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and later coached the hockey team
Of Georgetown University.
Maj. Ambrose qualified for his
new military assignment by acting
as public relations adviser TO Post
masters General James A. Farley
and Frank C. Walker. He was ap-
pointed senior administrative officer
in the Post Office Department in
April. l941.
Married to Miss Mary E. Doherty
of Winchester in 1888, Maj Ambrose
is the father of an 8-year-old daugh-
ter. Mary Anne, and two sons,
Harold F., jr.. and Michael C. The
family home is at 6sO2 Denton road,
Bethesda, Md.
Stamp-issuing countries tempo
rarily absorbed by the Axis powers
are listed as follows: Albania, Aus
tria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burma,
Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France. French
Indo-China. Greece, Hong Kong,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania. Lux
embourg. Malay States, Manchukuo,
Netherlands, Netherlands East In
dies, Norway, Philippine Islands,
Poland, Rumania, Siam, Yugo-
| slavia and parts of Russia.
DR.. Emil F. Ferdinand. philatelic
curator reports the receipt by the
Library Of Congress of 13,027 mint
! postage stamps delivered by the
Treasury Department in accordance
with an order OF a Federal court.
The countries of origin include: Bo-
hemia and Moravia, Croatia, Yugo-
slavia, Belgium and France.
The 2-cent Edison incandescent
lamp commemorative of 1929 re-
peatedly has been reported to have
been sponsored originally by E. L.
Bernays, New York press agent
related to the late Sigmund Freud,
inventor of psycho-analysis; but
Post once Department records show
that j. F. Quinlan is entitled to the
! credit.
Stamps are being given as prem
iums with Snirkles, package candy
manufactured in Milwaukee.
The Stamp Specialist Red Book,
published August 10, under direction
OF Harry L. Lindquist, 2 West Forty
sixth street, New York City, contains
attractively illustrated monographs
on the l7-cent. 1859, Canada, by
Senator James A. Calder: the Puerto
Rican Columbian commemorative OF
1893. by r. B. Preston; Confederate
Blockade Covers. by Van Dyk Mac
Bride, and other features.
Ernest A. Kehr, writing in the
New York Herald Tribune, says:
Most British and French Colonial
stamps are popular because Of their
brilliant colors and attractive de-
signs, but for the philatelist inter-
ested In building 4 worthwhile spe-
cialty collection based on original
study Of plate varieties, postmarks
Evening star., 1942-08-16
" CHESS -
The Game and Its
Players
By Paul J. Miller,

Minnesota turns out many chess
players, for in Duluth, Minneapolis
and st. Paul especially the art and
science of chess play are taught as
part of the extra-curricula activities
of the public schools even as in Mil
waukee, Wis.
Several years ago when the WPA
was exploiting every field of endeav-
or the Writers Projects Division
often culled for social pastimes and
brief mention of chess OCCASION
ally appeared In the published
American guide books Now and
then a chess player of more than
average ability was employed by
WPA to impart the elements of the
noble game to the uninitiated. Du-
luth. Mimi, and Buffalo, N. Y, had
WPA chess instructors. Perhaps a
decade hence will reveal whether
the seeds for champions were sown
well and wisely.
But from st. Paul there came to
Washington Charles Karson, who
learned the fundamentals of chess
by himsef-through over the board
practice of principles gleane d
through careful study. Born De-
cember Is, 1911, at st. Paul, Karson
attended the public schools and
travelled extensively in the United
States
Finally he settled and turned to
the profession of plumbing. Two
years ago when he arrived in the
Nations Capital he welded Ethel
Wodlinger, formerly Of st. Paul Two
years ago Karson af1iliated with the
Federal Chess Club, and with ex-
perience in tournament play, gar
nered as a member of the st. Paul
Chess Club, he captured second
prize, finishing as runnerup to Ed
mund Nash, an erstwhile Madison
(Wis.) city chess champion.
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or perforation differences, hundreds
of the Queen Victoria, King Edward
VII and King George v types still
may be acquired with little difficulty.
In this field the stamps of New
Zealand. Tasmania, South Australia
Victoria, Indo- China, Martinique,
Guadalupe, New Caledonia and Ia
hiti are representative.
The Sd red violet Sword OF Light
stamp of Fire now is available on
paper watermarked "E."
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, residence of Ches-
ter F. Bletch, 1000 Nineteenth place
NE. Program and exhibition.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wash-
ington Airmail Society, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Program and exhibition.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School. Program, exhibition and
bOurSe.
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IN THE LOCAL BRIDGE CIRCLES
News Clubs and Tournaments and of Activities of ANA
teurs and Experts-Special Hands and Problems

