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Pag Two LA CRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Wednesday, September 27, 4938 Srattb? hmhig terete - InoorporaiMl) An Iiidependcitt NoHiaer I'hoiio Mutn 000 K. W. FRSOBBIOK8 . HAROLD M. WrTLAY Fubllhed evening!, exception aundsy, at 1710 Sixth atreet, 1 Grande, Oregon. - Bntered at the Poitofflce of La Orande, Oregon, u Second Claw , Mgll Matter under act ot March a, 1870. ' ' ' . OPPIOIAL PAPER OP UNION OOUNTY AND THB ::..( CWY OP LA OIMNDB ' ' ': ; !" i ' , I '- i ' - , MKMBKR OP ASSOCIATED PRESS "rj The Associated Prens 1a eKcluelvely entitled to uso for publication' of all newa dispatches credited to It or not otherwiso credited If pub- ' llalied here. All rights of republication of special dispatches in '., this paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. r, National Advertising Representative M. O. MOOENaEN CO., IUC " San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago ' ' , """ V Detroit, New York T ' "'"". SUBSCRIPTION RATES .....'. iy Currier Daily, one month In advance....... .-. ...... Dally, six months In advance . -- Dally, single copy . lly Dally, per month In advance.... ,0117, Per lx months In advnnco . Dally, per year In advance......... The Lord knowetli the way of the righteous: bf the wicked shall perish. Psalm 1: 6. 1 IT'S FAjIR TIME 0 Tlie Annual Grange Fair and Home Products show open in'.the L. D. S. Recreational hall tomorrow, and advance information indicates that the displays of vegetables, ttfjffsi' ' grains, Four-II club livestock and other articles will sui-pnss showings of the last few years. ..'.''. . The show, besides encouraging; quality production of farm products and jionvc products, should serve as an eye-opener to .hundreds of people who do not realize what this valllpy can' produce.' Those wlio have not patronized the sliow in former vein's Bhould not; fail to avail thempelves of this oppor tunity; and uhquestionalily those who have seen the sliow before will return again. Tlie Fpur-11 club livestock will be on exhibit in tlie' shedii back of the court liouse and will be one of the most interesting features ' '.".' '' "'In addition', an' excellent program, including a band con 1 cert, speeches, etc., has been Arranged 'for. " TJie fair-show, as 'many call it, 'is one of tthe outstanding community events of tlie year, and is deserving: of all ,tlie encouragement pos sible ,to 'exjtend. i VISIT STORE DISPLAYS La Grande merchants, to give townspeople the opportunity to see the newest trends in -modern fashions, present attrac h tv w-ndow-'disphvyi.. tlie iieat, attractive "showings, give 1. to the city the prevailing modes in dress, furniture,' jewelry. ; With business on tlie upward grade and the revival of buy l" ing, La Granders are urged to inspect the'displays which the 'merchants are featuring. Make it a point to go window ; shopping the next few days.' You'll shop ."inside" as "well to your saving. ' ' ! DEMAND GAINING FOR FARM LANDS SPOKANK. Wash. Testifying to -an Increasing demaud for farms In the northwest since the first of tlie ' year, a record land sale rolumo of 1,401. 958 was Attained by the fed era) land bank of Spokane, In tho Washington, Orepon. Idaho and Mon tana territory, during tho first eight month period of 1933. Tlie lArcrst sale volume was made of any August In the tiljrtory of tho bank, with (204.094 Involved, topping the previous August record made dur ing 1039 by over U9.00O. President K. M. Ehrhardt said, "Ap parently encouraged ty gradually In creasing farm commodity prices and the cash prospects of farm eecurlty . liquidation, tlie public Is responding with heavier cash payments 011 iand In tlie Interest of securing the best farm possible. They reallre that tho farm income Is reviving and that land value will Improve with better prices for form products." Tlie August sales roluuie classified by states Is as follows: (1) Washington !0.