The Oregon Daily Journal from Portland, Oregon • Page 24

TIID CllJuGOii GUI. DAY JOUIUJAL, A1TD, SUIiDAY LlQlUaiCG, I.IAlXli 1C. ,117. RESIDENCES CLAIM MEETING OF DEALERS NEW U. S.

NATIONAL Architects of Bose City to Plan Work INTERSTATE7 REALTY ASSOCIATION: HEAD MARSH Fl ELD BANK BUILDING PERMITS BUILDING OF THREE STATES TO BE EVENT IN REALTY BIG STEP IN GROWTH On State Buildings OF CITY'S BANKING Soldiers' -Home, formal School and Hospital Alterations Awarded to Portlanders. REDEEMING FEATURE OF REALTY NEWS! IS 4 SALE OF FARM LAND Agricultural Districts Are Not Affected by Stagnation in City Market, Architects who will prepare plans Magnificent Building Is Cred Grays Harbor Cities Are Join DURING PAST WEEK Permission Granted for Erec-tion of Eight Houses; Other 'Structures Proposed, REALTY MARKET IS IDLE s'O-iiJlS SPECULATION IS ABSENT P. E. Taylor. Need of Elevator for Bulk Grain Is lOlfl tiO itG3.1t0rS J.UJ.U.

UW IVVJMItUUlU B. Moores, Chairman of Dock Commission, Urges Support of Bond Issue. "Every public-spirited -citizen in Portland, will support the $3,000,000 bond issue for a municipal grain elevator here." declared C. B. Moores, chairman of the public dock commls- In an address before the Fortiana the SeatUe Rea, Estate assocUtlon on-Realty board at their luncheon Friday M.v Th.

mt, nf th. the Benson. I "Portland's urgent need at this time ships." he said, and the pprt utill- that every prosperous Seaport in world Is offering to the shipping traae. a port mat. nas no adequate facilities in the way of wharfs and ff The upper picture shows the Flana-I ean Bennett bank at Marsh.

T. i i field, which is to change owner. ship Monday morning. Below is Charles Hall of Marshfield, presi- Ident of the new Bank of South western Oregon. Marshfield will continue as a cor poration but not conducting a banking basiness.

The Flanagan Bennett bank of Myrtle Point is a separate In stitution and is not included ln the sale. The Bennett Trust company of Marshfield is also a separate Insti tution. JumH If min.nn Ih. mhMm( the retiring comnanv will devote him- self to looking after other Interests. T.

T. Bennett, vice president will give all his time to the practice of law. The Flanagan Bennett bank wa th first hanklnir Institution In this part of the state. It was founded by the late J. W.

Bennett, who was a law partner of the late Colonel Siglln. Mr. Bennett in the ea'ly days was asked to take care of money for his legal clients and this led to his formation ot a private bank with the late Patrick Flanagan as a partner. J. H.

Flanagan succeeded his father. Patrick Flanagan docks and elevators will not appeal Idah0i welI aa Graya Harbor, in shipping trade any more than will the meanUme thua affording an op-a tourist resort without hotels appeal portunlty for' every real man mo wunsi intue. Aiuug ub mere nas ueeu cuiuuwi mo years. "With 43 feat at the bar. with a 30-1 chanel to the sea, wijft a hlnter-1 land of 250,000 square miles, Portland equipped with advantages that ought to make it the envy of any seaport In the world.

But if a half dozen ocean liners should come into port here at once, anxious to discharge assemble cargoes, there would be most aggravating delay and con- gestion. With possibly a half dozen exceptions, we have no docks worthy the Port Well Situated. n.r depth of water that we have, except vrir san Prn. ciaco, and the main channel at San Francisco has only 33 feet at low tid. are 110 miles from the sea; Montreal is 968; Baltimore and Seattle are Buqnos Aires, a sea port with population of is 128; Ham- burtr is 85: FhlladelDhia Is 76: An-I werp Is 59; London, Glascow, Calcutta and other great ports are similarly I situated.

Portland has all the advan- tages to make in time one of the I ing Forces to Entertain the Delegates in August, BIG PROGRAM PREPARED Trip to leads TTirougnont Worth. west Speakers Are Xsa Wio Arm Known nationally. By F. E. Taylor.

