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Evening star., 1936-02-13
PACE QU|CKEN|NG
IN COUNSEL RACE
Campaigns for Successor
to Prettyman Are Well
Under Way.

Campaigns for candidates to sue
ceed E. Barrett Prettyman as corpora
ton counsel were well under way to-
day, both in and out of the District
Building, as the Commissioners MAIN
tained silence as to whom they may
select.
While there was no word of any
official application for the post, it
became known number of names
have been suggested informally, some
with strong political backing.
Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, was reported to be
urging the appointment of William
A. Roberts, now peoples counsel. who
formerly served as special assistant
corporation counsel, assigned to public
utilities matters.
Roberts, who also has been indorsed
by the Federal Bar Association, was
the authority for the statement con-
cerning King He declared he was not
campaigning for the job, and said
Senator King had told him he should
take the appointment. 1t is under
stood King has suggested the appoint
ment of Roberts
Some District officials are proposing
the promotion of Vernon E. West, now
principal assistant to Prettyman.
Others mentioned informally include
Ringgold Hart, formerly principal as
sistant corporation counsel, who has
been engaged in private law practice
for some years; 10 v. Morgan, promi-
nent Washington attorney: H. Winship
Wheatley, former president of the Dis
trict Bar Association; Walter L. Fowler,
an assistant corporation counsel; FL
wood Seal, another assistant corpora
ton counsel, and William NICK. Clay
ton, veteran chairman of the Utilities
Committee of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations.
Prettyman has resigned, effective
March Is, to return to private law
practice.
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bei7TRAAIF7FIo TRAFFIC
F~ CONVICTIONS
FIRST oFFENsE SPEEDING.

FIRST OFFENSE SPEEDING.
william Sweeney, Maryland, 81
miles, $40.
Beverly T. Taylor, Virginia, SO miles,
$40.
Martin Lukas, 1927 Mckinley street,
SO miles. $40.
Charles L. Davis, S2l Decatur street,
80 miles, S..
Samuel K. Kramer, Maryland, 38
miles, $40.
Frank B. Daley. New Jersey, 50
miles, $40.
Joseph Daley, New Jersey, 80 miles.
SO.
Spencer H. Miser, 2200 Randolph
place northeast. "a miles, So.
George. 7. Diggs, Maryland. s6
miles, $40.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
TWO JAILED FOR SALE
OF FAKE SHOW TICKETS
Prisoners Declared to Have Prom
;sad Na@iopal Sboxu Which

prisoners declared TO have Prom
ised National Show Which
Was Never Scheduled.
More than rs Washington theater
goers are going to be disappointed if
they expect to get into the National
Theater during the week of March
2 on 25-cent tickets bought from two
men who have been selling out the
house"
The men, William Mandell. 40. Of
New York, and Robert Dan Herrick,
%. of Baltimore, were sentenced to
serve 120 days in Jail each by Judge
John P. McMahon in Police Court
today on charges of obtaining money
under false pretenses.
According to evidence introduced at
the trial, Mandell and Herrick sold
more than rs tickets to THE National
Vaudeville Actors Benefit" to be held
at the National
No such show has been planned at
the theater, Steve Cochran, man
ager of the theater, testified.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
THREAT Of FLOOD
|. SPURS PLAN FOR
1000 VOLUNTEERS
Heavy Rain Might Cause
Grave Situation in Parts
of City.
DUTIES OF AIDES TOLD
BY U. S. ARMY ENGINEER
Close Tab Being Kept on All
Gauges in Watershed to
Protect Capital.

