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lee, Miss Mary J. Cummings and Mr..
Robert Findlay.
Judge and Mrs. James W. Ren1ick Of
Concord, N. H, had friends lunching
with them yesterday at the Carlton,
where they are spending the Winter.
Mr.. Barclay H. warburton Of Phila-
delphia and his daughter, Miss Mary
Warburton, left this morning for Palm
Beach to spend the Winter after being
at the Shoreham for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Mitchell Palmer of
Strousburg, Pa, and Washington are
in residence at the Mayfiower for the
season.
Miss z. M. Holt was hostess to a COM
pany of nine at luncheon yesterday at
the Carlton.
Mrs. Virginia whitesell of wisteria
mansion is in Annapolis visiting her
nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs Claude
Russell. Several parties have been plan
ned in honor of Mrs. Whitesell during
her stay in the Maryland city,,
The International Committee OF the
National Woman'S Party is entertaining
with card party at Alva Belmont
House, IA B street northeast, Wednes-
day, November 10, at o'clock in the
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Miss e. M. Holt was hostess to COM
pany Of nine at luncheon yesterday at
the Carlton.
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lee, Miss Mary J. Cummings and Mr..
Robert Findlay.
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SOCIETY

lContinued From Second Pase.)
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UGUUEHuC6S AS5ISC xAC
Dance at Garfield.
The assembly hall of the Kellogg
Building was bright with Autumn TO-
hage as a background last night for
Q gay group of debutantes in charge
Of dance for the student nurses and
resident physicians Of Garfield Memo
rial Hospital. These functions are
planned in honor of the new classes of
nurses and physicians by the Junior
Aid Of the reorganized Women's Board,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Ships Harm Hemp Marker

