TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVE3IBER 6. 1921
JAZZ OF INTERMISSIONS GETS
MR. WORK HOUND GOING LOCO
Death Angel, Only Child, Book Agent, Monomania, Walking Delegates,
Etc, Enough to Get His Goat.
pip ifl5fl& dfflf
A HALF TOMi OF AHISTOTLK.
BY GEORGE ADE.
f NE Morning an energetic little
I 1 Man who had about a Ton of
-' Work piled up on his Desk came
Down Town with a Hop. Skip and
jump aeierminea it) clean up ine
whole Lay-out before Curfew.
He had taken eight hours In the
Hay and a cold Splash In the Porce
lain. After Breakfast he came out
Into the Autumn Sunshine feeling: as
fit as a Fiddle and as peppy as a
young Colt.
"Me to the Galleys to get that Stack
of Letters off my Mind," said the
Hopeful Cltisen.
When he dashed Into the Office he
carried 220 pounds of Steam and was
keen for the Attack.
A tall Man with tan Whiskers arose
from behind the roll-top Desk and
greeted him.
How are you feeling this Morn
ing?" asked the Stranger.
"Swell and Sassy," was the Come
back. "And yet, Tomorrow you may join
the Appendicitis Division and Day
after Tomorrow you may be in the
darkened Front Room with Floral
Offerings on all sides," said the
Stranger. "What you want is one of
our non-reversible 20-year pneumatic
Policies with the Reserve Fund
Clause. Kindly glance at this Chart.
Suppose you take the reactionable
Endowment with the special Provlslo
permitting the accumulation of both
Premium and Interest. On a $10,000
Policy for 20 years you make $8800
clear, whether you live or die, while
the Company loses $3867.44, as you
can see for yourself."
"This Is my " began the Man.
"Or, you may prefer the automatic
bathe
endowment Policy with Ball Bear
ings," continued the Death Angel.
"In this case the entire Residue goes
into the Sinking Fund and draws
Compound Interest. This is made
possible under our new System of re
ducing Operating Expenses to a Min
imum and putting the Executive De
partment into the Hands of well
known New Tork Financiers who do
not seek Pecuniary Reward but are
actuated by a Philanthropic Desire to
do good to all Persons living west of
the Alleganies."
Death Angel Horrified.
"That will be about all from you,"
said the Man. "Beat it! Duck! Up
an Alley!"
"Then you don't care what
comes of your Family?" asked
Stranger, in a horrified Tone.
"My Relatives are collecting all of
their Money in Advance," said the
Man. "If they are not worrying over
the Future I don't see why you should
lose any Sleep."
So the Solicitor went out and told
every one along the Street that the
Man lacked Foresight.
At 9:30 o'clock the industrious lit
tle Man picked up letter No. 1 and
said to the Blonde stenographer:
"Dear Sir."
At that moment the Head of the
Credit Department hit him on the
Back and said he had a Good One.
It was all about little Frankie. the
Only Child, the Phenom, the 40-pound
Prodigy, smarter than Jackie Coogan.
In every large Establishment there
is a gurgling Parent whs comes down
in the Morning with a Story concern"
ing the incipient Mark Twain out at
his House. It seem- that little
Frankie had been told something at
Sunday School and he asked his
Mother about It and she told him so
and so, whereupon the Infant Joker
arose to the Emergency and said
and then you get it, and any one w jo
doesn't burst right out is lacking in
a Finer Appreciation of Child Nature.
The Busy Man listened to Frankle's
Latest and said:
"Yes, yes, go on."
So the Parent remarked to several
People that day that the Man was
sinking into a crabbed Old Age.
At 10 A- M. the Man repeated:
"Dear Sir " And a Voice came to
him, remarking on the Beauty of
the Weather. A Person who might
emptlve raise was designed to pre-1 high scores subordinate itself to the
vent. All that it was important, for i desire to turn In a big sura of money.
Z-Y to know wj that their two hands
were in perrect accord, and that, with
the suit which Z originally bid' as the
trump, a wonderful ecore was prac
tically assured.
The player first to bid should not
block information from his partner,
but, on the contrary, should make it
possible for him to sound warning
bids, overcalla, etc- Aa regards the
partner, the cam is altogether differ
ent. The one first to speak by his
bid or failure to bid has given the
partner Inferences; positive or nega
tive, as to his strength or lack of
have been Professor of Bee Culture li I """n' my- fnd tht"
. t)M rf r xnnnlft llrMln Maitlv turn , .
the Pike County Agricultural Semi
nary, so far as makeup waa con
cerned, took the Man by the Hand
and Informed him that he (the Man)
waa a Prominent Citizen and that be
ing the case he would be given a Re
duction on the Half-Morocco Edition.
While doing his 150 words a Min
ute he worked a Keller trick and
produced a large Prospectus from
under his Coat. Before the Busy
Man could grab a Spindle and defend
himself he was looking at a half-tone
Photo of Aristotle and listening to
all the different Reasons why the
Work should be in every Gentleman's
Library. Then the Agent whispered
the Inside Price to him so that the
Stenographer would not hear and be
gan to fill out a Blank. The Man
summoned all his Strength and made
a Buck.
