Life — February 2, 1928 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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Life’s All-Americ: The Winning Answer to Kay’s Fifth Letter EAR Kay: You may not be dumb in any sense of the word, but hasn't aeroplane travel warped your vision? Certainly, you saw the Mississippi River long before you reached St. Paul, and even there you had more than just a glimpse of the “Father of Waters.” The city (not suburb) of Minneapolis is west of St. Paul, across the river, and leads in manufacturing. If the “Twin Cities” are consolidated the name will not be St. Paul. At St. Paul, the State Capital, are located the Cathedral of St. Paul and the home of James J. Hill. Schlitz is “the beer that made Milwaukee famous.” When you hopped off for the West (capital W) did Alaska is North America’s tallest peak. The Great Northern Railroad Co.’s cars bear the insignia of a mountain goat. The black bears are tame, aren’t they? The waters from the Triple Divide Peak flow into the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and Arctic Ocean. Spokane’s famous hotel is “The Davenport” and the body of water, Hayden Lake. You crossed the Cascade mountains to reach Seattle. Mt. Seattle is in the Olympic Range. Mt. Rainier (or Mt. Tacoma) does not constitute a geographical division between Seattle and its sister city, Tacoma, but the controversy over its name has often proven a barrier to friendship. Tacoma, the Lumber Capital of America, is on Puget Sound, but the you deviate to the northeast just to pass over Phalen Park, when the Japanese Gardens are in Como Park? Glacier National Park, Montana, is adjoined by the Blackfeet Indian Reserva- tion on the west, and the highway you were flying over is the Yellowstone Trail. The hostelry you mention is the Glacier Park Hotel, but even “Lindy” could not taxi over that un- even ground. From St. Mary's Lake, some 32 miles distant, you might have seen the summit of Going-to-the- Sun Mountain, but it is rarely snow-covered, and Kay, Mt. McKinley in PRIZE WINNERS (Kay’s Fifth Letter) First Prize of $75.00—won by Hazet M. Pieran, 4915 Twenty-eighth Avenue, South, Seattle, Washington. Second Prizes of $25.00 each—won by: J. J. Donati, 205 Third Street, San Francisco, California. M. tucky. E. Mowsray Tate, Montgomery Hall, San Anselmo, California. Carutste Minor, Danville, Ken- University of Washington crew men practice on Lakes Washington and Union in Seattle, for the Poughkeep- sie Regatta. The 42-story L. C. Smith Bldg. with its tower is just one of the many points of interest in Seattle. It is an office building and cough- drops, famous or otherwise, are not made there. As the Columbia River runs east and west you could not follow it south to Port- land. Sincerely, Hazex M. Pueran, 4915 28th Avenue, South, Seattle, Washington. CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST HE object in this Contest is to de- ] tect and correct the mistakes in Kay Vernon's letters—the eleventh of which appears in this issue. The twelfth and final letter will be published in the February 9th issue. Kay Vernon's tour will cover most of the principal cities of the United States, and each week her letters will include descriptions of the scenes and places she has visited. In these descriptions will be many errors and inaccuracies. Every answer to this Contest must take the form of a letter to Kay Vernon, tell- ing her what mistakes she has made, and correcting those mistakes. It is impor- tant that each answer submitted be marked with the corresponding number of Kay's letter. The prizes will be awarded to those who detect and correct the greatest number of mistakes in each of Kay's let- ters, and who express themselves most effectively in their letters to her. An- swers to this Contest do not have to be humorous or elaborate in presentation. They must be clear, concise and to the point. Answers are limited to four hundred words each. There is no limit to the number of answers any one contestant may submit. The answers to each of Kay’s letters will be judged separately and the weekly prizes awarded accordingly. The grand prizes will be awarded to those who have the best record throughout the Con- test as a whole. It is not necessary to answer all of Kay’s letters to be eligible for the grand prizes. All answers to this Contest must be addressed _to KAY VERNON, LIFE, 598 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY. Answers to Kay’s ELEVENTH LET- TER must reach Lire’s office not later than. 12 noon on Saturday, Febri 25th. Announcement of the winners will appear in the March 15th issue of Lire. All answers must be typewritten, or written legibly and neatly, using one side of the paper only. Lach sheet of manu- script must be marked with the con- testant’s name and address. In the event of a tie, the full prize will be given to each tying contestant. It is not necessary to be a subscriber to Lire in order to compete. The Con- test is open to every one, except mem- bers of Lire’s staff and their families. The Judges will be three of the Edi- tors of Lire, whose decision will be final. comicbooks.com Rix