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Evening star., 1943-06-20
In Local Bridge
Circles 90.
By Frank B. Lord.

Washington bridge players are en-
deavoring to juggle their vacations,
If they are to have any this year, SO
that as many as possible will be
able to attend the summer national
championships in New York the first
week OF August. When these matches
were held at Asbury Park, N. j.,
there was always large representa-
ton from the Capital, and local
experts were frequent winners.
The vacation attractions which
the seaside resort offered were al
ways an inducement to attendance,
in addition to the sport of the
games. Last year, because of war
conditions, the championships were
removed to New York and they are
likely to remain there for the dura-
ton. If travel conditions are not
too difficult this year, Washington
will have a formidable delegation
entered in the contests. Not many
were able to be present at the win
ter nationals in Syracuse, and in
order not to lose touch with national
players. they will endeavor to meet
them at the summer events.
The Federal Bridge League con-
tinued its summer series with a
normal pair game last Tuesday night
at the Wardman Park Hotel. Twelve
tables were in play. The leaders,
north and south, were Mark Kurtz
and Myrtle Mcmahon, first: Mrs.
F. w. Norman and r. E. Mullen,
second. and Mrs. Katherine J. Fen
ton and Mrs. Julia Groggins, third
In the east and west they were
Harry Edelson and Lillian King,
first; 1t. and Mrs. Roger P. Stokey,
second, and Capt. Richmond Bald
win and T. F. Gaffney, third.
1t is often quite as important to
defenders to use the echo play when
following to trump leads as it is to
do so when an off suit is led, even
though holding only three small
trumps. 1t frequently enables the
partner to determine that the de-
clarer is endeavoring to make his
contract on a four-card suit and to
play accordingly. Thus when South
is declarer and West holds three
little trumps-they may be only the
four. three. two-West should play
the three on the first lead and the
two on the second. This will tell
East that partner holds three
trumps.
This deal is illustrative. Mrs.
Katherine Fenton and Mrs. James
Lazard were defenders in a dupli-
cate game at the Chess Club and
succeeded in setting Souths four
heart contract by one trick.
Evening star., 1943-06-20
Brief Reviews
HISTORY.

AA0 O04s
The Making Of Modern Britain,
by j. B. Briebner and Allan Nevins
(Nortonl-A short history, the joint
work Of q Briton and an American.
Emphasis on growth Of democratic
institutions.
History Of Bigotry in the United
States, by Gustavus Myers (Random
House)-A record of failures Of civil
liberties in our country, from the
time Of witchcraft to the present.
India: A Birds Eye View, by Sir
Frederick Whyte (Oxford University
Press)-A brief history Of India In
relation to the English conquest.
The Wind Swept Mexico, by
Anita Brenner Harper)-A brief
popular history Of the Mexican revo-
luton from 1910 to 1912, illustrated
with 1S4 historical photographs. A
good introduction to the subject.
THE WAR.
The Art Of Camoudaye, by 1t. Col.
G. H. r. Cheney (Studio Publica-
tions)-A history Of camoufiage, in
the present war and earlier ones
and . forecast Of It's role in the
future.
The Duel for the Northland, by
Kurt Singer (McBride)-A Journal
lists account Of espionage and coun-
ter-espionage In the scandinavian
countries.
1 Took . War Job, by Josephine
Won Miklos (Simon dk Schuster)-
Successful woman photographer
went to work as machinist. Lively.
Flying Fortress, by Thomas Colli-
son (Scribner)-Story Of the training
and work of Fortress crew. Illus
trated with photographs.
JUVENILES.
Nicodemus Helps Uncle Sam, by
Inez Hogan (Dutton) n)-Miss Hogan's
delightful little Negro character con-
tributions his bit to the war effort.
Peter Snow, Surgeon, by Gertrude
Robinson Dutton)-Story of q
young medical student In colonial
America and Europe Of the period.
For older children.
Fiddler's Quest, by Patricia Lynch
Observation-Disclosures story of an
Irish girl with 4 gift for fiddling
and how 1t got her through lots OF
trouble. For older girls.
Five on = Merry Co Round, by
Marie McSwigan Dutton)-A wan
dering family finds an abandoned
erry-go-round and lives in it.
Amusing.
The Vanishing Violin, by Alison
Lee Oothrop, Lee 81 Shepard)-
High school kids take part in solving
the mysterious theft OF a visiting
violinist's instrument from their
auditorium. For older boys and
girls.
THE HEN AND THE EGG.
Backyard Poultry Raising, by J.
c. Taylor (Rutgers University)-A
small guide, illustrated, dealing with
kinds of chickens, feed, shelter and
so on.
How to Raise Poultry, by Paul
Ives tCrown)-Guide as above.
AFRICA.
Killers All! by Attilio Gatti INC
Bride)-Story Of white man explor-
ing among the more backward Al
rican tribes. Popularity written.
POLITICAL AGRICULTURE.
The Farm Bloc, by Wesley Nc
Cune doubleday, Doran)-An anal
ysis Of the farm bloc, its membership
and purposes.
Evening star., 1943-06-20
The Last Days of SevostopoI

