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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1925)
I- n,f-V . " 1 1 11 , r t :-t i '":! ' "-r f rft-iwrnwrtn lsi-nrnmmt mtsar.imn n Tihumt-'niiaiKvrti'itT-ktntwm't'trtv ti-m mm"- .r , , nnfi...mtiein ; rjj nriiu ; : ! . ' -4 f : -i 1 t 1f nni I ll"n nnnnnipni -l r' 1 i :- ' : v- ' i nn-rit ni ir-i inn i mn lull iiiiiiBi in i SPEIlIIGIfflEY Approximately $170,080 for mprovements Come to balem District Approximately $170,000 of the cash requirements of the Portland Klectric Power company for use in (improvements, ' extensions and beteriIents in4 its territory lor current year will come to Sa lem, it; is declared. " The total cash requirement for the com pat are announced as $3,000,000. ; The ' construction of a , hlgh teaslon transmission : line from Oregon City to Salem, Tia New berg will entail an expenditure of 9150,000, -while ,$15,000 will be spent to , install a current station injWest Salem, and $5,000 for the improvement of the local station in! this city, it was announced. Fully $2,000,000 is being spent by the company for the construc tion of overhead and underground conducts for power, i Practically every part of the Willamette val ley is affected. 1 j (This Is one of the largest ap propriations this company has r made in years, particularly in v jew of, the fact that it does1 not i include fny noteworthy new con if i nstruction Items,, but these -vast . sums are to be devoted almost entirely for the improving service facilities for the over communities eerted.K " T I : WILL MOORE TO ATTEND SESSION Mate Insurance Commissioner Will Bo in Texan Tritte Thls j " Hammer Will Moore, state insurance com missioner, will ace ept , the invita tion extehded by the; National con vent'on "of insurance commissio ers to the meeting to be held at San Antonio, Texas September 14 tb is. v :p..'i-r : l'" A number of very important problem's will come up before the Insurance commissioners in session and one of the points in question will be preseted by the atioal board of fire underwriters which they hefpe to have adopted through Out the United States. (The TJnl- orm Rating Jaw.) This is simi ar to a bill which was read ,in the house of representatives dur- ng the last legislature and killed n the committee. , : ' ; It would empower the insurance commissioner upon -written com plaint that unfair; discrimination In rates existed in the same ter ritorial classificatons ! between risks and the application of like charges on credit or discrimination jbetween risks of essentially the kame hazards and having substan tially the same degree of protec- ion against fire, order z. hearing or the purpose - of determining uch i cause of discrimination and .the rates complained of before-the paid j commissioner of insurance, .shall be had. only after 15 days no tice to all parties interested and if upon ach hearing the ' commis sioner of insurance i. shall ! deter mine that the' rate complained of is unfairly discriminatory, he shall have power to-order the unfair discrimination removed and a rate substituted- by the rating nureau or insurer which Is so discrimin atory. ' r -;;;' p .- .' ; fi.i-j i Any such order of ithe, commis sioner of insurance shall be sub ject to review by any court of com petent Jurisdiction for the purpose of reviewing such order and such cause shaji be duly' set for hear ing; and proceed as other causes on. motion of any party interested. If such motion is made within 15 days from the Issuance of such or der and -notice thereof. During the pendency of sucht review, the order whlch" shall ..be suspended and in theevent of-final deter mination .against' any ,'isurer any over charge ; during pendency., of such protection shall on demand f Make Your Home Beautiful i ( and Comfortable fc5 l-i '-' - MX 8 I 74 I r j , of All Descriptions i ! ! , FRANK MONNEH TSD North Liberty Street i ! Phone 415 Secretary Davis and Housing r Expert Bespeak Better Homes in America; Demonstration Week May)llto'17i 4Zr 1 1 """ 1 ' r' " '", lifytrrrrrTT":1. , 1 ',',,.,; rj ;? t P The Better! Homes ; in America movement. ) seeks to help ' every American family to raise its stan dard of housing and of home and borne life and to develop the high est spiritual lvalues of the f home. While the movement is entirely non-commercial and not directly; a house building organization, one of Its alms is to encourage homo own ership. L, ! ; -j " ';!;" i k James J. Davis,. Secretary of Labor and! a member of the Ad visory Council of Better, Homes in America, states his views in this way: - . ! t f ; j:. . - I "Nothing that we can do to pro vide more and better i homes in America will be ill-done. : For the basis of our j whole home is the civilization, of our whole American social and' political system. 