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ill ' THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1925 HimTfrfm nil I Hi ill A FIVE ROOM FtC&R PLAN WIS FAVOR ECONOMY aa well as beauty . of . design rnled in plan ning: this fire room ban- galotr. ' The plastered archway between the Uring and dlnins room serres a doable purpose of , emphasizing, spaciousness and -enhancing available heating and lighting facilities. The kitchen is so arranged as to save steps for the busy housewife. The .-- adjoining breakfast nook is of generous size and will serve admirably for an arerage family. -.' ' The central hall, with open ings to the two bedrooms, bath and stairway is a cenTenience which any housewife will appre ciate. The bedrooms are equipped with wardrobes, which occupy less space than the av erage closet.-. Floor area of the bouse to-' tals 1024 square feet.' .Two sets of blue prints and specifications will be provided. ' ; ,. ;TOTJ CAN GET THB ABOVE PXiAH A T TUB SPAULDING LOGGING CO. Front & Ferry Sts. : i . : : j Bricklayer Productivity Sets Record; r ; Average Craftsmen Lay 1364 Per Day Southern Citici Show Jlighevt' FtgvrM With IndbiaapoUs at Foot ".,.?. It? Average Costa S43 per Thousand, . - , .f Mot only is brick production at Its highest; level In America, but bricklayerprod'uctiyjty. also Is at. a new record. The" United States ; department of labor finds that the average number of brick laid per: day by the crafstmen .In typical cities la 1364. -This Isthe lar gest prodnction attained since the "introduction of 'modern architec-j tural requirements la brickwork.,; j The consumption of common brick in the United States in 1924 will set up a new record. It ap-, pears from advance -reports now available. What is equally in teresting and Important. Is that the new year promises to convert this record Into a normal volume of consumption for the venerable building material. The volume of, production rarely holds up to this late date in any- year as It has In 1924. but the element of great est promise to the brick industry la revealed through a government report. - -. The production of all the brick yards finds Its outlet through the gateway - of bricklayer produc tivity. That outlet, considerably narrowed by cost-plus 'contracts and other abnormal :' conditions daring the war, seems now to hare been folly opened and freer, than ever. The bricklayer," probably not more or less than other skill ed trades, dropped somewhat in efficiency during the" high pres sure of the war time and the years Immediately following. Ethelbert Stewart, commission er of labor statistics of the United States- department of labor, has Just concluded a thorough Investi gation In typical cities of present day bricklayer productivity. His findings show that the bricklayers of the country, generally, haVe reached an unusually - high, ef ficiency r-"v" ' ' ' ' - : The department of labor's Jn Testigation In fifteen cities shows an average of 1364 brick laid per man per !;;M-hoar day.' In tmly ttrea clt.'ra does tie -product:;- - -' 1 ' ' ' ' 1 ' : lHOOK I . ' '"p' I GtfAnWL CUAUML,.: I ( Jfjliq.LGMi iivmq noon r5! ' , : t . l -. I - ' ' ' ; ' ; i ! eight-hour day. Birmingham shows the ( highest record, with a daily average, of 1938' brick, while other southern cities show a near ly equal efficiency. . Indianapolis has the lowest bricklayer produc tion of any 'city Investigated but even here the men are averaging 765. brick per day. When it Is considered that' the cost of brick themselves -on any job Is an almost insignificant fraction of the total cost of the j HOW THE -WHEAT MARKET B E H AVE jilt i1924 . ; 1 i ! PRICE PETj WEEKLY TREND OF CASH WHEAT PRICES j AMD ; RECE PTS I TOTj-y .-..i -j CU!EL JAM I FED 1 MAR APR MAY JUH JULY 1 AUG SEPT OCT 1 NOV DEC CDm CHICAGO ' " ' ;. i - S i IM CUSHELS : j $i5o. -"," ''--i : : '. x i i- f j" hu f - 20.000JCQ : . : r : T. pi V LpTT7 " 'r : : : : " n m - 1 ' -; :' ; U0 ' -' ' " .'tZll 1 If l8.C0h.QC0 : " : "TtTn -t . s2s '-' . I ' 'ffitr" ' .":'; . - . s -S1.20- r ?" A '' C'C33'C3C : . " - t . '; ! 4 - ' '- t . ' ' -. , ..... t . .. , i i . 