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Evening star., 1939-07-16

midsummer message to
u parents, 1 should like to en-
4 d phasize the opportunity which
the holidays give to develop the chill
dren's understanding of the meaning
of good manners through comradeship.
The fact that good manners are, in
general, the same at camp as they are
at a formal winter party, is not only
most important lesson in behavior.
but one which a surprising number of
those, who take the formalities most
seriously, never stop to consider.
In winter, the whole family has
hurried breakfast - a time-conscious
one at any rate - the children's eyes
are on the clock 80 as not to be late
for school, and Dad is also intent on
catching the commuters train. Mother
is time-conscious on both counts.
There is little companionship.
OF course, at the evening meal in the
typical American household, the family
are together. Here there is brief
opportunity for companionship and
some training in manners. Hands and
faces must be washed and hair brushed
in preparation for this one formal hour
of the day. Some habitual courtesies
are exacted: The children hold back
while Mother and Dad enter the room
first. Mothers chair is held for her by
Dad or else by Johnny. What part the
children take in the conversation -
and for that matter, what advantages
accrue to them from the conversation
of their parents - is an unanswerable
question. In any case, the moment the
meal is over, the children have home
work to do for next days school, and
then they go to bed. Sunday, perhaps
or possibly Saturday afternoon. if
Dad and the children are intimate
friends - they do things or 60 places
together. But even so, it is not quite
the same as now,
To rather definite extent, want
to write this article to the father of
the children, because to the typical
man this is his one opportunity to give
them the advantage of his comrade-
ship and to benefit by theirs. Their
mother is with them every day in the
year. Moreover she is increasingly con-
cerned with details of behavior. But
this is their fathers particular training
season. 1t is an appropriate one, too.
since his impulse is to judge good man.
ners by simplest principles, and to
bother very little with the trimmings.
And here he has his chance, for the
exactions of behavior are changed in
midsummer, much the same as clothes
are changed from the heavy. muff1ing
ones of winter, to the lightest and COOL
est ones of hot midsummer. But unless
Evening star., 1939-07-16
WeII-Monnered Young People

Good monnsrs ore os jmpostont TO
our children q, O good education is.
Mrs. Post's answers 70 questions osksd
BY oths, parents ore helpful. To get
the Ieofisf, send O thsse.esnt stomp
ITO cover the cost Of moijins) with o
note 10 Ms. Post. Service Deport.
mont This Week Mosozine, in core
Of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

at Daymark, but for Bhnky He would
not be rotting in steel case for fifteen
years. but Tor Blinky He'd at least
know that Ferne was safe, but for
Blinky And there was that knife that
Blinky wore close inside his shirt. un-
der his belt. Old Dan would never
bring him Fernes letters any more if
Bllnky got out.
And suppose that knife found its
way into Ferne's tender body! The
WEAKNESS of the last year was as
nothing compared to the icy dread
that was upon him now.
He Strengthened up, and looked at
the little watch, almost blindly; but
by looking closely he made out that it
was seven minutes after nine.
Perhaps Blinky was standing, by
this time, on the little stool, waiting to
kick it over.
Mert picked up newspaper that
some other inmate had let him read.
He sat down on the cot again. 1t was
the custom when a man had finished
reading a paper to pass it on to some
one else; to write the mans name and
cell number across the paper. and stick
it between the bars of the cell. Then,
when the guard came by, he'd take the
paper and pass it on to the man whose
name was on it.
Duly Mert looked at the paper.
Maybe if he could say something to
the guard about Blinky - but no, it'd
be too late then. Blinky, would have
kicked the stool over before the guard
could possibly reach his cell. No, Merit
couldn't tell the guard anything.
But l got to do something" Mert
said in whisper, fever possessing
him. II can't just stick here. got to
do something"
And then he sat very still on his cot.
He did not look at the watch any
more, but at something that seemed to
be far off. He was seeing something
that was not the bare. steel side of his
cage Something that hadn't happened
- something that must happen or VS..
He put his watch. opened. on the
stool in front of him. The shadows of
the bars fell across the watch. He
shifted his position into the light His
breath grew slower
His eyes felt large and very clear. A
faint smile played about his lips. His
cheeks felt cold. He found the stub of a
worn yellow pencil and scribbled
(Confinvsd on next poss)
Evening star., 1939-07-16
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
Boake Carter SAYS:

