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New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
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you have enough for both For example: II
you have Six spades to the three TOP honors
YOU are not in any particular danger, even il
dummy lays down only two small ones
lhls overcallng the hand is never resorted
70 IN the minor suits, however, as they are not
desired Tor trumps, unless strong enough to
pre-empt the bid, shut-out, with the pros
pect OF going game If the dummy lays down
average assistance
AS an illustration of four Of the classes Of
hands that have been enumerated, the dia-
gram In the first column shows curious dis
trlouton of them that came up all in one deal.
rs hand has all the strength in one suit,
but although he has six cards Of it he4 starts
with bid Of one only, because it is a minor
suit, and he wishes to make it easy for his
partner to bid something better if he has it.
This hand belongs to the second class.
A holds hand Of the third class, a good suit
bid and quick trick outside. [Quick tricks
being aces or king-queen suits calls the
hearts. Y has a hand of the fourth class
commonly known two-suiter. and bids the
suit of the higher rank first, regardless of the
greater length of the minor suit
B has hand of the fifth class and would
have bid no trump as dealer, but now he assists
the hearts. passes, showing he has nothing
outside the clubs and cannot assist spades
When passes Y bids his second suit, calling
three diamonds. When B and z pass A re-
bids the hearts for three, showing his outside
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

bid, should It be interpreted rs an Informal
tory business double?-W. A. E.
A1swcr-The usually accepted rule for the
double is this Any double Of not more than
one no-trump, or three in suit, is an informa-
tory OF negative double" provided it is
made at the first opportunity, and that the
doubler's partner has not yet made any bid
or doubled anything. In the case cited, there
fore, the dealer practically confesses that the
fourth hand has hit the weak spot in the no
trumper, and the double asks the doublcr's
partner what he thinks best to do about it
go on with the o-trump call suit, or let the
double stand.
Question--Dealer bids no-trump, second
hand two diamonds. The third hand holds
six spades to the queen, singleton heart and
three rags in each of the other suits. This
goes round to second hand, who bids three
diamonds which the dealer doubles. What
should third hand do now?-M. S. M. P.
Answer-Pass. This is a business double,
third hand has already named spades, and
it is useless to double with a view to getting
partner to bid when that partner has already
shown what he has.
Question-ln playing progressive, is 1t cor
rect to Judge the winners by the total score
tricks and honors combined, or should honors
and penalties be left out of the reckoning
unless there is no score below the line? We
add $50 points for having won the progressing
privilege.-E. c.
Answer-The total number of points made
is always the deciding factor, as the bidding
and play are often influenced very strongly by
the count for honors or for penalties
Question-My partner bids heart, second
hand passing. l have only one small heart
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

and four small cards in each of the thre.
other suits. What should I say to deny the
hearts?-N1rs d.
Acknowledging. Any attempt at res
cue would be guess, and might get you into
deeper trouble.
Question-Player on the right bids a d,a-
mond The second hand holds four top
honors in hearts, and three little ones in
spades, four clubs to the king queen, and only
one diamond. He calls the spade, because it
IS the higher ranking sut. His partner OBJ
jccts, as hearts worth more, Ga in honors.
The dealer bets the spade bid is the correct
one The bidders partner accepts the bid.
Who wins y. Mex.
hnsWer-Neither. if the bid is as to the
correct call on the hand because that is to
double. IF the bet is as TO the choice between
hearts and spades, the hearts would be pre
dcrrcd by most persons, on account of the
honors, pointed a.t-
BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. 81
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

The curtain raisers are uncertain things but
every nov and then the lace or calico goes up
on corking drama. The stage is only on view
q few seconds, then you are vhisked Bly, You
must be quick and you must be Injured to the
reading OF continued stories. in which you are
always cut off at an exciting moment
Iou just miss the action Of the man at the
fourth story window who is leaning out to re-
trievc from the ledge either bottle Of milk.
bottle of cream or large jug Of some in
teresting purple fluid. II the train had only
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

4 n INSTRUCTIVE point for tho be-
IA glnner to remember is that the char
n acter OF the hand can be shown Tn tho
partner by the way it is bid, provided
We hiding is based on sound principles and
VIC partner understands them
NO matter what combination Of thirteen
A'cs you may pick up. the hand, as o whole.
~'.S' 'elong to one or other Of six classes. The
Seace Of correct bidding consists in dstin-
sNsAlng among these six classes to which
aSSs the hand belongs by the manner in which
~ oNc'ns on it proceeds. Taken in the order
V "eir value, these six classes are as follows:
" Hands not worth bid
: All the strength In one suit.
D. Strength in two suits, only one of which
sa bid
J. strength in two suits, both good bids.
- strength in throe or four suits.
.. " length in one suit, not strong enough
'or free bid.
es manner in which these hands are diff
'''"''a'ed in the bidding is extremely simple.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

slowed up little you might have marked tho
expression on his face If he took in the latter,
and, if promising, made mental note of the
street address.
II the train hadn't been gathering speed you
might have seen little more of that drama
beng enacted down in that office little below
the level Of the tracks. You might have made.
certain whether the stenographer taking die
tation at the big fiat top desk is really 50 deaf
as the ob'lgng gentleman debating seems to
tlllh
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

