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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-10

ENGLAND'S labor government has
- run up against a crisis that is
likely to bring about it's downfall.
Some days ago Prime Minister Mac
Donald announced that if the house
of commons failed to ratify the
treaties negotiated with soviet Rus
sia he would appeal to the country
through general election. He said
that under the pacts Great Britain Sc
cured many valuable concessions and
would only guarantee, not make, a
loan to Russia. Wednesday night the
Liberal parliamentary party, on which
the Laborites rely for their control
of the house, met and gave notice to
the government to abandon the Rus
sian treaties or get out Of office.
When the autumn session of parlia-
ment opens on October % the Liberals
will offer a motion rejecting the
treaties on the ground that they
threaten ito divert resources that are
urgently needed for national and i'm
perial development" and that they
contemplate that the British tax
payer should be made liable for fur
Their loans to the Russian state,
raised by means of guarantee by
the British government, as condi-
ton upon which any part of the pri-
vate claims Of certain British cred
itors should be recognized or met by
the soviet republic" The motion of
reputation will be supported by the
Unionists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-10

TOR the first time in ten years
+ France has a balanced budget, and
Finance Minister Clementel says the
equilibrium between receipts and ex-
penditures will be maintained, the pol
icy Of raising loans to meet normal
charges being abandoned. Assur-
ance Is given that none Of the meas
ures proposed are such as to harm
capital. Taxes will remain I'M
changed, but they will be more thor
oughly collected. Among the estimat-
ed receipts is sO0,OOO,OOO francs from
Germany.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-10

d EPORTS received by Secretary of
IN the Treasury Mellon show that
financial conditions in the agricultural
sections of the Northwest have inn
proved steadily under the operation
Of the $1O,OO0,O00 agricultural credit
corporation which was formed by New
York and Chicago bankers at the sug-
gestion of President Coolidge.
Attention was first directed by the
corporation to the banking situation,
then in bad straits, and loans were
made to some of the 230 banks to an
aggregate amount Of over $5,OOOOOO."
says the statement from the treasury.
Deposits in the banks aided were
over $53.0OO,00O. It is difficult to es-
innate how many of these banks
would have been closed if the aid had
not been given-probably 40 per cent,
and the effect of their closing would
have embarrassed other banks.
1T is safe to assume that by stop
ping the excessive number of bank
failures in the Northwest until the
crop began to mature and the spirit
of the people in this territory revived,
the corporation safeguarded at least
$25, 100000 of the peoples deposits.
1.-The banking situation having so
improved by the increased prosperity
in the territory, the corporation has
now concentrated its attention on
farm Investigation"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-10

FINANCE Minister Luther of Ger
l. many has gone to London to sign
the agreements in connection with the
Dawes plan loan, which he said would
be f1oated before the American cleo
lions and put on the market at 81 and
bear per cent interest. The British
bankers informed him that unless
Germany was prepared to let down
the customs barriers against British
trade she need not expect further
credits there.
Germany's immediate worry is a
prospective wheat famine, for the crop
has been full half destroyed in re-
gions that were devastated by great
storms. East Prussia, Westphalia and
the Rhineland suffered the most. Gov
eminent agents have been sent to the
United States, Canada and Argentina
to purchase grain. Not much can be
obtained from Russia for the crops
there also are short. The reich plans
to put an import duty on grain, the
money obtained to go to the farmers,
many of whom are facing financial
ruin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-10

G ENATOR BROOKHART of Iowa,
~ who is running for reelection as
a Republican. prepared his way to
boiling the G. o. P. national ticket by
a letter to Chairman Butler in which
he demanded that Charles G. Dawes
resign or be compelled to resign as
candidate for the vice presidency. He
declared Dawes had wrecked the cam
paign, especially in the Northwest,
and that he had organized disloyal
group-the Minute Men of the Con-
stitution-to conduct an illegal de-
Tense of the Constitution with the Sc
cret purpose of destroying the con-
stitutional rights of union labor. He
also held that the Dawes candidacy
was an insult to the cooperative
movement In agriculture. Brookhart
has long been in sympathy with the
LaFollette policies. Neither Butler
nor Dawes has replied to his demand
at this writing. The regular" Repub-
licans in Iowa are wondering what to
do about Brookhart He cannot be re-
moved as the party nominee, but the
state committee may decide to sup
port Luther A. Brewer of Cedar Rap
ids, an independent Republican can
didate for the senatorship.
Democrats of Rhode Island nom
mated Gov. William S. Flynn for
United States senator. Their plat
form denounces the Ku Klux khan and
calls for modification of the Volstead
act 10 permit the sale of light wines
and beer. Similar planks are in the
platforms adopted by the Democrats
Of Vermont and New Jersey.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-10

