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New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
LIE. VERTEUIL had lived
for twenty years in a little
first floor apartment in

the Rue de Lille. She was
already spinster when her mother
died, leaving her small income.
some handsome furniture and a few
valuable jewels. AS an incidental
inheritance she continued to receive
frequent invitations to dine with
relatives and old family friends.
Mile. Verteuil was fond of sumptu-
Gus dinners and also of being. treat
ed with Difference. She would have
been perfectly happy if she had not
allowed herself to be tyrannized over
by these two passions.
Every week she dined out twice
on Sunday with the Boisrands. and
on Thursday with the Pritels. She
was related to both families. At the
Bolsrands, multimillionaires, she
encountered splendor and insolence.
Her small income meant nothing to
them. They treated her as poor
cousin. Boisrand, coarse in fiber,
always restless and hard driven: his
wife, who gave herself to majestic
airs, and the two daughters, who
wore too satisfied with being rich
and pretty not to be scornful of
others, all competed in witticisms at
her expense. Their epigrams, which
furnished entertainment to the other
guests, wounded Mile. Verteuil deep
ly. To avoid friction, however, she
pretended to see in them only the
license Of relationship and affection.
She tried to laugh them off.
cousin, you are very naughty,
very naughty" she answered shipper
ingly, though her lips were pale with
anger, when M. Boisrand over
wnslmed her with his bz.talssiss.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
French Laid Penalties

This is the first time France has
put an especial tax on bachelors.
though under the convention in 1795
law was passed excluding the un-
married from the Conseil des Anci-
ems, which corresponds to the present
Senate, and at the beginning of the
present century proposals were made
to give French fathers a double vote
in elections, while in the interests of
increasing the population of France
there have been frequent PROPOSE
tlons for state premiums for chill
dren and for the states bearing the
expense of motherhood.
In England from time to time.
when the national expenses have
been above the normal, bachelors
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
/NTELLIGENCE the part of the male is bu mo enus
usual Ingredient IN a marriage agreement

virgins competed. On fete days they
were dragged around the altar naked
by young virgins, who beat the en-
parrassed and blushing youths with
their fists, while in winter they were
compelled to run around the Forum
naked and sing a song that made
them additionally ridiculous.
The love potion was popular in
Thessaly to lead the young mans
thoughts to matrimony. But these
potions were not always strictly
harmless. Lucullus, the Roman gen.
eral, was first driven mad and then
Killed by one of them, and Lucretius
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

which was more indifferent than
usual - she duplicated the insalts
which she had suffered at the hands
Of M. Boisrand and his daughters.
Unconsciously, perhaps, she initiated
the brusQue impoliteness Of the
former and the malicious imperti-
rence of the latter. She went so far
that the Pritels presently ceased to
treat her sarcasms as jokes. The
husband fell into q constrained 81
lence, keeping his eyes on his plate.
The wife occupied herself exclusively
with the service and with the chill
dren. The children didn't venture
to say word. But Mile. Vertcuil,
who felt in good form, kept on talk
ing. They had continued to insult
her the Sunday before, despite her
silence.
When she departed M. Pritel es-
corted her to the Metro, as usual.
She noticed that before leaving the
apartment he had whispered some
thing to his wife.
On the way to the station sse was
icily silent. But, as she was about
to descend the Metro stairway, he
stopped her and made this little
speech:
"My dear cousin, if you really
feel as much contempt for us as you
have shown this evening, our rela-
tions must cease. For a long time
we have tried to see in your impolite
remarks only attempted jests,
friendly, perhaps, though in bad
taste. We can't do so any longer.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

woman irresistible. Melting wax
over fire would soften the heart of
the desired one, especially if the fol
lowing couplet were repeated:
"As this devoted wax melts DER the fire.
Let Myrdlan Delphis melt with soft desire ,
Another formula was to burn
laurel, repeating,
First. Delphid injured me; he rais'd my
flame,
And now I burn this bow in DeIphid g
name.
AS this doth blaze and break in fume.
How soon it takes, let Delphid's flesh
consume"
Love works in wondrous ways his
mysteries to perform. Love knots,
by the way, should consist of only
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

