The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-08-19

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nor the place where
the conference is to be held has been
settled 1t has been generally assumed
that the conference would be held in
London although reports have been
circulated that it might be held in the
United States. Indications are, how
ever. that the conference will be held
in a nation signatory to the League
of Nations covenant. The date for
the conference may not be set until
after the conclusion of the imperial
conference at Ottawa.
Two of the announced major OBJ
jects sought at the coming conference
are revival of international trade
and the restoration of currencies to
a healthy basis. The silver question
in it's various phases will be on the
conference agenda. Other subjects to
be discussed include prohibitions
placed on imports and exports. trade
quotas, and other barriers to trade.
monetary. and credit policies, the level
of prices. the movement of capital
from one nation to another. tariff
policy. and producers agreements.
That the subject of war debts is still
alive in Washington as well as in En-
rope is indicated by the recent report
that Harvey II. Bundy. assistant of
state, is in Paris with secret instruc-
lions from the Department of State
relating to an adjustment of the
French debt to America in proportion
to the extent to which France is will
ing to disarm. More will be heard Of
cancellation or reduction of the war
debts are keeping close watch of de-
velopments, and believe it will be i'm
possible TO exclude that issue from the
coming economic conference.
COL. BENNETT G. CLARK, son Of
~ the late Speaker Champ Clark,
won the Democratic nomination for
United States senator from Missouri,
defeating Charles NJ. Howell. former
Democratic state chairman, and other
aspirants. Clark is thoroughly wet.
Henry W. Kiel, according to incom-
plete returns, was nominated for SEN
ator by the Republicans.
In the Kansas primaries Senator
George McGill and Gov. Harry FL.
Woodring won denominations and the
Republicans apparently had chosen
Ben S. Paulen for senator and Alfred
NJ Ma(Ni11
Paulen and Landon are listed as drys.
NTONDERFUL exhibitions of speed
Wv and skill characterize the Olym-
pic games at Los Angeles Athletes
from many lands are competing and
records mean little to them, for they
set new ones daily. The American
teams were doing very we'll in the
scoring of points. Notable among the
performances were the winning of the
1O0-meter dash by Eddie Tolan, Mich
igan negro, who tied the world record
of 10 80 seconds; the victory of
Kosucinski of Poland in the 10000
meter run; capture of the S00-meters
run by Tom Hampson of England, who
set a new record of / 40 $40; and
the javelin throwing and other per-
formances of Babe Didrikson, the re-
markable woman athlete from Texas.
who does superlatively almost every
thing except tennis.
THOSE who are interested in base
l. ball-and what American isn't?-
were not wholly surprised when Pres
ident William Veeck of the Chicago
National league club announced that
Rogers Hornsby had been deposed as
manager of the Cubs and the place
given to Charles Grimm, first base
man, who has been the teams cap
tain. Hornsby was let out of the club
entirely. but his salary will be paid
to the end of the year. Rogers, it is
known, didn't think the team was as
good as Veeck rated it. and he was
severely critical of the players short
comings. Philip X. Wrigley. owner
of the Cubs, said in Chicago that while
he knew veeck was dissatisfied with
the way things were going. the change
in managers was made without his
knowledge. t4
CAPT. WOLFGANG Won GRONAU
~ of Germany and three companions
completed their flight from their ma
tive land to Chicago in the aerial boat
Greenland Wal. by way of Iceland.