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Evening star., 1939-04-22
Star Presents
Home Costinq
Under $4,000
Exhibit House
In River Terrace
Has Six Rooms

The Star enters the presentation
OF low-cost housing with the open
Ing tomorrow as Silver Star Home
Of 1921 Dix street NE, in the River
Terrace development. 1t will be the
fourth Star home Of the year.
Housing for families in the lower
income groups supplied by private
enterprise has been a subject of talk
and speculation for years. During
the past year it has become reality
IN Washington, due in no small de-
gree to the passage of amendments
to the National Housing Act, which
makes 1t possible to buy low-cost
house with a 3 per cent down pay
ment. The result has been a build
Ing boom for the Northeast and
Southeast sections of the city, where
land prices are reasonable enough
for low-cost houses.
Has Three Bedrooms.
The River Terrace home has six
rooms. including three bedrooms,
and Is priced under 5000. 1t was
built by Davy & Murphy, developers
OF the Northeast Washington Sec
ton which already includes more
than hundred homes. George T.
Santmyers designed the house, which
has been furnished by Lansburgh
& Bro.
Under sponsorship of The Star,
the new home will be on exhibition
for 80 days. Visiting hours are from
10 am. until pm. It may be
reached by driving out Benning road
from Fifteenth and H. streets NE.
Continue over the Anacostia River
Bridge to Thirty fourth street and
follow River Terrace signs to the
house.
Poured Concrete Basement Walls.
All basement walls in the home
are Of poured concrete, a type OF
construction usually associated only
with large buildings. Low construc-
ton costs are made possible through
use Of sectionalized forms and a
trained crew of men who have the
procedure well systematized. A spe-
cial hollow-face brick used in the
house greatly adds to the water
proof1ng and insulating character of
the walls.
The house has full basement.
The automatic oil burner there is
equipped for Winter air condition.
Ing and has fan for circulation of
air IN the summer. Steel easement
windows are used throughout the
structure, while the floors are of
oak. In the roof there is full wall
thickness of rock-wool insulation.
The first floor contains a stable
living room, dining room and we'll
appointed kitchen. On the second
moor there are one large bedroom
and two smaller ones. The bath
room Is finished in colored tile.
Structural Features on View.
Special inspection windows have
been installed throughout the house
50 that visitors may examine struc-
tural features. Portions of plaster
have been left of, and the space
boxed In for examination of wall
construction.
The River Terrace home bears the
Endorsement Of members of the
Silver Star Homes Committee. a
group Of five experts in all phases
OF home planning and construction.
Members of the committee inspected
the house thoroughly.
The development of River Terrace
was started approximately 18
months ago. During this time. lis
houses have been built and sold.
while 81 more are now under con-
struction and nearing completion.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

cludes with comparison Of private
and public ownership in the con-
tracts awarded in the first quarter.
Private ownership backed con-
tracts valued at $l9,258, 900 in the
Washington metropolitan area. The
remainder, $l0.208 900. was under
public ownership.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Many Openings in Screen

There are 256 meshes in q single
square inch of bronze insect screen
cloth. Thus when q window 3 feet
wide and 6 feet high is entirely
screened, the insect cloth will con-
tain more than 663, 900 openings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
MCKINLEY HAS
 q PASSENGERS
 FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, Jan 7.-Steamer Mount Mckinley of the Alaska Steamship Company sailed at g o'clock this morning for Southeast and South west Alaska ports with 151 first class and 31 steerage passengers aboard.
 The following passengers aboard the Mount Mckinley are booked for Juneau
 Paul M. Sorensen, Clark Anderson, George Stacey, Mrs. Kemmer, Frank P. Williams, A. H. Humphries, R w. Rees.
 Mae c. Naugle, Mrs c. F. Peter son, Carl Hoffman, Mrs. Ted Schnaltz, Mrs. Grace Ingle, Jackie Schmitz.
 Charles Waynor, J. S. Jeffrey and wife, Miss s. Kemmer, Mrs. c. H. Kemmer, R. x. Murphy, Charles Marrs, Edwin Bowden
 Mrs. Joe Green, Louise Wilson, Bertha Rennan, Mrs. Roy Murphy Dr. H. A. Bauer, Mrs Jack Schmitz.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
STANDARD OIL TO
 SHIFT SMALL BOAT
 REfUELING DOCK

