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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
II DESCRIBED Compliment.

nNE of the fine things about the American
Bridge League, which conducts the big
national championship tournaments, is the way
that the woman players recognized They
are called associate members" and their dues
are not quite as high as those of the men.
though they possess similar rights.
The associate members Of the league have
their own set of officers who cooperate with
other officers This year Mrs. Madeleine Ker-
win Of New York is their president Election
to that Office is the highest formal compliment
that can be paid to a woman in the game
today. In this case 1t is a just recognition of
her hard-earned standing in the front ranks
Of the game, for which she has done much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
As7ss y K4s = 90 q Kss3

In either case the lead Is against contract
Of two diamonds, but the indicated situations
are widely different, because Of the bids that
preceded the final one In the first situation,
when North opened with spade and South
took out with diamonds, the likelihood Is that
South viii f1rst drop the outstanding trumps,
then try to establish the spade suit in dummy
and run it In doing this he may require all
his entries in dummy, particularly in the side
suits. The defenders of the hand should there
fore begin their attack on his entry entries as
soon as possible.
The leader, In a case like this, should not be
afraid to underlead one Of his kings-usualy q
negative lead-for he knows it is an exactly
even chance that he will be aSSaulting dummy
side entry, which must be In either hearts or
Clubs Hence the of clubs should be led. 1t
Is better shan the heart lead because fourth
best, helping partner to count"
In the other case North has denied support
for hearts and South has denied support for
spades. It is plain that declarer probably will
try to establish cross-ruf and use his trIlmpS
separately for rufing. Therefore, the best
thing to do here would be to cut down his
number of ruffed tricks by leading trumpS The
deuce of diamonds is the best lead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Contract Systems.

NOM much difference between systems is
kbere in the strength required to bid two OF
= s,,it over partners original one no-trumpa
Under any system bid OF two spades over
dealers no-trump would be recommended with
this hand:
AAQ4s2 v4s2- = Js2 %s1
and a pass would be recommended with this
hand:
AA10432 V432 = J32 asa
Also any system would recommend DID OF
Two spades with this hand:
AAs54s2 v4s2 >4s2 "a
and pass with this hand:
4 Q65432 V4s2 ~4s2 "a
Some would bid this hand as two spades,
others would pass IL:
K65432 V432 = asa \
Thus when the biddable suit Is fve-card
major the possession of about one ana q haf
defensive tricks and three and half probable
offensive tricks makes enough for the take-out
One defensive trick and three probable tricks
do not constitute enough. Because Of the vari-
Dus methods of valuation. there are some COM
binations of cards which are counted differ
emily by different players; hence some hands
will be bid by players but not by others
. In general however, they require approx
nately the same kind and amount Of strength
When the biddable suit is a six-carder, one
defensive trick is enough for anybody to make
the take-out. Some will do it with half
defensive trick and others will not. Nobody
will do it with a queen as the only defensive
strength.
If the suit is seven cards in length no matter
how weak, any will make the take-out.
1t will be noted that in all of these cases the
Strength needed is about three and a half
probable offensive tricks, regardless of whether
that strength includes any defensive strength
or not. So for the average player the problem
may be simpified by simply making sure that
bis entire hand contains three and a half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
II Real Event.

L INCUI IL CE/tIs
A NEW book by Milton c. Work is always an
event in the world of bridge. That is
particularly true when two years have passed
since his last one, which is rare for this veteran
authority. Common Sense Contract" his
latest is notable also because of the close CO.
operation of Ralph Reed Richards of Detroit,
who possesses the most impressive champion
ship record of any Western player, and Walter
F. Wyman of Boston, whose fame as an analyst
extends everywhere bridge Is played.
The system of bidding they have evolved is
simplifed for the neophyte, and 1t Is made
efficient for the expert by offering as optional
a new version of the artificial original bid OF
two clubs to ploclaim game strength and force
partner to respond. As recommended, it guar
antees ability to make sound bids in two diff
ferent declarations both of which may be suits,
or one OF which may be no-trump 1t enables
the player to use original bids Of two diamonds,
hearts or spades to show hands of interme-
date strength, therefore making bids of one
more specific.
One feature not usually found in contract
books is a full set of recommended leads against
both suit and no-trump declarations, when
partner has bid and when he has not bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

