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Evening star., 1926-05-24
Baldwin's Stronger Hand.

In the notice which Prime Minister
Baldwin of Great Britain has just
served on the mine owners and strik-
ing coal miners there is to be found
a note of confidence which was lack
ing in earlier efforts of the govern
ment to bring about an adjustment
of the collieries dispute. The reason
calling, and the calling off, of the
general strike British labor played its
trump card-and lost. There no
longer is anything to fear from this
source. and the dispute between the
miners and mine owners can be dealt
with on it's merits. without involve
ment with other lines of industry, ex-
cept in SO far as other industries are
affected by the shortage of fuel
For years the mere threat of gen
eral strike has been an effective club
in the hands Of organized British Ia
hor, and so much success has attended
its welding at times that there has
heen considerable sentiment in the
ranks of American labor for it's inn
portation into this country. Radicals
among American labor leaders have
agitated for the "One Big Union"
which would have such a grip on the
threats of the American people that
demands would have TO be granted
promptly or the nation would be
paralyzed. Now that British labor
has actually made use of the general
strike weapon, and has found that it
was a stuffed club, American labor
leaders of the conservative school of
Samuel Gompers will have less diff
Guilty combating the radicals within
their ranks.
When the British strike was called
of, the government undertook to set
tie the coal strike along certain lines.
Both the miners and mine owners re-
jected the formula which the gov
ernment advanced. Now Premier
Baldwin serves notice on both that
this rejection relieves the govern
ment from the obligations it assumed
in the matter and that 1t becomes
a free agent to employ such meas
ures as may be deemed necessary
to meet the situation. His notification
is accompanied by the warning that
at the end Of the present month the
governments agreement to continue
the subsidy will lapse, and he makes
1t plain that under the circumstances
1t is not likely to be renewed.
The essential point in the govern.
ment's proposal was that both sides
should submit to arbitration. Neither
is willing to do this. But with the
mine owners left without a subsidy
and the miners without the hope of
assistance through a general strike
both may soon come to take more
reasonable view.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
The Poor, Old Pole.
From the Lansing State Journal.

From the Lansing State Journal.
Let us all be frankly sorry for the
North Pole. The Pole is no longer
what it used to be. The Pole not long
ago was a dream by night and a
vision by day, and now look at it. An
airplane may start out, whizz along
a ways, turn and loop about the Pole,
wave it good-by and leave it by its
lonesome.
The North Pole was once the lure
Of the worlds bravest. 1t was a veri-
table monster that lured ships, and
treasure and men to their doom. It
was worth column after column in the
newspapers. The choicest magazines
could not ignore 1t and our greatest
libraries have shelf after shelf de-
voted to it.
But now with airplanes flying about
the North Pole, it is no more than
the inner shrine of your favorite &C.
cret order. Getting there was the
whole thing. Once attained it is moth
ing but a geographical point on the
map. There never was anything worth
while at the Pole. but it was so for
bidding that men gladly gave their
lives to seek It.
Poor, sorry old North Pole-you are
pne of the WQr1ds y haa 6eenA
Evening star., 1926-05-24
The Country Safe.
From the Elmira Star-Gazette.

