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THE CLAYTON TRIBUNE, CLAYTON, GEORGIA
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GUIDO VON HORVATH
and dean HOARD
'COPYRIGHT. 1913 "BY W.S.GI1APMAN IN Ut UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN O
cables and move the engineering beats
forward.
He had hardly finished his orders
when another message came that was
trifling, yet It annoyed him. The cruis
ing aeroplanes sent word that a tre
mendous American eagle was ap
proaching from the west. Many re
membered that the eagle had been
seen above Berlin; many of the sea
men predicted disaster. Others laughed
and did not take the news seriously.
The Count von Werdenstein stood
on the bridge of the flagship Empress
Brigitta. Tils powerful glass eagerly
sought the western horizon, searching
the sky for that eagle.
The strange air craft crept nearer,
headed directly for the flagship. The
Ing the paper: "Toll to those who sent
you that 1, Count von Werdenstein,
commander in chief of the navies and
armies of the European confederacy,
will break down all the resistance that
may be before me, and will land and
occupy the countries that you call the
United Republics of America. The
warning that you give me will not bo
considered, neither will your actions
be feared. I am headed for the Amer
ican continent and I will land.”
"This is your final answer, your ex
cellency?”
"It is."
"Please listen to me for a moment,
not as a courier and representative,
but as man to man.
“Not fo very long ago I was your
SYNOPSIS.
For fifty years the continent of North
America had been Isolated from the rest
of the world by the use of Z-rays, a won
derful Invention of Hannibal Prudent.
The Invention had saved the country
from foreign Invasion, and the continent
had been united under one government
with Prudent as president. For half a
■enlury peace and prosperity reigned In
this port of the world. The story opens
with President Prudent critically ill. His
death Is hastened by the receipt of a
tmensage from Count von Werdenstein of
Germany ttint, he has at Inst succeeded In
penetrating the rays. Dying, ho warns
nts daughtc i Aslra that this means a for
eign invasion. He tells her to hurry to
the Island of Clryne, but dies before be
van tell Ule location of Hie place. Astra
Is nominated for the presidency by the
continental party. Napoleon Edison calls
on Astra, Informs her that he was a pu-
jpll of tier father's, and promises to help
|ner. He gives hoi a ring made of a new
sy discovered substance which, he says,
will solve the problem of Hying. Cheval
ier dl Leon appears In Europe. Ho calls
on von Werdenstein and offers him the
Secret of making gold in return for abso-
'lut'O disarmament and peace. The cheval-
hor t» suspected of being an American.
is seized at night and carried off !n
inn areoplane. Astra Is Inaugurated as
president.. She r-eeives a message from
(Edison, whose long silence has worried
her, that tie has been a prisoner for two
inontha on the Island of Helgoland and
has Just escaped. He announces that the
confederated licet of Europe has salted
/or America. He promises to call on her
Wine following night. Countess Itosiny, n
tupy, becomes a prisoner In hope of secur-
Ung Napoleon's secret. She falls in love
(with him. She agrees to .loin him In an
■attempt to escape. 13y the use of lire-
iWork.s he summons a curious flying ma
chine which resembles a monster eagle,
ifle escapes and sends tits message to
Astra. Edison calls on Astra as promised.
He tells her his plans for defense have
been completed, but that he will give full
er details .it his workshop on the Island
or Clryne In the Pacific.
CHAPTER IX.—Continued.
Napoleon bowed, and so the matter
was settled.
The Countess Itositta Rosiny was
led Into the room.
Astra embraced the countess kindly.
“‘Welcome to our continent, my dear
countess.”
Countess Rosiny sobbed. Her heart
■ seemed touched by the kind reception
given her by the representative of the
greatest republic! But though Napo
leon Edison was a scientist, inventor
arid a discoverer, ho could not see into
• the heart of the weak, beautiful wom
an. Had ho known what was going
on within it, he would have acted dif
ferently.
Astra invited the countess to stay
■with her in the Crystal Palace. It
was almost midnight when Napoleon
ileft, assuring Astra that he would call
for her at dieven the next evening.
At the time appointed he was at the
■door with a powerful automobile. As
tra refused to sit In the tonneau of the
machine, so Napoleon assisted her to
t.ho seat beside him at the wheel and
she let her hand rest lightly on his
arm. The big machine ran evenly out
of town, into the suburbs, and turned
Into a big garden that was a natural
forest. The large mansion was desert
ed, but a garage showed signs of life.
