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Evening star., 1938-11-13

To Mrs. Hamlin In the North it
looked a little dubious going to
four hearts with the eight-spot
high, yet she held six of them, no
clubs. three high honor tricks, one
Of them in her partners bid, and
North had given her support. Mrs
Evans double of four hearts seemed
good, for she obviously held two
heart tricks, probably one and pos
sibly two club tricks, or Of not, then
she looked to her partner. who
had consistently raised her bid, to
have at least one outside trick.
North's redouble. however, changed
the situation for West, who saw
that sacrifice must be made and
properly called five clubs. which
North with her three high honor
tricks doubled. If North and South
had been allowed to remain in their
four heart rt-doubled contract they
would have made it with score
Of TAO points. AS it was, the East
and West contract of five clubs suf-
fered a loss of 200 points only.
North's finesse of the second dia-
mond lead would have made her
four-heart bid certain, as she can
lose two hearts and one diamond
and fulfill her contract.
Evening star., 1938-11-13

studied them. Actually, she fails
proportionately less often than men
to pass this particular phase Of
the test. Playing no favorites, the
motor vehicle authority points out
that this Is due to the fact that
while men Of all classes seek
licenses, the same hardly applies to
women.
In that hardest of all driving ex-
periences, the one of handling the
car under the eyes of an examiner,
the woman's poise today is excellent.
She turns, backs, parks and other
wise does what she is told with con-
sumate skill. She is no more sub
ject to an attack of nerves" than
the man and, often, she is less so,
for she seldom risks "bluffing" her
way past the examiner. Men try
1t regularly; women rarely, accord
ing to those firm but fair individuals
who give tests to would-be drivers
IN those States which have operators
license laws.
There are some respects in which
women have achieved not mere
equality, but superiority, in the opin-
Ion OF the men who stand officially
at the head of motordom Woman's
instructive orderliness, for instance.
never allows her to put off until the
last. minute the task of registering
her car. She gets her yearly license
plates early. She it is, too, who keeps
most nearly abreast of the ever
changing motor vehicle and traffic
laws.
That ancient joke about women
and driving signals is one which the
motor vehicle and traffic official does
not like to hear-and it is not mere
ly because he has heard 1t before
either. Some women, he agrees, may
give ineffective signals, but there
are many male drivers who give none
at all, which is worse. A woman will
not take the chances of changing
the course of her car without giving
warning.
The same caution makes her stop
when IN doubt as to the proper thing
to do Stopping may be an irritant,
but it happens rarely at the wrong
time these days, and when it does
it may have the virtue of being the
only safe thing to do.
Another respect in which the
woman driver wins the high rating
from the official is that she never
has contributed a member to the
despicable society of those who have
hit and run away.
Still another quarter in which the
woman driver has attained a quality
Or where the masculine car owner
has risen to her LEVELS that place
where all motorists stop from time to
time, the filling station. Women
used to ask favors around filling
stations. They wanted windshields
wiped of; they desired to have tires
checked without having to make a
special request for it, and they want
ed radiators checked and replenished.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phlatec World Its Interests PeopeRevew
the Stamp Press-Iist of Local Meetings.
the fourth volume Of Which wa.
published this year.

