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Evening star., 1939-11-19
Business, Professional Clubs

Washington Pilot Club-Tuesday, 6
pm, at Women's City Club. Busi-
ness and dinner meeting. Speaker,
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley.
Business Womens Council-Tues-
day, $50 pm, Covenant First
Presbyterian Church, annual get
together dinner.
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NV; speaker, Mr.. Darrell Grain,
THE Beauty and Utility Of Fine
Silver"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMIN N s

The United States Civil Service, Commission has announced open competitive examinations for the positions listed below Except for the various grades of engineering draftsmen for work on ships, appli- cations must be on file in the Com missions office in Washington not later than November II, 1889.
 Engineering draftsman (for work on ships) Chief grade, $2,600 a year; principal grade, $2,300 year; senior grade $2000 year; full grade $500 year; assistant grade $1,62O year. Various optional branches are included Applications will be rated as received until further mo- tice. Applicants for the assistant grade must not have passed their forty-fifth birthday, and for the other grades they must not have passed their sixtieth birthday.
 Chief engineering draftsman (mechanicaD, $2,600 year; also principal, S2,3OO a year, senior, $2,- 900 year. The optional branches are: Air conditioning, heating, re- frigeration, plumbing and power plant. Applicants must not have
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
PIANO INSTRUCTION

Experienced instructor now en- rolling piano students. For infor- nation call Mrs. c. Robert White. Blue 660. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22

Americans, non-residents, who go to Alaska have to pay $50 for a hunting license, twice the cost to an alien. The reverse is true: the alien has to pay $100. MT. Franck credits Anderson and Taylor with the first, Hudson Stuck with the second, ascent of Mt. Mckinley. On this still controversial issue he should have consulted Edwin Swift Balch's objective Mt. Mckinley and Mountain Climbers Proofs"
 MT. Francks The Lure of AL aska" is far below his Roaming in Hawaii" which with some suc- cess conveyed yhe atmosphere of those lovely isles to the reader. That is the essential requirement. of a travel book MT. Franck has done and can do lot better.
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such a travel narrative are many
 inaccuracies: space permits men,
 tioning only a few. MT. Franck
 speaks of the thermometer drop
 ping below-80 degrees at Bettles
 and Wiseman. Alaska's lowest re-
 corded temperature is-76 degrees
 at Panama. -Four -fifths of the
 whites are males" The 1930 census ratio is 2.28 to l, not to 1. Mata-
 nuska Colony had POI original fam flies, not 245. More than 10000 acres are now under cultivation in the Matanuska Valley. It is less than half that area. He says that the Copper River Railroad cost $17000,0O0 It was $24,000'000. The Alaska Railroad has been annually more than a million in the red until last year" The fact is that the Alaska Railroad has lost more than million in but three years of the IA of it's operation, 1925, 1926, and l930; it's steadily diminishing deficits in the six years from '31 to '36 aver aged a quarter of a million dol- lars, and in the years '37 and '38 there has been a profit-a highly creditable showing The North Star is referred to three times as a revenue cutter. It is no part Of the U. s. Treasury Coast Guard service, but conducted by the Di- vision of Territories chiefly for the benefit of the Office of h. dian Affairs in Alaska Cooks h. let tide is given at 50 feet - 3S feet is the highest recorded diff ference between flood and ebb tioc
 Oats, rye and barley produce more in some parts of AL aska" than in the States. Alaska partisans wish it were so! Among MT. F'ranck's various plaints is that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
Old Eskimo
 viIIage|s
 Found Now

Report of the discovery of an Es- kimo village believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been brought to Seattle by Helge Larsen,
 It revealed a culture different in Copenhagen, Denmark, says a re- cent Post-Intelligencer.
 The rare archaeological find was unearthed near Ipiutax, at Point Hope, on the northernmost coast of Alaska
 It revealed a culture different nj many respects from that hitherto found either in Alaska or Green land, Larsen said.
 He said that the more than 200 primitive dwellings had central fire places, rarely found in more modern Eskimo villages, and that stone lamps, common in later cultures, were entirely missing.
 The dwellings, in four rows, lack ed the characteristic long entrance passageways, he related
 Larsen was accompanied on the expedition by E. P. Rainey and Louis Geddings of the faculty of the Uni versity of Fairbanks.
 Some of the relics were removed to the University of Alaskaa's mu- scum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
HERMAN LOSES
 NINE STARTERS;
 CAN STILL SMILE
By the AP Feature Service


 MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 22.-Ber- nard William Bierman, pigskin pro- lessor at Minnesota, seems to be en- toying his football more at Mime sota this fall than ordinarily.
 The two Golden Gopher defeats last year convinced the rabid home fans that there just isn't any such thing as an unbeatable outfit.
 So everybody settled down to get ting a little more fun out of the game and perhaps that took some pressure from Professor Herman, thus accounting for his attitude.
 Anyway some of the folks size up the situation that way Bierman may be more than just philosophi- cal. They reckon he may be count ing on winning a lot of football games.
 With record of 43 victories and eight defeats, four Big Ten titles and three mythical national crowns in five years at Minnesota, Herman could b excused for setting his sights right straight down the win column.
 Looking at thing from a cold, impersonal viewpoint you find that the 1888 Big Ten champs lost two starting guards, a starting end, starting tackle, the two top centers, and three starting backs. That's
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nine out of eleven. And six other lettermen also graduated.
 A great collection of backs is avail able, including a sophomore half named Bruce Smith, who is getting lots of Ballyhoo. The ends rate well and so do the centers. The tackles and vanguards present the genuine guess Captain Win Ped erson heads the tackle unit which may prove it's class, but the guards are just plain unknowns.
 The conference fight this year is expected to center around North western, Michigan, Purdue and Ohio State. Minnesota plays them all along with Wisconsin and Iowa. Nebraska and Arizona supply the non- conference flavor to the sched- ule.
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passed their fifty third birthday.
 Galley designer, $3,8OO year. U. s. Maritime Commission. College education and-or experience in de- signing galleys for large ships or kitchens for large institutions are required. Applicants must not have passed their fifty-third birthday.
 Air carrier inspector radio), $3.- 800 a year, Civil Aeronautics Au- thority. Technical aeronautical ra- dio experience is required, except for partial substitution of college study in electrical or radio engin- eering. Applicants must have reached their twenty-eighth but must not have passed their fifty third birthday.
 Head scientist-astronomer. to be director of the Nautical Almanac at the Naval Observatory, Navy De- partment, Washington, D. c. The salary is $6,500 a year. Applicants must have received the Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent degree, based on major study in astronomy and mathematics Tn addition they must have had certain experience in practical and theoretical astronomy, or in teaching astronomy and math- ematics. Applicants must not have passed their fity-third birthday.
 Junior domestic attendant (seam- streSs), $1,320 year. Bureau of Home Economics, Department of Agriculture. Certain high-school
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study, or a dressmaking course in a technical or trade institution, and commercial dressmaking experience are required Applicants must have reached their eighteenth but must not have passed their thirty-tifth birthday.
 Full information may be obtained at Room 311, Federal and Terri- torial Building, Juneau, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22

The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale; S1.OO.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
The Lure of Alaska. By Harry A. Franck. New York: Fred
 erick A. Stokes. 1899. 3O6 pp.

