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\ GAYBE the man was telling the
NI truth. maybe he had been craz,d
ny MS war experiences, ar
maybe he was just plain romancer
anyway h" was a New Yorker and h.
had arrived the day before on a refuge.
ship from the other side.
Yes he said, ives, | had a rough
time getting from the town in Germnay
where the war caught me to London
but ] got there just as everybody wa.
crowding the ship offices for HON.
tickets. My luck was with me and 90,
one early.
Il had 1T to get away before I gn,
my ticket, but as soon as felt safe nv
feelings underwent change and I
wasn't half AZ badly scared as | had
been You know how that Is. don't YOU
well met a party that was ~
anxious to get home IA | had been. onIy
he had more money I'm n minute than I
had In a lifetime. and when he offered
me $500 more for my ticket than I paid
for 1t l let him have II. That kind ~
opened my eyes to ths situation and ]
got On the Job and by and by ! had
bought another ticket for New York
IL was in a good location and | sold
It TO another scared millionaire for
S4O0 advance.
Il don't believe those Newspaper
stories OF some people paying as high a.
$1,000 for any kind of passage home. 7
was making q speciality Of finding tina.
Sort, and the best ! could get anywhere
was $500 more than paid. and only one
like that. did find another one TO paw
500. but after that the rush f<l OF and
only got hundred advance on two
more that I bought
by this time I concluded ] had
snap and made up my mind TO stay rich,
there. but when ] got the next ticket
] couldn't find anybody to buy II, 80
after waiting week or so ! though
I'd better use II myself and came home
] cleared up over 81 900. though, whiCt
wasn't 30 bad considering what n panic
was IN when crowded up 70 get nv
first ticket"
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DOG HIS OWN SURGEON

IN fEDICAL degrees are not c,r.
Nj ferred upon cannes" r+.
marked II. T Galpln. owner
of the life saving Great Dane. Jim, "bu,
II they were my dog jim ought - haFa
one. Humma cum laude.
When Jim was struck by "A big auto.
mobile some months ago and crippled in
the hip, besides receiving other iniurl,
| sent him 10 the dog hospital for wceN
and he had the attention OF two Vs..
ernnrics. They sot him all riGrt Gee
ceir the hip, ana that kent HIM l.'r-
until last week and seemed 30 90, y.
better.
Two weeks ago ] took him up the
State with me--hc loves an auto even T.
one did nearly kill him--and ono morn
Ing jim showed up with two holes
gnawed In his ham. one about six inches
lower rhan the other over the affected
spot and so situated as TO act as a drain
They were not good to look at, but Jim
was In better spirits than usual and
within two days he was walking almOs
as good as new. and now the wounds
have healed and I guess It won't he
much longer before his leg is all right
"He did what the vets couldn't DO, o.
didn't do, and Just how he knew how
- - y - more than I can tell you
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n dealt on the rubhcr gam" and bid no
tumps. ,lrstead OF letting him alone and
leading two rounds of clubs to clear the
suit before losing either of his rrentr..s
bid two clubs as = pusher. 4 clever
player would have bid two royals, or some
sult that the dealer probably had a
stopper I'm, but not length.
was quite satisfied that clubs had
no chance 20 go gam" against n no
trumper. and passed Il was more than
pleased at the suit called, but z was
anxious to win that rubber. He figured
that fve odd in diamonds would take
some doing as A must have something
worth while outside his clubs 10 Justify
such declaration. This strength was
probably In spades, as Y could not call
that suit. so u bid two hearts
A passed the two hearts but II went
three clubs. y passed. waiting for his
partner 10 show his hand. Y went three
hearts and II four clubs. whereupon
began 10 wonder II 4 and Il were not
strong enough to go game In clubs after
all, so ho bid four hearts. A led the
ace Of clubs
The prospects for four odd In hearts
were not brilliant when dummy went
down. but was very good player and
saw that II might be done II the trumps
were split lie ruffed the club and led
a small spade.
Many persons would have made the
mistake OF leading out two rounds Of
trumps and then trying to put dummy in
with a spade 10 lead another TRUMP.
But u saw that such course would LET
In another club trick and probably force
dummy's last trump before the diamonds
were cleared.
As Il PLAYED the hand. dummy's queen
OF spades Is made good before the clubs
are established. Then no can count his
hand for at least five diamonds four
trumps and n spade. II the trumps are
split, n the trumps are not split moth
ing will win the game,
II Is worth nothing that II A holds
slam. as Y will be In to run again with
a club, n trump lead following and then
two rounds OF diamonds will win
with the king. but will hardly dream OF
leading the spade ace. as he cannot toll
n can discard al! his spades on the trump
leads.
II A puts on the spade nee second hand
ana leads clubs again, Y and mako flve
odd, as " takes another run leads hi,
last trump and puts dummy In with a
spade to draw tho trumps, having still
one left to stop the clubs, r. could save
trick by ruiiing n diamond II A led
1t quick enough. but not the game.
The student will see that would fail
to make his contract II he led trumps too
soon, as 4 would then be able to force
and bring in the remnant OF the clubs
later.
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DANGERS IN ELEVATORS.

