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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
PAYMENTS TO AUDITOR
DECLARED UNLAWFUL
(Ry Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. o. - Pay
ments aggregating $4,000 to Otto
klauss, former state auditor were de
clared by report of the state board
of accounts made public here today to
have been irregular or unauthorized
by law. A number of the claims on
which payments were made to Mr..
Klauss were shown by the report to
have been approved by former Cover
nor Goodrich.
The report was that which Demo
cratic floor leader Cravens yesterday
asked that the state senate to call for
delivery TO the legislature but his mo-
ton was rejected after Republican
floor leader Rats had said that the
report had not been delivered to Mr..
KLAUS as required by law.
Mr.. Klauss could not be reached for
a statement but it was understood that
he would refuse to return the money
claimed by the report as illegally paid
to him on the ground that the money
was spent as stated by records of the
auditors office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
CITY DECIDES UPON
$4,000 BOND ISSUE
TO AID LIGHT PLANT

A bond issue of s315000 will be
floated by the city in the near future
according to the action taken by coun-
Gil at their regular meeting Monday
night. The money is to be used for
new equipment, repairs, replacements,
and payment of outstanding bills OF
the Municipal Electric Light and Pow
er company. The ordinance passed
the third reading without dissenting
vote.
All of the money with the exception
of $4,000 has been appropriated pre-
viously. The previous appropriations
cover the cost of the new 5000 k. W.
turbine, coal and ash conveyors and
cover in addition the refunding OF
money paid out of operating expense
money in place of the general fund
for repair according to city officials.
The $4,000 is asked for further
equipment and repairs being made at
the plant under the direction of j. d.
Lyon, consulting engineer of Cincin-
natl.
The matter of passing the ordinance
had been discussed previously by
board of works, council, city officials,
and officers of the light plant in an
informal meeting. Will Keller city
attorney. presented the proposition to
the public service commission at In
dianapolis last week and they indicat'
ed they would look on the ordinance
with approval when it was brought be-
fore them, it is said.
Favors Memorial
Joseph Waterman presented reso-
luton favoring the erection of tab
let or monument in the courthouse
yard as a memorial to the soldiers OF
Richmond who made the supreme sac.
rifice during the recent war. Mayor
Zimmerman appointed Councilman
Waterman to act as chairman and
the entire council as committee to
take in charge the raising of funds.
Walter NJ. Brenner, representing
the Brenner Land company, of Dayton
O., appeared before council and asked
that Fairview Heights which was re-
Gently annexed to the city with Ben
ton Heights, be dis-annexed. He
stated that the number of houses and
those owning them did not warrant
the inclusion of this particular stretch
in the city. 1t was voted by council
to prepare an ordinance to dis-annex
Fairview Heights and the Ratliff ad
dition.
The report of the city light plants
financial condition was read. II
showed that the plant has balance OF
s5,41574 on hand. The operating ex
penses for the last month were $24,
1881. according to the report, and
the opera ting revenue totalled SAL,
717.41, while the incorporating reve
nue. totalled $1,292.65.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
Why Richmond is the
Best Place in Which
to Live

Each day a Palladium reporter
will interview persons mt random
to find out why they like to live
here.
Richmond is the best town
ever" enthusiastically exclaim-
ed local salesman, Tuesday.
I've been in the largest cities
of AZ out of the 4S states, and
that's my opinion of this town"
ANY particular reasons for
liking Richmond" questioned
the reporter.
Don't know as l have" said
he, II just know that generally
like the city in every way. The
first few months that l was
here l could not have said that
about Richmond because
hadn't become acquainted. But
after person is acquainted,
Richmond is certainly a fine
place in which to live"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
Former Richmond Woman
Succumbs in Michigan

Mrs. Herbert Risley, SS years old,
formerly resident of Richmond died
at her home in Jasper, Mich. Monday,
according to word received Tuesday.
She was we'll known among the young
er set of this city as Miss Olga Mayer.
She is survived by her husband and
one daughter, Dorthea; her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayer, 215
South Eighth street: two sisters. Mrs.
George Calkins, of Richmond, and
Mrs. Oscar Hawkins, of Middleboro; ;
and one brother, Walter Mayer, OF
Richmond
Burial will be in Jasper. Mich. Mrs.
Oscar Hawkins, of Middleboro. and
Mrs. Ada Turner. of Richmond, will
attend the funeral.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
TOLEDO Street CAR
TROUBLES UP AGAIN
(By Associated Press)

