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Evening star., 1936-12-06
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

A meeting Of the Entertainment and
House Committee of Columbia Lodge
will be held in the club room Tuesday
night to arrange program for
Christmas
George c. Eddleman announces a
dance in the lodge room December II
from 9 to II.
At the meeting on last Tuesday
night Dictator Russell B. Martin urged
the members to assist the women in
making up the Christmas box to be
sent to the Moose Home for the Aged
In Moosehaven. Fla, by giving tobacco
and pipes for the men.
Women Of the Moose.
Mrs. Emily Giles, assistant chairman
Of the Social Service Committee, Is
making arrangements for a bingo and
card party at the conclusion OF the
business meeting December IL at
Moose Hall, 1414 I street. The pro-
ceeds will be used to provide baskets
Of food for needy families at Christmas.
Mrs. Frances Baldwin. chairman Of
the Social Service Committee, has
formed a sewing group, which meets
at her home, 623 A street northeast,
Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Miss Lavina Platt, chairman OF the
Mooseheart Committee. Is collecting
toys and other small gifts to be in
cluded in the box to be sent at
Christmas to Is boys ut Dixie Hall,
Mooseheart.
Mrs Pauline Miller and Mrs. Mar
garet Bates have been appointed guides
for the six-month period beginning
January /, and will be installed by
Senior Regent Mrs. Susie Sorenson At
the December IL meeting Of the
chapter. There viii be no meeting
December as.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Secrets of the Secret Service By John Jaw DAILY
Message About a "Baby
Boy" Led to a Counter.
feiter Operating From In
side San Quentin Prison.

MYSTERIOUS silence has
shrouded the actiutties OF the
United States Secret SerDtce
for more than a halt century.
The country has marpeled
ouer the breaking up of coun-
terteiting rings and capture
of the men inuolUed In this
netarious business, but the
details haze heretofore been
buried in the terse report,
"Case closed" HotD the Secret
Serpice succeeded-the meth
ods used, the dangers faced,
the thrtll-packed battles-is
no1D described in a series OF
articles OF Dhich this Is the
third. The fourth In the series
1DiU appear nert Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
ARM0RY AID SEEN
IN CHANGE OF LAW
Proposed New Naval Official
Could Fight for Need
Here.

While the local chapter Of the United
States Naval Reserve has not taken q
definite stand on the proposed changes
in the Naval Reserve act of 1928 To be
offered to the coming Congress-. tbs
belief has been expressed in some cir
cles the proposed establishment of a
separate bureau and assistant secretary
for Naval Reserve affairs might aid the
local reservists in their efforts to OBJ
tain new armory building here.
Should Congress provide for this
change in the law, it was pointed ont.
the local reservists could present their
armory problem direct to such an on
cial. who might be convinced of the
poor conditions under which the naval
reservists in the National Capital are
working. The complaint has come
from Naval Reserve organizations
throughout the country that their
needs are frequently side-stepped in
favor of the Regular establishment.
when the matter comes up of cutting
the appropriations. If the reservists
could have some one in the depart
ment to make their fights for them
IN the Naval Committees, they feel
that they would fair better than under
the present conditions, when their re-
quests first must run the gauntlet of
departmental officials. whose primary
interest is in the Regular establish-
ment.
The local Naval Reservists have
found this out to some extent in their
EFFORTS to obtain an appropriation for
a new armory here. Their plans and
estimates received the approval of
Navy Yard officials and 1t was under
stood that they received o. K. in
some branches of the Navy Depart
ment However, when the matter
went to Congress. and the latter
asked the Navy Department for a rec
ommendation, word came from some
department official that the program
was not in accordance with the Presi-
dents economy program.
This action has resulted in such
disappointment to the civilian naval
officers here that they are now work
ing on plans to get the matter before
Congress and are seeking aid to put
their project through some congress
sional friends in the hope that they
can overcome the Navy Department
objection. All the money that has
been requested for an armory would
be used in construction. as the site
now Is available in the Washington
yard.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

