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New-York tribune., 1922-07-09
China Faces Hunt
OfLost Lawmakers
To Call Parliament
Nation Must Be COmbed TO
Find Members Buffeted
About Since 1912; May
Unity North and South

PEKING, June Is (By MaiD.-Pro-
posals that the first Parliament Of the
Chinese Republic be reconvened as a
step toward unihcation Of the North
and the South have developed two in
teresting questions. One of them is
whether sufficient Of the original mem
bers could be found after a lapse of
five years. The other question is
whether President Hsu Shih-chang
could continue as head Of the Peking
government If the members Of Par
Lament reassembled.
The Parliament has had an eventful
history. Convoked in Peking in 1913
il was dissolved by the late Yuan Shih-
kai after 1t became impossible to OBJ
tain a quorum. The Parliament was
reconvened after Yuan Shih-kafs
death, but was again dissolved by the
northern militarists in 1917. Since
then the members have had a wan
dering existence, although wherever
they met they claimed TO be the sole
repositories Of constitutional govern
ment. Driven out OF Canton, they
made their way toward Yunnan, only to
be driven into another and successive
provinces by the acts OF various armies.
The stragglers drifted back to Canton,
where 222 members, out Of the origi-
nal $40, cast 213 votes in April, 1921.
for the election Of Sun Yat-sen as
president Of the Chinese Republic"
II is declared that II would take
three months TO locate such Of the
members as are still living. Various
opinions are expressed as TO the prob
able attitude Of President Hsu toward
convening the old Parliament. Discuss
ing this point the Tientsin Times" in
an editorial to-day, says:
"The reconvening Of the old Parlia-
ment has important bearing on the
problem Of reunihcation. 1t will finally
dispose Of the pretension Of Hsu Shih-
chang to be the legal President of
China pretension which constitutes
an insuperable obstacle 10 reunihca-
tion. President Hsu was not chosen By
any legally elected legislature, but by
a bogus parliament organized by the
Northern militarists."
New-York tribune., 1922-07-09
London Folk Demand Right
To Play in Parks on Sunday

LONDON, July (By Mail).-Many
people. are demanding that the London
County Council allow the PLAYING Of
cricket, tennis and other games in the
parks on Sundays. The movement has
the support Of most Of the newspapers
and not few Of the clergy. They say
that If people go 70 church in the morn
ing they ought 10 be allowed TO play
games in the afternoon.
London spent yesterday out Of
doors" says "The Daily Chronicle" at
was a perfect Sunday for games. Every
private cricket ground, bowling green
and tennis ground was occupied. The
only grounds where tennis was forbid
den were those controlled by the Lon
don County Council. While members
OF the County Council themselves play
tennis on Sunday. they prohibit others
from doing so in the public parks.
Thousands Of young men and women
who would have played but for the
County Council killjoy ban dawdled
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about doing nothing.
at is the same with cricket The
thousands Of pitches controlled by the
County Council arc not allowed TO be
used on Sunday, and boys were stand
ing about smoking cigarettes who
would have been playing games but for
The Sabbatarian fetish: NO games on
Sundays There is a growing storm
OF public anger at this prohibition Of
Sunday games"
'I shall certainly see the triumph Of
this movement for Sunday games said
reformer who is behind the movement.
in England every Briton has the right
70 Get drunk. IL he wants 70. between
certain hours on Sunday. II is absurd
70 permit a man 10 get drunk on Sun.
day but prohibit him from playing
games in the public parks on SUNDAY.
A man cannot get drunk while playing
games. Therefore I am for games on
Sunday II only in the interest of tenn
peranee.'
New-York tribune., 1922-07-09
Noted Kitchener Fish Bowl
Purchased by American

LONDON, June 10 (By MaiD.-The
famous Kitchener fish bowl, the gem Of
the collection Of curios Of the late Lord
Kitchener, has been purchased by an
American collector and will shortly be
shipped TO the United States.
Very few bowls Of this size and
character, which are characteristic Of
the Mingo period (l36s-l643) are known
to exist at the present day. 1t stands
two feet six inches in height and has
a diameter OF two feet eight inches.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-09
By Stephane Lauzanne
PARIS. July l..

