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cnSGQNiASt:3:iAt?rt5ALn.r, Oregon. i '. SUNDAY .-.HORNING. AUGUST 30. 1923 uifTTfrrfniH ! tVilL J .fl rrniJl in t tit.., i i .j.'v-i---! -..-TV w v van y.mi. vuSi:- I - J ?n i rm ' : . . j . i - I ' : ,1 i HIBM WABE PERIOD IS SAID CLOSING National Birilding Labor Sur vey Completed by S. W. Straus & Company ' WELDING BUST CAUSE KOVSETnVEB NEED I1AVE NO FEAB JOFTIUQUBLE Notwlthataadins tb tremen dous voluma of building, there are indications that the - period of rising waxes in the construction Industry is nearinj an end. ac cording to a - national building labor survey made public yester day by S. W. Straua It company. Current building labor condi tions are summed mp as follows: I equipped with a check valve National movement for higher I to prevent the water from passing I The: explosion of a hot water tank at . the Barr plumbing shop recently was due to jt weak weld ing, according to. a report made by C. D. Thomas, chief bolierln spector for the state bureau of labpr.. arouse wives need nave no con cern about the not water ' tanks ujed in the!rJ,home,,:Thomas! re pert reaas,- "eucn tanas are gen erally -of the required -material and properly constructed. Many h"ouse- wifes become nerrbus' when steam issues I from - the hot water faucet, fearing an over-pressure on the tanlf might cause an explosion 'ia very remote." v The; tank at the plumbing shop definitely checked bck ; into the pipe. While the ordinary hot water tank installed In the home : does not . have cneck! valve, any .. high pressure would simply force the water back wages seems for. present. Wage rates show greater atabll ity although there is still some slifht nnward tendencies No Indication of a general I into . the pipe, rather Uun cause movement to reduce wages and 1 the tank to hurst. only few cities report and down- 'Damage caused to .the shop, es ward revision of scales. Itipiated at 42500, is being rapidly Longer agreements -being sign-1 paired. New windows were plac ed by contractors that wilt tend I m tne iront, last. week, and to stabilize the Industry. Jpart of the . north wall tkat were Except for several urisdlcton- destroyed have been replaced al disputes, labor is fairly traa quit. Building labor is well employed and only an occasional shortage of skilled craftsmen Is - reported Bonus payments and practice of contractors bidding against each other t for men have largely dis appeared Unskilled labor maintains high rates, although supply being in creased by slackness of factory employment. Bulk of common labor snpply needed for. building industry being furnished by Canada and .Mexico ai immigration laws have consi derably reduced . supply from Europe. Apprenticeship schools steadily increasing supply of skilled build ing craftsmen "Review of wage scales for the entire country show that St. Louis continues to lead the country with tne nignesc wage scaie," tne re port states. "Common labor is receiving from '45cto'77e and bricklayers are receiving $1.75 per boar, "Bricklayers in the leading I ties are receiving 90c to $1.75; carpenters 43o to $1.50; hod-car riers 30c to $1.5; structural Iron workers 66c to $1.50; plasterers 90c to $1.75; lathers 80c to $1 62; etone masens 84c to $1.55; painters 50c to $1.4 3; plumbers 70c to $1,50; electricians 50c lo $1.60; hoisting lengineexs .626 to $1.65; and -common laborers 25c to 87c.- . Reports , from Canada Indicate that there is a plentiful snpply of labor and wage rates are well stabilized Although there is some slight upward tendency. According to the department , of labor the vage rates in Uan dties etf , 169.7 -per cent higher . than in 1913 and no perceptible decrease in building costs due to a reduced wage ecale, la expected during the next few months. That building trades wages in the Dominion are much below those in the building trade In thirteen Canadian cities In 1924 are: bricklayers; $108.8. carpenters , $.73.4, , electricians $.79.1, painters 4,69.6. nlasterera $ 1.03.2, plumbers $1.05,2. plumb ers .i3.6, sjon: t uttera $.91.4 unci laborers .$.43.2. hi lii ni Santa Barbara Situation Is Studied by Prominent American Engineers v Arctic Explorers Quickly Doff Far North Apparel REAL ESTATE IS MOVING I .... - GOOD DEALS ARE REPORTED BY MELYIX JOHXSO.V I Mrs. Lourena Pratt bought the P. D. Martin bungalow, corner Chemeketa and Twenty-third. Delmar Bond bought a! lot owned by W. G. Krueger on Mar ken -, Marie Johnson purchased the GUs t Gaertner cottage on North Cottage. Mrs. C. M. Elliott sold her 39- acre tract in Waldo Hills to H. Wj.Burtis. v, J. W. PhiUips. of Sublimity, bought the Glen D. Bailey home at I3T5 Norib. Summer. i N. D. Butterfield bought a cot tage at 1825 North Cottage from Marie Johnson. - j Henry W. Burt is sold his home at' 2640 Claud to Clara Mae Elliott. jJeanentte B. Fischer,-of ilver- tefn, bought n house at 1590 North Capitol from V. W. Woodruff. