The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-09-10
lini and De Rivera would try to
sabotage the meeting of the league.

linf and De Rivera would try to
sabotage the meeting of the league.
N vERRIDING the veto Of Governor
~ General Wood, the Philippine
house Of representatives passed the
senate bill providing for plebiscite
In the islands on the question of in
dependence. The measure is now up
to President Coolidge, who will have
six months in which to act after it
reaches him. He will have reports
from both Governor General Wood
and Col. Carmi Thompson, his per-
sonal Investigator there, to help him
make up his mind. In Washington it
is believed he will support Wood.
EAYAL, chief of the Azores islands,
4 was hit by a disastrous earth
quake that ruined most of the homes
In the town of Horta and that was
followed by tidal wave that caused
great damage In the village of Feteira.
Though probably not more than
score of persons were killed, the in
jured number several hundred and
material losses were immense. For
tunately the temblor came in the day
time when most Of the inhabitants of
the island were out Of doors. The
quake was the severest ever expert
enced in the archipelago.
At about the same time there were
earthquakes In several regions of
Mexico, and a. little earlier Maine had
some shocks.
a MERICA has lost two more of her
"A best aviators through airplane
accidents. Commander John Rodgers
of the navy, hero of the Hawaii flight,
fell with his plane into shallow water
and was fatally injured. Lieut.. Cyrus
X. Belts Of the army, who crashed
into mountain in Pennsylvania In a
fog, died in hospital in Washington
from spinal meningitis which devel-
oped after 1t was thought he was on
the way to recovery.
G ERIOUS labor trouble broke out in
~ Manville, r. L, where a mob of L.
300 striking textile mill workers
fought battle with small force of
state police and deputy sheriffs. after
an attempt to set fire to a mill. The
officers used tear gas bombs, revol-
yers and riot guns and a number of
the rioters were wounded, as were
three of the officers. The governor
sent detachment Of state troops to
maintain order.
In Chicago another open and closed
shop struggle impends. A strike of
structural iron workers was called on
a skyscraper in course Of construc-
ton as starter, and the citizens COM
mittee to enforce the Lands award
promptly called in strikebreakers to
take the places of the union men.
Other artisans unions are likely to be-
come involved. The committee an
nounced it would support any contrac-
tor in Chicago who desired to erect
steel on the open shop basis.
The long-standing fight between
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers and President Harrington of
the Illinois miners union, has result
ed in the suspension of the latter by
the state executive board. He was
forced to admit that he had contract
ed to enter the employ of big mining
firm whenever he should quit Office.
IF RUDOLPH VALENTINO had any
L sense Of humor he must be laugh
ing In his coffin over the outburst Of
mushy sentimentality and mawkish
emotionalism that has followed his
lamentable death. Enough here to say
that after funeral ceremonies in New
York, the remains of the screen star
were transported in a special car to
Hollywood for burial.
~ ERTRUDE EDERLE did not long
~ maintain her supremacy as
swimmer Of the English channel. Her
feat was duplicated by Mrs. Cleming-
ton Corson Of New York, the mother
of two children; and few days later
Ernst vierkoetter Of Germany swan
across from France to England in the
record time of u hours and AZ min
utes
N URING the second year of the op-
~ Grafton of the Dawes plan, Just
ended, Germany met nearly "a per
cent of its reparations payments by
means of deliveries of materials. The
total payments amounted to 1,2o0.OOO,-
600 gold marks (about $290,3 6O,OO0),
and the deliveries in kind 656. SOC. OOc
gold marks (about $15o,31S, 0O0).