The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-02

Salvation Army. 2-Scene during the
unswick. 3-General Ludendorff and
unich.
| obtained from Forbes contracts to-
build hospitals are involved.
livery day it is becoming more
II evident to the politicians that
| Henry Ford is out after presidential
nomination, and they say he doesn't
care whether it comes from the Re
| publicans, the Democrats or a third
| party. Last week the Michigan Ford
| clubs issued a call for q conference of
Ford-for- President clubs, to be held in
Detroit on December u, Is and Ii.
! The number of these clubs is believed
to be between 300 and 400, and it Is
estimated that 5000 delegates and Wis
| itorS will attend the conference. 1t
was announced that the purpose of the
| meeting was to form a new national
party, headed by Ford but it may be
that will not be found necessary. The
| Democratic leaders seem more alarmed
than the Republicans by the plans of
| the Ford followers, and the managers
of the McAdoo boom especially are
said to be worried. The former secre-
tary of the treasury is admittedly the
leading Democratic aspirant today,
but Underwood and Ralston are still
well up in the running.
D EPUBLICAN politicians consider
IN Governor Pinchot the only serious
! contender against President Coolidge
| for nomination by that party, for OF
| late Hiram Johnson's stock has taken
tumble, except in the Far West. The
| Pennsylvania has not yielded at all In
his discussion with the White House
concerning the best methods OF en-
| forcing prohibition, He says the Presi-
| dents program calling for full coop
GRAFTON of state governments with the
| federal government does not go far
enough to meet the issue and that.
while the cooperation will be cordial
ly given, the federal government has
exclusive authority to prevent the is
suance of liquor from known sources
of supply, and that so long as the gov
eminent fails to exercise that author.
| ity effectively the states are almost
powerless to deal with the resulting
distribution of intoxicants to the indi-
| vidual.
NTOROS in Zamboanga have been
| AVA indulging in an uprising. in the
course Of which number OF men OF
the Philippine constabulary were
killed. The affair became so serious
that Governor General Wood went to
the scene with a considerable body Of
| troops.
| TIME National Council of the Con-
| l. gregational Churches, in session IN
| Springfield, Mass, refused to give irs
approval to the Lords Day Alliance.
whose general secretary is Rev. II. L.
Bowlby, leader in the national fight on
| Sunday movies, baseball and other
| forms of pleasure and business; but
the council did declare for Sabbath
observance. A resolution condemning
the occupation of the Ruhr and asking
France to withdraw her troops was
| tabled, and another directed against
s.unpatriotic societies" was adopted
| without specific mention of the Ku
| Xlux Khan. The council is the first
! large UNCONVENTIONAL body to approve
| of the plan of organic church union
| ~, hn DrnchUtnriQn
assembly in 1918. The committee on
comfy was instructed to confer with
like committee of the Presbyterian as
sembly in working out details. The
plan of ordination of Congregational
ministers by Episcopal bishops, known
as the concordat, was definitely d1sap-
proved. The plan Of union of the
Presbyterian and Congregational de-
| nominations, presented by joint action
of the Presbytery and Congregational
union of Cleveland, o., was approved.
a CCORDING to a report by the fed
"A eral coal commission, need for
strict government regulation of the en-
tire production and interstate distribu-
ton of coal has been made evident by.
the wild wholesale speculation When
ever coal shortages have occurred. The
wholesalers are accused of having
made excessive profits, but those OF
the retailers are said to have been
only moderate during the period from
1918 to 1922.
The commission advocates federal
legislation, including the power to
limit to u definite maximum amount
per ton the margins that may be taken
by one or more wholesalers between
the mine and retailer or consumer.
thus limiting speculative wholesale
! sales.