THE , SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. DECEMBER IT, 1922
BAVARIA
REGARDED
MONARCHIST CENTER
Ship of State Careening on
Stormy Political Sea.
BOTH, PARTIES ARMING
SHORT SKIRTS, GONE OUT OF FASHION NOW,
DEBATED TOPIC OF WOMEN FOR YEARS
Meeting of Portland League in 1897 Favors More Sensible Garment Long Before Its Popularity and
Wearers Defy World by Appearing on Streets.
Hands like the following come
under the first heading: ,
AQ87 KQ7 . .
K J 8 J 8 7
AJ87 AQ87
. 487 4 K J8
Hand like the following under the
second:
A J 8 7
8 6
A J 7
4 KJ76
Socialist Government at Berlin
Sees Great Danger In Activi
ties of Royalists in Munich.
MUNICH, Dec. IS. When the
world war swept Ludwtu III from
his tnrone Bavaria's ship of state
went careening on a stormy politi
cal tea. the turbulence of which has
. forced a rapid change in the men
at its helm. Dr. Eugen von Knill
ing, who became head of the gov
ernment last month, is the fifth
premier this southern German state
has had during: the four years since
monarchlsm was abandoned in No
vember. 1918.
The revolution which put the last
of the Ludwigs into the discard
at the same time installed the so
cialist, Kurt Eisner, in charge of
the new regime. Eisner'B radical
Ideas and practices embittered
many Bavarians who clung to things
v imperial and his term of office was
cut short in February, 1919, by as
sassination at the handB of Count
Arco-Valley.
Johannes Hoffmann, a majority
.socialist who had been minister of
education under Eisner, next took
up the reins of power, but fled the
capital In April, 1919, In the face of
a "red republiic" uprising. This
movement was crushed about four
weeks later and Hoffmann returned
to the premiership. Under his ten
ure of office a new constitution de
claring Bavaria a free state was
adopted the following August.
Rapid Changes Take Place.
A surge of reactionary feeling car
ried in Gustav von Kahr, a nation
alist, as Hoffmann's successor, dat
ing from May, 1920. Von Kahr fig
ured prominently in various public ca
capacities, one of which was co-organizer
of the Bavarian military
force known as the Einwohnerwehr,
in company with George Escherich.
Political circumstances necessitated
a new vote for premier on July 16,
1920. and Von Kahr was retained
in office, forming a coalition cab
inet of the bourgeoise parties.
Differences within the Bavarian
people's party over negotiations for
special considerations of Bavaria
within the republic led to the se
lection of Count Hugo von Lerchen
feld, a member of this party, as pre
mier in September, 1921. Count
Lerchenfeld is married to an Amer
ican. He resigned from the head of
the government in October follow
ing criticism of the rightists that
he had been too weak and submis
sive in the face of the Berlin gov
ernment.
New Premier Native Born. '
The new premier comes from the '
same political party as did his pre
decessor and has always lived in
Bavaria Doctor von Knilling was
born in Munich August 1, 1865, and
was educated here in the public
schools the academy and the uni
versity. In 1892 he assumed pub
lic office and has been in the pub
lic service almost continuously ever
since. His opinions at the present
time are said to be representative
of the middle classes.
Today, with the second largest
state in the new German republic,
noted as the hotbed of Germany's
reactionaries, Von Knilling takes
over the administration of Its 76,
429 kilometers and 7,140,333 inhabi
tants during a period of most try
ing politics. His selection has been
opposed in the press of the extreme
right cn the grounds that Bavaria's
present-day needs demand rather
an economist than an educational
ist as premier.
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9
KJ76
AJ76
MA4
Both Parties Arming.
About him within the state na
tionalists and socialists alike hav9
been actually arming, each faction
claiming this action necessary for
self-protection. Reports have been
frequently circulated during the last
few months that a . "putsch" was
contemplated for the purpose of re
storing the monarchy. The social
ists declared November 11 had been
selected as "the day" and urged
reinforced watchfulness over the re
actionaries. The nationalists, who have come
to be known as Bavaria's "Fascisti,"
assert they have armed themselves
merely to defend the sovereignty
of tlja state and guarantee public'
order. Of late their activities have
become more open and more vigor
ous, due to encouragement from tho
success of fascistism in Italy. ' A
comparatively unknown agitator
named Hitler has risen as a candi
date for the "Mussoliniship" of the
state.
Munich has long been a bee-hive
for the monarchial elements of the
republic. The notorious organiza
tion consul, which spread its na
tionalist tentacles all over Germany
iuuiia io nave us headquarters
here. It is in the south that the
outmnai. government at Berlin sees
n smiiern oanger rrom domestlu
quarters and any coup started here.
ii unijr iW a Bavarian monarchy, it
is feared, might easily prove all the
spark that is needed for the reac
tionary tinder lying about in other
j parts of the country.
Loyalty to Republic Reiterated. -
' Von Knllling's selection waa k
of a desire on the part of the poli-
lu-imia in puwer to present a stiff
er backbone to Berlin. Thi .ttn
tude already has found a nninteH
expression in the state's opposition
iu me way in wntch the federal
government wished to adminlste-
the new law for "defense nf k.
republic," which was framed after
me assassination last June of Dr.
