THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 18, 1922
11
MARGOT ASQUITH FINDS UNDERCURRENT
OF ILLIBERALISM IN UNITED STATES
Wife of British Ex-Premier Thinks England Would Not Tolerate Interference With Personal Liberty
She Says She Observes in America Harding Administration Praised as One of Fairness.
THERE IS A PERPETUAL INTERFERE YC7B WITH PERSONAL LIBERTY IN AMERICA THAT WOULD
NOT BE TOLERATED IN ENGLAND FOR A WEEK.'
BY MARGOT ASQUITH. '
Wife of the ex-Prime Minister of Great
Britain.)
ARTICLE NO. XL
TH"E ingrained idea that because
there IB no king and they de
spise titles the American are a
free people is pathetically untrue;
and you have only to watch the
working of the prohibition act to
see the dangers of repressive legis
lation. There is a perpetual inter
ference with. personal liberty over In
America that would not be tolerated
in England for a week.
In spite of true generosity and
kindliness, I was aware of an un
dercurrent of illiberalism and vio
lence which amazed me. In every
city, small or large, there are
"clubs" (as I have noted before)
whose aim is the suppression of
something or other, usually some
thing trivial.
Of course there are various in
terpretations of freedom. I noted in
my preceding article the question of
the definition of liberalism which
Governor Alden of Kansas brought
up. Ab imperialism brings mili
tarism and socialism cannot endure
without autocracy, so American
freedom seems to have created a
system of personal supervision dis
tasteful to a true lover of liberty.
It is probably due to our passion
for understatement and that we
have Inherited wiBe and tested reg
ulations that the British are a "law
abiding race; but' I think if the
Americans were given a chance they
would be the same. I can only say if
they are not, democracy will prove
M great a failure as czardom.
Administration Is Praised.
It is enormously to the credit of
the American public that they have
never chosen a bad character in
their president and produced in
Abraham Lincoln a man of genius,
ability and courage, who will live
forever in the hearts and minds of
very country in the world. I shall
tell here for the benefit of my Eng
lish readers an anecdote of Lin
coln: At one of his great meetings, be
had to walk through the crowd to
reach the platform. He heard some
one say as he passed:
"Is that President Lincoln? Why,
what a common-looking fellow!"
THE MARRIED LIFE OF HELEN AND WARREN
' BY MABEL HERBERT TJRNER.
Outlawed Guest Invades Room in, Exclusive Philadelphia Hotel Warren; Who Nearly Gets Into Fight With Hotel Manager, Likes Real Dogs.
"TV
EAR, look at that head
waiter he's talking about
ua! He keeps glancing to
ward' our table."
"Maybe it's my fatal beauty,"
grinned Warren, as he dipped into
the still simmering rarebit. "Jove,
this is hot! Want some on your
sandwich?- dishing up a forkful of
the melted cheese.
"No; It'B a deadly thing to eat at
night. I wouldn't eat it all you
had such a heavy dinner, and that's
so indigestible," worried Helen,
who did not approve of this after
theater supper.
It. was their second day in Phila
delphia, where Warren was attend
ing a business conference. And as
always when in another city he had
insisted on "taking in a show" and
a supper afterwards.
"A good rarebit never hurts me.
That's all rot about it being indi
gestible. Wonder if they've got any
Harvey sauce here?"
"Dear, they ARE talking about
us!" now nervously apprehensive.
"That's the manager with him.
Something must be wrong!"
"They're afraid we'll skip our
hotel bill," with a chuckle, wrap
ping the ropy cheese about his
fork. v -
"Is this Mr. Curtis?" The man
ager now approached their table.
"It is."
"Sorry, sire, but we nevefallow
dogs in the rooms. Strictly against
the rules!"
"That's interesting. But just how
does it concern me?"
"It concerns that dog you ve
smuggled up to your room, "heat
edly. "It can't stay there."
"You've got the w.rong party,1
shrugged Warren. "I haven't any
dog."
"You're Mr. W. E. Curtis and you
have room 839?"
"Correct," admitted Warrens' "But
I don't happen to have a dog." ,
"I'm Bbrry, Mr- Curtis, but you
can't put that over. You must keep
that dog in the basement or we'll
have to ask for the room.
"Here, what's the matter with
you?" Warren was losing his tem
per. "I tell you I haven't any dog
In this hotel or anywhere else."
"There's no use denying it. Mr.
Curtis. That dog's been barking for
" CENSOR '
At which he turned round . anij
said:
"God likes common-looking fel
lows or he would not have made
so many of them."
And we must not forget that Lin
coln dominated the people in,spite of
a campaign of calumny by the press
equaled only by the one to which
my husband was subjected in the
latter days of the war.
Men at the head of affairs must
be independent of public opinion if
they wish to achieve anything and
never try to conciliate a press that,
in all fairness, it must be said
with a few exceptions does not at
tempt to guide, for more than a
transitory moment, anyone io any
goal.
The present government in Amer
ica from all I heard some of its
heads I had the honor to meet-
seems to be an admirable one and
working, smoothly In times of ex
ceptional difficulty. President Hard
ing has had the wisdom to get good
men round him, and he is a man of
open mind and wide views himself.
Theoretically all persons in a de
mocracy are of equal standing. But,
because there is little gallantry and
no reserve, people do not neces
sarily become of one class. We can
not regulate equality, since we are
born with different brains, natures,
and environment.
So far from being quiet, there is
such a rigid regard for precedence
in America that you are even con
gratulated after a dinner party be
cause you have been seated:
"One off Mrs. ."
Aristocracy Draws Interest.
While rhore than severe on any
one who accepts a title, there was
no detail too insignificant about our
court or aristocracy that did not
excite an almost emotional Interest
in my American audiences, i Every
day of my tour I received letters
begging me to tell them more about
the life and habits of our "upper
classes' or anything that I could
"about Princess Mary's underwear."
