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Bridge
By Fronk B. Lord

C. D. r. writes: "West was the
dealer, but before he could cs
South bid one heart out Of turn.
1t was agreed that the bidding
should begin with West and that
North be barred from bidding for
one round. West, however, passed
as did East. South then in turn bid
two hearts. Inasmuch as North and
South had a partial Of 40 points
that was enough for game as they
made the contract. Was the pro-
ceeding regular and should South
have been allowed to increase his
out-of-turn bid sufficient to make
game?" ~ ..
South's out-of-turn call was ir-
regular and 1t was right to cancel
it; it was also right to bar North
from bidding, and it properly be-
came South's turn to call In order.
He had the right to make whatever
bid he desired. The rule says that
If a call out of order was an OPEN
ing bid when it was the left-hand
opponents turn to call, 1t Is can
celed and the offenders partner
must pass whenever it is his turn
to call.
j. D. C. states that on the sec
ond round of bidding East, who had
previously passed, bid three hearts
and West bid four hearts over the
opposition's calls of clubs and
spades. North then bid four spades
and East went to five hearts. There
upon North, without waiting for ac-
ton by South, whose turn it was
next to call, doubled. Is there a
penalty for that, and If so, what
is it? asks j. D. G.
East may cancel the double II he
desires and neither North nor South
may bid again nor double. East
may also call an opening-lead pen
atty against South. From the bid
ding it would be indicated that the
five-heart contract could be set, but
North impatiently doubled before
either South or West had acted.
The rule says II call out Of rota-
ton was q double after the opening
bid when it was partners turn to
call, the left-hand opponent may
allow it to stand or cancel 1t; and
in either case the offending side must
pass whenever 1t is its turn to call,
and If 1t has the opening lead, de-
clarer may require or forbid the
opening lead of a specified suit.
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HRISTMAS has come anc
gone, leaving only fond
\ memories with the millions
of Americans who were for
tunate enough to spend the day
at home with their loved ones, lis
tening to the music over the radio
which was especially good. But, to
the writer's way of thinking, of all
the beautiful carols he heard none
compared to Home, Sweet Home. -
in pathos, real sentiment and feel
ing, as rendered by Thomas L.
Thomas. Indeed, it was the express
sion and feeling given the piece by
the singer that caused the writer to
recall the burial here in Washington
of John Howard Payne, who-e name
the song immortalized, and which is
so universally known today.
This noted author and playwright
was born in New York City June 8,
1892, and showed his literary talent
at the unusually early age of 13. His
father was a well-known educator,
while his grandfather was a member
of the Provincial Assembly of Mas
sachusetts at time when it took
real bravery and character to per-
form the duties of the Office.
At ID, while a clerk in mercantile
house in New York, young Payne
secretly edited the Thespian Mirror.
Shortly after this he was offered
gratis, and accepted, a course at
Union College, but as a result of the
bankruptcy of his father, his educa-
tion was interrupted and he decided
to go on the stage as the best means
of supporting his family. His debut
was at the Park Theater, New York,
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the questions. A publication elti-
tied Foreign Commerce and Navi-
CATION Of the United States" showed
the volume of business done in all
foreign countries during normal
years.
One way Commerce hopes to get
information to the public is through
a new reference library service. Field
offlces now receive all Government
published Commerce material and
private publications, trade direc-
tories and manuals, standard busi-
ness reference books and the like.
Commerce points out that this
material Is valuable only if it's used
by the public. The department is
making every effort to encourage
American business to utilize the
service offered.
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Home, Sweet Home

| toms foremost philanthropic citi-
zens, thought Of bringing 1t back
to rest In the land of his own Home
Sweet Home"
Mr.. Corcoran had known Mr.
Payne for many years before his
death, indeed, ever since the poet
actor had first come to this city In
the summer of 1909. At that time
when he played several nights at the
city's only theater, later known as
Carusi's Saloon. and subsequently
the Theater Comique, where the
writer once saw Alice Oats, the
famous comic opera star, in her
declining days.
1t was at this time that Mr.. Cor
coran had witnessed upon several
occasions Payne's impersonation Of
Young Norval" and other charac-
ters. Corcoran was then but a lad
of II years, and yet he never forgot
the occasion, for we are told
he attended Payne's performances
nightly. And well that he did, for
it is said: His acting was so true
to nature that his delighted auditors
sometimes lost sight of the actor
while looking upon the ideal crea-
tions which his wonderful genius
had for the time made a living
reality"
There was an early attachment
between the two, and while Mr.
Payne was in Washington for the
last time he was frequently seen
with Mr., Corcoran. He was on
equally good terms with Mr.. Riggs,
Mr.. Corcoran's partner in the bank
ing business, at whose home he is
said to have spent several evenings
each week.
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Bailey
Continued FROM Page c-1.y

