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POMiD AHEAD, III CONSTRUCTION FOR NOV EMBER " ' 5 ' " V i ' ..J,i. m i II mill nil. I in - - ..- y Other , Cities (n United State? J Show fHeayy Falling' Off for '.last Month Compared to 1916. CITIES SHORT QF HOUSES Abnormal Business ' Conditions : Have Upset Law of Supply and Demand in Eastern Towns. Building construction for November yvuM n actual volume perhaps lew than n half that for November, IHt. In estimated value, the building permits Is sued during the month in ,87 principal cities of the country decreased 40 per ce,nt. Making allowance for the higher costs of construction this year, the ac-. tual shrinkage is probably in excess of SO per cent. The official figures of permjts Jasued in these IT cities, as re ceived by the American Contractor. Chi cago, total 143,004,572, as compared with 7l.26S.6Q for November last year, n j t of the 87 cities there are comparative sains. Perhaps the most serious phase of unfavorable showing is that present con- ertuction is not keening up with require ments. In ordinary times building in many centers may be Just a little ahead Of ; current, demand, but as a general , rule the law of supply and demand ap- Cities in Keed of Heases That law of supply and demand Is now Suspended by the abnormal business conditions, so that, generally speaking, the current construction work is far be hind the actual necessities. This is clearly shown by the permits in cities, where there is a severe famine in houses. At Washington, -for example, where there is great scarcity of houses, the building permits Issued in November fell slightly below those of a year previous. And in Philadelphia. Newark. N. J.. Bridgeport. ConS,. and, scores of other Cities, where houses are greatly needed, a blight has . i . i , . nn.i. . b linn ii nnn tihw i'iiiiui i iii i itiii. i inn j .W. - r shows that housing conditions are rap idly, tending to become worse and that one of the vital American Questions will - soon be how can the construction of a - sufficient number of houses be brought kt about T Portland's showing for November was strikingly different from the rest of the country, the Increase for last month showing a gain of more than 100 per cent over the' building record for No vember, Reports Cover Manyl Cities The following table presents the report in detail. Not. 18ir . Not. 1918 City Akron, Ohio. . Albany. H. Y, . Estimated Estimated .1 851.6308. $ 1,077.088 187.04G 886,800 Atlanta. tie . . Atlantic City, N. 3 . . fallimore, Md. . . ., erkeley,. Cal ...... Bingliamton, N. J . . flrmjntfbarn, Ala . . . of ton end vicinity, . Bridfppprt. Conn. . . Buffalo, N. Y Canton, Ohio .Cedar lUpkU, Iowa. Chicago, 111. . . Cincinnati, Ohio . . . - Cleveland, Ohio. . . . Colnmbu. Ohio . . . :;i7.1BT 106,317 8P5.6B2 73.200 118.3S1 1.756,009 180,820 604,000 111.400 183,000 4.740.100 510,050 -1.842,640 . 73.345 119,438 875,975 99.150 2.334.505 245.209 64.682 139.885 124.204 211,970 20.550 :. ; S90 0S0, t10 118,748 iT8.2J2 204.800 4.730,000 485.171 l.oia.ooo 248.178 198.000 10,080,100 854,969 68,130 815.997 824.000 8.70T.3S3 Psllae, Tesa. ...... IkyUn. Ohio ...... rjenyer, Colo ...... 'XtotKriW Mich. , . . . . Puluth, Minn . . , . . but Orange. N. J . . East-fit Louis, ill. . KUxabeth. N. 1 Kris. Pa Fort Wayno. Ind. . I'ort Worth, Texas. Grand Rapid.. Mich. liarrtapurg, !.,... Hartford, Conn .... Huntington, W. Ta. Indianapolis, Ind.1.. jaclnonTille, T . . Kansas City, Uo. .. Lincoln, Nab Loa Anaelaa. Cal...-'- EouiaTilTa. Kt - Jianchur, N. II . . Mmphl Tonn. . . , MHwsafee. Wis. . . . Mtnnnapoife, Min . . Nawark, H. jr., .... Nsw Bedford. 'Masa. , kfaw BriLalB.-Cotio., New Haren, Conn . . - r Orlaana, La . . . , Kew York Crtr ' .Bora MaqhattaB . goro of Bronx. . . oro of Brook li ? Boto of Qnmna. . Bora of liichmond - Total ....... Niagara Falla, M. Y. Norfolk, Va. . Oakla4rCal OkUhosas Citj. OUa , Omaha, b f hilad.lphia. Pa... Pitubarg, Pa. .... . : Portland, Main. . . . Portland; Or - Bichmono, Ys . . . . . Kaehastar. N. Y... Bacranunto, Cal.,. 22 7.81f 144.018 71,845 818.189 259,011 207,425 168.080 182,703 182,888 600.642 124.158 $8. IK'S 89.225 48,680 182.215 824,753 400,200 186.190 174.200 85.292 749.833 268.420 81.115 180,865 828,208 87.40 672,028 ' 80.200 47.116 167,308 ' 78.818 2,481,584 605.007 1.99&.450 787.188 218.482 v6.089.651 174,190 70.103 2.02 887,026 769,700 144.069 10$. 640 1,713,520 700.623 46.870 528,560 108.182' 675,720 192.755 698.315 . 109.473 557.503 85.766 24.355 603.220 808.860 46.106 . 