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r : I THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1924 Ptcne l249, . . 345 State St, Union : Abstract Company 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. 8. PAGE, President. W. E. HANSON, Secretary Country Work Promptly Attended to Phone 1507. LV D. BRANDON . General Painting Contractor : Painting in All its Branches 287 South Church Street PIPE AW D PIPE LESS .11 S i FURNACES Installed in Your Home .. . y. at Factory Prices Orer 200 Satisfied Kl Users in ; Salem A FUEL i. SAVER ' i I I I CONTROL - a I o NortQ nisi Street Wi- PHONE ioisu f . ? 803 North Liberty St. . WILL BE BUILT . Buudifeto' Cost $12,000 i iii i p tow mi i i t vy I" r,-I ;t e r : i n N ear. Futu re s Erection of an. 8. apartment l ading at a cost ol $12,000 will begin at once, it was announced iJLfc week. by Joseph Mc Alpine,, a newcomer to Salem from: Canada. .mtit i ' . ' ' 1 - ' Tbe apartment will be located at 1140 Center and will be approxi mately 30 by 6 0 feet. E. T. Reid, has been engaged 'as the contract tor. l- - y ' " )' - j " Mr. McAipine I came to Salem, last fall, and liked the city so well that: he returned home, disposed of his holdings across the border, and came back to Salem to invest and to locate permanently. . The building permit was issued Saturday, Other permits were is sued to Marion Roberts, dwelling at 1677 North Capitol, to cost $3, -,500 and tlo Harry. Ralph,, alter nates and repairs, dwelling at 434 Union, to cost $300. '. , a - Wliesi , One Pint i of iW.ato Wastes Two Cement! 1 t ,'ltis now known that excess mixing water,- not only "wcakens concrete, but that it is actually wasteful of cement. .' One pint of water more'than necessary in a one bag" batch decreases the strength and resistance to wear as much as though two pounds of cement were left out. II ii 4 II 'I si i ii ii 11 " Wouldn't you like to have, right at hand for quick reference, a practical manual which tells how the quanti ty of mixing water can be closely controlled, so as to give your concrete greater strength without using more cement? This information is yours for the asking. ( .The right amount of water and the right materials will give you more for your money from your concrete than 4 Oregon Gravel . ? Company : An Independent Organization!!- . - -1103 N. Front. - . .... . Phone 18Q, HI MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Idele Garrlaoaa New FatM of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE Copyright 1S1L. by Newipaper Teatnr Service, Lao. CHAPTER 174 ; THE QUESTION LILLIAN ASKED OP MADGE. Katie was closeted with Lillian for orer half an hour, while Moth er Graham fumed and sizzled be cause the breakfast dishes had not been removed from the table. It was only my hint, dropped as a last resort, that Lillian was questioning Katie concerning the events of . the memorable night when Jim had left, us, which fin ally quieted her. ; Nevertheless, she fired a grumbling last shot to the effect that Lillian might have waited until the breakfast dishes were don before taking Katie away. I had hard work to keep from echoing her irritability not, how ever, from my , concern for the kitchen work, but-, because, aside from the interest I had in Katie's revelation, I was so filled with amazement that my little maid should have chosen Lillian instead of me as the recipient of her mo mentous confidence. It was an astonishment which, i to . my self- scorn, held distinct traces of piqued resentment. I suppose it was a feminine application of the old saying which deals with 1 a man's being a hero to his valet. I. had been. wrapped. for so long in Katie's funny but sincere ador ation, that It Jolted me a little to have her take so Important a sec ret to Lillian, ignoring me altogether..-".. '-s: :.v.: f .. At the end of the half-hour, Lillian came in search of me. There was a look upon her face which surprised me, as If she had just ' undergone' some unexpected emotional experience, and there were the distinct traces of tears In her eyes tears from Lillian, who almost never indulged In them. Quieting Mrs. Graham. "Ihave sent Katie to her room," she said abruptly. "1 1 knew you wouldn't mind, for she is all in. I told her I'd see to the breakfast dishes she knew Mother Graham would be on the warpath about them and I must confess I'd like some kind of absorbing work for a little while.. I don't know when I've been so ' stirred by anything come along to - the kitchen -we'll get Mother Graham quieted down first and then; I can talk while we Orotic." I . ? 