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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

hard times" For some reason
the general conditions of bust
ness quietude and widespread unem-
ployment seem to have no effect on the
game or the extent to which it is played.
Either that or they are exerting favor
able influence, for every indication is
t12ae the two forms of bridge-auction
and contract-are houriShing more
than ever before
Sales of playing cards, score pads,
tallies, bridge tables and everything else
connected with the game are at higher
level than in previous years. Tourna-
ments and bridge parties are larger and
more numerous. Instructors in almost
all parts of the country report an in
creaSing clientele. In every way inter-
est seems to be at higher point than
any hitherto attained.
Can this be solely because of the
never-ceaSing spread OF q great game
from one player to a new one, steadily
creating new devoteeS, who in turn be-
come missionaries for it? Can it be due
to the coming up Of contract as a more
interesting form Of competition than its
predecessors? Hardly those alone. Per-
haps of more Importance right at this
time is the fact that bridge is very
largely q home game, that people are
spending more evenings ut home In
these quiet conditions, and that the
equipment fer the game costs only few
cents.
she old game Of Backgammon, In a
somewhat improved form, is having quite
q vogue at present in some circles, and
occasionally one hears a question about
whether it will cut in on bridge interest
to any considerable extent. It will be
remembered that the Chinese game Of
nah jong had its brief moment Of pop
ularity some years ago and then dis
appeared more suddenly than 1t came
i'm. Even while it was here there was
little perceptible decrease in bridge play
ing. if any, the playing OF the Oriental
game being merely additional.
Perhaps the best-fftted man IN the
country to express opinions on the viril-
ity Of a new society fad like backgam-
mOn is Frank CrowninShield, editor Of
several magazines catering to the type
Of people who go in most for such things.
Backgammon" he says, lis, Of course,
very fine two-handed game Of the
hazard type, entirely different from
bridge, and is having the biggest run
OF anything new since nah jong. I be-
lieVe it is pretty close to its peak right
no<~and is really an important activity
in many social spheres. In group Of,
say, 20 people who play the various
indoor games, should judge the proper
ton is about playing backgammon to
Is playing contract"
II is even possible that backgammon
may be, to a limited extent, one cause
for the greater amount OF bridge play
ing. It is one more influence to cause
a person to stay at home; being at
home, he spends his time not all at one
activity, but at various nes-liStening
to the radio, reading, conversing and
playing bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
ALasU a Week.

WHAT occurs If dummy has failed to
fellow suit when able to do so?
Correction must be made if the error
is discovered before the lead to the next
trick. After such lead, no correction
may be made. There is no penalty in
either case.
Next Week-What occurs If dummy
has left the table and, during his alb
Sence, declarer revokes?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

to make partner bid something and dis
close the best fit.
Many players would consider an in
formatory double with that hand, but
in contract this risks the possibility Of
a pass by partner with worthless hand,
for game is not at stake in q doubled
one bid. Others would bid three dia-
mondS, Semi-forcing bid which also
risks a partners pass. There is only
one way that West can compel his part
ner to keep the bidding openly bid
ding the adverse suit. Such a decla-
ration, however, ordinarily not only
signals slam likelihood, but tells partner
that no tricks will be lost in the hostile
suit; either the suit is void and can
be trumped, or the singleton ace is held,
or the doubleton ace-king. That always
is the meaning of such q bid Of the
adverse suit If it is made after partner
has bid, and also if made in the late
stages Of any high bidding. When the
bidding is low it does not necessarily
indicate an absolutely perfect condition
as regards the enemy'S declaration. It
does, however, proclaim virtual certainty
Of game and slam possibilities If part
ner's hand fits well. In the case Of
two-suiter, however, this bid would be
unwise, for the second suit could not be
shown Unless partner can be forced to
keep the bidding open second time.
If West bids three diamonds pre-
ferred bid-North says three spades,
South four, West five clubs and East bids
i've spades bid Of the adverse suit
after partner has bid, showing no losers
In the suit and proclaiming slam hkeli-
hood. West then calls seven clubs.
How many different grades Of strength
can a bidder reveal IN overcalling an
original suit bid made at his right?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

doing ID sure fire and can never be
forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
The Nee Problem.

HOW would you bid and play the To-
lowing hand, South being dealer?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
Contract Systems.

