SECTION THREE
' - IlKAIi KSTATE '
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER .17,
1920. ! ' ? . . . , . . KyZy?-
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STEADY ADVANCE
m REALTY VALUE
SHOWN BY RE
CORD
Sales of McGuire Agency Indicate
Average Value of Home Has
Increased From $1750 to $3200
TASKER HOME IN EASTMORELAND
The InauBtrlal dev'telopment of
Portland is, far in advance of the
city's home fcullding program. There
are enough Jobs but not enough
houses to satisfy the demands of a
wtieadily increasing population. This
condition is the outgrowth of war
time activities and promises to con
tinue for several months, so far as
the houninK sno-tage I's concerned,
and for an Indefinite period of years
as regards industrial expansion.
It is unnecessary to draw upon fu
ture prospects for proof of Portland's
destiny as a great commercial and in
dustrial center. The new plants of
Montgomery Ward & Co.. the Ameri
"n Ci company, the Pacific Coast
Steel company, the Aladdin company
and a number of other concerns built
during the past year are ample evi
dence of prosperity. Rapid expansion
of the city grain, flour, lumber and
wool markets and the recent growth
Of a score of nmall manufacturing con
cerns Into factors of primary industrial
Importance speak for the advantage of
Portland as a producing and distribut
ing point.
HOUSING PEOBLKM NATIONAL
Shortage of housing Is a condition
not peculiar to Portland. The problem
is a national one and is the result of
the rapid trans'ition of the industrial
activities of the United States from
. agriculture to manufacture, aggravated
by the cessation of building operations
during the war period. The cities have
grown at the expense of the rural dis
tricts and the acute need of housing
facilities in manufacturing centers goes
hand In hand with an 'embarrassing
scarcity of farm labor. ' ,
Rapid advances in the cost of labor
D nrl inulAriulu nnrl Ihfl Ka 1 tr rtf m'.inv
products essential to construction have
made building on a large scale a diffi
cult proposition during the past year.
.Uncertainty as to future market con
clitinro flildtrl the clement of hazard to
investment in new construction, and
oipit;ii stueil at the venture. The result
was an inevitable advance in the price i
of residence property and an increas-
ing number of transfers of real estate, i
AVERAGE VALL'E RISES i J
During 1918 the Frank U McGuire j
agency sold 290 parcels of residence
lperty, the aggregate value being
$G0S,OO(J, or an average of $1750; in
19t! the same firm handled Si9 trans
fers of residence property, valued at
approximately 2. 490.000. an average of
$2S;0. and up to October 10 of this
year the concern has sold 993 houses,
valued at J3.1S2.937, an average of ap
proximately $3200.
The rapid appreciation In price of
residence property Indicated by the
Records of tlx; Met !u ire agency, is due
primarily to the advance In building
costs, owners of property basing the
bale price on the cost of replacement
rather than on the actual cost of con
struction. These records also show that
the majority of homes offered for sale
recently have undergone repair, and
records of the building inspector's of
fice indicate that residence property
Generally is in better condition than
three years ago, the incentive of a high
rental or sale price having influenced
the owners to make needed repairs.
MrCUIRK AG KM I' V MAKES RECORD
Tlie growth of the McGuire real es
tate business during the past three
years must not tie considered phe
nomenal. It Is the natural result of
careful and efficient business manage
ment. The head of the firm has devel
oped a system of realty salesmanship
which has proved satisfactory alike to
the salesmen and to the public. His
aim has been to render an honest serv
ice and the volume of business handled
toy the firm must be accepted as the
measure of his success in this effort.
" The McGuire system has won a na
i tional reputation and its value as an
efficient selling method is proved in
. comparison with operations of large
agenciea in other parts of the' country.
The ftleaby Realty company of Toledo,
Ohio, with 130 salesmen, recently pub
lished a year's record showing sales
.aggregating $6,000,000, of which. at-
proximately $3,000,000 was In residence
property. With a force of 25 salesmen
the McGuire agency has disposed of
$3,182,000 worth of residence property
,ln 9V4 months.
SALESMEN STUDY CONDITIONS
The McGuire system is a public serv
ice, and both client and salesmen are
satisfied with the result Including the
office staff and th head of the con
cern, there are 37 people on the payroll
of the McGuire agency. At a recent
banquet in th Benson hotel each of
' these employes made a short talk on
realty conditions and offtte manage
ment, and all united in praise of the
system by which they have won suc
cess in the realty profession.
