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East Stone Gap

+, G. skeen spent Sunday
with homefolks.
Melvin Stidham and Nelson
Blnnton spent Sunday with
friends in East Stone Gap.
Franklin Riggs wac visiting
friends in Poweil's Valley Sun
day.
Misses Iona Queils and Elsie
Lawson were shopping in Big
Stone Gap Saturday.
Roy. I. ]. Berry and John
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as well rs from many states.
men. In tho opinion of Chief
Red Fox the United States SOL
dier is far superior to the Next
can, who is despised by the full
blooded American Indian as one
lacking in character and honor
able principles.
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Southern Railway
In Effect February 18th, 1914

LEAVES BIG STONE ear
No. . daily 9:05 \. M. for Bristol ard (,
terncdatc points. Pullman slce,er
Louisville to Bristol Connects With
n. " w. for points East aud SOU Il
forpoinis South and West
No. 3 daily. except Sunday, llsii q. IN
for St. Charles and int ermediAte
points.
No. 1 daily except Sunday, 3l1 j. IN. for
Bristol and intermediate points. Con.
meets with \ Il W. for points East
Connects at Moccaslon Gap With
train No. 5 for Bulls Gap, Rogers.
vile and intermediate points
For additional information apply to
nearest Agent or
w Il. ALLEN,
Division Passenger Agent,
Bristol, Tenn.
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LEAGUE BASEBALL TO
OBSERVE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY

when Gov. Tener came into inca
How the National League has f,u,
ishcd and prospercd since it, birth q.
too we'll known IL need rcropn,,r.
but one historic incident or,u,.,s
when 1t was only n year old thai, 10 =.
membered by very few baseball cr,,,.
siasts OF the present day. II had n.,.
haps. more to DO with the honesty =.
the game than any other sing,a c.-cr.'
IN baseball history. James
DevYn. pitcher; q. W. Hall. left fielder.
A.. H.. Nichols. third bascmau, and w
II. Craver. shortstop and CAPTAIN =,
the Louisville team, were found ru,,,
Of throwing game after game ,o ~,
opponents for money considerable,
When the team began It's final Eas,e,,
trip in the season OF 1877 IL had N.
pennant practically won. Suddenly I,
began to lose game in rapid success.
sion. Seven defeats In a row cyc,,oa
suspicion of the authorities and an In.
vestigation followed. All four PLAYER.
were found guilty of dishonesty a,S
expelled from the league. 1'her .sI
sold their birthright for a mcqs ~
pottage. for none Of them had oh.
tained more than 500 by his de.
honesty.
Each year after the expulsion ,hess
men begged for reinstatement. peviln
pleaded for pardon a few years late,
on his deathbed, but It was not granted
even then. Since that day there VA,
not been a single proved instanc. o.
this sort. Baseball men now regard
honesty as the games greatest asset
honesty and the public's confidence
in its honesty. and the building ~
that confidence began with tho sorn,.
ton of the National League on Febru.
airy 2, 1876.
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time. when suddenly the door Of n.
apartment house Is opened and q
fashionably dressed woman steps into
the waiting car.
Tho actions of the chauffeur start.
ing the have claimed the attention
Of tho auto poker players and nAs
number Of the car Is quickly read BY
all as the driver starts the car.
1876. thought I had low, bu. youre
lower than l." said No. 1 20 40. l.
Four looks gloomingly Al tho slowly
approaching limousine.
Better start giving me the eakes
now and save time" this from No, J.,
who holds the high hand containing
three Of one kind. But 1t ia only a
Joshing remark. for the rules Of the
game r to wait until everything Is
v er
Tho Limousine has Just reached
136th street and a few more rods wiz!
bring II owe the line. when a delivery
truck from an express compsry comes
careening round the corner ~ 18Th
street, crosses in front Of the Limousine
and tears past the players WITH T..
cense plates swinging. which read
"4424c y. "a full h~ouse-and ~.
( wins the stakes.
"wheeeeew!" remarks sone ora.
"that WIS some hand"
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distance and all players are exultant.
except No. 1 Of the party, as a fiivver
whizzes madly by. having offered
nothing better than a pair AZ eights.
the number being 2O5SS. The flivver
is quickly followed by a lafge touring
car, which is found to have q license
number that reads 60160 n. 7. and
player No. 2 has the pleasure Of mark
ing down two pair. skies and tens. a
safe hand which is apt TO figure in the
winning.
Buy your hand for a dollar No. 4
IL heard to say to No. 2.
"Never mind. I'll keep IT," 10 the re-
ply and conversation eases abruptly
as another a approaches rapidly
from the upper Drive and tears by at a
speed of forty miles an hour. but not
fast enough to escape the sharp eyes
of those playing. and the license num-
Der recorded is 1896. the highest hand
Of the drawing so far.
Sorry you didn't Sell to me-" asks
No. 4 of No. .. and a somewhat forced
laugh is the reply.
The players are seated al 136th
street and the Drive and a handsome
limousine car Is standing facing them
In front OF an apartment house at
18th street. No other cars are in
sight. And every n relaxes for the
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~ 10 0 5 L. ee-....
OK Q So -. %
- 1910 z ~Akoos
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Y deal. and bid a club. A passed and
Y bid a diamond. not 20 deny the clubs
but to show a suit much above average
B started on tho hearts and went TO
four against rs support OF US d'a-
monds.
At one table z started with the clubs.
which Il trumped led trunps. After
that the game cannot he saved. as all
b loses is two diamonds Inc the ace OF
trumps.
AT another table z led his partners
suit first. thinking ne might be weak
In clubs. and after messing the ten Y
tried to put Y in again with a club.
Same result as ut the other table. Il
trumps the club and leads trumps, max
ing four odd and game on the hand.
AT one table z led the singleton spade,
Dummy played small and h won the
trick with the ace. SO as to conceal the
smaller cards from Y IL possible. lie
feared It was a singleton.
The moment b led the trump z
Jumped for the trick. Then he led his
partners diamonds and y iincssed the
ten. Instead OF going back with IA
club Y correctly read his partners
eight of spades for an absolute singleton
and returned the suit. which allowed u
20 save the game by getting home a
trick with the dence of trumps.
This allowed u to lead through the
king Of diamonds again. but that did
not help matters my. as Il rufed the
third diamond when Y led that suit in
preference to another spade. These four
tricks, two in each of the red suits. not
only saved the game but set the con-
tract.
or course II Y had been left In with
tho four diamonds he would have beer
set, but he had Sc In honors to offse,
the loss. az all he could make against
good play would be three odd.
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"A 10 6
0x7
q 10 8
mAo,a 0se.
$iss:' e 1885,.
VKJ1 10
as
2f3i0s"'s

