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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

Of two large aerial smuggling syndicates. were
brought under indictment
In Los Angeles shortly before this haul was
made, q $4,000 transport plane was seized by
patrol officers, and five men, two Of them pilots.
were under arrest. The capture was believed
to have put the quietus ON @ ring that had
been engaged in an elaborate plot to Enuggie
Chinese. Mexican authorities co-operated in
lmhinging the plot.
Near Mexicali, in Lower California, they
found an automobile that had begged down
In o little used road. In it we're two Cali
fornians and nine Chinese. The officers
turned them over 70 American immigration
authorities at Calexico. Other agents were
hurried TO Imperial, Calf. and they arrested
two more men just rs they landed their ship
ct Imperial Airport
II was charged that the two pilots had
planned to ny to q certain point in Mexico.
meet the automobile and take the Chinese
aboard Later the owner Of the plane was
arrested He Is said to have confessed hiring
the pilots to handle the plane ON q smuggling
expedition.
Agents at Tia Juana had reported that 10
Chinese had been taken aboard there. sched-
Iiled for the Eagle Airport. The patrol in
spectors secreted themselves near the field and
waited for the planes. After five days they
landed and were quickly taken, but exarnna-
ton revealed that there were no Chinese
aboard
However there was q clue. On the landing
gear Ce one Of the planes were some punches
Of fresh green oats The patrolmen lifted their
eyebrows. There was only one field that they
knew Of In that section where oats grew. They
hied themselves to IL for an Investigation and
sure enough there was a wide Swath where
tho planes had landed. Nearby were the tracks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

Of 10 men-Chinese. the officers knew. after
examining them for certain markings peculiar
TO the type Of foOtgear affected By CeieStialS.
Soon the entire maze Of the plot had been
unWOund and tao pilots, as well as the man
ager Of the airport were convicted on q charge
Of running Chinese by plane.
It has been said that border patrol inspec-
tors. on duty, wear their uniforms unless ex-
empted by competent authority. One Of thO
reasons which the authorities assign can b
summed up in q word. undercover. When the
patrolman turns Sherlock Holmes IL Is difn-
cult indeed to recognize him, for he may be
in the guiSe Of q fisherman, tourist, Immigrant
or smuggler. He plays his part well. you may
be sure, and gets his man or at least a good
line on him that will make possible his arrest
and conviction later. !.
Thus, not long ago in Fl PaSo, two officers.
arrayed In civies by special dispensation of
Chief Patrol Inspector Fl. G. HorSely, might
have been observed in the wake Of q notorious
srnuggler who was shepherding q bevy Of
pretty senoritas over the International Bridge.
The Smuggler happened to be an American
citizen and the senoritaS exhibited passports,
so the crossing seemed In due compliance with
the law However, after several expeditions,
the officers became suspicious.
They trailed the group from the border to
high-toned restaurant and from the restaurant
to an equally high-toned residential section.
They were still a few PAGES TO the rear when
the group returned to Juarez Next time the
group crossed the bridge the patrolmen chal-
lenged them to halt The senoritas were shooed
of and examined and 1t was found that each
was wearing a stout khaki petticoat. fitted with
small pockets each Of which held q fiat pint
Of whisky.
Granted" said the senior inspector to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Far From InfalAble.

Any one who considers himself infalhbie win
change his opinion quickly he becomes
bridge writer. These columns few weeks ago
presented hand on which the defensive play
ers had made five tricks by cross-rufhng. In
shortening the item. which originally was bit
too long, one sentence was blue-penciled- It
said The declarer, disguised at the bad luck
of being cross -rufTed out of a slam. played
carelessly to the third trick using small trump
instead of q high one" Since that did not
appear in print, however. several dozen letters
have been written to shov what Ounce the
decIarer must have been for not trunping high.
Making such a slip, putting IA cards In hand
or having somebody play the same card twice
constitutes the surest way to Cbtain personal
contact with Our patient readers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Contract Sysfems

What Is the preferred response 10 q forcing
take-out, IL partner is able to make it?
The first bidders response to . forcing take
out Is very specific when made By experts. His
main duty is to show a new biddable suit II he
holds one, to aid the partnership IN reaching
. No trump If that be its best declaration. II
he cannot show one his next duty, unleSs he
powerfully supports his partners major suit. is
to rebid his own suit II it Is rebiddable, with
ut least about four probable tricks right in the
suit itseH. Lacking ability to do either Of
these, but with ample support for his partners
suit, he raises the fun limit justified by his
hand; his own holding in the suit should
usually be at least four cards or three headed
by ace. king or queen. with none OF these
characteristics, he must make . minimum no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
ALa7U a Week.

