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Evening star., 1908-12-20

Trick 1-Brooklyn, playing the long
suit game, opens the hearts. When will
players learn that the long-suit game
can never be successful under conditions
like these?
Trick 4-B's trump lead is natural, as
his suit is solid. though his re-entries
are gone. His only chance to make the
spades is to get out at least three rounds
OF truinps at once.
Trick b-Y's play. in holding up COM
mand Of his diamonds. IL very foxy.
Had he not done so. he could not have
brought them in at the end.
Trick THE fatal first force is put on
B. After this. Y, who held the other
four-trump hand. has the advantage, and
must make the long cards of his diamond
suit.
A singular feature of this deal is seen
in the play at the first table, where all
the tricks are taken by two players. AL
though A did not take trick himself.
his opening. based upon the soundest
reasoning. paved the way for his part
ner to make great game.
Here is a deal played by the New York.
ers In another match. which showed the
surprising variation of six tricks. Aside
from the large swing 1t serves to aptly
illustrate two or three points in play
which are we'll worth attention. 4 dealt,
turning the OF clubs, and A had the
opening.
The play at table 1:
Evening star., 1908-12-20
JAE5 {. GKrF-GNTKAl

for a good season on the foot ball field
next year for Central High.
The election of Gripp for the captain
cy was a popular one. as his earnest
and STEADY II playing and the a,6%a foos
this line give him the desired qualities
of a capable foot ball leader. He will
have the whole school with him next
fall. wishing him prosperous season
on the gridiron.
Robson Westerns Captain.
When Robson of Western. who wa:
much in the limelight this season by hi:
spectacular and consistent playing. wa:
chosen to lead the boys across the creek
on the foot ball field next year the whole
school was satisfied and the election wa:
evidently a popular one. Although Robe
son will be somewhat handicapped by
losing a few of this years stars In Oben-
chain, Watson and Smith, he will star,
next season with likely bunch of can
didates who are more than promising.
Robson played at fullback the pas,
season and was a member Of the Stars
all-high eleven. which position he earned
by his clever puntins and all-arounc
work. his excellent playing accomplished
much toward aiding Western In making
such a good showing in the high school
series this past season.
He intends to start the team practicfne
cary next fall. and. with Coach Sprig-
mans assistance, has excellent hopes and
prospects for making game fight FOL
the championship which is easily seen
to be the Georgetown boys motto and
byword in every branch of athletics they
enter.
Capt. Davis Of Business.
At meeting Of the foot ball men OF
this years eleven at Business High School
last Tuesday Franklin Davis. who made
such a surprisingly good showing fol
the Stenographers in their games with
the other hign schools this past season
received a majority of the votes cast by
these players for next years foot bal
captain, and will lead the team on the
gridiron next fall. This is Davis novice
year at the pigskin game. but in spite
of this handicap he played the stellar
role for the Stenographers and was Sc
lected as quarterback on the all-higf
Davis Intends to let the other higf
schools know Business has an eleven mex,
year, and Is confident with the number
of men he has to pick from that the
team will even make a better showing
than 1t made in the high school series
just past
AS far as known now, Eastern High
does not want the name of the captain
which the foot ball team elected pub
lished for reasons better known by the
athletic advisers at that institution, but
in all probability Parker, who performed
so creditably at end for the Capitol Hill
team, will be the most popular candi
date for the position.
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the team in his freshman year and
proved d tower OF strength at half
back as an all-around player, and as
this is but his second year at the o
street institution. he has two more sea-
sons ahead Of him to aid in bringing
foot ball championship to Central
High. Many urgent speeches were de-
livered at the supper by the principal.
teachers, graduates and players, for all
to work hard and strive to add another
much needed trophy in the foot ball
line next season. Gripp is not quite as
fortunate as his neighboring captain,
Mccarthy, in losing as few men by grad
uation this year, but as a majority of
the experienced players will be pres
ent for the first call for the foot ball
candida tes In the fall and a quantity Of
new material will be on deck. every
thing is hopeful and exceedingly bright
Evening star., 1908-12-20
STRIKES AND SPARES.

