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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
WARWOOD

SIX roomed residence for sale. Sit.
usted east of Main street on a 4OxI55-
ioot lot. Owner will sell at less than
cost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27

Auto-Lite starting and lighting system
Electric control buttons on steering column
Seven passenger seating capacity
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
Child Labor to Be Big
Problem in England

London, August 20.-Child labor is one
of the subjects touched upon in the an
nual report of the General Federation Of
Trade Unions dealing with problems to
be solved after the war. The report says
1.-THE management committee has never
ceased to emphasize the gravity of the
industrial problems with which the
country will be faced at the end of the
war, and the presence of children in
agriculture and industry creates one of
the first difficulties which will require
attention. 1t will be monstrous if the
trade unionist soldier returns to find his
children placed as barrier between him
and opportunities of employment To
prevent such catastrophe it may be
necessary to provide measures for re-
turning employed children to school, for
raising the leaving age, and for making
this age uniform throughout the coun-
try. Such policy will meet violent
opposition from employers who seek
juvenile labor because it is cheap to
them although it may be dear to the
child and to the state. Trade unionists
are in this matter custodians of vital in
terests, and they should Immediately
seek an educational program which will
relieve Industrial congestion provide the
children with a liberal education and
give the state largely increased asgre-
gate of general knowledge and intelli-
gence
1T is frequently said that matters con-
corning the educa ton of children are
outside the consideration of the trade
unionst; that his concern lies only with
wages and working conditions. Fortu-
nately the trade unionst is wise enough
to know that the child competing against
him niurously affects both these while
troi nd GROWING into the
thoughtless and inefficient adult is a po-
tent factor in the hands. of those who
would keep down wages and debase work.
ing conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
BIDS ADVERTISED
FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF WARRIOR ROAD
Local and New York Papers
to Garry AID in Effort to
Secure Lowest Bid for
the Highway

1t was moved and carried yesterday
morning before the board of revenue that
an advertisement for bids on the interest
to be paid on the county warrants to be
issued to pay for the work of grading
the authorized Warrior river highway to
Nichols Fishtrap be printed in a Biz
mingham newspaper and in a New York
newspaper.
1t was explained that this was done in
order to secure as low an interest rate
as possible. The interest rate under the
provisions of the resolution authorizing
the Warrior river highway must not ex-
coed Az per cent,
Following is the resolution as recorded
in the minute book of the board of rev.
enue yesterday:
Moved and carried that George H.
Clark, county highway engineer, be,
and is hereby instructed to publish
an advertisement, one in Birmingham
daily paper one in New York paper
asking for lowest bid on rate of in
terest on county warrants to be issued
to build Warrior river road"
On June q, Lawrence Pennington or
fered resolution that the board of reve-
nue. should issue warrants to pay fol
the grading of a highway to the War
rior river at Nichols Fishtrap. 1t was
authorized by the resolution which was
passed by the votes of Mr.. Pennington
Hugh McGeever and Major Cameron ovel
the protest of the president of the board
Dr. R. +. Lovelady and Rufe Bivens, al
associate member, that warrants not tt
exceed the sum of 100000 be issued tt
pay for the grading of the Warrior high
way, which was to be 50 feet in widtl
of excavation and 80 feet in Width
of grading. The warrants were not tc
bear more than Az per cent interest. pay
able semi-annually, and were not to be
paid for five years. and not more thar
800 600 should be paid annually for d
period not exceeding five years.
From the language OF the resolution 4
is gathered that the grading of Warrior
river highway will be a costly project
as it is provided if found necessary t.
expend $500,00 just for the grading of thu
road without the surface material. Thu
Pennington resolution has no clause TO
the surface material to be used on thu
Warrior highway, which will bring tn
cost to several more thousands of dol
lars. The contract to grade the Nichol
Fishtrap road will be awarded by thu
board of revenue on September II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27

