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Evening star., 1947-09-25
Goren on Bridoe

Opening lead. three of hearts.
There was more to it than meets
the naked eye when George Rapee
bid grand slam lacking the ace of
trumps among other things, on the
very last hand, in the final round
OF the worlds masters team of four
championships. Since it sayors of
man bites dog" for a er-expert
to find himself in grand slam con-
tract so i'll equipped, a number Of
the press correspondents, with par
donable enthusiasm. seized upon
this incident as a choice morsel of
news.
The hand as a result was, widely
publlclzed and many readers have
gained the impression that Rapee's
f1nal call indicated lack of judg-
ment brought on by nine days of
battle fatigue. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. The deci-
sion was made after a long and
calm deliberation and despite the
unfortunate result, he was able to
make his teammates see eye to eve
with him in the poSt-mortem analy-
Sis
Rapee bid seven clubs without the
vaguest idea of fulfilling it. 1t was
made purely as sacrifice bid and
with the knowledge that he would
incur q loss of at least 100 points.
While under normal circumstances
he would have preferred to take his
chances on defeating the six-heart
contract and play for score of plus
100, he was influenced in this case
by the state of the match Going
into the last quarter his team was
leading by 2,460 points with only IA
more deals to play. He felt that he
could afford to spend two or three
hundred points on this hand in
order to be sure that no great loss
would be incurred by his team.
1t was simply an insurance prop
osition. In other words, if he erred
on the side of permitting Mr..
Becker to play at six hearts he could
lose over 1000 points, if he erred in
taking the sacrifice he would lose
probably no more than a couple of
hundred points. He, therefore, took
the conservative course. He was in
1uenced to a certain extent by the
shrewd demeanor of Mr.. Becker, a
reputedly conservative player, who
had made it appear that he was
angling for double of the slam
bid and was lying in an ambush
ready to strike back with a redouble
in the hope of creating a swing.
At each table heart was opened.
permitting declarer to discard the
losing diamond. Since he won the
match by 40 points. 1t was pointed
out to Mrs. Sobel that her final dou-
BILE increased the penalty by the
necessary so points to put the ball
over the line. I'm glad I wasn't
sporting about It," was her COM
ment.
Copyright 1Q47 by Charles r. 6oren)
Evening star., 1947-09-25

TRAILERITES-Now is the time to have
your Duo-Therm and International oil
heater repaired. also your roofs repaired
and painted.
Trailer parts for immediate delivery:
overs
Preway d. Coleman stove parts.
Preway g. Coleman metal stove tops,
Hollywood trailer beds.
Trailer steps and mo dings.
Sofa beds and folding chairs
Warner electric brakes and drums
Awnings complete and rails
Electric speed water heaters
Nelson & Kimball dolly.
Trailer light and brake connectors.
Seat covers for sofa beds.
4-inch chrome pipes
Luggage>trailer bitches and balls,
Water tanks and iceboxes
Copper water line.
Windows and roof ventfators
Preway & Coleman gasoline stove and
RANGES.
Coleman hot plStes
Trailer vent fans and heater
Trailer Roof canvas aluminium paint.
STANLEY H. HORNER TRAILER CEN
Ter. 5th and Fla. ave. ne, FIR. 1921
Open evenings.
Evening star., 1947-09-25
FARMS FOR SALE (cent.)

