The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-08-28

only forty-eight years of age. He has
accepted the appointment with en-
thusiasm for he has vision of Chi
center of the world. Doctor Mason
was born in Madison, Wis, and gradu-
ated from the state university, after
ward getting his Phi. D. degree from
the University of Gottingen, Germany.
He taught at the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology and in Yale before
returning In 1908 to the University of
Wisconsin as professor. of mathemati-
cal physics During the war he was
called to Washington to consider the
matter of protection from submarines,
and he invented the hydrophone by
which the undersea vessels were de-
tected and located. According to his
associates, he has executive ability Of
high order in addition to his aca-
demic training.
VICTOR F. LAWSON, editor and
v publisher of the Chicago Daily
News and for many years one of the
leading newspaper men of America.
died on Wednesday of heart disease
after an Illness Of three days. He was
born in Chicago IS years ago. the son
of Norwegian immigrants. After work.
ing with his father on a Scandinavian
paper there, he bought an interest in
the newly established Daily News.
Later he acquired Melville E. Stones
share and built the News up into one
of the most valuable newspaper prop
critics in the country. He was one of
the founders of the Associated Press
and always was prominent in its man.
agement.
ONE Of the most distressing disas-
~ tiers on the Atlantic coast in re-
cent years occurred In Narragansett
bay off Newport Tuesday night when
boiler on the excursion steamer
>Mackinac exploded and more than two
score men, women and children were
scalded to death by steam. Many
others were so badly injured that it
was probable the death list would be
extended. The boat was on it's way
from Newport to Pawtucket when the
blast came. 1t was run aground and
distress signals quickly brought many
navy vessels and other boats to the
rescue, but most of the damage al
ready had been done. > Federal and
state inquiries into the disaster were
begun at once 1t was said the ex-
ploded boiler was an old one de-
Perforated by wear and thinned down
in certain places.
DOY CHAPMAN ANDREWS and
~ his expedition, after having made
many valuable and interesting discov-
cries in Mongolia, have now been or
dered to leave that country by the
government at Urga. The Monaghan
officials allege that Mr.. Chapman has
violated the terms of his agreement
with Monaghan scientific organiza-
tions; that besides carrying on his in
vestigations in paleontology, geology
and zoology, he has engaged in topo-
graphical observation work and has
employed number of persons whom
they consider suspicious in military
sense. Mr.. Andrews is also accused
of carrying on political propaganda
against the Bolsheviki.
THE fourteenth Zionist congress
opened in Vienna last week and
the anti-Semites of the city promptly
started series of riotous demonstra-
tions that kept the police busy for
several days. Several members of the
mobs were killed and scores were
wounded. The rioters, who call them
selves Fascists, finally were persuaded
by the government to let the Jews
meet in peace. The sessions of the
congress were not at all harmonious,
the delegates being split up into DO
litical groups.
TN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, an
l. other world congress opened, the
Universal Christian conference. the
fundaiH entail idea of which, according
to its originators, is the formation of
united front among the Christian
churches to face the great world prob
lens that have arisen since the war.
Questions of doctrine and faith are
not being considered. The American
delegates sought to have the confer
ence go on record in favor of total alb
stinence from alcoholic liquors. but
the Europeans told them plainly that
this would not be permitted. King
Gustave and Queen Victoria gave a
state luncheon for THE delegates and
choice wines were served. but the
Americans drank only water.