i i-
" THE OREGON -STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON ?
SUNDAY: MORNING,- OCTOBER 11, , 1325 -
5
tVMORE THAN ONE HOUSE A DAY' BEING BUILT HESE IN THE GI7Y
v
ED ;
TO PILE OF ASHES
Old Landmark A Exists in
Memory Only; New Build-
Will Rise Soon
i r rr
the location today, watching the
progress of tearing down, and he
is planning to resume immediately
tha btiildlne nf a two-torv Store
building with brick front. He has
been held up inbis construction.
as his property line extends a lit
tle beyond- the south wall of ' the
old laundry building, and he, baa
had . to wait until the building
should be . torn down until he is
able to construct his building up
to his property lne.
The old Methodist church, later
used as a laundry building, that
has stood for 75 years 'or so on
Liberty, between State and Ferry
streets, has been completely torn
down, and Saturday the last rem
nants of the old historic: structure
were burned to cinders, and Mon
day the ashes will be carried away.
; The work of tearing down the
old building has taken about two
weeks, and according to the con
tractor in charge of the wrecking
in spite of the age of the building.
some of the timbers in the build
ing were still staunch "fwhen re
in o Ted. The. work was delayed
somewhat during fair week be
cause trucks were not available to
clear off the debris, but i during
the last week tracks were obtained
and practically all ot the debris
has. been carried away, if
As soon as the ashes are cooled
Dr. B. L. Steeves, owner of the
property, will commence! the erec
tlon. of a one-story off ice building,
with architecture on the same plan
- as that of the Salem Bank of Com
merce building, which adjoins the
Steevea property. ,
George i Wills was on hand at
ENGLE BUILDING READY
ROOMS IX JfEW APART3IKXT
HOUSE ALREADY OCCUPIED
The Engle apartments, built by
Adam Engle,' are nearly all com
pleted I now, and four families
have already ; occupied . their
rooms. .The rest of ,: the' apart
ments are to be finished soon
There will be twelve apartments
in the building, and according to
the builder', ail are rented, with
a waiting list prepared.
Besides . the apartment
Engle is now building a five-room
bungalow for Mike Panek, brake
specialist, at 2115 South Church
street. : He Is also constructing a
five-room bungalow for Mr. Dovet
of the Stiff Furniture company,
at 1605 North Capitol street.
CALLES BROADCASTS SPEECH
MEXICO CITY When Presi
dent. Calles addressed the opening
of the oew session of congress Sep
tember 1, it was the first time a
speech by a Mexican president was
broadcast. " Station CZE ot the
ministry of education, carried it
on a 350-metre wave length.
HOME II IS
1
11
dumber of-New ; Dwellings
So Far This Year Exceeds
'Those in 1924
More than a home a day has
been built in Salem from the first
of the year up to the present time,
according to; figures compiled by
the Chamber of Commerce Bulle
tin. From the first of the year up
to October 1 according to the fig
ores, permits, have been issued for
the erection of 284 dwellings. The
number of days from the. first of
the year to October 1 was. 273.
; In 1924 permits were issued for
the building of 283 homes in Sa
lem, representing a cost of $944,-
080,'i The number of homes this
year have already outnumbered
the 1924 record, and permits are
stll being issued. During the first
eight months of the present year
permits have already been Issued
for homes representing the outlay
of 1854,500 up to October 1, and
the. total is still piling up in such
a manner as to allow the venture
to be made that Salem will build
$1,000,000 worth of homes this
year. ,
COST - OF.. HEAT . LISTED
QUESTIONS ARE PREPARED
TO PREVENT WASTING
Sports. The Statesman leads In
the field of the season's athletic
activities. -
will build
5 1 - i
1 ,HSttJ
We
this House on any lot
within 50 miles for
$5222.00 1
Only little cash, required Balance easier than rent
Beautiful Cement Stucco on Concrete Masonry
Walls withFiresafe, Permanent Roof
ELOQRS throughout of oak or maple; : FIREPROTECTION ASSURED!
electrical equipment guaranteed; AND AT NO GREATER COST!
plumbing best that money can buy; con- , Step in today and look at the many beau
crete basement fk, hardware of any tiful homes shown in our plan books,
standard you may select; interior deco-, Estimates for any home that interests
rations' under your own direction. - you cheerfully given without obligation.
