FbRTLANlJ, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1921.
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REDUCED COST OP:
MATERIAL BOOSTS
HOMEBUILDING
Lumber Prices Shown to Be
I, Lower Than; Last Year and
- .Construction Increases.
NEW ALBERTINA KERR NURSERY HOME
A happy combination of low
priced residence sites and reduced
prices of building material ftlrnish
an e.xcell.cnt foundation for the 1921
h ome building campaign. A total of
217 residence permits valued at
1818.400 Were Issued at the city hall
during the first 25 days of February
and thn total since January 1 num
bers 332 caljing for an expenditure
of $1,206,485.
Further reduction in construction costs
cnnot reasonably be expected for many
i months, according to II. R. Kibler, who
has just completed a home for his own
"' use In Alameda park. This is the tenth
rcBidence erected by Kibler during the
past ten months and he has plans under
way for several others In Kast Side dis
, tricts.
. . "A comparison of present building
.costs with the prices of building mate
trials in the erring of 1920 ia most grati
fying."" ICibler stated. "Take lath for
instance, which was almost imposible to
: procure st prices ranging from $10 to
$17 per lOOO and is now selling at $4. 51)
ler 1000. Shingles have been reduced
'during the pant year from SS.SS to $3.25.
, "The same drop in price is reflected,
though not to such a marked degree, in
nearly all lines of lumber." aid Kib
, ler. "Spruce siding which cost $62 a year
ago now sells at $35 pvr 1000 feet and
heaper grades of framing lumber have
' been reduced -from last year's price of
$25 per 1000 to $16. .
"Some lines of building material show
very little change. Plumbing, hardware
. and other products carrying high freight
charges have not kept pace 'with the de
cline of lumber costs and there is no
.indication of an immediate drop in
: price of these materials. However, the
'small dealer, Btriving to keep his men
busy during the normally lean winter
months, is offering materials at lower
costs than will prevail when the volume
."of construction work increases with the
, ope.ning of the. spring campaign.
A year's rent will more than offset
any reduction in building costs that
may reasonably be expected during the
; next 12 months, according to Kibler and
other men in the ''building game.
Sound Cities May
Decide on Lincoln as
Mt..Eaiiiier Name
Washington. Feb. 26. (WASHINGTON
BUREAU OK THE JOURNAL..) The
board of geographic names, which as
"i signs official names and has before it
the proposed change of Mount Rainier
U Mount Lincoln . in settlement of the
-controversy, betweert Seattle, which
champions Rainier, and Tacoma, which
favors the name- of Tacoma, has re
ceived . a request from the Tacoma
Chamber -Of Commerce asking jAstpone-
ment of further hearirur from the March
to the May meeting. Tacoma people say
- prospects are favorable for a compro
, mise with Seattle on Lincoln, so all the
Washington Interests can unite with
the i. A. U. veterans who are leading
' the movement.
Crockery Company
Leases Warehouse
; For Eight Years
, The sT story mill-constructed ware
house at the southeast corner of Thir
teenth and Glisan streets, recently va
' cated by the Central Door & Lumber
company, waa leased last week by
Jbseph Simon, owner of the property; to
Pohrman Commercial company of San
Kranciseo for an eight-year period at an
aggregate rental of $80,000. the deal be-
lng handled by W. W. Ferguson.
The building is 100 by 100 feet in
dimensions and contains 60.000 square
feet of- floor space. It will be occupied
1 ,by the Dohrman company as headquar
, ters for a wholesale crockery business
covering the Northwestern states. The
. company has for several years operated
the crockery ware department of the
Olds,. Wort man & King store.
Joint Grain Rate in
4 Carloads Requested
Washington. Teb. 26. j WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) The
Tortland Traffic and Transportation as
sociation has filed complaints 1 with the
interstate commerci' commission' asking
Joint rates on groin in carloads over
the O-W. It. & N'. Co. and Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paiil lines to Portland
from points between Marengo, Wash.,
and I'lufnmer, Idaho. ! The cornplaint
' advances i practically the same reasons
ay prevafled ;n the Columbia basin
rate case.1;
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The now homo of tlyt AlborUna Kerr nursery, rcntly complote! at Kast IiHan ami Sandy boulevard. Is a
handsome three story brick structure and will house the babies formerly cared for in the nursery at 129
rVnuteenth street.