THINA'S civil war goes along mer-
~ rily but neither side seems to
have won any decisive advantage. On
the Shanghai front the fighting has
been severe for several days and the
defenders Of the city appear to be
getting the worst of it. These
Chekiang forces, however, though
driven back, claim to have strength
ened their lines. Their troops in the
Sungkiang area are now commanded
by Ma-liang, once famous general
and later bandit chief. In northern
China WI and Chang have not yet
engaged in a real battle.
Just to complete the record about
wars. it should be said that the Span
ish troops in Morocco, after relieving
some of the garrisons that were be-
selged by the Riff tribesmen. were
again in difficulties because the Moors
cut the Tetuan highroad and once
more surrounded Zauen where there
is now a Spanish force of 5000. Also
1t Is reported that the Wahabis, the
fundamentalist fanatics of Islam,
have captured Mecca from King Hus-
sein's Arabs.
NEW YORK Giants and Washing
y ton Senators, having won re-
spectively the National and American
league pennants, are playing the
worlds championship series. But on
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the eve Of Its opening there came to
light another sad scandal. Commits
sioner Lands blacklisted two MEM
bers of the Giants, Outfielder Jimmy
O'Connell and Coach Cozy Dolan, for
attempting to bride Shortstop Heinie
Sand of the Philadelphia team to
throw game to. New York so as to
make their victory in the National
league more certain. Sand refused
the $500 offered him and promptly
Informed his manager. O'Connell,
called before Commissioner Lands,
President Heydler of the National
league and John McGraw, manager of
the Giants, confessed and vainly tried
to implicate three Of his fellow, play
ers. O'Connell was bought from the
Pacific coast by the Giants in 1922 at
a cost Of $4,000 and had been much
lionized in California. He says Coach
Dolan suggested the bribery scheme
to him, but where the $500 came from
Is not yet revealed. Dolan has been
in professional baseball for 20 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-10

CHICAGO was host last week to
~ the American Bankers associa-
ton, which wound up its final session
with the installation of the new pres
ident, William E. Knox, head of the
Bowery Savings bank of New York.
Several of the financiers who adj
dressed the convention made severe
attacks on Senator LaFollette, term
ing him 'the nations chief liability
and ''the archdemagogue." The indie
pendent candidate for the Presidency.
indeed, found no defenders among the
bankers, which is not surprising.
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ister hints. His palimpsestoing can be read with the naked eye. He is never clear but he is always obvious. His style wears boots. He writes with an Arctic glove over his hand. He creates Titans out of very commonplace peo- pie,
 A writer says that I believe the An archist in ''The Secret Agent" ((the dearest, finest, most artistic and crush ingly ironic of all Conrad's works-is really an Anarchist The writer misses the irony of Conrad. The Anarchist is satire on anarchy, just as 'The Se- cret Agent" is one of the most tremen- dous satires ever written on civiliza- tion. As to Mir. Melee tone by my critics), he himself comes nearer to
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Hearts Of Ts0o
CHAPTER 9s4
~ Marian inflica ated--nnnoaite heI