"I don't read Books," he said. "I
am an Intellectual Cootie! Clear
Out!"
MoBomanlte Is Next. '
So the Agent gave him a couple of
pitying Looks and departed, meeting
in the Doorway a pop-eyed Person
with his Hat on the Back of his Head
and a Roll of Blue Prints under his
Arm. The Man looked up and
moaned. He recognized his Visitor
as a most dangerous Monomaniac
the one who is building a House and
wants to show the Plans.
"I've got everything figured out,"
he began, "except that we can't get
from the Dining Room to the Ibrary
without going through the Laundry
and there's no Flue connecting with
the Kitchen. What do you think I'd
better do?"
"I think' you ought to live at a
Hotel," was the reply.
The Monomaniac went home and
told his Wife that he had been in
sulted.
At 11:30 came a Committee of La
dies soliciting Funds for the Home
for the Friendless.
"Those who are Friendless dorv't
know their own Luck," said the Busy
Man, whereupon the Ladies went out
side and agreed that he was a Brute.
At Noon he went out and lunched
on Bromo Seltzer.
, Last Straw Comes.
When he rushed back to tackle his
Correspondence he was met by a
large body of Walking Delegates who
told him that he had employed a non
union Man to paint his Barn and tha,t
he was a Candidate for the Boycott.
He put in an Hour squaring himself
and then he turned to the Stenographer.
"How far have we got?" he asked.
"Dear Sir," was tha reply.
Just then he got the Last Straw a
bewildered Rufua with a Letter of
Introduction. That took 40 Minutes.
When Rufe walked out the Busy Man
fell with his Face among the unan
swered Letters.
"Call a Taxi," he said.
"The Phone is out of order," was
the Reply.
"Ring for a Messenger," he said.
She pulled the Buzzer and in 20
minutes there slowly entered a boy
from the Telegraph Office.
The Man let out a low Howl like
that of a Prairie Wolf and ran from
the Office. When he arrived at Home
he threw his- Hat at the Rack and
then made the Children back into the
Corner and keep Quiet. His Wife
told around that Henry was Working
too hard.
MORAL Work is a Snap, but the
Intermissions certainly jazz up the
Nervous System.
(Copyright by the Bell Syndicate. Tnc.)
llfiiilBIta:
A HAND which warrants a pre
emptive bid Is an unusual hand,
,one which belongs to the type of
hands classified as abnormal. A nor
mal hand, such a hand as one gets
In about four times out of five, is a
hand which contains no suit longer
than four or five cards. A hand of
greater length is styled an abnormal
hand. s
As can be seen, the normal hand
rarely justifies a pre-emptive bid,
since a pre-emptive bid presupposes a
greater number of trumpa than the
normal hand usually contains, aa well
aa the ability to win, unassisted, six
or more tricks, dependent upon the
size of the bid, !
Aa the type of hand which one
usually receives calls for a one-trick
bid only (If, Indeed, It Justifies any
Id), and aa this is the sort of hand
usually receives, it can readily
be seen that the opportunity for mak
ing a pre-emptive bid occurs but
rarely.
Tpre-emptIve bid raise, however, is
a different thing and the partner of
a player making a one bid is justified
not Infrequently In raising the bid to
two or a greater number, though the
Intervening adversary has passed. The
object of the pre-emptive raise Is to
shut out a bid from the remaining
adversary which might easily serve
as a suggestion for a lead, and thus
work to the advantage of the adver
saries, and, conversely, to the disad
vantage of the dealer's side.
Different Principles Hule.
Vastly different principles control
the pre-eniive bid and the pre
emptive raise, and while the former is
often unnecessary and foolish the lat
ter works frequently to one's advan
tage. A pre-emptive bid shuts out one's
partner no less than one's opponents.
A pre-emptive bid shuts out the op
ponent only. The partner has already
Md and it is because of his bid and
the Inferences therefrom, considered
In connection with one a own holding,
that the pre-emptive ralee may be
made.
The following hand embodies a
useful lesson regarding the value of
the pre-emptive raise:
4
A K Q J 5 3
J8 f
9 7 4 3
V 10(53
10t
K Q 9 6 2
J 6
Y s A Q J 8 7 2
A B 987
Z .10 4 3
a 10
K
4 2
A 7 5
AKQItl
Z. the dealer, bid a spade. A pre
emptive bidder in this place would
likely have started with a bid of;
two or even three spades with the
Intent to shut out any other bid.
5ot being a pre-empfive bidder, how.
rver. and not wishing to shut out
hfe partner wno ne ieu naa ine same
right to express himself as he had.
as stated, he started with a bid of
one spade. A, of course, passed, and
Y unhesitatingly bid "two spades."
regretting almoet instantly that he
had not tat once said three, as his
hand fully Justified his doing. He
undoubtedly would have carried the
bid as high as four, though his part
ner said never another word, if forced
to do so, by opposing bids.
Two Bid Gains Purpose.
As it turned out, however, the two
bid accomplished the purpose, since B,
who unqualifiedly would have bid
"two hearts" had the adverse bid
stood at one, hesitated to bid "three
hearts," the more so as his partner
by his pass had denied any partcu-
larly strong holding. As a matter
of fact, while he could easily have
made a two-trick contract, be would
have failed on a bid of three. How
ever, with the hands held by Z-Y,
they would have continued to outbid
him, so In any event there was no
chance that he would get his bid.
