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and storage. 1t comes to AZ to S cents
square foot, ninstalled-which is
about half the cost of pneumatic wool,
installed. You'd have to add installa-
ton labor charges to the price of ex-
banding insulation.
MOST Of us take our plumbing sani-
~ tation for granted. Modern
plumbing standards are so high that
we assume health Is safeguarded at
every point. And, in the main, this
Is true. But there is one point at
which danger occasionally arises-the
basement drain. Here We still have
the potential menace of sewer gas and
sewer vermin.
The reason for this lack Of pro-
lection usually is . faulty water seal
in the basement drain trap. II the
water seal evaporates before it is re-
plenished, noxious gases can enter
the house.
II you have any reason to doubt the
efficiency Of the trap in your home,
you can buy new trap seal valve
which IS 50 designed that 1t cannot
fail. When the water is drawn at
frequently used fixture the water
flowing through the trap seal forces
up q piston, which In turn opens
valve and allows the required
amount Of water to flow into the trap.
When the water is no longer drawn
at the fixture, the piston closes a
valve, stopping the flow of water into
the trap.
With this attachment in your house,
there is no possibility of a dried-out
drain trap. and the constant water
seal keeps out any possibility of
danger.
F YOU are thinking of doing over
kitchen in your house, do it
for posterity. Don't do a makeshift
undermining job. Buy the best equip
ment and buy it with an eye on dura-
bility.
One OF the most rejuvenating things
you can do to kitchen is give it shin
ing new walls Of porcelain enamel tile.
Tile is material which has enioyed
favor for 1000 years. But there are
new tiles available today which the
ancients could not make-tiles fused
to sturdy steel or copper bases, which
give them longer span of life at
no greater expense than when they
were all clay-bodied.
The new porcelain-on-steel tile Is
easy to install because with it comes
something known as a foundation
sheet. a wall-sized honeycomb into
which the tile are applied. The
foundation sheet is nailed right over
an old wall surface. and the ex-
pense. dirt and time required for
ripping out old walls thus is saved.
Then waterproof glue is smeared on
the back of each tile, and it is in
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serted in its proper groove. If, at .
later date, one tile should become
damaged, it can be removed and
new one put in the groove, without
disturbing the rest of the wall.
Special pointing is used to orna.
ment and waterproof all joints, add
ing materially to the beauty of the
wall and insuring its strength.
The porcelain surface of the tile
reslsts most acids, is easy to clean,
and is guaranteed against fading. It
comes IN six pastel shades, black and
white, IN different shapes and sizes.
with foundation sheets, Of course, to
match each one. The foundation
sheet. incidentally, acts as insulation
and thus the tile is likely to be warm
and free from the nuisance of great
water condensation.
1t is really something up-to-date In
tiling. You couldn't do better than
to get prices. before you decide on
what kind of walls you want in that
new or to-be-made-over kitchen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
BATHROOM COLORS

A modern and colorful bathroom
combines soft beige with black and
cream and features vermilion as the
star color. The walls and ceiling are
painted beige while the plumbing
porcelain is cream color. Narrow bars
OF vermilion and beige crisscross the
black linoleum floor The floor board Is
black-coated. So is the seat of the
dressing table bench and the towel
bar. The uprights of the bench before
the dressing table and the sides of the
dressing table itself are painted cream,
while the top shelf of the dressing
table is vermilion. Around the top of
the wall vermilion- colored molding
lends accent and also forms the valance
Tor the window, which is above the
dressing table. Vermilion is also re-
peated in the towels, the shower cur.
tain and the striped draperies at the
window.
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q full inch thickness or more Of in
sulation over a length Of from to
10 feet. The fibers and the contin-
uous web Of still air cells remain I'M
broken and bound together by the
asphalt, which also adds stability and
resistance to water
The makers of this new type of in
with the problem OF condensation in
the walls, and, therefore, have rigid
instructions for installation to prevent
water vapor penetrating to the inte-
rior Of the outside walls, and condens-
ing on the wood framing members
The only way to insure against con-
densation, they say, is to have an
effective vaporproof barrier between
the insulation and the air which may
come bearing too much vapor. Build
ing paper built into the insulation Is
not the answer. There must be an
all-over seal applied to the warm side
Of the wall and to the cracks around
each stud panel. The manufacturer
stresses that word warm" Protec-
tive paper applied to the cold side of
the insulation can cause water to
accumulate, he says.
The use Of vaporproof paper rather
than merely waterproof paper is urged
Waterproof paper keeps out rain and
wind but may easily transmit vapor
A continuous asphalt film, with the
paper serving the purpose of merely
holding the asphalt film in place,
characterizes vaporproof barrier.
And the paper always is applied on
the inner side of the wall, next to the
fiber blanket but not touching it.
The expanding insulation comes in
thinner blanket than most wood or
mineral wool insulations, which are
usually 2 inches thick The l-inch
thickness is sufficient in most cases,
however. say the makers, since there
is dead air on both sides. AS for costs,
apart from cheaper transportation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
ARCHITECTS PLAN
10 SCHOLARSHIPS
Edward Langley Awards to
Be Made for Advanced
Study.

