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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27
SECTION B

DANES benjamin Stovcr during The
past week. - guests enjoying a
season of bridge In her home. Mrs
Frank Ncusol and Mrs. \. T.. Elliott
also conferred social honor on Mrs.
StoNor, Friday afternoon. a thcator
party with luncheon served later,
concluding the pleasant afternoon.
CorsHpr louU0rts wore given as
favors and guests besides Mrs.
Stuvcr were Nrsd1mcs II. II. Mcsse-
mor nun Weaver, \. VI. Weaver,
De Verne Ncnscl and Rush Green
sadc.
Mosddmps W. I. Noueau and u. F.
Colby entertained members Of the
Art CirClc with an Orphcum line
party during the week, rs guests en-
juyng the pleasure which was con-
cudcd with luncheon served In the
Tca cup Inn. Mesdamcs Andrew
Arthur. q. ~. Roncau, viii Nun
and T.. r. kirkpatrick were special
guests.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

Chapter A. X, L. T. o.. will meet
in regular session with Mrs, c. y,
McAlcstor, l2S North Yorktown
avenue, Tuesday when o'clock
luncheon will be given preceding the
meeting.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

Mrs, .. g. Naylor entertained ~
Ittlc girls with party on Saturday
afternoon hOnorIug tho seventh
anniversary of her daughter Marg1-
ret Tho usual ohud's party with
games and all birthday features
made tho afternoon ono OF pleasure
for tho guests vino were FLORENCE
and Alma Murphy Dorothy Wood,
Thclma Eurus Adele MORGAN Joan
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

The Sigma Theta ri sorority will
give a dapCc iu Hotel Tulsa Tuesday
evening March I,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

Mrs, Albert II. Rogers was hostess
Friday afternoon 10 members Of the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

Mrs, r, G. Park will entertain
members OF the Vondredi Bridge
club ON Friday afternoon,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

\ mass meeting will be held al
Temple Israel Fourteenth and
Cheyenne streets, Sunday evening at
s O'Clock when Miss jeanette Miriam
Goldberg, field secretary OF the jew
ish Chautauqpa society, will speak
Of the work Of the chautauqua. No
collection or subscription will be
taken and the meeting is open to
the public,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

Mrs. Rex. S. Walker will cutert ain
with a small informal tea in her
homo on Friday afternoon from to
5, honoring her mother, Mrs. s. NJ.
Lorton of Walla Walla, Wash, who
arrived during the past week to visit
hgr and other relatives here. Mrs
Walker will issue invitations on
Monday for her tea,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

Mrs. \. r. Forster was numbered
among those entertaining for Mes
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-09

sa de SfOrZa Y la duquesa del Balzo...
Triunfan las mujeres cast desves-
tidas Ell la dulzura infinita de la tar
de veneciana, una tarde digna de que
el BNcentamo fuese en- ella hacia el
mar.
Sdbitamente hay un frfo; surge una
g6ndola de ebano llevada por dos mo-
zos yestidos de blancO, con fajas de
seda negra. En- ella, a la sombra de
una tienda de pdrpura, tumbada So
bre almohadOnes de orc, envuelta en-
velOs, ell pieles, en- jOyas, una mujer
muy joven, muy modesto, su lado !;
a sus pies unos lebreles .blancos Y un
guapo adOlescentc rubiO. sobre su hon.
bro un pdjarO ex6tico, surge Lady
Rebecca.
AL verla, las genteS cuchichean. Sc
habla de misteriosos males trafdos del
Oricntc. de horrendos castigos blblicos,
lie Job en- g6ndola.
La mujcr pcrmanece inm6vil, velada
de plata como los md,,cillGdOs de la
Etlad Media; a sus pies, 'el bambin0
rubio v los lebreles blancos.
Bajo la luz muy suave, pero la
rez iDfinitamcntc teatral, las virgenes
dc Carpaccio Y dc Bellini. y las corte-
sanas de Tiziano, triunfan. Pero ter
ciopelos de tonos calidOs abrumados dc
orc, pdrpuras. cabelleras de I'm rubiO
fastuOsO, gestos dc una elegancia au
daz, fondo pesado magnffico, tOdC
evoca un nOmbre sagrado para Vene
cia, Y, sin quererlo, murmuramos cas-
con mfstica devotion:
=: Tintoreto!
s Antonio de HOIOS D VINENT
Venecia. 1921.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-09

