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$500.

7ROOMS, 2 BATHS, GARAGE.
Desirable ne. 2-story brick, has living
| room dining room, kitchen and bath on
LIST floor; 4 bedrooms and bath on 2nd:
| oil heat with summer and winter hookup;
| 2-car brick garage; lot 142 IT. deep. Eve
| ningS phone Temple 2233.
l.. T. GRAVATTE,
| 729 18th st. Reator National O753
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EVANSVILLE Hills ROOMS AND
bath. basement. h.-w.h., oil burner, like
new: $3.50 cash, $40 so per mo. O. B.
lANT11NGER CO., MA. 1911. Ewes,
RA OgS5
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LOTS FOR SALE,

particulars and lowest cash price.
Howenstein Realty Corp,
1418 H st. NV. DI. 1877.
LOTS FOR SALE.
BEAUTIFUL WOODED LOTS, BARNABY
Manor Farms bet. Silver Hill and Oxon
Hill-1OO it. by from 200 to 500 #. deep;
good road; 5000 to $3.50: 2Ofo down, SO to
SIS per month. DAN ABBOTT. Clinton
cow.
BUILDING SITE IN FASHIONABLE WEST
moreland Hills; S1,SS0. terms. WI. 26SS.
LARGE HILLTOP WOODED LOT.
Overlooking washington and Potomac River;
huge oak trees; all improvements; restrict
ed; bargain. Inquire 1901 South Arlington
Ridge rd.. Arlington. Va.
BEST LOCATED NV. AND NEARBY MD
lots and acreage, for w. P. A. low-cost
housing. OWNER. RA. 1853
CORNER 18th AND FLORAL SITS NV
Facing Govt. park-Shade trees; only soc
per So TT. PERCY H. RUSSELL CO.,
1871 K st. NV.
CONGRESS HEIGHTs75x177
On grade Wheeler rd., near District line
Room for 2 houses; 81 $50. Night phones
Ii. 1850, Ii. 1000 Ii. S069.
ADELBERT w. LEE
1343 H st. NV DI 1900
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TWO h4-ACRE AND ONE 1s-ACRE RE-
strcted homesites. Military I'd, mr. Chain
Bridge. Arlington. Va Large trees. city
water, sewerage electricity; reasonable: Is
minutes to departments. Phone OWNER,
MA oR22 CH 1d1r
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NEAR MCLEAN. VA-NEARLY NEW
stone home. am l., modern kitchen. INV h ;.
oil burner. maple floors. large fireplace
on 5 - acres of nicely HANDICAPPED ground.
partly wooded. spring and stream; servant s
quarters detached: Lear garage: chicken
house: nice shade, very high elevation.
nice neighborhood, II miles from down
town D. C. Price. $3.50: most convenient
terms; FRENzEL. Mclean, Va. Falls
Church S37-W-l
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WOODED WATER Front TRACTS

On CHESAPEAKE Bay, 81 miles D. G;
6near Shady 9d SIDE No. Log CABINS fsr and
Bldg sites, SIS monthly. Inspect new
sample cottage; good roads. sea wall. boat
harbor, pier. cleo Not public beach;
gentiles only Free circular on request.
WALTER M BAUMAN. l Thomas Circle.
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. Vacant-~-5411 9Th ST. nw-5 r, Q
: screened porches; conv. to schools, stores.
l theater. churches bus at door; yard; priced
Tor quick sale; reasonable terms. GE. O179.
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1927 End ST. NORTH,
LYON PARK, VA.
OFF LEE BLVD.

A few minutes from FIT Myer Detached,
8 rms, bath tall large rooms). Lot 51x1 so.
Detached garage, oil burner. Price, S6450.
Small down payment. balance like rent.
OWNER
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BUYERS PRICE

SHANNON & LUCHS CO.,
% H st NV. National 2345,
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OLD MILL WITH DAM AND MILL POND,
Washington. over fine road There are 7
acres of rich farmland and - acres of
pond and water rights. The miller's house
is rambling and has . large chimneys and
city, cleo and looks out on a placid pool
shaded by large elm. The price of this
property as whole is $4,000. down
payment Of $1,000 is required. with the
bal. $40 per mo. See MASON HIRST
Annandale. Va. at the end of Columbia
pike; Phone Alexandria 5S12. Closed
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ACREAGE FOR SALE,