The prize was the Spingold cup
given by Nate Spingold, moving
picture executive and bridge en-
thusiast. This is the trophy of
which two Washington lads-Oscar
j. Brotman and Al Roth--were CO.
winners two years ago. This year
Mr.. Brotman Is in the Army. and
without his favorite partner Mr..
Roth did not participate
In the last game OF the eight
day tournament-the ''on to SYRIA
cuse" game-there was an excep-
tional occurrence. One pair bid
grand slam in spades Unwilling to
yield the big score that success in
volved, the other pair sought to
make a sacrifice and called seven
no-trump. The defenders. however
won all Is tricks, and the save"
cost the declarer's side more than
the grand slam which would have
been made by their opponents. Such
a result Is very rare. A similar
incident happened awhile ago in the
National Press Club A grand slam
IN no-trump was attempted by a
losing pair. They did not take a
trick. even failing with the only
one they might have had by making
a wrong discard. The declarer had
two queens. one OF which was good,
but he had not kept track of the
fall Of the cards and threw away
the one which would have taken a
trick.
The Washington contingent did
not win any major contests in New
York, but they did a little better
in some OF the minor ones. DR.. and
Mrs. A. j. Steinberg won q part OF
the money prize offered by the
league in the practice game which
preceded the regular program. They
also won the Children's Ward game
which was a benefit exhibition.
With Mrs. w. S. Athey and Ben O,
johnson OF Spartansburg, S. C..
| they were q big third in the first
session of the mixed-team event
and were first in the third session of
that contest and finished sixth in
the finals.
Mrs. Dora Schwartz of Washing
ton was high in the individual
match in which every contestant
had a different partner on each
board. She was second in the
Mitchell cumulative game and third
in the consolation game S. G..
Churchill, until recently of Wash
ington, was second in the "On to
Syracuse" game and William
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The final round in the District
chess championship tournament for
women will be held tomorrow, 8p.m.,
at 306 Ninth street NV. The pub
lie Is welcome.
Chess news value runs like this:
International, national, sectional,
continental, federation, association
and club. State and local, club and
individual. II you wish club events
to be announced, then mail your
news to this column one week in ad-
vance. Up to 8 am. the chess editor
may be reached by dialing ME-
1924.
Boys and girls who are enrolled
In any local schools, and who have
not been graduated from high school
or It's equivalent, may participate in
the forthcoming city-wide individ-
ual tnterscholastic championship
tournament. Write today your
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Gaining much valuable aid from
his participation in the 1912 District
of Columbia championship tourna-
ment, Karson polished the rough
edges In his play and as the current
club tourney of the Federal Chess
Club came to a close after many
weeks OF matches, the st. Paul
player found the club title securely
within his grasp. So. out Of the
Mid Western States, where chess is
fostered by schools and abetted by
Government funds, Federal Chess
Club has crowned two champions:
Nash of Wisconsin in l941 and Kar-
son Of Minnesota In 1912.
Karson prefers the open game, is
fond Of the Ruy Lopez Opening and
his favorite chess tome is Modern
Chess Openings When it comes to
the masters, he is stanch admirer
OF Paul Morphy, the New Orleans
youth who conquered the chess world
ere he reached his ma ajority.
Here is the game In which two
champions met, the old and the
new. After 2 hours and ~ minutes
of play, Nash resigned at the 60th
move. (To the first three readers
who guess the correct name OF the
opening a chess publication Will be
given gratis)
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This deal was played by Mr.. Roy
Beekman. He was dealer sitting
east and both sides were vulnerable.
He opened the auction with mod
est one-spade bid. South called
two hearts and west three clubs.
Norths bid was three diamonds.
To show that he had no diamonds
Mr.. Beekman overcalled with four
diamonds. South bid four hearts.
whereupon West, having no hearts,
bid five in that suit to show her
void. North promptly doubled and
East called six spades. South
passed and West raised to seven
spades.
With West denying hearts and
East denying diamonds by their
bidding, South was distressed for
lead. He finally decided upon his
singleton club. East won with ths
ten and trumped heart In dummy.
He then in two leads took out the
three adversely held trumps There
was nothing further to the play; it
was laydown for grand slam.
Two solid suits and a void in his
own hand and another in his part
ners had enabled declarer to make
a grand slam starting with two and
half tricks, but four honors and
q blank.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
By Frank b. Lord

