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JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Experts Can Also Make Mistakes

By OSWALD, JACOBY--

TODAY'S hand, taken from a

International',match,

will not fill you with admirn- tion for either the bidding or

the play. Both South and West made bad bida, but South had the last word because he also made bad play,

East wasn't happy to bid one diamond on the first round, but The didn't relish the idea of passing one club with a single ion club. I was a choice

EDITORS PREAR BENVIČA, INC-NUEVA YORK

kuduno

of

evlis, and his choice cannot be reverely criticised,

South's Jump bld of two

apades showed a strong hand,

quite properly. (Some experts YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA

ve a jump overcall to show

sirength, while others use it to how a weak hand but a good sult. Both methods are quite playable

Weet should have retired dis- creetly from the auctless After The show of strength by South. Instead, West put his head on 100 block by bidding three clubs. North appointed himself

mmittee of one to welcome Weal's bid of three clubs, This he did by means of a prompt double

South should have passed the double. of course, and West would live been set two tare Trick at his contrbel of

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three club. But South went on

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played theTE.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

today, you are fortunato. Tie #lars wore smiling broadly when you were borni Talents were besped upon you, and you will have only yourself to blame if you do not find fame as well as fortune at an early age. You have, a very force

personality. A deceptively happy-to-lucky attitude makes your competitors think you are not really rn about anything, but when you appear the most easy-going. Your brain la pribably working overtime 1 Agure out how to wint

You have A #YCAL deal of enthuden and. once you have ret your heart on something, you never give up until you get it." The obs ircuve

trivial but may be quite You are a decusly net on it as if it

ere uf barth-shaking Importance. Just one precaution den' waste valuable energy on frivolities.

Fond of travel. you like to be on the go most of the time. Sedentory

work would never appeal to you and, if you are thrust into a desk job, you will have to take time off periodically to let off team.

You have an ardent love natura but there will probably be only one real love in your life. Attractive to and attracted by the opposite sex, you should wed young for the greatest happiness.

Among those born on this date are: James Fenimore Cooper, und Robert Berghity authors; William Howard Taft, 27th A. President; Bruno Walter, orchestra conductor: Richard Oher. American staterman, Portirio Dist. Mexican statesman; and Horatio W, Parker, composer.

To And what the stars have in store for you tommorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your bleth- itay stor be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

VIRGO (Aug. 24-8ept. 23)-Things should go well on the job, but he Pretul thune, Accidents could be enved by hanke,

1.IBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)—Your rethusian will be high, but your Honing today may be noor, your

de unrellable,

RCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-Mako Bats mi energetic day and get a lot of work accomplished.

You can combat apparent invitations

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 22)- Your stations strouhl put you well PT the road to muccETA Just don't word to fast that you make mis lakca!

_CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 20)--- Life ep at time if you

Take

WIS

CHESS

din-

West took the two top munds and shifted to the queen of clubs, South won the third trick will the ace of clubs, fed

trump to dummy, and then completely disregarded the warning of the bidding by try- ng to cash the king of clubs.

South should have known that West had a six-cord club sult. since he had rebid that Gull at the nine-trick level.

Naturally enough, East ruffed the king of clubs, and South had to overraff. South

could

draw nuns. but eventually he had to lead away from his hearts, and thus lost two heat triekts in addition to three din- monds. The contact therefore set one trick.

wid

If South had realised the use lesunces of trying to cash The king of clubs, he would have made his contract. On entering dummy with the king of spades, South should have led a heart from the dummy.

tho of

The normal Ancs.90

Jack

(West's bidding surely

showed the ace of hearts, and

the only chance is to play East

for the queen)

South

contract.

would give

a heart trick and his

CARD Sensec♦

Q-The bidding has been: West

North East South

1 Diamond Double Redbi. 7 »

You, South, hold; Spodes 5- 3. Hearts K-Q-9-2, Diamonds 8-5-2, Clubs 7-5-3-2. What do you do?

A-Bld one heart. The imme- dlate action over the redouble shows either a five-card suit or some allalt strength. If you pass, your partner may bid one spade and this will be a poor spot if he has a four-card suit.

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as In the quidation Just answered. You, South, hold; Spades K-Q- 0-2, Hearts 5-3, Diamonds 8-3- 2, Clubs 7-5-3-2, What do you do?

'Answer. Tomorrow

DUMB-BELLS

HAVE YOU

HAD

ANY

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EXPERIENCE) CHILD

WITH WWW MESELF [CHILDREN

PROBLEM

By V. SAVOENKO Black, 3 pieces.

White, & pieces. White to play: mate in two.

