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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-27
A Dog Lovers Notebook

in Among those who took in the
whole nine shows in two weeks were
Edith Groves Of Fairfax and Eliza
beth Lennon of Middleburg. The
latter made quite record in boxers
with her Sumbula's Gunard, taking
winners dog and best of winners six
or seven times. while the dachshund
from Jonedith, Centa v. Steirmann,
was winners bitch twice. Keith
Merrills boxer, Bessie v. Monbijou,
was winners bitch three times while
the same owners lara of Barmere
won once.
Mrs. Birney of Aspin Hill. took her
good little schnauzer. Isabel of
Aspin, only to the Langley Field
show and came home not only with
a winners ribbon, but also a rosette
for third in the group. Another
group contender at the Southern
shows was Arthur Scharfeld's wire
hair terrier, international Cham
P1OIl d1aOI Vi . 0l11oS1lCA
Another champion has gone to
the happy hunting ground. Garry
mhor Kishtwar, the big, cream col
ored Afghan hound that made show
history on the West Coast, died in
his sleep last week. Kishtwar was
imported from England at the age Of
five months by Rudy Sampson Of
California. His blood lines were
greatly needed in this country at the
time and 1t was hoped that he would
develop into the magnificent dog
that he did. He made his cham
pionship within the space Of few
months and then went on to pile up
q best of breed and first IN group
record that was unusual for that
breed at that time.
After winning 10 firsts In the
group out West, he was bought by
the Jonedith Kennels and was shown
locally three times. winning best of
breed each time. He was retired
from the show ring after the 1888
Washington show. A number OF his
winning sons and daughters survive
to carry on his characteristics.
George Berner literally took fly
ing trip from Chicago to preside
over the Old Dominion Kennel
Club meeting last Friday. Genial
George is greatly missed by the local
doggy fraternity and It u hoped
that his business viii soon be trans.
ferred back to this locality.
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The Potomac Boxer Club will make
It's initial bow as a show organiza-
ton next Sunday at the residence
of the Keith Merrills, 2535 Belmont
road NV. Entries will be taken at
the gate, starting at 1880 pm, and
Judging will begin promptly at 2,
with Frederick Hamm, president Of
the American Boxer Club. coming
from New York to sort out the en-
tries. Thirty entries already have
been pledged by members OF the
local club, and many more are ex-
pected from nearby and Northern
kennels.
Several unusual classes, even for
q sanction match, have been desig-
mated. Glasses will be divided by
sex, and there will be divisions for
puppies from 2 to 4 months, 1 to 6
months, 8 to 8 months and 8 to IL
months. In addition, there will be
open classes for dogs without cham
pionship points, and open classes for
dogs with points.
AS Ia GA fAAAASi ASoAh
Kennel Club sanctioned matches, are
barred. There will be ribbons in all
classes and trophies for the winners
Of all classes. r. j. Jondreau, An
napolis, is secretary Of the Potomac
Boxer Club, and Louis Moss, 1415 I
street NV, is chairman Of the
Match Committee.
All signs point toward an unusu-
ally heavy entry from this vicinity
for the Harrisburg Kennel Club show
on November is, at Harrisburg, Pa.
Since the limited show ruling for
Westminster, many fanciers are
bringing out their dark horses at
the late fall and early winter shows
in order to qualify them among the
first, second or third place winners
Among those who expect to make
the trip to Harrisburg are Edith
Groves OF Fairfax, Mr.. and Mrs. For
bush. the John Andersons Of Glen
mont, Beech Tree Farm Kennels and
Aspin Hill Kennels.
Lucille Scaggs, secretary OF the
Old Dominion Kennel Club and one
of the most active workers In the
dog show field in this area, is recu-
perating from q major operation at
Columbia Hospital. Like all con-
valescents, she welcomes company
and Graves to hear about whose dog
did what and where.
News about the exhibitors at the
hurry up circuit" keeps tr1ckline
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rival there. His description tallies
very closely with that OF the modern
chow. However, the modern show
type Of chow chow Is more stylized
animal than the earlier dog or than
the chow as he Is now found In
China.
Breeding improvements in muz-
zle. shortness OF back, quantity Of
coat, ETC., have altered the general
appearance Of the dog without
changing the fundamental struc-
ture. The first chow chow was
shown in England in 1883 and two
years later Miss A. c. Derby showed
her Takya at the Westminster Ken
mel Club show in New York. The
American Chow Chow Club was
organized in 1906.
Champion Son.
The early pillars Of the breed In
England and therefore in this coun-
try were the champions Lenming,
Akbar and Choonam Brilliantine,
which sired 16 champions, and Roo
SAAo" 12dSOi, ~lhSlA oCt ny tliO
breed record by annexing 81 chal-
lenge certificates in So shows. In
this country one Of the greatest
studs Of recent years was Oh. Far
Land Thundergust, the sire Of many
champions and winners. Among the
most notable Of his get is Mrs. John
Anderson's Oh. East Is East, son Of
Gus" and Oh. Wyndcrest Pao WI.
East made his points in the hot
test Of Eastern competition, finish
ing for the title at Trenton In 1898.
Already one OF his sons. Silver
Crescent Sambo, is champion. and
two more. East Son Too and Black
Tuhzick Of Glenmont, are well on
their way to the title. East Son Too
had the unusual distinction Of WIN
ming the transporting group at the
age Of II months.
East is an unusually heavy boned
dog, even for chow. He combines
the short, close occupied body with
immense barrel ribs, copious coat
and straight legs with the correct,
compact, high-arched, cat foot.
East has the typical chow chow
head. fiat-skulled, full-muzzled, with
small pointed ears, and dark, small,
triangular eyes. His Chinese scowl
is particularly pronounced. A strong
neck, not too long. with heavy ruff
and a proudly carried head, add to
his distinction.
DisquaNfying points for q chow
are pink or spotted tongue, spotted
nose, droop ears.
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pIOOuCJ OF INC ldI IlOTU III. 6OUy
structure as well as coat point to-
ward a close relationship between
the chow chow and the Samoyede,
the Eskimo, the Spitz and the
Pomeranian, His native name in
the north OF China is bear dog" or
wolf dog" while in the provinces
around Canton he is known simply
as a black tongue"
Draft Animal.
