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A BUSINESS.

..T Asst week." said a salesman
who prides himself on his
ability to sell anything from
button to bonds. Il thought I'd try my
hand at selling stock. A friend OF
mine is building a factory to manu-
facture an invention Of his and needs
more capital. and as this Is the Off
season in the line / have been work.
ing on I figured that I might make a
little extra money and give my friend
a lift u the same time"
How did you make out?" asked his
auditor.
salesman. 1.-THE first man I talked with
said he had just put all his extra funds
In a company his brother vas forming
to sell socks to the Russian army. The
second man said my enterprise looked
ine. but that the profit possibilities
couldn't hold a candle to those that
can be made by a company he knew OF
that il just starting in to manufacture
& new milk bottle top. The third said
I was wasting my time trying to sell
stock In a manufacturing company
and tried to get me to sell some OF the
stock OF a mining company he is In
terested in. The upshot OF 1t all was
that when I had seen ten possible pur-
chasers I found that all of them were
booming some enterprise In which
they themselves were deeply inter-
ested."
THAT was certainly dlscouraging,"
commented the sympathetic listener,
land ] don't wonder that you gave up
the effort"
"Discouraging?" answered the sales
man. Eyes, II was ~discouraging. but
that wasn't the reason l quit. ! began
to fear that " | kept at 1t any longer
Id run across some persuasive cuss
who'd get me to put what little money
I have into some scheme OF his own,
Then. II It didn't make good, I'd go
broke. Selling stock is too dangerous
q business for me-" he added as he
buttoned his coat tight over his bank
book.
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z dealt and bid no trump. IN A led
his fourth best club. the seven. When
dummy put on the ace. Il carelessly
played the small club and the declarer
went game.
II y follows the rule and gives up
the queen. z may manage the hand in
several different ways. but the moment
hs has to lead a diamond b Ii In with
the ace. and hve more clubs make.
saving the Same. The situation Is an
interesting study in getting out OF the
way In three suits.
Y should have taken his partner out
with two diamonds. II q player will
take out q no-trumper with only Ave
cards In \ major suit. which requires
four odd to 30 game. why should ne not
take him out with six or seven In a
minor suit. which takes only one trick
more?
These takeout bids were conspicuous
features In the results Of the last dupli-
cate match at the knickerbocker. where
the regular Thursday night games are
more largely attended every week. Here
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Clubs are trumps and z is in the
lead. Y and z want eight tricks.
The solution is for u to lead the
heart, which Y wins with the queen.
The next lead Is a small trump from Us
hand, which u wins with the ace OF
clubs. This puts him in to lead another
heart through \.
This opens to a the choice OF three
lines Of defence-to trump the trick. TO
discard a diamond. or to let go a spade.
Taking the more obvious defence first.
which would be to prevent Y from pick
ing up Rs ten of trumps by keeping the
queen. suppose a lets go a spade.
Y wins the trick with the ace OF hearts
and leads the spade. u winning the trick
with the Jack. The return Of a small
spade allows Y to make one OF his
trumps and to lead another, knocking
the ten and queen together. Now II II
clear that Y must make his last trump.
while u makes the ace Of diamonds and
Q spade.
II A discards a diamond instead of a
spade, the only difference IL that Y leads
the diamond after winning the second
heart trick, and trumps the return OF
the diamond. after which Y makes a
small diamond instead OF u spfuc' >
discards being adjusted to the situation
when Y leads the losing trump.
II A trumps the second round OF
hearts. Y plays the four. leaving himself
With the best trump and two others.
r cannot make his ten of trumps. be-
cause 4. cannot lead anything that b can
run.
Whichever suit A leads z wins. and
makes his winning card In the other
suit. The next trick Y trumps pulls Be
trump and makes another trump at the
end.
Correct solutions'from:
r NJ. Whitehead. Frank 3. Busser.
Henry Andersen, ID. A. W.. c. j. Reed
NJ. w Cord. c. ]. Fink. c. II. Gerry.
r. J. Kline. W. S. Hickox. II. c. Lester.
Charles ]. Holmes. F. T. Watts. w. b.
Brush. J. Warren Miller. F. w. White.
II. Perry. Mrs. Guthrie. ]. c. Malcomb.
Henry st. j. Crosby. J. w. Wortz. w.
p. w, G. r. Johnson. L. 8. Hart. Jr..
and o. IL. Boston.
Those who thought this could be
solved by putting z into the lead on the
second trick with the diamond overlook
the defence, which IL for A to trump
the second heart and lead the spade: not
the diamond. II he leads a diamond II
IL easy for Y and z.
Here Is another interesting position
from the same composer.
BRIDGE PROBLEM No. $50.
By Ernest Bergholt.
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There are no trumps IND Y IL In the
lead. Y and Y want seven tricks against
any defence.
The distribution OF the cards Is as
follows:
Y has the ace seven Of hearts ten
eight four three of clubs Jack eight of
diamonds and the nine of spades.
A has the ten six OF hearts; Jack
seven of clubs queen ten nine six of
diamonds and the six Of spades.
% has the queen Jack eight of hearts
king Of clubs Jack ten eight seven two
Of spades no diamonds.
u has the nine four Of hearts ace Ave
Of clubs ace four three Of diamonds {;
ace and five of spades.
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The intention was to cut It up on the
dotted lines 40 az TO make two large red
crosses for signs on the outside OF a new
hospital building. 1t may be we'll to
remind those who are not familiar with
the formula for the Geneva cross that
It consists OF ive equal squares. The
plan was to use the part "A" for one
cross and TO assemble the parts marked
"B. c. d, f. r" for the other.
Before the piece was cut up the house
surgeon suggested that II would be much
better to have good big cross instead
OF two smaller ones.
The problem is to make as large a
cross out OF this piece as possible. using
all the material and at tho same time
having the smallest number Of pieces to
sew together again
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Gil EcKER BINDINGS.

