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q dealt, and at every table seems to
nave started with no trump. From that
point on. no two tables bid or finished
alike. At one table, A passed. so did Y
and Il, and they set the no trumper for
100 points. A opened the king Of dia-
monde, and b dropped his second best,
the hve, marking him with only one
nigher When n played the trey. he was
marked with four more diamonds (by
BIS echo).
Shifting to hrs long suit a led a small
spade and the return OF the ten caught
rs queen. After the spades, A made
Two more top diamonds eight tricks,
aces easy.
At another table, A doubled rs no
trump bid, and Y passed the buck, when
he should have bid four or five clubs
b answered the double with two hearts
which passed. Instead OF letting the
heart contract stand. or supporting 1t.
with three cards in the suit. A shifted to
three diamonds, a suit that he knows
nothing about. This z doubled.
Then made another error and bid
three spades. suit that he knows no
more about than tho dlarponds. He
should have gone back to the hearts. z
doubled three spades AID set the con-
tract for 100, owing to AS optimistic
play.
led the club and A trumped t.
This is the FIRST mistake. He should
have discarded a useless heart. Dummy
can trump the next club lead. II II
comes. Overlooking the fact that z has
doubled his diamonds. A apparently as
sumes that they will drop and gets out
all the trumps. catching rs queen by
the fnesse.
ON the first diamond lead, Y let 90
club. A then shifted to the hearts.
won with the queen. made the ace
and led the ace of clubs, so that y lost
three more tricks. That a could have
made three spades doubled is shown by
the play at another table at which \
bid two spades over rs no-trumper
and was left to play 1t, Y passing.
Y led the club. but a refused to
trump II. dscarding heart. u led ace
Of hearts. and shifted to the diamonds.
which Y trumped Us king of hearts
caught rs queen. Another heart was
covered by dummy. trumped by and
over-trumped by A. who picked UP the
trumps and discarded two losing dia-
nonds on dummy's two established
hearts, making three by cards.
AS shift after getting BIS answer
to .he double is bad bidding At one
table B was overcalled by with three
clubs. and 4 went to three and finally
TO four hearts, which held. They made
four hearts, as II is impossible TO lose
more than three tricks. all in trumps.
no matter how Y and play their
cards. Even If Y rufus diamond b
| goes game.
The only correct bidding on THIS
| hand appears to have been confined 10
| one table. A passed rs no-trump bid
and Y took it out with five clubs. which
| he made without any trouble, as it is
! impossible for 4 and to make any
| thing but two spade tricks.
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN READERS.
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Clubs are trumps, u to lead, and w
want five tricks.
The obvious solution Is for Y to lead
two rounds OF trumrs. putting b In,
while Y discards both his spades. 2
leads ace and jack OF hearts, and after
has made his third heart he must lead
a small diamond to rs ten " covers
with the Jack, that Is the third trick: II
he passes. z makes the ten, but loses a
spade to AS queen.
The more interesting solution gives Y
and u chance TO get six tricks instead
Of Ave. z leads one OF his high spades.
which A ducks and b refuses to trump.
II plays the queen it is evident that
as can still lead a spade and z can
get six tricks instead OF FIVE.
II trumps when A ducks and leads
the jack of diamonds Y clears the hearts.
trumping BIS ace. pulling RS trump
and putting A in with the losing spade
again six tricks instead OF five.
If trumps the first trick he must
lead the hearts, ace first. Even II Y
ruffs the ace and pulls B's trump he can
not avoid leading q spade. which allows
A 70 lead the diamonds through Y; five
tricks only for and Il.
IL A and d both pass the first trick
must discard the Jack Of hearts. The
diamond comes through Y. Whether he
plays the ace or passes makes no differ
ence. as z must trump a heart, leaving
B with both his trumps.
u might avoid this ending by leading
two rounds of trumps after being al
lowed to hold the first trick in spades
with the idea of forcing l. to lead the
diamonds; but 3 would shed the queen
of trumps on the ace. This gives a n
spade trick and a lead through the dia-
monds. II Z leads the diamond II let's
the ten hold II Y does not cover it. z
cannot avoid this defence by stopping
after one round of trumps
AS anticipated, No. 5is made groa,
change In the ranks Of the honor list
the leaders being reduced to four. witt
four only two points behind them. Those
who got only one solution get one point
Those who thought the diamond would
solve are penalzed The leaders to date
with As points each, are Il u. Riair
Gee Tee. Candidate. and W. +. W. With
40 points are: Alenc, Henry Audrcscn
Charles NJ. Root and u. A. W. With
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SOLDIERS TO TRAIN
FOR ALLIED MEET
"Y" Will Aid in Pointing
Yankee Athletes for Big
Sports Battle.

