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Evening star., 1949-02-24
axe NY Word for 1t
By Frank Colby

Q.-Will you please referee 8
classroom controversy? It's about
such constructions as What we
need care? is?) higher salaries fol
teachers" We find no help in
our text books-Mrs. NJ E.
A. Let us look at it this way.
The relative pronoun what" is fol-
lowed by a singular verb for the
reason that what" is simply an
other way of saying that which,
or "the thing which"
Let us regard what we need" as
a noun clause. 1t actually is the
subject of the sentence, and ex-
presses the idea of "our need,
which obviously is singular, as if
we were to say, "our need is for
higher salaries for teachers"
These sentences are correct:
What Europe needs is food and
clothing. What We expect is CO.
operation and friendship. What
we hope for is many years of peace.
What We bought was groceries.
Now note that in some construc-
tions "all' has a meaning that also
is equivalent to what" or that
which," as: All that that we need
is higher salaries for teachers. All
that we saw was pine trees. All
that we hope for is peace and
justice.
The pronoun "it" also is singular.
Note: 1t is the Germans whom we
defeated. 1t was the Romans who
built the aqueduct. 1t is they who
sent us the books.
Q.-In phoning, should one ask
to speak ito" or with" a person?-
w. T.
A. One speaks to an audience.
One speaks (converses) with a
friend.
0.-Our class would appreciate a
discussion of '"I can't SEEM" Will
you be good enough to Colbyize it
for us?-H. c.
A. IT can't seem" has been the
target of grammarians for many a
long day. They tells us we should
not say, "I can't seem to under
stand it." We should say, 1T seems
that I cannot understand it."
Nevertheless. Il seem" and II
can't seem" are idioms so firmly
established that 1t is pointless to
try to stamp them out Indeed,
the usage has the complete sane
ton of Websters New Interna-
tional, under seem" page 2,266
definition 7: II can't seem to unlock
the door"
Q.-Why is won't" the contrac-
ton of will not"?-V. R.
A. Wont" is actually the con-
traction of "woll not" an obsolete
form of will not"
Does the was-were construction battle
you? Which is correct: If were younger
or IF l was younger? Mr.. Colby
leafiet. CT, makes the usage crystal clear
in simple. nontechnical terms. A must
for teachers and students. For COPY
send cents in coin and a stamped, self.
address enyeIope u to n him. s.. care q Ths
York 10. N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-02-24

1t runs counter to the instincts OF
most players to abandon flnesse
that can be taken with apparent
ease. But there are, at times, more
weighty considerations than the
added trick that successful f1nesse
will yield. 1t is instructive, too, with
many players at no-trump con-
tract to develop first their longest
suit. This tendency should fire.
ouently be stifed in favor of the
more essential business of rendering
the dangerous adversary helpless.
This sounds very abstract, so let
us get down to cases. In todays
hand, South in due course became
the declarer at the obvious contract
of three no-trump. 1nasmuch as his
hand counted only 81 points, or
lack short of regulation figures, he
declined to open with two no-trump
and chose, instead, to approach with
a bid of one club.
The four of hearts was opened
and won by declarer, who immedl-
ately attacked his longest suit. by
trying the diamond flnesse., This
lost and the heart suit was cleared.
Declarer now had only eight run
ming tricks and concluded that his
only chance was the spade flnesse.
When this failed, he was defeated.
South had overlooked a funda-
mental principle of no-trump play,
and that is, when an adversary is
attempting to establish long suit
against you, you should make every
effort to render his long suit i'm
potent by extracting the opening
leaders entry card. If he has no
card left with which to get in, his
established suit will be just so much
paper weight. On this deal, 1t was
quite evident that the only card
with which West could gain quick
. entry was the king of spades, If he
had it. If that card is taken away
from him early in the play the heart
suit will no longer be menace.
The proper play at trick is the
nine of spades. If West does not
20 up, the diamond finesse may then
be tried and nine tricks are in the
bag. even if it loses. If West takes
the king of spades and continues
hearts, declarer holds up till the
third round and the diamond f1nesse
can be taken safely into East, who
has no more hearts to return to
partner. If it should turn out that
East has the king of spades, then
only an extra trick has been sacri-
feed, because East will win and re-
turn q heart. Declarer will hold up
to exhaust East of the suit and the
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Answer to TONNAGE.
PIGEON Returns After 7 Years

Royal Trust, pigeon missing
since November, 1912, when it was
released in Wellington, New Zea-
land, in race to it's home in
Auckland, returned home recent
ly, still wearing the Identification
ring on it's leg and settled down
as If nothing unusual had hap
pened.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Come
Find II or more words in
MOO NIL L E,
lighted by the moon

