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and never to think anything. 1t was
hard to know whether he understood
that he was facing the galows. He
was there; that was all.
$50 the hat, the hat alone. had be-
come the accused. Witnesses were
called and put on the double grill
of the defence and the prosecution.
They were asked: DO you recognize
this hat? Have you seen it on Bar
toms head?'
"Some said yes; some said no.
Some had never seen Barton except
bareheaded. Some were very con
fident.
"'Barton?' they said. Let me
have look at his cap. would rec
ognize it among a thousand!
And it wasn't a cap, but hat.
Some exclaimed: is it his? Ger
tainly it is. We were with him when
he bought it.
out dhother witness sWofe: 1T Is
his! He won it IN a billiard game.
Before that it belonged to Ted
Finchleyn
There were many others who
couldn't remember anything. The
hat was put under cloth.
You know Barton's hat?
"'Yes.'
What color was it?'
They answered green, yellow,
orange, blue-all the hues of the
rainbow.
When the testimony was over
and the pleadings were made,
summed up impartially, Us was my
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of a tiny church perched on a slope
so steep that we could have Jumped
on to its roof. We clambered down,
assured Of finding at least some kind
of road. Then suddenly, in what we
had taken to be a ruined house to
the right of our steep descent, we
spied light streaming from the
most diminutive of windows. Coun-
sells were divided. Two of us had
been properly brought up to be
nervously distrustful of unknown
houses at nightfall; but the third
threw scruples aside and just
knocked at the door. Before the
knocking was over there came out
the thin, bent figure of an old priest.
He had seen us from the window
and came out at once with a candle
to let US in. He looked a little
wild and disheveled-an ascetic
type, in fact-but he had the kindest
brown eyes in the world. When
wa asked the way to Marathon he
would not hear of our going on, and
almost forcibly shut the door on us
when he were inside; and l think
his obvious and touching kindliness
and, perhaps even more, a roaring
legfire in the deep hearth recess Of
one of his two small rooms reas-
sured our timidity. 1t appeared
that he was sole tenant for seven
months Of the year of this poor
little monastery" returning for the
summer to q big one on Pendeli, a
place Of fabulous wealth, by his ac-
count. 1t would be hard to describe
WI sumptuous entertainment
Father Pavlos provided out Of the
meager conditions in which he lived.
From about half-past 6, when wa
arrived, to half-past IL, when at
last he retired to rest, ne was never
still for a moment.
He told us his name and asked
ours. Surnames mean nothing to
Greek country folks, and he JUST
brushed these aside and fixed on
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
IHE HA T-By Pierre Mile

see 1t figuring on the Surrey court
table, between the jury and myself.
on the one side, and the prosecutor.
the defendants attorney and the de-
tendant himself, on the other. It
was most lamentable head cover
an old soft felt, made in Germany,
which, having once been green. had
become reddish brown. 1t is a sim
gular freak Of nature, or a mystery
of chemistry, that black hats, when
they get old, turn green, while green
hats turn reddish, especially when
they come from Germany. Nobody
has ever been able to explain this
phenomenon.
This one had had band--even
still had one, in the final stage of
dlshenor and dilapidation. The band
had been formerly a Teutonic imi-
tation of silk, but initiated it not
for long, as crushed nettles initiate
spinach. 1t was frayed and stained
in most original fashion. In the
opinion of every living man at the
beginning of the twentieth century.
no other hat could have looked like
it. The woof had disappeared COM
pletely, as if delicately rubbed off
by some, practiced hand. 1t had be-
come almost work of art, resem-
bling butterfy's texture, spiders
web or the clouds of early morning.
But, such as it was, I must ad-
nit that it was almost the only evi
dence, the SHE proof, against Thomas
Obadiah Barton. 1t wasn't Barton
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sandal must be found and brought to
him. The men thought this was q
whim, but knowing that their King
was to be obeyed they bowed and set
out to find the foot that fitted the
sandal.
Soon it was told all over the land
that the Kings men were going to
this town and that. They did not
miss even the smallest village.
Everywhere they went the women
were much alarmed. They could not
figure out what the meaning of it all
was, but since it was the Kings will
You may be sure few of them missed
a chance to try on the sandal. Some
of them could get their toes into it.
Others, seeing that it was far too
small, tried to slip one of their own
in it's place. But the Kings men
were careful and none Of the women
could fool them.
Naucritis was one of the last
places to which the Kings men went.
AS l said, the Egyptians did not like
foreigners very we'll. So it was
natural that the Kings men should
try the sandal on Egyptian women
before they went to the city where
Greek women lived. However, the
people of Naucritis heard about the
strange quest of the Kings men.
One day an old woman said to
Rhodopis:
"Have you heard. that the King
is sending sandal around for all
the women in the kingdom to try
on?"
"No," replied Rhodopis, not much
interested. "That is rather queer"
"They say that it is a magic san
dal,' continued the woman, who
liked to tell things that she heard
and sometimes added quite bit in
the telling. ut is so small that no
woman could possibly. get it on her
foot. Some people say he wishes to
choose his wife in this way. If YOU
ask ME, though, I think he lust
wants his men to find out where the
good looking women in the kingdom
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translated by William L. Mcpherson
(copyFigh, 1921 Mem York Tribune Ine.J

