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Evening star., 1939-02-05

o YOU believe that cats have nine lives?
That cat can suck baby's breath?
- That cat across your path is bad
luck? That black cats are lucky? That they
are unlucky? That cats hypnotic birds? That
tailless cats are the offspring of cats and
rabbits?
If you do, you're just plain pre-Mother
Goose. Many of our stories and superstitions
about cats, including even Puss in Boots,
trace far back over the centuries
Italians of today. and any others of us who
share the superstition that the coming of a
stray cat to ones home brings good luck, are
keeping alive belief that has endured since
Bast was the cat-goddess of Egypt. The
ate the Pharaoh's grain was based funda-
mentally on superstitious reverence for the
mysterious small hunter of the night who
came when she pleased, left when she chose,
and asked no odds of any man.
Traces of this reverence carried over into
Rome, where the cat became the symbol of
independence. But after the Roman Empire
fell, cats came upon evil days, and most of
our unfavorable cat superstitions arose.
DO you believe that you'll have bad luck
if cat comes unasked to live with you?
Here's the reason:
During the Dark Ages house cats we're
scarce in central and northern Europe. where
the people we're just learning to add grain to
Evening star., 1939-02-05

observed as an adgury of peace or war
That is exactly what happened though,
last fall when the fate of the world hung in
the balance. Black Joey took to summing him.
self on the steps of Number 10 Downing
Street in full view of the anxious crowds who
waited for any scrap of news. Men and women
forgot that tomorrow they might be hiding in
bomb shelters - and argued whether it was
good or bad luck when Joey washed his face.
The black-cat superstition can be useful,
though. One Sunday found a black kitten
in front of store 1t was the Sunday before
Labor Day and the store would be closed
until Tuesday, The kitten was very small and
nearly starved.
bly, take the kitten with me. So the kitten
and went into small restaurant and bought
a big bowl of milk for nickel
The Greek proprietor was kind to the kit
ten, so said Would you like to keep herr"
"Oh. nor he said. BLACK cats are bad
luck" And he launched into series of
narrowing tales of bad luck that black cats
had brought to people in the old country
invented good-luck tale to top every
bad-luck story he told. And in the end he
agreed that maybe black cats we're lucky in
America, and took the kitten.
The kitten is still there 1t is an elderly cat
now. The restaurant has doubled in size And
(Confinvsd on poge 15)
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Chevy Chase Women's
Club

Music Section, under the d.
rection of Mr.. Louis A. Potter, will
sing fovorite Christmas CoroIs on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings from 7:3O to 800.
THIRD FLOOR)
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Beverly Stun Plays
Accordion

Recently Of Hotel AstoL New
York, Miss StuII. 1.-THE Personality
Girl" will be here each evening,
Thursday, Fridoy and Saturday.
600 to 900, and will play re-
quest numbers. FOURTH FLOOR)
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Ida Clarke Plays the
Organ

One Of Woshineton's most popular
orgonists, Miss lido Clarke, will
play Christmas CoroIs on the Ham
mond Console each evening from
800 to 900.
(FIRsT FLOOR)
Evening star., 1939-11-29

Modelling of Formal
Fashions
with Gala Holiday Fes-
tivities at hand, greet in
terest is anticipated in this
DispIoy and Selling Of
"Whot's New" for evening.
From 500 to 900 each
evening.
(THlRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1939-11-29
"Kute. Kris Kringle"
Here

living, breathing, tolkine
and walking Santa Claus obout 3
INCHES TALL. See him and
Guess what makes him "tiek." For
additional information see poee
B5. (SECOND FLOOR)
Evening star., 1939-11-29

Special Suppers
:. will be served from $50
to 7:3o PM. by our popular
Fountain Teoroom down.
stoirs Store). A complete
four-eourse Turkey Dinner
for r--------75c
Fountain Service until 900
PM.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
World Law Still Lives.

I cannot subscribe to the view
that the law Of nations is dead.
DR.. John Bassett Moore, the eminent
authority on international law, who
was for six years q Judge Of the
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Warns Of Economic Losses.