story-the ''hands-across-the-sea
story"
They are accepted in all circles
of American life. They are gen
tlemen. Their education is of
the best. Their department is
socially perfect. To all outward
appearances they are innocuous,
harmless social visitors. But all
the time they are at work and
their stories. their propaganda
and their pleas pass from mouth
to mouth. Their method finds
its origin in the whispering
campaign" idea adopted from
time to time. often with effective
results. in the United States by
private business competitors out
TO cut each others commercial
throats
The English Speaking Union
stages pleasant social teas and
dinners. at which the hands
-the-sea. my cousin" stuff
is ladled out in just the right
proportions. Private letters
from correspondents in Great
Britain are flooding this country
at this very moment. They are
the most innocent sort OF com
munications for which recipients
are supposed to pay a very nom
inal annual subscription TO hear
all the latest developments
abroad. I am in monthly receipt
Of two types of letters" from
English correspondents Their
epistles are works of art in clever
propaganda.
Professional American CORE
spondents abroad are given the
utmost courtesies; given first
crack" at the right" news beats.
Their cables back home natural
" reflect what 1t is that the
British desire reflected.
These and a hundred other
methods the British adopt to put
over their story in the United
States.
II il as effective and produce
tive of results as the Germans
with their "bunds' are ineffec-
tive and unproductive.
The Germans conduct their
propaganda on the principle OPP
posite to that employed by the
British. The Germans work on
the theory that the methods
which impress them must there
fore impress Americans. The
British study the character of
the people they desire TO rope In,
and then adopt methods their
studies inform them will be most
effective with their potential
victims.
The methods the English EN-
ploy for propaganda here would
not impress them in their own
country But they know Ameri-
cans will eat it up.
That is why the German
"bunds' will never be effective
will never be a factor IN Ameri-
can life, viii never be move
ment to be feared They are all
too obvious and transparent.
One would think that with the
four years Of World war history
before them they would have
learned something about IN.
American character and what j,
likely to deceive the American
One would think they would have
taken leaf out of the English
not the Communist Union Square
book. II is apparent they have
not. Thus America can well at.
ford TO laugh al the "bund'
speakers in Madison Square
Garden.
Copyright. 1882
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25

About the best example of
German ineptitude in the matter
of handling propaganda may be
witnessed in the noisy, blood
and thunder. Jew-baiting kind
of rally that was staged in Madi-
son Square Garden.
II is not so much the physical
existence of the various "bunds'
in America, but the manner in
which the members conduct
themselves when they get to-
gether, that invites criticism.
The "bunds, as organizations,
have as much right to exist as
the various Communist groups,
as the Spanish loyalist organiza-
tions. as the Friends of China
groups, as the respectable, pom
derous but extremely efficient
English-Speaking Union.
Furthermore. under our sys-
tenn of democracy and the pro-
lection given by the Bill of
Rights to the expression of any
and all viewpoints-so long as
none advocates overthrow of the
United States government by
force - the "bunds" have as
much right to express their senu-
ments as have the Communist
groups.
But where the ''bunds" do
more harm to themselves than
good is in their methods.
The "bunds" adopt all the very
trappings and paraphernalia of
the PHILOSOPHERS of expressions
in foreign lands which Ameri-
can citizens abhor. They swag-
ger to their meetings in storm
trooper" raiment. Their speak
ers go through all the calisthen-
les of forensics overdone. Their
themes have the obviousness of a
bull about TO charge through the
plate-glass window of a china
shop. Subtlety is word not in
their lexicon.
When they are finished with
their rabble-rousing. they have
succeeded in alternating any
thoughtful individual who tries
TO do his own thinking for him
self. Their very noisiness and
wooden headedness are repug-
nant.
Consider, on the other hand,
the methods of the British.
They dispatch a steady stream
of lecturers TO the United States
to speak in dignified tones that
Americans will all be lost unless
they adopt the principle Of
"hands-across-t he-sea"
They send a stream of gentle
men who have no apparent mis-
sion whatsoever, other than TO
enjoy themselves in pleasant va
cation resorts. Actually, these
representative of another for
eign nation OF Europe, which Is
desperately counting our help
again, are practicing what IS
known as personal contact"
The British discovered long
ago that the most effective,
most subtle. but least obvious
method of spreading propaganda
is the personal contact meth
cd. Just friends circulating
among friends at social gather
ings, but all telling the same
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
MISSION WILL
START SUNDAY
Dominican Priest to
Conduct Services
at St. Patrick's

