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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27

weddings in Persia, you know. does
not extend very far beyond fifteen.
Fat women are chosen as the beau
ties, and instead of rouging their
cheeks and lips as American women
do, they pencil artificial mustaches on
their lips and make their eyebrows
heavier. The national pet is the ro-
mantle little bulbul, species of night
ingale. no larger than a sparrow, which
sings for only a few months in the
year, and then with angelic sweetness.
Some of the Persian women, oddly
enough, are clamoring for equal rights.
1t is part of the topsy-turviness of the
times that, in a country where 1t is
generally admitted that women have no
souls, a legislator should advocate on
the floor of Parliament giving women
the vote! OF course he was hooted
down and outvoted.
"At one of the court festivities a
Persian woman of high. rank asked a
group of young foreign girls, myself
included, how old each of us was. One
of us had reached the ripe age OF
twenty-one, and admitted it. Our Per-
sian acquaintance laughed politely,
and before she went away said: But
could they not find husbands for you
In all of Europe and American
"A little later ! rejoined her and out
of curiosity inquired her age when she
was married. oh, / was DID, she said.
too old. | was fourteen
81 learned later that she is at pres
ent one of fifty wives"
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27
Selected by the Plump
Little Shah of Persia, Who
Wore a Frock Coat. Miss
Lucy Russell, American
Girl, Helps Him Win.

years of close attention had not been
sufficient to teach her the mysteries
of Persian etiquette. For within tnir-
ty minutes she observed that victory
was inevitable, automatic. The UNI
pire made every ruling in His Ma
jesty's favor. regardless of the rules.
They won. amid extravagant compli-
ments from the courtiers on the other
side. And the American girl depart
ed, with deep bow of gratitude from
the Shah and sundry courtly atten-
tions that the Persian monarch Is not
remembered to have bestowed before
on a woman of Western civilization
Miss Russell told the story herself
the other day as she was passing
through New York with her mother
on the way to the Russell home in
Washington.
'The Shah Is the shyest young
monarch imaginable" said the diplo-
mats daughter. When first met him
at one of his New Years receptions
he was far more embarrassed than the
foreign ladies he was receiving.
wonder If he was feeling badly about
the fact that the Persian court that
year was able to afford only the gift
of two gold coins instead of the five
that 1t has bestowed on its lady guests
from time immemorial? At any rate,
he seemed to hide behind his large
bulk and blush. I've been debutante
myself and dared to feel sorry for him.
"a few days later my father received
a royal invitation for me to play ten
mis- on the royal courts. don't know
where the Shah heard that liked the
! game. His act was perhaps only a
courtesy to the American Minister,
whom the Persians are very anxious
to please since the protests from this
country have been received regarding
the discharge of Mr. Shuster, the re-
cent American Treasurer General Of
Persia.
81 guessed from the Shah's weight
that he was no great expert at tennis,
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27

From your study of all these voices
can you say what country produces the
finest?"
Yes, with absolute confidence.
American voices are naturally finer
than any that can be found in Europe.
This is probably due to the blending
OF races on this continent. Among the
singers of Europe-not only the pro-
fessional ones but those to be found in
the music schools-only one in a hun
dred is really good. Among those in
America we get about four in hum
dred. Which means that about four
times as many Americans as Euro
peans have good voices"
rs that true of both sexes?"
1T u.s."
Then Americans who have voices
need only go to good teachers to be-
come fine singers
There are very few good teachers.
Teachers ruin fine voices more often
than not. | have records of voices that
we're exquisite before they were taught,
but that after few years of teaching
are no good at all European teachers
are no better than American. 1t is
utter foolishness for Americans to go
to Europe to learn singing. They can
learn just as we'll at home. AS mat
ter of fact, teacher, as the term Is
generally understood. is not really
pecessary An intelligent man can
take one of these monographs and
make records of his voice. then he cal
listen to these records and observe th'
defects In his singing. Hearing these
he can strive to overcome them. Sue
cessive records will enable him tt
keep track OF his improvement.
This is just what that lady whose
singing you heard in the first two
records | have shown you is doing.
She Is studying her own voice. and
some day she may be great singer.
Then again she may not, for express
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27

