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everywhere and that of both Oswald
Jacoby and Comdr Winfield Liggett,
jr., if less we'll known, is equally de-
serving of praise. However, the most
skillful driver cannot get more than
the utmost out of a poor engine and
I am now more thoroughly convinced
than ever that the official system of
contract bidding is a poor engine re-
gardless of how Skillful the driver
may be.
1t is weak because the principles of
the system tend to obscure the doubtful
features of the hands, so far as the
partner Is concerned. and give to op-
ponentS far too much information,
particularly on the intermediate hands,
which are the center of this system
of contract bidding.
Must Hold Trump Support.
One Of the fundamental features of
the approach forcing system is that
unless you hold adequate trump sup
port (three trumps headed by at least
the queen, or otherwise four small
trumps), do not raise your partners
opening suit bids of one or two, re-
CARELESS of outside strength. This
principle assures to the partnership
control of the trump suit and tends
to insure the declarer against unfortu-
nate breaks which wreck many con-
tracts. Through adherence to this
principle the statistics disclose that
I and my partners played "a trump
declarations in which we held 10 OF
the trumps. LEM and his partners
played only % such declarations. We
approach principle to our bidding until
we discovered the best bid in the COM
bined hands.
Contrast this with the fact that In
hands in which eight trumps were held
by the declarer and his partner, Mr..
LEM and his partners played 1877
hands, while We had only ia such
hands. When it came to question
of declarations containing only seven
trumpS in the combined hands, the
difference in the bidding systems IS
even clearer We had 46 such hands,
while our opponents had So. TINS
alone accounts for 1000 or more points
of our lead and this principle is en-
tirelv lacking in the official system
because of the "no-trump complex OF
it's founders.
Evades No-Trump Bid.
The second cornerstone of the ap-
proach system is to always prefer any
biddable suit TO no-trump when
opening the bidding, and as rule use
the same tactics when responding to
partners bids. This principle assures
the exchange of information as to
distribution (suit lengths) as well as
the honor trick content of the hand.
1t enlightens partner and permits him
to make intelligent responses, rather
than grope in the dark and hope that
by hook or crook by favor of the gods
of chance or the furies of fate, that
you reach the correct final contract
Because of adherence to this principle,
although in many instances we overbid
deliberately in order to prevent our
opponents from making game or a
valuable part score, we played many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
Weakness of Official Sys-
tenn Proven by Match,
Says Cnlbertson.
BY ELY CULBERTSON.

NEW YORK, January l4.-Atter hVee
days spent in an intensive study OF
the hands played in my bridge tourna-
ment with Sidney S. Lenz, my faith
in the approach forcing system Of bid
ding has been strengthened immeaSur-
ably and my belief that the official
system OF bidding used by Lenz and
his partners is inadequate to cover the
vast majority of hands is buttresseo
by the most convincing proof.
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Even Il super -
fetal study Of the
h a n d S discloSeS
that 1t was adher-
ence to the car
dinal principles of
the approach fore
ing system that
enabled us to pile
up our command
ing lead and 10
give us our de-
cisive victory.
The skill of
LEM and both his
partners as players
is not even open
TO question. Lenz's
mastery play has
be en- Sc en- b y
bri RI o. q nla yerc
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not " pIONeQ aiiy-
thing. He con
tended that his
bidding system was
so far superior to
mine that my
chance of winning
was practically nil.
OF course, he took
the precaution of
limiting my choice
of partners, but
that was merely a
detail. Culbertson
played with five
different partners
and I played with
two.
with Jacoby.
W no h a d n o t
nlaved nv system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
EX-DEAN SUES HOWARD
Dr.. Arnold B. Donawa Seeks So,
666.66 From University.

Charging he was suspended without
proper cause DR.. Arnold B. Donawa,
former dead of the College of Dentistry
of Howard University, filed suit in Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday seeking
s3,66666 in back salary from the uni
versity.
DR.. Donawa was suspended october
81, 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
LYON TO GIVE LECTURE

Community Center Topic.
Gideon A. Lyon, associate editor of
The Evening Star, will lecture on
"Manchuria," at community lecture
tomorrow night at Chevy Chase Com
munity Center, Ben Murch School.
The entertainment is being sponsored
by Mrs. F. K. Espenschied, secretary
of the center.
Mr.. Lyons lecture will be illustrated
by scenes of China and Japan. 1t will
be preceded with a program of Juvenile
dancing. beginning at 7:30, under d.
rection of Mrs. j. P. Tolford and Miss
Margaret Carmody, instructors at Chevy
Chase Center
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How the Contestants See 1t
Distribution in Favor of
Culbertson Vas Factor,
Says Lenz.
HY SIDNEY 8. LEM.

