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Evening star., 1931-12-23
Actress to Be Married


By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 23.-The en-
gagement Of Joan Bennett, motion pic
ture actress, to Gene Markey. author
and scenarist, was formally announced
Yesterday by Miss Benefits mother
Mrs. Eric Seabrooke Pinker.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding, although it is understood to be
planned for the immediate future.
Miss Bennett and Markey both are
in Hollywood, Calf
Miss Bennett Is the youngest of the
three daughters of Richard Bennett,
famous stage star, who now also Is in
the movies The other two are Bar
bara Bennett, dancer, welded to Nor
ton Downey, radio singer, and Con-
stance Bennett, movie star, recently
married to the Marquis de la Falaise,
former husband of Gloria Swanson.
Miss Bennett began her stage career
three years ago as leading woman for
her father in the stage play "Jarnegan"
She has been married once before and
has young daughter.
she recently recovered from a serious
injury suffered when a horse she was
riding stumbled. On a visit to New
York last month she was a guest of
Mayor James j. Walker at a foot ball
game.
Markey was a Broadway playwright
before he went to Hollywood as a
scenario writer. He was known as
Broadways best dressed man." and
several times was reported engaged to
Ina Claire, stage and screen actress.
Evening star., 1931-12-23

Flanagan's Boys Home here, Monday
issued statement answering the
charge made by Gov. R. H Hartley OF
Washington that he had sought Gus
tody OF Herbert Franklin Niccolls, jr.
l2-year-old slayer of Washington
sheriff, as means of gaining publicity
for his boys home.
L bitterly resent the accusations made
that my purpose was to obtain publicity
10 myself and my home NV home
doesn't need publicity. I was surprised
at the attack. To me it sounds like the
political mutterings of a whipped politi-
cal boss"
Evening star., 1931-12-23
STATE WILL CARE
FOR BOY SLAYER
Washington Governor Criti-
CiZes Priests Effort to Put
Youth in Home.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OLYMPIA, Wash, December 22.-
The State of Washington prefers to
undertake the rehabilitation of Herbert
Franklin Niccorls, jr., l2-year-old Stayed
Gov. Roland H. Hartley Monday in
formed Rev. E. J. Flanagan, who had
petitioned the executive for permission
to take the youth to his Omaha boys
home
Herbert was convicted recently Of the
first degree murder of Sheriff John L.
Wormell of Asotin County, Wash, and
sentenced to life in the State peniten-
tiary. The sheriff surprised him rob-
bing store in Charleston, Wash.
The Governor criticized Father Flan-
agan for the manner in which he en-
tered the Niccolls case.
After Herbert's trial was concluded
and the boy delivered to the peniten-
tiary," Gov. Hartley wrote, you en-
TO direct nation wide attention to your
boys home, facilitated by the sensa-
tional publicity that attended the
Well Ordered Routine.
Sympathetic people, particularly
those far removed from the scene Of
the crime, were SLTTeQ Dy the subtle
Misrepresentation and persuaded that
this boy was being dealt with inhumane-
ly and that a grave injustice had been
done.
Let me assure these well ordered
routine fills his days, embracing all ac-
tivities necessary to fully develop him,
even excelling the opportunities OF
many boys on the outside"
The Governor said testimony of
qualified experts and study of the
boys past life convinced him it would
be dangerous to release Herbert from
the penitentiary at Walla Walla. Hart
ley pointed out that if Herbert were
permitted to leave the State. Washing
ton authorities no longer would have
jurisdiction over him
Gov. Hartley's decision was no disap-
pointment to the l2-year cid "lifer."
because he was not aware of Father
Flanagan's efforts to obtain his free
dom.
REPLIES TO GOVERNOR.
OMAHA, Nebr.. December % fP.-
Rev. E. J. Flanagan. head Of Father
Evening star., 1931-12-23

