1HE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 13. 1920
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GOOD ROADS IN FRANCE DECLARED TO
BE OF IMMENSE VALUE TO COUNTRY
Network of Fine Highways Connecting Great Cities and Remote Village Not Built by "Ancient Romans"
but by People at Expenditure of $2,000,000,000 Just Before War.
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REXOBLE. France, Jan. II.
I Every American who was with
N the motor transport in France
has strong ideas about it.
Every ioy who was with the motor
trucks will back me uo in these state
ments.. "Cram Boss" Brardon of
Sprinpvale. JIO.. and "Clod Masher"
Carr of Piedmont, S. C, carried a map
of France in their heads. The "Speed
Ball" (whose name was Dunn, from
Philadelphia) and the "Globe Trotter"
(who hailed from Floyd county, Ky.)
used to dream and argue on the
straight white roads beneath the elm
and popular shade.
There were always crowds of them
on leave, at our rest station of Uriage,
the lovely mountain watering place,
12 miles up a winding valley from
this city of Grenotle. Americans had
all Uriage, one of the sweetest spots
of Dauphiny.
One summer day we were watching
the trolley which follows the beau
tiful broad high road winding up the
little valley. The trolley was crowd
ed, the high road deserted by lack of
horses and essence. (It was after
America had turned th9 tide.)
"Good old trolley!" said a new
center. "It's got the pike deserted!"
Llttla Jeff, truck expert from Ohio,
topped him.
"I've been studying it up," said
Jeff. "Old man Brun, who owns the
Globe hotel, put ice up against some
farmers, and I'll tell the world these
Rubes has got things cinched better
than that! The macadam road is the
basis of everything. The trolley is an
extra. As soo'n as the war is over,
they'll do their own hauling again
they cin use the profit!"
"Beat the trolley?" inquired the
Other. Incredulously.
"Yes. even with their horses and
wagons," said the Ohio auto-truck
lad. "Up to SO miles, they say it'B
considerably cheaper to haul ail kinds
of merchandise by horse and wagon
than to use trolley and railroad
even here. In- the mountains! Think,
then, the economy on the plain: also
that tne horse and wagon seldom
return empty. I'll tell the world this,
Clarence with roads like these I
could marry and raise college boys
on a two-ton motor truck!"
Hunlreds of them were planning to
make handsome livings in France
after the war to capitalize their
knowledge of the beautiful French
roads and buy the car which they
had been running for Pershing. Alas!
the s-ile of all A. E. F. stocks to the
French government exclusively
spoiled these, as other plans of hon
est soldier boys. Home folks, be
thankful for it ycu have the boys
back.
This Is how it came out. The
American farmer, before the war,
was paying $25 for hauling where the
Freuch farmer paid $7. "When they
started that little paper mill, up the
valley, you know," said Jeff, "one of
these Rubes was cutting pine. Stand
ing, it would sell for $3.S0 per cubic
something or other. Cut, it was worth
$4.40. And the Riouperou Paper Mills
were paying JS.SO to $7.40 delivered
at the works, aw ty off In the valley.
Now, in tnose days before the war,
when hauling was. say, $1. that Rube
preferrod to deliver the wood himself;
and ths mills, for local reasons, made
no effort to buy it where it fell.
These roads are as smooth as a dance
floor, where they haven't been in
jured by war traffic!"
Uriage wheat, delivered by the trol
ley at its Grenoble terminus, used to
cost $4.72 the 220 lbs. Uriage farmers
would haul it 12 miles and deliver It
to any Grenoble address for $4.75!
So the commission merchants saved
cartage in Grenoble. The war, which
sent French wheat skying to $14
(paid to the farmer) and $10 (served
by government to the miller), has
raised everything in proportion
everything, except these French high
roads!
"I get you, Jeff!" said a K. C.
brother, "it's like railroad lines fur
nished gratis to ill who've got a fliv
ver or a mule to run a train! It will
be gilt-edged profit after the war
one element of cost that has not
budged when all the rest is skying!"
And he added:
"The French -are lucky thanks to
the ancient Romans who built these
roads for them before America was
discovered!
Even the Montana Kid) from Cold
Water. Mo.) knew, better.
"This road right here, from Gre
noble to Uriage." he snorted, "is
newer than Cold Water pike! I'm for
the French because they're road
builders. Every village has its
boulevard and speedway to the next
one. Don't tell me that ancient Ro
man stuff. A child can see it's new
work!" - .
"I know," said the welfare boy,
Napoleon!"
tio we looked It up, and we found
two jokes: the roads built by the
ancient Romans, and the roads built
by Napoleoin. Napoleon's armies
badly injured the existing trunk
roads, and he never repaired them.
In the 50 years immediately before the
present war (1871-1818) France spent
$2,000,000,000 on non-trunk local
roads.
