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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGbN - SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, - JANUARY 12, 1919. 5 RED RO SHOP WILL MOVE INTO Size of Business Has Grown Until Removal to Storeroom at Third and Oak Is Necessary. BIG SUMS BEEN REALIZED National Organization Benefited to Extent of $65,000 in Past 14 Months; Work Not Over. ' After clearing over $fij,000 in 14 months for tho American Red Cross, the Red Cross superfluity hop, located. at 106 Fifth street, will move next Wednes day to new and larger quarters at 70-72 Third street, corner Oak street. Beginning with daily receipts of less than 20. the shop now averages better than J200 a day. Approximately 09 per cent of all rf -reipts pro to the Red Cross, as the cost of operation is virtually nil. All serv ice is the- patriotic donation of promi nent Portland women and there is but tit paid worker. The Red Cross shop was Hie Idea of Mrs. William Wood and was the first of its kind In the United States. It lias been the model for hundreds of others now located in every state in the Union. Hard to Get Goods i:nougb So extensive has the bui-iness of the nhop become that the problem now Is 1 1o obtain h sufficient quantity of do ' rated- goods for sale, so once more the Tied Cross shop In making an earnest appeal to all Portland to empty its gar rets of old and new Jewelry, housefur mshings, books, clothing.-- china, furr.i lure, embroidery, pictures, fancy knl' ting, toys, even if damaged, and 101 tther articles. "We .can sell anything Portland gives us. although we want especially tnoe things which are 'too good to give way." " naiil Mrs. G. T. Trommald. di rector of the shop, in the absence of !rs. W. L. Wood. Books and clothing are the shop's two biggest staples, and any quantity i of these articles can be disposed of im mediately. So can canned goods, china dishes, glassware, plants, electrical articles, pets. 'Anything from a packet of pins to an automobile we want," said Mrs. Trommald". i Big Demand for Clothes Three thousand dollars on used cloth ing in one month has been realized hy the Red Cross shop, and that is why Portland is begged to leave large quantities- of used garments from a baby's trousseau to a man's underwear at the tihop, or to put in a phone call to the lted Cross for the Red Cross truck. When friends of the Red Cross work ers ask why they are continuing the chop In view of peace, they point out "the daily Increasing expenditures 'of the f ted., Cross for soldiers and their ot. iendents. These expenditures, it is ex pected, will not reach their peak for another six months, and will probably continue for a year or more.. Those In Charge of Work r The leaders in the work of the Red Cross shop now are : Manager, Mrs. G. T. Trommald ; assistant manager, Mlea Mary Hlrsh ; secretary. Miss Helen .Whitney ; in charge of clothing de partment, Mrs. William MacUae. Mrs. A. Wurzweiler, Mrs. G. C. von Kgloff stein, Mrs. Sherman O. Gorman, Mrs. Whitney L. Boise. Mrs. William II. Boyer, Mrs. Cheney, Mrs. B. Loomis, Miss, Gretchen Klosterman, Mrs. Ailing ham, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Strome, Miss Martin, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Bain, Mrs. . Crogstar, Mrs. W. D. Peters, Mrs. Pe trerson. Mrs. J. Taylor, Mrs. Dickey; In charge of furniture, bric-a-brac and sundries. Mrs. Ambrose Cronin, Mrs. 'red Martin, Miss Marjory Noble. Miss Kathryn Hoyt, Mrs. R. I,. Shepherd. Miss . lClizabeth Huber, Mry. Hodson, Mrs. Iea. Mrs. T. Krohman, Mrs. Paul t Bates, Mrs. John Besson. Mrs. Frt-d Jones. Mrs. II. P. Clark. Mrs. K. Hab ersham, Mrs. Fred Larsen. Mrs. O. C. Bortzmeyer. Miss Bab Alnsworth and Miss 'Kathryn Hoyt donate their serv ices and. automobiles for hauling. Rallies Being Held From Coast to Coast A coast-to-coast series of rallies Is being held by the National Holiness as sociation In many of the larger cities throughout the nation for the purpose of spreading the gospel of holiness and also with the intent of winning more people to Christianity. The Portland rally Is to be held at the First Friends' Church," January 21 to 26. The evangel istic services are to be both morning and afternoon. Study classes may be held in the morning. Among those who make up the party are the Rev. C. W. Ruth of Indianapolis, the Rev. Charles Sabcock of Los Angeles, the Rev. Jo seph Owen of Boaz, Ala., and the Rev. Arthur Johnson of Aklin. Ohio. FREE TO ASTHMA SUFFERERS A Jfew Home Core That Afiyoae Can Use Without Discomfort or Lobs of Time. .i We have a New Method that cures 'Asthma and we, want you to try it at our expense. 