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Evening star., 1927-09-18

China is the paradise Of histo.
rians," rich in records that go back
with fair reliability to 776 Be, and,
with legendary embellishments, to the
second millennium before Christ. We
are told that Panka, the, first man,
hammered the world into shape with
an adze millions of years ago
(which should please the geologists
more than our cramping myths); that
the earliest celestial" emperors
reigned $4,000 years each, and that
the Emperor Fu-hi, in 1852 Be,
introduced family. life into a chaos
in which children had known only
their mothers and never their
fathers-a condition which Strindberg
did not consider exclusively ancient
or Chinese.
Evening star., 1927-09-18

Our oldest extant record of Chinese
life is Confucius' Book Of History"
which ranges from 240O to 700 BIC.
In another volume, Spring and
Autumn Annals" the philosopher de-
scribes in dry chronicle his own
"feudal age" 022.479 B.C.), in which
the power of the central government
was gradually superseded by that of
LEGAL lords given joyously to love and
war. 1t was the chaos of this period
that stimulated Lao-tse and Confucius
to PHILOSOPHERS of escape from the
political turmoil that surrounded
them.
"Lao-tse" (b. 604 B.C.) means old
philosopher; his real name was Ii
|. e., plum. He was one Of those
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Sugar and Pineapple
Production Growing

Sugar and pineapple production in
the Territory Of Hawaii has been max.
Ing steady progress during the past
few years, according to official reports
of the Department of Commerce.
Sugar production last year reached
total Of 787 900 tons, as compared with
total of $4,000 tons in 1921, while
the pineapple pack reached the record
figure of nearly 5000, 900 cases OF "a
cans each, a so per cent increase in
Ave years. Coffee production also u
on the increase. y
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cold commandments of moral
ity, let it lift our eyes and
thoughts from the ground with
reminders and exemplars of un-
selhshness and sanctity, and it
achieves grandeur and nobility
acknowledged by even the earth
lest mind.
These, then, are civilization
The synthesis of liberty and Or
der, the multiplication of goods
and powers, the spread of CO.
operation and decency, the COM
ing of philosophers and saints,
the growth of libraries and
schools, the encouragement of
invention and research, the grace
of poetry and the sweep of
prose, the irradiation of life with
color and form and harmony,
the marriage of beauty to every
useful thing. And these are his
tory; here in these arts is the
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Consolidated Purchasing.


ular commodity. such as gasoline,
contracts for the entire supply for
all the services, so as to get the
most consolidated purchasing possi-
BILE. For the general run of such
commodities it Is the Quarterma ster
Corps that does the buying because
1t is essentially the supply branch.
Lieut.. Col. E. L. Peake of the Corps
OF Engineers Is the officer under
Assistant Secretary MacNider who is
In charge Of current procurement, and
Col. MacNider is enthusiastic about
the success Of the new system under
Col. Peake's management.
An important feature of this new
business buying system-and in this
the War Department sets an example
that should be closely followed by
other Government agencies-is that
it Is not satisfied that it has done
all it should when 1t gets the advice
of the Department of Commerce and
Department Of Agriculture specialists.
It checks up those predictions and
estimates on industrial trends and
commodity conditions and trade
waves against what actually happens
Just as 1t checks its predictions as
to what the price should be against
the prices which the hundreds of pur-
chasing agents actually pay. Occa.
sionally it finds that the specialists
slipped up a little on their estimates.
but in the big majority OF cases the
check UP shows that the forecast was
extremely accurate.
Gen. Smither. the chief co-ordi-
nator under the budget system, is
also keeping as close a check as
possible on the way this new pur-
chasing system Is working out and
expects to see 1t adopted by many
other h1enches Of the Government
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Civilization as History

~1VLIZATON is political ORDER economic provision
development and cultural creation The order and the
the soil in which the flowers and considera
tion Rulers and civilization
they security coordinate industry education
spread by example the which
civilization unless leads leisure
barbasm. Religion civilization if
works. weakening the spirit with Dreams
make of perfection and pour animating into the
Evening star., 1927-09-18
The Story of Civilization ~..: ;:;:: :: '"

Note-This Is the initial install.
ment Of DR.. Durant's The Story
Of Civilization" In the second In
stallment, to be published next
Sunday in the Editorial Section OF
The Star. he will discuss Confu-
cius. the philosopher. and will
reveal the core of the Confucian
philoSophy
Evening star., 1927-09-18
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.