MT. Franck has browsed all over the world and written about his meanderings. Such travel narra- tives naturally cannot and do not lay claim to completeness and au- thority. Still, this latest title sug- gests a somewhat more definitely Self-appointed task than the many previous versions of "Vagabonding through So-and-So Land" The choice of Alaska was timely and happy. since as contemporary trav- el abroad grows less attractive, the attention of Americans turns in- creasingly to their own land trend which the Federal govern ment is seeking to foster.
 The theme is challenging Alaska is a geographic empire, the great est habitable wilderness remaining on our planet. Superimposed on the map of the United States it would touch the Atlantic and Pa cific Oceans, the Mexican and Can adian borders. Within this im- mense area are the loftiest peaks of North America, the highest in the world rising directly from the sea, thousands of miles of sensa- tional fjord -indented coast, the vastest glaciers, the largest areas of virgin forest in the temperate zone, active volcanoes, abundant wild life, the unique totem pole cul- ture. It is the last frontier Among Alaskans survives the American genus; pioneer the struggle to wrest living from nature in much of Alaska still takes precedence over conflict with ones fellow man
 Of these fundamentally alluring aspects, MT. Franck's book reveals little. One searches in vain for de- Scriptions of the stupendous seen cry, of the unique contrast of sea and high mountains. of untrod for ests, of myriad lakes and water falls, of the brilliant colors of maSsed flowers. There are data about game, but no sense of the thrill of seeing several thousand caribou leiSurely cross the trail within stones throw. of moose and bear leaping away into the brush, of mountain sheep and eagles aloft. Casual references are made to some aspects of the from tier spirit t"The Friendly, hospi- table room-for-a -all-atmosphere of AlaSka'D but MT. Franck has really missed Alaska's epic quality.
 Less important shortcoming in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
THREE-WAY TIE

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 22.-A bull dog in a bullpen is as dangerous as the proverbial bull in the china shop. three Omaha policemen learn ed.
 Officer Jesse Kuncl tried to put a prisoner in the bullpen. The mans dog protested. In a general free for-all Kuncl emerged with a bite on the ankle, Officer Robert Cra- ren with a bite on the hand, and Officer Frank Yost with a badly snagged uniform.
 The dog went to the humane so- ciety, the prisoner stayed in the pen, and the officers sought doc tor and tailor.
 LOLA'S BEAUTY SHOP Will be closed from Sept. Il to ahOi1t Ort 15 aQV.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
DR. GRUENING
 REVIEWS TWO
 ALASKA BOOKS
Governor Designate Likes Guide, DepIores frdn1k
 Travel Volume

Some idea of Governor -DeSig- nate Ernest Gruening's acquain- tance with Alaska and of his straight shooting and hard hitting qualities is given by two book re- views published recently in the Saturday Review of Literature.
 Dr. Gruening reviews the excel lent Federal Writers Project "A Guide To Alaska" already reviewed by The Empire, and traveller Harry Franck's namby- -pamby commercial pot-boiler "The Lure of Alaska, 7" which is about as bad as any book about Alaska could be.
 Dr. Gruening, Director of the Di- vision of Territories and Island Possessions of the Department of the Interior and who has been ap- pointed to succeed Gov. John W. Troy on October Is, does not hesi- tate to praise the good book and damn, in polished and incisive lan- guage, the bad.
 Here are the two reviews:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
BOY MOVES BED,
 MISSES LIGHTNING

SPRINGFIELD, Mo- Sept a. All summer long, Leroy Mckenzie, fifteen, had been sleeping on the porch of his home. Then his neigh bor, Bobby Turner, invited him over to spend the night While Leroy was away, lightning struck the porch bed. All that was left of the bed clothing was ashes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22
BRITISH SET OCT. 1
 AZ DAY OF PRAYER

LONDON, Sept. 22.-The Arch bishop of Canterbury with the ap- proval of the king" announced that Sunday, October 1, has been ap- pointed as day of national prayer. ,"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22

FALL DANCING GLASSES Now enrolling. Phone Dorothy s. Rolf, Red 119, 315 Third St. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-22

A Guide to Alaska. By Merle
 Colby. Federal Writers Pro-
 ject.) New York: The MacmiI-
 Ian Go. 1889. 427 pp, with in
 dex. S3.
 This is the most important gen. eral and descriptive book about Alaska in print It comes as near to being the definitive work about that vast and varied area as is possible in a compact, readable, volume study. Complete, au- thoritative, profusely and excel lently illustrated with photographs and line drawings by F. Lo Pinto, and superbly written, this book supplies the traveller and tourist, the student and general reader, with information long eagerly sought, but hitherto nowhere avail able.
 The work is admirably organized. It discusses and corrects popular errors about Alaska, treats it's his tory, topography, resources, com merce, transportation, ethnic com position, government, and then, subdividing the territory into six regions, gives detailed but never excessive data, descriptions, and anecdotes of each. Trips and tours with the cost of each are listed A bibliography on Alaska and maps round out this unique combination of guidebook and encyclopedia.
 But lest the reader gather that we are dealing with but dry and perhaps tedious compendium, let it be recorded that this book stands out above all for its literary quality. Its author, Merle Colby, has brought to his task his novel, ist's perception and his craftsman ship and particularly his love for and understanding of the frontier. The result is a permanent record of that dwindling section of the world wherein still dwells the pio- neer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Nv BARBARA BELL.