W. wv
Jack OF diamonds so as to avoid. as he
explained afterward. leading away from
suits hat were bad ones TO open.
Dummy won the jack with the king
and came right back with the seven. Il
making six tricks. a I'M d discarded
one Of each suit. y a second club. while
dummy let 60 all his hearts and a
spade.
z then led a small club. won the
queen with the ace n came back with
"A small one. the king killing the jack.
In order to prevent dummy from getting
I'm TO make two clubs A led n heart.
z returned the suit and made the king
OF SPADES at the end, three by cards,
game and rubber.
II A opens with his long suit. the
small heart. u wins with the Jack or
ten and must try to clear the diamonds
while he still has possible reentries.
When II plays the queen on the second
round Il must win II or u will lead a
heart through him. \ wins the third
round OF diamonds.
Az dummy has no more diamonds 10
lead A will play his top club. This Y
will pass. hoping TO get T. In with the
Jack. but 4 will continue with the queen
TO be sure Of preventing this for a trick
or two at least. Dummy wins with the
ace.
NOW what Is dummy W ~ i'"s
as we'll make the ten OF clubs while lie
is In. Knowing the hearts are sure
! death he will probably try the spade.
| and AR will make four spade tricks
| and the hearts. This will set the con-
| tract for two tricks. instead OF losing
the rubber.
A short suit opening against a no
/ trumrer throws away the advantage OF
the lead. which 10 always one step
| toward clearing up a suit, hui snort
| suits are very often opened against
trump declarations in inc nope Oh get
| ting in a ruff.
There are two simple maxims that
govern these short suit lead against a
| trump declaration.
II is dangerous TO lead short unless
| YOU can stop the trump lead on the
| first or second round. so al 10 try 70 get
| YOUR partner in on some other suit II he
| cannot win your singleton.
.. II IL hardly worth while To lead a
| two card suit unless the top card is h'e
| enough TO be OF some use to your partner,
such as queen or jacH.
Two card suits, seven or eight high.
| are a waste of time. and many good
| players absolutely refuse to lead any
| card below a Jack unless N Is n single
ton or a three card suit. The difference
Ia usually apparent on account OF the
number Of missing small cards.
There Is one important point about
| leading singletons. II your partner has
| declared a suit and does not lead 1t OF
| II he does not lead a suit that YOU have
declared the card he leads should be a
singleton beyond any doubt. as there is
| no other excuse for refusing to lead the
| declared suits.
II the singleton opening Il combinec
with the ability TO stop the trump leac
IL Is often a great trick winner. but q
the trump LEAD cannot be stopped it may
result in letting the declarer get gu
the trumps and make every trick in tn
suit you hoped to ruff.
Here Is a good example OF a per
fect,y justifable and safe singleton loaC
which came up in a recent duplicate
game:
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.tnSHAW' only a pair Of eights.'
is the exclamation that made

