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Show Effort to "Pin Down" President a Failure Nicholas Murray Butler's attempt to "smoke out" President Coolidge on a third term did not succeed, but did revive i story told last summer while Mr. Coolidge was at the White Pine camp In the Adirondacks. According to the gossips the President Presi-dent was out on one of the lakes fishing fish-ing when the sky became overcast. The boatman remarked that the dark clouds indicated rain. Mr. Coolidge made no comment. After a while the sky grew blacker and the boatman again remarked that he guessed It was going to rain. Still Mr. Coolidge was silent. Then came the distant roar of thunder. thun-der. A sharp flash of lightning was followed by another sharp peal of thunder. Rain began to fall. "WeH." Eaid the President's companion, ques-tioningly, ques-tioningly, "I guess we're going to get that shower." The President looked nt him and demanded sharply: "What are you trying to do, pin me down?" Los Angeles An-geles Times. |