THE' SLMiAY OltlibOMiN, I'OlULAiND, liL-CUJlBUlt 10, 1922
WlUtlZED
BY GREAT BRITAIN
American Craft Decline to
Marked Inferiority.
PARITY NEED IS CITED
Change of Programme by United
States Is Advocated by Rear
Admiral Huse. .
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNLXG.
By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.j
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 9.
How Great Britain is modernizing
its navy within the limitations of
the Washington 5-5-3 naval arma
ment reduction agreement while the
United States is permitting its navy
to decline to a plane of marked in
feriority was disclosed today by
Hear Admiral Harry JVIcL. P. Huse,
United States navy.
Great Britain not only is building
new battleships permitted by the
agreement, but is strengthening and
modernizing old ships and making
other changes, as a result of which
two-thirds of our battleships are
outranged in gun fire by British
ships of the same rank. .
Xavles to Be on Parity.
The British and American navies
are to be maintained at a parity
under the terms of the Washing
ton agreement, but the American
navy will remain far inferior to the
British in strength unless the United
States adopts a modernization pro
gramme. To preserve a navy second
to none, according to Admiral Huse,
it also will be necessary to increase
the personnel and build not less
than 16 10,000-ton cruisers.
Admiral Huse retired yesterday on
reaching the age of 64, after 44
years of active and distinguished
service. Having retired he deemed
himself at liberty to disclose what
he knows of the manner in which
the British are outstripping the
Americans in naval 'strength and
consented to "an interview.
The admiral was asked how the
navy limitation agreement is work
ing out.
Britain Carries on Work.
"At first," he replied, "the gen
eral idea was that the only effect
of the treaty would be to scrap a
lot of American battleships' and to
stop all further construction of capi
tal ships except such as Great Bri
tain, France and Italy would be
allowed to build under its provi
sions. In the last congress it was
made clear that there were con
structive obligations as well as de
structive obligations, and that the
poiicy of a navy second to none was
inconsistent with a reduction in the
personnel below the treaty ratios
established .for capital ships. But
there are several old matters that
require equally serious considera
tion. X
"Since all work was stopped on
the construction of the new battle
ships, practically nothing, or at
least very little, has been spent on
the old battleships in this country.
Meanwhile, Great Britain has not
only proceeded with the task of
building two new battleships which
the is allowed to do under the pro
visions of the treaty and which will
naturally embody all the very new
est developments in naval construc
tion and ordnance, but shtf has spent
very large sums in modernizing her
old ships.
( raft Wrought lp to Date,
'"On one ship alone, the Repulse,
.she has spent more than 800.000
pounds, and the Royal Sovereign,
which has just returned to the fleet,
has been overhauled at a cost of
morf than 500,000 pounds. All the
battleships of the British fleet ex
cept five have cither been brought
up to da.te or are now undergoing
tne process, and of the five excep
tions, four are to be scrapped as
soon as the two new battleships are
ready. Doubtless the fifth ship will
be undertaken shortly."
The ihapRcs made. Admiral Huse
an id, include put ting "blisters" on
the sides of the ship, increasing the
thickness of the. deck armor, in
creasing the elevation that can be
given' turret guns and improving
the ballistic qualities of the bat
teries. "Increasing the elevation of the
guns has resulted in enabling the
British fleet to hold target practice
at ranges exceeding 30.000 yards,"
he ron tin iied. "On many battle
ships in our fleet the maximum.
ran so is 21.000 yards, the difference
being due to the fact that our iguns
can be given an elevation of only 15
degrees. That is, the maximum
range of the guns on the British
capital ships now exceeds 300t)0
yards, while the maximum range
on two-thirds of our battleships is
only 21.0CO yards. Fortunately
it is possible ti correct this dis
parity hy enlarging our gun ports
and modifying our gun carrigaes so
as- to give elevation to our guns
necessary for the increased range."
I'm of Plane Dfcused.
"How has it come about that our
guns are outranged by the British
guns?" the admiral was asked.
"The answer is the development
in aeronautics and the use of air
planes in directing t he fire of
ships." replied Admiral Huse. "Ev
erybody knows that after fire has
bwn opened on a target the range
must be corrected by 'spotting.'
