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Evening star., 1939-12-15
Stone Mason Can Discover
What Causes Fireplace to
Fail in Burning Properly
Shellac Will Protect Surface
OF Papered Folding Screens;
Colorless Lacquer Is Used
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

DEAR MISS NOWELL
The fireplace living
times perfectly
the wallpaper shows smoke
what might be done the chimney and also what
the paint and wallpaper?
Evening star., 1939-12-15

Whafeve b-0hy rich cold and punch
seems haze become traditional the Christmas Neu
scen important that accompanying foods should blend
ser,edor contrast wi exactly the right Suggestions for
holiday tea offered this page today.
Evening star., 1939-12-15
K. H. l..

necessary to line them? The ma
terial seems heavy enough to hang
nicely and I thought of binding it
around the edge.
r. K. D.
Answer: Velveteen is heavy
enough to be used unlined, but the
expense Of draperies really war
rants the Innings as they are never
quite satisfactory otherwise. The
lining gives them a fullness and
hand" as they fall in folds, and
also protects them from wear and
fading by sunlight. It increases
their life by years. I am sure that
unlned velvet draperies would show
faded streaks in one season, and I
am equally sure that with lining
they would be usable for five years,
barring accidents. Velveteen will
lose its threads at any point where
it gets rubbing or hard wear, and
you are likely to get a worn streak
just where the draperies are rubbed
against the sill. The only ma
teriais that are perfectly salts
factory unlined are the natural
colored heavy fabrics similar to
monks cloth which will not fade
or show light.
Questions on household fur
nishings, interior decorations,
ETC., should be addressed to
Margaret NOVEL; at The Evening
Star. The answer will appear In
this column rs quickly as space
permits.
Evening star., 1939-12-15

My "Freckle" leaflet suggests a
sane treatment. Write me, care
Of this paper, and inclose q self
addressed, stamped (3-cent) en-
vel0pe If you request 1t,
Evening star., 1939-12-15
Make Grand Tea
ssin No Time,

Talk about easy!
Just drop Mccormick Tea Bag in
a heated cup. Pour freshly boiling
water over it. Draw 4 or minutes.
Remove bag. Presto!-the finest
cup o tea you ever tasted!
There's no other tea like McCor-
mick Tea. Its grand favor is so
smooth and mellow, 80 completely
satisfying, that many prefer it with
out sweetening Cor with much less
than usuaD.
Ask for Mccormick Tea Bags,
in packages of 10. 25 or 1OO-or,
for use in your teapot, buy McCor-
mick Tea in II, n or lib. flavor
tight cans. Your grocer also has
Mccormick Spices and Extracts;
watch for our recipes in this paper.
Evening star., 1939-12-15

- CLIP THIS REMINDER -
Evening star., 1939-05-20

note Of pleading In Sammy's voice
which was hard to resist. Mrs.
Sammy shook her head. II don't
believe 1t would be a bit of use,"
said she.
"Yes 1t would" replied Sammy
eagerly. "I1l promise not to find
the least bit of fault. Couldn't we
use the old nest again?"
Mrs. Sammy shook her head.
mo-" said she most decidedly. mo
indeed! I don't want ever to see
that nest again. I think, Sammy
it would be better for us both If we
never see each other any more"
But Sammy was quite sure it
wouldn't. The more determined that
she would 60 away Mrs. Sammy
seemed, the more humble Sammy
became. He blamed himself. He
promised all sorts of things if only
Mrs. Sammy would remain and
start all over again. If his neigh
bors could have heard Sammy Jay
pleading they would have had hard
work to recognize the strong -willed,
independent Sammy they had SO
long known.
Now Mrs. Sammy has a great
deal of wisdom in that small head
OF hers. She didn't yield hastily.
She let Sammy do a whole lot of
worrying, then led him on to prom
ise this thing, to promise that thing,
and to promise the other thing
Finally when Sammy had promised
everything she wanted, Mrs. Sam
my agreed to make up. Sammy was
Evening star., 1939-05-20