1Q2.0C 414,553 723.746 600,684 325,151 63,626 ' 99.61 g 721,070 78.180 816.259 . 102.268 .4&4.51f 368,440 110.691 271,400 1,780,742 944,890 1.-J8U.BZ3 818,150 147.400 461.656 284,072 8.270.806 O3B.900 891.118 726,939 263.78 8.681.68 128.479 189,210 281.039 207,006 726,105 1.030 181.390 4.481,823 916.80 143.28 252.098 477.158 595.893 142.771 Bait 1 ska City, Utah 166,400 114.992 1.868.182 J09.571 99.024 481. 826 Baa Diego. Cal an rrancUoo. (3ai. tdr, Sorantoa, Pa 8vm. ro ,.,; louz CStj, Iowa. . . Bpokana, Wa.li. . . . fiprtufiald, Uaa. , . ? Bt Louia. Mo. ... . Bt Paul, Muia. . i Btoektoa, Cal. ... fiyracuaa, N. Y... : laeona, tVaah.y.j. . Terr Hante,- 3ad. tr v Toledo. Ohio, i . i i- lUca . Y..t..,. ; Uwhlastoa, U 0., - Vrk-hlta, . .. Wukbar. Pa. J . i Xsuncttoira, . Ohio. , 163.800 134.885 . 98M76 t.X41.904 664.988 .75,002 S53.83 84.687 272.092 88.170 ' 102,393 . 186,800 23.269 16.778' 1. 631. 864 281.g0 44.888 178,657 ,; 171.198 478.068 83.400 100.076 1T1.BS 632,126 . 869.633 Tetal , 148.004,572 7M68,604 Rusself Home Is Sold . Among- the important realty transac tions 'of the week is the sale to E M. Farryi of the C. U. Russell house at weram avenue. The hoUBe is 1 seven room residence, one of ik. pent homes on Portland Heights. Mr Parry Plana to remodel the build intr An. tireljr. Mrs. John Brooke arranged the TIPS r TO TUB HOME OWNER SeUwooA 68 , -1389 OREGON DOOR CO. , OSASH AND DOORS , Oeserei ma Work ' J rooVppokane A- ortla4, Or- General Insurance ? BONDS McCargar, Bates & Lively 3fccn. EyHdiwr Main. 158,. A'26M OUT-OF-TOWN Eugene, Lane7 county may be made the immigration point of hundreds of eastern farmers as the result of a land deal which was completed recently by $he Great Western Land company, in which E. , B. Kingman of Colum bus, Mont., traded 1045 acres of improved farms In North Dakota to Frank P. Allen of Eugene, for a J250 acre stock ranch known as the' Noble ranch, near Lowell. The value of both sections Included in the deal is estimated at f 37,600. Mr. Kingman wW take charge of his new purchase immediately and. will make extensive Improvements en the land prior to subdividing it Into smaller farms for eastern buyers. Mr. Kingman and two other eastern buyer visited aevr eral ether large ranches is the nearby vicinity with the purpose In view of buying and using them for the same purpose. .,. ' ', pesclstoa, Nine hundred and sixty acres of land near Pilot Rock has been sold by George Campbell to Pexinger Ar puii, jne transaction Bavingr Just, peen closed by E, T. Wade of Pendleton.' The consideration was $48,209 cash. iThS land is located two miles Irom Pilot Rock and within the last year or two E. T. Wade has sold a total of 1100,000 worth of land m mat vicinity. Josepa J. E. Hlmelwrignt of Joseph, Wallowa county, has' purchased the El mer Akin ranch on pine creek, The . t . REALTY SALES ARE S ARE Some Residence and lot Deals Are Included in Transfers for the Week. Uttle real property changed hands In Portland last week; the approach of the holiday season apparently pnttlng stop to even the restricted movement that baa been noticeable here elnce the November Liberty bond drive. Amopg the residence property sales re ported last week the following were the most Important: A house and lot on Turner Heights, described as lot 8 In block J, was sold by C. VL Russell to H. M. Parry for $4500. ' ' ' Louis Weola sold te A. Young the west SO feet of lots 1 and 10 in block 22, Sherlock's addition; consideration 3200. This property is located on Roosevelt street In the North' Portland warehouse district N. M. Anderson , has closed, negotia tions with Thomas Waack for the pur chase of the half of lot 11. in block XI. Lincoln Park annex. A. Altrnan has purchased from W- T. Harlqw the north U l- feet of lot 10 hi block 6. Ravenswood. paying 12160 for the parcel. M. Owens has sold to Jphq VI. Peterson lot , in subdivision of Jot "N" in Sfc Johns eights. -ale price $160Q. Lot I in block 11, Bouthport, has been sold by P. S3. Bhspherd to S. W. Man for 11500. James Parks has taken title to a lot in St. Johns Heights. The property was sold by A. O. Bearn for fisoo. W. 8. Harmon has sold to P. O. Pay- ton the improved residence site described as lot IS in block , Laurelwood Park. Consideration 12500. REALTV TRANSFERS Barph K. Wmiaws te Crscs If. WBUams. his wife, U 43, vcaar 1U aa A. Thanuon and vifa to t4rdia. Priest l7ri 86. B. 10. Mount Tabor VUla. 10 Putrles R. WaJcht snd wift to Jos tfurna. i. 41. 0. 4. duo. h Pruitrala . . 