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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Builder of Homes
for sale on easy terms. 1
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a home call on us. i
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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
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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
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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
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261 Court Stfeet,
quarter
lor
(puUli&Vinitelea
Kennedy
Ask Any Experienced Painter
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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!- - , '
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Douglas
7?ewber
Salem
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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 . : ; . -
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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.
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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. '
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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 "
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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.
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