With the halfway point reached in
my l5O-ruhber bridge tournament with
Sidney S. Lenz and his partner, Os-
wald Jacoby, to test the respective
merits Of. the Culbertson sometimes
called the lone over one'D and the
official systems of contract bidding, it
seems appropriate to consider the de-
velopments and the results thus far
attained.
HonOrs Evenly Divided.
The honor strength, as represented
by aces and kings is practically even.
MesSrs, Lenz and Jacoby have a slight
edge in the number of aces held. while
We are little ahead in the number
Of kings. So far as the dstributional
element is concerned, that, too, think.
has been as nearly even as could be
expected in rs rubbers.
Mr.. Lenz and Mr.. Jacoby have played
with mastery skill. Each of them, on
more than one occasion, has proved
his right to be numbered among con-
tracts elect, through the skill they
have displayed both on the attack and
in the defense in the play of the cards.
Hits intermediate Two Bid.
Why then, with their skill conceded,
cid there exist a difference of ll,l2O
Joints when play began last night? 1t
Is my opinion that the greater part of
this lead is due to the faults and weak
ness Of the intermediate two bid. This
bid, hailed few months ago as a cor
ner stone of system of bidding, thus
far in the match has tended only to
oistort the information exchanged by
the partners and to leave each in doubt
as to the holding of the other 1t has
had the further effect of putting the
players on the opposite side on guard,
so that not single penalty of worth
while proportions has been collected by
MeSSrS. Lenz and Jacoby.
On the other hand, due to the fact
that bid of one in the approach
forcing system covers wide range of
bands with strength from the minimum
necessary to open the bidding up to
hands containing five and half honor
tricks, we have more than once inflicted
heavy penalties upon our opponets.
With the intermediate two bid the
clement of surprise is entirely lacking.
The strength of your hand is tele-
graphed to your opponents, and thus
unless they are fully ready to battle it
Evening star., 1931-12-23
Il DUCE'S BROTHER
BURIED LIKE NOBLE
Impressive Rites rendered
Fascist Editor-Body Rests
Near Birthplace.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MILAN. December 23.-The body Of
Arnaldo Mussolini, brother Of the pre-
mier and his colleague for Is years. was
buried today with a funeral equal to
those given princes.
The colorful procession following the
EDITORS casket was an hour and a half
passing over the half-mile route from
the offlces of the newspaper Popolo
D1talia TO the Church of San Arco.
The premier tired out with his long
vigil beside the casket since yesterday
morning, when he came here by special
train from Rome, marched afoot in the
funeral with his wife, his two sons and
Arnaldo's children. He was dressed in
civilian clothes and his face showed
signs OF great grief. He slept last night
IN the cftice of the newspaper where
the body lay in state, and where he
watched silently for hons
Donna Augusta, ArnaldoS widow was
Ill at her nome and could not a,tenu
the funeral
Thousands of people who gathered
around the church and along the line
of march were kept back by three ranks
CT soldiers with fixed bayonets. In
front of the church large crowd wit
messed the arrival Of the caSket, carried
on the shoulders of members of the
newspaper staff of Popolo DItalia.
The coffin was preceded by gov
eminent ministers, members of the
clergy, hundreds of soldiers. firemen
and police in black shirts, as well as
civilian Fascists. There were several
bands and scores of banners. Airplanes
circled overhead.
The little square in front of the
church was piled high with flowers in
spite of Arnaldo's request that he be
buried without them.
The funeral mass was said by Mgr.
Olivia, editor of the Catholic daily,
Italia, of Milan.
The funeral procession marched TO
the station a half mile away where a
special funeral train awaited to carry
the body to Forli for burial.
Premier MuSsolini, with members of
his family and his brothers, accom-
panied the hOdv
Evening star., 1931-12-23
WOMAN IDENTIFIES
K|DNAPERS' PHOTO
Search Spurred for Third
Man Linked in Abduction
of Mrs. DonneIIy.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, December 23-
! Identification by Mrs. Nell Donnell,
of snapshot OF Marshall De Pew
SO, steam shovel operator, as the leade,
of amateur" kidnapers who abductec
her last week gave impetus to a wide
spread search for him today.
Mrs. Donnelly, wealthy manufac.
turer, who was released without paw
ment Of the $4,000 in ransom de-
manded, said De Pew was the driver
Of the motor car which took her and
her colored chauffeur, George Blair, to
a rendezvous near Bonner Springs
Kans., last Wednesday nipht
She said that during the drive he
shouted orders to his companions to
shut her up" when she started
screaming. The same voice she added
dictated to her a letter outlining the
ransom demands.
previously the steam shovel operator
had been brought into the case bv the
confessions of Lacey Brewing, a farm
er. and Paul Scheidt. a dairy en-
ploye. VINO were arraigned on kidnap-
ing charges late Yesterday. Since the
CRIME Is capital offense in Missouri,
thev are held without bond.
detectives said they believed five men.
an novlces at kidnapping. were involved
hcluolng the two now held. They also
are seeking Vic Bonura. 40. restau-
rant owner, and another unidentified
accomplice.
follce reported telephone calls from
Bonner Springs TO Bonura's cafe led
them to suspect him He could not
be found last night.
Mrs: Donnelly and Blair were freed
early Friday morning De Pew and his
wlfe Ethel. registered nurse, boarded
'ous Tor St Louis Saturday night.
Associates at their rooming house said
the couple had announced their des-
tination as Louisiana.
Evening star., 1931-12-23
YULE RECALLS PAROLE

