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devote its meeting at pm. today
in the Y. w. G. A. to the Roll Call
with the theater players giving q
show. A similar program will be
given for the Lincoln Park Citizens
Association at its meeting at pm.
in the Bryant School.
More enrollments in first-aid
classes were asked by the Red Cross
The classes begin Friday at the
chapter house. 1730 E street NV.
The two-hour classes begin at $50
am, 1880 pm. and 1880 pm, it was
announced.
The opportunity for Red Cross
work will be presented to daughters
of Army officers at meeting
Wednesday at 4:30 pm. at the Dis
trict chapter of American Red Cross
headquarters, 1703 E street NV.
Miss Mollie Brown, daughter of
Mrs. George c. Marshall, wife of
the chief of staff of the Army, will
head the Army group which will
be organized at the meeting. Mrs.
Lorenzo w. Gasser, wife of Brig.
Gen. Gasser, deputy chief of staff,
will conduct the organization of the
unit. Mrs. Philip Young of the
District Chapter will explain Red
Cross activities.
Officers daughters will be invited
to sign up for sewing, knitting,
preparation of surgical dressings,
first-aid activities and other Red
Cross work.
The local chapter yesterday ship
ped 600 war relief articles to the
American Red Cross warehouse IN
New York for use abroad. Included
were so hospital gowns, 80 operat-
ing gowns, so sweaters, 80 pairs of
stockings, 162 girls dresses, IS wom-
ems dresses, 148 boys blouses and
Is layettes for infants, Otto Lund,
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Argentine
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trend of the Argentine and the
agreements already in existence put
reverse English" on the classical
American tariff policy. In the early
years, he said, industry insisted on
tariff protection, to the detriment
of the farmer. Now that industry
can sell abroad in competition with
foreign industry, he said, industry
wants the tariff lowered on agricul-
lures little piece" of tariff to help
the foreign idustrial sales.
The Senator from Texas saw dam
ger in the proposed Argentine agree
ment that the automobile manufac-
turers would be able to sell more
cars in Argentina while the Amer
ican farmer would lose his chance OF
buying car in America. Specifically,
Mr.. Connally saw a threat in the
Argentine agreement to the Texas
cattle industry and to the new Texas
faxseed agriculture.
For the administration, the fact
that the dickering over the Argen-
tine trade agreement has gotten as
far as the hearing stage is an inter-
national political triumph. For three
years, the United States sounded out
Argentina on the question OF nego-
tiating an agreement, and on August
% the announcement was made that
the hearings would be held.
The administration views this
particular agreement as corner
stone in the Western Hemisphere
solidarity program, toward which
Argentina has been family snooty.
The first loud overture to Argen-
tina came last spring. when the Pres
ident said that the Navy was buying
Argentine canned beef because 1t
was better than American.
Senator OMahoney stated today
that Argentine canned beef COM
petes not with American canned beef
but with American fresh beef.
Practically all the articles listed
for negotiation by the State Depart
ment and the Committee for Reci-
procity Information-which does
the spade work in the drawing up OF
the agreements-are agricultural
articles. The items which have
stirred the most concern are beef and
canned beef, wool, turkeys, eggs, corn,
f1axseed, hides and skins.
Apprehension Expressed.
Senator OMahoney expressed his
apprehension lest the granting OF
concessions on these items 60 con-
trary to the views recently expressed
by both Secretary of State Hull, who
is the moving spirit behind the reci-
procity program, and Assistant Sec
retary of State Grady, the leading
foreign trade man in the State De-
partment and until few weeks ago
chairman of the Committee for Reel
procity Information.
Mr.. O'Mahoney pointed out that
both these men described the reci-
procity program as founded on
mutual benefit" to the countries
Evening star., 1939-08-06

