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Evening star., 1936-02-09
Bv Beatrice Plumb,

ZAP YEAR is ladies' year, max
ing Valentine day more exciting
than ever! For which we have
- to thank a canny Scotch king
who reigned over 600 years ago. He
ruled that during leap year every
maiden lady Of both high and low
estate shall have liberty to bespeak the
man she likes" If the ungallant fel-
low refused her, he paid fine or went
to jail! There was king for you!
Ever since then, custom has decreed
that, one year in four, the girls get
their chance to leap as well as look
at a boy.
Leaping ladiesi 1t is fun for the
girls to celebrate leap year by giving
a stop, look and leap party, hilariously
topsy- y-turvy. They not only invite the
boys, but each calls for the one as
signed to her and escorts him to the
party. Throughout the evening the
girls shower attention on the lads, all
rising when one enters the room. fly
ing to pick up anything he drops,
tanning him if he appears to be get
ting hot under the collar and arm
ing" him up and down steps.
A BOOK OF RULES.
T ZAP YEAR ETIQUETTE is the
name of the tiny. red-covered
book inclosed with the invitation each
girl receives. 1t lists the rules for the
evening, ending with, Each girl in
every instance should behave like a
perfect gentleman"
Leap-to-it invitations "spoof" the
sentimental. being funny rather than
fancy. For instance, they could show
Cupid wearing an enormous collar and
tie, and printed underneath the verse:
Stop. look and leap! Poor Mr.. Right!
Without a girl, without a wife
Leap to it. lady! Tie him tight,
And neatly collar him for life!
Add the postscript, Collar
and bring him with you." giving the
name of the boy whom that partic-
ular girl is to escort to the party.
The Decorations.
ZAP YEAR decorations Show the
girls mean business. Huge VAL
entines, frilly with shelf paper. grace
the walls. But their sinister motto
reads, Get your mani" Cupid's
dainty arrows are flanked by more
deadly weaponS-rolling pins. toy re-
volvers, window weights, ball and
chain. "Cupid's ring" reads the tag
tied with pink ribbon to pair of
| handouts.
If there is dancing, the girls get
partners. and form the stag line and
cut in. When the party breaks up
they get the boys coats. help them
into them and become fussily atten-
tive.
Neck or Nothing Games.-These are
listed in heart-shaped souvenir pro-
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grams. easily made at home, with
red covers and white inside leaves.
The girls compete in tying Valentine
paper ties around the boys necks.
The boys make necklaces for the girls
by stringing alternate red cardboard
hearts and macaroni beads (sticks
Of raw macaroni broken into short
lengths).
Prizes are cheap red collar studs.
necklaces, cutouts Of giraffes and lace
collars made of shelf paper.
Refreshments go in for ''necking"
too, being arranged on plate inside
white collar, cut from cardboard
and curved to shape, or trimmed with
cardboard cutouts of Cupid wearing
flowing red ribbon tie.
DOPING the question.-While boys
are upstairs taking of their
wraps strings are hung over the ban
lister, the ends arranged so that each
girl downstairs can easily reach one
To the top ends are fastened doll
size gloves cut from red cardboard.
Explain to the girls that some boy
has each one of them on string.
and that the heartless one will shortly
walk downstairs and hand her the
mittenI She must Immediately try
to propose to him, and continue these
attempts throughout the evening
when ever an opportunity occurs. Warn
the girl that the heartleSs man will
do all in his power-short of actually
choking her-to prevent her from
completing a proposal with him as
the victim.
A prize will be given to the girl
who first succeeds in popping the
question to her partner; another to
the one who manages to propose the
largest number Of times during the
party.
Heart Line.-Each player is given
paper. pencil and six candy motto
hearts. The girl must write a pro-
posal, using all the love messages
printed on her hearts. The boy must
write a convincing refusal, using all
the notices contained on his hearts.
When all are done each girl reads
her proposal to some boy, while he
reads, in reply, his rejection of her
hand and heart
Prizes are given for the funniest,
fancieSt and "foolish-est!"
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Riddles

"a IL you boys and girls will, probably
be getting lots Of valentines very
soon now. The Riddle Man has no
valentine for you, but he does have
I've tricky riddles instead.
II. What is more wonderful than q
horse that can count?-Leroy Hum
mel.
2. Whist season helps us read the
book of nature?-Lee s. Anderson.
8. What is sure remedy for q
smoking chimney?-Mary Corbin
"a. What grows in Winter with its
roots upward and dies when Spring
comes?-Helen Gaudny.
S. Why is the figure 0 like pea
cock?-Gladys Realsen.
Answers. =,
Il. A spelling bee. 2. Autumn, which
turns the leaves. 8. Put the fire out.
4 An. icicle. 5. Because without its
4 tail it is nothing. Z,
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Book Reviews
Continued From Fourth Page.)
THE END.

