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Evening star., 1939-12-10
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
and Walk Safely for Christmas Aid Reducing Years
Traffic Toll; A. A. A. Claim Upheld

ment that the station is cooperating
with the Traffic Department Of the
District.
The posters will not be considered
as advertising, so will not be counted
in the advertising space allotted to
the station by the police regulations.
In addition, they can be placed in
any prominent space, including the
parking area, If the station 20
desires.
The posters will read as follows:
This station is cooperating with
the Department of Vehicles and
Traflc to make Washington a better
and safer driving city. Won't you
help?"
Here is a recent court decision Of
interest to local motorists:
The Robinson -Patman Act does
not cover purchases by the ultimate
consumer, nor can it be used Is -
means of voiding contracts on the
grounds that ones own actions are
illegal, Judge Ellen K. Raedy Of the
District of Columbia Municipal
Court ruled in a recent case, In
which she upheld the right of the
American Automobile Association to
collect amounts due it from mer-
chant under commission contract.
The case arose out of the A. A. AS
recommended merchant" service.
Through this service A. A. A. men,
bers dealing with certain designated
merchants in the District of Colum-
bia and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia obtain receipts for their pur-
chases, send them to the motor club
and in return receive dividend pay
ments from the motor club.
In the case before Judge Raedy.
the merchant had failed to make
payment of more than $500 in COM
missions, due under its recon-
mended merchant" contract. claim
ing that it no longer had any
liability in the premises because its
agreement with A. A. A. violated the
provisions of various sections Of the
Robinson-Patman Act.
! In her decision, Judge Raedy
pointed out that the Robinson
Patman Act applies to transactions
in interstate commerce generally and
only to those transactions in intra-
state commerce which may burden
or affect the flow of interstate COM
merce, and ruled that the trans
action in question does not como
under either classification.
Further. she said that the para
graph of the act forbidding payment
of anything of value to customer,
unless such payment Is available in
equal terms to all other customers
competing in the distribution OF
such products or commodities, does
not apply to transactions involving
the ultimate consumer.
The decision, quoting ruling to
the effect that the Robinson-Pat-
man Act emphasizes injury to the
individual competitor rather than
injury to the public or to compete
ton in general, continued:
"Such being the case, I believe
the defendant cannot avail himself
of this defense. The act is an often
sive weapon available to an injured
competitor who has suffered damages
by reason of unfair trade tactics
practiced on a business rival. 1t Is
designed to prevent such practices
and not as shield behind which
a person may hide, claiming his own
practices are illegal. This Is not an
action brought by party injured
by unfair practices"
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and Roger Payne, second, and Mr.
and Mrs. L. v. Crane, third. East
and West: Mrs. T. M. Boyle and
Mrs. Menne Barry, first; Mrs. Hazel
Loftin and Mrs. E. r. Shepard. sec.
ond, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Daverin, third.
Mrs. Wright has returned to the
LaSalle. and her Thursday after
noon games will be held there.
Among last weeks winners were
the following:
Agriculture Bridge League, Grafton Hotel
DR.. a, Rostenbers ana DR.. T ~ Wney
Hacker. second Fred Munchmeyer and
s. c. Rowe. third
University Club-Miss Catherine Fqaqa
Mothershed and Mrs N T. n Robinson.
second: DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Gress Custis'
AfSashSR Esn b4San and sss
psrd fiIst; Miss Maxine Girts ...; and MIS-; Mrs,
'nS ars fT Dixie Wi Wrish1 dlI {. Sale Studio
Miss Mabel Tobin and Z. 4. Perkins. nEst;
Sp Gray and .ni. DesrinS nSi,s second
Roosevelt Hotel-North and South, Mrs.
Rose Robins and Mrs. Fannie Samuel. hrSt
Mrs. Clarence thinner and William Cheeks.
second; Miss Lucelle Maupin and Marx
Kurtz third; East and West. Miss Mabel
