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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30

Incoming from the Democratic
leaders to replace the Administra-
ton program or for the relief of
the country.
The few paltry efforts in the
direction Of constructivness would
be pitiful could they be taken SER
iously. Former Governor James
/! M. Cox, one-time Democratic can
didate for President, has offered a
panacea for all of the ills of bust
ness depression by boldly proclaim
! ing to the world that should the
Democrats elect majority in Con-
gress the party should immediate
ly set out to revise the present
tariff law without hearings or
other ceremonies.
| The Washington Post, Indepen-
dent, thus discusses Governor
Cox's plan:
"In his enthusiasm Mr. Cox has
struck his own party probably the
hardest blow that it will encounter
| in the present campaign. Shrewd
Democrats have kept quiet regard
| ing any plans of reopening the tar
if issue in Congress, because of
the effect such plans would have
on business. Uncertainties that
have grown out Of the economic
depression are already delaying the
restoration of normal conditions
Should uncertainty regarding tar
| iff rates be added to the problems
of industry there would be no hope
for an early recovery. If Mr.. Coz
| is speaking for the Democratic
| party, every vote for a Democrat
ic representative means vote tC
continue the business slump"
From Nebraska in the west
from the Dakotas and Minnesota
in the north, and from the great
Midwest States of Illinois, Indi.
ana and Ohio come the assurances
that men who after the first break
in the stock market and the flor
of business vouched angry pro
tests and spoke sarcastically Of
Hoover prosperity" apparently
are getting second wind. The
more maturd reaction has beer
that no man in the White House
could have stalled off stock mar
ket crash or the depression in bust
ness, which have been due to &C.
onomic conditions. There is nov
no sincere attempt to belittle The
President. On the contrary, thu
Presidents attempts to stem ths
tide of depression and unemploy
ment are commented upon favor
ably.
Most OPPORTUNITY came the com
ments of former President Coolidge
on the inconsistency of blaming
the Government for economic cy
cles when business and industry
are entirely in the hands of pri
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
CHICAGO STOCK SHOW
MARKS THANKSGIVING

Chicago's mammoth Thanksgiv-
ing season celebration, which for
the past 81 years has been other
wise known as the International
Live Stock Exposition, will soon
be again in progress.
This year from November %
to December 6, the big amphithe-
atre, adjoining buildings, and pens
out at the Chicago Union Stock
Yards will, according to the as
sured prediction of the manage
ment of the exposition, be more
than ever crammed with the fin
est products of the farms of not
only this continent but in some
instances from the very most dis
tant parts off the world.
New South Wales Sends Grain
Among the early entries sent to
the International Grain and Hay
Show this year were those of three
wheat growers from New South
Wales. Thes will be matched in
competition with grains grown in
practically every province of Can
ada and state in the Union where
farming is of Importance. The
Grain and Hay Show, through de-
partment of the International Live
Stock Exposition is in its size,
scope, and Importance a sizeable
exposition in itself. Almost since
its inception, when it was intro
duced eleven years ago into the
ever lenlarging international, it
has been the foremost COMPETE
tive display of field crops in the
world.
According to B. H. Heide, Sec
rotary manager of the exposition,
the closing dates on making entry
of exhibits in the various depart
ments are November1, for all live
stock classes other than CARROTS;
November 10, for the Grain and
Hay Show; and November % for
CARROTS of CATTLE sheep, and swine.
Big Horse Show Planned
The international Horse Show is
being planned to provide the full
est of evening entertainments.
The management predicts that the
international arena will be the set
ting for the keeest competition be-
| tween the finest specimens of the
leading stables of the land that
meet here each year for this close
and climax of the horse show sea-
son.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
DOUBLES

Doubling doubles the trick values
scored below the line.
For making a doubled contract,
Declarer wins a premium of so points
if he is Not Vulnerable, and 100 points
for each trick over contract. If Vul-
nerable, these scores are 100 and 200
points, respectively.
For undertricks on a doubled con-
tract, the adversaries score as follows:
If Declarer is Not Vulnerable, 100
points per trick for first two tricks; 200
points per trick for third and fourth
tricks; 400 points per trick for SUBJ
sequent tricks. If Declarer is Vulnera-
bic, adversaries score 200 points for
first undertrick; 400 points per trick
for subsequent tricks.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30

