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Evening star., 1938-12-11
Automobile Hints
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

Now that gears are coming in for
such large slice Of the automobile
owners attention, it is well to under
stand some of the terms used by
engineers and service men in dis
cussing gear troubles. You may, for
instance, hear of angular misalign-
ment." This means that gears do
not butt in a straight line, but are
afflicted with abutment at an angle.
"Radial misalignment" sounds more
complicated, but it simply means
that gears so troubled are not con-
centric. Concentricity means hav-
ing a common center, such as the
relation between brake shoes and
brake drums.
Every now and again, after intro
ducing a new model, engineers will
discover an unexpected hazard In
design or construction. When this
happens the custom is to cam
paign" This is the trades term for
calling in all the new models and
making whatever change is neces-
sary to eliminate the hazard. Be-
cause this process has to be done
without too much publicity, since 1t
makes excellent ammunition for
competitors, many buyers do not en-
joy the added security Of an alter
alton in the car. To prevent any
such oversight it is we'll to keep In
close touch with the service station
after buying new car. Several
years ago I was saved a bad acci-
dent by having a new arm put on
one of the front shock absorbers.
Had the original one broken it would
have dropped down on the left front
spring and interfered with the steer
ing arm
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Washington today. Friends may
reach him at the Mayflower Hotel.

washington To-Day. FRIENDS may
reach him at the Mayflower Hotel.
The scent Virginia Dare stamp
was removed from the sales list of
the Philatelic Agency on December
2. 1t was issued on August 10, 1887,
and the total printing was Is, 900 900.
Philatelic Agency receipts for No
vember were $198, ,57901.
Special expeditions service will be
accorded all requests received at the
Philatelic Agency marked: Christ
mas order"
The Associated Press Feature Serv-
ice says: "A crusading journalist
who tried his hand at revolution
developed a passionate interest in
public education and finally be-
came his country's President, re-
Gently has been honored by the
Argentine Republic on the 50th an
niversary OF his death. He was
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Q811-
1889. The portrait of this fiery
politician-teacher appears on a set
Of stamps of restrained design which
probably appeared on September IL,
the date of Sarmiento's death.
Much Of Sarmiento's life was
spent In Chile because his political
beliefs did not jibe with those Of
Evening star., 1938-12-11

the Isle Of Wight in England, Car
thage in North Africa, Amsterdam
in The Netherlands, Genoa in Italy
Jamaica in the British West Indies
and Java in the Dutch East Indies,
Paris In France and Vienna, until
recently, in Austria.
Also, of Boston in Massachusetts
Cleveland in Ohio, Emporia in
Kansas, Omha In Nebraska, st. Paul
in Minnesota and the White House
in the District of Columbia.
But a glance through the United
States Official Postal Guide, in
credible as it may seem, shows that
every one of these centers of human
habitation is in nearby Virginia, the
well-beloved Old Dominion.
Cover enthusiasts may be governed
accordingly.
SCOTS Standard Postage Stamp
Catalogue differs with the Post
Office Department on the colors of
the presidential series of stamps
Official designation of the l5-cent
Buchanan stamp is gray" the cata-
logue editors call it blue gray"
Similarly, the Scent Monroe, 1l-cent
Polk and 14-cent Pierce all are de-
scribed as blue" and the editors of
the catalogue refer to them as bright
blue" "ultramar1ne" and blue" The
17-cent Johnson is labeled by the de-
partment crimson" but it will be
known In philatelic circles as rose
red"
Stamp meetings for the week in
clude:
Tomorrow evening at 8, Capital
Precancel Club, room 6, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV; pro-
gram and bourse.
Tomorrow evening at 8, Wood
ridge Stamp Club, 2208 Rhode
Island avenue NE; Albert Kunze,
speaker; auction of United States
and foreign stamps and covers.
Tuesday evening at 8, Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School; address and exhibition by
Ralph H. Sellman, Mount Airy, Md. !;
bourse and auction.
Tuesday evening at 9:45, Wash
ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
ton VOL: Mr.. Kunze will present
stamp romance and comment on
current philatelic news.
Wednesday evening at 8, Wash
ington Philatelic Society; quarterly
business meeting for members only
Evening star., 1938-12-11

