Evening Star Newspaper, July 4, 1933, Page 18

MAGAZINE PAGE. Loyalty to Flag in Peace Time BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. ITH every Fourth of July| there comes a fresh burst of patriotism. The holiday can mean only the commemora- tion of a historic event otherwise. As it is, it couples this commemoration with a renewal of pasri- otic enthusiasm. There is the feeling toward the Nation which is akin to that for one's own family. There is loyalty®to be fostered as it is felt to- day. . Apart from the warlike elements which are so stressed in the idea of patriotism, there are others of equal THE COLORS FLUTTERING GAYLY, | THE | HAVE DEEP MEANING FOR THOUGHTFUL IN PEACE TIME. significance. During the past year the thought of the dependence of one con- cern_and one business upon another has been brought out forcefully. Ye: and even the dependence of one in. i- | vidual upon another in a bond of com- | mon weal has been brought home with | vigor. If a Nation or a country is to| prosper it must have loyalty, a feature characteristic of patriotism. There must be a feeling of brotherhood in | times of peace as well as in times of | war, if the individuals of a country | are to be bound together for the com- mon good. One of the encouraging features of | the past few years has been the desire and the willingness of individuals to share with others with whom there was no tie except of national brother- hood. Those who had gave with amaz- ing liberality to those who had not. or whose means of livelihood was entirely or partially gone. The friendly co- | operation savored of that in a house- | How it Started NEWTON. BY JEAN Take Time by Forelock. To grasp one’s opportunities, to make hay while the sun shines, is to “take| time by the forelock.” It seems an ex- pression “well suited to modern speed and efficienc; The allusion is to the traditional pic- | turization of time as an old man— | with a solitary lock in front. The ex-| pression is time honored, its authorship being credited to Spenser, in his Amo- retti, dating 1595. These are the lines in which the phrase had its source: “Tell her the joyous time will not be staid, Unlesse ufhe doe him by the forelock take.” (Copyright, 1933.) MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit. Top Milk. Corned Beef Hash. ‘Toast. Coffee. Farina. LUNCHEON. Egg and Tomato Salad, Mayonnaise Dressing. Bread and Butter Sandwiches. Chocolate Blanc Mange, Fruit Cookies. Coffee. DINNER. Vegetable Soup. savory Pork with Noodles. Green Beans. Cole Slaw, Mayonnaise Dressing. Apple Pie. Cheese. Coffee. PORK WITH NOODLES. Two cupfuls cooked noodles, 4 tablespoonfuls fat, 1 cupful pork butts diced: 3 tablespoonfuls chopped onions, 3 tablespconfuls chopped green pepper, 1 _te: spoonful salt. 1 teaspoonful cel- ery salt, 1, teaspoonful paprika, 1 cupful canned tomato soup, 1 cupful water. Brown the pork and onions in the melted fat. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and pour into a casser- ole. Cover and bake for one hour in a slow oven. EGG-POTATO SALAD. Boil 3 eggs 30 minutes, shell and cut fine with a silver knife. Boil 4 medium potatoes. Dice while hot and mix with cut eggs and add boiled dressing. Let stand till cold. Serve on crisp lettuce or watercress with more boiled dressing. . Dressing—Two beaten eggs, 15 cupful rich milk, % teaspoon- ful dry mustard, 1 teaspoonful salt, dash cayenne, 1 tablespoon- ful melted butter or olive oil and % cupful vinegar. Cook in double boiler till thick as cusiard. Strain and keep in cool place. CORNED BEEF HASH. Chop cold, cooked corned beef rather fine. Fry an onion in & little butter. When done add beef, salt and pepper to taste, moisten with left-over gravy if you have it. If not, add a little water and a piece of butter. Let cook until the one side is brown; turn over and brown the other side; turn out on hot platter. Garnish with hold where family ties and mutual con- | cerns were strong. In this there was demonstrated the loyalty and patriot- ism of peace. The homes of a country are depend- {ent upon the prosperity of peace times |as much as upon protection in war times. There should be cherished the |idea of the patriotism which flourishes in peace. Flags, in time of war, fly at half staff continually, denoting the | death of some loved person. Let them fly at full staff with fluttering gayety in peace times, announcing to all the | world that peace is a nation’s portion. (Copyright, 1933.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. 