Miss Frances Metcalf, who at
tends high school in Red Lodge,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Paulsell ar
rived Wednesday from an extend
ed motor trip in Washington and
California where they have been
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Jack Metcalf spent a few
days last week at the home OF
her father Mr.. T. P. Ruckman.
M. L. Long and son Sam, were
bufness visitors in Red Lodge
Wednesday
Quite crowd attended the Re-
publican rally at the Linley hall
Wednesday evening.
Jeo Boggio and family motored
to Washoe Sunday, spending the
day at the Thomas Freeman home.
Those from Luther attending the
, birthday dinner party given IN
honor Of Katy Gardetto at the
home of S. O. Tharp in Red Lodge,
were Miss Retha Metcalf, Matte
Winningham, Alice Boyer, Gladys
Mckinley, Lee Cortner, Harry or
awford, Buddy Oglesby, Gabriel
Boggio and Sam Long.
Mrs. Maud Cortner and enid
rem and Chas. Cortner, Sr, wne
have lived in this community lol
the past ten or twelve years, le1'
Tuesday for Lamar, Colo. wnere
they intend to make their future
home.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30

vate enterprise. Mr.. Coolidge said:
"We demand entire freedom of
action, and then expect the gov
erment in some miraculous way to
save us from the consequences of
our own acts. We want the money,
but if depression and unemploy-
ment result we look to Government
for a remedy. = : A free peo-
pie cannot shift their responsible
ity for them (the burdens of their
own mistakes) to the Government"
1t has come to be accepted as a
truism that the first element nee
essary for the success of the indi-
vidual in the commercial world
is acceptance of responsibility. Wi
tn equal force may this principle
be applied to corporations and in
dustries. Concerns which are self
reliant are the last to feel the pin
CHI of a depression period and the
first to show the way out of it.
Their Independent attitude ought
to receive every encouragement
from politics with full apprecia-
ton of the motives back of the
politicians who are making every
effort to confuse the public on the
subject. Nothing can be gained by
making either prosperity or bust
ness depression a political issue
beyond encouraging further reli-
ance on the Government for that
vitality and staying power that
can come only from the Individual.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
LUTHER
Especial Correspondence

Bert Umland and family motored
to Billings Friday, returning Sat
urday. Their son, Charlie accomp-
anied them home, returning to his
work in Billings Sunday.
John G. Russell and family
spent few days last week with
relatives in Roundup and Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Pogue and
daughter Vida, went to Billings
Saturday to visit relatives also
to attend the foot ball game Sat-
urday Afternoon.
John Bergstrand who has been
employed in the forest service at
Pryor the past summer, finished
his work at that place and is now
working on the VIM. Scilley ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Porath were
shopping in Columbus Friday.
Elmer Bloom, while enroute TO
Columbus with truck load of hogs
for Russell Metcalf, visited friends
in Luther few minutes Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Boggio and
Miss Mary Lee Tharp of Absaro-
kee visited relatives at Luther
Sunday.
Knute Storle was shopping ir
Luther Sunday afternoon.
Lawrence Shaw was a guest OF
the Vern Cowger home Sunday.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
DEMOCRATS FAIL
TO OFFER CONST-
RUCTlVE PROGRAM
By Otis Cover

Washington. Especial to the
News)-On November IA, 1928,
Alfred E. Smith delivered a radio
address to Democrats as an appre-
citation of their support in the cleo
ton and gave a message of advice
as to the course the Democratic
party shold pursue in order that
the party might be brought into
position ito solicit the confidence
and support of the American peo-
pie" in the future.
The Democratic chieftain warn
ed the party leaders that the Dem
ocrats would not be in position
four years later to demand that
confidence eff during that period
| it neglected to build up a construc-
tive program and relied entirely
upon the failure Of the opposition
party. That cannot be done by a
minority party permitting itself
to become a party of obstruction
and opposition for political pur-
poses only"
Governor Smith went further
with his warning: "In other words,
the Democratic party would not
be acting in good faith with the
people of the country nor in good
faith with the millions who rallied
to its support if it were to sit by
and adopt a polich of inactlor
with the hope Of profiting solely
by the mistakes or failures of the
opposition. A constructive pro-
gram embodying the declarations
off the Democratic platform shoulo
promptly be developed. Above al
things, the function of a minority
party is educational in character
The first and indispensable ele-
ment of education is information
a full and complete presentation Of
facts"
The Democratic party in Con
gress having offered no "construc
tive program" and only that O
"obtruction and opposition for pol
itical purposes only" stands indict
ed by it's own candidate for Pres
ident two years ago.
Forgotten was the warning from
his friend by Chairman John }
Raskob when he set up his "Smeal
Hoover" bureau of misrepresenta
ton and in and out of Congress
attacked the President, impugnef
his motives, his honesty and sin
certify of purpose. Not one con
structive suggestion has been for
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
Copyright. 1880. by HoyIe. j.

