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Evening star., 1925-06-07
France Can Pay,
"Our Debt First"
Vie1U of BritO1,
By Gable to The Star and New York World.
LONDON luna 6-Niacniint

By Gable to The Star and New York World.
LONDON, June 6.-Viscount
Beaverbrook, owner of a chain Of
newspapers. in a signed article in
his Sunday Express today, de-
clares France can pay her debts
and must pay Britain before she
pays America.
He is emphatic in his declara-
tion that France can pay if she
wishes. instancing her increasing
foreign trade and the vast for
tunes which French millionaires
keep abroad.
Should France be asked to
pay?" he queries. again the
answer Is yes. But she should
pay Britain before she pays the
United States. This country,
after its settlement of the Amer
lean debt, is surely entitled to the
first cut off the joint, where
liquidation of European indebted
ness is concerned"
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1925-06-07
THOMPSON SCORES
TRADE MONOPOLIES
Tells Maryland Graduates Abuses
Lead to Paternalism in
Government.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 6.-Only
by curbing the great monopolistic
activities of big business can the peo-
pie of the United States be protected
from the complete centralization OF
Huston Thompson, a
member of the Federal Trade Commits
Son. today told the graduating class
of the University of Maryland, at the
Lyric.
The growth of paternalism In gov
ernment, he said. is due directly to
the unfair practices which have been
indulged in by great monopolies.
These groups that do an interstate
business by crossing and recrossing
State lines are beyond the reach of
State laws. Sooner or later our
citizens when oppressed by them dis
cover lack of local control and turn
to the Federal Government for relief, "
he said.
Dry Law Is Cited.
Consider the eighteenth amend
ment and the extraordinary extent to
which the Federal Government is
being put in enforcing the law enacted
under it. Does any one question for
a moment but that local government
could have handled the liquor problem
had 1t not been for the monopolies in
the distillery and brewery interests
that crossed State lines and broke up
local attempts at enforcement?
"The Federal Reserve System, the
Interstate Commerce Commission, the
Federal Trade Commission and other
such bodies have all been formed to
protect States from the unfair tactics
of great interstate business corpora
tions.
Solution of the problem is getting
away from the monopoly theory of
business"
Evening star., 1925-06-07
MRS. DEGREE AWARDED
SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYE
Miss Marie Ebel, Bride-to-Be of
Probation officer, Is Given
Surprise. Party.

A diploma carrying the degree of
IN. r. S." was awarded to Miss Marie
Ebel, an employe in the office of the
Board Of Education at a surprise party
given by her associates in the school
system yesterday afternoon at the
Brooke Tea House on Georgia ave.
nue.. The diploma was officially signed
by Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou
and other officials.
Miss Ebel will be married June "a
to Robert Lee Smith, probation officer
at Police Court. One of the features
of the party was miniature joke
shower of hobbies designed to mark
the passing of Miss Ebel from her
state of single blessedness.''
At the serious stage of the party
the prospective bride was presented
with a set of silver, gift of the off,
GERS and clerks in the school system.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
IS REPR|EVES GIVEN
NEBRASKASLAYER
Youth Has Heard Death Sen
tence Read Record Num-
Der of Times.
Special Dispatch &C. The Star.


