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Evening star., 1938-02-05
GLASS INSTITUTE
CONTEST TO OPEN
79 Awards Offered for Most
Original Use in Archi-
lecture and Design.

Opening OF the second nationa
glass competition to architects, deco
rators. designers. home owners and
builders was announced today by the
Pittsburgh Glass Institute, the spon-
sors, who are offering 70 awards for
the most original and distinctive use
Of glass in architecture, decoration
and design.
The competition, which will be con-
Quoted as it was last year by the
Architectural Forum. calls for pho
toeraphs of executed designs, no draw
ings being required. 1t is stipulated
that photographs of high quality are
desired. but that entries will be Judged
solely on the merit Of design. A
jury OF seven prominent architects
decorators and designers will make
4. the awards in five classifications. COW
ering residences, commercial build
ings, industrial structures, public prof.
ects and a general group embracing
uses of glass not an integral part
OF construction.
Thlrty-nine distinctive glass medal
lions will be awarded to winners in
the five classes. The medallion, which
might properly be designated a
museum piece because of the artistry
and beauty of its workmanship. has
been designed by Sidney Waugh. noted
American sculptor, whose work has
long been among the most dis
tinguished in the Metropolitan
Museum in New York. It's award will
carry unusual distinction to the COM
paratively few architects, designers.
decorators or builders who receive it.
A grand prize of $1,000 will be
awarded for the entry judged best
of those submitted in the five classes,
and awards of sl0O and $50 each,
totaling $4,000 cash, will also be made
IN the different classes. Appropri-
ately designed certificates will be
awarded owners of property or build
ines Incorporating prize winning en-
tries. A total of 70 awards, showing
recognition of superior and useful ap-
plication of the use of glass, will thus
be made. Competitors may submit
as many entries as they desire.
Alfred Kastner of Washington won
honorable mention in last years COM
petition in the class for public build
ings. His prize-winning entry was
the sewage disposal plant at Hights-
town. N. j.
Architects for two Washington
buildings also won awards. The Chi
cago firm of Pioso e. Peterson won
first prize in the class for stores with
their buildings for the William Hahn
Co. And the New York firm of Alb
bott. Merkt e. Co. won honorable
mention in the class for manufactur-
ing plants with their building for the
Hecht Co. warehouse
. Because of the widespread interest
IN the 1897 competition, which at
tracted more than 500 entries, and in
order to include the summer and fall
building and decorating period, this
years competition will not close until
midnight. November /, 1888
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Renovizing
Continued From First Page.

'COnInued from FIRST PAGe.D
time to give to handling the renovize
projects. and. in addition, every man
who is put to work on a remodeline
repairing or new project means that
the Districts relief load will be that
much less and future tax bills fol
relief will also be less
The members of these civic and
business organizations can perform an
important service to their city. their
own communities. and the building
craftsmen by taking an active interest
in the renoviZe Washington cam
paign," said Mr.. Heaton.
1T doesn't matter about the size
Of the project. A house that can be
painted an extra bathroom installed,
. new roof on the house, or a porch
put in shape are some of the miscel-
laneous renoviZe projects that can be
done at little expense to the owner
and which will add greatly to the
value and convenience of the home,
while at the same time unloosing a
sveritable chain of connecting work
and business to the skilled workers,
the dealers and even to the factory
workers"
In the business field there are
countless commercial and apartment
buildings whose owners would profit
directly from installing modern, up
to-date fixtures, fronts and interiors
The owners Of these buildings know
that their investments would be safer
and adequate returns surer if i'm
provements are made Some are going
to do 1t during the course Of the next
year or two. but have been DELAYING
simply because they haven't got
around to it, or because they did not
nave spot cash available for that pur-
pose. The renewal of Title I Of
r. H. A.. under which loans for build
ing and remodeling are insured by
the Government, makes it possible to
repay loans for Improvements to prop
erty on a monthly basis"
The congress has under considera-
t'on several plans to aid the business
and civic organizations which ioin
with 1t In the promotion of its renovize
campaign. In the case of trade as.
sociations OF building men, it is PLAN
ming to prepare pamphlets on renoviz-
ing along the general theme of its
slogan. IT'S good business for YOU
and It's good for business" for dis
tribution by the individual members
Of the associations.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
REAL ESTATE HELD
IN SOUND POSITION
Every Factor Points TO
long-Term Advance, As
sociation Head Saws.

