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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
AMERICAN WARSHIPS RUSHING
TO CHINA WATERS BATTLE ZONE
Struggle for Colonies Grows-Countries Aiming
ing of Heavy Forces Near Russia Continues as Japan
Keep Spreading Troops Through Manchuria-Scores
of Ships of War Being Moved to Strategic Points.

New York Oct l4-WhiIe Japanese Imperialism push
its war to make Manchuria completely Japanese col
ony, the American government has quietly been rushing
20 arshis to Chinese waters in order to get its share
of the colonies The latest news of the direct military
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16
SOCIAL GATHERING AND FREE DANCE
IN EVENING ENTERTAINS HUGE TFTRONC

Yesterday meeting of the United Farmers League
held in PIentyood turned be the biggest and best
meeting held in this section In the spacious Farm
erabor Temple every filled and hundreds stood
up in the aises and and listened for hours
Mother Bloor, and Others speaking.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-16

.,v.tives at Geneva See Com
OO ",s,. breakdown - Revolutions
E1pected - Russia Doesn't
w.nt Communist Germany on
w. Hands but May Get It
The Washington times., 1931-07-15
Blue Notes and Gay
In Song of Bliss
Sung by Boy, IS

NEW YORK, July 15.-Par-
ents Of 15-year-old Sidney Sher-
man and 23-year-old Esther
Morrison. second cousins, were
reconciled today to the fact
that they had eloped three
weeks ago, but they were in
sistent that police keep up the
search for them to learn the de.
tails of the wedding they sus-
pect followed the elopement.
Lieut.. John Lake, Of the
ASbury Park police. tele-
graphed the parents, Miss
Morrison had been working as
a waitress in a West End,
N. j. restaurant and her
cousin had been working as a
bellboy.
Mrs. Esther Morrison, 915
Kelly Street, the Bronx, mother
OF the bride, said she had
opposed the match.
Esther is a good girl and
Sidney is a good boy. / hope
they will be happy"
The Washington times., 1931-07-15
DRUNK,
IS RELEASED

John Silver King, who said he
is a full.blood Oklahoma Indian,
agrees with Mr.. Kipling that
East is east, and west is west" !"
and after being arrested by Ia
koma Park Town Policeman
Frank Lane, he expressed desire
to return to the wide open
spaces" and was granted his wish
by Judge A. L. Wilson, Of the
Takoma Park police court.
It was firewater, the white
mans gift to the original Ameri-
cans, that started the brave on
his downfall. He was, according
to Officer Lane, banging on doors
at 4 o'clock in the morning.
Judge Wilson suspended a 60
day drunk and disorderly SEN
tence on the Indian when he
promised to return to his native
hauntS.
The Washington times., 1931-07-15
Land Bought for District
Schools to Be Sold

will be sold to the highest bidder
after Congress passes legislation
permitting the sale Of the prop
erty.
School officials originally an
nounced their intention of claim
ing eight parcels. This plan,
however, was rescinded with Mr..
Cranes announcement today. The
school official declared that the
properties formerly selected are
in outlying districts and that
they would thus be of no value to
the school system.
The properties which the schools
were expected to claim are ad-
jacent to the following schools:
AnacoStia Rd., Military Rd.,
Hamilton, Ivy City, HillSdale,
Potomac and Smothers and a site
at the colored health school at
Twenty-sixth St., and Bladens-
burg Rd. N. E.
The Washington times., 1931-07-15
C0NGRESSF|GHT
/, LIKELY OVER
HALL CASE
Custer Of Commerce Expert
AssaiIed by Senator Black;
Linked With Census Case

