The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09

vice presidency. He mas just returned
from Europe, and the added fame he
gained by his fine work as head Of the
reparations expert committee makes
him a strong party asset. His only
comment was that he had no inten-
ton of going into politics.
w. NJ. Butler, it Is announced, Will
succeed Mr.. Adams as chairman OF
the national committee after the con-
vention.
In the Ohio primaries Coolidge beat
Hiram Johnson about 6 to 1, and in
the landslide Harry M. Daugherty was
carried to victory as delegate at
large. He was last in the Coolidge list
Of seven, but ran far ahead OF the
leading Johnson candidate.
MUSCLE SHOALS was leading
Iva topic Of the week. the hearings
held by the senate agricultural COM
mittee developing some interesting fea-
lures. First Of these was telegram
sent October IL last by James Martin
Miller, who claims to have been a
Washington representative Of Ford, to
Ernest Liebold, Ford's confidential
secretary. 1t read: I'm private inter-
view had with President Coolidge this
morning he said incidentally: I am
friendly to Mr.. Ford, but wish some
one would convey to him it is my hope
that Mr.. Ford will not do or say any
thing that will make 1t difficult for me
to deliver Muscle Shoals to him, which
/ am trying to do While President
didn't say so, am sure Weeks has been
consultation with President this morn
ing in view Mr.. Ford's reported inter-
view today's papers"
President Coolidge, from whom a
denial was unnecessary, promptly is
sued statement reiterating his posi-
ton concerning Muscle Shoals, quot
ing from his message on the subject,
and added: II have never said was
trying to deliver Muscle Shoals to Mr..
Ford or to anyone else. l do not
think his favor Is for sale. / wanted
him to have his proposal fairly con-
! sidered, just as / wanted any other
proposals fairly considered" Mr.. Lie
bold denied that Miller was an en-
ployee of Ford. Miller said his tele-
gram quoted the President correctly.
!, The most generous conclusion is that
Miller's memory failed him.
i Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania
pointed out to the committee jokers in
the Ford bid for Muscle Shoals which,
he said, would enable the automobile
manufacturer to "hamstring" the en-
tire South, industrially and agricul-
lturally. Then appeared Maj. E. b.
Stahlman, publisher of the Nashville
Banner, who urged the committee to
tjust give Henry whatever he wants;
he will do the right thing" He was
backed up in this by his counsel. W..
b. Waldo, but right there Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska, chairman of the ccm-
mittee, broke loose. Part Of what he
said to Mr.. Waldo was:
You're a Ford man, coming here
in the guise Of disinterested counsel of
an improvement association. The min
.utes of your society show it organized
just to boost Ford. Now answer this:
Why is 1t you Ford people are always
tprating about the great things Ford
will do, but when some one wants to
amend the bill to specify those things,
you refuse? Why is 1t that Ford peo-
Die in congress are controlled by such
as you. just as mother hen controls
her chicks?
"Why do you misrepresent every
thing to your people with the thou
sands of dollars you spend in pro-Ford
propaganda? Why do you make 1t
appear to be fight between Ford and
trusts, when it isn't, when the greatest
trust of all would be the Ford power
trust If he's given Muscle Shoals?
ST wouldn't vote for Muscle Shoals
for Ford If every voter in my state
told me to, for I think more Of the
couptry's welfare than do of my own
reelection to Office-and that's more
than some pro-Ford senators can say"
ETHOUGH the senate investigations
4 In Washington have become good
deal of bore, some mention must be
made of them in a review Of the week.
Brookhart's committee dipped into a
scandal" concerning the conviction
and pardon Of Chicagoan who vio-
lotad fho nrohihition law and a num-
Der of witnesses were subpoenaed to
tell more about it. These included
Kenesaw NJ. Lands. who was on the
bench at the time and whose testimony
was expected to be lively. The COM
mittee also heard considerable talk
about failure or delay by the federal
law department under Mr.. Daugherty