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Evening star., 1941-11-23
NEWS FROM DOGDOM
Notes on Variety of Subjects of Interest in
Washington and Vicinity
By r. r. Taynton.

The fourth dog was pathetic
case. He was toy fox terrier, evil
IDENTIFY a merry, happy little fellow
that had followed his young master
everywhere he went. One time he
got out in the road, was hit by a
car, and lost leg as consequence.
He gets around just fine on three
legs, but his boys father decided
against him. He was at the pound
awaiting the executioner's shot.
The fifth dog was a handsome
young fellow which looked Ike a
cross between a German shepherd
and a collie. His crime was biting
a child in defense against teasing.
His friendly, bright eyes and gaily
wagging tail were evidence against
a mean disposition. But he, too,
awaits the shot Of death All the
dogs looked as happy as they could
in confinement. All we're clean and
well fed. The kennels we're clean
and dry and free from odor.
However, these five dogs do not
begin to represent the dogs that
ought to be in the Arlington County
pound. The county is literally over
run with half starved, NANCY, dis
ease-Spreading ours that ought TO
be picked up and disposed Of If
there were an efficient dog-catching
organization in the county, the pres
ent equipment would be totally in
adequate for the job The time to
increase pound facilities is now
before the inevitable demand for
complete stray dog disposal brings
about crisis.
The American Kennel Club must
put in a lot of time at statistical
studies. Among its latest releases
was the comparative popularity of
various big breeds in 1889 and now.
The upshot Of the story seems to
be that while there are as many
or more big dogs being registered
now, their comparative popularity
with other breeds is less because
there are more of the other breeds
being registered. In other words,
! in 1889 collies were third on the
list with SAL registrations. Now
they are 10th with 204l. Boston
terriers, which were third last year,
hadn't eveh been recognized at that
time.
The Maryland Fox Terrier Club
will hold a sanction match on De-
cember 7, pm, at Redmans Hall
in Baltimore. The club has been
fortunate in securing the services Of
James Austin as judge. Mr.. Austin
Is the owner of Wisaboo Kennels
and the record breaking smooth fox
terrier, Oh. Nornay Saddler. In
addition to owning Saddler, these
kennels house many Of the greatest
smooth fox terriers in the country,
most of them home bred. All local
and nearby owners Of fox terriers,
both smooth and wire. should avail
themselves of this opportunity to
get the Judgment of an expert on
their favorites.
In addition TO regular bench
classes there will be an exhibition
of obedience trained fox terriers.
Raymond Scaggs, Peter Pan Ken
nels, Upper Marlboro, Md, is chair
man of the Bench Committee.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

At this time Of the year 1t is easy
to imagine all the fuzzy little chow
in this and other Occi-
dental countries burying their
stubby little noses In their clumsy,
woody paws and offering up
prayer Of thanks for their ancestors
having been brought out Of China,
where chows are esteemed an
especially delectable Thanksgiving
Perhaps all the little pup
pies of other breeds join them IN
their Thanksgiving prayers, and IN
to being thankful for not
being the piece de resistance OF
somebody's meal. they are grateful
that, In this country at least. they
are generally fairly certain Of re-
ceiving full meals themselves.
The American Kennel Club re-
ports that it already is being
flooded with inquiries about the
best breed Of puppy to buy for
Christmas. This situation Is re-
flected in local kennels, which are
besieged by mobs of lockers" who
have Christmas in mind. The Ken
mel Club never recommends any
specific breed, but throws its vast
library facilities open to any one
interested. 1t recommends the pros
pective purchaser consider careful
ly the future environment of the
pup.
The dog seeker should know
definitely what breed he prefers
before he goes visiting kennels, for
all puppies are cute and natural
statesmen Of themselves. That Is
the reason so many pups grow into
not really wanted dogs.
Important points to consider IN
buying a dog are size and weight
when full grown, the exercise and
the amount and kind Of food it will
require, whether it needs to be
trimmed and, If so, how much. and
the basic temperament Of both the
breed and its proposed owners.
A personal investigation Of the
Arlington County pound reveals a
small but light and airy cement
block building equipped with 81,
large metal cages for dogs. At the
time there were five dogs in Gus
todoy, none Of which showed any
evidence Of being a stray in the US
ual meaning of the term.
In the first pen was purebreo
English setter, fat and still showing
evidence Of recent grooming. AS thu
door opened he sat up on his hinc
legs to greet what he evidently
hoped would be his owner. Next II
him was a purebred wire-hair ter
rier, not a show specimen, perhaps
but one that was typey and hae
been trimmed according to SHOW
style for her breed No question
about her having been somebody:
pet. Next to the terrier was a teau'
tiful pointer with a black head sne
heavily ticked body with some black
He got back into the corner OF tht
cage and looked at everybody with
suspicion. 1t is not hard to gues'
what happened in his case. Un'
doubtedly some so-called sportsman
borrowed" him for days hum
and then conveniently dropped hin
in some distant woods.
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mlQnI,fLQ

