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BOYS MIRED IN ASPHALTUM.
After the stun Had Cooled They Had
TO he Chopped Out.

BOHEMIAN. Mon. Aug, I5,-Two boys
playing around asphaitum barrels used In
connection with the paving at the corner
OF Grand avenue and Koch street had an
experience that they will not forget very
soon.
Donald stanton, Eugene Divine ana
Robert Cooley were sumpin- from one
barrel TO another when the two former
boys got into tho asphaltum and cyan
10 sink. At first II was slightly warm, as
IL had been left by the workmen, but II
got cooler, and their efforts to eXtrcate
themselves were without avail Robert
Cooley. after trying In vain " help tho
boys out went TO tho home OF Donald's
parents 10 report Mr., Stanton happened
to he at home and went to the rescue of
the boys, but could do nothing.
Finally the foreman In charge OF the
paving was summoned, and with five men
working about half an hour chopping
| with axes he succeeded In getting the
asphaltum on so the boys could be drawn
out. The boys seemed 10 be pretty we'll
tired out but otherwise were not appar'
entity hurt in any way,
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z dealt and bid spade intending to
call the hearts on the second round. A
bid a royal and passed. Il raised his
partner to three royals without waiting
for z. anticipating that he might have a
long heart suit.
with three honors against him in
hearts and three losing cards in the
suit declared against him z did not feel
equal to calling four hearts at this stage
Of the bidding, so he passed and OF course
and went game at royals. although
Y picked tho diamonds for his opening
lead and z got in trump on the first
trick.
II ever gets started on a heart deo-
laration he and his partner might easily
run It up TO ak hearts against the royals,
which Y can run. They can make a
little slam at hearts. as the ace OF
trumps Ia the only possible trick for A
and b, the king OF clubs being bottled
up by the inesse.
The question that such hands an this
naturally raise In. why did not tho dea Ter
start right In with three hearts7 No. 10
Of Whitehead's Conventions In treating
OF this three trick call In major suit
says Il indicates control OF the suit bid
and seven or more tricks In hand.
This is hardly true OF rs cards. He In
very far from the control OF hearts and
has no right TO count on his plain suit,
clubs, for more than trick. Give rs
cards 10 either 4 or Il, and where
would land with a contract TO win
nine tricks with hearts for trumpsf
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z dealt and did heart. which A
passed Y bid two hearts, showing that
he had much better than average sup
port for the heart bid and did not want
II changed on any account Il went two
royals. Il thought he had bid his hand
for all II was worth on the first round
and passed. whereupon A raised his part
ner's bid to three royals without waiting
for Y.
As figured the hand, his partner had
probably an average declaration, hvb
hearts and sure trick In clubs or dia-
monds. As they could surely separate
some OF their trumps on the spade suit, Y
counted on making six or seven tricks
with the hearts, and either four clubs, or
two clubs and two diamonds. so he hid
four hearts. II went four royals.
II was now rs turn 10 figure up the
possibilities and he correctly inferred that
could run tho spade suit and had con-
siderable strength In clubs and diamonds,
so he bid five hearts. When 4 bid five
royals Y doubled. as no calculated he
and his partner must mako at least one
trick In each of the plain suits.
n led the trump, as being probably the
best defence Tor his plain suits. and d
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Clubs are trumps and u IL In the lead
= and 2 want all six tricks against any
defence.
The solution In for z 20 lead the trump,
which wins. all following suit leads
tho remaining trump. upon which b may
as we'll discard one of his useless hearts
The correct discard for IN the spade
queen
Tho trump lead forces A to sive up his
protection in hearts or diamonds, or else
TO discard the king OF spades. which Will
make Us Ave OF spades high. As Y can
make only ono trick in spades. but would
make two tricks in any other suit that A
might discard. A lets 20 the spade
leade the Ave OF spades while he IL In
the lead. and A Is forced to discard again.
z being able to underplay the spade
trick with the deuce, so that Y may hold
the lead and make two tricks in which,
ever suit A discards
Tho natural discard for z on the trump
had 10 a diamond. but that will not solve
the problem. because II will leave A free
10 discard heart Then Y must lead
hearts, and on the second round OF that
suit can discard diamond. because
VS. queen Is dead. as z has no diamond
lef. to lead to him. This shows that the
king OF spades must eventually win a
trick
The position IL clsveriy arranged and
- good Illustration of the possibilities
Of the game, as very few persons would
secure the extra trick that Is In the cards
for v and u II the ending came up In
actual play.
Here is q position that frequently arises
az the card table and which IL almost
invariably played wrong. so that the extra
trick IN the cards Is missed.
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As quarry was four miles from his
dock but BE was only two from his dock
the quar,1es being eight miles apart One
day proposed to that they build a
railroad from their respective quarries
10 the river and have one dock in COM
mon. the expense 10 be divided equally
between them.
h would not agree to this. as he was
nearer the river than A. but he said that II
the railroad was 30 laid out that II would
be the shortest possible line connecting
the three points, two quarriee and tho
proposed dock, he would pay for the actual
length from his quarry to the river at the
rate per mile for the total cost.
A said Il was bargain on condition
that he was allowed 20 have the survey
made and locate the dock. To this II
agreed. Where did A put the dock 40 as
90 place as much OF the expense as possible
on r and at the same time secure the
shortest possible line OF track?
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NOTES OF THE ART WORLD.

