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BEST SPY
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the British. Mr. Pennypacker records thaA
Townsend visited every man in his employ to
make sure that no suspicious were being die
rected at him. And Tallmadge wrote to WASH
ington as follows
The conduct of Arnold since his arrival at
New York has been such, that although he
knows not single link in the chain of my cor
respondence, still those who have assisted us in
that way, at present too apprehensive Of
danger to give their immediate usual intelli-
gence. I hope the tumult subsidies matters
will go on in their old channel.
"Culper, jr, has requested an interview with
me on Long Island on the 18th inst, but in the
present situation of affairs believe it would
be rather imprudent. What makes 1t peculiarly
so at this time is the swarm of refuge boats
which cruise along the shore of Long Island. I
have wrote Culper jr, will appoint an inter-
view at any time"
Townsend himself in letter to another of
f1cer in the American army, had this to say
about it:
II am happy to think that ArnolA does not
know my name. However, no person has been
taken up on his information. I was not much
surprised at his conduct for it more
than expected of him. Gen. Clinton has in.
PRODUCED him to the general officers on parade
as Gen. Arnold in the British service, and he il
much caressed by Gen. Robinson. This will
tend to gloss his character with the venal part
Oh the enemy, out the independent part must
hold him in contempt; and his name will stink
to eternity with the generous of all parties.
Il never felt more sensibly for the death of q
person whom knew only by sight, and had
heard converse, than I did for Maj. Andre. He
was a most amiable character. Gen. Clinton
was inconSolable for some days; and that army
in general and inhabitants were much exaSper-
ated, and think that Gen. Washington must
have been destitute of feeling, or he would have
saved him. believe Gen. Washington felt sim
cerely for him, and would have saved him if it
could have been done with propriety."
So it is that Townsend be called one of
the important figures of the Revolution. For
several years he gave Washington news of ex-
treme value concerning the British plans and
movements: and this final stroke. which caused
the baking of Arnolds plans to surrender West
Point, achievement of incalculable inn
portance. He thus forermner of the
valuable and effective intelligence service which
was to serve his country in a 1873 years
later.
Townsend lived until March 7, 1888, dying as
Oyster Bay at the green old age of "a years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

Proper auction bidding is simply one spade
by South and all pass. At contract, most
players would bid one or two spades on the
South hand, North taking it to four.
West should of course, take the first two
heart tricks. After that, if he could know
the contents of the other hands, he would
lead a diamond; having such knowledge,
the deuce of clubs appears his best lead
through dummy's king That lead was made
at adjoining tables in a recent club dupli-
cate match, but what happened afterward
was different at the two tables.
One declarer, after two trump rounds, tried
the double fineSse of diamonds, his 10 losing
to the jack. When club put him in again.
he tried the queen finesse and lost that to
the king going down one trick
The other declarer. Mrs w. M. Chubb, whose
playing ability ranks as high as her teaching,
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Three Titles at Stake.

Names that are bywords in expert circles are
plentiful in the list of entries for the Eastern
championships to be decided in the Hotel Del
monico. New York. on Wednesday, Thursday.
Friday and Saturday Of this week. Every indi-
cation points to one of the most notable jousts
in the history of this classic of the game.
George Reith, chairman of the Knicker-
booker Whist Clubs Card Committee, who heads
the Tournament Committee. with the conductor
of this department as it's secretary, opines that
even the auction team of four event for the
Knickerbocker Challenge Trophy will have
stronger turnout than in any previous year.
There is big contingent in quest of the new
Curt Reisinger Trophy for contract teams and
the Julian Goldman Trophy for contract pairs.
Open games also are scheduled for those who
do not feel quite equal to championship COM
petition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

