The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-19

A T THE bidding Of Premier Mus
"a solini, the italian chamber of dep
uties expelled 100 members Of the So
called Aventine opposition on the
ground that they had absented them
selves ever since the protest strike"
resulting from the murder of Matte
otti, Socialist deputy. The ousted
members lost their parliamentary i'm
munity and some Of them were ar
rested, but most of them had taken
the precaution Of leaving Rome.
The chamber also passed the law
providing the death penalty for at
tempts on the life of Mussolini or the
royal family. The duce took to him.
self another cabinet job-that of the
minister Of the interior-and issued
orders for systematic application Of
all laws for the protection Of the re-
gime and the preservation Of public
order. The premier has apologized
amply to France for the attacks ON
French consulates, and it seems likely
he also will be able to calm the indig-
nation of the French brought on by
the operations of Ricciotti Garibaldi
as a Fascist agent in France, The
Paris police are still trying to find out
just what was Garibaldi's connection
with the Catalan uprising which was
nipped by the Perpignan arrests.
~ REECE held its elections last
" week and the Republicans were
victorious, winning about Is per cent
of the votes and 100 Of the 2S0 seats
in parliament. Premier Condylis and
his government resigned and President
Condouriotis called on Kafandaris to
form new cabinet. 1t was hoped
that former Premier Venizelos would
return and accept the ministry Of for
eign affairs.
MYTH the simple declaration that
wv light travels at the rate Of 299,-
796 kilometers per second, made be-
fore. the National Academy Of Science
in Philadelphia, DR.. Albert A. Michel
son of the University Of Chicago an
nounced the practical completion Of
the research that has occupied most
of his time for forty years. The old
rate of light travel, as used in close
scientific research and given in all the
textbooks, had been established at
299,860 kilometerS per second, or ga
kilometers more than that determined
by Doctor Nicholson. Astronomers
and physicists will now have to over
haul and reshape their calculations.
The Chicago scientists latest results
were worked out in California by
flashing beam Of light from Mount
Wilson to Mount San Antonio and
back again, a distance of A miles.
This work was carried on all summer.
UNDREDS of natives were
L i drowned and great property dam
age was done by typhoon that swept
over section of the island of Luzon
in the Philippines. Many villages were
wiped out and the inhabitants blown
into the sea to perish. 1t was esti-
mated that the storm destroyed per
cent of the worlds coconut crop.
The town Of La Plata, Nd, was
struck by a tornado that wrecked a
schoolhouse and some houses and
killed about score Of persons, four
teen of whom were school children.
A MONG the deaths recorded during
"A the week was that of James K.
Hackett, one of Americas best actors,
in Paris. He had spent much Of his
time of late in France and was ex-
ceedingly popular in that country.
G. G. Sholes, who as youth was
Sherman's personal telegraph oper-
ator on the march to the sea, passed
away in Chicago. Rev. d. D. For
syth, secretary of the Methodist board
of missions, died in Chicago hospital.
FOLLOWING the example of the
L governments Of Italy and Russia.
Marshal Pilsudski, dictator Of Poland,
caused to be issued decree which
threatens with fines and prison SEN
fences ranging from three days to
three months whoever spreads wrong
information about government action
or government members or military
movements. If reports are spread by
the newspapers, they will be sup
pressed and the owners, as well as
the men responsible for the news, will
be fined or Jailed. The important
point. is that the Polish government
reserves unto itself the right to in
terpret this law as it pleases, there
fore everybody in Poland is living in
the uncertainty Of the days of despot-
ism.