The Rev. Patrick Purcell, o T.
will open a mission at St Patricks
church. No. 18th and J SITS, Sun
day. Mission services will be con-
Quoted each day until Sunday.
March S, when impressive closing
exercises will take place.
Father Purcell is a member of
the Dominican Order Of Priests
and is affiliated with the California
Province of Dominicans. He has
preached missions and conducted
retreats in every large city of the
coast and has also made tours OF
the east and middle west,
The mission viii open at the
Sunday morning masses, Feb. 70.
and Father Purcell will speak on
BEGINNINGS. He will be heard
at all the masses at $50, 7.SO. $40.
10 and IL a. m. Each evening OF
the week services will begin at
7:45 and topics to be discussed by
the missionary are as follows:
Sunday evening, Feb. rs. The
Death of Body and Soul Mon
day. Feb. 81, The Christian
Family" Feb. IS. Mercy of Cod"
March /. The Mass" March 2.
"Sins of the Tongue" March 3.
Perseverance; March 4. Passion
of Christi March 5. "A Good
End"
The missionary will also give
short talks after the daily masses
which will be AT : and $50 a. m.
Father Purcell will conduct a
special mission for children of
Catholic and public schools at ;
p. m. Thursday and Friday. March
2 and 3.
The Ri. Rev. Msgr. VIM. J.
Noonan is pastor of St Patrick's
church and the Rev James V.
Hamilton and the Rev. Alexander
Frankoviz are assistants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25

e.t reason could possibly he given
for the assortment ~ articles ne
had IN his gFle.
These included = motion picture
exposure meter n = bekeliie case
psiy n dental fnrcrps fwo Ira
thef jackets. three aimr hanks
al empty; large silver metal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25

men q Llguris. Two years ago
pfedmontese were honnrrd.
This IL = custom which Nu~e-
linl himself ordered fer the first
time in 1887. Its object l. to help
along the process q spiritual and
political unificAtion 81 all sections
- italy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
100000 IN U. 5.
SUFFER TRICHINOSIS
NEW BRUN sWICk.

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. i
Some II 900 900 persons In the
United states have been infested
with trichinosis. attributed TO est-
ing raw or undone pork. according
10 Or. Thurlow Nelson Of Rutgers
university. Reporting several thou
sand deaths occur annually from
TINS cause. ne said II il neyArthe-
less no. recognized by the medical
profession, which give slch other
causes as intestinal nu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
Suspect Wears 2
Diamonds on Toes

SANTA Ros>. csiif. Police
arrested a suspect herr On nc
ground. that thes believed 20 hen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25
ITALY'S INDUSTRIOUS
TO Be COMMUNICATED

ROME This year vii be dcdi-
Gated 70 COMMUNICATING hlussTi-
Gus men 81 Sicily The year ie3s
Vas set aside 70 tfibuung the great
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-25

raxofs. wsllets--slss empty ana
many. many garments
Their conviction seemed con-
fsrFnsd whom. searched Al the city
mll ~ was found 20 BE- wearing
two diamond rings on his toes.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Betty LittleWit:

81 tDGnt some gymnasium
shoes for my son. ! DGnt some
Which are distinctive in appear
Gnce, so that he can keep track
of them. / am constantly buy
ing gym shoes as his are for
ever being stolen"
JUNIOR LTTLEWIT has OBJ
y viouSly developed some of
his mothers characteristics. He
doesn't bother about taking care
of his things and therefore
when they come up missing he
is sure someone has stolen them.
Betty will buy some shoes which
have unusual colorS in the soles
and uppers. She will not con-
slider wearing quality because
she can't hope that Junior can
keep them until they are worn
out. Regardless Of quality the
distinctive marks add to the
cost of manufacturing Of the
pair Of shoes and eventually
the retail price.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Home
Service