 A the minister took the chair that "A Marian indicated--opposite her
 own-she looked at him sharp ly. His face was white and there were dark rings under his eyes. As his gaze met hers she spoke bluntly.
 You are looking played out. You, being a man. cannot give up as my poor little sister can. Yet, loving her as you do, and knowing so well how deeply she loves you, you must have suffered with and for her during these past few days"
 A dark color suffused the mans face, then faded away, leaving it even paler than before.
 "It is of this that I wish to talk to you," he said slowly. Yet l find 1t difficult"
 1T can understand that" Marian said gently. "When one feels most deeply, speech is difficult. Lois proved that by not telling me anything until she collapsed a while ago. Then it all came out-her hopes and her happiness in your love. I cannot tell you now thankful am, Mir. Sumner. that she IS to have the devotion and protection of good man."
 "Thank you." the man stammered But, you know-we are not really en- gaged-I mean we have not been--ai- though she may have given you the impression
 "She gave me no such impression the interruption was almost snarp. But. knowing my little sister as l do, I guessed her secret. took her to her room and, when l had made her lie down, I spoke to her Of her love for you. She insisted that there was no engagement-just as you have done: Yet with a man like you and girl like Lois what you may call an under standing is the same as an engagement | I have never known her to care for any man before. am glad you are the one who has won her heart.
 She paused to note the effect or her words. Harold Sumner was not look ing at her.
 1T have felt honored by her trust and love-" he said with evident embar- rassment. Then, swallowing hard. he faced his companion suddenly. Miss Marian r'-he exclaimed in an out burst of pain-'in the face of all this, can't you try to understand what felt when I heard what your father said this afternoon-the accusations he made and"
 "Yes," again the interruption was abrupt almost to rudeness. Il can in- deed understand what you must have suffered in hearing such things said about the woman you trust! The fact that they were the utterances of one who was not accountable for them whose mind was in such a state that such assertions were possible-did not make them any less painful to hear. Yet you are too good man to blame a delirious person for saying what his fancy led him to say. Some hallucina- tions are beautiful. Others are most distressing. Dads were unhappy. This was hard for you--harder still for Lois."'
 The minister leaned forward. His lips twitched and his hands opened and closed nervously.
 You mean-you mean," he stam- mered, "that your fathers mind was not clear during those past hours-and that he fancied-"
 The girl checked him by a gesture. "Surely, surely, MT. Sumner" she ac- cused, "you did not suppose for a mo- ment that my sister" (To Be COntinued)
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Sulu. S. Let us all get upon fhe hobby horse and follow the wizard, then when we catch up with him Raggedy Andy can promise to wrestle him unless he changes the Willywiggle back into a man again :"
 But l cannot carry all of you as fast. as the wizards hobby horse can carry him." Raggedy Ann's hobby horse said. Let me take Raggedy Andy upon my back and I'll bet nickel I can soon catch up with the wizards hobby horse. Then Raggedy Andy can make the wizard return with us to work his magic upon the Willywiggle !'
 And, as there was nice chocolate cookie bush growing right there, every one thought it would be good plan for Raggedy Andy to go alone.
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WINNIE TWINKLE
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 "I was s'prised to see how well Raggedy Andy could wrestle !" the Willwiggle said after the wizard had jumped upon his hob by horse and had gone down the path through the deep, deep woods.
 "Oh! Raggedy And-- is a mighty fin e wrestler !" Raggedy Ann laughed. "He can wrestle lots of crea- lures much larger than himself !"
 l wish while Rag gedy Andy was wrest- ling the wizard he had made the wizard prom ise to change me back into a man !" the Willywiggle said as the tears came to his eyes.
 Why didn't some one think of it?" Rag gedy Andy asked. II: would have been easy to have made the wizard do it '"
 Maybe we can catch up with the wiz ard and make him do 1t even now!. the Willywiggle said.
 That is a very gle ]" Raggedy , Ann good idea, WilIywi0.
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giving us the soul of the sea than doe4 Conrad. &S
 George Moore( who is 60 per cen4 bunk himself) said that Joseph Conra was tre wreckage of Robert Louis St& venson floating around in the bilgE waher of Henry James. This is toQ strong, and I do not accept it. shosii4 say that Conrad is man who went W sea with Captain Marryat with the works of Dostoievsky in his trunk-- Letter by Benjamin De Casseres to tba Editor of the New York World.
 THE ONE TIME x.gs
 Tom-Does fisherman ever tell the truth?
 Harry-Yes. When he calls anotheE fisherman a liar.
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PRINCE OF WOMANs PROGRESS
OverinduIgence in U n der ing Wrecking Her Nerves, Writer Says

I
 OverinduIgence in U CT t a K Ing
 Wrecking Her Nerves, Writer Says l In the course of conversation the other day a casual and rather sighting reference was made to the helplessness and persistent habit of fainting of Vic torian women.
 | Thereupon one man of the party rapped out: "Oh, yesr the fainting trick was prominent in ther stock-in- trade. but I would fifty times rather put up with that than the modern girls "nerves" A faint is an easy matter fish out feather and smelling salts and there you are-but goodness only knows how a poor beggar is supposed to cope with 1924 Voman when she goes off the deep end. VI
 "As a general rule she Overworks and overplays and overdoes everything all around. No amount of mere masculine advice will steady her pace. The result is that her nerves are wrecked, and no the slightest provOcation she flies off at A tangent. Then there is no pleasing her, or reasoning with her, or anticipat- ing her point of view. It would be far better if she would faint and be done with it. At least she would be quiet"
 This all sounds brutal, but there is a great deal of truth in it. Moder women have been in the habit of batting our selves on the back and telling each other how splendid they are and glory ing in the progress they have made. But have they really advanced as far as they think?
 Emancipation is rather heady thing. and, having tasted it, they have strained to prove themselves superwomen, where as nature has constituted them mere women. And mother nature and the shades of their grandmothers have chuckled quietly together.
 | I do not for a minute suggest that women should go back to the fainting habit, but I do submit that the more placid tempers of Victorian days were very worthwhile possessions. do not
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Sos while his friends sat and ate chocolate cookies Ragedy Andy rode after the wizard.
 In a very short time Raggedy Andy could see the wizard upon his hobby horse riding through the woods and in few more minutes Raggedy Andy came up wit hthem. We forgot some thing, Mir. Wizard!" Raggedy Andy said very politely. =,
 No, sir! haven't forgotten a sin gle thing! ]" the wizard replied as he rubbed the bump on the top of his head. II shall never swrestle with you again. Raggedy Andy, that's one thing surer'
 Will you please return with me and change the Willywiggle back into a man so that he can return to his
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Jack" said the teacher, "what is a cape?"
 "A cape is a piece of land extending into the water"
 That's right. Now, Jimmy, define a gulf"
 "A gulf is piece of water extending into the land."
 Good. Hector" to a small, eager looking little chap, "can you tell me what is mountain?"
 "A .mountain." responded Hector, "is piece of land extending into the air" Japan Advertiser.
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We Won,en