that is so a definite conclusion and
positive statement about the certainties
of chance in that particular instance can
be made With series of this kind some
facts that to the lay mind are startling
can be brought out. On first blush, what
would you think of a man. call him a,
who makes such proposal as this:
is to throw two dice as fast as he
can. On each throw A wagers $32 to 81
that B does not throw aces, and makes
further wager of $50 even that he does
not throw aces in 20 throws. More than
this gives B out of hand $1,000 to play
in this manner 6 hours a day for 80
days. The true odds are IS to l against
throwing aces with two dice in one throw,
so A has a shade the better of the odds.
p throws five times a minute, 300 times
an hour, 1900 times day and $1,000 times
in 80 days. and B ventupes as many dol
lars Again quite an array of figures are
necessary to show how the series would
come out but mechanically A would
quit winner by s11,500. The series specified
is long enough to make this result prac-
tically certain. Don't try it unless you are
willing to throw the full $4,000 casts and
keep careful tab.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
Bessemer district Women
to Hold Annual Meeting

The annual district meeting of the
Bessemer district missionary societies
will be held at Wylam Methodist
church next Wednesday, and Thurs
day.
On Wednesday afternoon a practical
demonstration of the whirlwind cam
paign directed by the council will be
given by Mrs. Maud Henderson, con-
ference corresponding secretary, when
the chairmen of all committees are
expected to be present
Programme:
WEDNESDAY, 1890 A. NJ
Devotional exercises, Rev. I. K Wal
Ter.
Report of district secretary, Mrs.
Allen Johnson.
Reports of auxiliaries, adult and
young people.
Discussion of methods of work.
Report of district library committee,
Mrs. c. Atkin.
District cooperation with Ensley
community house.
Miss Dorothy Grim, city missionary.
Bible lesson.
Luncheon.
WEDNESDAY, 80 P. NJ.
Devotion G. M. Truss.
"Our Foreign Fields" Mesdames Hen
derson. Wade and Thompson.
Whirlwind campaign When, why,
how. Mrs. Maud Henderson, conference
corresponding secretary.
Announcements.
WEDNESDAY, 8 P. NJ
Devotion Mrs John Guthrie.
Music
Reading, Mrs. Robert Glasgow.
Address, Work of Woman's Mission
airy Council" Mrs M. P. Henderson.
Music
THURSDAY, 10 A. M
Devotion, Mrs. G. @. White, presi-
dent Fairfield auxiliary.
Round table.
Mission and Bible study and pub
licity.
Discussion on Bible study, led by
Mrs E. T. Glass.
Mission study, by Mrs George Wade.
Publicity, by Mrs. H. A. Lockhart.
Finances of Woman's Missionary
council Mrs. Charles Smith, president
Pratt City auxiliary.
Bible lesson Miss Blackwell, deacon
ess at Avondale Wesley House.
Luncheon.
THURSDAY, 1870 P. NJ
Devotion, Mrs. J. K. Cook, Ensley.
Social service, Mrs j. F. Ehrhart,
conference superintendent social serv-
ice.
Social Service Activities for Sub
urban Societies." Mrs. E. G. Burchfiel
Reports of Junior societies.
Recitations and songs by junior del
egates.
Reports of committees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
Wedding of Interest

Vernon, August 26-(Special.)-A we'd
ding of much interest to friends, both
in Alabama and Georgia, was that of
Miss Dura Merle Upshaw of Luthersville,
Ca, to Mr.. Albert Leon Young of Yer
non. which was solemnized at the home
of the brides grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Oswell Albright at Luthersville on
Saturday afternoon August g. Miss Up
shaw is a charming and highly cultured
young lady, and is quite popular IN At
lanta, where she often visits relatives
and friends. Mr.. Young is member OF
the faculty of the State Normal school
at Jacksonville, Ala, and is widely
known in educational circles OF the state.
Both the young people are connected
with prominent and influential families.
Not only did Hetty Green once live In
Baltimore but she roomed while there in
house which from time to time has
sheltered such notables as Woodrow Will
son, Richard Harding Davis, DR.. James
T. Bright and others, during student days
at Johns Hopkins university.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
French Society Women
Are Carrying Canes Now

