The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-01

really was TeuuC0Q '2$$$#
to negotiating for
his own life and j
safety, and there
were reports that he c
was willing to sur u.'n I;s
render the dictator ns"e""s
and quit the country, as has many
a rebellious Chinese war lord be-
fore him. T. v. Soong, who is Chi
ang's brother-in-law, went to siam
flu to attempt to arrange for Chi
ang's release. American and Brit
ish governments were concerned
over the safety of their nationals
in Sianfu if that city should be be-
sieged by the National army. There
would certainly be a distressing
shortage of food and fuel, and to
this would be added the dangers Of
probable bombardment by artillery
and airplanes. Discipline among
the mutinous troops is known to be
very poor and already there have
been many instances of murder and
looting.
japanese military authorities
charge that Marshal Changes revolt
was part of a deliberate plan to
line up western powers, including
soviet Russia, against Japan. The
Chinese ambassador to Toxic was
told by Foreign Minister Hachiro
Arita that the Chinese government
would not be permitted to enter in
to any accord that would make it
appear that it favored war against
Japan. Arita made it plain that
Japan would abandon it's waiting
policy if Marking compromised with
Marshal Chang.
ID ARON NUFFIELD, one of Eng
~ lands wealthiest industrialists
and generous contributor to phil
anthropic causes, has just donated
$10,000,000 'to stimulate employ
ment in Great Britain's poverty
stricken depressed areas" Four
trustees are given full discretion in
use of the sum. Baron Nuffield,
who is Sir William Morris, is head
of a vast manufacturing organiza-
ton including automobile plants, ex-
port companies, publishing house
and affiliated subsidiaries.
EARTHQUAKE shocks accompa-
Anied by volcanic eruptions dew
astated large areas in central Sal
vador, killing more than thousand
persons and injuring about four
hundred. San Vicente, city of 26,-
600, was the center of the temblors,
and it was reported to be practically
destroyed. Several thousand persons
there were participating in reli-
gious procession when the first
quake came, and many of them
were crushed under falling walls.
Other towns in the stricken region
were wrecked. Roads from the
capital were broken up and COM
munications were destroyed, so that
accurate information was slow in
coming out.
All of the towns affected by the
quake are in the vicinity OF the
San Vicente volcano. The area, inn
portant in manufacturing and ag-
and indigo-growing region.
DETER NORBECK, United States
senator from South Dakota since
1920, died at his home in Redfeld,
S. D., at the age of sixty-six after
a long illness from heart disease
and cancer of the tongue and jaw.
Norbeck, a Republican with radi-
cal tendencies, entered politics in
1908 as a member of the state sem
ate. Later he was lieutenant gov
ernor and governor of his state
and then was elected to the
United States senate. In that body
he was an insistent advocate of ag-
ricultural relief measures.
Norbeck's death reduced to 16 the
number of Republicans in the sem
ate, but if the selection of his sue
cessor is left to the Republican gov
ernor-elect, there would be again
II.
CENTIMENT in favor Of legisla-
~ ton to lessen the powers of the
Supreme court is growing weaker in
Washington because the President
seems to be opposed to it, at least
for the present. But Senator Hugo
Black of Alabama has announced
that he will introduce bill de-
signed to strip the lower courts OF
their injunctive powers. The meas
ure would prohibit lower courts
from enjoining the operation of laws
of congress and require them to
forward all records and complete
transcripts to the Supreme court
within 80 days after an appeal.