A Senate inquiry into the
Hoover Administrations methods
of compiling trade statistics since
enactment of the Hawley-Smoot
tariff bill may enlighten the next
session of Congress. it appeared
today as a sequel to the dismissal
OF DR.. Ray o. Hall, economic
statiStician, by the Department of
Commerce.
After his custer. DR.. Hall
charged the department had tam
pered with and changed his find
lngs on American imports under
the new tariff act.
Political Significance
His dismissal assumed political
significance when Senator Black
3D. of Alabama issued a state.
ment through the Democratic Ma
tional Committee demanding an
impartial inquiry into the ecOnO-
mlSt'S charges. Black pointed out
That DR.. Hall charged his stats
t'cal findings had been changed
The Washington times., 1931-07-15
40 FLEE FUMES
Of AMMONIA

A young couple and their Agar
old-child are recovering today
from ammonia fumes which late
last night forced 40 residents of
the Park Side Apartments. 1873
Park Rd. N. W., to seek air in
Scanty apparel.
Following the bursting OF O
refrigerator connection in the
apartment of Mrs. Florence H.
Macdonald, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Chapdelaine and their child were
taken to Garfield Hospital for
treatment. Mrs. Macdonald was
not taken to the hospital.
Practically all residents of the
building we're forced to leave. Be
fore the Chapdelaines were taken
to the hospital they had to hold
their child suspended out of
window for air, it was said.
Officials gave orders after mid
night that the first three floors
might be reoccupied, but that the
fourth and fifth could not be.
The Washington times., 1931-07-15
S. S. City of Norfolk
On Trial Run Today

The City of Norfolk, second OF
five liners of the Baltimore Mail
Line. will be given her trial run
today. Leaving the yards of the
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company at Kearny, N. j.,
early today, it will carry group
of technicians and officials OF
the line.
When the tests are satiStac-
torily completed, the ship is
scheduled to sail on its first trip
from Baltimore to Norfolk Aug
uSt 13.
The Washington times., 1931-07-15

because they exposed shrink
age of imports under the opera
ton Of the SmOOt.Hawley act"
With the tariff certain to be
an issue in the next Congress, the
dismissal of DR.. Hall will assume
even greater political Importance.
Just recently Senator Robinson,
Democratic leader in the Senate,
announced an effort would be
made next winter to slash some
"exorbitant rates" in the new tar,
iff law.
Black, in his statement, linked
the dismissal of Hall to the resig-
nation of Prof. Charles E. Per
sons, Harvard educator, from the
Census Bureau year ago.
The Washington times., 1931-07-15
BIRD SANCTUARY SOLD

HEBRON, Conn, July IS U.N.
S0.-The late Charles w. Ans,
wealthy New Yorker, left monu-
ment to his name in a settlement
here known as Amston, where he
created a game bird sanctuary
and erected a hotel and many
homes. Now the estate of Charles
w. Ans has sold the entire prop
erty for $25O,OOO.
The Washington times., 1931-07-15

While parents and citizens in
all sections Of the city are clamor-
ing for additional playground
space for the District school chill
dren, several parcels of property
which have been placed at the dis
rosal of the Board of Education
will be turned back to the District
Commissioners.
This was revealed today by Jere
J. Crane, acting superintendent
of schools, following the an
nouncement by a special board
of District officials, headed by
Major H. L. Robb, Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner. that Il
parcels of property purchased by
the District government, which
are no longer required. are to be
disposed of. Unclaimed properties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
4 Tie BRIDGE Forum :
Big League Players IRE Making Bridge Their Chief Auoopo

most unusual auction call-which West prop
erly doubles.
Correct contract bidding under any system.
would arrive at the same final point. but more
quickly.
When West opened his of heartS-the corr
rect lead In view Of his partner having bid
that suit f1rst-it looked as If the declarer was
in for thrashing. Apparently a club must be
lost IN addition to the ace of trumps Edwin
r. Skilman. VINO played this hand in the tour
nament of the Advertising Club of New York
recently. refused to accept defeat without first
canvassing the situation.
It was plain that the lone club In the South
hand could not be discarded on anything held
by the dummy The one chance. then. was to
discard the two losing clubs from the dummy
hand. There was a possibility of this If West
held all Of the three outstanding trumpS. In
that event. however, the discards must be made
before the other side got in with the trump
lead: otherwise declarer would be set one trick.
The king of diamonds was led, East's jack
appearing. and the small diamond to the ace
brought forth the queen. Now came the big
test The 10 of diamonds was led. West fol-
lowed suit, North discarded club and-AIlah
be praiSed!-East could not trump but had TO
discard. The Of diamonds now furnished
discard of the remaining club, and the worry
was over. There was no longer any earthly way
whereby the adversaries could take any trick
except the trump ace. and the contract was
safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Paradise for Hunters Near d. G.

