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New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

with the discards. The dealer gives him an
otner card, and he fills full hand. Is this
what should have been done?-C. NJ s.
Answer: 1t is the business Of every player
10 protect his cards, and if the opener was
careless enough to let his draw be picked NJ
and mixed with the discards his hand is foul
and must be abandoned.
RUSSIAN BANK
question: A turns up the nine of hearts
In the tableau there is a nine of diamonds
ana b has the ten Of diamonds on the top
OF MS discard pile. Can transfer the dia
mond nine to that pile and use the nine Of
hearts where the diamond nine was?--M H.
Answer: Yes.
EUCHRE
Question: When the partner assists we un-
derstand that it is compulsory for the dealer
to take up the trump, but we are told that
when ne is assisted he cannot play alone. Is
this correct?-H. E. N.
answer: The assist ba~ me lone hand So
tar as the dealer is concerned. but the player
"ho assists can declare to play alone instead
OF assisting II he likes. He must say which
re does. 1t is common mistake TO let the
oea1er play alone after being assisted In
'he large charity games the assisting hand
must play alone
PINOCHLE
Question: II one can count kings and
queens twice over in NEEDING Zz0 for tie
round trip, why not twice over when one has
the trump sequence?-J. MEG.
Answer: That is the correct way. Meld
the marriage first for 40, and add the three
other cards for $50 more; total, 190
FARO BANK
Question: Is there any book that gives full
description of how this game is played ano
the systems used against it?-E. A. H.
Answer: Fosters Hoyle devotes six pages
to it,
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

trick bids in minor suits should be carefully
avoided unless on certainties
The fundamental rule for distinguishing
the conventional double from the business
double is that double after the partner has
made bid is always a business double no
matter what the number of tricks. This does
not mean that it must be left in, as there are
many hands in which the information con-
veyed by the business double will show the
doubler's partner that he can go ahead if he
thinks he can make game.
here is good example of a misunderstood
business double.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

r SPITE of the many uses to which the
double has been put conventionally, it
Il still retains its Office as an imposer of
increased penalties and as a check ON
rash or speculative bidding When it is not
conventional, asking or directing the partner
to declare something, it is called the "bus1-
ness" double. There are two kinds of business
doubles. One is the double that is sure to
defeat the contract; the other is the "free"
double
A business double should have two quail
fcations In the first place. it should be al
most certain to defeat the contract if left in
In the second place, it should be ready and
willing to double anything else in case of, an
attempt to escape by shift. Many opportuni-
ties for penalties have been lost by doubling
one adversary and having the other shift or
go back to his own suit, which does not offer q
safe double
The free double is more or less of a gamble
1t is usually purely speculative bid, after
the calls have been advanced to such a point
that if the contract succeeds it wins the game.
One side is bidding hearts, the other spades.
When it gets to four spades, if five hearts is
very doubtful, the argument is that four
'PS'ooo WIZ VIII te Sdile anyhow, out Chat II
1T cannot be made, one might as well get 100
trick in penalties as 50
The exact figures on this speculation are
that four spades doubled will be worth Sc and
-, or sc extra points if they make it. 1t will
be 145 extra if they make five-odd If they
fail, stopping at three-odd, the doubler gains
So That is, he is betting so against SO on
an even chance. This is not good auction.
The objection to the business double that it is
not a free double is that if it does not sue
ceed the increased value of the tricks NAV
give the adversaries the game. A business
double Of minor suit is especially dangerous
on this account. It takes five-odd to 20 game.
but thersis enough II doubled. Doubling four
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

Tor short stories, and it will be assumed that
Poe could collect that much The initial paw
ment would be for first American publication
rights only. Then would come second serial
rights generally constituting a sale to a news
paper syndicate. Such rights would mean sew
eral hundred dollars for book, the amount
being divided, as rule, between the author
and his publishers on equal basis. Some
times the second serial rights are sold on
'fifty-hfty" basis-that is, a division is made
on each separate newspaper SALE AS rule.
however, they are sold for cash. AS Mr.. Vance
put it: II would rather take 81 900 cash down
for second serial rights than to get 81 $50 in
payments dragging through several months or
perhaps years"
Foreign rights also constitute an item in
which the oldtme author seldom figured Poe
would collect on those in proportion to the for
elgn demand, of course. In his case the RIGHTS
would be of considerable value, but in gen
eral they mean little to American authors. he
cause the sad fact remains that most Of the
writer's who sell we'll on this side of the water
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