An application to shift their small boat float from the west to the east side of their dock has been filed by the Standard Oil Company at the Juneau City Hall.
 The change would entail driving new piling and building a short breakwater. The present mooring which is used to fuel small boats is considered too exposed to wipd from the channel and to the wash from Gold Creek.
 The City Engineers office has taken no action on the application for permit an dit is not known when the work will begin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

 NoRTHBOUND North Coast scheduled to ar rive late Monday night or Tuesday.
 . Mount Mckinley due Tuesday. . Should have seven days mail aboard
 SCHEDULED SAlLINGS Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vanvoucer pm. j January 10.
 Northland scheduled to sail from Seattle January l3 at 10 am.
 . Tcngass scheduled to sail from Seattle January 13 at 9 m. sOUTHBOUND SAILINGS . Baranof is scheduled to arrive at 8 o'clock Monday morning and sails south half an hour later. LOCAL SAIIINGS . Estebeth scheduled to sail every Wednesday at pm. for Sit ka and wayports. . Dart leaves every Wednesday at 2 am. for Petersburg, Port Alexander, Rake and way . ports. . A q c c 0 e ,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
E5TEBETH NOW ON
 RETURN TRIP HERE

Mail boat Estebeth at 9 o'clock this morning radiophoned that she was just entering Peril Straits from Salisbury Sound and the approxi- mate arrival times at various ports were given as follows:
 Chatham about ? o'clock this afternoon, Angoon about o'clock, Tenakee about o'clock tonight and Hoonah about o'clock to- morrow morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
KIND WORDS HANDED0UT,
 JITTERBUGS

CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-There is noth- ing wrong with jit,e4 pug dancing or the youngsters who swing 1t, believes the Rev C. w. Clark of St. Louis University.
 "Jitterbug dancing isn't as bad as they say it is,' he declares. Whats more, even if it were bad, youngsters wouldn't be to blame for it. We 'oldsters' created it and passed it on to them"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
DON HAGERTY, JR., HOST
 WITH STAG PARTY TODAY

Don Hagerty Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Don Hagerty, entertained with stag party this afternoon at his home on Fifth Street, in celebration Of his ninth birthday.
 Guests attended the matinee, after which they returned to the Hagerty residence for refreshments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
GAME COMMISSIONER
 ON MOUNT MCKINLEY

Frank P. Williams, Commissioner in the Alaska Come Commission from St. Michael, is a Mount Me- Kinley passenger, arriving from Se- attle Tuesday. Williams will attend sessions of the commission here next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
SIMMONS FLIES

Shell Simmons went out to Hoo nah in the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed this morning to bring in three passengers, pr. Joseph Aron- son Irma Parr and John Marvin.
 Also in the inbound plane were 200 pounds of X-ray equipment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
OUTSIDE ON VISIT

Kay Gambol, member of the staff of The Rendezous at Fairbanks, will be passenger passing through Ju- neau Monday abaoard the Baranof. She will return north in March.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
DRAKES MOVE TO TOWN

MT. and Mrs. James Drake of the Fritz Cove section moved into the Feldon Apartments today, planning to spend the remainder of the winter months in the city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
PAUL SORENSEN
 RETURNING HOME

Paul Sorensen, superintendent of the Hirst- -Chichagof mine is return ing to Juneau on the Mount Mc- Kinley, which left Seattle this morn ing.
 Sorensen has been out for several weeks on a vacation trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
JEFFERYs NoRTHBoUND

J. s. Jeffrey and wife are passen- gers northbound aboard the Mounrt Mckinley. He is a wellknown trave,t ing man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07

In the four-month period June to September, 1,093,000 pounds of swordfish, valued at about $100,- 900, were caught in Nova Scotia waters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
MRS. sCHMITz COMING

Mrs. Jack Schmitz and son are passengers aboard the Mount Me- Kinley returning to their Juneau home after a vsiit in the south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
DIvoRCEs GRANTED

Divorces were granted in Federal District Court today to Mabel Fergu- son of Juneau from Clarence Fergu- son and to Lester Elkins of Peters burg from Laura Elkins.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
ARRESTED

Frank Baravina has been arrested by the Marshars office charged with disorderly conduct.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07

Studies in California show Decem- Der is the month of most traffic ac- cidents
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
BARTENDERs EJECT

