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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-27
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by CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED

ordeal of being permanently but artistically disfigured.
 So with plenty of determination and 50 cents in cash I permitted Sailor Jack to tattoo sailor on my left arm He spun some sea yarns while he worked and told me of Europe and Africa and the South Sea isles, China and Japan, and places where I daresay he had never been, but his stories sound ed good to me nevertheless. Final ly got the information I desired.
 wrote for enlistment papers, filled them out myself and ran away from home for the first time with $2O5 in my possession. At the Newport naval training station I parted with $1 for the train ticket. When presented the papers I was told to go home the deception hav- ing been quickly discovered. Re- turning to the Newport railroad station I purchased Q ticket for Worcester, leaving me with cents.
 When I stepped from the train at it's destination I immediately knew was in some other city, I was not panicky I realized had to find someone to tell my story to, so sought a ncwsboy. I was friendly toward newsboys for the simple reason that I too, had sold newspapers and magazines in Wor- cester.
 I found a young fellow about my own age and told my story. All the assistance he could give me was to tell me where could get the most to eat for my cents. At once I proceeded to Pie alley and got plate of beans, piece of pie and coffee. Then was broke.
 Not fully appreciating my pre- dicament, I decided to go to the waterfront, which was lined with schooners and whalers of every de- scription. I spent several hours looking at these ships and marvel ing. Then it was getting late and thought had better return to the station.
 I found a man in uniform and once again related my story He seemed to believe me and escorted me to an office on the second floor where my tale was again given in detail. I was put on a train and sent back to Worcester. I was not missed at home, for was only away the greater part of 9 day, and it was nothing unusual for me to be absent over night when the fellows went on a long cruise on North Pond lake.
 My first experience was an abso- lute' failure. Being without funds, reluctantly I went back to work and tried various jobs in factories and farms and continued to re- main in Worcester until about 1895, when was prepared to leave home again.
 This time headed for New York with my pal, Johnny Fischer We both had little money, enough to
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Chapter I

Chapter
 As a boy I developed the desire to go to sea- I was born in Wor- cester, Mass. and meeting sailors, listening with wide-eyed enthusi- asm, every youngster had the idea of getting out into the great world beyond
 It was these stories of adventure that drew us to water. The only water we knew, however, was North Pond lake, big body of water at least I thought so in those days. We built our own boats. sort of canoes, out of barrel slaves or parts of cheese boxes and canvas. They were 15 feet long. three feet wide and 10 inches deep. The canvas was immersed in linseed oil and then painted. Sometimes we had a sail and frequently two sails with masts and in this way we traversed the uncharted sea"
 But it was not so easy as it might seem to get to sea. I at tended the Belmont and Dix street schools and reached the sixth grade when I decided to earn my own living and at the same time get enough money to start on my great adventure. worked on Charlie Stowell's farm for two years, pick ing peas, digging for beets, bring ing in corn and attending to the live stock until was about IS years of age. That was not much ex- perience for the vocation I had sc lected.
 One day sailor came to visit some of our neighbors. He was a gob, but to me he looked like an admiral or general or some one who outranked everyone else. pictured myself in such uniform and went home to tell the folks of my ambitions. They gave me no encouragement, however for they refused to give me permission to enlist in the Navy simply because they did not want me to leave home
 And so for time had to be content with work on the farm. Sometimes I got away from my tasks long enough to play football and baseball with the fellows and do some skating in the winter, but most of the time I was hard at work for the magnificent sum of $360 week.
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
QUIET COUNCIL
 MEETING HELD

But few issues were before the Douglas city council for consider ation alt the regular monthly meet ing last night. One of these, the wilful shooting at and destruction of insulators along the power line on the Island belonging to the AL aska Juneau company, was present. ed by Supt. w. F. Cahill. He asked the cooperation of the city offi- cials in experiencing the offend CTS, and bringing them to justice
 Delinquent dog taxes constituted another matter discussed. Only about half of those owning dogs have paid so far and immediate steps are to be taken to bring if the remainder before the end oi tthe present Councils term.
 Payment of current bills, nine in number, amounting to $688, was authorized by the Council.
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KIDNAPPED
 GIRL FOUND

SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. 27.-Emma Bettencourt, aged IA, school girl of Centerville, for whom posses have been searching for since yesterday, was found today with her alleged kidnapper, F. A. Perpofelle, aged 26 years, in an automobile.
 Two persons came upon the car when it was forced to stop by a passing freight train. Driving along side, they recognized the girl Per- pofelle was arrested. The girl was apparently under the influence of drugs.
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Love, romance and adventure was what Captain George Fried saw in life at sea. Twice as a youth he ran away from home in heed to that call. Hunger, sacrifice and bitter disappoint- ments followed him before he got his sailing papers. Start here in the narrative of man who has felt all the throbs life offered in his strug- gle from gob to supreme command.)
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Tn going along Main. street one day I chanced to see tattoo art ist at work. I stopped and watch ed the procedure for a while when the thought occurred to me that this man might give me some in formation regarding. enlistment.
 could hardly get this inforna- tion from Sailor Jack, as he called himself, without going through the
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SCHOOL FOR JANiToRS
 APPEARS IN GERMANY

