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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

should be formed as far forward In the
mouth as possible, at the same time max
ing full use of the resonance caVities'
resonant tones thus escape from the lips
as perfectly audible expressions OF ones
thoughts and emotions.
To be a great singer one shouid De
equipped with a beautiful. natural quail
ity. a perfect ear for pitch, an Unborn
musical instinct, and brain capable CT
appreciating and expressing the various
emotions. without all these the student
ia handicapped at the start. There are
also other important requirements desr-
able for greatness, such as physique Tor
the opera and appearance and personality
for the concert and oratorio stage. Stu
dents should choose their expected career
in accordance with their natural equip
ment. Many study singing simply ior
Measure. for its physical benefits. or 10
improve their speaking voice. and win
proper study one is we'll repaid, whiie
in ouch cases few Of the above NEIL
toned requirements are actuaiy heee'
sarv The study and practice OF deep
breathing are beneficial to every one. ana
whom coupled with tone production 1t 3
an interesting pleasure.
One should never patronize '"'dp'
incompetent teacher, as that Is waste
not only of money but OF valuable time'
which il of even greater importance TO
singer expecting a long, srccessful caieei'
Ono should never be guided by the cru
cism Of relatives and friends. TOT tney
cannot give you an unbiased opinion sing
for disinterested, competent JUDGES ana
nav them for an honest opinion. III th's
opinion is favorable, start with deter
.,',uod perseverance and work on toward
inspiring ideals to success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
Bv Or. Franklin Lawson.

Thousands of students are at this mo-
ros,,,no with various schemes anu
e-cises, good, bad and indiiiereh'' ~
orfcct their tone production
In writing this article l am not a'
counting to describe any new prihcip'e VI
ue,bod in the art of singing. but l am
simply endeavoring to make htt'e "'o'c
comprehensive to those Interested '"e o'u
facts AS | have found them IN my twenty
five Years of their study and pracucai ap-
plication.
Ia order IN make the best Of ones vocal
oou,ors at least three important factors
must be thoroughly mastered:
First, a perfect control and clever use
OF deep breathing.
Second. the reinforcing and embellish-
ing with resonance the sound waves az
fer they have been produced by the VI
brations of the vocal chords ana before
they have passed out beyond control ahu'
Third the changing OF these tones or
sound waves into perfectly audible ex-
pressions Of thought
E1rSt-IO aCCOI1pliSH us DN
tageous breathing one should hoid 'he
body straight and start each inhaIdt'oh
with the desire TO fill the lowest poftloh
of the chest first. and in blowing Or ex-
haling start with the desire to empty ihe
lowest portion of the chest first-not one
muscles of the body should at any time De
over tense or rigid. The flow OF Dreatn
should always be controlled with the low
or breathing muscles and never with the
upper part OF the chest or the throat, ana
the breath pressure should never be great
enough to require any conscious holding
of II back with the throat muscles In
breathing always remember that you are
merely using air. not liquids nor Solids
and that IT does not require great muscu-
lar effort.
Second-A singing tone. produced by the
vibrations OF the vocal cords, Is due 20
the massage OF air between them while
they are in more or less close proximity.
The pitch of the tone is due principally
To the tension to which the vocal CORDS
are automatically drawn by the larynSiai
muscles. This pitch mechanism should
never be voluntarily assisted. as such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
THREE ESSENTIALS IN
DEVEL OPMENT OF A VOICE

seemingly good intention Is always a hin
drance and interferes with the perfect
vibrations of the vocal Cords while such
interference may help TO produce LOUD
noise. as in screaming. 1t should be avoid
ed I'm singing. If the vocal cords were
situated at the teeth there would be little
beauty and carrying power in the tones
produced by them. but as they are placed
In the larynx We have the cavities Of the
larynx. pharynx, mouth and nose with
which to reinforce them with quality and
resonance. In perfect tone production all
OF these cavities should be used at all
times The saying of few words while
experiencing the sensation Of yawning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

will give you an idea of the resonance
which may be produced with an open
mouth cavity. and the rapid repeating OF
the syllable ming will give you an idea
Of the resonance which can be had BY al
lowing some of the sound waves to pass
through the nasal cavities and out
through the nostrils. The correctly pro-
portioned use OF these two important
resonance sources greatly assists in Sc
curing perfect resonance.
Third. and Of equal importance. Is the
production OF pure. clearly enunciated die
ton. perfectly nguishable expressions
OF thought To accomplish this. all words
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE
symphony Concerts Entering
Upon Fourteenth Season.

