THE SUNDAY ORKfiOMAX, PORTLAND, DECEM1.EIS 14, 1919.
PARISIANS BECOME MORE AND MORE CONVINCED
THAT WEARING OF CHARMS WILL DISPEL ALL EVIL
Sterling Heilig Writes of Fanciful Superstitions That Rule Particularly In Boulevard That Sprang Into Prominence Only After End of War.
' , For Dodging Hoodoo and Carrying Ju-Ju Batting Average Remains Unsurpassed.
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BY STERLING HEILIO.
PARIS. Nov. 25. The Parts boule
vard, before the war. bad anion;
- its regularly unknown side
treets. one which was particularly
tupid the rue Caumarlln, between
the opera and the Madeleine, the
boulevard's own dazzling zenith.
The rue Caumartln (before the
war) was short, uninteresting, negli
gible. It Was a street of dentists,
tailors, wholesale lingerie, stoves
and gas meters, paper, furs, corsets,
etc. Its two liveliest concerns were
a sad. exotic tea-house and the side
door to the underground Taverns
Olympia, which remained open all
night, anfl was practically, on the
corner No tourist promenaded the
rue Caumartln unless he had Cook's
coupons for the Hotel St. Petersburg
No boulevardier. unless to consult
card-layers and clairvoyants in its
third-floor flats. To the supersti
tious boulevard, the rue Caumartin
had a musty perfum of ill-luck.
Golden Text The boulevard be
lieves in luck more than any other
street in the world. There may be
more superstitious spots in China or
central Africa; but- for touching
wood. whispering to cab-horses,
dodging hoodoo and carrying Ju-ju,
the batting average of the boulevard
remains unsurpassed.
Central Truth The astonishing
luck of the rue Caumartin confirms
the natives In their thoughts. Armi
stice found the rue Caumartin still
dead: but, suddenly, when the boule
vard lit up. in its routine, ,for the
rich razzle of peace, the little Cin
derella street kicked one tiny danc
ing slipper into the ring and robbed
the boulevard concerns for six blocks
round of their Dest partners!
Today, the rue Caumartin rejoices
In six dance palaces, four tango teas,
four dancing supper-restaurants, the
Rabbit, the Big Teddy and the Little
Teddy, two fox-trot hotels, three
"clubs." umpteen craps-and-poker
flats and residential details which, all
rolled together, make a crush of prl
jate limousines, coupes and taxl
autos choking entrance and egress
around midnight. In a pandemonium
of laughter, squeals and
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calling, while the arc-lights spit in
the f"g. It breaks the slumber of the
American Women's club, one-time
Hotel St. Petersburg and. later, fore
most Hostess House of the Y. W. C.
A. When they took it, the rue Cau
martin was still dead dead, still. To
day still, the fair secretaries here
walk serene, untouched, unseeing,
like the lady in "Comus."
Otherwise, they would be counting
.buttor.s, bowing to hunchbacks,
, kr.eaillng dough-balls, buying bnn
ples. crossing fingers, giving pennies
to red-cheeked children. running
away from red-bearded men. and
avoiding singing bald-heads like th.
pest1
They are the only sane girls In
Paris!
Now I've said it. I'll go on and tell
a pack of superstitions which com
pose, absolutely, one of the phenome
noys of the hour the luck of the
boulevard, the queer beliefs of the
world's greatest promenade, where
.anything can happen!
In f.he blazing show-windows of
boulevard Jewelers glitter the massed
charms" from every corner of the
' suty rstitious world. There is the
' ' Swastika." or Maori love charm,
broueht over. It is said, by the New
Zealand contingents. There is the
'Heart of Khepera," which comes
from the east; and it is said to be
the oluest charm in the world. There
are buckles of Isis which guarantee
'magical protection." and such triv-
ialities as little bits of hornbeam set
In gold, that are haudy when it be
comes advisable to "touch wood,"
and rabbit feet, platinum mounted,
and tiny turquoise birds in gilt cages
for bangles.
Judged by the expensive form In
which it is made, the grand amulet
mnong the smartest of the smart Is
the "Ankh." which its owners claim
and who can contradict them? to
le the exact pendant that hung on
he chain nut about Joseph s necK
The "Ankh" symbolizes "living": and
I can guarantee the "high cost of
Ankh" in 40 Jewelers' shops of Boule
vard des Capuclnes. Italiens. Made
' leine. rue Royale. rue de Rlvoli and
rue de la Palx a trip which forms a
tirtllow sauare.
By count. th "Tha i" or "Tav.". In
! simple flat gold outline as stamped or
sawed out. Is the most distributed.
Show windows regularly display the
Hebrew form of it (the-letter tau
"th") with a printed guarantee: "S0OO
Years in Existence. wenuine l.uck-
Bearer, Actually Bringing Happiness
and Success to Those Who Wear It!"
It's enough for the girls.. They don't
care to go Into it deeper. On , the
other hand. Mile. Amparita F , the
loveliest brunette that does the
. i, ... vom a rino- with an engraved
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fmeraia which she never takes off.
T)a Anirrnvlntr Is a .ram: bv aid of it
thn nstriarah Methuselah lived to be
the oldest man. Another school (that
el JSecla 11) prefers the amethyst
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engraved with a bear, worn by th
prophet Aaron as a secret tip (the
whole street knows it now) "from
the man higher up," who was obvi
ously Moses, but they never name
him. On testimony of the Alpine
chasseurs who were in Macedonia,
boulevard Jewelers have added a
bunch of grapes to the bear.
The story Is curious. Up In the
mountains there the mules of a sup
ply outfit balked beside a precipice
and the boys' meals were saved by the
nerve of a young Greek on the edge
of the dizzy abyss. "I have done no
act of courage," he protested. "I did
not risk falling. I wear a charm
which protects me from all accidents."
