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Evening star., 1939-10-29
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

by Amos. who supposedly dweIt in
Franklin's old fur cap, and who had
pretty tough time molding Ben into
great man.
Lawson created Amos because he
liked him. sour and cocky mouse
though he is. l was sure of that the
minute Lawson started to tell about
him few weeks ago. as he was getting
the last of the drawings packed up to
send to his publishers. He kept chuck
ling as he related Amos's feats and
opinions.
Lawson has always liked impish-
ness, anyway, and has drawn untold
thousands of gnomes, elves and other
little folk of the never-never world.
A gnome. in fact. once turned the tide
for him from rags to riches.
Lawson had come back from the war
lin which he was camoufage artist
and had become struggling young
commercial artist. Among other jobs.
he and his wife who is also an artist
designed and painted few million
Christmas cards. Lawson's cards
abounded in fanciful little creatures
with upturned shoes, big ears and mis-
chievous faces. When the bottom
dropped out of the business world, the
hand-painted- -Christmas-card market
went to pieces. Lawson turned to seri-
GUS etching. His etchings - almost all
pictures of gnomes and elves - were
delightful; but nobody was buying
etchings. Presently the Lawson saw
ings were gone.
Without much hope, Lawson took a
bundle of samples and went around to
an advertising agency. He started un-
doing his samples, while the art
director was saying the usual thing -
glad to see them. but there's nothing
needed right now" Lawson started to
pack up his samples. and just then
one of his gnomes caught the agency
mans eye
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Hey" he cried. why didn't you
show me this before?"
1t developed that one of the agency's
best clients. the head of big brewery,
was crazy about gnomes.
Let me show this to the old man."
said the art director. eagerly.
SoLawson got a job drawing gnomes
for beer advertisements. Then book
publisher wanted gnomes in a chill
dren's book and Lawson got that job.
Others followed. Then he met Munro
Leaf, and Leaf began to talk about
writing book particularly fitted to
Lawson's talents - something, of
course, with gnomes in it.
One day Leaf arrived with a manu-
script - scrawled on few sheets of
yellow paper = and handed it to
Lawson. ITS not just the sort of
thing We were talking about" he ad-
mitted. But l wrote it anyway"
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HE auditorium was full of school
children. Robert Lawson was 60
- ing to tell them how he went
about illustrating Ferdinand the
Bull. He hadn't prepared any speech.
Just children. you know" he had
been told. you won't need to make
any special preparations
Il should have known better" says
Robert Lawson now. Il never was so
scared in my life. l walked out on that
platform, wondering just what l was
going to say, and the kids began to
laugh before opened my mouth.
was the man who had drawn the pic
lures of Ferdinand, and so naturally
was supposed to be funny l could see
their point but couldn't do anything
about it. couldn't be funny stam-
mered something and then went over
to the drawing board and tried to
draw. They laughed again - and |
couldn't even draw Finally gave up
and sat down"
Robert Lawson, you see, is afraid of
children - afraid, that is. of trying
to patronlze them Until that day in
the auditorium it hadn't occurred to
him that he was afraid of them. He
had even accepted the light assurance
that they were lust Children" as if
to say any grownup could be expected
to hold them by virtue of his grown
upness. 1t was grueling experience.
but it helped HIM to clarity his think
ing He knows now that when he is
drawing for children. he is drawing for
people, not an inferior race apart Il
figure out what like. and assume that
children will like it, too" he says.
That method has worked out so we'll
that he ranks just about at the top
today among illustrators of children's
books. You know. of course, about
Ferdinand the Bull" To date more
than quarter of a million copies have
been sold The gentle bull, with the
Evening star., 1939-10-29

aid of Walt Disney, has become a
movie star. His likeness has appeared
on tons of jewelry. from fve-and-ten
stuff to expensive models. Costumes,
games, china figures. balloons, soap,
sweatshirts. neckties. suspenders and
dozens of other gadgets have glorified
him. But though Ferdinand has been
MIR. Lawson's most spectacular char
acter. he has illustrated more than
thirty other books in recent years. In
cluding The Wee Men of Bally-
wooden" by Arthur Mason; MIR.
Peppers Penguins." by Richard and
Florence Atwater, and Wee Gillis, by
Munro Leaf, the author of Ferdinand.
And now he has written book him
self - and. of course, illustrated it -
in which he introduces a mouse named
Amos. The book is called Ben and
Me" Ben is Benjamin Franklin and
Me is Amos "a mouse as extra
ordinary among his kind as Ferdinand
was among bulls. though of quite a
different character The story is told
Evening star., 1939-10-29

