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Evening star., 1940-06-21

West led the jack of clubs, dummy
finessed the queen, and East won
with the king. The club return was
taken in dummy, and South entered
his hand with high heart to try
out the diamonds. Unfortunately,
however, East won dummy's ten Of
diamonds with the jack.
After ruffing the club return, South
looked around for a way to dispose
of his fourth heart. If each oppo-
nent had three hearts, all would be
well; but if either opponent had
four or more hearts, South would
have to ruff his last heart in the
dummy or lose the trick.
The way out of the dilemma was
quite simple. Declarer drew only
two rounds of trumps and then
cashed the top hearts. East had no
trumps so could do nothing about
South's third round of hearts. That
allowed South to ruff the six of
hearts in dummy, and only then was
1t time to draw Vests last trump.
yesterday, as Qedler WIN ue1IneT
side vulnerable, you held:
4 A K
y j 10 6
o Al
4 A @ j 107
Answer-Bid one club. The hand
Is not strong enough for two-bid
and is too strong for one no trump.
Score 100 per cent for one club,
20 per cent for one no trump, 80 per
cent for two no trump, 10 per cent
for two clubs.
Question No. 479.
Today you hold the same hand
and, with Howard Schenken as your
partner, the bidding continues.
You. Jacoby. Schenken. Burnstone.
IL Pass 10 Pass
90
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1940-06-21

Saying he feared an attack of
revenge" by Austria, Frederick
struck once more. This new war
is known in history as the Seven
Years war. Prussia lost some
battles, but won victories as well.
At the end, Prussia stood out as
one of the leading powers Of Europe.
All through his reign, Frederick
said he was working "for the good
of the people" That is a point
about which we cannot be sure.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Army Built Empire

The Prussians were pressed into the
army by the thousands. New sold
iers took the place of those two
died on the field of battle. The size
of the Prussian army was raised to
200, 1000. avast number for those days.
In 1772 a big piece of robbery
took place. Frederick carried out a
plan to split large chunks from the
kingdom of Poland. One chunk
went to Russia, another to Austria,
and a third to himself. BY that
raid, he added $4,000 square miles
to the lands in his empire. In later
years, after Frederick was dead,
the rest of Poland was gobbled up,
and Poland was wiped from the map
until the close of the World War.
Lately we have seen Germany
and Russia split up the new Poland.
Whether they will keep the coun-
try in their hands is something
which only time will tell.
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Evening star., 1940-06-21
Trump Management

Probably everybody has heard
about the fifty thousand men who
are walking the streets of London
because they forgot to pull trumps-
but you don't hear so much about
the other fifty thousand who
drowned themselves in the Thames
because they pulled trumps too soon.
Here's the sort of hand which drives
men to the Thames:
South. dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
I72
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Winning Contract
By THE -FOUR ACES.

(David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D. Maier,
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken worlds
leading team-of -of-four, inventors of the
system that has beaten every other sys-
TEN In existence.)
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

Above shown the of the stamp which will
sued in the .75th oft
of the constuton-aboion
The design kneeng the
News Photo)
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

MOSS HYLES HENDRIX
--NYA Youth Supervisor for Ne
grOes, who will speak to the AME.
Ministers Union regarding the
(YA-spOnsored forum program for
Negroes this morning at Big Beth
! AME church. Reverend r. H.
'Nrter, pastor of st. Paul AME
hurch, is president of the Union
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

or two for such a process to be set
into operation. 1t would not afford
a chance to make prompt reply. So
the only way to assure Mr.. Willkie
of radio facilities to refute what
the President has said, whether 1t
is implicitly or explicitly political, is
for the national headquarters of the
Willkie campaign to make reserva-
ton now for the half-hour follow
ing any address made by the Presi-
dent over the air at night.
No Manuscript in Advance.
If the procedure whereby Mr..
Willkie answers the President in an
extemporaneous speech is consid-
cred unfair by the Roosevelt side
on the theory that it doesn't furnish
the President an opportunity to re-
fu.e what Mr.. Willkie has said,
then it would be possible for the
arrangement to be alternated. Thus
on some occasions, Mr.. Willkie could
speak first and Mr.. Roosevelt could
take the air to answer him, but
the same rule would then prevail
the President would have to make
an impromptu and unprepared
speech after Mr. Willkie had spoken.
The plan would require that no
manuscript be furnished in advance
to anybody.
The broadcasting companies would
doubtless be glad to furnish their
facilities free for a series of five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