when he assumes direction Of the
academy. He did. however, not
hesitate to emphasize his intention
to push forward with aviation In.
struction.
Admiral Holloway wants TO see
an aiffield for the academy brought
quickly into being. He considers
aviation in the category with sea-
manship, and that every midship-
man should be exposed to aircraft
early in his career, just as he comes
at once into contact with ships.
He wants to see the present
crowded facilities Of the academy
expanded In the interest Of efi-
cheney, even though the present
brigade is not increased in size. Tbs
enlisted men on duty there must b
adequately provided for. brs
Admiral Holloway viii be no
stranger to the academy. having
returned. some years after gradua.
ton to become an instructor In
ordnance and gunnery. He entered
the academy in 1915 and graduated
in one of the accelerated classes Of
World war I. He has had extended
sea duty, having served In the
Brest destroyer hotilla during World
War I and in Monaghan, Florida.
Wainwright, Truxtun on the CHINA
station, West Virginia, cruiser Chi.
cago, Nevada, navigator Of Idaho
and in command OF Mccormick.
Hopkins and Sirius. During World
War II he commanded Destroyer
Squadron 10, an Atlantic task
group, the fast batt1eship Iowa In
the Pacific and. as nag oficer, The
training command, Pacific. He also
has served several tours Of stan
duty. the last being chief Of STAN
Of the Atlantic Fleet at the Begin
ming Of World War II.
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475,W0 Bomb Castings
Made Into Sheets

The old process of beating swords
into plowshares is being given a
new, and profitable, twist by the
H. g. L. Manufacturing Co. The
weapons in this instance are Ant 900
incendiary bomb castings bought last
May as surplus war goods. Edmund
Hintz rigged up 3 double-actDn
contrivance which sltts and fattsai,
the long, hollow shells and splits
them out in the form of fiat steel
sheets. These are sold to makers
Of toys, radio parts and other metal
merchandise.
Mrs. Barbara Long parlayed her
art training and IS into thriving
enterprise. Working in a bedroom
she converted into a studio, she
turns out as many as five dozen
handpainted drinking glasses per
eight-hour day. A jobber had no
trouble finding purchasers for her
handiwork in 40 States.
And others have put housemaid
and baby sitting services on an or
ganized, efficient, just-call-head-
quarters -when-you-want-one basis.
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Star of 1883 Tells
Of Payne's Return