PARIS. July 1.
wv TILL France ratify the Wash
MA ington treaty. ~ | were
Wv TO bet should bet for rati-
fcation because 1t Is the
sensible thing 20 do and because, after
all, France always does what Is
sensible.
The Washington treaty has two
kinds Of adversaries in tho French
parliament-first, the naval tech
nicians, and second, some excited poll
ticians. Tho naval technicians resent
tho fact that under tho treaty the
French navy, which before the war oe-
cupied third rank. falls 70 fifth or
sixth. Lets say" they declare, that
France will have no navy at all. II
will be franker and simpler" The ex-
cited politicians resent the fact that
the American Senate. after failing to
rntify the Versailles Treaty, which was
for the greater part the work OF an
American President, now ratified with
reservations tho Washington treaty
which is entirely an American con-
ception.
why they ask. haven't we the
samo rights as the American Senate
and why shouldn't we follow the same
methodist Why should the Capitol
have the exclusive power Of rejecting
or amending international conven-
tions?'
But neither tho naval technlcians
nor the excited politicians constitute
the majority of the French Chamber
and Senate. That majority reaches
decisions not for technical but for
sentimental reasons and perhaps even
for reasons very different from those
which actuated the treaty promoters.
Commended by Legislators
A great many Senators and Deputies
with whom have spoken have said
10 me. "The Washington treaty Is an
American work and by that alone, al
though it contains lapses and errors,
il commands our respect and sympathy.
II is a trial Of international cooper
alton in which America is the leader;
if we reject 1t VIC would simultaneously
reject all effort at international CO.
operation with America.
"Now we believe that the only saliva
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Old Garden Ctty
GEO. l.. HUBBELL, Req, Estate
Hemss. AvlatisH Fisid. Aoreass. Warsesusss
NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE
Free Bargain List, Farms
in Southern New Jersey

: Many within committing zone. Also near
BEAUTIFUL vINELAND." Worlds great
fst fruit and poultry section, and Atlantic
CITY,. .Bests markets Good train seryice
Some with stock. tools. equipment and
growing crops. from l to 100 acres and as
tow 81. 900 with $500 cash We are not
tonnnctsa with any city Farm Agencies"
We pefsohaAy inspect every farm and sell
At Owners Lowest Prices. Call or write for
free Usl
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
VineIand Farm Bargain