The Peoples Symphony Concerts are
now entering their philanthropic acuvi'ie'
for the fourteenth season. which VIII IN
Guide the usual orchestral and chamber
concert courses at Carnegie and Cooper
Union halls
Franz X. Arens. the musical oirec'ot'
has inst returned from his Oregon rahch'
whore he has been spending the summer
months with his family.
These series of symphony and chamoer
.orc.r,s differ from those given by other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

musical societies by reason of thar =.
cational import, the programmes 49,
arranged with the definite purnos.
gradually instructing the audiences 10 a.
preciate and intelligently comprehend ~.
highest foims Of music. and so atta,.
discriminating critical, individual ta.ts
In order to reach the students ana 49,.
sic loving masses who are self-supno,,,.-
these concerts are given at merely no,,,
nal rates. so low that they are within n.
reach Of all. without the stigma Of chart.
attaching to the recipients Of these adv.r
tages.
With these various aspects Of the vo,.
OF this society in view, 1t will be See,
that 1t fulffs vital function in the ms
steal growth of this city; that It touch..
living issues and reaches in a heinz,
and uplifting way many thousands OF an
preciative people.
In the seventh year OF their work q
was decided to test its efficacy by giv,ry
request programme" the numbers. IA
be determined by a majority vote OF thu
audiences, thus representing a consensu.
Of musical taste among them To obtain
this ultimatum each individual was IN.
vited to indicate preference of SYMPHONY
overture, symphonic poem, suite, concerto
march Tor any other single movement
and vocal number. This resulted a.
follows. verifying even beyond expecta.
tons the fulflment OF Mr.. Arens,.
in, .rI TO
ideals OF the public:
PEQuEST PROGRAMME GIVEN AT CAR
NEGIE HALL IN THE FALL OF loA
SEVENTH SEASON or SOCIETY.
Overture. Midsummer Nights Dream.
Mendelssohn
syn phony, Fifth .....................Be ethoysnn
oLite Peer Gynt" ....................(; rier
March. Marche Slav ...Tschsikowsky
Concerto. violin. T. minor. ........ Mendelssohn
Vocal, Isolde 5 Liebestod. .............. Wagner
The Peoples Symphony Concerts form
the first individual philanthropy in New
York City that has been devoted to the
special aims and purposes spoken Of
above and during these thirteen years OF
its existence it has fully justified itself,
and the great deficit under which II
labors, since it has aided more than
twenty-five thousand people, through IL
extremely low prices. to listen to master
works which would not otherwise have
been available to their slender purses.
The New York Tribune always leads
in musical advertising.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

The New York Tribune always leads
In musical advertising.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15

best he can buy. He brings an expert
1000 miles to arrange the print shop
to the one end of efficiency. He argues
with his fellow members of the asso-
citation on cost systems. He goes into
the anatomy and physiology Of public
ity like surgeon into the inside of a
rich man with appendicitis. He is one
of the keenest. cleanest. most valuable
men in his community. He makes
money. The skeleton Of that ancient
Journalist" Of that earlier time would
writhe round and round in envious re-
greet could he see his successor and
get one glimpse of his bank account.
Coming down to brass tacks the
country newspaper man of the period
is a business man who generally knows
his business, succeeds at it, is sure of
himself and his place in the scheme OF
things. Perhaps he isn't any better
fellow than the earlier type with the
full beard or goatee whiskers, but ne is
of a lot more use to himself and other
people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
Topics of the Times