1t turns out that the statement cir
culated some time ago that the bottom
had fallen out Of the American baby
carriage-or, rather; of the business
of manufacturing American baby car
riages-has no foundation.
Positive statement is made by those
engaged in the business that the
manufacture of baby vehicles has not
declined. On the contrary, that it has
shown increase year by year. and is
still increasing.
Styles in baby carriages have
changed, although babies are the same
democratic, unconcerned, independent
little creatures they have been in all
ages, caring not at all whether clad
in purple and fine linen or a calico
slip, and as happy to ride in a wooden
box cart with mismated wheels as
they would be in an elaborate affair
of rattan, silk upholstery and lace
edgings, with patent shock-absorber
springs and ball-bearing axles.
The modern baby carriage is small
affair, priced reasonably. The gon-
dola or perambulator, which some
times served through three genera.
tions and was a sight to behold and
a horribly inconvenient thing to store
in the front hall, has gone out of gen.
eral use.
1t is true, perhaps, that many babies
are taken out in automobiles, al
though it is a hustling, nervous, dis
turbing sort Of experience to impose
upon the youngsters. But still, they
must have carriages of their own.
What would the little girls in the
neighborhood do if they couldn't bor.
row the Smithers baby and take it
out for an hour or two of a pleasant
afternoon? And what would Mamma
Smithers do If baby didn't go out for
these airings and thus give her op.
portunity to catch up with the house.
work, or perhaps take a much needed
nap?
Baby carriages going out of use!
Nonsense!
Not until babies themselves disap.
pear from the earth.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Q. How many men and women are
there in colleges?-J. r. II. w.
A. There are 334,226 men and 1S7,-
528 women enrolled.
@. At what time of day are fires
most frequent in New York City,
G. A. n.
A. According to a report to the fire
commissioner, there We're in 1925 1877
fires from 6 am. to noon, 1856 fires
from noon to 6 PM, from pm. to
midnight, 7,709 fires. and from mid
night to 6 am, 3,117 fires.
Q. How do airmen keep themselves
warm when flying?-C. r. +.
A. Aviators when flying in high al
titudes wear electrically heated cloth
ing, suits which are wired with bat
teries. These suits are also fur lined.
@. In chess, is Il Stalemate a defeat
or Z, drawn game?-W. A. ].
A. Hoyle says that it is a drawn
game.
@. How long will drowned person
stay under water?-J. :. w.
a. Gas forms in the cavities of the
body, causing it to rise TO the surface
after drowning The length of time a
person VIII SLdN uHutI water rs uc-
pendent upon the individual. Some
times it takes from three DAYS to
two weeks. according to the chemical
content and temperature of the water.
@. How many candlepower are
cast off by the sum-. S.
A. The late Camille Flammarion
stated that photometric measures of
solar light show that it is equivalent
to 1875, 900 900 900 900, ,000,000 wax
candles.
@. Why does foam look white?---
w. A. G..
a. The fact that foam generally
appears white is due to its being
composed of tiny bubbles which re-
fleet the light from their surfaces.
When white light, such as sunlight,
shines upon them. they therefore
naturally appear white.
@. Please name some famous bach
elors of history?-D. A. T.
A. Voltaire, Gibbon. Macaulay,
Cowper, Pope, Gray, Charles Lamb.
Walter Pater, Swinburne. Beethoven,
Leonardo da Vinci. Lord Kitchener,
Cecil Rhodes. Gen. Gordon. William
Pitt. the Younger, and Sir Isaac
Newton.
Q. When was Prairie du Rocher
H.. settled?
A. Prairie du Rocher was founded
about 1922 by a few French families
II was given this name on account
of it's situation at the foot of the
Mississippi bluffs.
@. What were the highest and low
est voting percentages in presidential
electiNns?-W. r.
A. The highest voting percentage
of eligible voters who cast their bal
Evening star., 1926-05-24

The Scopes trial is not yet ended,
but there is no prospect that it will be
revived as a Summer sensation The
chief argument involved has been
going on for many years. and nobody,
once convinced by his personal
thought and reading. has been known
to change his mind.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Fixing salaries Of the new prohibi.
ton officers at dollar a year each for
the additional service would at least
prevent congressional outcry in this
connection against overpaid Govern.
ment workers.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

1t is possible to overdo sensational
publicity. The champagne bath epi.
sode which has attracted SO much
attention suggests no capacity for
picturesque or clever ideas such as
would attract normal patronage to a
box office.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

It is always relief to find an in.
vestigation settling down to an ascer-
tainment of facts and figures. with
less importance attached to the inter-
change Of participants Of their private
opinions Of one another.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
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Evening star., 1926-05-24

Discussion Of naval disarmament
becomes more and more interesting
as matter Of economy as the diff.
Guilty Of financing ordinary operations
of European governments increases.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Political forecasters are compelled
to agree on one point: The voting
public becomes harder to guess with
each passing year.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Many Pennsylvania citizens are in.
clined to regard the recent vote as
confusing, owing to an effort to as.
sumo that it decides so many. ques.
tions at once.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
The Highly Important I.aurh.