Tnr QUICK sale VIII iaciude hock OF
eniehens. ducas. 4 COW. ? piss. plows. har-
re%s. cUjtfs>tors ana AL iools and irple-
mems within short Walk of Vinciand.
s.no6 u~ig.'hdf hoo,i 10 acres productive
foil house. bRfonns. eamsntod cellar.
k-ge barn. wagon shed. poultry houses and
ether oyibuifnnSs Buildings alone wor:h
r:jse asAed for farm. Pt'ce 10; all So. 100.
sash 3..eao. For moro reformation unL
paeto Of buildings. Address D. ".
ScESP1. $40 l. lands A,.avA. Ttas:aud.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question-In duplicate, If the contract is
doubled and the double value Of the tricks
passes 80, do you get l25 for game, or only
the bonus for fulfilling doubled contract?
l.. IF.
Answer-No matter how the 80 points for
game are made, they always entitle the
player to add the 1875.
Question-The dealer bids two spades,
second hand two hearts, which third hand
passes. The dealer says that was not enough,
it should have been three hearts, and that
the bid must stand at two spades, which has
not been overcalled, unless the fourth hand
goes to three hearts. Is this correctl
II. NJ. J.
Answer-When the third hand passed the
two heart bid, he accepted it as regular, and
there is no longer any question of its being
insufficient. If the dealer does not bid more
spades or double, the hand must be played
at two hearts.
Question-Dealer holds six spades to the
king nine; ace king two small in diamonds.
dCe anu oHe III cluOSf slublelon neaIN' ne
bids diamond. His partner had six hearts
to the ace king queen; ace queen or spades,
and rags in the other suits IL the dealer
calls the spades. his partner will leave ii in.
As it was he bid hearts. Which was right?
s. A. S.
Answer-It does not matter which call is
made, as it gets to the spades eventually, as
the dealer will deny the hearts, and will go
to spades over anything bid Some players
prefer the diamond bid originally; while
others think the spade is better, for fear the
opportunity to show that suit later might
not arise, the hand belonging to the class
known as 1.-TWO strong to pass"
Question--lf the dealer bids spade, and
second hand passes, what should the dealers
partner say with only one spade, two small in
hearts and clubs, and eight diamonds to the
king, queen, jack? The objection to the take
out is that it is going into a minor suit.
TIP. H.
Answer-The chief thing is to deny any
assistance in spades, and. with only one. it is
correct to call any suit Of five or more cards.
The bid should have been two diamonds.
Observation-Disclosures no-trumper the lead is
a small club. Dummy puts on the queen,
holding ace and queen, with two small. Third
hand wins with king, having three small. The
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wife and thy mother-in-aw. For. behold [
may not fare forth with thee since with the
Shelk ul Islam and the Commander Of my
Mamelukes absent, none would remain TO pro-
tect this, my city, were /, too, to depart"
And 1t was as the Caliph had said, and the
child, his grandson. was taken into his home.
Now after many days, the Pasha Hirsch-
held, the keeper Of the Caliphs accounts APP
peared before him and found him, weary eyed
and listless, upon his throne
And the Pasha bowed before his lord. saw
ing: Inventor Of most of the virtues.
bring thee tidings."
To which the good Caliph, sitting yawn,
made answer:
Good Pasha, thou knowest the scope and
the vindictiveness Of the depredations Of the
interests. even as l."
And the Pasha Hirschfeld quoth: aye.
friend Of the people"
Then continued the Caliph "Knowest thou
then In what manner they might gain power
to sway the mind and will of so small person
as my grandchild? Tell me, in what manner
predatory plutocracy can cast spell over one
Of mine own household, so that nightly. when
slumber is deepest, he waketh and waileth.
BY what dark means can the Interests prevail
upon him to howl with the regularity Of an
alarm clock promptly at a. M"
Then quoth the Pasha Hirshficld salaaming
before his master: Lord Of all wisdom.
know not"
And the good Caliph, sitting another yawn.
made answer: "Nor do /, by the beard OF
Mahomet, but if ever find out some one will
suffer therefor. BY the sword Of Saladin. it
is in my mind that the traction ring. or the
Transit Commission, or mayhap even the Sui
tan Nathan himself is responsible therefor"
Then quoth the Pasha Hirshfeld: Bright
and flaming star Of Islam, behold the caliphs
Of all the cities Of the realm are to gather
and speak Of many things, and they have
hidden thee also appear and give testimony.
II is therefore my advice that thou leave in
allegiance for the present this new manifesto
ton Of the evil Of the Interests and speak
before these Of who shall succeed the Sultan
Nathan as ruler Of this land
Then said the good Caliph thoughtfully:
There is wisdom in thy words. o, Pasha,
Bid my scribes prepare a speech and shall
deliver it before them. Besides. at that far
distance / may perchance acquire an entire
night of unbroken sleep"
Therefore the good Caliph Jared forth from
his city also and stood at length before the
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rulers Of all the cities OF the realm. and he
lifted up his voice and called down the wrath
Of justice upon the head Of the Sultan Nathan
for the evils he had inflicted upon the faithful.
"And who" so quoth the Caliph, would
bend the knee before this false Sultan or obey
his mandate, or do aught that he babe? am
for the people and against the interests. Like
wise am for home rule and against the Sui
tan Nathan. Who loveth freedom can be 9TH
erwise?
Let US therefore select one to overthrow
Nathan the Curious and reign in his stead.
Let US choose one whoze whisdom is greater
than the wisdom Of all others; whose good
deeds shine in this evil world; who is favored
in form and mind above all other men; who
