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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
WANTS SOUND TRUCK

Col. Robert NJ Watkins. repre-
senting the state department Of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, re-
quested permission Of the council
Monday To operate a sound truck
on Tacoma streets 10 advertise the
V. r. ". junior activities show
planned for the stadium June 81.
The request was referred to Safe
ty Commissioner Eastwood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
OPERATOR FOR FIRE
DEPT. WILL RETIRE

Joseph Griffiths, fire depart
ment switchboard operator and
dispatcher since April I. 1911,
was granted retirement on his own
request at a special meeting of
the firemen's pension and relief
board Monday. Chief Whitaker's
certificate showed Griffiths had
service totaling rs years, one
month and "a days. Retirement
will be effective June /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
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under the satin sheet she closed
her eyes
Kay hesitated. What could she
say TO Larry? He'd be watching
eagerly for Brenda, counting on
her.
Looking helplessly at the prone
figure she thought, Claire was
right.
Brenda Brent is brat. a
spoiled, selfish, heartless brat"
Kay went alone to the hospital.
The faithful Pink was there before
her.
Didn't she come ?" he asked,
frowning.
Kay shook her head, lips set
tight She went into Larry's room
and he looked past her, through
her
With the hurt in her heart Kay
might have repeated Brendas
classic, What have l done to de-
serve this ?"
Hello, Larry" she greeted him
cheerfully.
She had called him Larry since
the dreadful night of the shooting.
He seemed to like it and Brenda
raised no objection.
Moistens Lips
He moistened his lips. Hope bat
tied with certain disappointment
in his eyes.
Isis Brenda with you ?"
Miss Brent had miserable
headache this morning" Kay lice
glibly Anything to make him
content, happy, assured.
Too often had he been uncertain
and wounded in the last week.
"She wanted to come, tried tt
get up, but couldn't make It"
Larry looked at her strangely
Really, Kay"
She nodded.
She's going TO try again In al
hour.
She'll be here when you com
back" and when he still looke'
doubtful. Il wouldn't let her come
Larry.
I Il was afraid we'd have to pu
l her to bed"
n Won't Be Sick
l. she isn't going to be sick, d
n you think ?"
n "oh. no. Everyone has head
II aches.
y It's just her hard luck that sh
had one this morning"
q Il wish she'd come" his eyes o
e, the clock. 1t said ten minute
e before eight.
I'm here" stoutly.
q His grin was genuine then. Il
e stretched out hand and Kay lai
/ hers in it.
/ Your hand is cold. Kay"
' Warm heart, you know"
e You are awfully sweet to me
; Il aim to please fighting a
= impulse to burst into tears.
Looks Young
l. He looked so young lying Their
d hair smoothly brushed. hanC
d strangely white and thin.
h He said. not looking at he
You think I'll come out all RICH
d don't you. kay?'
er "of course. Larry" her tone rio
Of with tender sympathy. Soon III
v will be past history
in Soon you'll be up in chat
then taking few steps, the
raring up and down the corrido
z good as new
u I've got to be all right in
is muffled tone. holding his lower |
f. tight to keep ii steady.
=. 1T sesres me to think of
e metal plate in my leg.
TO I'm big baby"
One arm went up over his eye
Kay threw discretion to u
winds. She took his head in h
Il Continued on Page S, Column
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
Bored Girl Usually
Lacks Intelligence
Young Woman Who Makes No Efforts to Be
Animated and Alert Admits Dumbness
By CYNTHIA GREY

When older write to say they bored, / feel
for them for it usually admission of defeat
that has them after weary of struggling
against odds but when women tell me they bored
must admit have little patience with them Life is too
promising the young for them to admit defeat before
has been known to them.
No intelligent girl has put up with boredom The
many of them do is because geupandgo is lacking in
their Because il work and effort to do some
thing worth while they sit back and oh I'm bored not
realizing chat they admitting plain dumbness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
DRIVER Is ARRESTED

K. n. Bohannon OF Custer,
Wash. 3a-year-old laborer. was
booked by the state patrol at the
Pierce county Jail at $50 Monday
morning on charge Of drunken
driving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
GRANTED WATER PERMIT

OLYMPlA-Among water per-
mits granted today by Hydraulics
Supervisor Charles J. Bartholet:
H. Clark, Eatonville, .02 second
foot from Little Mashell river in
Pierce county for power, domestic
and irrigation use. Cost of prof.
ect, $500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
WANT new CITY OFFICE

