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Newspaper Page TextSECTION THREE BUSINESS NEWS FOURTEEN PAGES WANT ADS r at awosM a . -. m m m a .-wr- sr i w - i aw t a r a . . w "- - UtAl THDO Tfl W B. Allen to I " nrWI II In A III fin xt o. (jOJNsTRUCTION WORK" ftTARTi?n rnvr SWEEPSNOW OFF HIGHWAY t Committee. to Devise Ways and and Means for Raising $20, 000 to Release Grip of Ice. Tho task of clearing the to and now from the Columbia river highway win Vs rmdertahro by the Portland Realty 1 Teeer. according to resolution adopted at meeting ( the board la the assem bly room of the Multnomah, hotel at ooe Friday, and a committee wu a p. pointed by President A. H. RltUr to consider ways and means of getting tbo work under way. A committee also was appointed to investigate tha possibility preserving tbo forest growth oa the afuluiemah falls watorahod. Tbo eoat of removing tho lea and anow from tbo highway would be approxi mately I20LOOO. according to Samuel Lan eester, engineer In chart of construc tion of tbo famous driveway, who de livered ' an illustrated address on the offset of tho sleet and snow storm of November. Pictures exhibited snowed damage to the viaducts and concrete ratlines along tha highway. 8team sbOTsl would bo required to remove tho frosen sleet and anow, which la banked In many places to a depth of If te IS feet, Lancaster stated. Unless ' artificial means were used to remove the frosen mass. It wonld remain until late la tho summer and Its weight would work, still greater damage to the road way, the speaker averred. In addition to the two special com ertittees appointed. President RltUr an nounced the following committees to serve during the year: Legislative com mit UeL. K. Bailey, Frank McFarland, Herbert Oordon, Homer D. Angel. A. R. Johnson,. Shipping and transportation committee A. C Callan, R, L. Yoke, 'Oeorga P. Delcum. Alfred A. Ays, Fred Ktreng. Resolutions committee W. It Rons. Walter Asher. T. O. Bird. C M. IVirr. V:. J. Gelser. Publicity committee Chester A. Moorea, N. K. Long, Dudley VVeatler, A. a Johnson. E. W. Barton, Fred I Boa.lt. Arbitration committee R. U Gllaan. J. O. Wllllama. D. B. Mackie. J. J. McCarthy, Albert Cleve land, Zoning committee Fred W. Oer inan, K r. Bryan. Dean Vincent. J. leie Richardson. Henry Ooddard. J. O. Klrod. J. Fred Staver. Taxation com mittee Webster Xm. Klncald. T. E. Dod son. C Lewis Mead. I K. Carter. W. M. . Kllltsgaworth. Mortgage loan eommlt- Ck-F. Peek, Herman Moeller, Lowell Paget, C W. Hayhurst. W. C McClure. RenUl committee -J. Fred Staver. Leon Banter. J. P. Parker, O. O. Rohrer. Richard Wilder. Clvte committee J Oeorge W. Uoloomb. W. J. Hofmann. f Walter QUI, J. T. Batchelder, C W. I horders. Advertising committee J. A. Wlckmaa. Robert Somervllle, A. H. .Hickman, (X II Skothelm. John Brown. Farm tends committee H. A. Dryer, VT. C- Vecktall. Ralph Ackley. Bruce Rowaa, Oeergs I Turd. License law com mittee J. E. Shears. C. P. Benedict. Barney Johnson, Cheater Wagner, A. K. Itill. Advisory and finance committee roe A. McKenna, Fred W. Oerman, Herman Von Borttrt, Paul C Murphy, Freak MoQulre, P. B. Taylor. Dean Vin cent. Henry Frtea. W. M. KllUngsworth. leg4 forms committee W. L, Graham, William Umbdenatack. Jesse B. Hol brook. H. K. Thompson. A. L Orutse. Igal eommlttee W. B. Rhively, Jerry F- Bronaufh. Oeorge W. Staplejon, Carl Wlntler. L. M. Lepper. Insurance cum mtttea Qeerge Schalk. Murrel Camp bell. John B. Coffey. J. I). Neilrn. liar try Wells. Educational and speaking eeureaa committee T. W. Zimmerman. Carlos Marat era. Carl Wlntler. O. O. IBattes, W. H. Rose. Industrial coro mlttee Henry Frtea, 1L N. Burpee, Dorr R. Keaaey. Dwlgbt Hubbell. T. J. Baktwla, KaecuUve eommittee E. B. Holmes, Jee Heely. J. Z. Haotman. J. D. O'Don. ' bell. Harry Beckwlth and J. O. Klrod. Kntertalnrnent committee Harry Beck with. K. J. Jaeger. Frank Upehaw, Dr. H. W. Co. Oeorge Mahoney, V. O. Wil son, O. A. BJetten. Mmberhlp com mitteeRalph Harris, W. J. Maxwell. Ocar Casfer, F. Reverman. U B. Sym monda. Luncheon committee E. J. Daly, W. F. Joune. C IL Thompson. Home Beautiful exposition John 1L MarleU. - Arthur Carlson. Chester Fuller. Joseph Roberts. F. II, Strong. L. A. Jones, C. M Pert. Business Block in Nowberg Under Way Newberg. Or, Jn. 11. Newbergs 1JS2 building program started recently with excavation tor a 10x93 one-etory con crete arid