Tobin and Morris Portugal. hrst: w. G.
Esmond and Raymond J. Kivasnicky.
Bridgeport. Conn. second: Mrs. Marguerite
Mayer and Mrs. Mary Goodstein. third.
Mrs. D. e. Stephens Studio-Tues sdsy
afternoon. Mrs. Harold Young and C. H.
Parkman, flrst: Mrs. C. w. thinner and
william Salisbury, second: Mrs. J: B.
GregR Custis and Mrs. T. D. Sheldon. third
Tuesday evening Mrs. Frieda Boyce and
Mrs. Virginia Athey. first; DR.. Z. B. Conol:.
ly and Warren Jones. second: Or. and
Mrs. J. B. @ Custis third Wednesday,
Mrs Aenes Young and Mrs. Lucere Gibson.
flrst: Mrs. j. R Belt and Mrs. Jack Rem
nett. second: Mrs. A. Olms'esd ard c.
H. Parkman, tied with Mrs. Eerv Good
stein and Miss Thelr7a Goodstein for third
Friday evening North and South. w. s.
Athey and James G. Stone. first: Dr. and
Mrs. A. J. steinbere. second; Col. E. B
GRAY ard Mrs. Catharine Tidball. third;
East ard West Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rosson,
first: Mike Farino and Morris Portugal,
second; r Kwasnik aud W. G. Esmond.
third Saturday a.. M Sheppard and F.
B. Everett. trst: Miss Mabel Tohin and S
g. Churchill. second: Mrs C. W. Zimme-
and Mrs. Alma Byrne. third
Kennedy-Werren = Mondsv at.crrocr,
Mrs. Elsie Shepperd and Horac, Torbert
nrst: Mrs. oliver Hoyem and Mrs. Mary
Plum, second.
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led a small club and won in dummy
with the king.
The three Of spades was led
through East's ace queen and East
decided to go up with the ace. He
next played a diamond to Vests
ace. but Mrs. Davis again trumped
and took out the two remaining
spades with her king of that suit.
The rest was like taking candy
from an infant for the clubs were
established with four leads and the
ceclarer had a trick to spare. She
made six on a, contract of five
doubled and re-doubled for a total
vulnerable score of $500.
1t should be said. however, that
if East had been alert. he would have
noted that when South first led
clubs West dropped the 10-spot
which was her only card of that suit
while she had one more trump re-
naming which she could have used
effectively if, after winning with
the ace Of spades, East had returned
a club. Such q play would have held
the declarer to five odd and saved
400 points for the extra trick. No
defense, however, could have de-
feated the contract.
Richmond is seeking permission of
the American Contract Bridge
League to hold two additional mas
ter point events each year This will
be gratifying news to lacal players,
some of whom have won a part of
their laurels in the Richmond cap
ital.
If the undertaking is successful
it will give the players of the city
five master point tournaments every
year or one about every 10 weeks,
and allow Richmondites to gain
master points without the neces-
sity of earning them in other cities.
Mrs. A. j. Rosenbloom, co-winner
of the Women's Pair championship
In the recent Washington torrna-
ment, is sponsoring the movement.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright has trans
ferred her Monday night duplicate
to the Kennedy Warren. At the
last meeting the game was played
under the Mitchell system with nine
tables. The North and South win
ners were: Miss Laura Cook and Mrs.
Vessel Stewart, first; Charles Lyons
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and Kock and Chandler Of the
Architects were high with l03 match
points, East and West. In Section c
the Pa Da Wa team won 13h boards
out of 20 with Mrs. Karl Greene and
Miss Aileen Morgan of Pa Da Wa,
with 51la match points, high North
and South. and Miss Lillian Reagan
and Miss Eva Darrow, Hobby team,
high East and West with So match
points.
The percentage standing of the
several teams at the close Of the
first half of the series was as follows:
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East's double Of the contract led
South to believe that the hand held
both the ace and queen of spades
while North's double Of both dia-
monds and hearts prompted the as
sumption that her partner held the
king of clubs as side trick, and If
this were true, the contract was safe
for she could lose no tricks In hearts
or diamonds. Accordingly, when West
led the queen Of hearts, her part
ner's bid, South trumped. She next
Evening star., 1939-12-10