Petition of Lincoln Citizens
club for establishment of an Of
flee near 3sth and Yakima ave.
where light, water and garbage
bills can be paid. was referred to
Finance Commissioner Fawcett.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23

exactly what i think OF such
people but will say I think they
should be tolerant enough to take
time to look in a mirror and see
themselves as they are. Perhaps
then, they would realize TO be good
looking or pleasant or have any
of the qualities they demand of
others. requires work and effort
and that they had sadly neglected
themselves.
1t would be fun II more OF your
readers wrote to argue this matter
out.
! did not intend TO write so much
so will come to the main object of
this letter. I have a friend who
tells me that you will give me in
formation about the removal Of
superfluous hair. VIII you please
tell me about it? A FRIEND.
Yes. IL is too bad that most OF
US can't see ourselves as others
see us, but perhaps that is just as
well at times, for II we did. we
might end up by doing ourselves
damage. II seems to be human
nature to minimize our own faults
and magnify the other fellows.
The unhappy consequence of that
attitude lies In the fact that we
lose too many friends by acting
that way. However, some people
are SO In love with themselves
that they don't feel particularly
concerned about friends and what
they mean TO us. There Is no get
ting away from the fact that II is
bad to 60 in for self-deprecistion
but IL In also bad to think we are
perfect and the other person a
total loss.
As for superfluous hair, the only
permanent way to remove II is by
electrolysis. You must be sure and
get competent operator. Either
consult n doctor first or find out
from someone who has had the
work done satisfactorily. By look
ing through the classified ads in
the paper you can no doubt find
the name Of competent operator.
Thanks
Dear Miss Grey: Some friends
Of mine are having a stork shower
for me In the near future. Is there
any special way ! can show my
appreciation, both TO my hostess
e.,d her guests. After bride s
shower. one can always entertain
but baby shower is different.
Are announcements enough, oil
can a personal note be added. The
usual thank you seems too hol'
low, yet l don't like to gush.
MOTHER TO-BE.
The usual thank you" Il
enough but there is no reason
why you should not write a per
sonal note to each guest, telling
her how much you appreciate hel
gift. II is all a matter of per
sonal inclination.
As for your hostess, there vii
, come a time in the near futur,
when you will be able to enter
Ia and return her favor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
WV GETS POPPY OKEH

Ray c. Roberts post. V. F. w,
was granted permission by the
council Monday TO sell memorial
peoples on Tacoma streets May
2e-e7. Similar permission already
had been granted other veterans
organizations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
TO BUY COPPER WIRE

An ordinance appropristing
Sill. 900 for purchase of carload
Of copper wire for the light de-
partment was introduced for first
reading before the city council
Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23

Many nerried women without
children land many with theml
do the same thing. With husbands
who can afford TO furnish them
with hired help, they actually
imagine they can cure their bore
dom by haunting beauty parlors
and decking themselves out in
beautiful clothes. With stagnant
minds, all the beauty treatments
and fine clothes in the world can
do little for them.
We can't talk TO such woman
for 10 minutes without hearing
how bored she is. She tells you
how she shortens her days by
sleeping late and still has too
much time on her hands. She
spends hours playing bridge when
she could be improving her mind
for something more worth while.
She frets about her complexion
and her figure when little intelli-
gence would see that certain
reasonable amount of time Is de-
voted to them and much time
toward learning the things and
making the contacts that stir in
terest in the business OF living.
These women are bored-and in
cidentally very boring. There's no
sense for their admission Of dumb
ness when little alertness to
what is going on about them Is
all they need.
To read a good book exhausts
them talthough they will stand In
line for a rscy novel;.
AZ a young wife wrote recently
to complain about her boredom
Her home and husband, and life
In general were dreary, according
TO her and she felt as though she
could not 90 on. She feared
nervous collapse.
Her letter rccked SO with self
sympathy I felt that she was hop.
ing for that collapse In order tt
get the attention that most bored
persons crave. To begin with, the,
start on their road to indifference
by being downright lazy. The,
want everyone To show them
good time. yet make no effort t
reciprocate.
They could do much to get OH
Of their dependency II they woui'
learn to say. Il can do that In
stead Of Il wish could do tina
but ! know l can't
This world is too full Of thing
to be learned and enjoyed TO
anyone to admit borcdom-whicl
ia after all, confession Of dumb
ness.
Opinion
Dear Miss Grey: ] have enjoye
your column for some time bu
this il my first time to write I
you. have been sorely tempted t
write and give a piece of my min
to some Of the would-be smaf
people who express their demand
Of the opposite sex so far as a
ideal is concerned. ! will not ss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
Good Taste
Today
Nv EMILY POST
A Question About Names