or six debates and to arrange not
only for half hour for each Of the
two main speeches, but also IS
minutes for rebuttal for each.
The importance to the American
people of such extemporaneous de-
batting can not be overestimated
1t gives them access directly to the
minds of the two men aspiring to
sit in the White House after next
January. 1t would reveal what each
one thinks without the aid of brain
trusterS or ghost writers or the
group OF advisers who in Mr.. Roose-
velt's case, are suspected Of really
running the Government or. in Mr..
WILKES case, are suspected by his
opponents of being ready to advise
him. The public would be able to
measure President Roosevelt in i'm
promptu speech for the first time
on the air on a major occasion.
Mr.. Willkie has done it before in
town hall debates. 1t would be
great demonstration Of democracy
and craftsmanship.
Reproduction Rights ReservedJ
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Nizam Of Hyderabad Watchful, lives
in splendor, but his sometimes fab
ulous expenditures are for require
ments of state. Although he has
400 up to- date automobiles. he rides
in a 26-year -old car and frequently
walks quite a distance to save gas.
For ceremonial journeys he keeps
train steamed up, with % Pullmans
needed to accommodate his entour.
age.
This writer never could get 1t
quite straight as to how many men
the NiZam could bury in diamonds.
Estimates vary from four to seven.
At any rate, there are always Men
Working" signs around his palace.
as his diamonds, emeralds, rubies
and goldpieces are being shoveled
this way and that. He fuses a lot
about just where and how his treas
ure is stored. and is always adding
it up and shifting 1t somewhere else.
In 1926 the British were wor-
ried about signs of unrest among
the Mohammedan potentates IS
900 900 subjects. There were re-
ports that he was becoming auto
cratic, and if any one drove up
in a car he liked he might add 1t to
his collection. The Vicerov inter-
fered and certain controls were set
up which seemed to settle every
thing nicely.
The thrifty Nizam has playboy
son. Prince Nawab Azam Jah, who
thinks his father makes mistake,
like old Fafnir. in just sitting on his
gold. He thinks it ought to be out
in circulation.
In the World War the Nizam was
supposed to be laggard in empire
cooperation at first. but at the time
of the U-boat crisis suddenly made
generous contributions to defense.
He has so palaces. splendid serag-
lilo and is reported to have about 100
sons and daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
British Face Supply Problem

The campaign against
August or early in September The British have good Notifications
EgypanLybn
baaons but mainly of New zeaanders and Australians
fighting
At time reported that
had been the Near
Now that that has
considered the best fighting material empe-are kept
Palestine Tranodana
defense OF while
Italian
regarding the defense of Egypt the supplying of
time being
which time But when the
OF ammunition expended
the Mediterranean
Another
large Italian population equally
without affection for particular
band direction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Delay and Confusion

problem
redrat obvious sham intended to persuade the
defense paid little
powerful in politics
leaders cabinet meet
listener Mogenthau
complained bitterly against the bill He and the President
agreed
concessions the law they could not
Unhappy
hell
the ending
delay confusion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

