The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-27

THAT Germany's warlike prepare
i lions are continuing and that the
Berlin government has not been acting
in good faith are the charges made In
the report of the interallied control
commission presented to Marshal
Foch's Versailles committee, and the
charges are supported by great
array Of alleged facts With this comes
reiteration Of the French governments
position that evacuation of the whole
or part Of the Rhineland would re-
move Frances last tangible pledge for
security against aggression without
giving anything but vague promises to
replace it.
STHE tragedy of Sand cave, in Ken
L lucky, reached its climax and con-
clusion when the miners sinking the
shaft for the rescue of Floyd Collins
got down to the unfortunate young
man and found he had been dead for
several days. To release his body from
the imprisoning boulder that fell on
his foot January 80 would have been
difficult. and dangerous to others, so 1t
was decided to make the cave his
tomb. Funeral services were held on
top of the hill and the entrances to
the cavern were filled up. Above the
shaft will rise rock cairn that will
Nd anti ~ hn Gct,
and brave efforts Of those who toiled
for many days and nights to extricate
the trapped man.
CONGRESS has now authorized
~ project that has been long urged
by citizens of the North and the South
as symbol Of national unity. and by
artists and architects as well. 1t is
the Arlington Memorial bridge to link
the Lincoln Memorial on the north
shore Of the Potomac with the Airing
ton National cemetery and the old
home Of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the
south side. The bridge is to cost $14,-
10000 and is to be the most beautiful
structure of the kind In the world. 1t
will be completed within the next six
years.
IF THE senate has its way, the sala-
4 ries of members Of both houses will
be raised from $500 year to $4,000.
and those Of cabinet members from
$4,000 to $4,000. This was provided
for by a senate amendment to the leg
islative appropriation bill which was
adopted without record vote, despite
the warm opposition Of Senator Willis
of Ohio and some others. It was con-
sidered likely the amendment would be
approved in conference and accepted
by the house.
VXYTLLIAM M. JARDTNE, president
wv Of the Kansas State Agricultural
college, is to be secretary Of agricul-
ture after March 4. President Cool
idge selected him from the field of
some 200 candidates after long and
careful consideration, for he feels that
the operations Of the Department of
Agriculture will have much to do with
the success of his administration, as
well as with the prosperity of the
country. Doctor Jardine, who began
his career as COW puncher in Mon
tana, is a practical as well as theo-
retical farmer and has a thorough
knowledge Of farm marketing.
|DR. MARION LIE ROY BURTON
~ president of the University of
Michigan and one Of the country's
leading educators, died at Ann Arbor
after several months Of illness. He
was a native of Iowa and was only
| fifty years old. Before going to Michi-
gan in 1920 he had been president OF
Smith college and Of the University of
Minnesota. In the Republican national
convention last June he made the
speech placing Calvin Coolidge in
nomination.
Frederic w. Upham, for years until
last June the national treasurer of the
Republican party and one of the lead
ing business men of Chicago, died at
Palm Beach, Fla, where he had gone
in the hope Of regaining his health He
was national committeeman from Ill
nois.
M. H. De Young. founder and pub
Usher of the San Francisco Chronicle
and one Of the Golden Gate city's most
notable figures. passed away rather
suddenly after an emergency opera
ton.
| Another death Of note was that oil
!. Addison G. Proctor Of st. Joseph
Mich, WHIP was the last surviving
member Of the Republican convention
Of 1860 ih Chicago that nominated
| Abraham Lincoln for the presidency.