hungarian gipsies you may say much more but form syndicate the strongest claim we make is to combat effects of modern jazz will preserve gipsy traditions wbsra it- the cipsy orchestras of jesteryear t jazz is credited with their downfall and these free souia are perhaps more than others feeling tho pinch of liard times but tho unexpected s happening and the gipsy especially in hia home in hungary is turning for hia salvation to the laws and habits of tho gorgio in leuropeea paris tho gipsys blight is thus set forth since the war they have met up with a mortal enemy in tbo jazz band side by side with wild chords synco pated harmonies intentional disson ances of negro orchestras tho lan guorous songs of the gipsies seem old- fashioned they feel how terribly pre war they are and modern youth thinks of them as belonging to the deluge and worthy only of a shrug of the rhouldcr and a little smile of con tempt tho orchestras of the hungarian gipsies do you remember their black hair their rolling mustaches and above all else their red branrcnburg tests which et all hearts aflame the orchestras of tho hungarian gip sies which formerly triumphed in tho palaces of both worlds have boen forced to step aside and to accept ven in hungary the only country of the entire world where they are still heard with pleasure and sympathy chance engagements better termed miserable engagements what is more many of them are without employment for tho hungar ian demand is not great enough to give work to tho orchestras which were spread over the entln world unfortunately the picturesque gip- ay musicians are not economical by na ture vhey wore al ays accustomed to live from day to day in order to face the danger which meaces them tt gipsies have form ed an association who would have thought it and they have adopted many sane regulations they wish to establish a cservatory in budapest where the aditions of the masters may be upheld and where the more gifted children can at least be taught to read music we know that up to now the gipsies all born violinists never received musical instruction and that they were itent to learn by heart all of the airs on which they em broidered their brilliant and ingenious improvisations but that is not all the same as sociations will set up international agencies to get engagements for gipsy orchestras abroad by using appropri ate propaganda they will also attempt to draw the attention of interested circles hotels cabarets theatres etc to gipsy music by this means they hope to place some thirty orchestras outside of hungary which would re lieve the congestion in budapest but can and will these measures offset the irresistible tido of modern fashion i olpsies syndicated gipsies organ ized and provident who would have said it who would have believed it possible nov we can also believe that the instinct of selfpreservation will give the grasshopper some of tho attributes o the ant i rose is good tea 2 choice qualities red label orange pekoe oioio to play bridge auction w contract vy wynne ferguson author of practical auction br1dgb article no 11 ouo of the writers correspondents the dealer should not subsequently bid has asked for an opinion on the fol- no trump but if his partner should lowing question which as ho 9ays is bid the missing suit then the dealer not sufficiently or explicitly covered in should bid tho no trump on the second any recent book wo have been able to round of bidding a singleton or a obtain to definitely settle the matter void suit is a danger point for a no it is of such nature that an discussion trump and the best procedure is to bid regarding it is bound to be of interest a suit first and shift to a no trump bid to all auction and contract players later only if the bidding at that time under what conditions bhould the makes such a course necessary or ex- inltial bidder if he has one suit miss- pedient ing entirely or represented by only a tho following hands represent sound singleton declare no trump do tho no trump bids by the dealer ordinary no trump indications hoid in such cases a sound no trump bid is composed of two elements 1 the proper values for tho no trump bid 2 the proper distribution of such values among tho four suits the authorities practically all agree that the minimum strongth on which the dealer bhould bid one no trump is two and onehalf quick tricks distributed among at least three suits the quick trick strength must not only be there but it must be so divided among the four suits that there is more than a reasonable chanco to make the contract a hand might very easily contain two and onehalf quick all of them contain at least two and tricks and still not justify a no trump onehalf quick tricks and the distribu- bid if these quick tricks are confined tion is of such a nature that there is a to one suit the suit bid is the correct reasonable chance to make tho bid bid if these quick tricks are dis- the following hands however are tribute 1 among two suits only it is not not justifiable no trump bids even advisable to bid no trump experience though they contain the necessary has shown that with two suits unpro quicktrick strength the distribution tected a uo trump bid seldom is sound is of such a nature that the suit set in for that reason to justify a bid of one black type should be bid rather than no trump the hand must contain at the no trump least two and onehalf quick tricks and owl laffs safety first when adam so the records state with clothing quit inadequate refused