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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-03
IN EW STRUCTURE PROVIDES MANY
 WIT H H 0 M ES
Modern Building Overlook ing Channel Built at
 Cost of ,$l0O,000r t

First conceived as a need of this community more than two, years ago, followed blythe drawing of pre- liminary plans and organizing a company to finance the structure early in the spring of the year, the Fosbee Distin Avenue Apartments, { this week nearly a month sooner than had been expec d, stands an accomplished reality as the most modern large unit aiding in the solution of Juneaus housing prob- 1 lem.
 The new apartment building was developed in idea shortly after the beginning of the present year by Harold B. Foss, president of the H. B. Foss Company, local archi- tects and contractors, and Nelson I. Beers, local attorney and engin- eer and a member of the firm of Stratton and Beers. r The Start
 1 Armed with tentative plans for the building and a perspective sketch of the proposed structure prepared by Erling R. Bugge of the H. B, Foss Company, the two or ganized the Fosbee Development Company about the first of May, 1896, and sallied forth to sell stock and bonds in the corporation, amounting to $100,000 in all. 5000 | in common stock and $65,000 in bonds) So apparent was the need of this community for such a build ing, that the two organizers met with a ready response, and with their faith in the project quickly proved well placed by the subscrip- tion of enough stock and bonds to furnish sufficient funds for the commencement of construction, fi- nal plans were completed by June 1, and excavation work for the building begun immediately after ward
 Besides MT. Beers as President
 
 of the company, and MT. Foss as Vice-President, officers of the Fos- bee Development Company are H. L. Faulkner, Secretary Treasurer, and John Reck, Trustee for the 1 bondholders.
 i When the plans were completed i it was estimated that the compie- tion of the apartment structure would require until January of next year, but though the maritime strike has delayed the final work on the building, the early stages of the construction were aided by the fine weather enjoyed in Juneau last summer, and before the fall rains started the structure was com- { pletely covered and closed in, and by the end of this week should be entirely complete, and almost en- tirely occupied, except for a certain few fixtures on which it has been impossible to obtain delivery from
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wells, both for the main front ant central Serivce stairWays. All living quarter floors are of oak, except Kitchens and baths which are lin oleum. All wood trim, which 1T keeping with the modern design has been reduced to a minimum. is stained and walls, except in bath rooms are kalsorlined a neutral brown shade. Bathroom walls are of painted cement plaster. Win dows are of the large, view, type and are double hung Corridors are to be carpeted.
 Radio Outlets
 All apartments are equipped With radio outlets, connecting with built in antenna, numerous service out lets, electric ranges and refrigera- tors, fine quality Crane plumbing fixtures, and a feature of the design of the apartments are the larger than usual kitchens and dinettes. All apartments have noteworthy views. Some of the Channel and Chilkat and Douglas Island moun- tains, others of the harbor and city, and others of Mt. Juneau, while many combine several of the many outlooks The apartments are steam heated by a central automatic crude oil burning plant.
 All local labor was used in the construction of the building, and, as far as possible, local products. All materials and fixtures were pur- chased through local firms. Con struction foreman for the H. B. Foss Company was Alfred Dishaw
 Sub Contractors
 Several local sub-contractors play ed their part in the erection of the Distine Avenue Apartments. Plumb ing and heating was installed by the Harri Machine Shop. Electrical wiring and installation of electrical fixtures was done by the Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. Fred Wendt was the painting contractor and Garland Boggan laid the hard wood floors, while Dave Burnett was the stucco and plastering contractor. Linoleum in the bathrooms and kit chens was laid by Nick Rocovlch for the Thomas Hardware Com pany.
 Lumber was purchased from both the Juneau Lumber Mills and the Columbia Lumber Company; spruce lumber for all forms and all rough lummber being furnished by the Juneau Lumber Mills, while the bal ance, the finished fir lumber was obtained from the Columbia Lum- Der Company. Millwork was fur nished through the Columbia Lum- Der Company by the Tacoma Sash and Door Co, cement by the Dia- mond Cement Co Hardware was purchased through local firm from the Seattle Hardware Company.
 Westinghouse ranges were pur- chased for the apartments from
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DISTIN APARTMENTS READY

