The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 20, 1933, Page 7

TH By BILLE DE BECK EVERYTHING \S $0--S0 WONDERFUL:- MR. GOOGLE -- NOW i SYNOPSIS: In the Elston hos- pital @ man lics mumbling in his sleepy of somcthing “like a kid's green _ bends,” end of someone named “Jimmy Riddell—or per- haps it's “ Bandal.” An inquiry has bren broadeast, and in response Nesta Riddel comes to (e hospital to sce whether the man, who is & survivor of ‘a ship broken up in @ gale. ¢an be her husband Jimmy. Just as the murse takes her'to the sleeping mei, the swrse is cafled away about an accifent. The mau again 'mumbdles, this time saying somcthdig about. killing a man and about emeralds. Nesta is frightened. Chapter Three THE DECISION ESTA took hold of his ez and * ¥ dragged it down. \ The man’s face was brown and haggard against the coarse white pillow. A twodays' stubble made bim uncouth. His eyes were half open. He seemed between sleeping and waking. “Jimmy Riddell?" harshly. His eyes opened—dark grey eyes with black lashes. He gave her back the name like an echo; *Jimmy Riddell.” Nesta shook him. “Yes—Jimmy Riddell?” “Idon’t know ...no one knows nobody knows but me...and they're sald Nesta YOU BETCHA LIFE -- MRS, FINN 7 Lisse N--=\F ANY BUNDLESA COME FOR MRS. FINNEGAN TELL THE CASHIER To SHE'S EGAN NOW DON'T START SNIFFIN"--- THESE ROOMS 1§ ALL PAID FOR - --YA GOT NOTHIN' TO WORRY ABOUT--- him away. If it hadn’t been for this bus business, 1 wouldn't have got him. Even as it is, they wouldn't have let him come if they’d known it was the best part of sixty miles, 50 I've told them we've come from Marley.” “Marley?” said Tom. “Why Mar- ley?” “Because I remembered the name, and it’s only about eight miles from here—and don’t start asking ques- tions or I ghall scream,” e She stepped back from the car, but kept her ltand upon it. Tom Wil- liams looked at her curiously. The flush which had covered her fate had now drawn together into a brilliant patch high up on either cheek, leaving the rest of the skin white and wet. “What is it?” he said. “What's the matter?” HAT something was the matter was very certain. Nesta didn’t look like that for nothing. Not for the first time, he felt as if her af- fairs were a sort of trap in which he was caught and from which he had no hope of ever getting free. If it wasn’t for Nesta’s affairs, he and Min might be as happy as the day was long. Yet for the life of him he couldn’t keep out of Nesta's af- fairs. What had been happening to make her look like that? He felt a 7. 7 late the manufacture, sale and dis- / | tribution of liquor and wine, in-| “He’s talking about the Van Berg affair.” the finest emeralds in the world.... the Van Berg emeralds . . . and no- body knows where they are but me.” His eyes began to close again. He pulled his arm away and flung ft up across his face. She heard him tter: “Green . . . like a kid's bead§ . ... Jimmy Riddell ...."” She straightened herselt and stood looking down at him—the long legs, the rough brown hair, the sun- burn, the arm thrown up to shield his eyes. Her face worked for a minute, then muscle by musele it bardened. When she turned at the sound of hurrying steps, those short @ark brows of hers made one &traight line and her lips another. ., The day nurse had her question an her lips. “Well? Is it your husband?” . Nesta Riddell nodded. #t seemed as if her lips were set too close to speak. b “rrom!” % Tom Williams had been star- Ing 1dly at that blue handsbreadth of sea and thinking that it was just the day for a dip. He hadn’t had a proper swim this year, what with %13 weather and Nesta's affairs, at bit of blue water was just about right. , “Tom!" . He turned with a start. Nesta had the door of the car open. She was wvery much flushed, and her eyes were bright and hard. . “We're taking him back with us,” she said. “Then it's Jimmy?” . Nesta frowned and went on speak- ng in a hurried, jerky voice. “Of course it's Jimmy. We're tak- ipg him back with us, and you'll Mave to drive right in, because he's pretty dicky. They wouldn't let me fake him away, only there's been a bus smash at the cross-roads and e