Why should Q dummy s0af WatH after ~
opening lead before t0bttng any OF his cards.
Instead Of preBtatHretv tsTosUiRD his trHnps on
TIE table as 90 mdnv do?
First Of al, because the laws state that the
lead should be made before the dummy tables
his cards. Secondly, IL the wrong adversary
makes the opening lead. declarer has the right
to tell the correct leader which suit he must
lead or may exercise the option OF treating the
improperly led card as an exposed card. but II
dummy has shown any Of his cards before de-
CIarer sets the penalty. declarer may not cali q
lead. but may only call the exposed card.
Third, premature tabling Of the trumps helps
the adversary to decide what to lead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
::.Doimg His StnU

The Professor Does His Stuff" may nOt
sound ike the title of a boos on contract bridge
bidding, but it is Fool Proof Contract Bridge"
is its subtitle and its author Is Robert n.
Brannon. It covers the forcing system, using
breezy language wherever possible. The writer
shares my opinion that students OF the game
are human beings first and bridge players
secondly; so he writes in happy vein. Some Of
his chapter headings are: Everybody Works
But Father" Zone Moment Please" Give the
Professor a Hand, Now" whats All the
Shooting About?" The Public Be Darned"
The Bed Rock Bid-Its Not an Oyster" mo
Trump on the Five Fifteen" United We Stand
Divided We Fall" and Till We Meet Again.
II a bridge book can be said to be different
from all other bridge books this one surely can.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
q Tie BRIDGE Forum i

TERE goes for the shortest complete
course in contract bridge ever pre-
" sented-iesS than 100 words. It Is
for auction players and will enable
them to play the better game inn
mediately.
l. Scoring. Buy a contract score pad at any
store. It gives the figures.
2 Bidding. Try as = rule to have the fnal
contract as high as your side can safely 60. In
ether words. try to bid the full number Of
tricks your side can make. This is because you
can't score anything toward game "below the
bid Extra tricks above the bid give you only
premiums for q little or grand slam cam be
scored only when the slam is bid.
That ends the course. A group Of four
auction players who read it can Immediately
play contract Not skillfully. of course, any
more than they played auction skillfully the
first time Well enough, though, SO that If an
four of them are well matched in auction, they
will have a fine battle with new thrills that the
old game cannot produce. Even the play VIII
be mora thrilling, for against the higher bids
it will generally be close question whether the
declarer makes his contract or not.
Anybody who says contract is a harder game
to learn than auction IS mistaken. In it the
better players usually win by a bigger
margin than in auction but when the players
are evenly matched there is no such difficulty.
It is not necessary to do lot of studying
before taking up the game; better take it up
first, get the general idea of it and the extra
pleasure to be derived from it as soon as pos
sible. The study can come later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
L01V Price for Potatoes

Little Is heard about the lowly potato when
discussions OF farm prosperity are under way.
yet this vegetable represents an annual income
TO the farmers Of $500 O0oO, or half Of the
yield from wheat. Like the wheat farmers the
potato farmer faces the prospect Of low prices
this coming year unless his crop is curtailed.
It seems foolish on the face of It for the
farmer to raise a bumper crop of potatoes, for
as the harvest goes up the yield in dollars goes
down and unfortunately for the farmer and
fortunately for the consumer the ratio of
change is not the same, the price declining at
a much greater rate than the yield goes up.
For instance, in 1928 there were 400 900 900
bushels dug and these brought 1921, 600, 600 to
the farmer, while in 1925 when the yield was
only 321, 0O0, 900 bushels, the farmer was paid
$500, 900 900 for them.
The indications are that this years crop will
be at least 10 per cent over last years and the
prices in spite OF the curtaied crop due to the
drought were very low. II the planting for
this year exceeds the past years paintings by
10 per cent as indicated and the crop should
be normal for the acreage potatoes win be
almost given away this Fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Continued from Eleventh. Page

