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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
CONTRACT Bridge
"The Official System"
By E. v. SHEPARD
1anni Dams md Illustrated
By E. v. SHEPARD
A Semi. Demand illustrated

demand bid of 2-Spades, which
A passed. Disregarding the fact
that he should not Jump his
partners bid, Y very foolishly
ended contracting with r.
Spades, because he held some
what better than minimum sup
porting strength.
AS a result the contract was
defeated by one trick upon q
loss of two trump tricks and
one trick each in clubs and
diamonds. Had Y bid only
3-Spades. z would have shifted
to 4-Hearts, thereby saying:
Partner, have a two-Suiter,
with hearts as good as spades:
please choose between them"
Holding better support for
hearts than for spades, with
no slam prospects, Y would
have passed, and game could
not have been lost.
Excellent Practice
It does not prove that a bid
is good or bad because it turns
out particular way with one
Of the three other players as q
partner. It is excellent prac-
tice to in turn give the original
holdings of A and B to rs
partner. Had Y held AS cards
he would have bid 3-SpadeS. z
should have shifted the make
to 4-Hearts, which his partner
would have overcalled with f.
Spades. Weak as are AS hold
ings. by trumping three hearts
z should go game.
Had the cards of Y and B
been dealt in reverse positions
bidding would have gone: z,
2-Spades; Y, 3.DiamondS; z,
3-Hearts; Y, 3-No trumps: z,
4-Hearts. This bidding would
have shown clearly that z held
a two-Suiter. It is automatic
that a two-suiter plays best at
one of those suits, rather than
at no-trumps; as Y better sup
ported hearts than spades he
woSld allow the former make
to stand and z would go game.
Copyright. 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
Your Health
and Diet
BY Logan Clendening, M. D.

by Logan NACAaUCAaAAASS NAs ~
A newspaper story of a few
days ago described the Sue
cess of certain chemists in
perfecting a method of isolating
pure carotene in an inexpensive
form. Carotene is the vege-
table substance which holds
Vitamin A in combination.
Hitherto, it has been very ex-
penSive in pure chemical con-
centration.
It is a curious fact that in
most animal products Vitamin
A appears as a colorleSs prod
uct-cod liver oil, for instance,
in the vegetable kingdom. it
is associated with pigment, par
ticularly yellowiSh pigment, but
also the green Of leaves.
Contain Vitamin A
Thus carrots, squash, green
corn, yellow turnips and pump
kinS contain it-but so do par
ships and spinach. Animal
products which combine pig
ment and Vitamin A are the
yolk of eggs and butter. 1t
has been suggested that caro-
tene in vegetables is the pre-
cursor of animal Vitamin A,
and that when these vegetables
yield the vitamin to animal
economy, it becomes colorless.
Vitamin A is certainly very
important in nutrition. If it is
absent from the diet of an ex-
perimental animal. the animal
suffers from infections, particu.
larly Of the eyes-a condition
with the jaw breaking name,
Xerophthalmia. This disease is
occasionally seen in human
subjects who have omitted sub
stances with vitamin A from
the diet-green and colored
vegetables, eggs and butter.
Necessary For Growth
Vitamin A is also necessary
for proper growth and bodily
development. It is fortunate,
therefore, that late investiga-
tionS have established beyond
doubt what definite members of
the vegetable kingdom furnish
this valuable substance.
Limiting the diet too eXclu-
sively to these products, how
ever, causes certain not entirely
favorable results to follow.
When a few years ago carrots
we're hailed as a particularly
good food for infants, 1t was
found that a peculiar yellowish
discoloration Of the skin &C.
Cured. This condition has also
been found in diabetes who, Of
course, eat a diet in which veg
etables predominant. Yesterday
in this column was told the
story Of a patient who had a
similar condition, developing af-
ter the use Of an exclusively
vegetable diet for purposes OF
reducing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

acquires, you cannot help won
der what DROVE her to it. OF
course, most girls marry for
LOVE-or for what they think
is love-but there are still lots
of subsidiary reasons" which
make marriage look alluring.
For instance, many a tired
business girl has married just
for the sake of having her
breakfast in bed and her din
ner in a dining room, instead
of in a tea room or a break
fast nook"
Many a successful business
or professional woman has
married just for the sake Of
"mothering" some man, having
somebody depending" on her,
and thereby domesticating her
life and giving it a real motif
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
By HELEN ROWLAND
Why Is A Husband?

