Evening star., 1925-06-07
Current News Events
Summary of Important National, Foreign and
Local Affairs Specially Arranged for the
Convenience of Students


The second transfer of Government
bureaus from the Jurisdiction of one
department to another through an
executive order, was made last week
when the Bureau of Mines, under the
Interior Department, was placed un-
der the Department of Commerce, the
transfer to be effective July L. The
first transfer was made recently when
the Patent Office was also taken from
the Interior Department and placed
under the. Department of Commerce.
To. make sure of the legality OF
transferring these Government bu-
reaus without congressional authori-
zation. the President asked from the
Department of Justice and obtained
an opinion, declaring the transfer
legal. Both the transfers were
among many others considered in the
plan for reorganization of the Gov
eminent departments which has been
under consideration since the early
party of the Harding administration,
but which still lacks congressional
sanction.
Camille Flammarion. noted astrono-
mer Of France, who began his studies
at the age of to find out how the
astronomers predicted an eclipse of
the sun, died last week in France.
Well known as an astronomer of note,
he was best known for his ability to
'sugarcoat" the cold facts of astron-
omy and make them appeal to the
popular taste. He was criticized for
his writings by some serious minded
fellow scientists. but he provided
fruitful and entertaining reading for
thousands of laymen who otherwise
might have never cared 10 seek for
themselves any of the wonders of as
tronomy.
The marathon craze for continuous
performance of some sort or another
struck the First Methodist Church OF
YuCaipa, which made its bid for fame
last week by a continuous reading OF
the Bible from cover to cover in bS
hours and Is minutes. Proceedings
were slowed up when the readers
struck snags in Old Testament names,
but moved up on schedule when the
New Testament was reached. The
pastor of the church was present
throughout the entire reading.
King George of England celebrated
his sixtieth birthday anniversary in
London last week. The day was made
the occasion for the usual coUEratu
lations from relatives, friends and
foreign rulers and by eulogistic ar
ticles in the newspapers, while the
chef public celebration was the ole
military ceremony of ''trooping the
colors," the annual parade and evolu
tions by the Guards Brigade, which
is reviewed by the King.
"Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead
Twenty years ago this cryptic mes
~ hI-
ident Roosevelt and Ion Pedicaris, ar
American citizen, who had been cap
tured and held for ransom by the
famous Moroccan bandit, Raisuli. was
set free. The capture of Perdicaris
resulted in the dispatch Of French
British and American warshipS tC
Tangier and led to diplomatic in
cident."
Perdicaris died in England last week
The country lost a we'll loved either
last week in the death of Thomas
r. Marshall, twice Vice President ot
the United States. who succumbed Il
heart disease at the New Willard Ho
tel here, where he had been stopping
| over preparatory to returning to hi:
home in indianapolis. He was z
| years old. His ready wit and keer
sense of humor, combined with {
| quaint philosophy of life and his con
tempt for hypocrisy. made him ont
of the most widely popular men who
ever held public Office. He served
| longer as Vice President than an,
other man.
In creating the Federal Trade Com
mission Congress authorized and di
rected that body to enforce its de
| cisions through the Circuit Courts o
Anpeal." and, as there is no sucf
court in the District of Columbia. tn,
commission is powerless to act here
This decision was given last week il
the District Court of Appeals.
Death and suffering throughout tn,
eastern part of the United States
marked an unprecedented heat wav,
! for June last week. Washington LEI
| the cities Of the country for the
| highest temperature part of the tim,
and ranked With the highest on othe
days. Wnne the Thermometer wa!
lowering over 80 in the shade her,
one day il was showing hard in Vel
| lowstone National Park, and official
there were expressing grave doubts
over the ability of animals on th'
national reservation to obtain sufi
cient food to last them until snow
is off the ground.
Addressing the graduating class a
the United States Naval Academy las
week, President Coolidge reminded tn,
new naval officers that the reduction
| of the Nations standing militar!
forces to a minimum is predicted upol
attention to military affairs by tn,
average citizen. The first essential o
peace and security, he said, is an ade
quate defense which should be broad
ly extended and borne by all our pee
| ple.'
The President reiterated that Ameri
| cas- aim was "a policy of peac,
through reason rather than force" ant
declared that in it's dealings with tn,
people of this and other nations tn