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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-15
FIRE-SAFE ROOFS
ARE BEST
Concrete Tile Makes Per-
manent Attractive Roof

Moro than 90 per cent Of dwelling
house firca nrs caused BY eombus,.
iblo roof coverings. according 10 un.
dorwriieru' statistics. This Iosa could
BE- entirely eliminated by using con.
crete roofing tie. which Is moasr.
ate IN cost. is available almost any.
where and makes permanently at
trae,fye roof.
THO substantial character OF a
modern house demands a roof in
keeping. The ahrcwd home builder
will make his choice from among
the best roofing materials. thereby
not only obtaining excellence in M.
poamnc0. but a substantial saving
thru tho longer life Of the better
material. Concrete roofing VIII Inst
as long mn the house itself.
Concrete roofing tile arc generally
produced in standard sizes or s.ts
inches by i&A inches lover aln. $50
tic Icing required per square OF 100
feet. Their weight is approximately
five and ono.half pounds. They are
usually furnished with double side
lock for exclusion OF water and
wind
Construction details Of concrete
tile roof are shown in tho accom-.
panyinE drawing The supporting
raften should bc not less than .x6
inches spaccd 20 inches apart cen.
ter TO center. connected with collar
or tie beams to prevent spreading
and covered with onc-inch seasoned
sheathing. closely laid and firmly
nailed. Advance preparations OF
flashing and sheet metal work per.
mits fastor progress and better
work in laying che tile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-15
and avashable as tile

THOUSANDS Of homes today
L arc brighter, cleaner, frcshcr,
with Barreled Sunlight on walls
and woodwork.
Thousands Of homc-owners arc
thankful for this remarkable white
finish so smooth that dirt can't
sink ini
A damp cloth will instantly
clean Barreled Sunlight when it
becomes soiled. And repeated
washings won't wear away the
surface.
The ideal finish for kitchen and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-15

bathroom walls-and woodwork
everywhere.
Barreled Sunlight costs less than
enamel, is easy to apply, and re-
quires fewer coats. A single coat is
usually sufficient over previously
light-painted surface. (Where more
than one coat is required, use Bar
relied Sunlight Undercoat.)
Guaranteed to remain white
longer than any gloss paint or
enamel, domestic or foreign, ap-
piled under the same conditions.
Sold in cans from half-pint to
S-gal. size. Can be readily tinted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-15
EXPLAINS EXODUS

According TO a Boston newspaper
the crossword puzzle had it's origin
In ancient Egypt This explains why
tho fsrneltes were 80 anxious TO fee
into the wilderness London Huorist
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-15
TWO RETTER THAN ONE

WASHINGTON. Government OK
ports say that two thin suits OF I'M
dergarmcnts arc warmer than one
the air between them acting as an
InHnlnlnr nrninAt tho cold.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-15

Smith & Anderson, Aberdeen, Wash
ssrndo Paint Store. Anncortcs. Wash
s. w. Cornish Paint Co.. Bellinghnm
Wash.
W. \. Hinc, Blaine. Wash.
n. w. Bliss, Boomers Ferry, Idaho.
Chase & Mohn. Bothrll, Wash.
Grnhn's Paint Store. Bremcrton, Wn.
Buckley Hardware Co., Buckley, Wn.
G. w. Gislow, Burlington. Wn.
Chester Palmer. Centralin, Wn.
Charleston Mere. Co, Charleston, Wn
Haines n sprntt, Gle Elum, Wn.
Ole G. Nostc. Conway. Wn.
w. A. Monson, Dungencss, Wn.
G. j. Gundcrson Co., Inc. East Stan
wood. Wn.
Edmonds Hdwc. Co., Edmonds, Wn.
Reliable Hdwc. Co., Edmonds, Wn.
Dependable Paint Co.. EllensburE
Wn.
Madison Hdwe. Co.. Enumclnw. Wn
Chris Ioken, Everett. Wn.
", Weber n Sons, Everett, Wn.
iGoldfinch bros, Everett, Wn.
Hamilton Hdwc. Co, Ferndnlc. wn.
Wilioughby & Gallagher, Granite
Falls, Wp.
Pioneer Paint Co.. Hoqulam, Wn.
4. L.. Void, Issaquah, Wash.
necch Robert, Kent. Wn.
En.t Side raiat 4 Sign Co., Kirk
land. Wn,
Lynden Dept. store. Lynden. wn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-15

II you want quick results. juat
phone MA ln.0s00. and let This star
Want Ads help you The coat ~
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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18


