THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY tORNlKGi AUGUST 2371925
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Finishing J ouches Are Be
ing Given to Building and
Its -Equipment
IThe final touches are being 1y
en to the new $230,000 Salem
Klks' temple at State and Cottage,
tapestries,' blinds and a few other
article's of furniture are yet to bee
placed and the' landscaping out
side the building:' The hew tem
ple will be (ready for;' occupancy
by tbe first of the month. ' ' ,
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! Two white alabaster marble
statues, eafch weighing 600
pounds, guard the entrance. One
represents the goddess of tbe day
and the other the goddess of the
nights. They were carved by
special order!, by Baldcct, an Ital
ian sculptor.! Twenty-one tons of
rubber tile hare been used In
tnakinr the floors soundproof.
' The main jiQunglng room at the
feast' part of the building toward
Ibe front has been built with an
Immense fireplace at f one side.
Hooks and magazines will be kept
In shelves at 'one end of the room
' Mahogany i wood work is used
throughout qn the lower floor.
The color' scheme of tbe entire
building harmonizes perfectly. In
the lounging room the walls are of
a soft, neutral buff,. with cornice
,and, frieze to harmonize.. The
wall decorations of the whole low
er floor nave Deen eiaDoraieiy
oulded and colored with burnt
range, cream and goia.
A luxurious Wilton carpet, half
tin inch in thickness. Is to be plac
ed On the' floor 6f 'the lounging
room and the ladies' parlor; which
has been built Immediately south
(f the loungjng room to the left
of the Cottage street entrance to
he huilding; The ladies' parlor
will be furnished with .'overstuffed
urnJture. anid the walls will be of
olden Tiffany. The dining rpom
uat south of the ladies' room will
ave Italian! stippled walls and
transparent Chandeliers.
At the front of the building on
(he lower floor the reading and
Writing room has been built east
6f the entrance, between the en
fnnree and the lounging room. The
card room, billiard room and buf
fet with its ! soda service extend
ing across the west side. 'Six mas
sive pocket tbllllard tables were
Installed there this week. The
buffet is to have a Tennessee mar
ble, facing to match the floor.
. The pass pantry at the rear and
' center of the lower floor are fin
lshed in old ivory and French
gray enamel. Ah elevator has
been installed by" means of which
service- Tan be had to the second
floor- and mezzanine. In the
mezzanine ;rpoms have- been con
j structed fori nse,by;,-entertalners
whjKUge the stagewhjch Is at the
sojjth end of tbe banquet and ball
room, on tbe cast , side' of ' the
building : : , ,
, The, deep rrown moulding high
up .online, walls .or... the huge Dan
que and ball room is particularly
rich 'In color" and general artistic
workmanship.' 'The stage Js dec
. orated with-antique gold arid fcar
, lands of fruit and flowers lh nat
ural colors, harmonizing -with the
carved moulding of the roontJBe-
hind the molding 200 border
lights are concealed. '
The principle of indirect liisht-
ing Is used throughout the Inter
ior of the building. ?
The stage is equipped with the
most up to date fixtures, and has
curtain of deep green sflk ve-
lour, : ;. ! -'-
North- of the' ball and j banquet
room at the northeast corner of
the upper floor, the ladies rest
room is located. It will be
equipped with Venetian reed fur
niture, With ' draperies to match.
The Italian electric fixtures catch
the eye of ' everyone" , Who goes
through! the room. .
The lodge Toom,' measuring 57
by 80 feeti extends along the west
side of the upper floor, and will
be floodlighted by means of 30
spotlights,: concealed at the cor
ners and being of various colors.
The walls are of kanestone, the
carved corners colored old ivory,
and high-lighted with soft creams
and robin's egg. blue. The center
ightingi fixture Is in the form of
a sunburst, colors being gold, rich
orange, cream and a touch of blue.
Furnishings for' the lodge room
are made of mahogany, including!
the stations for officers, and the
altar. The officers' stations are
upholstered in leather, Two hun
dred and fifty opera "chairs are
arranged about the edge of the
room. At the raer of the lodge
room which is the north end, a
loft for the organ and choir has
been built high up In the wall.
The Elk's do not have an organ
at present, but Intend to purchase
one at a later date.
