The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-14

Barry, naval hero OF the Revolution.
/ been organized and Maj Calvin Brooks
Carter, formerly of the Philippine con.
stabulary, put in command.
| a AMBASSADOR BANCROFT'S body
- is on the way to the United States
on board the Japanese cruiser Tama.
At Tokyo the automobile hearse passed
through five miles Of streets cleared of
traffic and lined with thousands Of
mourning Japanese to the procathe-
dral of st. Andrew where services
were held. Wreaths from the emperor
and the prince regent were placed on
the coffin. High officials accompanied
the body to Yokohama.
InPENING the sessions Of the Tao.
~ na-Arica plebiscitary commission
in africa. Chile. General Pershing. its
president gave assurance that every
| qualified voter might cast his ballot
freely and that it would be counted
fairly in the Forthcoming plebiscite.
He said all persons who desire the ad.
vancement of world peace must feel
qualification at the acceptance by the
governments of Chile and Peru Of the
principle of arbitration for settlement
of their long standing territorial dis.
pute.
HENRY FORD has bought from the
- United States shipping board 200
of its steel vessels, built for war trans.
port. His bid Of $1.7O6,OOO was the
highest received. Under the terms OF
the sale the Ford Motor company may
use in its plants any of the engines.
boilers or auxiliaries that may be de-
sired. but all others must be strapped
and none may be sold. Within IS
months the company may. If it desires.
convert so Of the boats into Diesel.
propelled ships and use them for deep
sea service. This the shipping board
would be glad to have Mr.. Ford do.
Two hundred more of the boards
vessels are to be towed to Mallaws
bay. three miles below Quantico. Va.
and burned, in punches of 25. They
cost to build $2OOOOO.O00 and were
sold for $4,000 each to a salvage con-
Germ which stripped them and tried
unsuccessfully to burn the hulks.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL
~ REVENUE BLAIR has announced
that under the new prohibition en-.
forcement program. which goes into
effect September l.. Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes will be stripped Of
nearly all his authority and responsi.
bility. Most Of his powers will be
transferred to the "a district admins
traitors, who will be directly responsible
to Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Andrews. Friends of Mr.. Haynes in.
sist he will not relinquish his position.
but 1t still is believed he will seek the
Republican nomination for governor of
Ohio In the fall. s.
D ETURNTNG to the policy always
An advocated by the late Samuel
Gompers, the American Federation OF
Labor's executive council has approved
plan for conducting strenuous non.
partisan political campaign for next
years congressional elections. The re-
port of the executive council will be
made TO the convention which meets In
Atlantic City on October 5. Immedi.
ately after that convention. the execu.
tive council stated "it will enter the
various campaigns with the purpose of
supporting those who can be depended
upon to be true to the people. for II
they are true to the people they will
be true to labor"
1.-THE executive council believes that
as result of its nonpartisan political
policy the launching Of third party
movements has been proved wasted
effort and Injurious to the desire to
elect candidates with favorable rec
ords. The 1922 and 1924 political cam.
paigns definitely determined this fact
Experience. therefore, has taught la
Dor that to be successful politically 1t
must continue In the future as In the
past to follow Its nonpartisan political
policy"
TOR many centuries scientists have
sought method of hardening and
tempering lead 1t Is now announced
that two metallurgical engineers of the
Western Electric company at Chicago,
r. S. Dean and w. E. Hudson. have
, solved the problem. With a small per.
centage of alloy and special heating
process they produce a metal three
times as hard as lead alleged without
the heat treatment. Their discovery
it Is believed. will be Of immense value
in Industry. especially in the coating
of telephone cable.