dead now six years, but the name Of the veteran
guide is revered even more than any Of its
distinguished members who have passed on
Many night before the roaring fires after
hard days hunt will be told the story Of how
Hills brother. the distinguished Western United
States Senator. who had come to the club to
hunt was reunited with his long lost brother
In a little log house on the preserve, and how
the wealthy Senator sought to persuade the
guide to give up his life in the mountains for
one OF luxury. only TO hear from the guides
own lips:
Il am happy and contented here. brother.
and I'm going to stay"
Henry Bridges. who accompanied the Sen
ator TO the little log house on the night the
brothers were reunited likes to tell how the
Senator then journeyed to Hancock and bought
all the provisions in o store there and sent
them to his brother. Robert Hill remained
there and reared his family Of five children
until his death. ...ss#.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Packing Industry GrOeUs.

THE meat-packing industry during 1929
showed a tremendous gain in value Of
product over the preceding census year of 1927,
the total value of the output. $3,394. 672 .995,
being IL per cent higher than the 1927 figures.
Fresh beef. with over four and half billion
pounds. led all other products. but this was
decrease of per cent. although the value in
dollars was up Is per cent.
The meat-packing industry has long been
held up as one which exploits to the fun the
by-product utilization possibilities offered dur
Ing the processing of the meats. Figures for
1929 well illustrate this. Sausage castings netted
the industry $2l sos. 900. Lard to total weight
Of 2.O00.o 100000 pounds yielded SAG 100000.
Hides, skins and pelts, returned more than
$11o.000.0O0 Wool produced nearly $40. 900.
and even the hair from the hides OF hogs and
cattle brought in more than 1000. 900.
Miscellaneous by-products not specifically
classified accounted for nearly q quarter Of Q
billion dollars Of the return TO the industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Science in Pecan Gr0qOing.

THE restless quest OF science after more facts
and the refusal to '1et well enough alone"
has shown the pecan grower how to increase
his crop by substantial percentage by the
proper care of the trees after they have become
established The old idea that it is only
necessary to help a tree to become web rooted
and then leave the rest to Nature has been
upset.
Tests carried on by Department Of Agr1-
culture tree experts hsse sAlwn that pecans
which are cultivated. fortified and given cover.
crop organic matter thrive far more Iuxuriantly
than those which are allowed to develop by
themselves. The increased output yields q
wen worthwhile profit even after deductions
for the cost Of labor and material In the extra
work. - .....ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Worthy of Its Anth0r.

TO any one who knows Harold S. Vanderbilt
and his splendid skill that heading says
everything possible about his latest book. 1.-The
New Contract Bridge" 1t does a most thor
ough job in explaining what has been beyond
any doubt the most grossly misunderstood Of
al the efficient systems Of bidding When prop
egly employed his method, based on the artificial
One-club bid TO proclaim general strength. has
proved itself in competition with any other
method
In its present form the system Is much more
effective than originally chiefly due to the in
cluson Of certain forcing bids to handle specific
kinds Of situations.
Some general advice in the book may well be
used by the followers of any system
"Once you decide to play a convention" he
urges do not deviate from 1t: II you do your
partner will lose that confidence in you which
is vital TO partnership in contract
above all. tell the truth to your partner
when bidding-that is of paramount importance
Learn to bid correctly. To impart accu-
rate information TO your partner Is next in
Importance TO holding aces and kings
Merely because you cannot make a game
unless you bid 1t. do not try to bid almost
every hand up to q game contract Taking
tricks, not chances. wins rubbers
Pause at the beginning OF the play Of diff
cult hands. particularly when you are the de-
claTer. TO count up the number of Immediately
available tricks and to plan a campaign of
action ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

