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Canada, besides prizes to local
winners. Master points will be
awarded to the United States cham
pions and to the State champions
and national rating points to win
ners in local games.
The question of the penalty for
an insufficient bid came up in a
slightly different form than usual
recently in one of the social clubs.
couth, who was the dealer, opened
with one heart which was over
called by West with one spade.
North passed and East bid one no
trump: South then bid two hearts
and West two spades. When the
acution reached East again he bid
two spades inadvertently. Attten-
ton was called to the insufficiency
of the bid whereupor he went to
two no trump. When South passed
West sought to bid three spades con-
tending that West in calling two no
trump had not changed his original
bid.
The ruling was that Vests two
spade bid was insufficient to increase
the current bid of two spades and
that his switch to two no trump
even though sufficient for an over
call constituted a change of bid and
therefore West was barred from
further bidding.
A. M. Sheppard and Charles Ed
gerton, recently of New Haven.
Conn, have formed a duplicate
pair which challenges all comers.
Playing together for the first time
they won second place in Mrs.
Nolan's game at the Shoreham;
following this they were first in the
Tubbs game at the Hotel Grafton
by wide margin. In Friday nights
game at the Fairfax and Sunday
nights game at Mrs. Bryne's studio
they also came off with first honors.
The partners have arranged to play
in the open pair game in the Old
Dominion tournament next week
at the George Mason Hotel in Alex
andrla and expect to continue their
success.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright, who has
recently undergone two operations
at the Eye and Ear Hospital, has
sufficiently recovered to be up and
give attention to her LIE Sale Studio
games.
More than 100 players participated
in the recent pair game of the Wash
ington Bridge League at the Hotel
Shoreham. The players were di-
vided into three sections of nine,
nine and eleven tables, respectively.
In Section /, the North and South win
ners were Miss I. A. Ehringer and G. NJ.
Richards. first; Col. E. c.. Wallinston and
g. F: Chase third East and West. Dr.
Emily GreUe and Miss Paris Keener first;
Mrs. Alma Byrne and Mrs Katherine
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Col Clifford was dealer and sat
East. He opened with bid of one
club and when South passed Mrs.
Stockvis in the West gave a double
Jump to three hearts. When North
passed Col. Clifford bid three spades.
Vests next bid was four hearts and
Col Clifford then went to five dia-
monds. Mrs. Stockvis bid six hearts
and her partner, realizing that she
held a poWerhouse, doubtless in
Guiding the kings of spades and dia-
monds-put her in a seven-heart
contract.
North led the queen Of clubs,
which Mrs. Stockvis won in dummy
and led small diamond to her
king; then eight tricks in hearts
were gathered in and all her re-
naming cards were good.
No other pairs reached the seven
heart contract.
The Arlington team went to the
top of the list last week in the
Federal League games at the Ward
man Park. The Rangers are second.
Last Tuesday nights results in sec
ton A were. Arlington, II out of
"a boards: Allies. 1872 out of "a: in
section B the Federal Reserve team
had l8 out of "a boards and the
Shuff1in team. 1872. In section C
the Left Wingers had II out of 18
boards and the 4 WIS. gig, The pair
ratings were: Section A. North and
South, Tubbs and Dawkins, first;
Miss Buie and Isaac York. East
and West, second, both of the Ar
lington team: section B, Mrs. Hol-
lister and Mr. Shott, Shufflin team.
North and South, first, and Van
Fossen and Denbitz, East and West,
second: section c. DR.. Emily Grewe
and Mary Hobbs, KEGH team, first,
North and South; Miss Rocker and
Mrs. Nordhorst. second East and
West, Left Wingers.
Report comes to Washington of
the mammoth bridge conclave re-
Gently held in San Francisco under
the auspices of the San Francisco
Chronicle. Big as it was, it might
have little more than passing in
terest for local players were it not
for the fact that two former well
known Washington fans who en-
livened and frightened the game at
the Capital were participants, Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. OLeary. The latter
