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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

Probably about as good advice
q any columnist can hand out lies
A the words, Don't tell anything
IA confidence"
while It Is 4 pity that column
lists don't practice this any more
than do the persons TO whom they
oolemnly give their sage advice
Il stiil remains . fact that they
can see the folly Of speaking out
az turn more than the average
person because they listen to, and
rad letters from 20 many sorry
souls who say. Il told something
l wish I had kept To myself. Now
what can I DOT"
a girl writes:
Dear Mis- Grey: Can you OF
anyone else tell me why people
talk too muchy"
/ wish I knew. I certainly have
reason to regret running off at
he mouth" but that doesn't help
me now.
Hsrs II my trouble.
I have = very dear friend. =
Rriend whose esteem value more
than anything outside Of the opin-
ION Of my people. She has been
Ioyal, true and fine in every sense
Of tlss word and has taken me into
her confidence many tmies.
Now have violated that conf
slence and she win have nothing
% Do with me.
I feel terrible. Miss Grey. be-
cause she u the sort Of person
VINO never talks about anyone and
10 have her catch me In . common
gossiping act about henry best
1riend--makes me feel terrible.
She had told me Of an affair
she had when she was young. .
most unfortunate affair. but one
that had done much to strengthen
her character. not weaken 1t. She
told me. suppose, because she
n ! girl who lives alone and has
no one close to her TO whom she
can ccnfide.
Why / repeated her confidence
I % not know. / repeated 1t to
another very dear friend Of mine
ana honestly thought she would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
sTARLET's WATCH

You will always have the key"
to the correct time IL you wear a
pin watch like Ann Rutherford.
The actress wears on her suits and
casual dresses a tiny gold key
with a watch set into the top.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Broken Confidence Breaks
Up A Close Friendship

BY CYNTHIA GREY

Il is easy deceive ourselvesmuch easier than Is to
deceive else Sedecepon is easy because we are
convincing ourselves whereas the deception
Of others is difficult because they of our motives
AT no time however, do deceive ourselves quite so
much as when we say Listen I'll tell you something in con.
fidence but promise you won't word about it-and
then proceed dish up something much better left unsad
Nine times of ten find that confidence misplaced ana
onr random and foolish tattng coming back to make
nwuaasn onrid de IA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Corn and Sausage Fritters
ga Servings)

One quart sifted flour, ! 1-3
tablespoons baking powder, l 1-3
tablespoons salt, Il teaspoon pep
per, u teaspoon paprika, lbs.
sausage meat, 2 quarts whole kerr
mes corn, eggs, separated.
Mix and sift dry ingredients,
combine sausage meat. corn and
egg yolks. Stir In flour. Fold in
egg whites. stiffly beaten. Drop
by spoonfuls into deep hot fat
(370 deg. F) and fry until golden
brown. Drain on unglazed paper.
Approximate COST cents a por-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27


that confidence misplaced and
ing coming back to make us
riest words we say are the ones
that break a confidence.
never get tired Of repeating
that old saying. Il regret often
that I spoke--never that | kept
silent" because there In so much
truth and common sense In those
words.
Piano
Dear Reader: I am sorry can
not get a piano for you or a double
baby carriage for twins or high
chair or any Of the other articles
YOU asked for. You are but one OF
the many readers who has written
TO ask for such notices, but as
soon a. l print one. I have SO
many others sent In. II IL impos-
sible 10 handle them all. For that
reason ] cannot handle any OF
them. CYNTHIA GREY.
Hurt Feelings
Dear Miss Grey: Can you tell
me why people are 30 unkind7
/ am q young girl and am not
bad looking but whenever my sis
ter u around. ! have to take a
back seat. She In the family
beauty and while don't mind
hearing her get compliments stu
I must admit II gets a little tire
some TO hear people say, We'll.
Minnie. you aren't as pretty as
your sister. You'll have to do
something about that"
It's bad enough to know that ]
am the plain one. but 1t Is worse
to have people rub II In.
UGLY-DUCKLING.
Ignore them. Your sister may
be better looking now but you
may, by learning how to dress and
use your makeup right, become
a better looking woman. That Is
not unusual. In fact. ] know many
women who were plain
girls, Just as / know many plain
women who were beautiful girls.
Don't let people discourage you.
Use the intelligence the Creator
gave you and make the most OF
your looks. II you improve your
mind while you are doing this,
can keep you from being
called attractive.
Home Interest
Dear Miss Grey: ] heard some
thing interesting not long ago and
would like TO send II along.
A woman was telling a group
of us at q party how her husband
became interested in his home.
She brought It up because one
young bride was complaining that
already her mate was showing q
lack of interest In any thing she
did to make the home more at
tractive.
This older woman said she had
the same trouble In her younger
days and solved 1t by having hei
husband take q hand in hom'
decoration. She consulted him be
fore she bought yard Of materis
OF any kind for the home. Colo
schemes. curtains. drapes an'
furniture were never purchased
before he saw them. The result
was amazing. according TO thii
older woman. From an Indifferent
husband he became an intensel,
interested person who never wen
by a decorators window without
stopping to comment. And thu
amazing part of the whole thini
was this--the wife had always
thought she had the real "decora
tive" sense, but she found tha'
once her husband became inter
ested. he could teach her things
about home decoration she nevel
knew before. A. 4. X.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
TODAy'S
RECIPES