brick buslnees block located en First street adjacent to the postofftce. The structure will contain two separate rooms, one of which will be occupied by the owner, a F. Wallace A Son. The .Fair ' Mord, otherwise known as the and 10-ent store, operated by this firm, will move Into Its new location about April 1. The buildings recently destroyed by fire have been replaced with modern structures and several ad dltlona oa erected. Plana are being drawa for the construction of other busi ness property to start soon, which In cludes a larg andltortum by the Ameri ca a Legion. SKW COUMCMTT HALL RMgefleM. Wash.. Jan. I. A new tmmunity ball will be constructed by residents In the .Pin Grove district, a few miles north of La Center. Bert Simpson and Arthur Johnson, suberrtp to coounllteemeia, have solicited funds tor the building, which will be built "en the ranch of U La men. ' Con struction win begin this month. Di rectors of the club are : Kdward Court ney, William Euhl and IHrman Gabriel sea ; ' treasurer. Frank Snyder ; . secre tary, Kobert Land. ' FCSVa BAINED FOB HOTEL - Hoqulam. Waah.. Jan. it Ifoqulam'a aforts for a new hotel took definite form last" week, when two plana were presented to the Cnmnurrl.i . orevtdlng the funds for the proposed nrwiure. in pisn w ntch met with favor was to avt a committee of ISO men to w-orx- locally to secure the nec- ry i woes. .,i ...., r i ' PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY .22- 1829. Wiley B. AUen to Occupy New Store; J. C. English Moves Ground floor space at 148 Fifth street, between Morrison and Alder, was leased last week from J. C. English by the Wiley B. Allan company for a four year Prlod. effective February L Altera tions ,wili be made to the interior of a . dl?5 d Mw "qulpment ta CT, r ad Py of Pianos, Vlctrolas and records. The new store wtu be opened to the public February The lease was handled by J. D. O'DonnelL "T1 J- C English company win move to the second story space now occupied by the Rochester Clothing company and the present location of the Wiley B. Al len company, at the southwest corner of Broadway and Morrison street, will be taken over( by Philip Harris- aa quar ters for a woman's apparel shop. NORTiKllLlY DEALERS TO MEET Executive Committee of Associa tion to Discuss Methods of Taxation, Realty License Laws. Comparison of taxation of real prop erty with other methods of raising pub lic revenue will occupy the attention of the executive committee of the North west Real Estate association at a meet ing to be held at Hoqulam. Saturday. Plans for the annual convention of the association to be held at Vancouver B. C. July 20 and 21. and for a record attendance at the convention of the Na tional Association of Real Estate boards at San Francisco, June 1 to 4. will also come up for discussion. Fully 75 members of the committee from Oregon. Washington. Idaho, Mon tana, British Columbia and Alberta will be present at the Hoqulam meet ing, according to F. O. Brockman. sec retary of the association. Other Oregon realtors who will attend are : F. K Tay lor, past president of the national asso ciation ; F. W. Oerman, Harry Beck wlth, A. R. Ritter. president of the Portland Realty board; Coe A. McKen na, Nels Johnson. L. E. Omer, Mrs. Al vin Johnson, president of the Women's Realty board of Portland; L. O. Hay ford of Salem and Steven Thompson of Vancouver, Wash. Plans for Increasing the membership of the association will be outlined and methods of financing the publication of the Northwest Real Estate Journal will be discussed. Proposed uniform real es tate license laws, similar to the law in effect in Oregon, will be framed by the committee for the consideration of mem ber boards. The Portland delegation will go to Hoqulam by tram. Hma Company May Erect New Building Klma, Wash., Jan. 21. It Is rumored that Mlnard t Co. will build a new build ing this year on their Main street lots where some of their buildings were con sumed by fire last February. Their five departments, consisting of hardware, furniture, groceries, meats, hay and feed, are now conducted in separate buildings, with the office force for all located In the hardware - department. The new building is to house all depart ments and will be of concrete, two stories high and 90 by 120 feet in size, while the warehouse will cover the entire half block back of the retail depart ments.' Other