Problem No. $50 did not give the
checker players AZ much trouble as
some OF those that preceded It, probably
because the key move was compare
lively obvious.
The distribution Of the pieces Is :
Black men on s. l5 n "a; kings on 4
and IS. White men on 10. II, ~. 81 and
26 king on 81. White to play and win.
Here are the moves that solve
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN
READERS TO SOLVE
Lesson in Foresight in Bridge
Composition by Ernest
BerghOlt.
FOR CHECKER STUDENTS

Bridge problem No. 35s, by Ernest
Bergholt, had three interesting varia.
lions in II, showing the necessity Of fore
seeing the various lines Of defence that
q player may adopt at the card table
and being ready to meet them. Here 10
the distribution:
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THOSE KETTLES AND STOVES.

THOSE KETTLES AND STOVES.
This was another war problem. the
proposition being to discover. IL pos
sible. how many articles OF each kline
must have been charged on an invoice
which vas partly destroyed in order to
make the total cost 1000 marks the
kettles being invoiced at $50 each and
the stoves at 7.21.
As usual solvers worked this out In
a number Of different ways. Some
started with one kettle and $50 stoves
and worked OF the error In the result
gradually. Others set down the multi
pliers and deducted until the remainder
eQualled a multiple OF $50. Only one
solver used the method explained In
connection with the problem Of October
% last.
The answer IL that there were:
673 kettles at $50 each....... 3,16e07
Giving the required total. 1000. 90
Correct solutions to hand from:
w. NJ. Jacobs. Jr.. Emma Forbes. w.
p. W., Charles d. S~huldham. James j.
Virgins. o. II. Boston. Frank J. Hughes.
c. MARROW. Samuel W. Balch. T. T.
Meade. f. w. Pettingill. ID. A. w. Her.
bert Nutley. George French. b. c. Rob-
erts. d. williams, W. A. Buckley. T. F..
wettstein. ]. @. Adams and John Beattie.
Here Ia another problem Of the same
kind. which may not prove quite 80 easy
Of solution. 1t Is one Of Ernest Berg
hollis latest. This Is n piece OF red
cloth. the shape n dimensions being
given.
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AT one table u started with a dia-
mond, which Is a a bid on the first
round. as ii shows sure tricks that the
nahd does no possess. At one table, u
doubled, asking his partner to go no
trumps II he can stop the diamonds,
which he did. and made three odd and
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At "a" " black plays 14-ls. instead
- ea-3i. then 27--lS wins At once.
Correct solutions from the following (:
~ p. Co.'s, John DAILY, J. II. Noremac.
a N. Bum. George NJ. Lord. Nsrstk.
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arl Stiilwcll. who have been sp-ud Z
their vacation from college with thew
narrnlN.
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|s::s.. su.u \
White.