Here's an exceptionally smart way
to make the tWo-piece suit-frock
that's such a favorite with college
and business girls. Design No.
1864-B is very trim and tailored.
with a jacket fitted into the waist
line by darts, collarless neckline,
and two patch pockets. You can
vary it endlessly by the addition OF
different scarfs and sports jewelry,
because it's so simple in itself.
The skirt has a moderate flare,
Just right for casual wear. It's an
ideal fashion to wear under your
heavy coat now, and later, without
a wrap, as a little suit. Make it for
immediate use of tweed or flannel
and repeat it, later on, in fiat crepe
or tie silk. It's an easy pattern to
tailor, and includes helpful STEP
by-step sew chart.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1864-B
is designed for sizes IL, IA, 16, 10 and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80, 80, "a, So and SO. Size IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Manners
of the
Moment

This is the day to start making
up next years Christmas list. That
last-minute rush and all that du-
plication in gifts is, I vow, going
to be avoided next year. And
start my new list right now.
One of my friends had what she
called a Gee, I wish I had" list
this year. She carried a card around
in her apron pocket and jotted
down all the expressed desires of
the family. When one of the chill
dren looked forlornly at an old
toy and said, Gee, I wish I had a
motor boat" she wrote it down
then and there.
She started hers last July, and
her family was terribly surprised
wfaer the gifts were unWrapped.
They all got things they wanted
but had forgotten all about.
I'm going to 60 her one better.
I'm starting mine today for Christ
mas, 1910. JEAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Exercising
Fatigue
Eat Lots of Fruit
And Vegetables
For Beauty
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

ny xtxSxA AxAND0A4s
We hope your Christmas was jolly,
and now to get over the i'll effects of
fatigue and too much to eat at
irregular hours!
When you awaken tomorrow, be-
gin your day with cupful Of warm
water and the juice of one-half
lemon. Be sure to include whole
grain cereal in your breakfast, a
tall glass of fruit juice and two
cupfuls of hot beverage (not choco-
late). Eat at your usual breakfast
hour.
From a standing position, with
arms relaxed, twist the body at the
waist in rotary movement. To one
side, to the back, to the other side,
front This eases the spine, strength
ems trunk muscles and acts as a
liver squeezer."
2-Lie fiat on your back and slowly
raise yourself to a sitting position.
Do this 10 times.
eLie on your back with knees
bent, feet nat on floor and arms
stretched out at sides. Lift your
hips and swing them in q complete
circle (from right side, backward,
to left side, high in 'front.'. Try to
move your abdominal muscles as
you circle your hips. Clockwise
eight times. Counter clockwise eight
times. Relax between.
Nov, on hands and knees, pull
right knee back to your chest, then
swing it upward In back as high
as possible and straighten your leg.
Repeat this movement five times,
then swing left knee five times.
Twenty times in all.
Eat your luncheon and dinner at
your regular hours and eat lightly.
At lunch a large bowl of hot soup
with whole wheat toast, milk and a
large baked apple or applesauce.
At dinner eat q huge salad made
Of as many fresh and cooked vege-
tables as the ice box offers and you
may add slices of chicken or turkey
leftovers. You should have either
a cup Of hot clear soup or follow
your salad with q fruit compete and
q cup Of hot beverage. The more
salad you can eat, the better.
Draw a very hot tub, add q bit
Of table salt to EPSON salts and
relax in it for 10 to Is minutes.
Give your skin q brisk brushing
while you are in the bath without
using soap-the salt is sufficient.
Then pull out the stopper and turn
on the faucet Of cold water and
remain in the tub until the water is
very chilled. Dry briskly with bath
towel, powder and put on your
night creams and Jump into bed.
Wear cotton gloves If you use q
hand cream and don't forget to
pat rich eye cream around your
eyes over q rich lubricating night
cream.
| Sweet dreams and more beauty
for the New Yeari
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25

