Saturday Evonii
Pnjre Eight
LIVING COSTS ARE UP TO WOMEN
l'-.'CeW,
- Bill? liJlVfj l,lr-
DUTCH COLONIAL HOME IS ATTRACTIVE TYPE
Vice-President of National Consumers' League Says They Alone
Can Bring About Reductions
THE EUGENE QUAE!)
u r i w j
VOGUE AT PRESEWT
Junpliaitiiiuit llie wooilork uf
room by jiviuk it novelty of tr.st
indil sml linitb is decided vojue
t ircfut. Ai a rule llie lisseuout d,
in..lclinKH "! trims about loor anil
windows are inclined to be narrow,
but l)t tbey lac " dimensions i
made up for in color aud iuurestinf
dtfcgn.
r''r in tbe living room aud tht din
ing room, ivorj utiU continues as
popular ever. 'lo give it Ilia new
.t touch, bowever, the ivory should
be trimmed with iin of rich yel
low or sienna that verges on brown.
This color ia usually applied along
tli arooves and paneangs ox tue
woodwork and may eveu bo used for
decorative motifs in comers of door
panels, to simulate carving.
Gray enamel ia another good stand
be In enlor for such .rooms as the hall,
livin and dining: room, especially if
they be on the sunny sido of the
house, and can stand 4b cool effect
this hue is likely to give a room. 10
make the gray distinctive, bright
green, a deep bright for tlis touching
up of the woodwork. Orange is of
ten very smart, too, combined with
gray, but should be used with dis
crimination not to niaao m woon
work too prominent in the decorative
scheme of things.
Wiped and Strlpptod Treatments
An excellent treatment for doing
over old woodwork Is w give It one
of the new wiued treatments. This
consists in painting tbe wood a plain
color, as gray or tan. and then wiping
it away to leave only what color will
stay in the grain. A varnish finish,
of course, makes It more difficult u
- work the naiut into the wood and in
thia ease a second color applied over
the first tone el paint eluywa one
to obtain a nolychruuie effect by wip
ing awuy the second application and
leaving the first eurlace m a aengni
ful blend with the ton coat.
Btippled woodwork Is still another
ei the fads of the hour ana inucn
woodwork ia made to resemble metal.
gold, bronee and silver. The metal
ised eftoot as best chosen (or rooms
of generooe dimensions and onea that
in design lean toward the periods of
the Old World.
Oaring Colon
Pink woodwork has been aaMered
BVjocossfnUjr m msn Dp-to-lhe-mtnute
bedrooms. When It hints strongly
ot rose in iw make-up, it la quite
charming ae a trim for paneled wails
ot soft gray or rich Dresden designs
in pastel colors.
1'ale bhie merging inte green alio
ia attractive for a certain type of
bedroom and may be farther deco
rated with mo Ufa of silver or darker
toned blue. Palo green and pale yel
low are still other color, to be used
when repainting the woodwork In the
bedroof and axe particularly winning
in the cottage type of eh am bar.
Still more daring than all these
paatel tinte for woodwork la red,
very near to scarlet, used in a amart
bieakfaat room aeon lately. Tbia
gaudy trim waa carefully bandied.
however, to set off wslie of ehining
blsck, decorated In Chinees motifs
of gold, red end yellow, and the wood
work waa narrowed down to a very
fine line.
iteversing this scheme, Usck la
often used for a touch on the wood
work where walla are of very gny
hue, and sometimes ia used for the
(rim entirely, enlivened, of course,
with motifs In yellow, green or or
ange, that make It a feature of the
room.
T
PLANS SUPPLIED
Detailed plans and specifica
tions of this home znay be ob
tained at low cost by writing
to the Home Plan Editor, Tin
Guard.
JT Is said that the thrifty Dutch
settlers of the early colonies evolv
ed the gambrel-roofed house as an
evsslon of the tax. on two-story
houses.
Here Is ono In which the gambrel
Is need with a practically square
houas. Unusual features of this bouse
ere the fact that the gatnbrel is
turned to the front and the porch Is
on s corner.
IVo bsys, one In the living room
and one in the dining room, are at
tractive both from the exterior and
interior. The room arrangement is
rather unusual, and very convenient.