There will be an exhibition OF the
pottery Of Mrs. Cornelius Polllon at
the galleries of the Art Association or
Newport from August FL to 81. Mrs.
Poillon also showed her garden pot
terry and flower holders at the Newport
Flower Show.
One OF Mrs. Poillon's recent works
was Cretan dinner set made from the
models at the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art dating from 1900 b. c. for a Greek
house in the Catskllls. At tho potteries
Of the artist at Woodbridge, n, j., there
are many kinds Of porcelain manufac-
tured. limitations of old Greek, Italian
majolica and Chinese are some OF the
styles made by Mrs. Poillon at the
ldlns, The maJolica may be made In
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u dealt and bid no trump. which A
passed With Ys cards many players
would be tempted TO bid two diamonds
but V raised his partners bid 10 three no
trumps instead. He saw that II was
game hand II 2 had the tops In the major
suits
Il knew that his partners length and
strength must be in diamonds. because II
Il were hearts or spades he would bid
those suits and he would hardly assist
on a club suit with the king and queen
out against him, but he naturally ex-
pected to md Y with a stopper IN hearts.
VS. raise efrectually stopped b from
saying anything about royals and tho
hand WINS played at three no trumps all
that and p could make against the
contract being three tricks in hearts. All
efforts 20 get r into tho lead to make the
heart Jack were vain
Had II ever been allowed TO get started
with that spade suit. which he would
certainly have called against one no
trump, simply to get q lead. A would
have assisted him right along and they
would have gone up to Ave royals before
they would surrender the game. What
is more they would have made II or they
would have set the no trumper n II went
beyond four odd.
Against royals z would probably lead
the club king Another club would force
~ 10 run ana lehu trunps the ace belng
forced out. After that there Is not an
other trick In the hand for and z. no
matter how they play, provided man
ages his end OF Il correctly.
After winning the trump lead q would
force again with a club, and BIS manage
/ ment OF the trump situation would fur
nish an instructive lesson for the student
OF tactics. After ruling the third round
| OF clubs there would be no hurry about
/ =.
| ginners make the mistake OF taking out
trumps that cannot do them any harm.
wasting two OF their own in the effort
Rs play would he TO keep his own
trumps for ruffing the clubs and 10 force
dummy with the diamonds. As the
trumps used by Il would he higher than
any held by u, there would be no dan
ger OF BIS being overtrumped. After BIS
last trump was used up and had rufYed
the diamonds twice A would still hold the
ten and nine and perhaps a. establ shed
club so that heart would put him in "a
pull rs two trumps and make the rest
OF the tricks This is assuming that
won tho first trump lead. II holds on
he saves trick at least.
| Us raising his partners bid practically
wins the game In this hand. as no player
would think Of bidding four royals OF
Be cards over three no trumps, without
any sign from the partner. The inter
estins part OF the bidding 10 TO consider
what would have happened had A stucl
In a couple of royals over Us OPENING
declaration. even with four honors agains
him and fve losing clubs In his hand.
Occasionally II will be the second hant
that will make bid his partner raise
without any Interference from the inter
yening player. the dealer, who has started
with a spade being supposed to be eliml
mated as a weak hand That this Is no
always the situation tho following ex
ample will show:
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ied the singleton diamond. which y TOOK
with the ace. Being rather afraid that y
was preparing for discards on the KING
and queen OF diamonds. z led the king
OF hearts and followed II with q club.
l. won the club trick and picked up
both rs trumps. Then three rounds OF
diamonds allowed y to run the last one.
but Il could not get rid OF his losing
club and was set for 100 points, losing
one trick In each Of the PLAIN suits Just
as had calculated he would.
But for Us raise on the first round II
Is doubtful II either Y or z would have
pushed d up to 1--WE royals. but II they
allow the contract TO 20 for anything
less than Ave A and 3 will win the
game. On the other hand and Y would
have gone game at five hearts II they
had been left with H.
Against the heart A might lead the
trump or the spade; the result would DO
the same. He would hardly lead a Ola
mond In the face of his partners decla-
ration. Suppose he starts with the SPADE
Y trumps and leads the trump. z winning
the second round and leading club.
II A puts on the ace all three or Us
high clubs are good and z gets three
diamond discards no matter what A leads
giving z little slam on the hand.
II A holds of the clubs wins with the
Jack and leads the king, z getting one dis
Gard II wins this trick z gets 1ve
by cards. but not the little slam. II A
still holds of 80 as to become tenace
z gets two diamond disoards, 30 that one
diamond trick IL the limit OF possibility
for A and b.
The trump opening would not have been
any better for A ss 2 would win the sec
ond round and lead the club with the
same result. An original lead Of the
king OF diamonds would have brought
out two rounds OF trumps and the club
! from rs hand. and then the queen OF
| diamonds would be The only remaining
trick for A and b. and that only n A
| led II at once before q got his disoardt
on the clubs. Still Ave by cards for Y.
| 1t Is more common 10 ind players
raising no trumpers than suit declaraa
I TONS probably because they are orlsf
nafly declared on pretty light hands
these days and there are more good card.
for the partner to hold. The raise 1,
particularly useful In shutting of cumu
lative bids In the major suits, which
might go to some length II they got wei
| started. Here IL a case in point:
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SHOWING APPROVAL
AT ROYAL AUCTION
tt Is Good Policy Sometimes to
Increase Declarations Not
Overcalled.
RAISING PARTNERS BID
Modern System Does Not Seek
to Secure as Cheap Con-
tracts as Possible.
RAISING PARTNERS BID