10 to JO Jackson Walker to Cecil Dunn, 5. L. S, , a. k, aieaaowutna Earn, (a sajna, L. 5, B. 20, tfoant Tabor TiUs. Georss P. Knowlaa to KaOurina M. Kaowlaa. 1001IOQ eM a seo. zo, . 1 a.. R. 1 E gams te scjns, U 17, B. 6, Hancock St- Add Titl and Trust Co. to Wllliare franktta Fattaraon, lb L B. 18. Jonmmor. . . Vinnip Fredaripk te Margsret FrJarlc:. 10 10 M. 40 fact. u. s, ti. . xteia . oa. Tbs Pacific 8tUa lira Ins. Cp. to Tha lroquots Kjo., 1 111, 11, o. i. pen wood 10 10 is T)is Iroquojs Co. to- B. Pprkes, U 10, 11. B. 44. 8llwood... B, ft. Terror snd wife to Lanrelhorat Co., I 16. . Lnreinnrat . , . . Jnli, EmnfltuD ana nnsoana 10 1. a. Beinnor. w. im p irmci vrm. at point ia B. lint of tract to Herbert B. W. Qelm sad srifs te W. H Boise uoraon tmatsa, pens k I, I, a. I, swap Add. .,- W. Im Boiss traaUe sad sU.tto - . Obermcrar 2.000 Penlnmila National bask t K. K. Brsae e fjo., u. 4P, u f- a, ,in Rank Add. J. BTHoibrook sad eite to first Trust SsTlngs bank of St ST, 287b. . Walker's Sf Is f sat U IS, B. 1 bsnk ef Bt, Jotiria. ur., u. also sur. Marcoso Add. 18 10 10 Sarah Bn Carter to leater D. Csrtor, L. B, n. S, nrentwooa Anns h. Cnriatopber t al to Henry M. V room as. u i. s. , nuo nri add. la Portisnd Same to ssrna, U 19, B. 7. Arleta park NO. X a- I Bsme to same. I 19. P. 1, avBvoo Park , ... .. Sheriff to J. r. Chamber. t si, I IT. 10 U. B, Busaruue tiia dsir BlumcDlhsI sod brubsnd to $.111 In Iriftoa If 18 City s PorOaad to H- O. Ua. U . 1 1 snd U . . 18. Terracs PsA Bkhard Trart an4 vlfe to Jeanette 1 v e a 5 BbWa Rsflai Hams Mew, " ' Acres " 400 Ura. V. ( a Mots to alafdalena O. Alba, beg. st saint on Hsrtmsn street, eet from northwest eorner U S. land bee. la fast from B. T. usjr. rsrs .......... ,. 100 a B. Pstursos aad wile to MJtonen, Ins at pifTer wo., a a. El Torar ........... ... . 200 Dennis O. Treiler snd wife to uasHas P. U. MUt K u, au s. t eei , , AAA - ............ 10 Ustbs B. Bssaser end aasMnd to Worth-' reatera ttoh ua, u a. . i . Hervslk - Heights . i . 10 BUILDING PERMITS J. A. Brerbe Alter one story frame sarase. $38 ' Thompson, between Bixteentb and Sev enteenth streets;' 'Sast Side CarpenUr Shop, tmUoeiBtSiieo. f sf. a aeorss Alter 2 H store frame reel. denes. MS ftlrkt .street prire, betwsea Toerth asa 4Kinm; duuuh, eeaia; ssuu. sua. a. ' rirr -r-reci . irame N ssrsse. Ts uuaovn ftTcsne, freteeen eeecS sad FsOiBS nmwer, aaoiei fail. . ? , ' i -VlslaUa. Cal.i Deo. 11. Orchardists of, this locality "who are facing a seri ous labor situation, have appealed to congress ror aid. a. In a set of resolutions recently adopt ed. by .tha local; Association o Decidu ous i fruit Growers they ask eongrees to so modify the immigration laws that Chinese labor may be Imported until the end of the war. Dosses have al ready been occasioned, and the arrow erf. say the stuattor b growing; wojae. FEWER A HOLIDAYS REALTY DEALS flea! Involves 40 acres of land an4 ? head off cattle and hprsea- The price rata i or nt ranco. ana sue is wiuwe from : the public, although Mr. Hunel wright said It was in keeping with the prevailing prices tor hill land and cattle and horses, ' ::; ; o-.' V:. Oregon City What is known as the Henry UcOuigln farm,, lately owned by Shipley Brothers," has been purchase by Thomas McGulre and Guy Mathews, of Portland. The farm, is located oa the 8andy -rver near Bull Bun, contains ) acre and Is aU Ul labia. It U con sidered one of the finest developed farms in northern Clackamas, county, wnue the price. of the farm was not made pub Iks it Is supposed to have been around H9.000. " ;;.-.'. .- Peadleteau Twenty-three dollars 'In creased ' valuation on his land within three years' time has netted G-'.VV, Stagga of Westoa a comfortable fortunes ffe has Just oold an 800 aero wheat tract to Loa Harder for 61,000. , The ranch was bought tr Mr. Btaggs for 140.000. A short Iflne after completing this deal Mr. Staggs bought 117 acres, just porth of Weston, from A. J Pouglaa. He pal4 $210 per acre or close to 840,000 for the ranch. Just last. August" Mr: Doug las bought the place for S2S.000. thus the four months that he held possession i saw an Increase of over fls.OOO to the rsnch. JE . E BELIEVE THEY HAVE STEPHENS- BOMBERS Two Men Arrested WMp Open ing Cache of DynamUej sJ4ay . Hav Nipped Another Plot. Sacramento. Cal Dec 22. U. P.) In the arrest here this afternoon of William . Hood and G. F. Votter, two young L w. v. members, the police believe they have the two men responsible for the attempt upon the life of Governor j Stephens, Monday night, by exploding a bomb on' the side pt the gubernatorial