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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Suggestions Presented For
Improved Traffic Controls

proper and adjacent areas have cX.
perienced an unusual and. compare
lively recent growth in population
resulting in Increased use OF
streets and highways. There IS ap.
proXimately Is per cent heavier
traffic in Ypsilant now than there
was IN the peace-time year Of 1881
this in spite Of rauoning and cur.
tailed driving
Pedestrian Caution Urged
"The pedestrian situation along
Michigan Avenue I'm the retail dis
trict calls for active measures. '
Mr.. Harfst asserted. There Is no
consistent orderly movement OF
pedestrians at any intersection.
People walk at any and all times,
seemingly with little concern as to
whether the traffic signal is red or
green. Aside from the dangers in
volysd, -thls eorhises drivers and
the question OF pedestrian right-oi
way produces a constant turmoil.
Pedestrians should be taught to
use the crosswalks al the proper
times. II Is possible that auxiliary
police could be used at principa
intersections during busy periods
10 accomplish this result"
Automobile 1lub engineers. IN an
analysis Of the report. had high
praise for the Ypsilanti department
OF police and recommended minor
precautions looking toward better
coordination OF motor and pedes-
trian traffic
Approximately one hundred
stop signs we're cited for re
placement OF improved positioning
to give better visibility and more
effective traffic control Mainten.
ance OF a definite sight distance
was urged. with removal OF shrub
berry IN some instances.
One-way travel on sections OF
Washington and Huron streets Vas
recommended 10 avoid frequent
congestion al the Michigan Avenue
intersections
The report recommended that the
care and maintenance OF traffic de
vices be put under police jurisdic
ton and that the city traffic ordin.
ance. No. l13. be revised to more
clearly define the responsibilities
OF officials.
An important factor in Ypsi
lantrs traffic Improvement. The en-
gineers said. is csta blishment OF an
adequate ofi-street parking pro
gram in view Of the fact that Ypsi
lanti. in common with other cities
that have a highly concentrated
retail business area. does not have
sufficient curb parking space in the
business area or adjacent 10 IL.
Accidents Analysed
In analyzing traffic accident re-
ports. the engineers found that
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Market
Drive Started

Washington. Dec. Inns The
Office OF Price Administration
opened a concerted campaign to
day against the gasoline black
market which has drained millions
Of gallons Of the fuel away from
essential civilian channels in re
cent months.
OPA Administrator Chester
Bowles announced that from one
end Of the country TO another we
are attacking this problem as Wig
orously as our resources will per
nit
1t was disclosed that part OF an
additional 500 investigators to be
added shortly to the OPA staff will
be assigned to policing the gaso.
line rationing program.
. The agencies chief effort will be
directed against dealers who are
participating in black market op
erations by accepting gasoline cou-
pons which are unsigned or which
are counterfeit. The OPA will in
woke little used provision in ra-
tioning regulations to plug this
loophole.
II the coupons which dealers
turn in to their distributors to
replenish supplies do not have
the proper license number on the
face, or II they are counterfeit.
the dealers supply Of gasoline will
be reduced by the amount OF the
Illegal coupons.
Bowles called attention TO the
size of the Gasoline black market
in his weekly radio report TO con.
7umers. He pointed out that the
secret service recently smashed
counterfeitlng rings and recover
ed gasoline ration stamps worth
well over 100 million gallons OF
motor fuel.
The other major source Of black
market gasoline. be said. is rob.
berry. Coupons for 1873 million gal
Ions have been stolen from local
rationing boards. 4 total Of 173
local boards have been robbed
with 80 such thefts reported since
last Sept Is.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Schools Show
Inroads,
Many Absent

Increasing proportions OF the In
nuenza epidemic which has struck
ipsilanti as well az the rest NJ
the country are shown IN attend
ance figures at schools here.
Npsilanu High School and the
elementary grade school have ap-
proximately 20 per cent OF their pu.
pills absent, school officials have
stated. while at Roosevelt High
School the number absent Is est.
mated at about rs per cent Six
patients are In Health Service at
the Normal College stricken with
Influenza. while many more have
been taken TO their homes. Many
students are remaining out OF
classes because OF severe colds.
DR.. Albert Milford, city health
officer. has advised that all posi-
Bile precautions be taken against
contracting the sickness, and states
that any persons who have respira-
tory ailments remain In their
homes. out OF crowds, have plenty
Of rest, drink fluids. and avoid eX-
posure
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Blood AIKEN
Despite Flu

