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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-24

( OUR vital points have TO be
III L. considered in the planning OF
every home, they are, its loca-
- ton, Its arrangement. its de-
! sign and It's cost In most
N--SNlzsa@S cases, the first three are con-
/ trolled by the cost.
The average man will decide about the
| time he is purchasing his lot. upon the
approximate amount of money he thinks
he can afford to put into his home. The
question then comes up as to how much
TO put into the lot and how much into
the home. Frequently a man will de-
sire home beyond his means. with the
result that he is inclined to purchase a
! iot not having quite as desirable a loca-
ton as the home he will build ought 10
have. He does not seem to realize that
ones surroundings and neighbors con-
tribute great deal toward the enjoyment
OF home, when they are desirable and
frequently make one disconnected with
the nome when they are out of harmony
with It.
Then again, man will purchase A lot
/ In a practically undeveoped section of
the city, the lot may be very desirable.
but being cheap, it would probably be
surrounded by vacant CHEAP lots that
would in time attract people building a
cheap class of homes. The writer recal lis
one prominent example where a man
purchased beautiful lot with elegant
shade trees upon it for $500, and built
upon it a 5000 home Cheap as the lots
we're in that neighborhood he did not
even consider 1t necessary to purchase
corner lot, saving his means for the
I 80 l.
five years, he had a grocery store build
ing on one side OF him, and an undesirable
family In small shack on the other
side OF him. 1t never pays to build a
good home on cheap lot. No hard and
fast rule can be set for the right proper
ton Of things, for sometimes under I'M
usual circumstances, a man can purchase
very good lot in a very good neighbor-
hood for a very low price, but on the
average, one should figure on paying
about Is per cent of the cost of the house
for the property on which it stands, If it
Is city property. In the country, where
the land is bought by the acre. entirely
different conditions are met with, for
here man can have so much land about
him, that IL does not matter much what
the neighbors do.
Building a home in neighborhood
already well built up has it's advantages.
One can then note the class of homes and
their owners, and know Just what public
improvements in the neighborhood he will
be privileged to enjoy
The cost of a home is of course an I'M
known quantity, until the estimates from
the contractors have been received
Whether the architects estimate WIFI be
accurate or not, depends entirely upon
his ability and integrity. There are a
number Of architects throughout the
country publishing and designing in cata-
logue form, who, realizing the tendency
toward desiring something for nothing
place the cost estimate on a design fire.
quently far below what It is possible to
build 1t for. In other cases, they will
place the cost estimate based upon prices
in certain sections of the country, where
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-24

of many miles will depend entirely upon
how thorough a student he is of condi-
tons in various parts of the country
With proper study, an architect can esti-
mate as accurately on house in another
part Of the country. as a man in that
locality. The cost, however, varies a
great deal in different parts of the coun-
try. For example, a home will build for
approximately 10 per cent less in Florida
than house Of the same plan and design
could be built for in Minnesota. With
these conditions in mind, the cost esti-
mates placed on many house plan cata-
logues are of little use, even though they
be entirely accurate. for a certain To-
cation.
Therefore. the only way to determine
the cost Of any house published in a
catalogue is to either get the estimate on
II from an architect of known veracity.
or have a local builder give an estimate
from the published sketch. This is a diff
ficult thing for builder to do. however.
for lacking specifications and details he
can have only a vague idea from the
sketch as to what materials and work.
m anship will be required
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-24
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-24
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-24
Mr.. CLAUSEN'S BOOK
"The Art, Science and Sentiment
of BODYBUILDING"

Thirty chapters, 800 illustrations.
It covers a wide range of subjects,
including the planning of bunga-
lows. suburban and oitv homes,
costing from $4,000 to $40, 900, let
ing Co-L0raots, choosing mareriaIs,
proper design OF entrance, win
dows, fireplaoes, etc. New third
edition. Price, postpaid, S1.oo.
Address, Arthur o. Clausen,
Architect, l136-57-39 Lumber Ex-
change, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31

help in art never as guide" And 1t truth fully be said that de Longpre has ever taken his own medicine in this respect, for all that he has won financial as we'll as artistic success.
 It might be supposed that man who after hav- ing passed the haf-century mark was plungng into a new field of artistic endeavor would have his hands full, but not the resourceful Paul de Longpre. With couple of operas under way and Sousa's band and other concert organizations play ing his lighter compositions and clamoring for more, the artist composer is even now finding time to act the chief promoter of new movement of which he is also the originator and which Is known a crusade for national art. This Is purely painters-an effort to further a public-spirited the whole American people in art and the better appreciation of art works whether executed by Americans foreigners.
 The chief aim of the movement, aside from the educational benefit which must inevitably ac- crue to the whole people who are thus enabled to understand and appreciate art is to engineer the public sentiment that will result in the extending of governmental aid to the cause of art. MT. de Longpre feels that it is the lack of this govern mental aid and endorsement of the cause of art in any of it's branches that Is mainly responsible for the fact that the United States is so far be- hind many of the European countries in the mat ter of art He would like to see the people through their federal government extend and de- velop the national art gallery, in which project beginning has lately been made, and he would like to see through the same means the establishment of national school of painting, national conser vatory Of music and national school of sculpture
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31

