The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-05

fected was that around Osaka. Kobe
and Kyoto, on the west coast. Several
villages were destroyed, but there was
little damage in the larger cities. The
most tragic scenes were at Kimosaki,
spa where hundreds of visitors were
taking the hot baths. The pavilions
all collapsed and many persons were
scalded to death.
NOTWITHSTANDING their report
~ ed victories over the Riffiuns, the
French are having strenuous time in
Morocco. Abd-el-Krim hangs on like
leach and is said to be preparing his
forces for great offensive, and mean-
while the French troops have been
drawn back behind a defensive line
and are constructing powerful fortifi-
cations. There were stories, uncon-
f1rmed, that France and Spain were
ready to negotiate a peace with the
Riff chieftain. The truth, as 1t came
out In heated debate in the French
parliament, seems to be that Abd-el-
Krim sent an emissary to Marshal
Lyautey to endeavor to reach an agree
ment as to the frontier. The Riffians
are short of food supplies because the
French have established an effective
blockade. But they are planning to
raid the Ouergha region. 1t Is said
a large body of trained German Off
GERS is on its way to serve under krim.
The French Communists insist that
peace must be made with the Riffians
and when the chamber of deputies was
called on to vote a credit of 30,000,O00
francs for the campaign they made
such a riotous demonstration that NJ
Herriot. president of the chamber. sus-
pended the session. There was. how
ever, no doubt that the government
would be sustained.
a MOTHER deplorable COIL mine
"A disaster, this time in North Caro-
lima. Near Coal Glen at least sixty
miners were entombed by three eS-
plosions that wrecked the shaft, and
at this writing there is little or no hope
that any of them have survived. Six
bodies had been recovered, but the
rescue crews had penetrated to the
1,S00-foot level without finding any
more.
EUNDAMENTAL1STS and moder-
! ates in the Presbyterian church
crossed swords in the general assem-
bly, In Columbus, Ohio, and such
great differences Of policy developed
that there are predictions of a long
continued controversy in the church
and Of possible litigation. The New
York presbytery, which is liberal, is
fighting to stay in the church and to
assure for all presbyteries the rights
which 1t says are given by the consti-
tuition of the denomination. If the
New Workers should be forced out,
legal battle might result to determine
the ownership of church property. A
conservative element, led by Modera-
tor Charles r. .Erdman, pins its hopes
for church unity on special commits
sion which was named to study ways
of assuring the peace, purity, unity
and progress of the church" and to
report to the next assembly.
DR. ERNEST DE WITT BURTON,
~ president of the University of
Chicago, was one of the most notable
of deaths victims during the week. lie
had been Ill for long time and sue
cumbed after surgical operations.
Others who passed away were: Field
Marshal French, earl of Ypres, who
commanded the "Old Contemptibles,"
England's first army in the World war,
and who won fame in previous CAM
paigns; Col. c. A. Repington, noted
British war correspondent and writer
on military topics, and Louis Falk,
long one Of Americas foremost organ
lists.
FRANK NJ. SURFACE, an economist
L of the United States grain admin
istratiOn, has made a report, approved
by Secretary Hoover. designed to dis
prove the theory of American farmers
that wheat would have gone to So or
more in war time If the government
had not fixed the price at 1920. The
report declares that world conditions
probably would have forced the price
of 1917 wheat down to $1.5O per
bushel and that the action of the gov
eminent in establishing a minimum of
1920 saved many millions of dollars
for American farmers.
Secretary of Agriculture JardIne WIS.,
tied Chicago last week to hold secret
conferences with board Of trade Off
Gals for the purpose of bringing about
the house cleaning which he had
demanded.