1 1 ' ' - " It-lf Til I I "H , " -'-r ir" - - , 1 Edison Suggests Change in The Wedding Anniversaries Paper, yood, tin, crystal, sHrer, gold and diamond wedding annl- rersarles have long held honored places as mils stones In the Urea of happy married couples. An addition to them has been suggested, to be called the "Elec tric 'Wedding," signalizing : four years of married life. . Then, pre, sumably, most of the -wedding gifts have been worn ont and the irldeone, that Is, an opportunity for will hare acquired a knowledge of the value bf labor saving devices. , Thomas : Edison himself, the fa ther of the electric 'service that, has notably improved modern liv ing conditions, has gon on record In .f avo- of the proposed , addition to the Met of anniversaries. He says: j . ' .:; ' . "There seems to be some good sound; sense in making the t wedding Anniversary an tlectric fourth making electrical gifts. The young folks have by that time gotten over their early experiments In house keeping and would undoubtedly ap preciate the comfort and conven ience afforded by the use of elec trical devices in the household." ! , , - ; , , . , i ' , - - Read the classified ads In The Statesman. Something of every thing la either wanted or is for sale. ' : ; ; --j--- .'JOT 'i A . .: ! 1 l. rsa . I fX'EtwiJ&rp jwrI- I TlATTERJvED after, the New En 1 land type, every detail in this cJo'T - home Is colonial. , The wide siding, the large; brick chimney, the quaint dormers and: In viting terrace and entrance all go to make this home attractive. a:w no TDe large living room, wnicn really l Is living and dining rooms combined, 1 is large ana. spacious; an artistic fireplace occupies one end of this ; room. A breakfast nook is provided: just off the kitchen. The rear porch or basement la accessible . from the kitchen entry.! A small broom closet Is also placed in ' the- entry. One bedroom' and a bath -: with handy linen case is built in 6n the first floor. , . The kitchen, has numerous 'built-in features, among which' is an ironing hoard. The sink and cupboards occupy the outer! wall space, where there is plenty of light and Ten tllation. . . ; t - , 1 1) ( - . 5. ' I . - ; - : I ''' ,'" The second floor Is arranged for two good: bedrooms; a sewing room or dressing room; good closet space and storage. .There is a full basement, with furnace, fuel, laundry and storage space- an Ideal arrangement for a modern home on a 50-foot lot. Let Us FiffiirelVith You on Your New Home CHESTER jE.;j LEE Contractor and Oulldor 1070; N. Twentieth.. Watch this space for new plans each week . .t. Phone 728 South CommerciAr" f -' f W PoWder and Supply Co, Headquarters for Building Materials Rabrold Cartala-tMd Sooflags Asphalt SbMtiac Bolldlsf Ttpmn ' Perfection FlMtr Board I Pabc Plnt Olla Fabec Vamiaha St Stain a ; PMrltn BnUt-tas Mail Mail Boxa Cedar SbinglM ' : t Standard Oypaua Plaatar WaUrproofin tot . CiBat Moti Brick f . Metal Zth. Coraet Bead Maxaball 8teran Wan Bed I Bicketaon'a Moriax Colors Cabot's Quilt heat and . sound deadnees. Duplex Joist Hangers sad Bean Caps. , ' v ' Concrete Hardsners ;. , Cabot's Shinds Stain ' Bnbereid .Shin si es ;' Oertsia-tsod 8UIm ' ' - I Bsaejaaoat Ssss " . i -J 1 Everylhihijlfpr Blasting li r t Glean ..Up. and Faint UpPay On the Farm as Well as in theCity Alnost every farnter and house holder pays his biggest bill to'a collector . he creets .daily and yet often he doesn't realize it. This Collector assesses the home, the barns, garages and all other "buildings, . including automobiles, at their highest value. This Collector's name is Deterioration j j ; r V t Night and Day. winter and summer, he is part of every hard earned; dollar that you make. Paint and Varnish are trie effective foes of Deterioration, of Rot, Rust and : Decay. f- 1 :,V:i - - - We are agents for SherwinAYilliams Paint and Varnishes, the best on earth. UPSON j BOARDS AND TILE We ha?e h full stock of Upson Board and Tile, the best Wall Board made. i 1 We also handle Columbia Plaster Board, made-in Oregon, and while i nqt so extensively advertised, equal to any made. Patronize Oregon made goods. taking care of your profits, a. II J Headqiiarters'for Kalsomine ; ; f IBest and