was the director of the highly sue
cessful duplicate matches conducted
by the American Association of
University Women and taught the
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Priest. second; Mrs. Robert S. Du Bois and
Mrs. T D. sheldon third.
>, Section ?, North and South Mrs. n, T
Byrns and o: E Burton. second; Mrs. Tom
Hamlln and Mrs. NJ. r. Reddy. third; East
rst snd wS Ss 3 siepSsn ESs aaa aad NM M I tass H
Mrs. F F. Toomey. third
H; G campbeIi. hrst; Mrs, Daisy H Il MOT
Coffee Cot s, and Mrs. yyohn seward, third East
Edgerton, second: Mrs A. J. Stelnberg and
Mrs; Rose, Robins. third;
lively, the winners North and South in
Section were F; n. Lake and 3. 6, Elliott,
second; Mrs Ralph Werner and Mrs R N
snow SI " tied for third place>with Mrs. ,Mattye
snd Maye Wes MsKen7e ME and Mss Lya Cook East
Robert s. Du Bois first; iu' Mrs. T so N Boyle S
ana Ars; Reddy tied for second place With
scon sPn NoTh saYass snd asd sdh ohn John pa
A. { ): step!nberg,, second C. B. Austin and
McIntyre and Dr. E B. Conoiily' second:
Mrs Dora Schwartz and Kari Itken third
Among the winners in last weeks
games were the following:
CHEEKS sudioWMrs. Laura iy'S Nay Jones ones and ID
"; E, Lutz; ,hrst; Miss Kathleen Nc
Srsna sns srem aap and TcufHe G. h MEi
Mrs, J. Cappeien. Of Savannah, Ga. and ID
William WI Cheeks. nrst: Miss Laura Grifhth
Msupn and Msrk KSr2 thrd Mss Ealt EuGs
vest Mrs. j L, Parrot and Mrs. Anne
Danieg eTms Second s Mr. M5 And anh Wrs Mrs Marx
tied with J. F McDonagh mas NaS and MI etPors Pors
tusal for third place, ' - "
Wardman Park Hotel--Mrs. w. S. Athey
snd 4 NJ. sheppard. S; second: Mi: e eol SAND ans
MS snd Hss Hsss.s {os yss sS SaYs oues
May, hrs; John Donneliy HHa and H Fred NfLs;H Hay
%, kennedy-Warren-Mrs Robert s. Du
second
zmef In sasM z Mrs aps M5S cassafs 4ss, "
saa sS p eri iis2Ha Nsssaer Afi th,.a J !" Clark
MIS- La Mdred sfsMs Ross55 Kahssn @ NfNu cs,5 and
arine Tidball and James A Dearins' Sec &c
ond Mrs. Edna Blamire and Mrs Rose
Robbins third.
veerhof. flrst; Mr. and Mrs. Edward NJ:
Anderson. second Miss Ellen Brown and
Miss Doris Rothwell, third
Byrne Studio-Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Stein
berg first; Mr. and Mrs. G. W thinner
second. Miss Kathleen McNutt and Miss
Orr. third
Fairfax Ho.el-Tuesday; North and
Mrs. Katherine johnson and Mrs. Ruth
Kayanslsh kans1 vnAn, second Stna Martin May and
Bernard RosSon and Miss Kathleen Nc
Mutt first; Mrs. Mary Goodstein and
Thelma Good5teln. second; Mr. Reynolds
and Mrs. J. Cappelen, third.
Kavanaush and co B. gre Gray chaTss Tsf
Mrs. F. F. Toomey and Mrs. r. A. Ridge
way. second; Mrs. John Coffee and James
A. DearIng third.
Fairfax = Friday, North and South.
hrst; Mrs, irene suEeuy and A. N. shep-
pard. second Mrs. Tom Hamln and Mrs
NJ. R, Reddy, third East and West, Mr..
and Mrs: H. G. Campbell. first: Mr.. and
National Press Club. c. Atchison and
Oliver Hoyen: frst; E. C. Stewart and
1io,,, vIo RI
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bust of Vestal is in the Metropolitan
Museum in New York-perhaps hid
den in the cellar awaiting the day
Of modern art"
Meanwhile, collectors may have
the stamps produced in homage to
Thorvaldsen's genius. The denom-
nations are: 5. 10 and 30 ore.
Plans for the Golden Jubilee Year
exhibition of the Baltimore Phila-
telic Society, to be held at the
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Balti-
more, April % to 30, are nearing
completion.
The show will open with Ma
tion-Wide radio broadcast in Coop
Grafton with the National Fedora
ton of Stamp Clubs. the speakers
to include Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General Ramsey S. Black and
Supt of the Division of Stamps
Robert E. Fellers
William LIE Roy Ensor is chair
man of the Exhibition Committee.
Copies of the prospectus may be
had by addressing him at 4217
Granada avenue, Baltimore.
Germany is bringing out three
semi-postals for an international
automobile and motorcycle exposi-
ton.
The flood of unnecessary stamps
to publicize the New York World S
Fair continues to flow. Brazil is
the latest country to oblige the pro-
moters at the expense of the phila-
telic public.
For the maiden sailing Of the
S. S. Panama early in April, the
Panama Line, 120 Broadway, has
prepared a special cover to be
franked with the U. S. Constitution
Evening star., 1939-02-26

