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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
HOLDING COMPANY
REPORT IS STUDIED
Business Interests Analyze
Result of Inquiry Into Rail
Stock Buying.
BY GEORGE E. DoYING.

Business generally as well as the
railroad world, was intensely interested
in the report made by Walter M. W.
Splawn. special counselor for the House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce, to the Congressional Com
mittee investigating holding companies
for railroad securities, which has just
been submitted to Congress.
Mr.. Splawn recommended that the
committees investigation be extended
to include all holding companies en-
gagged in interstate commerce. He
noted the fact that the Federal Trade
Commission, by direction of the Senate,
already is engaged in an exhaustive
inquiry into public utility holding
companies, and that the House Com
mittee is looking into the railroad hold
ing companies.
New Inquiry Suggested.
1T seems he said. that the COM
mittee should be informed as TO the
exact nature of this Cholding company
device, as TO whether or not its uses
vary from one line of business activity
TO another and as to what are its
economic advantages and disadvantages
with respect to each character OF bust
ness in which 1t is used"
The committees report was transmit
ted to the House by its chairman, Rep
resentative James S. Parker, Repub-
lican, of New York.
Rumored activities west of the Mis-
! sissippi River, Mr.. Splawn's report said,
are causing some railway arrangements
to seek new connections and additional
affiliations for their roads
There are two outstanding recent
developments" he said. which appear
| TO have an unsettling effect on the rail-
| roads in the West. These are, first, the
acquisition of the Missouri Pacific lines
| by the Van Sweringen interests; second,
| the proposal, under the plan for four
| systems in the East, TO extend those
Eastern systems to the Missouri River
| gateways.
Amendment Suggested.
THE near future may bring other
| developments which may stimulate GER
tain interests to seek control of rail-
| way properties in the West or in other
sections of the country. 1t is not cor
| rect to conclude that all has already
happened which could take place in
acquiring control of railroads without
the approval of the Interstate Com
| merce) Commission"
Mr.. Splawn recommends that the in
terstate commerce act be amended sc
as to bring within the jurisdiction OF
the commission for approval or disap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
PENNSY PLANS PROGRAM
FOR DISQUALIFICATION
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, February 21.-Pennsyl-
vania Railroad officials are planning to
speed up their Baltimore construction
program, which will include the building
of four-track tunneIs into the city and
elimination of several grade crossings.
w. w. Atterbury. president, an
nounced that the extensive improve
ments here would be part of a $175,-
O00,0 program He said:
This is favorable time to push to
conclusion the plans in hand. The pres
ent low business volume is only tempo
rary."
The plans call for identification of
all remaining sections of track between
New York and Washington, including
the entrance to the Potomac yards in
the Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
INLAND INVESTORS, INC,
MEETS DIVIDEND NEEDS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, February 21.-The
fourth annual report of Inland Invest
ors, Inc, shows net earnings for the
year 1890 of $245,266. exceeding by a
slight margin the amount necessary to
pay regular dividends of $40 per share
on the common stock. These earnings
are after losses of $1O,749 on securities
sold. Investments carried on the bal
ance sheet at cost of S6,493,675 had a
market value as of December 81, $780,
of $3,936,447.
The market value of the securities
represented by each share of common
stock, originally about $50 a share, has
been as high as S6791 and as low as
$34.22, which is the amount reflected in
the December 81, 1880, balance sheet.
At the end of January, 1881, the figure
was $685. per share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
STOCK BUYING DECLARED
OF EXCELLENT QUALITY

