The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-15

been granted the use or American
est submarine, the Requin, in Cher
the business to his vet
| with him and asked him to file with
Gompers, Statement of questions In
which labor is chiefly interested at
| this moment" All this, and more,
was in a reply from Gompers to Will
I liam B. Wilson, former secretary OF
labor, who had asked that the fed
] erati0n's executive council defer ac-
tion on the proposed Endorsement OF
LaFollete.
Matthew Woll, spokesman for Com
lpers, followed up this with broad
side directed at Charles G. Dawes,
Republican vice presidential candi-
| date, whom he denounced for alleged
anti-union activity and especially for
his organization of the Minute Men
Of the Constitution. This organiza-
tion," said Vol, "has concerned itself
chiefly fighting the organizations of
labor and in unfolding the right of
| judges to issue injunctions which
have no warrant in law or in the Con-
stitution, and which, as used in in
dustrial disputes, order workers to do
what they have a lawful right to re-
frain from doing, and order them not
to do things which they have lawful
right to do"
| Returns from the Oklahoma pri-
maries at this time indicate that for
mer Gov. ]. G. Walton has won the
Democratic nomination for senator
over Congressman e. B. Howard The
latter was supported by the Ku Klux
Khan and Walton says heJwill demand
an investigation Of alleged corruption
| by the Khan. w. B. Pine was NOM
mated for senator by the Republicans.
MRS. ROSALIE EVANS, American
| Iva widow of British ranch own
er in Mexico, who for many months
made determined fight to keep her
great estate there from appropriation
by the agrarians, has been murdered,
probably by emissaries of the men,
who had been unable to get hold of
her land. The British government,
| through the American. State depart
ment, made upon the Mexican gov
eminent the demands usual in such
cases, and President Obregon ordered
that the assassins be apprehended. It
is now announced that the murderers,
| IL in number, have been captured and
Jailed In Puebla. The incident how
ever. is not vet closed. Mrs. Evans
sister, wife Of an American marine
officer, has gone to Mexico to carry
on the fight for retention of the es-
tate.
Charles B. Warren has resigned as
American ambassador to Mexico, and
his successor viii soon. be appointed.
Mr. Warren in his letter of resigna-
ton blamed the Wilson administration
| for much of our recent troubles with
Mexico, and added that relations be-
tween the two countries have now
been "readjusted to the satisfaction
| Of both governments, and feel that
means have been found to protect
American property and rights In Mex
leo, without offending the Mexican
people or interfering In any way in
her domestic policies and AFFAIRS
| MOST notable of the deaths of the
lVA week was that of Joseph Con-
rad, the eminent writer of sea tales,
who passed away suddenly at his
home in Bishopsbourne, England. OF
Polish birth. he was sailor for many
years and began writing while serving
as a sea captain. He wrote in Eng
lish and was considered one of the
| foremost literary figures of the day.
DIR. Robert Grier LeConte of Phila-
delphia, internationally famed sur
| geon, committed suicide in his home,
leaving note ascribing his act to
financial troubles. He was former
| president of the American Surgical
association, and during the war was a
member of the advisory medical
board for the American expeditionary
forces.
| COME 5000 delegates attended the
" national convention of the knights
of Columbus in New York last week.
The pope sent his apostolic benedic-
tion in a letter. Bishop Maheney of
| South Dakota In an address to the
| convention bitterly denounced the
Khan and scored the conventions of
both the great political parties for
making "a concession of cowardice
because of the fear that the quest for
votes might suffer by an expression
of opinion on the movement abroad
that would eliminate Catholics from
the privileges Of citizenship and the
emoluments Of public life"