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

| stated that Mr.. Polk will be sort Of
general manager, with the title Of
chief adviser. Mr.. Davis has with
drawn from all his business connec-
tions in order to give all his time to
the campaign.
| William Randolph Hearst, who flew
the coop the moment the Democrats
nominated "the Morgan attorney" and
Mayor Hylan of New York city, are
taking vacation on the publishers
California ranch. Mr.. Hearst says:
"Mr. Coolidge and Mr.. Davis are a
little too conservative for us and Mr..
LaFollette is a little too radical. We
probably will print the news as it hap
pens, and our own policies, and LEI It
| go at that"
Former Candidate McAdoo has gone
to Europe but gave out statement
before sailing in which he expressed
| his confidence that Nominee Davis
would, as President, faithfully exc
cute the party's progressive mandate"
and promised to take part in the cam
paign upon his return in September.
In DISASTROUS forest fires were
~ burning all last week in all the
Pacific coast states from Southern
California up into Canada. Thursday
the menace was lessened in places by
rains and light winds. Probably 3d.
600 men, many Of them drafted from
touring automobiles, hotels and camps,
have been fighting the flames. Thurs
day night San Francisco used the
radio to warn campers near seven fires
to get out at once. The loss of life
has been small, though hundreds have
had narrow escapes. The property
loss has been large. Forests, mining
camps and lumber camps have suf-
fered to the extent of millions.
/ NOMINEE LAFOLLETTE will not
IN indorse Nominee Bryan as a
Democratic-L gillette vice presiden-
tial candidate. but will fight him be-
cause he Is tainted with his party's
ills.' He will even carry the fight into
Nebraska. LaFollette is planning a
erich mans campaign out Of the poor
/ mans pocket" Plans call for a cam
paign fund-minimum, $3,O00000;
maximum, $5,0O0,0OO each worker to
contribute one days pay, with smaller
contributions thankfully received.
Alexander Kahn, owner Of the Jewish
newspaper Forward (Chicago), is to
be the collection agent.
lT 1NCLE SAM is getting out of Santo
~ Domingo. Gen. Horatio Vasquez
has been inaugurated President of the
Dominican republic. The American
flag has been lowered and the Domini-
can emblem flies in Its stead. The
United States marines are being put
on transports. 1t has taken Uncle
Sam eight years to straighten things
| out so that the Dominicans are in
shape to try to go 1t alone again Are
they grateful? Well, hardly. Never
for one moment during the eight years
did they cease from protest.
inUR American world flyers landed
y in Paris Tuesday and in London
Wednesday. Thursday they landed in
Brough, where they will take week
In preparing for their flight across the
Atlantic. They are tentatively sched-
uled to arrive in Boston August 81 by
way of the Orkney islands, Iceland,
Greenland, Labrador and Nova Scotia.
TN THE indictments growing out of
1 the oil leases Albert B. Fall, for
mer secretary of the interior, pleaded
not guilty at Ell Paso and furnished
$1,000 bail. Harry r. Sinclair in
Washington made arrangements to
carry to the higher court his conten-
ton that senate committee cannot
compel citizen to answer questions.
The Free State government has re-
leased cannon de Valera. imprisoned
since last August.
Charles B. Warren, American am
bassadOr to Mexico, says he will re-
turn July % to resign. his work there
being DONE
Ambassador Massanao Hanihara has
sailed for Japan, expressing the hope
that Japanese-American relations will
remain friendly and that he will re-
turn to Washington.
Jules ]. Jusserand, since 1903 am
bassador from France to the United
States and dean Of the diplomatic
corps at Washington, has gone home
for vacation. 1t is rumored that he
may not return.
The prince of Wales, having become
thirty years of age, has been obliged
to promise his royal parents that he
will begin to look around for
wife, He will sail in August for the
United States-to see the information
al polo games.