Adam Engel
1420 North Fifth Street
Telephone 133 7-J
When the gas or electric service
bill seems larger thaa it ought to
be, the explanation can frequently
be found in the answer to one or
more of the following questions.
which have "been tabulated by a
large utility company! from an nal-
ysis of severe! thousand "big bill"
complaints, says the Dregon Com
mittee on Public Utility in for ma-
1. Does the bil cojrer more
days than the previous bill with
which it is compared? -v
2. Has more light been used
because of shorter days, as in win
ter? : . ; ; h .
. 3. Has the gas stove been used
to warm the kitchen on chilly
mornings? j j ..'
4., Has there been! sickness, ne
cessitating the nse ot more gas or
current? ; ; j "J
5." Has cold weather caused the
use of more hot water; than usual,
and hence more gas to fire the
heater? , ;
6. Has there been ! much com
pany during the period of the
"big bill"? i ! ! i
7. . Have the servants wasted
gas or electricity?
8. Have any new gas or electric
appliances been put to work?
9. Does any gas appliance need
readjustment? i
10. Have the electric lights in
out-of-the-way corners been turn
ed on and forgotten? j
If the answerto none ot these
Questions solves Hhe problem of
the "big bill," the gas or electric
company should be notified so It
can send a man to find the fault
and remedy it.
SALE OF ELECTRIC
LIGHTS USES
Use of Lamps Increases
Nearly Five Times in Past
Sixteen Years
T 'C m Mi i r I
nth' -1 i ,
. 1 re I m 11 - .
4 JL.' 1 m IL "
i
-t t i
Ladies Checking Accounts
Ladies, too, will appreciate the convenience of having
a Checking Account at the United States National.
There's no bulky money to carry in your purse, you
have even change always, and for payment and reqord
of household expenses, there is no better way May.
we not open such' an account for you?
V United States
National Bank ;
j Salcm.Ofegon ' ' ;
Sales of incandescent electric
lamps, exclusive of miniature
lamps; amounted to 27S.000.000
iii the United States in 1924.
which is an Increase of 33,000,090
or 12 per cent over 1923.
SaleB of miniature lamps, such
as are used on automobiles, elec
tric signs, flashlights, etc., in
creased 20 per cent, to a total of
210.000.000.
In the past 16 years the sale of
amps increased 4 times, and the
consumption of electric current
for lighting, about 5 times. As
the candie power of the average
lamp now sold Is nearly treble that
used 16 years ago, the aggregate
amount -of light is approximately
15 times greater. The average
price "at .lamps, on the other hand
is about 1-3 less than the price
before the war.
A dollar today buy about 18,000
candle hours ot light, against
3,000 candle power twenty years
ago.
M
Last Trees on Campus
Are Removed Saturday
Workmen on the Willamette
campus finished : telling the last
tree to 4e cut down Saturday, and
most of the trees cut; down have
been sawed up and removed from
the campus. The second plowing
is nearly completed and a good
share' of the ground has been har
rowed. , M
FIRE LOSSES TS THE U. S.
'.Every minute a fire: somewhere:
One dwelling house burns' every
four minutes. M .
One farm building' every seven
Five chdrches evei day.1 r
Five school houses: every day,
Fifteen hotels eery day.
Forty human lives every day.
Over 15,000 lives lost and over
17,000 people seriously injured
every year.
WEATHER AIDS WORKERS
EMPLOYMENT .CONDITION JX
LOGGING CAMrS IMPROVES
Large Botanical Garden
Asked for University
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.,
Dr. Leroy Abrams of the botany
department in Stanford university
says conditions here are ideal for
the development ot world-famous
botanical gardens. Stanford
would welcome the opportunity to
develop such an institution.
