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Keeping Up Coal Prices.

Warning is given by the Retail Goa
Merchants Association, now in ses
sion in Washington, that the public
need expect no reduction in Goa
prices during the coming Summer
months. and that if next Fall there
should be a suspension of operations
presumably in the bituminous fields
an acute situation would result
This is not news. Almost immediate
ly upon ending of the anthracite
strike announcement was made that
the customary Spring reduction in
the price of hard coal would not be eff
fective this year.
The public is fully aware that the
price of coal is being kept up and is
satisfied that the coal trade is bending
all it's efforts to the end that the price
shall continue to be kept up What
the public does not know, and would
like very much to know, is why the
price of coal should be so high. In
the absence of any other explanation
which seems reasonable, the public is
convinced that it is being called upon
to pay the costs Of the strike in the
anthracite field and of uneconomic
conditions in the bituminous fields.
So far there has not been produced
any acceptable evidence that it costs
more to produce and market coal to-
day than it cost a year ago. but the
prices of both anthracite and btu.
minous are higher.
If this condition is not the result
of profiteering. if there is any sound
economical reason why coal should
cost more in 1925 than it cost in 1925,
the public would like to know it. The
retail coal merchants have made an
announcement that coal prices are not
to be reduced, but they have not tolG
why they cannot be reduced. If their
hands are clean in the matter. as they
claim they are, they can in no way
better serve their own interests than
by a frank statement which will make
their announcement sound less like a
ukase. Some one is getting the eX-
cess pTOHC represented Dy the nlSner
price of coal. If the retail merchants
are not getting it. or sharing in it,
let them tell where the excess profit
is going.
A plea is made by the retail meP.
chants that the Government should
not interfere with their business. That
plea would meet a much more SYM
pathetic reception from the public and
from legislators if accompanied by
explanations rather than by mandates.
The public wants the Government to
give business a square deal, but it
wants a square deal from business in
return. 1t feels that it is not getting
a square deal in the matter of coal
prices. 1t does not know, and in the
absence of A truthful exposition of
the entire coal situation it has no way
of knowing, whether the fault is with
the retailers, with the mine owners or
with middlemen. What the public
does know at least what it feels, is
that it is being stung, and none of
the smart is taken out Of the sting
by the bald announcement that prices
Of coal are not to be reduced.
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Promoting Navy Morale.

