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

mittee, while advising that the La
Follette-Wheeler ticket be supported,
say the fight in congressional districts
must be on the old nonpartisan lines.
Gompers Is especially interested in
the adjustment Of the strike injunc-
ton. He offered plank on this to
both the major party conventions and
was turned down by both. LaFollette
upholds Gompers in this fight and
therefore wins his support for the
Presidency.
Leading members Of the Woman's
party, replying to call by LaFollette
managers asking the support Of PRO
gressive women's organizations in
every state" call attention to the fact
that the LaFollette convention did not
indorse the party's program for full
equal rights for women. its record In
this respect pleasing them no better
than those Of the Republicans and the
Democrats, who took no action on the
measure.
ID EPUBLICAN NATIONAL CHAIR
IN MAN BUTLER has gone to- Wash
ington to help prepare for the cere-
mony of formally notifying Mr.. Cool
idge of his nomination. This event will
be staged on August IA in Continental
Memorial hall and the national COM
mittee says 1t will be the biggest Re
publican rally of the campaign. The
hall will seat only LOO, but many
thousands gathered outside will hear
the proceedings through loud speakers.
The notable guests will be numerous.
Little less elaborate will be the notifi-
cation Of Charles G. Dawes at his
home in Evanston. Ill. on August 10.
John w. Davis win be informed Of
his nomination by the Democrats at his
Clarksburg residence on August II. and
1t Is certain that the Democrats. being
ahead OF their opponents In date, will
not be behind them in making the
event notable for enthusiasm and
oratory. Mr.. Davis speech of accept
ance is completed and has been tried
out In private.
A CTIVITIES Of the new grain mar
"A keting merger which has taken
over the assets of FIVE big elevator sys-
TENS Of the Middle West for the bene-
fit Of the farmer began last week. The
new venture. however, has been re-
fused the Endorsement Of the National
Farmers Grain Dealers association In
which 5000 grain elevators in the Mid
die West hold memberships. The as
ISOLATION, in session last week in Des
Moines, Iowa. adopted this resolution !:
1--WE do not favor any terminal mar
keting proposition Of any sort unless
all stock in 1t is held and owned by
farmers elevator companies and not by
individuals; nor do we favor the enter
ing of any farmers cooperative ele-
vator company into any terminal mar
keting venture until sufficient num-
Der Of other such companies have
agreed to affiliate with the venture to
insure control by the cooperative ele-
vator companies; or until sufficient
capital has been subscribed by such
companies to properly finance the ven
ture."
Reports Of damage to the Canadian
wheat crop. which resulted in big
jump in prices, have been denied. con-
firmed and denied again. and good
rains Of last week up there curbed the
enthusiasm Of the bulls considerably.
IN EFINITE progress toward the set
II Element of Europe's troubles was
made last week by the allied confer
ence in London, and the Germans were
invited to send representatives this
week to complete the arrangements
for putting the Dawes plan into effect.
After many days Of jockeying. Com
mittee No. 8 adopted the plan sub
mitted by Premier Herriot of France.
with various amendments urged by
the British. This plan represents con-
siderable concessions by France. NJ.
Aerriot proposes that a German de-
fault shall not be declared by the rep
arations commission unless a COM
mittee of FIVE experts and representa-
tive bondholders. one Of whom shall be
an American. shall have given Its
opinion. Then the commission vote
must be unanimous, otherwise the
questions are to be submitted to an ar
bitral board Of three with an Ameri-
can as president and one representa-
tive each of the majority and minority
opinions in the reparations commits.
sion. In both cases of delegation OF
the commissions power an American
would have the deciding vote. What
the British do not like are provisions
for the guarantee to France of the de-
livery by Germany of definite quanti-
ties Of PREPARATIONS In kind.