$50 DOWN. 5 ACRES WOODED Ian
near State rd.. 14k miles D. c.. 50
Lincoln 5441, Lincoln 7O75-J.
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Continued On Next paes.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24
Good Taste Today

fer the English way and would
like to know if it is not consid-
cred all right to continue eating
in this manner, even on formal
occasions.
In answer to this, according to
best usage american as well as
European) it is entirely right to
keep your fork in your left hand
and to lift the piece of meat to
your mouth with your fork in the
same prongs-down position. But
you must not pile food up against
the back of your fork as though
your knife was a trowell You can
spear a piece of meat and put a
taste of dressing or condiment on
your meat with the tip of your
knife; you can even put piece
of potato or a small amount Of
other vegetable on the meat but
no more than just enough to fit
neatly, and not smeared up against
the tines. If you want to eat fairly
large mouthfuls of vegetables be.
tween occasional pieces of meat,
cut two or three pieces of meat,
then hold your fork shovel-fashion
in your right hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24
BY EMILY POST

Why an able-bodied person
should ever pretend that the left
hand is useless for eating, don't
know. 1t is not a practice that I
have ever personally encountered,
but I know it is customary in
many American communities and
it has often been described to me.
In its exaggerated form it is
mincing practice that suggests a
crippled left hand that can not be
lifted more than three inches
above the plate or tablecloth. Most
of the letters I have received on
this subject have been in criticism
of the "affectation" or of the
Suffering manner" of this prac-
tice. Today a letter from a large
eastern university describes an OPP
posite extreme which does not
sound very pleasing either.
ANCSShtiyB my correspondent
writes, II have been receiving a
little criticism from some of my
sisters in the sorority because of
the manner in which handle my
knife and fork. My parents are
English and SO all my life I have
been in the habit of eating in he
English style. This means cutting
off a foundation piece of meat and
pushing my vegetables onto the
meat against the back of my fork
with my knife. Keeping the fork
in my left hand and my knife in
my right, I naturally lift the
mouthful to my mouth. The Amer
leans, of course, put down their
knife after cutting each piece of
meat, place the fork in the right
hand and then spear the meat and
shovel up the vegetables-left
hand meanwhile is required to be
lying in lap. I personally much pre-
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Reputation
- by Vida ZZ-Z=zZzzEll

did not make Gail any happier.
Aunt Belle was sure to harp on
her favorite subject, the immoral
ity of the younger generation.
During the past weeks Calls
patience with the older woman had
been wearing thin. She was in
fact so depressed with life in gen.
eral that she had not even pow
dered her nose before leaving the
store.
Old Hat
She had simply jammed her felt
hat, the ola one she reserved for
stormy weather, over her hair, but
toned her collar higher about her
neck and departed.
1t was, therefore. the least pro-
pitious moment for Chris to ap-
pear. The fact that she was look
ing what she considered her worst
made her cross and ungracious.
Where do you suppose I'm go
ing? ?" she retorted. where does
working girl usually go at six
o'clock?"
"Oh. it all depends" Chris an
swered refusing to be rebuffed.
Sometimes she is fastening to an
important rendezvous.
"Well, this one isn't" Gail as
sured him. I'm catching a bus
or a street car whichever isn't too
crowded"
Chris dropped his pretense Of in
difference and said earnestly, IF
you really haven't a date please
have dinner with me. My car is
just around the corner"
Gail stared at him in despair.
Doesn't 1t register with you at
all that I've told you We mustn't
see each other any more?"
|. 1T would IL I thought you really
meant it. But I'm fool enough to
think you don't?"
Not Dressed
I'm not dressed to have dinner
with you." she argued weakly.
Wen have spaghetti at a cheap
little place where it won't matter, !"
he said eagerly.
1t was ridiculous how he in
fluenced her. The moment she
was with him nothing else seemed
to matter. More than anything
else in the world Gail wanted to
go with him to that cheap little
restaurant and eat spaghetti.
She could picture herself sitting
across the table from him absorbed
and happy as she had never been
with anyone else. Then she re-
membered Anna and sick at heart
thrust the temptation from her.
Sorry, Chris. I can't. / can't
even let you take me home"
For answer he took her arm
in grip that was far from gentle.
I'VE can't go on like this, Gail.
There is a limit and we've reached
It"
He was walking her around the
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by a number of different organ
isms or by a filterable virus. The
symptoms are well known, but it
Is not generally recognized that
these symptoms may be the be-
ginning of any one of a number
of the acute communicable diseas-
es such as measles. diphtheria,
whooping cough, and influenza.
Symptoms similar to those Of a
common cold may be brought on
by allergic attacks due to sensi-
tiveness of the child to certain
foods, dusts, plants, animals or
animal sera.
Children with enlarged, diseased
tonsils and abundance of adenoids
are likely to have frequent "colds"
with sore Threats and tonsilitis
which may interfere with their
nutrition and growth. Enlarged
tonsils In themselves without other
signs of disease are not an indica-
ton that they should be removed.
The decision on this should be left
to a competent ear, nose and
throat specialist.
When a common cold hits the
child he should be kept away from
other individuals and preferably
put to bed. His temperature should
be taken and IL above normal a
doctor should see the child to
make a thorough examination and
prescribe treatment.
Children should be protected
in every possible way from com
mon colds" Children who have
been exposed to any of the COM
municable diseases should be
watched carefully during the in
cubation period. Prevention of the
communicable diseases will reduce
the number of "colds." Children
should be kept away from other
children and adults with coughs
or discharging noses. II the mother
or nurse acquires a cold, she
should protect her nose and mouth
with a gauze mask. Under no
conditions should relatives and
friends be allowed to kiss babies
on the face.
NEXT: Fight goes forward
against diphtheria, smallpox
scourges.
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Beauty
By Handful

