Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 29, 1913, Image 2
THE FORT MILL TIMES
NMMwj Every Thureday.
FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA.
See a fly and kill 1,000.000.
Pilgrimages to the summer cottagei
will soon be under way.
The S. R. O. Bklrt may not stay, bu'
the C. O. D. variety we have with ui
always.
If the ham in some restaurants it
cured, the eggs certainly are conva
lescent.
Nowadays it's impossible to tel
whether It's Ignorance or slmpliflei
spelling.
Still, there are aviators who insist
that aeroplanes do not need to b?
made any Bafer.
Many a daughter who can turkej
trot all night in a ball room shies at c
dish rag in the kitchen.
Anyway, the man who is in churct
on Sunday morning 1b not endangering
anybody by Joy riding.
The Boston police have started or
an anti-hatpin crusade. The womei
meditate a sharp resistance.
Chicago girl dropped three Btoriei
and is unhurt. As a boy. If we toll
that many, wo got badly mauled.
Harvard law students plan to giv?
legal advice free to the poor. WI13
add to the tribulations of said poor?
There is one personage at least
whom we can depend on for the uplift
of women. That's the elevator boy.
The old-fashioned woman who usee
to put fresh straw under the parloi
carpet every spring?where is Bhe?
A F*rench savant says that what
women want 1h sun and air Hut most
of them want a few other things be
well.
To make euro that he'll N comfortable
nfter death, a Perth Amboy
man is making his own coffin. It Is
quartered oak, asbestos lined nnd has
threo casters. Why for the asbestos?
An eastern author. It Is Bald, makes
a pood Income by raising mushrooms
In the basement of his house. ThlB
shall not tempt us. however, to make
any remarks concerning "best cellars."
A San Francisco phyRlclan testified
that he held back a bill because he
feared If he presented It his putlent
would die of heart failure. The patient
showed IiIb Ingratitude by dying
anyhow.
That preacher's wife who objected
to his limiting her to eight matches a
duy will remind many men that In
some houses the protest on match extravagance
comes from the other side
of the house.
In Doston a man has left a will In
wnicn lie siaies a spinster (laughter
of forty summers muBt wed nnd have
children In order to receive $300,000,000.
Boston always was noted for Its
loklng propensities.
One man In the west, according to
report, 1h trying to Invent some apparatus
for buttoning women's walsta
up the back in lieu of calling upon
poor hubby to perform tho duty. Why
not use a carpet stretcher?
A Milwaukee physical director in
the schools has said the corset Is a
menace to girls" health and that they
are slowly but surely being ellml
nated. Here's hoping he "stays" witfc
the proposition until the end.
Iteing the husband of a tempera
mental woman of a certain sort might
be classlfled as an extra hazardous
occupation.
Tho customs court has decided thai
a soused herring is a herring. Whlcl
should convince all wives that theli
soused husbands are still men.
French engineer has figured oui
what he terma a feaaible plan foi
reaching the moon, Hotter cross th<
Atlantic ocean in a balloon first.
There Is one drawback. If every
body cleans up his premises the fl;
swatting will not be half so good. Ir
deed, there might be no files at all.
A New York physical culture exper
declares that nervousness will soon b
a thing of the post. Still, each leagu
city can not be sure of winning th
pennant.
Despite the fact that baseball Is th
natlonnl gnmo a fat man can ge
more benefit from 15 minutes of hoj
skip and Jump than from a whole ufi
ernoon on the grand stand.
If living In a flat la degeneratln
enough to prompt people to dra^
cubist pictures, what Is riding 1
street cars?
Mind man of Ixmdoh trims hedfl
better than seeing companions. Tb
feat nppeals strongly to self-shavei
of normal vision.
Tho office boy will often bo mlssln
for the next few months. His list <
excuses are prepared and there Is n
apparent valid reason for not accep
inc them.
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SAVED THEJJMITED
Ralph Walters Also Won Girl He
Loved, and Outwitted
a Miser.
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.
A little incident like the crossing
jf two pins on a railroad track was
the starting point in a new destiny
for Ralph Walters. It was at a little
station where he had been waiting for
: a train for Warburton. The through
train did not Btop. He could hear it
coining now. The local was not due
for an hour. All alone on the bench
outside the depot, he caught sight of
the "through" coining around the
curve. Then, chancing to glance the
| other way, he Bprang to his feet with
a cry of horror.