Individual design, fine environment and nationally
known equipment make these the outstanding
small homes today's market Furred masonry
walls, rock wool insulation. copper pipes.
gas or Oil air-conditioned heat. full tiled baths
metal weatherstrips, copper screens, Woodtex Ger
tainted roof, Morgan millwork Murphy kitchen
cabinets, Standard plumbing fixtures.
Evening star., 1939-05-20

is that there be full resumption of
real estate activity and mortgage
lending. But the mortgage investor
cannot do his share in this process
of recovery unless the equity in
vestor can be found who will take
the primary risk.
1T may well be that the entire
future of the real estate financing
business depends upon making real
estate tax limitation generally ef-
fective.
There is little question but that
the tax question arises Immediately
in every equity investors mind when
he initiates his plans for any un-
dertaking. In most cities today To-
cal taxes require 20 per cent of the
gross receipts of an investment
property. A sharp increase in taxes
IN a market which will not admit
OF increased rentals may wipe out
the equity owners earnings for q
considerable period. The equity in
veStor needs and should have a
fixed limit as to the amount of real
estate taxes that can be levied"
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGl

ny AHOnN 4ON W. DOnUESS.
There's Nothing Quite So Sweet in Life
As Making Up, and Ending Strife.
Strife, you know, means fighting
and quarreling. 1t is too bad that
there ever is such a thing as strife.
but as long as there is, it is a blessed
thing that folks can make up.
Whether Sammy Jay and Mrs. Sam
my ever would have made up, if
things hadn't happened just as they
did, no one knows. OF course they
might have. Then, again, Mrs.
Sammy might have done just what
she was going to do, gone far, far,
far away.
But, as you remember, Broadwing
the Hawk came along, and Sammy
warned Mrs. Sammy just in the nick
OF time and when Broadwing had
disappeared Mrs. Sammy flew
straight over to the tree lin which
Sammy was hiding. Sammy Jay
said she, Il didn't intend ever to
speak to you again, but you have
saved my life, and I've just got to
thank you for doing that. Now
I'm going far, far, far away, so we
won't ever quarrel any. more"
When Mrs. Sammy first appeared
Sammy looked very sheepish and
uncomfortable, but when she said
she was going far, far away, he
looked decidedly alarmed. What
what-what are you going away
for?" he stammered.
so that you won't see anything
more of me-" replied Mrs. Sammy
"But-but-but I want to see you.
l don't want you to go away. IL
I'm sorry about those eggs. I'm
sorry found fault about that hest.
Can't we build another nest and
begin all over again?" There was
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Phi|odeIphion to Speak
To Reul Estute Bourd

An illustrated talk on "Rehabili-
tation of Blighted Areas" will be
given by Arthur w. Binns, of Phila-
delphia, at meeting of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board to be held
next Thursday night at the Carl
ton Hotel, it was announced today
by Francis A. Murray, boaro presi-
dent.
Mr.. Murray said that the speaker
will present the same talk which he
made as one of the high lights of
last weeks realtor conference in
Atlantic City. Because of his sue
cess in actually bringing to life
Evening star., 1939-05-20

so happy he could hardly contain
himself. His voice, usually so harsh,
became wonderfully sweet, as it al
ways does when he whistles his love
notes. He followed Mrs. Sammy
about as if afraid to let her out of
his sight. Before the day was
ended Mrs. Sammy had chosen
place for new home and they had
Evening star., 1939-05-20

neighborhoods that were deterior-
ating rapidly, Mr.. Binns recently
was made a member of a special
committee on rehabilitation of
blghted areas of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards.
A buffet supper will be served
following the talk.
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Copper SCREENING Uroed

One tiny rust hole in a summer
window screen forms an entrance for
potential army of disease-spread-
ing insects. Copper screening, how
ever, is rustproof.
Evening star., 1939-05-20

actually begun building. So ended
all the trouble in the Jay family
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
Dale Holland Has
 Tenth Birthday

Dale Holland. who is 10 years old today, entertained with stag party yesterday afternoon after school at the family home on Sixth Street.
 Ice cream. cake and candies were enjoyed by the six boy friends pres ent. The afternoon was spent in playing Chinese checkers, bingo and guessing games. Honors for check CTS went to Jackie Everett, for bingo to Bill Evans and for the guessing game, Nickita Tulintseff
 Those present were Jackie Ever cit, Stephen Noble, Robert Howell Don Hagesty, Ni}dta Tulintseff and Bill Evans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
TIDES TOMORROW
TIDES MONDAY

Lew tide-3:2S am, 32 feet
 High tide-9:54 am, 14,2 feet. Low tide-4:03 pm, 3.5 feet. High tide-1O:09 pm, 13.4 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
NEGRO WOMAN SENTENCED

Arminta Osborne, found guilty of being drunk and disorderly, was sentenced today by U. s. Commis- sioner Felix Gray to six months in jail
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
Australia's population Decem- Der S1 totalled 6,929, ,691-3,504 ,3G9 males and 3,425 1922 females, an in crease of 63.1O1 for the year.

gas@ggs@xsaz@ z@sszsss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
BLACK GOD AND lkLM0N BROUGHT
 TO DOCK TO-DAY