Every factor Of today's real estate
situation indicates . sound position
for properly selected real estate in
vestment and a sound foundation for
q long-term real estate advance, I"
Joseph w. Catharine Of Brooklyn,
newly inaugurated president Of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards. told the recent convention
at Wichita, Kans.. of the South
Central Regional Conference of the
association.
market value Of stocks down "a bill
lions and cut automobile sales SIS
per cent In go days put something OF
a damper on real estate sales, too"
he said. But notice this: Real estate
sales volume is of. only 5la per cent
OF its level at this time last year and
real estate sales prices have been ris-
Ing In at least 36 per cent of our
cities.
This measures the stability of real
estates position What is more. it
measures the strength OF the convic-
tion OF the people of this country as
to what is ahead for real estate. Some
OF the facts of the long-term outlook:
Real estates mortgage debt has be-
come enormously reduced
Urban real estate foreclosures dur
ing 1887 were on the monthly average
II per cent lower than the preceding
year.
Real estate Is gradually getting
back into the hands of normal own
ers. 1t has been taken by people who
bought it to use and for investment.
Occupancy for residential proper
ties is very high.
Earning power OF real estate as
measured by rents has moved up.
Apartment rents are still at only 81
Evening star., 1938-02-05
BY LAWRENCE CROLJUS.
NEW material which combines

A NEW material which combines
~ the beauty Of natural wood in
~ woven patterns with the
n rugged durability Of . plastic
surface can now be obtained for use as
a wall surface, top for furniture and
even lamp shades.
In order to produce a material
which will withstand the abuse which
Is given the tops of bureaus, all kinds
OF tables. trays and other decorative
articles the manufacturers have taken
thin strips OF wood veneer and woven
them together in an attractive design.
then bound the whole thing together
with transparent plastic. This forms
a smooth sheet of decorative wood in
a form which is both strong and flex-
ible so that your violent guests or fam
lily can drop things to their heart s
content and make hardly a mark on
its surface. OF course, the material
is proof against both water and liquor
and is also unaffected by gasoline, tur-
pentine, or other liquids which raise
such havoc with the ordinary surface
of your furniture.
You can obtain this veneer in sheets
about 81 inches by 81 inches in size
and l 40 inch in thickness. It il
put on with. a special cement, and
should find ready applicat ation in many
places about your home where a hand
some. yet practical surface is desired
and necessary
r. -
WE SAW a very clever fire screen
the other day which solves the
problem Of providing complete pro-
lection from sparks without sacrificing
beauty or ease of manipulation. This
screen can only be installed in a new
fireplace because of its unique con-
struction. but If you are contemplating
the construction OF a home, or the
doing over Of your present ireplaces
you Will find this device an interesting
slant on the subject.
The screen operates on a counter
balanced principle with the heavy
wire mesh Of the screen itself running
up inside a space behind the face of
the fireplace. This space is provided
when the arrangements for the new
fireplace are being made by using
lathboard in the form Of a box. Two
cables are run up over small sheaves
and down to the weights so that the
weight of the screen is almost. but not
quite. equalized. The screen is black
wire mesh with brass trim as a stand
ard product, but can also be obtained
IN heavier, bronze mesh material.
Thus. with a screen of this sort in
stalled in your fireplace. you can do
away with all the fumbling which is
ordinarily encountered when YOU have
to remove fire screen, handle bulky
log and trip over an andiron at the
same time. A mere flick Of q finger
and the screen runs up out Of the way,
leaving an opening completely unob-
Structed for the business of fire build
ing and maintaining.
* X
| OTIS Of times when you have been
outside doing bit of extra work
about your home you have wished for
some sort of an electric light outlet.
Perhaps you wanted to install q flood
light in favorite part of your garden,
Or possibly your chores carried you
over into the late evening and YOU
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Sunless Breakfast Room.