In the midst Of an Influenza cpl.
demic which affected both donors
and workers the donor unit took
Ito pints on Tuesday which. &C.
cording to Captain Ben l. Todd,
VI. d., medical director OF the unit,
was an excellent showing at this
time.
The gallon donors on Tuesday
were tHarold Augustus and Daniel
T. Quirk, the seven times we're
Miss Genevieye Brogan. Miss Rita
Mueller, Ira L. Glow, Mrs. Ernest
Gonyou, Mrs. Gordon Harrington,
Carl Helzerman Miss Minnie Light.
owler. Mrs. Edith Nicholl. Miss Lii.
liam Shoemaker. James Waite and
Thurman Walters.
The six time donors were Miss
Naomi Cox. Otto Kress. Robert Lee
Ben Vanden Belt. and James Wynn.
Miss Estabrook Rankin is chair.
man OF the program assisted by
Mrs. j. L. Houck. chairman Of Do
nor and Nurse Aides. and the reg
istrars. Mrs. ID. B. South and Mrs
l.. W. Mitchell. Miss Edith Steere
helped with registering.
The Donor Aides for the day were
Mesdames L. A. Butler. Fred ia
cobs. ]. VI. Brown. Benjamin Park.
er, Fred Wolter. c. VI. Power. j.
a. Henneke. William Renton. Rob
ert Schrepper Lloyd Barnes and
Clarence Bottomley.
The Nurse Aides we're Mesdames
Edgar Waugh. Harvey Mesic. Ed.
win c. Lane, A. Himmelspach. Glen
Nealand. These were assisted By
three high school girls from the
Public Health Nursing class. Miss
Alice Groosbeck. Miss Normamae
Faulkner. and Miss Adrienne Pepin.
The SIS for use by the canteen
was donated by the Ladies' Liter.
airy Club and the lunch was planned
and served by the Canteen Corps
Mrs. Libby King. Mrs. Graeme Con
rad. Mrs. Lorenz kisor and Miss
Marie Arnet assisted by the can.
teen Aides. Mesdsmes Paul Burrell,
Ross X. Bower, Francis Wright
Fred Greenstreet, Stanley Rose,
Earl Hancox. VI. J. Lewis. The No
tor Corps on duty we're Mrs. vii
liam Wilcox. Mrs. Donald J. Loyett
Mrs. G. Mennen Williams. Miss
Mary Crosby. and Mrs. Harriet Bat
terson. The Unit vas '3adc3 ul
loaded by the Yrsilanu Fire De.
partment.
Miss Rankin announces that the
next Blood Donor date will he Tues
day February h, from ? TO o.
clock.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
on
Asked

Washington, Dec. l5-UP-Farm
senators pressed for a showdown
vote on subsidies in the Senate
Banking and Currency COMMITTEES
today as Chairman William u.
Davis OF the War Labor Board a.
serted that abandonment OF food
subsidies would be the first at ~
a national tragedy
Spurning attempts to reach a
compromise the farm group whip
ped up its forces in hopes OF push
ing through the committee the bill
extending the Commodity Credit
Corporation but banning subsidies
after Jan. J.
It was believed. however, that
Sens. Robert A. Taft. r.. O., and
Joseph e. Ball. r.. MINI. two mem.
.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

Doubled capacity ard more safety
for lraffic on Michigan Avenue
were promised to Ypsilanti Tues
day night in a plan submitted to
Mayor Ross X. Bower, city council
men. the police department. and
civic leaders. at a meeting in Hotel
Huron, by Richard Harfst. general
manager Of the Automobile Club OF
Michigan.
Pointing out that nearly half OF
all Ypsilanti's traffic accidents oc-
cur on Michigan Avenue, Mr..
Harfst urged concentration OF safe
ty measures upon this main thor
oughfsre recommendations for i'm
provement OF travel conditions on
the street included:
I. A flexible timing system for
progressive movement between
Park and Adams Streets to effect
speed control and ITO eliminate
some OF the present wasteful stops
.. Brighter signal lamps.
3. Additional supplementary sig
mails in the business district
4. Pedestrian Wait" signal
faces.
>. Removal OF the signal at Huron
to River Street TO avoid stopping
cars on the grade.
The recommendations were part
OF a 42-page survey made on the
request Of city officials and based
upon studies by Automobile Club
traffic engineers covering year
OF traffic experiences. The report
was submitted at dinner meeting
Of city officials and civic leaders st
the Huron Hotel.
Traffic in Ypsilanti Il complI-
Gated by the city's location as
link in the critical transportation of
the nations war materials Mr.
Harfst said ain addition the city
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Income Taxes
Not Likely to
be Increased