Las SagradaS EScrituras nos hablan
del DPmOniO del .HcdiOdid. Hay tam
bi6n, acknowledgements, un DemOniO del
aqua. 81 remontamos el curse de las
leyendas vcremos este diab6lico per-
sonaje hacer su aparici6n de vez en-
| cuando. Del mar nacieron los mons
truos que devoraron a los hijos dc
Laoconte: Ell el mar vivian las sire
mas que con sus dulces cantos perdfan
a los navegantes. Y del mar Surgi6 81
anemigO que am0 a Dahagut, la hija
del Rey. Pero fuera del mar. EN- 81
fondo de las aguas muertas, vive otro
lemonio mas tragico y mas terrible,
"s el genio dc vcrdes pupflas (que a
veces no son sino un reaejo de Iuna) =
al anochecer. desde el fondo dc los
cstanques nos mira con sus ojos fas-
cinadores: nos llama, nos atrae, nos
hipnotiza..
El vicio busca la orilla del aqua. En-
los dulceS pobladOs suizOs, tan buenOS,
tan cdndidos, tan alegres inocentes,
tan castos. sObre todO, ell las noches
de luna las orillas de los lagos Sc pue-
blan dc ambiguas siluetas; en- los gran
des puertos dc mar, como en- los coste-
nos pueblecillos. es el muelle dOnde sc
hace el cOmerciO de amor. ;Oh, hos
pitalarios albergues canallescOs de Mar:
sella Y Ndpoles, braves riscos de On
darroa, abruptas cOstas de Bretaiia T..
Tues este Demonio del aqua es el
que vive on el fondo obscure de los
cdnaictOs y Ell que triunfa con las fra
giles ladies y las Princesas de la His
toria y el film, Ell los muelles luminO-
sos del gran Canal.
asf, eli los crepdsculos en- que el
cielo es como una inmensa eampana
cObijadora de amatista, es un extrafio
desfile fantastico aquelarre; sumer-
gid0s en- sutil e. impalpable atm6sfera
de doseos, pasan los brutos mozos, los
picc0i0s marinerOs, con sus caras de nj
no y sus -cuadrados. cuellos, vestidos
de blanco; y las duquesas inglesas que
.yelan su prOpio Ocaso entire viejos
encajes de venecia, bOrdadOs hacidos
de oro v perlas fabulosas: los arist6-
cratas adolescentes, de una !. doliente
ambigiiedad de Sebastianes de marfil,
con perlas al cuello, como las mujeres,
y. como elias, los ojos pintados de azul
iy los labios de carmfn, v los heracles
de feria !: las spoytsicomen, todas dora
das como Tanagras, que beben, fuman
" madam desnudas, y las matronas opu-
llentas cuyas carnes abrasa adn eI de-.
SEQ. Pasan, pasan todos, y todos saben
70 que buscan i . d5nde van. DE unos
4 otrQa IL tiendan zutiles hilos, que
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-09
LOS ESCRITORES ANTE LA VIDA
Venecia y su Veneno

unas veces son dc illusion Y OtraS de
ORC.
Y es aquello como un gran mercadO,
Ell que las viejas ladies' cOmpran un
guapO marinero, y los adolescentes am
biguos una caricia que pone ell calofrfo
en- sus espaldas.
La tarde es una maravilla. Solo Ell
Venecia sc ven tardes asf, en- que ell
cielo parece una mGgiG hecha para re-
saltar el divino artiticio de esta ciudad
tinica. Los marmoles y los orOs de los
palacios Sc refiejan sobre la quieta
superficic verde en- una luz de tonali-
dades nacaradas de rosa Y de violeta.
En- los gOndoti,,os, caSi desnudos, he
chos de bronco por el sol, los hOmbres
Sc aprestan para la regatta. En- las ne
gras g6ndolas, que flotan como ataudes,
las inglesas las italianas, candidas y
castas como MddOnas de Bellini o de
Carpaccio, Y las francesas Opulentas,
como cortesanas del Tiziano, exhiben
sus toilettcs, sus joyas, sus perros y
SuS amantes.
Son los nombres famosos eli el nun
do; los que leemOs ell ell GOthd v ell los
films Gil el Vogue y Ell los "Ecos de
sociedad" del Nep York Herald. La
Borelli Y la Princesa de Kapurthala, el
gran duque Sergio, la duquesa de Gui-
sa la marquesa Cassatti; la duquc-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-09

