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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

We had the choice OF hugging
the high cut banks and running
the chance Of being sunk by tons
Of earth, as it was undermined by
the river, or running in the center
channel and making only two or
three miles an hour against the
wind and the high waves.
The bends through this section
Of the river were very wide, and
high water had covered most of
the low sandbars on the inside
Of them 30 they were almost
lakes. Across these the wind
whistled with nothing to break
its sweep.
Decide to Halt
After attempting two bends on
the outside channel and finding
the seas almost too high to ham
die. we swung in under the caving
banks and took our chances there.
Twice we had to swing the canoe
quickly to meet the onslaught of
. miniature tidal wave, as hundred
foot stretches OF shoreline crashed
into the water.
After swinging around a par
ticulariy wide bend and getting
q taste Of both wind and cut
banks. we decided to call 1t day
and put In at the next ranch
house we saw. This happened to
be at the end of the next bend.
We could just see the roof of the
barn ~ it peeped above the tower
ing cottonwoods along the shore.
Sneaking into the shelter of
low bar into slack water, We tied
up at one Of the few low banks
along this section Of the river.
Just ~ we were about to head
through the woods for the ranch
house, It started to rain in earn
est. Working as fast as We could,
we cached all our equipment under
tarpaulins on the shore and dis
regarding the possibility OF snakes
hurried through the underbrush
onto the bottomland beyond.
Find Locked House
A we neared the ranch build
ings, we noticed its deserted APP
pearance and our hearts sank.
for now it was raining hard
enough TO penetrate our clothing.
which, incidentally, was supposed
TO be waterproof. We have found
out. much to our chagrin, that
our so-called waterproof garments
will shed light showers. but are
not proof against driving rain.
But. despite the fact the place
was deserted, We felt sure we
would find shelter In the tiny log
house which seemed to be in good
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
II + RES MORE A ABOUT
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

tier, 1t was understood Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler at Obersalzberg and
government officials in Berlin are
devoting most OF their attention
to Cerman-pollsh relations.
Germans denied that the
maneuvers were adjusted to
any political time table. OBJ
servers recalled, however, that
last years maneuvers. whether
by chance or otherwise, had
brought the army to peak
strength just before the
Cxechoslovak problem.
BY coincidence, news Of the
maneuvers came at the same time
as a prediction in responsible Nazi
quarters that the return Of DAN
zig to Germany was now "a 100
percent certainty" 1t WAS limited
the British-Japanese dispute in the
far east might hasten this develop
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Takes Six Days
To Erect Brid0e

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla
The Florida road department
claims a record in bridge building.
One day recently. a 17-ton truck
proved too heavy for the span over
the Pitchlahascotee river. The
bridge collapsed and officials Of
New Port Richey appealed to the
highway department.
Construction crews were rushed
to the river with a load of struc-
tural steel and six days later, a
new steel bridge was opened with
q community celebration and high
praise for the construction work.
ers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

had made no pledges; the doctor
suspects that IL all his pledges"
had voted his way his bill would
have received upwards of IT'S
votes.
Meanwhile, he is not discouraged
by the bills defeat. He says he
got all he expected to get-a count
of noses. He knows now whom to
sharpen his knife for. And, mean
while. he says his organizational
work is booming.
During May, before the new fly
ing squadrons were organized, 600
new Townsend clubs were organ
lied. Thistmakes a total of 1000
new clubs since the first of the
year, he says. The 25-cent men,
bership cards are now being signed
at a rate of 5000 per day; about
half of these are renewals of old
memberships, and the rest repre-
sent new members. During one
ten-day period in a recent month,
14l new clubs were organized in
communities which had never had
any Townsend clubs before.
The national convention of the
Townsendites is scheduled for In
dianapolis, June %. DR.. Townsend
predicts this will be just about the
BIGGEST political convention ever
held in America; there will be up
wards of 1900 delegates. he says
and several times that many mem
bers who are not delegates but
want to listen in on the proceed
ings.
He calls la a political conven'
ton" advisedly. For he is giving
serious consideration to thu
thought of launching a third po'
litical party.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