The House takes up as unfinished
business tomorrow the bill supported
by the Navy Department and prac-
tically unanimously recommended by
the naval affairs committee to do away
with the friction that has long existed
between line and staff officers Of the
Navy and to do justice as regards pro-
motion and pay to the staff corps
where promotion has been very much
slower than in the line.
A test vote q week ago showed that
there is overwhelming sentiment in
the House in favor of this measure
and nothing should be allowed to pre-
vent its immediate passage in order
that the Senate may have the meas.
ure in plenty of time to get it worked
through the legislative stages before
Congress adjourns.
1t is the general opinion in the
Navy that the passage of this meas
ure will prove very helpful in build
ing up the morale and in greatly in
creasing the efficiency of the entire
service.
This measure now comes up in the
House after long and careful study
covering period of more than three
years and after mature deliberation
by the committees with specialized
knowledge of naval affairs.
The long-existing misconception
that staff officers do not share the
same risks as officers of the line has
been explained away and it is now
recognized that the staff performs spe-
cialized and essential duties to con.
troll successfully the functions of YES.
sells at sea and of naval establish.
ments ashore and to protect the per.
sonnel from disease and epidemics in
foreign portA ss well as in shore es'
tahlishmentA end as well as TO give
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. If a man or his wife dies, can
the survivor draw upon funds in u
joint bank accounts. NJ. l..
A. A joint bank account unless
especially limited at the time of max
ing the deposit gives to either party
the right to withdraw any or all Of
the funds, and in the case of the
death of one person the other would
be entitled to withdraw the funds.
O. What is the correct meaning of
"carillon"?-M. l.. B.
A. A ''carillon" is the name given
to set of bells so hung and arranged
as to be capable of being played upon
either by manual action or by ma
chinery, as a musical instrument. e.,
so as to give out a regularly COM
posed melody in correct and unvary-
ing time and rhythm in contradistinc-
ton to the wild and irregular music
produced by change ringing on peal
of bells hung to swing in the more
usual manner.
@. Should clusters of lights or single
electric lights be used for street light
ing?-H. l.. p.
A. For important business streets
in cities the most widely favored
method of lighting consists in the use
of single-light ornamental standards
mounted at heights of from IL TO 25
feet and spaced opposite each other
at distances of from 60 to 120 feet.
An increase Of efficiency Is secured by
the use of lamps of 500. 1000. $500
or $500 candlepower instead of 3, a
or ) light clusters.
Q. Does the moon rise and set daily
at the Po1aSp-E r McF
A. The Naval Observatory says that
at either Pole the moon is above the
horizon continuously for about two
weeks, and then below the horizon
continuously for about two weeks. AT
the Arctic and Antarctic circles there
are some years when for a few days
in each month the moon does not set,
and a few days in each month when
ii does not rise; otherwise at these
circles it rises and sets daily. In the
polar regions, during the Winter
months, the moon Is generally above
the horizon when it Is full and below
the horizon when 1t is new, and the
| reverse is the case during the Summer
months.
@. What eight occupations employ
i the most people in this country
j. Fl. E.
A. Farming claims the most work
ers. Then workers are listed in re
| gard to number as clerks, servants
| statesmen and saleswomen, carpenters
| machinists, teachers and coal mine op