Washington, Dec. 15-lNS- The
Senate Finance Committee gave
Treasury officials a last chance to-
day to plead for a stiff increase n
individual income taxes but mem
bers freely predicted the plea will
be rejected.
General Counsel Randolph Paul
Of the Treasury, with a corps of
experts. was called before the com
nlittee in secret session as Il
sought to complete revision Of the
House-approved two billion, 1879
million dollar tax bill.
Paul was expected also TO as
sail a House provision for integra-
ton of the Victory tax with the
normal income tax, making the
normal tax rate 10 per cent. and
an accompanying minimum tax OF
three per cent.
The minimum levy, which was
framed by members OF the joint
congressional tax committee staff
to avoid letting nine million victory
taxpayers escape taxes. has been
attacked by Paul as confusing and
cumbersome.
Opposition arose to proposal by
Sen. George Cd Ca. committee
chairman, to reduce the taX-free
time for liquor in bonded ware
houses from eight to four years.
George estimated that more than
billion dollars in taxes would be
realized If levies were made ap-
plicable after four years.
Majority Leader Barley how
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

borders. Should they fail,
Kiev itself will be menaced
and the entire course Of the
war in The Ukraine will have
taken a dangerous turn for
the worse.
There were significant in
dications that the Russian
setbacks in the area west Of
Kiev would not be allowed
to develop into a major dis
aster. For one thing, there
was the great victory scored by
Soviet troops In the liberation Of
Cherkassy. last major Nazi strong
hold on the middle Dnieper River.
Seizure Of Cherkassy. which lies
about a hundred miles southeast
Of the Kiev bulge. opens up the
Possibility OF junction between
units Of the second UkrainiEn army
commanded by Gen. ivan s. 10.
new and the first Ukralnian army
OF Gen Nikolai +. Vatutln. Such
a junction would take much OF the
pressure Off Soviet forces In The
region southwest of Kiev and per.
haps free more troops for the fight
against the Germans directly west
OF the ancient city.
Holding Line
Southwest OF Malin, flfty.eight
miles northwest OF kieY on tbe
Kiev-Warsaw railroad, the Russians
appeared TO be shedding their own
In the most critical sector Of the
raging tank and infantry battle Al
Nail assaults in this region were
thrown back with heavy losses and
one Soviet formation alone WAS
credited with killing six hundred
Germans and knocking out eighteen
tanks and self.propelled guns
In the victorious battle for Cher
kassy. capture OF which was cele'
brated by q tvelye-gun salute in
Moscow. six thousand Nazis were
slain and much booty captured. The
Soviet announcement Of the occu'
patton OF Cherkassy belied the GER
mans story that they had oyacual.
ed the town according to plan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Moslenns to
Have Rights

Algiers Dec. l5-INS-A four
point program designed TO broaden
citizenship and suffrage rights for
Masloms in Algeria to increase
their representation on governing
bodies and generally raise Their.
economic and social status has been
adopted by the French committee
OF National Liberation.
In a rommunlque issued follow
ing a three hour session under the
Craftsmanship OF Gen Charles de
Gaulie. the committee declared
that he policy Of France regard
ing French Moslems Of Algeria is
..L.-Lr -. L.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Renewed Counter Offensive
ofGermans Must be
Smashed
Canadian Troops Closing in
on Ortona; Rain Boys
Down Whole Front


Russian forces west of the ancient Ukranian capital Of
Kev engaged today in what may prove 10 be Of
the most important battles Of the war
II Red Army troops commanded by Gen Nikoai f.
Vaun smash the renewed German counter offensve
which yesterday resulted in the Naz recapture Radon
syl fifty five miles of Kev they will be in position
to resume their own drive to the Polish and Rumanan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Congress Today

tBy Associated Pressl
Senate
Debates conference report on BIZ
to limit war informer damage suits
meets at noon. Eastern war timel.
Interstate Commerce Committee
hears FEC Chairman Fly again on
Wheeler.W hite radio bill 10000 a.
M
House
Routine business meets At noon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

