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Evening star., 1918-05-31
Russia's Lost Opportunity.


If ever a country was given a fair
chance to reshape its destinies it was
Russia. Finland, to the northwest. al
though perpetually dissatisfied under
Russian rule, did nothing more than
talk of a separatist movement during
the early months Of the revolution.
The Ukraine nationalistic movement
almost died with the cars abdication.
Russian Armenians and the Caucasian
tribes had preferred the Slav yoke to
Turkish atrocities. and now they
looked forward to a just. peaceable.
prosperous era and eventual autono-
my. settled in the court Of nations,
not on the battlefield. Poland. that
storehouse of tragic memories. was
under the Prussian heel ard could
only wish the revolution well.
In fact. everybody wished Russia
we'll except the hungry men who
ruled the central empires. Even the
visionaries who have practically en-
compassed the ruin of the country
would have sacrificed their lives and
everything they had, except their
political theories. to make the revolu-
ton a success.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Canadian Titles.
From the Manitoba Free Press.

From the Manitoba Free Press.
Once it is understood that for all
titles giv.n to Canadians the Domin-
ion government is responsible there
will be a marked diminution in the
number granted; II. indeed. the prac-
tice does not entirely cease. There
from London for the distribution Of
titles throughout the empire under
tho very mistaken idea that this sup
piled an additional bond Of union be-
tween the motherland and the domin-
ions. It Is a safe guess that both Sir
wilfrid Laurier and Sir Robert Bor-
den accepted knighthoods under pres
ing colleague Of Sir Wilfrid was. 1t 10
believed. periodically bombarded with
requests from that quarter to accept
this honor. and had much difficulty in
escaping having sir tackled to his
name.
This new Order of the British EN-
pire illustrates the theory of our
friends in London. Some profound in
tellect. enshrined probably in the Sc
questered haunts of the colonial Of
fee, OWNED that what was needed to
keep the empire together was a new
order. with its consequent distribution
OF honors. Hence the Order Of the
British Empire with its seven grades.
running down from the Grand Cross
to tho comparatively plebeian NJ. B.
Z. A few Of these honors were given
out in January: but 1t was planned to
have q wholesale distribution In
April. The Canadian government was
notified by the presiding genius In
London that Canada's share was to be
$40 titles and decorations Of all
grades; and the compilation Of the
list Of the fortunate $40 was left to
Sir Robert Borden. When the PROPOSE
tion came before the union govern
ment 1t met with shipwreck. The
government refused to turn aside
from the grave duties which pressed
upon IL to consider the relative mer-
its for social prominence of aspiring
Canadians, and for its future protec-
tion against similar demands proceed.
ed to formulate the order in council
whose production in parliament de-
lighted the house and the country.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Justice for the Disabled.
From the London Globe.


In a letter to the press Sir Fred
erick Milner draws attention to the
successive improvements which have
been introduced to meet the case of
the discharged soldier who has been
recommended for a pension and is
awaiting the decision Of the pensions
ministry. At first these men got moth
ing while their cases were under con-
sideration. although Chelsea might
hang the matter up for weeks or
months. Then they received los a
week II single md 20s il married.
subsequently altered to las a week all
around. which was distinctly unfair
to the married man. Now it is to be
27s Cd. AS Sir Frederick says: "It
is easier to get blood out of stone
than to get a concession from the
treasury, especially where a disabled
man is concerned" However. he and
those who have worked with him in
the interests of our broken soldiers.
have successfully performed that
operation.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Promise Of. Japan's shipyards.

From Asia Magazine.
Shipbuilding in Japan has become
an enormouse enterprise. absorbing
the executive and financial energy OF
most Of the country. AT the out
break of war Japanese shipyards ce-
pable Of constructing ships over 1000
tons numbered only six or seven. By
October, 1917. 1t was estimated that
the number had risen to thirty. Yards
have been laid out all along the
shores of the famous Inland Sea
which bids fair to become the japanese
Clyde. Calculating six months as the
minimum period necessary to produce
a. ship of over 1000 tons. the total
possible output Of the japanese yards
may be reckoned at 100000 tons
always providing that sufficient of
the essential material, steel, be OBJ
tanned.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Latin a Living Language.
tn. Lordon Chronicle.

