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This hand offered by w. E. Farrell is one
case in which a perfectly proper bid will go
wrong if up against a perfect defense. Prac-
tically every good player will bid four spades
on South's hand, which contains fully eight
probable tricks and defense at all against
hearts and clubs, to shut out the opponents.
It so happens that the other side can't come
within a mile of making game but con-
tractors do not have long necks and use them
to peek into the opponents hands
North should let the spade bid alone. East
may wish to double it, but if conservative would
be glad to keep silent because spades suit him
quite we'll
If West leads trump, as he should when
the other suits have good possibilities If led
I'D to- the contract is beaten. Each OF the
first two times East gets in he will return
diamond up to weakness in dummy. The
third time he will lead heart, so that his side
gets three spade tricks and two diamonds,
beating the contract by two.
With any other lead South makes the con-
tract He will win the first trick, take IN two
diamond tricks, ruff third diamond in dunn
my, lead the club ace and king for discards OF
his other losing diamonds and has nothing
left but trumps. Thus he loses only three
spade tricks.
How would you bid and play the following
hand, with both sides vulnerable, North and
South having a 60 score on the last game and
South being the dealer?
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Continued from Ninth Page

early as February 13, 1s17-the date Of this
letter-had planned to establish submarine
bases along the American coast. Undoubtedly
the plan was quickly carried out, for 1t was
not long afterward that the appearance Of Ger
man submarines threw shipping on the Atlantic
seaboard into q panic.
NLICTORICA was to import large quantities OF
v n new and very powerful explosive from
Germany. to use in blowing up ships. factories
and docks. She was instructed to induce some
priest TO order from Zurich, an altar, certain
holy figures and columns and balustrades 70
60 with them. The explosives would be con-
cealed inside
Evidently it was planned that the priest
would be an innocent dupe. The scheme was
Internally clever-for what allied blockading
officer would think of stopping the shipment OF
affairs and holy figures from Switzerland TO an
American priest?
Yet this was not all. victorica was also in
structed to find out some means Of getting Ger
man agents on American warships, and to start
plotting to destroy the Panama Canal. And 1t
must be remembered that these instructions
were sent to her before war had been declared
between Germany and the United States!
All in all, 1t was quite clear that Victorica was
the directing genius of German espionage In
the United States. Elaborate plans TO destroy
American ships, factories and dockyardS, 10
blow up the Panama Canal, to establish SUD-
marine bases and to conduct sabotage cam
paigns in Latin America had been mtrusted
to her. p
Our job now was to find her and end her
activities. To do so would seriously cripple the
work of the German spies in America But
the question was: How to catch her?
We began by investigating every hotel and
expensive apartment house in New York. We
traced her from one place to another up to
June 20, 1917. There the trail ended and all
traces Of her vanished.
OUR only hope was the fact that the seized
~ letters gave a number Of cover addresses
for Victorica to use in New York. We kept these
places under close surveillance.
At last we noticed that a young girl, cousin
OF one of the suspects, was entering ST. Pat
rick's Cathedral at exactly the same hour, one
evening a week, regularly.
In the cathedral, an agent saw her leave
folded newspaper in her pew. AS she left
man entered, took her paper and walked out
He was trafled to hotel lobby in Long
Island beach town. beautiful blond woman
Immediately appeared and took his paper. She
was Nine de rhetorical! In the news
papers were 20 81 900 bank notes-pay for her
espionage work.
Victorica was arrested. Among her effects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
lust BiddeyS.'

