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M u SIC
THE UKRAINIAN CHORUS.

The Ukrainian National Chorus sang
here at the Washington Auditorium
last night under the direction Of it's
genius conductor, Alexander Koshetz,
before a large audience. The mem
bers of the chorus wear their tradi-
tional costumes and the tonal color
of their marvellous singing is quite
as brilliant and varied as the shades
in their costumes. Their pianissimos
and portamentos from a fortissimo
passage into whispering softness stand
alone among choral efforts for dra-
matte effectiveness and perfect poise
and unison. Other choirs may come
and go, but it looks as though the
Ukrainian Chorus would go on forever.
OF the first group the arrangement
by Leontovich of "Our Lady of
Potchaiv" was the most remarkable
number. The bass, Sleupshkin, who
did the solo part, is one of the finest
Of justly famous Russian basses and
won storms of applause as apprecia-
ton for his work. Mile. Daen, who
sang the soft humming part in this
song, did it exquisitely and was like
wise appreciated. In the second group
two more soloists were given veritable
ovations for their fine Workable. NJ.
Mashir, the soprano, who sang with
true dramatic feeling and total lack
Of tremolo in her voice the solo in
1.-The Hill on the Steppe." and the
young contralto, Mile. A. SamOnenko,
whose mellow, natural tones We're
lovely in Mr.. Koshetz's arrangement
Of Barvinsky's Lullaby" Both these
numbers were encored, with repetition
in each case Of the last verse.
There was one other vocal soloist
during the evening, Vladimir Svetloff,
whose unusually robust dramatic
tenor voice was a rare treat. He
not only has a powerful voice, but
also has excellent dramatic ability,
and he gave richness to the Scotch
"Loch Lomond" in the Koshetz ar
rangement of that song. There may
be those who like their Scotch
straight. and such undoubtedly basked
in the nationalistic naturalness Of the
rendition of this same song by the
Orpheus Choir of Glasgow here a few
weeks ago. However, Mr.. KOshetzs S
mixture of little vodka in with the
Scotch proved a fascinating combina-
ton, emphasizing particularly the
pathos that is the underlying motive
of the song in subtle fashion.
On the other hand. the writer felt
that the simplicity Of the negro song,
Water Boy" was lost in the choral
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and the songs true value
lessened rather than enhanced. The
diction of the chorus, however,
was admirable, and they are to be
commended for learning other songs
to put on their programs. giving va
riety-an ever welcome quality in any
program. Slepushkin again won per-
sonal laurels in the solo part.
The assisting soloist was Max Polli.
koff, violinist, who has a beautiful
singing quality under his bow and
extreme facility in the intricacies OF
chromatics and double-stopping. Per-
haps the weather affected his instru-
ment and was the cause of some OF
the "off- -keyness": it seems probable,
as he otherwise proved a fine artist.
His own "Notturno" was especially
we'll received and the "Habanera" OF
Sarasate was delightfully."- done, also
the Midnight Bells" of Heuberger-
Kreisler. Joseph Barsky, accompanist,
was excellent in that capacity.
H. F.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
SCHUMANN-HEINK RAPS
GARDENS VIEW ON HAIR
Singer Resents Statement That
Any Woman Without BObbed
Tresses Is a Fool.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 25.-Mme. Err
nestine Schumann-Heink yesterday
took exception to a recent statement
Of Mary Garden in New York that
'any woman who does not bob her
hair is fool
During the course Of a concert here
Nine. Schumann-Heink referred In a
curtain speech to the Garden pro-
nouncement.
''Mme. SchumannrHeink." she said.
has not lost her dignity. A distin-
guished singer recently said that a
woman who does not bob her hair Is a
fool. Well, want to tell you all now
that Nine. Schunla.nn-Heink will never
bob her hair, nor does she consider
herself a fool"
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Ubiquitous" principles established in
Washington, where they feel they
were forced to accept the 1-6 standard
against the 5-5-3 ratio of the big naval
powers.
France maintains unchanged her
globular tonnage thesis, although the
Italians have now made a slight con-
cession in an official declaration that
they had never claimed that otner
basis for disarmament than glObular
tonnage did not exist.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
Court Asked to Force Sale.