Dear Mrs. Post: Should people
who come to my beauty shop re
properly spoken of as customers.
clients. patrons or what? And
should ladies who come regularly
to my shop and whose names l
naturally know very well be called
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown, or
Madam?
Answer: You speak of your Gus
toners" and you call those whom
you know personally by name
tie. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown
and you call strangers Madam
Returning Parties
Dear Mrs. Post: Would it he
sliding over ones obligations TO
give a dessert bridge in return for
the other peoples lunch party in
vitstions l am indebted to so
many people and I cannot afford
to give a real lunch party but
thought | might nave dessert
bridge instead, if that could be
considered fair return.
Answer: 1t is not necessary to
repay hospitality in kind, but a
fraction of a lunch in return for
many complete luncheons would
be less happy choice than another
type of party altogether. There
fore, l would rather suggest a
buffet mesl-either lunch or sup
per, and not just the last course
Of a luncheon. However, if buff
fet meal is too much of an UNDER
taking, it would be entirely proper
to give a bridge party and serve
afternoon tea with little sand
witches and cakes. According TO
best form, nothing more than this
should be served at a bridge party,
ever.
Copyright, 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
GROUP MEETS TUESDAY

The WPA relief organization
committee will meet at 1 p. m.
Tuesday at Emerson hall, 1109 2
Broadway. All interested persons
will be welcome TO attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
ANSWERS TEST QUESTIONS

Below are the answers To test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
]. Four.
?. English channel.
5. The science which deals with
insects.
1. Count jerry Potoeh.
S. None.
S. Joseph Louis Barrow.
:. E-lik'-ser. not el'-ik-ser.
S. No. they are mammals.
?. South America.
10. Indictment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23
Love and Marriage

This articles the relationship Of men and
published under the drec'
Norman Of sociology at the University Of
Washing on, and outstanding authority the family
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23

in color, complete array of holi-
dsy-travel. day, party and sun
sports modes. Smartness for sum-
mer bride and glamour girl! New
classics and "cottons" Pages and
pages of patterns for misses.
matrons and youngsters too
Reports also on accessories. Order
now. Price of book fifteen cents.
Price of pattern fifteen cents. To-
gether. book and pattern twenty
five cents.
Send your order TO The Tacoma
Times. Pattern Department, Ia
coma, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-23

everyonebegnner experienced needle
motifs color with background OF
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illustrations doing needlepont
Send ten The Tacoma Times
Needlecra Dept plainly PATTERN NUMBER, NAME
and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
TRIBAL COUNCIL
TO ELECT TWO

Two tnres-yrsr term. IN the
ruysliur Tribal Council are eren
and any voting member ~ N.
ruysllur tribe may ~nd written
application 10 Secretary sally
siesde at Route ! box 81. Tseoms-
Applications must be in sy Fri-
day, June .. to be considered.
Voting win take place At the
Tsecms ssnsterium auditorium On
Saturday. June - Newly elected
council members win Ne sworn in
BY Supt. q. q upehuFch n ralsilr
at the quarterly session the first
Tuesday in July,
Ccunciimen whose term. expire
this year are Chairman Frank
wrolson and Treasurer silss
Meeker. Those remaining on the
council for two years include Vice
Chairman Joseph Mckay and Sec.
Rotary Sally sieads and TOT one
year Francis Andrews, at. GENE
teries manager.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
INSTALLATION
TO Be JUNE 20

