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Evening star., 1939-11-10
BY FRANK b. LORD.

The Washington Bridge League
opened its ninth annual tournament
for District championships at the
Shoreham Hotel yesterday with a
large group of players in attendance,
including competing pairs from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
other cities.
The first of major events on the
agenda was the women's pair cham
pionships in the afternoon for the
Columbia Trophy and the master
points awarded by the American
Contract Bridge League. The win
ners in the first session were Mrs.
v. A. Clark and Mrs. H. c. White
with 212 points. five above Mrs.
Ruth Kavanaugh and Mrs. Claire de
st. Aubin. Third were Mrs. Tom
Hamlin and Mrs. Irene Surguy, who
had 1882. Mrs. N. T. N. Robinson
and Mrs. Allan Rutherford of Bal
timore were fourth. The second and
final session of this competition will
be played this afternoon.
Mrs. Alma Byrne and Mrs. Rose
Robins, winners of the cup last year,
finished 18th although Mrs. Robins
wore a rabbits foot her partner gave
her in the hope it would enable
them to keep the cup.
Many Seek Capital Cup.
There were two matches last
night. one for the mixed pair cham
pionship which carries with it the
Capital Cup and four master points.
Owing to the large number of play
ers in this game the scores were not
computed at the conclusion of the
session but will be announced today.
The second and final session will oc-
cur tonight. John D. Mothershed
and Mrs Ruth Kavanaugh are de-
Tending their title to the trophy they
won last year.
Second match last evening was
the intermediate event, open only to
those who have not won before and
who have no master points to their
credit. This was for The Evening
Star Trophy and will be played in
two sessions, the final to be held on
Saturday evening.
First session winners were DR.. and
Mrs. J. B. Gregg Custis, whose score
was 1922. Second were w. A. Bo-
linger and Miss Kathleen McNutt
with 1877 and third were Mrs. Mary
Goodstein and F.. E. Gordon with
124. DR.. and Mrs. Gusts won by
swing on single board, so close
were the leaders in the match. BY
reason of misplay on the part of
their adversaries they set the con-
tract and gained a top which put
them in the lead.
A silver plaque will be awarded to
the organization or club whose best
Evening star., 1939-11-10

dainor and G. =. stinson Of the Ma
tional Association Of Letter Car
riers; Leo Z. George ana william I.
Horner, National Association Of Post
Once Clerks; J. r. Bennett and H.
w. Strickland Of the Railway Mail
Association, James E. Burns and
Charles I. stengle, American Fed
GRAFTON Of Government Employees,
and N. p. Alias Of District No. A,
international Association Of Ma
chinists.
Mr.. Alcorn again was named
chairman Of the joint conference,
with Mr.. George as secretary and
Mr.. Bennett as treasurer. Repre-
sentatives Of 1s employe organiza-
tons attended the conference.
Evening star., 1939-11-10

This was a hand requiring both
accurate bidding and skillful play
ing to make the slam. At some
tables the bidding stopped at five
no trump, made, and at other
tables the bidding went to six no
trump, set one.
The hand presents an excellent
opportunity for the use of the
Blackwood no-trump convention
which the successful players en-
ployed. 1t was said by the experts
that only by the Blackwood con-
vention was it possible to reach
small-slam contract.
After her partner bid four no
trump West had her opportunity
to show her holding by the Black
wood convention. She bid five,
which told her partner that she
had two aces. Thereupon East,
having the other two aces together
with two kings and two queens, bid
six no trump.
The play of the hand required a
carefully thought finesse in the club
suit. Generally North led heart
which West won with the king West
led the jack of clubs, North covered
with the king and dummy took the
trick. West then returned to her
own hand with the ace of diamonds
and played the four of clubs, win
ming with the nine in the dummy
instead of the queen when North
did not play the ten. Those who
played the four of clubs first lost
their slam, for on the second lead
of the suit North covered the jack
with his king, which made his ten
good after dummy played the ace.
One Pair Made Seven.
Top on the board was won by Mrs.
RidgeWay and Mrs. Grimes, who
Evening star., 1939-11-10
Hurts FotuI to Worker
On Rock Creek Sewer

Tony Castiglini, "A, of 1923 Tenth
street NV. died at Emergency Hos
pital last night of a fractured skull
suffered yesterday when he was
struck by a length of pipe while
working on the Rock Creek sewer
diversion project at the foot of
Thirtieth street NV.
Mr.. Castiglini was twisting a steel
cable with the pipe when it slipped
from his hand. striking him in the
head, police said. The blow knocked
him into a ditch.
His brother, Vincent, was also
working on the job.
Evening star., 1939-11-10
Nine Are Indicted
In Cleveland Probe
Of Building Industry
Several Labor Leaders,
Three Corporations Are
Accused by U. S. Jury
Dy the Associated Press.

