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Evening star., 1941-04-13
Bv Paul J. Miller

With the approval of the final
round in the District chess cham
pionship, to be held Saturday night
at the Parkside Hotel under the au-
spices of Washington Chess Divan,
local chess luminaries predict that
the match between A. S. Kussman
and District Titlist Ariel Mengarini
will be a slugfest that will go the
limit for all-out tactics to win.
Mengarini has played well. His
loss to Edmund Nash, Federal Sc
curity titleholder, eased him into
second running with Kussman the
pacemaker for the tourney. When
Kussman encountered Nash in the
third round, he garnered a well-de-
served triumph. There have been
several upsets in the last six rounds,
so anything may happen as the
eight keiner meisters battle for the
coveted gold stickpin, the cash prizes
and 'leg" on the Turover Trophy.
Final pairings are: Mengarini-
Kussman, Hoy-Nash, Weyl-Lt. Cot
ton and Paul-Adler. Referees: w.
K Wimsatt, donor of the diamond
studded stickpin. and President c.
w. Stark of Capital City Chess Club.
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designs are architectural, but the
buildings represented have not yet
been identified for American COL
lectors.
Harold F. Ambrose, head of the
Division of Information of the Post
Office Department since 1888, has
been named senior administrative
assistant to Postmaster General
Frank Walker.
The Paul Junior High School
Stamp Club has 26 active members.
With Miss Mollie Lewis as faculty
adviser, William Glew as president
and Claire Drullard as secretary, the
group is engaged in the study of
practical aspects of collecting. A
tour of the Post Office Department,
the Philatelic Division of the Smith
sonian Institution and the Pan
American Union has been arranged
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District Champion Mengarini wrests
victory from Nathaniel Weyl in "a moves
in the second round OF the l94I District
chess championship.
The scholarly, terse and lucid
agenda OF events just released BY
Federal Security Chess Club for each
Tuesday evening of April and May
at the Portland Hotel is to be COM
mended highly, for it represents a
worthwhile contribution to the prog
ress of social chess" in the District.
DR.. Carl Farman and his associates
have done splendid job in planning
instructional and educational lee
lures by leading local players, with
over-the-board social and match
play as regular features.
This Tuesday at 7:45 pm, District
Champion Ariel Mengarini discusses
The Process Of Crossing a Move. &"
No admission will be charged and
any one may attend.
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a great deal of patience on his ham
dler's part.
The vogue of spectacular exhibi-
tions by obedience trained dogs was
set by the Maryland Kennel Club
show at Baltimore. 1t was followed
by an even more spectacular show
at Madison Square Garden. Bos-
ton followed suit, and now the Hart
ford Obedience Training Club, which
last year made a record with an
entry of 81 for its specially show,
will hold speciality in conjunction
with the Katonah show in June. 1t
plans great things, including judg-
ing panel from all parts of the
country. Maj. Bryant Godsol is COM
ing from California, Harry Lowen-
bach from Illinois, Harland Mel
strell from New York and John A.
Brownell from Massachusetts,. The
entry will also be representative of
the country at large, it is hoped.
Tracking tests for dogs who are
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almost inevitably will cease to be
available from the cities mentioned.
Representative E. v. Izac of Cali
fornia has introduced bill request
ing Scent airmail stamp showing
the United States flag in natural
colors.
British stamp collectors are said
to be backing proposal for COM
memorative to acknowledge Ameri-
can assistance in the war with Ger
many and Italy.
A Treasury Department ruling to
the effect that it is legal TO collect
mint copies of wine stamps is re-
ported. The logic of such a decision
is too obvious to require comment.
Scheduled to go on sale July /,
the 1941 duck hunters license stamp
shows a family of ruddy ducks
sketched by E. r. Kalmbach. The
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competing for the U. D. will be held
the day before.
The growing interest in obedience
trials is eXemplifled hereabouts in
two recent newcomers to the Ma
tional Capital training class. Mrs
John Anderson has enrolled one of
her elbows for the honor of the
breed and Marguerite Jones has
enrolled her miniature schnauzer,
Bimelech, who showed his quality
by taking first prize in the be-
ginner's class in last Sundays men,
bers' competition.
The miniature schnauzer Is a
breed that is growing in popularity
His cute appearance is undoubtedly
responsible for some of his popu-
larity, but his brains and spirit are
the things that count with those who
know him. He is a small, pepper
and -salt-colored dog, not unlike
the wire hair terrier in appearance,
but smaller and with a monkeyish
expression that is very fetching.
Falla is probably the most pop
ular dog to have entered the White
House in the last 10 years. He is
a pure-bred Scotty of excellent ped
igree and probably fine type. But
the general verdict on him is that
he would be finer specimen if he
were properly trimmed, groomed or
put down. Whatever term you care
to use, the idea is that he needs a
shave and haircut.
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Mrs. Taynton will be glad to answer
inquiries pertaining to dogs. Address
her In care Of The Sunday Star. in
closing a self-addressed, stamped en-
velope IL . personal reply Is desired.
Evening star., 1941-04-13
Chess Problem No, 323.