All the 1eU stamps OF Aden shoun this couer
reproduced by courtesy Of ung Fulton of the Chamber of
Commerce OF the United States They
ton NTH centenary celebration of British controla festival
Romeo and Juliet" in Arabic! Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1939-02-26
By Frank B. Lord.

What is all this talk one hears
about having adequate trump sup
port in order to raise partners bid
in the Same suit? Ask Col. Edward
Clifford and Mrs. A. P. Stockvis.
They can tell a story that is quite
different from the one told by bridge
books and experts. 1t illustrates
the fact that there are exceptions
to set rules, and that the words al
ways" and never" should be deleted
from the bridge glossary. However
desirable it may be generally to have
adequate trump support, they can
show highly successful result with
out any trump support at all for
partners suit bid.
1t is written that in order to sup
port partner in suit bid one should
have three of that suit to the ace,
king or queen, or four smaller cards
of that suit. Usually 1t is a good
and highly important rule, but look
and see what occurred when such
was not the case.
1t happened in the Blood and
Serum Bank game last week at the
Metropolitan Club where Mrs. Stock
Wis, playing with Col. Clifford, made
a grand slam In hearts when her
partner placed her in seven con-
tract without having a single heart
in his hand
East and West were vulnerable and
this was the deal:
North
AJXx
vXX
<10xxx
+QJ l0x
West East
a Xxx 4 Axxx
"A K @ Xxxx y none
K = AxXx
Xxx Kxxx
South
AQxx
vxxx
<QJxx
&XXX
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If a baseball stamp is authorized,
the football, golf, tennis, pool and
ping pong fans will march on Post
master General Farley in armies.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Germany is bringing out three
semi-postals for an international
automobile and motorcycle eXposi-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Representative M. A. Romiue of
Missouri wants four stamps to ad-
vertise the 7th Worlds Poultry Con-
gress and Exposition. Representative
John r. Murdoch of Arizona wants
at least one stamp to commemorate
the 400th anniversary of the travels
Evening star., 1939-02-26
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
Phaec World Its Interests and PeopleRevew the
Stamp Press-Iist of Local Meetings.
Bv James Waldo Fa,ccen.

It is unlikely that the Post Office
Department will have a building of
its own at the New York Worlds |
Fair. Congress has not provided |
the necessary money.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

First-day sales figures for the
Golden Gate Exposition stamp have
been announced as follows: San
Francisco. February 18, 8O4,9O6
stamps, S24l4718, with 352,165 COW
ers; Washington, February 10, $780,
PSI stamps, S114O783, with 1926
covers.
Printing orders total $1,000 900.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
More News of War
At the Trans.Lux

The newsreel boys have them
selves a war over there now and
no longer do they have to try to
make one up out of stock shots
from their library. There's nothing
so brutal in the current footage of
war news on the Trans-Lux screen
as those recent views Of the Schles-
wig -Holstein pouring death into
Westerplatte, but there are some
exciting indications of action along
the western front. There are shots
OF the French invading the Saar
region, Of French artillery pounding
away at some unseen objective, Of
tanks, large and small, numbering
into action splitting lead and steel.
Most spectacular of the war pic
lures IN the current crop, however,
are those taken by that chap who
laid on his face In a French bomb
ing plane, to follow with his camera
the flight of a flock of bombs to
earth below. About the only thing
now remaining is for one of the
boys to hook himself on q bomb
release. be dropped at a target 50
he can send back pictures of what
q bomb sees in its flight.
Other pictorial news notes hav-
ing to do variously with war are
those showing Holland mobilizing
for defense, Canada drilling an air
force, France evacuating more chill
dren, Secretary Hull asking that
Americans travel on neutral ships,
AL Smith asking for repeal Of the
arms embargo. Other Trans-Lux
items: The last rites for Cardinal
Mundelein, the pineapple harvest
In Hawaii, Helen Wills Moody's
failure In her mixed doubles come
back battle, high lights Of the
World Series opener, high lights
Of the opening football games, and
fall shoe fashions.
Shorts include Mr.. Walt Disney's
Fox Hunt" . visit to Holland and
the Zuider Zee and Q mort abort
titled "oeabiscaiit Il. n
Evening star., 1939-10-07
'Star.Maker' Moves
To the Columbia