When that young son of yours
announces he wants to bring the
gang home for eats" after the
basketball bame of the hockey
match. don't sputter. Fritter in
stead. Here are some hefty fritz
ters for hefty athletes. They
come from SODA Fountain" and
make good reading for hospitable
mothers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol-
lowing questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
/. Is it good manners to ask a
question and then not listen intent
ly to the answer?
2. When a friend who lives in
an apartment is i'll, should you
telephone to ask how he is?
3. Should the person who is at
home with a bad cold or flu ask
his friends to come and see him ?
4. If you have cold in the
sneezing stage, should you stay
away from picture shows and any
other crowd that you can avoid -?
What would you do if
A friend is in the hospital, and
it is impossible for you to go to
see him. Would you
(a) Write him a note?
OBJ Send flowers or an appro-
pirate gift?
(c) After he is out, explain why
you could not see him
ANSWERS
l. No.
2. 1t usually isn't good idea,
for if he happens to be asleep the
ringing of the telephone would
wake him.
3. No.
4. Yes.
5. Yes.
Best What Would You Do?'
solution-either IA or (b).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Good Taste
Today
FATHERS PERSISTENT BAD
MANNERS DISTRESS GIRL
WHO SEEKS ADVICE

HumiIiafes Her by Uncouth Dress
and Table Behavior and Says
Coarse Things Before Her
Friends
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

division of the government. The
commission form provides no one to
pare down, adjust, or coordinate.
Spending is the commissioners job,
and there is no executive whose job
is saving.
Helena Finances
Taxes for the operation of the city
of Helena have increased nearly 80
percent during the past five years.
Operation taxes levied in 1886 were
$145, 4S9 and for the year ending June
80, 1889, S1S9,000 or nearly $4,000
more for the same purposes. This
does not include taxes for judgments
and bond interest and sinking funds.
Some cities in the past five years have
had to increase levies on account of
shrinkage in valuation but Helena's
operating levy has jumped in the
same period that the taxable valuation
of the city has increased nearly a
half million dollars. Helena's bonded
debt is low and the general financial
condition of the city is excellent but
in spite of high taxes the city has
been spending much beyond its in
come, and warrant Indebtedness Is in
creasing at an alarming rate.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
HELENA GOVT

The following are excerpts from re-
port of the Montana Taxpayers Assn;
Montana cities have three forms of
city government, the aldermanic, the
commission, and the commission-man-
ager. Bozeman has the last-named
FORM Helena and Missoula the COM
mission form, and all others the aid
ermanic form. Regardless of form of
government, relative costs and eff
cheney depend to a certain extent up
on the character of the officials
elected. But much of Helenas cur
rent financial difficulties and rising
costs can be attributed to the form
of government under which the city
operates.
"The chief fault of the commission
form is that it makes no organiza-
tional distinction between the policy
making function of government and
the administrative function
Successful administrators and sue
cessful legislators need very different
qualifications. Administration of a
city department, especially in a large
city, is job which takes consider
able executive ability plus knowledge
of the particular specialized subject
matter with which the department is
concerned. A policy-maker, on the
other hand, must be the kind of per-
son who represents others and knows
what they want government to do.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