RIDGE players from all parts OF the
country begin TO head South around
this time of the year. They are the
big league base bali stars on their
way to the Spring training camps.
The vanguard is already at the boiling-out
points, in most cases the Older and more 1eShy
ones who have the hardest job to do in order
to get in shape. In short order the main body
will follow, and 1t will be only few weeks be-
fore they are all hard at it drilling for the long
seasons grind The hours spenbs on bridge at
the camps and on the trains will be second
only to the time invested In base ball
Bridge has been the avocation of the ball
player for many year now. 1t used to be
poker and frequently enough dice game, that
filed the idle hours of most big leagueFs on
the road or at the training camp. Many big
league manager has issued edictS against those
games. as breeders of i'll feeling and runners
of teamwork There is not yet. however,
single case of ban on bridge.
The upgrowth of bridge as the pastime OF
American and National LeaguerS has been CO.
incident with the improvement in the type of
men making up the teams. Your professional
base ball star of today is no tobacco-chewing
rouehneck. who wears his hat on the side of
his brow. and talks out of the side Of his
mouth He is as high-grade young man as
may be located in any stable group. He dresses,
talks and acts like college man and frequent
IL is enc
Bridge really broke into the big leagues Is
years ago. when Chrsty Mathewson was still
piGCIllig IOF the new YORK CldnCS. big DIX
used TO sit in with John McGFaw, the manager;
Pred Merkle. first baseman. and Haywood
Broun. then a base ball writer, in the first
bridge foursome In base bali of which there is
any record.
Telling about it, Broun says that Matty
was the best player. McCiraw the most agrees
sive. often treating his partners like umpires,
and Merkle the most studious. BY elimination
It might be deduced that Broun was the most
prolific loser. He intimates as much By saying
that at the end of the Spring training trip
telegram was sent to his managing editor ask
ing that he be assigned to all trips made by
the Giants.
From that small beginning the number Of
bridge players in big league base bah has IN
creased steadily until now it is probably true
that from go to 80 per cent of them all play the
game. or at least play at it." Just how many
have taken up contract Is q moot question. but
another year will probably see auction sup
planted among them just aS poker was driven
out of the leagues Is years past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

The various systems are practically together
OF them would prescribe partners call Of one
no trump with this hand:
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Likewise. all of them would prescribe pass
with this hand
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The strength Is measured by various stand
ards. but approximately the same amount is
necessary under all of them, in the vast ma
jority of hands. Those who use quick tricks
as the yardstick require one and a half of
them divided between two suits other than the
one which has been bid Users of the honor
trick" gauge likewise call for one and half, If
the hand contains no biddable suit and made
quate support for partners suit. Those who
employ the count" rating an ace at 4. king 3,
queen 2. jack and two los /. require total
of with two other suits stopped some asking
only If the other three suits are all stopped.
Those who use the count" Of for an ace,
for king for a queen. for jack. for
10 and also l for two 9S or IS. insist on a
total OF 10 when only two cards Of partners
suit are held or there is 4-3-3-3 diStri-
button: only total If holding singleton trump
or none.
1t will be SEEN therefore, that there are
slight differences. particularly when cards
smaller than aces and kings are held-which
are counted In some systems and not in Others
In general however. the strength recommended
Is the equivalent of an ace and a king.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Guard Food and Drugs.