A broad stream of light spread out
into the quiet summer night from one
■window. The sound of Napoleon’s
liorti must have been familiar to the
occupant of the building, as the large
tdoor was pushed open In time to let
(the large car enter.
Napoleon stopped the car and as
sisted the President down. Then tak
ing the" arm of a man who openod the
■■door, he said:
"Excellency, allow me to present Mr.
ISantos Duprel, my best, and trusted
comrade.”
The short man bowed with rever-
'■ence.
"Is everything ready?” asked Napo
leon. The little man nodded.
Napoleon opened a door and led his
guest through It; Santos locked tho
kloor of the garage and followed them.
’The room they entered opened sky
ward. A shimmerlqg object, entirely
Tilling the place* gleamed in the star
light. Napoleon led the President up
a few steps. Into a small space that
•was Inclosed, but with something that
•was perfectly transparent, and asked
iSter to sit down on a couch.
“Will you kindly wait hero for a few
moments?" he asked, and he went fur
ther forward. Astra’s eyes became
•used to the dim light; she saw Napo-
Qeon stop before some complicated
mechanism and a steering wheel. San
tos came and closed tho door through
which they had entered the car. Elec
tric sparks flaw from something at
■the front.
“Are you ready?" asked Santos.
“Ready!” was Napoleon's reply as
he turned a lever. Tho machine start
ed upward and two huge wings that
Astra had not noticed before, began to
heat the a'r. She had not experienced
the slightest shock, yet she realized
that they were going up with great
WEAVING THE TURKISH RUG
(Monotonous and Painful Task at
Which Women and Girls
Are Employed.
Carpet weaving is the chief mechan
ical Industry of this region and is a
^recognized business of at least three
■ of the seven cities—Smyrna, Thyattra
.-and Philadelphia. Imagine a large,
ibaro room; in front of us is a great
frame.■ perhaps 20 feet In width; in
front of the frame .are seated half a
velocity. The machine was practically
noiseless, the only sound being a
whistling murmur caused by the beat
ing wings.
The coolness was perceptible and
Astra wrapped her cloak more closely
about her. Napoleon gave a twist to
the wheel, and with a small light stud
ied his map and the compass.
Santos now took the wheel and Na
poleon sat down opposite tho Presi
dent. He pointed out the different
places as they rushed over them—
Frankfort, Louisville, St. Louis, Wich
ita, Ashland, Santa Fe, Prescott and
Los Angeles—then came the ocean.
Astra sat silent. She had a great
mind and her appreciative qualities
were far above the average.
“The greenish light that you see just
count saw that the under portion of j prisoner, and when I told you that I
tho body was transparent, and that a j W ould escape, you only laughed. I
single man was In it. j escaped, and am standing here before
When the air craft arrived about
proof that I can do what 1
two hundred feet above tho flagship the I gay Count vpn Werdenstein, how will
red, white and blue flag with the stars j you anfiwe r for the mass murder that
was unfurled, and the craft stopped its j you w ;u p e responsible for? We have
flight, resting easily on tho air, lazily | tried to avoid conflict."
moving its wings.
Was it the wonderful performance
which had thrilled the seamen, or was
it an intended cheer? Nobody knows,
but all those wno could see the eagle
shouted n huzza. Only one man bit
his lips nervously, the Count von Wer-
denstein.
The American flag saluted tho cheer
ing men, then a white flag of truce ap
peared beside it.
“I bring the greetings of the people
of tho American continent, and want
to communicate with the commander
in chief,” came a clear, strong voice
to the ears of the men on the fiagBhip.
The generalissimus waved his hand
| "You speak as if a mighty army and
j navy were at your elbow! What can
| you, a single man, do against the force
| back of me?”
] "Then you will not believe me, will
j not. hoed the warning I give you?
| Couut, look into your own heart! I,
! a single man, have the power to send
! you, with all vour force, to the bot-
} tom of the sea. I, alone, plead with
! you lo return to your own land and
I let your armies and navies disband,
j for if you don’t, many will never see
their loved ones again." The couut
was impressed by Napoleon’s sad I ly obtain
voice, but there were many things to j expected
before us is the Island of Ciryne,” said ! toward the eagle. “It you will ascend
Napoleon. ! the observation tower we can converse
UTILE ITEMS OF GEORGIA CITIES
Tallapossa.—R. S. Bonner, who re
sides at Heflin, produced and canned
last year 1,350 cana of tomatoes.