White to play and win.
White has the advantage OF a man.
but hardly a good enough position to
make up for II. II Is an instructive end
ing for the student.
The distribution Of the pieces il (:
Black men on I, Q and 10; king on 81.
White men on 8. IS. 90 and 26 king
on -.
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FOR THE BEGINNERS.

FOR THE BEoINNERs.
The chief difference between playingI
against a trump declaration n q no
trumper lies in the possibility Of max.
ing tricks with the small cards OF the
suits. with a strong trump suit against
the player. taking any tricks with small
cards Is very improbable.
II a number OF hands are carefully
watched 1t will readily he seen that
very few cards lower han a queen
will win tricks against the declarer.
while many cards higher than queens
go to sleep. But the declarer himself
will frequently win a number Of tricks
with inferior cards by getting all the
adverse trumps out of the way.
In other words. he reduces the hand
to a no trumper so as to take tricks
with inferior cards after all the high
ones In that suit are gone. IT he had
TO exhaust his own trumps as we'll as
tho adversaries'. one side would have
just AZ good a nance TO win tricks with
small cards as the other.
When there IL no trump suit to
start with. therefore. the object OF both
sides Is the same to make tricks with
the smaller cards, a. aces and kings
are good any time. For this reason the
opponents of n no trumper should be In
| no rush to get home their sure tricks.
az they are when opposed to a trump
declaration. but should keep those high
| cards for the purpose OF reentry. after
the intermediate cards are forced out.
This consideration has led to the
formulation Of the rule that unless you
have three honors at the head Of your
suit you should lead the fourth best at
no trumps, unless h suit IL SO long,
such as seven to the ace and king. that
.z. .~o, oot,h <hA ntoeuoaAtotn m rHo
In two leads.
The point for the beginner to re-
member is that II does not matter who
ner or the opponents. The thing Is to
get them out Of the way. II the de-
| clarer holds them they must be forced
out or caught. II the partner holds
them they should be given up willingly
and at once.
The partners object In not to obstruct
a suit in which the leader IL longer.
II one has Ave or six cards and the other
only three the three hould he no played
that the five or six shall have a clear
field. This leads us to the formulation
Of one of the most important rules In
playing against no trumpers.
When the third hand makes no at
tempt TO win the trick he should always
play his second best card of the suit.
| regardless of number or value. This Ia
generally called the Foster echo, az It
was first explained and advocated by
him. like the eleven rule, which we shall
come to presently.
This method Of playing the second
best has IA double advantage. II makes
sure Of unlocking the partners suit by
keeping the smallest card, 80 as to ret
out of his way. and 1t frequently ex-
poses false cards played by the de-
clarer.
Suppose the original lead 10 . queen
and dummy lays down small cards only.
Third hand holds the king nine and
deuce. His play Is the nine, al It IL
not necessary for him to make n At
tempt to win the trick. Now. II the
lead il from queen Jack ton and others,
the declarer Is marked with the ace. and
third hand with the king.
II the third hand held the zee he
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n an instructive example. II WAS No. {
IS. the dealer sitting North. I
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finally hitting the winning combination.
1t vas NO. 20 and the dealer sat North.
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Black.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Oscars paternal Pride.