Though a grand slam may be made by
North and South at diamonds and small
slam at either clubs or spades this hand
passed cut by some of the star pairs that
played It in She recent Vanderbilt Cup compe-
tition.
East began with pass on all occasions. In
some cases South bid diamond and in others
passed Those who require two and half
or even two sure tricks; those who ask two
and a half quick tricks or honor tricks all
passed it. The hand was opened only by those
needing just two quick tricks and those who
count a large amount of plus values" In inter
mediate cards as the equivalent of higher ones.
diamond opener by South brought pile
of bidding in one instance, West calling one
he art North one spade, East two hearts, South
three clubs, West three hearts. North four dia-
mondS, East pass and South five diamonds.
In another case, after Vests defensive heart
call, North forced with two spades. South
showed three spades North four diamonds.
South five clubs and North five diamonds.
Perhaps the most natural course was that at q
couple of tables-South a diamond, West
heart, North three diamonds and South five
diamonds.
In the diamond play, with the queen of
hearts led and ruffed, two rounds of trumpS
leave two each with declarer and dummy. The
queen Of clubs, covered by the king, is
by the ace. Declarer is put in with the jack.
and trump exhausts the adversaries. Then
little club is ruffed to kill Easts ten. A
Tuffed heart puts declarer in again to use the
last club and lead the spades for the winning
illnesses.
The play at clubs is very similar except that
Q trick must be lost to EaSt's ten. In the
spade version by North, sx-odd are simple if
che clubs are played before diamonds are
oDuchcd.
How would you bid and play tn. following
band West being the dealer with Iseither side
vulnerable?
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= Tie BRIDGE Forum

likewise started operations by dropping the
hostile trumps. Then she caShed her remain
ing two club tricks before trying the double
fineSse in diamonds. Consequently, her con-
tract was certain matter what East
turned If club or heart Mrs. Chubb would
trump it in one hand and discard her last
diamond loser from the other; If diamond,
the lead would be up to her ace-queen that
both of them would be good.
When possible to eliminate an entire suit
from both closed hand and dummy-espe-
cially when possible to have two suits so
eliminated, while there is still trump in each
hand-it is nearly always a good thing to do
especially If there is single or double terrace
in the hand which can be strengthened by
being led up to.
The New Problem.
How would you bid and play the following
hand South being the dealer?
AJ5765
V1065
AAQ7
&63
A42 A103
wAKO Is g. VISA
A1O9832 IH 9I ~KJ6
&1o95 &Qs73
AAKQs
W874
>54
&AKJ4
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Il Bridge Alphabet.

4 stands for Anction not yet out of style,
IS for Bridge r0lrich atiH lie all the rcItIe,
{ IS for Contract, the latest appeal,
D for the Dummy, Dcctdrer and Deal;
E IS for Ethics ne oil should obey,
for Ftnessc aohich may carry the day,
G. for Grand Slam and for GonlaSheS too,
II for the HonorS that please me and yo";
stands for Inference som of the game,
J IS for lack, and knave is the same:
stands for King, goEich may be bad or good,
for the La7VS, and obey them zee should;
M is for Major and also for Minor,
for No Trump, among bids the tobfner;
0 for Odd Tricks that zee all Ike to make,
for the Penalties all hare to take:
Q for the Queen, both the girl and the card
for RevokeS that hit careless folks hard;
S is for Slams that 1eSH make your heart jump,
IS for Tenaee and Tricks and for Trump;
u Stands for Undertricks q,Jen you are set
IS for Vulnerable, good 1ruy to get,
" for the Winnings zee neaer should stress,
for the hidden cards no one can guess;
IS for Marlborough, lozvly and zveak,
IS for Zenith of skill that zee seek.
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Against a bid of only four no trumps West
made the correct lead of fourth best Of his
longest suitr-the of spades. When dunn
my's Jack went up, as if trying to sneak q
trick, East covered it, but the king won. Now
the jack of clubs was led to dummy's singleton
ace. followed by the jack of hearts, covered by
the queen, but won by the king.
The next nine tricks all club tricks.
On the last of these the Semi-SQueeze was
applied by East. He had to decide whether
to discard the ace of diamonds or the ace Of
hearts. 1t appeared as if the clubs had been
played to make him discard his ace of hearts
and thus establish the jack in dummy. So he
discarded the ace of diamonds and declarer
caShed the king
Psf anybody wonders who made that pre-
sumptive bid and slam, he will have to be told
that his question is presumptive.
4 LaW a Week.
What occurs If a player on the defensive side
calls his partners attention to the fact that
he himself has just failed to follow suit on the
partners lead of an ace?
The next time that it is the turn OF either
adversary to lead, declarer can compel the
leader to lead a suit named by declarer.
What occurs If, during the play, declarer
asks which adversary doubled his bid, and
dummy tells him
Contract Systems.
How would you bid and play the following
hand, in which East is the dealer, with neither
side vulnerable?
AAJ82
V643
~Ke72
&A8
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AK975 HoRTH Ae
VQJ9875 Is ~Ax,o.
g %J85
&10542
MQlG3
None
~AQ1064
&QJ763
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We was always preSumptive. There
fore what he called ''presumptive
80 bid" not necessarily due to the
fact that he had eaten Welsh rabbit
and lobster Newburg for breakfast
More likely he based it on the discovery that
most players do not lead aces against a no
trumper.
In any event, there is doubt that he
opened the bidding with ''presumptive bid"
of four no trumps this hand:
VJ10972
A1O832
"a
AA1Os654 NoN'H AQs7
V85 IL 81 WAGES
AJ976 H 9IAAQ54
SOUTH
Ak
ok
AK
n J10QR765A32
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Mexican S. p.
Faces Trouble

