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Clubs are trumps and z 10 in the
lead. Y and Y want four tricks against
any defence.
TIL distribution Of the cards Is as
follows:
Y has the ace nine seven three OF
hearts, and the Jack Of trumps. No dia-
monds or spades.
A has the king and four Of trumps ten
SIX four OF spades. No red cards.
u has the queen six of hearts queen
OF diamonds queen and eight of spades.
No trumps.
u has the eight Of trumps king Jack
deuce Of diamonds. and the king OF
spades. No hearts.
Unfortunately problem No. 3S3 was
printed upside down. The lead should be
in US hand instead OF rs.
gSDINos.
Problem No. 3s:. by Hoboken. had the
double merit Of being peculiarly free
from complications and having at the
same time a short and decisive solution.
Several correspondents express a hope
that he will be heard from again.
The distribution Of the pieces Is
Black men on s. s. I. IL and 20 king on
90. White men on II. 20. 81. 20 n 30
king on Is. White to play to win. Here
are the moves that solve:
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NO SUCH THING AS AN AIR
POCKET.

w THEN an aeroplane falls and the
w aviator is killed II has been
customary II there is no ap-
parent cause for the accident to say
h a he ran into an air pocket. The
air pocket excuse Is a relic Of the
early years Of flying when airmen
were unable TO account for numerous
falls in any other way. With modern
aeroplanes and the present knowledge
OF aerial navigation II IL known that
II an aviator falls II is almost always
the direct result OF his own careless
ness or ineXperience, or both.
The air pocket as such deos not
exist. The phrase was coined by the
early fiers. They found that an aero
plane would sometimes drop a hun
dred feet or more. as though the air
had suddenly been withdrawn from
beneath II, leaving Il u Often Il
disastrous fall would result. They de-
cided that there must he pockets of gas
In the air. or actual holes where at
least "A partial vacuum existed.
Modern knowledge gained in "a
large measure from experiments made
under the direction of the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington prove the
air hole or pocket a fallacy. 4 vacuum
or even "A partial would Ice
impossible, because surrounding air
would Immediately rush in To cuualisc
the pressure. An actual pocket of gas
could not exist. because the substance
would either internlngle with the air
ot It's own density. or IL would rise
ar fall. Icpcudtng upOn whether IL WAS
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air. often over a elm. .Av!d;".s AyiE-
across the Hudson Rive "y'r the
Palisades have reported that their ma
chimes dropped from one 20 ~ hun-
ured feet when they flew across ~"
palisIde wal. llying luw OYER down
town Manhattan Is particularly dan
gerous on q ut the aerial ,ltu-
racts. fountains. gusts and odl!Cs
caused ny the irregular surface pre-
scented hy tn. tall buildings, together
with the heat Of the city a. COM
lYV.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June IL Many
pathetic instances have come to light
In the report Of families wiped out,
children suddenly made orphans and
parents hereaved of several children in
the tornado which swept this district,
Near De Lark. IL Dallas county, the en-
tire family Of Mr., II Mrs, william
Woomack persisted in the storm, includ-
ing their two daughters and one son.
Robert Woomack, IA nephew. started for
DE Lark to buy coffins for the five
bodies. lie was drowned In crossing Q
swollen stream.
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TUE KNIGHTS TOURS,

The frs; part W this problem was 10
divide III, chess board int two equal
parts 10y a Straight line and 30 have
the KNIGHT cover une-half completely be-
fore entering any square Ia the ot1er
half That done he was 10 make an
exact duplicate Of the first tour On the
other half in such a manner hat when
:he two tours were taken together they
would fo!m an 'ndl.5 chain. so that TIE
knight might start anywhere and finisl
on the same square.
Here is the solution ~ that part Of
the IrOl,lpm
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The conditions re ain tho same, One
part nf the board mus, lie completely
covered before any square in the Other
part Is touched. Each tour must he
an exact duplicate OF the diagram OF
the other. and the whole tour must form
an endless chain of knights moves.
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN
READERS TO SOLVE
Hard Tasks at Checkers and
Bridge for Honor List
Candidates.
KNIGHTS ENDLESS CHAIN