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Send free trial of your method to : BIGGER QUARTERS NORTHWEST CREDIT MEN TO MEET THURSDAY tiaras , f . I w R " Left Roy R. Gill, president Spokane association of Credit Men. Right- Northwest creditmcn. 100 to 150 strong, will assemble In Portlan dfor their annual conference on Thursday, January 16. Creditmcn representing all of the large wholesale houses, banks and manufactures of tho Northwest and I'a- cifii- Coast will be in attendance, asso ciations at Seattle, Tacoma. Spokane, Helena. Butte. Boise. BiUiiiirs. CMt T-'allss S;ilt Citv. San Francisco and L,os Angeles having promised large delegttons. OfHitinpn'R associations in all parts of the country hold conferences annually during the midwinter season, grouping together bodies located in different geo graphical territories. Problems common to all are discussed and policies for the ensuing year formulated. The co lfereive. to bo hold in Portland this year is to be epochal, say Portland oreditmen. because of reconstruction and reorganization of business to meet the needs of peace. Potent policies will bo enacted and far-reaching decisions reached, it is stated. William F. B. McComas of Tos An LOCATION OF TROOPS IN FRANCE LISTED BY THE CHIEF OF STAFF Names of Commanding Generals Of the Various Divisions Are Included in Announcement. Washington. Jan. 11. (U. P.) Loca tion of divisions in France as of Decem ber 19. 1318, with the name of command ing generals, were announced by General March as follows : 1 Montabaux, Major General E. F. Mc.Glaehlin. 2Heddesdorf. Major General John Lejeune. , T 3-Andernach, Major General R. L. Howse. , TT 4 Bertrich, Major General M. L. Her- S65 Merle. Major General H. E. Ely. 6Aigny-Le-Duc, Major General W. ""7Eu'vesln, Major General E. Whlt- te26Montijuey-Le-Roi, Major General II. C. Hale. , T , 27 Montfort, Major General John t . O'Ryan. ... , itii 28 Heudicourt, Major General W 11- -BouVbonne-Les-Aines. Major Gen eral Charles S. Morton. T on. 3d Ballou. Major General E. II. Lewis. 31 (Skeletonized, part on priority, part sailed.) 32 Rengdorf, Major General W illiam as'-Grevenmacher, Major General George Bell Jr. 34 (Skeletonized, part on priority, part sailed.) 35 Commercy. Major General Peter E. 36 Cheney, Major General "W. R- Sl7Wormhoudt. Major General C. B. Farnsworth. 88(Skeletonized. part on priority.) 42 Anhrweiler, Major General C. A. llfchatcau villeain. Major General Robert Alexander. 78 Semur, Major General Joseph E. KgOAchey-Ie-France, Major General Samuel I). Sturgis. 81 Mussy-Sur-Seine, Major General Charles J. Bailey. 82 Prauthoy, Major General George B. Duncan. 84 (.To be skeletonized, at Lemans, November 8). 86 (Skeletonized, part for replace ment part to return to United States). 87 St. Nazaire, Brigadier General W. F. Martin. ,,... 88 Lagny, Major General William Weigel. g9 Kylburg, Brigadier General Frank L. Winn. 90 Berncastel, Major General Leroy S. Lyons. ' 91 Rousbrugge, Major General Wil liam H. Johnston. 92 Marbach, Major General Charles H. Martin. Depot DlrlslOB 41 Staignin, Brigadier General Eli Cole. U. S. M. C. 83 Lemans, Major General E. F. Glenn. 85 Toul, Major General Charles W. Kennedy. 39 (Skeletonized for replacement and return to United States). 40 Revigney, Major General F. S. Strong. 8 Pons, . In army of occupation. American Steamer Reported in Trouble; Tugs to the. Rescue Halifax, X. S., Jan. 11. (U. P.) The American steamship E. L. Flagg, 3400 tons, from Loutsburg for Halifax, was reported late today in distress about 25 miles off , this harbor, with her machinery disabled. One tug is alongside and oth ers are on their way to her assistance. She put into Lou Isburg a week ago, reporting the loss of three of her life boats during a storm at sea. She was bound from New YorR to Quebec. Nothing further lias been heard of the steamer Castalla, from wiilch distress signals were flashed early today. Three steamers, are speeding to her aid. She waa about 60 miles off shore when the appeals for help were -Bent x IF5 I s Association of Credi t Men. Middle -Alvin K. Matzger, president Seal tic geles, president of the national associa tion, and one of the leading creditmen of tho country, will be present at the Portland conference. He was elected to the national presidency at f'hioago last June. Banners and prizes will be presented to delegations and speakers during the day. A trophy banner will be given to the visiting association having the larg est pro rata attendance, a silvor cup to the speaker who excels in presenting his .u!jeet, and a prize to the man intro ducing himself in tho most effective ma nner. Following Is the program of the day-4-Breakfast In Tyrolean room. Benson hotel ; automobile trip up Columbia river highway to Multnomah Falls ; luncheon at Crown Point Chalet: conference in Tyrolean room, Benson hotel, at 3 