The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-04

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soaring, and the cabinet spent many
hours trying to devise some means OF
righting the troubles.
Southern Colorado also had its coal
strike, some 1000 miners quitting
work on the order of the Industrial
Workers of the World. Members Of
the state industrial commission
warned the strikers that picketing was
against the law, and the sheriff at
Walsenburg, center of the affair, told
them every man caught picketing
would be arrested. In spite Of this
the strikers, headed by I. w. W. lead
ers, began picketing the mines. These
men were not permitted to carry arms
but Paul Seidler, I. w. w. organizer,
said: "We intend to conduct this
strike peacefully, but if a striker is
killed our men will be carrying can
non around with them"
Five more mining companies in Ohio
have obtained from the Federal court
in Columbus injunctlons against the
United Mine Workers to aid them in
operating their mines on nonunion
basis.
II ARL CARROLL, the theatrical man
T. of "bath-tub party" fame, came
out of the Atlanta prison last week on
parole, after paying his fine and sign
ing a pledge to abstain from intoxicat-
ing drinks, avoid bad company and
behave himself generally. He had
served little more than four months
of his year and day sentence. Car
rolls thoughtfulness for his former
friends among the prisoners caused
him to order many of his personal
possessions left for their use, includ-
ing an expensive radio set and sum
of money he had ON deposit at the
prison. The latter he ordered used
to help his friends as Warden Shook
saw fit.
Other objects of the federal parole
boards clemency during the week
were CASTOR Means, notorious in many
ways, and Colonel Forbes, once head
of the veterans bureau.
~ YER in China the struggle for
" Picking goes merrily on. After
retreating some distance, the Shansi
troops slipped back past Changes
forces and for time seriously threat
ened the city again. But at last re-
ports they were being pushed back.
owing to their inability to reinforce
their positions. The fighting was ex-
ceedingly fierce and bloody and the
casualties heavy.
The Nationalist government sue
ceeded in floating domestic loan of
S24,0O0OOO in Shanghai for the pur-
pose of financing a new campaign
against Marshal Chang, and an
nounced plans for the drive north
ward in full cooperation with Gen.
Feng Yu-hsiang and the tupan of
Shansi province.
7 TIJUANA has formally applied
- to the League of Nations for in
tervention in its quarrel with Poland,
and the matter will be placed on the
agenda for the December meeting of
the council. The note from Kovno
complains especially of the suppress
sion of Lithuanian schools in Wilma
by the Polish government, and it
points out that state Of war exists
between the two countries, the from
tiers having been closed for years and
all relations prohibited. France has
been frankly supporting Poland, and
England has been unfriendly to Lith-
uania because of its Russian connec-
tions; but it is believed Germany will
warmly espouse Lithuania's cause in
December.
COSTES and lie Brix, French avia-
~ tors, successfully made the flight
from Senegal to Port Natal, Brazil,
being the first to fly across the south
ern Atlantic without a stop. They
continued their journey down to
Buenos Aires with several stops.
Mrs. Frances Grayson and her fell
low aviators of the plane Dawn made
one start from Old Orchard, Maine, on
| their projected flight to Denmark, but
were forced back because the plane
was improperly loaded and nose
heavy. Then they waited day after
day for favorable weather for another
take-off..
T ARGE numbers of Alabama klans-
IL men have been indicted for the
floggings that have disgraced that
state, and the trials will begin in jan
uary Attorney General Mccall. who
was elected on khan ticket, has re-