The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-07-06

and said that while the government
would do all it could, the public must
help as best 1t can.
In Utah Mr.. Harding talked Of the
economies in government operation
during his administration. and prom
Used still further reductions. He called
attention to the fact that at the same
time the cost of state and local gov
ernments is steadily increasing. In
1922 the state and local taxes were
60 per cent of all taxes paid.
"A LTHOEGH government agents are
1 \ selling the sealed liquor stores
on foreign vessels almost as fast as
they come to American ports. the' high
officials in Washington have not, at
this writing, made up their minds to
take possession of the ships them
selves and, after violation of the law
is proved. sell them at auction and
turn the proceeds into the treasury.
Such course was considered in
series of conferences, however. and II
it is not adopted 1t will be because Of
reluctance to bring on serious inter-
national disputes and to give the ship
ping lines a chance to determine in
the courts whether they have the
right to bring into American waters
beverage liquors under seals of their
government. If the government does
decide to enforce the ship-seizure
provision of the law. ample notice will
be given.
Speaking at the graduation exer-
cises of the army war college. Secre-
tary of War Weeks announced his
fiat opposition to any plan for using
the army for prohibition work.
James COusens, the new senator
from Michigan. returning from a
tour of Canada. prOphesled that
congress in its next session will
amend the Volstead act to permit the
sale of beer containing not more than
) per cent alcohol. He was quoted
as saying per cent beer was not in
toxicating and no sane person would
maintain it was; and he characterized
the prohibition law, las federal au-
thorities are now attempting to en-
force it," as ridiculous and impossi-
BILE of enforcement"
EFFICACY of the insulin treatment
IL for diabetes, discovered by DR.. E.
G. Bantling of the University of To
ronto, is further proved by the an
nouncement that it has been used
with great success on Robert Lansing.
former secretary of state, and Miss
Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of Secre-
tary of State Hughes. The United
States public health service has care
fully investigated the treatment and
now declares that insulin is to be re-
garded as one of the greatest discOv-
cries of recent years. Doctor Bantling
is to be granted an annuity of $500
by the Canadian government.
THE labor party of Great Britain,
l. which many believe will be in con-
troll of the government before very
long, not only has refused to have any
connection with the Russian bolshev-
lists, but last week, at its annual con-
ference, rejected the application of
the communist party for utilization by
vote of 2.SS0.000 to $4,000. Frank
Hodges declared II would be madness
for those who believed in political
democracy to allow an utilization with
those who declare political democracy
is of no avail.
GOVERNOR WALTON, the rather
" obstreperous executive of Okla.
homa, angered by the arrest on
charges of drunkenness Of two men
carrying commissions as state officers.
declared the rule of the sheriff of
Okmulgee county to be "lawless." pro-
claimed martial law and sent six units
of the National Guard to take charge
of law enforcement there. In four
other counties there have been whip
pings and assaults. attributed to the
XII Klux Khan, and the governor
threatens martial law in those regions
unless these offenses cease Walton
says he is determined to suppress mob
violence in Oklahoma.
MORE regular employment in coal
1NI mining regions and the STABILIZE
ing of production are expected to re-
suit from IN order of the Interstate
commerce commission ahOlishing the
assigned car" rule under which the
railroads have insured a supply of
coal for their own use during fuel sup
ply stringencies and other periods o:
emergency.