Beginning with this article, all ex-
amples will include Contract, as we'll
as Auction bidding, so that our readers
can compare the two and thus get a
good idea of Contract bidding as COM
pared to Auction. To enable our readers
to follow Contract bidding, the follow
ing summary of the main differences
between Contract and Auction is given
Contract, as the name implies, allows
the player to score towards game only
the number of tricks he has bid. For
example, if a player bids two spades
and makes four, he can only score two,
the number bid, and the remaining
two tricks are scored in his honor col
umn at so per trick. This rule makes it
necessary for players to bid for game
on every hand, whether their opponents
overbid or not, provided, of course,
their cards warrant try for game.
As a result, there are no dead
hands at Contract where one player,
for example, bids one heart and all
pass, as occurs very frequently at Auc-
ton. When one side holds all the cards
lHtiG 10 Dpuilu W DS liCilly VI tSilCif
whether opponents bid or not. The
lucky side must bid for game if they
want it and once they feel sure of game,
they have the still greater incentive OF
trying for slams. At Contract little
slam, if bid and made, scores 500 points
and big slam, if bid and made, scores
1000 points, so they are we'll worth
while. As a result of these large pre-
miums, the effort to bid and make
slams offers one of the exciting features
of Contract.
In the regular game of Auction you
may take a chance now and then with
weak bid. 1t costs very little, but in
Contract you'll find it very expensive,
For instance, in Contract you bid one
no trump with just an ordinary thin
no trumper. What will happen2 II
second hand passes, your partner may
have good help for good no trumper
Your partner will of course bid you up
he may be justified in bidding three
no trumps. The penalties are very
heavy, so bid more soundly at Contract
than you ever did at Auction.
The new Contract count is very
different from Auction and changes the
point values of tricks and games, as
follows:
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
Woman's Long Fast

When Madame Hanaux short
time ago completed her hunger
strike of % days in French prison.
Scotland came forward with the as
sertion that the feat was by no
means q record. and that it had
been exceeded several times in
Scotland. 1t cited case in 1772
which became known as "Pennant's
Fasting Woman of Ross-shire," from
the fact that Pennant described 1t
in his "Tour of Scotland. Kath-
arine Mcleod, aged thirty-five, was
attacked with fever. which &C.
easioned partial blindness, and al
most total inability to take food.
Her parents sometimes put little
into her mouth, but for a year
and three-quarters they had no evil
dence that either food or drink
passed her lips. BY forcibly open
ing, her mouth and depressing her
tongue, they tried to compel the
passage of food, but a suffocating
construction led them to desist.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
CONTRACT PREMIUMS and
PENALTIES

Declarer scores no premium for making
an undoubled contract. He scores below
the line only the number of tricks bid !;
but for each trick he makes over con-
tract he scores 50 points in the honor
score, whether or not he is Vulnerable.
If adversaries set the Declarer, they
score so points premium for each
undertriek if Deelarer is Not Vulnera-
bic. If Declafer is Vulnerable, the first
undertriok scores 100 points premium
for adversaries each subsequent under
trick, 200 points.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30

Now that a standard code of laws for
Contract Bridge has been approved
and adopted by The Whist Club of
New York, the Knickerbocker Whist
Club, the Racquet and Tennis Club of
New York, The Cavendish Club of
New York, and the American Whist
League, it is certain that these laws
will be adhered to by informed players.
In short, the new laws are the same
as those governing Auction Bridge, ex-
cept in the scoring, for which these are
the authorized rules (summarized):
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30

These brief rules will give the reader
some idea of the game. To be successful
in Contract, ones hand must be in
diligently read and understood. Ultra
conservatism is penalized as severely
as rashness. The partner must under
stand the principle of expected help
and better thaa expected help. 1t rs
important to raise partners bid as
high as ones hand justifes at the first
opportunity, whether or not interven-
ing player has bid, as one scores toward
game only the tricks bid
Lack of opposition is not a signal for
cessation of bidding, but rather a
demand for keen reading of the cards.
If game is possible it must be bid. The
incentive for game contract is the large
premium for rubber, especially if made
in two games.
As a rule, a take-out from weakness
should be avoided, as it offers little
chance for game, and may be misread
by partner
The double is very important in
contract and much used. 1t IS interest
ing to note that this factor causes what
would be a very poor and undressing
hand in Auction Bridge to assume much
more value. and interest in Contract
Every hand is: bid to the utmost, often
slightly overbid, placing too much
trust in luck in the hope of winning
big premium. Thus poor hand often
is able to take an unexpected trick and
set the opponents.
The Complete Code of Laws may
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
TRICK VALUES

The suits are valued as follows: No
Trump IS; Spades so; Hearts SO; Dia-
monds 20; Clubs 20. This is called the
Vanderbilt count, after its originator,
Harold S. Vanderbilt In the bidding,
however, the suits rank the same as in
Auction; that is, Diamonds take pre-
eedenee over Clubs, and Spades over
Hearts.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
RUBBERS

