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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-23

Dakota he viii tour belligerent coun-
tries. ....
AS an instance of change in senti-
ment in Christiania within a few
days, Ford was prominently men.
toned today in connection with the
Nobel peace prize. Certain newspa-
pers expressed the view that Ford
might be rewarded for his good in
tentions, regardless of any accom-
plishments.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-23
FORD LEAVES PEACE PARTY
FOR A SHORT REST

FOR A SHORT REST
christiania, Dec. 23.-Henry Ford
was missing when the Ford peace
party left for Stockholm today to re-
crIit delegates for neutral peace
conference.
Ford and Dean Marquit of Detroit,
one of his closest friends, disap-
peared a few hours before time for
departure. and their whereabouts
were unknown. Ford's physicians
said it was necessary that he detach
himself from the party to obtain
some rest.
It is not known when Ford will be
able to participate actively in the af-
fairs Of the peace enterprise.
S. S. Mcclure, New York editor
who headed the insurgents aboard
the Oscar IL, will leave the peace
party, it was announced today. Ac-
companied by Gov. Hanna Of North
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cities: The rate here is CT, or less
than the average.
TROUBLED PEACE BOOKED FOR
MEXICO TODAY

MEXICO TODAY
Fl Paso, Tex, Dec. 23.-Troubled
peace seemed to be assured for Mex
leo today. Bloody victory of Car
rama general, Jacinto Trevino, out
side of Chihauhau City, during which
Villista army was routed after 800
were killed, was believed to have dis
posed of last large force opposed to
defacto Carranza government.
However, Gen. Jose Rodriguez in
Sonora and long-dormant Zapata in
south were not included in peace pact
signed in Juarez by principal Villista
generals.
Also Villa, who has become a sort
of a ll-o'-the-wisp, was either still
bent on fighting Carranza to the end
or, according to another report, was
probably already on American soil.
=. Juarez has been quiet since Tues
days fatal riotfng.
Campaign to wipe out troublesome
Indian raiders along Mexican west
coast is being directed by Gen. Obre-
gon from Nogales.
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SAVE HER FROM SHAME
Schmitz killed her 17-year-old
daughter Gertrude yesterday to save
her from life of shame
"She was better off dead than alive,
so I strangled her with a necktie,"
she told police.
"AIl night long brooded about
Gertie. She had threatened to leave
home Last week she remained away
all one night.
"It was 4 o'clock this morning
when l finally decided she would be
better dead than alive went to her
bedroom. She was asleep. slipped
the tie under her neck. had made a
slip knot.
81 was pulling it tight when Ger
tie awoke.
what are you doing to me,
mother?' she said.
81 told her was going to do what
1 said would do if she didn't mend
her ways.
"She begged me not to kill her. 1
pulled the tie tight. She struggled
for awhile.
"When she didn't struggle any
more and the blood began running
from her mouth left her and went
back to my husband.
Eyes, did it That's all. l did it.
It had to be done"
Mrs. Schmitz said she had been
taking whisky because of worry.
Schmitz said his wife failed to I'M
derstand why the young girl desired
company of those of her age and
that she had overestimated her
daughters waywardness,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-06
NEW MUSIC
AT NORFOLK
Chad wick's Tam O. Shanter" and
G ncerts by Stanford
and Stack
BY H. Z. KREHBIEL.

The 1otsnrn hcth hry-rst meetings and concerts Of
re Lcd County Choral Union held the Music Shed in the
grounds " Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stoocke at Norfolk Conn., on Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday Of week In thus announcing the occur
renee literal propety The somewhat
Cumbersome discarded when musical talk about the affair
FOR them the annual Norfolk Festival and the Norfolk Festival
becoming larger Of discussion after year Tor reasons
W VIII presently The order character and progress OF
tie meeting like those all meetings Of 1t could
i differ from essentials Of organization without defeating
me end their Robbins Batt and the public spirited methods
their Mr. and Mrs Carl Stoecke whose gift to the people
community which Norfolk the the festival IS Inc meeting
The Of the cultivated by union Of the Nor
& @ Choral Union the Salisbury Choir the canaan
Ca Society Musical Associations These societies
lave membership 3 Some 400 Of these members sing al
Ire festival which their entertainment and edlcaon ana
Inc of the members temporarily nonaVe
1 the friends Of the body These friends on the invitation OIL
the fifty hundred special guests invited by the Choa
% about thousand persons VINO ENJOY t
music Solo performers orchestra and the maintenance and a
Ing the Of the festival fund set apart ny MI
ana Ms easy box office arrangements NO re-
'epu say Audit the bills pay them ana tnere
you are But another matter ana mere M
Scke faithful capable ieuenan INTO play: NNrou
'an who all training the choir ana cohuuc W
oa numbers; Arthur Me who conducts the orchea hu'
Conducted composers Henry p Schmtt who organizes inc
orchestra York part conducting performances
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: in fourths and ffths. and gets a new
orchestral tint; or an unfamiliar if no
a new one. Ever more fast and furiOu.