NY a newly inaugurated system
- Of interdepartmental co-opera.
n tion the War Department has
IL already saved millions of dol.
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sent to the purchasing officers in the
various. supply branches. a careful
watch is kept on results. These hun
dreds Of purchasing officers are thus
given all the information ayaila Bile
from the most reliable sources, and
are then left to use their best judg.
ment to meet local conditions, but il
they pay more than these head.
quarters bulletins estimated they
should pay they have to do a whole
lot of explaining.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
7. s. HAS BIG WEAPON
If TRADE WAR COMES
Section 3l7 of Tariff Act May Be En-
forced Against France, Unless
Situation Clears.
BY BEN McKELNVAY.

Wv YHEN France clapped higher
n duties on imports from
wv America two weeks ago, she
fired the first shot in a
trade Uar which has al.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
BEFORE CONFUCIUS.

% HIS is China, the Leviathan Of
the nations, broad back Of
/ giant Asia, larger than all
Il Europe and as populous. Look
Evening star., 1927-12-05
ONE SLAIN. Z SHOT IN BATTLE
STAGED ON CAFE DANCE FLOOR
Two Women Among Wounded as Six
Bandits Attempt to Hold Up 200
Guests in Chicago Cabaret.

Fried's action in opening fire threw
the place into confusion. Several
police officers, off duty but present as
guests. began firing.
The single shot the bandit leader
let go in Frieds direction struck June
Griffith, 20, an entertainer, in the left
side. She may die.
Miss Fannie HillLfan, %, a guest,
was shot in the hand as she held 1t
high above her head.
Police Sergt Cohan, seated with
Mrs. Cohan at a table, began firing.
He was shot in the left side either by
one of the robbers or in the cross-fre
from policemen across the dance floor.
Two Others Shot.
Charles ~Silverman, another guest,
got bullet in the left hip, and VIII
liam F. Malone, seated at one Of the
tables, was shot in the body. though
not seriously.
Archie Schaffer, with a shot in the
lung, reported at a hospital later, but
said he had been shot some distance
from the Parody. His story was be-
ing checked.
Miss Griffith and the masked man,
who refused to give his name, were
the only persons shot whose wounds
may prove fatal.
There was one arrest within a few
minutes of the shooting. Meyer Go
land, 2S, was taken for questioning.
He was found in the cafe when the
police squads arrived, and none of
those present remembers seeing him
there before the robbers appeared.
The bandits, except the leader, had
crossed the dance floor, seeking the
table at which sat the proprietor.
Dave Palinsky, from whom they hop.
ed to get the receipts Of the week
end business. The outbreak Of firing.
however, turned offense to defense.
Continual Do Q Column
Evening star., 1927-12-05
BRITISH AND SOVIET
CONFERENCE FAILS
Hours Discussion of ReIa-
tions Ends in Deadlock
at Geneva.
By the Associated Press.