MEXICO CITY, Oct. %. U,P)-
The Southern Pacific railroad of
Mexico will have to apply for liqui-
dation under bankruptcy laws and
withdraw from Mexico if 1t loses
its wage dispute with the railway
workers union. f. B. Sloane. local
representative of the line, told the
United Press.
The union has called on all its
members to strike at noon Novem-
Der 6. Sloane said a 10 per cent
wage reduction for all employees
except those receiving the minimum
wage was essential if the line was
to continue operations, unless an
equal saving could be made by dis
missing personnel.
Sloane said the company had lost
a million dollars during the last II
years.
1t was reported from Tucson
Ariz., that American railway unions
planned a reprisal by demanding
that the Southern Pacific of the
United States, which owns the Mex
lean lines, dismiss 1000 MexicanS
employed on the American lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
DR.. PARRISH TO
PUSH PLANS FOR
PORTER RECALL

LOS ANGELES. Oct %. U.P)-
While DR.. George Parrish deposed
city health officer, oec-ared today
that he intends to push a campaign
for the recall of Mayor John c.
Porter, his successor, DR.. Charles
w. Decker, occupied the health
office.
The department was calm and
apparently serene as compared to
yesterday when DR.. Parrish, veteran
of many a political clash, was dis
missed by the health commission.
DR.. Decker said that he had no
immediate plans for reorganization
Of the department. He said de,
cisions of reorganization should not
be snap judgment"
DR.. Parrish. through his attorney
Nathan Freedman, was attempting
to learn if a contempt action could
be brought against the health COM
mission. He holds that a superior
court restraining order obtained
prior to his dismissal prevented the
commission from taking the action,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
FREEDOM FOR
FILlPINOS TO
Be REJECTED

WASHINGTON. Oct. %. U.R)-
President Hoover is outlining new
Philippine policy which, it is hoped,
will block pending legislation call
ing for immediate independence of
the islands, it was learned today
The new policy provides for aid to
economic and governmental stabll-
ity through American cooperation.
1t will be offered to congress in
the Presidents message at the op-
ening of the December session.
Mr.. Hoover has announced his
view that independence at this time,
without assurances of economic sta
bility would lead to disaster He
recognizes, however, that large
group in congress is ready to vot.
for independence. Perhaps a ma
jority of both houses might favor
such n step, Mr.. Hoover has been
advised. He feels so strongly on
the subject that he would un-
doubtedly veto such a bill if con-
gress put it up to him.
Without awaiting that develop
ment. however, he is working wth
Secretary of War Hurley in an ef-
fort to promote an arrangement
which will calm the independence
group beth in congress and in the
islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Dempsey-Sharkey
Fight Proposed

BOSTON, Oct. 28. U.P)-A bout
between Jack Dempsey and Jack
Sharkey to be held in Chicago next
June is in prospect, it was an
nounced today after a conference
between Jimmy Johnston, Madison
Square Garden matchmaker. and
Johnny Buckley, Sharkey's mana
ger.
A return fight between Sharkcy
and Champion Max Schmeling in
New York, in September will be
staged if Sharkey disposes of Demp-
sey. said the announcement.
Sharkey has agreed to the fight,
the announcement said. adding
that the matter of signing Dempsey
was "only a question of how much
money the former champion will
receive"
The bout would be promoted by
the Madison Square Garden Cor
poration of Illinois.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
MOUNTAIN AREA
RECEIVES FIRST
TASTE OF WINTER