The list Of honorary pallbearers
includes Secretary of State Hull,
Senator c. L. McNary, Admiral H.
P. Huse, Admiral George Pettengill,
John B. Cary, Joe L. Baker, Philip
w. Bonsal. Thomas Sim Lee, Gen. c.
r. Reynolds, Gen. Henry Gibbons,
Gen. J. E. Barzynski, Gen. Hugh Mat
thews, Gen Dion Williams, Gen. F.
B. Watson. Col. Robert Sterrett, Col.
r. B. Ellis. Col. Gilbert Allen and
Col. r. S. Bratton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23


naign in 1886. so there's a prece-
dent for it. When President Roose-
welt. for example, makes his next
fireside chat, Mr.. Willkie can ask
all major radio companies IN ad-
vance that he be permitted to have
an equal amount of time on the air
Immediately following the Presl-
dent.
No manuscript of the Presidents
remarks would, of course, bf pro-
vided Mr.. Willkie so he would be
lust like any other listener. He
could make his notes as he listened
to the speech and Immediately he
would be given the chance for an
extemporaneous speech.
Method Would Be Fair.
This method would be fair be-
cause it would give both candi-
dates the same audience and the
people would be given an oppor-
tunity to hear both sides of con-
troversy whereas hitherto with the
exception of one case in 1885 the
same public has not been assem-
bled or even the same stations
hooked up for the answer to a
speech of one or the other Of the
candidates.
1t was when Gen. Hugh johnson
went on the air to make reply to
Gov. Landon that the radio COM
panies established the precedent Of
furnishing Immediately to a speaker
the time to reply to presidential
nominee Also in the campaign of
1882. President Hoover asked the
broadcasting companies to reserve
time for him to make reply to Mr..
Roosevelt in the event the latter
bought time on the Monday night
just preceding election day, Al
though there we're widespread ru-
mors that Mr.. Roosevelt would
speak. it did not materiallze, but
one of the radio companies did
agree to sell time for the purpose.
1t might be suggested that to
grant time to Republican candi-
date or to anyone else to answer
the President Of the United States
would be a discourtesy to the lat
ter, but the fact is in a political
campaign the broadcasting COM
panies, having announced that they
would sell time, cannot logically re-
fuse to sell to any political COM
mittee which wants to buy it. In
fact the language of the Federal
statute governing the use of radio
specifically provides that candidates
must be given an opportunity to OBJ
tain the same facilities for reply as
are given to any other candidate.
Difficult Issue Is Raised.
Now if the broadcasting COM
panies contend, as they used to do,
that when Mr.. Roosevelt makes
fireside chat he is not speaking as
a candidate, but as President Of the
United States, a difficult issue is
raised. Under the Hatch law the
President cannot use his official
authority to influence any election
and if he we're to accept facilities
as a President of the United States
and these were denied to Mr.. Will
kie it would make a prima facie case
of willingness on the part of Mr..
Roosevelt to use his official au-
thority to gain an advantage in
political election.
The position of the broadcasting
companies as recently determined
at their convention is that If the
Republican leadership contends
that any speech of Mr.. Roosevelt's
is political, the radio companies will
accept that construction and will
subsequently grant facilities either
free or for pay on exactly the same
basis that the air was furnished to
Mr.. Roosevelt.
But it would take at least a day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Colorado Man Heads
Young COP. Campaiqners

In naming the heads of the Young
Republican Willkie campaign group,
Chairman Joseph w. Martin, jr., to-
day declared that the Willkie cam
didacy had won high approval
among the young people and par
ticularly among first-time voters.
The smallness OF the Willkie
campaign budget is forcing the
committee to lean upon the en-
thusiasm and volunteer services of
the younger voters, Chairman Mar
tin said.
Gordon Allott of Lamar, Colo.
has been selected as campaign d.
rector and will operate from Chi.
cago. Don Hornbeck of Ohio is ma
tional chairman and Miss Dorothy
Paulson Of Minnesota is national
vice chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

event OF BTU
ish defeat, with
its inevitable
trans - Atlantic
repercussions -
so bravely and
usefully depict
ed by Ambassa-
dor Bullitt-the
d e m a nd for
President Roose-
velt's reelection
Is con S / dered
likely to grow.
1t would be an
expression of
don't = S W a p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Construction Started
On Torpedo Ronge
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEONARDTOWN. Md, Aug az
Construction Of a torpedo range
for the Navy has been started at
Piney Point, Md. on the Lower Po-
tomac River, near here.
1t. Comdr. Swepson Earle, for
mer head of the Maryland Con-
servation Department and now sta
toned at Dahlgren. Va. is super
vising construction Of the range.
which will be manned by a force of
200 when completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
The Capital Parade
Opposing Groups in Tax Middle Use Same
Weapon to BeIubor President and Business

