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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
The Lady Is Reckless
By ROB EDEN

might find interesting. Can I sit
down ?"
Had Phone
I'm going to call the office
adm have them send an officer"
she answered. positively.
Hey, wait, Miss. Don't do
that. l amt goin' hurt you - 1
got a proposition to make"
She had the phone In her hands.
but hadn't yet removed the re-
ceiver.
Proposition About WHAT"
about a box. Miss
"A box % she whispered. ard
set down the phone on the table.
What do you know about the
box? Can you tell me where it
is, now? ?"
There amt no rush. Miss. Take
it easy. We gotta do some talkin'
before l open up and tell you all
I know. See? ?"
"All right, what do you want ?"
First, l want to be sure you're
on the level about that offer you
made to the boss"
"Oh, 80 he sent you here to
check up on me?"
Nav. He don't know I'm here.
He'd scalp me if he knew it, and
l amt goin' tell him if you don't"
Then what"
Next Room
TITS this way, Miss. was in
the next room when you came to
see Mr.. Shore a little while ago.
was a-readin' a magazine. When
I heard you talkin' I went near
the door where l could hear, and
I heard all you said about the box.
You were pretty cute. the way
you figgered things out. That's
exactly what happened. Only I
didn't try the telephone racket till
l found out about the dogs"
Continued on Page II, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
For A different"
Dinner, Take Heart

For dinner tonight-what7 That
Is an ever returning problem to
most women. Making menus il a
daily stint. Here's one part of the
answer:
Chicken noodle soup, sauteed
beef heart. mashed potatoes, but
tered spinach. hearts of lettuce,
Russian dressing. apricot rice fluff.
coffee and milk.
That suggestion comes from
The Day by Day Cook Book"
the newest guide to menus and
recipes. Each recipe here serves 6.
Now let's start cooking.
Sauteed Beef Heart
tServes 81
Two pounds beef heart. u cup
flour. teaspoon salt. few grains
pepper, 3 tablespoons fat or salad
oil.
Soak heart In cold water q tea
spoon salt to ] quart cold water)
for l hour. Drain. Simmer 80
minutes, or until tender. Slice.
Mix flour. salt and pepper. Dredge
slices In flour mixture. Saute in
fat or salad oil until brown on
both sides, about Is minutes.
Serve Immediately. Lamb or pork
hearts may be used.)
Apricot Rice Fluff
(Serves 81
One and one-half cups dried
apricots. 4 cup sugar, cup heavy
cream, tablespoons powdered
sugar. Ia cups cooked rice. u tea
spoon cinnamon, u teaspoon lemon
extract.
Wash apricots. Boil in just
enough water to cover for 35 min
utes. Water should be evoporated
(if It Is not. drainl. Add y cup
sugar and continue cooking for 8
minutes. stirring constantly. Re-
move from heat. Beat to pulp.
Cool. Whip cream; add powdered
sugar. rice. cinnamon and lemon
extract; mix thoroughly. Fold In
apricot pulp. Chill 2 to 3 hours.
Serve In sherbet glasses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
Helps You Overcome
FALSE teeth
Toocauacc opd Worry
IOOSeneSS and Worry

No longer should any wearer of
loose dental plate feel Ill at ease be-
cause of the embarrassment it causes.
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline mon
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gooey, pasty taste or feeling. Special
and Inflammation due to chatting of
a loose plate or to excessive acid
mouth. Thousands use FASTEETH
and gain greater ease, confidence and
dependability GET FASTEETH at
any drug store. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

The newly designed pipe ttop)
keeps tar and bits of tobacco
away from the mouth. Notice the
smartness Of Its shape. The other
pipe, strictly for evening, comes
In black silk MORE case.
fully with his favorite colors and
conservative taste firmly in mind,
there's no more acceptable gift
than a pure silk necktie of first
quality.
An eight ball makes CONVEX
sation-piece package for a simply
designed belt with silver buckle
which may be monogrammed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
Answers TO Test Questions

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the woman's
page.
l. Guatemala City.
2. The krone.
3. Ap'-pro-ba-tiv not ap-pro'-
ba-tive.
4. Frank Murphy.
5. Pups.
6. Germany and Japan.
Z. Trees.
s. An easy death or mode of
dying; mercy killing"
Q. Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin.
10. Surveyors Of Mason and
Dixon's line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
CHATTER TWENTY-FIVE