Spain, Trinidad; Belem, Brazil; Ma
tai, Brazil, Bathurst, Gambia and
Lagos, Nigeria. Readers interested
to secure these markings are ad-
viSed to consult local postal clerks
Immediately. The date of initial
departure has been set for next
Saturday.
Heinrich Won Stephan, 'the father
Of the modern postal system" was
born in Germany on January 8,
1881. He was of humble origin but
by the exercise of his own native
genius rose to be head Of the Royal
Prussian postal system before the
Franco-Prussian War and the es-
tablishment of the German Empire.
Remembered particularly for his
work in behalf of the founding of
the Universal Postal Union in 1875,
he also is entitled to credit for
originating the cheap rate postal
card. Among the reforms which he
advocated was the development Of
the German telegraph network. He
likewise was a prime mover for
direct cable communication with the
United States. Minister of Posts
and Telegraphs at the time of his
death in 1897, he was honored by
postage stamps issued by Germany
In 1924.
Eugene Klein, 212 South Thir-
teenth street, Philadelphia, has pub
lished an illustrated catalogue for
his 13Oth auction sale, the stamps
and covers listed including United
States material from the collection
of william F. Leopold and Confed-
crate States, Canada, Panama and
Sweden from that of Laurence
Bowen.
Finland has overprinted a few
current stamps for Use in Eastern
Karelia, retrieved from Russia and
now under military occupation.
Mrs. Katie weeks, 14lo' H street
NV, announces that she will con-
tinue the daily stamp auctions for
merly conducted by Alden H
Whitney.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
| This evening at 7:l5-"Voice OF
Philately" program, Station WINK
Evening star., 1941-11-23

Howard attended grade school and
was a popular fellow at Boise High,
indulging in fencing, chess, table
tennis, basket ball, archery and
checkers. In the 1888 South Idaho
table tennis tournament, he cap
tured third place When the 1888
State Checker Association tourney
was held, he ranked third. In Feb
ruary, 1899, he turned to chess, hav-
ing taught himself the elements Of
the game, and his progress was
rapid, for that same year he moved
from Boise to Washington, enrolled
at Tech and made its 1940-41 var
sity chess team.
Because of his prowess he won a
membership to Capital City Chess
Club. Because his classmates at
Tech liked him, they elected him
club president for 1910, again In
l941, and. when he was nominated
for president OF the Washington
Interhigh Chess Association for
the fall semester, his election was
unanimous. He is chairman Of the
Washington Interhigh Chess Honor
Council.
His favorite opening is the
Bishops. played Weaver w. Adams
style. For master instruction, he
studies Capablanca and Reti's Mas
ters of the Chessboard" is his favo-
rite book. He enjoys the open games
of over-the-board chess and eschews
problems. In recognition Of his
chess activities last year he was
awarded a sports letter. He COM
peted in 1940-41 interhigh team
matches, and in the current tourna-
ment will play No. board for his
school.
Although Howard has Travelled ex-
tensively. ranging up and down the
Pacific Coast. he says Washington
is a fine. clean city and he does not
want to move from 1905 Washington
Circle until he garners his sheep.
skin from Mckinley. Meanwhile
dial Republic 1905. and he will tell
you why the Washington Interhigh
Chess Association is the best Of its
kind.
Tech High Chess Club has 9
capable vice president in William
Mclean Scott, better known to his
schoolmates as Bill, who Is a native
Washingtonian, arriving here on
May 20, 1925.
At the age Of IL, Bill learned
chess. and for the last four years
he has found much pleasure in the
game. From Burroughs School he
was graduated to Taft Junior High
and thence to Mckinley, where he
became an ardent supporter Of chess
activities. He shares his chess hobby
with chemistry.
In the recent Tech chess tourney
he scored AZ a-22 to capture third
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Hobbies and Hobbyists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
By Edmond Henderer.