owners of ground in this burned district will build at the same time adjoining Mlnard & Col Prospects are good for great bolldimr activities In Elma this year. The Conway hospital at Fourth and Anderson streets Is al most completed and the E. W. Rail Mo tor company's tow-story concrete garage and residence are well under way. Levy Made Higher; Valuation Lowered Roseburg. Or.. Jan. 21. Roeeburg prop erty owners will pay a higher tax this year, according, to the assessment rolls, whirh are being tabulated. The total Increase in mlllage In the county and atate tax la S.S mills, of which 3.1 mills represents the levy necessary to take care of the principal and interest on road bonds. The total levy for state and county purposes will be 21.5 mills, compared with 17.7 mills last year. The valuation of Douglas county Is 1622.255 lower than last year, owing to a lower assessment on livestock. Last year's valuation was (35.181,125. as compared with $33.!5M70 this year. Suthertin takes second place in valuation In the county, in place of Reed sport, which had that honor last year. Hoquiam Building; Permits Total 225 Hoqulam. 'Wash.. Jan. 21. A total of 2&S building permits. Involving expendi ture of 1261,595 for construction pur poses, were issued by the city of Ho qulam during the year 1921. The total is second only to the record set in 1930, when three large structure were built in the business district: The 1931 total Includes the construction of a new Ma sorlc temple at an approximate cost of tl 50.000. The building is now (tearing completion. Thirty-five homes were built in the city during the year, which Is a better record than 1920, VISITORS LIKE OREGON Sandy. Jan. 21. Otto Mats of Minne sota, who arrived here the first of the year on a rfklt. has decided to stay, and baa purchsed 57 acres of the old Reve aee donation claim and will build a house at once. Ernest Mill iron, who ar rived her last week frpm San Fran cisco, has bought 85 acres at Firwood belonging to Mrs. John Sinclair, and will mov on the place this week. The place was leased to R. A. Chown . for five years, but Chown spid the lease to the owner and will move on his own farm la the Greenwood school district AT HOQUIAM WASH 1 John In: the moMrt? i. be erected on 100 by 1 foot site 7f mm mm SALE OF LEASE ON COOK & GILL Transfer of Four-Story Fireproof Structure to New Auto Con cern Was Closed Last Week. Between T SO, 000 and ',90.000 is in volved In the lease of the Cook 4' Gill bulldinf at Eleventh and Burnslde streets to Braley, Graham A Child, new Dodge automobile distributors which was concluded last wett The lease runs for a little more than seven years and is one of the largest automobile lease transactions of the year. Chester E. M pores of the F. E. Taylor company represented both parties In the trans action. The Cook & Gfll building Is . four stories high, of concrete construction and is said to be one of the finest structures in the Wesx for' auotmobUe uses. It Is equipped with repair shops, storage rooms, freight and passenger elevators, offices and salesroom. Co incident with the announcement that the lease had been sold, H. W. Lyon, secretary-treasurer of Cook & Gill, stated that his company is planning to build a new home In the near future. Pending the construction of the proposed build Ins; Cook A Gill win occupy the present building jointly with Braley, Graham & Child. Braley, Graham & Child were recent ly incorporated for $200,000 and will handle the Dodge car exclusively. In addition to its sales department it will also Inaugurate a service station and will give over about 20,000 square feet of space In the building to this depart ment, George A. Braley, president, and A, B. Graham, treasurer, of the com pany are recent arrivals la Portland: They sold out . their Interests In the Dodge agency at Sioux City. Iowa, when the opportunity was given them to se cure the one in Portland. They have been connected with- the Dodge Bros, organization for many years. Hal Child, secretary, has long been promi nently Identified with the Dodge car in Portland and resigned a' position as sales manager for Covey Bros, to asso ciate himself with the new corporation, in which he is heavily interested finan cially. The new concern will open its agency Immediately. Electrical Men to Entertain Builders Centralia. Wash.. Jan. 21. On January 25 Centralia