p. m. Conference subjects William B. Lay ton, chairman : "What Can a Creditman Do to Help Prevent Failures Cnder Pres ent Conditions'"' "What Steps Should Special Election at Gold Hill to Vote Irrigation Bonds Gold Hill. Jan. 11. The Gold Hill irri gation district will hold a special elec tion on February 11 to authorize the issuance of $15,000 additional bonds to complete the system. The estimates and bond issue was made three years ago based r.t prevailing prices at the time, and war conditions are responsible for the deficency. This will make the total bonded indebtedness $75,000. The diverting works ate on Rogue river three miloa above Gold Hill, and th,e main canal extends on the south side of the river to the Josephine county line, a dis tance of 15 miles, and will serve about 5000 acres of tillable land. Construction began late last fall, and the diverting works and eight miles of the main canal are now fully completed, ting, toys, even if damaged, and 101 valley the contractors, Kraner & Car ter of Kan Francisco, proposed to have the system fully completed by the first of the year, but the labor shortage, heavy rains in the fore part of the winter, and the late freezing weather, which completely suspended operations, will extend the completion of the sys tem several months. New Schedules For Power Rates Are Being Mailed Circulars announcing the change in rates for power are being sent out by the Portland Railway, Light & Power company. The new rates were granted by the public service commission of Ore gon after a prolonged hearing last Oc tober and were granted on petition of the railway company for a rate suffi cient to offset the increase in Its oper ating expenses due to the greatly in creased cost of rendering power service. The new rates apply on regular meter readings beginning on Pecember 5, last. The new- minimum charge is $1 per month per kilowatt of demand. No minimum charge is to be less than $1 per month and wherever the demand of any consumer is determined monthly the minimum charge Fhall be $1 per month per kilowatt of capacity contract ed for by the consumer. The existing residence and commer cial lighting schedules are not affected by this order of the commission. Homes in Nazareth and America Topic Rev. Thomas Jenkins, rector of St. David's Episcopal church, will compare the home of Nazareth and the home of America in his Sunday morning sermon. He will touch on the necessity that caused Maor Baker to appoint a com mittee to investigate juvenile delin quency and will also speak on the di vorce' evil. The Sunday evening sermon will be based on the ninth command ment. The Sunday school ' for little children is held from 12 to 12 :30 o'clock each Sunday, thus making it conven ient for parents to leave young chil dren during the morning 'service. Mexico Seeking to Improve Railroads Washington, Jan. 11. (U. P.) Mexico is seeking to rehabilitate her railroads. To this end she has entered into negotia tions with the United States for a sup ply of rails to supplement the supply coming from the Monterey Steel works. One of the first projects to be under taken will be improvement of the , line between Monterey and Tampico. Other projects contemplate improvements be tween the interior. and the Tacific coast. Efficiency Contest Planned Kenilworth Presbyterian church Sun day school is starting an efficiency con test between classes in the form of an automobile race from "Portland to New Tork by Easter." The object of this race is to increase the membership and to encourage regular attendance on the part of present members- i . i Charles II. Plass, president Taroraa Association of Credit Men. Creditmen Take to Prevent Trade Abuses Under Present Conditions?" "Should Any Inducement Be Cyven in Considera tion of Customers Signing Trade Accep tances?" "What Steps Should Be Taken to Meet the Growing Tendency to Kstab lish Cooperative Stores?" "What Steps Should a Creditman Take When Sudden Changes Occur (a) Giving Security to Outsiders; (b) Giving Security to One or More Creditors; (c) Suffering or Permit ting Attachments or Levies; d) Suffer ing Fire Loss; (e) Failing to Meet at Maturity Prior Obligations?" "How Can Customers Best Be Persuaded to a Strict Adherence to Terms?" Dinner 6 p. m., Crystal room. Benson hotel, P. L. Bishop, president; Wrilliam F. Woodward, toastmaster. The speakers representing Portland will be: B. M. Dennison. Albers Bros. Milling Co. ; S. L. Eddy, Ladd & Tilton bank : B. F. Wagner, Pacific Coast Bis cuit Co. ; Charles M. Morgan. M. Seller &. Co. ; Edward Drake, J. K. Gill Co. PORTLAND BUILT SHIP TO CARRY SUPPLIES TO PERSECUTED PEOPLES Belle West Leaves New York With Cargo for Starving Refugees of Near East. On a Portland-built steel ship, the Belle West, a product of