A room for 'moving picture ap
paratus has been built at the rear
of the banquet and ball room as
well as at the rear of the lodge
room. i ' . .
The candidates. room and other
smaller, rooms are at i the north
end of the lodge room.
The grand l staircase, leading
from the first to the second floor,
begins directly in front of the
main entrance to the building. It
reaches la large landing, onto
which the light shines through i
rich piece of stained . glass, sun
light being allowed by the; con
stuction j of the building to come
down from above as far as the
glass.. The staircase divides at
the landing, and goes on up to a
large hallway on the second floor,
which opens to the hall and ban
quet room on one side and the
lodge room on the other side. ' In
front it opens to the logia at the
front ofthe building.; '
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EXHIBITS LISTED
Outlook Is Bright for Banner
' Year; Many Improve-,
ments Are Made
OREGON GETS SETTLERS
SALKM REPORTS 27 XKW AR
RIVALS IX MONTH
The proud little slogan of "Trail
em to Salem" was made manifest
Friday when the chamber of com
merce, operating under the state
wide development, plan, reported
2? new settlers during the past
month, to the land settlement de
partment, j .
Salem is cooperating with the
local chamber in checking up on
the new settlers,! and sincetheir
With practically every Impor
tant nroducing I country of the
state anticipating a bumper har-1 campaign started In June has re-
test this year the Washington ported z is new seiners ior ivz
htali fair. September. 14-19, at
APARTMENTS PROGRESS
WORK BEING RUSHED UPON
TWO XKW STRUCTURES
Construction on" two new apart
ment houses is being pushed in
order to have , these . completed
early in the fall. The Fisher
apartment, on South Commercial
is rapidly taking shape with near
ly all -of the exterjor "work com
pleted, j Windo ws were placed this
week. The building, three stories
and basement; Is of concrete.
; In North Salem near the- J. L.
Parrish j junior high school, ' the
bungalow court, apartment .being
erected by Adam Engle Is neartng
completion. This building, all on
the ground floor, is of hollow tile
construction. v i t ,
Yakima, renewed after a recess of
two years, promises to be more
truly representative than ever be
fore of the resources of the entire
state. Decause the fair was omit
ted in 1924 the hew manager A.
E. Lawson adopted the policy of
putting all available funds into
the promotion of this year's fair
as he most effective method of
placing the fair on the sound
basis necessary for further per
manent improvements.
Premiums for the educational
departments were . increased all
along the. line, and the total in
awards for all departments is ap
proximately (25,000. At the same
time it was determined to put on
the best possible entertainment
program and $20,000 is to be
spent for the grandstand attrac
tions. ! !
The response to the attractive
offerings has been, marked. On
August 10. nine counties, includ
ing the 'largest producers of the
state, had entered exhibits in the
country competition. Several more
were planning etxhlbits, and com
petition will be keen for the $100
per county to be pro rated on the
basis of comparative scores.
In the boys and girls club divi
sion, for which about $400 had
been offered previously, a total of
$1,200 in premiums and awards
is being offered this year. Miss
Elmlna White of Washington
State college,' superintendent of
this work, haa asked for reserva
tions for 150 boys and girls, twice
the number at the last fair.
necora oreaKing exnimts are
promised in the livestock depart
ments. Ample room for the poul
try is afforded by an annex to the
poultry house constructed since
the last fair in 1923. D. F.
Mitchell of Spukane la superin
tendent of this department.
, Dr. R. J. Donahue, until recent
ly state .veterinarian, heads the
livestock department. Among the
entries already in are some 125
head of Guernsey cattle, of which
about 40 are from: the state herd,
exhibits by J. H. McCroskey and
J. E. Trimble of Garfield, and H
S. Curtis of Palouse, all new ex
hlbltors at the Washington fair,
and exhibits irom Lewis , county
which have not been seen at
Yakima before. - The Short . Horn
Cattle association has added $250
to the fair, premiums, and the
Aberdeen Angus ; association .has
offered a special 'premium of $75,
for which the Congdvm & Battles
herd and one or; two others will
compete. Community carlots of
Holsteins. Jerseys, and hogs are
expected from the. Mount Vernon
district.
