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New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

one table z lost two tricks by putting on the
diamond jack second hand
Here is the solution of Problem No. 55,
given last week, in which hearts were trumps,
Z to lead, and w to win all the tricks:
leads the trump and follows with the
club jack, on which Y dscards the diamond
q leads jack of diamonds, and if A covers,
trumps. When then pulls AS trump B
has to discard. This will give trick with
the deuce of clubs, or make both king and
eight of spades good. If A does not cover
the diamond Y gets rid of a spade, with the
same result as he can trump the second spade
The only defect in this problem is the al
ternate opening lead, which is common to all
problems in which the leader can win two
successive tricks in different suits. could
start with the club and follow with the trump.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
A Matter of 4, 5000 Acres
That's Richards S Ranch

Prizefght promoting, with all its attendant
profits, has not caused Tex Rickard to forget,
his first love, the. cattle business. He declares
that there is no song pleaSanter than the creak
of saddle leather. But though he is still in
the cattle "game" it is not as hired hand as
it was in the old days Of the long trails out Of
Texas Rickard is partner in huge stock
raising enterprises in South America He has
ranch in Paraguay, in vast tract known as
the Chaco. This ranch contains more than
100000 acres, being almost as large as the
State of New Jersey. Mr.. and Mrs Rickard
have been all over it, camping just as Tex
used to camp in the sagebrush in the West
Big fnanciers are the hackers of this enormous
project, and Tex Rickard is general manager
The Paraguayan government has granted az
concession for a meat treating and chilling
plant-part Of a scheme for cheap and profit
able handling of beef products close to the
source Of supply.
Probably large share of Richards success
is due to the fact that he is actually interested
in any one who talks with him. He can turn
away from his desk, piled high with letters
containing thousands of dollars in checks, and
indulge in reminiscence as whole-heartedly as
if financial affairs of the moment were of no
consequence He is never hurried, never
abrupt, and if anything rufaes his temper he
seldom shows it in voice or manner. He is
quiet-spoken, but is by no means reserved, es-
pecially among his friends of old days. He
talks freely and is unreserved in the good
judgments he passes upon men. The bad
judgments he leaves to others. He shows little
IL -J-L, ba hoe
hardships which he says he would hesitate to
face again.
81 am mighty fond of hunting" he said,
when asked about his favorite recreation. u
like to fish, too. l have hunted in all parts
of the world, and have taken all sorts Of
chances against big game. The worst chances
[ took were in Alaska, when [ had to go out
and hunt in order to get enough to eat. have
hunted bear in Alaska when it was case Of
kill at the first shot or get killed. The bears
there are not safe to fool with"
Though Rickard has been the biggest figure
among promoters of pugilism, he shrinks from
appearing in public. He refereed the Jef-
fries-Johnson fight, at the earnest solicitation
of everybody concerned, and, not even except
ing the loser on that famed occasion, he was
Cne HoSC miserable man III Inc EluSs
Such is the man who has come out OF the
West to achieve a feat in showmanship
which more experienced men have declared
impossible-the promotion of a single affair
which will attract approximately million
dollars to the box-ofice. But, as one Of his
old-time intimates put it:
"They don't nickname 'em Tex out there
if they are just ordinary hombreys."
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Born1zr7a's Ten Rules
Plus One of Richards