! """ natnenau. men foreign min.
laier. oavana stood out for tli8
Iright to try in her own pnnn. .,i-
I offenders as were found within her
Iooraers ana only receded on the
point after the central administra
tion agreed to do nothing imping-
It remains to be seen to what
iieni. ins new premier will rru
a , poncy. in his Inaug
Jural address on November 9, the an
laiveisarj or me Uerman l
ion, ne reiterated Bavaria'.
o the republic, in the same Rh
von .Knilling admitted hr
was some basis for the fears that
-lie ko was mreatened with dis
turbances, but cautioned aa-ain.t k..
aeving sensational rumors.
Another Fine Is Imposed.
.YUSDFOKD. Or., Dec. 16. (Sne-
uial.) In addition to the ten-day
Kty jail sentence for intoxication
Imposed on George Tucker, erst
vhile aide of County Prohibition
3nforcement Officer Sandif er, earlier
the week, a sentence of 15 days in
the county jail has been imposed on
lucker on the charge of driving an
fiutomobiie while Intoxicated, which
v preferred by J. J. McMahoa,
lieputy state motor traffic officer
AYBE Eve didn't neglect the i
ork of clearing the home
stead she and Adam staked out
on the edge of Eden while she de
bated the merits or demerits of the
fig leaf as an evening gown then,
again, maybe she did. To go a little
further back, there's nothing to
prove Mr. Serpent didn't hide the
apple behind his back while he in
troduced himself as a designer of
fashions.
At any rate, milady has been In
terested in frills and furbelows
"since the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary." And there's
no necessity of going 'way bask to
the days when Eve hoed turnips and
looked longingly toward Eden to
obtain evidence of this bent of
milady's mind.
As, for instance, the following
from The Oregonian of November 3,
1897 that's right, 'twas in '97: "The
appearance of IS or 20 short skirts i
on the streets may be expected in
the very near future."
Question Big Issue.
There you have it, as plain as the
rouge on a flappers cheeks. The
"to be or not to be" of the skirt
question was undoubtedly a question
of great moment at the time, as the
foregoing excerpt from an account
of a Portland Women's Practical
Progress league meeting indicates.
"Storm ' skfrts in winter, bicycle
skirts in summer short skirts all
the year round," was the dress re
form advocated at the meeting, the
story reads. Contrast that state
ment with somo of the recent ones
from Paris and New York to the
effect that the day of the short
skirt and bobbed hair is fast fading.
But the story of the meeting needs
no comment and will undoubtedly
have considerable bearing on the
world-wido case of "the short skirt
versus the long skirt."
It follows, just as it appeared In
The Oregonian of November 3, 1897:
hlorm skirts in winter, bicvele
skirts in summer short skirts all
the year round. This epitomizes the
sentiment of the women of the
Practical Progress club, which met
the Grand Army hall lost nia-ht
to discuss the subject of dress reform.
Women to Defy World.
All agreed that bicycles and
rainy weather were convenient ex
cuses for adopting the short skirt,
but that when it is once adopted
such flimsy disguises Will be thrown
aside and woman can stand forth
clad in the garments that suit her
best and set the jeering world at
defiance
"There was not even much Ques
tion as to what these erarmenta
would be. Not bloomers; perish the
thought. They were too ugly. Not
trousers: men need have no fear
that their hideous nether garments
wouia oe taken rrom them along
with their professions, trades or
business by their sweethearts.
mothers and wives. Skirts long
enough to be graceful, pretty enough
to be becoming and short enough to
be comfortable were what tho
women present wanted and were
willing to endure martyrdom for.
Miss A. Julia Kirker. in a Inn;
skirt, called the meeting to order
ana presided. Dr. Lucy S. Smith.
in a short one, delivered the address
of the evening. Several other women
spoke and one or two men, one of
wnom, Dr. Gilbert, created some
thing of a flutter by commenting on
the number of dead birds he saw
The mere fact, however, that a
hand contains three quick trick
values distributed among three suits
does not of itself warrant the double,
as, for instance, a hand containing
three aces with nothing else of value
would not in any sense justify it,
save only when the adversaries were
advanced on the score and there
was danger of their going game if
permitted to secure the declaration.
The requirements here given justify
ing the double apply only to the
double when made by the player
sitting to the left of the no-trump
bidder. As in the case of the
business double, if made by the
player sitting to the right of the
no - trump bidder, proportionately
greater strength should be held. In
this position the double should not
be attempted unless one's hand as
sures from three to 3 quick trick
values, dependent upon the particu
lar distribution.
This precaution is but reasonable,
as the player sitting in this position
plays before rather than after the
strong adversary. The adversary, in
other words, occupies the position of
vantage.
When the double is made by the
player sitting to the left of the no
trump bidder, this player plays after
the strong adversary and he rather
than the adversary has the position
of vantage.
The double of a no-trump bid is
often made on hands which con
tain a good major suit with the direct
intent to bid the suit on the second
round should the bid which the part
ner makes in response to the double
not suit one's hand. Hands of the
following type come under this head
ing:
HEW WONDERLAND
SITUATE 111 ALASKA
Future Great National Park
of America Described.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION VAST
(Je deckers
BxKt: 3. Q-K5. I...KtlQ; i,
Q-Kt8; 3. B-JT. I...KUP; 2,
E. H. BRYANT. Editor.
Contributions or games, endings, 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. 1275.
