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Evening star., 1934-08-12
Conquering Contract
BY r. Hal SIMS.

whether he was going to make four
hearts.
West opened the jack Of diamonds.
There has been some discussion as 10
whether one should lead the fourth
best or the top OF partners suit against
a suit declaration. When have over
called In a suit I like my partner 70
lead the highest card Of that suit. My
suit, to overcall. must be either long,
or strong, as naturally do not wish
to run the risk Of o serious loes II
doubled. Ny partners lead Of his
highest card in my suit enables me To
nlace the honors more accurately, and
to decide whether or not 70 finesse
against dummy.
East ducked the diamond lead when
South played low from dummy. VIM
ming in his own hand with the queen.
South realized that the heart finesse
must be taken II he wished to make
four hearts. He went over TO the
board with a club and led the queen
Of hearts. East refused to cover. He
led the Jack of hearts. East stin re-
fused to cover. South then craftily
played the king of diamonds, which
East won with the ace.
If East returns diamond, South
ruffs and takes all the rest Of the
tricks. East was too smart, however.
He realized the danger OF the club suit
and returned q club. South won the
trick in dummy and after some
thought played O small club back.
East ruffed with the king of trumps
and South overruffed with the ace.
As West still holds trump, the king
ruff is immaterial. doing no harm and
no good. East, however, was taking
no chances Of giving South q discard.
On this play West discarded a dia-
mond, retaining four spades to the
king-l0.
The 10 Of trumps pulled Vests last
trump and now South helplessly led
a spade. West ducked. East covered
the jack with the ace and returned
a diamond. which South trumped.
West, gifted with some strange In
sight. allowed South's return of the
eight of spades to run to Eastis nine.
The thirteenth diamond and the king
OF spades won the last two tricks for
the defense.
"Since we're down two at four
hearts," said South bitterly, Il can
now say that there are four no trumps
In the hand"
Copyright, 1e34J
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CAMP STAY-AT-H0ME
HAS FULL SCHEDULE
Girl Reserve Cruise and Y. w.
c. A. Dance Among Activ.
tiles Planned.

Camp Stay-at-Home program has a
full schedule of activities for its last
week with Girl Reserve cruise down
the Potomac for juniors and dance
on the roof of the Y. W. C. A. for the
senior campers. Passage for the Girl
Reserve cruise down the Potomac win
be arranged for Friday at 10 am. The
girls win take the boat to Marshall
Hall, eat lunch there and have deck
sports on the return. Senior Camp
Stay-at-Home campers will toss aside
their camp clothes and be seen in
dainty organdies and flowing chiffons
at their closing dance on the roof of
the Y. w. C. A. on Friday evening.
Their escorts will be members of the
Y. M. G. A. Hi-Y Club and other
organizations of the city.
e Street Girl Reserve Club will 20
on scavenger hunt tomorrow.
Recently elected officers of the club
are: Doris Hicks, president, and Hilda
Hathaway. secretary.
A splash party" for senior camp
the Takoma pool at 3 pm.
Members of the Junior Camp STAY
at-Home Social Dancing Glass viii
cook breakfast Tuesday in Rock Greek
Park.
Senior Camp Stay-at- Home win
have q scavenger hunt, to be followed
by supper, a camp fire and sing
wednesday. The campers will meet
at the Shoreham end of the Taft
Bridge at 4:30 pm.
Events scheduled at Kamp Kahlert
this week include a tennis tourna-
ment for both the beginners and ad-
vanced players. A water exhibit is
planned for today, when all forms of
swimming and boating skill will be
presented. A group in creative
writing-the Ink Imps," as the men,
berS have styled themselves-haS been
formed and both prose and poetry
will be written for the camp puhlica-
ton. The Dramatic and Music Group
Is planning q presentation of the
operetta Gypsy Love- for August 19
Various groups are busily working on
dancing. singing, acting, costumins
and scenery. Parents Of the campers
viii be invited to attend.
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Accused Policemen
Object TO Oath to
Invoke Gods Wrath
nr &c Asnociass.i a rr.as .

