Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 215, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1926 — Page 6

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No law shall be passed restraining the free interchange of thought and opinion, or re stricting the right to speak, write, or print freely, on any subject whatever.—Constitution oi Indiana.

WHY* THE CHANGE ? The important change in the membership of the public service commission, without notice and apparently with great haste, will call for more than ? casual exlanation from the Governor of this State. There is pending before that body the most important matter which it has yet considered. Financiers are asking for the privilege of issuing fifty-five millions of dollars worth of securities upon the two electric light and power plants of this ''tty. One man has aparepntly secured, by option or purchase, the stock in both companies. The first step in that effort was blocked by a decision that the plan under which it was proposed was illegal. It did result in a direct charge by Corporation Counsel Rucker of this city that the corporations had contributed $19,000 to the campaign funds of Governor Jackson in the hope of controlling that commission. Now the great staff of lawyers employed by the men who have their eyes on these millions, which are to be turned into real dollars and put as a mortgage upon this city for all time, have changed their form of appeal. On the day that the attorney general of the State rules that the commission has authority and power to listen to this plea, one member 1s removed, given a position which has a salary of less by $2,000 a year than the one he occupied, and a youth is named to take his place. It is significant that Judge Artman, who is demoted, was the member who by his attitude in the first hearing, suggested an obstacle to the hasty action which was desired. The manipulations to merge these companies have been productive of much gossip. Much of it is probably untrue. But there are some -fory self-evident truths which cannot be dodged: It is true that the fifty millions of securities yrhlch are sought will be peddled to the public and, sooner or later, must be turned into real dollars by collections from the home owners and the industries of this city. It is true that these same utilities pay taxes on less than one-third of this sum. It is true that under the law, a merger cannot issue more stock than the combined capitalizations of both companies and that the total of the present capital stock and bonds, of all sorts, is many millions less than that which is now sought. These are unmistakable facts, so that the change in the membership of this commission at this time suggests that there was a very grave and deep reason for making it. The Governor should tell the people frankly and fully why he made the change and especially why he selected the young man who has acted as secretary of the commission for twenty months for this important work at this time. I tis no disparagement to either youth or this particular man to suggest that the people of this city, and especially the large users of power, are interested in the membership of that commission. It is no disparagement to the journalistic profession to suggest that experience as a reporter, or even the tutelage of one Carl Mote, is not a complete education for such an important position or one which is likely to add confidence in its decisions. The Governor should tell the people who recommended this man for the position and why Judge Artman was induced to accept a position at a greatly reduced salary at this time. Was the Chamber of Commerce of this city consulted by the Governor in this matter? Was the State Chamber of Commerce asked for its opinion and its indorsement? Was there any public body, representing In any way the people of this State or of this city, asked for an opinion as to fitness or unfitness? If not, who was it that had influence enough with the Governor of this State to secure the promotion and this appointment? It would be very unfortunate if this sudden change in the membership of this commlsison, foliswisg ao closely upon a legal opinion of Attorney General Gilliom as to its power*, should be followed by a sudden decision to permit this company to *2ood the State with Its stocks and issue its fiftynailllons of securities. That would be more than unfortunate. It might even be sufficiently Impressive as to force action In the Legislature. ufily a full, complete and sufficiently broad declaration of the Indorsements of the new appointee, his claim upon the position other than mere contact with the commission, will suffice. If there was ever a time when the public commission neeuds the presence of a man of sufficient state reputation for freedom from all entangling alliances, of wisdom in the law and of a devotion to public interest, it is right now. No one can claim those qualifications for the new member and no one knows better than Governor Jackson the need of just such an appointment as an answer to the many criticisms and suspicions directed at his commission. It 1b more than unfortunate that every step should increase rather than allay those suspicions and that distrust. * It is time to be frank —as frank as is The Times in its demand for a more satisfying explanation of the change than any yet given. A CHRISTMAS APPEAL Sixty families in the little town of Francisco, desolated and grief stricken, will have no Christmas cheer, perhaps not even food, unless the people of this State respond to their cry for aid. It is a pathetic picture which the Red Cross presents, and an indictment of our cruel system of industry. In the morning, husbands and fathers of children went into a mine that homes everywhere might be warm and cheerful and that in other places, other men would be able to earn a living. In an hour they were dead. Their lives were wiped out in an instant. It was a hazard of the