McGuire salesmen are students of
business conditions and are familiar
' with the industrial development of the
city. Meetings or salesmen are held
each Thursday at 9 a. in., and on these
' occasions each member of the staff is
allowed three minutes for talks 4 on
salesmanship, constructive criticism of
Office management and general business
conditions. At Thursdays meeting C.
C. Colt, vice president of the First Na
tional bank, will address the McGuire
salesmen on the business outlook, and
at next week's meeting Dr. Waldo Coe,
famous world ' traveler, will discuss Hu
ronean conditions.
Tnl918 there were . 11 salesmen on
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REALTOR
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BELONGS SOLELY
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ASSOCIATION
Court Ruling Prohibits Use of ;
Appellation by Any but Realty!
Firms of the National Body.
Proposed house of the English cottage type planned by DeYonng & Roald for A. n. Taster. The home
will be built on a 100 by 100 foot tract at Thirtieth street and Crystal Spring boulevard, Eastmorcland.
One of the most attractive home sites
in Eastmoreland is to be adorned with
an English cottage planned by DeYoung
& Roald for A. H. Tasken The site se
lected comprises a tract 100 by 100 in
dimensions at Thirtieth street and Crys
tal Springs boulevard, overlooking the
municipal golf links and the meadow
land along Johnson creek.
The grounds are shaded by a natural
growth of dogwood and fir trees and the
design of the house and outbuildings
has been carefully studied for adaptation
to its environment. A stone wall en
closes the grounds along the street front
age and a winding brick pathway leads
to a paved porch at the main entrance.
Plans call for a one-and-a-half story
structure wim hollow tiTe and stucco
exterior walls and roll thatched roof.
Besides a large living room, dining room,
sun room and kitchen there will be three
bedrooms and two sleeping porches. A
double garage will be connected with the
house and a brick wall will separate the
lawns from a vegetable garden at the
rear of the house. Cost of construction
is estimated at $10,000.
LANDiGAN HEATER
L01RSF0ELC0ST
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New Heater Invented by Portland
Man Makes It Possible to Heat
5 Rooms for 2 Cents Hour.
A new heating device patented by J.
L,andigan, 406 Vancouver avenue, prom
ises to furniah relief from the high cost
of fuel and minimize ttie labor essential
to care for a furnace. The
new appliance may be con
nected with any hot water
heating plant, and tests
made show that it can be
operated at an expense of
' cents per hour in suc
cessfully heating a five
roum apartment.
das is the fuel used, and
the peculiar merit of the
heater consists of a newly
designed burner and In the
construction of the coil. A
series of dampers extend
ing half way through the
coil deflects the heat cur
rents and insures full effi
ciency from the gas used.
All odof from combustion
of the gas is carried away
through a flue connected
with the casing surround
ing the coil.
The casing Inclosing the
coil and burner is 8 inches
In diameter and 54 inches
in length. The device re
quires small spate and may
be installed either in the
basement or the kitchen.
The flow of the water
is direct from the heater
to an expansion chamber,
from which it graviates to
radiators in the various
rooms of the house or
apartment, returning to the
base of the heater.
Several of the Landigan heaters al
ready have been Installed and are in
successful operation. The inventor heats
his house at 40S Vancouver avenue, con
Bisting of 30 rooms, at an expense of
12 cents per hour running time.
Brought on Truck Co.
Leases New Quarters
The Rahies heirs have leased the
northwest corner of Tenth and Hoyt
streets to the Broughton Motor Truck
company for a period of five years. This
will practically double the space and the
handling facilities for the Broughton
Motor Truck company.. The deal waa
handled through W. W. Kercuson, with
offices in the Wilcox building.
Home Builders Buy
134 University Park
Sites From M'Kenna
Preparation for an extensive home
building movement in the Peninsula dis
trict is indicated by the sale of 134 lots
In University Park during the past week
by the Coe A. McKenna company. The
building sites were offered .at $490 each,
on terms of $1 down and installments' of
$1 per week. With few exceptions, how
ever, the purchasers made initial pay
ments of $25 and upward and a number
paid cash for their holdings.
According to McKenna, the majority
of the purchasers at this sale declared
their intention to build homes. Univer
sity Park addition is bounded by Lom
bard street, Willamette boulevard, Fiske
street and Portsmouth avenue. The ad-
ditlon was platted several years ago and
is largely built up. Street improvements
have been made. The district is easily
accessible to streetcar lines connecting
with east and west side business dis
tricts and with indrtrial centers at
Kenton, St. Johns and North Portland.