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, February 2l-Brokers,
who have watched the buying recently
say that it is Of an excellent quality
and by, those who are able to pay for
what they buy and hold indefinitely
They compare this market with that of
April. 1880, and point out that while
the pools last Spring were egging on the
public and selling stocks to them, there
is nothing Of the same sort taking place
now. For this reason they do not sub
scribe to the theory that a reaction
similar to that of last Spring is likely
TO occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 21-
potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 125aI 90
new potatoes, barrel, 4O0a6. so: sweet
potatoes, barrel, 2.OOa4. 90: vans, barreI
3.oOa3.75; beans, bushel, 4.OOa5 So
poets, crate, 2.00a2 so; cabbage ton
10 OOal7OO; carrots, bushel 50a75:
cauilnoWer, crate, 150a200; celery
craze, 25Oa3.50; eggplants. crate, / 50a
2.OO; kaIe, bushel, 75a1.1O; lettuce, ham
per, 75al so; peppers, crate. I.25a2 So.
parsnlps, bushel, 5Oa6O; spinach. busheI
o0a9o; tomatoes, crate, l.OOa45O: tIIr-
ndpS, buShel, 80al2 20; apples. busheI
6Oa2.00; per box, 1.25a2.25: grapefrnit
nox, l:50a2.50; oranges. box. 2,50a5 0o.
tangerlnes, box, LOCAL rs; Strawberries
quart, 35a40. ~ - ie''
Dairy Market.
Poultry alive-Turkeys, pound 36a4o
ola 2Oa32; chickens young, 27a28
prollers, 33a35; old hens. 18a24: Leo.
nornS' i4al8; ROSTERS, l2al4; capons
9oa5o' ducks, 18a26; guinea fowls, each
Eggs-Receipts, 1922 cases, nearby,
nrSts, dozen, ID; current receipts III
Butter-Good to fancy, creamery
pound, 26a30; ladies, 19a2l: rolls, 16a18'
process, 25; store packed, l2aI4 "-0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
STOCKS.
More Farm Fed Texas Beef.

COLLEGE STATION, Tex, February
81 (Pl.-An increase of 10000 to 81 900
in the number of cattle on feed by
Texas demonstrators this year is inter-
preted as a gauge for the trend toward
the farm-feeding of beef cattle in the
range country. d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21

Income tax collections in the Chicago
district during 1880 were 1927 300, 900,
or $42 100000 less than In 1s2sa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
Unlisted Department.

tThese securities not listed under exchange
rules
RONDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
RIGHTS-EXPIRE

zt Fac Gas Ell Mar IL u ~ "a 2n ~
Iaes as gwen in the are the annual
STINT az tne latest quarterly haf-yea dearatton
IN scrip Plus IN
nc regular rate Payable stock dPayabe Wbe at yesT
IN cash stock eatneo
f Ps *. IN STOCK Plus 81 Plus 81 S stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

Georgetown Gas $500 at 1O35s
Washington Gas IS "A'-s1,O00 at
1919.
Washington Gas 6s $500 at 1049.,
$1,000 at los, 5000 at 1047s.
Capital Traction Col at 36l4 at
1914.
Mergenthaler Linotype at 88I2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
AFTER CALL.

District National Securities pfd.-10 at
60. 10 at SO.
Notice-This exchange will be closed
Monday next, Washington's Birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, February 81 (R.-Over-
the-counter market:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK, February 81 (Ry.-Over
the counter market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
Bid and Asked Prices.
RONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Amer. Tel & Tel t9I......... 107a4 49,.
CAPITAL fraction Co............ 35l4 36i
Wash Gas Light Co. DID,. 100 l25
Norfolk 4 W Steamboat (l2).. 1870 235
Pot. Eec. Power g. pld ......' ll0i2 ll3
Pot. Elec. Power 5i2'e pfd. ...'l08 1897
Wash RWy. & Elec. com. 90. .'425 -.
Wash. Rwy. & e.. pfd. t5).... '9S So
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-29
WASHINGTON MINE

