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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
THINK IT ABSURD TO BLAME THE WAR ON MUSICIANS

The quarrel over "Parsifal" saddened Wagner as, in his heart of hearts. one likes to think it did Nietzsche. Certain it is that shortly after their separation Niotzsche mournfully writes, without music life would be mistake"
 Throughout Wagners dramas one sees the triumph of right over wrong, good overthrowing evil. He seems consumed with burning passion to show that the gods, being in their heaven, ''alrs right with the world'' Ultimately that is, tkere is sometimes considerable trouble before all is right.
 M. Ansermet speaks eloquently of 'the blare of trumpets and the fanfare of horns, and the influence this kind of music must have. Why not drag in poor doubtedly militaristic. Or blame the in- nocent but inspiring bagpipe?
 Strauss, too comes in for his share of guilt in M Enerst Ansermet's arraign- ment. Here. also, in a measure is Q Neitzsche disciple. Witness the Zara- thustra" tone poem-who can say that in taking the great beyond man" as sub ject for his music Strauss was not influ- enced by Netzsche? Certainly if one wishes for the clamor without the glamor of war, let him hear Electra shrieking to heaven or SalOme singing in the key of A against the orchesra's A flat. War like sure enough in it's bls,d-curdling eff feet, this music.
 One can only feel that A Enerst Anser- met. director of the Dia9hiliff Russian ballet, has put the cart before the horse.
 Tbsre Is uiIits L lgit in Germany. k aiker to the kitchopvN tt irfeeob all classes of society. And NAo are the musIcians
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his muther newer to becum commeden, and it was the unnanimus verdict of the audiense that he had faithfully kept that promise. Ike Gregg of the New York World attempted song and danse act that skreem. He sang in horse tone of vose aledged song entitled m ketch h--l when get home'-all of which gave the impression of trained seel trying to make stump speech.
 Austin Cunningham, who down the bill of fair to appeer in monologue old-time suthern darkey with his flee hound wobbled upon the stage bringing along borrowed dog of unsertan ansestry but which in manner, putting the most liberal construction upon it-resembulled hound Unfort- unately while Austin had practsed his part until he felt sertan that he could wade through it without prompter, he had neglected to give the dog enny of theese advantages. So the dog, beholdng the and enthewsiastick audiense becum sumwhat sted and began in varius ways to give vent to his state of mind. This aggitated Austin sumwhat, and the crowd added to the merrment by whistlng to the dog and suggesting sick em Tige' to him and all that sort of thing. Austin's finnish then put in appeerense and his act went the rocks with dull thud Evvery boddy sed the dog fine but that he had rottun support
 In the meen time the show getting feercer very minnit Then to calm the audiense the stage
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Save the Children's Teeth
Kathleen Hills, in Leslie's.

hdlH6eH I1lllS, III Leslie 8.
 Too much stress cannot be laid on at tention to the first teeth. Parents are too often ignorant of how much the health of their children depends on the treatment given the deciduous teeth and say, When the second set comes in we will see that the children have regu- lar periodic examination and attention.
 Do parents realize that it is necessary as possible, until the contour of the face and lines of the features become fixed? The health and regularity of the permanent teeth depend largely on the heed given to the baby set. The beauty of your child. the health of your grown son or daughter may be made or marred by your knowledge or ignorance on this important point. Childhood is the im- questionable age and if children are taught the importance of properly car- ing for their teeth it will become a habit that will last through life and save suffering and expense
 Recent research work In the New York public schools revealed the following after a thorough examination of the oral cavity: Of 167S children examined be- tween the ages of five and fifteen years. 164 had healthy gums, 429 had healthy gums but decayed teeth, 649 had disea ased gums; B per cent of the children between five and seven years of age showed the presence of disease germs in tfe mouth, 50 per cent between fiv and fifteen years
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sermet's statement is absurd. "Of course,'' he told me, ''if one wants to go into the question carefully, there are many things in Wagner's music which might lend color to such contention. Through out the trilogy one feels the martial spirit, and Wotan, with his spear and warlike attitudes, is surely prototype of mili- tarism.' Did he think Wagner would have sympathized with the war? But no. Wagner was above such things. his spirit scared far away from men and their worldly troubles dwelling with the gods whom he brought back with him to show lnortals where he had been. asked what he thought of the future of music here. He is most enthusiastic and opti- mistic. and burns with an intense grati- tude for England. feeling she has done much for his beloved Belgium
 That extremely able accompanist, Mr. Hamilton Harty, in an interview, refused to say anything about his feeling for the director of the Diaghiliff Russian ballet, M. Ernest Ansermet Absurd, ridiculous, out for advertisement, fit or Americans who like startling things, were some of his expressions! After which he went on to, tell me that he considered Eng land to be in very fair way unsteady. The artistically inefficient were having deservedly hard time of it. but able musicians were being kept busy with en- gagementsss He intends touring America this year with Isolde Meges. the talented English violiniste. Ysaye is also to give another series of recitals, beginning in New York in April
 Madame Liza. Lehman was greatly in- censed at the idea of poor Wagner and Strauss being held responsible for "this Ghastly war, People go 10 great trouble to gain notoriety and although she did
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ing of the gravel overhead was liable to start an avalanche that would carry tons of rock down the sides
 Even now the Glory Hole is by no means safe. The earth and rock about it have not yet reached their equilibrium and slides like those in the canal cut at Culebra sometimes occur. Last year there was one break that tore block Of rock weighing several million tons out of the wall.