1, We was eating breakfist and pop said {to ma, It's just 4 months ago today that we had a wedding anniversity and I remembered it and you didn’t, and I brawt you home a big buntch of | roses as expensive as they were bewti- | ful, and all you had for me was a blank stare: Sounding sad as anything, and ma | said, Now Willyum let the passed berry the passed, my lands can't you ever | forget anything? ‘There are some things I wish I could | forget, but alas life isn't as simple as | that, pop said, and ma said, Well | you're simple, the ideer, anybody as | forgetful as you to go digging down | into ancient histery at this time in the | morning when I always feel Jow spirrit- ed anyway. The ideer, that’s utterly uncalled for, you never remember any- thing and important dates are just non existent nothings to you, while that was the sole and ony anniversity that ever temporarily slipped my memory, she said. That was enough to cast a permanent |shadow over a sensitive nature like mine, pop said, and ma said, Why what’s got into you this morning, you're acting perfeckly Russian. O well, what's a difference, life is ishort and our trubbles are soon over, pop said. Still if you care to shoot a few rays of sunshine through the clouds you might have liver and onions for supper tonite, he said, and ma said, | Why Willyum Potts how redickulous, | :e had liver and onions ony yestid- ay. | Never mind, I don't insist, it seemed !llke a very simple modest request but I'm used to hard nocks. I've lernt to take them in silence, pop said, and ma | said, O all rite, all rite, you'll have | your liver and onions my goodness. | Then I can live through the day and | think kind thawts about everybody, pop |said. And he kissed ma good by and | went down to the office, ma saying. Such a man, I wonder if that was all | | nothing but a put up job. | Me knowing without wondering. BY LOIS LEEDS. | || Milady Beautiful | Bags Under Eyes. Dear Miss Leeds—I seem to have dark circles or bags under my eyes. It isn't eye strain nor lack of sleep nor incorrect diet. What could be the cause? A G. Answer—The dark circles may be due to some internal condition, so that I suggest your consulting a physician. Use a little peroxide cream on the dis colored skin every night. S LEEDS. Pimples and Blackheads. Dear Miss Leeds—I have a few pim- ples and lots of blackheads. It is im- possible to get the blackheads out, as I have veins on my cheeks. How can I improve my complexion. BETTINA M. Answer.—The pimples usually develop from the blackheads. so you will do much to clear your skin by getting rid of the latter. Buy a camel’s hair com- plexion brush (or good shaving brush) and a cake of mild facial soap. Castile soap Is always a safe choice. Wash your face with soap and warm water twice a day, working up a rich later with the brush. Rinse well. Try to get out the larger blackheads and bathe the pores from which they have been taken with boric acid solution. Bathe your face in cold water, then dry it and pat on a skin stimulant. Rubbing alcohol di- luted with rose water may be used for this purpose. ‘These treatments will probably make your skin feel tender, but unless the irritation is really painful, you should keep up the stimulating treatments. Use as little make-up as you can or omit it altogether unti your complexion is improved. Local treatments are only half the battle however. In addition you must have a correct diet, including plenty of fresh fruits, raw and cooked vegetables, especially the leafy kinds. Drink eight glassfuls of water daily, but not with meals. Avoid constipation. Exercise outdoors daily. Take a cleans- ing bath every night, followed by a tepid rinse and brisk rub-down. What you should aim to do is to stimulate your system so that your skin will func- tion normally and not become clogged with blackheads. LOIS LEEDS. Cleansing Cream. Sandra F.—(1) The cleansing cream you mention is not injurious so far as the egg whites are concerned. Egg whites do not make hair grow. LOIS LEEDS. (Copyright, 1933.) Adventure of Northland. The Letter. EXT morning Roberta caught sight of the postman before he stepped upon the porch of her home, and ran to open the door for him. “Here's a letter for your grand- father,” said the postman. The girl took it to the room where Allen was sitting near the bed on which Capt. Thompson lay. t's from the museum!” exclaimed the captain. ‘Allen, will you please read it to me Allen opened the letter, and read alou “Dear Capt Thompson: I am glad to let you know that directors of the Museum of Natural History have agreed to charter your steamer for a return journey to the island where we went “HERE'S A LETTER_ FOR GRANDFATHER,” S8AID THE POSTMAN. last Summer. dinosaur bones. “You and your grandchildren were fine comrades on the voyage last year, and we should like to have you with us again this Summer. However, Mr. Weston and I are going to take in a very different voyage, a to northern seas. Your boat is fitted for a northern journey. ‘We hope to locate more parsley. Serve with diced beets. (Copyright, 