had been taken as toll by unsafe mines and thus far, the safeguards are few. The people must know, too, that their warmth and prosperity is purchased at the hazard of human life, and that many men must die thatythe rest may live. It is unfortunate that the appeal for charity should not be made in the name of justice and that those who have benefited at the sacrifice of these lives should not have provided against this very hour. \ But since we have not reached that stage of thought where the heroes of industry are placed upon the same high basis as the of war, we must keep on appealing to sympathy and pity to give what should be offered as justice in sharing these hazards. Those families must be Jified from their low level of want and misery. Grief is terrible. Grief, with the addition of poverty, is savagery. That Christmas appeal of the Red Cross needs an answer today. PROVING THE CASE Last April Senator Ernst of Kentucky was all for a Muscle Shoals bid submitted by thirteen associated power companies. The bid was recommended by a congressional leasing committee without a single public meeting or hearing. Senator Ernst was so certain it was the best possible bid for tbe Government’s $150,000,000 power and nitrate properties on the Tennessee River that he voted against a motion by Senator Norris of Nebraska for additional public committee hearings. The motion was defeated, and not to this day has the public had a chance to speak. But what does Senator Ernst now do? He lugs into the Senate a resolution providing an entirely new bid for the properties, the bid of the so-called Farmers Federated Fertilizer Corporation, organized by C. Bascom Slemp, President Coolidge’s former secretary. The new bid is said to be better than the old one, just as the latter is indisputably better than the Ford offer which some members of Congress were in love with four years ago. That better and better bids are being made proves the soundness of the position taken by Senator Norris and others in their light for Govern ment operation of the plant. These Government operation advocates insist that, if the people keep their property long enough, any kind of lease will be recognized as a give-away. One out of five saw the Sesquicentenni.il free, says a headline. So four people did to get in! New Yolk night clubs must close at 3 a. m. now. This ought to relieve the traffic congestion for the milkman. Darrow called violation of the prohibition law a “civic duty.” That should make the law ironclad. Why all the worry about the word “obey” in the marriage ceremony? It doesn’t seem to bother the ladies in the least.

MORE ABOUT GOING TO CHURCH —By N. I). Cochran

Sermonizing at St. James Episcopal Church, New York City, Rev. Dr. Crowder asked if there is any logical reason why you should be discouraged in trying to live according to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ because so few are trying to do so. When you contrast the numbers in the churches with the immense crowds in places of questionable resort, it is borne In upon you that the servants of God are in the minority in this world." There is every reason why every intelligent person should try to live an upright life, but the fact that any person goes to church and doesn't go to the movies or to baseball and football games is no proof at all that he is not leading or trying to load an upright life. Dr. Crowder’s logic is illogical when he assumes that only those who go to church are trying to lead upright lives. There is no necessary connection between being a good Christian and being a church member. The Pharisees of Christ's time were church members. So are those of today. But that doesn’t mean that all church members are Pharisees. Neither does it mean that non-church members are not as consistently and sincerely Christian as any of their neighbors who brag about belonging to church. One of the most beautiful stories in thfe New Testament illustrates how Christ himself was a modernist of His time and the Pharisees were fundamentalists. The law of Moses said that a woman caught in adultery should be stoned to death. Persistently the Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus so that ho could punished for going contrary to the law. I suppose there were people in thse days who said that the best to kill a bad law was to enforce it. Anyhow, when the Pharisees brought a woman before Jesus and said she had been caught in adultery and reminded Him that the law demanded that she be stoned to death, they wanted to catch Jesus preaching against the law and substituting His gospel of love. Jesus what the cunning marplots were up to. So while writing with his finger in the sand he was figuring out how to outwit them and still stand by His philosophy of love aaid life. Finally he said: ‘ Let him who is without guilt cast the first stone.” Then they sneaked away, and when they were all gone He turned to the woman and told her that nobody accused her and to go and sin no more. Jesus was trying to lead an upright life, but he didn’t belong to church. The old church with its cruel law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth didn’t appeal to His sense of justice at all. He didn’t tell that gang to ignore the cruel law, but He got around it just the same. Nor will you find anything in the teachings of Jesus that suggests that any of God’s children here cn earth have to be miserable and unhappy irt order to get into heaven and be happy hereafter. He didn’t say, “Slaves obey your masters,” and tell poor people to stand poverty and oppression all their lives because their reward would come after they were dead. The crowds followed Him wherever He went. He didn’t spend His time raising vast funds with which to build great church buildings. He never had to complain of poor attendance at His sermons. He had a message. His temple was outdoors and it wasn’t managed by the money-lenders. And the beauty of His life and His message is that both are just as vital’ and just as interesting today as they were twenty centuries ago. If He were to come on earth with the same' message, a jury made up

