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Cottage Type Prettiest on Wooded
Sites or Natural Surroundings OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.
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Klamath Falls' biggest automobile
•how was held recently In the llulst-
gor Motor company's new garage.
A «m ail mattress factory at Hukar,
owned by William l<ay, burned to the
ground with an estimated lose of
11000.
George Edward, the ¡-year-old eon
of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Talley. was
drowned In the horse trough at their
ranch home, a mile west of Kodtnond.
This seven-room frame home with Its unusual roof treatment provide«
room for a large family, there being four bedrooms and bath. The first tlooi
bedroom Is a convenience not found In many two-story homes
By W. A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
S?.Q,,~lon* ,I1?
* dvlc* FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to
practical ‘-ome building, for the read-
era of this paper On account of hla
w ldi experience as editor, author and
manufacturer, he is. without dost t. the
highest authority on all these sub-
tecta. Address all Inquiries to William
A. Radford. No. 407 South Dearborn
Street Chicago, III., and only inclose
two-cent stamp for rooty.
full size The floor plans show a bed
room on the first floor adjoining th*
enclosed stairs with three other bed
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rooms and bathroom on the second
floor. The other three rooms are th*
Pick Papers for W all
With Care; Must Stay
A branch of the Stafford Pickle
company of Aurora will be established
In Eugene soon. It was announced. If
sufficient acreage of cucumbers la
guaranteed.
Three schools In Linn county
been closed because of scarlet
and measles epidemics, and at
tree all public meetings have
prohibited.
have
fever
Crab­
been
The expenditure of 1101,459 Is on
the program of the Umatilla county
court for road work this season Work
has already begun on one project, the
Cold Springs-Myrtck road.
Homes to be built on wooded sites
or where there are natural surround­
ings oftentimes are prettiest when
they are o f the cottage type of home
building design. The house shown in
the accompanying Illustration sug­
gests a cottage but It Is a full two
story frame home containing seven
rooms and bath. The suggestion of a
cottage Is achieved by the unusual
roof lines which come dotm at a steep
pitch from the ridge at the front giv­
ing the effect of a story and one-half
house. Wide dormers on either side,
however, give the head room neces­
sary on the second Boor to make It a
The Burke Packing company has
started work toward rebuilding Its wa
terfront cannery at Astoria, burned
down by a disastrous fire In January.
Steel sections for the American
Legion honor roll signboard to be
erected at Astoria have been ordered.
The sign will be 124 by 42 feet In
else and will have room for 500 names.
An ordinance haa been proposed to
usual living room, dining ..tom and the Bend city commission to Impose a
kitchen.
rental tee of 25 cents per month on
The size of this house Is 24 feet each pole maintained by an electric
by 28 feet exclusive of the porch. The power-teller on streets, alleys or pub­
sizes of the rooms and their relation lic grounds.
one to another are shown by the floor
A survey of plans of Wasco county
plans reprodui’ed.
How attractive tills home may be fruit growers of this year made by
with Its well planned Interior, and the The D&llea chamber of commerce
open porch is shown by the reproduc­ shows an aprpoxlmate 200 acres of
tion of the exterior. It has a roomy cherries will be planted and 25 acres
Inviting appearance and still Is sim­ of Bartlett pears.
ple arid suitable for a lot on which
Crashing through the glass of a
there are many trees and shrutis or
window
in the council chamber of the
which h.ta trees and ahruhe as a back
Roseburg city hall, a female China
ground for a house.
This Is the type of economical frame pheasant landed on the floor In a
home which will appeal to many proa daxed condition when the Janitor was
pectlve home builders. It has abun
sweeping the room.
dance of space In the Inside; Is at­
Medford's new dog ordinance pro­
tractive from the exterior and It 1»
low In cost which will be an added In hibits the entrance of canines Into ths
business section except on leash. The
ducement.
Humane society takes over the en
forcemeat of the ordinance and le to
ment that Impressed onr young friend
so accurately? For I! happened that receive all licence fees.
he was correct In this case, as hi
Buying new things Is never quite later on learned when he helped tb*
as much fun as making over some­ young couple muke out their Income
thing old. If the article hus defecta tax report Is there tome direct re­
to begin with nil the better. There Is lation. nfter all. between personal he
an economical strenk In all of us that longings and private means, some far
goes back to our early race history, tor by which one can translate pos
when we fixed up natural caves with sessions Into equivalent terma of year
bright feathers. That Is why repnper- ly Income?
ing a room Is always a Joy.
The bunker's line o f reasoning wa»
We can take a dark, shabby, unin­ perhaps unusual; but It must be re
teresting. badly built room and by memhered that he possessed a talent
clever planning in the nse of color and for figures and was naturally Inter
design make a room as good as new— ested In trying out a theory. Finances
a room that will be fashionable and of conrse, are part of a banker’s stock
serviceable for several years to come. In trade.
