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; tz -v y* % THX K'Hxn&r PLAIMNAUAT, TBTOSDAT, MAT*, IM 'r&'-^A- **.* .OS*;•• ••':*RSj " ^ t ^ * AUCTION m contract: y "Wynne Author of "PRACTICAL AUCTION BRIDOS* ARTICLE Na.» Jlfi In the following hand, the Professor Cl Greek at one of our well-known Vn ivrrsitics bid one no trump at Auction, all passed and A opened the three of clubs. The Professor's hand and the - dummy's hand are as fojyjsws: Hearts --10,6, S . J • '&•'$ Club* -- 9,4,2 •' iiXf' K'y **. ' Diamonds-- Q, 10r4*$ •« .. f; Sfifcdca-- 0,10,9 , • u Y » r - ; it . t . • • - vVr'"1. " 1 I * ~t Heart# -- A, Q, 4 " '•;*'» ' » Club*-- A, Q, 7 : • * Diamonds --- A, K, 3 . ,* j ". • \ S p a d e s -- J , 8 , 7, 2 ' ' ' ' " " , V. The Professor should have 6tsed up : difce hand as follows: "A can have only four clubs, for he has led the three and the deuce is an dummy. Therefore, A B should only make two club tricks and two spade tricks. If the diamonds are evenly divided, I can go game without finessing the queen of hearts. If they doa'itattk* tkeal w& have to finesse the queen of hearts.'^Unfortunately, he failed to figure out the hand as outlined, and as soon as he got dummy in the lead, led the heart, finessed the gueen and A won the trick with the king of hearts. It was now impossible for the Professor to go game as he had to lose two club tricks, two spade tricks and one heart trick. He should have set up his spades and there have played for the drop in diamonds. They were evenly divided so that in this way he could have made game. If the Professor had been playing Contract, he should have made an original bid of two no trump and ; partner should have bid three no trump, „ The writer has c^oasionaJly mentioned the Law of Symmetry m these; articles. This law is, in effect, a theory that there is a symmetrical relation existing between the distribution of the four suits in any one of the hands and the distribution of any one of the four suits among the four hands. This symmetrical relation is well exemplified by the distribution of the following hand, which came up recently in actual play; , - . . Our dr. •li f: Letter Hitimal Editorial Aaaodatfe* Hearts--J, 9.« Clubs -- Q, 10, 8, 6, 5 Diamonds -- Q, J, 9. 5 Spades -- 7 3 Hearts -- Q Clubs --K, J, 7,4 Diamonds -- A, 8, 7, <S, 2 Spades -- 5, 4, 3 T Hearts -- A, 8, 4, 2 Clubs --A, 9, 3 ; r* Diamonds -- 4 Spades -- A, K, Q, 10,6 Hearts--K, 10,7,5, J Clubs -- 2 Diamonds -- K, 10, 3 Spades -- J, 9, 8, 2 AUCTrfotf BIDDING: No score, rubber game. Z dealt and bid one spade. All passed and A opened the six of clubs. J. won the trick with the nine of clubs and proceeded to look the hand over. What would you figure as to probable distribution and correct play of the hand? Z should note that his own hand and Y's were divided 5-4-3-1. He also noted that A opened the six of clubs and that B played the deuce. If B had held two clubs, he would have started an echo to show his partner that he could trump the third round of clubs, so his play of the deuce indicated a singleton. Z, therefore, figured that the clubs were divided 5-4-3-1. He held five spades and his " dummy three, so that, if A also held a singleton, it must be in spades. Therefore, the spades must be divided 5-4-3-1. His heart and diamond holding and that of the dummy also indicated a sibility that these suits were divided At the seecrndliftk'-'^liW'tte'aee of hearts and then a low heart, trumping in dummy. He then led a low club, which B trumped. On this tricki Z played his ace of clubs, so that he could finesse the king jack later. No matter what B now plays, Z must make a small slam. Figure it out. The hand is remarkable in that, after the first lead, the distribution of all four suits can be so accurately determined. It is also a remarkable illustration of the Law of Symmetry. All of the four suits and all of the four hands have the same distribution, 5-4-3-1. It is the first time that the writer has ever noted such a unique hand. CONTRACT BIDDING: Z should bid two spades and Y three" spades. A and B always pass. Z should now bid five spades and, if Y is a sporty bidder, he will bid six spades. | It is a toss-up; but, as already pointed -3-1. Z, therefore, who was a very out, Z can make six spades against any fine player, decided to^lay accordingly. I defense, - ^ ' • Problem 1 :• , 4 'Hearts -- 4 •[•••• • Clubs --8, 7,6 " •"•v.- ' - j>iamonds -- none Spades--A, J, 7 Hearts --9, 8 - v Clubs -- 4 Diamonds --10, 9, 8, 7 Spades--none I Y Z B Hearts -- Q, J, 10 Clubs -- Q,} Diamonds -- 3 .Spaces--8 i Hearts -- K, 6t S •• Clubs -- none f Diamonds -- K,Q,« Spades --10 ' Mf spades are trumps and Z is in the lead, bow can Y Z win all of the tricks -fl^ainst any defense? * ; Solution in the next article. _j- C0NNEI M. 