AS cloudy skies continued and some
rainfall occurred, Mai. Robert G.
Guyer, District engineer for the War
Department for the Washington area,
today checked on latest preparations
to summon voluntary army of some
1000 men, should major flood sweep
down upon the National Capital.
The major made it clear that there
are no indications of a flood as yet,
but he pointed out that if there should
be two or three inches of rainfall in
the Potomac watershed, this, added to
the snow and ice, would make a men
acing situation.
Maj Guyer and his associates are
keeping a close eye on reports from
the Weather Bureau, which maintains
stream gauges and precipitation sta
tions at various points in the Po-
tomac River Basin. Warmer weather
and junction of food waters from
the Shenandoah and Upper Potomac
Rivers at Harpers Ferry, w. Va. would
be a serious threat to the safety of
the low-lying sections of the Capital,
the major said.
Emergency Duties Outlined.
To combat this situation, he is
notifying various agencies concerned
of what they would be expected to
do in the event of grave emergency.
Soldiers from Fort Belvoir, Va; Fort
Myer, Va; Fort Washington and Fort
Meade in Maryland would be thrown
into the breach here, Maj. Guyer said,
in the event of major food. Fur
ther, he explained, soldiers from the
10th Brigade here would be available
for police work. Abut 100 employees
from the United States engineer Office
would be added to the voluntary Army
and from Fort Belvoir alone would
come some 400 soldiers from the
Engineer Regiment, who would be
utilized in throwing up protective
dikes to stem the waters.
Materials Checked.
A check-up has been made on neces-
sary materials for flood control, such
as sand, gravel, gunny sacks as we'll as
transportation equipment, the major
declared.
The United States Engineer Office is
acting purely as voluntary co-ordi-
mating agency, Maj. Guyer said. Let
terS are going out to the component
parts of the f1ood-control army-in-
cluding the Districts Highway and
Sewer Departments and the National
Capital parks-notifying them of the
latest developments. Washington
would have a 24-hour warning con-
corning the onward sweep of food
waters, officials explained, with the
latest word from the Weather Bureau
on the crest of the flood being relayed
to Maj. Guyer's headquarters.
The major described a food here as
depending upon a combination of cir
cumstances, which it is impossible to
forecast accurately. 1t all depends
upon how the ice melts in the upper
reaches of the Potomac, the rainfall
and the weather conditions in the
Shenandoah Valley, and the high
mountains of Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
UNDERGRADUATE PRIZES
FOR POETRY AWARDED
Trinity College Student First in
Contest Sponsored by Uni
versity Women.

The fourth annual poetry contest
for the undergraduates of seven local
colleges and universities, sponsored by
the American Association of Univer-
sity Women, closed last night with
the presentation Of prizes to the three
winners at a banquet held at the
University Club House on I street.
In addition to the prize winners, two
we're given honorable mention.
The winners were Miss Mary Louise
Tindall, Trinity College. first prize;
Miss Mary K. Bland, Trinity College,
second prize; Miss Annette Temin,
Wilson Teachers College, third prize.
Honorable mention was given Miss
Ruth Ivy Romm Of Wilson Teachers
College and Miss Betsy Winter, Amer
ican University.
Miss Elizabeth Peet of Gallaudet
College, who has been in charge Of
the contest, presided.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

trict Jail today,
cow vlcted on
gambling charges
which may bring
him a prison SEN
tence of from 6
years 4 months
to 80 years.
A jury, which
deliberated five
hours. found him
guilty last night
on all S e v e n
counts of an in
dictmeat. Con-
victed with him,
were six of his
associates. Ed.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
APARTMENTS LOOTED

Thieves ransacked several rooms in
the Belvedere and Miramar Apart
ments yesterday. their biggest haul
being five 81 900 bonds.
Loss of the bonds was reported by
Emily Jinkins, Belvedere Apartments.
Other victims there and their losses
were: Charles j. Auerback, pistol
and jewelry valued at s85; Ina Mann,
jewelry; Sylvia Pollow, a small sum
of money.
Perry Bonner, a private detective,
was among those whose suites in the
Miramar were ransacked.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
RENT BILL RALLY CALLED

