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l*K mm fltf. Iff/FACE TW use^Mltfr 11 r* LT0R: CONCRETEBLOCKS %^'litoiBn-Room Hom Will Accom $-%F^modate Lam Family.' I I MpqO(jOHY IHPQRTAJT IT^M In Manufacture of These i Comparative^ Now funding Unite I Ht reuoht Thn Rapidly ffi:aWcttTjStalaWto aaajeet of battUn*. for the readers of 1 On aoowtat of hto wkto i Author and to, ma ._- __^_ 'TBLjPand oaW fcs seal statu tor ropy. ttittanr jpaWs df tbe country there Is a, shortage of materials, such as lumber and brick,construction. that ordinarily are nome Thi shortage bids, fair to become greater thehomebuilding season advances and will bring disappointment to many who had counted on building homes dfthefr owD this 'year. Te perfection of the concrete block kuflding unit) however, will solve the problem for many home builders. Dur ing the last few years there has been great advance In the manufacture fxamcrete blocks and now they rank vttn' the'beat of building materials. advantage of using blocks is that axe- made near the place where xnsy are used, which saves a great proportion of freight charges. Also they are. usually made 8 by 8 by 16 ftjgjgses, a also that saves considerable hi the cost of the labor required to lay tap masonry walls. Everyone knows that concrete, when properly made, makes permanent buildings. It becomes stronger with age. And concrete blocks are merely units ot concrete- that are laid' in walls *$$ as brick are. Iri their niariufac tnre, however, an air space Is cast into them, which provides insulation against heat and cold, making concrete block houses warm in winter and cool in summer and economical to heat. What a good exterior appearance concrete blocks have is. shown in the home ^n the '.accompanying lllustra? tlon. This is a story-and-a-hnlf house, containing seven rooms and bath. The foundation of the house is of rock-face block, while the walls above .MUL. .-^2:01 1 U\HN6lMDlM6fcK i'cr*i6-ori! ffbM 8 Lit the sill sire of smooth face block. The design is attractive, the inclosed porch "running the full width of the house, the long slope to the, roof and the dormer", set into both front and back being good features. i Plans of the two floors show the dimensions and arrangement of the rooms. There are four rooms on, the first floor and three on the second. The entrance from' the porch is into a small vestibule, off which Is the liv ing room, 12 by id feet. At the side Off thejlving room is a den. or library, 8~hy 10 feet 6 inches." Back of the living room, through a cased opening, Is the dining room. 13 by 14 feet fl Inches. A group of three windows in the dining room make it light and iiheery. The kitchen adjoins the din ing room and is 8 feet 6 inches by 11 feet. Qff the kitchen is the pantry. The stair hall is reached, through the djning room. Upstairs there are tCCjQHaODOtL tibrce bedrooms, ail opening off a cen tral hall, and the batialroom. Becanse of tne roof thereeare thr^nnoraauconstractlon, larg**&ooeta, on off eaArbe*WKn.: Two ot''We .bedrooinf, lul^^wlndow^iddnf & whofejftrdlbe.fcotiee,.., ol la large '^ftJol1 and-rMiiM im&i Considered from all viewpoints IMs Is an e^trapjpduiarlly good hom* bulld fog design. It will go on i compara tively small lot, and at the same time provides a comfortable and convenient home for a good-sized family. Also it can be constructed at a reasonable, cpa| .In selecting a plan for a home, every builder is guided more or less by homes he has seen, or by building de signs be has inspected. This design Is a good one, but it may not exactly conform to the ideas of the prospec tive builder as to what the interior arrangement should be. Every plan an architect draws Is suceptlble to change. This plan is no different than the average. The size and shape of the house shown in the Illustration, is such that any changes the prospective builder wants can be easily made. RAT ALWAYS MAN'S ENEMY Deeds Credited to Savage Little Re. dents Are Almost Bjeyond to. lief, Says English Writer. Bats have been known to attack people on roads, says a writer in Lon don Answers. A few years ago, a rat sprang on to a cyclist at Carlsbad. He threw ii off, and managed to run over it. They sometimes kill babies in their cradles. There is a terrible story of an officer who one night got accidentally locked up In St Patrick's cathedral in Dub lin. He' was In uniform, as the cue. torn for officers then was. In the morning nothing was found of him hut his sword and the metal parts of his accoutrements. He had been de voured by rats. Bats are weird creatures. Many years ago there was a man living near the house of the present writer's fam ily, of whom it was said that he could make rats follow him, and put them into the houses of those whom he dis liked. And a certain maid servant was found to bring a plague of rats into every house where she obtained a situation. She said, when ques tioned, that the animals followed her wherever ,she went, and used to play about ijfr", Jfier! tat oOJer.. at"^e./leasfc'? ?