davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-12-21

West opened with the five of
hearts against the ambitious three
no-trump contract. East took the
heart ace and returned the queen of
clubs. And. after some thought.
South put up the ace of clubs.
The opening trick assured him of
three heart tricks and the top cards
In the black suits would yield four
more. Two additional tricks were
required for the contract. Both
could be found in spades, if West
happened to hold the queen and
only one other spade; otherwise it
would be necessary to play West for
the diamond ace $50 as to win a
trick with dummy's diamond king
and also to find third spade trick.
South began by leading the jack
Of hearts and letting it ride for a
successful finesse. Next he led the
heart nine, winning in dummy with
the heart ten. But it was still too
early to cash the king of hearts:
that would set up Vests last heart
and lead to the defeat of the con-
tract. Instead he cashed the top
spades, and when the queen failed
to fall he led the low spade from the
dummy.
East took the spade queen and
returned the jack of clubs, but
South carefully refused to win the
trick. But he could safely win the
next club and cash the spade jack.
Then a diamond lead toward
dummy's king found West powerless
to prevent the two red kings from
making tricks.
Yesterday you were Merwin Maier's S
partner and, with neither side vul-
nerable, you held:
Ak Jo8
y 105
o A 107
= al 106
The bidding:
You Jacoby Maier Schenken
Pass Pass ~ Pass
co
Answer-Bid one spade. There Is
no need to Jump at this point, since
your partner will rebid if he has a
legitimate opening bid. If he hasn't
all the more reason for you not to
Jump the bidding.
Score 100 per cent for one spade
90 per cent for two no-trump, moth
ing for any other bid.
Question No. 636.
Today you hold the same hanc
and the bidding continues:
You Jacoby Maier Schenken
Pass Pass ~ Pass
IA Pass 20 Pass
(D
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
(Released By the Bell Syndicate. 1nc)
Evening star., 1940-12-21
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

As Christmas comes near, the
thoughts Of many persons turn to-
ward the day.
It is q time of the year when
people seem to feel more kindly
toward one another, and to welcome
q reason to give presents.
To a large degree, Christmas has
become a children's holiday. In
most families, it appears that the
majority Of the gifts 60 to boys and
girls.
Perhaps that is as it should be.
If those who are growing up are
given things, it may place in their
minds a. special memory. In later
years they may say to themselves.
sOthers have been good to me, so I
should like to be good to some one
who needs my help"
If the world ever comes to a point
where there is no giving and no
kindness, it will not be q pleasant
place to live in.
So far as the human race has
built up true greatness, it has come
about by people helpingN one an
Evening star., 1940-12-21

other. Every invention can be
traced back to the work of various
persons.
Old-style history books used to
contain such statements as these:
Robert Fulton invented the steam
boat" James Watt invented the
steam engine" and Alexander
Graham Bell invented the tele-
phone"
Those statements are true to a
certain extent, but in each case,
many men had to do important
work before the invention could be-
come practical" Thousands of per-
sons whose names are little known
to history have given ideas which
helped bring blessings to mankind.
Fulton was not the first inventor
of q steamboat. A dozen others had
made steamboats, of one kind or an
other before the Clermont chugged
up the Hudson River. Watts steam
engine was an improvement on an
older type Of steam engine. Bells
telephone was based, in part, on the
work of Morse and others on the
electric telegraph.
Evening star., 1940-12-21

but it has no dictionary support
Better accent the second syllable, q
"al-TIM-ee-ter."
Question-How is Danish pro-
nounced?-I. P. J.
Answer-Never "DAN-nish" to
rhyme with clannish, mannish. The
first syllable is exactly like the word
day, as: DAY-nish.
.Question-To settle . raging
argument, please tell us If your
name is pronounced 'KAHL-bee'
or "COAL-bee."
Answer-Colby is = Danish name
1t means cold place" All Colbys
in the United States and England
so far as I know, use the long 80
of toe in the first syllable, a.
"KOEL-bee
Capital indicate syllables to be
accentedD
For free Pronouncing Test No.
:. entirely new. send stamped (3-
cent?, self addressed envelope 70
Frank Colby, care The Evening
Star,
Evening star., 1940-12-21
"A Little Saturday Talk

