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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23

ancing handle, one stamp Is sur
ficient.
Rubber band container. aimed at
keeping the snappers from bounc-
ing all over the desk or onto the
seeretary's neck, is now making its
appearance in offices. The bands,
held in tray and pressed up by a
spring. are fed one at a time
through a slot in the top Of the
plastic case.
Transparent film, made of cellu-
lose, acetate, is being marketed for
protection Of signs. pictures and
valuable documents. Dustproof and
washable. IT has adhesive on one
side so that 1t can be applied di-
rectly over the article TO be pre-
served.
Polaroid desk lamp is attractive
for both home and office use. The
glare eliminating glass cuts off
rays that cause eve fatigue. Shade
and base are OF nodded plastic
with an aluminium tubular column.
Hot ink, for quick drying. is be-
ing developed for newspaper and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Combined Letter Scale. Opener
Answers Question Of Extra Stamps

other pressroom printing. In most
plants now, the paper Is heated to
dry the ink
The new heated ink will solidify
the instant 1t touches the paper.
Its use permits faster press runs.
produces clearer printing and does
not weaken the paper because of
heat.
Night writers, whose best ideas
come to them just as they get
settled in bed 16 PAGES from the
light switch. will like the new IL
Illuminated pencil. II lights up for
writing simply by turning the cap
at the top.
Better still Is the illuminated
writing pad. handy for both bed
side and telephone table use.
Long distance writing has ad-
vanced another step with the de-
velopment of the radio typewriter
Styled like the teletypewriter. it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
W.S.C. Alumni
Picnic Friday
Will Hold Outing
At Point Defence

Two hundred and fifty alumni
and friends arr expected to attend
the = washington state college pic
nc starting at 6 ?. m Friday az
the beach picnic grounds. Point
Defiance park.
Albert Hunt. local alumni presi-
dent. announces that prominent on
the program viii be the visit Of
Glen Turk Edwards and Dick
Farmsn, former Cougar football
stars. now members OF the famous
Washington Redskin professional
team; and appearing on the short
speaking program viii be George
II. Cannon. former regent Of the
college. John n Binns. prominent
local alumnus. and Coach Grin f.
(Babe) Hollingbery.
Herman Engelland. chairman OF
the committee in charge Of the
picnic. announces that everything
is in readiness 10 serve the picnic
dinner TO all visitors purchasing
tickets in advance. Tickets may
N obtained by calling Albert Hunt.
Garland 1877: Neal Roberts. Main
2144; Joe Bechman, Main 2767, or
Ray sandegren. broadway 1927.
wv" blankets. tickets and trans
portation to the Pullman home
coming game. and other miscel-
laneous prize drawings will be held.
A campus orchestra viii entertain
the picniekers with a program of
WSC songs and popular music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Independent Stores
Show Bio Gain Here

Sales in independent stores In
Tacoma showed a gain Of 197 per
cent during July. compared to the
same month last year, II was re-
vealed Thursday by the L. S.
bureau of census. In Seattle. the
gain was 1913 per cent and in spo-
kane but 1.s per cent.
Tacoma's increase was larger
than the average for the entire
state, which the census bureau re-
ported was 12.5 per cent higher
than in July. 1889.
Figures are based on confidential
reports received from more than
1000 cooperating retailers located
throughout the state. William l..
Austin. bureau director, reported.
Biggest increase in sales was
shown by automobile firms. with
the lum be = building hardware
group sales placing second and
furniture stores third. Food sales
showed a small loss.
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and social time was enjoyed.
Those present were Mrs. Commers
and daughters Leona and Joranne,
Mrs. Edith Toogood and daughter
Lana, Mrs. Dorothy Lodholm and
son Gary. Misses Leila Mccoy,
Dorothy Wagner, Violet Drake,
Phyllis Paradis and the hostesses.
II will be ladies night at the
Lions club on Monday. There will
be a white elephant" sale In
charge of o. A. Dulin with Fred
Perkins acting as auctioneer. The
public is invited.
Mrs. ]. b. Borgert's brother and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schauer
and sons Donald and Glenn, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Roiezwinsky. left
on Tuesday for their homes in
Missoula, Mont. after a visit at the
Borgert home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Two Boys and Dog
Reporfed MISSING