From tn, Lordon Chronicle.
For anything like a parallel to the
romance Of Hebrew. after having
been SO long numbered with the dead
tongues. becoming today a living.
spoken language. we must turn to
Latin. though the analogy is not
perfect. Through all the dreadful
days of barbarism in Europe the Ro-
man Catholic Church helped to pre-
serve that language from oblivion.
When Creek had all but perished
from the knowledge of mankind at
large. when even Homer was forgot
ten, the language of the Caesars rem
dered international communication
possible.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Patriotic Persuasion

From the Boston Transcript. ,-.~
They say that money talks" -.
That's right. Mine has Just pei
suaded me to exchange 1t for q nbe,
ty bond" '.
Evening star., 1918-05-31

est competitor of the United States in
the production OF raw cotton" said
William Eleroy Curtis. an American
writer, who visited the country in
1911. His judgment. 1t must be re-
membered, ives made when the land
was under the lazy Russian rule;
what progress would be made IL it
ever comes under the Pan-Germans,
spurred on by the imperative necessi-
ty under which Germany labors for
getting cotton despite the allied
blockade, may be imagined.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Turkestan Cotton.
From Asia Magazine.


Turkestan is among the greatest
cotton-producing regions Of the
world; through the big crops derived
from 1t Russia has been enabled, in
the past. to rank fourth among the
cotton-growing countries of the
world. being surpassed only by the
United States. Great Britain and Ger
many. Even under Russian rule,
which did not put the potentialities of
the land to best use, the growing of
Turkestan cotton went forward by
leaps and bounds. In 1909 the pro-
dUction aggregated more than $500. 900
pouds "a poud is thirty-six pounds). a
2 per cent Of the total crop of the
world. In 1912 the crop was marketed
for 175.00o,000 rubles. one-half the
value of the total agricultural pro-
duc.ion of Turkestan. Five-sixths of
the industries in Turkestan are busy
with the cotton crop, including cot
ton presses and cottonseed oil mills.
."Turkestan is going to be the great
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Kitchen Kindness,

From the Boston Transcript.
Boiled potatoes" says an expert o
such matters, "are ever SO much bette
II they are gently boiled"
The gentle way Of boiling spuds
To US Is no surprise:
We sometimes hum a lullaby.
It helps them close their eyes.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
ADVISED TO IGNORE
NOTICES TO MOVE
Tenants Told That Salisbury
Resolution Will Protect
Them in Homes.

Persons that have been given thirty
days notice expiring tonight to move
from the homes they now occupy are
being advised by the housing and
health division Of the War Depart
ment TO ignore the notice. it was
learned today.
The Salisbury resolution to prevent
ev.ctions was sent to the President
for signature this afternoon, and
Capt. Julius /. Peyser Of the housing
and health division Of the War De-
partment said today that the resolu-
tion would safeguard any family that
is still in the honse 1t has been noti-
fled to move from when the resolu-
tion becomes law.
Many Court Cases Expected.
Asked about reports that many
families wer9 moving today as re-
suit of alleged "buy-or- r-move" notices
expiring June !, Capt. Peyser said
that in every case that has been
brought to the attention of the War
Department the tenant has been in
structed not to move on the expira-
tion of the notice.
next step is for the landlord to have
the tenant hailed into Municipal
Court to show cause why he did not
move. 1t Is expected there will be
many such cases pending in court
comes law by the Presidents sigma
ture.
Capt Peyser said that sixty four
cases of employees Of the navy yard
being given notice to move were
and Navy departments in the last
two weeks.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Orders Must Be Obeyed.

From Punch.
Orderly Sergeant-Light out. there.
Voice from the Hut-It's the moon,
sergint.
Orderly Sergeant-I don't give a
darn what 1t is. Put it out!
Evening star., 1918-05-31
All the Fixings.

From the Boston Transcript.
Little Freddy had just been put in a
khaki suit with long trousers.
Mamma" he asked. ''am a man now
like papa?'
81 suppose so." she replied.
well. then he continued, IT guess
I'll take a dime out Of my bank and go
down to the barber shop and get
shay ed"
Evening star., 1918-05-31

Hushand-Hurrah. I've got q weskA.
vacation.
Wife-How nice. Now you can dig
the garden. clean out the cellar and
whitewash the kitchen.-Salem NeKk
Evening star., 1918-05-31
More Than Her Share.

From the Boston Transcript.
Alice-Did you hear about Cora?
She's going to marry a widower with
six children.
Edith-shes always was, a greedy
thing.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Longest on Record.

