La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 25, 1925, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextMondav. May 2", 1025. P:fro Six THE LA CTCANPTC EVENING OBSERVER liiJJJtSuilcliiig ImprovemenP JS NOW M TO FIX-UP UWN TCveryhody linn a lnwn, but very few poo) tit' have Rood one. Now In a Kooil time lo Hinrt u real one. The firHt 0UlMl 1h Rom! Hooil. roimI from a reliable H.d houm that will contain ood perennial KrflHHos free from weed Hie. hi. which will tills hold and mult" n velvety surface to Iwtwihm In beau ty each year. Much of the diffi culty Willi law tin Piny ho traced to poor, cheap Heed which contuinti u 1 W proportion of annual khihwh which iiutko a fine hIiow tin- firHt your ami then will Pav- it thin ami hodrnKKl'fl Ktiin.i of perennial KruNHfH which will rn-vd to jtrow for loiiif time to cover lit? hare MOlll.KY & MeM'.AN I'aliMhiK t'oiitinchJis raintinv, rapcrin Interior OiH'ornliiix IMioiip HI 7-It I n Ci-ninln . ::,'( -1.,?t'.fc'A-.t : iiA The electric plant with the reach Htforc you buy an electric plant for your farm find out huwfitr its current vsill cany. This fa a question nf voltage. With low-voltiifjc current a few hundred fttt ia tlie limit. Hue with the Kohlc-r Automiitic's 1 10-volt, lone-distance current, almost any flistancv you niiutit name, on (lie hri'.ct f.inn, within car.)' retch. You nuyht to sec tlii'.tfriMt little lX)wtT plant- the one without ttorafC hattcrivs. Our Kohler Automat'u' is ready lor a dinioii Etratiou any time you say, either here ur on vour mvii prcinitea. NATK ZWKIFKL KOHLER AUTOMATIC POWER6LIGHT Inside The Walls In your new home w ill he nmeenlctl one of the u Hirtmtt ngenefes (if bonic ctimruil nml comt-iilriice, oti hnt c)MTt wiling It pas. We'll gladly gle c- II. & S. Electric npola where the inntial khiiwh huvii died out, Lawn Heed 1! now prepared and mixed to Hiiit varhttm hoIIh and Hit uatlona and u d K'-riptlon of tht character nf your yard win hrlnit you the proper inlxturn for host result h. Many seed houa h will mix you a KruHH prescription If you hhI( them. Thorn nro pram-Heed mixtures for Hhady Iowiih, rtir winny lawnH. for llKht Hull, for hoavy noil, for hwi'i't Boll, for Hour hoII, Heed lhat will rive nod to Htand hard uaire and for ovory purpose ami H na tion llhely t arlHf. It In a manor or consilium: a catalogue or a deal er of roc ok nixed stundlm: to get tho ripht nort of Herd. A lawn 1 ft warden for tfrnHS Tho soil needs ivrlllly.lnf? just im much If not more than tho garden, prop'1!', for It mual support n hoa-i .vh-r and denser planl life. I-Vrlll-Izo tin- laun. pulverized sheep I ma n inc. shredded cow manor.!. nitrate of soda op the brilanced If out m orchil lawn IVrt Mi.ert;. There will Im ban spot a IhlH jMprinf owliii: I o thi' coatlnn of ic ' which covered such u large port 'or the country. Me ready to need them- spoiH as soon us the lee has incited. Moll the lawn as soon its front Ik wtdl out of the ground.' Rome .lime gradH have two do grees. World will give ihem the third. You can't keep i;h fit as a fiddle by Just fiddling around. Your breakfast nook Before you plan a new home he sure to bec how many different delightful brejkfut nuukt you cju artau;e with mm 3uilt-in fLrniture Either In a corner of yotir kiuhrn or In a brr.tkf.itt room. Sen J for "The Hi.iV of B iti It - iu Furn iimr" iinl irr our cuipM CAll.lit. La Grande Construction Co. iihs( im. He Mu-e c-dinmb-s. f4 if v2 Colonial Type Home Is Always "In Style" (Ity ( linrlcs sillier) In tho two preceding articles in tliis building news edition wo cov ered only the few go m ml print?