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The Washington times., 1932-12-16
"Flattering Offers"
ReceiDed bu Crisp

Former Representative Charles
r. crisp CD of Georgia, whose
appointment to the Federal Tariff
Commission was killed when the
Senate refused to confirm any of
President Hoover's nominations,
said he had received several "flat-
tering offers" to accept private
positions.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
Senate GiUen Plea
For Traffic Measure

Copies Of q resolution urging
passage Of legislation designed to
solve the chaotic transportation"
problem Of the National Capital,
adopted by a joint citizens COM
mittee, have been forwarded to
each member of the Senate,
Thomas P. Littlepage, chairman,
stated today.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
Principals to Hear
DR.. MarU DGUis Talk

DIR. Mary Dabney Davis, Spe-
cialiSt in child education of the
United States Office of Education,
will be the principal speaker at a
meeting of the Elementary School
Principals Association to be held
Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the Frank
lin Administration Building, Thir-
teenth and K Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
B. W. March Coming
As A. A. A. Official

Effective January /, Burton w.
March, city traffic engineer of
Philadelphia, will become director
of safety and traffic engineer of
the American Automobile Associa-
ton with offices here, it is an
nounced.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
Ten-Day Christmas
Recess Likely
For Congress
A Today Christmas recess is

A Today Christmas recess is
the plan of Senate leaders.
Although Speaker Garner
recommended a shorter term, it
was reported yesterday that, as
many House members also
wished a longer Yuletide vaca-
tion, they would be given the
same privileges as the Senate.
The recess probably will start
December %. .....
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
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ANOTHER Ex-WORKER
THROWS LIGHT
ON MIND .
BY GILBERT SELDES-

SGT HAVE just been reading Mind of Worker Ex-
l. posed in Letter." writes John R. Averne, of
Chicago, "and have been thinking that it is pity
that workmen do not write to you to the papers
The Washington times., 1932-12-16

their own these days) are not
have no power to make themselV
"An American rasedY'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05

Having reached a four-heart contact on
the West cards North doubling il, he seemed
to have certainty of making it when he saw
the dummy after North's king of dh<conds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
Jackson CHy5 Brief History

THAT the place actually city on paper,
the writer convinced to his salts
faction when he was shown an engineers
drawing of the city as planned by an accom-
modatng lady at the Library of Congress, and
building lots. taking in the entire island, and
which embraced much of the land to the
south of the Railroad and Highway Bridges.
But though the hope of ever making it a
city must soon have been abandoned, yet from
the day of the laying of the corner stone until
a few years ago it was known by many, still
under So by the name by which it was
christened in 1886.
Eventually. that part of the island nearest to
the south end of the Railroad Bridge became
famous gambling resort and close by was
st. Asaph's race track, where those winning
at the Turing game of chance might lose the
same on the ponies, and walk back home by
way o. the old Long Bridge-only too often to
them the Bridge of Signs. But the old bridge
offered sympathy. 1t had seen too much
joy and grief during the Civil War, and had
been almost totally destroyed by freshetS upon
too many occasions to weep over the reckless
ness of youth or the indiscretion of those who
should have known better And still we must
give it due credit for never having divulged
the names of the prominent folk who trod its
mile of planks just to get rich quick"
What a transformation we see today in the
growing beauty of the Washington end OF the
Mount Vernon Boulevard. 1t might not be
a bad idea to place somewhere thereabout
statue OF Andrew Jackson and one to the
memory Of the city that never happened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
NORTH

