heCellar to Cut
Juilding Coitt
lui.rle1 Uni"11 " Horvlte
CiiiiiI homo lnillilor with
Si " ' '"rr
,o !h tlioroforo under tlid
,;r providing , a iiiimliiir
il,o oinlnHlnn of thu piimo
1 lo lu oiio of tlio I'Olll
if Ills piodloiuiient, One
Li urroollvo methods of
nit uy khltl ut ""m"
1uh uxpunso Ibi to omit
Kit wlilrli ul"0 ,lot tt'o
intliil. In "'' catogory
purohos. flro-fiilaoos ox
fr(, tho basomoJit.
illmm of dollars InvoHtod
Hiiih iindor i Aniorlciin
in hroii dewirllioil nil
rwisnre." H limn l"n
that over $2,0(io,noii,ooo
epi'iit III collar) construo
means ior (luunwn iii-
ln,l thn hllHV PHtlllial-
inunl l hut ut tlio pruH-
,. ., i.hIMIiii I horn will
,1 iiniiimlly In now lniiniH
1100,000 lor collars uione.
. ....Hum In 'American
iro provided- III districts
31-uum wlntor wontiior uo
iHUlutlon of tlio first floor
far
km
Work
acks. (train boards.
floors, atQM fronts,
Estimates
fiirnishec
k Field
Garden Avenaw
hone 191
Pho
MHiiliiHt (ho pi'iiotrnllnif cold nir
Mio ilium fwmllilii inuilirid wiih iiml-
l.I'll to 1.0 I III) provision Of ut lO.IHt
u shallow ulr ainico liunoiitli thin
rioor dud, nH excavation win uIbo
nniHiHHiiry for foundations, It hooii
Iiowiiiib ciiHIiiniiiry to provldo full
ci' lai-H which wuro iilso found uso
ful KloraKn and paillu.1 rofrlKoru
lion purposes.
Thu advunt ot coiitral huatlnir
plume, Inolndliiff liot air, atuum,
and hoi wiittir systems, all coal
hurnlnir typos, win tlio next stop in
tlio tiutalillHliiuoiit of tlio collar im
a fixed lialilt In homo plaiiuliiK
l''or tlio homing plunt wan locutud
tlioru with tlio fuol supply,
In roount youri) tlio IiIkIi coat ot
hullilliiK nuiterluln uud lukor lias
fori-ed Iidiiio bulldors an woll an
Investment builder to consider
ways and moans of rcilucliiK tlio
cwit of building. llnoms have mown
smaller, cnllliiK holirlits havo boon
Invrurnl, halhvayn cut down, beds
anil fmnltiiro built In tlio walls
and ovun tlio dlnliiK room Ik now
IwiriK classed an an iinnocosHar
room, f ,
A rowint dovolopinont In small
lioimo construction, along this lino
of Kionlor oconoiny, liils broUKlit
to Unlit, u- big opportunity for wiv
ing that In tbo elimination ot tlio
basement, and tbo placing of a con
trnl hcator on tho first floor of the
hoiiMo. According to sumo of the
country's leading architects, this
represents n saving of at loast 1
pOr oont of the total cost of a Small
bouse. Until u fow years ago, tho
biilldor of a email houso was
forced to olthor build a Imsomont
to houso his limiting plant, or elso
to heat his homo with stoves and
riroplaco. Several of tho leading
heating plan manufacturers have
mnilo a scientific study of ground
floor central boating plants, and
thoro are now various forms of
such hontors on tho market which
beat flvo or six roonui very com
fortably. It will not do at all to build a
cellarloKS houso without taking (hto
consideration mutters of ventilating
iipaco unaornoath and removing tho
top soil and following out othor
principles of sound bulldlflg. While
Iho cullarless house Is not a now
Idea in nny senso of the word a
good doal of attention Is nowadays
being glvon to this typo of homo,
because ot tho fact that It offors
oi:o wjiy of reducing tho cost of a
small home, '
Copyrlslit 1:S, Iloma Bultilora' Clinic
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Let us show you these
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the advantages of cook
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complete stock is a guarantee of snappy
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Telephone 500
Heart of the
Kitchen '
rnodorji Eloctrlo range
tlay-Thh Hoart ot the1
len trolj',' gives an bn
I new atmosphero to the
I ' .
idvaht'ages of the
IOT POINT
.fcdTRIC RANGE
Ito porcelain enamol
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JJint cast iron,
Btomatlb hoot control '
pt keeps your oven at
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HELP FOR THOSE WHO WANf TO BUILD
What You May Want to
Know About Building
-4
Umtitlorii addr.ned to tli. nnnHp win
b unnworeil by the Arclilleoli Bmall
lluu.b Hurvlcs Bureau ( the UnlteU
Htat.., 1iio ounlrulled by th. Am.rloan
liiMlllut. u( Arublteotii ana .ndar.ad by
Ilia Uepurtm.nt ot Commercv, Ualt.d
Htat.a Kiiv.rnnlant. Incluaa lelt-addraaa-
d. atamped anvelopo fur r.ply.