..TT il perfectly obvious 10 me that
IL the subway management would
copy ono idea now In use on the
ferrvboa,s PLYING on the Hudson and
East rivers IL would prove very useful
In preventing absent minded persons
from .niuring their hands while using
the elevators nj the various stations"
said man who rides much IN the sub
way. practically all the elevators in
usn in the subway are equipped with
folding gates, which are closed when the
elevators are IN motion. or course, the
idea Is to prevent passengers from get
ting injured by coming in contact with
the walls Of the shaft. When the ee-
vators reach their destination the fold
ing gates are thrown back h. the ele-
vltor operators.
Here Is = phase Of the matter which
has often caught my eye. The sub
way management seems - have over
looked the possibility Of passengers hav-
Ing their hands injured by the folding
gates when they are slammed back by
he operators. However, the operators
are ever watchful and II IL a common
thing to hear the warning cry Of Please
take your hands on the gates; We have
to open them soon
Now the point l am orlvipg at IL
this; On the fcrryhoats whore folding
gates are used the gates are labelled
with sign painted in conspicuous
colors and on which Is the warning,
Hands on If you want to see how
much effect those signs have on passen-
gors, stand near one of them the next
time you cross the river on "A ferryboat
and notice how many persons are pre-
vented from putting their hands on the
gates simply by catching sight Of the
warning on the sign
81 cannot imagine any reason why
the subway management does not have
similar signs painted and placed in the
elevators near the folding gates. There
IL no doubt that such signs would pre-
""r' MANY persons from placing their
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lack may make an important variation
II black plays 2s--22. lnstsad OF 2s-al

