The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 27, 1924, Page 15

THURSDAY MARCH 27, 1924 TRAFFIG CODE! IS DEBATED gouncil to Act April 7 on| New Vehicle Regulations | UIMINATES PARKING) qrates Arterial Highways | foross City; Big Change py is traff! Seattle's new ani amending & ae %. pra, which has tion for more thi fore the city welcome up for fin: from Monday. The code has qrous assaults qaueed Many conces! to be made in yy it provided f co downtown park’ (oxi and for hire ca dheir concentration gone, just outside th teiet. ‘The code provides t be liminated ¢ east the evening, 4 p. ™. p man First, Second, T rth aves aa Five arterial b asfollews: Bast XB. and Victory ave and 15th ave frone way. Tt is unk any of these streets wi bringing the car to a comp! Unlimited parking on DESIGN 4 how Sensi have, wl FINANCE APARTMENTS ae a ihre tral BUILD BUSINESS BUILDINGS ferent thru traffic street ose Fourth, Second and hour parking tend ie ; fem ae oll business street OUR 192; EDITION NEW PLAN BOOK—“Homes ; P On narrow streets parking In of Individuality”—$1.00, Sent Anywhere oe = se"! GARDNER J.GWINN, ho. Aa Lee a eae ae 1703-4-5 Hoge Bldg. EL iot-6359 A VER Y A TRACTIVE HOME FOR A CORNER LOT traffic may 0 In certain town centers during the rush a the alm being to abolish cross | traffic at such points. | hah | Some tell us that in a few years we will be travel- ing as unconcernedly thru the air as we now do on the well-paved roads of today. This statement re- mains for the future to prove. But the number who are building the so-called aeroplane type of home steadily grows and we think that the design here- { j ed ELE: a8 ne business ie és ripe dl DRAWN TO SUIT YOU, $10 UP Do You Know? That We HOMES homes bullt houses n large ¢ i a Pelt — DOES NOT BUILD FOR SPECULATION — —JUST HOMES — SAMUEL ANDERSEN 432 Peoples Bank Building MA in-6270 here ii BLS THE USE OF GAS MEANS HEALTH, COMFORT, ECONOMY AND CONVENIENCE Neterer Upholds Rights of U.S. Judge’s Opinion The right of a federal judge to press his opinion of the guilt or Htocence of a defendant in the; Pence of the Jury was upheld by Weral Judge Jeremiah Neterer) . y, in his denial of a new) for Glen Fulkerson, former pa- | . recently convicted of liq. Wkerson's attorney based his! on the fact that Judge -Ne- | ws opinion had been expressed Mscharge to the jury. | “In the federal courts,” Judge Ne declared, “a judge may ex-/ his opinion upon the evidence, jad no objection can be successfully Ged, provided the fury ts given to! mierstand that they are not bound Fi much opinion, but must deter “Bhe the facts themselves.” $1,060.44 buys all the LUMBER, doors, windows, frames, shingtes, lath, built-in features, finish hardware and outside paint for this home. with is one that will commend itself to many; not only for its beauty and straightforwardness of de- sign, but also for the splendid size of the rooms, and for their arrangement. The living rooms are large but the bed rooms have not been sacrificed. The kitchen, planned for one who does her own work, is a marvel of compactness and is joined by the rear screened porch, with the laundry trays thereon, and the cozy breakfast room, in its efforts to lighten the housework. The turret plan, which for lack of space is not shown, provides for two rooms with a small toilet room handy. The plans call for a basement under the entire house. This plan was submitted by Edward L. Merritt, 660 Empire building, Seattle. rLooR PLAd > Mo 72 THE GAS RANGE heat automatically controlled by the Lorain Oven Heat Regulator The Instantaneous Automatic Gas Water Heater The Warm Air Gas Furnace with the automatic Heat Control’ are the ideal appliances for the new home Seattle Lighting Company 1308 Fourth Avenue MA in-6767 LUMBER SHINGLES—LATH—DOORS WINDOWS—FRAMES AND FINiSH ]from 75 cents to 87% cents per Building Situation Is "i. points out, “the report building trades |have arranged for renowal of the season. Where advances are being Rake "Le et written in the new contracts they Winter Activities and Trade Schools) ties: “* °° omsnwey NECEIVER GETS RAILROAD Pays $3,000,000 for Own- Works Absolutely Automatic The ideal __ ership of K.C. M. & 0. OMicarrs, Kan. March 2 Ciford C. Histed, of Kansad City, Ptirchased the Kansas € Orient railroad for @t an auction ordered by Bimal court to pay indebtedness. | ES is general attorney for efeetiver of the road, William | Kemper. } Tie $3,000,000 will merely pay ess of the concern to ‘BO government and leaves nothing ‘Bethe holders of $7,500,000 of gold | ‘Mteé Gr $31,000,000 in bonds. purchaser announced a gen- an of reorganization would a soon and note hol Would be invited to participat ‘Only other bid was made by a. & banker of Hill Kan., who offered $2,764,000. olin, Litt (above) of iy gue, N, Y., who} Meer af Th odore | » O88istant geo Ul nity, for post of d eet ‘Om: first congressional Or @ seat in the re-| Mahonal convention, Sold in Any Quantity You can get the benefit of our low prices and high quality whether you buy one of our complete houses or not, Send us your lists for estimate, Have Helped, Says Survey Bullding labor conditions thruou 2 the country are considered generally | HAS BEEN AID “One of the f favorable at present, according to a national survey of conditions in the ituation,'* bullding crafts Just completed by 8. “has been the W. Straus & Co. are epitomized as follows 1. Wages generally well stabfitzed with slight upward tendencies in larger cities where prospective build ing operations are large. 2. General employment at peak Current conditions | 4 ng crafts months: ssful he survey h unusual of employment thruout the during the winter It is noted that efforts to inc ¢ the volume of construction o-called off-seasons have been “It is significant that the govern STETSON & POST LUMBERCO. | 1O WHATCOM AVE ELLIOTT-O7!1 CAUTION Before buying any auto- matic oil burner that its representatives claim will burn Diesel oil, con- sult the oil companies to make sure it will func- tion on real Diesel oil of a type always available. tw ONBHRIO » the only completely auto- matic, electrically - ignited oil burner that will burn any grade of oil, twenty- four Baume or lighter, and handle different grades without adjustments. 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Successful and stgnificant co. operation of building trades unions and contractors in establishing build. ing trades apprenticeship schools to help relieve labor shortage. ment has seen fit to take up this important phase of the building situ TRADE SCHOOLS BI i ESTABLISHED operation of the building unions and contractors In the. os. tablishment of building trades ap prenticeship schools during the past year is alding to some extent {n relieving the labor shortage, An- nouncement comes from Carnegie Institute of Technology at Pitts- burg that of the 1,200 night stu dents enrolled ‘for this year, 50 per cent have signed up for courses in building construction. The report indicates that a large number of the young men entered for these studies formerly were interested only in clerical and other commer. clal office positions. ation seml-officially thru the forma the committee on seasonal operations in the construction indus. tries, which now has in preparation voluminous recommendations on plans and mothods of equalizing ac- tivities thruout tho year.” “A branch of lather Other have taken similar steps. apprentices The survey rep labor rate the n to pick and shovel men at 55 cents|ous trade unions. an hour as against 64 cents for the} “Reports preceding month. In large cities, laborers are getting |dency toward wage increases,” TRUE ECONOMY IN HOME BUILDING Full Value for Every Dollar Spent ‘To obtain the utmost in attractiveness and convenience you must have plans—and plans to be effect- lve must be complete. Let us explain our service and point out ways we can save you money and improve your plans. 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