original leader had to win the second round
anu the Jack stopped his suit, losing two tricks.
H. B. M
Answer: 1t is always a good rule to lead
u a card that will beat dummy. If dummy has
none OF the suit, the object is still the same
70 force the decarer to put on high card
OF be led through again. The correct retnrn
was the nine. The leader must have hold
Q TO- e'o
POKER
question: A opens a jack and asks for
one caro-, which is run off and lies before him
"hiie ne picks out his discard When he ooes
TO pick up his draw, it has been gathered in
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

dlscarding the small spade On the heart
ten discards diamond. Now leads the
losing spade, and is in, Y discarding an
other club, heart. Now Y and must
make two diamonds and the top club, no mat
ter which card leads or which suit.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

do not do we'll on the other side. AS matter
of fact, the English market at it's best does
not offer any great incentive to American
authors.
"First editions in England" said Mr. Vance
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

seem to be printed for small exclusive trade
and for the libraries. Later editions ava :,
cheap forms returning little in the way of
royalties. There is a good demand for Amer
'can books in Canada and Australia. but sales
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
As 1t Might Have Been in the Old Bronx Davs

Assu" that Poe were living to-day
Inc scene Foes workroom his and reads
rom his literary
l o report following
Motion
o4oo;
oroess the Nu Morgue $685.
Ocasha
own figures" 'S"' ~ "e ""eo
o > - ~ o '"s oe'o~ the patd bust
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

heorts are tfnmps and Z leads and
soant seuen tricks. Hoto do then net the,n2
Solution neat aveek
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15

service men from their government
positions have resulted in an order
from Secretary Weeks that no honor
ably discharged soldier or sailor or the
widow or orphan of world war veter-
ans shall be dismissed from the evil
service so long as their records are
good and their ability and efficiency is
adequate for the positions they fill
Approximately 1000 veterans Of the
world war and widows and orphans are
assured of holding their positions by
Secretary Weeks order.
The protests of the American Legion
are based upon the Veterans Prefer
ence Act which the Court of Appeals
of the District of Columbia has de-
clared without effect" This act pro-
vides that "In event reductions in
forces in any of the executive depart
ments are made, no honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor whose record
in said department is rated good shall
be discharged or dropped or reduced in
rank or salary. The court ruled that
since no efficiency ratings had been
established there was no way to rate a
man good and the law was therefore
non-eliective
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
SHOREHAM

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
LEICESTER

Nathan RYDER is no better At this
wr;t;nr
Tcnny cIader +. moving his family to
Gcorge Whites, home
Mr. and M. Ca-ro1l Mavbew have
rrrcbosed a. C,vo, r,,,,,Lont
ME- Cl,ro i'' ano-Je+ bas o,,;o to
uvde M9nn+ for tbo swimmer ''
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
Consolidation Of Government Bureau

Enactment Of the Sweet bill consol
idating the three government bureaus
handling ex-soldier affairs will save the
national budget Slj,000,000 a year "
overhead expenses according to eff
cheney experts on the Government re.
organization committee here.
The BILL which has the strong back
ing of the American Legion has passed
the House OF Representatives unani-
mously and is on the calendar of the
United States Senate with a favorable
report behind it.
American Legion leaders claim that
the bill when enacted will not only
save the government money through
the elimination of much work now
done IN duplicate and triphcate but
that it VIII as well greatly simplify the
administration Of relief for disabled
former service men and cut out much
Of the red tape which has hitherto
rendered that relief Ineffective The
proposed consolidation fits in with the
general scheme of government reor-
ganization and will receive the APP
ptoval Of President Harding who ask
ed for its passage
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
THE BOSTON MARKET
Continued from page three

Continued from page three
selling SlOO to $1j0 higher, with a top
OF $500
Very few Maine dressed calves are
coming to the market and some of
these are out Of condition on account
Of the hot weather best arrivals selling
from $500 to 5000 per 100 pounds
Brighton dressed veal is seling-today
from $1,000 to $500 per 100 pounds
Lamb supplies are fairly light with a
firm market, choice lambs at $500 to
$1,000 per 100 pounds, showing an adj
vance OF around $500 over last Tues
day
Pork loins are slow sale, and the
market has had a weak undertone de-
spite higher prices for live hogs in the
West. Eight-tenths average loins were
selling today at $1,000 to S2l00 per loo
pounds, with local dressed hogs at
$500
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
FIVE PER CENT DIVIDEND
DECLARED BY TRUST co.
Assets of Local Institution on its Sec
ond Anniversary Total
S62lR1R72

