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New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

ing for game, but for penalties that will reduce
the value of the rubber.
If the average value of rubber at auction
is about 400 points, and winning the first
game gives you 8 5 to l chance to win the
rubber, it looks as if the first game was worth
800, Jumping tricks, honors and equity to-
gether. AZ contract, the rubber is worth much
more than 400; some say it will average 75O.
This is largely owing to the heavier penal
ties and the larger score for rubber games
At auction, nearly half the declarations go
game, while only about one in five goes game
with the assistance of a partial score. At con-
tract. more games are won with the aid of
8 partial score, because hands that would have
gone game from love did not bid game and
therefore could not score 1t.
The bold bidder, who is not afraid to take
chance when he sees any hope for game,
is the one who seems most likely to win at
contract. he may get set anywhere from SO
to $50 points by taking chance, but against
that he puts the possibility of winning a rub
ber that is worth 75o. Here is an example of
bold bidding against timid bidding, aided by
q little luck in the play:
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Queries and Anssvers
AUCTION BRIDGE

Question: The dealer has bid up to four
diamonds, with his partners assistance, over
four clubs by the opponent on his right, who
finally shifts to four no-trumps. This appar-
emily shows that the no-trumper has the dia-
monds stopped. In that case, what should
be led from six diamonds to the ace-queen-
feminine: three hearts to the jack ten; ace and
small IN spades, and one small club?-M. B.
Answer: With a resntry, clear the diamonds
by leading the ace and another, to get the
king out of the way at once. 1t is not cer-
tainty that it is the king that stops the suit
Some players count on four to the jack, and
some count on the suits not being led, and
have no stopper.
Question: The dealer bids no-trump Sec
ond hand passes, and third hand finds nothing
in his cards better than five clubs to the jack
ten. insists he should have bid two clubs,
to show his inability to- support the no
trumper. bets ne should not increase the
contract with such poor hand.--J. G. ".
Answer: The writer's on the game seem
all agreed that it pays to take out with bust,
if there are FIVE cards of minor suit, dia-
monds or clubs. While it increases the con-
tract trick, it also increases the value of the
hand two tricks, to which must be added the
advantage Of being able to get into the lead.
If necessary to give the partner scne illnesses.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

Under the influence Of a few Park vandas
of the first class, any park will soon present
features which must be considered as great
improvements over Dame Natures crude eff
fcrts at decoration. Grass, which is the largest
and most common crop in the world, is over
laid with a rich and varied deposit of baskets,
bottles, paper bags, tin cans, paper, both
printed and plain, twine that ranges from the
smallest size to hawser circumference, and
foods with vitamines and without
All the crudities of nature are thus effaced,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

even as the big gums OF the Germans effaced
such crudities in the forests Of France and Bel
gum One is not permitted to forget that man
has been somewhere about, and that man is an
eating drinking and also reading animal.
10 be successful Park Vandal one rnust
nave the muscular equipment of an athlete.
NO weakling could carry such tremendous loads
OF newspapers and lunch baskets Also, he
must come Of long-lived family for it is
believed that no Park Vandal has ever been cut
down in youth.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

IN NE Of the most attractive features
about contract bridge is the numerous
" opportunities it offers for speculative
bidding, for taking chance on going
game by bidding game, especially when the op-
posing hands have been bid up to point where
atrick more or less does not matter much.
AS at auction, the goal in contract is to win
games, because games mean rubbers, and the
faobers at contract are much more valuable
than those at auction, so far as the number of
points is concerned.
There have been any number Of articles and
chapters in books published on the question of
sne value Of game at auction, the idea being
% NIX the amount that one should be willing
% pay to save" the game; that is, to postpone
Us decision. After it has been Saved" the
9sner side still have just as good a chance to
YIN It as they had before, and we are just SO
muen IN pocket by the penalties paid TO post
pone the decision.
IN auction the general opinion is that game
s worth an equity of 125 points, and that is
sne value given to it at all duplicate matches.
0ut the players of rubbers do not get that 125
POINTS. 1t is just imaginary value, attached
% something that may turn out to be worth
aosaing at all. In contract the game is worth
iuo points, and the players add that amount
:" tneir score at once
Onr this is not the full value OF the hrst
game. II we are to trust the theory Of proba-
Olities, and can depend on the figures given
as oy Wilbur G. Whitehead, after hs had an
a'szed 1000 rubbers played at the Knicker-
tucker Whist Club and the fspuyes given by
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