.As a memorial to the late Harry Lane J. T. Wilson. John Montag. Frank T.
and in remembrance of his special love
and fondness for children, his friends
have undertaken to furnish and equip
and dedicate to him a ward in the
new Albertina Kerr nursery home. The
following committee has been appointed
to secure contributions: Mrs. Ada
Wallace Unruh, chairman; Dr. Calvin
White, Dr. C. J. Smith. Oswald West.
Berry. John Van Zante, Thomas Ci.
Greene, D. A. Pattullo, Dr. Mae H.
Cardwell and Richard V. Montague,
secretary.
The sum required will be between
$1000 and "$2000. according to Mrs. Un
ruh. The committee anticipates no dif
ficulty in raising this amount, but will
welcome contributions from those friends
of Dr. Lane who wish to pay a small
t-ibute to his memory. Their names
will be preserved, but the amounts con
tributed will not be published. Re
mittances may be sent to the chairman,
Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, at 1101 First
street, or to the secretary, Richard W.
Montague, 1310 Yeon builidng, Port
land. Or.
50 New Residences
For Ladd Additidn
During This Year
Fifty new residences will be erected
in Ladd's addition 'during the spring and
early summer, according to an announce
ment made last week by J. W. Mc
Fadden. Plans for six distinct types of
bungalows were filed with the building
inspector at the city hall early in the
week, and excavation work on several
of the new dwellings is under way.
This is the largest single application
for residence permits placet: with the
city building! inspector in the history of
the office, according to Horace E.
Flummer, head of the department. The
houses will occupy sites facing on Ladd
and Elliott avenues, Poplar and Locust
streets. Each lot has a frontage of
40 feet on a paved street and runs back
128 feet to alleyway.
All street; improvements are in and
paid for, and the residences will be
offered at prices ranging around $6000,
McFadden stated. Garages will, be built
if desired ; furnaces will be installed In
all of the houses and plans may be
altered" to stilt - purchasers, when sale is i
negotiated prior to Construction.
The J. W. McFadden-' company has
erected 90 residences in East Side dis
tricts during the : past two years, one
of the more important structures re
cently completed being the $10,000 home
of M. J. BJ Tennant at the northeast
corner of Floral avenue and Burnside
street. ;
The McFadden company recently pur
chased 100 ;lots in the Ladd addition
for $200,000 through J. R. Haight, man
ager of the: new homes department of
the Frank j L. McGuire agency. Mc
Fadden agreed by the terms of the pur
chase to erect 100 houses on the lota,
starting at .least one house each week
and ' completing the group within two
years. The j houses will be sold through
the McGuirji: agency.
Work to Continue
On iWapato Project
Yakima, 'ash, Feb. 26. While the
appropriation for the Wapato proj
ect has been ut severely from the
engineer's ; estimates, this does not
mean that; work will be seriously
hindered f6r the coming year. The
$250,000 caj-ries in the amended bill
will allow j the same rate of prog
ress in completing the project s has
been made for the past three years. It
was hoped i that congress might make
an appropriation that would allow com
pletion in the next year. For the coming
year 8000 Acres is made available for
irrigation ahd it is 'thought that at least
5000 acres bf this will be cropped this
year. An additional 8000 acres will he
made available for the 1922 crop if the
present appropriation carries, and an at
tempt will be made to increase the direct
appropriation to $350,000 because it
takes that amount to complete one of the
big laterals that furnishes water to a
large area of raw land.
Palmer Pays $21,000
For 100-Acre Farm
Corvallis. Feb. 26. John Palmer of
Marion last week purchased from Mrs.
Harriet Randall a farm of 106 acres,
located on the Albany road one and a
half miles north of Corvallis, for a con
siderayon of approximately $21,000. The
farm is-highly improved and has been
the home of Mrs. Randall for many
years. The new owner will take imme
diate possession and proposes to operate
the place.
