The New York herald., 1922-03-10
PRINCELY WALLOPS
KEEP BLINK ON EDGE
Secretary-Gcneral McCloskey
Has No Time to Spare for
Egyptology Talks.

Blink McCloskcy, secretary general to
Prince Mohammed Ali Ibrahim. nephew
of Ahmed Fuad. Sultan of Egypt de-
clined yesterday to discuss the political
future of the land OF his employer-or
maybe patron is the word.
Some people" snapped Mr. McClos-
cradle dashes from the Princes telephone
able dashes from the Princes telephone
to the Princes front door, seem to
think / have nothing at all to do ex-
cept explain this here abandonment by
the British Government of the Egyptian
protectorate I'm hired by the Prince
to be a private secretary and I'm just
as private as the Grand Central Ter
minal.
IF i took off the time TO wise you
guys up to all that's been going on IN
Egypt and get into arguments about
this here ABLY Yeghen Pasha, Said Zagh-
lul Pasha and the rest of them COM
mon nationalists. the Princes private ar
fairs would be all balled up and YOU
amt got no idea how a genuine prince
acts when he's sore
Neither would Mr.. McCloskey talk
about the Harvard and University OF
Pennsylvania explorations into the
Anglo Egyptian Soudan and the discov-
cry Of the Denote papyri telling how
Ptolemy Philadelphus, the second Of the
Greek kings of Egypt. paid his soldiers
bonus in non-negotiable promissory
notes.
.'HOundcd by the Press
Good gracious" painted Mr.. McClos-
Key. rushing to the telephone again,
cant prince and his private secretary,
along with his valet and chauffeur and
mechanician, come to America with two
racing cars without being bounded by
the press?"
Mr.. McCloskey. who started life as
Louis Silverman and sold newspapers at
Fourth and Chestnut streets. Philadel
phia, really used the term press" II
was difficult interviewing Mr. McClos-
key because If ii wasn't the telephone il
was the front door OF the Princes suite
that demanded attention. When the
former wasn't ringing the latter was
slamming or being knocked on.
What this outfit needs" observed
the winded AIr. McCloskey. "is b butler
for that damned door. I'm a secretary,
| am not a-but I'm not kicking
They don't come any better than the
Prince. my boss. Twelve years | was
battling around Europe knocking out
lot Of English, French. Belgian and
German buns and taking my medicine
from Bob Scanlon. the big dinge who
knocked me ont in eight rounds, me
being out thirty minutes that time
and from Georges Carpenter, who shook
me down in two rounds I'm 1920, and
from Jack Johnson. who won on points
in ten rounds in Madrid in 1917.
Twelve years OF II until the Prince
comes along with terrible tramp for
a secretary. and i win the job in two
Dit, hat I
can bust his secretary loose from the
job it's mine"
Mr.. McCloskey sat on the Princes
bed rubbing cocoa butter on his two
caulifowered ears. The telephone bell
was ringing and there was loud rapping
on the door.
LET 'em ring and let 'em knock"
snarled the Princes secretary. It's
nothing but reporters anyway and i
they think I'm going 20 give them
song and dance about archaeology,
Egyptology and all that junk they're
wrong. for I amt got time"
And then Mr.. McCloskey ceased rub
bing his ears with cocoa butter and
initiating his enormous chest answered
both telephone and door from where he
sat by believing:
THE Prince amt seeing nobody"
Coincidence or not the telephone bell
ceased 10 ring. IL was observed that
one OF the windows was open and that
may explain IL. Sufficiently aGltated
Mr. McCloskey can make himself heard
II speak seven languages" continued
Blink, English. French, Arabic, fid.
dish. Spanish. German and Portuguese
You need them In this business. Wei
be here a couple Of weeks and then
we're going across country to Holly
wood. The Prince is a movie fan but
there Is nothing TO lot Of this stun
about the Prince going in the pictures.
He don't need 10 work, not with his
pile"
RIMS n Mile IN Underwear.
II is said the Princes personal in
come approximates $4,000 year.
ANY OF you guys who think I'm pull
ing my punches" yelled Mr. McCioskcy
between rounds, 'can come down and
lend q chin any time"
Mr.. McCloskey clouted the Prince
and the Prince clouted Mr. McCloskey.
The Prince finally connected with his
secretary-general's mouth with such
vigor ais TO draw blood The Prince
weighs l6S pounds and Is well set M.
And there's a lot Of you guys saying
I've picked up soft job said Mr..
McCioskey.
The telephone began ringing again ana
somebody was humping on the door
Mr. McCioskey rushed uncertainty tow
ard one and then az the other. Before
either could be answered the Princes
valet informed the secretary general
that the Prince desired Mr.. McCloskeys
presence.
wow you got to CO. said Mr. Nc
Closkey THE Prince and ] are going
out to attend 10 his business affairs.
Come back in about an hour. We won't
be homo until late Tonight
McCioskcy towcd tho Prince to the
Hppodromc last Night where they met
Jack Dempsey after his act. oPth h.a
a chat with the champion.