Paris, August 10.-The British Of
ficers' "swagger stick" is seen again
in the delicate bejewelled hands OF
French society women in the Bots de
Boulogne. 1t is the third time in recent
years that the fashion of canes for
women" has been tried. They appeared
at Trouville in 1898 in the hands OF
a we'll known Partisan authoress.
spasmodic attempt to introduce 1T was
made soon after the British troops be-
gan disembarking in French ports but
it got no further than the boulevards.
The boulevards finally tired of it, then
the fashionable 'faubourgs" took it up.
1t is carried only in the Boie de
Boulogne and it goes with the inevita-
BILE short skirt, with CATERS preferably
to high boots and with a jacket having
four pockets and resembling, even to
the brass buttons, the regulation
khaki vareuse of the British officer.
A jaunty velvet toque resembling the
army fatigue cap completes the mar
tial air of the costume. The fashion has
not been SO general since the directory,
about the same time that London tried
"muffs for men" and while Vienna was
experimenting with "monocles for
women"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
DICE THROWER'S CHANCES
APPEARANCES OFTEN DECEIVE

than one, as becomes apparent from the
following:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
SURPRISES IMAGINATION

Nobody will question that if the 26 let
tiers of the alphabet were placed in a bag
and drawn out one at time and then
put back so that at all times the entire
70 remained in the bag for each new
drawing they could ultimately be taken
out in such order that they would spell
all the words in Shakespeare or Milton
beginning at the first word and ending at
the. last. But how long would such a
drawing have to continue before the task
was accomplished, according to the law of
chance? The process of ascertaining is
not difficult. Assume that the book 10
be duplicated contains $4,000 words. Any
letter is capable of being taken at any
drawing, OF course, so the possible num-
Der OF combinations would be 26, the
number of letters in the alphabet, raised
to the 350000th power. The result might
be written here only that to express it
requires 100000 numerals However, it is
not only possible that the letters would
ultimately be drawn in the order required
to build the words and sentences but it
is automatically certain One drawback
is that nobody would live long enough to
finish the task unless pure luck should as
sist him to an inconceivable extent
Sometimes, though. it is possible to
make series of trials sufficiently ex-
tended to represent infinty. and when
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
COMPLICATED HAZARDS

Somewhat more complicated is the fol-
lowing, but the probabilities, or expecta-
tons, can be shown by some very simple
figures:
A is to gain by the throw of die as
many dollars as there are spots on the
face and the spots on the face of another
die thrown at the same time if the two
give doublets. What should A give FOR
the chance?
Call one die P and the other @. The
chance for an ace from P and something
else from Q is the product of the frac-
lions 1-6 and Sc, or $3.50, and the same for
any given throw from P and not the
same from Q. Consequently AS chances
of winning, independent of the chance Of
losing is worth 5-36 times plus 5-36
times plus 5-36 times plus 5-S6 times
4 plus 5-36 times plus 5-36 times 6, or
5-36 times q equals HIP dollars.
But if the chance of winning must be
paid for so also must the chance of los
ing. Now. the chance of throwing any
one pair of doublets is the product of 1-6
and 1-6 or 1876. Hence the sum I must
receive if l pay HIP dollars Cor not pay
out that amount, which is the same thing)
is 1-36 times plus 1-36 times a. plus 1876
times plus 1-36 times plus 1856 times
10 plus 1876 times u. or 1 -6 dollars
Consequently A must pay the difference
between these two amounts, or 134 dollars
III A were to stand 100000 of such haz-
ards at such stakes he might expect his
ultimate gain or loss to be extremely
small compared with the whole sum
rlsked, but pursued to infinitely it is i'm
possible, as must be APPARENT, to lose
just as 1T is also impossible to win any
except the last stake That's the trouble
about system based purely upon the
law of chance-everything is equalized.
In examining these games it must al
ways be remembered that the law of
chance takes into account as an ultimate
conclusion for proof only infinty, or an
indefinite number of series of trials. An
illustration of Ito infnity' or 'indefinite
operation in this relation is the follow
in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27

The open weather now prevailing is re-
sulting in the saving of much hay and
other feed crops. Cotton is opening
RAPIDLY.
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rom the New York Herald.