Discipline
 EEWT HAT" writes young woman, w w lis the matter with me? l
 am unhappy. can't get along with my friends. l quarrel with my family. can't hold the interest of some men I know. I seem always to be getting into trouble somehow or other and most of all I am angry at myself. It isn't plain despondency or melancholy. am just irritable"
 This is scarcely mood or moody Condition of which, n.y. correspondent complains. The symptoms indicate something more fundamental than that. People do not create such a state of affairs without there being a definite reason for it. It seems to me that my correspondent is living in a self-made world of confusion. do not think her mind is correctly attuned to the rela- tionships aAd contacts which she has as an individual must maintain and nourish. I imagine her as a young woman of many cross-impulses. Her sensibilities strike me as being extreme ly delicate. She is unnecessarily and easily wounded. In short, think she has never disciplined her mind suffi- ciently.
 Discipline is to the mind and heart what a brake is to an automobile. It enables us to make our way through the confusing and congested traffic of hu- man relationships. It enables us to pull up short safely in the imminence of danger.
 An automobile driver who does not know how to use the brakes will be injured sooner or later and the car wrecked. A young girl who does not know how to control her mind and inn pulses through the brakes of discipline will live in misery just as my corre- spondent lives.
 My correspondent must learn how to discipline her emotions. My feeling is that she wants to have her own way all the time. It is not very difficult to get along with people. The mind simply must meet the halfway mark which is nothing more than intelligence. The super-mind doesn't exist that is entitled to the full run of the road. The young lady who writes me will get along much better if she will sub- init for a while to the points of view of those with whom she is at loggerheads. I am sure she would find it an inter esting and successful experiment. There is no reason in the world why 1t shouldn't be successful and the fact that she has trouble with so many people, including members of her own family, almost convinces me that 1t IS she rather than they who is wrong.
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mama?" Raggedy Andy asked.
By Branner

mama 2! Raggedy Andy asked.
 "Oh, no! couldn't do thatw the wizard fibbed. "You see. I have very important engagement this afternoon !''
 ''Then 'spect I shall have to wres- tie you again y' Raggedy Andy said as he rolled up his sleeves.
 Wait! Wait!" the wizard howled. Il guess will go back with you, Rag gedy Andy, cause have had enough wrestling to last me two or three days P So he turned his magical hobby horse about and with Raggedy Andy close beside him to see that he did not try to run away they went back down the path towards where Raggedy Ann and the others sat eating the lovely choco- late cookies,
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LURED SOLDIERS TO DESERT
German Girl Sentenced to Three Years
 By French Court Martial

A pretty German girl named Clara Altdorff, of Neu Asseln, m the Ruhr has just been tried by a French court. martial on a curious charge.
 According to the prosecution, she was in the pay of an agency, the object of which was to make French soldiers desert. On the night of April F, a young soldier, whom she had promised to marry if he deserted, crossed the frontier with her assistance.
 A few weeks later she tried the same plan with another young soldier, but he was arrested while on his way to join her. Both men gave evidence against her, and although she emphatically de- med the charge, she was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
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JOSEPH CONRAD

. JOSEPH CONRAD
 Task space for few lines in re- buttal in re Joseph Conrad.
 l have admired Conrad But he is tremendously overestimated and over ballyhooed, He is not nthe company of Dostoievsky, Turgenneff. Balzac, Hary, Thackeray, Henry James, Hugo or Anatole France He is not an artist, because he exposes minutely his method of getting" you. His books are thrill studioas and psychological Laboratories He forgot the end in the means. I see the looms on which he works out his moral crises. hear his pulleys ereak while he is getting ready to dangle me over the abyss of suspense l am thor oughly awake in the dark cellars of the heart where he formulates his sin
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forward steps that they have taken. but | do see the necessity for commonsense MSoderatlon in their undertakings margaret MacIntyre in the Continental Edition of the London Mail
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hope was taken off her heart. She felt free. After five years of spir- itual slavery she could pitch into the real world, unencumbered by mawk- ish sentimentality,
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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAI,

II hear you are making speeiaf prep. arations to get out among the, voters and assist in saving the country"
 Between Ourselves,p said Senator Sorghum, "the country's safe, all right. I'm the one that feels the need of a