The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-11

felt, chief of the bureau Of aeronau-
tics, said that the 100000 carried
for aviation purposes will allow the
navy to carry out virtually all the
provisions of the first year program
under the five-year naval air expan-
sion bill.
IOWA has started the Lowden for
Il President boom in real earnest. Re
pnblicans from every congressional
district in the state met in Des Moines
and unanimously Endorsed the former
governor of Illinois for the 1928 nomi-
nation, sending him telegram urging
him to enter the race. The meeting,
in which were legislators, farmers,
business men and labor leaders, Sc
lected Frank ]. Lund of Webster City
as manager of the movement and
formulated plans for the immediate
organization of "Lowden for Presi-
dent" clubs throughout the state. To
date Mr.. Lowden has made no COM
ment on the veto of the farm relief
bill and his chances for the Presi-
Dental nomination.
Charles D. Hilles, Republican ma
'tional committeeman for New York,
is making tour of the country and
from California sends prophecy that
Republican victory next year is GER
tain because of the excellent record
made by the Coolidge administration
1t was notable in the statement that
Mr.. Hilles did not predict that Mr..
Coolidge would be the party's nomi-
nee. Or. Nicholas Murray Butler, who
also has been travelling, said he did
not hear much about Coolidge sue
ceeding himself, but that there was
much talk about Lowden and Dawes,
and even Of Beveridge, Governor Ham
mill of Iowa and Senator Capper of
Kansas.
AS for the Democrats, Doctor But
Ter thinks Gov. Al Smith is about their
only choice. He found the Middle
West especially interested in the pic
turesque New York executive. Sena-
tor Hefiin evidently fears Smith may
lead his party, and in the senate
Wednesday he found chance to con-
ffnue his attacks on Smith and the
Roman Catholic church generally. He
took q slam at the British ambassa-
dor because he is Catholic, and pre-
dicted a war between the United
States and Mexico
EDWARD L. DOHENY and his oil
- companies sustained a severe
blow when the Supreme court of the
United States affirmed the cancella-
ton Of oil land leases and contracts
awarded Doheny by Albert B. Fall
when the latter was secretary of the
interior, holding the entire transaction
was tainted with fraud. The unani-
nous opinion of the court not only
finally revokes leases valued at untold
millions on the famous Elk Hills naval
oil reserves, but also RECEIVERS for the
government approximately $11,00O,00O
paid Doheny's companies-the Pan
American Petroleum and Transport
company-for the erection of oil stor-
age facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
under contracts which the court held
illegal because unauthorized by con-
gress.
Two million dollars of the $11, OOO,-
600 loss sustained by the two oil COM
panies-control of which was lately
acquired by the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana-must be borne by
Doheny personally.
pRESIDENT COOLIDGE. having
signed the radio control bill, Sub
mitted to the senate the names of
five men as members of the commits
sion that is to untangle the radio stu
alton. They are: Rear Admiral w.
Fl. G. Billiard, chairman; o. H. Cald-
we'll Of New York, Eugene o. Sykes of
Mississippi, Harry A. Bellows of Min
nesota and John f. Dillon of Califor-
mia. The President is credited with
having ignored the recommendations
of politicians and sought to choose
radio experts.
TRAGEDY has married the tour of
l. the American good will'' aviators
in Latin America. While the squadron
was flying above Palomar field at
Buenos Aires, Argentina, the planes
Detroit and New York cOllided at an
altitude of 500 feet and crashed. Capt.
Clinton F. Woolsey and Lieut. John
w. Benton of the Detroit were killed,
the former being burned to death in
the plane and the latter jumping
without parachute. Major Dargue,
commander Of the flight, and Lieuten-
ant Whitehead parachuted safely to