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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17


N arly naf century larer the
United Sra'es took Cuba forever
ont of any association with European
politics by expeIl'hg Spain from
this continent, and by directing the
Cubsn people to frame a republican
government # tnelt own. We could
have acqr'red Cuba in 1898 il
we wished. and in 10 6, when the
government of Palma collapsed, II
was ag3in in our hands, but we
passed it ovyr to the people Of the
island once more after they had
formed what looked and still locks
like stable government.
Mexico herself has had excellent
illustrations of the United States
unselishness. Shortly after APP
pomatox, Sheridan was mt to the
RIO Grande with two or three army
corps to enforce Stewards demand
that Louis Napoleon take out oi
Mexico the French troops by which
he had placed Maximillan on the
throne, and the demand was com
plled with. Then Maximillan''
government collapsed, he wa!
executed and the Mexican peopl,
we're permitted to set up govern
ment of their own, free from al
foreign molestatiou. 1t would hav,
been easy at that time for th!
United States in the enforcement 0
its demand on France to cross tn
Rio Grande, to hasten Bazaina'
evacuation, and to gain territory il
Mexico. Nothing of this sort wa
attempted or thought of. Still
easier would it have been for US t
retain large part of Mexico i
I947, when our troops were i
possession of the capital of tha
country, when we controlled tn
road between the capital and tn
gulf of Mexico, and when we ais
neld the line between the capita
and the Rio Grande. Many 0
Earope'S diplomats declared at tha
time that Mexico would be dismem
bered by us, yet nothing of the KIM
took place. Even the territory 0
New Mexico and California, whicl
we gained by conquest, we pai'
Mexico SIS, ouo,o 1000 for. All thes
things are remembered by Mexico
statesmen of 1911, and they ough
to be recalled by the diplomats o
tn e Old World he reason why
Mexico's army is so small and why
she has no navy ought also to tel
something OF significance TO Europe
AS the United States stands ready
to protect her from European
encroachment, as Cleveland pro
yected Venezuela IN 1895 and as
Roosevelt did in 1903, Mexico
needs an army for police purposes
only, and needs no navy at all.
Here is why the mastering of the
American leglons on the Rio Grande
are viewed by General Daz and his
subordinates, military and civil, as
protection and not as menace
Globe Democrat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
CORPORATION TAX

The constitutionality of the
corporation tax provision of the late
tariff law has been sustained by a
recent decision of the supreme
court.
This measure will produce about
S2s, 900, 600 revenue and wont hurt
anybody.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17

Mr.. G. A. TrumoU and family le we
next Monday for AtchisOn Kansas,
where they expect TO make their
future home.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. n. Justice and son,
Earl, left Saturday afternoon for Sau
Diego, CAL, where they will live
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17

Mrs. J. @. Hutchinson returned the
first Of the week from 30 days lay
of spent Ia San Antonio, Tex. Mr.
Hutchinson met her 10 Parsons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17

Mrs. ]. L. Lyen OF Everett, Wash /,
who has been visiting Mr.. aun Mr
d. 81. Kennedy, Mrs. 6. AlcucE anu
Mrs. 5. a. LyeH for some time, ie-
turned home Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27

INTERESTING ARTICLE.

The following is an interesting arti-
Gle written by w. S. B. Mathews for
the Musical Observer of New York:
The musical situation at Richmond
Indiana. is one of the most unusual
and interesting that l have ever met;
especially interesting in ways which
will appeal to every lover Of SYM
phony music and real culture in mu-
sic, because here in Richmond the ad-
vance front of the list of music lovers
and workers is the line of orchestral
players-a list most unusual in num-
bers, very highly dispersed as to ages
and experience, and thoroughly native
to the town itself.
The following few statistics will
show what l mean, and in reading
them, please remember that Richmond
is not a city of hundred thousand
people, but one of the total number of
twenty-three thousand, according to
the last census.
Let us begin at the front of the ad-
vancing music wedge: Richmond has
a symphony orchestra numbering IS
players, organized comparatively, re-
hearsing through the season, furnish
ing accomplishments to the last two
May festivals, playing symphony pro-
grams and the like, right along as an
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27