Average IS 70, Ilmlt, 70 mlnuCeS.
Rules. Words must be of four or
more letters O. Words which acquire four
letters BY the addition of "s,' such as
bats" cats" are not used. g. Only one
form of a word is used. 4. Proper names
tornnrrnw
Evening star., 1949-02-24

Score one for each OF the f1rst f1Ve
problems. The last counts five.
/, Which branch of military serv-
ice is hardest on ones "dogs?"
Infantry Air Corps
Cavalry Artillery
2. Which of the following does not
have bed?
River Road Wagon Well
3. A housewife often uses her teeth
for assistance when she is
Baking pies Washing windows
Making Beds Washing dishes
4. The metal spout inserted into
maple tree in the spring for collect
ing sugar water Is called
Trough Spile Nozzle Spigot
5. Which one of these persons
would normally have the fastest
pulse rate?
Boy of Woman, 10
Girl, ID Man, IS
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Goren on Bridqe BY Charles H. Gore"

Both sides vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
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WEST EAST
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SOUTH
AAQ9
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The bidding:
South West North East
club Pass l diamond Pass
3N-T Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead, four of hearts.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
ANSWERS TO HORSE SENSE oUIz.

i. Infantry. 2. Well 8. Making beds
l. spie s. Boy OF years. 8. (al Dis:
betes- -Pancreas (xl. (b) Golfer Thyroid
w. (c) Bright's-Kidney ". I'D Mumps-
Parotid (W), (O Addison s-Adrenal (E.
Evening star., 1949-02-24

diamond finesse is taken with per-
feet safety.
To repeat: Before resorting to a
finesse. it usually pays to drive out
the opening leaders entry card, even
though it happens to be in short
suit.
copyright, 1e49, by Charles H Goren)
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Test Your Horse Sense rDf G. w. Crane

s. This problem tests your knoWl-
edge of practical medicine for you
are to associate the diseases shown
in the left-hand column below with
the parts of the human body which
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Evening star., 1949-11-17
Hollywood Diary
Huqhes Still Has Hopes for 'OutIow'
By Sheiloh Grohom

Gloria will sign soon with either
goth Century-Fox or RKO.
Elizabeth Taylor divided last
weeks dinners and dances among
Dick Long, Jerome CORTLAND and
Vic Damone. Be interesting to
see what happens next week when
William PaWley, jr., returns to
Hollywood.
Shelley Winters and Farley
Granger battled and switched
dancing partners-Farley at Ciro's
with Miss De Haven. Shelley COO
ing with Tom Drake.
Yvonne De Carlo tells me
"Outside of stunt men (and she
means Jacques O'Mahoney) they
(and she means mem want you
to give up your career when you
marry" (She now means Ed
Luckenbach.) She concludes,
I'm not quite ready yet to run
home only
k&k
Evelyn Keyes has been dis
covered by Cy Howard. The pub
lie will soon discover Evelyn as
a fine actress in Mrs. Mike. -
She's really good.
John Barrymore's 19-year-old
daughter. Dolores, made a two
some with collegiate Tom Fox at
the Sig Arno exhibit at the gal
lery of fine arts. Dolores, tall, and
the image Of John, says she has
no acting aspirations.
The Robert Taylor Barbara
Stanwyck situation worries their
friends. The big trouble is, Bob
Evening star., 1949-11-17
HOLLYWOOD.

Charles Laughton's Bible-read-
ing one-night, stands are proving
so successful-Charles will make
100000 in about two months
that he now plans to make it an
annual show. Next year he'll hit
New York. Chicago and most OF
the other big cities.
Howard Hughes has been hold
ing up 1.-THE Outlaw" again-until
it is passed by every State. Mr.
Hughes has at least $10,000,00O
tied up in pictures completed years
ago-in addition to THE Out
law" there's Vendetta" and
Mad Wednesday" Also a pair
of comparatively new Jane
Russell pictures-they were fin
ished one and two years ago. ]
guess Mr.. Hughes can afford to
wait.
Humphrey Bogart is not only
in the New York night-club dog
house, but in the motion picture
industry ditto.
Lauren Bacall, by the way. plays
a secondary role to Pat Neal in
1.-THE Bright Leaf" with the bright
particular star. Gary Cooper. It's
a good role though, and if Baby
does well with it, she might be
offered big fat leads again.
X
Charles Coburn, a canny char
acter, not only gets 100000 a
picture, but co-star billing in all
his pictures. And he rates it.
Kirk Douglas, who wanted to
make "Cyrano de Bergerac" for
Jerry Wald, says he will be just
as happy to play the long-nosed
lover for Stanley Kramer, who
now owns the movie rights.
Gloria De Haven has found a
house and taken custody of her
two children from John Payne.
Evening star., 1949-11-17