En- estas tardes rosas. nacaradas,
infinitamente dulces. de fines de sep
tiembre, igual que NJ. de Phocas busca-
ba en- el tango de Paris. La mirada
verde del Antinous del Museo de Ma
poles. he buscado Ell el fondo de los
sombrf0s canales de Venecia Su vene-
no, el que enamor0 los poetas Y ma
| to, ell una g0ndola cargada de liriOs
V azucenas, Redmond Laurent, ell pO-
bre nii1O loco.
Ell veneno de Venecia, como todas
las leyendas, teHid que ser ciertO. Co
mo los azotes que asolaron las urbes
remOtas; como el fuego que llovfa del
cielO; las aguas que crecfan hasta Su-
mergir las ciudades de pOmpa y vicio ;
como las plagas; como los baSiliScos,
los dragones, la peste, el hambre la
Sequfa que castigaron las plazas medic
evaleS, habfa dc tener sus rafces Ell Ia
realidad, una rcalidad absurda, digna
de ser irreal.
Los pucblos, anteS, condenados for
zosamente Il una vida mas extatica,
eran, en- relaci0n con ella, sinteticOs,
tenfan mas aguzadO el sentido de las
representations que nosotros. Para
esos pueblos, cualquier bicharraco des-
medido que, azuzado -por el hambre,
aparecfa ell sus aguas, 0 pajarracO IA:
70 que Sc cernfa Ell los aires que
Sc Zampaba unos cuantos crfos NAL
aducados, era espantable dragon o ala
do basilisco que, inmOvilizandola por
ell terror, diezmaba la poblaci0n; y
ell hOmbrc que. mas Osado, entire eSpe-
rar resignado su turnO para el supli-
clio o jugarse el todo por ell tOdo, salfa
Ianza Ell ristre librar cOmbate con
el endriagO v. como era natural, lO
vencfa, c0nvertfasc en- Ell H6rOe, por
antonOmasia, V como tai lo pinta-
ban y esculpfan.
| Ahora tambien hay mOnstruos mari
nos V plagas; pero los unoS Sc llaman
dcOlUsdd0s, Y los Otros microbes. Los
primeros son feos de reprOducir Ell
tnarInoles Y bronces y los segundos Sol
yan pequeflos, que precfsase verlos cor
nl microscopic: contra ellOs, ademas
no lucha un hombre aisladO, sino Ia
Ciencia; Y como ella es impersOnal '
clos invisibles, 81 Sc les quiere repre-
sentar es precise recurrir la vieja
iconograffa y, por curiOsa ley, repre-
sentar los bichillos solo visibles con e
microscopic. la manera de los enor
mes saurios prehist5ricos, pues que, q
la inversa. el maximo poder destructol
corresponds la mfnima representa-
ci0n.
Puesto que todos estos mitos tuvie
ron un fondo de certeza, precfsase quo
el rcne,to dc VeneciG tambi6n haya 81
do real; pero, id0nde encontrarlo?
Tai vez Ell el fondo podrido de los
cdndIet0s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Builders Estimate Costs
Closer Than Public Thinks
something Wrong When Bids Vary Widely; in Such
Eases Extreme Prices Represent Inaccuracy or

