The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-05
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Whats The Mater With The Coal Business Banishing The Kings Brother-Light Burns for 32 Years-Afraid of the K. K. K.-150 Husbands Wanted.

One of Bridgeport's churches has scheduled meetings to discuss Whats the Matter with the Coal Business" Amer:ca has the greatest coal deposits in the world. Coal is easy to mine. some of those deposits are only few miles beyond the Connecti- cut border, but it costs more to bring the coal into the state than II costs to bring Welsh coal 5000 miles across the ocean. Fuel ad- ministrators are busy with advice. Mayor Hylan warns the people Of New York City that @ blizzard may bring q crisis The American people are very little frightened and very much resigned Fortu- nateIy in this climate few freeze to death Warm clothing will make up for the absence of heat. but it will not make I'D for the absence or the inteIIigence which ought to make conditions. like this. impossible.
 Prince Andrew, brother of former King Constantine. has been sentenced by q military court to banishment for life and deprivation of his rank. He re- fused to obey orders when the high" command told him to ad- vance against the Turks. Greeks say they would have him shot except that he was a royal figure head, and no real general Being no real general would scarcely hare saved him without the Brit isl protest against the execution. When a man gets into trouble in Europe 1t is a mighty good thing for him if he is a British subect- It is even better for him if he is related to the British royal family. Prince Andrew is related.
 
 In Baltimore a light has been burning thlrry-two years in the vestibule of the old Walters man sion at Mount Vernon. All the ueighbors have wondered why. Some say that a member of the family objected to his daughters marriage and cut her off in his will. and that the light was sup posed to be a token of penitence because of this threat. Others say that the light is to burn as long as a member of the Walters family lives. It is of no conse- quence- A vagary of eccentri- c-ty. Much better to solve the mystery of the firef1y's light so that householders can have a sup ply of very much needed cold light.
 
 Hubert Kenneth Clay, sopho- more at Harvard. said to be a scendant of Henry Clay, received a communication signed K. K. K. which read, You are too fndis- erect. Remain in Cambridge at your peril" The young man leaves college and goes back to Florida What would Henry Clay think of this conduct if he knew of It?
 
 Rafet Pasha is trying to find husbands for 15O girls of the former Sultan's harem. The wo- men range in age from r to S5 years. They are said to be str.k- ingly attractive, religious. faithful and affectiouate. but they are pen uiIess. America Is the place for these young women. Throughout most of Europe they will go un- married unless they can produce the dot" a sum of money which goes with the girl when some man Is willing to marry her. Here such qualities count for more than dowry.
 Governor Blaine of Wisconsin says, that the wealthy who evade their payments are just as bad as bank embezzIers. Not many will agree to that. Tax dodEing Is too common. Talk honest taxes and thousands feel uncom- fortabIe Nevertheless, the pen alties which attach to evasion of the Federal tax by false swearing or fraud. are just about as severe as those which are attached to embezzlement- The difference be tween the two penalties mainly Is, that the one against robbiuE banks Is enforced and the one