VOyetekHOD A.
This magnificent narrative OF the battle for Seasopo the
witness account of the struggle which puy
OF
before the gallant city
playwright
assignment
the city destroyer
third offensive and remained witness the terrible
broke Sevastopols
expected capture great Black Sea naval base
defenders Russians
ntted that the fighting
date Of Sevastopo author
he pictures the patriotism magnificent
defenders tells the Of
being
and until wounded
who did to leave
from Sevastopo the right
More than 100000
hna assault after German tanks thrown sections
last line Of the ciys defense But nocements
the Germans still unable achieve
line Of defense because heroic handful
Konsantnovsky Battery famous coastal battery
which covered the northern to Sevapo three
days and nights 40 held that battery terrific
After the German infantry reached the battery the author relates
the Admiralty headquarters began receive
We 46Ihe Germans knocking
Twice hatchway
them Now it impossible
have put wood the battery leaking
trying to choke us-We $50 eft2822We
pairing blow ourselves transmission
Shortly aeward the battery blew
explosions Of Sevastopol"
Ralph Parker Moscow
lated Mr. voyeekhovf book and csbled to New Yothe
history hat manspt has been dsxvsred publisher in
manner JOHN H. Cassidy, Jr.
Evening star., 1943-06-20
The Chicago Tribune: Its First Hundred Years
BIZ Philip KinSleu. (Knopf.)

old, Kney
publish title
general title for the series
important with
history the city which
and the nation which attempts Consequently Mr. Kney
history the Tribune ITSELF
founded 1s47 somewhat nondescp
until 1855 Med and Dr. Charles Ray
direction which
Tribune insofar editorial
and directi Tribune
The first nsamen of the history of the Tribune closes in 1865
Lincoln will the
reconstruction period that followed the Civil War The first volume
follow
likewise Ksey able writer not personal
history
o LOVE-
Evening star., 1943-06-20
Letter From New Guinea
By Vern Hau0land. (Farrar &
Rinehdrt.)

~ VesH NOUVtNSsOs VII" u
Rinehdrt.)
vern Haugland is the Associated
Press reporter who for n days was
lost in the New Guinea jungle With
two companions. One was death,
and the other . Being the reporter
found constantly walking beside
him, God. The full story of Mr..
Haughland's spiritual rebirth Is told
In Letter From New Guinea" based
on the diary published some months
past.
Mr.. Haugland tossed . coin for
choice Of planes in North Australia
one day. His toss won him . seat
in a Bag bound for Port Moresby,
and the plane lost itself and reached
the end Of its gasoline. The block
buster the plane carried was jetti-
soned, and the crew Was ordered
to bail out by Pilot Senern. Mr..
Hausland was inexperienced at
parachute tumping-but that did
not matter. He stuck one foot out
to test the air and Was yanked into
the ether.
He heard the plane recede: ths
sense Of falling left him. When he
landed he had no idea at all where
he was-as . matter of fact he is
not perfectly sure today. But when
Q stream appeared, 1t seemed logical
to follow 1t down, even though It
might take him to the Japs, or
merely lose him in the jungle.
This was the beginning Of Mr..
Haughland's wanderings, through
. few days Of which he had the
company Of . crew member who
eventually was lost. One after an
other, the days passed and starva-
ton came closer. Mr.. Haugland
was constantly at the edge Of ex-
haustion and constantly found the
strength to 60 on. He believes that
the strength came to him from God,
who watched day and night to pro-
tect this lone boy from Montana on
his unparalleled journey. Mr..
Haugland came to believe he must
die. and found that he did not
much mind.
First, he found . native village,
and the natives were kind. Then
he found two heroic missionaries,
and they were kind. Through weeks
Of delirium the Something found in
the jungle guided Mr.. Haugland
and sustained him. Still it does.
This young correspondent has
preached one Of the great sermons
Of faith - largely because he had
no idea of preaching at all.
JOHN SELBY.
Evening star., 1943-06-20
For a Socialistic World
Harold ]. LasEi Sees Capitalism
As Barrier to Future Peace
g.
By Mayy-Carfer Roberts.
Reflections on the Revolution in Our Time

