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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1925)
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Mimdny, June 8, 1025. mm C55 ( " M 0 N TT OM U 1 L D I N G Tncre Six i M 11 it a I jrf jn& HARIWYBIG HOME'FAGTOH ( fty Chillies It. Millri ) Tin1 customary plan for a home if planned fur two Mori', for the main (lour will be the living room, dinliiK loom, break fuM r u o m, kitchen, luvitlory room ami 1 1n porchcH. All sleeping rooms arc Kern-rally plact d on the nccoinl floor. Including- sleeping porch niwl the hull) roonui. f the owiht plans for ii law home the main floor fan bo plan ned for out1 sleeping room and one hath room on tin' mahr floor he. NlitH tin other main rooms. Thin of course nn'iiiis a very lan'.e ami expensive house. If the lions'- Is planned for one story only, nil rnoniH : hall In- pro vided on Oh- main t lour. This plnn rovers a vry Ian;-- space of Die ground, ami in many cases the one story plan takes up more space I luin t h propiTf y will allow for. At the name tlun- a out- srorv house roil be const ruclcd for less lltati a two Hlory coot a Inline 1 he Maine aiuoniit uf rooms. Story Heights Hlory heights vary considerable, 'but II feet for the I i rjst story ami S feet l Inches are na a rute con sidered us n standard and I.h used more than any oilier helcht, ami Ihe 3 fot Hlory for 1 lie main floor Is In my mind the right height, -this due to a great many thing thnl enter into a building, mien as light, nllow-H good height and the placement of 1 he windows, i he proper hanging of light Mt tires, (fives the proper Ioih-h, and good SIOItl.KV At Mcl i;a nhi(Jii Contractors Valnilntf, l'apeiiiitf Interior I eorat in IMione 317-11 In (iiamli- Blue Mountain Oregon Lumber Wo Have Just Wlmt Yuu Want In lMlll It, HASH AND I0011H AMI KIIINfil.nS :-iiijf. H1 l-IH' pny ' you to 'tnviwtlKitlo our pricwi. ' Bowman-liicks Lumber Company MAIN CHAIN AM) IIOX WOOI l'HOMI MAIN 617 J. U MUMIAIiL ELECTRICAL FIXTURES We're, showing a li est a bcauUful sungostions in at tractive Wall 1-inlits, Domes and Bnwl:;. Stop in and sec them at your first opportunity. H. & S. ELECTRIC CO. Sommcr Hotel Uldg. Phone 393-W. I" if '.- THE TINSMITH WORK IS A VLKY IMPORTANT I'AKT OI-' T11H KXTKIilOK OF YOl'U 1IO.MK. Have It Done by ICxpeits. Fred Spaeth riunihinjr, lIoathiR, Sheet Mrlal W oik 10S I'ir St. l'bone M-5S6 proportions for Interior decomt- ! lUK. ' ! l-or the second story the K fool : and imlHH makes a very good height, thin floor doe mil of course , get the considerations for Interior decorating, lighting and rixfures work that Is given to the main floor. Miii-inmiy linporiaiil The interior Mulshing of u home depends entirely on 1 hf t pe of building that Is planned, every type should have the interior fin ished In harmony with the exter ior, a( lea'il lo a gnat extent tint) .ai li person thai eonlemplateH Un building of a house has in mind a type of building thai they like he.it. Home have in mind a mix ture of everything, und expert il designer to incorporate all these mixture Into one building. This cannot be doiii' succewif uily and will spoil any good i'l"' of Write lure, find whin they urn spoiled Ihey are spoiled for all lime, or the life of the house, and in a good many case depreciates the value and ale or a building All lvpen fif hulldincH are pret ty II carried out wll and properly dciKM'-d, and thi' land.scapiim k cbij;n'd and finirtln-il compltte in harmony with t he surrounding, r.i till tierxde :idmli'i liea-l. Ililill h"tii"N ami K'uundi, whelher they ;ire fumiliar with the lypCH Of biiildlii;K deMluned or not, l iicll-h Itl-liop Official. s Jtcl'ure Holy Sepulchre .1 lilt I "MA I .KM (AP) Kor tin fli Jil lime In cent urii H JeruHalem ha.s v.UmKHed the speciacle of an Knrlih bi.Hhop pittdlnK on Hun day at u naered function in the rhurch of the Holy Sepulchre.. 'I'he privileged bishop wan The llltfht Kfverend Codilr K'ane who. In the tii if J Mt of a larne eou urenat on, ceh-briited pout if Icial iii:im.i. A iiiiiiiIkt of American pil r.rinm I'oriui'd pari , of the eonnre mition. CeiilurieH ao Knirland nave a l.alln patriarch to Jerumilcm, and Millie rei'Mltly fiirnlnlteil (n I-'.nK'lh bishop lit assistant to the present patriarch. Ily a curioiiH coinci dence the former Kimll.sh patriarch wan HiHliup of I mrliam, in which city lli-diop Keane was born. El-l :- I I til - . 