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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18

When people talk about morals
always like to have them explain
exactly what they mean. l have
heard men talk about right" and
wrong" with great severity. yet
these very men who will lay down
the law for others % far as hon.
esty. cleanliness, manners. refine
ment Of expression and etc. are
concerned are the very men who
have no scruples about their con-
duct when their wives back are
turned and they contact shady
women (women. by the way with
whom they would never be seen
In public).
At present I am being snubbed
by a former friend who happens
TO also be q friend of the wife of
the man I love. She can't be
snippy enough to me and goes out
Of her way TO make me feel small
in the presence Of others. | have
managed to laugh IL OFF, but I
must admit that II does hurt, for
abe has no right to pass judgment
on me.
Miss Grey. these persons who
are supposed TO possess superior"
character are often the persons
with whom would not trade
places for anything.
For instance, this former friend
who 10 snubblng me will have no
more to do with me because she
looks down upon my association
with a married man as a moral
lapse" ! don't. He does not love
his wife nor does she love him but
circumstance are keeping them
together for c while. Later on he
and / plan to marry after he gets
his divorce. But that Ia all beside
the point. What I want to say is
this-that l don't consider my az
fair with this man half as low As
do the actions of some Of the
people who condemn me.
This snobby former friend IL an
example Of what I mean. / used
To go with her and her crowd and
know just what goes on In that
crowd. They drink to excess
tsomething ] have never done) and
"throw parties that To me are
disgraceful. The smutty stories,
the promiscuous petting. the ia
miliarities that stop short of going
too far--are to me far more re-
voting and immoral than decent.
clean loving that IL condemned
only because 1t 10 supposed to be
outside the law.
These former friends. with their
disgusting drunkenness and sban-
doned actions. wouldn't think Of
going what they cali too far" yet
i think drunkenness and sloppy
pettng with all your friends hus-
bands Ia far worse than loving one
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
How TO Choose
Ripe Melons

Honeydew melons and honey
balls are creamy yellow when ripe.
the ridges close 10 the stem are
we'll rounded. the odor is sweet.
and there is a softening at the
blossom end. Ripe csntaloupe
should have a slight golden cast
underneath the Melted markings. a
sweet. musky odor, a smooth even
scar and slight softening at the
stem end. Wstermelons should be
heavy for their size, have deep
sound when thumped and be a
bright. lustrous green. Avoid mel
ons that are at all bruised or
spotted,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits were issued
Wednesday to Allen e. Early. Inc,
for an office building to cost 81 900
at 321 Middle waterway; X. l..
Larson, $500 residence at 1908
So. Adams st; f. T. Ridden, $4,000
residence, 1888 Ea. E st; and
Leonard Johnson, $500 residence,
1916 So. Sheridan ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
ASK FOR WATER MAIN

Thor II. Tollefson and others
petitioned the city council Wednes-
day for installation of siX-inch
cast iron water main and fire by.
drants in local improvement dis
trict to include No. 18th st. from
Proctor to Stevens SITS. The petit
ton was referred to the utilities
department.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
Flush Poisons From
Kidneys and Stop
Getting Up Nights
Be Healthier. Happier-Slesp Sound

Be Healthier. Happier-Sleep Sound
when you can get for IS cents a
safe, efficient and harmless stimulant
and diuretic that should flush from
your Kidneys the waste matter. poi
sons and acid that are now doing you
harm. why continue TO break your
restful sleep by getting up thru the
night
Don't be an EASY MARK and sc-
cept q substitute-Get Gold Medal
Harlem Oil Capsules - the original
and genuine. Look for the Gold Medal
on the box IS cents
Other symptoms Of weak kidneys
ard irritsted bladder may he back
ache. puffy eyes. shifting pains. burn
ins or scanty passage adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
Good Taste Today
Again, a Wife Questions Her Hus-
bands Going Alone TO Business
Associates Wedding
BY EMILY POST

