The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-24

Field museum and dancing most OF
the night. Next day he spent in De
troit, where Henry Ford showed him
how fiivvers are built and otherwise
entertained him. The residents of both
cities threw some spasms over the
royal visit, rather embarrassing the
modest young man with their atten-
tiOns.
CPEAKING of Henry Ford, that gen.
~ tleman let 1t be known last week
that he had withdrawn his offer to the
government for Muscle Shoals, having
abandoned all interest in that devel->
opment. He says:s"A simple affair of
business, which should have been de-
cided by anyone within week, has
become a complicated political affair.
We are not in politics and we are In
business" His plan now is to develop
vast amount Of power fuel and
chemicals from his big coal fields in
Kentucky. Senator Norris is to be
| thanked for preventing the acceptance
of the Ford bid for Muscle Shoals by
congress. The problem of what to do
with Muscle Shoals remains to be
solved.
| INVESTIGATION Of campaign funds
4 by the Borah senate committee be-
gan last week in Chicago in response
to LaFollette's charges Of Republi.
can slush fund The Wheel
er campaign manager, John M. Nelson,
was the first witness and he submitted
accounts showing his organization had
collected $190,535 and had expended
$155, O62. He said he expected to
spend $4,000 more before election
day.
Chairman Butler testified that the
Republican national committee up to
October 10 had collected $1,714,317.
The Democratic western bureau said
it had received $3250O from John w.
| Gerard, national treasurer.
| FINANCIAL difficulties and poor
\ health caused Frank B. Brandegee,
| United States senator from Connecti-
4 cut, to commit suicide last week in his
Washington home. He formerly was
rich man but had made unfortunate in
| vestments In real estate. Mr.. Brande-
gee, who was sixty years old, had been
| in the senate since 1905 and was one
| Of the conspicuous Republican men,
/ bers. He was prominent among the
"irreconcilables" who kept the senate
from ratifying the peace treaty and
the League of Nations covenant. His
successor, according to Connecticut
law, will be chosen in special election.
]. Henry Roraback, national committee.
man, is the chief Republican aspirant.
and among the Democrats who may
be candidates are Homer S. Cummings.
former Congressman Augustine Lon
ergan and Thomas j. Spellacy.
| A NATOLE FRANCE, the master
"A Of French contemporary letters,
passed away after an illness lasting
for weeks, leaving place in literature
that there is none to fill. His real
name was Jacques AnatOle Thibaut
and he was the son of poor Paris
bookseller. He was an officer of the
Legion of Honor and a member Of the
French academy and in 1921 he re-
ceived the Nobel prize for literature.
Some years ago his writings were
placed under the ban by the Roman
Catholic church.
MINISTRIES of two European
AVA countries went out last week
That of Sweden was replaced by a
cabinet headed by Hjalmar Branting,
the noted Socialist leader In Jugo-
Slavia the Davidovich cabinet resigned
because the king insisted that Radich's
federalist party be given share in
the government. Ljuba Iovanovich
was entrusted with the formation of
new government.
A BOUT a month ago william B
"A Ross, governor of Wyoming, died.
and last Tuesday the Democrats OF
that state enthusiastically nominated
his widow, Nellie Taylor Ross, to sue
coed him. She did not seek the honor
but was the unanimous choice of the
convention. The Republicans put
Eugene ]. Sullivan. an oil man, up for
the Office.
JAMES II. SHEFFIELD, the new
j American ambassador to Mexico
presented his credentials to President
Obregon Wednesday, and in a little
speech gave the Mexicans assurance
of the friendliness and fairness of the
United States.