SPOKANE, Wash, July 29. R- Sale of the property of the Scan- dinavian-Pend Oreille Mining Co.,, under bond and lease, to l.. K. Armstrong, mining engineer, was authorized by the stockholders at recent meeting in Metaline Falls.
 It is believed at Metaline Falls that MT. Armstrong will eventually turn the property to large op- orator.
 The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Min ing and Concentrating Company of Kellogg, Idaho, has begun ex- ploration on the Leadhill group of 10 claims adjoining it's group of IT claims in the Slate Creek area.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-29
HAPPY DAYs' 1T
 LIBERTY THEATRE

With great recommendation the feature Happy Days" comes to the Liberty Theatre this evening. It Is a special Fox production with an all-Star cast. The drama in- cludes a 100-performer minstrel, chorus, dancing aggregation. One or the big stage spectacles.
 With the program will be shown a one-reel special, showing the old time singing religious cere- mony of the old-time Southern oarkle, now famous as the Col ored Spirituals.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-29
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Babe" Hayes
 Column
< < 4 4 4 4 < 4 4 < 4 < } Especial Gateway Feature)
 (By Babe Hayes

Y \ W \ E N x N R x
 Especial Gateway Feature)
 (By Babe Hayes
 M F. Westover, vice president and secretary of the General Elec- tric Co.,, of Schenectady, N. r., was through Alaska two years ago, making the Yukon River trip. He was accompanied by Mrs. Vest over In a letter written enroute he says among other things:
 T have had most enjoyable trip and it surely was a surprise to run into you who knew my people, We have been especially fortunate in the weather and I doubt it any other party this year has had such uniformly good luck.
 "On three of the four days we were in Mckinley Park tn noun tain was visible. We had perfect weather at Dawson. Altogether, our Alaska trip has been a great success"
 Al A. Reynolds, manager of the Coma Hotel at Hot Springs, Ark, was through Alaska in 1928, taking the Yukon River trip. He was ac- companied by Mrs. Reynolds.
 In speaking of his trip he says: Tt is peculiar the lure that 'dern' country of yours has for me. I have been trying to get back since my initial visit two years ago, and some of these days I am likely to surprise"
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-29
WHY SUFFER FROM YOUR
 LIVER?

Why be handicapped with unsightly blotches on the face, eyes with yellow tinge and that tired and languid feel- ing7 This indicates torpid liver. l Headache, Dizziness and Biliousness surely follow. You must stimulate your lazy liver, start the bile flowing with Carter's Little Liver Pills.
 They also act as a mild laxative, purely vegetable, free from calomel and poisonous drugs, small, easy to swallow, and not habit forming. They are not purgative that cramps or pains, unpleasant after effect follow- ing, on the contrary a good tonic All druggists sell genuine red pkgs.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-29
NATIVES BUY BOAT

The gas boat Dime, jointly own ca by J. A. Fields and Harry Lewis, Cook Inlet operators, has been purchased by the native store at 1yonek, reports the Seldovia Her. alo. The boat will be used by the community group for the trans portation of freight and for fishing purposes.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-29
WESTWARD COAL MINING

Niles Jacobson, of Seldovia, has put his new boat into service as a coal carrier and has been busy making cargo deliveries from the neighboring lodges. The boat car rles 10 tons without trouble. MT. Jacobson will share in a contract to furnish the Seldovia school with it's winter supply of coal, re- ports the Seldovia Herald.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-07-29

Science of Trapping, $1.50; Fox trapping, $50; Fur Buyers Guide, SS.oO; Home Manufacture of Furs and Skins, S1.75; ALASKA SHOP.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
-rol- HERE'S HOPING
Santa came to our house,
 And left a note of cheer. Saying. nineteen thirty-two Will be a better year.
Good evening.
My Dear Fellow Americans;

