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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1926)
f -suti- ... .-n m'hi lull' Jwagasg - -1- :,;aE2: than;. one house-a day--b 4 ?e Nest for Newly Weds With a A T w oo r natirliruralici' iro describea this-charmingly est appeariniritfe cottage; the. of which antrthvyattractive fbature. living room .with its open grate and ample Built bfdoramon bri herepreseiited,4t lighting from windows on two sides is large I sKould iter dost to ej ected $5,000, anywhere irl the country - today J. : This particular cottage . cost considerably less. : it . . . -, . In this instance the architect aimed at pro-. viding a pleasing ex terior without expen sive frills: modesty , without a . complete, sacrifice of appear ance, and just' enough of decorative diversion tg keep" it from becom ing painfully plaini The t more you study the. result thel,4nbre rabUly-o.winiadihit tgat heisucQeeded ad rairablyt 'v- v ts Care was exercised in this brick that gave a'softmellow appeajrance' in the-walL 'Nearly always such a brick may be found. In this instance the contrast pro vided by the heavy til6'roof is; very (marked The Common Brick Manufacturers'. Association, Cleveland. Ohio, for this. dein.- leaflet, pa-brick constructipnsjtnuonk request. HOUSES flUlLT OF PERMANENT MATERIALS COST BUT LITTLE MORE THAN THOSE CONSTRUCTED OF MORE TEMPORARYMATERIALS ! 1 r - -i- But the Upkeep Expense of Such Houses Is Small 'See us for conmion brkkirat)rick, building tile, partition tile, silo tile, drain tile, nit EL8IKDRE THEATRE ::.n nnn m nnnnr -;;:;HUUK:!li Pf6Vtsi6n Is Made for Venti- lliilon Sjystero.tQ.MainK fiii tain Set Heat t j. dU1ng of jhe concrete floor of th0i nsdltorium ht- ttre ;ne EU!- BoVW ' heater sras tfompleted last ; etruced,on High street between Stateand Ferry streets for George) Guthrie, owner of the Oregon tho-; attrii . (Thp. entrance has also been lad wilbuconcrete. ' All of the floors except the one under the stage hav$, now been laid. The; main! floor.'U' bo constructed a to allow ' Ml 1 mm for,t4teutilation sy1ftJ.d"aytMlh city to buy the permit of -a steady and airy, alst rivatlyp owned street car JLuV, n mi.mJi fivlr!ft-tBlta . Thia would .ItSa .xpfeTed tEajp thk main auditorium - will be5 dryj ' t endfl by! M6nday , to. allow ,thej Jathers to sUrtsrDvV on; the ceil-j x 'iny yver the auditorium. ' In ordi er lo.bo this work, the lathers; wM LJiTfeJ f to construct a scaffolding pfadtCTWwill follow immediately . wianifctrSvork.. . i - j - ItlrT?i"3e;the1ngover Oie balcoh'T53'al jeady been accbthf . plishh'i-hteferJtav startpd"' thXfr WrlhVnd' wtirirave the iiKMrK5Vf a koitwiwi : - . : - ..:...:. . i .. lerioy cTJs,s the bufldiagv-eviU bwnanHl m.iimtt.4 w ay-tj com p iei ion . i. Side and rfcar exterior walls of t he theater have : ' been covered with a coat of Crout waterproof composition. This makes all work cn the exterior of tho building r wr f r -a U :.-wv,.u the.J.reA.elt ivA-.greatr- rAiftm fut.S, t Tn-vdom of movemi nt'fo the low irk othppClng itUHni.WlBW.f-.Kfrtg liaadwk a?f -short as ; teherfN TlfaetHlIbMtftH V&iX&TTl t t h-wore ia Uiefial r t THE KKXKSA1V DKSlGX 4111 T aptly and pleasing1. neat - arid mod-' air to the little moderate coat" . . Within compactness is the keynote. The j'rSO I LIVING POOM a -J 't-'rt''"'- i . n '. c case to iselectNa by a diminutive closet room vet This, cottage BRICK & TILE CO. TELEPHOSE 017 SALEM, OREGON complete except that on the front wall , . , -r . Wort on the front wall is pro gressing rapidly. The cast stone work. which adds a finished and subtle touch to the Gothic archi tecture ,Qf .the building, is nearly finished. -It is expected, that this work will be completed by the end q the week. r; The 1 front of the building is to finished In stucco. The color has iotyet been decided upon, the architect being the one to make the' decision. IJyithe time another month has elapsejd, it is believed the building will be nearly ready for occupan cy. In the meantime George GuthY&J1 Is' 'irfvestigating Vafious shows: in an endeavor tot.hrlng th'e bds attraction possible to Sa lem for the grand opening. Seattle .Municipal System Buys Another Line SEATTLB Kegotiations are This would, With a total mile- uld leave Seat- We" cona oniy'to Detroit as a I municipal transportation owner. The city has offered $1. 