Prom the Seattle Post Intellrencer.
A Chicago woman is suing for a d.
vorce from man who has not been
home since 1872. That Is the longest
spree on record.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Bell Tropical Worsted Suits
The Bell
Guarantee

II for any reason
you believe tas Bell
Suit you buy here isn't
giving the saHsfacdon
1t should. come In and
We will make any ad-
5ustmsnt you believe
10 right. Well give
you . now garment
or your money back
whichever you prefer.
Gould any Ar1n do
more for youi
The sun., 1918-09-22
By r. F. FOSTER.

A PROPOS Of the suggestions made
~. by several OF THE SUNS Eng
\ lish correspondents. some OF
whose letters have been printed, many
situations might be cited TO show the i'm
portance OF the principle which they
seem to regard as the sine qua non OF
auction: making the one trick that saves
the game or sets the contract, when the
player has the weaker hand.
The interesting point made by our
English critics Is that although only half
the hands at auction are good for seven
tricks or more. these are the hands to
which most Of our instruction Is devoted
They are the hands about which all the
text books are written, and for which
all the conventions are devised.
This is only partly true. however. as
the modern game is based largely on
defence, either in the play or in the
preparation for that play; notably by
Indicating the suit 1t is desirable that
the partner should lead.
That the play OF the weaker hands
those which are good for less than six
tricks, is more important than the play
of the strong hands, Is hardly true.
What would be true would be to say
that they are equally important. but that
the average player does not realize II
Just as many games are lost through
failure to win them as through the ad-
versaries' failure ito save them.
When we speak of hands that are good
for less than six tricks. we mean. OF
course, when played against the declara'
tion. There are many hands that are
good for less than six tricks with one
suit for trumpe, or at no trumps, which
would be good for seven tricks or more
at another trump declaration.
The point. therefore. seems to be that
n one Is to be a consistent winner al
auction one must be able to get not only
seven tricks or more when playing the
declaration, but to get all the six or less
that are possible when playing against
the declarer.
There are three ways of losing tricks
that seem to be very popular with the
beginner when playing the defensive
hands. These are: I. Shifting suits
2. Refusing to lead tenaces. 8. Playing
the opponents suits.
1t is astonishing how many tricks
games and rubbers can be lost by switch
ing suits when there Is no occasion fol
Il. Apart from the disadvantage OF
showing the declarer the position In two
different suits there is the purely spec
uIative character OF the shift. leaving the
suit first opened still up a tree as to Its
value.
Here are two cases that came under
my notice recently. both hands played In
the same rubber and each helping Il
lose IL:
The sun., 1918-09-22
Modern Game of Auction Based Mainly on Defence

ace OF spades. upon which 2 dropped the
queen. On the excuse that his partner
did not play an encouraging" spade. A
switched and led through dummy's dia-
monds.
Y put on the ace. leading both ques \
and Jack. upon which Y discarded both
his clubs. Then he exhausted the trumps.
led the queen Of spades and made Ave by
cards by ruffing BIS club lead. DUNN. S
spade nine becoming a reentry.
What Is the objection to AS con-
tinuing the suit he opens? II he does so
B will win the second round and lead a
club up to dummy's weakness. A must
win the FIRST or second round. according
to rs play. and then II A sticks to his
own suit b will make a trump. This
holds down to his contract, two by
cards.
Here Is the other hand, the second
played by the same partners as A and B
The sun., 1918-09-22
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q soss
a J ,oss

2 dealt and bid a spade. A said two
clubs. intending to show that he could
support the other major suit II his part
ner was strong enough to bid hearts :
but B passed. not thinking It necessary
to bid two diamonds just to deny the
clubs. z went on to two spades
A led the ace of clubs. upon which 2
dropped the ten. This play somewhat
resembles his play in the first example.
1t Is a common trick. the object being
to throw the adversaries off and induce
them to lead another suit. Unless they
know what they are doing with the
other suit they will usually do better
TO let II alone.
trust your partner II there is any doubt
the partner clearly warns you TO quit
a suit, why shift?
Instead of going right along with the
clubs A switched to the heart Jack. 2
won the trick and led a small trump.
on which he finessed dummys nine. This
Is an example OF getting the one trick
needed to win a game. After dropping
all the trumps u led the king Of dia-
monda
Now Instead Of going on with the
hearts A switched back again to the
clubs. so that y made the king Of that
suit. then the king of diamonds and then
dummy's king of hearts and the Jack OF
diamonds. The two long trumps made
four odd and the game.
II A does not switch but leads the
second round OF clubs B trumps and
leads the diamonds. This allows him to
make another trump and lead another
diamond. This holds 2 down to his con-
tract, two by cards.
The sun., 1918-09-22