around knitting, papa reading his
paper, mother doing a crossword
puzzle and little brother running in
and out. Many a match misses fire
because 1t is dampened out by its
soggy surroundings.
Worse still, the lack Of some pri-
vacy in the home and a suitable
place in which boys and girls can
foregather, without having the crit
ical eyes Of their elders upon them
and being made self-conscious when
they talk nonsense instead Of dis
cussing the war or international
politics, is responsible for much Of
the wildness of modern youth, and
especially for its spending its eve
nings in night clubs and cabarets
and in petting parties on dark
roads. DOROTHY DIX.
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edge. Baby animals may refuse to
eat or even throw a fit or two, which
shouldn't be alarming in itself. But
If the governing board will just look
at the youngsters mouth at frequent
intervals during its babyhood much
trouble may be avoided.
When a tooth appears inflamed
around the edges and looks loose
take it out. Sometimes by squeezing
the gums at the edge it'll pop out.
Give it chance to become decently
loose and take it out at the crucial
moment. Besides being very annoy
ing, it might otherwise be swallowed.
Don't keep the puppy up during
all hours of the day and night. 1t
needs sleep, lots of it. And potato
sacks, freshly laundered, placed in a
snug box (draughtproof, make a
nice bed. Put it by your bed the
first night or two. For if the puppy
feels lonesome pat on the head
will save much loud bowling and
loss of sleep. And it's easier to reach
down into the dog box from a prox-
unity of 2 feet than to get up and
stagger into the pantry or kitchen.
as the case may be. Don't begrudge
the interruptions of the first few
nights. After all, it's a mighty big
world for little dog to face. And
nighttime makes it worse.
If the puppy isn't paper broken"
already, try putting it on sheet Of
newspaper every time it shows an
inclination toward trouble Only
you have to be mighty quick. For
the action follows the thought al
most Immediately. And sometimes
one makes six starts before getting
the puppy to the goal on time. But
the idea sinks in. And if the Sleep
ing room floor is covered with paper
the puppy will eventually under
stand.
OF course, the idea is to have the
matter attended to out Of doors.
But that may take time. Besides,
the weather's often bad and, what's
worse, the distance to the door be-
comes S miles when the emergency
arrives. So if the little fellow is
paper broken first and then taken
out of doors after each meal, i'm
mediately upon arising (and Ne
mean Immediately and before re-
firing, after a while everything will
be all right. 1t always is!
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you beyond utterance, look inter-
ested and amused, for it's the surest
way to make the stag line think
you're charming person. In our
experience, we've never seen much
cutting in" on the girl who looks
around desperately for help.
Be sure that your evening slippers
or shoes are comfortable. Painful
feet are evident in painful express
sion, and besides, you won't have
any fun if you're more conscious of
your soles than your soulful ex-
preston.
Don't sing. We don't care if
you're a prima donna, just remem-
Der that your partner may not care
for lyrics shouted in his ear.
Don't feel it necessary to keep
up a continual patter that would
make a train announcer feel like
a speeches. adolescent. Some peo-
pie would just rather dance, and if
you dance well you need not talk
unless your partner encourages it.
Wear your best-looking gown,
even if it's an old one. This de-
partment has long been in favor of
the psychology of feeling well in an
old and becoming frock, rather than
wearing a new one which you can
not abide.
Don't think that formal clothes
require a formal face or manner.
Look your prettiest, but don't go
in for tremendously extreme hair
dos, a theatrical makeup and an
all-too bored expression. Be nat
ural.
And there you are. These few
hints on conquering the stag line
may help you to have an even bet
ter time during the holiday activi-
ties, but we hope that right now
you can check down the list and
say, Thanks lot, but I don't need
any of the advice"