such materials, supplies, and labor
have not been used exclusively by the
Water Department. For example, the
entire expenditure of the City Engine
er's office last year for service not
only to the Water Department, but
also to the streets, parks and airport
amounting to $7,104.00 was paid from
water funds. People of Helena, in
addition to paying property taxes for
city government, are contributing to
general city operation through their
water bills.
The City is furnishing fire protec-
ton and other service to residents
outside of the city limits, who pay no
city taxes. Some action should be
taken by which the people outside of
the city limits receiving such service
should be required to pay for same
upon some equitable and fair basis.
We are submitting, herewith, a copy
of the study made by the Montana
Taxpayers Association, and recon-
mend that the facts and figures pre-
scented be brought to the attention of
all members of the Chamber.
Respectfully submitted
M. S.. Gum, Chairman,
Alex Cunningham,
w. G. Bardon,
Frank Bogart,
Milo F. Dean,
Aubrey M. Hotter,
w. l.. Hunter,
Fred H. Padbury,
G. B. Witter,
Members of Board.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

zone of the most serious shortcom-
ings of the commission form as an
instrument of practical, democratic
local government is it's failure to
provide an executive head for the gov
eminent. +. While under the commits
sion plan one official is designated
mayor, he is legally no more than a
chairman for the commission while
it is exercising it's legislative role. The
mayor has no authority at all over his
commissioners in their admin
istrative roles. Whatever Influence
he may have is moral, not legal
1.-THE result of the lack of an exec
utive head can be a catalogue Of gov
ernmental failure. There is no brake
on the activities of each department.
There is no way of co-ordinating the
activities of the departments. There
is no one with an overall, balanced
view of the financial needs of each
department
zone of the most serious faults of
commission government in these times
is its failure to provide any check
whatever on governmental spending.
Because the men who vote the funds
are the same men who spend them,
there is almost no chance of govern
mental appropriations being cut down,
whereas the tendency for them to rise
is almost irresistible. Even a
politically unambitious commissioner
xUiI1 inQUifa hlU tho nnQdc nf hiG
own department more clearly than
those of other departments, and will
fight for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of his
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

rants amounting to about S2O,OOO.00
in excess of cash on hand, but within
the 1899 budget had been issued;
there were illegal claims outstanding
amounting to approximately $15,OOO.00
in excess of the 1898 budget; and
over 100000 additional obligations
had been incurred in a manner at
The fiscal year beginning July l, 1888,
was, therefore, started with a carry
over of about $4,000 of 1899 ex-
penses to be met by 1939-40 revenue.
The attention of the Commission
was directed to the fact that the pre-
liminary budget called for increased
expenditures in excess of those of
1889 and that without drastic re-
auctions the City would not be able
to live within its income. Little at
cific reductions but the problem was
placed squarely before the Commits
sion. In response to the necessity of
balancing the 1939-40 budget, the Com
mission cut out proposed increases in
salaries; trimmed a good many items
slightly, and made substantial reduc-
ton in the budget for the Fire Dept
On the basis of income received
from various sources, other than taxa
ton during the year 1899, the re-
ductions effected in the preliminary
budget still left it far out of balance.
Accordingly, the Commission inflated
their estimates of revenue consider
ably beyond reasonable expectations,
altogether about $4,000. This simply
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

siderable part OF it has been due to
accounts. On June &c. 1889, the rec
ords of the Department show (exclud-
ing current accounts) $27 ,695.99 in de-
linquent accounts receivable. Some of
the delinquencies go back as far as
ten years. One account of a landlord,
who presumably has collected his rent
ais from his tenants, now show about
$500 unpaid, with delinquency going
back six or seven years. This large
amount Of delinquency has been out
standing for several years, in spite of
the regulation of the Public Service
Commission permitting the City to
shut off the water when accounts are
not paid. The expenditures of the Col
lection Division of the Water Depart
ment for the year ending June 80,
1889, were $11,079.21, or IL per cent
of the amount collected.
Attention is called to the very
questionable practice followed in max
ing purchases of material and sup
plies without advertising for bids, as
Required by law. The effect of this
practice is illustrated by the purchase
made by the City of over $10,000.0G
worth Of ten-inch transite pipe, at
cost of $1.60 a foot, when the State
Purchasing Agent could have pur
chased pipe of similar specifications
at $1.245 per foot, or about rs per cent
less.
We also direct attention to the prac-
tice Of paying for materials, supplies
and services out of water funds when
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
means that additional warrant indebt
edness will be accumulated.

