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The Washington herald., 1922-11-04
WOOD Isl POPULAR
AND PROVIDES FOR
BEAUTY IN DESIGN
Use Limited Mainly to
Suburban Sections
OF Cities.
SUPPLY DWINDLING
Inroads of Forests Still
Leave Wide Range
O, Choice.

II has been said that the house Of
wood typifes the American home.
This probably was true a decade or
mqxe ago, and It no doubt still Is
true of the country districts and Of
many small houses in the towns and
cities But the small difference in
cost between a well-constructed
house of wood and that of brick fs
so slight that the brick house seems
to be gaining in popularity.
Notwithstanding the heavy in
roads made in our forests, there still
is :, a plentiful supply Of wood
Throughout the country. and we
shall certainly employ this mate
rial In home building for many
years to come.
Many Wood Effects Possible.
The home builder who desires to
build his house of wood has quite a
range of wood materials. all Of
which are excellent IL wisely used.
ana which should result in practical
and artistic success in his home
building. The usual types Of ex-
terior woodwork include slapboards,
which may be of narrow or wide
widths: shingles in short or long
lengths; siding. which is perhaps
the most original type of exterior
wood finish; vertical battens. and
wide weather boarding with its va
ious-eombinations. making it pos
sible to obtain many different ar
chitectural effects.
Should you desire to build an in
formal house of wood in a rural Sec
tion or a wooded country, the
shingle house left to weather in the
natural color or stained in the usual
manner seems to be an appropriate
use of material. For the suburban
house of more or less formal char
acter the siding or clapboards ex-
ecuted in any one of the many
methods made possible by this ma
terial would be more suitable.
The house built of clapboards or
siding or smooth surfaced boards
with finished corners, presents a
trim appearance and gives the house
a substantial air. This type of
house is made more interesting and
less severe by the use of wooden
shutters. trellises and lattice work.
siding Must BE In Scale.
Siding for the wood house in wide
widths is also effective on account
of its marked horizontal lines. The
widths used should be determined
by the proportion of the house.
using the wide widths for the large
house and the narrow ones for the
smaller house. The scale is an i'm
portant consideration in the use of
the clapboard, and the sizes should
vary according to the size of the
house.
For the country the weather
boarding is effective and offers
many interesting possibilities To
obtain the best effect. this boarding
should be rough-sawed and stained
to harmonize with its immediate
environment. Exterior walls of
batten boards often are used and
are quite effective when placed YER
tically. but are not so pleasing as
the rough weather boarding.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04
HONE OWNERSHIP
/ CIVESLONC START
TO INDEPENDENCE
Chippewa Type Of Dwell
ing Is Attractive
Design.

Thee are many thousands Of
wealthy property owners who took
their frst step toward acquiring
their present possessions by buying
. lot and building themselves q
home. Little by little. their equity"
In their home grew until Il was
finally paid for and other property
was bought on the same plan.
In setting out 10 acquire q home
in this way. however. the prospec-
tive owner should be warned against
being too optimistic and promising
to pay monthly more than he can
wen afford. He should also guard
himself by building q home Of per-
manent material. 30 that the upkeep
costs win be as low as possible.
Il would seriously disturb . we'll
planned budget to have to pay perl
odicai heavy painting and repair
bills. These can be avoided by
value OF the property will be higher
year after year. In case.a q favorable
opportunity for selling presents IT.
self the brick house always brings
the highest price. because II looks
young when half q century or more
old. And not only the exterior
walls but every part Of the house
should be built thoroughly and well.
The entrance. Of the Chippewa
type of home is attractive. with a
brick paved terrace and q seat at
the side OF the front door. sheltered
by the overhang Of the roof. The
covered porch at the side Is very
roomy. eight feet seven inches by
twelve feet ten inches. secluded
from the front entrance.
The plan 10 compact and the
rooms attractive. The main part of
the house 10 thirty feet six inches
wide by fourteen feet ten inches
deep.
The living room is a bright,
CHEEKY room thirteen feet ten inches
by thirteen feet, with a view on
three sides and with a big fireplace
at one end. Next to the fireplace
is the door to the porch which would
probably be left open most of the
time during the summer.
The dining room Is ten feet ten
inches by thirteen feet. also well
lighted and with ample wall space
against which to place the side
board. chairs. etc. The kitchen,
twelve feet six inches by nine feet
nine inches, IL old fashioned and
roomy. yet has all the step-saving
arrangements of a modern nat. The
rear entry is arranged TO keep the
iceman outside Of the kitchen. A
package receiver may be placed
above the ice box.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04
BRICK DWELLING
OF TULSA" TYPE
WILL WEAR WELL

