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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

thirty-five cents less than
there ought to be.
Mr.. Siwoff knew that all
his customers were honest and
yet somebody was robbing
him. He could see everyone
approaching the store and
one day took time to peek
out the door at every person
who passed the stand. Not a
wrong move was made and
yet he was thirty cents shy.
1t looked as if he were deal
ing with the supernatural or
a supernatural.
The solution came when
nobody was around and he
was staring idly at the stand.
Down from the blue sky
dropped a black bird who
helped himself to a nice new
nickel. laid it on a shelf under
a low, projecting roof and
flew away.
After that Mr.. Siwoff was
careful to remove any white
money" that got in with the
pennies, but when he forgot
and the bird got there first,
he always found the missing
coins on the shelf. Then,
as already stated, Gypsy re-
formed enough to stop swip-
ing coins and all would have
been well If he had not taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
With the Chess Players
Local Events and Activities Unusual
Problems
Bv Paul J. Miller,

DR.. Arnold Steinbach has every
reason to be proud of his maturing
child, now a lusty, strong, alert
youth, seeking national fame and
honor and building a reputation
that will perpetuate the Old World
kindness and tolerance of it's sire.
DR.. Steinbach will be the honored
guest on Wednesday evening. when
some 150-odd local chess enthusiasts
meet in informal array at $50
o'clock at Schneider's Restaurant at
the Federal Chess Club founders
day dinner. 1t will be grand oc-
casion and I know of no similar
fiesta in District chess annals.
In the past there have been ex-
hibitions, dances, and entertainment
Of divers chess varieties but no din
ners, no feasting and killing of the
fatted calf. The Federals are max
ing history, creating, not waiting for
opportunity This club Is a congen-
ial, social galaxy of beginners as we'll
as veteran players. The Wednesday
dinner is different in that any chess
fan is welcome. However, reserva-
tons should be made with Director
LYMAN Bronfin (Ordway $500, 3OO1
Stephenson place NV. Entertain
ment is included with the tariff.
CAP Horowitz, popular editor of
Chess Review, will attend and the
following evening he will give pub
lie exhibition of his masters skill.
Recent play in the championship
tournament of Federal Chess Club
yielded victories for Burdge over
Richman, Korrstrom over Muller,
Paul over Nash, and draws for Null
Ter against H. Ste1nbach, Skraly
against Karson.
Championship standings:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
News From Dogdom
Notes on a Variety of Subjects of Interest
In Washington and Vicinity
By X. X. Taynfon.

but at speciality show 1t was some
thing that happens once in a long,
long time.
Mrs. Jouett Shouse's boxer, Vor-
spiel Of Mazelaine, made his debut
at Worcester, Mass, under the tute-
lage of Tom Gately and went from
first in class to reserve winners dog.
Two bits of news from the Dali
housie Kennels have recently come
from Mary Lucas. First, she an
nounces the arrival of Alexander
Younghusband Lucas, and while she
admits it is hard to be sure so soon,
she really hasn't much doubt that
he is best of breed baby.
The other bit of news is not so
pleasant. Her imported Kerry blue
terrier, Princeton Grey Eagle, sue
cumbed to jaundice while she was
herself incapacitated His loss is
one to the fancy in general as we'll
as to the Lucases. --.-
War or no war, Westminster car
ries on in 1943 just as it did in the
Spanish-American and First World
Wars. February II and IL will see
the 9th annual dog show of this
club, a record practically unequalled
in the sports world. This year the
proceeds will 60 to Dogs for Defense
Inc, and the added attractions will
be designed to show the utility OF
dogs in the war effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
In Local Bridge Circles
Ne1Os Of Clubs and Tournaents-SbeciaI Problem Hand