In this Instance he simply reasoned
Indeed, we are forced to try to make
over rooms we do not like. A badly backward from effect to cause, from
chosen dress may be given away, but the general appearance of things tc
a house Is so stable that Its challenge their apparent cost, and so succeeded
In arriving at a more or less clever
cannot be Ignored.
I f you do not want to you do not estimate of hts friend's situation.
have to use the wall pai>ers In the
When the tax appraiser visits at
rooms for which they are designed
and glances around for a piano or a
You can use starry blue paper In the sewing machine, he. too. Is only ap
bathroom, though the store clerk tells plying our banker’s test In Its slm
you It Is bedroom pa;>er—ami If you plest form. Pianos and sewing ma
want to Indulge yourself you can use chines have always connoted a cer
acenlc paper In the kitchen.
tain standing; otherwise our mnnl
Both can be coated with varnish so tlons workers would not have bought
that they will clenn easily. You can them so lavishly dnrlng the war, nor
paid s|>ot cash for them as they did
use wall paper In your clothes closet
and bureau drawers and pantries and In so many cases.
cupboards In designs that accent or
And when the tax authorities In
harmonize with the paper on walls France go by the number of windows
that surround them. Ones Imagina­ a bouse or so apartment possesses,
tion can express Itself throughout the they apply an evpn more curious test
o f prosperity.
bouse with wall pajier as a medium.
An abundance of windows Increases
your tax; less than six and you are
Casements of Steel
exempt. But to put a premium on
Add Distinctive Air household gloom strikes Americans a*
“ Judging by the general appearance Incongruous, accustomed as they are
o f their surroundings, these people to plenty of windows throughout the
bave about $5,0110 a year to stiend," house. We want not only more but
better windows— graceful steel case
reflected the young hanker, an Inti
tnent* that open outward on side
mate of the family
His friends In question owned a hinges like doors.
charming home, acquired a new car
each year and enjoyed a month's
Keep the Shutters
vacation with travel every summer.
Tf your hom-e wna designed to have
And yet they coqld not he called ex
shutters do not eliminate them unless
travagant.
They simply had a fac­ you And It absolutely obligatory, and
ulty for getting the most out of life, only th’ n with the determination to
for enjoying things lnex|>enslvety.
add them at a later time when you
What was It shout their environ­ can afford them.
A wild fox terrier that has been In­
flicting heavy losses upon sheep In
the vicinity of Oakland haa been kill­
ed by Herman Thiel, who will receive
the reward offered by the Bank of
Oakland and several sheepmen.
Thunuluy. April .'1, I5MI
Of <08 students Inspected In 31 Linn
county schools during February by
Miss Margaret Glllls, demonstrating
health nurse tor the Oregon Tubercu­
losis as nodal Inn. 3X8 had adenoids or
defective tonsils, according to Mlea
Glllls' report.
Taking Immediate action In building
Its extension Into the timber bolt of
southwestern lain« county, the Oregon
Electric railroad started a surveying
crew of 20 men out of Eugene to begin
the survey, drive stakes and got things
ready for construction.
Up<u> the call of the agricultural
committee of ths Douglas county
grange, representatives of nil of the
subordinate granges met at Roaeburg
with the Roseburg groceryinen tor the
purpose of working out a marketing
plan for local garden products.
Mrs. Katie L. Brewer, on the occa­
sion of the 50th anniversary of ths
Chemawa Indiun school next June,
will have the dlstlnrtlen of harlug
been connected with the Institution
since Its founding, first ns a student
and for 48 years as an ewiployo.
The annual encampment of th < Ore­
gon Nations! guard will be h<-|(| this
year from June 11 to 25. Inclusive, ac­
cording to announcement by Major
General White. The Infantry uulte
III mobilize at Camp Claftup, the
artillery units going to Kurt Stevens,
Grass, brush and rubbish fires are
expensive In Oregon, according to a
bulletin Issued a few days ago by
Clare A. Lee, slate fire marshal.
More than 209 such fires wore report­
ed to the fire marshal during the sum­
mer season of 1929. Damage from
these fires exceeded $500.900.
Makeslife
Sweeter
Too much to eat—too rich s diet
—or too much smoking. Lots o|
things cause sour stomach, but out
thing run correct It quickly. Phil­
lips Milk of Mitgiicsiu will nlkallnlzs
the add. Take a spoonful of this
pleasant preparation, and the ay»
t.-rn Is soon sweetened.
Phillips Is always ready to rellevs
distress from overeatin g; to check
ull aridity; or neutralize nicotine.
Lemenitier this for your own coin-
fort; for the sake o f those around
you.
Endorsed by physicians, but
they always any Ph illip ».
Iton't
buy Something els« and expect th«
aame results!
P hillips
r . M ilk
o f Magnesia
Citizens of Eugene may be called
upon to vote bonds or s special tax
at the November election for the pur
pose of bringing the municipal airport
up to a standard approximating the
airports of Salem, Medford and
Klamath Falls and to aid In obtain­
ing airmail services ior Eugene.