By Joseph Ney Babson. Leary Bids-.
Seattle. Wash.
-Black 7 Pieces.
M
K7
KQ 7 6
J 6
A K J 8 7
In the first example,
AKQ 8 7 4
A J 7 5
g
K7
should the
ABOVE "DARING" COSTUMES OF GRANDMOTHER'S DAY.
SKIRTS OF TODAY.
BELOW
ers. He then proceeded to sail into
corsets and expressed the belief that
reform in that direction was more
desirable than .in the matter of
skirts. His views evidently met the
approval of his audience, for he
was enthusiastically applauded.
History Is Cited.
"In the course of her remarks,
Dr. Smith said that she wore a
sTiortskirt all last winter and never
found it necessary to excuse herself
or tell anyone why she did so. She
had observed in the study of history
that the nation whose soldiers wore
trousers was the first to conquer the
long-robed Greeks.
"She attributed the supremacy of
man to his trousers and quoted his
tory again to prove it. Sh was
careful, however, to state that not
trousers, but short skirts, were es
sential to woman's happiness. Woman
herBplf Wfltft hpr nwn u-nrut onemv In
before him on the hats of his hear- the cause. In support of this state
ment she quoted a dainty passage
from Ambrose Blerce, which speaks
of woman's pig-head obstinancy and
its influence on dress reform.
"Mrs. Elizabeth Struble, who was
called upon, echoed the sentiments
of Dr. Smith. She answered the ob
jection that the wearing of short
skirts caused comment by the query,
'Would any woman present like
always to be so dressed that she
would not cause comment?' The
speaker went on with an earnest
argument for dress reform for the
sake of health, comfort and beauty
and counseled her hearers to stand
together and gain the object of
their desires.
"An informal discussion, in which
several ladies took part, closed the
meeting.
"The women of the club have de
termined to put their theories into
practicable use, and the appearance
of 15 or 20 short skirts on the
streets may be expected in the very
near future."
1 AftKiaHkaro BfrftdfawT7
BT ANNIE BLANCHE SHELBY.
THE opportunities for doubling
negatively a no-trump bid de
velop rather less frequently
than the opportunities for doubling
a suit bid for the reason that it is
somewhat rare for two players In
the same deal to hold a no-trump
hand, while it develops quite fre
quently that a player holds a no
trump hand save that he Is unpro
tected in the adversary's suit.
This double like the double o'f a
suit bid is of extreme value, and
often proves a formidable weapon
of defense, resulting in a side going
game, which but for the double
would have had to content itself
with saving game, or possibly set
ting the contract.
As is generally understood, it is
seldom well for the player who sits
to the left of a no-trump bidder to
make a bid. One authority, in fact,
asserts that no bid in auction so
Clearly evidences a player's igno
rance of the elementary principles
if sound tactical procedure as does
an overbid of a no trump on right
in disregard of the tactical require
ment for an immediate overbid in
without looking at their hand for
fear that if they 0.0 look at it they
will be tempted to bid, whereas it
would be infinitely better for them
to refrain. While this advice is
somewhat radical there can be lit
tle doubt that in the great majority
of cases players would appreciably
increase their score were they in
this position to refrain from making
a bid. :
It being undesirable, therefore, for
the player sitting to the left of the
no-trump bidder to make a bid, this
player would., often be absolutely
without means of defense were it
not for the judicious use of the
negative double whereby he informs
his partner as to the special make
up of his hand and asks him to
make a bid, save only in such rare
cases as he may deem it better to
let the double stand on the chance
of. setting the contract and scor
ing doubled penalties. If the cards
held by the partner are of such
nature, as to justify the belief that
should he bid two no trumps he
would likely make his contract, but
fall short of game, but that, should
he let, the double stand, he would
set the contract by at least two
tricks and so score doubled penal
ties, decidedly he should let thi
thW Trvaitinn Poster asserts that I rtntihln ntnnfl
he almost feels like telling players I One should never attempt the
who sit; in this position to pass ' double of a no-trump bid unless
convinced his hand fully warrants
it; to make the double lacking the
necessary strength to do so gen
erally proves a disastrous venture.
The only time it should be ventured,
lacking the prescribed strength
necessary to the venture, is when
the opponents are advanced on the
score, and would likely go game
were their declaration to hold.
Even in such case, however, the
player doubling should hold at least
two quick tricks and be able to sup
port a possibly weak bid made by his
partner in either or the two major
suits.
The negative double is always
more promising when one's hand is
protected in every suit, with a suf
ficient number of cards in each, at
least three, as to insure the side
holding the majority of trumps in
case, as will happen more frequently
than not, the bid made in response
to the double is on a suit of four
cards only.
It is warranted, however, on hands
of considerably less strength, as
three quick tricks distributed among,
with two stoppers in at least three
suits, hands, for instance, like the
following:
partner bid any suit save spades,
two spades should be bid by the
doubling player; in the second case,
should he bid any suit save hearts,
the doubling player should bid two
hearts, or three hearts, should the
partner's bid be two spades.
