The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-05-15
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laulSOn square SdrueIl, New lOrk.
Andrews inspecting men of coast
The "Cyclon," largest air-cooled air
current year. The total volume Of
tax receipts may be cut by II per
cent, the method Of doing this to be
decided by congress. Secretary Mel
Ion wants surtaxes reduced and rates
on estate taxes lowered or eliminated.
TN RECOGNITION of the growing
L Importance of aviation in warfare
and, possibly, in the belief that it will
check the movement for separate air
force, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
has announced that hereafter aviation
Is to be major course of study in
the Naval academy at Annapolis and
that every graduate must qualify as
a flyer within two years after gradua-
ton. - -
A IL communists in Bulgaria have
"A been outlawed by the govern
ment and their organizations are being
exterminated. The Macedonian revo-
lutionary organization, whose chief,
Alexandroff, was assassinated last
September on orders from Moscow be-
cause he. would not bolshevize 1t, is
giving the government great assist
ance, providing large bands Of fighting
men where they are most needed.
This secret force numbers, 1t is said,
about 100000. The communists, who
are being hunted like rats, are fight
ing back desperately. Several wit
.nesses in the trial of those accused Of
the Sofia cathedral bomb outrage
have testified that the Third Interna-
tionale at Moscow was responsible for
the affair, but Zinovieff has reiterated
his denial of this.
THE dirigible Los Angeles made
L speedy and altogether successful
flight from Lakehurst to Mayaguez.
Porto Rico, where she found the moor
ing ship Patoka. From there the big
airship few to the Virgin islands.
DROMINENT women from many
I lands met last week in Washing
ton for the quinQuennial session Of the
International Council of Women. Lady
Aberdeen, the president, was in the
chair and Secretary of Commerce
Hoover delivered the welcoming ad-
dress on behalf of the government.
The disarmament resolution presented
to the convention called for general
disarmament as the ideal to be aimed
at, preceded by gradual and general
reduction of ornaments under effec-
tive control to be agreed upon by the
respective governments and the
League of Nations"
SOCIALISTS of Germany made
- charges of irregularity and fraud
I'M the election of Won Hindenberg as
president and formally asked that the
election be declared void. Neverthe-
less the arrangements for the inaugu-
ration of the field marshal on May IL
went right ahead. There was spec
ulation as to the attitude the allied
governments would adopt. Won Hin
denburg Is still listed as a war culprit,
so those governments would have to
forget" that fact or else decline to
congratulate him, which would be con-
sidered an insult by. Germany,
T EON TROTZKY, who used to be
~ the soviet war minister and was
deposed and sent to Transcaucasia,
has been recalled to Moscow on his
promise to obey the dictates of the
Bolsheyist party, and probably will be
given the post of commissar of foreign
trade, vacated by Krassin on his ap-
pointment as ambassador to France.
His arrival in Moscow was virtually
ignored by the people and he will have
hard work to recover his influence and
popularity. Zinovieff, it was an
nounced, would take long vacation
In the Caucasus-probably because of
his failure to produce the promised
revolutions in other lands. -
wv T. VAN ORMAN, plotting the
W. Goodyear III, won the nation
al elimination balloon race and will
represent the United States in the in
ternational contest. Starting from St.
Joseph, Mo-, his balloon Travelled about
800 miles. coming down at Reform.
Ala.
CHARGING criminal conspiracy to
~ violate the state antitrust laws,
the state of Mississippi has filed suit
against the Ford Motor company for
$12,000,000 penalties. All Ford deal.
ers in the state and the banking in
stitutions with which they do bust
ness are made co-defendants. The
suit is based on contracts between the
Ford company and the dealers