the new adheSiveS show the viSage
of F.. D. r. in association with that
of the Turkish President, Ismet
Inonu. Values are: 3k, brown; 8k,
red purple. The remainder of the
set is described as: 21ak and 6k, red.
white and blue, American flag and
Turkish crescent flag: TAX, orange,
and 12l2k, blue. George Washing
ton and Kamel Ataturk.
China also has "commemorated"
the 150th anniversary of the Amer
lean Constitution A series of four
large stamps, authorized by Gen.
Chang Kai-shek, have reached the
market. The design includes map
of China, the Chinese and the
American flags. Values: SIS, green;
Csc, blue; SOC, brown, and 81, red.
Two stamps of Iceland, showing
Thorfinnuri Karlsefni, first Euro
pean settler on the mainland of
America and father of the first
white child born in America, now
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them was Nicholas Trist. who ad-
vocated the principle of the fourth
best lead. From this there de-
Veloped the American leads" which
Cavendish adopted in his exposition
and instruction upon the game.
Trlst lived in Washington as a bov.
where his father was connected with
the State Department, and was a
prominent factor in President Polk's
dealings with Mexico at that time.
Later he removed to New Orleans
and it was from there that Nicholas
Trist branched forth as the fore
most whist player in America.
1t was about so years ago that
old-fashioned bridge. development
Of whist, made its first appearance
in London. but from where and by
whom it was introduced has long
been a subject Of dispute and con-
troversy. 1t ran its course after
a decade or a little more and was
superseded by auction. which in
turn gave way about IL years ago
to the present popular pastime of
contract. There is STILL however.
national organization of whist
players, but they are few in num-
Der, and even the best contract
player at Asbury Park would find
himself far outclassed by an old
time whist player of whom there
is now and then one who has made
the progression from whist to bridge,
to auction and finally to contract.
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Romanized style recently adopted.
The design shows the statue of
Buddha at Kamakura and the color
in reddish yellow brown.
David H. Davenport, Washington
correspondent for Mekeels Weekly
Stamp News, reports that Stephen
Days printing press is in the Capitol
at Montpelier, VT, not in the mu-
scum of Harvard University, Cam
bridge, Mass.
Collectors have begun to COM
plain that stamps printed by the
offset process do not wear we'll"
Mint specimens of heliogravure,
rotogravure and photogravure va
.rieties, it has been noticed, have
tendency to fade, to rub and
to be injured by pressure in album
pages.
Postmaster Vincent Burke, act
ing on an appeal by DR.. Fenton
Bradford. has ordered current COM
memorative stamps to be made
available to the public in branch
post Offices of the District of
Columbia.
Brazil has announced a decision
to refuse to sell stamps to collec-
tors residing in foreign countries.
This may signify reform which the
philatelic public will welcome, espe-
cially if it is initiated by nations
which have flooded the stamp mar
ket with unnecessary productions
many Of which, it must be confessed,
have been solicited by Americans.
Deputy Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General Roy M. North, his wife,
two daughters and nephew; Supt.
of the Division of Stamps Robert E.
Fellers and Assistant Supt. of
Stamps Robert c. King will be at
Balboa Heights for the first-day sale
of the Scent Canal Zone stamp,
August IS.
StoillP llOCtlllSo 1Ol tilC WCch al e
listed as follows:
This afternoon at 5:45-Washing-
ton Stamp Club of the Air, Station
VOL Albert F. Kunze will present
a stamp romance and comment on
current philatelic news.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club. 22O6 Rhode Island
avenue NE. DR.. Geneva Dye Turner
will discuss MY Experiences in
China and Why I Collect Stamps. ;"
Auction follows program.
l. Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, jefferson
room, Hotel Mayf1ower, Connecticut
avenue at De Sales street NV. Miss
Irene M. Pistorio will read a paper
on The Stamps of the Italian
States" illustrating her thesis with
stamps selected from her own COL
lection.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