bridge problem No. 3s2. by II. r.
Foster. made no pretensions to being
difficult. but was intended to illustrate
to the beginner the Importance Of al
lowing the partner to pick his discard
and arrange his play after one Of the
adversarics had shown what he would
do in defence. Here IL the distribution (:
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The achievements ~ the fossacks
in the recent Russian advance IL II"
surprise To any one familiar with the
Cossack's horse. Tie animal IS small.
with a short. thick head and neck and
n slopius back. hut what he lacks in
size he apuears to max, w in intel.
ligcnce. ". is indifferent to weather
and climate. because he neNer had "A
warm stable. He thrive, where amy
other horse would starve N r"iSh"s
food that q goat might scorn. His
rider will tether him on "A snow cnv-
cred plain and hc viii get his own
food by sCrai,iug aside tho snow to
reach the grass underneath. And 81"
docilc is he that he Will form a
breastwofk for his master I" fire
over.
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White to play ard win.
The distribution OF the pieces is a
follows Back men OF I. 6. Is and 81
kings ON . and -. White Wen ON
II and 81 kings on 3. 90 and -.
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Last Sunday was the 10Th arflver-
sary of the birth OF Joseph Warren.
tie phys!cian-p patriot Of the American
Revolution and an early day apostle
Il preparedness and soldier. 1t was
Or. Warren who sent Paul Revere On
his famous ride. and when he heard oi
the firing at Lexington h" left Ms pa
tents in charge of an assistant ana
rode off 10 the scene Of action. Al
prescott's redoubt. as he WAS "ndcaN-
or.ng t. rally the mi'!t!a. he was struck
in the n, ad by a mIsket ball and in
stantly killed The British General
Gage. declared that Ms fall was worth
that of 500 ordinary rebels and the
poet wrote Of him:
So Warren stood On Bunker Hil at
And saw amid the battles blare arise
The futures glory and the LANDS r''
prieNs.
And SO he died with triumph in his eyes.
God. III new perils send US such AS ne,
The %g,ntlest knight of Freedoms ch'N-
airy.
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On the very day. "Wednesday. tina,
a school of Journalism student ac-
cos,ed the ever silent W. Murray
Crane and inquired whether or not he
was the publicity agent ~ the Hughes
campaign. u policeman, mistaking
Fire Chief Ken'on for u mere curious
person. ordered him 20 move on while
"A fire vas In progress, When Henry
W. Taft, brother If the ex-Presiden,,
asked an Astor elevator boy to direct
him to Mr.. Hughes's suite last Mon.
day the youngster inquired: you're
a reporter. aren't YOU" 1t was a
week If mistaken Identities,
with E,s,sidc purk. pntersou suf-
efrinp from , nlnr,i, ~ rats there may
me rcs,dent nf tho New Jersey town
WIN would like tn SEQ the United
states follow Deumark's lead and
enact an,i-rat legislation. The Danes
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IN UTY. Honor. Country is the
seal motto Of the United
States Military Academy at
West Point. where the annual COM
mencement exercises took place last
week. 1t was adopted March Is. 1902,
when the peace establishment act,
stipulating that the artillerists OF the
army should he stationed at West Point.
was passed by Congress. Back in 1776
a Congressional committee headed by
Roger Sherman had been appointed to
Investigate the army's needs. and it
recommended the establishment of a
continental laboratory and military
academy. A committee. with John
Adams as chairman, was selected to
prepare plans. but so far as is known
this body never performed the task to
which It was assigned.
The subject arose In another form on
April II. 1888, the date on which Con-
sress formally notified the country OF
the establishment Of peace. Washing
ton urged the requirement of the in
struction Of the army in the theory as
we'll as in the practice Of war. Jerer-
son. afterward q strong friend Of the
academy. commended in 1898 that the
establishment Of the proposed institu-
ton would be unconstitutional, but
finally 1t was he who signed the 1902
bill.
Hughes and Fairbanks form the
first fully b~ewhlskered Presidential
ticket in many years. Garfield wore
a full beard. but Arthur, his Vice
President. while revealing In luxuriant
side whiskers. had a bare chin. II he
Is elected. Charles Evans Hughes will
be the first Baptist President. There
have been eight ~Episcopalians in the
White House. eight Presbyterians. four
tnitarians, three Methodists. two
members Of the Dutch Reformed
Church. one member of the Church of
the Disciples and W who were MEM
bers Of no church.
John Adams. who was W%ashington's
running mate, and Daniel -. Tomp-
kins, on Monroe's ticket. were the only
Vice-Presidents reelected at the re-
| election of their Presidents, so hat if
Vice President Marshall serves a Sec
ond term he will break a rule of many
years standing. Since 1898 no Vice
President has served longer than four
years. II Fairbanks, who was elected
with Roosevelt. il elected again this
year. he will be only the third Vice.
President to serve under two Presi-
dents. Clinton was Nice-President in
the Jefferson and Madison administra-
tons and Calhoun in the John Quincy
Adams and Jackson administrations.
Moreover. Fairbanks Will bc the first
Nice-President who. having retired
from the office. has been elected aga.n
after a lapse 81 years. Two terms have
interviewed since he presided over the
Senate. And. with the exception of
! Tyler, Wheeler and Hendricks, he is
the only e-President!al nominee
ever suggested at the time OF his NOM
| nation as a candidate for President.
| There is a bond OF affinity between the
two Nic.-Presidential candidates this
year. Marshall and Fairbanks both
are from Indiana. and both when in
| college Joined the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30
Eldon High School Notes