Job, What Is the greatest possible
Legitimate variation In their bidsf
At any given moment, around New
York, the material market Is constant;
that Is to say, any one of tho
half dozen contractors supposed to be
bidding on this particular Job can buy
the brick, cement, lumber, ETC.. at the
same price. If the estimated guam
titles are correct, there is practically
no chance for variation in the item
of S1,949 given as the cost of the
carpenters and mason's materials.
Estimates Do Not Vary Much
The actual labor cost Of doing work
in house construction is much more
nearly constant than most people think.
In other words, in the case Of a half
dozen competent builders having APP
proximately 5000 brick to lay in a
given place, 1t Is not conceivable that
any one of them could lay these. brick
at saving Of more than 10 per cent
over any other, and this 10 per cent
would be an extreme variation. Tho
same thing is true Of the cost of franz
ing lumber, putting on shingles, etc.
suppose we assume 10 per cent
variation in the labor cost as the max
lmum between any one of the several
bidders. That would mean that the
high bidders estimate for his labor
item would be increased by $3.50. There
remains only to be considered the sub
contract accounts,
In preparing estimates for work Of
this sort, each general contractor gets
oompetitive bids on tho sub-contract
work involved before making up his own
figures. The result IL that there Is q
much smaller chance Of variation in this
AZ h. NJ
dozen bidders than in any other item Of
cost. A 8 per cent variation in the
bids received by all Of the general
contractors figuring would probably be
excessive, For the sake Of argument,
however, let US assume that the unfor-
tunate high bidder also had his sub
contract account increased by 10 per
cent, or 500. This would represent a
total increase on his estimated net cost
of $776, and IL he is working on a 10
per cent basis of profit his bid would
be increased to the owner by 1852, or
about IA per cent of the low bid.
Beware of Extreme Low Bidder
This represents about the extreme
legitimate range that should be en-
countered in bids on this class of
work. Any greater variations should
be Immediately suspected to be due to
one OF three reasons-frst, an error in
estimating quantities from the plant;
second, variation from the specifica-
tions so far as quality Of material or
workmanship are concerned; third,
lack of accurate knowledge due to in
experience in handling the class of
work involved.
Any one of these three causes spells
trouble for the owner, and before per-
hitting contract to be closed with an
extremely low bidder he should sat-
isfy himself that the mistakes, if any,
have been made by the high bidders on
his job and not by the one low bidder.
The chances are that his investigation
Of any very low bid before the con-
tract is let will prove that something
is unbalanced somewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
By Ralph C. Boyer
Manager National Bridge Works

Manager National Bridge Works
Harlow Lswis's article. Safeguard
Investment and Life by Building
Right" in recent issue of the
Tribune, was very interesting and
should be given every considers
ton in the building of home.
Fireproofing is seldom considered in
suburban homo construction, because Of
the excessive costs involved in con-
crete floor systems, which in the past
has been the only construction consid-
cred fireproof. Naturally wood was re-
sorted to as the only possible means Of
construction within reasonable cost.
The owner, realizing that fire could de-
etroy his home, secured fire protection
in the limo of insurance, which would
compensate him for the cost of hts
building should 1t be destroyed by fire,
but about the lives Of his dear ones and
those life collected treasures that
money could never replace-well, he
would be very careful to see that no
such fire ever occurred in his home.
Statistics Of the United States Geo.
logical Survey show that II per cent Of
all fires originate on the inside of
buildings, and that the causes are over
| heated furnaces hot ashes, water heat
ers, !eaky gas pipes and meters, cleo
trical and other equipmen which must
be located below tho first floor. With
the present building shortage, In addi-
zion TO the number Of homes and build
tngs which axe being destroyed each
ysar by fazs and other causes, it Ia al
most impossible 70 state when con-
! mand.
Wood Should Now Be Used
Building with wood is causing one Of
the most serious conditions which con-
front US to-dayIour forests are becorn-
getting further and further away from
railroads and economical points Of ship
ment, and 1t is becoming, our duty TO-
day to build economically with soma
type 81 construction which will be per-
manent, and at tho same tins offset
| the biggest enemy to the home. which
is fire. The steel industry has devel-
oped steel lumber joists, product
which will overcome these difficulties
and will meet all requirements.
"Steel lumber" is a light rolled steel
section manufactured from plates and
Hanged into channel sections, and
placed back to back and spot welded.
forming joist section entirely of
steel, which is similar in appearance
to the I-beam steel section. it Is alb
solutely freproof, light, easy to
erect, durable and has sufficient
strength to carry the superimposed
loads. It is adaptable to specific pur-
poses and its construction Is not de-
pendent upon the personal equation of
workmen for safety. 1t Is easy to
handle and requires no experienced
labor to install. 1t Is cut to length
at the mill or shops and delivered to
the building ready for installation. A
layer of expanded wire lath is placed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03