IH6 highly 1IHpOICdHC I6ugM.
''That comedian doesn't make me
laugh"
perhaps it isn't his fault. Perhaps
you are holding out on the laugh be.
cause of the importance you attach to
your own critical opinion"
Evening star., 1926-05-24

The fundamentaHsts and the mod.
ernists are still waiting for a practi.
cal demonstration Of the reminder
Blessed are the peacemakers."
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Prohibition enforcement NAV vet be
facilitated to a degree that will pro.
vide dry agent for every bootlegser.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Silence.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
British strike is the first topic ever
discovered on which Barnard Shaw
iosfused totalksr
Evening star., 1926-05-24
True to Title.

From cabarets and Railways
There comes the selfsame chime.
They start tune called Always.
And they play it all the time.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Question for Question

The empty greetings we extend
From quarrel leave us free.
I say, "How are your" and my friend
Says just the same to me.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Strangers.

Strangers.
"It is the nature of true philoso-
pher to despise money"
II can't see that" answered Senator
Sorghum. II never yet knew a first
class philosopher who was we'll enough
acquainted with money to show it any
disrespect."
Jud Tunkins says the man who in
vented the saxophone beat Tom Ed
ison in educating people to get along
without sleep.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

''Good advice" said Uncle Eben, 'is
scarce. Mighty few, people have
enough foh Aeir own personal peedsIa
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Rate by Mail-PayabIe i'm Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.

All Other States and Canada.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
LIVES OF FIFTEEN TOTS SNUFF ED OUT AND TWENTY INJURED AS BlLDING IS TWISTED INTO HANDLING WOOD
SIGHT HoRRoFIES PHYSICIAN
From Across Street Sees Children Hurled Hundred Feet by Wind While He Stands Helpless

LA PLATA, Md, Nov. II. (P)--A
 windstorm which destroyed a school
 house here yesterday killed 15 and
 injured 20 others mostly children. Other houses were blown down Dr. G. D. Heath of the Maryland health department who has offices across the street saw the school house twisted into a mass of splinters and
 closed his eyes to shut out the hor- ror The wind carried some of the children hundred feet. Muriel
 Hardesty, aged 13, said: "The first thing I knew what was happening
 was when the window panes began to clatter Then there as a thunder clap and a roar; the stove began to wabble about the room and then the
 whole building went over. The next knew was when I awoke in hotel.' The storm cut a 50-yard swath. from La Plata to Cedarville, 14 miles
 northeast. Aid and medicines have been rushed to La Plata.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
CITY TEAM ANDH|GH
 SCHOOL WIN GAMES
Good Crowd Turns Out to Witness Two Practice Games at s. A. C..
 Gymnasium

Last night was a great night at the s. A. c. gym for two games of basketball were played off before a good-sized crowd of spectators be- tween the Jesse Lee Home and High School fives, and the Soldiers and City team. The High School and City teams were both victorious, the first winning their game by a score of 2S-6 and the latter 33-23.
 The City team five won their game but, as the score indicates, with little margin considering the lack of prac- tice the Soldier boys have had It is difficult for the members of the team to get away together for prac- tice owing to their various duties, but it is hoped this will be arranged more conveniently shortly.
 Flashes of clever play broke forth occasionally among the ranks of the Soldiers last night, but the superior team work and excellent cage shots of the City quintet halted all on- SIaughts on their hDon
 Seward folks are going to have much enjoyment this winter watching these basketball games gauged by
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11

the interest shown last night, for the balcony rail seats were all occu- pied, the overflow being taken care of on benches placed at one end of the gym floor.
 The Jesse Lee boys put up a rat ting good game against their more experienced opponents, and will un- doubtedly prove to be a formidable team before the season is over. Their team work and basket shooting is seen to be increasing in accuracy with each succeeding game. The High School lads have pretty look ing machine and individual stars.
 The Jesse Lee home boys and trainer are not very we'll known yet, so for the benefit of the fans their names are given: Otto M. Love, centre; Wanker Andre and Charles Nelson, forwards; David Edy and Mickey Hiedel, guards. The regular guards are Alex Conn and Charlie Carlson, but they were not in the lineup last evening owing to poor grades in school during the last month. One of the sub forwards, Andy Peterson, was also out of the game for the same reason.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
WILL NOT REQUEST SENATE TO MODIFY RESERVATIONS AND TERMS ON WHICH AMERICA WOULD ENTER TRIBUNAL
UNMoVED BY EUROPEAN IRE
Favors Conscripton of Wealth as We'll as Man Power to Stamp out Profiteering During War Time