The only correct solutions giving both
the key moves and the variation in the
second were from:
Ralph Diamond. John Wehnan. Charles
y. Hall, Oscar Erickson. Robert T Blair.
julius Olstein. William Deane. -. A. w"
j. H. Noremnc. Abraham Mantell, J. S.
Hart, Jr.. G. Bum, Albert j Ford. =. j.
McCj1rry. Harris Burg. G. l.. Lynn Henry
j Berg. Y +. he Gioff. Hobokeu J J.
+. Bronx II. Atlas. James Y. Piukerton.
william y. Clarke. a. J. B.. Conrad Al
hedt. Benjamin simon. T w. McNdhon.
Smith y Allen. T. II. Mailman Robert
". Hixor. y. J. Ambrose. c. l.. Is. and
W. J. Bes'on.
A number OF late solutions and remarks
are to hand on No. 293. the discussion OF
which must he postponed until next week.
IN No. 2pl IL will be seen that some OF
Tho Garlic moves may be transposed.
but any slight change doer not AFFECT the
main line az attack quite number
failed through not seeing the key move or
27--23 at all
Just to ease M bit, after those two
hard ones, and also to give the beginners
little useful exercise In checker tao
tics. here is an ending from actual play
that Illustrates an important part OF tho
game:
PROBLEM 80. o9s cHEcKERs
by H. u. Lyman.
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Clubs are trurips ana Il D. id ne lead
Y and want al! six tricks against any
defence
To- ,,,a,,,. ,...,.i... .,,.., .-.,..
"''' P'S,''''' VI ms '''' ''' 'N''
trump VIII enable the holder 90 J; To i'ah
and force discards, just as the long cards
OF suit will force them AT M trutnuy
rh,. ,-ici, ~ ,,,,i,,,r 900, ,,.. .r,,.,,,,. d.,
-. -
'o'"e'"'"s mat &c p's'''''' 10 us"''''
SLOW 10 learn, ana il IL not easy to DIS
t!ngulsh between the Zines when II should
be done and the situation. i'm which the
sfsca,ds cot, IA, f,,...l h, s,s.r means
-
in's P'"o''"l - "'S'E''u !" s"'N ''l''
the trump lead may not De- always the
best. especially when il puts the de-
clar.r or his dummy in tho same difficulty
n, ,ro o,,,,,.,,y ir ,,. ,,,t,.- -, dts
ca,ds r. ,his ar.lirr w,s ac,,9ilv
nI,,.., y ,..j. 49,, ,nig,,k., ~ lc,Jirg
,ru,,,, ,,,,tt, = 90. an ,b. ,,,,, %
Jt.,,,n,,ds % a. 81,
r., ,1.,,', l.. - ,,,,,,..y r.,l,,,,1 y Ia
c,rd,nr ., .,,,u r,,rt n, ~, urs, rnurJ
cnd H., ..,,'i",, ~, .,v,,h,. b.,r, yyitr
yi"a -, ,,,,,,'-,.. ~, ,,,., th, Almond ,,J
ra.1i,, -, -, 80 -,,.l - las, t,r
,,o,. O., u -, /, ti.,,,.,t.,I , b,ar,
~, ,bo s,,o,.J ,rur,, hr, ,br.,y in IN.
o,o,,, - d,,,,,,,,,Jy ,,,1 - r..,,lc NV. 49,,
tn. solr,in, ~ thr nr,hle,,, ,,d ,ba
-,,,,, ,,,,. ~, ,,ru ,,i,, 80 ~ .ri.Ls fl,
Ca. y ., LII ",,,n Nm, ,,t H., v
,r,,,o 80, r,,,s ~. ,r,rrs y
S,.c.rl,r, Ne s,,,i,,. sn,d. Thi. i.,,.
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IA \ faVoriie defence ~ Marsha's and one by
which hr has won many brilliant games hut n Il
not Theoretically correct. ard he hhudicaps him
self by playing Il AGAINST opponents who are eN-
pe0ing and prepared fOr u
10 ipremsturc attack which enables 10 effect
exchanges. Befor" making the text move he
should have Castlei
ul But now Marshall make, y mistake II
would have been better 10 play BNR ch. nrst. ~
thHt after the cNclange ~ =, VS. IL would he
occupied by his bishop. thus preventing immediate
check viii thcR
tfl ~ IS now attacked. and IL he cNchHus yes
pieces the fcinkcs. opening the nlc for check
with the r.
le The r could not hc defended for n IN p
ERA tnru 81. y MKT X ~ %. PAP. n Il; 20.
PIP. liNR -. ktNi. pNp. % ktNP. aud with two
passed RS on the KS side W would have won
easily
" h,ter the loss of the p Marshall play. very
ingcni"usly and nearly succeeds In saving tie
game
20 Threatening TO Win the Kt by rs Oh
m hHS now won back his T. but At the cost Of
