Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1925, Page 79

Current News Events Summary of Important National, Foreign and Local Affairs Specially Arranged for the Convenience of Students. ol Wiiliam v trial hefore U for alleged vi ty-sixth with which he is n making in news bordina to the o was guilty and conduct preju; ell's counsel fmmedtately Alhe J. tehell's challenge. nove was to court on the arisdiction to ised his al vights of free speech In his critieism of the War and | The court over: | ind Col. Mitchell sntended that the rec d svided for co 1 with, so the is contention e preiim 1. ) eaded not | the char [ | fal will reopen tomorrow. | iure pi Jinet went to the rocks headed by M. Pain rench premier, resigned | st week because its financlal plans iled of approval by the Radical and I st parties, and the g 'm'x\m'_‘ll‘.' wced with a possible ilure to e tndorsement of a majority | This is the sec d ation to take place time in France, as the | \et which resigned was appoint Iy last April to take the piace o Fdouard | fied of the cabinet's resignation, | : nt Doumergue asked Pre r Linleve form another cabinet 9 he did, making himself minister finance as well as premier. eds Joseph Caillaux as minister finance, whose policies in that posi jon brought about the cabinet's failure. M. Cailleaux, it will be re- membered, recently came to the Tnited States as head of the debt sommission which failed of its chiet aim, that of agreeing on an arrange ment to fund the French debt Interest in Washington is immedi- amtely concerned with the question of whether the failure of the old cabine @nd the appointment of the new will in any way affect the settlement of France's debt to this country. While opinion differs on the subject, It is| not believed that there will be any affect, as tho change of cabinets is brought about by conditions in France alone. France has a multitude of troubles on her hands. A revolt of natives in | + Syrla, which apeared as a molehil «week ago, has developed a sizabl mountain, especially as a result the French bombardment of Damas- | eus, during which American property worth several millions of dollars is | understood to have been destroved. | In addition official reports received y State Department indicate that ‘rench residents in Damascus ed to barricaded positions and other foreigners were rican Ambassador in Paris, , has been instructed to ke representations to the French ment asking for the protection property and li The American Govern- | Tt is estimated t ericans in the Fre Ambassa- will be re. Hen to the United State ed and Senator Victor erenger wiil be appointed s! 1 the vacancy, an Assoclated Press srrespondent cabled from Paris last week. Some alssatisfaction stood to have been held in parding Ambassador Daeschner’s part Zn the recent negotfation here for the settlement of the French debt, and 1s expected recall will probably be the outcome. The League of Nations scored a vic- tory last week, as far as present when it forces triom Bulgarian | f rsday morn- fi: ie set Greace had complied with the order und removed her troops from Bulgar-| 7 ¢s’ session in Paris, | g word as to whether | s would be respected, the leagua cot adjourned, dedicating the closing meeting to Woodrow Wil- son, who, In_the words of Aristide d, president of the council nd realized the League o Speakers at the ¢ uncil took the op e and Bulgari 1 tested_and found not wanting. Greece and Bulgaria were also praised for tnetr willingness to abide by the jeague’s ruling. n fro 10w {nvestigating ece and Bulgaria, and will submit ts report on the trouble at the next eeting of the council. 1 the league is cla the dedication of a statue of Gen. Jose de San Martin, =ometimes referred to as the “George TWashington of Argentina,” President Coolidge last week made a plea for the erbitration of all disputes and praised | the Latin American countries for the Fpirit of adjudication they have shown in settling their boundary disputes. a udetary Speaking _at which stands in the Pl Inciden Instructor 3 Wil Teach You & To Malke Coats— Coat Suits— &| Dresses— Evening Gowns Six Lessons, $5 article of | {ot T | placing in the race, the | Rizs: |for many years, died suddenly | then heated sc ceremony w casion was where pa held in front of the statue of George, hington, which stands there. ing, called by the nations to help set- tle the Chinese problem by revising cusiom laws, opened Monday. hg outside the bullding resulted ¥ efusal of a demand by students for partici- e conference. China pre- her proposals that complete control of her customs be returned to her by the nations and that these na- tions ugree t sinnin later than J 1 in Central . n will Gen. VFiltano Chaorro, a toriner