1 m, m v . - f LGZ)L Pj.AH rLAB.U0 56O Phone 1830. building, this evidence of .reduced cost for the placing of the -brick in the wall will work as a- power f ul stimulus to the brick indus try. The cost of laying brick, as shown by the department of labor, runs as low as $4.82 per-thousand In Birmingham and this amount plus the expense of material pro duces a permanent, tire-safe con struction at a cost within . tfce reach- of every builder. . Below is given the list of cities Investigated by the department of labor with .the number of brick laid per eight-hour, day in: each: Atlanta, Ga .......I... 1.482.4 Birmingham Ala -' 1.938-0 Chattanooga', Tenn.; 1,868.8 New Orleans, La . . . . .. 1.628.0 Norfolk, Va. :.. .' . .. . . . 1.854.4 Cleveland. Ohio ......." 1,182.4 BUILDII1G FOR THE FUTURE: .CONCRETE Lons List of ucts Madejh Salami By i Oregon Gravel ;Co. Contractors and i buildera ' the world over are today realising the neceseity, as neye before,, ojf build ing for the future;. ; Tears Of serv ice must he: added! to! tlfej first great strength. 1 With this thought in view the j Oregon Gravel com pany.1 of I'BalemUhas bixiltup a large manufacturing plant Tor the manufacture of Milestone, concrete products. !j The company! manufac-. tares burial yatilts.1 shope, brick, hollow : tile, drain tile, sewer pipe, septic tanks, 'gravel sanld, and crushed rpck,M)eidee diojg a big business '"in cemejnt, I plaster, lime, fireolace IliaCceSsdries. fire : brick steel j reinforcing, (metal lath. Mur- i hy In-A-Dor Beds, concrete water proofing, mbrtarj colors,! aad celo- . in ; 'Mi -i-r - -1 i - . j A Wonderful Growth 1 The growth inlthe poputrlty of concrete products, for building ourr poses is shown by the phenomena growth in , Itii jiisej all; over the country. 'i p.: 1-1 y n . ; In! 1920. 5P,600.00 niU of concrete tile) werie ueedj for build ing purpi8es;! land jin 1934, Just four jyea-g at;er, 462,000,000 nnUsj wefe usedi making an in crease liniitha use of this ti rod net of almost ,10.00 Pfr Cent inlthe last 4 four years. Tnls growth lean be due 16 only one! thing, and that, that the public! has come to realize the necessity 0f jusing a building material jthat 'is! fire proof, and at the i same time Will give years of faiultlees service. It is interest- Denver: Colo. I i . i: I : i- 1,699.2 1,232.0 765.6 '' ii ' -j -u, 1,546.6 inaianapoits Minneapolis Indi and 1st, Paul; Minn "I Boston. Mass i 781.6 1,260.8 ! 1986.4 New York. N. Phnadeiphlap pa. Chicago, 11L 1,254.4 1.052.0 ClnctnnatlL Oh 0 Bricklayer: ' production Is Influ enced by several rather important factors. A man who knows how to set nplhls job aid lay out: his world wilt get -nruch greater pro duction than a na'n who .builds in a I haphazard 3f A,f foreman who knows how o jtreat his men as they desefye! tp be treated will get inoreiiLbrlck! laid a day than an inefficient j f ereman. i Brick layers are human jjust like all otherj men. , They are among the most Intelligent i and responsive men in all the building trades. J A jcomparison I between (todays production: and i thai of the past decade ! mfeans ' nothing, for ball ings iof today can be "built wttfc much! thinner; Walls) and are also cut up a j great! deil more ; with openings, iwhich i Aieans that more time Is required is; building np tb wallsJ In many; eases where face brick are! laJdlal aj veneer lover concrete walls, ' ithe bulging j forma, projections, and , he; tie wires ex tending from , he wall Interfere with the jbrlcklayer's work, for he must trim; off ihej backs! of the brik and work abound these ob stacles. All this iterids to reduce his output I very j materially. through no fault pi his own. iOonicrete Prodi- ing to note that when it was de cided - to . build a" permanent, , me morial to the writer of that wide iy sung song.. Home Sweet Home, in -.Washington, the material used in the; buildings construction was concrete tile. ..;' U . X "J ! ' Ia Up to Date . Some of the physical properties ot'Milestone hollow tile butiding blocks are: Crushing - strength, J 000 pounds per square Inch' on gross1 areai absorption approxi mately 1 0 per cent by weight. Hol low tileb look-?, as manufactured by the Oregon Gravel company, are made! on the - Duntile machines. This tile has a round hole running through1 the center of it for in sulating purposes, and becauso of this round hole. resists force equal ly from all directions. This is a distinct