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Evening star., 1936-12-09

erors in syntax and the spelling was
execrable. But lack and complaisance
of an editor who sensed the value OF
fresh material to jaded market had
nut his book over with a bang.
Perkins heard plenty about Bait
and his best seller in the first week ne
was at Mrs. Clancy's establishment.
The ebullient hero Of the hour, tenn
porarily in possession Of more actual
money than he had ever had pre-
viously, found largess in the form OF
parties and celebrations to the willing
sycophants who repaid him literally
In praise and adulation. 1t was the
breath of life to Bait. the masterfui.
It was the author who first made
move to establish himself with the
timid Perkins. The fact that the quiet
little fellow evinced no signs of hero
worship piqued the eager curiosity OF
the burly clustering adventurer. It
was something foreign to his expert
ence since he had returned home from
his trip.
lie CORNERED Perkins after din
L ner one evening as the smaller
man was going upstairs to his room.
ssYou're Perkins, amt you?" he opened.
sHow come you amt down here in
the evenings? You're missing some
thing, brother. stuffed up in that room
Of yours" Perkins smiled.
I'm sorry, Mr.. McQuaid," he ex-
planned. I'm working evenings"
."Working?" Bait scoffed. only
suckers work all the time. What is
your racket anyway" Perkins medi-
tated before replying.
well, in the daytime I'm fortunate
to hold q small position on a news
paper. Sort Of critic. But in the
evenings I'm attempting to get the
groundwork laid for q novel I intend
30 write"
Bait shook Perkins's back teeth
with the hearty slap that accompanied
his amused guffaw. That's rich!" he
chortled. 1.-TWO authors in the same
diggings. Let me tell you, fellow. if you
run into any trouble with your book.
Just ask me. You read my book. amt
you? You gotta live to have stuff to
put into a book"
I'm sorry, haven't had the pleas
ure yet, Mr.. McQuaid." Perkins apol-
ogised. 'I hope to be able to read it
soon"
BAIT to you, brother" Bait ordered
nnagnanimously. "Ill see that you get
Q copy Of my book. . and don't forget,
Il you ned any help; just call on Bait
McQuaid. the demon writer!'
"I,ll remember. Bait" Perkins prom
lsed slyly. And thank you for the
offer. As you say, I lack material.
Well. goodnight" From the upstairs
landing Perkins could hear Bait still
chuckling.
ODDLY enough, the nearly silent
~ Perkins took Bait up ON his boast
Sul offer It was to every ones sur
prise but Bats that more and
more often the little man sought out
Evening star., 1936-12-09
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little E-Z Tablets for 25c. At al
good drug stores.
Evening star., 1936-12-09
Overheard
BY w. CURTIS NICHOLSON.
overheard-Have you got any2
Crrected-Have YOU any?

SVCI uCdAu-x1dNC you kOU d11yt
Corrected-Have you any?
Criticism-Possession Is expressed
By "eove," not by have got"
heard-Helen and myself know
Che y.
Corrected-Helen and know the
way.
Criticism-Do not use myself" as
ehe subject Of q verb. It may be used
Tor emphasis, as, I myself will help
you. Or 1t may be used to refer to
subject. as. saw myself in the glass.
Overhesrd-Them man was hung at
dawn.
Corrected-The man was hanged at
dawn.
Criticism-Use hanged" in speak
ing Of an execution.
overheard-There's only four Of us
eft.
Corrected-There are only four Of
Us left.
= Criticism-Be careful when you use
sthere's." II the following subject
Is in the plural number, the right ex-
preston is there are"
Overheard-She stepped in the boat.
Corrected-She stepped into the
boat.
Criticism-Motion from without to
within is expressed by into"
Overheard-Not one Of them was
able to find their way.
Corrected-Not one Of them was
able to find his way.
Criticism-Use pronoun In the
singular number to refer to q singu-
lar subject.
(copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-09
DAILY SHORT STORY
BOOMERANG

the company Of
the hulking, loud
voiced globe-trotter
for q few hours
chat. It must be
admitted that the
conversation W as
pra c t ically one
sided, with Bait
on the delivering
end. Long after
the other boarders
had tired Of the
Dragging tales in
which Bait was the
invariable hero, lit
tie Perkins listened
in rapt attention.
aside from . few
leading questions.
And Bait loved 1t.
At last he had
found . perfect
audience! But Per-
kins still managed
to find time to
work. Until late at
-s-Ak hl~ SSrxAA
Evening star., 1936-12-09
THE first time