is filed with the milk Of human kindness. Let
him lead ye and strike valianty for liberty"
Then later came the Pasha Hirshfeld to the
chamber where the Calph Hy-lan rested from
his labors and knocked on the door And
from within murmured the Caliph sleepily:
Cant you give him the bottle without bother
ing me?" And then. recollecting where he
was, babe the Pasha enter and demanded:
What said they of my speech?"
To which the Pasha Hirshfield made answer:
Uncle Of Demosthenes, men say thou advo-
catest Will ibn Hearst for Sultan"
Then sighed the Caliph mournfully, saying:
alas for the stupidity Of man! should have
mentioned something about the red hair Of
the perfect candidate so that there should
be no doubt in the brains Of those who heard
me. Behold, It is who am for liberty and
against the Sultan Nathan, and him will |
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a bachelor dinner, il wasn't the conventional
thing for a wedding. There was great deal
Of talk, and Dido at least, did not live happily
ever after.
But TO shift back from the ills Of the past to
those Of the present, let US ask the question
Why Best Man? Perhaps because he has be-
come a tradition like the orange blossoms out
side the brides veil and inside the ushcrs'
waistcoats. Or like that custom hallowed ar
tice of apparel-it's a garter, come to think
Of it-that the bride dons whether she rolls EN-
or not They rhyme Of IT, don't they?-
somsthins old something new
Something borrowed. something blue.
Most Of these qualifications the Best Man
seems to fulfill as well as the garter. He can
be as blue and as lachrymose on the occasion
as the brides mother, particularly il he has
been married himself. The cutaway he wears
is in all probability borrowed. II not old to
start with, he is prematurcly aged by the time
the last notes Of the organ die away. And
new?-painfully so.
The best mans greenness is Il big difficulty.
Apparently he is selected without the slightest
reference to his experience. II you want TO
have a streetcar run OF a house painted or a
dinner table butlercd, one Of the first things you
ask the man that comes round is: What ex-
perience have you had?" But when a bride
L -. L /.
sidered the important commission Of engineer
ing his nuptials, he seeks out some chap who
is related or went to school or fought the war
with him, without reference to whether the
prospective Best Man previously had nervcd
another through those awful moments at the
altar
Brother (Bunkie) (Buddie)," the bride
groom requests, will you stand up with me
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fight with courage. and abate not day or
night"
And he returned to his own city and there
messenger hailed him. saying 20, Caliph,
come from the Shek Makaneni, and the word
that hear is that the Sultan Nathan COM
mandeth that thou straightway bestow GER
tain sums upon the Sheik so that the transit
soothsayers may proceed with their labors."
Then smote the Calph his chest so nightly
that he coughed and, having coughed, spake:
by the bones of the saints this shall never be.
| am for the people and freedom against the
Sultan and the Interests. defy him."
And the messenger took his departure, but
little later returned again, saying:
"The Sheik Makaneni sendeth again his de-
mand that thou straightway vote him the
funds demanded.
But the good Caliph smiled in naughty
scorn saying; 81 am for liberty and against
the Sultan"
Then quoth the messenger: 20, cousin Of
all valor, unless thou straghtway call thy
lords together and vote the funds demanded,
it is the promise of the Sheik Makaneni that
thou shalt witness the workings of the prison
system from the inside"
And the face Of the Caliph grew thought
full and pale as the face of the Caiph
could ever grow. and after a long pause he
spake, saying:
81 so before my lords to order them to vote
the funds demanded. For | am against the
Sultan, but far greater than my enmity for
him are my fervor and zeal for liberty"
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For the sake Of contrast, here are few ex-
amples of famous marriages where there were
Best Men-and also trouble.
Perhaps there never was a wedding more
completely grabbed by a Best Man than that
o. Miles Standish and Priscilla Alden. Every
body knows how Miles sent his Best Man.
john Alden, around TO arrange the preliml-
naries with the lady, and how she told John to
sneak for himself and he did. with the result
that the Best Man made lightning change
TO bridegroom. Doubtless il was this unfor
tunate incident that caused a sagacious clergy
10 give the Best Man absolutely no lines N
marriage service.
very illuminating incident may be found
in the rhymes Of VI. Goose who tells the story
Of young man who was forced to 90 20 Lon
don 10 get him a wife. The order filed he was
under the necessity OF obtaining a wheelbar-
row TO take the bride home. Whereupon the
following untoward hap bcfeli;
The vhe,ibafrow brok. End my wife h,d FAN.
bpNn came thf NhftlbaBoN, NiAf anu al
Is not all instantly clear? That whcelbar-
row had been provided by the Best Man. He
had been told TO have at the church door a
nice, serviceable barrow, we'll oiled, and after
the manner Of Best Men had mistaken direc-
tions, especially about what was TO be oiled
As a consequence he gave his friend most I'M
propitious start on married life. You simply
cannot leave these little details 10 Best Men.
One might conjure up ones Virgil and in
stance the wedding OF Dido and Eneas,
laughing of for the nonce the historical doubt
as to whether there wedding in the case.
Acting as Best Man was one Fdus Achatcs,
and he picked out for the ceremony a cave.
While this would have been a splendid spot for
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The Ancient Mariner SaUed
At Least One Wedding

