The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-04

teorn in these states depends largely
on how soon frosts will set in. Mich
igan reports are cheerful, with corn
being estimated at about So per cent
of normal. Potatoes are reported nor
NAL; beans, SS per cent; sugar beets,
50 per cent; and the peach crop as
short. The apple crop has been es-
timated at S,356,000 bushels. Crops in
Indiana are expected to bring about
the liquidation Of many frozen credits
in the rural banks, and in Ohio the
agricultural condition is looked at DIS
being the best since 1915.
ID EFORE leaving Washington for his
- home In Kansas, Senator Curtis,
Republican floor leader, said the tax
hearings before the finance committee
in October would be brief and that the
bill would be reported quickly to the
senate, and that there would be spe-
cial effort to have it passed before
March, when the tax returns for the
next year must be filed. Senator
Reed of Pennsylvania, another Repub-
lican member of the finance commit.
tee, said he would oppose inclusion in
the new tax law of any provision
with regard to capital gains and losses,
holding that the government was los
ing revenue under the provisions Of
the present law taxing capital gains
and would profit by repeal Of the levy.
|WIC1T'ofRls F. LAWSON. the late pub
" Usher and editor Of the Chicago
Daily News, makes in his will what
might be termed an experiment In
Journalism. He gave to the Illinois
Merchants Trust company full power
to control the Daily News or to sell
1t and reinvest the proceeds. In 9TH
er words, the banking company stands
precisely in the position Mr.. Lawson
himself occupied In control of the
newspaper property. except that the
earnings are to be paid over to the
residuary legatees. President ]. J.
Mitchell of the bank assures the pub
lie that there need be no apprehen-
sions concerning capital controlled
press" and that the newspaper man.
agement now In CONTROL trained by
Mr.. Lawson In his methods and pol
icies. will be designated by the bank
to continue the publication.
Many religious. educational and 9TH
er semi-public institutions benefit I'M
der Mr.. Lawson's will, and his rela-
tives, business associates and en-
ployees received generous requests,
His estate has not yet been valued
but 1t amounts to several millions.
G OMETHING new was sprung last
- week by President Saavedra of
Bolivia. who has been virtual dictator
Of the country for several years. Pres
ident-elect villanueva was to have
been inaugurated Tuesday. but he had
refused to form cabinet composed
exclusively of members Of Saavedra's
party. so the dictator postponed the
inaugural ceremony and caused a mo-
tion to be introduced in the chamber
Villaneuva null and void on the
grounds of fraud and of Villaneuva's
ineligibility. sSaavedra was backed by
the army, assembled in La Paz for the
purpose, and 1t was taken for granted
the motion would carry and that a
new election within six months would
be called.
IF YOU wish to call on President
i and Mrs. Coolidge in the summer
White House at Swampscott. now is
your chance. Mr.. Coolidge has decid-
ed that during the brief remainder of
his vacation he will devote part of
each day to receiving unofficial call
ers, most Of whom heretofore have not
been admitted. At the weekend the
Presidential party took trip to Ply
mouth. Mass. on the Mayflower.
THE body of Ambassador Edgar A.
L Bancroft was brought from Japan
to Chicago, where simple funeral
services were held In the presence of
a large number of the nations most
prominent men. The casket. escorted
by military guard of honor. was then
taken to Galesburg. H.. for interment.
n EN-. L. c. ANDREWS, czar of pro-
" hibition enforcement. is getting
his campaign against rum going, hav-
ing appointed the district administra-
tors and made all plans for the strate-
gic disposition of his army of 10000
men. Many Of the appointments of
administrators are temporary, for
General Andrews hopes to persuade
prominent Ncitizens-dollar year
men--to accept the posts. So far he
has not had much success in that line.