T<o boys and q bird dog. vho
shouldn't Be hard TO find. still
were missing Thursday after an
absence Of Two days from their
Stellacoom home, undersheriff
CLYDE Knowles said.
The boys are Dean. IS. and
Donald. II. sons OF Mr.. and Mrs
Vefl Allen O. Steilacoom- With
their red pointer Rex they left
about 4 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Allen reported. Both
boys are blond. Dean. about five
feet four inches. was wearing
Upper jacket and blue jeans:
Donald. blue jeans and a green
sweater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
TRIAL on AuGuST 80

Albert Mold, jr.. arrested Aug.
u on the highway near Fort
Lewis by State Patrolman Joe
Slsdek and charged with drunken
driving, was assigned August 80
as q trial date Thursday by Justice
Layton.
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lens that no
one seemed to
take the trouble
to solve before.
Combined let
ter scale and
letter opener
a n $ w ers [ h e
question of the
xtra stamp.
The weight of
the blade is one
ounce. and If IL
doesn't tip up
when letter is
laid on the bal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
Typos Will Meet in
Vancouver in l94l

NEW ORLEANS-The Interna-
tional Typographical union voted
Wednesday to hold its 1871 conven-
ton in Vancouver. b. C. The meet
ing will open ON the Saturday pre-
ceding the third Monday in August.
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can send exclusive messages over
many miles to he received on a
companion machine.
Experts are now working to
make it possible to send the mes
sage TO be picked up by one ma
chine, or up to 2O00 machines If
desired, Its greatest use will be
between train and office. plane and
ground shin and shore
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23
HAY FEVER
Test This Quick Relief

Try sn- dose DR.. fiaft's cAI-RnSEx Fo--
ula.-s Relief usually begins IN few nla-
utes. A physicians fHtsrnal rseaieine IN een-
veniert enprulra. tarfnless--a hoon for saf-
ferers from Hay Fever. Rose Fever. Had
Colds Catarrh. Asthma. fot haht-forrninE.
Sneezing. whe<zine. itching syss. running
nose usually quickly relieved Sansfsetios
within = few hours g,aarartend Or money
hack. 1oar druggist recommends CAL
RINEx. 81. Formerly known - Dr.. Ptntf' .
RISEx Prescriplion-same formula adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23

BY DIR. GEORGE GALLUP
Director, American Institute OF
Public Opinion
PRINCETON, N. j. Statewide
surveys in Ohio. a state which has
been good barometer of national
political sentiment since the turn
OF the century, show Ohio voters
TO lean toward Wendell
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Early Christians sang at the
dinner table. substituting hymns
of praise and Thanksgiving in
place Of "disgraceful laughter and
unnecessary conversation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-23

2 the i15Z and 1886 elections.
Willkie in the presidential race.
The Institutes latest poll, on which
interviewing continued up through
last weekend. finds Roosevelt
polling Al per cent In Ohio, to So
per cent for Willkie - the same
division of sentiment as was found
in the Institutes first post -conven-
ton poll early this month.
The results represent a sharp
detection from Roosevelt in Ohio
since the 1896 election, when the
president carried the state by a
majority of 81 per cent of the
major party vote. Most of the de-
lection, the survey finds. has come
in the smaller cities, towns and
rural areas throughout Ohio.
Ohio is an important state to
watch in any presidential election
not only because of its 26 electoral
votes, but because of its past rec
ord as an index of national senti-
ment
1t has cast its electoral votes for
the winning candidate in every
election since 1900. which means
that anyone who had correctly
forecast the Ohio winner in the
last ten elections would have been
picking the national winner as well.
While there is no guarantee, of
course, that Ohio will continue to
be good barometer state. its rec
ord was particularly impressive in
1886. Roosevelt polled 81 per cent
of the major party vote in the
state and 62.5 per cent of the
majo party vote in the nation-a
difference of only LIS percentage
points.
Most of the interviewing in the
latest Ohio study was completed
before Wendell WILKES accept
ance speech last Saturday. so that
the impact of his address is not
reflected in the results.
CHIEF DEMOCRATIC
LOSS IN SMALL TOWNS
Rural and small town areas in
Ohio show a much sharper drop in
sentiment for Roosevelt than do
the urban centers This fact has
an important bearing on the cam
paign because approximately two
thirds of the vote cast in Ohio is
cast in places of under 100. 900
population. The attitude toward
Roosevelt today as compared to
1886 is shown below.
FOR ROOSEVELT
1896 Today's Pts.
Election Poll Loss
Ohio Cities
Over
100000 zinc.
100000 $50 5seo 3
Ohio Cities
Under
100000
ruraD 5Tes 40es Ii
These results clearly show that
whereas Roosevelt carried the total
small city. town and rural vote in
Ohio by a comfortable margin four
years ago, he is trailing behind
Willkie with this group of voters
az the present stage of the cam
psicn.
First official indications Of grow
ing Republican strength in Ohio
were registered IN the mid-term
elections Of 1855 when the state
elected Republican John f. Brick
err 10 the governorship and put
Robert A. Taft in the United States
senate.
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. IT'S NEW
RY W, III. WILSON