mansion. - Chief of Police Conran and Detectives Ryan and Richards arrested the two men as they -were about te -take from a cache on Second street. In the lower end of the city, a box, which preyed to contain nine sticks of 49 per cent dynamite. On top of the explosive was seven bars pf soap to conceal the contents. : Three slabs of bacon in a sack were also found in ihe hiding place. The police think the sack may contain more explosives. t is believed the two men plotted another dyusnnltina for onlg-ht. The two men, aged about 25 years, re fused to talk. One is evidently a German. Immediately following the locking np of the two men. Chief Conran and a posse of officers brought in 12 more L W. w. members, arrested at their head quarters, where, it Is now said, the box of dynamite Was hidden. Beats Food Program In Bold Fasmotf Dallas, Texas, Deo. . "A little more sugar, r please," a customer asked a waiter in a Pallas hotel, when served hut two cubes of sugar with his coffee. "Sorry, twit we can only serve two ramps with each cup." "Then give me another crop of coffee." And the customer took the additional lumps, sweetened the first cup of coffee to his satisfaction, and left the second cup untouched. MESSENGER BOY IS TINY FOR HIS AGE Aprahgni Zona Western Union meeserjrer No. 81 knows there is a conspiracy against his Job. - " They all want my Job, not because they could deliver messages, but to get it away from me," be declares dis gustedly. Hugh Krum, chief probation officer of the public schools, and Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull of the child labor commission, are inclined to agree with Abraham Zohn, the name by which messenger H Is known in his home at (31 First street. ' tie baa been reported time after time for working under age. yet his father's naturalisation papers certify that ' the boy was bom August IT. 1101," said axr. tram. - - Abraham tiaa been, advised to earrv an affidavit testifying that he Js legally Old enough to work for a living. He is just reet s inches tao. Tou'd sever dream, to look at him, that he could possibly be more than 11. and even to concede him that many years Vould be g stretch of credulity. . - . rThey say to me, eat beans and corn bread and brown bread, and drink milk. and 111, get to ie a wg one mourned Abraham. "I haven't gay appetite for such things. 'What I like ! beefXteak. I have ga oldest brother, big as everybody else, and my. J?-y ear-old brother he Is getUng to be a big guy; his ears are above the top of my head. If people would just let me alone I would earn money enough- to go to business collere night school and get U be a regolar SACRAMENTO rauc ft tCZll AliiFLAI.ES FOR PASSENGERS TO CDWIE AFTER VAR ' 'J :. -' : : . ' :' : ' PfobabHity 'pf - Establishment of Club Hpusef for Planes. POPU UR U S ; S MAN I FOLD Few Peopjo Hays Any dsa pf the Marvelous. Uses This Air Trav - elerWill Pe Put to After War, Travel by airplane will become pop?" ular in the United States after the pres ent war, according to Harry Park, pro prietor of the Rose City Printery. Mr. Park, who is an experienced aviator, sees tne probability of the establishment of club houses for airplanes and landing stations at convenient points a)! over be land. He sayk: " ' "The present and future status pf the airplane in the everyday 'jiff airs' of man kind is being given much thought by the thinking men of the world today In a much larger measure than ever before. That fact is apparent at every turn. The airplane as an Instrument of war, - both as- a carrier of guns, and bombs, and as an observation vehicle or me air. is already known to the av-1 erage reader, but the marvelous 1MM to which this air traveler will be put at the close of the world hostilities now en gaging the attention of four-fifths of the inhabitants of the globe, pone but the . wildest dreamer may venture an opinion, much leas make a prediction. "At this time a list of available sites I are being listed which could be used for I merry with the Portland Laundry com landing stations throughout the United I pany, had some interesting experiences States both Inland and around the en-1 tira bordr It is the intention to place I these stopping points at distances of . bout seven or eight miles apart, thus aitoramg a prepared ground within the I reach of an aviator at any time whether I be desired to land of his own accord or on which to make a forced landing We were due in Halifax the morning of caused by engine trouble, lack of fuel, the explosion, hut were stopped when we etc. - got