rested at six hearts. They were set
two tricks, and the post-mortem
showed that small slam could have
been made either in spades or clubs
against any defense.
when the experts become con-
fused" said Mr.. Edwards. "the aver.
age players have a chance"
In the Press Club game on Mon.
day night the winners were c. E.
Stewart and Mrs. Helen Golden.
their score being six points ahead Of
that made by J. P. Snyder and Mrs.
Ida Terrant, who were second. Mrs.
Oliver Hoyem and Mrs. T. M. Boyle
were third. Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Sutton won the luck prize.
In justification of their claim re-
garding the value of the new weak
opening two bid which they are
using, the Yankee Clippers adj
vanced to third place last Tuesday
night in the Federal Bridge League
at the Wardman Park Hotel. More
over, DR.. w. H. Gorton and DR.. N.
]. McHugh, two of the team MEM
bers who are the most conspicuous
advocates of the bid in Washington,
registered 1041a match points, which
was the highest made by any pair
in the evenings play.
They further point to the fact
that whereas at the first session
of the series they occupied place
far down in the third section, since
they began employing the bid they
have progressed over dozen other
teams and are now within striking
distance of the top. The Hamlin
team, however, continues to hold its
lead, being two full boards ahead
of the Skyrockets, who are second.
Notable successes were also recorded
by the Mixed Party team and the
Stays, both of which came out Of
the second section into the first.
The latter foursome was at one
time in league leadership, but SUI
fered several reverses and dropped
into the second division, from which
it emerged in the most recent play
by winning II out OF "a boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

The American dog fancy Is now
engaged in the third of its great
drives to help the war effort. This
campaign Is designed to lure out
Of hiding tons of scrap metal now
being boarded in many homes and
kennels in the form of trophies.
Doubtlessly there are many dog
show trophies which have intrinsic
value because Of their artistic form,
historical associations or by virtue
of being made Of solid gold or silver.
On the other hand, there are, no
doubt, millions Of trophies which
present. nothing but a housing and
cleaning problem to their proud
owners. There is no better way of
disposing of these, most Of which
are made Of much-needed metals,
than to consign them to the fght-
ing scrap heap.
The second campaign undertaken
by the breeders and exhibitors of
dogs was that Of raising money for
war purposes. Army and Navy Re-
lief, Dogs for Defense, Bundles for
Britain, Red Cross and many other
war-allied organizations have been
the recipients of thousands of dol
lars raised by dog shows, puppy
matches and other canine activi-
ties.
The first and in many ways the
most important campaign is that
Of raising dogs for the armed forces.
This campaign was initiated by a
volunteer organization of breeders
and dog lovers and was soon recog-
nized as so important that part of
its work was taken over by the Army
Dogs are now being trained by the
Army and Coast Guard. They are
still being recruited by Dogs for
Defense, Inc.
A release from the Once of the
Quartermaster General announces
that Mrs. Milton Erlanger is now
employed as q special consultant
and adviser on matter pertaining
to the rapidly expanding dog corps
of the armed forces.
Mrs. Erlanger is the owner of the
well-known Pillicoc Kennels OF
French poodles and is q pioneer in
the obedience training Of dogs. She
was one Of the leaders in the or
ganization Of Dogs for Defense, Inc.
Her interest in the use of trained
dogs for the armed services dates
back to the first World War, when
she served in the Red Cross at a
New Jersey Army camp.
The second annual stake OF the
National Retriever Field Trial Club
will be held in Madison, Wis. on
December 4, 5 and S. This is a
truly national affair, and the cham
pionship at this trial will determine
national championship in a manner
unknown to bench shows. All the
entrants must have qualified by
winning or placing in licensed trials
held anywhere in the country dur
ing the year. Member clubs Of the
national club are those which have
held licensed trials in the past and
are scattered from Long Island to
Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Habicht had fine
time at the Progressive Toy Dog
Show in New York recently. Their
toy Manchesters. Russell's Glamour
Girl of Myra's went to best of win
ners at this specially show and
picked up five points. She needs
only two more to make the title.
Habicht's Twinkle Toes was win
ner's dog, and to make the day
complete Russell's Rose of Habicht's
won her class. This was an I'M
usually good showing in any breed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
mail during December and January
in addition to regular postage. The
campaign against tuberculosis Is to
benefit.

