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Gramma tical Prayers
barrow and Capital
Punishment
Punishment
By BILL PRICE


That proofreader who found grammatical and rhetorical
errors in prayer the chaplain Of the Senate and care
fully marked demonstrate how they Jared upon
his sensitive nerves. doubtless trying TO lead us TO Detter
English but he will not able impress anybody with the
idea that it is the prayer only that is effective
with the Supreme Being who hears ALL sees all knows all
The dictionary defines rhetoric the art Of speaking
writing with eloquence and force defamation snowy ora
tory Probably the eloquent and forceful prayers
uttered IN the history of world by the low humble
and uneducated in times dire Distress by little
peang to the Throne Of Grace to those near and dear
to them Their supplicatons lacking grammatical
accuracy they earnest nvocton Of sorey tried
human hearts for
The particular prayer of the scholarly chaplain of the
Senate which is so vigorously criticised probably not
revised by him before publication The extempcraneous
speaker is seldom dramatically The Congressional
Record which the prayer appeared is particularly suscep
tb to attack because most speeches IN Congress are I'M
promptu and ELOQUENT careless IN revising their
utterances
AnatOle France greatest modern writers Of France
with less than half dozen proof sheets
Of his efforts and he sashed and reslashed to his hearts
content.
other world and humanity here by their sin
certify their earnestness their purity Of heart their clean
ness of enOt by their faults IN grammar Inc meanes
beings they don't fool the Supreme Being who guides and
controls destinies
# the chapans prayers can really do any good Tor the
United States Senate their effectiveness win not be spoiled
by occasional grammatical blunders
Clarence barrow eloquent criminal lawyer of the
West is coming here to urge Congress to abolish capital
punishment the of Columbia His record indicates
that he does not believe prayer As he sees it. there is
hereafter, omnpotent Being in the beyond What
pity the maseu eoquence he should not be
used in the spiritual upf Of his fellow mann building up
and strengthening belief that the good do here is rewarded
in the hereafter.
Mr.. Darrow's sincerity viii greatly sway Congress as to
abolshing capital punishment in the National Capital To
him It is relic of the uncivized an appeal to the blood
IF horrible for human TO take the life Of
another equally abhorren for the State which condemns
that shedding of blood to take the life of the murderer
Listen to when he here read what
he saws and you conclude that he advance guard
in the struggle civilization though disciple
of darkness in religious affairs
The Washington times., 1926-01-20

the white continent with terrific
speed. The vast elevated ex-
panse OF solid Ice, which il prob
ably thousands Of feet in thick
ness, il overlaid with excessively
cold. and consequently dense and
heavy, air, and this flows down
the great sloping sides that de-
scend from central Greenland in
all directions to sea level, Whirl-
ing and gathering speed until It
often attains q hundred miles an
hour. Having dropped to sea
level, 1t. rushes horizontally out
ward and, as already said, often
meets and combines forces with
an .ocean-crossing cyclone which
but for this reinforcement might
have taken a different course or
died out before reaching land. 1t
is said that, owing to the speed
that the cold air gathers in slid
ing down from the Greenland
crests. its temperature after reach
ing the sea goes up in q short
time 20 or 80 degrees. This heat
is derived from the arrested kline
tic energy Of the falling air.
Thus gravitation is the force
Immediately responsible for Green
lands action upon the north At
lantic Ocean and upon the
weather conditions Of the sur
rounding lands. Under its un.
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
WILT YOUR
COLLAR

COME day they will begin telling
~ the truth In obituaries and
then we shall learn that our in
dustrial geniuses. financial wiz
ards, and superexecuttves are
Just ordinary individuals with an
infinite capacity for hard work.
Genius. in business or anything
else consists chiefly in getting
down ahead of the others and not
knowing when to go home.
There is a great deal OF easy.
flowing fiction about the value or
pull, good luck, family trees, and
short cuts. This may be the age
of the bright-eyed efficiency ex-
pert and the rocking chair go
getter. but it is difficult to find
anything more efficient than a
little well-chosen perspiration.
No man ever achieved real sue
cess in life without whiting his
collar.
When you get the plain facts
about anv man who has made a
real success in his chosen field,
no matter how great or how
humble that field may be, you
will find that he is never very far
from his job. mentally, physically,
or both.-Harry Daniel in the
Thrift Magazine.
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
GREENLAND A WEATHER DISTURBER