Norman Glickman rented a post-office
box in the name Of Davis and there
received some of these notes. Secret
Service men, catching Glickman in
the act. found he had a brother-in-
law. Bernard Kent, in San Quentin
and the trail was opened. Glickman
was the man who brought the only
note east of the Rockies. He passed
1t in Chicago. Yet Glickman. when
tried by jury, was acquitted-even
though. he admitted guilt.
This aroused the Secret Service
men. They went out to get others,
and they did. Before they stopped,
the chief of the prison commissary
department was involved. He was
Louis j.. Murray, a civilian employe.
who fell readily into the plans Of
Lewis and Wilson. Agents found
that Murray had carried as many as
100 counterfeit notes out Of prison.
The trail led to Daniel Wilson's
home-where he held forth on pa
role-snd here IA notes were dis
covered
A IL the West Coast around San
Francisco and Seattle was being
infested with these counterfeit bills,
even after some Of the gang had been
cut of from the source Of supply.
In the dead letter oface in Seattle
reposed a package addressed to Gale
Halter. a package sent by Jack Lewis
Gale was sender of the Baby Boy
Arrived" telegram. Opened, the pack
age disgorged 2l3 of the San Quentin
counterfeit notes-and that was the
last Of the species.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA

Brookland Council will honor the
State and national officers and COM
mittees in visitation Thursday eve
ming at 35ol Twelfth street northeast
at $50.
Independent Council entertained the
State and national officers at visita-
ton Monday evening with q play,
Boss by Strategy" presented by Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Hinson and the
vice councillor, Mrs. Mona Jones. Mrs.
Klein also entertained with character.
istic sketches.
Kenilworth Council met, with Mrs.
Katherine Willie presiding. The chair
man of the State Benevolence Com
mittee. Mrs. Myers, explained The
Club Plan" Past Councillor Naomi I.
Gibson was appointed press cor
respondent.
Fidelity Council held second nomi-
nation of officers.
Esther Council met, with Mrs.
Grace Richards in the chair. Mrs.
Ethel Anderson announced a card party
January 81 for the benefit of the
Past Councillors Association. Election
of officers will be held next meeting
The council plans to cooperate with
Reno Council, Jr. o. U. A. M. with
a Christmas party for the children
of their members.
At the last meeting of Anacostia
Council first nomination of officers
was held with Miss Anna Torney,
councillor, presiding. Violin solos were
played by Charles Fowler. accompanied
at the piano by Vice Councillor
Margaret Gibbons. Quartet selec-
tions were rendered by Mrs. Mae
Gibbons, Mrs. Mary Plumb, Mrs
Anna Sansbury and Mrs. Daisy Smith
son.
Triumph Council met, with Asso-
ciate Councillor Virginia Moulden pre-
siding. Initiation was held. The fol-
lowing received the degrees: Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Griffith, Mrs. Ramona
Migeot and Mrs Lima Dare Fisclue
for Triumph Council, and Mrs. Cora
Lee Thomas for Unity Council. Nomi-
nation of officers were held.
Golden Rule Council concluded
nomination of officers Election will
feature the next meeting.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Y. W. c. "A. NEWS

Christmas in many lands will be
the theme of the Senior High School
Girl Reserve Christmas celebration
Friday at o'clock Christmas gifts
from around the world, representing
many of the countries in which the
Y. w. C. A. is organized. will be hung
on the Association Christmas tree q
few days before Christmas.
Xenos Club meeting Wednesday will
be devoted to the preparation OF a
Christmas party to be given the fol-
lowing week for children Of ST. Vim
cents Home Blue Triangle Club of
Young Business Women will have q
supper Wednesday at Sis. At 8:15
Miss Mabel Cook will be the guest
speaker for a special Christmas pro-
gram.
Public affairs study group for busi-
ness girls will meet Thursday at Sis
pm.
An international Christmas festival
and world market. spon 'ored by the
industrial-nationality groups and
World Fellowship Committee. will be
held December II from pm. until
midnight.
Committees for the week include:
Monday at II, Chapter Council and
at /, E Street Committee at 614 E
street; Tuesday at IL, public affairs;
Wednesday at pm, hospitality;
Friday at II, K Street House, and At
l, industrial nationality.
The Wednesday Club Of 614 e street
will meet December 9 for an illus
trated lecture, Travel Pictures
Through Virginia" Music will be
furnished by hillbilly orchestra, and
Mrs. James w. Anderson will be
hostess.
Mount Pleasant Chapter will hold
luncheon meeting at the Fairfax. De-
cember at 1890 pm.
Members and friends of the Y. w.
C. A. are invited to the at home hour
today at pm. preceding the music
hour at S pm. at Seventeenth and K
streets.
The program of Christmas caroling
at the Y. w. c. A. is being planned
and copies will be available about De-
cember Is.
The Education Council will meet
December II at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