position. and VS. passed = becomes dangerous.
ln The winning move. n now captures the
y the 4 reiaRes and cannot he prevented from
qucCninr.
~ For II 80 PKG. then 81 RIP. P-kt7:
SIS Rms and wins; and n 81 Pm then -
R-o,, K-Rj. IS. k-Bi, K-Rs. 50. kB2 and
wins.
PROBLEM NO..s9. RY $. GOLD. JR
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W one corr, spondent remarks. II is
sometimes just AS hard to ind an error
~ to- p It the books In IN" first place.
Several have pointed out the mistake IN
the statement printed last week. which
gave the time two years later for
Browns Loan.
Jhmes f.. Cox says; "Mlss Pelham fg-
ur-d the interest at L. per cent Instead Of
i per cent" T. W. Wort2 says: TIN.
error is in calling the interest on Sl2o0
for nine months sl0S, aud for six months
81 The amount cc interest from Janu-
gry. 1910, 20 January. 1914. - correct as
given. for FOUR years. s2SS but not FOR
ten years. as stated"
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dealt on the rubber game and called
one no trump, which doubled and Y
passed. Instead OF taking his partner
out OF the double with two clubs or two
no trumps, Il thought It better TO let the
no trumper alone. on account OF the
difficulty of going game IN clubs when
one OF the adversaries will have a no
.yumpeT against 4. II his partner is
strong enough to double or II v could
make Two odd al clubs. they should GER
tanly be able to SET the no trumper be-
tween them
But this Is a short sighted way OF
looking - he" matter s. Is specializing
on rs having a good take out suit very
likely hearts, lmprobably royals. Even
II l'S sult does happen 10 be clubs or
diamonds ne should be able TO make his
contract even If not the game with AS
hand to help him.
Another point that u completely over
looks Is that \ does not know what 10
lead against the no trunper and It is
highly improbable that he will lead a
club This IL the fatal defect in BIS
system of leaving his partner In and II
Is rather curious that y should have
been able 10 win the game against tho
combined hands of A and y. even without
DOUBLING, as he got three by cards on
the play, The double simply made him
a present of 2,0 extra In honors and
$50 for the rubber 480 IN all,
\ led his fourth best diamond and
dummy put on the Jack second hand.
by leading the top hearts from VS. hand
z was able TO make four straight tricks
In that suit. ON the fourth heart u
had no club high enough to start
noticeable reverse unless he gave up an
honor but he shed the four. A dis
Curded two spades
y small spade from rs hand was
passed up by a, who hoped u could
get in to lead diamond through but
held the trick with the Jack and re-
turned the spade, All this time Rs echo
In clubs remains uncompleted. With his
reentry In clubs A thought II better to
clear his diamonds. which allowed Y to
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Clubs are trumps and z In in the lead,
and 2 want seven tricks out OF the
eight against any defence
The distribution of the ctrd- is as fol-
lows;
has the king of hearts king ten seven
of clubs ace six four of Ill monds and
che eight OF spades.
A has the eight q hearts queen eight
deuce OF trumps; queen and five OF da-
monds and four trey of spades.
has the Jack trey II hearts nine
Ave four and three Of truups seven OF
diamonds and ten 81 spade.
z has the ten SIX four OF hearts ace
Jack six e trumps; nine Of diamonds
and six OF spld,s.
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PROBLEMS FOR "SUN"
READERS TO SOLVE
First Test for Candidates for
Next Honor List at
Bridge.
iNTRICACIES OF CHECKERS