A little urchin not over six years
old had been placing two pins crosswise
on the outer rail, to make "bcIbi
Bors." A sight of the coming train
startled the youngster. In his trepidation
he slipped over the rail and
rolled directly into the middle of the
road bed.
He was too far away for Ralph to
reach him In time, and the latter 3nw
at a glance that the onrushlng train
would be upon the lad before he could
get clear of the tracks. The young
man knew that on the turn of a mo|
ment hung a precious human life.
His leisure waiting had given him,
from observation, a practical idea of
' the switches. There was one thing
to do, and that quickly. Ralph acted.
He Bprang at a switch and pulled it
over to outer clear. The fast Limited
with a Jerk and a toot swung over to
a Biding, the little boy rolled from
his bed of danger, and, half, frightened
to death, ran from the spot,
screaming out his terror.
There were explanations due the
switched train, Ralph well knew. Refore
he could make them, however,
: something happened that neither he
nor the crew of the Limited had expected.
Around the east curve came
a locomotive with full head of steam
i on; It Hashed on Its way, and Ralph
| realized that soraewhero there were
crossed orders.
The conductor of the Limited came
rushing up to Ralph, hlB face white
and excited. In a word he gathered
an explanation of the motive of
Ralph In switching the train. Then
he dashed Into the station, to tind
the operator away for dinner. He
rushed to the telephone Instrument,
j
Realized That Somewhere There Were
1 , Crossed Orders.
was busy there for two minutes, and
came out swiftly.
t t "Tho biggest thing you will ever
? do," he said in a strained tone, "is
what you've dono in switching our
train."
t | "It waB an Impulse. The sight of
i tho child?" began Ralph, almost apolr
. ogetically.
"If you hadn't," went on tho conductor,
"you cuu guess what might have
1 happened. We had no notice of tho
r special that Just dashed by. Tho ib3
sent operator here was expected to
signal us. Say, you've saved tho Limi
lted!"
' j The switched train stood stalled
y where it had halted. It seemed that
i- the minute the engineer struck the
J siding bo put on tho brakes so
quickly that a connection was brok t
' en. The train hands were trying to
e i adjust this now. The passengers,
e startled and curious, had come from
? the coaches. Ralph observed a group
of them now surrounding tho conductor.
Ho pointed at Ralph, nnd from
e the actions of tho group tho latter
knew that they were discussing him.
' j Ileing a modest young man, he
| walked down the track to find tho
j "scissors" beside it where the wheels
of the great steam giant bad welded
K the two pins. Ralph could not very
" well evade a group which met him.
n They congratulated him on his action
In saving the train. One among them,
a bright-eyed miss, plainly indicated
in her grateful glance that she consldie
ered him something of a hero. When
"? the train was ready to start up, by
chance, it seemed, she found a seat
beside him.
* "That must be a cherished souvenlr,"
she remarked, as she noticed
? the baby scissors in Ralph's hand.
"You may have it, if you like," he
said.
(
"Oh, I shall value It so greatly!
What a story I shall have to tell my
friends concerning it!"
They became quite friendly during
the trip. She told Ralph she was on V
her way to the home of a relative i
who had adopted her, Mr. Morris Delmar,
and she was Lucy Delmar.
In sheer astonishment Ralph
learned this, for Morris Delmar was
his employer. At the terminus he
was separated from the young lady, j
but not until she had shyly asked him
to call Borne evening, that her friend*
might thank the man who had saved
the Limited.