DALLAS, Tex, December % Cp).-
Harold Bomberger, sitting in the long
termers' row at the Dallas County Jail
wishes it were last Christmas, knowing
Santa Claus won't repeat.
A year ago this week, Bomberger
serving a 50-year sentence, walked out
OF the State penitentiary under a gen.
eral parole. Within a short time he
was caught burglarizing a house here
and later was identified as the man
who had held up nine persons in Tar
rant County. Juries soon gave him
nine sentences of SO years each.
Evening star., 1931-12-23
Device ShufHes
And Deals Cards
For Bridge Game
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December c3.-Ger-
man mechanical ingenuity has
solved a problem which threat
ened to split households, es-
TRANCE friends and disrupt busi-
ness organizations. because too
many bridge players have 10
thumbs when it comes to shuf-
fling The cards.
Among the novelties shown
here for the Christmas trade is
an automatic Shuff1er which riff
f1es the cards and deposits them
In four neat piles before the
dealer.
Evening star., 1931-12-23

ponents, and my
partner. Theodore
A. Lightner, the
seventy e G h t h
; rubber of the 150-
rubber bridge tour
nament was ccm-
pleted last night.
The net result
was a gain of AIS
points for our cp-
ponents. We fin
ished the evening
with a net lead
of l0.705 points.
The match will be
resumed tonight.
This Is the first
session In a week
in which we have
not increased our
laoS
Evening star., 1931-12-23
Deaf Mute Convinces
Jury Wife's Death by
Gun Was Accidental
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, December Z3.
"A blind man Monday con-
Quoted a hearing at which deaf
mute, by sign language, con-
vinced a coroner's jury that the
fatal shooting of his young wife
Sunday was an accident. He was
eXonerated.
Horace Sanders related with
his hands, through an interpre-
ter, how his wife, also a deaf
mute, had been killed accidentiy
when a shotgun was discharged
while she was cleaning a bed
room closet.
Paul Donehoo, Fulton County
coroner, who presided at the
hearing, is blind.
Evening star., 1931-12-23

Especially noteworthy defensive
plays were my refusal to win the sec
ond round Of clubs, the winning of the
first round of spades. in order to re-
move the last trump from dummy and
the leading of the trump on the fol-
lowing lead The unnecessary play of
the queen of hearts on the king was
intended to confuse Mr.. Jacoby as to
the distribution of the hand.
tCopyright 1881 by Ely Culbertson)
Evening star., 1931-12-23

first time We have
scored in several
days. BY taking
the last rubber,
which was Strenu-
ously contested. we
GAINED l.940 points.
This was the largest
rubber we have
won vet. Our
minus score at the
end of the eve
ning'S play was
10.705 whila Mt one
time it was 1880.
Over-Reached
Ha nd.
On the first
hand of the eve
ming our oppo-
Evening star., 1931-12-23
MAN, IS, KILLS DEER
South Carolina Banker Bags Buck
as Six Other Hunters Fail.

CHARLESTON, S. c., December %
P).-Age hasn't shaken the trigger
finger nor dimmed the eyes of Edward
H. Sparkman, IS, vice chairman of the
board of directors of the Peoples State
Bank of South Carolina.
Hunting at his Liberty Hall plantati
near here, Mr.. Sparkman brought down
the only buck killed by a party Of seven.
Evening star., 1931-12-23

hand. 1t will be noted that the location
of one card made the bid possible, and,
unfortunately for us. it was where the
opponents wanted it to be. The hand
NORTH LENZ).
$50 5
H.-k 10 9863
DIX 2
Go 5 3
CULBERTSON LIGHTNER
tWEST. east.
So 43 SIX 86
H.-Q H.-A
Do 93 C.-K
ca j 6 2 D.-A ] 10 81 5
JACOBY CsoUTH).
S.-A 972
HI IS
D.-6
C.-J 98
West was playing the hand at three
no trump and hearts were opened bv
North. Our opponents, of course, had
to go after the diamond suit. I had
the king of diamonds. but If my part
ner held it, we would have run five
hearts, one diamond and one spade.
setting the contract three tricks in
stead of the other side winning game
and rubber.
tCopyriRht, 1881
Evening star., 1931-12-23
How the Contestants See It
1910 Rubber Aids Lenz
to Reduce Opponents
Advantage.
BY SIDNEY s. LEM.

NEW YORK, December 23.-After
bad start we made up our losses in the
later rubbers and gained Ais points dur
ing last nights session. This is the
Evening star., 1931-12-23
Intermediate Two Bid
Has Handicapped Foes,
Says Culbertson.
BY ELY CULBERTSON.

