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BY STEPHEN LEACOCK.

MONDAY
~ IDING down in the street car
this morning, 1 was greatly
TX disturbed by reading in the
i paper that there Is every
chance of big coal strike. 1t
appears that million miners are
ready to lay down their picks at mid
night at the end OF the week. 1t MADE
me feel cold just to think OF it. My
oyercoat felt so thin as l got on the
car-as If the wind were blowing
through me.
| asked the car conductor II he
thought there would be coal strike
and he said. sure thing" And l
asked the boy who sells me papers
outside the office what he thought
and he said he thought there would
he a strike sure. The janitor thinks
there will be. too.
Meantime nut coal went up 30 cents
ton at noon today. And my coal
man says he won't be responsible that
It won't go up another 50 cents this
evening. | asked him, would he he
responsible that it won't go up a dol
lar: and he said that he would not;
he says he won't guarantee anything;
he thinks the best plan is to keep on
buying coal each time it rises.
noticed in the last evening edition
of the paper that there may be big
strike over in England of the dock
workers and the railway men and the
truck workers: they say it's likely
that the whole Of England viii be
tied up absolutely tight.
TUESDAY
The paper this morning says that
if there is coal strike, there will
very likely be a steel strike with 1t.
| Yesterday afternoon. II said, the
prices of pig iron. sheet iron, hoop
iron and bar iron went up a dollar a
ton. They say they went up sympa-
thetically. And later in the day there
was a sympathetic rise in barrel
hoops pit props and tin plate. . d.. j..
Heaven help us,
! felt 50 worried l could hardly eat
supper. don't see why they don t
raise all the wages of all the men who
make hoop and sheet iron and pig
iron. That might stop ii. As it is, il
seems awful.
WEDNESDAY
James. the waiter in my restaurant.
struck this morning. He said il was
an individual strike and had reference
10 William. the waiter at the next
table. James says that il may spread
| 10 Edward and Fred, al the other
tables
l told James that | supposed
would have 10 eat lunch elsewhere
while his strike was on. but he said
he doubted if the rules would allow
me to- He thinks that the rule i
that | have to stop eating until either
he gets together with William or Viii
liam gets together with him.
Meantime Gus. the Colored hoy.
couldn't black my shoes as | came
| out. He said that the rule was
against il. As long az ] am not eat
ing. he says, l cant have a shine. He
said he was sorry for me.
| THURSDAY
Things look little brighter today
about the coal strike. They say
there's nearly a certainty Of the EN-
ployers and the miners getting to-
gether. Oh. my, / hope they do.
At the same time. I noticed in the
evening papers that there is going To
be a strike of the stevedores all over
South America. II they do up goes
the price of meat. ] could hardly
play cards tonight for thinking of
those stevedores. | hope they can
be got together or fixed up some way.
The best way. il seems to me. is
TO raise their wages; but. Of course.
if it's sympathetic strike, that
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l had the worst case OF inhibitions
they had ever operated on in this hos
pital. Isn't that so, Miss Take? she
says to the nurse. and the nurse says
yessindeedie. My. is that so? l says.
Yes. says Mabel, they didn't hardly
think I'd live, and the woman in the
next room didn't live. so you see
was pretty near dead,
And | says my, what a pity, but
what pleasant room you've got
here. dear. you must hurry up and
get well sos you can use the little
token l brought you. And before she
could answer Miss Take had grabbed
the box out of my hand. How lovely.
she says without even opening II. ex-
cuSe me while / go and put them in
water And then she went out and
so did the conversation. for a few
minutes.
/ certainly had a awful time says
Mabel at last. How | ever lived
at all is a miracle. But tell me. how
is George? And | says. I'm afraid
George has a perfectly hopeless case
Of good health. How is Joe. he seemed
in a awful state when he called me
up this morning And Mabel saws
to me. she says. oh dear l am terrible
worried over Joe. she says | sup
pose he won't do thing for II. men
never will until they are absolutely
made to. but I'm really sick with
worry over him. on account he told me
last week that his whole filing svs-
tenn is terribly out OF order,
SO / says we'll now dear you
mustn't worry. YOU must hurry up
and get well. this certainly Is a
pleasant room you got. but I'm gon-
ner get out OF 1t just the very min.
ute the nurse comes back.
Well, the nurse done so pretty
soon. with my hammer in a glass
vase. out of pure, or something, habit
and Mabel says my, how pretty, Out
of ditto. And then | says sorry I
have 10 rush, dear. Ia love to sit
here all day. only l simply can't. I
beat IL for the air, luckily reaching
the public street before anything
caugh nra or / caught ANYTHING.
That evening when Geo. came
home from the Office he caught me
scrubbing the kitchen floor and sing
ing at my work to prove how healthy
l was.
Why. dear, he says. you hadn't
ought to be doing that. had YOU?
How do you feeI-fit? And I saws
lookit here George Jules I never had
f1t in my life, but I'm liable TO
throw one right now if you talk about
symptoms any more. l never intend
to be sick again in my life. saws.
so don't start anything by pouring
Banana Oil upon the already Trou-
bled Waters.
tCopyright. 1926)
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Waterproof Matches.

