The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-19

bek, Syria, the ancient Greek Heliop-
bolsheviki, however, had the support
Of some prominent delegates.
When the prohibition question was
taken up there was more nearly COM
plete unanimity. With only one dis
senting vote the convention adopted
an appeal to congress to change the
Volstead act so as to permit the man
ufacture and sale Of light wines and
beer.
|r OvERNOR WALTON of Okla
NJ homa abandoned his attempt to
head off impeachment proceedings by
the legislature, and himself called
that body In extra session. When 1t
met on Thursday he sent in message
strongly urging the passage of his bill
for the unmasking of the Ku Klux
Khan in the state. He had previously
promised that if the bill were passed
he would resign, but the lower house
went ahead with its plan, resolving it,
self into an inquisitorial body to in
vestigate. the governors official con-
duct. The most serious of the
charges against him are that he has
exceeded his parole and pardon au-
thority, misused public moneys and
usurped constitutional rights by deny
ing the right Of recourse to habeas
corpus under his decree of martial
law. The inquiry is likely to last
long time. and then the senate will
sit as trial body If the house votes
an, impeachment.
"A MOTHER governor who is having
- mighty hard time is McCray of
Indiana. His financial embarrass-
ments have been before the public for
weeks and it is charged there were
irregularities in the signing of notes
which he negotiated. He has not, at
this writing, been indicted. but bank
ruptcy proceedings have been insti-
tuted and civil suits against him
started. A grand jury is conducting
an investigation and Mr.. McCray says
he is willing to tell it all the facts
In general he denies any wrongdoing
and blames political blackmai'' for
his troubles.
TT is authoritatively announced at
: the White House that President
Coolidge believes industry throughout
the United States is generally pros
porous, that business conditions are
promising and that the outlook is
highly satisfactory. He has received
reports Of the satisfactory condition of
many agricultural products, especially
corn, of good markets for cattle and of
fair prices for hogs. The fruit situa-
ton has been handicapped by a car
shortage. but the Department of Agri-
culture is cooperating with the rail-
roads, growers organizations and
others to relieve the strain. The tex
tile and steel industries are doing
fairly well; some mining industries
are not so prosperous; the Oklahoma
oil region Is having difficulties owing
10 the large oil production farther
west.
SGT RRECONCILABLES" of the SEN
ate were much pleased by init
nations, which were almost official as
surances. that President Coolidge has
no intention of taking hand in the
foreign situation by urging the Hughes
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commission to determine Germany's
ability to pay the Preparations. Mr..
Lloyd George has Endorsed this plan
and it is favored by most of the Euro
pean nations though France will have
none of 1t. 1t was said also that Mr..
Coolidge sees no advantage to be
gained in the calling Of an economic
conference Of the world powers until
there is change in conditions in
Europe.
T>EIXEIRA GOMEZ, the new ppesi-
4 dent of Portugal. finds that he,
like most of his predecessors, is sit
ting on an earthquake. Already there
have been two revolutionary out
breaks against his administration, and
another is expected any day. His
enemies predict that he viii. soon be
either assassinated or driven out of
the country.
HENRY FORD says his offer for the
II purchase of Muscle Shoals is still
before congress and will not be with
drawn. He planes Secretary of war
Weeks and political influences for the
fact that his bid was not accepted and
for the sale of the part of the plant
known as the Gorgas steam plant
which was Included In Mr.. Ford's offer