Lincoln Stock, one of the most
active members of the Washington
Model Yacht Club, has left to join
the r. A. F.. He is now taking a
refresher course at Tulsa, Okla, and
probably will go to England around
Christmas. Mr.. Stock was an ardent
IN" class sailor and could always
be counted on to act as starter or
Judge at big regattas. He had been
q member of the Y. M. G. A. about
six years. He has given up a good
business as owner of local airf1eld
to help the r. A. F. The club will
miss him but wishes him the best
of luck.
Many people collect shells of many
kinds, but Henry A. Rothamel,
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey employe, takes special in
terest in natural shells with his
torical background. Mr.. Rothamel
lives in a suburb OF Baltimore and
commutes to his Office here each
day. His post Office address is Box
562, Sinclair lane. Raspeburg. Md.
He has been collecting shells about
two years and has specialized in such
items as the cowery shells which
were used as money by the North
American Indians. A fact which
makes this particular shell Of even
greater interest is that 1t was used
by African natives for the same pur-
pose. Whether this was coincidence
or evidence of common origin Is
something scientists have not estab-
lished.
Mr.. Rothamel believes that hobbies
are not of much value If other folks
can't enjoy them along with the
owner. In line with this theory he
had an excellent display Of his shells
in last years Coast Survey hobby
show and is planning to better it in
the next exhibit. A carpenter friend
is helping by building suitable
frames and cabinets for the shells.
Not being a one hobby man, Mr..
Rothamel has adapted a map-mak-
ing process (at which he works dur
ing the day. to produce pictures
having the quality of etchings. In
fact, the process is somewhat similar
to that used to produce dry points, y
but the work is done on glass instead
Of metal and the printing is photo
graphic rather than with ink. The
method follows:
A clean, unscratched piece of glass
of suitable size is the starting point
To prepare 1t for use, dissolve some
gum arabic (obtainable at any drug
store) in water and stir until clear
Paint this in an even coat on one
side Of the glass. When dry, paint
over the gum with black commercial
negative paint from photo supply
store. Secure an even, opaque coat
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and allow to dry. 1t dries very
quickly.
A pointed steel tool is all that is
required to produce the design,
which is scratched through the black
paint. Mr.. Rothamel uses the same
sort OF tool as that for a similar
purpose in his daily work. 1t consists
of a thin steel rod in a wooden stick
lust like the lead In pencil. 1t Is
sharpened very much as a pencil,
except that a point must be ground
on the metal. A steel knitting needle
could be used, or sewing needle
set in a handle. Whatever is used
must have the scratching" point
removed sticking 1t into piece Of
wood few times or by some similar
method. The glass must not be
scratched or cut. Only the paint
must be scraped of.
An original design may be etched"
on the glass, or it may be placed
over a photo or other picture and.
with a bright light in back, the lines
may be traced.
Mr.. Rothamel has found that a
stippled effect may be secured with
the aid of piece OF sandpaper. He
places the sandpaper over the area
he wants mottled and rubs it lightly.
The length of time he continues this
determines howmuch paint will be
removed.
After the design has been scratched
on the glass, the finished picture is
secured by printing on sensitized
paper exactly as a photograph is
printed. If a dull finish paper is
used, the result appears almost like
an etching.
Amateur photographers who do
their own developing and printing
have perfect setup for this hobby.
They already have all the equipment
needed to make the prints. Any one
not so equipped can by the paper
and necessary chemicals to finish
the prints for very little, and all the
work can be done on the dining room
or kitchen table. Or, for those who
prefer not to fool with this part,
any photoflnisher will make the
prints at nominal cost.
Mr.. Rothamel makes one print to
start with and looks it over to see
what changes are needed. He may
then black out portions with the
negative paint and redraw that part
or scratch in more lines as needed.
When the finished picture suits him,
he makes as many prints as he
wishes. When a plate has served its
purpose and the owner no longer
wants to make prints from 1t, 1t may
be recoated and used for another
design.
NO MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Evening star., 1941-11-23

