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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Auction Problems

The of spades having been led at no
trump, how would you plan the play of
the following hand?
DUMMY
Spades g 5 Hearts A Q 10 Diamonds K JAJ9
Clubs 3
DECL4RER
Spades A 50 Hearts J98 Diamonds S76
Clubs A Il 2
This hand affords an example Of
play that is called "the hold-up." BY
this is meant holding up the ace and
refusing to play it until some trick later
than the first one Tt should not be done
except where there is a definite reason
for it. Lacking such a reason, the
Scotch" rule of taking trick when you
can should be obeyed.
In this case holding up makes game
almost sure thing. With five spades
in the offensive sides hands, eight are
held by the opposition. 1t is not SO likely
that they are divided with four to each
opponent as that the original leader has
five and his partner three. Hence, by
holding up the ace until the third trick,
declarer can be pretty sure that the Lead
er'S partner will now have none of th6s
suit left. After that he can safely try
his illnesses in hearts and diamonds.
finessing in each case toward the partner
of the original leader If the latter wins
even both of the illnesses, but has no
spades left to return, declarer's game is
sure, for that would make only four
tricks won by the adversaries.
Should declarer, however, take the
opening trick with his spade ace and
then try his illnesses, the moment the
leaders partner won a trick he could
return a spade for the original leader to
run the rest of the suit. If it happened
that cards in declarer's and dummy'S
hands were such that the illnesses had
to be taken toward the original leader
there would be no value in using the
"hold-up." If either finesSe lost in that
case the original leader would be lin"
and could run his suit without having to
depend on partner to lead it. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Ad0ice to Gardeners.
Elizabeth Dillingham; Hart.
By

Plant the ionquil, plant the rose,
Blight will fall on both of those;
Plant the freezia, cool like dew
On burning eyelids--it will wither
When the sun first chances hither;
Daffodils will dance for you,
Blonde and careless in the rain,
Only once, before they stain
Earth with fragmentary gold;
Winds will mock proud tulips, shattef
Every gowing bud, and scatter
Blue light that morning glories hold.
Plant the cypress, plant the rue,
Blight will never touch these two
These will thrive in any plot;
Plant some bleak eve in December
Wan rosemary to remember
What is better far forgot; &
Set the mandrake's fell root deep
Where the ghosts of violets sleep, 4
Yew where lilies would not blow, a
Harmless now, the rains intrusion =
Suns fierce siege or winds confusion-A
Dark bloom needs little care to grow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

Though weak your health,
Though thin your purse,
Though few your friends,
Things might be worse.
When down six tricks,
You still should smile;
They might have set you
By a mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
WILBUR c. wH1TEHEAD's new book

WILBUR C. WHITEHEAD'S new book,
Contract at Glance" is consider
ably more than just "a glance at con-
tract" as some might believe from the
name. Depsite its brevity-only 80 pages
1t might be called Photographic" in
the clear-cut way it presents every de-
tail. Without waste of words, each ele-
ment is emphasized with simple table
or concise paragraph, so systematized
and arranged that the ambitious bidder
cannot fail to grasp the relationship of
one feature to another.
The semi-forcing system sponsored by
Whitehead is the only one offered by any
of the great masters which does not con-
tain any artificial bid, meaning some
thing entirely different from it's natural
significance, Comdr. Winfield Liggett, jr.,
himself great player and tactician, says
in his introduction to the book, ''Since his
earliest works Mr.. Whitehead has con-
SiStently adhered to the theory that
every bid should have a definite mean
ing, and bidder should always be pre-
pared to play that suit or no trump
which he has mentioned; artificial con-
ventions have always been abhorrent to
him"
Cumulative bidding is advised
throughout, so that each member of a
partnership may show the other the
actual number of tricks that probably
will be delivered at declaration named
MADELEINE KERWIN, one of the most
brilliant players, teachers and writ
ers, emphasizes the ethics of the game,
with particular stress on one feature in
which some players are lax. Remarks
by a declarer with intent to deceive op-
ponents are absolutely out of place at
any bridge table where ladies and gen
tlemen play, and on the same plane with
remarks by a member Of the defensive
side to guide his partner, in her opinion.
She has properly called the Bridge Forum
to task for recently giving an example
of such conversation and then falling to
censure it. "A club should ask for the
resignation of a man doing such a
thing" she says. I'm a gentlemens game
he should be ostracized. In game with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Il Neqe, Problem