As is known the partner 6f the
player who doubles an adverse no
trump bid generally becomes obli
gated to make a bid no matter how
weak his hand. The only time, in
fact, when he may refuse te do so
is when he sees a good chance of
setting the contact and so scoring
doubled penalties. This is assuming
that the intervening adversary has
passed. In cases where this adver
sary has made a bid the partner
becomes released from all obliga
tions in the matter and should not
bid unless he has a good, sound bid
to offer. Take a case like the iol
lowlng: The dealer bids no trumps,
the second player doubles and third
player bids two no trumps. Fourth
player, the doubling player's part
ler, holds the following:
KJ8762
8
J6
Q J 8 6
He should undoubtedly bid three
hearts, though the bid of the in
tervening adversary releases him
from any obligation in the matter.
Take also the following:
The dealer has "kid no trumps.
second player has doubled, and
third player has bid two spades.
Fourth player's hand is as follows:
876
KQJ764
',76
' A8
He should bid three clubs. In so
doing he not only tells his partner
that he holds a -strong suit, but he
directs his lead in the event the
dealer persists with no trumps and
he becomes the player first to lead.
- Should the doubling player s part
ner, by reason of his own holding,
be enabled to infer that the bid
made by the third player is not a
sound bid, as, for instance, should
the dealer bid no trumps, the second
player double and third player bid
two hearts, fourth players hoMing
being as follows:
AQ76
Q75
K J 7 5 '
76
fourth player should double the two
heart- bid on the assumption that
his holding In combination with his
partner's strong holding, a3 evi
denced by the double, would enable
them to defeat the contract.
In cases where the negative dou
ble of a one no-trump bid is re
doubled by the third player, it be
comes more than ever important for
the fourth player to' make a bid.
This perhaps is not generally under
stood. The redouble, to be sure.
jteases him from obligations in the
matter of a bid, but nevertheless
if he have a suit of even fair
strength and length, he should bid
it. For two reasons this is impor
tant in the first place, a pass under
such ."Conditions would indicate ex
treme weakness and leave him an
easy prey to adverse finesses, etc.;
in the second place, a suit of even
four cards held by him might prove
of material help to the Bide and
enable it, if not able to make the
contract, at least to reduce the
losses to a minimum. Redoubled
penalties count heavily against one.
The negative double is often em
ployed on the second round of bid
ding by the player who originally
bid no trumps, when he lacks a
stopper or more than one stopper, in
the suit the adversary has bid. Take
a case like the following:
The dealer bids no trumps, second
and third players pass and fourth
player bid two hearts. This is the
dealer's' hand:
8 6
KQ 7 6
Q J 9 6
A K 8
As he has no protection in hearts,
he, of course, cannot aontinue no
trumps. Neither can he bid a suit.
However, he can double (the double
under these conditions constituting
the negative double) thereby mir
roring hfs hand to his partner and
asking him to make a bid. The use
of the double under conditions of
this nature amounts practically to
a rebid and should be made only
when, as in the case of a rebid, the
hand assures six tricks at whatever
bid the partner may make. With a
hand of similar nature containing
one sure stopper in the adversary's
suit, as '
A 6
K Q 7 6
Q J 9 5
A K 8
Mount Katmai Upheaval Blows
Out More Earth Than Dug
in Panama Canal.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 16.
How much volcanoes mean in the
lives of all human beings, even if
they never have been within sight
or sound of an eruption, is told
graphically in a new volume issued
by the National Geographic society.
A wealth of new information in
this little developed field of science
is contained in this first complete
summary of the findings of six ex
peditions sent to the region of Mount
Katmai and the valley 01 Ten
Thousand Smokes in Alaska and of
the result of several years' careful
compilation of observations made by
the expeditions.
The book. "The Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes," is written by Dr.
Robert F. Griggs and has a fore
word by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor,
president of the National Geographic
society, which sent out the expedi'
tions. Within recent years the fas
cinatlon and romance of science have
begun to capture the popular imag
ination and this book adds a chapter
to the wonder story of modern ex
ploration and scientific study with
many new facts about phenomena
which hitherto have largely eluded
careful observation.
Volcanic Eruptions Vast.
Not only does the book reveal the
tremendous upheaval by which Kat
mai blew from its top 40 times the
amount of earth and rock dug up
to build the Panama canal, leaving
a hole big enough to contain all tho
buildings in la cities of New lork's
size, but it also deals with the
world-encircling climatic effects of
volcanic eruptions and with that
vast, fermeting inferno from which
it takes its title. In addition It de
scribes the Allce-ln-Wonderland
phenomena In the wake of the erup
tion such phenomena as a tempo
rary giant river that cruised along
on top of a ridge, of streams tnat
shifted their courses, ash showers
that formed great thermal blankets
to preserve "permanent" snow drifts
and a flood which had 1,04)0,000 times
the destructive power of the Johns
town dam burst.
Thrills of personal adventure, told
In matter-of-fact fashion by the
explorer-author, relate how mem
bers of the party walked over acres
where a mis-step would have
plunged them to a parboiled death
in seething cauldrons of the Valley,
with the ever-present fear that a
a chance gust might snuff out their
lives with some gas that was more
poisonous, if less odorous, than
those among which they advanced.