DENVER, Colo, Oct. %. U.P)-
Wyoming and Montana, lashed by
high winds, rain and snow, recov-
cred today from the first blizzard
of the winter season.
Transportation and communica-
ton lines disrupted by the storm
were repaired after the raging
winds shifted northeastward and
swung toward Minnesota.
The storm originated in low
pressure area over the Canadian
plains north of Montana For two
days it swept down from the north,
lashed by a 56 mile an hour wind.
Mail planes in the path Of tile
storm were forced to the ground.
Bus and automobile traffic was
disrupted seriously and communi-
cation lines were destroyed.
High mountain passes received
from five to eight inches of snow.
The lower elevations were for &
time blanketed by the snow or
drenched thoroughly by rains
Temperatures throughout tn
region dropped suddenly. Goa /
dealers in the area were happy, as
orders poured into their offices. It
was the first visitation of winter
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
CUT ON CATTLE
RATES BECOMES
EFFECTIVE HERE

Reduced freight rates to Impe-
rial Valley from the drought
stricken areas OF Nevada went into
effect today as do reductions on
feed shipping rates from the VAL
ley to Nevada. according to an
nomcement made By J. w. Dono-
hue, travelling freight and passen-
ger agent for the Southern Pacific.
The saving is $50 per car on the
stock. the rate being two-thirds OF
the going rates on feeder stock.
Rates 70 facilitate the movement
of feed into the drought areas is
two thirds of The going rate in ef-
feet prior to the change.
No inquiries as 10 rates on out
going feed were received by the
company today. said Donohue. and
no outbound cars are ordered for
Nevada points. No report of in
bound shipments Of feeder stock
from the drought area has been re-
ceived to date, he said.
Securing of the rate reductions
required months of negotiations
between local residents and off
cials of the railway company and
members Of the railroad commis-
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
ARMY'S FLYING
CHIEF TO LEAVE
SERVICE SOON

WASHINGTON. Oct. %. U.P)-f
dier vino worked up from the rank!
to become the Army Air Corps frs
flying chief will relinquish his pos
at the turn of the year to an equal.
~ seasoned veteran of the serv-
ice.
Major General James E. Feche'
is retiring voluntarily from active
service at the age of 54. He drew
his first breath in an army pos
and began his military career as g
buck private in the Spanish Amer
ican war. His successor will bC
Brig. Gen. Benjamin B. Foulois
or Little Bennie,', as the army
first knew him. He, too, enlisted
as a private in the Spanish war
Both began flying planes when fly
ing was a hazardous and thanklesS
task.
The son of Civil war veteran
Fechet fought in Cuba and in tht
Philippine insurrection, and by 1911
had advanced to a captaincy.
AS an officer in the aviation Sec
ton of the signal corps during the
war, he commanded air fields ano
administered instruction to embryo
flyers in this country. In 1925 ht
became assistant chief under Gen
eral Mason Patrick. He succeeded
Patrick in 1925.
Fcchet is described as hard boilec
but popular"
Foulois, who will become a major
general upon his chiefs retirement
was one of the first army flyers
During the World War he com.
manded the air service of the A. E
F. with the rank of brigadiel
general. In 1916, he accompanied
Pershing to Mexico as commando
of the first aero squadron.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
R14>~.
q 1880 ksNausht syrdlests. Ins.
CAPONE TO STAY
in JAIL PENDING
HEARING ON Bail

CHICAGO, Oct. %. U,P)-Al Ca
pone, convicted of defrauding the
government of income tax, will
continue for a time at least to en-
JOY the comparative luxury of a
stay in Cook county Jail rather
than Immediately start his 10-vear
sentence at LeavenWorth peniten-
tiary
While refused freedom on bond,
the gangster was given stay of
execution Of his sentence by the u.
S. Circuit Court pending appeal Of
the case. Meanwhile, Capone's At
torneys planned to carry their fight
for bail to the u. S. Supreme court.
The time spent in Jail will not
count on either the penitentiary
sentence or the one year Jail term
imposed upon Capone by Judge
James H. Wilkerson. Because of
this, the gang leaders attorneys OBJ
tanned permission for their client to
commence his term at Leavenworth
If the supreme court denies the bail
plea
While at the COOK county jail,
Capone is able to receive visitors.
have food sent in from outside and
spend his time as he pleases in the
special cell to which he was as
signed.
In ruling on Capone's plea for
bail, the U. S. Circuit court also
acted to speed appeal Of sentence.
Formal notice of the appeal has
been given already. Under court
rules, the briefs for Capone must
be filed promptly. The government
has been given Is days for their
answer. 1t was estimated the cir
cult court would require about three
weeks for the decision with the en-
tire process taking about two
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Famous Hotel
Builder Dies

