The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-02-19

ton, which is called by some the
baking trust" was attacked by the
government in a suit charging viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust law
and the Clayton act. In taking this
step the administration believes it has
nipped in the bud scheme to form
a gigantic bread monopoly comprising
substantially all the wholesale baker
les in the United States. The suit
seeks not only the dissolution of such
combinations as already have been eff
fected by the baking corporations in
vOlved but the contamination of the
main merger, recently incorporated
by William B. Ward, the bakery mil
lionaire.
Ward and his associates cah the
! merger the Corporation with soul"
because of its plans for community
enterprises and for the gift of one
| tenth Of its profits to charity.
TT APPEARS probable, at the time
Of writing. that a settlement of the
long anthracite coal strike is at hand.
A tentative arrangement was reached
by leaders of both sides and the
miners full scale committee was called
to Philadelphia to ratify it. The joint
negotiating committee of twelve was
then to meet and make it public,
1t was stated unofficially in WilktB-
Barre that the arrangement was sub
stantially as follows:
First, that President Coolidge be In
vited to mediate the differences be-
tween the miners and operators
Second. that pending the mediation
by the President the miners shall re-
turn to work; or, under certain con-
ditions, remain on suspension until
the decision is made known.
Third, that in the event the media
ton decision is unsatisfactory Presi-
dent Coolidge shall be asked to sit as
a judge and make a, decision on the
question at issue.
This decision to be binding on both
sides, with the proviso that either side
may appeal on questions of fact with
in ten days. @ r.-5
IN REAT BRITAIN'S coal commits.
~ sion has recommended that the
government buy and operate all coal
mines, shutting down all those that
are not paying profit and re-employ.
ing the workers in profitable pits. It
does not advise any reduction Of
wages or increase Of working hours
underground.
a NCIENT laws are being invoked
"A in both Tennessee and Massa-
chusetts, and their enforcement may
lead to revision Of the laws in those
states. In Tennessee 1t is the blue
Sunday" law which has been resur-
rected. 1t prohibits all work except
Facts of real necessity or charity" on
Sunday, and it has been invoked es-
pecially to close gasoline filing sta
tons on that day. Its general en-
forcement would stir up things bit.
In Brocton, Mass, Anthony Bimba,
Lithuanian and the editor of Com
munist paper. Is about to be put on
trial for "wilfully disappearing the
holy name of God by denying and con-
tinuously reproaching God" The
blasphemy statute has been on the
statute books for 300 years and none
Of the present generation of local law
makers or defenders of law breakers
remembers of its having been invoked
previously. Bimba Is also accused of
''inciting the overthrow of the consti-
tuted government of the common
wealth of Massachusetts" The Joint
committee on rules of the Massachu-
sets legislature has reported favor
ably on motion to establish a spe-
cial commission to study obsolete
laws Of the state and recommend their
repeal.
COMMANDO FRANCO, the Span
~ ish columbus of the air" with
his three comrades successfully COM
pleted the flight from Spain to Buenos
Aires and was given tremendously
enthusiastic welcome to the Argentine
capital. The distance covered by the
plane was 1882 miles and the flying
time was only So hours and 50 min
utes. Each stage of the Journey was
covered in almost the exact time fixed
for the distance.
ITALY has taken decisive step to
suppress the Senussi tribesmen in
Cyrenaica, North Africa. column of
troops having taken. possession of
their headquarters, the oasis and city
Of Jarabub. which controls the trade
routes between central Africa and the
coast.