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: l 4 ; T1IE OKECiON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON " . . ' . SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23. 1924 V- ' --.. . Il r : : i i : . , pmwm i.:..v II I . -r v '-0iv -' .- 3 ' --: "Ti. I I ... Cuunlrr Work Prontnllr I I iM I I . . . JTVV Z2VI . T.l tT?3V I I 1'lione 1397. Ti..i I tM Save Money on Your Housing Wiring Get Our Figures SALEM ELECTRIC CO. F. S. Barton, Proprietor Masonic Temple L. D. BRANDON General Painting Contractor Painting in All its Branches 287 South Church Street Phone 1249. 345 State St. Union Abstract Company j We have a complete set of indices of Marion County Records. Before parting with your money for a deed or mortgage, satisfy yourself that the title is good by get ting one of our abstracts. U. S. PAGE, President. W. E. IIAXSOX, Secretary PIPE AND PIPELESS FURNACES Installed in Your Home at Factory Prices ) i I Over 200 Satisfied -i. Users ini- Salem A FUEL SAVER PERFECT CONTROL Manufactured and sold by f F. H. BERGER COO North' nigh Street ; , , PHOXK 1048M , Shop 803 North Liberty St. 0 J vNV 1 . 1 Mr GREAT LAND BARGAINS For one week only I will sell 40 acres of newly grubbed land, with buildings, 3 miles from Salem, near pavement, for $6,500; $3,000 cash, remainder on very easy terms, 25 acres plowed ready to seed. Spring and well water. Splendid soil. Good dairy, hog and berry ranch. Another 50 acres 5 miles out, near pavement; 10 acres plowed ready to seed. Good fences, and asture; 3 acres timber, $3,750; $1,000 cash, remainder easy terms. 60 acres 8 miles out; 2,500 cords' wood timber; creek and spring; $4,000; $1,000 cash, take wood for remainder on ground or in Salem. 65 acres, fair farm buildings, spring and creek ajl year; 20 acres cultivated! 1,000 cords wood timber. School on place; 2 miles to paved road, 8 miles to Salem, $5,000; $1,000 cash; will take wood cut on place for remainder. Wil, give contract to load 500 cords now cut.- Should one prefer to purchase land without the t'mber. the price will be much less. If the above terms don't suit come up and talk it over. The prices are very low. JOHN H. StXJTT, 208 Oregon Building. y 1 5 m i iB I fS i 11 I 1 If ' Milium iiiiiiiiiJiM'iiii iiniiiii ii'i iii iii iiim i iiiiiiii'ii'iiiiii ii mi ii'i mi in mi iiiniiriin ti iiii iiiniriTirinimi-M iininiiin'iiinimmiii airoiniroTiniifflni miiiHiiin.niiiiiini'miu, iimio, mi mi mi 1,11,1,11 m HOMES FOR SALE r 95AOO Nearly new six-room borne, located at 425 Marion street, basement, furnace, built-in-kitchen, close in. Let us show you. i $8500 New seven-room modern home, complete in every de tail, with fine 1-story garage, corner lot, paved '. ttreets, Fairmount Hill. $4500 Buys six-room bungalow with hardwood floors, located , - v North. Capital street, fireplace, basement, furnace, 1 double parage, paved street. A real home at a right - t price. - f270O New four-room bungalow, located on paved street, just being completed and will be ready to move into in a few days. Located jon South 12th and Rural Avenue. . Come, in or drive out and look it over. flR.'SO Four-room house located at 7C5 North Liberty street. . Terms.- i We. write fire insurance W. H. GRABENHORST & CO., Realtors 273 State St. U. fi. Bank Bldg. Phone 315 We Aim to Give Service Both to the Purchaser and Seller. Every home that is listed with our office is photo graphed and is open for inspection to every prospective purchaser. We Have Hundreds of Photos Below are a few good buys listed with us: No. 227 7-roam house and big sleep porch. All built-ins. Basement, furnace, etc, $5600.00 No. 29 5-room bungalow, basement, garage, wonderful view. Easy terms. ., 3400.00 No. 54R 5-room bungalow and sleep ing porch, basement. A bargain.. 4000.00 No. 55R An apartment house, well lo cated; a good investment 10,000.00 No. 163 7-room bungalow and sleep ing porch, 4 bed rooms; fireplace, etc 6500.00 No. 53R 5-room bungalow, close in. Fine condition. An excellent buy at 2500.00 50-Acre farm in Polk county. A good money maker. You can buy this for V2 s value. Come in and see me about it. We build to suit the the purchaser, and sell on easy terms. We Write Insurance. Money to Loan on Real Estate. RICH L. REIMANN REALTOR Office Phone 1013. Res. Phone 726R 307-3C8 Oregon Bldg. 3 . . BRANDON FEELS Mm m CALL H E Local Painting Contractor . Returns to Salem After Trying California Firm belief in the future of Sa lem has brought back another of her sons who had strayed away in to the southland. On March 7th, L. D. Brandon, who for the past six months has been in California, returned to Salem. Mr. Brandon has for many years been a painter in this city. Last year he suc cumbed to the lure of the south land and left Salem to take up