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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11

When Older people living In an
established house-meaning a big
house which is easily run - ask
either young people or business
employees to dinner or to supper. 1t
would rarely II ever occur to them
to expect an invitation In return.
In fact. to have a return made by
someone and then become aware
that a real effort was being made
to repay their hospitality in kind,
would be distressing rather than
pleasing.
This Is written In all seriousness
to the many young wives who ask
me what return they are expected
to make to invitations from their
husbands employers. The answer
quite truthfully and honestly is,
nothing at all except to seem to
enjoy the party to which they are
asked:
On the other hand. when young
woman Is innately hospitable and
says that she longs to do some
thing In return. and Is unhappy
because she fears 1t might be
thought improper for her to try.
this puts rather different light
on the situation. One such letter
Is the following:
MY husbands employer and his
wife invite us to dinner several
times each year, and we always
leave feeling that the evening was
perfect. Mrs. Employer is
lovely person. She has that quail
ity which you define as essential
TO a great lady-of making every
one welcomed and at ease. We
are young married people. living
nicely but modestly. according to
their standards. In fact, every
thing around our place Is what
you might call part time: a part
time maid because ! also work
part time: silver only partially col
lected: a china set not yet finish
ed: furniture good but sparse. I
wouldn't feel easy about asking
Mr.. and Mrs. Employer to a meal
and yet honestly would like to
do something in return for their
accommodating invitations"
Answering this: Certainly you
may invite Mr.. and Mrs. Employer
III You would like to do SOTO
whatever you have in mind. You
must have en- idea OF seating them
at your table or you wouldn't be
thinking of your silver and china
and your maids service. AS a
matter of fact. they are not going
to be critical of incomplete equip
ment, unless your sense of infer
iority makes you self-conscious.
The point is, to do whatever you
can do nicely and don't attempt
what you can't. Be sure that
whatever silver or glass you use
Is polished, your table setting in
viting. Your menu has only one
requirement: Every item must be
good of its kind, and appetizingly
dished. An invitation to Sunday
evening supper sounds simpler
than an invitation to dinner. and ii
Is therefore especially disarming
to criticism.
So ask them by all means. But
II they decline. don't develop an
inferiority complex and imagine
that they are criticizing your kind
intentions. On the other hand,
there are many other ways where
by You can show your appreciation
OF their hospitality II you feel
that YOU must in spite of the fact
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
Penn Salt Co. Takes
Out $1,000 Permit

Plans for a $1,000 plant-additiop
and alteration project at the Penn
sylvania Salt Manufacturing Co.,
2901 Taylor way. were revealed
with issuance of building permit
Frioay. The plans include new
steel and masonry construction
and alteration to the present plant.
Residential construction permits
were issued to Mrs. Katherine
Fuchs. $40 So. ID St, for $4,000
residence at 5411 So NJ st. and
tc Nels S. Nelson, 210 No. G st.
sor a $4,000 residence at 2106 No.
Cedar The Bonnell Construction
Co. obtained permit for $1,000
sltera tons to the store at 1923
Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
Good Taste Today

that no such obligation exists. No
gesture Is more charming than the
thoughtful one of finding out the
date of the employers wedding an
niversary, or of her birthday, and
sending a few flowers with a short
note of good wishes on that day.
Remember though, that an expens-
i've display would be much less
pleasing to them than a very small
quantity of her favorite flowers
IL 1t Is possible to get them-which
would emphasize thought. rather
than cost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
Sea Food Recipes
For Family Table
BOILED Goldfish WITH PAIRS
LEY AND EGG SAUCE
iseryes 1 to 81