1 " . i (lH'simie.1 by W. W. JMllily) There Is perhaps no other type of home which him proved o pop ular in the last 1' w years ir.t ihat of Ih'' Jhilrh 4'olo.tlai. In the ph,n liere Illustrated, tint center hail ti;is been reduced to Ihe niln ilti u in. ThiH iiome, planned 'for a roriUT lot Homewhut lower in tin- n-ar, and in order thai the owner mbrlit take advantage of thl.H, llm Karate wiih placed under the Hun-room. In doiiiK this, however, It was aeceHHary to raise the houm some what iilMher off the ground than usual. In order to overcome tills a small terrace was provided for acrosH the entire front. The small sloop has been Hltuhily protected in order to provide for a vestibule and the stairway landing and Mill have room for an arched opening bt tween the hall and dining room, similar to Hint of th" hall and liv ing room. Interesting features In this plan are the passage from the kitchen ami living room, which open di- t into a fair sized breakfast room. French doors also lead from the living room lino Hie sun-room. Jn addition to the rear nlry. there is alno provided space i South Dakota Man Urges Unicameral State Legislature PIEKTtrc, S. O. (AP) South Dakota, first stnte (n the union to adopt the in It lutive and rrferen- diiiu. nnd first slate to establish i i a Nystem of rural credits as a branch of government, Is Inleresi 1 iiifr iiself seriously in another gov ernmental Innovation n one-house legislature. The unicameral legislative reform Is proponed and sponsored by Uob- i nrt Kiiimeit liowdell, a veteran Ideinocrat and state senator, but it lias ga tiud support from so wide la range of political thought in the ; state that it already looms as n mnjor issue In the hRislat ur nf j 1127. j The plnn ronteniplab n elimina tion of Die state senate and house of representatives, now rotn posed of 4ti members nnd 1U3 members, respectively, nnd the setting up In their stead of a single house with from 1 (1 to 21 members. This body would meet at least once every three months, lo enact necessarv legislation, and it could be in m-wunn continuously or when ever there was need for It to sit. Its members would he elected from dist riets in proportion In popnla A crmv I lew n n In l it rt tree. And hHtked it ocr liud .'aid "Oli Me," I'll make it nest up jn our biiiiuh t'lnude U -el I lug it out for linn- Imt now. I'be old crow came b;i k ami Imi- Uau to xpilnn- It's (be catl luiil that mis the worm, lltntse Pnlnt, S.ou pr gallon, tvdnr Miin-tes H.-jii hiii! S;t,uu HT M. Auolbcr ill" of Shiie.'le tlll ihtIu' this week. Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. Tho row fttiui't Frtnul" UpfO. l otiinlry. 1'IIONB H No HumUf lliulnra V" ' A Dutch Colonial Home i ""'I' a""'" T' "tr-!1 til f Ml T ' f Poou ir. PH ! I- 11' il 4 I nLAlii, I ' J-ll iA-.-MtiC: for first floor toilet. on the second floor there are two fair sized chambers and a large owner's chamber with two closets. The passu ue way to t he rear deck, which provide s .space for Hiring hedding, ets., is an in teresting feature. The basement contains the usual storage anil laundry us well aw furnace rooms and garage,, tion, nnd with little regard for comity- linos. Senator I towdel first proposed the plan J7 years ago, hut not un til recent years has his innovation found general support or gained enough adherents to tiring it he fore t he legislature for serious consideration. The setate senate at the mi';, session. asa d by iiatidsome majority u resolution by 1 lowdelt submit t lug to I he voters of Ihe state u consth utional amend nient to abolisti the house and sen li(lllhniiv t.,, ,,.,.,, J ln Ihe lions,', when n.lo.uh.n of n ' y !;H','a!!' I fj unfavoralde committee report prjMcers and crews of the insular vented it from coming to Ihe floor i fl,,,,t of cousiBimrd cutters alom: Tor debate on its merits, but Sen- military lines, approval of which alor Howdell alreadv Is workng fnrhi,H " lv,'n (!ovnrnor Gl'n- its submission to the in:'7 legtsla- ture, and he has much strong sup- port In the state. Among the in- fluential