his residence in Los Angeles, Califor nia. While in Los Angeles, Mr. Bran don painted several large buildings among them was a $30,000 resi dence on the Canyon Drive, Bev erly Hills, Los Angeles, also a 300 room apartment house. A few weeks ago the (jail of home became too strong for Mr. Brandon and a respresentative of the Statesman found him busily engaged in spreading a fresh coat of paint on the woodkwork of the apartment that he intends to call !4home for the future. Downtown Office Is Hope Of Mickle By April First Hope of being established in a downtown office by April 1 is ex pressed by A. A. Mickle. district representative for the Southern Pacifif railroad company. The company authorized the moving of the oflice from the present loca- and you'll live in perfect peace free from the an noying fly. A. B. KELSAY, Mgr. 840 S. 12th ieur S. P. Depot. Phone 813 Forced to Sett Farms Owner in the east and with poor health writes U3 to cut the price from $130 to $65 per acre on his fine farm located seven miles south of Salem, on main road. Right in the heart of the great prune belt. Rosedale dis trict. Take Notice Mr. Farmer, speculator and Investor, let us show you this fine 4 6-acre farm. 32 acres plow land; 14 acres in timber and pasture. All fenced; im mediate possession, abstract, clear title. Only $1000.00 down; balance to suit purchas er. Can you beat it? See. Childs & Bechtel 540 State Street. tion in the United States bank building to the remaining office space in the Adolph Waters building on Liberty. Mr. Mickle says the office rorce is ready to move and can do so on' short no tice, only awaiting the word. pean countries was reflected in their architecture. In the days of chivalry castles were (necessary, but with the invention of gunpow der the home was changed from a fortress to a lighter structure with windows, easily accessible. "Styles in houses are fads now. Just asUhe body remains the same, no matte what styles may be introduced, so the house plans are fundamentally constant, no matter what country the outside architecture may imitate." SALEM'S ATTITUDK HESEXTEI) HOIL-JL Cu ater Kent RADIO EQUIPMENT .IVV, Atwuer Kent Model g Peek ing Set r I Clear Reception Without I Annoying Interference , i I HIS is an easily operated, highly efficient receiving - ' X set which gives excellent loud speaker performance ; on distant broadcasts. " . f " Stop in at your dealer's and examine the Atwater t ; Kbit. line of radio equipment you'll find it complete. E. H. Burrell 238 N.- High St. Phone 203 1 The Atwater Kent Loud 3 Speaker M ill give you a neut 3 . conception of clear retro- ' duction and tonal fidelity. No batteries retpared. IMiliPtMtltlltll'ljhl.'lllllllitTTTtW. Picture This Porcelain Range in Your Kitchen Think of it as the most conve nient, efficient and economical range you ever saw. A range that has features far in advance of all others. It is the range that makes lighter work and happier kitchen hours. Then come and see it. UNIVERSAL RANGES Learn about these improve ments which have been brought about after years of work and study." Let us tell you how easily you, too, can enjoy the ownership of this finer range. Come in at once. $goo Down Balance as yon can, without Interest- Social Conditions Shown In Type of Architecture BERKELEY, Cal., March 22. Social conditions in a country may be read in its type of architecture it has been pointed out by Profes sor W. C. Hays, of the department of architecture in the University of California. Professor Hays has been giving a course of lectures dealing in the history of the home and its devel opment. "American architecture is individual," he said. "Econ omic conditions require the saving of time, and hygiene teaches the necessity of fresh air. As a result we have in America two features which are met in po other country the sleeping porch and the combin ation of kitchen, pantry and din ing room. "Social conditions of extinct races may be built up from the re mains of their homes. The life of Egyptians, Chinese and old Euro- Fostered by the activity of the Salem high school, a bitter feel ing was conspicuously in evidence against Independence at the high school basketball tournament in Salem last weekend. The tourna ment was held under the auspices of Willamette university. It is unfortunate that Salem high school students and a considerable following of others considered it meet and proper to vent peevish ness against a participant in hte state tournament. Salem seems to have forgotten that it was pre sumed in a general way to be hosts to the vi3iting teams. Naturally, there i3 resentment by the Independence high school, and as the school has the solid backing of the entire comunity, this feeling is quite generally held, and may result