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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29

Dealer: East. East-West vul-
1erable)
After an opening bid Of Ida
nond here by East, South called
lSpade, West 2-Hearts, North 2
Spades, East diamonds and
South jumped to 4-Spades.
A diamond was led by West and
he second diamond lead trunnped
BY South. The declarer now de-
aided to ruff out his losing hearts
and was quite surprised when the
second heart lead was overruffed
BY East, who then cashed the club
Ace and returned club to his
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
PREVENTING AN OVERRUFF

PREVENTING AN OVERRUFF
IT IS NOT often that a declarer,
who has to ruff out SON. losing
cards from his own hand, aAo has
more trumps than he needs in
dummy. It he does and can afford
to drop the trumps first, he should
10 so. This will protect him against
an oyerruff.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29

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in the country
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29

By LOGAN CLENDENING, NJ. d.
YESTERDAY we pointed out
hat the patient who is subject to
nay fever should begin this early
N the season to plan TO be as com
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-29

partners K. setting the contract
one trick.
In this instance the declarer had
no excuse for attempting to ruff
losers before capturing the out
standing trumps, as there were
only three outstanding, which
could have been picked up in two
rounds, leaving two more in
dummy to take care Of the losing
hearts.
One warning he should have had
was that !. West overcalled with
hearts and, as the declarer held
four to the ace-king, it was evil
dent that West had some length in
that suit.
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South bid 1-Heart, which West
doubled; North bid 3-Hearts and
South four. After the lead Of the
club K, what defense by East sets
the contract?
Evening star., 1937-12-04
More Common Sense.

More than passing interest is due the
remarks made by Senator Thomas -of
Utah upon assuming Craftsmanship of
the Senate Committee on Education and
Labor this week. Plainly, he indicated
1t to be his intention to lend his inf1u-
ence as committee chairman to three
important objectives.
First named was the creation of a
Cabinet department of education and
welfare; second was the formulation of
a comprehensive national labor policy;
third was the perpetuation of the c. c. C.
as a permanent institution.
The Senator's most interesting COM
ment was In connection with the second
OF these objectives, probably most i'm
portant of the three.
''It is unwholesome," he said, ito have
labor divided against itself and equally
unwholesome to have labor and industry
feel that their interests are necessarily
divided. We have crudities of several
kinds to iron out Espionage is crude
responsibility of any kind is crude.
Even some of our legislation, being new,
needs refinement. Labor must become
more responsible for it's group action than
it is today. If the United States is to
have a comprehensive national labor
policy we must give further study to our
problems. 1t is of Importance that labor
and industry of their own accord under
stand each other better than they do
today"
Truly, one of the most vexing "crudi-
ties" in the field of industry and labor
has been the failure, seemingly willful in
many instances, of both sides to under
stand or acknowledge understanding Of
the others point Of view. Both have
spoken frequently of the craftsmanship
within their own ranks but too often
their relationships have been marked by
an absence of such quality on either side.
1t probably is not desirable that Gov
ernment assume full responsibility for
this relationship, its own shortcomings
in economic statecraft have been DEM
onstrated on occasion, but it is encour-
aging that one in position of infiu-
ence in this regard should speak under
standingly and impartially. Such ac-
ton is one of leadership in itself and
along lines of such obvious common sense
that it is difficult to see how either labor
or industry can disregard the opinions
thus voiced.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