ONE Of the really important services rendered
to the people of the country. and a service
which goes on unheeded but nevertheless eff
GENTLY. Is the guarding of the food and drug
supplies Of the Nation. This work, which Is
carried on under the direction Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. keeps q constant vigil
over the supplies that are being sold to the
public. and infractions Of any Of the various
strict regulations bring about prompt correc-
tive measures.
recent illustration of the Governments
activities Is the case of q New England whole
sale drug concern which sold digitalis and nuK
vomica miSbranded as 70 their strength The
latter was twice strong as its label indicated.
and as strychnine Is the principal alkaloid Of
the compound the double strength was dan.
gerous for stTychnine. while valuable stimu-
liant in proper proportions. is dangerous In over.
doses. becoming an active poison.
The digitalis. used in treating heart trouble,
was only half strength. and would have resulted
seriously If used at a doctors direction in
which the dose was based on the strength the
label indicated.
The company selling the misbranded drugs
was fined after pleading guilty to the charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Continued from Fifteenth Page

fireplace is named General Braddock and con-
tainS stone taken from the camp used by the
British army chief during a Winter he spent
on the ground which is now a part of the
Woodnont preserve. The third fireplace is
named for George Washington the stone in it
being taken from wall the first President
built nearby at Berkeley Springs in 1746. when
he was then a young surveyor sent by Lord
Fairfax into that country to survey the terri
tory. History says that 1t was Washington who
discovered the warm springs at Berkeley
Springs. now a famous resort. Washington
told in the report to Lord Fairfax Of spring
In which he could take bath in the coolest
days Of Winter. so warm was the water The
stones were secured and named by william
Green. who directed the erection Of the club
house. Tablets are placed upon each Of the
three stones. giving a brief history.
Robert Lee Hill. the man who led the Wood
mont Clubs founder to that section. has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

Souths opening auction bid Of one spade
gives no hint of the contract" type Of bidding
due to come. After Easts two-heart overcan
South bids three diamonds which North takes
to three spades East shows his clubs with
four bid. so Soutfs four spades are topped by
Vests five clubs. North mounts to five spades.
East TO six clubs and South to six spades
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Il Lac a Week.

WHAT occurs II the player who cuts the
cards should also complete the cut by plac-
ing the original bottom portion Of the deck on
the top portion. instead Of letting the dealer
do it? A new shuttle and a new cut may be
demanded by any player.
What occurs II player redoubles an OPP
ponent's bid which has been doubled by his
own partner?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
The Sage Says:

THE man who thinks bridge players do not re-
quire courage. viii power and self-control
has never met the bug who explains his own
private bidding system to every one he en-
counters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Big Business.

"RRIDGE Is becoming more and more Of
sport" says the Wall Street journal.
"and has even entered the stage where inter-
national competitions are held" Incidentally,
1t has entered the field Of big business If the
Wan Street Journal editorializes about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
The Neqe, Problem.

WHAT would you lead. West from the
following hand. II North had opened the
bidding with one spade and South had taken
him out with two diamonds. which became the
final contract7 What If South had opened with
one heart. North had bid one spade and South
two diamonds. which became the final con-
tract? Why?
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Contract Systems.

How much difference between systems Is
there In the strength required TO bid one
no trump over partners original bid Of one in
D Suit3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

How much difference between systems IS
there Is the strength required to bid two Of
o suit over partners original one no TRIUMPH
AuctiOn Problems.
HOW would you bid and play the following
hand, South being the dealer2
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Nemesis

I know certain player
Who's contract Jekyll-Hyde,
Who acts just like an expert
When he's on the other side;
His bidding'S sound and steady
And his play treat to see
And he gets his greatest pleasure
Making mincemeat out of me.
Then when he is my partner
He's the raweSt of the raw.
His bids and plays are terrible
The worst you ever saw:
I tell him he's as stupid
AS a man could ever be.
But he only SneerS and grimaces
And says the same Of me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

RIDGE players from all parts Of the
country begin TO head South around
* this time of the year. They are the
big league base bali stars on their
~A- NOV tn tho Shrimp TRAINING cannnS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

Likewise. all Of them would prescribe a pass
with this hand
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