The bid. however, would have given
his partner useful Information, the
one thing which Y was endeavoring
to forestall.
"Two spades," therefore, held the
bid, and as the result of Y's pre
emptive raise Z-Y made a grand
slam.
A. the player to lead, knew noth
ing, of course, in regard to hia part
ner's holding, so he made the best
lead ostensibly that his own holding
suggested, the king of diamonds. Z
won the trick with the ace and at
once proceeded to disarm the adver
saries of trumpa. This accomplished,
he put the dummy In by the lead of a
club, and on the dummy's good clubs
discarded his two losing diamonds
and hearts, and himself won the re
maining trumps.
More Than Trick Gained.
Had Y failed to make a pre
emptive raise and B had been enabled
to show his hearts. Z-Y would have
made a little slam, so the gain in
this case was simply the gain of one
trick. That one trick, however, had
a value of 59. not the normal value
of the trick only, but the additional
50 which a grand slam Insures.
Regardless of the special value of
the trick, however, the one trick
made or saved because of some pol
icy or play without which it would
not have made, is by no means to
be despised. It is not so much the
big gains as the tricks, taken one
by one. owing to the adoption of
some particular policy, which stand
out pre-eminently as the tricks of
the hand and mark the player who
so plays as a thoroughly, good and
dependable player.
As the player who occupied Y's
position was known to be a player
who objected to pre-emptive bids,
considerable surprUa was expressed
as to his having made the pre-emptive
raise, whereupon he proceeded to ex
plain the difference between the two
policies.
The argument, was then advanced
that the same results would have
been obtained had the dealer himself
made a pre-emptive bid. In this par
ticular case this probably holds true,
but there "is this important differ
ence as regards the two bids: Z did
not know whether or not his partner
could assist htm. It would have been
all guesswork so far as the remainder
of the distribution was concerned. J
One of the opponents could easily 1
have held Y's hand and defeated the
contract.
Other Course Considered.
By way of argument, let us sup
pose the distribution to have been
as follows:
10 S 2
Q87
10 8 8
a J973
AQ74 Y SJ85S
J 10 6 3 A B A K 9 S
KQ 4 3 Z J9 2
' 10 2
K9
4 2
A 7 5
AKQ854
Z has precisely the same holding
as in the hand previously given, but
the remaining distributions are dif
ferent. Not one of the other players
has a bid, so, had the dealer made
a pre-emptive bid (and if it would
have been right in the case first
given, it would have been right in
this case). It undoubtedly would have
stood and he would have gone down
as many tricks as the number
greater than one that he bad named
in his Md. One odd is all that he,
unassisted, can possibly make. It
rests entirely with his partner as to
whether or not he can make more
than the odd trick, and as Y's hand
constitutes the crux of the situation
he undoubtedly should be given the
opportunity to express himself.
From the above arguments may be
deduced the following, which it would
be well for all players to heed:
Bid your own hand only, not your
partner's. In other words, let your
partner do his own bidding. Credit
him with a fair amount of judgment
and common sense, and do not at
tempt to deprive him of his rightful
privileges.
Original Hand Reviewed.
Let us go back, however, to the
hand as originally given, and take
up again the argument advanced by
the adversaries that a pre-emptive
bid made by the dealer would have
acompllshed the same purpose as the
per-emptive raise. Is there any as
surance that this would have been
the case? Players who are familiar
with the principles which lie at the
basis of pre-emptive bids orten bid
regardless of the pre-emptive bid. A
pre-emptive major suit bid presup
poses no protection whatever in tha
remaining major suit, and who can
say, therefore, that Y would not have
shown hearts (chancing his partner's
be'ng able to assist him) had two or a
greater number of spades been bid by
the original bidder?
When, however, the partner of the
original bidder makes a pre-emptive
raise, the situation becomes entirely
changed. He may hold precisely the
strength in the adversary's suit which
the original bidder is supposed to
lsck. Naturally, therefore, the ad
versary fears to bid.
The final argument advanced against
Y's policy that he thereby shut out
Information which might have been
useful to his side 4s entirely spurious
and shows to- what lengths players
will often carry their senseless rea
soning rather than at once to admit
their error and endeavor to profit
by the lesson they have received.
Kt Benefit Possible.
Of what possible benefit to Z-Y
could it have been to know anything
concerning B's holding? Such infor-
atlon would have been useful to
B's partner, but not to the dealer's
side. The giving of such information
waa. In fact, the very tiling the pro-
Partner should undoubtedly turn to
combined benefit, as far aa possible,
the information given htm.
A pre-emptive raise to within ons
figure of the number whloh the part
ner would name if forced to do so
because of opposing1 bids works gen
erally to the distinct benefit of the
side so bidding.
Advice Asked Furnished.
Advice is asked on the following:
In a hand recently played, the
dealer bid a club, and upon the ad
versary bidding a heart went to "three
clubs." The adversary, thinking dealer
had said "two clubs, called "two
hearts," and upon attention being
called to his insufficient bid went
"three no trumps." The question is
asked whether he had the right to
change the suit; also as to the cor
rect procedure thereafter.
