The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

ctic service. 3-Clarence D. Chamber
New York to Germany.
by the Cantonese out of all the terri
tory south of the province in which
Picking is located, the Manchurian
marshal is apparently making deal
with the opposing generals which will
be followed by reorganization of the
government through peoples confer
ence. Chang is said to have stipulat-
ed that all the factions shall war on
communism.
Meanwhile the troops of the foreign
powers were gathering in Tientsin and
that city looked like an armed camp.
The reiteration was made that the
forces will be solely for the defense
of life and property, which assurance
is, accepted by the better class of Chi
nese. There is no intention immedi-
ately to reinforce the legation guards
The Picking foreign office, however,
filed with Minister Murray protest
against the augmentation Of the Amer
lean forces at Tientsin, contending
that under the Boxer protocol this
country was entitled to maintain only
such forces as were actually needed
to keep open communications between
Picking and the sea.
CHICAGO, having obtained from the
~ legislature and the voters author
ity to raise funds for the erection Of
an adequate building for great public
meetings, has become definitely con-
tender for the Republican national
convention of 1928. Allen F. Moore,
Republican national committeeman
from Illinois, went down to Washing
| ton to find out whether President
Coolidge would be willing to have the
convention given to Chicago. He said
the Chief Executives attitude was suf-
ficiently encouraging to warrant the
city going after the prize. According
| to Washington correspondents, Mr.
Moore was closeted with the Presi-
dent long enough to find out whether
Mr.. Coolidge is going to be candi-
date for another term, where he would
prefer to be nominated what Demo
crat he would prefer for an opponent.
how he proposes to placate the farm
ers, what stand he will take on pro-
hibition, but he came away complete
ly unenlightened on any of these SUBJ
jects. All he learned was that Mr..
Coolidge has no objection. to the hold
ing of the Republican national conven-
ton in Chicago.
NIILLIAM G. McADoO, in COM
w mencement day address at Tus-
culum college, Greenville, Tenn, de-
clared the prohibition question pre-
sents vital issue that responsible
craftsmanship cannot ignore, and
challenged the political leaders of all
parties to make known their stand on
it. He uttered the warning that eff
forts to nullify the eighteenth amend
ment are part of a movement that
menaces the foundations of popular
government.
WEARS of litigation in which the
government has sought to dissolve
the International Harvester company
and affiliated corporations as a combi-
| nation in restraint of trade, ended
/ when the United States Supreme
court ruled that the Harvester com.
pany has neither restrained nor sup
pressed "a free, untrammeled, keen
and effective competition" in farm ma
chinery.
The opinion of the court, written by
Justice Sanford, affirmed the decree
| of federal district court dismissing
the governments petition in July,
1923, for an order compelling the Har-
vester company to dispose of it's bust
ness and assets to at least three sepa-
rate and distinct corporations with
wholly separate owners and stockhold-
ers.
nPLOMATIC relations with Al
~ bania were broken by Jugo- Slavia
and the entire legation staff departed
from Tirana. The break was occa-
sioHeu w tHS ldliuTe OF the AlDunlan
government to accept conditions set
forth by Jugo-Slavia demanding the
release of an attache of the Jugo-
Slav legation in Tirana, who was re-
Gently arrested by the Albanian au-
thorities on charge of espionage.
Albania appealed TO the League of Ma
tons to avert hostilities between the
two countries.
nEATHS of the week included
- those of DR.. Joseph Schneider of
Milwaukee, world-famed oculist; w.
Il. Stansbury, clerk of the United
State Supreme court, and Robert C.
billiard. veteran actor. .