The front door opens into s small
alcove off the living room. The stsir
lesds up from this alcove, with a
cont closet two steps ap.
OllDOSll. th h in tl.& llni. -
la a cosy fireplace, fitted with a wood
iioui-i vi enameled birch in Colonial
pattern. The built-in corner cup-
bos.nl In the dining room fa hIko n
modern reproduction of authentic
Colonial woodwork.
Every bit of wall space in the kit
chen i utilized. The sink is provided
for below broad double window-. The
range ia cloae to the dining room
door, and the dresser juat n step from
the sink. There ia also a built-in
ironing board and worktahle. An al
rove off the kitchen ia just right for
built-in refrigerutor and for the han
dy -buscinent steps.
I'pKUirs, the main bedroom orcu
piea the front half, with two smaller
bedrooms and bnth nt tbe rear. Iij
en eh there ia ample wall spnee for the
needed furniture, and in each there
are windows on two sides and a good
closet.
In the average coinmnnity. con
struction of this home should cont
about $11400.
U. S. ARE GROWING
Intermittent employment con
ditions in the buildiug trsdes keep
young men from entering the build
ing field, and account in large part
for the high hourly wage rates, which
give a false impression of actusl
earnings, declares the rnminittee on
seasonal operations in the construc
tion industries In a report endorsing
Secretary Hoover's recommendation
that the building srasou be extended
throughout the year. The message
of Secretary Hoover to the building
and material imttiHtrtea appeared iu
the August Issue ot llmliling Age.
The seuMinnl operations committee
points out Hint workers In llie hulul
log trsdes must earn enough during
the period of seven to ten month
in which they sre artuslly at work,
to support their faniilirs for Die eu
lire yeur.
Contractors, too, must figure their
charges sulficieiitly high to carry the
overhead during the Inactive months;
end supply dealers inuat nmtiitaiii es
tablishments big enou.li to handle the I
bulk of their output during four or
live months. The committee urges
the schedule of building operatlona at i
a lime when llie pressure of general ;
building is not at its height. ,
With 14,860.809.405.10. In assets.
the 11,804 building and loan associa
tions of the United Suites hsve re
cently forged to the front faster than
any other flnsncisl institution, accord
ing to the figures reported by Dr.
Horace F. Clark, associate professor
of engineering economics, Iowa State
collego, and of the American saving.,
building and loan institute, In their
new book, "Elements of Ihe .Mod
ern Iluilding and Itoan Associations."
Issued todsy by Ihe MacMillnn com
pany, after two years spent In re
search. They have secured the most
accurate and complete information on
Ihe whole field of building anil loan
associations operating in the United;
titatcs, at a cost of something more
then $'.'11,000 for making their investigations.
This Is the first report of such fig
ures since those given out Inst sum
mer by Kecrelnry L'cllarius at the
convention of the U. H. League in
Cleveland, O. Since that report, Ihe
nssocntlons have grown to the ex
tent of $71T,8UlMUf.ll an Increase
In one year as great as Ihe total as
sets of the building and loan associa
tions of 11107. Total assets of the
associaaions are now UO.tW percent of
those of the 80.S3 nstional benks of
the United States sud 1H.5 percent of
those uf the I'l.iK) slate aud private
banks.
Ohio Invests Much
The state of Ohio is reported to
have Invested more money in real
estate mortgages through these as
sociation then any other state in the
I'nlon. with rrimsylvsnia a close sec
ond. Pennsylvania figures for Decem
ber 81, II1'4, ere not yet available
and nisy show that these two states
havo abont an -eqiNil amount of such
money. New Jersey Is third, and all
three of the leading states have as
sets well over the half billion mark.
Massachusetts, Illinois and New York
rank liet In order according to Iheir
accumulated savings.
(irnut stride have been made In
the Isst few years In the matter of
elltuinstlng unjust practices, and to
day these associations are said to
provide one of the most satisfactory
places for the investment of funds.
Savings yield a high rale of dividends
with minimum safety, due to the co
operative nature of the associations.