Although the mudde is grave delaying the national
defense exception the rule that
taxation element farce The comedy this
the mudde by Of interested parties
while another earnestly
the President with the
The groups theory that wicked
orders without of making plant
financially Shutdown charged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Stage Set for Attack on Greece

the increas-
pressure from
Italians will
Egypt
The stage set for the attack Greece Italian
centraed IN Albania while the Italian Naymosty light
based on the Dodecane Islands will attempt of
most important strategic regions of GreeceSalonika.
There Is little the Greeks
rescue The Turks who neighbors
Know that they have
peals for help
Tins The Greek
ns able to resist the Russians
dicult position Of Britain Balkans
useless
large Italian force composed Of native African metropolitan
troops under the order of Field Marshal Rodoo
pared now Tor an attack against Egypt The forces
IN the conquest OF the Somand almost
Egypt the Italians reported
trained in
lied
The foundations for these
late AR Marshal 1tao Balbo perfected
Balbos preparations
The Importance of the Egypt great that
ACCORDING TO reliable reports there number
to the Italians
The official for the
Colonial Army Is that the German
ona wars and wants to learn the particular
uo IN Africa The unavowed is said
feel so superior that they don't want the Italians muf
think
in the event the British much Italians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Funeral Rites Set Today
For Col. Joseph Cecil

Funeral services for Col. Joseph
S. Cecil were scheduled to be held
at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the
Fort Myer Chapel, with Canon
William NJ Bradner Of the Wash
ington Cathedral officiating Burial
will be in Arlington National Gene
terry, with full military honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

THE opinions OF the Ders this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gipe all sides of questions interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
HeudIineFoIk
And What
They Do
Nizom Of Hyderobod
Is Thrifty Despite
Vast Wealth
By LEMUEL F. PARTON,

The Nizam of Hyderabad is said
to be the richest man In the world,
but he gets his shoes haH-soled
three or four times and wears
patched clothes. Hence, his gift Of
$500 900 to the British to buy Amer
lean planes is a gesture somewhat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

what was orig
inally proposed,
but for all prac-
teal purposes
the American
people could
hear both CAN
didates on the
8 a m e evening
and one could
answer the ar
guments Of the
other.
The device is
a simple one, IN
fact it was used
in the Landon-
Roosevelt cam
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ike mat OF tne
late Hetty Green
suddenly buying
S o m e b dy a
drink-and she
never drank. AS
his fortune is
rated arou n d
$2,000,000,00 90.
the gift repre-
sents q similar
strain on his
resources.
The NiZam, a
pale, bent, ner-
vous little man,
Worrie and
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earnings dIUIIe. UIIUeI lIIt IIcW UIII,
corporations are permitted to en-
ploy whichever system they chose.
The Treasury, wisely believing ev-
cry sane corporation would use the
cheapest, estimates the new bill will
yield at most $3.50 900, 900 the first
year.
In view of the vast expendi-
lures involved in the national de-
Tense program. even the original
bill Welding between $500 900 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Simple Plan
To Force
Debate
WiIIkie Could Ask
Time on Air After
Next Fireside Chat
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Wendell Willkie can have his de-
bate with President Roosevelt and
without asking the latter's consent
either. 1t would differ slightly from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

members of the National Defense
Commission, the Secretary of the
Treasury and the President himself
all agree that the businessmen de-
mand for tax concessions is JUS
titled.
The theory of the second group
is that the President is wicked to
have insisted on coupling the tax
concessions with an excess profits
tax, which takes much time to draft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