That is. by observing when shots
fall beyond the target and when
shots fall short of it, the skillful
spotter can estimate very closely
the necessary change to be made in
the elevation of the guns to bring
them on the target. When the cor
rect range has been found, gaivos
from the firing ship will 'straddle'
the target, some falling short and
sume going beyond, due to the dis
persion of ihe salvos. The area
within which the projectiles fall is
called the 'pattern.' and the more
accurately the guns are ealiberated
ami laid the smaller will be the
pattern and the greater will be the
probable number of actual hits
when the ra nge is established.
Spotting From Masts Possible.
"From the tops of masts of the
battlesnip successful spotting can
be done up to ranges of about 18.000
yards under favorable atmospheric
conditins. By the use of captive bal
loons, spotting at greater ranges
has been successfully done, but this
method hasproved on the whole un
satisfactory for reasons wVich may
not be gone into here. There re
mains spotting from airplan&s,
which has now been developed to a
point where its use in battle is prac
tically assured. Today we may
imagine two fleets engaging at such
long range that even from the tops
neither side can see the splashes
of its own projectiles. In such case
each ship must depend upon radio
messages from its airplanes to con
trol its tire.
"U is evident that if a fleet can
reach its target at a range of 30,000
juris while the range of the en
emy's guns is 21,000 it can destroy
its enemy from apposition of perfect j
security.
"Exactly this condition obtained
in the battle off the Falkland is
lands, where the British admiral
Sturdee, destroyed and' sank the
German squadron under Admiral von
Spee. Evidently then to maintain
a navy second to none we must in
crease the range of our guns by in
creasing the elevation that can be
given to them."
Old Sblps at Disadvantage.
Admiral Huse said the increased
penetration of projectiles, due to
improved ballistic qualities, has
placed our older ships at great dis
advantage when compared with the
improved British ships, due to the
increased thickness of the armored
decks of the latter. This Increased
thickness is Important not only as
a protection against gunfire, but
also as protection against bombs
from aircraft.
The English have placed large
swellings on the sides of iheir jships
extending practically the whole
length of the ship, which theyfcall
"blister," he explained. "Their pur
pose is to give additional protection
against torpedoes and against depth
bombs dropped close along the. side,
but the result is an increase in
the buoyancy of the ship, making
it pos&ible to add to the thickness
of the armored deck and the oil
fuel capacity.
"The treaty of Washington for
bids any increase in the thickness of
side armor or of turrets, and any
increase in, the caliber of guns. It
also forbids any change in the
arrangement of the battery. It can
easily be seen that without some
such restriction a ship could prac
tically be entirely rebuilt so as to
evade the restrictions placed upon
new construction of capital ships.
However, as has been stated above,
Great Britain, with her usual fore
sight, has taken; full advantage of
this, while, as has already been
said, we have done nothing. Unless
we are to fall very far behind we
must at once get to work on our
own ships."
(Je(Jeckers
BUTLER IS UHDEB FIBE
CONFIRMATION AS ASSOCIATE
JUSTICE FOUGHT.
St. Paul Attorney Sai4 to Have
Unsavory Record and Is
Corporation Man.
WASHINGTON, .D. C. Dec. 9. The
light against confirmation of Pierce
Butler, St. Paul attorney, nominated
to be associate justice of the su
preme court, was opened formally
Friday before senate judiciary sub
committee by Senator-elect Ship
stead, farmer-laborite of Minnesota.
Corporation connections of Mr. But
ler, especially in the present Twin
Cities traction fight, were under
stood to have been referred to by
Mr. Shipstead at the hearing, which
was held behind closed doors, in ac
cordance with senate customs in
dealing with nominations. Professor
William A. Schaper of Minnesota,
formerly of the University of Min
nesota, of which Mr. Butler has long
been a regent, also appeared before
the committee in connection with
his severance from the faculty in
1917 for alleged utterances on the
war. .
Further hearings on the nomina
tion will be held next Wednesday,
the committee, which is headed by
Chairman Nelson of Minnesota, ad
journing until then, as Mr. Ship
stead asked for time to- present wit
nesses in support of- his charges.