TIE directors Of the Addison County
Trust Company, Inc, of Middlebury
commemofated the second anniversary
of the opening of the states youngest
banking institution by preparing a
birthday present for its stockholders in
the form Of a five per cent dividend
The dividend was mailed to them last
Friday, July s.
The Trust Company was opened
July ,, 1919, with capital of $4,000 and
a surplus Of $1,000 The need for the
bank has been exemplhed in its won
derful growth to assets Of SG21,S2S72
in the two wears Of It's existence The
officers are ] Z Weeks, president;
Page S Uford treasurer and William
Bf.lcya, bookkeeper
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
EAST STARKSBORO

Hall Sayles of Starksboro was a Wis
itor here Sunday.
Lester Hamilton and wife were in
Bristol on business Saturday
Frances Nicholson went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital last Wednesday.
Mrs. Paul Whittemore and children
of Burlington are visiting Sheldon
Stokes
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Thompson Of
Starksboro spent the weekend with
her parents here.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
LEGION NEWS

CONTINUED from page two
Weekly and probably Lemuel Bodies
National. Adjutant,, AS it was impos-
sible to get Theodore Roosevelt, nego-
tiatons are now under way to secure
another nationally known speaker.
Edward S. Jones and Miss Susan A
Mott were on hand finishing up the
report of the Barre convention.
The next meeting of the Executive
Committee will be held Friday, August
5th, 1921. Meeting adjourned until
that date.
ALLEN FLETCHER,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15

Two Rundred ana nifty members oil
Ine American .CG,nl Les'oH' Heaueu by
ffanKin u OneI FORMER national COM com
nla'uer' ana representing every .,, s'alJ i
ana every ora"cn vi SCI wy VIII san
Tor france august " Oh PHsI image az TO ,
inc inc former o''ue zone Oh '"e " olIo
al al. ,..:.. -. ;,.... ~,
me Pig, iH,ase - "V 'Ie Iii9' any, VI
PRESIDENT NI.lleT ana VINO on pe"@" d,
tHe Ifehc1 NoNe' ll'll1I.l' invited nc
american li Le3lo" 10 , sonu a ! { 'l eseIl.
lauVe deiega'oh Oh FORMER eIV'oT Inc, inen
~ dlleHu 'He INV eIi'Is 81 '"e ! III ey
monument ana 10 p'i t'0'PA'e III &C.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
IS YEARS AGO
From The MiddleJurv Register FiIes

Where have all the help gone?
Farmers have hardly enough to do
their haying -CoTnwall
How Many7
Blueberries by the wagonload from
the Ausable Forks bushes are on sale
at cents a quart-Vcrgennes
Yep, Not a Breeze
The weather bore stalks abroad with
the oft-repeated but exasperating ques-
ton, rs this hot enough for your
Salisbury
All Quiet at Beldens Now
L II Daniels, the builder, is at Bel
dens Falls with Smith and Austin of
Middlebury. Some tenement houses,
we learn, are wanted in the vicinity Of
the pulp m.ll.-Vergenne,
Who Can Beat 1t?
VIII Heyer and Frank Laduke drew
IN on Friday last for v v Blackmer
from 730 a. m. until $50 p. m twenty
loads Of hay,-a pretty fair days work,
we should call it-Orwel
The Army Billets in the Hollow
The Salvation Army continues to
hold its regular meetings in Negu, hail.
1t will invade Frog Hollow on Sunday
and hold meetings there The mem
bers of the organization have rented
the Upper house and gone to house
keeping Their household effect, were
all contributed by the citizen, Local
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
Protest from National Committee

Vigorous protests from the National
Legislative Committee OF the Ameri-
can Legion against the dismissal OF eX-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15

Marshal Foch who is coming to the
United States this fall to attend the
national convention of the American
Legion at Kansas City, Will meet the
American Legion delegation in France
this summer If possible he will re-
ceive the Legionnaires in the old
house in which he was born The house
is in the Pyrenee, and the Legion men
VIII mark it with a memorial tablet.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15

