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Brick Gains Favor in California Bungalows
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pi ALIFGftNlA was chiefly responsible for
rapw jump into popularity of t::e
Ptragalow 6i today, and there perhaps
jnore than anywhere else is encountered this
tyjpe of home in all its infinite variety. Illus
trated herewith is the inspiration of a Cali-
- fornia architect of much experience with this
. type of home. It is essen
tially for a warm country
and like all California bun
galows has no basement.
Its heating system like
wise is confined to the one
tpen grate in the living
room.
But in other respects its
arrangement is well worth
consideration. The large,
well lighted living room is
certain to find instant fa
vor, and even in the South
there is charm about the
big open grate. The din
ing room, directly in its
Tear, opening out upon a
irear porch and in all prob
ability into a patio, is a
cleverly adapted Southern
idea. To the left of the
dining room is a cozy little
kitchen with a snug breakfoil room and
screened porch, the latter accommoJating the
he.
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ice box and laundry trayj, leading off it. T
two bedrooms and bath are in the wing to the
right, back of the living room.
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n brick construction sent upon request.
Most California bungalows in the past have
bsen built more or less fliraisly of a light
framework of wood and stuccoed, a favorite
base for the latter being ordinary chicken
wire. In several instances in recent years
the fallacy of this has been effectually proved,
notably in the Berkeley conflagration and in
the Santa Barbara earth
quake. In both instances
this kind of construction
suffered tremendously.
Since then there has been
a decided preference for
common brick which offers
stability and fire resistance
in addition to cheapness
and economy.
Fully to bring out the
best points of this excep
tional bungalow it should
be liberally shrubbed.
Something of the possi
bilities are shown in the
illustration, but one must
see the positive contrast of
greens and reds and yel
Jows of twig and flower
and brick to be able to
appreciate what can be
made of the picture by a
little artistic treatment. One of the greatest
charms of the brick home is its natural blend
ing, under average conditions, with its sur
roundings, and the ease with which this effect
can be developed and intensified. f
ran furnish complete drawings for thia ksidiv. Leaflet
BUILDuiG PROBLEM
N FARMS
STUD ED
0. A. & Expert Spending
Summer Drawing Up Plans
for New Service
SEATTLE. W. J. Gilmore, ag
ricultural engineer and head- of
the department of. farm engineer
ing at Oregon Agricultural college,
Corvallis. Oregon, is spending the
summer months with the West
Coast Lumber bureau, this city,
("rawing up plans for a farm
building service and supervising
I terature and advertising dealing
with the sale of lumber to farmers
throughout the United States.
With L. J. Smith, head of agri
cultural engineering department
ci" Washington State college,
Pullman, Prof. Gilmore recently
edited the bureau's first farm
book to be published this summer.
Agricultural engineers through
out the country are greatly inter
ested in the trad promotion work
of the various lumber producers
organizations. Prof. Gilmore stat
ed, as there is great need for more
and better buildings on farms.
"Farmers have $11 tied up in
farm buildings for every $8 in
livestock and even the necessary
icplacement and repair lumber
till of the American farmer totals
Millions of dollars each year,"
said Prof. Gilmore.
"Since 9S per cent of all farm
buildings are of wood, when re
pairs or additinos are made, they
are most apt to be of the same ma
terial. The entrance of West
Coast woods into middle western
and eastern markets has made
farmers of those localities parti
cularly interested in knowing
more of those woods, if we may
judse from the many inquiries re
ceived at the bureau."
employment letter ' ' ptfttiftlied hertf
today. . Reviewing : employment
condition west of the Cu34m
the 4L report:
Industrial activities have been
temporarily slowed down because
ttt Fourth of July holiday. Log
ging earn? began to shut down or
contract operations early In June
and it is now estimated that not
more thani 50 per cent Of fir ca
pacity win actually log dartng
July.
More than 1,000 loggers who
were laid! Off beforothe Fourth,
are marking time waiting for
camps to reopen, while hundreds
have gone east of the mountains
and elsewhere for the harvest or
have taken local construction jobs.
