The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-15

was divided into so wards, each adj
ministered by Communist leader Win
a group of rifiemen. All power was
centered in a supreme Soviet commit
tee. Gangs of Communists, headed by
squads of Red troops, surrounded
buildings marked off by the supreme
command for depreciation.
Orators proclaimed the Communist
purpose ito distribute the surplus
wealth." and selected followers en-
tered the buildings and transported
furniture and valuables to the street,
where they were auctioned off.
The proceeds were pocketed. after
which the coolies and town riffraff
were invited to enter and complete
the looting. After this the places were
burned and the crowd moved on to
the next building scheduled for de-
struction.
More than 200 foreigners. 20 of
them Americans, were at the summer
resort at Kuling, near Kiukiang, and
were considered to be in grave dan
ger. On Wednesday the American gun
boat Palos, which was approaching
Changsha, was fired upon by Com
munists and FIVE of her crew wound
ed. The Palos returned the fire. using
machine guns and three-inch rifles at
close range. and finally dispersed the
Reds. The Palos had previously
helped evacuatc foreigners from
Changsha and was returning to sur
vey the ruins Of the city. Two Amer
lean missionaries, Rev. william Lingle
Of Salisbury, N. c.. and Rev. Allen
Cameron of Lawrence, Kan, remained
in Changsha because they had con-
scientious objections against accepting
protection from gunboats.
+ 1NDER the guidance of Prohibition
~ Director Amos w. w. Woodcock,
dry enforcement is to be carried out
in manner that will not be so likely
to arouse the rage of the citizenry.
Mr.. Woodcock proposes to have the
dry law agents trained ito act always
as gentlemen" and to resort to the
use of firearms only in self-defense.
He called the administrators and spe-
cial agents all in to Washington and
laid before them a statement of his
policies which was said to have been
approved by President Hoover and
Attorney General Mitchell. Schools
will be set up to teach the agents
''to use their brains rather than their
Drawn in discharging their duties" to
train them in methods Of gathering
evidence, in knowledge Of the law and
in habits of discipline"
Five major points were emphasized
in the Woodcock statement aside from
the proposal to maintain high per-
sonal standards for agents. These
were: ~ Establishment of a system
of daily reports to Washington by
deputy administrators; (2) scientific
research into such problems as drunk
enness statistics, alcoholism deaths.
and hop and corn sugar production
(3) efforts to obtain more state aid
in dry law enforcement; az efforts
to secure more uniform sentences for
violators; and (5) concentration upon
the commercial liquor traffic rather
than upon 'pitiful. picayunish, non
commercial cases."
Supervisors of Industrial alcohol
permits also met in Washington and,
with their chief, James NJ. Doran, con-
sidered how they might best combine
their efforts with those of the pro-
hibition enforcement unit.
President Hoover's law enforcement
commission will issue second formal
report of its work this fall. Arrange
ments for formulation of the docu-
ment will be completed at a meeting
here early in October.
Leaders of nearly all the dry organ
izations in the country issued signed
declaration of policy which was looked
upon by many as recognition of the
growing antagonism to prohibition en-
forcement as it has been carried on IN
the past. In it they repudiate all en-
forcement policies that do not regard
and safeguard every personal right
guaranteed by the Constitution. and
pledge themselves to campaign of
education. The declaration states it
is the paramount purpose of the
Eighteenth amendment to destroy
traffic in Intoxicating beverages, and
that the enemies of prohibition try to
make this appear as offensive sump-
tuary legislation.
Out of the welter of Democratic
" aspirants for the gubernatorial
nomination in Texas, ma" Ferguson,
former governor, and Ross S. Sterling,
wealthy Houston publisher. emerged
in the lead. and the victor will he de-
termined in q run-off primary, since