While the Best Man is the unwilling auditor
Of the A. Ms long yarn sounds are heard
which indicate the wedding is going along very
nicely indeed. The loud bassoon is heard rem
dering the wedding march exactly at the right
moment, which would never have occurred if
the Best Man had had the starting Of it, and
everything appears to be going without hitch.
which is to say, without Best Man. That
supernumerary, although he beats his breast
for all he's worth, does not get away till all is
clear.
When the Wedding Guest finally breaks
away he finds nothing Of the wedding but a
few grains of rice and an empty punch bowl.
But he is, as the poet points out, sadder and
a wiser man, which is something quite different
from Best Man.
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Tale of the Good Caliph Hy-lan
By FREDERIC F. VAN de WATER

TO, YE, freemen of Islam, draw near.
- Bedouins OF the desert, who own
Il Il no lord save Allah; Arabs Of the
GASES. who pay tribute to no man;
all ye Of the faith, who bow before none save
the muezzin who calleth to prayer, give ear
to a tale of freedom and the lover thereof,
told by the Sultana Shahrazad for the pleas
ure of her lord, Shahryar, king Of kings even
the thousandth and ffty-seeond tale Of the
good Caliph Hy-lan Of the Rudy Countenance
and his high and dauntless spirit that refused
tribute to the Sultan Nathan the Curious.
For in the fifth year of the Profit wander
lust entered the hearts Of the faithful, so
that the far corners Of the earth called TO
them and they Jared forth on long journeys
with swollen purses and itching feet. And
first departed Will ibn Hearst, the Sheik ul
Islam, TO bring the light of understanding TO
the efTete lands Of Europe.
Then, ere the faithful had ceased to mourn
over his departure, Abdul ell 1nright, Com
mander of the Caliph's Mamelukes. discov-
ering that his last vacation was almost half
year before, girded up his loins, and finding
there was none in the city to whom he had
not said that the crime wave was a subter-
fuge of the subsidized press. resolved TO
preach the gospel in other lands.
And he took himself hence and many
mourned to see him so, so that the bereaved
merchant standing by his exploded safe found
the floor IN front thereof wet with tears of
bereavement.
So il came TO pass at length that Sinn-ott,
vizier to the Caliph himself, approached the
throne Of his lord and salaamed before it
with reverence and due care for the cresses
of his raiment saying:
"Father Of all wisdom, behold II hath come
10 mine ears that the ruler Of the land Of the
Britons contemplated wearing the creases Of
his trousers on the sides instead Of the front
henceforth. Behold likewise, the discredit
that would be cast upon me il such were the
case and / were laggard in indorsing the
style. II is therefore my wish that part from
thee a little while and fare across the seas
80 that on returning ! may appear in thy
courts in garments BETTING thy vizier. / beg
thy permission 10 90, therefore, and TO take
my wife, thy daughter, and her mother, thy
wife. with me- This boon l crave and YET
another-that thou care for the child, thy
grandson, in our absence"
Then said the Caliph Hy-lan Of the Rudy
Countensncei $50 be it Go thou and thy
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Lochinpar KneW Better Than
To Have a Best Man

Consider some Of the most successful we'd
fully call to mind their details, you will un-
cover the startling truth that there were no
best men at those weddings That is why the
weddings were so successful.
Take the nupHals in which Mr.. Lochinvar
from the West figured. You will recollect
that the ceremony began originally with
most unsuitable person in the bridegrooms
"laggard In love" was supplied with best
man and the marriage gave every indication
up. just as the orchestra started in to play.
he asked permission TO dance with the bride,
and before her folks knew it Lochinvar had
her up in the saddle and was galloping away.
And yet we boast Of our modern dance
steps.
But the main point is this: Lochinvar had
no best man. If he had that individual prob
ably would have been posted outside holding
the horse, and the poet would have had to have
sung a situation like this:
From the ballroom Lochinvar and the bride
to-be make the front door on a long glide.
"Quick, my steed my steed, the best on all
the wide borderw young Lochnvar shouts.
The best man Just stands there and gapes
He's misplaced that whole horse. He looks ex-
tremely silly and goes through all his pockets,
but it's no use.
About that time the kinsmen Of the bride
charge out with their cleavers drawn, for the
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The School OF Auction Bridge
Continued from page ssven)

declarer follows suit. The spade is = =.
turned, as dummy has the best spade ','a'
il have been?-F. ".
Answer-That depends entirely upon vi
else dummy had and what else there vas
lead. also upon what club It was that u
declarer dropped fourth hand Al h''
things may affect the question Of Fe'uEnn'
the lead
Questionable dealer starts with r"tr1''
second hand doubles, and third hand eals y
spades, fourth hand passing. "hsn "
dealer passes the doubler goes 70 's' ,
trumps. The third hand passes. tourn y
holds nothing but six hearts to the quee'' !,
a singleton spade, and three rags IN s'SS =
diamonds. A bets be should call the >. :
LLR
Answer-The hearts should have been Q.
in the first place, as an answer to the c'.
in spite of the spade take-out, as inc ",
70 answer the double usually shows d.,
longer than four cards in any suit We
more important TO call the hearts VIZ ?
doubler goes to two no trumps