For breakfast room without sun
light. top light buff painted walls with
pale cream ceiling. Form wall
panels with medium blue molding
Leave the floor natural color wood
waxed and polished. and use scatter
rugs in deep blue and black For the
windows. delft-blue glass curtains with
orange bands are attractive. Paint
the dining table blue and the chairs
deep orange. Any accessories should
be deep blue relieved by & touch OF
burnt orange.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
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needed little illumination to help you
clean up the jobs at hand.
Just such an outlet is now available,
complete with a weatherproof hood
and hinged cover held in place with a
heavy spring. All rain. snow and Ice
will be kept out yet you can open with
a slight movement of finger.
The outlet is installed by merely
drilling a small hole. pulling a cable
through and attaching it to a self
binder for use with armored cable
The outlet, or electric spigot, is then
secured to the wall with two screws,
Evening star., 1938-02-05

will seek real estate in 1898. becausr
real estate is admittedly the great
underlying security that has not as
yet increased greatly in value. Real
estate is greatly under-valued. Never
In my experience have seen 70 many
properties that can be purchased at
bargain prices. There Is no other in
vestment as logical IS investment in
real estate. provided 1t Is made with
proper foresight and knowledge Of
neighborhood conditions"
Evening star., 1938-02-05

units constructed gives normal en-
ployment through full year to more
than SOC, 900 people.
Recent meetings in Washington
with Government and business men
would indicate that the Government
Is anxious for recovery in business.
and business will recover only In an
atmosphere Of confidence In private
industry.
Money Is backing up for invest
ment and 4 great deal Of these funds
Evening star., 1938-02-05
A Blue-Green Bedroom.

An effectively decorated bedroom
has pale blue-green painted walls and
natural finished maple furniture. A
deep blue-green rug covers the pol
lshed hardwood floor. Apricot-color
cords on the white window curtains
match the bedspreads and lamp
shades. The window shades are white.
Evening star., 1938-02-05

When Painting Wicker Furniture.
II wicker. reed or willow furniture
is being painted or vanished for the
first time, prime first with coat of
Shellac or yarnish,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-08-25

thousand which has now dwln-
u4eu 10 less Than one thousand.
The discovery of gold on Bon
ANA creek in 1886 gave rise to
the greatest gold rush of all
times. Since then $3.50, 900 900
mas been recovered. Most OF the
mining is now done by great
dredges that can work gravel
down to bedrock as deep as
seventy feet where the richest
gravel is found and which the
Individual miner has not the IA
cilities or the capital to reach.
On the north fork of the
Klondke is an hydro-electrlc
plant that furnishes current to
the dredges and in Dawson is
a light and water company that
supplies the city at the rate
of 25c per klloWatt tor electric
ity and $1,000 per month TOR
water. The WOODEN mains are
not more than two feet under
ground. During the winter only
a few mains are used and all
taps are left partially open to
avoid freezing. The water is
slightly warmed by the exhaust
from the light cOmpany'S en-
gines and the sanitary sewer
IS kept open by the constant
stream OF water entering it
from the open taps. Household
erS away from the favored
mains get their water in winter
from a water Wagon-a sled
drawn by horses.
There is no property tax in
Yukon Territory. All money for
the expense OF government IS
obtained from income taxes, au-
to licenses and liquor store pro-
fits. The city receives a grant
from the federal government
for the support of schools and
public institutions and is ap-
portioned by the city council.
Organized municipalities are
permitted to assess a small
property tax as in Alaska. The
territorial government assesses
a tax of 2 IL per cent on the
value of gold recovered but as
gold is valued at the old price
of $500 per ounce the actual
tax only amounts to about half.
This afternoon I climbed 1900
feet to the top of MOosehide
mountain, a steep hill north of
the city from which the mid
night sun can be seen in June.
The city is surrounded by
mountains except where it Dor
derS the river. Moosehide is so
named because of a scar left
by an ancient landslide which
the Indians thought resembled
a moose skin.
Viewed from this height, The
little city on the banks of the
! winding river. with two steam
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Naturally cost is an important
element to every builder of a
farm building. You want
value, quality. Come inlet
us show you how to get it.
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ers tied up to it's warf, pre-
sents a pretty sight. The dis
lance cnaritably covered its sor-
didness; the vehicle tracks
through the streets softened to
ribbons laid upon a field OF
green. Even the wooden walks,
an abomination OF holes for the
careless and loose-board traps
for the unwary appeared inno-
cent and respectable, their de-
fects hidden by the magic space:
Before returning to earth"
for dinner, I saw a black capped
Junco, a wood thrush, and the
bluest blue-blrds that I have
ever seen. The male bird is a
dark brilliant blue that grows
only just a trifle lighter on the
breast. On the very top of the
peak I met an ash-throated fly
catcher and on my way down I
was scolded to a turn by a flock
of birds that perched on the
tree-topS ahead of me They ev-
identity disapproved of my in
trusion but never let me get
close enough to see them clear
ly. It must have been the small
jay called the comptroller or
WhiSky-jack.
We spent one more night in
the hotel where we slept on an
old woven wire spring as COM
fortably as thought we were in
a sack. The next morning after
an early breakfast we went on
board the new and comfortable
steamer Casca which flys the
British flag, for the remainder
of our journey to Whitehorse
and at eight am. gladly waved
adieu to the city of Dawson.
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MCCARTHY DESCRIBES VISIT
TO DAWSON, OLD GOLD RUSH TOWN