"NoTHING but soaked matches.
Well have to dry them out be-
fore we can have a fire
This calamity. avoided by the ex
perienced camper or woodsman, VINO
packs his matches carefully in wa.sr-
proof cases, is often suffered by the
amateur. Now Moreland NJ. Dessau,
says Popular Science Monthly, has
come to their rescue with waterproof
matches. They can be dropped into
water without spelling them, he
claims.
The heads are made of rubber latex
mixed with the explosive material, the
whole then being vulcanized.
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thing for minister TO say?
Yours truly,
l. MARBLE
Answer: Next week
THE PERFECT FOOL.
Ed Wynn. as he has often told you. is
one OF the wisest men in the world. He
sees all-he knows all. Do YOU think you
can stump him with any kind of a ques-
ton II you do send it to him in care of
the editor of this paper and watch for his
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10
Fine Distinctions.

Are you a plumber"
NO, I'm a sanitary engineer
You're a reporter, amt your"
NO, I'm a journalist"
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PIenrx of Coal Left.

A CCORDING to estimates, about
Z n one per cent of the bituminous
and 25 per cent of the anthracite coal
resources Of this country have been
mined.
The Washington times., 1926-09-04

Cory Bungalow. Brand neN. a
setting cf beautiful trees: goo6-sised
conveniently arranged rooms and hath:
attIo ana fun water proof basement
h.-w. u. hardwood floors. bulIf-in cabi-
nets and ironing board. large one-
piecs sink. Iinoleun1. walis papered
fully screened. large wooded lot. con.
venlent 20 churches. schools utorss car
ana bis lines; only IS nina " auto
down t6wn ID built. Is sold Is satiefIeS
purchasers. Price only $500: seapens
abs cash payment. balance Ike rent
q real buy ana won't last long. To
Inspect. drive out over Key bridge g.
cherrydaIa. Va. turn south at school
blocks 10 our Development o. phone
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office Lee Highway. TEL clar. 1107.
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The Washington times., 1926-09-04
Times and Herald Offerings Quickly!
They're Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
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The Washington times., 1926-09-04

A sPERIoR shore front bungalow Mt
sacrifice price for immediate sale.
five rooms. two porches. sanitary plumb
ing. good shade. excellent lawns fine
view: rs miles from Washington three
miles from Annapolis: with or without
furniture. as desired. II you have $500
cash, telephone Mr.. Conover. Main 1896,
or call at 800 Bond Bldg.
The Washington times., 1926-09-04
FURNISHED ROOMS