MonsR Haloweens risky time If that knife Slips
might After the hurt
treated Band Aid will help protect help keep dirt For
adhesive bandage Just stick And stays
bandage surfaces Be genuine Aid
Look for the red package
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SOCIAL SECURITY GROWS UP

just how amazing the changes which have
taken place social thinking during the past six
years is shown by the all but unanimous approval of
the bill President Roosevelt signed last week clarifying
and improving social security.
This virtual unanimity in Congress and among
the people that opposition to social security
has vanished that the question today is not whether
to have social security but how to make work. that
our country has moved on to more adult level Of
thinking concerning this problem that the wild talk
of social security dog collars and numbers instead
of names" which marked the Presidential campaign
of only three years ago is gone forever.
1t is in this intellectual climate that the necessary
improvements in social security best be effected
The amendments will have such results as these
Lower Taxes: Old-age insurance taxes remain
1912 instead of jumping to is percent next year.
Unemployment insurance taxes on employers will
be reduced from average rate of 81 percent to
about percent.
The preposterous plan of building up $47ooo,-
100000 reserve fund for odage benefits is abandoned
More Liberal Benefits: Old-age benefits will start
on January l, 1910 instead of January l. 1912
Lump-sum payments to survivors of old-age in
beneficiaries will be replaced by a system of
monthly pensions for widows and children
More than 100000 more persons are brought into
the social security setup by the inclusion of seamen
bank employees and employed persons over 65
We might up roughly by saying these changes
mean that 1155000000 less in taxes will be taken
from employers and employees during the next three
years than had been planned while 81 900 more
will be paid out benefits in the five years than
mad been planned.
Thus making progress against one of the
worst defects of social security the fact that it
dips heavily into present purchasing power without in
creasing it to compromising degree.
Social security taxes have been especially onerous
because they have been levied on all business alike
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BITING THE HAND

There is a streak of wanton destructiveness a
hodover of the old killer instinct, in most humans.
Most of us are able repress and live civilized lives
Some who cannot keeping busy these days killing
salmon in Salmon Creek and other streams Just for
the fun of it,
This needless destruction of spawning fish is a
crime against nature well misdemeanor on the
law books 1t threatens Alaskas most important in
dustry A Bureau of Fisheries stream warden is
patrolling the spawning grounds doing much as
he can to prevent wanton waste of salmon. But this
is condition the correction of which must lie with
the public.
In the large problem of conservation of the fish
cries of Alaska this wanton destruction of salmon
in few streams close to cities is a relatively small
matter But it is which most of us can do some
thing about.
Let's Go it. Leave the fish alone. Splashlng in
every rifle of Salmon Creek they are picturesque
and typicaly Alaskan sight which has become one
of Juneaus tourist attractions Killed by the stones
or rifle shots of few nthinking men and boys they
disgrace and anything but typical of Alaska.
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whether they were earning money or losing money.
The amendments tighten the load on business and
increase the market for goods at one and the same
time BY abandoning the unnecessary SAT 600 O000 900
reserve fund and turning in the direction of pay-as
grown-up level,
That these changes have been made is indict-
ment of the first social security act This is great
national adventure toward better life. We shall
probably change our minds about the details many
more times as learn from experience. The impor-
tant thing that Congress has shown both fexbiity
and manmity in its approach to the problem
Pay-as-we-go is more practical in the field of
old-age pensions than in that of unemployment in
many old persons shall have in our working popu-
laton in any given year. We meet the cost of
their support in that year.
Unemployment is variable 1t is more whole
some to build up job insurance in good years
than to increase during depression in order
to meet the increased costs of job insurance due to the
depression.
We shall find the best way by constant study,
just as the year-long study of the Social Security Adj
visory Board prepared the way for the changes.
was the solid actua authoritative report of the
board which led to the remarkably harmonious action
in Congress.
1t is by this kind of patient experimentation that
we shall get social security-not by royal-road crack
pot schemes This is the answer to Townsendism
These amendments more than anything else, high
light the change in our national life in the last six
years
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NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a hearing upon the petition
of RICHARD (DICK) FORD, bank
rupt, who prays that he be dis
charged from all debts provable
against his estate under the pro-
visions of the Acts of Congress re-
lating to bankruptcy, will be had
before this Court at Juneau, Alaska,
on the Goth day of September, 1889,
at the hour of ten o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard,
and that all known creditors and
other persons in interest may appear
at said time and place and show
cause, if any there be, why the
prayer of said petition should not
be granted.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, August
18th, 1899.
GEORGE F.. ALEXANDER.
District Judge.
Publication date, August IA. 1889.
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Making Meat Tender
New York Times