These cans are now being marketed,
for which Mr. Bonner expects to re
ceive $1,350. The work was done
entirely by Mr. Bonner and his fam
ily.
Thomasville.—'The Truckers’ asso
ciation, of Thomas county, was re
cently organized in this county, the
organization huving been effected at
a meeting of truck farmers, who, by
this co-operative method, purpose to
bring their products to a packing
house, have them packed for ship
ping in a proper way, and marketed
to the greatest advantage.
Griffin.—A covered wagon with two
Socialists as passengers attracted con
siderable attention, when it stopped in
front of a bank here. On the canvas
sides were painted "For Socialism.
Socialism Caravan from Coast to
Coast. 2,000,00(1 Votes for Socialism
in 191G.” The men left New York
City, May IS, 1913. Their destination
is San Francisco, they planning to
reach that, city about January 1, 1915.
Cedartowu.—An effort is being
made to establish at Cedartowu a
15,000 spindle mill. C. VV. Bateson
of New York, who has the matter in
charge, proposes to transform the
Josephine and Wahneta knitting
mills into a factory. A number of
local stock subscriptions were recent-
I for this purpose. It is
at. (lie bulk of the money
A few minutes later the aerodromone
settled down in a very large hangar,
but as tho place was dark Astra could
not see tho machine and its outer ap
pearance. Napoleon helped her out
and, showing her his watch, convinced
her that they had made the trip in
three hours; it was eleven o’clock.
“As rapidly as the earth revolves,”
remarked Astra.
Napoleon led Astra into a large,
square building in the center of the
comfortably,” added the voice to him
The great chancellor went toward
tho elevator that carried him up to
the tower, and the eagle descended un
til it was on a level with the cop of
the tower. Opening a side window,
the bird man leaned out and saluted |
the count.
be considered, and, above all else, his j will come from New York
own pride. A thousand deaths would | Lyerly.— Not in many years has
be easier to account for than the fact j s u f .|i :l prolonged drouth occurred in
that he. Count von Werdenstein, m i j auuarv Qs compared with tho pres-
the command of a single man in an ; OM (. Qno Not. a drop of rain lias fal-
odd airship, turned homeward and ]en sin , tho He cond of the present
abandoned the invasion of America. ' month, an 1 the weather is still fair
When he spoke, there was bitterness | au(] lno(ierilt „, y warm Manv of t i,e
in liis voice: j \ V(; n s a tul cisterns are drying up and
"Mr. Edison, something tells mo : |j lf -» \ va ;,, r supply ir getting low. Ev-
"Hcre we meet, face to face, your
excellency!’’
"The Chevalier dl Leon!”
“The chevalier is no more, your
honor; I am Napoleon Edison.”
“Mr. Edison, you are worthy of your
names, both of them.”
“Thank you, sir!” humbly.
“I presume you have come to renew
your offer.”
"The time of offering is gone, your
excellency." Napoleon’s voice was
cold and cutting. The count was sur
prised.
"I have como to your excellency to
deliver the message from the United
American Republics.”
“Yes? I am listening.”
"The navy of tho European confed
eracy entered American waters with
apparent warlike intention and de
stroyed tho first isolation line. The
United Republics took note of this un
lawful action and hence give you
warning that unless the navy under
your personal command is removed
from these waters immediately, the
that you can do ns you say. I know
tile small ■■reeks
j that, yet I will forget it until I arrive , haV(1 stop p e() runnln
| on American shores; I will not hesl- j
! tate for a second, I will go forward
! lo win or die. If there is only one j
! chance in a million, I will try it. No
j shame shall besmirch the name of
j Werdenstein.’
| “I am sorry. Count von Werdenstein,
! but we must defend our country and
liberty. 1 will now remove the flag of
truce and return to America and from
this second on you can consider me
an enemy.”
He closed the window, touched a
lever and with one mighty beat of the
flexible wings tho machine ascended
at least a hundred feet.
The count looked after Napoleon.
His face was pale as he hurriedly de
scended to the bridge.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
“Welcome to Our Continent, My Dear
Countess.”
group. A peculiar odor greeted her
nostrils as she entered. It was not
disagreeable, but reminded her of
some oppressive tropical flower. She '
followed Napoleon into the private lab- ;
oratory.
Hours passed while Napoleon told
the President everything, and the
dawn was breaking as he led her out
Into the air. He led her to the hangar
again and, turning all the electric
lights on, he showed her all the aero-
droinones. "Six In all, and with those I
can fight against the world and win.”