The Montana Kid was right. In 1830
Uriage valley was a torrent-swept
ravine ' where bears and wolves
roamed. This picturesque road up
from Grenoble (constructed when
many fine old American turnpikes
were beginning to go to seed) has
made possible a flourishing water
ing place., two paper mills, an actey
lene; works,, two rare earth mines,
two cement- works, a. cement tele
graph pole factory, a fire-brick
works, and a hydro-electric light and
power plant all in the country.
All these flourishing factories in
the country do you set it? not one in
a town. I keep no track of town fac
tories. Just only the hicks in their
little God-forsaken valley; as the
Montana Jvld says.
The trolley nothing!
Before the trolley, was dreamed of
anywhere this little high road from
Grenoble up to the Bourg d'Oisans
ad opened ' civilization to remote
farmers and gave them a local
market. (There had always been a
roundabout route to Grenoble; but
Uriage as a summer watering place
made them an independent market in
their own hands.)
Why. these farmers take turns send
ing down their horses for summer re
sr.mt ,Jge. The boarders, hotels, etc.,
buy their eggs, milk vegetables, fruit
and meat AH the year round the
ccountry factories pay good wages.
And even in mountain winter time,
the fine roads . permit Grenoble
glove manufacturers to distribute and
collect raw and finished material
from cutters and machine sewers in 1
local hamlets and farms.
Why, good roads actually per
mitted the trolley tracks to be laid
and equally brought light and power
(from the waterfall stations) to vil
lages and isolated farms at two cents
the hectowatt befrre the war. Good
roads solved the agriculture problem
in France before the trolley.
The war, of course, made horses
and essence scarce and dear, but the
normal use of the trolley Is for pas
senger traffic, merchandise in less
than wagon loads, and freight travel
ing more than, say, 30 miles. But,
threading dozens of small towns that
would not pay a trolley went the au
tomobile omnibuses and they have
begun it again. Thanks to good roads
the purely local country stage coach
never died out in France; and it is
today a big capacity car (often a
troop car of the French front, bought
cheap at the military sales) of slow
peed and solid tires which would
Jolt you, sure, on any but these
smooth roads.
"Long Haul Jake" Wells (of Pitts
burg) may give us the laugh here.
'Night Hawk Magee, who was so
reliable that he never had but one
route, back and forth with the postal
couriers to catch the Brest flyer,
may stand in with him. Even "Ambi
tion" Woods, who jerked senators
and generals from Tours to Paris and
return, . may remember the crump
holes in that army-abused trunk
road and how his distinguished pas
sengers cussed as they bounced.
We are not talking about trunk
roads.
Admittedly, they were prettly badly
abused in the war. Between 1914 and
1917 they had saved France (spec
tacularly at the Marne and Verdun)
and after the arrival of the Ameri
cans, they saved trance once or
twice again by the intensive through
truck traffic they permitted. The
trunk roads swept and garnished
waiting for this service! Selah. -
Wonderful straight, broad ' high
ways connecting great cities! Be
fore the war they were almost use
less except 'to-aid in bringing in the
$600,000,000 per year spent in a large
sense by foreign tourists. These
trunk roads, understand, were all but
useless for business purposes. They
had become speed routes for Joy-riding
Americans and others.
Astonishing facts!
Before the development of steam
railroads France had this network
of trunk highways the present na
tional roads connecting great cities
in straight lines, over which hauliing
by horse (animal power) was very
cheap.
Checkers.
B. H. BRYANT. Editor.
Phone Tabor 0213. .
Portland Chess and Checkers club. Wor
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PROBLEM NO. !I82.
For The Oregonian, by F. TIschleit.'
London, Ens.
The amateur will be inspired to greater
achievements by work of this character.
It Is an Intellectual appetiser that will
make you hunger for more.
BLACK, a, 4, . 13. 14. IS. I.
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WHITE. 11. 21, 20. 28. 29. 30. SL
White to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 903.
By F. TIschleit.
We are very fortunate In having Mr.
TIschleit for a contributor to these col
umns, for his contributions are the prod
uct of a mature Intellect: they are the
expression In problem composition of the
hiihe.-t checker art.
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White to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 994.
Contributed by N. San field. Ctutxali, Waso,
This Is a sparkler that will please you.
Some pepper In It.
Black. 10. 22, 29 ; kings. 16. 17. White.
1, , 25; kings, 1. 24. White to win.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 9f5 B., S. 10 11 l" i
14. W. 18 20. 21. 23. 25. 30. White to
draw. P. J. Lee.
25-22(Z 27-31 18-14
11-1 9- 5CD 81-27
.10-25B 10-1.1(C 14-10
15-24 2S-22 27-2S
22-18 S- 7(B 10- 7
24-27 23-18 23-18
18- 9 7-1 t 7-8
A 25-22. l-. 15-19,
18-25
5- 1
15-18
3-8
11-15
8-11
25-29f A
11-15, 19-23. e-10.
1- 5
. 18-22
11-26
29-22
21-17
Drawn.
23-28. 10-14. 18-23. 14-18. rri
B 81-26. 23-18, 26-17. 18-11. 17-14. 11-8
Drawn.
C 81-26. 23-18, 26-17. 18-11. 1.7-14. 11-8.
