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Evening star., 1940-10-21
Two Crashes in Day
End Mans 25-Yeor
Safety Record

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 81.
The law Of averages finally
caught up with s. D. Garriott,
So.
Mr.. Garriott, an insurance in
spector, drives about 10000
miles a year. In Is years he
never had an accident.
Then he had a collision with
another car. He took his auto
mobile to a garage for repairs.
The garage loaned him a car.
Six blocks away he had an
other collision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Essay Contest
Will Be Held
'. ". Auditory
Is Sponsoring L

Tacoma high school and junior
high students vii participate tbs
winter N 4 nationwide essay con-
test on the subject, One Nation
Indivisihle. sponsored by the
ladies auxiliary Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. Il was announced
Monday by supt. Howard r Good
The contest. part Of the anxil-
lary's program to promote a better
understanding Of the principles Of
democracy. viii give the students
A chance AZ a first prize Of 81 900.
and other awards OF $500, $3.50 and
500. A total OF 5000 will be
given Tor the best essays written
BY students under Il years OF age
in any junior or senior high school.
whether public, private or paro-
ehial.
Essays must be between 500 and
l 900 words in length.
Local directors Of the contest for
the auxiliary are Mrs. Frank Hart
man and Mrs. Charles Grover.
They have provided principals Of
all the eligible schools In the city
with rules under which the essays
must be written and judged. The
competing students will have until
washington's birthday In February
to submit their work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

William A. Traps plea to
charges of drunken driving was
guilty" when he appeared before
Police Judge Joseph Mallery Mon
day. Offering no defense, he went
back to Jail to serve rs days or
raise the $3.50 and costs fine i'm
posed as the penalty.
Trap also suffered revocation
of his drivers license for a year.
The defendant. 80, living at 1902
Park ave, was arrested Saturday
night after a minor traffic acct
dent at So. seth and South Taco
ma way.
Clarence Westermark. 9451a So.
Grant ave. jailed early Sunday
morning on a charge of driving
while under the influence of
liquor, posted $500 bail for his re-
lease from Jail. The case was con-
tinued for one week. Westermark
was taken into custody by Officer
(. V. Nelson, who Communicated a
car and overlook the defendants
machine. The officer reported
Westermark ks driving almost
caused an accident near So. 18th
and K SITS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Trewick Funeral
Will Be Tuesday

Funeral services for Harry
Trewick. rs. retired road foreman
for the Northern Pacific railroad,
who died Saturday at his home,
will be held Tuesday at $3.50 p. m.
at the Lynn chapel. Rev. Robert
f. Pfeiffer will officiate. En-
tombment will be in the Tacoma
mausoleum. Omit flowers.
Pallbearers will be J. w. Mathe-
son, J. F. Fitzsimmons, Fl. A. Lyd-
don, ]. F. Alsip, r. M. Crosby and
A. w. Rhea.
The death of Trewick followed
by two months that of his wife.
Eona Watson Trewick. Born in
Newcastle, England. on Jan. 18.
1865. he was taken TO Australia
when he was but two weeks old.
From there. a year later. the
family moved to Sacramento, CAL,
and then to Carlin. New.
Trewick moved TO Tacoma Al
years ago. He lived at 90 80.
ST. He was a member Of the
Episcopal church, the Northern
Pacific Beneficial association, the
Tacoma Elks, the Masonic lodge
of Buckley, and the Scottish Rite
bodies.
AS a railroad man, Trewick
started as a machinist apprentice
and became in succession fire
man. engineer and finally road
foreman. He worked on every
division from Missoula, Mont, to
Portland, Ore, and could boast Of
the fact that not a fatal accident
occurred on the trains he operated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

Last rites for Robert Z. Lee,
manager OF the local office of the
General Electric Co, who died last
week, were held Monday at 2:15
p. m. at Emmanuel Presbyterian
church. Rev. Harold Long offici-
ated. Cremation followed at Noun
tain View cemetery under direction
OF Mellingers
Active pallbearers were Thomas
f. Roach, Ralph Evans. George s.
Long jr.. Abner r. Bergersen, T. A.
Peterson and Archie +. Blair. Hon
orary pallbearers included S. NJ.
jackson, John S. Baker. Bert Buck
master. Henry Hewitt, George Car
tier and John Dempsey.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