Barnum left ten rules Of success, which are
as follows:
l. Select your own business.
2. Let your pledged word be sacred
s. Whatever you do, do with all your might
4. Sobriety. Use no description of intoxi-
eating drinks.
s. Let hope predominant, but be not too
visionary.
p. DO not scatter your powers.
z Engage proper employees.
8. Advertise your business.
g. Avoid extravaganza.
TO- Do not depend upon others
These rules fit Tex Rickard as if they had
been written FOR him. IF he had any maxim
to add to the wisdom of Barnum it is this one
which was developed from the days of his
adversely in early days in the West:
Don't recognize any such word as 'quit' -
1t is strange fact that one who has devel-
oped such an unfailing knowledge of what the
public wants in the way of entertainment has
spent most Of his life "out among the big
things" IN the lonely places where men are few
and their visits widely spaced. 1t has re-
nlalned for this man from Texas, Alaska and
Nevada to show the wiseacres of the worlds
greatest amusement center just how to make
successful study of crowd psychology-to
figure out just what sort of an entertainment
man will travel half way around the world
to see, and then to go ahead and provide that
entertainment on scale of breath taking lines
of magnifcence
Tex Rickard was born in Kansas City, Mo,
on January 2, 1871. His family were Illinois
pioneers. His father was millwright and
moved to the Panhandle of Texas when the
future promoter Of prizef1ghts was small
child At twelve years Tex found himself
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
BY ARTHUR CHAPMAN

few years ago was led into prize fight promot-
ing through fluke of circumstances and who
began applying Western methods to that
branch of the show business, is now on the
verge of realizing the biggest ambition Of
showmen---staging an attraction before a mil
lion-dollar audience.
Rickard and Barnum started their careers
in lines of work which eventually came under
the taboo of the law. Barnum sold lottery
tickets in Connecticut and Rckard, in his
earlier days in the West, conducted gambling
establishments. 1t was not until the State of
Connecticut shut down on the lottery business
that Barnum was forced into the other lines,
which eventually led to the establishment Of
his museum in New York and his career as a
circus proprietor. If Connecticut had gone on
giving its official sanction TO the lottery prob
ably he would have continued in the business
of selling tickets. He was openly distressed
when the law stopped his operations in Con
necticut and forced him to New York, penn-
less. Rickard conducted gambling enterprises
which were more straightforward and which
gave the player a better run for his money
than was the case with the lottery which at
tracted Barnum.
A few years ago Rickard was witness in a
lawsuit, ana IN Che course or coufC routine was
asked to describe his business The judge
leaned forward and exclaimed:
What! Did you say you ran gambling
houses?"
eyes, sir, replied the witness calmly, going
on to point out, quite simply and in matter-of-
fact language that the gambling house which
he was running at that time in Goldfeld, in
connection with his hotel, was licensed by the
State of Nevada.
These instances are quoted merely to show
shat the greatest Snowman of yesterday and
the greatest Snowman Of to-day were trained
in a school where taking chances formed the
rule rather than the exception.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

VA VA 4 HEN the uye~1ooI pooKShsAA VI o4oSr
M|NI raphy containing the life records of
Americas great showlnen is com.
plete the names of Phineas 7. Bar
nursa and George t. Rickard will stand forth
supreme.
Tex is the more familiar title of the Rick
ard to whom reference has been made, but no
doubt when it comes to the sort of biography
that gets between book cevers it will be-
George L., by which name the greatest OF
prize fight promoters was christened--the "L."
standing for Lewis.
Like Phineas T. Barnum, Tex Rickard has
proved himself real Snowman, because he
has accomplished great things with little cap
ital He has applied the principles of credit
SO thoroughly to business that he has arranged
Sistic shows aggregating many hundreds of
thousands of dollars in returns without great
actual investment. In just such fashion did
Barnum, the shrewdest and most capable OF
the showmen of his day, sign UP one great
attraction after another without large initial
outlay. Or course, Barnum stood to lose heav
ily in case it turned out that he had made
wrong guess concerning the box office
strength of any attraction that he signed, and
so has Tex Rickard stood to lose in case the
public has wanted none of his pugilistic
wares
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
AUCTION BRIDGE--~ PLAYERS SCHOOL

major suits, because they are generally re-
garded as game-going suits TO double no
trumpers on hands in which the strength is
in clubs and diamonds involves double risk;
the result may be to struggle along to make
three or four-odd at or z a trick, or it may
compel the doubler to deny a major suit in
which he has nothing. Take this example,
from a duplicate game
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
POKER