IT'S sad to think Of any one
Who cannot understand
The meaning Of his partners bids
And how to count his hand.
But some poor chaps who play the game
Are in mcaner FIX
They bid their cards exactly right
And then can't take the tricks!
uNTu. all contract bridge players be-
come users OF some one syStem-h
such time does eventually arrive
the safest thing for the average
player to do is to use at the moment
the one which he and his particular
partner best understand.
When player has good knowleoge OF
various systems his answer, II he Is asked
what he considers best should be, MY part
ner's syStem-whatever that may be- When
asked what he considers the worst he should
say, Whatever system my partner unoer-
stands the least"
Any bidding system is merely means OF
helping one partner to tell the other about
the kind and quantity Of strength in his hand,
in the hope that they can thus arrive at the
same final declaration as If they were prlVl-
legged to examine each others hands. No
matter what the system, skillful users OF II VIII
do a better job than those not so sklllful.
No expert player can ever put into writing
complete information about what he does In
every conceivable situation arising at the
table An earnest effort to do so would NIL
LnOuSanoS VI pages. N OiNoiAi6 -
duceS the essentials to understandable terms,
and if well done enables the average player,
a goodly proportion of the time, to make the
same bids as the star.
There is so much to even the simplest COM
prehensve bidding system that the average
player should not be obliged to learn six or
seven different methods in order to play with
a pleasing degree of efficiency. Reducing the
number of widely publiciZed methods cannot
fall therefore, to be boon to the bridge play
ing masses.
The agreement of IL prominent authorities
on a single Official System" is the first def
mite move in the interest of uniform bidding
If the forcing system also continues to thrive
at least the number Of recognized methods will
be cut to a pair, which Is better than dozen
or more. Those who fear that the game viii
become wooden" single system even
tually prevails need not worry. There VIII
always be plenty Of scope for individuality IN
Interpretation when close questions arise.
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Problems of Play

North having made . semi-forcing bid c6
two hearts and South having gone mmedi-
ately to seven no trumpS, how can the latter
make his contract against q lead Of the dia.
mond 8? .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
NeqO Song Hits.

"You Can't Drive Nail With Sponge. No
Matter How Long You Soak 1t"
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what occurs in this case7 The dealer, hest
tatin1 oper his hand drapls, "Oh, III"
.ohilc the player at his left, expecting him to
pass, Is preparing to say. $50 iOiH l." The
dealer at this stage quickly sdys-"bid club"
The merit player, in careless fashion, promptly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
Contract Bidding.

H1w would you bid and play the following
hand, South being the dealer and both sides
vulnerable?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
PARK POLICE ARREST
81 DRINKS IN MONTH
Intoxication Leads Charges for
February, with AZ Held in
Auto Cases.

Drunkenness led all other causes for
arrests by the q. s. park police last
month.
The report for February, made yester-
day by Capt. p. j. Carroll, to Capt. r.
G. Montgomery, the superintendent, as
serted that drunkenness caused 81 ar
rests. while violations of trafic regu-
lations were responsible for Al. Not. a
q single case was dismissed by the
courts and only two were nolle pressed
out of 1873 arrests, and one was placed
on probation, while % personal bonds
were taken.
Fifty-seven fines brought $500, while
56 preferred to forfeit $277.
Disorderly conduct was given as the
cause of 8 arrests, drinking In public OF
2. destroying government property OF
2, attempted larceny 8 and concealed
weapons /. :,
six arrested men were sent to jail
for 80 days; we're sent to jail for so
days, 8 were turned over to proper au-
thoritieS and 5 cases were pending,
when the month closed.
Nine sick or injured persons were sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
BROTHERS RECEIVE
REWARD FOR GEMS
Collect 5000 for Jewels
Left in Cab by Mrs. Edgar
F. Luckenbach.
~ the Associated Press.


