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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

(This is the second of series
 of three articles dealing with
 Royal Contract, the game of five
 suit bridge which has been gain
 ing great popularity in EurOpe's
 smart circles since King George
 and Queen Elizabeth gave it royal
 approval by purchasing decks to
 try it out at the palace. Contract
 problems will be resumed when
 this series ends.)
 The word that comes from across the water in regard to Royal Con- tract is that high-card requirements for opening bids must be consider ably better than the minimum thought necessary in contract. Nec- essarliy that is so, for the declarer's book is eight tricks instead of six, and thus it takes more cards to guarantee the safety of the contract.
 The few games that have been played in New York thus far do not furnish sufficient material for lay ing down hard and fast rules. An American who had just returned from abroad gave the writer few examples of hands played at Eng fish clubs. In the first example, which is discussed today, the de- clarer was able to make a grand slam Ca contract for IS of the 16 tricks) by discarding a loser in a suit in exchange for the exposed trump, although the lowest in the deck.
 North's bid of the small slam was bold but justified when his vulner- able partner had opened the bid ding. When 1t came to South, he decided that the exposed trump would make a good substitute for his worthless club, so he bid for grand slam. East, with two aces, thought the bidding had gone too far, and doubled, hoping to cash these tricks. However, even thought West made the club lead. South was able to fulfill his contract when he discarded the club four from his hand and ruffed the opening club lead. He drew the only trump out standing, established dummys hearts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
Engagements
BARTLETT BURTON

Of interest in Waterbury is the announcement by MT. and Mrs. Ben jamin Brown Burton of Wilton of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Emeroy Villas Burton, to Don- aid Lord Bartlett, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Donald Lord Bartlett of New Britain. Miss Burton attended the Masters school at Dobbs Fer ry, N. Y, and is at present a senior at Wells college She is the grand daughter of Edmund Seymour of New York and of the late MT. and Mrs. Benjamin Payn Burton of Wa terford, N. Y.
 MT. Bartlett is affiliated with the Scovill Mfg. Co.,, and resides on Hillside avenue. He is a graduate of Phillips academy at Andover, Mass. and of Amherst college and is a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He is the grandson of the late MT. and Mrs. Henry Bartlett of Poughkeep- sic, N. r., and the late Henry P, Platt of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

and discarded his diamond loser on the heart in dummy.
 I cannot say how expert the bid ding was. Unquestionably the addi- ton of another suit to the game tends to increase the complications, and in many hands will make ex- pert play even more difficult. The game has this to be said for it. for the time being, expert and mo- vice will be on fairly even terms. However, I believe that if it gains popularity here. the expert will again come to the fore, although, as in the transition from auction to contract the experts may not in- clude all those who have made out standing names in contract.
 South scored $50 for his tricks at their doubled value, 1900 for his vulnerable value slam, and TOO for the two game rubber bonus.
 Copyright, 1938, NEA Service. Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
Personal
LocalMen1bers On Slate or Won1en's Clubs Federation

upon which the federation will be asked to vote is as follows:
 First vice-president, Mrs. Henry G. Ellis of Torrington; second vice-president, Mrs. Robert T Baldwin of Westport; third vice. president, Mrs. A. B. Stocker of Somers; recording secretary, Mrs Douglas A. Johnson of New Britain; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mil lard s. Darling of Hartford; treasurer, Mrs. Frederick G. Marg- graff, retiring president of the Waterbury Women's club; assistant treasurer, Mrs. Fulbert G. Mayer of North Haven; auditor, Mrs. Dudley s. Gaines of Hartford.
 Director: Mrs. Charles A. Me- Callum of Hazardsville, Mrs. Henry M. Brooks of Greenwich, Mrs. William H. Gainer of Nor walk; Mrs. Abner Bristol of Win sted; Miss Mary R. Woodruff of New Haven; Mrs. Raymond oCe of Cromwell; Miss Abbie Scott of Putnam and Mrs. Horace Fenton of Eagleville.
 County vice-presidents: Mrs. Edward w. Bradley of Bristol, Hartford county; Mrs. John Dex- ter Coombs of Woodbury, Litch- field county; Mrs. Ralph c. Jen- kins of Danbury, Fairfield county; Mrs. c. L. Lyman of Wallingford, New Haven county; Mrs. Horace Cooke of Somers, Holland; and Mrs. Clinton Frank of Canterbury, Windham county.
 The minimizing committee con- sists of Mrs. John L. GeiSt of Ches- hire, chairman; Mrs. Morgan l., Mercer, Mrs. w. B. Ball, Mrs. c. V. Afford and Mrs. Burnham.
 Miss Florence L. Sutton of Green wich is the retiring president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Monday after noon session of the Cornell Contract club conducted by Mrs. John c. Moriarty were: North and South, Mrs. George Largay and Mrs. John Collins, 59 1-2; Mrs. Walter Monag- han and Mrs. William Cleary, 49 1-2 and East and West: Mrs. Thomas Morin and Mrs. Clarence Byars, 52 1-2 and Mrs. Joseph Montana bault and Mrs. Charles Petitjean, 30.
 The standing to date is as follows: Morin-Byars, 112; Largay- Collins, 1o1; Crooker- -Petitjean, 98 and -Petitjean, 95 1-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
CSC. Glee Club
 Concert tT0n0rrOW