The spades having been lead at no
trump, how would you plan the play OF
the following hand? n
DUMMY
Spades S Hearts A K Q Diamonds 0 10 4 4
Clubs 7 8 2
DECLARER
Spades So Hearts ; Diamonds K JSS
Clubs A X
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

the contract players we know, he would
be murdered"
Trapping the opponents into making a
double of a strong hand is one of the
finest points of auction bidding, COM
parable at times to the clevereSt of con-
tract bids Mrs. Harriet H Hopper
achieved that summation with great.
gusto recently on a hand of Is spades.
Her bid of two spades was overcalled by
three clubs by H. Drew, who had 10 clubs,
the ace and king of hearts and the jack
of diamonds. Mrs. Drew, sitting next,
called three hearts, Mr.. Hopper four
clubs. Mrs. Hopper'S five-Spade bid was
doubled by Mr.. Drew, whereupon Mrs.
Hopper redoubled and all passed. She
thereupon set down her hand and scored
877 points, since they counted 125 for
game in hand. She comments, II am
hardly over the shock yet" and then
asks, Don't you think the bidding was
pretty nicely handled to give me re-
double?"-a question that answers itself
IN considering a business double, how
much high card strength should you
count on from partner to help you de-
feat the opponents?
If partner has done any bidding you
may count on him for the amount Of
high. card strength shown by his bids.
If he made an original bid, that amount
would depend upon the system in use
and his position at the table. Thus, a
dealers bid would show either two eh
card tricks or half more, according TO
which system was used. Second hand
after dealers pass would show the same,
third and han more, and fourth hand
three under any system. A following or
defensive bid would show one and half
at least.
If partner had not done any bidding
you may ascertain his maximum pos
sible high card holding by adding the
number of high card tricks shown by
the opponents bids to the amount you
hold and substracting that total from
eight which is the conservative sum of
all the high card tricks held around the
table. This does not mean that you can
count the resulting figure as the holding
of your partner, but rather that you
know he cannot hold more than that. In
fact he may hold none at all. His hold
ing is somewhere between that amount
and zero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

II think this is most interesting sub
ject and should like to see real open
forum on it in your department"
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The BRIDGEFORUM .
Language Bidding A7ods Gi0ing Unauthorized Information

What is the forcing raise" used by
some players, as distinguished from the
forcing takeout?'
GIVING information during the auc-
tion-If, before Or during the auc-
ton, player give any unauthorized in
formation concerning his hand, his part
ner may be barred from further partici-
patton in the auction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
PreciseLamguage in Biddi

y N THE OTHER SIDE" they are
great sticklers for precise Ian
y guage in bidding. Many an
Englishman would never think
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
Paris Society's Dogs
Now Have Special Tea

Paris.-The parties of petted ca
mines provide smart Paris with its
latest fad of diversion.
Miss Florence Walton, American
dancer, retired from the stage to
a modest modiste's shop in the most
aristOcratic shopping center of
Paris, introduced dogs teas for her
priced Pekinese "Chin Chin" and
now all smart Paris is entertaining
dogs.
Miss Walton served tea for "Chin
Chin" and invited Mile. Sorers
chow, "Choctaw," Princess Faucflle
Latour's great dane Luxury" and
the four-legged pets of a dozen
other women high in Paris society
and stage life.
While the dogs sit on velvet cush-
ions and eat tasty cakes or lap
up tea tinted milk, their mistresses
sit in an adjoining salon and play
bridge. Dogs teas were to have
been expected, for it is years since
Paris had its first dogs bars.
The dogs bars are generally out
side of some of the most famous
American bars of the capital, and
consist of a fountain where water
is the only fluid available.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
All CLUB RADIO BROADCAST
Fred Case of Wyoming Included
Among Speakers on June 18th