NEW YORK-INS-Wendell Will
kie was awarded today the original
drawing OF the seal to be used by
the Council Against Intolerance In
America in its annual seal Ca
pagin.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
cHRlsIMAs rREEs

Fresh load. nursery grown sue
up. , 10 O.. p y. Nadduy. = &
summit Phone 7I1. Adv. 1918
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER.: Tonight:
Continued Cold

MADRID-INS-Return Of anoth
er Blue division contingent to Spain
from the Russian front was dis
closed today. making a total OF H..
600 Spaniards returned from the
eastern front since the end OF oc-
tober.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15
RUmmAoE SALE

lzaak Walton Bldg. q y. Huron.
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton Society. Friday and Saturday.
10 a. m on. Adv. l2lsS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

Small modern home. Immediate
possession. Easy Terms 2l60 Nc
Kinley ST. Adv. 12l6S'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

PENSACOLA, Fla.-INS 49, The
death OF two naval airmen in a mid
air collision 20 miles northwest Of
the Pensacola air station was an
nounced by the Navy today. The
victims were Ensign Davis Cross
man of Bradenton. Fla. and Ayia-
ton Cadet Ralph Sample OF Shak-
er Heights, o.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

LONDON-INS-Possibility that
the Polish government may join in
the agreement between Czecholo-
vakia and Russia was seen today
as that exiled regime prepared TO
discuss the treaty in detail The
Polish regime win take up the new
~ signed Russo-Czech treaty at a
session scheduled for later today.
Well-lnformed Polish circles hope
that their leaders may confer with
British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden later in the week on the pos
sibllity Of Poland joining in the
agreement
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

WASHINGTON-INS-Pr Production
experts predicted today that the
nations NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will
reach the 9.00s mark this month
and "level off, at a, peak OF nearly
10000 planes a month early next
year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

NEW YORK-INS- The govern
ment trial of six Chicago mobsters
and a Newark labor leader charged
with attempting to blk the movie
industry OF more than sl,000,000
was in recess today in prepare
ton for defense and prosecution
summations tomorrow.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

NEW YORK-AP -- Apparently
convinced that New York nov Is
safe from air attack. the Metropoli-
tan Museum OF Art is returning to
the city scores OF priceless art OBJ
jects stored in a secret war hide
out since Pearl Harbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

See SUBSIDY Page )
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

NEW YORK APP The New
York Times said today in a dis.
patch from cairo that Bulgaria had
officially sent peace feelers" to the
Allied governments lin an effort
to get ou tot war that both the
Bulgarian government and the pop
ulation now realize is lost"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

HOLLYWOOD-INS - Deanna
Durbin, "the girl who wouldn't let
film career interfere with mar.
rage" was hard at work on a pic
ture today while her marriage was
a thing of the past The youthful
actress won an uncontested divorce
yesterday from Vaughn Paul. nav
al lieutenant whom she charged
with keeping her lin constant
state OF depression" through criti-
cism Of her film and radio work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

See TRAFFIC Page ;
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

RIO DE JANEIRO-AP Smash
ing OF a pra-German spy ring was
proclaimed by state police today
with the arrest of eight men and
four women on charges involving
aerial photography of strategic
sites. Two of those arrested were
Brazilians.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

See TAXES-P Page >
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

LONDON-INS - Military and
Civilian medical men today evinced
great interest in the announcement
by Professor f. c. Dodds before
the meeting OF the British Empire
Cancer Campaign, that a probable
cure for one form OF cancer has
been discovered. Dodds, professor
of bio-chemistry at Linden Uni
versity, described the treatment as
being a new drug which he isolated
in 1898 and which Is known as
diethylstilboestrol. taken in the
form of a synthetic chemical pill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

Routine business meets At noon i.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

CAIRO-INS- Americas direc-
tor of econominc operations in the
Middle + ,st, James NJ. Lands, was
reported today to have left for
Washington for consultations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

LONDON-INS - The Italian
Bari radio reported today that
Lieut.. Gen. Mark W. Clark, com
mander of the Allied Fifth Army,
had sent a message to the Italian
high command praislng the be-
havior of Italian troops fighting
with the Fifth Army.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