Drawn.
D 23-18. loses.
. E 30-26. loses.
Z Here Is where the beginner fearing
the loss of a man by black coming to 31-15
at his next move is tempted to play 30-26
in order to exchange by 19-16. etc.. there
by trying to move the piece; but 30-26
lost. P J. -Lee.
Problem No. 986 B., 1, 5. 12. 20 "I
king. 18. W., 7, 13. 14, 17, 80. 82. White
to win. Copy this into your memorandum
book for future reference. A thorough
analysis by Mr. Wood, Waukegan, 111., for
the Oregonian:
18-15-
27-31
7- 2
18- 1
18- 6
1- 10
2- 7
10-15
7-10
15-10(1
17-14
19-24(2(332-2.1
10-15 28-32
24-28(A 23-18
15-18 32-27
20-24
18-22
12-16(B
22-28
18- 19
26-31
19- 23
81-26
23-27
81-27 9-1$
10- 7 19-23
19-15 13-17
7- 2 23-19
27-23 14-18
2- 7 19-24
15-19 30-26
7-10 27-32
19-24 26-28
10-14 34-27
24-19 17-14
6- 0 82-28
23-27 23-19
24-28
15-10
28-32
10- 6
82-27
6- 1
27-23
1- 8
23-19
14-10
Whit wins.
Variation 115-18, 10-15. 18-22(4, 15-18.
22-25(5. 18-22. 25-28, 17-14. 12-16. 14-10
5-9(8. 10-7. 16-19(7. 7-2. 20-24. 2-7. 9-14
7-11, 19-23(CO, 11-16. 24-27(EF. 16-20
27-81. 20-24, 14-17(G. 22-18. 29-25. 13-17!
Wins.
Variation 219-23. 10-15. 20-24(H. 15-19
24-27, 19-26. 27-31, 26-22, 12-16. 14-10. 16
18, 10-6. 19-23. 6-1. White wins.
" Variation 3 30-24. 10-15, 12-18(1 15-11
16-20(J, 11-16. 19-23(K, 18-19, 23-27(U
19- 28, 27-81, 32-27. White wins.
Variation 4 18-23, 15-18, 28-27(8 82-2$
20- 24, 23-19, 24-28, 17-14. 28-32, 19-15. 12
16. 15-10, 16-19. 18-22. 19-28. 10-8. White
wins.
Variation 5 21-25, 80-21. 22-26(9. 17-18
26- 3HM, 18-23, 81-27, 23-19, 27-31, 21-1?
81-28, 17-14. 26-22. 14-10. 22-17. 10-7. 17
14, 7-2, 14-10. 82-27. White wins.
Variation 6 18-18. 10-7. 20-24. 7-2
5-9(12, 2-7. 9-18(10, 7-11. 19-23(N.11-16-13-17.
22-18, 24-27, 16-20, 27-81(0, 20-24
29-25. 13-17. White wins.
Variation 79-13,- 7-3. 1S-17(P(Q. 22-18
29-25. 13-17. 16-19, 8-8. 20-24, 8-11. 11I-2S;
now the same as variation 1 at note C
and D.
Variation 8 23-26, 30-23. 21-25. 17-14
20-24. 23-19. 25-30. 18-22. 24-28. 14-10. 6-9.
10-8. White wins.
Variation S 22-25, 17-18. 25-29. 18-23.
12-1B. 21-17, 20-25. 37-14, 25-21, 14-10, 2
17. 10-7, 17-14. 7-3. 14-10, 3-8, 10-15. 8-12.
15-19. White wins.
Variation 1019-23. 22-2. 24-27. 26-19
27- 81. 19-15. 29-2.'i(S, 15-IS. 8-13, 7-11. 13
17. ll-lli. Si-2a. 18-15. l-25. 15-18. H6--J3.
24-27(U. 26-27-23,
10-14.
24-28(X. 26-
2Z-17. 23-20.
wins.
19-24. 22-25,
28-19, 29-25,
wins.
Variation . 11 23-27, 32-23.
22. 27-81. 8-10. 81-27. 23-18.
9-13. 14-17. White wins.
Variation 1210-23. 22-26.
19. 29-2S(T. 2-6. 25-22. 19-23.
17-18. 26-22. 5-8. 6-10. White
NOTES.
A 24-27. 82-23. 20-24. 15-19. 24-27.
18. First Dosltlon.
B 24-27. 32-2$. 28-82. or 12-16 runs
iki. .-,,., 1 ii,. in - f-w moves.
C 14-17. 22-18. 19-28. 13-17. 29-25. Il
ls 24-27. 16-20. 27-31. 20-24. White wins.
D 14-18, 22-15. 29-25. 15-18.
B 14-18. 22-15. 24-27. 16-20. 29-25. 80-
24, 26-81, 15-18. White wins.
F 14-17. 22-13. 24-27, 18-17. 29-25. 16-20,
28-81. 20-24. White wins.
G-21-25. 30-21, 28-26. 24-28. 26-30. 82-27.
