The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-02

nomination Of the Republican candi-
date for United States senator Is
viewed as a clear-cut issue between
the friends and foes of prohibition. On
one side the advocates Of such amend
ment of the Volstead law as would
permit light wines and beer, are back
ing Congressman Ware of Philadelphia.
On the other side are the absolute drys
who just now are torn between two
rival dry candidates for the nomina-
ton, Senator George Wharton Pepper
and Gov. Clifford Pinchot.
In Wisconsin, too. the prohibition
question enters into the senate race.
Frank ]. Kelly. formerly in charge of
liquor case prosecutions In Washing
ton, D. c., will be candidate for Re-
publican denomination this fall on
light wines and beer platform. Kelly.
quoted as expressing the belief that en-
forcement Of prohibition is impossible,
will seek the seat now held by Irvine
L. Lenroot. He will be candidate
of the Anti-Tax League Of America,
which is described as having as its
central idea the raising of sufficient
revenue from wines and beer to abol-
ish the federal and state income taxes.
WINSTON CHURCHILL. chancel-
wv lOr Of the exchequer. told the
house Of commons that Great Britain
had obligated herself to pay to the
United States nearly 100000 a day for
three generations through the debt
funding agreement. France, while
paying no one her obligations, is re-
ceiving most of the reparations being
paid by Germany. the chancellor said,
yet, he continued. the United States is
receiving from Europe an amount
equalling Germany's total payments.
At conferences on international
debts there has always been marked
difference Of the view between Great
Britain and the United States. Mr..
Churchill declared. Great Britain had
never taken the position that debts
contracted In common cause ought
to be considered on the same basis as
ordinary commercial debts. The gov
eminent always was willing, he as
serted, to obliterate altogether the
debts owing to the allies, provided
Great Britain was treated in similar
manner by her creditors.
The day is coming, he said, when
France and Italy have funded their
debts both to Great Britain and the
United States, as well as the smaller
powers, when America will be receiv-
ing go per cent of the total Preparations
from Germany. 1t seems an ex-
traordinary situation, the pressure for
debt extraction will draw the repara-
tions through all channels from war
stricken Europe in an unbroken stream
across the Atlantic to the wealthy.
prosperous great republic. l believe
these facts will not pass the minds Of
responsible persons, either in the
United States or Europe"
Philip Snowden, chancellor of the
exchequer under the Socialist cabinet,
speaking before the same body. said
Frances financial record for the last
few years was one of the most discred-
table in the history Of International
finance. France estimated its war
damage just under fifteen billions of
dollars. At an average cost it has
estimated that the peasants houses
destroyed amounted to $1,000. 1t
oc<;poofad tha dop,ooo RI tho nnol
mines at $50,O00.OO0. which. he said.
was more than the total capital value
of the mines.
SEsHE Gooding long and short haul
4 bill was defeated in the senate by
a vote of 33 to 46. Eighteen Repub-
licans and fifteen Democrats voted for
the bill. while against the bill were
thirty Republicans, fifteen Democrats
and one Farmer-Labor member. BY
this action the senate refused to de-
prive the Interstate Commerce COM
mission of discretionary power to au-
thorize railroads to make rates to- the
Pacific coast from the Middle West to
enable them to meet water competition
! through the Panama canal.
n HOTOR speed limits of fifteen
lvA miles an hour in business dis
tricts. except where traffic is con-
trolled. twenty miles an hour in resi-
dence districts, and thirty-ive miles
an hour under all other conditions"
was the recommendation made by Sec
rotary Hoover to the save your life
conference" in Washington which was
called to make life and limb safe In
American streets and highways De-
spite efforts Of certain of the 1000
delegates from forty-six states to have
the model motor traffic code drafted
so as to permit increased speeds, the