TOLEDO, O., Feb. 22.-Increase in
street car fares to seven cents unless
way is found to eliminate busses as
competitors of the traction system was
declared by street railway board OF
control today to be imminent
1t was pointed out by Wilfred E.
Cam, traction commissioner, that the
community traction company is run.
ming behind about $4,000 a month,
after providing for all fixed charges.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
YOUNG MEMS CLUB
MEETING POSTPONED

Members of the Young Mems Busi-
mes club are asked to note that there
will be no meeting Tuesday night, but
that the meeting will be held week
from tonight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
Weather Forecast
MOORE's GENERAL FORECAS1

Although an occasional rain or snow,
probably both, are in prospect for the
next 24-hour period, there is no indica-
ton that any heavy snowfall will oc-
cur at Richmond as the main portion
of storm now on the Atlantic coast is
too far cast to affect this vicinity.
Whatever snow fall Wayne county
gets during the next SO hour period
will be due to moderate storm which
is now moving east from the middle
plain states.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Maximum .......... .......... 30
MINIMUM ......... o.
Today
Forecast for Wayne County by w.
{. Moore-UnsettleG tonight and Wed
nesday: an occasional rain or snow :;
colder by Wednesday or Wednesday
night.
Weather Conditions - The second
snow storm to occur along the Allan.
tic coast within the past As hours is
now central east Of North Carolina
and Virginia but its influence IS felt
as EAR northwest as Parkersburg, W.
Va. Another moderate sized storm is
crossing the middle Mississippi valley
states this morning Twelve inches
Of snow at New York and 16 inches at
Boston, Mass.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
MONTENEGRO TO WAR
ON SERVIA, REPORT
CBy Associated Press)

LONDON. Feb. pa wireless mes
sage from Berlin today says that, &C
cording 10 Swiss reports, the Monte
negrans have declared a holy war
against the Serbians. Two Serbian
regiments have occupied Cettinje,
Montenegro, and the situation is
grave, the message says.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
Old Centeruille Resident
Succumbs to Pneumonia

CENTERVILLE, Ind. Feb. %. -
Christian Cleveland, 6s years old died
at her home here at O'Clock Tuesday
morning of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held from
the home of her sister Mrs. Davis, of
Centerville, at O'Clock Thursday
afternoon, with Rev. Clark officiating.
Burial will be in the Crown Hill ceme
terry. Friends may call any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
Pennsylvania Blaze
Causes 100000 Loss
(By Associated Press)

REMOVE, Pa, Feb. 22.-Loss esti-
mated at 100000 was caused by fire
early today. The flames started in
the basement of the Exhange hotel
and spread to the Peer building and
Eagle hotel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22

ninth president. Washington was in
augurated the first time on April 80,
1889. The ceremony took place in
New York in what is now the sub
treasury building The persons de-
picted in the painting of the ceremony
are: Charles Thompson (seated), vet
eran secretary of the then congress; !;
Robert r. Livingston, the chancellor;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22
RELIEVE HOUSING SHORTAGE
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Efforts to
relieve the housing shortage in Rio
de Janeiro nave resulted in the re-
vival of an ancient law exempting the
homes of the working classes and pub
lie employees from taxation, the de-
partment of commerce was informed
today by one of it's agents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22

The approaching Inauguration of
President-elect Harding makes the
anniversary of the birthday of our
first president, George Washington,
especially interesting and gives 1t
added significance. Washington aided
in starting in motion the wheels of the
nation, which still leads the world and
Of which Harding will be the twenty
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-02-22