THE hrst time
that Bait NC
ouaid saw Thomas
Perkins he paid
scant attention to
him, even while the
landlady was In
PRODUCING the di-
mininutive Perkins
TO the rest Of the
boarders who were
clustered about the
dinner table. Bats
natural arrogance
and conceit had
tust received a tre-
mendous boost.
Bait had bummed
his way about the
world and in some
shion known
only to Bait he had
contrived to write
O blow-by-blow de-
scription Of his ad-
ventures in for
eign lands. The
hook Was full Of
Evening star., 1936-12-09

Argentina has found q poison which
Nill kill locusts.
Evening star., 1936-12-09

ODDLY enough, the nearly silent
~ Perkins took Bait up ON his boast
ful offer It was to every ones sur
prise but Bats that more and
more often the little man sought out
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
&[OIEfCUNDII,A

LOST-One red rowboat, contain
 ing oars and hatchet Finder Phone Watkins, Thane 10-3 rings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

. Princess Norah scheduled to
 arrive at o'clock tonight
 with Islam Temple Shriners
 only aboard
 0 Alaska scheduled to arrive at
 g a. m. tomorrow, sails vest
 ward at 12:30 o'clock.
 , Princess Louise scheduled to q arrive tomorrow evening.
 9 Aleutian scheduled to arrive q Thursday. Q Evelyn Berg scheduled to ar C rive Thursday. SCHEDULED SAILINGS North Sea scheduled to sail c from Seattle 9 tonight. Prince Rupert scheduled to sail C . from Vancouver 9 tonight. c Victoria scheduled to sail from 6 o Seattle 9 a. m tomorrow 0 Mount Mckinley scheduled to C sail from Seattle July 8 at . a. m. Q Princess Charlotte scheduled to . Q sail from Vancouver July 8 at c g D. m. o Prince Robert scheduled to sail c from Vancouver July 10 at c e p. m . Yukon scheduled to sail from e Q Seattle July Il at 9 a. m. . Princess Alice scheduled to . sail from Vancouver July Il c at D. m. e Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle July 13 at g Q D. m. 8 Prince George scheduled to . o sail from Vancouver July IS . Q at D. m c Q Northwestern scheduled to sail c 0 from Seattle July IA at . 0 9 a. m. e 0 Baranof scheduled to sail from . Seattle July 15 at a. m. . Q SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS c No steamers north or west. e . LOCAL SAILINGS c Estebeth leaves every Wednes- . day night at 6 pm, for . Sitks and wayportS. ( Dart leaves every Friday at c Q 2 a. m. for Petersh lrg. Rake Q . and wayports. c sN ss ss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
BafanOf Brings 5 Passengers
 For This POri

Steamer Baranof from Seattle berthed at Pacific Coast Dock at 11:30 o'clock last Saturday morn ing, and sailed for Seward at 1 pm Capt J. Ramsauer is master of the steamer and J. w. Hickman is purser.
 Passengers for Juneau were: w. Archequitte, Mrs. Archequitte, Miss Quannaha Archequitte, Miss Anita Archequitte, Mrs. LeRoy Carrigan, V. c. Chapman Mrs. Nina Cheney, Miss Katherine Cheney, Mrs. Anna A. Corliss, John H. Dimond, Miss Blanche Easton, Mrs A. w. Fox, Miss Mae Fraser, Frank Kaslov, Mrs. Frank Kaslov, Miss Rosie Kaslov, Miss Lisa Kaslov, John Lane, Mrs. George w. King, George w. King, Jr., R. F. Lewis, Mrs. Lewis, George B. Mcclellan, Mrs. N. G. Nelson, Miss June Nelson, Miss May Nelson, Miss Helen Nel- son, Mrs. Nina c. Page, Mrs. Ed win Sutton, H. R. VanderLeest, Ernest Harmon, Sam Lehman, w J. Fogarty, Roy Bante, E. J. Lynch.
 The Alaska steamer Baranof, which arrived in Juneau Saturday sailed for Seward with the follow ing passengers booked from Ju- neau: George Kolp, MT and Mrs. B. D. Stewart and MT. and Mrs. M J. Jackson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
NORTHWESTERN
 HERE SATURDAY