The acreage of tamo hay and po
tatoes will not be changed In Oregon,
but spring wheat acreage will be In­
creased 32.000 acres. If Oregon farm­
ers carry out their Intention« ex­
pressed In the annual March Inten­
tions to plant report of the Oregon
crop reporting service. Just Issued.
Many of the farmers in tho Wtllatn-
Stte valley have found that fiber flax
is one of the best and most positive
crops that can be ral«ed on land that
Is fairly clean and In a fair stats of
fertility. One thousand seres have
been contracted, and the halt dozen
flax pullers will be busy this harvest
Eleven persons were killed and 284
persons were Injured In a total of 1885
traffic accidents In Oregon during the
month sf February. This Information
was contained In a report prepared by
the state traffic department recently.
Approximately 730 of the accidents
were due to carelessness on (be part
of drivers.
A county agricultural council toon
will be organized In Curry county.
Tw o state traffic officers, unaware Members will consist of bankers and
of the Baker laws prohibiting over­ business men Interested in agricultur­
night parking on streets In the busi­ al development of the county. The
ness section, parked their cars in council will work in an advisory ca­
front of a hotel recently. They were pacity with the county farm agent for
surprised to find their cars tagged the the development of all branches of
agriculture.
next morning.
The per capita cost of care for pa­
tients at the Eastern Oregon state
hospital Is 317 s month, according to
figures released at Pendleton. Thl*
Is lower than most places In the coun­
try except the south. It requires 2200
eggs for one serving at the hospital.
The dairy herd at the hospital Is one
THE MARKETS
of the best in the northwest. The
Portland
hospital Is equipped to care for 1050
Wheat— Big Bend bluestem, $1.20; patients.
Soft white and western white, <109;
The combination of a amall boy and
hard winter, northern spring and west­ hla bow and arrow caused Inconveni­
ern red, 11.07.
ence for many people of Medford and
Hay— Alfalfa, I21.50&22 per ton; Jacksonville recently, and serious
▼alley timothy, $20.50 ®21; eastern trouble for the power company by the
Oregon timothy, $23.50®24; clover. blowing out of two power circuits.
$18; oat hay, 917; oata and vetch, The arrow, which wa» faahloned out
$18 50019.
of a slender green-tree limb still full
Butterfat— 37 ® 4 lc.
of sap, descended In auch manner im
Eggs— Ranch. 21®24e.
to lie across two high tension wires,
Cattle— Steers, good, $11.25®IS.
making an excellent conductor of
Hogs—Good to choice, $10® 11.
electricity.
Lambs— Good to choice, $9.25® 10.
The average annual llrenae fee on
Seattle
automobiles In Oregon under the new
Wheat — Soft white and western ■cheduie Is $21.80, compared to $27
Shite, $1.10; hard winter and northern under the old. according to Secretary
spring, $1.09; western red, $1.08; Big of State Hoas. He baaed bla calcula­
Bend bluestem, $1.20.
tions on registrations and receipts for
Eggs—Ranch, 24®28c.
the current year to date. A total of
Butterfat—33 @ 40c.
202,000 automobiles have been regis­
Cattle— Choice steers. $11® 12.
tered In Oregon this year, paying In
Hogs— Prime light, $11.40®U.7$.
an aggregate of $2.205.440 In fees or
Lambs— Choice. $9® 10.
an average of $10.90 a car for the half
Spokane
year period. Receipts of the motor
Cattle— Steers, good. $10.75® 11.50.
vehicle registration department to
Hogs—Good to choice, $11.
date for thla year aggregate $2.866.
Lambs— Medium to good. $9.50®10. 826.52.
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A c i v i c « t o th o L o v e l o r n
Keep your eyes wide open before
marriage, half shut afterwards.—
Franklin.
There would he more hermits If It
were Hot perilous to live alone.
The largest fire to occur In Marsh­
field In more than a year gutted the
Factory store, causing an estimated
damage of about $12,000. The loss
was more than double the totAl loss
sustained here from fire during the
whole of 1929.
Bout*
gate
Don’t
let SORE THROAT
g et U ic b e s t o f y o n . . .
P TVE minutes after you rub on
k Mutterole your throat ihould begin
to feel Ir a «ore I Continue the treatment
once every hour /or five hourt and
you’ ll be aitonished at the relief.
Working like the trained Hindi of a
mattcur, this famous blend o f oil o f
mustard, camphor, menthol and other
ingredients brings relief naturally. I t
penetrate« and itimulates blood cirrala-
tion and help» to draw out infection and
pun. U«cd by millions for 20 yean.
Recommended by doctors and nunc«.
Keep Muiterolchandy— janand tubes.
T o Mother*—M utterole U aha
made in milder fo rm /or babies
and im a ll children. A ik /or Chil­
dren's M u tt stole.