llOI ScS Ill .IIllu-
stream sentiment. Conversely, If
Britain's resistance is maintained
and her fleet saved, with correspond
ingly decreased danger for us, Will
kie's prospects would probably be en-
HANGED. That would reflect a popu-
lar conviction that a change at
Washington could be risked, because
there would be less peril in plac-
ing an inexperienced hand at our
international helm. For all these
reasons, political eyes and ears are
riveted on European developments.
as the curtain rises on Uncle Sans
quadrennial fracas.
F. d. RS 1897 Warning.
Because the President in the Chi
cago quarantine" speech of Octo-
Der, 1887, forecast what would be in
store for the Americas If totali-
tartan aggression were not checked,
Roosevelt cannot fairly be charged
with lack of candor in failing be-
times to arouse the Nation from it.
can't happen here decisions. He
may perhaps be more plausibly &C
cused of not following through per-
sistently, of yielding to isolationist
opposition, and of not insisting up
on even greater preparedness, espe-
cially in tanks and aircraft. 1t Is
to the Navy that F. D. R. from
lnxafal q fnrti0r
though even at sea We are today
far from readiness for hemisphere
defense. Negotiations with Canada
and Britain for Atlantic, Pacific and
Caribbean bases are designed to
plug important holes. and will do so.
Country Demands Results.
While the country. amid the pros
pect of danger resultant from Brit
ish defeat, might lean toward Roose-
velt's reelection. undoubtedly a
prerequisite is his demonstable ca
pacity to keep on speeding up de-
tense. Lacking such evidence it's
possible voters would avalanche to
Willkie. To many of them he per-
sonifies the business ability and in
dustrial organizing skill now so ur-
gently necessary. If the President
hopes to retain national confidence
in his seasoned leadership, an end
to delays, red tape, bottlenecks and
restraints of all kinds. including tax
regulations, which keep industry
from giving the fullest possible ac-
count of itself, is clearly demanded.
Voters in short will expect progress
sive proof that the United States Is
we'll advanced beyond the blueprint
stage in defense preparations-that
ships, planes. tanks and other vital
sinews Of security are by way Of
being in hand and not simply ION
order" or held up by governmental
restrictions. Mr.. Roosevelt cannot
perform miracles. but he yields ire
mendous influence over both indus
try and Congress. Thus, if he is to
win q third term, 1t Is substantial
defense results that are mainly
called for. There is happily ground
for believing these are we'll under
way. Americans at this critical mo-
ment are thinking Of little else, but
they are all from Missouri.
Wilkes Tough Job.
If Roosevelt has a stern assign
ment-and he and his defense COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
A MudslinEing Campaign?

With two high-grade presidential
candidates in the field. hopes were
widespread that 1910 would be sin
gularly devoid Of mudslinging. But
events Of the past week foreshadow
plenty Of smearing. Rooseveltians
claim Willkie set the pace by assail-
ing the Presidents "unscrupulous"
foreign policy methods, whereupon
New Dealer Ickes promptly replied
in kind. Then Senator Bridges, as
oficial Republican rebutter, de-
nounced the Secretary of the In
terror as "a Hitler in short pants"
etc. So the stage seems set for an
old-fashioned carnival of slime
strewing. 1t is politics and may be
unavoidable. but it is far from cred
liable to the democratic way at a
time like this.
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By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE. !

BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
Outcome of the battle of Britain
may well have important, perhaps
even decisive, effect on the presi-
Dental campaign. In the calamitous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
This Changing World
ItoIions Poised to Strike for Alden,
Establishing TotoItorion Link With Asia
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


The British Somaand Italians
military
European Japan
associate
The straits Of Babel andeb longer controlled by the
Sh The totaaans will have free the Indian
italians
Somaland Of little importance economically the British
Of strategic value
the link between the Mediterranean
There nothing strategy
assigned
they able her in where
functory defense
The role Of the Italians squeeze Medter-
This cannot be done violent
British fleet still too much Of match
But the play be made by taking
on which the British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Wilkes Tough Job.

If Roosevelt has a stern assign
ment-and he and his defense COM
mission are manfully tackling it
Willkie has his own work cut out in
another direction. His acceptance
speech aligned him broadly with