| Samuel A. Otis, secretary of the SEN
ate; President Washington, Senator
Robert Morris of Pennsylvania, fin
ancier of the revolution; Vice PreSi-
dent Adams, General Knox, the first
secretary of war. This year marks the
one hundred and eighty-ninth anniver-
sary of Washington's birth, which oc-
Cured at Westmoreland, Va.
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be held to have accepted the declaration by
as regular, so that it is too late for A to
make any declaration unless z had a bid,
which he cannot have, as he has already
passed and the deal is void.
Question: and are partners againsS
the declarer. On AS leading the third rousd
of suit the declarer renounces On getting
in again, AS partner renounces to this suit,
but the decarer follows. A turns the trick
and calls attention to the revoke; whereupon
AS partner acknowledges it, as he could have
followed suit. The declarer is set two tricks,
which A scores as $50 penalty, giving the de-
clarsr so for the revoke made against him.
The decarer bets that he cannot be penalized
100 for tricks and so for a revoke if his adj
versares also revoke If not, how is it
scored?--C. Fl. B.
Answer: When both sides revoke there
is no score for anything but honors as actual
ly held, unless one side revokes oftener than
the other In that case, the extra revokes
are scored at SO each, so that if one side re-
voked once, the other side twice, there would
be SO in penalties to score, but the decarer
could not take tricks for the extra revoke
POKER
VucsVioh'-Fc pay Will tAc SI11PpCu pdCks
the hves being the lowest cards. shows
sequence of A, 5, 6, 7, 8, as a straight, on the
ground that the ace can be used as either the
lowest card in the pack or the highest.-G.
B. K.
Answer.-The must be in sequence
with the card next it to make a straight, and
in the absence of the deuces and treys it is
obvious that the aces can have no rank except
as better than kings.
Question.-Playing peek poker, the dealer
gives the last card to each of the only two re-
naming players face up. A bets they should
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name repealed Mrs. Mezetti. To her it meant
to be bold and coarse and i'll bred, but her
children had made the choice and there was
nothing left Perhaps she could learn.
At the Office woman talked to Mrs Mezetti
in Italian, and told her she was not too old to
learn English and that there was a class in her
neighborhood that she might enter
Mrs. Mezett went to the class the next week
and learned several sentences, and she worked
so hard on the little book they gave her that
the next time she went she was ahead of the
others.
Then the miracle happened. She had been
saying the lesson over all the afternoon, and
suddenly at the table that night Marietta spoke
those words, 81 see where"-but then
went on-"he gets his. He can't get away
with it," 1t should have ended, "the flower
grows" No, Marietta hadn't said that, but
something like it. Mrs Mazetti knew the first
part, anyway.
Every day she learned a little more AS
yet she didn't dare venture to speak, but she
could understand almost everything that was
said, except the very queer expressions Mari
eta used sometimes. She WINGED under some
Of the sighting remarks made about her, but
she never let the children guess she under
stood
Finally, when she thought she knew enough
she practiced one whole day what she would
say at supper that night. She was about to
begin her well-rehearsed speech, when Kath-
crime spoke, "Them peppers amt so good as
usual, do you think so, kids?"
The lesson on pronouns flashed through Mrs.
Mezetti's mind. There was something wrong
OH yes.
She calmly said: "Katina, tink you means
dos peppers are not so good as usual"
The children gasped and gaped. Mickey
squealed delightedly and said, "Tanka you,
moder; tanka you, moder!'
Even Mickey was an American now!
The immigrant mother who does not un-
derstand English has constituted a pathetic