While II may be true that Il 10 always
good policy at royal auction TO get the
contract as cheaply as possible 40 as not
to run any unnecessary risk OF penalties
In case IL falls IL 10 also true that the
hopa OF securing a contract at low bid
may prevent the partner from drawing
valuable inforences as to the possibilities
or the hand In case the bid Is overcelled.
All declarations including tho pass.
have a meaning. and the difference be-
tween passing partners declaration and
saying something may turn out TO be
tho difference between winning and losing
the game Many players think II is quite
sufficient TO show their approval or the
declaration by letting II alone, but the
approval may be OF two kinds and there
should be some way OF distinguishing
them.
Tho declaration may be as good as any
thing the partner can suggest; there may
be no reason to deny the suit named
or 70 shift TO anything else at the same
time u may not be OF such character
as TO arouse any great enthusiasm In
tho partners mind. That is ono sort OF
approval
But there 10 another kind. The dealers
bid will sometimes anticipate what the
partner had In mind II II got round "a
him II will sometimes come as a surprise
and the third hand will wonder wha
cards tho dealer can hold to make sucl
bid. That Is another sort Of approva
amounting TO a hearty Endorsement ant
hoping 10 avoid any change.
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z dealt and bid club. not feeling SUI
ficiently protected In more than two
suits TO go no trump. A passed and Y
thought as the bid suited him he could
pass. Il bid royal.
q was satisfied with his defence against
royals going game ~ he passed. also
passed. but Y bid two clubs, overcalled
by two royals. This assist OF Us conveys
10 Y no idea of the great strength IN Y's
hand. 1t might be Just a pusher. II
might be showing more than the average
two tricks somewhere outside OF clubs.
Az he has no fear OF royals going game
u passes again. Y, thinking he had done
his duty. also YET Rs bid stand and b
made tho odd trick. losing only so in
penalties less simple honors
The play was straightforward enough
at royals, leading two rounds of clubs,
trumping the second and leading the
queen of spades which z won with the
king. z then tried the diamond. az he
was afraid OF the trump situation II he
led that suit. p won the trick. led two
rounds Of trumps and then went back to
the diamonds. making two tricks.
Although rs original cali was IN q
minor suit should have raised II ir
order to show that his own strength lay
entirely IN that suit. b would have called
two royals just the same, as he can ruff
clubs. but Y and Y would have bid him
UP 30 four and would have doubled him
or would have got the contract AZ nvs
clubs and made II.
Five by cards at clubs means gam,
and rubber to Y and he cannot miss II q
Y will only give him the hint TO bid VI
tho clubs by raising the original call
even when A passes No matter what A
/ leads against the club contract the eo,
OF spades and one diamond trick are al
/ that b can make. rs y can win the sec
ond spade and run out the hearts. whil'
Y can trump diamonds.
Here is hand that was sent To TIL
SUN a short time ago In which both side
I employed this raising system and tn
question arose as 20 It's being justified
The rule seems to be that n the partne
has two OF three more tricks than IN
declarer has any right to expect on aver
/ uyas IA shOuld raiaA
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pycipHgHrSo clPHEas.