pAE's, Jan. s tby mail) An army
general order has approved great
athletic programme submitted by the
Y NJ. G. \. and a cable message has
been sent to the associations director
O. physical education, DR.. George J.
Fisher, asking him to come overseas to
help set UP the programme In the Amer
lean EXpeditionary Forces. DR.. Fisher
has been asked to bring with him ff-
teen OF the foremost American athletic
directors. The cable specifies such we'll
known figures in sport as Alonzo A.
stagg of the University of Chicago.
William T. Garcelon OF Harvard and
pr. Al Sharpe of Cornell.
The great athletic programme has
been arranged TO point" the soldier
athletes for the great carnival Of ath-
letic competition in which representa-
tves of the allied nations will take part
Athletics for everybody" is the founda-
ton on which the programme Is based.
Plans call for official A. L. F. cham
pIonships In wide variety of competi-
tive sports, beginning with resimental
elimination contests and ranging up
ward through divisions and possibly
army corps eliminating in finals to be
held in Paris.
But further than the object 10 be
gained by these military championships,
IN the opinion of the Y. NJ. c. A. ath-
letic authorities. are the potential possi-
bllities OF physical pageants and demon
STATIONS to be held in various centres.
revealing TO the allied nations the great
play spirit of America and her finest in
physical manhood.
Late advices from New York indicate
that DR.. Fisher will arrive in France
early in February. 1t was through his
efforts that such men as William H.
(Sparrow) Robertson, Frank Quinby of
Yale, Jack Magee OF Bowdoin, Bill
Clarke. Plat Adams and others went
overseas many months ago.
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BY r. F. FOSTER.

while duplicate auction may not be
particularly useful as lest of COM
paratire skill owing to the diversity of
ne opponents, 1t is unquestionabiy a
sreat educator in the matter of bid
ding tactics.
In the ordinary rubber. both nIavers
and spectators can readily see where
.ne result of the play might have been
very dinerent, Analysing the hand on
me ff-you-had" system; but the
ohanRes that might have arisen had
,ne bidding been different are beyond
imagination.
AS an Illustration OF how divergent
tne BIDS may be on precisely the same
caids. an starting with the same origi-
n n, call by the dealer. take this deal,
o. o, AT the kntckerbocker on Decem-
per 70 last, dealer West:
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SPIDER KELLY AILING.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 25.--Spidcr KEEL
ly, the old boxer and famous ring char
acter. left recently for Phoenix, Arlz..
where no will stay for some time trying
to shake off severe cold His wife has
been there for some weeks. and they will
probably spend tho rest of tho winter
there. The hardest part of the pro-
gramme for the Spider will be for him
to stay away from San Francisco. for
he Is Just like II fish out of water when
he is is out of this town.
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your blood to change food into living. tissue.
without it no matter how much or what
you cat. your food merely passes through
you without doing you good. and as a con.
sequence you become weak, pale and sielsly.
looking. just like a plant trying 10 grow In
q soil deficient in iron. Pallor means ane-
ma. The skin Of an anamic woman 10
pale, the flesh fabby. The memory fails,
and often they become weak. nervous, irrit.
able. Respondent and melancholy. Give such
a woman short course of Nuxated Iron
and she often quickly becomes an entirely
different individuai-strong, healthy and
rosycheeked. / have used Nuxated- Iron
widely in my own practice in most severe,
aggravated conditions with unfsiling results.
have Induced many other physicians 10
give it a trial, all of whom have given me
most surprising reports in regard 10 its great
power as a health and strength builder"
n.sryAeruIrAs' Norx Nussttd Iron which 10 used h,
Dr. Sullivan and others with such surprising resuits ana
which spreseHbsd aud above by ph a
70 not secret remedy bat which 10 well Known ;,
dFugsists evsrywhsr. unke tho older Inorvs .ls Inn
pr1duets ssasy ssms'ad, does not njure The tessh
tuTsTs guarantee ncrssful and entirely saatory ren
70 every pu they will refund your money Ills
di'psnSd ~ al good druggists
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az have strongly emphasized the great
necessity Of physicians making blood exam
nations of their weak, anenic, rundown
patients. Thousands of persons go on year
after year suffering from physical weakness
and a highly nervous condition due TO lack
of sufficient iron in their red Blood corpus
cies without ever realizing the real and true
cause Of their trouble, Without iron IN
your blood your food merely passes through
the body, something like corn through an
old mill with rollers so wide apart that the
mill can't grind. -.
man at thirty. dull OF intellect, poor in
memory, nervous, irritable and all run:
down., while at 50 or so with plenty OF
iron in your blood you may still be young
In feeling, full Of life. your>whole beng
trimming over with vim and energy.
"As proof Of this take the case of Former
United States Senator and Vice. Presidential
nominee Charles a. Towne. who at past So
Is still q veritable mountain of treless
energy. Senator Towne says: have found
Nusated Iron of the greatest benefit as q
tonic and regulative. Heneeforth / shall not
Be without T. am In a position to testify
for the benefit of others to the remarkable
and / unhesitatingly recommend Nuxated
Iron TO those who feel the need OF renewed
energy and the regularity Of bodily fune.
tons.
"3ut in my opinion you can't make ntrong,
keen, forceful men and healthy rosy.eheeked
women by feeding them on metallic iron.
The old forms OF metallic iron must go
through a digestive process to transform
them lnto organic iron-NuxAted Iron-be.
fore they are ready 70 be taken up and
sssinilsted by the human system. No:with'
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TRAIN FOR JUNIORS.
Col. Smith Permits Athletes Use OF
Thirteenth Regiment Track.