are placed, they frequently waiting at the
precise spot when q boat comes in, ready 70
take the group in tow. And this In spite OF
the runners elaborate system Of scouts, blinds
and signals.
Catching airplanes on foot or by auto Is an
extremely difficult job. and the patrol officers
find 1t hard to understand why they can't
have them after they accomplish the ap-
parently impossible. Captured planes, how
ever, are sold at auction and the cash goes
70 the United States Treasury.
Last June, in Detroit, Senior Inspector
Stanley zenambo caught . plane. He had tried
to catch it several times before, but it always
got away and twice he had been carried conn
pletely on his feet. This time, too, 1t was
ready TO take off, Without heSitating, he re-
sorted to the one possible line Of attack. He
stepped on the gas and drove his automobile
into the whirling propeller. The radiator ana
windshield OF his car were shattered, but so
was the propeller.
He dragged himself out Of the wreckage,
seized the plane and two aliens Greek and
Rumanian, who we're still in the cockpit. The
aviator jumped out and escaped.
A LIENS are travelling the sky trails more
and more, just as immigration authorities
predicted they would four flVe years ago.
Old models were used at first, but lately up
tO-date passengar planes have been used. Last
fNSvember - such planes were seized in
Detroit, a contingent Of . feet Of 20 believed
responsible for dumping hundreds Ct aliens
and thousands Of aaww % Mau0R mto the
United SGaae% WoWgeB@ 0a1. ~aaaUsA members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
IHyilAng Aduees N1h the Federal Government Border Patol

pair. ''that you are q pretty smart pair Of
fellows. but tell me, what made you suspect
them in the first place."
well" they replied, I'VE noticed that the
girls wore the same dresses all the time and
that the skirts were longer than usual So we
figured something was up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

With his hand. which is powerful at various
declarations South does not know what is the
best one for his side. HIS partner may be short
Of hearts and long in diamonds, or vice versa.
II South can find which declaration North
supports he has a game. probably slam,
but his hand is SO strong that his partner prob
ably hasn't enough strength to bid Voluntarily.
Right here Is where most of the best auction
players of today take leaf out of the book Of
the contract forcing bidders They now employ
an original bid of two in q suit to show just
such q powerful hand and encourage partner to
respond II he has even as much as two probable
offensive tricks OF any kind IN his hand. In
this case a call of two hearts would be answered
by three clubs from the partner, who has two
probable tricks in that suit-the ace plus the
fourth card. This would give dealer a chance
TO show his second suit with three diamonds.
North, knowing that the first suit Is either Just
a. good or better than the second. would shift
to three hearts, which would become the con-
tract. In contract the final declaration would
be SIX hearts with any capable bidders, regard
len Of their system.
West would lead the queen Of spades, South
winning It. Playing properly, the declarer
makes the small siam. Two heart leads leave
only the jack out. Four diamond rounds enable
North 70 discard spade. Now the king Of
spades Is cashed and little one trumped in
dummy. The ace Of clubs wins and declarer
comedies the jack Of trurps to West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

trump overcan to keep the bidding open unless
hO possesses extra high-card strength and
reasonable shoppers In the unbid suits. when
his no-trllmp bid must be more than the
minimum.
Failure to give the most preferred response
usually denies ability to give 1t. Thus in-
mediately raising Of the partners suit generally
denies ability 10 show another suit o. Tebid
ones own. siit. Rebidding the Arst suit denies
ability to show o new one. but does not neces-
sarily deny support for partners suit. especially
the latter be minor; such support can be
shown later. Answering with q new suit does
not deny anything: the original suit may be
rebiddable and the player may also have support
for his partners suit, but Is helping his partner
to know whether no trump IS good for the side.
The maker of the forcing takeout does noe
thereby deny support for his partners suit: he
may have handsome support and Is assuring
himself q chance to show that support on the
next round II advisable, after learning whether
the hrSt bidder has any other suit or whether
the original suit is rebiddable.
This method Of making and answering f0rc-
ing take-outs enables each player to find out
about other suits in the partners hand, also
about the real merits of the declaration first
named. By 50 doing, not only games but slams
are reached safely which otherwise would have
to be based on pure gueSSwork.
How would you bid the following hands. with
both sides vulnerable and opponents constantly
n0aufn09
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
WINS
IN BRENTWOOD