and Chehalis electrical men will be hosts to about 25 lumbermen, architects, building contractors and real estate dealers of this vicinity at a ban quet at the Hotel St. Helens in Chehalis. Dean Stephen L Milter of Seattle, of the University of Washington and secretary manager of the Northwest Electrical Service league, will be the principal speaker. R. G. Emerson of Seattle, field representative of the league, was In Cen tralia last week making arrangements for the banquet The Centralia part of the banquet Is headed by Glen L. Nor man, city electrician. One of the biggest building revivals In the history of this section Is predicted for the coming season. Quinault Tract to Be Sold by Bureau Hoqulam, Wash Jan. II. Standing timber, amounting to 301,000,000 feet, on a 9(40 acre tract In the Quinault Indian reservation. 50 miles north of Hoquiam, has been placed on sale by the bureau of Indian affairs. Bids for the timber, accompanied by a check for $15,004. will be received up to March SO. The Umber Includes cedar, spruce, hemlock, Douglas fir, white pine and several other brands of soft woods. WAKRV9 GOnrO AHEAD Warren. Or.. Jan. 21. The year just closing has witnessed more building In this vicinity than any. five years m its history. Fourteen residences and sev eral barns have been erected in 1921, all substantial country homes. The in coming year already, has - promise "of many new buildings. ... - PLANT 90.000 ,,,JJV. V?r, oL!'. 2 at SS-andveioy fa7rSSJi x ' I - f Colonial Residence On Westover Road Is Built for John Lee A handsome Dutch colonial residence Just completed for John Lee at 1087 Westover road Is one of eight new houses. under construction on Westover Terraces. A large sun parlor and open paved view porch enhance the charm of the living rooms on the ground floor and the upper story Is divided into three Urge bedrooms and a sleeping porch. Plans for the house were made by John Lee Sr. The property Is valued at $13,000. Architects specifications are being worked out for eight additional houses on Westover, according to Harold Jungck, manager of the .property. Sites have Just been purchased by Walter Gadsby on Westover road and yrahklln A, Freeman on Culpeppeer terrace. Many inquiries have been received this winter from prospective home builders now liv ing at San Francisco, Los Angeles and other Western cities, Jungck stated. poeuiil T Four Story Brick Structure at Fourth and Salmon Transferred Last Week to k. E. Kern dt Co. The four-story brick building at the northwest corner of Fourth and Salmon tree was transferred last week from Ida M, Church to A. E. Kern & Co., the transaction being handled through the escrow department of the Title & Trust company, which also insured th entitle to the property. The ground floor of the building is occupied by the publishing plant of the A. E. Kerh company and the upper stories are used for hotel pur poses. Purchase of the building and addi tions to the equipment of the publish ing house is being partly financed by the issue of $75,000 in bonds. Security for the issue consists of the real prop erty and the machine.rv snt uinln..iit - .IIIHII of the printing plant. rrwrei mm BUYS BUILDING ENLARGES PLAN HOME FOR PUBLISHING HOUSE I m . .i.--r ,.JeA0.: i: .S 'i tl -'I (fe , J 7 ',--7- -Mvfc- ft nwr B!li!iafftft.!,,,!th aSalxnon TT. ?.mP1f "3 July. Above, at right-Residence just completed it 1087 W., IS WORK BEGUN ON NEW EAST SIDE Fireproof Building Costing $225,- 000 Under Construction for Gardeners, Ranchers Association The first shovelful of earth was turned Saturday morning on excavations for iho,J,newi Gardeners and Ranchers' building to be located on the block Sin?dLWv Ea8t MjUn- Ea Madison. kAsl Third and Union avenue The building will be two stories in height, with a deep basement Construction will be of reenforced concrete and cost of the building and equipment is estimated at $225,000. . .ww The new building win be especially adapted to meet the demands of the wholesale market business. Retail stores will occupy the ground floor space front ing on Union avenue, and the balance of the structure will be used by the as sociation, the ground floor being utilized for produce marketing, the second story for canned goods, and the basement for storage. Two large elevators and broad stairways will connect the three floors. The site has been occupied for several