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An Associated Press dispatch from
New York today announces that Huy-
ler's chain Of 81 candy stores in lead
ing cities east of the Mississippi has
been purchased by the d. L. Schultz
Retail Stores Corp. The deal was
made with a banking syndicate which
bought out the interests of the Huyler
family in 1925 The Huyler concern.
with Mr. Schultz as president will
operate independently of the cigar
store chain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-18

Of The Federal Reserve system depend
in a large degree upon the passage of
this bill by the present Congress.
Action on this bill. the resolution
continues. has been seriously de-
layed by the inability of the Senate
and House 10 reach an agreement on
one of the provisions of the bill known
as the Hull amendments The as.
sociation then goes on record in favor
Of the bill, as follows;
FIRST, that the McFadden bill is
q matter Of such vital Importance 10
the industrial and commercial in
terests Of the United States that it
should be enacted without delay.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

| call luxuries in our day.
The huge frame of Hendrick Van
| Loon bent shadowingly over single,
UNPROTECTED. soft-boiled egg set up IN
a glass before him. His pen was busy
| and with a few swift strokes he fin
ished tie picture of very elderly
gentleman with sideburns. Every
morning" said DR.. Van Loon. looking
up, Il always order a soft-bolled egg,
draw the picture OF my worst enemy
on it and then" whereupon DR.. Van
Loon lifted q spoon and smacked the
old gentleman squarely on the nose,
and as his features collapsed into per
feet mutilation. DR.. Van Loon heaved
sigh OF satisfaction and laughed
heartily.
The author of the now famed book
The Story of Mankind" is laugh
ing philosopher. You can't talk with
him for very long before you are tire
mendously impressed by his depth OF
learning and a very unusual ability to
brighten the most tedious or abstruse
subject with humor. Over the break
fast table DIR. Van Loon would lean
forward a little and then let rip
whole book of philosophy in few
words and then cap it off with hu.
morous thrust that made eating ex-
ceedingly hazardous.
"
"The laughing philosophers. you
know he said, like Voltaire. Rab-
elais. Erasmus, have changed the
world most. Humor is the disinfec-
tant for stuffy principles and customs
in the world Well hammered laugh
ter, poking fun gentlemanly. telling
the truth with a smile Is the real
Archimedean lever of progress. 1t is
vastly more effective than policemen.
parliaments, sheriffs and hounds. Ii
| wanted to reform anything l would
found a humorous magazine and poke
harmless fun at it,"
What is there about humor that
makes it so powerful?" asked.
1T makes people feel uncomfortable.
There is nothing in the world that
Evening star., 1927-05-15

Of science are beginning to fall like
duds on our frayed nerves. Civiliza-
ton is boring us. We are getting
tired of the novelties Of science. Who
rides in an automobile for pleasure to-
day? How many people play the
radio after they have had it in the
house year? If they do tune in
what do they hear? When | was in
Europe a few weeks ago / recanted
on my solemn VOW not to listen to
radio again and tuned in on the world.
Here was the Illuminating and crafty
ing consequence:
"London: Yes, Sir That's My
Baby
Berlin: 'Iawohl, Das Ist Mein
Baby
Paris; 'Oui. C'est Mon Bebe'
Amsterdam: ia, Dat Myn Kind
X x *
THE world is too full of fatiguing
variety and jazz. We are living on
too elaborate scale. There is be-
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bound for Pernambuco, Brazil. AT
the last moment. to tighten their load,
they removed their pontoons. AT l
a m. on the 9Th they wirelessed that
they had passed over the island of
Fernando Noronha and were about
100 miles from the Brazilian coast.
Since then silence and no signs Of the
adventurers.
Germany demonstration of
the steel helmet" organization in
a fasco. There were some $4,000 in
Berlin last Sunday was something of
line. including three sons of the ex-
Kaiser and a few imperial generals
and admirals, but, sad TO relate, the
people of Berlin well-nigh ignored
them, except for the Communists, who
made some ferocious attacks with
loaded canes and blackjacks, result
ing in at least one death and q score
or so of broken heads. No doubt only
the admirable activity of the police
prevented really serious trouble be-
tween the extremists of Right and
Left. The President and the national
cabinet ministers discreetly sought
country solitudes over the week end.
To be ignored, it was to weep.
Two matters of great Importance
have to be decided by the Reichstag
one the relation of the churches to
education, the other the form in
which the claw for the defense of the
republic" (which lapses in Julyl shall
be renewed. The Protestant Ma
tionalist and the Catholic Centrist
favor a very large measure of clerical
supervision of education, but there is
very considerable body of public
opinion led by Stresemann which
would completely abolish such super
vision.
There Is little doubt that the claw
for the defense of the republic" will be
renewed in some form. The grand
question is whether it's most important
clause, that forbidding the ex-Kaiser
to reside on German soil, shall be re-
tained in it's present form las the
Populists wish) or stricken out las
the Nationalists demand).
X X X
Italy, do not vouch for the truth
of the following, but it comes from
a respectable source:
All school teachers in Italy. includ-
ing those in institutions solely main
tained by the Catholics, must have
the approval of the minister of edu
cation and must swear allegiance to
the Fascist regime. All school chill
dren must wear the black shirt. Each
morning as school begins the children
must execute the Roman salute to
the effigy of Mussolini Ia picture of
the Duce hangs in every schoolroom).
Then, standing, they must recite a
prayer containing the petition, God
protect the health and life of our
Duce."
All teachers known or suspected
TO be anti-Fascist to the number of
about 1000 have been dismissed.
X * X y
Siam.-It is pleasant to note that
there is no anti-foreignism in Siam,
and that the new king, an Oxford
man, is admirably carrying on his
intelligent predecessors work of
blending what is suitable to Siam of
Western science, efficiency and eco
nonic, social and political ideas with
what is best of old Siam. He ener-
getically continues road-building: in
deed. you may travel from Bangkok
to the other chief towns Of the coun-
try on excellent automobile roads.
There are said to be $500 automo-
bjles, most of them of American man.
ufacture, in the capital. and the ma.
tives make good drivers. The King
is ycry keen on flying. and there is.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