President of Nicaragua, se1zes control of the Nicar n government by a ‘“coup d'etat” and secures a promise from President Solorazano that he will accede to his demands. The demands are that no member of the Liberal party shall be appointed Lo the guan cabinet by Presi dent Chamorro, and the President’s fusal to meet them caused the short- lived revolt. President Coolidge last weele pro- cla ed ovember 26 as a genern]l thanksgiving and Tollowing the customary the proclamation, the Preside ommended that “on that day the peo- vle chall cease from their daily work and in their homes or in their U tomed places of worship devoutly give ks to the Almighty for the many great blessings thev have re- ived and to seek His guldance that they may deserve a continuance of His favor.” Another United Sta more when an Army plane, piloted by Lieut. 8 tle, won the Schnelder an annual trophy. with | < finishing ely. Lieut Doolittle won the speed record fo! i planes by miles an hour over the wo planes entered by v failed to finish, as both were forced down before the race was com- pleted. In addition to losing its charces for avy suffered conslderable daniage the night preced- | ing the contest itself when a gale dar aged in various amounts 17 of Dlanes anchored near the scene of the race. The damage was estimated at about $160,000. Milton E. Afle president of the National Bank and a leader in Washington's civic and financial world last week at his Summer home near Har- pers Ferry, W. Va Mr. Alles entered he employ of the United States Treas- at the age of 18, nd his duties then were to carry messages and keep the fires burning in the stoves which ne of the offic He came a First Assistant S of the Treasury and went to the Riggs Bank in 1904 as a vice vresident. Educational. One of the resolutions passed in he concluding session of the National | Council of Congregational Churches the conviction that there no conflict nd religion, and declared that “Any ttempt of the State or Federal Gov- ernments to interfere with the teach- ing of widely accepted scientific theo- ries is deplored The Duke Foundation of $40,000,000, rovided by James B. Duke before his recent death, will be enlarged by n additional $40,000,000, it was re- led last week when the terms of will became known. This will give the trustees of the fund $70,- 000,000 to be used in educatlonal and itable work in North and South Carolina, including hospital and or- phanage work and the support of aged Methodist ministers, in addition to several millions which will go to Duke University, in North Carolina. “Surgeons know a little of ever: thing and not enough of anything. ge of Surgeons, meeting lust week in Philadelphia. He criticized present method of -edv roung men for the medical profession. “It is a kindergarten education,” he sald, “and I hope that the two great English-speaking nations will unite in producing a graduate school for surgeons that is really worthy of the name."” Dr. W. Blair Dell of Liverpool, Eng- land, said that the rise of women in political and industrial spheres indi- cates a degeneration of the male, which is a subject for apprehension. ere women have been in the cendant, he sald, civilization has tegrated and given away. Politics. it of political gos- ds is to the arles Hughes, v s ¢ State, may seek the Republic < in 1926, Those talking of this £0 on to predict that Mr. es would be a llkely candidate presidential nomination in Mr. Hughes would be 68 years old then, but he is described as being in the prime of mental and physical candition at this time, and that he has many y of useful before him activity Economics. Negotiations will open here tomor- | row for funding the debt of more than 000,000,000, which Italy owes to the United States. The Italian debt com- mission 19 understood to be coming here with the determination of reach- ing a final settlement of the debt, thin | - | bill in shape. between science | | Justice 1 nomination from New | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER T. which 18 looked upon by the American Treasury olnnhhwn & hopeful sign for the conference. Amerfean bankers have loaned the Czechoslovakian republic $25.000,000 and promised an additional loan of $75,000,000, it was reported last week. Czechoslovakia. recently — reached terms for paying her debt to this country. It is interesting to knotr that the American Telephone & Telegrapk: Co., which owns and operates most of our telephones, has assets worth $1,600,- 0,000. This was revealed by the ompany’s controller, who testified | betore an examiner of the Federal ‘Frade Commission in an investigation of the alleged “radio” trust in New York last weelt. Lsthonia’s little debt of $18.830,000 | was settled last week when