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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
THEY'RE TOO, TOO SHY

One of Trainer Pete's troubles is
self conscious among the members.
Pete gets them over their shyness
and soon they are rolling on medi-
cine balls or playing games without
concern for appearances.
Most of the regular exercisers pre-
fer competitive games. Pete thinks
it is because they are competitive
lot by nature.
Most of the regulars come from
industrial centers, like New York
and Michigan. Farm States con-
tribute fewest. Pete finds the city
members most aggressive at play.
Occasionally he jacks up the coun-
try members. At handball or paddle
ball the country members like to
let the ball come to them. Pete
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
new ALTITUDE
MARK IS SET
BY AvIATRIx
Hollywood Screen Writer
Goes Up Over 10000
Feet in Small Plane

GLENDALE, Cal, June IA new
altitude mark of slightly more than
10000 feet for a plane of less than
500 cubic inch displacement, has
been set by Grace Huntington, young
Hollywood screen writer.
The aviatrix was in the air two
hours. She used an oxygen mask
at the higher altitude.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
SECRET SERVICE
SHARpENS EYES;
PACIFIC COAST
Counter espionage Atiiv-
lily Increased, Muir
ply Announces
I. 1. N. PhonePhofo

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Attor-
ney General Murphy announced to-
day that the Department of Justice
is tightening counter-espionage ac-
tivities on the West Coast.
The Tightening is being made or
the West Coast because there are a
number of military and naval avia-
ton bases that make special vigil
lance necessary, Murphy said.
Asked why the activity in counter
espionage was quickened, Murphy
said, Because we think 1t ought te
be done"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
London, Paris Still Hopeful
Of Sharing Bear for
Peace Front
JUST BARGAINING
IS POLISH View
Russia Wants Guarantees
from Finland, LAT
via, Esfonid /
fBy The Associated Press)

A new stalemate which prolonged
negotiations to bring Russia into
the British French front left Lon
don and Paris shocked but still
hopeful today and brought smiles
in Rome and Berlin.
The deadlock was caused by
statement of Foreign Minister Molo-
toff that Britain's proposals for a
mutual assistance agreement said
nothing about assistance OF three
countries at the northwestern Dor
der of the U.S.SR.
More Guarantees
Presumably, therefore, Russia
wanted guarantees from Finland,
Latyia and Estonia besides those
countries already holding pledges 10
aid Poland, Greece, Turkey and Ru-
mania.
Molotoff, however, kept L0ndon's
hope alive by acknowledging Britain
and France we're taking forward
step in their efforts to build a
front and by saying negotiations
had not yet ended.
German Nazis considered the
Molotoff statement not only set
back to Britain and France but also
encouragement to Italy and Ger
many.
Italian Fascists viewed Russian
objections as humiliation of Britain
if not actual remuneration of the
British French program.
In Warsaw Polish circles took the
situation calmly, one view being
Russia's stand was IAN obvious and
not unexpected instrument OF bar
gaining"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
PSYCHOLOGY
LECTURER IS
FOUND DEAD
Body Washed Up on Beach
al KefChikdn-CdN-
ed Suicide

KETCHIKAN, Alaska. June 1. -
The body of DR.. Carl Rain, about
SIS, asserted to be a retired psyche
logist and lecturer OF Baraboo, Wis.
and Encinitas, Cal. was found on
the beach here yesterday afternoon.
The death was termed q suicide
by U. s. Deputy Marshal Nate
Hardy who thinks Rain walked
into the channel near where the
body was found washed up on bar
nacles.
Rain body had black eye which
could only have been received be-
fore death.
He was last seen at 1 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon after getting off
the southbound Yukon because he
found fault with the boat.
Quarreled With Shipmates
Rain was going after his brother
to have him sail the boat Bonn so
south. The psychologist brought it
TO Ketchikan about two weeks ago
but his Seattle companions, Wesley
Archer and John Leneve, quarreled
with him and attached the boat.
claiming back pay. Rain wired for
money and settled with them.
Rain asserted he taught psy-
chology in the Middle West and
gave lecture tours. He also men,
toned writings. Born in what IS
now the Polish Corridor, RAIN
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
SMITH, SPARKS
BEGIN SERVING
PRISON TERMS
Juneau Men Are Lodged in
Prison : One for 20
Years, Other Five