may be made through Mrs. z. Fla
velle Koss.
Park View Woman's Club-The Ex-
ecutive Board met Tuesday with Mrs.
Warren H. Wagner. the president.
7708 Morningside drive. Luncheon
was served.
The next meeting of the club will
be held Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
A. G. Harries, 628 Quebec place at 8
pm. The president, Mrs. Warren II.
Wagner, will preside.
Miss Grace Meyer, teacher Of dra-
matics at the Park View Platoon
School, will direct a group OF her
pupils in sketches from THE Christ
mas Carol by Charles Dickens: a
group OF members of the club will
lead in singing Christmas carols. Re-
freshments will be served.
The Educational Committee will
meet December 10 with Mrs. Fred S.
Walker, 760 Rock Creek Church road.
The speaker will be Miss Elizabeth
Peet. dean Of women at Gallaudet
College. Luncheon will be served.
The literary section met Tuesday
evening with Mrs. George W. Evans.
752 Rock Creek Church road. THE
Fine Art of Reading" BY Emmett
Rogers, was reviewed by Mrs. Murray.
Games were played and refreshments
were served.
VoteIess District Of Columbia League
of Women Voters-Mrs. william H.
Sayin will speak on 1.-The Relation Be-
tween the Parent-Teacher Association
and the Public Schools" before Mrs.
Edward Chapin's department Of gov
ernment and education at the Worn-
ems City Club Wednesday at 1915
pm.
The subcommittee on housing Of
the District Of Columbia League Of
Women Voters will meet at the home
of Mrs Alexander Halves. 1640 Twen-
ty-first street tomorrow at 2 pm. Mrs.
Florence will discuss with the group
the Wagner housing bill which was
introduced at the last session Of Con-
gress.
Mrs. J. c. McCaskill's sub-commit-
tee on co-operatives held a luncheon
meeting at the Women's City Club
November 30. Miss Nancy Elliott
spoke on "Co-operatives in England"
Mrs. Henry Chalmers, Mrs. c. S.
Duncan and Mrs. M. o. Lorenz con-
Quoted q discussion Tuesday on How
Shall We Attain World Peace" before
the class in ACTIVE Citizenship" at
the Mount Vernon Seminary.
The department Of government and
foreign policy met Wednesday at the
home Of Mrs. M. o. LorenZ. Mrs. Will.
liam slade reviewed the Spanish ht-
uation.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Jazz Makes Worm Turn.

Jazz may save the silk industry of
Japan by killing one Of its worst en-
emies. A japanese scientist, says .
Toxic dispatch. declares that the syn
copation has fatal effect on . para
site worm which Is attacking silk.
The maggot so greatly detests jazz
that when near . phonograph playing
the strains it burrows deep into the
body Of the silkworm to get away from
the sound. and there it dies Of suf-
location IN less than half IN hour.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Modern Girl Shocks.

When Charles Boyle was released
after serving Is years in Peterhead.
Scotland, on . charge of culpable
homicide, he found great changes in
trafhc, in fashions, in speech. in man
ners, but the greatest of all was in
girls. Comparing the 1896 miss with
that of 1921 he said in Glasgow:
Their makeup Is heavier and the
girls have their eyebrows plucked TO
. thin little line, and the few remain
ing hairs, darkened with something" !"
Seeing girls smoke cigarettes. he
man fashion" also shocked him, but
the women were much smarter in
their dress, Boyle admitted, and even
factory girls, who used to wear ahAvb.
looked better.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
SORORITY NEWS

Epsilon Chapter, Phi Sigma Epsilon
Sorority, held a dinner meeting last
Thursday at Golfers Inn. The formal
third degree ceremony was admins
tered to Miss Inez Gravalles and Miss
Margaret Grow. The toastmistress
was Mrs. Louise Garrett. The guest
of honor was Mrs. Margaret Frances.
president Of the Supreme Council of
Phi Sigma Epsilon.
One of the features was a one-act
play given by Misses Marion Farley
and Eunice A1lard, Mrs Altha Rhodes
iand Mrs. Louise Garrett.
Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Gamma.
graduate women's sorority, will meet
today at 3 o'clock at Columbian
House. Twenty-first and G streets.
Hostesses for the tea, which will fol-
low the meeting, are Mrs. Thomas E.
Kissling, Mrs. John Graf Mrs. Law
renee Stafford, Mrs. James w. Suber,
Miss Irma Belk and Miss Frances
Alexander
Delta Chapter OF Chi Sigma soror-
ity will entertain the following rush"
girls at a breakfast at Wesley Hall
today: Betty Saffell. Rachel Long,
Virginia Parker. Olive Huebner, Lsa-
bel Connors, Katherine Taylor. Paul
inc Reeley. Ann Mitchell. Bernice
Putnam, Katherine Cotter, Dorothy
Matter, Jean Claire Hunt.
The Washington Alumnae Club of
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority will hold
Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. William A. Shannon, SOL Aspen
street, December TO- The assisting
hostesses are Miss Vivian vestal and
Mrs. Maria Woods.
Members of the active and alumnae
chapters at Goucher College, Balti-
more, Md, have also been invited.
Mrs. James R. Rolls entertained
members OF the Washington Alumnae
Association of Gamma Phi Beta So
rority at q supper meeting Wednesday.
Following a discussion Of the install
lation of the association as an alum
nae chapter. which will take place In
February, Mrs. Margaret Meany
Younger. province director. outlined
details Of her recent inspection tour
of Gamma Phi Beta chapters tn the
South.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
u. S. Has Half of Phones.