II they are cared for properly
from the time she is three or four,
any little girls hands will be at
tractive when she is fourteen. The
texture Of the skin and the condi-
ton Of the nails - not size and
shape-are the standards by which
modern hand beauty is judged.
II your small daughter persists
in biting or picking at the cuticle
around her nails. by all means take
her to a good manicurist once a
week or do the job yourself.
During the manicure, soften,
then snip off jagged bits Of cuticle,
smooth down all rough edges with
an emery board.
In other words, remove all irri-
tating factors which often cause
habitual biting. Buff her nails
lightly for two reasons: first, to
stimulate circulation and encour-
age sturdy. rapid growth; second
ly, to increase the child's pride in
their appearance and 30 discourage
further biting.
Cuticle should be massaged with
oil. then gently pushed back. Light
rubbing with a piece of moistened
pumice will discourage small CAL
luses.
II. in spite of regular. proper
manicures. the child continues to
bite her nails, take her to your
family doctor, by all means. What
ever you do, don't dismiss the bit
ing habit from your mind with the
thought that she'll outgrow 1t. She
probably viii outgrow 1t, but,
meanwhile. she may injure perma-
nently the shape Of her fingertips.
When she is five or six, she
ought to be taught to brush her
nails when she washes her hands
before going to bed. Brushing also
slim ates circulation and, of
course, makes for absolute cleanli-
ness. In the morning and again at
noon, she ought TO clean under
meath each nail with an orange
stick-never with sharp metal
instrument.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24
MIND YOUR
M AN N ERS

Test your knowledge Of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions. then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
I. In 4 bridge game, should you
ever throw down your cards and
claim the remaining tricks without
playing the hand out?
2. II you lose at bridge, It Is
better to offer no excuse than to
complain Of the poor hands you
have held?
3. Are you ever justified in criti-
cixing your bridge partners play
ingf
I. Does q gentleman play cards
for higher stakes than he can
afford to lose?
5. Should you try to carry on
q conversation at q bridge table
when you are dummy
What would you do IT,
You are invited to play In 4 card
game where the stakes are higher
than you can afford?
(a) State frankly that you can
not afford to play for such stakes ?
(b) Enter the game and hope
you have good luck?
(c) AK the plnyerr 70 lower
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Anne Adams Pattern

A clean, uncluttereo look, COM
bined with delightful femininity, il
the provocative success-recipe OF
this frock designed by Anne Adj
ans. Pattern 4440 owes its shape
ly lines to smooth, flaring princess
seams. Enchanting novelty Is in
troduced in front by the rounded
tops Of the panels which give
scalloped effect to the yoke above.
The sleeves are made In ripping
short flares or in trim puffs fin
ished off by sleeve bands. Lace
edging would be gay at the sleeves
and prettily-shaped young neck.
An even more feminine touch
would be lack contrast for the
yoke. the percy bow and the sleeves
or sleeve bands.
Pattern 4440 is available In
misses sizes II, IA, 16, is and 20.
Size 16 takes 81 yards 80 inch
fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c)
in coins and two tax tokens for
this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly Size, Name, Address and
Style Number.
Are you problem child" as far
as your figure is concerned? II
you are irregularly proportioned let
ANNE ADAMS PER-FIT FOUN-
DATION PATTERN Ala take the
guess-work out of dressmaking.
It's a basic figure" pattern that
is first fitted and adjusted to your
exact measurements in tissue; then
cut out in muslin for a permanent
record. Pin all of your dress pat
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changes, and the finished frock will
fit with custom-made perfection.
Send for a Foundation Pattern to-
day-it costs just Fifteen Cents!
Send your order to The Tacoma
Times, Pattern Department, s19
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24