the Columbia River corporation, Saturday a cargo of 8750 tons of flour left New Tork for the relief of starving Armenian, Syrian, Greek and Persian refugees. The vessel Is in the United States government trans port service and is manned by navy men. She is the third ship put at the disposal of the general American Com mittee for Relief in the Near East, with headquarters in New York. A telegram to this effect from David Hinshaw, executive of the general com mittee, in New York, has been received by J. J. Handsaker, state director for Oregon, who Is now busily engaged in organizing his forces for the Oregon campaign to raise a total of $184,000. That the situation in the countries where hundreds of thousands of these refugees have been driven by the Turks, Germans and their cotorturers during the years of the'war is! desperate, is the word of no less a personage than Presi dent Wilson himself, who has cabled in answer to a query, saying that the $100. 000,000 which he recently asked con gress to appropriate for relief work has nothing to do with the Near East fea ture. "I hope that this subscription (Near East) will no"t in any way be Interrupted or reduced : the need is immediate and very great," cabled President Wilson to Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer of the general committee. M. E. Church Board Erects Building in Washington, D. 0. At a cost of $400,000. the board of temperance, prohibition and public mor als of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which Dr.. Clarence True Wilson, for merly of Portland, is general secretary, is erecting a new building in Washing ton. D. C, to be used as headquarters in Washington for all Protestant de nominations, as well as other organi zations. The building, a six-story struc ture, will be located just next the sen ate building, facing the capitol grounds. It will have a. frontage of 150 feet on First street and on Maryland avenue. The building will have k .reception rcom and a large convention hall In .ad dition to office space, and the three ton rioors will be devoted to apartments. Almost $200,000 has already been raised, including a $10,000 gift from Dr. Charles E. Welch, the grape-juice man, and a similar sum from J. C. McDonald, Pennsylvania banker. The marble for the building was donated by the Alaska Shamrock Marble company, whose head quarters are in Portland, an$l the struc tural steel was given by Pennsylvania steel men. The ground, which la valued at $150,000, was obtained from two es tates for $30,000 through the efforts of Dr. Wilson. The ground will be broken In the spring and the building completed ,be for the holidays, according to present plans of the general secretary. Negro Strikes Man With a Hand Axe Bud Red, a negro, crazed with mor phine, the police say, hit Oscar Larsen, 64 years of age, over the head this morning with the blunt end of a hand axe and inflicted a bad wound. Red was arrested by Policemen Hen son and Calavan. Larsen runs a confectionery and cigar store at 7V4 North Third street, where the assault took place. According to the officers the negro says Larsen has stolen some of his money and is keeping it in 'hiding'. Lar sen denies the accusation. y ' m ...... 1 !.-.v. :w r. II REALTY MEN BIG. DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS Campaign Has Been of Great Value to Dealers in All" Pacific Coast States. EXECUTIVES TO ASSEMBLE Plans Being Made for Inter state Meeting to Be Held at . Spokane. To have established direct communica tion w 1th 7000 realty dealers ; to have published, in addition, 10.000 member ship bulletins, which fcave boen sent to ihe entire profession throughout the Pacific coast states, Montana, Idaho, Alberta and British Columbia: to have been instrumental in organizing several Important local realty boards: to have secured hundreds of new members for the organization : to have written per sonal letters with suitable publicity to 1100 newspaper publications throughout the territory these are several of the achievements in connection with the mernl ci ship campaign conducted by O. H. Skotheim, Henry building, of this city, in the interest of the Interstate Realty association of the Tacific North west. The campaign, which has also been instrumental in advancing the move ment for the adoption of a license law fcr re.iltors, has, been of immense edu cational value to tho realty profession. T( oueanus of men engaged in the real estate business have been ignorant In regard to the existence of this rapidly growing association organized in Port land about three years ago. and a product of Portland men with F. E. Taylor as founder and first president. Information Is Complete After tiie close of this membership drive there will hardly be an fndH'ldual engaged in