President Interstate Realty Associa tion. A great deal of enthusiasm Is al ready being manifested la the first annual convention of the Interstate Realty association, which will be held at Grays Harbor, August 9, 10 and 11. The cities of Aberdeen, Montesano and Hoquiam are Joining forces to entertain the visitors, and preparations are being made to take care of 1200 to 1E0O delegates and their ladles. An eiaDorate program is Deing pre- Pared It Is planned to have speakers natlonal Permttion. as well as of- An elaborate program Is being pre- of national reputation, as well as of' ficlals of the National Association of Rea Exchanges, to discuss the mn.ij vuujcvka in a i Let ill iu realty business.

The entertainment features will be unique. In order to better acquaint the real estate men of the northwest with the aims and objects of the Interstate Realty association, plans are under way to have officials of the organization as the guests of the Spokane 1 rr- 'Etat nt.littnn' Willamcttd valUv foP bi. h- ene Bome tlme ln May or June wnen theofflclals of the association will be guests. Stlegte Will Travel. K.

tj. who is endeavoring to conduct his business along ethical lines to become affiliated with this organization. At vc ui mulated to send large delegations to the coming convention. It is also probable that a reneral ln- vltatlon will be extended to the real estate men living west of the Rocky mountains to become members of the association. The foundation; of the Interstate Realty association was laid last June, wnen the real estate men of Oregon, Washington and Idaho were invited to assemble in Portland, as the guests' of lne Portland Realty board.

This con- vention resulted in the organization 2. w.n st' Washington State Realty assocla-1 tlnn Yinm in. mnr-trA tvl. '1 71 Vot i-T-V gg X30' Interstate Realty association ftas definite alms. One of its 'pur- vroiesoion ana JH a sound and constructive a COQ8 requirements membership Is umi an applicant must have the recommendation of at least three representative citizens of his community.

Other purposes of the prom0tiOn of road construction Ind 6ane legislation, brlnrlni nw tries Into the northwest and carrvlnr on a general program of exploitation of the resources and scenic attractions of this section. The real estate men recognize the Importance of the organization 'eel that It can be made a tremendous factor in upbuilding the entire north- belief that we will have as IVjr ,7 ail OI ne representa- "TT- ine end Ui anuiflwjear, rque invented. I'untnuon nas Deen mnri United States patent office for patents ir a. recently invented type of uianjueo wuicn is -Tseing installed at iuuhoow ountalnette at The Dalles. The device oneratoa h- tural equilibrium and has no ropes nor vuneys attacnea.

When shading the window the new awning will lift flat, Instead of slanting like an ordinary awning. When drawn up, it folds Hat against the building and forma a large sign. Will Build Xew Warehouse. A new warehouse Is assured for the Kennfwlclr JTUuti-lot association at Kennewick. Mann facilities will be provided at Vista for racking and shipping.

This was de- elded by the board of directors at their monthly meeting: i The association has decided that last year's losses because of Inadequate warehouse facilities more than Justify tue expense or a new building. NEW LENTS 2 miioniitiiiTTtf New Financial Institution Will Start Business With Open-' ing Monday Morning, Marshfield, March 17. When the Bank of Southwestern Oregon opens Monday morning; handling the business which for years has been conducted by the Flanagan Bennett bank, a new financial institution will have been launched and the oldest banking firm in the southwestern part of the state will have ceased active business operations. The transfer of the bank was Announced a few days ago. All details have been completed and the new management will be in charge hen the bank opens Monday for business.

The Flanagan Bennett interests hold about 25 per cent of th4 stock ot the new concern. The rest of tie clock is held by local business men so the bank will continue to be a local institution as to ownership. The Flanagan Bennett bank has turned over to the Bank of Southwestern Oregon all its deposits amounting to about $700,000, together with assets covering the same and also taking a quarter of the stock ln the new com pany. The latter paid to the retiring banking firm a large bonus for turn ing over the business. In the trans action the Flanagan Bennett bank building at.

the corner of Front street end Market avenue passes to ownership of the new company. This wa the first concrete building erected in Marshfield. The capital of the new company is $100,000. Charles Hall, president of the Coos Curry Telephone company, and prominent in the state as a booster for gon4 loads, is the president of the new banking concern. He will have his offices ln the bank but will retain his place as president of the telephone company.

He will, however, have a manager for the telephone company instead of devoting Jilmself to 'the details of that business as heretofore. Although Mr. Hall came to Marsh-field less than three years ago he is one of the leading business men of the city. He organized the present telephone company which took over tho old home company and consolidated the lines ln the Coqullle Valley section and ln the Umpqua section with his com pany here. Among others who will he directors are John D.

Goos, lawyer; J. E. Norton, of Coqullle; J. H. Montgomery, who is now with the telephone company, and Ralph Williams, cashier for Flanagan Ac Bennett and who will be retained in the same position.