NEW YORK, January l4.-Aiter all
lie said and done. the only really i'm
nortant thing in my long drawn-out
match with Culbertson is whether or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14

Schsnken opened the bidding with
one heart and Comdr. Liggett made a
jump overcall of two spades. This was
the final contract. He did not have
available to him the overcall in oppo-
nent's bid suit which Is a feature OF
the forcing system and the equivalent
of a strong takeout double. Using this
bid in the approach forcing system,
game in spades should have been bid
and of course should be made.
Shuts Out Information.
How the responses in the official sys-
tenn tended to shut out valuable fnfor-
nation as to suit distribution Is dis
closed In the bidding of the hand
below:
MR.. LEM (NORTH).
S-K74
HI 8 4
D.-84
CA K 752
MR.. GILBERT MRS. GILBERT
SON (WESTy. SON (EAST).
S-A 9 3 So 10
H-A 90 H-K 10 7 65 2
do 72 Do J6
CO 10 3 C.-6
COMDR. LIGGETT (SOUTH).
Sd 8 2
H.-3
K953
C.-J "a
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST. NORTH EAST.
diamond. Pass. no trump. Pass.
Pass. Pass.
OF course, in the approach forcing
system, Comdr. Liggett should have
used that most eloquent Of all bids, the
monosyllable pass" But granting the
correctness of his bid of one diamond,
under the approach forcing system the
response by North would have been two
clubs and even though game contract
in clubs was undertaken, the most
serious thing that could have happened
would have been the defeat of the con-
tract by one trick for mere 100 points,
whereas LEM playing the hand at
contract of two no trump vulnerable,
suffered loss of TOO points, as he was
defeated four tricks.
This is the last article of the series
reviewing the recent bridge battle of
the century. OF course I am entirely
satisfied with the demonstration Of the
merits of the approach forcing system,
but feel that the most worthwhile
result of all, the focusing of interest in
the intellectual game of contract bridge,
has not been sufficiently stressed. If
the match had done no more than help
millions temporarily to forget their
troubles and demonstrate the high
ethical standards of the game under
terrific strain, it would have been worth
all the time devoted to 1t and all the
sleep lost by reason of playing 1t.
Copyright 1882, by Ely Culbertson)
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less unsuccessful contracts than did our
adversaries. The records show that Mr..
Lenz and his partners undertook 162
unsuccessful contracts. We were I'M
successful in making of 142. This
difference is startling indeed and In
the course of even an evenings play
would make the difference of being
considerable loser or a considerable
winner
Must Keep Bidding Open.
The third cornerstone of the approach
forcing system is embodied in the one
over one response to an opening bid
and the minimum one no-trump
response to an opening bid. 1t can be
stated thus: do not pass your part
ner's opening bid in suit when there
has been no intervening adverse bid
except with blank hand. The bidding
must be kept open either through
raise, II able, showing another biddable
suit with about one honor trick, or
when unable to show a suit bid mega
tive no-trump with about one and one
half honor tricks" Through the use
of these responses by my partner there
were opportunities for the exchange OF
necessary information entirely lacking
in the bidding machinery provided by
the official system and used by my
opponent and his partners.
How inefficient the system Of bid
ding used by our opponents was Is
disclosed in the eighth hand of the
14lst rubber.
NORTH DENZ).
S.-8 q
H-Q j 81
D-4 3
&C 3 2
WEST EAST
(CULBERTSON). (SCHENKEN).
So 6 3 81 5
H.-10 8 6 4 H-A ks
DIX 6 Do J 8 8
Go 876 C-K 5 4
SOUTH D1GGETT.
S.-A K @ 10 7
H-None
D-A 10 7 So
CA j 9
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200 Offered to Re Partners,