thirty are essentially self
IL ish and more frequently
than not moral towards.
No man reaches the age of thirty
years without having had his heart
stirred by marriageable woman.
In some cases the intelligence, also,
is brought into action. But intelli-
gence on the part of the male is by
no means a usual ingredient in a
marriage arrangement.
Men are rushed into marriage by
susceptible hearts, and all mems
hearts are susceptible, be they young
or Old, while young mems hearts
surge like the stormy sea with emo
tions that are rarely suppressed.
Very young men fall in love and
out with the facility of tumblebug
climbing the side Of an earthen pot.
AS they grow older they become less
agile, or more tenacious, or, posi-
bly, more sluggish. At any rate,
one divine being ultimately leads
them to the altar.
A Victory for Cowardice
And this is as it should be. If
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Auction Bridge


an essential in any suit call he
would not bid the clubs, so that A
made the first bid, a spade which
every one passed. 1t is useless for
Y to bid two hearts if his partner
has hand that is not good for
more than trick or two, and equal
ly useless for him to force such q
weak hand to bid anything, which
he might do by using the conven-
tional double, of which we shall
speak in later articles.
Not knowing anything about rs
defensive strength in clubs, Y
opened his longest suit, hearts. lead
ing ace and jack. A won the sec
ond round and tried the diamond
finesse before leading trumps. AS
soon as that held he led four rounds
OF trumps, exhausting z. Then a
second finesse in diamonds allowed
him to lead the ace of that suit and
get club discard. This won the
game.
Had z called the clubs originally,
simply to show where the best de-
fense lay, so far as his cards were
concerned, A would have bid the
spades just the same and Y might
have bid two hearts, or assisted the
clubs, or passed; A and B will 90
on with the spades to three, at
least.
But Y will not lead the hearts.
His partner being marked with ace,
king of clubs and an indefinite num-
Der of small ones, Y will lead the
club queen and then a small one.
After making the third club trick
Z will naturally lead up to the
weakness in hearts, whether Y has
called that suit or not, and the game
is saved.
The solution of problem No. Is.
given last week, in which Y and
', 4 required six tricks, is as follows:
< leads the diamond and Y simply
covers AS play, letting B win with
the queen. B has the choice of
three leads for his defense.
1t b leads spade Y wins and
makes his two diamonds, on which
b must discard a spade or give 2
three heart tricks. If B leads the
diamond instead of the spade, z
discards spade and Y wins the
diamond, leading the spade king
and then the other diamond, fore
ing the same discard from B. If
l. leads the heart, wins and leads
the spade, putting Y in, and again
the two diamonds force B to un-
guard something.
1t will be seen that if Y plays the
ace OF diamonds on the first trick
B will Immediately throw in the
queen, defeating the solution.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

Bachelors are particularly objec-
tionable features of the population
after great war. They fail to come
up to the full duty of citizens in
many ways. Especially they do not
pay their share of the national cx-
pense, and they do not help to re-
store the depleted population, while
it is as true in peace as we'll as dur
ing or Immediately after a war that
they do not bear a fair proportion
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
PINOCHLE

Question-Four playing auction, the
dealer taking no cards, the first man
lids $50, the second passed, and before
the third declared himself the dealer
turned the widow face up. The first
player had pat hand for 300, and the
third hand was studying the possibili-
ties of his cards with a view to outbid-
ding $50. Who is to be paid for this
game, or must it be redealt ?-H. S.
The dealer has to pay, as penalty
for interfering with the cards that be-
longed to the active players. The dealer
in pinochle should make no move and
no comments, once he has dealt the last
card.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Question-A question has arisen as to
whether the following is permissible in
the bidding: A and B are paired against
Y and z, with z dealing z bids one
no-trump, which A passes. says two
no-trumps, which B passes, whereupon
q says three o-trumps.-J. B.
AHSWer-JuS as IN auction, each
player in turn may overcall or increase
any previous bid, even his own part
ner's, and as the object in contract
bridge is to bid the hands up their full
value, this bidding is not only legitimate
but sound, if the players have the cards
to promise three-odd.
Questionable bidding ended at eour
hearts. The declarer made a grand
slam. A bets he cannot score the 100.
as he did not bid it, although he can
score the three extra tricks in the honor
column.--C. K. L.
1t is only the score below the line
that is restricted in contract bridge. The
slam should be credited.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
AFTER o. man reaches the
II age of thirty he fire.
Quently becomes a moral
cO2UGrd ..

