The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-14

conference of bankers, said he thought
the francs fall was due to the sale
Of francs by the British government
to bolster up the pound sterling. The
French produce markets also were
glutted because of the crippling of
shipping lines to England In Paris
the debt settlement with the United
States was considered to be contrib
utory to the crash Of the franc, for
the opposition groups in the parlia-
ment were preparing for an attack on
the BRAND cabinet on the score OF the
arrangement signed in Washington by
Ambassador Berenger.
In the United States senate, also,
the settlement will be assailed by the
group headed by Borah, Reed of Mis-
souri, and Pat Harrison Of Mississippi
Harrison has asked a public hearing
at which the terms agreed upon can
be attacked and defended. This group
probably cannot prevent ratification
by the senate, but it could delay this
contamination injuriously.
ON MONDAY, for the tenth time
~ in Z the history of the United
States, the senate sat as a court of
impeachment when Federal Judge
English of the eastern district Of IL
llnois was summoned for trial on the
charges preferred by the house Of rep
resentatives Vice President Dawes
presided and nearly every senator was
in his seat. The defendant, through
counsel, made a general and particu-
lar denial of all the charges against
him. On Wednesday, when the case
was resumed, Senator Willis OF Ohio
moved to postpone the trial until No
vember 10, mainly for the reason that
the senators, especially the "a who
come up for reelection on November
2, will be more composed In their
minds and in better humor in the cool
Of November than If they took up
their duties as judges during the
broillng heat that soon will envelop
Washington" Despite bitter opposi-
ton the motion carried, 1t being I'M
derstood that Mr.. English shall not
sit as judge In the interim.
THERE was rejoicing In army cir
L cles when the house passed the
five-year program bill for the army air
service. The expenditure Of $75.OOO,-
600 for new airplanes, two 6,OOOOOO
cubic foot capacity drigibles, and a
number Of training balloons, is expect
ed to make available 1,72S airplanes
for active flying units of the regular
army and 81 for ALLEGATION to Ma
tional Guard and organized reserve
flying units. BY providing for the
training of enlisted men as pilots. the
creation Of temporary ranks in the
corps, and correction Of existing in
justices in flying pay the bill is count
ed upon to relieve conditions which
have caused complaint in the present
air service.
CORN BELT congressman and the
~ farm organizations that are sup
porting the Haugen price fixing farm
relief bill served notice on the Repub-
lican and Democratic leaders that
they will not accept the Tincher bill
or any other as substitute for the
Haugen measure. However, passage
Of their pet bill in the house now
seems less likely than ever. since some
of the Southern Democrats on whom
they relied. are backsliding. These
Southerners say the tariff features Of
the Haugen measure would commit
them to support Of the protective
tariff principle.
JAMES E. WATSON. who seeks to
succeed himself as senator from In
diana, easily defeated Claris Adams
of Indianapolis for the Republican
nomination. Senator Arthur Robinson
was nominated to fill out the unex-
pired part of the late Senator Raj
ston's term. For the Democratic nom-
ination there were six candidates, and
as none of them obtained a clear ma
jority the choice of man to oppose
Watson is left to the state Democratic
convention.
THE house judiciary committee re-
4 ported its second impeachment
resolution of the session last week,
Recommending favorable action on a
resolution seeking authority for a full
investigation of impeachment charges
against Frederick A. Fenning, District
of Columbia commissioner Charges
relative to activities of Mr.. Fenning
in receiving fees for acting as guar
dian for insane veterans and other
wards of the local courts have been
aired before the bouse committees on