My Dear Fellow Americans:
 The Gloom Chaser. . |. Step up and him, folks. You made his acquaintance few years when things on the up and up Then they ceocheed and started going the other way and like lot of snapped binders on your head and started one way traffic along Hard Luck or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Thomas ChappIe. cook. i53 North Elm street. Hannah Davis, housework. iss North Elm street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
WDBRIDCE GE7

trumplng In his own hand with the five of hearts. The ace of hearts Is then led, followed with the king. East shows out, discarding the deuce of diamonds.
 The declarer then leads the deuce of clubs, winning In dummy with the queen of clubs. A small diamond is then returned from dummy, declarer trumping with the nine of hearts. Now the three of clubs Is played by declarer and won in the dummy with the king of clubs. The acc of clubs is re- turned from dummy, declarer dis carding the deuce of spades, and then the four of clubs from dum- my which the declarer trumps with the ten of hearts. Declarer plays his last trump--the jack of hearts which throws West In the lead with the queen of hearts. All West can do is to cash his ace and king of spades and the declarer wins the last trick with the queen of spades.
 By stripping the hand down and then throwing West in the lead, the declarer successfully makes his contract of four hearts, scoring 120 for tricks, 100 for honors and 500 for game as his side was vul- nerable, for a total of 720 points plus.
 ICopyright 1891. NEA Service, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
Collegiate Group Hold
 ".Jack Frost" Dance
MISS MARION o'BRIEN

nice Clarke, Robert Curtis, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Cooney, Jr, Elsie Doescher, William Delane, Mildred Daniels. Mir and Mrs Lawrence Eidy, Harold Eidy, Catherine Ger aghty, David Devine, Elaine Doty, MT and Mrs Edward t'reithy, Earl Flower, Hazel Freeman, Henry Faeth, Lillian Loeffler, Alfred Fritz, Evelyn Poulsen, William Grieve. Virginia Haight, Elmer Gillenhammer, Edna Snow, Thom- as Gilyard,, Lois Todd. Robert Goodyear, Anna Loefflcr, Roscoe Hoovel, Barbara Smith, Russell Harlow, Florence Low, Mir and Mrs Wesley Hard, Harold Hole, Helen Conklin, William Harris, Dorothy Boomer, Voorhees, Haight, Eleanor Benedict, Wilhemina Judd. Edward Herr, stephen Hop kins, Hilda Bloom, Howard King, Grace Pierce, Norman Ingrahani, Laumira Baldwin, Paul Lincoln, Miriam Hodges, Samuel Lincoln, Holden Lewis, Marion Palmer. Hugh Leonard, Anna Benson, Har- ry Leonard, Barbara McISeever, William Leggett, Marjorie Chapin, Roderick Lester, Beatrice Schra- der, Irving Malsch, Peggy Minnn- man, Clifford Mertelmeyer, Doris Mackie, Lester Manning, Frances Shanahan, Andrew Monagan, Mary Whalen, William Monagan, Mary McGrath, Walter Malsch, Helen Kraus. Wales Meisscnger, Alice Wiggleworth, Winston McGann, Marjorie Harris. Jack Neikerk, Fannie Neikirk, Harold piatt, Mary Geraghty, Charles Paist, Helen Wakelee, Alec Raebury, Irene By CTS. Albert Roberts, Arlene Free man, Clayton Reichenbach, Mau- reen Malsh, Lester Reichenbach, Dorothy Tomlinson, Kenneth Ris- don, Ruth Lane, Arthur Stein, Harriet Gibbs, William Stahl, Flor ence Plat, Gordon Signor. Elean- or Leavenworth, Frederick suili- van. Lucille Molina. Frederick Smith Tnna Pavlick, Shirley spen- der, William Secor, Frances Me- Grath, Burt Speed, Arvilla Sach- senhauser. Chris Smith. Baldwin Todd, Jean Gervais. Arthur Vest wood, Flora Benjamin, stanton Webster, Ruth Connor, Franklyn Wills, Genevieve Heinmnn, Irving Wallace, Rosalind Duesler, Mir and Mrs Merle Witzie. Elizabeth Will Hams, Arnold Wenzcl, Marjorie Merrills. Earl Williams. Dorothy Fitzpatrick, and Frederick yaill and Janet Platt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
SOCIAL.

