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The Washington times., 1931-11-27

into a bow on the shoulder?
- And the narrow flounce on the
skirt follows exactly the same
line! Then there are bows, too,
tying on each sleeve-keeping
them from looking baggy,
they're so loosely cut.
Contrasting color is used on
the bodice nearly to the waist.
And the softly tying sash
matches the top; the little
bows, the skirt. Most effective
when black or brown with
Spanish tile or Persian green
are combined.
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For names of stores where you
can find these items write or
call The Times Fashion Depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
7owtoPIoy
Contract
Bridge
BY E. V. Shepard

Because many players hold
different ideas concerning how
high a bid may be doubled in
formatorially some clubs allow
players to inquire the meaning
of doubles; sometimes tourna.
ment players are permitted to
make similar inquiries; in some
circles the doubler adds the
words "informatory" or "busi.
ness" to clarity his meaning;
other groups of players say Il
challenge" in case they wish
partner to bid, using the words
II double" to mean that partner
should not bid, either expression
doubling the trick values of the
adverse declaration.
The Knickerbocker Whist
Club, New York, has the more
complicated rules that follow;
/. Any player whose partner
has not bid, doubled or chal.
lenged may in his proper turn,
after either opponent has bid
Cor doubled. say Il challenge"
1t shall then be mandatory upon
his partner either (a) to bid or
(b) to double the opponents
declaration, unless the chal-
lenge is in the meantime over
called by the other opponent.
(c) If the partner of the chal-
lenger pass in error, the pass
shall be regarded as a double.
An Adverse Bid
2. If the partner of the chal-
lenger double, the latter must
pass, unless there is an adverse
bid, redouble, or challenge.
3. The adversary at the left
of the challenger may either
(a) pass, CD bid, or Co say
Challenge accepted" This "ac.
ceptance" informs the players
partner that his holdings are
stronger than would be indi-
Gated by a pass" The part
ner of the challenger thereupon
has the option of passing. bid
ding. or doubling; but if the
accepted challenge be passed
to the challenger, the latter
must either bid or double.
4. A player who challenges
after a bid, double, or challenge
has been made by his partner
shall be considered to have
made ali insufficient bid, and
his side shall be subjected to
the penalty provided therefor.
S. When a players bid has
been challenged and doubled,
he may challenge in turn.
whereupon his partner must bid
or redouble. If the latter pass
in error. the pass shall be re-
garded as a redouble.
Trick Value Unchanged
You will note that the above
use of the challenge does not
change the trick value Of the
declaration, nor does the accept
ance of the challenge in turn.
whereupon his challenge and
an acceptance, a bid Of 1-Spade
still has a trick value of only
80 points. That trick value be-
comes doubled only in case the
challenger's partner doubles. in
stead of bidding, or in case he
passes in "in error" The idea of
some distinctive word to show
whether a doubler wants his
partner to respond is good, but
I consider it unfortunate that
so complicated a process as the
above should have ben adopted
by so prominent a club.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Correct Manners
BY Mrs. Cornelius Beekman

l. The salad plate may be
placed with the main course, to
the left or the right whichever
you think more conveniently Of
the dinner plate. It is not nee
essary ever to put another plate
under it. When we serve a fruit
cocktail, it is best to place an
ccompa n ying plate. This
doesn't mean many extra dishe S,
and the added excellence of ser
vice deserves a bit more work.
2. Yes. this is better,
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Likes" Him Best


Dear Miss Fairfax:
I have been going with a boy
for a year. We are both %. He
has no money. Do you think
I am wasting my time going
around with him. I like him
better than any of the boys,
but don't love him, yet he loves
me. He doesn't mind me going
with other boys, which I do
fairly frequently. Do you think
I should stop going with him?
r. F.
No, I can see no reason why
you should stop going around
with this young man, so long as
he is reasonable about your
other friends. To stop seeing
him would be an unnecessary
sacrifice for you to make, while
your friendship with him would
no doubt help and inspire him
in his career. And my dear
r. F., who knows but that you
might like him better than you
think?
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Interesting and
Timely Facts