The black tongue of the chow Is
q characteristic shared by only one
other mammal, the polar bear, and
lends color to the theory that the
chow may have originated from
some other animal than that which
produced other breeds of dogs. There
Is little doubt that it is one Of the
basic dog breeds, and that the re-
lated kinds mentioned above prob
ably stemmed from the chow, but
lost the characteristic tongue pig
mentation through mixture with
other breeds.
While the name chow chow sug-
eestS one of the uses for this dog
in its native land, that of food, 1t
is breed that apparently mastered
all of the ways of helping man. In
the far north. it is used as q draft
animal On the farms OF China it
is used as a herding dog, as well as
q guard. In the coastal regions it
Is used as q guard of sampans and
junks. And away back. $50 B. C.
and earlier, 1t was used as hunt
ing dog. A bas relief Of the Han
Dynasty clearly shows elbows be-
ing used to hunt big game.
Exported to England.
In the seventh century, A. D., the
Emperor Tang Is said to have main
tanned the greatest kennels ever
known. 1t is said that he had an
establishment which boosted $4,000
couples of hounds. Pictures show
them to have been dogs of distinct
ly chow type. These hounds sup
ported 10000 huntsmen. Not q bad
kennel staff! And today, Occidental
residents in China still use elbows
as hunting dogs, although nowadays
they are used mainly on small game
and birds. They work in the same
way that settlers do, although they
probably tire more quickly because
Of their stilted gait and close coup
ling.
The first chow elbows were ex-
ported from Canton to England in
1880 and were infinitely described
by the Rev. Gilbert White on ar
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Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Friday and interment was at Wood
stock, VT, yesterday.
First-day sales figures have been
announced as follows: Sc, Cyrus H.
Mccormick. Lexington, Va, Octo-
Der IA, l37,4l5 covers, 1922
stamps, $7l7S.76; Sc. Elias Howe,
Spencer, Mass, l26,334 covers, 1885,
434 stamps, ss,l7l7o; lc, National
Defense, 3l5,7o0 stamps, $3,l57; &c,
National Defense, 223,40O, $4,468;
Sc, National Defense, 1877 300. s4,7l9.
Total cancellations applied to
three last-named issues were 450, 083,
all ashington, october l6.
Jacques Minkus OF the stamp de-
partment of Gimbel Bros, New York
City, has published An illustrated
album of Stamps of Peace" for the
postal issues OF the countries Of the
Pan American Union. The editor
of the volume is Prescott H. Thorp,
formerly of Scott Publication, Inc
DR.. Leo S. Rowe contributes a fore
word. The text presents data on the
Monroe Doctrine as well as COM
prehensive sketches of each of the
81 nations of the Western Henri
sphere.
An editorial in the Greeley, Colo,
Daily Tribune, October 8, charged
that the Roosevelt administration
has followed in the footsteps of the
totalitarians in the matter of prolific
stamp issues, with some for prop
uganda" but conceded that ours
sell at face instead of with a surtax
for various projects"
The daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Rollin E. Flower Of Buffalo died on
October 10 after a long illness.
M. p. Partridge has suggested to
the Post Once Department addi-
tional historical stamps commence
rating the commandment of Fort
Sumter. the Battle of Bull Run,
the Battle of the Ironclads CMer-
rimac and MONITOR the surrender
Of Gen. Robert z. Lee to Gen. U. s.
Grant at Appomattox Court House.
Patrons of the Philatelic Agency
are reminded that stocks Of avail
able stamps are not inexhaustible
No issue has been removed from the
sales list since July /.
The last Of the Heroes Of Peace"
stamps-until additional characters
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their own cars along and were op-
Grating them on Mr.. Yeabower's
system.
Mr.. Yeabower's interest in model
railroading dates back about 10 years.
At that time there were, in this
country. few aids available to model
rails. ("Model rail" is q contraction
Of model railroader." term used
to describe q person interested in or
owning . model railroad. 1t applies
to the people and not to the OBJ
jects) The builder had to draw
heavily on his own ability and in
genuity. The experience gained then
IL Of great value to Mr.. Leabower
today. rs his smoothly operating rail
system will testify. His basement
layout incorporates both q steam
railroad and an electric interurban
road.
Although 1t is somewhat neglect
ed now while the trolley service Is
being expanded. the steam line was
the first part constructed. 1t is a
three-rail O-gauge A. c. layout. For
motive power there is a model OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad E-6 10
connective. No kit was used in its
construction. The same is true OF
many of the cars, although some
few of them were built from kits.
The track makes q loop around the
basement with sidings, bridge, grade
crossing with the interurban line,
and an interchange track.
Universal Motor.
The interurban, named The Cen
trail Interurban Railway" is a troll
ley line, taking its current from an
overhead wire through trolley poles.
The one car now in operation on
this line has q universal motor,
which will run on either alternat-
ing or direct current. Mr.. Yea
bower prefers to use D. c.. however.
claiming better performance Is OBJ
tanned that way. The interurban line
has operating color light signals. 1t
is a single track layout, divided into
three blocks with terminal at one
end. turn arounds at both ends and
q passing siding.
Mr.. Yeabower has freight inter-
urban now under construction which
will supplement the service onered
by the present car.
The trolley is operated by clever
little controller. resembling those on
the older street cars In use 1t even
sounds like the big ones. as the con-
facts are made or broken.
Mr.. Yeabower Is salesman, Just
one OF the many non-technical men
who are good model builders.
z. r. A. members were informed
that the Capital Transit Co. recently
has ruled that no one will be ad-
mitted to its garages, car houses and
yards without written permission
from the company. Even company
employees must carry written passes
to enable them to enter the various
buildings.
The transit company has been
very helpful to lobbyists in the past
and they can now show our appre-
citation by not attempting to evade
this ruling. Incidentally, it's also
much easier and simpler to comply.
One letter is required to enter the
company property and q second one
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week Immediately before Christmas.