Labor Union Committee Sets
March 5 for Meeting.
A mass meeting has been called for
Thursday, March 5. at Central High
School to consider the Ellenbogen rent
bill, it was announced today by the
Central Labor Union Committee on
Rents and Housing.
The meeting was called following a
conference of special group from
the committee with Representative
Mary Norton, chairman of the House
District Committee Mrs Norton
promised, the committee announced,
that she would support the Ellenbogen
bill should it come up in the House.
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Married at Martinsburg.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, February
13 Especially Miss Marion Rhoades'
formerly of Rhoadesville, Va, now OF
Washington, where she is a nurse. and
y. vann Ferguson Of Fredericksburg,
Va, we're married here January Is by
the Rev. John Ward Brown, First
Baptist pastor, it was disclosed today
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Old Soldier Injured.

MARTINSBURG, W. Va, February
13 (SpeciaD waiter Simpson, rs, o
resident of the United States Soldiers
Home, washington, is under treat
ment IN o local hospital where he was
brought Tuesday after an accident In
which he fractured . bone near the
ankle. He was On furiough from
the home.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Parents to Hear Address.

Miss Christine Heinig of Teachers
College, Columbia University, a spe-
cialist In nursery education and child
development, will address the parent
study groups of the National Child
Research Center. 1909 Highland place,
at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
MRS. MANKIN ILL

Assistant Probation officer for
Police Court Stricken.
Mrs. Katharine v. Mankin, for the
past IA years assistant probation off,
Ger in Police Court, was reported crit
ically Ill today at her home, 5705
Colorado avenue.
MRS. Mankin, who is 81, was. ap-
pointed to her present position in
December, 1922. She is reported to
be suffering from paralysis.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
MRS. PROBERT LAUDED

Montgomery Hospital Board Pays
Tribute to Former Head.
SANDY SPRING, Nd, February i3
Especially "A memorial to the memory
of Mrs. L. C. Probert by Mrs. Charles
C. Tumbleson featured the meeting Of
the Executive Board of the Montgomery
County General Hospital Monday. Mrs.
Frederick L. Thomas presided. Mrs.
Probert had been chairman of the
Executive Board for many years.
A report by Miss Frances Leishear,
superintendent of the hospital, showed
1O1 patients were admitted last month.
Eleven doctors from out of town were
recorded as having visited the hospital
during the month.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Talk on Juvenile Court Bill.

Mrs. Jesse C. Adkins, wife OF the
District Supreme Court justice, Will
address the Washingtonians on the
new Juvenile Court bill at a meet
ing of that organization at 8:l5
o'clock tonight in the Brighton Ho-
tel
Evening star., 1936-02-13
IRWIN CONVICTED
ON GAMING CHARGE
Gambler and Six Associates
Denied Bail After Being
Found Guilty.

Morris E. Dutch) Irwin, known to
police for many years as one of Wash
ington's leading gamblers but never
before brought to trial, was in the Dis
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Varied Soil.

Twenty-six different soil types have
been catalogued in Polk County, Tex,
by the soil conservation service.
Evening star., 1936-07-19
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE.

Past Regent Mrs. Frances Mitchell
was presented with q. jewel at the
last meeting of Columbia Chapter.
The presentation ceremony was con-
Quoted by Past Regent Mrs. Ethel
Phythian. Past Regent Mitchell was
also presented with . table decoration
service Of silver peacocks. IS . gift
from the officers of her administration
as senior regent.
On behalf of the Home Making
Committee, . clock was presented to
the chapter by the chairman, Past
Regent Mrs. Anna Wagner.
Senior Regent Mrs Sorensou an
nounces the appointment of Ars
Pauline Miller q chairman OF q
convention club.
The RituAlistfc Committee met Wed
nesday evening to discuss plans for
participation in the ritualistic work
at the District Conference In Hasers-
town, Nd, September s. 8 and z.
Three vacancies in the escort caused
by election Of Mrs. Maria Clark to the
ofiice Of chaplain, and the appointment
Of Misses LAyina Platt and Anne Fer
rera as guides, will be filled BY Misa
Janice Naecker, Mrs. Lena Meadows
and Mrs. Margaret Bates.
Evening star., 1936-07-19
JOBS DAUGHTERS