ceaslng downward urge the vast
mass OF unfathomable ice burden
ing that strange continent Is con-
tinually though slowly pushed
down its slopes and outward over
its shores, where the ice breaks
off in. innumerable icebergs whose
glitterinR fleets sail not the ''un.
charted'' but, unfortunately, the
5charted and ship-frequented seas.
The same irresistible force
brings down the cold, dense air,
not at q snaiTs pace like that of
the ice, which has to contend
with enormous FRACTIONAL resist
ance, but with terrific VELOCITY.
The air which comes from the
highest points OF the interior OF
Greenland, is believed to make a
vertical drop of about two miles.
But the horizontal component is
represented by a distance of hum
dreds of miles over the slopes OF
the mighty white roof.
Professor Hobbs theory OF the
connection of the Greaaland
winds with European storms Is
to be practically tested by studies
OF the atmospheric and other con-
ditions in Greenland by a party
from Michigan University which
will go out next spring. expect
ing to spend two years in its
work, while at least one Of its
members Is to pass an entire
winter on the lofty ioe-cap.
where no man is known ever
to have been at that time of the
year. The ubiquitous radio will
keep him in touch with the living
world. and may the spirit OF
science keep him warm.
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berg perils OF the North Atlantic
Ocean, but Of the chilling sea-
current that sweeps down from
the Arctic, and, crowding in be-
tween the Gulf Stream and the
coasts Of the United States, sheers
the warm current off toward
northern Europe, making our
winters and springs colder than
they ought to be in the latitude
Of the Eastern States.
But 1t now appears that there
is another. side to Greenland's
activity as q weather disturber,
which In some degree readjusts
the balance by making Europe In
stead of America the sufferer.
1t is believed that down-rushing
cold winds from the high icy
back of Greenland are the cause
of the freezing winter whirls
that often afflict Europe. They
do this, according to Prof. w.
II. Hobbs. by combining with
and stimulating the regular At
Embarrassing cyclones. after the
latter have begun to lose their
energy in mid-ocean. The united
storms then turn and descend
upon the European shores with
overwhelming fury.
The Greenland winds are de-
scribed as pouring" or falling"
off the huge round shoulders Of
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And their pride.
And their egotism.
Every minute, every hour, every
day the Somebodies are on guard.
They cannot drift not be con-
tent with past records. They
must always make new records
press on.
They cannot indulge in self.
pity nor ease themselves by blam-
ing the other chap. They can
not lean on other people nor let
other people shape their lives.
They cannot make excuses to
themselves nor expect others to
excuse them.
They must stand alone and they
must face the terrible loneliness
than is the price Of freedom and
power.
That's how people get to be
Somebodies.
Not by talent or luck, but by
e1 erlastingly riding hard on them
selves. And there's nothing
thrilling to that.
Which is why there are so few
Somebodies and so many Melodies.
For the Melodies won't pay the
price.
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
DeIicocy the Flavor Of All the Virtues
81 Dr.. FRANK CRANE

1T WAS said Of Matthew Arnold that ii al the depart
Of human life he applied the criterion Of deli
= cacy "A finely touched nature " he said, will
spect delicacy less than the
of honesty
Decacy is no virtue is flavor Of all the virtues
It's not goodness; it is goodness filtered through modesy
It is the gentle hand Of the courageous heart.
is that quality without which the most efficient man
cannot be gentleman and the most accomplished
cannot be lady
It cannot be explained you you must absorb it, It
cannot be learned; it must be assimilated
The lack of delicacy has spoiled many mans
Nothing great element of weakness in crisis as
certain coarseness.
Most fallen American idols owe their collapse the
that crucial moment they offended the deli
cacy Of the people
These things are fatal to delicacy:
Egotism All thrusting forward of ones self, smugness
air of self ufficiency dictatoria attitude, oracuar
speeches. me- me- me. The consummate flower Of good
breeding humility not put or assumed but genuinely
felt s
Undue esteem of success particularly when it implies
possessions or fame This argues gross wordne of char
and lack of appreciation Of the nober human
qualities
seat in the ROOM and such lapses of the com
Sort the subtle of monopoizng
the conversation making SELF conspicuous Dy over
dressing iewery.
Insincerit This the besetting sin of writer's who
desire popularity at any cost the slightest deviation
from the line of conviction, writes a. W. r. RUSSELL
''the least turning left right in order to cocker
prejudice please audience or fatter class, shows
of delicaey preference of present favor to
manent self-respect'
Lightly causing suffering in others Ahl'' said Rivaro
no considers how much any man or taste mas to
suffer before he inflicts any.
nsoence toward interiors Lack of respect for the feel
ings of Fawnng upon bringing toward
periors.
Satisfaction with surroundings that ugly uncouth
vulgar, and devoid of taste.
All good qualities have line which they may not pass
beyond, else they become absurd. The danger-pont in
delicacy becoming fnicky. Miss Nancysh effemnate
This does alter the fact, however that certain
of womanness marks the complete the will
of the goved in velvet courtesy the strong
courage tempered with kndness wisdom be-
suffused with modesty conviction be balanced with
liberation.
Delicacy is "to make vrtre victorious by practising
it attractively."
The Washington times., 1926-01-20