East, Mr.. Hermans, was dealer
and having three and a half tricks
South and West passed and North
bid two clubs. East passed, as did
South, and West called two hearts,
which was well warranted. North
and East passed. whereupon Mr..
Mothershed in the South at this
point entered the bidding with two
spades, which was the final con-
tract.
East not having supported his
partners heart bid, West led the
eight of clubs; North won and the
four Of spades was led from dummy,
East ducked, declarer won with the
king and returned to dummy with
another club, led . second spade
which East this time took with ace
and led a small diamond, hoping
that West could win and then come
through the hearts; South captured
the trick with his king and led the
queen Of trumps, which reduced his
holding to the eight spot while
East still had the jack. He con-
tinued to lead clubs. discarding the
10 Of clubs in dummy instead of
the 3. in order to keep the lead in
his own hand. On the fourth lead
Of clubs East boldly threw away
his ace of diamonds in the hope
that declarer would next lead a
diamond which West would take
and lead a heart. This would have
enabled East to win and take out
declarer's last trump with his jack
and then run two more hearts to
set the contract. Mr.. Mothershed
saw the purpose in time, however,
to throw East in by playing his last
trump and force East to lead away
from his ace-queen of hearts. This
Evening star., 1938-12-11

The average stamp collector prob
ably has thought Of Edinburgh as
being IN Scotland, Dublin in Ire
land, Shanghai in China, Buena
Vista IN Mexico, Brunswick and
Cologne IN Germany. Sparta IN
Greece, Exeter and Dorchestar ara
Evening star., 1938-12-11

allowed him to win one heart and
in the end to lose one diamond.
A new series of games conducted
by William Cheeks has been started
on Thursday nights at the Hotel
Roosevelt. Winners in the most re-
cent game were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Miller, first; Miss Margaret M.
Wentworth and Mrs. Goodwin
Graham, second; Raymond Kerr and
Donald Knox, third.
Two novices to whom contract
bridge was a foreign language STEP
ped in and won first honors in the
Treasury Department game last
Tuesday night at the Hotel Grafton.
They were Miss Margaret Devlin and
Miss Mary I. Andrutonis. They were
coached by the director, Mrs. Dixie
T. Wright, and proved very apt
pupils, so much 50 that they won
by comfortable lead, playing North
and South. Second in this direction
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Reed and
Mrs. L. F. Holcombe and Mrs. N. c.
Duane, third; East and West, the
winners. were A. F. Arnold, jr., and
John Abramson, first, and Miss H.
Fuess and Miss Dunevant, second.
Among last weeks winners were
the following:
At the American Association Of Uni
3. V:s5sssi ssai.aS 4's; M5:s elyas He!ass
Ross 'nS e.. NJ: r:lss asshf has
Miss Edn. Me1tens and john ponneliy
Gibson. third.
d s.. aAiSin fTst; Martin May ana mrs;
Mrs. Dora Schwartz third.
Friday. North and South. Mrs. N r N
Kari Akin and Miss Shirley schvaEtz sec
third: East and West. Dr. E. B. Connolly
and Joe McAlwee. first: Miss Mabel Iobin
I'm sne he eRs Ssiena saaPS PTess shlts cIubMr and
Mrs; HaEold Brayman. first; Frank 3.
5ehn penne s and FSh Edns Meron s
tie broken in favor Of the former.
At the !. Sale studio-Monday. Mrs.
frst; MIS-. Msttye Msye Mckenzie and
Rush Buckley. second: DR.. and Mrs. A. J.
Steinberg. third.
Thursday. Mrs. Anne o. Grimes and Mrs.
RsSeh Robins; OBJ Mrf ri GhaTeS Kaya
Mrs; N. r. Reddy and Col E. B. Gray.
At Colonial Village-North and South.
Mrs. c. N. Hall and E L. Bono, second;
Mrs; D: N. Stephan and J. A. -Beug. third:
Mrs. Jack Bennett nrst; i. 4. Simpson son
and q, NJ: Cooke second: Mrs. 7. T. Onley
and Mrs. w. H. Owens, third,
Evening star., 1938-12-11
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Problem Come for Final Settlement
Visitors at New York Show Express Views

pressed on such questions as inspec-
ton laws, speed limits, horn blowing
and trafnc safety activities.
That safety inspection Of motor
vehicles was favored by motorists
participating in the referendum Is
indicated by the nearly 10-to-1 AMIR
NATIVE vote on the question, SHOULD
morotists be required to have their
headlights and brakes inspected
periodically at oficial inspection
stations?" Yes, 1923; no ITO.
Opinion has always varied as re-
CARDS speed limits. In the poll, q
speed limit Of SO miles per hour
received by far the largest vote,
with speed limits past 60 miles per
hour receiving scant approval. The
question: IF there is to be rigidly
enforced maximum speed limit on
the open highway. what do you
think 1t should be?" The answers: !:
As mp.h., 1001 votes; so m.p.h.,
3,777; IS m.ph., 1,430; 60 m.p.h.,
Ito; IS m.p.h., 467, and 10 m.p.h.
513 votes.
Voters favored the prohibition of
all horn-blowing except that nec-
essary to prevent an accident, by a
vote of 4,793 to 1881. However,
they disapproved the idea of prohib-
iting horn blowing in cities from II
pm. to 8 am. Vote on the latter
question was 4.144 in favor Of such
prohibition, with 1880 against 1t.
Safety educational activities led
in balloting on the factors RESPONSE
BILE for new public interest in the
trafflc problem, with 4,750 votes.
Personal accident experiences was
second, with 1891 votes. Police en-
forcement activities was third, with
1,738 votes. The question was word
ed: (Which one of the following has
been most effective in making you
think seriously about accidents?-
personal enforcement experiences,
personal accident experiences. safe
ty educational activities"
New York and New JERSEY resi-.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
By G. adams HOward.