Associates Wedding
Having written yesterd nat
questions dealing with m and
girl proprieties are especially hard
to answer, might add that ques-
tons about business are almost as
hard-since without knowing al
the personal angles Of the sltua-
tons, a definite yes or no IN
this column is impractical A letter
today reminds me that this column
advised a pride. who asked about
wedding invitations, that the wives
OF a bridegroCm's business asso-
ciates need not be invited to the
wedding, II they were strangers.
and II the wedding was taking
place during business hours. But
you see, Mrs. Post writes the
obviously irritated wife Of one Of
these associates. the wedding to
which my husband is invited Is not
taking place during business hours,
but on a Saturday late afternoon,
and ] have not been invited. This
means that the office force is not
going, az You suggest, in a group
together. Don't you think my
husband should send his regrets
Don't you think going off alone
to the wedding will be putting me
in the wrong light"
II this were purely social
situation, | could answer easily
enough that your husband should
not go without you (unless you
are accustomed to going different
ways). Business obligations are,
however, quite apart from social
ones And even though wedding
invitations ore certainly social
ones. this particular invitation be-
longs In the business category.
The important advice to give Is
that you must not on any account
let social etiquette interfere with
what may be a business obligation.
IL your husband does not think 1t
an obligation, then that is another
matter.
When the Baby Dies
Dear Mrs. Post: A friends
baby passed away at birth and
now that my friend is home from
the hospital she wants to know
whether she is supposed to re-
turn the presents, or whether she
may give them to charitable insti-
tuition.
Answer: Whether she gives
them to charity or keeps them
in the hope that some time she
may herself be able to use them, is
something that her feelings can
alone decide. Nothing that she
does could be considered unfair by
the people who gave the presents.
A Wedding Dress
Dear Mrs. Post: | am wearing
wedding dress with quite long
train and yet / would like to wear
a fingertip-longth veil because l
am only five feet tall and think
the shorter viel would be more
becoming. But would the long
train and the short veil be suit
able together. and do you agree
that the shorter veil would be
better for a short bride?
Answer: At first thought.
would have said the long veil with
the long train would have made
you look taller. But on second
thought. / see that width at the
top and narrowness through the
skirt might add an effect of great
er length than the wider outline
made by veil all the way down.
When you try on your dress. can't
you try wells OF different lengths
at the same time?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
Army Women's Hats
Displeuse KING

LONDON-"The king does not
like the A. T. s. hats" said Queen
Mary when she was recently re-
viewing some of the girls. And
the A. T. S. girls don't like the
hats either so they were grateful
to the king for giving them their
que to demand a change.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
PiouS Platitudes Are Meaningless
When Actions Don't Bear Them Out
Divorce Argues That Love Outside The Law" |,
Credit TO Promiseuous Inside the Law" Gestures
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey II amuses the way women and
take it upon themselves to criticize and condemn
actions of certain without taking into consideration
that the character deficiencies they themselves that
often serious than the weaknesses they talk about
in others.
am of those Divorces who happens to be in love
with married man. Let's speak frankly am having an
affair with him and many of the pious who know
about busy scandaizng and osraczng much
they possibly but that doesn't affect me- happy
to say.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
BROTHER ACT

James Cagney and brother Bill
Cagney, Warner associate pro-
Queer, were semi-pro boxers and
baseball players in their high
school days in New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18

When you need few extra dol
lars. look around the basement or
attic for discarded articles. This
will bring you cash from some
one II you advertise them with
an inexpensive Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 3l51.
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There is no reason for doing without uxures such this
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cost ou con roke in vorous szes Potten 2577 conons
directions for scors Illustrations OF them and stitches,
teriols required
Send ten cents in coin and tax token for this poern
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
TEST QUESTION ANSWERS

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the Womans
page.
1. Harold Red Grange.
2. 1000.
3. Tennessee.
4. The carat.
5. Shakespeare.
7. Yes.
8. Active.
9. June ~.
.. Spain.
10. James Buchanan.
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man In a normal and sane man
ner. II he happens to be unhap
PLY married 1t doesn't mean tina
he or the woman of his choice arr
immoral because they take TIT
love that Is offered to them.
But ] honestly think that tn,
men and women who go In GER
tain crowd and have the audacit,
to think their abandon, drunken
ness and disgusting actions in gen.
eral. are excusable because they
don't 90 too far" have much
more TO be ashamed of than q
woman who Is having an affair
with a man, yet manages TO ACT
normal and controlled. Which /,
more than many OF her critics car
do. ANOTHER DIvoRCEE.
Age, Again
Dear Miss Grey: I am % years
old and very much In love with a
man % years my senior.
He says he loves me. too. and
I think he does. The only reason
we have not married Ia that we
are both afraid that I am toe
young and will change my mind
before long.
This man Il very intelligent and
just as kind as can be.
I've had plenty of boy friends
boys much nearer my own age
but I've had no interest in them
for the past two years.
Do you and your readers think
this man IL too old for me 10
marry? Nv. had very good posi-
ton as a stenographer for the
past five years, so I am not a
school girl with a crush.
READER.
You say you are %. Surely
at that age you should be able
to decide this matter for your
self.
I realize that indecision sends
us to others often for advice,
but indecision means we don't
know our own minds and when
we don't know them In the mat
ter Of love 1t simply means the
love is not as deep as we would
like to think 1t is.
II you love the man, stop
fretting about his age, But be
sure you love him before you
marry him for you must remem-
Der that when you are 81 "a
young womsn) he will be so.
To Mrs. f. B.
/ feel that have no right to
answer you, knowing so little
about your difficult problem.
There 10 no getting away from
the fact, however. that we are
doing no good when We desert
4 person in time OF trouble, and
IL that person shows promise
OF lettering himself he can't do
1t IL all his friends turn their
backs on him, especially when
he needs their help.
n HpEv
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General Election
Tuesday, November 5th
Continued from Page One)