$J nightj j.bjjljwo, did not mlnd t^em,ln The rat of which we see the most ID England, the brown or Hanover rat, is really an alienand a most unde sirable alien. He Is one of the many doubtful ''blessings'^ that we owe to Germany, from which country he came to England about, 200 years ago. The old English rat is black, and is smal ler than our German friend. The In vaders have almost exterminated him, and he became very rare but It is now stated that he is increasing in numbers. V''''' EYES TE LL SEAT OF DISEASE Application of "Iris Science," It l As serted, la a Practically Certain Diagnosis. Just as we find the state of the weather by reference to a bnrometer, si) can we tell whether a person Is in Rood health by examining the eyes. This method of diagnosing disease from the eyes is known as the "iriseience," and, according to Dr. An deron of Denmark, is the only reliable method by which the seat of a disease can be discovered. The science was discovered by a Hungarian, according to London An swers. During boyhood be caught an owi which had broken Its leg, and noticed that a black apbt appeared fn a certain part of the. Iris. Some years later he noticed the same black spot in the iris of a man who had sas tuined a broken leg. The'experience caused him to investigate and be found that everydisease could be read from,a certain portion of the' iris. "'-'I When a disease is cured white lines inclose the dark spot that proclaimed the disease.,. From this the stage of the disease ''can be ascertained. If the white lines do not entirely sm round the dark, spot the disease la hot completely cared. Drugs are always clearly shown on the irisarsenic by white specks on the out-edge, inorganic, iron by brown marks round the pupil. r- 11 Cylinder Was Missino. Her husband had given her a ran about and she had learned to drive It. Not long after she got Into trouble, to^k the car to the garage and wastold toleave it, as one of the cylinders was ha night she said to her husband: r&ptf'fb*, garate man told me I bad my cjlltHfers aM I catft noro are asany^svidBtfei^i pott*. |tnet-noei ssirlns W fr: THE BEMjpjl OAILY MO Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt (por trait herewith}, was probably the dominating figure of the recent' suf frage convention In Chicago^ After seven days in convention,'the women of the association finished up-the busi ness which' the" hewly^organlsed League ef Women Voters will carry on. After having served as convention chairman for the League of Women Voters, lira. Catt relinquished control of the woman suffragists of the coun try, her resignation to take effect as soon as the' suffrage association of which she fs president, dissolves upon ratification of the amendment. Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Boston, congressional chairman/" who lobbied the amendment through the senate and house of representatives, was chosen chairman of the league. Mrs'. Catt was named honorary chairman. The other officers of the new or- LARGE INCREASE OK AUTO TRUCKS PREDICTED FOR 1920 -In the year 1919 the people of Wis consin purchased 36,1,10 automobiles and 4,028 motor trucks. At $1,000 apiece for automobiles, the invest ment was $36,11-0,000. Assuming HAS. C. C. CA H, SUFFRAGE LEADER ganization will be: Mrs. George CeUhortf*W Jrc^oliftV vice chairman? Mrs. Richard Edwards of Indiana, treasurer, un& Mrs, Solon Jacobs of Alabama, secretary. They will be assisted by regional" directors. Can you imagine what you would do if your husband left jyou? Would you consider yourself still bound to him? And if another man fell in love with you, how would you deal with him .Don't miss a line of this intimate revelation of the workings of a woman's soul "The Prairie Mother a i A SequeliorThe Prairie Wife" By ARTHUR STRINGER PICTORIAL REVIEW For April On Sale Now Bazaar Store Touring $575 F. O. B. Factory or want ii i Telephoae 4M v.' }il rji rtj|V REX -a.aaJl' that motor trucks cost .SI,500 each, this represents an investment of S6,- 043,000 or a grand total of $52,152,- 000'. Using these figures as a basis it is estimated there' will be at least 200,. 000 prospects for motor trucks in 1920. What Would You Do if Your Husband Left You On a Ranch With Three Babies? ijn COLOSSUS1 LAUGHS, CRIES AND SHOUTS ELECTRIC STARTER $75.00 EXTRA Four million Ford cars have been sold to customers. Demand bigger today than ever. Mr. Buyer, isn't that convincing proof of what car to buy? New 1920 Ford with electric starter and lights*. All the car that anyone could wish for, -it**- ysten please: Service, that wKit cbtmts. Repair parte at every cross-roads. Some times apiece that costs 50 cents will lay.a car up for fifly days. '$ Big question now is DELIVEIRY. The demand for Fords is greater than ever. Place your order for immediate delivery: Seeusatonce. Come in andhave a visit have something of importance to say. i IEWETT Ford Sales & Service i?!^^^^ -TTf!*1 TJ *T -31* SATURDAY-and SUNDAY OF ALL of Today THE WHOLE FAMILY NEAL HART in "THE MAN GETTER" Unio,n Qfcliestra, Special Music Matinee and'ElV* Admission 20c and 30c DAEY PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS 1 -f ENTATAINMENT It's Your Duty E More Talked About-Written About and Thought About Than Any Other Entertainment on -Eithi SEE AND READ WHAT THIS PAPER HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT at the th atre for a |lC|f state story the ptay- 19H know It baton sotins It. T'. jtf 7 ill PUY Of TOMY. tHEKf ENTBnW FO 4\ LESSdHTtlU. HUM "11w? \SM r'tflf Runabout $550 F. O. B. Factory M-'^rf I'M *r .ft**S 418-22 Beltrami AfajMr'^