Jacob S. Murden and Grant Parks
today filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court against Luke D. Best
for specific performance of an alleged
contract TO sell them premises 1908
r street northwest. The court is also
asked to enjoin Best from selling the
property to any one else. The plain
tiffs say they entered into a contract
with Best September 1, which he later
attempted to recall, but on which
they insisted. Attorney c. c. Collins
appears for the plaintiffs.
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Liverpool and Manchester, Eng
land, are to be connected by a modern
automobile road, which will cost near
ly $15,0OO,OO0 and give employment
to 1000 men.
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Council to Study Plan.

The League Council, which now in
cludes Germany, will consider at its
December session the advisability of
drawing up the agenda itself. Great
Britain, Italy and Japan will oppose
this, but the French are determined
to remove the matter from the hands
of the preparatory commission which
is becoming increasingly difficult for
the French bloc to control.
Such action would automatically
eliminate the United States from par
ticipatiOn, unless Washington consent
ed to designate a representative to sit
with" the council
The present impasse regarding naval
matters is the cause of peSSimiSm in
the minority report of five signatories,
the United States, Great Britain,
Japan, Argentina and Chile
France and Italy outspokenly admit
their determination to over throw the
Evening star., 1926-10-25
NAVAL REDUCTION
HELD IMPOSSIBLE
Action Delayed for Two
Years, Minority, Including
U. S., at Geneva Holds.

(By Gable to The Star and New York World.)
GENEVA, October 25.-Reduction
on limitation of naval armaments be-
yond the provisions of the Washing
ton agreement will be impossible, at
least within two years, unless a mir
acle happens. That is the well con-
sidered consensus of the American,
German, British and Japanese delega-
tions as a result of the deliberations
of the experts subcommittee of the
preparatory disarmament conference,
which will wind up within a fortnight
The Americans have booked passage
for November II.
According to the League of Nations
program, plenary sessions of the pre-
paratory commission will be called for
six weeks during March and April, but
1t Is now learned that a movement is
on foot to withdraw from that body,
which is composed of representa- tives
of about 20 League members and the
United States, the task of framing the
agenda for the ultimate international
conference
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-21
A PEEK EACH WEEK
AT MOTION PICTURES

He introduces new methods. The
army, or his section Of it, is turned
at once into a school and workshop.
He is making progress when war is
declared with another province.
At a military council meeting prior
to the declaration of war our hero
tells the provincial war lord what he
thinks of the impending campaign:
that it is needless and criminal. This
gets his stripes taken away, but re-
turned again thru the intercession of
a powerful friend. He goes to the
front. His farewell to his family is
touching-in spite of the lack of kiss
ing.
In camp he still broods over his
family and the war Two soldiers
stand in the shadows. One says to
the other: do you know what we are
fighting for?" The other says: mo,
do your" The reply comes: Il know
only we were told that if we did not
go to war we would starve." The
colonel, our hero, overhears this and
pities the poor soldiers.
In the very first engagement he is
wounded. In his dream he sees his
wife and mother and child. Then he
dies. The news is broken at home and
the family stricken with grief. In the
evening the wife sees visions of the
deceased husband. And that's the end.
Despite it's deficiencies, the pro-
jector flicker of ten years ago, the
badly translated titles (they were in
both Chinese and English), in spite
of these, the uniqueness of an all
Chinese film, the anti-militarist prop
uganda and the peak it allows of real
Chinese life are worth while. Il.
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"THE LOVERS DREAM"