repair. Much to our surprise. we
found II pad-locked.
Then we remembered we had
crossed the state line into North
Dakota. and that things were not
the same. A pad-locked house in
Montana, particularly in the back
country, would be almost an insult
TO any passer-by. All ranch houses
up there along the river are never
locked and II someone should
come along when no one is at
home. he or she Is welcome TO
shelter for the night and as much
food as they need while there. In
fact, OF all the ranch houses we
visited in Montana, we did not
even see lock on any door.
River Speedier
Climbing one Of the nearby high
buttes We espied comfortable
looking ranch house on the bottom
land directly across the river. Re-
packing the canoe with all our
equipment was too much Of a
task in the heavy rain, so we
pegged the tarpaulin down against
the wind and launched the empty
canoe for the run across the river.
Ordinarily this would be but a
five-minute task TO cross the
river, but, since the Yellowstone
had come in. the river had taken
on four more miles Of heavy cur
rent and at this point 1t was run
ming nearly seven miles an hour.
Too. the river was cutting be-
tween narrow banks and the cur
rent seemed to pick up even more
speed as it swept around the
bend.
We started our crossing in q
direct line. but before we were
half way across the current began
to sweep us around the bend de-
spite redoubled efforts with the
paddles.
Bob Finds Pal
We tried diagonal course,
with the idea of holding our own
against the current and still maxi
ing little Roadway toward the
opposite shore. But 1t was no use.
BY the time we finally did reach
the shore. we were far below our
starting point and the ranch house
for which We were headed.
Hauling the canoe completely
out OF the water onto n low sand
bar we made break for the house
and for the first time since reach
ing North Dakota met with real
fashioned Montana hospitality.
Not only that, but the ranch
was operated by two old-time ball
players and baseball-starved Bot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

was able to get caught up on the
diamond news. In fact. he and
those two men spent hours telling
lies to each other about thir play
ing days.
(MORE LATER)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Isn't This Why
You Are Constipated :?

What do you eat for breakfast
Coffee. toast. maybe some eeRs7
What do you eat for lunch and
dinner7 White bread. meat, pota-
toes7 ITS little tcoader you're con-
sfipdfed. You probably don't eat
enough "bulk." And "bulk"
doesn't mean the amount you
eat. Its = kind Of food that forms
\ soft bulky" mass In the intes-
tines and helps . movement. II
this II your trouble. may We xuE-
gest q crunehy toasted cereal
keiioge's AH-Braa-for breakfast.
Ail-Brsn Is q natural food. not Q
medicine = but It's particularly
rieh in bulk" Being 50. IL can
help you not only TO get regular
but TO keep regular. You won't
have TO endure constipation. you
can croid il. Eat An-Bran daily.
drink plenty Of water. and lifs
will be brighter for youi Made by
kelloega IN Battle Creek
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
TO PRESENT SHOW

The Theater on Wheels will be
at Lincoln park at 1880 p. m. Tues
day and at Wright park on We'd
nesday evening. A seven-piece or
chestra and public address system
accompany the theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

About 81 per cent of the sur
faced highway system OF the Unit
ed States is made up of two-lans
two-way, 20-foot roads.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Three Day Sessions Start
For Grand Lodge of MasonS

Masons expected TO conclude the
business of the convention Thurs
day afternoon with an installation
of officers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
OFFERS BOTH PARTIES
EQUAL CHANCE

IF the two existing parties re-
tain their fool reactionary attitude,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
RiUer Riders Cross
.MO17t0fQ=D 0kOtQ'Lne'
Great Stream Speeds Up With Additional
Flood of Water From Yellowstone

Editors fifteenth
our wssnscn Jubilee celebration In the states bdn
$500 miles
appear exclusively
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
TAKES UP DUTIES

Lawrence Wylie, former train
master of Miles City. arrived here
Monday to take up his new duties
as assistant superintendent Of the
coast division Of the Milwaukee
railroad.
Always better butter at Cow
Butter Store. (adv,)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
Water Skis

Jane Wvman is spending her be-
tween-pictures vacation learning
to water-skI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

Showing off from the site of Old Fort Union we ran into
very strong head wind This wind had been coming up all
morning and now had reached its full strength.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
THE CORE
HANS LAVIK WILL SPEAK