The $50 members OF the American
Legion who tour France this summer
as guests of the French Government
viii visit the battle-scarred town of St
Die well known to Americans who
served on the old Luneville front Not
many of the defenders OF ST. Die knew
at the time that they were defending
the house in which America got its
name. In St Die lived the Alsatian
monk, Waldsee Muller, whose sugges-
ton it was the the Western Continent
take the name of the navigator, Amer
100 Vespucci
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15

The American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. with more than a million mem
bers, hl, joined hands with the Ameri-
can Legion in obtaining legislation for
the relief of disabled soldiers of the
World War More than 1900 bureaus
Of the Federation have endorsed the
legislature program Of the Legion
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
Who Can Beat Iii?

VIII Heyer and Frank Laduke drew
in on Friday last for V. V. Bllckmer
from 73O a. m. until 80 p m .went,
loads OF hay,--a pretty fair days work
we should call it.-Orwell
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
All Ouiet at Beldens Now

+ II Daniels, the builder is at Bel
dens Falls with Smith and Austin o.
Middlebury. Some tenement houses
we learn, are wanted in the vicinity Of
the pulp mil Vergennes
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-07-15
LIEN FLETCHER.
Legion Members Going to France

Department Adju.Jr
The Washington herald., 1921-10-29
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Oct zs.-Butt.I
Fancy creamery, fsasOc: cho,rl
creamery, 4saf1c: good creamery az
ai4c; blocks. 46s4sc; creameryprtnt,I
4saslc; blocks. +sstsc; nearby|
creamery, 3sal1c; ladIe, sOaa,cl
Maryland and Pennsylvania roIl,I
zsa2sc: Ohio rolls. 17azsc; West Wiz
sfnia rolls. 27aasc: store packed a
az1c; Maryland. Virginia ana PennJ
sylvania dairy prints, asasoc: procJ
ess butter. 35as7c.
Eggs-wholesale dealer, sds ,.,I
to the following quotation, for ,ob1
ping lots. loss OF: Maryland ana
Pennsylvania and nearby fr,t,. k,e
western high grade. Sac; wester1
average receipts. SEC; West vireinia]
nrst SIC; Southern frsts, s,e.
Live Poultry-Chickens, ola hen.
4 pounds and over, 2sa24c. no.dIn,,
TO = pounds. 2laa2c; smaller, Iss|
Zoc; white Leghorns. Issaoc; Old
roosters. l5c; springers. lsrr.]
smooth. fat. -aa2c; small 70 ~
dunn, -a22c: white Leghorn, Is.
Zoc; rough. poor and thin. -,Isc
Geese. nearby. 2sc: Western. DC
turkeys. young, pounds ana over
SAa5sc: smaller. soc: old. s,ss,
Ducks. Muscovy and nongreL Young
zlazzc; white Peking. young, ,sc:
puddle young. 24c. Guinea fowl
young. / \ pounds. each. 75c; small
er' each Soc: old. each, foc. Pigeon,
per pair, 35aloc.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-29
PRODUCE MARKETS
BALTIM0RE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. Oct as-vs..,
receipts. $3.50 bus by car ana , al.
oy boat; shipments from slsv.t -
.o.fss bus: stock In eievaters -
80 oua Bag lots Of nearby 49,
soio AZ tl-oS per busheI CO..
sAies Included No. red vfnter 80
hcky' spot sl.osh; No. 4 red si,-
Yer garlicky. spot si-osK.: Octoh.r
sLVsh. November. si-e7k: Decs-
Der. sL0saLosk. Closine nr,c...
NO. red winter spot. SI.ix: No
req winter garlicly, spot ana a.
toeer. slosh: November, si-ofE
Corn-Receipts. 4s.sos bus by ca.
-shpmsnts from elevators. l.s7o m.
stock In elevators, Tst.IiS -.
Prime new yellow corn for 6ef.rr-<
delivery offered at ya<saa so -
barrel. Contract spot s&c -
mestic track corn. csc
oats-Receipts. s.sio bus. .h,,
ments from elevators, S,sox ~.
stock In elevators. sis.s,S bu, ~.
white oats. 4sc asked; No. ., .iL
Rye-Receipts. 4o.7ss bus: ,,o,,
IN elevators. 1.sls,<sg bus. ,h,s
ments fI/n elevators a,.07s hn.
NO. Western spot. ss&c.
Aay-Receipts. 50 tons. Price,
slea2l q ton.
straw-Receipts. NIL No. e,
gied rye. $3.50: No. / wheat fI,1
no. ! oat (nominaiD. sil.BoaiE
MIL Feed-City Mills ~s,,.
Dran. per ton. loo-pound sacks. ~.
fatapsco miu feed. per ton, in ioe1
pound sacks. s1s; white uiddiinr,I
per tom In so-ib cotton sacks, "a,
same IN leo-pound jute sacks, s,o1
lots.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-29
STORED STOCKS OF FOOD
AMPLE FOR AN EMERGENCY
Big Surplus of Last Spring Has Been Used and
Production 10 on Reduced Scale.

