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SUNDAY MORNING. -'APRIL- 11; 1926
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A floor "plan for a ' fire-room
cottage irhich offers onasaal con
veniences to the housekeeper Is
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shown in the accompanying;
sketch. Two good sixed corner
bedrooms, each with ample closet
space, open apon a central hall
way which connects all parts of
the hoase.
The living room is large and
well proportioned. It is well pro
vided with windows and has plen
ty of wall space for furniture
placement.
Connecting, with the living
room is a cheery dining alcove
large enough to seat six or eight
people 'comfortably. The dining
room connects through a door
with a compact kitchen.
Basement and rear entrances
are conveniently arranged.
HILL SITE if
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Charles E. Cone Develops
Property, Beautiful View
Available
LAXS AND SPECIFICATIONS FURNISHED BY
SMimng Logging Co.
Salem, Oregon
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Fire1 .Place "Constructed of
. H Yellow Bj-icK,' uectric
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bubdlnjr; neirinr "comptelion on
thaatbwet cCrtter of Highland
Center' street, have been' finished
lD41ailvgrV7 Skuwyu.
'Corner room Qthestore will
beffltttrpledbjr-,- mHlinery- and
ladiea Jready i to wear . eaUblish-
nnt; 1 ThefgenersJcolor scheme
off the room Is Ilghr purple and
light Igreen.'' The show .windows
mre green background4 trimmed In
ptfple. in alilghly pieaalM com-
DUauon. '
2 fire place has lieen-constraet.
edi ot-eolored'Krtck. and an jelec
tcte heater has-been instauea m
the tire-place. Shelves have been
dsiu. in. ana mere im mw vt
compartfnents aloagvthie rear wall
hot coals, mixed with the ashes,
having ignited the wooden car and
the fire having spread to the tim
bers. As it was an old worked
out gangway the fire spread, rap-
idly. -to the loose coal.
i There -was Uttleif apy, experi
ence then in .fighting mine flrei.'
The only method employed vras' to
flood the place. This was done,
but on pumping out the water it
wis found that the fire had gained
considerable headway, and showed
plainly that water was of little use
In combating it. - -
Th.ere was such an abundance of
coal, the vein here being SO fee.t
thick;' and many of the workings
being-under-developed, it was felt
the fire would burn itself out fn
time'. -. It was decided to abandon
the old slope and sink a new slope
(No. 2) farther west. With the
development of the new slope
passed the glory ot Summit; Hill
as a mining town. ,.
In fighting the fire in the early
SO's'an epea cut was made which
seemed; to - isolate it for many
years. v Eventaally the fire travel
ed past this cut into the coal areas
beyond.
The next method used was sink
ing) six-inch diameter bore holes,
spaced 25 feet in each direction,
across the basin west of the fire
to .establish a barrier 250 feet
It ' i thought the establishment
wOl he'opeh 'forbu&lhessTby the4jd -n1 Mt-ndln from the out-
' i -A ! barbershop wfll occupy the
. center room of the, building. The
pole has already been placed near
i gotten for a couple of. weeks.
, vWh en they started to do It-they
foand the fire well under way, the
crop on the north to a point where
a water seal on the south would
prevent the spread of the fire. Fine
silt or coal dirt mixed with water
was run Into the bored holes to
fill the crevices and openings in
the coal seam and the rock over
lying it, thus creating a barrier
which, it was believed, would
check the fire. It failed.
I t -UUiidUMCO l.lUOn lUHU'lnK 0( a 12 -foot ran 168 feet into
the earth, which was lined with
concrete and the Intervening space
the entrance. What business wlliJ
go. Into the soathpom has not
yet been disclosed" f
Kll6 OF 'MINE FIRES'
so rapidly that it pressed close to
the barrier before it was complet
ed and necessitated the engineers
working' their' men in 20-miflute
shifts. -Ther wall was finished not-
witnstandmg the hardships and
grax expense. . Considerable heat
filtered tbfougb. blit" the defense
halted the fire. For double secur
ity; however, 'the west face of the
wall was cleared and a water seal
constructed.
Engineers now are certain the
fire cannot vault the barrier.
Today there is still evidence on
the surface of the fire that has
burned so long and Is still burn
ing. A few hot spots are visible
along the south crop of the Mam
jnolh vein. The northern portion
of the fire area has cooled off ma?
terially, although from the vapor
ttfat arises from the crevices, at
certain places it is known some
bodies of fire still exist.
During the last two years-a large
number of 8-inch diameter drill
holes have been sunk in this sec
tion to allow further flushing. This
has not' been entirely successful,
but in combination with the bar
rier cut-off and the silting opera
tions over the entire area, it un
doubtedly is causing the fire to
gradually burn itself out. Drilling
and slushing along the south crop
will be continued until the fire
in that area also has been extin
guished. v'
Among the many view points
In Salem that will be a surprise
to visitors who really want to see
the Willamette" valley will be the
view from Ben Lomond Park' hill.