NJ the Associased Press.
LYNCHBURG. Va, August II,
Aroused by the disappearance
Of articles ranging from 81 200 In
cash to four bottles Of beer from
police headquarters here. City
officials are taking no chance OF
q bophoie In the oath policemen
are asked TO take attesting their
innocence.
Some Of the biuecoats have
voiced objections 10 the CLAUSE in
which they are asked to hope
and ask God. in whom and by
whom we move and live and have
our being, In whose existence /
firmly believe. that he win strike
me dead before the setting Of the
sun on this day" II they are not
speaking truthfully In denying
any implication In the thefts.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
SIX DEMOCRATS FILE
FOR MONTGOMERY JOBS
Judge Charles w. Woodward and
States Attorney Prescott
Among Candidates.
By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BY stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, August ll-Six
candidates indorsed by the Demo-
cratic organization of Montgomery
County for the Fall elections filed
their declarations Of intentions with
the Board of Election Supervisors
yesterday afternoon
They are Judge Charles w. Wood
ward, incumbent, nominee for the
Circuit Court: States Attorney Sted-
man Prescott, who Is running for
State Senate: John B. Diamond and
Robert d. Hagner. candidates for re-
election 10 the Board Of County Com
misSioners; James H Pugh. who as
pires to the office of States attorney,
and Mrs. Anna II. Roach. candidate
for the State Central Committee.
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food control. the st. Lawrence water
way, Boulder Dam and Muscle Shoals.
The st. Lawrence Navigation and
Power Project, by n. @. Moulton
and others. 1929. SLBC.Me6.
Presents the results Of careful,
independent study of the funda-
mental economics of the proposed st.
Lawrence waterway"
The Great LAkGs-St. Lawrence Deep
Waterway to the Sea. by Tom Ire-
land. 1884. HJV.Ir2.
''Mr. Ireland's book forms q valu-
able record. one teening with de-
tailed information and awakening
big-scale thoughts"
Roosevelt's Plea for Treaty Action.
In News Week, 8: S-io. January
20, 1894
A discussion OF the Presidents
message advocating Ratification Of
the st. Lawrence waterway treaty.
accompanied by . map and illustra-
tions.
Purposes and Methods Of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority, by A. e.
Morgan. In Annals of the Ameri-
can Academy Of Political and So
cial Science, 172: 5o-67. March.
1894.
T. v. AS chairman outlines Just
what the Authority Is trying to do
and how it Is trying to do It.
Tennessee Valley idea, by Il. r. Brown.
In Current History, 40: 4io-l7.
July, 1884.
A critical appraisal Of the great
experiment undertaken by the 7. v.
A. and its implications.
Americas Greatest Dam: Muscle
Shoals. by w. b. West. l92S.
TE.W52.
Saving the Good Earth; the Missis-
sippi Valley Committee and Its
Plan, by H. L. Ickes. In Survey
Graphic, 23: 62-5s, February,
1894.
Secretary Ickes describes the new
plan for dealing with erosion and
food control, forestation, agriculture,
navigation and power in an effort to
conserve water and soil in the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
Dam That Rolls Up TO Control Mis-
sissippi. In Popular Science. 124:
20, March, 1884.
Construction Of Boulder Dam, by Els
wood Mead. In Literary Digest,
lie: Is. November 4. 1898.
"As high as a 5o-story building and
nearly two city blocks wide at the
base, the structure win imprison two
years now Of the Colorado River"
Power, Irrigation, Beauty, by Ernest
McGaffey. In National Republic.
81, CT, April, 1884.
This article on the country In the
vicinity of Boulder Dam touches on
the recreationaI values Of our water
resources-which are not necessarily
destroyed by dam construction.
Los Angeles Reaches Out for Water.
In Review Of Reviews, So: AZ, oc-
tober, 1888.
"Our greatest construction project,
measured by the familiar yardstick OF
the cost Of materials and labor, Is
that undertaken by Los Angeles and
IL neighboring cities of Southern Cali
ifornia to obtain water supply"
More Power for the Northwest. Grand
Coulee Project. In Review of Re
views, SO: 4S-4e, January, 1884.
"The Grand Coulee Dam Is only
the first step in a far-reaching
scheme to develop the Northwest .
The plan will not only supply cheap
power to an area within q radius OF
800 miles, thus attracting new indus
tries, but will reclaim more than .
million acres of land"
Evening star., 1934-08-12
OFFICERS ELECTED

l. s. Kercheval to Head Berry
vile Legion Post.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BERRYVILLE. Va, August IL
Leonard s. Kercheval was elected
commander of Lloyd Williams Post,
No. Al. American Legion, at the an
nual election here.
Mr.. Kercheval succeeded Edward
p. Berlin. Other officers elected
were: M. F. Wisecarver, first vice
commander; E. p. Carter. jr., second
vice commander; H. L. Scheuer, ad-
jutant; Ernest Locke, finance officer;
J. F. Spates, service commander; j.
D. Grifhng, historian; DR.. G. H. Iden,
welfare officer; r. l.. Plybon, chap
lain, and w. E. Henson, sergeant at
arms.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