Just get out your needles and knit 'em
socks now.
Reported by Another Singer.
That this reprehensible pig knit
ting" is common elsewhere also Is re-
vealed by this contribution from a
former Sock Song prize winner, Anna
Little Of Navy League Unit 217. Ruth
erford, n. j.:
HAVE YOU MET HERR
You wave and cheer for the lads. my
dear.
As the transports put to sea,
You even sigh as they pass us by
And you're sad as you can be.
Then our ferryboat keeps on afoat.
And you work with a hank Of yarn
On a sweater pink, for yourself. think
Say you ain't worth darn!
One cannot speak too strongly about
the selfish person who with enough
skill to knit handsome silk sweaters
does so. ignoring the repeated appeals
for socks for our boys over there.
tooties for the wretched baby refugees
from the war zones and helmets for
the lads who stand cold night watches
on navy craft Of all kind so that our
troops may escape the Hun pirates.
II a girl or woman must be pig
knitter' she at least should have shame
rnoughs4o-do 1t secretly, but then. per-
haps, a person who is a pig knitter"
these days hasn't any shame left.
Getting back to a pleasanter topic.
the Sock Song judges always are
pleased to hear from the prize win
ners. Following are two letters that
speak for themselves:
Sir-Please accept my thanks for
your award and for the two hanks of
sock WOOL which Is of beautiful quality
and has already been transformed into
| two pairs OF socks Sincerely.
EMMA A. LANGLoTz.
104 n. Montgomery street, Railway.
| ". ].
Sir-It was very pleasant to receive
a prize in your Sock Song Contest, and
am already busly knitting on the
fine wool which came to me. Thank
you very much indeed.
| All the people in this vicinity read
the sock poems with great interest. and
We enjoy them very much. Very sim
cerely, EMILY G. MUNRO.
Saint Margaret's School, Waterbury.
Conn.
| To our Trenton correspondent who
sent us her verses for the second time
and apologies therefor we would say
that entries in the contest that have
been improved by slight changes al
ways are welcome. II your verse
doesn't happen to win and you can
revamp II into better shape do not hes
itate to do so. The more that come
the merrier the contest and the higher
the quality of those selected.
This Weeks Verses of Merit.
And now for this weeks Honorable
Mentions:
Oh. his wooing was quick and his
wooing was bold.
For a soldier has not time
To court a maid as in days Of old
With gifts OF song and rhyme.
She answered him neither yes or nay.
When she knew her mind he had sailed
away.
So she sent him a pair OF woollen sock,
Fashioned with finest art;
BE careful. pray, OF these socks" she
wrote,
las in them you'll find my heart"
AMY w. EGGLEsroS.
| Ulster Park, Ny.
The sun., 1918-09-22
Indignant Red Cross Worker Says Women Make Gaudy
Sweaters Publicly and Shamelessly-Week's Grst
of Entries in Wool Contest Turns Out Two
Excellent Verses on Mother Theme

- OCK knitting and Sock singing Is
- booming, folks, and It seems to
be the popular outdoor. as well
as indoor, spcrr Of the moment. The
stimulation OF Pershing's victory at st.
Mihiel. together with the approaching
Liberty Loan. is clearly reflected in
the number Of entries in THE sun
DAY SUMS contest. The quality. too.
Of the contributions keeps up ana adds
gray hairs weekly to the collection OF
the judges.
There was small choice IN the first
three this week. they being picked
from two dozen or more weeded out Of
the many entered. Even the selection
Of the next ten, for Honorable Men,
ton, was a task. and those that were
rejected in the final classification in
duller weeks easily would have gained
publication at least.
First prize goes this week to Stephen
Han Of Plainfield, N. j.. mainly for the
sentiment that underlies his verse.
The judges must confess to a leaning
toward the Mother theme. as the con-
testants must have observed.
Miss Edith O'Connor Of this city,
who carries of second prize, voices
the spirit that is inspiring the nation.
Her verse. ITO the Armies OF the En-
tente Allies" sounds a cheerful note
well worthy Of the weeks good news.
III
The Mother theme hobs UP again in
the third prize, won by May Therry
Christian Of Elmlra. N. Y, and with II
II cleverly woven the appealing sweet
heart idea so popular in most Sock
Songs. The combination in this verse
seems most appealing. as even the I'M
successful contestants must admit
1t Is with pain and shame that we
. record that the weeks grist Of letters
anent Sock Songs reveals that "Pig
knitting" Is going on right here in
town. This practice Is so bad a one
that It is hoped this publicity may end
It once for all. One OF our Washing.
ten Heights correspondents writes:
A few weeks ago I noticed with in
terest Mrs. Proehls's Sock Song. You
SAID IL was not considered because
none Of us had observed any pig knit
ters." After working all day yester-
day for the Red Cross, walked up
Convent avenue, and on one corner
there were seven women sitting on
camp stools knitting everything but
the right kind. as you put 1t. and I
was wishing had Mrs Proehlss Sock
Song to give them.
On st. Nicholas Terrace also you
will find any number OF women knit
ting gay colored sweaters. Any az
ternoon after 8 o'clock they are In the
majority. I will repeat Mrs. Proehls's
Sock Song:
The Red Cross Is shouting for sweater,
and socks.
And yet you dear girlies. alone and In
focks.
Contentedly sit
While pink scarfs you knit
And baby blue tams to adorn your raj,
locks!
Il love you all too much to kick up a
row,
But the justice OF this you must surely
allow;
Our boys must not freeze
So please, please, please
The sun., 1918-09-22