the fourth volume Of Which was
published this year.
Roscoe B. Martin, past president
Of the American Philatelic So
ciety, has been seriously Ill at his
home in Forestville, NJ Y, but is
reported to be improving.
Great Britain Is considering two
commemorative for the centenary
OF the postage stamp in 1910. One
suggestion is for q portrait of Sir
Rowland Hill; the other, for a re-
production of the famous Penny
Black - the original and in the
judgment Of some still the most not
ably beautiful adhesive ever issued.
Aden is bringing out pictorial
series of II denominations to COM
memorate the centenary of British
possession. There will be six de-
signs in the set, distributed as fol-
lows: View of Aidrus Mosque on
one-haf anna, green, and S rupees,
olive and brown; group of camels
on pies, brown. and "a, sepia;
harbor scene on la, blue, and lr.
green; Gulf of Alden on 1ba, red.
and 2r, violet and blue: view of Mu-
kalla on 2l2a, blue, and Ga, orange;
scene showing the capture Of Alden
on ga, carmine and sepia, and lOr,
violet and sepia.
From Paris comes word that
France and all her colonies are to
issue semi-postal stamps to raise
funds for the campaign against
cancer.
The portrait of Princess Beatrice,
infant daughter of Princess Juliana,
will appear on one of the Child
welfare stamps of The Netherlands,
scheduled for release on December l.
The inscription ITO be drawn in
the hour of need" appears on a
stamp issued by San Marino in
1923.
A Russian stamp of 1927 pictures
the dictator Lenin riding in a car
guarded by soldiers.
The design for the IS Calvin
Coolidge stamp, highest value of
the new presidential series, has been
released by the press bureau of the
Evening star., 1938-11-13
In Local Bridge Circles
Local Players Win All in Tournament

"oldsters," most of whom feel that
they are precluded from tourna-
ments because of their age. They
are unable to Withstand the long
and tiresome strain of four-day
tournaments that run from II to 13
hours daily, including the compiling
OF the score, with 60-odd boards in
play IN two sessions and with four
major championships, an interme-
date event and three or four special
games. Some Of them believe the
events should be staggered.
The Department of the Potomac,
american Legion, is doing that. It's
Forthcoming tournament is to be
played on four different days, a week
apart. This gives opportunity for a
rest-up between play. It could be
done IN city-wide tournaments and
perhaps In most of the regional tour
namentS If not in the big national
tournament championships where
players come from widely separated
parts of the country.
The recent Lynchburg tournament
was two-day affair, although it
drew players from five States and
the District of Columbia, and the
coming Hagerstown event is to last
only two days. Almost every week
In the year is city or regional tour
nament somewhere, and almost
without exception they admit play
ers from anywhere, so that there Is
abundant opportunity for participa-
ton, even If the honors and trophies
to be won in these meets are not as
many nor as grand as those which
the big, long-drawn-out events like
the Washington tournament afford.
Those who are advanced beyond
middle life want social enjoyment
at bridge as much as they want
material and financial security. They
are hoping plan will be devised
that will enable them to take part
IN these events without impairing
their health or comfort.
Here is deal played in the wom-
ems pair championship of the re-
cent tournament which presented
double -barreled problem in bidding.
Both sides were vulnerable. East
was the dealer and can make four
clubs: North and South can make
four hearts. The side that exceeds
these limitations is doubled and set
one trick for loss of 200 points, and
the situation becomes largely a case
of which one will take the sacrifice.
Evening star., 1938-11-13

Successful as the tournament was,
there was one aspect of it, accord
ing to the opinion Of many OBJ
servers, which should hereafter be
changed, unless the promoters of
such events desire to eliminate
large body of competent players and
limit activities to the young and Wig
orous ones. Bridge is a social game
and it is greatly enjoyed by the
Evening star., 1938-11-13

Kemal Ataturk is the subject of a
new set of stamps issued by Turkey
to commemorate the 18th anniver-
sary Of the republic, October g..
The series includes 10 denomina-
tions. One design shows the die
tator' driving a tractor; another,
teaching the Latin characters.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
ulllTEu 51ATEy p01TACE]

