The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-04-13

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hearing on April ..
azsA- "''ss - sA1 Authoritative sources
Sen' Johnson In washington agreed
that the operators would accept the
amendment, at least until after the
hearing and that the threat of strike
is avoided at least until after that
hearing by the action Of the MIRA head.
John L. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers, issued a state
ment praising the action of the adj
ministration and promising the COOP
Grafton of the union.
THE liberal Spanish republic has
i discarded one of the major pillars
upon which it was built. Marshaled by
the nominally moderate Radical party
that once was violently anti-clerical,
the cortes in an uproarious session put
$500 clergymen back on the payroll
Of the state for life.
For three hours before passage of
the law, which directly violates article
20 of the republican constitution, Pre-
mier Alexandra Lerroux's supporters
and the shrunken left opposition
hurled insults and waved fists at each
other. Left fillbusterers were ready
with some 300 amendments, but the
gag rule was voted before single one
was proposed.
CAMUEL INSULT, fugitive utility
~ magnate, has learned that Uncle
Sam has long arms. He thought HIM
self safe aboard the chartered freight
er, on which he escaped from Greece.
anchored at Istambul, but Uncle Sans
long arm tagged him and he was ar
rested by the Turkish authorities. The
council Of ministers Immediately or
dered his extradition to the United
States. Two eminent Turkish lawyers
on behalf of insult filed an appeal with
the supreme court of Turkey against
the extradition order. But the appeal
was denied.
Unless the former utilities magnate
Is able to perform some new wonder.
his year and half flight almost half
way around the world has been
brought to an end.
D ONE witnessed one of The most
N magnificent casters in its long
history as the capital Of Catholic
Christendom. To the usual imposing
Easter ceremonies In st. Peters
cathedral were added this year, by
special will of Fope Plus, the solemn
liturgical rites canonizing Dom Clio
vanni Bosco, humble Turin priest.
Easter also ended the holy year pro-
claimed by the pontiff In commemora-
ton of the nineteenth century Of the
crucifixion. Eighty thousand people
pressed inside st. Peters for the
canonization ceremonies and the pom
tifical mass afterwards, and nearly
100000 more were estimated to have
crowded into St. Peters square.
Among the crowds were 100000 on
pilgrimages from many different coun-
tries.
THE Civil Works administration
1 has gone out of existence, and this
relief organization became the works
division of the Federal Emergency
Relief administration.
Under this title it will use some
$6OO,OOO,0 900 remaining from its recent
grant of $9500OO,000 for the year 1885
to provide relief for states, which are
in turn to pass the money along to
cities and counties.
For a month district agents have
been working to perfect the machin-
cry for the change.
Meanwhile, administration officials
made It clear that industry was not
expected to take up the whole slack
of unemployment. absorbing the for
mer CWA workers, In a day.
d REPRESENTATIVES. of the -four
IN milling industry decided to OPP
crate without a code of fair COMPETE
ton. Their rejection Of the NRA and
AAA marks the first refusal OF an en-
Tire tuuuStIy " uSSCpe IaS uAAA1AS
tration's recovery plans. The decision
to go ahead without NRA aftiliation
came after nearly nine months OF
fruitless negotiations with the NRA
and AAA officials.
Government officials were represent
ed as considering legal test II the
millers do not reopen negotiations.
There was some talk that the millers
might be put under a license.
The millers contend that the code
offered would have brought ruin to
the industry and would have forced
up prices Of -four beyond the ability
Of consumers to pay.
o b. western NeveDaosr unsen-