Senator Oscar Underwood's first
speech in the upper house OF Congress
was devoted to a defense Of his far
famed tariff bill, Of which he spoke In
continuous superlatives.
This is by no means surprising. The
pride of paternity is strong in every
man. A fathers love is always re-
sponsiye. And we all know that 1t Is
the weak and Dindling offspring, the
deformed and deficient child who tugs
most sturdily upon parents heart
strings.
Therefore, when Father Underwood
heard his stunted revenue producer
assalled, its efficiency derided, its
weakness nouted and Its general use
lessness paraded, all Of his parental
wrath was stirred. Out of great
love he spoke up for the brat; not re-
straining his words, he defended his
offspring, yisualizing 1t as the bonny
child he had wished 1t to be cloaking
and cloaking beneath the flowing
drapery of affectionate language the
manned and distorted members and
features al the unfortunate kid. The
performance did much honor to Father
Oscars pulsing paternal heac, but
mighty little credit to his head.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
OIL AND GAS
development
Of TR|-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations In
West Virginia, Pennsyl.
vania and Ohio.

Since the holidays the eastern
fields have been completing very few
wells and nearly all located in oil
districts. There is a good deal OF
new work starting, but the greater
part of it is in defined territory. Few
of the districts under development
are attracting any attention from any
except those directly interested in the
work under way. The discovery of
new pools are in the future and the
real search for them will not begin
before spring.
In the few compilations in West
Virginia gas wells are prominent. In
the Shinnston district, Harrison coun-
ty, the Hope Natural Gas Company
found nothing in the fifth sand and
upper formations at its test on the
II. Barnes farm and drilled it to the
Bayard sand and secured light
gasser. In the same district, the
South Fem Oil Company is drilling
a second test on the J. NJ. James farm.
In Union district, Clay county, O..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

The train was going from Splits
town to Slattsborough.
The fields and meadows were wet,
but it was not raining. 1t had stop
ped.
Pardon me-" said the tall man
with the paper collar as he leaned
over to see what book the short man
with the triple chin was reading.
"The Strange Case Of Bottles Is
it good, sir?"
"Oh, excellent, excellent" replied
the man with the triple chin. In
fact If you are thinking of buying a
book, sir, strongly recommend it.
| am in position to know that 1t is
selling in thousands, sir, in thou
sands. In fact, l am the publisher.
The tall man tore off bit of his
paper collar and meditatively chew
ed 1t.
81 am glad to hear you say that"
he said, because l am the author"
The short man clutched his third
chin and half lost consciousness.
"Why-well, it may be good sell
ler," he stammered with glazed eyes.
But there are ditficulties--lots Of
difl--" With a low gurgle he
slid onto the floor, completely uncon-
scious.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Tariff Pleases.

The Cumberland News pub
lished in Maryland, has as daily
feature of its columns department
made up of paragraphs taken from its
files Of forty years ago. Recently it
published the following: THE Wash
ington Star said it was pretty hard
for member of Congress to please
everybody, but the News retorted
that it was not hard for Sixth dis
trict congressman to please every
body up here, all he had to do was
support protective tariff.
That sentiment still exists, not only
in Cumberland, but everywhere else
in the country where industry has
ever been established and built up
by the application of protective tar
III. That sentiment, after forty years,
has lost none of its potency. That
sentiment will manifest itself anew
in the next election.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

Mr.. Wilson has written another
letter, this time to pacifist, and he
says he is watching events in Europe
with the utmost sincere desire to be
of service" Wilson would like to
make peace among the belligerents,
of course. 1t would give him a great
boom for reelection. In the prize
ring a man is supposed to "go and
get reputation" before he tries Cor
a heavyweight championships
why wouldn't it be a good thing for
Mr.. Wilson to practice peace-maklng
over here on a small scale? For in
stance, he might begin by arranging
some sort of truce between Bryan
and Champ Clark.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Helpinc France.

