The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-14
District Of Columbia affairs and o.
veterans legislation.


EPRESE SENTATIVE EDITH
IN NOURSE ROGERS of Massachu-
sets made her maiden speech in the
house, pleading for passage of the
johnson bill to include as eligible for
disqualification those World war vet
Grams whose service records do not
clearly indicate their disabilities are
the direct result of their service In
the army or navy. Mrs. Rogers was
warmly applauded but the bill was
shelved when 1t was shown that esti-
mates of its cost to the government
varied from 100000 to many mil.
lions year.
DEACE negotiations between the
4 Riffians and the French and Span
ish at Oudja, Morocco. broke down
completely when the tribesmen de-
manded that the allies release fifty
prisoners in exchange for as many
which they were willing to set free,
as a preliminary to further discussion.
The French offensive against Abd-el-
Krim had been prepared and began
promptly, the attacking columns strik-
ing north toward the Mediterranean.
ROBABLY very few people In this
country knew there was another
revolution in progress in Nicaragua.
Well, there is. and 1t has gone so far
that the Nicaraguan government has
declared state Of war. This seems
an unwise step for it virtually recog-
nizes the rebels as belligerents and
gives them the privilege Of obtaining
arms and munitions from neutral
countries. The movement is led by
Luis Beltram Sandoyal and Ellzeo
Duarte. They have captured Blue
fields and other towns and at last ac-
counts were in control Of the Rio
Grande valley. which is the great
banana belt. They stole 100000 in
unissued currency from the safe OF
the Bluefelds branch Of the National
bank of Nicaragua. which is char
tered under the laws of Connecticut
and of which Robert F. Loree of New
York Is president. The American
cruiser Cleveland has been sent to.
Bluefields.
vxyARD T. VAN ORMAN with the
w Goodyear Nv won the national
elimination balloon race that started
at Little Rock, Ark. and will again
represent the United States In the in
ternational contest for the Bennett
cup. Van Orman landed near Peters
burg, Va, having made S4S miles.
This beat last years international
mark by eight miles.
NJ ORGE. the great airship in which
IN Amundsen and Ellsworth hope to
sail over the North pole. started from
Leningrad for Kings Bay, Spitzbergen.
Wednesday, and made successful
flight to Vads0e. northern Norway,
where 1t stopped for fuel. The date
Of the start from Kings Bay has not
been announced but It probably will
be soon for Amundsen does not wish
the Byrd expedition to get ahead of
him. Byrd and his party already are
at Kings Bay but were delayed by
mishap to one of their Fokker planes.
G EVEN long-term convicts from Chi
~ cago escaped from the Illinois peni-
Tertiary at Statewide after murder
ing deputy warden and kidnapping a
guard and trusty. Five of them q
few hours later encountered a posse
in the village Of Leonore and an ex-
citing battle ensued. Three of the
posse were wounded. one of the con-
victs was shot full Of holes and three
others were caught.
M OST notable Of the weeks deaths
1VA was that of Oscar S. Straus of
New York, an eminent diplomat and
the first Jew to hold a position in an
American cabinet. He was appointed
minister to Turkey by Cleveland and
later was member of the arbitration
court at The Hague. President Roose-
welt made him secretary of commerce
and labor. and in 1909 he returned to
Turkey as ambassador. He was Pro-
gressive candidate for the governor
ship of New York in 1911.
Prince Victor Napoleon. Bonapart-
ist pretender to the throne of France.
died in Brussels and his little son,
Louis Napoleon, became the chief of
the house of Bonaparte. to reign
under the regency Of his mother.
John w. Thompson of ST. Louis,
who was convicted with Colonel