The Detroit times., 1908-03-25

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. March To-
The Detroit training camp here is torn
into two mighty, warning factions. On
the one side are those who believe that
the man In the boat rowed round the
man on the island; on the other side
are ranged those who maintain that
he dsdn't. Everybody ON the club has
taken sides under one banner or the
other and the debate has waved hot
ter than the springs In whose neigh
borhood 1t started
II Is by all odds the greatest argu-
inent IN the history OF tine club.
Geor &c DAILY, the Detroit letter car.
rier. Is to blame. Reading on this
page the story Of Ira Thomas poor
success at debate, Mr.. DAILY wrote a
note Of sympathy to the ex-New York
er. Also he added postscript de-
signed to assist Mr. Thomas In for
once befuddling Mr.. Mullin
"A man Is rowing round Belle Isle.
wrote Mr.. DAILY. Round the edge OF
the Island. on the shore, walks another
man. The pedestrian is always ahead
of tho man In the boat and finishes
the circuit in that position. When
the man In the boat has completed
the circuit OF the island. has he also
gone round the man on the shore |:
Ask Mullin this.">
Mr. Thomas received this letter SUI
day noon at Hot Springs. All day he
was observed to be mutterfng mys-
teriously to himself AT times he drew
circles on scraps OF paper with Dor
rowed pencil. Then he went out on
the lawn and walked In circle with
one srm outstretched. AT dinner that
evening he sprung the question on
Davy Jones. Mullin being mysteriously
absent.
IL he rows around the island, he
rows round everything that Is on the
island" replied Mr. Jones. who is some
arguefyer. thee man is on the isl-
and. Therefore he rows round the
man. @. Z. d."
mot So" protested Thomas, he
walks round everything that is stn.
| ton ary on the island. but the man al
ways Keeps ahead OF the boat. He's
got To pass him to- get around him."
Bling. They were on to grand
start.
They ket at 1t during the remainder
OF the dinner hour. carried the ques-
ton in the lobby and there debated
| II with assistance from sundry Others
/ till II D. m. by the ONCE clock The
entire club stock sides, including three
OF the newspaper men. Charlie
Schmidt. Joe Jackson and Thomas
held the fort against savage assaults
from the Jones cohorts.
| A demonstration was attempted on
one Of the large flower pots. Thomas
catching a large bug OF the electric
light species. which he endeavored 70
persuade to walk round the edge OF
| the pot while he navigated the floor
| just behind In an imaginary row boat
The hug refused to stay on the course
and ran out. however.
| The chairs were then cleared away
from one OF the big oriental rugs and
1 Thomas walked round the outer edge
with Jones' on the inner, lust ahead
Aftef finishing the circuit Thomas re
/ marked that he guessed Jones was
satisfied that the boat didn't 20 round
1 the man. Jones gave pathetic sigh
and voiced the regret that Thomas
!couldn't see that the entire island had
been circnmnavigated. therefore, etc
Now this" said Thomas. opening
IMP new field OF research. IS exact.
NV like the problem OF the squirrel
(! that keeps the tree between him and
the hunter The hunter walks round
l the tree with the squirrel ahead all