The Flanagan A Bennett hank ot Funds Provided for Two Oregon Schools Bond Elections at West linn and Enterprise Assure Erection of Buildings. Bond Issues recently voted and announced during the past week provide $74,000 for the erection of two high schools, one at Enterprise, to cost and one at West Linn, to cost 000. Portland architects are already preparing plans for both buildings. The West Linn school, which Is being designed by Architects Claussen A Claussen, will be of hollow tile construction, and will contain four classrooms, an auditorium, lunch rooms and quarters for the domestic science and manual training departments. The Enterprise school, for which Architects Tourtelotte At Hummel are making; plans, will be on a much larger scale, with 17 classrooms and an auditorium to seat 500.

The building will be two stories ln height, of hollow tile construction, with an exterior of white face briek. Sstacada Plans Under Way. Plans for the $24,000 school at Esta-cada are being prepared by Architect Charles H. Burggraf of Albany. They will provide for a one story and basement building to contain an assembly hall, six recitation rooms and laboratories for domestlo science, physics and, chemistry.

Architect Burggraf is 1 also designing a $35,000 addition to the high school at Corvallis. STORE OPENS 1 The bank became one of the bestiiBB boasted total resources of less world's greatest sea ports. She does Ttl "rw" UT mem-no lack ftmtle water at the bar or rs mU8t men of ood standing in XtJTS Snertothe seL Se has 1-. One of the it to City and to Institution That Built it. TO BE OPENED IN JUNE Exterior Completed la Homaa-Corln- thlan Style; Work Xro grossing on Interior of BUT Edifice.

The erection of the new home of the United States National bank is the latest Important step of one of Portland's most progressive "Institu tions. The exterior of the building has now been completed, and work is progressing upon the finishing of the interior. The bank will move into its new quarters In June. structure occupies a full quar ter block at Srxth and Stark streets. It was designed by A.

E. Doyle of this city, and is considered one of the finest specimens of Roman-Corinthian architecture in the United States. Its exterior is faced with a light pinkish gray terra cotta on a pink granite base. Six Corinthian columns, 48 feet high, supplemented by a richly orna mented frieze, cornice ana balcony, present a front of exceptional dignity and beauty; Arrangements have been made to flood-light the building at night; so the proverbial dark corner presented by most banks will not apply here. The bank lobby will be rectangular ln shape, measuring 42 feet by 56 feet and 30 feet ln height, a mezzanine floor on three sides, adding liberal additional space for the working force.

All banking- fixtures are of marble, bronze and plate glass; walls and ceilings to be decorated in colors to harmonize with the warm yellow of the floors and banking screens. The vaults, directors' room, recreation rooms, locker rooms and toilets are In a well lighted, thoroughly venti- late n0- waterproor oasement. ana three upper floors. In marble, tile and mahogany rlnlsh hava for rent 80me 23.000 square feet of very desirable office apace. As a whole, the Improvement Is a credit to the city and typical of the progressive spirit that has built up the United States National.

History Zs Recalled. It Is not many years since the old Ainsworth National bank of Portland opened its doors for business on the corner now occupied by the larger institution at Third and Oak streets; that was in 1882. roruaiig, ioCeuir wim ai Portland, together with all of the northwest, has since passed through several periods of financial stress, which materially changed our local map as to banks and bankers, but J. C. Ainsworth.

R. Lea Barnes. R. W. Schmeer, A.

M. Wright. W. A. Holt Rre nanes that have stooa me test or time ana won for th United States Natlonal bank ot today a reputation ln the financial world that is second to none on this coast.

I Tn Ainsworth National started I wim a capital ot $100,000. and when I J. Ainsworth took Its presidency ln I than $700,000. As a. first important 1 step toward measuring up to the re- I quirements of this commu- nity, the Ains worths joined hands with I.

W. Hellman of San Francisco ln acquiring control of the United btates National. This was in 190 wnen the United States National boasted $250,000 capital and total as sets or less than $1,500,000. The merged institution, in Its statement of November 25, 1902, showed a capital oi tauu.uuo. aeposits less than 12.000 000.

As a second Important step the rurnanu Drancn or wen, ttwita a I Co. bank was purchased in 190s and amairramated with the United States iNationai. its statement of August 25. 1905, showed capital stock $500,000 and deposits 1910 the capital stock was increased to 1,000, ujiei statement of January 31, nnowea aeposits or statement shows assets of nearlT H7.000.000. Engineer Charges Architects Tried To "Double Cross" I r.

