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Evening star., 1942-08-02
CHESS y
The Game and Its
Players
BY Paul J. Miller,


Chess by mail has received an i'm
petus during war because 1t affords
an easy, inexpensive method Of Wis
ualizing battleflelds and mimic war
fare, manipulation Of materiel and
tactical maneuvers at ones leisure.
Nine years ago Walter F. James
was pushed into the job of secre-
tary of the Tranquil Correspondence
Chess League of America. How the
league under James indefatigable
effort has grown to such proper
tions that its present membership
is global rather than continental
is a success story Of the everlasting
perseverance Of q man who has
faith.
James faith has brought happiness
and pleasure to hundreds OF chess
players by water, terrain and sky.
He terms his mythical chess abode
a castle and nowadays he is always
welcoming some beginner, amateur
or veteran to our castle" WASH
ington has several knights who en-
Joy the cheer of chess-play in James
castle. Play is by postal card or
letter and games are arranged
through the clearing house operated
by James from 4l33 Tyler street
Sioux City, Iowa. New postal plav-
ers from the local area include w
Parker Worrell, sr.; Harry L. Mil.
Ter, Harry A. Lew Howard Allmar
and F. J. Hermann. THE Chess
Correspondent Magazine" eight is.
sues annually, popularizes game.
essayed via the mails and carrie.
leading features by Reuben Fine
Fred Reinfeld. Geof1rey Mott-Smith
and Bernard Klein.
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Glenn Studebaker, who owned the
first obedience trained boxer here
abouts, and has been breeding
cocker spaniels for several years,
now has another breed. He is train
ing Skipper Staffordshire terrier,
for Dogs for Defense, Inc. This dog
was contributed by Mrs. Eunice Rice
Of Arlington, Va, and should prove
a valuable addition to the corps of
sentry dogs now in use or training
for the Army. Glenn expects to
take on another dog in addition to
Skipper as soon as one is available
And that ought to be very soon, for
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Brown. who
are doing the dog inspection in this
area, accepted seven for training
this week. More trainers are ur-
gently needed. More dogs are need
ed-any thing from Kerry blue to
German shepherd can be and
should be trained for Army use. The
dogs must be donated They will
be given the best of care and train
ing, but nobody knows what will be-
come of them after the war. They
will, if requested and it is possible.
be returned to their donors They
will undoubtedly get good and hon
ored homes If they survive.
At a gathering recently the first
two people seen by the writer were
two nationally known dog breeders
and judges, and both were engaged
in having their fortunes told. An
ton Rost Of Honolulu favored the
palmistry method, and Maize Wag-
ner of Milwaukee subscribed to the
card method. Wonder If the we'll
known superstitious streak ascribed
to actors, circus performers and
others connected with the show"
business can carry over to those
who have much to do with dog
shows.
People who board dogs some
times seem to have more than their
share of troubles. In addition to
the weu-known propensities of
boarded dogs to run OF whenever
they cap make the opportunity, to
chew Nnces and dig under runs,
to bark md to fight through fence
mesh, to- get scratched up in un-
accountable ways and to develop
peculiaf ailments. their owners often
add to the boarding kennel keepers
troubles in more serious ways. They
sometimes forget to pay up and
the efforts made by the kennel
owner to collect sometimes cost
more than the bill. One man, how
ever, has found that the new Fed
eral regulations about charge ac-
counts has simplified his problems.
A Federal offense is nothing to be
trifled with and his customers
realize 1t when he explains in a
polite but firm letter that he cannot
let bills run any longer.
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painting, still life, portraisure, land-
scape, marine. OF these he prefers
first the marine and second the
landscape Oils are his favorite me-
dium, with pastels second. He Is
at present engaged on western
landscape In pastels. While the
pastels may not be as permanent
as oils there is about them cer-
tain brilliance Of color which lends
itself admirable to some types Of
scene. "a
Since starting to paint as a hobby
Mr.. Gerbich has studied here, first
with private teacher and thea
at Corcoran.
He finds painting to be an Ideal
hobby. 1t gives an outlet for cre1
ative expression and requires the
mind to concentrate on the work OF
the hands When the days work
has been too trying, Mr.. Gerbich
can turn to his easel and while
he applies paint to the canvas the
cars of the day are imprisoned in
the pigment and flow away from
him through his brush. When he
finishes at his canvas his mind is
again at ease, and he Is once more
ready to take on the Job of living.
The Children's Museum is much
IN need of the aid of adult hobby
lists. Volunteers are wanted to In
struct the children in subjects OF
interest to them. Practically any
hobby will attract some children,
and If you have a little spare time
to give them you will find that in
the long run, you will get more out
OF 1t than the youngsters.
Clubs requested at the museum,
but not yet formed, include coin,
garden, marionette, history, mythol-
ogy, pet. photography. science, shell,
ship modelling and stamp.
II you can give little time to
this important organization, call
Miss Matilda Young, Emerson 34s4,
or write her at 4215 Massachusetts
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Chess Problem No. 468.
BY OTTO wURzBuRG. First Prize
Three-Move Section, Chess Review, l942.
Black MEN.
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Kings Gambit.