week Immediately before Christmas.
The meeting on Tuesday night Of
this week will start at 7:30 instead
OF 8 pm, to afford those interested
an opportunity to hear q discussion
and explanation Of the new slam
bidding convention originated by
George Hill, league member. To be
able to make slam bids is the ear
nest desire Of every bridge player
and the experts have devised two
methods which are generally in use.
They are admittedly imperfect,
however, and it has remained for
Mr.. Hill to formulate . system
which, it Is maintained by those
who have followed it, is practically
certain Of success.
Among last weeks leaders were
the following:
National Press club-Mr. and Mrs
Me- M:' R p w. Ms,'0I miro second Mr. and
day; walter A. BolinGsr and Charles \.
p,rkm.n. hrst: John Donnslly and 4,
Gress GUSTS third. Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. c. J. Evans and Mrs e r. Walton:
frst: Mrs. Lucrstia Hesse and wessal
Stewart, second; Mrs. wyman Ellis and
Gel. E. B. Gray, third.
Kernedy-Wa Marian Barre
and Miss Orr, FIRST: Mrs T. z. Sheldon
and Mrs Peyton Blamirs. second
American Association of University
women-Mrs Alfred Brooks and O. L.
veerhoh. FIRST: Dr.. Emily Grewe and Mrs.
Virginia Sheldon tied with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruhno Ramos for second.
Railroad Administration Bridge Club,
1910 r street-Ffrst game, Miss Nell Cor
butt and Miss Nettie Dawson. hrst; Miss
Jean Beatson and Miss Ruth BolleS, sec
ond: Mrs Carolyn Earle and Hal r.
Young, third Second game. Miss NJ p.
Cordova and H. p Body, frst; Miss Cor
butt and Miss Dawson, second: Miss Beat.
son and Miss Bolles, third
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Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
Bv Edmond Hendeyer.