A department OF commerce bulletin
states that French industrial COM
mission is now touring the Unltod
States and investigating conditions
with view TO establishing a market
in this country for French products"
One Of the members Of this commits
sion is secretary Of the French syndi-
cate Of Cotton spinners. He is making
his headquarters at the Boston office
Of the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce.
( Thus while the department Of COM
merce is. ostcnsibly. bonding evcrv
effort 10 get the American manuf'c-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

tufer to extend trade abroad, 1t is at
the same time giving the widest pub
liicty at government expense to the
efforts Of foreigners to capture the
American market and putting the ma
chinery and conveniences Of the gov
eminent at their disposal in favorlng
their designs. Several instances Of
this nature have been recently report
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

Some people are getting excited
over a rumor that the Colonel will
attend the Chicago convention as a
spectator. For our part, we hope it
is true. And as for the Colonel we
can tell him that he will see con-
vention like that which he attended
as a delegate-at Philadelphia six
teen years ago; a convention which
will name a winning ticket.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

The annual report of the coast and
geodetic survey says that ITO carry
on this work requires highly-trained
specialists. Last spring President
Wilson appointed horse doctor as
head of the coast and geodetic sur
yey. Hoist on his own petard!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

The war tax" which the Demo
Gratis insist on making the country
pay, although it is at peace, CLASH
SITES soap as a luxury and taxes 1t,
To most Democrats, however, soap
should be a necessity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

cabinet officers are mere clerks"
declares Champ Clark. This is one OF
the fruits of 1.-The new freedom"
There may be some in this country
who think it was not the war that
brought us a, partial restoration OF
prosperity, but no one in Europe has
any such delusion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Choice Of Any trimmed Aatin Stock, $1.s8
BrusseI Rugs at $3.50
$l4.50 and Sl7.5O

Room size 9xl2 It. large line Of new
designs in all three grades. All are seam
less Brussels Rugs. At each price the
values are excellent. II in need of floor
covering Of any Kind or quality see our
lines before purchasing elsewhere. We
can save you money.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

In two weeks during December,
steel mills refused orders for $4,000
tons Of steel for shell manufacture,
the refusal being due to lack of ca
pacity. Some of the mills were
closed down, and most of them run
ming on part time, before the war be-
gan.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Brass and Metal Beds
Rt a SAVING In Price

During January prior to stock-taking
we are Offering all Brass and Metal Beds
at reduction in price. Complete line
of high grade Brass and Metal BEDS at
nopular prices. Excellent values in Mat
tresses and Bed springs-complete lines
of both to select from.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

Three Democratic congressman Of
Indiana deem discretion the better
part Of valor and will not be candl-
dates for reelection. They think it
better to go while the going Is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

Bryan is willing to debate the
question of preparedness with either
Mr.. Taft or Colonel Roosevelt as an
opponent. Why does he omit Alton
B. Parker from the list?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
An Evening Echo.

Opportunities are very sensitive
things; If you slight them on their
FIRST visit, you seldom see them again.
--,RUSRllIN,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
THE DAILY
NOVELET
BETWEEN s. & s.

To Bohemia l like to go
To hear the music Of Donizetti,
And hum the various airs | know
And eat spaghetti.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Il New Shipment d
LRDIES' DRESS
SKIRTS, $500

Made Of splendid quality pop
lin, the new spring styles, belted,
button trimmed, side pockets,
beautiful new fared skirt. Col
ors are black and navy. Com
plete range Of Ladies' and
Misses sizes. A most excellent
value at the price, $500.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Lace Brassieres and
Lace Top Corset Covers,
Soc

Especially desirable for wear under sheer
waists. All-lace Braissieres and Corset
Covers with Jokes Of val lace.
GOWNS OF FLESH CoLORED BATIsTE
$1.25 and $1.60.
One Of the most attractive styles in
new Underwear. Made Of soft flesh color
ed Batiste with shocked or lace yokes.
SOMETHING NEW.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07
Special
New Blouses, $500
:

A new lot Of beautiful lingerie
blouses in advanced spring
STYLES. Waists Of fine sheer voiles
and batiste. Dainty trimmings
Of lace and swiss embroidery.
Some with convertible collars.
Sizes Sc to 46. Special values
now on sale at $l.00,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-08
DisaareeahIe EVENING.

Disagreeable Evening.
I didn't have bit of fun at on.
house last night"
What was the matter?"
On, pa got nosed out in golf CANA
IN ma lost bridge prize on q cut"