South has a minimum non-vul.
nerable short club" bid and under
the usual convention North takes
out with her four-card major.
East's double was warranted on side
suits. hut South did not have the
necessary trump support to re"
double. West was satisfied with the
redouble and would have set the
contract. East appeared to be fright
ened as he had heard nothing from
his partner and bid two spades.
Souths double here was a close
one, but could have defeated the
contract by careful playing.
West now was evidently scared
and bid two no-trump. indicating
shoppers in hearts. When East bid
three no-trump South was war
ranted in his double and East should
not have redoubled. The hand
should be played with North lead
ing a club, which declarer allows
South to win and lead the ace OF
hearts and follow with the four.
This declarer wins and plays three
diamonds. North wins the third
one and, noting South's down-and-
out signal and the discard OF the
nine of spades, should lead a spade.
Declarer can then win the ace Of
spades, the fourth diamond and
two clubs, and is set one trick.
South's double of one heart Is
not recommended, but 1t was
enough to frighten East whose re-
double of three no-trump was not
justified. North must lead a spade
and not q heart when in with the
ace of diamonds.
The Washington Bridge League
postponed it's team-of-four game.
scheduled for last Wednesday. un-
til next Wednesday because Of the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

Interhigh Chess
Association.
When it comes
to chess, he can
give "spuds" to
any one at Tech
High, where he
also serves as
president Of the
Chess Club and
ranks as top
b ard player,
having won his
spurs by the de-
cisive score, TO.
Born Febru-
ary 8, 1922, at
Boise. Id a hO.
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with the school
club. He " as
taught the SIM
pie elements by
a friend, and be-
gin n err s play
t O o k pl a C e
around the FAM
lily hearth.
Interest in the
cadets Is para
mount, so Maj.
Tom h q s no t
taken his chess
too seriously,
ranking seventh
in the recent
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ranking Tor MS
school in inter-
h i gh matches.
He, like Shell
ton, represents
his school as an
official delegate
to the Washing
ton Interhigh
Chess ASSocia-
ton and is a
member of the
1nterhigh Chess
Honor Council.
Durin the
current ye ar
Bill plans to
Evening star., 1941-11-23

Tech tourney. Thomas Habecker.
He may not be one of the varsity
five, but is sure material for an alter
nate when the interhigh matches
begin next Friday afternoon, with
seven high school chess clubs vying
for the coveted team championship
plaque.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
CONTRACT BRIDGE

Mathematician" wishes to thank Mr..
Frank B. Lord for his most favorable
system of bidding which appeared in
the Nov. 2nd. 194l, issue OF The sun
day star A complimentary reprint
of the article together with slide
AT CONTRACT" may be had by send.
ing 25c to W. Frederick Stroh, 1899
Webster Ave, Bronx, N. Y. C.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
5CHESSH W
The Game and Its
Players
By Paul J. Miller, L.

idaho, the State famous for It's
potatoes, is the mother State Of
Howard Joseph Shelton, recently
elected president of the Washington
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In Local Bridge Circles
By Frank B. Lord =

Junior pairs game, which Is to be
played on Wednesday, December 3,
have not yet been set, but will be
arranged from day to day Is the
tournament progresses.
The American Contract Bridge
League will award master points IN
each of the championship events,
ranging from 60 master points to
the winners of the open-pair con-
test down to one for the sixth pair.
and similarly proportioned awards
in the other matches. There also
will be master point awards in the
mems individual game and the
Amber Trophy game OF the non
championship series.
Mrs. M. L. asks for q discussion
of the bidding and the play Of the
following deal, played at the Chess
Club.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

Ed0ard Vinng, president of the Society of Philateic
Americans (cente receUng from Dr. Pricard
Daud of Antono Net the Legion of Honor gold
awarded for his efforts in behalf OF phlaey The
recent World Wide Phildtec
Exhibition at St. Louis Other stamp collectors
participating the Ernest G. Jauts Kenmore
ight Nelson La Ganke Cleveland rear ef) and Alfred
Diamond, CHICAGO right.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

NO MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
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HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

