The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-04

wood passed and sent
ne"ry 0e'Ns to the bureau in
Washington a resolution in which
were set forth some of the incidents
in Dierks' career. 1t charged that
Dierks, while acting as an undercover
man a few years ago, Had employed
a 17-year-old girl as an informer; that
he had got drunk collecting evidence
in a raid and that in 1880 he had
dubbed a helpless prisoner with his
revolver. Howard T. Jones, assistant
director of prohibition, said this was
all news to the bureau and that there
was nothing in its records to the dis
credit of DierkS.
According to the Englewood police,
Dierks fractured Smiths skull with
a blow with the butt of his revolver
and then placed him in Jail where he
remained nine hours without medical
attention. Smith died soon after be-
ing taken to hospital.
NEGOTIATIONS between the Unit
~ ed States and Canada for the de-
velopment of the international section
of the proposed st. Lawrence seaway
reached the stage Of first formal ex-
changes relating to the ALLEGATION OF
costs and engineering structures. and
it is hoped a treaty will be ready for
senate action early next year. The
State department announced that the
representatives Of both countries PRO
posed to keep in touch with the re-
spectiye provincial and state authori-
ties in the consideration of the power
features of the development" This Is
of Immense interest to New York and
Gov. Franklin Roosevelt who has OPP
posed the views of the federal admin
istration concerning power.
The discussion so far has dealt with
the 4S-mile international section, eX-
tending from Ogdensburg, N. Y, to
point opposite Cornwall, Ohio. Secre-
tary Stimson and Canadian Minister
Herridge made arrangements for re-
converting Of the joint engineering
board. which will attempt to agree on
procedure in the international section.
NONE of the party leaders in Wash
IN ington now seem to doubt that
there will be legislation to increase
federal taxes, for the deficit at the
end of the present fiscal year will be
too big to be taken care of by fur
Their bond issues. Senator Jim Wat
son Of Indiana, majority leader Of
the senate, said tax increase was
unacceptable" and as he had just been
in conference with the President it
was assumed this was the opinion Of
Mr.. Hoover. Senator Smoot Of Utah,
chairman of the finance committee, adj
mitted there would have to be further
taxation and thought it might be pos
sible to obtain passage of sales tax.
Senator Fess of Ohio said: "The
budget must be balanced even if we
are compelled to take drastic meas
ures such as was done in England.
One line Of effort is reductions which
are being made so as to reduce the
outlay. The other must be increase
in revenue. I also believe that there
will be enacted excise taxes on GER
tain articles" Senator Bingham Of
Connecticut advocates restoration Of
nuisance taxes. especially on soft
drinks. The progressive" Republicans
are calling for higher income taxes
in the higher brackets, and there may
be little opposition to this in either
party.
Democratic leaders had less to say
for their program Is not yet settled.
Anyhow they expect the administra-
ton to recommend the tax increase
and thus shoulder the responsibility,
after which they can decided how they
think the deficit should be met.
a MEXICAN exporters, already wor-
ried by the seeming certainty Of
British tariff legislation, were further
dismayed by the news that the Turk
ish government had issued a. decree
drastically limiting the importation Of
1000 articles, no consideration being
given to merchandise in customs or
en- route. America is hit by limits
placed on such articles as automo-
biles. motion picture films, camera
films, automobile tires and radios.
Comparatively small amounts of these
articles will be permitted to enter the
country during November and Deem
Der, and new quotas will be fixed for
succeeding months.