 The richest ore Sof the Treadwell mines was found at the top. Like cream, it seemed to have risen from the low grade gold bearing rock underneath. This ore was discovered by Canadian whose nickname was French Pete snd. whose real name was Pierre Eltssarsl French Pete came here with some Indians when Juneau and Harris were making their gold finds on the opposite side of the pect Douglas Island. He washed the sands of the beach and found color. A little later he climbed up the hills to where the Glory Hole is and there discovered an outcrop of Apld-bearing quartz, upon which he located two claims. He named one claim Paris 7 after the capital of France where he expected to spend the gseat treasures he had discovered, and the other Bear s Nest, :" because it was in little cave that was occupied by bear and two cubs. French Pete then started mining. but had nothing more than rockers and sluice pots and could crush and wash only the softer parts of the lode He took out some gold, but not enough to pay we'll, and little later on sold, the mine to John Treadwelf faf tlIe sum of S5. That was in 1881.
 John. Treadwell had come to Alaska at the instance of some California cap italists. He had been prospecting in the Silver Bow basin, back of Juneau, and had found quartz gold in the belt where the Ebner mine now is. But the gold was poor, and he was about to give up in despair and go back to San Francisco when he met Pete and learned of his discovery on Douglas Island. He went to see the claims, but did not think much of them, as the ore seemed to be of too low a grade to pay for the mining. He suggested, however, that Pete should give him quitclaim deed for the two properties for $5. and he would try to sell them to the capi- store, and the understanding was that if the mines were opened the miners would trade at his store. This was. an additiona. consideration, and so for s5 was sold this property. from which.
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half mile long. It is wrapped around great drum, and so operated by an engine that it raises the ore from the mines.
 I went down into the mines with Mir. Russel G. Wayland, the assistan, mana ger of the Treadwell properties. We climbed into the bucket and held on to the rim Then an electric signal was given and we shot down into the dark ness. The great bucket wobbled this way and that as we fell. Our descent was at an angle of about 50 degrees. We con- tinued at that angle for something like 2o0O feet, and after that the fall was even mere precipitous. At last we stepped out faT uFTStcr tlfss oceaHS V were HOW gfv-. en acetylene lamps and with these we picked our way through the tunnels and stopes. The tunnels were lighted by cleo tricity, and each of them had its rail- road, We walked between the tracks. stepping now and then to the side. and squeezing ourselves to the wall to let the ore trains pass. These trains were of cars drawn by mules. At one place we passed a mule stable, and I was told the mules were kept down in the mines for several years at a time. Those saw were fat and not at all vicious. The darkness does not affect their eyesight, as is generally supposed.
 stopped now and then in the stopes or great caverns, where the miners are blasting the ore They use drills operat- ed by compressed air to sink the holes for the dynamite, and thus cut out great rooms away down under the sea. These stopes are several hundred feet high, and of almost an acre in area. Some of them are flied with gold ore nearly 10 the roof Nevertheless, only slab of rock lies between them and the ocean.
 Leaving the mines, I went through the mills where they were crushing the mighty masses of rock to powder, and saving the gold. As soon as the prop erty was bought, way back in 1881, the company began to install the best of mod- ern machinery It's first mill had 120 stamps. That was constructed 8 years ago. Four years later it was doubled and other mills have since been added until the company now has five great mills with 80 stamps, and 90 more stamps under construction. The motive power for the mills is partially electric, supplied by water powers on Douglas Island, and or the mainland. A part of the power comes fro ma hydro-electric plant at the fcot of the Mendenhall glacier, which is F or b miles away, and another part comes from a hydro-electric plant at the neau. California crude oil is used for generating steam and heat, and the com pany is now burning about S,OO0,0OO gall Ions of such oil every year. The oil is
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that they should escape it's influence? Music has always reflected the public mind, and the public. mind being per- meated with the military spirit as it un- doubtedly is in Germany what wonder that German music should have ''the blare of trumpets and the fanfare of horns? One would say that militarism has influenced music, not music militar- ism.