WH 28-StI" 82-23. 20-24. 15-19. 24-28. 28
18. First position.
I 19-23. 15-19, 24-27 or 19-26. 27-81.
A nrhlte, vlna
.ll.24.5T 35-23. 19-26. 11-20. 26-81. 20-
24. White wins.
K 24-27. 1S-2S. 27-81.. 28-19.
W'-24-27. 19-26, 27-81, 26-22.
WlM-2-0. 18-22. 12-16, 21-17.
WN 21-25. 30-21. 18-23. 11-1. 24-27. 15-
0-W9n-'2,S.Win8!i7. 27-81. 20-24. Whit.
W i !-l, 8-T. -20-24. 7-11 and now same
as trunk at 19th move. .....
Q--29-25. 22-29, 13-17. 29-25. White wins.
R 25-30, 18-22. 12-16. 32-2S. White
WliLt.U. 7-10. 14-17. 15-19 . 29-25. 10-15'
26-22. 19-24. same as variation iu at wi"
move. - , ott
T 2S-Z2P 19-is. xz-io, ' -
19. White wins. -,,
n 29-25. 23-18, Z4-2I. l-iw. ' " -
25-29. 10-14. White wins.
V 12-1S. 1V-20. M-n-xv.
wins. . . w m - , Q
X 24-27, ZB-19, Zl-Bl. i"-"- "".u"
29-28, 2-7. same as variation iu at iu
move. ... , - , t:.i
13-17. 8-9, 25-29. 18-15. Wnite wins.
Problem no. . ." ', ,'
12. 16. 20. W., 14, 17. 18. i. . "
28, 80. 81. Black to play
' 13 B-KS
14 KUB
, 15 RxP P-QB4IJ9 R-KR3
16 Kt-QB4(a Q-CJB 40 rx K
BxB,?7 QR-Q(b Kt-KR3
P1P88 R-tS Jl.t-.ll-(0
P-K5
White
White
White
White
6-10(B
80-26
1- (C
17-13
10-17
21-14
6-10(1
13-
1-17
6- 2
7- 10
2- 6
10-14
18- 9
5-14
S2(A
17-26
31-22
14-18
22-15
8- 7
6- 9
7- 11
9-14
11-18
19-15
18-22
14-17
22-26
17-22
26-31
22-17
81-24
28-19
20-24
23-18
16-23
15-11
White
wins.
A 19-15 is an easier win. but the text
""'i Wi&'.iK . 17-13. 16-19. etc.,
30-67u-l6. 27-23. 8-12. 81-27 White wins.
C 9-13, 26-22, 8-11, 28-24, 8-8. S1--6.
White wing. .
ric -J"Vn V. 10 .R 19-23. etc.. 28-24,
"JlAV'Vo "rf-V 8To'.tei9iS."'lO.
I 27-24. etc.. 16-19. etc., 26-22. 8-12,
17 19-28. 17-14, etc White
TIschleit- -.
Laird and Lady, ll-lo. 23-19.
-r .. f rplanhlait Tindoll. HjTlg.
The following improves putmsnea
IB-is I'J i" "7i .it
17 R-QR
18 O-O
19 B-OR2
20 Q-K
21 n-xm
22 P-KKt4
2? Q-K
24 QKt-Q2
P-OR5 41 P-t
0-042 QxBP
K-RI43 PxQ
Kt-KR2I44 B-Q5
P-KB3:4- RxKt
B-OB3 46 K-B2
P-Q4 47 P-QB6
P-QR61 48 P-QB7
(f
O-QR
QxQ
Kt-K4
Kt-Q6
PxR
P-KKtS
P-Q7
P-Q8(qs
Then the draw was apparent 49, PxR(q).
QxB; 60, Q-QB7ch, . K-R3; 61. P-Q.7,
Q-KB6eh: 62, K-K, Q-K6ch; 63. K-Q.
P-QR7; 64, J-KR2ch, K-Kt2; 55, QxP,
Q-KKtch; 56, K-B2, Q-KB7ch, drawn.
(a) But for this resource black must
have gained something.
(b) Ingeniously nullifying the effect of
the double rooks.
c) For a drawn game the ending is un
usually interesting.
(d) In the face of three passed pawns
this move required some nerve, but It
secures draw.
(e) In return for this pawn he obtains
perpetual check. A game worthy of study.
Dr. W. R. I. Dalton, Seattle, Wash.
Problem No. 891 has no Kt on B file. It
was O. K.
Mrs. Haiiette Ehrleks, 1029 Kelly street,
city Am pleased with your remarks and
solutions tl Noa. 896 and 897.
Harold Simmons, route 4. Arkansas City,
ivan. it is 10 conserve space tnat we con
form to the modern custom of only pub
lishing keys. It is followed by all editors
as far as we know. To some unusually
interesting problem we often give eome
of the variations. Note thte number noticed
in one column.
George Griffith. Oregon City. Or. Bhi
we ho'ld the problems for further develop
mentr
GAME NO. 640 "Caro Kahn Defense.