At the old Baltimore & Potomac
Depot, where Garfield was shot, just
two years before, the funeral car
arrived as scheduled on the morning
Of the oath, and The Star that
afternoon told of its being met by
the committee designated for the
purpose and of the temporary dis
tposition of the body.
"It was borne at once to the
hearse followed by Mr.. Corcoran
and his two representatives, and
taking carriages, the entire party
accompanied the remains to Oak
Hill, and saw them placed in the
chapel. This morning, shortly after
10 o'clock, Mr.. Corcoran drove over
to Oak Hill and superintended the
removal of ti..o outer box which en-
cased the hai wood coffin. The orig.
inal coffin, when exhumed in Tunis
was found to be- greatly decayed
Besides the bones of the dead man.
it contained traces Of the colonels
uniform in which Payne was buried
The contents of the decayed coffin
were put in a leaden case and the
whole inclosed in the hardwood cas-
ket. The latter will be exposed
to view in the chapel and will prob
ably remain there for some days be-
fore being removed to the vault"
On the followisg June 9, 1883, the
anniversary of the poets birth, the
funeral procession was formed at
the old building of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, at the northeast cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, where the re-
mains had been conveyed that they
might lie in state the night before
The time set for the line to move
was O'Clock, and the route by way
| Of Pennsylvania avenue over the
bridge and to the cemetery. The
solemn procession was escorted by
the United States Marine Band.
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1t was in 1882, we are told by
Charles H. Brainard, whose delight
full story of this man is well worth
reading, that: "As Mr.. Corcoran was
riding by the Ebbitt House in WASH
ington one day in the autumn 81
1882, his ear was suddenly greeted
by the music of Home, Sweet Home,
which the Marine Band was playing
In honor of Lieut.. Melville of the
Inflated Arctic steamer Jeannette,
who had just reached Washington
and was a guest of the house before
which it was stationed. AS Mr.
Corcoran listened to the plaintive
air, which never fails to toucn re-
sponsive chords in the breasts o. all
who hear it, his heart was moved by
tender memories of the poet whose
words have made it immortal, and
his acquaintance with whom covered
a period of nearly so years; and that
moment he resolved that the project
he had formed years before, con-
corning the removal of Mr.. Payne's
remains to this country, should at
once be carried into effect"
And so, with this object in view
Mr.. Corcoran succeeded in interest
ing the State Department in bring
ing Payne's remains to this country
and accordingly, the body of the poet
reached New York on March %
1888.
Here the coffin was covered with
the American flag, placed in a
hearse drawn by four horses in black
trappings and borne to the Gov
ernor's room in the City Hall in New
York City. Next morning, while flags
still hung at half-staff, the coffin
was drawn through the streets, while
Gilmore's band played Home, Sweet
Home" and with its guards and at
tendants, started on its way for the
National Capital.
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Philip Phillips portrait artist and Fred Rathnsann
draughtsnaan (left to rght) serDed together Nth
Army matchmaking detachment during the aOar, as did
four other members of their neD firm in Chicago During
the the veterans fashioned miniature replicas Of
beaches and harbors of battle for the guidance of
bobers and iauasion forces. Noo they produce three
roads scaled models for architects and engineers.
Wildly WoldPho
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February "a, 1909, as Young Norval
In the tragedy of Douglas"
After a tour that took in Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston
and New Orleans, he was persuaded
to try his fortunes in London. There
for a while, he drew crowded houses
but, as ever with genius, his popular
ity excited a certain proportion of
envy which soon detracted from his
ability as drawing card. He moved
on to Paris, where he found the at
mosphere better and more inviting,
and devoted much of his time to the
writing of dramas. He produced in
rapid succession the tragedy OF
"Brutus," "Therese, or the Orphan
of Geneva" an adaptation from the
French; "Virginius," and the cele-
brated operate drama, "Clari, or the
Maid of Milan" which contained the
song Home, Sweet Home"
AS was frequently the case In
years gone by, Payne received COM
paratively little for this operetta
Together with lot of manuscripts
which he sold to Charles Kemble OF
the Covent Garden Theater in Lon
don, in 1925, it brought him only
ESQ. Kemble Immediately had ii
produced at that theater, where il
was played to crowded houses for
many nights
The song. the only thing left to
us Of the play and which no doubt
will be popular as long as love
exists, was first sung in the operetta
by Miss Tree, eldest sister of Ellen
Irel.
It is said that "over one million
copies of Home, Sweet Home were
sold by the publishers, whose prof
its were said to have exceeded 2,0o(
guineas. Not a penny went to the
author, who also was cheated of the
benefit he was to have received or
the goth night of his play. HI
was not even complimented by the
publishers with a copy of the song.
Failed as Publisher;
Sought Diplomatic Post
During Mr.. Payne's residence II
Paris he foomed with Washington
Irving, who always remained hi!
admirer and steadfast supporter.
In 1882 Mr.. Payne returned to this
country and tried his hand at pub
fishing literary periodical, bu
with little success.
After f1oundering around fol
nearly a decade, he appeared II
Washington, in straitened circum
stances and seeking a diplomatic
post. In this he at first failed, anc
he reached the point where he wa!
willing to accept any respectable
position where the compensation
would at least pay his actual living
expenses. Writing of Payne's ex'
perience in Washington when seek
ing employment, an "Old Stager'
says:
He was a delightful companion
full 60 genius, of nice culture, O
more taste than strength. perhaps