.'DSHAW' only a pair OF Fights"
Is the exclamation that made
visitor TO New York turn
around and be agreeably surprised
upon confronting the speaker. who was
an attractive young woman, and evil
IDENTIFY a resident Of the neighborhood.
Riverside Drive.
Upon further inquiry II developed
that the young people assembled were
playing auto poker. This form of d.
version for those liking the excitement
Of the game Of chance may he played
from a convenient park bench. or II
yOu are fortunate enough 20 have a
window in your apartment that over
looks any busy thoroughfare II may
be played from that location. No
body can interfere with your play
ing auto poker. for no books are kept
and there is absolutely nothing To
show that an interesting game Is in
progress.
II you wish TO play auto poker ring
up a few friends on the telephone and
II the weather allows IT ask them TO
meet you on the Drive or In the park.
Draw numbers for turns. equip your
self with a pencil or appoint n Of
the party 20 keep tabs and you are
ready 20 play.
An QUITO is seen approaching in the
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Correct solutions from
Fsusto l'alumi. William b.. HIS. W.
y. W, Fred. W. Cohen. Thomas r. Welt
stein. Herbert c. Hi. Frank j. Hughes.
r. II. s., X. II. cheney. Thomas l..
Waters. j, NJ Tinker. +. W. Pc,tingill.
Elsie Merz. Frank :. Busser, &. r. F..
George l.. Sanborn, NJ. W. Jacobs. Jr..
W. A. Buckley, r, +. Arnott. Fritz Lei
Der. W, o. Johnson, q. McGill. West
Hartford, Achilles II. kohn and Ralph
T.. Drake.
The announcement that no one got
this problem within the first two weeks
seems to have stirred up the cracks to
show II could be done. Any commune
cations regarding these problems that
require answers should be accompanied
by se~lf-addressed envelopes.
Next week We shall have still an
other variation Of this problem. which
will probably prove quite as interesting
as the others. although not so diff
cult as the last,
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League had passed through its first
season Of play and Chicago had won
the pcnnant prayed for by its organ
izer. Buckley resigned because OF
press of other duties and Hubert was
made the second president Of the
league.
Following Hulbert's death. in 1882.
a. G. Mills of New York became head
OF the league. Nicholas +. Young.
the leagues first secretary. was ele-
waited Ia the presidency In 1885 and
served through 1902. Harry Clay
Pulliam succeeded him and at his
death in 1909 John A. Heydler. the
present secretary. took ofice as
president. Thomas J. Lynch was the
seventh executive, from 1910 to 1918.
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2s,r
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Ax.e z %io'e@s 5
Vlos
4o7Ao
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Clubs are trumrs and Y is in the lead.
" and Il want only four tricks. but
f, against any defence.
II his position IL examined IL must be
evident that the only way to get four
tricks out Of It Is for Y TO make all three
Of his trunps
The ace Of spades Will take care Of it,
self any time and so will the two highest
I trumps in Us hand but there is only
one suit on which Y can make his small
= est trump. and that is the spade. because
Il can oyertrump him on either of the
others.
The process that auction players call
, elimination brings us down TO the con-
sideration of how to get rid Of VS. spades
so that he can trump that suit will his
smallest trump. Here is the solution of
the difficulty:
z leads Il heart. which A wins, and Y
gets a spade discard. Ii does not mat
ter what Il does. A cannot lead the
trump. so M plays a spade. which Il wins.
Another heart AID A is in again, Y get
ting rid of his last spade by the discard.
Now II A leads his winning spade Y
jtrumps II with the six of clubs. and the
queen ten are good for two more. n
a leads the diamond first that only de-
lays the inevitable. as b cannot get rid
,of the fourth spade.
Simple as this appears. 1t seems TO
W. entirely escaped a large number
of solvers. An astonishing number got
the four tricks this way:
y starts with n small diamond and
,sts A win the first SPADE lead, but
takes the second and leads tho queen OF
di.rouds on which 4 dlscards his queen
- h..r,s and v hi. i,st shade. II TRUNKS
the tricL hut has To lead. so tina, Y
makes all three Of his truinps.
The defect In this solution Is that \
w" 49, ,.s, - .,irr IL trunns
u.j,h ,no six NO g.. ,-ver,runnod ana a
w, q, viii. iu,h aud u
rpau. us ~ y r,.sos tho
"a :. "o",ho- ava q, ui,s or
W. -. ,ru,,r ,ri,l
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from the partners inability to tell with
certainty how many cards the leader
held originally. One continually sees
players trying to ruff their partners on
the second round of n suit, and on fall
Ing to do so trying to ruff them with a
third round. only to fail again.
1t Is seldom or never right to lead
.,ort suits against a no trunper. The
- 'ert may take such liberties with the
game when he has a partner who can
divine his object, but the beginner should
let all such leads alone. especially In the
minor suits, clubs or diamonds.
1t Is we'll known that a queen In one
hand. Jack In the other, either of them
twice guarded. will stop the suit. no
matter what the opponents hold or how
they play II. For this reason short suits
TO 81 Jack or queen are considered very
bad discards. and they are worse leads.
Here Is a case In point that cost a val
liable rubber:
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White men on IL. Is and 80; king on
II. White to play and draw. Here are
the move that solve:
White. Black.
15-10 18-1l
III 1<-9
- 13-11
2--7s s-6
30-25s 6-15
OH