probable offensive tricks-granting, Of course.
that his suit is of at least five cards and is
biddable. Few will make a suit take-out of a
no trump with only four-card suit unless
possibly it be a major containing four honors,
or else ace, king and queen
In the case of minor take-outs of the no.
trump many players use the same qualifica-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Auch0n Problems.

WHAT would you lead. West from the
w following hand, IL North had opened the
bidding with one spade and South had taken
him out with two diamonds, which became the
final contract? What South had opened
with one heart. North had bid one spade and
South two diamonds, which became the final
contract? Why2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
II Lac a Week.

WHAT occurs if a player redoubles an OPP
NV ponent-s bid which has been doubled by
his own partner? The redoubie IS void and tne
opponents may add so points to their honor
score in auction, 100 points in contract. Inc
penalty is the same for doubling partner D,u'
what occurs il a player bids, doubles or re-
doubles after the legal bidding has been closed
nv three successive passes?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
- il
. A 10
4 Q10 So

Edward C. Wolfe Of Cleveland, who was WeSt'
Ied the of diamonds. His partner, omar =.
Mueller trumped it and returned space. 1nuo
- got the FIRST FIVE tricks At no-trumps
0rand slam may be made with the same opening
lead. A diamond bid injected by Wolfe as de-
6ensiye measure during the contracting scared
the opponents away from the no-trump declara-
tion-a fine bid to make with the kind Oh nano
he held containing both void SUIT wnlcn ne
nav hs able to ruff and suit so long that his
mariner NAV be void in it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

tions as with major. Others VIII not take
out with a minor except when all the other
suits are devoid of high-card strength or the
minor is a seven-carder, but win raise the mo-
trump instead when able.
How would you bid the following hand II
both sides were vulnerable? If neither side
were vulnerable?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
The NeqU Problem.

HOW would you bid and play the following
hand South being the dealer?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
The Sage Says:

nRTDGE is not a test of speed. Making the
- others seem slow by contrast is not as
profitable to the quick thinker as taxing
little more time to make sure OF ms own Oiu
mr. play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
q TIE BRIDGE Forum
7zeAu Who Considers Thing Hasa Useful Superstition
=, By Shepard Barclay Is"


HERE are many kinds of superstitions
at the bridge table. Nobody Will
ever be able to count them all.
Some players prefer the red cards.
- come the blue-backed ones, some the
nnes with which they made winning cut some
the still pack Some like to change seats when
their luck is running badly and want to sit stu
u41en things are breaking right
perhaps the most practical KIND Oh supel-
...t,a,, i; that Of a man who processes to be-
S;atro that the thing which saves the most time
for everybody and is the most convenient 1or
All is therefore also the luckiest. He always
chooses the ready pack of cards, the seat ne
happens tc be in near-unless lazy Is
ALREADY seated-and would rather leave ar
rangements as they are than cnange Inenl. nc
sIo believes il is good luck to forget idle super
Etitions and concentrate on trying to play
better game than the next fellow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

The wisest all the word-to hear him rate himself
Who puts best authority expert on the shelf,
he who never makes bid or tries to play hand
But how mistakes cannot understand
To him open books matter how they fall
noddng says told So" he always knows 1T all,
There's nothing about the play this oracle can't TELL
where he sitsthe dummy hand well
Some day go bit too in showing off his brains
reap just reward for all the and pains
And feelings of humility he's with all his blame
shut his baly mouth and join in the game
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
CODE MESSAGES
BY MACHINE