NVV OHtTtU 20 De FArtHcTs.
North and South were a game in and
80 points on the second game. L1g-
gets opening bid was rather weak and
he could not be expected to rebid.
did not double the bid of four dia-
monds, as I was anxious to have my
partner give me an assisting bid, If pos
sible. The contract was defeated four
tricks, an inadequate penalty of 200
points. OF course, we could not have
made four hearts, but with more equit-
able penalty allowances we probably
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Will Rogers
Says:

KARACHI. -
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Disagreeable coughs from colds
sap your energy, lower your vitality
and make you an easy victim of
"flu" and pneumonia. Thousands of
deaths each year could be prevented
if folks would only realize the i'm
portance of checking a cold at its
beginning.
At the first sign of a cough begin
taking Halls Expectorant. 1t
promptly quiets the cough. soothes
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Meeting, Kappa Sigma Chapter,
Alpha Sigma Lambda Fraternity, VIII
lard Hotel, pm
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and heals the irritated membranes
of the bronchial tract and checks
the growth of cold germs.
This time-tried remedy has been
the family standby in thousands of
homes for more than a quarter of q
century. You, too. will find Half
Expectorant an excellent prepara-
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stubborn. disagreeable coughs due
to colds.
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Dinner, Washington Commandery,
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TO-DAY.
Card party, Keane Council, knights
of Columbus, 9l8 Tenth street, pm.
Meeting, Chemical Society Of Wash
.ington, Cosmos Club. 8 pm.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
by ELMER c. HALZER

New York, May 13--(UP)-
With the necessitous selling OF
railroad stocks showing no let-up.
the stock market again took on Il
weak aspect to-day. Selling was
not as general az In yesterdays
seksIon but scattered selling stead
lily whitfield away values.
Declines ranged from fraction
to several points. Principal inter-
est centered on the railroad Sec
tion.
such issues ns New York Gem
trail. Union Pacific. Atchison. the
Missouri Pacific issues and Balti-
more and Ohio sold ut their low
cst prices In 80 years or more Mt
losses ranging from fraction In
tho case OF New York Central 10
nearly 3 points In Union Pacific.
lit was snid In railroad circles
that several important roads were
having difficulties In refunding I'M
wieldly bank loans, especially since
tho Interstate commerce commits.
sion has opposed government loans
70 some roads by tho government
owned reconstruction finance cor
poretion when the proceeds OF tho
loans were TO DO used to pay Off
private bankers. Reports were
current of loan discussions by at
least one road to-day.
Selling In railroad stocks was
transmitted to the bond market
where many sec0nd-grade and
third grade railroad obligations
sold ut the lowest prices In their
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
'Thoms Moves In
Interests Of Kin
| In Scotland
Bitter Struggle Seen as Attorney Appeals From Deci-
(. sion Of Judge SIavin in Probate-Two Wills In
vOIved-Lvely Hearing Marks Trial Here

times by shouting out that witness
es were lying. At one time she ex-
claimed God forgive you. Mr.
Thoms, for lying"
In retort to this remark Judge
Thoms for matter Of record stated
that Mrs Robertson had appealed
to him TO use his influence on Mr.
Robertson no she would obtain a
good "slice" OF the estate.
Mr. Robertson and Miss Christine
Lang of this city eloped TO Brew
sters, N. Y. about two years ago
and were married. Efforts on the
part of relatives to have the mar
rage annuied failed. Mrs Robert
son at the time { her death left an
estate her husband valued at
$50, 900. Attorney Thoms drew the
first will In which he was named
executor having been personal
friend of Mr. Robertson for years.
Attorney Albert Hummel drew the
second will n week later naming
Alexander Robertson the executor
and altering the remem brances TO
the two sisters and daughter In
Scotland.
As matter OF ethics and In the
interest Of the three women Attor-
ney Thoms holds II his duty to
protect the admission of the Sec
ond will, alleging that Mr. Robert
son was unduly Influenced.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13