Cheapest' f COBBSli MITCHELU CO - - A. B. KELSEY, Manager s SID South Twelfth SU near Thos. Kay Woolen Ilill -1 11213 it Falls City and Valzets fl)ipiosiles(j BUSINESS BETTER Sill Bl REPORT - U.:. ; :-,,r!.vf Industry Held Making Steady Advance Toward Sound- -it fer Conditions' . Steady! advance1 - r tdwardi better and sounder conditions in -j in dustry and business generally la revealed 'by the monthly report on' wages, hours and employment for February, compiled by the Na tional industrial Conference board, 247 Park avenue, New : York. Encouraging and significant. It is, pointed out, is the fact that while employment continues to In crease, even though very gradual ly, if has done so simultaneously with a noticeable decrease in the cost of living, Indicative of great er efficiency and the more stable, even' course which has become a growing characteristic of business during the past year. j , Average employment ' during February; Increased from 77.6 to 78.9 as compared to 100 in June 1920, equivalent to an 1.8 j per cent increase oyer , the , preceding month. ! With ' the "purchasing power of the dollar "climbing, as reflected In the "1.1 per cent drop in' living costs during February, together, with a slight Increase of average weekly earning of jS ncents. from $27.09 to $27.12, the j net result to' the wage earner was an average , increase in "real" earn ings of about 1 per cent for) the month. , The . Conference Board's cost of living index number!, for March shows nor change from that of February, remaining at 165.5. I . Improirement in the farmer's outlook' Is reflected fn an Increase In employment and average week ly' earnings and working houjfs In the agricultural implement indus try, employment In that j idustry rose from 59.4 in January; tp 61.4 In February, equivalent to a 'gain of about 3.4 per, cent; iaverage weekly .earnings from $26.05 to $28.44, and average working hours to 49.7 hours, per employee. , - "' " ' " Portion of Lincoln Street f Is Improved by Residents That portion of Lincoln street recently' vacated by the city? coun cil to it .A.. I4vesly. is being Im proved and beautified. The ex treme west portion " of the street was "vacated and It is this! part, which U being Improved. I " ' Shrubbery is being planted, and the road into Mr. Livesly's place,' enabling residents. in that part of the city to have - a. much fetter road than otherwise would , be their fortune. - I I The beautiful homes of George Putnam, E. J. Lansing andj Wil liam Hamilton are in this part of the city. : v i i ;- labor a -fine modern home 30x35 feet, practically completed, .The only assistance Lieuallen has used In the building of his home was in the plumbing, plastering, fire place and , "electrical - workU All other; labor- has been performed during off hours and while regu larly employed at the department store. . Comrade Lieuallen I states that he will put bis house up against any In Salem constructed by a regular contractor,. s his construction work throughout has been first class. The house is lo cated at 1050 Hoyt street. With out the aid of a financial loan; but with a large supply of real grit,' this comrade has succeeded in- providing his tamily with a home. - We . commend this spirit to all members -of the post. Legioriaire Builds Home; Starts With Small, Capital ; Uow jmany members of Capitol Post Nj 9, American Legiotti have the nerve and "git-up'to under take and accomplish so worthy a feat as Comrade Byron O. Lieual len? About a year ago Comrade i Lieuallen, : who is employed as window trimmer with the Miller Mercantile Co., decided that he would. like to have a home of his own. Although he fwas without sufficient funds to carry out his desire, Jh Is determination to build a home: would not down.! In June 1924, with a total capital of $22, this comrade started the construc tion of -the house, . Working at odd -times, buying material ; as he could pay for it out of his: wages, with, no - previous building experi ence, he has as the result of. his . . . it 1 r Lane Star " Service Station "and Camp Ground FOB OFFICE SITE United States Bureau of Com merce to Establish Branch May 15th Northwestern exporters are to have a new "service