LEY AND EGG SAUCE
fSeryes to 81
Place filet of cod In saucepan
and add \ cup boiling water and
]. teaspoon salt. Cover and cook
gently 10 minutes or until Goldfish
Is tender. Serve with parsley and
egg sauce.
PARSLEY AND EGG SAUCE
To / cup white sauce add one
chopped hard-cooked egg and l
tablespoon finely chopped parsley.
Season to taste.
Fish can also become a party
protein. Try this wonderful recipe
when it's company night" at your
house.
FILET OF SOLE MONICA
fServes 81
Two pounds fiiet of sole. fresh
or quick-frozen: l pound mush-
rooms. 4 pint cream. Ia pound
American cheese. z pound grapes.
L pound butter, 4 pint milk, ?
tablespoons flour.
Simmer the fish slowly in q
pint of milk, to which has been
added Il teaspoon salt. Save the
milk for the sauce. Cut unpeeled
mushrooms in medium-sized pieces.
Cook in two tablespoons butter,
salt and pepper. Peel grapes, cut
in half and remove seeds. II seed
less grapes are in season. they can
be used without being peeled.
Make sauce by Dreaming flour and
butter together; then add the
milk, mushroom juice and grated
cheese. When this Is cooked. add
the 4 pint of cream.
Pour some sauce in the bottom
of casserole or baking dish, and
alternate layers of fish, grapes.
mushrooms and sauce, finishing
with sauce. Bake 20 minutes In
400 deg. F. oven.
This can be prepared In the
morning and then baked just be-
fore serving.
TOMORRoW'S MENU
BREAKFAST: Fresh pine
apple, omelet with green herbs,
wholewheat toast, apple jelly,
coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Fish chowder,
pilot biscuit, applesauce, ginger
bread. tea, milk.
DINNER: Tomato and lime
juice, filet of sole Monica, pars-
ley potato balls, green beans,
watercress salad, French dress
ing. apricot upside down pud-
ding, hard sauce, coffee, milk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
Holland S Queen
Accuses Reich
THE NETHERLANDS

Queen Wilhelmina Friday issued
the following proclamation at The
Hague:
After our country, with scrup-
ulous conscientiousness, had OBJ
served strict neutrality during all
these months, and while Holland
had no other plan than to main-
tain strictly this attitude, Germany
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11


looked up to with respect and awe
and talked about a. big. strong
mans work.
I believe that II we women
looked closely. we would discover
men were not being chivalrous
when they decided our place was
In the home. They were being
smart. for they knew II would
be easier to swing a swivel chair
than broom. MRS. L. Z. w.
Voices
Dear Miss Grey: I don't mind
1t when people declare that women
have unpleasant voices, nor do I
object too strenuously when they
say we use those voices too much,
but I must confess couldn't
take IL" when one of your recent
correspondents said women's voices
were terrible but that mems were
fine.
! sat In . restaurant the other
day and the constant talk by four
men who chartered land I mean
chattered) was as annoying as the
babble OF women. Furthermore II
you think women's VOICES are more
unpleasant than mems. I wish you
had TO work where I do and per-
haps you people who have 10 much
to say about the feminine voice.
might explain to me why a So
called intelligent man twho works
with us) has such an illiterate
laugh. When ! hear him land
there are many other men who
gurgle and chuckle in the same
ignorant way) ! want to shout
For heavens sake improve that
laugh and cease curdling the blood
OF your listeners" HATTIE r.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
THE BENDS. AND
THE "STRETCH.

The second hand routine Is the
bend" Keeping elbows on the
table. push palm and fingers of
the left hand back away from the
wrist. Reverse. bending backward
fingers and palm of right hand.
The final exercise the stretch" "
Press the thumb firmly on the
edge of a table, then stretch the
index finger far backward. Now
press the index finger against the
table and stretch the third finger
backward. Keep on until each
finger has been thoroughly stretch
ed. Do the same with fingers of
the other hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11