In the second of the National
Press Clubs alternating series OF
men against women, played last
Monday night, the women were sue
cessful although by much narrower
margin than the men had been in
the first event when they won in
one, two, three order. Top score in
the match went to Mrs. John D.
Mothershed and Miss Janet Marcus
Top score for the men was won by
w. J. Hogan, jr., and Frank B. Lord,
who with SO points were three points
behind the lead held by the girls.
Third honors were won by an
other women's pair, Mrs. Jean Henry
and Miss M. Helm. Two mems
pairs, c. B. Pennebaker and S. Bra
shears, jr., and S. G. Kent and T. E.
Robinson tied for fourth place.
One week from tomorrow night
another system Of determining part
ners will be employed. Members will
not select their partners but will
have them assigned by lot.
Two suit and near two-suit hands
are powerful holdings. The former
are rather unusual, but the latter
are not infreQuent. Generally, they
will produce a game. If the longer
of the two is a major. and some
times a slam. The following deal
is an illustration:
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Many need help at Christmas.
Share your merry celebration most
effectively by sending a cash con-
tribution to The Stars Christmas
Heart Fund. Some one will thank
you.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
In Local Bridge Circles
Raiahs Win First Half of F. B. L. Season
Rv Frank B. Lord,

The Federal Bridge brought the first half OF Its annual
Hotel
Mrs A. Steinberg H.
King alternate the of the
commanding night the series last
September
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Mexico in 1927 His record as
friend of learning unfortunately Is
spoiled by the fact that he ordered
the destruction Of all the historical
manuscripts of the AZtecs; but he
nevertheless is gratefully remem-
bered as the sponsor of the first press
set up and operated in the New
World His portrait appears on one
&c. black of the printing series
of Mexico, recently released.
The triumphal arch stamps OF
the Philippine Commonwealth have
been received, Values and colors
are: &c, green; &c, carmine rose,
and 12c, blue. A similar set show
ing the Malacanan Palace also is
available
Paraguay has released four stamps
in recognition of the so-called Cha
co peace Denominations are: 10,
80, so, 100 and coop. The designs
include flags of several nations, the
Stars and Stripes being one OF
them.
Plans for the celebration of the
centennial of the first adhesive
postal label-the Penny Black of
Great Britain-next May were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Postage
Stamp Centenary Committee at the
Hotel Mayf1ower on Monday evening
last.
Among the suggestions considered
were proposed exhibitions at the
Smithsonian Institution and the
Library of Congress with important
supplementary displays at the Post
Office Department and the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. 1t was
decided to cooperate with the Ma
tional Federation of Stamp Clubs
in series of broadcaStS. The
Washington Philatelic Society prob
ably will arrange an open house"
meeting and a banquet, while the
Washington Philatelic Study Club
will h-;rg out book of essays on
the early stamps of a score of diff
ferent countries-the authors in
cluding Capt. w. A. Courtney,
Clarence w. Brazer, Philip H. Ward,
jr.; Deli Norona, DR.. Albert G..
Schwarting, Constant Lambrette and
Miss Irene M. Pistorfo.
David D. Caldwell, chairman of
the committee, presided at the
meeting. Others present were Mrs.
Grace L. MacKnight, editor Of the
monthly bulletin of the Collectors
Club of Washington; Philip Simms
Warren, treasurer of the Washing
ton Philatelic Society; Albert F.
Kunze, leader of the Washington
Stamp Club of the Air: Capt. Will
bur r. Van Auken, John L. Steele,
jr., and John r. Ewell.
Harlan Miller, Washington Post
columnist, will address the Collec-
tors Club of Washington at the
Thomson School on Tuesday eve
ming, December 26.
It commonly is said that Great
Britain never has exploited col
lectors by issuing unnecessary
stamps, but the Crown Colonies
certainly have not been restricted
in their commercialization OF the
worlds favorite hobby.
Arthur R. Gerhart is writing a
series of articles on counterfeits OF
the postage stamps of Japan for
Weekly Philatelic Gossip.
Chicago again has asked for the
194l convention of the American
Philatelic Society.
Elmer G. Pratt, writing IN the
Camden Courier-Post, says: When
Frederic RaningtQni pQrtEs3t 4
Evening star., 1939-12-10