Other counties have also started
a visiting and welcome campaign.
The Corvallls chamber of com
merce is at present making a can
vas of Benton county, and word
was received - Friday from The
Dalles-Wasco chamber of com
merce that a "welcome committee"
had been appointed to locate and
visit all new settlers. As soon as
completed a list of the newcomers
will be sent in to the Portland
land settlement department.
The Eugene chamber of com
merce Is doing a like work in Lane
county; Medford chamber of com
merce for Jackson county, and
Grants Pass chamber of commerce
for Josephine county.
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Thousands of ADplications
, Received for Entrance
Into Film Roles
Restricted Residential
District Being Planned
A restricted residential district
on Ben Lomand hill, east of the
McKinley school, is to' be opened
in the near future by Charles E.
Cone, who plans the construction
of modern homes to sell for
around $300. The property was
withdrawn from sale 15 years ago
and has only recently been put on
the market. Mr. Cone came to
Salem six weeks ago from Lincoln.
Neb., where he was in the life
insurance business.
'State awards $1,000,000 con
struction contracts on Roosevelt
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The Farmer and His Bank
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. Farmers of the Salem community can profitably
make use of tlie facilities and services of the United
States National. r !
By. bringing in y6ur problems and working close with
your bank, Mr. Farmer, you have at your disposal our
experience of many years in promoting the develop
ment of farm and field in this section. ,
United States
National Bank
K Salem.Oregon.
Worlc Is Beinq Rushed
on New YMCA Building
WTille the new YMCA on Court
street is being rushed" atrresent
arid forms for the first floor have
been placed. Rafters are now be-
inir erected and early 'this week
the forms will be extended for tbe
second story. " -
Pendleton Wheat crop In Um
atilla county estimated at 5,000,-
000 bushels. ' - ' j
An oil extracted from locusts
is being used to lubricate watch
es in South Africa.
HOLLYWOOD. Cal. Varied
types are Included in .the many
thousands of men, women and
youths who come here each year
seeking careers in the motion pic
tures. Few ever reach stardom.
Estimates compiled recently
revealed that since 191? more
than 150,000 persons registered
with screen employment agencies
on the Pacific coast. Today the
list of those steadily employed
numbers little more than 15,000.
Therefore, some 135.000 failed to
find a footing on the stepping
stone to clnemaland.
Statistics obtained from film la
bor bureaus here and in Los An
geles show that 300 bald-beaded
men, whose principal bid ror
screen fame is their lack of hair.
and 100 one-legged men, who be
lieve that they should be in pic
tares because they have but one
limb, are registered. On the files
of these agencies are listen ten
cross-eyed men, 50 athletes, 200
professional and non professional
gamblers, 12 midgets, glass eaters
and sword swallowers.
So great is the desire of per
sons to get into tbe pictures that
in an hour's time counterparts of
all famous men of the past.
enough cowboys to stage a rodeo
or sailors sufficient to man a ship
can be brought together. In a
day's time 5,000 persons for a
mob scene or 1,200 women for a
ballroom can be assembled. They
bring their own costumes.
The wage scale at a majority of
tbe studtos is similar. Extras for
mob scenes, who are taken irre
spective of age, size, or nation
amy, receive an average or $3 a
day. Hand picked extras of ap
proximately the same size, similar
features and color of eyes are paid
$5. Character extras, those who
are "camera wise" including win
pome misses and young men who
possess complete wardrobes, are
paid $7.50 a day. Young women
in afternoon and evening gowns.
capable of giving proper atmos
phere to gatherings of the elite.
are given $10.
A scrubwoman si paid $7.50 for
a few minutes work before the
camera. A stunt man Is paid)
$1,500 to drive a motorcycle at!
forty-five miles -an hour into a
racing car. Swimmers are given
$100 to dive 100 feet into the sea
and'a rider $400 to "fall" a horse
over a cliff Into a mountain
stream. An ex-prize fighter earns
from $50 to $100 to give and take,
bare-tlsted. in a scrap of a few
minutes duration and a juggler
receives aa high as $200 for show
ing his tricks In a circus side-show
scene.
Sixty per cent of the thousands
of persons registered at the film
employment offices are women.