Bethel q. D. was instituted at East
Gate Masonic Temple. when officers
of Bethel No. l initiated Gertrude
Stanton, Faye Deitz, Katherine Beach,
Dorothy Mcdowell, Edith Lewis, Betty
Deitz, Mildred Stanton, Lorraine
Allan. Evelyn Reynolds, Carolyn Hotis,
Allene Deitz, Norma Chapman,
Frances Simpson, Dorothy Ferguson,
Ruth Mitchell, Doris Speake, Betty
Lou Thrasher, Ruth Fentiman, Neva
Goldsmith, Mary Smith, Doris Phillips,
Virginia Hughes, Eleanor jacobson,
Lorraine Fox. Marian Hooper, Con-
stance King. Clara Goldsmith, Shirley
Elms. Margaret Highsmith, Dorothy
Deibel. Catherine Fry and Helen
Fletcher.
Bethel U. D. was then instituted by
Mrs. Frey, supreme guardian, who was
assisted by Mrs. Thompson as guide,
Mrs. Stewart as marshal, Mrs. Wetzel
as secretary and Mrs. Teachum as
chaplain.
The Bethel officers-honored queen,
Carolyn Hotis; senior princess, Ger
trude Stanton; Junior princess, Faye
Deitz; guide, Edith Lewis; marshal,
Lucille Mcdowell; recorder. Katherine
Beach; treasurer, Betty Dietz; chap
lain, Mildred Stanton; librarian, Lor-
raine Allan; pianist, Norma Chapman;
first messenger, Evelyn Reynolds; Sec
cnd messenger. Allene Deitz; third
messenger, Frances Simpson; fourth
messenger, Dorothy Ferguson; fifth
messenger, Ruth Fentiman; senior GUS
todian, Neva Goldsmith; junior GUS
todian. Mary Smith; inner guard, Ruth
Mitchell. and outer guard, Doris
Speake-were installed by the follow
ing from Bethel No. l and Bethel No.
2: Installing officer. Harriet Schmidt:
guide. Doris Brattain; marshal, Doro-
thy Brauner; chaplain, Dorothy Lima;
pianist. Helen Manning: senior Gus
todian. Helen Hept; junior custodian,
Mary Ellen Bailey.
Evening star., 1936-07-19
NATIONAL UNION

The senate of the National Union
Assurance Society meets on Mackinac
Island this week. The Washington
jurisdiction is represented by Arthur
8. Brown, Michael j. Kindsfather and
William j. OBrien.
Morris J. Hole presided at the Ex-
ecutive Board meeting. District Man
ager Arthur s. Brown announced the
third class ceremonial for this year
will be held in October.
Meetings this week are: Monday,
Potomac Council, Pythian Temple:
Central Council; Woodmen of the
World Hall: Tuesday, Mckinley Coun-
ell. Northeast Masonic Temple; State.
War and Navy Council, room 723,
Colorado Building: Wednesday, Hos
pital Service Association, room sol,
Washington Loan & Trust Co. Build
ing.
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Winning Contract
system in existence.
BY THE FOUR ACES.

they have exactly the same cards
which now count but three tricks. in
spite of the fact that, II anything.
the average Is In favor Of the split
holding.
Valuation by means Of tricks has
been recognized BY such long usage
that many people will not care to
discard It. However, q player who
wishes to use the -Four Aces valuation
methods, with . partner who Is using
quick tricks or honor tricks. may do
70 very easily. since . multiplication
of tricks BY three, or division OF point
count By three. reduces one to the
other. Nov the player using the
-Four Aces point count Immediately
obtains q great advantage. regardless
Of what basis his partner use&
For example. consider notrump bid
ding. There are Is tricks and rs
points In the deck; two points equal
one playing trick. Hence, 10 points
produce nine tricks and three no
trump. Actually, declarer will usually
obtain an advantage tn play. 20 that
Q hand with II points would repre-.
sent . probable three-notrump bio.
Similarly 22ia points would represent
Evening star., 1936-07-19
VETS POST PLANS
PICNIC AUGUST Z
v. T. W. Group Will Take
River Trip to Fort
Washington.

