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The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
SYNOPSIS

Kelsey Hare. young architect conva.
leScing from a breakdown, meets Mar
tin Holmes. struggling author, in storm
on lake near Moldavia. N. Y. Caught
in a downpour they seek shelter at
Holmes estate. "Holmesholm," which
by its air of decay gives evidence of its
owners financial embarrassment. Kel-
sey suggests renting a room and settles
down there. Finding Holmes studying
newspaper picture of Park avenue deb
utante. Kelsey learns that a story by
Holmes has been rejected in $4,000
contest run by Purity Pictures. A. Leon
Snydacker. president. for a novel suit
able for perturbation. in which the win.
ner of a Mystery Beauty contest will
star. Kelsey buys the manuscript from
Holmes and rents his house. One of the
conditions of the deal is that Kelsey
adopt Holmes pen name, "Templeton
Sayles." After Holmes departs on trip,
a telegram arrives for Sayles which Kel-
sey leaves unopened. Chunk, odd man
servant. places the debutante's picture
on the mantel. Meanwhile, the Park Ave-
nue. Van Strattens are at breakfast with
their niece Marion.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02

with her picture displayed for
Tom, Dick, and Harry to stare at,
like some vulgar, public creature. )"
They'll get an eyeful," returned
the unabashed experimentalist.
Whats the harm, anyway? And
look at the swell spot she's in. Only
nine other contestants between her
and glory and I'll bet she can make
any of 'em look like one Of Jim
Thurber's drawings in the New
Yorker"
"Liggett Morse, do you for an in
slant suppose that 1 will permit my
niece, brought up as she has been
with every safeguard of refinement
and care, to take part in any such
nauseating exhibition as this?"
II think it would be fun" said
the safeguarded and refined niece.
Alta grill"
After a series of fishy gasps the
aunt managed to recover her faculty
of speech. I'VE will sail for Eu-
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02

plain" Mrs. Van Stratten's man.
ner was peremptory.
It's perfectly SIMPLE" said he.
'Marne's in the money"
''In the money? She is in this
disgusting paper. And we wish to
know how she got there"
Just a little sporting propo-
sition," responded the eternally jul
venile Mr. Morse You see, Mrs.
Van Stratten, Purity Pictures got up
this Grand National Photographic
Competition"
What is Purity Pictures. if you
please?"
"Hollywood's latest. Didn't you"
And how came Marion's picture
in such a competition"
II sent it in," answered Liggy,
offering her his most guileless
smile.
And you gave it to him, Marion,
knowing for what purpose he wished
it,"
81 never! ! let him have the pic
ture months ago to stop his sobbing
on my shoulder. / never dreamed
that"
Then, as I understand it, Lig-
gett, you took the objectionable lib
erty of using private photograph
in this outrageous manner"
"Oh, come off, Mrs. Van STRAIT
ten." protested the accused. "You
don't understand"
II shall not come off," retorted
the lady with bristling dignity. "And
do understand.
ITS more than l do" said Marine.
What do you mean. you win, Lig-
gy? What do you VIM"
Fifteen hundred sweet, round
roulaks, so far"
You sold my niece's picture for
fifteen hundred dollars?"
"Of course / didn't sell it. A
bunch of us at the club got gassing
about movie stars and professional
beauties and / said we had a gal
right here that could spot any of 'em
five goals and"
"Oh, do pipe down, Liggy."
$50 some chap said how could we
prove it, and some other goofer dug
UP a magazine with this Purity Pic
lures crack in it and I said d make
book on it."
Make book?"
Eyes, ma'am. Take bets, you
know. l got twenty-to-one that
Marine wouldn't show, and two-hun-
dred-to-one that she wouldn't win.
On the first bet I clean up fifteen
hundred. If she comes through on
the final, the papers'H be so full OF
it that Marne'l have to marry me
to save my fair, young name"
81 should be interested to be in.
formed as to the purpose and terms
of this extraordinary enterprise. "
This was Mr.. Van Stratten's con.
tribution to the debate.
Sure to you, sir. Purity Pictures
is looking for a new national beauty
to play up. The idea is this. You
send in a photograph with key.
number and key-letter. Anybody
can enter. Out of the lot a jury Of
beauty experts or long-odds pickers,
or house painters or something
choose out ten for the finals Anc
here's our little sweetie in the ten
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
Cowboys of the Swamplands Ride Range
In Slim, Tricky Sharpnosed Pirogues

