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Evening star., 1941-05-04
Bridge %. and.. Chess
The Games and Their Players; News of Local
Activities in Both Fields
By Paul J. Miller.

Today is "the day" when United
States Chess Champion Samuel Re-
shevsky and Challenger Israel A.
Horowitz should begin a series of
match games to be played in differ
ent cities for the individual match
title of America.
But, as this column goes to press,
comes no word of the much-touted
match, and so it will be several
days before we may advise local
fandom if, and where, the cham
pionship tilt is taking place. How
ever, the main question is: Will
the grandmasters elect Washington
as the battlefield for one of their
itinerary joustings?
1t is said that Capital City Chess
Club recently pledged the sum of
S25 toward bringing the experts
here for an exhibition game. But
1t will probably take 10 times that
amount to cover the travelling ex-
penses of the masters from New
York. plus local expenses, plus some
compensation for their trouble.
Well? We are wondering what To-
cal chess enthusiasts are going to
do? Now is the time to buy ticket
to the party.
Samuel Gradstein, II West Forty
second street, New York. is repre-
senting both players. Fritz Brieger
of Woodside, leader in the Queens
Chess Club, is treasurer of the COM
mittee that anticipates a purse of
IS 900 to defray the title bout.
Chess Problem No. 329.
By B. NJ MARSHALL. Shreveport. La.
Courtesy the Chess Correspondent
BLACK-1I MEN.
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will be provided for the first-named
town. Send covers, stamped, ad-
dressed and ready to go, care Post
master, Cheboygan.
The postal authorities of Sweden
will bring out two commemorative
for the 400th anniversary of the
first authorized version of the Bible
in Swedish, May IL. A painting
showing King Gustavus Vasa and
the brothers Petri is the theme of
the design. The values are: Is
ore, brown, and 90-ore, light blue.
A mystery stamp has been re-
ceived from Bolivia. 1t represents a
man in prison with hazy vision"
rising in the foreground. The in
scription translates "the dream of
Evening star., 1941-05-04
By Edmond Henderer.

"ham" radio subjects. These pro-
grams have proved very popular In
the past and are worked on stump
the expert" lines. The audience
ask questions on all the technical
points which have bothered them,
and the clubs experts are seldom
unable to answer.
The annual model exhibit of the
Metropolitan Society of Model En-
gineers has been postponed until
next Sunday. 1t will be held at the
club room in Union Station and
will be open to the public from Q
pm. Non-members are invited to
exhibit any models pertaining to
railroading. For further informa-
ton call Charles Sheetz, Georgia
$500
This Weeks Meetings.
Tomorrow-Capitol Model Aero
neers, Southeast Branch Public LII
brary, Seventh and D streets Sc,
7:30 pm; Washington Miniature
Race Car Association, BIZ Ninth
street NV, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Power Boat
Club, room 201, Shoreham Building,
Fifteenth and H streets NV, 8
pm. Plans will be discussed for re-
gatta on June l.
Thursday-Electric. Railroaders'
Association, home Of Charles Muir
ply, 1922 White place Sc, pm.
Nomination of officers.
Saturday-Washington Radio Club,
1924 Sixteenth street NV, 3 pm.
Quiz program.
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warmer, the dogs and their shows
go farther North, with Katonah, N.
Y, in mid-June Historic country
side, superb scenery, garden week
and other tourist attractions all fall
into place between dog shows. 1t is
a very neat scheme for those who
can manage it. Besides which. show
ing a dog like Buccaneer of Idol
Ours helps out with expenses from
time to time. Prize money, al
though not too abundant in the
Southern shows, does come in handy
once in while. And win or Sec
ond in the group, achieved at Alex
andria, is something that any blood
hound can brag about.
The quality of locally owned and
bred dogs is something in which
Washington can take great pride.
Time was, not so very long ago, when
local entries merely made points
for out-of- town dogs that came to
the Washington show.
At the latest nearby show, one of
the largest ever held in this vicinity
and one that attracted the top dogs
from all over the country, best Of
breed awards were taken by the fol-
lowing locally owned dogs: Arthur
McCathran's standard schnauzer,
Carolyn McIlwaine's Afghan hound,
Laura Bassette's basset hound, Beu-
lah Comptons German shepherd,
Carolyn McIlwaine's Old English
sheep dog, Dalakay Kennels st.
Bernard, Mrs. 10y Lee Lewis Dandie
Dinmont, Arthur Scharfeld's wire
fox terrier and Agrippina Anderson's
chow.
In addition, championship points
were won by Harold SCOTS Boston
terrier, Howell Moss boxer, DR.. BUTTS
beagle, DR.. Reuters pointer. John
Morse's English setter, Dick Bralove's
borzoi, DR.. Elvin's bulldog, Mrs.
Child's cairn terrier, Marguerite
Jones miniature schnauzer, Mrs.
Brandt's dachshund, Howard Stew
arts bull terrier and Beech Tree
Farms Shetland sheepdog. That is
quite an impressive array. In most
of the breeds mentioned there were
three points or better, which means
Evening star., 1941-05-04
By Frank B. Lord.

