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Evening star., 1941-05-11

The winners of the Mexican Am
bassador's Cup in play Monday
night at the National Press Club
were not awarded the coveted
trophy. They were Paul Doyle and
William Williams. Not being men,
bers of the club, but only It's guests,
they had agreed at the start that in
the event they made top score they
should not receive the evenings
prize.
Accordingly, 1t went to the run
ners-up, DR.. A. F. ODonnel and S.
Brashears. jr. Their total was only
one e-hah point less than that Of Mr..
Doyle and Mr.. Williams. in the ad-
justment made necessary, because
neither pair had played the entire
number of boards in the match.
Mrs. John D. Mothershed and Mrs.
lines were third.
Frank B. Lord and Mrs Mildred,
the title defenders by reason Of
having won the cup last year, were
fifth in Monday nights game.
The annual bridge dinner Of the
club will be given next Monday
night, when the seasons trophies
will be presented to their respective
winners. Ned Brooks. chairman OF
the Games Committee, will preside.
A pair game will follow.
Among last weeks winners were
the following:
Kennedy Warren - Monday, North
and South. first, Mrs. Peyton Blamfre
and Louis Newman; second. Mrs. Eber.
son and Mrs. Cotter; East and Wesk
drst, Mrs. John Co6ee and JAmes
Soiiralis second. Col. and Mrs. z. B. =.
Evening star., 1941-05-11

Preakness probably did not suffer
the bridge game did. for. of course,
there were no entrants from Balti-
more, and several pairs who might
have been expected from Washing
ton evidently elected to go to Pim-
lico instead This year they may
take part in both events, so large
turnout is expected at Alexandria
next Saturday. The prize will be a
vacation trip to Virginia Beach for
three days, with all expenses paid at
the Cavalier Hotel and free entrance
into the three-day series of contract
games in which further prizes may
be won. Last year James G. Stone
and Mrs. w. de st. Aubin were the
successful ones in the Alexandria
meet.
There will be two sessions, and in
addition to the entrants from Wash
ington, several pairs are expected
from Baltimore and Richmond. PAU
Golden will act as director, and mas
ter points will be awarded by the
American Contract Bridge League,
which will sponsor the game. al
/ though it is claSsed as an independ-
ent event.
Evening star., 1941-05-11
Hobbies and H0bbWsts
News of Activities Here and Nearby
By Edmond Henderer.

Probably no lobbyist ever expert
ences a greater thrill than the
amateur aquarist does when he first
succeeds in inducing pair of egg
laying fish to spawn. With some
fish this is not too difficult to ac-
complish, but there are many 9TH
ers seldom bred except by profess
sionals. Therefore. there is an add
ed zest to spawning the ones in this
latter group.
To prove that even this is not be-
yond attainment, consider the rec
ord of Reid Berman. APO Four
teenth street NV. He has had
exotic aquarium fish for about a
year. Before that he had goldfish,
which didn't do so well. In buying
some new ones he spied a guppy
and bought it "just out of curios-
ity." 1t happened to be a heavy
female. When her young were born
the goldfish promptly ate them, so
Mr.. Berman just as promptly bought
some more guppies.
He followed this with some scalare
and began to ask questions as to
how to care for them. Since then
he has had possibly Is different
species of fish, but his greatest
thrill came from the recent spawn
ing of a pair of Gymnocorymbus
ternetzi (Bouelenger), sometimes
known as Black Tetras.
This fish was first imported about
1885 but did not reach the market
in quantity until 1886 Mrs. Ada
Latham of Philadelphia is one of
the few amateurs to have bred it
since, and she is one of our lead
ing aquarists, so Mr.. Berman has
good reason to feel proud of his
feat.
Unfortunately, Mr.. Berman was
not present when the fish spawned,
so we have only record OF the
general conditions at the time. In
fact. the tank was completely COW
cred by a piece of cloth during the
spawning, which may account part
ly for its success.
The known pertinent facts are:
A 12-gallon tank was set up with
fresh sagittaria and washed sand
both fish were put in the aquarium
on Monday, anachayis were placed
on the surface on Tuesday, and the
fish spawned before 6 pm. that day
There was artificial light in the
overhead reflector and the tempera-
ture was 78 degrees. The adults
were removed as soon as eggs were
discovered, and the eggs Matched
on Thursday. About 80 fungused
eggs were removed and the re-
mainder Matched.
Mr.. Berman normally uses dried
fish food, with live food whenever
it is available at local pet shops.
Officers of the newly formed AS
sociation of Model Airplane Clubs
Inc. have been elected as follows.
Evening star., 1941-05-11

