The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-09-02

court in his behalf, for the apparent
purpose of winning public sympathy.
Chaplin agreed to pay to his wife
$625, 900, and to establish trust fund
of 100000 for the children, the prin-
cipal to go to them when the youngest
is thirty-five years old. w. I. Gilbert
and Herman Spitzel, receivers, who
handled the property of Chaplin and
defendant movie corporations during
the divorce negotiations presented a
bill for services to the court and were
awarded $4,000. Counsel for both
Chaplins protested and Lita's lawyers
obtained 15-day stay on the order
for payment of fees.
ID EUNIFICATION of the Hankow
IN and Marking factions of the Chi
nese Nationalist was announced by
the bureau of foreign affairs in Shang-
hal in statement which said: while
the details have not been worked out.
the unification of the two factions is
now a certainty" 1t was also an
nohnced that T. v. Soong, considered
one of the best financiers in China,
probably would be finance minister Of
the Nationalist government. That gentle
man told the press it was likely the Ma
tionalist tariff autonomy would be modi-
fed in order not to disrupt business but
that the principle would not be surren-
dered. The Nationalist are retrench-
ing on military expenses and concen-
trating their troops south of the
Yangtse, and presumably will leave
the northern campaign in the hands
of Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang.
MEXICO has q hard time handling
1V1 her bandits. Just after Gen.
Manuel Reyes, leader of the gang that
kidnapped and murdered Jacob Rosen-
thai, American millionaire, had been
executed, another band of several hun
bred men attacked a train between
Guadalajara and Mazatlan and fired
more than 40 shots into the cars be-
cause the engineer refused to stop.
Miss Florence M. Anderson of Los An
geles, a school teacher, was wound
ed and died a few days later. j.
Winsor Ives, American vice consul
at Mazatlan, made vigorous demands
upon the Mexican government for the
capture and punishment of the bandits.
Reports reached Nogales, AriZ., of
Yaqui rebel concentration in the
Sierra De Bacatetes mountains of So
nora and of three towns in southern
Jalisco, Mexico, being captured by
revolutionary bands. The YaQuis were
reported to have committed depreda-
lions within sight of Ell Paine. rail-
road division point. Buenos Aires,
Mazamatla and Conception were oc-
cupied by the rebels in Jalisco.
CARDINAL REG Y CASANOVA,
~ archbishop of Toledo and primate
of Spain, died in Toledo after lin
gering illness. The cardinal, one of the
greatest prelates of the Catholic
church, attended the Eucharistic con-
gress in Chicago last year and made
many friends in America. He liked
the United States, and lauded its
youth.
Murray Roe, son of e. p. Roe, the
once-popular novelist, and himself a
famous engineer and social figure
in New York, was found dead in Gen.
trail park, New York. Years ago, after
his wife divorced him, Roe went to
South America, where he lost both his
health and a fortune of about $1,000
600. Since his return in 1913 he had
been employed in theater.
Other deaths worthy. of mention
were those of Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield
Zeisler of Chicago, one of the most
noted pianists in the world. and of
Zaghlul Pasha, former premier of
Egypt and leader of the Egyptian Ma
tionalists.
TN MISSISSIPPrS second primary
4 for the Democratic gubernatorial
election incomplete returns indicated
that Theodore G. Bilbo had defeated
Murphree by something like 10000
votes. OF course the nomination is
equivalent to election. II am the hap
piest man in the state of Mississippi"
Mr.. Bilbo said. SIN all my experience
in politics this is the greatest victory
have ever won because of the great
odds against me-"
INFORMATION has been received
by Acting Secretary of the Navy
Robinson that American marines in
Nicaragua, acting with the constabu-
larry, killed two more bandits in an
engagement near Jicaro.