And with this he showed a crystal
suspended from his-neck.' It was en
graved with a bear and a bunch of
grapes!
All right. They wear the charms
ostentatiously and brag about their
virtues; but from the "Royal Pea
cock" to the Rabbit and the Cafe de
Paris, too. If anyone still eats there,
you will find all. If you watch them
all the girls and half the men are
secretly fingering a simple ball of
bread crumbs underneath the table
cloth!
The soft part of bread, you know;
kneaded In the ingers, becomes like
dough or putty.
Dough! Mysterious stuff! All
witches use it for their spells. In
the middle ages they made dough
dolls and stuck pins into them for
their enemies. Dough dolls are not
things to brag about. A girl Is proud
of her Jewel charm; but the bread
ball takes shape secretly beneath
the cloth It may be a rude
Checkers.'
IS. H. BRTANT. Editor.
Phone Tabor 6213.
Portland Chess and Checker club, Wor
cester building, Third and Oak streets,
room 216. Contributions solicited. Mail
to 143 Kast Thirty-fifth street.
PROBLEM NO. 1)61.
By Charles F. Barker, ex-champlsn
of America.
Mr. Barker will be remembered by a
hnftl of th nl.rlm.r. mm on of Ihp hftt
cross board piayera In this or any other
country.
BLACK, 13, 14, 27.
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-White to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 962.
By J. II. Robinson.
Although this Is not as critical as many
published It contains positions that every
solver should be familiar with. Try to
win it without taking back a move.
Black lb, 3; kings, 11. 15. unite, 27,
12; kings, 31, 4. Black to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 9l3.
By R. L. Sunderland. England.
A very pretty composition and one that
will not fall to please. It Is a mix-up
that will require uonsiderable ingenuity to
straighten out.
Black. 6, 10. 12, 14, 19, 23; kings, 15,
21. White. 5, 16, 17. 26, SO, 82; kings,
7, 13. Black to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 964.
By D. L. Gorton, Iowa City. Ia.
Black, 15. 17; kings. 1, 8. White, 21, 32;
king, 23. Black to play and win.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 952 Black, 3. 4; kings, 5,
27. White, 10, 14, 15, 21. White to draw.
15-11. 27-23. 21-17 .5-1 (A. 10-7. 3-10. 14-7.
1-6. 7-3. 23-18, 17-13, 18-15, 3-8. 15-10.
8-3, 10-14. 3-7, 6-2. 7-3. 2-6. 3-T 14-18. 7-3,
6-1. 13-9: drawn. (A) If 23-18. 17-13. 18-9.
13-6, 5-9, and we have John T. Hennlgan's
line proniein.
Problem No. 953 Black 8. 6, 10. 12. 24.
White 14. 17. 19, 23. 32. Black to draw.
24-28(1. 14-7, 3-10, 23-18. 6-9. 17-13. 10-14
13-6. 14-28. 6-2. 23-26. 2-7. 26-31. 7-11
31-2. 11-16. 26-22, 16-20. 22-18. 20-24.
lb-14, 19-15; drawn. Ill 3-7. 2S-1S, 24-28,
18-15.' 12-16, 19-12. 10-19, 12-S, 19-23, 8-3,
6-10, 14-9. 10-14. 3-10. 14-21, 10-14, 21-23,
14-18. White wins.
Problem No. 954. Black. 1, 5, 9, 10:
king. 22. White, 13. 15. 17. 27; king, 7.
White to win. l-6, 1-10. 13-6, 22-13. 7-14,
13-9, 14-10, 9-2. 27-23. 5-9, 23-18. 9-13.
18-15. 13-17, 10-14, 17-22, 15-10. White
wins.
Problem No. 956. Black, 1. 5, 4. 9. 13.
17, 19. wnite o, tz. io, 2i, 26: King, 27.
27-23, l-lO, 12-8. 4-11. 16-7, 2-11, 23-21
White wins. Harry Baker.
Solutions have been received from Isa-
dore .ureennaum, . L. Bryant, Aaron
Mart, J. tiranam. ueorge Koninson. s. o.
Turner, C Davenport, Harry Baker. Harry
Glbbs. Ira Dennis, E. Payne, A. A. Sim
mons. B. B. Alexander. N. Sanfleld. J. J.
Roberts, tjuver fneips.
J. Huntley, Powers, Or.: "Lee's Guide to
Checkers (revised)" Is probably what you
want to start who. spavins checkers
or Robinson's ar good. Tes. I believe
you couia secure m gooa player to give
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i Mr. Huntley writes that he thourht h
I could play chekera a little, but a sociallKt
recently thrashed the board with him and
V.?,,o,. .o oiJr of vnmk, m',. a
' Hart's asacrUoa tar a wui teams aoiiud.
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heart (for love) or disc (for
money) or an animal (big lump for
body and four little lumps for legs)
to beat the races; but more frequent
ly It is the sure-to-goodness dough
doll, whjch she names iris her heart
for the person loved or hated; apd
she pets or abuses It on the dead
quiet, while innocently chatting.
Search the hand-bags (or men's
pockets) and you will probably find,
anyhow, a formless ball of dough.
Many people roll and squeeze bread
balls "from simple nervousness at
table. These don't. They slip them
into the pocket, to ward off the one
grand, universal , bug-a-boo of the
boulevard the "guigne." or hoodoo.
It comes from- the theater.
. (The boulevard is the street of the
aters.) It Is the one word in the- French
language which must never be pro
nounced. You must- say cherries. It
is the one thing which the actresses
find all beautiful women of Paris fear.
All actors, also. And as most estab
lishments of this extraordinary street
know fluctuations as capricious and
unmerited and inexplicable as the
theater itself, all dread and seek to
protect1 themselves, by all means,
from the guig beg pardon cherries!