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Industries have protested placing tax burdens, in times of depression find the Congressional reaction is to "get oven" especially if criticism of the national legislature has been effective. Veteran observers are skeptical of the alarms sounded by Congressional leaders of having Congress here all summer. The threats of filibusters are duly impressive- Yet, filibusters are conducted much In the spirit of a sulky who yells "I won't" until a compromise is reached. This parliamentary trick of delaying legislation by endless talk is always utilized at the close of a session when time is precious and the calendars are crowded with important bills. A majority of the Senators and Representatives do not favor prolonging the debates or dare remain away from their home districts during tha campaign year. Not even the excuse of staying in Washington on official business can lessen the danger of defeat with an active opponent outlining the incumbent's present and past short-comings to the home folks. It is a shot that an Impasse on the tariff as a part of the tax bill may force extension of the session until late in June. The argument favoring this policy is that no real contests arc expected at the Republican National Convention as to cahdidates. The main fight will revolve around platforms and specifically the prohibition issue. Whether legislators are willing to have alternates take their places in state delegations or recess for a few days will depend on the developments of the next ten days. The House will probably clean up major measures before June 6, and mark time for the Senate. The Senate has numerous appropriation bills and the Controverted economy plan to follow the tax bill. It is a notorious fact that the Senate can "stall" for months and then reverse its step with bewildering speed. Measures which have been delayed for months have been passed in two minutes by a Senate bent on winding up affairs. Something of this sort is anticipated as a Jtolution to an apparent insoluble problem adjournment- The proposal of Senator Wheeler, Democrat of Montana, to investigate lobbyists is calculated to muddy political waters. President Hoover's denunciation of groups influencing legislation was met by Senate and House complaints against the lobbying activities of Cabinet members operating under the direction of a Presidential Secretary. It is reported j that the Wheeler resolution would smoke out" former officials of othor Administrations who are employed to represent business groups on tarriff and tax problems. These men will feel the brunt of a Senate quiz because of the belief that testimony might be embarrassing and produce political capital. The executive sessions of the Senate Economy Committee, working in collaboration with the House group, has provoked endless speculation in Federal departments. The opinion is growing that the committee will report just before adjournment when time limitations will prevent debate. Their program under these conditions would probably pass in the scrambie to adjourn. The thousands of government employees, whose jobs are hinging. on the economy program, would have little notice as the fiscal year is effective July 1. It lias been advocated that the economy plan should be held up until the revenue bill is passed as the two matters are interwoven. It is doubtful that the Senate'will continue its current investigation of the stock market situation beyond this session. There have been suggestions that money should be provided to defray expenses but no real (sentiment to provide the sinews of a quiz has been noted. The expose of market operations is interesting and instructive but of little political consequence in local contests. In other words, it does not have the makings of an "issue" at the elections. Legislation restricting the activities of stock gamblers may be enacted at the December session in event public attention is still keyed to a high'point. They Struck Oil on Mother's Farm in Texas. New York.--j. Malcolm CrlooC mayor of Kilgore, Texas, settled himself Into an easy chair at the Hotel New Yorker and delivered himself of a lecture on the futility of being wealthy. "I'm having fun," he said, "while I'm in New York. But It won't last long. You cant enjoy yourself when . you get rich. Look at me." Crim, In his own words, was "Just a poor country boy" until December, 1030, when they struck oil on his mother's farm. Now he has so much money that he can't keep track of It. Crlm explained that he doesn't id! ker for publicity. "One day they pnt a picture of me in the papers after the well came In," he said, "and I'm still getting letters. Every mortgage in the world was being foreclosed. People wrote me even from Russia that their mortgages were being foreclot*ed