grows the music until interrupted by a
short phrase on horns and bassoons
L. is Tam shouting his maudlin APPROX
al:
"Weel done. Guilty sark."
4 moment of silence. two ominous
gong taps and "out the hellish legion
sallies. Tam's race for life begins
syncOpatod beats on the exotic percus
sion instruments urge on the wild hunt.
There is a direful shrek as Meg bounds
over the bridge crossing the running
water, over which witches dare not
pass:
"Ae spring brought of her master hale,
But left behind her ain gray tall
Tam reaches home, and peace sets in.
His theme returns I'm the music, but II
is transformed and chastencd IN mood.
Tam is no longer roistering with his
tavern companions, but is SOLDERING up
in thought of his recent experiences.
No doubt his eye wrinkles a. he remem-
bers Guilty sark, for bits of the PISA m
tune and the dances fit through the
music which depicts his music and his
moraliZings. And so to . sweetly con
templative end.
The festival audience at Norfolk al
ways rises TO its feet TO welcome the
festival composer and always gives him
vote of thanks with heating hands.
The palms were unusually rudy on
Thursday evening, for Mr. Chadwick's
music. clear in structure. agreeable in
sound, full Of humor as well as beauty.
m.Sc an unmistakable popular appeal.
and was more unfeignedly enjoyed than
any piece on the festival programme.
1t ought TO provide a diverting feature
in our orchestra concerts next season.
MIR Stocks violin concerto was
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ne activities Of the Litchfeld Choral
lon provide the communities in whlcA
sty are exercised with the bulk OF the
-sical entertainment which thcy On
KY ms being Of n very high order
-see, ,re people Of Norfolk, WIN
'to' Salisbury. Canaan and Torr'agton
a peculiarly favored people. Last
'te1 hey were privileged 90 hear not
,F me choir. which IS a fine one.
eAed 20 high degree Of excellence,
. also Lfrem Zimbals'. one OF the
iry'enost o. the worlds violin yir ,uosi,
,sioic Bauer. nobleman amongst
t~h'sis; Florence Hinklc. Anna Case,
t.'Snor Painter, Nine. Matzen1uer.
eu Al'housc. Clarence Whitehiu, Her
- "i'horspoon and Georgi II. Down
~ singers. Dvorak's "Stsbat Mater
- befIoz's "DamuatiOu Of Faust
5e performed by chorus, solo singers
o., '4 orchestra. and three new works,
:, posed Tor the occasion, were gwen
,I,t hfst public hearing Concerning
-, ~ something more will be said pres
ny Inc orchestral numbers were
sf'Vfsks Carnival" overture. Weber
-yNee overture and Schuber:s y
10y nfnished"l symphony How
seis' ins'Iumental SIS and couduc-
- performed their tasks cannot be
'''ssSed N detail mere, since there Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-06
SOME BITS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
FOR THE AMERICAN COMPOoEK

metal more attractive IN the feature
which lifted the festival outside the
realm Of temporary and local imptor-
,ance There was notable gathering
n people Of prominence IN the musical
u,orld who came to hear the new com
nositions and admire the choir. whose
.orc was supcrbly sonorous, equable'
and whose precision and expression
nrovided many thrilling moments IN me
bvorak and Berlioz pieces. In the seats
81 he favored elect were II. W. Parker,
Coorce ". Chadwick, Charles VI. Loef-
Ner Henry X. Hadley Frederick STOCK:
W II Humiston, Cecil Forsythe. OF
fo,don: Daniel Gregory Mason. Hollis
Dann. Of Cornell; Waldo Selden Pratt,
nf Tho Institute of Musical Art IN New
Val and the Hartford theological
seminary: Tertius Noble, organist OF
:, Tbomas's. in New York; Arthur y.
woodruF. W. J. Henderson. Alma
clnck. Richard Aldrich, Henry /. Mason
ord many others very musical areop-
"nu indeed. Bright skies smiled upon
,Se meetings all the time, and there
80 moi mishap or untoward lncldch,
~, ,.,s, tbe success Of the meeting.
more than local, national inter
os, indeed. in the Norfolk Festivals is
Noted by the FAC, that, Ike the ing
lieb festivals, they are becoming the
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ne hardest job Of all was data
INNING which. Of all the multitudo -.