TIME Lovers Dream" is a Chinese
4 produced film made and acted by
Chinese in Shanghai. The technic is
bad. The acting is different from our
western standards. Yet it is an ex-
tremely interesting picture.
saw it in Chicago Chinatown. I
don't think it will ever be handled by
any of the regular bookers. The only
way you can see it is to watch the
movie house in your city nearest to
Chinatown, if you have one.
1 take it that the producers, the
Great Wall Film Co. of Shanghai,
made the film for profit. But there
is also propaganda involved, and my
impression is that the company must
have been formed by a group of ma
tionalists in which students predomi-
mated.
The plot of the story 30 far as the
love part of it is concerned is adapted
to the oriental modes. The lovers in
this case happen to be husband and
wife. Such a scenario would make a
Hollywood producer throw several
cat fits-but, as l say, this film was
produced in Shanghai.
1t is also notable that there is abso-
lutely no kissing. After a three-year
absence in an American military
school the hero comes home and
shakes hands with his mother and his
wife. It's rather hard to get around
at first, but you simply must get to
understand that people don't kiss each
other in China.
The hero enters the army of his
province. He is colonel of a regiment.
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in order effectualIy to remedy the
wrongs committed against the
church by the recent revolution
(Juarez's liberal reform movement)
and to restore as soon as possible
her happiness and prosperity, It Is
absolutely necessary that the cath
Ollie religion, to the exclusion Of any
other cult, continue to be the glory
and support of the Mexican nation;
that the bishops have complete lib
erty in the exercise of their pastoral
ministry; that the religious orders
be reorganized and re-established &C
cording to the instructions and pow
ers that we have given; that the
estates of the church and her privi-
Ieges be maintained and protected;
that none have authorization for
teaching or publication of false or
subversive documents; that educa-
tion, public or private, be supervised
and led by the ecclesiastical author
tiles, and, finally, that the chains be
broken that until now have held the
church under the sovereignty and
despotism of civil government"
Thus it will be seen that it has been
the consistent policy of the church to
use state and other instruments for
political purposes and for its own re-
dictionary privileges. This policy con-
tinued when it was not contravened
by liberal opposition right down to
the Mexican Revolution of 10000.
Juarez succeeded in breaking the Of
fetal union between church and state
once for all, but pointed out in the
first chapter of my narrative that
many clerical privileges we're regained
under the long dictatorship Of Porfirio
Diaz. Openly and with the sanction
and might of the governmental ma
chine behind It where possible, by
stealth where necessary, the church
maintains its stand for special privi-
lege and reaction. 1t has never ceased
to struggle for the right to hold vast
properties, and even at the present
moment is engaged In open rebellion
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the Gales government largely
to this end.
Such is the record of the catholic
church in Mexico as a religious insti-
tuition, with its ubiquitous religious
ties feeling into every nook and
Granny of the socio-political organism.
Toleration,, for What?
Be not deceived by double-chinned
catholic millionaires who have organ
lied the League for Defense of Re-
ligious federation" to carry on a strug-
gle against President Gales. Nor be
mislead into the naive false liberalism
expressed by such a commentator on
Mexico as Carlton Beals, who writes:
The church in Mexico, if it is to be
Of national service to a stricken peo-
pie, must, like ST. Francis, divest
Itself of its wealth, its material
power, and its luxury, and regain its
spirit of self-sacrifice, seIf-immoIa-
ton, and the desire to serve.
Vain hope! How can the church
regain characteristics it never had.
With the record of the church before
us such sentimental phrases are the
merest drivel, and, moreover, they
serve as indirect support to the cleri-
Gals in helping to perpetuate a false
tradition.
In Mexico, as everywhere else, the
catholic church fights for dominance.
1t is as tolerant as 1t has to be. At
the present time it is calling for toll
Grafton. federation OF what? For the
right to establish parochial schools
which means for the right to fill chill
dren's heads with reactionary clerical
bigotry. For the right to carry on
political agitation in counter-revolu-
tionary ecclesiastical organs. For spe-
cial catholic privileges and attributes.
Next weeks lnstalIment Of the
"HIstory of the Catholic Church In
MexI>o" will expose the record OF
the church In opposing every sue
cessive move toward Mexican po-
IItical progress from the Spanish
colonial period to the present day.)
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CHAPTER II.