Handy little helps for the office
help are making their appearance
on the commercial scene. designed
to eliminate some Of those prob
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souls who, with the toll of their
hands and the unquestioning cour-
age OF their spirits, had brought
richness and well-being to this val
ley. And now that community was
to be disrupted, fiagrantly. ruthless
ly, with no thought of the injustice
that was being done to these hum
bic people whose loyalty to Jarvis
Dean was no part of the bargain
that Snyder was making. In that
brief moment Autumn looked in
ward upon herself and saw that in
her pampered life she had taken
these honest folk for granted, just
as carelessly she had taken for
granted the substantial revenue
from her fathers estate. Here was
q heritage from the past which she
had not recognized.
s'I know, Mrs. Willmar," Autumn
said at last. "Mr. Snyder is being
very difficult about Though, of
course, he is not altogether free to
do as he chooses. He must meet
the wishes of his clients. But they
will never find anyone better than
Tom to manage this place. I have
told them So"
There's precious little comes of
telling people what they don't want
to hear, Miss Autumn" Mrs. Will
mar replied.
II know" Autumn said. but
[nxz3% %N -
worst comes to the worst, I shall
see to it that you and Tom have a
good position before ! leave"
Mrs. Willmar had placed the cook
les in a pan and turned now to put
them into the oven. When she
Strengthened again, she looked at
Autumn with a small, sad smile.
That's awfully kind of you, Miss
Autumn she said. but you
shouldn't trouble yourself about us,
really. We shall get along-some.
how. And it isn't so much a ques.
tion of where We'll go as it is-just
our leaving here. The Laird was
always too kind to us, guess. He
| he spoiled us. No other place viii
ever seem like home to me. Yot
see, I got my health back here
and my two youngest were born in
this cottage. 1t makes a kind OF
difference-to know that we're leav-
ing home"
| Leaving home, The words cut
across Autumn's heart with a cruel
import. The woman could never
guess what they meant to her, Of
course.
"Oh, Mrs. Willmarl" she cried
'If you only knew how-how terri
bly, understand"
Ito be continued)
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Mt. Cory

Mrs. Pearl Jordan opened her home
to seventeen members of the Kings
Daughters class of the Evangelical
Sunday school last Wednesday after
noon. Devotions were led by Mrs.
Anna Keel. A poem What Wouldn't
1t Now" was read by Mrs. Mari Eel
lers. A reading "All Great People
are Religious" by Daniel Polling was
read by Mrs. A. E. King. Plans were
made to make a comfort. Contests
were enjoyed and prizes were won by
Mrs. Melvin Williamson and Mrs. F.
S. Garlinger. Mrs. Williamson was a
guest. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Arlo Doty and Mrs. Anna Keel
were assistant hostesses.
The w. M. S. of the Evangelical
church held their regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. w. A.
Nonnamaker on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Nonnamaker had charge of pro-
gram. Theme: Follow Thou Me In
Fellowship" During the devotional
period a poem, Lord, | Will Follow
was read by the leader. Notes were
read by Mrs. A. E. King and current
events were given by Mrs. M. S. Stein
niger. Two chapters from the study
book, "Ways and the Way" were re-
viewed by Mrs. H. c. Beagle. Two
poems entitled, "The Friendly Place
and Zone Mountain" were read by
Mrs. A. E. McVey. Mrs. w. S. King
presented the Prayer Calendar. The
guests included Mrs. M. E. Meyer
Mrs. Anna Keel and Mrs. w. B
Kramer. Refreshments served were
in keeping with the southern noun
tain region.
Mrs. M. V. Turner has been very il
for couple of weeks.
Mrs. Pearl Jordan and daughter
Thelma attended the funeral of al
uncle, Wilbur Herrod at Belle Center
last Friday afternoon. They were
] over night guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Alex Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hutchinson ant
daughter Jane Ann and Mrs. Netti,
Sheldon attended the funeral of Mich
ael Walter in Rawson on Saturda,
afternoon.
Mrs. C. w. Bailey is spending fev
days with Mrs. Pearl Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Klein and son
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Jackson o
Findlay spent Sunday with Mr.. an
Mrs. J. w. Garlinger.
Mrs. w. S. Longbrake spent Satur
day evening with Mrs. Larena Guin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pearson an
daughter Shirley and Mr.. and Mr.!
Alonzo Myers and son Tommy sper
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mr.
Albert Peterson in Lima.
Mrs. Kenneth Woodward and dal
ghter Shelvia of North Baltimol
were week end guests of Mr.. and Mr.
Charles Brenner.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. |. Fritz and fami
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. al
Mrs. B. Nj. Smith in Lima.
j Miss Thelma Jordan was Thur
= day evening supper guest of Mr.. al
+ Mrs. C. HI. Brenner and son Paul.
II Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Bowersox a.
Mrs. Anna Keel motored to Bellev
| last Sunday and spent the day wi
Ed. Bowersox. Mrs. Bowersox di
and was buried on Monday.
II Mr.. and Mrs. /. L. Clymer of Ro
er's City, Mich, called on Mr.. al
Mrs. j. J. White on Monday afternoo
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Foltz of Fin
lay called on Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Stei
niger, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Whistler and M
y and Mrs. j. ]. White called on M
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08