HARRODSBURG. Ky-AP- AR
Red Cross representative arranged
a survey here today to determin
whether 1t would be necessary to
provide nurses and hospital facili-
ties to assist in combating an out
break of typhoid fever. DR.. J. l..
Tanner, Mercer County health Off
Ger. described the outbreak as an
epidemic, reported two Harrodsburg
residents died yesterday from the
disease and that 43 other persons in
the city OF 1000 we're stricken. He
said three additional cases had been
reported in Mercer County.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

KANSAS CITY,-AP-The body
OF a man identified by the Union
Station masters office as Fats Wal
Ter. widely known negro dance band
leader. was taken from a Santa Fe
eastbound train here early this
morning. The cause OF death was
not Immediately learned. The
Jackson County coroner was sum
moned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06

The War Food Administrators
has asked the wheat flour milleTSs
to increase their production asg
Is per cent this year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
FDR Says Coal To Be Mined;
Lewis Calls A l5-Day Truce

Washington - President Roose-
welt, speaking 20 minutes after
announcement of a 15-day truce
in the coal strike, declared Sun
day night coal will be mined no
matter what any individual
thinks about it" and expressed
hope that every man would be at
work this week as the mines re-
sumo operation under govern
ment control.
Mr.. Roosevelt addressed the ma
ton at 10 p. M, eastern War
Time) after President John L.
Lewis announced at $40 p. m
that the United Mine Workers
policy committee had voted I'M
animously ito restore all mines
to immediate operation for a peri
Cd of Is days beginning Tuesday, .
This period, Lewis said, will be
utilized in cooperation with Fuel
Administrator 1ckes, designated
by President Roosevelt to direct
government operation of the
mines, in working out new wage
contracts to replace those which
have expired in the hard and soft
! coal industries.
The President, not once men
tioning Lewis by name, told the
nation that "the tremendous for
ward movement of the United
States :. must not be hamperec
by any one individual or by the
leaders of any one group here
back home"
Il want to make it clear" the
President said, that every Amer
lean miner who has stopped min
ing cOal-no matter how sincere
his motives, no matter how legiti
mate he may believe his griev
ances to be-every idle miner di
rectly and individually is OBJ
structing our war effort.
A stopping of the coal supply
even for a short time, would in
volve a gamble with the lives O.
American soldiers and sailors anc
the future security of our whoit
Therefore I say to all miners
and to all Americans every.
where, at home and abroad-the
production of coal will not be
stopped"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
Brief OF And World Week

Littlewood, 1000; Arthur Ball
J. E. Roe, Mrs. ]. E. Roe, Vince
Mcclure, J. Carl Francis, Mrs. J
Carl Francis, all ST each.
Mrs. Hattie Waddell, Ray Wad.
dell, Cleve Francis, Miss Lois
Griffitts, John Griffitts, all ST
each.
Bernard B. GRAPHICAL, 1000;
Laura Goss, 100; Kraft Phoenix
Cheese Co., 1000; Levern John
son, 500; J. c. Sanders, Herbert
Bard, Claude Lyalls, Charles
Campbell, all 81 each.
Frank Reeves, 200; Mrs. Leslie
Clark, 100; Mrs. c. M. Dickson,
500; c. M. Dickson, 500; Fleet
wood High School (AdditionaD,
SIS; Mt. Olive Missionary Church,
I'll.
Mrs. w. D. Huffman, Ethel
Lemley, Jackie Sheets, Peak Val
ley School (AdditionaD, Gather
Poe, Walter Little, Mrs. Lola
Bare, Felix Bare, all 100 each;
Lansing Presbyterian Sunday
School, 400.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-05-06
FLEET IS WINNER OF
KENTUCKY DERBY

Churchill Downs, Louisville,
Ky.-The Fleet sailed into port
with the 69th Kentucky Derby,
Saturday, without even getting
up a full head of steam.
Just as was predicted almost
unanimously for this wartime re-
neWal of the ancient turf classic,
Mrs. John D. Hertz's Count Fleet
he has been tagged "The Fleet
or "The Count" ever since he sky
rocketed to turf prominence a
year ago-made a parade of this
renewal of this ancient run for
the roses.
A comparatively slim crowd,
estimated at ''better than 10000
slim compared to the 9O,OOOs
of other years-roared him home
as he did just what he was sup
posed to, in the way he was sup
posed to do. But he didn't need
their roarS, because he took the
lead when he wanted to in this
mile and quarter 'heartbreak-
err" and there wasn't another
galloper in the race with enough
get-up-and-go in his hoofs even
to challenge him.