Salvage tugs and = coast guard
cutter Monday we're attempting
70 refloaf the & .ooo. 900 steamship
Alaska. which crashed headIong
onto the beach near Prince Rupert
=. G. this weekend.
Meanwhile. 27s passengers and
100 seamen were rescued safely
without accident. despite violence
and perils Of the wreck.
In route 10 Seattle from Kodiak.
the Alaska was travelling at full
speed Of Is knots when she went
hard aground amid trees and rocks
Of Elliott island: the vessel missed
by only 80 feet hitting a sheer
rock cliff. impact with which would
undoubtedly have meant loss OF
many lives.
Within a few minutes. passen-
gers and crew were removed in
hfeboats. A woman played God
Bless America" on an accordion.
During the seven hours remain
Ing until daylight. the survivors
huddled around beach fires await
ing arrival Of the steamer North
Coast. which responded 10 the
Alaska's radioed plea for help.
The Alaska was built In Tacoma
approximately Is years ago. She
Is 366 feet long, with n gross ton
mage OF 1858.
The vessel Is commanded by
Capt. o. c. Anderson. who declined
to comment on the wreck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

Orders Four Held
For Grand Jurors

Four Tacoma Hollywood-on-the-
flats residents admitted before u.
S. Commissioner Fl. G. Fitch Mon
day that they had received but
$50 for metal valued at approx
mately $1,000, which they had
stolen from the Bonneville power
project.
The quartet-Sherman jackson,
SO; Jess Watson. 81; Harold w.
Meyers, 81, and John Martin, SO
was charged with theft of gov
eminent property and ordered to
be held for the next federal grand
jury. Bail was set at $500
each.
Hearing of Eldee Williams,
Seattle, who Is charged with re-
ceiving the stolen government
goods, was postponed until Tues
day. His bail has been set also
at $500. He was arrested Sat
urday in Seattle. All five men are
In custody at the Pierce county
jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
WEEK STARTS GOOD

WEEK STARTS GOOD
Several weekend arrivals pro
vided = roster OF SIX vessels berthed
At local terminals Monday.
Foreign flags we're represented
By the Aklura Maru and the Hun
kawa Maru. both on berth here for
large consignments Of general car
goes to the Orient.
American Hawaiian accounted
for two other carriers. the Kansan
and the Panaman. Both are en-
gagged IN the intercoastal trade and
are regular visitors 10 Northwest
ports.
While the coaster Astoria re-
manned strik bound here. the
American Mail line steamer Satar-
tia continued stowage OF heavy
miscellaneous freights preparatory
to departure for Oriental ports Of
call.
Departures Sunday included the
tanker Camden and the freighter
Tanana.
Expected late Monday Il the
cargo steamer Liberty Clio. on berth
for discharge from Gulf ports and
loading outbound for the Atlantic
seaboard.
Slated for arrival Tuesday Is a
third Japanese freighter. the koei
Maru, and the coaster Coast Far
mer. both frequent callers here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Buenos Aires
Consul Coming

rxnort ard import operators y.
tsrezfez n Argentine t4sae -
have An opportunity next week .
Interxjew an expert On the subject
Announcement q the impending
arrival o. r. Horton Henry,
American consul - Buenos AIRS
for \ number Of years. was naas
Monday b. Ms Ingrid I. Wold.
foreign trade secretary fer TIE IA
coma Chamber Of Commerce.
He vii spend one day in Taco
ma during which time he VII .
available for interviews. Henry :
coming here next Thursday. Oct
il. to speak to the Rotary eluo -
noon. The balance Of the day DC
win be available IN conferences
arranged through the Tacoma CO.
lucrative office OF the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce
Those wishing to meet with Henry
can make appointments BY calling
Miss Void.
Henry. who also Is calling IN Sc
attic. has wide experience IN
I.atin-Ameriean affairs. His carry
training was received at the oni-
versity Of Arizona and At west
Point. He has served in Mexico
City. Havana. Cuba. Caracas ana
Venezuela since 1927. and since
November of 1887 in Buenos Aires.
He will speak before the Seattle
Propeller club the evening Of Oct
81 and will spend Nov. l and
in that city.
Heavy increase in traffic be-
tween Washington and Argentina.
up more than $50 per cent from
September, 1889 TO August, 1910
in comparison with the previous
year, emphasizes the Importance
of Henry's visit here. Exports
were more than 100000 in that
period. imports neared the $780,
900 mark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
z Suffer Skull
Injuries Here

Two women. both with skull
fractures as the result of traffic
accident injury, were showing
improvement Monday, hospital at
fendants reported.
Both were seriously hurt. Mrs.
Joseph II. Cady. so. 200 Ea. 9th
St, was recovering in Tacoma
General hospital, where she was
taken after two-car collision at
South Tacoma way and NJ St, last
Thursday evening. Mrs Marie
Kenney, 81, 2340 So. ] St, was
under observation in st. Joseph's
hospital. She was knocked down
by an automobile at So. 25th and
G SITS. Wednesday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