Now growing on the grounds at
Stanford are plants from such geo
giaphical extremes as Alaska, Can
ada. New England, the Rocky
Mountains, Mississippi Valley, Gulf
states, Texas, Arizona, Mexico, the
West Indies, Central America,
Ecuador, Brazil, Chili, Norway,
England, France, Spain, Austria,
the Canary Islands, Sicily, Greece,
Syria, the Caucasus, the Himal
ayas, China, Japan. Algiers, the
Sahara, South Africa, New Zea
land, New; Caledonia and Tas
mania ''-v: .
All these plants thrive outdoors.
PORTLAND, Oct.10. Favorable
weather, throughout the Pacific
northwest last week contributed
to hold employment to a high level
according to, the' 4 L employment
Service letter issued here today.
which, stated that! the total volume
of industrial activity is greater
than it -was a year ago. Labor
turnover at logging ramps is
heavy, the report, said, but sawmill
workers are not changing jobs.
t Reports -from. 4L employment
offices in various northwestern
cities indicate that therJs plenty
of work for all who want It The
reports were as follows:
Portland A large part of last
week's employment demand In
Portland ? was confined lo calls
for exnerlencedi Joggers. Other
employment 5 sources showed a
slight lessening in .volume of jobs
offered-. - Labor turnover at saw
raUls Js-very low; loggers continue
to move from camp to camp. -A
few ioba; for.i'farni workers and
dairy help ar posted on local em
, ployment boards! cjji - ,
r,v:;'l--
Seeks to Nullify Use
of Animal Steel Trap
WASHINGTON i ' The general
public and organizations of sports-)
men, as well as; some oinciais oi
the U. S. Biological Survey, are
charged by the! newly organized,
Anti-Steel Trap league with (adopt
ing an improper attitude toward
the use ot steep! traps in the cap
ture of animals, ?.
The point at ijssue is the degree
of suffering experienced by en
trapped animals. .
Officials of the league are pre
paring a pamphlet written by Ed
ward Breck, writer, lecturer an!
former navy officer, who is presi
dent of the organization. It will
contain an appeal for general sup
port of the league's prOgrac,
which covers both the United
States and Canada. This program
sum-
the I organization's officials
marize aaj oHe ws ;' ,
.""We propose to bring about the
-passage of a lay by ail the state
and provincial legislatures making
illegal all nse of the torturing steel
trap and other non-killing devices
fpr taking fur, except by the au
thorities in the case of vermin. ,
"Propaganda against - wearing
fur is helpful of course, but the
above is the only way to win with
in a reasonable period of time, say
a few, years in some states and a
few more in others."
Every woman who ever wore a
fur will be asked to contributo one
dollar.
SPEEDS rP ROTATION SHIP
. MUELHEIM An Improvement
on Flettner's famous rotation ship
has been constructed by the en
gineer, Franz gtruzina. His ves-
sel is equipped with two stationary
towers. By means of large air
funnels to that can be regulated
to a point la ny desired1 Affection
the.vessei is uabJed'to!uyi)ze the
Wind coming from ,any point of the,
compass, whereby 'its speed is ma-
aterially enhanced. At the tnaL
trip the vessel succeeded in attain
ing a . far greater speed than tha
Flettner ship: ;
IF YOU ARE aUlTE;
FIND OUR.
.PLUMBING-
UB-TO
PAR,
NELSON BROS.
, 355 ClirnifkctH '
Phone IIMIG
IWeather-Proof Service
For a Lifetime v
. Our Roof Tile , will do it and 4 at a. Jower cost
per year. It offers beauty, fire protection and
weather-proof service, and you pay for it only
. once. . , - - - '
- ..... . - ! ' V-
Let us estimate re-roofing your home for you.