. Munchausen's Fate Feared.
Yet this region, now that it has
been studied, would seem safer than
Broadway or Michigan avenue. Since
not a life was lost during the ex
plorations and reports and pictures
brought back from an early trip
were so impressive that the presi
dent of the United States immedi
ately set it aside as a national monu
ment, some day to become a pars:
for the American people comparable
only to Yellowstone in its natural
beauty, and ,like nothing else on
earth in its amazing wonders.
The writer, after apologizing for
his necessary use of superlatives,
admits the fear that he, like Jim
Brldger, herald of the Yellow
stone's marvels, might be set down
as a Munchausen until future gen
erations should vindicate him, as
they did Brldger. He says:
"Many times also have I been
thankful for the: tools which modern
invention had placed in our hands.
Witk kodaks and halftones and mo
tion pictures to record our discov
eries, our advantage over the old
time explorer, who could supplement
his accounts with nothing better
than sketches, was enormous."
The 262 halftones and color plates
in the book tell the scenic story of
this new American wonder of the
world better than verbal description.
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Q-Kts;
Kt-Ka
Q-KtS
Q-Kt,
Whiter 10 Pieces. '
White mates in two moves.
White king; on QKt2; queen on QR7:
rooks on KR7 and QKt7; bishops on KR6
and &Kt4; knight on KBT; pawns on
KKt5, KB6 and K7. Black kins on
KKt3: rooks on KKt2 and KB; bishop
on KKt; knights on K and QB2; pawn
on K3.
PROBL.SM Xo. 1276.
By 8am Lleyd.
Black 4 Pieces.
Q-K5.
B-CJT.
Kt-K5; s! KtxP dis cov Ch. i."
Kt-Kt3; 2, QxKt Q-Kt7; 3. KtxP. This
is one ot the hardest problems I ever
worked. Some very fine variations. Mr.
Godfrey's compositions are very difficult
to solve. Can you civs us any history
of him? He was one ot the greatest
English composers and began composing
In 18S6, the year before the publication
of "The Chess Problem Tent Book."
Planck and Laws were two other English
composers who, with Mr. Godfrey, were
much in advance of their day. His first
was published when he was a boy of
18 years of age. He reached the highest
point of development about 1904. His
admiration for A. F. Mackenzie the blind
master who died in 1605 is always in evi
dence in his writings. End-game No.
1243. Q-B8ch, KxQ; B-Q6 dis. cov. ch.
K-K8: R-B8 etc. C. G. Givens, Salem, Or.
Sammy Fzeschewskl took part In the
masters' tournament at the Chess club
International. New York. Played five
games, won only one, but th , us
against no less an . opponent than D.
Janowskl. Brew his games with Jaffe
and Btgelow of New York but lost to
E. Lasker of Chicago and to Bernstein of
New York city. Score 2-3, sufficient to
tie for third prize. Was awarded
brilliancy prize by A. J. McClure. New
York. Below is the game won by Sammy
wita tne biacic pieces:
GAME NO. 1262.
Queen's Gambit Declined.
White. Black,
1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3
2 Kt-KB3 P-Q4
r- wr -- -jt-1 --
, - .. ' t.
, ., JiftviBti " -jo. i&esi Tr
:
TT-m.. jig
1 1 m
r-tfri -r
, . 1 f 1 f , . 1 t. h I
White 5 Pieces.
White mates in three moves.
White king on KB4; queen on QR2;
oisnop on lj,; pawns on HBd and tKt.
Black king on Q; bishop on KBS
pawns on KB4 and QB4.
Solutions.
Problem No. 1286 Key. Q-Kt4.
R-RXrh.2. Kt-QKt8 mate, 1 K-6,
Kt-Kt2 mate, etc. Another key glvtn
by one of the-olvers is Q-Kt3, etc. Is
It sound?
Problem No. 1287 Key. Q-Kt3, KtXQ.
z, f-tM mate. etc.
Problem No. 1268 Key, B-Kt3.
The criticisms of the last Drlze nrob
lems and the same being sound In many
respects the editor wishes to ask t!e
solvers, especially Messrs. Goddard and
Givens, to pass them up and very soon
another propostlon will be made to the
entire ' satisfaction of all concerned.
Problem No. 1241 by Mr. Gross is cor
rect except one or two typographical
errors in the solution. I tried to solve
It with B-B3 and by placing a black
P on QBS. It would be O. K. and is a
perfect key without the P excepting one
variation. - it is a very tine proDiem
Solving problems la sometimes mther
laborious and requires time and pa.
tience. H. S. Goddard. Vancouver,
Wash. 1251 is the best one Dr. Dal
ton has composed for some time. K. S.
Goddard.
Problem No. 1283. The solution given
by C. G. Givens is so good and complete
that we give it to aid several mat
failed to ret It Key. Q-Kt2. K-B4:
Q-Kt3, KtXP; 3, Q-K5 1..QXQ: 2.