1933.) Weston suggests that you migh - fer to go with us to Greenland, land and other parts, than to go with | fy. UNCLE RAY’S CORNER THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1933. JOLLY POLLY A Little Chat on English. sun 'WORK AT NIGHT. HE SAS THAT F ALL THE & \ RE TORN DOWN, ANOTHER MILUON MEN COULD BE PUT TO WoRK T. 8. E—Some authorities prefer “greater part” to “bulk,” as in “Dad does the greater part of his work at night,” although the Standard Diction- :!ry “(.l;"eutone of '.h:n &flnnom of bulk ater or pri part; main body; majority.” NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Flying Fish. IKE a great dragon fly on the sea the flying fishes sail through the air with a lopper-like Troe Blght, though the Jong pe e e long pec- | toral fins, wing-like in“‘xx:arm. cannot be flapped. They may be expanded and closed by strong wipgs and that is all. In the open seas these fishes travel in large schools and they follow in the “FLYING-FISH: wake of vessels. When a ship plows through them, they rise into the air and apparently fly. As a matter of fact, they depend upor the motion of the powerful tail while it is under water to give them their start. No force can be gained once they are in the air. On rising from the water, the rapid movement of the tail is con- tinued. ¢ The tall is in motion, but the body is vibrating so fast that the pec- toral fins appear to be. As the fish be- the tail touches the ‘They may be able to get one or two more flights, but they soon drop into the water with a heavy splash. When sailing through the air, the fins are spread out and held steadily. They are really parachutes. The wind has Jittle or nothing to do with the direc- tion of the flight. Some fish can fly as much as an eighth of a mile before descending for the first time. Fear of pursult is the actual cause of the fishes taking to the air. Their arch-enemies are sea gulls, dolphins and sharks. The clever dolphin is an astute hunter and gives the fying fish a terrible fright in order to make them ! Then he follows their shadow | over the water, keeping well out of sight himself, and is ready with wide- open jaws to catch a fish as it strikes the water. The dolphin, being one of the swiftest swimmers of the sea, can | keep up with the fiyers and catch many of them as they descend. In tropical waters the flying fishes are found. They have short jaws, large eyes, a short anal fin and the pectoral and ventral fins are capable of being enlarged. The largest flying fishes are about 18 inches long. Those of the younger generation have a long | barbel, a sort of geatee dangling from the chin, which they lose with age. It is believed that flying fishes are of very recent origin, as very few fossil remains have been found. (Copyright, 1933.) My Neighbor Says: Chicken pie is delicious supper, dinner or luncheon. variety of seasonings, such green peppers, parsley, onion and pimento, improves the flavor. To clean copper kettles when they become dull and black look- ing, dip half a lemon in salt and rub it all over the surface. After- ward wash well in warm water to prevent the acid from eating into the metal, and polish with a dry powdered bath brick. Use confectioner’s sugar instead of powdered sugar for frosting. Milk is one of the best sources rotein, the food element n to every living cell and to the growth of muscle tissue, without which a child cannot grow, nor the health of the child and adult be maintained. Milk contains fat (butter), which yields energy and which is also especially important as & source of the vitamin A that helps the body to grow and maintain its vigor against disease. (Copyright, 1933.) for A Mr. 's party to Dinosaur Island. “I shall reach Newport tomorrow, and we can talk over. “Sincerely yours, “ A. BARSTOW.” “Isn’t that great!” exclaimed the cap- tain. “Dr. Barstow is a pricely man. I am glad the museum is going to charter | the Sister Sue, but if I were well I think I should rather make the north- ern trij ‘There was sadness in his voice as he spoke the words “if I were well,” but in a moment the old sea captain’s eyes were smiling on his grandchildren. For years since the death of their parents in | an automobile accident he had been a | father and protector to them. | “T am glad that Dr. Barstow is com- | ing here personally,” he went on, “and I wish Mr. Weston were coming with him. Do you remember how you used to call him Uncle Tim “I still call him that,” said Roberta. “You know I think maybe he will come. | Dr. Barstow used to call him his ‘right- hand man.’ I hope he does come!” (Continued tomorrow.) If you would like the new leaflet, “Fifty-five Riddles and Answers,” send a stamped return envelope to me care of this newspaper, UNCLE RAY. (Oopyright, 1033.) The 0ld Gardener Says: Garden makers who wish to provide a worth-while vegetable for very late use should plant kale now. This is a long-season crop, which is not injured by the cold weather that comes in early Fall. As a matter of fact, it is improved by a light frost, and sometimes is in good condition when dug out from under the snow. Kale should be planted and grown in exactly the same way as cabbage. The seedlings are easily trans- planted and must invariably be thinned out, because the mature plants require a large amount of room. Kale is an excellent vege- table for the feeding of poultry late in the season. Most of the kinds listed in the catalogues are satisfactory. (Copyright, 1933.) DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX Weak Man Who Lets Jealous Wife Keep-Him From Visiting His Mother—Flapper or the Widow. EAR MISS DIX—My son married, after a very short acquaintance, a very édstimable girl. He and his wife are apparently devoted to each other, for which we are indeed very thankful, as his happi- ness is our greatest desire. Before he was married he was a very devoted son, but now after two years of marriage his parents seem to have no place in his existence. He rarely ever comes to see us, although he has a car and lives less than & mile from us. I am not senti- mental about Mother’s day, think it more or less bosh, for the best we can do for our children is not all that we would like to do for them. But on Mother's day he must have passed our house at least twice, yet he did not come in even to say “Hello, Mother.” ‘The reason of his treating us so neglectfully is that his wife is so jealous that she cannot bear to have him have any relationship with his own family. This is without reason, as neither his father nor I ever tried to interfere with them in any way or even to express an opinion about any- thing they did. I try to console myself by saying that if my son is happy I am, but the way he treats me hurts. A MOTHER. ANBWER: No wonder, and the wound must ache intolerably when you think what a weakling your son is that he lets a woman dominate him so completely that he dares not even visit the mother who bore him. Of course, he has plenty of company. There are thousands upon thou- sands of men who are cowards that live in trembling dread of their wives, and who haven't the spunk to defy them and tell them that nothing they can do or say is going to keep them from showing their mothers the love and respect they feel for them. If a wife takes it into her poor little silly head to be jealous of mother and raises ructions every time husband pays mother the slightest atten- tion, then nine men out of ten take the easiest way and simply shelve mother. Every time they go to see mother there is a scene, s0 they quit going. Every time they show mother any affection wife has a weeping spell when they get home, 50 they treat mother coldly. EVEN more than the imbecile wife who is jealous of her mother-in- law without reason, I blame the cowardly man who lets her dominate him and make him neglect his mother, when with one good fight he could assert his right to at least enough independence to do his duty to the woman who had gone down into the shadow of the valley of death to bring him into the world, and who has spent the next twenty years cherishing and serving him. But no meaner woman exists in the world than the wife who tries to separate her husband from his mother, nor is there any blacker crime than for a wife to alienate her husband from his mother. Every child owes its mother more love than it can ever repay, and a wife should help her husband pay his debt instead of forcing him to default on it. DOROTHY DIX. * ok k¥ DI:AR MISS DIX—I am a widower of 38, with two small boys. When my wife died & widow friend of ours took charge of my home and children and she has been wonderful, companionable, devoted to my children who love her dearly. She is 40. I did care for her and told her 80 and I believe she returned my affections, but now I have fallen in love with a girl of 23. She is lovely, but would she be a real mother to my children? The girls who work with her dislike her very much. Which one of these women should I marry? I want to do the right thing for my boys. ANXIOUS WIDOWER. Answer: Undoubtedly, the wjdow will make the better mother for your boys. She has age and experience and she will know how to manage them, whereas the girl of 23 will be totally unfitted for the task, for being a stepmother isn't the easiest job in he world and it requires more tact and judgment and self-control than youth possesses. WHEN a young girl undertakes a readymade family she has none of the usual instincts to help her. She doesn't love the children to begin with no matter how she talks about it to catch their father. But an older woman, especially a childless widow, would, as a rule, have an unsatisfied mother love that she would lavish upon the children. And life would have taught her a patience and forbearance so that she would deal wisely with childish pranks. FTER all, you have yourself to consider. For 1t does not take children long to grow up and go about their own affairs. 