The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-02

Robinson and Walsh, Mr.. Curran told
in considerable detail of the opera
lions of his association, its growth
and resources, and of it's plans to OPP
pose at the polls drys who seek cleo
ton to congress. He said the associa-
ton spent nothing for lobbying and
periodically filed reports of its ex-
penditures and contributors as re-
quired by law.
Attorney General Mitchell, appear
ing before the senate judiciary COM
mittee to oppose the resolution for a
senate investigation Of prohibition,
gave warning that the prison popula-
ton of the country is so great today
that it is inexpedient to stimulate any
further prosecutions. He said the
federal prisoners had increased during
the last nine months by 6,277, includ-
ing those confined in county, city and
state institutions, and that every fed
eral institution was overcrOwded. He
attributed most of the new prisoners
to the prohibition law prosecutions.
ut makes me FEEL" he said, shat
we ought to get our house in order
and increase our facilities for handling
the criminal business we already have
before we start passing any more
federal statutes that make things fed
eral crimes that are not at present"
The attorney general proposed in
creased pay and numbers of district
attorneys as a step in improving en-
forcement.
Action on the law enforcement COM
mission plan and the Bachmann fed
eral judge substitute program to re-
lieve the congestion in federal courts
brought about by prohibition was de-
ferred for two weeks by the house
judiciary committee.
DLANS were announced last week
whereby the Radio Corporation Of
America would acquire the radio man
ufacturing activities and facilities OF
the General Electric and Westinghouse
Electric companies, and official Wash
ington sat up and took notice. Sem
ator Dill of Washington, who has long
been interested in radio legislation.
called the attention Of the senate to
the proposed combination, terming it
"a new trust monopoly" At the same
time the Department Of Justice an
nounced that 1t was "fully advised
regarding the proposed afiliation,"
was investigating it fully" and was
considerably concerned about it."
nox,s1 CornnfF tho npnsf.
dent of the Radio corporation, issued
statement in New York giving the
details of the proposed consolidation.
He said the authorized common Radio
stock would be increased from $780,
600 shares to 100000 shares, with
6,58O,375.1 issued to General Electric
and Westinghouse in return for royal
ties, manufacturing rights and tan
gible assets.
An increase In the B preferred
Radio stock from S13,365 to 100000
shares also is planned, he said, with a
part Of the increased stock being given
over to Westinghouse and General
Electric.
TOR three days Washington was
i swarming with editors, for the an
nual meeting of the American Society.
of Newspaper Editors was taking place
and members were there from all parts
of the country. President Walter NJ.
Harrison of the Oklahoma City Times
called the first session to order and
Norman Baxter, president Of the Ma
tional Press club, made an address Of
welcome. The meeting closed Satur-
day night with a banquet at which
President Hoover, H. Wickham Steed,
formerly Of the London Times, and
Andre Geraud (Pertinax), political
editor of the Echo de Paris, were the
speakers. AS is customary in such
cases, the remarks of the President
were not made public.
D EFUSING requests of both sides
IN for notifications, the Supreme
court of the United States announced
terms of its final decree in the lake
levels case, following substantially the
recommendations of Charles E. Hughes
as special master.
The Chicago sanitary district, under
the terms of the decree, must complete
its $175, 100000 sewage treatment pro-
gram within nine years.
Diversion of water from Lake Mich
igan at Chicago, which now averages
1880 cubic feet per second under 4
War department permit, must be cut
to an ultimate annual average of 1900
cubic feet per second on December 81,
1888. The diversion must be reduced
to $500 feet next July /, and to 5000
feet on December 81, 1895.
Ca 1880. Western Newspaper union.l