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Evening star., 1941-09-21

torian stamps. collected by a de-
ceased member of the family
When he inquired what he should
do with the property, he was told:
"Oh, 1t is only rubbish: burn it.
And he did as he was bid.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
This evening at 7:15-Voice OF
Philately program, Station WINK
c. w. Inglee, master of ceremonies;
r. Edward Miller, past president
Woodbridge Stamp Club, guest
speaker
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, stamposium al
the home of Mrs. Mary Pace, 4213
Thirteenth place NE.
Tomorrow evening at 8-CapitaI
Precancel Club, Office of C. r. Uhler
3l0 Hill Building, Seventeenth and
streets NV.
Tuesday evening at 9-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee Shera-
ton Hotel, Fifteenth and L streets
NV. Donation auction of foreign
and domestic stamps and covers for
the benefit of British war charities
Evening star., 1941-09-21
NEWS FROM DOGDOM
Notes on Variety of Subjects of Interest in
Washington and Vicinity
By r. r. Taynfon.

| her moral support. All owners OF
elbows, club members or not, are
welcome. The entry fee is so cents
per dog and handler.
The National Capital Kennel
Clubs licensed show, scheduled for
October 10, is now well under con-
troll. All judges have been ap-
proved by the American Kennel
Club. The premium lists are being
printed, and there will be q good
supply Of lists and entry blanks at
all local pet shops and veterinary
Offices. Frank Downing, former
president of the club, is slated to
judge best in show as well as best
American bred, most of the toy
group and large number Of mis-
cellaneous breeds. Dorsey Tyson will
judge the sporting group; Hubert
Doll. the hounds; Edward Danks,
the terriers; Mrs. Saunders Meade,
the transporting group; Charles lie
Boutillier and L. w. Davis, the
obedience test classes, and Howard
Grimm, the popular bulldogger,
judging children's handling classes.
In addition, there will be a num-
Der of specialist judges to sort out
many of the breeds.
Many local fanciers plan on show,
ing at all the seven or nine shows
in the Southern fall circuit. These
shows start next week and end with
the Washington show in October,
This is the time Of the year when
it pays to look after your dogs
winter quarters. Strangely enough,
fleas are more prevalent and vora-
ciouS now than in the summer. II
your dog Is thoroughly busted with
a good flea powder now, if his quar-
ters are disinfected and lightly
sprayed with coal oil, he probably
will not suffer from these pests
again this year.
His coat should be put in good
condition for the winter by thor
ough grooming and stripping II
necessary. His house, or box or bas-
ket, should be scrubbed with a dis
infectant solution and painted If it
needs it. All cracks and openings
should be filled, and care should
be taken to make the house draft
free.
If 1t is a small kennel that stays
in the backyard, it is advisable to
raise it from the ground a few
inches. Just brick placed under
each corner makes a world of diff
ference in the comfort of the in
terror. If it does not have a dou-
BILE floor, one should be added now.
If it has merely an opening across
the front for door, burlap sack
or swing door Of wood or insulating
board should be added to make the
house really snug for its tenant.
And If you want to provide your
dog with his idea of luxury, just set
the whole house on platform about
8 inches high and large enough to
make him a porch on the south
side Of the house. Watch him when
winter and sloppy weather comes
and see how much he appreciates
that porch. And in the summer
time, If you can shift the house so
the porch is on the north side, you
will find that he uses it just as much
in the summer.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Hobbies and Hobbvists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
Ru Edmond Henderer..
By Edmond He,