Now, all this was a prelude to a
closer acquaintance, and inside of a
month of an engagement, and that in
its turn, led to a stormy interview ^
with purse-proud Morris Delmar, in you
which he angrily Informed Ralph that for
he was presuming beyond his station, Ja"
might draw what was coming to him. j
and was forbidden ever calling at the ' 1
house again. i for
Ralph had one staunch friend in Wb
the city, hiB dead uncle's lawyer. He j pan
always went to him when in trouble. tra
He went to him now. , res
"Glad you came, right in the nick brl'
of time," declared Walter Moore. "I
was just thinking of Bending for you. ;
to see if you didn't want to go into
business for yourself." 'nK
"That's a fine question to ask!" retorted
Ralph bitterly. "What capital d?11
have I got?" Bes
"Oh, I was thinking of finding the
capital for you," explained Moore, i J?y
"It won't take much. A sure, brisk 8ee
business from the start will provide | the
for the rest. I propose to lease the i
store directly across the street from "
Delmar. and put up a sign reading, the
'Jonathan Walters.'" ' bro
"But that is the name that Mr. Del- but
mar operates under now!" exclaimed tha
Ralph. the
"Precisely?until next Saturday |,
night. After that?no." nil
"Explain that!" gasped the bewildered
Ralph. wh>
"You remember when your uncle nnc
failed, two years ago?" Rra
"Indeed I do," assented Ralph, the
gravely. "I had just come here, ex- j phi
peeling to find a good position in his pic
employ." the
"Well, to satisfy his creditors, he Cer
sold out to this shrewd speculator, jan
Delmar. at a sacrifice. The latter anc
was keen enough to value the good will the
of Jonathan Walters, built up through ato
thirty years' business. That name j an>
was a magnet, so he made your uncle j Bei
sign a contract, agreeing, for himself mu
and his heirs and assigns, not to re- cui
enter business under two years. The anc
two years are up next Saturday." tes
"Well?" vol
"And then, as his heir, you are the for
owner of the trade name, 'Jonathan dill
Walters.' "
"See here, Moore," demurred Ralph, ^
"you are pushing me into a hold-up
game " ! net
"Not at all," laughed the young attorney?"diamond
cut diamond, that's Jn
all. I intend that you shall win that
mue gin you love anu uuiwii liub
gruff bear of a miter. Leave it to (j(,j
me" ph:
The following Monday morning,
Morris Delmar, in mingled rage and ,rb
amazement, stormed into the new {
store having above its door a great Bcj
gilt sign bearing the name of "Jona- for
than Walters." He demanded to
know what it meant. [
Moore told him. Mr. Delmar : 1( p
chewed the bitter cud of chagrin for wa
a short time. Money counted against W(>
pride. I ex(
"Jonathan Walters is certainly a (
good trade name," gently Insinuated ^
the lawyer. | ^
"Yes," acknowledged the moneymaker,
grudgingly. "I guess I'll have
to keep it in the family. Tell young
Walters it's a partnership?and a ~
wedding." b(M
(Copyright. 1913, by W. O. Chapman.) I ba
When Carpenter Swore. '
Fred W. Carpenter, who is now in nni
the diplomatic service, and who was J?!
at one time secretary to President 11 1
Taft, is one of the mildest mannered
men in the world. Wade Ellis of Ohio
tells of the only tl*ie he ever heard
Carpenter break forth into violent ow
talk. ky
In Mr. Taft's first campangn for the I ta*
presidency it had been arranged that wo
ho and Senator Foraker. with whom he wa
had been at variance on several ques- rnE
tlons, should have a friendly meeting. 'n
Immediately after the arrangement so- an
vero charges were published In a news Bel
paper againRt Foraker. I took the pa- l,e|
per to Carpenter and showed him the ?e'
article.
He was all broken up, and I never ro1
saw a man so worried and indignant. pd
After ho had read the story twice, he Ba'
said tensely: ;
"Oh, dear!"
That was the only time I ever heard en
that fellow swear.?Popular Magazine, th<
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Hair Not Right for Learning. fpt
The Devon education committee has I'*1
received an inquiry from the board of to
education concerning a girl who is said BO
to have been refused admission to
school because her hair was not 6:
dressed in pig-tail fnshion. The com- l?l
mittee has decided to leave tho mat- W(
ter with tho local managers. J of
Tho incident happened, it is stated, th
at a little school near Hishopstelgn- ; 1
ton, South. Devon. The medical officer bu
of tho county recently visited the co
school and came to the conclusion that ne
it would bo advantageous to the children's
health to have their hair In
pigtails. Of
All the girls came to the school with Ju
their hair plaited except one girl be- tb
tween ten and twelve years of age,
who insisted on wearing her hair
hanging down her back. She was sent
homo. Day after day she presented BO
herself at the school with the same dr
' result. Meantime she is receiving no to!