By WALTER JACOBS Washington.
First Prize American Chess Bulletin,
Three-Mover Tourney, 1910.
BLACK-9 MEN.
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"Guess This Opening, No. 49,"
Ruy Lopez. .

Played in the second round, 1941 Dis
trict chess championship.
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tainment in the main tent" and
hobbies, refreshments, etc, in the
midway" The public is invited.
Ribbons won by members of the
Metropolitan Society of Model Engi-
neers at the recent Washington Hob
by Show we're presented at the last
meeting of the M. S. M. E. The re-
cipientS were Hugh Boutell, first;
James w. Palmer, second. and T. E.
Mills, jr., third.
The Washington Model Yacht
Club will be host to some half dozen
other clubs at the Invitation M Glass
Regatta on the Rejecting Pool to-
day. This regatta will open the ma
tional model yacht racing season
and since it comedies with the Cher
ry Blossom Festival, an unusually
large crowd is expected.
This Weeks Meetings
Today-Invitation IN" Glass Re-
gatta, Washington Model Yacht
Club, Lincoln Memorial Pool, 10
am. to pm.
Tomorrow-Silver Spring Aero
nauts, Montgomery Blair High
School, Silver Spring, 7:45 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Mod ell
Yacht Club, home of Thomas Har-
row, 1900 H street NV, 8 pm,
Washington Miniature Race Car
Club. 812 Ninth street NV, 8pm.
Friday-National Aquarium So
ciety, Department of Commerce
Building, pm; Hobby and Stunt
Night, Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church, 1410 Columbia road
NV, 7:30 pm.
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Reproduced by courtesy of Joseph E. OTooe 3005
Albemare street NV this interesting SouUenr OF
Mailed the u Potomac, presidential yact and can
celed at Port Everglades FId the insignia OF the
American eagle to different orSaS represented In the
6cent ana stamp and depicted in the Great Seal OF the
ball, jr. Star Staff Photo.
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By Edmond Henderer.

tainment in the main tent" and
hobbies, refreshments, etc, in the
midway" The public is invited.
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almost inevitably will cease to be
available from the cities mentioned.
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Among last weeks winners were
the following:
Kennedy-Warren - Duplicate winners.
Monday, drst, Mrs. John Coffee and James
eouralis: second. Mrs. Ed Swanson and
Col. e. 3. Gray.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22

For Q mere decimal fraction of the gold buried at Fort Knox, the United States should be able to buy the last drop of Mex ican mercury production at Q higher price than the Japanese can pay. Then what: The United States would have the vital mercury. Mexico would have the gold, more stable currency better aligned to our own, credits with which to buy American goods she cannot now af- ford. The general international circula- ton of gold would be stimulated after the one-way flow that has brought to American coffers more than 80 per cent of the worlds supply.
 The same thing is true of half the coun- tries of South America. We want to in- crease trade with them. All right. We have surplus gold. They have these strategic materials, now going to coun- tries using them in aggressive war. To permit this, to sit and see ourselves beaten at our own game, and game in which we hold all the cards at that, is really too much We even have the machinery set up: the Metals Reserve Company, the Defense Supply Corporation and the Treasury itself, are already charged with buying up stockpiles of strategic mater ials. Every dollar, every bar of gold sent south to buy these things before some body else gets them may save Its weight in blood later on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Rent Control Agencies

