The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-09-16

in and about Shanghai, under the COM
mand of Gen. Chou Feng-chi, but its
loyalty to the Nationalist was ques-
toned. This matter worried the for
eigners there, for the men of that
army were supposed to be anti-foreign
as well as communistic.
A SSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
"A TREASURY LOWMAN intends
to stop the smuggling Of liquor from
Canada il it can be- done, and has
been comforting with members of the
royal Canadian commission with that
in view. The United States is seek
ing supplementary agreement under
which Canada will attempt to prevent
liquor shipments to the United States
instead Of limiting its activity to mere
ly giving notice that such shipments
have been declared. Canada, on the
other hand, wants the United States to
do its utmost to stop smuggling of in
dustrial alcohol to Canada, for the
reason that such shipments are seri-
ously cutting into the dominion rev.
enueS.
Mr.. Lowman said the border patrol
westward from Buffalo, including the
Detroit river area, would be increased
from 200 to 400 men, and that it might
be necessary to enlarge the coast
guard feet on the Great Lakes. The
prohibition bureau instead of the GUS
toms service is now handling the
liquor smuggling prevention work.
VTISCOUNT CECIL, chancellor Of
v the duchy of Lancaster, created
sensation by resigning from the Brit
ish cabinet, giving as his chief reason
the attitude of the cabinet toward the
United States in the recent futile
naval disarmament conference. He
also let it be known that he expressly
opposes the tyranny of the big powers
over the affairs of the League sof. Ma.
lions, in the procedure of which he
has been dominating factor.
II have resigned because of the
handling of the disarmament question
generally, eliminating in the failure
Of the naval conference" Lord Cecil
told the correspondents. II was not in
sympathy with the instructions / re-
ceived from the British cabinet and l
believe an agreement could have been
reached without any sacrifice of the
British interests"
Lord Cecirs withdrawal from the
League of Nations, and the resigna-
ation of M. de Jouvenal, the French
delegate, were believed in Geneva to
open the way to Foreign Minister
Stresemann of Germany to become the
dominating figure in the league. 1t
was said he would have the solid sup
port of the smaller nations and the
wartime neutrals if he would honestly
stand by the covenant regarding dis
armament.
CHICAGO'S moving picture theaters,
~ $50 or more in number, were shut
up tight last week by their owners be-
cause Of disputes with the Motion Pic
ture Operators union. A few indie
pendent houses undertook to operate,
but film distributors cut off their sup
ply of pictures. Both sides were ap-
parently determined to make it fight
to finish, and there were prospects
that the strike and lockout might be
extended to other territory. 1t was
estimated that the theaters were los
ing $225, 900 daily, and that $4,000 en-
ployees were out of work. Attorneys
for the union applied to the Federal
courts for an injunction against the
film distributors to force them to de-
liver films to the Independent theaters.
ECHOES of the Sacco-Vanzetti case
IL are heard daily, in the form of
riotous demonstrations, quarrels among
the radicals over the defense fund, and
threats against the American Legion
by French communists. The General
Confederation of Labor, representing
great majority of French unionized
labor, gave way to the radical element
and voted after stormy meeting not
to participate in the national holiday
activities in connection with the Lee
gion on September 49,
CO-CALLED lease and desist" orders
~ charging them with fraud and de-
ception in the promotion of Texas oil
stock schemes have been issued against
Shepherd & Co., a Chicago stock bro
kerage firm, and eight similar COM
panies, all of Texas, by the federal
trade commission. The orders are the
first results of an investigation into
"blue sky securities undertaken sew.
eral months ago by the commission.