Jill didn't see Bob when she
stepped from the elevator until he
was right in front Of her. and was
reaching out to take her arm
Bob" she exclaimed. You
gave me a start. What are you
doing here ,"
Il got worried about you COM
ing here alone to see Shore, and
put off my appointment he ex-
planned. II sent O'Shaughnessy's
man TO watch the service entrance
in case they tried anything funny,
while I watched in the lobby. l
had to be sure you were all right
before I could 60 ahead"
She glanced at him gratefully,
and told him the result Of her
interview with the lawyer.
Now what do We do" she
asked as they walked down the
street toward her hotel.
Sit Tight
'T don't know" he confessed.
Wen have to figure something
out. You sit tight at your hotel
until you hear from me. I'll dope
out some way We can close in on
that lawyer"
He stopped.
Have to turn off here" he
explained. You'll be safe on this
main street. If anyone attempts
to modest you, shout for a cop"
He signaled, cab swung in to
the curb and he was gone before
she could even say goodbye.
Slowly, she continued on her
way, thinking more about Bobs
interest in her than about the
missing box. 1t was sweet of him
to worry about her. To delay
what he had to do until he was
sure she was all right.
As she entered the hotel, she
glanced back down the street,
and was certain she saw a man
dodge into a doorway about so
feet away.
They're still following me-" she
told herself, but I'll be safe in my
room"
If she had looked farther down
the street, she might have seen
another man step closely up to a
window and become intensely in
terested in a display, also. He
had seen the man following her,
and he in turn was trailing the
shadow.
Enters Lobby
When he saw the trailer take
up a position directly across the
street from the hotel entrance, he
boldly walked down the street and
entered the lobby of the Park.
He was up on the fourth flool
before the girl and standing at g
corner of the corridor. He
watched her take out her key anc
enter her room. A minute later
he walked to the door and raped
"Who is it?' Jill called, through
the door.
"A boy with a message, Miss,
/ he answered.
When she opened the door, he
stepped quickly inside and before
she could cry out, closed it tightly.
Wants to Talk
Don't be scared. LADY, he said.
II amt goin' hurt you. Just want
to talk to you for a minute"
She looked at him with startled
eyes, and it was some moments
before she realized she had seen
him before.
why you're, you're the tele-
phone man. You're Tony Ba-
redo" she exclaimed. what do
you want here ?"
You're pretty smart, lady, peg
gin me like that. Didn't know
you'd seen me close enough at
Fenwick's to recognize me. l got
somethin' to tell you that you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
BY MARIAN YOUNG

BY MARIAN YOUNG
Gifts that will make him have
the pampered, oh-I'm-so-precious-
to-someone feeling that he man.
ages To bestow on the rest of the
family during the year are first
choices among Christmas gifts for
fathers.
In fact. for men of all ages, the
present that's little special, pref
ty rich-looking If not actually de
luxe" Is recommended. One of
the holiday slogans seems to be:
Lets spend as much time and
thought in the selection of pres
ents for men as they do in choos-
ing gifts for u.s."
II he has hobby, by all means
consider a gift which win let him
know that you take his hobby
seriously. If he goes in for sport,
how about something to foster in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

At the right, note the single
breasted jacket in a lighter color
than the skirt; the squared Shout
ders; the wide lapels that broaden
the figure at the top; the cutaway
effect that masks the hips with
misleading curves; the dark, full
swing skirt. Try all this and we
think you'll Like the results.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

Telling a stirring tale of romance
and conflict against a background
Of Nevada's earlier days, RKO
Radios Reno" stars Richard Dix
and Gail Patrick and prominently
features Anita Louise, Laura Hope
Crews, Astrid Allwyn and Paul
Cavanaugh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

street and sports wear and gay
house clothes. There is even a VIM
dowful of gift ideas. And each ar
ticle is YOURS on easy-to-meet
terms of thread, needle, fabric and
an Anne Adams patterni Order a
book today! Book fifteen cents.
Pattern fifteen cents. Book and
pattern together, twenty-five cents
and three tax tokens.
Send your order to The Tacoma
Times Pattern Department.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
Keep your hip-sIze dark secret,