 Some of the British musicians refuse to express themselves on M. Enerst Anser- nlet's director of the Diaghiliff Russian ballet) assertion. They say it is too ab- surd to be discussed, too ridiculous to be worthy of serious consideration. Such one is MT. Landon Ronald, director of the new symphony orchestra in London. And then he goes on at great length discussing and considering. He says he cannot conceive of Wagner. the greatest artist who ever lved,' being anything, but mortified at this war. Anyone hold ing him or his music responsible for it must be quite mad. And who is M. Enerst anyway? I meekly suggested that he was the director of the Diaghiliff Russian .halleta Eandon seemed impressed but not much the wiser. E i've are too busy in England to bother over such absurd statements." I asked about the musical situation and he tells me that his concerts are wonderfully well attended, 5000 people were admitted last Sunday afternoon. He seems to think mediocrity is suffering as it should but the genuine artist is busy and do- ing well. Y < !.
 M. Eugene Ysaye who is making Eng land his home now, that the Germans have destroyed his house and ail his treasures In Belgium. agrees that N. An-
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not know M. Ernest Ansermet, director of the Diakhiliff Russian ballet. she fan cied he belonged to the ilk. I asked if she found the war was affecting her work and she assures me she is teaching as much as ever before. Her opera. Every man. has been recently produced at the Shaftesbury and is to be put on again England seems to be waking up to a great interest in opera she says, mot only in London but also in the provinces. The English people never have loved opera as they should. and perhaps this is the time appointed for their realiza- ticn of what they have missed.'' 4
 suggested that the reducing of fees might have caused distress. but she an- svered that many small fees were bet ter than one or two large ones. She is making arrangements for a dramatic pro duction of her Persian Garden" which has been seen in that form both in Amer lea and Australia but never in Eng land
 q cannot see why mediocre artists, and there are heaps of them in London, do not take this time to go into other work" says Madame Lehman. When there are so many fields of work open that one can always find something to do, and at this time when at no loss to ones dignity or reputation, the mu- sical profession can so easily be given up. one would think thousands of musicians who have proved their lack of proficiency in music would drop it and go into some thing else. But mo- they prefer to strug- gle hopelessly on.
 l tried again to get her to talk of NJ Ansernlets statcinent but slle re- fused to say anything. Americans may
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needed was sum method in which to unload upon the public pentup and well assorted stock of sed wit and sarcasm Aftur cumming to this conclusion com mittee appointed to devise ways and for sed unloading. The committee went into executive session armed with imported and book beer, and when 1t cum two it announced that vehecle to to the peepul the bottled up wit polycal satire of the Nasonel Press club had been selected Sed vehecle announced the committee, min strel show. Antissipating unprecedented de- mand for seets as soon as the announcement becum public the committee went further and issued the edict that the prise of would be rum two bones up and nun to be sold on the outside until members of the Nasionel Press club fully satisfied; this, as it turned out, unnessessery precawsion
 Far be it frum to in my loyalty to the Nasionel Press club-as have before intimated. But it would be too grate test of devosion for member to be expected to throw enny fits that mnstrell show. As exhibison rare ala lln- qualified nerve it amazing success-but as a mnstrell show it desidedly and emfatickly punk Newspaper men in good standng--nen who had through theere efforts attained distinctson as riters of in that show and although they maid attimpt to disguise themselves as black
 fased commedens-sed disguise was total failure One feller fasesously remarked that had promised
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Breaking In" a New Pine

He was a teetotaler, so when he asked his friend, who likewise did not imbibe. 10 step into saloon, the friend was more than astonished, and with mouth agape followed him in past the swing ing doors.
 The man went up to the bar and o. dered Brandy"
 When the bartender set out the bottle the man drew from his pocket a new briar pipe. He placed finger tin against the hole ill the amber stem and filled the bowl with brandy. Then he felt for match. struck it and lighted the brandy in the pipe bowl, and as if burned out tipped the pipe forward so that the brandy in the pipe stem might flow into the bowl and be consumed. too.
 Then he paid for the drink" and with his friend, whose jaw still hung loose, went out onto the street again.