Hemp, once a profitable crop in this country
has dwindled IN importance and the vehicle
through which &c has lost its market was The
principal market in former years 1t is estimated
that in the early colonial days it took the prod
uct of 1000 acres Of hemp to make the ropes
necessary to OUTFIT single sailing vessel Of any
size.
Now ships bring jute from India and this inns
portation, due 10 It's much lower price, has
driven hemp from the market to a large extent
In spite Of this loss Of market glowing pictures
Of prosperity to be had from hemp growing ere
painted for farmers who have had no expert
ence with the crop. Agents with something
to sell have induced many farmers to attempe
crops but little hope Of success is held ous by
Department Of Agriculture officials, who point
out that by no means is the general uun q
land suitable for hemp production. Even u U
were, there sim remains the fact that the o.
mand for hemp - more than filled by pgeeen4
sources, with chs result that the prices are TO-
low to make o crop On attractive pTopositso1
financially for the grower.
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BIOLOGISTS for his notable contribution %
science by determining the hereditary effects
of Union College, Schenectady, is performing
fascinating experiments ON fruit flies.
1T is remarkable what a shot of X-rays Win
= do to ny. Give the eggs a dose and the
flies emerge with white eyes instead o. red,
as is customary. And their wings are quite
different from their ancestors.
It is doubtful whether the X-rayed 0ieS arc
in any respect superior to their parents OF thA1
the 15-foot tobacco plant will yield better
tobacco than the common, everyday variety
It remains to be seen if these experiments
improve UPON nature. All we know now ID
that x-rays effect q change, but whether q
not it Is beneficial is q matter of conjecture.
"X-rays seem to destroy symmetry admits
Dr. PillsburY. Take the chickens, for In
stance; they were all thrown out OF toEuA
Even the flies are o bit lopsided. Their WINGS
drag, and they are not as symmetrical - Their
parents.
"As scientists, We are not interested IN tho
commercial value of experiments. Olson
and Goodspeed do rot care whether them
plants produce more tobacco or less. zee
the experiments haze tremendous commercial
possibilities.
X-ray, free Of charge, a bushel Of oats O.
wheat or any seed q farmer may send them
All they ask in exchange is a report Of wl1ae
happens.
THE unsatisfactory aspect of the experi=
ments is that they never can be consciously
duplicated" A batch Of seeds receives the sans
dose of X-rays and some of them grow dwaRT
plants while others grow giants. We canno4
anticipate our results.
There is, however, one experiment that ]
have made countless times with the same
miraculous result. When pass x-Fayv
through the opening bud of a rose, I triple
its natural life. can lengthen the life q
any blossom three times by X-raying its bad.
And human beings, as I have said respond
exactly like plants to all experiments. But
shall never experiment with human life"
Copyright, 1870
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some time, somewhere, the experiment surely
will be made. The wondrous changes already
effected with plants will not be confined to
the vegetable and lower animal kingdoms. 1t
may well be that future scientists win be able
to develop . race Of supermen.
As Nietzsche, the great German philosopher,
used to say, Man Is something which ahan
be surpassed" 'T teach you the
'overman,' said Nietzsche
The "overman" Is precisely what X-rays
may develop. But when and how. We can
only guess. Scientists are hesitant about per-
forming experiments on mankind. And people
naturally are very reluctant about being ex-
perimented upon.
EVERYBODY knows what destructive
thing x-rays are when carelessly OF mex
pertly handled. Many Of the doctors who first
worked with X-rays are now permanently
manned. Some have lost fingers and thumbs
and sustained dreadful burns X-ray burns
are horribly painful and dangerous as well.
Operators using powerful rays are protected In
modern laboratories by thick walls Of cement
and lead 90 that the X-rays cannot penetrate.
It Is q strange thing that rays capable Of
influencing life also destroy life. When the
scientists first worked with tobacco plants
they killed . great many by over-radiation.
And q great many more were rendered IN
capable Of production. As you may know, K
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rays are used frequently in Europe, and occa-
sionally In America, to sterilize criminals and
moruns They have, naturally, the same effect
upon plants. At first the scientists accidentally
killed their experimental plants. Then they
discovered that 1t is dose Just under the
sterilization dose that accomplishes miracles.
The time for exposure is usually IS min
utes O plant, although varying results have
been obtained by exposing plants for 10 il..---
utes, 20 minutes and half an hour. The rays
are produced by The Coolidge x-fay tubs,
which IL I'm virtually universal use.
Other scientists have x-rayed dies, exactly
as the gentlemen from California have X-fayed
plants. Dr.. n. J. Muller, professor Of ZOO
logy In the University Of Texas, has been
awarded $1,000 by the American Society o.
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brought about by Gamma rays Is correct, it Is
impossible to place any limit ON what may
be accomplished through the medium Of
x-rays. For X-rays are many million times
az strong as Gamma rays"
Suppose the scientists X-rayed eagles eggs.
And suppose one Of the eggs Matched an eagle
Of enormous proportions. II q radiated tobacco
plant can produce Q Seeding IS feet tan,
radiated eagle, by the same token, might have
bafds As big as cows. Then suppose the
scientists domesticated the young eagles and
broke them TO harness and hitched them TO
tx,Icks ana sent them soaring through the
rolling clouds to deliver perishable fruits from
florida way up North
AZ Dr.. riIlsbury says, it would be very
DANGEROUS 70 experiment with animals. But
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Amazing California Experiments Of Scientists
in Gro70ing Tobacco Plants Fifteen Feet in
HeightMay Presage Era When Pansies
WIHBe as Big as Sunf1o7oery and ROSTERS
Gro7v Like Eagles.