when he thinks of obligating himself
to see that another person has
enough to eat and to wear. So the
poor creature assumes an air of su-
pcrior rectitude and descants on the
moral obligations of matrimony and
the sin of condemning a delicately
nuriured girl to the slavery of the
washtubs and the gas range.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Bx r r Eoster

Author Of Foster on Auction," "Auc.
tion Made Easy" ""Foster's Com-
piete Hoyle," etc.
a FREE bid is any bid that
one is not compelled to
4 "A make in order to ovcrcal]
previous bid. The deal
er's bid is always free, or the first
player to his left if the others
have passed. 1t is when the dealer
or second hand starts things that
the following players must do the
best they can with what they have,
even if it is not up to the standard
for free bid.
The partner must always make
allowance for the fact that bid
is forced" and must be careful not
to credit it with the same strength
that would be indicated by a free
bid. 1t may be just as strong, but
one must not take that for granted.
A full trick is usually the allow
ance to be made by the partner in
estimating the hand.
Confning our attention for the
present to free bids in suit, we find
two clements that must always be
kept in mind. One is the value of
the suit as a possible trump, the
other is its value as trick winner
in case the hand is called on to de-
fend itself against an adverse con-
tract
Most persons like to play no.
trumpers, because it is easier to
reach game, three by cards being
enough; but the majority of hands
are played with a major suit for
the trump, hearts or spades. These
are not only the chief game going
contracts, but they are the safest
No one ever lost slam on legiti-
mate heart or spade bid, but there
are hundreds of slams, both big anc
little, made against no-trumpers. II
the hand offers a choice, sounc
major suit bid is always to be pre-
ferred to no-trumps. AS the mino,
suits, clubs and diamonds, are very
seldom bid with the deliberate in
tentlon of insisting on them for the
trump, but are invariably called il
the hope that the strength the,
show will encourage the partner te
try something better, as shown ir
the last article, we shall entirely
disregard these two suits, clubs anc
diamonds, as possible trumps 70,
the present and devote our atten.
ton to their value as support fo1
better calls.
What IS wanted to support an,
suit bid is aces and kings. TRUMP,
are OF little or no use in the dummy
unless they can be used for ruffinp
The dummy that can lay down sur,
tricks in plain suits is the big helm
''iS payer CudC can ShOV
what tricks will be found in hi
hand if he is the dummy is a YER,
desirable partner.
II suit is not wanted for the
trump, length is not only unneces
sary, but a defect, as long suits will
not go round often enough to make
all the high cards in them withou,
danger of being ruffed. The high
cards being the chief desideratum
W. can call clubs and diamonds or
aces and kings, without regard te
length. In this we accomplish two
things: we show the partner where
he can find help for his contracts
or defense against the adversaries
II they get the play. AS an example
takc this distribution:
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Greek Law Was Severe

From the point Of view of the
strength and security of the state
bachelorhood has never been regard
ed with favor either in the ancient
or the modern world, and bachelors
have not only been subjected to PEN
alties, but deprived of various rights
that accrued to married men. In
ancient Greece they were denied
many privileges. Athenian law re-
quired all commanders of the armies
and all orators in the Forum and
holders of any public Office to be mar
ried and have children. The Spar
tans inflicted severe penalties.
Bachelors were refused admission to
the athletic games in which young
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
edom Worth, Mr. Bachelor? You're Going to Paw

have been taxed specially. Under
William III there was a direct tax
on bachelors that varied from one
shilling to S12 los, according to in
come. Bachelors were taxed under
this law from the age of twenty-five
years. In 1875 Pitt laid specially
high tax on bachelors servants, and
five years later his graduated income
tax bore with special weight on
bachelors.
The German Emperor in 1908 gave
serious consideration to a tax on
bachelors in connection with the
schemes for the reconstruction Of the
imperial finance. France was at the
same time discussing a Similar tax,
so that larger proportion of the ma
tional expense would be borne by the
unmarried, and England was also
considering a bachelor tax both to
bring larger part of the expense on
the unmarried and to tap new
sources Of revenue.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
The Man Without a Family to Sun.
port Already Feels the States
Disfavor In | Heavier Taxes