1 ; We did not need to look long for Mother Graham. , She was mov ing around the kitchen, guarding her bandaged arm from knocking against anything, and. trying with her uninjured hand to pile up tbe breakfast dishes. "Oh, Mother! You mustn't do this!" I exclaimed, genuinely afraid that she might hurt her self. - i "Somebody's got to do it," she retorted tartly, "and - I ! haven't seen anybody else breaking : any bones to do it." i "Now, Mother Graham-" Lillian laid a; privileged and affectionate hand upon the elder woman's shoulder. "Madge and I are just waiting the chance to break our bones out here. And we'll prom ise to rinse every J dish properly with, hot water, and polish them until we can see our faces in them, if you'll only go upstairs and rest." My mother-in-law grinned reluc- T C K TVT C On Modern Homes , 5Vj Semi-Annual Interest 5 YeaF'Loaim Will Loan Up to 50 of Value ALSO ! 6 Per Cent Monthly4 Pdyment Loans Far Cheaper Than Any BuUding & Loan Co. in the Northwest Hawkins & Roberts , Financial Service Phcr.8 1427 tantly and glanced at us shrewdly. '"You- won't.' see anything very cheerful," she observed acridly. "Judging from the looks of both of you now. Where's that ape of a girl?" "Have You Gnessedi" "I sent her to her room," Lil lian said. "I've ha'd a session with her" she lowered her voice por tentously "Questioning on that business you understand." s; . : She might have been the chief figure in the third act of a melo drama in the gravity and empha sis of her words and manner. But Mother - Graham swallowed . every thing eagerly, and without suspi cion shook her head sagely. , "Ah, yes, of course" she. said. "Well, I suppose she will have to rest a while. She'll bear watch ing, that girl, not that I think there's any real harm in her, but she's just the footless kind to be made a tool and a fool of. She'll not put anything over on . jne, though." . She swept with stately mien out of the kitchen, while Lillian clos ed the door to keep my half-hysterical laughter from reaching Mother Graham's ears. ; "I I can't help it, Lillian," I said apologetically when I had pulled myself together and had ob served that she was unsmiling, though not disapproving. "I I seem to want to laugh at every thing today." "You're unstrung, hysterical,!' Lillian diagnosed cooly. "What you need is a jolt, and I'm going to give you one. Have you guessed yet why Katie chose to "break her swear' to me instead of to you?" , "Whyi I suppose she thought you knew more about the thing, were the leader, and- " , "What utter rot!", Lillian re torted emphatically. "You know thai In Katie's estimation there Is no one in tbe world so wise as you. No, you'll have to guess again, and when you, find out the -real rea son, as I just did, you'U feel like stand in e uncovered before- that girl's grit and sacrifice.!! , v .: -i v - ' CHAPTER NO. 175 THE REASON KATIE TOLD LIL LIAN AND NOT MADGE , ! There was such emotional earn estness In Lillian's tone as she spoke of Katie's "grit and sacri fice" that I began to have a dim comprehension of the reason for my little maid's choice of a confi dant.""' '.i "You mean I questioned, hesitating. - 1 "1 mean," Lillian answered, l hat Katie' fully expects to have the most awful things happen to her because she "broke her swear,' and that the reason she wouldn't confide in you, but chose me in stead. Is because -the abysmal brute who made her take the oath extended his maledictions to in clude the person whom she should tell. And I really believe the old melodrama spiel is true in Katie's case. She would die before she would let harm come to you. But I never saw such abject fear, such certainty of evil to come, as that poor girl displayed Just.now." I sat down quickly in the near est chair, shaken, aghast at this revelation of suffering and sacri fice upon the part of my , devoted little maid. ? "It gets you, too; doesn't It?" she ' commented, "I- don't" mind telling you that she pretty. nearly bowled me over, andw you know I'm not very strong on he teary lash thing. But there ..was some thing mighty-admirable and pitiful in the way she came 'through with the things I wanted to know,-and all the time patiently expecting to have flames appear out of the air and : consume her, or to undergo some other equally pleasant fate." : . : ..!v , - v-.; "But but." I stammered "when I talked to her before you took her in hand, she told me that it wasn't either fear of the law or her religion that made her afraid not to keep the oath she Was forced to take. I was trying to impress upon her, you know, that itwasnt binding.". ( , , "There'a a Link" 'r: VYes, I know," Lillian returned. (Continued on page 5) FICE mi TRAIN TO BE DISPLAYED All-Steel Equipment for Lim ited Offered By Great ' ' Northern May 30 - When on May 30, " the. , Great Northern's brand new solid steel train, the "New! Oriental Lim ited," goes 'into service between the Pacific Northwest and Chicago this section of the country will have the advantage of passenger train equipment unsurpassed any where. : , j 'j ( It will mark an epoch not only in passenger transportation but in the development of the