The question of equality was
touched on at a talk I had wth
Mrs. Shields, my charming hostess,
at Kansas City.
We started upon personality; and
the difficulty of expressing which
is true without hurting anyone, or
acquiring character without becom
the last hour, disturbing everybody
on that floor."
"There's some mistake," began
Helen hastily. "I assure you we
haven't " ,
"Now I'll attend to this," Warren
cut her short. "We'll give up the
room, all right," throwing down his
napkfti. "This isn't the only hotel,
in Philadelphia. I don't know what
you game is but here's where we
get out! Have my MH made up."
Crimson with embarrassment,
Helen felt they were the cynosure
of all eyes as she hurried after
Warren, who was stalking wrath
fully toward the door.
It isn't necessary to leave, sir,"
the manager followed them into the
elevator. Just send that dog down
to the night watchman."
Dog! fumed Warren. "If I had
a dog here you think I'd He about
it?" - .
"You can hear it barking now!"
was the triumphant retort as they
stepped off at the eighth floor.
May be a dozen dogs on this
floor for all I ksow. I said there
wasn't any In my room."
But as they neared "839" the
barks grew louder. At the door
Helen, who had darted ahead,
stopped petrified The barks were
unmistakably from within.
"Holy smoke!" exploded Warren
as he 'flung open the door.
On a chair stood a wicker hamper,
from which came (he sharp, whin
ing yelps. . :
"It's not your dog?" the manager
was staring at their blank .faces.
"That's what I've been trying to
imply," grunted Warren. "How in
blazes did it get here?"
"It's cruel to keep it shut up!1
Helen was trying to open the
basket.
As she threw back the lid a tiny
Pekingese leaped out, yelping joy
ously. .
"Oh, it's a darling!" cuddling it
in her arms, as, frantic at its re
lease, it tried to lick her face.
"Who the Sam Hill wished this
on us?" Warren examined the tag
on the basket. The writing was
plain, "Curtis, Room 839." "Well,
that stumps me!"
"Dear, maybe someone gave It to
us!" suggested Helen eagerly.
"Fat chance of that!. Who do we
know in Philadelphia that'd give us
a dog?" , Then turning on the now
ing a character part. The differ
ence between originality and ec
centricity; kindness and tenderness;
sympathy and understanding;- and
the delicate grades by which your
attempt at goodness may either help
or hamper your fellow creatures.
I said that somewhere or other
I had read that Marcus Aurellus had
begged us" to keep our color. I was
not very sure of the correct text;
but that the idea was that some of
us were born red, some yellow, and
others gray, but that however this
might be, the point was to keep it;
not so much by contrast or conflict
with the other person, but to com
plement It. ,
Great scientists, mathematicians
or philosophers may manage to de
velop their personality alone, but
what they write will not have the
key that the writings of men who
are nearer the earth are able to pre
sent to ordinary human beings.
The lack of tolerance in America
is well shown in an account given
me by Mr. Heath Moore, a fellow
guest, of the savage manner with
which the German population in the
United States had been treated when
America joined the allies. He told
me, among other things, that one of
his fellow-countrymen, in a recruit
ing speech, had been interrupted by
a man in the gallery who was under
stood to have shouted:
"Hurrah for the kaiser!"
At which he was kicked and
beaten down the stairs to the street,
but for the intervention of a police
man, would have been killed. When
asked what he had done, the un
fortunate German said hie only son
had been killed in the war and that
he had shouted:
"To hell with the kaiser!
This was mild compared with
some of the- cruelties related.
Such intolerance, however,
not confined to Americans, as I well
know. We had refused, at the start
of the war, to drop any of our Ger
man friends in London, and in con
sequence became targets for the
abuse and calumny of our social
and political enemies
It is a subject that rouses me to
Undying indignation when I remem.
bar 'the manner in which we were
persecuted, not only by our oppo
nents but some of my personal
friends, even after we had been de
f eated in the general election, of I
1918. One of the candidates said I
One of the candidates said I
puzzled manager: "How'd it get in
this room?"
The doorman saw a chauffeur
slip one of the bellboys a dollar as
he gave him the basket. That boy's
off duty now, but he must have put
It in the wrong room. "
Anybody else registered here by
the name of Curtis?" asked Warren.
'Not that I know of I'll have it
looked up at once. I'm very sorry
this happened, Mr. Curtis, but we've
had so many dogs smuggled in
lately we have to be strict. And
of course we thought it was your
dog." ,
That's all right," shrugged War
ren. "Naturally you would think
that."
"Must he go down In the base
ment? Maybe he's hungry," anx
ioused Helen. ,
"I'll have him fed," the manager
was forcing the squirming ball of
fur 'back into the basket. Then at
the door, "Shall I order you an
other "rarebit, Mr. Curtis? Afraid
you didn't get much of that one."
"No, it's too late. I won't bother
with it now."
Reiterating his regrets for' the
whole occurrence the manager
bowed himself out.' ,
"Well, what . d'you know abtut
that?" Warren had peeled off his
coat and was struggling to unbut
ton his collar. "No wonder he stuck
to his guns!"
"Whoever it belongs to must be
worried about sick. It was such a
dear!
"That fiesty little dish mop?"
wny warren, 1 thought 'you
loved dogs! . -
"I do real dogs. But I loathe
those hairy cockroaches."
"Ah, it was awfully, cunning! I
hope they won't keep it in that
basket." -.
"Huh! That dog'll make himself
heard. No wonder the management
was riled yelping its head off up
here. -Enough to rouse the whole
floor." ' -
"Dear, I don't think they ought to
charge you for that Welsh rarebit,'
irrelevantly, as she brushed her
hair. ,
"That's right, dig up somethin to
worry about," Warren tumbled Into
bedv "Put my shoes out, will you?
And - fix that blamed shade so ' it
won't rattled woke me up this
morning." ,
Warren " was sound asleep and
thre she had often been to Downing
street on matters of vital impor
tance during the war and had been
struck by the lack of feeling shown
by myself and- my husband.