( The Legislature has been flirting with the idea of providing the state with a rent control agency or allowing the cities and towns to provide their eWn. Boom days in industrial areas are said to be responsible for such demands of our law makers. Actually we wonder If the con. ditions that were described at Hartford this past week are as bad as they were painted to be. We wonder If the same Situation prevails in Waterbury. If so, then those who are being vlctimized are slow to complain to the proper authorities It would seem as If there might be some more pleasant way of taking care of this situation than by subjecting every landlord in a community to the probe of an official board. No matter how many legitimate complaints there might be, there'd be sure to be twice as many without foundation yet which would cause considerable embarrassment not to mention possible loss of revenue to persons who own property and are only seeking a fair return from their invest ment.
 Where there is positive evidence of rent qouging at the expense of defense work CTS or others 1t would seem as If local officials had sufficient power at their command to check these practices. Ger tainly sufficient airing of such cases would go a long way towards discourag- ing other landlords from attempting sim liar tactics. Plenty of publicity for such alleged violations Is better cure than any restraining agency we know of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Community Minded

Along about this time of the year with many outward signs of changing seasons any community is apt to experience growing pains. The once immaculate coat of winter is pretty drab; spring hasn't yet had chance to transform the countryside into living green. This is the time to take stock of our assets and to make some sort of an effort to make them actually show to advantage. Wa terbury is no different than any other city it's size in this respect Let's take some pride now in removing all traces of grin1e.
 Putting our civic house in order is not such a terrific job. The municipal authorities already have their plans made up for many projects that will add to our physical well being. Every house holder ought to be equally interested in doing the same for his own property or that in his immediate neighborhood. Cleanliness is a fine virtue and it should be one shared by each and everyone of us. We ought to take pride in the ap- pearance of the city complain when things aren't just right.
 In these few weeks in between seasons the planning for clean-ups should not merely be done, but the actual work Of removing the debris of the past winter started It may be merely pile of brush or old leaves in the corner of the yard. It may be more extensive than that. But whatever it is, let's attend to the little job of removing the accumula- tons before March and April winds have scattered them. And word of warning on burning of refuse outdoors. Don't be responsible for those dangerous brush fires which annually do so much property damage and demand so much attention from the various fire companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22

the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and slovenes as Minister in Wash- ington.
 He Is Constantin Fotitch, sent in virtual exile to Washington, but from that exile, his cabled warnings to Belgrade to keep out of the Axis and his influence with President Roosevelt proved a powerful support to the pro- British Prince Paul.
 To get the full picture of what Totitch has done 1t is necessary to go back to the days when he was permanent Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs for the Yugo- slav government and an import- ant cog in the machinery of al- dances built up by France to en- force the Versailles Treaty.
 LITTLE ENTENTE
 The other cogs in that machin- cry were pr. Edouard Benes of Czechoslovakia, the late Foreign Minister Nicolas Titulescu of Ru- mania, and for many years, Aris- tide Briand of France.
 Czechoslovakia and Rumania, together with Yugoslavia, formed the Little Entente, a French-in- Spired alliance aimed to prevent both Germany and Hungary from ever resaining their territory In Southeast Central Europe.
 Several times yearly the work ing heads of the Little Entente met in Geneva, Prague, Bucharest, or Belgrade, and Fotitch usually rep resented Yugoslavia. He was the balance wheel of the combination, frequently brushing away the bril- lance of Titulescu or the dreams of Benes with his common-sens peasant logic.
 Sometimes he quarreled with them and he now tells about one TOW with Titulescu of Rumania who died only this week.
 ooh, he got very mad indeed
 over some difference of opinion"
 recalls Fotitch, Out later he
 regretted 1t and as q charm
 ing gesture of peace, made me q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Can We Be As Foolish As This?