So it goes. Inventors who fail, or
seem to fail. should not feel too
bitter. In the long run their labor
may add to progress.
Although it may be well for chill
dren to receive most Of the Christ
mas gifts. I am pleased when they
show they can be thoughtful toward
others. To some extent. they have
the power to give. Their supply OF
money may be small, but 1t is pos
sible for them to make things which
will delight the hearts Of grownups
II you wish to join the Uncle
Ray Scrapbssk Club, send me .
Scent, stamped envelope, care
fully addressed 70 ysurseh. Ysu
will receive . membership Ger
tillcate, . leaflet telling how to
make . serapbook, and . printed
design T. paste on the cover.
Address me In care Of The Eve
ming Star.
1~eA @d
Evening star., 1940-12-21
Winning Contract
Ry THE -FOUR ACES

David Bruce Burnstone. Mervin d.
Maier. Oswald Jacoby and Howard
Schenken, worlds leading team-of-
four, inventors of the system that
has beaten every other system in
existence
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-13
Here are some ut the variations:

Perhaps we might as >eh al
NIT it is pretty hard 10 gel 80 r
grand slam after al opponent has
opened the bidding, especially y
he holds an ace-king ii addition
TO a good suit. Even the bia' X
wood convention could o. he'll:
much on this hand Several .: t..G
pairs were using It, bur ooG" t.'"&
It on this deal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-13
Your Weekend Lesson

If you are using The Bla, 81
wood slam convention. and ttIt
bidding he's started with Ioui
1-Spade and your partners s.
Spades. what do you bid next
with each Of these hands:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-13

.------------ b.. A..s EeatnGes a.:le.:a:s. =.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Prosecutor 10 Reopen
frankie Yale Case

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 19.-District
Attorney William F.. ODwyer said
today he was reopening the murder
case of frankie Yale, Brooklyn
gangster and friend of "Scarface"
Al Capone, who was blamed by
Chicago police for the Staying of
Big Jim" Colossimo in 1920 and the
killing of Dion O'Banion in 1924.
Mr.. O'Dwyer's unamplified an
nouncement came as the Brooklyn
prosecutor spurred his investigation
of at least 80 gangland assassina-
tions attributed to a ''murder-for-
cash" syndicate uncovered in Brook
lyn.
Yale was slain on quiet Brook
lyn street in 1923. There were a
gun and $1,000 in currency in his
pockets and his fingers were fes-
tooned with diamonds. He was
driving his shiny big sedan when a
black car with an Illinois license
plate drew up.
Yale stepped on the accelerator
but after short chase he crumpled
over the wheel in a hail of sub
machine-gun bullets and sawed-on
shotgun slugs.
Evening star., 1940-03-19

Please remember.
these are those "brok-
en- lots and of ne
cessity choice must
be made without de-
lay or they'll be gone.
Evening star., 1940-03-19

Court Fight Opened
To Block Payment
OF RusseII's S Salary
Boord Rejects Protests
On Appointment to
College Faculty

| BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March ia court
fight to block the $8,00O-a year ap-
pointment of Bertrand Russell as
professor of philosophy at New
York City College was foreshadowed
today after the Board of Higher
Education overrode protests against
the appointment by vote of IL to Z.
The court action was slgnaled
when former Magistrate Joseph
Goldstein, acting for critics of Mr..
RuSSells views on morals, served
papers in certiorari proceeding on
Ordway Tead, chairman of the
board, who championed Mr.. Russell's S
cause.
The certiorari writ, scheduled for
hearing on March 27 in Supreme
Court, seeks to annul the appoint
ment on the ground that Mr.. Russell
lacks the necessary qualifications
for a teacher as set forth in the
State education law.
Despite tempest raised over un-
| conventional views on morals and
and marriage expressed in books
written by the thrice-wed, twice
| divorced British aristocrat. the
board refused to rescind his ap-
pointment after stormy four-hour
debate last night.
Criticizing this as defiance to the
views of a majority of our peaple,"
Bronx President James j. Lyons
said:
When the budget is up for con-
slderation, I shall move to strike out
the line which provides for the
compensation of this dangerous ap-
pointment"
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Rosicruciuns to Meet

The Rosicrucian Society, Thomas
Jefferson Chapter, will hold an
ancient Egyptian ceremony cele-
brating the Rosicrusian new year
at pm. Friday at the Confederate
Memorial Hall. 1922 Vermont ave-
nue. NV. The new year begins
Wednesday afternoon at the time
OF the vernal equinox. w. R. Brod-
erick will be installed as new mas
ter of the chapter, succeeding w. T
Ramberg.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Deep Reductions