OMAHA. Nebr,, June 6.-Eighteen
times Walter Ray Simmons, convict
in the Nebraska State prison, has
stood in the very shadow of the cleo
trio chair, and he still is standing in
the shadow of death.
Eighteen different times the officers
have stood before Simmons and have
read to him warrants fixing the day
of his electrocution. Now Simmons is
waiting for his nineteenth death SEN
tence.
Simmons was convicted OF murder
ing Frank PAIL in Boyd County,
northern Nebraska, in May, 1922. He
was sentenced to death.
Fight just Started.
But Simmons fight had just started
when the jury said guilty" and the
court said the chair"
Simmons asked a new trial. He was
reprieved while this was being argued.
The new trial was denied and again
the date of his execution was fixed
Next Simmons appealed from the
decision of the lower court. Again
his sentence was postponed while this
motion was being argued. When the
appeal was denied, along came the
sheriff and read the death warrant to
him again.
I'm getting used to hearing that"
Simmons told the sheriff.
But Simmons is up against II now.
sure enough. Unless the governor
and pardon board commute his sem
tence the nineteenth reading of his
death warrant is going to be the last
reading.
Simmons attorneys went down the
line of delays. Every time they made
a motion, or went to another court,
or anything of that kind, Simmons got
a reprieve.
Finally the governor went to re-
prieving Simmons from month TO
month. In the last seven months Sim
mons has been reprieved seven times.
to him.
Knows 1t By Heart.
"I know it by heart" he told the
sheriff one time. II have heard that
thing read so often I can repeat 1t
| backwards
Finally the lawyers had appealed to
ali the State courts, and at the end
came the usual setting of a date for
execution and the reading of the death
warrant.
Then they went to the United States
| Supreme Court, alleging that Simmons
was being "unlawfully and illegally
| deprived of his liberty as guaranteed
| by the Constitution of the United
| States"
Last week the Supreme Court de-
clined to interfere.
| The murder for which Simmons has
| been sentenced TO death so many
| times was the outgrowth of bootleg
ging affair. Frank PAIL was killed.
| The next day Pahl's automobile, his
| watch and some other valuableS were
| found in Simmons possession. Sim
mons told a wild story about two
| other bootleggers taking Pahl away in
the latter's automobile and returning
| later without PAIL. His story is that
| the two bOotlesgers gave him Pahrs
car, watch and valuables and told him
| TO drive the car into an adjoining
| county and sell it, but the jury took
no stock in Simmons defense and
| found him guilty of murder on the
! first ballot.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Colmar Manor Women May Band
Special Disnatch tn Tha Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
COLMAR MANOR, Md, June e.
The Citizens Association, R. n. More
land. president, will meet next Mon.
day night in the Baptist Church. The
question of forming a ladies' auxiliary
will be discussed. The road committee
reports S204 pledged for the improve.
ment of Marshall avenue, and that
Daniels street and a part of Baker
avenue also will be improved. The
funds for this work have been raised
by the association.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Weed" Crop Brings
$l5O,OOO Yearly to
Maryland Farmers
Special Dispst tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 6.-There
are many amateur farmers who
md themselves engaged unwilling
Iy in the cultivation of weeds, but
In narrow strip of Carroll County
there are farmers who carefully
tend and cultivate a weed crop
phe weed is called Jerusalem
OAK, or American wormseed, aud
from 1t is distilled wormseed oil or
Oil of chenopodium. The weed
farmers" are said to derive rev.
enue estimated at S150,00O a year
from their crop"
The seed of the plant is ground
and used in poultry foods, while
the entire plant is distilled to pro-
duce oil
The oil Is one of the chief in
gradients in medicines used in
treatment of hookworm.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
MINERS WILL STUDY.
Course in Coal Industry Starts in
Frostburg Tomorrow.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
F'ROSTBURG, Md, June 6.-The
second annual short Summer course
in coal mining will open Monday at
FroStburg State Normal School. An
increased enrolment is expected a
majority of the companies operating
in this section have agreed TO send
picked men from their employees and
will pay their expenses while at
tending the session.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
NATIONAL UNION.

Owing to the steady growth of Vic.
tory Council, larger hall has been
secured at Pythian Temple, and meet
ings will be held the first Friday of
each month
The members of the Junior degree
team are getting in proper shape to
exemplify the full degree at the class
ceremonial to be held at Pythian
Temple June %. where large class
of young men, will receive the degrees.
Secretary E. A. Myers and other Of
ficials from the home office at Toledo
Ohio. are expected to be present.
The annual excursion will be held
July 2s at Chesapeake Beach. The
following committees have been ap-
pointed: Program and prizes-John E.
Rhodes. chairman: F. 8. Hutchinson,
A. A. Wright, J. E. Borland, William
j. O'Brien. E. F. Gibbons, T. P. Ryan.
Samuel Trupp. Warren w. Jones and
w. G. Bell. Printing!. D. Milstead,
chairman; Elmer Webster and F. E.
Ferguson. Athletics - William j.
O'Brien. chairman; John e. Rhodes,
Warren w. Jones. w. G. Bell, w. T.
Bell, F. E. Ferguson. j. Harry Jones
and Thomas H. Dawson. Platform
and tickets-Crawford Bennie, chair
man; D. V. Chisholm, Charles F.
Haden, Arthur S. Brown, Charles r.
Bell, Daniel 1. Leane, Stanley H.
Riding, E. d. MilsteadS John H.
Rhodes and T. P. Ryan.
Potomac Council met Monday eve
ming. with President e. D. Milstead in
the chair. One new application was
presented.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
MASONIC.