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; Call East 7073 or Write Construction Dept.
Northwest Fence & Wire nVqrks
Manufacturers of Wire and Iron Work, Ladders and 'Orchard Supplies
52-54 UNION AVENUE r
150 IRVINGTON
SITES OFFERED
Johnson-Dodson Company Offers
Bargain Prices to Home Build
ers in East Side Addition.
A group f 150 residence sites in
Irvington, owned by the Shaver
estate, was assigned last week for
quick sale to the Johnson-Dodson
company, and will be offered to pros
pective home builders at attractive
prices on liberal installments, ac
cording to A. R. Johnson, head of
the selling company. 1
The property Is bounded by Fremont,
Shaver, Fifteenth and Nineteenth streets.
All street improvements have been con
structed and are fully paid and the lots
are being offered at prices ranging from
$875 downward, with special inducements
to purchasers who agree to build during
the next three months.
The sales agreement was entered into
by the Johnson-Dodson company on
Wednesday and the firm reported two
sales during the week and a large num
ber of inquiries from prospective home
builders.
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YOUR HOME
is not complete without a modern
and comfortably equipped bathroom.
Antiquated and inefficient plumb
ing fixtures do not compose the per
fect bath. Modern, efficient fixtures
will quickly pay for themselves in
the pleasures derived from their use.
A call will brine our estimator.
East 2954
ALASKA HEATING &
PLUMBING CO.
NOW IN OUR NEW LOCATION
363 East Morrison St.
Hall Gas Floor Heater
Why not start XOW to get HEAL
ESJOTMEST irom your heating
system?
TERMS rr DESIRED
HALL GAS FURNACE CO.
ItJ PARK ST.
Jait Soatk ef Morrison Haiti "MS
Projected Yakima
Improvements Will
Mount to $600,000
Yakima, Feb. 26. Improvements pro
jected for Yakima for the coming year
will cost approximately $600,000 and will
give employment for 350 men for periods
from three to six months during the
construction season. Contracts for most
of the work have already been let. The
city government is waiting action of
the legislature on a bill now pending
to allow cities of Yakima's class to levy
assessments against property to one-half
its real value instead of one-half of its
assessed valuation without improve
ments. Contracts let provide for the
construction of six miles of concrete
sidewalks and $100,000 for sewer con
struction. Laterals in outlying districts
to the amount of $50,000 more will be
constructed if the law passes, and an
irrigation system will be put in costing
$200,000. The last improvement will be
made in any event, as it is chargeable
to a large district, comprising much
valuable property.
NEW LAW PASSED
BY LEGISLATURE
PROTECTS PUBLIC
r
Realty Men Approve Amendments
to State License Law Passed by
Oregon Solons Two Years Ago.
Real estate men throughout the
state are well pleased with the real
estate license law passed by the re
cent session of the Oregon legisla
ture, according to A. R. Ritter,
chairman of the legislative commit
tee of the Interstate Realty associa
tion. The new measure corrects
certain defects of the original meas
ure passed by the state legislature
two years ago and tends to protect
the realty profession and the public
from the operation of dishonest
dealer?.
One of the most important features
of the new measure is the elevation
of the state official supervising real
estate matters to the dignity of a
state commisioner. Heretofore this
official has been a deputy in the office
of the state Insurance commissioner.
Another important provision of the
law "requires that each firm or person
conducting' a real estate business in
Oregon must put up a surety bOnd for
$1000 or collateral satisfactory to the
real estate commissioner covering that
amount. The former" law provided that
the realty dealer might get two persons
to go surety for his bond in the amount
of $1000.
Ritter announced that a number of
bonding companies have agreed to fur
nish surety bonds in Portland to mem
bers of the Portland Realty board at
a rate of $5 per $1000. accepting mem
bership in the board as sufficient in
dication of honesty.
Another requirement of the new law
provides that every real estate broker
must maintain a regular place of busi
ness and must actually be engaged in
the handling of real property. This
provision is considered of particular
importance in protecting both legitimate
dealers and property owners.