years by the Gardeners' and Ranchers association, consisting of about 100 ltal lan gardeners. The new building will be completed and ready for occupancy about July 1, and in the meantime the market will be located on the block bounded by East Main,, East Madison. East First and East Second streets, loaned to the association by the city council. Officers of the association are JJ. Se mensa, president, and Joe Kigtni. man ager. Plans and specifications for the building were prepared by W. W. Lu cius and the general contract was award ed to Robert Parse. Lease Calls for New 1 One-Story Building A 10-year lease on property with 150 foot frontage on the east side of West Park and 50 feet ort the south side of Morrison street from Mrs. Florence A. Bennett to M. L. Gumbert of the Hud son Bay Fur company was announced last week by J. D. O'DonnelL Plans are being prepared by Strong ft McNaugh ton for a one story frame and masonry building to cover the site. The building will be used for retail stores. i1AMu.,.' wHafftifoiMi Bought jbr 1! . Kern k Col PRODUCE MARKET A I t i ; mi . - J iiu - "! Zt! .-1 Plans Prepared for Modern High School . Building at Kelso Plans have been prepared by Charles H. Rurggrat of Albany for a proposed high school building at Kelso. Wash. The building will be of brick and con crete construction, two stories in height, with basement, and 120 by 1S4 feet In dimensions. At a recent election of the school district 172.000 was voted for the building and equipment. The first floor of the structure will contain seven grade rooms and admin istration offices for the Junior high school. In the second story are recita tion rooms and science laboratories for the senior high school and a large as sembly room equipped with a stage. A gymnasium Is located In the center of the building, taking la a portion of the basement and first floor. Manual train ing .and domestic serene- departments also are boused in the basement. EXPANSION CALLS FOR MAHY LEASES Business Property Concern Han dles Number of Transactions Which Total Over $100,000. Increasing activity in the leasing market, caused by demand for larger quarters on the part of old established firms, reflects a revival of trade condi tions In the city and state, according to B. L. Metxger of the Metzger-Parker company. One of the largest of a num ber of leases reported by the company dnrta the week involved the rental of 7500 square feet of floor space In the Myler building at 14 West Park to the Veterans' bureau. The new offices will bo used as headquarters for the Thir teenth district of the bureau, recently moved here from Seattle, according to A. J. Jessup. head of the district Ches ter A. Moo res assisted In the lease trans action. Mtzger also handled a lease of 000 square feet of mm nn tK nv. m of the Fliedner building at the north west corner or Tenth and Washington taken by the Veterans bureau as head quarters for a divisional school for aca demic trainlnr. The Metxger-Parker company also reported the lease of 30O0 square feet on the top floor of the Stubbs Electric building at Sixth and Oak streets to the Oregon Chiropractic college and 1000 square feet on the sec ond floor of the Western Auto Supply building to the John Welch Dental depot. Among other leases handled by the company was a five year contract for the use of 1500 square feet of space In the Western Auto Supply building at Broadway and Oak streets to (he Cooley Transfer company and a five year lease on 20 by 50 feet at the corner of West Park and Oak streets to the Service Film Supply company. Leases handled by the company during the past two weeks called for aggregate rentals in excess of 1100.000, Metrger stated. CHEHALIS BCILDntO SOLS Chehalis. Wash., Jan. 21 A. E. J odd. Chehalis realty dealer, announces the ale of the concrete btailding at Market and Park, to Pat Manning, who is a well known Chehalis contractor, for a valuation of $27,500. Mr. Judd was the principal owner of the buikUng, others being interested with him. however. Mr. Manning will hold the property as an Investment and Mr. Judd will soon be gin r Improvement on other desirable business property he holds In Cheha.Ha. The sale of the above property Indicates that the - business muwrtr nhu. in Chehalis are holding up well. TO LATJirCH CAXFAIQV Aberdeen. Wuh Jan 91 " - - of the Aberdeen Pioneers association at their annual meeting and banquet. January 28. will launch a campaign for a permanent home. Aa acre site has been provided in Stewart Park, a gm ox jars. Jean n. Stewart. The bund ing will be eonstreeted af im lumber manufacturer will be asked to contribute a log.