More than half the worlds tele-
phones are in the United States. al
though We have only about 9 per cent
of the worlds population.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

Theory Of Responses.
TN OUR discussion of the modern
theory of bidding we have 50 far
confined ourselves to the opening
4 bid. This week we are ready to
go into the theory Of responses, par
ticularly as applied to the opening
bid OF one OF suit. AS first step.
we devided responses into two classes
limiting and exploratory.
Limiting responses include the pass.
all bids in no-trump and all raises
of partners suit. Let us first con-
slider the pass 1t has been consid-
cred advisab BILE to respond with prac-
tically any values whatsoever. Our
experience has been that with most
hands the dividing line between a pass
and a response is a high-card value
of 3 and honors; in other words. a
king and queen or ace and 10. With
more you should always respond.
With less you should pass unless your
hand has distributional values. With
exactly that you are borderline.
Next we proceed to the one no
trump response. which always shows
a weak hand, . minimum high-card
value Of 3 with less you pass and
maximum Of 6l2 ian average hand in
high cards.. With a more than aver
age hand IN high cards. a player
should be able to find some response
other than one no-trump.
The jump response to two no.
trump is forcing to game and shows
a high-card value of 8h to 10. 1t
invites a slam only If the opening
bidder has substantial excess values.
The three-no-trump response is rarely
made. 1t shows a high-card value of
10a to II and Is definitely a slam
invitation, although with q minimum
hand the original bidder will naturally
pass.
The raise to two Of partners suit
Is not particularly strong bid. While
indicating about the same strength
as the one-no-trump response, 1t
shows that we think there will be
some advantage in playing the hand
in partners suit.
The exact significance Of jump
raises of partners suit to either three
or four was long subject for con-
troversy. One school played the jump
to four as . shutout and the jump
to three as strong bid. Another
played the Jump to four as q slam
invitation, and stronger than the
jump to three. The modern theory
is that both bids show approximately
the same playing strength. The jump
to three is forcing to game and the
jump to four is a bid of game. The
difference is that the jump to three
shows a flexible hand with q SUBJ
stantial high-card value t61a or more)
while the jump to four indicates that
our support is distributional and that
our high-card value is or less. The
following hands are examples Of these
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Revenues Increase.

Philippines government revenues
a1e larger than were expected.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Wind Frees Vultures.

During a recent gale in Scotland
a cage of vultureS at the Edinburgh
Zoo was turned inside out, freeing
all the birds.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES,
Theory Of Responses.

AVID surnfn. Mew p Mar Oswald
~ sysm STE n sysse% mat has beaten
Evening star., 1936-12-06

Our partner opens with one club;
We respond with one diamond even
though our high-card value is but T.
The reason for responding Is two
fold: First, il we pass. we give away
our weakness: secondly, if we bid.
there may be a chance that we will
improve the contract. At the same
time We have not taken the bidding
past the one level.
However. If partner opens with one
heart or one spade. We should pass.
1t is inadvisable to give a one no.
trump response with a high-card
value Of but 2. while a response of
two diamonds would take the bidding
past the one no-trump level.
1t is important to note that since
the one-over-one response does not
take the contract past this one no.
trump level. it need not show any
more strength than one no-trump
response. OF course the one-over-
one might indicate q very big hand.
For example, partner bids one club,
and We hold.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Spades A XXX
Hearts AK
Diamonds A X xxx
Clubs OK