REALTY DEALERS
T
UPPO
GORDON
Exclusive' use of the appellation
"Realtor" by memtfera of the Na
tional Association !of Heal Estate
Boards was sustained by Judge
Molyneaux of Minneapolis in an in
junction granted September 13 re
straining" the Northwestern Tele- j
phone company and 23 other defen
dants from, improperly using the
word. Plaintiffs .in the case were
the Minneapolis Real Estate board
and the Natioi.al Association of Rea,l
Estate Boards.
The word "Realtor" was coined and
copyrighted by the National Association
of Real Estate boards for the exclusive
use of its members. According to Jydge
M'olyneaux's findings "the plaintiffs are
entitled to grant to their associate mem
bers the exclusive right to use the word
'Realtor' and that no other persons,
firms or corporations are entitled to use
tje said term, save only such as may
De auinorizea to do so ty tne piainiui
National Association of Real Estate
Boards and its associate members."
Use of the word "Realtor" is a privi
lege and members of the Portland Realty
Board are urged by officials of the or
ganization to place it conspicuously on
their . stationery and advertising mat
ter. The chief purpose of the national
association is to raise the ethical stand
ard of the realty profession and the
word "Realtor" following the name of
a firm stands for integrity and effi
ciency and assures the public of fair
dealing.
Members of Portland Realty Board
Indorse Stand Taken by
Candidate for Mayor.
Work on Eoseburg
Sanitarium Begun;
To Cost $1,000,000
NEW LOTS OFFERED
IN POWELL VALLEY
7
Tract Borders County Road; Lies
Three Miles Past City
Limits.
Roseburg. , Oct. 16. Excavation work
for the construction of the Winchester
Sinitarium hns been commenced on the
George A. ""Lovejoy ranch. The first
unit of thea sanitarium will be 40x158
size, full basement and two
Unqualified support of the candi
dacy of Herbert Gordon for mayor
was pledged by members of the Port
land Realty board attending a meet- : ferl in
ing of the organization in the grill I stories high.' This unit Is being erected
" ; prior to the construction of the main
room of the Portland hotel Friday j building which will be 100x150 .feet in
noon. The principal speech in sup- 1 dimensions, with full basement atid three
port of Gordon was made by F. E. wles in height The sanitarium will
. , ... -T ., , . be for the use of all patients needing
Taylor, president of the National As- t(,ra,men, no mattr what their
socfation of Real Estate Boards, I ailments are, and the Institutions will j
who lauded the sterling qualities of ! he- run on a modern basis, using the
. . ... . , , I farm of 580 acres to produce food enp-'
the candidate and urged h1S fellow 1, Me6ed fQr thev insitxjUon. The .
realtors to work strenuously for his management will maintain skilled physi-j
election. 1 cians and nurses to care for the ailing, j
Gordon s record as a business man ' lhere ""m b In addition to the
. , ' regular accommodations, amusements
and members of the state legislature, as fuch ag m0ving pictures, which will be 1
reviewed by speakers at the meeting, sfeown in the large auditorium three
qualifies him for the oifice of mavor j times weekly, also a gymnasium for In
and insures the city of a clean and rtor sports, and all the outdoor games,
efficient administration if he should be as baseball and tennis,
elected. The institution at Winchester will cost
Gordon is better known as a builder ovr $1,000,000, and construction work
than a real estate broker. During the
past three years he has erected over 30
residences and two apartment houses in
Portland, the aggregate cost of his
building operations amounting fo more
on the nrst building aoove tne case
ment will begin before November 1.
Sanitation of the institution will be as
stared by the system of septic tank
drainage, from the tank the water being
than tKnnnan Thi., m,iUini,.iinn . i cond ucted to a pond and then into a bed
01 coarse gravel. .Notning w naiever win
be dumped into the waters of the river.
Kalama Bungalows Sold
Kaluma. Wash.. Oct. 16. The two new
bungalows just erected by the Kalama
Building corporation in order to assist
in. relieving the house shortage here,
were sold this week to A. A. Dickinson
and George Modrow. The building cor
poration is planning the erection of two
more such dwellings.
the McGuire force, in 1919 the staff
had increased to 17. and the present
force numbers 25. The firm deals In
rural acreage and inside business prop
erty, and separate departments have
been established to handle fire insurance
and property management. The growth
of the McGuire agency and that of
other firms engaged In a similar line
Of business is a natural result of the
progressive development of the city,
and they render a distinctive public
service.
Interest in suburban acreages is
rapidly increasing, as good roads,
city water, lights and other modern
conveniences are being carried to
outlying points in all directions from
the city, according to Ritter, Lowe
& Co., who last week put uponthe
market a new tract known as Pow
ell Valley acres. 'During the first
few days several of the subdivided
plots were taken, and rapid sale of
the acres is expected.