LODGES.
Monasy-pawsop; No; 1s: F. c.
2oppa, No. IS. f. A.
Potomac. No. 3, NJ. M. special
communication.
--~Hope. No, 20, NJ. NJ. special
communication.
fussday-Takoma, No. %. E. A.
Wedne nesday-Harmony. No. II, F. c.,
=. special at $50 pm: f. A.
warren C. Harding. No. 80.
Chevy Chase. No. ~, NJ. NJ.
National. No. l2. M M, special
communication.
fb beTsday-The New Jerusalem, No.
Fr,tsy-st. Johns, No. II. F. c,
Saturday-Annual Field Day, Clark
q Grifhth Stadium.
School of Instruction.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Monday-Mount Vernon. No. 3. Mark.
= Hiram. No. 10. Mark
Anacostla. No. l.. Royal Arch.
Tpesdsy Horeh. No. Z. Mark.
Potomac. No. 3. Mark.
"ednesday-Was shington Naval. No. &.
y. NJ. and NJ. f. NJ.
Thursday-Was Washington. No. . Mark
Friday-Eureka. No. 4AP. NJ. and
NJ =. NJ.
Capitol. No. II. Royal Arch.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
-. COMMANDERIES.
T,letday-De Molay. No. 4. Order Of
the Temple
Wedne esday-W ashinEton. No 1 Order
- of the Temple.
TANGENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE.
Tafsdsy-Robert de Bruce Council.
= = Knights Ksdosh. statutory
assembly.
'Albert Pike Consistory. NJ. r. 6.
statutory assembly.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

negative. The whole matter. it seems
to me, is one which can be answered
properly in the courts only. 7 mean
by that series Of decisions beginning
With the local courts az Davton
Ienn., and ending with the Supreme
court of the United States. | will
not enter into discussion of these
legal questions here
Theories Prove Transient.
My personal feeling is that
theories in regard 10 religion and in
regard TO science are matters which
are transient The theories NAV
come and go. On the other hand
1acts are permanent: they neither
come nor go. All the phenomena that
am acquainted with arise by the
operation of natural laws. The laws
or nature are immutable. Therefore
there can be no miracles in nature
III law Is immutable, so is the author
or law. commonly known as God. As
kroo IS Interchangeable. no miracle can
ever be performed by His will unless
II is In exact harmony with natural
law.
The story of creation in the Bible
is most interesting, and according to
my view the Bible-that is, the Old
ana New TeStaments-is the greatest
contribution to literature which the
world has known. l do not consider
the B1ole, however, an authority in
regard to scientific facts. nor does il
claim TO be such an authority.
Should Remain Undisturbed.
Those who believe in the creation
of man by an act of the Almi-hty
should rest undisturbed in that belief
and have full privilege of teaching il
If they see fit. Those who believe
that all life and all phenomena are tha
results of a gradual unfolding Of
natural law ought not to be disturbed
in that belief and ought to have fuII
privilege of teaching it if they SO
desire.
The greatest teacher ever had in
biology was Louis Agassiz. He did
hot believe in the Darwinian theory
or the origin Of life. He believed that
every species was specifically created
Nearly all the students that Asassiz
taught, however. failed to follow him
In this theory of his: practically every
one became believers in evolution.
Against Intellectual Curbs.
ANY attempt to curb the human in
tellect Is crime against humanity.
Heine. although German by descent
and preference, but for MANY wears
a resident of Paris. was once de.
scrlbed by a wag as the 'wittiest
Frenchman since Voltaire He visited
his home in Germany, having been
banished from that country for his
views on politics. He was questioned
closely at the frontier and all of his
belongings gone over for reasonable
literature. He described this affair in
his poem entitled Deutschland He
said: L did carry contra band, but
the officers looked for it in the wrong
place: it was under my hat, not IL,
1t. We are all more or less tinsed
with beliefs that are not popular. but
why should we not be allowed TO give
them asylum, under our hats at
least"
Evening star., 1925-06-21
IR @. II. A. M.

Eagle Council, No. 9. at its last meet
ing, June Q. instructed a committee to-
disperse tickets for an excursion to
Marshall Hall on August 5. A lawn
fete is also planned for the first week
in August.
Six candidates of J. Morgan Read
Council, No. l. last Friday night re-.
ceived the degrees. which were con-
ferred by the degree team of Anscos-
tia Council, No. IS. Among those
present were: J. D. Simpson, c. W.
Teates, J. j.. Copage. w. A. Staub. F.
&c. Prather. E. r. Thomas. w. j. Mitch
ell, P. j. Martin, j M. Hefiin, w. J..
Mills, H. l. Beall, J. E. Frye, e. Tai
bert, G. w. Mills and State Deputy j.
r. Lumsden. Refreshments were
served.
|: Star Spangied Banner Council, No. s,
met last Friday evening, with Coun.
cilor E. NJ. Garrett presiding. The
election of officers will be held June 26
The clown band of Oriental Court,
Eagle No. 2, held its regular rehearsal
Wednesday night, with Harry Chris
man conducting. The band will join
Star Spang1ed Banner Council on its
annual excursion to Marshall Hall
August 5.
: National representatives J. A..
Smithson, L. L. Wehr and F. D. Self.
fert left for Chattanooga, Tenn. June
1s to attsnA the national session of
the National Council Of America.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Magnificent Cities Are Seen
In South American Nations