world stated that a great change
In headlights would be featured in
1910 cars. Changes are under way,
1t is said, greatly to reduce the glare
without dimming the roadway. This
announcement likewise is Of great
Importance and goes glove in hand
with the "eyeglass" window plans.
States and cities have had anti
glare regulations for many years, but
unfortunately there has been little
If any Enforcement. The glare at
night Is the worst danger of driving.
The main reason that it Is the worst
Is because there is so much Of it.
At least Is per cent of the machines
have improper lights. That is not
due to manufacturing fault pri-
marily. 1t is due almost entirely to
the driver. He does not keep them
in proper adjustment and is care
less in using the DINNERS that are
provided.
The manufacturer should be
praised for his unceasing efforts in
the interests of general safety. He
untiringly keeps at this work.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
AutOmOtive Hints
By FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.
Few drivers realize it but when
they stick out their arm to signal
while in the act of turning they
are usually violating the law. Most
regulations on this subject require
the operator to signal in advance
Of making the turn and list it as
a misdemeanor to signal while in
the actual act of turning The rea-
son for this should be obvious. In
turning, both hands should be on
the steering wheel. And If the
signal is being given during the
turn it is of little or no value to
the driver behind. Any signal that
is not given until the turn is being
made is no more effective than no
signal at all, because it then fails
to serve as warning.
Throttle Affects Oil Loss.
One of the indirect ways in which
engine oil is wasted is through a
sticky accelerator pedal. If this
seems like strange statement it
is only because you have not stopped
to consider that when the throttle
does not close smoothly the car
cannot be accelerated easily. The
throttle closes with just enough
abruptness to cause a vacuum with
in the cylinders. This, in turn,
causes oil to be sucked up past the
the pistons where it quickly burns.
To avoid such condition keep the
accelerator shaft oiled and see that
the throttle does not bind.
Watch Your Route Numbers.
One of the reasons so many
motorists get mixed up on their
routes at intersections is because
they fail to realize that route num-
bers work both directions. Let us
say that you are travelling on route
but wish to switch to route Is at
the next town. Route Is goes off to
the left but comes in from the
right, making sort of wee at the
junction with route T. You turn
directly right and start following
Is but discover after going a few
miles that you actually are going
away from your destination. You
should have turned left. Many times
l have seen drivers feel very certain
they were going the right way mere
ly because the route number gave
them assurance. Instead they were
going back to where they started
or at least away from their desti-
nation. This sort of thing is par
ticularly likely to complicate mat
ters at bridge intersections or where
there are underpasses I recall one
where to make left turn in order
to get back on the same route, but
going in the opposite direction, it
is first necessary to turn right.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

out Of fashion and that whist was
all the vogue in Paris and at the
court.
Quite naturally, the English
brought the game to their colonies
in America. George Washington
played it at Mount Vernon and
was reputed to be very fond of it,
although he was usually unlucky
at it, as he was in his love affairs
until he met and married the win
some widow Martha Gusts.
Washington was very meticulous
in his accounts and the entries in
his books usually show modest
losses at whist He played with
Lafayette when the French patriot
and soldier visited him at Mount
Vernon. and they still show visitors
the table upon which the two played
Usually the games were held during
the daytime. as candlelight is not
favorable to card games, and. be-
sides, Washington made practice
of retiring around 9 o'clock in the
evening.
The game was extensively played
in Boston at the time Of the Revo-
luton, but a French officer, in telling
of it. reported that generally the
PEOPLE would not play for money,
as they desired to place all their
available funds at the disposal of
the Revolutionary cause.
For more than 100 years whist
continued to be played with no
important change from the manner
in which Hoyle had devised it. Then
came Henry Jones, an oxford in
tellectual. who did more to advance
the game of whist than any other
man who followed the great master
Henry Jones means nothing to the
world and very little to the bridge
or contract player. Under the name
of Cavendish, which he adopted
when he began to write on whist,
however, he was known in his day
wherever the game was played. His
name is perpetuated by the many
"Cavendish Clubs" which are scat
tered throughout the country. While
not changing the rules as laid down
by Hoyle, he did mako many i'm
provements in the method of play
which attracted wide attention, not
only in England, but in America as
well. Some prominent American
players aided him materially in this
respect. The most conspicuous of
Evening star., 1939-08-06
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Eye Glass Window Demonstration Planned in Toledo Tomorrow
n Interests of Safer Driving

assistance in night driving will be
most important. 1t is during the
dark hours that most accidents oc-
cur.
One still in the dark as to the ma
ture of these hoped-for improve
ments may feel a bit skeptical at the
present moment. The writer is in
that category himself. But he may
as well admit that he felt that way
in the beginning about balloon tires
and even four-wheel brakes.
Hard to Understand.
just how the so-called "eyeglass"
window will adapt itself to various
individual drivers with different
kinds of vision, some defective in
varying degrees, is somewhat diff
cult at the present time to under
stand. No two bespectacled persons
in the same family wear the same
eyeglasses. One brother may be far
sighted and the other nearsighted.
One set of glasses may be concave
and the other convex,
However, we must believe that
the research scientists do know what
they are doing. 1t cannot be ex-
pected that many kinds of wind
shields are to be developed accord
ing to individual needs. One knows
that the average eyeglasses are
fairly expensive A specially ground
windshield for the individual case
would be out Of reason.
What the manufacturers are prob
ably planning is superior glass that
will be applicable in general as the
present windshield now is. Up to
the present time that has worked
fairly we'll and any improvement will
add just one more step taken by the
automobile industrialists in the in
terest of safety which means the re-
duction of accidents and deaths.
Safety cannot come from one thing
alone. 1t can only result from COM
bined efforts in every line. That is
Why pedestrians as we'll as motorists
must do their part, and only by that
complete cooperation can desired
gains be made.
Just before news of this "eyeglass"
window, reports from the automotive
Evening star., 1939-08-06
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