On this deal played in q rubber
game at Harvard Hall, the South
hand was held by Mrs. Meta Davis.
North and South were vulnerable.
East and West were not. East was
the dealer and the bidding, which
perhaps was not strictly orthodox,
went this way:
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Cuba is responsible for a novelty
which may create considerable dis
cussion 1t is the 10c value of the
1931-1932 airmail SERIES newly print
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Chicago again has asked for the
194l convention Of the American
Philatelic Society.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Elmer G. Pratt, writing In the
Camden Courier-Post, says: When
Frederic Remiugtonx pQgtralt =
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Arthur r. Gerhart is writing
series of articles on counterfeits Of
the postage stamps of Japan for
Weekly Philatelic Gossip.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

It commonly is said that Great
Britain never has exploited col
lectors by issuing unnecessary
stamps, but the Crown Colonies
certainly have not been restricted
in their commercialization of the
worlds favorite hobby.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

The Dutch firm of Enschede g.
Sons, with offices at HARLEM, has
been commissioned to print five new
stamps for Guatemala, heliogravure
being specified.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Harlan Miller, Washington Post
columnist, will address the Collec-
tors Club of Washington at the
Thomson School on Tuesday eve
ming, December 26.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-27

quarterly meeting of the Womans
Missionary Societies of District Of
Columbia and nearby Maryland, at the
Christian Church on Tuesday, and
was overnight guest of Mrs. j. B.
Nicholson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Russell and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Elliott,
Washington, were guests of Mrs.
Charles Murphy on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buxton and
Miss Johnnie Mainhart, Jacksonville,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
E. M. HORNE on Sunday. Miss Eliza
beth HORNE was the weekend guest
of the Horines.
Guests of Mrs. Margaret Cecil on
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stup,
Frederick; Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Miles,
Miss Elizabeth Miles and Mr.. Charles
Linthicum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam P. Miles and Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Linthicum were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. William Miles, Forest Glen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Niles were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Stup,
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Sandy Spring Neighborhood

and Mr.. James Beckerman of New
York City. Miss Thomas had some ad-
ditional guests on Tuesday to meet
her house guests.
Mr.. Lindley D. Clark returned on
Wednesday from Richmond, Indiana
he was accompanied west by his sis
ter, Miss Abby M. Clark, who spent
the winter here.
: Captain and Mrs. J. E. Raymond
and daughter from the Army War
College at Fort Humphreys, visited
Mrs. Raymond's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark during the week.
Miss Emma Mortius Thorn, of
Washington, visited over the week
end with Mrs. Francis M. Hal.owell,
whose son, A. Thomas Hallowell, is
at home from M. /. T., for a short
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. William John Thomas
and their son, Malcolm F. Thomas,
went to the Eastern Shore on a trip
which included Yorktown and Will
liamsburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w. Nc
Reynolds are at home after trip OF
several months in the South.
Mr.. M. Devorak has gone to Flor
lido m, q hus;naee trim
Mr.. and Mrs. HARDWOOD Owings had
as guests for dinner on Friday night,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hyde, 4th.
Mrs. Francis Snowden and her
daughter, Miss Elsie Brooke Snowden,
have reopened their home, Ingleside,
for the summer months.
Mrs. P. Garland Lyon entertained
one of the bridge clubs for lunch on
Friday.
Miss Mary E. Thomas of Baltimore,
was a guest at the home Of her broth
err, Mr.. X. Bentley Thomas and 1amily.
Miss Cathleen Coe, Of Boston,
Mass, was a weekend guest at The
Cedars, with her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Bentley Thomas
entertained at their home on Thurs
day evening, with an evening OF
bridge. Their guests included the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B
Thomas, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. A. Doug
las Farquhar, Mr.. and Mrs. William
John Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Tarltor
Brook, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick l.
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan F
Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. William W
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Owings
and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Miller.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-27

