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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
COLOR MUSIC"

The Motel Choral Society is to
give Washington taste, or, more ac-
curately, a glimpse, of color music.
Similar efforts in other cities have
encountered the scoffer who is al
ways with US. But is not any such
effort to develop a. new art, or, as in
this case, to combine old ones,
worthy of sober consideration?
Every now and then artists emerge
with something our previous philoso-
ply had not dreamed of. The i'm
pressionists most recently did this in
painting, and before the sneers died
down, the critics and the public were
paying them high honor. Combine
tons of sensory impressions to give
augmented, pleasure are not novel,
though the relation between sight
and hearing has not yet been clearly
established. Psychologists have
shown the affinity of taste with
smell, for example. Most Of the
eradations in taste depend upon
smell and sight, for there are now
said to be only four elemental taste
qualities.
The combination of sound and
movement is as old as art itself, and
has recently experienced a regenera-
ton under the name of interpreta-
tive and rhythmic dancing. Turning
back to the psychological labora-
tories again, recent experiments
have sought to establish a connec-
ton between the sound of certain
words and taste sensations, because
persons have been found to whom
proper names suggest certain foods.
Why, for that matter, we keep on
discovering, or rather classifying,
new sensations. In addition to the
five sense avenues of tradition, there
are now known to be the kinasthetic
sense, that which makes US aware oil
the movements of our own members
and the static sense, by which we
maintain our equilibrium.
Persons who scott at "color music"
may long havebeen referring to stone
color" This is an unconscious ad-
mission, perhaps, that there is some
suggestion of color in music. Ger
tainly the fact that music arouses
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
BACK INTO CIRCULATION

Agglomerations of money often
show strong cohesions, but under the
laws of this country they are bound
TO break up after certain number
of years. A striking present in
stance is the division of an estate Of
$1,25O,0O0 between 438 heirs, some
of whom will receive only 500 each,
which sum is reckoned to be one
twenty thousand one hundred and
sixtieth part of the residuary estate.
These heirs are of the seventh gen.
Grafton.
The case is interesting from its
very complexity, and affords evil
dence that the law is abundantly
able to effect equitable division of
estates, even in the absence of ex-
plicit testamentary instructions; in
the present case, since the estate has
been in the hands of trustees for a
little more than fifty years, their
work of fixing of heirshiD at the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
FINDINGS IN NEW YORK

Money on a taxicab floor, skulls in
an excavation-these are among the
wonders reported in a days news of
the city. On the face Of the findings
there may be a certain strangeness
in the stories. But New Workers
pay little attention to them, partly
because they are hardened to sensa-
lions of every kind and partly, it
may be, because a moments thought
supplies perfectly reasonable and
simple explanations.
The slightest element of mystery
will get and keep the attention of
this public for days or weeks. But
there is no mystery in these tales.
The money was dropped in the taxi
by a fare that jumped outthe win
dow in fear of being killed by a
meter gone mad. The skulls are
those of straphangers who went to
a place where there was to be a sub
way entrance on the morning of a
day service was to have begun and
died waiting for train.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27

present time has been the work of
scholars and genealogists as well as
lawyers.
Miss Sylvia Ann Rowland diedin
New Bedford, Mass, in 1865. and
left a residpary estate of about
million and'a quarter in trust for the
life interest of her niece, who after
ward became Mrs. Hetty Green.
Mrs. Green's death last July termi-
mated her interest and the estate has
now been divided among the descend
ants of Miss Howland's grandfather,
who had thirteen children, the last
of whom died in 1857, and the forty
six grandchildren, including the
woman who created the trust. I'm
der the Massachusetts law, the trus-
tees decided that the descendants of
the forty-two grandchildren not
specifically provided for inherit one
forthwith of the trust fund, and
"when there were no living members
of any generation in descent from a
grandchild, that generation should
be passed over and the division made
in equal shares among the next gen.
Grafton in which there were living
members" The report Of the trus-
tees contains many unusual details,
and the definite authority of a dis
position carrying on through many
wears is made very clear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
AT FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS

Wilhelm ii, German Emperor,
King of Prussia, celebrates his fifty
eighth birthday this twenty-seventh
of January, 1917.
His fame needs no eulogist; his
conception of his duty to the people
of the German empire, the charge
intrusted to him, has been written
large upon the page of history.
Throughout the period of a full gen.
Grafton of men he has consistently
made all else in his empire give
way to its military strength; its
naval strength, an after-thought, has
been built up with equal assiduity.
Since August, 1914, Wilhelm ii has
accepted the destiny which he has
chosen for his royal and imperial
house. Today he stands in the full
light of a whole worlds opinion the
responsible center and handspring of
such military and naval activity as
the world has not seen heretofore.
He is the central figure of interest
in the whole world today, not only
scrutinized by his own subjects but
by men and women of all civilized
nations.
What does Wilhelm II think of
himself, of his empire, of his tradi-
ton, of his personal and dynastic
fame, as he stands before the world
today? What use has he made Of
his fifty-eight years of honored and
nouerfTll life9
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
Here and There
In the News