the real estate. .business in this entire Northwestern territory who ha-s net received complete information touching tho purposes of the Interstate Realty association, and who has not been moved, at least part of the way, to become a member of this organiza tion. The organization stands for the high est business ethics among realtors, and aims to secure the introduction of legis lation in the several Northwestern states and throughout Canada for the purpose of placing realty men in a pro fessional class controlled, by regulations which will eliminate irresponsible del ers and prevent illegitimate operations. This i hoped to be achieved by a li cense law under the terms of which every operator in real estate must fur nish a bond to the state, and a large number of recommendations and refer ences vouching for his responsibility as a business man. , Mr. Skotheim, who was one of the organizers of the association several years ago and who has been connected with the organization as one of the Oregon directors, started the member ship drive under appointment by the executive committee on October 1, and reports that the most significant de velopment of the entire campaign has been tho willingness On the part of some of the largest operators and - biggest business men In. the large cities to leave their offices ana sacrifice financial in terests by going out into other cites and communities to assist in the organ ization of local boards as well as to secure members for the association. Spokane Men AetlTe I. J. McCormlck of Spokane, Wash., who spent several days in Portland re cently, reports that Spokane has secured in addition to the old members an In crease of about 30 new members for the association. Owen Bean of Albany, one of the leading real estate men of the Willamette valley, has just returned from a trip into Southern Oregon, where hf- was instrumental in assisting the realtors at Roseburg in strengthening their organization ; also going to Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland where he secured a large number of new mem bers for the association. -Mr. Bean re ports the conditions in Southern Oregon as very satisfactory in the real estate business, one firm at Rosehurg having sold seven farms since theycessation of the war. There are at least 20 men among the biggest operators in Oregon and Washington, who have rendered such services, all without compensation and simply in appreciation of the work which has been done by the campaign manager and the general efforts ini tiated by the organization to build up a body of responsible realty operators throughout the Northwestern 'states. Realty Leaders ActiTe Mr. Skotheim states that from the reports coming In from all sections of the Pacific Northwest, it Is apparent that the real estate men are beginning to consider their service functions in the communities more seriously. Sev eral of them are in the legislatures of their respective states and intend to ad vocate constructive measures in connec tion with land settlement. Irrigation and colonization projects. From scores of them letters have been received stat ing the necessity of creating public con fidence by carrying on realty operations on a sound and conservative basis, mak ing tho investment in real estate of paramount importance to all other in vestments. Thousands of realtors have been among the most energetic war workers during the past several years, and from reports out of the Canadian provinces it appears that probably two thirds of the real estate' offices In the small cities have been closed and most of the opera tors have either crossed the seas for service or else been chiefly interested in patriotic activities at home. One railroad company in Canada, which Is also the most extensive land and colon ization organization in the world, reports that over 8000 of its employes had gone to the war and practically its entire land organization offered to the service of the nation. The executive committee of the Inter state Realty association will meet In regular session at Spokane. January 24 and 25,- at which time Mr. Skotheim, membership campaign manager, will de liver a report covering the campaign activities and most important measures for the future growth and development of the organization will be adopted. There are several members of the execu tive committee in Portland who will at tend this meetir;-, including F. E. Tay lor, past 'president and founder; Paul C. Murphy, vice president for Oregon ; Fred W. German, director for Oregon ; Paul A. Cowgill, secretary ; Frank Mc Guire, Frank L. McGrillis and others. Realty Concern Moves J. A. Wickman & Co., formerly lo cated at 314 Stark street, have moved their realty: office to suite 204 Railway Exchange building and are