Played bv correwtinndence. Mr. Hart
displays both soundness and brilliancy in
his attack. T. U. Hart, white; G. H. Hill,
black.
BlacklWhlte." Black.
Why So Many Men Are Good J
Starters But Poor Finishers-
LackOf Iron In The Blood Holds Them Back And
They Fall Exhausted By The Wayside ' -;
Physician Says You Must Have Plenty of Iron in Your Blood to Be Strong Tells Why OrfjarJ
. Iron Nuxated Iron Helps Build Red Blood That Gives Men the Strength and ; f
Endurance to Climb the Koad of Life With Courage ana rower.
White.
1 P-K4
2 P-Q4
3 PxP
4 Kt-KB3
6 B-Kt&ch
6 0-0
7 Kt-B3
8 Kt-K2
9 Kt-Kt3
10 P-QB3
11 R-K
12 B-Q2
13 P-B4
14 BxBP
15 RPxB
P-QB3
I'-ui
. PxP
B-B4
Kt-B3j
P-K3
B-Q3
Kt-K2
B-KtS
16 B-B4 Q-Kt3
17 KXf K.t(J34)XVf
Kxlvt
PxR
K-Q2
P-QB4
PxB
K-K
K-B3
B-B4
K-KtS
B-B7
P-R8
Resigns.
22
wins. F.
11-15
23-19
8-11
22-17
U-13
17-14
10-17
1-14
1 7-11. 32-t.
7-11, 14-18. 27-24.
4- 8
24-19
6- 9(5
28-24
13-17
15-10
9-13
17-21 23-18 It i-aj
.!? 12-19
n otCi-i-15 10-14
Sl-26 9-18 7-10
it.ii 10- 6 14-17
fi-"3 1-10(2 25-22
8-12 6- 2 White
10- 8 7-10(1 wins.
11- 15. 25-22. 29-27. 9-14,
1!t-"4.
n- o, ., Tlrt -R 111-14. eiC.. B-lw. a-.""-
Silli: 17-2a. H-14" 22-25, 1H-15. 25-29. 15
JUf iVin' IV.U 11 07 00-2
1 1 ''-1 ft ''1-ZA. o---..
18 31-24. 8-11. 24-20. 14-10. 11-10. -i-
White wlnfcM -f, n .
A .1 8 'H V7-1.V n-W. CL.i
31-26. 11-18.
22:i5. 3-7. 26-19. 7-1L 32-27 11-18. ZS-J.
22. etc.. 2"23. 15-11, 7-2. 10-15. 12-8. 11-4.
2-5-lT-17'e 28-24S; 17-21, 24-20. 6-9, 15-10,
a SSST 18-.25' 29-13- u'18-20-2
6-t, 14-1U. ",uw." win nO H 12.
B5-9, 23-19, 3-7. 32-28. 7-10. 28-24. 1J
18 etc 2.S-22. etc. White wins.
'Monmouthshire Post-Many contrlbu-
UZ JSSf.Sf. nentralia. Wash.-The. prob-
Mok. good to us. Next issue It win
head the column . , w.sh.6ub
nMWT,' Oregonian received.
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, PROBLEM NO. US.
RrifDort. England.
This is taken from an old copy of the
Family Herald." Contributed by N. San-
fleld. Centralla, Wash. The problem Is
xuDDosed to have suggested the idea of
the ceieDratea .Bristol proDiem
This Is a very pleasing study.
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WHITE FOUR PIECES.
White to play and mate In three moves.
White king on QR6, queen on K3, bishop
on K4, knight on K2.
Black king on QB5. bishop QKt5. knight
on QKt7, pawns on QB4 and KKt5.
t-KUULri.il una.
Bv Lieutenant Q. GuldelH.
BLACK FIVE PIECES.
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WHITE SEVEN PIECES.
White to mate in two moves.
Whit ktnir nil KKt5. aueen on Q8.
rooks on KR and KR, bishops on Q6 and
QKta, knight on QR3.
Black king on Q7, rooks on QR2 and
QH4, pawns on QB2 and QR3.
rnUDliPjii nu. vytt.
By W. H. Shlnkman.
This eomDOser is well known among the
fraternity as one of the problem masters.
The following is a neat specimen of his
work. Try iu '
Black, four nieces; wmte, six pieces.
White to nlav and mate in three moves.
White king on Q4, knights on KKt5 and
KB8, bishop on QKt2, pawns on KR7 and
KR6.
Black king on KRsq, knights on KB5
and Q3, pawn on KKt2. Public Ledger.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 899 Key. B-KS. One of
the beauties. George Griffith, Oregon City,
Oregon.
Problem No. 900 Key. Kt-QR3, K-QKtS:
2, R-B7, any; 8, Kt-B4ch, PxKt; 4, KtxP,
mate.
Problem No. 901 Key, Kt-B2.
Solutions have been received from Mrs.