DUPONT CIRCLE, 1927 1fst ST. Large
room. next baths twin beds: .hsk.;
large front room. kltchenette. xSg.
p ST. N. W., 21O--Large room, kitehen.
semi-private bath; porch. TT. 1903.
EYE 81. II. NJ. 1914 fApt. if1--C 3nI.
Portable. near bath, hot water. sitc.:
gentleman
ST. 81. W.. 005--ConnforIahiS rooms &c
reduced rates: convenient To 1epls.
ILLINOIS AVE. N. W. safz--I.arge front
room. suitable for Z private family:
meats oP1lonal. Aoanlg esz4 -.
JEFFERSON ST. n. W. 1230-Near
windowsl. adjoining BATH cleo; h.w.h.
Also garage. IN family of adults.
z ST ~. WI. 1309--Two large. pleasant
rooms: 44-Sh week:
L ST n. W. 1920 Clean, clleerksil.
homeiike fooms; running water cleo.
twin or dnHble beds: reasonable.
LAMONT ST. ". w. t3O43 rooms and
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Nd AVE. NJ ~. 124G--Tllfee rooms,
bath, second floor, electricity, large
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rooms near bath: breakfast optional;
The Washington times., 1926-09-04
MUST BE SOLD BIZ SEPT. II
81 .25nE.A SY TERMS

Near Ballston. new s-room and bath
senlibunga1ow. ami; waterproof cellar,
front porch, 10 BY 28, brick cOlumna.
This property must be seen 70 Be appTe-3
II you are interested 10 homo. don't
fail 70 sec this one.
Ccffman-K line Realty CO., Inc.
Ciar 1864. Open evenings. BnIIston: Va.
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The Washington times., 1926-09-04

Six large rooms. frame dwelling, lot
75xi5O; fruit and shade: good watar
gas and electricity. A bargain ~
$4,000. Easy terms.
s large rooms. bungalow, all improve.
ments: hot.water heat, Fireplace; iat
8Oxl 20; fine location. Best buy Tn the
county for $4,000.
Another good one; lot T5xisS:
rooms and bath. hot-watar heat. gas
ana electricity let Us show you thiS
one II you are looking for real home.
WARNER & MCCORMICK
cherrydala Va. Phone Clar. 1919
Omen Sunday
The Washington times., 1926-09-04

OVeE u 10 49,
1910 Vermont Ave. 8. ". Main 1Ags.
TERRACE APART. 3731 n ST. ~. W.
Fine apta au9 rms. kitehensteo
and bath. IN best location. W q HI
Realty Co, 500 Stewart Bldg. eth and
Evening star., 1926-05-07

his voluntary return to this country
most unlikely. 1t is not by any means
merely matter of succession to a
legacy. which could have been deter
mined quite easily on the other side of
the Atlantic
Need We 60 into that today. Mr..
Harvey?" broke in the president. Il
see that the sender of the CahleGram
expects to be i'm LONDON on or about
the 25th instant. That gives him
plenty of time to appear before the
court If he is delayed by circum-
stances beyond his control and COM
municates with me, | shall certainly
defer the operation of the rule until
after the date fixed originally. namely,
the Goth
If your lordship pleases." said
counsel.
1t is, perhaps. an unavoidable ele-
ment in the administration of the law,
especially in civil cases. that advo-
Gates should apparently remain blind
to all points of view other than their
clients. The judge. of course, re-
stores the balance of equity, but any
one like Panton, who knew nothing of
courts, could hardly fail to assume
that Mr.. Harvey and his myrmidons
were prepared to make him out an
impostor if they possibly could, and
in any event to publish far and wide
the sordid details of his long forgotten
downfall. details which had sunk into
immediate oblivion during the hectic
days of the British advance through
Flanders and Belgium in 1918.
Copyright. 1926 by Louis Tracy
s(Continued tomorrow
Evening star., 1926-05-07
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md. MAY ,ope-
ciaD- At the annual election Of the
Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
the following directors were chosen
DR.. l.. NJ. Christie, James IT. Cissel
Joseph G. Cissel. Donald Clagett. John
J. Dolan, Howard Griffith. Roy NJ.
Heizer, Frank l.. Hewitt, Charles w.
Hopkins. Or. Fl. RI. Hewlett, Maj r.
Brooke Lee- Robert G.. Watson. Ira G.
Whitacre and William p. Wilson,
The directors selected these officers:
President, Frank l.. Hewitt: first vice
president Howard Griffith: second
vice president, DR. l.. NJ Christie: sec
retary. Fred l.. Lutes; treasurer. Ira
&. Whitacre.
Through her attorney. Harold G.
smith Mrs. Lille NJ. Tsurusaki has
filed suit in Circuit Court for an abb
solute divorce from Shire Tsurusakl
Of Washington, charging desertion.
The bill sets forth that the couple
were married in this county on Au-
gust Il. 1921. and that the alleged de
sertion occurred more than three
years ago. No children were born
of the marriage, so the bill states.
The heirs of the late Thomas B
Brookes of Gaithersburg yesterday
sold to George II. Lamar of Rockville.
at public auction, an unimproved lot
Of about an acre on the main street
of Gaithersburg for $4,000.
J. Roger Spates, member of the
Rockville bar, who was elected mayor
at the biennial election Monday, yes
terday subscribed to the oath before
the clerk of the Circuit Court here,
and last evening he administered the
oath to Councilmen j. Paul Burnett.
Joseph l.. Clagett. f. Steadman Pres
colt and II. WorthinCton Talbot, who
were also elected. The board organ
lied by re-electing +. BaChe Albert
town clerk and treas and William
f. Disney baiiff and city engineer.
The meeting of the Republican
women of OntGomery County, sched-
uled TO be held at the home of Mrs.
Walter r. Tuckerman, at Bethesda,
on May ID. with Representative Flor
ence p. Kahn of California as the
principal speaker has been postponed
because of the date conflicting with
that of the meeting of the MontgOm-
cry County Federation of Women's s
Clubs. The date for the meeting will
he announced later by Mrs. Clara
Holmes, president of the countrywide
organization.
THE Belle Of Barcelona was the
title of a play presented by pupils of
the Laytonsville Public School in the
school auditorium. 1t was attended
by a large gathering and was voted
q. success.
Evening star., 1926-05-07
GOVERNMENT APPEALS
IN IMMIGRATION CASE
Officials Would Avoid Considering
Lewis Friedman's Plea to
Bring Daughter Here.