If at "A" black tries either s-I4
or 11-21 then white draws at once by
playing "a.
Several who startel with the correct
key move failed TO see the strength OF
blacks reply, 1s--1t, and moved the
king to % or 90. or they played 1911.
all OF which are veal %defenccs, leading
TO long drawn out and u~nconvincins
results.
Several went on the track at the
second move. black playing 13-1I in
stead Of 14--e, which allows white the
very exchange that black is trying TO
avoid.
Correct solutions, giving the short and
direct road, from l.. S. Hart Jr.. J. J.
+. Bronx. j. +. DeGroff. John Ryan.
Samuel Gonotsky, George =. Fraprie.
A. J. r.. Conrad Alheidt. r. Nitcher.
James Hyland, i. J. McGarry. Il, w.
Reeve. James G. Pinkerton. J. II. More
mac, r. NJ. Ferguson. Hoboken. Harry
Smith. Albany. Thomas Foy. L. J. Graf.
Edward Mulrooney, James A. Green and
George II. Lord.
Several gave II up. Others sent in
long demonstrations that 1t could not be
done. hut they started with 3o-25. Ed
ward Mulrooney says this is the hardest
60 date.
The name ~ "Hoboken' was unfor-
,unately omitted from the last honor
list, although u blue card was sent 20
him. his record being eight out Of the
ten.
Here Is a problem from Mr.. Lyman.
who has been away on a trip to the
West FOR some months. but has not
lost touch with his fellow members OF
THE Sun Checker Club. He writes
from Washington:
Judging from the large number OF
solyers OF some recent problems. THE
Sun has educated them into greater
strength in analysis. and thus the work
of the composers is gradually to pro-
duce harder situations. so az to stimu-
late the interest OF the experts while
confoundiug the novice
PROBLEM 40. 365.-CHEcKERs.
BY II. H.. Lyman.
BlaCL
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Event to Be Celebrated With Big
Banquet This Week...Two Gov
errors Have Headed 1t

1S39-Birth of baseball. Abner Doubleday devised first scheme Tor
playing it at Cooperstown, N. Y. 90,
1S45-First baseball club organized, the knickerbockers II New YORK:
First rules compiled. Teams played for q runs regardless OF
number of innings.
1S49-First uniform. Knickerbockersa adopted blue and white outfit.
1S57-Nine innings becomes popular length of game.
1858-First agreement of clubs, twenty-five of them forming the
National Association of Baseball Players.
1859-Al players barred who receive money for services.
1S62-First baseball park, the Union Grounds, Brooklyn.
1S6S-Cincinnati has first saared team.
1871-First professional league, National Association OF Professional
Baseball Players. organized.
1S74-First foreign baseball tour, two clubs visiting England.
1S76-Natonal League organized.
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of his room. locked II and put the key
in his pocket. Il have done that"
lie said, 'to make it impossible for
any OF you to leave until you have
heard all I'm going TO say"
When Hubert had finished talking
he produced "A constitution. which all
were enthusiastic to sign. Any fight
that might have beer in his hearers
at the start was gone and they were
with him to a man. Hubert then
showed his diplomacy by nominating
an Fastener for observation-disclosures
q. Buckley of Hartford. Nicholas
l.. Young of Washington was named
for secretary and both were elected
unanimously. In December Of that
same year. 1876. after the National
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SEES MONTANA OIL BOOM.
Veteran Operator Predicts Large
ODePntiOns This Year.