After a successful winter season
members of the Washington Bridge
League are all set for the annual
events of spring and early summer.
These are designated as the big
May team games and the big June
pair games. The May games will
be played on next Wednesday and
on the 21st of this month. The
June pair games will be played on
the 4th and 18th.
These games were originated as
a reward for members who played
regularly in the leagues affairs at
the Shoreham Hotel on the first
and third Wednesdays of each
month through the winter. Those
who qualify to participate in the
big May games must have played
in at least four of the seven third
Wednesday games and those who
are similarly eligible to take part in
the big June games must have played
in at least four of the seven first
wednesday games.
Secretary Paul Golden has kept
careful record of the averages
made by each player and the
partner played with so as to avoid
any embarrassments on the nights
of the play.
The dividing line between the two
sections has been fixed at the av-
erage of SO per cent. Those listed
In section / are.
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There will be an open-pair game
on the nights of the Big May game
for those not playing in the team
game. This game may be used to
make up the required number Of
games to gain eligibility in the forth
coming Big June games for pairs.
A spirited contest Is under way
in the Agricultural Bridge League
for its season prize, the cup pre-
sented by DR.. c. G. Mcdonnell.
Three contestants are less than one
point apart. and three games re-
main to be played. Mrs. A. r..
Hodgkins was in the lead a month
ago, but she now has been passed
by Rush Buckley and DR.. N. J..
McHugh.
The averages of those now above
par are.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

WHITE-1O MEN,
White to Play and Mate in Two Moves.
Ladder on No. 325: Dr. z. s. Calde-
meyer, w. B. Boyer, Charles J. Berner,
Edmund Nash. Paul Hatmaker. Freeman
Prior, George Schum, D. E. Conwell. Lars
Sagens, H. E. Miller, E. r. Mccarthy.
Charles Karson offers the in
structional lecture featured by
Federal Security Chess Club Tues
day, 7:45 pm, Portland Hotel. His
theme will be Passed Pawn: The
Blockade" promised on the match
game between Leonhardt and Nim-
zowitsch at San Sebastian in 1912.
1t is an illustration of the Kings
Pawn Opening that closes at the 41st
move. The public is welcome, says
DR.. Carl Farman, emcee. Social
play will follow the lecture.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

cover there" these masters still
vie for tourney awards: Mikhail
Botvinnik, thrice champion of all
the Russias: Paul Keres, Estonian
champion: G. Lovenf1sch, who, at
the age of 81, maintains the honor
of the "old guard" having twice
held the U. S. S. r. title; A. Lilien-
thai, champion of Moscow; v. Pc
trov, champion of Latvia; q. List
syn, Leningrad champion, and v.
Mikenas, No. ] player of Lithuania.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

of the first postal issue of the spon-
soring country. Denominations and
colors are: &c, brown; &c, blue, and
SC, carmine.
Joseph Lee, veteran student of
the stamps of Argentina and Uru-
quay, died in Vancouver, British
Columbia, March %.
Al Burns, former editor of Weekly
Philatelic Gossip, will begin pub
lication of his own stamp periodical
May "a He has formed a partner
ship with c. o. Powers, printer and
engraver, Araes, Iowa. The name of
the new magazine, it IS indicated,
will be: "Al Burns Stamp News"
st. Bonaventure College, st. Bon
aventure, N. Y, announces special
cachet for Biblical Sunday, May 18.
Collectors interested should send
orders, with 13 cents in wrapped coin
for each cover wanted, in care John
j. Crockett, director of publicity.
The Associated Press feature serv-
ice says: THE beautiful 1941 Wild
life conservation poster stamps
issued by the National Wildlife Fed
Grafton, 1912 Sixteenth street NV,
have the authenticity and fine print
ing characteristics of previous issues.
This series brings the total poster
stamps depicting North American
wildhfe to 140. The sheet of 40
double-size stamps include 20 new
subjects: Bull frog. box turtle,
wall-eyed pike, striped bass, brown
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Giuoco Piano.