"Eyeglass" windows are to be the
next safety feature in automobiles,
according to present plans of one
large manufacturing group. At
least this will be true If the demon
stration scheduled in Toledo, Ohio,
tomorrow proves successful.
According to the Fisher Body
Division of General Motors, research
experts of Libby -Owens-Ford Glass
Co. has been conducting a series of
scientific experiments for the past
year into a new field Of motor car
experiments, which has given some
of the. answers to the prevalence of
back-Seat driving, causes of driv-
ing fatigue, headaches. loss Of visual
efficiency ct cetera. This research,
which has been centered on re-
sponsiveness of the human eye and
its abilities and liabilities to cope
with modern traffic conditions, shows
why manufacturers must provide
"eyeglass" windows to increase COM
fort and safety of motor car oc-
cupants.
At the unveiling of these discov-
cries at the press demonstration to-
morrow at the Libby Owens Ford
Research Building and plants in the
Ohio city there will be made public
for the first time complete results
Of this research, and it will be shown
how these findings will be incorpo-
rated in all 1910 Fisher bodies.
Those in charge will include John
D. Biggers, president of the Libby
Owens-Ford Co.: Charles F. Ketter-
ing. vice president Of General Mo-
tors, and Edward F. Fisher, general
manager of Fisher Body.
Important Device.
The importance of this newest of
all safety devices, if successful, can
readily be seen. Whether the new
windshields will be of polarized or
ground glass idea is not yet di-
vulged. However, all motorists will
welcome any windshield improve
ment that will aid vision, prevent
eyestrain and headaches. all of
which will 90 a long way in lessen
ing driving fatigue. Especially any
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lower corner. Values are: 25b plus
25b, olive gray; sob plus sob, brown;
IL plus IL, violet: 81 plus 81. pale
green; 81 plus 81, red violet; Al
plus 2L, orange; 6L plus 81, red: 81,
gray; 10L. ultramarine; i'll, dark
blue, and 16L, gray-green.
President Roosevelt's portrait has
appeared upon stamps of another
foreign country. Following the lead
of Guatemala and perhaps with
similar hopes of exploiting Amer
lean philatelists, Turkey has issued
six so-called commemorative" for
the sesquicentennial of the Consti-
tuition of the United States. Two of
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Among last weeks winners:

Mrs. Stephans Euclid Street Studio
Tuesday. first, Col E. B Gray and Mar
tin May; second Miss Thelma Goodsteln
and Mrs. M. Mayer: third Mrs. Irene
surguy and Mrs, C W. zimmer.
Thursday. first Mrs. Maxwell Johnston
and Mrs. w. A. Olmstead; second. Mrs
Robert S. Du. Bois and Mrs. Catharine
Tidball and third Mrs. j. R. Long and
Mrs. D. E. Stephan.
Friday. A NJ. Shepard and Martin May
tied for first. with MI. and Mrs, L.. v.
Crane Col and Mrs. E. B. Gray third
Mrs, Dixie. T. Wrights studio-Monday,
first. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Koch; second
W; A. Bolneer and C. H. Parkman. and
third. Mrs. Lena Browning and Mrs. Anne
Grimes.
Thursday, first Miss Kathleen McNutt
and W.. A. Bolinger; second Mrs Dixie
Mrs. Hazel Loftin and c. H Parkman
Hotel Roosevelt-North and South, tied
for first place: Miss Mabel Tobin and A. NJ
Sheppard end Mrs Anne o. Grimes and
Mrs. Lena Browning; third place; Repre-
Churchill of Great Neck Lons Island East
and West; first, Miss Lucille Maupin and
Capt j. M Lazard: second. Mr. and Mrs
Cyrus Austin, third, Mrs. Vann Clarke and
Clarence Edelson. William Charles was
game director.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
AutOmotive Brief