The District Chapter Of the Electric Raroaders Association held
Spring .
greatly
president
upstairs brought
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By X. r. Taynton.

BY X. X. 0ynf0n.
vastly different from that Of his
disposition well training decidedly
the man"
usual attention and and since his disposition such that ne not
a absolute freedom which he
atmosphere
Yet all physical evidence points the fact that the chow chow
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This Weeks Meetings.
Friday-Metropolitan Society OF
Model Engineers (model railroad
ing). Room $50, Union Station.
pm,
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BY courtesy OF Philip H. Ward jr, stamp editor of St.
Nicholas Magazine and regular contributor to MekeePs
Weekly Stamp Neo this interesting IndoChtna
reproduced oDn the Pacific and besides being
OF Ualue item has historical significance
Of the Asatic OF the
gineered by Adolf Hitler. Star Stat Photo.
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Stamps showing the Statue Of
Liberty are the subject of an inform
alive essay by s. Hugo Cohen.
published in Stamps Magazine for
October 20.
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The league has announced the
cancellation of its usual team game
on the night of November 5. Many
members will leave Washington in
order to 60 home and vote, and
general interest in the election will
tend to unsettle bridge playing con-
ditions on that night. The series
therefore will be prolonged one week
at the close Of the season next May.
There will be no interference with
the two weeks holiday recess, and
the flrst half Of the series viii end
With the game to b played the drst
week In January, instead q the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-27

A current SOC stamp of Paraguay
has been overprinted in mourning
for President Jose Felix Estigarribia
and his wife, killed in an airplane
crash September 7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-27

Hindenburg stamps of Germany
have been overprinted for use in
Luxembourg.
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Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
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News about the exhibitors at the
hurry up circuit" keeps trickling
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listed as follows.
Tomorrow evening at 8:15-wash-
ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
ton VOL. Philatelic romance In
cooperation with the Pan-American
IJnion
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-31
FOR. WOOD SOUTH

Bob Wool sailed south on the Princess Io'iiss 4or a soieurn in California. ~
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-31
SAIL
 ON PRINCESS,
 BARAN0F TODAY

The steamers Baranof and Prin- cess Louise are crowded with mem bers of the Juneau Public School faculty, enroute south for the sum- mer months.
 On board the Princess Louise is John Caswell, who will spend some time at his home in Eugene, Ore gon, before vacationing in Cah- fornia.
 Also sailing on the Princess boat, Miss Edna F.arpoie will spend her summer in Eastern Washington with a trek to the San Francisco Fair.
 c. Robert White, accompanied by Mrs. White, sailed south on the Baranof He will attend summer school at Berkeley, Cal
 Another Baranof passenger, Theo- dore HodWalker will attend summer school in Colorado and will visit both the San Francisco and New York expositions.
 Miss Pauline Monroe is on the Louise. She will spend most of her time in Portland and may visit the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-31
THE FR0NTIERSMEM" HAS INITIAL SHOWING
 Al COLISEUM THEATRE