One of the outstanding college glee clubs of New England will pre- sent a program for local audience at the Waterbury Women's Club to- morrow evening when the Glee Club of Connecticut State College will appear here under the auspices of the local alumni association of the college. The concert will be fol- lowed by a dance with the Con- necticut' Collegians furnishing the music.
 The local students at the college are now home for the Spring re- cess and will be in attendance as well as many other college students who are also at their homes for the recess.
 A varied program has been ar ranged which is expected to please the audience. Among the local members of the Glee Club are: Karl Krantz, Herbert Root, Pearl Duns- moor, Mildred Turney, Arthur Nal bourne, Reinhardt Rast and Rich ard Ballard.
 Miss Kay Bergin of Hillside ave- nue is chairman of the arrange ments committee and his being as- sisted by William Schofield, Mrs. Joseph NerroW, Ralph Pierpont and Newton Alexander on the ticket committee, Dr.. Harry Levin and i Mrs. John Carol on the publicity, Bernard Fucker and Mrs. Edward j. Mcdonald, Jr., in charge of the hall; Dr. Daniel Savers and Abble Jean Quick in charge of out of town reservations, Miss Vera Conlong and Miss Mary Murphy in charge of schools and musical organizations and programs in charge of Abra- ham RosensWeig.
 1 Many advance reservations assure the concert and dance of being one of the most successful social events of the pre-EaSter season.
 Miss Dorothy Walsh of Merrill street, who is to be married soon to Nelson Kast of Plaza avenue was guest of honor at a cocktail party and personal shower given on Sum- day afternoon by Miss Rita Mo- Dermott of Staten Island. Miss Walsh and Miss McDermott were classmates at the College of New Rochelle and the guests included former classmates.
 1 The Y. w. H. A. held a meeting 1 last Wednesday night at the Water bury Hebrew institute. Final plans were discussed for the introductory dance to be held May 8 at the Wa terbury Hebrew institute. Following the business meeting a social hour was held with recitations by Frances Cohen, Rhoda Kortin and Gertrude Bauer. Refreshments were served. | Miss Lydia Jenkins was enter tained Saturday evening by a group , of friends at the home of Miss Rose Grove in honor of her approaching marriage to Arthur Rosengrant. Those present were Mrs. Robert Jen- kins, Mrs. Charles Rowland, Mrs. Harold Wright and the Misses Helen Mulvey, Helene Koslosky, Katherine Grove, Mary Grove, Rose Grove.
 The regular monthly meeting of the welfare committee of the Hope vile Community club will be held Thursday evening at o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Angelo Rotella, Al Tracey avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Mrs. George Simpson was sur prised at housewyrming and birthday party given by members of her sewing circle recently. She received many beautiful gifts. Those attending were: Mrs. James Crean, Sr., Mrs. Andrew Cerella, Mrs. Maurice Corners, Mrs. William Scully, Mrs. Frank Murphy, Mrs. James Crean, Jr., Arlene Crean, Mrs. Carl Packer, George Simpson and Mrs. George Simpson
 Mrs. J. w. Beecher, president of the Mattauck Musical Art society, and Mrs. Louis Stocking, first vice. president of the State Federation of Music clubs attended meeting of the federation in Bridgeport Sat urday night at the Stratfield hotel,
 There will be a board meeting of the Mattauck Musical Art society Friday morning at 10:30 at the music studio of Miss Fannie McCor- mack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
Weddings
Students ReceiUe Awards from OAR