Book to bs Used
The book will be used by classes
of building and loan association men,
real-estate men and othera in local
chapters of the American savings,
building and limn institute, in the
United Y. M. C. A. schools, and in
many colleges. It shows in detail how
better appraisal methods have in
creased the. safety of association
funds; how various "plans" of col
lecting savingx hnve been developed
to meet the needs of different com
munities; and just how these asso
est promoters of home ownership of
clations have become one of the great
our modern time.
BUILDERS ADOPT "
WASHINGTON, May 23 Discus-s,-nn.
Ar nffi-iciilMire and the merchant
marine hv Secretary Jardine and.
President Leigh C. l'almer of the
emergency fleet corporation, and con
sideration of resolutions comprised
the concluding business lodoy of the
convention of the chamber of the com-,...-,..
t fh United States.
Another cabinet member. Secretary i
Hoover, told the delegates last night
that reorganization of the administra
tive functions of the government is
necessary for elimination of waste in
overlapping agencies.
He advocated three primary re
forms grouping of all agencies of the
,nm. mntnr nurnose unuer one aumiu-
' istrotive" supervision; separation of (
; semi-juoicini nnu rinrirft,n,n,..D
i advisory functions from the udminis-
trative functions; putting the former
under joint minds and the latter un
der single responsibility' and relieving
the president of a vast amount of ili-i-reet
administrative labor.
! The government, he declared, can
have no definite and consistent policy
for conservation and use of national
j resources so long as responsibility is
! spread among several departments.
I He cited the "recent occurrences in
i tl,a nil lennes end "our dcnlornble
' lnsk of n definite and organised mcr-
i chant marine-' as extnipies oi v. "i"
I may hoppen under divided responsibil
ity." It is important. Mr. Hoover assert
ed, lo bring kindred agencies together
under one authority "so Ihst their
'overlapping edges cnu be clipped and
their fichta stopped."
Secretary Jnrd tie. urging careful
I study of the entire freight rale airuc
j lure said lh.it if American business
j is to make any "significant contribu
tions to tbe solution of farm prob
i leuis, it inns! get down to brans tacks.
' find out what these problems ore and
! what Ihev involve and then offer ils
help to the fanner ill solving them.
Spring Water has
Poison, is Report
I r -is-
I 1 r
vt' S
teuigen,.y .arz:
"Whenever wom .
organised resl.ta6L S
Prices, ,l,ey have bn?,
, ' New Yrk "
wives of . cer,ain ki
co-operative cafetu? ""t ,
" 1 "1"-1UU'M OnjU-lrr,
rentals. in ,IB
sonnble
tnrt.n
V,cnill-TT Is run
ative basis. Whereve, J.
about competition, to,,
down prices. 0,1 irj,
"If women could m, ,.
human side of ,hi,
tbey would be ouick , .
After all whe Z M n,l ?
.vou are helPis eluni-..
the crimes thst breJ (rJ
social confluence, 'tbIT.UJ,
it-and what could b. oerT? N
tanan than that?" 0,,r"iat
OREGON MOTOR co
Phone 049 L0-
830 o:
Mrs. Edward P. Costigan
CODE OF ETHICS
England Offers
Building Subsidy
Ilrent kffisliilion of tbe new lit
bnr (foveriiinent in Kngtaixl pro
vldiiiK fur the erection of L'.a'iOO.tHH)
bullies In the next J,", yenrs lhrouh n
Kiihsidy by lornl tmd mitimml Kovt-rn-iiient.
will he wntched with great in -I
crest an to ltd remilis,
A jirevious Httempt in Knslnnd to
relieve the housing xhortnue by th.
erection of Immpn through g.iveni
mentnl iiRen-ies stutied short be
cause of iuadeunte estimate of th?
rxpendilure involved. iMtring tlu
period of Koveriiment nid from lltl!)
to W'1, however, (Ui.tHH) bum cm were
const rurted.
The number of workers in tbe
btiiltliiiK trudt-s in Knglaml today is
bout "U.tMHj as incaiiiHt 7tiMKM be
fore the war. I'mler tbe impetus of
private construction this entire num
ber is mid to be regularly employed.