When she was is. GAIL MEADOWS
TRENTON saw her father unjustly
imprisoned on a jewel theft charge.
Gail, now 20. and known as Gail
Meadows. promised her mother,
ANNA. not to marry until she cleared
MORGAN'S proposal OF marriage and
he introduces to her handsome, young
CHRISTOPHER REID. son OF the man
obtains Job in the Reid jewelry
store and suspects all the employees
who have worked there for more than
HELEN STILES, Is too sloof. and
blonde HAZEL STONE. too friendly.
Calls spinster AUNT BELLE reprf-
mands her for associating with Chris,
and leaves issulted when Gail an
swers her pertinently. The girl prom
ises her mother she will not date
Chris after that night. When Chris
asks Gall to marry him, she tells
him that at her mothers request she
cannot even see him again. Anna
and Gail invite Bill Morgan to dinner.
Bill takes Gall riding and says she's
in love with Chris. Gail admits she
likes her employers son. In an after
office hours conversation with
BUZZ" the store janitor. Gail learns
he suspected Helen Stiles of the theft
for which her father was penalized.
Buzz says he saw Helen kiss TOBIAS
WENTWORTH, the store manager,
about the time of the robbery. Bill
advises Gail to give up the Idea OF
clearing her fathers name and TO not
let her mother or anyone else stand
in her and Chris way to happiness.
Gail declares a truce before Christmas
and permits Chris to drive her home.
She tells him she's missed him, but
cannot explain the mystery why she
shouldn't see him. Helen stiles de-
iiberately gives Gail transformation
regarding her home address so Gail
follows her 70 Tobias Wentworth's
apartment building. Hazel Stone
admits 20 Gail that she has been a
blonde for only two years and Gail
realizes Hazel could not have been
the blonde woman involved in the
Jewel theft.
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When we first saw the woman
above, she looked like the lower
sketch. We had to look twice
to see that the modelling Of her
face was really beautiful. We ad-
vised her not to wear octagonal
glasses-there's something so prissy
about them. We didn't like the
metal frames, either, no matter
how expensive they are. They al
ways look as II they cut into tenn
Piles and ears quite painfully. Nose
pieces with clamps have the same
unfortunate effect.
So we gave this woman COM
plexion-tinted shell frames in the
impish shape shown at the right
We made up her eyes quite heavily.
We made the mouth fuller-did
her hair in rolls at the temples
and brought it down to the square
jawline.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24