| eratives.
q. How fast did the Continental
Glacier come down and how long die
it stay?-J. G.
A The Continental Glacier Travelled
at a rate varying from feet &c
feet day. and occasionally
20 feet. The length Of it's stay
| has not yet been definitely ascertaineC
| by scientists. 1t covered the United
| States as far as northern Pennsyl
vania. Ohio and into Kansas and Ne
| braska.
O. If ball on a putting green /!
] hit and moved by the ball of another
| player playing to the green, can it bt
| replaced?-W. c. s.
A. If hit by an opponents ball. yes
| In match play the replacing of The
ball is optional with the player whose
ball has been moved in medal play i
is mandatory.
| O. Are carborundum sharpenin.
stones mined or pressed?-E. B.
| A. The Bureau of Standards say
that carborundum sharpening stone
are nodded.
| Q. Please name some great me-
who were infidels.-W. D. n.
A AgnOStfcS-Kant MOntaiCne
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williamsburg.

The Presidents speech at Williams
burg on encroachment by the Federal
Government on "the rights and au'
thorities of the States" and on rule by
minorities, must have had a familiar
sound to the spirits Of early Ameri-
cans dwelling in the old town-if
spirits do dwell at Williamsburg. The
President used the word "encroach'
ment," which literally means to croc,
or hook, rights. The epithets which
earlier patriots favored were "tyrant"
and "usurper."
At one end of the main street-call-
ed Duke of Gloucester street after
Queen Anne's eldest son--is a granite
marker with bronze tablets inscribed:
The Old Capitol. Here Patrick
Henry first kindled the flames of the
Revolution by his resolutions and
speech against the Stamp Act, May
$3.50. 1865. Here, March -, 1873.
Dabney Carr offered, and the House of
Burgesses of Virginia unanimously
adopted, the resolutions to appoint a
committee to correspond with similar
committees in the other colonies-the
FIRST step toward the union of the
| States. Here, May Is, 1776. the Con
| vention of Virginia, through resolu-
tions drafted by Edmund Pendieton,
offered by Thomas Nelson, jr., advo'
Gated by Patrick Henry. unanimously
| called on Congress to declare the col
| onies free and independent States,
Here, June IL, 1776, was adopted by
/ i,ray% FOL ynrlr ~
George Mason-the Declaration of
| Rights-the first written constitution
of a free and Independent State ever
written.
On another tablet is inscribed
Members Of the House Of Burgesses
who at the Raleigh Tavern May IS
1859, and May q, IVA. entered into
an association against the importa
ton or purchase Of British manufac
lures" Then follow the names of 149
Virginia patriots.
When the President was at Viii
| liamsburg he probably thought-and
It is a good bet that he was told
that Williamsburg is nearly as old as
Plymouth. 1t was decided in 1899 to
move the capital from James Town to
| a. place seven miles away. Before ii
came to be seat of government ot
| Virginia, after the loss by fire of the
last statehouse at James Town-which
was in October. 16Ss-the place had
prospered under the name of Middle
Plantation-a palisaded town on the
narrow neck between the James and
York rivers and midway between
those rivers. When Middle Plantation
was decided on as the seat of govern
ment a new town was surveyed and
| named in honor of King William
Middle Plantation goes back to about
1882 and white men from James Town
no doubt trod it's site before the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. The
man who patented the land was DR.
John Potts, who was physician and
saw that the site was more wholesome
than James Town.
!. Closely following Dr.. &ottS Wexs
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Byrd's Dramatic Fig hit Made
Profound Impression ON Public