Vandals has been developed in this city
through long years Of benevolent federation. A
handful Of these individuals can convert
green lawn into white waste of newspapers
IN few minutes. Where the Park Vandal
carries his newspapers has always been mat
ter of mystery. "A member of the order can
enter park, seemingly without page of
reading matter anywhere upon his person, and
soon will have the space surrounding him com
pletely covered to depth OF several inches
with his favorite newspapers
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

~ NO greater blot could be put upon the Park
sfiaai escutcheon than for member of the
.amliy 20 become member of the street clean
ing brigade The thought Of any one of the
proud race of Park vandals picking up things.
IN oehalf OF order, would be sufficient to throw
the entire family into Hutter and to lead to
an ostracism that would never be relaxed. no
matter what the pleas of the victim.
industrial troubles and economic upsets new
er affect the Park Vandal family. There NAV
not be SO many bought mayonnase glasses
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

feat myself. Can I refuse to take his club
jacks. T. A. isas
Answer: If you have other plays on the
foundation as alternatives, yes; but the mo
ment you quit, he can play the cards yoII
name, so what difference does it make? 80
question: Can player take a card from
the table and place it on his own discard Or
STOCK to make space?-E. L. e 'q1ss
Answer: No, cards once in the tableaus or
foundations must remain there
CRIBBAGE
Question: plays a 6, B an 8, and 2
Z. Is entitled to peg four holes for rum
Answer: Yes. The order in which the
cards fall makes no difference, as long as no
duplicates interfere
STUD POKER
Question: The last cards dealt. has
pair of jacks showing and bets. Several call
u also calls, although it is impossible for hin,
20 beat jacks, as he has nothing higher than
ten showing. The bet is that a cannot tat,s
DIS money!. c.
answer: II chooses to call, there Is no
law against it. It is his money. and if no
bets against certainty he loses it. sn
PENocHLE
Sueee'oh. n gets the bid, and lays away
an ace which was not the trump. When this
is discovered during the play, B bets that anv
ace laid away muss be announced before
hand.-H. I. T.
answer: There is no rule about what shalt
ne iald away by the bidder 1t is common
artlt1ce to lay away high cards, so as 20 lead
the opponents to guard that suit, or TO pass
UP inferior cards
Question: A gets the bid for 800 and melds
22O, having $50 on the slate This puts hinls
i,lSo. On winning the first trick A calls game
as soon as he makes his bid; but 3 bets il hs
gets to 1000 first being already s2o, he Will
beat A.-P. NE.
Answer: There is no calling out in bid
pinochle. Il wins trick the hand is played
out, and if A makes good on his bid be wins
the game, no matter what B has or what hs
wins.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Author of Foster auction, Auction Made Easy.
Fosters Complete HoyIe Etc.
BY r. F. FOSTER

two diamonds. dropped the hearts to sup
port the clubs, bidding three, and A went
to three diamonds, passing.
Against the bidding, it is clear to B that
game in diamonds is practically impossible;
but as denies the hearts, must have some
thing in that suit and something in diamonds
to justify the support; but he cannot have
much in spades and probably nothing in clubs.
The best chance therefore, seems to be to bid
three no-trumps.
Now it is up to z. but not being an expert
at the game he failed to see that while he
could not hope to go game at clubs, he GER
tainly could afford to push the no-trumper
to four. Instead Of that he passed. Then he
made the further mistake of leading his own
suit, just because he had a sure reentry in
stead of his partners.
Dummy wen the second round of hearts and
LED a spade, forcing the ace on the second
round. Now, too late, z leads the club, and the
king wins the second round. Five diamonds,
two spades, club and heart trick is game.
II q starts with club, Y clears the suit by
forcing out the king. Now two aces and three
clubs must make, which is six tricks, setting
the no-trumper for $50 points, instead of los
ing the game. Ever at that BIS risk is per
fectly legitimate. If he wins the game, it is
worth several times the $50 he loses by being
set In auction you risk being set to save the
game in contract you risk being set to win it.
Here is the solution to Problem No. So, given
last week, in which hearts were trumps, z to
lead and w to win all six tricks
z leads ace and iack of rI,,hs " tr,,r,,;r~
the second round with the queen of hearts.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
BRIDCE----P PI AYERS school