Brosnan, with 214 had high game In
| the District League.
| Can shrimps get away with clans? They
did last week, shells and all.
| New record-high team set-the Com
missioners totaled 1897 pins last week.
! This coming Thursday is the day. and
here's wishing all boWlers a merry Christ
mas.
| Treasury took a turn at getting a high
team game last week, bowling 1,O1.
| against the Post Office.
| Who is afraid of Tigers? The Stars put
it on the roarers last week in the Plate
Printers League.
The Crabs took all three games from
the Lobsters. 1t isn't always the big
| fish that eat the little chaps.
| Land of the Shoemakers bowled set
of 1O1 100 and 1O2 against the Giants
| Sandy" thy name is consistency.
Bowsher bowled games of 1870. 1888 an6
1870. and Leever had 40. $50 and 49,
Both men had high consistent scores.
The Bureau downed the Navy Yard In
their set taking two of the three games
They might just as easily have had all
three.
Field of the Aggies has not yet gotten
his 300 average for a set this season.
Won't somebody please give Jim" one
for Christmas?
Gardner Of the Y. NJ c. A. bowled a
game of 30 last week. Look out. boy,
you III get III over your SIlOS tops IL YOU
don't watch yourself
Ludwig wore a dainty creation in the
line of head gear in the recent tourna-
ment at the Palace. Baron" where did
you get that hat?
Land and Hardie were the bright fea-
lures at the single pin tourney recently
held at the Palace alleys. Both wore
bright red sweaters.
Parker of the Treasury did good work
in the Post Office set. getting games OF
23G, BOB and 175. My! but he certainly
is getting good of late.
Brosnan of the Commissioners had q
busy night with the pins in the set against
the Warriors bowling games of 203, 20l
and 234. an average of 213.
kreiger Of the Capitol Hills averaged
115 against the Royals. A good thing for
the Royals that there was but one Krieger
to bowl against them.
Carlson started out with a rush in his
set against Post Office. but fell down in
| his second and third games. That was an
awful drop from 30 to 149.
Collins leads In the down -and-out tour
nament. having upset nearly $500 pins In
ten games. Lon Is setting an awful
pace, and the others have got to hustle
| The coming week or two will be rather
quiet in league circles. The District
League will take a recess from December
| Is until January 4, and the Departmental,
excepting on the 9th and 2sth. will recess
Evening star., 1908-12-20

section basket ball games have been ar
ranged at Business High School. Gregory,
who is to lead the Stenographers In this
sport for the coming season. is confident
of getting line on the men in this way.
and expects to compose a team with the
best material in school
In Westerns game with the basket ball
tossers of Georgetown Prep the team
work of the high school boys was far
from what it should be. and 1t was this
alone that brought defeat for Western.
AS the boys across the creek have been
practicing very little SO far this season,
this is excusable, but Capt. Mclean should
drill his men on this weakness and abolish
the individual play. -
Mallons all-around playing for Western
in its game against Georgetown Prep
was very noticeable. He Is an excellent
player on both the defensive and offensive
and gives promise Of developing into a
full-dedged star at the basket ball game.
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suit He properly choose the one which
he can stop il 1t proves to be wrong. rs
position is one which should be carefully
noted. He knows that A has an estab-
lished suit, and that B is trying to throw
him in. This being the case, he should
put UP the king at secondhand, for II A
has ace the jig is up. but z should not
allow him to obtain the lead with any
smaller card. A now reels of his five
good diamonds. giving B discards OF every
losing card in his hand.
The play at table ..
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AlIerdice to Lead Michigan.

DETROIT. Mich, December 10.-Davs
Allerdice Of Indianapolis. halfback on the
Michigan team for two years. will lead
the eleven next year. having been elected
after a close contest with Quarterback
Wasmund, Allerdice was the best man
on the team this year, but had to quit
after the Pennsylvania game, where %
received a broken collarbone.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
New She'll for Harvard.

BOSTON. December 10.-Harvard has re-
ceived a new shell for the 1909 crew from
England. 1t was built by George Sims g.
Co. at Putney and resembles the boat
used this year. 1t will be rigged after
American ideas. w. c. Baylies, "a, pre-
sented the shell to the crew.
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Trick "A does not take the finesse in
trumps. and SO loses one trick at the
start.
Trick 6-Z puts in the king as he
should.
Trick 9-Here B gets scared and runs
with his ace. catching his partners s
queen. AS he holds the last trump his
ace Is in no danger, and he should try
another low lead. Then. too, A dis
cards from his established suit at the
previous trick, which should be a pointer
to B that he still holds a spade with
which he hopes to obtain the lead. A is
now helpless, and has to throw away his
long diamonds on the last four tricks.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
ABB make q slam.