Byrd has scored gloriously" In doing
this the Chicago Daily News feels
| that he undertook what required
| rare pluck to undertake. and also
sound judgment to seize upon favor
able opportunities. To his further
credit the Kansas City Journal places
that fact that while "others who fail
ed had courage, Byrd had that and III
addition the indispensable something.
the magnificent sine qua non.' which
wrested success from the same condi-
tions that overcame his predecessors,
Byrd and his companion, Bennett.
as it appears to the Little Rock Ar
kansas Democrat, "figuratively burn
ing their bridges behind them. made
one grand gamble and Won" for they
made no provision for failure-suC.
cess was their only goal--and. may Il
be said to their everlasting credit. they
got away with il. Americans went
over the top ahead of representatives
of all other nations, as has been the
case in so many other instances" and
the Hartford Times credits it to bold
ness, skill and scientific knowledge" 3"
The New York Worlds tribute to
Byrd is that "the care with which he
had made everything ready in advance
was as important a part of his exploit
as the intrepidity of the final dash"
y X \
Reviewing it as part of the history
Of air exploits. the PaSsaic Daily
Herald states that IAN American was
the first to fly. another the first 10
cross the Atlantic in a seaplane, still
others the first to span the world by
air. The supreme test in this feat,
according to the Utica Observer-Dis-
patch, was that Ito land meant al
most certain death in the wreckage.
or If safe landing were accomplished.
the chances would be against another
take-off r."
Linked with the exploit Of Admira
Peary, the Champaign NewsGazette
makes the flight part of the glorious
record of the United States Navy" To
Byrd himself the Providence journal
pays the tribute of recognizing his per-
severance, as throughout his career
he never abandoned his determine
tion to achieve a name for himself in
the Arctic" The Knoxville Sentinel
recalls that "long before he reached
the Pole, Comdr. Byrd had a notable
record. The annals of the Navy De-
partment," continues the Sentinel,
"show that he has received II cita-
tiOns for services above and beyond
the call of duty, Of the citations
being for acts of personal heroism."
A probable result of the advance
that has been made, as recognized by
the Cincinnati Times-Star. is that
from the air the authentic mapping
of the globe should be completed with
in a reasonable period for. as viewed
by the Salt Lake Deseret-N this
flight "is but the beginning Of active
conquest of hitherto inaccessible re-
gions." The San Bernardino Sun re-
fav 70 nd ~
knowledge which will be derived from
this and other expeditions. and ex
presses the fear that they may also
gather material for international
strife" as it declares that ''out OF the
discoveries are likely to arise con
ficting claims Of national ownership
of territory"
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The seriousness OF the situation at
Warsaw cannot be underestimated.
Differences in language stimulate a
sense Of levity in the minds Of the
uninformed. A list of names unpro-
nounceable by the average reader
hinders seriously clear and rapid
analysis Of conditions which may prove
of world importance. Differences of
vocabulary represent differences of
customs and thought. A universal
language may yet be necessary.
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other land patentees to the site Of, and
land close to. Williamsburg. and
among the names OF those pioneers
are preserved those Of Lieut.. Richard
Popeley, Capt. Robert Higginson. John
Clark, Edward Wyatt. George Wyatt,
Stephen Hamlin. George Lake, Henry
Tyler-an ancestor. Of President
Tyler-and Richard Kempe.
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Pascal, Agrippe, Democrates, Spencer,
Tolstoi, Shakespeare, Socrates. Aris
totle; atheists-Huxley, Epicurus, Pm
I'tagoras. Nietzsche, Lucretius. Hegel,
Shaw, Haeckel, Bentham: deists-Fol-
taire, Descartes. Erasmus.
O. How long and where is the
Speedway of New York City?--A.
j. T.
A. The Speedway extends from the
155th Street viaduct north 3 miles.
It's roadway is 95 feet and total
| widths including sidewalks are from
1875 to 100 feet Nearly 5 years were
spent in building the road and 1t
cost the city s3,000,0o0. Recently
automobiles were permitted the use
| of the Speedway.
O. What. is the two-thirds rule that
the Democrats are talking about now?
| II. w. D.
4. A long ests blished rule Of the
| Democratic party provides that In
| national conventions a candidate to
| be nominated for President must re-
ceive the votes not merely of q ma
| jority, but of two-thirds of the dele
| gates in the convention. A majority
vote dominates in Republican national
conventions, and some prominent
Democrats are now advocating that
their party abrogate the two-thirds
rule.
O. Under the new auction bridge
rules when is a revoke established?--
F. f.
A. Not until the revoking player
| or his partner leads or plays to the
succeeding trick. No revoke penalty
may be claimed after the next en-
suing cut: nor if the revoke occur
| during the last hand of the rubber
after the score has been agreed upon:
| nor if there has been a draw for
| any purpose in connection with the
next rubber.
Q. What is meant by Cheka. a term
! frequently see in articles relating to
| Russia?-M. A. K.
| A. II refers to the secret service Of
| Soviet Russia. The name is formed
| from the initial letters of the Russian
words Chrezvychainaya Komissia.
| @. When was the first wireless COM
| pany organized?-P. O. r.
| A. The first commercial wireless
telegraph company was organized in
England and incorporated in July,
1897.
| Q. When were copper cents or pen
MES first coined in this country
j. J. c.
| A. Vermont was the first state TO
| issue copper cents, granting the
| authority to Ruben Harmon. jr., ~
make money for the state for two
years in June. 1885. In October Of
the same year Connecticut author
lied the coming of 10000 pounds in
copper cents.
Q. In reading about Japan I find
reference to THE Moxa." What is
it?-A. T. F.
A. "The Moxa" is a cure for rheu-
matism. 1t originated with the
Chinese. Small cones of a native cot
ton wool are placed on the skin and
are then ignited. Those of the
Japanese who cling to the older meth
DDS of relieving rheumatic ailments
still resort to this soaring of the skin.
Take advantage Of this free service.
II you are not one Of the thousands
1rhO hare pdtronized the bureau since
its establishment ace aCdnt you TO
start notr. This is q serrtce main
tanned for the benefit Of the readers Of
The Erening Star and 1Ce 1Cunt yOu
to get your share Of benefit from II.
Send your questions to as. Inclose
cents in stamps for return postage.
Address The EreuinO Star Informd-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. HdSkir. di-
rector, Washington, ID. c.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