about 19 miles from the. town and "Even though these stations were iso- ordered to quarter ourselves in some lated from nearby towns or settlements old wooden buildings." as the case might be cress some or Concerning the Immensity of the ex the vast wastes between our -eastern ploaiefC its effect. on towns many miles and western boundaries, they will be of from the actual scene of the accident the greatest service. It is expected that q4 the severs weather conditions that farmers Who can spare from tWO to four tn&da m.ttra worse, slnrrmv states. "1 acres of. level land will do no and no mat isr now far worn city or town tney may be (the farther away the more likely) they will always have a surplus Of gasoline and oil which could be sold to the sir traveler, as this commodity would necessarily have to be kept on hand in large quantities for use in tractors and automobiles needed on the ranch or farm. " "The greater probability Is that there will be many travelers to provide for and not individually but many in sin- gle mar-blues carry aaumeer of passen- " - "The truly great Capron machines. one of which carried eight passenger reoently from Hampton. Va., to Mlneola, 4 i.is sunpiy a lorerunner pi wnat we may expect as aa everyday occurence b uf near tuiur. to eisiansej was about S2 miles and no step was made enfou.t" , . 'mj wtu uiese proposea innaing auuua urn av nagaimy lor air travelers), ont u located careruny and alorig well deflned and much used routes they will also be a boon to automobile tourists. as with the road work now undsr way and eontempUted. cross coatmeat auto travel In a very snort time will be taken as a matter of course rather than con- stdered from the spolnt of endurance as now. "Club houses will be maintained at points 150 to 200 miles apart, and poast- j under the management of one eompany, : such as raenr of the dining rooms and w vmt eiuna ui nun v ut transcontlnnental raUways. Buildings ?.,lar5r thn H1? y'U.no.w? TweiT belnr exhumedT preparatory to ship , wuld M far much met te the orient, that they may rest "" -'"'""" mw wwv...a " w " ww.M V Ul. . I A .1. ., 1 J . . 1 um air auu Iiii4 u a.vlr. "These same bouses would have ar rows and letters or numerals painted on thelr roofs by which' the elr-Dilot bvl consulting his map on the mas-board in front, pf him. would be able to tell in an instant, nis exact location and a xlance at his fuel aaucre would know whether to land or not. A gig nee at his passengers might give the same Infor mation as to "fuel" for them also. These direction signs would be painted on glass ls-e huge skylights, and would be il luminated from beneath at night, for you must remember that la the new travel era, non-stop flights of 1000 mil as will be the rule, rather than the exception, "Who will fly these monsters and pygmies of the air, you ask. Within a few months of the close of the war thousands upon thousands of skilled gv iators will be available) end the' same can be said of machines. Huge factories have been completed and more are being rushed especially equipped for the man ufacturing of airplanes of every deacrln- tion, very, very fast small machines with a wing spread 01 is xeet for carrying a pilot alone and capable of making up to ISO miles per hour to tb huge ISO-ft, wing spread IS passenger machines men- uonea net ore. "Flying boats that rise fom and alight upon water with the ease and graceful ness pf a seagull must pot be overlooked and these boats will be equipped with wheel also, so that if necessity ' de mands or if desired a landiaf; ean be made on terra firm a. . "Literally thousands of machine will be available in a abort time even before the war ends if that happens to be pro longed any great length of time as tt baa -been pointed out by the moat es peiieneed war airmen that the average usual life of an airplane used for war purposes is from two to four ' months and yet for Ordinary flying and even extraordinary, way are on ror many months and even years of sei race. These machines will undoubtedly be put oa tha market by the government to be bought up In large numbers by civilian flyers in ail walks of life. . , ' - "Discarded rifles, and thousand -of other things that are superseded by mere up to date equipment are sold annuallv by the government and-are made use of In various ether llaee for years after therf were discarded by the war de partment ana it is reasonebe to sup pose and it can 'be positively stated that this will be a fact that airplanes will be disposed of in the same manner end that