Rubber, as in Auction Bridge, consists
of two games won by the same side.
The winners of the first game of a
rubber either side) score no premium,
as in Auction Bridge. The winners of
the-second game Of a rubber (two-game
rubber only score premium of 700
points. The winners of the last game
Of three-game rubber score a premium
of 500 points. Thus for the first time a
difference is recognized and rewarded
between a pair winning a rubber in two
games and a pair winning a rubber in
three games.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
VULNERABLE

After a side wins one game it becomes
Vulnerable, and from then on is
subject to much greater penalties for
failure to make its bids. These penal
ties, however, are offset by greater
premiums for winning. When both
sides have won a game both become
Vulnerable, and from then on the
rubber game is an exciting battle.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
HONORS

Honors are scored only when held four
or five in one hand. In suit bid 4
honors in one hand count 100 points
in the honor score; 5 in one hand count
$50. In No Trump, / Aces in one hand
count $50.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
REDOUBLES

Redoubling doubles the doubled trick
values, premiums and penalties. Doub-
ling and redoubling do not affect the
premiums for games, Slams and honors,
or the penalty points for second and
subsequent revokes.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30

From the foregoing table it will be
evident that the number of tricks re
CURED to score game are exactly the
same under the Contract count as III
regular Auction. In other words the
relative position of the minor and
major suits and no trump is the same.
There is one striking difference, how
ever. and that is in the demotion of the
diamond suit as possible game scorer
from an advanced score. For example,
at Auction if you score three diamonds
III points,, you are in a position to
score game by making one odd either
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
SLAMS

No premium is scored for any Slam
made when it has not been bid. When
bid and made, if Declarer is, Not
Vulnerable, Little Slam scores 500
points in the honor-score. If Declarer
Vulnerable, Little Slam bid and
made scores $50 points. Grand Slam,
nd and made, Declarer Not Vulnera-
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
REVOKE PENALTIES

The revoke penalty for either side is
the loss of two tricks for any players
first revoke. TOO points additional
penalty for each subsequent revoke.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
BEARCREEK
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Miss Laura Silva of Livingston
is visiting here with her mother
Mrs. Lottie Silva and brother
Pete Silva.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Pauley NC
we'd Sunday into the Joe Stacey
house.
T. W. Holley of Billings was
a business visitor here Wednes-
day and Thursday.
:
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Baldwin
motored to Billings Friday, re-
turning Saturday.
Among the teachers attending
the convention in Billings Friday
and Saturday were, Miss Alice
Bethke. Miss Elaine LIE Bar, Miss
Ellen Owens, Miss Christine Han
sen. C. J. Kusler, E. 7. Bennett,
Prof. C. L Baldwin and David
Murray
Mr.. Mitchell Moore of Powell,
Wyo.. was here on business Thurs
day.
Joe Yanchisin was slightly hurt
Tuesday evening at the Eagle
mine by fall of rock.
Mrs. Joe Joyce and sons, Billy
and John, Mrs. J. P. Kane and
Mrs. H. E. McKinnon motored to
Billings Friday to shop
Mrs. Elmer Price and son Vern
motored to Fromberg Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt and
daughter Janet Lucille motored Up
from Billings Sunday to bring
Miss Lucille Lodge to her home IN
Washoe. she had been attending
the teachers convention. Mrs. VIM.
Noble also came home from Bill
ings with them, having visited
the past two days with her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. T. ". Holley and Helen
Noble.
Mrs. Lawrence Simon of Bridg-
er and Mrs. Geo. Youst spent We'd
nesday in Billings.
Mrs. G. E. Youst was a Belfry
visitor Sunday
Mrs. Jack Richards and Miss
Helen Rowland were visiting
friends in Belfry Friday.
Miss Mary Lou Wright, Miss
Velma Shepard and Mr.. Vim. Ro-
mex spent the week end here with
relatives and friends.
Miss Freda and Leona Moreau
and Vincent Besinque motored to
the Tamport ranch Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reid and
daughter Louise were Sunday din
ner guests at the Willis Wads-
worth home.
Mrs. Ida Moore of Belfry was
an overnight guest at the Roy
Wadsworth home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. IYor Jones and
daughter Joyce of Washoe were
Sunday guests at the Ralph Me
jean home.
Earl BEEN left Thursday fof
Omaha, Nebr. after few days
visit here with his father George
BEEN.
Miss Marv Laukaitis left Sun
day for Billings after a weeks
visit with home folks.
Mrs. J. G. Forney and son Dean
were Red Lodge shoppers Satur-
day.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30

bic, scores 1000 points. With Declarer
Vulnerable, Grand Slam wins 1900
points. Doubling and redoubling do
not alter Slam premiums.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-30
Contract or Contract Bridge
Summary Of ofcia! Laws Adepted September IS, 1927

Copyright 1928 by The L Playing Card Co., Cincinnati o. u s. A.
Published by permission Of The Whist Club New York