South opened with spade, which
passed around to Mr.. Funke, who held the
tremendous East cards. Able to make lay
down four no trump, most players would
double. With his knowledge of his oppo-
nents, he preferred three clubs, which South
overcalled with three diamonds Vests four
clubs at this stage was justifiable in view Of
the partners jump bid. After Norths pass,
Mr.. Funke, though feeling that grand slam
call might not be overstrong, bid six clubs,
hoping to get some more adverse bidding and
a possible double.
South went TO six diamonds intended
sacrifice North showed his preference with
a shift to six spades. Seven clubs now from
Mr.. Funke, seven spades from South then
seven no trumps from Mr. Funke-what he
had been planning to do ever since his part
ner showed bit of strength with his single
raise of the clubs That strength, he reckoned.
would do the most good, since South had bid
spades and diamonds SO strongly and the
club power was all in his own hand.
After two passes North fell into the trap
laid for him by doubling. His partner having
two suits in great shape and his own hearts
being so long, the no trump Slam looked i'm
possible. Considering the double sure to be
based on hearts, which he could catch with
illnesses to his ace. Mr. Funke redoubled with
confidence. The big slam is a pianola, after
the spade lead and netted the huge vulner-
able score of $3.50 points.
One Of the rarest plays in the game was
executed for a heavy score on the following
hand. It was sprung by Miss Mary Finley.
skilled tutor of The Four Hundred" who
was dealer with the South cards. her side
alone being vulnerable. What she did will
be told next week. What would you advise
on the hand?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
Continued from Tenth Page

o'clock m, upon the premises, to sell at
public auction that most fertile and valuable
tract of land known as Holmes Island or
more recently as Jackson City lying in the
said county of Alexandria, bordering upon the
Potomac River. Immediately opposite to the
city of Washington, and containing as was
computed by its late proprietor, about 500
acres more less
The quality of this land is such as pre-
eminently to fit it for the profitable culture
of all kinds of grain and grass; though its
close proximity to Washington. with which it
communicates by means of the Potomac Bridge
would seem peculiarly to adapt it to be cul-
tvated as dairy farm and garden, both of
which may be conducted with great profit in
supply of the extensive and rapidly increas-
ing demand of that city for the products of
the dairy as we'll as for fruits and vegetables
of all kinds. There is always upon it a large
garden OF some eight or ten acres OF the finest
soil imaginable, which has proved highly val
liable in the course of many years cultivation
It has also very valuable fishery upon it, at
which both shad and herring have been, as
I am credibly informed, taken in annually
increasing quantities for several years past
and in such numbers as to prove it to be one
of the best fisheries upon the river.
"The improvements consist in q comfortable
dwelling house with stables and other out
buildings and well Of good water next the
door. The peculiar locality of this property
especially fits it for another valuable purpose,
to which it has been applied with no little
profit, and that is a cattle stand for beef
cattle, etc, brought in for the supply of the
cities of the District and of Alexandria. 1t
has been found to afford the best market
and at home for all the products of the
farm in grain and grass.
''The locality Of this property, its great fer
tility, and the abundant means it contains
of augmenting that fertility to an unlimited
extent, conspire with its other striking ad-
vantages in commencing it to the particular
attention of capitalists who may be disposed
to make profitable instrument in real estate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
NORTH

South had shown his diamonds. North his
hearts and the final contract was three no
trump. West led the of clubs on which
East carelessly played the queen, forcing the
king. South used heart to get into dummy
for the diamond double finesse, which lost to
the king. West now had to consider that
his partners play of the club queen had denied
the jack. Therefore declarer undoubtedly had
it. plus small card guard. Such being the
case Vests proper play to try to get his
partner in for a club lead through declarer,
50 the suit might be run. He therefore made
the correct lead of a spade under the circun-
stances
This enabled declarer to make game with
three spake tricks, two hearts, three diamonds
and a club.
If East on the first trick had played the
jack instead of the queen, thereby indicating
The possibility of his also holding the queen,
game would have been possible. Then when
West won the diamond trick, he would have
returned club and the side would have taken
four club tricks, plus the diamond, defeating
the contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05