1 Better conditions; j in the home make for better citizenship, and : through surrounding Our rising generations with true home life and fostering , n '-i- ' ' : "" be refunded by the Insurer to the persons entitied thereto. . ;j The national board of fire un derwriters! will further propose j to the insurance, commissioners that the commissioner of j insurance shall have power to examine any rating bureaus as often as he deems it expedient to do so and a report of! such examination shall be filed in the insurance depart ment.' i I; I, ' I 1 ! .;. j : Looking Down From Aloft Birdmen Evolve News Maps . J i !i " i - j . j,. . WASHINGTON Aviation i has developed as one of its by-products an entirely new Bclence, the mak ing of topographic maps for the use tf those who wifig their way through the air. The. prosaic, everyday map of; geographic mem ory Is unsulted to accurate aerial navigation. J The army airj service has evolved experimental air maps, in strips,! with the aid of the tope graphic branch of the geological survey. When a pilot takes of f he Lone Star Service Station and Camp Ground 1998 N. Capitol Street John! Williamson -t " Prop. t : Also : r . : . r- i Builder of Homes for sale on easy terms. 1 . f you are looking for a home call on us. i -'' i -.' "- 1 1 . i. . , . -. . f - ' With Awnings : j ' ; . 1 ' ' OM Awning llepalred and -Put' . For Samples and Prices , Calif..: i . - I Salem Tent & ! Avninrj Col Itianofactiirers of ! i i Tents, Awnings and Canvas Goods i the family spirit we will provide better citizens for the future. Bet ter homes mean a better people. Better people means a better gov ernment, and a more rapid advance In our civilization.", ; ; , ; Dr. John M. Giles, chief of the Division of Building, and Housing Of the Department of Commerce, and ft member of both the Board of Directors and the Advisory Council of Better Homes in Amer ica, speaking of the physical hous ing standards which should be ob served, says: - ! L "Fortunately rithe majority of American houses meet reasonable standards of shelter from the ele ments, privacy, space, light, ventila tion and heating. There are still millions of them, however, which do not have plumbing or good arti ficial or natural' ligrht, which are overcrowded, and which expose their occupants c'ruelly to extremes of cold or heat. The houses in-, is handed a -strip map of the ter ritoryhe will cover, 100 miles wide. . ; . . ; - Besides the emergency landing fields, ; this v map - shows the form of a city as it appears from the air; depicts the Improved roads; records the altitude of the land in various colors so the birdman may steer a course consistent- with the height of the terrain over which he flies. . All bodies of water are shown, as are curves of railroads, with particular, attention paid to where they cross roads, and at what point of the compass th?y enter a community. Before -this type of make 'was evolved the pilot took an ordinary map, drew a straight line In red ink on it, and followed this to his destination as his ability permit ted. The new maps make for in creased speed In flying a .direct course. : . ; Strip maps have now been com- come3 . ; Just such a pleasant break fast nook as this can be enjoyed in any house, old ; or new, with : iiBuilt-infhzTuture ' Cupboards wsll taMe, 'wall teats, all separate . units, Trt combined in , to man; I i f f eret ' nooks. Before you bull J er remodel . aiV " for .""The Book f Built-in Furniture. Call M4 " te our uliibit . . . Powder and Supply Co. 175 Sooth Commercial Fbone T23 i iA rT " eluded for one or more reasons Iri the deficient group stand as a chal lenge, not only to the families liv. lng in them, but to the communi ties in which they are situated, and to the entire nation. '; "In a still larger group of homes, health and character suffer to a certain extent, and home life falls of its finest fruition because the families in them do. not make the best of what they have. 'Plain liv ing and high thinking is an excel lent motto, but Its author does not forget that maintaining a good standard of plain living is a task that calls for a goodly share"of our best brains and energy. ; V -j The national headquarters of Better Homes in America, at Wash ington. D. C, report that over 1500 communities are organized to ob serve Better Homes .Week, May J 11-17. 1925. pleted along the army's model air way system running from . New York to Belleville. 111., and south ward to San Antonio, Texas. Southern New England to Boston is ; mapped in this manner, as is the southwestern border to San Diego, Cal. Parts of the south are mapped and strip maps have been completed across country from New York to Chicago. f 's 261 Court Stfeet, quarter lor (puUli&Vinitelea Kennedy Ask Any Experienced Painter .'7 1 Order . Flower. now THERE is still time to start some flow- i ers. If you have a broken down box ; that needs replacing or a bare spot about 4 the h3use that would be brightened by a i few flowers, get one of our attractive win- i j dow or porch boxes or flower stands. It's cheaper to buy them! : , j At $1.25 and up, you can't afford to buy " j lumber and spend the time making one. ; And the chances are you will prefer one of j ours when you see how nicely finished . I they are!