0y the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 10.-The Fed
eral grand jury today indicted nine
individuals, including several labor
leaders, three corporations and an
association as part Of the De-
partment of Justices campaign
against alleged restraints of trade
In the building industry.
They were charged with con-
spring to restrain interstate trade
through monopoly of the glazing
industry In Cleveland.
One of those indicted, Don A.
Campbell, business agent of local
Painters, Decorators Paper Hangers
and Glaziers' Union, Is now serv-
Ing time in Ohio Penitentiary for
extortion.
Others Under Indictment.
Other unionists indicted were
James P. Mcdonnell and Charles
Campbell, assistant business agents
of the A. F. of L. union. and Walter
Campbell a member. Indicted with
them were the Glaze-Rite Co. and
its president, Robert Firestone; the
Mills Sales Co. and its president.
John c. Springer, and Vice Presi-
dent Thomas E. Morrison; the
Builders Glass & Erection Co. and
Its president, H. E. Foote, and
Treasurer j. B. Olmstead, and the
Steel Sash Glass Bureau. All are
of Cleveland.
This investigation" said a joint
statement of United States District
Attorney Emerich B. Freed and Ed
ward P. Hodges, an assistant United
States attorney general. has deter
mined that the cost of glazing in
Cuyahoga County has been doubled
because of the activities of the par
ties against whom the grand jury
today returned true bill
Claim Union Was Dominated.
"The restraints upon which the
indictment was based grew out of
the fact that certain of the de-
PENDANTS had achieved and MAIN
tanned domination of the local
glaciers union for their own selfish
purposes and personal aggrandize-
ment with no benefit to the men,
bers Of the union and against the
desire and will of the members of
the union
Safety Director Eliot Ness, whose
investigation of labor racketeering
in Cleveland led to a penitentiary
term for Campbell, has declared
Campbell continues to draw $75
weekly as business agent, although
in prison.
Federal grand juries at Pittsburgh
Washington and St. Louis previously
have returned indictments in in
vestigations of building costs in
those localities. Last month, five
members and the secretary of the
Cleveland Plastering Contractors
Association we're convicted of divert
ing Government funds with intent
to defraud in connection with P. w
A. school repair contracts.
The indictment declared the union
leaders had an interest in all except
one of the companies, and set up the
association.
Evening star., 1939-11-10
Club Plans 'Humfest'

Members of the Washington Radio
Club will stage a manifest" tomor-
row night at the Harrington Hotel.
Fred w. Albertson, attorney and
president of the club, will preside at
banquet, which will be followed by
dancing
Evening star., 1939-11-10
Busmun's HoIiduy

OMAHA, Nebr., Nov. 10 tP.-Bus
Driver Roy B. Golden of Omaha,
who estimates he has travelled ap-
proximately 100000 miles since he
began driving 18 years ago, is leav-
ing Saturday with his wife on an
eight-day tour of Chicago, In
dianapolis, st. Louis and Kansas
City.
They're going by bus.
Evening star., 1939-11-10

According to Chinese records, a
system similar to Masonry flourished
there hundreds of years BIC.
Evening star., 1939-11-10
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. White
Top First Bridge Round
Score 212 Points in Ninth Annual
District Championships

three pairs make the highest aggre-
gate score in the two sessions.
An Interesting Hand.
In the afternoon game of the
women's pair play yesterday one of
the most interesting boards was
No. 6, where the distribution of the
cards was as follows:
West. North, East.
S-A8532 sofa S-K9
H-K AZ H-9876 H-AQ5
D-A 63 Do l05 DIX 80
C-J 4 C-K l05 CA Q983 3
South.
S-J 10 6
HI 10 3
D-J 97 4
C-762
The bidding Of those pairs who
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Evening star., 1939-02-04

Mrs. Brownings odd collection
also includes a map of Texas done
in metal buttons and a Texas Lone
Star in jet buttons. In ALL she has
about 1000 buttons, no two alike,
collected over period of 20 years.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Fontuine Fox

after searching around he found
that some one had taken the plug
out of the bottom of the vat and
one-third of the water was leaking
out that way. Not being able to
find the plug he had to let the
water run until it finally filled the
vat. OF course, it took longer than
usual. Can you figure out how long
it would take?
(copyright, 1939)
(Answer on Page B-12.)
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Brain TwizzIers
By PROF. J. d. FLINT.
e itss. r. Y.rtn-. f.l)