The old-fashioned girl knew
exactly WHY she wanted to
marry.
She wanted love. She wanted
a home. She wanted children.
She wanted a provider. Or she
wanted to get off the "old maid"
list and to stop hearing her
family apologize for her single
bleSsedneSS!
Marriage indicated her ex-
istence, gratified her vanity, an
noyed her enemies and pacified
her friends. all at the same
time. Marriage WAS sweet!
But when you look at a mod
ern, efficient young woman and
the male annex she sometimes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
Of
Chance
Friends
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
An Authority on Problems Of Love
a and Marriages.


An Authority ON Problems Of Love
and Marriages.
Have you read details OF the
terrible "Bluebeard" cease in
Clarksburg, w. Va? And will
all of you lonely people write to
me before you seek introduc-
tons through matrimonial bu-
reaus, correspondence columns
and other free-for-all methods
of becoming acquainted? Please
do so before you assume that
reckless method of love" max
ing. >.
Please realize that irresponsi-
BILE matrimonial agencies which
make a business of introducing
men and women solely for the
fee involved, open hunting
grounds for human gorillas
looking for quarry.
Easy Victims
Lonesome people are easy vic
timS-easy to make love to, easy
to get money from and, appar-
entity, easy to murder. Not all
haphazard introductions turn
out so tragicaly, but enough do
to make sensible people stop,
look and listen.
Nor are all the crimes like
that of the Clarksburg Blue.
beard" confined to men. The
schemes of the witch lady" in
Detroit, now in the papers. beg
gar anything the most senSa-
tional fiction has to offer. A
forbidding- blocking woman of 48
years, the witch lady" is al
legged to have murdered IL
men for the purpose of collect.
ing their life insurance. Her
victims were roomers in her
house.
Even such haphazard &C.
quaintances. picked up through
matrimonial agencies, who do
not resort to murder. often have
their own schemes for extract
ing life savings or eXtorting
blackmail.
A Few Cares
esome people, whose
chances of making acquaint-
ances through the usual chan
nels are limited. decide in des-
peration to have a try at fate'S
grab bag in the shape of ma
trimonial agency. Don't! It's
better to be lonesome than to
be done to death by some fiend
who is on the look for love"
victims. = .t
Suppose you are lonesome,
your solitary state may be a
blessing in disguise. It may
drive you to turning your atten-
ton to something which will
prove to be valuable life work.
Or, you may wait patiently till
you meet the ideal man or
woman for whom you have
been looking. So many people
write me, Il almost married the
wrong one, waited, and I am
glad I did"
O. Henry must have been
lonesome in prison. but he
learned to write the most popu-
lar stories this country has ever
enjoyed. The Bronte sisters were
lonesome, living in a desolate
parsonage on the English moors
with a terrible old father. Yet
their lives and the books they
wrote will be of vital interest
to people as long as we have
reading to charm our solitude.
We can't all be o. HenryS, or
BronteS, but we can do some
thing useful; even if it's nothing
more than to hand on a cheer
ing word or give the traditional
cup of cold water. Meantime,
it's safer to make friends
thorugh friends and acquaint-
ances, clubs. local oranges,
church societies. etc. Avoid the
risks of meeting delightful
people" for the payment Of a
fee.
copyright. 1881, by International
News SerVice)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
Fashion Fancies

Cut your cloth for an evening
wrap and be in style. There is
much talk of broadcloth wraps
in pastel shades. For instance,
we have seen such a wrap made
of nude broadcloth on fitted
lines and a sectioned bodice. 1t
is trimmed with a large cape
collar of mink worked in vertt'
cal bands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
Birthday Gift

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
have been very good friends
with q young man for a year.
His birthday is soon and my
mother thinks I should give
him a gift. Would this be
proper? MAY.
I suggest that you make a
perfect choice Of good book
for the young man. Show him,
by your choice Of just the
right book, that you have ex-
cellent taste and diScrimina-
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
What Do You
Know?

AflSIOerS to T0d1yS Test
Questions on Editorial Page
/. False-Montreal. 2. False
Fundy. 8. False-Nathan Hale.
4. True. S. FalSe-Wamba. 8.
True. Z. False Midsummer
Nights Dream" 8. False
British Columbia. 8. True.
10. False-Ralph w. Emerson.
II. Contour. IL. A long double
breasted coat. Is. A view of
death. IA. Aging. Is. Cry Of
Wild geese.
Copyright, 1881, by the Bell
Syndicate Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

And Midol is as harmless as the
aspirin that stops your headaches.
ut is non-narcotic) If you want
your next monthly period to begin
and end without even moments
discomfort, just ask for Midol at
any drug store. Tuck the little
box in your purse and be ready.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
How Do
SpOrtSWOmen
Manage?