MUNICH, Feb. 27.-Janitors with sheepskins will soon make their appearance hero.
 A high school for training jan!tors has b e en opened through the efforts of a promi- nent architect. It will instruct students in national floor clean ing. plumbing, disinfecting, telephoning, prevention of rob bery, Management of heating plants, and other things the modern janitor should know.
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see us through for a time Our departure was delayed for a time until Johnny disposed of his bicy- cle. This time we made sure to get on the right train. AS soon as we arrived in New York we To- cated a lodging house where we got room for S3 a week.
 To conserve on funds we ate free lunches, but were obliged to buy a
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f---------- CAPT. BAKER IS MAKING FLIGHT

SEATTLE, Feb. 12.-Accompan- jed by a plane flown by Lieut.. Nel- son, round the world Army fiier, Capt. Ira Baker of Question Mark lame, left here on the first leg of preliminary hops to Brownsville, Texas, where he will attempt a flight to Paanma. Lieut.. Nelson is to accompany him to Portland
 The plane is new single scatter Army fighting ship with maxi mum speed of 172 miles an hour.
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DOUGLAS REGISTRATION
 NOTICE

Beginning Friday, March l, the registration books will be open at inc home of the City Clerk. Third and H Streets, for registering quail flied voters for the general city el- ection to be held Tuesday. April ?, The books will be open Saturday afternoon and evenings at the Clerks office, Front Street, and will close Saturday, March 30.
 FELIX GRAY,
 adv City Clerk of Douglas
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YOUNG MAN LEAVES

In response to urgent messages to return home, Jack Dolance, working at the Alaska Juneau, left on the Princess Mary yesterday. During his stay here he made his home wiht MT. and Mrs. Henry Stragier.
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MARTHA SOCIETY MEETS

The Martha Society will meet for regular business and election of 0fficeys in the Church Parlor Fri day, March 1, at 2:SO D. m. Mrs. Charles Hawkesworth and Mrs. Phil 4Ierrimann will act as hostesses of the meeting. -ady.
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The is Alaska It during the tweltyfour hours nearly all cured have fallen in the part Territory most of the Souther
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There are plenty of wives who love their husbands so much that they don't want them to die no matter how heavily insured their lives are.
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BRIDGE AND WHIST

Wednesday, 8:15 p. m, I. O. O. r. Hall, by Rebekahs. Excellent prizes for both groups of players. Refreshments. Admission soc. adv
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS

The Women's Missionary Society of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church will meet with Mrs. Kron Marshall Thursday afternoon, Feb ruary 28, at 2:30 D. m adv.
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glass of beer every time. Sometimes we ate a regular meal, but that was only Sundays, or holidays or some similar occasion, and finally we got job.
 (Tomorrow: Cultiyating Neptunc)
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NOTICE.
Registration LOOKS Open

Registration LOOKS Open
 Registration books will be open beginning Friday, March l, 1929, and remain open until Saturday, March 30, 1929, for the purpose of registering qualified voters for the General City Election to be held Tuesday, April 3, 1929.
 IT. R. SHEPARD, adv City Clerk.
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ATTENTION.

For Carpenter Work of any kind shop or city-Call Handy Andy. Phone 498.
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Observations St Paul Harbor Kodiak Juneau Seattle Portland made at and 4 my Juneau time
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Commercial job printing at The Empire.
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Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. 5.
 Weather Bureau Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning today Rain tonight and Thursday moderate soltherly winds
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Have you bought your log yet?
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By CAPT. GEORGE FRIED Copyright, 1929, Associated Press)
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
HARMONIOUS
VISTA