-HE following is a brief sum
mary of the most important
events of the world for the
seven days ended May IA:
* X "
The British Empire.---On THURSDAY,
under authority Of a search Warrant
issued by a magistrate upon applca'
ton of the British home secretary,
some $50 Scotland Yard offfcials ana
police raided the Offices in London OF
ARGOS Ltd" which Is the sole sell
ing and purchasing agency in Great
Britain for the Union of Socialist so
Wet Republics, and also the offices, IN
the same building, occupied by the
Soviet trade delegation. Tons Of docu-
ments were seized, which will or VIII
not bear out the representation on
which the warrant was based.
Sir James Craig, premier OF Ulster.
has been created Viscount of Craven,
with a seat in the House of Lords.
Sir Sidney Colvin, the very distir-
guished literary critic and biographer,
is dead at 81 years. He was one OF the
oldest friends of Robert Louis Ste
venson. He is perhaps best known by
his excellent life of Keats.
On May 9 the Duke OF York un.
the new Parliament House at Can
berra, unveiled statue Of the King
and SO inaugurated the new federal
capital of Australia. After the read
ing of a royal commission empower
ing him TO act as the Kings repre-
sentative. the duke proceeded to open
Parliament 1t was the tWenty-sixth
anniversary Of the day when the pres
ent King, then Duke OF York, opened
the first Parliament Of the Australian
commonwealth.
1t is pleasant to note that Canberra
has been laid out and is being con-
structed after the plans and designs
Of w. II. Griffin of Chicago, who re.
ceived the award after brisk compe-
titiOn.
The New Zealand government has
announced a contribution Of fl, 600, 900
toward defraying the cost Of the Sing
apore naval base.
At the Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Of Confederation at Ottawa on July
]. announcement will be made that
thereafter the title of the representa-
tive Of the British crown in Canada
will he "viceroy" instead Of the pres
ent governor general" It is eX-
pected that the British government
viii appoint a high commissioner to
Canada
* * X
France.-The whole world grieves
over the disaster whatever it's guise)
to those gallant airmen, Capts. Nun
gesser and Coli.
On Wednesday, after eight years
work of restoration, glorious Rheims
Cathedral was formally reopened,
Edouard Herriot presiding over the
nf ha 1.
ful will be glad to know that the
work of restoration has been done
with extraordinary skill and fidelity.
| Much, however. still remains to it's
completion.
| On May two French ayiators, Capt.
Saint Roman and Comdr. Mouneyres,
hoped off from ST. Louis, Senegal,
Evening star., 1927-05-15