Ia II ANY speculations have been made
MI on the earliest use of dice for
u v 4 gambling, but the use of the little
|}ubes, or their progenitors of more or
Jess similar formation, antedates his
Tory. Games with dice give the quick ac
|, ion for which all gamblers pant, and
or many, many years dice were the ia
orte tools for gaming. The ancient
Egyptians believed that dice were used
lit almost the very beginning of the
World when gods and goddesses ruled,
!, md that gambling with them is respon-
i ible for the fact that we have 365 days
Ia our year instead of 160. Plutarch mem
|ions the occasion when he narrates the
|nyth of Mercury, for love of Rhea, a
GODDESS, gambled with the Moon for
twentieth part of her illumination, won,
tut the particles together and made of
Them the five days of the Epact, which
|vere kept by the ancient Egyptians as
The birthdays of Isis and Osiris, their
Eeities.
MATHEMATICAL ODDS
| Mathematician saw centuries ago that
Ilice offered many interesting and intri-
/ ate problems, because they realized that
|Fhat all gamblers want, or rather what
|, I'll gamblers say they want, is an even
lhance, and it was long ago discovered
hat by applying the laws of chance to
ind given game the play might be made
lair for all participating. In other words,
Mathematics displays the odds that
|hould be given for or against a given
throw, or series of throws, to make the
hance of winning equal between the
|layers, leaving the result to pure luck.
rhey prove that in a given number Of
Movements a certain thing will happen,
n an average, certain number of times
. tbut only on an average. For this law
b apply, the conditions of and about the
Hay must never vary and the operation
bust be carried to infinity to reach a
Ieinite conclusion. For example, If the
INV says certain throw with dice will
ccur certain number of times in 80
hrows it may not SO occur in the first
D throws, or the second, or the third, or
may occur a greater number of times
han the law specifies, SO the player must
lave stakes enough and stamina enough
b stay until he breaks even and hope for
lick to bring an undue number of his
hrows in a bunch if he shall win.
| To illustrate, take a single die Obvi-
usly, any one of it's six faces may come
Bp in a single throw. There are, there
pre, five chances that an ace will not be
brown and one chance that it will. The
dds that should be given, then, are
Tx to one against, since a player may
ave to risk his stake six times to win
hce. But the chances change after the
rst throw if the game calls for more
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27

As horsepower, six cylinder en- bloc motor
125-inch wheelbase
IS x "a inch tires; non-skid rear
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27

( EANY speculations have been made
MI on the earliest use of dice for
Il gambling, but the use of the little
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27

Judge Thomas w. Vert is presiding
over the two weeks term of circuit court
for Randolph county, now in session il
Wedowee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27