HOW would you bid the following hand,
In which both sides are vulnerable
and South Is the dealer?
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Anctlon Problems.

WHAT would you bid. as dealer, ON the
following hand?
Ass7es4sa Vsss Asa g.
What If the long suit, instead Of has,
ing the nine ut It's top, were headed ~
the king7 BY the ace? BY the ace and
queen1 ny tlae aoe end kange Whak
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
4 Tie BRIDGE Forum j


RIDGE is not acting according
to Hoyle" In these So-called
hard times" For some reason
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
2 Taxi Drivers Victims .
Of COlOred Bandits

Answering a hurry call for a
taxi early yesterday, Gilbert John
son, 1900 block Twenty-second St.
N. W., arrived at Third Street
and Virginia Avenue Southeast
in time to have his alleged Gus
toners flash a gun in his face
and rob him of SIS, his eve
ning's earning. He told Fifth
precinct police that both men
were colored.
Two other colored men were
credited by police with rob sing
Horace Keeler, another taxi
driver. 800 block c st. N. E., of
50 early today. They climbed
into his machine at Fifth and N
Streets Northwest and ordered
him to drive them to Fifth and
Franklin Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
HOWARD LEADER
CHIEF SPEAKER

r. Mordecai johnson, presi-
oent Of Howard University, will
be the principal speaker tonight
at the annual charter day dinner
to be held in observance of the
ftfty-Second anniversary of the
founding of the school by General
Howard. The dinner and speciaI
exercises will be held in the new
dining hall on the university
campus.
DR.. Robert Russa Motion, prin-
cipal of TuSkegee Institute, de-
livered the charter day address at
the special exercises of tne
student body held today in Ran
kin Memorial Chapel. DR.. Motion
is one of the outstanding negro
educators of today and is the
successor to the late Booker r.
Washington as head of Tuskegee.
He was recently appointed by
President Hoover to make an edu
cational study of Haiti. DR..
Motion has named a committee of
four to accompany him on the
survey of Haiti, and they are DR..
johnson, Of Howard; Leo M. Fav-
rot, Of the general education
board; Benjamin Hubert, presl-
dent of Georgia State College,
and DR.. w. T. Williams, of Tuske,
gee Institute.
Among the other speakers to-
night will be DR.. B. M. Rhetta.
OF Baltimore, president of the
General Alumni Association. Rep
resentatives of the faculty and
student body will also participate
in the exercises. DR.. Emmett j.
Scott, secretary treasurer of the
university, will be guest speaker
at the New York city alumni din
ner, and Emory Smith, publicity
director of the school, will address
the North Jersey association at
Newark,
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
Va. Firemen Will Hold
Card Party on March 10

BALLSTON, Va, March 3.-Ar-
rangements have been completed
by the Ballston volunteer fire de-
partment to hold a card party at
the firemen's hall the evening Of
March 10.
A special committee, consisting
of j. r. Malloch, chairman; j. P.
Divine, John E. Crack, Emmert
Scott and Grover E. Payne have
been appointed to complete plans
for the carnival and jubilee to be
held during the week of June IA.
John P. Divine has been elected
vice president Of the department
and Emmert Scott director.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
Oxford Students Debts
Placed at $1,25O,OOO

OXFORD, England, March 3
U.S0.-Oxford students are in
debt to merchants here to the
extent Of $1,25o,0OO, says the
Isis, student publication.
The writer declares the major
ity Of the debts are irrecoverable
and attacks university authorities
for permitting them. He suggests
a legalized credit limit like that
at Cambridge.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
Washington Boy Earns
Pittsburgh Distinction

Granville Woodson. son Of How
ard Woodson, Of this city, and a
graduate Of Dunbar High School,
has been commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps at the University
of Pittsburgh, where he is a
student.
Woodson has the distinction of
being the only colored commits.
stoned officer at the university.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
Fairfax Man Is Held
In $500 on Rum Charge

FAIRFAX, Va, March 3.-Har.
vey Pearson, Of Chesterbrook,
was held for the Marcn term Of
the county grand jury on $500
bond after q hearing before Jus.
tice of the Peace Rltchie, Of
Fairfax, on the charge CT trans
porting and possessing intoxi-
cants.
Pearson was arrested by Off
Ger Carl Mcintosh, who also
seized quantity of alleged in
toMcating liquor.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
Pathe Film Fire Probe
May Include Inspectors