alone will supply a nucleus for aa air nee. war. wm swarm tAe aklee la a not iu eustaat -day,- Alien Enemies WorVlae; af Arsenal Bock Island. I1L, Dec- 21. Two hun dred alien enemies, the majority. -of them, Austrians, were found working for con tractors sngaged : la constructing new buildings at . tne Stock Island arsenal v . w. w w w v k, e wa wVi charged. . - ' - AVIATOR LICENSED IN 1911 ; 7" Darry Park af Portland, Drtflon's tint, licensed .aviator, as he appeared in old style Curt Us biplane, at Flest f;L Louis,, IJl Usy, JJJL, PORTLAND SOLDIER MISSED DISASIR AT HALIFAX BY 12 HOURS T- T..! U.. n.. ! al.. TfOOp Train W8S UU9 in iNOVa Scotia Town Morning Explo sion Occurred; Was Ute. Donald a Murray, a Portland boy for- near the scene of the Hailfax disaster. according to a letter from nlm to Martin IP - Larsen of this city, He writes: 'l am sUU alive, although same near not eeing. lire oniy ining that saved us from that awfpl disaster was our troop train' being it hours late. I really dpn't know where they can ship us from here now that Hailfax la put out pf cofnmlsston. H must have beea a terrible explosion. We ean t get news here at all. as the lines are down, due o the preceding snows. Even now the anows are so heavy that we canont go outside pur quarters. There is three feet of snow' on the ground, and with cold to match." Ufe at Amherst, the place of detrain- manW" offers a novelty la the line of camp Ufa, bet, according to Murray, an inactive life under the circumstances laa't what it ought to ba- There n place to drill here and no wav to ret exercise. We are afraid 6f sickness among the men because of I the Inaetlvlty, XuU we have good cooks I ad bunks, and the buildings are well I yrarmed. I x card from Murray received by Mr. I lrsen Saturday morning stater briefly i tnaf they nave been removed irom Am I bsrsC Ca moral Cathedral Spared Dendon. Dec XJ- The Cambrai cathe- w hit and lttUe damage was tow bT hng th British, according to aa ex- ctf from Amsterdam. Aboqt 180 hoaeef wre dame4. says the dispatch. The tow haU wag llgbUy damaged, " 1 I New Tork.' Pec 12. The bodleav of 490 Chinese burled In the Chinese res- arvation . in uvoress Mill cemetery. I Rnvir. dnrina tha lent 18 veara. are I In the aoil ef Uislr ancestors. I 1 I Ancient Tome Illoh New York, Dec -J. A volume writ- by Samuel De Champlain in If 03. on his explorations in Canada, entitled "Dee Sauvagea," which waa bought sev eral year ggo fa a book store In Paris I France, for 80 eents. was Sdsd for 11800 I t a book eaie bare. I PORTLAND BOY TELLS OF HALIFAX DISASTER Is :1 r i -x 1 xr 1 i 1 r v ft i a I Ze-w-y i t- wvxre I 1 . in li III .-" 1 . Ill 111 all YV r ', 908814 A MbJw , - J y. smtsse TO PERMIT MEN TO 60 HOME TO PLANT CROPS ' ' : " ' . Secretary of Wr Baker Has Plan In View if Labor De mands Create Shortage. Washington. Pc 11. L K 8.) America's ltl crops may be planted and 'harvested by the fighting men of tne nation. This, statement was made to a delega tion from the New Tork State federa tion of Farm Bureaus this ftarsooa by Secretary pf War Baker. It was made emphatlo that the secretary's scheme was "merely a plan, not a promise." Through their epokesmaa. I C Sty ver. the farmers explained to Secretary Baker that the competition of Industrial plants for labor and the drafting of farm hands had embarrassed them in harvesting the 1817 crops ana would seriously hamper pe?t year's crop on leas drastlo steps are taken. The war secretary said he saw enlyt one wy to remedy the situation. That' .was to allow all drafted and enlisted men who Were sufficiently advance4 la their training to go borne on fuciougb during the planting season and aid their relatives and friends. They would lstcr be returned te camp, hut Again be fur loughed at the harvesting season. University Oow Is Big Producer Ban Francisco, Dec t). "Interested Jap's Santa." a Jersey cow f years old and one ef the herd owned by the University of California, is given credit for producing 811 pounds of butterfet la 11. 