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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
TAX REDUCTION PROSPECTS

While President Coolidge expressed consider
able doubt few days ago. whether further re-
dussion in taxes could be made at present. hopes
are expressed at Washington that the congress to
b elected this fall win be able to make add
tional cut.
The American people want the work Of paving
off their great debt 70 go steadily os. The debt is
still big that the interest on il i more than the
government was spending for ordinary purposes
before il entered the war
But e. course 4 sometimes more could be
Topped off from the taxes. il would help business
When people have to spend money for taxes, they
cant spend il for something else that they want.
Stin. il would help the cOunsry more II some genias
could show Us how 70 set state and municipal taxes
down from their high level
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
AVIATION IN RUSSIA


The recent stop in Moscow Of Evans and
wsle Americans. who are trying to break the re-
eOrdfor erelins the globe brought to attention the
great interest in aviation now being shown by Rus
siA
IN Moscow the travellers were banqueted BY
me Aviakhins. a great Russian volunteer society
formed for the promotion Of aviation This or
ganisation is said TO have 100000 members pay
ins dues. formed into $4,000 local branches In
thrss years II has given to the Soviet Republic 100
sirplanes. IS airdromes and 25 hangers, together
win much equipment for fighting farm pests and
foAss fires
The Aviakhim offered the American travellers
the facilities Of It's scores Of stations stretching
sefpss the country between Moscow and omsk, a
dfnnee Of 1900 miles and sent As their pilot the
fssasd KOrpilof. who though only 20 i veteran
Fl - wcrld War and considered one Of the
wrrads foremost airaen.
- spite Of tho conflicting and usually unfav.
orssls reports which come to America concerning
eoaditiOns in Russia IL appears that there has been
great awakening in that hitherto unhappy eoun.
tn AZ least. such conclusion must be drawn
FROM the grea. zeal and activity shown ~ the Avi-
Akkim
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DAILY LESSONS in
ENGLISH
BY w. L. GORDON

ooaeeae 90 . 90 90
Words often misused: Both"
as conjunction. may be used for
more than two, as: Both the men,
the women and the children are
invited
Often mispronounced: teleg-
rapher. Accent on second sylla-
bic is preferred to first syllable.
Often misspelled; abundant;
ant.
Synonyms: home, house, resi-
dence, habitation, abode, dwelling,
domicile.
Word study: ''Use word three
times and it is yours" Let US in
crease our vocabulary by master
ing one word each day. Today's
word: disconsolate; inconsolable;
sad. ave were moved by the
tears of this disconsolate man. !"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
ALWAYS TIRED AT NIGHT
TRY THIS

A healthy person never feels
constantly tired Being too
tired continually is a sign of
something wrong. When John r.
Gordon, Danville, ILL.,, found him-
self always tired at night and
burdened with backache,' he took
Foley Pills, a diuretic stimulant
for the kidneys, and writes: "Af-
ter few doses, felt better,
could work with more ease, be-
came stronger and could sleep bet
ter" What FoIey's Pills have
done for others they may do for
you. Guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton. Ask for Foley's Pills. Key
West Drug Co. July f-1M
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

u this financial age and its fury the boy
scarcely knows his father. Really, he is no more
than mere acquaintance. In the home every
BODY is so busy--mOther is overwhelmed with So.
eial functions and the father is immersed under fl
nanSAl tides. There is something fearfulIy sad
sboqt Il all The old fireside chat and the sacred
bend Of the family circle have about become treas
uressof the past.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
LOOK AND LEARN
BY A. c. GORDON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

1. Which is the highest Of
known metals?
2. What state of the u. S. has
the greatest irrigated area?
8. What animal is known for
its ability to make a noise like
hysterical laughter?
4. Who asserted in The Declar-
alton of independence that ''all
men are created free and equal?"
5. What city's church archi-
lecture is said to be the finest on
the American continent?
Answers 10 Yesterdays Questions
i Congress.
2. Kansas.
5. Man.
!. James Fenimors Cooper.
5. Battles Of Concord and Lex
ington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
$4,000 STRIKE GIFT

EDINBURGH Edinburgh Uni
versity hes receivedea gift of $780,
600 because It's students served
as doek-workers during the gem
eral strike.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
Stewards AZ
WASHING TO m ~,
LETTER an 81
BY CHARLES r. STEWART

