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Evening star., 1933-05-14
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

Mr.. Sims 10 unipersally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
player. He wds captain OF the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team. and has iDon ~
national championships since 1924.
These articles are based on the Sims
system, tphich includes the one-ouer-
one principle Uhfch the Sims group OF
players Dds the first to employ and
deyelop.
An Actual Hand From Tournament
Play.
TINE following hand led to varying
results and provoked much dis
cussion in team-of-four
i event. North was dealer,
neither side vulnerable.
Evening star., 1933-05-14

PARIS, May 6.
- OSTUMES here In Paris become
4 > more interesting as the weather
I grows more settled and Is
~ Spring advances. Practically
everybody who has been spend
ing the unpleasant months On the
Riviera and elsewhere has returned and
affairs Of every kind prove the occasion
for smart new costumes. Models which
up to . few weeks ago were seen only
In the couturiers' salons now are to be
seen at smart tea rooms, at concerts
and on the street. That Is what sun
shine means to Paris. where weather
often has a tendency to turn the whcle
world out in somber colors.
Somber colors this Spring, however,
are decidedly out Of the picture. Black
and white is, as usual, worn by many
of the most distinguished women, but
the lighter hues-gray, bright blue, COM
plemented with such shades as banana,
apricot and ash rose-are frequent.
Tailored costumes, oftener than not, are
Evening star., 1933-05-14
BY SYLVESTRE DORIAN,
Director Of the Paris Fashion Service.

ns vSa 81 the Paris Ish9n
this series of articles. are the follow:
ing: Agnes-Drecoll, Bruyere. Cheruit.
Helm. Lanvin. Louise Poulanger. HUI
bert. Paule- -Madoo. Martial ct Armand.
d'Ahetze. Lyolene, Patou. Molyneux.
Le Monnier. Rose Valois. Rose Descat.
Schiaparelli.' Macy Roud, Marcel
Rcohas and Lucille Paray.
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Pheasant Eats Money.

The corner Of q $40 bill was found in
the crop Of a pheasant by Mrs Edward
Eiener, Glencoe, MINI.
Evening star., 1933-05-14

One South put in . brilliant 'bar-
ricade psychic" by bidding three no
trumps over EaSt's spade overcall
When this was doubled, he went to
i've (not four clubs, hoping to be
doubled
However, West could read the mes
sage sufficiently to bid i've spades.
North thought 1t would be cheaper to
let them play his contract. If they
would be content with 1t, than to drive
them to slam which his partner might
have to overcan. Now East passed.
The barricade psychic had worked.
to pass. Plainly South was In deadly
fear Of q slam, and West had expressed
his opinion that five spades could be
made, although he did not know that
East controlled the first lead Of both
red suits.
Another Way ef Bidding the Hand
I think that East should pass North's
bid, to await Developments. Now South
should bid q heart, West . spade. North
two clubs and East three diamonds
South probably four clubs, which allows
West to bid four hearts, realizing that
East's force in diamonds indicates also
very strong spades support. East can
bid i've hearts to show the ace and con-
nrm the slam try. and West cannot miss
bidding six spades Actually the bid is
successful only because the diamond nm
esse works, but In bidding it would ap-
pear that East's three losing diamonds
would be discarded on Vests long
hearts, rendering the fnesse unneces-
sary. Actually ony two diamonds can
be discarded. alnd the finesse must be
taken. A good double chance to take,
anyway.
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The Bidding Under My System
WOULD hA.

It Is close whether South should pass,
fearing the penalty might be 1000, or
bid seven clubs, not being vulnerable.
North. not knowing his partner cannot
possibly take any trick. must pass the
six spades and hope to set the contract
by virtue of his diamond holding, and
the chance that declArer, having to
draw three rounds Of trumps, might not
be able to run out bis heart suit to the
bitter end. This hand can be bid in 30
many ways. Try 1t on your friends and
see how they handle 1t.
(Copyright, lo33.)
Mr.. Sims viii answer sll inquiries on con-
tract that are addressed 70 this newspaper
with self-addressed stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1933-05-14

CHANEL featured at her opening tiny
~ low-crowned hats Tilted straight
down over the eyes and usually made Of
Evening star., 1933-05-14

Mt sometimes 1t becomes necessary to
eeonomise, then let me urge you
WNSp % ar on the side Of simplicity.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
TROOP 100 IS GIVEN
ITS 15.YEAR CHARTER
Scouts Of White House Division
Praised at Dinner-Patrol Lead
ers Receive Warrants.

