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Evening star., 1941-02-23

The only dogs allowed in an air
liners cabin are Seeing Eye dogs.
They must be muzzled and accom-
panied by their blind master. They
are not carried free OF charge, puC
at the same rate as those IN tne
baggage compartment.
Question Box.
Question: Please tell me II ooga
have two sets of teeth? If so. al
what age do they lose their hrs'
ones?-M. L. w.
Answer: Like humans, dogs have
two sets of teeth-baby or milk
and permanent. The permanent
teeth start coming in when the pup
is about four months old.
Question. Every morning I sprin-
kle nv dogs kennel with a disin'
fectant. Do you think this ao'
visable?-H. T. B.
Answer: Washing with hot wa
ter and soap plus frequent palntini
(once every eight weeks with
paint we'll diluted with turpentin
is better and the kennel Will D.
| kept cleaner.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
KFFPTNG TAB ON THE DOG WORLD
~ and Views of Interest to Owner-Pracica Advice on
Tranine and Care-Answers to Queries
Bv Peter BOeeS.

When John S. Coughlin was SEN
fenced to iall by New York Clty,
court, he pleaded to be released
long enough to feed his dog, lnls
so touched the judge that ne re-
nlied: IF you're that thoughtful
YOU can't really be dangerous-seh-
tence suspended
# became known around that this
particular Judge was an ardent oog
lover, Now almost every day some
defendant is trying to win mis-
honor's" favor by bringing some
thing about dogs into the testi-
n7onv. Latest reports state that IL
worked once, but not any moe.
This weeks illustration OF earn
terrier shows breed which origl-
mated on the island of Skye. IL IS
considered one of the Oldest OF
British terriers.
In it's native Scotland 1t was
originally used as hunting DOG, Io
rolt out foxes. badgers and other
vermin from rocky heaps or cairns
In this country, the Cairn is prl-
marily a house pet, but 1t exercises
it's inbred hunting ability mostly
on rats. 1t is a great ratter.
Cairns make friends slowly. Ihl'
trait sometimes is confused as
SIGN of shvness or timidity, but i
init. These dogs made ideal houS'
Gogs and require little extra eXer'
c;ee. They weigh, on the average
rotVeen y and Is pounds. LIKE
r>3nv terriers, they are prone u
s';in ailments, but this is usual!
caused by over-feeding. Feed th'
average Cairn one-quarter pouh'
cf raw meat, mixed with one-quar
ter pound Of vegetables or hller' pc
Gay.
Latest reports reaching me iron
london state that British dogs SUI
have ration cards. Their alloWanc
of one and a half pounds OF meal
including bone. has not been re
duced Persons found using thei
nets ration card to buy meat an
then not giving it to the oog al
subject to arrest.
Ever wonder why your dog Woul
eat almost any kind of food yo
put in front of him? Dogs IN gen
eral are POOR tasters." BY tina
I mean they will learn to eat eVil
tasting food and like it. Ther
are numerous dogs whose sense
taste is more highly developed tina
others. These dogs as a rule sho
decided likes and dislikeS for oil
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Che 81 @
Bv Paul J. Miller,
Chess Editor.

contains the adaptation, revision,
and amendment of the official chess
code of the International Chess Fed
Grafton by the Illinois State Chess
Association, which Illinois revision,
saws President George Sturgis OF
Boston. has been sanctioned and ap-
proved as the official code of rules
of the United States Chess Fedora
ton.
However, it must be remembered
that only the British Chess Fedora
tion's translation, in 1881. OF the
official French text of 1929, is the
Oficial Code of Chess Laws OF
the Federation Internationale des
Echecs." the International Chess
Federation. Apparently, American
chess fans are now to be confused
with two differently edited ofnclal
chess codes. There is neither rhyme
nor reason for the United States
Chess Federation seeking to sup
plant the official, authorized BrltlSf
translation of the 1929 French teX'
with a so-called official chess codt
drafted by the Illinois State Ches'
Association. We need unity II
the chess world!
Southern Chess Association pub
fishes an annual report of its tourn
ament activities and match game
under the supervision of w. w
Gibbs. P. o. Box 598, Staunton, va
Probably the oldest national ches
organization is the Correspondent
Chess League of America. Its cur
! rent organ is the Chess Correspon
dent. edited by Walter F. JAIME!
Abb Tyler street, Sioux City, Iowa
For mail order chessists there
. none better!
Evening star., 1941-02-23

