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Evening star., 1933-08-22
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

be bid. If partner has the K @ Of
spades, only the ace will be lost. II
he has A x x, only one spade trick
will be lost, unless both the king and
queen are held by the opponent on the
right of the ace.
That is to say, the chances are as
much in our favor now as they were
against us before. The process of elm
mating losers by careful bidding and
thoughtful inference has guided us
along the right road TO the point of
vantage from which we can issue our
battle orders with the probabilities
enormously in our favor.
When the Responder Can Decide In
Favor of Slam.
The responding hand with which We
have been working so far was
sp. Ok Di. Xxx
Hts. K xxx Cl. K XXX
and it is plain why he had to refer
the slam decision back to the opener,
even after the latter had accepted the
immediate slam try. There might be a
loser in each suit except spades, If
opener had three aces and king for
his acceptance If two aces. but four
primary tricks. there might be two
losers in spades. increase responding
hand to approximately
s.; s., x < 9y q. 1i k1x XIX
and he wishes to play the hand at
six no trumps, no matter which OF
the above two reasons may have justi-
fed the opener in, accepting the slam
try. Over four no trumps he should,
therefore, bid six no trumps. If opener
has three aces there will be flnesse,
or one of two illnesses, for small slam.
If opener has accepted on four primary
tricks with but two aces. only the miss
ing ace will make against the hand.
Nothing more is needed from him be-
yond what he undertook to provide In
the two bids he has made up to this
stage. Slam bidding through bids NAM
ing only no trumps is necessarily the
most risky, because no playing facilities
become available to help out hand
that has been ever so slightly overbid.
However. I believe the methods and
safeguards here suggested will give yeu
the best chances at present, available to
contract players for slam bidding In
terms of no trumps. The Deal Club
players have found that this procedure
is reasonable, natural, reliable and sue
cessful
(Copyright, 1933)
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on con.
tract that are addressed to this newspaper
with self-a addressed. stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Uncle Rays
Corner
How We Hear.
The Inner Ear.

nc 1IuCI LdAs
HERE is an old saying, Never
put anything in your ear which
is smaller than your elbow;
That is rather extreme, but II
points toward a truth-there
h danger in thrusting lear spoons,
hairpins and the like into the channei
which leads to the middle ear. Sucn
action may lead to breaking the ear
drum.
When people tamper with their ears
the purpose usually Is to remove wax.
All normal ears produce yelloW-oroWn
wax and the wax serves an lmportanI
purpose-it helps to prevent dust ana
insects from getting to the middle ear.
Sometimes the wax supply IS TOO
heavy and blocks up the passage SO
that sound waves cannot get In very
well. In that event, it Is wise to go
to an ear specialist who can dissolve
the wax with a. syringe and warm
water.
What I have said does not apply to
the slight overflow of wax which takes
place in the ears Of most, II not al,
persons. The outside ears should pe
kept clean.
In our last story we found that the
little bones of the middle ear-the ham,
mer. the anvil and the stirrup-do not
do any hearing. They simply pass along
the sound waves to the inner ear.
1t is in the inner ear that the most
delicate part of the hearing process
takes place. Sound waves pass from the
stirrup bone through a membrane to
chamber filled with lymph, then
through another membrane to liquid IN
the 'cochlea."
The cochlea has much the same
shape as a spiral snail shell. 1t con-
tains small fibers and, If the widely
held Helmholtz theory IS correct, each
fiber is cord which is tuned to Ger
tain pitch. These cords have been
compared with the strings OF harp.
One tone may make certain cord re-
spond, while another cord is set IN
motion by tone in another pitch.
It is believed that as the cords VI
brate they excite hair cells which rest
on them, and that this causes nerves
to carry the sound message to the
brain.
Gifted with the ability to hear. we
should take due care to keep 1t. When
you must blow your nose, do it gently.
Evening star., 1933-08-22

see two trees which became united
when they were about feet above the
ground and they have continue heir
growing as one from that time on.
The pioneers found these oaks to be
of great value to them. as the trees
grew in fertile bottom lands where the
early settlers wished to establish homes
and plant gardens. These trees were
right at hand and were used for the
construction of cabins, barns and
other buildings. The wood was split
for roofing material.
The French colonists, who settled In
Illinois, over $50 years ago, gave to this
tree its name. It was said by them
that the name "shingle" was appro-
pirate, because even the leaves Of the
tree had a way Of overlapping to sug-
gest that the wood when used would
make excellent shingles.
In height the shingle oak reaches
100 feet, with a 3-foot waistline. It Is
considered a valuable tree for orna-
mental planting, because Of its beau
tiful form and handsome foliage.
Copyright. 1882
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Pointed Paragraphs