When a man walks into a shop to
buy a suit Of clothes he will ex-
anime several pieces of cloth with
minute care. hold them up to the
light, and rub them to test the ma
terial and texture. He is anxious
about the matter. He directs the
tailor's attention to a certain piece.
and says. Il like the looks of that,
but will IL wear?"
1t is an astonishing fact that
many thousands Of men. every year.
give less attention to the material
they select for their houses than to
the material they select for their
clothes. To the man OF moderate
means none of his possessions Is the
hundredth part as valuable as his
house. He builds II usually with
the intention of living in 1t the rest
of his life. Yet he decides upon
building material in an off-hand
to the choice of an after dinner
cigar
Brick Houses -wenr- Well.
If YOU are about to build. and you
hear extolled the virtues of some
particular kind of house, the ques-
tion you ask is the one that you
put to the tailor-"Wnl IT wear?
And, having asked. you should not
be satisfied until you get the truth.
When you have exhausted all the
sources of reliable information you
will find that aside from considera-
tions of beauty and safety-and
thess are considerations powerful
in its favor-brick is the ideal ma
terial because it reduces the cost
of maintenance to a minimum. The
brick house nearly keeps itself, in
fact.
Insurance rates are low on brick
construction and it Is no more
subject to decay than is the
earth under foot. On the contrary,
the painted house decays rapidly.
The process. being gradual. is not
noticeable, and the knowledge that
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04
FILM STORY ILLUSTRATES
HOW DWELLINGS ARE BUILT
"Movie" Will Be Shown by Real Estate Boards
Throughout United States. :

ing the star part in a new pic
ture now being made just outside
Chicago. according to Ralph p.
Stoddard secretary of the Common n
Brick Manufacturers Association
of America.
This finn. he says. is for the
sole purpose of showing how sim
pie 1t is to own a home. 1t tells
the story. step by step. of how
a man with a small salary went
about raising the money, getting
his plans. building the house and
furnishing it. A modern small
brick house is being built solely
for the purpose of making this
five-reel film.
1T is going to be a real edu-
cation to see this film." continued
Mr.. Stoddard. IN an hour or two
We can learn as much through the
eye on how to solve the problems
connected with building a home as
from three or four days study OF
tcctr'cal books. 1: will show how
the modern brick home is put 10
Sether. and how its perma neIce and
minimum upkeep expense makes II
cost less than any other type Il
house. as well as being the most
beautiful. Modern labor-savinx de-
vices and electrical equipment Of
every kind known to modern sr:-
ence will be installed throuehout
the house
The film will be show1 by real
estate hoprds and other institu-
items throughout TIE county ia
tcrestcd IN the encouragement Ct
nome building. 1t is sai;,
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04

|SOU1H'S CONDITION
BREEDS OPTn8SM
Construction Outlook E1fs-
casts Activity for Long
Period.

