Judge — September 12, 1931 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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HOT OFF THE GRIDDLE! FIRST EDITION WUST RELEASED) ~2-5 SIDNEY S. LENZ’ NEW BOOK on the OFFICIAL SYSTEM of CONTRACT BIDDING Mr. Lenz’ new system of Contract Bidding, which ie the basis of the Official System as adopted by the leading bridge authorities, eliminates all guessing, and definitely determines a bridge hand as fair, good or very strong. This book is pocket size. thumb indexed and provides a ready reference on any point. It explains in detail quick-tricks, normal support. how and when to bid suits of one, two and three, the correct response to each bid, no trump bids, preemptive bids, ace showing, slam bids, non-demand bids, leads, ete. Every point of the new system of contract bidding is carefully illustrated opposite each page of text. All phases of the game have been carefully analyzed by Sidney S. Lenz, fourteen times National and International Bridge and Whist Champion. To get results—to win at Contract—use the 1-2-3. JUDGE PUBLISHING CO., [NC. 18 tast 48th St. New York City. I am enclosing $ 0. at $1.10 per copy, Parcel Post Collect.... Please send me........copies of “1-2-3” by Sidney S, Lenz. $1.10 per copy. including copies of “1.2.3” by NAME. ADDRESS....... CITY.. ssSTATE......ceceeeeeee W123 WIGH LAT (Continued from page 21) everybody went away bigger and bet- ter men, assured that here we acy for the ages. A few Prat heavy rainstorm came up and under its baneful influence the statue began slowly, solemnly, little by little. te melt away ! Which isn’t a bad idea. Since the need for statues seems to be a human vi I should think if we followed example we could have our stat- ues and lose them, too. Everybody admits the average life of a statue far outreaches its use. If they must be raised and speeches must be made at their unveiling, a statue carefully con- structed in good taste but of vanis' ing cream, gu nteed for two weeks’ durance, would just about fill the bill. Unimportant Items I° you're off to Russia for a visit. take plenty of soap along and Jap- anese. Both are si the Czar’s re! Yale freshmen Harvard “Hs” they daring! After reading Walter Winchell’s suggested slogan for Reuben’s deli- catessen: “All You Can Eat for $30" —I forgive all his annoyance withme. The subway around Grand Central Station is such a maze. should you be heading for a train and would like to make it on time, get off at a station side of Grand Central and take 4 taxi there. A couple of zirls. named Sophie Millinery and Emma Gowns, have opened across the street. and I wish Dumb Dora were around to trace their ancestry. The Post Road thru Connecticut has been beautifully marked with signs denoting the speed you may travel at. Top speed varies according to the proximity of towns, crossroads and so forth, often running down as low as 15 and up as high as 65. The signs are exceptionally clear and glit- ter ip your car lights at night. I con- sider this the greatest progress made in automobile history since walking back was made unpopular. People want to go fast and have the right to go fast. Furthermore. why advertise a car's ability to do 90 when the law allows only forty? The Chamber of Commerce town- ballyhooing signs have been merci- fully disappearing before you enter towns thruout New England. There was a time when it was every shop- idea to get as many tourists ble to go by his store front. It was good for business and often the traveler was held up for a long (Continued on page 31) cer around than tives. with Are smoke and pipes numerals. comicbooks.com