If the local had only been little more local
the watcher would be able to catch the tech
nque Of some Of the young men and women
attending class at the dancing school, As it
is, all that can be remarked is that the pupils
are most enthusiastic and show splendid
grasp of the subject
Some day, when the Sixth Avenue az" glides
by, I hope to be able to note whether any Of
the girls in that factory making choco-
late creams ever eat any. 1t must be fright
full temptation--like that confronting
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

poor man with a Job In a treasury mint
And l wonder if the necl1s Of the passengers
on the same line are twisted every morning
when the train takes one Of its downtown
curves past the boudoir Of lady who sleeps
fairly late She is reused by healthy alarm
clock, springs promptly from her couch and
turns on the light. What her next step may
be is uncertain. The trains always around
the curve by that time. Oh we'll, she prob
ably pulls down the curtain then
Some windows sport curtains Others Just
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
BY Fairfax Downey

THE best show in town is to be seen tor
nickel. Five cents will admit you
i TO us continuous performances The
half Of a dime will insure you good
seat, Il only You arrive for the opening acts.
II plays often to standing room only and some
times 70 what is hardly that. The acting is a.
natural as can be. 1t is replete with bits Of
seaNsm 10 attend this show you have only
70 lake ride on any elevated train, keep your
eyes open and look out the windows
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a tNoSnic widow
III 'pfOSAlc' Greenwich
-Villa8e

aren't washed. Some Of them are masked By
rubber plants, which may have been placed
there less for decoration than mockery
The show is fairly good in the winter, but it
always improves the warm weather comes
on. 1t may be asked of the az" show, as Mr.
Shelley and Mr. Hutchinson asked of the wind:
II winter comes.
Can sprinE behind,
From observation of the windows now much
closed and curtained should say, No. Spring.
to say nothing of summer, will be way ahead
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

1o qt5ote q BtoedwAY comedlan
Nowadays woMeH are MakiA4
Lupesy:ebthln8 but tkelr m|Sds::
Ssen through dFawn bind lover Gothtn1l,
New-York tribune., 1922-01-29

Inthe tt1cstt3ie1- Of PtNacy-1rvln
CobbS {iSh hos O l>1val
III k1e faan whose bedroom
not1tS OH the x"
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Queries and Answers
AUCTION BRIDGE

Question-Dcalcr bids no-trump; second
and third hands pass, and the fourth hand
calls two hearts. II the dealer doubles this
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
ASK 100000 IN SUIT
AGAINST CASTLES CO,

NEW YORK, Feb. Papers
staring an action in the supreme
court ana cne in the circuit court
were served by Sheriff Elmer wy
ckof yesterday, The supreme court
suit is brought by Ethel NJ. and
Frederick Macy OF Fort Hancock.
against the Castle Ice Cream Com
pany. anJ i, the result of an auto
mobile accident occurring on Sep
temtor 8. The plaintiffs ask dam
ages Of $4,000 each on four counts,
maintaining that their machine was
struck by a Castle truck while on
the road between Highland Beach
and Fort Hanco"l and that they
suffered injury as the result
The circuit court suit is between
Josephine, iGlius ana Leonard Fried
man. wholesale skoe dealers of New
York, am Joseph Slosberg of 3S6
Park avcnUc, Perth Amboy The
sum of S1.%60 is sought by the shoe
company or a bill Of goods declared
to have been soli to the Perth Am
boy merchant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
WOMEN JURORS
START TUESDAY
None Will be Called Who Have
Families of Small Children
to Care for

