Show MADE EXCHANGE OF SWORDS officer in havana was wag not to be outdone in courtesy by any cuban j maj E ormande rower power united states army says the most embarrassing moment of his army life was in havana when he be was a lieutenant in 1898 1808 the united states had just taken control 0 of cuba and lieutenant power ower was sent to havana to see about taking over some property while in a restaurant he saw four cuban officers immaculately garbed to true latin manner they rose bowed ceremoniously and invited him 16 ito sit at their table sir said one of tho the officers als ing it gives us the honor very dis i to have an american officer join us to have the tee valiant amerl wins Qs in control of our country my 1 Is so great that I 1 beg of you to ito give me the honor of accepting my sword with that he whipped out his beautiful toledo blade made of a steel X the like of which no american ever possessed assessed oss essed As the young american awkwardly waw ardly waited the cuban stuck the he point of his toledo blade la in the center of the table bent it double I 1 and as it whipped back into shape gra handed it to power feeling it up to him to do some hang gracious lieutenant power begged the cuban accept his sword to establish relations further with that he whipped out his 10 blade bought pom a department store on the east side elde of new york imitating the cu ban he stuck the point in the middle of the table bent it double and it stayed bent I 1 without a tremor lieutenant power calmly handed the blade now bent like jike a pretzel to the cuban and made him a sweeping bow prom from the am ADI aroc new official newspaper of the tA american merican army of occupation |