Just south and east of the McKin-
ley Junior high school.
The view from this hill is unob
structed. Not only is there a clear
view of Mt. Ranter, Mt. St.T Helens,
Mt. Adams. Mt. Hood and Mt. Jef
ferson.'but the .view Is north, and
northeast along the Willamette
river valley, and south also, with
a clear view of the fertile river
valley towards Albany.
The development of Ben Lorn
ond Park Hill, on the east side of
the hill, is due to Charles E. Cone,
who came to Salem about a year
ago from Lincoln, Nebraska.
After looking the country over
for view point lots, Mr. Cone pur
chased 12 lots and during the past
year has been developing the prop
erty. This includes the building
of drives on the boader of the hill.
known as the lower Ben Lomond
drive, and also a drive through
the center of his holding, with a
rockery within the circle.
: As a further development. Mr.
Cope has planted more than 800
rooted shrubs, mostly roses.- Also
a thousand or more dahlias. Al
ready there is city water and lights
available on the hill. . A Stucco
stone-tone hppn?. has-. been erected
on the lower Ben Lomond drive.
Also on the crest of the hill, a
Queen Anne type of home.
Mr. Cone says that building re
strictions will cover the erection of
all homes on each of the different
drives on the hill. He also says
that with;a view of the Cascade
mountains and five of the highest
monntains in the west, Ben Lom
ond Park Hill will become famous
as a view point.
The property adjoins the-i hold
ings of Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Lam
port on . the east and north. On
clear days, the five mountain
peaks are plainly in view.
"Look! cried Sue. "A falling
star.?
"That' was a meteor, Sue. - As
it passed through the atmosphere
that ; surrounds the earth It blaz
ed up making it light so you could
it. Some people are like that.
When they meet any force that re
sists thm they bias up. But most
of th time they fly off on some
uncertain course. Others are like
planets that have no light of their
own, but just reflect the light of
some sun. While there are others
who are light suns. They shine
from a bright radiance within
them, and make all around them
light and happy."
It was much like that with these
three sisters. Sue was like a me
teor. Beatrice, was like a planet.
While Ann was like a pole-star.
Ann was always to be depended
on. She Was always there in her
place. Steady, dependable Ann,
they called her.
" "'Come nwo. it is time to go in,"
said Ann. "But remember that
He who holds the stars in His
hand is the great Creator of them
all, and He keeps them in their
places. He it is, also, who holds
us in His hand and guides us safe
ly through our life here into the
great hereafter. He who numbers
the stars and calls them all by
name, knows his children, who
are safe in his keeping."
Sue's bed was near the west
window where she could lie and
look out' at the evening star. She
thought of what Ann had said
about the meteors. For a long
time she could not go to sleep.
Then she prayed that she might
learn to be like a fixed star to be
always in her place like sister
Ann, so that people could depend
on her. Then she went to sleep
with the thought that One there
beyond the stars was watching
and keeping her in His care, and
as she drifted into unconsciousness
she was saying over to herself:
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are;
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky."
BLieU'S THEATRE
DITCHING
Excavators Make Rapid Pro
gress, 1,000 Yards to
Be Removed
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filled, with clay, making a fire wall
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Hartman Syndicate, said to prove
satisfactory for extracting oil from
shale.
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easily located. It is called Scor
pio! Bee it Bea? Let me point
It out to you."
"Oh, I see!"
"There is Orion, and his belt.
Yonder is the 'Dog Star.'
"Is there a Southern Star, too?"
"Yes, there is a group of stars
called the Southern Cross Mark
ing the true south. You ' could
see it if you were nearer the equa
tor, or In the Southern Hemis
phere.. It' corresponds to our
Great Dipper in the North. - There
are five stars in the group mark
Ing out roughly the outline of a
cross,' and so named.'
"Do the stars move?"
"Oh, my yes. Some of them
go so fast that a cannon ball
would be a slow, weary traveled
as compared with them."
"What If they should run to
gether if they should hit?"
: "It would be a terrible smash.
But they do pot come together
There is a mighty power that holds
each, in its own course, or track
to to speak, and they never strike
Beteors are not stars, but falling
bodies thrown off into space,
Their movement is more or less
uncertain."
As if to enforce her word, just
then , a meteor flashed across the
northern sky.
1ETEMA STUCCO
FINISH IS PLACED
Plastering of Front of Show
Room Completed, Wood
1 Ceiling Placed
Various . excavations in town
presage the volume of building
that is to come.
The biggest excavation in the
city is being made on Frank
Bligh's quarter block on State and
High streets where , he plans to
build a $250,000 store. Office and
theater building. The plan calls
for the removal of approximately
5.000 yards of dirt. All but about
1,000 yards have already been re
moved, being dumped in the South
Liberty street bridge fill. It is
probable that the excavation will
be completed by the end of this
week.