This game is form round Ma. of the
1e41 District Chess Championship. 1t is
an example of the Max Lanse with Kuss-
man. now District titlist. moving the
pieces with persuasive force.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

Smith w. Purdum, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, announces
the Inauguration of airmail service
between Cheboygan, Sault Ste
Marie and Traverse City, Mich, in
the near future. A special cachet
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Refi-Zuckertort.

(a) weak move of which Black takes
the game would have been equal From
round No. of the 1941 District Chess
Championship. Ariel Mengarini. 1910
titleholder, is a clever strategist.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

National Press Club players con-
tested on Monday night for the
Mcintyre Cup, a trophy presented
by Marvin H. Mcintyre, one OF the
Presidents secretaries and a mem
Der Of the club. The defenders, A.
A. Walters and Frank B. Lord, who
won the cup last year, lost their
grip and were outplayed by Everett
watkins and Walter Kilbourne, who
rolled up a commanding score. The
play was for club members only.
Tomorrow night, the Mexican
Ambassadors cup will be in play
for the third time, and 1t is ex-
pected that its donor will be present
to take part. The cup was won last
year by Mr.. Lord and Mrs. Mildred
Linderman, and they will defend 1t.
Contract bridge has invaded the
Capitol with the organization OF the
Congressional Secretaries Bridge
Club, which will meet the first and
third Thursday evenings each
month. Provision has been made
for both duplicate and progressive
or party bridge Members are
privileged to invite one guest to
participate. Meetings will be held
in the National Woman's Party
Building, IA B street NE.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

Eugene Klein, 212 South Thir-
teenth street, Philadelphia, has pub
lished an illustrated catalogue for an
auction of $40 lots of covers of postal
historical importance, scheduled for
May 10.
Evening star., 1941-05-04


The other qualified players whose
scores through the winter were be-
low SO per cent average and who
have been assigned to section 2
are:
Byrne, Mrs. A. Kurtz, Mark
Bennett Mrs. J. Latta, j. B.
Belt, Mrs j. B. Latta, Mrs. J. B.
Campbell, Mrs, H. Lons, Mrs. J. A.
Campbell, h Marsh. r. z.
Cotter. Mrs. z. p Myers, NJ. Z.
Custis Mrs J. B G. Myers, Mrs M. e.
Du Bois. Mrs R McNutt, Miss K.
Evans, Mrs. c. J. Mcdonnell. c. c.
Eberson, Mrs. r. Sheppard A. M.
Frisbie, w. 8. Smith. l.. P.
Frisbie, Mrs. W. s. Schwartz, Mrs. D.
Gardner, W. A. Snyder, J. p.
Gardner, Mrs. W A. Sheldon, Mrs. T. D.
Golden, Mrs. P. Z. Sunny, Mrs. F.
Grewe, Emily Tobin. Mable
Gray, E B. Tidball, Mrs. c. 8.
Itkin, Karl Warthen, g. H.
Johnson, Mrs. L. D. Walton. Mrs: Z. r.,
Kathan, Georse. Worcester, Mrs. s.
Paris Work Isaac
Evening star., 1941-05-04

Winners at the last meeting we're:
North and South, Mrs. Paul E.
Golden and Mr.. Buckley, first; DR..
and Mrs. j. B. Gregg Custis, Sec
ond; Mrs. Walter Frisbie and w. M.
Davidson, third. East and West,
Mrs. T. M. Boyle and Dr. McHugh,
first; o. r. Mathews and F. ]. Hal
lauer, second; Mrs. Katherine john
son and DR.. w. H. Groton, third.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Four Knights.

Seventh round, 1941 District chess
championship.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

An announcement concerning one
of the most important stamp col
lections in existence will be released
in Washington shortly.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Charles Caluer 15yearold student at Eliot Junior High
School, exhibits frame OF souvenirs brought back from Iceland
by his father Frederick George Cauert radioman first class
United States Naval Reserve The display includes silk fag
photographs OF typical Iceandc scenery bank notes. IL
and ID stamps
Both Carert and his enthusiastic practitioners
of the phlnec hobby. The family home Is at 1926 Corbn
place NE. Star Stag Photo
Evening star., 1941-08-10
BLACK-3 MEN.
WHIIE-7 MkN-
Whit to Play and Mate in Three Moves.