benent.
Mrs. Edward B. Martin, formerly
active in Washington philatelic cir
Giles, now resides at South River, N
j., where she is busy with Red Cross
and civilian defense work.
Approximately $500 was paid to
the Post Office Department by bid
ders for coins, stamps and covers
sold at auction by the Division of
Dead Letters and Dead Parcel Post
at the Thomson School Tuesday
evening.
Exceptional publicity brought out
a record crowd Of dealers and col
lectors, and competition was keen
for the material offered.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at g. Washing
ton Air Mail Society, residence of
Miss Alice B. Cilley, l19 Ninth street
NE. Program and bourse.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, Taft School,
Eighteenth and Perry streets NE.
Maj. j. L. Brewrink will discuss
How to Accumulate Precancels."
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School. Twelfth and L streets NV.
Program, exhibition and bourse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Then I Mould take this masterpiece,
A product OF my Popie,"
And lay myself upon the floor
And try n1y best to copy.
Although tried as best could
I really must confess
Ny efforts "in the sake OF art"
Weren't croWned Nth much success
But soon I learned to turn the trick
And make then, good as Father.
Uent to school and dreW then,
there,
But here they proved bother.
didn't lD1nt to do my sums.
Instead I'd rather draU,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

To-day We must plan to win the
battle of peace" says the bridge ex-
pert. "The greatest fallacy today is
the belief that first We must win the
war, then we can think about peace.
That is the main reason why we lost
the peace after the last war. War
and peace are different aspects Of
the same process. If we define our
peace aims and peace plans now, we
will not only make certain Of win
ming the peace, but we will win the
war more quickly and more deci-
sively."
AS for bridge Mr.. Culbertson says
it is taking care of itself. 1t is
strictly a hobby, he declares, and is
thriving now because of It's tremen-
dous value as an escape mechanism
and needs no attention from him.
Therefore, his thoughts are with
the war and the peace.
John H. Edwards, former Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury, who
Is the recognized authority on bridge
ut the National Press Club, tells
the following incident which &C.
CURED recently in a game there.
Two Of the clubs acknowledged
experts, DR.. A. F. ODonnell and Mr..
Stew" Goodwin sat down at a table
to play. They were to be partners
and before the cards were dealt each
interrogated the other regarding
the system he played, and there was
much discussion of the merits of
Culbertson and Blackwood methods
OF reaching slams and the proper
approach and bidding necessary to
arrive at such contracts.
Finally, they agreed and there
was what was supposed to be a COM
.plete understanding Of what should
be done when certain circumstances
developed. The opportunity to put
their theories into practice soon
arose.
There was much bidding back and
forth between them in conformity
with what each regarded as his
proper call. The opponents re-
manned silent. At last the contract
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CT standings

Wright, Captain did a Rommel on Jones,
while Dixon drew his game with Schaaf.
Tomorrow at pm. at 306 Ninth
street NV, Servicemen's Head
quarters No. /, social and tourna-
ment matches will be continued.
Multiple prizes are the lure for the
60-odd chess contestants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
WHITE-1O MEN.


White to Play and Mate in Two Moves.
Problem No. 496 is solved by key.
move: l. P-B7, and one mating
variation is: l. P-B7, Kt-K5; 2. R-K5
mate.
Problem No. 497, by ]. Nield Sub
stitute for diagram in error, is
solved by the composers key move:
!. Kt-B5, and one mating variation
is: l. Kt-B5, PxKt: 2. BxP mate.
QUERY: What is wrong with key
move. /. KtxR. followed by black
Kt-B3 and white mating Q-K3?
Is the problem q Cook?
Problem No. 498 is solved by key
move: /. QxKP. and one mating
variation Is: l. QxKP, QxP: Q. Q-Kt5,
QxPch; 8. RxQch, PxR; I. Q-KB5
mate.
Problem No. 499. another by the
English composer J. Nield. is solved
by the composers key-move: l. Goa,
and one mating variation is: l. Cos,
PKG; 2. R-K5 mate.
For full contest credit all solu-
tons to published problems should
be mailed not later than ore week
from date Of publication and the
announced rules followed exactly,
Individual ladder scores Will b
printed soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Railroad photography is = wide
spread hobby, as well as a profitable
source of revenue. There are nu-
nerous books of such photos for sale
in the bookstores to support the
revenue statement. Any railroad
fan trip, in the days when fan trips
were permitted, proved the hobby
interest.
Among the foremost of our local
railroad photographers is Leonard
w. Rice. Mr.. Rice's interest In rail-
road pictures goes back as far as his
memory. His own poem tells the
story best:
ambition.
When I 1Dds Just little kid,
About knee high, guess,
/ used to climb up on my dads knee
And beg till he'd say eyes"
To drd,D for me "c11oo choo" train
In all its animation,
Just like the ones he used to see,
When ne 1Dds bout as big as me,
Around their totDn's one station,
The wrapping paper Mould get
For him to drd1U it on,
But he Mould use his pencil
Cause mine 1Dds alUays gone.
He'd make some straight and crook
ed lines
And join them all together
And make an engine that Would run
In any kind of heather.
And everything 1Uas in its place
And not thing aniss.
1t 1Uds nifty piece of work,
And looked a bit like this.
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Kings Bishops Opening.