Such a contrast between
these two! Betty, gay. ready for
the evenings fun-Madge. just
as friendly at heart but timid,
Self-conscious.
Do you, like Madge, hate to
face a roomful of people. hide
in the dressing room? Are
you afraid you can't talk to
strangers, afraid you'll make
social blunderS, that you're too
awkward to dance?
In our 32-page booklet a ia
nous psychologist shows you
how to analyZe yourself, over
come Self-consciousness and
other feelings of inferiority.
Tells how to develop the warm,
happy, vibrant attitude which
wins friends.
Send lOc in coin for your copy
Of OVERCOMING SELF-CON-
SERIOUSNESS AND OTHER
INF ERIORITY COMPLETES
to The washington Times Home
Service, 635 Sixth Ave-. New
York, N. Y. Be sure to write
plainly your NAME. ADDRESS,
and the NAME Of booklet.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Happiness Found
In Cor1pcnionship

Now for the more important
conSideration-the girl herself.
She has given you to understand
she enjoys your friendship. The
rest is up to you. Millions OF
fine girls have married poor men
and made excellent wives. You
pay this girl a very poor COM
pliment, indeed, if you think
she could be interested in money
to the exclusion of those quail
ties which are yours.
could give you a long string
Of names-girls who have mar
ried young men with no other
capital than brains and char
acter, and such unions have
been conspicuously happy.
You must know that money
doesn't always bring happiness
in marriage. You probably know
plenty of people who were hap
py when they had little, and
went their separate ways when
prosperity overlook them.
My advice to you is to go in
and win. You have love, the girl,
her family-all apparently on
your side. Don't be one of those
unfortunates who fail to recog-
nize a gift of the gods when it
comes their way.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Penny Wise:

81 tDant to bug a pair OF GYM
IGSiMn shoes for my SON. /
aOant those you knoD to be
strongly constructed of good
quality materials but not in the
highest price range. Size 8.
please"
DENNY recognizes that two
L points are essential to the
durability of a gym shoe. First
is the quality of material from
which the shoe is made and
second is the care with which
the shoe is constructed. Many
gym shoes have marks Of dis
tinction without good materials
or workmanship in their make.
up. Rubber and Soles must be OF
quality to resist the abrasion
occurring in running and stop
ping shortly in the game. The
thickness or design Of the sole
has no bearing upon durability.
A poor rubber may be made to
look as well as one Of good quail
ity,
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
New York Letter
New I0TK Letter
WQtCheS Take
Unusual
Forms
By JANE COCHRAN

International News Service Staff
Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 26 QN.S).
The time, in fashionable circles,
no longer is revealed to the
casual glance. It will take a
query Of: do you have the
time, please?" to get the correct
hour from a lady wearing a
watch designed by Edwin Tomp-
kinS, one of New York'S out
standing jewelers..
He concealS his watch dialS
beneath large sapphire jewels,
beneath ruby ana diamond
studded gold flaps, and hides
them at the end of a ruby and
diamond-encircled gold barrel.
A place for a miniature photo
graph is provided at the other
end of the barrel, and a cable
gold band encircleS the wrist.
Watches were totally neg
lected until five years ago"
Edwin Tompkins said today,
then jewelers. began to wake UP
to the importance Of the watch.
There are so many more being
worn today than at any other
period in history"
He began to experiment with
turning the watch from a utility
article to a jewel, or an amusing
accessory and his current col
lection is the result.
Borrowing an old proverb,
"time is money" he created a
combination watch and bill clip,
designed to allow its owner to
pay the taxi and simultaneously
note the time Of arrival.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Chestnut
Charlotte

Use halt jar of preserved
cheStnuts with the syrup: rub
through a colander or chop very
fine. Whip one quart of double
cream to a stiff, dry froth and
put into a bowl which must be
packed in ice; stir the cheStnutS
into the whipped cream; cover a
box Of gelatin with cold water
and stand where the saucepan
will be warm enough to melt the
gelatin; when thoroughly dis
solved, strain into the whipped
cream, add a tablespoon of
maraSchino, and if it is needed,
more sugar. Stir gently, until the
cream begins to harden, then
turn into small molds. When it
becomes hard, turn out and
serve with whipped cream.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Baby BlOuSes
Back Again