z leads a spade and follows with any
diamond. A covers and trumps with
the Jack Of clubs, leading ace OF spades
q discards diamond, and when Y leads
the small trump, z wins whatever B
plays, makes a heart trick and leads his
last diamond. which Y trumps with the
queen. Now 2 makes two trumps
BRIDGE PRoBIEM NO. 500.
BY Ernest Bergholt.
The sun., 1918-09-22

Sock verses one by one
Till, the fair guerdon won,
Famous I've grown.
Mrs. JOHN H. PATTERSON.
Selkirk. n, Y.
Knitting. knitting. knitting.
Knitting all the day.
Knitting socks for you lad.
For you so far away.
And so I keep on knitting.
Though really not for you.
But knitting for my country;
For the red and white and blue.
KATHERINE NJ. BISKLKr.
Mount Pleasant terrace, Roxbury.
Mass.
(To the tune OF Casey Jones.D
Gen. Pershing-We are sending socks
and sweaters;
Gen. Pershing-Your army Is the finest
Of the fine:
Gen. Pershing-There will be no hesita-
ton
When your Yankee Doodle Doodles'
reach the Hindenburg Tine.
Gen. Pershing-With every sock and
sweater:
The sun., 1918-09-22

card from his own hand. whereupon
dummy taps the cards on the table. as
II to intimate that the lead Is from that
hand. The declarer remarks. That's
So" and leads from dummy. Second
hand declines to play to the trick. and
insists that the declarer shall lead.
Can he do so? The declarer bets that
1t is only when the lead Is actually
made from the wrong hand that the
adversaries can let It stand.
The fact that dummy called attention
to the apparent intention to lead from
| the wrong hand also entities the ad-
versaries to require a lead from that
! hand.
r. D. L. says: The declarer leads .
third round OF hearts from dummy and
takes out the ten OF hearts to play to
It, The player on his left discards a
| club. whereupon the declarer takes back
| the ten of hearts, which he still has In
| his fingers and substitutes the seven.
| which held the trick. allowing him to
| catch the nine on his right. bets the
| ten OF hearts must stand. as he played
TO II.
II the declarer had not actually
quilted the ten OF hearts II is not played
to the trick. and AS play was prema-
| ture.
Poker NJ NJ. F. says: Deuces wild.
| no Joker. A shows pair OF tens, a hve
and two deuces against a pair Of kings
and three skies When called A said
he had a five full on tens. b said moth
ing. On seeing BIS hand A changes his
tn for f,l IA n
! bets not.
No, because 1t Is the duty of the
| player who holds any of the braggers
to state in advance what use he is max
ing OF them. Having made his an
nour cement when he laid down his hand
A must abide by 1t and BIS six full
beats him. Why he should not have
called his hand four tens in the frst
place Is not clear. but players fire.
quently overlook things in this form Of
the game,
Again. h further bets that in the
foregoing hand A could not call the two
deuces as distinct cards. one a ten and
the other a Ave. but that both must be
named as of the same denomination II
| two are held.
There is no such rule. In a flush or
straight. for instance. two deuces might
be used to fill in different parts OF the
hand. A ten eight seven and two
deuces could be shown as straight
Jack ten nine eight seven.
T. X. says: Cutting for partners A
shows two cards. B bets the higher OF
the two is his cut.
Wrong. He must cut again. II 1,
only In forming tables and 30 forth tina
the higher card is cut
| Checkers. p. Il. s. says: A can jumI
either Of two ways. In one he will los
two for one. In the other he makes al
even swap. b bets he must mako tn