Don't make speciality of white lies;
they soil easily.
Struggling to get rich quick keeps
many man poor.
One trouble with the still small
voice" is its emphatic way of refusing
to keep still.
Some men go to bed too late ever to
wake up famous.
Some men owe more to their wives
than they ever get paid.
A man goes into debt because he
thinks he can soon get out; he goes
in deeper because he knows he never
will get out.
If sleep is conducive to beauty some
people must suffer from chronic in
somnia.
Lots Of writers who pursue a literary
career are unable to catch up with it.
The aviator who patterns his machine
after riches should be able to fly In
any kind of weather.
Evening star., 1933-08-22
BONERS
Selected from school papers.

The world is round because If you
look at the sky all round, you can see
1t everywhere.
Gravitation means the insides Of an
engine.
The use Of copper is to boil clothes in
The Sphinx is another tree that Is
dangerous to travellers.
The rain falls equally all the year
round, but more so in Winter.
A lynx is an animal Of the cat fam
lily; its skin Is spotted with very sharp
eyes.
Some answers to What do you con-
slider to be our most valuable insect?'
were: WoodpeckeT, toad, meadow lark
earthworm, lady bug from which we get
silk, Colorado beetle used for colorine
cakes, mosquito because it sucks out
the blood that isn't good, mosquito be-
cause 1t has given scientists challenge,
dragon-fly because it Is cannibal.
When children go to their meals it is
essential that they should have clean
hands, feet and faces,
Evening star., 1933-08-22
DOROTHY DK'S LETTER BOX
Why Does Widow Get Her Man Where Others
Fail? Advised to Give Up Girl Who
Would Stop Studies.

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CHE knows as no inexperienced girl please
get dispositions to jolly them s along
talk an and as to I KEEP a s The y . @ h soft n sda
sI % e Sn the % Amusing hs D s % pets
widow M demand u Of man N s:ae., girl
na he sensible h sna lat: :s.y to keeping s . %
@ %ss;%ss, for a. s::s spd Il % {
DEAR DOROTHY college boy 2l Of age very
college sad hove s %
end n':
hapy living small eaTnlns' WIN we regret IT we m' JIM 50
would ns ee w o % hope. sn @ E s0aB an ny % $
g. 15sS i: Ss
WOMAN makes willing stand
"A and fight with him she willing to deny herself
anything him at all
desires;
him Of the
complains
milestone his
him into failure
this would this girl who can't
sight. who
marriage for which not ready You
would back home mother for
who had had through all the
privations that wife must endure
NYwAY q Of 1s They
love hardshp poverty living
they
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stampede
ahead with the mapped for
established
girl who suits mature taste who will
helpmate DOROTHY DIX
DEAR think
- probability during
matter the girl older than the
BROWN EYES.
difference difference
the suitability Of marriage but think five entirely too long
itself generally both the and
tired and dilusoned with each other
DOROTHY
Evening star., 1933-08-22

that Is 1 to 2 inches across and about
one-haf inch long The plump acorn,
JOY of all squirrels, sits in snug cup.
The walls of the cup are thin and the
fruit projects one-half Of its length
above its rim
The wood of this tree Is heavy, coarse
grained and hard. It Is q light brown
In color and Of very good quality, but
It does not grow In sufficient quantities
to be commercially important, as are
some Of the other oaks
Kentucky Is the center Of the range
Of the shingle oak. Tho trees are
found from Central Pennsylvania west
ward TO Michigan, south to Georgia and
Arkansas. Few Of these trees are to
be seen In Warrington. D. O. On
Beach drive. not far from Military
road, In Rock Greek Park, you may
Evening star., 1933-08-22

Time was yearned for an abode
Beside q winding, rustic road
where I might learn
MY bread to earn
BY simple, toilful labors.
I hoped that in time might nno
Serene and placid peace OF mnds
And spend my days
In rustic ways
with pleasant rural neighbors.
But lately 1t has come to pass
That husbandmen must peddle gas,
And leave the sell
To pump up oil
For motor fabrication.
Each has to run q sandwich stand
And keep ice cream and pie on hand
And furnish maps
For city chaps
who crave for Information. 80
The farmers life Is no more spent
Evening star., 1933-08-22
My Neighbor Says:

To keep bread and sandwiches
soft and fresh, wrap in q dry
cloth first, then cover with cloth
wrung out of cold water and set
away until ready to use.
Small articles for a kitchen
shower for a bride can be pur-
chased for 10 cents or less and
will prove very useful. Included
are apple corers, strawberry hull
ers, knife sharpeners, bread
boards, gelatin molds, steel skew
ers, pot cleaners, asbestos mats,
glass percolator tops. measuring
cups and spoons, ball Of twine,
wooden spoons and pencil and
pad.
A little lard rubbed into grease
stains quickly removes them.
Mashed potatoes placed be-
tween two slices Of fish and
baked make a very tasty dish to
be served for dinner.
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-08-22
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

In healthful work and calm conten
The plow, gone bust,
Is red with rust,
The scythe is dull and jagged.
He has no time to NOW the oats
Or minister to hungry shoats,
Day after day
He pines away;
His duties run him ragged.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1933-08-22
How 1t Started
That Word Incentive"
BY JEAN NEWTON.

1NaC W0rU incentive.
"A single man has no incentive to
success"-"Knowing that you have for
given her will give her an incentive to
get we'll"
Typical uses, those, of the word Gin
centive" which is commonly employed
in good speech for something that
spurs us on, that encourages us, that
gives us an Objective stimulus
The word has an interesting origin.
For literally it means ito strike up or
set the tunel" Derived from the Latin
''incinere," "in" plus "canere," mean
ing to sing, an incentive takes a rather
poetic flavor when we realize that it is
supposed to "set the tune" to our course
of action!
fCopyright. 1881
Evening star., 1933-08-22

AZ the back of the mouth, near the base
of the nose, are openings OF the tubes
which lead to the middle parts OF the
ears. Two-thirds of all ear patients
have trouble in the middle ear, and
slIch trouble is caused sometimes by
violent blowing of the nose.
Il is cruel thing to strike person
over the ear-such blow may bring
about loss of hearing.
(For Science" section Of your scrap
book
If YOU would like the new leaf1et,
SFifty-f1ve Riddles and Answers" send
q stamped return envelope to me IN
care of this newspaper.
UNCLE RAY.
Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Gypsy Sandwiches.

Put half a cupful Of cooked chicken
or the contents Of 61a-ounce can Of
chicken through a meat grinder. Mix
with one-fourth cupful of boiled mush-
rooms. one tablespoonful of shredded
pimento and two tablespoonsful Of
mayonnaise. Spread between squares
Of buttered whole wheat bread.
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Puff Sleeves.

When ironing the popular but trou-
blesome puff sleeves, fold them back
in halves, with the cuff portion lying
along the armhole. Iron both sides, as
you would rufde; unfold and either
press out the crease or leave 1t to make
the puff more decided.
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Some Careful Thinking.

~ ONTINUING yesterdays arIlcie,
the opening bidder holds
sgn..s51 ssg'.n 81 1l:kssx kkssxx
and the bidding goes-one no
trump. three no trumps, four no trumps
on the four primary tricks, hve no
trumps by responder. Now the opener
knows that he is being called on for
q further decision. What can II oe!
Picture Your Partners Hand.
In hearts and clubs the responding
partner can have only the two kings
Therefore. his two additional primary
tricks consist of the ace Of diamonds
and in spades either the ace or the
king-uueen. Plainly, everything Is solid
except the spades, and 1t is concerning
the spades that the responder Is IN
doubt. Need two tricks be lost in that
suit?
Abandoning the Slam.
With the above holding in spades,
opener realizes that two spade tricks
will be lost if his partner holds
and that two may be lost If dummy
nuts down K @ in that suit. IN
able to ascertain which holding he Will
find, he must relinquish the slam and
pass five no trllmps. 1t Is an even
chance whether he finds hopeless
holding or a possible slam holding. IL
he finds the possible holding-K Q x
it is still no better than an even chance
whether two spades will be lost or only
one. Consequently, the slam must be
abandoned unless ones position IN the
rubber or tournament calls for des-
perate chance to be taken-a three-to-
one shot.
Bidding the Slam.
Increase openers spade holding to
! 10 9 x, and six no trumpS may now
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Greasing Pans

When poaching or scrambling eggs,
grease the pan before the eggs are
added or before the water Is added for
poached eggs and the eggs viii not stick
to the bottom of the pan.
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Making Sour Milk.