Summed up this is Prof 1askps statement vhy the world
must adopt Socialism Immediately long volume; it
that Postwar
peace must begin Of that
orgni1sn must be to install soci.lc system both
as followed the pevou: one and
view % ss's @ on % . hts
and ne i the S'esrs @
differ b on Only 'n
ev Ssn H $ any e e IN pss
ing It,
or s'59's
as
becomes issoe Tnsretoae
the world wishes its nsauOn mus.
soct.stis It Is as Ss clear ,.s,d as that a.
the ass ltd: it does wi" ana
BY he M says @ yoT d Of emotion dedication @ Of the
England spread their doctrines might add burned hanged
s
a on eh Ss
.. he s 5s
ef
too to the are too
py VII es inclined
win Of old Known
viii s %
for es a wi" s TO H. be ss s res s:s
Will fstss % the A
have them to those which 40 not have them
condition dictate shall be Of heart
course-that it
spoiled.
learned
and frequently history history
ecve the fact that only capitalist
countries that democracy hohed He Russia
today dictatorship Italy devoid
Of civil rights its that its conduct toward
impea the Of Finland and the Baltic states whose
these facts from Socialism Dealing with failures capitalist
dssociate national
system nor does he relate the birth and growth of democracy capitalist
the economic system at fault the system capitalism and absoes
it Socialism perfectly natural Of
Socialism is the system which he
There confusion arising apparently
from his insufficient with conditions in this country He
civilization" consider
that the United States marked by the social
democracies
pressed class OF workers who In the past have been resoutey crushed
Henry Ford with Tom Grder an economic he charges that
and
spite his considerable residence he gives evidence having
acquired his facts from peusa the New Republic short
written thoroughly revealing personal document is somewhat
society couched
remind the world
Of tempermental
much the fashion the should the academic
follow u democratic
against it.
Evening star., 1943-06-20
Queens Die Proudly
By w. L. White. (Harcourt, BrdceJ

attempts
IN the Far East what he did for the Navy They Were dependable
follows method-tha
fighting tell
a captain
Philippines
spesed vital
they retfeated
title the from the description of Flying
until
narrative
his fighting the practically
identity
Bombing raids Davao strong qadons the Jap Navy
japanese transports reach Australia
without leave sleeping by the ships
eventually
other staying until
getting
good though
pushed going Col Kurtz From
it will be matter of us doing the pushing
quite the impact They Were Expend
considerable
Mr. to a
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-10-15

memorial service to our 1ev..,
dead was in Yiddish. with tba - -
ceptiOn Of the Hebrew uravs,.
and one Psalm which was read :
English" The memorial ser,;..
was the most impressive uerios
in the entire Conference with orl,
Hebrew spoken, except for a few
English words.
II say to you. the Congregatioo
of Temple Emanuel. you can M
longer be Indifferent to tbes.
paths Of Judaism which are char
ing their way across the histo.
ical lives Of our people. for We ara
fashioning the mold which will
stamp the pattern OF Jewry in this
world for generations to come
You cannot be different any
more. I charge you il this con.
sideration of what kind Of Jewrv
you want for the Jews the world
over, to use as your basis for
thinking the teachings Of social
justice which were taught to us
by our Prophets, and not the
mystic passions and emotions
which guide most OF US in our
thinking today"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-10-15
o. Henry

The are z strange sect q
Israel-the Jew Of the kingdom Of
Yemen For the most part, short
and spindling. the biological ef-
feet Of innunnerable generations
OF underprivilege ard malnutri-
ton. Of ricketts, and other diseases.
they are swarthy almost TO the
hue OF deep bronze or coffee, and
Tercely segregated from the rest
Of Jewry. They do not often inter
marry with their white core
Igionist@an indefinable color
bar seems TO exist. Their religion
is Of the puritan kind fanatically
observed TO every minutiae Of
ritual
Diligent and industrious. scrap
ing penny upon penny; working
from early morning until late at
night: possessors Of flashing
brown eyes and handsome ear
curls. they may De seen II every
town and settlement in the Land
Of Israel, to which they have mi
grated in large numbers from
their native land at the south
eastern tip Of the Arabian Pen
insula whittier they went in the
great dispersion. They have gone
too, farther afield than Palestine
in their search for new homes
But in Palestine they have their
spiritual home.
One such hardworking sectar-
ian was Oyadya-the Servant Of
Cod is the translation-who pol
ished shoes and did other sundry
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-10-15
HEARD IN THE PULPIT
By DAVID DEUTSCH