Coin-in-the-slot typewriters are
the latest machines for use
Of the public in Germany. One
thousand letters or spaces are
available upon insertion of a
small coin. Should the matter
to be typed exceed this length,
it is only necessary to insert an
other coin.
X X 4
An electrical device to warn
airplane pilots of a weakening
of the wing structure was re-
Gently tested in Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

CRYING. sobbing . laugh.
~ ing! Tears in her eyes one
mipute -. smiling the next! She has
no control of herself . the slight.
est thing drives her to distraction.
Tired all the time. {. overwrought
-. nerves strung to the breaking
point, she tries to do her work.
She looks old, haggard. How
pitiful it is to see her suffering.
when it is so unnecessary!
Constant headache, backache,
and dizzy spells are robbing this
woman ofyouth, beauty and health.
If she would only give Lydia E.
Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound
NEWI LNdie E. Pfrkbam's u
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These HySteriCa| Women

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This simple remedy has bene'
fted 90 out of every 100 women
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Don't think that your troubles
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and watch those headaches and
backaches yield to its tonic action.
The new tablets are so easy to take.
And what relief they give during
those trying tines!
Try the Compound 10 tabletform
or in liquid form. Let it prove
that it can do for you what it has
done for other suffering women.
,eta6Ee COmbo0nd Tablet Form
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. I am very busy and wish to
save myself as much work as
possible such as dishes and so
forth. When serving a fruit
cocktail or a salad. may the
salad plate or cocktail glass be
placed directly on the cloth
2. If the salad is a vegetable
salad and is served with the
meal, should the salad forks be
used? MRS. G..
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Queer Doings

A microphone unit has been
designed to be used on the
mouthpiece of a telep h o n e
which amplifies or modulates
the voice of the speaker or shuts
out interfering noise as we'll.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Clever School GlrI
Dear Miss Fairfax:
My girl has broken with me
because she thought I was get
ting too serious. We are still
friends and sometimes she
breaks dates with me and goes
out with other boys. We are
all in high school together.
The foregoing is the sum-
mary of a very long letter
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

Slowly, in this year of Nineteen-Thirty
One, that has been strangely hard for
some, the Christmas Time has approached.
Months ago, just as pictures and stories
have told US year after year, reminded us
to "do our Christmas shopping early" the
knights of the pen did il this year. 1t
seems early even now to remind you. But
you girls know how it is. Every year of
lady's life, she swears to shop more wisely
the next year-but chiefly-tO do it
SOONER. have promised myself for ten
years, after the ordeal Of present-hunting
was over, and had found it not SO terri
BILE after all Gas we take an anesthetic,
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
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Good Name Involved
Dear Miss Fairfax:

GOO0 name A0VOlVe0
Dear Miss Fairfax:
L am a widow, 80 years Of
age, and old-fashioned in many
ways. I enjoy driving and 60
ing to various places with one
Of my brothers-in-law who is
married but does not live with
his wife. Is it not proper to go
with him, since he is my
brother-in-law? MADELINE.
This question really depends
upon yourself. for, If you're
going out with this young man
makes you the subject of gossip,
you certainly should not do it.
Independent as people are in
these days, it is always best to
take very great care Of your
good name. You do not say
whether or not your brother
in-law is divorced, which would
make a difference, of course.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Advice to the -oveIorn

which the young man does not
wish me to print. I must say
the girl has shown great deal
of sense in the matter. They
are too young in high school
for engagements. Her idea is
much more sensible-for young
people to go around in groups
and to have a good time to-
gether. instead of these close
corporations of two, which the
young man wants,
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
HENRlQUES STEALS
LIMELIGHT ON MAT
Victor in Strand Show Declared
to Be One Of Fastest Men
to Compete Here.