When q recipe calls for sour milk
and none is available, add two table
spoonfllls of vinegar to cupful OF
fresh or canned milk and In . lev
minutes It will be Soured.
Evening star., 1933-08-22

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest liuing contract and auction
player. He pas captain OF the renowned
-Four Horsen1en" team, 1,O10 disbdnded,
and has ipon "a national championships
since 1924. These articles are based on
the Sims system, Which includes. the
one-oper-one principle tphich the Sims
group OF players pas the first to employ
snd depeiop.
Evening star., 1933-08-22

ing that oaks are the only trees that
produce acorns.
Because it is such a, small tree. the
shingle oak is often calted laurel oak"
It Is singularly handsome. with its
pointed, glossy leaves. which are some
thing like those of the laurel, and, when
growing alone, it develops a very SYM
metrical top. The oblong leaves are
alternate and arranged along the stem.
They are 4 to inches long, to 2
inches wide, very leathery in texture
and have smooth edges. They are an
exquisite dark green, with a glossy top
and downy lining.
The acorn, or fruit, Of this tree takes
two years to mature, as the shingle
oak belongs to the blackjack group and
has this family trait. The stout stems
on which the acorns stand hold fruit
Evening star., 1933-08-22
N A T u r E. S
C. H IL d r E N
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Shingle Oak.

g. mDrtoel1A
9 the shingle oak has seen at
TO depart from the traditional
style of leaf preferred by all
n other oaks, you may at frst be
,,,,,1lod oe fo its identify know
Evening star., 1933-08-22
Bidding the Slam.

Increase openers spade holding to
J 10 8 X, and six no trumps may now
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-03
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
JUDGE KNOWS THE NOSE

Declaring that under the Connecticut
statutes mans nose is not part of his
body, Judge M. H. Geisler of Putnam,
Connecticut, acquitted one Vincent Cir
ardi, charged with mayhem after the lat
ter had been accused of biting off half
inch on the top of Thomas Orlandos
nose during a quarrel.
This seemingly ridiculous judgment,
noted in coast paper yesterday by some
of our local citizens, was brought to the
attention of the editor, accompanied by
scurrilous remarks on the type of JUS
tice dealt out in our native state, and
the lack of biological knowledge shown
by its judiciary.
Lest others be misled, as We're the
aforesaid citizens, we beg to state here
that there is every reason to believe the
judges decision was a sound one, based
on law and logic and we are made happy
by chance to defend the jurisprudence
of Connecticut, though we vehemently
declare it needs no defense.
Like others in various sections of the
world, the people of eastern Connecti-
cut, wherein Putnam is situated Cor sit
uate as the case may be) are given to
considerable curiosity. They love to spy
upon, to probe, to peek, to gossip.
This pernicious habit is frequently des-
cribed even by those with an excellent
command of the English language, as
being "nosey", or sticking ones nose in
another's affairs.
1t is quite within the realm of sound
reasoning to suppose that at the time of
the alleged mayhem Orlando's nose was
not where nature had intended it should
be, but was prowling around where it
had no lawful or legal right to be and
accordingly, as so often happens under
such conditions, got itself into trouble.
Such being the case, what more logi-
cal or fair decision could be rendered
than the one given by Judge Geisler?
Apparently he is big enough, learned
enough and brave enough to recognize
the true facts in case and render his
decisions accordingly. In ruling that Or
lando's nose was not part of his body,
Judge Geisler undoubtedly was consid-
ering (as judge should consider) only
the facts pertaining to the alleged Of
fense at the time it assertedly va. COM
mitted.
If Orlando's nose is back where it be-
longs but somewhat "oUt of joint. as
the saying is, he has none but himself to
blame.
We feel our explanation will be un-
derstood and accepted by all falr-mlnd-
ed readers. Connecticut's fame for fair
dealing (don't mention the wooden nut
megs, piease) is not tarnished, rather it
is upheld, by Judge Geisler's fearless
and sensible decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-03

dingle- -dangle and on each side OF
the birds beak was bright eye.
III soon see what made that noise, :"
whispered the turkey.
You had better becareful," warn
ed Mr.. Longears. 1T was grillery-
growlery sort of noise if you ask
me"
II am not afraid of grillery- -growl-
cry onises," laughed the turkey, al
though he did not laugh very loud
ly. III take a look and see who is
there" he went On. You stay back
here, Uncle Wggily."
So the rabbit gentleman did this
and after thrusting his beak and
eyes outside the cave, the gobbler
came back on his tiptoes to say:
Il saw the Fox, the Wolf and the
Bob Cat out there"
"Oh, Oh! Oh" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily, three times, just like that.
THE Bad Chaps! might have
known. And not a drop left in my
water pistol to shoot theml' sighed
the rabbit gentleman
Did you bring your pistol loaded
with water to shoot the Bad Chaps
with?" asked the gobbler
That's what I did, answered the
rabbit. And now l have no water
left. What shall do?"
Have no fear" said the gobbler
kindly. 1T is my fault that you have
ro water left in your pistol for |
drank it all. being very thirsty. But
I shall save you from the Bad Chaps
all the same"
! "HoW?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
with my beakl" answered the
bird. Il have a large, strong beal:
and once l nip the Fox, the Wolf, or
the Bob Cat with it they will know
they have been nipped all right. You
will not need your water pistol after
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-03
sDon1't Quote Me-
- BY United Press