advonnes uf the unlcini- eral syst-iu is former Cov. Charles N. ibrrled. republican. Manv of the newspapers uf the stale favor presenting the plan to the voters for adoption or rejection, Even if the bowdell proposal met with no more siback'-i, how- '",-'V , , III -""-,-, N "i s - - 1 1 1 yr I ;; - I ? , 1 '.? V - IT .4i K Ii I WKUJIIS ONK IM)l l, thin nfwet of HelljmMHl prl. It la nl dog, nor ii bmrrnt. It U lalltd a hfitriltMr, and li bolotift lo rulin (Jarwii, the nwvla xtrw. 11 ' 1 ..M n.rr-T- -: Everything has be en worked out along Colonial Hues, both inside and out : I ted Colonial brick has heen mcd in the foundation walls above grade. While siding has heen used on the oubddc, with green blinds and green sii Ingles. It is estimated that I his home can be buill, exclusive of heat ing and plumbing for from I'lL'O" to $s:,no, ever it could not be put into effect until I9;in. A constitutional amend ment must be submitted to the voters by legislative joint resolu tion and approved at a regular election before it becomes effec tive. The legislature meets again two years hence, and the plan could not he presented lo the voters until 1:il'S. I'lllpluo Sailois ull( In liiMilnr Coat aianl MANILA. (AP) With the or- KlUllzilt loll UtltX training Of the of- oo.t. ieparimeni neuus and jnrignuier i.enerni itateai l ixtuie, re lya- (,l" - r r " constahuiary a mo.iesi neginniri',' tor a lit Jiuro Philippine navy. Itrlgadier tleneral 'rame, with the approval of Secretary of Ihe interior l-'clipe Agonetllo, recently authorized the transfer of arms jnd other military equipment for erf the roast i;mird sailors, the Softwooil Mill Orders Show Heavy Increase Orders t-eceiv -d by the principal softwood milU during the first I'o weeks of Mrs jour made a gain of nearly per cnt ovi-r the total Tor I he corresponding periinl of ly-i, while shipments h'id increas ed 1 il per cc nt, aiet production '.'aided only wo pi r cent. 1 Hir ing Ihe week end'. I May 1':!, ship upnts from mills wen- two per c,nt. ahead of theh- output, and ordf-rs only -two per cent b' lovv. Tie- !-oduc r.i ;ir. be;'innii!g to take a inor' conlid' iii ;jtu;nde aya 1 he A ne i ii :in J.iiifiie-rman, t'hicago, and w 1 j i i prices continue low there is noted a distinct .end ciicy toward greater liijnn.-a in t he important eh s. Production of .-outiuTn pine by the larg'' mill.; i:j tapi-rmj; off, and output fi.r the w--Il tided Mav Z'Z liail dropp'-d ;ihout three mil lion feet, on rhe other hand, or ders guiie , I abou; a million f'-et, and wt-i'i- ii.M; per c nl above pro duction. Shipments rained about it n mj I lion feet, ami v. -re 1 H.V, 1 abuvi- production, so that sLlhks ;it the miil:; are l.i coiiiing broken ami difficulty is experienced in se curing certain iJeiiis. KejKrt-i agi-ee that small milt operations hi-.ve been i a. lit "Lily curl ailed. Transit car:; ai not P.'-: picni.ii' I'Ydornl res-re reporU; for May on buihiiiig )rospecis tli.-oiijriiout what is primarily southern pine con suming territory oiler great en couragement to lumber iiianufac-tun-is. , Current sales are taking: more fir than is b"ing produced, and al though there was a spurt in pro duction of eight million feet dur ing the week ended May 23. or ders stood at five per cent above ihe out put. .shipments gained three million feet, and were one p r cent above the production. Stocks of coast mill; are now low. Transit cars are e.v-ler to sell and it is harder to buy some items. There is a fair stock of iojis in the water, but many camps are clos ing for the fire hazard season and will probably I'liiaui down until September, pevival of the foreign market, which is expected in about !io days, would put fir in a very strong position. An announced extension of pres ent ocean rates on soul hern hard woods is i-xpccted to stimulate the overseas movement, already heavy. The current d uiand is si. sdily re ducing southern si neks. The mill work industry is the best domes I ic buyer of ha rd woods, but the automobile and implement makers are taking increasing amounts. KiiHUitiire demand will make Itsvlf felt afier Ihe midsummer show. Medical Pare for Pibiriius PO.MF, (AP) Arrangements1 have been made to have a physici-1 an on duty during the summer at the terminal railway station to at arriving Holy V-.