In order 10 give athletes entered in the
Junior national championships In the
Thirteenth Regiment Armory on Feb
rusry Is an opportunity to train on the
track on which the championships are
70 be held Col. Smith, commander OF the
regiment. has issued an order permitting
all athletes the use OF the track. The
srmory will be open each evening from
: 80 o'clock until 10 80 except on special
drlll nights for the use OF the athletes.
Some OF the regimental athletes who
will compete in the Junior championships
are Lieut. John D. Bell, Privates Jack
Sellers. Fred Tischner, L. Windmuller
and Julius Lorens, Entries close on Feb
rusry with Frederick Ruben. chair
nan of the national championship COM
nIittee. goo Broadway. New York city.
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only Nuxated Iron in its original packages
and see that this particular name (Nuxated
1ron) appears on the package. II you have
taken preparations such as Nux and Iron
and other similar iron products and failed
to get results, remember that such products
sre an entirely different thing from Nuxsted
Iron"
In commenting upon the value Of Nux.
sted Iron as means for creating red blood,
strength and endurance, DR.. Ferdinand King,
q New York Physician and Medical Author
says:
"Seareely a day goes by but that see
women whose eAreworn faces, dragging steps
and generally weak. tired appearance show
unmistakable signs of that anrmic. rundown
condition usually brought on by lack of iron
In the blood.
"There can be no strong, healthy. beauti-
full women without iron and inasmuch as
refining processes and modern cooking
methods remove the iron of Mother Earth
from SO many of our most common foods
this iron deficiency should be supplied by
using some form Of organic iron Just a. We
use salt when our food has not enough salt.
"Iron 10 absolutely necessary to enable
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49, Roscoe c. Harris and c. f. johnson.
With IS, Il. W. White. with 36, Charles
Andrews, Fred. Bergen. Martin Dibble.
f. 7. Greenwood and II. NJ. Waller.
With "a. c. T. Bowen, w. N. Hill, J. G.
Curtis, y. Mcintyre. s. S. milford, r.
c. O'Brien and Winsor Palmer. II. D.
Sinclair has 80.
SO many have expressed their apprc-
citation of some simpler problems among
the hard ones that another Of Jay Reeds
Little Skies" will be given next week.
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The winner of the last checker solv-
ing contest. c. r. Corliss OF Brooklyn.
has selected "Robertson's Guide 10 the
Game of Draughts' as his prize, and 1t
was accordingly sent 70 him by the
donors the Fitzgerald Publishing Com
pany of New York.
Those In the race, all with an equal
number of points to their credit are
A. J. B.. John Brecn, Herbert Brown,
Francis Beech, +. 4. Bradley, n. s.
Brockwell, George Bauer. u. r. Cayton,
c. Il. Corliss. Thomas ]. Cox. Benjamin
Cutler, s. T. Corbett. Samuel Cummins,
w. Il. Davis, w. r Draper, James
Dolan, c. F. Dawson, ]. r. Edson G.
w Elder, Joseph Elliot. William Elem.
ing, Albert J. Ford. owen Fox, c. T.
Fraser, w III. Fuller. n. NJ. Glider
sleeve, Samuel Gonotsky, ]. P. ,Goss, NJ.
Grifiith. Charles Graham. b. b. Gunther.
James Hyland, c. n. Hartmayer. Walter
Hope, Samuel Jenkins, Louis Jaeger, p.
Meisner. Edward Mulrooney. John Mulch.
william f. Mulch. Thomas Matthews,
Z. Mertens. Julius c. Rauch. Frederick
Rathbone, II. Stspleton. Andrew Shep-
pard. c. T. Smedley. w. Thompson, H.
X. Wrinkle and C. c. Wellman.
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How Bids May Vary
in Auction BRIDGE