(1S1.S1 (2) Idaho 44.R50 0O (3) Oregon 43.9T303 ,( Montana - 2i.4'JO.OO fn Washington Dy HrThrrt IMumnier WASHINGTON Willi senators and representatives generally are complaining about the patronage situation and crltlelre Postmaster General Farley (or not giving out more Jobs, those close to "Big Jim" are convluced Ut lie knows what he Is doing. " Quietly but nevertheless efficiently they say. Farley Is building up a smooth-working political niartiine which will bring results latrr on. when neededi. That's his Job. He Is chnlrman of tho Democratic national committee as well as a member of President Roosevelt's cabinet. Any 'man in his position would have felt tlie wrath ol Job-hungry Demo crats. There wenr so many of tlie faithful out of Jobs when the new admlnlstration came In that to at tempt to satisfy all the demands vow Impossible. Everybody knows this, too even the senators and representatives who have been yelling the loudest that , the administration's patronage dis penser is stingy. lie Plats The Game Farley plays the game of politics OVER NORTHWEST Publi-li-r and General Manager Business Manager 76o , , -.4.B0 .,. 60 '.- MaU ... 600 ..-.so . , ;..6.00 ., but the wny . ... . '. ..H I In a eery practical fashion. He knows that as long as he Is "boss" of pat ronage that ho can keep tm In line. His presence on capltol hill the night the special session was finally brought to a close was sufficient to cause rebellious senators. Intent on throwing a monkey wrench into (lie president's eoonomy program, to fall In line. They deny that Farley threatened them with' his patronage club, but the fact remains that he got what he went to the capltol for. ' He Is relying on patronage. toof-!o build up a political machine that will function smoothly and eftlclenU ly lu 1934 and In the presidential election year of 1936. He may have made tils mistake, but he has a pretty good Idea of his objective. . NKA Given Free Hand r, While he is the "boss", he has given a free hand to the leaders of tho "new deal" wherever possible.! The NRA. r example, has been permitted to do very much as - it pleased In recruiting lu technical talent. The same Is true In some ol the other departments of government. Republicans and some independents have obtained Jobs. Ho hasnt exactly Introduced any far-reaching reforms in the old sys tem of distributing political Jobs, but tlie old-timers say he lias done about as well as any of his predeces sors. The proof of his labors will come later. Sirs. Koowvrlt Wears Low Ian Sport shoes WASHINGTON ( The low sport shoes worn by Mrs. Franklin D. Koowvelt give full suppleness to her tall figure. They're smart-looking too. At her last press conference site was wearing a tan balr with tan m.h rii jlow a (rllly, green print dress with urvno uenna cornered tn white. Snmmer Doubles Vitamin MADISON. Wit M Smnmer but ter Is approxlmatelv twice a rich i- i vitamin A as that produced m March I and Aprtl. e-iertmenta at is i:nt. j verstty of Wisconsin show. When I lunwe into pasture there Is ( a sudden increase m vitamin con ! tent lastttyg through the summer and jeven Into the winter. Glove Cliffs llestenerf i To Matrh l-irrtligs v. j PARIS iOiove cuffs to mate--. i earrings are a new fashion cote Worth displays white suede gloves with deen ruffs ft nnhi extendlng almost to the elbow. Wuh them eo little anus-- - ... 1 eatrohlra blue nm-t w-v ( - - ., iain over the lobe of the ear. ' About 750 feature-length r..otles vers produced lu Japan la jj'. The Weather WEATHKIl FOHECAHT 1 Orrion: Cloudy Uuilcht and Thinn clay; showers tonight or Tliumlsy In the northwest portion; lMinmu um- ueraturai jnoilerata to' frtwli south wliul offshore, - ' ! LOCAL WEATHER Tuendayi" minimum S(l, mlulinuin 3D uliore. Cloudy. Toduyt iiilnlinuin 41, 7 n. m. 15 above. Cloudy. Overcoats For en Are To Be Bigger Bulky, Loose-Fitting Swagger Coat Appeal's to Top List in Style Edict for Fall By Jtm Andrews . of The Toggery The overcoat that Bocms to'top the list In the edicts for this winter Is a bulky, loose-fitting swagger coat with an all-around belt. There arc many variations of tills Btyle. Notable are the coats with sport details on the back. These details are of the nor folk order with box pleats, inverted under-arms pleats and norfolk yoke. The raglan shoulder Is a dominant feature of such coats. To the bottom of these coats there Is a decided flare. Lapels aro big and broad and are usually of the peak order. Most of them show novelty pockets and. cuffs. Most of these coaU are In heavy tweeds, Scotches and Bhetlands. Some aro In fine chinchillas showing Irregular weaves. Polo coata,' still