Some lobbyists are content with
models and miniatures of the OBJ
jects of their interest, while others
insist on the prototype itself. Some
build boat models and others want
the real thing, even if it is only a
Comet, Snipe or outboard-powered
rowboat. In the railroad field most
folks are content to run their models
and take an occasional vacation or
business trip by train. In fact, it
might seem as II that would be all
any of us could do, as how many
people have back yards large enough
to hold even a narrow gauge locomo-
tive and tender? But few hobby
lists here and there have thought
of way around all the difficulties.
All too many small and branch
line railroads have been and are
being abandoned. Occasionally 1t Is
possible to buy a bit of the right
of way and some of the rolling
stock of one of these companies for
a small sum. The narrow gauge
Bridgeton g. Harrison Railway in
Maine is an example of this. Threat
ened with abandonment, nom
profit company of train fans has
been formed to buy and operate
some of the equipment.
Trolleys are even better suited to
this purpose than steam lines, since
each car is a complete unit in itself
and requires even less space for a
right -of-way Of sufficient size TO
allow reasonable operation.
A Washingtonian, Gerald F. Cum
ningham, is vice president of one
such line, the Seashore Electric
Railway Co. of Kennebunkport, Me.
Mr.. Cunningham is a native of New
England and an authority on the
electric lines of that section. He has
been one of Uncle Sans employees
here for about a year and has re-
tained his Office in the Seashore
Electric.
This company was organized in
1889 with eight members and now
has grown to So. The rolling stock
consists of three cars of various
types. The latest acquisition is a
Birney, which was hastily purchased
to prevent it from falling into the
hands of a farmer who planned to
use it for a rabbit house.
Three hundred feet of track, In
cluding a switch and one car house
track, have been laid. Trolley wire
has been strung over most of this,
and it is hoped that the first car
may be put in operation soon. All
members of the company will, Of
course, be entitled to run the cars,
and a course of instruction in elec-
trio car operation has been planned
for the benefit of those not familiar
with it.
Mr.. Cunningham was one of the
Evening star., 1941-09-21

An interesting letter from Mrs.
Margaret Perkins, now with her hus-
band, Capt. Perkins, at Fort Knox,
tells about much doggy activity in
Kentucky. She is particularly
pleased with the great interest taken
in her breed, the miniature schnau-
zer, and reports the sale of several
good puppies, one Of them to the
owner of Whirlaway. Her Kampf-
hund Won Stortzborg finished the
necessary points to the champion
ship title with four-point win to
his credit. A seven-month-old KEN
mel mate was best miniature
schnauzer bitch at Louisville. Alto
gether, Army life for Mrs. Perkins
sounds a lot roster than she was
expecting before she left Wash
ington.
One never knows where a news
item about dogs will crop up. A diff
ferent story about dogs appears in
the current issue of Hobbies, a
magazine for collectors. The item is
addressed to person driving big,
new, two-toned car, who left his dog
for dead on April IL at the antique
shop of Mrs. Daisy Mckinney on
highway 66, east of Carthage, Ill
The dog was apparently struck by
an automobile while its master was
looking at the antiques, was found
to have a spark of life left in him
when Mrs. Mckinney went to put
him away, and she famed the spark
into glow, and the dog is now alive
and well and looking for his real
owner.
Washington now boasts Of two
obedience training clubs, both OF
which meet on Sundays at Military
and Glover roads in Rock Greek
Park The District Dog Training
Glass, Dorothy Wurdemann, presi-
dent, meets at IL am. and practices
until l. Albert Frank is training
director. The Capital dog training
class, Harvey J. Brown, president,
meets from 5 to Z pm. DR.. William
r. Compton is training director
Both clubs seem to be getting excel
lent results with their two and four
footed pupils, and both have dog
members with college degrees on
their staffs.
The Pikesville (Md) sanction
match is the next nearby all-breed
| dog show on the calendar. 1t is
scheduled for September % at the
Armory The usual ribbons and fine
assortment of trophies are offered
for dogs and puppies of all breeds
except champions. Entries will be
taken on the premises.
The Southern Chow Chow Club
will hold a sanction match for elbows
only today at the home of the presi-
dent, James A. Johnson, 560l Co.
vane avenue, Baltimore. There will
be classes for puppies from six weeks
to year old as we'll as novice and
open classes for dogs over a year
| old. Mrs. John Anderson of Glen
mont is taking the opportunity of
trying her judging ability before her
initial appearance as licensed judge
at Lumberton, N. G. Her husband
will be on hand as steward to lend
Evening star., 1941-09-21