You have to pay Important
Money If you want Rita to look
at your sore toe. Rita lives in
a beautiful apartment and has
gorgeous office. OF course, she
works awfully hard, but think
what a. thrill it must be! Always
rushing around meeting wonder
full people, doing important things,
being admired and consulted
never a dull moment. How easy
to be good natured and witty and
original In a life like that!
But what chance has a nobody?
That's what Martha thinks, but
Martha's wrong.
It's lots harder to be a some
body that 1t is to be a nobody.
A Somebody isn't always
successful professional or a IA
nous artist A Somebody is any
one who makes a gallant adven-
ture out of the common stuff
of life. The person whose life
always seems colorful and stimu.
lating, whether he be a ditch
digger or an opera singer.
How have such people attained
their, power?
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
He Is for 1t

President Coolidge asks Congress for larger air fund
preparations and the people viii thank him for that he
ton joke He encourages commercial flying, develops it
through the postoffice assisted by Mr. New asked
him for speech flying, he would say I am for it.
Meanwhile some of Henry Fords airships about
trip the Arctic regions All Detroit is
cenaed aircraft development and may do for Uncle Sam
what he cannot do for himself.
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

Hez Heck says: "If you can't
be popular. you kin turn up your
nose and be exclusive.
Ignorance hurts no one so long
as he doesn't use it.
When not competent to do a
thing himself, a man never hest
tates to tell others bow to do it.
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
MARTHA says,
WI Its so hard

M Its so hard
to be q nobody"
Just staying at
home and taking
care Of the kids
and having sup
per ready when
Jim comes homo
Gosh! she's sick
Of It! No, they
aren't poor. And
they haven't any
special trouble.
M Of cou r 8 e
they have a nice
house and lots Of
friends. But after
all. what does 1t
all amount to?
Now II she could
be like Rita
Rita is Martha's
cousin. Rita has
made a big name
for herself as a
Moma an doctor.
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

They have at
tanned 1t by never.
ending discipline,
by constant strug.
gle and endless
s a crit flee. Not
Thrilling. sensa-
tional struggle
not dramatic sac
rifice and discip-
1ine-but by q
l ION g, gruelling
fight that never
relaxes.
A fight against
their tempers-
And their own
laZiness--
And their own
conceit---
And stupidity
And Stiffness
The sacrifice Of
their own COM
fort.
And their own
The Washington times., 1926-01-20

Fathers Day
WHAT is this in my Beloved's
w eye, that maketh It to glow
as brightly as California sun
rise?
Yea, what is THIS in my Be-
loved's eye that maketh 1t to
shine with vanity when he
catcheth sight Of his image In
the slot-machine mirror?
What is this in my Beloved's
eye that causeth 1t to sparkle
with delight when he examineth
his golf-clubs andt appraiseth the
weather?
What is this in my Beloved's
eve that maketh it to glitter with
coyetousness. when he gaZeth
upon the rainbow-hued tempta-
tions of the haberdasher's window
and with longing upon scarlet
neckties and purple socks?
What is this in my Beloved's
eve that causeth him to hnger
upon street corners, where he
may behold the feminine parade
pass by and to appraise every
damsel as jury In a beauty
contest?
What Is this in my Beloved's
eye that maketh 1t to light up
at the approach Of every passing
flapper, and to follow wistfully
after blondes and brunettes alike?
What is this in hmy Beloved's
eye that causeth it to glow with
secret admiration, at his own re-
Election In the shop-window,
while he adjusteth his cravat,
and tippeth his hat more jauntily
over one ear?
What is this in my Beloved's
eve, that causeth it to linger
thoughtfully upon the florists
window and to pause before the
confectioner's window in media
ton?
What is this in my Beloved's
eve that maketh it to glisten with
joyful anticipation, even as the
eve of a small boy that beholdeth
his first christmas tree?
Behold, it is that SATURDAY
AFTERNOON-LOO
And who shall mistake it?
For verify, verify, upon five
days Of the week a man doeth
his labors and gaZeth soberly out
upon the world. seeing naught
therein to delight him. But upon
the Sixth Day, he fareth forth in
search of diversion and adventure.
Yea, he is as a schoolboy that
playeth hockey and goeth fishing.
And all the world looketh
GOOD to himi
For this is Fathers Day-Off!
SELAH.
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
BY Garrett p. Serviss,
lqted AstrOnomer and WIKI &