tNeW YORK llnleS)
substance extracted from pneappleS will make
the toughest steak tender in few minutes expert
in the Department of Agriculture says. 1t is CLASH
fled protein digesting engine, and when it is
applied to meat few minutes before cooking it breaks
down the tough connecting tissue and makes sinewy
chuck steak tender expensive cut of porter
house and no harm done to the stomach of the
trencherman who puts it away.
If this pineapple panacea (bromelin) becomes an
everyday, grOcerystore product it will be boon to
inexperienced cooks For succulent slab of red meat
which looks thoroughly tempting on the butchers
scales often proves eathery and Unbelievable when
served up if it isn't properly cooked. And even in
tense heat and quick grill smothering of onions
and dash of Worcestershire do not invariably guar
antee paatabe steak if it is of the tough
to start with. But every hostess could be of her
meat course with bottle of bromelin the shelf.
If it finds its way into general use, only epicures
will order fiet mignon chateaGDriand. Unless
as in prohibition days, when artificial processes
used to age whskiesthe customer feels that the old
fashioned quality product still tastes better.
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DAILY LESSONS
IN ENGLISH
By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say,
81 disremember," in the sense of Il
forget"
Often Mispronounced: Prism. Pro-
nounce priz'm, one syllable, similar
to elm and film, and not priz-um.
Often Misspelled: Diphtheria. OBJ
serve the phi, pronounced f, not
diptheria.
synonyms: Gratitude, grateful
ness,
Word Study: use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
state of being sound, just.
or sufficient in law. There is no
doubt of the validity of the claim"
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FOR
ROUNDUP" TEA
ARE NAMED HERE