Seattle because of the shipping tic up.
 Choice Site
 The site of the Distin Avenue Apartment, is one of the very choic- est of the city's locations, conven- tent to the downtown area, perched atop the hill overlooking the bay at the west end of Distin Avenue. The site, two lots with combins d street frontage of one hundred feet and depth of one hundred-sixty feet, was purchase d from Mrs. Amy Guerin, and before excavation could be startede dt was necessary that the old Guerin house be remov- ed from the property.
 iae How Laid Out
 The apartment structure, designed for the Fosbee Development Com pany by the H. B. Foss Company as architects, and erected by the same firm, as contractors, is L. shaped with 90 foot building front and a long-wing depth of approxi- mately 120 feet. The building con Isists of two main floors above the street level, a basement, and a sub basement.
 On the sub-b basement level are the boiler room and caretaker's apart ment, which has an outer door giV- ing onto the steps that descend the hillside at the end of Distin Ave nue. On the basement level are a garage capable of easily accommo- dating fifteen cars, a laundry room, lockers and storage space for ten- ants use, and five apartments. The street level is occupied by an entrance foyer and 12 apartments, while the top floor is taken up by 12 more apartments and a second laundry room.
 In all, there are thirty apartments in the new building, IA of them be- ing two-room and the remainder three-room. The complete cost of the building, fixtures and furniture, is $100000, the entire sum for which the company was capitalized.
 We'll Laid Out
 Built on a concrete foundation the height of the two basement lev els, the apartment is of frame con struction, with Stucco finish on the exterior, and five-ply built-up roof. The basement garage has access to the street by concrete ramp along the east side of the building. The stucco exterior is white in color, with a horizontal wood band around three elevations at the level of the top-floor win dows. The wood band is painted aluminium, and all other exterior trim is black. Relieving the street facade of the modern style structure is a marquee overhanging the en- trance, supported by two slender columns. The entrance, of black vitrolite, is at the street level. The building rises to height of g feet above the street.
 The interior finish of s,i apart ments and corridors is plaster on wood and grip" lath, in keeping with the requirements of the new Juneau building code The building is the first large construction in the city to be erected under the new building code, and as such, has many fire-resistant features, such as metal clad doors dividing the structure into small fire areas" land lanainated,s fire-resisting stair
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Feusi and Jensen, of Douglas, and Leonard electric refrigerators from Harri Machine Shop.
 Nearly all of Juneau has had a hand in the accomplishing of the new Distin Avenue Apartment, and all of Juneau can be proud of it.
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PURCHASE GAsBOAT

Lynn Phillips and Bill Carter of Valdez purchased gasbcat that be- longed to the late Joe Schulte of Cordova. @t A
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SELLS BUSINESS

' Thomas Cook recently sold his cleaning and tailoring establish ment in the Helekal Building in Cordova to Carl Blendheim.
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NEW COMMANDER

A. J. Strigga, of Anchorage, was installed as Commander of Denali Post No. 1885, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at ceremonies on November 13, in the Legion Hall.
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RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY

Will operate on the s. s. Arctic north and south bound Scheduled to sail from Seattle Sunday night.
 -adv
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FOR ITEMS UNUSUAL, exclusive and reasonable, be sure to visit the Nugget Shop. adv.
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Evening star., 1936-09-08

must have put the boy on the spot
and Gene decided on runout powder.
Well never know exactly. Rather q
gallant gesture at the last"
Deeds stirred uncomfortably.
This isn't easy to say, Mr.. Beck
ham e.. but you seem to know
everything. CASTOR mentions Miss
Kendall you know why?" His
face flushed as he asked the question.
Your regard for the young lady
has been rather apparent"
Beckham answered with slight smile.
mo one Is going to blame you. I'll
be perfectly frank, McCune. I knew
there was some relationship there &.
or had been. I wasn't able to verify
1t yet. Sloan did 1t for me this past
hour. ! heard what he told john"
"Oh. Then you understand. I. i.
I wish you would tell me more about
CASTOR, if you don't mind. Just what
do you think happened to him?"
well to 60 back a little.
CASTOR was one of Sloan's agents.
We can't mince matters there We
had enough on him to put him away
for a long time. You're wondering
If he was a dope addict. I think
not. Just how he fell into Sloan's
clutches we'll never know. But I
suspect it was brought about through
financial difficulties. CASTOR was
heavy spender and always hard up.
I figure Sloan pulled him into the
net gradually and that was the
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why wish we didn't have to 60 into