Trick lit IL a nicely balanced question
whether to lead singleton or try for
the long suit. But there are great pOssi-
bilities in suit Of seven cards. and, al
though AS side strength Is rather below
par. yet he holds three trumps to tho ace
and q possible-if not very probable-en-
try card In the queen OF spades. Observe
that he leads low from the queen Jackie
sequence. lead which is coming into IA
vor with advanced players when suit is
so long that 1t is dangerous to tempt
parner to finesse.
Trick 2-The play OF the deal Is made
by AS finesse in trumps. II the 8 is
fourth-best the flnesse Is a fair one, be-
ing against one card only. while II It
is BIS best. A must certainly duck 1t and
await little more development The
finessc succeeds.
Trick 3-why z should put in the queen
at this point is a mystery, but it does not
affect the result.
Trick 6-B must guess at AS re-eutry
Evening star., 1908-12-20
FINE YEAR FOR
TRACK ATHLETES
New American Records With
Some of the Best Cinder
Path Performances.
Best Work Of American
Athletes in 1908

100-ysrd dash--J. A. Rector. Uni
versify of Virginia. a............... o.09Ss
SO0-meter4 .run-M. W. Sheppard,
!. Irish American. A. C......-..... 1.ScA
1,bO0-meter run-M. W. Sheppard,
= Irish h-American A. c.. 4.oSes
1lo-meter hurdie-Forest Smithson.
Multomah A. c.. O.fo
mouth ......................... o.l5h
curry 4. T.............,......... ~ a.2sas
American a. C.....'...>....... IS .loas
Pole vault--W. n. pray. Yale II II. Sis In.
Broad jump. X. Irons
Chicago A. c.. n II. 6iS In.
Discus (Greekl-M. Sheridan.
rish.American A. C......1 1A IT. 8 In.
Shot put -pound)-Ralph
Rose. Olympic A. C-.-.... 81 It. 3 In.
Shot put t58- pound. for heigh)
p. Mcdonald, Irish American 16 IT. a in.
Evening star., 1908-12-20

For Other. Sports See Page
II, Part 7.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
COMMISSION RALks ROAD.
Interstate Body Holds Allowance o,
Shipped Grain Unlawful.

Washington, July 1o.-on the ground
the allowance was unlawful the Inter
state Commerce Commission Thurs
day ordered the Union Pacific Rail
road company to desist for two years
from paying any allowance to Peavey
& Company on their own grain re-.
ceived into any of their elevators at
Kapsas City and Council Bluffs, or on
grain thus received in which they be-.
lieve any direct and indirect owner
ship OF interest ti1at Is not reshipped
out Of the elevators within ten days OF
It's receipt. The order prohibits al
lcwance to the Peavey Co. on grain
belonging to them or in which they
have interest that has been mixed.
treated, weighed, or inspected In any
Of their elevators at those cities.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
(SOpfly .$ krayOnia
eoooeeeeeae by ooooooooooo
ANTHONY HOPE
Author Of The Prisoner OF Zenda
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
n Copyright. 1906, Anthony Hope Haw1ina
cepy,iaht..sos Anthony Hope lIawkina
"You know what you did tonight?'
oOopooooooo


"You know what you did tonight?"
I II had the sense to think ofsthe man
In the porch"
you saved my life"
Sophy gave laugh of triumph.
What will Marie Zerkoyitch say to:
that?'
"She's my friend, too, and she's told
me all about you, but she didn't want
us to meet"
"She thinks bring bad luck"
shell have to renounce that heresy
now" He felt for the chair and sat
down, Sophy leaning against the win
dow SILL
"Why did they attack you?''
He told her of the special grudge
which Mistitch and his company had
against him and added: But they all
hate me except my own fellows from,
yolseni. l have hundred Of them In
suieiman's tower, and they're stanch'
enough"
"Why do they hate you7'
"Oh, I'm their schoolmaster, and a
\ ~
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
CLEVELAND WILL PRoBArED.
Most of His Estate is Left to the
Widow.

Trenton, N. j., July 13.-The will of
ex- President Grover Cleveland was
probated Friday at the home of Mrs.
Cleveland in Princeton. Surrogate
John w. Cornell went there for that
purpose.
The will is in Mr.. Cleveland's own
handwriting and makes no disclosures
as to the extent of his wealth. After
some minor requests and the creation
of fund Of $4,000 for each of the
four children, the remainder of the
estate is left to Mrs. Cleveland. In
the will Mr.. Cleveland expresses the
desire that he be buried in the place
where he should die, and that his body
be not removed unless it should be
absolutely necessary to have it re-
pose by the side of his wifes body.
Mrs. Cleveland is made executrix and
Frank S. Hastings executor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
HAPPENINGS IN I0NA|
News Of a Week Throughout
the State.
OWEN BALL UNDER ARREST
Charged With Holding Up Train at
Minneapolis-Allssed to Have
Made Confession.