NEA Service Writer
WTASHINGTON- Minnesota has
w two really remarkable repre-
santatives in the United States
senate-Henrik Shipstead and
Thomas D. Schall.
Each Is an unusual man. and they
present striking contrast.
Sh'pstead. the senior as senator,
though junior in years, is the lonei
Farmer-Labor senator. Schall ID
blind.
s Shipstead is a radical; schall q
regular" of the Republican faith.
It's surprising that the same stats
should have sent to the Senate two
such different individuals. j
A T least they're alike In one re.
N speet They both know how
to fight.
SchalI made his initial speech on
the Senate floor few days ago.
not his first in Congress. for he
served Ave terms as a representative.
but his first In the upper house.
II was a rip-snorter
SchaIl won over Magnus Johnson
i in the election of 1924 and Magnus
filed 8 contest. It dragged along
until the day Sehall made that
speech A resolution--which was
adopted--had been introduced de.
claring the contest all of and Schall
entitled to his Senate seat.
Schall thought the time had come
10 tell what he thought about the
people who put Johnson up. so he
raid, to contest his election. He
surely told.
TIE didn't blame Magnus much.
Il He said "he never knew what
II was all about
But for the contests 'instigators"
well. such expressions as 'assas
sins Of character" Islander,
.skunl:s. 'periufers. 'blackmailina
petIfogger. " constituencies shys
ter. lying tongue" fell thick and
fast from the senator's lips as ho
talked
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
WEDDING 2o-YEAR SECRET

LoNDols-Mrs. Francis Ovens
suit against her husband for sup
port revealed a marriage that mad
been kept secret twenty years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

The human heart is like harp Of many
strings Harmony or discord depends on the hui
man hand that sweeps the chords. If the music
happens to be harsh. don't blame the harp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

There are just three social classes: Those who
are misunderstood, those who do not live their real
kllF.fzhd those who have missed their affinities
and are still on the hunt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

The strain on the violin string capacitates it
for music. when in the hands Of master. The
rhapsOdiss Of human life rise amidst its anxietes
Don't svAde the one lest you lose the other.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

Pittsburgh coal mans wife wants
a divorce. Perhaps she wants to
marry an Ice man But she'll re-
greg II next winter.
Copyright. 1925. NEA Service. Incl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

negro named A. Dice shot pair in Key
West. got ratified and rolled out Of town. Tampa
Tribune
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

Someone robbed a movie actor In
Los Angeles and got only $4,000. 50
It must have iheen the day sbefore
payday,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

The constancy Of love is to be measured by
the strain brought to bear upon it. The point
where Il fails is the measure Of its strength.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

Scores Of the enormously rich are dying Of
capital punishment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

In the last analysis, the knowledge that you
can use is all the knowledge you've got. The bal
anee Is dead weight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
Z. msrry hsart !. . grsat mierobs kilIer.

people who fail do so not for the want Of cap
isal but because of the waste Of it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

The little things count In Paris,
H., bee stung an auto driver and
caused serious wreck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

Fame il a fleeing thing In New
York, students were found using
Grants Tomb as handball court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

Toxic, Japan, Is considering
three municipal subway projects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

A cheerful idiot is better off than gloomy
philosopher
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

Of thanks resolutions OF respect and obituary
scffcea other than those which the give
zsA4ssg-of Will be charged for at the rate OF
sezlgsNas line
Notice Of church and society and all other enter;
from which revenue Is to be derived Will
charged for at the rate of cents q line.
The Citizen IL open forum and invites discussion
4 public and subjects OF local general Inter-
st. but II will publish anonymous commnnica-
ions. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08

A big fish may have pulled q man
out Of boat in Rhinslander. Wis.
Anyway, he claims II did.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-08
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

81. Water and Sewerage.
"a. Road to the Mainland.
8. Comprehensive City Plan.
4. Hotels and Apartments.
g Bathing Pavilion.
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Sa|S)(Rl6

The drinking man is Handicapped
His drinks cost so much he hasn't
any money left for campaign ex-
penses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-26

when the first snow drove them to
cover.
The throng is a gay one. Much
laughter, many wishes of good luck
pass between them. Some will get
no farther than the railroad yards,
where they will board the rods and
The blind baggage for hurried trip
southwark. Others will push on
along the highways and be picked
up by passing motorists. \
Different Now
Hoboing isn't what it used to be,
according to DR.. Ben Reitman, the
founder Of Chicago's hobo college,
which is a haven for unfortunates
during the winter.
There is too much civilization,
said Reitman. you can't tramp
half a mile these days without being
given a lift in an automobile. Some
of the boys are cutting across fields
to avoid this infringement on their
freedom"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-26
SPRINGS HERE:
ANNUAL FLIGHT
OF HOBO IS ON
AUTOS Are Taking the Tramp
Out of TrampS, They
Complain.

