The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-10

to pay, and to discuss the debt situa-
ton fully with Premier Mussolini.
"WEDNESDAY night, on the first
wv anniversary of the inauguration
of through transcontinental air mail
service, the overnight air mail service
between New York and Chicago was
started. From each end of the route a
squadron of planes hoped off at the
same time, Vice President Dawes CIV
ing the word to go by radio Assistant
Postmaster General Paul Henderson
was at the Chicago end and Postmas-
ter General New swung the first sack
of mail onto a plane at Hadley field,
New Brunswick, N. j., the eastern end.
The rate for the service is 10 cents an
ounce, and sthe normal time between
the two cities is eight hours and fif-
teen minutes. The route is lighted for
the pilots by $50 immense electric
beacons, and thirry-two landing fields
have been provided for emergency, des-
ignated by intermittent flashes of
searchlights. Other flashes tell the
pilots the weather conditions. Each
pilot carries fare lights of a new type
which, attached to parachutes, make
forced landings comparatively safe.
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE was called
4 hurriedly from the summer White
House at Swampscott to Plymouth, VT.
because of the serious condition of his
father. But the aged colonel submit
ted to surgical operation and the
progress Of his recovery was so rapid
that the physicians told the President
he could return to White Court. So In
few days he and Mrs. Coolidge start
ed back by motor, losing their way sew
eral times but ultimately arriving
safely.
MRS. EDITH NOURSE ROGERS
1V1 has been elected by the voters of
the Fifth congressional district of Mas
sachusetts to fill the vacancy in the
house caused by the death of her hus-
band. John Jacob Rogers. She is a
Republican and defeated her Demo
cratic opponent, former Gov Eugene
N. Foss. by more than two and half
to one Mrs. Rogers will be the first
New England woman to sit in con-
gress.
4. e
CHANG TSO-LIN, the Manchurian
~ war lord, has forced the Chinese
government to deal first with the
strike incidents at Shanghai and thus
at least defer break with the powers
A joint commission is now considering
that phase of the troubles. This
doesn't suit Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang, who
has issued proclamation calling for
a war to abolish the extraterritorial
rights and other alleged injustices.
Meanwhile the British have landed
considerable force on Shameen island,
the foreign quarter of Canton, In the
face Of a demand from the government
that the island be evacuated with an
apology, that the British and French
withdraw their warships from Kwang-
tung waters and make compensation
for losses of Chinese lives and prop
erty.
If there were needed any further
proof of the part the Russian soviets
are taking in the Chinese disturb
ances, it was provided by the arrest at
Shanghai of Zinovis Dosser and his
wife. Many discriminating documents
were found on them, one specifically
certifying that Dosser was sent by the
agitation department" of the Com
munist party to Hongkong and Canton
to organize strike committees.
John MacMurray. the new American
minister to China. has arrived in Pc
king. At Tokyo he said only a most
serious emergency should induce
America to make armed Intervention
and that this does not exist at pres
ent.
a BD-EL-KRIM made supreme eff
"A fort to break the French lines be-
tween Cherab and the Algerian from
tier, hoping thus to open his way to
Fee. But the French met him with
every arm and repulsed the tribesmen
with severe losses all along a 60-mile
front. In this they were aided by
many loyal Moroccans. Abd-el-Krim
led his troops in person.
A MERICA'S great Pacific feet, COM
"A nrising 80 vessels. sailed from
Honolulu on Wednesday for Australia
New Zealand and Tasmania. When
nearing Australia the fleet will be split
into two detachments. and later the
ships will scatter a good deal so as to
visit all ports in that part of the world.