To promote higher education in
architecture, the American Institute
Of Architects will award Edward Lang
ley scholarships in 1888 for advanced
study, research and travel. it is an
nounced by William G. Noting Of
Baltimore, regional director OF the
institute for the Middle Atlantic dis
trict, which comprises Maryland.
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware.
West Virginia and the District.
The grants, which will be limited
to 10, with no stipend exceeding ST.
500, are open to architects, architec-
tural craftsmen. graduate students
and teachers of architecture. Estab-
lished in 1886 by the estate of the late
Edward Langley. architect of Scran-
ton, Pa, and native of Canada, the
scholarship fund aggregates $lO4, 900.
May Make Suggestions.
Architects of the Middle Atlantic
district may propo to Mr.. Noting
any other architects or architectural
craftsmen in the region as candi-
dates for the aw.rds. which will be be-
slowed according to the character,
ability. need and purpose OF each can
didate. Mr.. Noting may ask any
candidate to submit examples Of his
work and to appear before him or his
representative.
TO avoid unnecessary disappoint-
ment, q candidate should not be su9-
gested unless his qualifications are
outstanding and it is evident that the
profession will be benefited by an
award to him." the announcement
said. Proposals will be received from
January to March /, 1888.
Must Be Proposed.
Graduate students and teachers Of
architecture who wish to apply for
the scholarships must be proposed by
the faculty or head Of architectural
schools approved by the institute to
the Institutes Committee on Educa-
ton, Of which Dean William Emer-
son OF Massachusetts Institute of
Technology is chairman. Final awards,
determined by the Institutes Invest
ment Committee from nominations
submitted by the regional directors
and the Committee on Education, will
be announced about June l..
All proposals are to be made In
duplicate on printed forms obtainable
from the American Institute Of Archi-
tects, 1741 New York avenue, WASH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
PEAK IN BUILDING
IS seen FOR 1914
Industry Now on Upgrade, As
serts Official of Institute
of Architects.

The building industry is now on the
upgrade and will experience increas-
ing prosperity until 1914, when the
peak will be reached, according to =
report by Frederick H. Meyer of San
Francisco, vice president Of the
American Institute of Architects.
Lucky indeed is the architect or
contractor starting in business at this
time, on an ascending, rather than
descending. wave, Mr.. Meyer declared.
The demand for dwellings will be-
come so insistent that high costs Of
construction and high rents will be
ignored, he predicted. The history
of the building industry, he pointed
out, shows that revival begins with
the erection of homes, and spreads to
school, industrial, public utility and
other large structural operations.
To prevent recession, Mr.. Meyer
urged achitects. and contractors to
fight the trend toward higher costs
rather than rely upon economic forces
to bring about the needed adjust
ments. These groups, he asserted,
should vigorously support any pro-
gram which will lead to "a sensible,
reasonable growth in the price struc-
ture Of labor and material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
PLUMBING STRIDES.
MADE RECENTLY
Development of Space-Sav-
ing Fixtures in Late Years
Has Been Notable.