John Farley of New York city has passed the entrance examina- tions to the New York bar as one of the 2,0OO taking the tests. Mir Farley is well known locally be- ing married to the former Miss Margaret Ryan of this city, q niece of Mrs F. P. McEvoy of Robbins street. e
 A surprise turkey supper was given recently at the home of Mrs Richard Eustace of Hartford in honor of her son and daughter James and Anna Eustace of New York. Among the guests attend ing were: Mrs Thomas Hurley, Mrs John Murphy, Mrs Edward Loughman, Peggy Murphy, all of this city,, Gene Mulligan of New York and Thomas Mitchell of Hartford.
 Mrs Albert Pelosa of New York has been elected president of the Junior Big Sisters Of that city, her principal work to be child well fare. Mrs Pelosa is married to Q brother of Mrs Joseph Guilfoile of this city and is well known here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Mir and Mrs Joseph Lanesey of North Main street have with them over the holidays, their son. Arr thur A. Lanesey of Worcester. Mass.
 MT and Mrs James Reardon of Torrington spent the holidays with Mrs Reardon's parents on North Main street.
 Mir and Mrs Fabian Majewski of Elizabeth street recently had as Majewski of Chicago and New York.
 A holiday dance was given yes- terday by Miss Evelyn Makepeace. daughter of MT and Mrs Walter D. Makepeace of Hillside avenue and Miss Betty Gilman, daughter of Mir and Mrs w. R. Gilman of Pennington avenue at the formers home for a number of their class mates at St Margaret's school. The Waterbury and Brld sG?crt chapters of Albertus Magnus col lege, New Haven. will give Q holi- day dance this evening at the Wa terbury Women's club. Miss Doro- thy Shea is chairman of arrange mcnts for the local chapter and is assisted by Misses Frances Ryan, Frences Doyle. Klem Kennedy, May Stroker. The Bridgeport com mittee includes Misses Mary Mur- phy, Jeanne Gerber. Etheyl Ger
 Der and Katherine Boucher. Pat rons and patronesses for the affair include Miss Sara l.. Guilfoiie, Miss Mary Guilfoile. Misses Mary. Mar garet and Catherine Shell. Eliza beth Hart, Judge T. V. Meyer James Pahlen. Thomas J. Bergin, Mrs Helen Daly and Mrs Frank F
 MsEvoy of this city. Mir and Mrs Bancel LaFarge of Hamden. Dr William Verdi. Dr stephen Maher James T. Moran of New Haven William Brosmith of Hartford. Mss Gertrude Mccarthy of Bridgeport, Dr Thomas Sullivan, Mrs K. S. Fitzgerald of New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Canors slogan, Make 1852 Prosperity Year We gong 10 talk and think and in of prosperity A people thnketh so they ae We've been freishted with depression complex until back bones began bowessed under the load We've carried this story and that until we've actually become atrophicd with stories
 Mrs Grundy (eus hidc slips up behind us and whispers Did you hear that such and such store eons' Or Did you hear that such and such people up against M where the great American spirit that famed 1917 and l9S3 That rroudy gave money though death often endorsed the checks and they eahed in the banks of the grave
 This depression has been a ringing challenge to the very heart of America And of have of taken it on the sn laid down on ob Now the nation aroused to man. We're rolling up our sleeves We're going paddle Mrs Grundy on her fat dercn every she sneas waddcs behind us and says. Did you hear - We've had enough of hef We're going the street any more when Mir Gloom Chaser smiling along. Instead we're going to stop him.
 We're going to say Hello Old Timer, what's the good news sec by the trade reports foreign n creased o per cent the last quarter of l93 against the same period in lo30 (This official Poyann stuff) where the moratorium is going to give Germany chance to come into American markets and do buying much the same as she did before the crash Everything seems to be on the up up again Great old country this little old United States
 We're going to talk better times, not bad times We've been incoming long enough and didn't do the trick we've been hanging around waiting for somebody pull the prosperity rabbit from There's rabbit the hat each and every one o us has pitch in and bring prosperity back
 We're going to talk about planning to open instead of old closing We're going pull up the ehee o courage where it was hanging two years ago.
 The United States has lost in its history and we're going to win against depression by all doing bit There three Friday the thirteenhs in 1850 and l93 Of you're superstious this may hp) There's only in lo32. The breaks with this time Everybody up for the lucky seventh Hclls bells we've only started to fight
 Step up folks and the Gloom Chaser once more Shake his hand and catch the mb in his laugh Then you'll feel like going kicking Old Man Depression in the seat and shouting:
 Hello Prosperity. Come 1932,
 Sincerely
 UNCLE SAM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