Keep your hip-slze n dark secret.
To belittle hips. wear dark skirts.
AT the left you see the disastrous
effect Of the reverse. Also the
jacket is cut straight around. out
lining the hips at their widest point.
The double breasted jacket doubly
thickens the midriff. And the tiny
hat Is the last straw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
Writer Thinks Women
Should Be Tolerant
Charges Many Wives With Being Too Con-
cerned Over Their Own Happiness
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: Because many women write to you
and complain about their husbands would like to pass along
an article read the other day that certainly told the truth
about many women.
The article written by Ruth Miett welknown Young
coumnlst Miss Met conceded to be the Young
women writer's Certainly she is frank and honest in her
opinions = -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
DOUBLE-FIT
GLOVES

Creating a stir are the gloves
which fit either hand These come
in pigskin, pony, goatskin and the
old reliable capeskin-all durable
feathers, of course, since the gloves
are intended for driving. sports
and other casual day wear. They
may be bought singly or in pairs,
so if on- is lost, replacement is no
problem.
Among other items to make the
man in your life feel that Santa
Claus is a dandy old man are: a
leather-covered desk pad with a
clock just above the calendar; a
generous gift order on his favorite
tobacco and pipe shop; a cashmere
sweater with suede front and
leather buttons: an untitled travel
case for toilet articles; leather
"catch-all' bag with drawstring
top for carrying a change Of
clothes to the golf club or to hold
odds-and-ends which simply won't
go in the regular luggage for a
trip.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

reprint the recipe for Angel Pie
that WAS In the paper after the
contest last year, MRS. r. J.
Perhaps one OF our readers
can help you out. am sorry,
but ! could not find this recipe,
but II one Of our readers VIII
send IT in ] viii be glad TO re-
print II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
Christmas Cake

cup butter
az cups brown sugar
4 eggs
81 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
II teaspoon soda
/ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
u teaspoon cloves
2 cups fresh cranberries,
halved
III cups seedless raisins
Ia cups currants
u cup chopped mixed candied
peel
/ cup shredded dates
1 cup shredded almonds
Grated rind l lemon
IN cups fruit juice cranberry,
pineapple or orange)
Cream butter and sugar to-
gether until light and creamy. Add
eggs, one at time, and beat well
between each addition. Sift dry
ingredients together and mix with
fruit. nuts and lemon rind. Add,
alternately with fruit juice. to
first mixture. Transfer batter to
CREASED and Toured Pyrex baking
dishes. Decorate tops with whole
cranberries. shredded almonds,
angelica. Bake in slow oven CATS
degrees F.) 3 hours. Makes 5
pounds of fruit cake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

An example Of clever and useful
Christmas paclxaging. The Eight
Ball holds good leather belt
and n monogrammed, sterling sill
yer buckle. The case Is doubly
useful. making good container
for cuff links and jewelry.
terest in it and make him feel for
once, at least, like the hero of a
story built around sport?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

Don't think for a moment that
men, too, aren't pretty crazy
about monogramming.)
A pipe with a special stem
which prevents tar or bits of to-
bacco from getting into the mouth
comes in a new shape. Also new
is an evening pipe in black silk
MORE case. The man who loves
to smoke a pipe will be pretty
happy about having one which is
perfectly appropriate to use when
he's wearing a dinner jacket.
Among the practical but hand
some bathrobes are those of
sheerest flannel, fastened with
frogs as we'll as a belt. A black
grosgrain silk dressing gown,
lined with flame satin is beautiful.
A natural tan, wool challis robe,
for travel, is cut like trench
coat. For the invalid, a short,
double breasted coat in flannel,
terry cloth or silk faille would be
a nice thought. You might send
an "arm chair" cushion to match.
This makes reading or eating in
bed much pleasanter because the
cushion can't slide around as do
ordinary pillows. Besides, it has
arms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