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credit in the current rroblem-solyins
of The ss M.ss5 Ladder Sn problem
Acknowledged.
Favorite openings of Col. Hicks
are the Ruy Lopez and Petroff 8
Defense. The games Of the immortal
Paul Morphy and the late DR.. En-
manuel Lasker hold for him especial
merit and afford unique pleasure. He
prefers the style of the open game
and for news of the chess world
turns to newspaper chess columns
and the British Chess Magazine.
In his collection of chessana you
will find an exquisite hand-carved
ivory set from India, turned out by
a native craftsman over 100 years
ago, the king piece standing slightly
above 4 inches in height and the
crown being followed out. There
is jumbo set along the orthodox
Staunton pattern, the king about
AZ inches tall; some very old Staun-
ton pattern club-size sets, and the
usual array of peg-in sets, toy shop
jobs and many position recorders for
postal play.
1t is with pleasure that we inform
Col. Hicks that he has been nonni-
mated for membership in Chi Eta
Sigma, the Phi Beta Kappa" of
chess players throughout the world,
wherever scholarship and merit may
be found. His prowess in the Guess
the Chess Opening Contest" merits
The Stars first-pri1e award with
the words "magnum cum laude."
Evening star., 1941-08-10

sponsors of the Canadian Stamp
Collectors Fund for British War
Victims.
British stamp dealers are not per-
mitted to buy mint copies of United
States stamps.
Spain is bringing out a series OF
semipostals for regular and air.
mail use to raise funds for the
restoration of the cathedral at Sara
gossa, damaged during the civil war.
Philip H. Ward, jr, has been
named chairman of the Board OF
Judges for the exhibition of the
Society of Philatelic Americans,
Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Philadel-
phia, August rs to 81.
The Associated Press reports: The
Orval set of Belgium arrived in
July. II carries the usual sur.
charge to help pay for the renova.
ton Of the historic cloister in the
Ardennes, an enterprise costing
millions.
Designs reflect the activities Of
Evening star., 1941-08-10

the monks. Values and colors are:
10 plus 15c, red brown; 80 plus
3Oc, olive green; 40 plus 60c. brown:
so plus s5c, purple; 75c plus l fr.,
magenta; plus $50 fr., light red;
125 plus It's fir, green; It's plus
ESQ fr, blue: 2 plus $50 fr., magenta;
$50 plus $50 fr., red brown; 3 plus
fr.. olive green, and (an oblong
stamp larger than the resb 5 plus
10 fr., drab olive green"
Germany is bringing out regular
postage series showing profile
portrait of Adolf Hitler. "the con-
queror of Europe" who might have
been merely an inoffensive painted
Of Landscapes if only the director Of
an academy of design in Vienna
some 80 years ago had been endowed
with sense enough TO welcome him
as a pupil.
The conservation of valuable dyes
is the purpose of the change now
being effected in the colors OF the
stamps Of Great Britain.
Inevitably, "V for Victory" pos
ter label has appeared. Specimen
sheets Of so at 81 per sheet may be
ordered from the "V for Victory"
Club, 420 Lexington avenue, New
York City.
Representative Davis of Tennessee
has requested authorization Of a
commemorative for the 150th ami
versary of Tennessee statehood in
1916.
A meeting of the n-American
Postal Union, scheduled to assemble
at Rio de Janeiro on September !,
has been postponed indefinitely.
The Bolshevik printing estab-
lishment at Moscow still remains
unbombed-and still is manufacture
ing unwanted propaganda stamps to
be sold to unsuspecting American
collectors.
On January 81 the postal author
tiles of the Dominican Republic or
dered the color of the current 10
centavo special delivery stamp
changed from light to dark green.
The Latin American Stamp Section
of the Pan-American Union soon
will have both varieties on sale at
face value plus return postage.
Robert B Nostrum, business man
ager of Weekly Philatelic Gossip.
Holton, Kans., was fatally injured IN
a trafic accident on July Is.
Postmaster General Frank c.
Walker has announced that the next
stamps to be issued with electric
eye perforations will be the scent
and l-cent denominations Of the
series Of 1888 and the l0-cent special
delivery rotary press stamp Of 1927
(after design of 1920. These elec-
tric-eye stamps are to be placed on
sale at the Philatelic Agency and at
local post Offices in Washington ex-
clusively on September 8.
The Seventh American Philatelic
Congress, to be held at the Hotel
Statler, Boston, November % to 30,
will include Junior congress-" un-
der the management of Miss Laura
j. LIE Vesque, 46 Ripley street, New
ton Centre, Mass.
Stamp meetings for the week are
| listed as follows:
This evening at 7:l5-"voice Of
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Another Government employe is
Gerald F. Cunningham. He is one
of the newer members, having been
in Washington only about a year,
but he is an authority on the elec-
tric lines of New England, his for
mer home. He Is chairman OF the
Excursion Committee and arranged
the three excellent fan trips al
ready held this year. He has just
sent out notices for the fourth trip
of the season, TO be held August
"a over the Hagerstown & Fred
erick and Western Maryland Rail-
ways. Mr.. Cunningham also is
planning an attractive trip for Sep
tember.
This list of brief sketches on the
interesting personalities in this sin
gle hobby club could 60 on to many
times the length OF this column,
but it is hoped that these few will
give some indication Of the type Of
person who becomes member Of
such a group.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
Bv Edmond HendeYer.