Next to a big bridge tournament
in Washington. the summer cham
pionships of the American Contract
Bridge League have the greatest in
terest for local players. One rea-
son Is because Of the fact that they
have become we'll acquainted with
many players from different parts Of
the country who for years have been
going to Asbury Park. where the
games have heretofore been held,
and have something OF personal
concern for their welfare The
transfer of the events to New York
last week did not diminish their en-
thusiasm.
In some respects the New York
meet exceeded its predecessors. In
several Of the contests there were
more participants than ever before,
there was liberal sprinkling Of men
in uniform and there were some
happenings that were not usual.
While the soldier boys did not win
any major matches they did make a
good showing. This was particularly
notable in the case OF Pvt. Lobell
He and his group won the first heat
in the mixed team of -four game and
finished sixth in the finals.
The two features of the tourna-
ment were, of course, the world S
championship master pair game and
the worlds championship master
team of -four event. In both of these
the struggle was a see-Saw from the
start, first one pair or team would
be in the lead and then another and
the result was determined In the
final session. The first was won by
Mrs. A. M. Sobe1 and Charles Goren
1t was a popular victory with Wash
ington players. While both, either
in pair play together or with other
partners. have been successful In
many tournaments, 1t was the first
time that either had won a match
where all of their opponents were
master players. In one session there
was mixup which enabled them to
score more than a thousand points
because a previous pair had placed
the cards in the wrong pockets. The
board was played against Mrs. w. S.
Athey Of Washington and Mrs. j. E
Folline OF Richmond, Va. The error
was in no way theirs, but Mrs. Sobel
and her partner were obliged to take
an average on the board. 1t did not
affect the final result, however, for
they won anyway. The prize was
the handsome gold cup donated by
Valdemar Won Zedtwitz, the Austrian
nobleman who come to America
where he hoped to find good bridge
and succeeded in his quest.
The worlds championship master
team -of-four match was won by
the team captained by Lee Haven,
New York lawyer. after a stubborn
battle. They entered the finals
against the Marcis team some 1000
points behind. but the latter four
some fell down in the pinches, bid
ding two grand slams and losing
them, whereas the Haven group
halted at small slams and won. The
Marcis team also failed to bid
four but made game on two boards,
and the swing on these four boards
enabled Mr.. Haven and his team
mates to win by a comfortable lead.
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Bv Edmond Henderer.

To-day many people are hesitatine
to take up a hobby because of pres
ent world conditions, civilian de-
fense activities, overtime work ir
war industries or transportation diff
ficulties. Others feel that shortages
of materials would interfere with
following a desired hobby Let's
take a good look at the situation and
see how many Of these objections are
valid.
Some folks feel that activity In
some line of civilian defense constl-
tutes a hobby in itself. With few
individuals this may be true and in
those cases, fine, but for most OF us
there is too much mental (and some
times physicaD strain to this sort
OF thing for 1t to have the virtue OF
relaxation which is so important a
part Of true hobby. After all it is
in realty a duty, and cannot often
be approached with the feeling OF
relief inherent in our attitude to-
ward cur avocations. 1t Is only a
case of passing from one job to an
other, and so about the same as
more overtime work.
The harder We work, the longer
our hours become, and the greater
the strain under which We labor, the
more we require some form OF re-
Taxation. When our work is so IA
tiguing that We have absolutely no
energy left to devote to a hobby it's
time 10 call a halt and ease up a
little before some sort of break
down results.
OF course. there is no way of de-
termining the number of break
downs which have been averted by
application of suitable hobby, but
a large number of the lobbyists
about whom we have written have
stressed the great value of their avo-
cations toward that end. Also many
of them who are physically unable
to work have found that hobby
has given them that interest in life
which is necessary to continue living
So we see that for our war efforts
to be successful we must continue
to live a balanced life. To solve our
daily problems as they arise we need
to face them with fresh minds, re-
lieved of the cares of the previous
day.
There is no one best type of hobby
The very multiplicity of avocations
available shows that each person
must select the one best suited to
himself. The only necessary feature
common to all good hobbies is that
1t must be so engrossing that the
lobbyist can completely lose him.
self in it.
Any shortage of materials doesn't
deter the real lobbyist, and
shouldn't prevent any one from
starting on an attractive avocation
Immediately. Probably no hobby
has been so hard hit as model rail-
roading, but has that stopped the
fans? No. The model supply in
dustry as we know it today is of
quite recent origin. There have been
model railroaders almost as long as
there have been railroads. If the
modeler can't get a piece of brass
all nodded to shape for that new
locomotive, he'll build one up or find
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Hobbies and lobbyists
Neys Of Group Meetings, Exhibitions and of
Interesting Collections in City and Nearby