Ihose who disapprove Of the take-out think
lt g1Ves the adversaries too much inforn1a
ton, and that with possible 'eborder-lineu
'no-trumper on one side and bust on the
otner they can bid something, without much
risk.
Question: If AS bid has been Cancelled, bur
his partner, B, bids, what is the penalty?-
B. G. M.
Answer: Either opponent may decide
whether the bid shall stand or not, and in any
case neither A nor B can bid again.
RUSSIAN BANK
Question: On my opponents discard pile is
the jack of clubs. I turn the ten, which goes
on the foundation. # play the jack from my
opponents pile, the queen and king are under
it, and that will put him out, so that de-
BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. 81
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

and other high priced tokens in this weary
rubbish IN the parks, but the grass will have
the same difficult struggle for existence, and
SO will the shrubs and trees Shoes NAV not
De bought in such quantities as in boom times
but the shoe boxes on the lawns Of the f,l1- fnlli
nlclpal1ty viii be just as numerous The PaYk
vandal has been permitted to grow into an IN
stltutlon, until apparently he has become sl-
perlor to laws of economics as well as those
made for the protection of the more ~ less
od-fashioned handiwork of Nature
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

TSHE Park Yandal, who has made his an
nual appearance, is an individual of
Il surprisingly simple emotions. His
heart "leaps like a childs at little
things" such as newspapers fiuttering on the
grass or shrubbery denuded of blossoms and
leaves, and remnants of lunch covering lawn.
II there is ever national convention Of
Park Vandals, New York should be able to
furnish enough delegates to steam-roller the
proceedings in convincing fashion. faith
ful, hard-working, conscientious lot of Park
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

BIS best defense is trump discard. Y leads
the trump and leads the second round, re-
gardless of BIS discard on the previous trick.
This compels to unguard the spades or shed
the ace of diamonds.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

z dealt and bid heart A passed and Y
denisd the hearts with two clubs, b calling
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10
The Non-Com's Comeback

y gallant old general from Dallas
Laid seige to the heart of Miss Alice,
She shell-shocked him some
When she wed a non-eom.
Who out-generaled the general
through malice
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10
1ON.fTS~E~ HE MAS PAID
- T0 Kill. ~ NDFl;BI Isk
ConlInne.l .rna Paee One


Continued .ron Page one
Relias lsyir- upon me sround. ap
paiently moualiy wounded. lie fired
twice. he said. III the PROSTATE forms
ol the two men. but was undbel 10
SAY whether or not his aim was good
One shot. he is certain. went Wild.
>eegar> Conslatulates Them
Leaving the men for dead. BOYD
said he and Lincoln FASTENED back 20
the woods. By slow degrees. dodging
all roads they made their way back
10 the home OF Seegars. who promptly
ordered them 10 20 into a stretch Of
woods in the rear Of his home saying
NJ feared that the officers might dis
caver them If they stayed about the
house. When told OF the success Of
their plan. Boyd said that Seegars
shook their hands. congratulating
Ihem as follows. Boys. you have
ma0e a good job OF IL
BOYD said they remained IN the
NDodS near SeeSars' homie the re-
uairder of the day. raod, he said.
vrs .Nnt 10 them from the house
mrmg the day. while discussing the
killing. Bcyd said lincoln remarked
that VIII lost his nerve. but | had
th1n niggerS falling right aAd lett
In thls cruesomt sally SeegatS re
pned. Il knew you'd dc il. | knew
yonr daddy
That nigh, Boyd said he and Lin
coin walked 10 Monroe. getting here
.t+.4f H.. eNsFfsasa fhHH
he spent m, rest of the night at
Lmcoln'S homo.
Wanted Boyd to Go To Win>ton-Salem
Lincoln and Boyd were positively
identified here today as the murder
ers of his brothers by Laney Fun
derhurk. Another negro by the name
of Clark. who married a kinswoman
OF Steve SeecarS. was also among
those examined His evidence is Of
damaging nature. He claims that
Seegars tried TO induce him to com I
nit the dastardly deed. and also de /
clared that Lincoln was taken TO a
negro church the sunday previous to
the killing for the purpose OF being
shown Ganson Funderburk so that
he would get the right man.
Steve Seeears and two of his boys. /
one of whom Boyd claims arranged .
the killings. and the other who drove (
them to the Funderburk neighbor
hood, are in jail at Chesterfield. /
Boyd said Seegars wanted him to /
20 10 Winston Salem. Lincoln, he
thought. would eyade suspicion by re- \
naming at Monroe, he said
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10
Ile,,I.