New officers were elected fcr the Bartenders Union local here' last night with L. c. Cray taking the Presidents chair
 Mike Seston was eiested Vice President, Sig Pause was named Recording Secretary and Tom Casey was named Secretary Treasurer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
DAWSON HOCKEY RINK

Rebuilding of the ice hockey rink at Dawson is now in progress. The old one fire. destroyed several years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
News l. Q. Answers

|. czar of All the Russias, recent iy acclaimed by Russian exiles in Paris.
 ?. Roosevelt & Sargent (Son James Boston insurance firm).
 3. Gaston B. Means, convicted of taking $f04, 900 from a Washington woman under pretext he could find the baby.
 4. Ernst Neumann, veterinarian. Leader of Memei's Nazis.
 5. Spanish Loyalists. They used old bull ring cheer to taunt lnsur- gents over delayed offensive.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07

THR EAT to air supremacy is lamented by Louis Johnson (abOve), assistant secretary of war, in urging increase in the U. S. defenses, and development
 of civil aviation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
LEGION TO MEET

Afford John Bradford post No, 4. American Begipn.s will meet Mon- day night at the Dugout.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07

Wheat is successfully grown at attitudes of 10000 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide-2:37 am, 17.8 feet. Low tide-8:31 am, 0.9 feet. High tide-2;35 pm, 18.7 feet. Low tide.-9:00 pm, -2.7 feet.
 TIDES MONDAY
 High tide-2::23 am, 17.7 feet. Low tide-9:23 am, II feet. High tide-3:27 pm. TIA feet, Low tide-9:46 pm, IA feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-07

Try an Empire au.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
AROUND
I THE HOUSE

Spare the Soap and Gilt.-Use
very little soap on gilt china.
In the Living Room.-Too many
cushions on the davenport often
spoil its proportion.
Cleaning Cement Ornaments
Use medium stiff wire brush to
clean the bird baths and other
cement ornaments in the garden.
Plant Food Spreader.-Supply
plant food to your garden from
the first. A kitchen colander is a
handy utensil to use for spreading
the food.
Whipping Egg Whites. - Egg
whites beat easier when at room
temperature. Remove from re-
frigerator and let stand a while
before whipping.
When Mirrors Become Stained.
Make a paste of fine whiting
and methylated spirit. Rub it
over the mirror and leave to dry;
then clean the mirror in the or
binary way.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
French Provincial Style
OF Furniture Il Revived

French provincial furniture, now
that it is being revived, is sure to
be with US for long time for it is
beautiful in itself, it is moderately
priced, and it can be combined so
well with early American styles.
Many women, who like little vari-
ETY. in their rooms, will delight to
find that the simple, graceful chairs
of beechwood and of cherry in this
French vein mix perfectly with ma
pie tables and chairs.
There are charming upholstered
armchairs, too, from which to
choose, and many handsome little
occasional tables, some of the TERED
variety, others with sunken recep-
tacles for plants, and still others
for bedside use and for service for
afternoon tea or after dinner coffee.
Whether you are doing an entire
room or are merely investing in a
piece or two you'll have no difficulty
in finding charming furniture in
French provincial style.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
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Making Good the Boast

Making Good the Boast
Typical Americans think they
are better than the average.
That's what makes America
great.
On a day when beautiful cloud
forms are seen, there really seem
to be mansions in the sky.
Work is a great sedative, but IL
doesn't necessarily bring happi-
ness. If you stop to bemoan, down
you go!
Can Human Ingenuity?
Abolish poverty and end at least
half the unhappiness in the world.
A nervousIy over-wrought man
may be entertaining, but y0u are
sorry he hasn't more repose. After
all, people that "rest" you are the
most agreeable.
Those who comment most learn
eddy on being rich seem to be
those who haven't any money.
Few millionaires have time to b
philosophers.
Wouldn't We All?
A painstaking editor would like
to read his funeral sermon in or.
der to blue-pencil the errors in it.
"Waves Of indignation" are pub
lie opinion in motion.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
Salads for Summer Meals

When the mercury scars skyward
and appetites are on the wane, moth
ing tastes quite SO good as a crisp,
cool mixture Of fresh greens, or
fruits, or vegetables with a tart,
taste-teasing dressing.
Salads are summer favorites.
There's hardly dish that's so SIM
pie yet so satisfying to make, and
there's such pleasant way of max
ing sure that we get the minerals
and vitamins we need!
Suggestions on Salads.
Salad ingredients must be clean
and cold and crisp. Contrast is i'm
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
Three Boxes Make a Davenport Frame.