Mr.. Colby warns that tho princi-
pies Of international law, despite the
opinion In some quarters that 1t is
a thing OF the past, may nevertheless
be tellingly invoked to show the un-
neutrality of the act Of 1887. 1T we
assume the non existence of inter-
national law because of its unpun-
ished violations during the last war,
we may md ourselves confronted by
1t IN al its rigor when our conduct
Is challenged under its ancient and
established rules. We may find that
we have consigned our shipping to
disuse, Transferred the trade of our
citizens to foreign competitors and
undermined fatally our domestic
economy, discovering too late that
our new and ingenious formulas
have not worked as expected"
The rules Of international law may
not prove In themselves a source of
complete protection. But we shall
know what our rights are and we
can determine in each instance
what degree Of self-restraint or for
bearance we can afford to practice.
Our present Neutrality Act does
not lend to the strengthening of the
principles of international law;
rather, it is a pronunciation Of those
principles. This Nation, occupying
Z high place among the countries of
the world, with its material and
spiritual strength, should take the
lead In bringing about international
cooperation and peace.
Evening star., 1939-07-18

In dealing with the Spanish situa-
ton and in its dealings with the
devastating and tragic war which
Japan has waged against China.
Certainly. conditions which have
existed since the Neutrality Act of
1887 have demonstrated the futility
of legislating in advance to meet
conditions in turbulent and
changing world
Either Alternative Risky.
The discretion resting with the
Executive, it is believed by many,
Is inimical to the interests of
the American people, and may re-
suit in placing the Government in
an unneutral position. The moment
hostilities occur in any part of the
world, the President must determine
whether or not the resources Of this
Nation shall continue to flow to the
belligerents. If an embargo is laid,
1t is inconceivable that it would
affect both belligerents alike, and
the country disadvantageously af-
fected would have grounds for COM
plant; whereas, if the act is not
invoked, the other beNigerent might
be injured, Even though the Presi-
dent exercises this discretion solely
for the welfare OF the United States,
the belligerent that is adversely
affected can look upon it only as
hostile act on the part Of this coun-
try. Placing the Government in such
an unneutral situation, where it will
likely incur disfavor from one side
or the other, cannot be cited as an
aid in keeping America out of war.
The regulating of foreign COM
merce is one of the powers entrusted
to the Congress by the Constitution,
and any discretion to be exercised
should be by Congress and not by
the executive branch Of the Gov
eminent.
The difficulty in applying the act
Is further aggravated by the time
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-16
RUSH TRIP

On a special charter flight yes
terday evening, Alex Holden, flying
Marine Always plane, took Carl
Moval to Taku Harbor.
Moval made the rush flight to
catch the Libby, McNeill and Libby
supply ship Otsego
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~ PASSENGERS
ABOARD Louise
FOR This PORT

Canadian Pacific steamer Princess
Louise, scheduled to arrive from the
south at o'clock this afternoon. has
the following passengers for this
port:
Hjalmar Nordale, Mary Bean, the
Rev. John L. Cauble, William Camp
bell, Beth Crookes, William Crookes,
Wilfred Cooling, Charles Hall.
John Hillard, Edwin Kraft, Ruth
Kraft, Janet Kraft, Marcia Kraft,
Enid Kahn, Walter Lagerstadt, Le-
dessa Nordale, Anthony Nordale.
Norman Petrig, Ruben Ramberg,
Lawrence Stupfel, Karl Stefansen,
John Tenneson and son, Joseph Nc
Lean, Lalla Chesley.
Laverne Eastman, Fred Groves,
Frank Houseley, John Nichols and
wife, Bertha Haley, William Paul.
For Tulsequah, via Juneau plane:
John Pentland, Albert Kane, Joe
Lehman, Stanley Schiebler, Alex
ander Spanos, Eric Allen, Alexander
Cooper, Almer Danielson, Ralph
Dahl, William Gerry.
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ALASKA ANGEL
TO HEAD NORTH
Seattle acknowledgement