8o it is more im- portant for you to have a wife that you love and who suits you than it is for the children to have a good mother. So if you are wildly in love with the girl and only placidly in love with the widow, perhaps the flap- per is your best bet. it DOROTHY DIX. yright, BEDTIME STORIE 1933.) By Thornton W. Burgess, Happy Days. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Happiness 1s childhood's right Would all hearts could be as light. —Old Mother Nature. were these early Spring days for Mother Bear and wee Betty Bear. When they had first come out from under the great windfall, where Mother Bear had slept all Winter and where Betty Bear had been born, the Green Forest was green only where | grew the trees that stay green the whole year through. The dead brown leaves of last year covered the ground and most of the trees were stark ard re. 1 suspect that you would have thought it dreary. Yes, sir, that 15 how it would have looked to you. But to Mother Bear, who had not been outside since the beginning of the Winter, and to Betty Bear, who had never been out at all, it was any- thing but dreary. There was a feel in the air of things stirring, things un- seen and unheard, yet strangely real. There was & feeling of expectancy, as if something wonderful and beautiful were about to happen. Mother Bear felt it without knowing what it wes. She thought that she was interested only in finding food, but it was more than this. It was a sense of tl awakening from a long sleep of count- less living things. The Fairies of Life were preparing to greet sweet Mistress Spring. At first wee Betty Bear could not travel far, so Mother Bear would take her but a short distance, and when Betty Bear was tired they would return to the home under the great windfall. Each day they wandered a little far- ther. Then came a day when they did not return to the home under the windfall. Mother Bear raked together some leaves for & bed and on this lay down while Betty Bear cuddled up to her. Never again did they retum to the old windfall. Betty Bear was gro fast in size and strength. So day by day they wandered farther, for Mother Bear was still finding it hard to get enough food and had to do a lot of searching for it. At times she would send Betty Bear up a tree, with strict orders not to put foot on the ground until her return. And Betty Bear, having disobeyed once and been well spanked, never forgot. She soon became an expert climber, 80 that she felt as much at home in a tree as Chatterer. the Red Squirrel, although, of course, she couldn’t run about and jump from branch to branch as that saucy rascal can. Sometimes she would find a comfortable crotch high up in a tree and take a nap there. When Mother returned and called her down to_join her on the ground she would scramble down in a hurry, sometimes dropping several feet, for {she had learned how to fall without | being hurt. Mother Bear would nod | approval. Then she would feed Betty | Bear, and after that they would have | a frolic. That was what Betty enjoyed | First they cut out the picture and its| most of all. Mother Bear would lie down for a rest. Betty would jump on Mother’s big paws until Mother would send her tumbling end over end. and ! | then back she would rush for more fun. Sometimes Mother Bear would pretend to fight and the wee Betty Bear thought this the greatest fun of all Once in a while Betty would lose her temper. Then Mother’s big paws would have a sting in it when it struck. After a frolic they sometimes would take a nap together. Later they would wander on, Betty following at her mother’s heels until her curiosity was by something off one sid which she would promptly go to in vestigate, but always with an eye on Mother, to make sure that she didn't disappear. Whatever Mother Bear stopped to in- vestigate, Betty would investigate also, doing exactly as she saw her mother do. In this way she learned much every day, without knowing that she was learning. With great big strong Mother Bear always near wee Betty had nothing to worry about, nothing to fear, and so these days were days of pure happiness, which was quite as it should be. And Mother Bear was no less happy than Betty Bear. (Copyright, 1933.) N\ ‘\"“\\)“‘W e { W I\/_flll;,fi! LD E OF THE MOMENT @ il S + @ m~uab(dflb-—u4l a/'nwpwmf lmtg SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. When George Washington an’ them other fellers wrote the Decoration ob Independence they had no idear it would dwingle down t' this! (Copyright, 1933.) NANCY PAGE “Going to Chicago?;’ of Course, You Are. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. “What more fitting name for this quilt pattern than “Going to Chicago.” Nancy hardly needed to mention the name before conversation broke out in loud bunches. All the Nancy Page Quilt Club members were telling of their plans to go, or rchearsing the wonders they had seen on their visit. “Hush a minute, please,” begged Nancy. “I want to tell you about this pattern which was sent to me by Mrs. A. E. Maslin of Cleveland, Ohio. “She says the quilt has no name, but that it is a variation of the always popular ‘Road to—" It may be Dub- lin, California, Vermont, Kansas. or what have you. I decided we would call it by a new name—'road to Chi- Mrs. Maslin developed it in plai: blue, figured blue and in white. 1. setting a quilt of this pattern togethe: it is necessary to drop one block part | way below the other in order to get | the continuous line of small squares whigh make up the road. “Plece three blocks and then experi- ment in laying them together. You will soon see what I mean.” fioflnp‘nymg directions from the pa- Then they sent for the life-size | pattern and pasted the life-size pieces onto heavy cardboard or traced them | He clenched his fists, he tore his hair, It is necessary | | { onto the cardboard | use a stiff pattern for this quilt, for tue !same pattern is used many times in this all-over design. In cutting the ' patterns it is necessary to allow fo, ;seams. No allowance has been maau in the pattern as given. Some women always allow one-quarter | others allow slightly less. lhnve seams deep enough | sewing will not pull out when the quilt is stretched on the frames for quilting. Use No. 50 or 60 white thread. Get four yards plain, four yards print and four yards white for a double size bed. The actual pattern for the “Going to Chicago™ quilt design may be obtained by B hoeEEt o i piad B o by sending additional Date by sending ade 3 cents for each Dat. (Copyright, 1933.) Good Taste Today BY EMILY POST, Famous Authority on Etiquette. Dining Proprieties. EAR MRS. POST: A a din- ner in a large hotel, I was served with shrimp cocktail. The shrimps were whole, __covered with a spicy sauce and garnished with & small lettuce leaf. I found it impossible to break these shrimp with the small cocktail fork. How should I have managed to get these into a size to fit the mouth, and also, is the lettuce served with this only for decoration, or is it permissible to eat it?” Answer: If the shrimp were too tough for the little fork, the only thing to do was # use a fork of better size; and later on, ask a waiter for a fork to replace the one all Emily Post. lettuce if you like 1t or leave it if you don't. “My Dear Mrs. Post: When narrow ends of chops are covered with paper frills, does this alter the usual way of eating the meat?” Answer—Not at all. The ends are put in frills to look pretty—no other reason. “Dear Mrs. Post: Small paper cups are sometimes served on the dinner plate with mayonnaise or mint jelly in them. How should this be eaten from the cup?” Answer—Whatever seems to you pleasantest. “My Dear Mrs. Post: I want to serve tomato soup in bouillon cups. My spoons are tablespoon size, round bowl. Are they too large, and would 1t be better to use teaspoons?” Answer—Teaspoons would be better. ‘Tablespoons are for soup plates only. “Dear Mrs. Post: I maintain that etiquette is nine-tenths common sense and therefore that when gravy is served in a gravy boat we should take the boat by the handle and pour the gravy out. But two other disa- In the present day a ladie is used almost always, becausé every variety of sauce and gravy can be ladled, whereas only smooth thin gravy or sauce will pour. (Copyright, 1933.) —_— For best results when covering loped mixtures with buttered cruml it the butter and blend it well wi crumbs befors sprinkiing over The members followed this routine. ! WOMEN’S FEATURES, Cont_iuerihg Contract By P. HAL SIM: Mr. Sims is universally acclaimed the greatest living comtract and auctiomn player. He was captain of the re- nowned “Four Horsemen” team., and has won 24 national championships since 1924. These drticles are based on the Sims system, which includes the one-over-one principle which the Sims group of players was the first to em- ploy and develop. Slam Developments. ONTINUING our discussion of slam developments after a no- trump opening bid when the original bidder has a con- cealed suit, let us take the hand discussed yesterday, namely: Sp. A J x Di. K 10 x His. KJ CLAKQxx In the last article I explained why I would immediately rebid to six no trumps if, having opened with a no- trump first or second hand holding