Sponsored by the six Past Presi-
dents of the Juneau Womans Club,
the Roundup Tea of that organi-
zation will be an event of tomorrow
afternoon in the Blue Room of the
Scottish Rite Temple, between the
hours of two and five. Plans for
this midsummer event have been
virtually completed. according to
Mrs. Harold E. Smith, Chairman
of the committee composed of all
the Past Presidents of the club, who
are still living in Juneau, and ac-
lively engaged in its work.
All women of Juneau who care
to attend are invited to be present
and a special invitation is extended
to visiting women who may be guests
either at the homes of friends in
Juneau or registered at the hotels
of the town for temporary stay
Also all women residents of Glacier
Highway, of Douglas and of Thane
are included in the invitation, and
it is expected that a large number
of local women will avail them
selves of the hospitality of the club
on this occasion.
In charge of the various details
of the tea are Mrs. r. r. Hermann
and Mrs. A. M. Geyer, Invitations
and Publicity; Mrs. Ray G.. Day and
Mrs. j. P. Williams, Refreshments,
and Program and Decorations, Mrs
Smith and Mrs. Thomas Haigh. A
short musical program has been
planned as a special feature of the
afternoon.
Stressing the fact that the tea is
a purely social affair, and not a
silver tea, Mrs. Smith has urged
all women of Juneau, both members
of the club and others, to make a
point of dropping in at the Scot
fish Rite Temple tomorrow during
the "at home" hours, to accept the
hospitality of the local organization
and spend social hour with their
friends over the teacupS.
Pouring during the afteroon will
be six department chairmen and
other officers of the club for the
current year. These will include
Mrs. Nina Cheney and Mrs. George
LeVeque, Mrs. John Mccormick and
Mrs. Jack LIVE, Mrs. Ray Peterman
and Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne, and
Mrs. E. f. Robertson and Mrs. E. M.
Richardson.
Serving will be group of the
clubs younger members: Mrs. Fred
Tiedt, Mrs Russell Cook, Mrs. Tom
Parks, Mrs. S. K. Sawyer, Mrs. E. S.
Evans, Mrs. Harold Foss, Mrs. E. F.
Vollert, Mrs. Roy Murphy and Mrs.
o. j. Reiten. ~
Pressed into service as assistants
for the afternoon will be a number
of club daughters" These will be
Misses Virginia Wood, Barbara Her
mann, Virginia Worley, Beryl Mar
shall, Phyllis JENNIE, Mary Stewart
and Minnie Rogers.
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Lillian Anderson
Visiting Mother

Lillian Anderson, now teaching
school in Anchorage, came down
from the Westward over the week
end to spend about two weeks visit
ing her mother here.
Miss Anderson, who spent four
months last year on Luckenbach
freighter, followed her travel-itch-
ing feet this summer through Bris-
tol Bay and Goodnews Bay coun-
try, including Hanna, and a
dozen other villages, just seeing
country.
She will return to Anchorape
after concluding her visit with her
mother. She is a guest at the Gas
tineau Hotel.
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The stars incline
but do not compel
TUESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1899

Adverse planetary aspects rule the
early hours today and extend
through the afternoon. In the eve
ming Saturn yields kindly influ-
ence.
There is a sign of evil portent pre-
saying mental unrest affecting all
classes in the United States. Vague
apprehension of future dangers may
paralyze individual effort.
Investment in new enterprises is
likely to be fortunate, but capital
will be timid, despite promise of a
prosperous autumn. Confidence
should be sought through careful
investigation and preparation.
Commerce will improve. Efforts
to make the United States merchant
marine expansive and dominant
should be attended by success.
Stars smile on romance which
will not be confined to the young
The seers prophesy many marriages
among persons of middle age.
Solitude will be less endurable
than in the past, it is foretold, and
there will be a strong tendency to
seek companionship The stars will
guide elderly bachelors and widows
towards matrimony.
Industry will be greatly stimulat-
ed as the month advances. Foreign
trade is to expand as closer inter
national relations are achieved be-
tween the United States and Brit
iSh interests.
This evening is suspicious for en-
tertaining friends. Small groups will
enjoy pleasant companionship that
may result in business or profess
sonal profit
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of year of prosperity,
success, development. These subjects
of Leo should use their talents tire
lessly. Women may expect good for
tune.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be determined to the
point of obstinacy, definite in their
ideas and difficult to guide. Al
though they may appear too assured
of their own ability, they are usu-
ally able to realize large ambitions.
Copyright, 1882 ID,
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Hiding HagIund TO Be
Feted at Stag Party

A stag party honoring Hiding
Haglund will be held tonight at
Percy Reynolds home on First and
Dixon Streets. The affair is no
host, and approximately twenty
friends of the groom-elect have been
invited.
Mr.. Haglund will leave Wednes-
day morning for Petersburg, where
his marriage to Miss Charlotte
Clausen will be an event next Friday
evening.
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On YEARS AGO
~ From THE ENTIRE
AUGUST Ia. 1919