The Christmas stocking originated
in Italy, and the legend goes that good
old st. Nicholas Of Padua is response
bic for it. He had a habit Of going
about the windows Of the poor and
slyly throwing In a knitted purse Of
money. After a time the purses were
hung just outside the windows, so that
he might skip no one. In northern
Italy 1t was so cold that q stocking
was substituted and hung by the Chin
ney place. and slipping down the chin
ney he would put his gift there.
The Russian children I'll their shoes
with hay ten days before Christmas
and place them outside the door, 90
that st. Nicholas may have food for
his horse, for this Is the time he
makes the rounds 70 End where the
good children live, before going out
to take the gifts
The Bulgarians think that the ami
mails talk with each other Christmas
night; the sheep walk In a procession
about the place, and the bees hum In
their hives.
In Sweden and Norway, thirteen
days are given over for the Christmas
! festival and are called 'Yule days."
or Tretten Eule." For days the house
mother is busy making everything
spOtlessly clean. BOughs from the
juniper and fir trees are spread upon
the floor. The family go, IN turn, to
the bake house, which has been made
warm, and here each takes a good
wash from head to foot. This is con-
sidered an important part Of the cere-
monies, for In many cases It is the
only bath taken until next Yuletide.
The children Of today, and Of all
the years to come, win be glad that
the R~Oundheads Of Oliver CrOmweIra
time, and the PuritRns Of New Eng-
land, did not succeed in losing Christ.
mas on the map, as they tried 50 hard
to do. The Bay Colony Of Massachu,
sets did prohibit the making OF mine,
pies, for a time, and declared tia.
trimming the house with green's wal
a wicked and pagan custom. But WI
have good authority for even this Gus
tom, for Christ's only day Of publb
honor on earth was marked By th
strewing Of palm branches before HiE
the day Of Bis entrance into JeFu
salem.
In pagan days the boughs Of HON
and spruce we're supposed to be place
so that the sprlteB and fairies migE
have q place to hide, and bring 600
luck to the family. But the Christia
world has given a spiritual meaning {
even this custom. The boughs Of 6
and spruce signify the power and lOy
, Of God. which shall flourish as a gree
bay tree. and live TO endless time.
CO. 1895. western Newspaper Union)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18
To Bid the Christ
Come In
By ABBY n ROACH
"A Louisv1la COuRW-yOuRnd

THERE q q pretty sa0Tl
y OF msdisUal btEth
That OOorq qoaF thONOunq Chfd~Chridl
cOU08 back agEta % OaEtb.
And wandering EhEouqh The eitP.
The forest, aud The mOOE.
Seeks g perhaps lie POl mEp fad
a hesPtlablo do0s.
Wo sing a song Al ChEislmGS
OF Life and L0Uo and NtTth.
And Of eur qusnshloS8 Faith that SPEtaq
Wtu GENE aqaiR on earth.
Ia The yeats darkest soasOA
Uo make the warmosl qlow.
And all cur simpler hopes aud Loves
ARd ioqs iiRd uttOrEneO 90.
Buf whsn ne heap eur fires
Against The eOld OF rain.
And est cur candlos o. eur tree
Bofovo The windowPGna.
There's a Still higher msEatnq.
Coul& ne bat % @ wtn,-
a warm hearth and a deer unlocked
unbarvo&
To I'D The ChEia e0Rs Ia
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18
Christmas Spirit
as an Lnterlude
Young Executive Would
Not Make Seine Happy
and Others Sad.
By JUSTIN

