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MEDFORD MXIE TRIBUNE, fEDFORP, "OKEfiONT. WEDNESDAY,' MAY 15. "1929.
Help for, the Man Who Wants to Build
Shingles on Walls
; Allow Variety in
r Color and Texture
: Uy the Architect' Small
House (Service Bureau of the
XiuUmA Btaie Inc.
. W ,cn use shingle not only on
the roof, but aJao on the Bide walla,
thus securing a covering which is
imsui'piuHed in texture and color by
any other means. It is a logical
well surface for a wooden frame,
a weather resisting, and If left
without paint will weather to ex
quisite colon, rne various wooos
weather in a maimer distinctively
their own woke cedar shingles
take on a pearly gray not to be
matched with paint, redwood turns
a rich brown.
- Our forefathers sometimes cov
ered the walls of their houses with
hand split shingles; many of them
till sound alter nunoreas 01 years.
And verv nicturesoue they are.
Splitting the shingles along their
-natural grain gave them a resists
nice to the weather which la not
found in our modern sawed ones.
'Vet we may catch some of the
qualities of the old hand cut shin
gle by laying our modern ones ao
that the lines of shadow made by
their butt ends are wavy or Droicen
to relieve the uniformity of ma
chine out abingles.
- Strafcrht Edjres Not hooded
When not laid too regularly, shin-
f les give the wan a soilness ox tex
uro which neither stucco, brick nor
wood siding can reproduce. They
do not hove the smooth, combed,
horizontal lines of walls protected
' with siding. The vertical joints
which continually counteract the
importance of the horizontal cours
es give a more picturesque texture.
Sometimes the lower edges of the
shingles are laid in an irregular
manner, thereby giving tho house
an intimate, informal appearance.
We do not need as many shingles
to the square on the side walls as
on the toof, for more of their length
can' bo exposed to the weather,
sieven And a half Inches can be ex
posed on 'the wall as against four
and a half on the roof. Properly
treated with creosote, their life will
be practically doubled. If we are
to paint them with creosote after
they urc laid, however, we must be
absolutely sura they are dry, other
wise this process may do actual
harm. Factory dipped shingles
eliminate this danger.
' Good Tcsto Necessary
Today there are innumerable
effects of color and texture to be
achieved With creosote stains on
shingles. They afford the opportu
nity to .use rich color, and unlike
paint allow tho grain 'of the wood
to show, giving a surface almost
ruglike in its softneas. Kven the
picturesque, washed out effect
which old shingled walls develop
when the whitewash which has
been applied to them, has grown
old, can be imitated with creosote
stains. Like other processes of i
building, care must be used here
to obtain the most satisfactory re-:
suite.
When using color, a combination
of harmonious browns; tans, red
dish browns and yellow browns may
be jiacd on tho same walllikewise
on roofs by using Bhinglcs which
have been dipped In these tones.
This mixing of various colors is
often overdone,- but when good
taste Is exercised many beautiful
results are possible.
The rules for achieving durabil
ity In shingle roofs apply also to
side wails buy good shingles, see
that they are properly laid, and use
rustproof -nails. When these are
followed we have ono of the moat
picturesque and durable wail cover
ings possible. Copyright 1928. The
Architects' Small lloutie Service
Bureau of tho United SUlcn, Inc.
A Picturesque Dutch Colonial
Design K o. e-F-C
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Plan Is Commodious and Conven
ient First Storyt Bedroom
Feature
THE modern small houses that go by the name of
Dutch Colonial are nearly always something else.
They may bo good architecture, but they are rarely
Dutch architecture. Here Is one that Is truly Dutch.
It does not make any difference what its name Ib If
it Is not beautiful architecture and does not have a
good plan, but this design, e-F-6, Is an extremely beau-
tirul one and has a plan wmcn is not oniy commoai
ous and convenient, but is unusual In its arrangement
The location of the kitchen at the front and the
inclusion of a first story bedroom will meet tho re
quirement of many women. The downstairs bed
room carries its own recommendation. With the
kitchen located as It Is one has a view to the front
of the house during the long hours when working
there, and this makes possible the setting of the
dining room where there Is a view of the garden.