SEATTLE, June Forrest Smith
of Juneau, Alaska, has been taken
to Mcneil Island Prison to begin
serving 20-year sentence for killing
Thomas Colling, steward on the
steamer Tongass, on October ID, last
year in the famous salad dressing
cookie jar" case He was convicted
OF second degree murder.
James Sparks, has also been taken
to the prison to serve five years fol
mail pilferage in the Post Office al
Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The
Townsend Old Age Pension bill was
crushed in the House today by an
Overwhelming vote of 302 to g.
Just before the final VOTE. a loud
chorus of noes squelched the effort
of Representative Allen T. Tread
way, Republican. Massachusetts, to
send the bill back to the committee.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
SMITH QUITS
LABOR BOARD
Will Become Free Lance
Representative OF EN-
pIoyers Now

WASHINGTON, June donald
Wakefield Smith has relinquished
his place on the National Labor Re-
lations Board He makes the an
nouncement that he will become a
free lance representative OF employ
ers in industrial relation cases.
Smith will be succeeded by DR..
William M. Lieserson, Chairman of
the National Mediation Board.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
Townsend Pension Bill Is
Killed by House, 302 10 81

Treadway ranking Republican on
the Ways and Means Committee,
proposed the legisla ton be returned
to the Committee for further con-
sideration with view to bringing
forth bill that would provide for
"just and equitable pensions for ell
derby persons on pay as you go
basis"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
0REG0NIAN NAMED
TO TREASURY DEPT

WASHINGTON, June Herbert
Castor, of Oregon and New York,
has been nominated by President
Roosevelt to be Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury. He has been serv-
ing as Special Assistant.
Castor is a native of Halsey
Oregon,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-06-01
Delegate Dimond
Is al Home with
Grippe Attack

WASHINGTON, June ANTHONY
J. Dimond. Delegate to Congress
from Alaska, is confined to his home
today with an attack of the grippe.
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Evening star., 1939-02-26

Usually. it's the girls who so in
for the latest fads. The two newest
at Central however, are being taken
up by the boys-loud pajama tops
for jackets and white paper lapel
flowers. Both were originated by
Bob Cliff Central's track stars
are doing all their training-rope-
jumping, sprinting and hurdling-
on the third floor :. There's lot
of argument these days in both the
journalism class and the publica-
tons Office as to whether or not
the school paper, the Bulletin,
should take sides in the controversy
involving Marian Anderson, the IA
NOUS singer.
The Drama Club is right proud of
Joe Cohen for his excellent produc-
ton of the third scene from Dead
End" Sonny Lipschultz carried off
the acting honors Central is
beating Tech in the school paper
subscription contest. Right now
we're about 100 ahead . There's
considerable talk about the posi-
bility of an interhigh beauty contest
eSome students feel that it wouldn't
be much of a competition, however,
with both Toni Mann and Nadine
Petrey going to Central. The feeling
is this just about cinches victory
for Central in any such contest E. :.
A mother and daughter banquet
will be held March at the Y w.
c. A. by the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Weekly Contest
Prizes Totaling SIS
Awarded for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls from to 18 years
of age are invited to write for the
Junior Star. Contributions may be
in the form of letters, stories, poems,
etc, and subjects may include ad-
ventures. hobbies. pets-in short,
anything of interest to children any
where in the Washington area.
The best five contributions pub
lished each week will win their au-
thors prizes of 81 each. These simple
rules must be observed:
l. All contributions must be
ORIGINAL.
2. All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone num-
ber Gf any and school of the au-
thor, preferably at the top of the
first page.
3. Contributions must be written on
one side of the paper; if type
written they should be double
spaced.
4. The decision of the editor as to
the winning contributions will be
final and The Star reserves the right
to publish any contributions re-
ceived, in whatever form the editor
may deem advisable regardless of
whether they are awarded prizes.
S. No contributions will be re-
turned.
Address contributions to the Junior
Star Editor, The Sunday Star, Elev-
enth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