The night worker in large paint
factory was faced with a perplexing
problem one night. His job during
the long, night hours was to pre-
pare a great vat for the next days
paint mixing. He had to flush the
Evening star., 1939-02-04

for the driveway and flagstone
porch, red for the chimney, black
and blue for the roof and miscel-
laneous colors for the walls 1t even
has porch furniture, bird bath
with birds, a pot rack, light post
and dogs-all made of buttons.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Storms Halt Relief Ships

Storms prevented relief ships from
reaching Bishop Rock Lighthouse in
the Scilly Isles, and the three keep
ers of the light were imprisoned
there for IA weeks, one OF the long
est times known.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
What do you bid now? (Answer

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closed with each communication, ad-
dressed to the Four Aces care of The
Evening Star. If you desire the pocket
outline Of the Four Aces system of
contract bridge, send with your request
70 the Four Aces care OF The Evening
Star. a stamped C-cent). self-ad-
dressed large-siZe envelope and you will
receive an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
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Both sides were vulnerable. What
was your bid?
Answer.-Your correct opening
bid is six spades. This bid clearly
shows your partner that you can
make six spades without him and
at the same time want no exchange
of information. Hence, he will not
raise you to seven with the ace-king
of clubs. On the other hand if he
does hold the king of spades he will
reason that that is the card you
want to find out about for grand
slam purposes and take you to seven
with it.
Score 100 per cent for six spades,
so per cent for two spades.
Question No. 4S.
You are David Burnstone's part
ner and hold:
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Button Woman.

Standing only one foot high, the
dollhouse built by Mrs. B. F. Brown
ing, Plano, Tex, is covered with
1922 buttons-all different.
1t has glass buttons for windows
green buttons for the lawn, gray
Evening star., 1939-02-04

BY The Four Aces.
(David Bruce Burnstone. Merw.I D. Maier.
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team -offour inventors
of the system that has beaten every
other system IN eXlstence)
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Winning Contract

VullItiIS NOIlttN~t
By The Four Aces.
(David Bruce Burnstone. Merw!2 D. Maier
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken.
of, the system that has beaten every
other system in existenceo
Atrocious Defense
South dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
Ia % ~ Pass
a. Pass Pass Dbl.
Redbl. Pass Pass Pass
Certainly South can hardly be
blamed for jumping to four spades
and redoubling in view Of the fact
that his partner had had the temer-
ity to put in a voluntary bid of two
hearts. The fact remains that dou-
BILE dummy defense would have set
him thousand points, and ordinary
careful defense, which we believe
East should have adopted, 400
points.
West opened the ace of clubs and
continued, East winning the second
trick with the king. And now East
returned-of all things-a trump!
West, who was anxious to trump
heart, was unable to conceal a ges-
ture of annoyance at this play
which South did not fail to notice
Thus South decided not to attempt
to trump a diamond in dummy, but
instead drew two rounds Of trumpsS
breathing a sigh of relief when he
found them divided. Now South
played the ace of hearts, overlook
his jack with dummy's king and
played the ten through East. Dum-
mys third spade provided an entry
for the rest of the heart suit and
South was able to discard all his
diamonds and make an overtrick.
While a heart lead at trick three,
followed by diamond return and
second ruff. would have set the hand
two, we believe that East should
have laid down the ace of diamonds
West would have played discour-
aging deuce and then, as a last
desperate hope, East should have led
a heart.
X X
You were the dealer yesterday and
held:
Evening star., 1939-02-04

vat out with chemical powder in
water solution. Ordinarily it took
him an hour and a half to do the
work Of running the water in until
the vat was full.
On this particular occasion the
worker noticed that the vat wasn't
filling as rapidly as 1t should and
Evening star., 1939-02-26

and engineers with pickup set in
q high unobstructed building to pro-
vide enough power 50 that the sew
eral cars and the boat might COM
municate at will by radio The
Monument was picked as the highest
and most unobstructed building.
The new communication system was
net to be used until 1910, when the
new alarm headquarters Is COM
pleted at Mcmillan Park.
The Fire Department had ex-
pressed willingness to allow the
Metropolitan Police Force to make
senilar use of the pickup set. Maj.
Ernest w. Brown has been expert
menting with sending sets in scout
cars for several years and was anx-
ious to use the Monument set in
the same way as the Fire Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