Acting upon instructions from the
Des Moines detective department, the
Marshalltown police arrested Owen
Ball, in company with Mrs. Frank
Shercliffe, or Moories. of Des Moines.
wife of Frank Shercliffe, who recently
was extradited by the state of Colora-
da to answer a charge of murder
against him in Lsadville
Owen Barrett, alias Ball, who was
arrested on charge of holding up q
Northern Pacific train in Minneapolis
on the evening of April Is, has made
full confession and has been taken
to Minneapolis TO stand trial.
Barrett, when arrested, was found
to have in his possession a love letter
from Mrs. Frank Shercliffe, dated at
Des Moines. Tho police of that city
, were notified and the woman was ar.
rested. She broke down and con.
fessed that Barrett had told her that
he and her husband, Shercliffe, had
! robbed the Northern Pacific train, and
! had also held up the drug store of
Karl L. Fieseler, st. Anthony Park, at
which time clerk in the store was
shot through the arm while trying to
repel the burglars.
| When confronted with Mrs. Sher
cliffe's confession Barrett is said to
F; have made clean breast of his con
nection with the two affairs, and wa
at once started for Minneapolis in
charge of J. McFetridge of the North.
| ern Pacific secret service, and Edwin
HELM of the Minneapolis and st. Louis
service.
Rivals History Of Jesse James.
Shercliffe has life history that
| rivals that OF the Jesse James gang
!! and is interviewer with the criminal
and political history of Iowa touched
in places with love and romance ani
! villiany and the desperation Of two
gangs of criminals to get at each 9th
ers threats without letting the police
know it.
Frank Shercliffe is now in Colorado
awaiting trial for murder said tt
have been committed about twent.
years ago and he has confessed t.
holding up an entire train single
handed and securing several thou
sand dollars worth of diamonds from {
travelling salesman.
| On Nov 4, 1892, Frank Sherclifft
held up w. G. Pollock, travelling
salesman for w. l., Pollock & Com
pany, wholesale diamond dealers, II
the smoking car of the Sioux City
and Pacific railroad near California
Junction in the western part of this
state north Of Council Bluffs AND
robbed Pollock of $4,000 worth Q
diamonds.
For twelve years that diamond rob
berry was unsolved. Then, in 1904
Shercliffe confessed and implicated
Tom Dennison, ward political boss
and policy king in Omaha.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
BOLD CHICKEN THIEVES.
Farmers Becoming Desperate Owe,
the Loss Of Their Fowls.

Farmers Becoming Desperate Over
the Loss Of Their Fowls.
The farmers in the vicinity OF Ma
son City are becoming desperate over
the inroads of chicken thieves who
have become so bold that even grain
is taken and other articles about the
farm premises. Hundreds of fowls
have been lost, many bushels of grain.
no end of harness and such articles as
can be easily carried. Even boxes
containing the fowls, nailed up and
setting near the hennery. have been
found the next morning by the owner
where evidently they we're left the
night before by some one who had
got that far with his booty and
thought better to hurry.
Peter Stile, a farmer four miles east
OF the city, lost 200 fowls, and George
Stiner almost an equal number. At a
neighboring house two boys who were
sleeping in the barn were awakened
by the noise of squawking chickens,
and saw men crouching behind the
wood pile near the hennery waiting
for anyone to approach. They were
too frightened to call help, and even
after the men had left with nearly all
the fowls on the place did not spread
the alarm, but waited till the next
morning
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
CRUISER ALBANY TO HONDURAS
Vessel Will Protect American Inter
ests During Revolution.

Washington, July 13.-The cruiser
Albany has been ordered to Amapala,
the Pacific port of Honduras, to re-
main as long as necessary. Capt.
Henry T. Mayo, commanding, will in
vestigate and report on conditions
growing out of the revolution and the
necessity of protecting American in
terests. The Hondurans have feared
the revolutionists might capture
Amapala. The Albany will start from
Panama, the distance being 700 miles.
She will take aboard at Panama 100
marines wanted for duty at San Fran
cisco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
new SEA- Fighter
Takes maiden DIP
sATTLEsHlP SOUTH CAROLINA
Is LAUNCHED AT YARDS AT
PHILADELPHIA.
ENTIRE CEREMONY
is WITHOUT HITCH
Great Vessel, One OF the Two War
Craft Authorized by Last Congress.
slonal Session, Touches Waves In
Graceful Manner in the East.