why ! wish we didn't have to 60 into
that, but .
He was hooked up with those two
guys" Deeds said steadily. II know
that. You'll find q note under the
lamp there he wrote 1t this
morning. To me. I want you to
read it."
Beckham found the envelope and
read its contents unhurriedly. He
resumed his chair.
Poor chap" he unused. THAT
isn't news altogether"
HE was planning to get away for
good last night" Deeds explained. "Or
early this morning, rather. His car
wouldn't work and he asked me to
look at it. He thought it had been
tampered with. / could see 1t hit
him pretty hard. Did you know any,
thing about that?"
"Oh, yes," Beckham admitted cheer
fully. Il was outside that tin garage
with my ear to the wall. I was going
to stop the lad . only the Elledge
boys saved me the trouble. Some more
of the fat boys work. He didn't have
any trouble starting the car for you
this morning, did hep"
I'll say he didn't You're some
wiz, Mr.. Beckham!"
Just part of the job. Sloan
we'll stick to the old names for con-
venience had conference with
young CASTOR last night. I think the
old man was growing nervous. He
Evening star., 1936-09-08
E&,@)0AN
. 11 JOSEPH NecoRD

/ tain these fellows until my friends
come. I want to hang around here
and do little more checking up .
now that I don't have to use my own
means of entrance" He smiled. "1'll
drop in and talk to you later"
Maybe I will" Deeds decided CRATE
fully, IF you're sure you won't need
me-" He was walking a trifle un-
steadily as he left the room, without
SO much as a glance at the two men
on the bed.
He was glad to close his own door
and lie down on his bed. The nervous
reaction from his treatment at Ell.
ledge's iron hands was making itself
felt. His throat ached abominably
What a grip that guy had! Lucky that
Beckham showed up when he did
must have been listening on the other
| side of the door.
A little later there was the sound
Of steps in the hall. Quiet, but sug-
gesting several persons. No sound OF
voices, but the same footballs again
the officers leaving with their
prisoners Deeds hoped that preacher
wouldn't keep him waiting long =.
funny, but he couldn't think of Beck
ham in any other role. even now,
Plenty smart. that chap. Plenty smart
What would Joan think Of this turn
in affairs? He must see her, as soon
as he found what it was all about.
When Beckham finally entered the
room he had an amiable grin on his
! face and a saucer of cracked ice in
one hand.
II got this from the darkey," he
explained. presenting his offering
It'll ease your pipes If you'll let it
melt in your mouth. I'll talk
If you like"
"Oh, thanks! That's good -
Deeds settled back with a smile
please tell me what it's all about"
"Okay. I'll sketch in the high
lights for you but don't do any
broadcasting, please. I'm going to
give you little more of the inside
than the public will have handed
| to it. for the present.
You've probably guessed that we've
been trying to smash dope ring. A
very clever one. The fellow you've
known as Sloan Elledge was, what
the story writer's call. the master
mind. His name is August Plohene-
at least, he started his career that
way. He was a doctor once dis
credited. The fat chap is no relation.
His name is Charlie Paxton and he's
brighter than he looks. Maybe you
guessed that"
Deeds nodded.
These two chaps operated through
agents {. dangerously clever. It's
been a Slow process, but we've been
drawing loop around them for some
time. My job was to keep a check
on their wind-up. We had good rea-
son to think that they were closing
out and making ready for q final
getaway They wouldn't have gotten
far, but the big bosses wanted me
to clean up few clues here on the
ground. You forced their hand today
incidentally. you've been holding
up the game for me-
Me! How?" Deeds eyes grew
round with surprise.
II had to take little time out to
check on you and see if you fitted
into the picture. l had concluded
that you were what you seemed
but we can't overlook details" Beck
ham chuckled. "I'll have to admit
that I've frisked your belongings pretty
thoroughly, even to the extent OF
burglarizing locked bag. That letter
from your New York friend had me
guessing. Do you know why?"
Not exactly"
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"There's . print on It. The fat