Secretary of State Kellogg has noted
an appeal to the %District Court OF
Appeals, from the decision of Justice
Adolph A. Hoehling of the District
Supreme Court requiring him to con-
slider an application Of Lewis Fried
man of Washington for permission TO
bring his daughter, Rosa Friedman
from Warsaw, Poland, to this country
Secretary Of Labor Davis and w. W.
Husband, commissioners general OF
immigration. who were named as CO.
defendants. also have noted appeals.
Friedman sought to bring his daugh,
ter to this country before she attained
her majority and while she had
preferential quota status and applied,
he SAYS, to the American consul In
Poland for assistance in securing the
necessary papers. He was taken SICK
and on his recovery again sought TO
have his daughters papers visaed, but
she had passed her twenty first birth
day and no longer had the same status
and the consul refused. There was
no record, 1t was claimed, OF ms
earlier application. On his return TO
America, Friedman tried to interest
the State Department but was unable
to get action requiring the Depart
ment of Labor to consider the appli'
cation as If filed at the earlier date.
He then began a suit for mandamus
through Attorneys Peyser and Edelin
and George +. Curtis, and Justice
Hoehling ruled that the Secretary Of
state should direct the Department of
Labor officials TO consider the appli-
cation as made in time before the
girl had lost her status, Assistant
United States Attorney Rover APP
peared for the officials.
Evening star., 1926-05-07
NEW YORK STATE C. OF C.
GIVEN MELLON PORTRAIT
Appreciation Of Secretary's Unself-
ish Public Service Is Voiced in
Presentation Speech.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May IA portrait
of Andrew W Mellon, Secretary of
the Treasur was presented yesterday
10 the Chamber of Commerce of the
State of New York by it's members at
the annual meeting. 1t was given as
a token of appreciation from this
generation of New Workers and as
an inspiration to future generations
of business men to render unselfish
public service.
The portrait. painted by Phillip de
Laszlo, was placed in a gallery con
tanning portraits of Alexander Hamil-
ton. John Sherman and Albert Gala
tin. the only other Secretaries of the
Treasury 80 honored. The presenta
tion was made by committee headed
by James Speyer, who lauded Mr.
Mellon for his services to the country
during the last five years.
Mr.. Mellon, who was present. was
given folder containing the names
Of the 500 members who contributed
to the purchase Of the portrait.
Evening star., 1926-05-07
INSTALLMENT NJ.
The Two Culprits.