Hariette Ehricks, J. Rockwell, C. G. Giv
ens, Oregus, G. Dell Floyd, Chester Per
kins, A. Springer, Professor C. C. Kanaga,
George Griffith. H. Pyerlts, J. Richardson,
George Robinson, H. Harden, L. P. Fraker,
D. Looney, J. N. Babson, A. E. Schmidt,
Mark StanUlawski, Oliver Phelps, A. G.
Gindolph.
T3AME NO. 639 (VIertoa Opening).
For over a half of a century the name
of Amos Burns, the chess editor of the
"Field," was high in the ranks of British
players. On more than one occasion he
played top board for England, especially
in the United States of America cable
matches. Below is an example of his
style, which was played against John Wis
ker, the then English champion In 1850.
Burns, white; Wlsker. black.
White. BlacklWhlte,. Black.
1 P-K4 P-K4I2B P-QKt3 PxP
2 Kt-QB3 B-QB4I26 KtxP BxKl
8 P-KB4 P-Q3,27 PxB Kt-B3
4 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB328 P-QB3 KR-Q
5 B-QB4 Kt-3B32 Q-K2 Kt-K2
6 P-KB5 Kt-K230 P-KR4 P-KKt4
7 P-Q3 P-KR3i31 PxP KtxP
8 Q-K2 P-QB:I32 KtxKt BPxKt
9 B-Q2 P-QKt4!33 K-Kt2 ' K-Kt2
10 B-QKt3 P-QR484 R-K R R-Q3
11 P-Q1U B-Q2I83 Q-QB4 Kt-KKt
12 till BiB3S r-CiJiti
8 KtxKt
19 RxKtch
20-BxRPch
21 B-K3
22 BxR
23 Q-R4ch
24 R-Kch
Q-B2I25- Q-R8
0-0-Oi2fl Q-K7ch
P-QR327 P-KKt4
PxP28 B-B4
BxKt29 (J-K2
K.I-B4I
The Caro Kahn Is better suited to the
defensive nlaver. but castlelna on thi
queen's side was extra hazardous. If 13,
PxB; 14, PxP, Kt moves; 19. r-ob. Th'
capture of the rook would have given
white a terrific game attack; 17, PxR
18. BxPch. R-Q2; 19, P-Q5. recoverin
the piece, which was a decisive advantage.
White's concluding to move wins the bishop
cr xorcea mate.
ENIJ, POSITION.
This ending occurred between Capablanca
and Thomas in the victory congress. It
was Thomas move and he resigned, be
lieving the game lost, whereas, if he had
played RxRP he would have drawn it, for
capablanca s best reply would nave been
Q-Kt7, and then black answered by R-R5,
Canablanca. white: Thomas, black.
While king on KKt. queen on QR8,
rooks on QKtsq and QKt8, pawns on K4,
KKt2. KR2. QR2.
Biack king on KKt, queen on KB, rooks
on n. ana pawns on W3, v&z, Kjua,
A.ftld JVlVtZ, 1V11J.
borne historic blunders. It Is a com
forting fact to the ordinary amateur, the
man who enters his club championship an
plays In club matches, that even the great
masters mane tne most glaring and un
accountable blunders at times, mistakes
which turn won games into draws
losses, and often mean a heavy monetary
loss. Sound and winning combinations
suddenly ruined by an obviously incorrect
move, or lalture to take advantage of op
portunities presented oy an opponent
weak play. W, C. B. H. Pyerltz. Oakland
Cal., wrote the editor eome time ago that
ne naa tracea an error in an oregonian
game that ruined it for him back through
three papers to the Boston Transcript.
rinauy ne suomittea tne game to a pro
fessional playrsr, who straightened it ou
tor mm.
l. emitn, stssons, Cal. Here are
some of the names of chess players In
British Columbia. The large majority of
them reside in Vancouver. Kitsllano. Bwt-
ler, Yates, Lacallle, Miller, Potter, Hooper,
Saybourne, Gibbs, Woodthorpe, Delaney,
aiayer Acton, savage, joraper, Harker, Mel
iiuisu, jiaciAcniao, fneips ana coates.
W. J. Sanders, Linn ton. Or. The six
solutions very good. Glad to have vnu
juin us.
ine- following neat ending, which oc
currea m actual cross board play. Is con
tributed by Harry Baker, San Quentin,
cal. Black, three pieces; white, four
pieces; white to play. White king on
QKt4, rook on QKt7, knight on QR8, pawn
on WR7; black king on KKt8. pawns on
KKt5 and KR7. R-Kt6ch. Only move
to win for black, queening pawn would
nave arawn dv nfmAtnn h,witin.r 1
K-Kt4; 2. Kt-B7. P(qs): 3. P(as). OxO.
If black Instead here beirina in f?hir
white will be able to reach QKt7 and
aiterwara jk, where R or Kt can In
terpose. KtxQ. P-K16: 5. Kt-R7 P-Kt7
6. Kt-K6ch, and wins: for If black mnvea
lv-lti or Ka. or HI. WllltA n uv- 1." , 1 5
Kniuat an otner moves Kt-i31 wins
K-Kta: 7. Kt-04. K-Ktftr 8 B-JTVH
rourtn move, game No. 637, read B-QKtS
1, ij - w rv l-j.
w e regret to learn of the illnem nf nnr
KaiKKiiiKu iriena ana contrlDutor. Or. w.