Two &C enrollees whose thirst
for wine got them into compli-
Gated series OF troubles early Mon
day were held In the county jail.
with one of them due to take a
1O-year sentence In the state re-
formatory.
In line for the prison term was
Harry Fry. %, of Route l Box h4s.
Puyallup. who was to be taken
into court TO have a deferred SEN
tence for second degree assault
imposed. The youth was arrested
last summer for smuggling a Puyal-
lup officer In the face.
On a promise of good be-
havior and abstinence from
liquor the imposition of SEN
tence was held up.
Sunday night about 1880, ac-
cording to Fry's own admissions
Monday, he and other boys SNUG
gled into their camp at Electron
two gallons OF wine. About 1:30
they ran out and Fry decided TO
get more.
Unable to borrow a car. he went
to the room of another CCC en-
rollee, ]. r. Mustain. and took the
keys to his car. He then found
another OF the boys who had been
drinking with him. Glen Conkle,
81, of Palmer, Wash. and the pair
started for Clear lake.
About n mile from Camp
Electron. Fry failed to make
An S-eurye and the car rolled
over off the road. Neither boy
was hurt.
After the accident, Fry informed
his companion that the car was
taken without permission. They
decided to eoncoct story that
Mustain's car was stolen by an
unknown third party. When re-
turning the keys. however, Fry
and Conkle were caught.
They were held the remainder
of the night at the cCC camp and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Two Gee Boys Get In Trouble
When Stolen Car Leaves Road

turned over to the county authori-
ties In the morning by 1t. r.. T.
Walker, camp commander.
Deputy Prosecutor Hugo Metzler.
jr., said Conkle. who was not APP
parently a party to the car theft,
would be charged simply with be-
ing drunk and disorderly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Tacoma Man ais
In Suicide Attempt

Treatment at the hands of a
police ambulance crew. then lodg-
ings in the city Jail were provided
late Saturday for Ed F. Beisel, Al,
1916 Market St, after he allegedly
made a suicide attempt by use of
Illuminating gas in his room.
Beisel responded to treatment
and was jailed for safekeeping af-
ter police were summoned by Mrs.
Merryman, manager of the STRAIT
ford hotel. He underwent change
of heart. police said. and was re-
leased with no charge being filed
against him. after he recovered
from effects of the gas he inhaled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Tacoma and Seottle
Ad Clubs Will Meet

Mayor Harry P. Cain of Ia
coma will share honors with
Carlyle Emery, top-flight agency
man from the Chicago offices of
Ruthrauff & Ryan. in addressing
join dinner meeting of the Sc
attic Advertising and Sales club
and the Tacoma Advertising and
Sales club at the Washington
A. c., Seattle, Tuesday at $50
p. NJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Extrodition Waived;
To Return to Denver

Transferred from a federal
prison camp. where he served
more than four months, to the
Tacoma city Jail. Sam C. Pandolfo,
jr., Is facing a charge of con-
spiracy to secure stock and money
under false pretenses. Tacoma
police revealed Monday. Authori-
ties in Denver, Colo, where the
charge was filed. have submitted
to local authorities a $1,000 bond,
which Pandolfo is expected to sign
and return. having waived extra
dition. When a release is sent
hers from Colorado. Pandolfo then
will be permitted TO make the
trip to Denver without escort, De-
tective Captain Cliff Osborne
stated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
TRAFFIC ARRESTS

When prowl car officers halted
NJ. E. Meals car, they intended
to warn him about minor traffic
violation. Neal. an Auburn. Wash,
resident. was able to produce no
operators license, so he drew a
could summons instead of a warn
ing. Saturday.
Three drivers We're ticketed for
obstructing crossings, including
Angus c. McCallum. Puyallup:
Perry c. Small. 917 Ea. 63rd St,
and Frances Merryman. Renton.
Arnold Olson. Tacoma, was ticket
ed for speeding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
MIST LEAVE CITY

On a plea of guilty to charge
Of soliciting aims. James Murphy,
34-year-old transient. was ordered
by Police Judge Joseph Mallery
Monday to be out of town by night
or remain to serve 80 days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
DENY PETITION