Come on. women. let's do some
thing revolutionary this year. For
one day let's be thankful that we
got the man we wanted.
You, Agatha. for instance. You
wanted Charlie more than anything
IN life. When It looked as though
suzie might cut you out, you prac-
tically gave up eating.
But ever since the day you got
him. you haven't even admitted to
yourself that getting Charlie was
something to be thankful for.
You've tried 20 hard to impress
him with the fact that he was
lucky to get you that now you be-
1ieve It yourself.
And you. Thelma. Maybe Dick
wasn't your first choice. But you
wanted him badly enough TO spend
every cent you made on clothes
you thought he would like. They
were . good investment. But
you've never admitted IL. You
even have Dick believing that you
did him favor TO marry him.
Well. this year. let's all US
Agathas and Thelmas admit to our
selves, II not to our men, that we
are doggone thankful we got them.
And II would be even better IL
We admit II to the men.
They must get awfully sick of
the attitude we take: I'VE could
have had anyone in the world
and we took you. aren't you
lucky?.
Men are not fooled. Especially
since they know. but have always
been too gallant to say. that there
were some other girls who tried
pretty hard to get them. Yes,
Agatha. Charlie knew Susie had
her eye on him.
Even II q husband isn't one to
say. Gosh, I'm lucky to have you,"
at gratifying intervals. he might
protest I'm the lucky one" II
wife broke down and said II first"
BETSY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25

Dear Miss Grey: I wonder IL
you or any Of your readers can
help me with my problem.
have a canary that picks on
his cage from morning to night.
He even picks after he has been
covered for the night. He used
to be wonderful singer but doesn't
take time now to even chirp. All
he wants to do is pick at his cage.
! took him to a bird store but they
assured me there was nothing
wrong with him. Just the same,
1t isn't natural and I wonder II
any of your readers has had the
same trouble with a canary.
His everlasting picking certainly
gets on my nerves. MRS. o.
Angel Pie
Dear Miss GREY: VIII YOU please
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-16
Frost Season Here
Officially Ended as
Service Closes

Imperial Valleys frost season
was officially closed Thursday with
a forecast of:
skies will remain clear and no
severe frost is in prospect at this
time.
Woodrow C. Jacobs, federal mete-
orologist. diSmantled his stations.
located throughout the valley, and
prepared to leave for the Canadian
border in Washington for spring
forecasting there.
The season was one of the cold
est. in terms of cold nights. in the
history of the fruit-frost service in
this region" Jacobs said. Since
November there have been 48 nights
during which tho temperature fell
to 80 degrees or lower at some sta
ton. The most severe frost came
in November, the morning after
Thanksgiving, when the lowest tenn
perature of % degrees was recorded.
December and January were
relatively warm while February was
again unusually cold
A light frost with the lowest tenn
peratures at 30 degrees occurred
Thursday but there was no damage,
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-16
Street Light Plan
Wins Approval Of
EI Centre Council
BrilIiance of Al Chief
Lights to be Increased
BY Nev-Cal Company

One street lighting plan
was approved and another
under advisement Wednes-
day night by Ell Centro city
councilmen.
A plan, which would be of no
additional cost to the city beside
increased usage of power, was au-
thorized AS presented by William
McCulloch OF the Nev-Cal Electric
corporation the proposal increases
brilliance of Al key street lights
in the city at an estimated in
crease in monthly power bill of
S4850.
Lights which will be increased
from 1000 lumens TO $500 lumens
arc located at intersections on Fifth,
Seventh and Eighth streets south
of State TO the city limits. Lights
which will be boosted from 2500 to
1000 lumens are located at inter-
sections on State and Broadway
from Fourth to Eighth and on
Fourth from Commercial to the
city limits.
Another proposal. which was ta-
bled pending a similar proposal
from the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict, provided installation of A
new lights ranging from 2500 lu-
mems to 2l,OO0 lumens each. Part
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-16
FIR 0verruIed ARMY
Experts to Order
Help For French
Military Chief of Staff
Opposed Laying Plane
Secrets Bare to Others