B-K7. KtXP: 8, Kt-Kt7. 1 . . .U-H.K.tS
OXKtch. B-Kt6: 3. KtXP. I...Q-K8
2, Q-Kt8, K-B4; 3, Q-Kt8. I.,.BP; 2,
P-H4
4 Kt-B3
5 B-Kt5
6 P-K3
7 B-Q3
8 O-O
9 BxBP
10 B-Q3
11 BxB.
12 Q-Q2
13 PxKt
14 QR-Kt
15 P-QR4
16 Q-B2
17 KR-K
18 R-Kt2
10 KR-Kt
20 Q-K2
21 B-Kt5
2 P-R3
23 P-K4
24 Q-K3
25 Kt-K5
28 BxB
27 P-KB4
Kt-B
29 P-K5
30 P-Kt4
31 PxKBP
2 P-Q5
33 R-Ktch
White. Black.
34 P-B4 Q-B2
35 K-R2 Kt-Kt3
88 R-KKt R-Kt
37 P-Q6 Q-QKt2
38 P-KR4 Q-B3
39 P-R5 Kt-R
40 Kt-Kt5ch PxKt
41 PxP Kt-Kl.l
42 H-KT3 K-Kt2
43 R-R3
44 PxKt
45 KxR
48 K-KtS
47 0-KB3
48 K-Kt4
P-R3I49 QxP
P-QKI3I50 K-Kt3
P-K8
QKt-Q2
b-k:
P-B3
P-QR3
PxP
Kt-Kt8
KKt-Q4
QxB
KtxKtl
P-QB4
Kt-2i
O-O
51 K-Kt2
52 K-Kt3
53 K-B3
54 Q-Bch
Q-P2I55 P-Q7
Kt-B!68 KtPxR
B-Q2I57 R-KR
R-Kt
Q-Q3!
P-QR4
KR-Q
B-K
RXB
P-R8
Kt-Q2
P-B4
P-KUl
KtPxP!
Kt-B
K-R2I
58 K-Kt2
59 K-B2
60 K-Kt2
61 K-R2
62 K-R3
63 K-R4
114 R-Ktch
85 K-Kt5
Resigns.
R-KR
RxRch
R-Rch
QxRP
P-B5ch
Q-BT
Q-K7ch
Q-Q6oh
Q-K7ch
Q-R7ch
R-KB
K-Kt
RxQcta
Q-Q7
Q-Q6ch
CixPch
-B4ch
Q-Kt5ch
Q-K7ch
Q-Q6ch
QxQP
K-B
Q-QS
Chemist Counts "Smokes."
The text of the book forms a val
uable contribution to the scientist's
store of information about volean
ism, mountain slides, floods and
kindred phenomena, and is no less
accurate for being written so that
the lay reader will be fascinated by
its word pictures.
An amusing instance of this care
ful checking of all fact is related by
Dr. Griggs, who tells how a skepti
cal chemist, after learning of the
proposed name, the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes, set out method
ically to count the columns of hiss
ing steam over the panoramic cauld
ron, for fear the name was an ex
aggeration. He returned to camp
to soberly report that the name had
beer, an error it ought to have been
called the Valley of a Million Smokes.
These solutions to problems Nos. 1251
and 1252 were received from C. G. Givens
of Salem, Or.: B-Q KxR: 2, BxP BxKt;
3, B-Kt5. I... KxR; 2. BxP B-B2: 3, B-
Kt5. I K-ti4 : z, Mirna jv-ivin; a,
B-Q6. I...K-B4: 2, KtxPR2 BxKtR4: 3.
R-B6, etc. Problem No. 1252 Key. K-Qfl
K-B5: 2. K-Q5. l...Kt-B5ch BxKt.
I...Kt-Q6; 2. R-B4. I..Kt-Q8; 2, (
KKt4. I...Kt-Kt3; 2, Q mates. I...KtxR;
2, Q mates, etc.
s. w. waiKer. 1S4 .ast an si., city,
sends the following: 1251 BxQP K-QB4,
Kt-K2 BxKt RxB mate. 1202 y-vintacn.
K-Q5 B-K4 mate.
Chas. H. teimmons, oe houtn tsixtn
street, city, sends the following: 1251
B-Q8 B-Q5: 2. B-QB4 mate. K-Q6,
K-KB4; 2. K-Q5 mate. K-Q6 KtxR; 2,
Q-KKt4 mate.
The banquet given by the Portland
C. and C. club Saturday evening, Deo. 9,
1922, in honor of the club's tenth anni
versary was one of the most enjoyable
events In the history of the club. Music,
instrumental and vocal, recitations and
five-minuta addresses from former presidents-
and others featured the perform
ance. The refreshments that linger In
my memory still. At the mention of the
names of former members departed
Judge McMastere and A. J. Ray by A. G.
Johnson, the president, the 50 members
present rose with bowed heads In honor
of their memory. Checker players have
been divided Into three groups and th
chess into four and each group is con
testing for a prize. Score in our next
Issue.
C. L. Guggs, Eugene. Or., writes that
this is his first attempt at contributing
solutions to problems. No. 1272 Key,
R-KR5 Kt-Q3: 2, B-KR7. Problem No.
1273 Key. B-KB3 Kt-Q7: 2. Kt-KB4.
B. J. Manning. The Dalles. Or.: Any
prominent book store. Hundreds of works
on the games. Hugh S. Penlll. 2218 D
street. Vancouver. Wash. 1250 and 1251
solutions at hand.
Checkers.
' PROBLEM NO. 1488.