Philadelphia, July 13.-Amid the din
of steam whistles ashore and afloat
and the cheering of thousands of per-
sons assembled to witness the event,
the "all big gun" battleship South
Carolina was launched at 1905 p. M,
Saturday at Cramps ship yard on the
Delaware river. AS the latest addi-
ton to the American navy slipped
into the water, Miss Frederick Calvert
Ansel, daughter of Gov Ansel of
South Carolina, broke the traditional
bottle of wine against the prov
of the great hull and gave the big
sea fighter its name. Surrounding
the pretty girl stood group includ-
ing her father and his military staff,
many officials of the navy department.
the commandant of the Philadelphia
navy yard, officials of the city, officers
of the Italian warship Ettore Fiera-
mosca, now in port, and hundreds Of
other invited guests.
Launching Without Hitch.
There was no hitch to the launching,
and after the tugs had warped the
big. hull into the dock the invited
guests proceeded to the famous mold
loft of Cramps, where many launch
ing feast has been spread, and sat
down to luncheon. The christening
| party sat at center table and the
usual toasts to the new ship, the
president of the United States, the
navy, and to the fair sponsor of the
South Carolina were drunk.
Later in the afternoon the governor
and his party were entertained by 10
| cal citizens and Saturday night the
governor and his staff were the guests
| of the Southern club.
Displacement Is 10000 Tons.
The South Carolina has a length be
| tween perpendiculars of $50 feet, {
breadth of 80 feet, and her mean draf
will be "a feet inches. Her norma
displacement will be 10000 tons, ant
full load displacement $4,000. Hel
reciprocating engines will have 1900
horse power and the contract speed
is 1877 knots. Her bunker capacity
will be 2I00 tons.
The main battery of the South Car
Dina will consist of eight 12-inch
breech-loading rifles mounted in four
turrets and SO arranged that each gun
can fire two shots minute. These
guns will be able to fire on either
broadside, and will permit 16 $50
pound projectiles to be discharged
every minute. The South Caroline
will also have battery of about 81
3-inch and smaller guns to afford
protection from torpedo boats ant
destroyers, and will carry an arna
ment of submerged torpedo tubes.
protective deck about the middle
height of the armor, varying in thick
ness from one and onehalf to three
inches, will be provided.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-17
new LADlRG BILL ADOPTED
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BODY
PUTS o. X. ON PLAN.
Simplicity Is Subject Of Commission
in Advocating Arrangement-De-
tails Of the Scheme.

Washington, July ia new uni
form bill of lading designed as sub.
stitute for the bills now in use for the
movement of miscellaneous freight
and general merchandise was Satur-
day approved and its adoption recon-
Mended to the common carriers of the
country and the shipping public by the
interstate commerce commission. 1t
provides two forms, printed on the
face side in different colors, one for
straight" and one for order" consign-
ments. The order" bill will possess
a certain degree of negotiability while
the straight" bill will be non-nego-
table.
The order" bill must be surrendered
upon delivery of the property to the
consignee. This plan is expected to
largely meet the requirements of the
banking concerns of the country, which
advance vast sums of money upon bills
o. lading. The changes have all been
in the direction of greater simplicity
in the interest of the shipping public.
The bill is more OF less a compromise.
carriers have not heretofore assumed,
but retains exemptions to which some
shippers may object.
The commission believes the bill is
the best adjustment practicable OF a
long standing controversy which af-
fects the business interests of the
| country. The commission expressly
| retains the right to exercise its cor
receive authority as to any provisions
| of the new bill which under the test
of experience may be proper.
The commission does not undertake
| to prescribe the bill of lading because
it is convinced such action would ex-
coed its authority. 1t is understood,
however, that the new bill will be
adopted by all the railroads in the
official classification territory. The
commission recommends that the new
bill be adopted generally on Septem
Der next The bill is not intended to
take the place of bills now in use in
connection with certain particular
commodities, such as livestock and
perhaps perishable property.
/ The new bill is the outgrowth OF
complaints made in 1904 by numerous
shippers and commercial organiza
lions.
The interstate commerce commits
sion Saturday announced a decision
holding that the Hepburn act does not
grant plenary discretion to the com
mission to refuse an application fol
switch connections with lateral branch
roads.