Qtloatlon I wish to Install an oil
humor attachment to my furnace.
tj'an you toll mo whether there are j
any ickiu rciiuremonifl x iiiuhi com
piy with Hhoulil I inula II one? Will
you toll me whether tho ono liU-
vortmcd in tho lncluued circular Is
a ftooil ono?
Anmvor Ordinances Rovornlni;
thu Installation ot oil burnoru have
been drawn for mom citlea uml
lirovldo certain protection In the
way -of diiflnlto cut off of flow of
oil should the burner bo ex.
tiiiKiilHliod. They alHo provble for
the hioiuko of oil under definite
rontrlctlonn. See vour citv bulldlmr
departmont for rules that apply.
Tbo advertisement vou aent in fnr
a dovica not known to us. Have tho
manufacturer furnish you with
namce of neonlo who have used It
aml lnd out from them what their
oxpericnco bas been. There are
many IiIkIi Blade proven oil burn
ers on tho markot.
Question My fireplace smokes.
Wo have burnod out the flue but it
dooB no uood. I am fnoioslng di
mensions and would appreciate It if
you will BUBBOSt a remedy.
Answor The nartlcular advant-
iibo In waiting is that this permits
me wana 10 settle ana tne conse
quent craclilnB of the plaster
plunes to take nlace. . Even when
the house Is extraordinarily well
built there may bo some cracking
or piaster. TniB can tnon Be re
paired with special plaster made
for tho Dtirnose. If docornttni? i
dnno aftor thiB more p'ormanency is
insured. There le no absolute rea
son, however, why decorations can
not no put on tne plastered wall Im
mediately after the houso is Jlri
ished. ,
's..:.v:
andscape Nursery
have had -yoara of exporlenco In home bcautlflcatlon
rk. our Jobs have a satisfying appearance when corn
Mod. Wo use tho best class of materials both In evergreen
n deciduous flowering hrubs, rose bushes and perennial
m; Wo have the largest assortment of ornamentals In tlila
nlon of tlio stato.
Iict on draw jon a plan and make
an eslimato for lour homo gronndsj -
(City Salesyard, 163 East Ninth Street
.Floral Gardens on Pacific Highway
. , Two MUce North of Bngcne . .,
Selecting Border Annuals
PHLOX
DRUMMONDl)
I COSMOS
pOPPIES
5 A0ER- IM0URNIMC
1 ATUMrM-iN BR'D"
g A'M,ST - (sawosA)
(nioeLla)
I ;fALL
. I SNAP-.
oACHttOft 1 DRA0OM9
au- WTt0NS
F0RNIA
POPPIES I "
" NICOTIANA 1
T6M
WEEKS
PINKS STOCKS -
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PIAM fOR BORDER Op ANNUALS. : I
A great majority of small, places
have a walk In the back yard that
Is exactly built to accommodate a
flower border along one or both
sides bf it. A. convenient width Is
five feet as this can bo reached
across for weeding and cultivation
without groat difficulty. In. the
maze of annuals, all of which look
so tempting in the seed catalogues,
it is often difficult to decide upon
a selection. It Is best to confine
the choice to a few colonics qf a
sufficient size to bring out tbo color
and character of the plant rather
than tb try to plant too many, yd
rlotlos in it limited space. Top
small colonies give a patchwork ef
fect which, while" brilliant and at
tractive, does not have the same
fascination as the larger masses
of color.
Herewith Is presented a list of
annuals graded according to their
height and a plan for their arrange
ment in' a- border, -me plan is
merely suggestive, to be changed tb
suit the taste of the gardener who
may not care tor some of the
plants listed. ' ;
Tall -annual for tho baclt cos
mos, miniature sunflowers, known
as cucumerlfbllus or . oucumber
leaved sort! plumy coxcombi,
flowering i tobacco.: or nlcotiana,
spider plant or cleomes. African
marigolds, tall snapdragons, tall
asters such as the American beauty
type, cornflowers, scablosas or
mn.irnlnir hritlpn. and firrouod Of
sweet pea;, trained on brush or
cylinders of poultry wire, inese
mnKO STlinuing groups u ui-i-uui-u
with other annua!,' ... '
Medium Height calendula or
not hiarigflld, lrtrkspurSi balsams,
Intermediate sndpdragonb, most of
the asters, potnnlas excopt the
dwarf typea, Shirley popples with
opium popples for the back, ten
weeks stocks, calllopsls,
Lower growing for tno enge-j-the
compact petunias, nasturtiums,
phlox drummondl, California pop
ples, pinks, agnratum lobelia, dwarf
marigolds, mlgnonotto, and Vir
ginia stocks; . ..