This Is an end game between T. Mc
Farlane and J. . Anderson. Dunfermline,
Scotland. Weekly Scotsman. It Is far
from being difficult, but fine for students
to analyse.
BLACK, 10, 11, 12, 14, 20.
fwi is
c nV - ' ,
1 aJk U
' 37TT SjTTT? -WSsj
TW'
""""I - j " . .-
WHITE. ID, 21, 23. 25, 28.
White to move and draw.
PROBLEM NO. 1469.
Bv B. Taylor, England.
BLACK, 5, 13, 14; KING. 31.
AJ87
KQ!
8 5
A 10 8 G
K Q 7 6
KJ108
86
A Q 5
It is occasionally often made, how
ever, on 2 quick tricks distributed
among three suits- if the hand be
strong in intermediate cards, as
Jacks, 10s, etc., or even on 2'4 quick
tricks if strong in- intermediate
cards and amply able to assist a
possibly weak bid from the partner.
many expert players would still
prefer to double to bidding two ro
trumps. With two stoppers in the
adverse suit, two no trumps should
be bid. .
The partner's response to the dou
ble when made under conditions of
this nature should be the same as
under other conditions. He should
bid two no trumps, two of his long
est suit or let the double stand, ac
cording to what, in his estimation,
promised best for the combined in
terests. With two stoppers in the
adverse suit and the prospect of
going game, he would generally bid
two no trumps. With but one stop
per, though certain protection in
other suits a hand which, in con
junction with the partner's known
strength, would seem to insure the
chance of defeating the contract it
would often be better to let the dou
ble stand. With no strength in the
adverse suit, two of the longest suit
should be bid, ,
While, as explained, a double
under conditions as given made by
the player who originally bid no
trumps would constitute a negative
double, just the same as though it
were made by the adversary of a
no-trump bidder, a double made
under similar conditions by the part
ner of the original no-trump bidder,
would not in any Bense constitute
the negative double, but, first, last
and at all times would be tho busi
ness double.
Many players, I find, are some
what hazy on this point and con
tend that since a player who doubles
in a case of this. kind intends to
show that he has an assisting no
trump hand, save that he lacks pro
tection in 'the adversary's suit, the
double should be given the same
meaning as the negative double.
Players who make a contention of
this nature are plainly ignorant of
one of the most important prin
ciples governing the negative dou
ble, which is that it be made before
one's partner has already bid or
doubled.
The first series of the Auction
Study club, which has met every
consecutive Wednesday for the past
eight weeks, came to a successful
close last Wednesday. The second
series will begin on or about Jan
uary 16.
With few exceptions the present
members have expressed their inten
tion of joining the second series.
This, in itself, is ample proof of
the value of the club and the benefit
it has proved to those belonging
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23- 19 8-12 18-22(3 2- 7 81-26
6- 2 23-19 10- 7 14-18 24-19
18-23 7-11 22-18 7-10 W. W.
7- 3 18-23 1r 2 18-23
VAR. 1.
22- 38 15-11 23-27 7-11 82-27
- 5 9-13 24-20 26-30 28-3J
18- 9 11-15 27-24 24-2M(A 27-81
5- 34 33-17 18-2:; 81-27 20-H
19- 15(X 15-U 11- 7 28-32 11-2S
7- 2 17-22 14-18 27-24 19-24
15- 11 11-15 7-11 32-28 20-21
2- 6 28-24 18-22 23-19 82-23
11-15 15-11 11-7 28-32
6- 9 22-18 22-20 24-28 W. W.
(A)
11- 7 20-18 24-19 19-24 24-21
20- 16 19-13 26-22 18-15 1 1-10
24- 20 18-20 19-24 24-20 27-31
16- 12 15-1 1 22-18 15-11 15-ld
7- 3 20-24 24-19 20-24
23- 19 30-28 11-16 16-20 W. W.
The play in Var. 1 is simply to avoid
running into Paynes draw and to fores
the win by third position which appears
to be the main difficulty of the prob
lem and constantly cropping out.
9-331AB17-14
23-28 26-23
14-17 13 9
19-10 22-20
10-15 9- 6
18-20 26-22
16-19 8-12 23-26 7-11 31-24
10- 7 23-19 16-20 28-31 16-15
23-27 7-11 26-31 12-1 26-31
3- 8 19-23 2- 7 18-22 28-24
19- 23 11-16 81-26 11-15 W. W.
Var. 332-27. 11-15, 18-1KA, 16-7,
27-23, 10-15, 23-27, 7-11, 27-23. 11-8,
21-27, 8-12, 27-31. 15-18, 31-26. 12-8.
20- 16. 28-24. W. W.
A 20-11. J5-8, 27-23. 8-11, 23-19, 11-7,
18-23. 10-14, 19-15(X Same as In Var. 1.
P. J. Lee, Tacoroa, Wash., sent the following:
0-10 3- 8 I2-l
22-26 26-31 20-11
10- 7 8-12 IB- 8
26-22 23-26
7- 3 14-18 W. W.
22-26 81-27
In this position If It were black's move
then we would have the Strlctland po
sition after the first few moves and white
also wins. P. J. Lee.