R Inge Dalton, 4510 Second avenue North.
east, Seattle, Wash. He writes that the
principal trouDie is inflammation in some
urn wuuuas received in the civil war.
"OPEN DOOR" IS OPPOSED
Abolition of Spheres of' Influence
in China Is Advocated.
SHANGHAI. Abolition of spheres
of Influence In China was recom
mended in a resolution adopted at a
recent meeting here of the Associa
tion of British Chembers of Com
merce In China and Hongkong. This
association includes representatives
of most important British commercial
interests In the far ast.
Its action ia regarded here as slg
niticant because it has lone been
claimed that Great Britain has been
able to obtain a dominant position
In trade in China chiefly by reason
of the vast extent of British spheres
of Influence, which is eaid to over
shadow those of all other countries.
The conference resolved that the time
had come to reaffirm the abolition
of the "open door" as an essential
commercial principle and that aboil
tion of spheres of influence should
be accomplished by International
agreement.
The British government was asked
by the association to remit a por
tion of the Boxer Indemnity and
devote it to the education of Chinese
along British lines.
The association exrjressed Its sym-
THE YALUE OF CHARCOAL
Few People Know How TTiiefnl It Ia
In Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that char.
coal -ie the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature,
but few realize its value when taken
into the human system for the tame
cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of it the better; It is not
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present
the stomach and Intestines and
carries them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, and after eating onions and
other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Im-
nroves the complexion. It whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
It - absorbs tne injurious eases
which collect In the stomach and
hnwels- It disinfects the mouth and
throat from the poison of catarrh.
AH druggists sen cnarcoai in one
form or another, but probably the
hoot rharcoat and the most for the
money is In Stuart's Charcoal Lozen-o-oo-
thev are composed of the finest
powdered willow charcoal, and other
harmless antiseptics in tablet form
or rather in the form of large, pleas
ant tasting lozenges, tne cnarcoai
being mixed with honey.
The dally use of these lozenges will
soon tell in a much improved condi
tion of the general health, better
complexion, sweeter breath and purer
blood, and the beauty of it is, that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use. but on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician In speaking of
,. honefits of charcoal, says: "I ad
vise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas in stom
ach and bowels, and to clear the com
plexion and purify the breath, mouth
and throat, I also believe the liver is
greatly benefited by the dally use of
thenr they cost but twenty-five cents
bOX at arug ami ea, iftiiu aiiuuuga
In some sense a patent preparation,
vet I believe 1 get more ana oetior
J . 1 i U ,..,- ' Phnrrnal I ...
CnarCUttl ia
than In any of the ordinary
charcoal tablets.' WAdTa
"Weakened by the heavy drains
upon their nerve force and physical
strength, thousands are held back
in life by lack of iron in the blood,"
saya Dr. John J. Van Home, for
merly Medical Inspector and Clinical
Physician on the Board of Health of
New York City.
"Their thin, pale, watery blood
has utterly lost the power to send
energy and power through the body
and as a result they are without
the endurance to keep on they are
forced to- drop back among; the
weaklings and failures beaten bj
cause their blood is literally starv
ing for health-giving iron. But
when such men and women supply
the right kind of iron to their blood
a most surprising change often
takes place. They gain physical
poise and fitness, mental alert
ness and greater power to com
bat obstacles and withstand
severe strains. To help build
stronger, healthier men and
women, better able phys
ically to meet the prob
lems of everyday life,
I believe that physi
cians should, at every
opportunity prescribe
organic iron Nuxated Iron for in
my experience it io one of the best
tonic and red blood builders known
to medical science."
If you are not strong or well you
owe it to yourself to make the fol
lowing test: See how long you can
work or how far you can walk with
out becoming tired. Next
take two five-grain tablets
of Nuxated Iron three times
per day. after meals, for
two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for
yourself how much you have
gained. Numbers of nervous, run
down people who were ailing all Ibe
while have now astoninhingly in
creased their strength and endur
ance simply by taking iron ia the
proper form.
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MR.niiffutiimra "Nni Nuxated Iron. Which Is Dre-
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but one wh en is well known to tirujnrists. Unlike the
older inorganic iron products It Is easily assimilated,
does not injure the teeth, make them black, nor up
set the stomach. The manufacturers guarantee suc
cessful and entirely satisfactory results to every pur
chaser or they will refund your mony. It is dispensed
in this city by the Owl Brua Co., and other druggists.
LACK OF IRON
IN THE BLOOD
HOLDING YOU BACK!
4
..ife is like a mountain road.
tart the climbing ia easy. HuC
he "Dreary Middle" when ver-
work and worry have sapped his eneri
gies, many a man falls down his progress slopped!
by Lack of Iron in the Blood. Only by tremendous
force can he release himself from such a set-back.
only by building up the hcirlth and utrenRth he;
has blindly allowed to slip away. Then it is he mut fill his'
blood with iron. Nuxated Iron ia the power brhind strong,! I
keen red-blooded men a power that helps them on lo' I
Health, Success and Achievement.