Question-A, who has been losing steadily
opens a jack for the limit. B comes IN anu
draws two cards to an ace and small pan,
making aces up. When A bets the limit, D
says he will lay down his hand, as has i0s'
enough. The third man, C, then raises A.
whereupon B wants to come into it.--G. IL D.
Answer--As B announced that he woulo /.
not call A before he knew what G was gong
to dc, he must be regarded as having thrown
up his hand, and it is too late to come J"
again.
Question: opens 5ack and stands pat
After the draw he bets, and is called py
player with flush. On being asked TO snow
openers when A acknowledges that the nuSD
beats him, it is found that A did not have
straight. B bets A must give the others
free ride for not having announced his 1sis'
openers until after the call.--F. L. W. s
Answer-It is only when player draws ~
false openers without announcing it that ny
is subject to this penalty. If A. stood pat ~
did not draw, and there is no penalty hsseA"
the loss of all he has put in tia poA
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
He |'Learr,ed Some Things"
In the Gambling Game

With the money from the sale of his Daw-
son interests - which interests developed
more than 100000 for their purchasers
Rickard opened gambling house. the North
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

cards, does he proceed to make any shifts
possible in them before the dealer lays out
his four, and does he fill in the spaces also,
or must he just lay down the four cards and
wait?-MRS. II.
Answer-Each player is supposed to deal
off his four cards at the same time
AUCTION BRIDGE
Question-The bid is two spades, doubled
One of the adversaries revokes, with the re-
suit that the declarer is set two tricks. Had
the player in error followed suit when he
should have done SO, the contract would have
been made. What remedy has the declarer?
R. B. J.
Answer-The declarer has the option of
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Hearts are trumps and z leads. Y and
want all seven tricks. How do they get
them2 Solution next week.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12
TABLOID SERMONS
ParSOn Abiel Halle
For Busy People by

of Samuel $50.
Each of Philstne a
heavy task Some of tackle the task with the
the hands and brain and spirit ahive objective
with all the David killed Goliath with pebble
killed superstition with Newton killed
and John Brown killed with
the effect that will
his tools recalled David
would Goliath
David depended his pebble
There's the entire of life, 1t isn't
what with what really
girl potential David themselves
school they giant of OF failure
do him; the of the lessoneacher help you
have the The
envy
whatyouhave in the sling and will find it will
cold Perhaps the the Limousine gladly
exchange baby would
saared the giant Of a peulant
pebble of work really wdone and the Possibly
the employer has the giant of dgrund
seepe Put the pebble of sand in
mischief makers if il the your put
pebble dealing with the
greed Fighting fire policy;
matches hazards extnguisher
philosophy in
all combats with giants and the win -
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12
Dallas Lodge
Men Coming

Dallas, Or, Dec. 12.-The Royal
Neighbor lodge held its regular
session last Friday night at which
time some important matters were
taken into consideration, among
them being the necessary plans for
the home coming of the Royal
Neighbors and Modern 'Woodmen
to be held in the old 'Elks' temple
in Salem tonight. IT was reported
that about 40 Woodmen and koya.
Neighbors will motor over to join
the Salem members where a pro-
gram, feed and big dance will be
enjoyed. The annual election of
officers for the local lodge result
ed as follows: Oracle, Eva Bohle;
vice oracle, Alice Marshall; chan
chellor, Clara Coats; musician,
Velma Curtiss; recorder, Cleomie
Center; inner sentinel, Mary Con
nef; outer sentinel, Marguerite
Miller; receiver, Irene Taylor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12