The new tract borders the Powell
Valley road on the north and lies about
three miles beyond the city limits.
There are 53 acres in the tract and a.
plat has Deen so arrangea. witn tne
laying out of two roads extending into
the tract from the Powell Valley road,
that each of the one-acre tracts faces
upon either' the Towell Valley or one
of the two new roans.
The land is being sold by Ritter. Lowe
& Co. for O. B. Coldwell. and is one
of the historic tracts of that neighbor
hood, having been taken up years ago
by one of Oregon's ealy plftneers,
Alonzo Gates, as a donation land claim.
Among the purchasers of acres on the
tract during the past week were H. C.
Johnson, A. O. Sinks and V. Hendrick
son, all of this city.
! undertaken at a time w hen housing con-.
I ditions in the city were most acute and
i when the majority of investors hesitated
to put money into new construction.
Gordon is far from being a rich man
and the successful erection and sale of
these properties during a time of stress
is ample proof of his business Judgment
and ability.
Nate Smith Buys Farm
Halsey. Or., .Oct. 18 Nate O. Smith,
who has been farming for some" time
with his father. T. V. Smltht, has pur
chased an 80-acre home near Canby.
Or., and is moving there with his family.
Portlander Bays Farm
Gervais, .Oct. 16. Walter B. Roberts
of Portland has purchased the J.- P.
Province farm east of here. The place
consists of 100 acres1 and will be operated
by Edward T. Roberts, a brother of the
purchaser
Medford, Pharmacy Sold
Aledford. Oct. 1(L The Medford Phar
macy, owned and operated by Jonai
Wold for 12 years, nas been sold to E. A.
Moore and C. F. Mochel. druggists from
the Yakima valley, Wash., who have
moved here with their families, wold
asd family will remain in Medford.
New Doctor Bays Home
Pasco, Wash., Oct. 16. Dr. H. F.
Kaman of Taylor, .N. D., has purchased
the home of Dr. Driscoll and plans to
practice medicine here
BOARD
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For Your Walls and Ceilings
DEAyFR BOARD does way with the crack
1J inn ol plaster and the nuisance of repaper
nx It makes a complete wall that needs ho
repairs. It is very easily put on, beautiful in
design and .color when painted. 41 jreat
advantages. Let us tell you all about it
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RASMUSSEN & CO. SfiSk"
L Off Prices
is a sign that you're not likely to
see, at any time, in connection with
goods Jhat are high-grade andstaple.
That's the reason you're not likely to
see this in connection with Plumbing
and Heating Material, and the high
ly skilled labor required to install it
properly, are never at a discount. Be
ware of offers to the contrary.
We are specialists in high-grade
Plumbing and Heating. Our service
is based on holding the good will of
our customers. We will serve you to
your advantage.
Alaska Plumbing &
Heating Company
4U EAST MORRISON ST.
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One of the Ten Beautiful Homes Just. Completed by
The Title and Trust Company East Eighteenth
Street North at Klickitat
Prices $10,000 to $12,000
$2000 Down $100 Per Month
The Hoase Above Is One of the Flnent and Most Complete RetideBcci
la the City
Six rooms, with hardwood floors, beautiful tapes-
try wall paper, exquisite lighting fixtures. Gasco
furnace, two fireplaces, garage; everything of
1 usury and convenience one could vih for.
As Inspection Will Prove Its Exceptional Merit
They Are Selling Fsit Only Keren Jiew to Choose From
For Sale Only by
Members of the Portland Realty Board
The Title and Trust Company
; CONTINUING OUR THREE-PRICE MILLINERY SALE
Lowering Expenses
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That is what you are doing every
ttme you. make a purchase ai
Shanakan's. The new market
"prices are prevalent here which
means money ' in your pocket.
Velour and Silvertone
Coats $29.50
These new fall coats are made hi
straight handing and belted styles and
have attractive collars of the materia!:
Those of velour are completely lined
With attractive silk. The values are
excellent.
New-Fall
Dresses $19.75
The materials in these dresses are serges, tricotines and
many silks in lovely colors and most, attractive styles. :
SEW AND SAVE AT THESE' NEW PRICES
36 inch Two-tone and plain Faille silk, a wonder
ful quality; sale price ...$2.75
36 inch Kimono silk in a large-( assortment of colors
and patterns; sale price...' $1.19
27 inch all silk Messaline in shades of light grr.y,
medium gray, tan, dark green, light green and
light blue; sale price, yard $1.00
36 inch Taffetas and Messaline in light colors only;
, sale price, yard $1.69
36 -trich black and a few colors in all wool; sale
price, yard $1.50
36 inch half wool black serge on sale at only,
per yard . 98c
3 6 inch half wool black Imperial Serge, a fine value
at, yard $1.25
A large line of 56 inch heather coatings in prices
that range from $2.95 Per yrd up.