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Tracy Query for Information on “Red” Central America It Timely,

By M. E. Tracy Representative La Guardia of New York has introduced a timely resolution. It Is entirely proper for Congress to ask the State Department what It knows about bolshevism in Central America. Four weeks ago a report was given widespread circulation in this country to the effect that Mexico was intriguing to set up a red hegemony, which, if successful, would constitute a serious menace to the Panama canal. No authorities were quoted, but the report was worded in such u way as to create the impression that it was derived from official sources. It has been charged that this report was based on the suggestions of a high official in the State Department. Serious complications have resulted. Nicaragua has become a battleground not only for two political factions, but for American and Mexican policies. The situation should be promptly and frankly cleared up. The people of all countries concerned have a right to know whether a diplomatic impasse has been brought about by groundless rumors, or whether our State Department is in possession of facts it has thus far refused to officially disclose. Waiting for Death King Ferdinand of Roumania is the victim of cancer. Had he been born a generation or two later, he might have escaped, or been cured of this dread disease. Meanwhile, he must suffer and succumb to it. like any other mortal, though that forms but a meager i>art of the picture. What interests those who are closest to tlie stricken old man, is not tbe pain or discomfort he endures, but how long he will last. They wait for his death with the same tense expectancy ns racers wait for the signal gun. It is a pathetic spectacle, hut it seldom fails to occur at the passing of kings. Intellectually Grown? Professor Conklin of Princeton thinks that men have ceased to grow intellectually, that evolution has come to a halt temporarily, If not permanently. He says that in the opinion of many careful students, no modern race Is the equal of the ancient Greeks. This brings up the question as to whether the last few generations have progressed so rapidly because of mental superiority, or because they had more accumulated knowledge to start with. A great many people believe we are able to discover and invent more than our grandfathers, herause wo are smarter, but perhaps, the books served experience of ages, account for it.