Decidedly, he had not the right to
change the suit. A player making an
insufficient bid must change to the
number of tricks required to overbid
the previous bid when called upon to
do so by the adversary, but he may
not change the suit bid. Law- 32,
which governs the case of an Insuf
ficient bid, reads as follows:
"When an insufficient bid is made:
"(a) The insufficient bidder, if he
does so before an opponent has de
clared or called attention to the in
sufficiency, may make the bid suf
ficient by changing the number of
odd tricks named, in which case the
declaration proceeds as if the bid
had been sufficient.
"(b) When either opponent calls at
tention to an insufficient bid before
it is changed, the insufficient bidder
must make his bid sufficient by in
creasing the number of odd tricks
named, and if the player on the left
of the insufficient bidder then pass
the partner of the Insufficient bidder
must pass and may not re-enter the
declaration unless an opponent subse
quently bid or double.
"(c) If neither .opponent calls at
tention to the insufficiency and the
player on the left of the insufficient
Didder either bid, double or pass, the
previous insufficiency is waived.
"(d) Either opponent, after the bid
has been made sufficient as provided
in (b), may in -turn make a higher
bid, in which case the declaration
proceeds as if no bid had been in
sufficient," It is gratifying to be able to state
that the interest in the forthcoming
tournament is exceedingly great, a
sufficient number of tables being al
ready guaranteed to insure ita suc
cess. Considering the little - effort that
has yet been put forth and the fact
that the tournament is etui three
weeks off. this is Indeed gratifying,
and induces the belief that our most
sanguine hopes will be more than
realized. Our ambition is to have not
simply a good tournament, but the
best and most successful tournament
In the Pacifio division, and judging
by the enthusiasm which is evinced
we feel there is no reason why this
should not be realized.
As regards standard of play we feel,
too, there is no reason why we should
not compare favorably, not only with
the players of the Pacific, but with
those of the Atlantic division as well.
Let no player, however, fall to enter
for the reason that he may feel he
may not make a specially high score.
The tournament is open to all, and
the cause for which it is given, child
welfare, so enlists our hearts' deepest
sympathies that our desire to turn In
The fact that players maks up their
own tables and play with the same
partner and the same opponents
throughout will completely do away
with any feeling of nervoosnsss or
"stage fright" which the somewhat
lnexiperlenced player might otherwise
undergo. Then, too, as the scores are
to be sent to New York for revision,
whether one get a high or a low
score, no one either hers or there will
be any the wisetr. save that the top
scores In each division will receive
honorable mention. The winning pair
in each division will receive prizes.
It is the intenion of the committee
to have two big games, the one to
be played in the afternoon and com
posed of such as cannot play in the
evening or may prefer to play at that
time, the other to be held in the
evening and composed of both men
and women.
There is undoubtedly a large num
ber of men in the city to whom
the cause deeDlr anneals, and to such
we would say: "Your presence w'll
but add zest to the occasion and we
extend you the heartiest of welcome
and the assurance of a delightful
eTtnine." ' '
The occasion will. In fact, be a
notable one in auction bridge oircles.
It will mark an Important era in
the history of the game, and even
settng aside the cause which in
spires it all players, whether men or
women, whether good, bad or indif
ferent, should consider it a privilege
to be able to participate. May the
men, therefore, rally to the cause
and enter into it with the same zeal
and enthusiasm as is shown by the
women. i
The commutes la composed of the
following: Miss Annie Blanche ShelDy,
chairman: Mrs. Joseph N. Teal, secre
tary and temporary treasurer: Mes
dames Thomas D. Honeyman, Morris
H, Whltehouse, Holt W. Cookingham,
E. L. Thompson, S. Frank. O. M.
r-inric Harrv C. Hemminghouse, J. D.
Unn.vmn. Varnel D. C. Beach, and
the Misses Kathryn Hoyt and Helen
Page. '
Each member of the committee is
authorized to receive entries and ac
cept payment for same, the sums thus
received to be turned over to Mrs.
Joseph N. Teal.
While the tournament Is still three
weeks off. It Is of the utmost impor
iv.i ii rirslrlna- to enter send
in their names at the earliest possible
moment. The fact that we must no.u
several communications with official
headquarters In New York before
final arrangements can be made pre
cludes all unnecessary delay.
ARMISTICE ELMS SET OUT
Trees to Line International Avenue
on Lincoln Memorial Grounds.
WASHINGTON, Nov. t Two Ar
mlstlce elms to be planted next Mon
day will mark the beginning of an
international avenue on the Lincoln
memorial grounds. The trees, which
will be planted by the American For
estry association, will be the first or
a magnificent approach lined with
memorial trees to be set in by va
rious governments.
One tree will be for the army and
one for the navy.
The elms will be placed by two rep
resentatives from each of the Ameri
can Legion posts in the District of
Columbia. There will be an Invocation
by Colonel John T. Axton, chief of
chaplains of the United States army,
and a benediction by Captain John B.
Frazier of the United States navy.
Great Trees Visited by 59,000.
VISALIA, Cal. Approximately 59.