For example, the delicious Spinelly
says she would not take a million
dollars for the things she knows.
When she meets a funeral, she first
says a short prayer, then retraces
her steps and "makes her destination
by another route." If she meets a
cross-eyed xhild under 14 she does
the same without the prayer. If any
body sneezes, you must say. "God bless
you!" Never stay in a room with a
1 overlooked the following black win:
Black, 1, 9. 12. 18. 14: white, 15, 18. 21, 22.
23. black to win. 12-16. 15-10. 16-20. 10-7.
20-24. 7-2. 24-27, 2-T, 27-31. 7-11, 31-27
11-15(X, 5-6. 15-11 (X'. 6-10. 23-19. 14-23
11-7. 10-14. 19-16. 27-24. 16-12, 24-19, 7-10
19-16, 10-17. 18-11; black wins. (X-X.) i
had to get my second sight before 1 could
see this. N. Sanfleld, Centralla, Wash
Harry Baker sends us the following
position from the "double corner" game
Black, 1. 6. 9, 10. 11, 12, 14. 27; white.
13, 17. 18. 19. 21 23. 26. 32. He says that
his opponent moved 27-24 and won the
Pame! He should have lost the game:
27-24 loses for black and we are not going
to give the analysis, but submit It for solu
tion to The Oregonlan solvers.
In an old number of the A. C. Review
Psalm Neigh of New York city writes that
he came very near gettine old Hlllun He
says they had played 19 games with the
four he gave for the handicap, and were
playing loud In the "cross." thusly (Neigh
had the white): 11-15, 23-18, 8-11. 27-23.
4-8. 23-19. T9-14. 18-9, 5-14. 22-17. 15-18
26-22. 18-23. 19-13, 11-18, 22-15. 10-10
hmo. oj-.i, I - 1 1 , IZ-ltJ, 24-20.
2-7, 25-22. 18-25. 29-22. 11-25. and here t I
made three jumps with the man on 20 I
and landed him on 9 and Hlllup said as '
how 1 ought to have stopped on 2: which I
raised a disturbance which resulted disas- 1
trously for me. All of which c-o. tn I
that If a checker meet a checker comin"
cross the board, and a checker Jump a
checker more'n he oughter should, old
riinup gets nis back up and raises such a
roar, that Pollak rrn H me Kv th.
and chucks me out the store. But 1 am
going aown mere again one of these daya.
Psalm Neigh.
GAME NO. 1018.
Played ' at the VAnpmiv,, rx r
Checker club between D. Jeffrey (black)
vs. v. H. Hanron (white) 11-16, 21-17.
Mr. Mason handled the white side up to
the 28th move, when he threw the game
away. Mr. George Robinson asked the
privilege or continuing with the game,
which was re.nl ; 1 v a-rant.d pi,, it
and observe the closing moves verv
carefully.
11-16
-14
8-11
' 22-18
19-16
, 25-22
" 11-16
1K-1
17-21
22-17
7-11
14- 7
3-10
10-15
14- 10
15- 9
32-28
6-15
C)17-14
21-17
18- 9
5-14
24-10 ,
i 11-15
29-25
15-24
16-20
17-13
2CA
8-11
2-18
4- 8
11-13
23-18
15-24
25-2
18-19
18-14(B DH4-10
A Bfr. Robinson niaved the whltn fm
this point with remarkable result.
n iir. jenrey asked nis ODDonant vhat
Stunt he was trying to pull off.
i wo men aown. but whit hattitna
strong.
L A complete tleuo. The stunt l. r.nM.A
off! It Is quite possible Mr. Jerfrey did
not try to avoid the result a little tafry
for the old man otherwise an absurdity
seldom realized in cross board play.
' "Souter."
Granger, black, versus Steele, white.
11-13 9-14 19-28 15-18 27-32
23-19 26-23 . 14-10 9- 6 T-ll
8- 11 7-11 28-32 11-15 17-14
22- 17 81-26 25-22 6- 2 15-19
9- 14 -. 6- 9 82-27 1 8-23 32-27
23- 22 21-17 23-18 7- 3 19-24
6- 9 14-21 27-23 8-12 14-10
17-13 23- 5 18-14 8- 7 2-6
2- e lll-H 15-19 10- 7
29-25 19-10 10- 7 7-11 11- 2
4- 8 6-15 1S-25 19-24 1-10
Z4-o - - -1 1 id- w 11-15 2- 7
15-24 14-13 8-10 23-27 10-15
28-19 Zo-23 14- 7 10- 7 7-11
11-15 12-16 25-22 27-81 13-18
i - - 4 7- 3 11-15
14-1S 16-19 22-17 24-27 18-23
S2-27 27-23 14-10 B- T Drawn.
GAME NO. 1018.
"Bristol."
Granger, black, versus Briard. wnue.
11- 16
24- 20
16-19
23-16
12- 19
22-18
9-14
18- 9
5-14
25- 22
10-15
22-17
6-10
1-
16-19
14-18
27-24
8-12
29-25
4- 8
32-27
8-11
17-13
11-16
20-11
7-16
24-20
3- 7
20-11
7-16
22-17
2- 7
27- 23
1S-24
28- 19
15-24
23-16
12-19
31-26
7-11
26-23
19-26
30-23
11-15
23-19
9- 6
16-11
18-25
11- 7
15-18
7- 2
10-15
2- 9
18-22
U-14
22-28
Drawn.
25
12 20-22
19-10
GAME NO. 1019.
fewitcher.