 That's trick l learned from vet eran tobacconist,' the man explained later. This tobacconist owned a cigar factory, which turned out mighty good cigars, but he always smoked a pipe and 1t was always briar pipe. One day he grew confidential and told me the req son. I'm an habitual smoker he said. and if l smoke cigars all day long, one after another, find them too heavy. while l can smoke a pipe without any annoyance get real briar pipes straight from England. importing them dozen at time, which I can do. beina in the business. When one pipe get1 strong I start in on another. and to save the disagreeable process of '.breakina in the new pipe burn 1t out with brandy. The first smoke, then, is as cooa and sweet as if I had been puffing on it for a month"
 I've tried it for myself and have found that he knew what he was talking about. It's secret which is worth good deal to the pipe smoker
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IJNDON, March I.--(Speclal Cor A experimentation theories
 d1 m have been advanced from time
 to time as to the cause of the
 present European conflict, but perhaps the strangest is that of M. Ernst Amsermet, director of the Diaghilifr Russian ballet. M Ansermet, in recent interview in New York. said that the music of Wagner and Strauss by foster ing the military spirit, had caused the war. This statement, naive and ingenu- ous as 1t seems, has called forth storm of abuse for the poor little Russian from the great artists in England. The theory Is considered too ridiculous to be taken aeriously and yet, like so many half or seeming truths. may have had an effect on minimizing people who are ready at all times to embrace ridiculous ideas and place blame where it does not belong.
 Of course from the very beginning Nietzsche and his philosophy have been blamed for the war. That is as it may be and is beside the question save as
 Nietzsche has undoubtedly had great influence on both Warner and Richard Strauss. Wagner and Nietxsche enjoyed . wonderfully close friendship extending ever many years, and It was only when Wagner refused to alter his ideals as embodied in 'Parsifal that Nietzsche turns on him, hurling invective and abuse in so malevolent a manner one wonders if he were not nursing his wrath to keep 1t warm But during their friendship, there can be no doubt that Nietzsche s tremendously ma asterful intellect had q great inffuence oil the tenpefa efafneitalIy receptive mind Of Wagner. Their corr Icscpndence proves to what a dexree the snuaiciAn was in thrall to the philosopher.
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brought here in tank ships and stored in steel tanks
 wish could take you through the great mills and show how the masses of ore are crushed to powder to save these small quantities of gold. The red buildings may be- seen from the ships deck as you ride up the channel. They wall the sides of the hills and as you come near them noise like so many blasts of artillery fills the air. Inside it is almost deafening. You may shout into the ear of the man at your side, but you cannot make yourself heard. The noise is from the hundreds of stamps, which are always falling upon the ore to crush it ito powder. As the ore comes in it is in rock of all sizes from that of the broken stone of macadamized road to masses as large as flour barrel The larger rock is broken until it is of the size fit for the stamps. These reduce everything to a powder as fine as the finest flour dust.
 One of the mills was not working, and I was able to examine the stamps. Each consists of a long steel beam as big around as the arm of a man, fitted into mighty shoe, which is eight inches in diameter and perhaps foot long. This shoe is of steel. It is fastened to the end of the stamp. and the stem and shoe together weigh about half ton. In crushing the ore, the stem is so hung by the machinery of the mill that it can be raised and dropped on the ore 100 times every minute. Think of dropping a half ton upon rock every time your watch tickets, and you have slight idea of the power that grinds the to a powder. There are hundreds of these stamps work ing at once, and as you look at them you do not wonder at the noise. There are almost a thousand of them falling within a stone's throw of where I am writing, and every time they drop 900 900 pounds of weight falls on the ore. This dropping goes on day and night, Sun days and week days, all the year through, and the result is the tiny atoms of gold which are so multiplied that they run high into the millions.
 The wear and tear of the machinery is enormous. The shoes are of solid steel. Each of them is twice as big as a loaf of bread, but it is worn to the thickness of knife blade after it has crushed three tons of ore. The iron block upon which the ore lies is soon ground away and it has to be replaced for every five tons.
 The process of getting the gold out of the ore dust after the crushing is sim pie. In front of the stamps is an apron of netting made of wires put together in 9 mesh finer than that of any kitchen sieve. As the ore is crushed stream
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showed the same condition Washing the mouth with emetine, one part to 400 parts of water, purified the mouth in nine cases out of ten. In another exami- nation of POGO persons for physical de- fects that could be cured before culmi- hating in definite disease, the physicians of the American Museum of Safety of New York city found that 9 per cent of the 2o00 were affected with pyorrhea and dental defects. unsuspected by the afflicted persons. Other group examina- tions by physicians doing welfare work has revealed the same, and sometimes a higher. percentage of affections of the mouth This emphasizes the need of pe- riodic examination of the oral cavity as a preventive against disease