Troop 100 of the White House
Division. Boy Scouts of America, with
headquarters at the Y. M. C. A., was
presented with its 15-year charter. at
a dinner at the Y. NJ. C. A. Friday
night.
The charter was presented by Linn
c. Drake, Scout executive of the Dis
trict of Columbia Council, to James c.
Ingram, Boys Work director of the
Y. M. c. A., for the troop. The troop,
which was organized at the Boys De-
partment of the Y. NJ. C. A., in Febru-
ary, 1918, was praised as having made in
Is years "a more colorful history than
any other Washington Scout Troop, and
has been known for many years as one
of Washington'S outstanding troops"
The organization Is said to hold the
majority Of all awards ever given for
the big city contests.
After the dinner, served to 70 Scouts
and friends of the troop, an impressive
investiture ceremony was held, at which
new Scouts in the troop were pre-
sented with their tenderfoot badges.
The four new patrol leaders of the
troop, John Amante, Alex Adrian. Nor
timer Birdseye and Jack Bishop, were
also presented with warrants as patrol
leaders by former patrol leaders of
their respective patrols of several years
ago. who were back for the anniversary
celebration.
j. Wallace Talley. former assistant
Scout executive, and former Scout
master of Troop 100, in 1921, addressed
the meeting on old times in the troop.
and District Commissioner Willho Kallio
of the White House Division also spoke.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
ALLEY DWELLINGS
BILL RE|NTRODUCED
Senate Measure Contem.
plates Elimination of Con-
ditions by 1912.

Senator Capper, Republican, Of Kan
sas, reintroduced in the Senate yester-
day the bill which died with the close
of the old Congress to provide for the
discontinuance of the use Of alley
dwellings and to provide for the re-
plating and development of squares
containing inhabited alleys.
The measure contemplates elimina-
tion of alley dwellings by 1912. 1t
would authorize the Commissioners to
buy or condemn squares in which there
are inhabited alleys, replat such areas,
erect structures, and to lease, exchange
or sell any such lands or buildings
Authority also would be given them to
make loans to limited dividend cor
porations whose dividends do not ex-
ced 6 per cent year, or to home
owners under certain conditions, to aid
in providing and maintaining buildings
erected on the property thus acquired.
To carry out the act, $500, 900 OF the
unexpended balance of the funds of the
United States Housing Corporation
would be made available to start a
revolving fund, with further appropria-
tions from the Federal Treasury after
the first year. Interest at per cent
would be paid into the Treasury an
nually on the net amounts from the
fund used to carry out the act.
Authority also Is given to borrow
from the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration to carry out the plan. All re-
ceipts from sales, leases or other sources
would be deposited in the fund. On
July 1, 1943, the Commissioners would
report to Congress the operations car
ried on under this measure and rec
ommend any further legislation they
might deem necessary at that time.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
PEANUT PRODUCTS
PLANT BURNS, LOSS
T0TAL|NG $4,000
Employees Negligence in Leav-
ing Fire Burning Under
Oil Is Blamed.
TWO FIREMEN INJURED;
SECOND FLOOR SWEPT
Blaze Is Discovered by Employe Of
Dry Cleaning Establishment
in Adjoining Building.

An employees forgetfulness caused the
blaze that swept the SCHNEIDER Peanut
Products plant yesterday afternoon.
damaging the ree-story building to
the extent Of approximately $4,000
and resulting in injury of two firemen.
according to Fire Marshal Calvin G.
LAUDER.
When the IS or 40 factory workers
left for the day, the fire marshal said
last night, one Of them neglected to
turn of a gas cooker on which oil
was being prepared Tor use in the treat
ment of peanuts. A short time later,
LAUDER added. the oil boiled over and
the gas flame ignited it before being
smothered out.
Sweeps Second Floor.
Fed by grease and oil from the
plants peanut product machinery, the
fire swept the second floor Of the plant,
located at 1889 South Capitol street,
then ate its way up an elevator shaft
to the top floor.
The blaze was discovered shortly
after 2 o'clock by Dallas Mitchell, en-
ploye Of dry cleaning establishment
in an adjoining building, who saw
flames shooting out Of second-foor
windows.
He summoned Policemen B. F. Spittle
and Watson Salkeld. fourth precinct,
who turned in an alarm While await
ing the arrival Of firemen, Spittle went
to the home Of an employe OF the plant,
obtained a key and searched the struc-
ture to make sure everybody was out
The first firemen to reach the scene
sounded two additional alarms, bringing
g. total Of nine engine companies and
three truck companies.
The firemen who were hurt are Henry
J. Bahm, 38, No. % Engine Company,
and w. v. James, No. Z Engine Com
pany.
Drops Down Air Shaft.
Bahm's arm was broken and he may
have suffered internal injuries when
he fell down an air shaft, dropping
from the second floor. Physicians at
Emergency Hospital. where he was
taken, termed his condition "satisfac-
tory" last night.
James. cut and bruised about the
face and body, also was taken to the
hospital, but was dismissed after treat
ment.
Employees Of the plant. owned by Earl,
Roy and Kenneth Bowen. left shortly
after noon. Earl Bowen, who lives in
Hyattsville, closed the plant about half
an hour later.
He said, according to LAUDER, that
the damage was fully covered by in
surance.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
PEDESTRIAN BEATEN
BY COLORED DRIVER
Harrison Runkle of Gettysburg
May Have Fractured Skull.
Two Arrested.