,1 dealt-at length In my lecture
that nUrht uoon the cruelty with
f which the Germans had been treated
in the United States and at home,
and was cheered when I said that
had Christ come down among the
civilian population at any time dur
ing the war his sense of justice and
compassion would have earned) for
him the title of pro-German.
'British War Purpose Discussed.
Among other subjects I discussed
with guests was that of the motives
that had; brought Great Britain Into
the war. One expressed himself
with vigor and frankness and said
that nothing would induce him to
believe that our purpose had been
moral; that our trade was in dan
ger of being outrivaled and the Ger
man navy had developed into such
a formidable menace that, after
France had been defeated, our own
shores would have been immediately
attacked by th Germans, it was,
therefore, humbug to suggest that
our motive had not been one of pure
self-defense.
As this was the first anti-British
note that I had heard since my
arrival it interested me.
I asked" him where he imagined
our ships would be when the trer
man dreadnoughts sailed into our
harbors? And -what sort of recep
tion .the British people ;ere likely
to give the enemy crew, even sup
posing it could land an army, never
a very easy matter, and concluded
by saying I had not oeen Kepi
awake by the fear, that the kaiser
ever would succeed where Napoleon
had failed. v ,
Ha stuck to his point ana sale
that but for 'the violation, of Bel
gium we would not have entered
into the war.
I answered that no doubt the. Bel
gium invasion toad made it easier
for the party in. power of h which
my husband was the head because
among the many convictions that
divide liberals from conservatives is
this, that we believe in freedom while
thex. believe in force, and that im
perialism meant militarism; against
which we could tight lorever. ,
But. I. added, no British govern
ment of whatever party would have
watched with folded" arms the whole
German navy sail down out coasts
to attack France.
Premier Asquith Ready.
TTa Inniiired if m v . husband had
felt any qualms when he took upon
his shoulders this great decision. I
answered that our foreign minister,
Sir Edward (now Lord) Greyi Lord
Crews and others had- made up their
minds from the first moment and
that in one year thanks to the
eommittee of defense, Lord Haldane
and Lord Kitchener1 we had pro
duced a large voluntary army, and,
had he been in England at the time,
he would have been struck by the
pathos and' silence with which men
of every class joined up to fight In
a war which, was not their own
against a foe for whom they felt no
hatred.
He asked if England had been
disappointed that America had. come
in so late to help her. 1 confessed
that, in a moment of pique, I had
exclaimed that had I been Chris
topher Columbus I would have said
nothing about the discovery, but
that I doubted if Great Britain
would have come in any earlier to
help the United States had they
been in a similar quandary.
Someone asked me privately if
had lost a child in the war.. I said
that my little boy had been too
young to fight, but that both of my
sisters, three of my brothers, and
my husband had lost their sons
that living in Downing street in the
first years of the war had been an
anguish, the depth of ' which n5 one
could realize.
I lectured after dinner, and be
fore I had finished I fixed my eyes
upon Mr. Heath Moore sitting next
to Mrs. Shields and spoke, of the
moral motives that had made Great
Britain enter into the war, apart
from her friendship for France,
said that while the French had sac
rificed everything, and fought mag
nificently, other countries had been
animated by the same motives, and
in the end it had been won by a
league of nations.
Few countries really care for one
another. It was not rivalry or jeal
ousy that produces thisMndifference,
but a certain blindness of heart.
We are part of the same family.
if wo will only realize it, and have
had a terrible object-lesson in im
agining that any of ' us, however
much we prepared or tried, could
succeed In crushing the other.
We had seen enough hate, and
enough death; and that I passion
ately hoped the English-speaking
nations all the world over would try
a new departure, and do what they
could to promote friendship and
love.
(Oopyrigirt. 1822. by Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Helen was just dozing off, when she
was aroused by a woman's shrill
voice from the hall.
"I can't wait until morning! 1
must know NOW!"
"But they've gone to bed the
transom's dark," a man's voice. "We
can't disturb them now."
I must know where my Fifi is!
I couldn't sleep a wink all night!"
switching on the light by the bed.
Helen answered the knock that fol
lowed. '
"Yes?" standing back of the door
as she opened it an inquiring inch.
mis Is Mrs. Curtin! My Fifi!"
excitedly. "What did you do with
her?" '
"Fifi?" rerjeatori Welcn In ilunv
bewilderment. "Oh, that little Pe
kinese dog? The manager took it
away he said he'd take care of it."
"The manager's gone off and the
night clerk knows nothing about
ltl". Her voice was almost a shriek.
"Eh? What's the trouble?" . War
ren, now aroused, was sitting up In
Deo, a tousled pajamaed figure.
"Oh, I must come in! Tell me all
you- know I'm almost frantic!"
Before Helen could stop her the
woman had pushed her way into the
room. She was tall, auburn haired,
with dripping diamond earrings.
Her expensive evening wrap con
trasted Incongruously with Helen's
simple nightgown.
"Eh, -what's all this?" Warren, not
quite awake, stared at the intruder,
blandly unconscious of his dis
habille. : .
"Johnson, my chauffeur he said
he brought her up to my room him
self but he lied! I'll discharge him
tomorrow! He gave my precious
Fifi to some stupid bellboy and he
put her in the wrong room!"
"Well, there's no dog here now
growled Warren. "And what's'
more, I've had enough trouble over
that little beast! Don't know where
it is, so there's no use pulling any
hysterics around here."
For a moment she stared at him
speechless.
"Do you know whom you're ad
dressing: naugntuy. "I've never
been spoken to like that!" with out
raged arrogance. wnat oo you
mean
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we can't
help you," interrupted Helen pro
pitiatingly. "The name On the tag
must have been Curtin, but it looked
like Curtialt hat's why it was put
In here. Did you ask the night
watchman?"
"I've asked everybody but they
don't know a thing!"