GENEVA, December SIT was
not found possible to reach any basis
of agreement. says an official commu.
nique issued by the British delegation
at the conclusion of an interview this
afternoon between Sir Austen Cham
berlain and Maxim Litvinoff. arranged
to discuss Soviet-British relations.
Thief ull text of the British commu-
niquc,, which was agreed to by Lityin-
off, who is Soviet vice commissar for
foreign affairs, read:
M. Litvinoff. having asked Sir Aus
ten Chamberlain for an interview. the
meeting took place between them at
the Hotel Beaurivage.
"The meeting gave occasion for a
frank exchange of views upon the re-
lations between the Union Of Soviet
Republics and the British govern.
ment.
"It was not, however, found possi-
BILE to reach any basis of agreement
within the course of the interview"
Litvinoff Is Silent.
The interview between Litvinoff and
the British foreign secretary lasted
vinoff hurried down the staircase and
left the hotel. refusing to make any
statement.
Subsequently, British spokesman
announced that the statement issued
by the British was IAN agreed commu-
nique."
Aristide BRAND, French foreign
minister, stood out today as the chief
negotiator for peace through a united
continental Europe.
The Russian delegation is under
stood to have given him assurances
of cooperation whenever possible. M.
BRAND asked Litvinoff and Anatole
Lunarcharsky, Soviet representatives,
to stas actively in the European con-
cert and felicitated them on their
participation in the disarmament dis.
cussions. He also broached Joseph
Paul-Boncour's plan for continental
security pact, with Russia included.
in the belief that this would improve
the chances of success Of the disarma-
ment conference.
The meeting Of the preparatory
commission on disarmament ended
Saturday. Russians attended that
meeting. but gave notice they would
q
Evening star., 1927-12-05
MAN AND 4 PIGS KILLED
AS AUTO WRECKS HOTEL
Three Other Persons Injured When
Car Hits Drove on Way
to Stockyards.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, December S.
An automobile ran into a drove of
pigs on the way to the stockyards be-
fore daylight here today. killed one
man, seriously injured three more.
wrecked small hotel and brought
death to four of the pigs.
The dead man is William J. Ander-
son.
After the machine carrying the four
men struck the pigs it swerved from
the street and into the hotel, a wooden
structure. 1t did not stop until it had
crashed it's way clear into the interior
of the building.
Bricks toppled from a demolished
chimney killed Anderson and injured
the others.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 5.-An attempt
to hold up 200 guests at the Parody
Cafe. 1901 North State street, at 2;45
am. today, turned into a sensational
gun fight, with the dance floor as the
battle-ground. The casualties were:
One man shot dead.
Five men and two women wounded.
There were six robbers. Two. carry
ing pistols, entered the main entrance
during an intermission in the dance
program and ordered all hands up.
Behind them came two others. carry
ing sub.machine guns, the rapid'hrlng
automatic weapons frequently EN-
ployed in gangster raids.
Behind these four came a man IN a
black mask carrying an automatic
shotgun. This robber, the leader,
stopped in the middle of the dance
floor, whirling about with the weapon
so as to command the four sides OF
tables at which sat the guests.
Fires Shot Into Ceiling.
The man in the mask fired one shot
into the ceiling as he COMMANDED all
to keep their hands above their heads.
John Fried, a policeman attached TO
the city prosecutors office, who was a
guest, opened fire on the man, an easy
mark in the center of the polished
floor. The robber pivoted around TO
meet the attack, fired one snot ana
his weapon jammed.
Fried emptied his revolver and the
bandit chief dropped with four bullets
in his body. Later at hospital 1t was
said he probably would not recover.
When the robbers first appeared.
Harry Smith, waiter. attempted to
slip out a rear exit. He was shot dead
by a lookout. the sixth member OF the
robber band.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
LOSES BOUNDARY FIGHT.
New Mexico Ruled Against in Dis
pute With Texas.

New Mexico lost in the Supreme
Court today its boundary dispute with
Texas.
The effect Of the decision will be to
leave in Texas about $4,000 acres Of
valley land near Ell Paso.
The dispute involved the proper
location of the Rio Grande River as a
part Of the boundary between the two
States. The court sustained the con.
tention Of Texas that the line should
run along the western side of the Rio
Grande Valley. 1t set aside the claim
Of New Mexico that the proper loca
ton of the line was controlled by
accretions which have changed the
course Of the river since 1850.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
PACIFIC COAST QUAKES
PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT
italian Prognosticator Says Seismic
Disturbances Are Due in
Many Areas.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FAENZA, Italy, December S. Ra-
phael Bendandi, earthquake prognos-
ticator, from his observatory has com.
municated the following predictions
to the Associated Press:
Seismic disturbances are imminent
in Southern Europe, especially in the
Mediterranean basin. Earthquakes
will begin tonight, the center being
about 200 miles from Faenza,. and
shocks will be registered at all obser.
vatories December II, when the center
is in Northeastern Asia.
simultaneously there will be con-
siderable shocks on the Pacific Coast,
in South America, the Greek Archi-
pelago and Albania"
Evening star., 1927-12-05
FRENCH RELEASE D0TY.