doctors fust rung up to say ey've got to take In six whether ey’ve ‘got Toom for them or nof." } “What's the matter With him?” Tom Williams. # “Crack on the head. Now look bare. Tom—I've bad to fight to get Bt et X v horrid pang of apprehension, an¢ his voice shook. “Nesta—what's the matter?” Nesta Riddell's’ hand tightened on the side of the car. Just for a moment she had felt as it she wera going to faint—*"And a-mice thing that would be!” she said to herseli | furiously. “Nesta—" She straightened up, leaning on the car, and said in a voice that was as low as a whisper but much harder. “He's talking about the Van Berg affair.’ Tom Williams felt as if someone had hit him in the face with a wet towel. His jaw dropped, and his eyes bolted. “What?” he stammered. Nesta’s color became the normal color of an angry woman, “Be quiet, you fool!” “The Van Berg—" “Will you be quiet!”™ “But why?” said Tom Williams. “I mean why—I mean—" Nesta jumped inta the gar, sat down, and held him by the arm. “Because he’s out of his head. Now shut your mouth and listen to me, because I'm not going to say it twice! I went in, and I'd Rardly got in when the nurse was called to the telephone about this bus affair! “She left m¢ alone with hini,asd there he was, muttering t9 himself like she said he'd been doing all along. All they’d been able to make out was ‘Jimmy Riddell'and we may thank the Lord for that. He kept on' saying it, but whilst I was there he said a pack of other things too—and my lord, what things!” Tom shifted away trom her, mov- ing round so that he could see her face. A chill of foreboding ran up his spine. “What sort of things” he sald un- easily. * Nesta slipped her arm through his and brought her mouth close to his ear. (Copyright, 1933, J. B. Lippincott Co.) " GONTROL BILL \ | promote temperance f HARD LIQUOR 15 NOW LAW 'Two Temporary Measures | Go Into Effect When Repeal Achieved (Continued from Page One) a gallon on still wine and 40 cents a gallon on sparkling ‘wine. It al- so appropriates $15000 for use of the State Tax Department in administering the new law. Under the Kernan bill the li-| cense fes for liquor manufacture | is fixed at $15000 a year and for | winz makers $500 a' year. The fee for wholesale liquor dealers is $4,800 a year and for wholesale’ wine dealers $500. A retailers’ license to do busi ness in New York City is’ $1,500 for liquor to be consumed on th2 premises. 1In cities of between 100,000 and 1,000,000 inhabitants the retailers’ license fee is $1,200 for liquor to be consumed on the premises and $1,000 for liquor con- sumed off the premises. Ih com-| | munities less than 100,000 inhab- itants the retailers' license is $750 for liquor consumed on the prem- ises and $500 for consumption off | the premises. | Summer resort hotels may ob- | tain licenses good from May 1 to | Octoher for $250. For wine retailers, where it is consumed on the premises, the fee is $200 in { cities of 100,000 or more and $100 elsawhere; when consumed off the premises $50 a year, except in {towns or villages of less than| 1,500, where it is $25. | Fee For Vessels The fee for vessels licenses te| | serve liquor or wine or both 141,000 a year and for railroad cars| | All provisions of the beer-con- | trol law enacted last winter apply to liquor control unless specifically contradicted by the terms of the new measure. The bill, enacted “to foster and in the con- { sumption of liquor and wine,” gives | the state board authority to rogu- cluding the location, type and | character of the premises where they may be sold and the hours days and conditions of sals. The board can grant or revoke licens- | es of manufacturers, ‘wholesalers | and retailers and can determine the number which may be licens- {ed in each class. It can establish standards for the mantifacturer to insure proper and healthful ingredients. The Kernan bill appropriates $50,000 to the executive department in which the besr board functions. for the expenses of administering the law. —_————— ATTENTION SHIPPERS There will be no sailing from Seattle on September 25 but be- ginning with the Norco sailing October 2 and Northland