Both llvlntr room and dining room open onto the
porch.
The exterior is planned to be finished of shingles,
in keeping with the quality of the architecture. The
front wall, like many of the old Dutch Colonial
houses, Ib to be stuccoed.
Construction: Wood frame, exterior finish shin
gles and Btucco. Hoof of shingles.
Lot size: Approximately 60 feet. If the first story
bedroom is omitted, the house can be accommodated
on a 40-foot frontage.
Facing: Eaut or Bouth. May bo reversed for other
facings or to take advantage of peculiarities of site.
Complete working plans may bo obtained for this
and other designs shown In this series. For further
Information, see editor's note.
(
Rear Porch Under Roof
' The rear porch is brought under the main
, owcep of the roof and thus becomes part of Mie
house, as It should. Tho flagstone steps and fTdor
In combination with graceful woodwork lend
qualities of charm which everyone-will appre
ciate. j
KDITOR'H NOTE i Working- drawing and aprclftcntlortfi for the bouse nbown above may b wtcureO
at mndrrata eot thnrath the Ilunio Hulldlnr Editor of tola pnper. Tola ervlor It prctKMiltxI to our renders
through co-oprrullon with the Architect' Hmmll Houmi Hervtra Dorrna. The Bureau 1 conirollrtj by tho
Amrrinui Institute of ArrhltrcU and haa the Indorarment of tht United State Uepttrtnient of Commerce,
durations from our meatier regarding: home build In will bp answered at noehnrv by the terliniral luart
mrnt of Tile ArrhltecU' Hniall Homo Hervlee Hurww. Address the Home BuUdlujr Editor, euclosUis; a
suunpeo, ouarrasea envelope.
Cwpyrlskt ItKtsWXae Architects' baud! Hoot btrile Bureaa f la UolUd SUies, lac
What You May
: Want to Know
About Building
Questions addressed to this pa
per will be answered by the Archi
tects? Small House Service Bureau
of the United States, Inc. Enclose
a etamped addressed envelope.
Q In a Colonial house would '
you paint or paper the walls?. " y
A We would paper them.
-, Q Tho front . rooms of my
bouse civnys omcli musty dur
ing tha summer. There is no
basement or any way to get
beneath It. What can be done
to ovcrcomo this dlsagreeable
CCSS? i , . I
A Tho front rooms smell musty
front rotting woodwork. The beams
under your floor have rotted be
cause they hevo not been properly
ventilated. ZJcke openings In the
foundation wall two feet square.
Keep them open in the Bummer
time, closed in M'inter. Have -the
beams I no peat ed, rotted work re
placed. Q. I have a brick .house.
The bricks aro turning white
. and crumbling. 'Please advise
how to take care of this. Would
cleaning remedy the trouble?
A. Cleaning Is necessary, but it
would only be temporary. The
difficulty is caused by water run
ning through the wall, leaching out
soluable saltJ that are afterward
deposited on tho surfaces of the
brick. This process will ruin the
bricks. It la called efflorescence.
The way to correct It Is to keep the
water out Find out where the
leaks ocour, through down spouts,
eave troughs, or copings. If nec
essary, the whole wall may be wa- .
terproofed with standard com
pounds, practically Aolorless. made
especially for the purpose.
Q. We have recently remod
eled an old house. Some pan ...
jelling was removed from the ,
wall and the bricks plastered
directly. Here, .every time this
air becomes damp, this wall la'
wet, the paper Is ruined. We
saturated tho old brick wall be
foro we plastered. Would that
be the cause of Us dumbness
now? What can bo done?
A. The wall Is cold, dampness1
is condensed out of the air on it.
The condition will be worse in the
winter time. Wo advise you to cov
er the vall with waterproof paper,
or, better still, with standard insu
lation. Nai! otrins over this and
apply standard gypsum wall board.