In view of :he figures At had,
II Il impossible to take other than
q most optimistic view OF thstfen-
ersl future construction aspect In
the South In every direction the in-
vestigator turns. he is met with
new Developments Of natural re-
.soufces. OF greatly increased pro-
duction and OF a healthier tom m
business.
In many lines. notably wzfsr-
power development. good roads
construction and building sxpan-
sion, there already ia material In
hand to show that the present period
Of activity is TO be maintained for
a considerable period TO Gomez In
many instances capital is in hand.
plans have been drawn and con-
tracts are ready to be awarded.
The permanency Of many pro-
eressive movements In the terri
tory cannot be Questioned by
those who come Intimately In
touch with them
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04
BRICK INDUSTRY
MAKES RECOVERY
FROM.COAL STRIKE

The common brick industry has
recovered from the coal strike SO far
as supply IL concerned. The high
price of coal. however. Is the main
factor In advancing costs of manu-
facture. Out of eighty-one firms
reporting to the Common Brick
Manofacturers' A ssociation of Amer
lea In October only two were closed
for lack of coal and one by car
shortage.
The general production OF COM
mon brick begins to reflect the usua'
seasonal conditions. The total pro:
duction for the month was 95.1s2 900
and the amount of brick removed
from the yards were 7s.00O.0O0. The
stock on hand is l90.756.000 as COM
pared with 17336l.O00 OF burned
brick on hand a month ago. The
amount of unburned brick on hand
is 42.1S2.ooo. as compared with a.
oSs.oo0. There is also a slight re-
duction of orders on the books. the
current figure being 23i.32S.O0O. as
against 265.S7S.000 on September l.
For the first time during the year
Chicago plants are building up re-
serve stocka and this city, the
'"' eS-e prouuciHs ctHteT OIL Drlck IN
Amer ca. is usually a fair barometer
&c Conditions throughout the coun-
-.
curing the last two months the
demand for brick has greatly i'm
proved In some sections of the
country. which have nad a deartn
OF orders during a greater part OF
the present year. This is notice
able in the Southeastern States. and
1uite generally throughout the
South. There Is only one section
Of the country today which is not
doing a fair volume Of building, and
that is that agricultural part of
the Middle West with Iowa. Ne
oraska and Kansas as its center.
business continues I'm about the
normal seasons volume in the cities
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04
EXEMPT CARNEGIE
GIFT FROM TAXES

NEW YORK, Nov. SIN a decision
the Supreme Court today declared ex-
empt from inheritance tax a bequest
of S4,5oo,0 left by Andrew Carnegie
as a pension fund for old employees
and friends because Mrs. Carnegie
had established the fund before his
death.
Exemption also was given Mrs.
Carnegie on the s3,0oo.ooo Carnegie
home. the court declaring II had been
purchased by Mr.. Carnegie and his
wife and held by both as tenants"
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04

Bricks and actors-the idea nat
urally suggests the actors lodging
Irish confetti thrown by an un-
feeling audience-but here's a case
where bricks have changed places
with actors and are actually TAX
The Washington herald., 1922-11-04

along the Nev York Central Rail-
way. from New York to Chicago.
In New England. Pennsylvania. and
quite generally throughout the In
dustrial regions of the Central West
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20
Auto Vioti1n worked Here

One OF the victims OF the auto ac-
cident near Willard last week when
a young man and his fiancee were
killed near Willard was a former en-
ployee of the telephone company in
this city and played baseball with
Morris. Carl Leininger. and Evelyn
Payne were instantly killed when the
car he was driving failed to take a
curve in the early morning and went
into the ditch, then on coming back
to the roadway turned over, landing
bottomside up. The young couple
were on their, way to Milbank s. D.,
to get married and would have come
through Morris about seven. o'clock
in the morning.
Two grey hearses. carried the
bodies Of the young people at the
funeral and they were both buried in
in the same grave.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20
ORDINANCE NO 1874
TO BE REFERENDED
Question of Issuing $4,000 Bonds
for New WaterwOrks Plant Re-
ferred to People