ment put the proposition Of placing
the radio equipment in the Monu-
ment up to Mr.. Peters. He said
yesterday he had given the Fire
Department permission to do so
pending the approval Of all parties
involved and reserving the right to
cancel permission If objections
arose.
Through a misunderstanding, Mr..
Peters said, the Fire Department
proceeded with installation work
Immediately. He has now Informed
the latter, he said, that installation
Of the set must cease Immediately
and that permission will have to
be Cancelled.
Selected Because Of Height.
The Fire Department had planned
to install sending and receiving sets
in the f1reboat and the cars of chiefs
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Radio TRANSMITTING
SET in Monument
Believed Doomed
Park Service Official
To Follow Wishes
Of Society

The District Fire Department will
not get its experimental two-way
radio transmitting set in the top
of the Washington Monument,
judging from the present status of
the project.
Charles Peters, general manager
of buildings for the National Park
Service, who is in direct charge of
the memorial shaft, said yesterday
he would follow the wishes of the
Washington National Monument So
ciety that permission to install the
set be refused.
The monument society at its an
nual executive session Wednesday
passed a resolution to the effect that
permission to place the radio equip
ment in the structure would be lin
eXpedient." The society is charged
by Congress with advising the Park
Service as to the administration of
the Monument.
Reconsideration Doubted.
Mr.. Peters said there is a posi-
bility. although slight. that his su-
periors, Arno B. Cammerer, director
of the Park Service, and A. E. De-
maray, associate director, may re-
open the matter for consideration.
He said he did not expect that this
would happen, however
Last fall the District Fire Depart
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Hungary Forbids
0utlawed Nazis 10
Form New Party
Organization Would Not
Be Tolerated, Leader
Is Informed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Feb. 25.-The Hun
garian government today forbade
officials of the banned Hungarist
Nazi party to rally their estimated
100000 followers into a new sub
Stitute organization
Kalaman RatZ, Hungarist member
of Parliament. started movement
to reorganize the banned party
dropping National Socialist from
its old title. He was notified, how
ever. by Interior Minister Franz
Kerestes-Fischer that such a party
would not be tolerated by the gov
ernment.
Premier Count Paul Teleky con-
ferred lengthily with Kerestes-
Fischer over the many documents
seized by police yesterday in raids
on the banned party headquarters.
Authorities said scores of prominent
Hungarians were found on the party
rolls.
1t was expected the immediate re-
suit would be dismissal of govern
ment employees, reported to include
some army officers, who had joined
the Hungarists.
The interior ministry announced
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Spain
Continued From First Page.)

tirement at Collonge- -sous-Saleve,
France.
The Spanish Embassy is to be
evacuated Monday night aid Ma
tionalist representatives are to move
IN Tuesday morning, it was said
Navies Ready to Aid Refugees.
Spanish government representa-
tives said the French ono British
governments had notified Alvarez
del Vayo that their navies we're ready
to bring government leaders out OF
Spain.
The number seeking such evacua-
ton was said to have been put by
Alvarez del Vayo at 10000 This
would include all government chiefs
and army, labor union, political and
party leaders with their families.
Alvarez del Vayo was reported to
have asserted that he planned to re-
turn Immediately" to Madrid to be
with Premier Negrin and other min
listers at the last moments OF their
tottering regime.
Senator Leon Berard, French ennis
sary to the Nationalist capital at
Burgos, crossed the frontier on his
return to Paris. He is to submit to
Premier Daladier the accords he has
signed with the Nationalists as a
preliminary of French recognition
Of the Nationalist regime.
The premier, in turn. is expected
to read them to the cabinet Monday,
preliminary to French and British
announcement of recognition.
Informed diplomatic circles had
expected the quick collapse of the
Spanish government. They ex-
pressed belief that the last straw of
hope for the government vanished
with Premier Daladiers' disclosure
yesterday that Britain and France
intended to recognize the rule of
Generalissimo Franco as Spain's
legal government.
Urged to End Losing Fight"
Diplomatic sources said the French
government had notified government
Spain that it no longer would have
standing in French eyes and, in this
final message to Madrid, had urged
Premier Negrin to give up govern
ment Spain's losing battle.
Gen. Jose Miaja. Madrid's COM
mander in chief, was said to have
relinquished his command to his
chief aide and to have prepared to
leave the country.
A truckload of documents was
moved from the Spanish Embassy
in Paris to secret destination.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Child Behavior Course
Offered by Chest Unit

