from
this over a period of seven or eight
years. In connection with this move
ment, realty men should be careful
not to sell a man a home that is be
yond nis means. Do not sell a man a
$10,000 home when he can only afford
a $5000 one. An Investment beyond
a man's means makes of him an en
emy."
Prosperity Already Kara
John H. Hartog, in a forecast ahead
said that in 12 months realty men
would not be looking for buyers of
homes- and properties, but looking for
properties to sell tp them.
"Prosperity is not only coming to
this city, but it is here," said Mr. Har
tog. "If you do not see it, your eyes
are closed From now on there will
be very little house building done. We
will not be able to build because of the
high prices of materials. It will be
a matter of selling what we have,
and the demand is going to exceed the
supply."
In the process of rebuilding Europe
William McMaster, a
Portland capitalist, yesterday closed a
deal by which he acquired the 17
acre ranch owned by A. R, Mets. a
short distance north of Oakland. The
place Is well Improved and It Is said
will be developed to a high standard
by the new. owner.
sTUmath, Palls. The Black Butte
Livestock company, represented by C.
A. Parvln of Portland, has purchased
the well known W. J. Jamison ranch
lying in Lake and Klamath counties,
comprising approximately $00 acres,
for a consideration of $10,000. In the 1
deal Is Included S000 head of sheep.
64 head of horses and mules and farm
machinery.
Enterprise. By several recent pur
chases. Jay H. Dobbin and Guy W.
Huffman have largely Increased their
holdings In the canyon of Snake river.
They also have taken over several
hundred head of cattle.
The firm of Dobbin & Huffman has
bought the land and stock of Roy Fa
vor and of J. H. Tippett of the Grande
Ronde and Horse creek country. This
purchase gave Dobbin & Huffman a
half section of deeded land and a lease
on two and a half sections of other
land which Mr. Favor controlled. More
than 200 head of Hereford cattle of
various ages and 30 head of horses
were Included In the transacation.
The consideration was nearly $20,000
cash.
sfarsh field The finale In the deal
for the sash and door factory at North
Bend, between the Buehner Lumber
company and the North Bend Mill &
Lumber company, was staged last
week, when the deeds for the property,
which Includes not only the sash and
door plant and machinery, but Just
over nine acres of land, were handed
over by Philip Buehner to the North
MEDITERRANEAN NOW
CENTER OF GERMANS' i !
SUBMARINE ACTIVITY
Boats Infest Harbors and
Take Heavy Toll of Trans-;
ports En Route East.
Bend Mill Lumbar company. In ex
change for a sum of $50,000.
lOamath Pall a O. P. Hayes of Berke
ley CaL, has completed the purchase
for and taken possession of the H. H.
Mustard ranch of S20 acres at Nye
postomca. The place Is well Improved,
and has 10 acres In grain which goes
In the deal. The consideration was I
tn the neighborhood of $9000. Mr. (J
Hayes is formerly from Versallee, Mo., i
and was well acquainted with J. W.
Etter, I. M. Schannep and other sub- i
stantial citlsens of Pilot Rock who ; .
were one time residents there before :
migrating to God's country. I
Vorta Bead. Harold Moore, who un-
til recently has been on the Larson ,
ranch on Larson Inlet, has bougnt '
Owen and Joe Moore's Interests In the
ranch on Daniels creek and has taken
possession.
KaU Way. D. J. Thomas has sold
his farm of SO acres a mile and a
half east of Halfway to Parney
pr,CB JU""a5.rt: rJE Rome. Jane iS.O. N. 8.) The
i.ouo. rnomu ptans Mediterranean l now the center f.
coming fall for Arlsona, where he will G.r, .nd AlIBtrl.n -ubmarlne ac
prooa.uiy ouy &n uutuw . tivitv
FISHING SMACKS SUFFER
Oermaa Admiralty kTparins; 0 Effort
to Prrraat Brltlab Poroes Proa .
. Xeachlas; Asia, ?
take up farming again.
According to Italian shipping lead-
soMn.-An V. ' " ! half the allied tonnage destroys;
transaction was made here last , ln April waa lost In the Medlterra-,'
when the E Mauldlng farm near Mel- .,.t -hi.fi-r f ir
rose waa disposed of through the firm
of Perrlne A Marsters to J. E. Hoff
man, who recently arrived here from
Montana to live. Mr. Hoffman has
taken possession of the property.