Because he shouted at the colored
driver of an automobile which nearly
struck him at Second and c streets yes
terday afternoon, Harrison Runkle, "a,
Of Gettysburg, Pa, was severely beaten
by the motorist, he told police. His skull
may be fractured.
Runkle is said to have become con-
fused in trying to avoid car proceed
ing along G street. As he wavered. the
machine was forced to stop. Runkle
said he shouted at the driver, who got
out and knocked him down. The back
of his head hit the pavement.
At Emergency Hospital, where he was
taken by the fire rescue squad, physi-
clans said his condition was serious.
Two colored men were arrested by first
precinct police and held for questioning
One was arrested after police had traced
the vehicle through tag number fur
nished by a witness. The other man
later was arrested when he walked into
No. l police station to inquire about the
first, who is said to answer the descrip-
ton of Runkle's assailant.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
BACKS CAMPAIGN
ON TUBERCULOSIS
DR.. L. H. ReicheIderfer In
dorses New Effort to Stamp
Out Causes of Spread.

A renewed effort to stamp out the
causes of the spread Of tuberculosis,
which has been organized on national
scale and in which Washington will
participate, yesterday was given strong
Endorsement by DR.. Luther H. Reichel-
derfer. president of the board of Dis
trtct Commissioners, who has supervi-
sion over the District Health Depart
ment
The new drive, known as the "early
diagnosis campaign" will open in April.
1t is sponsored by the National Tubercu-
losis Association and more than 1000
State, county and city organizations,
including the District Of Columbia Tu-
berculosis Association.
In his statement of Endorsement Of
the campaign. DR.. Reichelderfer issued
warning to the public that the coun-
try as yet has not stamped out the
danger of spread of the disease and
that Washington has experienced an
increased number of deaths from this
cause in the past three years. The
number increased from $40 in 1880 to
500 in 1882. according to Health De-
partment records.
During this and ensuing years we
are likely to feel the effects of the
continued economic depression" Dr.
Reichelderfer said 1T is false economy
to cut the provision for maintaining our
various public health services at such
time as this"
The Commissioner asked for the full
est cooperation of public and private
agencies here in the coming campaign.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
CAR MISHAPS HURT
MAN AND TWO BOYS
Donald Drew, 26, Injured Seriously
in Taxi Crash-Young Victims
Struck by Autos.

A man and two small boys were in
jured in automobile accidents yester-
day.
Donald Drew. 26. of 3515 w street
suffered internal hurts and a possible
skull fracture when two taxicabs
crashed at Massachusetts, avenue and
North Capitol street, one of them over
turning. Drew was treated at Casualty
Hospital
One of the cabs was driven by Walter
M. Lundy, 1900 block of Four-and-a-
half street southwest, and the other by
Thomas w. Anglin, 1400 block of Eighth
street.
Jackie Rosenblatt, 6, of 1414 New
ton street, received broken leg, when
hit by a car near his home. After re-
ceiving emergency treatment at Gar
field Hospital, he was transferred to
Children's Hospital The driver, police
reported, was Owen G. johnson, 1900
block of South Capitol street.
Edward Ramon, 8, of 1913 Ninth
street southeast, escaped with cuts and
bruises when struck by an automobile
near his home. Nelson P. Kidwell, 2700
block Of Nichols avenue southeast, was
the driver, according to police.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
UTILITIES WILL GIVE
EXTENSIONS ON BILLS
Gas, Telephone and Power Gus
toners Not Penalized in
Rank Holiday.