Highly mGDnffed photograph of min
ute section of Photographic record of
sfHgevss v0ice, Upper and lo,Uer
lines. Dith long regular toapes, formed
By roiee tCfth no oUertones; three lines
IN middle, NTH rhythmic rtpples, shoW
the operf0nes.
sion Is matter of temperament, and
unless the natural temperament be
there 1t may not be possible to make
the owner of the voice fine singer"
What are the most noticeable de-
fects in the voices of our famous sing
ers?" | asked.
The tremolo is the commonest." re-
piled Mr.. Edison Then the passage
from one register to another is often
uneven. In many singers there Is a
sort of break between the lower and
the middle or between the middle and
the upper registers. This makes the
voice uneven. Singing off pitch is
about as common as the tremolo. Most
singers get off pitch. Even the play
ers In great orchestras like the Boston
Symphony are not free from this de-
feet Among opera singers the faults
are more striking than among concert
or choir singers. The vastness of the
auditorium and the loudness of the
orchestra cover up at least 10 per cent.
Of their defects.
when singers record is heard on
the phonograph all his defects are
brought into high relief.
"At the opera house or in a concert
hall the singers appearance, person
atty and gestures combine to produce
the impression on the listener 4 fine
actor Of good presence with only fair
voice is more likely to win success
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27

TT is no mere pastime playing ten
u mis- with His Persian Majesty. Cali
1t a rigid ceremony, an Oriental feast,
chance to see at close range one OF
the most carefully secluded monarchs
on earth, an opportunity-what an op-
portunity!-to be quizzed by the Sub
lime One in turn. But don't think
of it as a nimble sport. 1t requires
some extraordinary additions to the
equipment of an American society girl
-granted-but very little experience at
tennis. 1t requires good Digestion
but precious little lightness in the feet.
It's an adventure, in short, that any
sturdy and athletic American girl
would regard with disdain as test OF
her tennis: with delight as an item IN
her education. Miss Lucy Russell,
daughter of the American Minister to
Persia, has learned the proper relation,
in the universal scheme, Of monarchs
to tennis. Once she won silver cups
n school tennis tournaments. If she
ever dreamed of knowing rulers and
poteutates, it didn't interfere with her
smashing, enviable game of tennis.
Then she grew up. Eventually her
father was appointed American Min
lister to Persia; her real education be-
oan She went with her family to
Teheran, and she travelled without a
tennis racquet.
It is as natural to be without ten
mis- racquet in Teheran as to be with
out a crutch in Paradise. The Persians
relegate exercise to the vulgar; adj
nose tissue is the hall mark of caste.
The favorite occupation of gentlemen
and ladies is to sit on the banks OF
q running stream and for twenty-four-
hour stretches to mediate on the
beauty of a flower Miss Russell passed
three years in that tranquil metropolis
without so much as knowing that il
held tennis court.
Then, just before she left Persia for
h hor
to play tennis with his royal self on
the courts of one of his endowed
schools. He had honored the Ameri'
can girl, 1t was said. as he had never
before honored woman. Lucy Russell
remembered the young Shah's ample
girth, his Persian antipathy to exer-
else. So she borrowed the only tennis
racquet in the American colony and
used 1t heartily for several days in the
effort TO raise her skill to the plane
from which, at will, she could play
as poor a game as the occasion de-
manded. Miss Russell is, as we have
mentioned above, the daughter OF a
diplomat.
She travelled to the royal appoint
ment sure of managing a graceful and
complete defeat at the hands of Hi:
Languid Majesty-who Is, by the way
a boy Of sixteen and already married
to a harem of wives. She was amazed
TO find herself scheduled to be His Ma
jesty's partner. With the adaptabilit,
of the true American, she gauged thu
skill of His Omnipotence from his frs
few passes, slowed down her speed tt
a sportsmanlike nicely and Tough
through the first set grimly deter
mined to please.
Her pains were thrown away. Three
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27
Edison Tells How He
Has Counted as Many as
Nine Overtones in a Fa-
nous Voice. Reading
Voices With the Ease that
a Musician Reads a Score.
BY Arthur Bennington.