Two more games remain In the
Agriculture Bridge Club series for
the Mcdonnell Cup. Last weeks
winners were first, North and South,
Mrs. Eberson and Mr.. Lyons: Sec
ond. Mrs. K. I. Fenton and Mrs. H.
S. Giddings: third, Mrs. T. M. Boyle
and Mrs. M. r. Reddy; East and
West, DR.. w. H. Gorton and Sumner
Bliley. first; G. H. Warthen and r.
E. March. second; DR.. Guy r.
Stewart and A. c. Dillman, third.
The average of the eight leading
contestants is:
Evening star., 1941-05-11
On His Majestys Service

These authentic fragments OF history docu
mentay evidence of the of World War No Repro
duced By courtesy of L. Hurley member OF the composing
staff of The STAR they show the official designation On
His Majesy Seruice' One ahout stamp has been eram
a the of the Dominion
OF NeU Zealand but mailed in London ranked uith 22d,
blue King George VI adhesive. Star staff Photo.
Evening star., 1941-05-11

Officers of the newly formed AS
sociation of Model Airplane Clubs,
Inc. have been elected as follows:
President. Russell Nichols; chair
man of operations, Louis Hesse !;
Evening star., 1941-05-11

Playing time: Mengarini. 1:41; Kuss-
man, 81. From the seventh and final
round of the 1941 District Chess Cham
ptonship Tournament
Evening star., 1941-05-11

The Seventh American Philatelic
Congress will be held at the Statler
Evening star., 1941-05-11

Representative Walter M. Pierce
of Oregon wants commemorative
for the centenary of the blazing of
the Oregon trail.
Evening star., 1941-05-11

Mints of the United States are
making coins for the Netherlands
East Indies and French Indo-China.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Fire-Resistant Ceiling
Advised for Basement

Most fires in homes start in the
basement.
A basement ceiling of fire-resist-
ant materials reduces the fire haz-
ard by delaying the spreading Of
fire to the upper stories Such a
ceiling also improves the appear
ance of the basement and helps
prevent the passage of dust from
the basement to rooms above
Before installing the ceiling any
openings between wall studs and
the first-foor joist> or around pipes
and registers should be closed or,
in builders terms, f1re-stopped.
These openings, unless closed. be-
come f1ues through which fire in
a basement may be drawn into
the walls and floors above.
Openings to be satisfactorily fire.
stopped should be tightly closed with
wood blocking or an incombustible
material such as fire-retardant in
sulation.
Any one of several materials may
be satisfactorily used for basement
ceilings. Gypsum board or asbestos
board which comes in sheets may
be nailed to the bottom of the
joists. Or, If desired, cement plaster
can be applied on metal lath or
gypsum plaster lath.
Evening star., 1941-02-15

sense of proportion and the taste
of the French Queen were evident.
The Louis XIV and XVI styles are
among the finest inheritances we
have. Few designs we're as grand.
Today they lend themselves to lovely
bedroomHand living room furniture,
occasional tables and charming din
ing suites. Walnut was the wood
chiefly used.
The Dnectoire style takes it's
name fhpm the French Directory,
which ruled France esthetically
until 1Ne. The Directoire style re-
tanned the classic thought, but it
was distinctly the forerunner Of
the heavy and severe Napoleonic
Empire type, developed during the
reign Oh Napoleon. All forms of
decoration, beautiful inlays and
dainty conception disappeared, and
in their place were found emblems
such asi the regal N. This style re-
vived m any Of the ancient motifs
such as the sphinx and the scroll,
as well Jas some of the Greek and
Romant characteristics. 1t was all
quite Napoleonic and continued its
popularity until 1914 Many of our
present types today are Influenced
by it. tbut we have made 1t lighter,
added. grace, and much Of it has
been called American Empire. Ma
hogany was the wood used. which
was decorated with black and gold.
Evening star., 1941-02-15

This is another in a series of
articles on furniture and cabinet
making appearing each Saturday
in the Real Estate Section OF
The EUening Star.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Tea Kept in Exquisite
Containers in early Days