Two black cod boats came in today from the banks and one salmon packer.
 The Louhelen and the Fern II brought in about 25,O00 pounds of black cod and little halibut, while the Phyllis R. packed in 4,00O pounds of salmon.
 Salmon now is selling in Juneau on the fish exchange at 20 cents a pound for large red kings, 10 cents a pound for mediums and 10 cents a pound for whites.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
ONE HALIBUTER
 SELLS AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Oct. 21-One halibut- CT from the western banks sold here today, the Eclipse, 39'Oo0 pounds, at 1oA and 10l2 cents a pound.
 Sable fishers selling are as fol- lows: Selma J 2,000 pounds, Al Junior 3,0OO pounds, Thelma Sec ond 5000 pounds, Myrtle 5000 pounds all for 6 cents a pound straight; Dawn 1000 pounds at 5# cents straight
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

ss Ss NORTHBOUND c Tongaes scheduled to arrive at 2:3O o'clock Sunday after noon.
 c North Sea due Tuesday. . SCHEDULED SAILlNGS e Yukon scheduled to sail from Seattle late this afternoon or evening.
 Q Princess Louise scheduled to c sail from Vancouver at g O. clock tonight.
 0 Taku scheduled to sail from Q Seattle October 24 at 9 p. m. e Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle October 27 at 10 . a. m.
 . SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS c Alaska southbound Monday
 LOCAL SAILINGS
 Estebeth scheduled to sc j every Wednesday at pm. for Sit ka and wayports.
 c Dart leaves every Wedn esday at T am for Petersburg. Port Alexander, Rake and way ports
 0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
DIXON PUTS up
 SALMON POLES

Emil Samuelson brought the halibuter- Eol,er Dixon. to port today and put away his trolling poles for the year.
 Samuelson, one of the last of the trollers to quit the grounds, although a few are still out, says there Is too much ice and mo fish"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
FOUR LEAVE ON
 TENAkEE HUNT

Four Juneau men left town this morning aboard the cruiser Bobby C., for several days hunting in the vicinity of Tenakee.
 Those making the hunt are Arnot Hendrickson, Jack Kearney, Bill Niederhauser and Jim Orme.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
ATTENTION MASONS

Stated Communication of Mt. Ju- neau Lodge Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work in the F. c. Degree.
 J. w. LEVERS, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21

BALL ROOM DANCING
 Lessons for beginners. 6 lessons for $500. Phone Red 119. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21

Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-21
HIP MURRAY.

Halloween again and the An nual Education Fund Ball by the Business and Professional Womens Club at Elks Hall, Sat, Oct 28.
 adv.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Chicago Livestock