Wv you SudH ucdi lu0 unoos
IN voice in the world" said
Thomas A. Edison.
Turning to an assistant he gave an
order. The young man put record
into the new phonograph and started
the mechanism. Mr.. Edison drew a
chair up to the machine and sat down,
leaning forward. with his arms crossed
upon his knees and his massive gray
head close to the opening. His atti-
tude was one of worship.
From the phonograph poured forth
the strains of a well known classic.
sung by voice of superlative purity,
clear as flute.
"She does not know how to sing"
said Mr.. Edison. That was quite evi-
dent. The singing was utterly me-
chanical, without the slightest attempt
at expression. 1t is certain the singer
had not even remote idea OF the
meaning of the words she was utter
ing.
But the voice! 1t was really extraor-
binary in every register.
Whose voice is it?" l asked, as the
song ceased.
Her name would mean nothing to
you if | were to tell you," said Mr.,
Edison. You have never heard It.
Probably you never will The owner
OF that voice has never been on the
stage. She has not yet learned how
to make use OF her voice. She sings
mechanically. She has never been
taught how to sing. But the organ Is
there, and 1t Is perfectly beautiful.
She sings to pitch; there is no break
between the registers. and there is not
sign of tremolo. which II remarka-
BILE, for the tremplo Is the natural
voice. The critics usually think =
tremolo is an affeetation. the result OF
poor teaching. have proved that II is
not an affeetation. 1t Is natural to
sing with tremolo and 1t takes =
good deal of practice to get rid OF Il.
But this woman, you notice, has no
tremolo at all. Hers 10 what ] call
perfect natural voice. What It may
become when trained would not pre-
dict. All depends on the trainer"
"Wby do you say this Is the finest
voice in the world?" | asked.
Mr.. Edison pointed with sweeping
gesture OF his arm to the multitude OF
deep drawers that lined the large
room, each bearing label; Rome :
Prague" vienna" Munich" MI
Ian" Paris" &C., &C, all the princi-
pal cities In the world being repre-
sented.
"In those drawers" he said. ARE
the records of thousands OF singers,
taken specially by men | sent abroad
to get them. There are tho records OF
all the famous singers on the opera
and concert hall stages. and the records
of choir singers and pupils in singing
schools. In the case of the few singers
who are tied up by contracts that pre-
vent them from singing for me have
the records they made for other con-
Germs, and / have these concerns In
struments on which to reproduce them.
| have studied all these thousands OF
voices, not only by listening to their
records but by examining many OF
these under the microscope. So have
analyzed them scientifically and criti-
cally.
"There are very few perfect voices
among them-aston.shingly few"
The Washington times., 1913-08-10
M|LAN'S WEAKNESS
LETS GAME SLIP
His Foolish Base Running and
Poor Work in Field Loses
for BoehIing.
By SENATOR"

'.Zeb" Milan, after winning a game
for Walter Johnson, hurled one away
for Joe Boehling by foolishness on the
bases and weakness in the field. the
Maps coping the second game, 3 to /.
Fred Blauding gets credit for the vic
tory but Milan was really responsible.
In the fourth frame Milan was on
third with one down and Gandil. the
teams best hitter at the bat. ''Zeb" had
already stolen second. but he possessed
wild desire to steal home. He tried
it and persisted without causing Bland
ing or O'Neil 20 turn a hair. Gandil
punched a clean single to left a moment
later and Milan had cheated his team
o1 run. Again in the sixth he went
CT aZy on the base lines. With one down
he tried to steal third and was an easy
victim for O'Neill, Turner and COM
pany. Once more a possible run was
cut of in a game when a few runs de-
ciGed things.
Ray Chapman hit a home run in the
opening session, the ball going over
Milan's dome to the fence. In the NTH
with two gone Cashion dropped Chap
mans easy fly and jackson doubled to
left center. scoring Chapman. Sock
less" Joe cantered all the way around
when Milan let the pill roll past him al
most to the wall and the game had
gone so far as the Griffmen were con-
sidered.
for the Griffmen, opening the sixth with
a double along the left field foul line
Fosters poke to Olson sent him to third
and he Tailed when Chapman's tumble
gave Milan life at first Here you are
for the painful details:
The Washington times., 1913-08-10
HOLDS OPPONENTS
TO BUT TEN RUNS
In Hanging Up Eleven Straight Wins Johnson Went Through
Last Month Without Loss-Figures Show He Has
Pitched Great Ball in Last Winning String.

in his other games this year The Maps
and Browns have given johnson more
trouble than any of the others this year.
Not since June % has Walter lost
contest. At this time he faced the Ath-
letics and was turned back because the
Mackmen pounded him so hard in the
fourth inning that he gave way to
Mel Gallia. During these three innings
the Mackmen made three singles, a dOu-
BILE, and a homer. on johnson and
Gallia the Mackmen made twenty hits
in all
Coming back the very next day, John
son started his second string of wins
which landed him eleven straights. The
Athletics were defeated by . 10 on
June q and, oddly enough Johnson
pitched th!rty-four innings before the
Maps scored on him on July l3
With the defeat OF the Mackmen
Johnson started right in and. barring
win awarded by Ban johnson when
Hughes was relieved in the nintb in
ming Of the Browns, game on July II,
Walter has defeated all of the teams
in the league with the exception of the
Yankees. Red SoX. Tigers, Mans.
Browns. White SOX, Tigers again. and
White SoX in order have been turned
back, and again the Maps in his rather
lucky win on Friday.
In compiling his win or eleven STRAIGHT
Johnson has pitched but seventy-nine
innings two innings less than nine fuII
games. On August he was relieved
when the game was won. az he was on
July g. when the Climbers pounde1 c,t
enough runs to allow Gallia IN taka tbo
running into his own hands
When it is figured that during eleven
straight wins. or nine full games. Jobn-
son has allowed but ten runs r. viii
be noted at glance that the fam",,s
pitcher has allowed little more than n
run per game.
The Washington times., 1913-08-10
Eleven In q row.