y POT was a much more note
worthy parsonage than his mas
ter. That remarkable hound
~ began by being lamentahly sea
sick, but the weakness passed,
and thenceforth he owned the ship
certain regulations were framed for
The control Of dogs on board. but Spot
could not read them, diSdained the
feeble protests of small fry like deck
stewards and quartermastcrS. and
Went straight to the fountain head of
authority by hobnobbing with the
captain. lie was graciously affable
with every lady passenger who
wanted to pat him. He offered a
friendly paw TO all such. and would
fetch and carry an India rubber ball
for any small child who was not
afraid Of him. When he and Panton
Evening star., 1926-05-07
By Louis Tracy
SYNOPSIS.

Jim Par1e. Hudson Bay Companys agent
at Moose Lake is greatly disturbed by a
ncws item in an English paper announcing
the coming marriage of AIlstair Spencer
Parton 10 Eileen Grant and referring so the
prospective bridegroom as the heir presump-
i've of Lord ohan. The noblemaI' 3 only
son. John Brtdgnorth Panton, had disap-
peared some years before. and his death is
about 10 be presumed by law. Parke de-
,ldes to leave Moose Lake and go back to
England.
Arriving at Edmonton. Parks tells Mr..
"sls the temporary head of the Hudson
Ray Compan, that he is John Bridgnorth
ranton.
Maple. Lesies daughter, is sympathetic
listener 10 the tale, and she encourages her
father TO help young Pantou,
IN the meantime, Eileen Grant is married
in London to Allstair PantOn. Immediately
after the. ceremony she learns that John Pan
lou ia alive and is ON his way to England
ia claim an inheritance lett HIM by his aunt.
Lord Oban. John Pantons father, tells
Eileen that his son had been dismissed from
tu" army for cuHardice under fire and drunk.
t''uass and that lac Is unable to forgive him.
John and his dog. Spot start on the long
tuD 10 England.
Continued from Yesterdays StarO
Evening star., 1926-05-07
The Law of the T. Talon

i'm his masters life. 1t need only be
taken for granted that he was housed
and fed. Indeed, on certain unaVold-
able occasions he attended to both
matters for himself
In leaving Glasgow. Panton turned
his back on the road to Oban and
Mallaig. lie hungered for sight of
the moors in the height of Summer.
but thrust aside temptation. His ear
lier rage had seethed down into dull
glow of resentment. a MOOD far more
difficult to placate and something so
remote from his normal characteris
tics that it suggested the action or
corrosive poison on a healthy sub
stance. Perhaps this un-Christian
spirit had been strengthened unduly
by a search of the newspaper files in
the Edinburgh public library. Here
he found two references to himself
The president of the probate division.
whose fairness had already smoothed
the way for the lost heir had sum
moned Mr.. Harvey. X. C., 10 court
and communicated 10 him and to al
whom it might concern the cablegram
received from Athabasca.
Counsel took the news with marked
skepticism. He respectfully sub
mitted to m'lud that the message
might be a fabrication.
"Of course. that is possible agreed
Lord Mountford. In my opinion at
the moment it is perfectly genuine.
However. the sender promises to COM
mumicate again from the port of en-
barkation. | shall let YOU know If he
does So
Panton had duly cabled from Mon
treal and again The Oban Peerage"
figured in the newspapers. This time
Mr.. Harvey was ready for the fray.
'Of course. | need hardly point out
to your lordship that the claimant
must prove his Identity beyond dis
pute," he said There are CirCum-
stances connected with the past life of
John Bridgnorth Panton which render
Evening star., 1926-05-07
HELP-MALE.

NATIONALLY known electri-
cal refrigeration system pre-
sents unusual sales opportunity
big commissions. Interview Mr..
Wentz before 10 and after a
o'clock. 1912 New York ave. NV.
Franklin 1873.
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