flower paintings. Most persons of artistic tenn perament claim that they are greatly influenced by environment in their artistic enorts ana II this be 1t is not at all strange that Paul de Longpre has produced masterpieces of their class, for he lives and works in surroundings as ideal as may be found either side of the Atlantic. The de Longpre villa is located at Hollywood, Cal, suburb of Los Angeles, pcturesquely situ- ated in the foothills of the Sierra Madre noun tans The site of the villa is a spacious tract in the "frostless belt" and here may be found at all of the year profuson of the posies which has proven at once the inspiration and the stock in trade, as it were, of the painter who has been so successful in counterfeting nature.
 The de Longpre home-a combination of stu dio and residence-is one of the show places of the tourist mecca wherein it is located and the artist-owner has been most generous in opening 1t at all times to sghtseers who have to look upon it thing to do" much they would art museum or great picture gallery, for it is this latter above all else. The building, the far-nung frontage of which renders it most conspicuous, is of the concrete stucco metal lath construction which is so extensively employed in this section of the country Archi- tecturay the structure Is Moorish in motif but with some of the characteristics of the later Spanish mission style of architecture which originated the Pacific coast couple of centu- ries ago and has given the impress of it's infu- ence to many of the modern buildings of the region.
 The studio, art gallery and other rooms in the villa of the unusually spacious propor- tions of which the exterior gives promise and there corridors, balconies and towers which afford secluson when it is desired. In addition to the imposing residence this fowery estate situated between the ocean and the mountains has five garden houses which harmonize with the main building in architectural design One of these detached structures is the retreat to which the artist-composer retres when he de sires to pursue his labors secure from the in trusion of visitors, and another is the appropri- ately named guest house." where Mr. de Long pre- has from time to time entertained so many of his friends at Bohemian suppers which have
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31

fragm entary compositions of the concert order filling in any idle moments that might other wise come to this restessly active
 For so long period has Paul de Longpre been closely identified with the art life of the United States, and particularly of southern Cali fornia, where he has long made his home, that many persons overlook the fact-which might in- deed be suspected from his name-that he Is native of our sister republic of France. Born in Paris some ffty-fve years ago. he of ten children and enjoyed few early advantages of educational character However as a young boy he manifested talent, seemingly amounting almost to genius, for the painting of floral sub 1ects, and he spent portion of each year in the country near Paris in order to study at first hand the floral subjects he loved well. Indeed he would probably have given up his whole time to sketching in the uxurant flower gardens of this favored region had it not been for the fact that he had his living to make and did it by the most prosaic but vastly more remunerative occupa- tion of decorating fans.
 All the while, of course, his heart was in the flower painting and his efforts attracted atten- tion from the outset. In 1876 he won the preme honor of having his pictures hung in the Paris salon and similar recognition came on eral succeeding years. few years later, how ever, the entire of his plans suddenly altered by the failure of the Paris banking insti tuition in which all his savings had been deposit ed. De Longpre had married at eighteen and when the financial crash came 1t found this young man, yet under twenty-five years of age, with the responsibilities of family consisting of wife and three children-two daughters and a
 In this domestic crisis the young artist deter mined upon a bold step-nothing less than solve to turn his back upon Paris and seek his fortune in the world. Almost all his friends, with characteristic pessimism predicted disaster, but he nevertheless transferred the seat of his activities to New York, where he met with a gradually increasing measure of success. Then, upon paying visit to southern California, he, as was to be expected straightway fell in love with the land of flowers. He immediately determined henceforth to make his home there, attracted no
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31

derfu water colors of roses and carnatohs anu panses and every other form of petaled beauty have helped to enable America to vie with Eu- rope in modern art.
 Art and music are supposed to be welded and 1t is not surprising, therefore, that if Paul de Longpre was to seek additional outlet for his artistic energy he should turn to the musical sphere. But it is not music from the standpoint of a performer or singer that has interested this ever-young enthusiast. He has been more or less of a musician all his life and there is an abun- dance of musical talent within his family circle. It is musical composition that Paul de Longpre has been essayng this past year or two-and operatic composition at that, the most difficult of all the forms of musical expression. He has several operas operettas under way-one of them an opera the subject of Rip Van Wrinkle, which is expected to help along the growing movement for grand opera in Engsh-and more
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31
Owns Scott's Phaeton