2- 6
23-1 9
18-22
27-23
4- 8
3-18
b- 8
11-15
21-17
D-13
25-21
8-11
21- 14
6-10
22- 17
13-22
26-17
15-18
32-27
9-l.'i
27-23
10-15
19-10
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7-21
23-19
3- 7
19-15
White
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red-bearded man. "Judas had a red
beard." Never attempt anything im
portant the day you see a man with
a bandaged head (it killed 22 pieecs,
on first nights, throughout the war!)
or a bald-headed-man sing, or a cat
mew In the house. If you have a
special worry, whisper It to a cab
horse.
All of which Is but the outer rim
of the you know.
If you ask what it means, yott will
be told it is bad luck, but more and
worse. In one sense, it means the
hoodoo. In another. It may be called
the aura or the microbe of bad luck;
and It is catching. In still another
sense It is viewed as a kind of semi
intelligent entity that can be offended
or placated. Also it may be fooled
or baffled.
Also, there are specialists to break
it, of whim Alexandrine with her
drum is best known and quite expen
sive. For example. It can attach to cer
tain places or objects. Miss Arlette
D , the beauteous dancer, rented
a flat. She could not fee) safe in It.
Her dog ran away. Her fur coat was
stolen; she quarreled with two best
friends; her auto went lame; and she
caught cold in the head. Finally,
when it turned to grippe, she sought
advice of a specialist.
Alexandrine came with her drum.
She beat around a while, then said:
"I can do nothing here. The flat is
soaked with bad luck. Beat It!"
.Arlette forfeited her lease and went
Into war work. It led to her present
grand vogue wih the poilus; and she
has never been sick a day since June
Chess.
E IT. BRTANT V,ll,
Contributions of games, endings, prob
lems or Items of Interest, criticism and
club notes solicited. Send direct to 143
f.u.Bi uiri-iiiin street.
PROBLEM NO. 881. -
By Dr. V. R. Inge Dal ton,
Seattle. Wash. -
This -was published In the Literary Di.
gest some years aEo, the doctor writea. it
is a ciean-cut proposition with but few
Pieces, and an attractive looker Th,
discovery of the key is not the only feature
to be discovered In this problem. Man
of the solvers appreciated the doctor's
sard to their efforts In problem compo-
altlon.
BLACK FOUR PIECES.
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WHITE SEVEN PIECES. '
.White to mate in three moves.
white king on QB2. rooks on K and
K.H7. Dlsnop on jlso, knight on QKt4.
pawna on nr. to. tsiaca King on o.
pawns on' K3. KKt5. QB6.
PROBLEM NO. 882.
By Dr. W. P.. 1. Daltoa.
Several have complained that most
the problems were too difficult for them
to solve. At our request the doctor baa
sent us some of an easier grade for begin
ners. At least that Is the way the doctor
nas tagged it. looks easy ror J and It,
DUt supposing oiacK vtr. i rv it.
BLACK SEVEN PIECES.
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White mates in two moves.
White king on KKt. queen on QR2. rook
on iv n anignts on ana Iv tv L , , paw
on K3. Black king on KKt6. aueen o
KK4, bishop on KKt3. knight on K4.
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PROBLEM NO. 883.
By A. K Ik ham. (Selected.)
Black five pieces. White fix ' pieces.
White to mate In two moves. White kin.
on KR2. queen on QKt2, Mshop on KK13.
Knignts on ir4. ana tv tin, pawns on
KKt2. B ark king on K6, knight on QB3,
pawns on iv i w . w wi.
FOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 873 Key. B-KS.
Problem No 87 Key. BXB. RXB, 1
Problem No. 877 Key. R-B7.
Solutions have been received from C G.
cyveaa. iUrs. ilaruuiw Luiitk. u. Cius
Robinson. C. Davenport. Q. Campboll, C. P.
Robert. P. Claudianos. U 8- Davis. Georg,
Griffith. Joseph Murray. D. tony. L .
Smith. Ray Lfever, C. 8 Rorer. U Baker,
U Pyertts and James Constable,
Jamss Constable, Orenoo, Or.; H. S. God
dard. Vancouver, Wash., and Georse Grif
fith, Oregon rtty. Or. Your problems ara
on rile Held over for publication
Chester Roberts, send us another Solvers
were greatly pleased with your composition
C. G. Gtvens writes that problem No 784
was on of tha greatest yC Look ovar
solution given again It la absolutely
correct.
We acknowledge th receipt of a vary
neat little book entitled "Chancellor Chess,
or the New Game of Chess," edited by
Ben R. Foster. A. M.. Bt. Louis. Mo.. In
18S9. We copy th following, which will
frovolce a anile possibly from some of
he ancient devotees of th game, but to
many new students at this tlm wa be-
llev will prov verv Interesting.
HISTORY.
Aa .every chess player well knows. ehsa
Is as old as India, having originated In that
lana Derore tne hanging saraene oi Bany
lon were designed or the towers of Per- I
polls erected. At rirst pieces in tne
shape of animals, but afterwards changed
o th modern figures, wer used, some of
them had different movements from those
at tha present time and boards of various
shapes and slses were adopted. Some
thinking spirits weary of - th old and
monotonous debuts and not believing th
game haa reached perfection, hav origi
nated a new pic oalled tha ohancellor,
which shall have the moves of th rook
and knight, and Increased tha board to
81 squares, nine on a side, for th pur
pose of -giving his majesty more room for
exercising his power. There ar four In
stances where the chancellor under differ
ent names was used on different boards.
Carrera In 3A17 Inserted two new pieces,
a campions, having the moves of rook and
knight, to be placed between th king's
rook and knight's rook, and a centaur,
combining the movee of bishop and knight
placed between the queen's rook and
queen's knight on a board 10x8 sqtiarea.
eta It Is full of Items of Interest and wa
acknowledge, friend Foster, again your
kindness In mailing It to ua.
Mr. Wooley of Eugene, Or., write that
that old chess fiend and friend. George
Griffith of Oregon City, Or., who taught
him how to play chess, is pulling off some
chess stunts in problem composition. Mr.