AS wrestlers, doctors are drawing
more than one grunt-and- grapple-
mans share of applause in this town.
Over at the Washington Auditorium the
fans have their Doc Wilson and at
the Strand Doc Henriques Is getting
the glad mitt.
For the second consecutive week at
the Strand shows, Henriques stole the
spotlight yesterday by winning over
Civic MaSimo in % minutes, Local
wrestling fans rate HenriQues as one
OF the fastest wrestlerS to show here.
He was all over the ring last night
and ended the bout by Tipping Masino
vtciously with . series Of body slams
la Shikat.
The feature" bout, George Gala
VS.. Bill Demetral. took a preliminary
rating. the big boys merely Juggling
for As minutes and calling 1t no de-
cision.
John Grandovitch and Harry Manos
put on a good show before calling 1t
all even at the end OF 80 minutes.
Washington's own "Chief White
Feather" Dutch Green, who neither
wins nor loses, clowned with Jack Har-
ris for Is minutes and drew a flock Of
booS. Green has wrestled in all Of
Joe Freeman's and Mike Thomas
shows and each time has gotten a
15-minute draw.
Less than 1000 spectators saw the
show. Mike Thomas, matchmaker, an
nounced that next week George God
frey would return to meet Arpad
Zinkznan, 265-pound giant Bat Le-
whisky, an ex-pugilist, will, clash with
Mike Tansky in the semi-wind-up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
CHIEF IS AMBITIOUS
AS He MEETS DUSEK
Hopes to Get Even Thursday Night
for Mat Defeat Suffered
Two Weeks Ago.

Tom Marvin, who also travels under
the tag Of Chief White Feather, Thurs
day night at the Washington Audito-
rum will attempt to again step over
land on) Rudy Dusek in his EFFORT to
climb back into the wrestling elite.
For q while chief was hitting q
merry pace, wrestling all the big boys
and the like, and though he always lost
20 jim Mcmillan and Dick Shikat and
Jim Londos, nobody cared, not even
Chief. as long as he wrestled them.
Lately, however, White Feather hasn't
been meeting the "higher-ups," such as
DuSek. Dusek, less than two weeks
ago, won over White Feather after
nearly an hour Of stin left and right
hook exchanging. Now the Chief would
get even.
Doc Wilson win return to meet Babe
Caddock. Babe claims he has never
been beaten In his two years Of wres-
Ting. In Wilson, Caddock sees step
ping stone
Dick Daviscourt will return Thursday.
clashing with Floyd Marshall, lighter
man.
A newcomer, Tommy Texas, will be
entertained by Tiny Rosbuck
Promoter Joe Turner Is disposing Of
tickets ct his Annapolis Hotel once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
STRANGER LEWIS
TOSSES Ed GEORGE
Vet Of SO, Using Headlocks, Again
Becomes Claimant Of Heavy
weight Mat Title.
BY tn. Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, April 14.-For the
fourth time In decade, Ed (strangler)
Lewis today assumed the role of claim
ant Of the heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship CT the world.
Considered by many In recent years
to be too decrepit to return to the
throne of grapplers as recognized in
California and several other States,
Lewis last night terminated Ed dom
Georges reign, which had lasted four
months, defeating the former university
athlete in straight falls.
The 3o-year-old veteran crushed his
29-year-old opponent into submission
with series Of headlocks in the first
session, and then made short work Of
this former national amateur champion
to pin his shoulders to the mat for the
deciding fall.
And strangely, the $4,000 customers
who shivered through the Icing first Pc
Rod at Wrigley Field, reared approval
for the grappler who had been greeted
with boos as he entered the ring.
Six headlocks in q row terminated the
first session after hour 10 minutes 6
seconds Of spectacular showinanship.
George appeared to be out cold, and
was an easy victim for the second flop,
brought about by hammerlock In
minutes a. seconds.
George became title claimant by
throwing Sonnenberg here last Deem
Der. Lewis first laid claim to the cham
pionship in 1920. He reappeared In
sidered the leading member of the
Sandow grunt and grimace troupe. Jim
Londos Is the recognized titieholder Of
the other clan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
FREEMAN FAVORED
TO RETAIN CROWN
Fights Thompson, From
Whom He Annexed Middle
weight Honors, Tonight.