NEW YORK, December 23-In a
session featured by brilliant defensive
and attacking play by Messrs. Sidney
S. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby, my op-
Evening star., 1931-12-23
CULBERTSON LEAD
IS CUT TO 10,D5
Scene of Battle Shifts to the
Waldorf Tonight, With
Lenz as Host.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 23.-Ely Cul-
bertson and Theodore A. Lghtner move
to the Waldorf tonight, 10,705 points
ahead, for the second half of l5O-
rubber match between a team repre-
senting the Culbertson system of con-
tract bridge and Sidney S. Lenz and
Oswald Jacoby playing the Lenz system
Second best in the matter of penalties
IN the eleventh and final session at the
Chatham, ending early today, Culbert-
son and Lightner lost Ais points and
i've OF nine rubbers. The rubber stand
ing of the series became AZ for Gull
bertson'S side and SO for LenZ and ia
coby, the points being 70,255 and $3.50,
respectively.
CulbertSon and Lightner we're penal
lied $500 points during the session
compared with 1900 for their rivals
One set of 900 came at once against
CulbertSon, another of 600. Lightner
also went down 600 in a lump. In a
futile effort to save the last rubber of
the session the side lost 1850 points in
three straight hands. Several times
curing tno session CulDertSOn was more
than $4,000 points plus
Opponents Fortunate.
Lenz remarked that his opponents
were fortunate in not being vulnerable
when they stepped out Culbertson
congratulated himself that his loss was
not greater. He thought his opponents
grossly underbid on several occasions
through the faults of their system.
AS an example. when his side had not
scored in rubber IS and had suffered
heavily, it got game at four hearts
although LEM and Jacoby could have
had laydown for four spades, game
and rubber. Owing to high cards hold
tngs in Lightner's hand the four spades
probably would have been doubled.
Quite a swing was saved right there.
Here is the hand, No. 473:
Evening star., 1931-12-23


game bidding three no-trump and
making four The second hand offered
us an opportunity but we over-reached
The hand:
LEM (NORTH).
S.-J % 3
H-K
D-A K742
| C.-J.
CULBERTSON LIGHTNER
tWFST. EAST.
S.-None. SO 2
HI 63 H-A J92
D.-J 3 Do 9 8 5
CA K @ 1OS63 CO
JACOBY CSOUTH.
S-A K 10 a
H.-Q 1Os
do
C.-742
My partner was the dealer and he bid
one spade. West passed and I made a
forcing bid of three diamonds. After
east passed Jacoby bid three spades
West bid four clubs and l went to
six spades. Of course we had to go
down one, as we had to lose the two
aces.
Lacked Quick Tricks.
While 1 do not criticize my partner
for opening the bidding on his five
card spade suit and good support in
the other major suit, one does not
usually open the bidding without hav-
ing 2i2 quick tricks which, unfortu-
nately, he did not hold With my sin
gleton in clubs and the king of hearts
and considering the club bid by West,
it was a practical certainty to my
mind that my partner held the ace
of hearts. even if he had a minimum
bid. Perhaps it would have been
better if, after my forcing diamond
bid, he had given me warning and
bid three no trump, as no trump re-
sponses to forcing bids indicate mini
mum holding. Our optimism cost us the
rubber, for after we scored the next
game our opponents succeeded in
making their second game for the
rubber
Miss Grand Slam.
In the third rubber my partner made
noble effort to stem the tiGe and his
interference was probably the reason
that our opponents contented them
selves with only bidding small slam,
although a grand slam was laydown.
The hand:
NORTH IENZ>.
$50 8 S 3
H.-k 5
D4
CO u 6 S 3
CULBERTsoN EAST
(WE5T. LIGETNER)
a.-1 S-1 y - AZ AZ 20 ~
D.-A j 10 6 53D.-K 90
CO 4 ca K 10 2
JACOBY (sOUTH)
S.-J 2
H-Q 763
D-982
C.-8
Our opponents were vulnerable, and
We we're not East bid one club and
a suit of one more than is neceS-
sary to overcall is usually an indica-
ton of very strong hand, and Jacoby
hoped that his bluff bid might have
some restraining influence. West, how
ever. bid three diamonds and East bid
three hearts, the latter being an excel
lent bid as it conveyed the information
that he had either a void in the suit
bid by Jacoby or the ace. Such bid
in the suit originally bid by the oppo-
nents is generally slam invitation.
Culbertson responded with four dia-
mondS, being quite sure that his partner
would not stop short of game after
his three heart bid, but before going
any further he wanted to know if his
partner had any diamond support. So,
when East bid five diamonds he went
to six. Seven diamonds were made
without a finesSe.
Mr.. Culbertson and Mr.. Lightner
won the third rubber on the following
Evening star., 1931-12-23