Wooley cannot see In the prise problems
th us of some of th pawns, but anda in
complet solutions all th earn.
Problem No. 877 was defective. Wh1t
pawns on K2. KBft. Otherwise th de
scription Is correct. At the thirteenth
move of gam No. 514 between E G. Short
and C. F, Reed played in the simultaneous
exhibition given by Mr. 6hort at the club
rooms a very Interesting position occurs.
Mr. Short overlooked a very strong play.
Look It over, C. S. Rorer, city.
H. P. Goo'dnrd. Vancouver. Wash.: Look
over the "Sam Lloyd" proposition again
There is something In It. Mr. Lloyd's com
positions are among th greatest in the
world and are all good.
J. H. Vanderbilt, Stellacoom, Wash.:
Hav sent you solution. Sorry you missed
them In th Oregonlan of Novamber 18,
1U18. . 838 by George Crlfflth.
GAME NO. M8.
Petroff Defense,
The following game was nlaved In a
Manhattan tourney. Capablanca, whit ;
men, ana Kosticn. black, it was declared
drawn after 50 moves. A prize for the
most brilliant contest was divided between
the players.
Whit. Black.lThlte.
1 P-K4 P-K4 '1 B-K4
2 Kt-KBJ Kt-KB:ll :2 RxP
8 KtxP ffP-Q:t " RxPch
4 Kt-KB3 KtxPlM Q-Kt4cb
8 P-Q4 P-Q4.7.V RxP
P-Q3 B-K2 R-R7ch
7 O-O Kt-QRfl '7 BxO
Black.
P-KB4
QxP
KxR
K-R
Q-Kt
QxR
KxB
8 P-B4 Kt-BS! "8 Q-Q7ch
K-Kt
Pxp
KKtiP ?ll P-QR3
O-OISO P-KR4
B-KS 31 QxP
Kt-B3l't2 Q-KtS
R-QB3
10 Kt-BS
n-i-K. ,
1 R-K
R(B-B3
R-QB
K-Kt2
R-B3
R-BSch
Kt-B4
R-B3
R-B2
2 Kt-K4
13
3 KKt-Kt5 B-KB4IS3 Q-KRch
1 K.txK.tctl JUKtlH y-K7Ch
BIB BxKtiK.I Q-08
8 P-QS Kt-Kt5!S6 K-R2
7 1J-K4 P-QR4 '37 P-RS
S Q-R5 P-R3ISS Q-B7ch
A R-KKt4 . BxBl3K O.KtHph
K-B
20 RxB R-R3I Drawn.
GAME NO. 51B.
A lively Allgaler Gambit.
During a visit to Sweden Rudolph Spiel-
man stopped at EJskllstuna, one of the
eadlng chess centers, and gave an exhibi
tion of simultaneous play at the local
lub, when he won the following gam
from B. Peterson: Splelm&n (white) vs.
Peterson (black).
White. Black. White. Black.
1 P-K4 P-K4 22 Kt-Kt7ch K-B2
2 P-KB4 PxP23 Q-R8 Kt-Q2
8 Kt-KU3 P-KK4t24 Kt-R5 QR-KKt
F-KK4 r-Rt.1 Kt-Bl
Kt-Kt3
6 Kt-Kt3
P-Q4I20 KI-K2
P-KB3I27 Q-KS
PxP!2S Kt-Q4
B-R3I2!) Q-QK13
BiBjai) R-B5
tjxp;ai r-rs
Q-Kf'32 Kt-B5
Kt-K2l3.1 K-R
P-B3 34 Q-R4
B-BISIi Q-Rrt
QxPIHfl Kt-K7cb
Q-K13 37 RxR
Ci-K4 38 KtxR
QxKt;3!t Q-RS
Q-K4I4I1 Q-Q8
Kt-QH41 K-KB
PxB V P-R5ch
R-Kt3
R-K
Kt-BS
P-Kt3
Q-Q3
K-Kt
Q-B4ch
R-K4
P-Kt4
Kt-Q3
K-K13
PxR
KxKI
P-KR3
P-Q5
Kt-B4
Resigns
-P-Q4
7 Kt-K3
8 KtxP
9--Kt-R5
10 QxB
1 Kt-ns
2 Kt-B4
3 B-B4
4 QKI-K2
5 Q-K3
6 O-O
7 Kt-Q4
8 KtxR
Kt-K6
It QR-Q
21 BxKt
vame r.o. -".
Evans Gambit Declined.
Pollock (white) Chaplon Lasker (black)
White. Black ! White
Black.
1 P-K4 P-K4I12 PxP
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-Q.B3'13 Kt-R3
QBxP
P-Q4
Kt-Kt3
KtxP
Q-B3
Q-B4
Ktx-JBP
BxKt
QxB
RxR
KI-B3
3 B-B4
B-B4 14 O-O
4 P-QKt4
8 P-B3
6 P-QR4
7 P-R3
8 P-Kt5
9 BxKtP
0 P-R6
B-Kt3 15 PxP
P-Q3M6 Q-K
P-QR317 B-KtS
B-R2 18 Kt-B2
PxPI lit RxB
Kt-B3 20 Kt-K3
O-O 21 RxR
Kt-K2 22 QxKt
I Resigns.
11 P-Q3
COLLEGE COURSES LIKED
Extension' Work by Correspondence
Gets Large Enrollment.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu
gene, Dec. IS. (Special.) The 500
students taking correspondence work
from the University of Oregon
through the extension division in
clude in their number one trapper In
Klamath county 50 miles from a rail
road, several college professors and
132 teachers in public schools who
are doing reading circle work. The
trapper is registered In a course in
short-story writing.
" The average of scholarship In the
extension work is higher than In the
university itself, according to the re
port of the extension division, though
there are no entrance requiremen'.s.