Tea and sugar are ordinary house
hold purchases in these days, but
in the early days Of the United
States they were rare luXuries for
which exquisite containers we're
made.
Merchants brought tea from China
in porcelain Jars which we're beau
tifully designed. Women loved their
tea, but they bought it then, as
they do today, because of its beauti-
full package. Famous potteries in
England, Holland and France soon
began to make containers for tea
that would grace the finest homes.
Famous silversmiths made silver
canisters with tiny padlocks so that
the choicest teas might be safe from
any but the owners table. Sugar
and cream containers were also a
part of the set and established a
fashion which has continued to the
present day.
Even the great Chippendale made
lead-lined boxes of carved and in
laid mahogany which held three or
more jars for various types of teas
These placed on mahogany tea
table were drawing room equip
ment in the fashionable homes of
the 18th century. Nowadays the
tea is the important item and the
container seldom appears on the
tea table, but collections of tea
caddies which have great beauty
and value may be found in many
Of the large museums in this coun-
try.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Budget Must Include
All Extras for House
Or Debt Will Follow
$4,000 Home Doesn't
Mean Thot Amount
Covers Everything

How much does q $4,000 house
cost? 1t sounds like a silly question,
but for those who are planning to
build a home 1t has special mean
ing. Unless you plan your budget,
says the March issue Of House
Beautiful magazine, make 1t COM
plete and accurate and count in the
extra expenses for insurance, fees
and furniture. you are quite apt to
run into debt anywhere from 500
to $4,000.
1t Is hard to understand, says
the House Beautiful article. where
these extra expenses suddenly ap-
pear from. You thought, when your
architect told you that your house
would cost $4,000 to build, that was
that. You would stay within your
budget And now you discover that
was all pipe dream.
If you want to track down these
expenses you will find that they
went into a long list of items which
you should ask your architect to tell
you al Jut particularly. Here they
are:
Land. It's hardly likely that you
will fail to include the cost of your
lot in the cost OF your home. But
people have been known to forget
it. So the first thing you must do
when you set out to build is to
subtract this item from your budget.
Must Have Clear Title.
Legal fees. You should never buy
a piece Of land until you have made
sure that you can buy the whole
piece without any strings attached.
so you need a lawyer to make a
title search.
Surveys are necessary to clear
the title to the land and are gen.
orally involved in the title search
OF course you must pay for them.
Architect. For the services he rem
ders he is entitled to fee amount
ing to from to 10 per cent of the
final cost of building the house
itself. He must also be reimbursed
for the cost of blueprints and trav-
cling.
Appraisal fee. Almost every one
needs a loan in order to build. To
get that loan you must submit the
Evening star., 1941-02-15

Louis XIV is a distinct example of
Rocco style, straight pieces were
manifestly avoided, but the pieces
were well balanced and the curves
were decorated with shell orna-
mentS, wreaths or flowers. Louis XIV
was a monarch who loved orna-
mentation and luxury, and like the
crowned heads of Britain dictated
the fashion of his day. The furni-
ture was painted and gilded and
beautiful needlepoint tapestries
were used. From the point of crafts
manship Louis XIV furniture has
never been surpassed, and is best
recognized by the French conception
Of the cabriole legs, the endive leaf,
the shell and twisted scroll orna-
mentations. Walnut was the wood
generally used. although many of
the fruitwoods found a place in the
designs.
The Louis XVI style was a definite
return to the classic. The Louis
XVI period differed from that of the
Louis XIV in its straight lines and
simplicity. Queen Marie Antoinette
gave precedence to and preference
for the beautiful in designing. The
motifs may have been influenced to
great extent by the discoveries in
Pompeli. The straight leg was often
f1uted, beautifully turned and Oft
times finished with a twisted cary
ing. Whatever the decoration a fine
Evening star., 1941-02-15
A Georgian Living Room