NEWARK, N. j., March 5.-Two
brothers, one q plumber and the other
a salesman, yesterday collected 81, 00o
reward for the return Of jewels they
found in q cab used to moved to more
modest living quarters because Of finan-
cial straits The jewelry, including sew
eral hundred pearls, had been left IN
the taxi by Mrs. Edgar F. Luckenbach
of New York.
Pearls and diamonds valued at more
than 100000 were turned over to
an insurance company representative by
the attorney for Goodwin Jarvis, FL, and
Martin Jarvis, IS, the brothers, both
of New York.
The gems were believed by Mrs
Luckenbach to have been stolen from
her as she travelled by train to Palm
Beach.
Brothers Moved in Cab.
The brothers moved by taxi Decem-
Der 10, the same day Mrs. Luckenbach,
member of the steamship owners fam
aly, was going to Palm Beach.
They hailed taxicab is minutes
after Mrs. Luckenbach left it. Arriving
at their new quarters, each noticed q
small cloth-covered bag. Neither said
ANYTHING about it for three days, each
GllnklER II TIE pTUpcIIy VI IliC OtAACA
Then each disclaimed ownership.
Inside the bag they found a rope OF
2O7 pearls, valued at $4,000, string
Of 81 pearls valued at $4,000, dia-
Ynond studded wrist watch, q child'S
necklace Of Its pearls valued at $4,000
o pearl and diamond pin and two less
expensive watches.
Consulted an Attorney.
The Jarvis brothers took the jewels tc
the home Of o brother, Ernest, in Jersey
City. They also consulted q lawyer
William Sparago, Of Brooklyn. Three
days ago, q conference Of Sparago, q
representative Of Cartier, New Yorl
jeweler, and insurance company repre-
eentatives, was held in Newark bank
County Prosecutor Joseph L. Smith
walked In and ordered the men to sub.
NIT to questioning.
A member Of the prosecutors stat
said he had known the Jarvis brother
for many years and that there was NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
MISCONDUCT IS CHARGED
Mrs. Elsie e. Taylor Sues Husband
for Absolute Decree.

Mrs. Elsie E. Taylor. 6se Twelfth
street northeast, has filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Carl M. Taylor,
420 Kentucky avenue southeast. They
were married April 2, 1924, and the
wife says she was forced to leave her
husband June S, 1927. Misconduct is
alleged and correspondent named. At
torney James F. Splain appears for the
wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
CANAL TRAFFIC LIGHT

PANAMA CITY, March P1.-Com-
mercial trafic through the Panama
Canal in February was at It's lowest ebh
since November, 1926.
Total tolls for the month were ST.
o15,902 on the 431 vessels that passed
through the canal. In November, 1925
428 completed the transit.
The first eight months Of the fiscal
year 1880, corresponding to the same
period this year, had AIS less transits
and decrease of $1,39S,419 In toll
collections, the statistics reveal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
COLLATERAL FORFEITED

Frederick Kosack, els r street south
west, forfeited $25 collateral by fail
ing to appear in Police Court today
on q charge of digging up flowers in
East Potomac Park.
He was arrested by Park police
man M. A. Rainey after q short
chase. Kosack ran to his automobile
when the policeman approached, but
the officer prevented him from making
a getaway. Kosack, the policeman said,
roots.
Kosack was taken to the first pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
"Couuhinu Worse than Static"
SAYS noted Radio
Entertainer

LUCKILY there's safe quick rene
dy," adds William Hahn, Columbia
Broadcasting System tenor. II al
ways keep it handy" Like many
radio people Mr.. Hahn chooses
Pertussin becauseitrelieves cough
and helps nature to clear the throat.
Broadcasting studios prefer It
because it il pleasant to take and
gives such prompt relief.
Take care Of your coughs during
hisbad weather! Use Pertussin, the
remedy radio people rely on. Get
o bottle from your druggist today.
Doctors have prescribed it for
more than 25 years-for children
and adults.
Hear Pertussin Playboys-Mon., Tues.
Wed, e:15 A. M. Columbia NetwoGk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
DEVELOPER TAKES OVER
GREAT SMOKY PARK JOB
Former Superintendent of Glacier
Area Arrives in Tennessee to
Begin Program.
az the Associated Press.