press trees or through long lanes in
the brush without tipping.
The dogs of the swamps are a
peculiar breed, too. They can trail
cattle through miles of underground
and, if an animal is alive, find it.
Sometimes" Octave Leblanc,
one of the biggest ranchers in these
parts said, 1--WE don't need the dogs.
The vultures lead us to the dead
ones"
But the cowboys locate cattle
with the aid of vultures surprisingly
few times, except in the hardest
winter months.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
-N6uue1 e4iaI Fiction

ton that invincible spirit crawled
through the hedge which guarded
the privacies of the place.
Hello, sweetie. Still love me-?
The answer is yes. No? All right,
the answer is no. Well pass that
for another point. Are you going
to be a sport?"
GAS how?"
GAS follows. I stand to win ten
thousand healthy young smackers
on your lovely mug. What about
it?"
well, what about it,"
Haven't you read that piece in
the paper?"
II was just reading it."
Come to A. Leon Snydacker
YETI"
"Yes. Who Is he?"
Heir to Peckett's Persuasive
Pills, Hollywood's worst headache,
they tell me-"
Hollywood? What have pills got
to do with pictures?"
Source Of the Snydacker mil
lions. He bought into the business
Purity Pictures - and has raised
nothing but Ned with the Industry
ever since"
Purity Pictures? That's where
you sent my photograph"
''Pree-sousely. The ten chosen
beauties, of which you are one, meet
next week at the Snydacker offices
in New York to f1aunt their COM
petitive maps before the judges.
You're at least one-to-ten chance,
and I've got the fat end of two
hundred-to-one against you"
But, Liggy," protested the girl,
half fascinated. II wouldn't have a
chance"
"Sa-a-a-ay! You don't half know
yourself. You'll make the rest of
EN- take to rat poison when they
lamp you. Come on, sweetie! You'd
like to try it, wouldn't your" he
wheedled.
I'D love it,"
Then we're set"
"On what? l haven't a cent. And
you heard what Auntie said. BY
next week I'll be on the broad At
lantic's heaving bosom. Thanks to
YOU" she concluded acidly.
"Sea-nerts to the broad Atlantic
III finance the jaunt. Now, calm
yourself. I'm not making passes.
This is a business proposition be-
tween the pair of us. Out OF the fif-
teen hundred I've already won l re-
invest a hundred or whatever you
want-pass it over to you for ex-
penses-to win ten grand. Why.
just look at it as percentage prop
osition."
1T all sounds batty to me-"
wait till you hear the rest. II
you win out, you're set for life
They make you star of the new pic
ture Snydacker is putting out. It's
all part of the same deal"
me? A star? What picture?"
asked the dazed girl.
1T hasn't been announced yet
But it'll be scorcher. Purity pic
lures always are. And sa-ay! Will
you burn a hole in the silver
screen!"
Tell me the rest. Liggy." said
Marine, folding her hands prettily,
II just love fairy Stories"
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
The PetticOat Dress.

guide beginners.
The PetticOat Dress.
If you want something just as
youthful and fattering as it is ex-
citingly new, make yourself the
charming petticoat frock. The
skirt is cut with an exaggerated
flare, so that you can wear a real
petticoat under it, or sew in petit
coat ruff1es, for rustic and charm.
Above the doll-waist, the bodice is
gathered over the bosom, and has
a crisp little frill that Stimulates
the line of a bolero. High-shoul-
dered sleeves complete its Vic
torian charm. The whole thing
does nice things to your figure,
and it's just about the most seduc-
lively feminine fashion you can
choose. Make it of taffeta, fiat
crepe or silk print.
Skating Suit With Hood.
Whether you ice or roller-skate,
this is the thing to wear! And
since the skating silhouette will be
very smart for spring in sports
clothes, too, you'll want a rum
about outfit made with this same
pattern, later on. The fitted,
high-shouldered jacket, buttoned
straight up to the throat, is ex-
cellent style for street and sports
wear, as well as the swirling skirt.
If you make this suit to wear for
ice skating or in cold climate,
line both skirt and jacket of wool.
The Patterns.
No. 1869 is designed for sizes IL,
IA, Is, Is and 20. With long
sleeves, size IA requires 4s4 yards
of 80 inch material. With short
sleeves 4as yards. Requires 4A
yards of pleating.
No. 1878 is designed for sizes II,
13, Is, II. Size Is requires IA
yards of 81 inch material for long
sleeved jacket, l yard for short
sleeved jacket. Ia yards of 81
inch material for the skirt and 70
yard for the cap. To line jacket,
IA yards of 81 inch material; to
line skirt, Ia yards; to line cap,
rs yard.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1920,
I'll w. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill.
Price of patterns, Is cents Gin
coins) each.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
The Greatest Novelist