Judge Dennis J. slavin's decl-
sion admitting 70 probate the Sec
ond will OF the late James Rob-
ertson, rs, for many years plumb
or az the old Waterbury hospital,
mas been appealed to the superior
court. Former Mayor William Il.
Thofns who was named executor
IN the first will drawn for Mr. Rob-
ertson. announced his Intentions
to-day to have the case tried In
higher court. Under the provisions
OF the second viii which Mr. Thoms
protests nephew OF the deceased,
Alexander Robertson of this city.
In named executor and chief bene-
ficiary. Mr. Thoms Ii acting In the
Interests Of two elderly sisters and
Q daughter OF the testator. who re-
side In Scotland. The daughter Ia
by Mr. Robertson's first marriage.
In both VIII the three women are
mentioned, but according to the
provisions OF the first will they
have been remembered more gen.
erously than In the second.
Following a lively hearing on
May End during the course of
which Mrs Matilda Robertson. wife
OF the executor was ordered from
the court room II was held that the
deceased was OF sound mind when
he attached his signature TO the
second will. Mrs Robertson had
Interrupted tho hearing several
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
Compensation
Agreement
Philip Kalisz Awarded 3d.
or Against Water.
town Farmer

Even In this time of Industrial
depression II In not reasonable to
suppose that O workman, even II
out Of work, would engage In cm-
ployment like cutting and harvest
Ing Ice for the sake Of chewing to-
bacco and his board" Commission
er Frederic M. williams states In
q decision handed down In the
compensation court to-day In
awarding Philip Kaiisz of So West
amounting to $3.072 against An
thony Lipeika, Litchfeld farmer.
The sum. In to be paid at the rate
Of 50 weekly until vein condition
In his legs either diminishes or
ceases, for q period not to exceed
Ji2 weeks. In addition, all surgical
and medical expenses are to be met
by the farmer by whom the local
man was employed.
II was the contention OF the re-
apondent that tho local man was
hired to cut and harvest Ice on
the LitchAeld farm last February
for which no was to receive chew.
Ing tobacco and his board and
room. The claimant denied this
and charged he was to receive 50
daily for his labor. Commissioner
williams uphoids tho workman's
claim and adds that $12 weekly In
n reasonable sum for such work.
The local man was injured when
o truck caught him between the
truck and q wall OF the ice house.
He did not believe his injuries TO
be serious and continued to work.
The accident happened on Feb
22d. He went 10 see DIR Andrew
Jackson OF Waterbury who dag
nosed the log condition to DO a
varicose condition, and the man In
need of treatment.
The farmer employer denied the
claim for cempensation on the
grounds that because hoh did not
have five men working full time
for him he did not come under the
compensation law. Commissio
Williams finds that the farmer en-
pIoyed three or four mon regularly
and during Ice harvesting hired
more than FIVE men to do tho work.
He cited several superior and III.
preme court decisions to support
his finding that the employer did
come under tho compensation law
when no hired the local man.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
WILL PENN PUT
WET PLANK UP
AT CONVENTION
Delegation to Meet To.
morrow and Thrash
That Out and Also De.
eide on HOOver's Name

Philadelphia. May 13.--(UP)--
Whether Pennsylvania 75 dele.
gates TO the republican national
convention will favor q wet plank
in the party platform and whether
they will no TO the Juno c0nven-
ton instructed for President
Hoover will be discussed tomorrow.
Registrar OF Wills Joseph ~.
Mackrei, Of Pittsburg, who man.
aged Senator James J. Davis state
campaign for denomination IN the
recent primary, In expected TO pre-.
sent n resolution at the caucus OF
delegates. favoring o. wet plank In
the platform.
The resolution will meet with
opposition from some delegates,
elected by the Pinch0t Organiza-
ton. The same group may oppose
the proposal which will be pre-.
scented for an instructed delegation
ton for President Hoover.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
Democrats Back
Victory Drive
Hayes and Crary Head List Of pledged" at Elton
Luncheon To-day-Smitfl Explains Program

Innsmuch as Waterbury ~ now
the headquarters OF the dem ocratic
state central committee with offices
at 70 East Main street II has been
selected as the first city In Con-
necticut to launch the Victory
Fund drive. Local leaders present
at to-day's meeting were optimis-
tic for the success OF the drive.
some going 80 far as TO predict that
the quota would perhaps no
doubled. N
State Senator Joseph II. Lawlor,
former Mayor William II. Thoms,
Finance Commissioner Charles Ba-
bin, Town Committeeman John
Bennett and John Howard, and Tax
Collector George Guilfoile were
among other democratic leaders TO
offer suggestions for conduct OF the
campaign In Waterbury. ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
Banks Query On
Savings Deposits
Supreme Court Quizzed By Merchants Trust and
Naugatuck Institution - Expert Decision to Set
Precedent