Cup winners can't
be cutters. The
woman in any
field Of sport must
take her sporting
chance with Ma.
ture. Any strenu-
Gus match may
come at an I'M
fortunate time Of
month. But there
need be no pain!
Midol always meets
this emergency, as
all active women
should know. It
will block periodic
~a;,n %av hA11TC
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
Do You Know

Building and loan associations
in Austria and Germany. although
only seven years old, have a mem.
bership of 10000. The aSSocis-
tions have $212,5O0,000 invested
at present in mortgages on homes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
The Marry-Go-Round

Many a bored divorce has
remarked just in order to
dodge the loneliness and
futility of unattaching middle
age; and to make it worth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

Arranging your cards with
the black and red suits alter.
mating, as shown below, is one
of the best representatives. against
revoking. The values assigned
suits are wholly arbitrary, af-
fording no reason for sorting
your cards according to suit val
ues. If hearts and diamonds
are in juxtaposition it is very
easy to play one red suit for
the other, especially in a poor
light.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16
A Story Of the Aftermath
or the World War
The Story Thus F0rS

Ernst. he enlisted the IL telling the
survived the Of trench
warfare They marching hOmeward after peace made filled
with that fought in van that the whole
fct enSeless futile The mood intensified when they
meet American troops in amending columns wefed well equipped
the friendly the frarniSe trade
food tobacco In swift reaction seems
perhaps hold something precious that has
not wholly destroyed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-10-16

Sleeplessness seems to have become some
what of an epidemic these days. Many blame
il upon the noise.
But / think loo much brain activity is the
main
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Business Depression Believed
Responsible for Growing
Importance Of Game

New York, Jan. 27.-(P1Out along
the Pacific coast, across the Great Di-
vide, where the clink OF the winter
tournament purses makes sweet music
for the ear of the wandering profess
sional, the path Of golf during 1880
was laid in pleasant places.
From Puget Sound to the Mexican
border came reports to the Associ-
ated Press and the United States Golf
association Of an increase in courses,
an improvement in those already
established. and. more to the point,
a large increase In the number of
players.
Exact figures were not available In
many places, but the report of the
public links at Seattle. Wash, gives,a
good indication of the general increase
i'll play-280,O 600 persons used the mu-
nicipal courses there In 1880, compared
to 10000 in 1923.
Several reasons might be suggested
for this large increase-more courses
over which to play and therefore less
congestion. a spread of the gospel of
golf. or a sudden increase In outdoor
consciousness in heretofore stay-at-
homes. Charles Brandenburg, San
sportsman, thinks the bust
ness depression forced a lot of people
to have time for golf.
In 1928 and 1929, Brandenburg said.
business men were too busy making
money to give much time to golf. Then
came the collapse of the boom. The
business man had q lot of extra time
on his hands and he went out on the
links to forget his troubles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Michigan Regains
1890 Cage Stride
Wolverines Crush Chicago A.
IS Saturday; Swamp Ohio
State 4O-22 Monday

Chicago, Jan. 27.-P-Northwest-
ern. undefeated leader in the Big Ten
basketball championship drive, owes
a vote Of thanks to Michigan.
No sooner had the Wolverines
dropped their home and home games
to Northwestern than they started to
click iii championship fashion. Sat
u-day night they crushed Chicago, Al
10 Is, to give the Wildcats undisputed
possession of first place. Monday
night they swamped Ohio State, 40
to %, to warn the rest of their OPP
ponents they will be hard to defeat
hereafter.
Indiana, runner-up in the cham
pionship race, has two games to play
with the ~rejuvenated Wolverines
while Chicago, tied for third place
with Minnesota, must play a return
engagement with them at Ann ArbOr
"a break for Northwestern. Min
nesota, however, has troubles enough
in its remaining schedule with seven
games left including two each with
Northwestern. Purdue and Ohio
State.
Norman Daniels and Ray Altenhof
led Michigan's assault against Ohio
State. Daniels scored IL points while
Altenhof Tailed IL. The big night
sent Daniels far ahead in the ace for
individual scoring honors with 81
points in even games. Altenhof
jumped into second place with q rec
ord Of 46 points. The victory also
gave Michigan sole right to fifth
place in thZ race with four victories
and three defeats.
Michigan will not return to action
until February 81 when it meets In
diana.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Large Number Of
College Rockies
10 Play Baseball
Thirteen Colleges to Be Repre-.
sented in Major League
Training Camps