MARYVILLE, Tenn, March o.
]. r. Eakin, former superintendent OF
Glacier National Park, has arrived here
from washington to take charge OF
developing the Great Smoky Noun
tains National Park, located in Ten
nessee and North Carolina.
He will have temporary headquarters
in the Post once Building here. Per-
manent quarters eventually will be es-
tabIished within the park area.
National Park Service engineers ana
landscape architects, Eakin said, are
now engaged on three other projects
and will not be available for work in
the Smoky Mountains Park until Fall.
He declared an appropriation Of
Sc 900 is now available for fire preven-
ton work within the park area, and on
July q congressional appropriation
of $4,000 will be ready for building
trails and making other improvements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

With notable renements in body interiors and appointments
and with its exterior appearance smarened and enhanced
hood ports and attractive colors-odays La Sale
V8 Offers in greater measure those fnecar char
aceriscs which have made it popular among the select
motorists of the world.
UphOstees notably 6ner to both quality and appear
Cushions and backs and tailored
with piping at the edges Window moudings and smoking
and vanity finer and attractive. In fact the
interior ensemble suggests the richness of creation
LaSale the first of the CadilacbuiIt motor cars be
made available buyers in the medumprice field Priced
s The ''''- Coupe 4.
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possibility Of their having come into
possession Of the gems in manner
other than that described.
Today the Jewels were given to Mrs.
Luckenbach's representative and the
money was paid to the brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
In the
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at the same moderate price

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

home or to hospitals, 81 automobile ac-
cidentS were reported, stolen automo-
bile was recovered, lost children were
returned to their parents and body
was sent to the District Morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
HOOVER CHANGES RULE
Civil Service Regulation Amended
to Benefit Dropped Practitioners.

An executive order Just issued by
the President amends civil service
ru' Xxx, regulating reinstatements In
the classified civil service, by the addi-
ton of q new paragraph, as follows:
"(e) An employe involuntarily sep
arated during or at end of probation,
without fault on his part, may be re-
instated to serve q new probation in any
part Of the service, in any position for
which he has qualified, or can qualify
in an appropriate noncompetitive
examination, subject to the other pro-
visions Of the civil service rules"
Wages In ReIrian eoal mines are being
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cinct police station, where he posted
the collateral and was released for
Q hearing this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-17
St. Peter and
 Paul's Boy Scouts
Held Meeting at Parish Hall When Many Passed
 Tests

At the meeting of troop IS, Boy Scouts of SS Peter and Paul church last week the session opened. with the repeating of the scout oath and laws and the collection of dues After the opening ceremony, came the test period in which many of the boys passed one or more second class tests. as follows: John Shea beaver patrol; John Cluney, aliiga- tor patrol, rules and safety; John Hammond. alligator, compass; Leon Charboneau, service, compass, sig naling, tracking; George Corcoran, Morse patrol. rules and safety; August Sherman, Morse patrol, rules of safety; John Shaw, Morse patrol, rules of safety.
 Tom Leonard and Roy O'Neill. both of Pine Tree patrol also passed tests. Tom passed first class. IA mile hike and Roy passed compass. rules of safety, service and thrift. Bart Quilter passed his remaining second class tests and is now ready to go before the board of review. The all ligator patrol took hike to Hitch cock lake last Saturday while the Moose patrol took one to Prospect. The Wolf patrol held patrol meet ing at Billy Clearys home on Mon- day night. Jimmie Leary, Lewis Eastwood. Jack Miller. Phillip Phil lips and Tom Leonard will go on a hike with Mir Cross, assistant scout master, this afternoon. The guest of the evening was Arthur Hall. scout master of troop 13 of Sacred Heart church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-17