- Iph h that Khoiihl he taken into con sideration In the planning nml building of homes or new build J i ,(-. In the ariirlea that ."hail fol low wo will eventually build a com plete hou-'ie, Htartiug on the firat thlhgs that have to be done and continue up with tlie building to its final com pletion, thou wh will be ready to turn It over to interior decorators und landscape. dcHlgucm to finlHh. Kach Individual portion or part of lite building will he handled every week. We don't expect to outline u house that will stilt every one, perhapH we will not fulty ul lafy anybody-, but ourselves, but the intention Is only to call to the prospective builders the many con venient, economic, miI'c ami Kood constructions. Wo are not an yet sure what type we will line for The exterior, nor uro wp sure just what kind of interior finish we will use. The."' thlnRs will have to work out for themselves. .Many Style Home hulhlitiK construct Ion Is almost an changeable as the stylos experienced builders can .ffa llirotiRh an up-to-date community and tell almost exactly the time that u building was built, due en tirely to the design of the build ing. Five years will show a com plete chunfcc of slyle of building, except In the one class, that of the Colonial type of home, which ts typical American and will stand typleul American for nil time to come as we view it, and any one wiio intends to build a home, and ts favorable lo the colonial house will always havu a home that is considered fashionable and If tlicy pake care of their place it will al ways uc lusniuunme. The California bungalow 1ns withstood (lie times longer than any o'her type of home, other than t ho Colonial home, and In most p!ncofl"lt in yet" 'Very tfOod. The bungalow started with the quick huili, cheap slat and burlap type house as often seen in the tropicul climates, nnd it has been developed to US preBont type, well constructed ami e pensfvo building, it has Anew plumbing code for Ore gon goes into effect on May 2S. C. II. t Ira in. commissioner of (he state bun nu of labor, explains the code ns follows: Pipe Ail waste water and sew age from plumbing fixtures instal ;ied !n any hullding or structure j contemplated by this net shall be i conveyed and discharged from the trap of such fixture through either wrnught-iron, cast-Iron pipe, brass !nr lead pipe to a point at least five ;U) feet outside of such building or structure and shall be carried or discharged from such pipe to n Ki-wer, cesspool or ultimate point , of discharge through either n con itinuation of Mich pipe or through terra cottti or cement sewer pipe. I Fixtures All fixtures shall he .connected with waste pipes of not , less than the following sir.es: j Wah basins, Inch: sinks, hath tubs and laundry trnys. 11 i inch; water closets. 4 inch. j All fixtures shall be supplied ,wlih rresh wilier cufflcient to flush the same. i Waste and Sewage All waste wat"r and sewage from plumbing fixtures shall be discharged Into cesspool, septic tank or sewer con stiurted for the purpose of sewage disposal, or into river or stream when Mtcti ts not in violation of ony clt oiiltnance or law of the slate, or in tohitieu of any rule of the Mtite board of health." Calking All Joint of cast-iron soil pipe shall be calked with lend und oakum. Vents Kach fixture shall lisve I a vent not leka i; sixe than sie of Jjtrap of such fixture, incepting wa- EXPLAINS NEW PLUMBING LAW adopted all t lie modern conveni ences und in many cases has he come u fttronif nnd very durable building. Today tlie Jialian, Spanish mis sion, Kiiglish half-liniher iiau be come the popular house, bid in time It will have passed it uso f illness in stylen und will be, passed by to sonn other type of building, although ; ho.se lypes are and can be built good ami strong, and eco nomical, but with their flat tiled roofs do not fit this snow and cold climate, (he Knglish house has the very steep roofs und will stand ul kinds of conditions when propJ erly built, but wll h the ways of planning am) the excess cost of the.