The greatest number of an indi
vidual group are girls and young
women seeking employment in
ballroom scenes and similar work.
Many girls who are listed possess
wardrobes as elaborate as any
owned by a millionaire's daughter.
Catholic Parish School
Work Is Well Under Way
Work on the new Catholic par
ish school in North Salem is pro
gressing rapidly and the interior
Is nearly ready for the plasterers.
The structure is on story with
basement, and will be ready for
the fall term of school next montb.
LAUREL PARK PLATTED
SECTIOX IV XORTII SALEM
HAS MANY FIXE HOMES .
most expensive have already been
sold ' to Alert' Moea and Harry
Wles.
Laurel Park, a district restrict
ed to modern homes has been
platted, dedicated and placed on
the market by the firm of Becke
it Hendricks of this city. Laurel
park lies along Laurel street be
tween North Summer street and
Highland avenue, i Suitable build
ing restrictions are incorporated 1
Into each deed which preclude the
building of any home smaller than
$2000.! That the people of Salem
are become awakened to tbe value
of building restrictions is evidenc
ed by the quirk sale "of a similar
property on South Winter street
between Cross and Howard streets
bandied by Becke tc. Hendricks In
which all lots were sold before
street was opened up and several
lots have re-sold at advanced
prices. :
This district lies directly west
of the Williamson tract where a
building restriction has been Im
posed and guarantees to th buyer
a proieciea district or all new,
homes. 't . . j
There are an even fifty lotsi
priced as low as $300 and the two1
Lone Star
Service Station
and Camp Ground
199S N. Capitol Street
John Williamson
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Builder of Homes
for sale on easy terms.
If you are looking for
a home call on us.
An Attractive House with
Sunny Rooms
Gambling is NOT
! Investing
Investment means money placed in profit
able channels where, safety is considered of
paramount importance. ' Where the element of
gambling occurs, speculation is the only term ,
that can be applied.
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Hawkins & Roberts have eliminated gambl
ing from investing for nearly ten years in the
Salem community. We have never been the
cause of the loss of a single dollar to any in
vestor. ; Naturally, then, many are making
their investment headquarters with us.
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You can always be assured of our cooperation
in making your money grow to the
; best advantage
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HERE has been much discussion
about the economy of building the
square house over the L-shaped
house, and there is little doubt that
the square house can be built more
economically. But when the L-shaped house is
well planned the difference in cost is not ex
cessive, and many home-builders gladly pay the
difference to get the advantages which the re
shaped house offers.' j .
The house above-illustrated has these fea
tures. Notice how the living room and dining
room and two of the bedrooms on tha second
floor have windows on three sides, thus assuring,
plenty of sunlight and free circulation of air
throughout the house. The cheerfulness im
parted by such an arrangement is difficult to
measure in dollars and cents. . . ,
Comfort, convenience and attractiveness one
wants in his home, and it is always well in,
planning a house to bear in mind that a few
hundred dollars well spent in getting what one
wants may he returned many times oyer.
Economy and skimping are two entirely dif
ferent matters. Many things in connection with
building that seem economical at the start turn
out costly, and many things we think we cannot
afford turn out to be the most economical.
i The'eirjerience of the nast is teaching many
"home-buiiders that first cost is not the vital
consideration in building, but that slow de
preciation, low repair bills, lower insurance
rates and reduced fuel bills really decide the
soundness of the home-building investment.
! A11 this is a bit beside a discussion of this
particular house, but we shall not see a very
great improvement in American homes until the
American people learn the fundamentals of-home-building
economies. . . '
The architects of this house have combined a
pleasing and interesting exterior with a well-.
planned interior. The decorative treatment of
the corners, windows and doorway all add to
the charm of the face brick walls, while the mass
of the house is in flood scale and proportion.
The rooms oh both floors are comfortably
large and conveniently arranged, .The overall
'dimensions of the house are 32 feet by 38 feet.
HOUSES BUILT OF PERMANENT MATERIALS COST BUT
LITTLE MORE THAN THOSE CONSTRUCTED OF.
MORE TEMPORARY MATERIALS
But the Upkeep Expense of Such Houses Is Small
See us for common brick, face brick, building tile,4 partition tile, silo tile, drain tile,
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