The Eleventh National 4-H Club
program which will be broadcast
over National hook-up of As sta
tions on Saturday, June 7th, will
have an especial interest to Della
Wareans for Fred Case of Wyom-
ing, Kent County, is to be one of
the speakers. The program goes
on the air at 12.45 to 1.30 p. M,
Eastern Standard Time and may
be heard over any of the National
Broadcasting stations some of
which are WRC, WHAS, WBAL,
WIZ, WHAM, WLW, KDKA and
WRVA. The U. S. Marine Band
will furnish the musical numbers
and background, continuing the
series of music appreciation per-
iods. Famous military marches
will be a feature for the day. R.
A. Turner, field agent in club work
for the Central States, will an
nounce the numbers and discuss
them. There will be two speakers
representing club members Stella
Root of Otsego County, N. Y, and
Fred, who will tell of their exper-
fences in club work Mrs. Nancy
Roman, Assistant State Club Lead
er of the N. Y. Extension Service,
and George E. Farrell of Cooper
ative Extension ork, will be the
adult speakers on this program.
The Kent County Club Agent,
Helen L. Comstock of Dover, is
asking that all club members and
interested friends who hear the
program will write in to the office
in Dover and report it. The time
is Saturday, June 7th. at 12.45 to
1.30 Eastern Standard Time.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
State Police Find Still in Auto

A complete outfit for the manu-
facture Of liquor was found in an
automobile occupied by two men
when the car was stopped on the
Seaford-Reliance road by State
highway police. AS a result, Ar
thur Dolby, of Cambridge, Md,
who said the car belonged to his
brother, and George Towers, of
Elwood, Md, were arrested.
Sheriff Wheatley, of Dorchester
county, Md. was asked to locate
Dolby's brother when police grew
suspicious of the cars registra-
ton. Magistrate Phillips fined both
men. Towers for reckless driving
and for having no operators lie
ense and Dolby for permitting an
unlicensed operator to drive the
car.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
CHURCH FOUNDED 282 YEARS
st. Georges Presbyterian Church
Dates Back to the Year 1893

The 232nd anniversary of the
founding of the st. Georges Pres
byterian Church will be observed
on Sunday, June Is, with services
in the historic edifice in the morn
irg and afternoon A program of
special music will be given at both
services. The Rev. John Humph-
rey, D. D., pastor at large of the
Presbytery of New Castle, will
preach at the morning service at
1890, standard time, and Congress
ran Robert G.. Houston will de-
liver a historical address at the
afternoon session at 2.30 The
Rev. Walter w. Harris, who has
been pastor of the st. Georges
Presbyterian Church for the past
six years, will be in charge of both
services. The st. Georges Presby-
terian Church was founded in 1898
and was first located about one
nile west of st. Georges. 1t was
a log cabin which was used by nv,
families for worship. The first
pastor of the church was the Rev.
Henry Hook, who took over the
charge in 1922. The only record
which connects the old generation
with the new in respect to the st.
Georges Presbyterian Church is a
written sermon delivered in 1845.
The records of the old church were
burned when the parish house
caught on fire many years ago.
Last year the principal address at
the 231st anniversary of the
founding of the church was deIiv-
cred by Former U. S. Senator
Thomas F. Bayard At the SER
vices June Is a mural tablet to
the memory of the Rev. James c.
Howe, pastor from 1880 to 1855,
will be unveiled. Many Presbyter-
ians from Delaware City, Port
Penn, Middletown, Smyrna and
other towns in the vicinity are
planning to attend the anniversary
services.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
Attention to Danger of Silo Gas

According to the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture the poisonous
gases formed in a silo overnight
while the silo is in process of be-
ing filled is deadly to persons.
Freshly cut silage in the partially
filled silo is the cause. When there
is no air circulation the gases re-
main in considerable volume; i'm
mediate death may result from en-
tering such silo. To avert this
danger, says the department, run
the ensilage cutter for a few min
utes before anyone enters the silo
Air currents stirred up by the
blower will either dilute the gases
or drive them from the silo.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
bad Boy of Brazil"
Thumbs Nose at Law

Rio De Janeiro.-Virgolino Fer
reira da Silva, spectacled, gayly
accOutered bad boy of the Brazilian
hinterland, who has enough charges
against him to fill a docket book,
continues TO provide cause for the
existence of police.
The bandit, better known as
Lampeao. Portuguese for lamp
post, is roaming through the thinly
inhabited sections of the states of
Bahai and Sergipe in the north
east, surrounded by a band which
has left bloody trail.
Lampeao is young in appear
ance. He is blind in one eye, and
wears shell-rimmed glasses. Lam
peao and his men, sometimes num-
bering 150, use hardy little mules
to evade the police. even though
the notorious bandit leader has
virtually thumbed his nose at the
law and its agents.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04