The school year for 1916 came to a
close Friday afternoon. May Is, when
the students received their cards, find
ing out their standing for the past
year. Is
The class of 1915 was royalty en-
tertained by the juniors at one of the
most unique parties given In Eldon
for many years, In the form Of pro-
gressive reception Saturday evening,
May TO- The junior boys with five
automobiles called at the homes of
seniors and teachers and conveyed
them for the first course Of the dinner
to the home of Miss Rella Kriese,
where each members of the party was
presented with small horn as fav-
or. They were then taken to the
home of Dwight Shores for the second
course OF the dinner, where each one
sang two lines OF song which was
found at their plates The third
course was served at the home of
Carl Sleeves and the guests enjoyed
q reading by Miss Kriese and piano
solo by Mr.. Holland. The last course
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30
'Dr.D.E.Graharr,
Hours - 9 to ~ 4. M; to 9 p. m.
Office, First National Bank Bldg.
Ottumwa, Iowa
FORMER M0ULTON
Man IS k|LLED
j. ELMER VOTAW, AT ONE TIME a
DISPATCHER THERE, DIES
AFTER ACCIDENT.

Moulton, May 81 Word has been
received here concerning the death OF
]. Elmer Votaw, which occurred Fri
day afternoon at Little Rock. Ark, fol-
lowing injuries received Thursday In
an auto wreck, when several others
were seriously injured. The deceased
who was about forty-eight years old,
was Burlington dispatcher here twelve
years ago and is very well and popular
ly known In this vicinity. He was born
In Bloomfield and visited old friends
here two weeks ago when attending
the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Esther
Votaw, who was buried at Bloomfield
He is survived by his widow, . son,
John. in business at Marshall, Texas;
ono daughter, Margery, at homo Ia
Nashville, Ark. and brother. W1llv
with the Milwaukee road at Muscattna.
Mr.. Votaw was we'll known among
roalroad men of this state and was I
we'll respected citizen. He was mem
Der OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
His death Is severe blow to his
many friends. Funeral arrangements
have not been announced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30
DAVENPORT HAS
CHANCE TO DONATE

Davenport, May II. Giving away
hard earned money Is the chief pas
time OF the Davenport business men.
Inside of three months they have CIV
en- $350,O00. The first $4,000 went
to the new st. Luke, then came $4,000
for the Fort Armstrong continual to be
held in June. After that the business
men dug up 100000 for the National
Guard battery armOry. Just to learn
how to give they donated $4,000 for
Mercy hospital for new addition and
over 81 900 for other purposes and now
comes "Lend-A-Hand" asking $125,0O0
for a working girls home. After this
$780, 900 more for the battery. A SYM
phony orchestra has just organized
and will need money, after that the
three year subscription to the Greater
Davenport committee becomes due,
100000. There ar twenty-five million
aires in Davenport and they have all
given fairly we'll. Today Crossett fam
lily, which made it's fortune In the
lumber business gave $4,000 to the
Lend-A-Hand home and the French
family gave $4,000 to the battery and
before that 100000 to the hospital and
$4,000 for the working girls home. J,
]. Richardson gave $4,000 to the hos
pital.
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POSTAL AUTHORITY
CHARGES LOBBY"