A new machine to insure tele.
graph coding secrecy. has made
its appearance as a commercial
product on the British market.
according to- the Commerce De
partment. :
The machine, known as the
sfCryptocode." consists of 10 brass
plates each inscribed with four
alphabets in various orders and
mounted upon a removable spin
die. To use the system, two ma
chimes are required.
The inventor claims that a 10
letter word may be coded in IL.
5S2,912 ways without altering the
relative positions Of the discs. on
the axle. and that by interchang-
ing the discs on the axle this
number is increased to over IS
trillion.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Family at Dinner
Rifle Practice
Target

NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-As
william j. Stewart. al, a clerk
who. with his mother and two
sisters. occupied a fourth-floor
apartment at 419 West Thirty
ninth Street. sat down to din
ner q bullet whizzed over his
head and punctured q can Of
condensed milk standing on a
shelf. A minute later another
struck a ladle hanging on the
wall.
Stewart ran downstairs and
with Patrolman John Regan
made his way to the apartment
of George RoSmarish. where
they found. they said later,
that Rosmarish had suspended
his wife's pocketbook by a
string in the rear window and
was conducting target practice
at it with a .22-caliber rifle.
He was locked up on charge
of disOrderly conduct.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Mrs. Clara N. Boyer
Named to Bureau

Mrs. Clara M. Boyer yesterday
was appointed director Of the in
dustrial division Of the United
States Children's Bureau. the La
Dor Department announced.
She succeeds Miss Ellen N. Mat
thewS, who resigned to pursue
special studies here and abroad.
The new director was formerly
executive secretary of the Con-
sumers' League of New York.
The Washington times., 1931-10-02
Guard Officers Get
Federal Recognition

Two District National Guard Of
ficers have been extended Federal
recognition by the Militia Bureau
They are Lieut.. Col. Julian S.
Oliff, 121st Engineers. SIT Second
st. s. E., and Major Clarence s.
Shields, 121st Engineers. 80 Han
cock Ave-, Takoma Park, D. C..
Evening star., 1931-12-20

For the ONCE Of monarch, the pres
ent chief justice, o. A. Q. Oehmler, was
named. Frederick Wilken was NOM
mated for the next once, chief Justice.
Louis J. Raebach and William Erskine
were the nominees for master Of cere-
monies L. Whiting Estes, the present
treasurer, and E. w. Libbey, past grand
monarch, the present secretary, we're
nominated for reelection to the Offices
named.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
lsgation At Peiping, China. He Will

legation at Peiping. China. He will
relieve Col. James c. Breckenridge. who
recently was nominated to the rank Of
brigadier general.
Col Gulick will sail from San Fran
cisco January %. He had served at
Marine Corps headquarters here follow
ing the war. and later graduated from
the Army War College. He was born
in Italy in 1879, and has been in the
Marine Corps since the Spanish Amer
ican Var
Evening star., 1931-12-20
WILL 0FFICIATE AT MASS

Bishop Thomas ]. Shahan Will Be
Celebrant at Christmas Rites.
Bishop Thomas j. Shahan will be the
ceiebrant Of the Christmas midnight
mass in the National Shrine Of the
immaculate Conception at Catholic
University. 1t will be the first Christ
Evening star., 1931-12-20

mas mass there since the completion
Of the structure
Music will be rendered by 1875
Christian Brothers. Admission will be
by tickets procurable at the National
Shrine. Late masses on Christmas day
will be at 8, and 10 am.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
TWO PLACES PADLOCKED
Properties Temporarily Closed by

properties Temporar1Iy CIosed By
Justice Bailey's Order.
Two properties at which liquor was
allegedly sold were temporarily pad
locked yesterday by order of Justice
Jennings Bailey IN District Supreme
Court
The establishments are located at
Evening star., 1931-12-20

The largest open-air swimming pool
ever planned for an ocean liner Is being
installed In one Of the Canadian Pa
cific ships.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
GR0TT0 N0MINATES

o. A. C. oehmler Put Up for Post of
Kallipolis Group Monarch.
At q largely attended meeting Of
Kallipolis drotto, No. is, M. o. v. p,
E. r., the principal business transacted
was the nomination of officers for the
coming year. Election is scheduled for
Thursday, January 28.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
1923 Wisconsin avenue and SIT C street
southeast.
Confirmed for Reserve BOARD

The Senate Friday confirmed the
nomination Of George r. James of Ten
nessee and Wayland w. Magee Of Ne
oraska 10 be members Of the Federal
Reserve Board.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Japans 1891 rice crop Is expected TO
total more than 2S0 ,000, 900 bushels.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
ORDERED TO CHINA
Of Marines in Peiping.