Summer will soon be coming tc
the North-time for Capt. A. E. La
throp, the Angel of Alaska" to re-
turn to his "diggin's."
So with him in two weeks will &C
his "major -domo," Miss Miriam
Dickey, a University of Washington
journalism graduate of 1929 who
for eight years has been both right
and left hand to the captain.
To profess ignorance of the cap
tain's Importance in Seattle is not
a great crime For he rarely speaks
for the press.
But it is heresy indeed in Alaska
not to know of the man with the
white shock of hair who is back of
the Lathrop coal mines, the chain
of theaters and apartment houses
in Cordova, Fairbanks and Anchor
age, canneries, department. stores,
airplane hangers and newspaper
chain
And because it is impossible to
work with Lathrop without being
important too, Miss Dickey is
known in Alaska as the No. l bust
ness woman, although she laugh
ingly denies it.
1t is weren't for Miss Dickey the
mere fact that this business man
was going to build the farthest
north commercial radio in the world
in Fairbanks this summer would
have come out of an interview in
the winter business office in the
New Washington Hotel.
But while she answered the per-
istent ringing telephone with her
right hand she, so to speak, patted
the captain on the back with her
left -
THE captain is putting more into
this radio station than he could
ever hope to get out of it. TITS his
gift to Alaska. Reception from out
side stations is very poor and he
knows what it is like to be alone in
the wilds and without company so
he's giving Alaska good radio re-
ception."
yes" the captain admitted SON
orously, "the people of Alaska have
given to me and my ventures for
forty-three years and I think this
is about the best way can show my
appreciation
Captain Lathrop. who helped re-
build Seattle after the fire and who
helped develop Anacortes, went to
Alaska in his own boat for gold in
1896.
Shire then everything he has
taken out of Alaska, according to
Miss Dickey, he has put right back
in
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-16
LARGE CLASS IS
GRADUATED FROM
UNIV. OF ALASKA
Most of Degrees for 81
Are for Mining
Engineering

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May l6. -
Twenty-Five men and ten women
received diplomas yesterday from
the University of Alaska, compris-
ing the largest class in the history
of the educational institution.
Degrees were given in arts, edu-
cation. business administration, sci
enee, mining AM engineering
mostly mining.
The Rev. Walter James Fitzger-
aid, new Bishop Coadjutor of AL
aska, was the commencement
speaker.
President Charles E. Bunnell an
nounced the various awards in
Guiding the Phipps Scholarship
which went to Michael Hagiwara
of Ketchikan, Alaska, who Compel
ed with high schoolers throughout
the Territory.
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TWENTY
ARRIVE TODAY
ON N0RTHLAND

The motorship Northland brought
% passengers to Juneau this after
noon from Seattle and Southeast
Alaska ports.
Arrivals were G. r. Smith, Gunnar
Blomgren, E. A. Knowles, Sarah
Martin, Robert Bonner, Jr., Don
Mines, Mrs. F. V. Smith, William
Rodenburg, Mrs. Roy Peacock, Mrs.
B. Martin. H. Protzman, R. NJ Hes
ter, Stephen Bishop, L. S. Coffin,
Robert j. Schoettler, NJ A. Nc
Eachran, Mrs. A. j. Balog. Alex
Boora, w. C. OVERLY, Mrs. William
Rodenburg, Beulah Westbrook, Mrs.
P. Kirkebo, Mrs. j. E. Smith, Gene
Waller, T. C. Williams, E. Einarson,
G. Fredrickson.
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DENALI HERE
THIS MORNING
FROM SkAGWAY

Eight passengers arrived in Juneau
from Skagway this morning on the
steamer Denali, southbound on the
triangle run on the Totemland cruise
and left at noon for Seattle via
Sitka
Arrivals here we're H. Andersen,
A. H. Cicoski, Minnie Fields Mrs.
Thomas B. Jensen, William Ma
honey, Jack Phipps j. t. St Mar
tin, Howard G.. Wilcox.
-Four passengers outbound from
here were all for Seattle. They were
Gordon Ferguson, Mrs. Gordon Fer
guson, George Danner and Donald
Monson.
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Lode and placer location notices
for sale at The Empire Office.
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Several Tons Of
HaIibut Sold on
Mart Here Today