Eleven III Il IO"
That is the newest record of Walter
Smokeball johnson, peerless pitcher
who once before this season has laid ten
straights on the shelf, and who no"
stands tied with his team mate. Joe
Roehling. and Grover Cleveland Alex
ander. OF the tlghuhS FhilIles' loF the
years record.
Walter johnson did not sustain de-
feat during the month of July, ana mas
so far gone well into August without a
blot on his record. IT is only falr 10
presume that ne is capable Of not only
breaking the American League record
for the year, but OF equaling the SIN
teen straight wins recorded by himself
and Joe Wood last year
Johnson has but five more games 10
win. He may 20 against the Maps again
in this series, and then Will be workeu
in turn against Detroit, Cleveland. chi
Cagu, St. Louis, Boston. New YORK. ana
Philadelphia.
Allowing in This time fifty-five hits. he
has averaged but six hits per game, this
including the long ffteen-inning win
against Ray Collins on July 3, when he
was hit freely. but kept the Red SoN
from counting and the J-tO-4 win from
Cleveland on July l3. when the Maps
gathered ten hits.
Johnson has struck out on an average
Of five men per game. as the total OF
forty-six whifs will indicate His
greatest mark is fifteen In the eleven
and one-third innings pitched on July
%, when he relieved Hughes in that IA
nous S-to-S ffteen-innlng tie. In that
game he allowed but seven hits. None
OF these marks are Included in the
eleven straight win.
The breaks in the luck have come
Johnsons way on several occasions in
the eleven straight wins. Fridays win
being particularly fortunate for him.
as was the decision arbitrarily given by
Ban johnson. On two other occasions
Johnson has beep relieved when the
team hammered out enough runs 10
make n win sure, and in another In
stance. on June 30. he went I'm with the
score tied IN the fifth and the team
whaled out two runs in the ninth.
In the record compiled II will be
noted that Johnson has allowed eleven
bases on balls in the seventy-nine
innings pitched. This is an average Of
a trife more than one base per game.
and Is an Indication OF the marvellous
control shown by the speedball artist.
In all the games this season johnson
has allowed but thirty-seven bases on
balls. This Is marked Improvement
over his record in other years
The fact that johnson gave three free
trips in his last game is especially note
worthy. as It Eas equaled but once
The Washington times., 1913-08-10
Baseball Chatter And Done

Newark, which bids fare 10 cop the
International League pennant. has not
won championship since 1886.
Catcher NcGhee is showing some nice
work with the Detroit Tigers, both
behind the plate and at bat.
The White Sox look like a strong
aggregation, but they certainly got
away to a bad start in their present
Eastern trip.
The Ottumwa champions are out in
front and making a great fight for
this seasons pennant in the Central
Association.
Great is the timely hitting Of Connie
Aack's Athletics. So far this season
the Mackmen have averaged nearly
six runs to the game.
The Kitty League is producing a
classy pennant race this season, with
Paducah, Hopkinsville and Clarks-
Vile running as favorites.
The Cincinnati Reds are shy on
heavy stickers, Manager Joe Tinker
being the only Red Bird who is bat
ting i'll the 800 circle.
1t doesn't look as though Larry
Iajoie IS all in by long jump, judg-
ing from the game he has been put
ting up for the Maps in the East.
In Hamilton. Weilnan. and Leverenz,
the st. Louis Browns probably have the
The Washington times., 1913-08-10