SvhE'N' IONS sent in, was the he's. ~
choice hnally fell upon the sugeos,,n ~
O. Chlei Naher for plan Of discr rS ~
mating between the good and baS a. A.
men by installing system Of 49, w.
records, because u was felt tba, - >
lHea was directly in line with Commit
Sloner Adamson's original idea of 40
Nc'oplng initiative. original thinkiDc
force ''''e'S o. inc
Previous 70 the adoption Of tho sue.
h,'''on OF Deputy Chief Mahcr. there
Vas .o way or Distinguishing between
V NV'N " me worst and Of the best
..v''S"' az ] was customary 20 give
awards only FOR liveSavinr 0fter tbo
"'N' NIcmen IN the service entered nro.
moilon examinations upon the same
p ioounG as those fremen who did no.
7 perform thelr duties with the enthu-
S'aSm such service required
GREAT difhcultieS stood in the WAY
@. equltabie adjustment in rating on
merit by Deputy Chief Maher's plon
developed and improved by the oficjals
and o'hcers of the Fire Department an
pointed by the Commissioner. n scbor,o
was evolved whereby credit. or merit
ratings are to be made only upon a
DEFINITE statement of facts. not oo;r-
IONS OF the company commanders in
dorScd by the battalion and DEPUTY
oh'e'S. and passed upon by a board Of
service records, composed Of officials ~
Jne re department appointed by the
Flre commissioner. The findings os
tins board are 20 form permenor,
part OF the Official record Of tho Ere
Department. and when men enter Civil
Service promotion examinations due
credit Will be allowed on their papers
FOR the awards issued by this board
GOES INTO EFFECT JULY
The great value of this suggestion
lies IN the increased stimulus il will
give 20 the entire force and the definite
incentive which II offers 20 every man
20 win recognition for excellent fire
service. Il was considered by the Fire
COmm,s siOner and his co-advisers above
mentioned as the best suggestion
brouch; forward and mos. deserving of
the medal Il will so into effect on
July /.
Chief Maher has been q member Of
the Fire Department nearly thirty
years, and during that time has taken
part in many of New York's most
serious fires. For number Of years
he was stationed in the lower vart OF
Manhattan, and has seen strenuous fire
duty IN the financial section. He was
a. the Royal and the Windsor hotel
fires. IN which there was much loss Of
life. His name appeared on the roll
Of merit Of 1903 as having rescued.
with two other fremen, Captain Col
Inns, Of Engine Company 10, from the
hold Of burning ship al Pier IS. Eas,
River.
Another important proposal. and one
which has been put into Immediate
eject was that advanced by Captain
Charles Z. Field. of Hook and Ladder
Company 107. Captain Field proposed
.ha. uniformed men should be drilled
.r various physical exercises in order
20 keep them constantly IL for the ar
duous WORK Of their calling. Captain .
Field has long been interested in ath- .
iotics, and was one Of the first members
~ the Brighton Athletic Club.
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man violin concerto OF the latter day
type by Mr. stock and pianoforte
concerto By Sir Charles Stanford, which
because OF its conservatism and free
dom from the influences Of the ultra
modern French and German schools
may properly be c.asscd as IN Il praise
worthy sense English. Between these
two works. IN respect of melodic and
harmonic thought and orchestrauon,
Mr. Chadwick's Tam o Shanter' stood.
Through long career Mr.. Chad
wick has been one Of the most indus
trlous as well as successful OF Amer
can composers. lie is American 20 he
backbone. One OF his ancestors fought
in the ranks o. the patriots ar Bunker
Hill He has wandered az times TO
cities and countries far distant from
his birthplace. but feels himself most
az home IN New England. Yet the
manner OF his music and the manner
% his intercourse with his fellow men
disclose the broad liberia sm Of the
cOsmopolite. He lives ~ Boston. where
since 1891 he mas been director OF the
New England Conservatory Of Music
hut MS childhood home was Lowell.