A total of $4,000 pounds of halibut
went over the floor of the Juneau
Cold Storage today as four vessels
sold cargoes.
The Addington, Capt. Ole Sevold,
sold 1000 pounds to Alaska Coast
Fisheries at GAS and 4.50 cents a
pound; the Margaret T., Capt. Pete
Hildre, sold 10000 pounds to New
England for $50 and 445, the Carol
H., Capt. Ed Hansen, with $500
pounds. selling for the same price
to New England, while the Sylvia,
Capt. Vincent Anderson, sold 1900
pounds to Sebastian-S Stuart at $50
and 4.40
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-16
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
y
NORTHBOUND

. NORTHBOUND
> Northland in port and sails .
, about 5 o'clock this afternoon .
. for Sitka .
. Princess Louise scheduled to .
, arrive at o'clock this after .
> noon. Should have three days .
, mail aboard. .
. Aleutian scheduled to arrive at .
. 8 O'Clock Thursday morning. .
. Tongass scheduled to arrive .
. Thursday noon.
. Mount Mckinley due Saturday. .
. SCHEDULED SAILINGS
. Alaska scheduled to sail from .
. Seattle 8 am. tomorrow.
. North Sea scheduled to sail .
. from Seattle May 10 at 10 am. q
. Taku scheduled to sail from .
. Seattle May 10 at 9 pm.
, Yukon scheduled to sail from .
, Seattle May 20. 9 am.
, Denali scheduled to sail from .
, Seattle May % at 9 am.
SOUTHBOLTND SAILINGS .
} North Coast Southbound about .
} noon tomorrow.
, Baranof scheduled southbound .
, next Friday
LOCAL SAILINGS .
, Estebeth scheduled to sell every .
, Wednesday at pm. for Sit .
, ka and wayports. .
, Dart leaves every Wednesday .
. at 7 am. for Petersburg, Port .
. Alexander, Kake and way .
. ports
4 e 3
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WOMEN OE THE MOOSE

Meet Wednesday night at 8 O'Clock
in I.OO.F. Hall. Nomination OF Of
ficers.
HATTIE PETERMAN,
adv Recorder.
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I HALIBUTER5
Sell, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, May 16. = Only two
halibuters sold here today, as fol-
lows:
From the western banks--La Pa
Iona 10000 pounds, selling at IA
and IN cents pound.
From the local banks-Orbit IT,
600 pounds, 8l5 and cents.
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Try The Empire classifieds for
results.
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Screen Test Answers

I. Betty CRADLE. ,H. a.nt;.t.
3. (a) br. Francis Grimm, aenii!
(b) Or. Joel FRESHMAN, PSs ART.
ish army; (d) Herbis Kay, orenesua
3. ca) on Broadway. with Pau Az
Mimi. In "counseiIor. At-LaW; Sp)
~ pomona, Calf, college preeen.
tation Of Journeys End; le) X
Chicago musical revue cnorus, tuy ~
two-reei silent pie.ur
Va Don Ameche played a tax
ari.er in Midnight" an invsntor IN
SThe Lite Of Alexander Granam
neiI." and p'Artasnan in the bur.
.iesoue version OF "The Three MUS
keteers." .;, fo, Golf
S. (a) Polo. lb) Huns,ne, ~ You
aid horse racing, 10 Sailing.
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TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-5:48 am, Ill feet.
High tide-11:59 am, 14.7 feet.
Low tide-5:52 pm, 10 feet.
High tide-11:55 pm, 17.3 feet
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Empire classifieds pay.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
BY Edgar Rice Burroughs

you are, and one who has been hunt
ed as much as you have, doing such
a crazy thing as to scramble right
out in broad daylight without first
making sure the way was clear and
safe But for Chickoree the Gold
finch and his warning you wouldn't
be here now, Danny Meadow Mouse.
You would have been swallowed long
ago by that dreadful Roughleg.
Ugh! How hate him! I hope that
the next time you see Chickoree
you'll remember that you owe him
your life. You think yourself very
smart, but I want you to know that
I think any half-grown Mouse would
have had more sense than you
seemed to have today"
Nanny's Eyes Snap.
Danny knew that what Nanny
Evening star., 1939-02-20

