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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
GIRL SAFE;M MAN
HELD IN KIDNAP

CALDWELL. Ida. A former
convict MAS held in sail today. ae-
eused Of kidnapping a i7-yeAr-old
high school girl and ether crimes.
including hold-up % a gas station
and abduction Of its attendant.
State Policeman Earl Conn said
he would file formal charges
against Donald W. Harper, 5.
who has prison records In both
Idaho and Missouri
Ieona Tiny McNicholas. high
school student 81 star. Ida. whom
Harper sllegedly held captive u
hours as he drove through the
desert countryside in = stolen car.
was not harmed and could give no
reason for her abduction.
She told Police Chief J. L
Balderston. Of Nampa. that she.
another girl Harper and John =.
Develder. his roommate. attended
dance In Meridian. Ida. wednes-
day night. Following the dance
they drove TO Nampa. where Har-
per allegedly held up a service sta
ton and abducted Darrell Gross,
attendant.
After driving around several
hours, Harper ordered all hut
Miss McNicheias from the car.
firing . shot 10 hastea their
exit. Baldersten was Informed.
They informed peace officers.
Deputies from five counties in
Oregon and Idaho joined In the
search. Miss McNicholas was
found walking on the Boise
Meridian road. 30 miles east of
Nampa. late Thursday. She said
Harper had forced her from the
car.
Harper later abandoned the auto
mobile. taken from Develder, in
the desert near Caldwell. and was
captured at railroad siding near
Orchard. rs miles from Caldwell.
He was exhausted and offered no
resistance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
INSTALL PASTOR
SUNDAY EVENING

ne Rev. Helnhesd 1s-eh III ~
Installed - pastor 4 Faith Evan.
feil<sl church. So 18th arr rark
ave. Sunday evensnx II essle<s
Tfs< Rev. Arthur sssaow win - h
charge a. ths eer~zaans<s. - th<
Res. Willisna f.n<ss<l rfe.sa<nt ~
th< Pacific Northwest alstfses. wiIl
set - Installing e<fse~r. s.<lsfssf
~ fhe ess AFnssa i.ewsnkssvn
ara Rev. sssisssA
A reception fer Mr. snd Mr<
ls<eh. under auspices ~ the Meas
club wfll faIsuw IT, s<sws<<.
TIE rersnenis> reufd wesl ~
termed homecoming eeisAsatien
fee ire Rev tsssh ~.s fxls<a In
Tseams. having e<<a eroaxhs here
When bat u year. eid fie re-
csssed he eiuestleH Ia Tarows
sheess prior 10 attending the Con-
caFssis seminary IN Springfield. ia.
etEhf ycsfs sxos
Following s<s~n PEARS II train.
IN. the pastor snee mers F~saFnexl
to Washington. taking over ne
Lutheran pulpit ~ Mansfield. q
ra~t which Re held until c<il<a 70
Taenms.
Though hs bad returned IN IA.
coma fer visits ere a. whigh wss
marked ~ hls marriage 10 Mia
Esther Zimmerman II wtsvau.sn :
u Was not until ke received the
cali ffum the Faith church thai he
anhisicns far = pastarship In To.
coma was realised.
The unanimous. vote AZ th~ soa-
KrsEstien 70 call hlsa. indicates NE
pleasure IN returning Ia T~rnms Il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11

Louise had picked up her paper
knitting bag to continue work on
. pair Of bottles for the third men,
Der OF the party. The first time
Bob knew anything was wrong was
when she let out = sharp cry and
handed the bag TO him.
There's a black widow spider in
that bag,. she cried.
Bob held the bag gingerly and
peeped inside SO that he could see
just where her highness was rest
ing. He didn't want her crawling
out on his hand; so headed for the
nearest sandbar. You may wonder
why we didn't kill it right there.
Neither Of us knew whether a black
widow was fast moving spider
or not and we didn't want to get II
out Of the bag so that 1t would have
a chance to scoot into the shelter
OF our duffle.
Usually Not In Boats
Besides, neither of us had ever
seen one really close-hsnd before
and we wanted to study 1t so we'd
not confuse 1t with any of the
many harmless species that are
about us all the time. There is a
small black spider with a bit OF
red on 1t that we have been con-
fusing with the real black widow.
One Of the reasons we visited the
roo in Memphis WAS to acquaint
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
. WAR STORIES
IN STAMPS
Turkey Holds Bolkon Key;
Poets 0uord Neutrolity