Notable progress has been made by
the plumbing industry in recent years
in the development of space-saving
fixtures, the Plumbing and Heating
Industries Bureau observes.
The new fixtures are in line with
the general trend toward compact
ness in housing. The object of the
manufacturers is to provide the ut
most in utility and convenience in
the smallest possible space.
Especially adapted for moderniza-
ton work such as the conversion of
hall ends. closets or parts Of other
rooms into bathrooms or first floor
washrooms, the new space-saving fix
lures meet variety of needs.
Illustrating the trend toward great
er functional utility in plumbing fix
lures is new type of lavatory only 19
inches wide and II inches deep. De-
spite its small size the fixture pro-
vides more disable space than many
larger wash basins, due to the fact
that it is equipped with an integral
shelf at the back. The shelf is a con-
venient place for toilet articles.
This fixture, made of lustrous por-
celain enamel fused on rigid cast
iron, is equipped with chromium
plated combination fitting which en-
ables the user to wash with running
water at the exact temperature de-
sired. The use of the combination
fitting is in itself space economy,
inasmuch as it leaves more disable
room on the slab of the lavatory.
A handsome vitreous china lava
tory is made % inches wide and Is
inches deep. This fixture, too, is
equipped with an integral ledge, a
combination fitting and may be OBJ
tanned with two graceful chromium
plated legs.
Another innovation in lavatories is
the cabinet type with more than 6
cubic feet Of storage space under the
basin.
So called "close-in" lavatories are
made IN various sizes to meet special
conditions. A very popular size is 10
inches deep and 20 inches wide. For
extremely small quarters there are
lavatories IL by 10 and IA by Il.
Also contributing to greater util-
ity without adding to space require
ments Is the seat built into the tub.
Some models come equipped with a
seat at the end; others have a seat at
the side; while still another distinctive
bath is made feet square, with seats
In two of the corners.
Not only are modern plumbing fix
lures more compact, but they permit
greater f1exibility in arrangement.
The new types of one-piece closets and
close-coupled closets, for instance, en-
able this fixture to be placed inde-
pendently of the wall.
Similarly roughing-in materials,
that Is. pipe, valves and fittings, today
have greater flexibility and can be
adapted to meet the obstacles and
space requirements so frequently en-
countered in modernization work.
Despite the many improvements
that have been made. staple plumbing
equipment today Is priced 10 per cent
below the average cost for the last IL
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08

ington. Scholarships will not be
given to undergraduates. but may be
won by architectural craftsmen who
plan to do undergraduate work or
take special courses in architectural
schools. A second award to the holder
Of q scholarship is allowed. No can
didate may propose himself.
The Investment Committee Of the
institute, which makes the final selec-
ton, Is headed by Edwin Bergstrom
Of Los Angeles and includes Mr..
Noting and Albert J. Evers of San
Francisco.
Joseph Victor Keyes of 1890 Six
tenth street NV, Washington, holds
q Langley scholarship for 1878.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON,

~ F. ALL the members Of the
1 building materials family
which people know well, in
~ sulation is probably the best
understood by the average household
er. In fact, SO much has been written
and said about insulation. especially
on these pages, that we would have
sworn nothing new could be written
or said about it. Yet we have found
insulation in another dress this week.
1t is actually new type of material
for weatherprooflng homes-an ex-
banding wood fiber blanket, hung like
curtain in the air spaces of the
walls. with revolutionary installation
procedure, and one which definitely
reduces installation costs.
The new thing about this insulation
is Its expandability. Many fiber In
situations are on the market, but so
far as we know none until now could
be shipped in compressed form From
a small slab, enough of blanket can
be stretched to fill any standard stud
spaces-l5 inches or % inches wide
by 8 feet inches to 10 feet high.
The quality Of expandability not only
makes it possible to store this material
in small space and to ship it less
extensively than bulkier products, but
1t cuts labor charges in the installa-
ton. All you have to do is fasten the
blanket to a header and pull it down
like a window shade; the whole length
Of wall, from ceiling to floor, is iasu-
lated in a twinkling!
The expandability of this material
is not due to stretching of the fibers
themselves. II it were. the thermal
efficiency Of the fibers would be low
cred. Rather, the f1bers are bound
together by a molten asphalt spun
into a continuous creped web, and be-
cause Of the creeping each 20-mch
blanket can be expanded to provide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
French Provincial Bed Room.