In many two. three and four
room apartments In every large
city, and in houses too, we often
find that the decorator or con-
tractor has treated each room as
a separate unit. forgetting that
the observer can look through the
wide openings and see almost as
much of the next room as he can
OF the, one he is in.
Sun porches opening into the
living room by large double
French doors are a definite part
Of that living room. The dining
room on the other side connected
by either an arch or again by
double doors adds or detracts as
the case may be from the effect
of the living room, depending upon
whether its color plan has been
made to harmonic with the cOlors
used in decorating it's near neigh
bor. In planning such an apart
ment the living room is the first
consideration as it Is the most
used room in the house.
IL this room Is finished in sub
dued. pastel tones, gray, rose.
blue, soft nile green. II the walls
have delicate floral design paper
In the feeling of the lovely. so.
called French salons, surely
bright orange and brown modern
""siSn In the sun porch would be
something OF shock to visitors
almost as il one we're to step from
soothing peace of twilight land
scape to midday celebration of
the Fourth of July In the same
way discordant color in the din
ing room would be equally dis.
pleasing. In this case such an
apartment should have a soft
green sun porch with touches of
lemon yellow and French blue in
the wallpaper, and the dining
room might have a warm grey
and white striped paper with a
tiny line of black to give it charac-
ter and raise the general key of
the room gradually but not too
suddnely from the subtle color in
the living room.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
DELICIOUS
RECIPES

Frozen Pears
Pack can of fine quality
Bartlett pears In Ice and salt
for four hours. Remove lid from
can, dip in hot water and slip
out the pears. Slice. place on
we'll chilled lettuce and serve
with dressing made from a jar
of marshma'lows. a cup of may.
onnaise dressing and a half
cup OF broken pecan meats.
Frozen Pineapple
Prepare pineapple in the same
way as pears. Serve with the
same dressing in which a cake
of cream cheese has been mashed
and blended
Frozen Fruit
Use one-half cup each, pears,
pineapple, bananas and cherries.
Mix with one-half cup mayon-
naise and one.half cup whipped
cream. Pack in mold and freeze
in ice and salt. or freeze in ice
making pan of electric refriger.
ator. May be served without
dressing; or mayonnaise and
whipped cream mixed, may be
used.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
! IA "A #&e7&E5f''
By MARIE PAULETTE

Modern woman chooses this at
tractive apron because of its sim
plicity, neat dainty appearance and
practically.
1t covers the front of the dress
entirely with back waist section
that buttons at either underarm
seam. This creates deep open arm.
holes that prevent crushing sleeves
of dress. Patch pocket is placed
at right side. The neckline Is
comfortable cut in deep U-shape.
Gathers in skirt, at either side
waistline. provide necessary full.
ness to the skirt.
1t Is very effective as sketched
in yellow shiny finished cotton
broadcloth with brown motifs. and
trimmed with bias bands of plain
brown cotton broadcloth.
Style No. 1851 comes In small,
medium and large size. Choose
now and make I'D several smart
looking aprons for winter wear to
protect your new gowns. They
will save many a cleaners bill.
All you have 10 do to make
this charming apron Is practically
cut it out, and sew bias binding
for trimming.
The back and front cuts all In
one piece! At either side Of the
front section at waistline. there
is a perforated line which Is
cut through. The lower edge of
slashed opening Is then gathered
and stitched to the upper edge.
Your little apron Is now abso-
lutely ready to sew the binding
around edge. and stitch pocket in
place.
It's a splendid opportunity.
Choose nowl It's an excellent time
of year to find remnants of cot
ton fabrics left from summer sea-
son. Marvellous fabrics that cost
much more TO manufacture. that
the exclusive shops sell for A
mere trifle. Their exquisite quail
ity will make them wear so well
and tub beautifully.
Sports weight linen. printed
pique, plain pique, percale in gay
stripes novelty crepes. pongee.
gingham appropriate.
In the medium size. it takes 2
yards 80 or S9.inch material and
yards braid.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
FASHION FLASHES
BY Anne Anglin-

Fads and FOibIes always ap-
peal to the feminine heart. and
there is no exception in regard
to the chintz and cretone-cbvered
boxes that beckon on every side.
Particularly charming and practi-
cal is a chintz-covered sewing.box,
that might perhaps match your
bedroom in some fashion. 1t has
q lock and key that insure safety
for the contents.
Like a flash in the dark Is
bright-red jersey suit with cardi-
gan jacket. The over-blouse of
white has a trimming Of blue and
white at the neck and down the
front. The trimming is knitted,
matching the texture of the suit.
Born to the purple royal. the
IA, shoe considers purple as one
of its smartest shades. Running
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Portable telephones that are
plugged into specially wired sock,
cts. in somewhat the same man.
ner as electrical appliances are
connected, have been introduced
for the home.
The latest Largest locomotive
built for the Northern Pacific
railroad measures nearly half the
length of an ordinary city block
and Is three times the length OF
sta andard freight car.
A new gem-setting machine, H.
vented in Australia, enables a ma
to cut a precious stone accuratel
after one days experience instea
OF five years training hithert
necessary.
Two short double. .bladed pro
pellers arranged in tandem have
been designed for use on sea
planes, flying boats, and dirig
ibles.
A method employing ultraviolet
rays has been developed by
scientist in Germany for de-
tecting forgeries with the use of
ink that contains iron.
There are five legitimate theaters
in Mexico City.
More than half the railway mile.
age of China is in Manchuria.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
DR.. Bisch's Daily Health Hint