Bing Crosby sings . lot Of songs,
both old and new, and . lot Of chill
dren sing songs, both old and new, In
their sweet, small ovices, and there
you have "The Star-Maker," now
moved to the Columbia for another
week downtown. There you do not
have all Of THE Star-Maker," how
ever. There you have most of it,
with the exception Of Miss Linda
Ware. Miss Ware L. . charming
young newcomer, a natural and ap-
pealing 14-year-old with the voice Of
. 14-year-old angel and she almost
steals the picture from its star, but
that wouldn't be grand larceny
exactly. ut never has been-Ed1
It's musical musical Is this tale
based. perhaps lightly. upon the ca
reer OF Gus Edwards. These new
songs OF Mr.. Bing's are such tuneful
affairs as "A Man and His Dream"
and the old songs are favorites out
OF the past which spell sure nos
talgia. That's one Of the very pleas
ant things about "The Star Maker
the warm nostalgia aroused by its
score.
The moppets are either very pleas
ant or something else again, de-
pending on your attitude toward
freckle-faced boys who sing soprano
and impish-faced girls who sing nat.
We thought there were far too many
moppets performing, but we are an
old green ogre who lives in q cave
and frightens babies by the dark Of
the moon. H. M.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
He's Hanged,
But Boris
Won't Die
Mr.. Karlof Scares
Many People
In Met Film

II any one in the audience can
think up more melodramatic duo
than Boris Karlon alive after death
and an old Owen Davis mystery
thriller, let him speak up. Only
don't send entries to us, because
we've already been frightened away.
The Metropolitan has on display an
item titled "The Man They Could
Not Hang" which is the combina-
ton of Mr.. Karlof in a vengeful
mood and '"The Ninth Guest"
Remember that mysterious dinner
party which frightened the daylights
out Of every one on the stage, what
with the radio continually announce
ing calmly the name of the next to
die, with bodies falling limp all over
the place? Well, that's the dinner
party In "The Man They Could Not
Hang" and it causes some people
named Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor,
Ann Doran, Don Beddoe and Charles
Trowbridge no end of anguish, gives
Mr.. Karloff's scientist (the host, of
course), quite a gleeful time.
This scientist is somewhat miffed.
shall we say, with these people he
has invited to his party, because
they are the Judge, prosecutor,
jurors, etc, who sent him to hang
ing for a murder which really wasn't
a murder at all. He had lust
stopped students life in order to
start 1t again with his artificial
heart, as bizarre q collection of
glassware as we have seen since we
used to blow retorts from one end
OF the chemistry lab to the other
while conducting our own strange
experiments.
But that is a separate story and
doesn't belong here in the first place.
This story is that these doings are
fine scary business If you are In the
mood for scary business. And If Mr..
Karloft stalking about after he has
been hung by the neck until dead
won't frighten you, you just can't
be frightened. H. M.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Story Of Edith Cavell
1sScreen Masterpiece
Keith's Presents Dramatic Account
OF Nurses Martyrdom in War;
Anna Neagle Splendid in Part
BY JAY CARMODY.

High on the list OF the movies most artistic Of
1889 other will be
trday having special premiere
showing here several weeks
World War followed
firing of reporting Its deu-
Evening star., 1939-10-07

particular story structure, and there
probably is not a thing Director
James Whale could do about it.
The main pattern Of the story,
to which the wooing scenes are In
cidental, teens with action. Until
he puts the dauntless PHILIPPE in
that terrifying iron mask with its
cruel prospect Of strangulation by
his own growing beard Louis and
his army have their hands full with
the good brother and his brave
friends, D'Artagnan, Portos, etc.,
the swashbuckling musketeers.
There are some wild scenes Of
sword play and incipient revolution,
all Of them in the best tradition
Of the battles Mr.. Whale has di-
rected In previous movies.
Less violent but just as full Of
suspense are those areas of the
drama In which his gallant pals
undertake the liberation of PHILIPPE
from the combined restrictions Of
the iron mask and the Bastille, no
easy combination to crack, let us
tell you. It is giving away no Sc
cret, obviously, to say that they not
only make it but succeed also in
substituting Louis for PHILIPPE as the
twin destined to be strangled by
his own beard.
United Artists has been opulent
In its provision of costume and
background for this drama Of the
French King and his twin. More
over. 1t has done excellently by the
casting, for. in addition to Hayward
and Miss Bennett, it has recruited
Joseph Schildkraut to do a MASTER
fully mean Job of Frouget, Warren
William for brave and convincing
DArtagnan and a competent crew
for the lesser roles.
1t Is movie with muscles, even
though 1t is sometimes muscle
bound. &c
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showin&

