The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-09-16

were necessary to accomplish this the
government would continue to operate
the fleet and would provide funds for
replacement. He said he agreed with
the Presidents view that the govern
ment should get out of the business,
but did not think the United States
should get off the seas. ut appears
to me now," said the senator, that
unless we continue to operate the ships
that is what will happen. Other plans
Of placing the American shipping on
parity with foreign shipping by
subsidy such as exists in most coun-
tries have failed to enlist the support
of congress. 1t appears that we can
do nothing through subsidy to help
private concerns engaged in shipping.
Therefore, the situation is plains me
the government must continue to OPP
crate the ships and vast sums must
be expended to keep our fleet abreast
Of competition"
Senator Jones told the President
that in his opinion it would be wise to
call special session of the senate in
October for the consideration of the
cases of Senator-elect Smith of Illi-
nois and Senator-elect Ware of Penn
sylvania. He said the pressure of
business made this advisable so that
legislation should not get jammed.
Senator Reed of Missouri, chairman of
the senate campaign funds investiga-
ton committee, while in Chicago to
attend the funeral of ]. Ogden Ar
that committee in Chicago on Septem-
Der to take up the matter of destruc-
ton of the Pennsylvania ballots. He
said there had been no developments
that called for further consideration Of
the case of Smith by the committee.
TRANSOCEANIC flights, success
4 full and otherwise, are becoming
matters of almost daily occurrence.
w. s. Brock and e. F.aSchlee in the
plane Pride of Detroit made a fine
fight from Harbor Grace. Newfound-
land, to Croydon, the London airport,
and then continued their journey to
Munich, to Belgrade and to Constan-
tinople in their projected flight around
the world in what they hope will be
mountaineering time. Another pair
of flyers started from London, Ont, for
London, England, but were turned
back by bad weather. Charles A.
Levine, tired of waiting for Drouhin,
his French pilot, jumped into his Co
lumbia plane at Paris and few alone
to Croydon where he just barely man
aged to make safe landing. The Brit
ish airmen were astonished by his
nervy performance. Levine selected
Capt w. G. Hinchcliffe. an English
war ace, to pilot the Columbia back. to
America but afterward said he might
change his mind and fly eastward.
The spectacular flight of the week
was that of Capt. Leslie Hamilton and
Col. f. F. Minchin of England, with
Princess Lowenstein Wertheimer as
passenger, from Upavon, England.
across the Atlantic to Ottawa, Canada.
The princess, who financed the
fight. is sixty-one years old and has
been licensed pilot for thirteen years,
usually flying under her maiden name,
Lady Anne Saville. Minchinsand Ham,
ilton are old-timcrs at the flying game.
ID ENEWED hope that Paul Redfern,
IN who disappeared in his flight from
Georgia to Brazil, might be found
came with the report that plane was
seen two days after his start, over the
delta of the Orinoco river in Vene-
zuela. 1t was said to be moving south
easterly, and later another report from
a government telegraph operator at
Ciudad Bolivar said plane had been
sighted flying over the village of Mac
arieto. 1t was believed Redfern might
have landed safely and was making
his way out to civilization.
N ESPERATE fighting in China took
~ place between the northern troops
of Marshal Sun Chuang-fang and the
armies of the south which were trying
to keep possession of Shanghai.
Though the northerners were reported
to have met with severe defeat in
a four days battle along the Yangtse,
later advices said they were hanging
on and steadily pushing men across
the river. The southerners apparently
hpd abandoned Marking and withdrawn
to prepared positions south of that
city. Chinese cruisers in the river at
first fought against the northern
troops that were crossing, but after
ward held aloof, probably having been
bought off is Marshal Sun.
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