broods of similar chicks, who will. in turn,
propagate their kind.
THE X-rays, In some inexplicable fashion
upset the rhythm Of the division Of chrome
somes," explains DR.. Pfllsbury. "The chrome
somes, as we know, carry the heredity traits
The X-rayed plants and chickens obviously do
not inherit the characteristics OF their parents"
Now, of course, you have heard the old trutsm
that like produces like" And that every living
thing must produce after its own kind" This
is a Law of nature. Yet sometimes nature per-
mits variation.
WHEN Luther Burbank was making his won
derful experiments he discovered that
nature effects a change once in thousand
times. II Mr.. Burbank planted 1000 seeds,
9e9 Of them would be exactly like the parent
plant. The thousandth would show some dill
ference. You can imagine how much work
that was for Mr.. Burbank and how many miles
of land he needed to grow his experimental
plants. since all save one in a thousand were
bound to be exactly alike. And 1t was only the
exceptional one he wanted.
Under the X-rays 10 out Of every 100 plants
are different from the parent" declares Dr..
Pillsbury. eff Burbank had known what we
know now, he could have done his work on
city lot. Mr.. Burbank had TO wait on nature,
and nature moves slowly her wonders to per-
form. x-rays speed the natural process, and
in short time we can get numerous mutations
that ordinarily would be extended over thou
sands Of years."
The whole uncanny business Is linked up with
evolution BY means Of X-rays 1t IL possible
to produce in virtually no time some Of those
changes which evolution would accomplish In
the course Of many ages
Darwin said It had taken millions Of years
to evolve the creation Of man. He maintained
that once upon Q time, man was only bit
Of prOeoplasm, an infinitesinal thing.
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CCTENTISTS say that it takes Thousands Of
- years to effect any apparent change in life.
Many things are responsible for these changes
that we call evolution. The scientists know
some Of them and guess at others. One Of their
newest theories has to do with Gamma rays.
Gamma rays" explains DR.. Pi1lsbury, "are
very similar to X-rays, but nrucil weaker.
They are given of by radium, wi vi is al
ways present everywhere in the earth. It
is highly probable that these Gamma rays
have q direct influence on all living things;
an iInperceptible influence, so far as you and
1 are concerned. We would have to live an
con or two in order to observe the slightest
change effected by Gamma rays But X-rays
ere 90 much stronger that we can use them
to accomplish almost instantaneOusly what
il would take Gamma rays many ages to do.
IF the premise that evolution has been
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BY ELEANOR EARLY.

TOBACCO plants grow three or four
feet high and have sickly, il-smelhng
blossoms. They are ugly plants, with
thick, wide leaves. But in California
IA there is a tobacco plant Is feet tall,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Conditions of the Contest

1. Bid the hand at contract bridge, using any system of bid- ing you prefer. South bids first. 2. In sending your answer in- dicate the system of bidding used. 3. State the numbeP- of tricks that can be won at the final de- claration, and one or more vital features of the bidding or play or both.
 4. Do not send your answers in until ten problems have ap- peared. then send them to:
 Contest Editor
 Bridge Headquarters, Inc.
 285 Madison Ave,
 New York, N. Y.
 5. In making your bids, do not be influenced by the other hands. Bid on the VALUES of each hand, as to the requirements for making opening bids. defensive bids, take-outs, or assists.
 6. Ten gilt edge copies of the "The omcial System of Contract
 Bridge"
 especially autographed, will be given as prizes for the ten best answers to these twelve problems
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
SOCIAL