200,00 for the private line, which wus apprised at $1,239,400. The maini system -was bought in 1919 38?. 000 has been paid. - . More FreeSonvof Movement in" the New "Flare"2Skirt -. LQ N IXJXF'etttinine .skirts " a fchert time jao- wer'pfHhe hath i - that, ihu ftTHyBy Btrtde 'T longl .rfjrJ-wiiw.is.;onco again ine tasuion ana th.4a,e.ikTyorry j about LtVJig,l9tp')r Iu ; trams or J trains;-- . I ; M - Z'K' t t-cToaps notning in tntr'rifij . . , . i is worth, what it costs except "ex pcrlence, 1 V . , r Beginner 's Purse It somehow seems to give an home. and cheerful, and of fers no serious prob lems in furnishing. In-, stead of a dining room a dining alcove,- large enough to meet the needs of a small fam ily, is set in off the - rear of the living room and a may if desired be concealed by portiers. It too is well lighted. Immediately back of it is the kitchen, cosy yet ample, with, stair way to the basement. Two bed rooms, the bath between, take upJths Graber the entire other side of the house, reached from the living room hallwayl There is plenty of no lost space. fits best into a moderately. Wooded lot but, lacking -jthis, a careful land scaping will meet every need. . can, furnish complete drawings i PUT FANCY GLASS . J 1 T Work Continues Throughout New Years Day, to Be Finished March 1 Work on the new home of the YMCA. located on Court street between Cottage and Church streets, has progressed somewhat slowly during ther past week. It waV j6Xpectfe!that work Wotild be started on the swimming tank JiSt Monday; but-practically too work as 'yet has been done on i The" contractors,' however. de ciare the building will be ready for occupancy - by March 1. In orfer to bring this about, the workers stayed osa the job New Year'8 da Fancy glass windows have been put in place in the side wall cas ings of the gymnasium. Windows for the entire building are ready to be put in place. It is expected this work w-ill be completed by the end qf the week. ; Werk of. placirfg the door cas ings to the dormitory rooms on the third :floor was completed yes terday. The doors; '' arer all' con- istrufted and ready to be placed. Lathing has been completed on the first floor. The building, with the exception of the basement has ben completely bathed, now; and the .first 'floor is; in readiness for the; plastering. Tom La Duke, plastering .-onrtactor. states that plastering of . the first floor will prdbaily f be finished by the end Iiistallatiort' f-ieaIng,- fixtures f is under r' way.A53fcfti,e'1he' week draws to a close. It is expected that ' the cheating f txtires will- be in stalled throughout the building.. i . ... ..' .- . . - t ne 'heating system jwur w in op- eralion.' As afisn is this Aa Drought !about, ;Uar exOecfed the building; especially the plaster- iugwllt be drf out sufficiently flo commence, "the finishing work. ' L v : ' ' ,- r . ; .if.'? .... t.- -! The surest way to call attention to-old age is trying to hide it. A WilS BASEMENT PU5IB WOE TO Three Store Rooms of George G. Will Building to Be Done in White All plaster work has' been com pleted in tho Will building, under construction on Liberty street be tween State and Ferry streets, except a part of the basement. This work will le completed Mon day, according to workers on' the job. ! Interior side of the north., wall of the building has been covered with Mednsa white cement. The interior side of the south, wall ,is covered with Monalitha , water proof cement. Object in using waterproof cement for the walls is to ensure . the v store rooms against possible moisture. The three store rooms peitne first floor are being finished- in white. The center room is par titioned off and finished With boards rather than plaster. .This will be. used as a plumbingshop. The second floor is finished en tirely with; plaster. The basement will also be finished with plaster. There are hooks riveted into the side of the building to hold the chains that will suspend the marqnise that is to be placed. The marquise will be finished to har monize with the extertor of the building. Stucco has been applied to the front of the building. The color is a light brown. The framework has been put in place and is ready to receive the plate glass panes to be placed in as show windows North room, that adjoining the