incident in the days work They are
said to have outdone themselves at
the last festival, in accompanying the
Verdi 'Requiem," imparting to that
highly dramatic and sonorous work an
impetus and beauty which carried
everything before it,
No doubt this was highly creditable,
as our great and enthusiastic friend.
Sir Edward Elgar, would say; but it is
not half SO remarkable as this particu-
lar, which l have saved until now.
Namely, out of these IS players. all Of
whom live in Richmond, less than ten
were orchestral players before COM
ing here. All the rest, the IS. have
been educated or have educated them
selves right here in Richmond. Al
most every one has graduated from
the Richmond high school, after three
or four years experience in a student
orchestra.
The beautiful normality Of this or
chestral development shows again IN
the fact that it has proceeded from
centers. For instance, at the very
center OF the whole, should be placed
the name of F. X. Hicks, the concert
master, who is a violin teacher and
has taught all the violins; both those
who, as st. Paul says. have already
attained" and those who are expect.
ed to attain" as years pass on. An
other of these blessed ones who have
had salt in themselves, is Mr.. J. r.
Watson, first oboe. Watson was crazy
to learn oboe, which appealed to him
for the beautiful tone-color it has; &C
cOrdingly, he got himself an oboe
learned it himself, with such lessons as
he could get now and then from play.
ers passing through: a month now and
then in Cincinnati, and he has become
a lovely player with beautiful tone
distinctively oboe in character, and he
has educated the other oboe players.
Among the other admirable must
clans, each of whom has become the
inspirer and teacher Of his own in
strument are the following:
Mr.. Jesse Woods, leading piano
teacher, and an admirable player on
the double bass. His department is
still short one or two instruments, but
he has done an excellent work.
Mr.. Chas. H. Groce, a German horn
player, has proven himself mission
airy; Mr.. Hubert Smith, fine 'cellist
pupil of Mr.. Unger of the Thomas or
chestra, and Mr.. Smith has here some
most promising pupils:
Mr.. Henry Runge, head of the clari
net department.; Mr.. l.. c. King, q
printer and thus concerned in pre-
serving the arts, is master of the from
bone.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
Old Peoples Home Fails
Inmates Thrown on Charity


A home for old people" recently be-
came bankrupt in Detroit. and many
inmates who had paid into it every
dollar they had in the world. expect
ing to be assured of a comfortable
old age. were thrown on charity.
We say that every institution OF this
nature ought to be under supervision
of the state so such things could not
happen. 1t is the duty Of the young
and strong to safeguard the welfare
OF the old and feeble.
Their health and vigor. for example
should be kept up as much as possible.
Nothing is so good for this purpose as
Vinol. our delicious cod liver and iron
preparation without oil. Miss A. H.
Ralston OF Mt. Vernon, n. Y. says:
LAS tonic. | think Vinol is xcellent
and especially for an old person. A
condition OF general debility which had
lasted for months yielded promptly to
Vinol and this gives me the fullest
confidence in it,
Vinol is not only pleasant to take,
but always agrees with the stomach
and we guarantee it absolutely. Leo
H. Fihe. Druggist, Richmond, Ind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27

And il you crowd me and insist up
on knowing how it happens that
club of business men. largely Ameri-
can, but q few Germans among them.
an Irishman or two, for all I know.
came to expand in this wholly unusu-
al fashion--why there l have to give
it up.
1t is merely another incident OF the
influence Of the supervisor OF music in
Richmond. MIR. Will Earhart, who has
been in this post twelve years. Mr..
Earhart, although born in Ohio. chose
to go into music rather than into poll
tics. From the earliest boyhood he
played the violin and hankered after
orchestral music. He did not, that I
know of, actually hire hall and pay
his boy friends to play under his ba-
ton, but he always had a kind OF Or
chestra, Thus he grew up with or
chestral ideas. and with the habit OF
the directors arm. And when he put
over this fundamental tendency OF
! his, the technical training incident
to the work and honor of music su-
pervisor. he retained under it this fas-
| cination for music in it's purest and
least hampered form. namely for SYM
phony and every thing which thereun-
to appertains.
Now Earhart is man who does not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27