As the supreme court will adjourn
next Monday until January 2, it was
said it would be impossible for Mr.
Butler, if confirmed, to be sworn in
until that time.
Mr. Shipstead, as well as commit
tee members, refused to discuss his
testimony today, declaring the mat
ter was executive, but it was learned
that he submitted a detailed state
ment, with four major counts at
tacking Mr. Butler.
The principal one was understood
to relate to the traction fight of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company,
of which Mr. Butler is counsel, and
certain phases of financing in con
nection with it. In this connection,
Mr. Shtpstead was said to have
asked that the committee summon
Dr. Delos Wilcox, a New York ex
pert, who filed a report in the trac
tion fight.
In opposfhg Mr. Butler, Senator
Shipstead was understood to have
emphasized the nominee's "long
service as counsel for various corpo
rations" as having imbued Jiim with
a corporate "viewpoint."
E. H. BRYANT, Editor.
Contributions or tames, endines, prob
lems and items of interest, criticism and
club' notes solicited. Send direct to 143
East Thirty-fifth street Portland Chess
and Checker club, Washington building.
PROBLEM No. V2T2.
By W. R. I. Dalton, M. D., Seattle, Wash.
This "'Three Mover" we trust will be
absolutely correct in design and descrip
tion tor It is one of tne doctors latest
and worthy the most careful attention
of the solvers. The author, who has pos
sibly aided more than any other con
tributor to make these columns interest
ing, offers a book prize for the beat
analysis. There are several good tries
ana variations.
PROBLEM No. 1272.
BLACK 10 pieces.
TTWiT W
WHITE 10 pieces.
White mates In three moves.
White king on QB; queen on QB8;
rooks on KR2 and K6; bishops on KKt8
and Q2; knight on QB3; pawns on KKto,
KB2 KB4. Black king on KB4: cuieen on
Qsq. bishops on QB2 and QR7; knights
on KR and KKt7; pawns on KKt2, KKtu,
Q2 and Q6.
PROBLEM No. 1273.
By Dr. Dalton.'
BLACK S pieces. .
V jgf VA H
Hunt for Airmen Planned.
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 9. Tn prepar
ation for a thorough search of the
country between here and Yuma for
an army plane which has been miss
ing since Thursday morning, two
airplanes from San Diego arrived
here Friday at 5:45 P. M.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Dec. 9. Maximum tem
perature, 44 degrees; minimum. 3S. de
grees. River reading. 8 A. M., 3.2 f et ;
change in last 24 hours, 0.2 foot fall.
Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 3 P. M.). 1.26
inches: total rainfall since September L
1!22. 13.14 inches: normal rainfall since
September 1, 14.16 inches; deficiency of
rainfall since September J, 112. 1.02
inches. Sunrise, 7:41 A. M. ; sunset.
4:26 P. M. Total. sunshine December 9,
none; possible sunshine, 8 hours 45 m'n
utes. ' Moonrise Sunday. 11:30 P. 31.;
moonset Sunday, 11:57 A. 11. Barome
ter (reduced to sea level at a P. il..
21. 5ft inches. Relative humidity at 5
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WHITER pieces.
- White mates in three moves.
White kins on QRo: rooks on 08 and
QB0: bishop on KR3: knights on K6 and
QB5; pawns on KKto, KB2 and QJ33.
Black. Jtins on 04 ; bishop on Q3; pawns
on KBl, KB5, KB6. .QB2. QB5 and C K3.
KUfcJL.EAl AO. 12i4.
By Dr. W. R. Dalton.
BLACK3 pieces.
WHITE 6 pieces.
White mates In two moves.
White, king on K4: aueen"or OKt:
rooks on QB and QB6; bishops on QKt3
and QKt4.
Black, king on Q2; knight on QR;
pawn on QB2.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 103 Key, Q-KR3.
Problem N'o. 1264 Kev, Q-Q and also
Q-QR. H. S. GoddardV Vancouver, Wash.
Problem No. 1265 Key, Kt-Kt5, K-R4;
2, P-B4, K moves; 3,' Q-R3 or 7 mate.