Before Astra could reply, he said:
"And now, your excellency, I would
like to introduce you to tho queen
of this little colony.”
Astra felt faint, but followed Napo
leon as if in a dream.
They went to the nearest cottage.
In the doorway stood a beautiful ma
tron waiting to receive them.
“Mother,” said Napoleon, “let roe In
troduce you to her excellency, tho
President of the United Republics.”
Astra stepped forward and before
Mrs. Edison could utter a word she
embraced and kissed her, then, bow
ing her head on the matron’s bosom,
she wept tears of joy.
Neither spoke. They seemed to un
derstand each other.
CHAPTER X.
Between Z Rays.
Tho general of the confederated Eu
ropean army and navy had arrived on
the scene of action. The first line of
resistance was down, and he believed
tho American continent ready for oc
cupancy. In his official aeroplane he
had hurried to take command.
Shortly after his arrivel tho scout
ing cruiser, Beelzebub, ran Into the
second lino of Z rays and so reported
by wireless to the admiral's ship. The
man of war shook his fist toward the
west: “You will not escape me, nev
ertheless!” lie was angry and gave
hurried orders to lay the necessary
dozen women and girls, whose deft Un
gers fly like lightning as they break
off two or three inches of wool from
bunches of different colors that hang
over their heads.
With Incredible activity they knot
this little piece of yarn to one of the
threads of the web, choosing with mar
velous exactness the right shade to
match the pattern that Is before them.
So rapidly do their fingers move that
one can scarcely follow them, as with
all tho skill and 1 exact precision of a
practiced piano-player they break off
Americans and the Rich.
The United States is perhaps tho
only country in the world in which
money, in itself, carries no public hon-
United Republics of America will cut j or with it, and in which even the most
you off from your resources and make j lavish heaving of coins to tho rabble
prisoners of all the vessels that linger | goes unrewarded. An English Carne-
in the zone where they are at present, j gie would have had a seat in the house
“Twelve hours are given for re- I of lords twenty years ago; a French
treat!” | Rockefeller would have sported tho
The Count von Werdenstein lost his j grand cordon of the Legion of Honor
temper on hearing these words and j before ho ever sported a toupee; a
took them for a personal insult. i German Morgan could never have es-
“Can I see the papers that make you i caped the Red Eagle and privy coun-
the bearer of such an impudent mes- j cil. But in the United States a great
sage?” i fortune is the most effective of all bars
Napoleon moved the wheel a trifle j to public dignity and preferment, and
and the bird slid toward the count, j even to private respect. Our Ryans
who took the sealed package from his | and llarrimans are not idols, but tar-
hand. He broke it open and read: j gets; the one sure way to make a stir
“The bearer, Mr. Napoleon Edison, j in politics is to attack them success-
is the all-powerful representative of j fully.—H. L. Mencken in Smart Set.
the President of the U. R. of A. ’
(Signed) ASTRA PRUDENT,
(Seal) President
The count smiled and said while fold
"Does your son’s new occupation as
an aviator suit him?” “Well, not
down to the ground.”
PICKED THE WRONG NIGHTIE
Waiter's Scheme to Save “Tips” Was
a Good One, but It Failed to
Work Out.
A waiter in a certain cafe has for
sworn nightshirts for pajamas, and
thereby hangs a tale.
This waiter, Hans by name, was for
a long while accustomed to come home
at night with his pockets full of sil
ver, his "tips" for the day, and bis
wife, when ho had fallen asleep, would
raid the silver supply. Hans, of
course, was quite aware of this unkind
proceeding on his wife’s part, but
he said nothing as he racked his Teu
tonic brains for a scheme that would
put an end to this sort of thing.
One night he waited until his spouse
had sunk in slumber. Then he got up,
took all tho silver from his pockets,
crept silently back to bed and tied all
tho money in a corner of his night
shirt. Ho congratulated himself on
his cleverness, figuring that he had
devised a means to stop the raids.
His surprise the next morning may,
and tie the little piece of yarn, reach
for another of a different color, break
It off and knot it, keeping up thiB ex
acting taBk for hours at a time, until
one aches in sympathy with tho tired
hands • that are flying in and out in
front of the great frame.
After a little of the wool has been
knotted to tho web it Is combed out
and cut even with the large Bhears
and then pounded down with a pecu
liar shaped hammer; and yet tho most
that a skillful woman can weave in a
long day’s work is
therefore, be Imagined, when his wifo
addressed him thus:
"Thank you so much, Hans, for the
present..’’