Hans Inv WILL NtGaN
"AFL and the Middle Class will
be discussed by Hans Lavik and
others at the regular meeting of
the American Foundation for
Abundance, room 500. Y. NJ. C. A.,
Wednesday evening at s. Robert J.
Pearsall will report Seattle AFL
activities. The public is invited.
Funeral flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop. Rhodes Bros. adv.
IN FIFTH PLACE
In a nationwide contest smong
state wPA organizations to win
the highest safety record on
project operations, Washington
moved up from eighth place in
March to fifth place in April, ac-
cording to information received by
Don G. Abel. state Works Progress
administrator.
Bedding plants. Him., Florist.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
BY BRUCE CATION

WASHINGTON-Dr. Francis E.
Townsend is going full steam
steam ahead with a smashing at
tack to send back TO private life
all Of the congressman who voted
against the Townsend bill after
previously having accepted Town.
send support.
He il undertaking to do this
through carefully-planned ma
neuver which will he believes,
have a direct effect at the polls in
the next election.
Flying squadrons" of Townsend
club organizers are being sent into
the field. They will work by con-
eressional districts, taking selected
districts in turn, covering them
thoroughly and aiming to establish
in short order from so to so new
clubs in each district. Work has
already got under way in southern
Illinois. and Texas is the next state
| in line: thence the squadrons vii
move into the middle west ane
New England.
In each case, the organizers vii
select some district represented b.
a congressman who is looked on b,
the Townsendites as a turncoat-
that is, one who received Town
send support at the last election
but voted for the defeat of tn
Townsend bill when 1t came up IL
the house the other day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21
HE GOT HIS
COUNT OF NOSES

DR.. Townsend doesn't know, off
hand. just how many of these there
are: he'll have to check his records,
he says. He recalls that Isl mem
bers of this congress were elected
with Townsend support. or the 81
who actually voted for the bill.
quite a few were members who had
received no Townsend support and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

BY LOUISE and BOB LYND

ON MISSOURI RIVER, by mall via wiliston, No. Dial
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

Funeral flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop. Rhodes Bros. adv.
Evening star., 1939-08-12

made as large as 100 square feet
no larger.
When you want to clean your
blind, you can lift out each slat in
dividually, or take them all in q
bundle. The tapes are attached by
slide holders and eyelets. easily de-
tachable. It's a simple operation to
delight the heart of a conscientious
housekeeper, who may have had
qualms about cleaning Venetian
blinds.
Evening star., 1939-08-12

cleaning and operating Venetian
blinds as easy as-well, something
familiar, like slip covers. The makers
of this blind are so enthusiastic
about its Improvements that they
call their products "the blind of the
future"
In appearance the cordless blind
looks much like any other, except
that there is no spaghetti fringe of
rope at either side of the window.
Concealed cables support the opera
ting mechanism, which is hidden
from view behind the valance and
side guides, and keep the blind level.
The Stats are guided at both ends
so that they may be pivot tipped to
give you more or less light, as you
wish it-but controlled so they don't
interfere with curtains or drapes.
There is no swaying or Tapping,
and a worm gear fitting device
makes slipping impossible.
The blinds cost from 65 cents to
rs cents per square foot, with two
and-three-eig inch Stats from IS
cents to IS cents for one-and- three
quarter inch Stats, but the minimum
sized unit charged for is IL square
feet. This means SO is the least YOU
can pay for Venetian blind of this
construction, even If it measures
12xl8 inches, the smallest size the
company has ever made! 1t can be
Evening star., 1939-08-12
( E{{Ib,24z{Q]E>QIGN]ED.N|EEA ri
t tz :SH :: : II1SzgE EEnuR2IEIYINGASsl;1