heart and dummy lays down king small.
Before dummy plays plays the ten,
holding A Q J 10. The declarer plays a
small heart and then puts on dumny's
King, whereupon II takes back the ten
and plays the ace. The declared de-
mands that he play the ten. B insists
that Y. by playing TO the trick before
dummy played. accepted the amended
play, condonlng the error.
There is nothing in the laws about
condoning a breach OF law No. II, which
says that II either adversary of the de-
clarer play two or more cards to a trick
the declarer may call one of them to be
played and the other as exposed. The
declarer's play TO the trick has moth
ing to do with Il.
s. n. p. says: Dealer. z, bids a heart,
A doubles, passes ard b bids two dia-
rnonds. which z doubles and A passes
Does this double on z part show con-
troll Of all suits but diamonds? IL So
should Y take u out Of the double. hold
ing four clubs to tho queen, four small
diamonds, jack and two small spades,
with two small hearts?
AS double is supposed to show win
ners in all suits but hearts, rs bid. rs
double might mean anything from a
bluft up. Better leave him alone. as Y
cannot assist hearts.
]. d. L. says: Five are in the table,
and h Is the one cut out He makes a
side bet on tho rubber with A. who
keeps score. A puts SO penalty In the
wrong honor column and b calls atten-
4 49, . =
for this?
Although f belongs to the table. he is
merely a bystander when not playing
Bystanders making any remark which
calls attention to u mistake in the score
may be called upon to pay all the stakes
| lost on that rubber. exclusive of extras.
Poker G.. a. 4. says: Playing
deuces wild, A lays down two kings and
two deuces 3 showing three sevens and
two deuces. a claims the pot on the
ground that there is no sucn hand as
| Ave OF kind in poker.
Playing deuces wild there is and Ave
sevens wins. II player is given the
privilege Of calling a deuce anything
| he wishes. he cannot be denied that
privilege just because 1t makes five Of
u kind.
| II. l. says: Cards are given to eight
| players, one of whom opens the pot and
another comes in. The dealer then
states that he has only four cards,
which he has not lifted or looked at.
! and proceeds to take another card
| Players object that ne cannot complete
the deal after having laid down thJ
pack.
| Any player who is card short and
has not lifted or looked at any OF the
four must be given another card tho
moment the dealers attention is called
! TO the omission. The fact that 1t Is the
dealer himself who Is shy card makes
no difference in the application Of tho
! law.
G. r. G. says; A opens jack; c.
IN his turn, says II CALI, but on taking
second look. puts up a stack OF chips
! for raise. \ bets he cannot raise
after having announced that lie viii
only call.
Talk does not go in poker. II c put
up the chips before any action was taken
or his announcement TO call, as BY a
following player passing out. the raise
must stand.
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Losr. FOUND AND REWARDS

LOsT--T.sdy's gold mesh bag VITA Two
small shpphiras in clasp Cou'a ,nlng Amer'-
can and French money on Pier 81 on ar.
rival steamship Lapland sunday, Jan. 10.
Reward $500 for return w!ih contents IN
tact 10 CARTIER, G53 sth Ave No Iues-
lions aStot.
DOG strayed from ,oSt Madison avenue
Friday piRht. West Highland terrier, With
green collar; liberal reward,
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SITUATION wANTED-MaLK

SECRET ARY-Would travel: younr naval
officer. highly educated, also familiar With
accounting and finance. contemplating re.
sIgninS from service, wishes to af6iiat a
himself with private party in the caps city
Of corrdentinl secretary. i. U. Box S33,
Annapolis. Md.
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FOR SALE
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
U. S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

Consisting OF: Typewrlters CUnderwoods.
l.. e. smiths, Rem!nEtonsj; Universal Fold
ing Machine. Library Bureau Filing Tubs;
Posting Boards complete sets. Leather
Cushioned ArmChairs, Davenport: Desks;
Typewriter Desks. chairs; Filing Cabinets:
Electric Fans, oak Desk and Chairs.
Lamp Electric Globes and Fixtures; Fol-
letteN Time Recording Stamp. Other once
equipment all IN good order; only recently
put, hHstd, to I've sold at IL o clock Tues
DAY, January 2sth, on prem.s es. All goods
must be paid for in cash at time OF sale
AMI must be removed from premises dur
ing day of sale. open for inspection all
day Monday, January 9th. basement door,
50 broadway, New York City.
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PiTE>Ts.