Steeves building, will be occu pied hy a modern restaurant. Tha center room is to be rented by Brothers, plumbers. The south room, adjacent to the Larson property, will be occupied j oy tne t'arker ueaity company. Salem Sanitary Confection ery Company-Building ' Has Mew Fixtures Complete renovation and in stalling of new fixtures have bee 3 completed by the Salem Sanitary Confectionery company in their home at 19th and State streets. Individual booths' have been placed toward the reat of the es tablishment, allowing patrons quarters for holding private din ners or for receiving secluded service from the fountain. These booths have been constructed of mahogany with a walnut finish. - All woodwork, such as "Shelves5, fountain front and backboard, is of mahogany with the wralnut flir lsh. In the center .of the-, back board is a large mirror of plate Color theme of tlb"walls is blue. Light blue ia used- as the tint for the ceiling." This shade gradually deepens until it mees the dark bine tint of -hei yalls. Lighting' is accomprlshed" f. b means of a new brass chandelier. This is finished fwalnut, .with globes of burnt orange. In addi tion, each booth has & light fin ished in burnt orange. To celebrate the completion of alterations,' the company gave an open house New Year's day, serv ing guests with Dixies, cookies and. ice cream. The. store was filled with guests throughout the day. SOCIETY (Continued flora page 2.) Guests From. Eugene - air. and Mrs. P. L. Boyd of Kugene motored thronghf to .Port land to spend the holidays with their daughters. They, stopped in Salem and spent aday with their niece, Mrs. Leona! Johnsoji at 1368 Waller, street. ; ' J . Mrs. Johnson is 4: recent arrival here, from Moaroe, Oregon. : ' New Year's Party - - Mrs. Cora Hendry entertained her music pupils with a- New tears party January 1,, at the YWCA- rooms. i . - : Mnsic and garnet wore enjoyed by;art.'The rooms -Were decoratod with the season's ; colors ahd fa large tree. . . -. Ice cream and cookies, were served. TTheTe were thirty-eight present. Those assisting the hostess were, (for games) Mrs. M. C. Mattson, Miss 'Gladys' fear, tjiolamew, Mrs'.: McDowell, Mrs, Turner.? Mrs. Rltcher. - Mrs.f Byrd. Miss Flora Trumbull Mfcw Mar cella Caspell and -Mrs., -Abbott; refreshments. ' . t ; New Year's Dance at. v Jllihee Country Club ' The Salem social seas?q fpr 1 925 closed w ith many festivities, none, however, being- more attrac tive than the formal NeV Ydafa' eve dance or the Illlhee Country club on Thursday night. OPEN HOUSE MARKS HI EING ' BUILT H ... . - - An immense; jumbrella hung fro'm the ceiling and formed the decorative pivot for the entire lighting scheme, j Tinsel and red streamers made a vivid effect. Those participating in the year ead dance were Mr. and Mrs. T. A Livesley, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cnxr Mr. and Mrs. Keith Powell, Mr. and Mrs. David W. Eyre, Mr. and Mrs. It. M. Hofer. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Hofer of San Fran cisco. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Rob erts, Mr. and Mrs. William Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spears. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis B. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Gus IliXon, Mr. and Mrs. Al ton B. Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Locke. Mr. and Mrs. William enberry. Mr. and Mrs. Fred' Thiel sen. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Beyerl, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Riches, Mr. and;, Mrs. C. Chauese, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Heinlein, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Norman English of Vancou ver, Mr. and Mrs. William Kiltr of Vancouver, Mr. and Mrs. Orris J. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. James Linn, Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Fry Jr., Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs.' Harry M. Hawkins, .Mr.' and Mrs. Lloyd Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Proctor, Mr. and Mrs. Ed gar Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Breyman Bois. Mr., and Mrs.' Asel Eoff, Mr. Mrs. Paul Hendricks, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Lytle. Dr. and Mrs. Clifton Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. Ercel Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Grady, Mr. ahd Mrs.. Albert Richard Wetjen. Miss Edna Pierson, Miss Louise Thompson, Miss Olga Gray, Miss Retha Nash, Miss tatVerne Levis of Portland, Miss Elsie Skoog, Miss Hattie Reeder, Miss Deloris Christenson, Miss Alice Hall, Miss Marie Kincaid. Miss Ruth Grif fith, Miss Grace Ross, Fred Har low, James B. Young, John T. Lucker, Jr., R. Reinhart, Ralph Hamilton, Arthur Hamilton, Wil lard Marshall, W. A. English. Foster Cone, John Caughill, Ken neth Wilson. Luke Gill, Frank Durbin. Jr., Carl Gabrielson, Dr. Jerald Backstrand. Herbert Dar by, H. B. Gram. Paul Round of Seattle and W. II. Paulus. Writers' Club Dr. and Mrs. K. G. Franklin and Miss Maude Covington will enter tain members of the Writers' club Tuesday evening at the Franklin home at 1355 Ferry street. Business and Professional Woman's Club The first meeting of the new year of the Salem Business and Professional Women's club will be held at 6:30 o'clock Wednes day evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Following the dinner Mrs. W H. Burghardt w ill tell of her foreign study and travel., Special music will be giv en by. Miss Josephine Bross. A business meeting will follow. Rnby Weddina Celebrated on A w Year s Day Tne. fortieth weddinr anniver sary of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rich ards, was the occasion for an en jeyfbJf surprise party at their Home at 14 50 North Fourth street on New Year's day. Nearly 30 guests were present for the cele bration of the ruby wedding. A color' scheme of red was used throughout. a lovely bouquet of red carnations centering the din ner table. At high noon the wedding cere mony was read by Rev. Mr. ILoff man, pastor of the United Breth ren church, reuniting the honored guests in token of the day. A de licious wedding dinner followed, with Mrs. Richards cutting the elaborate wedding cake a friend had made for the occasion. Musical numbers were enjoyed during the celebration. Miss Agnes Craig gave a group of read ings. A special feature of the day was the reading of an original tribute commemorating the occasion. written by Mrs. Emil Carlson. Pictures of the group were taken and a comforter was tied for the honor guests. An electric grill was the gift of the group to the honor guests. Mr. and Mrs. Richards have been residents of Salem for 22 years. Their marriage 40 years ago was solemnized near the capi tal of Michigan. hiss McNary's Bible Class Miss ina McNary's Bible class at the YWCA will start next Mon day evening at 8:30 o'clock. Miss McNary has had a class of girls in Bible study for a number of years but on. account of her health 6he has been unable to start the class earlier this year. All business girls who are interested are in vited to attend the class. That IS ALka. Tnt JAmc H4YfcUioirV . . . . BtliUC fi BTHTzxt if fr 1 BKC102.& IIENBIUCKS .- .-- - wnror ,f All Kinds .Tel," la I ' . v ' " ' Theater Lobby 189 Nlllgh ' , i i II J I I I -r Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary , Tfhe Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary will meet at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at. the home of Mrs. Carle Abrams. 14 65 Che meketa. street. AH members are urged to he present, and to bring as gests those, eligible for mem bership. . Leave for Milt City Mrs. Nina Wadsworth Kahler and daughter' Nina Belle, who have been the house guests during the past, week of Mrs. E. S. W"hite, will leave today for their home in Mill City. On Friday Mrs. R. S. hite entertained in an. informal w'a ay for Mrs. Kahler's pleasure. . STEEVES TEMT Show Windows Have Been Finished and Plate Glass Is Now Placed Finishing touches are being ap plied to the Steeves building ad jacent to the Salem Bank of Com merce building, on South Liberty street. In fact, the Balcony Bon net Shop, millinery establishment, has already commenced to move in its fixtures to the center room of the building. Show windows have been fin ished, the -plate glass panes be ing put in place before the. ad vent of the pew. year. It is un derstood leases of the three rooms commence with the first of the year, and in order to finish the building as rtearly in time for the leases as possible.; carpenters re mained on the .job New Year's day. -p. The ceVnent' Surfacing of