PRINCE GEORGEs COUNTY. near Arvick.
Nd; 10 acres Of land on coed highway
sss TSS further Nh sd1 Information. call MR.. WIN
FARM. Fauauier Co, near Broad Run, Va;
oO miles from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Colonial
side, original portion built in ISs2 by
physician to George Washington, with cleo
tricity, running water, central heating; $50
acres, half in apple orchard in productive
condition. yielding over $4,000 in last
three years; stable. apple barn, cider barn
with hydraullc press; spring house. other
pond; spray outfit and other implements;
price. 10000. reasonable terms to right
SeeFdaye psfiFy owneR call sanas GA 6 s6te5 10
LARGE GRAzING FARM. room room Colonial
house, cleo; phone, substantial farm build,
BUS, daily mail. An opportunity seldom
offered; s15,50o. w. M. GRAIN. Gil
IN NEARBY MD.-we have several farms
and quite a few tracts of ground from 8
s7s sl1Ru: 81 TtS s9so j. scoFiEED s9ia 6seFSis
I75 ACREs-Tobacco and general farm:
40 a. cleared. balance in woodland with
ber: new. modeFn Mo0 s-bedroom be He dWellins ling
new tenant house, tobacco barn. numerous
poultry poultry buildings and yards, 70 pullets.
CHARLES F. LEE. Anna polls. Nd. w.6
Il ACRES on hard road near Rockville
to subdivide; priced $4,000. For appoint
ment, call David Laugh in, WI 2O22; ewes,
WI. 1890. EUGENE B. GINGELL, 7542
Georeetown I'd, Bethesda, Md. ~
SS0 ACRES-Larse frame house, tenant
house: bank barn :. barracks, other out
buildings: all nice level land. good timber,
stream through property; well-f fenced and
AZ good land; committing, distance from
price ot $4,000, Also a, number of good
buys in dairy and stock farms, Montgom-
sa,t cry Co For appointment, call David
EUGENE B. GINGELL, 7542 Georsetovn
10 ACRES. 90 miles from washington:
good road: modern 4-bedrm. house. beau
tlful grounds, oak shade. many outbldes
real bargain at $4,000 cash for quick
sale; nearly 25fo reduction in price H B.
MITCHELL. Herndon Va. phone las rs
SOUTHERN MARYLAND HOMES:
Waldorf 20 miles D. c., Groom Cape
COD acre lot. complete modern con-
veniences; $4,000.
Port Tobacco 5 rooms complete modern
conyeniences, L acre lot: $4,000
Port Tobacco. rooms, modern convent
ences, 6 acre lot. beautiful trees; S6.SOO
Cobb Island, :. rooms. bath. electricity
furnished, waterfront privileges; $1,000
LEONARD SNIDER, La Plata, Md. Is
Evening star., 1947-09-25
FARMS FOR SALE.

sTRoUTs FALL CATALoG--Just out!
Farms. homes: over $500 bargains; mailed
tree STROUT REALTY, 711-A Wood
ward Bldg. Washington, D. c.. Metropoli-
NEAR WINCHESTER, VA, 6 mi. west of
Winchester on paved hwy. approx. 100
acres, includes substantial house. barn.
orchard. timber: s5,95O Cali MR.
RHODES, AID. 1924, or FRANK S. PHIL
HOWARD County chicken or turkey
farm bldss now for 200 layers or $1,000
bullets capable of handling 10000 fryers
bank barn with silo Also excel. grazing
land with :" sood streams on property.
This proposition is worthy of immed. in
yestigation: MODERN REALTY CO, 97I3
Ga; ave; sH lI41; eyes sH: 1884. -25
ty Bulletin, describes ST: :691 900 worth OF
stock and dairy farms. Ask for your copy
OW 1897 or FA. l50S-W
81 ACRES-26 farming and pasture, 81
woods: 3 springs and well; 5-rm. bungalow
with electricity already in: on good road
only one mile from Route 30. 100 miles
from D. c. in the beautiful mountains of
West Virginia. excel; panoramic view, won
derful place for retirement and security;
$4,000. Call OR. 1910.
Evening star., 1947-09-25
AUToMo1IvE MISCELLANEOUS,

AUTO LUGGAGE diate
delivery: new shipment just arrived; the
neateSt one you've ever seen; suitable for
merchants, farmers. fishermen and tour
ing; Low priced at ARCADE PONTIAC CO,
1887 Irving st: NV. AID. $500, Washing
tons Largest Pontiac Dealer.
PONTIAC OWNERS, ATTENTIONS! We
carry a large stock of good-quality seat
covers in popular colors. They will also
ht other models Of General Motors cars
Prompt and neat installation If desired
ARCADE PONTIAC CO.. 1437 Irving st.
nE nEty AT., Az $500; .,o.,,,,,
est safety process: beautiful tread; 2-hour
service; electric-treated sections If your
tire is cut. See your tires being recapped
Largest Pontiac Dealer. 1887 Irving St.
NV; AD: $500. Quick. efdcient service
CHEVROLET MOTOR, complete; newly re-
Evening star., 1947-09-25
IkAIlERS.