Republican objections to Article based upon the
fact that it conveyed moral obligation to preserve
between nations signing the treatybu Article imposes
the same moral obligation upon the United States.
BY many the proposed League of Four Powers regarded
as awkward badoor approach to the rejected League
Nations attempted Association of Nations as expert
ence has demonstrated the necessity of such league to
stabilize world conditions and the administration is making
the best of an embarrassing situation
However, the four alliance is not only abandon
ment of the traditional policy of isolation which has governed
the nation since Washingtons day, which the main
objection to the League but blow at League ideals sub
stituton of four Imperialism for international democ
racy and will involve the United States not only Asatc
but European politics and turmoil.
The quadruple alliance s roughly speaking revival of
the old balance of theory of secret diplomacy and
abandonment of the league of peace theory makes
the United States of the dictators of world empea
policy that cannot other than lead to exploitation injustice
and and of conceived in secrecy at confer
ence called for nober purpose.
If the quadrupe alliance approved by the senate the
United States stands sponsor and partner of the nations
whose greed of territory and commercial avarce respon
sble for nnumerabe It represents the triumph of
sordd and sinister old world intrigue the deasm and
altruism of the new
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12
Monmouth Grange
Elects Officers

Monmouth, Or. Dec. 12.--Nron-
mouth Grange No. 476 in session
Saturday elected the following Of
ficers for 1922 Master, w. /
Stockholm; overseer, md Rogers.
lecturer, Mrs. 7. ]. Edwards; stow
ard, H. K. Sickafoose; assistant
steward, e. N. Keeney; chaplain,
e. B. Pace; treasurer, a. NJ
Arant; secretary, Maggie Butler;
gatekeeper, A, M. Esson; Ceres
Mrs. ID. N. Keeney; Pomona, Mrs
Frank Loughary: Flora, Mrs. PAU
Riley; lady assistant steward, AL
lie Butler.
The installation of officers will
take place the second Saturday in
January with Mrs. Minnie u. Bond
of Eugene, lecturer of the state
grange, in charge.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12
Kiwanis Officers
Named Tomorrow

Report OF the nominating COM
mittee OF the Kiwanis club will
be made tomorrow noon at the
regular luncheon in the Marion
hotel. Roy Shields. present head
OF the organization, has been Sc
lected to serve for the next year.
Other officers named by the com
nittee are: Treasurer. Tero NJ.
Cross; directors, F. c.. Delano.
Gross; directors, f. G. Denlano,
o. J. Myers, d. L. Shrode, W. l.
Needham, U. S. Page. Harry Levy,
NJ L. Stiff and L. C. Hayford.
Plans for the banquet to be
held on December 30 in the Mar
hs@ hotel at which the Officers
VIII be installed are in charge Of
. committee appointed by the
president and composed Of oliver
Myers, T. NJ. Hicks and Henry
Morris.
y. A Magruder, head of the
department Of political science at
Oregon Agricultural college. will
Do the principal speaker at the
tomorrow. Professor e. !
s Hobson of Willamette univer-
aSy viii also be on the program.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12
The QuadYubIe Alliance

President Harding denounced and scrapped the League
of Nations, in which he only evil Senator Lodge led
the fight in the senate against the covenant of the league
especially Article x and retarded world reconstruction
Ambassador Harvey only few weeks ago, speaking ofc
iay declared the United States would make foreign a
ance Now, however the administration which rejected
league of nations to keep the of the world
league of four nations quadrupe alliance keep peace in
the Pacific in which the other nations will have voice
The league of the Pacific attempts do prefer
enta partial and incomplete way, what the League of
Nations attempted in world way Instead of Article
have Article ii which binds the United States in just
enangng alliance comparison of the two indicates:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12
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e S7o end Dramatic Story 6IzISiaia <ai1axy Am6itonl