There is a wide diversity OF opin-
ion among even the greatest liter
airy critics on the subject OF the
greatest novelist of all time, but
John Cowper Powys in his Enjoy
ment of Literature" says of Dostoi-
evsky that he is as much greater
than all other novelists as Homer
and Shakespeare than all other
poets: For he is superior to the rest
in all the main essentials of fiction.
He is a greater artist, greater psy-
chologist, a greater prophet, a
greater thinker"
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
NEW IDEAS

ADVERTISEMENTS are your guide
L = to modern living. They bring you
today's NEWS about the food you eat and
the clothes you wear. And the place to
find out about these new things is right
in this newspaper.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
Latest Fashions in
Easy-+o-Do Patterns

IT'S fun to wear the new styles
L first! To have something de-
cidedly smart and refreshingly
different before everybody else
starts to wear it. These patterns
bring you ideas for new styles that
are right up at the top of fashions
preferences, just as pretty and be-
coming as they can be! You don't
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02
Coal Gas Fills Passenger Coaches.

hacking
only hemw with a
gripping throat Then began to sink down into
seemed Deeper and deeper
gloom Subconscously felt the train and shake
didn't anything 1t the last thing
bered ThenI unconscious"
Now tell the of the story MarceIa
didn't know
the front of the train had
behind the middle the tunnel
collision the realized
tunnel a to that
while other
leaving the comparative safety of the
20 accomplish
passengers those stranded had beathed
a lot of coal
give maybe think didn't it,
revived almost
little
And through another railroad accident
collision
trick accidents all different directions
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02

Passengers show signs of uneasiness.
given a thought"
thoughts Marcela given
She boarded the Rdgefeld Park found
started,
rs about half through it
gradual That wasn't unusual
did Marcela paid attention neither
did of the other passengers
a lights That WAS pasen
began restless conductor running down
stationed himself at the door The day had been hot enough the first
there the tunnel sitting The windows the
the that filed the tunnel
all and what little there the beginning rapidly
being used
the the
would
standing still and gasridden tunnel
For few mini
that dark, sitting One
to a wind and "They can't
to "Pm getting
And almost Immediately with suphurous
ga
"Then" Marcela, 'error such as had known
baby stopped screaming suddenly and
STILL My little boy leaned with unnatural weight
pitch darkness
shouted to lie
with the children. But prayed
and how prayed!
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-02-02

All for All
No man for himself, but every
man for all.-William Booth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
COMMITTEE FOR
 BIRTHDAY BALI
 I5 ANNOUNCED

Harry q. Watson, Secretary to the Governor, yesterday was named by the Governor to arrange this years Presidential birthday ball eel ebration in Juneau. An Executive Committee for the ball, to be held a week from tonight, also was an- nounced.
 The committee list had been drawn up by Edward w. Griffin, late Secretary of Alaska and vet eran chairman of Birthday ball com- mittees, shortly before his death.
 The committee will be headed by w. s. Pullen. Its members are Nor man Banfield, John Walmer, Mrs. William A. Holzheimer, Mrs. Emil Krause, J. J. Connors, Jr., Howard Simmons, c. D. Beale. Mrs. Thomas Haigh and Frank Heintzleman.
 A meeting of the committee will be arranged for early in the com- ing week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
STEAMER 0RMES
 IS BOUGHT FOR
 S.E. ALASKA RUN
Alaska Transportation Co. Makes Announcement
 New Ship Purchase

The Alaska Transportation Com pany announces the purchase of steamship Ormes. This vessel will greatly augment the service now rendered to Southeast Alaska by the well known freight and passen- ger vessel the Tongass, Tit is antici- pated that it will be on the run about April IS, at which time Alaska Transportation Company will re- sume it's former weekly service to points in Southeast Alaska.
 Officials of the company, accord ing to information received by The Empire feel that in acquiring this vessel they have been able to sec ure a boat which will not only be a real credit to the Alaska Trans portation Company, but which is extremely well suited for the South east Alaska trade.
 This vessel is 227 feet in length and of 1862 gross tons. It is classed 100 Al at Lloyd's and is steel ves- sel built in 1921 in Brooklyn, N. Y. It was formerly in service on the Gulf of Mexico and has been run ming steadily up to a short time ago
 Plans now call for the immediate dispatch of the vessel from New
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
~
 DART IN PORT