Another story from Alaska: Be
fore the great rush of the gold
seekers began and provision had
been made for the protection of life
and property severe measures were
adopted in the mining camps for the
regulation of the whisky traffic. The
rule was absolute prohibition except
when a modicum of the stuff was
kept on hand for medicine" The
owner OF one of the best producers
in the Territory concluded that he
would dispose of his mine and found
a possible purchaser in the States.
The terms agreed upon. IL the prop
erty PANIED out as represented, the
wOuldbe purchaser sent his expert IT,
make thorough examination of the
anime, and, as Bill Devery would say.
"all the appurtenances appertainih'
thereunto," and the owner desiring
to promote the comfort OF the expert
lndited a letter to the superintendent
of the mine admonishing him to ex-
tend such hospitality to the stranger
az the resources of the camp would
permit. The meaning of the mine
owner having thus been delicately
conveyed to the appreciative soul of
the superintendent. the expert was
fairly uplifted by the warmth of the
welcome extended to him at the end
of his long journey. The Injunction
placed upon the superintendent was
hospitality" and he would not hear
word from the visitor on the subject
of business until this condition had
been fulfilled.
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SPEAKING OF WORDS

When the editors of the funny COL
umns run out of humor they begin
examining words. One has found
that there are single track words
Just as surely as single track minds.
"Inadvertent," for example. Ever
hear of an advertent act? He sug-
gests compiling a dictionary Of such
words as a useless occupation for a
rainy afternoon.
Of making dictionaries there seems
to be no end. Wilstach has just
completed a volume of SMILES. Max
Eastman suggests one for slang. We
recall vaguely hearing that such an
one already has been prepared.
This being the open season for die
tionary devising we modestly ad-
vance our idea of one. 1t has great
possibilities. THAT is how they all
start out.) In this era of the high
cost of white paper why not die
tionary with the words everybody
knows left out? For academic pur-
poses Webster's Unabridged still
may survive. But why should the
person who likes to grab a handy
volume for a word he does not know
be compelled to handle some $4,000
words he does know? That looks to
us like horrible inefficiency, effort
which might be represented in $50 or
200 of our daily allotment of 5000
tcalories.
By the way did anyone ever seize
dictionary to look up the word
dictionary But it is right there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
TAYLOR FUNERAL. MONDAY
v. S. Commissioner for District Was
10 But Short Time

Funeral services for Judge Arson
s. Taylor. for more than forty years
United States Commissioner for the
District OF Columbia, who died Thurs
day, will be held at the Union NJ. E.
Church, Twentieth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. on Monday at
o'cIock The Rev. John McMurray
will officiste. Interment will be in
Congressional Cemetery.
Among the active pallbearers will
be Alexander Ashley, Col. Harry c.
Fisher. william II. Cheesman, NJ. W.
Fernandez. and William Ramsay.
Judge Taylor was Ill but short
time at Emergency Hospital, where
he was taken from his home, 1909
Twenty-first street, when his condi-
ton became critical. He was in his
seventy-ninth year. and was an active
worker in the civic affairs Of this
city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
EFFICIENCY ON cAPIToL HILL

Periodically somebody in Congress
proposes an efficiency survey Of the
Federal departments. Occasionally
q President appoints an efficiency
commission to go over them. One
Senator this week suggested that
some bureaus be abolished alto
gether.
'The Nation" calls attention to the
curious sort of efficiency exercised
IN Senate debates. The other dew
when the Legislative, executive, and
judicial appropriation bill was before
that body its members spent solid
two hours in discussing whether
clerks to members of the House
ought to be put on the payroll in
their own names, or whether the
money should continue to be paid
through the Congressman who en-
ploy them. Later the same after
noon more than an hour more was
taken up with discussion of the vital
question of whether the office Of the
adjutant general should be allowed
sixty-one assistant messengers or
only forty.
Will some efficiency expert please
figure out how much of the country's
money was spent on that one day,
in futile harangue, assuming the
service of Senators is worth par
salary value?
1t would be highly Illuminating
if the United States Bureau OF
Efficiency were called upon to report
on the legislative methods on Capt.
tol Hill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
Charley Taffs Punishment.