One of the most remarkable
addresses ever made by the head
Of a national Jewish organization
If repute was heard from the pull
Dit of San FranciscO's Temple
Emanuel. headed by anti-Zionlst
Rabbi Irving Reichert when Mrs
Maurice l. Goldman. president OF
the National Council of Jewish
Women. gave her impressions OF
the American Jewish Conference
She said that she was confused
saddened and fearful as a result
Of the Conference. These are some
Of the reasons:
Il was completely confused be-
cause over half Of the speeches
were in Yiddish and to me that
was not American 1t seems TO me
that in any conference held IN
America by American Jews, the
proceedings should have been in
English
Il. a loyal and devout Jewess-
felt strange and confused in this
gathering which had been called
for one of the most serious pur-
poses which has ever affected
Jewish life in the 1000 years Of
our Jewish history" because the
Hatikvah was sung three times
during the period when there was
ferent discussion Of the Palestine
Resolution.
7 was saddened because mis-
sed the spiritual Jewish note l
missed the fact that there were no
prayers except in the beginning
This sentence must be read in con-
nection with another: The entire
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odd jobs for his twenty dollars a
week Yes. it was princely pay,
four times more than ne earned
before the unaccountable war
which had sprung up in Europe
ard defeated the humble purposes
Of such as he who only sought to
live a comfortable inch away from
the brink Of starvation
You would have liked Ovadya.
swart though ne was His frank
and engaging countenance, his
merry grin showing incredibly
white teeth the small ear-curls
tucked away from the sight of the
scoffer. his unfailing quips, his
sing-song chant as he spoke He
brew. Look at Ovadya before
passing: he is only fourteen
Ovadya had his pitch in one Of
the main thoroughfares Of Tel
AVN. When ne tired Of sitting. he
hoisted his box Of brushes. polish
ing rags and polishes over his
thin shoulders. spat upon his
hands. and wandered off in search
OF custom. Although he produced
mighty fine polish on the shoes
Of his clients-so glinting a shine
that the passing traffic could be
mirrored in each shoe cap-he
wore no boots of his own. Like the
hundreds Of other gamins of his
sect, he was barefoot.
But do not for a moment waste
undue sympathy upon him. His
shoelessness was part of his stock
in trade. just like the brushes he
piled so briskly. That was how
he enlisted custom, corralled and
cornered a passer-by who might
be unwilling to waste the time on
shoeshine if a well shod shoe
sinner touted him On Sabbaths.
when he relaxed. Ovadya proudly
wore as neat a pair of shoes as
any of his weekday patrons.
Above all, Ovadya. for all Of his
fourteen years and meager ap-
pearance, was a Philosopher of
the Streets. He loved to watch
the passing parade and comment
upon the foibles and shortcomings
of his more prosperous fellowmen
to the coterie Of shoeblacks a.
mong whom he sat.
''Whew. What a fat man." he
would say with a grim He must
eat beef seven times a day seven
times a week. Someone should tell
the Food Controller that he has no
respect for the meatless days"
Or, seeing a well padded lady
with the inevitable perky fox ter
rior on a lead, Poor dog! Look at
the load it has to pull along"
Some of his observations on
life were more profound He had
the facile cunning of the street
waif, although ne was in no sense
a waif-as his parents were alive
and housed him in return for a
share in the household expenses.
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had the money for dowry; he
had a trade and was earning a
stream of doubloons at it His
father conducted the negotiations
and concluded the deal. Ovadya's
fancy had Economically pinned it
self on a shy. fawn-eyed, shrink
ing maid of his own size and years
He had furnished r corner Of the
family bedroom for their joint
household There were only six in
the room commodious under ex-
listing conditions in the Keren
Temanim. the Yemenite Jewish
quarter on the border of Tel Aviv
and Jaffe.
Came the great day. the ro-
mantle day, when 'Ovadya was
married The entire neighborhood
attended the rejoicings. To the
wedding guests Ovadya displayed
his luck-piece. his charm, the
English penny. One of the guests,
who was a money-changer. ex-
amined the coin and laughed.
"Ovadya, you have been cheat
ed" he said. This is bad penny.
Look. it is of lead with coloring.
It has no value at all"
Il always knew it was bad, ?
Ovadya replied. But do you think
that if it had been a good penny 1
wouldn't have changed it for real.
buy-something money!"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-10-15
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Hecould tell the differences at q
glance between poet and a piker.
a benfactor and a brute. He once
had the honor Of shining the May
or's shoes; and he ever after
boasted that he did it for nothing.
refusing the coin preferred by
that amused functionary.
Ovadya spoke English Of the
pidgin variety. He liked soldiers.
especially British. Australian.
South African and American SOL
diers. They were easy prey to his
forlorn appearance. Their tips
were lavish. His greatest ambition
in life was to be appointed Shoe
black-in-Chief to an English
speaking army camp. In year
or so, he reasoned. he could re-
tire to a life of sumptuous ease
for the remainder of his time on
earth
But all his luck he attributed
to a penny. 1t was funny. the way
that penny came into his posses
sion An English soldier. fishing
in his pocket for coins. dribbled
some copper ones into Ovadya's
ready palm When the soldier had
gone. Ovadya examined one of
them which struck him as un-
usual. It was not Palestinian or
Of any other mintage that he
knew. 1t had the effigy of a broad
beamed, nniddle-aged lady. seated
on handsome chair. carrying a
trident in one <hand and holding a
shield in the other.
He asked one Of his buddies
who it might be. The other
scratched his black poll obviously.
Maybe it was that soldiers wife"
he ventured- English soldiers
like their wives. Perhaps he had
picture made of her"
Ovadya scorned the suggestion.
He kept on asking people about
the bronze coin until he struck
wise one. It's Britannia, which
Britain is named AFTER" said the
other. a Keren Hayesod villager
who had travelled abroad The
English call themselves her sons.
That coin is a penny, worth four
mills"
From that time on Ovadya
plugged the penny for all he was
worth. He showed it to English
soldiers as proof that he was
faithful to their symboical
Britannia; he showed it to
Australians as a token of his es-
TEEN for their mother country;
he parader it before Americans
as an instance of his own cos
mopolitan touch. They responded
with varying degrees of munifi-
cence.
Il very much better like to use
this penny in London than Tel
AVN" he would tell a British
trooper, having his shoes shined
as 2 leave treat. Rather unfair to
Tel Aviv and Ovadya's fierce
Palestinian pride, but it always
served So he waxed fat and grew
rich on his oft-displayed penny.
He found it better advertisement
than many a sovereign or Ameri-
can gold twenty-dollar piece.
It was his vehicle to romance,
too. For at fifteen, Ovadya craved
a wife, and was well within Yem-
enite Jewish custom to do so. He
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-10-15
A Fascinating Short Story
The ShoebIack And
The Penny
By JULIAN L. MELTZER