er-proof roofs, tight floors, ade-
m1ateIy screened doors and win
dows. Provision shall be made for
nroper separation and privacy of
the sexes. Metal containers shall
he provided at convenient places
for the collection of garbage and
refuse. All such garbage and ref
use shall be satisfactorily disposed
If at least once each day. 1T shall
be the duty of the persons, firm, or
corporation operating such can
nery to provide daily the services
Of some employe whose duty shall
he to maintain the camp grounds
and buildings in a sanitary condi-
tion. All floors, wastes, litter, and
other organic material resulting
from the process of manufacturing
shall be removed daily and dispos-
ed of in a sanitary manner. All
floors, machinery and utensils
shall be cleaned at the end of each
davis run and sterilized by hot
water or steam. No wastes, liquid,
or solid, shall be permitted to re
main on the premises to be a pub
lie nuisance. Adequate drainage
shall be provided to lead all waste
liquids outside and away from the
buildings and shall not discharge
into any ditch or watercourse so
as to create a nuisance. Female
who work where foods
are being prepared for canning
shall wear clean aprons or dresses
made Of washable fabrics, and
shall also wear clean, washable
caps over the hair. Employees with
infected wounds in the hands OF
arms are prohibited from handling
food products, or the containers in
which they are placed, before such
are sealed or capped.
Clean cuts. which are not infected,
shall be covered with rubber cots
securely fastened. Employees are
prohibited from smoking or spit
ting in any room in the cannerv'
where foods are prepared for can
ming. These regulations have the
of the Tri-Sta.e Gamers
Association.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
MAYOR DIES AT IEyyES
DIR. Thompson Had Served Town
For Over 90 Years

The funeral of DR.. James T,
Thompson, mayor, banker and
physician, who died III the Beebe
Hospital, Lewes, recently, after an
illness of ten days from a compli-
cation of diseases, at the age of
eighty-six years, was held Friday
afternoon of last week in st. Pet
er's Protestant Episcopal Church,
the Rev. Mr.. Littell officiating
Burial was made in the adjoining
church yard. DR.. Thompson was
probably the oldest mayor in the
United States in point of service
and age. During January of this
year, upon nearing his eighty-six-
tn birthday, he was chosen to gov
ern the affairs Of Lewes for the
twenty-ninth time. All of his ser
vice was in succession except two
terms when he refused to serve
In 1913 he refused office and Cap
tain Thomas B. Schellenger was
chosen, while in 1925 Captain
Lewis Collins was elected. Mayor
Thompson was born at the old
Thompson Homestead, near Reho-
both on February 19, 1874. He re-
ceived his primary education at
the public schools and select
school in Lewes. In 1865, he en-
tered the University of Pennsyl-
vania and graduated from that in
stitution in 1867 with the degree
M. D. Shortly afterward he To-
Gated at Gumboro, and started
practicing his profession. The job
of a rural physician did not ap-
peal to him and he gave up his
profession to enter into the mer-
camille business in 1873 with the
late Colonel William Orr, of Lew
es, where he continued for several
years. Later the business was
sold and DR.. Thompson moved to
Philadelphia where for a time he
owned and operated the old Della
ware House, which was located at
Second and Pine streets, that city.
He successfully operated the hotel
and made many investments
which proved profitable and caus-
ed him to amass a small fortune
He returned to Lewes, the scene of
his boyhood and young manhood
days, and lived retired lige. He
became interested in the civic af-
fairs of LeWes and worked at all
times for the betterment of condi-
tions. DR.. Thompson for many
vars was widely known stock
holder and director IN a chain of
banks in lower Delaware. He held
other interests which occupied his
attention. In politics he was an
ardent Democrat and took part in
councils of his party II Sussex for
many years. Besides his wife, he
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
James Aull, of Norristown, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
BroadISiln improvements Opposed

Improvement of the Broadkiln
river in Delaware beyond the ex-
isting project for a six-foot chan
mel from Delaware Bay to Milton,
was opposed in a report to Con-
gress, by Major General Lytle
Brown, chief of Army engineers.
He said: THE transportation ia
cilities now available to the local
ity appear reasonably adequate
its needs. There is no assurance
of the development of any large
tonnage and expenditures by the
Federal government for jetty con-
struction cannot be justified"
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
CHESWOLD COMMENCEMENT
Five Graduates at Graduation Ex-
ercises at Church, June 4th