original sponsors of this project,
and hopes to be able to go to kenne-
bunkport and run the cars during
his yearly vacations.
He is an extremely active rail fan
and, as chairman of the Fan Trip
Committee of the local Electric Rail-
readers Association chapter, has re-
Gently arranged several highly sue
cessful trips.
1t is possible that such a project
as the Seashore Electric might sue
ceed in Washington. The WASH
ington and Old Dominion has aban-
doned all passenger service and
plans to replace its electric freight
motors with Diesel electrics.
With national defense causing
great turnover in population, local
hobby clubs have been losing many
of their most active members. De-
spite the great influx of strangers
there also Is definite, although
minor, movement away from Wash
ington.
1t seems certain that many new
arrivals here must have been hobby
lists and members of hobby clubs
in their own communities. Most of
them probably would like to con-
tinue their hobbies here, but do not
know how to get in touch with the
local clubs. Even those who are
only stationed here temporarily
might like to attend a few meetings
and make the acquaintance of the
local fans. If the readers of this
column know of any such persons,
in their Offices or elsewhere, the
writer will be glad to put them in
touch with the local group in the
same field.
The Washington Miniature Race
Car Association recently held a
meet on the track of the Annapolis
Club. The % entries included ones
from Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New Jersey, as well as Annapolis and
Washington.
Fastest time for the day was 78
miles per hour, attained by Robert
Shelton, Washington, in the quar-
ter-mile event for class A Races
were run in quarter, half and l mile
events in classes A and B.
Winners were: Glass A, first, Shell
ton: second, Schlosser. Washington;
third, Kirwan, Washington; fourth.
Abrams and Reilly, Annapolis. Glass
B, first, Hammond, Baltimore.
This Weeks Meetings.
Tomorrow-Capital Model Aero
neers, Southeast Branch Public Lii
brary, Seventh and D streets Sc,
7:30 pm.
Saturday Washington Radio
Club, 1924 Sixteenth street NV,
II pm.
Evening star., 1941-09-21

The. above game was awarded a specia
prize by L. Walter Stephens, tournament
director of the 1941 St. Louis Nationa
Open Tournament Of the United States
Chess Federation.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
81 5CHESSWg
The Game and Its
Players
By Paul J. Miller, Jr.

Questions and ANSWERS on Chess"
utl be a regular feature in this
column II you hare q question, Urtte
the Chess Editor. The Star. n you
kndiD the dnSwer TO an interesting
question, this column UiH publish your
question and anSDer. Please uerify all
dnSperS submitted
Evening star., 1941-09-21

So long as the Sokol movement
survives, Czecho- -Slovakia will not
be forgotten. The founders of the
Sokol Union were DR.. Miroslar Tyrs
Q832-18S4 and Jindrich Fugner
d822-1865). A series of stamps for
the former appeared in 1882 and
1888 (A43-A45), a set for the latter
in 1888 [A84.
Evening star., 1941-09-21

The Agriculture Bridge Club,
which was forced to abandon its
headquarters at the Grafton Hotel
when that hestelry, was taken over
by the British Purchasing Mission,
Evening star., 1941-09-21

has found new home In the attrac-
tive ballroom of The Manor, 2108
Sixteenth street NV, which has
been fitted up to meet the require
ments of the club At its opening
meeting the Mcdonnell Cup went
into competition for the fifth year.
Fred Munchmeyer was the first win
ner, DR.. C. c. Mcdonnell the donor,
won it the second and third years,
and last year it was won by Rush
Buckley.
At the opening meeting this
year the winners were: North
and South, Miss Katherine Fen
ton and Miss Lucille Maupin,
first: Mrs. Frederick Eberson and
Charles A. Lyons, second, and Mrs.
T. M. Boyle and Mrs. Dixie T.
Wright, third; East and West, DR..
Emily Grewe and Mrs. J. A. Hodg-
kins. first; Mrs. Marian Barre and
G. H. Warthen, second, and Mrs.
Lester D. johnson and DR.. Neil J.
McHugh, third.
The second Clifford Challenger
Cup will be placed in play for the
first time this season In the first
meeting of the Washington Bridge
League October /. Contestants will
be the Lemon and Tubbs teams.
The next play for this trophy will
go over until November so as not
to put too great strain on the
players who will be in competition
and perhaps prevent them from par
ticipating in the annual champion
ship games of the league which
begin on october 16 and continue
for four days. Otherwise, the Sec
ond play for the cup would come
one day before the annual tourna-
ment.
Washington players found Secre-
tary William E. McKenney's problem
hand, given in last Sundays Star,
quite simple, judging from the num-
Der who solved it correctly. 1t proved
not only easy for the experts, but
many of the near experts and even
average players found little difficulty
in reaching the small slam contract
in six hearts, and are asking Mr..
McKenney to give them something
harder next time to test their talent.
The hand was:
Evening star., 1941-09-21