Antiquated Ideas
In IJarn Discarded
The builder who is called upon to
erect a modern barn nt moderate cost
ran save money for his client by net
ting nway from some of the anti
i mi ted ideas that some farmers Mill
retain. For instance, the old .den
that n burn has to be of towering
height lfinU to nothing but nddttianal
expense mid no gain.
In these da.va of siloa for the. stor
age of feed, a barn (hat given any
more than necessary clearance apac
Is a waste of money. On these pages
is a barn that wna constructed nt a
material saving, with the walls only
seren feet high.
American Building !
In Healthy State
America is In bo dancer of follow- ;
it. ancient Home into decay, accord
hig to 1'rof. William A. HoHug. di
rt tor f the school of nrchitectnre of
t 'oluinhtn tiuiverMty. in his annual re- I
port. "Ihe reneinhUn.-e of American
puMic buildings to those of Horn, ;
1'rof. Uoring state, should not .tad
to the roncliiaioD that the final itnget
of the Koman empire will bs repeated
here. !
"Ths majority of Ameriren bnlld- i
ittgs are of a new arstein of con- !
hiiuclion." he declares. "Students
are guided to personal and in. Impen
dent thought in design, and inatrutv !
lion in tbe flhferemente of the pest -lead
to productive Imagination anil
finally to vision. This is tbe power
to give definition to ideas; and our
problem in the school of architecture
Is to eiimulai tht imagination and
train the vision of tho sttidenis."
ROADS IN BRITAIN
The island of ftritaiu, including
Knglsnd, V'ales and LSrotlaud, baa
KT.tNKt miles of htghwny. and an ar
ernge of i.' I- persons, lo every mile of
rond. The 1'nited States bus an nv
rag of 'ilj persons to mile of road. J
The code of ethics recently adopted
by members of the Associated
Kuilding Contractors of Illinois form
ulates n working system of business
conduct to which the vast mnjurity ot
-builders will willingly Rive assent.
It is ti doctrine founded upon x.umd
American'sui and broad lnimnn prin
ciples. Its muxims arc as follows:
"The builder considers li s vocation
worthy of respect ami adulation as af
fording bim distinct opportunity to
servo society,
"The builder desires to improve
himself, Increase his efficiency and
enlarge his service, and by to iloiiiK,
he expect) to profit through and by '
such service. ' j
"The builder rcaliy.es that he is n !
busitieMt man and ambitious to sue-
ceed. but that, first he- must be :
el li.cal nn( witdi no success that is
hut founded on justice and morality. I
"The builder holds i(tbat he must':
exchange bis product, his labor his''
service and his ideas fur profit. He j
wants that profit to be legitimate
and ethical and desires all parties in
ihe exchange benefited.
"Tbe builder wants to be an ex-1
au.ple.tn bis brother builders and uses I
bin heat efforts to elevate the stand
ards of hi. vocation, and conduct his
affairs that, other m.iy find it wise, !
profit ibte and conducive to happi- J
lies.
"The builder wants t conduct
his business so as to render perfect
service, superior to his competitors,
and, when in doubt, give service be
yound the strict measure of obliga
tion. "The builder belivrs in Ihe golden
rule: AI1 things, whatsoever e
would that meu should do unto you,
do ye even so unto them.'
"The builder contends thst. society
beat holds together, when equal op
portunity is accorded nil men."
POKTLANI. Ore., May 13 Water
from a spring on I ne. larm of Mr. oml
m.u .ii.lm I .nko. nine mi'es west of
McMiniivUle, is Ininx analyzed by
State Chemist Albert S. Wells, to :i
i ceitain whether deposits of silicon,
dioxide in the water caused the dea-.i
of their son, M rris Luke, April .J.
, W. . S. Ilrnker visited the Luke s
p'lace following their son's death ic
'connection with the insurance policy
land nt that time the pofsibility that
j the water may have been the cause r-t
deeatii was iitgncslcd.
Preliminary test how the pres
ence of silicon dunide and n e-nfrimn-tory
anr.lysia is "being made. Attend
ing' physicians said the boy died from
tuberculosis.
yASHIXGTOX, May 2.1, "The
one reform women could bring
about by their own efforts and with
out the help of men. is the one they
pay tbe lenst attention to lowering
the cost of living." 1
So says Mrs. Kdwnrd 1. Costigan.
vice president of the National Con
sumers League, and chairman of the
living-' costs committee of the Na
tional League of Women Voters.