11:15 am. 1:5O. 4:35. 1920 and
9:55 pm.
LittIe-"Hamlet";; 1920 am, /,
$40, $40 and 8 pm.
National-"A Woman's Secret"
1920 am, LOS. 2:45. 4:30. 6:15,
7::55 and 9:40 pm.
Palace-"That Forsyte Wom-
an; 11:40 am, 2:15, 4:45, tbs
and 9:45 pm.
Pix-"Carnegie Hall; 2, 4:35,
7:10 and GAS pm.
Playhouse-"Passport to Pim-
lico";; 11:15 am, LOS, 2:50, 4:35,
$40, $40 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-"The Fallen Idol:
11:10 am. /, 2::45, ABS. $40. $40
and 9:55 pm.
Warner-"Miss Grant Takes
Richmond; 1880 am, 1885, $40,
$40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1949-11-17

Sir Galahad fitting with the un-
derworld dragons.
OKeefe, the Mirrors man, is
the fellow this time. Once he has
met pretty Miss Storm in the Bu-
reau of Missing Persons, he is IN
charge of both her and her SIS
ter's case. The police and District
Attorney are as pleasant as they
can be about everything, but they
cannot be bothered until O'Keefe
has collected enough evidence to
arouse their enthusiasm for a con-
viction.
The ring he uncovers turns out
to be a neatly masked outfit. Its
leader and front is a well sculp-
tured dowager who dresses in
stately black, walks with a cane,
rides in a limousine. and distrib-
utes Bibles to unwed girls about
to become mothers.
Once she has convinced these
distraught creatures Of her good
will, she offers them enough to
pay their hospital bills and prom
ises to place their babies for
adoption instantly upon birth.
If things go as she plans. she
SELLS" the babies to childless
couples, and things are serene
until the sometimes remorseful
real mother starts making trouble.
This is where the strong arm
branch of the business goes into
action and, at least in the "Aban-
doned" case is not above killing
the girl who refuses to abide by
the rules.
Apart from conducting them
selves generally like couple liv-
ing through blithe courtship
without a care in the world, there
| is nothing wrong with the acting
of OKeefe and Miss Storm in
abandoned" Even this is not
their fault, of course, for they are
merely doing what the script and
Director Newman call for.
The others, jeff Chandler. Meg
Randall, Marjorie Rambeau and
Raymond Burr are equally the
victims of the requirement that
they give q comedy touch to q
subject that just Is not funny.
Evening star., 1949-11-17

dUtdCh, all d0OPU1oll 4htS 40 oAAoe-
tered and the leading characters
in the film are finally free, pre-
sunably to have flock Of chill
dren of their own.
Unfortunately. beyond being q
resume of many newspaper story
on.the same subject, abandoned"
achieves very little excitement and
amounts to no more than a
standard screen exhibit.
The general treatment of the
theme follows the new fashion in
such things which is to make
them somewhat more light-heart-
ed but being careful not to over
look a few brutality sequences. In
one of these latter a group Of
racketeers literally burns a con-
fession out of suspected COM
patriot. Since the victim is up
and. around a few minutes later
and playing dirtier than ever
with his torturers, it probably only
goes to show how man can
adapt himself to these occupa-
tional hazards.
There is slight tone OF the
documentary about abandoned" !"
but Irwin Gielgud. who wrote the
screenscript, must surely have
slipped in one detail of his real
ism.
This involves the character OF
the girl played by Miss Storm.
She is the sister Of the aban-
bonded girl to whom the title OF
the Aim refers and presumably
she should be heartbroken to find
the latter dead and presumably
the victim of the racket. Well,
the truth is that she is sad-for
about 20 seconds after finding
her sisters picture in the morgue
records.
After that she is as gay as
you please as she sets off with
Reporter O'Keefe to ferret out
the ring and save other girls
from the dead sisters fate.
BY permitting her to take the
murder this lightly, the film for
feits all demands upon your
emotions but Author Gielgud and
Director Joe Newman apparently
never thought of that.
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1t no doubt is ungrateful of any
one in the newspaper business to
call attention to Abandoned" as
another of those screen plays
which insist that it is crime re-
porters this country will have to
depend upon for protection.
At any rate, that happens here
Just as it did in Chicago Dead
line" in which Alan Ladd was the
Evening star., 1949-11-17

