The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-03

this note will receive favorable reply.
Meanwhile the nationalist and junk
ers have let up in their attacks on the
government In order to help along the
floating of the loan provided for in the
Dawes plan. Some Of the American
bankers now In Germany believe the
United States will easily absorb $780,
100000 of the loan. Others are not so.
optimistic.
Beginning October 1, an import tax
of 20 per cent will be levied by France
on all goods from Germany. This was
authorized by parliament three years
ago but not put in force.
CAPT. DONALD B. MACMILLAN
~ has just returned to the United
States after Is months in the Arctic
regions, and he brings the interesting
though not surprising information that
Doctor Cook did not get anywhere
near the North pole. This he learned
from one of the Eskimos who accom-
panied Cook in 1909.
The explorer in reaching Axel Hell
berg land got within 500 miles of the
pole, Doctor Macmillan said, and had
he not tried to claim the glory of
reaching the pole would have been,
greatly honored for what he had ac-
complished. Doctor Macmillan quoted
the Eskimo as saying that If Doctor
Cook went to the pole he must have
gone there while his Eskimo compan-
ions were asleep. Cook and his Eski-
mos slept two nights in snow hut
IL miles off shore on the Polar sea
and there the doctor raised an Ameri-
can flag, declaring he had reached the
pole, although Doctor Macmillan de-
clared he was 500 miles south of it.
FINDING their flight around the
IL world, the army aviators have
reached their official starting point in
Seattle. They actually completed the
circuit of the globe when they arrived
at Rockwell field, San Diego. Cal. At
Santa Monica the flyers landed upon
field covered with roses and each
was given a purse of $1,000 in gold.
CARPENTERS hall in Philadelphia
~ was the scene last Thursday of
| big doings In celebration Of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the
meeting there Of the first Continental
congress, and incidentally of the two
hundredth birthday Of the Carpenters
company. Among the invited guests
were the governors Of the Is original
states and the military organizations
Of those states which date back to the
Revolution. In the evening President
| Coolidge delivered the chief address,
Next day the, celebrants all went to
Valley Forge where fine pageant was
arranged.
ID RIG. GEN. CHARLES f. SAW
~ YER, who was President Hard
ing's personal physician and for a
time in charge of disqualification for
the army, died suddenly of heart dis
! ease at his home in Marion, Ohio. At
| the time of his death he was chair
man of the Harding Memorial associ-
| alton.
Two other noteworthy deaths of the
week were those of r. ]. Gamble, for
mer United States senator from Sbuth
Dakota, and w. r. Green, member of
congress from Massachusetts. Mr..
Green, one of the oldest congressman
in point of years and of service. died
as result of an accident.
| nov. AL SMITH of New York,
NJ having changed his mind about
being a candidate for another term,
was renominated by the Democratic
convention without opposition.
The New York Republicans put up
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant sec
rotary of the navy, for governor, de-
spite determined fight against him.
They adopted platform containing a
plank denOuncing the Ku KluX khan by
name.
In California the LaFollette- Wheel
er independent electors were barred
from the ballot by decision of the
state supreme court, the result being
that the Wisconsin senator must use
| the Socialist electors there. In North
Dakota the Republicans have asked
the courts to keep the LaFollette cleo
tors, masquerading as Republicans, off
the G. o. p. ticket, alleging that LaFol-
lette Is trying to steal the election
there through fraud, deceit and trick
cry. Summed up briefly according to
the Republican viewpoint, the Social
list Third party" electors seek election
as Republicans. but have renowned
their allegiance to Coolidge. are sup
porting LaFolette and will vote for
him If they are successful.