- VERY once in a while some inexperi-
enced player pleads that he can't see
- what difference it makes whether he
plays the top or the bottom card from
L. sequence. "One OF them is just as
good as the other" he will say. The
statement is correct as far as it goes. Where
he misses is in failing to consider the most
important factor in good defensive play-the
teamwork between partners. Without that,
capable defense is an utter imposSibility.
There are two general phases of defensive
teamwork. The first and most obvious Of these
consists OF leading or playing the cards which
will help the partner to take tricks with his
hand The second. more abstruse but equally
important one, is the giving of information
about your own hand to help the partner know
how he can best enable the side to take tricks.
1t is in this department of play that the ex-
pert surpasses the ordinary player most.
Occasionally some one who has not studied
1t out will argLc that q play which gives the
partner information also gives the same facts
to the declarer. That is correct, but with few
exceptions the information is much more valu-
able to the defense. The declarer already
knows every card held by his opponents: his
only doubt concerns which holds which
cards. The defense, or the other hand doesn't
know whether certain important cards are on
their side or on the declarers.
One of the most important conventions Is
that regarding sequences. Most players know
the correct lea0S from sequences IN suits not
bid by the partner, the top of the string, as
a rule. to inform the partner that the immedi-
ately higher card is not held. This is re-
versed when it comes to playing after some
body else has led to a trick. Then the card
to play is the bottom of the sequence. The
play of a 10 informs the partner therefore,
that the is not held, but the jack may be
and also possibly the queen and king. Play
of . queen likewise denies holding the jack,
but may mean that the king is held.
Failure to follow this simple rule of play
cost chance to defeat game on hand which
came up in recent duplicate tournament
Here the layout:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
The Broqcn Creeper

THE brown creeper is . methodical bird and
J one which covers the field of its endeavors
with great detail. This bird, somewhat smaller
than the English sparrow, is brown and gray
ON the back and upper parts making it largely
color protected when working . tree. 1t is an
energetic feeder upon larvae and usually starts
at the base of a tree and. spiraling around it,
works its way up to the top, feeding upon all
the larvae it can find en- route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
Tie BRIDGE Forum

would now think they were home" They
would lead a trump to Norths and he
would return his third club South getting
the ruff that would set the contract.
Mr.. Castle, with his eyes open, decided he
had to get rid Of two clubs before allowing
the enemy the lead. So before touching
trumps. he offered his spade jack for three
successive rounds of this suit. This enabled
him to drop his last two clubs, and his con-
tract was assured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
The Army's Joke

Who says the Wdr Departments GRIM
IThO started such a rnurOr1
Who says the 44rmv cannot laugh
Ind has no sense of huUor'
THEY'RE told Lieutenant GrncHtjlcr noe
To lea7e Vest Point flat
The famous contract referee
Can find no joke in that;
But those 7,|lo play in tournaments
At 7cJlich he lo7es to toll
Commend the sense of fitness 7chich
Has sent him to Fort HOWE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05

club ace on which South played the as
come-on. When the followed South dropped
the 5, completing his signal. Careless declarers
who failed to see the echo and interpret it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
Gruenther Not ''Ihr0ugh"

It is good news to tournament enthusiasts
that Lieut.. Alfred M. Gruenther will still be
able to arrange leaves of absence from the
Army to manage and referee the big champion
ships, in spite of his transfer, from West Point.
The great Westminster County event in the
fashionable New York suburb, which has just
been completed. will be his last as q West
Pointer but it has been learned that he will
be able to get away at times from his pleasant
new duties at Fort Hoyle, Md, to which he has
been transferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05

lead Apparently only one club. one diamond
and one heart can be lost. Actually, slip
in play will beat him.
North switched for the second trick to his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
ALaqa, a Week

DecLdrer playing slo1Dly, leads. but holds to
the corner of his card it lies the center
OF the table. Both ddUeTSdrieS, assuming that
the card had been played, play quickly. De-
cIdrer decides to take it back and leads a Diff
terent card maintaining his right to do this.
HoU does the laU govern this?
Under the law a lead play is completed
by an adversary when the card IS SO placed
or held that his partner its face; by de-
clarer when the card is quilted face up on
the table; by dummy when declarer touches
names the card barring arranging
of the dummy pushing cards aside to reach
the one he wishes.
In this case the declarers card had not
been quilted face up on the table The
card had never been led. Therefore the first
adversary who played a card had made a
lead out of turn and the one who played
next had made play out of turn The lead
out of turn can be penalizcd by declarer.
either treating the card led as an exposed
card or calling the lead of a suit 1t
is the turn of either adversary to lead The
card played out of turn by the other adver-
sary is an exposed card. An exposed card
must be played whenever declarer calls its
play, if it can legally be played at the time.
Against four spade contract West led the
king of hearts and dummy played small card
on the trick. East, who had not been attentiUe.
asked: Whose king is thdt2" Declarer immc-
diGtely contended that this shored West that
East had the ace, if VESTS lead from the
king-Queen, which it tDdS. He therefore claimed
the right to eract a penalty for this "unaW-
thorised information" Had he such right?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
Unusual Results