H. S. Brickel, Dodge salesman for
the Torrey Motor Co., won the Dodge
Motor Corp. May and June "Oppor-
tunity Sweepstakes in Washington.
T. c. Utterback of the Dodge Corp.
and Paul Diver of the Trew Motor
Co., local Dodge distributors, pre-
sented Mr.. Brickel with an engraved
wrist watch here last week in recog-
milton of his accomplishment.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Four of the Is Canal Zone commemorative to be issued
August IS for the 25h anniversary of the opening OF the Panama
Canal are reproduced hereoth Eigat ho0 scenes before
cludes 1c yelow Balboa beore &C. oarmne Bal
&c. Gaard Cut a &C., Bas o6po 7e Sae
obispo atterS sage green Gatun before 1oc
1etose 1e agena t @ Gana channel aer" 14c deep Ooe
atte 25c red ORANGE Gatun spiDay "5etoreS and soc
UOlet brOUn Gatun SpilDau "after"
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are available. The first bears the
inscription, IN. Y. 1899 w. F." refer
ring to the New York Worlds Fair;
the second carries an ornamental
design instead of the caption. Both
are 2kr values, slate gray.
The validity of the Debrecen Col
lege stamps of Hungary has been
extended to December 81.
Japan has released a new 1-yen
stamp with the denomination
spelled zen" to conform to the
Evening star., 1939-08-06

jects and denominations are an
nounced as: View of Samoan
coastal village, Id; map, 1l2d, silva
or dancing party, 2lad; and por-
trait of Robert Louis Stevenson,
poet, essayist, novelist, I'd.
The cathedral at Strasbourg is the
subject of new stamp for France,
70c, red bistre. Included in the de-
sign is the coat of arms of the city.
The cathedral is famous for its as
Evening star., 1939-08-06
STAMPS.

STAMPS.
day, blocks Of four; reasonable. Box Box
115-T. Star.
sTAMPs-CONs-AU
Bought and Sold
z,s 18th St. FoRbT nv. SHOP D,str,e. 1879
NATIONAL STAMP MART
1917 F St. NV. RIM. All Dist. se17
FIDELITY STAMP co.
e45 Pa. Ave. Room II District 5l3o
UYENO'S STAMP SHOP
1908 Penn. Ave. NV. Met. eO14
'WHITNEY'S STAMP MART
402 18th st. NV. Met. 1911
WASHINGTON STAMP co.
s37 Pennsylvania Ave. NV.
BUT WHY
Pay more for stamps elsewhere?
Harry B. Mason, 918 F NV.
Something New Every Few Days
WEEKS STAMP SHOP
e06 1th st. NV. Ma. $3.50
TURKEY Constitution CompI. s SO
HUNGARY Girl Scouts Jamboree
ICELAND new akr. N. Y. Worlds Fair 5s
COLUMBIA STAMP SHOP
3tO6 18th st. NV.
Washington. d. c.
End Floor Open evenings to 3
Tel. Co. 6810 All Day Saturday
Mail Orders.
NEW ISSUES Belsium. Orval Rubens.
Red Cross. China Const !;
Hungary, Girl Scout Set, Germany. Boeh-
men u9); Brown Band; Blue Ribbon. Art
Day; French Colonies, BastilIe Day u2S);
Worlds Fair t4S).
Others too numerous to mention.
Our prices are rght-Visit our shop.
CULLEN'S STAMP COIN SHOP
1919 F st. NV. RIM. 211-13 Met. 6S15
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Economical clock. with planetarium
and a perpetual calendar. Goethe is
supposed to have climbed to the roof
of the church on several occasions
to view the surrounding countryside.
Rumania has issued a set of IL
stamps to mark the ninth anniver-
sary of King Carols accession. The
design shows an armored knight on
horseback, contending with a dragon
with a Boy Scout insignia in a
Evening star., 1939-08-06
In Local Bridge Circles
Game of Whist Was Started 200 Years Ago
Rv Frank B. Lord.

During the past week the attention the bridge world has been
cntered the activities the dog American Contract
Bridge
Park N has the
event the history the organization testimonial admn
ton Of James H. Lemon of Washington president
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Western Samoa is to have a set
OF four stamps to mark the 25th
anniversary of New Zealands con-
troll of the inundated islands. SUBJ
Evening star., 1939-08-06

From the American Legation at
Bucharest comes word to the effect
that a common postage stamp is to
be issued for franking mail in the
states of the Balkan Entente-Ru-
mania, Yugoslavia, Greece and Tur-
key.