color is fast to the weather, its
texture moisture resistant.
If you are interested in protecting
your eyesight, if you want to keep
room light and cheerful, your CELL
ing is most important. 1t has to look
light. Furthermore, it has to stav
light.
Fiberboards, gypsum boards and
the like for ceilings are less we'll
known than plastered ceilings, but
quite satisfactory ceilings may be
made of pre-fabricated sheets. We
have just found a new material
which is we'll adapted to the over
head portion of a room, because,
coming in white, with a light ref1ec-
ton factor of better than 10 per
cent, it actually turns lighter with
exposure. This means real light re-
Election on your ceiling without a
glare. The surface has a textured
mat surface, which is attractive
as well as easy on the eyes.
The boards, which come in board
tile or plank form, have a high de-
gree of acoustical and insulating
value, plus their decorative features.
No painting is required on them
and they are easily cleaned with a
rubber sponge or dry cloth. They
are particularly we'll suited for ap-
plication over worn, dark, cracked
plaster, without the mess and the
length of time necessary for re-
plastering. Quite an improvement
in ceiling decoration, we say.
~ 4A
How would you like to be able to
remove one of the Stats of your
Venetian blinds, clean it and return
it to the blind without the slightest
trouble?
What do you think of the idea of
being able to slip the tapes right
out OF their grooves, cleaning them
with a reliable cleaning fluid at
home or sending them to the dry
cleaners and putting them back
yourself, without disturbing the
blind?
Wouldn't you like to run your
blind up and let it down without
tugging on cord-merely by touch
Ing a handle at the side of the
window.
All these things are possible in
Evening star., 1939-08-12
BY DOROTHY DUCAS AND
ELIZABETH GORDON.

Why is it deck chairs and avn
ings never look right from one
summer to the next? Each spring
you start merrily forth to drag out
last summers outdoor canvas, and
one look at it sends you scurrying
to the store for new deck chairs
umbrellas, hammocks and canopies
Sun and rain have taken the spar,
kle out of what should be the bright
est things around your house.
Well, now you needn't do that.
Now you can get special paint for
ref1nishing canvas. 1t sunproofs and
waterproofs it and makes it possible
to restore color to already faded
cloth besides.
This is just the time of year to
! look critically at canvas surfaces
around your country place If they
are faded, if the rain has made the
brilliant stripes run together in a
Paisley pattern, if you are tired Of
! Scraping mold from that chair
which always gets caught in the
rain and early morning dew, buy
some of the new finishing material
and do them over so they do you
proud the rest of this summer and
will last for next,
You can bring back the original
color or change the scheme. The
paint comes in eight shades, plus
black and white. But blue, red, rust
and brown give the best coverage.
You brush or spray it on, and 1t
dries overnight to a dull surface
which does not mar the texture of
the cloth. The reverse side remains
colorless. 1t does not stiffen or
crack the canvas because it is made
of oils and synthetic resins, which
do not harden like some other pig
ments.
This wonder working material
costs $3.50 a gallon, which covers
from 200 to 300 square feet of can
vas surface when it is brushed on,
more if it is rolled. The latter is
done by pouring small amount Of
the paint on the surface and spread
! ing it with an implement similar to
photographers roller. The paint
should be thinned to the consistency
of regular paint. 1t remains perma-
nently elastic, so that you can roll
or fold up a hammock, for instance,
without cracking the paint. And its
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Placements Increase

Industrial and building trades
placements here totaled lat in
June, 1899, an increase of TAI above
June, 1898, the District of Columbia
Employment Center has reported.
This is the tenth consecutive month
that an increase has been recorded
over the corresponding month of the
preceding year.
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Building Congress Code
subcommittee Named

Various subcommittee of the
Washington Building Congress Code
Committee have been named and
have been holding meetings to con-
slider miscellaneous codes and regu-
lations.
The subcommittee and their
chairmen include: Electrical code,
Evening star., 1939-08-12

DR.. M. G. Lloyd; boiler inspection
and smoke regulation, chairman not
yet named; elevator and escalator,
John A. Dickinson; subdivision and
plating regulations, Maj. F. T. Nor
cross; plumbing, Joe High; zoning,
James c. Wilkes, chairman, and A..
B. Mcdaniel, vice chairman; housing,
John Ihlder, and police regulations,
chairman yet to be selected.
1t has been suggested that each
subcommittee hold session on cost
considerations in relation to health,
safety and public morals.
Evening star., 1939-08-12