Voices in the hall. A knock at
the open door and a bellboy an
nounced: "There's a little dog tied down in
the trunk room we Just found it.
Got a red collar. That yours,
ma'am?"
"Fifi! Down in the trunk room?
My precious baby! My darling Fifi!"
- She dashed out, her shrill excite
ment filling the hall. ;
"Her darling Fifi!" snorted War
ren, rolling back into bed. "I'd like
to wring its measly neck and hers
too! If that's the type of female that
smuggles in their dogs no wonder
the manager's hard as . nails."
"Dear, you were so rude!" lock
ing the door. "And those old blue
pajamas. I kept motioning you to
slip into the bathroom but you
wouldn't budge!"
"Well, what's Bhs expect? I don't
sleep In my dinner coat." Then with
a critical glance, "You don't look so
nifty yourself! The nerve of her.
horning in here after midnight! She
was askinf for a hot shot and she
got it!"
But you needn t have been so
horrid," painfully conscious of her
kid curlers and shiny cold-creamed
face. , Then as Bhe turned off the
light, "I wonder If they'll let her
have the dog in her room tonight?"
It it was my hotel, she wouldn't."
grimly. "If she spent the night with
her 'precious Fifi,' she'd camp on a
trunk In the basement Wish I'd
handed It to her hotter than I did!"
Savagely he flounced over, shoul
dering the bedclothes. :
Here's where we (ret some rest df
Flfru let us. Did me out of my sup
per ana rousted me out of a good
sound sleep. I'm about fed up" with
that damned mut!" '
(CopyriKht. 1923. bv Mahi tti-)w.
Harper.)
Next week-'Her Sister-in-law Evades
B. H. BRYANT. Editor.
Contributions of games, endlnirs. prob
lems and items of intereat. criticism and
club cotes solicited. Send direct to 143
Mian Tnirty - urt-n sweet, rortiana ones
and Checker club, Washington building.
nnjamsn. NO. 1213.
By B. Mllnes. "
Ben Foster, St. Louis, Mo., writes that
the author is not well known, but that
tnis three-move problem is one of the
hardest if not the hardest ever composed,
and Mr. -Foster, for years the chess edi
tor of the Globe-Democrat, is good au
thority. A friend of Mr. Poster's told
him he worked at convenient times for
one year before ne entirely mastered It
I will give a copy of 'Chancellor Chess"
to. each. . solver that sends in a good
analysis. We thoroughly appreciate this
contribution ana the otter accompanying
it. iiere it is:
BLACK NIN13 PIECES.
.. ..J ''.Ijh.
iLIIllllil
i i 1 1
' LA SI
mi sm mm .mi- I
WHITE TEN PIECES.
White mates in -three moves.
White king on QB7. Queen on. QR8,
rook on -KKtB, bishops on KKtfl and QS,
knights on K3 and QR2-, pawns on KKt3,
QB4 and. QKt 3. Black king on K4,
knights- on KB7 and KM pawns
KKt4. KKt 5. K2. K3. QB4, CJKtS. Some
very close tries in the solution. -PROBLEM
NO. 1214.
By H. W. Gross. Salem. Or.
Dr. Dalton of Seattle, Wash, likes
t-nis one ana sot. llvens of Salem, or.
writes that it took him some time t
solve it. There are many variations and
the setting is unique. Try It!
BLACK ELEVEN PIECES.'
id in Li
WHITE EIGHT PIECES.
Whito king on KKt6, queen on QR6.
rooks on QR6, rooks on KKt2 and QB5,
bishop on KR7, knight on Q3, pawns on
Q2, QB2. Black king on Q5, queen on
KR7. bishops on QB2 and 3Kt6, pawns
on KR4, KKt6, Q3. Q4, QB5, QKt4. QKt-5.
PROBLEM NO. 1213. .
By W. A. Stiinkman.
BLACK THREE PIECES.
WHITE THREE PIECES.
White mates in three moves.
White king on KKt, queen on KKt6,
bishop on KKt7. Black king on QR7.
knight on KB8, pawn on QKt 6. This le
very practical and instructive for begin
ners. . - ,
Solutions to No. 1213 must ha in hv
July 18, 1922. This will give the solvers
one month in which to send In their
analyses. Solutions will be forwarded to
air. roster, so please nlace on a aenar&ti
slip from your solution to other compo
sitions.
Solutions have been received from Hal
Garrett, Dr. Dalton, C. G. Givens. H. S.
ixoaaara. Hi. L. wnite, tt. w. uross, J.
R. Becker. Chris Logan, Ray Lafever, D.
Looney. P. W. Young. J. T. Hughes. Otto
Janberg, Raymond Lewis, C. G. Campbell,
Le .inompson, irroieasor is. c. Kanaga,
Frank Maua
Leo Thomson, secretary Attn OtwnHn
Chess and Checker club, writes they are
enjoying to the fullest extent th a ,m
C. columns in The Oregonlan. It Is a
source of gratification to the editor that
in some way and degree he Is contribut
ing to the comfort and entertainment of
many shut-Ins in hospitals, old people's
homes, prisons, etc. The letters we re
ceive from many of them do us good.
Dr. Dalton H. W. Gross and all ot the
contributors to these columns are doing
possibly more than . they realize.. Yes.
and they serve to brine cheer in manv
saddened hearts.
SOLUTIONS. ' -.
Problem No. 1207 Key. O-OR. vnr
good for a boy 16 years of age.
irrooiem o. rjvs Key, Q-Kt6, K-Q5:
z, v(-K.on., K-u; s, B-Kt4 mate. A
aanayi
Problem No. 1209 Key, Kt-K5,
KxQKt: 2. Q-K4ch.. K moves: 9 o
Kt mates.
Leo Thompson, San Quentin, Cal. The
solution given to No 1180 was Q-B
KxKt: 2. Q-KB4 anv: S. 0.04 m. it
Is a three-mover and possibly the two
move puoucation is what puzzled the
tans.