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.
(UP)--Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, jr., told
the senate military affairs
committee today that gov
ernment aid to a French air mis-
sion in purchasing American mill
tary planes was given "at the re-
quest of the president" 1t was re-
vealed that Gen. Malin Craig, army
chief of staff, objected to the govern
ment's part in French purchases on
two grounds. but that he was over
ruled by higher
Sen. Warren r. Austin, r., W.
made the disclosure to newspaper
men after Morgenthau and Secre-
tary of War Harry H. Woodring
appeared for the second time to
testify in the committees inquiry
into presence of French air min
lstry official aboard an experiment
tai bombing plane that crashed re-
Gently on the Pacific coast.
Austin said that Morgenthau hao
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-16

a mass meeting.
John Wiese, secretary of the CIO
Mine, Mill and Smelters union, said
the CIO would accede to Gov. Gull
bert L. Olson's request that violence
be avoided. but added Significantly
IF sufficiently provoked, there's
no telling what may happen"
All CIO men available were or
dered to meet at Central Valley
when it was learned the AFL re-
opened the project, where work
has been suspended a fortnight in
a bitter test of AFL-CIO strength.
Central Valley is % miles from the
scene of the work.
Wiese said he telephoned Col
l.. J. Murray of the California Ma
tional Guard, who has been in
Redding in an effort to bring about
a peaceful settlement of the dis
pute. Wiese said Murray told him
he would 60 Immediately to Delta
and ask the AFL to stop work al
once. Murray could not be reached
at Redding and it was supposed he
was enroute to the project.
The AFL set six trucks to work
hauling gravel this morning and
had 400 men standing by as OBJ
servers in spite of an announcement
by the contractor. United Concrete
Pipe company of Los Angeles, that
work would be suspended indefin-
itely.
Meantime, it was learned that
the gravel hauling contract was
sublet by the general contractor,
but it couid not be learned i'm
mediately to what firm.
A temporary order restraining the
CIO from 'coercing AFL workers,
interfering with work and from
l1atrolling highways adjacent to
the disputed project" was obtained
by the AFL last night. Made re-
turnable Feb. 81, it was granted
by Superior Judge Ebert F.. Ross
In announcing that the CIO
would accede to the governor s
wishes to avoid violence, WieSe
did not mention the injunction. He
said all CIO men would stand by
today, but declined to state what
action might follow.
While the dispute Waxed hotter
at the scene of the railroad reloca-
zion, which employees only "a men,
all projects employing AFL labor
at the Shasta dam were suspended
as the union membership Surged to
Delta. Reports persisted here at
300 AFL men from WestWood were
On hand at Pollock, six miles from
Delta, in case an emergency
arises.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-16
Fire Rages Through Insane Asylum;
One Patient Dies; Others Led Out

QUEBEC, Feb. 16. CUP)-A fire
at the BEAUFORT insane asylum
previously believed under contrO.
broke out anew in another section
Of the institution ana was reportec
to be spreading rapidly at noon
today
A panic stricken inmate dice
apparently from a heart attack
while trying to escape from the
burning building A fireman was
also injured. The asylum houses
1000 insane.
Below zero weather hamperec
firemen in fighting the blaze.
The fire was discovered in one
wing shortly after 8 a. m. follow
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-16
Municipal Policy on Equipment Bids
Explained by City Trustees Under
Questioning by Automobile Dealer

throwing out" bids and then 20
ing into the open market.
Acting Mayor Gordon Scriven
explained the necessity for bids
under the law ON any purchase OF
more than $500
To my knowledge, however,
Scriven said. we have always
bought from one of the biddin2
firms, and at the bid price We
have not necessarily taken the low
est bidder, because that piece o,
machinery has not always been the
exact type we needed
Robertson continued.
Il have talked to a number o!
fellow automobile dealers that fee
the city has tried at times to seek
A lower price than that bid. W.
feel entitled to a cerain profit. al
though we appreciate the fact thai
it is the city's duty to choose Tho
best at the lowest mark"
Chiseling under the bid price was
denied by Scriven and later ex-
planned by City Engineer Phi
Knights, who said:
"A misunderstanding might have
grown out Of the purchase of slight
ly different types of equipment
after the BIDS were thrown out"
The discussion closed with as
surance that bids on any equip
ment, whether thrown out or not
will be given full consideration.
Bids on the police truck were:
Chevrolet Sl06G; G.. M. c., S1158.
international. 1895 and Sl40O.
A decision was promised by the
board at an adjourned meeting al
10 a. m. Friday