and vital problem in American life
One of those mothers coming from court
the other day met an English teacher and be-
tween sobs, told story which shows how nee
essary it is for her sisterhood to learn the
tongue which her children start at once to
master in school.
'If had known English years ago. said
this mother, II might have kept hold of my
two boys. They have had no respect for me.
I could not understand them after they went to
public school. Their play, their work, their
companions were strangers to me. They went
with the rough gangs, and this is what hap
pened"
One of the boys is now in areformatory and
the other one is being tried in the courts.
For the benefit of these immigrant mothers,
womcn's day classes, in homes, schools and
neighborhood rooms under state and local au-
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have been dealt face down, and insists thal
these two cards be thrown into the deadwood
and fresh cards dealt to the players face
down.. C. E.
Answer-It depends on the style of gam.
which is right. If seven-card peek, face up u
right; if eight-card peek, the last cards must
be dealt face down.
Question.-A calls B, who shows pair Of
kings. at once says, "No good" and sweep
ing in the pot, shows pair OF aces; where
upon says, "Hold on" and produces another
king. A bets it is too late, as the pot is gone
and should have shown his whole hand
G. H. E.
Answer.-Strictly speaking, the pot is de-
cided by the show down of all five cards in
each hand. If can prove how much there was
in the pot, he may claim it; but he would be
justly punished if he lost the pot through
his failure to follow the laws of the game,
which require the whole hand to be shown
to the table when it is called
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II MUST not be imagined that because the
declarer can see both hands and knows
III just how to manage them to the best adj
vantage he has the adversares always
at his mercy, for there are many ways in
which they upset his plans.
We have seen how they have done their best
to make it difficult for the declarer to clear
suit by the way they held up the kings of
dunmy's longest suit until those kings could
be held no longer. But it sometimes happens
that suits may be blocked, or shut out, in other
ways.
The decarer is not the only player at the
table that can have reentries for his long suits
but he has the advantage of knowing whether
they can be made or not, and of going the
right way about it to try the experiment. The
adversaries often have to guess and to take
chances.
In this connection we have a very useful
little maxim to guide us. If there are two
things that might happen, one very improb-
able, the other impossible, play for the improb-
able. This means, of course when it is the
improbable alone that will save or win the
game. Here is an interesting example, played
in duplicate game:
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to play it just failed to go game, as the two
top trumps and the ace of diamonds must
make.
Here is the solution to Problem No. 62,
given last week, in which there were no trumps,
z to lead and " to win six tricks.
z starts with the diamond. If A puts on the
ace and leads a club, Y wins with the ace
and leads the two winning diamonds, forcing
two more discards from B, who has probably
let go the queen of hearts on the first trick
2 regulates his discards accordingly
If passes the first diamond trick, wins it
with the jack and returns the six, If A refuses
to win that trick, Y shifts to the spade Then,
if has discarded the heart queen, can lead
heart if his spades are not all good. If B has
kept two hearts and one club, B can put in
with club and get another spade lead
through. If has kept two hearts and one
or two spades, z will make three spade tricks
and Y makes club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
BY r. F. FOSTER
Author of Foster Auction, auction Made Easy
Fosters Complete Hoy1e, Etc.