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 29. The first report of the Amerl caa society of civil engineers, fol lowing, an extensive aurvey ot the situation at Santa Barbara follow ing the earthquake of June 29, will be made shortly by J. D.' Gal loway, ! chairman of the National committee of earthquakes, of -the society. ' : ;"' ' r"The facts are now bo thorough ly clear that all engineers : are agreed on the -vital need 'of elasti city In construction," Mr. Gallo way declared." -'Structural steel has an ultimate compression strength of 60.000 pounds per square inch, which means that It can bear this weight without un due strain. Even -in the most sev ere shock conceivable. In which structural steel bore stress beyond the 60,000 pound strain, the co lumns would not fan, for the elas ticity .and cohesion of the steel it self would keep it intact although It; became 'twisted and bent." 'GalKway pointed out that one steel frame structure in the earth quake zone of Santa Barbara, the post office, was undamaged, which he said, proves the conclusions reached by engineers following e San Francisco disaster in 1906 that elasticity of construction is the outstanding need to withstand earthquake shock. In almost every Instance In Santa Barbara," Galloway conti nued, "concrete columns failed. This was due to design and lack strength to. resist the shear tresses which come from the side ways movement of the earth quake." , of STORE WILL OPEN SOON !. - :.; ; . . .; . INTERIOR OF BU1XDIXG N'EAR- RIXG COMPLETION Remodeling of the Interior of the old Liberty -.theatre building on Liberty .between State -and Court is progressing and will bo completed In time for the opening of the CosmopoliUn Stores com pany's local establishment vn Sep tember 12. Shelving and the necessary showcases .were being constructed during the past week and other finishing touches being given to the inside of the bulldbag. All equipment Is designed to give cus tomers the best possible service and conveniences. - Classified Ads Bring Results structure Director Brothers' Store ' Given Hew Coat of Paint Among the -stores In the bus! ness district id spruce, up the ex teflor and get ready' for the win terrains is that occupied by birec tor Brothers, at Commercial and Court. The new and popular .fall styles jot tan is applied to the I I I NT-AALESUND Klngsbay Spits bergen. Polar explorers. It seems do not like to look the part unless they are exploring. f When Roald Amundsen. Lin coln Ellsworth and their compan ions landed back here, they did not' lose much time in shedding their Arctic apparel for everyday garb. True enough, they all needed shaves nd baths badly, but their metamorphosis into well-groomed men of the world was so complete as to startle those, who met them soon after their arrival. Amundsen wore a well-fitting gray sports Jacket, with cap breeches, hose and brogans to match. A silk handkerchief peeped out of .his breast pocket. and with his .grave courtly man ners he had the air of a typical countyf squire. Rllser-Larsen's athletic figure showed up bravely In dark blue serge, silk socks and patent leath er shoes. 'OscarOmdal also affect ed blue serge.. Lett Dietrichaon sported neat gray tweeds and Ells worth affected a gray woolen sweater with flannel trousers, lie generally went about bare-headed Feucht was dressed in a plain business suit that might pass in any European capital. Their copper-hued complexions lone "betrayed an intimate ac quaintance with Arctic blasts. a stunt ana disapproved it. Mar- tull then requested permission to make a jump from a plane drives by .a pilot. The .president approv ed the request, as a mark of re spect to the United States, set the date as July 4. Martull dropped from a height of about 4000 feet into the Gulf of Mexico. A swarm of small craft were stationed oft shore to effect a quick rescue. Water-tight Passenger Plane fs Ready for Use 1 LONDON A single 50 horse- rower engine airplane to seat 14 passengers recently completed its trials and will be used in the cross- channel service.' It has a large roomy cabin with wicker arm chairs tor the passengers