improvement "over? the square bo.e tile which resists strength from the top all right, but weak on side strength. L " Concrete Brick Superior ' ' The concrete brick as manufac tured by the company has many advantage, over the ordinary clay baked brick. ' Chief among these is. a porcousness not obtainable in ordinary brick. Various kinds of brick are manufactured ' including. mantel brick, for use , in facing mantels .shiners, which-, are nsed in making special corner work, where the flat face of the brick-is exposed; double ; header bricks, which are faced on two end and used where the brick must be cut in two and both 'ends ' exposed, yard stock brick, , which is used (or facing the -outside of buildings, chimneys, and porches. This brick is handled in white, cream, buff, or red colors, and in the "wire- cut or stipple finish; and common brick, which is used for ordinary brick ' purposes, offering a brick of great etrength and low absorp tion. : : -- :- -; - ' , - . j ' lightest, Best Tile' Roof tile is used for roof install buildings where a fire proof, water proof, and permanent, roof Is de fired. ; A patented interlocking feature makes the tile roof water prsof. The tile is very strong and durable, , being : made out of one part I cement to two nr.d a half parts eacd This roof tile Is sold undr the name of Waterseal eon crete root tile. It is the lightest loot !tiSe on the market, weighing uly,7J0 rounds per square of 120 tile, j ': ---. -T -t : ' Stronger,' Beter Prod act . .Milestone concrete products are all cured iu a steam curing room Steam pipes are laid . iu troughs of water, and wheu the steam is turned on It escapes from the pipo through litUe boles in the pipe, end makes It way through J the water burrouuding ihe pipe. Into the; room. This method of curing is iuucb mere rapid than ordinary tiir curing, and results in a etrong- er and better, concrete proluct. ; The -Oregon Gravel company manufacturers the best concrete products that experience can de velop, ana invites any prospective builder ; to call tor assistance in wiving his building problems. " JAPAN TO REDUCE ARMY , TOKIO. Feb. 7 Four divisions comprising 40,000 men of the Jap anese! army will be dismissed by May 1 in accordance, with the general retrenchment plan of the government.. The . divisions abol ished ! have' been .selected largely with a view, tp the economic re- suit in tie regions wnere tney are stationed. : SALEM PUBLIC LIKES ? WILLIAM HART BEST ' iCoaaaBd fraa p&x 1) " - ful engagement;. On , the other hand, a very moderate priced film may do an extraordinary business if conditions happen to break most favorably at the time of its show ing. As a matter of fact the Ore gon theater holds an attendance record for a single day on a very moderate priced film. shown five years ago. That film was "Tho Lone Star Ranger. featuring Wil liam Farnum. ' Three years later a very splendid attendance' was given to a showing- of "Robia Hood." yet the showing of "Robin Hood" met with a financial loss for the simple reason that the film rental was exactly sixty times that paid for "The - Lone Star Ranger." " if one has good nerves and .enjoys the fascination of un certainty there is an undoubted ap peal In the operation "of a theater. An inquiry directed to the stan dard of motion pictures was an swered by Mr. Guthrie to this ef fect: "There can be no doubt that the standard of motion pictures has been steadily raised year by year, although there ia still room for great improvement on the av erage. This improvement ; could be greatly hastened, howeveY. if the public were willing to accept .more favorably many of the high er type of pictures. Such pictures as Maeterlinck's- "Blue v Bird," which proved to be a dismal fail ure a few years ago, are a credit to the industry and should be en couraged, j Within the past few weeks the Oregon theater, has shown '.'Barbara Frietchie," "Cap tain Blood,' and "The Clean Heart." All-of these were high class pictures though different in theme. All showed to a very' un satisfactory business.. When; the costs' of the film are considered each took a loss.