New York. Jan. 27.-,P)-A hurried
glance over the list of New York
players coming up for trials in the
National League this spring reveals a
liberal sprinkling Of college men. a
large majority Of them from the
south.
At least thirteen colleges will be
represented by rockies in the train
ing camps of the eight league clubs,
The south will send men from
Georgia Tech. Alabama, Georgia,
University OF Louisville. Mississippi
college, Auburn and Clemson; the
east from Amherst and Tufts. the
midwest from Wisconsin and Michi-
gan, the far west from Gonzaga uni
verslty. and the southwest from
Texas A. & M.
May Farm Out Rockies
Most Of these rockies have to
glance over a considerable span of
years before they reach their college
careers but at least two of them.
Howard Grosskloss of Amherst, and
Dick Montague of Michigan. will hit
the major leagues directly from the
college campus.
Grosskloss "a a fine all-round
athlete at Amherst and will get a
chance to show his Unfolding ability
with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Paso
Robes. Montague. a right handed
pitcher. comes up with the Chicago
Cubs. Neither. of course, may be
ready for the majors yet.
One OF tile most interesting college
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Gustavus Read to
Face Tommy Machine

st. Paul, Jan. 27.-tP)-Gustavus
Adolphus colleges basketball team,
tied for the leadership Of the Mime
sofa college conference with Concor-
dia of Moorhead, makes the first of
two Twin Cities appearances this
week at st. Thomas college Tuesday
night.
These two teams clashed on the st.
Peter court a week ago and Gustavus
won by a score of 80 to %. The Gus
:ayus quint Is doped to repeat Tues
day night.
Gustavus' second trip will be to
Minneapolis Friday night to clash
with Augsburg at Pillsbury house.
Augsburg has been defeated only
once, by Concordia last Saturday, and
the game Friday should determine
which team will share honors with
Concordia in the role Of favorites.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Willmar Team Takes
Lead i'm Pin Tourney

Fargo, N. D. Jan. 27.-ReThe
Puritan Cafe team Of Willmar, MIMI,
Monday night shot into the lead In
the five-men competition at the Far
go Bowling association tournament.
The Puritans rolled 2,670, to displace
the Palace Of Sweets quint Of James
town, N. D.. which has 2,526.
The Langevin Motors, Crookston,
Mimi, moved into fourth place with
2,494.
The best singles performance Mon
day was turned in by J. L. McCor-
mick. Fargo, who got 603 for second
place. @. M. Burdick, Austin, Mimi,
with 637, continued to hold the lead
in the singles. 9. Gorder, Crookston,
Mimi, is third with 500.
J. r. German and L. Hablas, Fargo,
and v. Olson and Joe Marchand,
Fargo, tied for second In the doubles
with 1909. +. Moe and A. Swenson,
Austin, lead with LILO.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Phantoms Defeat
Westland- Duras
Oh Minot 46 to 81
cagers Show Marked
Superiority After Sizzling
First Half

Squirting in the closing half. the
Bismarck Phantom basketball team,
Monday evening defeated the West
land Duras five of Minot 46 to "a in
a brilliant game at Washburn.
The first half was terrific, with
the Capital City clan out in front
Ia to 13 at the end of the first quar-
Ter and the northerners leading "a to
% at the end of the second period.
From the beginning of the second
half, however. it was apparent the
Bismarck quint was on its way to
victory.
The two teams will play a return
game at Minot Feb. 3.
Scoring even field goals and six
free throws, George "Shaky' Schaum-
erg was Bismarck's leading scorer in
the Washburn tilt. Karl Thornburg
also was a heavy scorer and not one
of the five Bismarck starters failed
to break into the scoring column.
Lind. Minot center. was his teams
leading performer.
The victory was the l4th III. sue
cession for Neil C%hurchill's Phan-'
toms. Summary of the Washburn
filf.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
LOS ANGELES GOLF
king wins $7,447
in 1881 JOURNEYS
Johnny Golden, Noroton, Conn.,,
Professional, Wins $1,000
in Prize Money
Ed DUDLEY IS THIRD HIGH
Business. Man. Golfer Consist
ent in Winnings; Sara
zen Holds Record
Ed DUDLEY is THIRD HIGH