1t is through the work of these men.
full orchestra are manned in the SYM
phony body, also represented in the
lower departments of the high school
orchestra and the orchestra Of the
Eighth grade.
Nor is this so-called symphony or
chestra a mere body of miscellaneous
players who aspire to play symphonies,
Within the last three years they have
played in concerts here such symptom
les as Beethoven's Eroica, Schubert's
Unfinished. Schumans in B flat,
highly respectable group of concert
oyertures, such marches as the Wag-
ner kaisermarch and Meyerbeer's Cor
onation March; the Grieg Jorsalfar
and Peer Gynt, l suites: also such ex-
acting overtures as Beethoven's Egg
mont" Mozart's Don JUAN" Wag-
ner's "Rienzi,' Weber's "Freyscheutz."
etc. But most Of all, they have shown
in accompanying Mendelssohns st,
Paul and Elijah" the Verdi Re
quiem,' and many arias.
Thus We arrive at the point where
the road forks and the question natur-
ally arises, BY which road came this
orchestra, SO unusual and so large, in
a place where lit being preter-natural-
ly American and Quaker, and thus a
priori impossible for an orchestra to
grow i'm not one would expect to find
it. Here We strike that center Of
Americanism, the High School. which
has four years course, in which for
ten years musical studies have been
electives with due credit towards
graduation, and where for eleven years
there has been high school orchestra.
which mum bered last term SO players,
including the unusual ones, such as
Trombones, French horns, bassoons
and wood wind generally. The high
school orchestra rehearSes regularly,
plays choice pieces for opening eXer
cises, and acquires in this way four
years orchestral experience, with a
background of two years special study
in music from the side of harmony
and structure, as we'll as that subject
so commonly ignored, the study of
music from the standpoint of it's aes-
thetics. They are intelligent must
clans, these high school boys and girls,
and they know what they are playing.
But about seven years ago yet an
other preparatory school of orchestral
work was opened, in the Eighth grade
orchestra, which numbered last year
% players-also with practically the
appointment of the full instrumental
colors. So the eighth grade people
demonstrate tendencies and begin
technic; they advance into the high
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
A SURPRISE,

~ 1IoC.
Mr.. Ed Hollarn, superintendent of
parks, and his wife were delightfully."-
surprised at their home Sunday even
ing in honor of their twentieth we'd
ding anniversary. They received many
beautiful pieces of china. Harris and
Steinkamp, with piano and drums. fur
nished the music for the occasion A
luncheon was served in the late even
ing. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Hoover, Mr. and Mrs
Frank Robe, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Herold, Miss Elsie Miller. Miss Rosa
mond Herold, Miss Marie Thurman,
Miss Edna Sittloh, Miss Marcella
Herold, Miss Estella Hollarn, Mr. Law
renee Hoover, Mr.. Clarence Hoover,
Mr.. James Townsend of Fort Wayne,
Mr.. Charlie Mattey of New Castle,
Mr.. Paul Harris, Mr. Howard Stein
kamp, Mr.. Clarence Herold. Mr.. Ed
ward Hollarn and Mr. Ferdinand Her
old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
I look into the quantity pictured

I look into the quantity pictured
face
My mothers face when she was
but q child
SO pale, so sad. so delicately
styled.
he smitten poet OF stricken race.
Her eyes, like two deep pools OF
sapphire light.
Rejecting naught OF sunshine or
of day
No childish joyousness, but all the
gray
Mysterious shadows OF the dusk OF
night.
o. little child, with eyes OF tear
dimmed blue.
Have you walked down the road
that leads to Now
In loneliness, and did you not
know how
That other child-thats me-stood
waiting you?
Have we not chimed the bells OF
joy to mark
Our meeting on the path tWixt
dark and dark?
Marjorie Benton Cook.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pitman cele-
brated their twelfth wedding anniver-
sary with a dinner given at their
home, 1116 Ridge street. Dinner in
several courses was served at six
o'clock The table was beautifully
decorated with chrysanthemums. Gov
ers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Fitzgibbons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Will
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thanks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hook, Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Barton and Mr.. Roy Rob-
inson After dinner the evening was
spent playing euchre. Mrs. Silas Fitz-
gibbons and Mr.. Charles Ubank.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
FROM SONNE1S.