the history OF the Capital Transit
Co. Mr.. King entertained the last
E. r. A. meeting with an illustrated
talk on this subject. He has been
interested in trolley cars since boy
hood and has been collecting pic
lures and data on the subject al
most as long. His son, L. o. King,
jr., also is an E. R. A. member.
Churchman johnson, whose tin
plate collection was described here
July l3, was one of the organizers
of the local E. r. A.
Robert Truax, a Government en-
ploye, was one of the first members
of the club and has been vice presi-
dent. Although not quite the au-
thority on the subject that Mr.. King
is, Mr.. Truax is still well versed in
the history OF local electric trans
portation and, as chairman of the
Historical Data Committee of the
E. r. A., has produced some excel
lent maps showing abandoned
suburban lines of local companies.
Mr.. Truax has a model trolley sys-
tenn in his basement which many Of
the other members have helped him
build All the members of the
E. 4. A. are considered employees
of the Columbia Traction Co., as it
is known, and are given passes
for the line. One OF these is illus
trated here.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

One of the advantages in belong
ing to a hobby club lies in the OPP
portunity to meet and talk with
other felix's having mutual interests.
And in the case of each individual
there is an interesting story to be
learned. Members of the DISTRICT
of Columbia Chapter of the Electric
Railroader's Association will serve
as the first examples of this.
The Electric Railroader's Asso-
citation is a national organization
for people interested in all forms
of electrically propelled mass trans
portation. The list of interesting
local members is properly headed
by the chapter president, Paul
Gable.
Mr.. Gable teaches at Eastern High
School, is a church organist and IS
organist or pianist for various
groups. Electric railroading Is his
chief hobby and he has been presi-
dent of the local chapter Of the
E. R. A. since 1899. In his base
ment he has a model electric road
which is very unusual in one re-
spect. 1t is a standard gauge road
and this large gauge is but little
used now. With the assistance OF
several friends. Mr.. Gable is erect
ing trolley wire on portions of his
road, and hsi most recent acquisi-
ton is q standard gauge inter-
urban car.
Harold Rice has been E. r. A.
treasurer since the chapter was or
ganized. He is one Of four Capital
Transit Co. employees who are mem
bers OF the club and who make troll
leyS their hobby as well as their
business. Mr.. Rice even took his
honeymoon by trolley. He has rid
den on most of the electric lines IN
the Eastern half of this country,
as well as in Mexico, Cuba and
England, either on business or for
pleasure, and is almost a walking
timetable for such lines.
c. Tage Foltz, former secretary
of the E. r. A. and present record
ing secretary of the Metropolitan
Society of Model Engineers, is an
emplNe of the Washington Subur-
ban Gas Co. He has quite large
o gauge railroad layout in his base
ment and also operates electric
type interurbans on his right OF
way. He is the only E. r. A. member
having air-brake equipment on his
layout. He has a regular streetcar
air-brake handle at the control sta
ton and, while it doesn't actually
control the cars it does supply all
the desired sound effects when op-
Grated in the approved manner.
Leroy o. King, well-known local
merchant, is an honorary member
of the District of Columbia chap
ter and Is the leading authority on