1454 to the present day" 1t is a rec
ord of the important developments
in bookmaking, set down in brief para
graphs, according to dates. The first
entry is as follows:
300 B. C. Alexandrian Library is
built by Ptolemy 1; greatest of all an
cient collections"
And the last is:
1885. Four centuries after the first
printing of an English Bible. Bruce
Rogers completes at oxford a lectern
Bible: Considered the first great folio
Bible since Baskerville's, printed at
Cambridge, 1853"
Between there is such esoteric in
formation as that metal type was cast
in Korea in 1892; that the exclamation
point was probably first used in the
Catechism of Edward VI, published
1858; that Honest John Newbery-
the 'philanthropic publisher of St.
Paul's Churchyard' in The Vicar of
Wakefield was the first collector of
Mother Goose rhymes; and that the
first copyright case was tried in SGT,
the question being the legality of
transcribing an abbot's psalter with
out his knowledge, the place being
Tara, the Judge being King Diarmid
and the defendant being none other
that st. COLUMBIA himself. An ut
terly delightful work this, as ought to
be apparent without further state
ment.
THE MOVIES ON TRIAL. Compiled
and edited by William j. Perlman.
New York: The Macmillan Co.
THIS compendium of opinion on the
great American nirvana contains
chapters by many eminent individuals
from numbers of professionalism
Haynes Holmes, Edward G. Robinson,
Judge Ben Lindsay, Upton Sinclair
and William Lyon Phelps-to name
just a few. They view the movies
variously-some in severity, some in
grave analysis, some in hopeful sug-
gestion, some even giving covert pats
on the back. The occasion of all
this throwing about of brains, the
editor tells us, was the storm of pro-
test" which arose some months ago,
due to the films exploitation of in
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decency." The book, he says, has no
other object than Ito obtain a crystal
lized view of the various currents of
opinion"
So here they are-these various cur
rents. And, in the theaters, the
movies go on. They would hardly
seem to be so battling a spectacle that
an intelligent person would need to
study various currents of opinion"
to know what they represent in our
national culture. You can 60 TO see
them, or you can read the book. Either
way. one fears, you will not find
much that you have not found be-
fore-many, many-oh, very many
times.
ACTORS BLOOD. BY Ben Hecht.
New York: Convict Friede.
THIS is a collection of eight stories
of varying lengths, some Of which
already have been published in maga-
zines. They are all readable and
above the average short story level.
If the present volume furnished
legitimate excuse Gt does not) for
making such depression, one would
like to write an essay on certain
type of modern author, taking Ben
Hecht as a starting point. More
brilliantly than most of his fellows,
he seems to represent group having
skill, having mastery of technique,
having intellectual emancipation and
yet clearly not having that indefinable
grounding in taste and integrity which
makes the writer a solid builder.
Until he does another novel, how
ever, there seems to be no reason for
composing this work. A collection
of stories land really good stories, tool
hardly gives one the point of take-of1.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Nature Faker.

There is a real camels-hair brush,"
said the clerk
you can't fool me-" replied the
freshman. "Camels don't brush their
hair"
Evening star., 1936-02-09

Everett-If that old principal doesn't
take back what he said to me I'm 60
ing to leave school.
Jack-Why, what did he say?
Everett-He told me to leave school.
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SfObbine Over.

what sort of time is your friend
having on his motor trip?"
Great! I've had only two letters
from him-one from police station
and the other from a hospital"
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Merrily We Roll Along.

Bill-There's new song out called
1.-THE Baby Carriage"
Phil-How does it 60?
Bill-You push It'll
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He-I worked on that problem till 5
o'clock this morning.
Teacher-Did you finally get the
idea?
He-Yes, it began to dawn on me.
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Patriotism.

The ice was very slippery.
Our father could not stand;
He saw the glorious stars and stripes
We saw our father land.
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FavOrite Selections.

Question-What are those girls do
ing who sit on the library steps?
Answer-Outside reading.
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FOR VALENTINE DAY.