"hom they lnterrogated, examined
and cross-examined. 1t was the hat
'1t had been found a few steps
away from the victim, a young
woman whom the murderer, whoever
he was, had brutally assaulted be-
fore or after crushing her head un,
der huge stone, near a canal
where Barton was working at the
time of the crime. Was he it's owner
or not? THE whole case turned on
the hat.
Nothing seems simpler at first
blush than to find out whether q
hat belongs or not to a certain in
dividual. The thing to do is to put
it on his head. If it fits, the pre-
sumption is that it belongs to him.
But the accused's lawyer, after
having astutely measured my own
Uranium, suggested:
"'May it please your lordship to
try the hat on? 1t doesn't. fit Thomas
Barton in three particulars. We
present the expert testimony of
three hatters on that point. | am
willing tq bet that it fits your lord
ship exactly
Il was able to give legal reasons,
including the respect owed the court,
to escape the honor which counsel
wished to put on me and to avoid
this experiment, Moreover, the hat
hadn't been disinfected, for fear
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Cinderella \

they should seek their fortunes in
the land Of Egypt. The city Of
Naucritis--this was so long ago
that Naucritis has almost disap-
peared from the face Of the earth
in these days-was the home of
many Greeks who had come into
Egypt. Although the Egyptians
did not have much to do with them,
they were permitted 70 live there
and under one king their city
prospered.
Rhodopis was a Greek girl living
in this city of Naucritis. Perhaps
it was not so pleasant as living in
the country from which her people
came. Like all of us, she would have
been happier in her homeland,
But Naucritis was almost as pleas
ant as home, because Greeks lived
there, and Rhodopis was happy.
Now, the Nile is q slow-fowing
river that carries in its dark waters
much Of the rich mud and thick
sand that is called silt. Where it
flows into the sea it drops this soil.
This piles up little at a time until
islands are formed and these be-
come so thick and close together in
time that actual new land is formed
which is called delta.
The land piled at the rivers
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backing the opinion that -he hand
should be thrown up.-H. n. ].
Answer-C wins. There is now SIS
in the pool, and it will cost so to
come in, with two men still to hear
from. That is, the pool is betting
only Is to 8 against your getting
either the straight or the flush, while
the odds against success arc 4 1-2 to
l. That is, there should be $40 in the
pot to justify paying so TO draw to
such hand.
CRIBBAGE
Question-Playing second round.
OF cards, in four-hand, A plays a 7.
b and c each 6. AS D has no cards
left, neither has A, it is B's play
again, and he lays down a s. Is this
run, or only last card, or both .
II. B.
Answer-It is last card only. There
is no run, as two skies came together
after the T.
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AUCTION BRIDGE