Jotm W. Cunningham Denounces Legislative Procedure as At- tempt at Duplicity. I John Cunningham, civil engineer ana a member of the board of directors I the Oregon Society of Engineers. 1 has written a paper for the Bulletin. the monthly publication of the society.

1 wmch be accuses the architects of I attempting; to give the engineers the I "double cross" ln the recent session of I the legislature. I "The he says, "after of the bilL The architects' license bill, which was Introduced as senate bill No. 88." specifically prohibited engineers from" designing buildings. It provided that civil mechanical or structural engineer shall not be regarded as an architect, unless he plans or designs the erection of buildings. in which case he shall be subject to all the provisions of this act.

and be regarded as an Before such Aalm a flAtnap da must hare been 'graduate of 'a recog- I nized architectural school or land "nave naa at least two years prac tlcal office experience' with some architectural He would also I have to pass an examination having I special reference to tne estnetic quail- ties of buildings and the history of I I i 1 V. I Aiiw ineir incm)ii 10 uaiuuwve uig engineers In this bill, we shall be latiye attempts of the architects with a food deal of' suspicion. We might do well to have Introduced in the next legislature a bill reoAiiring that a man must pass an examination, on ctrength of materials before attempting1 to design, any 'building. It is a notorious fact i that fully half of the so-called architects of the state could not figure the stresses in a simple beam, and for the structural features of their build- i Inge are dependent upon tables in handbooks, and upon the free assist ance rendered by material men. A measure requiring an examination on strength of materials would be justified on the ground of public safety, for it Is certainly much, more import I aiiv io ur vsiioin pt maim iuao ant that our buildings he ssf than and specifications for the various state buildings for which appropriations were made at the last session of the legislature were named last week by the state board of control.

Three Port- land, architects figure prominently In the work. Lewis Irvine Thompson was commissioned as architect for the new Soldiers' Home at Roseburg. An appro priation of $22,500 was made for this home by the legislature. The work of the architect In this case Includes plan ning the grounds and the location of all future buildings for the home. The structure to be-completed this year is only the first unit.

Work on the state hospital was divided between two Portland architec tural firms, Houghtallng Dougan and Edgar M. Lazarus. Houghtallng Dougan will be responsible for alterations and improvements to the present building to cost $12,000. Lazarus will prepare plana for the new wine to the hospital building to be used as a receiving room. This addition will cost $60,000.

Beaaea Zs Selected. The building committee of the State Normal school, at Monmouth, met daring the week and elected Architect John V. Bennes of Portland for the work on the addition to the main building of the school and the remodeling of the -Appropriations of for the annex, and of $6000 for the other work were made by the legislature. It is expected to have the work completed by the beginning of the school year in the fall. The legislative appropriations for the various state buildings were as follows: Oregon State Hospital for Insane, additional wing for receiving ward, addition to dining room, $7000; open-air pavilion, $6000; state prison.

addition to guards' quarters, $4000 feebleminded Institution, dormitory. state industrial school for boys, second story for bollerhouse. $1000; tuberculosis hospital, superin tendent's residence, $1750; repairs for kitchen, $1440; addition to bollerhouse. $2762; water system, $1850; eastern Oregon state hospital, horse barn, $6000; machinery shed. $2000; Soldiers' home, hospital.

$22,500. and painting buildings. $1000. The total amount of the appropria tions is $142,392. Saskatchewan Land Purchased London, March 17.

The large British and Scottish cooperative trading societies have combined and bought in Saskatchewan, Canada, more than acres of land already ln cultivation. The products of this estate will supply with wheat the cooperative flour mills of Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol and London during the year. The societies have also made Important land purchases In India and Ceylon. Irrigation Starts Farms. Twenty-six new farms will be started at Boardman.

as the first results of the opening of the second unit of the West extension. Eighteen homesteads were taken and Six tracts of private and railroad land were bought. Every tract contained from 35 to 40 acres of Irrigable land for which water Is ready. Each tract Is supplied with a concrete turnout from concrete lined canals of the government system. REALTY TRANSFERS Edna Ma King to rYrrk R.

Kin K. 40 feet L. lo, B. 1J, Lincoln Park Aanex SiTiff to John JI. McKenil, K.

IOCiSO fwt 1. B. 48. Cn.thrs Add. (AJiaiirned to tb V.

8. Niti. 4.2G4 Ma rj t'bwars to ApnMle hrlUn hnrch ot l-orllD'J N. 4S feet. L.

4. ti. B. 16. minn'a Artl J.

llellatid ixt wife to Auemt WIUUd li. B. Airport Bernartl w. Bus sod wlf to Hum Enler et al. S.