The Church as Religious Institution.
ONLY one other thing is quite as
~ absurd as the holy protestant big
otry of the ku klux khan, and that is
the appeal of the Roman catholic
church for religious federation" Rib
tickling as such an appeal must be
even to Americans, the full humor of
it can be appreciated only in "cathol-
ic country" where the church has had
its hour of domination.
The catholic church emigrated to
Mexico in the first quarter of the six
teenth century and on November 4,
1871, the tribunal of the holy inquisi-
ton was established in the City of
Mexico. Under the joint reign of
Spanish viceroy and catholic arch
bishop religious liberation" was a
high crime, punishable by the most Sc
we're penalties. In the year 1649 his
tory records that log people were
burnt to death in one day by the in
QUESTION for holding religious views
somewhat at variance with those of
Tie CdbuOlC GpAoOOPoIOs
Turnout the whole period Of Span
ish-ecclesiastic rule the laws of the
land forbade the exercise of any re-
hgion other than the Roman catholic
Mexico secured her independence
from Spain in 1S41. The priests were
in the saddle again, however, and the
first constitution adopted declared:
The religion of the Mexican state
shall be the Roman catholic apos-
toIic to the exclusion Of any other.
Submission to Authority" the cIer-
icaI Slogan.
As a matter of fact the church could
not be considered in any other way
than that of an institution for the
maintenance of authority. This
authority might be called religious"
providing we understand that the
church conceived of religion as linked
up inexplicably with a definite social
Order-one in which the supreme vir-
tue to be inculcated was obedience to
constituted authority.
The church and the semi-feudal
state, the reactionary state, the state
of the landed aristocracy, were bound
together in a single religio-political
hierarchy. Not only did the clergy
enjoy the vast economic and spirit
uaI" powers indicated in my first chap
ter, but also certain privileges which
protected them from the reach of such
civil law as there was at that time.
These privileges, which were termed
"fueros eclesiasticos," exempted the
priesthood from retribution at the
hands of the civil courts for any
crimes committed by them. When spe-
cial taxes were decreed the church
was, of course. exempted from them,
in spite of it's great possessions. 1t is
not to be wondered at, therefore, that
the catholic historian, zamacois, was
enabled to write that more crimes
against the civil authorities were
headed off thru the medium of the
confession box than thru any other
agency"
AS the years went by catholicism in
Mexico did not become any more toll
Grant. Under pressure from liberal
forces the church sometimes adopted
new machinery, but its method re-
NAMED the same-brutal suppression
of any liberating tendency. In 1858
the head OF the clerical party ad-
dressed a communication to President
Santa Ana, in which we find, among
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-21
WEEKLY PICTURE SUMMARY
"Moana''-BeautifuI-see it!