will so move people as to make them
feel ridiculous. 1t makes them feel
swinish and ugly. Beauty rules the
world, and hen you poke fun at
something or somebody and get 1t
across. you will soon have them in full
retreat.
When the French people wanted
TO get rid of Lafayette they assassi-
mated him with humor. They called
him the General on the White Horse
and Lafayette was laughed out of
power. What we need most in Amer
ica is more humor--more fun poking
at those things that we wish to re-
form"
" x
Looking at America with tho eye
OF historian and prophet. what do you
think will be the biggest change
wrought in the next hundred years.
/ asked.
"The revolt from our age OF iron
and steel-the enormous simplificatlon
of life The mechanical achievements
Evening star., 1927-05-15

ginning an enormous heresY from the
idols of production and business. We
are living too much for business and
not enough for mere life. Nine.
tenths of our lives goes into the grind
and rub of producing more and living
less.
Let me put it TO you in this way.
Let me illustrate from history. Louis
XIV, LIE Grand Monarque, built a
magnificent palace at Versailles,
which was the last word in costliness,
vastness and elaborateness. 1t had
5000 rooms. Louis XIV came along
and got sick and tired of living in a
palace so huge and uncomfortable.
He built another palace alongside of
the one of Louis XIV with only 100
rooms. Louis XVI came along and
built one with only six rooms and his
wife. Marie Antoinette, lived in a
dairy farmhouse, just few steps from
her husbands six-room palace. If
the revolution hadn't come along she.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
Norway Town Bans
American Luxuries

Tn Hovind. a municipality in the
Telemarken Valley. western Norway. q
the local council has introduced pro- =
hibition against cigarettes, oranges. 4
chocolate and other sweets and Ameri.
can apples. y
The council explains that IN slack 4
times the consumption of such articles =
must be forbidden. as they are lux
uries and, therefore. not necessary TO, =
mans existence. exs
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mobile wi IL be
used only by the
poor and ignorant,
The aristocrat Of
d century hence
will be living prob
ably in an unpre-
tentious house. eat
ing out Of earthen
ware. reading by
kerosine | a m p s.
Only the poor a
hundred ye a 7 s
hence will be u.s.
ing radios, tele-
phones, automo-
biIes, living in ex-
p en- SiV e apart
ments. riding in
subways and en-
joying what we
Evening star., 1927-05-15

leadership of the organization passed
to Charles F. Murphy. The old
cruder forms of corruption went by
the board, but political power was
still utilized for personal gain, under
methods which came to be known as
honest grating"
Tanmany has played its part In
the nomination and election of many
Presidents Of the United States.
What will be it's success or failure
in 1898?
Evening star., 1927-05-15
Man to Throw Away Science Toys
For Simpler Life, Says Van Loon

,ebo o"I atfained rnniS sritR his "Storv. OF
Haand n ,shs'ce, KS ,o,r2Se %G9s sms'oHf age soi
1e f1tsss gsssd nen atfGy w. q TGn loon @ dre'c
eSe Gs peaye passea "S' n an ercrnsire lnterre,e
frifh Hr. Baiiinger for The Sunday SfdT
Evening star., 1927-05-15
RY WILLIS j. BALLINGER.

@HE toys of science in the nurs'
cry OF mankind are beginning
to pail. Five years from now
Il and there won't he half the
number of radio sets that there are
now Fifty years later and an auto.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.

w WASHINGTON is a conven.
n ton city--beyond any com.
wv parison.
This conviction is grow.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

heIty 1fles u TufIucdSioH'
Honest John" Kelly was the sec
ond absolute boss of Tammany Hall
lie undertook the reorganization and
publication of Tammany after the
revelations of the scandals in 1871.
lie had elected as sachems of the
order some Of the men who had
brought about the downfall of Tweed, i,
among them Samuel j. Tilden, who
afterward was given the Tammany
support and elected governor. But
Kelly himself was criticized and
Mayor Havemeyer said of him once.
II think you are worse than Tweed" ="
Richard Croker succeeded Kelly in
1886. and Croker was in power for
IA years, during which gross frauds
were unearthed by the Lexow in
| vestigat ton. Police protection for
! criminals. fraudulent voting on
/ large scale and hlackmall were some
| Of the misdeeds charged up against
! Tammany at the time. The Ice
! Trust. which sought monopoly of
! the city's ice business through dis
! tribution of stock 30 city officials.
also came under So n'ny. Soon
| afterM ard Croker relisca and the
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
ON
CRUISER
TODAY
British ,avy Group Re-
turn Hospitality Show
cred Upon Them