! some substitute II he can't buy
new brass rail to extend his layout,
he'll turn to constructing buildings
for the right of way. using card
board and wood, or landscape the
scene with non-strategic materials
1t Is not essential that we be able
to walk into store and buy pre-
| fabricated kits.
| Some home aquarists are worried
I because no more metal may be used
to make tanks. They feel that no
new auuarist can get started in the
hobby because OF this. But people
built tanks before any factory start
ed to make them. There are still old
iron bedsteads stored in many Gel
lars and attics. The angle iron side
rods from these beds make the best
tank fl ames available. And many
fish fans have extra aquaria put
aside because Of a leak OF a broken
glass side. Aquarium cement and
glass are still available and it is
really lot Of fun to repair tank.
| 1t gives an additional feeling OF par
ticipation in the hobby.
AS to the supply OF fish, there are
two sources still open. Most OF the
fish now on the market here are
bred ir this country, and a con-
tinued supply is assured. Beside
these, big New York firm has re-
Gently imported large number of
fish by air from South America
Some people may feel an added in
terest in these hardy immigrants
And hardy they must be. Most of
them were caught in the far reaches
of the Upper Amazon, probably
lived for weeks in old oil cans while
drifting down the stream They un-
doubtedly had to be held under ad-
verse conditions at some seacoast
town until enough could be gathered
to make a pay load They then trav
eled by air to this country, most
likely landing In Florida and COM
| pleting the trip to New York by
train. From there some Of them
have again travelled by train to deal
ers ali over the country. Quite a
hectic life for little fish
NdIly SOllSSlOlo may lCcl IIldl re-
strictlOns on travel will hamper their
| avoca-ions this year People who
collect various glass objects, for ex-
ample, like to travel to far parts OF
the country in search of new items
Two alternatives suggest themselves
There are probably unsuspected
sources of material right here at
home After all, folks from other
sections must have visited Washing
ton IN search of these same pieces
of glass. Think what a thrill 1t
would be to find a rare piece just
around the corner.
The other alternative would be to
spend some time arranging new
ways to display the collection to ad-
vantage. This may involve some
carpenter work, building new shelves
or caoinets. And who knows, you
may tino that you like to work with
hammer and saw and paint. A new
avocation may be opened to you.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Rv X. r. Tavnf0n

September has l3 dog shows
scheduled. And unless something
very unforeseen happens. they will
be held as scheduled. The tide Of
cancellations seems to have receded.
The only two August shows Of more
than passing interest to Washing
tonians are the Hamilton and Franz
ington. Mass, fixtures on August
% and %. Arthur Forbush is slated
to judge his favorite breed at one,
Evening star., 1942-08-16

name. address, age and class, to
the chess editor. The Star. Medals
and prizes for the winners.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

Cheeks. Washington, was third tn
the New Jersey Bridge League event.
These were all regularly scheduled
games but did not come in the
championship class.
Below is given an unusual dis
tribution of cards which enabled A
declarer to make grand slam when
the adversaries held against him
two ace-kings, two guarded queens
and two guarded jacks, \ total Of
4h-plus top honor cards. OF course.
some skillful bidding was required
to reach the grand slam contract.
but the declarer and his partner
were equal to that.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Chess Problem No. Az.