SlubS
We bid only one diamond. But with
this hand we are going to make
jump forcing bid on the next round,
and If our partner shows any signs
edly carry the hand to a slam con-
tract.
Unlike the one-over-one, which Is
q joint product of practically all
bridge players. the explanatory re-
spohse Of two in a lower-ranking suit
is practically entirely our own prod
uct. Like the one-over-one. it cannot
be passed. Unlike the one-over -one,
which may be very weak chance
giving response. 1t must be . strength
showing bid. The reason Is self-evi-
dent-you have passed the one no
trump level.
There are five distinct uses for this
bid, illustrated as follows partners
opening bid in all instance having
been one spade):
Type l.
Spades Xxx
Diamonds A xxx
Clubs xxx
High-card value. 5. Two diamonds
Is the logical and only bid. Should
partner rebid his spades to two. we
pass; while II he bids two no-trump,
we raise to three no-trump.
Type q
Spades OK
Diamonds K Qxx
Clubs XIX
This hand. with . high-card value
Of IN with six honors, is entirely
too strong for . one-no-trump re-
sponse. but at the same time Is not
quite strong enough for . game-forc-
ing response Of two no-trump. A
two-diamond response enables us to
make bid Of two no-trump on the
second round (highly invitational.
but not forcing) in the event that
partner rebids to two spades.
Type >
Spades KJxx
Hearts Jxx
Diamonds AQxx
Clubs Xxx
This hand Is entirely too strong for
q mere raise to two spades and at the
same time too weak for jump to
three. Accordingly. we respond with
two diamonds. If partners second
bid is two spades, we now raise to
three spades, strongly inviting game
h,,t at the name time 1iyinr him 4
chance to stop with minimum OPEN
ing.
Type -
Spades Jx
+, Hearts AK
Diamonds A Qxxx
Clubs Kxx
Hieh-cAsd valua, eA. THIS hand
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fulfills all the requirements for a two
no-trump response However, If We
respond with two no-trump and part
ner bids either three spades or three
no-rump. we would have no chance
to show our diamonds. While game
would be safe, We might easily miss
. slam. Therefore, We respond with
two diamonds.
Type s.
Spades XXX
Hearts Xxx
Diamonds A ok
Clubs AKxx
High-card value. 9. This is the type
Of hand which accounts for many
hard-luck stories. Should the re-
sponder immedia tely bid two o-trum Z
his partner, holding the king and q
small heart, is likely to bid game in
no-trump, whereupon a heart lead
might quickly defeat the contract.
However. should responder bid two
diamonds and the original bidder
then bid two-no-trump. a three-no-
trump contract would be safe. since
a heart lead would be up to declarer s
king of hearts. incidentally, should
partners rebid over two diamonds be
two spades, We would bid four spades
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Spades AQxx
Hearts xxx
Diamonds q XXX
Clubs x
Hgh-card value, Z, we jump part
ner's opening bid Of one spade or
one heart to three, forcing the game
and ut the same time showing Q sub
stantial high-card value.
Spades Kxxxx
Hearts Axxxx
Diamonds x
Clubs K
High-card value, S, we jump part
ner's opening one spade or one heart
bid to four.
The exploratory responses, Of course,
consist Of bids in . new suit. The
first of these 10 the one-over- -one.
The one-over-one u . neutral re-
sponse in that it may be made With
. very weak or . very strong hand.
For example, suppose We hold.
Spades XXX
Hearts Xxx
Diamonds K K xxx
Clubs H
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High-card value. 5. Two diamonds
is the logical and only bid. Should
partner rebid his spades to two. we
pass; while II he bids two no-trump,
we raise to three no-trump.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

may be made through Mrs. E. Fla
velle KoSs.
Evening star., 1936-12-06

The Petworth Woman's Club will
meet tomorrow in the Petworth School
at 8 pm. Mrs. Arthur c. Fowle will
sing a French Christmas carol. Mrs.
Leonard Russie will render a German
Christmas carol The music section
will provide q program.
The philanthropic section will dis
tribute red stockings to the members
to be filled with gifts and returned to
the chairman. These stockings with
clothing will be given to worthy chill
dren In time for Christmas.
Mrs. william Van Pelt will enter
tain the hospitality section on We'd
nesday at pm.
Twentieth Century Club-C L. Sa-
velli, Italian exchange fellow in polit-
ical science at the American Univer-
sity Graduate School. will be the
speaker at the international outlook
section tomorrow at the Y. w. c. A.
ON the subject, The Position Of Italy
in Foreign Affairs" Mrs. Charles
Will Wright will speak on Italian
opinion as reflected among friends
in the United States.
The Nature section will have an out
door session on Wednesday. Mem
bers will meet at 1890 am. at the
Connecticut avenue entrance to the
Zoo.
The characterization section will
have Q luncheon at 1890 pm. Thurs
day at the Y. w. c. A. DR.. Fred
Kelly Of the United States Bureau
Of Education Will speak On Civic
Training IA Colleges." Reservations