father and our poverty. / wonder
if he will forgive me when he
knows that I thought he was 6
snob for all l loved him so.
"Oh, Virginia, love him so and
honestly l want him not so much
because of myself but because
truly know that I can help him
to be the splendid man that God
intended him to be-"
But he hurts me so when he
makes lazy-love to all these wo-
men who hang around him ouly
to separate him from his money,
to guzzle his wines, to ride in his
high priced motors and to feed
him batteries which only are a
ftllip to his sex-emotions.
looked at Ria with the great
surprise she never failed to
arouse in me when she dropped
the slangy responsibility of every
day and became an earnest young
woman.
Why do you look at me like
that?" she asked somewhat impa-
tiently.
Because I can never get over
the surprise you give me when
you are really yourself. There are
two characters in Gloria Summers
just as surely as there are two in
Herbert Richardson"
"Virgie, there are two charac-
ters in every body"
"But that's that" she said with
one of her quick transitions
Thank heaven, tomorrow will be
another day"
Did you notice how nice Tom
my Warner was to me today? l
think the director is going to ex-
pand my part little. Oh, if he
does, If he does, Virgie! The
great dream of my life is to be
able to go to Herbert Richardson
and say; Eyes, you are rich, well
educated, cultured, everything
that a human being might desire.
but all these things have been Civ
en- to you, while I-I-have wrest-
ed from Fate the thing that 1 am
The world calls me an artist NV
name is mentioned by people r
snail never know in admiration
and even love Oh, Virgie 40
you suppose I can do. it? Do YOU
suppose l can do it?"
Yes, my dear, because you have
the right incentive-love.
Il don't know much about liy-
ing people, but from what 1 have
read in the books in grandfather's
library l think that never was
great picture painted. never was
an uplifting poem written. never
a sweet strain of music sent ont
to gladden. the ears of the multi
tude, unless it was inspired by
love. Always, even if uneonsciousl
". In the soul of genius there isl
The love of one man for one wo-
man, and of one woman for one
man. No one bares his soul tol
the populace.
Souls are shy things"
romorrow-Souls are Shy things
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-12
Polk kCountyCourt
Circuit Court.

Focht ct al. The plaintiff by hel
attorney, Otto w. Heider, filed
herein its complaint wherein 1t al
leges that the defendants executed
and delivered to the plaintiffs
their promissory note for the sum
of $4,000 and as security for said
note mortgage on certain real
property. That the note is now
due and no part of it has been
paid. Plaintiff prays the court for
Judgment for foreclosing said
mortgage.
Thelma Beck VS.. Carl r. A.
Beck. Findings of fact and con-
clusions of law entered by the
court wherein among other things
it Is found that defendant is cruel
and inhuman to plaintiff and has
failed to care for her as a hus-
band should. Decree entered by
the court dissolving the bonds of
matrimony and awarding the care
and custody of Betty Minnie Beck,
minor child to said marriage, to
plaintiff, and ordering the defend
ant to pay $40 per month toward
the maintenance and support Of
such minor child.
L. D. Brown, administrator, VS..
Mary E. Jennings. Order entered
by the court executing the judg-
ment heretofore herein entered
which judgment was against the
defendant and in favor of the
plaintiff. The court further. or
dered that upon payment of the
sum of IS defendant might file her
answer herein.
L. D. Brown, administrator, vs..
Mary E. Jennings. The defendant
by her attorney, Smith & Shields,
moves the court for an order set
ting aside the judgment heretofore
rendered herein. Order entered by
the court setting such judgment
aside and allowing her, the de-
fendant, to file her answer herein
upon the payment Of IS.
Probate Court.
In re estate of Beauregard Tar
ter, deceased The executor of the
above entitled estate filed herein
his petition praying that he be
allowed to sell certain personal
property belonging to said estate.
That he, the said executor, to have
sufficient funds to pay the debts
of the deceased together with the
funeral administrational expenses
of such estate. Order entered by
the court authorizing and Ii
censing the executor to sell the
personal property of said decedent
and provide sale for cash.
In re estate of John B. Embree,
deceased. Petition for probate of
the last will and testament of said
decedent filed, wherein it is al
legged that such decedent left es-
tate consisting of real property of
the probable value of $4,000 and
personal property of the probable
value of $50 in Polk county, Ore
gon. Will of said decedent filed.
Proof of will filed. Order entered
by the court admitting said will to
to probate and appointing Oscar
Hayter as executor to serve with
out bonds. The court ordered fur
ther that w. V. Fuller, R. S. Krea-
son and Charles Gregory be ap-
pointed appraisers to appraise said
estate. Executors oath of office
filed. Letters testamentary issued.
Commission issued to the above
named appraisers.