BY OTTO WURzBURG. Second Prize.
Two-Move Open, Sam Lloyd Memorial
Tourney, Chess Review Magazine, 1912
BLACKS MEN
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This Weeks Meeting,

Metropolitan Society of Model
Engineers, HO work night, home of
Dan H. Wade, 1900 Thirteenth road
south, Apartment 800, Arlington,
Va, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

Shakespeare asked Whats in .
name?" Edith Groves can answer it.
On the strength of his name, one Of
Mrs. Jouett Shouse's boxers. remed
by Edith American Flier," is now
pet and mascot OF the flying field at
Lakeland, Fla.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

The public schools centenary
stamps Of Sweden bear the portrait!
of Count Thorsten RudenSchold
Evening star., 1942-08-16

Many stamps of Switzerland are
being demonetized.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

EssAyed July IL, lQ42. Federal Chess
Club championship tournament.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-15

SIlQt QOWbIs tUS tVsSV VS'~
corted everywhere. The fors-
ina machines were put to work
making small foreines and air
plane ports and 1000 women
we're put into plants making
oirpIone parts. Thot made q
total of obout 1000 people out
OF the y, 900 they had before.
The balance we're carried away
to some other place.
This statement from knud-
sen, made before Congressman
ToIon's committee investigot-
ing defense migration, may
give q tip on some Of the diff
ficuIties to be encountered in
the conversion Of the auto in
dustry to total war production,
which is being doomed SO en-
Enthusiastically by the Washing
ton amateur production experts
who have now become more
numerous than militoy ex-
Perts.
II is Knudsen's belief thot
the English method Of bits and
pieces manufacture hos not
been successful, and that d.
rect subcontroctine by the pro-
curement branches Of the serv-
ices would scatter responsible
ility and require q thousand
inspectors TO follow up the exc
cution Of the subcontrocting.
And the danger Of the theory
Of "expIodine" q model plane
or tank and having various
manufacturers produce parts
is that when the product is os-
sembIed, according to Knud-
sen, Ut might explode the
wrong woy."
NAZI PILL fUsHEkS
AII-kinds Of slick efforts ore
being uncovered to- beat the
"bIock-Iist" barring Lotin
American firms supposed to
have axis Jennings from trod-
ina with United Stotes con-
Germs. One Of the smoothest
was used by q drug n1onufoc-
turing company supposed to
have important German con-
nections.
= When this company was pre-
vented from making shipments
of proprietary pills and medi-
cines to the German ooents be-
low the Rio Gronde, It hurdIed
the restriction by preparing
concentrates Of the drugs and
shipping them by air, in small
packages valued at less than
$40 each. Export licenses
oren't required for shipments
valued at less than $40, 50
the stuff went through In q
hurry and there was nothing
that could be done to stop It.
Next step was simply to set
up q factory in Mexico. The
concentrates were diluted and
properly mixed. and from the
Mexican plant could be ship
ped at will to dummy" re-
ceivers in other. Latin Amer
lean countries, who then turn
ed the products over to the
old distributors
THE CORK SINKS
Washington Lawyer Tom
my Coreoron's reputation os q
great miracle worker ond fixer
wos thrown for q loss recently
- >~~ -1e~ ~X,h;eh %ha ov -hyoiv
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-15
REPUTATION By FORD

Anyone who attempts to divide
America by stirring up onti-Semitism
or onto9onism against any rocioI or
religious group, does so without the
benediction Of Henry Ford. We have
Ford's word for that. in q letter to the
B'noi Birth, prominent Jewish organ
izotion, in which he dsovows any such
activities and concludes, as many 9TH
ers have already concluded. thot THE
hote-moneerine prevalent for some
time in this country against the Jew
is Of distinct disseNice to our country,
and to the peoce and welfare Of hu-
monty"
II Ford is sincere in this, and there
is no reason to doubt it, he completely
repudiotes anyone who droes out and
recirculotes the ilI-odvised natter put
out by the Dearborn Independent in
the '2Os. Let those who hove from time
to time done this emulate Ford. nnd
they will oIso help to foil those who
would divide the American people and
thus weaken their united struggle for
freedom.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-15
BY The OLD MouLMEIN

The Old MouImein poeodo prob
ably isn't lookin' so Iozy at the SEQ
these days as it did in the days when
kipIine and Speaks we're providing
the ammunition for three decades of
boritones in 1.-THE Road to MondoIoy."
The road from Roneoon to MondoIoy
is bloody road these days. Roneoon
hos been bombed, and so has MouI-
mein.
But the sun is coming up like thun-
der out O. China, cross the bay, and it
isn't the japanese rising sun, either.
There ore rays Of that sunrise plainly
visible now at Chonesho. There ore
rays visible in Chinese reinforcements
in kipIino's beloved Burma.
Yes, we can hope for real SUM-
rise in East Asia otter 40 years Of dark
japanese clouds, and the only bad feo-
ture Of that is the fact that it may en-
courage the boritones.