as publication is concerned can be
made less cumbersome.
At the present time it is neces-
sary that proposed amendments to
city charters be published in three
newspapers of general circulation
for at least thirty days. Most small
cities of the state have one, and
not more than two newspapers of
general circulation within the city.
This preferred amendment to the
constitution of the State offers a
requirement under which amend
ments to home rule or city char
tiers may be published once each
week for four consecutive weeks in
a legal newspaper of general circu-
lation in such city or village.
This amendment has the ardent
support Of the Minnesota Editorial
Association, as well as most news
papers of the State. It should be
passed, because it is less cumber-
some, and because it will mean less
expense to the city desiring bene-
fetal changes. Do not fail to vote
on the amendment. If you do not
vote and return the ballot without
your (x) mark, it is vote against
the amendment.
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4th, Donovan Zimmerman, Vogel
Furniture; 9Th, Geo. Mittendorf,
Lampert Lumber Co.; 9Th, Lorna
Matthiesen, Irv's Bar.
Barred Rock Pullet
LIST, Bonnie Norten, Corner Meat
Market; End, John Adrian, The
Mart; Bird, Donald Ripka, Sim
Wiener.
Barred Rock CockSrel
LIST, Bonnie Norren, Corner Meat
Market; End, Lois Bailey, DR.. Coop
err; Bird, Donovan Zimmerman, Vog-
ell Furniture.
White Rock Pen
LIST Clara Voller, Creamery; End,
Oliver Haskamp, Sim Wiener; Bird,
Julian Weber, Joe Schoenhoff; 18th,
Ralph Martin, Geo. Berggreen; 5th,
Robert Botz, J. G. Penney Co.; 9Th,
Clarence Domke, Geo. Berggreen.
White Rock Pullet
list, Clara Voller, Creamery; End
Denny Sorenson, G. N. Jeffries; 3rd
Ralph Martin, Geo. Berggreen.
White Rock COckerel
LIST, Oliver Haskamp, Sim Wien.
err; End, Julian Weber, Joe Schoen-
hoff; 3rd, Robert Botz, J. c. Pen
new.
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Husband Died Day of
Wife's Burial Service
Continued from Page One)

ons, as well as a member Of the
order of the A. o. U. w.
AS one of the early residents of
this community, he recalled many
incidents of early life, and he had
kept a complete record of weather,
and other items incident thereto
throughout his residence in this
city. Mr.. Working was a man of
character and throughout his life
time was respected by all who knew
him.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at two o'clock in
the Sank Centre Funeral Chapel.
Rev. Thorley Johnson read the
service, and the commitment SER
vice was under the direction of the
Masonic lodge. Those, from a dis
lance, in attendance at the funeral
service Of Mrs. Working, also at
tended the last rites held for Mr..
Working. Interment was made in
Greenwood cemetery and the pail
bearers were: G. H. Hillerud, Art
MacDermond, Roy Scott, Jos. Rog-
ers, D. R. Hanson and E. w. Olson.
Jack Working, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Working, who has spent the
past three months in this city, help
ing them with work, will remain
and continue the plumbing bust
ness opened by his father twenty
years ago. He will move his fam
lily from Missoula, Montana, in the
near future.
The members of the family have
the sincere sympathy of hosts of
local people in their bereavement
over the loss of both mother and
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Working were unit
ed in marriage September 9, 1883,
in this city, and for many years
have made their home at the corner
Of Oak and Fourth Streets.
They were the parents of
eight children, two of whom died
in infancy, and three others pre-
coded them in death during later
years. They were: Edna May, who
died at the age of % years; Emma
Louise, who passed away at the
age Of AZ; and Charles L., who was
called at the age Of so.
Surviving children are: Mrs. Esth-
err Moncure, of Missoula, Montana
John G. Working, of Missoula,
Montana; and Donald c. Working,
of Ionia, Michigan.
Attending the services from a dis
Donald Working and wife, of Ionia
Michigan, and John c. Working, OF
Missoula, Montana, both sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Working; P. A. John
son, son-in-law, and Raymond
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Lady, Who Taught In
Old Stockade, Died
Continued from Page One)