000 people visited the Sequoia and
General . Grant national parks this
year, according to Colonel John R.
White, superintendent, making the
season the best in the history of the
parks. Both parks closed recently,
although Sequoia will be open, unof
ficially, to winter tourists, who may
enter by way of the Giant Forest or
Hospital Rock.
CMJfefiE5 The Iron Food f) V, J
He needs it
"The Iron Food
, for Vitality' .
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Iron and' Energy
give them to your husband in a pie that
he'll crave because of its luscious flavor
Real Raisin Pie
Mitn art tfutdkly rfrtahd si
nijkt by a dtmrt lkm At
t cups Sun-Maid Seeded
Kalslna
t cups water
H teaspoon salt
s tablespoons lemon Jules
1 tablespoon corn starch
. 1 teaspoon sugar
Wash the raisins, put In
saucspan with 1 cup cold
water and brine slowly to
a boll. Add sugar, salt and
corn starch, which has been
mtxtd with 1 - cup cold
water. Boll 8 minutes; add
lemon Juice. Pour in pie
tin which has been lined
with crust, while hot cover;
brush top with cold milk
and bake In moderate oven
until brown.
All measurements for this .
rsclpo ars Isvel.
THE man for whom you choose
the food, madam depends
largely on you to keep him fit for
the modern business grind.
He needs foods that give him
luscious flavor to enjoy, and energy
and iron to refresh and vitalize
him.. - "
Raisin pie is prime food in both
respects.
"Raisins are rich in iron. Men need
but a small bit of iron daily, yet that
need is vital. Raisins furnish 1,560
calories of energizing nutriment per
pound in practically pre-digested
form.
So this pie is ideal dessert for tha
hard-worked, tired man at night.
Make according to the recipe
shown here. You don't know real
raisin pie, nor does he, until you'v
tried this kind. You'll serve it at
least once a week at his request.
You'll please him and improve him.
and you'll enjoy the pie yourself.
Delicious raisin pie and rauri
bread are sold by bake shops and
groceries everywhere.. Buy of thorn
to save baking at home.
Real raisin pie is made with lott
of raisins. Insist on it. First-class
bakers do not stint.
SUN-MAID RAISINS
Use Sun-Maid Raisins, made from
California's finest table grapes
American raisins, processed and
packed immaculately in a great
modern California plant.
Seeded (seeds removed); Seed
less (grown without seeds); Clus
ters (on the stem). Also a fine,
ever-ready dessert.
Raisins are cheaper by 30 per
cent than formerly see that you
get plenty in your foods.
T7fpp We'll send 100
Luseioui Kaiiin
Recipes in a free book to any
one who mailt coupon. Alio
new booklet "Eating Railing
for Health and Beauty."
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATED
RAISIN CO.
JfeMosrskis 21.000 Greater
Dept. P-t7-S. Fresno. Calif.
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Cut This Out and Send It !
California Associated Raialn Co.
Dept. r-!7-I. Fiwno. Calif.
Wieajie send ms copy ef your rre book
"Sun-Muld Hclpea" and new book "K-'itlnr;
Raisins for Bsalth and Beauty."
Name.
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CHESS AND CHECKERS
an4 W. G. Ludgat. Durlnjr him fjcknens
he composed many fine problems which we
are In receipt of, and which will b given
to hia many OregonU.ii friend aa fast ao
pannlble. '
CHECKERS.
PROBLEM NO. 1282.
Br Frank Pollard. Loa Angeles. Cal.
Mr. Pollard has In this composition
reached a very ptealng cpmbination and
If the fans successfully solve it they will
agree with the editor. D. R. Da vies can
do it.
BLACK, 8, 11; KINGS. 12. 18. .
E. H. BRYANT, Editor.
Contributions of games, endings, prob
lems or Hems of Interest, criticism and
club notes solicited. Send direct to 143
aat Thirty-fifth street.
PROBLEM NO. 1127.
By Godfrey Heathcote.
The problems in this issue will afford
entertainment of the highest chess order.
What is more absorbing or diverting than
to follow the maze of intricate variations
of The Oregonlan chess and checkers com
positions? They are formed Jn the most
fascinating way Imaginable. They are men
tal relief for a brain weary with the day's
work.
BLACK SEVEN PIECES.
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V'; i
WHITE FOUR PIECES.
White mates In three moves.
White King on QB5, rooks on KB5 and
KB7. kniKht on QB8.
Black Klmr on KS. bishop on KKt7.
pawns on KKU. KS, QB2. QKts and QR6.
PROBLEM NO. 1128.
By Godfrer Heathcote.
BLACK FIVE PIECES.
I pi inw:nM
1 ' " I .1 mh-Tir. -
125
WHITE SEVEN PIECES.
White mates in two moves.
White King on KR8, queen on
rook on QS, bishops on K4 and
knight on KB 6, pawn on KKt3.
Black King on K4, rook on KB8, bish
ops on QR7 and QR&. knight on K,
PROBLEM NO. 1129.
By P. H. Williams.
B'ack Four pieces. White, nins piece.
White mates in two moves.
White King on K. queen on KR8. bishop
on QB. knights on QKt7 and QR5. pawns
on KKtS. KB J. KB5 and Q5.