ct is a rash one who will lay his finger
on the map and say: In this town there
can be no romance = what could happen
here?'"
o. Henry = a municipal Report
La gaceta., 1943-09-16
LOs*AEMlKII
RETRARAN DE- FN|
|.

Estokolmo, sen Il
dicO "Nya DagHf Errsss
que la retirad, i,
names de Finlandia !,
y que Sc aguarda una ,,'
a la que Sc negOciar, :
en- ell inyierno de 1ssS.,ss
Sabese que ell corona
Eduard Diethl, comaDd,r
fe en- Finlandia, acab, !
renciar con Adolfo NM.
ministro nazi de negocia.
jeros, Joachim Won R5.
Aparentemente Sc le .
Dietl que retire las IN,
.tiene en-. ell territoriO ti,I,
La gaceta., 1943-09-16
Y Ell PARQUE CUSCADEN
LA "MAQUINARIA"
Y HULL
POR CIENTo
Y SUS AMIGOS

No hubiese yo pagado $4,000 por ell
terreno del parque de Cuscaden-diJo ell
candidate Hixon en- un mitin politico verl-
ficado en- Seminole. Heights.
Saba que Ell parque era para los nj
nos latinos y quiza por este pensaba asi.
lQuieren decirnos los amigos politl-
cos del Sr. Hixon ~que-trabajos ha realizado
SUI candidate en- favor de la colonia latina?
lQuieren tener la bondad de probar-
nos que concede a las "minorias" EN- ell dis
trito del condado que representa-, ell "por-
centaje" que en- la municipalidad ell alcal-
de, Chancey otorga a los c~iudadanos. de
orfgen espanoI, italian6y cdbano?N
Hixon Sc ha mantenido siempre apar-
tado del sentimiento. latino y nosOtros, que
fundamos este peri6dicO hace mas de 20
amos, jamas lie hemos visto en- una fiesta
latina.
Luego es muy l6gico que la comuni-
dad latina vote, la semana que viene, ell
martes, por la reelection de R. E. L.
Chancey.