Excavation for the Chambers
and Chambers building, to be con
structed on High street between
Center and Chemeketa streets at a
cost of $52,500, is better than
half completed. It is thought
that this excavation will be con
cluded by the end of the week, or
at least by the middle of tho week
following.
Completion of the excavation
for the warehouse of the Oregon
Linen Mills. Inc., was reached Sat
urday. The warehouse will be
constructed immediately.
Excavations for better than a
score of houses are under way in
the city.
might seem a' blessing to have so
much game about.' 3 '
Rabbits are not game to West
erners, however. J "J'ney are consid
ered a pest. Consequently, more
thanl 500,000 Vjacks have been
killed in Colorado' this winter, and
the Other western states have fol
lowed suit. Thdusands of them
are killed annually.
Rabbits are ierbiverous, and
enormous eaters; for. their size.
Contrary to som,ej opinion, they do
not Subsist altogether on tender
lettuce leaves, parsley and carrots.
: They eat almost everything that
grows in the fijelds or , gardens.
They mow down beans, peas, let
tuce,! celery, beeit. tops--and even
corn I and , wheat. .When they can
not jget'. anythinig else "they eat
grasd. They haVe been .known to
ruin) groves, of j young "trees in
nurseries.
Island Japanese. Go to
Language Schools' Daily
HONOLULU. Three-fourta of
the Japanese school children ot
Hawaii, after public schAl hours,,
attend Japanese languaLvchooIs
for an hour daily, the census dis
closes. The total school enroll-:
ment for the territory was 56,861,
of which about 294)00 are Japan
ese. The large percentage is the bas
is for efforts by the territory to
gain further control of alien lan
guage schools by compelling pay
ment by the schools , of a dollar
for each child enrolled and adop
tion of textbooks prescribed by
the territorial school department.
Most of the children were born
on the Islands and are potential
American citizens. i
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Rabbit Menace to Crops
Causes Widespread Kill
DENVER. To the East Side
New Yorker who buys none too
fresh rabbit meat out of barrels,
the annual .slaughter on the west
ern plains would seem a waste.
Tb the Easterner, whose "bunny"
hunting is limited by law, it
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your buying or building advantageous. We have the experience
of many years behind us.
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BULGIN & BULGIN
275 State Street
Telephone 37.1
Stucco has been applied to the
east wall of the Center street Val
eteria building, soon to be opened
by. R. X. Meyers. It was at first
thought that only front and west
wails, would be stuccoed, as the
building is merely a unit to which
other units will be added extend
ing to the corner of Center and
High streets.
To make the building a pleasing
sight from all angles, however, it
was decided to stucco the east
wall.
Plastering of the front or show
room has been completed. A fin
ish wood ceiling has been placed
in the rear room.
To the rear of the. main building
is a small shed constructed of hol
low tile in which a boiler that will
supply the heat for the cleaning
service has been installed.
Bases Mission School Fund
on Old Confederate Stamps
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LEXINGTON, Va. Confeder
ate postage stamps, cast into tb
discard when' they lost their mar
ket value following the War be
tween the states, are to provide
fuhds for the building of an
American mission school in the in
terlor of China.
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First thing you know, spring will be here nd spring is
building time. Perhaps you plan a new home; perhaps
it's only a small building or a fence on the farm. What
ever it is. remember that we sell
BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL SORTS
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, We can save 'money tor you on every; item - lumber,
brick, -cement or jwallboard. Free consultation service
for builders. "
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so-called lumber companies. Ii,ook at their material, then come
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1x8 and 1x12 Sheeting... . $13.50 per 1000 feet
6 in. novelty Rustic (a very good grkde) ...$20.00 per '1000 .feet , ;
1x4 Ceiling (fair quality) :.iA..i..$13.50 and $16.00 per 1000 feet -
6 in, Hemlock Siding j :.. .$12.50 per 1000 feet
6 in. Cedar Siding L L $14.50 and up per 1000 feet
With each 1000 feet of the above, we will sell you up to" 5000
Star-A-Star shingles at $3.25 per thousand this week only. Why
pay more?
Just received a car of real finished lumber from a Valsetz mill, also a car of cedar
siding. Come and look it over.
COBBS & MITCHELL CO.
349 South Twelfth
A. B. KELS AY, Manager
Telephone 813
A woman in the new. home finds much to do in things dear to a
woman's heart fixing! little ! touches5 of home daintiness here;
soft lights there- comfort and coziness within, flowers and fnli-
Home owning is ah
important milestone
in the posing years
age without.
She keeps youth lit a home of her ownl . Make sure of . , ' t
the PERMANENCE of those things about a home that
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RICH L.
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