A living room in Georgian mood
combines gray, Jade and white in a
pleasing color scheme. The walls.
painted Jade color, are inclosed by
white woodwork and topped by
white ceiling. The carpet is also
Jade green. The draperies, pearl
gray with silk fringe, are looped
hack from white glass curtains
Green and white striped cotton up
holsters the large sectional chairs
before the desk. The woods from
which the furniture is built are
light oak and Georgian mahogany.
Evening star., 1941-02-15

plans and details of your building
venture to an appraiser, employed
by a lending agency, who charges
around 500.
Interest on loan. The lending
agency that finances your home
building charges a certain rate of
interest casually AZ per cent? on
the money 1t has loaned you. Over
the lifetime of the loan this amounts
to a very sizable sum. You can
quickly find out how much this will
be by multiplying the monthly pay
ment by the number of payments
and subtracting from this figure the
amount which you borrowed.
Permits and Insurance.
Building permit. You can't start
building until you have the local
governments permission. The cost
Of the permit depends on the cost of
the house.
Insurance. The building contrac-
tor carries compensation insurance
TO protect you, himself and his work.
men against injury to the workmen.
To be on the safe side you should
take out liability insurance to pro-
tect yourself against injW y to other
people who may wander onto your
place. Even though he has no
business to set foot on your grounds,
a little boy may sue you if he hurts
himself in fall from the scaffolding
he is climbing on. You should also
take out fire insurance to protect
yourself against loss of the building
while in course of construction.
Taxes. AS soon as you acquire a
piece of land you are subject to
taxes. The longer your house takes
to build the larger the taxes you
should rightly charge against the
building project.
These are but a few of the large
expenses listed by House Beautiful.
There are countless others to reckon
with in the complex process of home
Evening star., 1941-02-15
BY THE OLD CABINETMAKER.

The French period should be di-
vided into the French Renaissance,
Louis XIV, Louis XIV, which en-
braces the Rocco style; Louis XVI,
the classic and the Neopoleonic or
Empire.
The French Renaissance began
during the reign Of Francis ]. and
covered span of almost century,
ending with Louis XIV; it followed
the heavy, ornamental lines which
were undoubtedly of italian inspira-
ton, intermingled with the Gothic,
distinctly characteristic of the, style
then in vogue in Italy. The features
of the design are shells, scrolls. ami
NAL forms and twisted columns.
The Louis XIV period gave France
what is probably the most magnif1-
cent of all French furniture 1t was
an era of courtly splendor and
grandeur, of large salons, requiring
large furnishings suited only to
palaces. Tortoise shell, brass and
other metals were used in inlay work
and also applied marble for table
tops. with exquisite tapestry for the
upholstery.
Evening star., 1941-02-15

building and they must be con-
sidered if you plan to spend $4,000
and no more. You will run into
financial trouble unless you include
in your budget such costs as rock
excavation. sewage disposal. grading
and planting. driveways. fencing,
interior decoration. range and re-
frigerator. telephone and new
furnishings.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Use of SheIIuc Grows

Because of the present shortage Of
synthetic resins in Europe, shellac
is coming more to the fore. Shellac
finishes comparable with cellulose
lacquers can be produced for spray
ing and shellac-a ammonia Combina-
tions are employed for emulsions
and water paint.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Collects Indian SONGS

Indian folk songs in 35 different
languages totalling many thousands
in number have been collected by
navendra Satyarthi in IS years of
travel in India.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-10

WHY 1T difficult understand what's happening this world?
w Aviation and a major
obtained that formerly required months Distances have
forever their old meaning their old barriers and their old projections
the speed apa shrinking the size of the world
Ho0v does that affect me?
You convinced that Government Army and Navy think
of the demand adequate air osecond But
may you soldier and that place your life
plans, for utilization of aviation.
DO not challenge history
methods expedited transportation have always altered the pattern
of vehave always forced think their termhave always
required change methods their accelerated tempo
There when communities far apat-no only miles
Relative isolation the order the the
exception.
The steamboat the railroad the automobile and the radio all
buted the removal of the handcap of distance Today
nation of 3oOoOOO people, community isolated Expedited
transportation brought
national markets and methods.
The facts are
History repeating transportation fastening
IT. e of uhbor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-10
Your Future Is In The Air

living which aviation the architect of changing world
aviation and the effects of air transportation do affect
whether live in Detroit Dakar Memphis Montreal Los
Angeles potency the aipane of today only
prelude its peacetme possibilities
What can I do abouth?
automobile? People used and in that
possibilities
Do electricity home? When Michael Fafaday first DEM
electricity Gladstone the British Prime Minister remarked YES
but what earthly good is it,"
only makes Improvements avalabeyou make them
Increasing of and becoming
acquainted with the utility of air transportation by The they
advantages unfold They discovering
ways o make it benefit them
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Central America Aids
Hemisphere Defense