-- o. IN great hall Of
~ the penitentiary
- was brightly lit
by electricity.
I'LL Holly was
wresthed along
MI the walls. There
SL was roast beef
and plum pud-
ding, and two cigars for every In
mate-fOr the warden was a believer
in modern methods Of penOlOgy. And
the men we're falling In.
They came in with the prison step.
and their faces frightened as they saw
the good cheer. They sat down, and
for an hour they forgot their sorrows.
They knew that in a myriad Of homes
families we're celebrating. Many Of
them had wives and children who
must pass this and many more Christ
masses without them. This a v an
added poignancy 20 the dinner. And
there was a note Of sadness beneath
the merrymaking.
The chief guard moved up and down
the lines Of tables. Hear the govern
Or's comm to see you, boys" he said.
The whisper ran round the room.
Not a heart but beat the faster for
the news. The governor was a young
man-nOt far beyond thirty.
The last governor Of the state had
been spectacular In his methods. He
had made a point Of setting prison
ere free on public holidays. Two
Christmases before he had descended
on the ~penitentiary and announced q
whole sheaf Of pardOns. Il had Left
happiness and bitterness behind q,
that visit Of the late governors. And
be had been an Old bachelor. The
new governor was y0ung, marriSd-ho
would take pity on them.
Sol StOneman. the old fOrger, with
ave years yet to serve heard the news
with emotion. Surely he had served
his time. paid all the punishment that
the law could fairly ask Of him.
And Richards, the murderer, who
had done seventeen years and Wal
now an old man-surely he was ripe
for remission.
And Benson, the hnancieF, who
would have looked down upon thC
Why, 1t was his associates. not hC
who had wrecked the bank, and h
had served two whole years out o.
seven Surely the governor would an
nOunce his pardOnl
And the boy johnson, who haC
killed his brute Of a ~stepfather, anC
got thirty years for it-he had beeI
IN the pen since he was seventeen an,
was now twenty-five. Was his life t
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slip away, slip away within those
walls3 Wouldn't the governor give him
O chance2
So thought Eve hundred Of the In
mates, and gradually the suspense
stilled their voices, and they hardly
spoke. And the meal drew to q close.
Then quick steps were heard out
side. The warden entered: Boys.
the governors come to see yOul"
They rose 20 their feet. 'Three
cheers for Governor Browne" yelled
somebody. And they eheored with q
will. The governor smiled and nod
ded. They were sizing him up. Why.
he was only q Id this governor. A
kid anybody could make DO anything
he wanted him e.
go on with yoUP dinner" said the
governor, and he remained chatting
with the chief warden and some Of
the guards. At last he turned toward
the men. A deathly silence fel. Now
it was coming. VINO WOuld be taken1
Who could be left3
He began 70 speak in "a informal
way. There wal none Of the flourish
and grandeur Of the former governor.
He spoke Of the spirit Of Christmas
as an interlude 81 the interactons OF
life, a little resting place IN the strug'
gle for existence. He spoke Of the re
s~ponsibillHeg o. eitzenship. There
were many there who would look Will
q keener sense upon these RESPONSE
biIities when they had their citizens
rights restored TO them"
NOV it's coming" thought each an'
all Of them.
And be wished them ai q hapnl
They sat there stuDeded And sud
denly there came % them en- undel
standing Of what was in the governor.
mind. BE would not bring the sens
Of triumph, of rivalry, into that nee.
inc. He would not make some haDp
and others sad. That was the Chris
MAJ wlrit-ihat mteriude.
debaaed Of them
e. 1895. Westera 1ousDapeF unienl
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18
CHRISTMAS TRAIN

~ CARRY people home Cor
the holidays HELP to bring
~ Christmas Joy to many
homes Families are reunited
because Of me- And I wear my
best icicle decorations in honor
Of the gay seas0nt
Al holiday train is always 50
welcomed. and wants % look lts
begt-MaIy Graham Bonner.
t0 1855. Western NeuspaDoe Union.l
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18
Christmas Day IN
Other Countries
Every Lend Has Own Way
Of Observing the Glori-
Gus Yuletide.
Rx ANMA pEMINe eRAY

land has ltb
Christmas customs
and superstitiOns,
but It Is only Since
the Christian era
that the spirit Of
kindness and good
viii has prevailed
all over.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18

When counting up bis kns'ris 3
hls time Of ihe year che ayerage
Christmas shoppa discovers -
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18
Christmas Suggestions Of Practical Things-U
Gifts-The Kind That Last for Years
Father

Safety RazOrs
Pocket Knives
Shot Guns-Rifles
Golf Outfits
Tubular Skates
Fishing Rods
Auto Robes
Flash Lights
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-18

A New Monarch Range
PercolatOrs, Royal Rochester
Casseroles with Pyrex Insets
Electric Irons
Carving Sets-High Grade
Community Silver Ware
Electric Cleaners
Aluminium Ware
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
8. 4. R { A | 7 !
ACTIVITY At
NEW PEAK