-io roofs with Ub great loss or room is not so popular, especially wi:h nun whose means of financ ing are limited. 1925 So Far Is Good Year for Timber Sales Reports from 3S0 of the larger softwood mills, producing about in percent of the national total, show that for l'j25 to date a great- volume of business was done than during the corresponding pe riod of lii24. During the week ended May they shipped tin am ount equal to their cut, tind had orders for 15 percent of it. Soft wood, however, tends no be in ov- rsupply, und prices are generally low and weak, though undoubtedly they have readied the bottom of their decline, for manufacturers realize that to sell for less would bo financial suicide. The news of the week most en couraging to lumber liintiufactur- rs says the American Lumberman. Chicago, Is thtt building activity is not only holding its own but gain ing over last year. April contracts! In Whiles rexnonslbh' for sev eighths of (he country's totul con- st ruction showing an incp 14 percent over March and 1 :i per en I over April of ir4, and in cluding 47 percent of residential! construction the kind that calls lur mo largest use oi nunner. 1 The decline in foreign takings or. Coast fir is lurgely responsible for; the weakness of I hot market. To-' ler clottels, which shall have vent of not less than 2-inch;-provided, that one 4-Inch stock shall be ex- ' tended through the roof, nnd when ! not practicable, to vent fixtures' other than water closets, an unti- siphon trap shall be used. All vents shall extend to and nbove the roof of the building and each fixture shall be separately and efficiently trapped, except that where battery of fixtures Is Install ed in one room, all may wa.'de through one trap, Septic Tanks and Cesspools No septic tank or cesspool shall be constructed nenrer than ten ( lh) feet oway from nny hulhllng. nnd no cesspool shall be constructed nenrer than fifty (50) feet from nny wti?. Nothing In this net shall ho con strued to prevent any incorporated city or town from enacting und enforcing any ordinance for the regulation of the business of mas ter plumbers In such cities nnd towns, or to prevent such cities and towns from enacting and en forcing any ordinance or ordinances or building code which chall pre scribe the manner In which plumb ing ond drainage work shall be In stalled In such cities and towns, provided, that such ordinance or code shall net prescribe or fix a lower standard of Installation of plumbing and drainage work than by this act Is prescribed. Blue Mountain We 11itb Jim Ll'MHI'll, CASH AMI It will pay you to BowmanIIiclis - .'N , ; .1 MAIN GRAIN AND IUX WOOI 1'IIOM MAIN J. h. Ml. Ml ALL tl wuterbono shipments during percent less than in the firat quar ter of I'JiM, though Atlantic coast taklnga had gaiued nlinoat 20 per cent und now amount to about a third of the total, lor there had been u decline of 9 percent In Cal ifornia takings, this market now Making about tin; saint! mm the At- lantlc coast, and n decline of 31 percent in foreign shipments toj i'alnters are busy throughout the about one-third of the total. Jap-;city when weather permits puling amse exchange is off, China is in a "new coat" on old buildings and financial straits and the Australian former is not prosperous. Many Coast logging camps have already been disbanded tot a. huj;thy shut down, and mills have definite idea as lo a curtailment that will bring prices to a point where they will meet manufacturing costB. Tho larger southern pine mills are in strong staisiical position, but tho dry winter has been unusually favorable to the (small mills, of which there urn about thirty thou sand in the South, largely operat ed by farm labor Pi off seasons, j These operators beared prices by (throwing their cut on the market ; during spring, but a great many iiru ftowu or ure closing, and