A survey course on the psyche
analysis of child behavior has Just
been completed by case workers on
the staff Of the Children's Protec-
tive Association of the Community
Chest, 1t was announced yesterday
Visiting instructor for the course,
which consisted in five lectures and
conferences, was DR.. Agnes Greig,
school psychiatrist Of Montgomery
County, Md. During the study Miss
Mildred Terrett. head of the as
sociation, called attention to a num-
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Test Craft Should
Be Built in Pairs,
Arnold Believes
Army Air Corps Chief
Refers to Destruction
Of Attack Bomber
Sy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold re-
ported yesterday that the recent
losses of promising experimental
warplanes had taught the Army
that test craft should be produced
IN pairs as precaution.
The Air Corps chief referred spe-
cially, in discussion of the admin
istration's $552 100000 arms pro-
gram, to destruction at Los Angeles
last month of an experimental at
tack bomber
More spectacularly, another ex-
perimental craft, pursuit plane
which attained speeds of more than
400 miles an hour in record trans
continental dash. crashed in land
ing at Mitchell Field. Long Island.
Its tests were considerably ad-
vanced and the Air Corps decided
1t could be repaired, but the acci-
dent delayed possible further de-
velopment.
Gen. Arnold's views were pub
lished in the semi official periodical,
Army Ordnance. He discussed in
general the Army's program of eX-
panding and speeding up its devel-
opment of better aircraft.
Broad expansion of the Air Corps
laboratory facilities at Wright Field,
Dayton Ohio. is vital, he said, to
the success of administration plans
to augment the Nations air power
without delay.
Asserting that positively there
will be no overload on industry" in
producing the more than 5000 addi-
tional military aircraft sought from
Congress, Gen. Arnold said American
manufacturers can turn out at least
5000 planes year of the types the
Army requires.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Seven Join Fruternities

Seven Washingtonians have Join
ed fraternities at the University Of
Pennsylvania, it was announced
here yesterday. They are Granville
Munson, jr; Edward Mac D. Nor.
rlson. and Hugh V. Kaiser, jr.,
Delta Tau Delta; John w. Nairn
and Ralph C Janoschka, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; William r. Andrews,
Phi Kappa Phi, and Alexander S.
Young, jr., Lambda Chi Omega.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
ALBRIGHT Choir to Sino Todoy

The girls cappella choir of the
Albright Memorial Church will give
its annual concert at 7:45 pm. today
in the church, under the direction
of Mrs. Martha B. MacConnell
The choir, consisting of about 80
voices, has sung several concerts in
Baltimore and Pennsylvania. The
members of the group are of high
school age.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

abolition of the party's outward
structure had been accomplished in
Yesterdays raids without the
slightest violence" More than 500
arrests were made and it was an
nounced 60 leading personalities
of the party had been sent to con-
| centration camp.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

NOTED AUTHOR LUNCHEON GUEST-Faith Baldwin, the
writer who addressed the annual luncheon of the Panheenc
Association Washington yesterday shown she autographed
chatted of the luncheon guests. Left to
right George Washington University Miss
American University and Miss Baldwin (Stoy
Page Dill Underwood g. Underwood Photo
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Aid to Futhers

Paris prefect of police, M. Roger
Langeron, distributed 429 envelopes,
containing a total of $23,l70, to
members of the force who are IA
thers of large families.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Der Of cases of abnormal behavior
In children coming under the care of
the organization in recent years.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Rid your system of
Excess Acid

by following the health resort method at
home Drink Mountain Valley Mineral
Water direct from famous Hot Springs.
Arkansas, to secure natura! help for irri-
tated muscles nerves and joints. Phone
Met 1902 for a case today.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
MET. JOG. 1903 X St. NV.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Here's the instrument that has Federal
distinctive reflects all
straight nes structural
executed delightful little
sold exclusively Washington
G SITS, National
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22
NOT OUTCLAWsED

Visiting Englishman-You have no leisure clawses in this country, what?
 American-Sure. we have. Sit down strikes and lockouts are gen. eral all over the land.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22
HOW THE LIBRARY BEGAN

Bridegroom-I say, we were aw- fully bucked about this topping pres- ent. By the way, what are they?
 Guest-Oh, a pair of bookends.
 Bridegroom-How splendidl Gro the bride): Darling, these are book ends. We really must buy book London Humorist.