Post Office Department and is re-
produced herewith. It will go on
sale exclusively in Washington on
Friday.
Niels Henrik Abel, honored by
Norway in stamps dated 1929, was
a celebrated mathematician. j. j.
Berzelius, famous chemist, will re-
ceive similar philatelic homage from
Sweden shortly.
Venezuela announces a new coffee
stamp. 1t is 5-centimo value,
green in color, and represents q
native girl picking coffee beans.
Germany has surcharged a 3pfg
stamp showing President Hinden-
burg's portrait to mark the "libera-
ton of the City of Aussig in North
ern Bohemia.
Muriel Nissen. writing for the Bell
Syndicate, reports: "A bronze and
marble equestrian statue of King
Constantine was unveiled last month
in Athens, and a reproduction of
the monument appears on two new
Greek stamps. They are: 1.50
drachma, green, and 30 drachma,
red brown.
"Constantine became King of
Greece in 1913, succeeding his ia
ther. His personal sympathy with
the cause of the German Emperor
during the World War was a bit of
bad Judgment for which he paid
dearly. In June, 1917, the Allies
demanded his departure from
Greece. Leaving his son Alexander
upon the throne, Constantine went
to Switzerland with his wife and
the Crown Prince. Three years
later he returned to his native land
and once more assumed the royal
purple. Again, he failed to recog-
nize a proper course and in Sep
,tember, 1922, was forced to abdi-
cate, this time in favor of his son
George. Constantine died in Pal
ermo on January II, 1928"
The Associated Press Feature
Service says: Fairs and expositions
have become common excuse for
stamp issues. A recent country to
issue commemorative in this cate
CORY is Turkey, which produced a
colorful large-size series of ten to
publicize its 9th International Fair
at Snvrpa Icpoirl Opo of tho
Evening star., 1938-11-13

Max G. Johl of Scarsdale, N. Y,
has been awarded the Crawford
Medal for his work on the goth CEN
tury stamps of the United States,
Evening star., 1938-11-13

w. G. Mettlen of Omaha is the
compiler of an excellent check list
OF stamps showing railroad trains,
printed in Don Houseworth's Inter
national Stamp Review" for No.
Vember 2,
Evening star., 1938-11-13

Robson Lowe, London stamp deal
er and publisher, will arrive in
Washington on December II. He is
interested to buy 10Th century ma
terial, including early covers and
pre-adhesives.
Evening star., 1938-11-13

Denmark is bringing out a series
Of stamps in tribute to Thorvaldsen,
the sculptor. The values will be 5
ore, maroon; 10 ore, violet, and 80
ore, blue.
The Washington times., 1938-05-14
Irish Players
Here Monday

The finest acting organization
to come to America, the Abbey
Theater Players, under the per.
sonal direction of F. r. Higgins,
Of Dublin, will be presented by
Ebert A. Wickes at the Ma
tional Theater for one week.
commencing Monday night.
America has seen the Moscow
Art Players, but the Coincide
Franchise of Paris has never
sent a company on tour here
and there is little chance, ap-
parently, of the Moscow troupe
ever coming again. Therefore,
this makes more important the
visit of this group Of excep.
tional players who bring to the
theater plays gay and grave,
acted as only a repertoire COM
pany builded through many
years can play them.
There is no star system in
the Abbey Theater and each
player is called upon to do
leading roles. bits or supporting
characters when assigned them.
This makes for a company
which is always on its toes and
doing its finest work, for there
is no opportunity to go stale
playing one role or one line
Of roles.
The Washington times., 1938-05-14
Test Pilots
Third Week

Looks like they'll have to blast
to get TEST Pilot" out Of Loew's
Palace and off F Street. It's
three weeks now for the pic
ture, and if it keeps up Tinker.
to-Evers-to Chance won't be in
it with the triple-play work Of
Tracy, 10y and Gable.
Magnificent craftsmanship and
sterling acting are the reasons
behind the pictures tremendous
crowd appeal. Against the
panoply and pageantry Of fly.
ing, the authors have woven a
story OF those people who liter
ally and figuratively spend their
lives in the clouds.
Gable is seen as q reckless
pilot whose deeds Of daring do
endear him to his wife, Myrna
10y, and his mechanic, superbly
portrayed by Spencer Tracy.
Spectacle and drama are so
contrived as to give a maximum
OF entertainment. There are
moments of comedy, moments
Of beautiful air photography,
and moments when the story's
fatalistic pathos tugs at your
heart.
One of the best cinemas Of
the season, it sreves excellently
as a vehicle for the three stars.
It goes down on the must list
with no questions asked.
r. ON,
The Washington times., 1938-05-14