You can paper over this. That
will end the trouble - The -expense
will not bo great. ,
Q We want to have a hard :
wood floor laid and then fin
ish it ourselves. Tell us how
to do It
A You are wise to have some
one elso lay it. Have him also
sand paper it with an electric sand
ing machine. If It is cloce grained
wood, you can have It stained with
special stain made for the purpose.
then lacquered, vamisnea or waxed.
If it is open grain it may be stain
ed, filled, and then varnished jr
waxed. We advise you to have
this work done by an expert It
will cont very llttlo more than if
you do It yourself, and will be in-
finitely better. , . v. . , ;
Q-r-Ia cravcl a good material ,
to build on? Will It be neces
sary to put reinforcing in the -foundations?
The house. is a
two story brick.
A Gravel Is one of the best types1 -
of material on which to build. No
reinforcement will bo necessary 1
the gravel is continuous.
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SYNOPMS: N carl r franllo In I after Lucy. Tho Nrnt wan whnt I
hor effunn 1p prow Uuit 14cr ought to do, and tho Becond wan
rteuoo, jorry Otctlcn, did im1 nnir-; what I was guinti to do. Lucy'M
der hl futlwr, Iitirjr doflo tlic law 1 armimont hud miro!isd mo. It
and utkoi Uio flKla InUt lwr nmi
handa. Hlie learus Uial lorrf whh
oon aponllus umnrtt Kkull Vnllry,
probably to IXto dnxvuxl Ojrricn
mine at lVirrlillty. Kotomiliiml to
roach Jerry before. Ito In uitvhunI,
ho loolui Ihuiry IkwroiL clilof of
pollno Into a oioHott Ukoi IiIh
Hpomod vltully necoKRary to Jerry's
wcll-boiiiK that he Ivh hiriiHelf up
before ho wan arrested. If Lucy
had the cournKe to Hike the law
Into her own handn, ho had I.
Yob, even though it coat mo
Henry's frlendshlpl And, besides,
sho wasn't going down to that dev-
aatoinobllo and aturu oil a niuil i ll's cemetery alone.
dub
torn.
to tile desert to tail Iut
' - ' CHAPTER 18.
' The City of Silence.
'What was! going to do, you askT
Well, I might smash In my Bngllsh
door nd let Deacon out. He
would stop Luoy by telephone. Or
I might lenve Deacon and tnko
Hllpplng quietly Into the houne,
I listened for a moment to the
terrific uproar Deacon was mak
ing. Fortunately, tho room was
remote from the avenue. I made
my way out to the garage, feeling
uncomfortable about leaving him
behind. Finding a couple of water
canteens at a faucet, I took them
Into my enr with me.
Aneriea's Oiccest SeUer!
BHiae Ribbon
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Ashland and Medf ord
i
Two mountain ranges lay be-1
tween mo and my de.Htlnatlon. The!
fii-Mt 40 nitles of road would lie
paved or good dirt, the next 20
would full by denree.s from poor
to dreadful. Iaicy would make for
Pitchfork Canyon, tho only poHHlhle
approaoh to Torridlty from the
went, and I hoped to reach her he
fore sho began the dencent. That
road down into the Skull is a mud
man'B nightmare and I didn't fancy
her making It alone.
Tho San Felipe Valley was
drenched In sunlight and the sweet
scent of orange hloHSoniH hung like
Incense, This morning I had little
time or sentimentalizing, however,
and -when, some short while later,
the rhythmic throb of the engine
fell steeply into silence, I had even
lens. I got out and looked in the
tank. It was empty! The nearest
filling station was seven miles be
hind me!
Raging at my carelessness, I
flung my coat Into the car and set
off down the scorching road. When
I finally got my hand on the wheel
again Lucy was some three hours
ahead of me. Likely enough she
was at Torridlty.
Sfkull Valley 11m between the
Skeleton mountains and the Red
Oold range. From the west you
descend Into It by Whinbone Can
yon and on the east you ascend
from it by the Devil's Mouth. A
road of sorts spans the valley from
Hhinbone to the Devil's Mouth and
If you want tute of the grim
terror of the place you may cross
It by car. tlut Torridlty is ten
miles south of the road which!
spans the valley and the Interven
ing stretch of desert is Impaiuiahle.