Pendleton. At a price of $175 per
acre, wwrge rcruurr . ...... a.,Hrr. mm.n.n .mm
the John La Roque allotment on tne , treme ."1 ct D.yln. UB,-
transports laden with coal and victuals''
for Egyptian and Mesopotamlaa armyj
bases. . 4
The people of Italian sea towns tell,
wonderful stories of submarine activ
ity and exploits along the Tyrrhenian
reservation, 148 acres, the total bid
for the land being $25.60. The lana
lies six miles due south of Athena and
is considered very good land. The
price paid almost sets a record for
wheat land in this county.
REALTY TRANSFERS
Kerldianal Co. to L. E. lock wood. g. U
L. 8. B. T, GernnnU $
City TTmj. to Mrridlttl Oo., 8. Vj
C. S, B. 7. QerrnuU
Belle P. Ratter to J. M. Ratter, L.
15. 16 B. 13. PortrmoaUi AdU
Peninsula Industrial Co. to C C. Oolt.
102 acre beg. on W. ltne of Joa. U.
Swltaler D. L. C. 4339 5 ft. from 8"W.
cor. aald claim
PralnaaLa Indastrfel Co. to B. C. Dar
nell, 114 acTea with ext. beg. oil W.
line of Jon. K. Swltiler D. Ia. O.
2739.A ft. from SW. cor. aald claim in
w. 10. T. 1 N.. K. 1 E
TenlnaaU Indus trial Co. to R. H.
Brown, 93 acrea bee;. In W. line of
Joa. R. Bwltsier U. U O.. 1008.3 ft.
from SW. cor. aald claim
First Trust tc Savings Bsnk of St.
Johns. Or., to Daniel T. Baton. L. 13,
14. B 6. North Bank Add
E. Buraletn Tbomeor. and wf. to W . T.
Bed, U 12, B. 132. R. C Park.
SIGHT AND MOTION
1.300
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10
10
2.500
eso
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1.000
10
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12
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FEATURE INSTRUCTION
Mtnnle Wrede to Josephine 8chempp. L.
36. B. 2. Wapello Park
Sidney G. LaUbrop and wf. to J ftu.it G.
Latnrop. L. 4. B IS!. Woodlawn
Sheriff to A. B. Car lock. U. 4. B. IS,
K 1 uihurst
Alice L. Dan bar Nlckeraon and baa. to
R. W. Anderson et at. L. 15, B. 2,
Runner's Add.
Title a TVnst Oo. to WeHlncton Inrat-
Ctk. U S. . T. B. 14. Wellins ton
J. A. Black to Isabel A, Black, IX. 90 ft
aa i. o ana an u. v. ana s. iu n. u.
10. B. 2. Mt Tabor Central Tract
Wellington InTst. Co. to Ramie A.
Toler, U. 5. , 7 B. 14, welllnctasv.
Porttand-Parlhc Invat. Co. to Carrio O.
Mills pa ocb, U 6. and W. Vi L. T.
B. 1. Daiiav
Ida L. Orchard to Fred at. Orchard a
al. 4H acres In sec. 15. T. 1 N, R.
1 W
Caroline Schraxork sad wf. to Alois
Baumxarturr. U 10. 11, 10, B. 3,
Morgan' Add
William II. Witt and wf. to Betarta
Sbaw Wlndnagle, U 7. B. 9. East
Portland Hta
Ida L. Orchard to B. V. Orchard. 4-10
acre tn tec. 15. T. 1 N.. R .1 W
Brace E. Dooslaaa to Penlnvola sc. Co..
L. 10, 17, 18, B. 16. East St. Juans. .
Dmplra Inrst. Co. Inc. to Ppaiasnla
Sec. Co., U 1 to 11. B. 30; L. i, 2.
4 to lO, B. 20; L. 1 to 10. B. 30,
HoHttTk's Add. .'
Empire Inrst Co. Inc. to Peninsula bee.
Co., U 7. 'IS, B. 22; U 1, 2, B. 23;
L. 8. B. 23; L. 11. 14. 14, 22. B.
28; !,. 6. , 14, IS. U. 27; U 4. JO, 12,
17. IS. 1T. B. 28; U 3. 18, 17. 1.
10 20, 22. B. 20; U 11. 14, 15. In.
17, 19. 20, B. 30; U 8. 0. 17. 18. B
81; L 11, 15, B. 32; U 8, 11. 13. B.
33; L 1, 2. . 11. B. 34 Holbrook's
Add. to Rt. Jobnn, also L. 3. 4. 32.
34. 27 . 28, B. & ; L. 11. 12, 21.
22, 26, 28, 27, 28; B. "Cl L.. II.
12, 21, 22, 25. 28. B. -I": I- 5. . 17.
18. B. ; U 10. 20. 20. 2. B. ' :
L. 6, 7, B. H"; l- 4. 5, B. "K".
East St Jobna; L. 2ti. 20. .;o. H. 1 ; I.