Customers of the gas, telephone and
power companies who are unable to pay
their bills, owing to restrictions on with
drawals from bank deposits, will con-
tinue to obtain utility service without
penalties.
Oflcials of the Chesapeake Il Po-
tomac Telephone Co.. the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light Cos. and
the Potomac Electric Power Co. have
informed the Public Utilities Commits
sion of their willingness to show con-
sideration in such cases. it was an
nounced yesterday by Maj. Gen. Mason
M. Patrick, chairman of the commits
sion
The commission last week directed
the gas and power companies to suspend
the assessment of penalties for nom
payment of bills on which the period
of grace expired during the past week
It is expected the commission will
authorize the companies to extend this
sort of a moratorium until the banks
again are open for general transac-
tions.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
CANTOR TO BE GUEST
OF c. OF C. TOMORROW
Luncheon Will Be Attended by
Secretaries 1ckes and
Roper Also.

Banking and business worries will be
laid aside monrentarily at least by the
members of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow while they well
come Eddie Cantor. nationally known
gloom chaser, who is to be their guest
at luncheon in his honor at the VIII
lard Hotel
The luncheon will take the place OF
the regular March meeting OF the
chamber, President Thomas P. Little
page announced, and there will be
five or ten minute business session be-
fore the honor guest is introduced.
Members will come prepared to ask
Cantor questions on the state OF the
Nation.
Headed by Secretary of the Interior
Ickes and Secretary of Commerce
Roper, the other honor guests at the
luncheon will include Marvin H. Nc
Intyre, secretary to President Roose-
welt; Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson;
Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president,
Board of District Commissioners; Will
liam Green. president, American Fed
Grafton of Labor; Joseph P. Tumulty,
former secretary to President Wilson;
Ben T. Webster. president. Board of
Trade, and James E. Colliflower, presl-
dent. Merchants and Manufacturers
Association.
President Lttlepage will preside and
Harry T. Peters will act as chairman
of the Reception Committee. The
Luncheon will be held in the ball room
of the hotel at 1890 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
COUNCIL is PROPOSED
FOR ARCHIVES BUILDING
Bill Is introduced in Senate by
: Key for Operation of New
Structure.

A bill to set up an Archives Council
to supervise operation of the new
Archives Building being erected here
was introduced in the Senate yesterday
by Senator Keyes, Republican, of New
Hampshire. retiring chairman of the
Public Buildings and Ground Commit
tee. The Archives structure is one Of
those now being erected in the Federal
development program between Pennsyl-
vania and Constitution avenues.
The building will provide for preser-
vation of valuable and historic records
of the Government The council con-
templated by the Keyes bill would be
composed of two members of the Pub
lie Buildings Commission and its exec
utive officer, the chairman of the SEN
ate Library Committee, the chairman of
the House Library Committee, the IL
brarian of Congress and the archivist
of the United States. The position Of
archivist would be created by the bill.
Evening star., 1933-03-12

and music student turned to hotel work
for a career
Miss Statler's father. W. J. Statler,
directs the hotels her uncle founded, but
the girl wished to obtain a job on her
own responsibility and came to WASH
ington
She felt it was hard to theorize about
such things as good food and fresh cof-
fee, and wished to learn for herself.
Works Hours q Day.
Now, as assistant manager, she works
s hours day six days week. for
wages which are adequate for a head
waitress, but rather meager from the
point of view of an heiress.
Miss Statler expects to remain in the
shop for quite while yet" then to
work her way through every branch Of
hotel service.
Primarily, she is interested in food,
and incidentally. she doesn't advise
other girls to follow in her footsteps
just yet, as hotel hours are long and
women have few opportunities until
they can take over ownership.
Miss Statler's parents. unlike those
of fiction, are quite agreeable about 1t
all
They were awfully pleased when they
found out I was working" she said.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
BLACK TO SPONSOR
NEW D. c. BEER BILL
Measure Will Prescribe 80
Alcoholic Content in.
Place of sos.