Dear Miss Grey: Pardon me
while I start this letter out with
= lusty ..phooeys for the superior
ID men and inspired { p women
who declare that all women lead
easy lives and don't know what
real. hard work Is.
An can say h oh, ych ?"
Let's dismiss the critical women
first, for their sidelinc talk Ii
horn Of the fact that they are
either lazy themselves and make
their lives a snap" by being too
indifferent TO hard work and duty
TO be useful--and also because
they lack the intelligence to be
efficient and can't even do 4 good
home-job ~ = housekeeper and
wife and mother.
% much for the critical women.
Let Il Be hastily admitted that
the critical females are in the
minority. There are too many
women IN the world who know
women have anything but an easy
time Of 1t, to waste time in talk
ing about the small feminine
groups that want to class all
women with their useless selves.
1t II bad enough when non-
producing women brand all Of
their sex A. useless. but when
men start shouting to the world
what snap" women have of
life. I must admit get 20 angry !
oee red.
am wife and mother. I
have had five children and four Of
them are married. Until a few
years ago / never had a washing
machine and did all Of my laun-
dry tbelicvc me ! had BIG wash
ings) BY the old-fashioned rubbing
on the washboard method.
l cooked and scwed and cleaned
up after q husband and five chill
drcn for years.. I wish I had a
nickel for every time ! have had
an iron In my hand. I'd be able
70 retire comfortably for the rest
Of my days.
You know, Miss Grey, we women
who would gladly trade places
with the men who accuse us Of
leading ''easy" lives. should have
the power to put these men In
the homes while we took their
places In offices or other parts Of
the business world.
have had more than one SUI
perior male declare that men are
the best cooks In the world. We
women win be only too glad to
admit that II men will take over
cur kitchen jobs for a while.
Don't say snap" to me or any
wife who knows from experience
that In steps taken and back
breaking work done, housekeeping
Il one Of the toughest jobs In the
world. Why then. should It be
dismissed with contempt and con-
descendingly referred to as typi-
cal 'swoman's work and why
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
Woman Would Change Places Any Day
With Men Who Think She Is Lucky
Homemsker Compares Her Work With Thss of Male
Who Has Office Job and Says He Has the Snap
By CYNTHIA GREY

A woman expresses herself in most decided manner
In the following letter. She Is just of the feminine
readers who is bit tired of reading letters from misguided
men and women that charge all with having snap
of it, 50 far existence is concerned.
Some women do have easy time but most wives and
mothers will swap" their jobs any day for nice easy
office Job such is held down by many
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
Finger Tips From
One Who Knows

Exercise Is the answer to the
problem of how to keep arms,
hands and fingers not only supple,
but quite slender.
So says Magda Tagliafero, IA
nous French pianist who is maxi
ing her first concert tour in this
country. Certainly no one should
be better equipped to speak au-
thoritatively on care of hands and
arms than a pianist.
PRETEND YOU'RE
PUTTING ON GLOVES
"A simple, but effective. daily
routine for keeping the hands and
arms youthfully supple and quite
slender includes set of exercises"
says Nine. Tagliafero. Here are
her directions for doing them:
Place elbows on a medium height
table. relax wrists and let forearms
drop forward. Repeat thirty times.
This develops flexibility and loos-
ems the arm muscles.
Resting elbows on the table, re-
lax fingers of the left hand. Now
using right hand. ease the relaxed
fingers Of the left into tight, i'm
aginary glove. In other words.
massage each finger of the left
hand with downward strokes
from fingertips to palm. Reverse,
making left hand pull an imsg-
mary glove onto the right.
IF the pulling-on-gloves exer-
else seems too easy" warns Nine.
Tagiafero, lust remember that
this exercise does absolutely no
good at all unless there Is real
pressure behind the massaging
motions"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
WASHINGTON - Preside

WASHINGTON - President
Roosevelt said today he person
ally was In In full sympathy
with the views Of Queen VIII
helmina In her proclamation
rallying Holland to fight the
German invasion.
At the same time the presi-
dent declared In a press con-
ference that he saw no change
In the situation to warrant re-
vision of his belief this country
can stay out Of war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11
Answers TO Test Questions

Answers 70 LEST questions
Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
1. Brazil.
2. Francis Scott Key.
5. Ohm.
4. Baseball.
S. Manhattan, Brooklyn and the
Bronx.
8. Reynaud.
Z. Spanish author.
8. North.
g. English.
10. Yes.
If you're not using IT. sell it with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main SI51.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-11