While they were distributed roughly
to correspond with trade centers
and population. there is cons derable
difference In stocks Of different
commodities as between the Middle
Atlantic and the Central Western
States. The big reserves Of butter.
for Instance. ere In the North Gen.
trail East. and Atlantic States. while
there 10 relatively little In the
Northwest and South. The cheese
stocks are carried much the same
as butter. The b 6 reserves Of eggs,
on the other hand. are on the coasts,
Atlantic and Pacific. with q fair
distribution in the Middle West.
The big stocks Of beef. frozen and
cured. are in the East. while the
bulk of the pork reserve centers in
storehouses further West. 1t Is in
teresting to know that. taken Is
whole, there are larger food stocks
stored in the Central West, very
near to the center Of population.
than to the eastward. where market
centers are supposed to be.
The movement Of more perishable
commod ties, such as potatoes. cab
bage. and other vegetables, has
been quite heavy during recent
wcckb. Inc now pOtdtO crop mas
been rushed to market, New York
City receiving larger supplies than
usual. Altogether the carload ship
ments Of fruits and vegetables to
October Is was we'll advanced and
Is considerably ahead of last year.
OF potatoes alone, over 100. 700 cars
had been shipped by October Is.
against about $4,000 cars for the
same period last year.
The change in the rate of con-
sumption of meats shown by figures
collected by the United States Bu-
reau of Markets, indicates an in
creased use of meat. lamb and NUT
ton. with a corresponding decrease
in the use Of pork, though our pork
reserves are very large. The total
per capita Of consumption Of meat
for August. 1921, is estimated to be
s.23 pounds, against s.51 pounds at
year ago.
The sustained retail price of meat
Is probably more accountable for
the reduced consumption than any
other single factor. Stocks of meats
In cold storage are far below nor
NAL, both the frozen beef and pork.
The stocks of lamb and mutton,
however. show the first Increase In
September since last February. Most
OF the large quantity Of foreign
lamb and mutton which had accu-
mulated last spr ng appears to have
been disposed o.. The amount of
meats and meat products put into
cold storage during September was
decidedly less than during the same
month a year ago. excepting pork
and lard.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-29

Stocks of stored foods are lower
In most classes than usual at this
time of year, yet are still ample to
provide for Q considerable period.
Five months ago our surplus was
very large, but much Of the excess
has been worked OF and such large
quantities have not been put into
storage during recent weeks
In view Of the discuss on Of pos
sible rail tie-up, the stored supply
of staple foodstuffs becomes of more
general interest. Our reserves taken
alone would not provide the cities
for consumption needs for . long
period, but combined with the
stocks in the hands of wholesalers.
jobbers and retailers. distributed in
connection with the partial supply
which would be available by water
transportation and motor trucks.
there is sufficient fbod supply. to
provide for several weeks.
There would at least be sufficient
supplies to. last until emergency
measures could be adopted, however
thorough the tie-up of the railroads
might be. It must not be forgotten
that the steady flow of foodstuffs In
export trade can be reversed. and
most of our large cities. being near
the seaboard, could receive large
supplies of foodstuffs by the water
route. Any protracted need would
stimulate imports from the surplus
trade stocks of other countries, at
this time because of the relatively
low cost of ocean transportation.
The cold storage supplies on hand
at the 1st of October, compared with
the five-year average. for the same
month, are shown in the following
table. This five-year average Is. Of
course. relatively high because of
the large stocks that were carried
at times during the last three years.
The stocks OF some foodstuffs, how
ever, are even above this high aver
age. examples being eggs, frozen
pork, and lard.
COLD STORAGE SUPPLIES.
lin Thousands of pounds