' education.?London Mail. 111
telMnONAL
MfSOIOOI
Lesson
E. O. SKMiKHS, Director of Even
liuc Depnrtment. The Moody Bible In
stltute of Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 1.
>SEPH TESTS HIS BRETHREN.
ESSON TEXT?Gen. 44:4-17.
OLDEN TEXT?"Confess therefor
r sins one to another, and pray on
another, that ye may be healed.1
ies 5:16, R. V.
-ast week we beheld Joseph gazin,
the first time upon his brothers
ille we witnessed his joy, at th
tie time we noted another stron;
it of character, viz., that of sell
traint. In that lesson we studie
efly the fear and the suspicion o
guilty brothers and at the clos
left them with feigned merrimen
r their hearts were at unrest) seel
to put on a bold front, if perchanc
ir fears were groundless. It wa
ibtless Joseph's plan to retain pof
sion of his brother Benjamin am
the others go (v. 2). In his presen
and love for his brother Josepl
ms to have forgotten for a momen
aged father.
Gladness Shattered.
As soon as the morning was light,
very earliest possible moment, th
thers departed, and who can sa;
that it was with a Bense of relie
t they were once more well out o
city and on the toad homeward?
. The Plotting, vv. 4-13. Howevei
of their gladness and exultatioi
3 shattered Bwiftly and suddenl;
en Joseph's steward overtook thru
I charged them not only with it
titude, but worse still of purlolnin,
cup of Joseph, who was "even a
iraoh" (v. 18). It is easy for us t
ture the consternation that filler
m when after their protested iunc
ice the cup was discovered in Iler
lin's sack, and with what sham
1 fear they must have retrace
ir Bteps. We cannot read into thi
ry any idea that the brothers ha<
r knowledge of the cup being ii
njamin's sack, and therefore the
st have considered him, upon cii
nstantial evidence, as being guilt)
1 having made such a strong pre
tat ion (v. 9) that they were ir
ved in his guilt. They were, then
e. in a place of great danger an
Ilculty.
Involved In Web.
tgain, as last week, we do no
nk at Joseph's deception and w
?d to remember that divinatio
r. 5, 14) was later strictly forbidde
the law, Deut. 18:t0-12. It is prol
e, however, that Joseph did nc
ictice that art. The profuse sel
ense of these brothers (v. 8) in en
isizing their honesty may, in th
lit of their history, he questione<
e return of the money was more t
>id trouble than because of cor
entious scruples. A proper regar
the events of their former visl
?ht to have cautioned them agairn
lue protestations or any though
s promises in this instance. As
s, they involved themselves in
b from which they were unable t
ricate themselves.
If course the steward knew of the!
locence, but notice how he prolong
ir anxiety by beginning with th
lest and going through each sac
he reaches that of Benjamin (
I. Now it was their turn to ren
ir clothes (v. 13); deception ha
?n practiced upon them even as the
il practiced it upon Jacob.
II. Pleading, vv. 14-17, and the bo
ce or inp cnapier. vv netner or nc
jeph foresaw the result of his plai
emarkable thing happened. Thoug
all probability these men judge
njamln guilty yet they at once d
led to stand by him, both for h
n and for Jacob's sake. They then
revealed the fact that a change ha
ten place or else was beginning i
irk itself out in their lives. Josep
s waiting for them as though in th
tin ho had all the details worked o\
his own mind. Yesterday feastln
d making merry, today with abjee
rvile fear they are on their face
fore Joseph protesting their inn
ace and through the mouth of Juda
uuling for lfenjamin. We need 1
m>mhor thnt if wnu Tiirlfili whn an
tho life of Joseph by advising h
le into slavery, and it was Judu
10 undertook to be responsible f<
njamin when they began this pre
t journey. This is not the last tin
ay were on their faces before J
ph even so the day of co
ssion before our Joseph Is comin
ill, 2:10, 11. They are called upc
give an account of their deeds, eve
must we give an account of o?
wardship and of our acts, 2 Co
10. Judah's plea is a fine bit <
<ie and an appeal to compassion. 11
>rds indicate tLut he knew that a
the difficulties were the outcome i
eir own sin, vv. 1G, 29 and 12:21, 2
Rod always finds out our iniqultic
t blessed is that man whose sin
vered by the "robe of his righteou
ss." This new attitude of thei
sn as voiced by Judah is a remar
lo illustration of what the grace
>d can do in the charncter of a ma
dah's sin, chapter 38, is a typo
at dnnger ever present to God
lildren.