mean ~ <~Ls
ferent foods. The average dogs
sense of taste rarely affects his
desire to eat the food given him.
If YOU keep a short-haired dog
in the house. care should be taken
when he is let out of doors in cold
weather. When the temperature IS
below freezing, make sure your pet
is kept on the move when he tlrst
emerges from the warm house. This
first run increases the anlmals
circulation and enables him to re-
main out for some time without
shivering.
With the increase IN air pas
seneer traffic, a number Of readers
have written me asking If dogs are
allowed on commercial planes. They
are, but not in the cabin. The dog
must be carried in the baggage
compartment. and its owner OF
guardian must be passenger
aboard the plane. Its fare depends
on the animals weight and is tg'
ured on the rate charged for bag
gage
Evening star., 1941-02-23

Tn the above hand it Is obvious
that South as the declarer at
four-spade contrace has one loser IN
each suit and most players would
be inclined to spread the hand 1or
down one in order to save time. How
ever. there is a chance that the
opponent on the right OF declarer
holds three trumps to an honor ana
NAV have so ingrained in him the
coyer-an- honor with -an-honor ira
dition that he may unthinklngly
cover the jack of spades. II he does
this. his partners singleton KING
will fall on the same trick. Inc
declarer therefore led a small CLUB
to the ace and returned the JACK OF
spades, hoping for a cover, ana IN
this case East, holding @ x dlo
cover. to fulfill declarer's hopes and
the contract was made. The dis
cussion which followed was a lengthy
one!
Another exception develops wher
we have the situation where the
bidding on a hand shows us very
plainly that we have nothing to
gain by covering. Suppose we are
| in the West position. and we holo
the king and one spade against a
four-spade contract, and in the
Evening star., 1941-02-23
of

of "a poster stamps Of views m the
American republics-l5 cents, with
album containing map and general
descriptive text.
Background data for collectors OF
the stamps of British Guiana. Btu
ish Honduras. Bermuda, Surlnsm.
the Panama Canal and the Spanish
Main NAV be found in the recent
ninth edition of Sir Agernon
Aspinwalls Pocket Guide TO the
West Indies"
Philatelists interested in chron-
ology are advised to consult Ilms
and Its Reckoning" by X. bar
nard WAY and Noel D. Green. Inc
contents include: Time and the
Astronomers, Progress in Time
Keeping. Watches and Chronome-
ters. Unusual Clocks and Watcnes'
Electric Clocks, etc.
Specialists in the stamps OF
Czecho- -Slovakia will discover IN
valuable cultural material IN
! "Czscho- -Slovakia: Twenty Years
OF Independence" edited by Robert
]. Kerner and published by the
University OF California Press.
Among the contributors are: DR..
y Ales Hrdlicka, Smithsonian 1nsti-
tuition. Edna St. Vincent Millay.
{ S. Harrison Thomson, Herbert
: Adolphus Miller, Hans Kohn, Joseph
: s. Roucek, Lucy E. TeXtor, Wick
- ham Steed. Bernadotte E. Schmltt.
DR.. James T. ShotWel, Karel Capek
A and Gerard Druce. Individual
chapters deal with: The Czecho-
. Slovaks-Anthropol Notes; ths
: Czechoslovaks TO 1920: The Czech
q sloyaks from the Battle OF Whlte
g Mountain to the World War: the His
= torical Roots OF Czech Democracy;
Czechoslovakia's Contributions to
Science; Czechoslovak Music, Art
q and Literature: Diplomatic Origins
. and Foreign Policy, etc.
Is Owen F. Acers and James M.
'e Dunn are the editors of the Austral-
II ian Commonwealth Catalogue, pub
le hshed by the Society of Australian
=, Specialists.
l. The philatehc public is warned 10
beware Of covers bearing bogus
packet boat markings.
ID An article on Alden and the stamp
le issued for that colony is published
in the February number Of thu
, Kenmore Kollector, Kenmore, N. Y
~ The author is Cyril A. Sheppard, Q
~ competent authority.
rs Stamp meetings for the week ar
al listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at s-Capits
Pre-cancel Club. Thomson Schoo
Ip Twelfth street NV. Program an
,lv bourSe.
las t.s Tomorrow evening at sl5-Wash
az ~, ington Stamp Club of the Air Sta
~ ton VOL. Philatelic romance an
W comment.
~ Tomorrow evening at S-Wood
an, ridge Stamp Club. 2206 Rhode Islam
,os avenue NE. Rogelio E. Alfaro
ror the American Union will Spea
on Latin Americas Stamps. States
men and Heroes" Opening Of thir
eW annual exhibition OF stamps ar
in covers.
on Tuesday evening at 8-Collector
up: Club OF Washington, Thomst
am School Program in charge OF Ald'
olet H. Whitney. Exhibition and bour'
Re- Wednesday evening at 8-Was
ack ington Philatelic Society Hotel "A
lag, Sixteenth street NV. Col. Spenc
ch; Cosby. former District CommlSslo
EAR er, will exhibit and describe pc
ish, ton of his specialized collection
524- the 18th century stamps Of France
Dor Thursday evening at - FL
blue Washington Stamp Club, Easte
zen. High School, East Capitol street.
22; Saturday evening at 8-Vlkin
Col. Crew Hobby Club, 35 Rhode 1sla
ann avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phatec World Its Interests and
the Stamp Press--List of Local Meetings
Bv James Waldo Fa,Ocen.

