The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-15

Stephenson as "Dear Steve" and
continues: II was talking with your
friend just now and in-regard to RAM
sey getting (off) the ticket, if this
is done 1 will-if the candidate for
treasurer-go down the line with you
and the boys and do all I can for the
success Of our ticket this fall.
with best regards, am as ever
yours truly, ]. L. Duvall."
Mayor Duvall admitted that he
wrote this letter but declared the a.
legged contract was "fake." Mr..
Adams said he could prove the sigma
ture on the contract was the mayors.
and he also asserted he had plenty of
documents and evidence to prove the
existence Of the corrupt political ring
which he seeks to get before the
whole people Of the state.
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE has let it
L be known that he will not take an
active part in this falls congressional.
election campaign in the way of
speeches or letters in behalf of Re-
publican candidates. He refuses to
yield to the urgent requests Of the
campaign leaders, who have represent
ed to him that participation in the
campaign is his duty as the titular
head of his party. To this the semi
official reply is that, while he is the
leader Of the party, it is not customary
for the Chief Executive to assume such
leadership in an "off year, election,
the only precedent for such action be-
ing Woodrow Wilson's Inflated APP
peal for the return of a Democratic
congress in 1918.
Political wiseacres say the Presi-
dents decision is dictated largely by
caution, and call attention to the fact
that it spares him and the Republican
candidates embarrassment, since he
and many of them cannot well stand
on the same platform. For instance,
Of the % Republican candidates
for the senate, 10 are basing their
bid for election, chiefly or partly,
on opposition to Mr.. Coolidge's poll
cies relating to the world court and
to agricultural relief
FLOODS in Illinois, Kansas and Ok
! lahoma during the last week have
done immense damage to the crops,
and many towns and villages have
been inundated. Broken levees of the
Illinois river let the waters into.
Beardstown, ILL.,, rendering hundreds
of people homeless and almost COM
pletely isolating the city. In Peoria
large Industrial plants were forced to
close because Of flooded fire pits and
Easements.
TRAPPED about three miles under
l. ground by an explosion. in the
Roane Iron company mine at Rock
wood, Tenn, % miners met death.
Rescue crews worked hard but in vain.
being hampered by excessive heat and
smoke and the danger from gas.
HAOS reigns in central China and
~ while the armies of the various
factions are fighting desperately along
the Yangtse river, 1t is the non-com-
batants that are suffering most. AS
an instance, the correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune tells of witnessing
the attempt of the Chinese Red Cross
to get the civilians out Of besieged
Wuchang on launches and lighters.
There was room for fewer than 5000
on the boats, but $4,000 broke through
the military Gordon and surged out
on the piers, from which they fell
into the river by hundreds, about 300
of them being drowned. The refugees
were emaciated with starvation and
told pitiful stories of their sufferings.
Warfare between the Japanese and
the Manchurians was imminent last
week along the Corean border.
Throughout Manchuria, adjoining Co
rea, are about 100000 Coreans. most
ly farmers, who are Japanese subjects.
Recently the Manchurian government
repudiated the agreement permitting
japanese subjects to lease agricul-
tural lands, and sent troops to con-
fiscate the crops. The Japanese rushed
troops, machine guns and Red Cross
detachments to the border and ordered
all garrison troops in that region to
be held in readiness for action.
p ECAUSE he permitted one of the
- Hohenzollerns, the oldest son of
the former crown prince, to march
with the Prussian guards in the recent
maneuyers, Gen. Hans Won Seeckt,
commander in chief in the German
reichswehr. has lost his job. He was
considered the complete miIitarist,
and for six years the allies have been