More Pay for Miners More than 2,000 men have lost their lives in the coal mines of the United States this year, and it was not a record-breaking year either. In 1907, more than 3,200 lost their lives and in 1910 more than 2,800. Coal mining is a hazardous occupation. a constant battle with death in some of its ugliest forms. This is worth thinking about as we sit before on open grate, or beside a warm radiator, and argue that the miners should not ask for more pay. Most people shudder at the mere thought of iito a coal mine, much less working in it. They are daunted by the long descent, the the oppressive air. An easier lot should make us all a little more considerate of those who pursue this risky trade in order that we may keep warm, that the factory whistle may blow regularly and that our pay envelopes may continue to come each day night. "Bloody Herrin" You can’t think of coal mining without recalling “Bloody Herrin” and the gang war which has tortured that section of Illinois for the last few' years and which has resulted in another brutal murder. It has evolved from a strife to preserve trade unionism into a IClan and anti-Klan combat and from that into a mere rivalry of gangs. One wonders if it will ever cease, or if, like a Kentucky feud, it will be carried forward to generation after generation, defying not only the law, but the demands of common decency. REPAIR FUND Ts VOTED Council Passes 560,000 Appropriation for College Ave. Bridge. * A bond issue of $60,000 for repairing College Ave. bridge at Fall Creek was voted by city council in special session Monday night. The emergency measure was passed after city engineers found the last piers are sunk and reported the bridge dangerous. City Controller William C. Buser said the city will attempt to force the county to pay the 45 per cent of the cost as stipulated by law. County officials say they will refuse to pay the assessment. • Transfer of SI,OOO to the assessment bureau was voted./ Who organized the Grand Army of the Republic? Its existence is primarily due to Dr. B. F. Stephenson and Chaplain W. J. Rutledge, of the Fourteenth Illinois Infantry, who, in February, 1864, conceived the idea of its formation. V; hat is the origin of the name Blondell? It is from the French and means light or blonde. __ . is the wde of Sessue’ Haynkawa,

Wild Color and Some Wilder Dancing Feature the Work of Roye and Maye

By Walter 1). Hickman Wild color and wild dancing—that’s the keynote of the eccentric dance offering of Harpy Roye and Billie Maye. The intelligent and yet alarming use of color puts this act in a class all of its own. Roye does not seem to take himself seriously while dancing. He knows that he can dance and he

knows that he has a production full of color and novelty. He works with the greatest ease, both in his fancy ballroom stuff or an eccentric dance of great merit. Roye, I understand, is responsible for this dance act. It is wild in suggestive color. Lights and color of fabric gives this act speed even when nobody is dancing. He has surrounded himself with dancers who

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seem to forget everything but the spirit of the dance. Here Is one dance offering, thank goodness, that has gotten out of the beaten path. Somebody has used real brains in getting this act together. It Is worth going to Keith’s this week just to see what a dance producer can do with color, artistry, talent and the right kind of music. Two of* the dancers stand out—the "Just a Dance” of Roye and "Beautiful Silks." There is a lot of color and artistry to " ’Neath the South Sea Moon,” and there is novelty to “My Playmate" as done by Billie Maye. Toto now lias a company, but as to be expected it is Toto, the clown, who attracts all the attention, llis act does not change so much from season to season. 1 can understand this, because some of the things he has originated stand at the very top of the ladder of eccentric clown work. There are about four scenes to his revue this season. His entrance In a baby auto Is still one of the mysteries of the stage to me. Togo stages a sensational slide on a rope over the heads of the audience. Gus Stewart and Ollie Olive has an eccentric dance offering. hard shoe dancing. Stewart has a good Impression of Eddie Deonard, he was with Leonard for a number of years. Birdie Reeve is flip fastest working tyi*est I have seen. She doe3 work a fast typewriter and she has a clever method of presenting an Intelligent routine. She makes one

WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW Want to Give a Christmas Book? —Here’s a List