means that additional warrant indebt-
edness will be accumulated.
At the request of your Committee,
the Secretary of the Montana Tax
payers Association made an investi-
CATION of the business and financial
affairs of the City. He reported to
your Committee that the City Officials
had violated the budget law and the
law requiring competitive bidding for
city purchases. The State Examiner
also made an examination of the City's
financial affairs and confirmed the
report of the Secretary of the Mon
tana Taxpayers Association. When
your Committee met with the City
Commission, the report of the State
Examiner was presented and the
Mayor was asked what he proposed
to do about the obligations Illegally
incurred in excess of the 1889 bud
get He replied "We'll pay them"
These claims were for services and
supplies furnished by Helena merch-
ants and others, in perfect good faith,
and, of course, should be paid but
it must be pointed out that, should
any taxpayer enjoin the City from
paying the same, it would be neces-
sary for the claimants, or the holders
of the warrants issued, to enter suit
against the city officials in order to
secure payment.
The net income of the Water De-
partment has declined from SILL
1892 for 1867 to s92,233.94 in
1899. Part of this has been to
reduction in water rates, but con-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
Chamber Of

Cont. From Preceding Page.)
City Commission has, since January
l. 1899, incurred obligations against
the City far in excess of the amounts
budgeted or of the actual city revenue.
AS result on June 80, 1889, war
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

Your Cross will determine
whether you want inefficient
government by a Commission
as at present or if you want a
truly republican, efficient and
economical city government.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

If you lack means Of trans
portation to and from the Polls
Call 2l77 and it will be sup
piled.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
We Print the Ballot Below

THE ELECTOR MUST MAKE A CROSS THUS "X" OPPO-
SITE THE ANSWER FOR WHICH HE INTENDS
TO VOTE.
Evening star., 1940-09-30

A bargain, II you ever saw
onei Complete ensemble
Andirons. screen. stand,
poker. shovel and brush.
Antique brass Is in big
dems nd. Buy now-and
save
Evening star., 1940-09-30

Antique Brass Finish And
irons. special. 92.25 to SIS
Fire Sets to Match, all
tools. &5.9S to S9.aS
Folding Screens to match
the above, &2.95 to x9.85
Also Available IN the
Eetp Pepter Finish
Evening star., 1940-09-30

many strong children. You will be
taught and encouraged to bear chill
dren. Hiking Is part Of the regimen,
hence the prevalence of fiat feet
among the 100000 girls enrolled
in Germany now.
Social life, aside from that pro-
vided by the club, is listed as mon
essential"
Free" After Reaching 18.
You will wear a uniform-brown
velveteen jacket, blue serge skirt,
white cotton blouse, sport shoes
until you are 18. Then you are
free-except for duty year." which
must be served before you are 25
During your duty year, you will be
assigned either to farm or factory
either to work as a servant or in the
fields.
The Nazi party in Germany has
issued many warnings to those in
charge of girls serving their duty
year." threatening rigorous punish
ment for moral abuses. 1t has been
found necessary to make these warm
ings frequent. Not only to the men
in charge, but to the girls them
selves. When a girl is released from
what amounts to prison where
she has been taught little and
trained to little but childbearing, the
results are likely to shock her par
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Fuehrer Discusses
Hollands Fate With
Dutch Nazi Chief
Series Of Talks Are Held
In Berlin in Presence
Of Seyss-Inquort