Ordinance number 134y providing
for the issuance of city bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to be used in inn
proving the waterworks of this city
was suspended from going into oper-
alton by protest filed with #. y.
Haight, city manager, while on his
way home Friday night The pro-
test was not actively circulated until
October 13, the last day on which
1t would have effect, but 1916 electors
Of the city of Morris signed it, seven
more than were necessary.
This protest compels the ordinance
to be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie, according to the referendum Sec
tion number SO, in the city charter,
unless the ordinance Is entirely re-
pealed. This section states that no
ordinance, unless it be an emergency
measure, shall go into effect before
Is days from its final publication
The date of the publication of the
waterworks ordinance was on Sep
tember %, 1922.
The members of the City Commits
sion will grant the people an election
on the ordinance, Mayor Devenney
said, and are confident that thor
ough examination of the waterworks
situation will prove the necessity of
their claims for an improved plant
and better housing for the machin-
cry. Figures are available, he claims
that show economical operation Of a
plant such as they propose to in
stall. -
The protest drafted and signed by
the voters of Morris is given here
with.
ITO the City Commission OF The
City of Norris Minnesota
We, the. undersigned voters and
electors, within and of the city of
Morris, Stevens county, Minnesota,
hereby protest against Ordinance 134
of said city, heretofore passed by the
City Commission, said Ordinance be-
ing entitled "An> Ordinance provid-
ing for the issuance of $40, 10000
waterworks bonds Of the city of Nor
ris, Stevens county, Minnesota
which Ordinance was published in
the Morris Sun, Thursday, Septem-
ber %, 1922; and assign as reasons
for such protest: that said Ordinance
and the proposed improvements
hereunder will involve the city in
useless unnecessary expenditures,
tending thereby to increase enorm-
ously the burdens of taxation, and at
time demanding the most rigid
economy.
Dated: October 18th, 1922"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20
COLLINS AND CHASE
AT ARMORY TONIGHT
Lieutenant Governor and State Audi
tor viii Speak on National and
State Issues

Lieutenant-Goyernor Collins and
State Auditor Chase are campaign
ing together, and will address a big
Republican rally at the armory this
evening at 500 o'clock. They will
speak at Hancock this afternoon at
100 o'clock.
Louis L. Collins was elected lieu
tenant-governor two years ago, and
is a candidate for reelection. He
is veteran of the famous 151st
Field Artillery, and one of the prom
inent Legionaires Of the state. For
several years he was a newspaper
man, and he is well versed in state
and national politics and a clear,
convincing and. interesting speaker.
Ray P. Chase was appointed state
auditor two years ago after serving
several years as deputy in the state
auditors office. He was nominated
for an elective term at the primary
last June. Ray Chase talks more
about taxes than any other cam
paigner on any ticket, and talks in a
way that leaves his hearers with
much definite information as to just
how tax money is raised and where
it is spent. He has spoken in Nor
ris before, and all who have heard
him viii want to hear him again.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20

into every play around his end and
few gains were made over him. Mel
SON at tackle opened holes for Mussel-
man and Johnson on every play
called over him. Cosgrove also
played well on the defensive.
For Benson, Capt. Hendershied
was the main cog. He handled his
team well and fought like tiger on
offense and defense. Benson on end
is hard to beat, the little fellow cut
down interference in great style and
showed the making of good player.
This week Morris plays Wheaton
here at the fair grounds. The school
wants the support of Morris in ath-
letics. No team can play well with
out moral support, so be at hand on
Saturday, October FL and cheer the
team on to victory. This is the first
time in seven years that Morris has
had a winning football team and
they should be shown that people
appreciate it.
Tho IiDoun no follnuys.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20
Club Is Enthusiastic