ended his life in the same way.
Caius Caligula was driven mad by a
philter given him by his wife,
C2sonia.
Herbs were the ingredients of the
common run of love potions, but
there were other and more potent
substances. The juice extracted
from lizards by stewing was espe-
cially powerful, while calves brains
were most effective on some SUBJ
jects. The hair from the end of
VOLTS tail was highly recommended,
but for rapid and certain results
nothing could excel lozenge made
from the bones of the left side of a
toad that had been eaten by ants.
The bones from the right side>gene-
rated hatred, so that great care had
to be exercised in making this dose.
A Powerful Philter
Another powerful mixture was the
blood of doves boiled with the bones
of snakes and piece of thong used
by man to hang himself. Any
thing that had to do with funerals
or dead bodies was useful. If nest
of young swallows was buried in
moist earth, those that died with
their mouths shut would allay love,
while those that expired with their
beaks apart would excite the tender
passion. The udder of hyena tied
about the left arm would make
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.)
Translated by William L. Mcpherson

Here IS delightful from focle peu of
B0utet
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

three knots, as that number is r,,.
acceptable to the deity.
Spain Perilous for Bachelo,.
On account of the great d;sn,.
portion of women to men in Pow.
all kinds of tricks were counten.a.,
to force men into marriage, and III.
custom was carried into Spain +,
the Romans, and persisted there H..
after the Roman occupation, with IL.
result that in ancient Spain any e,,
OF twelve years could compel anv h,
Of not less than fourteen wear. =
marry her, provided she could sbo,,
that at any time from birth opw.,a
ne had suggested that he might IL.
to marry her some day. A presen,
OF ring or trinket, but above an
a love letter, though it contained =,
word Of marriage, was suftic;en,
proof. Until recently Spain taxed
bachelors by allowing anything n
the law courts as evidence to convie,
them of crimes, while strong ev;,
dence was needed to convict a mo,
rled man.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
The Heaven-Made Marriage

Having noted these many objec-
tions to bachelors-which are only
very few Of the total-it is only fair
to mention the Church's attitude
toward marriage. 1t is only within
recent times that marriages have
been made in Heaven, for less than
five hundred years ago it was the
custom to perform marriages at the
church door under the theory that ii
was not proper to give in the church
permission for the sexes to sleep to-
gether. In A. D. 385 the marriage
of priests was forbidden, and two
hundred years later the Church
Council seriously discussed the ques-
ton Of whether women had souls.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Where Women Propose

Tribal customs have frequently uui
the right of proposing marriage in
the hands Of the women and made il
compulsory on the men to MARI,
when the women called on them
while the Armenians, under the ruls
of the Turk, instituted infant mar.
rlage to try to save their young girls
from the Turkish harems. Under
that custom it was a mark of shams
for an Armenian to be a bachelor.
The Moqui Indians of Mexico ara
one of the tribes in which it is ths
custom for the women to propose
marriage. With the Garos it is not
only the privilege of the girls "a
speak first, but any infringement Of
the rule is summarily punished. For
a man to initiate love making il
looked upon as insult to the girl, and
the stain can be washed out only
IN the blood OF pigs and many gal
Ions of beer furnished by the man
and his family. In the Society
Islands the women of the middle and
lower classes have the right to de-
mand that the men shall marry them
and with the natives of Polynesit
and among the Kaffirs it is often tbs
case that the marriage proposal
comes from the woman. Writing a
hundred years ago, visitor to
TERRA del Fuego said: "The eager
ness with which the women seek for
young husbands is surprising, but
more surprising is the fact that they
nearly alWavS attain thoi,. opjcu -
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
BY Fred B. Pitney

'ACHELORS who have turned
thirty are essentially self
IL ish and more frequently
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Dodging Their Duty

vashtubs and the gas range.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

three knots, as that number is mn.
acceptable to the deity.
Evening star., 1920-06-01
SENATE WILL VOTE
ON MANDATEFO
ARMENIA TODAY