Suppose two players, A and B, are to
make single cast with a die, B wager
ing that he will throw a higher number
than A. Before the cast the chances are
equal, since either may throw any one
of the six faces. Therefore neither should
pay more for his chance than the other.
But Immediately the die is thrown the
chances change If a 6 appears B loses
at once without throwing, because he has
wagered he would beat the throw, not
tie it. Suppose a appears. B, on his
cast. must throw a 5 or to win. He
has, then, two chances out of six to win.
If further wagering is to be done at this
point the odds are to l against B MAX
ing a higher throw than A. Suppose B
wagers he will throw under A and a 4 be
thrown. Then may throw 1, 2 or and
win his wager, and so has three chances
out of six. and the odds are to against
his doing so
OF course, one sees this Immediately,
but there are times when the fact does
not appear so clearly, as shown in the
following. The proposition was submitted
to Todhunter, one of the most famous of
mathematician, and his fellow scientists
all over the world waited impatiently for
his solution, since they could not agree
upon an answer.
Take two men, each having the same
number of stakes, say As. They agree TO
play 1920 games at a hazard in which each
has the same opportunity to win, as throw
ing dice. What are the chancese of one
or the other being ruined before the en-
tire series has been played? Offhand one
would answer $3.50. The law of chance
says not. Without entering exhaustvely
into figures-for working out this problem
sends one to the table of logarithms-the
chances, as worked out by Todhunter are
9S2 against 1000 that one or the other will
be without funds when the 1920 games
have been finished. But since each player
is equally liable with the other to go
broke neither ought to nor can afford to
eriN To hn ct ar :
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
Randolph Sunday School
Workers Hold Session

Roanoke, August 26.-(Special 1.-THE
annual session of the Randolph County
Sunday School association was held at
Corinth church, August 24-25. A very
profitable meeting it proved to be. Many
schools were represented. and the re-
ports showed interest and progress. The
pledges for the support of the state and
county work for the ensuing year
amounted to $223. 80, an increase over last
year. John L. Gregg was reelected
president and 7. c. Harris was elected
secretary treasurer. Among the promi-
nent Sunday school workers who attend
ed and took part were Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon c. Palmer and Mr.. D. H. Marbury.
The next session will be held at Pine
Hill in the northern part of the county.
J. c. Wright and family have returned
from their summer home at Port st. Joe,
Fla, where they spent the past three
months.
The open weather now prevailing is re-
sulting in the saving of much hay and
other feed crops. Cotton is opening
rapidly
H. L. Busbee of Lineville has succeed
ed Carl Weaver in charge of the Weaver
hotel, the name of which has been
changed to Roanoke hotel.
Judge Thomas w. Vert is presiding
over the two weeks term of circuit court
for Randolph county now in session in
Wedowee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27

Descendants of John Clark, who found
ed the First Baptist church in Provi-
dence. r. l., have Bible which once
he'at8 sea . hlss which was printed in
ieh u 1aNu faekfU "a london hn and
and csgsaus unnetatq1s ana family rec
ord N Ciagk's handwriting.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-05

Unless John c. Rice of Caldwell elected Justice of the
Supreme Court southwest Idaho with peculiar irrigation
and legal problems will be without representation the
Supreme Bench.
JOHN c. RICE is spenddly fitted in every way for this
position
VOTE FOR HIM
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-05
MUCH BUILDING NOW
UNDER WAY AT filler
Capital News Special service.)

(Capital News Special SerVice.)
Filler, Nov. A building boom that
promises to Guido the one of last year
at this same time is on here and sew
eral large and substantial brick struc-
lures are under construction. A. b.
Wood last week began the construc-
ton of a building 50xs0, two stories
high, in which will be located a well
equipped drug store, office rooms and
gun the erection of a building at the
corner of Union and Main strets, 50x
100, two stories high. The occupants
Of which is not known at this time.
Case & Anderson are building mod
ern office building on Main street, 25x50
which, when completed, will be one of
the most modern offices in this Sec
ton.
Wednesday morning the little three
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Clifford fell backwards into a tub of
hot water on the floor. and was very
the child will recover with very little
after effects.
Frank w. Brown has purchased ma
terlal for a new barn on his ranch
one half mile east OF town. The barn
will be 50x60 with garage 20X20. stalls
NOW that will hold 80 ton of hay. The
back part of the barn, 40x50 will be
open for sheep. III
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-05

I am a candidate for the office Of
County Treasurer of Ada county.
ask your support because believe
that am qualified to fill the office.
have held various positions of hon.
or and trust, such as High school Prin-
cipal, Postmaster, Assistant City Clerk
and Bookkeeper.
I solicit your vote Nov. 7.
MATILDA A. CRICHFTELD.