A petition for a street light on
Columbia ave, east of Portland
ave. was denied by the council
Monday on the ground that the
street there has not been decided
to the city and that there are
pending now applications for many
lights mere needed than one at
this point
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits were issued
Monday to S. B. Davidson for a
$1,000 residence at 2111 So.
Adams St; John II. Anderson,
$4,000 residence, 4432 No. 31st st. !:
D. C. Stapledon. $1,000. moving
residence and converting to apart
ments. 1914 No. Sd St; Ray Hal
Ter. $1,000 residence. 6631 So.
Mullen St: Ruth Carlson. 5000
residence. 3511 Roosevelt ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
War Extension, Politics
Make Market Irregular
Morkeis dt q

MONDAY
Stocks: Irregular and quiet.
Bonds; Irregularly lower. 7. 5.
governments irregular.
Curb stocks. Irregular.
Foreign Exchange. \ bout
steady.
Cotton; Easy.
Wheat. Up : II : cent.
Corn: or ! TO up ! cent.
Rubber. Firm.
Silver: Unchanged In New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
GAARp WILL LECTURE

The Anglo-Saxon federation viii
present Conrad Gard in a free
public lecture at p. m. Tuesday
in Hotel Winthrop. His subject
will be The Anti-Christ and the
Coming World Dictator"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Price Of Eggs
Up One Cent

The wholesale price of eggs rose
one cent Monday for special A
large and medium, grade A large
and medium and grade B large and
medium. Other grades remained
the same. The range was quoted
at Is to 81 cents a dozen.
About the only change on the
rest of the market was in grapes,
which were listed slightly higher.
Malaga and Tokay each was quoted
at S1.25 wholesale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
WIRE Is STOLEN

Robert Miesse. 5131 No. 41st
st. complained to police that 200
feet of chicken wire was stolen
from his rabbit hutch Sunday
night. The same thing happened
a week ago, said Miesse. who esti-
mates his loss at $40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
HAPPY
Ri;rthday

MONDAY. OCTOBER =
Garland Burlington. Genfralaz=
Robert - Inllln. 4Iso =.
36fh II
Jaek Halez, TeIm-
Tommy Hale. r.. Xelm-
,. :. Lewis. ICES = ssth i.
J. l. GIseburf. 4ozs Faucett
aT<-
Elaine Il. Lewis. zoos "a.
ssfh It.
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Core Of the News
CLUBS MEET MONDAY

The Fern Hill Senior and
Junior Improvement clubs will
meet at s p. m. Monday in the
school.
Pure. fragrant. efficie n t.
WoUNDEX-No septo-for wounds.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
FOR ENGINEERS CLUB

The Standard Oil Co.'S film.
winning the West" will be shown
at the meeting of the Tacoma En-
gineeers club at Hotel Winthrop
Wednesday noon. Walter Suffer
will tell about the party he is plan
ming for members and their wives.
Hear Congressman John NJ. Cof-
fee tomorrow night. 7:50. over XVI.
KEEP COFFEE IN THE HOUSE.
adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
PROPELLER MEET SET

Membership OF the Propeller club
will hold a dinner-meeting at 7
p. m. Wednesday In the Tacoma
club.
Feature attraction OF the turn
out will be motion pictures fur
nished by the u. s. navy and en-
titled THE First Line of Defense"
and Submarines at Sea"
President ]. L. Moore announced
Monday that members are invited
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
TO SHOW PICTURES

Motion pictures of the Oregon
State-Washington football game
will be shown at the University
Union club Tuesday noon.
DIR. Ruth Davis. chiropractor. in
office s1S Fidelity Bldg. MA 1928.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

BANK REPORTS

Seattle-Clearings. 81, POI, o3s. &c;
balances, S4.1os. 561.4e; trans
actions. Sl1.s3e. 900.
Portland ciearings. s6.sT3. 40e.-
81: balances. 81. ASP. 733.0e.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
PORT CALENDAR

Vessels in port: Kansan. Baker:
satartia. Milwaukee No. ?; Pan
aman. sperry; Akiura Maru. Shat
fer No. 2; Kuzikawa Maru, Gen.
tennial; Astoria, Northwestern.
Vessels due: Monday p. m, LIB
erty Clio. shaffer No. 1. Tuesday,
Coast Farmer, shaffer No. ?; Koei
Maru, Shaffer No. 2.
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data supplied by U. S. Weather
Bureau. Department OF Commerce.
Washington's forecast - Sc a L
tered rains in the east portion and
general rains in the west portion
Monday night and Tuesday: SHOWS
over the higher mountains: mod
crate temperature: fresh to strong
south and southeast winds off the
coast; moderately fresh south
east to east winds over inland
waters.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the 81
hours ending at a. m. OF inch.
since Oct. /, 334 inches. an excess
of SO inch. since Jan. /. a6.s4
inches, a shortage of SO inch.
Wind at S a. m. southeast m.
p. H.; barometer at 29s5. fall
ing 90.
Sun rises at SAC a. m. Tuesday
and sets al 4:5e p. m.
Tacoma's weather on Oct. IS,
1e39-Partly cloudy. trace Of rain,
maximum temperature 81 degrees
and minimum As. Highest wind
velocity Is m. P. h. from the SOUTH
west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
WPA's Operation
In State Raped