Black Kin it on Ki. pawns on KKt4,
KKti and OR3.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 1122 Key. Kt-B2, K-B4. 2.
Kt-K-3 any. Q. mates. I . . . K-Q4. 2.
Kt-Q4. etc.
Problem No. 1123 Key several mates In
two; but why not R-Bj and mate on the
move? C. S. Rorer
Problem No. 1113 Key. B-K4 QxB. 2.
Kt-R.".eh.. K-B4. 3. QxBoch., etc-2. K-K-8.
3. Q-Ktch, etc 1. . . KxKt, 27 QxKPch.,
Kt-K2. S, Q-Q-6ch, etc I . . . P-B-4. 2.
Kt-K2, K-K-H. . Q-Kt, etc. 2.
KiB. S. Kt-5B3ch. etc I. . . QxP, 2,
Q-Kt5ch.. BxQ, 3. Kt-Ktch. etc. 2 . . .
KxKt, 3. Kt-K2ch I. . .K-K6. 2. Q-Rch .
K-Q3. 3. Q-KB4. etc. 2.. - .K-KB7. 3.QQP.
etc. 1. . . thereat Kt-K-3. 2. Kt-Ktttch,
K-Kt3. 3, Q-Rft. etc. C. S. Rorer. Port
land. Or. Mr. Rorer is the only one to
send In a correct solution to this corker;
at least it corked up many of the boys.
C. G. Givens of Salem contributed a
planAid analysis of srobism .No. 1U8 s-nd
remarked It made one sit up and take
notice. Lots of har- work in it. A fine one. !
Solution to end. game No. LI 06 at hand.;
Mr. Givens.
Frank Marshall Is certainly going to be j
kept busy defending his title to the United ,
Htates championship, according to all re- I
ports. Norman Whitaker of Philadelphia
has challenged him and Edward Lasker t
of Chicago Is after him. Go to It and I
booat the enthusiasm that Is prevailing at
this time all over the chess-lovlns world. I
Capablanca has verified the report that
he will or has accepted Aklba Ruben
stein's challenge to play for the world's
championship. It is gratifying to hear that
Capablanca wishes to be governed In all
future tourneys by the rules of the T'nlted
States Chess association. W. P. Shipley
of Philadelphia Press.
E. L. White, Stevenson, Wash. Mr.
Lasker is chess editor of the Daily News
of Chicago.
On September 6, Rxeschewskl (Little
Sammy) paid a second visit to Loutavllle,
Ky.. playing against ten at the Ben Snyder
department store. Professor E. P. Chapin
of Louisville university won his game
by adjudication and R. W. ilcCreary
of Frankfort drew his. Those who )ot
were G. Brakenmelr. A. Hite. A. Shapiro,
G. H. Wilson. R. W. Shjeids. J. D. Kelly,
Professor F. Ballard, Hanover college.
A. C. Bulletin.
The passing of C. X Wain right
the renowned problemist. Is and will
be a source of sorrow to all devotees of
the royal game. Perhaps many of these
honorable and royal menial dellghta you
will not be deprived of in the future
existence. John Barry, chess editor, Bos
ton Transcrir- In closing his "In Me
moriam," emya that the world of Wain
right's chess friendships will perpetua te
his lesser deeds out of the sweeter mem
ory of a life that made Its deeper imprest
on the hearts of those who communed
with him.
GAME NO. 1114.
Petroffs Defense.
Girl chess prodigy, Celia Neumark, a
7-year-old miss of Toungstown. Ohio, has;
leaped into prominence a- a rival of little
Sammy. Her knowledge or chess has been
acquired In the last nine months. Irving
Spero. champion of Cleveland, recently
contested a srame with the young lady and
before he took her seriously found he was
In difficulty, eventually losing by a blun
der, which the little lady took advantage
of accurately. The game Is amazingly fine
for one so young and considering tnat tne
feminine in cnees nas never risen to a
hish level it ranks very high. Viewed from
this standpoint in two recent exhibitions
of simultaneous piay she .scored five wins
and one draw, six wins, two draws and
two losses respectively.
Neumark White.
Black Spero.
jto r-r r- -
" ;;" ';.", " ..."
WHITE. 10. 28: KINGS, . T.
Black to win.
PROBLEM NO. 1288.
By Frank Pollard.
This Is the correct setup of one of Mr.
P's recent com ponit Ions and so good we
give the boys another chance at it. This
is an antidote to all laziness. Wake up
and go for it.
BLACK. 20. 24: KINGS, 8. J4, 16. 21.
White.
1 P-K4
Black.! White.
P-K430 R-BT
2 Kt-KB3 KI-KI13 31 RxP
PxP 32 B-BT
Kt-Q4 s: B-KtS
P-QB3 34 B-BT
Q-KI3 R-QSch
KlxQ 311 BxR
P-QR4;:;- BxP
Kt-QtiM B-Kt4
B-KJ:i!l P-R3
0-OUl K-B
PxBlil K-K
P-Q.".:42 PxP
Kt-B343 K-B2
B-Kt"..44 K-B3
PxPI4. R-RSch
B-K2!40-R-BSch
KtxKt!47 R-P.S
R-K!48 R-B7
' R-U 411 R-BS
BxKt ."iO R-B7ch
KR-QB'.-.l B-Ktcn
P-Kt4
B-Qili".3 K-B4
B-B4'r. K-KtS
B-K.1 M K-R4
R-K V! R-BS
B-Kt6li7 R-BS
R-K3:
GAME NO. Ills.