making -extensive preparations to , take care of what they anticipate will be a greatly increased business this , spring. J MOTOR SLED IS SPEEDY I l New mail cart For many years mushcrs of the North ern trails have been crossing with some success different breeds of dogs in an effort , to find an animal capable of enduring the rigorous work demanded of them, but It has remained for F. CI. Horner, a resident of Alaska for a score of years, to invent a sled, a cross be tween a war tank and the old-fashioned dog sled, which ia expected to do the work of a dozen dig teams, and, if suc cessful, may revolutionize the opening of the Northern countries. All the features of the dog sled are contained in the machine, which Mr. Horner, now in Portland, has designed, except that it is longer, being 25 feet in length. On either side of the sled are wheels with light caterpillar treads which break their own trail through the snow. A rudder is adjusted to the front of the pled and consists of a wheel which may cut the snow to a depth of ttn-ee feet or merely skim over the top. The entire machine, says Mr. Horner, ADVENTISTS BUY LAND AND HOTEL INTENDING TO CONDUCT Sutherlin Selected as Place for Educational Institution in This State. Roseburg, Jan. 11. One of the most important deals to be consummated in this county for some time was com pleted here this week, when Frank Waite of Sutherlin sold the property known as the Sutherlin Inn, and adja cent buildings of this block, as well as a tract for. agricultural experiments of several acres near the town of Suther lin, to the Seventh Day Adventist church people. The Adventlsts have planned to es tablish an academy in the hotd build ing, which is a modern two-story brick that cost $30,000 when erected four years ?go. The deal was consummated by Elder- Rippey and other prominent Ad ventlsts of Roseburg and Cottage Grove. The school, which has been con ducted at Loraine, in Lane county, will be moved to Sutherlin and more than to families will move to this valley for the purpose of developing this school. ' The property in this deal is of the probable value of $100,000, according to parties who are familiar with condi tions here. This means great develop ment for the city of Sutherlin. which is one of the most modern places of its size in the state. - They have paved streets and H4 miles of paved roadway, as well as modern electrical street lighting, sewer and water system. The town was originally platted by the Luse Land & Development company when it purchased the land in this valley and set it out in orchards about 10 years ago. A large timber Interest was mak ing a grade for a railroad to the tim ber near Sutherlin when the war came on and further work ceased. This tim ber will come out through Sutherlin. Real Estate Firm Sells 22 Houses Since January 1 Frank Jj. McGuire . reports . 22 sales since January 1. The demand for mod-crate-priced houses is as stsng as it has been at any time during the pre vious home-buying activity. Mr. Mc Guire sold six houses New Year's day, and from one to three houses every day since. He states that his trouble is not selMng the houses, but getting modern houses at the right price to sell. He Is Increasing the sales organization to take care of the increased Inquiry for houses. Following ar some of the re cent sales made by this office : Sold to A. W. Douglas for A. F. Schultz house at 3154 Woodward ave: njje at $3500. Sold to Walter R. Graves for W. H. Neil house at 724 Eant Fifty-ninth street north . at $3500. Sold to Florence Weaver for T. J. Armen trout house at 1404 Morse street at $1400. Sold to George W. Schriver for William C. Wheeler house at 452 Rose lawn at $2650. Sold to Tfllle Schmoral for John W. Thompson a five-room bun galow at 69 East Fifty-third street north at $1600. Sold to Fred Lumm for Jessie C. Davis bungalow at 665 East Twentieth at $3400. Sold to C. J. Cummlngs for J. W. Demick house at 49 East Twenty-second street at $1400. Sold to Delia Winn for Charles Berg'.er a home at 269 Forty-fifth street at $3225. Sold to J. C. Crandall for A. R. Leabo house at 13 East Seventy-eighth street at $2450. New Real Estate And Abstractors Open Up Offices J. S Knauss. formerly with the Mult nomah Abstract company, has opened offices at 416 Stock Exchange building and will engage in a general real es tate and abstract business. The ab stracting business will be known as the Portland" Abstract company. Mr. Knauss has been In the real estate and abstracting business, for several years and states that he considers the pres ent outlook for busncss exceptionally good. J. L. Gertsel and G. H. Irwin have cpened offices at 502 Buchanan build ing and will engage in a general real cftate and brokerage business under the firm name of the