Mrs. Conant Webb of Mont Clair
N. ]. spent last Wednesday night with
her brother and family at The High
lands
On Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. Dauglas
Whitlock and Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlor
Kirk, 4th, gave at the formers home,
Berkeley, the first of series of Hunt
Breakfasts, proceeding the Grand Ma.
tional Point-to-Point race held in
Worthington Valley.
About thirty-four of their friends
were present among whom were the
following: Congressman and Mrs
John Toland, Congressman and Mrs.
Charles Hallick, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Saunders, the president of the Uni.
versity Of Maryland, H. c. Bird, Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Addison G. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob w. Bird, Colonel Paul Tom
bsugh, Miss Mary E. Mount, Mr.. L.
A. Gravel, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F.
Howrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Hardy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Mullin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fordice Minnick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Nicely, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
B. Wilson, Jr., and Miss Betty Whit
lock.
Mrs. Richard dupont Chichester,
her small son, returned to Whining
ton, Del, after weeks visit in Sandy
Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. wiz Ewes, 3rd, Of
George School, stayed with DR.. and
Mrs. Herbert Adams during the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick L. Thomas
went to Philadelphia and Wallingford,
Pa, over the weekend. Mrs. Fritz
Geisler is a house guest at Tangle-
wood.
Visiting Miss June Thomas at
Greenbriar over last weekend were
were Miss Jean Merritt of Swarth-
more College, Swarthmore, Pa, Mr.,
Scott o'Flanigan Of Dublin, Ireland,
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Rev. and Mrs. H. F. Chandler, of
Clarksburg, and Mrs. Ernest F. Har-
ris spent Monday in Baltimore. Mrs.
Harris spent several days during the
week as the guest of her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Beall, of Hagerstown. Miss Roberta
Burdette was an overnight guest of
the Beall's on Saturday.
Mrs. Lucy Price and Miss Cappie
Frice, were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Price, Freder-
lex.
Mr.. William Burdette and Mr.. Mil
ton Burdette, Browningsville; Mr..
Robert W. Stone, Miss Lillian Stone
ard Mr.. Edwin Stone, of Washington,
visited Mr.. w. v. Burdette and Mrs.
Lille Stone on Sunday.
Mr.. Joe Willard and mother, Mrs.
Harry Willard, Poolesville, visited
Mrs. E. M. HORNE on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Murphy of
Ellicott City, and Mrs. Hugh Burgee
were guests of Mrs. Carrie Darby on
Sunday.
Mrs. Byron Darby had as dinner
guests on Monday, her sisters, Mrs.
Frank Karn, Rockville; Mrs. Julius
Hall, Poolesville, and Mrs. E. M. Ho-
rine, also niece, Mrs. Wendall Turn
er of Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Luhn, Mrs.
Pearl Phillips, Miss Naomi Phillips,
Damascus; Mrs. Millard A. Belt, Miss
Mae A. Belt, Rockville, and Mr.. Frank
Fraley, Redland, visited at the Chris
tan Church parsonage during the
week.
Mrs. o. c. Barnes attended the
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near Frederick, on Sunday.
Mr.. Howard Gurath and Miss Jo-
sephine Day, Washington, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Thompson on
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Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Thompson, of
Washington, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Comegys on Sunday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-27

st. Peter, First Pope
st. Peter, who was consecrated
in AZ A. D.. was the first pope.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-27

HOLSTERS Have Blunt Teeth
Holsters have blunt teeth situated
in the stomach for crushing shells.
Evening star., 1939-02-21
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-20
Radio Time Table

The riddle of The Dying Detective VIII
be dramatized with Basil Rathbone as Sher-
lock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as DIR. Watson,
during the broadcast of THE Adventures oil
Sherlock Holmes from 9 100 to $3.50 Monday
night over KOMO and from $50 to 600
Tuesday over kJR.
Mrs. Hudson. Holmes landlady, and Dr.
Watson. his faithful friend, find the great
detective al deaths door. The events that
follow fast upon Holmes collapse, entangle
vicious criminal.
rosrAs are prepared from stations latest avsilsol.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-20

radio are prepared from os aminus