A public hearing on pedestrian
control will be held Thursday, De-
cember Q, In the boardroou Of the
District Building, according to pres
ent plans Of the District Of Colum-
bia Commissioners. The question
Is an important one and final action
should only be taken after q
thorough discussion Of the problem.
That something should be done
In the near future to protect the
walkers throughout the city seems
necessary. In congested cities every
one must realize that the problem is
two-sided. Motorists and pedestrians
can no longer do as they like to do
If that action proves dangerous.
Automobiles have had many re-
strictions for q long time and prop
erly so. It is only fair that pedes-
trians should be required to observe
certain regulations when they are
considered only for their own protec-
ton. Children are restricted be-
cause 1t Is for their own good.
Fatalities on the streets of WASH
AIlk IOu IuuSL DC Cut QOWus
The public was given an op-
portunity to express itself on
the subject of pedestrian control
when automatic voting machines
were set up at the New York Auto
mobile Show, the American Auto
mobile Association reports. The
A. A. A. was in charge Of the voting
machines. The vote was q heavy
nine-to-one affirmative vote on the
question. Should pedestrians be
compelled to obey Stop and Go
signal lights?" The total vote was
yes, 1922; and no, 954. Unqestion-
ably there were a great many pedes-
trians themselves that voted for
control.
Other votes showed that the
"roadhog" and slow drivers con-
stituted the greatest highway nui-
sances. Public thinking also was ex-
Evening star., 1938-12-11

dents, who made up the bulk Of those
voting at the A. A. A. exhibits, in
dicated by a 3-to-1 vote that the
construction Of express highways
and other modern traf1ic facilities
in that vicinity encourages them to
use their automobiles much more,
asserted Mr.. Marsh. A total Of 6,622
voted yes on the question, Have
express traffic facilities in New
York and vicinity encouraged you to
use your automobile more?" No
votes were 2,132.
Three pet peeves of motorists,
"Slow drivers" Road hogging" and
Failure to signal" received highest
votes, almost equal in number, the
first two further serving to point to
the so-called Sunday driver"
Horn footing" in traffic and "Cut-
ting in" also received high votes.
while Careless pedestrians" came
In for a share Of criticism. Back
seat driving" the brunt Of many q
family joke, was far down the list
Of annoyances. The vote in order
| Of "peeve" was: "Slow drivers" 2,O9O
votes: Road hogging," 2.065; Fail
ure to signal" 2,023; Horn toot-
ing, 1861; Cutting in" 1,477; Care
less pedestrians" 1,158; "Back-seat
driving" 1856; Turning from wrong
lane" $50; Double parking" 285.
A recent A. A. A. survey on pedes-
trian accidents, one of the most ex-
tensive studies of this phase Of traf-
| fic yet undertaken, reveals that "a
cities reported ordinances requir-
ing pedestrian observance of traffic
| signals. The survey has also empha-
sized that four out of five persons
killed in motor vehicle accidents in
the 13 largest United States cities
last year were pedestrians, many
of whom were failing to observe
traffic regulations.
The vote of the nearly 10000 per-
sons at the New York show is of
great interest. Washington must
do its part in reducing fatalities
and accidents in traffic. A reduc-
ton is being shown this year, but
it is not enough.
The time should come in the near
future when the National Capital
will lead the way over Providence,
r. l.; Milwaukee, Wis, and Evans,
ton, ILL.,, in the honor group. It
can be accomplished if residents
here put aside selfish motives and
enter whole-heartedly in the great
task Of saving lives.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
In Local Bridge Circles
Washingtonian Elected League President