Motcrship Dart docked in Juneau at l2:30 o'clock this morning with mail from Petersburg. Rake, and way ports. There were no passen- gers aboard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
5 A1sieids Kerr

Orleans to Seattle where it will undergo alterations to better fit 1t for the Alaska trade. Complete re- frigeration will be installed so as to handle all kinds of perisable com modities and other. necessary chang es will be made in order to adapt it for the Alaska trade.
 The vessel is daccsigned to accom- mcdate twelve passengers and will maintain a speed of more than ter knots.
 The headquarters of Alaska Tran sportation Company is in Ketclli- kan, and four if its seven directors are residents of the Territory. These are Chick Cloudy of Ketchizan, Henry Erwick of Ketchikan- Henry Roden of Juneau and J. A. Talbot of Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
SMALL BOAT BASIN AT kETCKIKAN TO
 BE DREDGED SOON

Part of Ketchikan's Thomas Basin small-boat harbor that has been silted in by action of the creek is to be dredged out his winter, the con- tract being placed with Capt. L. II. H, Jennings of the Alaska Pacific Salvage Company. Part of the tail ings are to be used as backfill be- hind steel bulkhead on the new Federal Building property on the north side of the basin; the balance being discharged around the present city float in New Town in an effort to make proper footing for piles
 The city is building a new float at the Thomas Basin moorings, being the same size as other floats and occupying vacant space just south of the present mooring space.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
Boat Harbor Gan Freeze; There's
 No Help for II

It may take a whole year for Ju- neau to find out whether it is build- ing a small boat harbor or a skating rink, but odds were laid last night by Walter Robinson who has lived for 23 years at the site of the pro- posed project that it will turn out to be an ice arena. |.
 If breakwaters, bulkheads and fills are made as now planned, Ro- binson said, fresh water would be backed up into the basin and would freeze over in the winter. Not only that, but it would stay frozen, be- cause one of the breakwaters would keep out the tide which ordinarily would break up the ice and carry it out intc the channel.
 City Engineer Milton Lagergren said the same fears had been ex- pressed by others and had been passed along to U. s. Army En- gineers, who are building the break waters. Their answer, Lagergren said, is that the project has been authorized by Congress, the plans approved by the War Department and nothing can be done about the difficulty at this late date The city will just have to go ahead and build the boat harbor and see what hap pens.
 Robinson, who explained he hasn't any interest in the matter and just wants to pass his advice along to the City, said the ice would freeze around boats moored in the harbor would rise and fall with the tide and would keep other small vessels from coming in.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

. NORTHBOUND c North Coast due Tuesday. . Mount Mckinley due Tuesday. . Should have seven days mail aboard. SCHEDULED SAILINGS Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver January 24 at 9 pm. Tongass scheduled to sail from Seattle January 25 at 6 pm. Northland scheduled to sail from Seattle January 27 at 10 am. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS Baranof scheduled to arrive at 7:30 o'clock Monday morn ing, weather permitting, and sails south one hour later. LOCAL sAiLfNGS
 . Estebeth scheduled to sail every
 Wednesday at pm. for Sit- {
 ka and wayports.
 Dart leaves every Wednesday ( at ' am. for Petersburg, Port {
 Alexander, Kake and way ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
30 PASSENGERS
 ON MT. MCKINLEY
 FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, Jan. 2l - Steamer Mount Mckinley sailed at g o'clock this morning for Southeast and Southwest Alaska ports with 163 first class and 20 steerage passengers aboard
 The following passengers on the steamer are included in those booked for Juneau:
 J. Wayne Johnson, Jack Patton, Nels E. Sund, Miss Johnson, Mrs o. Hay, Lyle Kelsey, Thomas A. Morgan, Mrs J. R, Bissland, War ren Davis.
 Art Hogue, Joe Regis, James Pri- mavera, H. Dunlap. Ross Barnhert Earl D. McGinty, Mrs Joe Bald ridge and infant.
 Miss D. McElroy, N. O. Green, M Sinclair, Mike McKallick and wife, Norm Hartung. Burk Riley, E. A. Bowlen. Jackson Child, Helen Lump kin, Mrs. T. T. Jackson, William H. Tumble and wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide -2.I0 am, 15.9 feet.
 Low tide-7.56 am. 2.6 feet, High tide-1:54 pm, 16.6 feet. Low tide-S:19 pm, -0.6 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
MONDAY TIDES