E. L. White. Stevennnn Wn.h win
look up No. 1007 and give you the ulti
matum very soon, aorry you were never
able to get It straightened out.
Hal Garrett, Seattle. Wash. We thank
you for two more of your problems. Will
publish soon.
C. G. Givens. Saiem Or. Ve th in.
scription to No. 1209 was correct. See
solution aoove.
GAME NO. 1193 RUT LOPEZ.
This is a game between rc. T.aAbap
Chicago, 111., and N. Hernandez, Tampa.
, .uttg pieces:
White. I Black.lWhite. Black.
1 P-K4 P-K423 K-R KtxR
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3I24 RxKt P-R3
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3I25 B-K3 P-B5
4 B-R4 Kt-B3i26 B-Q4 Q-K3
U yj KJ Jt-tXpZf U-!tt OtQ
6 P-Q4 P-QKt4i2S RxQ 1 KR.Q
7 B-Kt3 P-Q4I29 P-Kt3 ! . PxP
8 PxP B-K3I30 RPxP . ' R-Q4
9 P-B-3 B-K2;81 K-Kt2 . R-KB
10 QKt-Q2 Kt-B4 32 B-B5 R-B4
11 B-B2 - P-Q533 RxBP R-Q6
12 Kt-K4 PXPI34 R-BSch ' K-B2
13 KtxKt BxKt 35 B-K3 P-KR4
14 B-K4 . Q-Q2136 B-B4 K-K2
15 Q-B2 B-Q4I37 Kt-R4 R-B2
16 B-KKt5(A BxBi38 B-Kt5ch K-K3
17 QxB PxP(B39 R-K8ch K-4
18 QR-Q ' P-KtSHO1 R-Q8ch K-B5
19 RxQKt ' O-0I41 RxR KxR
20 QR-B P-B4I42 P-K6 R-B
21 Q-B2 Kt-Q3ll3 P-K7 R-QKt
22 QxB Kt-K7chl44 Kt-B5 Resigns.
(A) A new move which seems to be
very good.
B This loses. The only chance is to
castle.
H. S. Goddard, Vancouver, Wash,
News of Maud Bon Scouts
0
NE of the best rallies ever
given in Portland was the one
presented at Multnomah field
last Saturday. First place In the
rally-was won by troop 49, with
troop 66 second and troops 69 and
86 tying for third place. What we
consider the most important trophy
for the day, that given for the best
scouting spirit displayed during the
entire meet, the preparation of the
same, and the cleaning up of the
grounds, was won by troop 40, with
troops 69 and 86 close runners-up.
and receiving honorable mention
for the splendid scouting spirit
they displayed. The trophies for
band features went to Earl Rogers
for fife, James Goss for drum and
Frank Ferris for bugle. Troop. 86
won the first place for, trek car and
received a magnificent flag with
carrier. Troop 49 won first place
with their bridge and received a
troop camping set as their trophy.
Trophies for- the rally were pre
sented by J. C. Ainsworth, Emory
Olmstead, Nathan Strauss, Stubb;
Electric company, Meier & Frank
company, J. A. Currey and J. D.
Bowles. Lumber for the wall ani
tent stakes, and material for fires
was presented by Cole Lumber com
pany and Eastern & Western Lum
ber company. The. winners of all
of the events have been published
in the papers, so they need not be
repeated here.
Scout la Promoted.
We have another eagle scout in
the person of Alfred Carter of
troop 18. Alfred has passed some
of the hardest of the merit badge
tests m order to qualify for this
event. His eagle scouts and second
class scouts were presented to the
eoouts on tiho field by Judges Evans
ana nanzler and the officers of the
Portland council, consisting of
Messrs. C. C. Colt. Adolphe Wolfe,
L. Allen Lewis and J. K. Gill. In
order for Alfred to become an
Eagle Scout he has had to pass the
tenderfoot, second-class and first
class scout tests and, also, the fol
lowing vocational merit badge
tests:
First aid, personal health. life-savinK,
camping, civics, pathflnding. chemistry,
forestry,, electricity, signaling, swimming,
athletics, public health, pioneering, cook
ing, oiro study, cycling, surveying, car
pentry, firemanship, craftwork in wood.
me following scouts received
merit badges:
Ernest Llnnett, first aid to animals.
troop 1.
George Moorad. public health, cycling,
first aid, flreman&hlp, troop IS.
- Howard Budlong, firemanship. carpen
try, canrping, personal health, craftwork
in wood, public health, first aid. Hist
aid to animals, patbfinding, troop 8a.
van Watson, plumbing, troop 40. -
Kenneth Fennel!, swimming, personal
health, public health, troop 49.
Charles Cram, firemanship, carpentry,
personal hesith, public health, first aid,
electricity. Troop 57.
Edgar Ricen, scholarship, troop 69.
Earl Syverson, craftwork in metal, in
terpreting, firemanship, troop 75.
Virgil Payton, electricity, blacksmith-
Ing, troop 79.
The following received the de
grees of first-class scouts:
Howard Budlong, troop 33; Alton
Thayer, troop 57; Gordon Pefley, troop
87; John Arnold, troop 69; Lewis Jordan,
writes that problem No. 1195 should read
as follows: RB4)-B8. P-B7 2. Kt-B7,
lio. Problem No. 1183 by W. H. Gross
has but one key.
Mr. Goddard. Mr. Givens did not get
No. 1209 either. Look the solution over
carefully that is given above.
GAME NO. 1194.
v French Defense.
E. Lasker of Chicago, white pieces,
and Mr. Altman. black. Fifth champion
ship tournament. C. C. L. A
White. BlacklWhtte. Black.