J. T. Bischoff. Peekskiu N. r.. bowls
over Edward Harrington OF Buffalo very
neatly in the above Game played BY mail
ney Of the American Chess Bulletin.
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THIS WEEKS MEETING.
Metropolitan Society OF Model
Engineers. business meeting, home
OF Edmond Henderer, 400 Beech
avenue, Takoma Park, Md. 8p,m.
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~, Today,s game shows District Champion
vincent Eaton battling r. r. Mueller with
oulidoE tenacity. After 6a moves Mueller
resigned Played May 2. 1942, in the Dis
trict chess championship.
New York State Chess Association
opens its little master" annual
congress next Saturday at Cazenovia
Junior College, Cazenovia, N. Y,
the several Journeys to continue
through August Is. Local PLAYERS
may compete In the championship
class, experts class or the A. B and
G Journeys, also the special rapid
transit tournament. This column
will send you program free for
the asking. AL entries should be
filed with DR.. George Estabrooks,
Hamilton, N. Y, at once.
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WHITE MEN.

White 10 Play and Mate in Three Moves.
Solutions received this week toward The
Star Chess Honor Certificate from Joseph
J. FeTer. M W. Green, Allen A. jenkins,
Daniel r. Longley and Charles ]. Berner.
Evening star., 1942-08-02
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phaec World Its Interests and People-Revew
the Stamp Press-Lst of Local Meetings.

By James Waldo Fnwcen.
There still is time for the Atlantic
Charter stamp, If President Roose-
welt wants it.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

Russell J. Baldwin. the popular
tournament director Of the AmeYi.
Evening star., 1942-08-02

The stamps manufactured by
Mexico to publicize the second Inter
American Agriculture Conference
are modernistic in design, but less so
than many other recent issues of
other governments.
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George Van Den Berg, more ac-
Evening star., 1942-12-06

Of greatest interest are the military
moves-and the term includes naval.
The first, in December, was the authori-
zation of the construction of 10000 tons
of combatant ships, followed by another
bill to cooperate with Central America
in building an inter-American highway,
military in nature.
In January, in his message to Con-
gress, the President asked for manu-
facture in 1912 Of $4,000 planes, $4,000
tanks, 10000 anti-aircraft guns and g.
100000 tons of shipping; in 1943, l25,000
airplanes, $4,000 tanks, $4,000 anti-air-
craft guns and 100000 tons of ship
ping. Every phase of this program has
been adequately supplied by Congress
with the necessary authority or funds.
A hundred million dollars was also pro-
vidcd for civilian defense.
In February, 1912, additional combat
ant, auxiliary and patrol vessels were
authorized for the Navy. The United
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States Canada Alaska Highway was
started. In March, 100000 100000 was
voted for the War Department, Mari
time Commission and lend-lease. In
April it was increased another S19.000,-
100000. In May the invisible Navy" got
a break, the authorized strength Of the
submarine feet was upped 100000 tons.
In June the enlisted personnel Of the
Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard received good news, their pay was
increased and allowances made to their
dependents. In July another $4,000
100000 was voted for the armed forces,
and the war effort was speeded up by
releasing officers and men for duty at
sea and providing for their replacement
by women in the shore establishments Of
the Navy. In August, submarine crews
were granted higher pay and in october
supplemental appropriations were made
for national defense"-although by then
"offense" would have been truer and
far more popular expression.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