to leave the garden gate now that was safety first when noah heard that there would be a terrible catastrophe he built an ark to sail the sea now that was safety first when arthur and his gallant knights got ready for their bloody lights they clothed themselves in metal tights now that was safety first when indian chief stood up and said that captain smith must lose his head then john he wooed the girl instead now that was safety first what new york is wearing by annebelle worthington illustrated dressmaking letson fur nished with ec ni pattern father your new little brother has just arrived very modern child whores be come from father from a faraway country v m c another confounded alien nurse are you going to give my patient something to slow down his heart action doctor yes an elderly nurse hearts q s 2 clubs k j 4 diamonds a q 0 spades k 6 4 3 hearts q j 4 clubs 8 4 2 diamonds a q 6 spades k j 7 hearts j 7 s 2 clubs k j 4 diamonds k 10 9 spades a j sam why did you tip that girl so much when she gave you your coat i henry look at the coat she gave me teacher gl a an example ot period furniture starohope well i should say an electric chair becauso it ends a sen tence you used to hear of a sweet old- fashioned girl who never looked at a boy it there ever was such a girl and she was over fourteen she was blind its not a bad idea to have a good laugh at yourself about once a week it breaks tho monotony of laughing at other foolish folk a man may admire an intelligent woman but the girl ho loves i the one who hangs on his coat lapeis md begs him to tell her all about son ething she already knows more about than he does uiese should be distributed among at least three suits that leaves only ono suit for partner to protect or if he also lias no protection only one suit for opponent to make in case the dealer has a singleton of a suit or none at all experience has shown that the no trump bid as a rule is a losing bid for that reason with this type of hand it is better to bid a suit even though hand contaius two and onehalf quick tricks divided among three suits if the opponents bid the missing suit then of course hearts j 7 4 2 clubs none diamonds a k 10 7 spades k j 10 4 3 hearts a s 4 2 clubs a 10 9 3 2 diamonds 4 spades k 7 5 hearts i clubs q 7 6 4 diamonds a q 6 4 spades k j 7 solution of last weeks problem hearts a 7 6 6 clubs a q 10 diamonds it b spades none the family medicine bottle one of tho commonest errors in mat ters of family health dr c o sap- pington of tho national safety council states in a recent announcement is to give a member of the family medicine originally prescribed for some one else says dr e e free in his weeks science new york one of tho chihlren dr sappignton writes may have been sick the doc tor was called and prescribed a cer tain remedy which proved successful later on another member of tho family falls ill from something resemb ling tho samo disease tho usual but unfortunato habit is to savo another doctors bill hunt up tho old proscription havo it refilled and try to cure the new illness with tho remedy which cured tho old which la precisely tho way that savago modi- cino men handled their public health problems but scarcely a way that could be called suitable in a scientific ago the illness may be a qulto different ono which merely happens to resem ble to an unskilled eye that tor which tho original prescription was intend ed what is oven more important dif ferent patients often need to bo treat ed qulto dlfforently even for tho samo diseaso tho special characteristics of each individual are taken into ac count by skilled physicians as well as tho differing characteristics of tho dis ease selfdiagnosis and selfmedication dr sapplngton writes may always bo productive ot serious mistakes ad vance is made from timo to time in the healing of human ills your doctor should bo consulted if yon havo a sick- noss problem it is a good rule to throw away one persons medicine as aoon as that person is well instead of keeping it to use on somo ono else misunderstanding our natures aro so different that r la no wonder there aro so many mis understandings the tragedy ot growing old is re maining young hearts k q j 10 d clubs k j 3 diamonds none spades j y z hearts i 3 clubs none diamonds q 10 n spades 10 hearts 2 clubs 5 4 3 2 diamonds j 3 spades j 8 if the opponents hold the missing suit they will bid it against a suit bid but sit tight and lead it against a no trump bid prefer a suit to tho no trump bid when tho hand contains a singleton or void suit and you will win many a game and rubber not othorwiso possible if spades are trumps and z is in tho lead how can y z win eight of tho nine tricks against any defense solution z should lead tho jack of spades and discard tho king ot dla- monds from ys hand this is the key play for it prevents y being forced in tho lead to his disadvantage 2 should now lead the deuco of clubs and y should win any card played by a at trick three y should lead the ace of hearts and follow with tho five which z should trump with tho eight of spades z should then lead tho trey of clubs and onco again y should win any card played by a y should then lead his last club and follow with the five of diamonds b is forced to win this trick and must therefore lead a diamond which z wins with tho jack and then makes his last club played in this way y z must win eight of tho nlno tricks against any defense friend what i3 your son 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