one of the last of those women who
lived in the stockade during and
following that era when the Indian
was feared in this community.
On the event Of her 96th birth
day, she reminisced of events of
the early life in Sank Centre. Mail
was the important source of in
formation in those days, and she
recalled that the postoffice in the
old stockade was a shoe box. Mail
arrived once week by stage coach.
In 1876 she joined the Congrega-
tional Church and during later
years became the oldest living
member Of that parish.
In spite of the lack Of money in
the early days, there was always
plenty to eat, and there were en-
joyable times, although it took all
day to wrest living from the soil,
she said on her Goth birthday an
niversary.
During her later years she was
surprisingly strong, alert and hear
ty, and the event Of the anniver-
sary of her birth each year became
a more and more enjoyable affair,
because Of the contacts of old
friends and their kindly messages
and words of felicitation.
Mrs. Smith, as one of the pion-
GERS Of this community, suffered
hardships in an effort to build her
home. She cheerfully gave of her
efforts to help build a better COM
munity, thereby contributing tang
ible aid in laying the foundation for
a modern Sank Centre. She was
enabled to live long and enjoy the
modern results accumulated thru
the efforts of those early pioneers,
Of which she was not one Of the
least.
Mrs. Smith was the great-great-
grandmother of Douglas Kells, born
June 4, 1910; she was the great
grandmother of Mrs Virginia Kells
Hubbard, Edward Kells, Raymond
Butler, Walter Butler and Harriet
Butler; and she was the grand
mother of Mrs. Laura Thomson
Kells, of Sank Centre, and Mrs.
jessie 1HOIIldSoH butleT, VI NHidid,
all of whom survive.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 1890 o'clock at the
Sank Centre Funeral Chapel, with
the Rev. Thorley Johnson, pastor of
the Congregational Church, in
charge. Burial was made in Green
wood cemetery on the family lot.
The pallbearers were: George Fish,
c. E. Bohall, l.. L. Kells, Burt, Ray
and Walter Butler.
Attending the service from a dis
lance were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Butler and family, Of Willard; Mr..
and Mrs. Will Moore, of Oaks, N.
D.; w. r. Butler, Mrs. Roy Ander-
son and Mrs. George johnson, of
Willard. ....
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Second Annual Poultry
Show Success; LOG Entries
CONTINUED from Page One)