Copyright. 1s40)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
U. :. Must MiIitarize,
Cudahy Tells v. F. W.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27.-The
United States Ambassador to Bel
GUM, John Cudahy, believes that 1T
is a desperate fact, but an unde-
niable fact, that this country must,
in military world-whether we like
1t or not-become a military nation.
Mr.. Cudahy told the Veterans of
Foreign Wars National Encampment
that the United States would not
prepare for war, but Ito preserve
peace and to fight for peace"
I'VE all know that public opinion
would never tolerate an aggressive
war" he continued, lust as we know
the American people harbor no i'm
perialistic designs-and like the peo-
Pile Of Belgium ask only to be left
in peace.
"The people of Belgium did not
want war, did not expect it, yet war
did come like a flash OF lightning.
You know the consequences"
National Comdr. Otis N. Brown
told the encampment in his opening
address that you can't make a SOL
der merely by putting a gun in the
hand of a boy wearing a uniform.
1--WE, the v. F. w. service men,
have been clamoring for adoption
of a universal service plan ever since
we learned by personal experience
that the job of winning war is the
job for trained fighting men. We
must bring our national defense sys-
tenn up to date in the shortest pos
sible time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
ReVerses for Italians
In Libya Reported
As British Attack
Successful Bomburdinq
Of Burdiu and Bombu
BeIotedIy Announced
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, Aug 27.-British
naval blows against Bardia and
Bomba in Italian Libya were re-
ported today to have inflicted Sc
we're setback on Italy's North At
rican forces.
The British Navy belatedly an
nounced that its forces August "a
for the second time within a week
had successfully bombarded" both
Libyan war ports. making the Bar
dia attack at point blank range"
Full details have not been dis
closed, however.
Many observers here believe Mar
shall Rodolfo GRAHAM, the Italian
commander, will be forced to start
a drive against Egypt soon despite
any reverses because, they say, con-
slant British air and sea lombard
ments, with consequent disorganiza-
ton of war preparations, cannot be
withstood indefinitely.
Apparently occupied with first-line
strategy on the western desert,
these sources said, the Italians let
the British move into the heart of
the Port of Bardia and blast away
at military detectives virtually I'M
molested.
GRAHAM, they said, is known to
have concentrated on re-garrisoning
bomb-blasted Fort Capuzzo as a
possible front line base but, appar-
entity, at the cost of leaving his
rearguard unprotected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Alarms
Continued From First Page

were unable to get transportation
Buses and taxis reappeared as If
by magic when the all-clear sig
nal was finally sounded at $40
am.
These London taxicabs, inciden-
tally, may look old fashioned to
Americans, but they can 90 places
in a hurry In an air raid.
I had a half-hour's ride in one
from a hotel in the western resi-
Dental district to Fleet street while
the raid was at its height. When
ever we came to anything that
looked like a military objective the
driver, who seemed to know his
way by instinct in the blackout,
pushed the accelerator down to the
floor and took the corners on two
wheels.
When we reached my destina-
ton he seemed to lose all interest in
speed and sauntered off to the near
est shop for cup of tea-although
the sky still was bright with pyro-
technics.
Henry Jackson, an Associated
Press employe, was in a bus en-
route to the Office when the air
raid warning sounded. Escorted by
the bus conductor, playing q har-
monica, the passengers marched OF
to an afraid shelter singing Tip
perary" and Pack Up Your Trou-
hles In the Old Kit Bag"
They continued the journey when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

ed Is British planes as missing, with
II of the pilots safe.
(The Germans, on the other
hand, claimed ST British planes
were destroyed, against 18 Ger
man planes lost0
Convalescent patients in London
hospital were taken to trench shell
tiers during the raid, and others toe
i'll to be moved out of the building
were placed on mattresses under
their beds. The hospital was shaken
by the explosion of two bombs in the
vicinity, but no damage was done
to it.
There were number of reports
of persons being machine-gunned
from the air during raids in the
Midlands and the southwest, but
only one death was listed. Several
were reported wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Ewing Named Assistant
To Edward J. Flynn
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-Oscar r.
Ewing, New York lawyer, today be-
came assistant to Edward j. Flynn,
chairman of the Democratic Ma.
tional Committee.
Mr.. Flynn announced the ap-
pointment yesterday along with the
names of members of an Executive
Committee of the National Com
mittee. They are: Senator Byrnes
of South Carolina, chairman: Frank
c.. Walker, former National Com
mittee treasurer; Senator Lucas,
Illinois; Representative Rayburn,
Texas; Senator Bankhead, Alabama,
and former Gov. Leslie Miller of
Wyoming.
Mr.. Ewing is graduate of Wen
dell WILKES alma mater-the Uni
versity of Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
London
Continued From First Page)