The bureau said that it Is at a loss
TO understand such a statement.
1t Is the bureaus announced de-
sire 70 eliminate entirely any ques-
ton as TO the correct date Of birth
of all men enlisting in the United
States Naval Reserve between the
ages OF 10 and 20 years In order that
there viii be no question arising on
this point in case they desire to take
the competitive examination for the
Naval Academy. The enlisting on
Ger, II was pointed out, can obviate
this by paying more attention to
the record requiring a statement Of
the correct date OF birth.
The bureau says that It is aware
of the fact that in a great many in
stances birth certificate Is not Oh
tainable at all or very hard or in
convenient TO obtain. In lieu of q
birth certificate 1t is desired that the
enlisting officer satisfy himself as TO
the correct date OF birth and at the
same time explain to the candidate
for enlistment the action taken in
case OF a misstatement of age.
In explaining to Naval Reserve units
the duties Of the Bureau of Naviga-
tion in connection with the Reserve,
the bureau said that in maintaining
and training the necessary Reserve
personnel, requests are made of the
chief Of naval operations for the as
signment OF such floating equipment
as Is required for this purpose. It
proclires funds for maintaining and
operating this floating equipment, for
the maintenance of various armories,
aviation bases, etc. and for all other
material and personnel required In
this connection. It prepares the esti-
mates OF amounts required for these
purposes, and In the event the re-
CURED amounts are not obtainable
acquaints the Secretary Of the Navy
thereof, and under his direction de-
termines the reductions in Naval Re-
serve activities that must be made to
keep within the amount of funds
provided. It apportions to the Bureau
OF Engineering, the Bureau OF Con-
struction and Repair, the Bureau of
Aeronautics and the Bureau of Medi-
cine and Surgery the amounts re-
quired by those bureaus for the main
tenance, ETC., Of the floating equip
ment.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

Mr.. Sims Is WatueTsaliy acclaimed the
greatest HIRING contract and auction
player. Ne ipas captain Of the TenopRed
"FoaY HorsemeH" team, notD dtsbdnded.
and has tpon 20 national champion
ships SiTce 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system. phich
includes the oHe-oper-one priHctple,
IChich the Sims group OF players iUds
the frst to employ and develop.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
SLAYER IS ACQUITTED
Bernard Allen Pleads Temporary
Insanity.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
POWHATAN COURT HOUSE, Va,
August 1l.-Bernard Allen was ac-
quilted last night of charges Of mur-
der in the killing of James Ryland
Wilkinson. Wilkinson was shot to
death by Allen the night of July 5,
after Mrs. Allen had informed him OF
her intimacies with Wilkinson. The
defense pleaded that Allen was rem
dered temporarily insane by the rev.
Citations Of his wife.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
STRAW RIDE PLANNED
Franconia Firemen's Auxiliary to
GO to Glen Echo.
BY a stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

FRANCONIA. Va. August 1.-THE
Ladies Auxiliary Of the Franconia
Fire Department win hold an old
fashioned straw ride" next Wednesday
evening. Trucks VIII leave the fire
house at Q O'Clock and 60 to Glen
Echo. returning ut midnight.
Tickets are being sold at TaIbert's
store and by Mrs. @. L. Struder. Mrs.
David Scott and Mrs. jeffrey Stewart.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
The Defense.

-O EAST belongs the power and
the glory on this hand. East
started laying the groundwork
Il for his brilliant defense ON the
opening lead. and as South
struggled with his four-heart contract,
the subsequent plays fell into beau-
tiful pattern from which South could
not escape.
Here Is the hand.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

Mr.. Sims will answer all INQUIRIES an
contract that are addressed TO this news
paper with n self-addressed, stamped en-
velope.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
VIEWS AND REVIEWS.

