The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-20

problems of the farmer. In 1924 he was
opposed to the McNary-Haugen price
fixing bill.
The vast army Of national park en-
thusiasts is anxiously awaiting state
ment by the new secretary of his
policy as to the efforts of the forest
service of the Agriculture department
to wrestt the control Of the national
parks from the national park service
Of the Interior department. The thou
sands promoting the adoption Of a
national forestry policy and program
also are eager for statement.
rHHE struggle in the senate over con-
i flrmation of the Presidents nominal
ton Of Charles B. Warren to be at
torney general is still on at this writ
Ing. It is lively fight, with surpris-
ing features. Tuesday, while Vice
President Dawes was peacefully
snoozing'' at bis hotel, the senate APP
preached a tie vote. A desperate eff
fort was made to get Vice President
Dawes there In time to break it. AS
Dawes entered the chamber, Oyerman
of North Carolina, the only Democrat
who had voted for Warren, dramatical-
iy switched his vote. This destroyed
the tie of 40 to 40, cinched Warren's
defeat and made the automobile rush
Of Dawes more or less ridiculous.
Whereupon the senate-at least the
anti Warren senators, If no others
gave Dawes the cha, hal" They had
got even with him for reading the riot
act to them March A.
President Coolidge Thursday sur
prised everyone, including the party
leaders, by again sending the nomina-
ton Of Warren to the senate. 1t was
not made public whether the President
had determined to force the fight or
had acted in order to give Warren an
opportunity to defend himself against
senate charges. Incidentally, the Mich
igan house Of representatives Wednes-
day endorsed Warren, as reply to the
statement Of Couzens that nine-tenths
Of the people of that state were back
ing his opposition to the confirmation.
A late statement issued by Secretary
Sanders at the White House was this:
Eat the request Of the President Mr..
Warren consented to allow his name
to be presented again to the senate"
Officials would not enlarge on the an
nouncement, but some senators were
of the opinion that Mr.. Coolidge de-
sired to assume full responsibility ard
draw direct issue between himself
and the senate on the question.
THE emphatic utterance by Presi-
L dent Coolidge in his inaugural
address as to the necessity of party
loyalty and regularity suits the reg
ular Republicans in both house and
senate. The respective committees on
committees have cleaned up in accord
ance herewith. The house denoted
followers Of LaFollette on important
committees. The senate, after long
and bitter debate, In which the opposi-
ton was led by Borah of Idaho and
Norris Of Nebraska, denoted LaFol-
lette senator's, the whole slate being
approved by a vote Of "a to IL. The
test vote, SO to Is, was on the effort
of the opposition to substitute Ladd Of
North Dakota, a LaFollette follower,
for Stanfield Of Oregon as chairman of
the public lands committee. Most Of
the Democrats here declined to mix In
the party quarrel and voted present"
So the insurgents are placed at the bot
tom of the lists in accordance with the
numerical strength OF their followers
a PPORTIONMENT of funds amount
"A ing to $2,500,0OO. appropriated by
congress for the construction of i'm
proved roads and trails in the various
national parks and national monu-
ments, is announced by the Interior de-
partment. The Interior department
appropriation act for, the fiscal year
1925 contains an appropriation of ST.
100000 to be expended for the build
ing of these much-needed roads and
trails In the national parks and monu-
ments under the Jurisdiction of the
national parks service. An initial ap-
preparation of $1,000,O00 for this road
and trail work was made available in
the deficiency act which was signed
by the President December 8. 1924,
making in all $2,500,000 available.
These appropriations were made I'M
der authority of the National Park
Highways act of April 8. 1924, which
authorized the appropriation of ST.
100000 for the carrying out of three
year road and trail construction pro-
gram. rs
OF the s2.500,OO0 fund appropriated
the sum of S453.OO0 has been allotted
to Glacier National park, Montana, of