win the game. This shift in plans won the
game.
At another table 2 played the hand on an
entirely different scheme, bidding no-trumps
which no one overcalled, so that led the
seven of diamonds. Dummy put on the jack,
second hand, so to get rid of the spade
queen, and then lead heart if the diamond
jack held. Two diamonds must make in any
case, even if has the ace.
After leading the spade queen, three hearts
made, by the tinesse, and then three winning
spades. On these A discarded two diamonds,
as that suit is hopeless. Now the king of dia-
monds a small one, to establish diamond
trick, wins the game apparently; but has
not reckoned on the long heart and the dregs
of the spades
made his heart trick, on which B discarded
the ace of clubs, as to show the sure trick
with the king. led the club, and the ace of
clubs brought in the two long spades, saving
the game.
AS an example of cow differently players
manage the same caris, at another table, with
the same opening, z won the first diamond
and led the suit right back, so as to be sure of
two diamonds before he tried the heart
f1nesse. This gave him the game: two
diamonds, three hearts and four spades
Those that asked for spade lead against
the no-trumper, and got it, made it easy for
to win the game, as it set up the spades at
once, leaving dummy in the lead to establish
the two diamond tricks. Those who took the
no-trumper out with two clubs and were left
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and went in and begged them to tell her about
Marietta-where she went, with whom and
what she did. She was sure they knew.
"Why, only to the movies, right down the
street-you know, the Cedar Street movies.
She goes alone, unless Rose Giffune goes with
her sometimes"
Mrs Mezetti wanted to believe them, but it
was at variance with her whole heritage and
training to believe girl could still be good
and transgress a convention that way.
She hurried the girls off to bed, because she
hated to hear them talk She felt as though
she were missing words that she needed to
know.
Then Mickey was put to sleep, tenderly, with
the often repeated plea and the same faith
full answer that he would never talk English.
Toney came back fairly early and Marietta
just bit later. For few moments they
talked and laughed together. The mothers
agony increased-her own children talking and
she not able to understand! She went to bed
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did not open the spades, as rs return to no.
trumps showed he held that suit safe, but led
the small diamond. z won the eight with the
king.
With two sure reentries, the third diamond
and the spade queen, starts to clear up the
clubs, which is the longest suit between the
two hands. He leads the ten, according to
rule high cards from the hand that is shorter
in the suit" A played the jack, and had to
win with the king, returning diamond A
put on the ace and led third diamond to
clear up the suit.
careless player would have discarded a
spade or a heart at this stage, but stopped
to consider the situation. If the ten was rs
best club, A has the queen, and if dummy leads
another club the ace and queen drop together
and the clubs are all established. would not
have started the clubs unless he was sure of
his power to bring them in, either with the
spade queen or the hearts
On the other hand, if A has the club queen,
it is just good as BIS ace, with this great
difference: That it will bring in AS diamonds;
so B dscards the ace of clubs.
Now it is rs turn to play for the improbable
Instead Of tbs impossible. He knows that if
he ieaos another club it is A that will win the
trick and that has two good diamonds left,
which saves the game. Leading a club, there
fore, makes game an impossibility for z. There
is another way, improbable but still possible.
If the king of hearts is with B, which is
probable, he bid spades with four top
honors against him, z can still win the game
by making the queen of spades while dummy is
in, and then leading the jack of hearts for the
fnesse. If the king is with B, it must fall
and the three hearts and three more spades
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were covered with specks of cotton. She
slumped into a chair and greeted the children
with Hello, kids"
ooh, Marietta, are you so tired?" Mrs. Me-
zetti asked, her soft Italian speech making
striking contrast to the sharp, rough street
English the children used. "Do you have to
work so very hard?"
Marietta answered Aippantly, ooh, no. just
sit still all day. They pay me for that'-and
the other girls laughed. But the poor mother
didn't understand Perhaps it was better SO.
'Maretta, what do you have to do in the
factory? You know it grieves me that you
have to work. If there were only enough
money!
Just then small, rather stopped boy came
in. This was Tony aged fourteen, both the
son and father of the little family, returning
from eight hours of work at the macaroni fac
tory. He tossed Mickey up in the air and per-
formed daring feats with him that made the
girls and Mrs Mezetti gasp with fright, but
Mickey squealed joyfully. Then Tony went to
the sink in the corner and washed his face and
hands
BY that time they were all ready to sit
down to supper. The two younger girls kept
tuSlI eyes OlI MdIlGttd. w H6nGVeT Sno SPOKE
they laughed approximately
Mrs. Mezett smiled and tried to talk, but
was answered by monosyllables always,
though the children had enough to say and
laugh over in English Mickey was her only
consolation He, droll little fellow, was still
true to his mother tongue, and said so many
funny things which his mother understood and
which made them all laugh. Somehow, Mrs
Mezetti felt more like crying, as she cleared
away the dishes and washed them.
Tony left right after supper and Marietta
was in the girls room. Mrs. Mezetti knew
she was dressing-perhaps to go out She
had before A terror came over. the woman.
She feared for Marietta so! She knew that
it was not right for girl to go out after dark
without her mother or father-to do so in
Italy would be immoral. But American girls
did it, Marietta said. Oh, such bad girls they
must be-and her Marietta so beautiful and
GRACEFUL
She found Marietta putting on the last
touch OF powder to an already too much
powdered nose. Yes, she was going out She
had on the cheap, extreme costume that
marked such occasions and ridiculously large
buns over the ears. The young girls were
watching Maretta's every movement.
Marietta, you aren't going out?" Mrs.
Mezetti asked anxiously. "How many times
have l told you that nice girls don't 20 out
alone at night?"
"Well, there's no one to go with me-" Mari
eta replied. "I'm just going to the movies
in the next block. / guess no one will eat mo
on the way" And she brushed past and
slammed the door as she went
Katherine and Josephine talking in the paror
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AUCTION BRIDGE

Question: The dealer, z, passed Before
had his hand sorted, Y passed, and so did
B. AS z was about to throw up his cards,
A interposed with the statement that he had
not passed, and had bid. z disputes AS
right to bid.-K L.
Answer: If Y passed without waiting for
any declaration from A, it was clearly
declaration out of turn but as B also passed,
without calling attention to the error he must