Of Marines in Peiping.
The Navy Department has issued
orders TO Col. Louis Mason Gulick, now
commanding the Marine Barracks at
Philadelphia, to assume command of
The Marine detachment at the American
Evening star., 1931-12-20
50 Welcome Answers
to the Gift Question


Wise purchasers looking beautiful that
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these with 50 back Of u Finest
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27
LEGAL NOTICE

U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, December 18th. 1880.
 Notice of Application for Patent, Serial Mo- 06659.
 Notice is hereby given that c. D. Whitney,. Palous, Washington, R. F. D. No. l has made final proof on his Homestead entry, serial No. 0s659, together with his witnesses, Wm. E. Baumann, Afognak, Alaska and w. T. White, Matanuska, Alaska, for the land embraced in H. E. Survey No. 1736 containing 139.673 acres, situated on west shore of Kizhuyak Bay about three fourthS mile south west from N. end of Peregrebeni Point on Kodiak Island, Alaska, and is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 If no protest is filed in the said U. s. Land Office at Anch- orage, Alaska, during the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate will issue.
 J. Lindley Green,
 Register.
 Date of first publication Feb ruary 16, 1881.
 Date of last publication April 13, 1881.
 Pub: Feb. Is. 23, Mar. ?, 9, IS, B, 30, April 6, 13, 1881.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27
SLOT BEVERAGE MACHINE
 MEETS WITH APPROVAL

LEP1EZ, Mar. 26. (P- A new nickel in the slot beverage machine
 installed in convenient spots is taking the city by storm as each customer becomes his own bar tender.
 A rack of bottles gives view of the stock, a faucet and gravity feed pipe connects each bottle, a coin in the slot releases a plum ger and down comes the liquor.
 There is a rack with clean glass es and every so often an attendant comes around and replaces the glasses.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27
FRISCO TRAGEDY HAS
 SEQUEL AT RENO

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 26. (P)- The tragedy that took the life ot beautiful blonde Florence Bennett Pinkes, 28 years of age, in a mar ket street apartment Monday night had it's sequel in a Reno hotel where David Pinkes. her husband and confessed murderer killed him. self by taking poison.
 Pinkes, 45 years of age, and a former Seattle saleman, confessed the murder of his wife and the motive that caused him to slay her.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1794-CongreSs authorized the construction of six frigates, cons tltutlng a national navy.
 1804EU. s. navy yard establish ed at Washington, D. c.
 1860-First Japanese embassy to the .. s. reached San Fran cisco.
 l364-The Victoria d iamond, 3O2 caratS, found in South Africa.
 193O-Population town Seward increased 400 within period few hours; three steamers in port.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27
AWAITING TELEGRAM

The Gateway has wired to the Juneau headquarters of the Bur eau of Public Roads for informa- tion regarding the successful bid der on the Resurrection River bridge contract, but up until the hour of 12 o'clock today had re- ceived no reply
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27

List your labor wants with us: we will endeavor to secure for you the help desired. Phone Adams 126 or call at the M & W Club. Seward, Alaska
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27
The SS Northwestern, of the A. s. S. Co.,, will arrive in port from the South at p. m. today according to the local office.
CANVAS OR LEATHER

If there is any canvas or leather work tO be done bring 1t to the Seward Leather Works. We're equipped to make repair.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27
RESTORED TO AUTHORITY