By Walter I). Hickman What will I get Jimmie, Bill, Mabel, Joe, Mother and Dad for Christmas? As Christmas day aproaches we are all asking the question—What will I give? Why not a book —That’s a good answer. But—What book? So once again I am going to give you a list of books, many of them I have told you nbout in this department and others that I will soon. Let us start with Dad, a rather serious father, and I recommend these books for him: “The Man Nobody Knows”—Here is a modern day version of Jesus expressed in the language of the day. By Bruce Barton and published by Bobbs-Merrill. The companion volume and just as interesting is "The Book Nobody Knows.” Both are listed as among the best six sellers among the non-fiction. “The Story of Philosophy”—By Will Durant. They are sure talking about this one. It deals with the systems of thought. Published by Simon and Schuster. “Why We Behave Like Human Reings”—By George A. Dorsey. Published by Harpers. One of the real thought leaders. Milton C. Work's Auction Bridge Complete—Of course if you play bridge you are reading the daily lessons of this leader of the game in The Times. The John C. Winston Cos., has published a complete bridge book by this authority. "An Autobiography of Abraham Lincoin”—-Compiled by Nathaniel Wright Stephenson. Published by Bobbs-Merrill. Lincoln’s life as told in his own letters and papers. ADI'LT FICTION In my list of adult fiction I am not stating that these .Hooks are more suitable for reading by men or women. Adult applies to both men and women. My recommended adult fiction list is a follows: "An American Tragedy”—By Theodore Dreiser. Published by BoniLiveright. If I was awarding first fiction prize for the year, this Dreiser story of murder -would get first prize. , "The Silver Spoon”—By John Galsworthy, published by Scribners. A story of a very spoiled young woman who learns the great lesson that she can't have everything in the world. "The Private Life of Helen of Troy” —By John Erskine. One of the finest comedies ever written in late years. I also recommend his latest, “Galahad.” Both published by Bobbs-Merrill. "Introduction to Sally”—This one is especially great for the women. Published by Doubleday Page. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”—By Anita Loos. Published by Llveright. The diary, burelsque in nature, of a Indy of much question. Probably the smartest laugh book of the season. “Bellarion”—By Rafael Sabatini. Published by Houghton Mifflin Cos. Here is romance and war of other days. Thrilling. Better than entertaining reading. "The Corbin Necklace”—By Henry

Stage Verdict KEITH’S —What good showmanship and fine regard to color and the right kind of music can do for a dance act is seen in the revue of Roye and Maye. Palace —Jimmy Kemper and his orchestra have a good offering in their trip around the world and the different specialties.' LYRIC —Jack Wyatt's Scotch lads and lassies offer a colorful revue with a Scotch atmosphere.

1 mistake —the loud work of a “plant” lin the audience. She has a too good ! an act, a real novelty, to permit this "plant” to annoy her work. This j “plant” - puts no comedy into her ! act. She doesn't need it because she is too clever. A mighty good novelty ’ with this exception. ' Joe Mack and Gail Rossiter appear I in “A Modern Occurrence." Yal Harris and Vera Griffin offer "The Sheik of 61,” one of those sketches in which an old man about sixty and some gets excited over a pretty girl. Doesn’t appeal to me> but I am In the minority as the aTufience liked it. At Keith’s all week JIMMY KEMPER OPENS AT PALACE With Jimmy Kemper and his company consisting of an orchestra and | a girl dancer and singer, the Palace ' the first half lias a first rate feature act to top off a bill that is good all through. In Kemper’s act the orchestra takes you on a rapid tour around the world by means of melodies suggestive of the different localities. Then by means of short specialties by Kemper and the woman something is done along the line of song, dance or pantomime that makes C.io picture more realistic. Os the different numbers portrayed the orchestra showed up best in the one depicting Scotland. All in fun they give an impression of a Scotch singer and a group of b.igpipes. Having no bagpipes he players got around tiffs difficulty by draping some chairs with fancy ribbon and carrying them, playing clarinets the yvhtlo. Kemper knows well how to put ever a ballad as his song numbers are the evidence. Another good thing of Ills was a pantomime offering of a short Chinese sketch. White and Tierney are a young man and woman, who contribute an excellent line of comedy to the bill. Depending solely on their personality this couple have an act of which every minute is full of gv>od fun. Among the things they do arc a burlesque on a sentimental song, by

story which will keep you up late at night. “Show Boat”—By Edna Ferber. One of the fiction leaders of the season> "Her Son’s Wife"—By Dorothy Canfield. The story of a son bringing his course and unrefined wife into the home of his fine mother. “Nigger J leaven"—By Carl Van Vetchen. If you buy this for a gift be sure of the one you are going to give it to. Be sure that it will be appreciated. "Smoky”—By Will James. A delightful biography of a horse. FOR CHILDREN Here aro some good books that every child will enjoy: "The Real Mother Goose”; "The Peter Tatter Book" by Leroy F. Jackson; “Bible Story Books” by Seymour Loveland; “Once Upon a Time.” all of the old fairy stories; "JJttle Folks’ Mother Goose”; “The Nursery Zoo” illustrated by Anne Anderson and Alan Wright; “David Goes to Greenland” by David Binney Putnam; “The Oth-