CHICAGO, March 26.-The spring
aight of the hobo has begun.
Out along w. Madison ST., gate
way to the West, the call of the
open spaces has set up a shutting
Of ragged feet. Only a few loiter-
MS remain in the f1ophouses that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-26

have sheltered them through the
blustery months Of winter.
The back wash Of American civil
lization, the common tramps and
their more dignified brethren, the
hoboes, flow in a steady stream
through W. Madison ST. twice a
year as regularly as the geese fly
North and South. And now the
Knights of the open road are on
their way back to the harvest fields,
the railroad camps and endless wan
dering.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-26
Gay ThrOng

A bright spring sun warns the
dirty pavements of the west side
as the flight gets under way. Some
of. the boes wear heavy coats and
new shoes, handouts from the back
doors of the city. Others are dressed
in the same clothes they We're on
their inward march last November
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-26

Not having the exact illus
tration we viii say that
the end table is a beauty.
Finished in brown mahog-
any color of hardwood.
viii grace any living
room.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Toilet Specials

St. Denis Bath busting
Powder, with puff, 75c
Rubberized Tourist
Cases Csc
Tre-jur Loose Powder
Vanity .35c
Toothbrushes, 3 for. SOC
Rosemaid Powder and
Cream Set, face pow
der and Q creams. CSC
Rosernaid Cream Set. 3
face creams. csc
Rosemaid Double
Compact .........e5c
Romanza Toilet and Bath
Soap, assorted odors.
1Oc cake; dozen. .85c
Hughes Waterproof
Ideal Hairbrushes, Csc
Toilet Goods Section. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Mirrors and
Pictures

NluTOTS ana
Pictures
Mantel or Buffet Three
section Mirrors. .$5.75
Swinging Photo G r a p h
Frames, silver and gilt.
Sizes 4x6 to 71zx9H,
85c
Mantel or Buffet Three
section Mirrors, SITS
Console or Buffet
Mirrors -. ..$4.25
Framed Pictures, 12x20
size, colored garden
subjects ...........$3
Colored Pictures, 12xl6
octagon-shaped
frames .........&.z5
Figure Pictures. .75c
Picture Section. Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
25O-Yard Spools
Cotton, s for soc

Clark's o. N. T. Spool
Cott o n, ESQ y a r d S,
white, numbers so, so,
70, 80, 90 and 100.
Fancy Ribbon
Carriers. .45c and csc
Real Hair Hair Nets,
dozen .Z5c
White and Flesh Silk
lined Dress Shields,
pair Csc
Gum Household
Aprons .o5c
Sanitary Aprons,
flesh .75c
Sanitary Aprons,
flesh .25c
Sanitary Belts, flesh, 25c
National Hair Nets,
I2-doz. box. .25c
Notions Section. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
China Specials

37-pc. Porcelain Cottage
Set; an attractive new
shape ......... .Sl3.95
Imported Tea Sets, in the
popular luster finish.
% pieces .$8.75
32-piece English Cottage
Sets, in blue willow
pattern ....... .&.9O
Blue Willow Luncheon
Plates ;. .85c
Imported China Coffee
Cups and Saucers. set
OF 80. .9L
Fern Stand, with
bowl ...........$1.o5
Perfume Bottles, drop
stopper .......... .25c
Glazed Umbrella Jars,
Chinsware Section, Fifth floor
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Stationery Specials
n -J n,lx ,-o~

One pound Oak Linen
Paper, large size deckle
edge, stamped in colors
from IL different mono
gram designs; 2 pack
ages plain envelopes, 81
Fancy initiated Writing
Paper; popular large,
double sheets .75c
Playing Cards, in leather
case; narrow Bridge
style CSC
Fountain p e n s-b e S
styles, from a we'll
known maker, G o | d
plate trimming ..$l.e5
Folder Box Note Size
Paper, double sheets;
blue, white and gray
with envelopes lined to
match Csc
Stationery Section. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Crepe de Chine
Cemise, $2.95

Very fine quality and ex-
ceptional value.
L Lace-trimmed Silk Step
in Drawers 1895
Crepe de Chine
Chemise 1896
Radium and Crepe de
Chine Gowns. 1926
Glove Silk Vests,
hlet edge. .$1.65
Glove Silk Boomers,
flet edge. .$2.65
Silk Underwear Section.
First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Fur trimmings
$3.50 to SIC Yard

A variety of Furs, in a
number of widths and
shades. Specially priced.
Trimming Section. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Georgette and
tn