"Moana"-BeautifuI-See
Battling says
shie-(Wth 5anky)
on sands
"Padocked"-Accordins W, epidemic
pictures" with Moran
''La ROhemeA~ih John Gilbert Lillian
production "Hg Parade says
A. S. That's saying a deal.
~The Road MandaIay"My what they CLANCY
"Mantrap'"Wa
w. n a LeVisst
Jennings good actor" &C
to Snake
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gambling could make you happy. but
l know it won't Sallie."
oh, but it did, Curtiss, I got a
tremendous kick out of it!' | inter
rupted.
There's a difference between hap
pness and kicks" he answered, "and
It's to save you from ever knowing
heartache that l would have YOU IN
derstand the difference. Don't think
m preachy and oldfashioned. It's
just that | can't understand the wav
you reason. You see you voluntarily
promised me upon your word of hon
or, that you were not going to risk
more than a hundred dollars and Won
ended up by losing three hundred.
When you break faith with yourself
IKE that what do you do to square
Chlngs with your conscience? It
wasn't as if TT exacted a promise
from you but you said voluntarily
that you wanted to place a limit. It's
not a big thing, Sallie, but it's the
principle involved that causes me to
stop and wonder"
Your ideals are perfectly glorious.
Curtiss, You live up to them too and
| know it. For instance YOU couldn't
do thing like l did tonight and yet
could without the slightest twinge
of conscience"
But how do you do it?"
"Oh, it's quite simple By argu-
ing with myself that life is short
and that we are only human and that
youth is feeting. You know, the
same OLD story" l concluded with a
grlmace, I'D like to be dependable
and fine like you are, dearest" l
added.
Nonsense he broke in, "when it
comes right down to human charity
and bigness of spirit l cant even touch
the hem of your garment. These
other things, as I've said before, are
comparatively little, it's just that they
mean more to me because, I've learn
ed by hard knocks that one can't 90
on being character procrastinatof
and get real, big things cut of living
Sooner or later you'll see the value
of what I'm saying. In other words.
beloved, we must strengthen the
tibres of our moral intellect lust as
surely as we achieve mental fineness
or physical prowess. The latter two
are developed by exercising cur thot
and also our bodies, the former BY
doing the things that we know are
helpful in character building"
see actly what you mean Curtfss
and am going to try to keep from
being son inconsistent. Really"
The subject was closed and with a
few words of endearment he kissed
me tenderly and retired.
Long after Curtiss had gone to his
room | lay awake thinking over the
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Butte; Charles Vandenhook, Boze-
man: Ray M. Hart, Billings, and
Charles E. Brown, Miles City.
It was recognized that some furth-
er computations must be made to de
termine how much of the motor We
hicle license tax would be required to
carry out the program for matching
up federal aid road funds, the senti-
ment being that only so much as thus
required would be asked for, and that
this subject would then be taken up
bv the directors with the State As5o-
citation of County Commissioners
when it meets at Billings, January
20.
Following this conference at Bill
ings when it is expected an agree
ment will be reached satisfactory 10
the county commissioners, the work
of initiating the three-cent gasoline
tax will be taken up.
At the meeting Monday, the COM
mittee of IL was represented by a ma
iority of its members, namely, Ray
M. Hart, Billings; A. ]. Davis, Butte;
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tenance of highways, as proposed at
the road conference IN Helena, De-
cember II, was definitely decided up
on Monday at a meeting of tie GEM
mittee of II appOinted at that con1ef-
ence.
At a conference Monday afternoon
between the. members Of this commit
tee and representative of the Montana
Autmcbil assnciati9E it was agreed
that the campaign t. put over Ct
the initiative measure should be plac-
ed in charge of the automobile asso-
citation.
This has resulted in a merger of
the automobile association and the
committee of II and the selection CT
a new board of directors for the au-
tomobile association as follows:
Harry Keith, Kalispell; w. M.
Wayman, Shelby; J. w. Schnitzler,
Froid; George Hollecker, Glendive; ID.
A. Salyerd, Lewistown; A. j. Breiten-
stein, Great Falls; N. B. Hotter, Hell
ena; c. H. Mcleod, Missoula; F. J.
Bowman, Anaconda; A. J. Davis,
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fine philosophy that he had made his
own by just living. Highprincipled
himself, it was remarkable that he
showed such tolerence towards my
shortcomings 1t had evidently an
noyd him because I had accepted the
attentions of Darlington Pierce and
yet some primitive instinct in me re-
ioiced in the knowledge that | was
still able to be attractive to men
an inhibition no doubt of less civili-
zed days when man was the pursurer
and woman the pursued.
drifted on through WAYS back
to my wedding night. What was the
dapper little friend of fathers said
"The butterfly type. Something that's
incapable of change. Either one is
or one isn't. Matrimony won make
you over temperamentally-itwili only
add piquancy and charm"
And Marjorie Chenoweth. What
was it she had said? Things are al
ways going to happen to you, Sallie,
and its not your fault. You can't
help it if you're not vegetable, you
know"
Were they right?
Was Curtiss justified in being hurt q?
| wondered.
These and many other chaotic
thoughts played -and-seek until
the Goddess of Sleep took them in
hand and skillfully wove them into
dreams.
(TO be cOntinucd)
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CURTISS CRITICIZES SALLIE'S ACTION

We were alone in suite of al the hotel The
excitement of playing roulette of seeing Ellie again and the
little risk at Caros had had stimulating effect 1t
impossible for to sleep. However undessed and
slipped into bed preparing mediate upon the stirring
slight tap at the door and Curss in dressing gown and
slippers into my and ensconcng himself in cozy
chair beside my bed began talk His face the sha-
dow cast by the small reading light but noticed that he looked
and depressed unusual condition for Curtis whose
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BANK BY MAIL
OUTLOOK, MONT.

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and every daylight hour must
be used on the farm, just drop
your banking transactions in
an envelope and address it to
us.
Your letter will receive the
same careful attention that
you would if you came in per-
son.
Banking by mail saves you
time for important work
you'll like It'll
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..Ehere g 70 substitute For safety."
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face. al e00i0iI u MS
What the matter, sweetheart? Ddn you have good
ane at Ellie trlsk? noticed you didn't dance"
NO. might as well be frank with you SaLie had a
perfectly rotten time To begin with I'm + - III 0 q
aSc over Ellie you know She's loud and it didn make
me any more comfortable when you turned me down flat to
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"Curtiss! I'll
have to ask you
not to swear"
II beg your
pardon" he apol-
ogised.