. Annuals are dlvlilbll Into two
clasHos, hardy and half hardy and
are so catalogued. Tho hardy an
nuals oro those that may be sown
In tbo open gr.oilnd and will with
stand n little frost. Tho half
hardy must bd sown Indoors or not
until the frost period Is past,
Many housekeepers sunk llielr
new nrnonis 111 nm, i,un,v
i.,imn the flhnrrf and to make
: thorn? last longer,- 1
BASEMENTLESS HOUSE ALL ACCOMMODATIONS
Oopyrlsnt 1020 Too Architect' 8mU Htmae fiervtce Xaraait of th United States, inc. Plan Ho, SIMS,
located In the dining room with a fuel compartment
near by easily accessible through the laundry at
the rear. This latter room provides facilities for
the laundry. There thus exist no purpose In bavlng
a basement, ' , '
- The style of architecture Is an adaptation of the .
Spanish. - The plan ls that of the typical American
bungalow. The exterior la characterized by care
fully proportioned walls, openings and roof. It Is
gracefully ornamented With a plaster arch and with
wooil beams at the front porch, with circular win-'
dows In the gable ends, and with a hooded shelter
over tho door to the laumjary at the rear. The
plaster arch at the front has teem ornamented with
some raised moldings of plaster entirely typical
of the style of architecture. Tile borders Have
bcen tlsed within the porch, around the doors and
windows, and in the porch floor itself; The use
ot metal sash In the windows adder not a little to
an already Interesting exterior. Another graceful
touch Is In the bay window off the dining room,
where with a battery of four under sash and a
low sweep of the main coof, an unusually Intlmata
effect has been obtained.
- The plan provides for five main rooms a trrtnlr
room, dining room, kitchen and two bedrooms with,
a bath, and m addition an open front porch and a
Unndry at the rrar. . ' ' . . -.. . ' i
. The living room opens off the porch through
French doors. There its a copper hooded fireplace
m one corner and a coat closet near the front en
trance. The dining and living rooms are separated
by a wide plastered opening, which may M arched.
The construction is of wood frame oh masonry
foundations. The exterior finish is of stucco. W
suggest that the stucco be Worked out with sweep
ing trowel marks, but sot overdone. The roof la
of. toe, or, at less expense, ot wood or composi
tion shingles; A base course of brick: may be
provided, though the drawings call for smooth finish
concrete up to the first floor line. - The suggested
color scheme is a pink or buff -colored stucco- with,
a dark brick base course, sash painted red or bine
green, and a root of mingled shades of red. The
window sash axe of metal. Interior trim and
casings liavo been minimized. ' .
EDITOR'S NOTE: The plana for small homes are
furnlahel by the Beglonal Baxeans of the Arcnitecte'
Small Some Berrlee Bureau of the United States,
Inc., an organisation made up of the represent tlye
' practicing architects from leading architectural offices
throuhont the United, states. This hnreau Is eon
trolled by the American Institute of Architects, and
has tho endorsement of the Department of Commerce,
urn loo. states government, m is pracucauy a- non
very complete ana dependable
I I 1 7-'IZ'-0'
ttTcntv T-
5, -l SDUIIIG t00 &
lO'-CTiU'.C -J
I lout I tivrD00asH
i -i-jsrw
TN CERTAIN sections ot the ouuulry, particnlarly
In the south, the basement! ess house has become
Very popular, but the advantages of omitting the
basement are not confined solely to "eouthirn -climates.
They apply- almost as well to'houses built
in the north, particularly where it is desired to
utilize to the utmost every dollar spent in home
building. . 7
Thie design, 6-D-42, is one of the basomcntless
type, but It will be seen from the plan that this has.
not meant' simply omitting the usual basement com
partments and attempting to get along with what
is left. This house has been especially designed so
as to provide, elsewhere for those accommodations
which the basement usually affords. Oh particular
these are the laundry and heater and fuel rooms.
Here the designer bos provided for a heater to be
- jyft-s Hi s-. jeaa-awa-MeM-a, v - - . J,
Hkl eWaL i'-.H I
fk
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t I I i
cheap as theNa ' . '. - V
mail order house. ' i1 '.tyf1 - M
; and better. . . ; '-.''
profit making pnbllo vertice, and luw ki its pnrpoB
the fnrnlAhlno: of. Terr eomvlete xua depeoiUhle
BHTftJI.Iine tAoa sendee at modest cott. For lnfor-
matlon regardinf tbe bloe prints and avflcUeaUoiiiv
addresa tne Home Building Editor of this paper. The
United States bureau mafntaina an information, depart
ment to answer home builders' questions at n charga '
Inelose stamped, addressed enrelope.-
Ooprzigbt 1926 Tne Architects' Small House flerrice Bureau OS the United States, Ino. Bom BaHdera Oltnle.,
HANDY RACKS FOR GARDEN TOOLS
Nothing Causes Amateur Gardener More Grief and Trouble
, Than Mislaid Instruments' :
'fl 'Pi
5Eil.p.