Finding that Danny really was all
right. Nanny turned her sharp little
tongue loose, and 1t can be very
sharp, indeed, when she wants it to
be.
well, Mr.. Smarty." she said, II
hope that this will be a lesson to
your"
"Lesson?" repeated Danny, as if
he didn't understand. Lesson?
What are you talking about,
Nanny?"
Il am talking about you and your
heedlessness or stupidity, whichever
it was," snapped Nanny. II sus-
pect it was both. You don't deserve
to be here. I'm thankful you are
here, but just the same you don't
deserve to be. The idea, the very
idea, Of q Meadow Mouse as old as
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Danny Meadow Mouse has been
frightened many times in his life.
In fact, there are very few days, or
night either for that matter, in
which Danny doesn't get a fright
of some kind. You and I wouldn't t
enjoy life at all If we had as many
frights as Danny Meadow Mouse
has. But Danny is so used to them
that no sooner is he over fright
than he has forgotten it, and is as
happy as If there wasn't such a
thing as danger or fear. It is so
with most Of the little people of the
Green Forest and the Green Mead
ows and the Old Orchard and the
Evening star., 1939-02-20

thankfulness she gave as she saw
that his great, ugly claws were
clutching nothing but snow. Then
she started for home as fast as she
could CO.
Badly Frightened.
When Nanny reached the snug
little home down under the snow
she found Danny already there. He
was painting, for he had been so
frightened that he had run so fast
that he had lost his breath. Anx-
iously Nanny examined him all over
to see If he was hurt. When she
found that he wasn't she showed
how relieved she was by scolding.
That is funny way of doing, but it
is a way lot Of people have. A
great fright from danger to some
one they love will make them cross.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
BY Mormon Morsh
ADVERTISEMENT.
BY Hobon

said was true, but he tried to maks
light Of it and pretended that he
hadn't been frightened. How
Nanny's eyes did snap at that.
Then why did you squeal SOP"
she demanded.
Danny couldn't reply to that and
meekly took the scolding that
Nanny continued to give him. For
a long time after that he was very
careful when he went abroad. The
truth Is he was more afraid OF
Nanny's tongue in case he was
careless than he was of the danger
he might get into. And all the time
he watched for q chance to get even
with Nanny.
(Copyrisht. 1eSs.)
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Wires Were Crossed

LOS ANGELES 1p.-District At
torneys Investigator John McDon-
nell picked up his telephone and
heard two men exchanging horse
race information.
Quickly tracing the calls. he sent
omcers to two downtown buildings,
put when they got there the birds
has flown.
An obliging telephone operator
had reported the crossed wires.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

Smiling Pool. 1t is we'll that it is so.
If they remembered all their frights
there wouldn't be room for any
happy feelings.
So, though Danny had squealed
with terror when Roughleg the
Hawk had so nearly caught him, he
would have forgotten it almost at
once if it hadn't been that Nanny
Meadow Mouse wouldn't let him.
No, sir, Nanny wouldn't let him for
get it. She had seen all that had
happened and her heart had been
right up In her throat when Rough
leg plunged into the snow after
Danny. At least that is what she
says. With eyes almost popping out
of her head with terror she watched
Roughleg rising into the air and you
can guess what q great SIGH Of
Evening star., 1939-02-20
TwizzIer Answer

White was q woman and there
fore completely cleared Of suspiciou,
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Solution to Yesterdays Puzzle.

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LETTER-OUT
PREPAREDNESS
Fred Neher

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called Tor In the last column Print
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WILL PROSECUTOR GO
AFTER BIG PRoFITEERs /.

Editor, The Times: Now that
the oss bugs are starting To
profitesr on the war program, I
wonder n our prosecuting sttor-
nsy will haul them into court
when II Is the poor who are gong
10 suffer by their gain. He was
very quick 10 serve a warrant on
q store for selling cigsrets at the
factory price OF 10 cents.
They had 10 sell them for IL
cents. although they are adver-
tised at 10 cents plus cents tax
and two tokens state tax. but
Ne have to pay - cents and two
tokens Just because he says so.
Now we know and all know
that this is the regular time for
canning and everyone buys a
lot more sugar and fruits than
At any other time of the year.
but these hogs want to make US
believe II 10 on account OF the
war and that there u scarcity:
but we are told that there il
plenty--in fact. a surplus
why the high prices7
S. y. DORFINAH.