Congressional campaign fire
vas being directed Monday At
WpA administration. not only
nationally. hut in this state and
district by Paul =. Preus, Re
publican nominee.
In meeting at Redmond.
Preus charged that WPA rolls IN
this district were and still are
loaded with high salaried person
mel not necessary TO adequate adj
ministration OF the projects"
Steps were taken to clean
house in some Of them. but not IN
this state. Time and again special
investigators have been sent here
and they have found plenty. But
what happened when they got
back to Washington, D. c, with
their reports? Exactly nothing.
Our own congressman. John
Coffee, knew the conditions exist
ing here In his own district. but
there Is nothing in the record to
show he lifted his own voice In
protest. He only wrote notes to
the boys back home and said he
couldn't do anything because the
Republicans were running WPA
in this state. What an outlandish
statement, Since when in the last
eight years have Republicans been
in control of political appoint
ments in this state
Blasts at Coffee
Mr.. Coffee knows what Is
going on, what has been going on
for years. He knows the system
and by his silence, concurs in 1t.
Il can understand a WPA or
ganization built to defend and help
the man who is down temporarily.
but I cannot understand one that
in the mask of helping the for
gotten man, preys upon his help
lessness. I plan TO help remedy
that situation"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
BUS Is CHARTERED

Technocracy Study class will
meet Monday evening as scheduled.
For those members and visitors
wishing transportation to the How
ard Scott lecture in Seattle Civic
auditorium, a chartered bus will
leave from 110elz Broadway at
6:45 p. m.
Hospital flowers. Him. Florist.
adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
MONDAYS QUOTATIONS

Quotations courtesy Dean witter n
Co, Washington Bldg, members
New YORK Stock Exchanee)
High Low Close
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

always better butter at Cow
Butter Store" ladv.)
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NEW YORK Extension Of the
war IN Europe and political uncer-
tsinties brought irregularity into
The stock market Monday. Volume
receded slightly.
Prices tended downward after an
irregular opening. but rallies
brought leaders above the lows.
They retained part o. the recovery.
but finished irregularly lower.
Special issues featured with new
highs IN American Locomotive pre-
ferred. Jones 4 Laughiin preferred.
Bueyras-Erie. National Acme. Saw
age Arms. Gimhel preferred. Bohn
Aluminium and A. o. Smith. These
had gains ranging 10 ! points.
Corn Products made a new low at
Az. off \.
Steels were relatively active.
with prices slightly easier. Leading
issues. however, were up nearly a
point from the lows Of the session.
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.5lSEEaAN
S. S. Alosku Wrecked on Conudiun Coost:
Passengers. Crew.All Rescued Solely

70 bring guests 70 the post-Savy
day observance.
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ASSIGNED TO BOISE

Private John w. Schuur, jr., Ia
coma, has recently been transfer
red to the Marine Detachment of
the USS Boise. Schuur enlisted
July Is.
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stock sales appropriated 80
90 shares Monday against sc. 900
IN the previous five-honr session
Friday. Curb stock sales were
p 900 shares compared with 90. 600
Friday.
Evening star., 1940-09-05
Answering
Readers

By EMILY POST.

To a secretary who asks If it Is
necessary that she knock every time
she goes into her employers private
Office, I should say that it would
be not only a very unusual exaction
but an impractical one A man
who is busy would certainly find
it much more distracting to be in
terrupted in order to answer Come
in" than to have his secretary walk
in quietly, do whatever she has to
do and then 60 out again. I doubt
very much if he were occupied that
he would even know that she had
come and gone unless she had been
obliged to ask him a question before
leaving. In fact, should any one
see her knocking it would look very
strange.
The letter asking me what I think
about this procedure also asks
whether this same answer would
hold true in the case of another
executives offices to which she
happens to 60 in the course of busi-
ness. This answer depends some
what upon whether she is taking a
message that requires an immediate
answer or whether she must inter-
rupt the man in order to transact
her business. In this case she
might perhaps knock before enter
ing. But if it is an Office into
which she goes constantly to leave
reports or other interdepartmental
papers she would not knock before
entering unless, of course, she had
been told to do so.