There's = print on It. The fat
mans"
"oh! Why, I can tell you about
| that :"
mot necessary, now. I've pieced
1t together for the present. When I
found you were working with me
I decided to let you 60 ahead. I've
been keeping pretty close watch
on you didn't want anything
to happen to you. Plohene isn't one
to gag at trifies. You know that. You
came near to giving the authorities
"a wide hunt for your remains"
Il guess I did. Would you mind
telling me your name?"
"Um m, believe we'd better
say it's Beckham. There's no camou-
f1age about the wife and boy. I
brought them along for a little vaca-
ton and to build up the picture. Mid
dleton is kid enough to get a thrill
out of his old mans job and I can use
him to advantage now and then. For
his sake, I should explain that sent
him to your room the other day. He
exercised his own ingenuity in bring
ing Miss Kendall into the episode. It
wasn't very creditable, but I wanted
your reaction at the time"
Deeds shook his head doubtfully.
Il still think you're preacher .
or have BEEN"
only secondhand. My dad was
maybe I've inherited some of
the earmarks. And that's about the
picture for the present"
No. it isn't, Mr.. Beckham. You're
leaving out the important part.
It's CASTOR"
Il know" Beckham stared thought
fully into space. There are reasons
Evening star., 1936-09-08

end Of 1t. That doctor was no com.
mon criminal you'll find that
out some day."
Il know that" Deeds raised him.
self on one elbow. He lowered his
voice. IT want you to tell me some
thing =. that matters lot to me" !"
60 on. won't promise an
answer"
Did Gene CASTOR take his
own life?"
Ito be continued.)
Evening star., 1936-09-08

looked dubiously at the writ and SUBJ
mitted the question to Deputy Prose-
cutor A. o. Colburn, who ruled: IF
you find his trousers on the bed-post,
you can take em, but you can't strip
him under the bare provisions of the
law"
Evening star., 1936-09-08
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA

IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA
Bryce's Hotel and Cottages iBasye Val
Just before you get to Orkney Springs.
10th year bigger and better each year.
population built on food and service.
Swimming pool sulphur and iron water
baths. All sports and amusements free
to guest Bowling. pool. dancing. tennis,
horse shoes. Saddle horses for hire Amer
lean plan $3.50 per day; .Sl5 per week.
Booklet. II you 90 over the Sky Line
Trail" stop with US. Mr.. and Mrs.
WILLIAM r. BRYCE. owners
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e: e e.: e.: :: ! i; { $: En-;
~ mechanically at his shirt col
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STEAMSHIPS.

BERMUDA VIA FURNESS $50 up. round
trip. with private bath. Frequent sailings
direct TO dock at Hamilton. Furness Ber-
muda Line. 81 Whitehall St. New York
VACATION CRUISES-Sept.. Oct. Nov.
HOlland-America Line. f16 n. Charles ST..
Baltimore. Md.-American Express Co..
14l4 Street NV, Washington. ID. C..
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Better Wear Suit to Bed.

SPOKANE, Wash. R.-Constable
Clyde Engle, ordered to bring in a
youths unpaid-for suit of clothes,
found him wearing it and walking
between two women. The constable
Evening star., 1936-09-08
RESORTS
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. Worlds Premier
Health and Pleasure Resort. Hotel accom- =
modations. COTTAGES and Apis FURNISHED or
unfurnished) at very reasonable cost.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
Liueaock A1curd Non By III Girl
Seven Years Work Included Projects with Sheep,
Dairy Baby Beef and Canning

CLIMAxING seven years of out
~ standing livestock activities 500
scholarship was awarded to Beatrice NJ.
Nixon, All club girl of Harrison Coun-
ty, West Virginia, by the West Virginia
Livestock Association at its annual meet
ing i'll Morgantown, as one of the fe.l
lures of the Farm and Home Week ac-
Invites at the College of Agriculture,
West Virginia University.
During the seven years Miss Nixon
has been member of the Always Work
ing All Club she has completed -
projects including three years of pure
bred sheep work, six years Of dairy prof
ect work, three wears OF baby beef prof.
ects, and one year of canning. These
projects had gross value of SI,263.I2.
Many Prizes Captured
Her work exhibited at county, region
al, and state fairs won awards totaling
$55 in addition to many ribbons, medals,
and other honors, including reserve
championship award in the junior di-
vision at the T'ri-Statc Livestock Exposi-
ton at Pittsburgh this past fall where
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
Nitrogen Carriers Tested
For Orchard Fertilization