KANSAS CITY, Nov. II. (E)-Pres- ident Coolidge declared that the United States would adhere to the World Court on the basis of the Senate reservations in an address at the dedication of the L0berty me- morial erected in honor of citizens who served in the World war. Cool idge said: While the nations in yolved cannot yet be said to have made final determination, and from the most of them no answer has been received, many of them have indi- cated they are unwilling to concur in the conditions adopted by the reso- lution of the Senate. I do not in- tend to ask the Senate to modify its position I do not think the Sen ate would take favorable action on any such proposal.
 Tt is more and more becoming the conviction of students of ade- uuate defense that in the time of na- tional peril the government should be clothed with authority to call to it's service all of it's man power and all property under such terms and conditions that it may completely avoid making a sacrifice of one and profteer of another Any policy of conscription should be all inclusive and applicable to the entire wealth of the whole nation''
 Speaking of war debts, the Presi- dent said: Moderation is a mutual international obligation" Referring to the unfriendliness of foreign na- tions, President Coolidge said he wanted to "be sure tha the attitude and acts of the American government are right He was willing to in- trust others with a full responsibility for the results of their own be- havior."
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
YUKON DUE ARRIVE TONIGHT

Announcement is made that the s. s. Yukon is due to arrive in port at midnight, tonight, from the South, which is almost full day ahead of any previous time made during the past season for any of the Alaska Steamship company vessels to arrive in port during the past year.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
FALL AND DOHENY PLEAD
 NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11-Former Secretary Fall and Doheny entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the government on the Elk Hills naval oil lease, in the District of Columbia Supreme court.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
DIR. JNo. WITHERsPooN DEAD

SEATTLE, Nov. Il. (P)-Dr. John Witherspoon, formerly head of the government hospital at Noorvik, died Sunday The funeral will be held today.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
VETS TO RESIST voLsTEAD

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. (P)-Sen- ator Edge announced that the sena- torial vets will fight vigorously against the efforts of Andrews to ob- tain re-enactment of bills strength ening the Volstead enforcement law. Anti-prohibition sentiment in the re- ferendums, especially in New York and Illinois, strengthened the vets. There is no concerted scheme adopt de to oppose Andrews.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11
ARMISTICE DAY

In these days when history is being made over- night and recurrent events are treading upon each others heels 1t becomes necessary to segregate out standing episodes, and present them lest we too soon forget their significance. Of those stirring historical epoch which have intermingled in the
 life of the nation three deserve to stand out boldly as an integral part of American life and ambition These are the contest for American independence the plotting of slavery from the nation and the great crusade of American doughboys in Europe to emancipate the world from the thraldom of monar- chial ambitions, and reafirm our national faith in and vindication of democracy
 Today these modern watchdogs of world safety who shed undying glory upon the Stars and Stripes will gather in sentiment if not in person as they did ln the shambes of France and live again those stir ring days when they offered their all in defense of the honor of the nation and the higher moral ethics of the world.
 And these days and those who sheded the eful- gence of nations glory upon sore-strcken world should not be forgotten, nor the boys who carried the standard of liberty to the far places of the earth, not as conquiscadors in search of national pelf, but as crusaders in the cause of right May their glory never dim.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-11

KETCHIKAN, Nov. II. P)-Hali- but, 1850 and g. salmon 28, Is and 8.
The Washington times., 1926-09-25
COPS ENFORCE
WALKER s LAW