AUGUST IA, 1919
With the Government finding a
means for financing dock at Hyd-
err so that the big steamers would
be able to land there, the Canadians
and Alaskans were running a race
to see which side of the boundary
was to get the greater share of the
trade.
The Bar Association banquet was
to be held at the Gastineau in honor
of Hon. Frederick r. Caudert of New
York, distinguished international
lawyer. RI
After several days of consulta-
ton, the Territorial Shipping Board,
which met in the office of Gov.
Thomas Riggs, adjourned, and
Richard M. Semmes, transportation
expert, was employed by the board
to make a thorough investigation
of steamship matters affecting the
Territory.
A large audience in the school
house auditorium listened with rapt
attention to the entertaining des-
cription, accompanied by stereopti-
can views, of this LAND of mys-
terry" by Major Jack Hamilton.
William Anderson, proprietor of
the Tenakee Pool Room, was in
Juneau.
o. M Parks, auditor of the Alaska
Steamship Company, arrived in Jul
neau on the Alaska. Mrs. Parks,
who accompanied him. continued to
Anchorage on the steamer.
G. j. Alexander arrived in Juneau
and returned to Hoonah, where he
was superintendent of the Hoonah
Packing Company.
Mrs. Oscar johnson left on the
Northwestern to spend two months
visiting relatives in Seattle and
Tacoma.
Weather: Highest SIS; lowest 50;
cloudy.
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Nj O ID E r N
ETIQUETTE
4
By Roberta Lee

@. Is it necessary to give dim
ner, or any other form of entertain
ment to announce an engagement?
A. The news of the average en-
gagement usually travels by word
of mouth, but is entirely in form
to.
@. When a man offers his seat
in streetcar or bus to woman
should he lift his hat?
A. Yes; it is the polite thing to
do.
@. What does carte du jour mean
on the menu card?
A "Today's menu"
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What Is Your
News |. O.?
By The AP Feature Service

Each question counts 20. A
score of so is fair, 80, good.
l. What was the "last fling" Of
Velma West (abOve)?
2. What recently caused 210
persons to say Il do" at Mont
real?
3. The as Plan" is the British
navy's tactical problem for 1889.
True or false?
4. What defense step did the
U. S. army take just 80 years
ago?
S. Did Miss Mary Spaulding
of Three Rivers, Mich, study
woodwork, baseball or farming
in summer school?
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Mrs. Carter South
On Steamer Yukon

Mrs. Charles w. Carter sailed
south this morning on the steamer
Yukon for an extended trip in the
States. nt
While in the south Mrs. Carter
will spend some time visiting in
Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles.
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LOOK and LEARN
By A. c. Gordon

1. Where were the first airplane
flights made by the Wright brothers?
2. What was the name OF the
act of Congress which provided for
the enforcement of the prohibition
amendment?
3. What is the great waterway
of Alaska?
A. Which is the most common
bird in the United States?
5. What Scandinavian city has
been called the Venice of the
North?
ANSWERS
l. Kitty Hawk, N G.
2. The Volstead Act.
3. The Yukon.
4. English sparrow.
5. Stockholm, Sweden.
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ATTENTION MASONS

Called communication of Mt. Jul
neau Lodge No. lat F. & A. M. Mon
day evening, 7:30 o'clock. Work in
the NJ M. degree.
j. w. LEVERS,
adv. Secretary.
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eHGpty
Birthday

The Empire extends eongratuIa-
tions and BEST pishes tcday, their
birthday ann;Oe.s-.y, to thu. ro.-
iotoing:
AUGUST IA
Mrs. Howard Stabler
Mrs. M. H. Sides
Joe r. Werner
Shirley Erwin
Vernon Swap
Roy Smith
Jackie MichaelS
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TRUITT IMPR0VES; "
SITTING UP TODAY

Attorney General James S. Truitt
continues to gain in his recovery
from a recent serious illness, his
office reported today. For the first
time since he was stricken he was
able to sit up for awhile today
He even asked for (but did not geD
slice of pumpkin pie for dessert.
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Answers on Page Six
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The Bar Association banquet was
to be held at the Gastineau in honor
of Hon. Frederick r. Caudert of New
York, distinguished international
lawyer. RI