Wllhartun RcNannah H. Galaln to Jame I. OKdan, 5. a. B.

2, Termuuia Add Dura IV Ooitrer aod hnal-aad to J. F. 10 10 10 Ulllmore, VIxlM feet Nrstnnlug at iK-tbatn-ly cur. Ln St. Jchna llelghta Add 1,000 Weltratey Ld1 Co.

to Fir 11 FrramaJi Kowan, La 3, a. BO, a. axgia 8. l. KJlpatiirk and wife Jonao- aanlt.

1.. .1 B. Oolllna View Trart Joaeph Chaudler to K. Cbanllar. A.

B. 8teteis all In frac. B. 10 WarexlT Cbark-a Van Horn and wlfa to J. Ulxtm.

U. S. B. 13S, Woodatork J. T.

IHxua and wlfa to I'aarl Neals, B. 138. Woodstock rkjrenca L. llmwira and bQiband lo 8c ialics Tnut Oo IS feet 8. and aU 4, B.

Carter's Add. ti I'ortland Fkra Myen and bn'bcad to Joa A. Wllra, part of 'J. b. 10, Ina Park Ad.1 Truinan IL.

Hajrner and wife to J. i Appktate, 2. B. C4. W.

II. Mclanll and wife t. Walter V. and Aneuata VlUemajer, L. B.

6. Caecar Park Sbflff to Tbompaoc. L. 11, B. 143,1.

C. Park LUybniok Land Co. to Adam II. Lln- dTOan. L.

3, 4. B. 1. alajrbruok Geonre U. Mullen and wife to aljrtlo MeCordy Porter.

P. 1 BclgTado II wiry Vaton to Ken ner L. 1, 4. B. 10.

and I- 11. J2. B. WU- burton Add Title Truat Co. to J.

Hyland, 6. Oonucll Crct Park fx, RixJi aud wife tv Cliartr J. S-hDax-l. and. of 1 22.

B. 0. Tualatin Mew Par C. Wlnana and bn'Di to T. It.

H- Clincjr. L. 14, B. Ko-ijaae Add. Cburtes Ht-mpbill and wlfa to C.

liura Stewart. L. 1 2, O. B. iUrerdal too 1 10 10 19 10 10 BOO 770 10 20 1 10 1 10 7,000 10 ltf W.

A. Arnold and wife to George b. iriirjnn, L. 3. B.

6. PortiDouUt V1U LiteuJed. a. Amlrewa and wife to 8. Bat-tin, B.

ft, Ulenyrl- BUILDING PERMITS I Manny, 1 itory frcme fjsrrge. OST K. ettn brtwem Wnklyoa and Klickitat; Uarurr Contract balldera; $173, Slew a Prank aiur 1 atorr brick or dinary toe. Xamnlll Iwtwceq pronr and lt; E. WIMna.

btunier; uxt. KwMi O. Kkftnan. alter 1. atnry frame dwells.

1J4 Preaoott. bet. 1. 7th and O. II.

Beatow. botlder; 9M. Artk-ar M. Hlrks, rrvtt 1 story framo -arac. llii K.

'-'2nd aU bt. Klillngaworth and Lnwwo; lr. Utile. buKder; $. P.

Floh-T. repair tory arlck ordinary garage. iltWgoo.T7, bet. Sib sad otn; lirown Bnuo. 1-jUdVra; Iwla Irvine Tnompaou.

erect 1 atory ordinary otfiee. Kl Uth bet. Flanders and fcerett; fjcllder. aaroe; a0O. L.

A. Grimm, repair 1 attry fraroe itwclnsf. 30 W. Gjiu bnildtr, aaste; X. IVnrld h-n, ewt 1 atory frama (arafa.

812-- 8 bet. oUt and 62zm1 builder, aanie, SaS. Brooka KaUte, repair atory brick ordinary, cicur (tore, 34 Waablnictoa atv bet. Park: J. A.

Dary. bultdar: liO. C. C. Kruter, By-llr atoiy frame dweP.

ins, 413 hktdnr, hut, Ulh and Grand builder, aanae; saB. C. C. Krueger, repair 1 story ram dwelling. 411 Kkkimoiw.

ittl. Grand aod ik; KnlUtar. udj1 S5o. J. S.

Seed, rrtrri 1 atory srtvst rarar. 244 E. Slat bet. ymtaooiae ssa naaaato; nuuaer. rrcd Nwland, erect etary frame eow barn, 021 B.