played In four sessions, was won by
two newcomers not heretofore
known In national bridge contests,
FRANKIE Bubna, Q city ofncial Of
Cleveland, and Mrs. Harry Funk, also
Of that city. Their score was 528h.
Mrs. A. M. Sobel and her partner,
Mr.. Moyse, were second with 526,
and Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Lemon
were third with 52l. The latter had q
more than go per cent game for the
first three sessions and were only
6h points behind the winners in
the finals. The closeness Of the
contest was further indicated by
the fact that the fourth team,
Churchill and Head, had a score of
5l9, while Jacoby and Lockridge
were fifth with SIG.
One hundred and five pairs start
ed In the first session Of the open
pair game and eliminations reduced
the number to % in the finals.
Louis Newman of Washington was
one of those who qualified for the
finals.
The Federal Bridge League will
conclude the first half Of its winter
spring series of games. at the Ward
man Park Hotel, next Tuesday
night. The second half of the series
will start with the first team meet
in January. In the holiday interim
there will be three pair games at
weekly intervals, beginning on De-
cember 20. These games are open
to all bridge players whether or not
they are members of the league,
and prizes will be awarded to the
winners the same as in the summer
pair games.
In the team game last Tuesday
night the Rangers, who started in
the second section at the opening
Of the series last September, shot
upward by winning IA out Of 18
boards In section A, and thus be-
coming formidable rivals to the Ar
lington team, which for the past six
weeks has lead all others. Last
year the Arlington team won both
halves of the series in a spirited
finish by which they finally over
came the Rangers, who for the
greater part of the season had been
at the top Of the list. Closely con-
testing these two teams are the
Crackers and among these three it
is anybody's race until the last
board is played Tuesday night. The
Allies team, which started out in
front at the opening of the season
and held their position for several
weeks, has now dropped to fourth
place. Last Tuesday night the lead
ing Arlington and Cracker teams
suffered reverses which enabled the
Rangers to come we'll toward the
front. They were aided by the re-
turn Of 1t. Commander w. A. Cor
ley, member of their team, who has
been confined to the Naval Hospital
for several weeks. He has now fully
recovered and his play helped them
in their advance. The Coast Survey
team was second with 10h boards
in the evenings session.
The following is the percentage
and game standing of the several
teams with last Tuesday nights play
not included.
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the dictator, Rosas. In Chile he
edited newspapers, fought for liberal
government and public schools,
founded normal school and taught
in a university. In 1852 he was
helping to overthrow the Argentine
dictator in a battle.
"Sarmiento became Governor Of
San Juan and just after the Ameri-
can Civil War was sent to WASH
ington as Argentina's Ambassador
Minister. While there he was elect
ed President of the republic for the
1853 term. He proved a capa-
BILE chief executive, keeping the
social, political and economic con-
ditions stable. Later, as superin-
tendent of the schools Of the nation,
he was able to realize many of his
educational aims.
THE set of four Sarmiento stamps
consists of 3-centavos, green; Sc,
red; 15c, blue, and SOC, orange"
Mrs. j. Avery Wells, writing in
Stamps Magazine, explains why and
how a proposed boycott Of the
postal issues of Germany might
hurt rather than help refugees. Her
views are worth Thoughtful reading
by all collectors interested.
Herman Won Helmers, alias DR..
Robert G. Errington, has been con-
victed In the Federal Court at Bis
marck, N. OAK, on a charge of
altering United States stamps to
defraud collectors. He dyed a sheet
of 16-cent airmail-speoial delivery
stamps green, and, being found
guilty, was sentenced to serve five
years in prison for the crime.
Miss Marjorie Ann Chambers,
Bethlehem, Md, writes: Every
Christmas hundreds Of people from
all parts Of the United States have
their Christmas greeting letters
mailed from Bethlehem, Md. This
year the letters will be mailed in
. three-color cachet envelope. The
envelope will contain q special SOU
venir, givin new version Of the
birthday Of birthdays and a little
story about this peaceful Bethlehem
on the Eastern Shore Of Maryland.
1.-THE envelopes with Scent stamp
furnished will be post-marked on
Christmas Day. With the special
souvenir and the special envelope,
the cachets will cost 8 cents each
(stampS or cOinS).
II am Is years old, Junior in
high school, a stamp collector, and
a member of the jolly Juniors Club
Of the Methodist Chuch. I would
like to send every Sunday school
pupil and every stamp collector one
Of these cachets from our little
Bethlehem this Christmas"
The average stamp collector prob
ably has thought Of Edinburgh as
being In Scotland, Dublin in Ire
land, Shanghai in China, Buena
Vista In Mexico, Brunswick and
Cologne In Germany, snarta IA
Greece, Exeter and Dorchestar and
Evening star., 1938-12-11