Ono ought to study this entire cha
r in order properly to teach this ic
n. Tho story is one that Is full
amatic power, but do not let tl
lling of ft be so vivid as to exclu<
e fundamental lesson.
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' Representatives' Hall Sue
g UT ASHINGTON.?The new seating
' W arrangement in the representa0
Lives' hall suggests a Roman circus.
g and the sittings of the house may
sometime furnish a Roman holiday.
9 The 435 members sit on benches ar''
ranged In semi-circle, and rising in
0 steps to give all a clear view of the
1 arena In front of the speaker's desk,
c" where the leaders in debate take their
0 places, and conduct thb legislative
9 contests. This new arrangement may
conduce to more orderly consideration
^ of legislation, and it may not. It will,
1 however, centralize the proceedings.
^ and if they become dramatic, with
1 physical contests, it will be easy to
confine the actors to the ring, and
give all the members a better view
than under the old arrangement.
9 Time has been when statesmen on
y the hill used the old argument of
'' physical force and pugilistic skill, and
in most of these instances the dramatic
features were marred by the
*. lack of proper rules to keep the conn
testants in the ring. They had a weaky
ness for fighting anywhere in the hall,
n and with anything that was within
i- reach, and there have been a number
r> ui ouv 11 vumrnva 111v.11 nui c n nucnoru
a by few of the members because there I
o
d
!*. Cannon's Poker Table Is
o
(j T HB last material tie that bound Joa
1 seph O. Cannon to the capital was
J severed the other day when the fur^
niture and furnishings of the house
y at 1014 Vernon avenue, where he
r_ lived for many years, were sold under
t the auctioneer's hammer. A few memy.
bers of confess and a dozen promlnent
society women were present, but
j. most of those who made purchases
jj at the dismantling of the house where
history was made were dealers.
There was a number of relic and
souvenir hunters present. They got
busy, especially when the contents of
0 Mr. Cannon's own room and the lin
brary wert> sold. The library has
n seen many a hard-fought battle at
> draw poker, at which game the "Sage
* of Danville" is reputed to be a genlus.
In this room a sturdy oak table,
around which Mr. Cannon and
? j his friends met at games that were
not political was the object of lively
? bidding. It was knocked down to Dr.
C. M. Beach of Morrow, O., for $1G.
^ The bronze electric lamp in this room
" that was wont to shine alike upon
the full house and the bobtail flush
** brought only $1.25.
A grand piano, with keys yellow and
a
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ir Frenchmen Are Leaders ii
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jj nr HE remarkable advance nufde in
i the science of aviation since OrP*
vllle Wright made the first public
9 Might* in a heavier-than-alr machine
at Fort Myer. Va , In 1908, is the subject
of a statement compiled by the
? war department and just made public.
11 Although the honor of inventing and
utilizing the aeroplane belongs to the
1 I United States, it is disclosed that vlrif?
tually all the advances made in the
t' i utilization of the air machines have
been accomplished by foreign airmen,
j principally Frenchmen.
I In 1909, the records show, the great?
est height attained by a heavier-thanair
machine was 1,450 feet. The mark
19
. now stands at more than 20.000 feet.
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,e Two Toms Are Confusec
on.
I'HOMAS R. MARSHALL, the prog
1 prietor of the Losekam cafe, is a
>n native of Washington.
,n Thomas It Marshall, the vice presijr
dent of the United States, is a native
ir- of Indiana and a Washingtoninn only
of by recent adoption.
i3 These facts have not yet been sufLj]
flclently clarified in the brain of the
0f employes of the Washington postoffice
, who handle the mail of both men. The
,g same thing is true of the men who has
charge of the local office of a certain
l8. express company.
90 The result of this is that the vicejj.
president has been supplied with
0f ' enough rye whisky to last him a year
n i had he an appetite for it worthy of
of one whose birth among the blue grossly
; es entitled him to the designation of
I colonel. Also the wife of the I^osekam
p. I proprietor has sent back to the manu,8.