who will have a constant -supply of fresh air by means . of special ventlla tion. 1 ' ' I i i ' Emergency -exits are provided in the room should it be necessary for passengers to emerge In case of landing on the sea, in-Avhich case too wheels, axle and under carriage struts can be dropped by means of a lever' In the pilot's cockpit. Tne body ot the macnine is watertight and buoyant and would float for several hours. IT DON T TAKE MS TO FND AND ' FIX"' A LEAK nCirt TMAT - UuArS. NEINBIIOS. i 833 Chemeketa. PI tone 1006 Fill B warn ig LET'S CO! "Tbcr Un't njr basineks." vailrd ika and tlooMf aAan. I bavra't mde a dollar inc Uia armia ie bran." But I twMa'l Klo nettnf, at I Ward bis alary tHracta. That tb hopfhil rtw-.r(u.l baktlrr aarma U bar lt to do. I'vo boo i boaineaa place rhrr tha air lika waa thick vith looi Aad tho men wr d aad soleaaa Demand Same Protection as Is Given to Investors in Various Bonds tha mourner at tomb. Aad thrre wann'f any buaiueaa or an rdar romiac ia Aad. what's mor. tbrp narr will b till tboso leiiowa atart to arm. "Tboro in't any businraa" aren't you Veary o( that ryt Men hara caarht the clommy habit aad they ait around aad slfh. But the battler. I nolx-od, who h " fiuit bit ey chair Aad ' ia conlidently working, aeema to . gather ia bta aha re. With a maa'a (aitb in the fntare mneb too lone we're scattered dopM. it ia time to ft th basinet, it ia time to buatlo' oat. Much too Ion we'vo aobbed aad whiiapor ed. much too long we're talked ot woe. New it's time (or optim'iMn and tbo hopo tul phrase; "Let's Go!" PARIS finance Minister CaU- laux's gold coupon loan has made guarantees against risks of loss through depreciation of the franc the .question of the day. Labor agitators say that the workingman is entitled to the same guarantee as the Investor and .that wages must be guaran teed in the same ration as Interest on bonds. The movement has ex tended to office employes, func tionaries and state pensioners. Its supporters find their argument In lie government's loan prospectus and some apprehension might be entertained as to the consequences if it were not for the reassurance furnished by bankers and finan cial experts who believe the minis ter of finance has a safe margin ia the rate of guarantee of 95 Apex-O-Gram. ATHLETE IS MISSIONARY Cuban Aviator Honored For Parachute "Plunge HAVANA. 'Lieut. Guillermo Martull, the Ctrban aviator who on July 4 made the first parachute limp eeen in Cuba from a Cuban army airplane, has been decorated with a military merit medal and two Havana newspapers have started subscriptions for a fund t6 give him a house. Martull first asked President Machado to Authorize him to take np an obsolete plane on May 20 Cpba's Independence .day, set fire to it and drop in a parachute. The president thought this too risky EDINBURGH. After winning several events at an athletic meeting recently, Eric JJddell. the "flying Scotsman." and Scot tish Olympic 400 metres cham pion, left Edinburgh on his way to China for missionary work. Llddell was hauled through the streets In a decorated carriage by fellow students and a large crowd at the station sang- a hymn, "Jesus shall -reign," as his train moved out of the -station. f ranes to the pound. They agree generally that the franc ought not remain long below that figure and that it may even rise above it slightly if the gold coupon loan turns out to be the success that it now promises. - With the floating loan reduced to Innocuous proportions Calllaux. tbey predict will be able to put through parilamentat'thertext session the new taxes with which te proposes to provide a sinking fund for debts, then there will be no longer any reason to apprehend disaster to the franc. It is pointed out In Teply to the demands of labor that the work ingman Is far better off generally than the small bondholder. His wages as compared with the pre war rates have been Quadrupled while office salaries, government pay and pension rates have not been doubled on the average. They are; in paradise. It is remarked. as compared to the small investor whose rate ot interest on prewar investments has remained the same and whose capital has dwin dled to half the original invest ment. The latter has no way of increasing his Income or of prev enting the soiling down ot his capital,; while the laborer has am ply succeeded in solving the prob lem for himself, It. is argued. The Statesman covers county news more tnorougniy man any other paper In Marlon county. Onr special correspondents do It. Lone Star t