18 pounds eff muk during the te months ending in October of this ye This Is not only the state record. fl a Jersey, but U is within is por of tne best production ever - acy la California in wools year, Ann Morgan In Christmas W New Tork. Dee. i-Kiae Jo gan, who arrived recently frrtn will give her personal atteruo details n connection with Christmas carnival at the P palace from December II toy Bjrnf Englnecn Paved YV ,-' v ee .sw. Ive dsveiop- "rtns lot subtarraneaV &J!Ljk ZZJJ the Third USU w -..w T CM- Tnll . h e under Oener t Minute ofd Automobile Afford Br-sMere e4 erriee a um wsrta vksua, k.Lm are a sntmkav ef karaaisa T aer Ve aa4 I bows foyr Slit ed-r: FOf4f FOEra, 1I1T rord teertag 2 toil reed tsertas 88T8 181 Feed Oeesinf 88T8 1811 Ford readeur 8888 1111 Ferd toarta, 3S 1818 ford usntaf 2 S1 Ford taejrbkt 1281 rsd roe Jeter 8288 TKBU3 IF D Eg HEX) FRANCIS MOTOR CAR EX, Cast 8TTS IStk ead Bsenaerae Ae For Xma BnaesU aate ot rasa. etifml Mch sr.de seJeet rasa. Ssl2. reealer 881.80. for 821.1 8. tig Assateater. Sesnlar 888, Um f 3 8.1 8. Om aa Aisiiester. svaaai eaeanea. fov fis.sw. I12 frset ross, reruUr 812Ae. fee 8.8A crae. raa. recuiee 810. I 8T 80. Ease om b well vests ef r stteaUee sad veaue ssase aa ateat m Mf say Mish Furniture Co, 184 fTAFg OTTEZsTF FOR XMAS . gEE THS EEsmroTOa- fJrlHTKU n xiiAS sictikaTsDAa xa tilk m-x. Wa4tK4 USX . ' THE STntTQTOV JlWVHTlin co ll baVOAliMAX. , UOAbeTATttt. - . - i A Bicypls" IS Xaeaaf a etvasaaMe sad eieysMf Otft, Oa gtesk Offess Many Cbaaee lalsstlsse W feQ Fssittveb; CAeapsr Thef faaraete, Rydman Bros. : J FURLOUGHS PROPOSED 9 7 Mosv w . m r a. a. . fri a. 1 ' 1 y 1 V f 8200 . f-l RED CROSS roes : WILL JE SOLICITED - J?J CHURfflES TODAY '.-..' ". . Osssssssssiji x x Portland Pastors Have . Been Asked to Make SpeciaJ Ap- - ; pials to Congregations.; Xa many Portland ohurchas today the Red Croee Christmas membership cam Paige will te urged by Motors. Had Croee tnembershlpe will be solicited in the churches. Owing to the weather carvdiUona. the aoUeitlnAT oixaniaaiioa of the cajnnaign hag fallen down seriously and It haa itir.fZM-iki. tdant ef the cUy. As U la, xully 00 workers have turned out daily, braved the storms, Uv4ged sjbont aU day with wet feet and have beea dxeoched to the akin. Hence the membership campaign Aae asked est behalf of the Bed Croee. taat all precedents be waived today and taat the pastors .make personal and direct agpae.it, from the sulntt. In a letter to every preacher, the membership commit- tee says : natsae to -uffldant oaLasTitisTiH. sil .ltusfu .v 1. ev a. as earnestly nd urgently requeated that you aealgo to uahars the duty ef col lecting the application and tl rr mem bership, lint same on .a aheet or paper for record and report gppllcatlsns. list 4 ana mouey y sima js-oes neeyuerrera, 169 Morgan building, as early Monday as possible. CartlOcaXee of nmbershlp will bf Issued later. Service flags may be thts inert Monday for Christmas eve display." Busiuess Found Good In Dealsl in Farms Fred W. German, local realtor, re ports business aa decidedly good In the sale of farm propertke.. The following are some of the recent properties sold through Mr. German office: A ranch ef 70 acres, deacrtbed aa of lot 8. and the X. K. quarter of a lar miibv4a as ..M.ki north, range east. Wv M.. was0.'!1 Curry, a recent arrtval J The place Is stocked and i and the sew owners took lm tie poasee- aiAti The same compasiy y"rvm change of a 180-acne JTT;. mlna for liar ley C payment the German exchanged ? bl Madras addltlro,0' rot la Barwell Hark 7 . ,v . vr and marie aotV :n5,sTe 01 me taat , m pva4 s-t, eaatvey7 Uly Durfee, Ahareby r.i7r rrwTvt n w. uck it -Evelyn a4rVu"' tti at 1821 I2lghty- 'Aallla J nade of a five acre tractrry Prored. to Mr. and Mrs. awe- .t. a. nvaa, ne ewnera rjw arrivals and have taken lm- At m ' nf f V-l- kn. m n, . JQf . . WMWM . wune salvaging of Wrecks Will Be Considered Paris, pec Jl-Tbe Franca govern- meat Is about to take up the aueetlonl off Belle Isle, among them that f the' steamer ftsnsen. the first -American transport (not a troopship) to go to the bottom. The Hansen, a large efalp of 12.000 tons, lies la only 40 feet of water, the tops ef her four masts plainly vu tbie to all approaching ships, her wire less telegraphlo apparatus stretching, still unbroken, between the eteet fingers that point from beneath the water. IEW TODAT FERTILIZER Itetted boree and eow ma a are. - JPboae East lit, C-.J18. Suggestions Gjve an Educational Gift i rTHIS ADTZmSEsTEVT AUVWg VOTT gk CtST MSCOLKT OM fAMT fAXsiXXT Ust A CUCKSg IS TUg I Adcox Auto School union ave. and Wasco st. CTT orrr aim wirr. rns raimrinl TOCCUXK 4D CATAUKiC k A Gift That Lasts Forever Gevurtz Fur, Co. Offers a Few Suggestions LeaW sak wwUaa seaks i.HO.e ,..SI8 (f 80.80 sum; ...H8.se 0. 