Or 1. .. K-Kt2, 2; Q-R7ch K moves; 3,
Q or Kt mates'. .
Solutions have been received from Lea
Thompson, O. II. Drake, O. G. Givens, H.
W. Gross. R. Hall, R. F. Stover, H. S.
Goddard, M. Claus, S. W. Walker. G. H.
Simmons, Bert Washburn, C. P. Gates,
Albert Johnson. Dr, Dalton, I Pluylaar,
C. E. French, E. Page.
Those interested in chess gathered at
the library building, room C, and or
ganized a brand new" club for Portland,
at least that is what they got together
for and here is hoping they succeeded
for the more the better and Portland
should have several organizations of chess
anad checker clubs. Notwithstanding the
games are played at nearly all of the
clubs in the city, yet there are many
who have to watch others who secure
the boards first playing. It possibly
would surprise, many if they knew just
how many play these games in our city.
Several hundred cannot avail themselves
of the privileges accorded club members
and consequently correspondence matches
or games are rapidly increasing among
the devotees. The cognomen of the new
club is to be "Capablanca Chess Club."
They extend a cordial Invitation to all
those interested to visit them and aid
in making the club a great success. Wil
liam G, Goeslin, 301 Corbett building, a
member of the old standard chess club
in the Washington building, has comt.
pletel three ' games by correspondence
with his brother in Philadelphia, Pa.. Two
of the games appear below. Tou will
find them worthy a-careful analysis.
H. J. Goselin, W G.jH. J. Gosslin, W. G.
White. . Black, white. Black.
1 P-K4 P-K4 24 KR3 K-Q2
2 Kt-KB3 KtKB3 25 P-OR4 P-QR4
3 Kt-QB3 KtQB3i26 B-B3 P-QKt3
4 B-B4 KtxP;27 B-Q2
5 BxPch KxB28 P-KB4
6 KtxKt P-Q4:29 -B3
7 QKt-Kt5 K-Kti30 B-K3
8 P-Q3 P-KR3'31 K-K2
9 Kt-KR3 B-KKt5j32 PxP
10 P-QKt3 Kt-Q5!33P-B3
11 Kt-Kt Q-B3 34 PxP
12 B-Kt2 ' BxKtl35 B-B
13 KtxB B-Ktoeh!36 K-K3
KtxKtch 37 K-Q4
QXQJS8 BsB
B-B43 KxP
PxP 40 K-Kt5
R-K-Ch 41 KxP
B-Q3I42 PxP
K-B2.43 K-Kt5
- RxR44 P-R5
R-K45 P-R6
KxR Resigns.
GAME NO. 1250.
W. G. Gosslin, H. J.lw. G. Goaslin.
White. Black. White.
1 P-K4 P-K4122 KtxKt
2 P-Q4- - P-Q3123 P-KK14
3 Kt-QB3 PxP24 P-KR4
4 QxP Kt-QB3 25 KPxP
5 B-Kt5 B-Q2126 QR-B
BxB'27 P-QB4
Kt-B3!'S K-Q2
B-K2I20 P-QR4
O-OI30 QR-KKt
Kt-Kt5i31 KR-Kt2
QxB32 KR-Kt3
Q-Q2I33 PxP
KR-KI34 K-Q3
P-KB3I35 P-Kt5ch
Kt-K436 PxPch
Kt-Kt3i37 QR-K
BxKtl.lS QR-QB
Q-B213 UR-BO
QxQ40 P-Kt6ch
R-K2I41 P-B6
Kt-K4i
GAME No. 1251.
H.J.G.IW.G.G.
Black.1 White.
P-K4ll Q-Kt4ch
PxP'12 KxB
3 Kt-KB3 P-KKt4113 Q-Kt6ch
4 B-B4 B-KKt2ll4 BxKt
P-Q315 BxPch
P-KR3il6 RxPch
P-Kt5'17 BxR
PxKt'ia G-K8ch
P-KB3!19 R-B7
K-021
S. Goddard corrects key to problem
1257. Instead of B-Q4s given it
14 P-B3
15 QxKt
16 PxQ
17 P-Q4
18 PxP
19 K-B
20 P.-K
21 K-Kt2
22 RxR
23 RxR
6 BxKt
7 Kt-B3
8 B-Kt5
9 O-O-O
10 KR-K
11 BxB
12 Kt-Q5
13 KR-K2
14 QR-K
15 Kt-R4
16 P-KB4
17 Kt-KB3
18 Q-Bch
19 QxQch
20 P-Kt3
21 P-B5
W.G.G.