The principal subjects taken are edu
cation, English, economics and math
ematics The work in correspondence
is given by members .of the faculty
on the campus, who also correct the
papers.
In the Portland branch of the ex
tension division, according to the re
port. 505 persons are registered In
B3 courses. At the Portland center
the requirements are the same as on
the campus.
CONFERENCE IS CURTAILED
Student Meeting Injured by Ka-
';r tlonal Shortage of Coal.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu
gene, Dec. 13. (Special.) Curtail
ment of coal consumption and railroad
service by order of the national fuel
administration is expected here to be
reflected on the annual student volun
teer conference set for December 81
to January 4 at Dcs Moines, la. Per
mission is not now expected for theJ
special train wnicn was to nave car
ried the northwest delegation from
Spokane to the Iowa city. This will
add materially to the expense by
eliminating the Pullmans which, it
was expected, the delegates would use
for hotel accommodations.
It is now believed unlikely that
more delegates can be sent than the
12 already elected by the student body
Difficulty in raising, the necessary
funds is operating to reduce the num
ber. More than $100 to add to the
fund was raised at the performance
of the Grundy comedy, "The Prince of
Liars, by a student cast at the Eu
gene theater last Saturday night.
CANNERY rT0 ENLARGE
Handling of Cranberries Added to
Grays Harbor Industries
ABERDEEN, Wash'., Dec. 13. (Spe-
ciaL) Adding to the diversified in
dustries of Grays Harbor county, the
Benn Cranberry company now nas In
operation at Urayland a cannery that
is turning out cranberry jams and
Jellies.
The factory will be. enlarged this
winter and also will handle wild crab.
apples. Experiments also will be
Diade with wild strawberries, which
grow abuaauntly bu Ibe bcacli lauds.
DUSTIN FARNUM BIG-HEARTED
LOVER OF GREAT OUTDOORS
To Picture Fans, Secret of Actor's Success Is That He Is Human.
. Story of' His Stage Life Told by Player Himself.
Jt'
Everybody knows there are two Famum
boys "Dusty" and "Bill."
They are brothers and they're such good
pals and close companions that each
agreed he'd hold no hard feelings If Th
Oregonlan interviewed the other and lg-
nored him altogether.
It actually was a very hard chotc to
mako and "Dusty." who finally was se
lected, says "Bill" really should have
been chosen. But they both are modest.
Tha Interview is the second of a aeries
with prominent moving picture actora to
appear In The Sunday Oregonlan.
BY RAY W. FROHMAX.
(Copyright. 1910, by Evening Herald Pub
lishing company.)
THIS Is neither a geographical nor
an Interstate interview, and yet
we've Just simply g-ot to start It
off with "The Virginian."
For in spite of the fact that he was
born and reared away up in New Eng
land, it was as "The Virginian" that
Dustin Famum his friends call him
"Dusty" and he likes It won to "the
peak of popularity.
Just exactly why there ever was
, v. .s.u...
"uw n"1 eve" weu niitr, .lu-
thor. For "The Virginian' started
full grown. In a country far removed
from Virginia, and never even, went
back to the Old Dominion on a visit.
However, let's drop literary prob
lems, for this Is supposed to be a
story about Dustin Farnum. Though
It has been many years since he fought
his last duel with the redoubtable
"Trampas" on the stage, "Dusty" is
still a perfect matinee specimen, both
on and off "the boards," and yes, and
on the screen, also.
"Dusty Is Tinman.
We have, of course, no alarming
dearth of motion picture cowboys. But
nr citified olaygoer. male or female,
who saw "The Virginian" In its day,
can ever hear of cowboys without an
Immediate "think" about Dustin Far
num! To his associates in private life
"Dusty" was and is known as a cor
dial, big-hearted lover of the great
outdoors.
And among picture fans of today
Farnum is known as a big, handsome,
chivalrous, magnetic hero the secret
of whose magnetism Is, perhaps, that
he is so human.
Sometimes he's the manly, heroic
figure of the rough country, quick on
the trigger, firm of mouth, magnetic
of eye.
In one of his recent releases Dustin
was a dynamic business man, a force
ful speaker. a gentleman who, to
shield his sister, confessed to a kill
ing; but it was the great open spaces
that he loved. He was at home on a
horse. He looked as If he belonged
in backwoods clothes. His face fitted
a sombrero.
He Ha Brother.
Yet. deliberately and emphatically.
Farnum has not played exclusively
western roles upon the screen. In
his own phrase, he "has done every
thing from an Irish cop to David
Garrick."
In "The Corslcan Brothers Farmm
plays the powerful dual role of the
romantic young twins of the Dumas
novel, whose tissues bad been severed
shortly after birth but whose souls
remained as one.
Dusty, of course. Is the brother or
another picture luminary, wiiuam
Farnum, who but this story s about
"Dusty," as we remarked before, and
it's high time we were about it.
It was. "on the set" at the Astra
studio In Glendale that my friendly
gaze first rested upon "Dusty " rar
num. except across the footlights.
At the moment it was supposed to
be in the good old days when kissing
"her" hand was In vogue Dustin was
receiving "beaucoup" courtesys from
the dainty and charming wmirrea
Kingston. She, be It known, was
managing a lovely hoop-skirt crea
tion of white satin, figured with rose
and violet designs, as If she haa Deen
born in one.
Help! Help! Murder.
Just aJ I arrived the murder hap
pened.
Wedgewood " Nowell, the "heavy,
artistic looking to his finger tips
and nails gave "Dusty- a -airty
look" over the flock of light-brown
curls on Winifreds necK.
"Dusty" reciprocated with gusto.
It was not merely a 50-50 exchange
nf srlances.
It was mental and optical homicide.