! facturer a dress which which was deof
| livered to her matked "Value, $150."
The trouble started with the mall.
"Tom" Marshall, the cafe proprietor,
began to receivo mail addressed to
pn
igests a Roman Circus H
van no ring and no rules and no pro;ram.
There have been lights on the
loot with fists, with finger nails, with
:anes and pokers, with books, pens
ind Inkwells, and they have so far ^B
gnored the rules as to engage in hair- ^B
. lllno nncntnMnn O r* A Kit i T1 CT Dili ^^^B
JUlllUK, Dtittituiuft auu
tvlth no Inkwells or pens or books or
?okers lying around, there will be less IV
ibuse of the rules governing fair fight- B
,ng. The speaker can better referee B
Lhe contests, too, as they will be down B
in front of his dqpk. where he can see I
every move made in the ring. I
In 1856 Representative Galusha I
[Jrow of Pennsylvania and Representa
Live Keith of South Carolina had a bitter
controversy, in which the latter
called Grow a "Republican puppy,"
and Grow retorted with "negro
driver." There was a free fight on the
door, and among those wbo became
Involved were Elihu B. Washburn of
Illinois; his brother, Cadwallader ?
Washburn, and Representative Potter
of Wisconsin; Representative Barksdale
of Mlssi8sissippl and several others.
In this Instance passion gave way
to ridicule when Cadwallader Washburn
seized Barksdale by the hair and
lifted the whole poll from a perfectly
bald head. Waving the wig in the
air as a wild Indian might wave a
scalp, Washburn danced about the
floor until the whole house was convulsed
with laughter and the light was
forgotten. Potter was afterward
challenged to mortal combat by one
of the. southern men, and he named
Boston Common as the place for the
duel with clapboards for weapons. The
sense of the ridiculous again spoiled
the seriousness of the quarrel.
AnntinnpH fnr $1R00
w-wvawsawM Wl W WW
discolored from age, was sold for I
$G5 to a dealer who said he bought j
it for speculation. Two leaded glass I
panels that had formerly graced the I
transom over the front door of the |
house were sold for 50 cents apiece. - ^ 1
Mrs. Robert McCormick. wife of the
former ambassador to France, paid ]
$35 for a small painting, evidently i
aged, which, according to a notation
on the buck, had been bought at
Christie's, in Ixmdon, in the early 80s. IHH
Mrs. Ponierene, wife of the senator
from Ohio, and Miss Flora Wilson,
daughter of the former secretary of
agriculture, were among the bidders.
as were Congressman and Mrs. Nolan
of California, Congressman Langley of
Kentucky and former Fish Commlssloner
Mrs. M.
n Navigation of the Air ^
while the heicht nf onm othlnw nvav 1
10,000 has been attained by a dirigible
balloon. The aeroplanes, however,
have demonstrated that they can
rise higher and much more rapidly
than the balloon type of air craft, and
for that reason their efficiency In a
military sense Is regarded as much
greater.
In both speed and duration of
Might the strides since 1909 have been
remarkable. In that year the speed
record was 48 miles an hour, while
the length of time that a machin#
kept in the air was 4 hours and IT
fninutes. The present record for
speed now is 108.9 miles per hour
made by Verdines of Prance, while another
Frenchman, Fourncy, raised the
record for duration Might to 13 hours
and 17 minutes.
Iiusson, still another Frenchman,
also recently established a record for
speed with passengers. With Mve persons
with him in his machine he made
54 miles an hour in sustained Might.
i Tho war department records show
that six jK'rsons have been carried to
j a height of 2,053 feet.
I
i by Mail and Express
i "Hon." Thomas K. Marshall," and postmarked
Indiana. He suBpected that
some friend was trying to play a joke
on him, but investigation established
>hat the postman was the humorist,
and that bis jokes were perpetrated
involuntarily. He had only to open a
letter before the mail trouble was
straightened out. The vice-president's
troubles did not end there, however.
The vice-president, It Is understood,
is not a drinking man. Hut secretly
he received a barrel of a popular
brand of rye whlrky. The vice-presl\lent
is not through explaining the affair
yet.