strongest trio Of southpaws in the busi-
ness this season.
Rumor has it that Hugh Duffy will
dispose Of his Portland CMe) club and
that next season will find him again
plotting big league team.
Billy Hamilton. one of the old-time
stars Of the Boston Nationals, has as
sumed the management of the Fall
River team, Of the New England
League.
Olaf Henriksen, Of the Red Sox, is at
home in Canton, Mass, recovering from
an operation for appendicitis performed
on him recently in Chicago.
While the PhnIes. the Cubs. and the
Pirates have been getting their share
Of the games OF late. they don't seem
able TO gain any on the Giants
It is said the Brooklyn Superbas will
recall Raleigh Atchison. Of Newark. the
latter part OF this month. He tops the
hst Of International League pitchers.
Brooklyn fans had fond hopes of the
Superbas keeping up in the race this
season. but II looks now as though the
Dahlen crew is destined TO finish in the
second division.
Uninvited guests to the press coop at
Fenway Park, Boston. have been put
ting IL over on President Jim McAleer.
Of the Red Sox. Jim got wise the other
day that the ringers were inhaling the
refreshments he provides for the scribes.
The Washington times., 1913-08-10
MAPS ENTERTAIN
GRIFFMEN TODAY
Teams lump to Cleveland for Sunday Game-Enge Likely
to Oppose Gregg in Sabbath Contest-Johnson Slated to
Oppose Brmy's Team in Getaway Game Tuesday.
By SENATOR"

and two with the Maps They won one
game from each of these teams, John
son getting both OF them. This is an
average of .3S3, and if continued will
quickly result in their tumbling out of
the first division. The Chicago White
SoX are playing good ball just now and
are closely on the heels OF the Grirf-
men. II requires only another such
week TO find the Griffmcn down 10
fourth place fighting for the opportunity
t. remain in the first division. The Bos-
ton Red SoN do not intend to finish in
the second division and the Griffmen
will have to hustle to keen them from
climbing past them.
Only two more home games are to be
played here by the Griffmen before they
leave for their final trip around the cir
cuit visiting every city but New York.
Next Tuesday night, following the last
game with the Maps here. they will de-
part for Detroit and pursue the follow
ing schedule:
Detroit-August Il, Is. Is, II.
Cleveland-August 1S 19.
st. Louis-August q. o. q.
Chicago-August q, ., 26.
Boston-August 2S, %, 30.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l q games), 2
The team has three days without
games beginning with next Wednesday.
It will require another day hiking from
Cleveland to st. Louis and another from
Chicago to Boston. The trip closes in
Philadelphia September 2. and the next
day will be one of rest for the players
who open their last long home. series
here on September with the New York
Yankees. When the Griffmen return
from the trip beginning next Tuesday
night, they will have only three games
remaining unplayed on foreign fields.
They meet the Yankees on the Polo
Grounds on September 25, 26. q, closing
the campaign Of 1913 here with the Phil
adelphia Athletics and Boston Red SoX.
=
Three additions to the pitching staff
are likely to be seen here on the return
of the Griffmen. Doc Ayres. Doc Hedge
peth. and Jim Shaw are expected to join
the team here and may be used at once,
all three being in good condition fol-
lowing a season of hard work. Ayres
and Hedgepeth come from the Virginia
League and Shaw from the Tri-State.
All three have been playing great ball
this summer, winning a large majority
of their games, and look to have
chance to hang on with the Griffmen.
Shaw and Ayres look like major league
material right now, and Manager Grif-
fifth is not expected to hesitate long be-
fore sending them to the mound against
the teams visiting this city toward the
last of September.
The Washington times., 1913-08-10
GOLF IS HARMFUL
TO PITCHING ARM
McGraW Tries to Prove to Ma
theWson That Handling the
Stick Injuries Wing.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10--One of the
Giants was asked just before the
New York team left Pittsburgh for Gin
cinnati why McGraw did not take Ma
thewsor out of the box in the fifth in
ming Wednesday. when seven runs were
batted Cff his delivery.
II think Mac wanted TO impress some
thing on Christy," said the Giant Nc
Graw has been arguing all along against
his pitchers playing golf. He does not
object to the sport for infielders or out
fielders. but he claims it does the pitch
ers 10 good. ard he mas tried to make
Matt.y gut it out. McGraw claims that
handl ng q golf stick tires the muscles
in a pitchers hands and wrists"
The Washington times., 1913-08-10
Mackmen Unable to
Score on Russell

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s.-The Mack
men could not connect 9TH Russelrs
curves with men on bases yesterday. and
Chicago won the game. to 0. The Sox
scored their run on two scratch hits,
and a good drive by Chappelle. In the
ninth Strunk reached first on 4 hit
Then with two down Schang doubled 20
center, but Strunk was caught at 'he
plate on throw 'relaye'l by Weaver.
Fournier hurt his leg in sliding into
first Friday. so Callahan played in
right field. The score:
K. II. E.
Chicago 900 OlO O0I-l >
Philadelphia .......... 900 coo 600 0
Batteries-Russell and Schalk; Shaw
key and Lapp.