On the sidelines were L. J. Gasnier.
arlrneur of the studio, nothing If not
French; Director Colin Campbell,
brother of San Francisco's newspaper
executive, Lindsay Campbell, nothing
if not Scotch: S. E. Schlager, who
helps the public not to forget Lew
Cody, and
A male vision in the colorful cos
tume of the period a lackey in vivid
yellow frilled shirt, coat and "knick
ers" of purple with gold braid, white
hose, and one black buckled pump.
He was airing a hoof several inches
too long!
But "Dusty" himself !!!
Garcon. raid the Louvre and page
the old French masters!
There was much of Colonel Bath's
natural dignity of man" about this
I handsome, courtly figure with the
dark eyes and curly black hair the
6rt uat niaUnea Would
$
4
give their last chocolate cream to
tousle.
Ok, Yoa Pleated Shirt.
He was in the morning dress of the
period pleated shirt, soft collar of
light yellow, black stock, white frill,
orange cuffs, blue cutaway coat, a
vest that was a mosaic of blue and
gold, tight fitting mouse colored
trousers looped over the black shoes
and a brooch and a ring of coral to
complete the picture.
At Intervals, "Dusty," the lover of
outdoors, left the set to "come up
for air" and a few puffs on a cigar.
As he couldn't possibly sit down in
that glorious costume without wrink
ling it and wrinkies show in pic
tures our chat was probably the
longest standing-up Interview, as well
as the most intermittent, on record.
Right off the bat "Dusty" nar
rated, with many a chuckle, the fol
lowing episode of the first profes
sional engagement of brother "Will"
and himself a labor of love, at noth
ing per:
"We were 14 or 15, had red whiskers.
and were so skinny that we'd tall
oown If we tried to run quick!
..It was wlth thB Thomag e. Shea
repertoire company, at Winterport,
Me., presenting 'The Hidden Hand."
In Sonar and Dance.
" 'While we're waiting for our
leader. Red Mike, to come to our
dungeon, announced the president
pro tern of the bandits to the au
dience. Bloody Jerry and Long-
Halred Louie will entertain us with
an Irish song and dance.'
Out we stepped. We knew three
steps, and all of the song!
uerore will and I went to Win
terport. up the Penobscot from our
home at Bucksport, we had 'suped.'
.every time a repertoire companv
came to Bucksport, we'd 'beat it' for
the theater to see If w, could 'get on
w e piayea in the Bucksnort hand
in the Methodist church and at
strawberry festivals. We were the
town pests!
'Our pet scene, among those we'd
present at festivals, was the nuarrel
scene from 'Julius Caesar.' 'Bill was
Brutus. I was the lean and hnno-rv
Casslus!
'It was natural for all our famllv
to act. All my folks were sneaker
or singers. My mother, Clara Adele
rarnum. was a concert singer. My
father, G. Dustin Farnum. was man.
ager of the old melodrama. "The Sil
ver King.' and was for 15 years man
ager or tne tragedian. Robert Dawn.
ing.
Born Near Boston.
"I was born at Hampton beach.
near Boston, but all three of us boys
my otner protner, Marshall, died re
cently went to intermediate and
grammar school in Bucksport, Me. It
was on my grandfather s farm in that
lttle country town that I cot m v inv.
for the outdoors fishing, boating,
riding.
After I finished my course In the
east Methodist "conference seminary
there, a 'prep' college, and had a
couple of years more schooling in
Boston. I first really acted for pay
wnen a was is.
"The Ethel Tucker repertoire com
pany came through Bucksport and
was short an actor. It was summer,
and school was over.
fc.thel Tucker was the mother of
George Loane Tucker, producer of
ine .Miracle Man and no wonder.
he's a good director II he inherits any
ui tier auilltyi
"In 16 weeks I played 32 ieadlnir
heavy parts with that company. In
Camille' and melodramas such as
The Lights o London." My salary
was $7 a week and boaid; and much
to my surprise, I got all of it!
"My idea of acting then was to
make as much noise as I could!
Gets Uia Chance.
"Finally Kirke La Shelle sent for me
and asked me to play in the No. 2
company of 'Arizona,' then being or
ganized. " 'What do you want to playr he
asked.
"Lieutenant Denton the leading
Juvenile' I answered "
"Of course everybody wants to
play Denton," he replied. 'I'll use you
as Captain Hodgman (the villain).'
"But after I played half a season
as Hodgman be put me in aa Lieu
tenant Denton in the company in New
York! I played there 24 weeks. For
two and a half years I was Denton.
"After I closed in 'Arizona' I was
playing leads in stock In Buffalo, as
I often did for the experience. La
Shelle sent for me to be the original
'Virginian.'
"Owen Wistar looked me over and
declared that I was Juet the man to
portray his hero ideal for that char
acter in physiognomy, height and
complexion.
A Baa La Mustache.
"All but the mustache:" added
"Dusty" by way of revelation.
For, lo, until you read this, no one
has ever called attention to the fact
that Wistec's hero wore a mustache,
while "Dusty," who played him six
years with Guy Bates Post as the J
likeable but misled Steve' and Frank
Campean as the original bad man.
Trampas played Lioi tuiootli-Iaccdi
Arise, my gimlet-eyed brethren of the
dramatic reviews, and produce your
aunts!
The wonderful all-star revival of
"The Squaw Man" in New York
I brought 'Bill" lart and "Dusty" to-
sretner upon tne same stage: uubvj
in the William Faversham role, the
"Squaw Man,' which he had origi
nated west of Chicago, and "Bill" as
the bad man. Cash Hawkins Theo
dore Roberts was the Indian. Taby
Wana. Dustin Farnum made his motion
picture debut in 1914 aa a star, after
he finished his season in "The Littlest
Rebel" In New York, and has been
starring ever since. He tells about
It thusly:
"Cecil de Mllle and Jesse Lasky had
the picture rights to The Squaw Man'
and asked me to play it. 1 suppose
it was valuable financially to have
the same man play It in pictures who
had played It on the stage. It was
Lasky's first picture, as well as mine.
