The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

idge. The house of delegates of the
association directed the trustees of the
organization to cooperate with the in
ternal revenue department and the
Treasury department in the prepare
ton of bill to be submitted to con-
gress in December, modifying the ''un-
fortunate Volstead act provision
which now limits the amount of whis-
ky which may be prescribed to one
pint in ten days.
Among the important announce
ments made before sectional meetings
was that Of Hidyeo Noguchi of the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re
search, that he had at last succeeded
in isolating the micro-organism respon-
sibie for trachoma, an eye disease that
has baffied physicians. DR.. William
S. Thayer of Baltimore, Md, was elect
ed president of the association.
ILLINOIS lawmakers took another
l swat at prohibition when the house
of representatives voted, 70 to "a, to
submit the repeal of the state prohibit
tion act and the state search and seiz-
ure act to a referendum of the people
The expressed view of some of the
members who voted for the referen-
dunn was that prohibition has been
worse than a failure, sumptuary
regulation that has brought more harm
than good to society, to the nation,
and to the state. The drys put up
strong fight and argued well, but were
outvoted. Several weeks ago the
Illinois house adopted resolution
calling upon congress to call con-
stitutional convention for the purpose
of revising the eighteenth amendment.
Vacating a disbarment order against
Nebraska lawyer, the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals at Kansas
ture and possession of liquor for per-
sonal use in the home Is not felony
and cannot serve as ground for dis
barment of an attorney. The decision
said that "a court has no regulatory
power over the private life of men,
Der Of the bar"
nISARMING the warning Nicara-
~ guans is turning out to be not all
play for the American marines who
have the job in hand. At La Paz Cen
tro, near Leon, guerilla band of Lib
erals attacked small detachment of
the marines and q battle ensued in
which Capt. Richard B. Buchanan and
Private Marvin A. Jackson were killed
and several other leathernecks wound
ed. About fourteen of the Liberals
were killed. Brig Gen. Logan Feland
said: II am glad to state this marine
detachment, under most difficult cir
cumstances and although outnumbered
ten to one, has upheld the reputation
of the marine corps. Captain Bu-
chanan and his detachment showed
bravery of the highest order"
REAT BRITAIN and Russia were
~ on the verge of break last week,
and the rupture of relations was en-
pected almost any day. The Soviet
government made formal and ,indig-
nant protest against the raid on the
Soviet trade headquarters in London,
declaring continuance Of commercial
relations with Great Britain was pos
sible only on the condition of exact full
fillment of the provisions Of the COM
mercial treaty of 1921, free from vio-
lations growing out Of 'interparty
maneuvers and the fantastic beliefs
of one minister or another" Further
more, Moscow declared It reserved the
right to make claim for violation of
the agreement by the British govern
ment, for the insult offered thereby
and for material losses growing out of
the raid. The note concluded:
"The absolutely, uncalled for raid
on government Institution of another
state, apart from the question of
treaty rights belonging to 1t. is most
serious and hostile act, without doubt
jeopardizing the further preservation
of relations between the interested
states, with all the ensuing conse-
quences. The fact that the trade dele
cation by its activity gave no justifi-
cation for such raid can be proved
by the circumstance that the British
government has not made a single
representation or complaint about this
activity"
The official version of the raid was
given in the house of commons by Sir
William Joynson-Hicks, home secre-
tary, and debate on the question in
volving relations with Russia began.
The documents found by the police
have not been made public, but there
was reason to believe they were de-