A little vinegar put into soapy
water when washing aluminium
ware helps to keep it bright.
You will find that fresh bread
will cut easier If you heat the
knife.
Before hanging clothes on the
line in freezing weather, put pins
on the clothes in the house, then
snap on line with double clothes
pins.
To keep muslin curtains even
when laundering, put two curtains
together and iron as one curtain.
To prevent the od0r of cooking
cabbage, broccoli or onions from
permeating the house, cook these
vegetables uncovered with two
pieces of bread on the cooking
water.
For washing windOws-an old
auto windshield wiper blade makes
a good utensil to wipe water from
house windows after they have
been washed.
Iron scorches on white cotton,
silk or linen materials may be
removed by dampening a cloth
with peroxide of hydrogen, laying
it over the scorch, then putting
dry cloth over the damp one and
pressing with a warm iron.
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CHAPTER VIII

Those first days in my Matanuska
wickyup always remained clouded
memory Of discomfort shot through
with incongruous moods of exalta-
ton. But Sock-Eye had been right.
One took root, in some way, and
fiber by fiber time wove one back
to the soil of ones birth.
I learned more about the valley
Of the Muddied Waters-for that, in
the language of the local Indians,
was what the word 'sMatanuska
meant. It revealed itself as a deep
soiled and lightly tirnbered valley
Of almost two hundred square miles,
with a friendly huddle Of mountain
shoulders that cut off the Arctic
winds and framed the lowlands in
eternal white. Diagonally across
the valley ran the Matanuska River,
and up that river, in the open season,
the salmon came in swarms. Here
and there, along the lower benches,
little patches of land had been
cleared, mostly as subsistence farms
for hill trappers and disheartened
gold-seekers, like old Sock-Eye and
Sam Bryson. On those farms they
grew two-pound potatoes and thirty
pound cabbages and oats and rye
and hay as high as horses back.
For the growth from that black soil,
once played on by its bath Of twenty
hour sunshine, was prodigious.
But the little homestead shacks.
found, were scattered and far apart,
and life, apparently, was still pre-
carious, with no fixed market for
the settlers produce and no final
reward for a short season of indus
try after long season of hiberna-
ton.
Yet the valley was rich. It could,
according to Sidney Lander, prove
itself the grub bag of the North.
Its soil was drouthless and mex
haustible. And under that soil it had
coal in abundance. And through all
its outer hills it had game enough
for an ever-enduring backlog on the
fires of hunger.
! came to Matanuska as a teach
er, but it was the valley, found,
that was teaching me things. Its
first lesson seemed to be that from
tier life was the mother Of inven-
ton and the father Of resourceful-
ness. For ] learned how to attach q
wire handle to discarded gasoline
can and turn It into water pail,
and how to cover an empty packing
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you up when you're alone. And /
reckon I got an OF blunderbuss or
two I kin be bringin' over t you"
I was afraid to thank him for
what he had done. It didn't seem
to be the valley way. merely
stood in the doorway watching him
as he trudged off in the snow and
was lost in the blue-tinted darkness.
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Jealousy
cBen syndicate-wNU service.)

When wite sees her husbands af.
fections being taken from her BY an
other, schaf should she do? Kathleen
Norris is confronted oith this question
asked Of her by a mother Of t,po chill
dren sUho is fearful Of their future.
Miss Norris offers her some clear-head.
ed advice sOhich offers the best solution
to her distressing problem.
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Onsnipotent Persistence

Nothing in the world can take
the place Of persistence. Talent
will not-nothing is more common
than unsuccessful men with tai
.ent. Genius will not--unrewarded
genius is almost a proverb. Edu-
cation will not-the world is full Of
educated derelicts. Persistence
and determination alone are ON
nipotent.-Calvin Coolidge.
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BY ARTHUR 5TRlN0ER

Carol Coburn. Alaska-born daughter Of .
bush rat who died with an unestablished
mining claim. returns North to teach Indian
school. Aboard ship. she ID annoyed by
Eric (the Red) Ericsson and h rescued by
Sidney Lander. young mining engineer. Ian.
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. !, 4. lamp "a VALLEY
THE STORY SO FAR

der. working for the Trumbull company.
which 10 fighting Coburn's claim. Is en-
gagged to Trumbulrs daughter.
Lander breaks with Trumbull and moves
to Sock-Eye Schlupp's shack
Carol gets the school Job at Matanuska
INSTALLMENT VII
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ton upon some of his words. What
shall l do? It seems impossible to
hold him in these circumstances,
and yet my entire life is ruined if I
let him go. ! won't keep any man
beside me against his will, and yet
I certainly won't let woman Of
that type triumph over me and rob
my children of a loved father"