pARTlTioN OF Poland has To-
cused European attention upon
the Balkans. The SOVIET grab Gu,
Germany on from a direct route 10
Rumsnis. moved Communism TO
the frontiers OF vigorously anti
Communisiie Hungary. But the
dominant figure in the Balkan
puzzle Is Turkey.
Control Of the Dardanelles Is
Turkeys high card. In addition,
the nation - geographically rela-
lively safe from attack: is neutral
iiy IS reinforced by . series OF
protective alliances.
Anksrs. the capital, and Mos
COW have been linked By trade
and diplomatic agreements since
1921. Similar pscts are in effect
with Balkan states. The Moslem
entente. with irsq. Iran and
Afghanlsisn, guards the southern
border.
Turkey has. moreover. q military
silldnce Win Britain ana france.
effective In event Of aggression in
the eastern Mediterranean. A
Soviet-dominsied Balkan neutTal-
ny group might affect this agree
nlent
Turkey il well equipped 70 de-
fend Us position Although the
army numbers only 300 600. q mil
lion men can be placed in the field
in short time With q small air
force. a little navy and felN guns
and tanks. the nation depends
chiefly upon the infantry and .
terrain which fsyors defense.
The TurkIh army Is shown IN
review on the stamp, above. re-
leased in 1898 in eommenorsiiOn
Of the 18th anniversary OF the
founding Of the republic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
PEEPER HUNTED

Police secured a South End resi-
dental district in vain Wednesday
night after receiving reports that
a peeping-Tom was proving In
the vicinity. Prowl car officers
answered the summons TO the $500
block on So. l. ut. but found no
trace of the prowler.
Eggs are cheaper. Cow Butter
Store. (adv.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
EIKs ANNUAL EVENT

Tacoma lodge Of Eiks will hold
its annual turkey trot in the Elks
temple Wednesday evening. Nov
Is. Reservations are now being
taken for the turkey dinner 10 he
served at the clubs rooms on
Thanksgiving day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
Tree Life Shingles

Those famous Red Cedar Lifetime ShIugiss,
produced BY the 81. Paul Z Tacoma Lumber
Co., are ready for your roof. No better shingis
was ever made. and prices charged srs delight
fully low.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
JUST THE CORE
Foo LIGHTS STOLEN

Richard Burgeson, e2a So. 18th
St, reported to police Thursday
that SIS set Of two fog lights.
ehromium-plsted. were stolen from
his car parked at the Todd ship
yards.
Red camellias. So $3.50. Puget
Sound Nursery. e2o1 Paelfie.-adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
Special Cutting

With the big mill located just seress the street
from the Dover Yard, special cut tImbsvs can
be ordered through the John Dover Lumber
Co. and sseh such order will receive prompt
mill attention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
Kiln Dried Stock

Local Builders, we know, win Be sIsd 10 lssrn
that 81. Paul Tacoma Lumber Co. kiln dvisd
stock 10 once more available for local nee.
Special orders can b promptly secured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
LyrldS Entertain
UnWeICOn1e Guest
Black Widow Spider Scares Canoeists;
Cupboard Motor Put-Puts, Then Quits

Louise
on are Mansion JUBILEE the ssrasas
nsm $50 miles down greatest
appear exclusively Times
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11

Fan bulbs you can afford The
Garden Shop. Rhodes Bros.-adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11