By James Waldo Fa,pceH.
Montpelier has been selected for
the first-day sale Of the Vermont
stamp, March 4.
French postage stamps no longer
carry the inscription "Republique
Francaise." A new 1-franc, rose,
issue shows a portrait OF Marsnal
Petain and the phrase "Postes Fran-
caise."
Gerardine Van Urk, writing in the
New York Times, says: interest Is
steadily increasing in censored COW
ers. Even the layman must reailze
that there is a constant diminishing
of territory in which ne can seho
a letter without that letters oe!ng
inspected by some war authority
New avenues in this field are thus
op.ning up for the specialist"
Miss Betty Jane Meggers, 29O4
Brandywine street NV, collects
dolls as we'll as stamps.
Rolston Lyon is writing a column
about Cancelled stamps LOT
Linn's weekly Stamp News, Column
bus, Ohio.
Miss Mary G. Traylor, secretary
of the Poe Foundation. Inc. 1873
East Main street. Richmond, Va, IS
interested in the proposal for
stamp in homage to the memory OF
Edgar Allen Poe. Readers wro l'Vor
the plan ere invited to write 10 her
5 to that effect.
Airmail service will be inaugu-
rated at Brunswick, Ga, on Rou'e
Am-6 March l. First-f1ight cachet
e. has been provided to the post
master.
William o. Siebold, 1872 Harvard
street NV. has retired after ~
wears of Government service, mos
of It spent in the Patent once. hiS
leisure it is understood, will be de-
voted to the further development o.
his specialized collection OF TN
stamps of the United States.
The general government OF Polant
l has brought out four seml-poStal
for winter relief purposes. Denoml
nations and colors are: II plus oe
green; "a plus log, red; 80 plus 3os
brown red. and so plus 5Og, ultra
marine. A man wearing fur ca
and a coat with heavy fur cola
is the motif of the design.
.s Mai. Gen. Karl Truesdell, com
sen mander of the 9Th Army Corps, wit
10 headquarters at Providence, r. l.,
al a member of the Washington Phila
'et telic Society.
ms The Collectors Club Of Washing
ton has turned over to the BrltlS
War Relief Society the sum OF S.
ck realized at an auction OF stamps an
ich covers held at the Thomson Schoc
tch Germany has issued plus 24E
,te green. commemoratlve-sem post
for the day of the postage stamp
January II, 1941. A postal courl
with the traditional type OF pos
oh horn is the theme.
on, Louie c. Bean. executive secreta
ST. Of the Collectors Club Of Washln
as ton. has announced that $40 dim
ant contributed by readers of The ST
eS- for covers Cancelled on Preside
ley Roosevelt's birthday have been pa
to the National Foundation for
ess fantile Paralysis. The envelop
es- were marked by Radioman Z.
Mt; Hampton. Navy mail clerk on boa
irs. the U. S. S. Potomac.
on
m. Ernest A. Kehr, stamp editor
the New York Herald Tribune,
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Hobbies and
Lobbyists
Rr Edmond Henderer.

