The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-20

hui, Chinese student in Columbia uni
during the struggle to establish in the
island a sovereign and single nation.
The $2,500,O00, therefore, must be
spread over wide field by pro rata
distribution.
The outstanding detail of the de-
cision is that Justice Peters finds the
Irish republic never existed. He holds
the republican movement never got be-
yond the revolt stage.
M RS. RUTH SNYDER and Henry
4VA Judd Gray, convicted in the SEN
sational New York trial of the murder
of Albert Snyder, the wOman's hus-
band, were sentenced to death in the
electric chair. The treatment of this
case by the press was notable for the
lack of the familiar and disgusting
sob stories," and the verdict of the
jury has been received with general
approval Even Gray says it was
wise and sensible"
In a somewhat similar case in New
ton, N. j., jury, five members Of
which were women, brought in YER
dict of guilty of murder in the first
degree against Frank Van Sickle, who
slew the husband of his paramount and
sought to blame the woman for his
crime. He goes to prison for life.
A N AMAZING scheme to blow up
"A the Illinois penitentiary at State
Vile and rescue one or more of the
prisoners was devised by an escaped
murderer and was foiled only by the
alertness of the guards and keepers.
who would not let him drive his auto
mobile through the gates After a fight
they arrested him and easily obtained
q full confession. Dressed in the black
suit and Roman collar of Catholic
priest and armed with revolvers, nitro
glycerin and a supply of mustard gas
the escaped convict, William Evans
made his daring attempt in order to
repay the man who helped him escape
from the Missouri penitentiary at JET
ferson City in 1923. That man, he
says, is Harry Funk, who is serving
ten-year term at Statewide for bank
swindle.
FOLLOWING recent ruling of the
Philippines Supreme court that the
governor general has full power oven
government controlled institutions,
Governor General Wood announced
that the government is going out of
business in the islands and that its
holdings in commercial enterprises, in
volving about $5O,OOO,O00, will be sold
to the highest responsible bidders. I'm
mediately afterward he handed control
of the Manila Railroad company, one
of the corporations in which the gov.
eminent owns the majority of the
stock, over to Filipinos. by giving the
natives a majority on the board of d.
rectors of the company. Management
of the company also was left in native
hands.
JUDGE PURDY of the United States
- District court in Shanghai SEN
fenced Leonard Husar, former United
States district attorney for China, to
serve two years in the United States
penitentiary at McNeils island, Wash
ington, and fine of $1,000 in gold for
accepting a bride of $4,000 from an
opium ring. Judge Purdy also SEN
fenced Neil Mckay Heath of Georgia.
Husar's accomplice, to IS months i'm
prisonment and $1,000 fine.
MONDAY was great day for Aus
A'A tralia, for the new federal cap
ital, Canberra, was formally occupied
when the temporary parliament build-
ings were opened by the duke of York.
Fifty thousand persons attended the
ceremonies and every one Of the Brit
ish dominions was represented. The
city Of Canberra, which Is about 200
miles from Sydney, has an area of II
square miles. 1t was designed by
Chicago architect, Walter Burley Grit
fin, who won first prize in plan COM
petition. The entire federal district
comprises 912 square miles, and strict
prohibition prevails there by law.
A.
THE Treasury department has called
l. the $1,TO0,OO0,O0O outstanding of
the second Liberty loan, the bonds to
be paid on November Is, the tenth an
niversary of their issuance. Opportu-
nifty may be offered by the treasury to
exchange these bonds for other govern
ment securities if cash is not desired
Notice of the call was advertised in
every daily, weekly and semi-weekly
newspaper in the United States print
ed in English, by placards. in all post
offices and banks and by radio.