With more than 100 roundtriI passengers aboard, steamer North western arrived at noon last Sat urday and sailed for Haines anc Skagway several hours later The steamer is commanded by Capt William Macdonald, and Paul Coe is purser.
 Passengers for Juneau were: CIar- ence Anderson, Mrs. Bert Elstad Gladys Brandon, Gene Brandon Mrs. Robert Bender, T. K. Culliton Mrs. T. K. Culliton, John Fay 1 Mrs. Bert Grimes, Charles Hanson John Hanson, Mrs. c. Johnson Eloda B. Kimm, J. R. Langseth Mrs. Kenyon MacLean, Mrs. Ernest Parsons, Frank Parsons, Isabel Par sons, Frank A. Wolf
 The steamer Northwestern arriv- ed in Juneau from Seattle at noon Saturday, and sailed at six o'clock in the evening with the following boked for Skagway: Ben Bellaney Henry Meade, Roy Smith, Jean Dempster, James Olson; for Haines Mrs S. J. Thompson. Audrey and Anne Thompson, Mrs. H. Lawrence
 Southbound, the Nor h western sailed for Seattle this morning with the following booked for Seattle: Mildred Bloom, Catherine Hill MT and Mrs. Gilbert Soley Gordon Soley, Ellen McGrath w. F. Staley For Sitka. MT. and Mrs. O. M Scley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
CHANNEL BUS LINE
Phone IOS Juneau or q Douglas

Phone IO8 Juneau or 71 Douglas Leave Juneau: AMI: 15,8:00, 9:15 l0:15, 1l:15; P.M-12:15, 1:15, 3:15, f:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, SIS, 9:45
 11:15, 12:00 midnight. Leave Douglas A.M.-7:40, $40, $40 l0:40, 11:40; PM.-12:40, 2:10, $40 4:40, $40, $40, TAO, $40, 10:10
 ll.40.
 Glacier Highway Leave Aux Bay: A.M-7:00, SIS, P.M.-12:30, 4:l5. Saturday and Sunday Special-6:45 pm. Leave Juneau: AM. 7:30, 9:30; P.M.-2:30, 5:l5. Saturday and Sunday Special-10:00 pm.
 ALSO TAAI SERVICE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
NORTHLAND DOCKS
 WITH BIG JUNEAU
 PASSENGER LIST

Motorship Northland docked at the City Dock at o'clock Friday evening northbound from Seattle and sailed for Sitka early Satur- day morning
 The passengers aboard for Ju- neau were: Mrs. H. R. Sprague, Robert Sprague, James Sprague, Mrs. Elsie Devault, Mrs. w. O.. Johnson, Billie Johnson, Mrs. Anna Jobs, Mrs. R. H. Stroud, Mrs. T. J. Akers, James w Robinson, E. L. Wheeler, Miss c. Carroll, Frank Royal Mrs. F. Royal, Don John son, Rudolph Jobs, Miss Marion Stiles, V. Israelson, Mis Mary Will son, J. Radinsky, L. A. Delebecque, Miss Louise Nelson, Virginia Eide
 Sitka bound passengers were: Mrs G. H. Tozier, c. E. Urice, Mrs. L. T. Peterson, Jack Shennett, Len Peterson, A. Swanson, Mrs. c. E. Price, Irene Peterson, and Clyde Peterson. There were also twelve roundtrip passengers aboard the vessel.
 Capt. L. Williams is master of the Northland, and E. P. Winch is purser.
 Outbound passengers on the Northland were: For Sitka, John Hermon, Mrs. Charles Stanford, Mrs. Carl Graves.
 For Seattle-Mrs. H. Stiff, Mrs. M. Inlay, John Torvinan, Arthur Miller, Gene Forrest, Mrs. B. Ha- ho.
 For Ketchikan-J. P. MeNeal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
MErzGAR GOES SonrH

