The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-12

in chief OF the United Spanish War
special half rates which were put into
effect in the affected areas. Most of
the hauling thus far has been in vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Mary
land.
Mr.. Hyde also announced the ap-
pointment of federal COORDINATION
committee" which will assist the fed
eral and state committees in their
work. G. w. Warburton of the extel-
sion bureau of the Department of Ag-
riculture will head the group.
An optimistic note in the general
agricultural picture was seen in the
agriculture department report that
farmers intend seeding As per cent
less winter wheat this season than
last year. The state Democratic
council of Kansas lined itself up with
Governor Reed, adopting a resolution
opposing the reduction in acreage of
"any crop which can be produced
with profit in this state"
DRESIDENT HOOVER was gradual
ly making up the new federal
tariff board First he named as it's
chairman Henry P. Fletcher, Pennsyl-
vania Republican and former diplomat,
and then he selected for membership
Thomas Walker Page of Virginia, a
Democrat and widely known
economist. Mr.. Page, who is sixty
four years old, served on the original
tariff board under President Taft, and
also on the tariff commission under
Presidents Wilson and Harding.
WHILE excited throngs were wit
w Messing the national air races at
Chicago, gasping at the extraordinary
stunt flying and staring at the notable
figures of aviation gathered there,
four aviators from Germany COM
pleted flight from Berlin to New
York in six hops. Some time ago they
had reached Iceland, and after delay
there they flew on to Greenland, then
to Labrador and Halifax, and finally
to New York harbor. Their leader is
Capt. Wolfgang Won Gronau and their
plane is Dornier-Wahl flying boat.
The first fatal accident at the air
races occurred when Lieut.. Jack p.
De Shazo, navy flyer, crashed, kill
ing himself and concession holder
at the port.
THOUGH the attacks of the Afridis
l. on Peshawar have been repulsed,
the danger to the British on the north
west frontier of India is not removed.
The Waziris to the southwest have
become active and many encounters
are reported. While comforting with
the mullah of one band of tribesmen,
an English captain was shot in the
back and in the ensuing fight eight of
his men and thirty-two of the natives
were killed.
Mahatma Gandhis peace terms were
still under consideration but there
seemed little hope of their acceptance
or their alteration.
n
~ lance against the Nationalist gov
eminent of China seemed imminent, If
dispatches from Shanghai could be re-
lied on, and President Chang Kai-
shek was preparing for an early drive
toward Tientsin.
The Nationalist government, upon
the instructions Of General Chang,
issued an order granting amnesty to
all officers of the northern coalition,
excepting Generals Yen and Feng, in
the event they professed allegiance to
the central government and would re-
nounce their connections with the
rebel leaders of the north.
N EATH was busy among we'll
~ known persons during the week.
Among those who passed away were
Lon CLANCY, star of the screen; Frank
o, Wetmore, dean of Chicago bank
ers; Thomas Sterling, former senator
from South Dakota; w. r. Spillman,
chief postal inspector; ]. r. Gordon,
president of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration; Rev. DR.. David G. Wylie,
president of the Lords Day alliance;
G. N. Saltzgaber, former commissioner
of pensions; Edward P. Morse, New
York capitalist, and Justice e. Ray
Stevens Of the Wisconsin Supreme
court.
ID 2EMIER Walery Slawek of Poland
and his cabinet resigned because
of disputes with the parliament, and
President Moscicki called on Marshal
Pilsudski to form a new government.
So that veteran 'strong man" is again
the nominal as well as the virtual boss
of his country.
t@. 1890. Western Newspaper unionl