Below R0SEDALE. Miss. Aside from the ordinary
frightening aspects of the river we had our first real scare
today from another source.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11

ourselves with the snakes We would
be liable to run into and the black
widow. but the old girl had re-
fused TO come out for us there and
all we could catch was a glimpse
Of an ordinary looking. shiny black
body, with long. black legs.
Black widows do not bother boats
and usually are found either in
very dry or very damp places. With
plenty Of damp places along the
river one would certainly not pick
Louise's knitting bag for = nesting
spot. In going back over events
we came TO the conclusion - any
way it made us feel better-that
the widow had dropped off one Of
the logs on the lumber barge into
the bag which had been open and
sitting on the harge-side Of the
canoe.
Only Two-Bits Left
Rosedale was the next town list
ed on the river and, as usual, IL
was a mile and a half back from
the river. The only landing was on
wide bar and even though we
disliked the idea of leaving the
canoe unguarded for that long walk
there was no help for II. Besides
groceries, gasoline was needed as
well as water, and 1t would take
both Of us to carry everything
back.
After mailing an important let
ter to Vicksburg, getting the gro
ceries and gasoline we had just IS
cents left, and Greenville still two
days ahead. But for once the Lynd
luck deserted us. The motor gave
upl
Bob Resumes Padding
After bringing us all the way
from st. Louis without faltering
once, that little egg-beater decided
it had had enough and just quit.
Bob cranked and cranked until
both he and the flywheel were
exhausted. before finally giving up
and padding back to the sandbar
for the nights camp.
The next day started out so
warm that we ran around the
camp with next to nothing on until
a huge Negro wandered along the
beach and, for no reason at all.
settled himself on the sand nearby
to watch us. Bob settled down and
grimly took the motor apart piece
by piece and laid it all out on a
tarpaulin.
But would that thing work when
1t was all put back together? II
would not. Not even a sputter.
There wasn't anything left 10 do
but shove off and paddle the so
miles into Greenville.
Bob hadn't done anything more
strenuous than cranking the motor
and chopping firewood since leav-
ing st. Louis with the motor, and
we had not gone many miles be-
fore painful blisters began TO show
up on his hands. Our progress was
very slow for the water is four feet
below standard low water and the
current barely moves.
That night while gathering fire.
wood we found another black
widow and began to wonder IL the
bars were their fayorite nesting
places. However. some fishermen
assured US that they were not
common on the bars. We certainly
hope they are right. That was
dry bar, too.
Though the weather was clear,
1t has been so long since II has
rained in this part Of the country
that we guyed up our tepee stakes
just In case a storm did blow up.
With those up it Is just the work
of a moment to erect the tent.
MORE LATER,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
Eagle Drops Cat
AT Dizzy Height

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11
CONTINUE Low RATES

Continuation of low grand cir
Gle" railway fares TO Oct. 81 next
year has been announced by the
Association OF American Railroads.
These fares are $40 coach and si35
first class.
Choice cactus. HIM., Florist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-11

MORE LATER
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Dorothy Dix Says
Statistical Records Show Late
Twenties Best Time to Marry

But If q couple wait. until the
woman is ~ and the man % they
automatically eliminate most Of
these perils of matrimony. They
are old enough to have settled down
into whatever mold they are going
to take; their tastes and habits are
formed, hence they pick out for life
companions those who are congenial
and who will not change because
they are also mature.
r The woman of "a and the man
Of % do not look upon their home
as a prison from which they are
pining to break and their children
as excess baggage. On the con-
trary, they regard their homes as
temples of refuge to which they can
fly from the strife Of the world, and
they look upon their babies as little
bundles from heaven. For they have
waited to marry until they are ready
to settle. down. They Are tired Of
running around and quiet evening
at home looks better to them than a
night club.
Moreover, those who marry in the
late 20s have better chance of hap
piness because by that time man
has usually got on his feet in busi-
ness and is able to support his fam
lily. So both husband and wife are
saved the terrible strain upon affec-
ton that comes when their nerves
are stretched to the breaking point
over how the rent Is to be paid and
where the next meal is coming from.
The danger to those who wait too
long to marry, however, is that after
80 we begin to harden In our char
acters. We are no longer plastic; we
find 1t difficult to adapt ourselves to
others; we acquire ways that are
as the breath of life to us. and 1t
irritates us to have any one inter-
fere with our habits.
So common observation, as well as
statistics, show that the proper time
to marry is when we are old enough
to know our own minds and young
enough to change them.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