THERE comes a letter from a
= reader who says: Thanks for
the article telling how to make a
chair of lumber and cover it. I
wish there were more things that
husbands and wives could do to-
gether. / have made all the cur
tains for our house and some slip
covers, but this chair that we both
worked on was much more inter-
esting."
Here is something that looks
ambitious but is really simple.
Anyone that can make three wood
en- boxes and then screw or bolt
them together, can make this day.
export frame. The center box is
made to fit an inner spring mat
tress of any size desired. All the
other dimensions are given here.
One way to make the cushions
is to bind fiat sheets of newspa-
pers together and then pad this
base with cotton. Covering ma
terial in a rather heavy, rough
textured cotton goods in a plain
color or a conventional design will
harmonic best with the modern
lines of this piece Of furniture.
NOTICE ABOUT BOOK
PRICES: Book 1-SEWING for
the Home Decorator; and No. 2,
Gifts, Novelties and Embroid-
cries, are now Is cents each, or
both books for rs cents. Readers
who have not secured their copies
of these two books should send in
their orders Immediately, as no
more copies will be available,
when the present supply is ex-
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
Brings EN- Back Alive

NJ OF SO many years ago a mother
l " punished her son for trying to
capture a buzzing rattlesnake near
their home in the outskirts Of Dali
las, Texas. He wanted it to sell to
a man in Minneapolis, MIMI. who
made snake oil.
When the family moved to Chicago
this young fellow was no longer able
to catch animals and birds as he
could in Texas. But he often went
to the Lincoln Park ZOO to satisfy
his desire to own strange animals.
That was years ago. Now he can
60 into almost any ZOO or circus
menagerie in the United States and
greet those behind the bars as past
acquaintance. His name is Frank
Buck and wherever there are wild
animals in captivity in this country,
some of them are there because
Buck brought 'em back alive"
Some of the rarest animals Buck
has ever brought back were OBJ
tanned, not only with courage. but
with this friendly diplomacy. His
skill in handling the native people
of the jungle and his ability to make
friends with Oriental potentates &C.
count for his opportunities to 60
where animals are to be had.
Among the strange people with
whom he deals, he is great "tuan"
or chief-both to the coolies of the
Malay peninsula and to the rajahs
of India. But more important of
all, perhaps, is that he no longer
has any fear of his mother punish
ing him for catching snakes.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
Emperor Norton

IN 1858 Joshua A. Norton, wearing
1 a poorly fitting navy officers uni
form set off with gold braid, and
with a saber at his belt, rode BIZ
cycle up Market street in San Fran
cisco. He stopped at main corner
and said to the crowd: Il proclaim
myself Norton l, Emperor of the
United States and Protector of Mex
ico."
There was no doubt that he was
crazy. But for the next % years,
until he died in 1880. the people of
San Francisco paid respect to the
Emperor" who was familiar fig
ure in the streets.
Even the straight-laced bankers
of the day cashed the small notes
the self-styled ruler issued. He
passed them out in restaurants and
stores but none of them ever was
for more than so cents.
Not only were his requests for
money small. but all the demands
he made as a result of his wide
authority" were reasonable - so
reasonable that the people of San
Francisco had no trouble giving in
to them and thus humoring him.
When he died of heart disease on
the cobblestones of Kearny street,
80, 900 people heard prominent citi-
gems praise him for his good char
acter. In Woodlawn Memorial GEM
etery is a shaft bearing this in
scription: Morton l, Emperor Of
the limited States and Protector of
Mexico. Joshua A. Norton, 1919
1890"
Q Western Newspaper Union.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30

hausted. Your choice of the
QUILT LEAFLET illustrating 36
authentic patchwork stitches or
the RAG RUG LEAFLET, will be
included with orders for both
books for the present, but the Of
fer may be withdrawn at any
time. Leaflets are 6 cents each
when ordered separately.
Everyone should have copies of
these two books containing a total
of SO How to Sew articles by Mrs.
Spears, that have not appeared in
the paper. Send your order at
once to Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des-
PLANES St., Chicago, Ill.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
Get This New Cook Book.