A phaeton which once belonged to Sir Walter Scott is now the property of w. J. Sage Brixton England. It was in this coach that Sir Walter rode when he received King George ". in Edin- burgh in 1922 and used when riding in the dis trict of Abbotsford. The carriage bears a brass plate on which is engraved:
 This pony phaeton formerly belonged to Sir Walter Scott, Bart. of Abbosford" The owner of this interesting relic also has in his posses sion an old flint lock gun. once the property of Robert Burns
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31

less by the climatic advantages than by t h e opportunities for obtaining at all
 seasons of the year the greatest wealth oP e+,,diac for hfu
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31
1< AGVG<2SEG G7ALZTt2e2lla I2kL1A

fingered long in the memory or all who attended them.
 Paul de Longpre, the creator ana the master of this fanciful abode for all his talent and temperament, has none of the Bohemian tendencies present in so many of the big men or the artistic world His home life is ideal. and no perscn who has ever had a glimpse of his companlonshlp with his wife or daughter can fail or d conception of what really comes first in hit busy life. Paul de Long pre- has a rare combination of the po- etic and the practical in his make up-a truly ideal welding of the keen insight of the hard-headed business man with the vaulting ambition of the creative worker eager to devote his all to toll for sheer love of achievement The life motto of the painter-composer has been Bear al ways in mind that the highest type of beauty is the highest art" Simi- larly, as indicating that he has ideas as well as ideals, is the advice which he has so often extended to strug- gling new aspirants in the difficult field of art-"COnsider money as
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-03-31

I is not often that a man haVlns devoted what would naturally be considered the best part of his life to one artistic pursuit and having attained the highest honors in such chosen field, turns in his later years to another field of achievement equally arduous and exacting, with every prospect of success. Yet that is precisely what Paul de Longpre has done that Paul de Longpre who has been known for years as the king of flower painters and whose won
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03

THE LABOR JOURNAL
Mention the Journal to the
merchant who solicits your patron
age through these columns.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03

demand was conceded and the limit of
the cost was fixed at $600O000. The
fact that the navy yard, under a strict
eight hour day, had built one, and was
prepared to build another much better
ship at practically the same cost
charged by private CONTRACTORS, com
pelling their men to work a ten hour
day, and that every dollar spent on
wages to workmen whose only incentive
was to build good ship, was fully
demonstrated to congress by disinter-
ested authorities on the subject, some
of which we enclose. Capital has many
influential friends in high places at
Washington who have devised a scheme
by which they hope, now that election
is over, to take this ship from the navy
yard. A few months ago the secretary
of the navy devised new system of
accounting in the yard, so that, in esti-
mating the cost of the new ship, 45 per
cent of the cost of maintaining the yard
is charged to the ship. Now the navy
yard has three miles of waterfront and
I44 acres of ground; it is, in fact, a
little city in ITSELF and under the new
accounting system if an improvement
of any kind is made 45 per cent of the
cost is charged to the new ship. BY
this method the navy department esti
mates that the ship will cost $l,OOo,Oo0
more than if built by contract, and the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03

men, and that none of them worked
more than eight hours. He appealed
to the legislators to legislate as little
as possible. and not to disturb the
present industrial conditions, and warn
ed them against making this state an
Oklahoma, or Dakota, and said to
them, Forget that you are statesmen,
and have little sense" and when in
terrogated by the Hon. J. f. Campbell,
he waXed wroth.
Mr.. Mccullough, Spokane laundry
man, stated that they had circulated
a petition among their employees and
that they do not want the eight-hour
law passed, and made the usual threat
that in case of its passage that wages
would be reduced and that ninety six
per cent of his employees were opposed
to the eight hour law
He said that he gets so attached to
his employees within two or three days
that there was nothing too good for
them.
Mr.. Walker, of the Pantorium Dye
Works, of Seattle, said his female EN-
ployees were anxious to work more than
eight hours, and, in fact, never got tired
of work, but that they We're anxious
that the girls in other industries should
get the eight hours.
Mr. Bruner, representing the restau'
rant keepers of Seattle, said that he
didn't know why Alice Lord was in
Olympia working for the eight hour law
for women, for, as a matter of fact, hei
organization in Seattle, when she
wanted anything, she simply told the
restaurant keepers to come through, and
they danced to her music as it was use
less to protest against any conditions
that she imposed.
He said that Alice wanted apparently
to take the girls out of the field of in
dustry.
Mr.. Jacobson, laundryman from Sc
attic tried to be funny, and said that al
there was to this eight hour question
is that il is an industrial question AM
not social question; that the labo
leaders are at fault for its agitation
and for its being presented to the legis
lature; that they are continually goinI
before the sentimental womens' club
and appealing to their sympathy; tha
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03
WOMEN ORGANIZING.