METZGAR GOES SOUTH
 L. H. Metzgar. General Super intendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co, left this morning on the Yukon for San Francisco on a business trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06

FOR SALE-Overstuffed davenport and chair, electric sewing ma chine piano and Victor electric photograph, slightly used, but all in fine condition Inquire Juneau Melody House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
PRINCE DAVID
 HEADED HERE
Gray Line Receives Request for 325 Reservations
 to Glacier

The liner Prince David, of the Canadian National Line, under special charter by the National Tours, of New York City, steamed down North River in Manhattan, headed for an extensive tour which will bring the big ship to the South east Alaska run. The Farthest North Gray Line, Jack Simpson, manager, stated today that he received a wire from the New York office, reserv- ing 325 seats for the MendenhaIl Glacier sightseeing trip The Da- vid is due to arrive in Juneau July 31, it was announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
SALESMEN WANTED

IF YOU ARE AMBITIOUS you can make good money with a Raw leigh Route. We help you get started. No capital or experience needed. Steady work for right man. Write Rawleigh's, Box SKC- 12-2, Oakland, Calf
 The explorer who tries to visit Lhasa, Forbidden City of Tibet, is faced by a political and religious 1ulwark well-night impossible to penetrate. a recent observer wrote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide; 2:10 am, TIC feet. Low tide: 8:38 am, -2.3 feet. High tide: 3:05 pm, 16.3 feet. Low tide: 8:52 pm, IT feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
lVoAl!; SAS,s. S.!A:..,s.l

FOR SALE - Four plate electric range. Five Round Oak heaters. Inquire 519 Sixth St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
SEVEN WANT AID
 POINTERS

Your want-ad will produce. if you:
 1. Think carefully about
 your proposition. 2. Direct your selling efforts
 at the individual. 3. Be specific 'Jse colcrful
 words. Avsid generalities. 4. Tell the whole story. 5. Emphasize the best fea-
 ture of your offer. 6. Mention price. T. Make answering as ensy
 as possible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
ESTEBETH IN
 FROM SITKA

The motorship Estebeth arrived in Juneau from Sitka and way points Sunday morning with the following passengers: A. Pacator, from Chichagof; Walter Kokko, from Hoonah.
 The Estebth left at noon Sunday, with a full passenger list made up entirely of Juneau's All-Star base ball players, enroute to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
ALASKA NORTH
 BOUND, JUNEAU
Eleven Passengers for This Many Tour
 ists Aboard

Steamer Alaska sailed from Seat tie last Saturday morning at g o'clock with 243 first class and AT steerage passengers.
 Passengers aboard the Alaska booked for Juneau include H. J Chrey, Tom Farrelli Mrs, Far relli, A. w. Quist, c. H. Clegg R. G. Holmes, Ann Weister, A M. Uggen, wife and child, Mrs. s l.. McKinnon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
MISCELLANEOUS

REBUILT UNDERWOOD typewrit- CTS, standard No 5s like new. A sacrifice at $25. Phone 4332.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-06
BRODIEs ON BARANOF

