The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-09-02

trout fishing ON Lake Yellowstone, and
both were eminently successful in
hooking the speckled beauties.
ECRETARY OF CONNER c q
~ HOOVER, returning to Washing-l
| ton, declined to comment on his re-
ported Presidential candidacy. On his
behalf it was stated that he was CIV
ing thought only to the duties of his
Office. His friends denied that he had
authorized anyone to form an organi-
cation to campaign for delegates to
the Republican national convention.
1t was specifically denied that W.
Ward Smith, former secretary to Ma
than L. Miller, former governor Of
New York and now counsel for the
United States Steel corporation, was
authorized to do anything in Mr..
Hoover's behalf. Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Miller were both active in promoting
a boom for Mr.. Hoover for President
at the time of the 1920 Republican
convention.
Vice President Dawes, in a letter to
Douglas T. Atkinson of Cincinnati,
judge advocate of the Young America
Union, secret nonsectarian political
organization, relating to the possibility
that he might run for President, said:
81 am not candidate for the nomi-
nation"
Minneapolis has notified the Repub-
lican national committee that it is a
contender for the 1928 convention, and
that it has fine new auditorium and
ample hotel accommodations. Wheth-
er or not Minneapolis is ready to
make financial guarantee was not
indicated. San Francisco thus far is
the only city which has come forward
with the necessary $250000 guarantee.
IN URING Japanese naval maneuvers
~ off the port of MaiZura the cruis-
er Jintzo collided with and sank the
destroyer Warabi in the night. Ninety
men and petty officers and IL officers
of the destroyer's company were
drowned. About the same time the
cruiser Naka collided with the de-
stroyer ASH, cutting through her
afterpart, which resulted in the loss Of
q other men. The Naka was not
seriously damaged and proceeded to
port after temporary repairs, but the
ASH was towed in.
This was the second disaster in the
Japanese navy in August. On the first
day of the month SO men were killed
and At wounded when mine explod-
ed on the deck of the minelayer Toki-
wa. The explosion occurred while the
vessel was engaged in maneuvers off
Kiushiu island.
a CCORDING to the Washington
"A Post, the State department has
learned from trustworthy sources that
Great Britain and Japan came to a
mutually satisfactory secret under
standing regarding future naval SUI
premacy when it finally became ap-
parent the United States would not
accept the British program at the re-
cent Geneva conference. The gist of
the secret understanding has not been
divulged, the newspaper adds, declar-
ing that it is doubtful if much definite
information on its contents is avail
able to the officials of the American
government.
MAYOR JIMMY" WALKER of
lV1 New York, touring European
countries, was something of joke in
Great Britain. but when he reached
Germany there were complications.
These developed from the refusal of
the hotel where he was stopping in
Berlin to fly the German republic flag
alongside the American flag when a
banquet was given him, as he had re-
quested. The owners and managers
of all the big hotels had promised the
American club that they would show
the flag of the German republic and
| then reneged because they feared their
| established clientele made up largely
of monarchists, would object. The city
administration Immediately declared
lllul an oihSidiS mus bVS Gull liipSS
hotels, and republicans throughout the
country took up the issue.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S divorce case
" is ended. so far as the film come
dian is concerned After the long
months of pickering and recrimina-
ton, an agreement was reached and
Mrs. Chaplin was granted divorce
/ decree and the custody of the children.
The grounds were "mental cruelty"
and Chaplin put on no defense, though
four of his attorneys addressed the