Queen's Gamble
White Editor.
Black Mr. De'V.
White. Black. White.
1 P-Q4 P-Q4I11- R.Q
2 P-QB4 PxP 12 P-Q
3 P-K4 P-K4-13 Kt-Q5
4 P-Q.1 P-KB4H BxQ
5 Kt-QB3 Kt-KBall j K-K
BxP B-B4I1 Q-Q3
7 KI-KB3 Q-K17 R-Q2
8 B-KKtS BxPchiI8 P-cktS
9 K-K B B-Kt3il P-OR3(A
10 Q-K2 P-B5I
There seems to be no sain or loss od to this
point. I wonder who should havo won?
The game was discontinued at this point.
Look it over.
w e rejoice to hear that Dr. W. K. Inre
Dalton who has been confined to his bed
for a greater part of the time durins; the
past two months, caused by inflammation
In his old wounds, is improvfnr very rap
idly. He wlshea to be remember.d to all
-Q4
4 P-KJ
5 QxP
6 B-QB4
7 QxQ( A.
8 B-Kt3
11 'Kt-Kt5
10 P-QR4
U 0-0
12 BxKt
13 Kt-QB3
14 Kt-Q5
15 Kt-K4
19 P-QBJ
17 PxP
18 KtxBch
1! B-R3
20 Kt-Q
21 KtxKlP
22 BxKt
23 QR-Kt
24 QR-B
2.-j QR-Q
26 R-Q5
27 R-B5
2 B-Qd
2 R-R
Black.
P-B3
PxP
P-K5
R-QB
R-R
RxR
R-J3
BxP
R-Q6
B-B3
B-Kt4
P-KS
RxPch
R-Ktch
R-B7
K-B2
K-Kt3
B-Q2
B-K3
K-R2
K-B3
K-Kt3
B-Q4ch
R-B7ch
R-B8ch
K-R3
B-KS
Resigns.
Black.
B-Kto
-v- L ... ! ....... ... .,, . .,.
0? i ui 3
jQo' or
p ' "" --'-' ..'.yN" ' 1- ' . - J "
1 i :i ,Q 1 I 11
WHITE, 22. 23. 27. 31: KINGS, T. 15.
White to win.
PROBLEM NO. 1284.
TW P. Etottenburg. Independence, Or.
.ilr. S. writes that he thinks the solvers
will be pleaved with this one. The editor
thinks so. too. snd if they grumble they
should be sent to the Junk pile: Black. 2.
4, 10 20r kings, 8. 25. White, 7. 11. 18
22. 28; kings. 6, 12. White to move and
fin.
PROBLEM NO. 1285.
Contributed by P. Puterbaugh.
A fine end-game play that ie strictly
practical. Black, kings. 18. 23. 2. White.
25; kings, 9. 14. Black to plsy snd win.
This Is a irood one for Harry Glbbs.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 1274 Black. 1. . 7, 8.
10 19. 21. White. 13. 15. 20. 26. 28. 80.
31. 32. White to win: 20-18, 8-11. 15-8.
8-12. 81-27. 10-15, 27-24. 7-10, 18-11. 15-18.
White wins.
Problem No. 1275 Black, 1, 4. 7, 18. 18,
23. 28; kings, 24. 28. White. 5. 10. 18. 21.
2K. SO, 32: kings, 8. 14. White to win:
21-17 13-22. 29-25. 22-29. 14-, 7-14. 30-25.
29-15. 9-18 2H-81. White wins.
Problem) No. 1276 Black. 2. 8. 19. 28.
24; king. IS. White. 11, 13. 22, 80. 82;
king. 14. Black to win: 24-27, 11-4. 23-26,
82-18. 2-7. l-23. B. W.
Problem No. 1277 Blsck. 8. IS. 22;
kings. 7. 8. 20. 23. 81. White. 18. 19. 29.
30, 82: kings. 1. 9. 14. White to win. This
Is a mtxup and full of mystery and not
having received a solution we continue,
knowing that many of the aolvera have
overlooked something good.
Solutions have been received from Ira
Dennis. Harry utbba. A. i;. Mcuutcneon
KtxKt
Kt-KtV h
KxB
R-Q
Kt-QB3
B-QK4
PxPjx. Hart. Isadora Greenbaum. W. L. Bryant.
A. Saunders. Frank Poliard. ,. Mense. Ira
w tthrow. f. futerbaugn. 1'. stotten Durg.
W. Delehanty. W. J. Wood, W, Schaff.
George Biancbard.
We are very glad to correct an error In
relation to the match now progressing
between Messra Blanchard and A C.