Bridge problem No. 2ai ike many o;
q the take all class. depended for It's
solution on forcing discards from the ad-
versarIos, who hold protection in every
su.t but the trunps. Here is the dis
trbuton:
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Black

White to play and win.
The distribution OF the pieces IL rs
follows Black men ON and 90. king on
al White man ON -. kings on I and IL.
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WHITE pieces
White to play and win.
SOLUTION TO NO tsY
/ o-Kt !. MCBP; ., R--P Oh. &c
l. Q--kt !, Ri 4. 2. RIB oh, &c.
!. Q-.Kt Z, XIII 4; 2, 90 I oh, sc.
l. .o-Kt :, B--Kt ). or 5; ., RIB
CHI, &C.
l. s soLTri il re PRob mAh Il No &C. .,,
soLuTIoN TO LAST WEEKS END GAME
by H. RiNCK.
/ Nt--B Oh, H--B 5; 2 Kt-B I.
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He . 's the second method, in which
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REFUGEE MADE MONEY.

n AL BE the man was telling the
lN truth maybe he had been crazed
by his war experiences, ar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-02
Days OF Service to the State.

M ORTIZ CAROLINA, in accordance with
the proclamation OF Governor Craig
will observe December s. and ; as Com
munity Service Days" The Governor, in his
proclamation. urges every man. woman and
child in the Commonwealth to give these
three days TO the public good, and TO lend
heart. hand and brain to the service of North
Carolina and its every community"
1T is a unique and inspiring program The
State. as the Governor rccites has gone for
ward nightly Of late years in happiness and
greatness; the Service Days" are designed
TO bring about yet larger measures OF ma
teriai educational and spiritual development
Meetings are TO be held in each city town
and village Those of December will be
devoted to public roads. grounds and build
ings; on December 4. school and Ncighbor-
hood Improvement" will he the general
topic; while on December = the celebration
Will culminatc in gatherings at the county
seats, at each of which tho people will dis
cuss The Needs and Possibilities OF Our
County"
1t is uncomfortable that a movement so at
tractivc and so helpful in purpose shall fail
10 be benchcent in result. Ii makes for
state pride, and ccments the common pur-
pose TO aid the States progress II is as
novel as IL Is interesting. Ii will he watched
and discussed all over the country.
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Richmond Building Still

THAT Richmond is in no condition Of ex-
IRENE iinancia! depression, whatever
the situation III other parts of the country
is demonstrated rather conclusively b. the
report OF the Building Inspector covering
permits for new work and for alterations
and repairs from January L to September 80
The month of September should have re-
hcctcd whatever depression the war has pro-
duced, and Il decrease in the total, as COM
pared with September Of last year, might
naturally have been expected. The exact
opposite was the case. There is slight dc
crease in the value of new work. but the
value of alterations and repair permits is so
much larger than that Of last year that total
building operations for the month show an
increase OF $14,43S. For September, 1919
building permits issued represented value
OF Sl22,3Gl, while for last month they repre-
scntcd $13G,799.
September, OF course, is not among the
months in which building operations on a
large scale are likely to be started. Its Gus
tomary total. indeed. is about half OF the
monthly average. Thc point is that this par
ticular September, in this period of supposed
depression and gloom, forged ahead OF last
years record. That is a sign of the times
most hopeful and encouraging.
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Back To the Best Things

+ VERY now and then, this old world
IL moves around and is alternately shocked
ana thrilled by its changing emotions, VIC
hnd folk going back to something Of a pre-
ccdlnS age that WAS better than lis SUCCESSOR
IT may be return To the Kind OF bread
mother used 10 make, Il revival Of the
family prayer circle. run on English
classics. or u turning away from patent
nuStrnms To 80 oli-fashoned and health
giving outdoor exercise. The renaissance is
always booked 10 bring something good
In New York they arc rcyiving the Gilbert
Sullivan operas. OF recent years the stage
has been SO much burdened by utter rot.
lyrics hammered out by incompetent black
smiths. music written by uncouth mechanics
who turn noble ar, into ignoblc trade, that
this revival is most happy event
Public taste has dcgcncrat ed along with
The advance OF ragtimc the ultra tango
music aud kindred surrcndcrs TO bascr
'hiligs' protests arc frequent, but unavaiing.
because the majority taste has been dcpra, ed
Now comes tina, happy moment when the
revival IS in The air. Whether il Will he
financially successful is Il question with
Indications just now favorable. But whether
snch 4 revival succeeds or fails, the uttempt
indicates Il desire--even though il may have
Il purely commercial ncentiyc-to get away
from the things which are not positively good
ana must. therefore he at least negatiyrlv
bad. 1t is practically. certain that a largo
part OF the music and lyrc-loving peonle will
nave IN influence and in time compel at,en
lioh 10 higher considerations than The
immediate interest Of the box office
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ONE OF THE DAYS hest I