Has your cistern gone dry?
"Shucks".
Is your cistern water black
and dirty? "Such water.
Well, a Duro Water Softener
will put smile on your face
that will never come off.
You will always have Plenty
of Clean, Pure, Soft Water for
All Your Needs.
Give us a chance to estimate
and explain. STAUF F E II
PLUMBING SHOP - Phone
343-T.
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PAGE SEVEN

and Mrs. E. F. Grow in the Spoor
home in Findlay on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon King called in
the Fritz home, Monday afternoon.
The Christian Endeavor of the Nj.
E. church held their monthly meeting
with Robert and Evelyn Meyer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-08

Ohio farm mortgage indebtedness
was reduced $66,0o0,000 in the dec
ade 1930-39. H. r. Moore, rural
economics department, Ohio State
University, says the process of adj
justment between Ohio mortgages
and land values is now about COM
pleted.
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something that ought to mean much
to you in the future"
Later, when Bruce got into his
car, Hector stood within the little,
cowl-like porch of his abode and
noted that the Milky Way was a
pearly bridge built from mountain
top to dark mountain top. Bruce
called a good night and Hector
waved a response. And as the car
sped away he looked up at the sky
again and thought how much young
er the stars had been when he was
young.
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CHAPTER XIV

Autumn walked across the grounds
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Ito be continued)
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AEzzER
RB6GLu

by appearing but the front steps
looked as Il they had been iresihy
scrubbed and there was an ar OF
spruceness about it that Iozs
lacked.
A short, dark-haired woman
with pronounced Italian features,
answered her ring and answered
eagerly when Madge inquired
about a room.
I'D like one at the front If you
have a vacancy" she said.
81 have Just the thing" Mrs.
Ferrari answered. Its on the
third floor, and right at the front
where it looks out into the street
You get the afternoon sun, and
it's bright and cheerful"
The Italian woman led the way
I'D the two flights of stairs, and
threw open the door to the room
with a flourish as though 1t were
the entrance to suite princess
might be glad to live il.
Raises Shade
"You seq" she asked. She
walked to the window and raised
the shade.
Madge, looking out, saw that it
looked right down on the house
across the street in which she was
so intensely interested. ITS
cheap, too, Mrs. Ferrari went on.
only two dollars week, in adj
vance. You take it ?"
The girl answered that she
would, and took the money from
her purse for the first week. She
explained that she usually worked
as a waitress, but was out of a
job right now. Mrs. Ferrari
shouldn't worry if she kept odd
hours. as she had to take work
when she could get it.
Sure, sure, l understand" the
woman said, and insisted on going
downstairs and bringing up the
suitcase Madge had left in the
hallway.
When she was alone in the
room. the girl found that il
wouldn't be very difficult to keep
| Continued on Page 10, Column 81
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GOOD TASTE
TODAY
BY EMILY POST