17tk bet. Preaoott sad Skid- aavre; W. 1. Berg. balUer; AiA.

back of her an almost unequalled hinterland. She has ample rail facilities. She has navigable river chanels. run ning back for hundreds of miles. "What would San Francisco and Los ia ban TanciSco ana as ara development of our lands, coopera-Seattle not give for the tlon -f, narta Lnu of Brewery riant to Creamery Xrrert Transaction; Bak.ry Sit Pvrc based.

rOBTXAITD BTTXUDXSrO PERMITS. JTO. Tain. Will week 73 30.603 LufwHk 81 67.220 Frertons week 69 Three weeks ffo 67 Yeavago 120 ioa.80o ESTATE, TBAKSIXB8, JTO. .84 .313 .875 Value.

This week LMt weak -Previous wk Three week ago 9108,133 133,433 107.877 113,373 114,314 Only eight building permits over J1000 in were issued last week. All for residences, and the Oregon Home Builders are responsible for three of the eight. Two buildings were announced as tcntempltitj 1, and hav.j 'nto'the hands of architects. Of thete the greater Is a $45,000 apartment house to be built by Herbert Gordon, president of the Lawyers' Title Trust company, on Eleventh street near the corner Montgomery. Excavation fo.

this building is to star'. fad bids for construction wi.l ad-j vertised for in about week. The building will be four str.i'i-j in height, "of brick and mill construction. The other proposed building is a modern bakery for the Davidson bread! -company on the -corner of East Twenty-j second and Oregon streets, 'the prop-. erty was purchased Wednesday by -E.

Davidson, president of the bread company from V. AV. Strachan of Kamloopa, B. C. The consideration was $3200 cash.

Architects Sutton and Whitney have 'l been commissioned to prepare plans to -a two story bakery building to cover the entire property, 100 feev Construction is expected to ttart about April 1. Brewery Buildings leased. The big plant of the Gambrlnus Brewing -company. Idle since the ad- vent of prohibition, was leaned for 15 1 years Thursday by the Portland Da-, mascus Milk company, formed recent- lyby the merger of the Damascus Creamery and the Portland Pure Milk i Ac Cream company. The plant will be converted Into a creamery and will be occupied as soon as a certain amount of necessary re- modeling is completed.

The Gambrlnua DroDretv aD Dears bn the assessor's roll at $72,500 for the land and $24,500 for the improvements fhe land, however, is assessed at 75 per cent of Its real value which makes 1 It 197.000. The improvements are as ressed at but 60 per cent, which would wake- them 149.000. In mnkinir the ease the property went in at a value or aDout ziTO.ooo. Spokane Realtors List "What Is virtually a credit bureau for listing tenants of rented houses and apartments has been established by the ways and means committee of the Spokane realty board. Renters who.

arbitrarily break lease and move away, will find, should they ever, again attempt to rent house through a member of the Spokane realty board, that they will be required: to give security for the lease, A annular measure will confront tho tenant who has abused the house he has rented and failed to pay for the damage. Rasmussen Bids Opened. Bids for the oonstrffctlon of the pro posed six-story warehouse for Has tnussen Co. were opened by A. H.

JUamm. consulting engineer, at noon Saturday Separate bids were Unvlted for the general work finishing floors, mill work and glass miscellaneous cast iron and steel fire escapes, reinforcing steel, roofing and sheet metal work, metal doors, plumb ling, electric wiring, elevators, finish 1 hardware, sprinkler and wood tank. No awards have been announced as Revision of Code Celebrated. Plummer, Inspector of build lnss for the city. ac 1 tlve members of the building code re- vision committee with a dinner at the University club Tuesday night.

The four years' work of the committee has just completed, and the code now ready to be presented to the coun dl The active members of the com mlttee are: E. Phimmer, J. A Foull thoux, II. A. Whitney, A.

J. Bingham, F. A. Naramore and Forger Johnson. Skyscraper for Realty Men.

Real Estate Exchange building will be the name bf Detroit's newest down town skyscraper which 'will be erected ih the Michigan city soon. The present plan of the builders Is have the building entirely occU' pied by dealers In realty. Some the pace has already been reserved by sev eral dealers, according to the property SLUMBER OUTRAGED? Are you compelled to arise from your slumber, once, twice or more, because of irritation and abnor-' mal condition of kidneys ifyl bladder? are guaranteed to correct the alka-IJnity of your secretions, thus giving yuu ynuuiuiucu aiumucr, maKing lor Rett it night, and Energy by day. All forms of kidney disorders cannot be successfully treated with Balmwort Tablets, but when these, symptoms exist yotuwill receive a eratifvine re covery Mf you use them; amount of UFiine scvicica insumcient, tpa fVeguent, too. copious, -accompanied by pain, difficulty, smarting, burning, irritation, pains in" back and groins and when the passage is foul of odor, highly colored, etc.