Mass, in which city he was born IN
1874. He studied music IN Boston and
laugh; there and in Oliyet. Mich. be-
fore he took an advanced course OF i'm
,tructI0n IN Leipsic and Munich. his
thesis az the FIRST conservatory was al
overture on an American subject. RIP
Van Winkle." We do not recall that
he has gone 20 American literature Cor
any other work IN the large forms. hu,
he has caught the spirit Of American
life IN some OF his symphonic and
preston 20 u as brought - homo 20
the minds and emotions Of people who
have Autobiography New Eng
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! played on Tuesday evening. the solo in
/ the hands OF Efrem Imbalist. Mr..
Stock is an American composer by
adoption. He spent the first twenty
three of the forty-three years of his
life in his native Germany, when he
studied at the Conservatory Of Cologne,
among his teachers being two compos-
ers we'll known in Now York Engelbcrt
Humperdinck and Heinrich Zoellner,
the latter of whom abode with as Tor a
number of years as conductor of the
German Llederkranz. Mr. StocS joined
the Theodore Thomas Orchestra IN Chi
cago when he came 20 America IN 1875.
and for ten years played with the violas
and acted as assistant conductor. On
the death of Mr.. Thomas in 1905 he
took over the artistic direction Of that
fine organization, and has done much
70 put 10 on the firm foundation on
which il now rests. His zeal and eX-
traord.nary industry are disclosed by
the fact that though his duties as con-
duCtor leave him only few weeks of
vacation IN the summer, he has com
posed a number Of works in the large
forms since he came 20 America. We
heard a set of symphonic variations of
his composition at the Worcester festi-
val in October, 1906, its first perform
snce outside Of Chicago. Nh Kneisel
produced the Scherzo OF quartet in c
Minor in New York in the same season,
and the entire work in March. 1911.
Mr. Walter Damrosch and the Sym
phony Society played his symphonic
waltz in November. 1910, and the Chi
cago Orchestra repeated IL in Febru-
airy. 1912 At the concert given for
the National Institute OF Arts and Let.
tcrs and the American Academy in Car,
negie Hall last November Mr. DAM
rosch produced the slow movement OF
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g'rlc'lONf on lthL AlNf - -tt'N'et
piration, Wounds, Fractures and NY
gienc.
NOTICEABLE PHYSICAL BENEFITS.
From tho outset the calisthenic ex.
ercises "loosened up a number OF
men who had become unused % erer-
else. no. so much perhaps from tauit
Of their own as from being located IN
engine companies which did not nave
n large number OF FIRE calls 20 answer
Quite n number Of mon who had tasen
on flesh have already reduced tneir
weight. and while there are Tow. per-
haps. on whom The exercises are some
what Of hardship. the majority are
being vastly benefited. The instructors
were required 20 DO an hours drill
twice q week until they learned their
parts thoroughly. and, Of course. the eN-
ercises fell more heavily upon them
than upon the others. but the Aremen
are only required 20 devote fifteen min
utes a day 20 this work.
The third suggestion which ranked
, highest IN the estimation OF the COM
T missioner and his committee was that
made by Captain Albert Reid. OF En-
CINE Company q. This was method
Of preventing the freezing Of hy-
drants IN the winter time. Captain
Reid hit upon the idea quite acct
dentally. He was inspecting some stor-
age ana refrigerating plants IN his
noighborhood and found that By the
use of calcium chloride in the hydrants
they could be made 20 stand q greater
degree Of cold than ordinarily.
TO TEST CAPTAIN REiD'S PLAN.
A series OF experiments conducted
by the Fire Department during the last
two months Of the winter confirmed
Captain Reds judgment IN this mat
ter, and his idea Will be further ex-
perimented with during the coming
winter with every prospect of its prov
Ing a success. II this plan works out
II Will be an immense relief 20 fremer
who have 70 fight fire in cold weather.
Owing 10 the freezing OF hvdrants the
fremen have 20 be sent constantly
through the streets 70 inspect them.
and in the coolest weather fire engines
have to be sent ont 20 thaw cut the
pipes. i frequently happens that fire.
men are DELAYED in their work at a
fire by frozen hydrants. and conse.
cuently the fire damage il greatly in
creased.
CAPTAIN Reid has been In the de-
partment since January p. 1891. and
vas ApA clbHJ years supervising In
gineer under Chief Croker he has.
during the past two or three years.
given up great deal Of his snare time
20 the study OF chemistry. with q view
to improving his status in the de-
partment
SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS.