McCutcheon of Oregon. Mr. McCutcheon
was counting the chickens before hatched
and as the games are not yet finished
we withhold any remark but this one. and
that ia Mr. Mc. has a surprise in store,
for the score Is likely to be greatly In fsvor
of Mr. Blanchard. When finished, send
up the games for the edification of The
Oregonlan fans. Friend Blsnchard, please
add your notes, also, to mem. it you
and speak especially of Rev. air. Gross sat bothered yos ought write (or Infor
mation on most tny checker subject to
Mr. B-. for he Is a whole library In him
self. Isidore Greenbaum. the prince of
merchants In Salem. Or., writes that
George Blanchard will be the champion
correspondence checker player of Oregon
when the match with Mr. McCutcheon is
over. The editor is satisfied with the de
cision of Mr. Greenbaum.
Frank Pollard. 50 San Julian. Los An
geles, Cal. Will hand in your subscrip
tion to the weekly at once and send all
missing numbers at your request. The
resdera are enjoying your valuable con
tributions. Ira Dennis sends in the following so
lution to No. 1277: 29-25. 23-16. 32-27.
31-24, -. 22-29, 80-25, 29-15, 6-10. 13-6,
T '1. M- II- 4
Problem No. 1244 Black. 7, 19: kings.
22. 24. White. 28. 80: klnge. IS. 82. Mr
McCutcheon sends the following criticism
or play: 32-27. 24-81, 13-24. (22-18 played
here). 7-11 star move. 24-20, loses.
81-24, 28-19. 22-17A. 30-25. (no better)
17-14. 25-2. 11-15. jy-10. ate. a. W
A If 80-28. 17-14, 26-23, 11-15. eta. B,
W.
Problem by Frank Pollard Black. IS
19, 24. 26; king. 20. White. 21. 22. 28,
32: king. 11: 22.18. 26-30. 18-15. 30-26,
15-10. 29-23. 10-7(A. 23-30. .7-3. 30-23. 3-8
tair. f. plays a-i ana arawsi, .-o-su, li-in,
26-23, 16-20. 23-26. 20-27. 26-81. 27-24. W.W.
A 23-22 best appears to draw but it
was not followed up with 18-15, but , re
treated id 3 again -ana wnue won.
Problem No. 1246 21-17. 14-80. 23-7.
8-12. 7-3. 11-16. 19-15. 16-20 (15-10. 3-7
drawn. 8-8. so ut on given was 12-16.
total Ibsa, 2-6. 8-11. 0-9. 15-10. 9-14. 11-15,
5-9. 10-7. 9-13. 7-2. 14-17 (15-18 draw.)
15-19, 80-26. Drawn. A. c. McCutcheon,
Pendleton, Or.
GAME NO. 1104.
Glasgow.
Bt Dr. J. Stavmen
11-16 8- 7 2- 7 81-26(1 14-80
23-19 28-24 21-17 23-19 . 11- 7
8-11 7-18 8-11 15-24 80-26
22-17 24-20 31-27 30-23 22-18
11-16 16-19 19-24 7-10 26-31
24-20 25-22 27-23 S2-28 18-15
16-23 4- 8(3 24-27 11-10
27-11 29-25 23-18 18-11 28-18
7-16 10-13 27-31 9-14 27-23
20-11 17-13 26-23 28-19 19-16
Prawn
VAR. 1.
12-16 23-21 26-22 7-14
23-19 81-26 2- 7 1-17
16- 23 22-18 23-27 21-14
20-16 24-27 82-23 81-26
11-20 18-15 6-10 23-18
18- 2 27-31 18- 6 26-23
20-24 15-11 22-18 18-15.
VAR. i.
10-15 26-2S(A 9-14 82-28
17- 13 19-26 22-17 6-13
4- 8 30-23 13-18 29-25
S1-27(C 12-16(3 17-10 1- 6
8-11 27-24 18-27 25-22
Then 10-15. 7-11. drawn.
A Corrects Kearns-8turg1s, Vaf. 8. at
third move where he play 82-23 and
black wins.
B Corrects Swifts, wb left the position
as a black win at
C At this point the following play,
29-25. 8-11, 21-17, 2-7, 81-27, brings up
the same position aa trunk at tne 24tn
move. This 81-27 is new so far as we
alone, where the men nuiiili.-r ..
47.418. This preponderance itt ci-iit.
daily manifest among; persons 1 ''
tween 20 and 39 yearn of age. whi-re
the war. alas, made such gaps in th'
ranks of the men.
18-17
14-10
17-14
10
28-19
Drawn.
5-
23-18
2
B124-19
16-24
know, 26-23 being book play.
GAME NO. 1105.
Cross.
Played in Ontario. Canada,
11-15 25-22 16-20 22-15 27-18
23-18 7-11 17-18 10-28 17-10
8- 11 24-19 14-18 27-23 18-14
27-28 15-24 80-25 28-82 2- 7
3- 8 28-19 10-14 11- 8 14-18
22-17 11-15 82-28 4-11 7-11
15-22 19-16 6-10 16- 7 20-24
25-18 12-19 28-24 6-10 21-17
9- 14 23-18 2- 6 7- 2 18-14
18- 9 8-12 26-23 10-15 11- 9
5-14 16-11 16-19 25-22 S-21
29-25 12-16 23-18 82-27 Drawn.
11-15 81-27 ' 1- 5 22-17
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