White.
1 P-K4
2 P-KB4
P-Q4
6 0-0
7 P-B3
8 QBxP
9 QxP
10 Q-R5ch
H.
No.
K-K3
K-B4
B-QKt5
P-R4
P-B4
PxP
-B5
PxP
P-Kt3
B-Q3
BxP
KxB
KxP
P-Kt4
P-Kt5
PxP
-Kt6
P-Kt7
P-R8
H. J.
Black.
PBvKt
P-KKt3
PxP
K-B3
P-KR3
P-QKt3
P-QR4
KR-Kt2
QR-Kt
P-B3
P-Q4
PxP
QR-QB
PxP
K-B2
QR-K
KR-Kt
QR-Kt
Resigns.
H.J.O.
Black.
K-K
Q-K2
K-B
RxB
K-Kt
K-Kt
QxB
K-R2
Resigns.
White to move and win. Position at
note A.
B A beautiful example of scientific
checkers.
GAME NO. 1253. -This
game is taken from the Catasau
nua Record, Penn. Raymond Kemmerer.
editor checker department. Black, J.
Duffy, and white. L. M. Lewis. Two good
ones. Go slow and study as you go.
10- 14 2S-19 13-18 29-25 30-14
24-19 8-11 13- 6 17-21 Is-
6-10 25-22 13-27 25-22 3-14
22-17 4- S(B 32-28 11-16 10-15
11- 15(A 27-24(C 14-18 -. 24-20D 14-18
17-13 11-15 23-14 16-23 15-10
15-24 22-17 10-17 26-19 1S-22
13- 6 8-11 21-14 7-10 10- 6
2- 9 17-13 1-17 22-18 E) 3- 7
A Played by R. Stewart against Banks
in their recent match, but nevertheless
is very weak.
B This move is considered by Gins
berg and Dougherty a loss.
C Dougherty showed me how this
move would win.
D This move seems to allow a: draw.
26-23 win
E Black has the move and can draw,
although white looks strong.
GAME NO. 1254.
'The following position the fans had
quite a time over in the Weekly Times,
Melbourne, Australia: Black, 10. 21 2S,
king, 6. White, 22, 32; kings, 3, 28
Black to move.
6- 2 13- 9(A 2- 7 8-11 10-15
22-17 2- 7 9- 6 6- 9 any
21-25 3- 8(B 7- 2 11-7 14-18
li-i-J 1-2 0-1 9-14 Draws.
25-30 18-22 2-6 1-6
At-18-22. 2-6. 22-17. 10-15. 17-14 l-R.
3-8, 30-26. 8-11, 15-19. drawn. .
B 9-6, 7-11, 6-2, 10-15, 17-14, 15-19,
drawn. ,
GAME NO. 1255.
This is a Post nam T.nnrtnn T?,n
land. By F. Tlschloit, one of the very
uci ttjiaijaLH jn tne worm.- win o tne
wisp, beiaom that a came of this char.
acter is published.
9-13 18-11 8-11 in.isrA !7-!j
23-19 7-23 lS-14 2-7(1 etc.
11-15 27-18 4- 8 32-27 8-12
22-18 12-16 25-22 ' 11-16(C .21-17
15-22 29-25 6- 8(D 28-22 16-19
25-18 16-20 22-18 7-10(B 17-14
10-15 24-19 1- 6 etc. W. W.
A Corrects the American Checker
Player, alao game in Glasgow Herald.
(B) 7-11, 30-26, 3-7. 26-23, etc. W. W.
or 16-19, 80-26. T-ll, 27-23, W. W.
C) 7-10. etc.. 27-24. etc.. 11-16. 5R-25
same position.