The first district court case to be
tried in Perth Amboy with jury that
is likely to be partially composed
of women is listed for hearing next
Tuesday morning before Judge
Charles c. Hcmmann. The action is
that of Joseph Lagonia VS.. Arthur
Christensen in which the plaintiff
asks $500 damages.
In the preparation of the jury list
containing the names of women Tor
the first time care has been taken to
exclude those women who have fam
lilies of small children and are
therefore unable to perform jury
service without considerable ,incon-
venience. School teachers are also
among those who will not be re-
quired to serve. John ]. Quinn. Gle k
of the cour' sad tnat HAlle Sreae
care had been exercised in the
choice of the names on the new list,
it was quite possible that the names
of women who would be unable to
serve had slipped in. In the event
that such is the case it is declared
that these women Will have no dill
ficulty in being excused from duty.
The plan is not to make the jury
duty u hardship for the women who
are OllltI NlSt OtCupItu' ''uL ~ VII
ploy the time of women who are
not burdened with families compos-
ed of small children.
About twenty-five names VIII be
drawn for next Tuesdays case and
in all probability Il number OF
women will be drawn for service.
The case to be tried next Tuesday
is an outgroWth of the Lagonia-
Christensen assault and battery ac-
tion which was threshed out in the
police court weeks ago. one of
the members of the Lagonia family
was struck in the eye with a bottle
when rumpus occurred at an
Italian wedding in Washington hail.
Next day the Christiansens were
called TO the Lagonia he ne. osten-
sibly to move them, and another
brawl ensued. in which Nels Chris
tiansen and his son Arthur, accused
of throwing the bottle. were attack
ed by the Lagonia family. Although
outnumbered the Christiansens ac-
quilted themselves creditably and
Tuesdays damage suit is the result.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
CARDINALS NOW
SELECTING [. POPE
Secret ConcIave of Fifty-tWo
Members of Sacred COL
Iege Starts
MODERATE IS FAVORED
BaIloting is Not Expected to
Consume More Than
Two Days

ROME, Feb. 2..--(By the Asso-
ciated Press) The Conclave of the
sacred college which is to choose a
successor tn Pope Benedict ", be-
gan its sitting today, The fifty-two
cardinals VINO ar9 in Rome went
into scclus:on lasl night. and when
the great oak barrier at the entrance
of the courty ard at st. Damaso was
closed they were cut off from COM
mu;'ic;tion with the outside world
until the task was done.
Major accommodation and in
stant dismissal from the vatican
household is the penalty that will be
inflicted upon any person in attend
anCe OF the conclave found guilty of
inparting information concerning
its deliberation or votes, to persons
outside before the result is officially
announced, Cardinal Gasparri, Cam
erlengo served notice to this ef-
feet to all concerned.
The instructions came after the
reported discovery tha one neWspa
per correspondent had practically
completed arrangements to don 4
walters uniform and for large
money consideration had induced a
designated waiter to allow the jour
I'd llSl u tIlLtI INC tOINidN' All iIl'
stead.
Cardinal Gasparri's orders state
that any party or parties found inn
plicated in any attempt to Illegally
obtain news prematurely will be
d by vatican justice before Mon
signor Samper major domo of the
palace who, under extra territoriate
right of the vatican is empowered to
administer civil and criminal justice.
Tie bailet.ng Is not expected to
consume n,nl tian two days. and
the rcxt pope in the consensus of
opillon in vatican circles, will come
froVl 3mCug the moderate section
of The sacred college Neither "ir-
rec4nCilables" nor The peace par
ty" which favored closer relations
with the italian government, is un-
derstood to have a chance to elect
its candidates the moderate holding
the talance of power.
Mgr. Mahoncy, spiritual director
OF fap American college, has gone to
Naples to meet Cardinal O'Connell,
Archbishop IF Boston. who is a pas
senGcr on TIE steamship President
Wilson. which j due on Wednesday.
vs. in 1914 hen Pope Benedict was
elected Cardinal O'Connel may ar
rive IN ltpme too lllC 10 participate
in ;he cOnclave.
A. the cGnclava it appeared that
the ''ir,ecsncilab'es" headed by
Merry del Val and the peace party
under Gasr2rri, coul3 each count on
about twent' votes the remaining
twelve Constituting the moderate
section. Tne candidates of Merry
del Val grod2 were said to be Cardi-
nal Lafcntline while any one q
! Caldrals Gasparr.. Mani or RAFT
was sad . he acceptable to those
! favering 70 tapploche1nant with the
qu,rinal Cardinal laurent was
mentioned as a candidate who might
! be pat forward by the moderate and
! fully satisfy 10th factions.
| Cardinal Marin i5 suffering from
an attack of influenza and viii be
, unable to attend the conclave,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
SHAUGHNESsSEY
IEE:S Of HURTS
Assist. P. O. Chief Makes 90th
Victim of Theatre Tragedy
at Washington