Washington Post, District Of Co.
lumbia Department, Veterans of For-
eign Wars, at meeting Monday night
mad plans for family picnic Aug',ss
2. The party will leave Washington
Barracks on the steamer Gen. Ruck-~
at 10 am. and 60 to Fort Washington.
The return trip will begin at pm.
There will be q program Of games,
including base ball game. The posts
Sons of Veterans unit will give an
exhibition drill. Walter p. Boehm
heads the committee In charge.
A miscellaneous shower was given
to Mrs. Florence Morris, department
conductress, by the several auxiliaries
and posts. Mrs. Ewing of Follow Me
Auxiliary gave q toast. Mrs Morris
and her fiance, Harold Peterson OF
Fort Belvoir, Va responded. Refresh
ments were served
Potomac Auxiliary met Tuesday eve
ming. Rose Luebkert was elected dele
gate to the national convention to be
held in Denver, Colo. Ethel Fowler
was elected alternate.
McKimmie- Catterton Auxiliary met
at the home of the president, Mrs.
Adelaide M. Grant. The auxiliary
elected Mrs. Grant delegate to the ma
tional convention and Frieda Keliher
as alternate. Refreshments were served.
Evening star., 1936-07-19
B. P. O. ELKS

The Orphans Outing COMMITTEES
has arranged q program for enter
tanning approximately 600 children.
who will be present from the various
homes in the vicinity of the District
of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
at Glen Echo Park next Wednesday.
Gov. David Scholtz of Florida was
elected grand exalted ruler Of the
Elks at the Grand Lodge Convention
held in Los Angeles, Calf, last week.
Esteemed Leading knight Philip U,
Gayaut presided at the meeting OF
the lodge Wednesday night.
The sixteenth annual convention OF
the Maryland. Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia Elks' Association
will be held at Annapolis, Md. August
3, 4 and S.
Chairman Fred Berger Of the An
napolis Club announces plans have
been made for the steamer, Southland,
to leave August from Washington
for Annapolis and return from there
Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1936-07-19
CRUISE |SPLANNED
BYWOMEN'S CLUB
Box Lunches to Be Taken on
"Sunset" Expedition to
Be Held Wednesday.