Although Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Reed collect things pertaining 10
Rockwell Kent as their main hoooy
(as described last Sunday. MRS.
Reed has two lesser hobbies OF her
ou-n The first is a collection OF
miniature vases. While they are
not outstanding in point OF num-
bers, they have been chosen WIN
care, and each item has history
of il own. Mrs. Reed has them cat
alosued and described in a oooK.
where she has set forth the story OF
each one, Most of them have been
siven to her by friends, and some
have come from far places. emma
and France are represented among
the foreign countries, and Ohio, New
York. Massachusetts, Georgia, MIS-
so,,ri Virginia and Illinois among
our own States.
Mrs, Reed has distinct ideas as to
what sort of vases she wants In her
collection. preferring those OF clear
glass, without handles. Beauty and
interest. however. are the primary
eesertiels. She has given away more
t,,an she now has on display, pc
cause they did not come up TO her
standards. The result is collec-
ton of uniformly high quality. me
entire set has been acquired Wl1nln
the last two years.
The second of Mrs. Reeds own
hobbies is collecting papercllps. IN
this case Mr.. Reed does most OF tht
v-ork. bringing home all OF the ooc
ones which he finds. The collectlol
7rted when he brought an unuSua
cne for his wife to see. There arr
r-w IS items in the collectlon' ai
(irerent in either shape or size.
Mrs Reed is at present endeaVor'
~ TO rlan a satisfactory way u
(;snlav and keep her paper clps
She he's them fastened in scral
hook. but has found that 10 oe ho
very satisfactory.
leaders in six local model alrcrat
crouns recently held their mrs
r7eeting devoted to organizing
washington association OF moo'
nlane clubs. A committee was ap
rointed to- pformulate constltutlol
rolect a name and work out the Of
ills Members are Louis Hess
c1airn,an: P. j. Corr, Hugh Lyncl
r.. and Russell Nichols. Inc ASST
cation hopes to be able to turnls
fving field for its members an
- nresent is searching for a sui
s-le site.
The Fempshire Heights Citlzer
tgsoci2 ton is planning one-nlgl
I-ol,bv show for March 25. Full d
tolls are not yet available, but no
Twists in that area who would III
"a exhibit are requested to get
touch with Mrs. Arthur Reid, chal
man of the Show Committee,
Crittenden street NE, phone Tayl
1894
The visit to the New York Hob
Show last Sunday was CONSIDER
very enjoyable by all those W
vent on the trip. Three special CT
we're engaged to carry the par
End 100 people went from Washlr
ion. while 64 more were picked
at Baltimore. A special diner v
attached to the train on the retC
triu for the use of the party. l
show itself and two natlona
known hobby stores nearby W
crowded to capacity. Among
features of the exhibit was
showing of two reels Of movies p
tanning to model railroading.
This Weeks Meetings.
Monday-Silver Spring Aerona
Montgomery Blair High School,
yer Spring, 7:45 pm.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

ChesspOurri.
Current officers of Tech High
Chess Club are: Gerald Wilkinson,
president: Earl Gallagher, vice presl-
dent: John Prather. secretary-treas-
urer. and Robert Kidwell, sergeant
at arms. The club meets each Tues
day. $40 pm, room 220, Mckinley
High School
Officers of the Central High Chess
Club comprise: Teddy Litovitz' pres
ident: Jack Crowell, vice president
B Fuchsman. secretary, and Mrs
Wright. adviser. The club con-
venes every Wednesday, 3:lo pm
room 2l2, Central.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
KISS w = e 10 4 3
@ J92