Included are Bed
room Groups, Sofas
and Chairs, Broad
loom Carpets, Orien-
tai and Domestic
Rugs, Lamps, etc.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Fists Fly in Free-for-AII
In japanese Diet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March ia free for
all fist fight produced a crop of
black eyes and bloody noses in the
Lower House of the japanese Diet
today in a new quarrel over the
Asama Maru case.
A member of the Social Mass
party questioned Foreign Minister
Hachiro Arita about the incident
in which British warship removed
21 German passengers from the Jap
anese steamer Asama Maru Jan
uary 2l.
Speaker Shoju Koyama ruled that
Evening star., 1940-03-19

the foreign minister need not reply
The questioner rushed to the ros-
trum and demanded an answer. but
koyama still refused. Social Mass
members surrounded and began to
manhandle the Speaker, whose
Minseito political party colleagues
sprang to his defense, and the melee
enSued.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Fire at MoyfIower

Grease burning in the kitchen
stove flue at the Mayfower Hotel
brought out five engine and three
truck companies about noon today.
The blaze was quickly extlnguished
and officials said no damage was
done
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Patrols Again Active
In MoseIIe Sector
nv the Acsocjated press

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 19.-French artil-
lery supporting machine gun fire of
advance guards, broke up German
raid in the Moselle sector, French
military sources reported today. The
encounter marked continued patrol
activity Monday on the western
front, principally in the Moselle and
Med River regions.
Bad weather again hindered aerial
activity. This mornings communi-
que: Nothing of importance to re-
port"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29
Tennessee, Home of T.V. A.,
Lays in Farm Identification
Accelerated Extension Of Lines Expected
As Feud With R. E. A. Over Policy Ends

ment amounting to III per cent on
the cost Of the lines.
Many of these officers were con-
sentative utilities ofncials who en-
tered the T. v. A. system after long
experience with the privately owned
Commonwealth and Southern sys-
tenn before the G. 81 S. subsidiary
Tennessee Light and Power, was
brought into the T. v. A.
r. E. A. Opposed Idea.
The r. E. A. opposed this point
of view with the contention that
the lines be put up for price the
potential users in the rough back
woods Tennessee country could pay
at the start-S8.5O a mile a month
The r. E. A. argued that the ar
rival Of electricity would increase
the farmers income to the point
where the investment risk in power
lines would be sound. The rural
identification law limits the r. E
A. to undertakings which are "feas-
ible"-sound banking propositions
with loan collections required on
time.
Now Tennessee is ahead of only
North Dakota, South Dakota, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and
Louisiana in the percentage of its
electrified farms. Thee are 273,-
1888 farms in Tennessee, according
to the 1885 census of agriculture,
and 81 900 of them, or 10.7 per cent,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29
BY BLAIR BOLLEs.

The fact that Tennessee, seat OF
the T. ". A., which was set up TO
bring electricity into as many homes
~ possible, has slumped during the
last I'VE years from Saith to 42d place
among the States in the percentage
Of its electrified farms was disclosed
today in a new set of statistics on
the progress of the Rural Electrifl-
cation Administration program.
A long conflict between the r. E. A.
and local Tennessee officials OF the
T. v. A., it was learned. has con-
tributed to the slow advance of
rural Identification in Tennessee
which was supposed to be the
guinea pig" State for a large-seale
social experiment In the value of
light for ALL
The impasse was ended only dur
ring the last 10 days, six months
after r. ". A. directors here ordered
Its employees to cooperate fully with
the r. e. A.
As it was explained today, the dis
agreement had its origin when a
group Of the T. v. A. officers in Ten
nessee insisted on following a con-
servative policy in building new
power lines-demanding that pros
pective farmer-buyers of power
should demonstrate their ability to
give the T. v. A. monthly pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29

use electricity. On January I, 1895.
Just before the operation Of the
r. e. A. was launched, the number
of Tennessee's electrified farms re-
ceiving central power station serv-
Ice was o,727, or So per cent.
6 States Exceed Gains.
The increase between January l,
1910, and June 30, 1910, is 2l8.7 per
cent-which is less than the ad-
vance made by these Is States: Ala
bama, Arkansas, Georgia. Indiana
Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Min
nesota, Mississippi. New Mexico
North Carolina, South Carolina
Texas. Virginia, West Virginia and
Wyoming. The number of electri-
fed farms in the United States Il
1871 1894. or 271 per cent.
The Tennessee problem grew 50
acute and embarrassing that last
May officials Of the Agriculture De-
partment's Extension Service
whose agents are in the field preach
ing the advantages of electricity
to the farmers-and r. E. A. met
here with the leading men in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29