Er and Mrs Henry Gregory Barnhurst of Forest Hills. N. Y., has announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Eleanor Greg ory Bal hurst, t. Franklin Graves Treat, son of Mir and Mrs Robert Beldon TIT t. of Ne-f Haven, for merly of Waterbury.
 Miss Barnhurst is graduate of Bishopthrope Manor, '22, Bethle- hem, P. and of Alleghany college, '26. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. MT Treat is graduate of Taft school SPA, and of Yale University $28S. He is a member of Vernan hall and Is now connected with the Pittsburg office of the Babcock and Wilcox Company of New York.
 No definite date has been set for the wedding.
 Miss Mary l.. Feest of Beacon evening for Der of her friends. Those present were: Misses Ros, mary Foley, Lillian Gavigan, Beatrice Belanger, Olive Bellotti, Grace Hollywood. Helen O'Connor, Mary Whalen, Ann Klein Dorothy Fenton, Mary, Loretta and Gertrude Feese.
 Mrs J. P. Sternberg of West Main street, is a patient at the Waterbury hospital.
 Members of the Alpha Sigma Psi Sorority held a meeting at their club room on Tuesday evening. Fol lowing the business meeting so- cial hour was -njoyed. Those at- tending were: Misses Helen O. Cornell, Frances McGrath, Eleanor Murphy, Margaret. Deheny, Irene Carr, katherine Carroll, Mary Whalen, Kay Bergin and Alma Fitzpatrick.
 Miss Rosemary Bergen of Bald win street, has been spending a few days in Washington, Conn, as the guest of Miss Mary Tanning.
 Miss Marion Hartley of Cooke street is spending few days in New York city where she is the guest of relatives.
 Francis McGrath, son of MT and Mrs James P. McGrath of Robbins street was rendered birthday party at his home yesterday, the occasion being his ninth birthday. The home was attractively decoral- ed with Halloween novelties in a color scheme of orange and black. Games were played and a delicious luncheon was ser. d. The guests included: Francis McGrath, James McGrath, Tho ias McGrath, Will liam Katzing, William Curley, John Sullivan, Joseph Ryan, Robert Ryan, Robert Ryan. James Sheer an, William Madden, Francis Be- dell, Daniel Berube, Francis Costei- 10 and Frank Roberts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Mae German. Catherine Phalen, Ann pwyer. Mary Fitzgerald. Bes- sic Delaney. Mary Murphy, Mary Byrnes. Margaret Dillon. Anna Sweeney. Mary Madden, Josephine Mccormick. Ann Altman. Joseph inc Altman, Alice Goumey. Bessie Shea, Mary Morris and Mrs Ahearn.
 The annu-l donation day at St Mary's spital being conducted today. Donations of vitals which may be used at the hospital are being received throughout the day by the committee in charge of the af~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Miss Emily Walner was

Miss Emily Walner was the guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower given recently by Mrs John Walner of Traverse street. Those present were Mrs John Koch, Mrs J. Baumann, Miss Stella Baumann, Mrs Ernest Kuhr, Mrs Ludwig
 Wendelberger, Miss Henrietta Rahman, Mrs Herta Rother, Miss es eGrtrude Kriegler. Elizabeth Doblaski, Mrs Emile Ganter, Mrs Frederic Wehinger, Mrs Elsie Kruska, Mrs William Kruska, Mrs Egert, Misses Anna Egert, Helen Barows, Helen Reckert, Gertrude Ney, Mrs O. Ney. Mrs F. Reckert. Mrs Hazel Galligan, Mrs Michael Koval, Misses Nancy and Helen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

arately in this lesson: suit bids of one and no-trump bids of one. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPEN
 ING SUIT BIDS OF ONE
 The requirements for an opening suit bid of one are governed by two factors: (a) the position of the bidder; (b) the number of cards contained in the bid suit.
 When in position of dealer or second hand certain high-card tricks are required. When in the position of third and fourth hand additional high-card tricks are necessary.
 Perhaps you would like to know the reason for this difference. A players partner by passing. has denied holding specific high-card requirements. Therefore, third or fourth hand must have additional values to make up for his partners s q efficiency.
 When bidding a four-card suit, minimum high-card trick valuation in the bid suit must be consider ably higher than for a five-cari suit.
 The reason for this is that four
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Pinton, Alma Brade, Nina Pinto. Edith Reckert, Mrs A. Brade. Mrs c. Kruger, Mrs G. Rinkewith, Mrs John Rinkewith. Misses Helen and Harriet Smith. Mrs J. Smith, Mrs A. Petriet, Miss A. Petriet. Mrs William Stadlere, Angela and Philomena Folklore. Mrs John Walner, Gertrude Walner.
 Mrs Oscar W. Stafstrom of Syl- van avenue entertained at a bridge at her home last evening. Halloween novelties In color scheme of orange and black were used in decorating the home. Fol- lowing the card playing delicious luncheon was served. The guests included: Misses Beatrice Shields,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Mrs Sophie Rocbon of North

Mrs Sophie Rochon of North Main street was rendered a birth- day reception at her home re- gently. Entertainment was en- joyed throughout the evening and a supper was served. Those at- tending were: MT and Mrs Howard Rochon and children Barbara, Howard, Jr, and Dudley, Misses fred Rochon, Mrs Lottie Sankey, MT and Mrs John Welton, MT and Mrs George White, Theodore Nor gan, MT and Mrs Frederick Roch- on, Mir and Mrs Ovid Rochon and Mir and Mrs Arthur Peters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
ARTICLE TEN
 Lesson Number Two THE OPENING RID OF ONE