tive bodice detailing, with stitched
seams emphasized by two little. fiat
pockets, placed just where slim fig
ures need them! It is fitted in to
hug the waistline, and the shoul-
ders are gallantly squared, to make
1t look even more slender. Tweed
velveteen, flannel and wool crepe
are excellent materials for right
now; by all means repeat this later
in faille or fiat crepe.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1S75-B
is designed for sizes IL, II, 16, Is
and 20. Corresponding bust meas
urements 30, 80, "a, SO and SO.
Size II (32) requires ~ yards of
39-inch material. With long sleeves,
size IA requires ~ yards Of 39-inch
fabric.
It's smart to sew your own! It's
easy to do! Send is cents for our
fascinating Pattern Book. Choose
from more than 100 new designs for
all occasions and all sizes. Make
your own becoming clothes, with
these simple patterns. Step by step
sew chart with each one.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

What is the best age st which to
marry? Twenty-fo9cs Tor women,
28 for men. At least that Is the
conclusion at which the statisticians
have arrived who have been analyz-
ing and comparing the records Of
the marriage license bureaus and
the domestic relations and divorce
courts. They say that marriages
under 20, are almost predestined
failures, while next in point Of risk
comes. the marriages OF the 21, y
and % year olders.
But between the ages Of "A and
80 is the auspicious time to enter
into the holy estate, as after 80
the divorce rate scars and marriage
again becomes a hazardous venture.
OF course, even the least intelligent
of us know that these marriage sta
tistics are among the. figures that
don't lie. Every. one, except the
young themselves, knows that mar
riage is strictly adult proposition,
calling for more strength and en-
durance than the young possess, and
that callow boys and girls simply
court disaster who undertake to cut
their wisdom teeth on a wedding
ring.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

explanation Of the difference be-
tween q boiled egg and a coddled
one. The book apparently feels that
all housekeepers know these facts Of
egg cookery, and blithely presents its
recipes without them. However, I
am sure there are still any number
Of people who don't realize that
eggs, like all proteins, need slow
cooking If they are to be at their
best-and digestible.
Perhaps in the next edition of
this little volume this lack will be
corrected. The book is attractively
presented, with a washable binding
Of orange and white, and has clearly
printed pages that when opened lie
as nat as pancake.
Now for Ticklish
Proposition.
The last book on our list for to-
day is a ticklish proposition. I am
afraid to express any opinion about
1t in one way or another, for 1t is
bound to start a fierce controversy
all by itself-and doesn't need any
help from me.
Don't Eat Bread" published by
the Rodale Press of Emmaus, Pa,
is going to be bombshell. I hope
it's author. Allen Klein, Phi. G., is
strong individual who can stand
the gaff. He says himself, in his
first chapter: Call us insane If
you like. Call us fanatics. Call us
whatever you please. but after you
have read this book, you will see
that there is much food for thought
IN our contention"
Well. I've read the book, and I'm
not going to call Mr.. Klein any
thing. I'm trying to be neutral
about the whole situation. And I'd
much rather leave the opening gun
to some one else-for an opening
gun there will surely be.
Mr.. Klein is convinced that bread,
especially wheat -four bread, is the
root Of all evil and the cause of all
the ills the flesh is heir to. That's
all I'm going to say about the book.
The people who are interested in
the wheat business are going to say
plenty!
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Self>Help Is
Important
ToChild
He Must Learn to
Stand by His Own
Responsibilities
BY ANGELO PATRI.