With seven-vote majority,
James Il. Sampson yesterday de-
feated Everette Roberts for mayor
of Brentwood, Md. A measure to
pay town officials was passed by
one vote.
Two councilmen and a town
treasurer were elected without op-
position. They were L. G. Whalen,
jr.. of the first ward; Roscoe
BrinSon. second; Elmer C. Helm.
treasurer.
The salary measure, accepted by
vote of 165-164, provides that
$40 or less be paid the mayor
for every meeting he attends, and
SIS for the councilmen. The bill
further provides that no salaries
be paid the town officials if it
adds to the tax rate.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
WoIman, v. F. W. Head,
LaudS Hearst Plan

LOS ANGELES, June %
(U.S0.-"Every clear-thinking
man and woman in the United
States should not only fervently
thank William Randolph Hearst
and accept unequivOcally his
proposed five thousand million
dollar prosperity loan, but
should do everything in their
power to prOmulgate the plan"
So spoke Paul c. Wolman, COM
mander-in-chief of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United
States. upon his arrival here from
San Francisco en- route to the
eleventh annual encampment of
the V. F.. w. at Long Beach. Com.
mander Wolman said:
"The time has come for the
American Government to stop
building warShipS on blueprints
and get down to the honest and
conscientious business of keep
ing our Navy fit. The least we
can do is to adhere to the 5-5-3
program adopted recently at The
London conference"
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
BUSINESS BOOM
SEEN IN PLAN
. Of HEARST
Representative SABBATH Backs
Idea, Wants Quick Action by
Congress; Money Plentiful

CHICAGO, June % U.S0.-The
wheels of the nations commerce
and industry would start turning
at full speed ahead, once the
funds we're m" de available by
Congress for the five thousand
million dollar prosperity loan, as
advocated by William Randolph
Hearst in his recent radio talk,
Representative A. j. SABBATH, of
Illinois, declared today.
Representative SABBATH pledged
his full support to Mr.. Hearst's
plan for the expenditure of this
sum for labor in the construction
of public works and declared that
he would not hesitate to make
the fight of his life urging Con.
greSS to make the appropriation.
Great Stride Ahead
He declared the program set
forth by the publisher on the
causes and cure for depression is
a great stride toward re-establish-
ment Of public confidence and re-
lief of the country's economic
situation. He said:
"Mr. Hearst has taken the bull
by the horns and come forward
with a splendid plan for relief.
1t is not the first time that he
has brought out a meritOriOus
plan. His is the first cOnStruc-
tive program to provide jobs for
millions.
Plenty of Money
There is plenty of money in
the country as was evidenced by
the Over-SubScriptiOn of the $500,
100000 Government bond issue.
five times. If a $4,000, 900, 900
Government bond issue is au-
thOrized for the prosperity loan,
that will be all we need. The
bonds will be purchased and the
money subscribed, there is no
fear of that.
LAS soon as the money is
available, prosperity will return
to this country as if by magic.
"The plan to build public
works and build them right now
Is a splendid one and the
logical way to lead the country
out of its economic difficulties.
If special session of Congress
Is necessary to pass such legis-
latiOn, let us have one by all
means. 1 am with MIR. Hearst
heart and soul in his plan"
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Water Supply Bonds
Rejected bU Voters

FREDERICK, Md, June ga
$4,000 water supply bond issue
was rejected yesterday by voters of
Myersville. in the Middletown Val
ley, 66 to "a.
Wells and cisterns failed here
last summer at the time of drought
and water was brought from the
mountains. Engineers prepared
for a 1O0,000-gallon reservoir at
the foot of South Mountain. Op-
ponents claimed $4,000 was too
much to spend for water when
mountain springs with unlimited
supplies were available.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Lloyd Is Candidate
For County Board

Leo Lloyd, of Clarendon. Va,
last night announced he would be
a candidate for membership on
the Arlington county board Of
commissioners in the November
election.
The board or commissioners will
replace the present board Of
supervisors, under the new form
of government, and will be COM
posed of five members rather
than three, as with the present
board
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Weather Details