IKEEP VOUR GARDEN' TOOLS IN A HANDY HACK. IT 15 ECONOMY.
Mislaid trowels and weeders .lead into which they can be stuck when
to considerable profanity during not In use will savea lot of tools
the garden season. A handy rack and tenyier. One look at the rack
and the absence of a tool will .be
noted and the gardener can start
retrieving.
Strong nails driven in pairs' Just
far enough apart to catch the
shank of trowels and weeders will
sorve the Tjurpose' excellently; but
a notchod shelf, the notches cut
deep enough and Just wide enough
to hold the shank of the tools is
bettor. On this shelf place the
cans and bottles of insecticides and
fungicides, and; the garden para,
phornalia is. at hand and concen
trated, i
A small-angled trowel, a small,
roundibladed trowel, and the stand
ard heavy trowel are all handy tools
to have readv for the first digging.
The collection of weeders now of-J
rers wiuo cnnice. ah are bjubiibiii.
The long-ilntd type Is excellent for.
keenintr the soil, stirred and with It
ybu can reach well into beds. The
smaller, ciawed cultivators are ex
cellent lor working at closer quar
ters among smaller plants.
The dibber is almost indispens
able for making the holes to trans
plant and speeds up the work re
markably. It will also coma Into
piny In the fall for bulb planting.
One stab b, ths dibber makes the
hole for the little plant, another
movement of the hand ty-ms the
sol) around it and transplanting
Is made easy: .
One of the novelties in garden
accessories which has became
popular during the last two years
is the hand seeder, a little appar
atus Into which the seed Is poured
which enables an easy distribution
without the risk of spilling it all in
one place that Is always present
whon.i sowing drectly-frora the
packet. - .
- Willi a hand tool rack on the
back porch, In the garage .or In tne
barn, tne list oi tools is easily Kept
under control. It is- a garden
economy, '
BUILDING LOWER IN FEBRUARY
Leading Statisticians Voice the Belief that the Construction
.. Industry Reached Its Peak During Past Year
"WAfel-ItNGTON Construction
operations portlvcly showed a de
cline during February, somewhat
confusing prophots who have made
definite predictions concerning the
trend which building' activities will
take (lurng tho coming year.
Lending statisticians have found
every reason to believo that tbo
construction Industry renched Its
peak in 1!)26. They have claimed
the backing of sound economic
facts for their conclusions. Yet
onlry Into the active season of the
present year is being mnde undor
circumstances similar' to ' those
which InauKiiiated tlio smashing of
records last your. 1
The volume of construction op
erations in February, was exactly.
equal to that of the corresponding
month last yea'r, statistics compil
ed by the Associated General Con
tractors of America Indicate, : But
tho volume of contrncts awarded
during January exceeded by flfty
soven per cent tho vnlumo record
ed for January, 11)25, whllo-the
samo. comparison applied to ' the
voluino of building pormits shows
a flvo per oont Increase. , It is this
mass of prospective work that is
-cnuslng oxports, who thought the
top levol was reached last year, to
knit tholr brows In perplexity,
'Interest' Is attached to the fnct
that the vnliimo of operation rtwln.
died' to groator degree during the
past four months than In any simi
lar. - period wlthlg jthe Jost- five
vears. This volume was registered
last Npvember at an Index number
ot 202, .based on 1913. At latest
reports It rests on the 118 level.
While all this has been going
on, costs of construction are shown
to have moved upward one point
during Fobruary. though the mark
for that month Is four points lower
thnn that established In February,
1925, This Increase In costs was
due, It Is stated, to higher prices
being asked in sovernl localities
for lumber, cement, crushed stone
and common brick. The ravage
ot wages In the building trades, as
noted in the leading construction
centors ot the country, remained
at tho positlor) It His occupied
since last Heptemnor.
HrnH.. hni,.A,utunli thlnlr tVint it
clone crock is tho bost roceptncle
Tor muring ureau as u ioos-not
cause -the bread to become musty
or damp. Tlio moisture has a
cbnnco to osonpe through the por
ous crock, and the' flavor ot the
-;oftf, -IS' better.' maintaineoa ,
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LUMBER :
Mean you get Just what you pay for; There's a lot of satisfac
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reputation too good to risk by careless grading; We stand back
of our grades, and guarantee that they as well as our prices are
always right; .. '; -. ';'.,'V'!.' '""i '' '. ''
Remember this when ordering yonr. next bill of. lumber.
LUMBER; LATH, SHINGLES, SLAB WOOD
The Booth Kelly
Lumber Co.
452
Fifth and Willamette fits.
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