M. M. Saunders. Walla Walla. Wash.
No. 1441: 30-28. 31-22. 23-19. 18-23, 18-14,
11-18, 14-9. 5-14, 10-28, if 8-12 then 28-24.
First positon; If 8-11 6-2, 11-15 wins.
Mr. Logan In answer to yours in re
gard to problem No. 1444. t give Mr.
Goddard's solution: 29-25. 22-29. 3-7. 10-3,
28-24., 1-10, 17-14. 10-17. 13-22, 18-25.
24-27. 31-24, 20-11. W. W.
GAME NO. 1258.
The Oregonian is the medium
through which many people supply
their wants by using its classified
columns. Telephone Main 7070.
WHITE. 20, 21. 22; KINO, 4.
White to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 1470.
By Gym. For Beginners.
BLACK. 3. 4. 8. 13. 17: KING. 8.
WHITE, 12, 16. 19. 23, 24; KING, 14.
Black to play and draw.
PROBLEM NO. 1471.
BLACK. 13: KING, 16.
WHITE. 21. 24, 27.
White to move and draw.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 3458 Black, 2. 3, 4, 18. 26;
kings, 5, 28. White, 7, 10, 11. 15, 25;
kings. 19, 21. White to win: 10-6, 3-10.
14-7. 2-11, 15-18, 4-11. 19-24. 28-19, 25-22,
18-23. 1-7. 10-15, 7-10. 14-7, 6-2, W. W.
in nine moves.
Problem No. 1457;Biack. kings. 2. 13.
25. White, 17, 22; kings, 10. 12. 27. Dia
gram was wrong. 12-16. 25-18. 16-19.
18- 22, 19-23. W. W.
Problem No. 1458 Black, 1, 3, 5, 6,
T. 8, 10. 12, 15. 18. White, 13. 19. 20,
22. 24. 25 26, 27. 30. 82: 5-B. 20-19, 10-14.
19- 10. 8-15, 13-6, 12-28.
Problem No. 1459 Black, 1. 12; kings.
9, 18. 32. White. 19, 20; kings, 3, 8, 25.
Black to win: 82-27, 25-21, 27-24, 21-14,
24-13. 17-14, 15-11. B. W.
Solutions have been received from H. S.
Goddard, George Blanchard. Harry
Gibbs. Mr. Putterbaugh. Albert Johnston,
Isadore Greenbaum, W. L. Bryant. M.
Claus M. M. Alezander. Frank Pollard,
L. I. Hall, Ralph Spencer. M. M. Saun
ders. H. C. Newland, Edmonton. Alta. In
going over file find that Mr. Daviet said
that all he could find to problem No.
1117 was a white win. It was the fam
ous Stricland position and the solution
can be found in Dunnes Praxis. Black,
kings. 19, 22, 23. White, 28: kings. 8, 10,
14. White's play. , It was a prize prob
lem and for the following analysis Mr.
Da vies, 390 H Morrison street, Portland,
received the award of 32. It was con
tributed by Messrs. Taylor and -Bradford,
who expressed themselves as higbly
pleased with Mr. Davies' solution. v It
was not broken down but at this late
day just go tor it and send ue the re
sult, xou win nave to on your men
tal accelerator, that is sure.
10- 7 23-1012 2- 18-14 10-15
19-16(1 10- 7 i'3-lS 1: 7 23-26
14-10 16-20 7-30 20-11 16-20
22-18 3- 8 19-23 7-16 26-31
9- S 19-23 12-16 3-27 28-24
Scottish Tourney Game.
Black, J. Boyle; white, H. Seward.
11-16 25-22 11-18 26-19 6-l
22-17 16-20 22-15 3- 7 15-
10-15 22-18 10-14 11- 8 2-lS
24-10 11-16 15-11 7-11 21-11
35-24 29-25 14-18 27-24 18-23
28-19 7-10 23-14 , 20-27 25-21
8-11 26-22 8-18 82-14 23-21
17-13 8-11 31-26(A 11-16 13- 9
4- 8 18-15 16-23 19-13 5-14
Drawn.
NEWLYWED PAYS CHECKS
Marriage License Fee and Other
Accounts All Settled.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 16. (Spe
cial.) Milton H. Lough of Menio,
who was returned here this week to
answer a charge of having issued a
worthless check to Miss Eva Knight
as Lewis county auditor for a mar
riage license, squared all accounts
by making good about $20 worth of
checks on a Raymond bank, to
gether with costs, and was released.
w. c. Hubert, also a local newly
wed, was arrested on a Grays Har
bor county warrant and taken to
Montesaho. His divorced wife -had
Hubert arrested on a charge that be
had failed to support his children
and provide them with proper medi
cal attendance, as he had previously
been ordered by the court grafting
the divorce.
Defunct Bank Stockholders Sued.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 16.
(Special.) Four suits have been
filed in the Lewis county superior
court against former stockholders
of the defunct Scandinavian-American
bank of Tacoma for the pur
pose of forcing the defendants to
pay in an amount equal to their
stock holdings in the institution.
The suits are brought by John V.
Duke as supervisor of banking for
the stat of Washington. Defend
ants locally nar.-!-l r Peter Su..;-,
mersett. Ellen Pitcher Carlson
husband, Lewis H. Carlson and wife
and Thomas P. Horn.