A color scheme for French provin-
cial bedroom is taken from the pink
freckled lily Of the garden. The pale
pink Of the petals Is used for the
painted walls. A pinkish-red carpet
covers the floor. The rose red Of the
spots Is discovered In the quilting ma
terial used to cover the chaise Tongue.
The furniture is in the French pro-
vincial style made from fruit wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08

~ F ALL the members Of the
building materials family
which people know well, in
~ sulation is probably the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
BIG CHANGES SEEN
IN ARCHITECTURE
Fresh Ideas Expected to
Follow Housing Shortage
of Nation.

Streamline architecture, large-scale
housing projects financed by private
capital, garden cities and complete
regoning Of metropolitan residential
areas are seen as the chief trends in
housing construction for 1888 and 1899
by J. J. Cermak. secretary OF the
Structural Clay Products Institute.
Even In the light Of declining con-
struction. he said, the year 1887 ended
with slight increase over all types Of
building in 1886.
Housing principles" Mr.. Cermak
explained, lin the United States are
due for startling changes. Architec-
ture Is undergoing q transformation,
for architects realize that the rebuild
ing Of the country is up to them;
everything depends on what new ideas
they bring to housing to facilitate liv-
ing. augment comfort, and bring a
fresh, invigorating note to the daily
life Of millions of families who require,
periodically, a new impetus.
Germany's Pace Cited.
1.-The present shortage may prove q
blessing in disguise. 1t has become so
acute that now we can expect archi-
tectural and construction genius to
flower. Just as in Germany and the
Netherlands, where brilliant designers
and builders took the bull by the horns
and produced amazing projects that
have been eye-openers to tourists. In
Germany, in 1884, there were produced
$4,000 dwelling units; in the same
year, the United States produced as
900. To equal Germany's pace we
would have to produce 100000 family
units up to and including 1912.
The Germans achieved diversity Of
design and construction by using the
Oldest and staunchest of building units,
brick. The Netherlands did the same
thing. Dutch artistry was put to work
on large-scale housing enterprises and
what was accomplished in novel and
unusual uses Of brick and tile has
occasioned more foreign interest and
comment than all other sights IN the
country Of bikes.
Must BE In Tempo.
Certain well-known American ar
chitectural patterns, such as the old
New England type, the smaller Cape
Cod cottage and the baronial, colu-
mar plantation house Of the South.
lend themselves easily to adaptation
to modern housing design. But the
design must be adapted to meet mod
ern conditions-the pace OF living, the
wide use Of the motor car, the layout Of
urban and suburban streets, and out
door lighting systems. All these CO.
ordinated factors dictate more than
one would think the dwellings that
are best suited to our modern age, par
ticularly in our urban centers, where
the patterns Of the cities are already
fixed.
Last year brick and tile registered
increased uses in the small house field.
Variety Of design aided this advance
because architects became alert to the
many excellent colors and shapes avail
able in these highly durable clay prod
ucts. Designs and planning are the
two most important words in housing
today; design on an American basis,
planning with skill and wisdom to
make the house fit the site as we'll As
the pocketbook Of the builder or pur-
chaser"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
Honored for Cleanup.

The National Paint, Varnish and
Lacquer Association, with headquar-
ters In Washington, received GER
tificate Of honor from the American
Trade Association executives at their
annual convention at French Lick
Springs. The award was given the
association for making its cleanup
and paint-up campaign in thousands
Of. localities 50 all-appealing rs to en-
List the cooperation Of business gen.
orally In creating . demand to make
homes and surroundings more attrac-
tive.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-12-01
BUILDING TWO FLOATING
WPA CONSTRUCTION CAMPS