Sales totaling S57,720 were made
through the office of the CONFESS
Realty Company during the past few
days.
Il do not believe in booms but !
do believe that we are entering an
era of development and activity in
real estate. the like of which San An
tonic has never secn," says Ray
Mackcy, sales manager of the Con-
ness Realty Company.
"a boom is like a Texas norther.
1t comes without a great deal of warn
ing and freezes out hundreds Of
people and sorrowfully departs. What
is coming is a permanent growth in
our physical structure.
FORCE is PREPARED.
"But we will reap the benefits of
this activity only to the extent tina.
We encourage it.
"Thc CONFESS Realty Company is
prepared. Our force of experience
statesmen have worked for many
months in securing good listings. Our
experience and service are at the dis
posal of buyers. Below arc some of
the deals recently made through our
office.
THE SALES LIST.
w. S. CONFESS to II. C. Knicker-
booker. 604 Waverly avenue, $6250
G. N. Ryan to Abelino Pena ct a.,
500 Mickleiohn street, $1,000; Louise
Cohen to Roos Brothers. 1130 East
Houston street, $4,000; W. S. Con
ness to Edwin A. Deres, GAL Wayerly
avenue. $3.50; NJ. II. A. Juarechek t.
William Fink. four lots on Vine
street. S1G50; A. F. Boldt TO J. d.
Phillips. four lots Cooper and Walters
$4,000; f. ]. Wulfe to Everett vii
cox. OIL Manchaca street. $500; ii
]. Hansen to Mrs. Katherine b. Car
roll. lot on West Craig place. $500
VI. 4. Broadbridge TO II. E. Roberts
one-acre lot corner Durango AM
Thirty-fourth street, $3.50; ID. Cap
land to Hermann Dreiss, two lots OF
East Dewey. $3.50, Mrs. A. Schultz
to William Fink. lot on Vine street
$500; w. S. CONFESS to c. V. Schir
macher ct Xix. IA Jeffrey avenue
S6T20: ]. n. Nasquez TO o. p. Zinl
norman, 343i West Travis street
So4VOs ~s
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
STAbLE: R|CES
IN BUILDING
Is TREND

The building industry throughout
the United States is now being fa-
vorcd by pronounced tendency to
ward. stabilized prices, according to a
statement just made public by the
Building Construction Research Blu
rcau of G. l.. Miller and Company.
There is every indication that
1926 will be another prosperous year
for the building industry" said The
statement, land prospective builders
who have been waiting for the bottom
to fall out of the building market will
be disappointed rs there is no material
relief from present prices in sight
STABLE COSTS.
Building costs have been so rela-
lively stable since the carly part Of
1923 that any drastic declining would
seem unlikely. Of course. there may
be advances and rccessiors here and
there MS the result Of local condi-
tions. but the underlying tendencies
have been toward stability in costs.
THE average building wages in the
principal construction centers have
shown little change since June. 1924.
Neither have any price changes Cf
great Importance taken place recent
ly in construction materials, although
thrc has boon some tendency toward
slightly lower prices.
mo material falling off in build
ing operations is apparent at this time
and the indications are that building
materials will be in demand. An
alysis of construction figures since
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
S. A. REALTORS
PLAN TO ATTEND
NATIONAL MEETING

Several San Antonio realtors nave
announced their intentions of attend
ing the mid-winter convention of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards in New Orleans, January 10
to %, according TO Charles Rush. sec
rotary of the local Real Estate
Board.
Following the convention the real
tors plan a cruise to the West Indies.
Real estate men from all over America
will be in attendance and problems vi
tai to the realty industry Of the coun-
try will be discussed.
Mr.. Rush also announces that %
entries for the San Antonio Real Es-
tate Board extension school have been
received and that the list will be
closed shortly. Real estate classes
will be held during the evenings at the
Y. NJ. G. A, the exact date to be an
nounced shortly by Mr.. Rush. L. W.
Benton is chairman of the committee
in charge of the school.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
BEGINS SECOND
100000 HOME
CAM P All n

With the completion Of 100000
worth of new homes in San Antonio,
the Alamo Development Company an
nounccs that another campaign involv-
ing more than 100000 has been
launched. Charles *, Biggs and Hugo
A. Stein, heads of the company, have
been active in local building circles
for the last several years.
Four of the % houses TO be erected
on East Ashby place have been placed
under construction. Another group
will be started within the next few
days the officials Of the company state.
The % homes will be completed within
the next few months.
SITES JUST PURCHASED.
The houses will be located on % lots
recently purchased by the company.
They are on the south side of the
street, starting approximately 100 feet
from Jones avenue and extending cast
to the Nathaniel Hawthorne Junior
High School.
Present plans of the company are to
build five. six and seven-room houses.
MANY FEATURES.
They are to be of frame construc-
ton, some having brick pillars on
the porchos. Nearly every house will
have fireplace. They are to have
oak floors throughout and tile baths.
Four Frigidaires have been ordered
to be installed in the first four homes.
Paved streets. gas, lights, water,
spyvprs and tplpnhOnPs are convenience
features, ~
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
BUILD EARLY
To SAVE IS
WARNING
Advance Certain and JUS
titled as Retailer
Loses.