Questionable dealer passes, second
hand bids a heart, third hand a spade.
What should fourth hand do, holding
three spades to the queen, queen of
hearts alone, five diamonds to the king
queen and four clubs to the ace-kine .
w. A. w.
Answer-The question lies between
no-trumps and two diamonds. to denv
the hearts; but to show the outside
strength. AS the spades may be set
up at once, and hearts cannot be led a
second time, the diamond call is the
better.
Cuestion~The dealer passes. Sec
ond hand holds five spades to the
queen-jack, four clubs to the king and
three diamonds to the ace, with one
small heart. What should be the decla-
ration, if ANY, D. C.
Answer-Those who believe in bid
ding no-trumps with five cards of ma
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duty. | put aside what seemed 70
me not evidential and emphasized
what was evidential. 1t was for the
jury to decide whether the hat be-
longed to Barton.
The jurors retired. They re-
turned in an hour.
Gentlemen l said to them,
What is your verdict
Not guilty, Your Lordship.
The defendant was acquitted. He
didn't move.
Don't you hear? You are ae-
Quilted
"Still he didn't move. He didn't
understand, any more than he had
understood what had happened dur
ing the trial.
His lawyer shouted in his ear:
"'You are acquitted. That means
shat you are free. You can ge.'
"'Ah! That's good: ne an-
SWered.
"He seemed TO awaken, pointed 70
the hat, and asked TRANQUILITY;
Then, my Lord, may l take my
hatT
The hat was hisl So he was
guilty! But the verdict was other
wise. He went away undisturbed.
You see, my honorable friend"
Sir Roland concluded, I'VE Eng
lish are like that. We never under
stand what it is to our interest not
to understand. 1t is that which
gives us our strength. When the
others tire themselves out we profit
by it,"
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GEES and ages ago in Egypt,
| the land Of the Nile and the

A GES and ages ago in Egypt
the land Of the Nile and the
great pyramids, there lived
beautiful girl whose name was
Rsiodopis. The stories say that she
was lovely to look upon and even
her name gives US some hint of her
beauty, for it means rosy checked.
Egypt is a narrow land of rich
black soil, upon each side Of which
are endless wastes of sand. Run
ming through its midst is the broad,
gray stream, the River Nile.
Almost before any of the other
countries of the world had awak-
ened, Egypt was a prosperous land.
1t was old thousands of years be-
fore our nation was born. Through
their study and work the Egyptians
had learned many things which were
unknown TO the other peoples of the
world at that time. They did not
like foreigners to come in and learn
their ways, and were not friendly
to them as rule. But because of
their progress Egyptians and
Egypt attracted people from other
lands.
The Greeks were among their
neighbors and it was natural that
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ever, handed him the other ssnay,
which she had carried clasped tight
in her hand. The King smiled back
at her and put the second sandal Or
Taking her hand again, he turned
to the people and cried:
The eagle in its fight bore III.
omen which pointed the way TO you,
next queen. I do hereby proclaim
and order that the word be carried n
ali the kingdom that this IS my bride
Let there be great rejoicing"
So they were married that very
day. For many years they lived IN
great happiness, their love increu.
ing with the years. The legend sau
that when Rhodopis died the Kins
built great pyramid as her tomb
which was the way Egyptians showed
how much they loved the persons
who were gone.
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e. T%HE hat speak off," said
III my honorable friend Sir
Roland Robert Bruce ono