-.r pilgrims In need of emergency medical at tention. The doctor will be at the station from early morning until after midnight. I Most men sitting a i mind wait ing for their ships to come in hav- n't sent any out. nen having volunteered to furnish their own uniforms. At present the coastguard force onsists of ;!"it officers and men. lthongh the sailors ere not re tulred to perform military service, it is said at! have volunteered to lo this additional work both ab oard ship and ashore. j mm Instead of the old Idtchen table lliin handy wall tablo and cupboard combined are ured in the modern home. Easily installed in old or new homes. It h one of the 40 units of that yon will tee on display here. Sncl or rail for tilt "Book of Built-in r'up Bit lire. La Grande Const. & Supply Co. wmm SJBiult-m JFLrju cure j Permits il 1 , JunA 2 Permit issued to H. ,M. Waldron to alter and repair , a on--slory building on 'rook le twetn 'I'hird uiul Fourth streets at an estimated cost of $2'i. June H Permit issued to Claude Mackey to repair and al ter a two-story residence on First si i .-et between Jel I't-ison and Adams avenue at a cost of ap proximately $7.1. June 5 Permit issued lo Wil liam 1 toll ins, owner, to erect a one-story residence building on Twelfl h street le tweetl K and Washington avenues. Approxi mate cost to be $l'.r.al. 11 Percent of Homes In U.S. Use EleciricRy SAN FltAN'CISCO (Special) The lighting- arrangemi-nts of tiie individual home ami the inibience of ilitimiualion on the health ami happinesd of tlie average American family will be one of the subjects of discussion at thi' 4 Nth Annual Convention of the National Fiee I ric I ,ight ns;(0ciat ion lo be In Id here soon. A survey, which disclosed that Ihe wired homes In the Cnited States comprise about 44 per cent of the total number of homes in the country and about iiK per cent of all homes within reach of elec tric service, will be made public. Japanese Association Semis Mcprcseulntm' In (;cne.i i G1-:N'I:VA ( A P). Japanese ac- What Would You Think- Of a cuke of ice that would never melt, vary, or diminish in cooling- virtue that would not im part excess moisture to foods that would never fail to preserve foodstuffs in the refrigerator and do all this without one bit of supervision on your part? THE SERV-EL, ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR Will Do All This For You! Nafe Zweifel .. ....... ; Novo The Best the kind ihat neither storm, a cloudburst of will effect is ROOFING COMPOSITION ROOFING It's the new home owner's surest safeguard against sustaining unending roofing repair bills. Retail Yard Across Track oit Greenwood Ave. Grande Ronde Lumber Co. Wallowa Christians to Construct New Church WALLOW A. re. (Special to tlie OliservT) The congregation of the Christian church here plans lo siart building a new church as soon as weather permits, til u prob able cost of $4nm. The building will measure 4H by 4S feet with a full basement on v ib-r the main floor. This will pro- " vide an auditorium that will seat about :imi people, Siberia I.'o Place Today I'm Seekers of UttUX KFATTLF. ( AP) The present policy of the Russian government has ended foreign gold exploration . work and prospecting in Kamchat ka, und in ihe district of ilo Amur . river of Sib-ri;i. t arl A. Amler soil, old AHiska P'' lmliter, said on returning to Seattle after a five year stay in thai region. . r do not believe there are more than six foreign prospectors in the entire Kamchatka and Amur re gions," Mr. Amb i-on d. lared. "It is :l good plact- for foreign gold hunters to keep away from." tivilhs at the League of Nalioti.t, which are already consiilerabl", have been given a new I in pet us by the decision of 'the Japanese Association for tlie League of Na tions to send a permanent rep-i.-Hentalive to the league. The choice has fallen upon X. M. lan guid, former general secretary of the association at Toklo. Mr. In ntfakl has already arrived at tie I neva, where he will permanently reside and will keep his home or ganizatlon constantly inform (1 concerning league doings. a frulv handsome roof. Kind Of a torrid sun, a driving hail j rain or heavy fall of snow s