the above cards, I received the slam-invit- ing response of three no trumps on th first round of bidding. Let us now as- sume that my partner makes Deferred Instead of Immediate Slam Try. That is, the bidding is—one no trump, two no trumps, three no trumps by me, and now my partner goes on to four no trumps—a gentle slam invitation conveying the infor- mation that his hand is only slightly below the primary standard which would justify an immediate slam-try response of three no trumps on the first round. Holding the hand given above, I would realize that a grand slam is out of the question since my partner was not strong enough to give the imme- diate jump raise, but that prospects for a small slam were very promising. Since he has preferred the slam-try by way of a rebid in no trumps instead of by bidding four in a suit over my three no trumps, I feel sure that he has values in at least three suits; consequently his two and one-half primary tricks are almost sure to include the king of spades and two red aces, or else king- queen in spades, ace.queen in one red suit and a queen in the other plus, probably, J 10 of clubs. I cannot expect him to rebid. If really still able to do 80, he must have underbid his hand when responding earlier with only two no trumps. I would, therefore, bid six clubs without further ado. Partner's decision now is only whether to pass or to bid six no trumps, inclining to the latter bid very positively in tournament play, but also with a strong preference for it in rubber play, since he now knows that I have the material for a squeeze if the hand does not play fa- | vorably, and that my hand is likely to | gain an advantage from the opening lead if that lead is not clubs. Opponents | are more likely to lead clubs against six | clubs than against six no trumps. The kind of hand on which he should pass six clubs for distributional reasons | would be ‘Hpvl(mxx Di. A J t5. A X X Clioxxx as plainly this hand will play better in the suit with dummy's ability to ruff the red suits. If Opening Hand Were Somewhat Weaker. ‘This is a situation which is unlikely to occur in connection with a con- cealed long suit because if you reduce the hand below four primary tricks, it will almost automatically become un- suitable for a no-trump opening bid thus the long suit will be declared | originally and the bidding developed i1 the usual manner. For instance, witn cnly one ace, which is necessarily in the long suit in a weak hand, the no. trump bid can hardly be preferred Be Cautious in Bidding and Trump Only With One Ace If the outside sult protection is in tenace form the hand must be weak in | primary tricks. If it is in king-queen form, the hand does not require to be led up to, and it would be better, or certainly not worse, for the partner to be declarer if no trumps is the eventual destiny. Sp. K-J x Di. K J His. K x x ClAKaQxx has the time factor too much against it for a no-trump opening bid to be | preferred. A club gyould be the sounder bid. Strengthen e protection of the hand so as to diminish the danger of adverse aces, give it Sp. K @x His. K Q x and the club bid is still preferable be- cause you wish to make it easy for your partner to make a one-over.one in dia- monds as a prelude to no trumps, and anyhow, if your partner can respond st all and you end up in three no trumps he is almost sure to hold some value in diamonds, and the opening lead will probably benefit his hand as much as it would yours. Restore a second ace to the opener’s hand, but keep it weak in primary tricks—as Sp. A x x Di. K _10 His QJ x ClAKQxx and the hand is by this same stipula- tion automatically reduced to a point of weakness in respect of protection and time control which makes the club bid right and the no-trump bid dan- gerous. DK J or even K Q CLAKQxx (Copyright, 1933.) Sims will wer all inquiries on stamped en- velope. More Truth Than Poetry BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE. Petition to Congress. A worried village sheik one day Sat down in deep distress And sought to find a forceful way His feelings to express. He clutched his lanky throat, And when he went away from there He penned this plaintive note: “Dear Congress, U. S. Treasurer, Or whom it may concern— | T have but little coin to spare, And I my bread must earn. Be sure to/ x: o2¢,sure t0| My wages are extremely small, My savings gone, almost, And my nine golden teeth are all ‘The wealth that I can boast. “But though I have no store of cash, And, likely, never will, Whenever those new teeth I flash I give the girls a thrill. Since I have had them, I have found That life is worth the while, For flappers come from miles around Alone to see my smile. | “You, lofty rulers of the land ! 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