take q river boat that would get us
into Buenos Aires at o'clock next
morning, and thus enable us to catch
the Transandine train for Chile. This
would give us two days at Santiago,
the Chilean capital, and we could get
back and have two or three days in
Buenos Aires before our boat would
sail.
On our way back we spent a day
in Montevideo. 1t was a very pleas
ant one. We visited a packing plant
where they often kill $500 cattle in
day or 5000 or 1000 sheep. Driy-
ing about the outskirts. we saw
several droves Of cattle coming in for
slaughter. There are two large pack
ing houses At Montevideo and one,
said to be the largest in the world
near Buenos Aires. Meat Ia sent to
Europe, frozen and in refrigerator
ships, and small quantity of jerked
beef goes TO Cuba.
Montevideo contains about one-third
OF the population of Uruguay. 1t is
very beautiful city. with charming
parks, residences and lawns. 1t is
quite Summer resort for Argen-
tinans and all the country around
there. The are large Summer hotels
on the beach. The State owns and
runs one of these large hotels. All
thiouSH soutn America We ma the
state or the cities owning and run
ming hotels and theaters. as well as
the railroads and street car lines.
These State hotels make their money
from gambling games. Montevideo
appears to be very prosperous. While
the currency of the other countries is
at discount compared with our dol
lar. the Montevidean peso is at slight
premium. our dollar being worth only
81 cents of their dollar. The only rea
sonable explanation I got of this is
that the Uruguayan unit Of value
contains little bit more gold tha n
our standard dollar. SO that while our
dollar seems TO he al a discount it
really is not. Lotteries are carried on
In all large cities. l was told of a
priest who bought tickets for some of
his people. One of the tickets drew
the grand prize. 30, 900 pesos. and he
turned IL over to the one to whom he
had allotted it,
Utilities Are Good.
There is a wonderful street car svs.
tenn in Montevideo. II is British
owned. like many other of the public
utilities and railroads in the South
American countries. There was a
street car line in the business ps RI of
the city on almost every street. and
II is hard to understand how thew ca n
make money and maintain lines on so
many streets. There is one line which
Is publicly owned and operated. 1t is
a horse-car line.
building is under construction
that will be % or "a stories high and
the tallest building in South America
1T Is being built of concrete. and they
claim it will be the largest reinforced
concrete building in the world There
were great many ships in the har.
Dor. winch is very ample one
Among these was the cable shin of the
Evening star., 1925-06-21

All.America. Cables Company. This
company furnishes one of the essen.
ttals to American trade DEVELOPMENT in
South America-Guick communication.
1t operates about $1,000 miles of cable
but has not yet secured the concession
to give an all-around South America
service, but hopes to do this in the
very near future.
The American Chamber of Com.
merce Of Montevideo had a meeting,
and / had the pleasure of attending
it. There were so or Is splendid look
ing, energetic American business men
present, and we had a most ENJOYABLE
time. There were American chambers
of commerce in all the principal cities
of South America. We had a meeting
of about $50 at Rio. They are a, fine
class of men and reflect credit on
American business. This is very i'm
portant as these people judge us at
home by the men they see and come
in contact with.
High-class. honest. upsta nding Ameri-
can business men are the best recon-
mendation we can have in South
America. While l do not urge any
American to leave his own country
and go somewhere else to engage i'm
business, do feel that the men wht
do this are the real pioneers in busi
ness expansion, just as the men wha
went out 10 our frontiers were tbs
pioneers in our development. They
are essential to the expansion of our
foreign trade. The good they do fos
us and for business is very great ans
in my judgment, whenever possible,
encouragement should be given them.
Must Aid Trade.
The expansion of our foreign tradg
means much for the happiness AMI
prosperity Of the people at home. All
the commercial nations Of the world
are making special efforts to expand
their trade. The competition along
these lines will be greater in the year1
10 come than in the past. Upon these
Americans abroad will depend largely
Whether or not we get the share in
the foreign trade that We should have
L think we can do no better service for
our country than 10 aid them in the
great work they are doing to expand
American trade. What they need
more than anything else is TO be put
as nearly as possible on an equality
with their foreign competitors. Other
nations relieve their people engaged
in business abroad from many of the
| burdens imposed on the people at
home, such as the payment of income
taxes, etc. We have tried to put our
business men in China on the same
basis as their competitors from other
countries. This same policy should be
extended to American business men
In South America. If not 10 American
business men in every foreign country.
We took the river boat at 10 pm.
1t was large, splendidly furnished
vessel and crowded with passengers
going TO Buenos Aires. there being
about 1000 on board. Every state
room and berth was occupied. The
porter came TO wake US promptly AT
! $50, but / had already gotten up in
order to get view Of Buenos Aires
as we approached it.. The river Rio
de Ia Plata, or the River Plate. as the
English sailors called it. is 40 miles
Wide at Buenos Aires and the water
looks like red liquid mud. The Mis-
souri, River has nothing on the Plata
In the way of muddy water.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
SONS OF JONADAB.