but capable of a great deal of lsbo
and well fitted for clerical duties o
any description, as he wrote beau
tiful and expeditions hand and wa
steady and Industrious in his habits
-" He had all the simplicity of
child, was conf1ding, credulous ant
easily imposed upon, and the wag
about Washington-for the city
always infested with great mum
bers of practical jokers-deludet
him with magnificent and impos
.sible expectations. Robert Tyler
the Presidents eldest son, ant
Fletcher webster were warm friend
of Payne, and cooperating will
them were several newspaper cor
respondents, all of whom made ;
persistent effort to procure him al
eligible appointment in one Of tn
departments.
sLr. Webster, then Secretary Q
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~Ew BUSINESSES are
nj sprouting up in the post.
| ~ victory garden of oppor'
' tunity.
| Ex-GIs and others with fresh
ideas, confident they have some.
thing the public wants, lot OF
imagination and initiative and q
little money, have set up shop fol
themselves.
Let's look, for example, at Philip
Phillips, portrait artist; Alan Gold
man, a draughtsman, and four other
veterans who served with an Army
matchmaking detachment in the
European and Pacific theaters
During the war they fashioned
miniature replicas or beaches and
harbors of Southern France, Mount
Casino, Rhine River terrain, Oki-
nawa, Two Jima and other islands
for the guidance of bombers and in
vasion forces.
Agreed While in War
To Work for Themselves
One day in Algiers they fell to
talking of their return to civilian
life. Nobody, they agreed, wanted
to go to work for somebody else
Together, they represented var
led but related range of talents and
experience. So, why not 60 into
business for themselves, using the
knowledge and skills they had de-
veloped in service?
They rented walkup studio in
Chicago last March and founded a
firm called Topomodel. They pro-
duce three -dimensional Topographic
cal maps for air lines and railroads,
scaled models for architects and en-
gineers, and murals.
Firm Furnishes Food
For Baby Trade
Another infant industry is -four
ishing in suburban Oak Park. It's
known as Baby's Chef, and it pro-
vides liquid nourishment for the
three-cornered pants trade. Regis
tered nurses prepare each baby's
formula, individually and according
to the physicians prescription, in a
laboratory. Orders are measured
into sterilized bottles and delivered
daily in a refrigerated truck to the
homes of the tiny customers.
Reid Carter, a young father who
was in the Army Signal Corps, had
spent hot and tarassed hours in
milk fixing chores for his own
youngster. eff we have a diaper
SERVICE" he asked himself last
spring, "why can't we have formu-
LA service?" The end result was that
he and doctor and James Strom-
quist, a former Navy lieutenant,
formed 9. partnership.
The lightning of inspiration struck
Mrs. Mona zapen, an office worker,
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and to bother nobody with sugges-
tions or advice on any subject.
after few days of constant
labor, Payne showed the Secretary
what he was doing and how he was
doing it. Nothing could have been
better done. There was no more ex-
quisite penmanship on the files Of
the department and the arrange
ment of the papers was perfect.
Mr.. Spencer expressed his gratifca-
ton in warm terms and Payne was
in high glee.
"He continued his labors with in
creased activity, accomplishing more
every day than any other two clerks
in the department, and in less than
four months he had completed the
job. Unnindful of our caution and
pluming himself upon the dispatch
with which he had accomplished the
work, he carried the fruits Of it to
the Secretary. who said he had
nothing more for him to do and dis
missed him from Office
Here was poor Payne on our
hands again, as helpless as an in
FAINT, smarting under sense of
wrong, querulous, complaining, and
deeming himself the most unfor-
tunate Of mankind. He was
spoiled prodigy.
Death Takes Him in Tunis,
Where He Became Consul
"No place could be found for him
after he had fallen a victim to Mr..
Spencer's caprice, and we were all
perplexed and fatigued by his i'm
portunities. At this juncture Mr..
Webster was called to Boston on
business, leaving his son Fletcher
Acting Secretary of State. During
his absence we managed to have
Payne appointed consul to Tunis,
and he had his commission iii his
pocket before the Secretary returned
to Washington. But there was no
end to his troubles and embarrass-
ments.
I'm Tunis he soon ingratiated
himself with the Bey, and in due
time he compensated us for all our
trouble by long, charmingly writ
ten and most interesting letter, de-
scriptive of everything that had
occurred under his notice in Car
thage.
Payne received his reappointment
to Tunis early in 1851, and, embar-
raised by debt and harassed by
creditors, he took passage from New
YORK for Europe under an assumed
name on May 6. On the first day Of
the following April he passed into
eternal rest after a lingering illness
at his post In Tunis, and here in st,
George Cemetery his body was in
tered, marked by the United States
with slab reading as follows:
"In memory OF
Col. John Howard Payne,
Twice Consul Of
The United States of America for
the city and kingdom of Tunis.
This stone is here placed by a
grateful country.
He died at the American consulate
this city. after a tedious illness.
+ April 1st, 1852.
He was born at the city OF Boston
4 State of Massachusetts,.
His fame as poet and dramatiSt
well known wherever the English
Language is understood through his
h celebrated ballad of
Home, Sweet Home
and his popular tragedy of Brutus
and other similar productions.
i CThe authorities, consulted by
/ the writer, agree that Payne was
i born in New York or New York
i City. and not Boston, Mass.)
j Payne's body remained on foreign
soil for 80 years, until the late Will
liam w. Corcoran, one Of Washing
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conference attended by represent
atives of the American Medical AS
sociation, United States Public
Health Service. United States Bu-
reau of Narcotics, the Food and
Evening star., 1947-01-12
Need for Strong Law
Realized at Conference