ableness Of the venture for the factory.
The number of items could be reduced
in two ways-by elimination of I'M
necessary sizes and by limiting the
number Of designs.
Elimination Of sizes was not difficult,
because it developed, from the records
Of previous sales, that 80 per cent of
the demand was really confined to ap-
proximately one-third Of the sizes Of
then, two-thirds Of each list Of sizes
could be dispensed with without in
conveniencing the builder.
Four Types of Architecture,
The matter of design was the next
haG up to this time been far behind
both houses and movable furniture in
the tendency toward period" develop
nent. In fact, so-called "stock" wood
work had fallen into disrepute among
architects Of standing because Of its
unsuitability in we'll designed houses
which were to have such period fur
nishing. A detailed study of archi-
tectural types for small American
homes, however, led to the conclusion
that practically every we'll designed
small home is in one Of four types
Colonial, English, Southern or Western.
A complete line OF woodwork, with
ample room for choice, was developed
for each Of these types.
Needless to say, the idiosyncrasies Of
every taste cannot be satisfied by any
standardized product.
STANDARDIZATION, however, does bring
within the reach Of people Of good
taste but moderate means woodwork of
real merit Of design and an expert con-
StructlOn that is pOsSible onlv when
quantities are produced. To obtain
these qualities bizarre notions may we'll
be sacrificed by the home builder.
Gain to Home Builder
Because such standardized woodwork,
icing made in quantities, may be iden-
tically like that Of ones neighbor il
no drawback, for the finishing of the
different woods provides unequaled OPP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
BY H. H. Hobart

OF tho Curtis Companies, Inc.
AS the building that is to DO your
home soon begins to take shape under
the magical guidance Of the builder
and architect, one thought will con-
stantly come to you. And when you
walk through the finished but yet va
can't structure that thought will come
back as an established fact-the wood.
work in the homo is what makes IL
homelike.
You realize the Importance Of sani-
tary plumbing and of a satisfactory
heating system in making your house
comfortable and healthful, but your
eyes are attracted and your heart Is
warmed by the liveableness that only
woodwork can contribute.
OF course, it has to be good wood
work. Cheap, poorly constructed, poor
~ finished material, glazing and gaudy
in color and form, heavy and atrocious
in design, does not produce the at
mosphere of an inviting haven. The
very fact that 1t does not proves the
Importance of having the woodwork
right. from the start.
1t is, of course, very easy to say that
just as easy as it Is to recognize tina
common sense Of the statement. The
problem is, how can you get that kind
Of woodwork?
Only Two Choices in Trim
Heretofore there have been only two
courses open to the home builder fo-
procuring woodwork. He could have
his architect design for him trim,
holdings, doors, architects furni-
ture," stairs, exterior holdings, shut
tiers, entrances and porchwork suitable
in character for his particular home.
He could then have the architect ode
tail" these items, to be made especially
at the mill.
Did you ever visit the busy Office of
an architect? Have you ever surveyed
with puzzled bewilderment the incom-
prehensible maze of lines and symbols
and foreign-to the unarchitectural-
words which your architect calls q
"detajl"?
If you have, you begin to understand
why specially detailed designs coat real
money. Then if YOU have gone through
a woodworking factory, with its cleo
trically driven machines, complex and
exceedingly accurate, which must be
adjusted for every little detail, you
will know why madeto-order woodwork
has maae-to-order price.
The second course open to the home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
ntry-Build Charming Home Like This
Steel Lumber Noau Being Made
For Use in Small Homes
Steel Industry Has Perfected Product That Makes
House Construction Fireproof and Ageproof
at Comparatively Low Cost, Popular in West

upon the top Of these 5oists, screed
strips are nailed to the top Of toists,
2-ineh fill Of concrete Is then poured
on the top layer of lath to the height
Of the screed strips and then the An
ished floor ts applied.
Fireproof Floor Uurred
Where ceiling is required, ex-
panded metal lath is fastened TO the
undertake Of joists with a steel uuring
clip, and then the desired finish Of on
crete or plaster Is applicable result
is lightweight freproof floor, which
has stood up under fire test Of LOO
degrees FAIR. for four hours under
full load without twisting or bending.
The dead load Of this construction
weighs forty pounds square foot.
which Is less than half that of any
type Of fireproof construction. 1t
eliminates shrinkage, Is sound-proof,
dust-prcof, vermin-proof, all the mer-
it's of which are very essential in
suburban or other types Of structures.
Over thirty million square feet Of
steel lumber floor area have been In
stalled throughout the country.
We who are familiar with the build
ing conditions in our Western cities
house, system adopted in the West
years ago and which is just being
taken advantage of in the East, must
admit that our Western neighbors are
far more progressive In building
economy than We have been in the
East. To meet the growing demand
which has been created for this steel
product in the East, fabrieators are
carrying It In stock go as to enable
buildings to BIZ erected promptly,
which to another great step toward
ecGnomE