sponse to a call from her mother,
Mrs. w. r. De Graffenreid.
Returning from an errand about
IS minutes later, Ramona was sur
prised to find Toots still standing in
the corner-and looking very sad
about 1t, too.
I'VE didn't know Toots was so
smart" said Ramona. Nov we
make her stand in the corner every
time she does anything wrong. We
can't make her do it, though, no
matter how hard we try, unless she's
done something wrong"
To induce Toots to stand in the
corner for the accompanying photo
graph Ramona had to let her bite on
another ball and then pretend to be
Furnishing her for it.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Friday Is Luckiest
Day for America,
Youth Declares
By JAMES r. CRABILL,
George Washington Hish School.

George Washington Hish School.
Some people think Friday an un-
lucky day. AS matter of fact, 1t
is the luckiest day In American his
tory and the following list proves
it:
Friday, August 3, Columbus
sailed for America.
Friday, October IL, 1492-Colum-
bus discovered America.
Friday. November %, 1493-Co-
lumbus landed here again.
Friday, June II. 1494-Mainland
of South America discovered.
Friday, March 5. 1496-Henry
VIII commissioned Cabot, which re-
suited in the discovery of North
America.
Friday, September Z. 1565-Men-
dez founded ST. Augustine. Fla, the
oldest ciSy in the United States.
Friday. November 10, 1620-Pil-
grim Fathers landed in harbor OF
Provincetown.
Friday. Feb. %, George
Washington was born.
Friday, October II. 1777-Bur-
eoyne surrendered 1T Saratoga.
Friday, September 10, 17s1-Corn-
wallis surrendered at Yorktown.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Boys Grandfather Bought
Relic in Junk Shop
Five Others Like
1t in Paris
Museum

An old bronze medal, bought as
piece of junk. is the most priced
possession Of James Crawford, IA,
an eighth grade pupil at Gordon
Junior High School.
There is an interesting story be-
hind the medal. and here is the
way James tells it:
My grandfather was visiting
New Orleans. and he went into a
junk shop in the hope Of picking up
some inexpensive souvenirs. He
bought several things for Is or 20
cents each. and then he came across
this medal I don't know exactly
how much he paid for it, but
imagine it cost about the same
amount as the other things.
This was good many years ago.
My grandfather had the medal made
into watch fob and wore it for
years. He didn't attach any parti-
cular value to it: to him, it was just
an interesting souvenir of that trip
to New Orleans.
Visits Paris Museum.
Then my granddad went to Paris
In museum there he found five
medals exactly like the one on his
watch fob.
He showed his watch fob to the
man in charge of the museum. The
man told him that when Napoleon
was exiled to St. Helena he said
he had only one wish-to have a
medal made for each of the seven
generals who had served him so
Loyalty. The medals were made
from an old cannon, the man at
the museum said.
After Napoleon and the generals
died, five of the medals came into
the possession of the French govern
ment. Two of them were missing,
however, and the man at the museum
said my grandfather watch fob was
one of these He wanted to buy it,
but granddad wouldn't sell it.
Il was named after my grand
father-his name is James Tracy
Hill-and when got to be II years
old he said I could have the medal.
IN taking good care of it, too, be-
cause I know it must be very valu-
able, and I'm more proud of it
than anything I've ever owned"
Bears Napoleon's Head.
The medal, as may be seen in the
accompanying photograph, bears
head of Napoleon wearing laurel
wreath. A similar wreath encircles
the outer edge of the medal, and
above it is a crown with a small
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Lesson Found
In Narrow
Escape
Girls Experience
Proves Wisdom
OF Adage
BY PHILIP Fl. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor,