Germany in 1888 brought out a
"winter relief" series the highest
value of whicfl-4o plus IS pf., plum
shows the birthplace of Adolf Hit
Ter at Branman, in Upper Austria
(SPl13).
Evening star., 1941-09-21

This maritime received by John Aleron OF the May
oe Hotel and reproduced through his courtesy shoWs the
Endorsement OF both Greek and Egyptian British censoS
Franked Nth beautiful apost stamps OF the series OF 1935193
the envelope carried of the teo communications to
be received in Washington from Greece since the second World
War began. Star staff Photo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

TO receive attention IN this oni-
umn 'stt<s must give name and
address q writer Only initials
gin - published when -questec.
Mr.. Flxit; Can you ten me
through this paper what Is the
population Of American Indians
In the u. s.: How many Indian
boys are there In the army and
navy. CHIEF BLUE CLOUD.
The Indian population in the
United States Is between 340. 900
and $50, 900. and has been grow
ing steadily for the past 10
years. II isn't possible to get
the number Of Indian boys in
the military services. though
the Indian service has reason 10
believe the proportion Is larger
than that In the general white
population. There are some
where around $50 Indian young
men in the army in the Fort
Lewis area.
Mr.. Fixit: I am DESTROYS Of
obtaining employment at Dutch
Harbor. Alaska. and would Hike
to contact any firm employing
men there. SAM b.
Our only suggestion In that
you call upon the Stems Drake
Puget Sound Co. office at 1929
18th ave. S. W.. Seattle which
Ia doing navy work in Alaska
Mr.. Ffxlt: I would like 20
know II my baptism certificate
would take the place Of q birth
certificate. as I have mine.
MRS. X. l..
II probably will. Ask the
person who asked you to get a
certificate II that will be con-
sidered an adequate record.
"'s Fhfis tohtu you ttil me
II the Western Training Service
In Portland IN a school a person
can depend upons What IL the
address of the Caterpillar Trac-
tor Co.? Also the Allis Chal-
mers Co.: A. L.
For information about the
trustworthiness of such cor
respondenee schools, you'd do
better 10 ask the Tacoma Better
Business Bureau, in the Wash
ington building. The Caterpillar
Co. has a factory branch at 1880
LIST ave. south, Seattle. Near
est place to contact the Allis
Chalmers Co. is in the Henry
building. Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
The Other Side of Initiation

II quite certain that it is desirable and necessary TO
slam down the initiation brakes Initiation condition in
which the available supply of money ouruns the produc
tons of goods which may be spent with dollars
bidding for the restricted stock of goods prices rise
loses its value and the spiral speeds toward chaos Efforts
being made, through taxation and the Defense
Bond drive to cut down the available money supply.
But there another approach Every effort ought to be
made to increase production of such materials do not
conflict with defense There is tremendous carryover Of
cotton for instance The cotton goods of all kinds that
produced the sales offerings there to match
the floating around That is the other side of na
tionconroto produce of every kind of goods that
be produced without hamperng the defense effort
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn TO Wom-
ans page for the answers.
/. Give the correct pronuncia-
ton OF Caribbean.
2. Is the city of Ypres. which
was called 'wipers" BY the Brit
ish rommies In the World War
], in France or Belgium
). The three primary pigment
colors are blue. red and -------?
4. Name the author Of Gran
ford
5. Which class Of L. s. Naval
vessels are named for States?
s. Who was the leader Of the
British colonial forces in Ameri-
ca in the first battle of the
French and Indian war?
Z. Name the Roman Catholic
priest who founded Boys Town.
s. All snakes are Matched
from eggs; true or false?
9. Insert the proper word in
the old proverb: when the wine
is in, the - is out.
10. What Is the title of the
husband Of q mshsrsnse
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
SAFEGUARDING &. A.
GROWS APACE