Ey the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM (Via Berlin, Sept.
30.-Adolf Hitler and Anton Mussert,
leader of the Dutch Nazis, had a
series of long talks in Berlin last
week, a communique announced
today.
The German Fuehrer received
Mussert in the Chancellery in the
presence of Arthur SeySs-Inquart,
German high commissioner for the
Netherlands.
No details were revealed about
the subject Of the talks, but there
was no doubt in the minds of we'll
Informed persons that the meeting
contained the greatest import for
the immediate future of the Ger
man-occupied Netherlands.
un Berlin Dienst Aus Deutsch-
land, news service closely con-
nected with the Wilhelmstrasse,
said Germany was 'in no way
satisfied with political develop
ments in the Netherlands
Also present at the conference with
Hitler were German Commissioner
for Special Services Schmidt and
Mussert's lieutenants. c. van Geel-
kerkern and M M. Rost van Ton
ninger.
In connection with the talks, it was
recalled that the National Dagblad
of Utrecht printed the remarks Of
the National Zeitung of Essen. Ger
many, the newspaper of Reichs-
marshal Herman Goering, compar-
ing the Mussert movement in Hol-
land with that OF the Vidkun
Quisling faction in Norway.
In talk before the new Dutch
cultural circle at The Hague Sep
tember % Seyss-Inquhart declared:
Those Dutchmen who are malici-
ously or unthoughtfully called
traitors have been very good and
worthy representatives of the Meth
erlands state and freedom with the
supreme leadership of the German
Reich"
1t was recalled that Quisling, in
a speech September 26, said likewise
that the Norwegian Scanning, or
nationalist, group no longer could
tolerate accusations of treason.
Evening star., 1940-09-30
If You Lived Under q Dictator
And You Are q Woman

Importance is to be given to the de-
velopment of body, and, only after
that, to requirements of mind, and,
finally, those OF the soul"
Having become nluscle-bound and
debrained, you will, no doubt, not
mind that the church comes limp
ing last in the procession.
No Personal or Family Life.
At the age of 6, you will be en-
rol,ed-not by choice, but by LAWN
the "Bund DeutScher Madchen." If
your parents decide the home or the
church is better teacher, they are
either fined or imprisoned, depend
ing on how firm your parents deci-
sion is. You will remain in this club
until you are 18. 1t will be your
guide and conscience" and what it
guides you to is: Detachment from
personal, family life-attachment to
the state"
Sports programs will be arranged
to make you capable Of bearing
Evening star., 1940-09-30

ents. Protests from parents against
the system have been recorded by
American newspaper correspondents.
Then, finally, after the "duty
year." the Nal woman is free. Free
to do what? In school she has been
taught nothing but household duties,
cooking, mending, patching. If she
has a stubborn mind and Is eager
to learn, she will be discouraged.
And If she still persists, she will find
herself up against a law. The law
bars all girls from entering uni
versities.
Women at birth in Germay are
regarded as public utilities. They
are made healthy and trained to do
two things: Keep the male animal
they will marry healthy and con-
tent in his work for the state; pro-
duce other animals to work for the
state or work for those working for
the state.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Ine)
Evening star., 1940-09-30
(Second OF a Series.)
BY ELIZABETH WOOD.

If you are woman living under
Nazi regime, you will have fiat
feet. Your nose will shine and your
mind will not. You will have to steal
any knowledge you may desire about
anything beyond keeping house and
bearing and raising children.
Women have fought for centuries
to be accepted on earth as people,
rather than female animals, and
have been winning the fight in all
nations. Germany included. If you
know of the progress made in the
fight, this knowledge will be ordered
out of your mind by Nazi law. If
you are young and know nothing, 1t
will be kept out of your mind, also
by Nal law.
The Nazi womans commandment
is handed down from the mount at
Berchtesgaden by Adolf Hitler: IN
the education of girls, the greatest
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Solid Bross and
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A special group in a wide choice
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S2.95 TO $6.95
Pre- Sets 10 match
S2.95 to $6.s5
FOLDING Screens
$3.50 TO S4.95
Complete Ensembles as low as
SS.95
OPEN A CHARGE
Evening star., 1940-09-30
Wartime Price Control
Report Made Public

The primary mistakes made in
this country's price control program
during the World War, according to
a Brookings Institution study made
public today, were delay in estab-
fishing the control system and fail
ure to work out a co-ordinating
machinery with authority in all
aspects of the problem.
The study, undertaken last year
at the request of the War Depart
ment, was financed by the Falk
Foundation of Pittsburgh and con-
Quoted by DR.. Charles o. Hardy.
World War experience showed,
the study report said, that price
control should be under temporary
agencies rather than permanent
Government departments and that
fiscal and banking policy should be