fulness.
Experiment w was begun in 1927
OIL 25-yearold Black Twig trees in JEFF
terson County. Fertilizers were applied
two to three weeks before bloom. No
differences in growth were observed be-
tween trees fortified with nitrate Of
soda and those fertilized with sulphate
of ammonia. Significant differences in
yield, however, were obtained, the trees
fcrtilized with sulphatc of ammonia
Welding more.
Acid Tendency Observed
Soil acidity determinations were made
in Experiments and w. Sulphate of
ammonia tended to max. the soil acid.
In Experiment w, after fertilizer appll-
cations had been made for five years, the
difference iii lime requirement between,
nitrate and ammonia plots averaged 800
pounds per acre.
The choice between the use of nitrate
Of soda and sulphate of ammonia in the
apple orchard should be determined by
their relative cost in terms of nitrogen
units, advises knowlton. To insure full
value from sulphate of ammonia it
should be applied at least two weeks
before bloom, he says. and should be
worked into the soil where early cult
vation is being practiced.
In figuring comparative costs of the
two nitrogen carriers, it should be borne
in mind that eventually lime must be
applied to correct the acility OF the sui
phate of ammonia particularly if leg,lme
cover crops are grown. In such cases,
the lime requirement should be deter
mined and the amount needed to correct
acidity should be applied. Addition Of
lime will not only help the cover crop.
but also tend to make the ammonia more
quickly available.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
TURKISH TOBACCO HERE

Experiments in growing Turkish to-
bacco in Virginia have demonstrated
that a grade of the tobacco can be
grown here with flavor equal to the inn
ported article, asserts George w. Koin-
er, commissioner of agriculture, COM
nenting upon experiments of E. M.
Mathews, superintendent of the Vir-
ginia Agricultural Experiment Station at
Chatham, Pittsylvana county.
In order to obtain the characteristic
Turkish flavor, plants must be grown
very close together, within IL inches of
each other. The density of this growth
seems to promote some sort of fermen-
tation which gives the leaf its peculiar
flavor. Methods of curing are also diff
ferent from ours. One of Mathews
principal problems has been perfecting
method of curing which would be suited
to our climate
1t is thought that the sale price Of
the Turkish brands would be great
deal higher than for Virginia fIue-cured
tobaccos.
Turkish tobaccos are imported by
American cigarette manufacturers to
provide blended flavors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
Farmers Develop County Programs
4grieutuyaI Policy Based P,obo Land Use Discussed

gram. S. K. Cassell, agricultural econo-
mist of the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute division, Blacksburg. is working
with the county agents in holding dis
trict meetings within the counties, and
at these meetings programs for an ex-
tended agricultural policy based upon a
proper land use scale, are discussed. Mr..
Cassell points out that as a result of the
AAA program the following facts are
now realized by the farmers:
i. An effective balance between pro-
duction and consumption will result in
fair exchange price.
2. General prosperity is largely de-
pendent upon a fair exchange value for
farm products.
3. The centralizing power of the
federal government can be used effec-
lively to bring out fair balance between
agriculture, industry and labor.
4. To certain extent farm products
are not purchased under free competi-
ton, and monopolistic production is nee
essary to combat monopolistic purchasing
methods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
TOBdCCO LABOR DROPS

Tobacco, in regard to labor employ
ment, dropped from first place in 1899,
to fourth place in 1883 in Virginia, as
cording to the State Planning Board.
The boards study started with 1890.
Rayon and allied products that prior TO
1929 did not figure among the first ten
industries in the employment of labor, in
1888 became first Railroad repair shops,
third i'll 1899, became first in 1899 and
dropped to scond in 1883. Manufacture
of cotton goods, fifth in 1899, became
third in 1914, and jumped to third place
in 1888.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06

her I,o55-pound Hereford baby beet
steer sold for 20 cents per pound.
Miss Nixon was the state champion
for 1885 in the Thomas E. Wilson Ma
tional All Club meet Animal Livestock
Project Contest for which she received
I7-jewel $50 gold watch.
Prizes Personal Development
But of even greater value than what
she has learned through her project
work and the financial return it brought
her, this wholesome young lady places
the personal development she attained
through her club activities. She says:
Through III club work have learned
cooperation, truthfulness, fair play, hon
esty, and thoughtfulness of others. feel
club work has developed my inner-self,
thereby making me better citizen"
Miss Nixon graduated from the
Shinnston high school in the spring OF
1884 and is ready for college. During
the past year, however, she has remained
at home taking care of the homework
and caring for younger brothers and SIS
ters alone, in addition to her