out In a frontal attack. they only lie
lE wait and adopt bushwhacking tao
tics. This. Is one of the great weak
nesses of the official system and, I be-
lieve, the most glaring one.
The use Of a bid to indicate hands
far below game strength, but so strong
that 1t Is dangerous for opponents to
bid against them, yet weak enough so
that without the warning of the two
BID bold adversary may enter the bid
ding and suffer thereby a heavy penalty
loss, Is not the counsel Of winning
bridge
Another Weakness Evident,
Another point of weakness in the off,
clal system was disclosed on the second
hand played during the evening. The
hand and bidding was:
South-Dealer East West vulnerable
LEM (NORTH.
S-J 98763
H-K
D.-A X K742
CULBERTsON LIGHTNER
(WEST) (EAsT)
S.-None. 500
HI 43 H.-A Ja2
D.-J Do 9865
CA Ko 1o8s3 c.-s5
JACoBY (soUTH
S.-A K 1o54
H.-Q 10 IS
D.-10
CO A
Bidding;
South. West. North. East.
spade Pass diamonds Pass
spades clubs spades Pass
Pass Pass
The official SYSTEMS minimum one
bid cost our opponents a game and, as
1t turned out, the rubber. Both Mr.. ia
coby and Mr.. Lenz bid the hand accu-
rately under their system, but, of
course, the ace of hearts and the ace of
CLUBS were cashed against their hand.
Penalty Double.
A very fine example of the use of
the penalty double occurred in the third
hand of the first rubber, when, with
neither side vulnerable and our oppo-
nentS with part score of so, we in
flcted 400-point penalty in lieu Of
attempting to make game, which could
not have been done. The hand and
bidding was:
F1st-Dealer. Part score: North
Evening star., 1931-12-23

The bidding: East, club; South,
pass West 2 clubs; North, pass; East,
he1rts; South, pass; West. hearts;
all pass. The opening lead was the
deuce of hearts by South. At spades
Jacoby and Lenz would have lost one
club and two diamonds.
Evening star., 1931-12-23

OMAHA, Nebr, December % (P.-
Rev. E. J. Flanagan. head Of Father
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-26

the famous American composer has written tho entire musical score for q motion picture.
 Unlike sunny Side Up' and High Society Blues" initial musi- cal successes of the famous pair, "Delicious" presents no song num- bers strictly as such. Each melody in the picture is skillfully woven into the body of the drama in such q way that the action of the story is never stopped.
 Briefly, the plot of the drama re- wolves about the experiences of Janet Gaynor as q scotch immi- grant in the steerage of a large liner coming to America, and her adventures after she gets into the country illegally.
 Romance enters her life when she makes friends with troupe of Russian entertainers on board the boat, and Is made love to by their leader. poet-muslcian, por- trayed by Raul Roulien, handsome newcomer to the screen from the South American stage.
 Charles Farrell, a sportsman re- turning from European polo con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-26
CLARK GABLE .MADoE EVANS o7d LEW CODY 70
 NSDORTIN0 BLOOD"
Opens at the Lyric Sunday.
Sporting BloOd'
 Lyric Booking
Clark Gable Featured in
 Drama of Turf

Sporting Blood" sensational drama of the turf, with one of the most elaborate casts assembled in seasons, is the attraction which will be shown Sunday at the Lyric theated,
 The picture Is based on Fred erick Hazlitt Brennan's Saturday Evening Post story, "Horesfiesh. Metro Mayer produced 1t.
 Clark Gable. who recently scored in "A Free Soul" "The Secret Six'' and "Laughing Sinners" and Madge Evans. of "Son of India" fame, play the central roles, as the blackjack dealer and the gamblers sweetheart, respectively. who in seeking to rehabilitate an abused rasehoure find rehabilitation for themselves.
 Cofeature-While space does not permit motion picture producers to give screen credit to their anil mai actors, it seems shame that these creatures can not come in for their share of the credit. In "The Deadline" showing at the Lyric, with Buck Jones in the leading role, there are some beautiIul horses which materially aid in the success of the picture. To start with, there is Bucks onw favorito mount, silver" Q highly intelligent stallion that is Bucks special pal. Then there are 15 other beautiful Arab horses ridden in the picture that comes from the famous Kel- logg ranch where, 1t is claimed, are the finest pure-bred Arabians in America.
 Theso horses dashing over the