(U) 2-7, 22-18, 6-9. 32-27, 1-6, 19-15.
into same position. Var. 1. 3-7, 26-22
U-16. 30-26. 8-12. 32-27, 16-19. 15-11,
7-16, 27-24, W. W. Where is the losing
move?
GAME NO. 1256.
Laird and Lady.
Played by correspondence between
messrs. -McnoJs and Martins.
11-15 , 1-17 7-14. 25-18 9-13
23- 19 25-22 18- 2 27-23 17-14
8- 11 18-25 23-26 18-27 13-17
22-17 30-14 2- 6 32-23 ' 14-10
9- 13 2-6 3-7 11-15 24-28
17-14 29-25 .. 6- 2 , 21-17 10- 7
10-17 11-16 7-11 15-19 28-32
21-14 28-23 2- 6 23-16 7- 3
15-18 13-17 26-30 12-19 8-12
19-15 25-21 28-24 6-10 3- 7
4- 8 17-22 30-25 19-24 32-25
24- 19 23-18 24-20 10-15
0-10 16-23 22-26 5- 9 W. W.
15- 6 14-10 31-22 15-18
POSTMASTER-GEXERAL ASKS
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.
should be B-K4.'
Checkers.
PROBLEM NO. 1464.
By Wm. Riepelle, Boise, Idaho.
This is fine and we are indebted to this
Boise champion for it. The solvers will
have to do som6 studying before they
master it and probably some'of the solu
tions will be wrong. Try it, nevertheless,
and send us the result."
BLACK. 4, 8, 21. 2.1; KINGS. 9, 22.
rs j '3
2.'- Li, lIls
w
"..fx-1 ' ..vs..: 1 "' 7 "T" -.':Vx '""'V'
WHITE. 6. 30: KINGS. 3. 12. 28, 31.
White to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 1485.
Bv M. Claus, Tacolt. Wash.
BLACK. 2. 11. 16. 20. 22. 23. 24.
h. 1- lyh-SHH
K
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WHITE. 9, 17. IS. 21. 29: KINGS, 3. 19.
Black to move and draw.
PROBLEM NO. 1466.
By M. Claus.
BLACK. 1, 2. 3. 4. 8, 10. 16, 22.
WHITE. 11. 17, IS, 27, 28, 29. 31, 32.
White to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 1467.
This was published in the Public
Ledger as a white win. but I find a draw
therefore it is mine. What do you say?
Frank Pollard. Los Angeles, Cal.
BLACK. 2. 5. 7. 10. U, 16.
WHITE, 14. 17. 18. 20. 22. 25. 28.
White to play and BIa.ck to draw.
SOLUTIONS:
Problem No. 1452 Black. 9. 12. 14.
20, 2:1. 26: kings. 21. 31, 32. White. 22,
27. 2S. 20. 30: kings. 15. IS. White to
win: 27-24. 16-27. 30-25. 21-30, 22-17,
14-21, 29-25. 12-16. 15-19. 16-20, 19-24.
9-13. 18-22. W. W. J. C. Eggleston.
Problem No. 1453 Black. 4, 13; kings,
3. ,24. 29. White, 12. 27: kings. 10, 20. 31
White to win: 27-23. 24-28, 20-24, 28-26,
31-22. 4-S. 10-15, 13-17. 22-13, 29-25,
13-17. 25-21, 17-22 and wins.
Problem No. 1454 Black. 5, 7. 11. 20;
kings, 8. 9, 16, 21. 29. White, 14, 15, IS,
22; kings. 2, 26. 30. 31. White to win:
2-6. 9-2. 14-9. 5-2:'., 26-10, 11-25. 31-27,
21-17: 30-14. 20-25. 14-17. 25-30, 17-22.
Problem No. 1455 Black, 13, 21; kings,
IS, 20. White. S. 15; kings, 3, 24, 26.
White to win- 21-19. 1S-14. 20-22 and
from here Mr. Goddard writes that it
works itself or it is forced win. The first
three were highly commended by Messrs.
Claus and Pollard. The last is easy but
contains a principle that should be known
by the amateurs especially.
Solutions have been received from M.