shoot forth his rich melody. and
I suggest the intimacy he likes
can be achieved by a station IN
the runway center, close to the
front row laps.
Sibyl Bowan's rollicking hit
is cemented with her carica-
ture of the First Lady address
ing a Girl Scout assembly. Her
new character canoes are OF a
windy dowager presiding over
a bridge matinee and 1ntroouc'
ing a lusty Jenny Lind, pure
burlesque; the risque caricature
of an English chorus soubrette
of 10 who deplores the strip
tease fashion; the lyrical trag-
edy OF the faded Hollywood star
turned down for a bit part IN a
new picture. All smart stuff, II
a little tabasco for F Street, put
ting her on the top shelf re-
served for real mimicS.
The Robbins mix dancing and
whirling Arab tricks. Carroll and
Howe's comedy is too definitely
indigo, is saved by a clever Amt
Misbehavin'" mpet trick.
Betty Bruce, pert, little tap
dancer, was having a hard time
late matinee show to find a spot
for her rhythmic beats.
Phil Lanpkin's band this week
offers Annie Laurie" sweet and
swing, and I'll take the Ricky-
Tick-Mickey Mouse version,
which was the composers idea.
The Washington times., 1938-05-14
Tip-Off Girls
At the Met

When the director said
lights, camera, action" in the
filming Of "Tip-Off Girls" now
showing at Warner Brothers
Metropolitan, he really meant
ACTION!
This is one Of those fast-mov-
ing dramatic pieces in which
the FBI boys Omen to you'd,
expose another racket, this one
the hi-jacking Of those huge
vans which thunder through
the night with millions Of dol
lars in cargo destined for the
great markets Of the nation.
A tightly organized concern
working under cover Of legiti.
mate business is flooding the
market with fine goods at cut
rate prices; the Department Of
Justice is called upon by q
group of California men who
have been constant victims Of
the hi-jackers, to aid in track
ing down the guilty ones.
The hi-jackers, however, have
o unique system; they use q
girl as a tip-off; sometime she
is a lovely creature who has
been tossed out Of a passing car,
another time she Is q young
hitch.hiker, cumming q ride;
she always manages to get the
low-down on the contents Of the
truck and to phone in to head.
quarters just what the next
move will be.
The Omen go into action and
when they do there is a very
nice trap set which Is sprung by
the hero Of the piece, Lloyd No
Ian, who so often is villain and
never gets the girl; this time he
is more fortunate, however, for
the very light romantic vein,
played in an offhand manner by
Nolan and Mary Carlisle,
There must be sonic humor
and in this instance it is left to
Roscoe Harms, who does very
nicely; Larry Crabbe, Evelyn
Brent (remember her Under.
world" with George Bancroft?
how time marches onD and
other tried and true players do
well with their assignments, and
& If its thrills you want, furious
action, guns rat-tat-tating, and
some really exciting racing
scenes, "Tip-Off Girl" Is the
picture. K. Y.
The Washington times., 1938-05-14
'|nO|dChicoqo'
He|dOver

The stirring dramatic picture,
In Old Chicago" is back for its
third week. 1t is rated as the
best picture Of its type since
San Francisco" which had its
earthquake, whereas Chicago"
offers the famous fire as its
tragedy.
The story centers around the
OIeary family whose COW is the
cause Of the conflagration. The
family consists Of three boys,
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche and
Tom Brown, with Alice Brady
as the fine old Irish mother
whose brogue Is the best among
many.
Tyrone is the political leader
Of Chicago's famous Patch"
which was noted for its election
swinging, while Don is the op-
posing power against his brother
in the position Of mayor, who
is elected by his brothers in
itiative and is set on cleaning
out the Patch"
The newest episode Of The
Lone Ranger" is the added at
traction now going into its
fourth installment. r. H. s.
The Washington times., 1938-05-14