RESTORED TO AUTHORITY
 MOSCOW, Mar. 26. (P) Alexis J. Irykoff, deposed as president of the Union Council of the Peoples CommiSSarS, was resto ored to authority as member of the Union Central Executive Commit tee or 2. I. K.
 The average Newfoundlander eats l12 pounds of fish yearly, even times as much as the aver age American.
 New stock of Linoieum Rigs at lower prices at J l.. Graef
 Do not forget to send an Easter card The Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27

New stock of Linoleum Rigs at lower prices at J l.. Graef
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-27

Do not forget to send an Easter card The Alaska Shop.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
SINGERS To. GET
TESTSOCT.31

Singers who will represent
Washington in the northeastern
district in the national radio audi
ton contest will be determined
October 81 in the WRC studios.
The program will be broadcast.
Those who will participate
will be the winners in contests
held at wMAL last Thursday and
Friday nights when the Misses
Beverly R. O'Brien, Helen zunkel
Donofrio and Ina Marie Hol-
zacheiter and Mrs. Marietta Fleet
wood were victorious over %
young women entrants. Male
voices selected as best Of the II
young men contesting were Edwin
c. Steffe, Hugh Phelps Clark,
/ Robert w. Cushman and Leonard
r. Davis.
This is the fifth annual radio
addition sponsored by the Atwater
Kent Foundation. The national
contest is to be held in New
York, November 20.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Ihey used to call him PEPLESS

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Then, of course, trouble sets in! Our intes.
tines grow stagnant. Poisons form, seep into
che blood, circulate to every part Of the body.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
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The Washington times., 1931-10-20

To Gus Leidy, Of the Newark
Athletic Club. Newark, N. J., for
his choice of Rudy valiee. "Be-
cause" he writes, ''he has made
every loudspeaker q Horn Of
Plenty. Too damned plentyl"
To william j., Burris, jr.,
446 e. 111th Pl.. c. sago, I.
for his choice of Herbert Hoover.
Because" he writes, "as a
leading engineer, Mr., Hoover
has done q fine job in aiding to
dig holes in the pockets Of
every American"
And to F. G. Murray, Of 1870
1O3rd St., Richmond Hill, Long
Island, for his choice Of Andrew
Volstead. Because he has yet
to learn that water rusts pipes, I"
he writes, 80 what does it do
to our stomachs????"
And that, I guess, will be just
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Continued From Page I4)

(Conttnusd From Page I'D
Ave., Berwyn. III: to Antoine
Murnik, 2125 Baxter st., Oak
land, Calf; to Mrs. J. A. Tan
sey, 113 N ST., Pete St., South
Bend, Ind; to Elizabeth Mensh,
1924 Ontario Rd. N. W.. Wash
ington, D. c.; to william A. Fog
will. Bath, Me-; to Kari Pre-
shaw, So w. Palmer Ave., De-
troit, Mich; to II. M. Hickerson.
Of 618 Fairfield ST., Brentwood,
Md. All Of these replies were
excellent.
To Tom Bearey, 339 Z. Eighty
seventh ST., New York, for his
choice Of Henry Ford. BE
cause" he writes, 'if Henry
died tomorrow and his caSket
was being carried out, he'd sit
UP in it and say: IF you put
rollers under this thing, you
could lay off five men!"
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Don't be a sideline sitter! Get at
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The Washington times., 1931-10-20

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10 30-WMAL-Arabesque
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1O:45-wBAL-Waves of Melody.
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wRC-Organ Recital.
WMAL-Al SakoPs Orchestra
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12:01-WRC-Rudy Vallee.
IL 1e:3O-WRC-Dance Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Mark HeIIinser's Daily Human Interest Story

about enough. My honest thanks
to everyone who joined in the
contest, an6 I trust that this
column will be Of interest even
to those who did not.
Just one mere thing. I'm
fairly certain IL win please any
number Of readers TO learn
that, e-en though we weren't
on the list, MIR. WinchelI re-
ceived 26 votes for oblivion and
] received 81! ~.