Baby Star

This baby of the movies is winning a big following In the film world. The diminutive star’s name and the ans-wers to the other questions appear on pnge sixteen. 1. What is the stage name of the child in the accompanying picture? 2. In what State is the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River? 3. Who composed the opera, “Die Walkure”? 4. Is the college "Big Ten” an eastern, western or middle western conference? 5. What is Thomas Edison's middle name? 6. Who wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”? 7. Who play the leads In the picture, "The Temptress”? 8. What is the first name of Mme. Bori, opera singer”? 9. Who was named defendant with Albert B. Fall In the oil land case presented before the District of Columbia Supreme Court? __HL_Ear_. what year is the next

the man and some rather eccentric dapeing by the woman. Billie Regay and Company offer a song and dance act that has some pleasing stuff in it's makeup, consisting of much comedy by the man and woman principals, and some fast dancing team. Walter Gilbert opened the show with a contortionist act in which he does some difficult bends and other tricks of this type of act. Included on the bill Is a photoplay “Popular Sin,” with Florence Vidor and a News reel. At the Palace today and tomorrow. (By the Observer.) LOT OF NOVELTY AT THE LYRIC The sound of bagpipes and the bright flash of Scottish kilts mixed in wtih some of the highland brogue and dancing are the main features of Watt’s Scotch lads and lassies at the Lyric for the week. The four women of the act contribute most of the dancing and the men offer the songs and the Scotch atmosphere, in the way of a good, hearty burr in the voices of each. The features were a dance around swords by those women, as it appeared from where we sat, and the songs of the two men. Shean, Phillips and Anger, two men and a woman, tell you In ihetr own words that It Is all foolishness, and they are about right at that, for they have much stuff that one can laugh at. Don’t care so much for the would-be French dramatics of the woman. Edwin George, in company with a woman who Isn’t seen much, Is probably the best funmaker of the hill, and some of his cracks we thought a bit too much. He has a personality that will make you laugh even if you <k>n't like some of the stuff he uses. Howard and Ross are two men who take the banjo and make It do tricks for them. Are good at this instrument. Cliff Nazarro, with Bob Gerraghty at the piano sings several songs which have proven (themselves popular and walks away with the house liking him. Jeanette and her Synco Jazzers are a Negro act featuring on It’s program much jazz and some fast dancing. Missed the act of the Three Reddingtons. At the Lyric all week..(By the Observer.) Other theaters today offer: "La Boheme” at the Circle; “The Canadian” at the Ohio; "The Marriage Clause" at the Colonial; “Tin Hats” at the Opollo; "We're in the Navy Now” at the Isis; "Three Bad Men” at the Uptown, and burlesque at the Mutual.

er Side of the Circus” by Edwin P. Norwood; “Little Al>e Lincoln” by r.ernie Babcock; “Martha The Seventh” by Jane Abbott; “A Yankee Girl at Vicksburg" by Alice Turner Curtis; “The Story of Columbus" by Sara Ware Bassett; “Our Friends at the Zoo” by Julia T. E. Stoddart and “Nip and Tuck” by Leila Crocheron Freeman. The titles of the above books will give you an Idea whether they will interest the young or just the very young. HERE AND THERE Here is a brief list of some fine books of real value: "The Royal Road to Romance”— By Richard Halliburton. The best travel book of romance of the year. Published by Bobbs-Merrill. Will delight the entire family. “Tar”—By Sherwood Anderson. The story of a boy in the making from the age of consciousness until the period of adolescence. “Darwin”—By Gamaliel Bradford. The story of a lovable old man. Any of the hooks of poetry of Bill Herschell. Published by Bobbs-Mer-rill. “The Rest Plays of 1025-26”—By Burns Mantell. The best of its kind. “Etiquette”—By Emily Post. To my way of thinking it is the best of many such books. I hope that this list will be of practical value to those who want to give a book for Christmas. GERMANY WINS VICTORY Bf/ Vn'tc<t Pres* GENEVA. Dec. 14.—Military control of Germany will pass from that country’s late enemies, and into the hands of the Deague of Nations on Jan. 31. 1927. The inter-allied military Commission, which long has ramkled the hearts of Germans, will cease to exist, and the league, of which Germany is a member with the other powers of Europe, will determine how Germany will carry out the provisions of the Versailles peace treaty. ..That agreement, considered a triumph for Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann of Germany, was reached Saturday at a conference of the foreign ministers of England, France and Germany.