station" through which valuable and time ly . trade information can be re layed to them directly from Wash ington and the overseas markets. In other words, a district office of the United States bureau of foreign and domestic commerce will be opened at Portland May 15, according to an announcement by Director Julius Klein, making three such offices on the j Pacific coast, the other, two being in Se attle and San JFTancisco. ! . Thei strategic location Jot the city of Portland as an entrepot for the Columbia , river j basin, com prising parts of the state of Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, and its position as one of the, leading. Pacific ports, makes it an ideal center from which , sales ; data and overseas market opportunities can be an nounced to manufacturers!, ship pers; bankers, . and farm coopera-j tive organizations in that territory i without loss of time an invaluablel factor; in the handling-of j such a highly; ,,fperishable''i . commodity as trade Information. . j . There is a large concentration of trading and manufacturing in-, terest in 4 Portland, "whose! annual FUTURE H BUILDS JEW HOWIE Powers Concern .to Erect Large Warehouse and Factory in Portland The . Powers Furniture . com pany will erect a f ive-fetory - fac tory -and warehouse building cost ing $250,000 on a 1 100x200-foot site on the west side of East Third street between Couch and Davis street In Portland. j 1 : Ira, F, Powers, head of the Powers Furniture company, an nounced the plans toi the new warehouse land, ' factory bulldfng for that concern. The - modern concrete structure which is to rise on a commanding site on the .east side, has been designed by Claus sen & Claussen along attractive lines. S ' The contract for: the. building will be let and construction started as soon as possible. It will require about four and - a half or five months to complete It. j ! Will E. Claussen of ihe firm of Claussen & Claussen anil Mr. Pow ers recently made, a trip through California to obtain modern ideas to be worked into -the jnew build ing. The building, although' a five-story structure, wll rise to a height of but three stories above Third street owing t td the slope of the ground. ' On th west side will be trackage between the build ing and the" river. --- About one-third of the building will be used for the company's fac tory, where furniture and mat tresses will be stuffed, furniture finished and stoves assembled. The remainder J will be ' devoted to a warehouse' and retail delivery de partment ol the company. An in side garage, which will permit loading of trucks inside, will be a feature.. 1. . v The. warehouse will no: only handle local delivery but will also supply needs of the branch stores nf th rnmnanv at Marshfield. Eu gene, Salem and The Dalles. jCfr. Powers said that the other branch stores would-be opened following completion of the building. Duildii of Dricb a Ann Til imm - SOVEREIGN HOTEL imt Qfjjl Cart ,lL iindf," ,.; Oralum k Aitktn, li'J Sy"".v- : Architect. ' Coateetor I Hi i T 1 C nr. MM lit The new Sovereign Hotel, recently con structed at Broadway and Madison,r Portland, costing $325,000; is a beauti ful example of brick and hollow tile fire proof construction. Faced with rough-texture red brick with terra cotta trim, the walls are backed, with hollow tile filler. Partitions are of hollow tile (sound proof) and the floors are combination concrete and hollow tile. . -I.- This Bplendid building, containing seventy-two suites," is practically one-hundred per cent clay products construction. - . - - For Information on the advantages of conitroct 'ing hotels, apartment houses, commercial bulid ingi, schools and homes of brick and hollow '. tile, address the undersigned. Pacific Northwest Brick Manufacturers9 Association OOO Lewis Building, Portland Salem Brick & Tile Co., Salem A Modern Example of the Cottage around about lumber export shipments average $55,000,000 and imports $10,000,000. v j ' , Portland is the largest shipping center in the world, and one of the leading export wheat shipping ports . in I the j. United States. . It ranks as . the! second largest apple shipper:, in the coun try and fourth as a flout export center. Overseas trade in prunes and canned goods also occupies a prominent position in the com merce of Portland, j Export sales of these six leading commodities from Portland for the year . 