Goodwill Council met June Is at
the council hall. 436 X street south :
west The entertainment committee
reported that progress was being
made for the. excursion to Marshall II
Hall July I. A debate has been ar
ranged between Orin J. Bundy, a
dry, and c. V. Donnelly, editor of
the Southwest News Item, who has
come out In his paper as a semi
wet. Subject: Resolved, That Pro-
hibition Does Prohibit The coun.
Gil then adjourned with prayer by
the chaplain, to meet stomorrow at
8 pm. in Amity Hall, 436 K street
southwest.
Hope Council met June II at s
pm. After prayer by the chaplain,
the council adjourned to meet June
"a at 8 pm. in the hall at Fifth
and G streets northwest.
Daley Council met in its hall on
Louisiana avenue northwest June 20
at 8 Pm.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS,

Potomac Council will meet tomor.
row evening for further nomina tons
and the election Of two trustees. The
councils annual communion memorial
mass. in memory of its departed
brethren, will be celebrated at St.
Aloysius Church next Sunday, June
%, at am.
Washington Council will meet
Tuesday at SIS pm, when the re-
vision of the bylaws of the council
will be presented for discussion and
adoption. An enthusiastic greeting
was given the winners Of the essay
contest at the last meeting, when
addresses were made by State Deputy
James A. Sullivan, District Deputy
John ]. Downey and William A.
Leahy.
The officers of Keane's Booster Club
met Thursday evening, when applica
tion for reservations on the Boosters
seventh annual outing were read and
accepted. The Boosters leave Wash.
ington- Sunday, July 26, for a week at
Atlantic City, n. j., returning to
Washington Sunday. August 2.
The officers of the council are plan.
ming a crab feast. with Edward P.
Goodwin and Harry Burns in charge
Of arrangements.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
MODERN WOODMEN OF
AMERICA.

The drive for members of the vari-
Gus camps which began April l ended
Thursday night by big class adop-
ton in A. r. Talbot Camp. The cam
paien in this camp netted more than
so members.
Georgetown Camp closed its drive
with the j. A. Trunnell class adoption
with 25 new members. A large pro-
portion of the members were present
to witness the initiatory ceremonies
conferred by officers from several of
the other camps in the city. Those
participating were DR.. J. K. Duncan.
as consul: DIR. NJ. L. Dicus, past con-
sui; w. K. Patterson, escort: B. J.
Shanahan, assistant escort: W. F.
BLACK. marshal; Charles P. Soper.
watchman: James A. Moody, forest
patriarch, and Charles E. Miller. The
Forester team was under command of
r. H. Goodman of Georgetown Camp.
Banker Ed L. Howard of Georgetown
Camp entertained with several songs,
accompa MED by Claude l.. Nichols at
the piano. Refreshments and cigars
were served.
Central Camp exemplifled the de.
grees on a class of 25 at its last meet
ing, Consul Ralph Van Fossen presid.
ing.
The Head Camp meeting. which has
been changed from Milwaukee. to Chi
cago by a recent order. called q num-
Der of members from this city. Among
those in attendance are William Nc.
Caffrey. State deputy: Henry H. Mil.
lard, district deputy; D. Thomas Lin
vile, State medical director; DR.. J.
Kennedy Duncan, district delegate:
Vergne w. Potter, head camp com.
mitteeman.
The annual excursion Of Talbot
Central and West End camps win be
held at Chesapeake Beach, July 1s.