~LEVELAND, April IA (P1.-Tom-
my Freeman, welterweight cham
y 4 pion Of the world, will risk his
title In 15-round battle tonight
against the youngster from whom he
won it here six months ago-young
Jack Thompson, Oakland, Calf, Negro
It will be Freeman's first defense Of
his title. He was favored In the wager
ing today to retain it, although Thomp-
son Is positive he will win back the
crown by knocking out Freeman within
f1ve rounds. Freeman, however, is Just;
rs confident Of victory, declaring that
he had defeated Thompson twice, and
that tonight he certainly would give
him something to remember him by
Freeman plans to center his attack on
the body to slow the speedy sharpshoot-
ing Negro down. It was this attack
that enabled Freeman to defeat Thomp-
son for the title here last September 5.
Prospects today were that ten or
eleven thousand spectators will witness
the match, with gate receipts at SIS, 0o0
Freeman will receive so per cent of the
gate, with Thompson getting 10 per
cent.
Neither Freeman nor Thompson APP
peared to have any difdculty in making
the required weight. lat pounds. Both
were . fraction under this notch when
they finished their training yesterday.
They were TO jump on the scale at noon
today for the official Weighing.
The championship battle will be sup
ported by an attractive preliminary card
In the semi-final Of 10 rounds are two
heavy blasting welterweights, Gorilla
Jones of Akron and Paul Pirrone, a
Cleveland prospect. Tommy Grogan Of
Omaha and Joey Goodman of Cleve-
land, Junior welterweights, are paired
for 10 rounds ahead Of Jones and Pr
rome.
The prospects Of broadcasting the
Freeman Thompson fight remained
doubtful today, although two Cleveland
stations. WTAM and Wink, may ar
range to handle the broadcast II these
stations are successful In getting the
promoters to relent in their decision
not TO allow o broadcast.
This IN how Thompson and Freeman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
Base Ball Born 90 Years Ago
Abner Doubleday, ''Father of Game,'' Drew Base
''Paths'' With Stick and Also Wrote Rules.

named ''base ball" Abner Graves.
one Of the youths who took part in
the game under Doubleday'S direc-
ton, lived to tell this to an off1cial
commission appointed to study the
origin of the game, in 1917.
The first diamond now is known
as Doubleday Field All local games
are played there. The village owns
the property and uses part Of 1t as
. playground.
Not until seven years after Dou-
bleday drew his outline was the
ffrst gone played between rival
teams for q prize. That contest
took place at Hoboken, N. j., June
19,' 1876, with the "New York Nine"
playing the Knickerbocker, which
had introduced the game to New
York City in the previous year. The
prize" was q dinner. The New
York Nine" won.
Abner Doubleday apparently
hardly regarded the outlining of
the first base ball diamond as an
episode in his life. He subsequently
was graduated from West Point and
entered Regular Army service. AS
a captain Of Artillery, he sighted
the first gun fired by the Union
IorCeS curing the rUEb 0umUef uSnL-
ing at the outbreak Of the Civil War.
Later, rs . major general, he was
IN command Of the Union Army at
the close of the first days fighting
ut the Battle Of Gettysburg. He died
ut Mendham, N. j., in 1898.
Abner Graves, Doubleday's bio
grapl1er Is regards the incident Of
the FIRST bail field, was q fellow
student &C Green's Select School and
became q mining engineer at Dem
yer, Colo. It was his description Of
Doubleday's diamond that first led
the oficial commission to consider
Cooperstown as the cradle OF the
national game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
League With
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