185 to 191 IstsU NearsYamhiil Market .Used Talking Machines EfeW I pasttiey acre tea lsraeat stw St bisk srade eaed Uiaiu aieehtoes Lm tu ut a f res F"Ma gsesssise srua ftety I sell ea aae I send rsfhsw ae I dss tees trtal Vern u Wenger .:. TW TssWmg Msesriae ttaa. le linii (tprtaira) aUts TX48. T PERHAPS TOU HAVB FOROOT TEN SOMETHINO I JU8T OLANCB OVER THll LIST OF'SUCKJEIU TtONS. EACTf IS A FWACTICAl, GIFT AND THEIR REgPECTTVsl PEAL.ERE ARB READY TO MAKE "AN IMMEDIATE PEX4VKRY. -. XETr TOHAT f"rnif-CJr Xstahlked 18. - ClUJim AUCTION U1 saaaegesy, be.sUfil ill.-V!?.''11 l"",.r,s'. SUs iron i rlrt ef a tester use is Ua. Tomorrow nf 10 A. M- 1 w525IlprlaT . "Vve ooloolar' 11 via r VOOm euite of tbraa nWtaa u.h.1.1.. ! vUWlnvLjaW,! mahogany tabia. large mahoeiany .rockere and . uuiMan arm cnair, eolontal ma- any library ubU, William and Alary ffi1 !tJr .Baahany hall seal mwrer. ievwal oil painunaa. eras eleotrk table iampa. alkaparw eter ad body Aloises la ruaa, .Brueasie atair Jmra boox uriTB 1 M beautiful Berkey rvuad table, buffet and set sf h Ualhar aaata. xnanlai cwaaa. This aulas uay. via. ehaire with. outasa. rur peeUs bwUtead. Urm d I and rtfUKonier with large Irenea fim, i. as reuowoi re" I8. mmjam ssTTiajr. 1 him se4.e 1 k? Pl ealgn and is so lTUhocraAV. reoai w, s, la Wrrlaays) , rHHU1 uu frs larfce dreaeer. prlaceas drew te-Ji, seats wardrobe with p svLrror, isanei ooor avod chairs. This aulie snuet.be seen to be Btorooss as, g is in alnut 1 ixmpriaing run a dresainAT mirror res French iffdnlee. J8xira JMI IMS! witn 1 springa aod a. pillows, blao- aeia mny uvky a isearlr 1 ran ire and mu etia "useful bo. id items, ' The kitcheu seldatV utensils amaii items will be AucUoneeri' Noio ly..thu. I ."bll not an immense tnuiy, s wnai we would term a quel- sale. Camei nl ah a b4,k - i Sllef. YOU avlll not Ka Almm iverythlng must be eeid. Aastloa tesserrew at 1 a, at. at tks Baker Autki Uease, Ai aae a Is SesiBle bslMlsg. XMAS GREETINGS Te our friends and patrons 1 Again ws greet you ana wwi you all a Marry . Chris Unas and to you with loved ones at the front we offer an especial greeting ' t . va itiL. u uur uuLr , .On Thursday Next We shall mU the uratohings of eight row ma. This you will find a neat, e-saa lot of household goods, 1 Aactlea ea ThaFsday peat at II av, 8b. ws bay 4re4 Is put are, xsgs, euTCail ea es. Ph.ne Mala iltS. W. SAsTBa A W, H. BBAJT, Furniture Dealers and AuoUonaera, . Masopio -Temple building, . . TamtUU and West Park .streets. Auction Sale A WILSON'S AUCTION HOUSE WUJ eed Ueat tasas- TaaUJil gU ' &yl7LAB f AJLEt DATS Monday, Wednesday find V Friday EACH 9 AT AT M A. M. MONDAY BALH we shall sell the COMPLETH FUaNltiHUsGS of s ROOM MOUBB removed from East DeT koont at, including a large sesortmant - of ROCKEKS, csnUr tLlee, couoriea, DAVENFOKT,cTioice let of flCTUKalZ ROUNIr KXTENblOX TABL.U. cfaaira, BUFFET. CHINA CLOSET. dtnner art! 1 ii i.i ft. a II HiwnM. tlLtUf ATlf ' . . p,ot puiiiw, p iww B.avwa BETH, complete with springs, mattresses, lliEUS, 15RE86ER, CinFFONlEIia. rood BBU88L8 CARPETS, small rugs; toilet sets, carpet sweepac sal beater. UAH RANGE, cooklna uiaoalls and othatf numerous iota. It wui be to your advan tage to attend this sale as erverythirg rnust poslUvely be sold Monday. trEXJ- TiE&VAT and rBIDAT regulas gales at llan. PRIVATE SALE OEPT, PIANOS, PIANOS PIANOS THB MOST ACCEPT A BLB XMAf PftfcHENT you ean tweeibiy give come . In tomorrow aod let Us sell you a R.EAL, J PIANO at a price Mt'ClI LESS than or aaW as follows : fKIMBATX PI.ATFTf, good as new. In ea sva m jaahogaa ' . nt-ui ritaLHa, very rJEHB BBO&. UUle used. - t- Ilk "Clarendon" Oak ease Also nClaCBAIXT OIU3AM In plan At the same time look threuxh 'our - line of - FURNITURE Almeet anything you may want and this Quality pf pie grde we sell at - PRIVATE SALE are the verr beet Chat the marker af fords, Also a large aseortmaat, or STORE FIXTURES end EQUIPMENTS rocery Cooking Figs. lb. 8un Maid Aae: ver Ralsina ..........1 Not-A-eieed Hal sins, a pkga..,,...,.le Currants. S It. f.t,f..f..te Biahop'e Cocea, lb. pki. .8e Chocolate, (iuauard'e, I la. cao,,,.,.t Cora At ear white er yelWw, m. ak.8ie Y i,.'. rr vallAer larW IK 1m Jello, east, flavor, I for .,,..! ftoupe. aaaC, caa ,iii,tuHriiiM Royal llsslnf Powder, .pee .b..r.,..e Oolden ilale (V.fee, I IB. ean 8e M. J, B. or Bojrai Club Coffee, 4 It Folcer'j trecUl Coffee, 1 In. can,..8"o CUAHANTEEO ALtTlFRESH eTOClC . M ... .All B r a, nufv'i WW WAiNiHU xffm evr von cash for aU kinds ef bousefnrjilsgr atockg of gro- GREETINGS OF THE A SEASON TO ONE AND ALL -It . Vi:, aae ei a lady was ye. J? ? edera basgalew Set .s.'Jr CaliUrala. He new fcae Te4s ea display at lls HiKIlt 1V('.IIAS HKPee resses put. IXsssfl. 9fh it Also exur if sn ir Jeho eeg 7 ,l aht KS , Specials' A 1 - ' y ...