her husbands secretary? think
! am capable Of doing 20 for I
have been In the same boat.
Most women waste valuable
time by being jealous Of their hus-
bands office wife," for the
average secretary In more inter-
ested in her good-looking young
boy friend than she Is In some
married man who Ia as irritable In
his office N he IL In his home.
When was first married I
paid little attention to my hus-
bands office help but when we
got older he employed q very
beautiful widow to work for him
and then I started!
Whenever he was late accused
him Of taking her to dinner. When
he raised her salary I howled that
we could not afford 1t and threat
sned to leave him II he did not
discharge her. This he refused
to do a. she was the best secre-
tary he had ever had.
I continued making scenes and
our home was becoming q hades
upon earth. Ny husband dreaded
to walk into the house and refused
to tell me anything about the
office or his business affairs.
The climax came when he had
his secretary 60 shopping for him
one day to buy me a gift. I
found this out and sent II back to
the office and then called her on
the phone and asked her to kind
ly desist from doing any shopping
that meant q gift for me. In
stead Of getting indignant she
asked me calmly II I would have
lunch with her a. she had several
things she wanted to talk to me
about.
I went and we talked and / am
happier for that understanding
than anything that ever happened
to me. She asked me frankly
why I. like 20 many wives. resent
cd q woman who had to work In
business office. She further as
sured me that all secretaries she
happened to know had no more in
terest In their bosses than they
had In the man in the moon.
In fact. as she amuscdly told
me. the average boss gets on his
secretary's nerves more than he
does on his wife's for the simple
reason that q wife can sass the
brute back" and q secretary has
to take his temper with patience
and silence.
Well, It seems further. the sec
rotary doesn't get a kick out of
shopping for her boss-she just
happens to be the goat" because
he 10 too masculine to relish q
shopping Job.
So let me advise the Jealous
wife to forget her husbands busi-
ness affairs II she cannot approach
them sensibly. She win find that
she land everyone else, viii be
much happier II she il her hus-
bands employees friend, not an
enemy.
EXPERIENCED.
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An ixate second wife writes:
Dear Miss Grey: I know 1t Il
aid that second wife profits by
. first wife's experience but I
often wonder II her scant satisfsc-
tion 4 worth It, after listening to
= man ten her how sweIl his first
wife was?
Y.m . .>cocd wife lam cou-
nfanflv heinr reminded that INV
R,,.,.rd -. fbing. sor me he
re--r ar,ame6 az doinr FOR hin
6r.f We HI mother informs
- fhsf n v.s becsuse his first
-. ..ve6 .nd scrimped and went
s,,lhout thlnr. sbe reaIlv earned.
ehef / N nov ab,e 70 live In q
h,entln,I home---a home INV hus-
~ $500 ha,iIt when he v.r mar
- u-oenre
Tsw to,d that I dress much bet
fer fnan she aid ana am regarded
= n eiwbth wonder because can
- 8 much money from him n
= q. posrihlv afford TO rive me.
= 6on:t think Il 70 wonderful to
~ Mn, treat me decently and
conrideratelv. I don't feel a.
fhouxh I should rive 4 prayer Of
eh.nl. every lime h does me q
f.vor
II nav h that / am selfish fas
= venfIv hlnted 20 me now and
fhesl a. smart fas a also hinted)
4h.t account. for me rettinr bet-
- freatment than INV prsdecessor
rot don't care what the reason
I. hut / 40 know that I have the
6e1f-nrfficiencv "a think am
ert1fIes "A sood treatment and
1.II.-. -. 81 n
prw rop ONE rurNc.na
49, = ths..
- ~ s..,o,,. nut : an .,cr
- ss-.S = h.s-sr~ NV nn.n.ra
. - s...s 80 -, .S"s -
-. =. !. Ma "a .s..s1
= .-as.s,'. .ssa-.
49, . ~ NJ @
~ s ! ue-no !" -
me o'n nnt nis very m.nn.r
good to me his heart 10 really
With his first love.
A second wife NAV fare better
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24
All About Babies
BIZ RICHARD ARTHUR BOLT.

VI. D., DR. p. II.
Secretary, Maternal and Child
Health Section Of American
Public Health Association
Infections OF the upper air pas
sages are the most frequent cause
Of sickness during childhood. Acute
inflammations Of the nose and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24
CHAPTER SIXTEEN

That night as Gail was hurry
ing toward the street car line
Christopher overlook her.
Fancy meeting you here" he
cried. Where are you going ?"
Gail did not smile. She was tired
and cold. Her coat was not warm
enough to keep out the penetrat-
ing freezing wind.
1t was Aunt Bellies night to dine
with her sister and the prospect
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24

throat may be-
come serious by
extension in I o
the middle ear,
or extend down
the larynx and
trachea to the
] u n & 5 causing
bronchitis a n d
e v e n pm e u
monia.
The so-called
common cold"
NAV be caused
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24
Reader Discusses Problems Facing
Women Who Become Second Wives
Declares First Mate More important to Man Because
She Represents He Love Of His Youth
nv CYNTHIA GREY

It Is said that second wives usually treated better
than first because most have the grace to regret
the lack Of consideration they showed their first and
try to make up for their past mistakes by being better
husbands when they try again.
An Of which is fine for the second wives but rather
slough" the who worked hard at trying to be
successful and happy wives and didn't live to learn that
their husbands appreciated them when too late The
second wife gets to hear all about the swell person the first
wife waswhen the first first wife is the who should
have heard il.
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Answers TO lest Questions

Below are the answers TO test
questions printed on Editorial
page:
1. Maurice Chevalier.
2 The camel.
5. II is not fortified at all.
4. Lindbergh.
s. Frenehmen.
3. One dollar bill.
Z. Philadelphia.
9. Felix Frankfurter.
Q. John Muir.
10. North Carolina
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-24
Beautiful Ewes?

Beautiful eyes often get red. itchy. feel
tired, sore. from irritation. Battle eyes
with Lavoptik. Promptly relieves.
soothes, cools. refreshes. No harmful
drugs. rs years success. Get Lavoptik
today. (Eye cup included.) All druggists.
adv.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-06

AIASKAS CHILDREN ARE LUCKY all attend schools noted standards The Salmon Industry has hand in this. pays the largest proportion of territorial much of operate school Thus the Salmon Industry helps give your children good life.