Mrs North My husband spends
all his evenings al the club.
Mrs. West: What happy home
life YOU must haye!'
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10

Relias iayiE- urCu Jhe sround. ap
paiently morialiy wounded He fired
twice, he said. at the PROSTATE forms
81 the two men, bur was undbel 10
SAY whether or not his aim WAS good
One shot. he is certain. went wild.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10

AND EGGS Ne want all
you have 10 sell BrinS them on.--
;. r. noster.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10

POTATO PLANTS We will have
plenty OF potato plants this week
for every body. Get yours while YOU
cant. =. Redwine.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10
Special Notice.

one cent a word each Insertion.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10

COUNTRY HAMS WANTED We are
obliged 20 have them. SO don
sell until you soe us ). Il. Dostcr.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-10

WANTED Il once. 4 blacksmith and
wheelr,sht. So aer week See
Charley Housh ai Y J Eudgc Go.
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stands OIL all sorts did a thriving
business, the purveyors of food and
drink being overwhelmed all morn.
ing long. Every train from the big
city was bringing III a capacity car.
go Of human freight and ut noon
the fortunate reserved seat hold.
ers started on their pilgrimage to
the arena, where they found thou.
sands waiting for. the general ad-
miSsion windows 20 open.
The opening Of the gates for the
So boys acted as an exhaust for the
tension thai sha64growns as, the.r4iills
ltes iagsed and the nervous im-
patient mob became a happy.
laughing, pushing throng.
Once started the stream to the
upper tiers Of the huge arena was a
steady one, but tho line seemed un-
ending and those far to the rear
feared that they would be unable to
get within before the big fight
started. There was no delay, how
ever, in passing out the coveted
pasteboards.
Once in their seats the men, and
the women, too, Immediately pre-
pared to make themselves comfort
able. Many, remembering the
scorching, almost unbearable heat
at Toledo-with water at so cents
glass-brought bottles of water
with them, and all had food in some
form-candy, fruit or sandwiches
and the smarter among them did
not forget the lemons with which to
qucnch their thirst when the water
supply became exhausted,
The opening of the reserved seat
gates was the signal for fresh
buzzing. AS each well-known fig-
ure entered there were shouts from
those who recognized him Tor her)
and then the crowd settled back
wearily to await the entrance OF
other distinguished spectators.
Ringmen of note were cheered
by the male members of the audi
ence but when the smartly gowned
society women trickled in with
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RADIO OPERATORS
AL.LSEIsE[lRh FIGHT.
Manning Men VIII Try
To Work An Am
plifier

Local wireless operators VIII Al
tempt to hear today the wiseless
telephone reports from the ringside
OF the big fight At Jersey City. Az
bert Kisner, william Riheidaffer
and Okla Weachs Swisher; all local
boys, viii have their sets tuned up
to receive the news Riheidaffef
is at his camp, up the Valley river
and he will give the news to the
campers.
Operator Guy Heel, 81 Manning
ton, has q large ampiifiet and a
horn with which he viii attempt to
throw the vol cpeut IN the street so
the audience may hear the reports
Kisner, o. Fairmont had contem
plated rigging up such an affair but
owing to the great EXPENSE and the
fact that there was considerable
doubt regarding results. he did mot
An operator 81 the ringside gavr
the details os the fight blow by
blow into Q wireless telephone ap
paratus and the news was broad
casted.
Ed Jones who with his two bsntil-
ers Is on an automobile tour 10
Florida win have his portable sei
up and will try, 70 hear the reports.
f2he cannot get the telephone 70
ports Kisner viii give theEn to him
tonight when he sends him the
daily news. Ilisner sends him news
every night at nine O'clock wher
Jones listens for Il. The last Kin-
ner heard from Jonos he was In
South Carolina. he reports that
he,was having q fine time and that
nothing had happened to them
They pitch their tents every enc
ming wherever they happen to ne
and set mp tho wireless set to got
the news Jones IS now out Of his
range and cannot send messages
back TO Fairmont Kimer, how.
ever, sends his nHw every night a.
the appointed time though Sc can
not determine whether Jcneu Is gei.
ting & q not.
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More Women Than Usual
Attended This
i. Mil
By MAX BALTHAsAR
Noted FIGHT Exnert.