Three high school students, Miss Virginia Tappin, Miss Dorothy Phillips and Miss Marion Martino were awarded the good citizenship pilgrimage pins at meeting of the Melicent Porter Chapter held yes- terday afternoon. Mrs. Lewis G. Merrill made the awards with the pupils representing Crosby, Wilby and Leavenworth High schools.
 John A. Coe of the American Brass Company addressed the group on the history of the brass industry.
 During the afternoon Miss Do- ris Howe sang with Miss Fannie Mccormack as accompanist. Their selections were Field Beloved" and ITO the Children" of Russian origin and 'The Dance," and "The Lovers Curse" Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. William P. Ar mold, Mrs. Starbuck Sprague, Mrs. Harry B. Rathbun, Mrs. George E. Camp, Miss Ruth K. Kinney and Mrs. Louis H. Stocking. Refresh ments were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Mrs. Joseph M. Gorton of Glas- tonbury, recommended for presi- dent of the Connecticut State Fed eration of Wornen's clubs to serve for the ensuing three years, heads the slate of new officers which the nominating committee will submit for election of the first triennial convention of the federa-
 tion to be held at the Hotel Bond, Hartford, May and 4. The slate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
Events of Interest
APRIL

April 6-Conn. State College Glee club, Women's club.
 April 10-Mrs. Branson de Cou, lecturer, Second Church forum.
 April 10-Lithuanian Passion play, St. Joseph's auditorium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
Personal

Miss Dorothy Lunny and Thomas McCabe of New York city were guests of Miss Ida Lunny of Walnut street over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Miss Harriet Allen of Arden road, student at the College of New Rochelle, has been spending several days in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
.Oricchio photo.

chairman, Mrs. Mary Doyle Camp; membership committee, Miss Emily E. Merriman; publicity, Miss Elea- nor B. Kelly; house committee, Miss Ruth F. Stoughton; legislative chairman, Mrs. Amy P. Atkins; finance chairman, Miss Helen L. Webb; rentals, Miss Sophia B. Smith.
 The nominating committee con- sisted of Miss Cora Crompton, Miss Alethea M. Puffer, Miss Edith Sel- lew, Miss Harriet Goodyear and Miss Helen Merriman. The meeting was in charge of a committee headed by Miss Cora Crompton.
 During the evening a varied pro- gram of entertainment was enjoyed and vocal selections were rendered by quartet consisting of Miss Mar jorie Mitchell, Miss Helen Clemente, Miss Louise Greenfield and Miss Theresa O'Connor. Readings were given by Mrs. John V. Montague.
 A tea for new officers will be held on Sunday afternoon. The first cabinet session will be held on April 18th.
 The Passover Bridge of the Waterbury Hebrew Ladies Aid So- ciety will be held this evening at the Waterbury Hebrew Institute. All members and their friends are invited to attend. The proceeds will be donated to the poor for the Passover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Miss Loretta Fitzgerald of Madi- son street is patient at St. Mary's hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Mrs. Michael J. Hyland, chair man, will preside at the business meeting, which will be followed by a social period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League

Bid of 15 Spades-ts Made Too, in Hand of the New II Fve-Suit Contract-Throw Away Card Does It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

The regular monthly meeting of the welfare committee of the Hope vile Community club will be held Thursday evening at o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Angelo Rotella, Al Tracey avenue.
Evening star., 1938-07-20

earth, but we don't need quite so many
to keep the machinery going now that
it's here. That's the broad explana-
ton Of our estimated 100000 job
less, and the reason why the problem
Is not necessarily q temporary one.
Brookings Institution, a research Or
ganization interested in cold facts, has
just completed survey in which these
thought-provoking observations pop
out:
Although as q nation the United
States has been carried further than
any other in the scale of productivity
and income 1t contains areas and
communities which chronological prog
ress has almost passed by, and whose
populations have been left stranded on
much lower levels Of economic activity
than the rest Of the Nation -.
"Dr. Carter Goodrich (noted econo-
mist) indicates four major regions
with what may be called stranded
populations the Southern Appa-
lachian coal plateaus,' the old cotton
belt,' the 'cutover regions of the great
lakes States and the great plains"
Cornhuskers Replaced.
Illuminating the same problem are
the stories Of witness after witness
before the congressional committees
this spring and summer For instance,
Secretary Of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace said:
a.. A survey indicates more than
$500 mechanical corn pickers have
been sold in Iowa during the last
two years and that about 5000 were
used in the last harvest. While the
average price of hand husking is
about 50 an acre in Iowa, these ma
chimes can do the job for SIPS to
$1.5O. Since each picker replaces
approximately three hand pickers, it
Is estimated that between $4,000 and
10000 agricultural laborers have been
thrown out of work this fall in Iowa
alone"
Each such story reflects a facet of
the relief problem. Each swells the
proof that the depressions of 1929 and
Evening star., 1938-07-20
CIRCUS ELEPHANTS
AND PICkETS CLASH
Sheriff Says Animals Driven
Along Street to Break Up Union
Members Line.