12 15, 1. B. S. U 3, ri. 14. B. 4.
L..' 3, 4, 5. tt. B. 5. L. 4. B. : 1..
8. B. li; L. 6. 13. 1. B. 16; L. 4 to
0 and 5. B. IS; L 8 to 10 and 12. 14
and 23 to 30. B. 17; I.. I to lO. 13 to
18 aMl 25, B. 18. Esst 8t. Johns; I..
1 to 4 B 22; Ll 21. 22. B. 34; L. 30.
31, B.'3Si East tK. Johna
Empire Inrst. Oo Inc. lo Peninsula Se
curity Co.. L. 11. B. -A"; U 5 to
8 Inc., 13. 14. 17. 1H. 25, 28, 20 and
20. B. C"; L. 0. 10. 1H, B. "D" ; L.
0 lu. 15. 1. 21. 22, B. "E" ; U 5.
B U"; U. 6. 7. 28, 27, B. ,,J"; L.
1 ' 2. 3. B. "K"; I... 7, 8. 28 to ),
B. U"; L. IS to 21. B. - al '; U. l.
2 11. 12. 18, 10, 26 to 40. B. "N" ;
U 11. 12. 10, 20. 2t, 30. B. "P": W.
H of L. 2, B. '; 1. 12. 82 to 38, B.
a"; U. i to 12 and 1. 1, B. "R" ;
U 14, 15L 18. 10, 26 to 28, B. "8",
East St Johns; U. 20, 21, 31, 32, B.
1. L. 11 to 17. B. 6; I. 2 to T. 11. 12.
13. 17 .B. ; L. 3 to T. . 14, IS, B.
tTL 4. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. IS, U W 17
18 B. 8: L. 1 to 5. B. 9: L. 6, 7. B.
13; U 6, 12 to 14. IS. B. 14; U IS.
B. 15, East 8t. Johna --
v.Hr p . i t ai to R. Brewer. L.
7. 8. B. 22 Columbia Hta 2,000
The Metropolitan inrsi. at mum.
tr. J.mea B. Mdbre. L. 11. 12. B.
7 Krroll Hta 1
August Knobloch to Edward Rooay et
i ill R io In sub. of tract "C"
Orertoo Park l.ftOO
Arthur Brujrirer and wr. to Joon mcvui
i.ih I. 15. B. 2 Brusrer View
H. A. Dugrmn and wf. to Walter Hcott
et aU L. 11, B. 1. Iteaerrotr Park...
H. J. Seeck and wf. to K. U Stewart,
SI acre in sec. 32. T. 1 N.. R. 3 E..
also and. to of 1x181 rods, beg. ftb.
cor. of Dr. Hartley's land
BUILDING PERMITS
to be extremely fond of paying unexi
pected brief visits to towns nestled
among rocks and reefs snd almost. In
visible from the sea.
tT-Boatg XaXest Xarors j
As soon as the commander of the.
nearest torpedo base answers the wire-, -less,
Informing him that the enemy,
has arrived, the commander of the
submarine, who in the meanwhile Bat
tried his marksmanship against tha, '
local bell tower ona rail road station of,
! has sunk whatever sailing craft hip- .
i pen to be In the harbor, salutes and
1 disappears below the surface.
i ,, .. ., . . - , .
Domeuinn, uiucr iuwqb rtiais,
submarine follows undetected a ' con
voyed transport until within a short," -distance
from the home port, rental TV-
Ing submerged until late in the even-
ing. When everything is quiet and fha
i convoy has left and the crew of th
TeaCher 0T 45 YearS EX- transport feels safe within the friend-.
i y 1 1 sa i uur llir vuuuiat iuv mrm' lr wy
the ship is sunk.
One of the spots most badly In
fested by V -boats In ' Italy Is the,'
Straits of Messina Since Italy inter
vened in the conflict the ferryboats
carrying to Messina the continental
trains running to Syracuse and Paler
OF DEAF AND DUMB
perience Explains
Mutes Are Trained,
How
New Tork. June :3. Bnoch Henry
nr4ni.ir.ai nt the N's York in-
"'-" ----- , , K
stitution for the instruction or me " -n "J
deaf and dumb describes in the New from the Italian navy and are armed"
York Bveninr Post some of the meth- with powerful guns. Tet the subma-
o&a which he has developed In 45 rine is always on the lookout for a'
years of service among those who favorable opportunity. Whether th'.S
were bom deafmutes. opportunity has ever presented Itsfef
Mr. Currier, who is 67 years old. la only the Italian admiralty Is in a Pot
regarded as the orlglnstor of the tlon to say with accuracy. ' -i
rhythmic work and vocal instruction i malder Himself aTurprlsed !
for deaf and dumb pupils. "You see." 1 Syracuse, which la the home port of
he said, "we must substitute sight and ,Tery -nlp plying between Italy and
motion for hearing and speech Peaf- Trtpoi hM na1 QUne a different es
mutes lack the freedom of motion be- perlince. The entrance to the harbor
cause of the absence of response tn never freo from mines, snd, now and
me muscies oi me r. rc , th.n notwithstanding the steady-
Mr. .Hartog asserted, the Pacific coast
I Is going to have a large share of the
business.