Teeth were put into the new law with
the provision that the real estate com
missioner has power to revoke a brok
er's license, for cause, without being
obliged first to take the matter into
court. Reasons considered sufficient to
justify the commissioner in revoking a
license are summarized as follows :
"Making any substantial misrepre
sentation ; a continued or flagrant
course of misrepresentation or making
false promises, whether through agenta
The HOME You Want
Is .the Home We Want to Build
Sketch up a floor plan conforming
to your own ideas. Bring it to our
office this week and our draftsmen
will give you an estimate free of
charge on your home, built com
plete. If you have not, as yet, worked out a
floor plan to your complete satisfac
tion, pur drafting department will be
glad to assist you in any way.
CONTRACTS TAKEN TO ERECT HOMES
OF ANY STYLE OR DESIGN
See all styles and prices of homes
on file at offices.
Bwo o d Wileson1
lAtfOTACTCBEBS VI -BUUDCBS DESIGATCRS
Gordon BIdg., 283 SUrk St., at Fourth
Portland, Ore. Phone Aut. 524-53
Stop Ttiose Leaks
and .deterioration of your building with
WATERPR00FINGS
APPROVED BY BUILDING DATA LEAGUE
Consult us about your waterproofing problems
F. W. Farrington & Co.
304-5 Henry Bid. Sole Distributors. Broadway 5080
Make the Old Room New With
PERFECTION Plaster W all Board
The Original Plaster Wall Board for
Walls and Ceilings
Fire retardent; strong; easy to apply. Can be painted,
tinted or papered.
PLAIN OR PANELED WALLS
TIMMS, CRESS & CO.
'Sole Distributors
184 Second Street
or salesmen or otherwise; failure to ac
count for or remit for 'any property or
moneys coming Into his possession which
belong to another ; or any other coni
duct whether of fhe same or different
character - than hereinbefore specified
which constitutes dishonest dealing."
'The license law as passed was the re
sult of nearly two years of study and
work on the part of the state .license
law committee and the state legislative
committee Of the Interstate Realty as
sociation and during the recent session
members of the legislative committee
were called Into frequent conferences
with state senators and representatives
at Salem, to discuss and go over, care
fully the vaj-ious provisions of the bilL
Members of the legislative committee,
who are credited with working for the
passage of the measure, are A.'R. Ritter,
chairman, and Herbert Gordon, both of
Portland ; Owen Dean, Albany ; J. C,
Snow, Pendleton ; S. I. Erunaugh, En
terprise ; W. C. Bryant, Morrow ; Jo
seph C. Gibson, Lebanon ; C. G. Thayer,
Rainier, and J. V. Phy, La Grande.
The state legislatures of Wjishlngton
and Idaho are considering bills quite
similar to the one passed by the Oregon
legislature, and it is the hope of the
substantial real estate dealers all over
the Northwest that these other -two
states will take similar action.
WALK CALLING
FOR WATER SUPPLY
Fear -of Shortage Because of
Present Condition of Equipment
Is Djscussed at Meeting.
Alleged lnaflequate water supply, with
grave danger of a shortage at any tim
because of the condition of ekuipmenl
in the Goodin-Lalte Grove-Bryant sec
tion of Clackamas county, bordering on
Iake Oswego, was the basis of. a 'long
discussion at tho last meeting of the
Waluga Civic club.
. The consensus of opinion was that the
officials of the club should immediately
take up the matter, with the officials qf
the Oswego Lake Water & Light com
pany and Its owner. 6he Oregon Iron &
Steel company, and request that com
pany to install several large reservoirs
in the district to insure an ample sup
ply. - .. ;
A committee reported some tlme ago
that the main source of supply for thit
large district comes from springs on
the company's proierty ;" that the pumpi
are "too small to save all the flow; that
the tank now in use on Iron mountain
la in danger. -:
The club adopted a resolution request
ing President Stoetsel to appoint com
mitt to go Into the matter with the
company or. If necessary, with the Ore
gon public service commission.