, for place which had just been occu
picd by Germans. lie fol, certain We
would fall Into German hands again
u was only by a stroke OF luck Thai
We did not.
Il have never seen notor.car turn
so quickly az ours did The driver
seemed 10 swing II right around b.
one furious pull nj the wheel EacI
We rushed Where had the Fr.ncl
army got to?
Here NJ all events. were four ar
It's soldiers jogging along In a covered
van right into tho cucmy's lines uIr
| riedly We explained 10 them what had
happened. In "A few seconds they were
out Of their van and into our car
I ana We we're tearing along again.
II was dangerous. or course. hut
We could not leave the poor fellow.
thtfe " they catch us,' said, .wc
snail say YOU took US prisoners. They
wont shoot YOU anyway That miRh,
got ~ on Fortunately. they did rot
catch us Turning or where We
guessed tht troops must have turned
, We soon saw some cavalry ahead Anx.
| iously We stopped ard looked al IL
| through our Held glassrs Mas il
friend or foe
They we're tho rear quart Of 4
large French force OF infantry tina,
was marching under the brioiing mid 4
div sun
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-02
Funds for the Sufrra .ists

THE Request by the late Baroness de Bazus,
/ better known TO the business world aS
Mrs. Frank Leslie, OF SiSo0,000 to an or
ganization FOR the promotion OF The woman
suffrage propaganda probably means, among
other things, long tight in the courts 10
upset the will by more or less distant rcla
tons who think the suifrasisis have not as
much right 10 the property nor as much
need OF il they have.
II the sumragist organization wins The prob
able contest. Il will doubtless greatly quicken
the activities OF the yotcs-for-womcn sup
Dorters, who are by no means inactive as il
10. Much literature" he printed and
circulated out OF such treasure many
parades can be organized and not 4 few
lobbyists can be maintained at Washington
and At capitals OF States which have not yet
seen the suffrage light
That women in the United States viii at
some not distant day have equal suffrage
rights with men is regarded rs a certainty
even III quarters that do not contemplate the
prospect WITH JOY. Meanwhile, the expert
cnce Of the States where women vote does
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-02
SONGS AND SAWS
Poll

When Polly to the window goes
And opes the shutters to the morning
The rosebuds In the garden close.
The breeze that DER II softly blows
Yes, every beauty that II knows
Seem but to be for her adorning
Though dark the day ere she appears
And In the window frames her Eraces
The randrops that before were tears
Arc diamonds now tina. Polly wears:
The sorry host of doubts and fears
Takes Highland JOY replaces.
am but subject for her scorning,
For reasons that | think she knows
zach day haunt the garden close,
When Polly TO the window goes
Md opcs the shutters to the morning.
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Sign OF IA Long Fight

wv HEN Britain announced its plans TO ar
w range for fresh troops at the end of
three years, the world sat up straight and
EaSpei. That such >'ostiy and disastrous
war should call for plans SO far ahead that
il should last long with it's devastation,
made thoughtful people ponder.
Now comes Canada with an announcement
that by January |, 1915, it will have 10000
additional troops ready to send to England.
This i'll spite of all the peace talk, in spite
or all the peace hopes. IL Canada is going
TO ship moro troops in 1915, Of what use is
any planning that contcmplatcs a peace con-
ference or an arpiisticc within few weeks
Is il possible that the babies of to-day will
grow mp to join fhc tottcring ranks Of an
unfinished struggle in 1894?