Claus, Frank Pollard. George Blanchard,
Harry Gibbs, H. S. Goddard. W. L. Bry
ant, James Toung, Ira Dennis, J. C
Eggleston, Albert Johnston, Isadora
Greenbaum, B. Taylor. '
Problem No. 1453 has one error. The
black man on 4 should have been, placed
on 3 and the king on 3 should be on 4.
Exchange pieces on Noh. 3 and 4. Some
of the experts placed them right.
We are in receipt of a copy of "Checker
Classics," by ErroII A. Smith, Atlantic
City champion. It is a compilation of
games by such noted masters as Banks,
Jordan., Bradford. Ginsberg, Reynolds
and many others. It is a valuable work
in checker science abounding in brilliant
shots, traps mid-game and masterly end
game play. Most of the games are un
notated which adds materially to the
value and usefulness of the book for
every one whether an expert or an ama
teur. The editor prizes it very highly
and never will regret the $2 paid for it."
Much of the play does not appear In the
text books. Mr. Smith says that all tle
laws of the game might be discarded if
only these- two were adhered to "A
player having a piece to capture must
take it ' and "if a piece be touched it must
be moved." Stewart Kidd company. Cin
cinnati, Ohio, are the publishers. Below
is a game that we have selected which
was certainly a surprise and a delight.
It was played 2000 years B. C. Black,
an Egyptian; white. Wizard of Oz. Check
ers. th,e oidest game in existence. Edinburgh.
GAME NO.
-13 10-23 11-16
16-23
Claim Is Made That Government
Conld Buy Postoffice Build
ings and Save Money.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 9. The
campaign for government owner
ship of postoffice buildings through
out the country was renewed by
Postmaster-General Work in his an
nual report today to congress.
Not only would a policy of pub
lic ownership relieve the government
of much of its present -housing con
gestion, the postmaster-general
said, but it also would make for fi
nancial economy, since rentals of
more than $12,000,000 now being paid
over annually without tangible re
turns could be invested instead in
property of a permanent value.
Government-owned buildings, he
pointed out, are free from taxation,
while the government as a lessee
must pay enough rent to enable the
landlord to meet his tax bills. In
the same way, he asserted that
whereas the government could bor
row money "on practically a 4-per
cent basis" to build postoffices. when
it leases it "pays a rental sufficient
to permit the lessor to borrow mone7
at 7 per cent and in some cases a"s
much as 10 per cent."
Other legislation recommended by
the postmaster-general included pas
sage of the bill pending in the house
to increase the interest rate on pos
tal savings deposits from 2 to 3 per
cent and the rate on postal savings
bonds from ZVz to IVi per cent; es
tablishment of a system of pensions
for postal employes, who have been
13-22
25-18
11-16
29-25'
5- 9
18-14
9-18
23- 14
10-17
21-14
8-11
24- 19
26- 19
11-16
28-24
16-23
27- 18
7-11
30-26
25-21
6-10
24-19
10-17
21-14
7-11
-10-
14-
16-20
31-27
11-16
1S-15
4- 8(A
10- 6
1-10
15- 6
!- 7 .
6- 2
1252.
7-10
2-
10-14
14-17
9-14
17-22
14-17
22-26
32-28
26-31
19-15
31-24
28-19
20-24
23-18
16- 23
15- 11
8-22
17- 28
12-16
28-24
16- 20
B)24-19
W. W.
A At this point the Wizard of Oz an
nounced a win. The student would do
well to try and solve the win for him
self, taking the position: Black, 1, 3, 8,
12. 16. 20. W'hite. in. 15. 19. 23. 27. 32.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly
winds.
Oregon and Washington Rain west
portion; snow east portion; moderate
winds, mostly southerly.
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in the service more than 30 years;
re-classification of departmental em
ployes ; a salary readjustment to
permit full pay-for overtime; author-
l&aiiuii xur iiiului veuiuie ruia,i mewi
routes up to 75 miles in length;
maintenance of a guaranty fund de-.
rived from assessments levied from
the failure of such officials to prop
erly perform their duties and to
take the place of the present bond
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postage on improperly or insuffi
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tension of insurance and collect-on-delivery
privileges -to -third-class
mail.
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tivities during the last fiscal year
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of $20,571,986 in the deficit of the
department had been effected by
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