baby-this Bureau of Standards-and
entitled to change its own birthday.
The institution has gone infinitely be-
yond its original purpose-that of testing
the qualities of materials purchased for
the Federal Government. 1t has carried
out this function, and II it hadn't the
much discussed national deficit would be
vastly greater than it is now. But test
ing has required researches to find out
how to test. To determine the qualities
OF specific product one must know all
about that product-and in learning all
about lot of things the Bureau of
Standards has made its everlasting mark
in the world.
1t has weighed the earth. 1t has ex-
plored the interior of the atom. 1t has
measured the heat of the farthest stars.
1t has gone down into the mysterious
depths OF absolute cold, where creation
stands still. 1t has gone upward into the
white fire Of the suns exterior. It has
made better false teeth and better silk
stockings for milady. 1t has explored
with uncannily delicate instruments the
desolate deserts of the planet Mars. It
has measured the tensile strengths of
blond hair and brunette hair, thereby
AohSASAAA6 SCouty pal lOlo odAc AOl uculOC-
racy. 1t has trapped the heat of the
sun and changed it into electricity. It's
activities have extended from beer bottles
to cosmic rays, from kiddie cars to the
ineffable elixer OF light that pervades
creation.
And out of the absolute cold, the dis
tant stars, the insides Of atoms it has
brought back to America wealth COM
pared to which the wealth of the Incas
was an insignificant trifle. 1t has made
every American rich-maybe, too rich.
The gold of the Indies ruined Spain.
Perhaps the wealth brought out of the
invisible world that surrounds us by these
Bureau Of Standards explorers will ruin
America. Some philosophers think so.
And then again 1t may have placed us
on the threshold of a destiny so glorious
that it transcends Imagination. Some
philosophers think that also.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Two Drivers Who Failed to
Understand Traffic Signs

To the Editor Of The Star:
Undoubtedly the Police Department
should adopt new parking sign system,
for when a Representative in Congress
can't learn in a weeks time what mo
Parking" means, there must be some
thing wrong. Perhaps the signs need
editing or maybe they should be illus
trated. Now I know why have been
"pinched" twice in the past few weeks
I didn't understand the signs. But for
some reason was unable to make the
officers at the station understand that
I didn't understand, so had to pay my
fine (the cop wrote one ticket incor-
rectly) and promise that would never
commit such a misdemeanor again. Per-
haps 1t was because I've been here six
years instead Of one week, but after
all I'm only Government clerk.
I wonder If Representative Connery's
position had any influence on the of11cer
who excused him or If his conscience
hurt him for removing the car
LOLA BOSWELL.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
In Defense of Pavement
Worms and jay Walkers
To the Editor of The Star:

TO tne Editor OF The STAR
Several drivers, turned commentators
in your estimable columns, continue to
have it in for pedestrians, whom they
hold In an esteem making 1t charity to
exterminate the species. Sighting allu-
sion Is made to the caliber mentis of the
pavement worm as evidenced by his
seeming lack Of concern for his own con-
tinued welfare.
The blame rests with the speed mani
acs and uncurbed darlings of devil-may-
care who monopolize the concrete
slaughterways, using them as nature
never intended-with no relief in sight
till oil grows scarce and expensive and
the motor age goes into a deserved de-
cline.
Many pedestrians are riders or drivers
temporarily set down to breast the turgid
streams to which at other times they 50
ably contribute. Crossing streets via the
mathematical straight line, they avoid
the awful ordeal of little walking. At
light crossings their avoirdupois is torpor
personified; or, at any time, in fact, ex-
cept when stepping on it,"
As for the pavement worm, he's gotta
grab his breaks when he sees 'em. II he
acts torpid, put 1t down that he's not a
real worm but motor addict temporarily
grounded. Crossing midblock. the pave
ment worm feels at least as safe as when
braving the pistol-shot picker -uppers at
a light take-off.
Five per cent Of pedestrians may be the
dumb apes one critic asserts. But the
remaining IS per cent are completely
cowed. intent only upon negotiating the
slaughter lanes in one piece.
What really is needed is 200 more cops,
alive to traffic control; 1000 permits re-
voked annually instead of $50; drastic
cut in the number of taxicabs; speed
governors if the majority won't conform.
The dare -you-hit-me lads, among
real pavement worms, are really rare.
The reason is, my dear crying motorist-
whose sacred rights are being 80 wan
tonly trod upon-they don't trust you
more than they would stick of dyna-
mite in hot fire. And If they did trust
you, how long would they last?
l. H. LATIMER.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
The Price of Liberty.