Also stoppage of secretion followed by Jever, chills, pains, headache, depres-sion, etc. HELP THE KIDNEYS Sold by all druggists. c. slon at ties the the io en foot and the of a v. Buildings Proposed Throughout tha Horthwect Are AH Designed for Comfort and Utility.

The brjght spijt In the realty world is the continued and sctivlty in farm lands. While practical stagnation exists in the city market, with not a sale of any consequence) during the past week, farm lands have been moving more anLjuore. rapidly. much ot this actlvu: Is doubtless due to the beginning pt spring. The jia imuiwon or potatoes- on St.

Patrick's day may also have something to-do with it. However this may oe, one iact is plain, the damper pur upon city realty by the prospect of America's entering the war has In no wise affected the agricultural districts. unless it be as a stimulant. Lncertalaty as to the future has out an end to xpeculatlve and the ingn gfost of all materials has practl. cally ended speculation in buUdlng.

structures that have teen projected, f'oro. the Spokesman-Review's $250,000 edifice to John smith's new barn, are all for use. The conclusion seems to bn that whether an overt act hits committed or not, and whether Germany gives the Pacific coast to Jupan or not, the northwest 1U raise Ua full share of produce during the comlns ear- Kentucky Excited Over Hunt for Oil Hickman. March 17. a.

N. Eastern promoters and iVvelopers have beirun an investigation of nouth-J western Kentucky, with a view to determining if oil in quantities is to be found in this section of the state. Already several corporations have been formed for the purpose of drilling. Some drilling has already been done. but the wells completed have been capped and no announcement has been made as to the findings: It Is believed the prospecting has been en couraging as the work is being continued with renewed vlKOr artd options are being taken on thousands of acres of land.

Land for Soldiers When War Ends Ixndon. March 17. I. N. S.

The Scotch parliamentary land settlement committee in a recent report lias Indicated that it ban arrived at conclusion regarding the grunting of land to ex-soldiers after the war. i The plans of the committee will bo put under way In the near future and embrace the services of German prisoners of war for the purpose of building houses on each plot of ground allotted to every honorably discharged soldier who wishes to secure the same under the government regulations. Initial capital to equip and stock the settlements Is to be made available through a state-aided bank. 19 Girls Are Hired As Army Carpenters London. March 17.

Nineteen healthy young women carpenters will shortly leave Indon for France, where they will build huts for the British army. rh women." saifl W. O. Tsrrnnt. tho.

Byfleet. Surrey, builder, who has contracted to erert inn num. win u-. ln France for the 'duration of the war and arc to live In a csmp near one of the bases. They are under the care of their own housekeeper and forewoman.

They are paid by piecework." Natives of Guam Are Preparing, Too. Ban Ftanelsco. March 17. There la nreparednes sentiment among the native population of Ouam. according to word reaching here by army transports.

A training camp for natives has been established, and noncommissioned officers of -the marina force stationed there are cnuing mi men In the manual of arms. Out of a population of 14.000 more than. 000 men have enusiea ior TIP To the drlom HomeOwner SeUwood 63 OREGON DOOR CO. SASH AND DOORS General Zttm Work root Bpokaao Ave-, XortUad. Or- J.

C. English Co. Lighting Fixtures S. Xrvtsr sad TJslsa Ave. factory to Coasuxast lm.

UwUwi ui luvui autw BONDS t'- 1, Yeon Buildina Main 168. A-2694 Union Abstract Co. EXPKKIUNCEU MANAGEMENT 1 EFFICIENT CLERICAL FORCH PKICEB REASONABLE. vll-41s-413 COXBTT XZJDO. rnoaes Mala 0 and A-aaif i i Angeles and WiUamette and Columbia? With the European, war over and normal condl- tlons restored, what is there to prevent Portland from coming into her own? Nothing but lack of ships and decent and adequate port utilities, in the way of docks and elevators and warehouses and their various modern appliances.

Portland Is "BQeepia Beauty." "There evidences, however, that the community Is awak- wear. Tom the hearty spirit of co-cning from its lethargy. Portland has operation shown by members In all univ" cimniv parts of the three states, it in mv nna known ln the state. Last year J. W.