When South leads the queen, west
should refuse to cover with the king;
if he covers, North, after winning
the trick with the ace, may lead
the eight and finesse against Easts
ten and in this way win all four
tricks in the suit. West can block this
plav by refusing to cover on the
first round, being prepared TO cover
the Jack on the second lead.
Now we come to an exception 10
the rule. In many cases an expert
declarer makes his otherwise I'M
possible contract by having his ad-
versary blindly following this time
honored adage. In a recent matcn
the cards we're distributed as follows
Evening star., 1941-02-23
In Local Bridge Circles
Bv Martha NJ. Lemon.

dummy we see the ace and nVe
small spades:
Axxxxx
N
Xxx We.
S.
@
Now. If the declarer leads tne
queen of spades we know that ne
must have had at least a four-card
suit to bid on, which together
with six in the dummy and two IN
o1r own hand accounts for at least
-. Therefore. our partner in the
East position cannot have more
than one spade. 1t would be fooi-
ish to cover the queen with the
king, since there is not the sllgnt-
est possibility of promoting a trlck
in partners hand. If we do no'
cover. we can force declarer te
guess whether to finesse or 10 pla!
to drop the king.
From these few simple example'
we easily reach the conclusion ina
the rule, cover an honor with al
honor" might better be stateo
cover an honor with an honor onl!
when you have some good reason 10
doing So
Evening star., 1941-02-23

MRS. Lemon, one Of the out
standing luoman players, has been
a co-holder OF the national auc-
tion pair championship, national
mired team OF Jour Champion
ship and national 1Domen's team
OF four championship
Evening star., 1941-02-23
K K43 We 10 7 2
O 6 8

South, as declarer, leads the
queen of hearts; West tries to VS.
nalize what will happen if he covers
the queen with his king. North It5a
will win the first trick with the
ace and the second trick with the
Jack. in which case the heart ten
which may be In partners hand
will win the third trick. west OF
of course. doesn't know that his
partner has the ten, but if there Is
a mere possibility that he may have
it he should cover. BY forcing North
to spend two honors in a single
round West succeeds in developing
trick for his partner >.
In certain other situations 1t Is
better play to defer the covering
of an honor until second honor
Of equal value is led, for example;
Evening star., 1941-02-23

Chess Problem No. 3O9.
Nv V. L. EATON. Washing ton. ID; G.
Problem Editor, The Chess Review, lSio-
RIACK-II MEN
Evening star., 1941-02-23

One hears so much about covering
an honor with an honor that not
only a beginner but a more expert
enced player often accepts this rule
as one never to be broken. 1t Is
not far from the truth, but 1t still Is
not exactly the truth. The correct
rule is to cover an honor whenever
a possibility exists that trick may
thereby be promoted in your own
or your partners hand assuming
that anv ranking card which is not
in sight is held by your partner
and not the declarer.
An illustration of this prlnclple
is the following hand:
Evening star., 1941-02-23
CHESS INDICATED.


q thou phose cyntc sresrs express
The cersure OF our fduorite cheSS'
Kno,n that its skill is Science setf'
Tts play distraction from dtstreSs'
n sooth,s the anxious lovers care
IL means the drunkdrd rom ercesS'
II counsels Ddrrtors in heir dIt;
Whsn dangers threat and pertls press
And yields US, tchen iDe need them moSt
Companions in our Loneliness
Evening star., 1941-02-23
.Gus.. This OnrninE. No. IL"
ChesspOurri.

spoieon I played and won this same.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

q visitor in Washington recently.
While calling at the h2me OF friends
II. -monstrated a. talent for jig
s-w puzzles. as we'll as his already
rc~c~nized genius in the Egyptian
aenect of philately.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

owen F. Acers and James M.
Dunn are the editors of the Austral-
ian Commonwealth Catalogue, pub
ished by the Society of Australian
Specialists.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