The three suggestions outlined
above were selected naturally. from
vast number, many men in the de-
partment even making two or three
suggestions. all OF a more or less prac-
teal value. Some of the proposals were
unique IN character. Selecting various
suggestions at random. the following
deserve mention:
Seneca Larke. jr.. engineer OF
steamer, Engine Company 20. suggest.
ed that oil be used for fuel in ire en-
glnes. He maintains that The adj
Continued on page nlne.
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Captain Field was born in New York
in 1869, and entered the department
January Il. 1921. He was attached 70
Hook and Ladder Company l07 when
he met with a disastrous accident. He
was acting as tillerman one night and
responding 10 an alarm when, in cross
ing the Long Island Railroad tracks, his
truck was struck by a locomotive and
he was so severely injured that one Of
his arms and all Of his toes on one
foot had 20 be amputated He was in
such good physical condition, however,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-06
EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS.

The suggestion made by Captain
Field was put into effect in the early
part of May and was a pronounced
success from its inception. Certain
difficulties as 20 the best method Of
conducting the work. % course, had 20
be overcome. To teach cais,henic eX-
ercises 70 5000 mon required 10 litt.e
organization. 4 certain number q men
were carefully selected by chief Off
GERS from each company and required
10 report for instruction al the West
side Y. ". {. A., Manhattan. These
men were put through a rigorous
course Of drill by skilled drillmastors
and thoroughly learned the various cx-
crcises. After becoming efficient drill
masters thcmse. they were assigned
20 various companies. and are now car
rying out the daily exercises with ex-
cellent results.
Fire Commissioner Adamson issued
some very pertinent instructions 20
the force in the form Of a letter
which was Incorporated ~ drill book
illustrated with various drawings.
Among other things the Commissioner
said:
The object Of these exercises Is 20
keep the men in as good physical con-
dition as when they came into the de-
partment. To get into the Fire De-
partment man must first pass very
severe physical examination. We
have a large number of companies
where the work is not sufficient 20 give
the men the exercise they need. the
runs being less than one a day on the
average In these companies the men
are apt 10 become soft, take on sur
plus weight and become TOO gritty.
This Is bad thing FOR men who have
to do the active work that tiremen have
to do climb ladders, carry hose over
high roofs, work ir smoke and heat
and frequently save life under circum-
stances requiring the highest physical
skill and endurance.
The need for such exercises a. these
has been impressed on me BY seeing
fremen who have allowed them selves
10 become too heavy and too soft. The
drills have been worked out with great
care by a committee, consisting OF
Captain Charles +. Field. DR.. Clarence
II. Fay, secretary Of the department;
Chief Medical Officer Joseph +. Smith
and G. Hinman Barrett, secretary 20
Deputy Comm ssioner Lambeer. The
exercises are the simple setting up"
exercises such as are used az West
Point, in the National Guard and by
many athletic instructors. The best
in q number of physical manuals has
been adopted and adapted 20 the use
of the members Of this department.
Fifteen minutes a day are 10 be de-
voted 70 practising the exercises. The
company commanders are expected TO
see that the exercises are regularly
.. L.,
fa,gued from fire duty when the exer-
else hour arrives.
Incorporated in the drill book on cal
isthenics, 1900 of which were dis
tributed, were also number OF in
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etc. tending to develop muscle and
strengthen physical condition 70 COM
bat with ;he severe strain attending
work at fire.
On entering the department the men
have practisod and trained 20 pass the
athletic examination required. but at
ter appointment the training stops and
the men put on extra weight. The older
men arc considerably overweight for
their height and care very little for
any exercise or additional work, con-
seauently the Fire Department is not
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that he was back az work in the de-
partmcnt within three months. Owing
to his severe injuries ne was detailed
10 clerical work at Brooklyn Head
quarters. He subsequently became i'm
spcctor of forage. fuel, gas and cleo
tricity. and had charge OF the hospital
and training stables FOR horses. He
was one Of the first 10 suggest that the
department do its own horseshoeing.
Captain Field attributes his remarkable
recovery from his accIen, TO the phys
ical exercise in which he was inter
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estcd and AT which he was an adept
AZ that time
In letter which he wrote 20 the
Commissioner with reference TO his
proposed exercises he stated:
l. is one Of the most essential quail
fcations required for members in this
department 20 render good service al
all times. to have a regular daily .ath-
letic drill in company quarters under
the direction of company commander.
a. such time as the officer may desig
nate. Dumbbell exercise, parallel bars.
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using or developing their physical
strength In keeping the men in condi-
ton for any emergency, and as The
most important duty is rescuing life.
men ought 70 be in the bes, possible
nciive nhvsical condition