have a strong fol lowing, but It Is believed that theso will be confined to the lower priced lines as the ultra dresser Is turning to something newer and less common. Polo coats are Jn heavy camels hair, but of the fleeced rather than the pile variety. Tweeds In bin patterns are also popular In this type of coat. More conservative dressers will ad- hero to the box or ulsterctte variety of garment in heavy worsteds, co verts, meltons and nubby weaves. The fitted cont of the surtout or pale tot variety Is definitely a dress over coat and will largely be confined to', mitt 1 unction in ine wardrobe ox tho man who has an extra coat for dress wear. Double-breasted coats have the" pre ference even In coats of the semi ulster and guard variety. Tlie urge for patterns In suits Is also evident In the overooats and such patterns are qr rather hold chnVacter. Plnlds. large blocks arid heavy checks as well as large Scotchy treatments are seen. Rooscyclt To Spend pome Time At Home fOuntlnued im Page Onet ed home to his adopted city by a' crowd that swarmed over his route from Pennsylvania station. Mr. ' Rooscve renmlned last night . and early", today -at' the faraliy residence at 49 East Sixty-fifth street wltfr his own folks. . One caller alone was received Jesse I. Straus, ambassador to France. His call was regarded unofficially as meaning that France was consider ing tho two defaulted war debts pay ments to the United States. In tlie qnlet of tills ancestral es tate on the banks of tlie Hudson river hem-Ill watch at a distance tho national recovery drive and outline shortly his Ideas for putting Idle oash In closed banks and frozen bank de posits to work to support his price lit ting campaign. His Immediate object is tlie release of funds In closed banks. But he Is also lutently watching tho steps by managers of the many open bonk? to put their resources to work. Lena Blum Dies In Metropolis Today (Continued Prom Page One) who biased their names deeply in Union county history. Mrs. Blum was born in Old, Town In 1868. lived here until about 1900 and was married lie re, where her hus band, Nathan Blum, was formerly in business. Mrs. Blum Is the sister of Miss Fanny Sominer. of San Francisco, and the aunt of Mrs. Caroline Rosen thal Wexel. both of whom were In La Grande for a visit last summer. 6he Is also the mother of Mrs. Sid ney Werthelmer. Julius Blum and the late Henrietta Blum Marx, and the grandmother of Mrs. Donald Lowen steln. Mrs. Tommy Loekman, Miss Bettye Werthelmer. Alfred Werthelm er. Allred Werthelmer, all of New York. Would StopSale Of Machine Guns To Desperadoes WASHINGTON. Sept. 37 (Ft A proposal to prevent machine guns from falling into Ihc hands of crim inals was offered by the small arms and ammunition Industry today at a hearing on a proposed code of fair competition. Sui-jested at the request of the de partment of Justice, the amendment would forbid ss!e ol machine guns to anyone except "duly constituted of ficers of the law." A tth of th commercial Auto mobile rrsViterrd in Prn ar Look ' t Year HAT Ele poeal are Just around th corner. Oct four out and pboov ua tot ixprt cleanUm ' nd bloCsUnc. ODORLESS CLEANERS 110? Watfalnftoti Main 701 J2L TODAY' AROUND AS'CHItOMCLEK BY TUB DAILY .LEASED sStlM OP TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS "' ' . MRS. MIUMTIN MRS PORTLAND, Sept. 27 VP) Mrs. Helen Kehoe Mllburn, 62. cashier of the Oreuonlan, and employe ol that paper (or 33 years, died at her borne here Tuesday. Sho had been 111 moro than a year. COUNTIES TO GET CASH CORVALIilS, Ore:, Sept. 27 VP) Oregon counties In which Oregon andi California grant lands are located, will receive within the next few days a payment of 50 per cent of their claims, according to a' telegram re ceived by Victor P. Mosos. Benton county judge, from Senator Charles L. McNury, now In Washington, D. O. TAI1KK TO VISIT OltEOON PORTLAND, Sept. 27 W Louis J. Taber, master of tho National grange, will make four addresses )n Oregon next month. He will start his speaking tour In this state In FIND IT HERE Copy (or this Column must be In by 9 1 1 m. J'lANO JAZZ , Play the piano the Waterman way. Tills course Is guaranteed to teach you to play popular muslo In 12 les- GRACB BARJJBS, Tutor. Low Rates t 1702 Adams Avo. . 