Minister | Piip of Esthonla, and Secrétary Mel- lon, for the American Debt Commis: sfon, signed an agreement. President _Coolldge, Secretary of | Commerce Hoover and Secretary of | War Davis sent messages of greéting fo the annual dinner of the National Association of Manufacturers in St. | Louis last week. President Coolidge wished © the continuéd prosperity lof th .ion, Hecretary of Com- | merce Hoover declared that the real | problem today is to hold the high plane of economic stability which has been reached in this country and | Secretary Davis said that the mobfll- zation of the industrial power of the Nation has hecome as important as the mobilization of its man power. | After another week spent in hear. ing the views of representatives of | various industries, the louse ways | and means commi(tes is ready to get to work in earnest on Wednesday of this week, when it will begin putting | the next year’s revenue, or tax-fixing Irom expressions from the members during the hearings the committee seems” definitely in favor of reducing the income, surtax and | inheritance tax rates now in effect. Music and Art. A notable group of musicians and music lovers attended the dedication ceremonles here last week of a little theater bullt in a courtrard of the Congressional Library and especlally designed for the presentation of chamber music. The auditorium is the gift of Mre. Elisabeth Sprague { Cooltdge of chusetts, and Con- | gress took appropriate action at ite Jast sesslon to accept the gift. Mrs. Coolidge donated $60,000 for construc- tlon of the theater, and $25,000 an- | nually for its upkeep. The seating capacity is for 511 persons. The stage is small and fitted with a curtain of | russet gold. There is also a very fine organ. American artists are doing better work and American art standards are higher than thoss in Europe, accard ing to the opinion of a jury of artists |who passed judgment on the 1,300 entries In the thirty-eighth annual ex- hibition of American painting and sculpture in Chicago last week. The greater number of exhibits . come from artists in New York, Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey and Connecticut The fact that the cublst and post mpresstonistic schools seem to be los {Ing favor is indicated by the entering of less than a dozen pictures among the 225 chosen to hang. Civics. The Federal Trade Commission, part of whose duties under the law is tc enforce compliance with the anti-trust laws, may also undertake investiga tions ordered by the Senate which dc not charge any direct violations of such laws. The Attorney General gave this as his opinfon last week and settled a question of long standing as to whether the Federal Trade (om- mission may proceed with certain in vestigations ordered by the Senate, such investigations h: up pending the decision. Religion. The international committee of the Y. M. C. A. met in Washington las' week, and its gescions ware imme. diately followed by a meeting of the national council of that body. One | interesting phase of the latter's meet {ing was a discussion for making | Washington the national headquarters of the organization, thus centering public attention again upon Washing ton as a national city, the headquar ters for national organizations. A resolution adopted by the Y. M. C. A.'s governing council urges entrance b the United States into the Permanent { Court of International Justice at The | Hague. | The Commission and Good Wil o { Council of Churches, i | ment last week advocating that Ar. mistice Sunday, November 8, be dedi. cated to the cause of international justice ard world peace. The state ment also asked for observance of & two-minute- perfod of stience on Ar- mistice day. International An example of freedom of religious worship and belief in America was given last week in New York, when the representatives of seven widely divergent faiths met in the Little Grace Methodist Church &nd ex- changed their common appreciation o Judaism and to join in this commor worship of an ideal. Present at the meeting were exponents of Buddhism of Mohammedanism, of Zoroastrian be ofs, of New Thought, Hindu anc hristianity. Before the speaking be 1. those present joined in singing Ol God, Our in Ages Past.” el Marriage Licenses. Marttage licenses have been fssued to the tollowin John JI. Naylor and Alice Contes, Jon E. West and Demova Brown. Waller'c. Freqgrave and Lucy 7. Adrain ogeph G. N. Wood of Harrisonburs, Va.. ang Lrarta N, Belt ot thib ey o "Ciifton ers. J. Burlingham and Margaret L C. Latham of Heymarket, Va. Virgioia Boxiey of this city: Sxegner and Lela Wasiiliigton and auida’J. Vatghan ozer 5. Williams and Frances . Lo Alonzo . 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