John Lawlor of East Orange, N. l.. has returned after spending the week end as the guest of MT and Mrs John Reardon of Woodlawn Terrace.
 The Lithuanian Alliance of America lodge, held card party last evening at 103 Green street. About 800 people attended includ- ing many who are running Tor nomination for national offices In the alliance. Among them were J. J. Bachunas, of sodus, Mich., who is running for national presi- dent; John Tariola of this city running for national treasurer; pr John Staneslow of this city, Tor national medical examiner, and J. Jarush of Hartford, Mrs J. Bachu- mas, of Michigan, Mrs K. Larpu- mas, of Cleveland, O.. and B. r. simons of Chicago, were also pres ent. Groups from various lodges Tn New Haven, Ansonia, Hartford Naugatuck, Bridgeport and Stam- ford also attended. Refreshments were served by the committee In charge including Helen Tariela, Mrs John Staneslow, Nils Olga Azu- naris, Stanley voketaitis and Bolius Petrauskas, Mrs Nora Kregis of Chicago. Table and door prizes were awarded.
 The New Years tea of the Wa. terbury Women's club will be held at the club house on Friday after: noon from 8 to 6 o'clock. Card playing will be enjoyed in the up- per rooms and dancing will be en- joyed In the hall. Miss Charlotte FL ton will give an exhibition of char acter dancing with Miss Deborah Elton as accompanist. The lounge and rooms of the club will be deco- rated in keeping with the season. The committee in charge of receiv- ing and entertaining includes Mrs John c. Bradley. Mrs Frederick Marggraff, Mrs Rolin Clarke. Mrs Edwin Jones and Mrs James A. Burns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
UNCLE SAM.
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Dear Chsty Once again wish all right Merry Christ and Happy New Year from away down south The sun sure the palm make fellow forget about the cold weather back Just finished intensive trip through all the these holding mighty fine through this slow business Southern pride affects both races down soul will admit they against it. haven't seen bread line New Orleans busy as ever; Mobile still a big balance wheel Montgomery all for the coming and Christmas you how visited the Confederate Veterans Home Beauvox Mississippi door to Biloxi We'll today again the friendships made there Some of the old fellows have passed on-and and said how he Bull Run should this year the fellow who did year had passed You how visit to these old boys whether North South leaves they prepare de
 visited United States Hospital Number 74-ov three hundred World War boys hehow little the public knows of their sacrifice Regards-Bob Eustaee, Biloxi Mississippi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
Tho Bidding.

The Bidding.
 Tho event was contract and South opened with one heart. West passed and North bid two clubs. East, who was not vulnerable, over called with two diamonds, South bid three hearts and North took the contract to four hearts which was the final declaration.
 The Play.
 West has the opening lead and plays the six of diamonds. the top of his partners suit. North, tho dummy, wins the trick with the ace. East playing the encouraging nine, South, the declarer, follow ing with the singleton eight. The declarer now realizes that he may lose three spades and the queen of hearts, which would defeat his contract. To avoid this, the de- clarer decides to stretch the hand, and returns the four of diamonds,