9-27-1 t. FOR CLEANING WOODWORK If you w-lsh to save yourself many!vlce presldent . , i Baker, secretary-treasurer. Z tT.h wZTtTH a w"o ha received letters of do the Job with OLEA-NALL; . the ltlvlttion to Join and who were not cleaner which doe. not Injure your ; prc5ent ln5t nlJ ht to e hands or the fltoh onyour wood-Uhe next meetl t th0 work. You wlU be delUjhted with a next Wednesday evening at 7:30 Irom Rlohardson' Art 0.,.l0CK, or th dro from and Gift Shop. . 9-26-2 t. tlle ilst or prospe(.tlve mcIubers. , . Mr. Loney explained the organlza- Beautlful golden yellow Pom-Pom tion of an A Cappclla choir and Chrysanthemums are here. 10O , strcswd the necessity of attendance hunoh. First of the season. Cherry's t every weekly rehearsal. A fee of Florists, Inc. 9-27-8 t. 50 cents will be levied during the ' ifirst month to purchase music. PORTRAITS I The organization expressed its ap- If you have a picture of tho baby. 1 preclatlon to Mr. Bruce for his ef or a friend or loved one which you forts In making the organization pos would like reproduced In Its original slble and to the chamber of com slze, or In miniature, plain or colored mere for sending letters to prospec and done at reasonable price. . take ' tlve members. It to Richardson's Art and Olft Shop. Any new applicants for membership 2-2l-t f are asked to see Mr. Loney before ' I next Wednosday. - DID YOU KNOW THAT r . rug cleaning time Is any time? Have 'HodRehoc; Velvet' j "t"" v. . - .L1Z. " . ., 1 ' - 8-27S tv - c ,'i Al'TO GLASS Quickly and correctly fitted in your . car at small cost, at Bichardson's Art and Gift Shop. 9-26-3 t. BOND TRANSFER Only Independent Delivery Sysvem Between La Orande and Baker. LOWEST RATES DAILY SERVICE, Phone Main 709 for Pickups. ''t-llH TABLE GLASSWARE SPECIAL See the new pattern of cut steml ware in Stem Cablets. Shnrhot nnrt i Footed Tumblers the newest crystal, , at onlv as cts. each now at Rich-!1"" aroson s Art and uirt anop. 9-?i-t r. SCHOOL CHILDREN You can get scratch paper for school at the Observer. Now 3 pads 5c. I 9-14-t f. Crazy Crystals at Moon Drug Co. 8-4-1 m. Moon's Pure Vanilla tract Is bet ter and costs less, 3 oz. 33c 6 os. 52c. pint 11.39. 8-4-1 m. PARCEL DELIVERY Pp to 300 lbs. anything under 100 lbs. 15c. Prompt service. Phone main 244. , 9-I8-6tp Curriers Tablets at Moon Drug Co. 8-4-1 m. ANGKI.'S HAT CLEANING AND BLOCKING Best work In town. Across from Penney's. 0-14-1 m. COATS FOR INFANTS. CHILDREN, MISSES SMALL WOMEN ' LOW POPI'LAR PRICES AT' Norton's Kiddy Shop. 9-12-1 m REMEMBERS - WHEN ' !. ! V i. J. I.. Smtwn, inof'ix'ntifni serttce siatlon orator, T Aw, 1a ' Grand, recall?. crlj evpcrlrncw. with ttrra vhen 14,000 mtlfrs iras long tire lifr. Says moiorisra cot5ldr markrt's btpveM bur to be Yale TTw. Built u htshwt quality to match Hi- CVtan. Klfhlurjt anil othr Riohflld IN BRIEF, IN AND ; OREGON Klamath Jails. Oct. 6. That evening ho will speak In Redmond. On tho morning or uct. 7 he will be In Eu gene, and that night he will fill 1 speaking engagement In Portland. SEEK AI-rKOl'HIATlON SALEM. Sept. 27 VP) An appro-prlatlon- from the state emergency board may be sought for the Western Oregon tuberculosis hospital because of overcrowded conditions and a wait ing list of 60, Superintendent O.' O. Bellinger told the state boardi of con trol here yesterday. ; JUDGE DEIUIV APPOINTED HOOD RIVER. Ore.. Sept. 27 VP) Judge A. J. Derby today received his appointment oa state hydro-electric commissioner, succeeding B. L. Eddy, of Rosoburg, resigned. Derby, a na tive of Alabama, has been an attorney here for-Stp years. FEAR FOR FATE OF PRUNES ROSEBURO, Ore., Sept. 27 VP) With the- fate of the record breaking Umpqua valley prune crop hanging In the balance, growers are eagerly scan ning the skies and ore besieging the local station of the U. a. weather bureau for advance Information on anticipated weather conditions. The crop was deficient In moisture content when drying started last week, but the fruit Is now swollen to the bursting point with water, as a result of the wet weather of the past week'. A Capclla Choir Is "Organized Tuesday (Continued tram Pag One) and Miss Corlnns .T 'T.. 16 r,. ." J1""?" 