- The day of bet ter pictures will be greatly hasten ed when the public will demon strate through box office attend ance that such pictures are really desired, and the producers would furnish them just as quickly as any o, ther type of picture It such were the case." . . Sweden Warns Against Breaking American Laws STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15. The lure of the Golden West is as strong as ever in Sweden, and the application for visas received at the United States consulates have practically exhausted the quotas for the remainder of the immigra tion year. '. In view of tbJs situation the Swedish authorities, as well as the Swedish-American line, are 1 mak ing effort to prevent Swedes from yielding to the temptation of entering-the United States illegally. Thus the government social board has published in its latest bulletin a warning . against attempts 1 jto slip over the Canadian frontier by persons who have been legally transported to the Dominion. TOURISTS WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. In tracing out the reasons why un tight has power to destroy germ life, a fact long known and put to use by every; housewife who has "aired out" things, the Bureau of Standards and . the Public Health Service have produced positive re sults. ;. - A public document now In course of publication, by ;W., W. Coblentz and H. R. Fulton, re search men assigned to the work, recounts findings " in the" field which will he of special value to OAK FLOORING .... . . -- " -' - -- - - j- '- , 7 E have just received a shipment of sawed plain V v white select j I 3-16 x 2J4 in. and x 2 in. Come and look it over. Mr H.- M. Perry, an experienced lumberman, is now in our employ and will be glad to meet all old and new customers and give them an estimate on the material: they may need. Buy how before the advance which is sure to - come in ashort time. Cbbbs 349 South FJiv Shrewd Business-Man: -; Did you ever pay a bfll twice? &ot if you knew it ! - Let us show you how; to stop paying:, for your ' home twice. . ' L.' , ' We are not lawyers, or. ''gold brfok" artists, but jurt ' honest makers of concrete products aiid dealers iu better building materials. 1 . - Say when. OREGON GRAVEL CO. Hood at Front SU The oal-i the'jW Tells: In the basement is one of comfort in every room in the house er a . saving of money from the moment it is installed. 4, There is another saving in having your , Homer installed now beiore everybody - i t " ' '2 wants theirs at the same time. Order youn . - now, by phone iaf drop in and u2 ua. ADAM ENGEL, Builder of Good Homes PHONE 1337-J 1420 NORTH PTFTTC STREET professional and scientific work ers. . ",' - -' ' " It was long ago established that the germicidal power of sunlight came largely from its actinic or invisible rays, and for the sake of the experiment, these were . pro duced in measured quantities and characteristics by heating mer cury vapor and screened through quartz lenses. The Public Health Service furnished large quantities of germs for the testing, one type, bacterium coll - communis, being that which is most frequently en countered in sewage tainted wa ter. - . The germ colonies, properly ex posed to the rays, were found to die in less than one second, in some cases. " The scientists work ed out the mortality produced by each -different wave length of the invisible rays, and have compiled the detail of their findings in the' document: which will be shortly available. - ": " SOCIAUSTS TOTATu SET.N ' MIL.L.TONA v ! BERLIN, Feb 7 The Berlin social democKtic organ, Vorwarts, estlmatea that the strength of or ganized ; Socialist throughout- the world in 1924 was 7,000,600, k Mitchell Goibd A. B. KELSEY, Manager Twelfth SU near Thcs. Kay shovel travels from coal bin to leed door of the furnace tells the story of a furnace. Sometimes it . tells a story of inadequate heat under any circumstance. The story the coal shovel tells when there is a TUT PIPELESS FURNACE , r Us Help Yon- SOLVE YODR HEATUvG PROBLEi" I Just give ns your name and addresa and we will have our salesman call and go over your heating problem with you with out any obligation on your cart "EASTMAN SIRLOCO" FURNACES $79.60 and tip. Installed Complete EASTMAN BROS' (rormarbr Si Wert on Blow Pip Co.) BUverton. Oregon - England heads the list with 3, 156.000 members iof the Labor party. Germany comes second with" 860,000 and Austria third with 566,100. VTccIca