Georgette and
Ribbons
40-inch Printed Georgette
Crepe, border and all
over designs; newest
shades, yard .S2.25
Handmade Silk Ribbon
Carriers. flower trim
med .............S1
Washable Lingerie Rib.
bon. pink, blue. white,
peach and orchid; five
widths, piece,
SOC to $1.70
Lace and Ribbon Sections,
First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Tailored Rayon
Robes, $9.75

Rayon Robes, in modernistic
figured designs as we'll as
plain colors,
Wolfe Nesli9ees, lace trimmed,
pastel shades ........$4.95
Negligee Section. Third floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Hosiery Specials

Granite All-silk Hose,
regular and chiffon
weights; black, white
and colors. .S1.65
Granite Reg ular and
Chiffon Silk Hose. lisle
tops and soles, $1.45.
Granite Outsize Silk
Hose, Isle garter tops
and soles ...$l.65
Granite Mercerized Lisle
Hose .75c
Granite Outsize Mercer
lied Lisle Hose. .s5c
Rayon and Lisle Sports
Hose, new and dis
tinctive patterns, Sl.5O
Imported Finest Chiffon
Lisle Hose, Paris open
clox .S1.65
Hosiery Section. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Handkerchiefs

Mems Colored Handker-
chiefs, h a n d = rolled
hens .ouC
Mems w h i t { French
Linen Handkerchiefs,
SOC
Wornens French Hand
kerchiefs, various col
ors initials; roll e d
edges; s in box so
w O m e MS Colored En-
broidered H a n d k e r
chiefs, pure linen, hem
stitched: 6 for. 81
Women's Pl lain White
Hemstitched L n e n
Handkerchiefs, 6 for ST
Women's Fine Lin e n
Handkerchiefs, colors
and white. 8 for. 81
handkerchief Section. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Watches

Flower Section. First floor.
Jewe1ry-Watches
Special
Chokers and
Necklaces ISL
White Gold Wrist
Watches, m o u n e d
with 2 diamonds and
4 sapphires. .$34.75
Crystalline Chokers and
Necklaces .........$3
White Gold Filled Wrist
Watches, 7-jewel FL
gin .$17.75
JeweIry Section, First door.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
TOmOrrOw>Ihe Last Day of the
Woodward 6 L0thr0p 10" Anniversary Sale
Wonen's Novelty
Gloves, 81

Fancy-cuif. Imported Wash
able Fabric Gloves, 3.row
embroidered back; variety
of shades.
l-clasp Fancy-cuff,
Washable Capeskin Gloves,
Sl.SS
Glove section. First 1loor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Women's Silk
Umbrellas, $4.25

Women's Self-bordered Silk
Umbrellas, p and "a inch
sizes, all colors.
Children's Tape-edge Black
Cotton Taffeta Umbrellas.
S5c
Umbrella Section. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Handbags, $4.95

Morocco Pouch Bags.
Morocco Swagger Bags.
Morocco Envelope Bags.
Chanel Silk Bags.
Tapestry Pouch Bags.
Silk Pouch Bags, spe-
cial .$3.45
Handbag Section. First floor.
Scarfs, $5.75
Crepe de chine with bor-
der of bright colors.
Imported Rayon Shawls,
printed and fringed,
$3.50
Neckwear Section, First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Orchids, soc
Gardenias, 75c

Gardenias with foliage in
a variety of colors.
EIoyor Secfio, First floor
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Mems Soisette
Pajanlas, $2.25

50 dozen of these Genuine Sol
sette Pajamas, in regulation and
slip.on styles, and the popular
shades of blue, hello, tan and
white. All sizes and the price
is exceptionally low.
Mems Store. First floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Silk Specials

Silk Specials
Canton Crepe, yd-, S1.95
Tub Silk, yard .$1.65
Tub Broadcloths,
yard .$1.65
Natural Pongee, yd., Csc
Tuspun Pongee, yd., Csc
Printed Crepe, yard, $l.75
Black Satin Crepe, yd., S3
Crepe de Chine, yard, 81
SILK Section. Second foor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Dress Goods

