The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-12
Politics

Politics
During Pennsylvania recent fiery
primary campaign, charges were
made that Gov. George H. Earle's
forces had extorted money from
state contractors and employees and
"sold" legislation. When a Dauphin
county grand jury was called to in
vestigate the charges, Governor
Earle sprang to action, summoned
his rubber-stamp legislature and
ground out four bills to block the
quiz. One of them appointed spe-
cial legislative committee which
would supersede the grand jury and
conduct its own investigation.
Two days later the Dauphin coun-
ty court blocked this ambitious plan
by impounding all evidence in the
case and prohibiting the grand jury's
witnesses from appearing before
the legislative committee.
Labor
Last week the national labor re-
lations board sent conciliators to
Newton, Iowa, where well-behaved
washing machine strike has occu-
pied $500 Maytag employees since
May 8. AS federal peacemakers pre-
pared to call parley between COM
pany officials and C.. I. O. repre-
sentatives, Iowa's Gov. Nels G.
Kraschel got on his high horse. To
Maj. Gen. Mathew FINLEY, in charge
Of national guardsmen at Newton,
the governor sent word that the la
Dor board must not convene. In
formed of the ultimatum, Trial Ex-
aminer Madison Hill reported to
Washington and decided not to fight
the Iowa national guard single-hand-
ed. Lawyers agreed Governor Kras-
chells troopers are supreme so long
as the martial law goes unchal-
lenged. What he wants, said the
governor, is settlement of differ
ences between Maytag and C. I. o
without the labor boards meddling.
People
Politely spurning cash, Count
Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow signed
formal separation papers in London
with his wife, the former Barbara
Hutton. To Count Kurt goes control
over Lance, the couples two-year-
old child, who will be raised as a
danish gentleman" Next day
Countess Barbara was reported pin
ing once more for the American cit
izenship she renounced last year.
OMarried a little more than one
year, England's Duke Of Windsor
and his wife, the former Wallis War
field, only a few weeks ago found a
home in Austria's ancient Mittersill
estate. Last week as workmen were
busy renovating the Twelfth-century
castle for September / occupancy,
fire of undetermined origin burned
it to the ground. Notified at their
temporary chateau on the Riviera,
England's former king and his wife
were expected to start house-hunt-
ing once more this week.
celebrating his seventy-fifth birth
day anniversary in Detroit, automo-
bile magnate Henry Ford spoke for
the press. Fordisms: ~ 'The trou-
BILE is that we think the future
is tomorrow. If it doesn't come to-
morrow, we are not interested" (2)
"There is nothing ahead for this
country but prosperity" (3) "Busi-
ness Is all mixed up with utterly
false elements" Meanwhile in
Washington the national labor rela-
tons board found the Ford Motor
company guilty of Wagner act viola.
ton by Spying and discrimination"
at its Buffalo, N. Y, plant.
ODOuglas C0rrigan, who left New
York flying to California and ended
up "by mistake" in Ireland, took
boat for home and announced he
was afraid of being seasick. In
Washington, U. S. department Of
commerce officials radioed the hon.
ing aviator news of his penalty for
an unauthorized transatlantic fight.
The penalty: A six-day suspension
of Corrigan's commercial pilot GER
tifcate, conveniently arranged while
he is on shipboard.
Cat Indianapolis, John Pierpont
Morgan III had his appendix re-
moved after being rushed from a
nearby farm where he had been
pitching hay incognito. Notified of
"Jack Morgan's" real identity,
neighboring farmers said the twenty
one-year-old youth Seemed to be
willing hand, but little green"
Miscellany