Questions Of law relating to the
receiverships OF the Merchants
Trust company OF Waterbury and
the Naugatuck Bank h Trust COM
pany were argued before the SUI.
preme court at Hartford to-day.
The Naugatuck Bank Ii represent
cd by Attorney John r. McDon-
ough and Attorney w. w. eager OF
waterbury, counsel for the Naug-
atuck National Bank. receiver for
the closed borough bank. Attor-
ney Francis +. Reeves, counsel for
the Citizens e. Manufacturers Ma.
0onai Bank, receiver for tho Mcr-
chants Trust company Ii present-
Ing tho questions for the local In
stitutions.
The Naugatuck Bank and Trust
company and the Merchants Trust
company, receivers, seek instruc-
lions on. tho question Of the state
tax on savings deposits. This qucs-
ton, together with several more
filed In behalf OF the Merchants
Trust company were reserved to
the supreme court for decision by
Judge Frederick M. Peasicy, pre-
siding at the superior court session
mere last month.
The Naugatuck bank receiver
took an appeal to tho superior
court from the state board OF
equalization which ruled that q tax
Of $636.b5 on savings deposits for
1891 was duly payable on the
closed banks savings department.
The receiver claims that the closed
bank had no savings deposits on
!, 1882, these accounts
having been transferred to the re-
ceiver for liquidation. It also
claims that the closed bank could
not exercise any OF it's corporate
having been enjoined
from 80 doing In the order nam
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
Railways Continued
Selling And Market.
Kept On Downward
Declines Ranged From Fractions to Several Points
Several important Railroads We're Having
Difficulties

history. Prices In many cases were
long enough to suggest early reor-
ganizntions.
The railroad issues created an
uneasy feeling In speculative quar-
ters and led 10 considerable un-
loading OF stocks purchased last
week In anticipation OF n rise In
the market. Western Union was
under particularly pressure, break
ing u record low at Is 7-8. q loss
of 2 3-8 points. American Tele-
phone. Premier Utility Stock lost
/ 1-2 points to 90 Ia and Peoples
Gas sold Off 3 Ia points to SO la.
Commonwealth and Southern pre-
ferred sold off 8 points to 40.
Losses In the industrial section
were similar. Steel Common was
nearly n point lower, holding at "a
much OF the day. Other leaders
weer generally off fractionaiiy.
United Aircraft preferred was a
weak spot among the dividend.pay.
ing issues, losing o points to al
following the recent cola pse In the
price Of the common stock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
& the permanent receiver.

Ing the permanent receiver.
The questions relating to the
Merchants Trust company include:
how the receiver should keep its
accounts; segregation OF income;
status OF surplus proceeds; how
expenses of the receivership
should be charged; whether II
should pay the tax of $8,054.48
which the state claims Is due on
savings deposits as OF January /,
1882; how IL should handle set-off
claims and how IL should compute
the federal income tax for the
year 1891.
Tho decision Of the supreme
court on these questions Will be
used In the future to govern sim
liar questions arising In receiver
ship cases. There In not much In
the supreme court decisions on
bank receivership questions be.
cause the bank of Connecticut IN
the past have always been sound
and therefore little need was had
for instructions In bank receiver
ship questions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
TORRINCTON

The city has started the work OF
widening city Hall avenue to u
4O-foot highway In spite OF the
vigorous protests Of Senator John
N. Brooks. II is an old contention
that City Hall avenue IL a private
right OF way, owned by the VOL
cottyille School society and main
tanned primarily as a driveway to
the Center cemetery. Mr. Brooks
In AN officer OF the school society.
Senator Brooks stated that the
School society has probably lost its
legal rights In the exclusive con-
troll OF the roadway and also con-
tented that the undertaking was q
waste of money merely to provide
u parking place.
Dies Following Shock
MrA Ann NJ. Durant. aged 60.
died yesterday afternoon at her
home on Gal Main street. following
an illness of two weeks. during
which she received severe shock.
Mrs Durant was born In this city
and spent her life here. Her hus-
ban nd, Albert G. Durant, died last
year. She IN survived by four
ughtsrs, one sister. two brothers.
two stcpeons and three grandchiI-
dren. The funeral will be held
from the family house tomorrow
morning at s:1b and ut IT Francis
church 1t D. Burial Will BIO In the
old ~ Francis cemetery.