Shop; End, Margaret Merten, Swift
& Co.; 3rd, Mary Kortan, Oxford
Theatre; 4th, Eleanor Norten, Main
Street Theatre; 5th, Evelyn Botz,
]. c. Penney; 9Th, Donovan Hansen,
Nicholson Meat Market.
New Hampshire Pullet
LIST, Margaret Merten, Swift &
Co.; End, Merlin Rasmussen, Main
Hatchery; Bird, Cyril Winter, Wal
dorf Cafe.
New Hampshire COcksrel
1st, Marcella CalkIns, Mary Ann
Shop; End, Mary Kortan, Oxford
Theatre; Bird, Eleanor Norten, Main
Street Theatre.
Buff Orphington Pen
list, Howard Brummett, Pros &
Pat; End, Sherwood Bodaker, Mary
Ann Shop; 3rd. Erwin Schmiesing,
Paul Besser;L 18th, Doraine Lardy,
City Service; 9Th, Dick Byland, Mel
son Laundry;l 9Th, Donna Mae Mel
son, Nash Co.
Buff Orphington Pullet
list, Erwin Schmiesing, Paul Bess-
err; End, Howard Brummett, Pros
G. Pat; 3rd, Sherwood Bodaker,
Mary Ann Shop.
Buff Orphington Cockerel
LIST, Howard Brummett, Pros &
Pat; End, Sherwood Bodaker, Mary
Ann Shop; 3rd, Erwin Schmiesing,
Paul Besser.
Barred Rock Pen
list, Bonnie Norten, Corner Meat
Market; End, Lois Bailey, DR.. Coop
err; 3rd, John Adrian, The Mart;
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3. Introduction Of FLA. offis-
ers for the coming year.
4. A demonstration on the uses
and Value Of Mixing Cement on the
Farm" by Mr.. Carl Widseth, of
Minneapolis.
5. Debate on Tractors VS.. Hors-
es," by Ray Gamradt, Roger Car
penter, Theo. Trutna and Everett
Wolfe.
6. History of the FLA, by Leo
Unger.
Z. Discussion on the Purposes
of the FF.A.," by Philip Ehresman.
g. Explanation of aims and
Detectives of Vocational Agricul-
ture," by Fayette Huston.
"a poem, Rural Appreciation"
by Wayne Cheney.
10. A musical number by Elmer
Proell and Donavon Hansen.
II. Take 1t or Leave It" con-
test for the Agricultural class.
Prizes given by Mr.. Schwochert.
IL. Recital of the FLA. Creed
Acting as master-of-ceremonies
will be Mr.. Edward Schwochert.
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ion, the Welfare Council and the
Sank Lake Creamery.
Committee heads who will direct
the play as announced by the Wei
fare Council chairmen, Mrs. G.. F.
wager and Mrs. r. E. Cooper, are:
Mrs. Henry Thielen in charge Of
primary; Mrs. Sartell heading
grades 8 and A; Mrs. c. S. Thomas
grades and 6; Miss Clifford Ever
hart Junior High; and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D. Harvey heading the SEN
ior group.
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Political Advertising for which reg
ular advertising rates will be paid.
Congress Of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, ID. G.
October %, 1910,

OCTOBER 70, 1S4U'
Dear Editor:
My attention has been called to
a little dodger prepared and circu-
lated by the "O'Brien for Congress
All-Party Volunteer COMMITTEE"
concerning my voting record.
To say that I have ever voted
against adequate national defense
is to state an untruth. The record
will show that I have voted every
dollar that was necessary for ade-
quate national defense.
The only farm relief bills that I
voted against have been those that
failed to confer benefits upon the
dairyman and rye grower. I feel
that they are just as much entitled
to government benefits as are the
cotton farmer, and the corn and
wheat grower.
Certainly, voted against the
slum clearance projects, most of
which were real estate promotions.
It is an absolute falsehood to
say that I voted against continuing
rural Identification. AS a matter
of fact, voted on two different
occasions for an extra 80 million
dollars above the budget estimate.
It is true that voted present
on the Social Security Act. could
not see my way clear to vote for
it because it called for county par
ticipation in the payment of bene-
fits, which means that aged per-
sons living in counties that were
nearly bankrupt would receive but
mere pittance as compared to
those who live in wealthier coun-
ties.
If Ed Tom O'Brien can find only
eleven votes to criticize in twenty
four years of service, should say
that have a pretty fair record.
Where does he stand on these
important questions of the day? I
have neither heard nor read Of his
position.
Yours very truly,
HAROLD KNUTSON.
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s. @. Rhode Island Red PEN

list, John Anderson, VIM. Otto;
End, Leonella Putnam, I. G. A; Bird,
Leila Holmes, Hillerud Hardware;
4th, Audrey Kurrell, O'Gara Gar
age; 9Th, Nat. Daniels, Sank Centre
Hatchery; 9Th, Lou Plant, North
American Creameries.
8. G. Rhode Island Red Pullet
list, Audrey Kurrell, O'Gara Gar
age; End, Leonella Putnam, I. G..
A.; 3rd, Leila Holmes, Hillerud
Hardware.
s. G. Rhode Island Red Cockerel
list, John Anderson, VIM. Otto;
End, Leonella Putnam, I. G. A.;
Bird, Leila Holmes, Hillerud Hard
ware.
The prize offered for the heaviest
bird was not awarded until late
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johnson, nephew, both Of Monte.
video; Louis Folkstad, a nephew
and his wife, of Northfield; Mrs
Mary Howe, a niece, of Little Falls
Mrs. M. G. Moncure, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Working, who was
not able to be present at the moth
er's funeral, arrived in this city
from her home in Missoula, Mon
tana, at two o'clock Wednesday to
attend the funeral of her father.