the sidewalk in front 6f the building has been removed. Drain pipes have been laid to convey the wa ter from the marquise to be erect ed. A new cement layer will be placed the: first of the week. Front of the building is finish ed. Medusa white cement was used to coat the concrete on the front wall. The framework sup porting the show windows has been finished in white. It is expected that the three rooms will be occupied before the week is out. The room next to the bank building will be occu pied by the Grabenhorst Realty company. The center room will be occupied by the Balcony Bon net Shop. The 'south room, ad joining the new Will building, will be occupied by the Mutual Savings and Loan company. RECORD YEAR SEEN BY STOCK DEALERS (Continued from page 1.) vakian and Rumanian debts to the United States also were re garded by international bankers as important milestones in the world's slow recovery from the devastating economic effects of the war. The only unfavorable foreign development, from an investment standpoint was the failure of the French government to arrange for the payment of its debts to the United States and Great Bri tain, and to balance its budget. The financial difficulties, foreign and domestic, of the French gov ernment were reflected in the acute weakness of Paris exchange in the principal monetary centers or the world in the closing weeks of the year. Total stock sales during the year were, approximately 460, 000,000 shares, as compared with 275,000,000 in 1924, 235,000,000 in 1923 and 307,800,000 in the previous record year of 1919. The largest single day's trading ALL Rl G-MT. MA'AM YOU BET, TLL HURRY- RIGHT OINf UP THERE donTysou WORRY"-! 2 NELSON BROS. Chcmokcta fhone lUOti 0 Tritr LoK BIDING OH mm in ! the history, of the New ?York Stock Exchange. took 3' place on November 10 when S,i 4 o;0 0 shares changed hands. - Railroad, , shares Jen joyed un u.ual'. prosperity." . Ay.hile the gross income "of some." roads did not measure- up to that of; last year, the net" returns f in r most cases were substantially higher, due to increased, operating, effi ciency, i Southern roads benefited materially from the real estate booms in Florida and other states below the Mason and Dixon line, the Southern jaU Way v, increasing Its annual dividend .from 55. to $7. New England roads also made substantial . recovery from the depression of the -past few years jlhe New,Jlayeri showing a smalt ; jeiftrtfVda its tpiimon stock for the second time' since 1917. Shares; of "southwestern- roads wireJ bjd.'np shaHl; in anticipa tion of" early' ' consummation of pending mergers. The recovery in tne snares of northwestern carrier was rather slow; After a bitter, struggle be tween opposing factions of securi ties holders, a compromise plan was reached for the reorganiza tion of the Chicago, Milwaukee ; St. Paul railroad which went into receivership as, a result of "vjer expansion and the competition afforded byr the Panama canal." Securities of the new "Nickel Plate" system rose to record high levels in expectation of an early approval of the proposed consoli dation by the Interstate Com merce Commission. ; Strength of the teel shares apparently was in anticipation of larger earnings next year, rather than a reflection of current re- Building ll J J&ZttSSS! 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Unfilled ori dersot "the' United States Stee "Corporation Increased,, rapidly 1 the closing .months eX' the year recalling the prophesy, of Chair man Gary; at th$ annual, meetin of the JUnerican Iron & Steel In !stitnte In October that steel com panies wottld be "turning awa bnsiaess next year." U. S. Stee common touched ' 139 k . th highest : price 'ever recorded. Slosi Sheffield was. Q the . , outstanding strong spot- among the independj- ents. rising from 80 U to 143 during the course-of the year. . - Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Joseph f. LiI0 writes, "In the pasi 20 years I have beu constantly troubled -with constipation. Every remedy I tried would work O.K. for a while-HbUtsodn failed. The only, reniedy 1 have been able to use steadily' with good results, have been Cartels' Littlr Liver Pills. I don't guess -whin I take them I know' I'm going to fH K.rl -A7 lt rlr.ll.K 1 v Adv. 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