High tide-2:40 am, 15.9 feet. Low tide-3:32 am, 2.5 feet. High tide-2:26 pm, 16.O feet. Low tide-8:50 pm, GO feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
ALASKA TR0LLERS
 REFLECT [. COLE

Members of the Alaska Trollers Association in December reelected Charles Cole president of the organ ization, Hans Iversen is vice-presi- dent and John Strand of Sitka sec retary- treasurer.
 The board of directors is composed of: Peter KaSan and J. B. Mont pleasure of Ketchikan; Frank Reed of Wrangell; Frank Gang of Sitka and Jim Whiting of Craig.
 Members of the board of trustees carry over from last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
TO WHOM IT MAT CONCERN;

Joe M. Sunick does not represent the Mutual Benefit Health & Acci- dent Assn, or the United Benefit Life Insurance O., of Omaha, Ne braska, as agent or otherwise.
 HECTOR MCLEAN, adv. Manager for Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-21
ESTEBETH IN GALE

Mailboat Estebeth. at o'clock this morning. was held to the dock at Sitka on account of a southeast gale raging. It was expected the vessel would get away during the afternoon for Chichagof.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-11-03
DIOCESAN AUXILIARY
MET IN EASTON, MD

The Woman's Auxiliary of the Dio-
cese of Easton concluded their two
day annual convention being held in
Christ Church in Easton with an all
day program Thursday of last week,
opening with the celebration of Holy
Communion by the Right Rev. Will
liam McClelland, Bishop of the Dio-
cese, assisted by the Rev. Durrie
Hardin, rector of Christ Church, Dele
gates were in attendance from all the
parishes of the Diocese.
On Wednesday following registra-
tion and the celebration Of Holy Com
munion by Bishop McClelland busi-
ness session was held. Among the
features of the days program was an
address by the Rev. J. Hubbard Lloyd
of Wakayama, Japan an address by
Bishop McClelland; message by the
Rev. Frank Lambert, rector Of Christ
Church, Cambridge; and an address by
the Rev. John Gass, D. D., rector Of
the Church of the Incarnation, New
York City.
Business matters formed the gist OF
the agenda for Thursdays session
which ended with installation Of new
officers by Bishop McClelland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-11-03
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
TEMPERANCEVlLLE, VA,
ENTERTAINS G. MATRON

Temperanceville Chapter, Order
Eastern Star, entertained Mrs. Slbyl
Johnston Topping, Worthy Grand
Matron, Mrs. Emma l.. Gray, Past
Grand Matron and Mrs. Mary Boz
arth, CIR. Conductress of the Grand
Chapter of Virginia, Friday evening,
October 20. The exemplification OF
the initiatory work was done In a
most satisfactory manner by the Tenn
peranceville Chapter.
The address of Mrs. Topping, whose
theme was Friendship, showed a
sincere desire to spread the principles
of real friendship everywhere until it
shall become worldwide. Interesting
speeches followed by Mrs. Gray and
Mrs. Bozarth. There were visitors
from Crescent Chapter, Pocomoke
City; Chesapeake Chapter, Crisfield;
Holly Chapter, Berlin and Accomack
Chapter, Chincoteague.
The very pleasant evening closed
with a social hour during which re-
freshments were served and gifts
presented to the Grand officers, to
the worthy matron, worthy patron
and Mrs. Ethel Dye, member OF a
Grand Chapter committee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1939-11-03

John Truitt attended the Baptist As
sociation.
Mrs. Jennie Smith has returned af-
ter spending several weeks with rela-
tives in Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zedok Cherrix and
sons, Zedok, Jr., and Bobby, spent the
weekend with relatives in Temper
anceville, Va.
Mr.. Ernon Sidaway of Beacon Busi-
ness College, Wilmington, spent the
weekend with his mother, Mrs.
Oneita Sidaway.
Rev. and Mrs. John and Mr.. and
Mrs. William o. Shockley, attended
the Succession Conference Of the East
ern Shore Of Maryland and Delaware
which met in Salisbury this week.
Miss Iva Townsend spent the week
end with relatives in Hrntown, Va.
Mr.. Sidney Givarz, of Salisbury
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jes-
Sc Goodman.
The "Onieta" Sunday School Class
of Bates Memorial Methodist Church
were entertained by Misses Grace and
Elma Shockley on Wednesday even
ing.
Miss Martha Mock Of Go1dey Busi-
ness College, Wilmington, spent the