in an effort, more than local in scope, to have future tournaments staged at some other place in the valley. In all of its relations with the Independence school. Salem high has revealed that sportsmanship is not conspicuous in basketball cir cles. This was shown in its petty tactics after Independence had brought out that Salem had used a "ringer" in its efforts to gain the championship of the district. Af a retaliatory move it did a lot of blustering about disr""n"n!r Independence and then got Vest Linn to pull the chestnut out of the fire. The board of control of the state organization held unani mously with Independence, and then In order to show Its tee' again Salem ripenrted to under handed petty tactics in the tourna ment. It reveal?d a fine hieh school spirit. Independesce Enterprise. Hamilton Holt Sunday A I ire EOWH IS Ml W Thrift Follows Fast Upon the Heels of Home Ownership A senator leads a hard life these days. He never knows if a detec tive is protecting him or shadow ing him. Eleetric Fixtures To harmonize with the rest of your House You will enjoy looking over our selection and we will be pleased to help you plan. WIRING i Let us figure your wiring job. It costs you nothing to get our bid and it mayvsave you money. Fleener Electric Co. 471 Court Street. Phone 980 WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22. One of the major aims of the Better Homes in America move ment is the promotion of thrift for home ownership. It is being stressed again this year In the national campaign of the organiza tion which culminates in Better Homes Week, May 11 to 18. But, while the ownership of its home by a family enables the fam ily, to control its own living con ditions, to secure comfort, safety and privacy, make the home at tractive according to the family's standards of taste, and promote a wholesome family life uninvaded by the threats or negligence of the landlord, the greatest care should be exercised by the, pros pective home buyer or builder. The attention of the officials of Better Homes in America has been called to cases in which owners have reported that their,, houses were poorly constructed or that they lost money because a factory was built nearby, or that pro mised street or public utility 1m provements were not put through. Dr. James Ford, executive di rector of Better Homes in Ameri ca, calling attention to the num ber of homes which are a needless burden to those who had them built, due to necessary expendi tures unforeseen in planning, urges that the home buying or building venture be of assured safety before a start is made. "For manjr men home owner ship is not a present possibility," Dr. Ford aid. "Their . positions may be temporary and they must be free to move if necessary. But building should not be undertaken by any family until they have ac cumulated enough to secure a suf ficient equity to make the venture safe. A step which so vitally at fecis the whole future life of the family should, of course', be taken with careful planning and rea sonable caution. It does not mean in most cases to start building now, but rather to start saving to provide a safe margin on the purchase price and to pr.ovide for appropraite new furnishings where needed. "Cases where home builders and buyers have suffered from the failure to have street or other Im provements made, or through de terioration of the neighborhood, emphasize the need for taking reasonable precautions in buying a home," Dr. Ford continued. "The booklet on the subject pub lished by the department of com merce, known as 'How to Own Your Home,' written by Dr. John M. Gries and James S. Taylor, highly competent authorities on the subject, points out many com mon symptoms of poor construc tion to be looked for in buying a completed house. These symptoms include cracks in foundation walls cr rooms, uneven or squeaking floors, casings warped or pulled away from the plastering, doors that do not swing easily, and lack of sheathing or building paper on the house. This pamphlet, ob tainable from the superintendent of documents at the government printing office here in Washing ton for five cents, points out that it is safest to secure the advice of a competent builder or architect who will give prospective pur chasers the benefit of expert ad vice for a small consideration. "The writers of 'How to Own Your Home' state also that It is always safest to buy in a residen tial district in a zoned city on ac count of the protection from in trusion by factories, public gar ages and; stores. Where streets, curbings,' sidewalks, water, elec tric light, gas or sewerage im provements have not been made, the home buyer has no business to take chances on 'probabilities' or 'expectations' n regard to them." The great majority of