. NEW YORK. March CU.S0.
inspectors who may have con-
doned conditions leading to loss
of 10 lives In the Pathe film fire
here December 10, may come un-
der investigational fire tomorrow.
District Attorney Grain, direct
ing prosecution before the grand
jury to be empaneled tomorrow,
enlarged the scope of the inves.
tigation to include the question Of
official malfeasance.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
FOUR CHURCHES
lFETE BIRTH.

our washington churches yes
teNday celebrated the anniversar-
te4 of their foundings with spe-
ciN services at which capacity
cohgregations were in attend
are. At the same time special
sefvices were held at the Wash
iokton Cathedral, when Bishop
dalnes E. Freeman spoke on con-
dlsions in Soviet Russia.
The churches in which ami
versary services were observed
we're the Church of the Ascension,
HDly Rosary Catholic Church,
Heformation Lutheran Church
and the Adas Israel Synagogue.
History Reviewed
At the Church of the Ascension,
celebrating it's eighty-fifty ami
versary, the Rev. DR.. Thomas w.
Cooke reviewed the history of the
church since its founding. The
church has been closely linked
with the religious life Of the Cap
ital and has numbered among its
worshipers men prominent in Ma
tional life.
The tenth anniversary Of Holy
Rosary Church was marked by
special services in which the Most
Rev. Pietro Fumasoni Biondi,
apostolic delegate, preached the
sermon and dedicated a painting
of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
Solemn high mass was sung by
Mgr. Filippo Bernardini, dean of
canon law at Catholic University.
Minister'S Duties Is Subject
The Rev. DR.. John Weidley cele
brated the twenty-fourth ami
verSary of the REFORM o n
Church. His topic was THE
Duties of a Gospel Minister"
At the Adas Israel Synagogue,
DR.. Samuel M. Cohen, executive
director of the United Synagogue5
of America, was the principal
speaker at services commemorate
ing the sixtieth anniversary Of its
founding.
At the Washington Cathedral,
Bishop Freeman spoke on condi-
tions in Russia, declaring that
phases Of religion as expressed in
terms of Rasputin should be
stamped out. He declared that
the moral character of a people
determines the fortune of a
nation.
Bishop Freeman also paid
tribute to the work of former
Chief Justice William Howard
Taft, who is at deaths door.
The sermon was broadcast over
Station WRC.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
PLAN BENEFIT DANCE

A benefit dance will be given
by the Presidents Own Garrison
No. 1O4, Army and Navy Union.
IN the I. o. o. F.. Hall, 4l0
Seventh st. N. W., tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
ADVERTISEMENT

Prices realized on Swift e. Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, D.
c., for week ending Saturday March ],
1880, on shipments sold out. ranged
from 1900 cents to 22.50 cents per
pound and averaged 1910 cents per pound
The Washington times., 1930-03-03

yesterday fell on a loading plat
form at Union Station. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital with
serious injuries to her hip.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28
ANCHORAGE CAC[Rs HERE FOR FIRST 0F
 |NTERC|TY SERIES

Thundering hoofs will be heard tonight at the gymnasium the ocassion being the first of a three-game Intercity series of basketball games between the Anchorage High School team and the Seward High School squad.
 The present plan calls for the main event to be preceded by a preliminary between the City Wo- men and High school girls.
 The first game was scheduled for last night but owing to the late arrival of the slow train thru Anchorage it was not pos sible. With the arrival last nite of the clever Inlet five, and the greeting accorded them by the localities, it sounded for a while as if another war had broken out but soon after II, all was quiet on the waterfront.
 The second of the series will be played tomorrow afternoon following a preliminary between
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28
INTERIOR WATER HAS
 PECULIAR QUALITIES