 It will be found that large ma jority of all opening bids at con- tract are bids of one, either in suit or no trump, due to the law of averages which distribute the cards in the four hands with a fair de- gree of eau ,iity, hence in a pre- ponderance of deals the cards held by any player permit only a bid of one.
 The opening bid of one is bed rock-the foundation on which the contract is erected. Hence. for the contract to 'tand up, the founda- ton must be strong and depend able. Too much stress cannot be placed on the importance and a thorough understanding of an opening bid of one. However, the average hand presents no prob- lem. A considerable percentage of all hands is fairly obvious, the opening bid following definite and easily understandable specifications.
 There are two distinct types of bids which will be discussed sep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

, card suits lack probable low-card tricks and, therefore, require addi- tional high-card tricks. IMPORTANT! Some authorities will not open the bidding on mini- mum high-card trick holdings un- less at least one-half (h) high card tricks is held in side suit.
 EXAMPLE:
 SPADES-K-x-x; HEARTs-x-x;
 DIAMONDS-A-K-Q-x; CLUBS
 -x-x-x-x While the diamond holding justi- fies an opening bid with three (3) high cards, the half trick (the spade king in this example) is re- quired as additional protection. 1t is matter for the individual pre- ference of teachers or players. REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDING
 A FIVE-CARD SUIT First or Second Hand The requirements for an open ing five-card suit bid of one, first or second hand, are a minimum of: 1. 21s high-card tricks In the hand.
 ?. probable tricks ln the hand.
 3. A minimum of k high-card trick in the bid suit. This means you may bid any i've card suit. headed by a king, or queen-jack, when in position of i, dealer or second hand, proved there are outside honor cards in the hand sufficient to meet the total mini mum requirements of two and one- half (2h) high-card tricks in the hand; and further provided there are four (4D probable tricks in the hand.
 Freak hands occur occasionally with which suit bid should be made without one-half (h) high card trick in the bid suit. These hands contain heavy side strength. For example: Bid one spade with (a) or (b). SPADES -J-1O-x-x-x HEARTS -A-K-J DIAMONDS-A-J-8 CLUBS xxx
 (b) SPADES -9-x-x-x-x-x HEARTS -A-K-Q DIAMONDS-A-Q-x CLUBS K Tomorrow we shall continue Lesson No. ? on the Opening Bid of One, starting with Requirements for Bidding a Four Card Suit. PROBLEM NO. 10 No score toward game MS Not vulnerable E-W Vulnerable S-A3 H-KJS73 D-KQ9 C-KQ5 NORTH s-2 w K S-KQS751 H-QiO9842 F. A H-NOne D-AS $ $ D-J1O7S C-JfO72 1T T C-9S4 , SOUTH S-JfO9e H-A5 D--6542 C-A63
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-05
1MANNltRSANOWORALS|
N\ By JANE JORDAN /pI

not young enough to have a chance
with the majority of marriagable
men. She now is mature and ready
to enjoy life as she never enjoyed
it in her needless youth.
She is infinitely better equipped
to make man happy than her little
flapper sisters.
All the men she knows are mar
ried, willing to philander a little bit,
OF course, but that's not what she
wants. If perchance she does meet
single man, he makes violent love
to her at once with no serious in
tentionS.
What you women want is man
who will appreciate your compan-
ionship without expecting you to
neck with the enthusiasm of 16.
In your hearts what you want more
than anything else is to fall in love
and get married again.
Although the odds are against YOU,
it is not impossible. Keep yourselves
o." PASVUy do pOSSLOIe, WlGn WelI-IllleQ
minds and a pantry full of sand
viches. You know by now that
men like to be made comfortable
fed and entertained.
ID UTH K. and Miss x. will re-
N ceive answers to their letters if
they send stamped and self-ad-
dressed envelopes. Their problems
can not be discussed adequately in
public.
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