Solution to problem:

yesterday's

1. Q-K6, any; 2. Q. or Kt (dia sh, or đại chà mates.

CROSSWORD

Acron

1. Dafter nog turns out to be

something quite different. (0)

8. It protects the roots (5)

19. Often makes an appontanos

after time, tâi

11. Threoquarter of four in the

bee. (0)

13. Strangled one comes into many

dramatic seemęs 1 · (8) -

14. Entarged one is in the posses

alon of 6 Down, (3)

16. Just right for a notable crufas 7

(0)

17. Tangent without burian help.

- (4)

18. Panto star in boot | (4)

20. Weddings without a sound from

the bell, (4)

123. Tum stor for a flat, (4)

24. Lous meant en anagram." (9)

15. devotee should perhaps 20 The abip's one

bo kept in town

27. Histol this and blu. (3)

Jard, (0)

get the

28. A horse for a toddler, 13-0)

.. Вока

1. Middieman. (0)

2. This is the end. (8)

V. Find a pound in the fogs, (5),

snd."-Bong, at Solodzon.

4.

3(0,0) Bapitled, sometimes'in krytie

6. The owner of 14 Acrons. (8) BEZ Mr. Boy7 131.

Sound varualy as if the groom's bay-lób nam sơmething to do with

12. A sweet and, doting' ine ANTHAPATSES

COURAGES. A

All this

wint 10 get the next out of a generally favourable day

AQUARIUR (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)- Work hard today. at your regular Job and you will find the rewards

worthwhile. Be are

conservative,

though

PINCER (Feb. 20-Mar. 29)--You can expand your horizon and add to your various activiter if you are mutspoken in your destings.

ARTEN (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)~~Not the best day, but if you plan likene carefully, designs.

you will accomplish your

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)-Don't Kel involved in other

people' problems Yuu!

may have enough of your own Just sto Concentrata in them.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21-B fure that you are not hoodwinked hy Bothe get-rich-quick scheme to- day. Investigate all opportunities.

CANCER (June 22-July (23)—–This Is not your day for romance. Da very polite, iaċkful-and make con- rewinds in keep the peace.

LED (July 24-Aug. 21)-A neutral day, so ite law until some minor clouds have passed over, Don't push against adverse opinion now.

Just

WOMANSENSE

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Following on the introduction of the new It-line in Chris- tian Dior's 1954 'Autumn fashions, z Mayfair hair · stylist has now preated a special H-line hair style to be worn with this "now look". The short fair hair of the model is brushed Into a whirlpool fringe in froat and the book swirls anti-clockwise, The black velvet #1 on the side compleiss 'a I motif.—Express

Photo.

Irish Lovers Prefer To Stay Bachelors

By EILEEN ASCROFT

London: people"

publishod recently Irish spell. It comes from author a backward Paul Vincent Carroll "TY he

How good a husband reveals him to bo

sullor and an unsatisfactory can' poaribly avoid It, he will

husband

is an Irishman? There's no doubt about "Marriage Is

far mckons...

not marry, or if he does, he will do so only at an age when the he blood runs cooler and requires, the comfort of a nursa -

and housekeeper."

the standing of the Irish that's what about 40 percent

of Irishmen Boem

to believe," colleen. She la acclaimed writes Mary Frances Koating in the world over as the most this fascinating revelation attractive oxample of her Irish character, to which: "18 Writer Shane Leslie blames

authors with Irish sex

connections the Irish climate and its soft. have contributed,

relaxing atmosphere, which favours celibacy. "The pas "The Irishman as a lover is slonate crimes of Latin countries famous

Gay, light-hearted, tender and

says Miss Keating, are quite unknown."

He's gay

frish export Beauties include Ann Gunning, who modelled for a French fashion magazine with Princess Margörels Irlend, Colin Tennant, as her pictura

escort

generous, he can make the girl in whom he is 'Interested' - fool itko a queen!" "

· "Another' cólleen, who took America by storm, is Dublin and he will do. a disappearing Irish

But let the girl get serious, Sadly disillusioned about the drea-desimer Sybil Connolly.

mnale, whom 1 have: As beautiful as her own manne- cts neat as anything on the always privately regarded quins she combince

the gayest fafectious stage,

and most enter- galety with a soft, lifting brogue Even if sho la smart enough to taining of companions, I want. that effectively soothes young lead him to the altar, he will looicing for some attraçilve frish men when she keeps them walt disappoint her afterwards for he husbands, Ing for her an hour or more. hates responsibility

and con- trol,

And here are a few examples of attentive Irish husbands, with happy farhiles, Recchorie

owner FRANK /MORE O'FERRALL,

Pin-up of the Torý benches in the House of Commons it un-

will "Ho

neglect her" other woman from Ireland. Mes prophesies Mies Keating Patricia Ford, who

sits for gloomlly, "returning to his men County Down North and lives in friends at the pub, backing

who a rambling old house beside the horses, and refusing to enter married Lady Cowroy's sister Irish Sea,

has into aby real companionship," and

daughters,

many

The stage bas seen lovely women from Ireland. In Hollywood Maureen O'Sullivan is the living proof that Irish beauty may be ethereal, but t also lasts. Seven children and 15 Alms have not speiled the slim, girlish figure or the cay, angelic face.