1Bea ITmhiV an en- which. Is a heavy black velvet with short white hairs woven into It. ' C ity c C C Hoys Gain Most NEW YORK w Recruits from the sidewalks of New York gained a pound 1 eacn more than youngsters from western New York stato during service ' ! ln clvllian Conservation Corps camps ' n New York district. Av- j erage gain was 7.93 pounds, with a , toP 8a'n of 25 pounds, among 1000 youth..".; NEARS MEN'S SWIM RECORD . DETROIT.. Mich. VP) A woman '. Within four minutes of I I ""ng the men's record for swim- Rrolmd Belle Isle- Swimmins I i v ermoro was timed at three hours and j nilnutes. a new woman's record. J "' You can STOP this "pump and carry" drudgery for a few cents a week TTONT lot your family undergc l 'ptimp and iarr" drudpcry when it can he avoitK tl by stu h a small investment. Don't ask tiicm to go with out the convenience of Hunninc Water when it. tKe so little to install a pen nine Fairlwnks-Morw; Home Water Svstcm that costs only a few cents per ; week to oixrate. j The unit shown Itclow ind tides pump, ' rkxrtric motor, tank and autaiiaUoo:n- trol ready lo deliver nmninp , winter. You can i have this fully puaranterd wa- ter altera ftir a sum nuichf mall j cr than most families spend for lesa neces sary things. Is it wise to do without Hunninf: Water when it costs so lit lie? S Our Display , at th Grans Fair i NATE ZWEIFEL 1314 Jefferson Phone Main S I m yi IIJDCAIL From Portland ,; . Lawrence Wiggins, of Portland, Is transacting business here today. Huppersetts Here Mr. and Mrs. o. E. Happersett, of Portland, are spending a week In. La Orande visiting their son, Sydney Happersett, and their daughter, Mrs. Raymond O. Williams. They are former residents. Week End Here Misses Frances Kelly and Myrtle Jane Pye, who teach In the Baker Vllijuja, EJJC1II, HKHDU III ll Orande as the guiAts of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W C. Kelly. Returns Home Rev.' Oarlce -A. Kummer returned Tuesday from Cove where he spent several days visiting lus brother-in-law and sister, Mr. end Mrs. J. L. Olbson. Enjoyable Trip Mrs. O. E. Walker and daughters, Dorothy and' Helen, and grandson, Billy, havo returned from a 'week's visit at the J. W.: Dunbar home In Yakima. They report an enjoyable trip. Paul Walker, Mrs. Walker's son, accompanied them to the Washington city but found employment there and will remain for awhile. PRODUCTS OF VALLEY WILL BE EXHIBITED (Continued nam Page one) being shown In the program which will open the annual show. On Friday afternoon the entire af ternoon program will be turned over to tho poultry division, with H, A. Cosby, In charge of the poultry de partment of Oregon state college, as tho principal sptxuier. His address will cover poultry problems and co operative marketing, and will be of equal interest to the commercial poultry raiser and the poultry fan cier. , . Use Two Floors Many exhibits are to be arranged in the basement this year and nil who attend the fair are ureed to In spect the basement displays. The fair Is held for the benefit of tlie genera: public and the officers and members of the various committees are doing the work gratis.. Tlie public is urged, therefore, to co-operate In doing its -part to make the fair a success. Congressman Walter M. Pierce and G. L. Hyslop, dean of soils at Oregon State college, will be the principal speakers at the Friday evening pro gram at 7:30 o'clock in the taber nacle. Musical numbers are being arranged.' Chairmen of the various' commit tees Include J. D. Wooden, grange ex hibits and special displays: J. A. Gas- kill. grains, grasses and forage crops: f FOR EVERY PURPOSE 100 Home Products Produced in Union County by Home Labor, Home Electricity, and Home Capital La Grande Milling Co. BIRDIE FIT V. W. King, farm vegetables; R. 6. Comstock, fruit; Lois Wltbcrspoon, cut flowers; Mrs. George Cusslck, canning and. praervlng; Mrs. L. F. Wright, cooking; Mrs. Thomas Wall slnger, Neighborhood club cake bak ing contest; Miss Minnie Holman, sewing and fancy work; B. F. Webb, poultry; H. O. Avery, livestock clubs; B. A. Sayre, Four-H Economic clubs; Walter E.'Eniertck, Smith Hughes di vision; E. H. DeLong, model airplane. The jnalhL auditorium will hold. In addition to exhibits of nome proaucw. i !;xth whloh wlU house displays by local business firms. HOUSEKEEPING TIPS ' A pair of tweezers comes In handy whon the '' children's shoelaces are refractory;''iJ; When