Liberty Realty & Bro kerage company. ' Under the name of Stewart & Buck, C. T. Stewart and E. A. Buck have opened offices at 314-15-15 Northwest ern Bank building -and will -engage in a general real estate business, special Iz- ACADEMY J Ing jn- farm lands, f , : . .. . t f Tor rnow use weighs 830- pounds, will . carry 100 pounds and make 100 miles a .day against a dog team average ef 25 miles a day. over broken trails, with a weight of 630 pounds. In its trials on street ravine it Is abje to make six. miles, an liour, and on snow it 4s claimed it will make from 16 to 25 miles an hour. The motor used to propel the tiled is In the rear, and It is. sufficiently heavy to weight down theback of the machiiie eo that it glides over the snow with much the same effect that a hydroplane does in water. ' On the first week in February Mr. Horner, the designer, and W. A. Hillis. his partner, will leave for a trip to Nome, Alaska, and back by way of Cor dova, Fairbanks " and Fort Gibbon, al together a trip of 3000 miles. If the trip Is successful Mr. Horner has some assurance that the sleds will be adopt ed by the government for use in Alaska, and also for government work In Si beria. STRONG DEMAND FOR IS NOTED BY DEALER j Shipyard Workers Accustomed to Freedom in Homes . Prefer Land Outside of City. A brisk and increasing demand for suburban property and acreage w ithln 10 miles of Portland is reported by M. J. Clohcssy, 415 Abington building, who makes '. a- specialty of this class of homes. There is an Increasing demand for unimproved acreage, which seems to have developed since the first of the year. Mr. Clohessy attributes this to the fact that many shipyard worker and other recent arrivals In the city have become so Impressed with the cli matic. and other advantages of this sec tion that they desire to locate here per manently. As many of these people are or have been accustomed to working on the land, they naturally turn to suburban property, where they can have the freedom to which they are accustomed. This dealer reports quite a few sales closed since New Tear's, with every prospect of a record-breaking business this spring. BUILDING PERMITS V Mah Itpir tors nd hot!, 249 tt Burnnid. between 2 and 8d; Roy O. Powers builder. 900. -cm. Mrs. Josie Maraa Itrpalr dwelling. 1424 E. 14th pt.. between Ogdea and Knapp: builder same, $100. M. C. Martin Repair residence. 1491 Kat 6tu N between Bryant and Morgan; builder tame. $150. Arnold Lery Erect range. 12J7 Commercial t.. between Jeasup and Jarrett; builder aame, $25. A. De Guire Repair apartments, 21 5-215 H Rnmell,' between Vanrourer and Kerbr J- A Melton Co., builder. $200. T. Birkeli Repair More. 244 Ankeny be ' -1 'xl 3d; Melton tc Co.. builder, $50. IT. KiiliiiB enUte Repair ntore and office' 144 14 5th M., between Alder and Morrison: K. II. Miles builder, $400. S. - Wilson Krect rliicen house, 717 George between Fremont and Kerere; builder, aame $100. I George Kildow Repair chicken house. 005 Garfield, between Maaon and Skidinore; builder, aame, $25. C. IX Griffith Repair dwelling. 215 Elerenth street, between Taylor and Salmon; C. J. Kelly, builder. $225. ' Minnie A. White Repair residence, 1015 East 30th. between Wygant and Alberts ; builder, same, $75. Mrs. Mary E. Daria Repair residence. 8230 49th are. 8. E.. between 82d 'and 83d sts.; builder, same,. $600, E. Hepperly Repair foundry and " machine shop, 254 E. 7th. between Madison and Mala; Commercial Iron Works, builder, $100. F. B. Skinner Erect garage. 095 Front at. between Lowell and Bancroft; builder, -same, $70. N. O. Liimblei Erect garage. 267 21st t, between 20th and 21st; builder, ' same. $90. Dr. Peter Erect garage. 744 E. Broadway, between E. 22d arid E. 24tb; builder, same. $7ff. t Clyde Manufacturing Co. Erect garage. 894 19th at. N.. between Thurmsn and Upshur; builder, same, $75. E. N. Waialing Erect garage. I860 Bran don at., between Wine hell and Terry; builder same, $80. If." A- Hampton Erect garage, 374 E. 26th X.. between Scbuyler and Broadway; builder, same. $90. Sterling Food Product Co. Repair factory, 1122 Macadam; buiM't, same. $200. J. V. McKntee Repair dwelling 81 lth st. between Ererett and Flanders; . Jack Kim be, builder. $5000. - Albina Coo per tire store Erect store, 4 51 Goldsmith, between Albina and Lewis; Lee Ruab et al. builders, $350. Rosenblatt & Kolemon Repair atore,J26 Couch, between 6th and Broadway; W. Bar tholomew, builder, $ TO. A. W. LindeH Erect woodshed. 6912, 51t aTe.. between 68th and 70th; builder, same, $20. E. J- Pdell Erect garage. 1235 Albina. be tween Simpson and Ainsworth; Guilder, aame, $40. C. W. Holmes Erect woodshed and chicken house. 