Venetian blinds today. There is q
new cordless blind on the market
which has removable Stats, remov-
able ladder tapes, and automatic
trigger latch control that make both
Evening star., 1939-08-12

Uruguay has ruled that game
birds may not be shipped out of the
country.
Evening star., 1939-08-12

Editors note-For further infor-
nation about products described
here, write the Misses Ducas and
Gordon, 230 West Forty-first street,
New York City, and inclose stamped
elf-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
RAISING A FAMILY
 .Ru Olive R0haria Ra,lf
Thoughtless Comparisons Are Cruel to Homely Child
By Olive Roberts Barton

said deliberately to the hurt lit- tie girl, My, how beautiful you are." We were alone. and I was sorry. I wanted someone to sec the light in her sweet gray eyes as she answered solemnly. "Yes." That was all. If only one could read a childs thoughts.
 Oh, dear, I thought I could keep this out of the column to- day. But 1t is too pat to skip. was one of two girls. My sister was a beauty. She still is. thought she was the sun itself and still think so. was as plain as an old shoe. And I had a bump on my head that stuck out like a periscope after I had had typhoid fever and a shave.
 I remember everybody was amused. They were kind enough, but amused. A travelling phren- ologist came to our house and was hauled in. He felt my bump gravely. Then he said. This is remarkable. It means filial love-" Whatever that was. But he did not laugh. He thought I was something grand for having @ bump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21

and a gentleman passed. He said, "What a pretty little girl.' She ran excitedly into the house and cried, He must have thought l was Marian, Mama"
 Are you weeping? I almost wept when I read 1t. And l could hardly endure 1t when a mother told me one day that af- ter she had dressed her two love- ly children for a party, some ladies came in and, gazing at the one with rosy cheeks and golden curls, explained as they pointed, Isn't she picture?" Whereupon the other little girl began to cry. She ran and hid. And said be- tween her sobs: "They did not say I was pretty. too"
 Perhaps 1t isn't right to tell any child that he is handsome or that she is pretty. But how in the world are we going to stop others from making their spontaneous remarks? It just can't be done. When the eyes travel to one face, lighting up with approval, not a word need be spoken to wound the neglected one.
 When next I saw these tots, I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
"LITTLE" SUITS ARE BIG BOON TO SPRING CLOTHES BUDGETS
Bought Now, They'll Serve Right Through Into Summer
BY MARIAN YOUNG NEA Service Staff Writer

New York-Tho wise shopper buys her spring suit early and en- Joy 1t for four or five months in- stead of waiting until spring Is really here and suit weather Is on the wNne,
 Right at first, she wears the suit under her winter coat, then under that extra coat in her wardrobe the ono shoes had for years but which is of such excellent quality that 1t looks fresh and new every spring and fall when she takes 1t out of its dustproof, moth.pruof garment bag. With Q fur piece, the same suit does her proud in the Easter parade. From then on she wears it with silk searfs or fur pieces until time to put 1t away un- til fall,
 If it's ono of the new, unlined little" suits Instead of e heavier more important type, she probably won't put 1t away for summer at all, It will Do axactly right for cool summer days of which we have plenty even though oil you can re- member right now about July is how hot 1t always Is. With casual accessories, it will be just as right for weekends in tho country.
 Tho unlined "littlc" suit is as a matter of fact, the designers great- est gift to one whose budget is limited. If you love suits but think you can't get c decent one for the little you have to spend, by all means ask to see full skirts with matching, unlined jackets, thin wool dresses with contrasting, lined jackets and slim wool skirts with knitted, nicely fitted cardigans dyed to match the skirts. All of these come In the little suit eate- gory.
 Claire MeCardell Is outstanding among tho American designers who are making really Important little outfits that Mrs. Average Woman can afford. She does stunning skirts with freo and easy swing and tops them with unlined jackets which have on equally chic swing ing fullish look about them. Miss McCardell's basic principle of design is that the wearer should feel eom- fortable. Consequently you do not find her collection single dress or suit which pinches across the hips has too narrow Q skirt for comfort able walking, or arm-holes that are just plain skimpy.
 One striking model of soft black wool includes 0 skirt that is full