pany erected c four, story addition to their slant, making. an addition of 10,692 sq. it. of floor space. The Post Business college new home, a Hthree-story brick building was erect ed during the past year. The Con- necticut Light & Power office build- ing on Leavenworth street was re-
 modelled. An addition to the Me- Herman school, story frame con- struction was completed during the
 past year. The MacDermid. Inc. moved into the new quarters on East Aurora street, giving 13,000 sq. it. of floor space. The r. W. Wool worth compahy completed an addi- ticn to the present store, making a street entrance on Phoenix avenue in addition to the East Main street entrances. The G. L. D. building. al. office building on North Main
 street was completed during .he past year.
 The total bank clearings for the
 month of December amounted to $S.- 626, a decrease of $2.068,-
 800.00 as compared with the period in 1929 and an increase of $311,- 300.O0 as compared with the previous month.
 The total clearings for the entire year amounted to $11, 1,133,5 5O5.O0, showing a decrease of $2S,5 10000 1 as compared with 1920.
 Bank Dcbits. The bank debits for the month of December amounted $36,4 ,892.2t, :, a decrease of SC. 6.96O,06O.04 as com pared with the same period in 1929. The total bank debits for the year ending December 31st amounted to $456,614.S75.8O, a decrease of $151,- 6O7,936.b0 as compared with the total debits for 1929.
 Savings
 During the month of December there was a net gain of $152. .5O2.24 as of the last day of the month. The tctal savings as of Decem- Der 31st of this year. amounted to $48,799,01O.76 with 91,223, depositors on increase in savings, over the pe-
 riod of year, amounting to $612,- l99.46 and an increased of 487 de- positors as compared with the same period in 1929. Employment.
 During the month of December there were 29,169 persons employed in 45 concerns-manufac con cerns employing 100 or over. public
 utilities, retail stores employing 60 or over industrial concerns employ ing less than 100. showing a de- crease of 9 persons as compared with the previous month. | Tn 8 of the largest factories. a total of 16,383 jersons employed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-17
FUTILE ENDORSED
 FOR STATE OFFICE
Fish and Game Protective Assn Send His Name to
 Governor Cross
OFFICERS ELECTED

Members of the Waterbury Fish and Game Protective Association met last night and endorsed City Treas urer Edward l.. Futile for q place on the state fish and game commission. The nomination will be forwarded to Governor Wilbur l.. Cross. MT Futile has long been active in fish and game circles and it is believed that his presence on the commission would be satisfactory to everybody.
 Officers for the coming year were chosen last night. They are: Pres ident, Gerald ]. Mooney; vice-pres- idents, Charles Keller William J. Latimer and William Muus; secre- tary, Benjamin Hubbell: treasurer, William Latimer; executive commit tee, MT Futile, Mr Keller, Mir Lat inner, Henry. k. Preusser, MT Hubbell and Andrew J. Cooney.
 It was voted at the session to hold regular monthly meetings hereafter and campaign to increase the mem bcrship to 1000 was launched. An nouncement was made that the next meeting will be held February 6th
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-17
Bank Deposits And Depositors Greater
 Than During 1929
Chamber of Commerce Report for Waterbury Reveals Optimism December Building Better Than Same Period Year Ago-Gas Consumption Gains

] Waterbury at glance for the month of December, 193O, together with comparisons for the year with the previous year, show that this city has held above the average when actual figures are taken into con- sideration. according to the statisti- cal report submitted by Secretary Frank J. Green of the Chamber of Commerce today. MT Greens sur vey follows:
 In So far as we are able to ascer- tain the following Condition Data for the month of December and discloses that Waterbury, despite many comments to the contrary has held above the average when actual figures are taken into consideration.
 Potential purchasing power may be illustrated in a number of ways. but to be brief it i3 interesting to note that in the savings accounts of Waterbury, not including Postal Savings or impossible to determine ! sums which are kept in hiding, there is of record, as of the last day of December 1930 91,223 accounts with total of $48,799,O40.76. This number of depositors and the total amount are an increase over 1929
 
 information of this character has been kept, namely, for the year 1918 when only 57.709 depositors used the savings banks, having a balance on hand on December 31, 1918, amount iEg to $27,53O,762.72.
 Thefacts presented here are &C., carate to the best of our knowledge and belief and we are prepared to prove this statement.
 Recognition is herewith given to ' the Mayors Unemployment Relief committee for the formation of the plan which has made possible the employment of large number If persons. This number is not in- cluded in the employment record of our report. The number, as this re- port is concluded, working through the Relief committee. is said to he approximately 1900 persons.
 During the year 1929 the Southern New England Telephone Company erected new $5OO,OOO.OO office building, the Miller & Peck Com pany erected an addition to their present store, The Lewis building on West Main street was renovated and /remodeled. The American Brass Company erected an addition to their south plant along the Naugatuck river, making an addition of 52,O0O so it. The buildings on the Brown property in the Center were removed and . $500,000.O0 office building with store space on the first floor, has been erected. The Lux Clock com