- . -.. . RAPID BUSINESS buildii ,i - ' fail -::- I 11 1 SEATTLE LOSES Record for 1921 Shows Portland Third Among Pacific Coast Cit ies in Volume of New Building. Portland ranks third among the cities of the Paciflo coast states U the volume of new building construction for 1121. according to statistics furnished by the American Contractor. The record shews a"" rtUn of nearly ts.ooo dim i t-.i. for the year, over the total of 120. com pared with a loss of approximately t f AAA AAA . ... - T--TT1J ,vw,vw in oeaxue. los Angeles ranked first and San Francisco second in the amount of new construction for 1921. The figures are si follows: Los Angeles $82.7ia.XM H0.02M0O San Frajviem A iaa u . rtVi1 nj26,67 U.m.900 cJTT.., 1.1,S1S S.4I9.8M !?"i lt.SS2.42S l.70.0g Spokane 2,124,027 1,014,214 d0"?,8, i .6,0 4.74M7I Portland was the only Northwestern city showing K gain in building opera tions over 190. Los Angeles and Oak land show remarkabU uiniim over the previous year, while San Fraa- u Demna its lopner record. Salt Lake City stood S2.41MU ta lm com pared with 12,540,702 in 1920, and Ogden (1.177,102 last year, compared with a total of $943,140 for the previous year. Company Organizes Building Campaign Larger quarters In the Stock Ex change balding have bees UkM mmmm by the G. K. Ulrich company. The firm us Doen in onsinees but a Short time and already is handling a large volume of sales of resident nrmmm t . cording to George EL Ulrich. head of we concern, an aggressive home build ing camoaia-n will be atartod in Rw. City Park in the spring and the firm aireaoy nas one house under construc tion in that addition. 81 LEX CHTJKCHES 13 ADEQUATE Salem. Jan. 2L Salem's churches, with the exception of the First Methodist church, do not reflect credit on the city. Rev. W. W. Long, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, told members of the Marion County Realtors' associa tion here Thursday. He pointed to Al bany and Eugene, where he said tha church structures were of a much higher order. Its ACHES SOLD White Salmon. Waab Jan. 2L The 3S0 acre holdings of the White Salmon Fruit company were sold last week to Yaroell Brothers of Lyle. Three hun dred acres of the ranch Is under culti vation in orchard and hay land. The consideration paid the. owner, mostly eastern property, was in the neighbor hood of S40.0C4. FORT WALLA WALLA HOSPITAL Walla Walla. Wash, Jan. 2L Actual work of construction on the Fort Walla Walla hospital building will not be pos sible until February I. according to a statement by J. H. Weis.of the Weis Construction Company of Omaha, who Is here Inspecting the work of excava tion now In nrotrresa for tKa fr.n.i of the bulldlrgs. WORK SPEEDED TP Ontario, Or, Jan. II. Construction work on the new isooa school building being erected in the Valley View dis trict, sooth of Ontario, is proceeding rapidly. Work Is being nubed to permit occupancy this winter. There are two Urge rooms, with a fuU basement. In which a heating plant will be Installed. CHECH HEARS C0MFLETI09 Centralis. Wash, Jan. 21 Ttve Mw 54.000 Baptist church which is being erected at the corner of Pearl and Pine streets is nearing completion. The su perstructure will be brick with plaster effects and trimmed with light grey concrete' stone, A large gymnasium, odal room and classroom win occupy tho firstr floor. ... PORTLAND GAINS IN CONSTRUCTION CASH PRIZES ARE OPPERED TO WRITERS Realty Board to Give $100 for Best Essays Presented at Home Beautiful Exposition, April. Cash Drtaes aa a i niMtn nee n . awarded by the Portland realty board for the beet essays on -How and Why We Bought Our Home,- at the seeoad annual 'Home HMiirni ... be beld at The Auditorium the first weak b Apos aoooroing to aaaewteaeaeeit made Sattirdav lr n efcairmaa of the committee ta charge of the exposition. The Tret crtae win i?4- fourth tl and fifth U. TTva mi. . . to 100 words la expressing their thoughts During ana the mm r allium ta open to all. 1 " Eaaays must be written ta Qm Aner ca language, oa oe side of was or more sheets of white paper. aadVm. PocU or typewriter may be used. Only 2? TJ- .? U obm,n 7 aa tndi-JffJ- 