OF the justices of the Kings Bench
Division of the United Kingdom,
was for three months the only hat
that interested the public of Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
That may seem extraordinary to
you, for, thank God, there are manv
other hats in our country which are
worthy of notice. There are the
hats Of the Chancellor and of the
university proctors, which aren't
half bad. There is the headpiece of
the poor little devils of the ancient
corporate schools of the City of Lon
don, which is medieval to the point
of being carnival-like. There is the
cap of the soldiers of our old armv,
which is illustrious, and there were
at that period the hats of His Maj
esty King Edward VII, which were
startling, ingenious and discreet. ac-
cording to circumstances-the hats
of a monarch and an arbiter of
fashion. But nobody thought of
these any longer. 1t was as if they
had never existed. People talked
about only one hat, that of Thomas
Obadiah Barton, navy accused
of an abo,ninable murder.
"it wasn't pretty hat. / still
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N@AGAs1 always has Deeu
hankering after no-trumpers
by the average player, the
only apparent reason being that it
is easier to go game with, three
odd than it is to make four or five.
No notice is taken Of the, diff
ticulty of playing no-trumpers
nor OF the advantage given TO the
adversaries, who usually can make
more out Of their small cards
against a no-trumper than against
any suit contract.
From this it has come to be a
sort of postulate among many play
ers that original no-trumpers are not
what they are cracked up to be and
that one need not be so much afraid
OF them. This leads a good many
to double no-trumpers much more
freely than they would double suit
bids.
It seems to be almost impossible
to convince the average auction play
er that there is nothing so dan
gerous as no-trumper, either to
declare it or to play against it.
have in my records about twenty
deals in which perfectly legitimate
no-trump bids have lost little
slam. have yet to see a single
instance of such a thing happening
to legitimate suit call.
The difference between doubling a
suit and doubling a no-trumper is
this: When you double suit, you
have presumably three suits against
that one and are prepared to sup
port the one your partner has the
most of, instead of guessing at a
suit yourself. The dealer has made
a guess, not knowing what his part
ner had. The doubler has three to
one the best of it all the time.
At no-trumps, the doubler has no
such advantage. Any sound no
trumper has three good suits; or
two very strong and third long
enough to make it reasonably safe.
The doubler may have all four suits
but If so, one Of them must be
short, and that is the one his part
ner may pick as an answer to the
double.
Another point is that if the orig
mai no-trumper is sound and second
hand has fair double, there is not
much left for the two other players.
1t is all very we'll to say that the
double sits over the no-trumper. but
OF what use is that if he cannot get
leads through it? If the doubler's
partner has nothing, how is he going
70 get into the lead?
One sometimes finds hands in
which the doublers partner is
strong enough to let the double
stand, just because he can get in and
lead through it, and none of his suits
ere good enough, either in rank or
length, to make game reasonable. But
suppose it is the dealers partner
that has the balance of strength?
One must always remember that
there is a defense to every attack,
and the defense to the double of a
no-trumper is to redouble. Here is
IN Pxamnla of Il.
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Here is the solution Of Problem
No. 41, given last week, in which
hearts were trumps, z to lead and
w to win six tricks.
z leads spade, which Y ducks
and B wins with the queen. # 3
returns diamond, z trumps it, LEADS
the ace Of clubs and his last trump.
This puts A in a hole. If he dis
cards a club, Y can get in on spades
to come through BIS clubs. If Re
sheds spade, Y makes two spade
tricks. This shows he must let 90
diamond. Then Y sheds a spade
and B diamond.
When q leads the spade, it is B
that is in hole, and his discard
settles it. If B returns club st
trick 2, z wins it and leads the
trump. All three discard diamonds.
Another trump lead from z and we
get the same position as when B
led the diamond for the second trick
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. AZ

Hearts are trumps and 3 leads.
Y and z want six tricks. How do
they get them? Solution next week.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20

A doubled. A is actually stronger
than z, as he has two honors in
each OF three suits, but z has every
suit guarded. Many players over
look the obvious redouble by Y. If
cannot make the odd trick with
Us assistance and the doubler be-
tween them he must be very weak
indeed. If he can, the odd trick is
game at redoubled value, yet it will
be found if this situation is sub
mitted to twenty persons who think
they know all about auction, they
will bid two no-trumps on Y's cards
when A doubles, forcing z to win
nine tricks, when seven would be
enough for game.
What is poor 3 to do when his
partner is redoubled? His only
tour-card suit is hearts, and Y will
double that. In fact, Y will double
anything, and there is no way in
which A can wriggle out Of it, un.
less he goes in deeper by shifting
to something else.
The hand was actually played at
two hearts, doubled, and the result
was that B went down 400. Had
he left the redouble alone z would
have made four-odd, scoring $50
points for three tricks over a re-
doubled contract.
The play Of the hand given last
week which enables z to win the
game in spades is this: A led the
king Of diamonds, which z trumped.
One round of trumps forced the ace.
and z had to trump another dia-
mond. A heart is led next, and
when A ducks it the finesse of the
nine holds. The singleton club is
returned, B putting on the ace, and
again z is ruffed with the diamonds.
Now he pulls BIS trump and puts
another heart through. It is inn
possible for A or 3 to make any,
thing but the ace of hearts. as
dummy still has two trumps and z
can still ruff the diamonds.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Auction Bridge
By r. F. Foster
14uthor Of Foster Auction, Auction Made Easy.
Fosters Complete Hoyle etc

HERE h.s.ra always 9 has been doubled actually
hahkefng a1ter no-trunpers than " he has
the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13

ten-mie race for Fords. winding Up
with a hfteen-lnile free-lor-all which
VIII DO the big climax Of ne day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13
ANNUAL BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION IS OPENED