R. K. Brodie, Proctor and Gamble official, Mrs. Brodie, their daughter, Ruth, and their nephew. H. D. Bro die, are passengers on the Baranof enroute to Seward.
Evening star., 1936-04-25

won't be reminded Of herd Of ele-
plants, for the cork deadens some
of the sound. Which, as you can see,
is quite an advantage!
EVERYWHERE you 60, these days,
you hear the same thing: Wasn't
it a terrible Winter" It's safe to
say 1t now. With May day in the
oding, you can assume horrible
weather won't sneak back. But in
stead Of reviewing the horrors Of cold
and flood, why not prepare today for
combating next years onslaughts?
If you located drafty spot during
the winds of March, this Is the time
Of the year to apply the remedy. Put
in a layer of insulating board. 1t
won't make a lot Of difference dur
ing the Spring, but when the real heat
begins, you will be as thankful for 1t
as you vii be next Winter in the
cold. Insulating board prevents out
side weather from coming inside,
whether it's cold or hot.
Then. while you are at 1t, you might
do some other tricks with wall-board.
How about making a room out Of the
unfinished attic? Or finishing off the
cellar so you can retreat to its depths
and refresh yourself with q game Of
ping-pong while the sun beats on
streets above? Or making another
bath room out Of that diversified
clothes closet In the upstairs hall?
Boards that insulate sometimes are
decorative, too, and you can kill two
Evening star., 1936-04-25

VI breakfast! Cover your steps
/ with cork, specially made to
prevent skidding and you are safe,
even If you take the steps three at
| q time.
We have heard Of lots Of accidents
resulting from carpets that slip for
ward on stairs. The extra inch or
so that hides only air looks as solid
as the rest of the step until-whaml
you've trod on it. You may get hurt,
or only be scared. In any event, it
would be nice to have something
covering steps that stuck so tightly
you were never in doubt about where
the edge was.
A new cork tile for staircases and
landings answers the demand for
safety, plus beauty and utility. Cover
ing both step tops and risers, this
resilient material is warm, noiseless
and comfortable. It comes in three
shades of brown, to harmonic with
any color scheme and Is adaptable to
decorative effects by the use Of two
of the shades on the same staircase,
the darker shade usually being the
border.
While more expensive than carpet
ing, Of course, cork tile Is infinitely
longer-wearing and much easier to
clean. It is guaranteed for three years
Evening star., 1936-04-25
SPECULATIVE BUILDERS
REPORTED BUYING LOTS

A survey Of So American cities made
by the Northwestern National Life In
surance Co. Of Minneapolis, showed
speculative builders are buying resi-
Dental lots in blocks in many Of the
large communities.
OF the cities reporting, so show
definite increases In the sale Of resi-
Dental lots for the nrst quarter OF
this year. The least improvement
was found in the East. though the
report was Washington showed specu.
lative builders keeping brokers busy
locating residential lots, and there
was considerable suburban activity
in Boston, Brooklyn and Philadel-
phia.
Marked increases In sale Of lots was
shown throughout the South and the
Midwest.
Evening star., 1936-04-25

birds with one stone when you put
them in your house. There's no bet
ter time for this sort Of thing than
the time between frost and heat
waves.
THE specter of IRE from short cir
= cuited wires can be banished.
Blown fuses can be as obsolete as
model T's. We make this prediction
after hearing all about modern
gadget that eliminates fuses entirely.
It's known as the circuit breaker.
Circuit breakers are installed in
stead Of fuses, and act as preventives
rather than cures, when electrical
lines get too full Of power. With q
fuse the blowout is the release Of
the overload Of electrical energy. But
before anything can happen. with q
circuit breaker, all your power just
snaps of automatically. It's up to
you then to locate the source Of
trouble.
The average house has four or i've
branch circuits leading out Of the main
junction box, and . fuse for each.
While it Is more expensive to install
circuit breaker for each, this Is q
life time proposition. You can group
all four or five together In q box,
the way the fuses are grouped. What
happens Is, when the overlooking
occurs on one Of the branch circuits
little switch, which resembles the
switch in your living room wall drops
down. You snoop around and find
an electric iron cord or lamp cord
that's out Of gear, remove 1t, and push
the switch back. II you haven't To-
Gated the proper source of trouble,
the switch won't stay up, but will
drop right down again, signalling
you all is not yet well.
The circuit breaker seemed a mys-
terious device until we had 1t ex-
planned to us by an engineer as
"a barrier that chops the flow of
electricity right off," Then we could
see the damage that it avoids. For
electricity which isn't choked on
suddenly can start fires. Oftimes,
when fuses blow out, lengths Of wire
burn with danger-if not great ex-
pense-in the offing. Fire under
writer's love the circuit breaker.
Consider discarding your fuse box
for q circuit-breaker box. 1t has to
be installed by an electrician, of
course. and its cost is about IS each
for materials alone. But a house
equipped with circuit breakers is a
house from which ghost has been
removed-the ghost Of the sudden
outbreak Of fire from a fuse box.
| 4
Editors Note: For further informa-
tion about any Of these products,
please write to Designed for Living"
care Of The Evening Star and inclose
self-addressed stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1936-04-25
COLUMBIA OFFERS
COURSE IN HOUSING
Studies Will Feature 37th
Summer Sessions at
University.