UNDERWEAR
Children's fleeced vests' or pants in gray, sires 2 to
16 yearfj, at J 60
Boys' or girls' wool mixed union suits, sizes 'I to
10 years, at S2.50; 12 to 16 years at... f 2. 75
Women's heaw wool mixed gray vests or pants,
sizes 36 to 40, at 92.25; to 46 at....f2.50
Women's silk union suits with high neck, elbow
sleeves and ankle length, sizes 36 to 42. at 93.95
HOSIERY
Infants' cashmere stockings in silk with double
heels and toes, sizes 4V4 to 6. at, pair .' 69C
ChHdren's ribbed stockings In fine or heavy weight
in black only, sizes C to 10. at. pair 39
2 pairs for 75
Children's fine ribbed hose In black, white and
brown, sizes 6 to 9',-j. at, pair.. 50
Boys' Old Hickory stockings, very elastic, black
only, sizes 6 to 10 at, pair 50
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Crepe de
Chine
CHEMISE
$255 Values
ON SALE
$1.95
Flesh cojored crepe de chine chemise, lace
trimmed, with narrow shoulder straps; very
dainty, and unusually'cheap.
BOUDOIR CAPS 25c
White marquisette boudoir caps dainty made and
trimmed with val lace and colored satin rosettes.
GOWNS $1.95
Soft, warm outing flannel gowns in white or stripes,
well made and amply cut ; also one piecee sleeping
garments at this price. .
Reducing
Corsets
SPECIAL
$3.95
These Reducing
Corsets are of
heavy coutil with
wide stays, rein
forced fronts, me
dium bust, lone
skirt, in sizes 22
to 36; very fine
value.
CHILDREN'S BLOOMERS
of Black Sateen 49c
These bloomers are made" with bifid waist line and
come in sizes 2 to 10 years; excellent for school weir.
Challis Special 35c Yd.
36 inch Mellburn challis in lovely patterns.
DOMESTICS
Fine sheets. 8U90 indies, at $2.25
Pillow slips. 42x36 inches, at 35c
Very fine huck towels at 19c Mch.
Fancy dotted scrim for curtains tt 29c yard.
Fancy colored bordered scrirli'curtainings at 35c yird.
3 6-inch white outing flannel at only 35c jard.
Samples of Round: and Hemstitched
TABLE CLOTHS, Each $250
to 17.
UNION SUITS $1.95
SPECIAL ITEMS' FROM OUR MEN'S STORE
MEN'S SHIRTS $2.95 . I MEN'S HOSE 3 PR. 50c
Men's flannel shirts, in khaki, dark gray and light gray Men's cotton hoe In black, only; a rood quality; la
with flat collar; a good make and well tailored, lift sire lu- oniy.
UNION SUITS $2.95
Men's heavy ribbed cotton union ulta In allvar gray,
warm and practical, sizes 34 to 46.
GLOVES 69c
Men's leather gloves made with alt inside seams; Tery
special at this new price.
For Your Baby
Men s cotton ribbed union suiUu in ecru with long
sleeves, ankle length and closed crotch, sires 3 to 46.
MEN'S HOSE 50c PAIR
Men's cashmere half hose In black, oxford and natural.
sizes 9V4 to 11. ' .
Sensible.Clothes
BOOTEES 39c
Baby's all wool hand knit bootees
in white with pink and- blue border.
KNIT TOQUES $1.95
These Hltle toques are knit with
tassel and pom-pom and will keep
,baby's ears cosy and warm.
WINTER BONNETS
$5.00 to S7.50
We have Just received these lovelj
little velvt bonnets. They come in
all baby shades, and are finished with
fancy shirrlnes and are trimmed
with fur or ostrich' bands; all silk
tlned.
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SAGQUES $1.98
Little hand knit sacques in white
with pink and blue borders.
LONG BOOTEES 98c
Knee Length wJUte bootees that are
embroidered In little pink or blue
rosebuds.
LOVELY GOATS
Shirts $1.25'
Silk and wool. Vanta
stylt shirts.
Sweaters $3.25
Infants' colored slip
dn sweaters.
$7.95
We have r, assortment of Infants'
cashmere coat "ifiwhite and em
broidred 4n wjilte silk, in sizes 1
to 3 years only. They are very at
tractive and completely lined4
Fancy
Hair
Ribbons
All Shade
Special
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PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS :
Colored ,
Silk
Gloves
Special
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