- - , ' i ; . Don't wait! Do it HOW! i GlASlvSwULDinGloCGINGfe Douglas 7?ewber Salem T nie BUILT BY EFJGLE Contractor Erects Many Homes in Last Two and. One-Half Years Adam Engle, local contractor is starting on the construction of his 86th dwelling in Salem, during the 'two and one-half years that be. has been in this city, according to a : review of building records on fille with the city recorder. At preset he has 16 buildings under construction in the various parts of the city, having an aggre gate value of $60,000. The aver age cost of each dwelling is about $3500, a moderate priced home, designed especially ; for the wag9 earners and the professional class of people. In the building which have been constructed, the latest ideas in dwelling construction have been carried out and the price, of ! con struction kept down to a minimum it is declared. j PORTLAND READY FOR BIG FESTIVAL Annual Kvent Will Offer Several New and Fine Features IhU Year PORTLAND, Or.,; May 9. Four weeks from Monday will see the opening of Portland's 1925 five day Rose festival, declared to ie the most elaborate, civic celebra tion any city ever has planned. Portland's Rose festival has en dured a -score of years while other civic celebrations have flared and died, yet Rose festivals of pre vious years are belittled by com parison with the program announc ed for June 15 to 19. ' t Two distinctive, new features, one of which is of greater magni tude than all of the ' features of any previou-3 rose festival and the other equal in elaboration to the famous floral . parade, are includ ed In the program. The first la "Rosaria," a civic pageant in which have been enrolled the 5, 000 most talented singers, (danc ers and actors in the city, includ ing virtually all the professionals. Charles Wakefield r Gadman, fa- Paint Shop Salem, Oregon Vitralite ISnamols KlpolJn Knamels Moronic Knamels Uarrell San lAght Knamels Pratt & Lambert Varnishes Murphy Varnishes Benjamin Moore Wall Finish Kfccto and Dakoto An to Enamels Old English Floor Wax Cal-O-Tint Calcimine Varnish Stains Wall Paper Brushes ; r h Boxes TIr Lumber Isdpndn us composer, ha written the music on a rose theme,: The lib retto is by Doris Smith,' Montgom ery Lynch, noted producer of The Wayfarer" and other pageants, is director general. . Merrykhana is the other big at traction. This parade will reflect t&4 carnival spirit of the nations of the world in visual contrast to a unfest of Americans. Thirty s$i en nationalities will be repre sented in "The March of the Na tions." Other, sections of the pa rade will be for "Funnyads," ad vertising floats with laughs - In them, for booster organizations, friternal groups, industrial organ izations and theaters. .A "Razz berry" section Is planned In keep ing j with the. "smile in every en try'! rule. - V . : ; . - ENGLISH TYPE HOUSE FINDS FAVOR :n . - r. Two seta of tine prints and t I I Ml . ..-pgf lAy ft j CT,BS" I TZ ED1 , , CtlAtlDEL " j ' 3'OX f-'cZ jr J J CHAH6EL r '. i ;! "" 4-.- i ' : !': :,; . u . r 1 v I ' L r ' ' 'H 111 .tia . . -,, . I JT ' - 1 l5.01TST" p 7i LIVItiq LQDH 'lilTt -ni :j - '1 rotcii 4- ; - y. --if" - - mf oai.-vii ,"' rl w . ... - A plied at nominal cost upon application to ' - SPAULDIKLO GGIFIG CO. 1 It - Is estimated that 25,000 Portlanders now are putting in all or part of every day in preparation for the 1925 festival. j' CITY PLANNING 14 . . .BUILD ES '. A special committee ; on city planning,? of the .- building board has been appointed by Mayor . J. B. Giesy to consider the regula tions of building activities in the city. . !v Many complaints ' ,have": been coming in about the kinds of building that have been erected in fciveral parts of the residence dis trict and as a result the commit tee was appointed. j: - j . "The councilmen appointed were H. Dancy, chairman; - L. J. dimeral, S. B. Purvlne, ' Paul Johnson and C. O. Engstrom. SEGOHP riGDL fLAti ! T JILST7LCJDL TLAH - -ifUH RO 555 specifications -for the above house or other houses will t.j sup Noted Arlington Flagstaff Will be Given Hew Homte WASHINGTON The great flag staff that has topped the heights of Arlington, in front of the Cus-tis-Lee mansion, ever since the && tlonal cemetery was established shortly after- the Civil War, is to fan before the modern-day concep tion of harmonious landscape. The National Fine Arts commis sion has ruled that the 100-foot shaft doesn't blend : with the beauty of the natural surround ings of the cemetery, and the war department Is contracting for its .removal.' It .will bel preserved, 'however, by re-erecting it on the Fort Myer. reservation a mile. or so away. ' r ft ... y i i M "X i THE ENGLISH,, type house shares equal favor with Colonial designs amon? Portland honiebuilders and - is f. ; gaining steadily In popularity i not.only because of Its pleasing exterior,' hut because of its adaptability to, local climatic conditions. jThe narrow cornice, steep roofs and flash dormers : are typical of the English design The sma!l entry, with adjoin ing coat closet serves all pur poses of convenience. The liv ing room is spacious and affords i plenty of wall space for furni ! ture placement.' The -stairway ! Xo the second story is planned ' to occupy a minimum.of cubic ! footage and also affords an easy grade entrance to the basement. The kitchen; and "breakfast, nook are exceptionally light and airy and are in direct connec tion with all parts of the house. The second Etory contains two good sized bed rooms, each with ample closet space. . ' The design will appeal to the person owning a site located among less attractive home, as it is of good height and its , pleasing appearance will make it one of the show places of the . neighborhood. I " . ' i ' ' ' j The plan-calls for 840 square feet of floor area Two sets of blueprints and specifications cf 1 this and other homes will be furnished at nominal cost. 1