CAPITOL-Gene Raymond and
Olympic Bradna in Stolen
Heaven" II a. M, lao, 4:25,
7:10 and 10 p. m. Stage
Phil Regan, 1870, $3.50, 6:15
and 9 p. m.
PALACE-Clark Gable, Myrna
10y ard Spencer Tracey IN
TEST Pilot" 11:15 a. m, 1850,
4:25, TOO and 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Tyronne Power,
Alice Faye, I'm Old Chicago"
11:40 q. m, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10
and $40 p. m.
EARLE-Bonita Granville and
Dolores Costello in Beloved
Brat" 1890 a. m, 12:45, 3:05,
5:25, TAO and 10 p. m.
Stage-Wayne King, 1880
a. M, 2:05. 4:25, Gas ana
9:05 p. m.
INSTRUMENTATION Nolan
Mary Carlisle, ''Tip-off Girls"
~ o. A4p1r IA sSOs 1'oOO EsaO0
6:15, sos and 9:55 p. m.
RKO-KEITH'S-Deanna Dur.
bin and Herbert Marshall,
Mad About Music" 1918 q.
m. 1870, 1925, $50, 1885 and
$40 p. m.
BELAsCO-Nova Pilbeam and
Derrick De Marney In THE
Girl Was Young" Sis, 7 and
9 p. m.
LITTLE-Nelson Eddy, jeanette
Macdonald, "Maytime," 11:4O
a. M, 2:05, 1880, 6:55, 900
p. N.
TRANS-LUX - Newsreel and
Shorts, 10, 11:45 q. M, 1880,
las, 3, AIS, $50, 6:45, 8,
9:15 and 1O:45 o, m,
The Washington times., 1938-05-14
Nova PiIbeom
At BeIosco

1.-THE Girl Was Young" Q
British Gaumont production.
brings to Washington cinema
that competent young actress,
Nova Pilbeam. The artist who
made Mine Days 9 Queen" a
charming success now adds even
greater glory to q career which
is enviable for one so young.
Alfred Hitchcock directs. Re-
sponsible for such films as "se-
cret Agent" "S9 Steps" and
"The Man Who Knew Too
Much" all pictures which met
with more than average COM
mendation, the Belasco Theater
presents another drama likely
to be well received.
Despite the fact that an
English film is always more de-
tailed, less swift of action. 1.-THE
Girl Was Young" boasts two
such important requisites that
these place it toward the top in
foreign fare. First, the acting
Is very fine, not only Miss Pill.
beams sympathetic interpreta-
ton but those Of Derrick De-
Marney and Percy Marmont
make this an outstanding pro-
duction. Then the photography
is unusual and striking.
The story has to do with a
murder and the ultimate I'M
travelling Of the threads which
seem to implicate everyone and
only after q quite different
method Of proving the guilty
party does the final fadeout tell
for certain the answer to the
crime.
Continuing q policy which was
popular last season, the manage
ment at BelaSco gives q double
feature on Friday evening. So
long as the attractions are Of
the high caliber Of ITO The Vic
tor" and 1.-THE Girl Was Young"
that theater should prove q
mecca. Xix.
The Washington times., 1938-05-14
Phil Regon and SibyI Bowon
Head Good Stage Program
At the Capitol Theoter
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

No flash in the pan is this 17yearold deweyeyed French
lass Olympic Bradna just elevated to stardom by Paramount
In Souls at Sea- she indicated she could act important
The Washington times., 1938-05-14

RAN Rhapsodv Chopins Sharp Minor Vase Fantasia I'M
promptu Grieg Nocturne and the Moszkowki Valse in
This is the loveliest kind of piano melody woven; win
and Gene RAYMOND as Jewel thieves They make hau
and while escaping with their pals are surrounded by the
noline
The Washington times., 1938-05-14