Representative Black, Democrat, ol
New York, announced yesterday he
would sponsor a new beer bill for the
District in the Seventy-third Congress
He expects to introduce the measure
some time this week.
r.. Mr.. Black was author Of the bill In
troduced in the last Congress to legal
ize the sale of beer in the District when
national beer legislation is enacted. Ex-
tensiye hearings were held on the meas
ure. and after amendment it was re-
ported favorably and placed on the
House calendar, but was never called
up because of an agreement not to seek
action on the bill unless the national
beer bill became law.
The bill as reported in the last Con-
gress provided for beer of 3.05 alco-
holic content by weight. Mr.. Black
said his new bill would prescribe beer
of 3.2 alcoholic content to conform with
several other national beer bills intro
duced In the House last week by Repre-
sentativeS Cullen and O'Connor, both
Democrats of New York.
Several other changes Of a minor ma
ture, Mr.. Black indicated, probably will
be made in his new measure. but he
expects to follow generally the con-
struction Of the original bill which died
in the last Congress.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
Estimates of Companies and
Commission Checked at
Conferences.
HEARINGS WILL REOPEN
BEFORE BOARD APRIL 3
Separate Schedules Being Prepared.
Meetings Held to Facilitate Ar
guments Over Differences.

Progress Is being made in prepara-
tion OF two separate and voluminous
schedules of estimates of the value Of
the properties of the Washington and
the Georgetown gas light companies
for hearings on the valuation of the
utilities, to be resumed before the Public
Utilities Commission April 3.
The valuation estimates of the gas
companies and Of the experts of the
commission are being checked at q
series of conferences each week between
accountants and engineers of the COM
mission and the companies to determine
the differences.
The conferences are in line with the
modern method of preparation of a
valuation case which facilitates progress
OF argument over differences in esti-
mates when the hearings actually be-
gin. Maj. Gen. Mason M Patrick,
chairman, and Riley E. Elgen, vice
chairman, OF the commission, explained.
Summaries to Be Supplied.
Summaries of the findings of the two
sets OF utility experts are to be fur
nished to William A. Roberts, special
|
commission, and to Richmond B. Keech,
peoples counsel.
The purpose of the conferences, as
explained in commission order, is to
enable the commissions staff and the
stan OF the gas companies to revise
their separate valuation estimates in
instances in which the data supplied In
the conferences warrants such revision,
and not to agree upon a single joint
estimate.
The order also states: "If an agree
ment can be had on the facts involved
in a given account under two different
antagonistic principles, a memorandum
shall be prepared stating the facts un-
der each such principle, and the agree
ment in this instance shall not be bind
ing as to principle.
Not Binding on Commission.
1T shall be understood that no agree
ment of the conferees in any way can
bind the action of the commission and
that the revised estimates submitted at
the conclusion of the conferences shall
be in the same position as if each party
independently rendered separate esti-
| mates"
At the initial session of the hearing
March 3, the company stated it would
claim a valuation about sl0000,000 in
excess of that formerly arrived at by the
commission.
The original valuation of the two
companies which are in common own
ership, dates back to 1914. These valu-
ations, with additions for capital in
! vestments since then. had a total of ap-
proximately 1928, 900 as Of 1881.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
WALLACE TO BE ASKED
TO ADDRESS FARM GROUP
Will Be Invited to Open Country
Life Association August l
at Blacksburg.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BLACKSBURG, Va, March IL
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agri-
culture, will be invited to make the
principal address at the opening ses-
sion of the sixteenth annual meeting
of the American Country Life Associa-
ton here August l to 4. under present
plans of the Program Committee.
Mr.. Wallace will be invited to ad-
dress the first general session, to be
held the evening of August 2. Other
speakers on that program will be DR..
H. c. Taylor, president of the Ameri-
can Country Life Association, and DR..
Julian A. Burruss, president Of Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute. v. P. /.
will be host to the meeting.
National Policies Affecting Rural
Life" will be the general theme of the
four-day program, at which discussion
will be heard from agricultural lead
ers from almost every State in the
Union,
Evening star., 1933-03-12
Two Take Office
AS House Members
In Hospital Beds
Virginian and Oklahoman
Kept From Capitol
by Illness.

Two Representatives were sworn into
the new Congress late yesterday as they
lay in Washington hospitals, too i'll to
go to the Capitol to take the oath Of
Office.
The victim of severe attack of
influenza, Andrew Jackson Montague of
Richmond took the oath as Repre-
sentative of the third Virginia district
at Garfield Hospital. 1t was the
eleventh time he had been sworn in
as Representative.
At Walter Reed Hospital Representa-
tive Cartwright of Oklahoma took the
oath. Both Representatives were sworn
in by Speaker Rainey under authority
Of two resolutions which the House
adopted yesterday without discussion.
DR.. George w. Calver, Capitol phy-
sician, accompanied the Speaker on his
mission.