Los Angeles, Jan. 27.-(P-Georg,
Won Elm. who recently decided tx
make golf his avocation, celebrated
his first winter in the ranks Of tn,
money tournament players by win.
ming the largest share of the $5l ,2O(
post in six California and Baja Cali
fornia championships.
Playing through the same circuit
last season, the Los Angeles 'busi-
ness man golfer as he pleases to cal
himself, collected only q bunch OF
amateur prizes. This year his earn
ings were STAT.
One brilliant round Of golf enabled
him to collect the greater share OF
this. for he won $3.50 by finishing in
a tie for first with Johnny Golden,
Noroton. Conn.,. professional, in the
Aqua Caliente $25, 900 open. the fea-
ture event of the annual California
golf rush.
Golden finished a close second with
an even $1,000. This was consider
ably short of the $4,000 which Gene
Sarazen, New York pro. made in one
tourney, the Aqua Caliente classic,
last year.
Tall Ed Dudley, Wilmington. DEL,
came third with $4.512, the greater
share of which he made by winning
the $500 first place money in the
Los Angeles $4,000 open. The vet
eran, AL Espinosa of Chicago, was
fourth with $2.869.
Won Elm was consistent in his
earnings. He collected 1892 in the
San Francisco $500 match play
tournament. He added $50 at the
Pasadena $4,000 open, missed out en-
tirely in the Santa Monica, $500
amateur-pro event; gathered in $500
in the Los Angeles open. and then
wound up with SIS in the motion pic
ture $4,000 match play affair here.
The leading winners: George Won
Elm, Los Angeles. STAT: John Gold
en-, Noroton, Conn, $1,000; Ed Dudley,
Wilmington, Del. $4,512; AL Espi-
nosa. Chicago, $3.50: Leo Diegel.
Aqua Caliente. Mex, $2.525; Horton
Smith, New York. $2,427: Mortie
Dutra. Long Beach, Cal. $l.929; Tony
ManerO. New York. 81 900; Gene Sar-
azen. New York. 1882; Walter Hagen,
Detroit, $500: Witty Cox, Brooklyn,
$792; Tommy Armour. Detroit, $73l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
INDICATES GOLF IS
INCREASED IN POPULARITY
Bismarck Golfers
Rush Weather Man

North Dakota may become the
next Aqua Caliente Of golfdom
if present western conditions pre-
vail.
Sunday afternoon eight Bis
marck golfers played Is holes at
the Bismarck Country club. Tom
O'Leary, Paul Cook, Martin Hagen,
S. S. Hagen, s. A. OlsneSS, q. G.
Croonquist, Henry Jones, and T.
B. Cayou rushed the season pre-
maturely. Aside from q few snow
banks they were forced to cross,
their winter golf was q huge sue
cess.
There were no concessions made
at any Of the holes because OF
snow, and putting was reported
to be extremely easy.
Cook, state golf champion, had
a 80 score going out and q 81
count coming in. O'Leary had 40
and 80.
The golf fans used the lighter
and larger golf ball during their
assault on "Old Man Weather"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
South DakOtans Haul
Snow for Ski Tourney

Canton. S. D., Jan. 27.-(R-A fleet
OF trucks started Tuesday to do what
nature had neglected-the providing
OF snow for the central championship
ski tournament at Canton next Sun
day.
Snow Is being hauled from Lake
Okobojl, Iowa, more than 100 miles
away. Approximately 400 tons will
be needed to cover the big hill near
here on which many Of the nations
best ski riders will perform.
Members OF the Sioux Valley Ski
club, which is sponsoring the central
tourney, are driving the trucks. The
rest of the week will be required to
transport enough snow to cover the
hill. An additional supply will be
piled up for emergency use in case
the present thawing weather con-
tinues.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-27
Fights Last Night
ny the Associated Press

New Orienns.-rOny CanxOneri.
world lightweight champion. out
pointed johnny Fnrr. Cleveland
uOD. nOn-title.
DetrO;t.-rOmms GrOxan. Oma-
In. OutpOinted Harry Dublinsky.
Chicago GiO), Harry Dukes. Grand
Rapids. Mich. nnd Don Collins.
Erie. Pm. drew uO).
phlladelphin-T Tommy LOugh-
ran. Philadelphia. mnd Jack Gross.
salem. N. ~ drew tIO}.
ChtcngO-Bmxter Cnlmes. Wieh-
jtn. Kam.. knocked out Pete tegnH.
GYnnd Haven. Mick. (SD. Dick Sis
Chicago. O~utpOimted OTTO AmdeF-
son, Terre Hnute, Ind. t6).
BOktOn-Ermte Schaaf. Boston.
O~utpOinteN Dick Daniels. Minne-
apDltn (10).
New Haven. COnp.-Duddy How
ard. New Haven. OutpOlmted
Chuck Burmn. Snn Antonio (1Ob.
wheeling. w. Va-FFeddte MILL
-. CInctnnati. kmOrked ont Phil
Zwtck. Cleveland III.
Oklahoma Ctty-T0MSny Free
nenp. Cleveland. O~utpelnted Eddie
MuPoOcks Ok1nhOMn CITY (1OD.
ROeheAteS, m. Ys4-J0e Nekyrn,
Dayten. y, ~utDoinfea rTSno
Psnee CITY. eqtbesntel 1eorwe
Tsenkle, Edssead, Okla. to.