help1essly inveigled tourists.
What appeared to be Two SUB
stantial stone buildings, one the
home of the Canadian Bank OF
Commerce, the other, the tor
mel Carnegie library. now the
Masonic temple proved on close
examination to be tin Just as
many others. Even the ceilings
and walls of the hotels We're
made Of tin with varying de-
grees of characterization. We Wis
tied the cemetery of the Yukon
Order of Pioneers containing
tn remains of many old-tlmerS
who have passed on. The mark
ers were made of wood painted
white in varying degrees OF
preservation. One monument
appeared to be of stone but a
closer examination revealed
that it was also made of tin.
The Royal Alexandra hotel,
made of tin, in which I am
writing, was once the Floradora
dance hall and saloon that is
reputed to have supplied Rob-
ert Service with the incident
around which he Wove the
Klondike classic The Killing of
Dan McGreW.' Some of the life
size near-nude paintings in
their heavy gaudy gilt frames
still remain on the walls. They
are becoming dim with age but
still look down calmly and un-
ashamed upon the former scene
of Bacchanalian revels. One
with a Mona Lisa smile hangs
over the old piano upon which
the stranger played on the
last night on earth of the no
torious Dan. If the unscrutable
lips could speak, what tales they
might tell of pleasure-seeking
miners and reckoning sirens
Xho shared their hilarity and
incidentally aided in relieving
them of their hard earned
dust"
On the wall is a photograph
of thirteen of the d%ance-girls
attired in evening dress with
long trains in the mode of for
ty years ago, full : bosomed,
WaSp-Waisted - with enticing
eyes smiling from beneath the
wide brims of large picture hats.
All are now gone with the the
exception of one old derelict in
her dotage. lately ostracized to
a restricted district, who num-
bles of the good old times now
receded into the limbo of the
past.
Dawson once had a popula-
ton estimated at thirty-five
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cause of his CLIO relative and
demand the company put him
back irrespective of working
conditions, operations, and eco
nOmic situation, and because ne
is a relative of a CIO We must
take him because otherwise we
are discriminating against him.
If proof were ever needed for
the old statement that Truth is
Stranger than Fiction, the Cat
lettsburg case affords it.
HERE AND THERE: Electric
ity doesn't mix with water any
better than oil. The WPA is try
ing to find out how much a
POWER dam on the Colorado
river in Texas contributed to a
recent flood.
The District of Columbia isn't
big enough for the federal gov
eminent any more. IN addition
to 125 buildings which it rents
from private owners in the D.
c., the government mas leased
100000 square feet of space in
Baltimore. IS miles away, for
Social Security Board workers.
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The Low Down
On Hickory Grove

Once in a while I mosey out
there to the Coast. and when I
do. I always go to hear a young
teller tlere-he's from Alabama
and he has a knack OF Wakln'
you up that gets YOU.
Last Sunday he was tellin'
about science, and what might
be worked out to increase our
average LIE OF Az years, at il is
now, to 70.
And medicine and science, ne
says, they are not buckln' re-
liglOn or vice versa. but while
science. it is findln' Nays to pro-
long life, it is also flndln' ways
OF eliminating the human race
like poison gas and such.
So when you leave the church,
maybe you don't have the an
swer to everything or anything,
and are even confused, but par
diner, you are liable to KINDA
halfway wonder to yourself,
on the way home-wnat is next,
after 70.
And you will maybe a little
uncomfortable, and if you are,
maybe you will sit down and do
some pOnderin'. And a preacher
who can make a person ponder,
he is gettin' some place-lookln;
at the way stuff is goin' on
speed and everything-and the
undertaken never gettin' half a
! day off.
Yours, with the low down
10 SIERRA.
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Da HSOn Y. T.