People like to get close to each
other because, in their hearts, they
are lonely and a little afraid. It
Is for that reason we accept group
movements. We act with others as
we would never act alone. Usually
we are more often sorry for what
We do as members of groups than
for what we do as individual people.
We cannot escape, try as we may,
from the hard fact that each of
us is person in his own right be-
fore he is q member of a group.
Each Of us must bear his own grief,
his own pain, know his own Joy,
success and happiness. Each per-
son must, in the privacy of his own
soul, account to himself for what he
has done. The crowd can't help us.
Nor can the crowd give us peace
or satisfaction. That must come
of our own inner feeling. Satisfac-
ton comes when the soul has stood
for what 1t believed to be right and
In the face Of disapproval, in spite
of the crowd, held fast that which
was good In its sight. If the lonely
soul Of q man cannot find that
strength and cannot win that
satisfaction, it is turned to gall and
wormwood within itself. It stands
alone for its God or it cannot en-
dure.
This is what we have to teach
children day by day, this willing.
ness to accept the loneness of life
This willingness to stand and be
counted. This acceptance of per-
sonal responsibility for ones own
behavior, ones own duty. We are
in danger as people because we
have tried to shun the weight of
our loneness, have tried to put our
responsibilities upon the shoulders
Of other people, and, of course, We
have failed. We must not pass this
mistake along to the children. We
must teach them, help them to
speak for themselves, to stand by
what they think is right even when
they have to stand alone.
When q child says, Help me-
do 50 In such q way that he learns
to say, as Nine. Montessori would
have him say, Help me to help my
SELF" It is SO easy to say. III do
1t for you.", 1t is 50 easy to smooth
away childish difficulties and pre-
sent only the finished idea to him
1t is 50 easy to do for him the
routine jobs he should do for him
self. It is so hard to keep hands
OF when children cry, Help mel"
"Give mel" Relieve me!' Yet Il
We would train children to live
nobly, to acquit themselves admira-
bly,, that Is what we have to do.
Dad, I've broken my bike. It
will cost g to get it mended, and
have Just one and a half. viii
you lend me the other dollar and a
half?"
II would have to know how you
intend to pay it back"
II expect to get so cents an after
noon every Saturday for helping de-
liver groceries, and I don't owe any
body. I could pay in three weeks,
so cents q week.
That's o. K. with me. Give me
receipt"
That father is . very wealthy
Evening star., 1939-12-06

merely for its warmth and comfort,
for new features now make 1t strict
ly feminine and charming. One
excellent example Of this is in q
vari-colored striped flannel robe
with q silk panel down the front
and q girdle arrangement at the
waistline. It's as dressy as any robe
could be and 50 comfortable that
you'll live In 1t. Pastel flannels are
popular, too, and one shop Is mono
gramming them free Of charge.
Hostess Gowns Are
Truly Luxurious.
If it's really luxurious gift you're
seeking, we can't think Of anything
more perfect than an ultrasophisti-
Gated hostess gown or house coat.
Slipper satin, jersey and velvet
make some Of the loveliest which
often include such up-to-the-min-
ute features as back fullness, girdled
effects and bracelet-length sleeves.
=. Santa Claus would do well to
bring any woman the green jersey
with nipped-in waistline and brace
let length, draped sleeves which one
shop Is featuring. Not too ex-
pensive, either.
Pajamas are being shown to some
extent, although in the past few
years they have generally been re-
placed by house coats. However.
one set of pullman pajamas and
robe in striped rayon caught our
eye, mainly because the ensemble
is tailored enough to permit charg-
ing down 4 train aisle. It looks,
too, as though 1t would pack like
q dream. It's . perfect gift for
the college girl-and you can also
have 1t initiated.
Not much need be said on the
subject of bed jackets, except this:
There are now adorable quilted ones
available to exactly match quilted
robes, and there are many which
have gotten away from the "in-
valid type" flimsy, ornate and def
nitely not equipped to keep you
warm when sitting up.
To the ladies: It might be q good
idea to drop . hint that here is
q Christmas gift you want. And
don't forget to include 1t on your
list Of presents to be bought.
To the gentlemen: We promise
that the ladies never have too many
robes and house coats, 50 you're
safe in buying one more. The sales
ladies are very obliging; they'll even
give you an idea Of how the models
look. But for goodness sake, ind
out the size you want before you
60 to buy-it makes for better pres
ents and less exchanges, to say
nothing Of the sales forces nerves,