The annual Fourth of July clos-
ing of sawmills has averaged fire
days. Sawmill operation ' con tin-'
ues spotted, and with more or less
curtailment of - actual production
In nearly every district. "
Agricultural., canning factory,
railroad, highway, iourist, mining
and industrial activities, except
logging and lumbering, are at a
midsummer peak. The number of
unemployed la low, but' those
without jobs find it difficult to
secure jobs suited to their experi
ence. It is equally difficult to se
cure skilled, help promptly for
jobs offered. Turnover in all lines
is low.
East of the Cascades both log
ging and lumbering is more near
ly normal than in the fir districts,
according to the 4L letter.. There
are now but few skilled woods
men, sawmill or planer men un
employed in the pine districts.
English! W. P's ating 7 ;
; Oatmeal for Scotchmen
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LONDON.- CAP) Scotland'
memberi of the British parlia
ment nave loat their taste for oat
meal. Porridge aa prepared by the
Scottish housewife was introduced
into the : House ' of. Commons res
taurant a few months ago by re
qttttt of David Kirkwood Dumbar
ton. For months porridge has been
on the menu every evening, and at
first all' the Scottish members ate
great to wl a of It daily sometimes
twice." ' '
But oatmeal has how lost its ap
peal for the ' law makers from
north of the Tweed, and ihejCeat
cheese.-jeggs. or roast . beef Instead.
Still, "the house ' chef reports
that he is cooking more porridge
than. ever before, as. the English
M. P.s have developed a full fledg
ed oatmeal taste and have "out
porridged the Scotsmen In every
respect. ; ..
CHICAGO. To the-male -"visitor
without hotel room r a change,, of
clothes, Chicago now offers 'the
"shaveteria." The traveler steps
into the back room, tosses his suit
out to the flunky to press, bathes
and shaves, in the meantime, and
emerges in 15 minutes as dapper
as a clubman.
Youngster Develops .
r i - Door-Opening Trade
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KAXSASCITYrfAP) An er
ierprjsing KansasCJCity youngster
has-'- developed : : a 'new .business
whjch he Bays brras him blg
money." ;'', v - .
"v The boy about 6years old, can
vassed apartment 'buildings In hto
neighborhood, letting tt be known
that he -was available for opening
locked apartment; by sliulrnilns
through the service doorway.
It V hurried, apartment ownnr
forgets the key and let the night
lock 'snap, all she has to do Ik to
"send' Tor Charlie.' He plunges
head; .first through the aperture,
opens "the door and receives 25
centsufor his trouble. s- r-'-c '
TIMEEQR PA1III
Most Convenient and Results
Satisfactory, Expert
! Declares
By JEAN OVERTON
A erroneous idea that painting
should be done in the spring or
fall is all to prevalent. A full
year's work, has generally been
crowded into the space of a few
months, and hurried jobs, are often
forced upon the painter with un
satisfactory and costly results.
Other times it is impossible to
obtain a , painter's services in
which case the house in need of
paint is left unprotected and ex
posed to decay. In either event
the painter pays through loss of
employment but the consumer
pays far more -dearly. To both
dull seasons'are costly.
As a matter of fact there is no
good reason why painting should
not be done in midsummer which
has, in reality, certain definite '
advantages over fall and spring.
Most obvious is the fact that the
. painter will be able to give ample
time to do the work.
Not only does a good painting
Job last longer and Jook5 better,
but it performs more effectively
its fundamental service of surface
protection.
All of which means to the home
-owner a very definite gain in dol
lars and cents a saving on the
painting bill, and increased prop
erty value due to a good condition
of preservation and generally im
proved appearance. -
Of course, the spring and "fall
painting habit is due to thetelief
that winter and summer weather
conditions are unfavorable. . But
actually, mid-summer is an ex
cellent time. '
Painting can be done satisfac
: : torily whenever the thermometer
registers 40 degrees or above ex
cept during a rainy or damp sea
son. Rain, fog. or snow kills the
: gloss of the paint, - delays the
" "work, and, is likely ; to cause
' washing." - . ,
- It is true that at any time of
year an unexpected . damp spell
"'may occur, but on the whole sum
mer weather is more dependable
than that of the spring or fall.