Keystones of political liberty are free
dom of speech, of the press, of the pulpit
They are-at least they are supposed to
be-guaranteed by the Constitution with
in the limits of laws against libel and
treason. In times past great deal of
emphasis has been laid upon them.
Any move to curb any one of these
freedoms or to punish or harass an lndi-
vidual for exercising them should be
closely examined. Something of the
sort seems to have arisen in connection
with the trade publication, Mill and
Factory, the editor of which the National
Labor Relations Board seeks to subpoena
to explain the background of an article
condemning that body and the law I'M
der which it operates. Copies of this
article, it seems, were distributed among
employees of the Wierton Steel Company
In an effort to discourage unionization.
1t may be that Federal court will
uphold the authority of the board to
subpoena this editor. 1t may be that
the Labor Relations Act provides au-
thority for such action. If this is indeed
the case it will be well to have such
authority very sharply defined. Offhand
1t would seem to constitute an intoier-
able notification of the cherished free
dom of the press in the rather broad
fo16 pf ralo tionS hatureoo ip6,,c+rv opJ
labor. Once such power is placed in the
hands of anybody it inevitably tends to
become broader and broader.
But, it might be said, the members of
the Labor Relations Board are discreet,
upright men. They will only exercise
their powers in fagrant cases. But who
knows what type of men will constitute
this body next week or next year? That
Is precisely the method by which most
tyrannies are established. There is no
greater threat to liberty than the sur
rendering Of any broad, discretionary
powers to any group of human beings,
however upright and honest they may be-
Doubtless the Mill and Factory article
annoyed the members of the board.
Perhaps it hobbled them in the perform
ance of their duty. But the principle of
freedom of the press is altogether too
sacred principle in Americas gospel of
liberty to be trifled with, regardless OF
who may be annoyed.
Watch this move. Watch what the
Federal court does about it. If freedom
of the press is to be destroyed or restrict
ed, let it not be destroyed or restricted by
the peoples default of interest.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
ceive for coming to and going from a
rassior mould Strikn a sour ,,nfe

ceive for coming to and going from
session, would strike a sour note.
On the other hand, If there is to be
ten-day interval between the closing of
the special session and the opening of
regular session, the question arises: Are
not the members entitled to the pre-
scribed forty cents mile to 60 and re-
turn from their homes? It is true that a
member who lives on the Pacific Coast or
in the deep Southwest could scarcely
make the trip and remain more than a
day or two at home. 1t is also true that
many of the members have homes right
here in Washington, to which they may
cling during the holidays.
No step has been taken yet to shake
the mileage tree: But sooner or later q
proposal to appropriate the necessary
amount-a total of more than $225, ,000-
Is expected. Congress provides gener-
ously for its own travelling expenses
twenty cents mile each way, or a total
of forty cents a mile for the round trip.
Once the money has been provided, each
member Is entitled to draw the mileage,
and no questions are asked.
OF course, no member of Congress is
thinking in terms of mileage when he
proposes an adjournment of the special
session on December %. But what of the
member who remains in WASHINGTON
during the ten-day holiday, or who
makes a short visit to New York instead
OF travelling to his faraway home? The
urge to be off and away for Christmas
is understandable. Equally understand
able, however, is the demand that Con-
gress remain on the job and do some-
thing-if 1t can-to ameliorate condi-
tions.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Brotherhood of Taxicab
Drivers Urges Limitation

