The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-25


the two leaders monopolizing first
places as follows: United States, II;
Finland, 10; Great Britain, 8, and Aus,
tralia and Italy each. Eight new
worlds records and il new Olympic
records were made.
The American victories were scored
in the following events: 400-meter
hurdles, high jump, broad jump, shot
put, 11O-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash,
hammer throw, pole vault, decathlon,
4OO-meter relay, 1,6O0-meter relay, and
| the discus. The Firms took first in
the 1O,00O-meter run, the javelIn, pen
tathlon, 3,0O0-meter steeplechase L.
5OO-meter run, 5,OO0-meter run, 10000
meter cross-country team and indi-
vidual 3,OO0-meter team race and the
marathon. England won the 100-me-
ter dash, the 8OO-meter run and 400
meter run. Italy took the 10,000-me-
ter walk, and Australia the hop, step
and jump.
An analysis of the point scores
shows the evenness Of the American
team strength, our athletes tallying in
"a Of ~ finals, missing only in the
walk, the 1O,OOO-meter fiat and hop,
step and jump. The Films scored In
| IL events and Great Britain in 10.
Analysis Of the American points shows
that Western athletes gained 166 as
against go for the East, the remaining
20 being won in relay races or team
events where East and West worked
together.
T>HE largest cooperative project
i ever attempted is under way. Char
| ter papers for the Grain Marketing
company were granted at Springfield,
Ill, Tuesday. The company is CAPT
| talized at $25,O00.OO0 and will be en-
tirely owned and controlled by farm
ers. 1t will take over the scores Of
elevators, private wires, offices and
other assets Of the Armour Grain COM
pany. the Rosenbaum Grain corpora
ton, Rosenbaum Brothers, the J. G.
Shaffer Grain company, all of Chicago,
and the Davis, holland, Merrill Grain
company Of Kansas City.
Members Of the temporary board Of
directors include: o. e. Bradfute,
Ohio, president American Farm Bu-
reau federation; w. j. Brown, Mime
sofa, president American Wheat Grow
ers, Inc. Harry L.. Kecfe, Nebraska,
president United States Grain Grow
ers, Inc; Fred A. Nudge, Peru, ILL.,,
president Illinois Farmers Elevator
association; ]. M. Dyer, Spencer. Iowa,
president Iowa Farmers Elevator as
ISOLATION; Willard Myers, Illinois
Farmers elevator; Oscar Ashworth,
Nation, H.; Gray Silver, West Vir-
ginia; J. W. Coverdale, Iowa.
The purpose of the new company Is
to secure for the farmers complete
control of the marketing and handling
Of their produce, which Is complete
change from the procedure heretofore.
It will also serve as big brother of
all cooperative elevators, Of which
there are more than 5000 throughout
the country. Its service will extend to
any other farm organization. pool or
| Individual farmer.
TT MAY be the "ad men," instead of
the pacifsts, preachers, women or
Rotarians. who bring back peace to a
distracted and war-worn world. The
International Advertising convention
met In London last week, with dele
gates from all over the world, includ-
ing 1000 from the United States. Lord
Burnham, in his address of welcome,
said that advertising was 'the fine
art of trade and the humane literature
Of business" Referring to the inter-
national character Of the convention,
he said:
.Internationalism is word which
has been soiled by ignoble use, but 1t
is to internationalism that Is founded
on justice and patriotism that we have
to look for progress and the prosperity
| Of mankind"
| Lou Holland, president Of the Assoc
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World,
said in his reply that he hoped from
the conference would come big
1 Brother movement that would lead
the nations into paths Of peace and
prosperity.
MANAGEMENT of the Democratic
lVl campaign will presumably be
notably diplomatic, inasmuch as Mr..
Davis was ambassador to the Court Of
st. James and Frank L. Polk, his
right-hand man., was acting secretary
of state for six months, 1888. 1t
should not lack militancy. either, since
Mr.. Polk is a grandson Of the Con-
federacy's famous Fighting Bishop"
Leonidas Polk, Episcopal bishop of
Louisiana and lieutenant general, who
was killed in 1864 by cannon ball at
Pine Mountain. Ga 1t is unoficially