In the game on Tuesday night,
Justice, with l3 boards out of 18 was
first and the G's with 1917 were Sec
ond in Section B. In Section C the
Stays and the Red Skins were tied
with liz boards and the Hopefuls
were next with 1917 boards.
When Greek meets Greek at the
bridge table there is likely to be a
contest rivaling a passage at arms.
It so happened when Gene Her
mans met John D. Mothershed, both
Evening star., 1938-12-11

Sgtrid Nelson 1715 street NV exhibits beautiful
Ten album OF the stamps issued by Sweden and the United
settlement OF Deaware book the ,ok Of Eric Ericsson
Raosa Bunn, South S1eden artist poet and phatels 1t
codas aye pGges Of fs-day coyers Is gage Of
Roosevelt mint and Cancelled stampsaH mounted
cards in the national coors OF eden and the
United States The last the Uord Fnis letters
cut out OF mint hopes place
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1938-12-11

Mrs. j. Avery Wells, writing in
Stamps Magazine, explains why and
how a proposed boycott Of the
postal issues of Germany might
hurt rather than help refugees. Her
views are worth Thoughtful reading
by all collectors interested.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

Of them local players, at the recent
tournament In Hagerstown.
The following Is the deal over
which they fought:
North.
A754
vK3
= J953
= A K 10 3
West East.
4 10 3 4 A j 90
' 8 6 So AAQ 107
Q876 >A2
4 86 4 J62
South.
4 K Q82
4 g.
= K 1914
= Q974
Evening star., 1938-11-20

Register g. Tribune Syndicate Photos
Evening star., 1938-11-20

one Of Ho|ywood's newest postimes is betting
the matrimonial Sweepstakes" oIso ooed THE
Hollywood Hondoop." Here listed the prevailing
odds oeons weddings resulting from 3 Of tie reo|
studio inspired romonoes of the moment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-22
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. l.. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say Please direct all of your letters to me" Say, Please address all (om- it o) your letters to me-
 Often Mispronounced: Coma. Pro- nounce ko-ma, as in no, as in ask unstressed. Distinguish from comma.
 Often Misspelled: Evenness; two n's.
 Synonyms: Guiltless, blameless, faultless, innocent.
 Word Study: Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word :: obstruction; obstacle; Let me not to the mar riage of true minds admit impedi- ments. Shakespeare.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-22
FORCEFUI. MIR. KENNEDY

This chap Joseph P Kennedy must have some thing on the ball. Reports emanating from wherever he happens to appear indicate strongly that he is two-fisted shrewd courageous fighting
 MT Kennedy, you will recall is the who has been chairman of the Maritime Commission. and gently was appointed by President Roosevelt Am bassador to the Court of St James in England Re- ports would indicate that not since Charles Dawes, he of the under-slung pipe represented America in Great Britain has this country had such a forcefu figure destined to represent it in the British Empire ss Arthur Bogue of Craig gave a lasting impression of the man the other day when he spoke before the Chamber of Commerce MT. Rogue in Seattle when MT Kennedy spoke at the biggest Chamber of Commerce meeting they had in that city He attended the gathering and heard the head of the Maritime Commission call spade spade and tell fighting laborites and employers in Seattle and on the Coast that they had better their heads and get together if either expected to survive
 It significant MT. Bogue reported that the ship tieup in Seattle settled within hour after MT. Kennedy had spoken The former did not go far as to say that it that particular Kennedy talk which settled the strike but he did point out that the very force of the man when he arrived the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-22
ALASKA MOURNS ANOTHER
 OLD-TIMER

Another colorfu od-timer of the north has gone on in the passing of Joe Badger at Seward. It is regretable that who have given much to the Territory must drop from the picturesque northern scene but so must all of go Badger and his kind there still quite few of them around have made Alaska. They have brought out it's wealth created its traditions; made it a good place for later arrivals to live.
 Virtually every in north, who be classed a real Alaskan knew Joe Badger. He institution in himself He exactly the meaning of the word indvidualist Nothing of that keeping up with the Jones in the makeup of that true Alaskan He Joe Badger, and the mold had been broken There like him.
 Alaskans who knew him, thought nothing of his famous tradition of making his hotel guests take course. Travelling and tourists who often used to the best hotel service, goried in it. Joe's originality in the hotel business. Many world traveller has gone home to his clubs and his fine hotels with the proud boast that he had stayed at a hotel in Alaska where the proprietor not only refused to show you to your but made you take your baggage up the stairs with you. That Joe Badgers place at Seward-the Van Glider hotel that emanated individuality because it's proprietor Joe Badger was that kind of man.
 Alaska mourns the passing of such grand old time Territory builders Joe Badger. He and his kind have left their mark in the north. May it be erased.