sailing on October 9 we will maintain a weekly service during the winter season {rom Seattle to Juneau. The Norco sailing October 2 will go to Sitka. NORTHLAND TRANS- adv. PORTATION CO. ————— The ads bring you the informa-| tion ebout quality, style and price. | The money you spend on a washwoman 52 times a year; i the cost of soap and wash- 1 ing utensils that have to be frequently replaced; the wear and tear on clothes far greater by home methods; the possible illness due to unsanitary processes or over- taxing of your own vitality then compare the result with our 'low-priced Jaundry serv- ~Laumlry i | official { people have | Congress adjourned. PAY FOR 'EM=-== | GOT A KID WHO'S GOOGL jAll’s Quiet on the Uvalde’ Front; Vacation for Garners *When Vice-President and Mrs. Garner gc back to their Uvalde, Texas, home, shcwn in the background, his “cabinet” is complete, with the addition of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr .and Mrs. Tully Garner, and Genevieve Garner. UVALDE, Tex., Sept. 20. — Far| from the hubbub of Washington | with its problems of national re- covery and international affairs, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Garner have been spending a quiet holiday in their So casual is the the United States about his duties that fellow towns- to pinch themselves,| occasionally to realize he is really of | right here in their midst. I Usually Feund at Home | Garner has been here ever si He has rare- ly left his hom: nestled in a clump of pecan trees, excepl to g9 on a fishing jaunt or a hunt with some hounds recently given him. | There is a good deal of tele- phoning and telegraphing from the Garner home, however, to say noth- ing of the work that goes on in a. little frame structure only 2 tew steps from the comfortable! house where the Garners:live. The Garner “offices” ars in that build- ing. Mrs. Garner Handles Leite | Mrs. Garner has had time to d little except superintend the Vice resident’s correspondence this summer, for she is his secretary. She is aided occasionally by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Tully G ner whose home adjoins the Vice President’s summser “White House Sometimes she goes to a home town bridge party now and then to church, and on shopping trips “down town,” but it’s all donr without show. Garner has refused steadfastls to make any public speeches, though Téxans have sent him hun- dreds of invitations to appear al barbecues, picnics and other, event Jeined Odd Fellows A diversion from his regular pro-| gram of seclusion was his init tion into the Uvalde Lodge of The occasion of his goat” drew members of [Rellows. /ing the ithat fraternity from great dlsmnc-’ time some of them lodge” in many es, the first had been “to SUmMmMer | \months. Uvalde homea. | Vice President | NOW READ THIS To all the public of Juneau And to all the places they go One thing I will to you unfold It is neither Silver or gold But just honest business strait That I wish to relate It's all about the Silver Fox Where we artisticly trim your lox One thing we do with gentle grace ‘We cut your hair to suit the face Our razors we kep sharp and clean And shave you smooth, fat or lean My able assistant Carl D. Ehling Mates well with our new ceiling And for bobing ladies’ hair Boy, Oh Boy!l he’s surely there Van is doing better so they say And feeling younger every day Our baths now are very complete Water hot encugh to pee! your feet| No matter how rich they are in sml! Our heater now is fired with oil So please don't forget to stop At the Silver Fox Barber Shop Gastineau Grocery opposite us So we'll stop making a fuss. J. D. Van Atta, Proprietor adv. —r——— B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting Wednesday. amendment to by-laws. —— e, — The advertisemenis are your guide o efficient spending. Vote on adv. | | Watch and Jewelry Repairing | | at very reasonable rates | E AN i ,‘% oy {1 Brunswick Bowling | WRIGHT SHOPPE | 3 PAUL BLOEDHORN ' — PLASTER WALLBOARD Remains S Uniform Temperature : Fire Resistant Sanitary ‘m(‘)mhf(}is;leso a One-Piece Wall D SPARK PLUG NOW' === EVERYTHING'S ALl BET--- BOY, OH,BOY--WHEN