Two floating construction camps I'd
will be erected by WPA on scows as
part of the housing facilities planned
to handle approximately 5000 men on
the huge WPA clearing project for
the future lake bed above Grand Cou-
Ice dam, it was announced today by
Don G. Abel, state Works Progress
Administrator.
The camps will be complete housing
units with barracks kitchens and din
ing halls, said Abel. They will be tow
ed to any part of the rising ISL mile
lake by the Ga foot diesel powered
boat now being built on the east bank
of the forebay Immediately above the
dam. Two six hour shifts of WPA
ship builders have the hull 80 per cent
completed Engine beds are installed
and the two 100 horsepower diesel
motors will be placed this week.
The floating camp barges were APP
proved Saturday by the United States
Bureau of Reclamation sponsoring the
ten million dollar WPA clearing pro-
ject, and Abel said work would begin
as soon as materials are available.
More than 100 men were assigned
Friday to rush construction on the
$50 man camp at Lincoln, first of
eight or ten scheduled for erection on
the project. The program is being
speeded up to keep pace with the ris-
ing lake, said Abel. Already the
backwater of the dam has climbed 80
feet and now reaches point five mil
es upstream. Assuming that flood sea-
sons, weather and other conditions
are available and work scheduled on
the dam are met, engineers estimate
that by next June the water will be
backed up to Keller, a distance of 20
miles. Keller is one of ten towns which
will be entirely inundated when the
lake is finally filled.
Inspection of the camp yesterday
indicated completion of the substitute
lures construction for buildings, ex-
cavation of trenches for sewer and
water lines, erection Of power plant,
and side Panels for the mess hall fore
man s clubhouse and one of the bar
racks. The camp site is near the juno
ton of the Spokane and Columbia riv-
ers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-12-01
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF
COLD STORAGE LOCKERS

Work was scheduled to get under
way today for the building of cold
storage locker boxes in the rear of
the Box building by Jack Gilden of
the Home Meat Market.
First construction to take place
will be the insulating and building of
the cooler which will house the boxes.
The size of the cooler will be So by
26 feet, Gilden said
An addition Is by 26 feet will be
built as an annex to the main building
and will be used to house a cutting
room, and the motors for the refr;ger-
alton system.
The boxes which are rented bv the
year, are going rapidly, Mr.. Gilden III
Dictated. Three hundred of the units
will be built, and most of them are
already spoken for. He emphasized
the fact that potential box renters
should contact him and make arrange
ments for the lockers. Signers have
been coming in at the rate of about
five day he said
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-12-01
WILL EXPLORE
COULEE FLOOR

Exploratory work in the lava bed
rock at Ankeny dam site, proposed
location for the 8O0O-foot earth dixie
at the south end of the coulee, is pro-
cecding rapidly, engineers in charge
reported this week.
Thirteen of is necessary two inch
drill holes, the longest sunk to depth
of 1899 feet and all over 400 feet,
have been bored to date, and rock men
will start on the 14th Monday. A sec
ond diamond drill brought from Kettle
Falls will go to work soon drilling 80
short bores along the line of the pro-
posed earth fill.
Within the next two months 200
foot shaft 8x10 feet wide will be
mined near the west wall of the cou
lee and two 1000 foot drafts 6x7 feet
or horizontal tubes, will penetrate the
bedrock east and west Bureau men
.ay the purpose of the shaft and tun-
ncls is to explore a possible fault in
the west coulee bluff
Site for Earth Dixie
That the proposed site of the south
earth dixie near the old Ankeny ranch,
enc and one half miles north of Cou-
lee Junction eventually be chosen for
the fill seemed reasonably certain to
bureau men today barring disclosure
Of a serious defect in the bedrock as a
result of present exploratory work.
The earth dam will be constructed of
grade material varying from large
rock to fine earth and will only gradu-
ally rise to crest from long slopes
on the north and south. 1t is probable
concrete wall tying into bedrock will
be constructed along the line of the
center to prevent excessive leakage.
Finish in Six Months
Bureau men roughly estimate the
drilling in the bedrock will be finish
ed in another six months. A routine
exploration Of the coulee wall along
the 3O-mile cash will follow to de.
tefNiine tlarSs are no possible leaks.
No exploratory drilling has been
done by the bureau at the proposed
site of the north earth fill located
just north of Delano between a gran
lite tongue jutting from the east wall
abou 500 feet to basalt island in
the center of the coulee, bureau men
said, but army engineers made test
drill along that line.