A sunset cruise" will be held
Wednesday on the Steamer City of
Washington by members OF the Wom-
ems City Club, leaving the wharf at
$50 O'Clock. Box lunches will be
taken.
Miss A. Viola Smith, American
trade commissioner to Shanghai,
China, will address the members at q
club dinner in the garden Thursday.
Her topic will be Motor Travel in
China"
Mrs. Mary I. Couch, chairman Of
music, will conduct a sing" with &C
Gordon accompaniment.
Business Women's Council meeting
Tuesday at Temple Heights. Box
supper at S o'clock. Reservations to
be made with Miss Florence Handler
Shott.
American Association of University
Women-Mrs. Richard Hogue, presi-
dent, announces the appointment of
Miss Mary Louis Brown, chairman of
the International Relations Com
mittee.
Mrs. Leslie Whitten, chairman of
the Hospitality Committee, expects
to introduce old-time square dances
and feature bridge luncheons this
year. Mrs. Thomas D. Lewis will be
vice chairman and will assist with
the club teas. Mrs. A. B. Gunnerson
will be in charge of club hostesSes.
Mrs. Thomas w. Heitz will conduct
the bridge luncheons and DR.. Sara
Elizabeth Branham will appoint hos
tesses to take care Of the guests at
evening affairs.
Mrs. Whitten and her committee
which will be announced in September
have plans for sponsoring new men,
bers.
Mrs. Frank E. Edgington will review
Summer Will Show" at the morning
book review section Thursday. It has
been decided to extend activities
through August.
The Junior group will have Mrs.
Goodwin P. Graham as hostess to-
morrow at 4:30 o'clock.
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, Daush-
ters Of Union Veterans of the Civil
War. 1861 1865, met at 1922 New
Hampshire avenue; Eva G. Garis,
president, presiding.
Sylvia Mclaughlin and Edith
Bugbee were chosen delegate and al
ternate. respectively, to the national
convention which meets here the week
of September 20.
Amelia A. Yoder was installed press
correspondent.
Jennie Hamilton reported on serv-
ices held at the tomb of the unknown
Civil War veterans in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Zonta CIub-Members and their
guests were entertained at Bonnie
Brie, by Miss Emma T. Hahn with a
picnic supper Wednesday. Miss Mable
Strider, president, gave report on the
annual convention of Zonta Interna-
tional held at SwampScott, Mass. Miss
Malinda Havey, Mrs. May Meyers Nc
Elroy. Miss Annie Muddiman and Mrs.
Emily Dickerson also gave reports.
Evening star., 1936-07-19

a ooint count in which the ace Is
valued at 3, the king at :. the queen
at and the jack ut ". 80 that the
average hand is represented BY 61z
points and the total Of the pack BY 26.
Most other systems. however, value
the hand on quick tricks" or honor
tricks. An ace Is counted - one
trick, an ace-king IS two. . guarded
king q one-haf, and perhaps 70
other honor combinations are assigned
various values. In al these systems
consistency b Impossible. since in one
deal the total Of the four hands WIN
be q many rs 10 tricks. In another
- few as seven.
For example. II North holds the
ace-king Of spades and South the
ace-king Of hearts. they have four
tricks BY . trick valuation method.
But, sh0uh North hold the ace Of
spades and king Of hearts. and South
the ace Of hearts and king Of spades,
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more than IL tricks. or a probable
small slam.
Now let us see how we respond Il
our partners opening notrump bid
Suppose we hold:
AAJx
vKxx
xxx
%KQxx
Here is a high card value of 1912
II your partner Is playing the fom
aces system, his notrump bid indi.
Gates 111a-l3. Hence by adding youi
1917, you know the combined hand,
represent a minimum of ~ and .
maximum of c31z. Your correct biz
is five notrump, telling your partner
to bid six unless his opening bid b
a rock-bottom minimum.
Suppose your partner is not play
ing the four aces system, but is bid
| ding a notrump on three tricks. Threi
tricks equal nine points. plus l0l2
equal I91a-there can be no slam
You simply bid three notrump. Sup
pose his notrump represents fon
tricks; four times three equals /:
points, IL plus 1912 equals 2214. Sine,
he may have shaded slightly, yot
merely bid five notrump, practically
commanding him to bid six. Suppos,
his notrump is based on five tricks
Five times three equals IS points
plus 10i2, 2512. Your bid is sever
notrump.
This simple use of the point coun
will enable any player to respond tt
his partners notrump bids just as &C.
curately as the greatest experts. AL
he has to know is how many tricks Of
points his partners notrump repre-
sents.
The rule we have just given is meani
to apply to those hands In which re.
sponder holds no five or six card suit
Possession of such q suit, particu.
larry when headed by two or mort
honors. definitely indicates additiona
playing strength. Accordingly, yop
should add one point to the actua,
high card value for each card oveI
four in any strong suit. For instance
! il you hold:
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valuing Your Hand.
Inventors Of the system tha

. VERY system Of bidding ut con-
tract bridge includes . method
Of hand valuation. In the
n~~,r Ar>~ ~v~tAUa the hagfR n
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The next article in this series vii
appear tomorrow.