NEW YORK, Oct. % u.P)-John
McEntee Bowman, sportsman and
hotel man, who with his associates
built a national string of hotels.
died today.
In the group of hotels built by
the 56-year -old Canadian born
horseman and his associates is the
Commodore of New York, the Pro-
vidence Biltmore, Miami Biltmore
and Miami Biltmore Country club
at Coral Gables. Fla; Los Angeles
Biltinore. Atlanta Biltmore, Seville
Biltmore at Havana, and Santa
Barbara Biltmore, and the Dayton
Biltmore.
He conceived and completed the
richly appointed Westchester Bilt-
more Country club at Rye, N. Y.
Bowman had varied interests and
friendships throughout the world.
He was lover of fine horses, and
only recently resigned the presiden-
cy of the Havana American Jockey
club of Havana, Cuba.
He had been president of the
United Hunts association since the
death of August Belmont in 1923. He
was an ardent booster of amateur
horse racing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
COPPER TARIFF
IS OPPOSED BY
INDUSTRY CHIEF
Anaconda President Not
In Accord With Other
Leaders.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2e. W.H-C.
S. Kelly of New York, president of
the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany told the United Press today
that he is opposed to a tariff on
copper.
There are as great facilities at
home for the production of
copper as there are abroad he said.
THE copper industry in this coun-
try Is neither better off nor worse
off than the protected metal in
dustries as lead and zinc
In his appearance today before
the United States Tariff Commits
sion Kelly made no express state
ment regarding the tariff. Copper
now is on the free list. He told
the commission that it was dealing
with one or the most important
economic problems ever presented"
and added that "a plentiful supply
of copper at a reasonable price is of
transcending Importance not only
to the copper industry but to AM
erican industries generally"
Kelly told the commission that
the case for protection which had
been presented to it was cranky
one chiefly of foreboding for the
! future"
A. E. Petermann of Calumet
Mich, representing the Calumet
and Hecla Consolidated Copper
company, told the commission that
tremendous change had come
over the copper industry during
the last few years because of the
increase in foreign productive ca
pacity.
Letters endorsing a tariff on cop
per were submitted by Senator Ash
urst, DEM, Ariz., and Representa-
tives Douglas, Arizona, Chavez, New
Mexico, Evans of Montana. James
Michener, Mich, Loofbourow, Utah
and Englebright of California.
Fourteen companies are repre-
sented at the hearing in support of
a tariff on copper. They repre-.
sented interests in Michigan, Ari-
zona, New Mexico, Minnesota, Utah,
Tennessee and North Carolina.
A senate resolution authorized
the commission inquiry but the fact
that copper is on the free lists make
it impossible for the commission to
recommend any duty. 1t merely
may report on production costs
here and abroad
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
COMRADES PAY
FINAL TRIBUTE
TO DEAD CADET

WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. %. U.P)
Fellow cadets of Richard Brinsley
Sheridan at the United States Mil
itary academy prepared to bury him
today with honors accorded nation
al heroes.
The end on the football team
who died after receiving a broken
neck in the game with Yale last
Saturday, will be buried in the cem-
etery besides such military figures
as Winfield Scott, General George
Custer and General Robert c. An
derson, commander of Fort Sumter
in 1861.
The funeral will be in the chapel
at p. m. Since the chapel holds
only 300, attendance will be limited
to Mrs. Richard B. Sheridan. the
dead cadets mother; his brother
Gerald, members of the football
team, his classmates, and senior
officers of the post. The remainder
of the cadet corps will line up out
side the chapel.
After the absolution the caisson
will be taken to the cemetery In a
procession led by the band and by
Father J. A. Langton, Roman Cath
olic chaplain of the post.
Pail bearers will be Cadets John
M. Rice of Fort Dodge, Iowa; Ken
meth E. Fields, Elkhart, Ind: Will
liam Y. Frentzel, Danville. Ill:
Thomas B. Hall, Chama, N. NJ;
Horace B. Thompson, Pocatelo
Idaho; Davis w. Gray, Evansville,
Ind; Christian F. Dreyer, Free
hold, N. j. and Harvey II. Fisher,
DunSmuir, Calf.