equipment, electricity for heating
hotbeds and q host Of other elec-
trical apparatus which combine to
make both enhanced income and
greater economic safety through
crop diversification for farmers
whose methods are neo-primitive
without the electricity. The T. v.
A. wanted money first and i'm
provement second; the r. e. A.
foresaw improvement that would
produce money and improve the
farmers lives by some release from
endless labor.
Before the dispute arose the r.
E. A. had lent $10.625, $50 in Ten
nessee, out of 1898 ,325,1 in loans
to all the States. The Tennessee
loans number "a, which went to II
borrowers. The borrowers are CO.
operative groups Of farmers who
band together to buy power under
the r.. E. A. aegis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29

"s . violation Of the most ele-
mentary military principles"
Addressing the Kansas City Bar
Association, Col. Bachelor urged
that some public source of informa-
ton be established to inform the
people on all phases Of war economy,
war psychology and fundamental
military technique.
OF the limitation on the service
Of draftees, he said:
TT is Q violation OF the most
elementary military principles and
In violation Of the plain lessons of
our history. No one seriously prefers
to fight in his own backyard with its
inevitable devastation.
If our history had been correctly
taught, every school child would
know this"
New Finnish legislation imposes
heavy penalties on DrofiteerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29

T. v. A. and successfully asked for
assistance. However, the Tennessee
resistance to the doctrine Of $3.50
lines continued all summer, but q
public meeting at the university in
Tennessee Ut Nashville among rep
resentatives of the three agencies
signaled the close Of the disagree
ment.
One factor In the ultimate r. E.
A. triumph was an explanation by
r. e. A. representatives of the
"self-help" projects by which po-
tential beneficiaries Of the power
lines furnish labor In putting up
the lines and receive wages-not
more than $50 usually-which they
are bound to devote to paying for
buying electrical equipment and
wiring their homes.
The arrival Of the power, In the
r. E. A. view, brings in its wake
electric breeders, electric dairying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring
SIeepIess Nights

Doctors say your kidneys contain is milea
Of tiny tubes or filters which help TO purity the
blood and keep you healthy. When they ret
tired and don't work right in the daytime
neglect this condition and lose valuable. rest
full sleep.
When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood. IL
may also cause nagging backache. rheumatic
pains. Lex pains, loss of pep and energy,
swelling. pufhness under the eyes. head sehes
and dizziness.
Don't wait Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills. used successfully by millions for Ger 90
years. They give happy relief and will hslp
the Is n les of kidney tubes flush out poison
Gus waLfe from your blood. Get Dosns PillA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON c. FRIDAY

The areas already electrified UNI
der the program are rural COM
munties In which the erection OF
power lines Is relatively easy. The
areas over which the disagreement
was had are mountainous and re-
mote. The question was not one Of
loans to new co-operatiyes but OF
loans to already existing co-opera-
tives for extension of their, lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29
Territorial Limit on Use
OF Druftees Criticized

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 29.--Col.
]. H. Bachelor, Kansas City, Field
Artillery Reserves, contends the con-
gressional prohibition against use Of
conscripted soldiers outside the
United States and it, Territories
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29

New Finnish legislation imposes
heavy penalties on profiteers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07
BQB{RegYew
-- By Bernice Finnesan
NO MORE GAS
NOrdhOff and Hall