Tho attempts at the solution or the
New York business firms cipher which
have so far come 20 hand show that the
catch in the problem has been entirely
overlooked. The question is not 80 much
to md out what letters have been used
to stand for those in the original but to
account for the fact that II was such an
easy matter TO translate tho original into
code.
Simply 10 give the letters that stand
for other letters does not distinguish the
cipher in any way from the thousands
OF cphers that are built on substitution
The real problem for THE SUN readers
to solve is to account for the alleged ease
OF translation. so far as known, the
scheme Is quite original.
THE SHORTEST ROAD.
Hero Is something that may recall to
the older members of the family prin-
ciple that they have long since forgotten /;
Two men owned stone Quarries that were
In a compa ratively fat part Of the ooun-
try. each having his own dock at a point
on the shore of . river directly m the
south.
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whites pieces.

White 20 pfay ana ni1ae IN rnrW "oNoS
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. ts.
!. K,-o4 R-gIi ., kEKt. a.
!. K K.-S. F k,IS!'ii aR KNks 4o' 90
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. ss1.
I. B-R 40
SOLUTION TO R RSpAs SAME STUDY BY
K,L PMH a. a. R FEbS, R1K H &C. 3 b1Bs
weeks the rain god has been so inter-
(o). R--KBs and draws!. R-oBs . Kt.
OF Kt-B7 oh. RIKt. PxR. &o
Angus Meponald BIooklyn' N " ana , b.
Correct solutions received to Nos. tst and
ass from W. W. Moore. Pittsburg; Pa. John
Wagner New York city; Dr. a u Baldwin'
Del James Roberta. Philadelphia, Pa, !;
Prof N: l, Perry Brooklyn, T. T.; William
R RHns Ri ei.s r. Soanson " Mars
ford. Conn. and 8. n. chittend.n. Guiiford.
Conn.
wsG 1ss0' e. s0'I burn. Ansoni., conn: N. j.
Lane, New York city; NJ Heinemann. New
YORK city. and r, p wi.,rand. Brooklyn.
solution to No. ass received from Robert
H. Hixon. New York city.
many the Ss our snd .osTs ha
this study TO be Incorrect. as hiacS has two
or three ways OF preventing defeat
Solutions to Rincks end game study re-
oeiyed from Robert H. Hixon. New York
city DR., A. VI. Baldwin, Norwalk. Conn.
James Roberts. Philadelphia, Pa; W. J.
Ferris, New Castle, Del: John Guyer. West
Hoboken, NJ j., and r. Is, WILSON. New
York city.
Correct solutions received to Nos 4ss and
4s7 from Robert II. Hixon, New York city
w w Moore. Anchorage, KY; W. Mason
Rye, N. Y, James Roberts, Philadelphia
~. Y: s. II. Chittenden. 9uilford, Conn.
Warren Y. Burr, Ansonia, Conn. and C.
Mate. East Orange, n. j.
Correct solutions received TO No, <s7 from
John Wagner, The Bronx; Elizabeth r
Anthony, Montclair, N. j.: ~. J. Lane, New
York city, and w d. l., r., New York city
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cARo-KANN DEFENCE