ODD FELLOWS' HOME ADDITION PLANNED
store their sense of equilibrium. "
"When did you make this discov
ery?" he was asked.
"About 40 years ago," he replied, "I
began to lnfjulre why a deaf boy
should enjoy beatinc against a wall
with a club and I learned that the
resultant sensations gave pleasure and
enlivened the body. I found the march
ing and manual of arms improved
when we were hurling sound waves
against battalions. It occurred to me
that flutes might be added to drums.
and thun bugles and later cornets.
The vibrations stimulated the nerves
work of the Italian mine dredger.
ship Is towed pack to port either la a,
sinking or greatly dsmaged condition-'
Several days ago an Austrian sub
marine appeared off Portoferraliv
Elba, and started to corral all th
fishing and sailing vessels engaged a
the coastwise trade. Apparently tha
submarine felt absolutely safe and In.
less than an hour eight or nine craft
had been collected and the order glvea.
to their crews to take to the boats. , ,-.
The panic stricken sailors war
watching with tears In their eyes the
anrf aetmed to adJ life to military in- preparations the submarine was mak
structlons. The next logical step waa 'n to sink the boats, when all of a
suaarn a report rang out ana a sne.i
splashed in the water only a short'
Iistance from the raider. "
The commander seemed puzsled, but'
to introduce the method Into our
teaching."
Xa the sCladerrartea
Mr. Currier led his visitor to the
kindergarten, where yonng children of second shot sent him scurrying be
four and five years were having their
first lessons In rhythm.
"Here nj must begin exerclsea with
free action." he said. "We must ac
complish relaxation. We teach the
children to enunciate 'skip,' snd follow
it with the actual art of skipping.
To the uninitiated
able to hear th
refrains of "Fly,
as they went through the motions of
accomplishing the flight. Then Mr.
. t
low and soon after his boat dived
and was never seen again. -Score
of Submarines Operattag
But what occurs along the 1010
miles of Italian coast is nothing com
pared to what happens sround Malta,'
wrilcn is Lingiana s mam station on
lated IV was remark- tne route to port Said and Salonikf,'
e mute take up the and England's most powerful torpedo'
, fly up to the sky," baM Apparently the Oerman admlr
irough the motions of ftlty u determined to spare no effort
he flight. Then Mr. ' k. revWnaiiins- of the -
t L..w .v . t V "m English armies operating In Asia ant
piano with their hands resting on the itJ army at Balonikl. as no lest
top. Krom a repertoire of SO pieces ;L r . ' ... ,!..
SntUaa" hr "t,eCtef; "J HI between 1. coJX of slrdTma
they bad
learned to associate v with this set of
vibrations.
More advanced classes were able to
While sn Austrian submarine com
maader is ready to sink anything front
aa outgoing emigrant steamer, with
follow the word, of songs of varying Z'; ? 10
rhythm, such as "Tho Ris.rkith - Cross hospital ship, yet one steamer
set to "The Anvil Chorus." and "Polly
he will never sink, and that is thf
mall boat plying between the eoati
nent and Sardinia.
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1 Mfff
' .! " "WTii" m'sl...
Sift iiSfisif?J4sii4;
Mrs. Mary Tlchner. erect frame dwelling.
150 Klngtaon srenoe between Bell and Park
aide drt; U D. Horn, builder ; 110,000.
Foster at Klelsar Co., erect wall stga on
Washington between Twenty-third and Usage;
roster a Kleiaer Co.. Duiioers; wu.
F. BlckeL repair 4 story brick ordinary
warehnna 81 North Front between rsaraano
nd Coach; Taerck Msckensie Machine Co..
contractors; Saw.
Jameo Kobb. erect 1 story frame garage.
Various reasons have been offereJ
te explain this fact. One Is that, as.
Sardinia is the concentration camp for
the Austrian civilian population that
preferred to be interned instead of re
turning to Austria, tne Austrian ad
miralty has instructed the submarine
commanders to let the mall boats alooq
lagur DerS ! baeawa they bring th. Austrian prise,
ind who plays a cornet ' mMl1-
Threat reared
aMWw.aa-"y.?JTOaie,
in
'Wrnr-iv-x 7-r- (.w -t: 'brr4 rrjfi - vr -iisf
Odd Fellows' home at East Thirty-second and Holgate streets as it will appear when ' completed.