s :5sSs h5s sosSs
terdays M i advance Of 70 10 cents qrn SPOTS we're
35 cents higher OF. lighter butchers The
PRACTICAL top was $5.s5. with choice !ight
less than expected-and packers received
$500 in direct shipments.
active and and a5 'i'snt cents hisher. The bulk
of medium weight and weighty steers were
up %. to 40 cents A top of S1l.4o was
paid for light and long yearlings; Vyealers
$11 90. Salable receipts were 5000 head.
1000 less than expected.
Fat lambs were active and steady to
strong Sheep we're about stady. Receipts
were but 1000 head in the open market
Just half the number expected. Dlrec'
snpfnI unted aea sates pepartmen9 9 nena of Agrcu
ture) .--Salabie hogs. 5000: total 24.500
opened 1n-so higher than Tuesdays. aver
With spots 8 higher on light hogs: prac-
10 70 .So: @ M baik sood 4 ana ana ehoise IsoS24o
bulk good }3o-45o pounds packing sows,
45N-75; lighter, weights. ass up;
! 900: general market very active, mostlS
25 higher; bulk medium weight and
weighty steers. 25-4o higher: clearance
good; all interests in market; shippers and
and good to choice WeiRhty steers; all
grades and classes sharply higher than
week ego; some weighty steers steers Loo PEI
top 40 paid for light and long year.
linRs: several loads, HOOPS: 1,3l1 pound
offerings, y 10; $50 pounds 1913, ano
dium weight and weghty steers 1O.OO-15
several loads medium weight. II DOLL ] o;
rough but fat weighty, bullocks, s,25-9.:5
500: strictly choice 995-pound heifers
25: weiehtv cutter COWS. up to 5."5
sausage bulls 735 down: vealers. 10 sc
down: very few. HOO; stock cattle scarce
and slow.
salable sheep 1000; total. 5000; late
s.5oS95: % top m ss5: good e yearlings. tS 6i65.
700; slaughter ewes, 3.75-4 so: today:
trade, fat lambs. active. steady to strong
rather freely: best still held around 900
good yearlings, 7.5O: sheep about steady
few natives and slaughter ewes. 1854 25
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Dec. 90 QR.---The neutral
currences were forced down in relation to
the dollar. in foreign money trade today
While the Enslish pound and FRENCH
franc held UNCHANGED. the guilder lost 0.05
of a cent. the belsa o,o2 Of a cent and the
Swiss franc 0.01 Of cent.
Some exchange men associated the de-
olines with trade losses due to war &C
tivitv at sea.
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars, others in cents:
Great Britain Britain demand, 3e4Mi Great es
ao-day bills; 3;s2N: Canada, Montreal in
Montreal. $50; belgium. 1855; Den
mark, 1898; Finland, Loon; FRANCE, ga;
unquoted; Greece. O:73n: Hungary, Il con;
Italy, 5.05: Netherlands. 53.11 Norway,
Sweden, 1888: Switzerland, 2244; Ar
gentina (oficiaD. 2a,77: Argentina ifree>
o2.75; Brazil foficiaD sos; Brazil free)
$40: Mexico, u son; Japan, 3.49; Hong
Kong. 24.73: Shanehai. 7.s5: Yugoslavia
2.35n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Farm Production
.k4PerCent Above
Pre.Drought Period
Crop Lond Harvested
Is Smallest Since
1915 Period
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Departments
final crop report for the season
showed that farm production dur
ing 1889 was nearly per cent larger
than the average of the 1923 -32
"pre-drought period" despite con-
siderably smaller acreage harvest.
Crop land harvested this year
was reported at 325 100000 acres
the smallest since about 1915
compared with an average of 354,-
100000 acres in the pre-drought
period. Higher yields more than
offset the reduction in acreage. This
years total farm production was
said to have been about l per cent
below last year.
The final report, based on Deem
ber conditions, placed the corn
crop at 2,619,137,O0O bushels, an in
crease of about l per cent over the
November estimate of 1881 ,O63 900
bushels. The wheat crop was put
at 755,000000 bushels, an increase
of about 2 per cent over the previous
estimate of 739,445 900 bushels.
Other changes raised the flax
seed production from 17,439,OOO to
20,330,000 bushels, the largest crop
since 1880, and the soybean crop
from 1859 900 to 87,4O9 900 bushels,
the largest on record.
The reduction in crop acreage
this year was said to have been due
to several factors. These included
large supplies of grain, cotton, hay,
canned vegetables and several other
important farm products on hand
last spring, relatively low prices of
some craps at planting time and
more general compliance" with the
departments crop control programs.
A part of the reduction also re-
suited, the report said, from drought
conditions in the central great
plains-conditons which have pre-
vailed this fall to the detriment of
next years winter wheat crop
The report said that in six central
great plains States, which normally
plant fifth of the country's crop
acreage, nearly sixth of the acreage
planted was lost because of the
drought. Yields from remaining
crops were "distressingly low" it was
said.
On the other hand. the yield of
cotton was unusually high in much
o fthe South and the average of
nearly 236 pounds per acre, which
has been exceeded only in 1887, re-
suited in the production of the me-
dium-size crop of nearly 100000
bales from the smallest acreage
picked in more than 40 years.
The report said that the total
gross tonnage of l3 major fruit crops
for marketing during the 1939-4O
season was about / per cent less
than the record tonnage produced in
1887 but nearly 2 per cent larger
than last years production.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
1889 Apple Crop Totals
0,2S4,Oo0 Bushels
"A, the Assoc,a+ed pras-

B, the Associated Press.
A commercial apple crop of 100,-
2S4,000 bushels for 1899 has been
forecast. Last year it was 80 1876 900
bushels.
The Agriculture Department, in its
last report Of the year, said produc-
ton was greater than last year in
all sections except the Western
States, where worm damage and hot
weather reduced the crop in WASH
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Colorado.
In the North Atlantic States the
crop was estimated at 29,85O,O0O
bushels, while in the Central States
it was estimated at %, ,9O5 900 bushels.
The department said appreciable
quantities were left unharvested in
most commercial areas because Of
low prices and unusually large
quantities were diverted to process
ing plants.
The production by States for 1899
and 1898 included: Maryland, 1,7OO,-
900 and l,419.000; West Virginia,
100000 and 3,227,000.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Santa Fe Plans 70 Spend
$6,776,800 Next Year
ay the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Directors
of Atchison. Topeka e. Santa Fe
Railway yesterday tentatively au-
thorized expenditures of S6,776, 300
for Improvements in 1910, which,
added to the carryover of 1850 900
from 1889 will make approximately
$25 100000 available for additions
and betterments to the system in
the new year.
The carryover from 1899 includes
$10,925, 900 for new equipment yet
to be delivered, $4,384 900 for addi-
tions and betterments, $2,214,O for
extensions and SLIPS 900 for i'm
provements to existing facilities.
At the start of this year the sys-
tenn carried over from 1888 approx
imately $l2,oOOOOo to which was
added a total of $4,700,0OO for i'm
provements.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
St. Paul Is Authorized
To Pay R. F. c. S2oO,0O0