Today's game shows Chessmaster I A.
Horowitz moving down "simul' opponent
at Washington University, st. Louis Mo.
during his 1942 tour. HorowitZ Is now ar
club wishes him to appear before it in
personal. exhibition play, then commune
cate with the master at $50 West Fifty.
seventh street, New York, N. Y.
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Al standings:
Az standings:

This week Pollock defeated Korvick. 10.
toy won from Burch. with the Farman-
Levine and Shelton-S ussman games
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Last Monday Bronfn trimmed Hurvltz in
II moves, Col. Morey drew against DR..
Weiss, Steinberg defeated H Fox, Stiluell
downed Everhardt, DR.. Weiss scored over
Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15
Chess Problem No. 5O2.

BY F. GAMAGE. Brockton, Mass
First Prize Hochbere, Second Tourney,
The Chess Correspondent, 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

The postmaster at San Francisco
has announced that it no longer is
permissible to inclose newspaper
clippings or other printed matter
in letters addressed to persons
abroad.
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b. standings:

Recent results: Loeb won from Larson
Weich outpointed Hogan, J. L. Brisebois
mated Widman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

BLACK-IO MEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Elmer c. Pratt. stamp editor of
the Camden Courier Post. says: I'VE
now have direct mail and passenger
air service from Fort Worth and
Dallas, Tex, to Monterrey and Mexico
CITY,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

The new scent piece Of Canada
is made of copper and zinc-and
therefore cannot be called a
nickel ~ Z = e ,5g5S $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

The st. Johns, Newfoundland
Evening Telegram, reports that LAS
bags of mail were lost in the S. S.
Caribou, sunk by enemy action in
the North Atlantic October IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Japan allegedly is overprinting
regular postage stamps for use in
the Philippines and the Malay
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

President Roosevelt has in his
cover collection a number of enve-
lopes OF historic and philatelic sig
n1f1cance presented to him by fell
low stamp enthusiast who is uncom-
promisingly hostile to the political
philosophy of the New Deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Postal service on the aircraft car
her U. S. S. Wasp began on April
IS. 1910, and ended September Is,
1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

According to the National Fedora
ton of Stamp Clubs, American COL
lectors are opposed, two to one, to
the issuance of semipostal stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

John Coulthard reports that the
Navy Department is using a hand
stamp cancellation" on official mail.
The phrase Dept. Per. 30 appears
on the killer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Squirrel. Idaho, has cachet show
Ing a squirrel sitting up with an
acorn in his paws. Send stamped,
self-addressed envelopes with re-
quests to postmaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-15