likes to fly. fish, and ride horses.
Barbara is strictly q home girl
so they rarely see each other.
Shirley Temples Northern Cali
fornia tungsten mine is one Of
the biggest in the world. Dur
ing the war, profits for stock
holders were really fabulous.
Shirley's divorce proceedings wait
while lawyers settle her intricate
and profitable financial affairs
re the community-property tangle
with Husband John Agar.
Orson Welles has cabled his
agent here to sign up leading
ladies but his next two pictures,
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Where and When
Current TheoteF Attractions
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TIE west = II ~arn- rs. $50
|7:15 and 10 pm. Stage shows:
1, 3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia -T hat Midnight
Kiss; 1885 am, 1:40, $40, 5:45
1850 and 9:55 pm.
Dupont - Lost Boundaries"
1:20, 3:25, $3.50, 7::35 and 9:40 pm
Keiths - Abandoned: 11:45
am, 1:45, 3:45. 5:45, 7:45. and
9:45 pm.
Metropolitan-"Special Agent"
Evening star., 1949-11-17

Ulysses and Penelope" and JUL
ius Caesar" But the gals are
acting shy-want cash on the
line. They believe a dollar in the
hand Is worth two in deferred
pay.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1949-11-17

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
u. S. Tops Oil Production

The United States is the leading
oil producing center in the world
with the Caribbean second and
the Middle East third.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Baby Racket Under Fire
In Keith's MeIodrunnu
By Joy Cormody

Whatever indifference occasional district attorney show
toward Hollywood always there them Latest
practices under the movies rakng futile
fire is the baby adoption
Abandoned" which yesterday at
Keths and spearheading the
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officials In the Rornanian Lega-
ton In Washington who can serve
his purposes are in Malaxa's pay
and thoss refusing 70 cooperate
are threatened with recall OF
otherwise inundated. the report
continued.
Gen. Radescu. according 10 the
report, Is attempting TO organize
a Romanian resistance movement
in this country. Malaxa is said 70
be financing the general.
The Central Intelligence Agen-
cy. the FBI reported, received in
formation that "adherentS OF
Radescu have been spreading the
story that the Central Intelligence
Agency has interviewed with the
State Department to secure an ex-
tension Of Malaxa's visa. In return
for which Malaxa would furnish
81 900 900 10 finance q resistance
movement"
The Central Intelligence
Agency" the report continues.
has stated that this attempt TO
implicate their agency in the
affairs of Malaxa and Radescu is
without foundation in fact and
that Radescu has proposed that
CHA transmit certain funds
amounting to only a few thousand
dollars to certain Of his adherents
abroad"
Radescu's proposal was rejected
because Of his association with
Malaxa, the CHA reported.
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and development projects by the
Ypsilanti Machine IL Tool Co. and
by other means unknown TO the
grand Jury at this time"
Balance Dropped to $4,000.
The Tucker finances dropped
the grand jury reported. from a
high of $2s. 000, 900 to a cash
balance Of $4,000 on December
81. 1913.
In addition to the SIT 900 900
from the stock sale, the defend
ants got $4,000, 900 from the sale
Of dealer and distributor fran
'chises, and more than $1,000 900
for sale of accessories for the
unproduced car.
In this period of about two years.
the indictment went on. more than
s2S. zoo. 900 was spent and Is hand
made automobiles were turned out,
none of which had the engineer
ing features which Mr.. Tucker
contended would 60 into his auto
mobile.
Approximately $4,000, 900 was
paid out In engineering and ad-
administrative expenses; more than
"a. 900 900 to officers, director and
promoters, including about 81 $780,
900 to the Cert company.
United States District Attorney
Otto Kerner, jr., described Karsten
as a disbarred attorney, who In
1888 was sentenced to serve one to
five years in the Illinois State Pen
itentiary on a charge of fraud and
conspiracy. The charge resulted
from defrauding the Amalgamated
Trust 81 Savings Bank of Chicago
by Karsten and others. He served
three years.
The Cert company at the time
Of the underwriting agreement
with Tucker had net worth Of
about $4,000 and never before
had underwritten a contract in
excess Of $2.5oO.oo0. Mr.. Kerner
said.
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CopIon
(Continued From First Page.)