Yea, it 'went' well.
"I received 3500 a Week and ex
penses and a 26 per cent interest In
I the plctura less than I had been
making for many years In theaters.
I also did for them the picture ver
sion of 'The Virginian.' and 'Cameo
Kirby.' in which I was a Mississippi
river gambler of about 184 or so.
"Lots of times then, I was fishing.
I only made pictures when I wanted
to.
"Then, in about a year and a half,
up to 1917. I made five or six Para
mount picture for the Morosco Pho
toplay company I played cowpunch
ers and straight Ieada I was an
Irish policeman; a boob in John Fox
Jr.'s The Call of the Cumberlands";
a fighting preacher in 'The Parson of
Panamlnf "
Concentration, hard work, sincerity
and earnestness are the qualities to
which Farnum himself attributes his
rise to stardom To these he adds "a
healthy constitution" and "not allow
ing those people whose mission in life
it is to discourage others to affect me
I always had confidence that If I'd
work hard enough I'd do something."
Farnum the actor, orf stage, is a
million miles from being "up stage."
He's the sort of a chap that folks say
"will do anything for you."
Krsjlstera as Sportaman.
But It is Farnum the sportsman who
registers and exudes the real "enthu
siasm. All winter he hunts ducks,
quail, rabbits. He bubbles over with
Joy regarding southern California's
ideal weather for motor-boating and
yachting.
"When you've fought a 322-pound
sword fish off Catalina for five hours
and 30 minutes, you've done a day's
work," he asserted.
"William and I, in ten days, with
rod and reel caught within 3 pounds
of two tons of tuna!" he alleged
alliteratively. "Three thousand nine
hundred and sixty-six pounds! They
ranged from 50 to 108 pounds each."
And listen to Farnum. the motor
boat fiend, rave in his dressing room
over his new speedboat for racing,
which cost him nearly $10,000.
"Solid mahogany, from keel to gun
waleeverything but the wheel and
brass fittings airplane engine 28
feet 6 Inches long Miss Los Angeles
takes an easterner to name a num i
boat after this town I could run her
clear to New York I'm a licensed
pilot if she could stand the buffeting
and I could put enouga gasoline in
her she's the most beautiful thing 1
know!"
He's Knthoslaatle.
You listen. I didn't. For if I'd
have let "Dusty" show me all his
"stills." snapshots and "port-aits' of
that boat's cabin or was it the bin
nacle? or the aft barnacle? Id be
there yet!
And what do you suppose big, boy
ish, buoyant "Dusty's" ambition is?
To play St. Peter in an 88-reel pro
duction of "Heaven," with associated
prologues and a special score for the
music of the spheres?
Not a "chance.
One of the most prominent men in
Nairobi, East Africa, has invited
"Dusty" and "Bill" to come play In
his yard, stay as long as they like
and leave their purses behind, and
"Dusty's one ambition is to punc
ture leaping lions and pot festive
rhinos for about six months in dark
est Nairobi!
Thousands of housewves have found
that they can save two-thirds of the
money usually spent for cou-Kh prep
arations by UHirtrf this well-known old
recipe for making cough syrup at
home. It is simple and cheap but it
really has no equal for prompt re
sults. It takes right hold of a cough
and gives immediate reiier, usually
stopping an ordinary cough in 24
hours or less.
Get 2-V4 ounces of Pinex from any
druggist, pour it into a pint bottle and
add plain granulated su-gar syrup to
mak e a full pint. If you prefer, use
clarified molasses, honey, or corn
syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Either
way, it tastes gooa. Keeps penectiy.
and lasts a family a long time.
It's truly astonishing now quickly
It acts, penetrating through every air
f.assage of the throat and lungs
oosens and raises the phlegm, soothes
and heals the membranes, and grad
ually but surely the annoying throat
tickle and dreaded cough disappear
nun civ. iiuiiiiug utriier iur uruu-
cnitis, spasmodic croup, Hoarseness w
oioncniai ainma. '
Plnex is a special and highly con
centrated compound of genuine Nor
way pine extract, known the world
over for its healing effect on the
membranes.
Avoid disappointment by asking
your druggist for 2Ir4 ounces of
Pinex" with full directions and don't
accept anything else. Guaranteed to
give absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The linex Co.. Ft.
Wayne, IncL Adv.
Curious About
M-
It Stands for the Beat Cold. CooEb
and Catarrh Medicine Ever
Discovered. W hich La
Mentho-Laxene J
Mentho-Laxene has been on the
market eight years. It Is a concen
trated compound of healing;, soothing,
curative extracts to be mixed at home
with granulated sugar syrup a full
pint or It may be taken In doses of
ten drops In the "raw" state by those
who do not like eweet syrup.
The very first dose brings wonder
ful relief in head, or chest colds of
children or adults. Every bottle sold '
Is guaranteed to please or money
back by the Blackburn Products Co..
Dayton, Ohio.
It is economy to make a full pint.
Much cheaper than buying ready-made
cough or cold remedies besides you
cannot buy a more effective medicine
anywhere. One bottle" will last a sea
son for most families, and It checks
or aborts a bad cold if taken prompt
ly, livery well-stocked druggist sup
plies Mentho-Laxene. Don't take . a
substitute for your sake. Adv.
For Superfluous Hair
Us DELATONE
The Laadin Seller for 10 Yean -QUICK
SURE SAFE RELIABLE
Use Fresh as Wanted '
Ask Your Dealer Be Knows
; Famous' Old Recipe S
for Cough Syrup J
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