The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18

1t made 1000 persons homeless and
had been correctly quoted, neces-
sary step preliminary to possible trial
by an army court. Secretary Of the
Navy Wilbur has made no represen-
tations to the War department on be-
half of the navy. He did, however,
reply to one charge made by Mitchell.
| The secretary said the Shenandoah
had not been sent on her western trip
| in an effort to make up for failure Of
| the polar flight and the Hawaiian
fight. A western voyage had been
| planned months ago. he said. before
the Hawaiian flight was arranged and
about the same time that the Arctic
expedition was agreed upon. Other
of the Mitchell charges were denied
by army officials, but the rampant
colonel reiterated them. and added.
| 'If the War department doesn't like
| the statements make. let officials
take any disciplinary action they
want"
| TN THE best of health and thorough
! ly rested. President Coolidge
| brought his vacation to a close last
week and returned to the White House
in Washington which in his absence
| had been entirely renovated. Within
q few hours of his arrival he plunged
again into the business of running the
country. holding cabinet meeting
and taking up. among other matters
| the distribution of anthracite coal. dur
ing the strike. the final preparation of
the budget estimates and the selection
Of an ambassador to Japan. 1t was
] rumored that Undersecretary of State
| Joseph C. Grew would be offered the
| Toxic post. The day he left Swamp
scott the President received visit
from Nicholas Longworth. speaker Of
the next house. who told Mr.. Coolidge
1t would be easily possible to pass the
tax reduction bill in the house before
Christmas. He said it might be pos
sible to cut taxes more than 100000
600.
I'M EW YORK'S mud-slinging mayor
- atty primary campaign is about
over. which should be relief to the
metropolis. whatever the outcome. The
| fight between Tammany and the Fly
lan-Hearst combination degenerated In
to contest between Governor Smith
and Publisher Hearst as to which
| could say the meanest things about the
| other and the others candidate. Last
week odds of four to one were offered
that Walker would beat Hylan for the
Democratic nomination. and there
| were few If any takers. 1t Is taken
for granted that Hylan. If defeated,
will run as an Independent candidate.
and on this largely the Republicans
base their expectations of electing
their nominee. probably Mr.. Water
| man.
1HHAIRMAN AITCHISON Of the In
terstate commerce committee has
been holding hearings In Chicago on
| the question of Increasing freight
rates on the western railroads. Fred
w. Sargent. president of the Chicago
and Northwestern. said the unfor-
I tunate conditions under which the
western railroads are laboring have a
direct and depressing relation to the
prosperity Of the communities served.
A reasonable increase in rates will cor
rect this situation. producing greater
general prosperity.
Mark w. Potter. one of the receiv.
ers Of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St
Paul. proposed there be per cent
increase and that Its benefits be
pooled among the western roads.
Charles Donnelly, president Of the
Northern Pacific, opposed this as $50
cfalistic, impossible. unavoidable and
in effect long step toward govern
ment ownership. However. It was
said Charles Evans Highes would sup
port the Potter plan in final argu-
ments before the fun commission in
Washington.
FRANCE lost one Of her most emf
lent statesmen in the death OF Rene
Vivfani, former premier He was at
the head OF the government when the
war broke out In 1914, and a year later
became minister of justice. Tn 1877
he accompanied General Joffre to the
United States. and in 1927 he came
with NJ. BRAND to the Washington
conference, In which gathering he was
an important figure. He was mod
crate Socialist and an anti-clerical.
and had much to do with the sep
aration of the church and the state a
quarter OF century ago. NJ. yiviari
was premier three times and a min
lister five times. His ability and his
patriotism were of the highest order.