They don't sell it there so you better take your own hootch with you if you go to Circle Hot Springs.
 But the water has most rel markable effect, according to rel cent travellers. You can get as soused as the well-known hoot owl, but you are in Circle and you just circle around.
 After you carry your hootch around for a while and build the International Highway and the Nicaragua Canal, you take a couple of drinks of this water and you are sober again. Then if the hootch holds out, you can start another canal thru Mexico or across South America Then you take a couple of glasses of water and you are sober again.
 Could anything be sweeter?
 Think of all the neglected highways we could build under that system or the mines we can develop? |#.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

finally equipped himself with a whole arsenal and started out looking for trouble. After shoot ing at several persons in the dark ness and driving an Indian to the tall timbers, he held up man and woman on the trail and for some reason Or other marched them to the U. S Commissioners office.
 There he brandished weapons and threatened to kill anybody in sight. U. S. Commissioner Chris Bolgen grappled with him and Del Thompson who had been brot in with his hands in the air, Seiz- Cd a bottle and applied it where it would do the most good. Berg strom died the next morning and the coroner's jury exonerated all who were connected with the af- fair
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28
GOVERNMENT LOSES ... HUN DRIED MILLION
 ACCOUNT RULING

WASHINGTON, Nov, 28, (P)- A controversy rooted in ancient Spanish law was settled by the supreme court here with con- sequent loss to the government of more than $1oO,OOo,0OO in tax es. .
 The highest tribunal ruled that income from community property in Arizona. Louisiana, Texas and Washington. may be reported for federal taxation by the husband and wife separately
 It was a sweeping defeat for the government which had con- tended that such income must be reported in single return by the husband alone.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28
NEW MINING MEMBERS

The Mining Society of Alaska College introduced some new members to it's mysteries, accord ing to the College paper Grant Augustine, William Burns, Frank Burns, Lloyd Lounsberry, Alex ander Kilob, Jr, and Max Miller were admitted to the sacred pre- cincts. Engineers of the F. K. co. R. H. Ogburn, WI HI S McFar- lane, J. F. Hopkins and Ray M Hendricksen were admitted to honorary membership and pre- sented with the mining society gold pin.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

"Scotty' MacPherson's school midgets and the Jesse Lee boys, which starts promptly at 2:30.
 Tomorrow evening. preceded by the Key" team of the town, the Signal Corps vs the cracking Bremen, the third and final game comes off,
 Tn charge of Coach C J Thompson, the following lads comprise the Anchorage athletes who are after Stewards scalp:
 Brick" Porter, J Lick, Rob- ert Carlson. Robert Knapp, T lille, Bill Hancock, Johnny Mey- CTS, Alex Shadura and Lawrence Bayer.
 Francis Groth, Alaska's famous basketball arbiter, will be the 1lth man on the floor for the High school series.
 Incidentally, the entire gate aside from bare local expenses will be turned over to the An chorageites as the localities dic not feel they could afford te guarantee their expenses. But inasmuch as the visitors are en- route to Cordova for series what ever they can pick up here will help just that much.
 Sixteen firemen have been hir- ed to keep the gymnasium warm
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28
HONOLULU KID GETS ..
 TASTE NORTH JUSTICE

The KuSko Times from Tacotna, over in the KuskokWim Valley, has long way to get to the Gate way desk, but one of the recent issues has the dramatic account of a killing over there which may be news to Gateway readers.
 It seems that Roy Bergstrom, known as the "Honolula Kid" had been going around in haze of moonshine for many days. He
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE HABIT YET, START NOW AND WATCH FOR OUR DELICIOUS BAKERY SPECIALS. AT Elec- tric Bakery.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28
BANKER SUICIDES
 BECAUSE DIFFICULTIES

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov, 28, R)--With shoe string tied tightly around his throat, R. E. Donnell, 63, president of the closed Liberty Bank and Trust which he organized, was found dead in a hotel room.
 Worry over financila difficul- ties iss aid to have been the cause of his act.
 The bank is reported capable of paying all depositors in full.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

Miss Iris V. Heath, formerly of Juneau, and Norman Blather- will, of Denver, were married at Denver October 31, reports the Juneau Empire.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

J. T. Petrich was recently elect ed Commander of Afford John Bradford Post, Mo-, 4. A. L., Ju- neau, succeeding Claud Helge- sen.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

Ennis Nekeferoff, who went to "de-feet" in a bout with Kid Fairman of Anchorage last week returned on last night train. En- his, it is reported, had some diff ficulty with his shoulder which he injured some time ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28
AFOCNlK HERD 0F - ELK SHOWS GOOD
 INCREASE, STATED

