The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-12

include benent payments Oh amounts
not vet disclosed. Representative
from 10 rye growing states met in
Washington to discuss the program
and outline plans for its operation.
Farmers from the principal wheat
producing states met with AAA offi-
Gals and gave their approval to
tentative flexible plan for the payment
of benefits to wheat growers.
CAPT. ANTHONY EDEN, England's
" journeyman trouble shooter, cleo
trified the British Isles by announcing
that Great Britain had offered to give
Halle Selassie, emperor Of Abyssinia,
a generous strip of British Somaliland
to replace territory acquired by Italy,
If the Italian government would prom
Use not to wage war against the domain
of Africa's "Conquering Lion OF
Judah"
Nothing doing, said Premier Musso-
linl, who has turned a deaf ear to
all Britain's proposals of an Italo-Ethi-
opian compromise. He was reported
as intending to go right ahead with
his plan Of a four-years' war to effect
the complete pacification of the Afri'
can empire. He insists that there
must be more room in Africa for over
populated Italy to expand.
Mussolini has threatened to "remem-
ber' the nations which have offered to
furnish Abyssinia with arms, and they
have withdrawn or modified their Of
fers. The African emperor pleaded:
"If we are in the right and If civil
lized nations are unable to prevent
this war. at least do not deny US the
means of defending ourselves"
The British parliament was no bet
ter pleased with Eden's 'Offer" of land
than was Italy, and the colonial secre-
tary, son of former Prime Minister
Macdonald, had hard time explain
ing it.
Then Italy heard that the British
government was considering a proposal
to invite other nations to join in an
economic blockade of Italy to check
her aggression on Ethiopia. Rome was
astonished by this report but didn't
seem in the least alarmed. Neither
were the Italians frightened when they
learned officially that Ethiopia had
asked the United States to study means
of persuading Italy to respect the Kel-
logg pact outlawing war. The en-
peror himself made the appeal to w.
Perry George, charge daffaires at
Adds Ababa.
A NDRE CITROEN, famous for
"A years as "the Henry Ford of
France" because he built most of that
country's low cost motor cars, is dead.
And probably he was happy to pass
on, for his vast enterprises had col
lapsed and his once huge fortune was
gone.
THE federal government began a
l. new fiscal year with intentions Of
spending more money than in any pre-
vious year Of peace. Mr.. Roosevelt an
nounced that he would spend $780,
100000, of which $4,5S2, 100000 will 60
for recovery and relief" He expects
the treasury to collect $S,991, O00, 900.
No, it doesn't add up. The deficit for
the new fiscal year will be $4,52S,OOO,-
600, it Is estimated.
The fiscal year just passed came to
an end with the public debt at a new
peace-time peak Of $2S,665, 100000, still
some shy of the $31,000,0 100000 the
President estimated a year ago. To
finance the new budget, he had count
ed in part upon the $50O,0O0000 ex-
tension of nuisance" taxes just
passed by congress, but not upon the
tax-the-rich program which the New
Dealers hope to jockey through some
time in August. Estimates have it
that this will net another $4,000, 900.
The expenditure for the past year is
only $7,25S, 100000 instead Of $S,571,-
OOO, 600 forecast at the start Of the
year. The deficit was $3,472,347,0OO
instead of the proposed $4,S69 100000.
If the expenditures outlined in the
1886 budget reach the estimated total,
the public debt on July 1 next year
would stand at 49,, 239. 100000.
During the next year the President
expects to spend $4,SSO.OOO,OO0 for re-
lief and for the employment Of $780,
600 idle workers. A general upswing
in business would improve the revenue
expected by the treasury. The Presi-
dent counted on $3,711, 100000 coming
in during the 1885 fiscal year. Re
ceipts proved to be $3,7S5.000,O00.
THE weeks peak in crime was
L reached when Detroit police found
Howard Carter Dickinson, prominent
New York attorney and nephew Of
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
lying dead in ditch beside a lonely
Rouge park road with bullet through
his head and another through his chest.
Dickinson, law associate of
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr.. had been
In Detroit on business Of the $4,000
600 estate of the late William q.
Yawkey. Apparently, he had driven
to Rouge park while on a drinking
party after business hours. His COM
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