Invitations have been issued BY
the faculty and graduating class
of Cheswold School to attend the
commencement program in the M.
E. Church of that town on Wed
nesday, June 4, at 8 o'clock pm.
]. Hermon Anderson, superintend-
ent of the school, announces that
Rev. Essell P. Thomas, pastor of
Asbury M. E. Church, Smyrna,
will be the speaker. The Senior
Glass Roll includes: Mary Eta
Casson, Grace Spence Cohee, Rob
ert Benjamin Kipp, John Harrison
Lafferty, Elizabeth Ann Sampson.
The class motto, Work to VIM"
flower, laurel, and colors, purple
and white.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04

material l-including both parts and
Iabor-that may prove defective, with
in the terms of the standard warranty.
that this replacement will be carried
out by any Chevrolet dealer in the
United States of where the
owner may have travelled during the
warranty period.
Backing this policy is one of the largest
service organizations in the automotive
industry of over 10000
Smyrna times., 1930-06-04
W.C.I.GRADUATIOH EXERCISES
TO OPEN SATURDAY, JUNE I
REV. E. p. THOMAS TO DELIV-
Err SERMON TO THE SCHOOL
commencement Speaker, Before
Glass of 80 Graduates,to be Rev.
Edw. l.. Watson, of Baltimore

The graduation exercises of the
Wesley Collegiate Institute will
take place from June 7-10. The
commencement speaker will be
the Rev. Edward L. Watson, DID,
pastor of the Waverly Methodist
Episcopal Church of Baltimore,
Maryland. Dr. Watson, who IS
president of the Methodist Episco-
pal Historical Society, is well
known throughout the peninsula,
and it is a decided privilege to
have him with us. The Bacca-
laureate sermon will be delivered
on Sunday at the Wesley NJ. Z.
Church by DR.. Harvey w. Ewing,
a retired minister of the Whining
ton Conference, who now resides
in Newark, Delaware. The even
ing sermon on Sunday VIII be de-
livered by Rev. Essel p Thomas, a
graduate of Wesley Collegiate In
stitute and the present pastor Of
the Smyrna Asbury N. z. Church
The following program includes a
complete list of the activities as
planned for each day:
Saturday, June Gymnasium
Auditorium 800 p. m, Junior
Recital; 500 p. M, OratoricaI and
Defamation Contest.
Sunday, June 8, Wesley Method
ist Episcopal Church-11OO a. M,
Baccalaureate Sermon; 7.3O p. M,
sermon before the School.
Monday, June 9 Gymnasium :
Auditoum, 2.3O p. m, Class Day
Exercises; 500 p. M, musicale
Tuesday, June 10-1O.30 a. m,
Meeting of Board of Trustees;
1870 a. M, Varsity-Alumni Base
ball; l p. m, Luncheon; 2.30 pm,
Alumni Meeting; 500 p. M, Alum
nj Banquet at Wesley M. f
Church; s p. M, Commencement
Exercises in Gymnasium-Auditor-
ium. The members of the gradu-
ating class are as follows: Harlan
Purnell Burbage, Berlin, Md;
Alice Louise Clark, Elwyn, Pa;
Mary Vansant Donaldson, Dover,
Benjamin Franklin Ferguson,
Marshallton, Del; James Ellegood
Treeny, Salisbury, Md; Richard
M. Green, Milton, Del; Maxwell
Platter Harrington, Dover, Del;
Thomas Clayton Horsey, Green's
boro, Md; James Alfred Hopkins,
Milton, Del; Tilghman Sewen
Tubbert, Cambridge, Md; Wood
White Jones, Cambridge, Md;
Charles A. Lingo. Milton, Del;
Fred Charles Lord, Harrington,
Del; Alton Ellegood Lowe, Laurel,
Del; Leonard Fillmore Mason,
Crisield, Md; Hugh Morris Mere
dith, Greenwood, Del; Herman
Jonathan Minner, FELTON,, Del;
Millard William Monroe, MiIlsboro
Del, Vernon Robinson Nichols,
fredericksburg, Md; Claire Eliza
beth Pecenye', Bridgeport, Conn;
LinWood Charles Penwell, Ellen
dale, Del; George Calton Powell,
Berlin, Md; Catherine Louise Rad
ish, Dover, Del; Oren Edwin Rich
ardson, Willards, Md; John Shill-
ing, Jr., Dover; Theodore Oscar
Mitchell Wills, Dover.
Commercial Department. Hilda
Anderson, Dover; Miriam Priscilla
Ford, Dover; Edna Marie Torbert,
Dover; Elizabeth Harper Warning
ton, Dover.