Dress Goods
Rayon Alpaca, yard, 85c
White Nainsook, yd., SOC
French Serge, yard 81
Crepe Albatross,
yard ..S1.65
Dress Section. Second foo
Linens-Bedwear
Turkish Bath
Towels .... .75c
Linen Kitchen Towel
ing, yard ........ .28c
Madeira Tea Napkins, f
for ............ $3.50
Muslin Sheets
63xo9 ...........S .S1.35
72x99 ...........$ .$1.5O
81xo0 ..S1.45
81x99 ...........S .S1.65
White Dirnity Spreads.
size 81xo0 .S1.95
Wool-flied
Comforts ...... .S8.o5
Linen Pillowcases
22Iax36, pair .....S3
Linen Section. Second foo-.
Travelling Goods
Hartmann Wardrobe
Trunk .........S .S3o.75
Woman's Suitcase. $40
Woman's Hat Box. $40
Auto Lunch Kit. $3.50
Cowhide Coat
Case ....... .S1o.75
Traveliny Goods Section
Second floor.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
ale Tomorrow First Iime
100 Rayon Striped
Priscilla Bates Bed Sets
Special $3.50

In the rnuch-wanted size,
slx90. With sham seal
loped cut-out corners; in
delicate shades of rose,
gold and blue. A very
sp1ial Anniversary Sale
value.
Bedwear Section. Second door.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Genuine Eastman No. ,
Hawk Eye Cameras-take
pictures 2Hx3H inches.
Kodak Section. First floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
BANNOCKBURN OPENS
ITS new CLUBHOUSE

Bannockburn Golf Club members
dedicated their new clubhouse near
Glen Echo last night with dinner
and entertainment, attended by vir.
tually the entire membership.
The new clubhouse, fulfilling the
dreams of members over many years,
is a commodious and ample structure,
with adequate lockerroom space. and
is admirably suited for it's purpose.
While it Is not entirely completed.
ii will be finished In q few weeks. 1t
was constructed under the super
vision Of w. Ray Garrett, president
Of the club.
l.. w. Laudiek and Hugh H. Saum
were the winners of the gross and
net prizes in the golf tournament held
yesterday by the Rotary Club at Co.
lumbia. Laudick won the gross prize
with a card of 81, while low net went
to Saum with S4-11-73. Second low
gross resulted In a double tie between
l.. w. Heron and Saum. Heron win
ming the play.off with four on the
first hole.
A double tie also resulted for second
Lum. with Evans winning the play.
off
Raphael Semmes, Martin w. Ritten.
house and John Dolph tied at net
scores of IS for the blind DOGGY handi
cap prize.
The BOBBY prize went to Frank r.
Weller. who tied with Raphael
Semmes at lis and won on the play.
off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30

So the coach has nothing to do but
to sit in the bow of a launch or at
point of vantage in the observation
train and let the gods OF aquatic con-
: test serve whom they may. No won.
der there are so few outstanding row
ing coaches; only men of iron will and
indomitable poise have any business
In the game.
Rivals Are Old Friends.
All this relates to the fact that two
eminent varsity coaches placed them
selves. as 1t were. in the laboratory
at the Poughkeepsie regatta and were
observed throughout a grueling four
mile race with close scrutiny by those
who are inclined to pry beneath the
skin of sport.
Rusty Callow and Bob Butler,
coaches, respectively, of the Huskies
and the Midshipmen, came up to the
observation train in company just as
the crews were lining up for the var
sity event. They had both rowed at
Washington and are friends. And as
1t CHANGED they were coaches of two
C.'ews which were commonly regard
ed AS the protagonists of the occasion,
rival Fights which were to battle for
the greatest honor in American row
ing
Butler tool. seat beside the writer.
Callow sat just below between Max
Luft OF Penn and Don Walling, last
years Washington captain.
Both in Serious Mood.
Both men were serious, their minds
fully intent upon the business lying
ahead as they clambered aboard the
car. Callow pointed to spot a
80 he ato fv1or
line where a small log was floating
right in the Washington lane.
That's nice" he said. Hope the
COX will see it,
Perhaps he did. At all events
Washington missed 1t on the star.
board side by about four feet.
Callow's usually rudy face was
pale and a stop watch was tightly
clenched in his hand. Butler held
one. too. At various intervals each
would snap the watch and time the
beat of his crew, thus keeping pre-
else tabs upon what was going for.
ward in the rival shells and knowing
to the dot how closely the coXes were
following their instructions.
Otherwise they sat immobile, lean
ing forward, occasionally making a
muttered comment to their neighbors
as TO the progress Of the other crews.
Ana that was all-untll the leading
Fights glided under the suspension
bridge and the Navy began to squirt.
Butler Finally Breaks"
Here Butler completely lost his
eanfroid as he half rose. his hands
gripped upon the rail in front of him
while his voice rose in strident out
cry:
Navy! Navy. Row, Navy! Go
hat 'em, Navy
But CalloW never uttered a sound.
He, too, had half risen in his seat, but
the stop watch was his selace. evil
IDENTIFY. Then in the final stages when
stop watches mattered no more and
the two crews We're ClaWing for the