It is disturbing to read that Mexican mercury, Brazilian industrial diamonds, quartz, mica and platinum are being bought right under our very noses in Central and South America by the Jap anese. According to recent news stories rom the south, Japanese agents are out bidding, out-trading, and out-guessing American agents in buying up huge SUD- plies of these and other strategic mater ials in such quantity as to suggest that some of them are being trans-shipped to Germany. Here is the United States, at peace, its shipping and delivery facili- ties unimpaired, sitting atop the biggest pile of gold in the whole world, allowing Japan to buy out from under it's very nose strategic and industrial materials of the highest importance, tl-us increas- ing Japanese trade with countries in which the United States is hoping to do the same.
 Take Mexico, for instance. It is the only producer of mercury from which the United States is almost certain not to be cut off. Mexico desperately needs Amer ican dollars with which to buy American products. Mexico produces mercury, liquid metal vitally necessary to certain explosives The Mexican monetary sys- tenn could use some good strong gold backing. Yet we sit and watch the prec- ious flasks of mercury go streaming off to Japan and from thence possibly to Germany, bringing to Mexico Japanese money and credits which must necessar- fly be exchanged later for Japanese goods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
Was This Intended?

Robbed of its truculence and invective, stated in simple terms, Alderman Burton K. Walkers charge on the city neglecting to provide proper care for firemen in- jured in the recent crash of fire appa- ratus amounts to this: that the Sisters In charge of St. Mary's Hospital either direct or permit their student nurses to per- form duties which student nurses are not capable of performing.
 Alderman Walker says that the con- dition is the most disgraceful which has ever come to his attention or that of any public official. We reply that Alderman Walkers charge Is astounding in view of It's scope and the reliability of the indi- viduals and institution which 1t seeks to condemn.
 This city has too much love and respect for the Sisters at St. Mary's to let such charges go unchallenged. To have the good name of St. Mary's impugned so lightly is too much to take. When one of Waterbury's public officials casts such unjust aspersions on the hospital con- ducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Waterbury has cause to hang It's head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22

The announcement that the new bridge across the Connecticut River at Hartford would be ready for l942 means to most of us that highway construction in the next year and one-half will go along at a tre- mendous rate. We presume this to be so, because opening of this new span is not planned simply to accommodate Hartford and East Hartford motorists, but also to provide route through this congested area that will practically by- pass it. Incidentally it's along the pro- makes one wonder if there will be some thing definite decided this year on the vehicular tunnel through West Rock outside of New Haven. That's a job, which If approved, must be allotted plenty of time to complete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22

present of g beautiful Swiss watch.
 Some time later found Briand in Respondent mood. He told me that he and Titu- lescu had quarreled. Think nothing of it,' I told Briand. We, too, quarreled, and look what came of 1t - he gave me this be autiful watch
 "'But our quarrel was worse than yours,' said Briand with a twinkle in his eye. If he is to make up with rle, 1t will cost nothing less thfn a grandfather clock'!"
 EXILE" TO WASHINGTON
 Together, these men worked not only to bulwark their countries against Germany, but also to breathe life into the creaking peace machinery spawned by Woodrow Wilson. They failed.
 Even before they failed, Con- stantin Fotitch had been sent into virtual exile as minister to the relatively unimportant post (for Balkan nations) of distant Wash, ington. Reason for his demo:io ion was the fact thaht he had be- come about the most powerful civilian in Yugoslavia - too pow erful for the army clique.
 Fotitch had risen to this power from almost nothing. Born of a peasant family In the little Ser bian city of Shabat2 on the Dan- ube, F'otitch had studied hard, taken the examinations for entry into the diplomatic service, and gradually climbed to the top. Dur ing the last war he served as a cavalry officer, saw his native town half destroyed by the Aus trians. Aside from that he has been q diplomat all his life.
 In Europe before the war, most powerful civilian post in the aver age government was that of per- manent under secretary for foreign affairs. This was be- cause, for a country whose bor- ders touched half a dozen others, conduct of It's foreign relations was matter of life and death. And almost more important, the secret police reported direct to the under secretary.
 But Fotltch began to lose favor with the Serbian military after the advent of Hitler. Some Yug0slav leaders began to pro- pose the abandonment of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22