and would I please give them a little dough." He Ran General Store. Crlm was elected mayor of Kilgore a year ago when the town was incorporated. Prior to his acquisition of wealth he ran a general store. "I sold everything," he said, "from cradles to coffins." ' "I never went in for politics," he explained. "I never even heard of this fellow Garner till lately. But I took the Job as mayor because the town was getting overrun with the wrong kind of people. I took a census in January and there were 800 people in town. I took another one in March and there were 15,000 people there. "We didn't have any streets worth mentioning, no water, no sewer system, no nothing. Some of tliose streets were so bad a. snake couldn't crawl on them." Used Church for Jail. Crlm said he hasn't erected any public buildings in Kilgore "except a church." "We used the Baptist church for a Jail," he said- "Then we got a little jail built and they" used the church for a dance hall. Finally some fellow came Into town one Sunday and set fire to our two churches. Burnt 'em down. So that made me mad. I built a Presbyterian church to ,get even." hasn't had a chance to enjoy life. "It used to be," he said, "that I could take a vacation. Now I can't. I'm waiting here now for Mrs. Crlm. She's coming in today from a Mediterranean cruise. ' I couldn't go because I was too busy."- .;ii Air Force Figure* Worry to Britain London.--British aeronautical authorities are much concerned over Great Britain's increasingly Inferior position of its air corps, as revealed by armament statistics, which most of the nations have submitted to the League of Nations for consideration. 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Fifty years after Washington's Adeath, Jared Sparks, then president of Harvard, issued an edition of 12 volumes, in which he omitted numerous passages ar.d "improved" Washington's diction in others Sixty years after th? Sparks edition, Worthjngton C. Ford brought out another 14 volumes, taken directly from the Washington manuscripts. But as Washington left a larger number of, papers than any other President, these editions, large as they are, contain less than 50 percent of the whole, represented in 400 folders in the Library of Congress. As pointed out by Dr. John C. Fitspatrick, editor of this great compilation and noted authority on Washington's writings, "the lack of a complete publication of Washington's letters has made possible the slanderous belittlement of his character by present-day writers . . . In one way we are indebted to Sparks and Ford for the hundreds of biographies of Washington now available. . . The pity of it is, however, that most of these biographies, so unsatisfactory because of their lack of complete information, have been read with avidity by the American public and so have been responsible for the vast amount of existent misconception reg a r d i n g W a s h i n g t o n . . . . I t i s not surprising, therefore, that one of our present day eminent historians, John Bach McMaster, should have stated that George Washington is an unknown man." The present Bicentennial edition of the Washington Writings, according to Dr. Fitzpatrick, is not only an honor to the first American, but will Since he became wealthy, Crlm enable America to understand her own said, he has been kept so busy he_ jjigtory more clearly, for the formalinan'f Ka<1 n /»!•» o n nA f a An IaV 11 , » , . , , _ , tive period of the United States is so enmeshed with the life of Washington that it is impossible to obtain a clear picture of the founding of the Nation without full knowledge of George Washington, the man himself, his personal as well as his public life The Bicentennial edition will now make this available. It will contain ail the papers included in the Sparks and Ford editions, all the papers in the Library of Congress, besides many letters and groups of letters in the possession of various libraries, historical societies, State archives, and private owners. In fact Washing ton papers have been found in every State of the Umon and in nearly every country of the world.. The present Bicentennial edition was begun in 1930- The volumes, as ready, will be published by the Government Printing Office on 100 percent rag paper, durably bound, 500 pages to the volume, and each containing about 300 letters. Each volume will be separately indexed and foot-noted with names and recorda of all individuals referred to. In addition to the 4 volumes now ready, it is hoped to have five or six others completed by the close of the Bicentennial year. The editing of this collection has been done by Dr. John Clement Fitzpatrick,. of the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, editor of the George Washington Diaries. 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