ern Mediterranean and carried
out attacks on British mechanical
units and barracks in the West
ern Egyptian Desert, the COM
munique added
Air raids also were reported
against Germany, where Berlin had
40-minute night alarm.
"Chain Raiders" Over London.
These forays were reported as new
flights of German bombers ranged
Britain's coast in daylight attacks
after night of alarms which opened
new phase of an "around-the-
clock" air war on Britain.
Chain raiders" kept the London
area awake for more than six hours
last night and 500 miles of the Eng
1ish coast, from northeast to south
west, In an almost continual state
of alarm. New waves moved over
the southeast and southwest coasts
after dawn.
They were met by British fighter
pilots, and tabulated reports today
indicated that at least four German
planes were shot down.
Despite the great nuisance" of
the night raiders, comparatively few
casualties and only scattered in
stances of damage to private prop
erty were reported.
But for the first time the Germans
used the mass raid at night, sending
40 bombers against one northeast
town, where they demolished two
shops and killed at least two persons.
Heavy Attacks i'm Midlands.
The government said some bombs
were dropped ION one district in the
outskirts of Central London" and
others In the suburbs. Several in
mates of a poor house in q south
eastern town were killed in that
towns worst raid of the war, and
a number of casualties also were
reported in the Midlands, where
there were three heavy night raids.
The Germans in a new technique
accounting for the record length Of
the London raid employed force
estimated at so planes which flew
high over the capital at regular
intervals singly or in small groups,
chain fashion.
Some of the raiders, far above
the balloon barrages, kept as high
as 10000 feet-almost four miles
and appeared as tiny silvery specks
as anti-aircraft searchlights picked
them out.
They kept coming, approaching
London from the south and circling
over the metropolitan area and then
departing, apparently only to appear
later again at scheduled interval.
Two Planes Shot Down.
Despite their great height, two of
them were brought down in flames
by anti-aircraft fire in the London
area.
Many observers thought 1.-The
"chain raid" was executed for its
nuisance value-to keep Londoners
from sleeping and to hold up pro-
duction. With this new technique
comparatively few planes were en-
ployed and yet London's millions
were kept under continuous alarm
for most of the night.
The all-clear signal was sounded
about $40 am, slightly more than
an even six hours after the first
alarm.
Whatever the Germans hoped for
with the new-style raid, London was
not still. Through the entire attack
some traffc continued to move and,
although millions crouched in air.
raid shelters, many stayed on street
corners to watch the searchlight dis
play and whatever else they could
see of the raid.
The night raids capped yesterday
unusually intense warfare all over
Britain, when, according to British
figures, 46 German planes were
brought down. The government list
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Airport to Be Expanded
At Indiuntown Cop
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 27-
Construction of an airfleld to accom-
modate the largest military planes
is among improvements to be ef-
fected at Pennsylvania Indiantown
Gap Military Reservation under q
81 ,079 900 w. p. A. program.
Col. Philip Mathews, State admin
istrator of the Work Projects Adj
ministration. announced a similar
million-dollar program for improv-
ing the Army air depot at Middle
town awaits approval in Washing
ton.
Only light planes can now land at
Indiantown Gap, usual summertime
training base for Pennsylvania
troops and possible site of extended
training of the 28th Division, under
tentative War Department plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Atlas Co. to Operate
New SheII-Loodinq Plant

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 27-The At
las Powder Co., with headquarters
in Wilmington, Del. will operate
the U. S. Army's new shell-loading
plant to be located on a 15,000-acre
tract northeast of Ravenna, Ohio
the News says.
Operation will be on a cost plus
fixed fee basis. The Federal Gov
eminent will finance plant and
equipment, estimated to cost ap-
proximately s6,O00000, exclusive of
land acquisition costs, the news
paper reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Will Address Civilians

The Rev. Arthur P. Wilson, pas
tor of the Columbia Heights Chris
tian Church, Is to address members
of the Washington and Bethesda
Civitan Clubs at a special dinner
at the Washington Golf and
+ Country Club tonight at $50
o'clock. Bethesda members will be
guests OF the Washington Club.