MOVING AND HAULING made easy and
thrifty when you rent one of our luggage
ER CO. INC. 1850 Wisconsin ave. NV.
q slPARTAN MANOR. latest model. aluminium
f5ee Es1iI ans sAL 2estsd
Only authorized dealer bel. Baltimors iTiti and
CTKTis WRIGHT FLAGSHIP Your
eembnation electric and ice refrigerator.
hot-vater heater. complete bathroom with
luxe trailer; electric refrigerator. Eutane
cook stove; sleeps s; S1.595. The Trot-
So1d econsmy; nSny %i,29o. %aia,S29o. See Asc TRAILER
U. S. i. Berwyn. TO. 4949.
NATIONAL TRAILERS. l947. now on dis
play c FRED PAINTER, 6OO9 Baltimore
ave; sI EN- RIveroaie. Md Phone WA 49o;;,
several more model sSss 'Ri With sEESsi hot and ID
cold running water. stainless steel kitchen,
large IL elee. refsr.. shower. and riush toilet,
mouths financing collie TRAILER CO.
sS0n $50 Georgia ave. NV. 81. $500. or 81.
A SELECTION of the finest home trailer
coaches built. Howard. Schult. thinner
American and Travelo. Trailer paris ana
accessories, bottled-sas stoves and fttings
d.H p.Tl
AMERICAN TRAILER co, INC, 4O:;U
Wisconsin ave. NV. Phone NsO. t.3l
ONE OF MARYLAND'S LARGEST trailer
coach dealer invites your inspection OF
in ALUMINIUM and masonite constructed By
Americas leaains manufacturers. Prices
and sizes TO meet every need, Also
kssi fRaEER snd snE uy q Foats oasrs
Berwyn. Md. Phone TO. b035
Ia SALE HOUSE TRAILER, eft. 1916
$1,000 cash; excel. cond.; bargain. Call
between 9 and pm. vi. 564l. LIT. j. B.
1916 GLIDER, sleeps 4, aluminium; light
for travelling: awnings; in good cond.:
reasonable. 32l Greenwood ave, Takoma
II II YOU Y WANT THE BEST in trailerz. r!n see
STAEhEY ST NJ IA h IL HoRMER; INC Trailer Cen.
arrived, the new Palace Majestic Iail sIu-
minumI. with Frisidaire; also all-alum num
,,sga ,Vsgab9nd nt, with comb; ice and refgr: bonn
Royal windsor. Alma, Platt and Palace
Wolverine trailers bought and sold
Low ELD ,hAlLER-Ideal for bulldozer;
8 to 10 tons; priced to SELL Call WI. 5000.
PALACE HOUSE trailer for sale, $500:
eSmpIetely CO ae Gs equipped. 5a4s st. Barnabas
FAMOUS KIT HAMPER, ideal pleasure
trailer. for Two; $500. l.. H HARRIS,
No. Terrace ct. ne. Fear 219 A st. ne J
MAhIiN' oe luxe model, pvt. bedrm. with
Simmons twin beds. large liv. rm.. with
front view slasssd in like observation car
Davenport sleeps ,, :! dreSsers, built in
1, cabinets 2 clothes closets. 2 linen and
quit cabinets beau. rugs, draperies, Vene-
Iian blinds, extra 1olding chairs with large
liv,, din. table, eye broiler-oyen gas stove
with bottled gas equipped. large kit. cabi-
nets, hot and cold water with auxiliary
water tank. large cleo. refre., elec. power
plant. invisible neon lighting throughout.
bookcases: sliding tables, beau. folding
chairs. Complete apt on wheels with >
wheel dolly to let load OF car, extra size
S-piy new tires. Trails easy. Used only
snort time. Considered most beau and
finest ever seen in Washington Will sell
for less than cost. Can be seen at
TRAILER SALES, INC, $500 Jefferson
Davis hwy. in Arlington. IS
HOWARD late 1947, all metal excel refgr,
bottle sas. de luxe bed and sofa.
S2,Sa5. Lot sc. WASHINGTON TOURIST
Evening star., 1947-09-25
DESK SPACE FOR RENT.

9Th and F sts. NV. Call Ma 1857; ewes,
Lu. 50S4 -25
DESK SPACE in attorneys suite: reason
able; prefer young lawyer or accountant.
DESK SPACE, including private ofice. with
use of front office: located in real estate
business; suitable for lawyer; privil. of
having name on front window S25 per
mo. CHARLES S. GUNN. 326 Penna. ave.
ER loOk -21
Evening star., 1947-09-25
AUTO TRUCKS FOR SALE tcor, ,

CENTRAL MOTOR CO.. GMc truck oealel.
ohers 40 trucks at special sale.
P1ckups, panels, metro bodies stakes,
dump. furniture vans. refrigerated trucks
15 and 20 pass. buses, tractors, Chassis
and cabs, semitrailers.
Army surplus cargoes and dumps. AKA
and 6x6. half tracks, bridge constructors.
ducks. amphibious jeeps, sterilizer vans.
CENTRAL. MOTOR CO. GMC truck
dealers. $500 Lee hwy. Arlington, Va,
CHI: 1000, daily, s am. to Q pm. Sun. 10
to .. To reach: Out NJ st. through George
town. cross Key Bridge, turn right on Lee
hwy. ~. S. 90 and 21D: drive 1l2 miles.
Evening star., 1947-09-25
GARAGES FOR SALE.