1 P-K4 P-K3I16 Kt-B3 B-B3
2 P-Q4 " P-Q4I17 QKt-K2 BxPch
3 Kt-QB3 P-Q4I18 KtxB KtxKt
4 PxP PxPll9 Q-B2 Q-R5(D
5 B-KKt5 B-K3I20 P-B3 Kt-Kt4
6t-B-Q3 Kt-B3l21 Q-K2 B-Q2
7 KKt-K2 B-K2I22 KtxP K-Kt
S O-O Q-Q2i23-Kt-Kt6(H Q-KKt5
9 Q-Q2 P-KR3I24 Q-K7 B-B3
10 B-KB4 P-KKt4l25 Q-Q8ch K-R2
11 B-Kt3 0-0-0126 KtBSch K-R
12 PtB4(A FxP27 Kt-Kcn
13 KtxP QR-B(BI28 KtxBch PxKt
14 Kt-Kt5 Kt-KI29 BxKt KPxB
15 QR-K(C P-R3I30 KxKt ttesigns
(A) The only way to obtain an at
tack '
(B) Black does not dare take- the
QP, on account of the KtxB, followed
by B-K5. The text move however is not
good, as it does not add to the R mo-
(C) White does not mind losing the
QP as he obtains a wonderfully open
game, with long lines at the disposal ot
rooks and bishops.
(D) If the Kt requires white can
force the. Issue by 20, KtxB, PxKt, 21,
QxR, etc.
(B) The rest is forced.
GAME NO. 1195.
Ruy Lopez.
Daly. Baldwin. IDaly. Baldwin.
White. Black.lWhite. Black.
1 P-K4 P-K4I16 QxB R-Q
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB317 Q-B3 O-O
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3I18 P-B4 R-Q3
4 B-R4 B-B4U9 Kt-Q2 B-Q4
5 P-B3 Kt-B3l20 QKt-B4 . R-K3
6 O-O P-Q3I21 Kt-K3 BxBP
1 P-Q4 i PxP22 Kt-Kt4 Q-R5
8 PxP B-R2I23 KtxB QxKt
9 P-Q5 . P-QKt4l24 R-B3 P-B3
10 PxKt PxBI25 R-Q K-R
11 QxRP B-Kt5l26 R-Q8 KxR
19 v.vii PiPI27 KtxB R-K7
13 KtxP B-K3I28 Kt-B7ch K-Kt
14 B-Kt5 B-Q529 Kt-R6ch Resigns
15 BxKt QxBI
Checkers.
PROBLEM NO. 1888.
This position and the one below is con
tributed oy ranit x-oiiwu, uum auicd
Cal.
BLACK, 2. 4, 6, 10, 14. 15. 19.
''sa in;
f" "" !-T5T OT- !r-S
iiute Km vnftfrw n.-W ,M, .v-mA
s,.:
r ism ""'
fri.n 4,v,, , -T-TO
1 HQIh ' I I r J
WHITE, 11, 13. 17,' 26. 27, 80.
White to play. What result?
PROBLEM NO. 13S9.
BLACK, 1, 2., 10, 13, 17, 21; KINGS. 12, 81
Higgle
k.-,: .-i .v.v.n ;
- r5!-
-'TT. "-v
T-V -rrw
WHITE. 6, 20, 21. 30; KINGS. 8. 4. 11, 26.
Blacks to play and draw. - .
PROBLEM NO. 1390.
This Is an ending of a game between
Nichols and Whitehill, both of Los Ange
les, Cal. Mr. Pollard, the contributor,
writes that he solved it first time trying.
Black. 6. 7. 8. 12, 15. 19. 24. White. 13,
16. 17, 21, 28, 31. Black to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 1891.
One. of Mr. Pollard's late ones. Black,
20, 24; king, 16. White, sz; kings. 13,
26. White to play and win.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 1380 Black. 8, 6, 7, 12,
20: king. 22. White. 13. 15. 27. 28. 32:
king, 4. Black to vis.: 6-22, 13-23. 1S-10,
.jraAT'S DOIJfG.
June 19. 1 P. M. Put In exhi
bition, rose show, armory.
June 20, 8 P. M. Community
Scout meeting, St. Johns
Community club.
June 21, all day Scout exhi
bition, rose show, armory.
June 22, afternoon, Partici
pate In athletic carnival.
t Muitnoman neia.
june. zz, ail day scout exm
bition, rose show, armory.
June 23, all day Scout exhi-
. "bition, rose show, armory,
June 24, all day Scout exhi
bition, rose show, armory.
'June 24, 9 A. M. Examina
tions, Jefferson and Lincoln
high schools.
June 26, 7 P. M. Exam Ina
nitions for working boys,
Scout headquarters.
July 6 Opening of summer,
camp, Wahtum lake. Are
you registered)?
troop IT; Melvin Nelson, troop 75; Earl
Syverson, troop 75; David Btrech, troop
BS.
The following includes the names
of second-class scouts and their
troops:
Jay Horner. Orotund Welday, 2ougis
Qooanch, quintan Weldy, Alrrea Henna
gin, troop 1; Ivan Bawes, Harry Neilion,
Ralph Gannon, Edwin Gannon, troop 8;
Kenneth LaVlolette, Kenneth Fisher,
Clifford Joy. troop 10; Jerome Clark.