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (CorreSpon-
dence of the Associated Press Five
years ago any United States request for
use of Central American seaports and
airbases for military purposes would
have brought protests throughout Gen.
tral America
Today, informed sources say, the
United States can get-and is getting
any defense privileges it wants any
where in Central America.
The cooperation is being given will
ingly, according to Central Americans,
because the five little nations north of
the Panama Canal-Costa Rica, Mica
ragua, Guatemala, Honduras and San
Salvador-realize that their safety de-
pends on security of the canal.
The Central American countries have
virtually no defense forces of their own.
They have poor land communications,
and they lack good seaports, but they do
have, for mountainous countries of their
size and financial power, good air COM
munications and string of airports on
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Authorities said that United States
military mission which recently visited
these republics received willing Central
American permission to develop United
States defense plans in this area as
deemed best by the United States Army
and Navy staffs.
This was understood to include the use
of Central American airports and sea-
ports, and the right to transport troops
! across Central America In case Of erner-
gency.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
By Marqais W. Childs.

Harris -Etoing Photo.
weighted Bitter words led to a fist
fight and the next morning Mr. Murray
found himself fired for engaging in a
brawl on the property of the Keystone
Coal and Coke Co. This was not sur
prising. What surprised him was that
all the 600 miners in the town laid down
their picks and walked out TO join him in
fight for a checkweighman. A check
weighman is man whose wages are paid
by the miners and who sits on the scales
with the company's weighman to see
their labor.
A strike meeting was held and Mr..
Murray's father, William Francis Muir
ray, who had joined in the walkout,
helped elect his son president of local
of the United Mine Workers of America.
Hunger stopped the strike after four
weeks and young Murray, surrounded by
deputy sheriffs, was put on train for
Pittsburgh and warned that it would be
unhealthy for him to return.
"I've never had doubt in my mind
since then of what wanted to do with
my life," he says quietly.
Ever since that beginning Mr.. Murray
has risen surely but steadily in the Mine
Workers organization. In 1912 he was
elected a member of the International
Executive Board of the union. This came
not long after he had stoutly refused to
take job at S5 900 year as an assistant
manager of the company for which he
was then working. His wage as a miner
at the time was about $1,000 year. In
1920 he was elected international vice
president of the United Mine Workers
and he has been reelected every year
since then.
AS a high officer of the Mine Workers,
he saw great deal of John Lewis. They
often conducted negotiations together.
A story is told of when they called to-
gether on Calvin Coolidge in the White
House to ask him to intercede with the
coal operators who were stubbornly re-
sisting wage demands. Mr.. Lewis had
been actively for Mr.. Coolidge in the
previous campaign.
Mr.. Coolidge heard Mr.. Lewis out in
silence. squawked terse negative and
made it plain he had nothing more to
say. Outside the two men walked in
grim silence for a block or so down
Pennsylvania avenue. Finally Mr.. Muir
ray began to chuckle.
I'm glad that I had no part of that"
he said.
Part of what?" Mr. Lewis demanded
with rasp of irritation in his voice.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
His First 'Union" Fight.

Life in Pennsylvania was outwardly
not very much different from life in
down in the mines by day, and by night
they studied together at home. This was
the land of opportunity. Mr. Murray
recalls that he spent $50 on a corre-
spondence course in mathematics and
completed 1t in six months instead of the
stipulated 1e.
Coming out of the pit one day, young
Murray stopped at the weighman's office
to complain about the money he Eas
losing through having his coal short
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-28
GOA 10 Initidte
 Candidates at
 Meeting Tonight

Initiation of candidates will take place at the Catholic Daughters of America meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. Following the ceremonies, refreshments will be served and a Halloween motif will be used for the entertainment.
 In charge of arrangements for the party are Mrs. George Shaw, Mrs. George Rivard, Mrs. Mary Gi- ovanetti, Mrs. Evan Wruck, Mrs William Franks and Mrs. Walter Hellan. Grand Regent Mrs. Her cert Redman will preside at the initiation.
 Members of the GOA met today for an all day sewing session in he AWVS headquarters under the direction of Mrs. w. L. Hoke, chair man of the sewing group. Coffee was served for those present.