SOFT AND SWEET
1.-THE Waltz You Saved For
Me" is played for an introduc.
ton and it sounds even more
dulcet than when played on the
radio as his theme song. might
Ride" comes next and during
the course Of the bill the band
gets around to lone Rose"
THE Blue Danube" Joseph.
ine," and THE Rosary" In
this last the eight King Choir.
listers held q hushed audience
enchanted as they harmoniZed
with voices on tiptoe.
Accent on melody Is the idea
behind the leaders music and
on behalf Of the legionS Of COM
posers whose brain children
have been mutilated by the tan
tara and ding.dong methods Of
the swing world, he should be
given a medal. A medal is the
least he rates on the applause
Of yesterdays clientele.
Each Of his numbers Is played
in the smooth-flowing style that
has endeared him to radio
listeners, and it is genuinely re-
freshing to glimpse and hear Q
band whose trumpteers are not
endeavoring to knock the sax.
players down in a battle OF
blares and blasts.
Cover and Jeanne are a pair
Of youthful ballroom dancers
whose graceful tripping blends
admirably with the music. Yer.
satility shone in their encores,
an old.fashioned soft shoe dance,
which they did to the martial
strains Of "Dixie." This routine
revealed more kick than Mrs.
oIeary's COW.
JUVENILE STAR
Latest trends in impudent
mahogany are demonstrated
when Robert heller employs his
ventriloQuial talents as straight
man for Dizzy Dugan, newest
dummy to escape from the box
factory. Wayne King helps out
in an hilarious bit OF going
through the motions Of singing
a song whilst heller actually
chants tin Helen Kane fash
ion.
Evidently we are in for siege
Of ventriloquists on stage and
screen, but If they're all as clever
and funny as Robert heller it
shouldn't be hard to take.
Insanity Is understatement as
a term to describe Ames and
Arno, o team Of rough-house
comedians whose carefree clown
ing makes their vulgarity infec-
tious. Their tendency to mop up
the boards with one another
should provide backStage sweep
er.uppers with a pleasant week
Of rest and relaxation.
Beloved Brat Is the story Of
q misunderstood a d oil es cent,
played by Bonita Granville,
whose vicious disposition man
ages to antagoniZe every one.
Her tantrums are so well fabri-
Gated as to make you yearn for
strap and q few minutes alone
with the pampered darling in a
woodshed.
Her parents, Natalie Moore
The Washington times., 1938-05-14

Presumably the Swindlers will
end UP proving crime doesn't
pay.
Real acting honors go to
Lewis Stone. veteran Of the
studio. who gives touchtngly
tender performance as the re-
tired virtuoso. But Olympic
Bradna is right behind, with an
emotionally moving character.
iZation that gives her an occa.
Sional chance to reveal a sweet
voice, her grace as a dancer, q
good knowledge Of how to put
q part over. Olympic is definite
~ an ingenue worth tabbing.
has all the earmarks Of a conner.
Fair.haired Gene Raymond
is Stiff-necked and straight
armed as Carl. gives a color
less performance, except when
he is playing the violin. Glenda
Farrell, with only a handful OF
wisecracks for her brittle com.
edy technique, is a trifle for.
lorn. Porter Hall, Douglas
Dumbrille and Charlie JudelS
do well with the other major
roles.
PHIL REGAIN is TOPS
Andrew Stone directed "Sto-
len Heaven" and is the author
Of the story, and I would call
him a promising double threat
man, since he served excellently
in the same dual capacity for
Girl Said No."
That amiable Irishman from
Brooklyn and Hollywood, Phil
Regan, headlines the stage pro-
gram. Like a thrush from Ros-
common, he turns his sweet
tenor on such heart-warmers as
lone Song" Please Be Kind, Z"
"Sweet AS A Song" II Can
Dream, Can't I" and, of course,
when Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
Handsome Phil seemed to be
uncertain where to perch to
The Washington times., 1938-05-14
River Sails on
Wilson Line

Thursday marked the formal
opening of the Potomac River
excursion season when the
modern Wilson liner City of
Washington
The steamer City of Washing.
ton makes two round trips daily
to Mt. Vernon, leaving at 10
a. m. and 2 p. m, and a moon.
light cruise, leaving each eve.
ming at $3.50. Again this season
the Wilson Line is presenting
Sidney'S swing orchestra.