19 2 4 totaled more than 40 million dol lars, accordifig to Dr. Kletn. The many firms ? participating! la this large; business will particularly welcome, the establishment .of the office at this time because of the increasingly attractive possibilities of foreign trade, and : also as a helpful preliminary to the coming annual meeting of the National Foreign Trade Council at" Seattle June 24-26 Inclusive. i Hillsboro Men Come to Salem for Building Plans Freeman & Struble, local Archi tects are to prepare plans for a reenforced concrete! garage build ing at. Hillsboro for E. J. McAlear and Albert Hartrampf, of the Ford Agency there. The actual con struction is to start ' as soon as the plans are prepared by the local firm, The cost Is $g,000..- They are also preparing plans for an $8000 residence to be erected there f-r M. P. Cady. ! Are you telling; your friends about the Slogan section1 of The Statesman?; This paper's! policy Is for the upbuilding of the city and the surrounding farming commun- 1998 N. Capitol Street John Williamron : ' ; ; :;- Prop. ,.':.""r -Also "-:;.j Builder of Hcirics : for sale on easy terms. 5 If you are looking for ' home call on n3. i i G-IVE YOUR HOME (l evw sWMa, sa a. mmm KEEP YOUR PLUMBING-: , IN REPAIR NELSON BROS. Gambrel Roof Dutch Golonial y2yjrMl ttjjqfe, Six. Room House No. 633 IHIS house gets its homey and COTO- lortabie atmosphere from tne Dutcn Colonial style on which the archi tect dejended for his inspiration. He has,i however, not followed the C35 Cheme&eta " Dutch Cobnial style slavishly, but has shown an originality in his design that is most refresh- , ing. t ). j. . . t'- ' a ! v - The features that; will immediately strike the reader iri this design: aj?e the charming octagonal bay. the recessed entrance and the pleasing roof, lines. The fine proportions of the gambrels are also worthy of note. Attention should also be called to the fact that no small part iof the effectiveness of this house is due to the fact that it is built low to the ground- j Put this house on stilts' two or three feet high; and you wouldn't recognize it. When American home-bxiilders learn that a house should nestle on the ground and not be pushed up out of the ground, we shall have better look ing houses in this country, r s (-. ' . ; - i i. i ThepIamofthisou(foraIowerc . line on the two sides not shown in the illustra tion above, to allow for full basement windows above the ground, so in this particular instance there isn't any excuse for not keeping the house low.-. ; v -:- - ; j k i i n - : 4 This bouse will look well with either the front or bay elevation to! the street. If the - included Ihe lot Rhntilcr hp at Ipstf ctTfvfivA - Thvtm 5 I Designed for American Face Brick Association feet wide if the front elevation faces the street. The side elevation would prove attractive on a much smaller lot. ' . . The layout of thi3 house 13 unusually com plete ana convenient and has many novel fea tures. ;. v::: - rv l Adjacent to the vestibule are a coat closet and lavatory. From the hall a good view i3 had of the living room and sun parlor but not of th dining room. !The octagonal shape of the living room is unusual, while the open porch and sun parlor at the sides add to its spaciousness. - The kitchen is well lighted by a triple window over the sink and has cabinets at one side and over the ice box. An entry with a broom closet and a pantry are provided. Note the desirable location of the breakfast nook, close to the rear door, and front hall. The windows in the nock give cross ventilation to the kitchen and a vr v of the street. Note the direct connection be tween the front hall .and the semi-attached garage.. v , . . :. I: On the second floor are three fine bcdrocn-.3, the. two front ones interconnected, a feature that appeals to the mother when left alone at night with her children. There is a good aecc 1 sible attic . The ceiling heights are 8 feet 6 indicx The ! content of the house is 27,000 cubic feet; cf the Esraga 2,700 cubic feet. .