HELENA, Mon, Feb. S.-peveloplnent
Of Montana oil wells has scarcely he
gun, in the opinion OF Thomas Arthur
OF Billings, chairman OF the Democratic
State central committee and an old
time oil operator, Mr.. Arthur Is inter
ested in the Wyoming-Montana field
and producing wells have been struck
on ground owned by two companies in
which he IL interested.
Real capital IL just beginning to
come into Montana for the development
Of oil wells.'' said Mr.. Arthur. Il have
been surprised at the number Of capi-
talists from Oklahoma, California and
other oil fields that are being attracted
here. Next spring development will be
pushed ON an extensive scale"
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THAT GENEVA CROSS.

THAT GENEVA CROSS
Two correct solutions to this puzzle
were received before the publication OF
the near solutions two weeks ago. but
too late FOR acknowledgment al that
time. These were from Herbert {. Hill
and r. +. Wetts;ein.
The proposition was to take A piece
of red cloth Of the dimensions shown
By the heavy lines in the following dia-
gram ana to divide u into the sinllles II
number Of pieces that could be reas-
sembled &c form Il Gensva cross. the
formula for which is five equal squares
Joined together. Here is the method
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There are no trumps and z Is in the
lead. Y and Y want only one trick, but
! they must get II against any play.
The distribution Of the cards Is as fol-
lows:
Y has the seven fvs OF hearts queen
ten nine OF clubs; Jack nine Of dia-
monds no spades.
A has Inc king six FIVE four Of clubs
queen of diamonds Jack and six OF
' spades; no hearts.
- has the eight six Of hearts, ace
Jack of clubs: ten eight of diamonds,
and the three OF spades.
II has the eight seven three deuce of
clubs deuce Of diamonds; nine eight Of
spades no hearts.
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Problem No. 1853 was designed 10 cut
down that list of sOlvers a bit before It
got unwieldy, and the solution will prob
ably put II damper on tina aspirations OF
SOME who were evidently beginning to
thfnk that white cards were easy.
j.. $. Hart, Jr, SAYS 81 thought for
q time that l should have to abandon
the held TO Fall River when ! fell foul
Of his one, 1t is a mighty instructive
problem" q. J.. Latson writes "Mis-
take In setting up No. 3s3 somewhere.
I gpt the first two OF ths series but this
cannot IN done"
TNs distribution Of The pasca 10,
Black men on !, 8 and - king on 10.
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PROBLEMS FOR sun
READERS TO SOLVE
Many Failed to Get Four
Tricks Out Of the Whitfield
: Bridge Hand.
PUZZLES AT CHECKERS

Bridge problem No. 363, by tho late w.
II. Whitfield. proved to be moro OF q
sticker than one would expect, as II
was really remarkably free from compli-
cations. The position Is an excellent ex-
ample Of the Importance of a players
foresecing from the start what Is to be
lone with a hand and eliminating all un-
necessary tactics with suits In which II
IL impossible to win any extra tricks.
Here is the distribution:
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~ +. : n

White Ia play and win.
The distribution OF tile pieces Is:
Black. kings on .. : and II. White,
man on IL kings on ). ~ and 10.
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4 EN prominent in many walks
II of life will join in a banquet
vi at the Waldorf-Astoria next
ylvll,.ln., n.-Es ~ cola
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-08-18
DIsCoURAGING LOYALTY

T HE postmaster of Chicago knows the admins
traon when he formally discharged employees who
the postoce service the their
superors volunteered during the crisis thought
nation to death grapple Mexico
Townsend of Michigan has taken the up
ton sf the odous order purpose
responsibility for the those whom
private have announced that they will pay full salaries
employees engaged in the service of the United States will
least give them the difference between their salaries
amount will be necessary pay substitutes perform
regular duties Not the Postoce department In
senator terms "a bluff economy only have mtamen
been dropped from the governmental payroll but instead
employing temporary substitutes the postmaster
appointed men to the permanent payroll fill the vacancies thus
putting himself in position where he cannot without
Congress- restore those serving with the National Further
the of substitutes fixed by
while most of the employees considerably
higher Instead of seeking authority pay
difference to the guardsmenwch authority would been
readily ganted-Postmaer General Bureson filing the
with permannt at twenty half
hour purposes Mr. declares utilize the
effected to make showing of economy