The Senate today will vote on the
resolution declining to authorize a
mandate for Armenia, as requested by
President Wilson. Under plans agreed
to yesterday, the final vote was set
for not later than o'clock this aft
ernoon.
It also was agreed to limit discus
sion by each senator to forty-fve
minutes. though it was said few of
discussion was expected to be on the
amendment proposed by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska. ranking
minority member of the foreign rela-
tions committee, providing for a joint
commission to work out an economic
rehabilitation program for Armenia
A close vote on this proposal was ex-
pected.
Supporting the resolution. Senator
ed that he would vote against all pro-
posed amendments.
Senator Thomas declared the Har-
bord military commission had shown
clearly that endless and serious trou-
Bile would result from a mandate over
Armenia without including under the
same arrangement much of the sur
rounding territory.
''If we take this mandate" he said,
I'VE will enter upon one of the bitter
est and most continuous controversies
Senator Robinson. democrat, Arkan-
sas, opposed the resolution. declaring
the difficulties in the way of man.
date had been exaggerated. The
Harbord commission, he said. had
shown that such a mandate not only
was practicable. but would be self.
supporting financially. -.
Evening star., 1920-06-01
Supreme Body Rules They
Cannot Apply to Constitu-
tionaI Amendments.
OHIO COURT DEGREES
ARE OVERTURNED
Case Involves National Prohibition
and Woman Suffrage Amend
ments Sought to Be Sub.
mitted to Voters.

The United States Supreme Court held
today that federal constitutional amend
ments cannot be submitted for ratifica-
ton to a referendum vote in states hay-
ing referendum provisions in their con-
Stitutions
The court declared imperative the
Ohio state constitutional referendum
amendment, in SO far as IL affects rati-
fication of federal amendments.
Ohio supreme court DEGREES dismiss
ing Injunction proceedings brought
by George S. Hawke of Cincinnati to
prevent submission of the prohibition
and woman suffrage amendments
to the voters were set aside by the
court.
In attacking the referendum amend
ment, Mr.. Hawke alleged it was the
intent of the trainers of the federal
Constitution in prescribing ratifica
tion to be by the legislatures" to
mean the general assemblies of the
states and not directly by the voters.
He also contended that the power of
ratification was derived from federal
and not state authority.
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the
contentious. 1t held further that the
amending of the constitution is a
legislative function and In the exer-
else of this function, IL was con-
templated that all agencies provided
by the state for legislation should be
empowered to act.
Seven other proceedings have been
brought to prevent submission of the
prohibition amendment to a referen-
dunn. The Washington Supreme Court
took virtually the same view of the
question as did the Ohio court. while
Arkansas. California and Michigan
held that federal constitutional
amendments were not subject to
referendum.
Evening star., 1920-06-01
SUPREME COURT RELIEVES
PRESIDENT FROM TAX

The United States Supreme Court to-
day declared unconstitutional the pro-
visions in the war revenue act of 1919
requiring the President Of the United
States and all federal judges, including
members Of the Supreme Court. to pay
an income tax on their salaries.
Justice Van Devanter. who rendered
the majority opinion. held that the
sections of the 1919 act violate con-
stitutional provisions prohibiting the
diminution of such salaries. If such
a tax was imposed. he held. it could be
gradually increased until the entire
salary was taken.
The majority opinion. however. cid
that a federal judge was not exempt
from a tax on his private income or on
his property.
Justice Holmes rendered a dissent
ing opinion concurred in by Justice
Brandeis. He said no reason existed
why federal Judges should be exempt
ed from the income tax.
Evening star., 1920-06-01
SCHOOL COAL MAY FAIL
UNDER CONTINUING BILL

II the two houses of Congress fail
to agree on the District bill and a
resolution is adopted continuing the
appropriations of the past year the
public schools and other District in
stitutions will be unable to pursue
their usual policy of stocking up with
coal and supplies during the summer
months District officials pointed out
today.
According to officials in the audi
tors Office. only one-twelfth Of a con-
tinuing resolution can be spent each
month. Ordinarily the schools, pump
ing stations and similar establish
ments get in a big supply of coal
during the summer. and the schools
also buy the bulk of their text books
and supplies during the vacation Pc
Rod.
If last years appropriations are
continued by resolution these branch
es of the District will only be able
to expend small amounts monthly to
keep within the one-twelfth limit.
The Commissioners and their SUBJ
orcinates are disturbed over the pros-
pect of going through the greater
part of the fiscal year which begins
July 1 with only last years appro-
priations continued.