B. ]. Funke chief clerk of the County Court
OF Queens County, N. Y. got the maximum out
Of this deal through careful Judging of his
opponents and general adroitness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05
Wafching the Foe

fine example of the Importance Of OBJ
serving opponents discards was given recently
by Frank H. Castle on this deal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-26
Workers in Soviet Union Denouoce
Lynch Verdicts Against Scottsboro 9

The following resolution conderl-
ming the murderous frame-up and
lynch sentences against the Scots
boro boys and the traitorous role OF
renegade Negroes like Walter White
and William Pickens was adopted al
a meeting of Negro cotton special
lists and Russian workers in the Sow
let Union:
We, American Negro specialists, to-
gether with the Russian and Us
bak workers and specialists, assem-
bled at the club OF the Cotton Sell
ection Station in the region of Tash-
kant, Central Asia, U. s. s. r., Join
the worldwide protest against the
legal court house" lynching of the
eight Negro boys In Scottsboro, Ala
oama, U. S. A.
We know that these boys are not
guilty OF the crime they have been
accused. The brutal lynch justice,
in this horrible attempt to legally
murder innocen Negro boys is meant
to strike terror into the hearts OF
the Negro masses.
During this period of hard times
and ever deepening crisis of world
capitalism, the white ruling class OF
Alneglca is lltepsityiug the tsrw
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-26
Irish Workers Club
Holds First Open
Air Mass Meeting

NEW YORK.-The first open air
meeting Of the Irish Workers Club,
which was organized two weeks ago,
was held at 10th and willis Avenue,
Wednesday night, at 8 pm.
Over $50 workers mostly Irish, en-
Enthusiastically endorsed the call of the
speakers to organize and demand
that the Tammany capitalist gov
eminent reopen the relief agencies at
once and give adequate relief to all
jobless workers.
The workers unanimously pledged
to come out on May First to dem
onstrate against the Hoover hunger
program and in defense of the Soviet
Union. Many applications for men,
bership we're signed by the workers.
The meeting was addressed by
Comrades Hays, Collins, White, NC
CURE, Mutually and Rooney from the
Irish Workers Club and Ray from
the Unemployed Council. The club
meets every Friday night at 2072 5th
Avenue, at 8 pm. This Saturday
night the club will hold It's first social
affair. Admission is free All Irish
workers are urged to attend this
affair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-26
BOSS PRESS WRITER ADMITS
PEACE AIMS OF SOVIET UNION, AND
WAR MOVES OF JAPANESE

the Soviet Unions peace policy, he
says:
Russia has been pretty decent
and pretty square throughout this
whole controversy. She could have
found plenty Of preexts for entering
Manchuria and precipitating strike
with Japan. The chances are that
she could have made a rather favor
able trade with Japan for the divi-
sion of Manchuria and eastern Mon
golia between them had she been
willing to participate in the rape of
an empire. She could have upset
every vestige Of government within
China had revolution been her aim.
THE fact that Russia has refrained
from pursuing any of these courses
ought to create better impression
Of her poise and stability among OUT
siders. She has talked less about
ideansm, but has done more to show
how 1t works"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-26
ATHLETES JOIN
MOONEY FIGHT
To Hold Street Runs
for Tom Mooney