even better organized ones are high cost producers that can r.ot func tion while prices are at their pres- ent iuw i, vtl Hardwood demand from the building trades ts steadily expand ing, nuuimohilc manufacturers or? taking increasing amounts, furni ture makers are taking a fair vol ume, und export totals are very large. Prices are low becuuse of large stocks at mills, but produc tion is tapering off ami the market shows an upward tendency. WIN.VIPKG, Man. (AP) Value of building constrm tion authorized in (ia cities of the omhiion in the first three months of the year to taled ti!),!;?:1,!;:!", the highest since 1 !H,!, a report or tlie bureau of .statistics shows. Permit figures for March total led $S.4r7.7! I. u gain of nearly $3.- iHMi.oiMi over l-'ebruarv. Reports from the cities show lino permits' for dwellings valued at l-'i.Sim.ooo ' :md !Mnl nermits fur other bulld- logs valued at I Z. Dint, umi during iMareb. Believe OUR KXrERIKNCE in usinj": paint for 25 years enables us to se lect the right kind for you. We have always emphasized Quality and you will find Quality Paint in our store, to aid you in ing problem. Call on us any paint- Paint Co. i. o. o. f. nids. Entrance on Wash. Ave. Oregon Lumber What Von Wftn! In lOOHS AM) KHINGMCH iitTtttKftte our prk-es. Lumber Company llWe 1 Sugg PAINTERS UUSY IN LA GRANDE DISTRICT NOW Another springtime nctivity that undoubtedly adds much to the va lue and appearance of residences in Ln Grande is exterior decora- 'lion. also finishing up new ly constructed residences. work is he; ni:v iioii:s i:m;cTFi. NOIiTii I'OWDlCli. Ore. (Spe cial) Mr. and Mrs. Kliuer Jacobs have moved into their new jsome ltungalow type with six rooms and bath recently completed on Cen ter between Third und Fourth st recti. Another home just completed that of Mr. md Mrs. Men F. una. An addition was built to the house making it five rooms with bath. The new home of Mr. und Mrs. Chris Johnson will be rushed to completion us rapidly us possible. It is of llungalow type, stucco fin ish. When money talks too much tells a lot of. secret. Motoring is very arresting. II. P. NIELSEN riio.VK :ito-it (M'm'rul Cnnlrtii'tor lllltl ltlliltlfT WIS Spring St., Im Ci'llinli: v,r now ,1.an tho oth- ' Mt, WM&l& I I nml iiniidor I III nuniDing, Heating, IB I III I ! e sr : Permits May 20 Permit issued at city office to Harry Christy owner to erect a frame dwelling plac on W Avenue between Fir and Greenwood, The estimated cost Is set at $1,IMH), May 21! Permit Jnsued to Frank lUirdln. ownnr, to erect a garage on T Avt nue h.-twocn Fir and Greenwood streetn. Kuiimat ed cost $!'0. mm i Mnv yrt Permit Issued to Expert Tinsmith II will pay yon lo Imvc llio T1XSMITI1 WOUK wlii.-lt l ns fniHniant as any otlirr pai-l or the I'vtoriiir nf your ivslilrm-c iloin' hy t'xpiTlM In that lino. Lot I s 1'ncklo The .loll l or Yon. Fred Spaeth Mil 108 Fir St. For future economy in the maintenance of that new home by all means, use Wall Board! It'll outlast plastering and means a big saving on the building cost Our stock of Wall Board is the kind you want for both building or remodel ing purposes. The Leffion Endowment Fund needs your Grande Ronde Lumber Co, Retail Yard across Track on Greenwood Ave. build a barn on X avenue by tween Fir and Greenwod Al reels, Ksllmated cost $7G. Kiiin Kef.etl ul Ashland. ASMLANI. r. Chief of Police MeNabb conducted a raid on lh." homo of liillle" MeArthur, well known resident, here und Confis cated four barrels of corn niasli ami two partially flMt'tl bottles ot muonchlne. McArUmr. who V'in no! at home at the lime, was Hi rested later. When the officers approache'. the residence Mm. MeArthur ran to the rear of the house and smash ed two containers of liquor hut lh police obtained enough for evi- letiee. Sheet Molul Work Phone M-586 help." MAIN 732 '1 Us: II.