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April 1, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE 19 GLENCOE YOUTH WINS TRIP TO NORTHLANDS Harry F. Keator, Jr., Builds Better Bird Houses to Enjoy Trip Through Alaska A year ago last winter when Harn· F. Keator, Jr., the twelve vcar old so;1 of Mr. and :\1 rs. Harry F. Keator, of 254 Franklin road, Glencoe, learned through a message, which he herd over the radio, of the Alaska trips for hoys, SJ)Ot"lsorcd by George E. Buchanan, millionaire philanthropist of Detroit, then and there he resolved that he was going to he a member of the party making the tour in 1927. And he is. Harry has earned, all by himself, the ncccssar\· $125 which he will be required to t;ay to enjoy this month of tranl, hy building and selling bird house:-> . He has not onlv banked the required amount, hut (s also wrll along with the second $125 which is ach·anced !)\· ~f r. Buchanan anJl \Vbich tach hoy · making the trip pledges he will return to~~ r. Buchanan; without interest. atn· time within ten years. The parent:;. of the boys are requirtcl to pay tht.· remaining third of the cost of the trip. The $125 which the boys rtpay ~I r. Buchanan, goes into a f unci from \\·hich advances are made each \'Car for other bo\'.; comprising· the tra \'C'I group. . Lesson in Self-Reliance ::\ot onh· i..; Harn· Keator. Tr., to proflt i r01;1 the trip ·he has can~ed, in the way ui ,·a luahle knowledge he v;ill gain in going OH'r the territor\· included in the cardtdly plannccl itinerary. but he has abo acquired a conftdence in him:-;eli in the achien~ ment of what he :-et out to do. something which his parents feel will he oi benefit to him throughout his liie. \\'hen Harn· ftr:-t rt·s()l\'ed to make the trip, the ne :-: t q m·:; t ion was. '~bow can 1 e a rt1 S12 3 ? " H a r n· k 11 e w he could build bird house:->, hut would there he a market inr :)123 \\'orth of them? Building bird hnuscs. Harn· has found. is like any other worth-while thing i 11 Iii e : one ... .; -.: L' n· ic l'.; are in dcmancl ii the pr!ldttct of th:tt lahl)r is conscit'll t iuusl ,. a 11d t' tliril'nt h· t'XIH~tHIccl. . Builds "Better Homes" :\nd Harr? built good hint h·1tht'" · He built hl'ttcr bird houses tl1a11 he had ever constructed hdore. and that has hel'tl tllle oi hi..; hllhhies ior a lonl~ timl' . But he :-tartcd in tn cam $123 a t h i . ; h o I> 1J·' ·, a n d h_ e b u i 1d ed he t t e r than he knew, fnr soon his reputation a:; a huildt·r of srientilical h· constructt·d. artist iralh· dt.·:-igned and neath· exell t eel hou '-t'S. beg a ;1 t n :- prt·acl far and :ll'ar. \\'htn he \ra;o; nnh· eight vears ni ag-e he earned enough mm;ey t)uil<ling ],ircl hnu:-:e;o; tn buy his hicyck Last spring he s(,lcl :--ixty-three \\Tl'll houses and a number oi blue bird houses, anc! this Year. in addition to tht.· \Hen :111d blue · bird st de of architecture, he is branching m1t i11to the mme elaborate styles of rc..,iclcnce.; ;;o popular with the m·artitt Ltmilv. The ha . ..,ement at his home is hi~ \\·orksh<)p, and here he spends all his time out nt sc hool, dc~i~ning·, building and painting: ;;cores of Keator's Homes ior Birds. which now are in demand, not onl~· locally, hut e\·en in neig-hboring states. The jomney will he started July 4. from Detroit. to [hicag-o: thence to \\'innipeg. Calgar~·. up through the Canadian Pac-ific Hockies, Yancouvcr, Alaska. tht·ncc hack tn Seattle. Portland, Spokane, Butte~ and Bozeman. Montana, thence down along the Uississippi for about 150 mile:-; from St. Paul and Minneapolis and home . At the different stops in various cities, civic org-anizations make the stop-overs worthwhile, and show the boys all there is to see. La.;;t su.nuner. seventy-one boys ma(lc the trip . FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY KNOW AND LOVE BEAUTIFUL RUGS i . A New York Importer Sent us 38 Exquisite Oriental Rugs Every one an unusual example of its kind. From 6xg. boudoir size, to splendid palace feet. Here are a few of them: carpe~s 1 JX24 VALUE SALE PRICE Persian lspahan, 12-9x8-9 Royal Saruk, 13-4x8-8 Finest Heriz, 13x9-8 Antique Iran, 12x5 . Antique Caraja, 11 xl- 3 Oval Chinese, 8~2x5 .$650 . ·~ $950 .$395 .$200 .$150 ' .$195 .$650 .$225 $395 $695 $245 $125 $75 ' $139 $425 $145 .. Sultana bad, 13-4x 11-2 Finest Lilihan, 7 -6x5 -6 - and a group of Chinese Mats at $9.50-and another 'of Ladik Mats at $8. 50. Fortunately we are. able to .sell these fine · Rugs Far Below Value! SEVEN EVANSTON TELEPHONES Univtrsity 1 o 24 Three VJilmeue Time for Spring Rug Cleaning. Lines Wilmette 3 700 Just telephone and we'll call. FOUNTAIN SQUARE, EVANSTON I