ENGLISH JOURNEY. BY J. B.
Priestley. New York: Harper &
Bros
Evening star., 1934-08-12

George Z. Sedgwick has enlisted as
On apprentice seaman and has been
assigned to the ID Fleet Division for
duty.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

Milton B. Weary. formerly attached
to the I'd Fleet Division here, hav-
ing returned to his home at San
DIEGO, Calf, his records have been
transferred to the commandant of the
llth Naval District, with headuuar-
ters at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

The Bureau of Navigation has an
nounced that during the past year 1t
has found 1t necessary to discharge
numerous men from the Naval Re
serve as undesirable" and others
with special order discharges, "for
misstatement Of age" due to the fact
that these men miSstated their ages
upon enhsting. After enlisting they
discovered they would be eligible to
take the competitive examination to
go to the United States Naval Acad-
emy by changing the record to show
their correct ages. With few excep-
tons, all men that made application
20 take the competitive examination
looking TO appointment to the Naval
Academy were discharged when It was
found that there had been change
In their date Of birth. In many cases
it was found that no record had been
submitted. giving the parents con-
sent. and stating the correct date of
birth under oath. In one case a
mother stated that she had been "ill
advised" and incorrectly advised" as
70 the date Of birth 70 be given.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

AS practically all Of the officers of
the battalion viii be away on the
annual cruises, it is probable that the
weekend cruises aboard the training
launch viii be suspended for two
weeks.
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ments during the murder. Such an
elaborate deception could have no
other Interpretation. While ner ac-
complete t0urneyed from ST. Loiiis. she
must nave been In Philadelphia: pre-
sumably. she had just met Miss Prem.
tiss and secured from her the details
of the voyage. II maftered not
whether her confederate aided inno-
Gently. or whether she knew of the
murder plot, behind the trickery. She
must he found: the fact remained that
In one way or another. Laura Jordan,
whom she could incriminate. was re-
sponsible for her husbands death.
But how. Rankin deliberated I'M
easily. was he to trace the actress ac-
complete? Considering this problem,
Rankin reflected on how Jordan's wife
might have enlisted the missing wom-
an in this imposition. Obviously, she
was selected because of her superficial
resemblance to the actress. which
makeup and wig would enhance.
In that case. her participation could
scarcely be guiltless: she probably ex-
pected to share the inheritance the
murder brought Mrs. Jordan.
But there was still another source
from which the Prentiss girl might
have been recruited. if the actress had
no convenient relative. What was
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But beyond establishing this motive.
the letters did not involve Mrs Jor
dan; and Rankin refrained from
drawing far-fetched conclusions. New.
ertheless, the situation was suspicious
enough to justify his swift resolve to
investigate the actress as his next
move.
In the meantime. however. Mr.. Mer.
rick's alibi about his journey from
Vandalia would not be neglected.
Before Rankin could call II a day
and go home. he received from the
sergeant a resume of his Interview
with the nurse at the university hos
pital. 1t was short one, but verified
Ben Crawford's account of his move
ments on Tuesday night as far as
Florence Dalton could verify it. She
had apparently. however, been fore
warned by the student to expect some
sort of Interrogation by the police.
And when Gilmore treasured her that
her statement would not be made pub.
lie, she spoke more freely. In accord
ance with Crawford's story, he had re-
NAMED with the girl until morning.
AS Rankin realized all too well, the
report settled nothing about Craw-
ford's whereabouts during the cere.
mony itself. 1t offered no support for
his tale of the blind date that was not
kept. The difficulty about suspecting
Crawford Of the crime was that there
was no iota of evidence to connect
him with it. And no suggestion of
any motive he might have harbored
for wishing Stuart Jordan out Of the
way.
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With Stuart"
agreement. Her letters, he thought.
conveyed the impression of attempting
to effect reconciliation.
The actress was suddenly anxious
at the question; her effort to appear
puzzled failed to ring true and she
answered more vehemently than nee.
essary.
Happy. Mr.. Rankin? OF course 1t
was. else would never have come
east to join him." at
Are you certain about thatT" RAN
kin insisted. unimpressed. You had
no quarrels important enough to cause
a separation--or even -. d.
yorce?"
"No, the notion is absurd" She
hesitated nervously; it was her evil
dent apprehension of his curiosity that
prompted her TO ask. "Why you sure.
ly had no reason to think there was
trouble between US. Mr. Rankin?
"None particularly. except that
Stuart should have left you out west,
when he matriculated at Philadelphia. !"
the detective fenced adroitly. "You
haven't been living with him since. and
you waited so many months before re-
joining him."
The actress looked relieved at his
answer. disarmed by his caution In
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CHAPTER X-Continued