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t was with great interest that I read
the editorial appearing in The Evening
Star, November 20, headed, TOO Many
Taxicabs."
AS president of the Industrial Broth
erhood OF Taxi Drivers OF Washington I
wish to say that 1t is 4 definite objective
OF our organization to fight for limit on
the number of taxicabs to operate here
in the District. Although we have ac-
complished very little in this matter, we
have made our position clear before the
congressional committees that have thus
far had this matter before them.
There are now two bills pertaining to
the taxicab industry here in Washington,
which have been before the Congress
for the past seven years, bills which we
all have heard much about-the taxicab
limitation bill and the compulsory liza
bility insurance bill. Why neither of
these bills have ever been passed is 4
question to be studied.
The position of the Industrial Brother
hood OF Taxi Drivers has been made very
definitely clear to the committees at
hearings on the two bills. What we want
is this, and just this, and the Washington
public we know Is with us: We want q
definite limit on the number of taxicabs
to be licensed for operation as such in the
District of Columbia, and we want law
to compel each of these taxi cabs to
carry financial responsibility. But we do
not want to be made to pay the high cost
OF financial responsibility with the doors
wide open for some huge taxicab inter-
est to walk in and within q very short
time extinguish the seventy to eighty per
cent OF independent owner drivers who
now constitute the great majority Of
taxicab operators here in Washington
We want both Of these bills, but we
want the limitation bill first Of all. It
has been said that the financial respon-
sibility bill will limit the lumber Of
taxicabs. am sure the public does not
want to starve the taxi men of the street,
which would be the result of the passage
OF this bill. Huge taxicab interests will
invade this city with from one to two
thousand cabs, and very quickly squeeze
out the independent owners.
Now We say again to the Congress, first
limit the number of taxicabs, and then
we, the taxi drivers, will gladly accept the
bill for compulsory liability insurance.
E. ERWIN DOLLAR,
President Industrial Brotherhood
OF Taxi Drivers.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Albums for record collections are q
nuisance, but they serve two very ad-
mirable purposes: They keep the discs
nicely, and they prevent ovsrplaying.
OVERRIDING Is the curse Of America, and
In nothing is 1t worse than in music.
We hear music hour after hour, all day
and night long, in every conceivable place
and in every possible way.
Mechanical means of music making,
brought to peak of perfection, enables
the honest music lover to do something
even Beethoven could not-haye it con-
stantly on tap, as 1t were, like water from
faucet.
Just as the music masters Of past ages
had no running water, In our modern
plumbing sense, so they had to play and
listen to music within reason, too.
Usually they met together once or twice
a week, four persons, perhaps, to play
quartets.
Occasionally there was grand concert,
with the necessary rehearsals. But there
was no constant dinning OF music into
their own and other peoples ears.
y
The lover of the more serious music,
as presented by the modern electrical
discs and machines, now long out of the
canned music" category, will discover
that nothing holds him down more than
the albums.
Whether he chooses to place them fiat
on the shelves or upright-we prefer the
former-he will find that they are great
nuisance.
Since these albums, in various forms,
come down to us from the former age Of
{ol
queer that there has been no particular
improvement in them.
The envelope openings still are at the
wrong end, the top, instead of being at
the side. Many of these albums are so
clumsy In handling that one hesitates to
take them from the cabinet
And that, OF course, Is where their
great service comes in!
Any one, or anything, who or which
will keep us moderns from OVERRIDING our
music-or anything else-is doing us a
genuine service.
Another failure of many OF the albums
Is to lie flat, when the leaves are turned
over. Often the records not desired are
left standing up in the air.
This gives the careful collector a case
OF nerves, as ne sees his masterpieces in
danger Of warping. Warping of course,
Is not so serious a matter, with the newer
machines to play them on. 1t was on the
older monographs that such records
tended to play sour"
STILL a warped record is not desirable.
There is warping and warping, of course.
Probably not one record in a hundred,
even today, is absolutely and mathemati-
cally fiat.
1t makes no difference, with elec-
tricity doing the work
The careful record enthusiast will de-
sire his discs to be as nat as humanity
possible. No doubt the record makers
aim at that perfection, too.
Whether discs should be stacked. one
on top OF another, or set on edge, closely
together remains question with many.
Maybe it is significant that dealers in
variably set them on edge, in their heavy
green envelopes.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Apology.