Bennett the head of the Institution died, and his son decided to follow law practice exclusively. The transfer is the biggest and most Important bust ness transaction that has taken place in Marsnrieia for several years past. Drainage Ditch to Reclaim 1500 Acres Hoodoo Valley In Northern Idaho' TTIH Tn T'rwW at Cost of A drainage ditch approximately IS miles long Is being dug by contract in the Hoodoo valley, in Idaho, about 65 miles northwest of Spokane, which will reclaim about 1500 acres belong ing to more than 60 property owners. The cost will be about $25,600. for which sum drainage district bonds have been Issued.

The Hoodoo valley begins two miles west of Granite, on the main line of the Northern Pacific, and extends through ClagstOne; Harlem, Ekl camera and Valley. It is about haiHTmUe wide. It was originally the bed of, a lake, the only trace of which Is two bodies of water, known as the Hoodoo lakes, and a small stream which flows Into the Pend Orielle river, opposite Laclede. The valley vis connected by good roads with Spokane, Sandpolnt and Spirit Lake, and has as well railroad facilities on the Spokane Interna tional railroad, which crosses the drainage district three times. This drainage district is almost the first which has been completed ln the Idaho Panhandle.

Several previous at- asking the Oregon society for support tempts had been made to drain the for their license law. broke faith with Hoodoo valley. when they altered the original draft because she has been a pampered beauty. She has accepted all the bfeneficlences of the almighty and or 1 o. r.r I Vuaoc cs4va itiao her self-reliance.

I'ne aciivmes oi ner nvais nurm i and south have awakened her to the I true situation, we nave spent buv.uuu on our pudiic qocks. oeauio i has spent over jb.uuu.uuu on ner aocits and elevators. Little Vancouver is I pending nearly $10,000,000. Los An-I geles is spending Ban Francisco over 120,000,000, and New Orleans The great sea ports of Europe have spent hundreds of Seattle has built a bulk elevator or l.ouo.ouu Dusneis capacity. The grain growers of the Inland Em plre have served notice that Portland must do the same.

Club Will Aid Settlers. A determined effort Is being made by the Klamath Falls Commercial club and others Interested, in which work Robert Strahorn will assist, to ellmi- nate the depositing of nearly $200 by every applicant at the opening of the Lule Lake land this prlng. it is ieit tnat sucn a stipulation win keep thousands of people out of Klamath county who would otherwise draw. Plans Filed for Bend' Building. Plans for a one-story brick building to be erected at Bend, have been filed at the Builders Exchange here, and bids for construction will be received until March 26.

Edward IL Keane of Bend Is the architect. The building is to be 50 by 140 in dimensions, and will contain eight store rooms. Fruit Growers to Build. Eugene, March 16. The Eugene Fruit Growers association has bought a lot adjoining Us big cannery ln this city and will at once erect an adddtlon to the building, which already covers a city block.

The asociatlon two months ago bought half a block of land on which It will erect a large addition to the evaporator this summer. May Operate Brewery Buildings. Rumor is current to the effect that the big brewery buildings in Vancouver, are soon to be occupied and put to use. It is understood that fruit Juices, soft drinks and ice will be the products of the factory. Oil riant for Salem.

A $83,000 distributing plant will be erected at Salem soon toy the Associated OU Company of California, according to a recent' announcement. I i Farm Sold for Nine Cows. An Idea of the increase in value of Oregon farm land ln the last 60 years is given ln the abstract of title to a farm that was recently sold near Albany. The farm of ICO acres was transferred in 1868 for a consideration of "nUno average cows and calves." It is now worth $co an acre. Will liaise Beans.

The six-acre ranch of Charles Baum. two mues east or Aioany, nas been purchased by N. JJ. Conn, also of Al- bany, for $1200. It Is announced that the new owner will plant the land to neans tms year.

Nmrauna in RniMi.a a wwaufc. -a- Tlr. Awr.r man-Review of that city. The bund- lag win be. SO by 100 feet in dimen sions, of fireproof and steel frame; It will cost about $260,000.

for Tillamook. Plans are being nrenared br Pi tl McLaren, a Portland architect.for a two story theatre and stors building at Tillamook. The building: will torn to by 10S feet in dimensions, and will cost about $12,000. New Theatre Planned. PanUVea will build a new $126,003 inea.ir at.

epoaane, it naa en of riciaiiy announced. Tha new nlay I if -Tin is -i'i -i i I i 1 i UJ -1 Ml A Km. fSH 5 i i I 'n, I Katzky Bros. new department store at Ninety-second street and Fiftjr- elghtii avenue southeast has recently been completed, and was opened for basiness Monday This Is the first department store fat this part of Katzky Bros, have been operating a general merchandise store in Lents for the past eight years. A.