Sw await mj"- m JwmJ
mi nai 1 i-ai.-iiM 1 " '"" -mmmm mm u 111 mil
pathy with the desire of the Chinese
to abolish the plan of extra-terrl-
toriality. But declared a stable gov
ernment should first be established,
satisfactory code of laws enacted and
that the Chinese Judicial system
should be reformed.
Tt asked also that the British KOV-
ehmdil mil Intn fmmarifate
effect the measures adopted by the
International opium convention in
1912 restricting- traffic with Chinese
In naroctic drugs. It demanded that
piracy on Chinese rivers should be
suppressed.
Livestock Markets Lively.
' EDMONTON, Alta. Livestock to the
Value of $,500,000 has been handled
in the local, stockyards in 1919, the
business showing- a considerable In
crease over that of the previous year.
Livestock Trade Doubled.
CALBARY, Alta. Livestock sanded
at the local stockyards during- the
past year totaled $51. 000.000 In value,
exceeding the previous year's figures
by more thnn inn per rnt.
Advises "Corn Silk
"California Syrup of Figs"
For a Child's Liver and Bowels
Mother! Say "California," then you will
ret genuine "California Syrup of Figs." Full
directions for babies and children of all ages
who are constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue
coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on
the bottle. Children love this delicious laxative.
Extract in Treatment of Kidney
and Bladder Ailments; : i
ESS
Hair Growth
after PALM
HAIR GROWN ON MR. BRTTTAIN'S BALD HEAD BY
INDIANS' MYSTERIOUS rIAlK ukuhia
My head at the top and tick m ibiolntely Bld. Tie irtlp
. , . .... . k- Km,ht t h m ntir roota wrrv
WIS R.'llDT. An wpcr, biu v..-.. . . . w
extinct, and there was no hope of my ever baring a new air growta.
Ye now, at n are orer on, 1 n iumi.u
hni h.irl No true of baldneu. The pictures showa
here are from my photographs.
Indians' Secret of Hair Growth
it Mm when T hA hemno diaeourared al
trying various hair lationa, tonics, apecialiats
treatments, etc., I came arroaa, in my traal, a
Cherokee Indian "medicine man" who had an
lixir that he aaaeverated would grow my hair.
, v , , i . i : . i l.ith T - It a i.i.l
Altnonga I naa uui nnt, a - - -
To my amazement a ligrht fuzs soon appeared. It developed, day Dy
day, into a healthy growth, and ere long my hair was a proline as ia
my youthful days. ... .,
That I was sienishJ end happy u trprttttnf my ttat of mni mxlUf.
Obviously, the hair root had not been dead, but ware dormant in
the scalp, awaiting the fertiliaing potency of the myatariona pomade
I negotiated for and came into possrsaion of the principle for
- . i : . .: - .it.l nnM -.11. k'n, .1 Irn a., I at r had
niitS'llnliawl preparing iui ' I ' v
l,m . . . ' the recipe put into practical form by a chcmiat.
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Many men and women, alio children, have reported satisfactory results from Kotalko.
How YOU May urow iuul nair
...... .. . . . . , i .
Jly honest oeuer la tnat nair roots rareiy nie run woo
, - . 1 1 . .1 u AmAntr f . o- .rwitiii drrnll
ii A I r laua ouiiuiguu " - - - , - --.-t-
or oiner uisui un a, a n , w v . " vt
experts that often when hair falls out
the roots become imbedded within the
scalp, covered by hard skin, so that they
remain for a time like bulb er seeds in
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Shampoos (which contain alkalis) and
hair lotions which contain alcohol are
enemies to the hair, as they dry it,
making it brittle. Kotalko contains those
elements of nature which giro new
vitality to the scalp and hair.
ill
fell
From recent tnato.
Allays Inflammation and. lit
stores Normal Action. ;
Just'a simple extract of greeu corn
silk compounded with other simple,
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Hladder disorders (hat might almost
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bladder cause untold distress, rains
In back and hips, pain and pressure
In bladder region, frequrnt desire to
eliminate, causing restless Bleep, goon
wears out the patient's vitality and
more serious results follow neglect.
The soothing, balmy effect of Halm
wort Tabids is noticed quickly at the
Inflammation la allayed and the or
gans are toned up to act al nature In
tended. - - - v
Alexander T. Malya, St Elm si revet,
TasHali', N'. J., writes:
'"I huve been taking rtalmwort Tan-
lets for Kidney and Hladder trouble
and find they give me the moat bene
ficial results." . . -u
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Price, 11.00. Adv.
Tells Impoverished
Men and Women
How to HX-ame Healthy, Htrwagj,
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Vlgoraua,
Three-I.rala Isflsstraf Tablets
Advised for Their tadrr
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ii in r ii
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