Various new labor unions composed
of members of the new league of work
ing women of Spokane have been organ
lied by Mrs. Rose Moore, representing
the Spokane Sectional Labor Council.
1t is declared to be the ambition of
many of the working girls representing
various lines of work in the league to
get together sufficient representation
of their respective trades to secure
charters for unions of their own. There
are hundreds of working women and
girls in Spokane, great percentage OF
whom are entitled to the ballot under
the woman's suffrage amendment to the
state nstitution.-Garden City Mon
itor
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03

the laundries throughout the state, and
he also claimed that he has never
worked his help over fifty eight hours
in week.
He claimed that they would have to
speed up the machines to such a point
that the employees could not stand the
strain, and that it would be Il physi-
cal impossbility to do the work in
eight hours that is now done in ten.
The next gentleman was Mr.. Culbert
son, who claimed to represent the
Chamber of Commerce of Spokane, also
jobbers and manufacturers of that city,
and said that they were very desirous
to encourage manufacturers to estab-
lish plants in that city, and that the
eight hours would cause those contem-
plating the establishment of such
plants to pass the city up, and also
the stereotyped complaint that they
would be unable to compete with the
manufacturers of other states, who
work longer hours.
1t was afterwards discovered that he
was one of the propretors of one of
the largest department stores in Spo-
kane, which had been caught violating
the law providing seats for the female
employees.
Miss Kalb, of the Bemis Bag Co.,
forelady of the bag factory, said that
they did not want the eight hours,
but admitted that if they had eight
hours with the same pay as at present
for ten hours, that they would be more
than satisfied with it.
Miss Miller, also Il forelady, of the
Seattle Tent and Awning Co., eoineided
with the previous lady that the EN-
ployees of her company did not want
s hours, and both of these ladies seemed
somewhat indignau t when asked by
Representative Campbell if they came
to the meeting on their own volition
or whether they were requested TO dc
so by their employers.
Mr.. Norton, of the State Hotel ant
Restaurant Employers association
said he employed many women anC
said that this eight -hour law would
drive all of the women out of the in
dustry, and waxed eloquent and lou,
of voice and said "For God sake, g
Slow and that he worked sixty wo
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03
SECRETARY OF NAVY WOULD DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
GOVERNMENT YARDS

secretary of the navy has ordered all
work on this ship stopped and congress
is being urged to give the work to a
contractor. Now, brothers, this is Il
construction and give the ship building
trust a monopoly of the business. The
great steel interests which control the
ship building industry are straining
every point to drive out their only COM
petitor for this work and to establish
their divine right" to profit from the
labor of all who toll in the steel in
dustry, and we appeal for your assist
ance to prevent it. Please fill out and
forward the enclosed petitions and have
your local and central bodies draft reso-
luton and send them to your represen-
tatives in congress; have every member
write to President Taft and to his own
congressman urging them to have this
ship built in the navy yard, and have
a committee appointed to visit the
newspapers and the civic and political
organizations in your vicinity and ask
for their assistance. We trust that our
request will be granted at once, as con
gress is now in session and a request
from the 100000 organized wage
workers in this country will be a great
help in winning this fight.
Fraternally yours,
MAURICE De YOUNG, President.
OTTO NICOLS, Secretary.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03

Eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty." 1t is also the pride of every
working condition labor has ever estab-
lished. This is as true of the shorter
workday as it is of every other con
dition of employment established to the
amelioration of the condition of the
worker. We naturally look for Federal
legislation to set the pace for legisla-
ton by the states of benefit to the
masses. We have and are straining
every nerve to establish the eight hour
workday on government work and gov
ernment contracts as a model to the
states and municipalities and an earn
est of a general eight-hour day through
out industry The following warning
letter from the Central Labor Council
of Brooklyn, n. Y, sets forth the pres
sure that is being brought to bear on
congress to repudate the shorter work
day. Organized labor should protest
emphatically and at once against the
unfair system adopted by the secretary
of the navy:
To the Officers and Members of Ar
ganized Labor, Greeting:
Just prior to the last congressional
election great demand was made upon
congress by the members of organized
labor and their friends to have one of
the two new 26.O0O-ton battleships
built in a government navy yard; this
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-02-03
LAW TO EXCLUDE
UNDESIRABLE" ALIENS.

WASHINGTON, d. CA bill to
tighten the lines for the exclusion of
undesirable immigrants was introduced
by Senator Dillingham; last week.
1t makes owners of vessels from for
eign ports responsible for aliens brought
TO the United States as members of the
crews. Heavy fines are prescribed for
failure to remove aliens brought in and
vessels may be seized and sold to pay
the fines.