RfNGSTpE, JERSEY CITY July
2.--Jetseys City did little sleeping
last night.
Ihe afr was surchsrged with
light and long past midnight, in
private homes astwell as in crowd
ed hotels vigil was kept as though
for q crucial battle between ma
tions Instead Of q abttle for the
||wcrldls tistic supremacy.
4 IN the streets and in the corri-
ldors Of the hotels crowds we're
gathered throug iout the night, all
puzzing ofs the struggle, only few
hours away, that has kept the
world astir for Months
A. dawn approaeh he'd sleepy y-eySd
taiiatics, Some Of HON had trav-
eied thousands pf miles to witness
e spectacle thai might last only a
1iilgiF Or tt et I. y q emo
dura tion Of actual lighting could
be only S1 mintft ftesS dragged them
selves to t1eir rooms for "a couple
OF hours Of rest or Invaded the al
realy croyde staurants for an
.Hkt4eA IGuH w 4tIlSl GQlee GNuL
bad susta ained them during the long
might watci Others, who hoped to
\see the light from the general ad-
tnission Seats, 5wende led their way to
the arena u. join the long line that
rad BEGUN to form hours before,
tehfully y waiting for the opening
The IS gates, which was not to
.tis.tr ffft. fiFfsa fSsc ~ abs ~, II. -;
i'positions for more than 12 hours.
with the coming Of dawn the
subway trains from New York be-
gan tosdisgorge their thousands Of
Sght PILGRIMS and before s o'clock
ley City was crowded as it was
q crowded before. Bankers and
1herss lawyers and longshore-
extremes from, every walk
of ne. mingled on a common basis,
|1AAf.i lI ~ " arH
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PASTOR TO
. PRESENT PAGEANT
Beautiful independence
Day Exercise at First
NJ. E. Church

Apatriotic pageant Of unusual
interest will be presented at the
First Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday evening. This pageant has
been written by DR.. Kings pastor
Of the church, for this particular
occasion. The pageant viii be pre-.
sented In an Introduction and three
episodes.
The introduction will be sold
Glory" supported by two young
women under spot light while the
organ plays thes "Star Spangled
Banner" followed by America IN
which the congregation will take
part. The. episodes following deal
with events Of 1.-THE period OF the
War Of the Revolution. Trumbull's
celebrated painting OF. the Declara.
tion Of Independence which hangs
in the rotunda Of the capitol at
Washington viii be reproduced in
costume.
The second episode portrays the
Continued Co psss tGarJ
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c R
LANDED ! ! !
FIRS
But Denps psey
Knocked Him
Out inzFourtll
(By The Associsted prsss,

~ ~ - -
Ringside. July Carpenter
entered the arena at Q O'clock. He
went immediately 70 his dssssins
room. The challenger lost his way
on reaching the place. He stood
outside puzzled as to which en-.
trance to take. Two guides vent
out and piloted him.in
Francois Descamps, the French
manager entered the arena chat
tering to himself with Partisan
abandon and gesticnlaing as he
marched to the dressing room a
few feet ahead OF the challenger.
Announcement was made al
1880 that the .house was sold ont
meaning that the 5s1t5o0 seatn
were occupied.
AT 2:15 there arrived great,
floral horseshoe at the ringside foF
Dempsey. II was inscribed sue
cess. !" II was composed Of red car
Lations and gladiofa,s Dempsey
entered the arena iinobserved at
2:40 p. m,
At 2:57 p. m, Carpenter came
into the ring and tive minutes
later, Dempsey scame Ia Carpenter
wore a long grey bsthrcbe
over, n his. fighting trunks
DEMPSEY came nesfbto th0 RING In hlr
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Judge Showalter
To Deliver Lectures

The Hon. E. NJ. Showalter, Judge
Of the Marion county criminal court
will be ono Of the busiest men in
or out Of Fairmont during the COM
Ing week. Sunday night Judge Sho-
walter will deliver q lecture on
American Ideals" at the Presby-
terian church. Tuesday afternoon
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oh, Listen Here
by ADAM S. LANE

Isn't it Strange
How we Plan
And lay Schemes
And have everything Lined
Up?
And
Then the Inevitable
Suddenly SwoopS
Down upon Us
And we Find
Th' Hand
OF fate sternly Pointing
From Pleasures
Path,
To the rocky Way
OF Duty.
Yessiri
Here Hermione and Myself
Had everything All
Arranged for an Early
Departure for Hawkinberry
Holler
To spend our Vacation.
had all Four
OF my palm Beach
Suits Clean
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By The Way:
Daily column given to current
events and frank comment
MATRMoNY
URKEY has passed a law Re,

URKEY has passed a law Re.
l qpirins all men above Is
years TO marry Immediately. The
penalty for noncompliance is .
quarter Of the offenders 5 income.
France. at It's athletic carnival.
award pazss which. sap. be lari-
ed INTO cash partially when lie win.
mel; ;inarries, and partially at The
births Of his first three children.
II appears that matrimonial ideas
in France arc still somewha, in ad.
vance Of those in Turkey.