Vatican City soon will release a
new series Of sacred propaganda
stamps designed to call attention to
the humanitarian endeavors of Pope
Plus XII.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

dolph Scott, one of the members
of this champion team. On the
opening lead, Mrs. Scott, sitting
North, was faced with the prob
lem of what suit to develop.
If the defense held two heart
shoppers, developing the suit
would be dangerous, since they
might be able to cash three
spades. II West got in with q
heart, she surely would shift to
spades anyhow 50 that IL the jack
was held by East, the loss of
three spades was inevitable.
Mrs. Scott decided to take the
bull by the horns and develop
the spades herself. She took the
opening lead in dummy with the
jack of diamonds and led q
spade.
East won the nine with the
jack and led the deuce Of dia-
monds. Dummy put on the king
in order to lead the other spade,
and now q duck with the six
forced the ace. A third diamond
came back, West discardins q
club.
Mrs. Scott laid down the queen
OF spades, which West won. A
club was returned, Mrs. Scott
winning with the ace. She CASH
ed the ten Of spades, and East
made the natural but costly dis
card Of the deuce Of hearts.
Mrs. Scott led q heart to the
ace, then regained the lead with
the club king. She led the other
heart and when East showed out,
dummy played the nine. West
won. but then was forced to give
dummy TIE last two heart tricks.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
/, HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

thin man. For a bearded lady,
though, whiskers had to be spir-
it-gumrned on the face of char
acter actress. And for Siamese
twins, Hitchcock hired twin
dancers, Jeanne and Lynn
Romer, who achieve unity by
wriggling into costumes that
have been sewed together.
It's significant that in all this
region of feminine emaciation,
there wasn't suitable fat wo-
man. Hitchcock, who's the fat
test man in Hollywood, had to
import Marie lie Deaux from a
carnival in Arizona. Marie
weighs only $50 pounds, but
she's also a mere five feet in
height. She weighed IS pounds
at the age of 2. But Marie ad-
mits that she never will be as
famous as was her mother-5OO-
pound Baby Alice. Miss lie
Deaux's father was a lanky boss
canvaSman.
She likes movies, all right, but
isn't envious of the screen
queens. Wouldn't trade places
with any of EN- if it meant going
on q diet.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
IT NEVER WILL BE MISSED

II they toke the tin out Of the pen
MES, as the Mint now plans to do, the
chances ore that nobody will be much
disturbed. Personally. we didn't know
there wos any tin in penny. As for
taking oil the nickel out of the nickel,
and making thot coin out Of silver and
copper, that will probably couse very
little perturbation, either.
Unless people started colIino the
nickel q copper or silver as q result
Of its new composition. Even so, the
only kind Of nickeIs people ore likely
to prove reIuctont to take ore wooden
ones. -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30

something besides ballads for .
change.
cts exciting, isn't it? No, !
never sang over There before,
but / remember it. I remember
it from the theater. in Lakeland,
Fla. My mother played the pia-
no there, and every time q war
scene came on the screen she'd
60 into this tune"
Most exciting to Miss Lang
ford is her entertainment work
at Army camps. There's no audi
ence 80 appreciative as q bunch
of soldiers, she says, unless it's q
bunch Of sailors. The latter ap-
plaud her with stacks of letters
and she answers every one. 3
The fan mail problem is get
ting awfully expensive, the sing
er admitted nervously, especial
ly with all the requests for pho
tographs. She pays for every
thing, including an office and Sc
to keep the mail NOV
ing. Most of her letters 60 to
the fleet, and a. she sings she
likes to remember that her voice
is going out to darkened ships in
the velvet blackness of the At
lantic, and to ships boiling
through sunny Oriental seas.
DEMANDED
Hollywood may be freakish
in some ways, but when Alfred
tried to round up a
company for a Sc
quence in "Saboteur" he had to
do q Barnum-like job of fakery.
Midget Billy Curtis, q full-fledg-
ed actor from dozens of movies,
was available, and Pedro de Cor
doba doubles as q satisfactory
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-30
BY WIN. E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

One tournament that I know
will be a big success this year Is
the Cotton Belt Tournament to
be held at Memphis, Tenn,
March 6 to 8. Four Memphis
women came to Richmond in
December and carried home the
national women's team-of-four
championship trophy. They had
remarkable score in both the
first and second session, and
their victory was very popular.
I imagine that many players Of
the south, will turn out ut this
tournament to celebrate their
victory.
like the line Of play adopted
in today's hand by Mrs. Ran