The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-19
in this event went to Miss Eva Buel Of
Nebraska university.

Nebraska university.
CCOTLAND'S coal miners all went
- on strike against the application OF
the "spread-over' hours arrangement,
but the English miners voted 100000
to 100000 to reject proposal for a
general strike. The vote represented
a triumph for Prime Minister Mac
Donald and members of the cabinet.
who had sat with the delegates con-
ference for hours. urging all efforts
for settlement Of the difficulties with
the mine operators, including, II neces-
sary, Endorsement of the spreadover.
GOVERNMENT agents in Portugal
" uncovered big conspiracy to
bring on revolution. part of the plan !.
being to blow up public buildings In
Lisbon. The police arrested num- .
Der Of alleged conspiratorss and found
more than 600 bombs in the homes of
some of them. The plOtters already j,
in taxicabs and motor trucks. Politi-
clans Of the Republlcan-Democratic
party and several army officers are
involved.
OFFICIAL announcement was made
~ In Rome of the arrest by the
Ovra, the Fascist secret police. of
about thirty men accused of conspir- !
ing against the Fascist regime and,
the prisoners are said to have con-
fessed their guilt. Some of the cul-
prits are intellectuals and others are
just Communists.
GERMANY has caused uneasiness 1
~ throughout Europe by a protest
to the League Of Nations Sover the al
legged terrorism against German minor
tiles In Polish Silesia., The accusa-
tons made by Foreign Minister Cur
thus are serious and it is evident the
German government intends 20 force
an examination of the matter by the
Leagues council during the meeting
which opens January 10. The situa-
ton is made more grave by Frances
attitude. inasmuch as the Paris gov
eminent is pledged to defend the in
tegrity of Poland with the same de-
termination as the Rhine. and military
action between Germany and Poland
ipso facto would draw French armed
Intervention against Germany.
Learning that the German Fascists
were organizing frontier force to
resist "Polish aggression" the police
raided the castle of baron near the
Polish border. arrested $50 Fascists
all fully armed and in uniform and
seized three truck loads Of arms and
munitions. On neighborina estates
were found large caches of rifles. am
munition, barbed wire and other mate
rails of war.
DREMIER TARDIEU of France, who
had resisted the attacks of his op-
ponents for months, finally was de-
feated Thursday when the senate
passed vote of non-confidence, lat
to 139. OF course Tardieu and his
cabinet resigned and the result was
described as the most serious govern
mental crisis In many years. One Of
the chief factors in the downfall of
Tardieu was the fact that several
members Of. his. cabinet were involved
In huge financial scandal. the failure
of Alfred Oustric. He also was &C.
cused Of trying to make himself a
dictator.
MISSING for several days and
AVA given up for lost after she
started flight from Havana to Miami,
Mrs. J. NJ. Keith-Miller of Australia
turned o safe and sound on one of
the Andres islands of the Bahama
group. She had been driven far out of |
her course by a gale and made
forced landing on the islet when her
gas gave ont. A fishing boat took her
to Nassau. She planned to return for |
her plane and fly it to Miami.
ONE definite decision has been made |
~ by the Indian round table confer
ence in London. 1t is that Burma Is |
to be separated from India and set up |
as dominion of the British empire at |
the earliest possible date. Burma has
a population of about 13.250.O00. Its
capital is Rangoon.
MRS. MARY JONES. known as
4vA Mother Jones, who had been the
militant friend and advocate of the
laboring man. died near Washington.
after an illness of more than year
She was 100 years ID Is -
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