702 Highland st. between E. lStJi and E. 20th t. N. ; builder, same, $50. Mrs. C. W. Holmes Repair residence, 702 Highland st. between E. Igtli and E. 20th st N. : C. W Holmes, builder. $15. John A. Jones Repair residence, 802 Col onial ace. : Danielson Bros., builder, $235. Fred Elliott Erect residence, 30 Buffalo rt.. between Montana and Maryland; builder, same, $300. Minnie A. Betts Erect residence. 1666 Wa bash are., between Terry and Watts; builder, same. $1200. Save on War Stamps now on eale at usual agencies. LINOLEUM AND CORK TILINGS CORK FLOOR PRODUCTS CO. "BROAD WAT, 5EAB TAYLOR r General Insurance BONDS McCargaty Bates & Lively tfcon Budding Main 168, A-2694 SUBURBAN PROPERTY GENERAL OPTIMISM FEATURE OF REALTY AT PRESENT Increased Inquiry, Especially in Demand for Better Class of Homes, Is Reported. The general tone of the local realty market Is optimistic "-. in the extreme. Established dealers are reporting lu- " creased inquiry, especially for the bettor class of homes and deals are 'being closed with comparatively little difficulty. ' , In most cases substantial first pr.v ments are being tnade-and the difficulty seems to be not no much in finding buy ers as In netting listings of tho. right kind. The depression which some seemed to think would follow thj signing of tha armistice has failed to materialize. On the contrary, since January 1 iniuirie.i Jiave shown a decidedly stronger tone ind sales have increased proportionately. Buyers Are TSunifroua . A. G. Teepe of the' A. C. Tecpe com pany, 264 Htark street, says; "I have tin difficulty in finding buyers for homes of the better class and our- office ha made a number of sales since. January 1. the prices ranging from $3500 tft SG00O. . I could sell more homes o this class If I could get them, but owners, aro in no hurry to part with their properties. S faras I can see the outlook for exlrcmu activity Is decidedly good." The influenza epidemic is. of course. Interfering to some extent. Some buyers are rather slow about visiting properties for fear they may encounter the dread ' disease and it few owners are 'reluctant about having prospective ' buyers shown through their properties for the nnin reason. But ori thp wholo the conditions arc very promising tor an active market. which Is taken to mean that in spite or the cancellation of the ship building pro gram Portland is to retain the vast ma-" jority of her new citizens. twhd will en gage In the many new Industries which will spring up to care for Portland after-the-war prosperity. Kdwin Kelly Died in Bailie Roseburg. Jan. 11. Kdwin Kelly was killed In action on the battle front In France1 In September, according to" a telegram received today by his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. -J. W. Kelly of Drain. This; marks the first casualty among the number)of boys that entered the service from 'Drain and the near vi cinity. The Kellys have resided . In Drain for a number of years and nro well known andilghly respected . citi zens of that place.. Declaring Its enactment was "unncc-. essary, unjustifiable, unconstitutional," Senator France -of Maryland Is urging the repeal of the espionage act. Humphreys' 'Seventy-seven" breaks up Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Cold In the Head, Catarrh, Sore Throat, Quinsy, Tonsllltls and Grip. 1 ill Druggist "Cure Your n..Mls.asuM. 1 !fsr nupiuru tiiiu I Cured Uino" Old Sea Captain Cored His Own Eupture After Doctors Said ' "Operate or Death." y.- Bis Btniedy and Book Beat Trt: Captain Colli ngs sailed the seas for many years; then he sustained a bad double rupture that soon forced him to not only remain asnore, but- Kept mm bedridden for years. He ' tried doctor after doctor and truss after truss. No; results! Finally, he -km assured that he must either submit to a dangerous and abhorrent operation or die. He did seitbart He cured himself Instead. .7 "Feuew Mm and Won, You Don't Have To Be Cat Up. mnd Yea Don't Have Ta BeTortarod By Truss." Captain ' Colllnga made a study of himself, of his condition and at last ha was rewarded by the finding of the method that so quickly made him a well, strong, vigorous and happy man. . Anyone can ' use the same method l It's simple, easy, safe and inexpensive. Every ruptured person In the world) should have the Captain. Cotlings book., telling all about how he cured himself, and how anyone may follow the sam treatment In their own home without ny trouble. The book and medicine are FREE. Tbeywlll be Bent prepaid to any rupture sufferer who will nil out the below coupon. Bat send it right sway -sew-before you. put down this paper. . I FREE RUPTVRe BOOK AMD REMEDY OOUPOM. . Cajtt. W. A. Colling (lnc.1 s Box fcguC. Watertovn. N. Y. - Please send me your FREE Rapture Remedy and iloolc without any obit gation on my part whatever. 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