troop 12; Arthur Kelly. Rlchaxd Levy,
Beldon Lidyard, Gordon Winks, Allan
Palmer, troop 13; John Caldwell, troop
14; Ralph Calkin, John Munnikion, Leo
Pawlasek, Rotlln Emerson, Arthur Emer
son. Arvld Johnson, Louis Weiss, Wesley
Clegg, troop IS; Leslie Ordeman, troop
19; rvorman faker, Charles Holer, troop
20; Robert Craw, James Murray, Kenneth
sax, Hammond Thome, John newiana,
Harold Sax, Ronald Harvey, Morris Har
vey. Paul Miller, troop 23; Clyde Derby
shire, Robert McWhiney, Wayne- Hodges,
troop 24; Harold Hain, Warren Jonee,
Robert Roxburgh, troop 25; Archie Cato,
troop 27: Waldemar Westerlund, John
Paul Jones, Richard Michael, troop 30;
Stephen Mergler, Edward Vennewitx,
Julius Olsen, Karl Kolb, Clarence Craw,
troop 33; Benton Skibitszke, John
Sprouse, troop 35; Louis GUI, troop .18;
Warren Korstad, Harry Wolfe, Kenneth
wells, Howard Amundson. troop 40;
James York, troop 42; Harry Olson,
Archie Loveland. Charles Ashenfelter,
Robert Duvall, Raymond Turlay. troop
46; Clarke Runyan, troop 47; Francis
Sturdevant, troop 48; Eugene Rossman,
troop 4B;. WlUl&m Patterson, troop JO;
Edward Moore, Peter Schulderman,
troop 66; Ebellng Hustoft, troop 57; El
ton Strahorn, Melvin Moore. Theodore
Elkin, troop 60; Adrian Davis, troop 62;
Robert Howard, John Tillson, ' Wells
Thompson, troop 65; Roderick Rosdine,
trooD 67: George Donald, Robert Brown,
Eli Greenwood. John Leaverton. Arthur
Markewitz, Arthur Prag, troop 69; Ror.in
Trumbull. Curtis Payton, Newton Poston,
trono 71: Melvin Nelson, troop 75:
Charles Gardenshire. troop 83; Frederick
Parks, troop 85: Paul Strech, IMdon war
rick, Ivan Pyle, Robert Flanders, Will
iam White, troop 86; Harry Tarnoff,
Harry Krleder, troop 87; Harold Van
Fleet, troop 92; George Gordon, troop
100; Edward Clark, Lloyd Brown, troop
102; Herbert Oliver, troop 10.
Radio Set Received.
A wonderful radio set has been
presented to the Boy Scouts for use
at Wahtum lake, this set costing
about J300, and when this is in
stalled at Wahtum lake we will be
able to receive broadcasting from
28-24, 7-2. 6-10, 13-6, 10-14, 2-7, 1-10,
21-12-16. Black wins.
Problem No. 1381. Black. 2, 3. 5, 12,
16; kings, 24. 26. White. 10, It. 33. 19.
23; kings, 1, 15. White to win: 13-9, 5-14,
10-6. 2-9, 11-7, S-10, 15-13, 24-15. 13-9.
26-19, 8-20. White wins. M. Claus and
brother Joe, Yacilt. Wash.
Problem No. 1382. Black, 1, 3. 8. 11.
12, 26. White, 9, 20, 23. 27. 28, 30. White
to win: 23-18, 2-6-33, 18-14, 31-24, 28-19.
1-5, 30-26. 8-7. 9-6. W. W.
Solutions have been received from A.
C, McCutcheon, Isadore Greenbaum. M.
and Joe Claus, A Hart, Harry Ulbbs, Ira
Dennis, ueorge ilcuonaio, james loung,
Russell Cole, A and M. M. Saunders, D.
Z. Hathaway, Robert Hall, J. C Bggls-
ton, George Blanchard, Leo Same. Mr.
Wollam, H. J. Brown, I. V. Watson.
Frank- Pollard. H. S. Goddard. W. ' L.
Bryant, Lee Thompson.
The Claus brothers write that No. 1180
is easily won by 7-11. 16-8, 22-26, 28-24,
B. W., or continue, 26-31, 27-23, 20-27.
Black wins.
Treasurer E-. J. Phelan and secretary
E. C. Waterhouce ot the American
Checker association had an interview
with the convention officials of the Bos
ton chamber of commerce and were
promised their hearty support in the
coming fifth American tournament, next
October. The secretary will write E. H.
Greene, president of the American asso
ciation and give him every assistance in
arranging reduced railroad rates zor
those coming from the south and west
Arrangements are also being made to
care for all visitors at reduced hotel
rates and lodgings. Every one having
the Interest of 'checkers at heart should
now subscribe fuely as possible. In or
der to provide liberal prizes for the win
ners; it will be necessary to raise at least
82000 and this must come voluntarily
irom tne lovers ox tne game, uo your
part" and help to make the event an
epoch-making one in history. Many have
been already heard from and it promises
to be on of the greatest gathering ever
held in this country. Contributions should
be remitted to any of the following offi
cers: E. H. Greene, president, box 282,
Hanlbal, Mo.; E. C. Waterhouse, secre
tary, 40 Autum street, Everstte, Mass.;
a. J. pneian. treasurer, 411 sroaa streec.
Lynn, Mass. Others holding official po
sitions are R. D. Banks, Chicago: S. F.
Hogue. Los Angeles: Frank Farmer,
Wichita, Kan. ; H. O. Newcomb,
Akron, onto: Jonn Steele, juynn, Mass. a
small amount from the players will aid
In carrying this through.
Frank pollard writes that some years
ago this position was given In The Ore
gonlan: Black, 1, T; kings, 3, 10. White.
is: Kings. . M. 23. aiacK to play ana
win. Mr. P. believes that he has found
draw: 1-5. 9-13. 5-9. 13-15. 7-11. etc.
Many variations, but draw apparent.
This is taken from the Record Checker
department, published at Catasaa.ua, Pa.
Just received a sample copy and It Is a
beauty. Edited by Raymond Kemmerrer.
Rudolph, black: Kearns. white.
10-15 19-15 19-13 8-23 8-12
22-17 19-19 7- 2 25-30 16-11
11-16 21-17 14-17 23-19 12-18
23-18 12-16 2- 6 21-25 28-27
15-22 25-21 17-21 17-22 25-21
25-18 18-20 6- 8 25-29 11-8
9-14 14-1-0 22-25 22-18 22-17
18- 9 7-14 9-14 29-25 10-35
6-22 17-10 25-29 10- 6 17-22
26-17 19-24 27-23 1-10 15-11
8-11 15-11 29-25 15- 6 . 21-17
29-25 5- 9 15-18 25-21 11-15
4- 8 21-17 13-17 6- 2 17-21
17-14 9-14 33-19 21-17 8- 4
16-19 17-13 25-29 2- 6 21-25
24-15 18-22 18-14 80-25 15-11
11-18 13- 9 20-25 8-10 22-18
28-24 24-28 19-15 8- 8 27-24
8-11 9- 6 17-22 19-16 W. W.