STEEL AND ALUMINIUM GARAGES and
mill buildings: engineered and erected
DUPONT IRON WORKS, INC, 1865 ] 9Th
10 METAL GARAGES; income. s45 Der
GROUP OF 10 GARAGES. mr.. Dupont
Circle; reas. priced. Mr.. Hunter. Ma. 1900;
ewes. and Sun, GIL. 52S5. BOSS a. PHELPS,
INC, 14l7 X at NV -oT
Evening star., 1947-09-25
AUTO TRUCKS FOR H,Rs.

VETERAN desires household moving. gen.
ifsf rits; I Saee Eat
by day. week or month. PUBLIC sERVICE
DRIVE UR-SELF. ME- 7O1l II
DODGE 1}2-ton. nat body. for hire by hour
or day, with drivel PL. Ol42.
Evening star., 1947-09-25
AUTO TRUCKS WANTED

NO DEALERS-Panel truck. good condi-
Eiona 5sao 81 to AZ: must be good buy. co.
TRUCKS wanted to hire. We wish to
nire several trucks, stake or pickup body,
COAL CO., INC, 1I07 Jefferson-DaVis
hwy. arlington. Va. Phone ME. 3545. or
Evening star., 1947-09-25
WATERFRONT PRopERTY-sALE.

WILL SELL beautiful ST 300 waterfront
lot. 50x1 SO, for ST 900: also, 5000 lot near
Shores, % miles from Washington. Boat
ing. bathing, and fishing privileges. Call
Emerson 1871 after 7:3O week days. after
Saturdays and Sundays.
8 ROOMS AND BATH. newly decorated. .
block from water Call FA 1851
BAY BRIDGE. near Annapolis-Bay front
oedrms.. l bath, lge KIT. liv. rm and lge.
screened porch on 1st. A.; 3 bedrms. and
bath End A.: oil heat. elec. stove and refgr.,
garage; shower bath house; S13,95O.
Please call INEZ CUSHARD, OR. 1890 or
ANNAPOLIS Bay Vista 3341. -26
FOUR-ROOM, bath, cottage. furnished:
large screened porch elec. stove, refined
community. good roads; near stores, school
and church, $4,000: terms. BOND, ME.
Evening star., 1947-09-25
AUTO LOANS.

IF you ARE PLANNING to buy a car from
private party or dealer, 1t Isn't necessary
to pay cash. Our easy payment plan will
conform with your budget Cali Us before
you buy. Our stan of experts will be glad
to appraise the car for fair market value
and mechanical condition and assist in
procuring title and tags No obligation
Telephone Republic 1900, NOLAN FINANCE
CO. 1lO2 New York ave. NV, Greyhound
Evening star., 1947-09-25
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

GET TOT, CASH PRICE for your car
800 for q buyer to call or drive to TRI-
NGLE MOTORS. 3o10 r. I. ave. ne
BUSINESSMAN needs '46, AZ sedan or
nv; willing to pay top cash: impnedi-
ely. EX. 4249, days; Gil. 6272, ewes.
= to 10 pm. -2S
Evening star., 1947-09-25
GeS WANTED.

18th and sts. NV. Call Elk. 305O. PHIL
LIPS PETROLEUM CO. go
GARAGE WANTED-Single: monthly or
weekly; within 8 blocks Dupont Circle
SIMPSON. DI. 200. Ext. 3175; evenings
Evening star., 1947-09-25
Word Game

Find "A OF more common ENBIISu
words in
OLEMIC,
meaning, controversial Average
mark is % words. Time limit, 80
minutes.
Rules of the Came Words must be OF
four or more letters Q Words which acquire
four letters by the addition Of IS" such as
bats" cats are not used. 3. Only one
form of a word is used. 4. Proper names
are not used. A list will be published to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1947-09-25
T axe Ny Word for 1t
By Frank Colby
7ETARY'S HANDBOOK

