The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-18

UCAOIc SOluS " AsOAuOu " SiSu IAc
owds on arrival at Los Angeles.
mer-Laborites of South Dakota held
their state conventions for congress
| sional and state offices. The Repub
i licans renominated Senator Peter Nor.
beck and Gov. Carl Gunderson. The
Democrats Endorsed @. ]. Gunderson
cousin Of the governor, for United
| States senator and w. ]. Bulow for
governor. George Plat was nominal.
ed for the senate by the Farmer Labor
party.
1T INCLE SAM Is interested in the
- row in Texas over highway con-
structi0n contracts, which is one Of
Gov. Miriam Ferguson's chief troubles
just now. Representatives of the fed
eral bureau of public roads are max
ing an investigation and it, was said
that If Irregularities are found in the
handling Of federal funds the govern
ment aid may be withdrawn. Last
week ma" Ferguson demanded the
resignation Of Anon G. Carter, Fort
Worth publisher, as chairman of the
board of regents Of the Texas Tech
biological college, strongly intimating
that he had violated the. prohibition
law and had himself been intoxicated.
Mr.. Carter refused to resign. Whether
Speaker Satterwhite should call a
special session of the lower house was
not decided.
lCHILE may yet carry the Tacna-
~ africa dispute before the League of
Nations. Last week her minister TO
Switzerland laid before the secretary
general of the league memorandum
complaining that General Pershing
was persistently delaying the plebl-
scite. thereby playing the game of
the Peruvians and frustrating the
plan. Of President Coolidge to- restore
friendly relations between the two. ma
tons. In Santiago. however, the for
eign ministry issued coinmunique
which said:
'There Is no reason for attributing
to the arbiter or the United States
government predisposition against
our rights In Tacna-Arica. On the
contrary, If In Washington we found
justice in making the award, we can
have confidence In finding justice If
we have to demand 1t again. The gov
eminent has confidence that an ade-
quate solution of the present difficult
ties can be found"
OF course II Chile should appeal to
the league and that body should take
action. any European Intervention
would be in direct conflict with the
Monroe doctrine. and the result might
be serious.
COMMISSIONER BLAIR and AS
~ sistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Andrews issued orders for revocation
Of all existing permits for sacramental
wine, effective December 81. and gave
out new restrictions on their reissu-
ance. Only rabbis and ministers will
get the permits for withdrawal of
wine and they must deliver the wine
directly to the worshiper. One gallon
per year per adult is the maximum
allowed unless 1t is clearly shown that
greater quantity is necessary. The
rabbis must maintain storage places
and keep accurate records of distribu-
ton.
a n AGREEMENT for funding Ru.
"A mania's debt to the United States
was reached in Washington. Payments
will extend over 81 years and will be
easy at first. Interest rate Is per
cent for ten years and 31a per cent
thereafter. The total debt was fixed
at $44.590,000.
France intends to resume debt ne
gotiations, according to Louis Lou
cheur, who has become finance min
lister in the new government formed
by Aristide BRAND. He Is waiting only
to complete his financial program. but
this is likely to give him a lot of
trouble for 1t involves a currency In
dation that is opposed by many In
both wings Of parliament
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S special
aircraft board submitted its report
but did not settle the controversy
over aviation. Though 1t does not
name Colonel Mitchell, the report ad-
vises against his plan for separate
air force coordinate with the army
and the navy; but it declares the air
services have been neglected and un-
duly subordinated and recommends
additional assistant secretaries Of the
army and navy for military aviation.
While some Of Mitchell's more SEN
sational charges are contradicted by
the report. good many of his allie
cations concerning the service are sus-
tanned.