Another road, miserable affair,
leads Into the valley by way of
Pitchfork Canyon, passes through
Torridlty, and Joins the main road
at Devil's Mouth on the east. This
is the only road Into the town
from the west. I supposed Jerry
and Lucy had taken U and pur
posed following it uy self.
It was Just on o'clock when 1
reached tho summit of the Skele
tons, Time wa precious my
fears for Lucy had increased with
every mile I had come hut noth
ing on earth could have driven mo
down Pitchfork until my yp had
hod their desire of that sardonic
masterpiece below. Never before
had the valley gripped my soul
with so violent a sease of unholy
horror and sleek and tawny beauty, i
The valley biased with light and:
color. But as I looked upon this'
bewitching opalescence It seemed i
to me Ihitt something alive and!
watchful lurked beneath it. ftome-i
fhing uleek as a sealskin, vital as
t young tiger, alluring as a per
Aimed goddvsa. Vaporous arnthj
reacned out to me and trlea
Its. beauty masked a spirit as ven
omous as Satan. !
My eyes leaped to the saffron
flanks of tho Red Oold range, then
fell again Into tho rainbow sea be
low. A last look and I started i
in...H ih Diini.fn.i.
been blasted out of the side of the
canyon 40 years ago. Millions in
sllvnr, gold and borax had been
mule-teamed uruund its hairpin
curves. Rut with the closing down
of the Torridlty mining properties
the road had fallen into disuse.
Little repair work had been done!
on the road of recent years and j
the SlU'llltf fresh Ms had mndn n i
again I was seized by that profound
melancholy 1 had felt In the can
yon. The air seemed charged with
sinister potency.
Out of a sky as hard as a metal
bell poured a ferocious blinding
heat that made my thankful for my
water canteens. A light, hot wind
blew and a faint moaning sound
was in th air. Perhaps I was run
nlng into one of the shrilling wind
storms for which the vulley is no
torlous. They come in a twinkling,
sometimes last for days,, and cease
as suddenly as they begin. .
.lust then Torridlty lifted its .un
hteuched bones into view and I
. . Torridity nowliore waas a sign of human life.
ruin of It. Below me fell a 1000-5hlared on my horn. In the hey
foot drop and as I crawled around jdnv of Its glory h had been a typl
th sharp curves I looked at death car western mining town of 1500
a score of times. Nor did I for a ' population. The present hopeless
moment forget that the next bend 1 desolation of the town shocked me.
might show me Deacon's car up
side down and Lucy's broken body.
In two hours I reached the bot
tom. The opalescent htntily of the:
desert had vanished. Orlm and
terrible, it seemed to ay, "I've got!
I have been in a few "ghost clUee."
of the west, hut none of them had
seemed quite so abandoned as this
one did.
And her It was that the candle
of my friend's lifo had burned wKh
you, fool! The trull to Torridlty ' such hectic brilliance that Its
lay before me. and I was cheered.
Ah! there were car tracks. Sev-;
era) of them. Lucy was ahead of
me. I would be with hetn hnif;
an hour! , , j
The trail was vile, but t got j
along fairly well. The empty deso-
ciond my senses and I knew that In Hon oppressed my spirit and
re
flection shone up through the dust
of 30 years. What tragedy had
dimmed Its light? In the crooked
main street. 1 stopped the car and
with head bsred listened reverent
ly. A window rattled. A door
creaked. That wfn all.
Again I sounded the horn.
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"Lucy!" I shouted. "Lucy!
Lucy!" And then: "Jerry, where
are you? Lucy Lucy! Jerry!"
No response. I got ouV of the
oar. Nowhere was there sign of
human lift. Here nnd there on
the rutted street were the taint im
print of car tire. 1 tried to fol
low them, but the ground wilm un
yielding and the .trull, Hoon ended.
They had been .here. Getting in
the car, I drove up and down the
street, hluring my horn und culling
the children by name.
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Jerry In this dfsort tomb? Con
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