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Show THE CITIZEN mai nla hem oerd igre h rei fif re col ve a iirg( hit rang irfel proh me lgthi ivsof dfel fond 9th South, and Yale avenue, and specifies five inches of the 7 inches of concrete, jst kind of asphaltic pavement against the contractors can include a very fat profit in their bid ng that inch black paving and still underbid a fair price for 7 inches, been specified, n 6 inches of concrete. If equal thicknesses had competition would be obtained, concrete might then be selected s which case the abutting property owner would get a better money, and the general taxpayers would be saved consid- money in future maintenance costs. But if Mr. Burton used concrete he would have to patronize a industry and would not be able to force this city to buy a Caliand pay a royalty to a Boston firm. j product $ $ $ $ he Smoke Abating Commission has asked to be continued on payers payroll for another year. Propaganda works wonders If for a moment you believe hat the people want, are results. It is entirely hid-v- a e getting results, view the city any morning. is to rt of Hedt efore fort! wise five lemb indc ml id ten ther The' those mpei ets of c mi? rwoi sbee 3 con losins ports The een growing use of Portland cement in stucco in home building due to two fundamental causes: The inherent qualities of which appeal to the taste and pocketbook of home lers of all classes and the skill of the plasterer who has made ilass stucco work possible under all conditions of location. How limitless is the field and how rapid the extension in use of and cement stucco is clearly shown by a review of building per- in widely scattered communities. In Los Angeles, stucco covered lings constituted 95 per cent of the total house awards last year. iami, 95 per cent of all houses built in 1924 were covered with r hear of some deer hunter who has been a deer, shot and killed. From general experience, the writer and then we Di mis-afo- In the first place, if a is so far away that he cannot be distinguished from a deer it IJOOO to 1 shot for a miss. In the second place no hunter should some object unless he knows what it is; A man does not re- shoot-ma- n deer in. any way and there is absolutely no excuse for instead of a deer. Recently a hunter in British Columbia and killed. It is doubtful whether the hunter was more than ysrds distant; say he was a 1000 yards distant. Even at that dis- 'if1?411 can easilr be distinguished. the Bible theory, a life for a life, was invoked, there would Burder on the deer such range. There is no possible excuse for such a mistake can be made. & iry S-5- France has agreed to pay us $40,000,000 a year interest on the billions loaned her for the war. Wonder if Uncle Sam has any more cheap money like this. There are many Americans who would be more than willing to pay double the above price for the same amount in loans. Yes, Lafayette, all the suckers are here.- see how is The inability of our navy to get quick action in raising or entersunken submarine, does not speak well for the navy. ing the 1 Especially is this provoking at a time when some of the higherups are on the carpet and charged with inefficiency. The people have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on our navy and we ought to have a little more than a few dress parades. If there is something wrong, let us right it. This nation cannot take chances on inferiority, whether that be in man, gun, machine, or boat. Minneapolis, where climatic conditions are extremely se- 80 per cent of all homes built last year were stucco covered. It is evident plasterers and stucco contractors have found that ite effects Portland cement stucco work but slightly. In Los An- itisnot unusual to have temperature fluctuations of 70 degrees During late years a marked tendency has been evidenced for a a few hours. In Duluth, where Portland cement stucco enjoys too many laws, too much legislation and too much government by popularity, the temperature may fall from 100 degrees above bureaus and commissions. low freezing almost while one changes his straw hat for a pair The people who ride the street cars to and from work do not r muffs. In Florida, temperature change is oftentimes accom- fd by heavy rains and dry winds, perhaps the most severe of all worry about parking their cars. The person who comes down town itions which stucco is called in his car and must go out of the office every hour to change the posiupon to withstand. Not only is it evident that location has little effect upon Port- - tion of his automobile does not save anything. cement stucco, but it is interesting to note that in these centers c stucco is It is said that James M. Cox is going to run again next year so popular, the plasterer is today a highly skilled ar- and becoming more skilled as time goes by. The plasterer was this time for the senate. Which shows that no matter what he may not the first to appreciate the substantialness of Portland cement be, he sure is a glutton for punishment. as an exterior wall covering and much of its present popularity cto the efforts of During the past campaign the opposition said Coolidge didnt pioneers who devoted a large part of their time talk much. His policy of tax reduction and economy in the governperfection of methods and materials. ments business means more to the folks who work for a living than all the oratory that was ever let loose. THE INNOCENT MURDERER In o. Now He It is impossible to believe that in a state where prices are higher STUCCO naterial is LOW WAGES WHATS WRONG rims nt England has recently launched, it is said, the most powerful submarine afloat. It is the most powerful underwater war machine ever constructed. With all our talk of the League of Nations, world courts and disarmament conferences, the nations continue to build greater destructive war machines than ever before. than in the average, we now find womens wages smaller than in other states. The state industrial commission has made the investigation, and according to the report submitted, there is plenty of work ahead of the next legislature to enact laws which will make it possible for women to be paid what they are worth. Mrs. Irene M. Fowler, labor smoke screen. inspector for the women and girls for the state industrial commission, Smokeless fuel will solve the problem, but big salaried officials announces that the wages run from 90 cents to $2.50 per day. Where a woman must support herself and probably two or three others in this heir inspectors can rave on and the smoke will refuse to move. day of high prices, her life must be one of fasting and all drudgery. Let us also have a sunshine engineer and inspector. There would ft as much reason for one, as for the smoke. wife that BUILDING FOR WAR Jast, pav-,rles- S 16 ess murderer. A GOOD BULL STORY. A traveling man with torn clothes and a crushed hat sat in a country hotel expounding upon the necessity of compulsory automobile liability insurance maintained by the state to protect the public from damage done by automobiles. His clothes had been torn; his car wrecked and his life endangered by a driver with no assets. A farmer in the corner grocery store, with a bloody nose and a broken buggy whip in his hand, was cussing his neighbor Jones for allowing a bull to run loose on the highway to frighten his team, cause a runaway, upset his load of berries and nearly kill him. Jones was financially irresponsible, but nobody thought of suggesting a law that all owners of bulls should be requircdj.to carry compulsory state liability insurance to protect the public from the |