poaching eggs put one tea spoon of vinegar In the boiling water and ' the eggs "will hold to gether much better. In mixing cake batter add the flour first and then the milk and this will make a smoother batter. Honey put In grapefruit In place of sugar gives a flavor as well as the necessary sweetening. Prepare your grapefruit with the honey and then place in the WASHINGTON W America's cities gradually .would be supplanted by long lines of houses and buildings running across the open country un der the scheme called "Boadtown" proposed by Edgar Chambless of New York. . . Boadtown works somewnat on tne principle of a skyscraper apartment house ald down on its side. Tho houses, stores, theatres, churches and other buildings. lalcV side by side, would be connected by a continuous' roadway running beneath, through their first stories. Lawns, gardens' and forms would cover tho land on both sides of the lines of houses. Farm And Factory Work Families living in the houses would find employment on the farms and m dc-centrallzed factories located at i Intervals along the lines of dwellings and In garages that provide home workshop factories. The Roadtown scheme, advanced as one "of - many housing reform plans submitted, ,to the government, has been indorsed by secretary 01 Agri- culture Wallace and other officials. Farmers . and Industrial workers alike couid live In the Roadtowns which would combine the advantages of city and country life and do away with the congestion-and dirt of cities and -' tho .' isolation and comparative prlmltivcness of many farm homes. Tlie central roadway, " running un ' - J y sraSiSl- - mm Wm- ' WHEAlf -JJi ' AdCSk' iLiW IMf : One of the Features of the Fair is the CAKE BAKING CONTEST Quality of Cakes Submitted will depend on the flour used We are pleased to know that all cakes will be made with Union County Flour See Our Interesting Display at the HOME PRODUCTS SHOW hours before eating. Line cake and bread pans wit; waxed papers and this will aid 1 preventing the products from, stick lug. - ... . Keep plenty of waxed paper 0 hand to' use for wrapping the food for tho children's lunches. ' Pink-Green Revived , , For Evening Gown WASHINGTON VP) The eharmlns old-fashioned combination of pin: and green was used' for an. evenln costume by Mrs. Edward Keatlnf Her chiffon frock beflowered ,witl roses In varying pinks was worn wltl a soft green velvet sash and match tna crepe slippers. Gray Fall Footwear Offered ny.Porls PARIS VP) aray shoes are a nt note in fall footwear. The new nipd els, 'designed ,of kid to ; wear wltl dark gray and plum colored clothe trimmed with gray fur, are seen in 1 half dozen shades, Including mouse armour, smoke, lead, Iron, granite gun ond taupe. . 1 To Freshen Pretzels Pretzels lose their freshness quick ly, but they can be heated for S mln utcs In a moderate oven and the; will bo as crisp as when first pur chased. Pretzels can be served wltl Ice box several beverages, soupB or sslads. Moving Big Cities to Country Is Aim of 'Roadtown' Housing Plan der the lines of buildings, would pro vide a place for laying sewors, hoi water heating lines, water pipes, gai lines, electric light, power and tele, phone lines. Protected from th weather by the buildings above, the streets would be less expensive U maintain and the utility lines less ex pensive to maintain and Install, th sponsors say. "A bkywalk" or openalr promenade would run along the tops of the line of buildings, playgrounds,' tcnnl: courts and other recreation facilities would be located at Intervals. FlighU of steps would connect the street with the buildings above and with the out side, and small elevators or dumb waiters could be used for delivering goods from the street level to the buildings. t The houscllne would be about 25 feet wide and one or more storlej high depending on whether the em phasis is laid on suburban or farm life. Chambless believes, however, that If the scheme is put into operation, the average Roadtown would be two stories. Among the advantages cited for Roadtown are cheap cost of building the units, socialization of the lancH diversification of industry, revival of home industry, return to a more na; tural life, maintenance of America'? original Ideals with all men inde pendent and self-supporting. ' , it
