The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-07-25

lOiS, Tie pOOOO,OOV lutuIS HOluC VI Tic
who was Mrs. Alice Taylor Sheets Of
coast. The home of John Hays Ham
mond at Gloucester, Mass, has been
suggested. 1t is known that some Of
the Republican party leaders have ad-
>vised Mr.. Hoover not to make the
western trip.
TEAM MERNIOZ, the French pilot
- who flew from Africa to Brazil
recently, tried to make the return trip
with two companions and load of
mail. He made excellent progress
until about half way across the At
lantic on the way to Dakar. Then an
oil leak developed that became so seri-
Gus he was forced to descend to the
water. He had been in constant radio
communication with patrol boats and
one of them was on hand to rescue
the flyers and the mail.
CHICAGO paid warm tribute Friday
~ to Rear Admiral Byrd, who was
the guest Of the Press club, Of which
he is member After parade and
luncheon at the Press club, there
was huge reception and banquet at
the Stevens hotel in which many of
the city's leading organizations CO.
operated. Governor Emmerson well
coined the intrepid explorer on behalf
of the state of Illinois.
COMPLETED census tabulatiOns
~ give the population Of New York
city as 6,955,O34 an increase of 1884,
0S6 since 1920. Issuance of these fig
ures revive the dispute as to the big
gest city in the world. London con-
tinues to claim the title, although
London proper has only 4,605,000 in
habitants. "Greater London" includ-
ing the surrounding communities that
are ruled by the metropolitan police,
has a total population of about
7,915,OO0.
John D. ROCKEFELLER celebrated
- his ninety-first birthday quietly at
Pocantico, the only variation from his
usual daily routine being a small
party in the evening. The oil mag
mates only public expression indi-
Gated his great satisfaction in the kind
feeling for him displayed by every
body everywhere. Among the mes
sages he received was one from Moth
er Jones, formerly his fiercest foe,
offering her warm congratulations and
best wishes.
Mo SOONER had the French troops
left the Rhineland than the So
called Fascists of Germany broke loose
with a series of outrageous attacks
on the former separatists there and in
the Palatinate and on all who were
known to have been friendly to the
troops Of occupation. Men and women
were assaulted and their homes and
shops wrecked, despite the efforts Of
the police. OF course the German
government could not be considered
directly responsible for the disturb
ances, but the French ambassador to
Berlin discussed with Foreign Min
lister Curtius measures to suppress the
revengeful fury of the German radicals.
GREAT BRITAIN's administration
- of her mandate in Palestine is
severely criticised in q report of the
League of Nations mandate commits
sion which investigated the riots in
the Holy Land. The methods of the
British are called dilatory and slack
and they are said not to have carried
out their obligations.
EMBERS of Sir Arthur Conan
ASA Doyle's family are In daily ex-
pectation of word from him from the
spirit world, for that famous writer
and spiritualist departed this life at
his home in Sussex. The creator OF
Sherlock Holmes left with Lady Doyle
his finger prints and secret code
word so that she and their son Adrian
may guard against imposters.
Another noted foreigner who died
last week was Cardinal Vanutelll,
dean OF the sacred college.
Maj. Gen. w. c. Neville, COM
mandant OF the marine corps, died
after an illness of several months. He
served with distinction I'm the Spanish
war, the Boxer rebellion, at Vera
Cruz and in the World war.
D ]. BLAIR and Frank Trotter,
IN plotting the Goodyear-Zeppelin,
were victors in the national elimina-
ton balloon race that started from
Houston, Texas. They Travelled about
$50 miles, coming down at Green's
burg. Ky.