Service Station and Camp Ground 1998 N. Capitol Strttt John WiUiamson Prop, Abo Builder of Homes for sale on easy term.1 . If you are looking ior a home call on us. A Convenient and Cheerful ColonialHouse Beautify Yoiir House t Have it painted up. How long has it been since the job was dooe? The surface needs the protection, -too.' Lot us quote you our fair prices on .this" work. Gabriel Ponder and Supply Co. 175 South Commercial Phone 723 . i , lit Jdl Ft Floor ?ir. I Secdnooti I V f V HcscN.136 ; ; ! :, VdfjudfrAmaiamF0ceHckAimcUtian I Stop heat loss at the roof-line! If your home. If alreaaty baflt ' lt ua show you bow rou eta effect a eons(derablc foel aaviog and get greater a)l-aeoa com fort by tin Ing yoar attic with Celotax I ovulating J-urfiber. CaJetea brtngs to thtVPet hoane a comfort, only Cnly one hevfbedbefor?- f t cnble hotrm builders for thf f rt tin to ob tain cotnpWtc irimiUtiaai fxactt eIly Without estra cot. Pnooe a tor-owe iaXartnatteo Oregon Gravel Co. Uov4 at Front St .GdbM-.::fibbFi MEANS MONEY Eg SAVED Certainteed and Pabcb Boof ings-Hcedar ,Shinide.s -RooJE 3- uoaxui?. Ail materials oj ine nignesi quauty lvnicii m- sure 'long " wear ftnd perfect fjsrnents.,,. k ... . . . protection -frtra weather ' 'Gn!l Pcvdcr ! SuiiMly. to. 175 JSouth. Commercial Street; Telephone 728 mm HOOFING and BUILDING PAPER We are now prepared to fill all orders for strip shingles, red and green- . design roofing which you can use over your old shingles building paper k , v- of all kinds ' ' ' '' -v . . .- , ..'.. : i - ' ' " ,."' Come and look' over our stock. -Our trade is Increasing so rapidly that we have had to put on another truck to keep up ojar record of prompt delivery 5Ve)hapdle the best of everything in the .building material line. Our many satisfied customers will vouch for this.. We can Jiandle any size bill, and our mill is running full time. Everybody s on the job. No .small mill stock in our stock : , 9 ; We also " handle- Bherwin-rWilliama paints, varnishes and stains, fence p&sts lime, cement arid plaster-rin fact, everything in'buildmg materials. t ; Ajp.KELSSYanager : . , . Tclehppc &12 ... .319. South TwcIIth Street , - . .. fiai-JkBS.Ez7 Woolen JUH -1 , . -: j. i .' t 4 i i HtscN.136 JHIS house has a pleasant surprise for ""V'l anvene whj thi,,ks that Cclonial i ; A Houses are not suitable fcr present V s;M day living conditions. It will be cf special interest to women who like plenty cf air end sunshine and who like a hsuse that is eqsy to "operate." It has even-thing that the modern housewife wants, and has it in a ccn ; venient place. ....... . : The front hall i accessible to kitdien as well as living room. The living room, with it3 broad bay window and face brick fireplace is a most attractive room and opens into a fine living porch. . ; 'j The kitchen is of good size and has provision for all necessary, up-to-date, equipment. In addition the pantry proviics ample closets, cup boards and shelves. The resr entry has space for the refrigerator an J trann dvset. j On the second floor the three bedrooms, the bathroom and the linnn closet are grouped , around, the hallway. The main bedroom rxas windows on three sides, while the other two have windows on two skies. Each bedroom has an ample closet, with drawers and shelves.' ' Throughout tha house every square' foot of Djor space has been utilized : out in any way making the house I The house is ecuaDy adaptable kt cr a corner lot, as it is shewn in the illustra tion. It is a house that will win the admiration cf the discriminating passerby, for it is attrac tive in all its elevations. . The entrance docrway, the size and placing cf the windows with their solid blinds, the bay window, the porch with its lattices, and the pro portions of the varicus wall surfaces jtre all wrrthy of attentkn. The walls arTcrd an ex cellent opportunity for beautiful brictrcrk. A Flemish or an English Cress Bend would add In terest Xo the wall texture, especially Jfa red brick were used. ' The dimensions of the house are 33 feet 6 inches acrcss the front and 23 feet deep. Tha ceilmg hciiht on the first floor is 7 feet 10 inches, and 7 feet 6 inches ca the second. HpUSES BUILT OF. PERMANENT MATERIALS COST BUT LITTLE MORE THAN THOSE CONSTRUCTED OF . . " MORE TEMPORARY MATERIALS . . , . But ,lhe Upkeep Expense of Such Houses Is Small See us for common brick, face brick, building tile, partition tile, silo tile, drain tile, "''"" vcrtriflcd sewer pipe. . a.. A .. 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