Helen Kelser, author of one Of this
weeks prlze-Winning contributions,
had an experience last summer from
which all Of us can learn an i'm
portant lesson.
Helen and her sister and brother
went for swim in one of the pub
lie pools. Because Helens swimming
ability is extremely limited, she us
ually contents herself with playing
around in shallow water.
This time, however. Helen saw
some other girls jumping into the
water at the other end Of the pool.
They were about the same age as
Helen, and she figured that - +he
far end of the pool wasn't too deep
for them, 1t wasn't too deep for her.
What they were doing appeared very
simple, anyhow-just leaping into
the water from the side of the pool
and then climbing little ladder to
get back into position for another
plunge.
Il walked on over and jumped in
and came up the ladder without
difficulty" Helen said Il liked 1t so
much. I did it again"
Helen didn't realize that she was
leaping into more than feet of
water. The first time she'd had the
good fortune to come up so close to
the foot of the ladder that all she
had to do was to reach out and grasp
its bottom rung.
Becomes Frightened.
! But the second time she wasn't so
lucky.
Il struggled for the ladder. but
couldn't reach it." she said. Then
became panicky.'
She threshed out in the direction
OF the ladder, but it seemed that the
harder she fought the less progress
she made.
Il called weakly for help and then
sank, Helen said. Il came up again
and yelled again; then l felt faint
and dizzy. I was brought to nv
senses by somebody pulling my hair.
1t was a lifeguard. III never jump
into such deep water again-not un-
til I'm good swimmer. anyhow!
The lesson in Helen's experience
applies not only to swimming, but to
virtually every activity in life It is
simply that We should never plunge
bhndly into anything: we should
hesitate at least long enough to make
certain that we are not getting into
something that is over our heads. In
other words. We should heed the
adage, Look before YOU leap"
Junior Jottings.
Phyllis Schwartz, who is the sub
Ject Of one of the feature stories
on this page today. is a remarkable
Young singer. l heard her on Mai.
Bowes' program last fall. and no
juvenile singer has ever impressed
me more favorably Patricia
Holden, is, of 45O2 Thirteenth
street NV, author of the Roose-
welt High School notes printed else
where on this page. also has written
some excellent verse. Her father
was a newspaperman, her stepfather
and an uncle are newSpapermen,
and even her older sister, Betty
Lou, l9, does an occasional bit of
newspaper writing. Nearly every
boy and girl will be interested in the
collection of Indian blankets. bas-
kets, pottery. beadwork. etc, on ex-
hibition in Isabel Dexters gallery
at 7l03 Old Georgetown road, Be-
thesda, Md. The most interesting
item to me was pocamoggin, an
Indian weapon somewhat similar to
the modern hlackiack
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Here's one for John Hix, the
"Strange as 1t Seems" man.
Toots is just an ordinary dog, with
no particular training. She's the
playmate of Ramona and Patricia
De Graffenreid, aged II and 8, re-
spectively, 315 First street Sc.
The other day Ramona caught
Toots in the act of chewing a hole
in Pats rubber ball.
bad dog!" Ramona exclaimed,
giving Toots gentle slap. Just for
that, you stand in the corner!"
Toots had never stood in a corner
before, so Ramona sat her up on
her hind legs gave her another little
slap and then ran upstairs in re-
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Girl Excels as Singer,
Pianist and Dancer
Choice of Career
Is Big Problem
At Thirteen

The big problem confronting
PHYLLIS Schwartz right now is wheth-
er to become an opera singer, con-
cert pianist or ballet dancer.
If she could do only one thing
Well-whether singing. playing the
piano or dancing-there would be no
problem. AS it is. however, she does
all three things so we'll that, at 13,
she cannot decide what she wants
to do when she grows up.
''All know is that. whatever I do.
it will have something to do with
music she said. II love music
A measure of Phyllis love for
music is the amount of time she de-
votes to it each day. She spends two
hours daily at her piano and an
other half hour singing
But that she said. lis Just prac-
tice. I take piano lessons once or
twice week and singing lessons
once a week. and for about five
years I also took dancing lessons
Russian ballet"
Phyllis. who lives at 1916 Kalorama
road NV. is known as "the Deanna
Durbin of John Quincy Adams
School, She began her piano les
sons when she was years old and
her singing about a year ago. She
loves to play duets with her brother.
Milton. who is first violinist in the
National Symphony Orchestra.
Il tried out for a lob as pianist
with the orchestra when was H.
she said Il came out second in a
group of Is and-well, I still have
hopes of landing that job some day!'
While vacationing in New York
last September Phyllis appeared on
Maj. Edward Bowes' Amateur
Hour program, singing an operatic
aria in which her voice reached F
above high C. AS an encore the
major had her sing duet with a
12-year-old boy who had won first
place in the previous weeks contest.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
The Fairy's Cradle
By ELAINE ELLSWOR1