One Of the most difficult objects to surgicay Is
needle in the foot Yet carelessy walk about the
house without shoes slippers and few careful about
picking pins and needles off the floor
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Advice to LOyelOln
By Beatrice Fairfax

Antoinette is of the opinion
that this column does not de-
vote quite enough time and at.
tention to problems of the en-
gagged girl. Here Is her charm.
ing letter:
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1t seems to me that most OF
your advice is intended for the
girl who is not engaged, out
lining her attitude, telling her
how to be sweetly Indifferent, a
fragrant mystery, etc. Which
is all very interesting. in deed!
But won't you write something
about the way an engaged girl
should act? | know there are
hundreds of them who would ap
preciate your advice.
rs it wise or unwise for a
fiancee to be indifferent? Should
she refuse, occasionally. her
fiance's kisses? Should she ever
kiss him first? Or must the
fiancee, like other girls, always
wait for the man to take the
initiative?
Il think your opinion on this
subject would be highly, interest
ing. and / hope you will find time
and space for its discussion very
soon ANTOINETTE.
Thank you, Antoinette. for your
friendly suggestion. / must not
neglect my engaged girls. The
fact is. consider that they have
practically graduated from the
ranks of the lovelorn and are
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a close second is the smart shade
of midnight blue. Green and red
shoes are still popular, and. Of
course, black and brown are the
good, old standbys.
Hope springs in the heart
eternal, so hope for a satin eve-
ing frock. because everyone agrees
they are the leaders in the smart
set this season. Yellows, pinks,
and whites are paramount now,
but blacks are breaking in, too.
You won't come a cropper II
you carry an umbrella that has
a smart handle shaped like the
handle of a riding crop. Handles
are most unique this season, and
are going in for amber, tortoise
shell, and glass effects. One of
the riding-crop handles comes In
a pale yellow composition.
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which Mother has to work hard
for.
In the few minutes OF compan-
ionship with the children he never
thinks of far-sighted discipline.
He doesn't consider how import.
ant II is to the ambitious mother,
whether or not he stands with
her on matters of discipline and
rules. No, he plays with his chill
dren like another. child, thereby
winning their hearts, quarreling
with them and quitting but still
not offering any don ts" or dos"
like mother. -
And this puts mother in the
light of IAN old crab" Mothers
always telling a fellow not to yell
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
By Constance Cameron

There seems to be two types
of fathers in this world. One,
the lord and master kind. the
father about whom Mother used
TO say: You wait till your father
gets home. He'll fix you!" and
the easy.going, amused but i'm.
personal father of the average
American home of today. | think
the first type, ogre-father. the
ogre-husband whose step made the
family Jump. like the crack Of q
whip, has gone out of style along
with corsets and horses. The
easy.going. boyish father who has
in measure replaced the tyrant
Is big Improvement without
doubt, but he has a long way to
go yet, before he will be exactly
fair to either the child or its
mother.
A father OF three boys sat next
to me at dinner last week and
he made a remark which / think
is typical of the average father
of today.
Il like the kids. when they are
good he said
Yes, TO be sure. Dad will romp
and joke and enjoy the kids"
While they behave well. but just
let one of them evince any of the
human failings which beset US
all, and Dad is off" them. He
quits playing, like small boy
who can't have his own way.
takes his marbles and goes home.
so to speak. He is Just one of
the children, laughing and quar-.
reling with them. The youngsters
see him but little and he Is a
novelty. and as a result he gets
concessions of their own free will.
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happiest of the happy. Yet
realize they have their problems.
When / opened your letter l had
just written an article for the
special benefit of engaged girls.
/ hope you have read 1t by this
time and may find it helpful.
When man loves a woman
enough to wish to marry her, he
needs to know she loves him In
return. That knowledge is his
inspiration. The indifferent pose
in an engaged girl is inconsistent
and rather cruel.
Nevertheless, it Is wise not to
satiate with caresses and love
making. That would be like q
diet of candy. If you let youi
fiance take the initiative when IL
comes to love-making you will moi
repulse him by inviting caresses
when he is not in the mood
Try to be an interesting, stim
ulating companion - sympathetic
and understanding, and in appear
ance a young woman of whom
any man must he proud Then
it will not he necessary to take
the initiative in love-making
Don't you agree with me?
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Part In Training Child

the novelty OF you doesn't wear
off with day in day out associ-
alton.
Why not get together. you and
Mother, and pull together for e
children? Don't. win their adn1i.
ration at the expense OF distaste-
ful comparison with your wife.