And what was the number and loca-
ton of the stateroom you occupied?"
Il had Cabin % on Q deck" Mrs.
Jordan replied promptly.
AT Rankin's request, she produced
from her pocketbook the papers of her
passage. which offered substantial evil
dence of her account
1t was not until the detective had
thoroughly examined all these proofs
and wrote down the names mentioned
that he preached another subject of
equal Importance.
Now, Mrs Jordan" he said casual.
ly, tell me of your romance with
cumstances that led to your marriage.
How did you become acquainted with
tie boy In the first placer
Willingly, the actress complied with
a statement in some detail. She first
met Stuart, she related. slightly over
a year ago. al party held In private
rooms at one of St Louis most ex.
elusive hotels. She was playing at the
Forrest theater there. The party. a
gay, rather abandoned affair, was ar
ranged by Aberdeen students on a
lark The preponderance of young
men had necessitated the presence of
a few extra girls; and though unac.
quainted with any of them. Laura Du.
mont had. at the invitation of several
of the chorus. attended to fill in. And
there she was paired off with Stuart
Jordan, reckless under the influence
of liquor and participating in the gen.
eral revelry.
She fascinated the boy and he
monopolized her the entire evening.
And. when the party was over, he oc-
companied her 20 the rooms she shared
with another member of the cast. He
made a date for dinner the following
day. Subsequently, he became In
creasingly enamored; with a weeks
vacation In which to entertain her,
they were together constantly at
dances and suppers after the show.
Naturally she was not insensible, she
admitted, to his looks or position-as
the heir Of fortune and young man
of breeding and social standing.
| Their courtship, If such 1t could be
called. was thus short and tempestu-
GUS. On the day before he returned
to school, while moody and impetuous
at the prospect of leaving her. Stuart
proposed that they elope. In anticipa-
ton, he had already obtained the mar
rage license. They were on their way
TO late dance, and Laura consented
She understood that the nuptials must
be kept secret, at least until the boy
completed his school year meanwhile,
she was to quit the show and settle
in luxurious quarters. But she dis
covered the real reason for this ar.
rangement, concealing the wedding
until her husband reached twenty-five,
only afterward
| Laura Dumont and the student were
married at midnight on Saturday, Feb
ruary eighth. year ago. in East st.
Louis. across the Mississippi river.
And they spent their first night to-
gether in a neighboring hotel.
"Your marriage. Mrs. Jordan" Ran
kin spoke more gravely than his query
warranted, twas it happy one? You
had no serious differences with
Stuart?'
According to Mr.. Fletcher's interpre-
tation, she had written her husband
placatingly, as If following some dis
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has decided upon MS
prosecution on the
often heard charges
of evasion Of income
taxes. When Mr.. Hoo
yer was President an
investigation of his re-
ceipts, as well as those
of his political associ-
ates in Louisiana, was
started, and dropped
probably because the
Presidential election
w. %It-
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Point, Ind, against
Samuel insult, Jr.,
and other officials Of
the company, includ-
ing Morse Dell Plain,
its president. 1t is
charged that the COM
pany's treasury was
looted for the benefit
Of insult holding COM
panies. The report of
the grand jury in
cluded these accusa-
lions:
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Flo r m a lly ratifying
the London confer
ence agreement and
exercising the powers
given him by the in
fiation amendment to
the farm adjustment
act, the President d.
rected all the federal
minis to accept for
coinage all silver
mined hereafter in
the United States or
its possessions, up to
"a nO0 0O0 nunoac a
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70 EpEAL Of prohibition has by no

u EPEAL Of prohibition has by no
ANmeans silenced the w. C. I. q.
From its headquarters In Chicago
comes this statement:
"The first fortnight of liquors legal
return In the "a wet states includes
some unnOted but nevertheless sig
nificant developments that thoughtful
citizens can scarcely afford to ignore.
1.-The results may be epitomized as
follows:
IL. For the first time in IA years
approximately 100000 American cit
liens, including fathers and mothers,
and nearly 100000 young people,
have been made the legal target Of
high pressure liquor craftsmanship.
~. In consequence thousands Of
American homes are suffering today
from the direct results of the return
Of legalized liquor.
20. Thousands of young people in
these opening days of ratified repeal
have taken the first serious step
lure of the modernized barroom APP
peal.
~. Thousands of men and women
have returned to their business with
judgment impaired, efficiency dimin-
ished, liability to accidents intensi-
fed, pockets depleted and nothing to
show for 1t except bad taste in the
mouth and a memory of scared ideals.
IS Millions Of dollars have already
since repeal been diverted from
legitimate business and from the i'm
mediate tragic needs of charity and re-
lief, to the till of the liquor seller and
the cash drawer Of the brewer and dis
tiller."
For the present, however, this Is az
a voice crying in the wilderness.
GRAND jury investigation of the
- affairs Of the Northern Indiana
puhlio Sarvioo oompanu roSuItod in tho