Best Sellers Following is the list of the six best sellers in' fiction and nonfiction in Brentano’s New York stores for the week ending Dec. 11: FICTION “Galahad,” John Erskine. (BobbsMerrill.) ~ „ , „ “Revelry, Samuel H. Adams. (Boni & Livertsht.) “Orphan Angel, Elinor Wylie. to Sally,” "Elizabeth.” (Doubleday-Paere.) “Sun Also Rises.” Earnest Hemingway. (Scribners. I ‘The Casuarina Tree,” Somerset Maugham (Dftran.) NONFICTION “Benjamin Franklin, the First Civilized American.” Phillips Russell. I Brentano's.) “Story ol Philosophy." Will Du- . rant. (Simon & Schuster.) “The Human Adventure," Breasted and Robinson. (Harper.) “Jesting Pilate.” Aldous Huxey. (Doran.) “The Whispering Gallery.” “An Ex. Diplomat." i Bonl A Eiveriel .. ■ “On the Trail of Ancient Man.”

DEC. 14, 1926

Work Some Fine Points on the 1 Gentle Art of Finesse.

By Wilton C. Work Today’s pointer Is: With less than eleven cards of (ho suit in liis two hands Declarer should finesse to catch a King. A Sequence Is two or more "touching” cards (cards next in value to each other). A Tenace is the two end cards of a three-card Sequence, the Intermediate cards being adversely held; for example, Ace-Queen or King-Jack. Ace-Queen-10 Is known as the double tenace. To finesse is to lead toward a tenace and play tho lower card of it; for example, to lead a small card from North toward South’s Ace-Queen and to play the Queen. Os course, If East play the King, the finesse would not be made, When cards are held In sequence with the lower cards of the tenace, a combination finesse is made by leading one of these cards and not covering it; for example, with Queen-Jaclt-x in the South hand and x In North, leading the Queen playing small from the North (if West did not play King) would be a combination finesse. There are few hands In which a Declarer will I not try some finesse. In some hands there are plain Indications that the' finesse should be tried —such as a ! bid or double; in others there are situations, such as needing only the trick to make game, which make It inadvisable to risk any finesse. In the absence of any cue from the pro. vious declaration or play, or any' exigency which makes a finesse Indispensable or not worth risking, the I finesse decision should be based on 1 the mathematical chances; and those’ chances trying the King finesse when the flnesser has less than eleven cards of the suit In his two hands. Today’s pointer Is especially Important because many who ando 1 not read books believe In an absurd saying that you should never finesse when holding as many as nine cards In the two hands. Os course, there are occasional singleton Kings, and when one appears on the left of the Queen the finesse costs a trick; but with four cards in the two adverse hands the chance of a singleton King on the left of the Ace-Queen is remote. Even with a total of ten cards In the two hands, the chances still favor the finesse; there being two ]>ossible divisions of the adverse cards In which It will win, to one in which it will lose. Tomorrow’s topic is finessing to catch a Queen. (Copyright, John F. Dill Cos.) Work, (he inleratlonal authority on Auction Bridge, will answer questions on the game for Times readers who write to him through The Times, i including a seif-addressed stamped I envelope.

Questions and Answers

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