Bob LaFollette called at the White
House the other day for the first time
in three years. And he didn't meet
Uncle Joseph Cannon in the hall.
Nowadays Representative Pepper
seems to be all to the mustard.
When meeting Of a thousand school
teachers can be pulled off in Fort
Dodge the day isn't far distant when
the school teacher will get the things
she deserves when she asks for them.
Those who had their mouths fixed
will have to wait until the wind
changse.
The new nickel is not attracting great
attention. However, it is we'll received
by the children.
Reports of below zero weather in
Canada and bitter cold on the east
doesn't indicate that the wind is being
tempered to the shorn Iowa tourist.
How would it work il every Iowan
ate one apple day and insisted that
it should be an Iowa apple?
The parcels post carried 100000
packages in January. 1t sounds like a
lot, but 100, 100000 people could do bet
ter if they tried.
The mix-up between two women be-
fore the Iowa Editorial Association
was as eXcitingly punctuated with swift
argumentative SWatS as any Of it's
kind in the legislature and seems to
in the assembly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
A SUGGESTION.

A weekly newspaper man whose
newspaper ignores editorial expression
except as it's opinions make them
selves manifest in news articles, was
speaking of the Shankland bill, the
temperance movement generally ana
especially in Iowa. He said, this has
grown to be more than sentiment in
Iowa. 1t is conclusion and the liquor
interests might as we'll accept it. The
saloon and the liquor traffic are facing
their last days in this state
Another weekly newspaper man
whose editorial page attracts general
attention over the state took another
editor to task. He said to the other
man, You assume that am for free
whisky and occasionally take a shot
at me. 1t isn't true. 1 never signed
but one saloon petition in my life. l
don't want a saloon in -. / don't
don't believe in putting liquor leglsla-
ton in front of all other business in
the legislature and waiting until the
restrictive laws have been thrashed
over and over before anything else is
accomplished" Still, the general tone
Of the virie editorial page of his
paper carries the impression that it
favors the open saloon. 1t appears that
the opposition is more against re-
strictive law than in favor OF the
liquor dealer. This editor seems to
clusion However, he doesn't seem
to be ready to print it but from the
nature and fearlessness of the man
he will do so before long. If the news
paper which the exchange editor reads
as a saloon paper doesn't favor the
saloon in 1913. where will the liquor
interests find aid and comfort in 1920?
There's a suggestion to be made here.
The editor without the editorial page
ought TO have one. His paper ought
to say what he says for he says strong
things and comes TO logical and chris
tan conclusions. His subscribers
would welcome such expression. HIS
newspaper ought to stand up to be
counted as he stands up TO be counted.
The other mans paper voices one
opinion. He ought to say something
for his side.
There isn't enough editorial COM
ment in the Iowa weeklies. The man
who goes over them one week after
another searching out comment to ill
a department in his paper knows that.
Every weekly in the state ought to Of
fer netting of comment and opin-
ion every week upon the happenings Of
the week. 1t is not necessary to fill
a page with long windedness but it
ought TO say something. In short every
newspaper ought to have a soul.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
IOWA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER MEN.

More Iowa editors should attend the
meetings of the editorial associations
of Iowa More daily editors should at
tend these meetings. 1t is an excellent
thing for the editors of dailies to
meet up with the county editors. 1t is
with themselves which may have de-
veloped unconsciously, for the editors
of Iowa Weel1lies are men who are able
to take care of themselves in any COM
pany.
Time was in Iowa that weekly news
papering was the resort of men who
Experience was not requisite. Some
where back in the mind of the aspir-
ant toward publicity lay the conviction
that he had been foreordained to witch
the world with burning eloquence. His
particular idea was that of 'molding
public opinion So when the school
district locked the school house door
against the teacher, when after term
as county superintendent he looked
about for "a life work. he began ne
gotations for the cheese press and the
box of shingle nails which made up
the equipment of the earlier Iowa
weekly. To be sure the immortal elo-
quence Of his pen lost much of it's fire
when the result nf rotten old roller
suits attained thru a worn out blanket
and the previous efforts of a proof
reader whose widest practical knowI-
edge of printing went no farther than
the ability to distinguish between caps
and lower case. Then too, the public.
always tickle, didn't pay much atten-
ton to school compositions" Wheeler
read on Friday afternoon before the
spelling down began or printed in the
paper. Some of these self created
olden editors developed into keen men
who made real newspapers. Most OF
them hung on to the coat tails Of the
town and were able to keep alive be-
cause the town needs a paper" and
the merchant now and then flung 4
notice or a scrap of advertising thei,
way.
Times change and in no business
has old Tempus mutantured faster
than in the office of the county week
~. The weekly newspaper man OF
Iowa is no Journalist" He is a news
paper man. He has a fresh shave and
hair cut, he wears business suit in
stead of frock coat, he is no longer
addicted. to fedora hats and fine cu'
chewing tobacco. He charges for his
seS=:ees and collects his hills IN rea
money. His office equipment is ths
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15