SECRETARY'S HANDBOOK.
@. Could you explain the differ
ence between "as If" and "as
though"?-F. M.
A. There is not the slightest diff
ference. The two terms are inter
changeable
@. We are planning an advertise
ment for our drapery department.
We are undecided whether or not
to use the words "drapes." It's cor
rect, isn't it?-G. G.
A. It's informal, but certainly not
incorrect. The word is well estab-
lished in American usage, and 1t
has dictionary sanction.
@. We have had a discussion in
my Office about the proper preposi-
ton to follow the verb complain"
as, THE patient complained (of?
aboutO pains in her side" May we
have your opinion?-Dr. R. F.
A. Either is correct; it's a matter
of choice.
@. Here is clipping which states,
"" her condition was reported
as worsening" l have never heard
the word "worsening." 1t sounds so
Wrong.-J. A. G.
A. It's quite correct. Worsen is
a verb, present tense. meaning, ito
make or become worse" The past
tense is worsened The present par
ticle and verbal noun is worsening
Are you confused when you write q
letter and want to use the woTd-affect
or effect? Mr. Colby's leaflet. C-1, ex-
plains the use of these words, and gives
key letters to differertiate their meaning.
To obtain a copy, sent cents in coin
and stamped. self addressed envelope to
Frank Colby, Star p. o. Box 80. Station
G, New York 10, N Y.
tCopyright. The Bell Syndicate, Inc, 1870
Evening star., 1947-09-25
MONEY WANTED.

50, 500 to $4,000 at $50 interest. Few de-
sirable md trust notes at So. Priced
right. MR.. PARKS, HO. 1880. -2S
Evening star., 1947-09-25
WATERFRONT PROP. FOR RENT.

FURN. COTTAGE. 81 mi. from Wash /;
cleo. oil heat; $50 mo- MI $40. -27
COLONIAL BEACH-Modern cottage, $50
per mo. for winter months. Phone Lorton
so, MRS BAKER is
Evening star., 1947-09-25
C-lO THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
rEuREs9 ,eI,
STORES FOR RENT (cont, J

$500 so. FIT. street level space, add.
space in basement for storage, etc: va
cant: located in the heart of the business
section in downtown Washington For
further details apply leasing department,
LEO NJ: BERNSTEIN CO., 1415 K St.
LARGE BEAUTIFUL STORE. appToxi-
mately 21xeO IT.. excellent downtown To-
cation, 9th and F SITS NV. EX 1895.
APPROXIMATELY $500 So IT. floor space
and ofhces on , levels in Center Market
Bldg. 9TH and K SITS. NV. Separate en-
trance on L ST. Suitable for wholesale
vegetable, laboratory, print shop, distri-
button or service business requiring CEN
tral location. Rent reasonable. LEO M.
BERNSTEIN CO.. ME. $500. i
Evening star., 1947-09-25

Big premiqm prIess pSn1 Mnr Ior I,EannopS ,T5n nn9
An cash or certified check Drive in open
lot, 1900 l4th ST.. corner N st. NV. Open
$40 to $50. Closed Sunday.
Evening star., 1947-09-25
COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR SALE,

POTOMAC HUNT ECTION-Trayilah--
Small country estate. 80 min. from down
town; magnificent view across Potomac;
35-ft. living room. bedrooms. 2Ka baths,
modern kitchen. oil heat, 4 acres. Rock
Evening star., 1947-09-25
AUTO PAINTING

COMPLETE JOB. s3b up; work guaran-
VI. $3.50 Phone 5 to z p.m. only.
AUTO PAINTING. $50: nest materials
used: immediate service: body and fender
WORK. 351O Ga. ave, GE aS42
AUTO PAINTING = Complete job. $40:
son CHEVROLET. 1929 18th st. NV,
Evening star., 1947-09-25

COL0RED-2-STORY and basement Office
building, directly across the street from
Howard Theater; immediate occupancy.
Gall LEO M. BERNSTEIN & CO. 14I5
K St, ME. $500 -26
CoLORED-DOCToRs AND DENTISTS
Ofaces available in new medical bldg. in
large shopping center in the heart of
one Of the finest coloTed residential areas
in Washington. For further details apply
leasing dept, LEO NJ. BERNSTEIN q CO,
141S x st NV ME h4Nn -oh
Evening star., 1947-09-25

BUICK 1941 Special 4-door sedan; r. and
h: Sl.l95; S4OO down
Chevrolet 194I 2-door sedan: r, and h.;
S995; S335 down
JACK KENNEDY MOTOR SALES, e033-
,S6 Nichols ave TR SS16 -Dh
Evening star., 1947-09-25