Newly elected officers ~ snr
Progressive Italian American
lcdge sna auxiliary. rseema VIII
~ Installed 81 q puhsle ceremony
to No held IN Essles hall. is,n ard
Fswcsst ave. TIE evening ~ Tues
day. Juae %.
Dear Fsberv - the new airse.
toe ~ the lodge which has the fri.
lowing ether officers. Nellie C.sA~sf.
ssnios; Frank Nsas. issnlsr. s,sa
Mama. leesutsne. Joan t<ns<ss..
esremesssi. Mike MsnsA. sussa.
tsn. Cshe rrrs. secretary. jim
risscresa. icus. rslsrsce ard itrn
tlhetty. trustees. srd F>v Jrsn n.
Flynn. iesigs physsessa.
The rev auxiliary efflcsFs are
Julia umnrsAoa. tsreesas. fnss
Sartxi. sensoF. rsshss r@sa.
junsoF. Emily rssserssi. isssassns
Billie yscons,tl. ceremonial. Louise
Weller. guardian jsrnss Msrs
eheslns secretary. IRENE re~ssns.
sivtrs vissets ana isar.sta v.rs.
trssiees
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

Albany. n. Y. Gcvsrrcr Tan.
man announced today that nrsG !.
Cen, Walter G Robinson vraid
direct more than i.oo1 national
sasrasmen. ~hs wsll quart the
route travelled sesoas Nsw ycrk
state ~ King George snf Queen
Eiisseesh from Niagara Fails en-
route 10 Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

the last session was 90 get tsio-
coo APPROPRIATION through both
houses 10 pay off that amount ri
delinquent road bonds Thurricn
county lssued long sgo To help
build the Pacific highway. RE-
pes,ed attempts by others al pre-
vious sessions met with failures.
Troys sctive part in the present
grand jury activities may earn
him the enmity Of the state ad-
ministrstion In case he should run
for sttorney-senersi At the next
election.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
POLITICULARS
AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

flood Of IA laws passed by the 1889 legslatureon
subjects ranging from threedsy gin marriage"
compulsory insurance for motorists involved in accidents
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strong record which marks
him ~ q potential possibility
for attorney general In 1870.

MIN as potential po>>fntutN
for attorney general In 1870.
In addition TO conv1cting Or.
Kent W. Barry and his three &C.
completes Of kidnapping Irving Rs-
ker. Troy has obtained numerous
other convictions. including those
Of Dorothy Bardou. the Olympia
huteher-knife murdercSs; kidnsper
Maurice Laurius, tho first man
convicted under the 1888 kidnsp-
ing law. and assisted In the con.
victions In Mason county Of two
murderers. Bernhard r. Leuch and
Clinton Smith.
Troy acted as legal adviser for
the grand jury. which returned
grand larceny indictments against
former State Patrol Chief William
A. Cole and the former head Of the
department OF labor and indus
tries. y. Pat Kelly. and which went
into state affairs 20 the emharrass-
ment OF many other officials.
Troy was graduated from Uni
versity Of Washington law school
in 1890. and Is nephew Of the
present governor Of Alaska.
He IL one Of the youngest
prosecutors In tho state, .
Democrat. and acted ss ieg,s-
lstive Chairman for the state
Prosecutors association 1T the
last legislature.
One Of his outstanding feats at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

Water 1. the chief constituent ~
all living things
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

hot cold winter or summer you can rely on ozdAd aso
bring the best performance OF your Try tanul for
all the plus values Of Standard Oils superior refining and
skill And let your neghborhood Standard Service Man show you
what Standard Service motoring pleasure and
You will appreciate finding like guest roomsauays
tidy and oa Next for ul measue-try Standard
Evening star., 1939-12-05
What Price Efficiency?

District officials are reported to
have reached the conclusion that
pending reorganization plans would
increase, rather than reduce, mu-
nicipal expenditures, leaving the
prospect of greater efficiency as the
only tangible benefit to be expected
from the regrouping.
If there is even debatable ground
for this belief it becomes imperative
that the Commissioners and Con-
gress weigh carefully the financial
effect of each detail of any reorgani-
zation plan before 1t is adopted.
Improved efficiency, of course, is
to be desired and would be suff1-
cient reason for reshuffling munich
pal agencies even If it did not cut ex-
isting appropriations substantially.
But if it is to cost more, District tax
payers are entitled to have the po-
tential benefits placed on one side
of the scales and the estimated cost
on the other, so that they may de-
termine whether they believe this or
that specific reorganization plan is
worth the price.
Evening star., 1939-12-05
Prince Georges Housing