"Women are the buyers of the
world," she maintains. "They should
dictate to the dealers, rather than be
exploited by them."
It is essentially a feminine inclin
ation to be picturesque instead of
practical she has found, and this
works to the ndvnntnge of the (shop
keeper and to the disadvantage of
tbe husband or wage earner.
"Then inherent dramntic instinct
makes women quirk to respond t" the
emotional appeal." she says. "They
love to help the poor, relieve tbe sick,
stroke the fevered brow and reform
criminals, but tbey find little inter
est in practical issues like investi
gating the prices of bread and eggs."
Mrs. Costigan believes that club
women could do much good for their
communities if they studied less
I.rnwning- and drama, aud set out to
investigate local market conditions.
"Prices can never bo lowered ex
cept by organization of the consum-
CONCRETE
BRICK
BURIAL VAULTS
DRAIN TILE
IRRIGATION Pips
SEWER PIPE
CULVERT PIPE
HOLLOW TILE
BLOCKS
SEPTIC TANKS
Eugene Concrete
Pipe Co.
15 Blair Phone 903
SECRETARY IS SPEAKER
SI't IKANK, Vsli May I In-!
bert Work .s -i-niry of Hip interior, j
1 i! nil I'.lwooil Mtwl. I'liilpcl .Sink's ri-c-j
' Ininnlion eoiiiniiKMoiirr linvo Ui'epttil i
j invilntu ns In ncldi'i'ss llie fmirlh nn-
mini convent ion nf I In- Coluinlii'i 1
1 Rutin Irriunlion Irnisiio. which lin" ;
licrn fur July 1. lit l'asco, Wnsliinij- j
' ton, it was nnnounocil liero.
WE HAVE
For Sale
3 Second Hand
Water Closets
2 Second Hand
Sinks
In Good Condition
at a Bargain
WILLIAMSON
& CO.
153 East 10th
Phone .636
Let Gas be the Finishing Touch That Will
Assure Your, Home Comfort.
Of course the new home will be piped for gas! It's
almost as essential . for comfort and convenience
ns doors and windows and a roof.
If you're building this summer, notify us now. Or
if you intend to have "the old nest" made mod
ern and up-to-date with Gas Service, let us know.
Call at our office and let us demonstrate new Vul
can Smooth Top Gas Eange.
Free estimates on nnr installation new house ot
old. Just phone 28, or come into the office.
Mountain States Power Co.
881 Oak Street ' Phons V.
BOILER MAKERS
and
WELDERS
W. SHENTON
Phone 811
2nd and Blair St.
Veltum & Clow
Mfg. Co.
SLABWOOD
PER. CD.
Order Before June 1
There Is A Reason
MANERUD HUNTINGTON
FUEL CO., Inc.
Phone 651
Room 24, 1st National Bank Bldg.
!i sun
('PORTLAND
ICEMEMTCOM
Parks Warehouse &
Storage Company
CEMENT
4th and Pearl Sts.
Phone 822-J
WE DELIVER
Twin OaKs Lumber Co.
FIR AND CEDAR LUMBER
SHINGLES LATH
HARDWOOD FLOORS
Phone 782 669 High St.
ice I
ia I
At Your Service
LUMBER AND BUILDINQ
MATERIALS ; tr
Walters-Bushong Lumber Co.
4th and Pearl. Phone 500
I SS XqSg.lMSHSlMU11,UllFWSSlSiTO
Get a Ruud and have
steaming hot water
every time you turn
the faucet without
need of forethought or
attention
Pay for the
RUUD
as you use
it
"H
OT" on
your fau
cet means hot
when you have a
RUDD. No wait
ing for water to
heat; no wast
ing of water or
gas. Ruud means
Jm
Perfect Service,
now and for
years to come.
Pay a small
amount down
and your Ruud
is installed. You
get a year to pay
the balance.
Mountain
States Power
Co.
Telephone 28
881 Oak St
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