Noted Astronomer and Writer for
Scientific Topics -Of Popular
Interest
THE great ice-buried continent
of Greenland, 1900 miles long,
whose frozen white burden rises
to eliminating heights Of 10000
feet, has long been known as
the source not only OF the ice
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The surveyor with his linked chain has been the
advance aren't of civilization Today likely for
get he useful But need transcontinenta highways
now more did when the first trails staked
across the country Mudholes effective in keeping
the component parts Of the nation apart mountains
and oceans
The Washington times., 1926-01-20

Yea, what is THIS in my Be-
loved's eye that maketh 1t to
shine with vanity when he
catcheth sight Of his image In
the slot-machine mirror?
The Washington times., 1926-01-20

What is this in my Beloved's
eye that causeth 1t to sparkle
with delight when he examineth
his golf-clubs andt appraiseth the
weather?
The Washington times., 1926-01-20
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
: Helen Rowland

Fathers Day
WHAT is this in my Beloved's
w eye, that maketh It to glow
as brightly as California sun
rise?
The Washington times., 1926-01-20

What is this in my Beloved's
eye that maketh it to glitter with
covetousness, when he gazeth
upon the rainbow-hued tempta-
tions of the haberdasher's window
and with longing upon scarlet
neckties and purple socks?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-13
IN THE DAYS NEWS

DR.. Worthington C. Ford, who
has sailed for Europe to explore
its museums and Libraries id
search Of new manuscript dis.
coveries relating to the early his
tory of America, is former pres
ident of the American Historical
Society and a celebrated research
worker in early Americana. DR..
Ford is a native of Brooklyn and
was brought up in that city and
in New York. Columbia Univer-
sity in his alma mater. From
1886 to 1889 he held an impor-
tant position with the Department
of State as chief of its bureau of
statistics, and later he was in q
similar post in the Treasury De-
partment. Then followed four
years of expert labor in the Bos-
ton Public Library, and seven in
the Department of Manuscripts Of
the Library of Congress. OF late
years he has resided in Cambridge,
Mass, and has been associated Of
ficialIy both with the Massachu-
sets Historical Society and with
Harvard University.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-13
COMPLAINS OF
UNFAIR METHODS
COUNT SALM Won HOOcS.
TRACTION LEAVES FOR
EUROPE

NEW YORK, March 13.Count
Salm Van Hoogstraeten left for
Europe today on the Majestic COM
planning of unfair methods used
in estranging him from his wife,
the former Millicent Rogers, but
grateful to the American courts
for permitting him to see his son
Peter.
He said he had left authorize
ton with his attorney to publish
the proofs of unfair methods"
against him, if it should become
necessary prior to hearing of his
suit for separation.
The count said that disapproval
of him by Fl. II. Rogers, Countess
Salm's father, had wrecked his
business career in the United
States. .sPeople were afraid to
deal with me for fear of offending
the Rogers family" he said.
9When my separation suit
reaches trial." he said, 81 will
prove the unfair methods which
were used to induce my wife to
forget her promise to me; that if
for no other reason than that I
have been good sport in it all;
she would never play me a dirty
trick.
81 regret that it was necessary
to fight so hard for my natural
right to see my son and have him
baptized in the faith of my family,
but am pleased with the protec-
ton ! received from your courts"
Lady Cynthia Mosley, socialist
daughter of the late Marquis Cur
zon, and her husband. Captain o..
e. Mosley, former Labor NJ. p,
are homeward bound on the same
ship, after a study of industrial
conditions in this country. They
thought Lady Mosley's title "a bit
of joke" but said it helped them
get their socialistic doctrines into
tcapitaIistic papers,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-13
NEW OFFICIAL AT
ROLLINS COLLEGE