PATE\ rS--Bookle free Highest Ief-i
ences Rest results Fromptntss assured.
WATSON T.. COLEMA>, Patent lawyer.
s2i street. Warrington. u. =.
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SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. X. W. c. says: The
contract Is in spades player 10 the right
having bid IN hearts. A leads small
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serious harm to yourself than when you let your bio
want of iron-iron that gives it strength and power
to change food into living tissue. says DR.; James
Francis Sullivan, formerly physician OF Bellevue
Hospital Outdoor Dept.), New York, and the
Westchcster County Hospital.
Modern methods of cooking and the rapid pace
at which people of this country live has made such
an alarming increase in iron deficiency in the blood
of American men and women that I have often
marveed at the large number of people who lack
iron in the blood and who never suspect the cause
of their weak nervous, rundown state. Lack OF
iron in the blood not only makes man physical
and mental weakling, nervous, irritable, easily
fatgued but it utterly robs him of that vire force,
that stamina and strength of will which are so
necessary to success and power in every. walk OF
life. It may also transform a beautiful, sweet,
TEMPERED woman into one who is cross, nervous and
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BOiUDERs WANTED.

HAVING HIGH CLASS APARTMENT would
bon I'd lad, or gentleman who would aprre.
cIatc the surroundings and he wiling to pay
sccord.ngly Box 500, 1888 Broadway.
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standing all tina, has been
said and written on this
subject by wcll.!Snown ply.
sieians, thousands of people
still insist in dosing them.
selves with metallic iron
simply, / suppose. because
IL costs a few cents less. /
strongly advise readers IN
all cases TO get a physicians
prescription for organic
iron--Nuxatsd Iron--or IL
you don't want TO 20 to
ihis trouble. then nurchaGe
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PROPOSALS..

GALE OF GOVERNMENTS OWNED
LASTS Shoes Surplus Property Division.
Munitions BIDS I'th & u SITS Washing.
ton, u C.. win receive bids on proportion
Of lasts Munson Goodyear welt. which
have been used for mAnufncture Of Army
hose laste Numbers ot pairs OF shoes
made on each lag, varies Lasts can he
insnectsd at various Zone supply Offces
iocsted in the following named C.tIes: At
isn,a, Ca; Boston. Mass, Chicago, III;
New YORK y. y; Phlla Pa. St Louis.
h. made in duplicate on special forms In
time ~ reach Washington ty A. NJ Fehru-
AIRY on islF n.s a. Tn, IN inns ana place
LIdde-s as desire to attend Speclrcatlo1s
ard forms for submitting BIDS may h. OBJ.
tsined on application 20 Surplus Property
DIVISION. Reference ) 4, d No. .3s CT.
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lovely t0mpIeAIOn.
Tha reason why Stuart's Calcium
waters beautify the skin In their natural
70 1cncy to seek the surface
The wonderful calcium sulfde is one
o; tNc natural constituents of the human
Lodl. GU must have II TO be healthy.
J. eurlches the blood, invigorAtes skin
Lgnsa and blotches. enables new skin
OF fine texture TO form and become clear:
'.HK'sh, smooth as velvet and rehned
This Is nov 10 be beautiful" Stop using
creams, lotions. powders and bleaches
"1,gn merely hide for the moment. Get
Decent box of Stua rt's Calcium Waters
a. any drug store today.
And II you wish TO give them a trial
sol q the coupon below
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HEIp NASTEC.

We must have representative IN your
town man or woman. To ascertain whether
plumbers have Eon.freeIInI pipe license.
las comm paid Tor every plumber that
hETi. FRI EziNG WATER PIPE CO., Del
Norfe Col
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Clubs trumps. to lead. and 2
want all seven tricks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-06
oh, Girls, Listsn!

This 10 ABOUT the gosNpieet week
we've had for . long. time. All
lind. NJ vhisners haye .heen float
..-.s.,,. s.. ..,,a,o. 800, -oo,r.
s .Do ~ s..e.s ~ -. =. ...'
noteis' ana some VI ene; rulnoIs
have been confirmed and some have
not. Here are q few OF the latest
ones: ~,
Dorothy. the youngest Of ths
Gishes. is to marry Robert Harron.
Yes, I know this has BEEN rumored