10, 1910
We left the Youhon Flats at
Circle Monday evening and en-
tered a more picturesque stage
of the journey. Here the river,
undoubtedly with the aid OF
5.aclerS claneIled a way be-
tween wood covered hills some
hundreds OF feet high. Our pro-
gress was SLOW because the cur
rent was strong and we were
going upstream. Occasionally
We came to a narrow place
Where the rock, polished by tine
numerous ice gOrges which form
at the narroWS when the ice
breaks up in May, rose sheer
several hundred feet above the
water.
The trip to Dawson consumed
two whole days which were
spent in eating, sleeping, stroll
ing around the deck and play
ing games. The boat has an ex-
cellent chef and our meals are
very nice. At nine every even
ing an excellent lunch is spread
on two tables and all who wish
may partake of several kinds
Of cold meats, various fruits,
| canned and fresh and tea, col
fee OF cocoa.
We arrived at Dawson on
Wednesday evening. The town
is a Heterogeneous accumulation
OF nondescript, hastily erected
buildings, cheaply initiative OF
granduer. Their builders appar-
! emily had the same diseased
conception of beauty as the
towns most licentlous patrons
had of pleasure. The city is un-
derlald with an ancient iceberg
which in places approaches to
within a few feet OF the surface.
The buildings were erected on
piling sunk a few feet into the
frozen ground. In the course
of time, the piling rotted or
the ice gave Way and the build
ing tilted at various angles
which gives a peculiar drunken
effect. Some have their tops
leaning together as though for
mutual sympathy and support;
others are tilted in opposite
directions as though wishing to
part company; still Others with
wide fronts describe a perman-
ent wave. Some are sunken in
the rear giving the front a
tlpSy angle and some of the
fronts are low as though under
a burden of woe, or as though
ashamed of their sorry appear
ance, they wish to burroW into
the earth.
The same distorted idea of
opulence led the builders of the
more pretentious saloons and
hotels to ornament the emit
rance, doors and fronts with
hldeouS wooden scroll work,
neglecting the rearS, which the
passing years have made as I'M
kempt as a NANCY dog. The
gaudy theatres and many of the
most stylish rooming houses
had balconies with supposedly
decorative ratings or bay-win-
doWs extending from the upper
stories over the sidewalk, each
seemingly trying to exceed the
other in ill-taste and ugliness.
All are now neglected, I'M
painted or with paint nearly
effaced. Truly it is a sorry look
ing town, tempting one to cred
it the story of the curse of
Sodom and Gomorra. Dawson is
living in the past but by no
means ~neglecting any present
opportunity presented in the
persons of innocent, unwary or
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FOR
ENGINEER

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced
examinations for the following
positions:
Assistant Inspector (Dredg-
ing; Inspector (Floating
Piant); Dredge Runner Gutter
head dredge); engineman,
dredge, DIESEL.
These examinations are being
held for appointment in the
Omaha Engineer District to fill
positions on the Missouri river
Improvement work north of
Rulo, Neb.
Applicants must be at least
IL but under so years of age.
Male applicants are desired for
these examinations.
Applications for the first two
positions named above must be
flied With the Secretary, Board
Of U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Engineer Office, 1924 City
National Bank Bldg, Omaha,
Neb., not later than August 80,
1888. Applications for dredge
runner 'cutterhead dredge) and
engineman, dredge (dieselD must
be tiled with that office not
later than September 6, 1888.
Full information may be OBJ
tanned from the office men,
toned above, from any first or
second-claSs post office in the
Omaha, Neb., engineer district,
or from the Manager, eighth
U. S. Civil Service District, 932
New Post Office Bldg, St. Paul,
MINI.
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TO STATE

Harry B. Mitchell of Wash
lngtony D. c., chairman of the
federal civil service commission
and formerly mayor of Great
Falls, has been appointed by
Governor Roy E. Ayers to be
Montana's representative at the
christening of the light cruiser,
U.S.S. Helena, at the Brooklyn
navy yard August 81. The cruis-
er will be christened by Miss
Ellnor Gudger, granddaughter OF
the late Senator T. ]. Walsh.