1 aU '"mbers family are eligible to the contest. Free latitude la allowed to the laarinaUoei of the writer and proof facts will not be required, according to Martela Ownership of borne Is not required and apartneat bouse dwellers, bouse renters and home less wanderers are on aa equal footing ta the contest. Bach competitor must write his name aad address oa a eep. rate sheet of paper aad enclose It wit the essay. Letters containing the essays rmooM be mailed to the secretary of the Part lea realty board. Oregon boIMtng. Portland. Or. A eommittee of competent judges will be appointed to read the compositions and award the prise. The ooateat closes Wednesday. April a. aad results will be announced the rUelnr night of the exposition, if the winners are not present at The Auditorium checks will be mailed. Interest la the "Hone BeeeUfur" ex PoelUoa U gathering momentum dairy. Martela stated, and many application tor exhlbltloa space have been reeetvwd. The entire auditorium will be oaed aad plans for the layout of the basement aad main floor of the building wars oom pleted last week. The two wings ew the mala floor will be nflllsei as well M tw Urge rooms la the upper story c the building. Indications are that prises offered by realtors, architect, building t-itvr1-' dealers, title Insurance com pea tea aad house furnishers will be among the prin cipal features of the exposition. Coo teats In addition to the essay writing compe tition will be aanoonced later. No ad mission fee win be charged te the expo sition and U is estimated that attend ance win be double that of last year, when mors than 100,000 visitors attaoded tho event Work to Be Bushed On Kelso's School Kelso. Wash, Jan. L One of the finest high school buildings ta the North west will be erected at once by the Kelso school district as a result of tho election last Saturday, when m.oOJa bonds was voted by a t-to-1 majority rr the construction of a building, pur chase of site and equipment. At the same election the voters cast advisory ballots regarding the site for the school, and what Is known as the old academy alts received 211 votes to 121 for the city block site. The old academy build ing occupies the popular site, and this building will be torn down aad two adjoining blocks purchased as aa ath letic field. The academy is on eg the old landmarks of this section. Xt was nt a a Preabyteriaa academy, box was afterwards purchased by the school district. A-contract win be 1st for tho building of tho new school as soon as preliminaries can be completed. Barde Builds Auto Storage Structure Plans Dreoared bv Chart v w. ' can for the erection of a one story con crete bunding. 100 by 10 feet u dtmoa- wwna. ax un oorueast comer of Tien tteth and Love Joy streets for J. N. Barde. A store room la the comer of the buildlna- baa Imm mmA fo - . n shop snd the balance of the struclure in om uaeo lor tae storage of auto mobiles. EL PROPOSE 5EW TEMPLE Aberdeen. Wash, Jan. II. Deciaioa te build a Brw tsmnU tor Ik -w- w erdeea was reached this week, aad the mueiwuj ror getting the building, which Is estimated to cost 1 1 T&.ooa. aoer way the coming year are very promlslag. Various architects In the stale aad sot side have romnetd for . , . committee appointed ta examine aad pass upon th-m has taken some works to go rarefully ovr Iheni It im ladt caled that the chances are aa Aberdoaa firm will get the contract. . - PASTOR ErTS ORCHARD Weoatrhee. Wash, Jan. L Rm. f. Stuart Hyatt has serwred a 11 sis a bearing orchard eta Hunnyalope xreaa O. F. Mahoney. trading for It aJet tree acre orchard home. The latter orchard sold st one time at a cash prtoe of ' 114.0ns. or I'tOS per acre, oa of tV highest priors paid for orchard property In the Wenatche vallry. C0TT5TT I5FIRXART Wenatrbee, WaslL, Jan. XL Coo tractor Qualey 4 Soa have Calotte the work of constructing four bulldlars at the county Infirmary at tho month r Caayoa No. 2, aad wtthla a week thoy will be ready for oooupaacy. Tho build- lngs are aa overseer's boose, a men's ward, a women's cottage aad a bam. the total cost of which was about !",0'J. FRCTT PLAjrT niPROTED Nam pa, Idaho, Jan. 2L F. W. Trjrrt, chief encineer of she Ktmra plart of the Pacific Fruit Kt ureas company.-oa returning from Baa Fraadsro rrorted that improvement, to exceed IK. will Include another storage bouse and an- other refrigarattng machine. .