gion of Honor cleaning above.
Although Minister Bellegarde says
he intends to retire to private lie,
rumors are that his row with the
Haitian government was caused not
entirely by acceptance of financial
agreement with the United States.
Haiti wanted to MAKE MIN minister
to the Dominican republic 1t is said,
and Bellegarde was enraged.
Charles w. Taussig, Jr. son Of the
Harvard economist has roomS'sAt-a
hotel here right next to those OF
Secretary of State Hull. Taussig,
head of the American Molasses as
sociation is often seen about the
state department. He is interested in
the controversial sugar code impasse.
But state department officials deny
with utmost emphasis that they are
Interested or that Taussig is doing
any advising on 1t.
Concerning the effort of the AAA
in selling its crop reduction plans to
the farmers, Chester Davis, co-ad-
ministrator CT the Agricultural Ao-
justment act, says:
ut is surprising how much moss
you can scrape off a mans back
with a dollar"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-03

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Dantes
Bellegarde, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of Haiti is
going back to his native lands after
spirited resignation statement
here attacking United States fin
ancial dictatorship over Haiti"
Bellegarde is a Toussaint Lover
ture type, a broad Shouldered tall
Negro with a piercing smile. He Is
considered one OF the most eloquent
orators of his race.
The retiring minister likes contro-
versies as we'll as speech making. He
figured several years ago in squab-
BILE over an article concerning Gen.
Smedley Buffers exploits with the
marines in the island republic. But
Ter was said to have captured a cer-
tain fort. Bellegarde denied such
fort ever existed. Later 20 smooth
things over he said he at least had
no knowledge" Of such a fort.
Bellegarde has been minister here
since February 16, 1881. He was al
ways the centre Of interest at the
colorful diplomatic receptions, be-
cause of his splendid appearance in
evening attire, with broad red sash
across his vest and the French Le-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-03
BEDTIME STORIES
sy HOWARD T. GARRIs
lCsr-rtgAi, 1881, sy Mcclure Newspaper synaicsts'
8y HOWARD z. GARRIg

I get through with the Bad Chaps,
let me tell you."
1T is very kind of you to tell me
that" said Uncle Wiggily. But how
are you going to do it? The Bad
Chaps won't come in here to be
a.Tped, and you don dare &C out-
side fer fear the farmer may catch
you for Thanksgiving. And I dare
NOT go out on account Of the Bad
Chaps. So what's TO do about it?'
We'll, we're not going to put out
the light and go TO bed, that's one
thing we're not going to do; song or
no song" said the turkey. Il think
know a way to get the Bad Chaps
in here so can take nip at them.
"How?" asked MI. Longears.
II will speak your name very
loud" went on the turkey. Then
the Fox and Wolf and Bob Cat, who
must be looking for you, will know
that you arein this cave. They'll
come in, not knowing l am here
with you and as soon as they so
much as stick their noses inside the
cave I'll nip Them
The rabbit gentleman, thought
this would be a good idea, so the
turkey said, very loudly:
Hello, Uncle Wiggily Oh, Mr..
Longears, Ho, my bunny friendi
At once the Fox, the Wolf and
the Bob Cat outside the cave prick
ed up their ears and the Bob Cat
meWed:
Come on Uncle Wiggily is in
there! I thought I smelled him.
Into the cave the three Bad Chaps
jumped, but the big bird with his
strong, sharp beak was waiting for
them behind the door.
"Zip!" he nipped the Fox. "zip!'
he nipped the Wolf. Zip" he nip
ped the Bob Cat, each one on his
nose.
"Wow!' howled the Fox. "Wow"
howled the Wolf. "Wow!" howled
the Bob Cat and out of the cave
they rushed leaving Mr. Longears
safe. So the bunny thanked the bird
With his big beak most kindly. AND
i the bunch of carrots will kindly
lunch holes in the loaf of bread
to make it look like a lace curtain,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
vily's stepladder.