without question of dispute. ] sesSsno
hope fosstta rssto Sof ~ rSpsib-
lican p5fSy I'D SstrenftllI ana apower un-
less I'M DO this Nm act Is Justice
ana as II II once. ~ our prsrniSa-
rtion II thus changed 90 that our cons
y.Ilions VIII become Tcall,. Fcpsesen
tative. 30 that all men may know that
the republican wills as declared BY the
individual republican voter. both @ 70
platforms and nominations, will be
faithfully carried out to the very end.
then the republican, party will consti-
tute the safest and best instrument.
tally Of the present time for good gov-
eminent.
feel confident that these reforms
will be adopted. have consulted with
a great many men prominent not only
in the councils OF the party put In the
councils OF the nation, and am graft
fed to tell you that hitherto have
found few, very few, who do not rec
ognize the wisdom-aye more than wis.
dom--the, comparative duty Of go
changing the rules Of our party organ
ization as to make it fully representa-
tive and absolutely just to all Its mem-
bers. ~ 35Sf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
Shortage Of Good Judgment.
TSt. Joseph Gazette.l

There is not farmer who reads the
Gazette who would use as little judg-
ment in the selection of a man to ex-
pend four or Ave hundred dollars for
him as his own road district probably
uses in the selection Of its road boss"
II the farmer wanted man to buy
four or five hundred dollars worth OF
stock steers. or hogs, or sheep, or to
buy the lumber for new farm build
ing to cost that amount, and afterward
to erect it, he would show more con-
Germ about the qualifications of that
man in that particular direction than
the average road district does about
the qualifications Of its overseer. Not
one road overseer in one hundred is
really qualifted for his Job. And this is
wha: is the matter with our nigh
ways.
The average highways of Missouri
cost enough per mile to be in several
hundred per cent better condition than
they are. and the reason they are not.
is simple incompetence. Enough money
is spent upon them to afford as good
dirt roads as any state or county in
the union; the road overseers have as
much brains as the trained and expert
enced road builders. The only trouble
Is that they are amateurs-they do not
understand road building. Here and
there are stretches of excellent dirt
road, fairly passable in the worst
weather Invariably they are built
either by some one who has taken spa-
cial training, or otherwise endeavored
to actually qualify for the business Of
road making. What this proves Is that
the trouble is not with the soil. the
moisture, or other natural conditions
but with the fact that the taxpayers
do not seem to classify road building
/, as an art demanding professional quail
iflcations to follow.
The situation would be greatly i'm
proved II no road overseer would be
allowed to touch spade, or grader. OF
pillow to any road within his jurisdic-
ton except under the direction and
upon the advice of q boss Of known
qualifications, whose opinions the ov-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
EXAMINE THE BOOKS.
TTama Herald, ]