Architecture and housing studies,
embracing Nationwide surveys OF
family needs, will be featured at the
thirty-seventh Summer session OF
Columbia University, which opens
July 7 and continues for six weeks,
according to an announcement by
Director John j. Coss.
Harvey Wiley Corbett, who was
chairman of the architectural COM
Exposition, and G. Grant La Fargo,
past president Of the New York
Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects, are among those who have
been appointed to the Summer faculty.
They will lecture in symposium on
contemporary art, which is described
as q practical survey Of existing move
painting, with the architecture monu-
ments Of New York City as q
laboratory.
DIR. Wood to Speak.
Rebuilding America" will be the
theme of DR.. Edith Elmer Wood,
social economic consultant of the
Housing Division Of the P. w. A.,
Washington, who will direct pro-
gram in housing problems. Plans for
slum clearance and low-rert housing
in America will be taken up in con-
nection with European experience in
these fields.
Conditions making necessary coun-
try-wide housing effort, the limits of
restrictive control, and the respective
fields of private enterprise, limited
dividend and Government housing will
be the principal spheres Of investiga-
ton.
Practical Workshop Planned.
A practical workshop in house de-
sign and decoration will be conducted
by Mrs. Ruth r. Tregenza Of Teachers
College. The students will consist
largely Of amateurs and homemakers
interested in working with actual ma.
terials for the decoration Of their
homes" The purchasing and assem-.
bling Of furniture, textiles, and acces-
sories, the rearrangement Of rooms
and the consideration Of color schemes
will be studied.
Mrs. Tregenza will also have charge
of a course on modern trends ir
houses and apartments and their in.
teriors, which includes problems o.
architecture and furnishing adapted tc
varying localities and economic level
as well as to personal tastes. Lectures
demonstrations, laboratory work ane
field trips are scheduled. Another
group under Mrs. Tregenza will take
up the development of the art and
craft of furniture.
Student housing will be discussed
in a course by Prof. Harriet Hayes
director Of student relations in Teach
ers College.
Evening star., 1936-04-25

against fair wear and tear" by one
company making it. They say it Is
capable of standing the ups and downs
of shufaing feet longer than hardwood
floors-which means q lifetime. AS
for cleaning-is there any house in the
world in which the cord Of the vacuum
cleaner will stretch far enough to
allow care Of the carpet on the stairs?
The cork can be installed with
waterproof cement on wood, metal,
or concrete subhooring. It can be
made to At and conform to any type
of stairway, and 50 is not limited in
use. And when Junior comes gal
lumphing down in his hip-boots, you
Evening star., 1936-04-25
Stucco Houses Tinted.

The stucco houses so popular in
California and Florida seem to call for
brighter tones than the more sedate
type of house. Soft pink, as well as
the deep rose tones. are effective
as are creamy tans and various shades
Of blue and green. White is also good
and can be used with a bright blue
trim and a red or brown roof. ..
Evening star., 1936-04-25
Home Show Popular

It is expected that 100000 people
will attend the National Home Show
being held this week in Pittsburgh.
The show Is sponsored by the Federal
Housing Administration, the Builders
Exchange and the Electric League.