PERU ND. Oct 1s-Nearly 1000
delegates and laymen are in attend
ance at the annual Indiana Baptist con-
vention. which opened here last night.
following the close q the annual min
isterial conference yesterday afternoon.
after four sessions. the last in the First
Presbyterian church.
The speaker for the first session Of
the state convention was rr Clarence
A. Barbour. president Of the Rochester
Theological Seminary. Of Rochester y
y. HIS subject was 1.-THE Unattained'
with reference 70 the Baptist church In
general ana its future.
AZ the last session or the conference
yesterday afternoon the election OF Of
heers resulted as follows President.
tho Rev. Rolo G. Spear, OF Blooming
to vicepres dent the Rev c. H. Die
key, OF aurora, and secretary. tho Rev
5. D. HUFF. Of Peru. Following the
election. the Rev. NJ C. Tunison, OF
LogansDort. preached an expository
sermon On Elijah, after which the SER
mon was open to constructive criticism
by the other minister's
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13
LAST RACES
IF SEASON
NtAI SUNDAY

PORTER. Ind. oct. l3.-The last
automobile race Of the reason for the
Porter Speedway WIN b run next sun
day. This announcemt WAS made
this morning by Jack Leech OF Ham
mond who had gang of workmen
dressing up the track.
Il want this card to be the best We
have pulled this year said Mr.. Leech.
The boys all Ike this track ana with
the snarpy fail weather it should DC a
great day. The rains have hardly
touched the track since the oil has
been worked into the surface I look
for It to be IN hna shape even next
spring"
Speed fans OF the Calumet region
Will see many OF their old favoritcs IN
action Sunday Old Doc YAK" who
for some reason or other has wormed
himself into tho hearts OF the fans.
VIII be In the game with his Duesen
berg and that means speed for Doc IS
sticker and never pulls out until tho
race is over or his car falls 10 pieces
Bozo has hts Hudson all tuned up and
Gilpin OF South Chicago is also COM
ing again BunneN as not announced
whether he VIII have the red hivver
No. there but it is lirely he Will
Leeeh has decided TO run the pre-
liminaries in he afternoon but they
viii be pulled in groups Of four. thus
furnishing q series OF short snappy
races and cutting down the time u
this part OF the program. Then there
VIII be a ton mile race for big cars and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13
FIRE AT 2 ENNSXL-
WANNA ST; LOSS $500

A loss OF $500 was the result Of q
fire Of unknown origin at 1897 Penn
sylvania street. The department ex-
tinguished the fire IN short time The
house Is vacant and is owned>sy a Mr.
Bady or Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13

went wrong and they were burned
wheroupon Joe became 50 enraged he
beat the complainant.
jude Laube who triel ne case stat
ed that he had TO fine Joe because he
should have reported 10 the law In
stead OF to his fists
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13

and has to do with $4,000 worth Of
Liberty bonds which Mrs. Jaeger says
she found. several months aso In her
automobile. She alleged that she gave
$4,000 worth Of the bonds t9 Faher
a broker, TO sell and that he sold the
bonds and converted the proceeds TO
his own use. She seeks TO recover the
amount Of the bonds. declaring that
Iaber secured them through fraud and
deceit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13
Jaeger
CASE TRIED

MICHIGAN CITY. IND. Oct. 1s-Lake
county attorneys today began the trial
of the damage case OF Mrs. Ella Jaeger
against Herman Tabor before Judge H
L. Crumpacker and a jury Of the SUPER
Tor court The case ORIGINATED in Gary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-13
Modert Estimate.

There are 1,5G4,873 excuses to give
the wife for getting home late. but
none Of them are any good.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-09-09
GRAIN FIRE LOSSES
HEAVY THIS YEAR

Olympia, Wash.-Tire losses in the
grain fields of eastern Washington
are heavier this year than in many
seasons, Captain W. A, Gross, assist
ant state fire marshal stated on his
return from two months of active fight
ing of fires in the grain fields of the
Walla Walla and Palouse districts.
The fires have been greater in num-
Der and have been harder to control,
due to tho extremely dry and hot sea-
son, with the resultant heavy foliage
on the grain. Two fires in the Walla
Walla district recently destroyed two
fields of 700 and 1856 acres of grain,
respectively,
Ono of these fires was directly
traceable TO lighted match or a
cigarette stub carelessly thrown from
passing automobile.
Second to this menace was the ac-
emulation of smut dust in threshlng
machines, the smut being unusually
heavy. Explosions Of this dust caused
by sparks of static electricity we're
frequent and caused heavy losses,