SHE SEES LITTLE SAWBUCK--~~ DOUGLAS NEWS | PARTY FOR LEAGUE Mesdames Charles Holmer and John Mills will be hostesses at a cs2wing party te be given at the} hom2 of the former Thursday' evening of this week. The affair is the first of a series to be given this Fall in preparation | for the annual bazaar which is usually held in November. friends and members of the League are invited. - KUFER SUFFERS STROKE SEWING enry Kufer, local barber, and an old-timer of this section, was; taken to St. Ann’s Hospital yes- terday afternoon, a victim of a| slight paralytic stroke which af- fected his lower limbs. He was| reported to be somewhat improv-| ed this morning and it is thought by his physician that he may be able to get around again within a comparatively short time. PR ESE OMEACIN - T CLOCKS GO BACK Standard Time goes into offect at midnight in Douglas as on me} rest of the Channel, ending the! daylight saving time for this year. i Easy Life Suiting Scotti Without Song| MILAN, Italy, Sept. 20.—Antonio! Scotti, retired barftone of the Metropolitan Opera Company, has! refused to break his rest to write, Al | been Myv'Beauty Hint | TFRANCES ; HAYDEN | T allow myself a certain amount VISIT THE Salmon Creek Roadhouse ANTON RIESS for beauty -expenditures and try > pend it wisely. Lipstick, roug?, powder, cye sha- dow and ‘mascara must all blend if one wishes to appear 1o Too much rouge or unevenly tributed lipstick can work havee with natural beauty, to say noth- ing of what it does to synthetic attractiveness. \ to - — Mississippi Farmer Eats Watermelens Twice Daily WATER, VALLEY, Miss, Sgpt.20. —Ed Walker, who has specialized in growing watermelons for 21| still eats watermelons twice —in season. him the watermelon! growing “champion” around here, | as he grows around 4,000 salable! melons each year. | “Never thump or bruise a melon to tell if it is ripe,” he says. “I can tell by looking at them.” | He says he hasn’t pulled a green, melon in 15 years | Tennessee Farmers Honor Balbo in Naming New Rye KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 19.— General Italo Balbo, famous Ital- ian avi is to have a memor- ial on ne: farms, A new varicty of rye, tested at the agricultural experiment station at the University of Tennessee, has named “Balbo” because the first seed was received from Italy. { | \ see Advertisements spread wold products before you. wad 1§ Lo £ The - supeniority -of . funerals rests largely on the attention given to the smallest details of service. Flowers, for exam- ple, sent by friends are taste- fully arranged by one of our staff who is skilled in such matters. A small detail over- looked by some — we consider it an important element of superior funeral direction. The Charles W. Carter Mortuary PHONE 136-2 “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” D e e e P ) The Empire will show you the best way to save and invest what cash you have. Read the advertise- ments of the local merchants in The Empire, INDIVIDUAL PERMANENTS a book of memoirs. “I want repose,” he said in an-| swer to an offer of publication. “I could tell many things about my 34 years of singing, but I'm a self- ish old man. I just want to loaf around. “I've worked long enough. believe me, singing is work.” He said he has enough money to keep him the remainder of his life: providing he “goes easy.” ; ———————— Lefty Grove has never drlvenl his car faster than 45 miles nn! hour, though he loves a fast ball.i R And Alleys Billiards Bowling | Cigars Tobacco Soft Drinks | Barber Shop In connection | | \ Pool i | | Lower Pront Street, opposite Winter and Pond Give th PHONE 221 $5 Using the Rene Method PETER PAN BEAUTY SHOP SECOND FLOOR—TRIANGLE BUILDING INSURANCE Allen Shattuck, Inc. Evtablished 1898 iuneln, Alaska , Economieal Convenient ' Flexible ‘Workable or Ceilings Ideal for Walls THOMAS HARDWARE Co. Sign up with N. R. A. Help ta Raise Wages Increase Employment _Rebuild American Prosperity * * s Buy where you see this Blue Eagle and you Fight for America to President Roosevelt to Stimulate Employment and 'I /Pay American Wages. . * Kk Enlist in the N. R. A.: Do Your Part to Revive America