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2:-Edward
II. Shaughnessy. of Chicago, second
assistant postmaster general, died
here early today at Walter Reed
Hospital from injuries received IN
the Knickerbocker theatre disaster
Saturday night His death brought
the fatality list to ninety-cight
Mrs. Shaughnessy, who with her
ten-year- daughter, Ruth, was
with Mr.. Shaughnessy when the ac-
cident occurred, and both e whom
axe recovering, had not been in
formed of the death at an early
hour today. They are being treated
at afother hospital.
Mr.. Shaushnessey had an enviablc
railroad an war record before ac-
ocpting the govcrnnfen S position for
improving the mail service.
He was born in Chicago in 1883,
and when fifteen years old was
made ticket agent for the Chicago
q Northwestern railroad at Elgin,
ILL.,. and had worked his way up 10
superintendent of the railroad when
the world war broke out.
He was commissioned a first lieu
tenant in the 18Th railway engineers
and went overseas with that regi-
ment. During the Argonne often
sive he was general manager of
transportation in the zone of ad-
vance and by that time had been
advanced to the rank of colonel
Proposals that the site of the
Knickerbocker theatre he trans
formed into u park in which would
be erected memorial to the 9S
persons who lost their lives i'll the
collapse of the theatre are under
consideration by the House District
of Columbia committee. Congress
could either purchase the site, if
the present owners should decide to
sell it or acquire it through condem-
nation proceedings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02

John *. Shechy. for the fifteenth
time was chosen as president of the
Board of Education at the orSdnlZa-
ton meeting OF the board Ia night,
r a unanimous vote. \. Clayton
Clark was cl osen as vice president,
and Alfred IT, Crowell, as secretary
The first business meeting of the
newly organized board will be held
In the high school tonight. Follow
ing the meeting last night tour oil
inspection was made of the new
addition to the high school, and the
speed with which it had been erect
ed was the subject of considerable
comment.
Mr.. Shechy was placed in nomi-
nation as president of the board by
William Sellars. A. Clayton Clark
in seconding the nomination spoke
briefly of the devotion Mr.. SheehT
had given to the work of the schools
for the past fifteen years and that
he knew of no one better fitted for
the position of president. The vote
was unanimous.
The nomination of Mr.. Clark for
vice president was made by Mr..
Sellars and seconded by Mrs. Eliza
beth Oliver. The vote was also
unanimous.
MIR. Sellars also nominated Alfred
CroWcll as secretary which was Sec
onded by Mrs Oliver. The vote
was unanimous.
The appointment of committees
and two members of the Board OF
School Estimate will be made by
Mr.. Sheehy at the business meeting
of the board tonight.
Although no business could be
transacted at the meeting last night
s. II. Shull. superintendent o.
schools. desired to know what ac-
tion the board would take ON the
matter of employing "A new teacher
for the high school to take the place
of ore that has resigned. He was
informed that the board left The
matter up to him 10 obtain the
teacher if he meets the require
mentS.
Mr.. Shull was also informed thdt
the board would act favorubiy on
the matter of having shelves placed
in two storerooms in the new wing.
The work will cost about $1,000.
During the inspection of the new
wing which took plac" following
the meeting, the board examined
the new furniture. the heating sYs-
tenn in the wing and other improve
mcnts. They were much impressed
with the up-to-datc manner in
which the building had been con-
structcd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02

TRENTON. Fem. 2.-The Van
Ness state prohibition enforcement
act today was declared unconstitu-
tional by the court OF errors and ap-
peats. The decision reversed a pre-
Viou5 ruliEF of the state supreme
CourJ.
The court in its decision, setting
aside the Van Ness act split various
ways en- fix preliminary questions,
but On the main vote the majority
upheld the opinion written by Chan
cellor Walker and also another by
CHIEF Justice Gummere. both of
which 1ead to the conclusion that the
enfo: cemen, act is invalid, but reach
ed it by diverse opinion.
Tue ruling of Chancellor Walker
seerled mainly to ne based upon the
contention that the Van Ness act fix
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
SCHOOLS CAN HANDLE
SEWAREN CHILDREN
IF JOINED TO CITY
Room for All SeWaren Chill
dren in City Schools, Pres
ident Sheehy Says