One form of relief to which the
American farmer is Immediately en-
titled Is an end to the custom of rep
resenting him as a person who chews
a straw, whittles stick and drawls
the hours away in futile illiteracy.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Some arrangement should possibly
be made to relieve the young Chinese
student, Wan. from the necessity OF
regarding being tried for murder as
his life work.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

The glory of reaching the North
Pole is unquestionable. although the
precise practical inducement for the
enterprise must remain more or less
obscure until Science has explained
the human benefits to be attained
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Amundsen finds that even a great
traveller must have his disappoint-
ments. He reached the. North Pole,
but he missed the ice cream festival in
his honor at Nome.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Whenever anybody writes a maga-
zine article about the killing pace of
American politics, Uncle Joe Cannon
and Chauncey Depew permit them
selves a smile, while Elihu Root no
doubt is tempted to take the idea UP
as a matter for serious discussion.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Philadelphia continues to agitate the
subject of beer and light wines in poll
tics, in spite of the fact that Smedley
Butler, the main expert, is absent
from the Jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Settlement relating to matters con.
complete, but Great Britain has at
least taken care of the so-called civil
war" and the alleged revolution"
Evening star., 1926-05-18

There are depressing intimations
that in financing their primary cam
paign the Pennsylvania Republicans
have forgotten their party's devotion
to the principles of economy.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Prophet.
We're bound to have the June day.
In spite of all the chill.
The mocking bird at MONDAY
Sent greetings from the hill.
Faith in your sense unerring
Soon silenced all my doubt.
1 knew that things were stirring
For you to sing about.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

A check to crime might be more
easily secured If plain, decent living
could be rendered as picturesquely in
teresting as reckless law violation.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

From the Fort Wayne News Sentinel.
The early cantaloupe is certain To
be useful for the manufacture OF
couple of ash trays. even II you can't
eat II.
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Evening star., 1926-05-18

Italy halls D'Annunzio as the
worlds greatest. political dramatist
actor
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A Worse State.

From the Lynchburg Advance.
Aw. go ahead and list your prop
erty for taxes! 1t might be worse.
You might have none to list.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

An investigation dealing with past
waste of money frequently causes ap-
prehension of present waste of
money.
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Domes, Human and Others

From the Savannah Press.
College education requires costly
buildings, but it does not seem to
deyelop greater domea than II used -,
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Everybody makes mistakes" said
Uncle Eben. IF you kin persuade
enough people to make do same mis-
take it. turns into q fashion"
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
Ing edition. is delivered hy carriers wtthlr
the cty at 90 cents per month; daily only
% cents per month: sunday only. 20 cents
per month Orders may he sent ny mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Glorious Sacrifice.
MANY a man would be willing to
give his life for his country"
"True," answered Senator Sorghum.
But methods of doing so differ. Too
many of us show an inclination to talk
ourselves to DEATH"
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The Eternal Primitive,

The pushcart plods its patient way
Where motors come and go.
The old hand organ stops to play
In spite Of radio.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
Individualist.

do you enjoy dancing. the Charles.
ton?"
Very much," answered Miss Cay
enne. I'D rather risk stepping on my
own feet than take chances on a clum.
sy partner"
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Sequel.
The cruel war is over;
Our cause long since was won.
AS to investigations,
The fight has just begun.
Jud Tunkins says a man who loves
dumb animals shows a kind disposition
and also caution in selecting friends
who never contradict his opinions.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

OUR DEBl III RANCE. New
York: Published by the Wash
ington Lafayette Institution.
"Our Debt to France" presents one
side of the question about which
there has been so much of divided
opinion and controversy. Here are
seven discussions upon certain fea
lures of our debt to France, given
by professional men and members of
Congress. Under these discussions
the history of French aid to America
at the time of the Revolution is
reviewed in eloquent detail. The
service of Lafayette to this country
is portrayed again in the light of
what both France and this son of
the country did for the young Amer.
lea. Coming forward toward the
nresent, there is projected a picture
of French and American relationship
at the outset of the war and a
statement of our loans to that coun'
try prior to the armistice. The whole
sums to a clear historic statement, to
an equally clear statement of the
financial situation between the two
countries and to unanimous de-
cision as to the ethical obligations
in the case. To be sure, this is
but one side of a matter that has
caused a sharp separation of ideas
within parties and among the people
themselves. And, except for the
spirit Of controversy that now and
then animates one or another of
these assembled champions Of France
In its rights to American support,
the study as a whole constitutes a
complete survey of the conditions
upon which the sentiment of these
advocates of France rests with SO
much Of conviction and impassioned
eloquence. An admirable book for
the study of one side of a pressing
and important question, whose full
content must be a. matter of deep
interest to every patriotic American
jealous for the fair dealing of his
own country toward an old and tried
fyiend, - a..
Evening star., 1926-05-18

"Mulching Days"
Surely, IL some composer wou'