those with whom home-seekers deal are honest, according to Dr. Ford, but It is always well to have such ex pert advice as can be given by disinterested persons f r'y-v perience. The honest buliu4 JT comes the chance to hat fci work compared with that of the fly-by-night by an architect of someone else who knows, he mint ed out. ' . ,f "In other words," saldiMr. Ford, "Better Homes in izwric recommends home ownership ig a program of great social niorH ance, but because of that terj im portance urges prospectivi kme owners to weigh ana consider all the factors . Involved 'Jnse4 of rfishing headlong and 'indiscrimi nately into home Handing. ' -'fere- iui planning: ana wise and t&enu inrni are me nrsi steps." .1 A big town is a piace Tciere 4 polite traffic cop may be charged with conduct unbecoming aaiffi- cer. OULLEim 'i HUWIUUt U. S. Department merce Prepares; " for Home Ow A guide' book -design prospective small home been issued by the Un government, through t; ment ol Commerce. Tl home builders, setting details , of the steps nr acquiring a home, is end to Own Your Home., a foreword by Herber Secretary of Commerce The Grayoh'lis a Fine xupt u.nu tvuere tuus isu. lx oi reep in.-ana expen clay; many masoi THAT Salem people are fcetfnnJng to appreciate ! the value of homes toutructed of fire-Bafe materials is exemplified by1 the increase in the number of houses, of moderate cost as well' as1 and for very little addi- : '. - - tional expense, and that this additional cost is very quickly overcome by" the smaller insurance rates, lower depreciation an lack of upkeep charges. Hollow building trie has been used for som timalpr fire proofing con struction in large office and hotel buildings, but it has only been" fairly re cently in th's country, that its use has begun to be appreciated for home con struction as well. ; ThV hollow tile walls with en-' closed air. cells' Insulate against temperature rarl at'ons and preserve coot ness in summer 4 and warmth in winter. They also keep out dampnes and maintain healthful, enjoyable conditions. Tbf large units lay up at lot cost, and, being made o( burned clay which is not ; affected by varying weather auditions, pfoauce .a permanc Built 4 It.' 9 . "Tho n ra vann " nhnwn no fhla nava Id Tvntlt nf KiimO-1 clay hollowtile, covered with oagnesite stucco, and roofedn with flra.riis(.t. ..... ik.i t ' i., - vrt, I to last for generations, with o fire hazards worth men tioning; a clean, sanitary hdusc. wnere mold and damp do not corrupt and where rats doiot creep in and squeal., - It iis easy to heat, che&n to xftaiKalh. befintlfnl tn look at. good tto live in. W4 : ' i ; V . The Arrwremcnt can be turned into a conserrstry by the simple process of putting in a shelf or V'T. IE t - f 1 1 m v m 1 tyson Garage doArs. -r That on U8 Inches by 1$ bench for the plants. C The old conserva tory idea is coming back. People who get out in their autos t o see the beauty of growing things in summer are not content to be wholly" deprived of that pleasure in winter time. This little room gives a chance to capture a bit of the summer. and keep it close at hand throughout the Tear. Back of the living room ro the left leads to & hi feet, with a bav vtndnv nH rwa rinoot. At iho other side of the bedroom, a 4oor leads1 to a back nan, irom wnich one reached mother and some " uiiier ocaroom, a Dainroom ana tne stairs. The Other ODeninir from th Brin the dining room. 14 feet sonars, with hmrianme bay. Back of that is ; the kitchen, well equipped, lighted and Tentllafed ontwo aides, and reacned f rota the, outside by ervice Torch and entrance. ; . ft ; . - - - The linnor atnrr l f a nnti t vCo annnirli tn two splendid bedrooms and a storeroom, or for three somewhat smaller bedrooms That is one great advantage of such a dwelling. The amount m use can be varied with ti eea$ of the family. When the rhilifrn ovtv at flChnnl a im vrnvn up and in homes of their own, the owners can lire entirely on the ground floor, aa yt have reserva : space for reunions. - ' s , ; The Beantif ul CJinnner ' : ; i The house that Is wiliinf to pot Its chimney out in front is well built and well designed. The build er Who i Tint anra nt Mmselt hide' tifa fcf mnPVR. This is wise; for though a chimney can be the most ueauuiui single feature ox ifl rior or a touse, it can also be one of the ugliest whe4 wrongly built. The architect who designed tt house had faith In himself and in his- caimneybnil the picture proves his faith Justfied. ' The wiole outline of the house a story assuran entrant about t I thA 1 feature built to The i terlor v room, part of lighted place i climate. ' stahdin; within. . The ! eated nt esting r been bul the offi home b; Commor Hollow position. Wher design t tect to i as one'i ' scpervL'