The State Highway Department is not averse to criticism and when 1t finds something helpful in such 1t proceeds to act upon 1t. Recently Coroner Theodore E. Steiber of Fairfield County took the department to task for its method of warning approaching automobiles that department vehicles and employees are working along the Merritt Parkway. The criticism actually was contained in a finding on an automobile fatality which occurred on the parkway when lnotorist crashed into the rear of Highway De- partment truck. Now the department plans a system whereby red and yellow warnings will be lowed for 100 feet be- hind moving trucks, plus stationary signs and workers waving red flags when the truck is motionless. On highway where the speed limit is 50 miles an hour the coroner said that the precautions taken to warn motorists of possible dan ger ahead were not sufficient, SO now they'll actually be redoubled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
EXPERIENCES SEEM PRETTY GOOD TO EDDIE, NOT
 CITY'S FIGURES
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 would like to refer to your edi- torial in last Tuesdays Democrat as 1t contained several matters worthy of further discussion, even though an editorial Is considered old a few days after the date of publication.
 Your desire to keep this matter of the bond issues before the public Is commendable and appreciate the editorial even though I do not agree with some of your opinions.
 do not agree with you that Nay or Scully was maligned by MT. Ga- lullo when he characterized the bonding of the city to the tune of $80O,00O, for the remote possibility of the city some day building a third dam up in the hills of Morris, as a grab. The use of that word was merely terse way of expressing the matter.
 also appreciate the fact that you can write two or three editorials a day and feel highly complimented by your opinion that I could do the same, but have a heart, MT. Editor, for after all, have other things to do. too. And too many editorials and letters will pail on your readers. In my opinion, an editorial and let ter every two days would be entire- ly sufficient, and there would be no harm if we skip an additional day now and then.
 You say that the fact remains that mere claims of wrong inten- tions on the part of our city ad- ministration don't prove a case against them. Let us postpone con- sideration of this statement q min- ute or two and go on. You said that they have the weapons on their side, as they have the figures. l heartily
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22

ties with France and closer CO., operation with Germany. FO- titch disagreed and in 1885 was sent to the United States. FOTITCH AND FDR
 Tn Washington, his European training has made him one of the most influential diplomats in the the corps. He is the only min- ister who is called frequently to the White House this because he knows Europe better than any one in Washington, therefore can give excellent background advice to the President.
 So when the Balkan crisis first became acute, Fotitch advised Roosevelt that the only factors which could keep Yugoslavia out of the Axis were an immediate show of strength by the British and the immediate promise of war materials from the United States.
 To this end Fotitch got from Roosevelt, even before the lend- lease bill passed a pledge that after 1t passed, Yugoslavia would get the same type of a.d given to Britain. And Fotitch achieved the miracle by relaying this in- formation to his prime minister and foreign minister even while they were conferring with Hitler in Berchtetg gaden.
 How much this had to do with Yugoslavia's strategy of delay is not known. But during that delay Fotitch kept peppering Prince Paul with cables re- garding the status of American public opinion, and assurances that despite the speeches of Nye and Wheeler, the lease-lend bill would pass.
 With each of his cables, Yugo- slav resistance to Hitler appeared to stiffen. The landing of Bri- tish troops and supplies at Sa- lonika also had It's effect, to- gether with the stiffening atti- tude of Turkey. But 1t is a further fact that Britain could not have landed such large scale munitions, nor would Turkey have stiffened its policy without en- couragement from Washington.
 So 1t may be that Constantin Fotitch, genial peasant conjunc- with the now dead Czechoslo- vakia and Rumania keep his country alive.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-22
ARNOLD COLLECTS MORE THAN HE SPENDS

Thirty-one industries producing vital war materials also are await Ing Investigation because the anti- trust division does not have the facilities to deal with them, says Arnold. He would like to have four grand juries at work on this In New York, Chicago, Detroit and Los An- geles.
 In the field of the necessities Of life, inquiries might be made into restraints of trade affecting the cost of housing, household appli- ances, 3lothing, drugs and medi- cal supplies.
 Record of Arnold's division in this work Is good. Its approplia- ton for last year was SIS million, and 1t collected $26 million in fines. What 1t does next year will depend upon It's appropriat ton, but. boasts Arnold, "all that Is necessary to bring unjustified prices down is grand jury inves- tigation of persons with a guilty conScieflce,"