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Nineteen dis
trict and local organizations came
together at the Eastern District
Counter olympic Conference, which
was held at the Labor Temple. IS
West 126th ST., Saturday, April 2Srd,
at 8 p. m. and decided to hold, in
answer to Gov. Rolph's decision on
Tom Mooney, a series of Tom Mooney
Street Runs in every section of New
York City as also a series of sec
tional conferences.
The conference endorsed the pro-
gram of the National Counter Oly1n-
pic Committee for the boycott of the
Los Angeles Olympics and for the
holding of the international Workers
Athletic Meet on July %, 80. 81 and
August 1 in Chicago, III.
The following dates for competi-
ton, we're endorsed-,soccer, to start
May ID; swimming, May Is; sectional
track and field meets. May 90 and 30;
district track and field meets, July
3 and 4.
These competitions are to be open
TO all worker and student Sportsmen
regardless Of their affiliations. Par
ticular emphasis was plced on the
question of winning the worker
sportsmen in the Amateur Athletic
Union, YMCA's YNHA's.
Arthur Stein was reelected as
chairman of the Counter-O Olympic
Committee and Andrew Rasp was
elected treasurer.
TIE conference unanimously de-
cided to send the following telegram
Of greetings to Tom Mooney:
Tom Mooney,
sen Quentin PenltentlsEy,
ssh Quentin. Csltfornis.
Eastern Counter Olympic Confer
ence sends you waCnest greeting
pledges continue fight for your I'M
conditional release. We pledge to
organize series Free Tom Mooney
Street Runs through New York City
streets and continue campaign boy
colt Olympic. We worker athletes
will not rest until Governor Rolph's
decision has been overruled by mass
power of working class and you are
free man.
Eastern District Counter Olympic
Conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-26
Polish Picture
Glorifies Fascist
Butcher Pilsudski

1.-THE Ten Condemned" a Polish
talking picture now showing at the
Vanderbilt Theatre, West 4eth st.,
depicts the upsurge in 1905 of the
Polish national revolutionary struggle
against the brutal Tsarist regime OF
Old Russia.
What would otherwise be a re-
evolutionary document is turned into
a counter revolutionary effort by the
Qualification at the opening of the
picture of the Polish fascist butcher,
Pilsudsk. Pilsudssd, while active in
the Polish national revolutionary
noveemnt before the World War has
shamelessly betrayed the toiling
masses of Poland to the yoke of
French Imperialism and the big
Polish landowners and industrislists.
Thousands of Polish revolutionary
fighters are today confined and tor
tured in Foolish dungeons by this
same Pilsudsld. To attempt to pre-
sent this bloody butcher of the
Polish masses as the national hero of
Poland u q brutal Insult to the
memory of the heroic Polish workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-26
WIR ANNOUNCES
NEW MAGAZINE

NEW YoRK-A new, popular cu1-
tural magazine, Workers Life, will be
published monthly by the Cultural
Department Of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief. The first issue will be
out May /. 1t will sell for 10 cents
a copy, subscription 81 year.
Workers Life will contain practical
material for workers cultural groups
plays, songs with music, dance
charts, cartoon outlines for chalk
talks, etc. It will also contain popu-
lar featmes-working -class stories
poems, sketches. humor, photos, film
The Workers International Relief
expects this magazine to help every
w. I. r. branch, as well as every
other workers organization, to de-
velop mass cultural activity. Work
ers' culture can be a mighty weapon
in building the workers and farm
ers' militant organizations, in build
ing the w. 7. r., In drawing in and
winning over large sections of the
less developed workers and farmers
as well as sympathetic artists and in
tellectulals, in raising funds Tor
strike relief. IN the campaign agairs,
child misery and Starvation. in the
fight for irnendiate relief and I'M
arnplogment insur &c, and in
strengthening every struggle OF the
toiling masses.
Every organization, every worker
farmer and intellectual is called upon
to read Workers Life, to write for it
to order bundles Cat reduced rates.
and to subscribe. All correspondence
should be addressed to the Cultural
Department OF the Workers Inter
national Relief, Is w. 21st ST., New
York, N. Y.