j In the underworld barbiturates
are called "goof balls" or yellow
jackets" They are used for pur-
poses similar to those motivating
drug addicts. Adolescents some
times use them for a "thrill' such
as that sought by gin-guzzling
youngsters of the so-called f1apper
era of the '20s.
The need for strong laws to con-
troll the use of barbiturates was
brought out in the fall of 1916 at q
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By John cIosett Proctor

State, had taken prejudice against
poor Payne and nothing could be
done for him in the diplomatic OF
consular line. After a while, and
by dint Of perservering exertion, we
obtained place for him in the
War Department under Mr.. Spencer
He had a comfortable room all tc
himself and he was charged with
the task of collating, indexing and
making an abstract of the treaties
negotiated by the Government with
the several Indian tribes. His an
nual salary was $1,000, at that time
a competent support for a bachelor
of simple tastes and inexpensive
habits.
Actually Worked Himself
Out of a Job
Payne was delighted. Nothing
could have suited him better, and he
set to work with wonderful zeal and
intelligence. The arrangement was
a great relief to his friends, and we
determined that he should not be
displaced in hurry. Knowing the
Secretary's peculiarities and that
he was a little creature to shoe be-
hind as the Scotsman says, we in
structed Payne in regard to the
mode in which he should bear him.
self toward his official superior. He
was advised to attend to his duties
diligently, to steer clear of the Secre-
tary after exhibiting to him speci-
men of the manner in which he was
performing his work, to draw his
salary on the first of every month
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Air Freight Service
Handles Amy Cargo

Convenience for clients also was
a factor in the founding last July
of National Air Cargo o-ordinators,
Inc. The young president, Bernard
j. Hecht, laid the financial founda-
ton with a $1,000 legacy and $1,000
he had saved in the Marine Corps
The organization, operating in Chi
cago, New York and Los Angeles
handles air freight shipments.
The cargoes are picked up at the
door of the shipper, sent out over
established contract air freight lines,
and delivered to the door of the re-
cipient. Consignments have run the
garnut from a one-pound sheaf OF
magazine copy to a live horse. But
the prize bundle consisted of 400
freshly pressed suits-on hangers.
They were rushed, on q plane
equipped with racks, from Chicago
manufacturer to New York re-
taller.
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Helpful Hints
For. Businessmen

l.
The department Is careful not to
conduct its own surveys when prt-
vate enterprise alone can supply the
facts. Overlapping and duplication
is avoided as mulch as possible.
A problem typical Of those the de-
partment copes with every day in its
n field offices was this one:
A manufacturer had greatly ex-
panded his output during the war.
After the war he found he was pro-
ducing more than he could get rid
of in the United States. So he went
to the Department of Commerce-to
find out whether there would be any
chance of exporting his surplus.
He had to know the foreign mar
kets offering the best prospects. COM
petitive conditions abroad, tarin
rates, whether his product was under
expert control and countless other
pieces Of information.
His Commerce Department field
ofiice had only to refer to It's mass OF
reference material TO answer most Of
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Opportunity Knocks Often
For Ingenious Ex-CIs
By William J. Convoy
Associtted Press Staf Writer
CHICAGO. lback in 1914.

back in 1914. She was fed up with
noon-hour crowds in restaurants. II
would be much nicer, she reasoned
if the gregarious habit of going out
to eat could be reversed.
AS a consequence, her husband
Seymour and another ex-servicea
man, Joseph Sarfatty, now are the
co-proprietors of the office catering
service. People in Loop offices who
want to dine at their desks simply
pick up a menu and telephone their
orders to the concerns kitchen base.
The lunches are delivered by uni
formed girls.
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lew BUSINESSES are
II sprouting up in the post
. victory garden of oppor-
tIJnity.