American attempts to safe
guard South America against a
foreign invasion have reached
far greater proportions than the
public realizes. The details are
military secrets, but Washing
ton authorities are not unwill-
ing for the general outline OF
new hemisphere defenses TO be-
come known.
Almost every island in the
Caribbean Of any size will
eventually be studded with air
and naval bases for the accom-
mediation of planes and subs in
an emergency. These fortifica-
tons will supplement the de-
lenses which We are building in
territory taken over from Bri-
tain in the destroyer deal. The
RFC has advanced funds TO Pan
American for improvement Of
its sirports in Bolivia and
Ecuador. With lease-lend money
the war department has ar
ranged for enlargement and
equipment OF civilian and COM
mercial AIR fields in several
other countries. Fields now cap
able of handling only a few
small planes soon will be able to
house and service hundreds OF
our greatest bombers.
The reasons for all the mys-
terry screening this situation are
diplomatic rather than military.
German agents undoubtedly are
aware Of our activities. and
have reported them TO Berlin.
But Secretary Hull is squesmish
lest too much advertising Of our
preparations offend Latin SEN
sibilities. He does not want TO
give snti-Americs interests the
slightest pretext for represent
ing these normal precautions as
an invasion of South American
sovereignty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
DANGEROUS
AS COMMUNISTS

Editor. The Times: As danger
Gus as Eitler or the Communists
are the performances of political
leaders in Massachusetts, and
other eastern states. James NJ.
curley, Irish-American. former
mayor Of Boston and former
governor OF Massachusetts,, has
just been ordered by the court
10 repay the city OF Boston the
sum OF $4,000. stolen by him.
OF a similar sort is John F.
Dowd, finally caught by the Off
GERS and now convicted Of whole
sale bribery. And there are fully
dozen more Of the same sort
Of people, who are being brought
10 time
Avenging justice took the
form Of Governor ssltonstall. an
old-tlms American and a true
patriot.
JAMES P. RAWsON.
1i2 Orchard Road.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14

When members asked why we
were forwarding implements as
well as food, the secretary of
agriculture set forth Britain's
present and future agricultural
program. She intends TO pillow
up two million acres this year.
four million in 1912, six million
In 1913. For placing these acres
in cultivation she needs Ameri-
can machinery. This land will
then be devoted to production Of
vegetables, dairy products and
fruit which she now is receiving
from us in canned and concen-
trsted form. In fact. American
farmers have been asked to
shift from the production OF
surplus corps to these products
primarily As an sid-to-Britain
measure.
The scheme to increase Brit
ish output. Wickard explained.
is designed to insure supplies in
the event German subs gain
command of the sea lanes be-
tween the United States and
England. What worries farm
members Is the prospect that
after the war Britain viii be
self-sufficient in production of
the very corps which our grow
ers are expanding as conti-
button TO the national defense
program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
Protector S Qualifications

OF all possible titles for the chosen to hold the
Czechs in subsection the Naz would have choose pro
tecto 1t is their protector who is marching the
of Czech patriots before the muzzes of Naz firing squads
Well qualified for establishing such protection is
Renhard Heydrch newest appontee to the title. As
boy of Is he learned brawlng member of the free
corps in his native Halle in the days when rival bands Of
Communist and Nationalist roughs fought each other for
possession of the streets At % he efficient opera
tive in the navy intelligence branch An original Naz he
quickly understudied Himmler and ves with him for
the chance become the Fouche of the Naz revolution
is epic of Naz be entrusted at 81 with the
effort to outbot the terror of the French revolution
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
LONDON ANXIOUS
ON RELIGIOUS TIE-UPS

British intelligence experts
here had an important, behind
the-scenes role in the White
House attempt to depict Stain
as an apostle of religious free
dom. With the numerous varie-
ties Of religionists living within
her far flung Empire, London
has been extremely anxious 10
suppress resentment over the
tieup with the Kremlin.
Engla DIS embarrassment
over the bizarre alliance has
been all the keener because. in
an attempt TO counterfeit Mos
cow propaganda within the EN-
pire's borders. she has empha-
sized vigorously RuSsia's god
lessness." Her smarter props-
gandists in London. in New
York. and here figured that a
practical political solution would
be for President Roosevelt TO
welcome Stain into the Chris
tisn brotherhood.
The Polish ambassador COM
piled by forwarding TO the state
department a letter asserting
that Poles under Russian COM
mand had been allowed to wor-
ship. Secretary Hull flung that
news into print. which provided
a well-arranged stage for
FDR's statement at his press
conference.
British anxiety over the re-
action 10 Killers attack on the
Soviet is reflected in an article
appearing in THE SOUTH