Who said that Father doesn't like
salads? OF course he does! To be
sure it's sheer waste of energy
to make fancy creation in the hope
of pleasing him, but there are plenty
of plain, substantial salads that he
likes. In her new cook book, "Feed-
ing Father" Eleanor Howe tells just
how to please him with salads and
other of his favorite foods. Send 10
cents in coin to Eleanor Howe, 919
North Michigan avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,, and get your copy.
released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
Wise and Otherwise

Tell the modern girl she's all
the world to you-she'l reduce.
Half Of the world is keeping
secrets-and the other half h
trying to find them out.
The breadwinner's biggest
worry is family that wants
cake.
The bashful lover is always
in hot water when trying to
break the ice.
The difference between the
moon and the honeymoon Is that
the latter is fullest only when II
is new.
Some people don't care
whether they're on top Of the
world or not, as long as they
can keep sitting.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
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senrunri Fesrures
CLEAN GOVERNMENT

0TODAY the determination Of or.
L gained crime is gradually pro-
crossing from city to city. Its sponsors
are being exposed and driven from
power. The people have learned they
need no longer tolerate the furtive
alliance between the upper and the un-
der world. In high places ii has been
learned that clean government can also
be good polite" Thomas E. De.cey,
District Attorney OF Nes0 York.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30

portant, too-con-
traSt in textures,
in iavors, and in
colors. Combine
crisp foods with
soft; sharp, pun
gent-tasting foods
with mild = fla
yored ones: and
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
and remove

leaves and garnish with egg yolk
(riced) and capers.
Frozen Tomato Salad.
l tablespoon unflavored gelatin
14icup cold water
/ No. 2 can tomatoes
cup celery and celery leaves
(chopped)
2 tablespoons diced onion
/ teaspoon salt
teaspoon sugar
6 whole cloves
p peppercorns
Sprig thyme
/ bay leaf
cup whipping cream (whipped)
" teaspoon paprika
Soak gelatin in cold water. Heat
tomatoes, celery, onion and all sea-
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30

pale, undressing looking foods
with foods that are wildly colored.
Make your summer salads as light
or as substantial as you please.
Find a few good basic recipes, and
vary them to suit yourself. Here
are some of my own favorites-
practical, everyday recipes that are
easy to prepare and serve, yet deli
cious enough for almost any social
occasion
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
ADVENTUROUS
AMERICANS
BY
Elmo Scott Watson
Elmo Scott Watson
Hero of Shimonoseki


M HILE the sloop Natchez was in
W the harbor at Pensacola, Fla,
more than a hundred years ago,
cry of "Man overheard" rang
throughout the vessel with unusual
frenzy because sharks had been
swarming around the ship in hungry
schools.
While others prepared to launch a
boat, David Stockton McDougal,
young midshipman, dived into the
water, swan to the laundering man
and kept him afioat. He churned
the water and was able to brighten
off the sharks until the rescue boat
arrived.
This incident shows the fearless
courage that ruled his adventurous
career in the United States navy.
His exploits came to a climax while
he was commander of the steam
frigate Wyoming during the Civil
war.
Ordered to patrol Asiatic waters
in search of Confederate vessels
preying upon Union commerce, he
found that a greater threat to Unit
ed States shipping came from the
Japanese. The Mikado had ordered
all foreigners expelled from Japan
and the surrounding waters. Fanat-
ical Japanese had already made
several attacks on American ves-
sells when Commander McDougal
arrived at the Straits of Shimono-
seki.
Along the shore were high bluffs
fortified with several batteries Of
heavy artillery. Ahead of him were
three Japanese war vessels. In
spite Of the heavy opposition, he
steamed into the straits past the
blazing shore batteries and engaged
the three vessels.
The first fire of the Wyoming sank
two of the ships and then silenced
the third. This allowed McDougal
to turn his attention to the batteries
along the shore. Reversing his
course through the straits, he delib-
erately invited continued fire. but ST.
fenced all the japanese guns.
Had this incident occurred at any
other time than when attention was
conferred on Gettysburg and vicks-
burg, the fame of this dauntless
navy officer who fought a good-sized
naval engagement with one ship,
would have rung round the world.
=
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-30
Cinderella Salad.

french dressing
a n d C h oppe d
mint. Chill in re-
frigerator for one
hour. Then add
remaining ingre-
dients and toss to-
gether lightly,
adding additional
french dressing,
if desired. Gar
nish with strips