' .This consideration is an important
. "one. .From, every viewpoint, then,
' it would seem that the chances
for getting a good' joS, are better
in midsummer than at any other
time. , . ,'-.-,"-But
there is quite .a different
- phase of the question' which will
be a matter of some concern to the
, hoine owner, " And that is conven
ience. For interior painting, par
ticularly, is this true. ,
- Spring: and tall as a rale are
all too busy With preparations for
summer vacations or winter,
months; children returning from
school or leaving-; social activities,
more than usual; screens, storm
windows, draperies, slip covers,
winter cloes to be taken care of
in fact, i everything ; seems to
concentrate! at these times.
Painting the floors, wall3, and
woodwork is bound to; cause In
convenience in the spring and fall.
In the summer, on the other hand,
there is something of a lull. There
is less entertaining', and no house
hold tasks other than everyday
routinf .
Most of the family are either
away on vacations or out-of-doors
a good part of the day.;
Porches become summer living
rooms: even the meals are often
served on the porch, or could be
'easily. In fact, the downstairs
could be practically racated with
little or no trouble.
In the colder months, however,
there Is no escape. If you have'
delayed because it seemed trouble
some, think this matter over.
There may be a period during the
summer when, it will cause little
inconvenience, if any.
For painting, outside and In,
you will do well to consider mid
summer. Renovation during the
dull Reason may mean an (actual
reduction in the painting 'bill at
the timo. But more important is
the ultimate saving of a job that
looks better and lasts longer. For
convenience and economy midsum
mer is an excellent choice.
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Repair Cracked Mirrors
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iWEST AREA
Seasonal Peak Nears in All
Lines But Lumbering,
Four-L Reports
For a! clever method of repair
ing cracked mirrors we are in
debted to the Chinese. Over the
crack they paint the stem of a
flower if the crack runs upward,
or a vine tf- it runs horizontally,
finishing the design with a flower
or leaves in natural or conven
tionalized form.
Before the paint is applied the
glass should be wiped with alco
hol. A very attractive finish, the
painted design malces. Do. not
discard a mirror until you have
tested this idea.
Motorcar Called "Devil
Cart"; Natives Curious
PORTLAND. July 6. (Special)
Industrial, agricultural and
construction activities, except log
ging and lumbering, are now Hear
ing seasonal peak, giving employ
ment to practically all available
men and women in the Pacific
Northwest, according to the 4I
KSIIORDa, Kasakstan Repub
lic. CAP) A regular motorcar
service 5s soon to connect this city
with Turtkul, capital of the Kara
Kalpak autonomous region, 600
miles distant. The appearance
recently of the first motorcar ever
Seen in Turtkul excited the natives
who abandoned their villages and
set out. with their wives, children
and cattle to see the "shaitan ar-
ba" or "devil's cart."
Climbs Mine Shaft; But
Fails in Escape Attempt
LANSING, Kas. (AP) In
stead of the freedom from the
Kansas state penitentiary which he
sought, Clyde W. Garrett, 35 year
old prisoner from Wichita, climb
ed a nine shaft to a Job breaking
rock.
Garrett was captured after a
two day "hideout in a ventilator
in his cellhouse, a night spent
somewhere in the prison mine,
and a climb of 720 feet up a ver
tical, slippery mine shaft at mid
night, something never accom
plished before, as far as officials
can recall.
Garrett was caught as , he
emerged from the shaft, officials
having fathomed his plan after
he had played hide-and-seek about
the prison nearly three days.
We're Giving You Facts!
"Brick homes are becoming more
popular than ever before and are far ;
in advance of the frame dwellings
which st few years ago were the
popular type of residence" said G.
T. Lockwood, president of the Ok-
lahoma Sty Real Estate Board.
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