Work . on an addition to the Odd
Fellows' home at East Thirty-second
and Holgate streets will be started in
a' few days, or as soon as bids have
been submitted and contracts let The
addition will cost about 125.000,. and
will be ready for occupancy In 'the
fall ';te.M.t.-S LrUts-:' 'r:'r
The home building as It now stands
was completed 11 years ago. Crowded
conditions have prevailed for soma time
and the addition will give a completed
structure almost twice the slse of the
original. The builng will have brick
walls and Interior mill construction. . -The
completed building will be la an
L shape, the addition being the south
wing. It will contain St rooms in ad
ditlon to an auditorium, children's dl
niag room and laundry.
Plans were made by Architect Ern
est Kroner. Robert Andrews la chair
man at ' the borne board' of - trustees!
Tha home Is supported by- the state
grand lodge ,or I. O. O. F. . .-.
Wolly Doodle All the Day." which Is
one of their favorites.
How scuslo "reels'
"Tell me." said Mr. Currier "if you
see one unhappy face."
"How does music make ou feel?"
he asked one of the youngsters.
"An exciting feeling comes up from
the floor," was the answer.
"And how do you feelT' he signalled
to another, Fid
was born deaf and
in the band
"At first it made me feel diary; now j Another story is that one day the
It makes me feei very well." commander of an Austrian submarine
"It Is the Joy of accomplishment ! speaking Itsllan. landed in a deserted
and the happiness of the association small Sardinian port and bought fruit
with these unfortunate children which .nd vegetables. He was recognised
makes my work so pleasant," said Mr. just before departing but instead 0
Currier, whose 46 years of service hss ; .hooting him the msyor of tha town
not exhausted his enthus'asm aa a A a ..n, vim not tn sink thai .
I w - m av aW aSm la mtt
mail steamers taxing noma BarwaiaH
soldiers, as for every soldier drown d
five Austrian prisoners would be dis
emboweled. And a Sardinian is kaowtf
to keep a promise of this sort. ' )
teacher.
iTi i martitT-fotnth street betweaa rorty-aer
eiith and rorty-elgbtu aenue; builder, same;
$30.
Charles U Parker Estate, alter 2 story
frsme dwelling, OU Third street between
Sberman and Caruthers; builder, same; SO00.
V H. Iloueer repair 11 story fireproof re
inforced concrete offices and stores, itaarO
Ad Osk; Vsndernoof BroUwna. bulloers; S20U.
Jones Co.. repair 1 and 2 story lumber
ted 29ft Fourth between Jefferson snd Colum
bia; F. H. Brandea, builder; (300.
Eugene E. Smith Buys Home
Eugene E. Smith, former president
of the Central Labor council, pur
chased a. five room bungalow at 11 4C
Stephens streets last week from D. U.
Wilson, .paying $3250-for it. Mr. Smith
invested for a borne, and took posses
sion at once.
BabyJHospital Finds .
No Possible Slacker
Chicago. June S3, "There are no
males in this hospital who come under
the registration act," waa the laconic
message from tha Infant Incubator
hospital. In answer to queries from
City Clark I goe for a registration of
all inmates of the various hospitals.
Well at Muir School
Will Be Eeopened
Berkeley, Cal.. June !3. "The Old
Oaken Bucket" will be brought back '
again to the' John Muir school in Berke-1
ley when the well in the schoolyard. ' M
which has been closed for a genera-! B
tlon. is reopened this summer. ;
This is part of the plans of the
board of education for renovating
school houses and beautifying school
yards during the vacation period. I
umu uiris vo nix,
Working on R. BJ
Cleveland, Ohio, June it, Women ofi
Cleveland are doing their bit by work-'
ing at manual labor to fill the Jobs of!
men who have enlisted. I
Fifty of them, clad in overalls an 1 1
dark-colored middy blouses, are wip
ing engines at the Erie roundhouse
Two dosen or mora are working in th
shops, running latnes and such
xniny-xive mors nave gone to work as
checkers for . tha Baltimore "at Ohio
railroad. And every on of them Uks
her. work. "No harder than wash is
or Ironing," Is the chorus. .
Swltserland has built Its highest
aerial tramway, a mile and half, long
and ascending to an altitude of nearly
a mile, solely for tourists. J
Office Space
For Rent
in
Journal
Buildin
or
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Rent Reasonable
t
No Better Senrice in City.
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