Washington, D. c., May 81. Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Blakes.
lee told the senate postofflce commit
tee to It's face today he considered itsl
amendments to the postal bill q. stif.
render to the railroads and although
he drew the wrath Of senators ak The
hearing upon him he defended his &C.
ton In organising a campaign against
the amendments.
The committee met to investigates
lobby.
The amendments to which Blakes-
lee referred concern railway mail bay.
and rural delivery. He told the seha.
tors they had by their amendments
given the railroads what they wanted
and would disorganize 500 rural de-
livery routes and inconvenience 3O0,-
900 citizens
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the band concert in Ottumwa Thurs
day evening.
Mrs Helen Wright has returned
home from visit in Keokuk with
friends.
Rev Elmer Hunt Of Bladensburg is
here visiting his mother this week.
William Lowenburg of Ottumwa
was here Thursday visiting friends and
attended the commencement play.
The class Of 1916 went to Ottum-
wa Friday morning to have the class
pictures taken.
w. G. Taylor and c.. w. Weber went
to Eddyville Friday on business.
Mrs. J. Ed Easton and son are in
Des Moines today visiting dwtih her
mother, Mrs. H. L. Cross.
A number of people from near Ash.
land and Agency attended the class
play at the opera house Thursday
evening.
John L. Luellen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. U. Luellen. will receive his
diploma in music from the Ottumwa
conservatory of music at the conser-
vatory hall Monday evening at 8
o'clock. Mr. Luellen Is one Of class
of seven who graduate this year. He
is clarinet student OF Professor
B. O.. Worrell
Mrs. Ed J. Moore and daughter, Vir-
GINA, went to Oskaloosa for an ex-
tended visit with the formers moth
er.
F. NJ. Banner of Ottumwa was in
the city on business Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30

Of human nature nor an observer OF
man. 1t would be as sensible to hold
that a widespread propagation of
doves would take the desire to do
wrong out of the heart of the evil.
doer.
If it is wrong to have weapons and
skill to exert in righteous cause,
then it is wrong for men to band them
selves together for any purpose, what
soever. I'm union there is strength
and strength is nothing more nor less
than force
Those men who cry loudest against
preparedness, are the first to suggest
organized effort to attain their end:
some men who contend that there Is
no logic in the plea that preparedness
can assure peace, have made covert
threats that they will fight to the
death, If need be, against any rule by
the military; those men who do not
believe that the preparedness advo-
Gates should rule the nation, are them
selves seeking to force their views
upon the people.
But argument along this line all
travels in circle and comes back to
this basic rule of nature-that self
preservation is the first law and that
he who is best prepared to preserve
himself, has the best chance of main.
tanning life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30
NEW YORK POLICE
HELD LAW BREAKERS

New York, May 27.-state Senator
Thompson, chairman Of the Legislative
committee that has been investigating
among other matters, the methods of
the New York police in tapping tele-
phone wires to hear private CONVERSE
lions, said today that the police had
exceeded their rights and expressed
belief that Gov. Whitman would be
asked to appoint a special commits
sioner to conduct further and more
searching inquiry.
Chairman Thompson announced that
this phase of the committees activ.
tiles was now closed Members of the
wire tapping squad admitted at yester-
days hearing that they had listened In
recently on at least five lawyers wires.
Conversations between lawyers and
their clients" said Frank Moss, the
committees counsel, between physi.
clans and their patients, and ministers
and members Of their churches are
held sacred and confidential by the law
but the police do not so regard them"
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FOR GOOD SERVICE.

Senator Borah in speaking about the
private sessions of the senate in which
candidates for appointments are dis
cussed, said:
/ have never understood why man
seeking an appointment to an import
ant office should not be subjected to a
public debate and consideration Of his
qualifications, just the same as man
who is running for Office; and it Is fair
to the man seeking the Office as we'll
as fair to the public. If | were can
didate before this body for position,
| certainly should desire to know some
of the reasons or all of the reasons
which were assigned for and against
me, and especially those against me.
It is not unfair to the candidate, as is
sometimes supposed, but peculiarly
fair, that he be considered in the open
and that his qualifications there be dis
cussed, and any man qualified to hold
public office and fit to hold public OF.
flee should be glad to have his quail
fcations presented in public rather
than in private.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30
EIGHT JURORS IN
ORPET CASE READY