Mr.. Palmer did not indicate
what portions Of the report he in
tends to read. It was felt. how
ever, by courtroom observers. that
he would read to the jury in full
those portions which had been ex-
tracted on the data slips found in
Miss Coplon's purse.
Ickes Appears Under Subpoena.
Former Interior Secretary Har-
old L. Ickes appeared in court
this morning in response to a
defense subpoena. Mr.. Palmer
asked Judge Reeves to excuse the
former cabinet of1icer until fur
Their notice and Mr.. Ickes de-
parted after assuring the court
he would be available within a
half hour at any time.
Mr.. Palmer said he suhpoenaed
Mr.. Ickes because one of the data
slips found in Miss Coplon's purse
stated that Ruth Gruber, de-
scribed as Mr.. Ickes' secretary.
had been O Communist liaison
agent. Both Miss Gruber and Mr..
Ickes vehemently denied the al
legations and the former ,cabinte
,oficer described the charge as @
Sf1eAr@ sssst. - @s
For the first time In the seven
weeks Of the trial. Mfr. Palmer
yesterday began showing the
strain under which he has been
operating. His voice became
hoarse and he told Judge Reeves
he felt III. Judge H4syes told the
court clerk 10 relieve Mr.. Palmer
81 the task Of reading the -
secret FBI reports. az
Clerk Loses Voice.
After two hours the court clerk
lost his voice and Judge Reed
ordered FBI Agent T. Scott Mil
Ter, who directed the surveillance
which resulted In the arrest Of
Miss Coplon. to take over the
reading task.
Only two Of the IL secret re-
ports whose disclosure, according
to the prosecution will endanger
the national security and ma
tional defense. remain to be read.
Mr.. Palmer said he did not
think he would read the IS addi-
tional secret reports which relate
to the % data slips introduced
into evidence against Miss Coplon.
Thirty-four data slips. all con-
tanning excerpts from secret FBI
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public as soon as they z7s avail
able
Mr.. Gray's statement vas re-
leased several hours after TIE
Army had acknowledged that tie
request for Mr.. clapp had been
rejected and had failed 20 explain
the rejection.
The Army also made something
OF a mystery Of the matter by
saying any comment would have
10 come from Nj. cispp.
In saying he had no; been ap-
preached about any assignment,
the 43-yeag-old IVA chairman
said:
The fact is am not avail
able have my hands fun with
my present work
The Army's rejection VAS first
disclosed By press dispatch
from Frankfurt. Germany. quot
ing David R Hunter. chief OF the
characterization branch Of the
American military government S
civil administration division.
All We know here IS that We
requested Clapp and that the re-
quest was rejected by the Army
in Washington. the Associated
Press quoted Mr.. Hunter as say
ing.
He added that the Army had
given the military government q
reason for the rejection but the
message was classified" meaning
that it was secret,
Invited to Spend Months
Mr.. Hunter said the military
government had invited Mr.. Clapp
to spend three months in Ger
many.
There is a great interest here
In IVA" Mr.. Hunter explained.
and in the civic planning that It
did. The intention was for Clapp
to come here and give lectures de-
scribing the work Of the IVA"
Mr.. Hunter said any further
information should come from
Washington"
1t was after the whole matter
had been brought to the attention
Of Mr.. Gray and the top Army
level that the statement was is
sued.
Mr.. Clapp succeeded David E.
Lilienthal as chairman of the IVA
in 1947 when Mr.. Lilienthal was
made head of the Atomic Energy
Commission.
At the time the nomination was
before the Senate. questions were
raised about communistic influ-
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ences IN the IVA Southern .rssI-
oc-s O. Congress. Democrats ard
Republicans. rallied quickly 70 ~.
Clapps defense and described him
as q man of the highest II"
.egrtsy whose loyalty ard Amer
kanixzn are unqaessAone6
A native o. Wisconsin and
graduate q; the University Of Chi
cage. Mr.. ClApp has been with
the IVA since 1889. 1rS; rs as
sisiani and then director q per
sonnel In 1899 ne wAs named
general manager Of The agency
and IN 1915 became a member o.
the three man IVA directorate
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C,Iopp
Continued From First Page)

SUlltll1US0 4 AOAAL ~ % oHN"f
ter-as Mr.. Clapp himself had
said on arriving here last night
for q congressional hearing.
The Army Secretary said a pre-
llminary investigation revealed
that the situation has developed
from an unfortunate misinterpre-
tation OF the word 'unemployable
which was contained in q cable
in March. 1919. from the Depart
ment to Army headquarters in
Germany"
The procedures which resulted
in this error" Mr.. Gray added,
were changed In April.
Had the present procedure
been In effect" the Secretary con-
tinued, the error would not have
occurred"
Mr.. Gray said the circumstances
resulting in the error are being
thoroughly investigated" and all
the pertinent facts will be made