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Show CAT CAUSES PANIC WHEN SHE PLUNGES IN STEAMING SOUP OAKLAND, Keb. i.A quiet, sleepy peace loving cat was Mouse r. official rat catcher in an Oakland caTe. lib! II y'Hier-dav. y'Hier-dav. Hit alas be turned militant bolshevik; bol-shevik; high dived Into a bowl of soup, ruined several dinners, and led a morry chase of excited waitresses before being captu red on a cou n t er hold 1 ng t be wrecked remains of the day's supply of pastry. Just be i ore starting on his ramiMtge, Mou iter scaled to the highest ledK Where he casually surveyed ths diners, staid business men and their families. Hat catching bctng on the decline for several days mst. Mouser, green eyed with envy, determined to wreak his vengeance. With one bound the militant feline landed bead first in a bowl of soup at a taile where Arthur YouriK, member of American legion post No. Kred M. iuy, business mun, snd lioorce Jackson, an attorney, were sit tins; Mo up splat -tered on their clothes and faces, with sdded splashes as the stenniing cat , shook himself. Next he Jumped to an- j other table, knocking over a i ream pitch- er and sending a musnroom covered steak skimming along the floor. By this time, waitresses were sc resuming resum-ing and joining with patrons in a grand skirmish of pursuit. Tables and chairs and dishes were upset in the scramble. Finally Mouser took refuge on the utstry shelf with gotis of fluffy frosting dotting I bis soup soaked fur; pies, cakes and! cream puffs falling in hesps to the floor. An epilogue was provided by a small boy who hurled a stonewelirhted, ani- ; mated sack Into the waters of the Oak- I land Kstuary. Then its muttered, ood 1 bye, M user," snd the show was ended ! |