The rule Is that the answer TO
an invitation follows the wording
Of the invitation itself. A third
person invitation In necessarily
answered in the third person.
But" writes Mrs. A., Il received
an invitation to . lunch and golf
party. 1t was formally worded in
the third person but it was printed
in make-believe chiids printing
and on grass-green paper. I de-
cided that such an invitation need
not be answered in the conven-
tional third person form, and ac-
cordingly answered it informally.
am now told by a thinks-she-
knows-it-all that regardless Of
such details the answer to an invi-
tation should follow the pattern Of
the invitation itself. l should like
to know what you think"
think you were quite right in
considering an eccentric invitation
unconventional, and answering It
informally. For that matter. you
probably did choose a bobtailed
third person form such as: THE
John A.. IS will be delighted to
lunch and play golf on Thursday!
(instead of Mr.. and Mrs. A..
accept with pleasure. etc.") In
other words, bobtailed third per-
son il NOT formal. even though
it does not say I'VE" or you
Don't Make Waiter Out Of Your
Husband
Dear Mrs. Post: When there Is
no one but the hostess to wait on
table, how can she keep her table
free Of serving dishes? like the
beauty Of q cloth and a table per
fectly set, but 1t is all spoiled be
fore the guests are seated IL thu
serving dishes have to be put oil
the table. For this reason would |
not be 4 good idea II my HUSBAND
carved the roast and served tn
potatoes and vegetables from {
side table!
Answer: I am not quite sur
whether the effect might be to
suggestive Of q waiter in a restau
rant. A waiter always carves o.
a side table. arranges the food O.
the plates and then places tn
filled plates in front Of each guest
When q man carves at his owl
table. he il facing his guests
whereas at the side table he woul
be standing with his back to Their
On the other hand. IL your dinin
room Is tiny and your table to
small to put a platter and vegs
table dishes on it. he might stan
close enough to the table to coun
teract this effect. In other words
/ think this is something that 20
will have to try out yourselves an
see whether you find 1t practices
or not.
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GRANDMOTHER MINCE
MEAT

Boil until tender 4 pounds Of
fresh beef. and when cold chop it.
Chop 4 pounds of apples. 1 pound
OF suet. / pound each Of currants
and raisins, u of a pound of citron.
Mix it all together. Put it over
the fire with one pound of brown
sugar dissolved to syrup in
water. quarts of cider and half
pint OF brandy. While heating the
mixture add the spices as follows
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-12

looked as though they were opefst-
ing automatic drills.
II Is disgusting TO see a woman
committing assault on a wad of
chewing gum, as she walks down
the street, but I must confess
she looks like an Emily Post
protege compared with the street
tooth-picker. ANDY.
Flesh
Dear Miss Grey: 1t is all very
well for you TO tell girls to re-
duce If they want TO be more pop
ular and feel better, but I wish
some of you people who are so
free with advice would have to 60
on a diet. too. You would't be
so SNUG If you knew how difficult
II Ia to reduce. Let me repeat, /
wish some Of the rest of you had
to go through this and know how
II Is. FATTY.
Don't wish that on me.
know.
Spite Fence
Dear Miss Grey: / can't agree
with all the people who have been
writing to you about spite fences.
To those of US who don't like our
neighbors 1t Is a source of salts
faction to shut them out of our
sight by building spite fences.
READER.
! can't ogree with you. Any
thing that Ia 80 Indicative of
poor either ship and intolerance,
Ia disgraceful. II you don't
like your neighbors you can
avoid them without running your.
city's appearance by building an
ugly spite fence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-12
TEST QUESTION ANSWERS

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
l. Friedrich Ebert.
2. Southwestern South Dakota.
3. Spring.
4. Quebec.
5. No.
6. William F. Cody.
7. Ninety-six senators, ABS rep
resentatives-total SOL.
8. Diamonds.
9. Lusitania.
10. Six.
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How to Hold Loose
FALSE Teeth
More Firmly in Place

Does your dental plate annoy and
bother you by rocking and wabbiins
sprinkle . little FASTErrH. the aka
line tnon-acid) denture powder on
your plate. This pleasant powder
holds false teeth more firmly In
place. No gooey. oily. pasty taste
or feeling. Mildly alkaline FASTEETH
doeent sour o. cause nausea. Also
checks gum soreness due 70 chatting
Of . loose plate or to excessive acid
mouth. Get FAsTEETH at any drus
otogu. ady.