PONTIAC 1883 2-dr. sedan; not many
miles, looks and runs just like a new car
must be seen to be appreciated: privately
p1aTi egnsdi bought new; $95g; RE, 1907. 25.
sedan: r. and h.: new tires; excel. condi-
tiOn and appearance: ST 66O RA 7Oh1
Evening star., 1947-09-25

coupe, very clean: T.
with white wheel rim.
beauty will afford many
ole transportation. 30
)95. LOGAN MOTORS,
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
Commonplace Pump Termed
Most Widely Used Machine

PHILADELPHIA.-With only %
per cent of the nations farms
equipped with the most universally
used machine in the Countrywide
commonplace pump-the remaining
II per cent r rapidly becoming
an important market for this mech
anism which outnumbers the auto
mobile, telephone and refrigerator
combined.
Terming the pump the "unsung
Cinderella of the machine family"
Richard H. DeMott, vice president
of ski Industries, Inc, in an in
dustrial report, said that of the coun-
try's $500, 900 farms, only 1879, 900
are equipped with pumps for run
ming water.
He estimated that the national
pump population" now tops 100 mil
lion, constituting one of the most i'm
portant uses for ball and roller
bearings. He compared the pump
total with 1900, 900 automobiles, 49,
$4,000 refrigerators and 81, 300, 900
telephones reported in use at the
end of 1916, pointing out that each
motor vehicle uses at least one form
of pump.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
Huge Dope Cache Is
Seized at New York
Called One Of Biggest Hauls in
History Of Port.

NEW YORK.-Heroin worth ST.
147, 500, the largest seizure of mar
cotics in New York history, was con-
fiscated by federal agents from the
French freighter Saint-Tropez.
Agents under Col. Garland Will
liams, director of the federal bu-
reau of narcotics for the New York
area, worked on the case 49 continu-
Gus hours.
The find consisted of 459 ounces of
pure heroin, valued in the black
market at $4,000 an ounce.
An international ring of smugglers
was suspected when the wrapping OF
the heron was found to be identical
with the wrapping of S25O,OOO Of
heroin seized two months ago from
the motor ship John Ericsson.
The Ericsson since was damaged
to an extent of 81, 500, 900 by fire at
its North river pier.
The Saint-Tropez arrived
Marseilles. Action started with a
purely routine inspection Of sea-
men leaving the pier.
Lawrence Murray, port patrolman,
found in the money belt of Cesur
Negro, %, a French seaman, four
packages, each weighing S12 ounces.
After the seaman's arrest, federal
agents were notified and undertook
a fine-toothcomb search of the
freighter.
In a locker for soiled linen, they
unearthed so additional packages.
Herein is never sold pure to adj
diets, but is adulterated heavily, I'M
til an original ounce comes to many
times its original dimensions. 1t is
this which gives the narcotic drug its
excessive black market value.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
Clerk Pleads Guilty
To $4,000 Theft
Lived LuxuriousIy and Kept Two
Private Yachts.

NEW YORK. - William Arthur
Nickel, S~64-a-week clerk who lived
luxuriously and kept two yachts
while he embezzled $3.50, 900 from
his employer, pleaded guilty as he
went on trial with two of his three
co-defendants.
Nickel, who apparently will be
chief states witness in the huge
Mergenthaler Linotype company
swindle, entered his plea to a 202-
count indictment charging grand
larceny and forgery.
The 48-year-old former Mergen-
thaler employee, whose extrava-
gance failed to arouse suspicion I'M
til a fellow employee discovered
fraudulent entries in his books, was
arrested last October in a Florida
hotel.
Nickel, who had fled to Detroit,
Chicago and Florida when he rec
ognized that his accounts were
under scrutiny, talked freely after
his arrest and implicated three
others in the complicated plot.
Julius Lobel, alias Jimmy Collins,
a Broadway figure who has been at
liberty under $4,000 bail, and Irv-
ing Cohen, As, known as "Izzy the
EEL" are c~o-defendants in the swim
die trial.
A fourth CO = defendant, Isidore
Rappaport, SIS, president of the
Ultima Optical Instrument COM
pany, was granted a separate trial
because he and his firm were
named in only Al out of nearly 500
counts in the indictment.
Rappaport, a war sub-contractor
for the linotype firm, was said by
Nickel to have master-minded the
plot in which fraudulent checks
made out supposedly in payment of
Mergenthaler bills escaped COM
pany detection. Rappaport, how
ever, was said to have been ousted
in favor of Collins later in the plot.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
Oldest Building in Capital

The home of the Marine Corps
commandant, built in 1903, is known
as the oldest building in Washing
ton, D. c.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
Table Mark

A stubborn white mark on a table
top can be removed by rubbing with
salt and salad oil.