The club discussed the road situation
in District No. 12 and adopted resolu
tions calling upon the county court to
enter into a 10-year leaee with the Ore
gon Iron c Steel company for, a quarry
owned by that company, to install a
rock cruther and to put in bunkers and
generally to prepare for economical road
building in that section. The resolutions
also asked for the appointment ' of
Charles W. Kru!e as road uperin
tendent. -
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300 Aw Ilam h Sold -Oakland,
Feb. 26. The J. B. Large
ranch, one of the finest in "Northern
Douglas county, comprising about 300
acres, ' of which 40 acres is In prunes,
changed hands a . few days ago. ThSr
purchaser is Kenton Parker, a recent ar
rival from Sauk Center, Minn. The con
sideration is said to be $25,000.'
Taffeta Frocks for Spring
are this season's demand!, W e are now showing
many new, distinctive and lovely frocks of crisp taf
feta and the new Canton crepe. The newest spring
touches of fashion are evident in these dresses and
the material is of unusually good w pVv
quality. We have a splendid assort- L L J n n
tnent that are selling for $14.95 to nyJ S JJ
Monday's Special
Sale of
DRESSES
Marvelously Reduced toQQ
These dresses are of serge, tricotine, taffeta, wool jersey and tri
colette. The styles are simple and attractively youthful and
there is no doubt about the unusual value of this offering. -
New Plaid Skirts
$7.50 to $14.95
Worn with the new sports jackets and dainty - semi-tailored
blouses, there is nothing more attractive than these colorful,
closely pleated skirts. We have but a limited number of varied
design, but each skfrt is distinct and clever. ,
LORRAINE APRONS f
Especially hand embroidered for Shahahan's
use, these aprons of unbleached muslin are
patterned in new and attractive fashion.
CORSETS
$2.95
Most essential to
the perfect, fit and
look of your new
spring suit or
frock is the cor
rect corset be
neath it. We have
an unusually var
ied and good line
of corsets at
$2.95. These cor
sets include front
and back lacing
styles; low, high
and medium bust
and many other
popular features.
Brassieres
. $1.49
Special line of
new BrasSieres v in
novelty styles.
SPRING FABRICS
For the Woman Who Sews!
32-inch Silk Striped Crepette in all the new
spring colors, at 95c yard.
32-inch Satin Striped Shirting in a full- line of j
colors, at .9 8c yard. j
36-inch Silk Poplin in navy, black, .cream, tan
and brown at 98c yard, j
56-inch Suede Glow, wonderful for tailor jmade
suits and capes at $4.95 yard.
5o-Inch Broadcloth in new. blue, and tanj spe
cially priced at $3.50 yard.
40-inch All-Wool Navy French Serge, a f good f
quality for $1.95 yard. "
New Spring Satins, Taffetas Foulards, port j
Tussah. Charmeuse and other Spring fabrics j
now in.
40-inch' Lingerie Batistes in white and light blue!
at 65c yard. . "
39-inch Lingerie Nainsook in white onlyj Spe-i
cially priced at 35c yard.
30-inch Japanese Crepe in rose, green, blue and
lavender at 39c yard. ; .
36-Inch New Spring Flora! Voiles with; sillcl
stripes at $1.75 yard.
3 6-inch Beach iCIoth, Bar Gabardine and Poplin
in white only for 75c yard.
36-inch Sheer-and Plain White Voile, specially
priced at 39c yard. 1 1
Have You Visited The Baby Shop?
You will find there on of the biggest complete lines of
babv wear carried anywhere in the city. The dainty
room where mothers can rest with their babies is a fea
" ture of this new shop.
ORGANDY FROCKS "
of delightful pastel shades and fanciful design are here
for the tiny maid of 4 to 6 summers. Suth little frocks
are as big a pleasure to mother as to the little wearer.
PERKY PRIM SUITS $3.95
We have Just received some of those adorable little girl
suits in blue, tan and pink. The sizes are from 2 to 6,
years only. r '
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McCALL
PATTERNS
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McCALL
PATTERNS
7frfiD&WASffNGTONSrS.
HENRY J. DITTER, Manage'