It is a long jump from the anx-
ieties of Western civilization to the
carefree life of the South Seas, and
many of us today would gladly
change places with the Tuttles of
Tahiti, who are the central figures
in this gay novel by Nordhoff and
Hall. The Tuttles came originally
from New England, but after three
generations Of intermarriage with
polynesians, their Yankee thrift
and industry have given way to a
delightful Tahitian Incidence. The
Tuttles are a large and boisterous
clan. Their house in the Vaipopo
valley, battered, leaky, and open to
the winds, provides them with as
much shelter as they need. When
the fishing is bad they hope to pick
up a few dollars with their fighting
cock. And when all else fails, they
can borrow money from DR.. Blon-
don. Somehow there always seems
to he enough food for one weekly
feast, attended as a matter of
course by the neighbors from miles
ouAAN. kJO1A1Cho" thCiS civ oA"eAy
hours for dancing, singing, and the
uproarious laughter which comes
from a sufficiency Of wine and food
And when at last the creditors
catch up with them, when DR..
Blondin refuses to loan them any
more money, when there is no
gasoline for their ancient launch,
when there are no fish tc catch,
and their gamecock is dead, then
but that's the story.
NO ARMS, NO ARMOUR
Henriques
at is mans book for men and
women.
THAT means that it speaks to the
heart as well as to the head. But it
is none the less book full Of thot
as it is full of originality. 1t has
length and breadth and depth. 1t
has passion and compassion,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

strength and seriousness, sent
iment and humour and the fire of
youth and the reflectiveness Of
maturity.
"Tubby Windrush, the hero, is
shown to us as a typical British
yocng man Of the military class.
He Is good looking, a sportsman,
a gallant, well-trained nonentity
seems to have been born for a uni
form, for the military mess, for pro-
motion, and for all that Is conven-
tional. But there is more in Tubby
than meets the eye. His major,
Sammy, who has a remarkably
penetrating and reassuring gaze,
sees some CT it, and Sammy puts
some disconcerting questions to
Tubby which start him thinking.
Then Lydia, who is as lovely as she
is unattached, sets a few more
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

They have, at the present made
corn starch pudding and a cooked
custard. The seventh grade have
finished their aprons Cat last
They're all planning on starting
a new unit Food and Good
Health"
The eighth grade has been work
ing hard preparing marionettes for
two productions. Pinocchio and
Cinderella.
The marionettes are made by the
pupils themselves. The bodies of
these marionettes are made Of cot
ton and cheese cloth. The heads
are modelled from clay and plaster
of paris casts are made from that.
After the molds are completed
masks are made from PAPER
mache.
The girls in the class take care
of the sewing.
The boys have charge Of the
stage and fixtures. They also have
charge of the manipulation Of the
marionettes.
ELEMENTARY BUSYBODIES
The first graders are coming
along nicely in their decorating.
For a border in the back of the
room they have Easter lilies, bun
MES and umbrellas for front bor-
der. Easter lilies on the side and
border and clover on the radiator
covers help to make the room look
like Easter for the second graders.
The Robins have a new reader and
workbook, 1.-THE Elson." The Blue
birds, not to be outdone, have a
new reader and workbook, called
wheels and Wings" They have
finished their penmanship book
and health book.
In Miss Walters room, the fourth
and fifth graders are making Feb
ruary booklets, including Flag
poems, stories and pictures Of Lin
coin and Washington. One Of our
fifth graders, James Cordell, has
been in the hospital, but we are
happy to hear that he is at home
now and hope he will soon be in
school with us again.
Miss Beck's fourth graders are
studying Minnesota History, start
ing with the period right after Min
nesota became a territory in 1849.
Those receiving 100 in spelling are
Erwin Larson and Roger Peterson.
Well, it seems as if the theatre
bug" has hit Miss Holden's sixth
grade too. Last Friday, they re-
enacted King John and the Magma
Charta in a play entitled "The
Great Charter" It was very good
from the reports I have heard.
Miss Kobe and her sixth grade
masters have done a swell job on
making two new and complete
borders for the room. One is made
up entirely of airplanes. Some are
flying over telegraph poles, some
over mountains, and one little COM
munist has his dropping bombs. So
you can see this war has even af-
fected the younger generation. The
second border is about winter
sports. Here is a boy skiing be-
hind car, another jumping, while
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-07

on one square is an Eskimo village.
Gladys Christie has received an
other letter from Sweden.
We also find snow scenes in Miss
Sathers room. The sixth grace
has just finished their study on
the Middle Ages. On the back tab
lie they have built castle. It Is
very imposing structure, and
really shows off their chapter and
project on Western life. They have
built a western scene on their tab
lie. Miss Sather's choir has increas-
ed to 38 members, and at the pres
ent they are working on the fol-
lowing pieces: Prayer" from Hum
perdinck's "Hansel and Gretel;"
Beautiful Dreamer" Stephen Fos-
ter; "Finlandia," Jean Sibelius;
Lullaby" Brahms; II Dream of
Jeannie," Stephen Foster.