In an editorial yesterday discussing
the Post Office patronage bill The Star
referred to members of the Senate
Finance Committee. The reference
should have been to the members Of the
Senate Post Office Committee. The Star
offers no explanation of the error. 1t
is unexplainable. The Star does apologize
for associating the members of the Sen
ate Finance Committee with the Post
Office bill. Those gentlemen have
troubles enough Of their own - taxes
being what they are-without being in
volved unNstly in the ramiflcations OF
the spoils system.
Evening star., 1937-12-04

belief that, while abolishing tariff hos
tilities and the political dangers inher-
ent in them, trade agreements should
also be the precursors of armament re-
duction and abandonment OF territorial
aggression programs. Secretary Hull has
long held that appeasement Of peoples
non-self-sufdcient with respect to food
and raw materials must be the ultimate
purpose of more fortunately circum-
stanced nations like the British, French
and American democracies.
Mussolini's avowal that he prefers
armed force to economic accommodation
is at least fresh warning to all concerned
as to what they have to expect from the
new league Of have-not relationships.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Select Administrative
Workers From Jobless
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Twenty per cent of the Works Progress
Administration administrative forces
were never on relief and are holding Jobs
that they can well afford to give up and
make room for many of the destitute
unemployed.
Take for instance the Federal theater,
art and music projects in New York City
and particularly those localities in other
parts Of New York State, and here you
will find the administrative forces are
non-reliefers, or those never on relief, but
who have been certified for relief to re-
tain their jobs. To carry cases like these
on Federal relief pay roll and let deSti-
tute men with families walk the streets
is almost beyond belief, but it Is fact.
Why not slash the w. P. A. 20 per
cent right now, and replace with men
and women who are in dire need Of en-
ployment to keep the wolf from the
door. 8. ALEASON.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Unemployment Census Card
Fails to Identify Aliens

To the Editor of The Star:
The Unemployment Report Card" Of
the National Unemployment Census"
does not contain any questions in refer
ence to aliens.
There is reason to believe that these
questions were Intentionally omitted
from the unemployment census card.
From all of the reliable figures that
have been obtained, this Government for
more than three years has been giving
employment to more than 2,000, 900 aliens.
They have had direct help in money and
fuel.
These blanks should have had the fol-
lowing questions: Where were you
born?" If not born in the United States,
are you q naturalized citizen?"
CHARLES SHERMAN.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
ii Duce Demurs.

If there were any lingering doubt
that Secretary Hull is on the right track
in promoting his trade agreements policy
as a constructive peace program, such
misgivings would be dispelled by the
days news from Italy. Mussolini angriIy
deprecates the. United States plans to
take the economic gunpowder out of
international relations. He discerns in
contemplated negotiations for an Anglo
American commercial pact heinous
democratic plot to strange, asphyxiate,
blockade and starve" Fascist peoples. In
an article in his own Milanese newspaper,
Popolo dItalia, which is understood to be
the product of his own pen, II Duce at
tacks the Washington theory that recip-
rocal economic arrangements among ma
tions pave the sanest and surest path to
political peace. Between gold and
iron," thunders the Fascist dictator, "the
great Machiavelli chose iron, and we
stand with him. In a supremely idiotic
dilemma-butter or cannon-we have
made our choice: Cannon!"
While it is q wholly lopsided view to
argue that the Hull trade plan in general
or the projected agreement with Great
Britain in particular, menaces the
economic security of any country, the
American Secretary of State does not
dissemble the view that the policy he so
passionately espouses is designed to pro-
ject into the European situation a factor
capable Of displacing rivalry, suspicion
and friction-the classic breeders of war
with mutual trust and benefits which
may minimize if not obliterate the
war psychology which keeps Europe an
armed camp.
Secretary Hull earnestly believes that
no more effective, realistic peace measure
is conceivable. His anxiety to conclude q
reciprocal pact with Britain is not only
an earnest OF his philosophy, but
the expression Of conviction that
the spectacle of the worlds two great
est democracies and trading nations
burying their differences Is bound to be
contagious demonstration of the
soundness and workability Of the Amer
ican theory. A concomitant Of 1t u the