The definitions are:
HORIZONTAL.
1. The god of love.
5. Established value.
6. At present.
8. Firearm.
9. A number.
IL. Turf.
l3. Protestant Episcopal (abbr).
IA. Advertisement.
is. Over.
II. Snow shoe.
IS. Playing card.
10. Organ of hearing.
n. Food eaten for breakfast.
"A. Valentine symbol.
VERTICAL.
/. Court of Appeals (abbr.)
2. Impel, persuade.
3. Hotels.
4. Perform.
S. To make an offer of marriage.
T. A marriage.
10, Word used before a womans
maiden name.
L. Sturdy tree.
Is. Infrequent, unusual.
II. Fortune teller.
20. Exclamation.
%. Grand treasurer (abbr).
>
Valentine day in leap year gives
every girl chance to avoid becoming
an "old maid" With that as start
We give you word diamond, the Sec
ond word meaning the whole; the
third, made an addition; the fifth. to
depart, and the sixth, to expire. Com
plete the diamond.
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Puzzles

i
OUR cross word puzzle this week
looks like an old-fashioned valen-
tine, with lace trimming and every
thing. That's cupid's bow and arrow
in the center-in case you didn't
recognize it!
FOR VALENTINE DAY.
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because he always tackled the with everything
Then when that job done to his satisfaction for
next
seldom reached a
popular eapd suddenly
chances that there of preliminary
hind the achievement
therein lies hint for all worry
the to todays
ITSELF ability
waiting for you when ready for them.
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q. The diamond is o, all, added, old
maid. leave, die, D.
8. LOVE-live-lice
VOW-now-new-f WE'D.
4. Heart, cupid and promise.
5. Brisk. Blast.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
DOING THE NEAREST JOB

~ o YOU suppose that Abraham Lincoln,
when he was raw backwoods boy
studying by the light Of Pickering
- fire, or splitting rails in a clearing
near log cabin, ever really thought that
some day he would be President of the United
States?
Probably, like most boys and girls. he had
dreams. but it hardly seems possible that he
actually had any foreknowledge of the high
position which ne eventually attained. It
nl.nkl .l.l
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THROUGHOUT THE GIRLS SHOWER ATTENTION ON
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s.
Behead lively and get to endanger
Then behead a violent gust of wine
and get something cobbler uses.
ANSWERS.
]. Crossword puzzle solution:
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OLD M A I'D

You'll Immediately see the connec-
ton between our word chains and
Valentine day. Chance only one letter
at a time, always forming genuine
word.
Change LOVE to SICK in four
moves.
Change VOW to WE'D in five moves.
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Yohogania

Continued From Sixth Page)
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the outside to aSsend up to said room,
which shall be place Of holding court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
NEW OFFICERS OF DEMOLAYS
 ARE INSTALLED
JohnKrugness, Jr. Becomes Master Councillor of
 Boys Order

John Krugness, Jr., was installed as Master Councillor of the Order of DeMolay at installation cere- monies last night in the Scottish Rite Temple. Other officers talk ling office for the coming year are: Harry Lucas, Jr., Senior Council or; Charles Jenne, Junior Coun- cillor; James Gray, Treasurer; George Danner, Scribe; Jack Schae- fer, Chaplain; Bill Alexander, Marshal; Lewis Taylor, Senior Dea- con; Erwin Fleek. Junior Deacon; John Satire, Senior Steward; Leon Alexander, Junior Steward; @. Blomgren, Almoner.
 The following committees were named: e.
 Finance-J. Gray, G. Danner and Jenne.
 Entertainment - Lucas, Taylor, Jenne, Alexander and J. Satire.
 Auditing Jenne, Danner and Krugness. VI,
 sick-L. Alexander, E., Kleek and Taylor
 Three petitions were received last night from candidates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
D1AZ PLEADS GUILTY
 TOLARCENY CHARGES

Jack DiAz charged on two counts with larceny from the home of Pablo del Rosa pleaded guilty before U s. Commissioner Felix Gray this morning and was sentenced on che first count to 10 months in the Federal jail and on the second charge two months, the latter to be suspended on condition he leave town within 30 days after serving the 10 months.
 Diaz was accused with Floyd Cromwell, who faces similar charge yet to be heard in Court.
 Nan Douglas, who is charged with receiving and concealing the alleg- sdly stolen goods. was returned to Juneau from Skagway where she was arrested on the Northwestern and this morning was arraigned and remanded to jail pending trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
!! PUBLICATION ) ]! !. ]! l! | l | ) 'O8l.h0P TONIGHT
Novelty Event, Favors,, Re
 treatments, Large Or 'oseNc chestra Promised ''e