Admiral Sir Walter Cowan, COM
nander of the British West Indies
fleet, will be the honor guest at
dinner this evening OF Mrs. Dor.
den Hartman, VINO win entertain
in her home 2017 F st.
Admiral Cowan and the officers of
the Calcutta and the Cairo, the
British cruisers anchored at the
Navy Yard, are entertaining at a
reception this afternoon on board
the flagship Calcutta. This Is an
event to which "all Washington"
has been looking forward with
keen interest. The admiral will
receive on his quarter deck, flag
hung and canvas enclosed against
the chill October air. Groups of
young officers will be on hand to
welcome the guests and show them
over the ship, and the dignitaries
will be "piped over the side" in
true navy fashion. There viii be
dancing on the quarter deck and
tea will be served. Officials, diplo-
mats and many from resident So
ciety have been invited to the fete.
The Canadian Minister and Mrs.
Massey entertained at luncheon to-
day in honor of Admiral Cowan and
the following officers Of H. M. S.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
PAN-AMERICAN
PARTY FOR
NEW ENVOY
DR.. Rowe Host to
Ambassador of
Chile

The dlrector-general of the Pan
American Union. DR. L. S. Rowe,
entertained at luncheon today, at
the annex of the Pan-American
Union, in honor of the ambassador
of Chile, Senior DR.. Carlos G..
Davila. The other guests were the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Kellogg; the
Attorney General, Mr.. Sargent; the
Postmaster General. Mr.. New; the
Secretary Of the Navy, Mr.. Wilbur;
the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr..
Jardine; the Secretary of Labor, Mr..
Davis. the Undersecretary of State,
Col. Robert e. Olds; the Assistant
Secretary of State, Francis White;
Senior Don F. AgaciO Batres, coun-
selor OF the Chilean Embassy; Senior
DIR. A. Austregesilo, of Rio de
Janerio, Brazil; Robert Lansing, DR..
julius Klein, director Of the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce
of the Department of Commerce,
and Charles NJ. Pepper. director Of
the Chile American Association.
Judge and Mrs. c. c. McChord en-
tertained at dinner last evening for
former Senator and Mrs. William
M. Calder, of New York, who are at
the Willard for a few days.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20

1.-THE Community Institute. of
Washington" should take a big
place in the city's cultural plans
this winter.
It comes to fill a big gap left
vacant when the Washington Society
OF Fine Arts-with which happily
it ID affiliated-eease d to give US
an important musical program at
Central High School.
Under the Community Center De-
partment of the Public Schools, the
Community Institute offers this
winter, for music, a lecture recital
on November 3, by Sigmund Spaeth,
musical humorist, on "JaZzmaIlia, a
Musical Analysis" DR.. Spaeth has
done much to get the best of music
across to the avowedly unmusical
man. by q certain popularization Of
1t. One OF his far:reaching talks
was on "Oid Tunes for New" that
revealed some startling facts that
were highly Illuminating, with
that saving grace Of humor.
"Jazzmania," by DIR. Spaeth
should be a highly exciting expo
sition of his theme. DR.. Spaeth
Is genuine musician, who talks
the language all of us may under.
stand.
Then on January 10, the Flonzaley
Quartet will be heard. These play.
erS bring to that fine medium, the
string quartet, more Of color and
verve, of individuality ana life than
most organizations of this form.
The Community Institute presents
ten events in this course, at an
astonishing price of 50 for the ten.
The series includes lectures on
science, a film-taIk with cinema
films of paintings of the Metropoli.
tan Museum, New York. There will
be drama, current history from sew.
eral angles. new art from the broad
poster effects of Gerrit Beneker.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
JEAN ELIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