WINTER PARK, Fla, March
.13.-President Hamilton Holt of
Rollins College has announced the
addition of Professor Lewis Ell
huff to the department of science
to take charge of the new work
in geology.
Professor Elhuff is graduate
of the National Normal Univer-
sity with the A. B. and B. S. de-
grees and of Yale University with
the masters degree. He has
taught many years in high schools
and colleges, principally in Ohio
and Pennsylvania, where he holds
state life certificates.
The new faculty member is the
author Of several text books on
science, several laboratory man.
uals and of numerous articles
published in educational journals
of the country. He has spoken
often before the national educa-
ton association and other large
similar bodies.
B.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-13
EDISON HONORARY
VICE-PR RESIDENT
STATE SOCIETY
OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDE
GOVERNOR MARTIN, con-
GRESHAM SEARS AND W.
r. KEENAN,, PRES. r. E. C. RY.I
lBy Associated pres.l

GAINESVILLE, Fla, March Is.
With the addition of Thomas A.
Edison as honorary vice-president
of the Florida Identification and
Forestry Society, a long list of
notable state workers has been
made public as the Independents
of the organizations
Mr.. Edison, in letter to the
secretary of the society, accepted
the Office of honorary vice-presi-
dent to which he was elected by
the board of directors, and pledg-
ed his support to the carrying on
of the work of the members.
The list of honorary vice.
presidents besides Mr.. Edison are
Governor John w. Martin, Con-
gresham r. A. Green; Cary A.
Hardee, ex-governor. Congress
man II. J. Drpne, Congressman w.
j. Sears; C. D. Haines of Alta
monte Springs, founder of the In
ternational Press Foundation and
a former congressman from New
York; FL. A. Damn, president of the
state chamber of commerce; Rev.
A. E. Barnett, L. A. Bize, Tampa j;
w. F. Coachman, Jacksonville; r.
d. Forbes, director southern forest
experiment station, U. S. depart
ment of agriculture; and w. r.
Kenan, Jr., president of the Flor
ida East Coast Railroad.
). Karl Lehman, Orlando, chair.
man Identification committee
state chamber of commerce; ]. E.
Mattocks, George e. Merrick,
Coral Gables; j. C. Pace, Willis B..
Powell, secretary of Sarasota
chamber of commerce; United
States Senator Park Trammell,
Mrs. A. B. Whitman, chairman
conservation committee state fed
Grafton women's clubs.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
names of Thirty-six $3.50 persons
will be drawn from the Jury Box
of Monroe County, Florida, on
March 23rd, A. D. 1926, to serve
as Jurors at the Special Term of
the Circuit Court in and for Mon
roe County, Florida, same will be
drawn according to law, in COM
pliance with an order made and
entered by the Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the Twentieth Judi
cial Circuit of the State of Flor
ida.
(SEAL) d. z. Filler,
Clerk Circuit Court, Monroe
County, Florida. mar13
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Increahing in intensity
! and moving on path slight
~ south of east the mild dis
turbance that was over south
ern Illinois yesterday morn
ing is now central off the
coast of North Carolina.
This disturbance was ac-
companied, during the last "a
hours, by rains or SHOWS in
the central Plains States,
and from the Mississippi VAL
ley to the Atlantic coast ex-
cept the south Atlantic coastal
plain. At the time of OBJ
servation, 8 q. M, it was
showing at Atlanta.
Following the disturbance
is an area of strong high
pressure with its crest over
Nebraska and Iowa and
carrying colder weather. Ex-
cept North Dakota where it
is considerably warmer, and
the immediate south Atlantic
and Gulf coasts where tenn
peratures have risen slightly,
temperatures have fallen from
the Rocky Mountain plateau
to the Atlantic coast,
especially over the southern
portion of the Lake region,
Ohio Valley, middle Mississ-
ippi Valley and central
Plains States where it is 10
to Is degrees colder. The
weather is decidedly colder
than the seasonal over the
entire country east of the
Rocky Mountain plateau.
Fl. B. BOYER,
Official in Charge. !