Pacific Northwest in train architecture. This train is the latest and most advanced creation : and appoint ments, with all the newest designs and improvements in sleeping car equipment by the Pullman com pany. : . ; .. Many1 unique features will be available, including shower baths. both for man and women, a com modious lounge room exclusively for women, radies maid, hair dresser, manicuring barber and valet. ' The observation cars are specially designed', for mountain travel with unusually deeply re cessed ends. and especially wide windows to enhance the enjoy ment of mountain scenery along the route. - In constructing these new cars the comfort of the women traveler has been of particular concern. Provision has been made for en larged womens dressing rooms, each' of which will be equipped with a full length vanity table, an additional large mirror, three wash stands,and additional space for four chairs.. ' : A new feature In sleeping ' car construction are the fixed head boards to afford greater privacy during the day and to speed np the work of making up and taking down the berths, which will cause less inconvenience to passengers. One train will be on exhibition in Portland, ,10th and Hoyt St., station May 25 and 26. . . The "Wm. Crooks," Engine No. 1, coach No. 1 and 2 will also be on exhibition. This was the first train operated on the St. Paul and Pacific railway, now part .of the Great Northern, and was made on June 28th, 1862. ' . . MULTIPLE USIIUG POPULAR Ten New Listings are Re ceived During Week Total Now 247 Ten listings representing prop erty property valued at $80,500 were received this week by Miss Martha leavenwortn, executive secretary of the multiple listing bureau of the Marlon-Polk County Realty association. With the ex ception of three, all were for city property. ;-. Since the multiple listing bu reau has been in existence, there have been a total of 247 listing made. With more than 20 mem bers in the bureau, each piece of property has as many agents as there are members in the bureau. rZER PLAGE lS : : 50L0T0EEDII.;:r Property Acquired at $1 0, 000 and Is' Being Held ,- ; as an Investment . . C. N. Needham has purchased some close in property on North Cottage from. A. B. Gardner- for $10,000. This is being held for an investment. The Jroperty..l!es a half-block north of the post of fice and bas a- frontage -of 7J feel. There is a single and. one double house on- ' the - property, both of which are rented. Mr. Needham does- not expect to make any changes in the prop erty at present, as he purchased it merely aa an Investment.' Mr. Gardner plans to remain in SalerA during the .summer . and then to go to Long Beach, Cal., where be and Mrs. Gardner will male their home in the future. ' . The deal was handled through the agency.of Chllds & BecMelrlcr cal realtors. Soflo ad Caoieo wl in. kJ .-' PRO 6 R ESS 4 ADDITION? WIIIDOW GLASS An Sizes. Tfeadquartera Tor PAEITS FRVS DIIUG STOrj ; 20 N. Commercial U SA'LTEM ORE MAY . ii . o' j ! U" - v - 4 ' v S l . .- , h I - V : i Li : l 2 . ! 4 s - " ' lis 5: V l H HUNT I ' k I - ' ? ' X i i ' 4 s r - j ! 1 Tf 'TtT, !bl x it ; i X SBBHMsZtSSSHSBi i r.Z ; 1 4 t iBMBHfijBSSSBIH s - 2; & i 4 I tfjr Y STREET . - - - "j r J . I '2- -- j -1: - : 'fif.r &LmmJ X' 6 X X S '-:X . z' I . " ; 'f .RlXON 5TRE3ET, ' ' i ' jjf' ' : H I j : : ' - : - I. I ;. V - v. . .- r v-: r" MADiSON STREET ' - . Lpts in this choice addition will be placed on sale at public auction at 7 p. m.. Tuesday. May 27. The sale will continue from evening-to evening as long as necessary. , Terms.' ten per cent ".down and $10 -a month on eacb lot. Sale will be-conducted on the ground where buyers may see the lOtS. : . :"r ; ' "Each lot will contain a build ing restriction requiring .houses costing not less than $1500, fixing uniform front and side lines and keeping out features of an objec tionable nature; but .buyers of limited means will be permitted to occupy" the premises in tents or garages on the extreme rear of their lots for a reasonable time pending construction of their houses. ' - - ': This tract was fortunately pur chased. - It is in a region of rapid growth and advancing values. It is the belief of the owners that the opportunity to secure really good lots, well located, at low prices and easy terms, will be im proved, by many who would thus be enabled to use Tent money Id building and Improving their own Builders will find here a rare opportunity to secure' lots ton which to build for their customers. Much of this tract is covered with large" bearing cherry trees and many of the lots have trees that buyers will value highly. Remember the date. Bring money enough to meet the ten per 'cent payment: Consult t plat for location. Come to Erii street entrance. - .. . R. A. HARRIS, V T. M. HICKS, henry E..i,ior.r.r ' ;; y ' ' y o'r.i t; n. woodry, 1 4 . f i .