BY the Associated Press.
JANESVILLE, Wis, July 20.-There
was more excitement outside than
under the "big top" when pickets and
elephants clashed in a wild melee as
the AL G. Barnes Circus, subsidiary
of the closed Ringing Bros, Barnum
& Bailey unit, ended a one-day stand
here last night.
Sheriff James Croake said he was
CHASED block" by one Of the pachy-
derms and that an unidentified man
was gored in the back by an elephant
hook before a circus official complied
with his orders to get the darned
animals off the road"
The circus drove a pair Of elephants
about the street, the sheriff said, in
what he termed an effort to break up
picket line Of an estimated 1000
Evening star., 1938-07-20
Americas Relief Problem
First of a Series

, ate committee began hunting clues to
the mystery Of unemployment and
relief. Here they are:
/. United States territorial expan-
sion waxed and waned.
2. The railroad industry grew like
a sunflower, then never grew another
inch.
3. A nation basically agricultural
became nation baSically industrial.
4. Automobile manufacturing ap-
peared, raced into mass production,
and tapered of to steady grind.
S. Borrowed money from Europe de-
veloped the Nation, then disappeared,
while we became creditor bankers to
Europe and the world.
6. immigration swelled until we
had taken in 38,000,000 Of Europe's
poor in the ITO years before 1880.
Then it dropped to a mere trickle.
7. Population grew from 100000
in George Washington's day to l29.-
100000 in 1887. Then the increases
tapered off. We are adding only
5000, 600 between 1880 and 1910.
8. City growth mushroomed, taking
100000 year from our farms in the
busy 20s, then dropped of, until now
the cities are taking on only 1000
new residents year.
Now let Statistician Thomas S. Hol-
den explain all of this to us; just as
he did to the Senators:
Each of those eight expansion fac
tors had a beginning, a growth to
maturity, then a reduced acceleration.
What we have witnessed in the past
few years has been no ordinary de-
preston, but the coming of age Of
great Nation
He means we needed millions of men
to develop this nation into the greatest
industrial producer on the face Of the
Evening star., 1938-07-20
BY MORGAN M. BEATTY,


II you and had been reading be-
tween the lines of our history books
back in the housekeeping days before
1929, we would have been scared stiff.
For we'd have known that one day
within our lifetime one-fourth of the
workers of the Nation would be hunt
ing jobs in vain.
We would have foreseen a map of
the United States splotched with sew
. eral areas marked "substandard re-
sources; stranded populations.
We might have predicted that our
Congress, our State legislatures and
our city councils would be spending
borrowed money at the rate of s., 2,000,-
100000 year to care for jobless mil
lions.
Facts in History Books.
1t might have done no good to rec
ognize them, but nevertheless facts
and figures showing us riding for a
fall were in the history books then
If we had known how to interpret
them. (Some people say they warned
us) Also they bobbed up the other
day In neat package, just as a SEN
Evening star., 1938-07-20

GAINESVILLE union members and SYM
pathizers
He stated the union later resumed
picketing, disbanding shortly before
the circus was scheduled to leave
for an Iowa destination.
The Ringing Bros. Circus. closed
recently following a strike at scran-
ton, Pa, was reported to have sent .
number Of its acts to the Al G. Barnes
unit.
Evening star., 1938-07-20

Emergency relief started on a
Nation -i1ide scale sic years ago.
Today it's still iDith uS-1nd there
has epen been ne,D relief crisis,
marked in Cleueland and Chicago
By fund shortages and protest pa-
rades. To get at the root OF the
trouble Morg01 Beatty has gone
into the records and talked ,uith
authorities about the number OF
americans on relief, the cost, the
question of ,pork relief us. the dole,
and proposed solutions. This is the
first of his three articles.
Evening star., 1938-07-20
Stones Son Sworn In.