yTTALTER JOHNSON, crack pitcher
wv of the washington base ball
team, finally has signed his
contract. which is to run three years.
While the terms were not made
public, 1t Is q safe guess that the
Big Train will receive $21 900 during
this time. He Is said to have been
holding out for $500 for this sea-
son. The club has offered him
$500, or $4,000 more than last
year, which johnson refused and
returned to his home In Coffeyville,
Kans. He was threatened with
suspension unless he reported to the
team within q given time. Both
johnson and McAleer appear pleased
at the outcome.
Bob Groom showed better than at
any time last season in pitching
washington to 80 win yesterday
over the Boston Red Sox.
Silver Spring Nationals and I'm
manuel Baptist Sunday School tossers
will face in the opening game of
the Suburban Base Ball League.
OficerS were elected yesterday by
Potomac Boat Club, as follows:
Charles @. Warden, president; Will
liam G. Mckinney, vice president;
Z. Richard Gasch, secretary; F. Rus
sell Underwood, treasurer; Frank
Smith, captain: Walter Thrall, first
lieutenant, and Claude e. Parker,
second lieutenant. These officers
with John Hadley Doyle, A. B. Dent,
Douglas s. Bliss, C. r. Zappone and
John Nolan make up the board of
directors. Candidates for the clubs
crew have been called out by Capt.
Smith and his assistants, Lisuts.
Thrall and Parker.
Some base ball scores yesterday:
Fordhsm, Z; Georgetown u, 0.
Catholic u, 8; Bucknell, 4.
Western High, IL; Strayer Bust
ness College. 0.
Rockville High, 8: Eastern High, 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
MACK HAS FAITH
IN "OLD' MACHINE
Much Appears to Depend on
Just What EarnShaW and
Grove Accomplish.
BY WILLIAM WEEKES,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~HICAGO, April 14.-If the ex-
perts were correct in their
recent vote on the likely out
come Of the 1881 American
League championship battle, Connie
Mack and his Philadelphia Athletics
today were headed toward their third
consecutive title.
However, as the AS faced Washing
ton at Washington in their inaugural
today, everything appeared to depend
on the right and left wings Of Mr..
Mack's pitching department-George
Earnshaw and Robert Moses Grove.
Mack Has Confidence.
Mack has declared his faith in the
old machines ability to take at least
one more successful journey, but Wal
ter Johnson, manager OF the Senators,
who are counted as the AS most
formidable competition, believes his
club has q better than even chance Of
upsetting the race.
The New York Yankees, who under
the late Miller Higgins, required just
eight afternoons during which to win
two world championships, opened
against the Boston Red Sox. The Yam
KEGS were starting their first campaign
under Joseph Vince Mccarthy, who
pulled the Chicago Cubs out Of the Ma
tional League doldrums. The Red Sox
also faced the campaign under q new
leader. John "Shano" Collins, with
hopes Of breaking their longtime lease
on the lower end Of the second division.
Both Mccarthy and Collins believe
their teams will be stronger than last
year, without making definite forecasts
as to where they will finish.
At Cleveland, the Indians and the
Chicago White Sox claimed attention.
The indians because they have been
rated as first-division material and had
their ace, Yves Terrell. out to do the
pitching. The White Sox, with much
new blood and apparently immensely
improved over last season, hoped they
were starting trip toward first-divi-
sion berth for the first time in years.
Al Thomas. was Manager DOME Bush's
starting hurler selection.
Detroit Seems Formidable.
Detroit. also fortified with new mate
rial. and looking better to Manager
Bucky Harris than anything he has
operateu Since ne teIb washington, was
at st. Louis. also improved. according
to Manager Bill Kiilifer. The veteran
Earl TRhttel1ill had the pitching assign
ment for the Tigers and Walter Stewart
had Il for the Browns.
Fair weather was promised on al
fronts and total attendance Of around
100000 was indicated. The Yankee
Stadium at New York was expected to
attract $1,000, while the Athletics and
Washington figured to draw $4,000. The
indicated figure at Cleveland was $4,000,
with Detroit and st. Louis entertaining
about 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
Clears Earnshaw ''Mystery"
Iris Speaker Asserts AS Big Hurler Merely Trains
Legs Ahead of Arm.

ing. His arm was conditioned by
slow stages working out with the two
American Association clubs that
trained at the Arkansas resort.
You notice neither Connie Mack
nor any Of the Athletic players SEEM
ed greatly worried by Earnshaw's
absence. It's my guess he VIII be
stepping out this week to take his
regular turn in the box.
''Earnshaw learned the value OF
well conditioned legs when he first
joined the Mackmen. He had been
pitching often for the Baltimore club
and standing international Leaguers
on their ears. But In his early Amer
lean League starts he would 60 like
a whiriwind for six or seven innings
and then weaken, He found the
trouble in his legs. We used to re-
port ct the Philadelphia park early
In the morning and spend IS or 40
minutes In running. Az soon as
Earnshaw's legs became strong he
began to win. So he has been
careful to condition his legs thor
Oughly ever since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~OOPERSTOwN, N. 2, April
14.-Ninety-two years ago
base ball had Its inception
in this town, would the
"cradle" Of the game still is being
used.
Abner Doubleday of Green's Sc
lect School, Cooperstown, made the
FIRST diagram Of base ball diamond.
drawing a stick through the dust to
indicate what sports writer's have
come to call the paths" and to show
the players positions.
With a pencil he then made notes
on rules for the game, which he