The above Is from a series OF SON
nets entitled ITO Mother" which find
publication by Forbes and Company OF
Chicago. The poems are written by
Marjorie Benton Cook, a former Rich
mond girl. They are spontaneous,
tender, sometimes subtle. and always
full of fine feeling. Sometimes the
note struck Is sorrowful but the great
or number are delicately whimsical
and fond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
SKATING POPULAR.

Skating at the Coliseum has become
very popular this season. Saturday
morning many of the Earlham stu
dents enjoyed skating party. 1t is
given this week at the Coliseum. Dur.
ing the weekdays piano and drums
furnish the music for the skating.
This is quite an improvement over the
music furnished by the automatic mu-
steal instrument.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27

probably due to the fact that the
Thanksgiving vacation is much short
er than the holiday vacation. There
will be several dances given and no
doubt many dinner parties will feature
the day Most of the parties will be
family affairs as this day is usually
given over to family reunions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27

school, and from that graduate into the
public, with possible election to the
symphony orchestra.
Now ii you insist upon pressing the
question farther, as to how it hap
pens that in city SO small there are
so many orchestral players (some-
where about $50 in ALI and how it
happens that the instruments are there
for them to play-why then We strike
pretty close to the bulls eye.
They owe the expensive instru-
ments first OF all to the Commercial
club: then to the school board: and
finally TO the Garfield school students
themselves, for there has been student
money added to these funds
At the present moment the follow
ing instruments are publicly owned.
and assigned to the students who play
them:
violins
l cello
BASES
French Horns
Trombones
Oboes
Bassoons
l Pair OF timpani.
OF these IL were bousat with high
school money: 4 by Mrs. Gennett:
by the Commercial club. and by Gar
field school money.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.

Miss Louise Brown entertained a
number of her schoolmates at her
home on $50 North Twenty-second
street, Sunday afternoon. November
26. Those present were: Misses
Irene Painter, Grace Wilson, Edna and
Hazel Albin, Isabel Ayers, Florence
McMahan and Marguerite Tucker.
Games, music and conversation were
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
MARcELLA p. RICHARDSON

The famous trained nurse OF Boer
War says: Il have used and -ecom-
mended Mrs. Mason's Old English
Shampoo for years to make the hair
grow and strengthen it," Nothing like
it. Leo H. Fihe and other druggists
25c q tube
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
OF INTEREST.

The following from a New York Dis
patch to the Cincinnati Enquirer is of
interest here. as Mrs. Elder formerly
resided here:
The Daughters of Indiana in New
York, of which Mary Garrett Hay is
president, entertained themselves in a
cheerful and enterprising way yester-
day afternoon in the college room Of
the Hotel Aston. They showed that in
their monthly gatherings they do not
need to employ talent outside of their
own state to make an afternoon pass
pleasantly. The program was arrang-
ed by Mrs. ]. +. Elder, Chairman of
the day, for the entertainment Of the
president of the club. Miss Hay, in a
speech at the end of it, emphasized
the fact that every one of the persons
on the program was born in Indiana.
More than Is persons were assembl-
ed by o'clock. Lois Peirce-Hughes
began from various sources the inter
esting events of the month in Indiana.
She has culled from various sources
the interesting events or interest to
members of the club. Mildred Dilling,
who is studying music in this city,
played several solos on the harp. Ter
esa Maxwell-Conover, an actress, who
was born in Indiana, gave several
readings. Ethel M. Peterson, who
soon will go to Europe to study for
grand opera, sang a soprano solo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
AID SoclETY.