Spring blouse lines have as
much variety of pattern as an
English flower garden. The baby
blouse, 1890 model, and a femi-
nized tailored type are typical.
Sleeve details, only touched a
season ago, are apparent in the
majority of them this time,
tucks and lace insertions used
in epaulet, vertical or horizontal
manner. These provide the
broader shoulder effect whether
sleeves are puffed or straight.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Best
Sellers
FICTION

FICTION
"Rebecca," Daphne Du
Maurier doubleday.
"All This And Heaven
Too" Rachel Field (Macmil-
LAM.
my Son. My Son." Howard
Spring (Viking).
Sword in the Stone,"
T. H. White (Putnam).
Mans Hope" Andre NAL
raux (Rancom.
Mortal Storm" Phyllis
Bottome (Little).
NCN-FICT1ON
"EccAomic Program for
American Democracy" z
Harvard Economists (Van-
guard.
The Ramparts We
Watch" George Fielding
Eliot (ReynaD.
with Malice Toward
Some," Margaret HalSey
(Simon).
"Mr. Justice Holmes" Fe-
liX Frankfurter (Harvard).
Listen! The Wind" Anne
Morrow Lindbergh (Har-
court).
BENJAMIN Franklin" Carl
Van Doren (Viking).
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Child's
Question

While out walking with Sall1e
Anne, age 3, we saw a man with
one arm. "Oh, look" shouted
sallie at the top Of her voice,
"that man has only one arm"
'"Not so loud" I cautioned, "he
might hear you." why" wh1s-
pered Sallie Anne confidentially,
doesn't he know it?"
Miss Marie Buell., 1904 Uni
versity PI. N. w., Washing
ton, d. G.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Expert Efficiency
Evident in Housekeeping

Mrs. Kellogg's early training
must have had something to do
with the smooth manner in
which she runs affairs on the
Tech. From the spotless galley
with its red and white decor to
the crisp curtains and chintzes
in the stateroomS, everything
shows thought and care and ex-
pert routine attention.
"Yes, I like living on the
water" Mrs. Kellogg said. THE
children like it, too, and it's
good for all of us. The financial
saving is important, and we
have the added advantage Of
being able to pick up and leave
without worrying about who will
care for the house until our re-
turn. For the home goes right
with u.s."
Next year the children will be
away at school, so it's not certain
whether the Kelloggs will con-
tinuously live aboard the Tech.
The Kelloggs have lived in
Washington since '33 when Mr..
Kellogg came here to manage
the new Buzzard Point steam
turbo-electric power plant of the
Potomac Electric Co.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

Since that time Erma Rutan'S
career has been principally
adapting her life to the needs of
a web-footed Sailorman, who
can't abide living on land.
All in all the Kelloggs have
lived on four boats, with inter-
walls living in regular houses in
town. when the children were
little, and when it didn't seem
practical to sal the sea.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26

That was a
b r. ak for
e We ry on e,
especially the
nurses, for it
took about
20 minutes
to feed each
child this old
W ay. A n d
feelings had
to be made
ev cry two
hours.
AS I say,
when they
ere five
AA~a AlA auM
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Bordered IN Mink

A mild day brought out some
smart outfits. Colorful and
smart was a cape suit Of deep
rose-colored woolen, the hip
length cape collared and bor-
dered all round in mink.
The Washington times., 1939-01-26
limitation to
Dinner Came

a nice little note one day, ask
ing me to dinner, so l went.
This kind lady helped me to get
q JOB paying $3.50 a week,
position that left my evenings
free. Accordingly, I enrolled at
night school in the civil engl-
neering class for three nights
Q week.
The friendly attitude of this
family puzzles me. 1 haven't
anything to offer this girl but
all the love of which a man is
capable. They must see it, be-
cause 1 act goofy when she's
around, turn white, red, stam-
mer-make a rare show OF my
self. What does all this mean?
Shall 1 go ahead and act as If l
were an eligible or should I drop
out? Please answer this. The
uncertainty has got me.
HER BROTHERS FRIEND"
The girls mother wouldn't
have written you that cordial
invitation to dinner if she
hadn't thought you were all
right. Probably she's heard
lots of things about you from
her son. There are mothers
who prefer creditable, ambi-
tious, diligent young men as
friends of their children, to the
country-club type of gilded
youth, with lively expectations
from a wife's family and eX-
pensive tastes.