Bad risk

"

But the Irishman is a 'und marriage risk.

A book about Ireland and

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Dried out grease in your oven may be easily softened by plac- ing a piece of rag in a saucer containing ammonia in the oven overnight.

When washing black materials, dip them in salt water first to prevent ranning.

When washing taffeta, add

its

not The borax This last rinsing water.

only toughens the will stiffen the taffeta and when bristles but also prevent them

the material will look from falling out. ironed like new.

*

A pinch of

proves the flavour!"

smiall

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Warning

Anottier contributor, Arland Ussher, supports this view.

two charming

A

LORD DUNRAVEN, whose family is one of the few in the Irish peerago of purely Celtle. descent, One daughter was debutante. In 1953, the other, "The 'home' represents to him Lady Caroline Wyndham-Quin, what his Instinctive Idealism was presented this year, fears and wants to forge! . . . . Irishmen do not treat women Actor DERMOT,WALSH, who courmoly OF brutally. They Ilves in ก Sussex timbered simply try to ignore and forget cottage with his actress wife, Hazel Court, and baby daughter them."

Sally Mary Jane,"

suggesta

So

Patrick B. Noonan that they remain bachelora long that they become loath to Irish husband wonderful, surrender their freedom,

Tho average man," he writes, "docs not regard the prospects seriously until matrimony has reached his thirties."

Here is one girl who finds am

can

Hozel told me:" "You're of never bored' with an Iristunon he round the house, He's gay,

unpredictable, and be always charm me out of a bad Here is another wording for humour, We are good com». girls who have fallen under an panions and love to share our leisure. He's very useful in the house, too, and clever with

A

curry powder

• The Vanishing· Iriali, Ited by the baby. He adores her, but Remove apple stains on the added to mashed potatoes im John O'Brien, price:

touch stelater than me" hands by rubbing over a

W. It. Allen, piece of green tomato...

*

Dip a new broom or brush half a teaspoon of borax to the into hot salt water before using.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

A Good Look at the Moon

-The Shadows Saw It Through a Telescope—

By MAX TRELL UIAWATHA the little Indian HA

boy came up to Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-about names, and ex-

ed to look at the stars and the moon through a telescope when they could be seen very plainly just as they were by just look. ing at them with your eyes.

claimed in great excitement: Hanid said: "The telescope is

"The

2 magnifying glass, Hia- watha. It makes things look

The old man who lives in the like house at the end of the street is dragging a big cannon out into bigger." the garden. I think he's going to shoot the moon down,"

Both Knart Gnd Hanid thought this was very strange.

19

Attacking the Moon

"But the moon is big enough?” sald Hiawatha,

"Yes," dald Hanid, "but if you look through a telescope, you can see the hills and the moun tains and the valleys and even "You mean the Professor is the enormous Decans on the going to do that?" asked Hanid, moon. It's as though you were

"That's what it looks like,"

right close to it."

sald Hiawatha. "I just saw him

He was aiming the cannon right at the moon. He was looking right through it."

man

6-29

The Professor left his telescope to look behind the hedge.

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First they looked at the moon It was at this point that the and did indeed are the hills and Professor, hearing the sound of mountains and valleys and volces, looked behind, the hedge oceans and volcanos. and discovered Knart and Hanid Knarf and Hania went to see

He was a very Then they looked at the planet for themselves, for they found and Hiawatha,

pleasant

and when he Jupiter and saw it with all lis It impossible to bellove

that heard

Uny little moons, that neither Hiawatha Hiawatha could be right. They were quite sure he didn't mean through a telescope

nor Knart had ever looked

Then they looked at the In his to tell them a fb.

"It's just whole life (Hanid had once planet Saturn and saw lis, won- that you don't understand, dear," taken a quick look through a

derful rings. Hanid said to the little Indian very small telescope), he boy, as they all hurried along 'sisted that they all come into 'Way.

vhis garden and look through the Soon they reached the hedge telescope as long as they pleased.

in that enclosed the garden which the Professor was

Vlowing the Firmament · sup- posed to be aiming the “cannon"

"It's a wonderful show," he at the moon. They pushed aside the leaves and looked. said. through.

the street.

"There, you see," said Ila- watha. "It's jusí as I said. He's alming a cannon at the moon,"

And Hiawatha slood with his fingers in his ears, as though he were expecting at any moment to hear the blast of the Profes-- sor's "cannon.!!

Benevolent. Cannon

"It's not a cannon at all"- Kharf sald... "It's a telescope." || "What?" said Hinwatha," withi

his fingers still in lis cars.

Knart and Hanld Culled- hla hands away from his ears. Then "Uroy, explained to linişthat what |ho thought" (when Kernnön “was

really

in-

Then they looked at the Milky

Then the Professor looked at

his watch and thought it was high time they were all in bed. So Knart and Hanid and Hla- watha ran all the

home Way and went to bed.

Rupert and Niagara—6

Reaching

ingil, the

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