Deficiency NJ precipitation since
June /, 1881. 1.s5.
TIDE TABLE
Today-Hgh tides. las a. m. and
ZOOS D. m Low tides, $50 a. m. and
S;47 u. IN.
TomorrOw-High tides. 2:45 a. m.
and S:1O p M Low tides, 9:S2 a. m.
and 9:i4 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today, 4;i2 a. m. and
The sun rises Wednesday, 4:42 a. m.
and sets 1887 p. m.
The moon rises today 1858 p. m. and
sets 12:17 q. m
COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Forecast Till +. NJ. Wednesday
For the District o. Columbia, Mary
land and Virginia, probably local show
ers tonight and Wednesday: not much
change in temperature; moderate
southerly winds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Yesterday. Today.
I n. m........ 81 a. m..,.,... Il
n m IS 3 a m... a
Midnight ...... - Noon .......... 81
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess Of temperature
since January !, 1881, 2S5.
Excess of temperature since June !,
1881. 20
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
tion since January /, 1881, 26.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Woman Denies Reno
Divorce Suit Report

Despite the fact that dispatches
from Reno, New, indicated she is
seeking a divorce from her hus-
band, Charles H. Fury, Mrs. NJ. M.
Fury, beauty parlor' operator of
sic Eighth st. N. E., today en-
phatically denied she had insti,
tuted such proceedings.
The Reno dispatches said Mrs.
Fury charges her husband with
cruelty and sets out that the
couple was married here April %,
1925.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
LYON PARK MEET

The Lyon Park Citizens AS
soclation will meet tonight at 8
o'clock in the community house,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31
FOX'SATTORNEY
CLAIMS VICTORY.

Decision handed down by tie
fourth court Of civil appeals in the
ease Of Cameron county VS.. J.. j..
Fox, tax collector, was IN reality
a victory for the Cameron county
official, according TO Judge v. w.
Taylor. n Of Fox attorneys
Instead Of losing some $4,000 as
attorneys for the county st mate.
Fox will be several THOUSAND dollars
better off than he was under the
draw" decision given by Special
Judge J.. +. Leslie, according 10
Taylor.
However, the decision indicated
the county was due cersa,n fees
from 1927 TO 1890, but these fees
were not in litigation. These fees
will amount to about $4,000 or
S15,000." Taylor states.
There was a fund Or $6.50n in
escrow between w. B. Walt-n,
former tax collector and FOX for
delinquent fees which became due
during Walton's term but were
collected later by Fox. Under
Leslie's decision, Walton vas II
titled 10 this money. Under the apr
pealS decision. Walton takes moth
ing with the county get ting
S4975.44 and Fox the remainder,
Taylor states.
In order TO definitely settle law
points IN the case. Fox may appeal
10 the supreme court. However. this
Is uncertain as yet, it was stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31
COUPLE FOUND
DYING In CAR

HOUSTON. July 30. P-Miss
Gerry Heaton. 10. OF Houston, is
dead and Alfred Ludin. 30. sea-
man. Is dying from pistol wounds.
Their bodies were found shortly
after l p. m. today in an automo-
bile In the port district.
Ludin died at 2:20 D. m. Off
GERS said he was a Filipino.
Ludin left a note. blaming the
girl for differe- -es which led to
the shooting.
Ludin shot the girl In the mouth
with a .32-calibre revolver. and
then turned the gun on himself.
The bullet entered his right temple.
The couple was seated in the
front seat OF n parked car when
the shooting occurred.
Viola Anderson told police that
she had been In the car with the
couple q short time before the
shooting.
She said Ludin had told her u
get out Of the car. which she did.
She declared she had walked about
a block when s1e heard the two
shots fired.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31
kiwanians Hear
Mosquito Survey

a thorough survey Of the mos
quito situation in and around
Brownsville was given members Of
the Kiwanis club Thursday by DR..
II. g. Chandler or Rice institute,
&C present connected with the
state board or health in Its mala-
ria control work.
Guests present az the meeting in
cluded DR.. III. l.. Klotz OF Browns
vile: Milo Hunt Of Whittier. Colo.
and Ernest Stephens, wrestling
promoter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-31

SAN ANTONIO. July 80. u
Lashed by a guilty conscience and
the fear he would kill somebody Or
get killed himself. a Kelly field
soldier walked into the office o.
Chief Of Police Kilday today and
confessed he had stolen six auto
mobiles IN two weeks and that he
and another man had planned to
hold up a local bus terminal.