Tonight all roads lead to the Ju- neau High School Gym to the Pub lications Hop.
 During intermission a novelty dance will be featured. The girls taking part in the dance are Pa tricia Harland, Phyllis Jenne. Clara Hanson, Ann Morris, Althea Bands, Fern Gubser, Pat Hussey, with Blythe Young as accompanist.
 Dance music will be furnished by Miller's Melody Makers, fifteen piece orchestra. Favors will be giv- en and refreshments will be served. Lorraine Vienola, Mary Stewart, Josephine Campbell and Ruth AL len will serve punch.
 The committees which have been decorating the Gym in it's unique manner and furnishing music and entertainment are: Decorations, Helen Hildre, chairman; Dolores Smith, Louise Hildre, Richard Aik- en, Rudy Edmon, Leonard Lowell; ]; Invitations, Helen Mestall, chair man; Sue Stewart; Entertainment, Bernice Lovejoy; Music, Lewis Tay- Tor; Programs, Lola La Paugh; Re- treatments, Beatrice Primavera.
 
 TOday'S News TOday-Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
JOE GEORGE TO USE JUNEAU AS
 WINTER RESORT
Had to Get Home Before Cold Weather Set in
 Below He Says

With nothing to do but take 1t easy for the next six months, Joe George returned to Juneau yes terday on the Alaska. figuring it is tie most comfortable winter resort he could find.
 T wanted to get back before the cold weather set in down in the States" he said with laugh. "Af- ter being used to Alaska, we find it pretty tough standing their wea- ther. It was 90 to l10 in the shade most of the time I was back. irl Minnesota, and when I was leaving they were getting ready for, their below zero winter weather."e
 MT. George has been in uncertain health for several years, and made several trips outside for treatment but did not seem to improve, Last June he decided to do nothing until he had his health under control, So he went back to the Mayo. Bro- thers. Institute, at Rochester. and underwent an operation. u He says he feels very well now but is, still under rigid orders from the Rochester specialists to take a rest" so he is walking around Ju1 neau watching the other boys dol ing the work. 5e, ,.,.. 4s
 Speaking of conditions through the States, MT George said he colld hardly. see any consistent picture At Kansas City, Missouri and other large cities as well as in Seattle, the indications were of great business activity and general prosperity, but among Middle West farmers and ir some of the smaller communities he heard unfavorable stories, ,a While in California he visited with his, parents, MT. and Mrs. Mchae George. and brought back to Ju- neau with him Thomas George, Jr. who had spent the summer with hi. grandparents. ,-. egSs,.ss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
Judge Wickersham Is Strong 4laska Booster;
 AUiatiOn Aids NOrtIlIand

SEATTLE, Oct. 2-Judge James Wickersham, 79, of Juneau says he's through with politics and is here waiting for his wife to rejoin him in few days. Once District Judge in Alaska and Alaska Delegate to Congress for IA years, he says he can't keep the pace set by the youn- ger politicians.
 The Judge locks sprightly and alert and is interested in the world with Alaska first in mind. He is here on personal business. His wife is in San Francisco to meet her sister-in-law.
 Contacted here he said: I've re- tired from politics to enter private law practice" :"
 Wickersham has lived in Alaska since 1900. He is still writing, he reported today. In 1928 he pub Iished a Photography of Alaskan Li- terature.'" He says his present work is still unfinished complete his- tory of Alaska dating from the reign of Peter the Great of Russia
 Alaska has a great future, which is. starting to develop rapidly now, Judge Wickersham believes, He thinks aviation has done wonders to increase Alaska's usefulness both in mining and fishing, ..s.g.
 American youth should look north. counsels the Alaska lawyer.
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Today's News Today-Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
10TH coNTENT ToI. DlRoP

H Since then. not so much has been heard about the Constitution. Both nominees have. of course, feaffirm- ed their allegiance to ''Constitu- tional government" (without de- tailed definition) but neither has made any effort to start the fire which was to have swept the, na- ton.
 So far as both candidates are con cerned, the situation seems fairly lucid:
 MT. Roosevelt is content. either from choice or necessity, to let the matter, drift, hoping by a supreme court reversal or otherwise to es- tablish his policies without an amendment. 'A'- 7s's' fiT
 Mir. Landoh is not inclined to stake his campaign on anything as involv- ed as Constitution argument. He prefers. in the words of one of his confidents, to talk bread and but ter issues" 4si
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
Consultation Proves
 Just a Campaign Dud
(Continued from Page One)

| tOOiltiAiuCA AAOLi ld6C NJllcJ difficult throughout American his tory to interest the average voter greatly in anything as abstract a. fundamental law This year. es- pecially, a large section of the pub lie seems disinclined to feed on what it might regard as legal technicali- ties, when more easily digestablt arguments are available on sucf subjects as relief and government spending.
 The candidates and managers o1 the two major parties, however, have fallen in with this tendency with apparent willingness, and helped it along. ~ - .,s'- - =
 Although President Roosevelt had been limiting for months about a possible constitutional change, and some, of his Cabinet members had talked of it penly not much came of it at convention time The Phil adelphia platform committee did dc a little more limiting, but, wound ur by proposing to maintain the letter and spirit of the Constitution. ,.
 The Republicans, at Cleveland toyed with the idea of putting ma jor emphasis on maintaining the Constitution, as is. but the almost coincident Supreme Court decision on minimum wages greatly compli- cated the situation. They knew that Governor Landon would pro pose a labor amendment, as he sub sequentiy did in g, telegram to the convention. In their platform, they wrote around the subject,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
M. s. HUDSON
 } IS MARRIED