WATERSEAL CONCRETE
. ROOF TILE
Made by i " ' t
Oregon
Gravel; Co.!
i
4
1
Hood at Front Street
of
A Modern Adaptation
the Dutch Colonial Style
BROKERS AGAIN SUCK CAM) Y
"LoNDO Sucking sugar sticks
or candy is again popular with
members of the stock exchange
now that business Is becoming
some'what slacker. During the
war this 40-year-old custom lapsed
because of the difficulty, of get
ting sugar.
QUALITY
LUMBER
There Is a
DIFFERENCE
GREAT
In Lumber
Arii we are headquarters
I for only the best
H !- ''j ,
That is When you order First Grade Lumber you gct jr
FIRST GKADE4-Not second or third grade
v And this is true whether your order ' V
is large or small 5 1 '
Our aim is to give our patrons the best quality lumber
at reasonable prices combined Kith the best service we
can render.; ' ' : .
When You Need Lumber Call and See Us -
We'll Be Glad to Help You!
(
J. Wl COPELAN D
"::!yRDS"-;-".v-.
West Salem.
!f
1
Phone 576
Tarda la We&t Salem, Albany, Lents,
Hubbard, Yamhill, Hills boro, Eugene
i
' - H!SS3S' '-issssssii SUa!l v-fctsy -K5JKi
HE isTchiteet terd has taken Ms
inspiration from the Dutch Colo
nial,' so justly: admired by many ,
k buiideis tnxoaghoat the. country.
f&l The ssmbrel roof folds down in a
wmf ortable uy over the house, leaving the
iqrmezB flush -with the brick wall of the first
rtory. You could not ask for a more plwmf ng
result. j .. y
The pent over the porch aod aloa j .
pabled end adds a feeling of intimacy -which '
teems to emanate from the wbole house. '
rreatjn the gabled ends with a different
lored brick from those used on the sides
rould simulate the traditional effect of this
S5e of house. r Or, using the same range of
ott tones tbjrtrasiwot, the bond patterns
ind mortar joints might be treated some
rhat differently. - r--' " . .
- Tbcre are some economical advantages in
i two stcaylwcse,' if . yoa do -not; object to
dimbing one fight of stairs: Add a few feet .
to the hdht of the walls and yoa double
roar floor space, r In this parHcolar instance,
foo get seven rooms instead of three. . j
Designettfor A mtrkm TaC9 Brick A trocLaio&
The TxnxlLlnduded inQe,fiooT'plan, forms
an outdoor yestabede forrthe entrance to the
large living" roonxsuch greets yoa wii ita
cheerful fireplace, ftbe opening mtoth din-
ing. room may.berwSdsaed, if desired, totum
almost the entii fat floor into one room, j
' The kitchen i&ery practical and caraJ
pactly arranged. jQe pantry ette, with ita
caning to the dining room sideboard thai
door to the basest gtars,' and the pssaoi
throat the' coat cloeet to the front doos
give the kitchen .aralejpositi ia the
.plan. - .- r - - - v.-. : - v '
1 A Colorrial gtairaay lcatij- Irusu the 11
room to the seoottd fkxarwiih, its bath
four bedrooins, aU yit2r.3rnrrti)atio4
The basement is, provided "wilK'laTijdTrj
heater, coal bins, "vegetable cellar and stcraor
rooms. -The. cnTiTrg.heighta are, first floori
8 feet 9 inches, second floor S feet, and ther
content is 23JL00 coble feet ; 1
1 By extending the entry, poTch a fevrjeet.
a sleeping porch could be TtaTled directly
off one of the back bedrocry.
1
vina
and
HOUSES BUILT QF tERMANEOT MATERIALS COST BUT,
LITTLE MORE THAN THOSE CONSTRUCTED OF,
i MORE TEMPORARY MATERIALS
-' ! But the Unlceen Ivjcnns nf Stir.K Hni's p li fim nil
See us folr-M:ommon brick, face brick, building tile, partition tile, silo tilc;"drain tili,
- ; j - ' ."'' vertrified sewer pipc - - i
V !SALEM BRI(GK ILE CO. 3