Frontier days return to town to night with the opening of the new "Hcpalong Cassidy" outdoor action drama, The Frontiersmen, at 5he Coliseum Theatre.
 AS the foreman of Bar 20'' and natural leader of his fellow-ranch- CTS, William Boyd is faced with the problem of preventing a band of outlaws from using the neighbor- hood school as blind for their activities and turning the young sters into juvenile gangsters. His chief opponents are the local mayor, who is secretly allied with the cattle thieves, and hot-tem- pered boy, who scorns everything the school has to offer.
 Conditions reach a crisis with the arrival of a new school teach CT, who has been brought down t6 the ranch country by "Hoppy' to clean up the school. Her beauty and charm immediately percipitates a bitter rivalry between ranchers and outlaws for her attentions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-31

brotherly love, The Rev Ryan con- cluded. "These are permanent" just as our nation will be permanent. But we must fight for peace and fight to eliminate greed from our own lives, he declared in closing.
 After a wreath had been placed in memory of soldiers killed in the Civil Spanish American, and World wars squad of U. $. Marines fired a three -volley salute. Then taps, quiet and reverent, were sounded with the echo dying among the distant peaks.
 The Decoration Day observance came to an end with a prayer and the lowering of a wreath into the sea at the Standard Oil Dock. A firing squad of bluejackets from the Naval Air Station did honor to the sailors and seamen dead in the war-duty of this country, and taps were sounded again. Thus Sitka remembered those who died for their nation; but every person here hopes and prays no more American war deaths will be necessary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-31
5ITkA 0B5ERvE5,
 'df MEMORIAL DAY

SITKA, Alaska, May 31.-(Spec- ial Correspondence)- observed Memorial Day yesterday with a parade, services at the National Cemetery, and services on the waterfront.
 The ceremonies were conducted by the Sitka Post of the American Legion with cooperation from the Naval Air Station The parade started from the Post Office Build ing shortly after 10 am. The marchers walked under a brilliant sun past throngs of onlookers up the main street, along the bay, and out to the National Cemetery.
 The Rev. Tim Ryan delivered an address at the cemetery in which he condemned greed as the cause of war and most of the worlds troubles. The insane leaders of an insane world preach an insane phil osophy that the individual should exist only for the state,' he said. He declared that ruthless leaders trying ito justify injustice, glut greed, and usurp absolute authority" have plunged our world into chaos. Our own country is in peril from without and within, he asserted 'The United States of America is founded on justice. liberty, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-31
"x-eHANp" E n NEW TRIUMPH
 { FOR MtLAGLEN.
Nan Grey, Tom Brown Co., Star in New Feature Al Capitol

In story that tugs at the heart lstrings, Victor McLaglen triumphs tin his new picture, Universals "Ex- Champ which starts tonight at the Capitol Theatre.
 The Academy Award winning star, aided by well selected cast, wrings the utmost from his char acterization of an old ex-champion fighter. He is forced to make a decision that means the sacrifice of his own honor, dear to him through years of honest effort. When he loses his job as apart ment house doorman he undertakes the training of a young fighter, who ultimately reaches the goal of a fight with the champion. Me Laglen's' son, played by Donald Briggs, has meanwhile speculated with a clients money. and faces disgrace and prison unless the funds are replaced. Gunner is rfaced with the decision of sac rlflclng his fighter and his own honesty to save the reputation of his own son.
 In a supporting role is Tom Brown as. the young fighter, in love with Gunner's daughter, Nan Grey. William Frawley is seen as faithful hanger-on, with Samuel s, Hinds as kindly boxing com missioner who has faith in Gun ner's honesty.
 The picture was directed by Phil Rosen and produced by Burt. Kelly from the original story by Gordon Kahn. Alex Gottlieb and Edmund L. Hartmann are credited with the screenplay.
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ncisco Worlds Fair.

! San Francisco Worlds Fair.
 MT. and Mrs T F. Dryden booked passage on the Princess boat. They will spend their summer in Seattle.
 Mrs Marian Edwards, with her daughter, are enroute to Clarkston Wash, on the Princess. During the summer Mrs. Edwards plans to at tend summer school and may visit the San Francisco Fair.
 Miss Frances Wheeler sailed south on the Louise with plans to visit in the States.
 Leaving on the Princess, Miss Har- riett Tust will vacation in California Miss Phyllis Poulin will spend her time in Nevada. She was a south bound passenger on the Baranof,
 Enroute to Seattle for the sum- mer, Miss Myrtle Moe sailed today on the Louise.
 Miss Velna Bloom left for the south on the steamer Baranof. She will spend her vacation in Nebraska.
 Summer school at the University of Washington are Mrs. Iva Tilden's plans. She was passenger on the Princess boat.
 Miss Mabel Monson left on the Princess for San Francisco. She plans to attend summer school.
 Miss Helen Harrell left on the Princess and will visit for the summer at her home in Franklin, Ind.
 Also saiing on the Princess boat, Miss Ruth McVay will take a bus trip to California, the National Parks and then spend some time at her home in South Dakota.