24-18 2- 9 14-17 17-22 '
11-16 11- 7 22-28 18-23
Alfred Jordan is at present in New
York city; but probably at this pub
llcation is in Cleveland. Ohio. At no
time in its history was the game
more popular than It la today. Mr.
Campbell has found a solution to
problem No. 1312 by H. J. Brown.
Stlverton, Or.: 30-26, 21-25, 25-30.
22-17, 30-25, 17-13, 25-22, 13-6. 22-25,
9-6, 25-22, 2-7. .25-22, 7-8. 25-22. 8-8.
25-22, 8-12, 22-25, 12-16 and win. So
far have received three solutions to the
prize problem No. 1379. A. C. Mc
Cutcheon of Pendleton, Or., gives this
analysis to the problem that you inquire
about. No. 1376: 6-10, 27-81. 26-30.
17- H1C.A, 10-14CB, 30-26 draws. A 10-15,
18- 23, 25-22, 81-26, 22-17. 26-22. 17-14.
22- 17, 14-10, 17-14, 10-7, 28-27, (7-3, 5-8.
13.6, 14-10, Drs.) 15-10, 14-17. Drs.
B 18-23 loses by 25-22. 31-26. 14-17.
26- 81, 22-18, 23-27, 18-14. 27-32. 14-10,
32-27, 10-7, 27-23, 17-22, to prevent ex
change. 23-19, 7-2, 19-15. 2-7. etc. This
simply adds to and corrects play In Edln
burg game played between Messrs.
Blanchard and McCutcheon.
GAME NO. 1190 CROSS.
11-15 17-14(A 8-11 15-10 . 81-26
23- 18 . 11-15 29-22 20-24 6-10
8-11 19-10 11-16 18-34 28-22
27- 23 6-15 19-15 24-28 10-15
4- 24-19 16-19 26-22 3-7(D
28- 39 15-24 80-26 19-23 32-27
10-14 . 28-19 5- 9(B 22-18 22-17
19- 10 1S-23 . 22-17 1- 5(C 15-10
14-26 ' 81-27 9-13 10- 6 2S-32
28-19 9-18 17-14 23-26 10-3
T-14 25-22 12-16 6- 1 82-23
22-17.' 18-25 14- 9 26-31 Bowen
14-18 27-18 16-20 1- 6 B. W.
(A) Can a draw be shown after this
move? I doubt it.
(B) 12-16 is the book move to win here.
and it was adopted la a recent match
practically every city west of Chi
cago. This outfit has a magnavox
and the broadcasting will thus be
made available to all of the scouts
at the camp at the same time. We
certainly owe the Elks' club of
Portland ours most appreciative
thanks.
A considerable group of our
scouts gathered at Broadway and
Stark streets Wednesday at 6:30 :
P. M-, where they met the Elks'
band and drum corps and were es
corted to Multnomah field, where
they assisted in putting over the
Flag day celebration held each year
by the Elks' club.
In the southwest corner of the
rose show, which is to be held in
the armory, the scouts will have, all
of next week, a wonderful outing
display, showing the outdoor activi
ties of the scouts, not only at Wah-
the most favorable location of the
whole show and we are told that we '
are occupying the largest amount of
space. We want every scout and
his parents to see this wonderful
exhibition, which will be the finest
that has ever been put on any place
In the west.
Athletic Exklbit Planned.
On Thursday we have a part in
lco gym&ana, put ob uy um ivuba
Festival, at Multnomah field, when
we will present a number of the
very best activities of the annual:
rally, held last Saturday. We have
picked out some attractive events
and wexfeel quite positive that they
will be the equal of anything else in
this exhibition.
We still iave some places left for
scouts wno want u go to me sum
mer training camp at Wahtum lake.
We will evidently have the largest
camp wo nave cyci uau, uiu dluuio
who want to be sure of a place
should get their registrations In as .
early as possible. Almost every boy
the chief has met states that he is
expeoting to go to Wahtum lake for
the summer, but all of them have
not put in their cards. This should
be done without deKy. We are
showing the scout camp pictures at
some school or club practically
every night and knowledge of what
we do has thus come to a very much
larger number of people than have
ever known about our activities.
This will mean an appreciation of
camp and helpfulness from parents '"
and scouts in putting over our train
ing programme than we have ever
had. It will make our camp much
more enjoyable not only for the
scouts, but for the camp directors. '
Be sure and get your registration
card in early if you expect to be
with us.
Swimming Testa Dropped.
The school tanks are now closed
aiiu i;utrm;Huciiiij icasuuo auu outl
ining tests will not be given until
fall. We expect to teach a good :
many boys to swim at Wahtum lake,
although if it is at all possible we
hope you will know how to swim
before they go. The scouts who are
left in the city should take advan
tage of the opportunity to learn to
swim at the different city swimming
tanks. Every scout certainly ought
to know how to swim, and only
mollycoddles will hesitate , about
trying it out.
but authorities have been knocked out
by 18-14 which forces a neat draw. I
submit. 5-9 to force the play back into
the old book win. Can a draw be shown
after 5-9?
(C) Bowens Cross shows a win here by
23-26, etc.
(D) Bowen corrects Drummond by this
move.
The distinguished service medal
was recently conferred in the name
of the president of the United
States on seven French army of
ficers. The decorations were for
service rendered the American ex
peditionary force by the French
medical corps.
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Now will you let yourself be shown
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Just sign your full name and address and
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In these years of practice. Specialist
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