All of the Sew aren students now
attending grades above the hlth
grade could he accommodated at the
Perth Amb?y grammar school ana
those now attending Woodbridge
high school coulu be taken care OIL
in the high school here if the SeWar-
en- annexation plan is put through
John X Sheehy, president of the To-
cal board of education said this
morning.
The new addition to the high
school, Mr.. Sheehy declared, VIII
make it pcssibre for the Sewal'en
high schooi students. who otherwise
would go to Woodbridge high
school, to attend here. The grammar
school is sufficiently large to care
for those Sc warren students in grades
higher than the fifth who now go to
Woodbridge, he also SAID.
One of the reasons Tor opposing
the annexation now pelnS given con
siderable comment by certain Sc
warren residents here is that thelr
children after finishing IN the Sc
warren school VIII nave TO go 10 d
Perth Amboy grade school ana then
to the Perth Amboy grammar school
for three years.
Those faVorlnG the ahneNl.loI.
move point out, however that II
SeWaren becomes q .part ol Ieltu
Amboy the same schooi system wiii
pc put IN iorce mere DIS 10 u9tu -
mat CITY. ms MI WI nieaaa a tl'ttc ~ e,r az
oom ,'',,,,,odoto O. ~, an Students taking the
G,.,t 60 or,do studies When they
f,,;t.,, tto ffth arada in the Sewaren
schon, thev viii 90 to the Perth
An,ho,, .rrarmar school for the last
tbren Grade courses and then to the
Pnrtb Ambov high school for fouc
years
An cxamo;e of the interest being
shown in the annexation of Sewaren
by Perth A,t.b boy by residents or Sc
warren is Shown in a letter just re-
ce.vcd By The Evening News. This
letter follows:
February /, 1929.
Editor Evening News,
"Perth Amboy N. j.
Dear Sir:
"RefcrrinG to your article publish
i'd in the News 81 Tuesday, Janu-
airy 31st. headed 'Sewaren Pushes
Annexation Movement | wish to
protest against this heading and the
fact that il implies that the move
met to have Sewaren join Perth
Amboy originate. in Sewaren. the
four Derson3 who signed the legal
mott ees al former Perth Amboy resi-
dents a ID the active man in Sewaren
who is pushing this deal is also a
forn, er Per h m1oyan.
srbe arAiele thai Won print is en-
t;.< IT, r,icl "9dine For instance. YOU
80 ttl' +i'at so,,ara1 o,tctines have been
1e",I lo,S 0,,I,, nna n,eetinr was held
np'I va Itica,iy onlv the party send
an an - ~ thn notiaa knew that this
inS ou' ri'o =, he hrnupht M. AS a
t.e nc We e. ~ tbe notice read that
~ ~ ,e,ooti,,r ,,9os N he held TO con-
~ ~ H. tav oneetion
AAo9l NV '''N =. d,,o-
Gcu stare that no ole 10 ,ittoI1 az
eating the anneNallCn ior poll'tt", ptto,.
or real estate feasoIts' "a nc ,,o,,
of tact, 1t Is Wen hhoWn, anu ,1 yo
must know that IL Is ehtirely t.;tio, Ia,
estate movement. ne Ppt ~,
! is tnat CERTAIN group OIL reI.h IN ~
boy people are gong TO Duy the 'anIu a'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
HARDING OBJECTS TO SOME
PARTS OF DEBT BILL

WASHINGTON Feb. 2:-Presi-
dent Harding objects TO some of
the provisions of the Allied debt re-
funding bill as passed by the senate,
according to information understood
to have been given to the House
ways and means committee.
After the committee had con-
ferred with Secretary Mellon, Chair
man Fordney said action would be
deferred until he could consult with
the executive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
CHARGE HE SHOT AT BOYS
WHO DISTURBED HIS SLEEP

NEWARK. Feb. 2-William Doll,
fifty-five, was in Jail today awaiting
trial for assault and battery with in
tent to kill a group of boys who
disturbed his slumber last night.
Doll it is alleged, ordered the
boys from in front of his house and
fired two shots at them when they
ignored his order. Aaron Fisto, six
teen. was wounded in the shoulder.
The police said Doll admitted fir
ing the shot. but asserted he only
intended TO frighten the boys away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
VAN NESS ACT IS Unconstitutional
COURT OF ERRORS SAYS IN DECISION
Ask Fo, 500, 900
For Local Light Houses

WASHINGTON, Feb. An
appropriation of 100000 has
been requested of congress by
the Department of Commerce
for the establishment OF inn
provement of aids to navigation
and lights along Princes bay
dredge channel, Raritan bay, Ar
thur Kills, South Amboy dredge
channel and South Amboy, n. j.
Night navigation would be possi-
BILE if the improvements were
carried out, the department
transmitted in a letter to Chair
man Gillette.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
PAY BONUS OUT OF FEDERAL
TAXES, MELLON DECLARES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The sol
diers' bonus should be paid out of
federal taxes such an increased first
and second class postage and tobac-
co levies. Secretary Mellen declared
today before the House ways and
means committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
Film Director Dies

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. q
William ~. Taylor, director i'll chief
for one Of the largest film companiCs
operating here and nationally known
in the motion picture industry, was
found dead at his home here today,
The police indicated that he was
murdered.