MARSEILLE, France, December S
@.-Bennett J. Doty Of Biloxi, Miss,
was released Internationally from the
French Foreign Legion by the French
military authorities today. Doty went
Immediately to the American consul
late general, once more a free man
after adventures in the Foreign Legion
that had carried him to the verge of
execution as a deserter. He expects
to leave as soon as possible for Paris
and then return directly to the United
States.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Cancer Fund Raised.

NEW YORK, December @.-A
campaign started year ago to raise
81, 100000 to fight cancer has been sue
cessful. The American Society for
the Control of Cancer will use the en-
dowment. amounting to 100000 year
ly, to continue important research and
educational work.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Posting of Names
OF Owners Urged
To End Slum Evil
By the Associated Press.

BY the Ass0clated Press.
LONDON, December 5.--A new
remedy for slums-labeling all
tenement houses with the names
Of the owners so that everybody
could read them-is advocated by
the Bishop of Southwark, Right
Rev. G. F. Garbett.
Speaking last night on the dan
gers of slum conditions, he said:
"In London there are 100000 peo.
pie living in insanitary conditions
and in some cases in houses unfit
for human habitation. In Liver
pool, Sheffield and Glasgow tens
Of thousands are living in vile
conditions"
Evening star., 1927-12-05
CHERR|NGTON GETS
WHEELER SCEPTER
Leaders Agree Upon 0hioan
to Direct Activities of Dry
League Here.

The scepter of Wayne B. Wheeler
today was delivered into the hands of
DR.. Ernest H. Cherripgton Of Wester-
vile, Ohio.
Anti-Saloon League leaders, who for
the past 4S hours had been trying to
solve the problem left by the death Of
Wheeler, today were agreed on a plan
of reorganization which will bring DR..
Cherrington to Washington to direct
the leagues activities at the seat Of
Government.
The reorganization plan, which is
due to be officially confirmed by the
board Of directors, in session at the
Mayfiower Hotel today, will create a
new department of publicity and ed
ucation," which will direct all pub
licity and legislative work here. DR..
Cherrington will be named director.
End Long Contest.
This plan ends the long contest be-.
tween DR.. Cherrington and F. Scott
Mcbride for league leadership. DR..
Mcbride will remain general superin.
tendent, but league leaders said today
that the real head Of the organization
would be DR.. Cherrington.
Wheelers position of legislative
superintendent will not be filled, it
was declared, but the work of the office
will be carried on by DR.. Cherring-
toms department. E. B. Dunford, who
was Wheeler's legal assistant and has
been carrying on his work as attorney
since his death, will be named official
ly general attorney.
Other officers are expected to be
reelected, including Bishop Thomas
Nicholson of Detroit as president.
The reorganization was said to
mark a return to the leagues orig.
inal policy Of appealing primarily to
public sentiment. 1t was said that
the great legislative task Of getting
over the eighteenth amendment and
the Volstead act which Wheeler ac-
complished, left the league with it's
main task for the future to be keep.
ing public sentiment behind the
amendment.
Educational Policy Planned.
The reorganization was declared
also to be reputation Of the more
violent policies OF DR.. Mcbride. The
future policy OF the league, it was
said. will be educational, rather than
political. 1t was admitted by league
leaders that no man could be found
to fill Wheeler's shoes, and that the
Anti-Saloon League of Wayne B..
Wheeler was thing Of the past.
DR.. Cherrington in point Of service
Is one Of the oldest men in the league.
He has been general manager Of the
leagues publishing interests since
1909, is secretary of the executive
committee and a member Of the legis.
lative committee. He is general Sec
retary OF the World League Against
Alcoholism. He is so years old.
In a statement issued today. DIR.
Cherrington said that although he be-
lieves in enforcing all laws and in
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Report Shows How District Share
OF City Expenses Has Mounted

following
the United States
District Commissioners. which
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20. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness; not so cold; minimum tenn
perature about 80 degrees tonight.
mperature-Highest, 3S. at noon
today; lowest, 80, at am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1927-12-05

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi.
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1927-12-05
Educational Policy Planned.