"What present?’’
“Why, all that money tied in my
nightie.”—New York World.
Stoppers for Family Jars.
A bride, upon opening a package re
ceived on her wedding day, was sur
prised to find a dozen or more corks
of various sizes fastened by ribbon
to a large cork. Attached to this was
a card upon which was written:
“Some stoppers for the family jars."
Later the sender was informed that
when the first disagreement arose tho
discussion as to the size of the cork
best fitted to the "jar” caused so
much amusement that tho trouble was
soon forgotten.
Their Places.
"Where did your party have seats at
the theater, Mrs. Malaprop?”
"Some of us went in the mezzotint
boxes and some had to take scats in
tho parokcet.”
inches of carpet two
Christian Herald.
feet wide.—
Astronomical.
That the space between earth and
the stars is occupied with some medi
um that resists the rays of light is the
belief, among others, of the astrono
mers lllrkeland and See, who say that
the whole sky Is suffused with nebu
lous material. Doctor Blrkeland thinks
the matter scattered through the in
terstellar spaces exceeds In mass the
only about ten ■ aggregate of the suns and planet*
nu 1 branches
md are as dry
us in Mie hot summer time.
Tallulah Park.—Tallulah Park, Hab
ersham county. Georgia, the station
on tho T ll in lull Falls railroad, estab
lished for the use of the Appalachian
apple orchards, lias now been made
a postoffice, and Ruble E. Stockton !
has been appointed postmaster. Mr. '
Stockton states that his office will
be ready to open in tho next few I
days. This postoffice was establish- '
ed at the solicitation of Louis B. Ma- !
I ghl and his employees and lias about j
I 150 patrons.
| Gainesville.—Tlio average priee at |
which Hall county land !s returned 1
j per acre is $S.5l, according to some
recent’figures made, hy the Hall coun-
| ty tax assessors. This step, taken j
by the assessors, is in line with the
I agitation for the equalization of tho
i tax rate, and affords an interesting
' as well as necessary basis for further
I action. The average return per acre
j for the Gainesville, district, being 'the
1 highest was found to be $1.0,S. Tho
next highest average return from tho
twenty-one districts of the county is
that made by the Oakwood district,
| which is ■$ 11.11. Polksviile comes
lowest with an average of $5.38 per
acre.
Rome.—Citizens of Menlo, in Chat
tooga county, are planning to secure
the extension of the Rome and North
ern railroad to their city. A project
is already under way to extend the
road to Siihligna. The people of
Menlo will ask that another exten
sion he built for 14 1-2 miles across
the county from Gore, the present
northern terminus of the railroad, to
Menlo, which is a thriving little -town
of 1,200 people, lias hut one railroad,
j the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
| II this connecting link is built be
tween t,he Rome and Northern and
the T., A. G. line, it will mean a new
rail route from Chattanooga to Rome,
and perhaps eventually to Atlanta. ■
Cordele.—’The good housewives of j
Cordele have started a movement for j
a gas plant by laking the matter up I
with the chamber of commerce and ■
insisting that the -mayor and city |
council lend their assistance to the i
movement. Summer weather is most i
too hot, declare the women, for tho
use of the common stove or range
for which wood or coal is used as
fuel, and they insist on having gas
for cooking purposes. The move
ment has already taken on good
form, a committee having been ap
pointed from the chamber of com
merce and the city council to further
it, and it is understood that (he city
fathers are prepared to consider a
good gas franchise.
Lexington.—W. P. Willoughby, a
farm overseerer, living four miles
from this place, who is partially par
alyzed, was attacked by a mad dog
in the yard of liis home and severely
bitten. In some way, while attempt
ing to defend himself as best he
could, Mr. Willoughby was thrown to
the ground and while prostrate and
helpless, on account of not having
the complete use of his limbs, his
arms were being chewed by the dog
when assistance arrived. So badly
was ho bitten that doctors spent the
night at his home administering
treatment.
Rome.—.Self defense will he tho
plea of W C. Baker, who shot
through tho heart Ernest Richards, a
follow workman in the Massachusetts
mills at Lindale. Baker is in the
Floyd county jail, having been cap
tured as he ran from the scene of
the tragedy with a smoking revolver
in his hand by Deputy Sheriff Henry
Donehoo, who happened to be pass
ing. Baker declares that Richards,
who was a younger and larger man
than ho Ih, had been worrying him
for weeks, had fought with him last
Saturday and that last night barred
his homeward path
MSI FREE TOLLS
PRESIDENT HOLDS EXEMPTION
TO AMERICAN COASTWISE VES
SELS VIOLATES TREATY.