The Traer Star Clipper says that it
believes the books OF every county in
Iowa should be examined every few
years. This possibly means that the
Star Clipper believes that the books
of this county should be examined ev-
cry few years. 1t may even mean that
the books of Tama county should be
examined now. There is no doubt that
the taxpayers Of Tama county have
been ruthlessly robbed by a gang Of
plunderers masquerading as bridge
contractors. The record that has been
made public in jackson and Clinton
counties show clearly the character OF
the contractors-and Tama county
paid out more money for bridge work
in the years 1909, 1910 and 1911 than
either Jackson or Clinton county. The
Herald, alone of all the newspapers IN
in Tama county, demanded of the
board of supervisors that it employ an
expert accountant-one having the en-
dorsement Of the attorney general OF
Iowa-to examine the books and rec
ords of the county for the purpose Of
determining the exact extent Of the
larceny. The board Of supervisors, pos
sibly because it's attention was too
closely focused on a public road one
Of it's members desired to close for the
purpose Of incorporating it in his farm.
possibly because OF other reasons that
need not be referred to, refused to
have the records examined. The Her
aid now reiterates it's demand. And it
does not speak for itself alone. Nine
men out Of every ten in this county
believe that Tama county has been the
victim of conspiracy to defraud.
They believe that the peculations in
this county have compared with those
in Clinton county where more than
$4,000 was returned to the county
treasurer by the thieves when they
saw that unless they repaid that
amount the doors of the penitentiary
| would swing open to receive them The
taxpayers OF Tama county are entitled
to a rigid investigation Of the books.
| They are entitled to the money an in
ves:igation would show had been
nlched from them. They are entitled to
what is coming to them and the Her
aid proposes to voice their demand I'M
til some tangible results are secured.
| In the meantime this paper Is pleased
to see that the Star Clipper has the
courage to openly and boldly declare
| that "the books of every county III
Iowa should be examined every few
| years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
Hotbeds Of snebbery.

Mrs. Ella F1agg Young. Chicago's
militant superintendent Of schools, has
set her foot down on the kid fraterni-
ties" She wages as relentless q war
against these baby secret societies as
Betsey Trotwood waged against dom
keys or Cato against Carthage. I'm
daunted by the formidable Greek al
phabet, she has expelled entire sorori-
ties or "frats'' in about the same or
hand way that one would take light
exercise before breakfast. Their in
jured protests of their high ideals
and lofty purposes" do not convince
her. To Mrs. Young's sensible and
democratic nature they are merely lit
tie hotbeds of snobbery. They are UNI
American and mischievous. They re-
tard scholarship and divert the inter-
ests Of school life into unwholesome
channels. Their importance 10 unduly
exaggerated. They come into q child'a
life at the most irnpressionable age.
Many a boy or girl who has nothing to
apologize. for but poverty. who is 9TH
erwise lovable and sweet. has left
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15

ersser wouiA ~ 4 sisctsd Is put into
execution. q woaidl ~ II thousand pei
cent Improvement over the present
system II every county In Missouri
paid q road expert or adviser who
would have mandatory authority over
every road overseer In the county, ana
II every overseer became subject "a
fine. or removal, or both, If he at
tempted to put any piece Of road III
shape without the county adviser hav-
ing first o. KID the plan.
The road question will not down IN
Buchanan county. 1t Is an irrepressi-
BILE issue, and 1t must be settled. Pres
ent conditions are intolerable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
IOWA'S QUADRUPLE SYSTEM.
TDes Moines NeWS.l


When an Iowa man commits a
crime. quadruple penalty is inflicted
The state penalties % the committor
of the offense, CO the people of the
state, go the mans family, ca the flu
ture of the offender, his family, and
T, the state.
Just like this:
At Anamosa there are about 600 in
mates of which number something
like thirty are employed. The other $40
are kept there at dead expense to the
state That is Fine No. taking mon
ey away from us because a man has
committed a crime. While he is there,
unemployed and earning nothing, in
stead of leaving with little money,
knowledge of vocation and high re-
solves he carries only stigma. The
state has left him untitled for the
world and oftimes still dangerous to
society-and that is Fine No. 4.
Is the system right? Isn't one PEN
atty enough?
Let the legislature provide industries
in the state prisons. so men may work
and earn. build for the future and re-
form. Taxi the burden off the state
and the mans family. Why penalize
them? Take the future penalty off the
state-the penalty that comes when
this man again enters the world, I'M
equipped and disheartened, and fire.
quently not always. become burden
to his family and society. Must ali SUI
fer?
Why everybody should suffer be-
cause one man commits crime is Il
little hard to understand.
The way to correct the condition is
to give the offender work ne can do,
work that is profitable to himself, fam
lily and state, work that eQuips him
for the days of his freedom.