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-06
local Agents Join
Exodus To Insurance
MeetingsAt Winnipeg

Over 100 people from North Dako-
= will attend the annual agency
uting Of the Provident Life insur-
nce company which will 30 held this
ear ct Winnipeg, lasting from Aug.
to 10. Il, $50 s
Agents and their. wives VIII Be
guests at the Marlborough. hotel in
Hinhipeg, and pleasure tripe TO Win
ghipeg Beach, che Ukraniah VILLAGE
old Fort Garry, Seven Sisters Falls,
st. Boniface, and other points OF In
tier y have been arranged for.
Golf. tennis, fishing, boating, and
swimming will be featured sports
while the snHual baseball eame foI
the Providsht cup vii be IN outstand-
ing event Of the outing. The social
program will be concluded with ban.
quet and dance u the Marble rough
hotel on the last 4ay of the meeting.
The following from bismarck will
attend the annual outing: -
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Conklin. Mr..
and Mrs., &. r. Thompson. Dr. and
Mrs. W. II. Bodenstsb, Mr.. and Mrs,
G.. L. Young. Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Mey.
or; and G. w. Moses and son George,
John Graham, W.. A. Schwartx and
daughter iris, C. B. Little. NIB.
Beach. Mrs.. Mabel Stratton and
daughter Ruth.
A. Z. Callender Of Mandsn viii al
81 be present IT the convention.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-06
Opinion on Test
of Pharmacy Board
Law Will Be Asked

Appointment Of Burt Finney, Bis
marck, and w. p. Porterfield, Grand
Forks, to serve with the executive
committee Of the North Dakota Phar-
maceutical association in bringing a
test case on constitutionality of the
pharmacy board law, was announced
here Friday by Glenn Cook, Fargo.
pres ident Of the association.
Members, of the committee are N.
N. Brake, Neville; p. H. Costello,
Cooperstown, and r. c. Hanson, Pin
gree.
Mr.. Cook, an ex-officio member of
the special group, said that the &C,
-tion of Governor A. G. Sorlie in not
abiding by the statute requiring him
to appoint to the board the nominee
Of, the association, would first be
laid before Attorney General George
Shafers for an opinion and then car
ried into the courts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-06
MQndQn NeWS

broken ribs and other injuries and
States Attorney c. +. Kelsch is in
vestigating charges Of reckless driv-
ing on the part of Truman f.
Flowers, also Of Flasher, as the re-
suit Of an automobile crash just
south Of the city Friday morning.
According to Erhart, the two men
were en- route to Mandan for harvest
ing machine repairs. Flowers was
driving the car at high rate of
speed, he said, and on making a turn
the car went over in ditch.
Erhardt suffered two broken ribs,
but Flowers escaped with minor
bruises.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-06
B0nham Is President
OF OptOmetry Board

r. E. Bonham, local jsweler and
optometrist and 4 member Of the
state board of optometry. was elect
cd president Of the board for the en-
suing year at meeting held, in
Minot this week. DR.. L. ]. Anderson
Of Grand Forks was reelected secrc-
tary Of the board.
Examinations were conducted dur
ing the meeting for candidates for
licenses to practice optometry in the
state, and several applicants success
fully passed the tests.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-06
Miss Elizabeth Jones
Entertains Informally

Miss Elizabeth Jones entertained
informally Friday afternoon n her
apartment In Person Court.
Colorful garden flowers furnished
the decoration Of the rooms. Fol-
lowing social afternoon the hos.
tess served . luncheon course. Miss
Stella Hiileboe,s who IL spending the
summer In the city with her sister,
MRS. A. G. Sorlie. was m out-of-town
guest. 6