Calcutta and Cairo: Capt. A. B. Cum
bingham. Capt. j. A. G. Troup,
Engineer Commander S. Jackson,
Surgeon Commander H. E. r. Steph-
ems, Surgeon Commander R. A. W.
Ford, Paymaster Commander c. H.
de Denne. Major P. Owen, Royal
Marines; Lieut.. Comdr. r. g. France
Hayhurst, Lieut.. Comdr. +. H. Kit
son. Others who attended the
luncheon were: His Excellency the
British Ambassador, Sir Esme How
ard; His Excellent the Minister Of
the Irish Free State, Timothy A..
Smiddy, Sir Phillip Sassoon, Admiral
Eberle. Rear Admiral Willard, Mr..
Chiffon, Capt. Hon. A. Stopford,
naval attache British embassy; A.
Johnston, head Canadian delegation
to Radio Conference; Captain Land,
Captain LeBreton, Lieutenant Com
mander Hunter, Lieutenant Com
mander, Major Tinker, Wing Conn
mander Hetherington, air attache
British embassy; Engineer Com
mander Knothe, assistant naval at
tache British embassy; Lieutenant
Hyde, Mr.. MacCormick-Go odhart,
Flight Lieutenant Jones-Williams,
A. d. G.. to Sir Philip Sassoon; Lieu
tenant Commander Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Curtis en-
tertained Admiral Cowan at dinner
last night, and he went with his
hosts to the dance given by Leander
Mccormick Goodhart, of the British
embassy. at the Mayflower. Mrs.
Harold Walker entertained for her
debutante daughter. Miss Evelyn
Walker before the hall having aon0
of the officers from the two cruisers
among their guests. The dinner was
given in the Jefferson room OF the
Mayflower.
Mrs. Alfred ]. Brosseau, president
general OF the D. A. R, entertained
a small company at dinner at the
Willard last evening.
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
TINES MUSIC
BY Jessie MacBride-

'and last hut decidedly not least,
John Erskine, author of Helen IT
Troy" and ''Galahad" will bring
us his wisdom of English" az well
as his inimitable wit in a talk"
the subject Of which is yet to be
announced.
Welcome the Community Insti.
tute"! 1t holds it's course of hi
monthly events on Thursday eve.
nings, at SI5, at Central High
School, beginning with DIR. Spaeth
and 'Jazzmania" on November 8.
Tickets may be had at the Franklin
School administration building, by
mailing check to the director. Com
munity Center department.
FAREWELL" AND 50 YEARS
OF GOLDEN VOICE
Farewell! - Schumann-H eink the
well beloved" is to come to us
in q gala concert on Monday eve.
ming, October 81, at the Washing.
ton Auditorium. when T. Arthur
Smith win present her in this her
Continued on Page ~
The Washington times., 1927-10-20
LUNCHEON TODAY
FOR MRS. MARSHALL

Mrs. John Allan Dougherty enter
tanned at luncheon today at the
women's National Democratic Club
in compliment to Mrs. Thomas
Riley Marshall, who is visiting Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh. The guests were
a number of old friends of Mrs.
Marshall, who endeared herself to
Washingtonians when the late Mr..
Marshall was Vice President and she
was "in residence" in the Capital
y 4
Mrs. Clarence Wilson Is enter
tanning a small company at tea this
afternoon in her home at 2120 G
ST., in compliment to Mrs. Howard
William Kennard, of England. who
has just arrived to be with Mrs.
Wilson for two weeks.
Mrs. Henry J.. ziegmeier, wife Of
Rear Admiral ziegmeier, U. s. NJ,
entertained at luncheon today at
the Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Beale Nc
Lean have sent out invitations for
breakfast on Thanksgiving morn
ing at their suburban estate,
Friendship.
Representative Franklin Port, of
New Jersey, is a guest at the May.
flower.
Mrs. Samuel Williams Earle, re.
cording secretary general of the
Daughters of the American Reyol1-
ton, entertained at dinner last
evening at the Mayflower when
her guests were Mrs. Joseph s..
Frelinghuysen, OF New Jersey; Mrs,
John H. Hanley. vice president
general Of the d. A. r.. from H.
linots; Mrs. William Jackson Swee-
ney, state regent Of Illinois, and
Mrs. Charles q. Herrick, Of Illinois.
BRITISH AIR
OFFICIAL RgsTED
The Assistant Secretary of War
for Aviation, f. Trubee Dawson, en-
tertained at dinner last evening In
the Willard In honor of Sir Philip
Sassoon, undersecretary of state for
air Of Great Britain. The other
guests were Senator Hiram Bing-
ham, the Assistant Secretary of
War. Col. Hanford MacNider; As.
eistant Secretary William P. Mac
Crecken, jr, of the Department Of
Commerce; Mai. Gen. Charles P.
Summerall, Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Pat.
rick, Rear Admiral w. A. Moffett,
Brig. Gen. Briant H. Wells, Brig.
Gen. James E. Fechet, Wing Comdr.
T. G. Hetherington, of the British
embassy; Flight Lieut.. A. Jones-Will-
Jams, orville Wright, Poryer Adams,
DR.. George Lewis, Major Clarence
Tinker, Capt. Ira C. Eakec and Lieut.
Lester ]. Maitland.