Moves that may be described as po-
litical are here given for the same
period The first was the declaration of
war against Japan, the day after Pearl
Harbor, followed by declarations against
Germany and Italy three days later.
The very first day OF the New Year the
26 United Nations signed pact of soli-
darity, promising not to negotiate any
separate peace-an important diplomatic
victory. Next month Chinas value in
the war was recognized by grant Of
half billion dollars for financial aid.
Political Moves.
In April Congress cracked down on
enemy agents by strengthening the
provisions Of the Foreign Agents Regis
tration Act of 1898. In June Congress
took on officially three other enemies,
although far more interest was shown in
the pennant races by the American
public than the fact that we declared
war against the Axis stooge nations Of
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Bv Basil Gordon.

What has Congress done about the
war?
The details are set down in Admin
istrative and Legislative Chronology of
the War;" as a part Of Senate Document
No. 2S5, a document of great value to
historians.
The chronology is by months, begin
ming with Pearl Harbor and continuing
through october of this year. 1t con-
stitutes a diary in which, however, no
attempt is made to separate congress
sional acts into logical groups. Three
such groups exist, namely, military,
political and social, sometimes over
tapping. A political move may have
military value and a social move may be
partially political but to get anywhere
each act must be assigned to its main
category, regardless of its inclusion in
others.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

Bulgaria, Rumania and Hungary. This
month was born the Office Of War In
formation, to aid in clarifying the in
volved situation with regard to news
releases and censorship, to provide a
more efficient and orderly release of
news under an administration head. In
September provision was made for ad-
sentee voting by members of the armed
forces so that they could use the ballot,
weapon of democracy, even under the
handicap Of war.
Social Moves.
During the period Congress passed
many acts of social nature, but all were
military in the sense that they were de-
signed to expedite the war effort. The
first, in December, was to get rid OF
some junk dumped on the doorstep by
isolationists, namely, laws prohibiting
the sending of troops outside the terri
tories of the United States, and limiting
terms of service and enlistment. The
President was also authorized to CO.
ordinate the functions of executive
agencies, to make war contracts, and to
control trading with the enemy. An
other December measure was the regis
tration requirement for all males be-
tween the ages of 18 and IS.
With the New Year steps were taken
to convert the automotive industry to a
full war basis. In January were also
created the War Production Board and
the Office for Emergency Management.
Later in the month money was appro-
priated to facilitate housing for war
workers in defense areas. and the first
step was taken against imitation, by the
Emergency Price Control Act, to check
speculative and excessive price rises.
In March followed installment buying
controls, provisions for loans to con-
tractors and sub-contractors, laws on
property seizure and priorities enforce
ment and billion dollar appropriation
for war damage to civilian property. In
April further priority and rationing
measures were taken, the Manpower
Commission set up, enemy-held patents
thrown open and moves made to cut the
rising cost Of living, in part by estab-
fishing ceiling prices on some commodi-
ties. Defense rental areas were also set
aside.
May brought authorization of the Re-
construction Finance Corp. to aid deal
ers in rationed commodities by loans
against their frozen stocks. The Wom-
ems Army Auxiliary Corps (the WAACS)
was established. Aid to small businesses
came in the following month. together
with ceiling prices permitted hotels and
rooming houses in defense areas. There
was lag in social legislation until Oc-
tober, when wage and farm price stabil-
ization went into effect. Also court re-
lief for members Of the armed forces
unable to pay debts contracted prior to
the1r Induction.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
When Washingtonians Had the Vote