Waukegan, H., May 27.--W1th eight
men already sworn as jurors and two
others tentatively accepted by both
sides, hope was entertained that the
jury in the case Of Will Orpet, Uni
versity Of Wisconsin student, charged
with the murder OF Marion Lambert,
might be completed before the adj.
journment of court today and that the
taking Of testimony might be started
with the new week. Six hundred and
ninety-one veniremen had been ex-
amined up to the closing of court yes
terday, In securing the eight men.
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DEEP RIVER COUPLE
TO TOUR CONTINENT

Grinnell, May. ~. As boy and girl,
George Cox and the present Mrs.
George Cox, came into Poweshiek
county in 1854 and have lived In the
vicinity of Deep River ever since. In
due time they married and are now
surrounded by happy children and
grandchildren. To help in rounding
out a happy career of this length they
propose to charter combination Pull
man car and party OF eighteen will
take trip across the continent at
their leisure. After exploring southern
California they will 90 up the coast
stopping at the important places and
come back home by q northern route.
They plan to start on June and be
gone for thirty days, The party Is to
consist of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Cox and two chill
dren, Hon. and Mrs. George E. Grier
and four children, Mr.. and Mrs. Light
and two children, and two friends from
Iowa City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-30
MEN TALK SUFFRAGE
IN KEOKUK COUNTY

Sigourney, May e. The women OF
Keokuk county are conducting an &C.
tive campaign for the cause of wo-
mems suffrage with the hope that at
the June primary election the electors
of Keokuk county will roll up big
majority for the woman's cause. Only
last week Miss Fanny r. Wilson Of
Harper was here and organized a. SUI
fragette club with an enrolment of up
wards of hundred members On last
Thursday Miss Wilson gave suffra.
gette picnic at her home north of Har-
per when large crowd assembled.
The people coming from Keota, Kin
ross, Harper, Sigourney and other
places. Addresses were made by Mrs.
Alice Mendenhall D. w. Hamilton and
Mrs Menza Burke and others. An ac-
tive speaking campaign all over the
county will be conducted from now OH
and every part of the county will be
visited by able speakers who will adj
dress the voters in behalf of woman's
cause On Thursday evening attorneys
D. w. Hamilton and G. B. Baker went
to Gibson where they held meeting.
Friday evening at Harper and this
evening at Kinross. These men are
earnest advocates of the woman's suf-
frage cause and will keep up a speak
Ing campaign till the June primary.
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AMERICAN MONEY
AIDS REBELLION

Dublin. May 27.-The names 81
Judge Daniel Cohalan of the New
York state supreme court, and Dennis
Spellissy. New York lawyer, were
mentioned by Maj. Price in his testi-
mony before the Irish commission In.
vestigating the Sim Fein revolt n
connection with money sent iron
America to the Sim Feiners.
Maj Price said that 100000, mostly
American gold, had reached the Irish
revolutionists during the first Nh
months after the war broke out. The
Sim Feiners then withdrew all their
funds from the banks and stopped
making further deposits SO that 1t was
impossible to trace later sums re-
ceived by them.
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|Di n n q 8
! s tor / g =

One afternoon, just as Dr. Bundy's
Office hour had begun, very excited
individual rushed into his office.
Doctor, DOCTOR Just one moment
he cried.
"I'll see you shortly" said the doc
tor.
only a second, doctor!' protested
the perturbed one. only second Is
what WANT
"I'll see you shortly" repeated the
physician with impatience.
The man, with sigh, took a seat
in the reception room. His excitement
soon subsidized, apparently and he read
ing no further efforts to see the doc
tor.
After several patients had consulted
the doctor, the latter stepped over tc
the man and said:
"You were in somewhat of hurry
believe, sir. What can do for your
{ "Oh, nothing now" replied the man
II only dropped in to tell you that your
neighbours COWS have escaped from the
yard and are having fine time among
, your flower beds"
II notice. said the genial agent
chat your Office boy spends a great
deal OF his time sharpening pencils
Now if you'll let me sell you one OF
our patent pencil sharpeners the boy
can put all that time to some other
use"
The business man seemed mildly in
terested.
Did you happen to notice." he ask
ed, what that boy does when he ISM
sharpening pencils?" s.
mo, did not, but -"
, when he isn't sharpening pencils,
f, continued the business man, che
spends most of his time going to the
water cooler. for drink. Now I'll pu!
,, it up to you. Do you think It would
be right for me to deprive that boy OF
the only occupation that keeps him
from foundering?"