THREE COURSES ARE OPEN
Question of Panama Canal Tolls Is -
Subject Discussed About Capi- /
tol in Washington. /
Washington.—How to dispose of tho
Panama canal tolls question was tho
subject uppermost in discussion about
the capital when the attitude of Pres
ident Wilson, outlined to the senate
foreign relations committee, became
public. The president's position was
asserted to be that the provision of
the Panama canal act granting toll
exemption to American vessels is in
violation of the Hay-Pauncefote trea
ty, which proclaims that the canal T
shall be free and open to ail nations
"on terms of entire equality,” and
that "charges of traffic should bo just
and equitable.” j(,;i
Before definite action is taken in -*i-
congress, it was said administration
leaders will await the public state
ment from the president on the ques
tion. President Wilson himself, alter
the conference with the senators, said
he would proclaim liis views "at a
future time."
Three courses are open to congress.
Great Britain, which persist, nth lias
opposed the toll exemption for Ameri
can ships, has offered lo arbitrate tho
question as to its being a violation of
the llay-PauncefOto treaty. The ma
jority In congress, it is believed, oppos
es tliis, maintaining that the United
States should settle the issue for itself.
Another course is to carry into effect, a
resolution submitted by Representative
Adamson, which would suspend, for ,
two years, the operation of the pro
vision exempting American ships from
tlie payment, of tolls. Should this bo
adopted, diplomatic negotiations could
continue in the meantime. The third
proposal is that congress repeal the
free toll provision.
Representative Adamson said that
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce undoubtedly would re
port the free tolls suspension bill to \
the house favorably, but that this; ac
tion would be held up pending defi
nite word from President Wilson. Mr.
Adamson expects the president to com- L
i inunicuto his views to congress soon
in a special message
WHITE TEACHERS BARRED
By Measure Passed by South Carolina
House of Representatives.
Columbia, S. C. -The lower house
of the South Carolina general assem
bly passed to third reading a bill pro
hibiting white people from teaching
in negro schools or negroes in white
schools under penalty of a fine of not
more Ilian $500 or imprisonment for
not exceeding twelve months. The
passage of the measure was ri era-
mended by Governor I’lease in a mes
sage to the general assembly.
The bill was amended to include tho
“intimacy of the races in houses of
ill repute.”
Another amendment provides that
the bill shall not be regarded as p*»-
hibiting the teaching of tho Bible to
negroes.
The measure was passed to third
reading after a hitter fight in which
the chief issue was whether negroes
would he more liable to he taught so
cial equality by teachers of their own
race or by white people. A strenuous
effort was made to exempt Charleston
county from the provisions of the bill.
In Charleston, it was stated, about
fifty white women teach negroes in
the public schools.
Sensational speeches were made,
and at times the discussion became*
most bitter.
In urging the passage of the bill Mr.
Fortner of Spartanburg declared:
"The negroes have their Booker T.
Washington. Let the negroes run
their own business and their schools.”
$25,000 for Cancer Work.
New York.— The New York Homeo
pathic Medical College has been given
$25,000 for research work in cancer,
it was announced. The donor is Lam
bert Suyiiam, who for many years has
been interested in furthering scien
tific investigation along this line.
frobe of Strikes Ordered.
Washington. A sweeping investiga
tion of strike conditions in the coal
fields of Colorado and the copper dis
trict of Michigan was authorized hy
the house. By a vote of 151 to 15
the house adopted the resolution of
Representative Keating of Colorado,
empowering the mines and mining
committee to make inquiry as to con
ditions In Colorado and Michigan in
which the federal government might
ho concerned. Hearings will he con
ducted In the strike regions by a .sub
committee, or sub-committees.
Comber Leaped 380 Feet.
Sun Francisco, Cal.—The highest
seas known on the Pacific coast since
it was charted by the United States
government were recorded. The light
on Trinidad Head, near Eureka, Ca).,
was put out last week by surf that
smashed the thick protecting panes
of glass surrounding it. Trinidad
Head rises 380 feet above the sea level.
The light is perched on a shelf of
rock about half way up, and the lens
is 200 feet above the margin of tho
surf.