Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-11-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

The State Department is closely
guarding the details Of confidential
inquiry received from the British for
eign office concerning the ability OF
American coal producers to continue
to supply England's present require
ments for American coal For many
months large shipments of coal have
been moving from our Atlantic ports
to England to help out in the extreme
coal shortage there-the result of the
long tie-up in the English mines. The
shipments have gone forward with
little publicity because of the ever
present possibility that the English
trade unions would protest to the
here and seek to have American
miners refuse to mine coal which was
to be used to help "break" the Brit
ish strike. What the English gov
eminent sought in its note to the
State Department was official assur-
ance that the present volume OF coal
shipments could be continued through
the Winter, If the necessity for them
kept up. The State Department re-
ferred the inquiry to the Commerce
Department and has sent back to Lon
don the latter'S facts, figures and fore
casts on the subject. But not word
is obtainable from either department
as to the nature of our reply. Leaders
among American coal operators give
1t as their own opinion that there will
be no dearth Of coal this Winter. both
to supply the American market and
to continue the English shipments.
Will Rogers adventures in Europe
as Ambassador without portfolio"
have now been put in book form under
the alluring title of Letters of Self
Made Diplomat to His President" He
writes on the title page: This collec-
ton Of historical human documents Is
respectfully dedicated to three ladies'
who have the keenest sense of humor
that it has been my good fortune to
encounter. They appreciate jokes
even on their own husbands-Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge, Lady Nancy Aston.
Mrs. Alice Longworth." Washington
observers will approve this tribute.
Speaking of books, 'Ilderim, a Tale
Of Light and Shade" by Marie, Queen
Of Rumania, dedicated to carol, my
big son." is just off the press of an
enterprising New York publisher. got
ten up in an expensive de luxe form
to commemorate" the Queens Ameri-
can tour.
Last weeks meeting Of the PreS1-
dents cabinet was dull affair. Seven
Of the ten cabinet members were alb
sent, all out Of town on the firing
line for the Republican cause. OF the
other three 1t was announced at the
White House as further emphasis of
the duty Of citizens to vote that Sec
rotary Mellon and Secretary of Agri-
culture Jardine were both going home
to vote and that Secretary Kellogg.
who comes from Minnesota, was cast
ing his ballot by mail.
The White House spokesman has
corrected another inaccurate press re-
port. Mrs. Goodhue, Mr.. Coolidge s
mother.in.law, occupies his old home
at Northampton, Mass. He is glad to
have her do so, according to the
spokesman. But the newspapers now
refer to 1t as Mrs. Goodhue's home.
and in so doing convey the impression
that she owns the house. Such Is not
the fact. It may be stated on the
highest authority that Mr.. Coolidge
owns 1t and wants the country to
know it.
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The little Union Church. across the
road from the home Of the late Col.
John c. Coolidge, at Plymouth Notch.
VT, is undergoing extensive repairs,
financed by the generosity of visiting
tourists there in recent Summers. The
old shingle roof on the church, which
Col. John laid himself a generation
ago. Is being replaced, and other reno
vations are in order. The ediflce has
been a mecca for visitors to the Cool
idse birthplace. and a collection box
near the pulpit, labeled donations
for Repairs" has yielded a generous
return.
World War veterans holding
bonus" oficially fermed adjusted
service" certif1cateG win be able TO
borrow next year . the aggregate