National-"The Tanning of the
Shrew." as enliyened by Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne: 2:30 and
$3.50 pm.
Keith's-"Nurse Edith Cavell,"
dramatic biography of the Belgian
heroine: 11:35 am, 1:35, 3:35, 5:35,
7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Earle-"Honeymoon in Bali" ro-
nance in bantering mood by Miss
Carroll and Mr.. MacMurray: 1C
am, 1880, 3:55, 7 and $50 pm
Stage shows: HAS am, $50, 5:55
and $50 pm.
Palace-"Ihe Man in the Iron
Mask" swashbuckNng adventure: !:
11:35 am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:35
pm.
Capitol-'Here Am Stranger, !"
young son in a house divided: IL
am, lao, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50, 6:1O and
8:55 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Man They
Could Not Hang" doctor turns
demon for revenge: 11:55 am, 1855
1855, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia '"The Star-Maker, u
Bing Crosby, moppets and nostalgia
music: 11:15 am, 1:20, 1925, $50
TAO and GAS pm.
Little-"The Old Dark House. y
Laughton, Karloh ct al. in a mys.
terry thriller: II am, 1880, 2:35
4:20, 6:10, 7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts, con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Open-Air-~Pride of the Navy
with Rochelle Hudson guarding
Government. secrets: sos and 10:1
pm.
Belasco-"The Unashamed," life
In a nature camp: 1880 an, 1:30
$3.50, $50, 7:30 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

CIdtcIy CuOSeu meLlOQ OF uuQer.
statement, its avoidance of theatres
and its obviously sincere attempt at
objectivity give 1t a dramatic force
that Is startling. Started long be-
fore hope for peace with Germany
had died In England, the picture
obviously is honest in its attempt
to avoid a propaganda flavor. It
turns out to be the more powerful
indictment for that very fact, al
though its merit in this respect
hardly Is the sort Of thing to in
huence propagandists. (What are
they doing in this review, anyway?)
For the title role of the film, Eng
nsh Director Herbert Wilcox chose
English Actress Anna Neagle. Pat
emily no one could be more in SYM
pathy with, nor responsive to, his
determination to picture Miss Cavell
Evening star., 1939-10-07

oPCSAAA AVA 4OVCAo VI uAuoCu1dI ulOVlcb.
On the same program, and splicing
1t with still more action, is q Pete
Smith football short which reviews
the high lights of the 1898 season.
Catching the excitement Of what
seems to have been all the exciting
games Of last year, it packs more
drama than lot Of feature films
one remembers. It Is a must not
only for gridiron fanatics but also
Tor those who never have been able
to understand the games fascina-
tion. It ought to win Pete an hons
orary football letter from every uni
verSity his camera visited.
"The Man in the Iron Mask" gives
Hayward a chance to play one Of
those dual roles, the craven, cruel
Louis XVI and his heroic twin,
PHILIPPE, who was as good and great
as the king was wicked and vain. It
also gives United Artists opportu-
nifty to show how cleverly film can be
spliced these days to bring an actor
face to face with himself and create
the impression he is two other fel-
lows named Louis and PHILIPPE.
Hayward's Interpretation Of the
two so different characters is
neat piece Of impersonation. He
carries the distinction between
them to such q nice point as voice.
Speaking as Louis, his infections
are those Of the perfumed dandy,
the pretty boy friend Of Mile. La
valliere. There Is robustiousness of
the expected kind in his portrait
Of PHILIPPE, the pal OF the three
musketeers and the lad who was
every inch the king that the real
king was not, II that Is not too
confusing.
Whatever dement's the film de-
serves grow out of lack of con-
viction in the passages dealing with
the twin brothers relations with
Maria Therese, played by Joan Ben
nett. There would have been no
story, of course, had Maria been
able to recognize PHILIPPE as an en-
tirely different person, but it is as
exasperating to find the picture far
less artful in confusing the audi
ence than 1t was Miss Bennett. It
happens to be weakness Of that
Evening star., 1939-10-07

Man in Iron Mask Is Film
With Muscles and INTRIGUE
Palace Version Is Exciting Retelling
OF Dumas Famous Adventure;
Football Short Excellent

Having fascinated lovers Of mystery and derringdo
least there Louis
Hayward and Bennett which
terday As ceulod
composite Of intrigue
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Earle Comedy Adult Affair,
Full Of Spice and Wit
Madeleine Carroll and MacMurray Make
Honeymoon in Bali Merry Film;
Stage Show Honors Roxyettes

bright affair highly spced with wit acNduays conquest
naaaeene Carros stubborn heart in Honeymoon
opened yesterday at the
before in the movies hilarious suayiy as Mac
Murray utzes teaching
ought to know Virginia Van Upps Edward J. GrhS dre
Evening star., 1939-10-07

ADJUSTMENTS.