"This they did by carting earth, gravel
and chips Of freestone on both side OF
the Avenue, to the full extent, until
tolerably good footway was made all the
way along. On the north side Of the
street it was not quite 50 bad, because
the road from Georgetown to the Capitol
ran pretty much on high ground from
about Ninth street, In q southeasterly
direction, passing along the foot Of the
hill below Blodgett's Hotel"
After the footings had been completed,
the filling-in and grading Of the Avenue
were Immediately commenced, and at
least an attempt made to put 1t in shape
for vehicular travel.
Hines further says that the only place
that had anything like the appearance
Of a town or village was that part Of
F street between Tenth and Fifteenth
streets.
Along Pennsylvania Avenue.
However, up to within the last decade
when we glanced at the buildings then
on the north side Of Pennsylvania ave-
the area intended for the municipal
center, we naturally assumed that the
structures had been there for many
years, and in this we may not have been
wrong, for their very appearance. lining
what we call the lower part Of the
Avenue, could bring one to no other
conclusion.
OF course, when we speak Of old houses
in Washington, the age of the city itself
must be taken into consideration and.
since the corner stone Of the District
was not laid until April Is, 1791, and
the first sale of lots in the city not
made until october II following, the i'm
possibility presents itself of any house in
the city being old enough to precede
these dates-unless there be farmhouse
still standing within the old city limits Of
which the writer has no knowledge.
Georgetown, being much older than the
City Of Washington as designed by
LEnfant, may possibly boast Of few
houses which antedate l791-but very
Evening star., 1942-12-06

Congress which authorized the sale Of
these squares-extending back to O
street-was not passed until May 7. 1922,
and. Of course, all legitimate building
operations must have been subsequent
to that date.
Evidently a number Of these lots had
not been sold up to 1927. for we find in
the National Intelligencer Of April % Of
that year the following advertisement:
"Sales This Day
"Sale of Valuable Public Lots.
by order OF the Commissioners, the
/ subscriber 1CiH sell by public auction,
on Monday, the 23d inst, Several Dery
valuable lots in reservation No. ~,
fronting on Pennsylvania Avenue, I'd
street, and North B street, being the
most eligible situation tn this city.
Terms OF sale the same as on the for
naer sales, and 1DiI be made k,,o,Dn on
the premises p1ere the sales Utll take
place, at 4 o'clock pm.
"The plan OF the subdivision OF res
erDation No. IL 1Uul be exhibited on
the spot, for the information of those
10ho 1Dis'1 to purchase.
"P. MAURO, Auct'r."
However, it could not have been long
before this entire reservation was built
upon, for we find in Turner's Universal
Atlas of 1886 that the lots in this res
ervation are entirely shaded over, which
indicates that they were occupied by
structures at that time.
First Railway Station.
Since this location was not ideal for
building purposes, no doubt at least two
features must have been responsible for
the erection of houses there. One was
most likely its closeness to the Capitol
and later its proximity to the Baltimore
e. Ohio Railroad Station, which stood
for many years at the northwest corner
of Second street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. 1t was the first railway station
in Washington and for some time the
only one.
To considerable degree the land in
this borhood-particularly along
the south side of the Avenue for some
distance-was low and marshy. One
may observe today how the land slopes
from the City Hall area down toward
the Botanic Garden, through which,
going west the Tiber flowed on its way
to the Potomac, after crossing the
Avenue at about Second street. At an
early date this ground was all reclaimed
under the direction Of the Low Grounds
Commission.
Speaking Of the condition Of Penn
sylvania avenue near the proposed Dis
trict site, Lambert Tree tells us, when
he arrived In Washington in November
, 1920, that:
ION the north side Of Pennsylvania
avenue, from First to Sixth street, wa:
gravel foot walk. Tber Greek wa!
crossed by a small bridge, protected by {
handrail to keep pedestrians from falling
in. The south side of the Avenue, from
Sixth to Third street, now covered will
hotels and business houses. was then oc'
cupied by the canal. which at Thire
street emptied into Tiher Greek.
"The sidewalks on the north side O
the Avenue from Sixth to Seventh stree
vas paved With brick. from Seventh !,
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Fight at the Polls.

ut was very muddy in front of the
tavern, a rain having descended but a
short time previously so that the mud
and water we're nearly ankle deep. The
whisky operated more and more, until
nearly the whole crowd was in motion
At length man named Shipley stepped
out and challenged any man of the
opposite party to come out and fight him.
promising to whip him if he would do So
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Medical Depots
Set in RdidAreds

Emergency medical air raid pre-
parations were completed Satur-
day when the Red Cross motor
corps delivered materials and
supplies to the public schools,
designated as key medical depots,
in each of the city's air raid areas.
DR.. Bruce Fl. Douglas. chief or
the OCD medical division, has
designated two or more casualty
stations in each of the ID air raid
areas. he announced.
In each station there will be.
two supply boxes of first air equip
ment and six stretchers. If and
when they are needed the Red
Cross has pledged 800 cots and
5000 blankets, Doctor Douglas
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Doubling Problem