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec 20.-Trustees of
the Chicago. Milwaukee, ST. Paul
g. Pacific Railroad Co. yesterday
were authorized by the Federal
court to pay the reconstruction
Finance Corp s2e0,0OO INSTALL
ment on a s2,291 900 loan, due jan
uary /.
The loan was made March 6.
1884. for purchase of new rails and
equipment and for air-conditioning
of trains.
The court also authorized the line
to spend $4,000 for the purchase
of two lots to improve the roads
water front facilities in Seattle,
Wash.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Daily Oil Production
Larger During Week,
Institute Finds
Activity at Refineries
Continues to Drop,
Hits 1914 Per Cent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Daily av-
erage crude oil production in the
United States during the week end
ed December 16 totaled 1856, ,750
barrels, compared with 1927 $50 bar
rels the previous week and 3,276, 300
year ago, the American Petroleum
Institute reported.
Kansas production showed the
most important change, increasing
10000 barrels day.
Refining activity continued to ia
per off, as reporting reflneries op-
Grated at 1914 per cen. of potential
capacity, compared with 806 per
cent the week before Runs of crude
oil to stills for the industry as a
whole were estimated at 3415 900
barrels a day, against 3,460,000 the
previous week and 3l6O,0O0 a year
ago.
Finished and unfinished gasoline
stocks increased again to 78,l58.000
barrels at the end of the week from
77.l96,000 barrels a week ago and
70573, 900 at the same time last
year, Gasoline production totaled
ll,58300O barrels, against 12,027,0O0
the previous week
Imports of crude and refined oils
at principal ports totaled l,ll0,0OO
barrels, up from 671 900 barrels the
week before
The committee report showing
daily average crude oil production
Gn barrels follows:
Mote: The figures indicated below Go not
include any estimate of any oil which
might have been surreptitiously produced
Week ended December 16, with changes
from previous week:
Evening star., 1939-12-20

Jersey Standard
Advances Price
Of Fuel Oil
By the Associated Press,

Bs the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey yesterday
raised the price of bunker fuel oil
at North Atlantic ports IS cents to
$1.50 barrel.
The higher price was called for,
the company said, by increased
tanker transportation costs.
The company will also meet re-
Gently advanced heating oil quota
tions at New York and New Eng
land points by boosts of four -tenths
cent a gallon.
Evening star., 1939-12-20
BEATRICE A. CLEPHANE, Attorney,
Si3 Investment BuilairE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
,umbia G9,eo @MoNA SsEas poRoTHY 5o 5Tf GRANT
Massa chusetts Ave Plaintiff, VS.. JOSEPH
WRIGHT GRANT. -4th Ma:ine, HospIta, /
SHANGHAI, China Defendant.-No. 4SlO,
Civil Action-The object Of this suit is
to obtain an absolute divorce on the ,ground
of desertion On motion of the plaintiff
ordered that the defendant Joseph Wright
Grant cause his appearance to be entered
herein on or before the ,fortieth day. ex-
OCCURRING after the day of the first pub
iicetiNn Of this order: otherwise the Gauss
will be proceeded with as in case OF de-
published once a week for three successive
weeks in the washington Law Re1orter,
end the Evening star Newspaper before
said cay. JAMES NJ PROCTOR. Justice,
Isp?lD attest: CHARLES z STEW RI,
Clerk. BY ELEANOR E. JOBE; Assistant
Cie-r deo0.oI,laj
Evening star., 1939-12-20
Sales Of Baby Bonds
Show Gain for Year

Sales of baby bonds by the Treas
ury so far this fiscal year total
1854 4,526,4 ,458, compared with $217,-
403, $50 in the similar period last
year.
Redemptions of baby bonds
amounted to $48,089,712, compared
with $35,746,143 in the similar period
last wear.
Evening star., 1939-12-20

In tracing the beginning of mod
ern highways, the Keystone Auto
mobile Clubs touring bureau finds
that there were 372 major marked
roads in the ancient Roman Empire,
and of these 20 started from the
Eternal City. The system COM
prised about $4,000 miles of high
ways in the second century A. D.