by ELAINE ELLSWORTH,
Alice Deal Junior High School.
As I was writing my letters
Up in my room one day,
I looked out of the window
And saw a leaf at play.
The soft June breeze came ripping
Over the tree tops green
And rocked fairy baby
Asleep in the leaf unseen.
Her hair was gold as sunshine
That shines through glistening
dew,
While her tiny dress was the
spiders web,
A rose leaf was her shoe.
As she swung in her leafy cradle,
Hung in the tree tops high,
I wondered what she was dream
ing,
In her bed meath the pale blue
sky.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
HobbyL
Win Two
Prizes
Writers Describe
Leaf and Stamp
Collecting

Letters describing hobbies win two
of the five prizes in tho weeks con-
| test for Junior Star CO Nributors.
The successful writer's are Helen
Kelser, II of 721 Kennebec avenue,
Takoma Park, Md, a Takoma Park
Elementary School pupil, and Mar
jorie Anderson, IA, of 24l9 Evarts
street NE. a Taft Junior High
School pupil. The Maryland girl
writes of her collection of leaves,
while the District contributor dis
cusses stamp collecting.
Elaine Ellsworth, IA, of 2739 Nc
Kinley street NV, and James r.
CrabilI, II, of 202 Raymond street,
Alexandria, Va, are awarded two of
The three remaining prizes of 81
each for contributions published
elsewhere on this page. The fifth
winner is listed in the column head
ed, Timely Poems Submitted by
Young Contributors.
Admires Leaves.
MY hobby is collecting leaves,
Helen writes. Usually. these are
the autumn leaves, with all their
pretty colors. l started collecting
leaves because have always ad-
mired them.
Walking home from school last
fall, I picked many pretty leaves
from the ground. l took them home
and creased them with butter, to
keep them from breaking into pieces,
and pressed them in an old spelling
tablet.
Il soon had so many pretty leaves
that l decided to make a hobby of
collecting them. So l bought new
book in which to keep them, trans
parent tape to hold them in place
and a book on trees, so l could
readily identify the specimens rep
! resented in my collection.
Il improved my method of greas-
ing them by dipping them in wax
making them slick, hard and shiny
With the aid of my book, l learned
what kind of leaves l had, and all
about the trees from which they
came. I have saved the weekly tree
pictures in the brown section of The
Sunday Star. Also. l am planning
to make collection of the bark of
| trees.
This hobby is not only an inter-
esting pastime. but it is helpful be-
cause you learn the different kinds
OF trees, and the odd and beautiful
shapes and colors Of their leaves"
Stamps Are Interesting.
Marjorie's letter follows:
My hobby is collecting stamps. I
collect stamps from all over the
world. I started this hobby num-
Der Of years ago.
"Collecting stamps and arranging
them in my book took long time
and kept me busy during my spare
moments. think it is interesting to
know what kinds of stamps are being
| used in different parts of the world
every year.
Unusual sizes and shapes are al
ways more interesting than plain
square stamps. When you get tri-
angular stamp, it seems different
and you value it more highly than
others. I have some rare stamps
from countries that some people have
never even heard of.
| Some countries issue stamps that
are twice the size of an ordinary
stamp, while some others are half an
inch smaller When you are collect
ing stamps, be sure to get the good
ones and not the old ones.
Find out the value of stamps
When you pay little more for a
stamp, it may be worth twice that
much in 10 years."