With the regulation providing
for pedestrian control at light-con-
trolled intersections enacted by the
District Commissioners. Traffic d.
rector NJ. o. Eldridge and Police
Chief Edwin B. Hesse today began
a study Of the method of enforcing
the new order.
Police officials are now waging
campaign against disobedience of
the traffic lights and it is expected
that after an educational period
strict observance of the signals will
also be required of pedestrians.
Assistant Traffic Director Moller
today ordered the suspension of the
permit of a motorist whom he had
seens drive against the red light.
1t is understood that police will
be stationed at some of the most
important intersections during the
experimental period as they were
in the downtown district. when the
pedestrian control idea was first
tried out.
In Director Eldridge's opinion IL
will not work too great a hardship
on pedestrians to require them to
wait 35 seconds on the curbstone
when traffic is moving across their
path,
The Washington times., 1926-09-25
MISSING GIRL IS
RETURNING

Sally Tennyson returns to i1er
mothers arms today. to kiss her
good morning for the first time
since she ran away from their
home at 4907 Illinois Ave. N. w.
last Saturday.
She returns to find a new heroine
in the house, in the tiny person of
her 5,year-old sister, Muffy."
When Sally's mysterious disappear
ance was worrying her mother
nearly frantic. "Muffy'' said calmly
to Mrs. Tennyson. Mama, If 4 had
a daughter. I'd let her stay in
North Carolina for a while"
Now. Nancy Lee. which Is
t'Muffy's" real name, is the darling
prodigy of the Tennyson household,
but not a soul paid any attention 10
hre ideas on SaIly's disappearanc nee
until yesterday. Then Sally wired
from Raleigh, n. c., II want to
come home"
Overjoyed, her father. mother.
brother and sister sat right down
to find out how "Muffy" had known
where Sally was all the time.
The remembered how the missing
daughter had envied her classmates
who Travelled during the vacation.
And ''Muffy' had been her conf
dante when she planned an Inn
proniptu visit to cousins In North
Carolina.
Mr.. Tennyson went South last
night to bring Sally home.
The Washington times., 1926-09-25
Police Sent on Wild
Goose Chase By
Phone Call

A telephone call to Police
Headquarters today from a
woman who refused to give her
name sent headquarters detec-
tives and police of the Second
precinct hurrying to the scene
of an alleged shooting.
The address given was 1402
Seventh st. N. w. Arriving
there they found that that adj
dress was the site of the 0
Street Market. After a search
of more than an hour they
reached the conclusion that the
call was a hoax.
When the woman called she
stated that one man had just
been shot and that the gun
man was standing nearby at the
time she called.
The Washington times., 1926-09-25
80 DAYS APIECE GIVEN
3 FOR DRUNKENNESS

Wishing to save the lives OF three
men, from whom the arresting Off
Ger said he had taken a quart OF
denatured alcohol, Judge Robert E.
Mattingly. in Police Court today
sent them to jail for 80 days each
to keep them from poisoning them
selves.
The trio admitted they were
drunk on Bladensburg Road and
Twenty.third Street Northeast, when
Policeman j. o. Patton, of the
Sixth Precinct, arrested them.
. The men were James TAYLOR
Joseph Thompson and James Max
we'll.
The Washington times., 1926-09-25
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE

Authorities today began a check
to make sure that every child Of
compulsory school age is properly
enrolled and attending classes.
This work. which is done in the
office of Miss Fay L. Bentley, head
of the department of school atten-
dance, includes a cross check on
the 1852 pupils who have en-
tered public schools this week with
those who were enrolled last June.
The public schools are not the
only ones affected. however, since
all private and parochial schools
are required to make similar re-
ports.
In cases where a pupils re.
peated absence from school is due
to the negligence of parents, court
action will be taken, says Miss
Bentley.
The Washington times., 1926-09-25
lay fire HOUSE
CORNERSTONE

The cornerstone laying cere-
monies at the new Bethesda. Md.
fire engine house at o'clock this
afternoon will be attended by Com
missioner Proctor l.. Doughesty,
Fire Chief George S. Watson, Post
master General Harry S. New and
many other Government officials.
I. The building, constructed at 2.
cost of approximately $4,000. will
house two of the latest type pieces
of fire fighting apparatus which
will afford protection to all the
Bethesda district including many,
nearby towns. 1t is located about
100 yards north Of the Bank of
Bethesda on the old Georgetown
Rockville Pike.
Dedication exercises will be held
at the completion of the building
about December J. The volunteer
departments from Kensington, Rock
vile and Silver Spring, Md. will be
present this afternoon.