M. S. Hudson. former wellknown resident of Douglas, for years inter ested in mining property in the Ju- neau district. was married in Seat tie on September l, according to ad- vices received here
 A clipping from a newspaper, le- ceived here says:
 The wedding of Mrs. Lillie Alex ander of Seattle to MT M. S. Hud- son of Enumclaw took place Tues day evening, September l, in Seat tie, at the home of MT and Mrs. Allen Arter. Proceeding the cere-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
1fi.tf lEan eqifE slJ&ir, tACE NGfftt.f HESSE EXPRESSES ,... :. HIS, APPRECIATION

ITO the voters of gAlaskas' ! wish to express my profound appreciation for the splendid support given me in the recent election. .--...., 's. < Such a vote of confidence means vastly more to me than any job or the emolumelts of office.
 T am happy in the belief that most of the voters are satisfied with my efforts in office. .
 e- tSigned) VIM. A. HESSE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
Q. Els. DANCE WILL
 !, BE GALA GATHERING

aeE sS AE4 q T~5EE.- fffhF5s
 Wide social interest fist .centefing' in the Order of Eastern Star dance to be given Saturday night in the Scottish Rite temple, the first ela- borate dance affair of the fall sea- son. Many dinner parties are being arranged preliminary to the event which is anticipated to bring out a large invitational gathering.
 Clarence Bands orchestra has been obtained for the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02
coUNCILMEN TO TAKE FLOOR

: : ' -- Regular meeting of the City Coup- cil will convene at 8 o'clock tonight in the City Hall and report was prevalent today that ali the Coun- cilmen were planning "to take the floor" Garland Boggan has just completed the laying of a nice. new floor in the Council Chambers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-02

mony, Mrs. Allen Arter and Mrs. c. c. McCann sang T Love You Truly" Mrs. McCann also played the we'd ding march.
 The bride wore a dress of Bur- gundy velvet with an orchid cor sage.
 Mrs. Arter, as matron of honor wore black velvet and corsage of lavender and white anemones.
 Mir. Bernard Hudson acted as best man.
 Following the wedding a reception was held with covers laid for 2o friends and relatives.
 The couple will make their home in Palmer, Washington.
 --
 Mythology lists the Muses, as the nine daughters of zeus and Nine uOSyne
Evening star., 1936-05-14
Sam Wins Moral Victory Big Meet List for d. c. Golfers
Z M3
W. By WRMeCALlum ~

to advance to the final and should win
his first big public links tourney today.
Rippy and Welsh were even playing
the fourteenth when a rain and wind
storm struck, but Welsh outlasted the
District municipal champ to win on
the eighteenth.
CHEVY CHASE shorts-Hollebaugh
won't forget the ninth hole in a
hurry he drove into the flower
bed and took five whacks to this easy
4 hole Peacock hasn't been able
to play much golf and showed lack OF
practice, particularly around the
greens Harry Pitt still is one OF
the toughest nuts to crack on that
Chevy Chase course :. Eddie Bean
a former Beaver Dam champ. came
home in "a after dismal out nine OF
Al Harvey Johnson. Columbia
champ. couldn't get his shots working
at all and took 79 whacks the
boy could almost score that we'll with
a putter Buddy Sharkey. the
schoolboy star, couldn't putt those
fine greens Dick Watson, Chevy
Chase greenskeeper, has the course
in beautiful shape and did you
notice that Donald Woodward, medal.
ist a few years back, who plays goli
about five times year, had II?
Evening star., 1936-05-14
COLLIER AUTO WINNER
Drives 50 Miles of Road Race in
Hour and 81 Minutes.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May IA R-
Sam Collier celebrated his 25th birth
day anniversary yesterday by winning
an 88-mile road race, chief event Of the
celebration of Memphis Cotton Car
nival.
He covered the dangerous course in
l hour and 81 minutes, tapping each
Of the. other entries except Langdon
Quimby of Portland, Me-, who finished
second.