The Woman's Aid society Of the
West Richmond Friends church will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 223 College
avenue. All members Of the society
are requested to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
PARTY At BENNETT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gennett, Mrs.
Fred Gennett, Mr.. Henry Gennett,
Mrs. A. d. Gayle, Miss Rose Gennett
and Mr.. George Bayer formed a box
party at the Gennett theater Saturday
evening to see Madam Sherry" The
other box was occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Gennett and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hasecoster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
SPECIAL MUSIC,

The choir Of the First Presbyterian
church presented its monthly concert
last evening at the five o'clock vesper
services. A number Of persons en-
joyed the program.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
TO NEW YORK.

Mr. Dudley Gates. who has been Wis
iting in this city for a few days. has
gone to New York. He will return
to this city again before going to San
Francisco, California
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
PARTY At CLUE.

Miss Mary Gaar will be hostess for
. card party to be given Wednesday
afternoon OF this week at the Coun-
try club. All members are invited to
attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
NOT QUITE FOUR WEEKS.

Just think of it-not quit four
weeks until Christmas and already the
shops are thronged with eager visitors
anxious to get choice articles for dear
ones. However, there are many who
will see their resolutions to shop early
vanishing into thin air before the an
nouncement that only limited num-
Der OF days remain until Santa Claus
will swoop down the chimney, cram the
socks with good gifts. They will have
to take time by the forelock If all the
messages of cheer they have planned
in their hearts are to materialize. In
the old days we remembered only the
folk in our immediate family circles,
with the lapse of the rule in honor
of some specially loved friend, but
today all that is different and the
woman who finds her list running into
large numbers Is fortunate being
II she will but stop to realize the
width of her horizon, and her rich pos
session Of many points Of contact with
life
Christmas is such beautiful sea-
son with it's message of good will
that we can't bear to leave one friend
ungreeted. 4 visiting card with mes
sage of cheer OF friendship to the dis
tant one and takes little thought and
less effort. There are Christmas let
tiers for those very near our hearts
and these need not be long drawn out
to bear what we would have them
say for US. The gifts that mean ex-
penditure or personal effort, or for
those who live very close to our hearts
for wide as our affections and inter-
ests are in their compass the poor.
weak pocketbook can't be made to
stretch about them all!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
TO ENTERTAIN CLUB.

Mrs. w. r. Poundstone will be
hostess Tuesday afternoon for a meet
ing Of the Tuesday Bridge club at her
home in South Thirteenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
RECTAL TUESDAY,.

Miss Bertha Carver. assisted by Mr.
Sisson. Of Cleveland. Ohio. will give
n recital Tuesday evening at the First
Presbyterian church parlors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
THANKSGIVING SOON HERE.

With Thanksgiving SO near at hand
the young people who have been at
tending school at the different col
leges and universities will come flock
Ing home. However, not Al many
students come homo for Thanksgiving
as th1y % at Christmas time This n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
PARTY wgnNEA0Av-

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vessel will en-
terrain q large party Of friends We'd
nesday evening IN celebration Of their
eighteenth wedding anniversary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
WILL MEET TUESDAY.

The Lady Maccabees will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Thomas
at her home, 4O7 North Twenty-flrst
street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
SANG SOLO.

Mrs. Meyer, nee Miss Florence
Lacey. sang beautiful solo last even
ing at the Grace Methodist church
service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
VISITING HERE.

Mrs Lizzie Scott Of Muncie, Indiana,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Karch
Of North Thirteenth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
A GUEST HERE.

Mrs. Frank e. Naylor of Mingo
Junction, Ohio, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie H. Tucker, of South
Eighth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27

the feature of the afternoon, after
which a luncheon in four courses was
served
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
MEETS TUESDAY.

A meeting of the East End Aid So
ciety of the First Christian church
will be held Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. James Gloin at her home, 101
North Sixteenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-27
kERSEY-POWERS.

Mr.. Fred Kersey and Miss Minnie
Powers, of this city, were married Sat-
urday evening at the Fifth Street M.
e. parsonage, Rev. Hardingham per-
forming the ceremony. A wedding
supper was served afterward at their
home at Fourth and Main streets.
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