Montpelier has been selected for
the first-day sale Of the Vermont
stamp, March 4.
Evening star., 1941-02-23

dummv we see the ace and nv
small spades:
Evening star., 1941-02-23

An article on Alden and the stamps
issued for that colony is published
in the February number OF the
Kenmore Kollector, Kenmore, N. Y.
The author is Cyril A. Sheppard,
competent authority.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

day - Gladys day out. expect Mrs. Spen-
low has fallen asleep. don't expect you've
made enough noise with this thing
Selling the knocker, she executed deafen-
ing rat-a-tat-tat, and in addition thumped
upon the panels of the door. She also called
out in a stentorian voice: What no, within
there!'
There was no response.
Miss Politt murmured: 'Oh, think Mrs.
Spenlow must have forgotten and gone out.
IN n csini IL round some other time" She began
edging away down the path.
Nonsense, said Miss Hartnell firmly.
'She can't have gone out. Id have met her.
I'll just take look through the windows and
see if can find any signs of life"
She laughed in her usual hearty manner,
to indicate that it was joke. and applied
a perfunctory glance to the nearest window
pane perfunctory because she knew quite
we'll that the front room was seldom used.
Mr. and Mrs Spenlow preferring the small
back sitting room.
Perfunctory as it was though, it succeeded
in its object Miss Hartnell it is true, saw no
signs of life - On the contrary she saw.
Evening star., 1941-11-16
ONLY a woman would have discovered the clue
which solved the murder at LabuTnam Cottage.
Another story of Miss MARBLE. village sleuth
by Agatha Christie
Nyshoted BY Athyr ssnoH

through the window, Mrs. Spenlow lying on
the hearthrug dead.
'Of course" said Miss Hartnell, telling
the story afterwards. Il managed to keep my
head That Politt creature wouldn't have had
the least idea of what to do. Got to keep our
heads said to her. You stay here and Ill
20 for Constable Palk.' She said something
about not wanting to be left, but paid no
attention at ALL One has to be firm with that
sort of person. I've always found they enjoy
making fuss So was just going off when.
at that very moment, Mr.. Spenlow came
round the corner of the house"
HERE Miss Hartnell made significant
pause 1t enabled her audience to ask breath
lessy: Tell me. how did he Look9" Miss
Hartnell would then go on: Frankly, sus-
pected something at once! He was far too
calm. He didn't seem surprised in the least.
And you may say what you like, it isn't
natural for man to hear that his wife is
dead and display no emotion whatever
Everybody agreed with this statement.
The police agreed with it, too. So suspicious
did they consider Mr.. Spenlows detachment,
Evening star., 1941-11-16

II SH0rt story ComPIek IN ms ISSUE
4
4 PISS PoLIrr took hold of the knocker
" and raped politely on the cottage
ave door. After discreet interval she
knocked again. The parcel under her left arm
shifted little as she did 50. and she re-
adjusted it. Inside the parcel was Mrs. Spen-
lows new green winter dress, ready for fitting
From Miss Politt's left hand dangled bag
of black silk, containing tape measure,
pincushion and large, practical pair of
scissors.
Miss Politt was tall and gaunt, with sharp
nose, pursed lips and meager iron-gray hair.
She hesitated before using the knocker for
the third time. Glancing down the street.
she saw figure rapidly approaching. Miss
Hatnell, Jolly. weatherbeaten, ffty-hve.
shouted out in her usual loud bass voice:
Good afternoon, Miss Politt!'
The dressmaker answered: Good after
noon, Miss Hartnell." Her voice was ex-
cessively thin and genteel in its accents She
had started life as lady's maid. Excuse
me-" she went on, but do you happen to
know if by any chance Mrs. Spenlow isn't
at homer"
mot the least idea," said Miss Hartnell.
Its rather AWKWARD, you see.~f was TO-
fit on Mrs. Spenlow's new dress this after
noon Three thirty, she said"
Miss Hartnell consulted her wrist watch.
Its gone the half hour"
"Yes l have knocked three times, but
there doesn't seem to be any answer, 50 was
wondering if perhaps Mrs. Spenlow might
have gone out and forgotten. She doesn't for
get appointments as rule, and she wants the
dress to wear the day after tomorrow"
Miss Hartnell entered the gate and walked
up the path to join Miss Politt oatslde the
door of Laburnam Cottage.
''Why doesn't Gladys answer the door,
she demanded "Oh no. of course, it's Thurs