A herd of eight elk from the Olympic Peninsula of Washing ton placed on Kodiak Island in 1928 by the Alaska Game Com mission as a part of the Terri tory's game stocking experiment program. has added five to it's number, reports the Juneau En- pire.
 The herd was kept at Kodiak for a few months and later nov ed to Afognak Island It has thrived and all of the original herd is still alive.
 One of the cows, a short time before calving, swam almost a mile to Whale Island where the calf was born.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

List your labor wants with us; we will endeavor to secure for you the help deslred. Phone Adams 126 or cf-ll at the M & " Club, Seward. Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

Have you heard the Utah Trail"? Still popular. Schaller- CTS Alaska Shop. adv
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

Amanda's Hand Laundry now open for business. Phone Madi- son 126.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-28

Anna anda Price, prcprletress of Amanda's Hand Laundry, is now ready to serve her many former patrons. Same location.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-07
Lawrence Perry's 1880 AIl-America Cridders

the big Ohioan was to be put out OF
the play, and even then the chances
were he would get his man. In mid
season he was moved into the back
field on offenSe, where his passing, rum
ming and interference were superfne
Van Bibber Of Purdue 8 q great
blocker In his tackle position, q man
who inevitably knifes through into the
backheld and tackles with deadly pre-
cision. He is very fast and is omnipres-
emit. And he has power to back his
STUFF.
Sington Of Alabama is one of those
irresistible rock-ribbed tackles, O man
Of dynamic energy and crushing power,
. terrible blocker and deeply versed
In the game.
Ben Ticlnor played center at Har-
ward, but he is really q guard in every
instinct. His ability to move quickly
out OF the line would be q great Of
fensive asset, while his skill In diagnosis
would be as well served at guard a
at center.
Baker One Of Greatest Guards.
John. Baker Of Southern California
Is one Of the greatest running guards
that ever played the game. But besides
his interfering qualities he has all 9TH
ers pertaining to his position.
Helm of Washington State at center
Is fast, powerful, keen. lancing; unerr-
ing In diagnosis, his play was one of the
great factors in Southern California;
downfall.
Carideo of Notre Dame IL one of the
great quarterbacks Of all time. Be-
sides his great gifts as q field general,
ne Is dangerous ball carrier and ID
also what may be termed an offensive
punter, tnasmuch as his kicks drop
upon q dime in dangerous corners. HIS
drop-kicking. too, Is deadly.
Duff1eld Of Southern California will
not be liked by many, as well as his
fellow backheld player, Pinckert. But
this boy Dufheld Il the backfleld flash
that starts at the outset to carry the
ball and get the rival team in q beaten
mood. Then he retires, and other ball
carriers find the going less rough be-
cause Of Dufneld's onslaughts. A truly
wonderful back.
Schwartz's Chance.
Marchmont Schwartz Of Notre Dame
nowered late this season, possibly be.
cause knute Rockne wanted him to
wait In pickle another season. But
Sayoldi's departure necessitated hts use.
and what sweet back he isl
Russell Of Northwestern Is one of the
great plunging backs Of the present
generation and also O prime defense
man and In general q rock Of strength
In any teams backfeld. Let Russell
penetrate the line Of scrimmage and
try to stop him.
SO this is the writer's 1880 all.
America eleven. It looks to him like
the greatest aSSemblage Of players he
ever picked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-07
Fight Looms on Plan to Limit
High School CridirOn Practice

any parents who can afford TO send
their children to high school. The
training received In character building.
physical development and in other ways
Is worth many times the money. It's
the finest sort Of thing for boys Of high
school age. To make 1t impossible to
hold the camp would be cruel blow to
the boys, as see IT,"
Edwards, who has long been active in
sports circles hereabouts, also believes
that to deprive high school foot ball
player OF the preseason training he
receives at camp Is to work an injus-
tice on the boy, forcing him to enter
actual competition without having had
the opportunity to get his immature
physique properly hardened for the ri9.
ors Of the game.
FACULTY advisers who voted 70
i rescind the regulation barring
junior high school graduates from
taking part In senior high school sti1-
Ietics until they had been In the senior
institution six weeks expressed the be-
lief that this regulation Is unjust TO q
boy who, despite that he may be good
student, nevertheless Is not permitted
TO take part in athletics.
It Is pointed out that q Junior high
school graduate entering one Of the
larger senior high schools and aspiring
TO foot ball honors would have only two
seasons to make the team, as he would
not be able TO play the first year because
he would not be eligible until around
November !.