wild with enthusiasm" is the
description Miss Nancy Harris, form
erly of Morris, writes of the club
from the Pillsbury Settlement house
in Minneapolis, which will put the
play Clarence" on at the Orpheum
this next Saturday night. The play
is a high class comedy, one of Booth
Tarkington's happiest productions
and the high school organization,
under whose auspices the play is be-
ing given, may be assured of good
house on that night.
Miss Harris, in writing to L. A.
Stelter, Norris high coach, who is
local manager, gives a summary of
the play which is reproduced as fol-
lows.
Clarence has no medals, no
shoulder bars, no great accomplish
ment. One of the five Million he
served where he was sent though it
was no further than Texas. AS an
entomologist he found-on this side
of the ocean-no field for his special
ty in the great war. So they set
him to driving mules.
Now reduced to civil life and seek
ing a job, he finds position in the
home of one Wheeler, wealthy
Englewood man with family. And
because he'd "been in the army" he
becomes guide, philosopher and
friend to the members of that same
agitated and distracted family group.
Clarence position is an anomalous
one. He mends the bathroom plumb
ing, he tunes the piano, he types. Off
stage, he plays the saxophone. And
around him revolves such group of
characters as only Booth Harrington
could offer. 1t is real American
comedy; and the audience ripples
with appreciative and, delighted
laughter. s.
Those marvellous young people,
Cora and Bobby Wheeler, are por-
trait sketches warranted to appeal
to everyone but the originals. Their
truth will be lost on the 'tFlapper'
and the prep" school youth, but
to their parents and guardians, to all,
indeed, who have emerged from the
serious, self-conscious period of
adolescence, they will be an enduring
joy.
Clarence is q real delight. It Is
as American as ''Huckleberry Finn"
or pumpkin pie. 1t is as delightful
as any native comedy which has tried
to lure the laughter of this country
in the last ten seasons
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20

liquor and had been sent to prison
for life. The night before the fnal
vote on prohibition was to be taken,
a group of men came to the door of
the senator's room at his hotel and
tapped on the door. When the sena-
tor opened it they all came in with
out ceremony. The leader then in
formed the senator that If he voted
against prohibition that they would
deliver to him at once pardon for
his boy who could then go to his
mother as she was slowly dying from
broken heart and was very feeble.
The senator asked for time to go out
and see his boy at the .pentitentiary."
The room grew very still and some
sobs were heard as Capt. Ebbert
told Of the meeting of the son and
father in the steel cell inside cold
grey walls. He told of the father
telling his boy Of the chance to
pardon him by his single vote and
of the refusal Of the boy to allow his
father to sell out and possibly put
others where he was because Of drink.
"In the vote the next day." Mr.. Eb-
bert went on 1.-The state went dry by
just one single vote. The mother
of the boy has since died-broken
hearted. And the boy-is still in
prison"
II have been in Washington as
secretary and attorney for the Anti
Saloon League for number Of years"
declared Capt. Ehbert "and I know
the standing of every man in the
national capitol. I know this, that
there is no one who has a better
standing than the Congressman from
your district here-Hon. A. ]. Vol
stead. He is absolutely fair, abso-
lutely square, and plays the game
fair and square. He can not be
bought"
In closing Mr.. Ebbert said, There
are few names that will go down in
to history, but the name Of Volstead
will go down through. the ages, and
an honor to himself and to the great
state of Minnesota"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20
Will Pro.rate Cow Profits

The bankers of the county enjoyed
a meeting, dinner and business ses-
sion at Chokio, Tuesday evening,
which ended with a dance in the hall
above the State bank. There were
no set speeches, each member getting
up in the business meeting and talk
ing on the subject at hand.
This was the first meeting of the
bankers since the dairy cows sale
at the fair grounds September 80,
and they thus were given the first
opportunity to discuss the contem-
plated refund of money to those peo-
pie who bought cows at the sale. Il
was decided at the meeting in Chokio
to pro-rate the profits and each buyer
at that sale should apply to the bank
of which he is a customer and his
banker will supply him with check
The bankers of the county are
making an earnest effort to bring
good, paying cows into Stevens coun-
ty and to help the dairymen in pur-i
chasing them in the cheapest way
that is by car load lots. Everyone
realizes the value OF sensible. whole
hearted cooperation and this the
bankers are prepared to give.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-10-20
Sheriff Still In Portland

Deputy Sheriff L. T. Zahl and his
deputized aid, Thomas Mclaughlin
of Donnelly, are still in Portland,
Oregon, and the officers here have
no word from them as to when they
will arrive in the city though it is
thought that they must be on the
road as no word has been heard from
them since Sunday. They were ex-
pected Wednesday night, but failed
to arrive. .a ..E
A card, which was received Sunday
by Mr.. ZahIs mother, stated that
they expected that the man wanted
here would be given a hearing before
the governor of Oregon soon, as the
arrested man was fighting extradi-
tion.