Prosecutor William NJ. Bowling
is the man in the woedpile. From
an organization standpoint. Dow
ling has become the strongest
figure in the county Democratic
ranks. And he is openly con-
temptuous of the governor and the
leaders at Lansing.
Bowling is ambitious and prob
ably will be candidate for COVER
nor two years hence. In the mean
time. he is concerned FIRST with the
political aspirations of Mr.. Dow
ling.
1t was the prosecutor who made
William M. Donnelly chairman OF
the Wayne County Democratic
Committee in the recent reorgani.
zation of that important body
Donnelly has been a Woodworking
Democrat from the day he first
voted, and he is not unfriendfy to
Governor Van Wagner personally
The rub is that he is a bitter
enemy of National Committeeman
Edmund c. Shields-and Shields is
zone Of Van Wagoner's closest ad.
ViSerS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Van Wagner Due
Here tuesday to
Seek Showdown
BY FRANK MORRIS

After months of dangerous dis
sension within his party. Gov. Muir
ray D. Van Wagner will sit down
Tuesday with Wayne County
Democratic officials and lay his
cards on the table.
The meeting cannot rightfully be
called a peace conference" be-
cause no open break between the
county and state administrations
has been on the surface.
But behind the scenes there has
developed an antagonistic wave at
a time when the governor cannot
afford to have even a slight breach
in the party.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Plan U. S.-Alaska Rail Line

WASHINGTON, July tUP1.-
The war department is surveying
a route for a proposed United
States-Alaska railroad, running
along the west Canadian coast for
1900 miles to connect with pres.
ent rail systems in Alaska, it was
TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Doctor Scott Heads 0CD Speakers Bureau

DR.. Preston Scott, chairman of
the department Of speech at
Wayne University. has been ap-I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Lack of Confidence

The governor did not attempt TO
influence the selection of a new
chairman here and did not object
when consulted about the Donnelly
appointment.
He knew that Donnelly is too
faithful Democrat to be a party
to the not unfamiliar undermining
which has been the bane of the
Democratic organization - under
mining such as defeated Governor
Comstock in his own primary.
But the lack of confidence be-
tween the local group and the Van
Wagner organization has re-
manned a threat to unity. And il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

pointed director OF the speakers
bureau of the Detroit Office of
Civilian Defense, il was announced
Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Lingemon in Middle

One important problem is the
appointment of Democrat TO sue
coed former County Auditor John
c. Cowan. This probably will not
be discussed at the conference, but
is is certain TO be the subject OF
corridor conversation.
The appointment is to be made
by a committee composed of Prose-
cutor Bowling, County Clerk Cas-,
par j. Lingeman, and Probate
Judge d. j. Healy.
Judge Healy is demanding that,
the job go to Otis Walker. regis
trar of the juvenile division Of his
court. He contends that Lingemani
was favored when the committee
chose James Friel for the first
vacancy on the board, and that,
Bowling had the say when the
second vacancy went TO Ray
Hafeli.
So Judge Healy's argument Is
that he should have the right to
name the third auditor.
But Bowling is standing fast in
favor of George W. Smith, assist
ant manager of the Grand River
Mark Twain Branch of the Ma
tional Bank.
This has put County Clerk
Lingeman in the middle. He is
decidedly uncomfortable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

above the field, white chutes for fighting
men, colored for guns, ammunition. Each
drop took $685. seconds, the action completed
in II minutes. The chutes dropped in groups
of Il. Two of the planes are seen at the
ton of the picture. landed troops at bottom.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
'Chutists Take
Ford Airport
In Z Minutes
Land Men, Guns.
Munitions and Seize
Beacon in Mock War

Dropping from the sky in the
most dramatic military demon
stration in Detroits history, a
company of Uncle Sans parachute
troops captured the Ford airport
Saturday within - minutes after
their planes appeared over the
field.
The invaders" were 122 en-
listed men and nine officers from
the 503rd Parachute Infantry, sta
toned at Fl. Bragg. N. c.
Nine planes of the invading
force first appeared over their OBJ
jective, hedge hopping at 200 feet.
"A mile away the huge Douglas
transports, converted passenger
liners. assembled 10 800 feet, the
Jumping height and made their
run over the field