San Antonians have an opportunity
10 build at once and save money.
Home builders have n chance to save
800 or more on the material in the
average $4,000 residence for lumber
prices seem due for sharp jump-the
market is stiffcning due to handicap
ped production and transportation.
And the advance really is justified
ut once, according to local leading
lumber merchants, because money is
being lost on number of items. Mill
prices have been increased steadily.
One local lumber dealer said that San
Antonio yards had been losing from
81 to 81 on thousand feet of some
items for the last two months.
PRODUCTION HELD DOWN.
But prices have been kept stable
for San Antonio builders through the
retailer who has held to the present
list awaiting improved shipping ia
cilities, less rain and more production
in East Texas forests, the source of
this city's supply. But letters from
mills to leading local lumber men state
that production has been greatly held
down by heavy washouts of tracks and
bIluStS anu tlldl uuc Dcch
impossible with continued dampness.
A lowering trend now is impossible. 1t
will take weeks and months to repair
damages at the mills and in the fields
and an increase instead seems in
evitable, say local dealers.
Their advice now is ito build at
once and save money" I'VE believe
an increase in the retail price will be
justified" they say.
5 PER CENT AT LEAST.
With an increase of per cent in
lumber prices which seems certain
for the very near future, the price of
the average home will be affected. A
conservative estimate of the increase
on materials is placed at $1,000 up
wards. A greater advance than per
cent would not be surprising, local
lumber dealers state.
San Antonio, during 1925, has been
experiencing its greatest home build
ng campaign and many lumber yards
have been able to depend upon volume
sales. The demand for lumber has
shown no let-up with the approach of
I the winter season and construction
continues its steady upward trend
| throughout every line.
/ HOMES LEAD.
Development of residential districts,
| including the construction of thou
sands of fine homes, has been the fea-
ture of building from the lumberman's
standpoint. Apartment house con-
struction has reached a new peak this
year and present indications point to-
ward record breaking proportions for
the year.
A sharp increase in the price OF
lumber is not expected to materially
affect the upward building trend but
dealers say they believe rock bottom
prices are now being offered and that
great savings will result in early buy
ing and building.
Early buying is also encouraged due
to the forecast that the usual stable
winter material prices will not prevail
this year as home building, especially,
will increase rather than diminish.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
NEW FARMERS
BOOM GARDEN
LANDS
By NELLIE BIRD.

CRYSTAL CITY, Tex, Nov. Is
The coming of cooler weather has
found Crystal City one of the busiest
spots in the Winter Gardens and the
big development campaign which had
its beginning nearly two years ago
has continued, since that time, with
out cessation and is gathering force
every day. New buildings are being
erected, both in the business and resi-
dence sections of Crystal City just
as rapidly as the labor can be OBJ
tanned.
There is a big demand for rent
houses and rent is getting higher every
day. A considerable number of tents
are seen scattered about town and the
town is rapidly taking on the appear
ance of the boom days of fourteen
years ago when Crystal City sprang
into existance almost over night. The
only difference being that the growth
of today is founded upon stability,
and with the territory surrounding
the town developed to such an extent
that it will now support popula..
ton several times as ldrSe Us Aidt VI
Crystal City, while the growth of the
boom days was of the mushroom va
riety.
GREEN GOLD"
A few years ago Crystal City was
truly a village in the wilderness but
today that wilderness is disappearing
with surprising rapidity, and in its
place is springing up broad fields
covered with green gold, titled by q
prosperous and contented people.
A few of the more recent improve
ments are as follows:
\ new building is being erected BY
X. w. Alger, which when completed
will be used for the postoffice. TIT
building now occupied by the post
office is to be remodeled and mad
ready for new business concern
which is preparing to open soon. TIL
second story of this building will con
tain a number of office rooms.
4 few doors south of the new post
office building ]. +. Peel is erecting
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
BIDS FOR $4,000
HOTEL CLOSE SOON

Seutter and Simons, architects, an
nounce that bids will be closed at IL
a. m. November 80 for a family hotel
to be built in the 200 block of South
Presa street for Charles and Ida Dun
bar. The building will be of brick
construction and will cost $4,000. 1t
will have two stories.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29
BAPTISTS TO SPEND
$4,000 ON CHURCH

Approximately $4,000 will be spent
in Brownsville for a tw0-story and
basement church building and a one
story, basement and balcony audi
torium for the First Baptist Church.
The buildings will be of brick, tile,
concrete and frame construction. Fer
rand and Fitch are architects for the
building.
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WORK WILL START
ON ALAEAN BRIDGE

Work will begin Immediately on
concrete and steel bridge to span the
Alazan creek at Lakevicw avenue.
The bridge VIII be 40 feet long and
81 feet wide. Pryor and Jeffrey were
low bidders on the concrete work Mt
S11, 974.30. Orange Car and Steel
Company bid $1,000 on the steel work.
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