NEW YORK, July 20 @.-Lauson
H. Stone, son of Associate Justice
Harlan Stone of the United States Su-
preme Court, was sworn yesterday as
member Of the City Board Of Higher
Education, a non-paying Job.
Evening star., 1938-07-20

Tomorrow: What relief costs
and Uhat the taxpayers get for
their money!
Evening star., 1938-07-20

1888 are merely symptoms Of eco.
nomic ailments. But it remained for
these depressions to make the country
relief conscious and to make the desti-
tute themselves relief conscious.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-03-25

tailed in the news columns. It's
germ-killing properties may be
used, not merely in hospitals, but
also in restaurants, washrooms
and all sorts of public places
where disease may be transmit
ted. The invention, in short, well
may prove a boon to public health
of a rather epochal nature.
A word remains to be said OF
its economic significance, which
is not uncomfortable. The equip
ment for making the new light is
described as relatively inexpen-
sive and the demand for it seem
ingIy should be very broad. 1t
means the establishment of a new
industry and employment also for
workers who viii be engaged in
installing the equipment. In this
regard. of course, it will fall
good deal short Of being epochal
in its results
Nevertheless, it is the multiple
cation of such new inventions and
industries that, under our econo-
mic system, helps to bridge the
loss of employment caused more
or less continually by the inven-
ton of improved means and meth
DDS of production.
1t is worth noting also that this
particular invention, which prom
Uses so much good for mankind,
was developed by the scientific
staff of one of the large electrical
manufacturing companies. 1t is a
product OF the profit system
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-03-25
We All Need 1t

Ted Cook. the columnist, quotes
an advertisement from the Nov
ing Picture Monthly, published in
Bombay. India. which describes
what is purported to be most
wonderful discovery for the i'm
provement of the memory and all
functions of the human brain.
1t is priced very reasonably
too. being offered for the equi-
valent of about $3.50 in American
money. If it will do what is
claimed for it, everyone should
be a potential customer for most
of us need the very thing it is
supposed to do for us. The adver-
tisement reads:
Nectar for the brain workers.
Memory improver. II removes
weakness of the brain totally, de-
stroys forgetfulness and sharpens
the memory wonderfully. The
users of the Memory Improver
successfully pass the hardest ex-
aminations of which they can
have no idea of ever passing
them during their life time. Thou
sands of students. barristers, va
kills, stage and film actors, ETC.,
since long, have been benefited
by it. you may also benefit your
self. if prudent and wise enough
1t improves the wisdom miracu-
lousy at once, and destroys stu
pidity altogether totally. 1t is
effective and useful in every sea-
son and climate equally to males.
females, young and old. Price
one box containing 80 doses
tasteful powder for internal use
and a fragrant liquid for smell
ing only complete course). Ru-
PEGS Is. DR.. B. L. Kashyap,
Shahjahanpur."
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-03-25

translated. it was found the Egyp-
tians were complaining about
conditions and the high cost of
living and even then were yearn-
ing for the good old days.
The possibilities of future scien-
tific progress in new industries is
visualized in "Previews of Prog
ress," a travelling science and re-
search show, developed under Mr..
Kettering's direction in General
Motors research laboratories. In
a series of dramatic stage demon
STATIONS the possible develop
ments of the future are indicated
in some of the demonstrations
that show how things that seemed
to be unimportant at the time
have been developed into COM
modities and products which to-
day enrich human life, and have
created industries and occupa-
tions employing hundreds of
thousands of persons.
Paul w. Garrett, director Of
Public Relations of General Mo-
tors, explains that "Previews of
Progress" has been developed
with the hope that the thousands
of persons who view the stage
presentation throughout the coun-
try will have a better understand
ing and a keener appreciation of
the working methods and achieve
ments of research scientists of
the past, present and future.
The people in over 100 New
England towns and cities have re-
Gently seen it during which more
than $50 stage presentations were
given, and it has now moved into
other sections and practically the
whole nation will be visited in due
time.
It is one Of those demonstra-
lions calculated to make more
people look to the future instead
of to the pasta possible achieve
ment Of combinations Of new and
old minds.