It is only natural that the creation
of Rural Housing Authority in
Montgomery County, Maryland,
should awaken interest in the posi-
bilities Of setting up similar agency
in Prince Georges. Evidence of the
latter county's interest has been
manifest through an invitation to
the chairman of the Montgomery
authority to discuss his plans before
the Prince Georges County Commit
nifty Council. A small group of the
county's leading citizens also has
been studying the problem thor
oughly and conducting an informal
survey Of the county's need for a
rural housing project.
The unofficial view has been ex-
pressed by some citizens that Prince
Georges has even more need for
better housing than Montgomery.
The counties are similar enough to
expect like conditions to exist in
such basic factors as housing.
Likewise the arguments In favor
Of rural housing in Montgomery will
apply with equal force in Prince
Georges. It will afford better living
and sanitary conditions for the fami-
lies Of low-income groups. sol It prob
Evening star., 1939-12-05

more eloquent one than even a
student editor could devise.
Popular misconceptions have
grown up concerning the outlook Of
the American undergraduate during
the passing decade. It is true he no
longer affects pegtop trousers and
bulldog pipes. But fraternities still
conduct limitations. Today's student
may absorb a more complete under
standing of modern social and eco
nomic trends through the advance
in the related sciences In recent
years. His reaction may be notice.
able for the enthusiasm which his
youth dictates. But his balance re-
mains the same. Like his predeces-
sors, he is basically a skeptic who
refuses to accept either production
line jackets or slogans.
With the current de-emphasis of
football, and particularly the ivy
Leagues" ban on intersectional
games, events like Mr.. Browder's
visit to Yale offer an excellent mid
term outlet for a pent-up enthus-
iasm for shouting and laughter.
Evening star., 1939-12-05

ably will lead to better health
and less crime. It will tend to gather
the families affected in small
communities, thus facilitating the
transportation Of children to school
and promote community enterprises.
The arguments against the Mont
gomery project also can be advanced
In Prince Georges. It is claimed the
new rural homes will increase rather
than diminish the farm Labor prob
lem, that they may increase taxa
ton and not permanently better the
lives Of the families involved. The
tenants, it is claimed, will be living
in small communities instead of on
the farms where they work, and will
be inclined to group together to
obtain employment in the city
rather than remain on the farms.
Any survey which Prince Georges
makes before deciding to emulate
Montgomery in regard to rural hous-
ing should therefore include not only
a study of farm housing needs but
also a canvass Of public sentiment.
For in the last analysis such prof.
ects may include subsidization and
the taxpayers are the ones that have
to foot the bill.
Evening star., 1939-12-05
A Red Goes to CoIIeqe

Yale's student body, turning out
with undergraduate enthusiasm for
Earl Browder's speaking engagement,
should serve as guide to future
policy for other institutions and
organizations facing the question of
reconciling the dictates of good
taste, citizenship and pedagogic re-
sponsibility with the rights of free
speech.
Barred from platforms at Harvard,
Princeton and Dartmouth, the
American Communist leader scored
a moral victory in obtaining the floor
at New Haven. But the fruits of
that victory must be classed as
doubtful. Shouts and f1recrackers,
cries of viva Browder" and Down
with everything" hardly could be
interpreted by the most vivid prop
agandist as collegiate swing to the
left. And Moscow's reply within
orty-eight hours to Mr.. Browder's
plea that America might profitably
cooperate with the powerful Soviet
Union in international affairs" was q
Evening star., 1939-12-05
Commends Inquiry Into
Collection Agencies.
70 the Editor of The Star:

70 the Editor OF The Star:
It is refreshing to note, through the
columns of your paper, that commit
tee has been appointed by the Bar
Association to investigate the methods
employed by the various collection
agencies in their endeavor to collect out
standing debts for their clients.
This bit of news should be particu-
larly pleasing to Government workers
who are daily being harassed to death
by these people. will venture to state
that not one person in hundred
actually intends to dodge paying just
debts. But many, due to unforeseen
circumstances, such as illness, death in
the family, losses in an investment, ETC..
are compelled to fall behind in the pay
ment of their obligations.
Then follows the grief. Dunning let
ters containing threats to report the
Indebtedness to the unfortunate per-
sons department head; ofttimes i'm
mediately followed by q letter to that
particular department head in an at
tempt to make the Government COL
lection agency.
A prominent Congressman Is, at the
present time, seriously considering in
PRODUCING q bill at the next session
which will serve notice on depart
ment heads to disregard all such COM
municattons from collection agencies.
They are being paid nice salaries by
the taxpayers to assist in running the
Government and not to assist collec-
tion agencies.
ALFRED J. HERRING.
NRaUnsnhnH N