ta1 Loss OF lime He might have played
P-R5 at once.
lbl a move Of doubtful value, a. IL blocks the
action OF the and gives white the opportunity
lof which. however, he doe n9t vail hinselD OF
advancing his pawns on the Queens side
(c) This was the critical point OF the game
White could now have obtained the advantage by
PLAYING p--B4, .. o., 10. P-QB4, Kt-K2: 30 P-
6Kti, P--Ki; 81, b Bs and whites attack on tho
queens side would probably have matured before
blacks on the kings side.
(d' White cannot now play P--oBA on account
OF RAP,
(eD With this move Duras begins an attack
which he carries N a successful issue with ex-
traordinAry skill and In genuiiy.
~ A very hne move and much stronger than
RK)--Kt at once, an effective reply TO which
would have been PIP oh. followed by Boa,
"a Threateain mate in three msvss, be ginning
with kt-BS Oh
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fo) In this eame M1esce adopts opielmann's
fsvorite method OF development when second
player IN tho exchange variation OF the French
defence; Micscs being nrst player Ia. Of course.
mo We ahead.
out black KS OBJ by P-KB6.
fe) Black has a very cramped eamc and docs
not know what TO do The text new enables
% a vrrY cieyer, moye: 4 sleeh replies "a
PAR because OF DAP oh winning the o.; %. p
KKtA, with . winning position.
by Kt--Bl followed by Kt-Kt8 CHI.
IN He probably refrained from cspturfnf the
Kits lest II should be moyfng the q too Ear rom
the defence OF the X. Ia.
JeJ But now, after havien lost TWO moves with
Ms q he "a hes the r. when his II In still worse
predicament, probably recognizing the fact that
the earnc Is lost anyhow,
az n ~ .oxO; As. RIP mate.
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IRREGULAR OPENING.

(a) Placing the n before the KIP Is unfavorahl-.
But IL he had played BOZ. KOS would have
been the reply.
r-O. White would have exchanged a p ara
piece and would have won with O-CB.
(c1 Now White does not allow pot any more.
ia Blart intends plsying P-KBi. thinking
that White would weaken his game by P-kh+.
In order TO prevent P-KRi
(sl Black Is determined to push bis KIP.
N Not very good, but II seems that he has no
proper defence.
(cl II WAS high time TO resign. a. othcrwise ne
would have been mated.
PROBLEM NO. ass, BY CHR. cHRIsrpN.
SEN
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RUY LOPEZ.

In This move converts the opening into sort
Of gnrrbit and Is probably quite sound.
(b) Black could also win back the pawn oy
B-OB4 followed, II XXX or RIB, by B.Qo. as
white would scarcely venture to defend his 3
pawn BY B-Ko and submit TO having his Kings
pawn trebled. .
back a pawn, but improves whites position. II
would have been better TO retreat the bishop 10
R4, still keeping up the attack.
tdD A mistake. OF which white takes advan "a &c
IN very nne style. Instead OF the text move blac
should have exchanged bishops. followed by
KIT to K2
(sJ Exchan ring bishops nrst would only have
FASTENED his defeat. rs. Bah oh: 10 KxB, RkR:
IL RxR.RxR: IS PIP, R-K: 10 K-Kt5. followed
20 II AZ. K~k,s Win the. view o, playinr
K7 ch. K-Kt2: 10 KtxR. KxKt: 81 K--K5 and
black cannot defend his pawns on the queen S
20 4 pretty combination by which white forces
the win.
M He had nothing better, for y 80. .R-K
then 81 PRO. KITS: 81 P-kts Co) ch' RIO
81 Kt--K7 CHI and wins
% a nnely played game by white.
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This puzzle may be tried out on a piece

This puzzle may be tried out on piece
OF paper or on a part OF an ordinary
checker board. There are nlno letters
and fifteen blanks. leaving only the CEN
tire square. IS, vacant at tn start The
puzzle is to get the letter II from Its
present position on square % to It's proper
position on square II. under the restric-
ton OF the following rules:
Any letter or blank may be moved into
any vacant space. but " II Is moved hori-
zontally or vertically II must jump over
two other pieces. Ir II Is moved diago-
naiy II may be pushed into the adjoln lns
square that If empty without junpin :
over any other letter. II the letter were
pushed into 10. for example. the blank on
could jump 10 II.
The problem is TO accomplish the trans
position in twelve moves, so that at the
end OF the series the eight letters shall
be i'm their present positions and the let
ter II shall be in It's proper place In the
centre.
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CORRESPONDENCE

W w Moore. Louisville. KY. and q. IT.
your contributions which shall receive an
early conside ration.
n Frank. secretary Of the new estab-
lished Empire City Chess Club at 500 Lenox
avenue In this city. informs THE SUN that
the club may be considered a permanent
organization, having been duly chartered
with over sixty membera Following are
the officers OF the club; S. j. Kemp, presi-
dent: A J. Danziger, e-prssident; Or, g.
Ciug treasurer: w. Frank. secretary; " l..
Hunt, ]. Radin. c. Goldinser, II. Hirsch and
n April. directors.
" j. L., New York city--Yss. there was
a misprint. II should have read KrB In
stead OF KxKt in solution TO No. tss
Appended are the scores OF some OF the
games played In the Mannheim inter-
ma fionai tourney.