Spare the rod and spoil the child"
Is one OF the most ancient OF formulas
for the bringing up Of children, es-
pecially boy children: and Charley
Taft; a now great big fellow at
Yale, and as good as he is big, was
boy once. He was always very
clever, and when he was in the rod
state 1t was deemed proper on one
occasion to administer such correc-
ton. as his infraction of the domestic
rules seemed to require, and the pun
ishment prescribed for the offense was
to be administered by his father, who
in an effort to make the lesson about
to be taught most impressive, con-
Quoted the culprit into a chamber, and
pulling<down all the curtains so as to
shut out a cruel and unfeeIlng world,
is reported to have said in his
severest, IL somewhat sorrowful. man.
ner: Charley, l am going to punish
you" There seemed to be no escape
from the impending fate; but the boy,
who will some day be President OF the
United States, or, perhaps, {. justice
of the Supreme Court, was equal to
ths occasion, and put 1t all over"
paterfamilias by first admitting that
punishment was the thing he. deserv-
ed. and so admitting. said in tones OF
an overweening Affections:
Il know that, father: but I have
one request to make which / hope
you will be able to grant"
81 Will II can" replied the determ-
ined father. what is it?"
kiss men father. before you whip
me-"
And father could not have whipped
him then even II he had been Presi-
dent OF the League to Enforce Peace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
Don Marquis
Column
Speeding Up Production.

Speeding Up Production.
The other day we read a news story
to the effect that cows give more milk
il they listen to music the while. We
suppose the music excites the COW
emotionally; she loses her prudence,
and is unable to hold back enough
milk for a starter for next time; she
gives herself, as some OF the poets
would say, utterly. And udderly.
From a journal called Electrical
Merchandising we learn that:
"WiIdred Smith, of Woodstock, VT,
has caused a very large increase In
the egg output of his hennery by plac-
ing a lOO-watt tungsten light In the
coop. BY turning on the light at
a. m. during winter mornings, Mr..
Smith has increased the hens day by
three hours, thus giving them that
much more time to scratch for food
and to make up their minds to deliver
the goods. The shades of evening can
ais, 20 artificially deferred by a like
intcI val at will In one winter month
under natural lighting the poultry
fancier in question obtained $50 eggs
from twenty-six hens. This struck
him as being a pretty low efficiency,
so he installed the tungsten light In
his, poultry palace. with the result
that the same month of last winter
he obtained $50 eggs from forty-six
hens"
This may be efficiency. But IL II
not also a bit underhanded to come
1t that way on the simple minded,
guileIess lower animals? Is 1t not
in effect taking away from them by
trickery not only the just increase or
interest but also a part OF their capl-
tai stock? Does not a COW or a hen,
when excited by lights and music,
give too much of her personality?
What effect do these human arts and
articles have upon the life expecta-
ton OF a COW or hen?
We have never experimental with
cows or hens, but we know some
thing about contributors. Put them
in agate, and they sulk. Put them
in nonpareil, and they deliver stead
lily and doggedly. Give them minion
type and you can depend upon a nor
NAL output produced with sober joy
But give them the flattery of bre'
vier type. toward the top OF the col
umn, and IL eXcites them like wine
and lights and music; they will work
themselves to death for colyumist.
We seldom excite them; 1t is not good
for them; II is not fair to them. No
coIyumist has a right to pull out OF
poet five years of song in one year
and then cast off that bard dumb for
evermore. Efficiency is all very well,
but there Is also such a thing as be
ing kind to the helpless.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27

visual imagery long has been admit
ted; why not permit color to enter
into the imagery?
Art has a habit of developing
many crevices and crannies in the
human brain, and these strange SEN
sations in chasing from neurone to
neurona wear paths that may paral-
lei each other, a fact that has been
left for artists to discover before
now
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
NEW AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY.

The American Auto Supply Com
pany, 1905 IL street northwest, has
filed articles of incorporation with
the recorder OF deeds. The corpora
ton has a capital stock OF $1,000.
with thirty shares of 500 each. The
trustees are John p. II. SWilmuth,
William X Coakley. Edward Turner,
Robert T. Long. and Frank II. Coax
ley. Attorney Robert H. Long repre-
sents the incorporators.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
The Shrine.

Slain sacrifice was still the same.
Incense and flowers spoke our trust.
When suddenly the goddess came.
In guise of whirling wings OF flame,
And laid her affairs in the dust.
Sorrow and terror took their toll
or all we knew, OF all we dreamed.
Still. as the slow years onward roll,
In these black ruins kneels my soul
Where once her glorious presence
streamed.
%. NJ. DENNIS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
GRAYEURE EXCEEDS
ALL EXPECTATIONS.
Baritone Charms in Joint Recital
at National With Beatrice
Harrison.

When an artist who has been great
Iy heralded more than fulfls ones
expectations, the experience IL . most
gratifying one. 1t proved the case
with Graveure, the baritone. who was
heard In Joint recital yesterday after
noon at the National Theater, with
that charming 'eelllst, Beatrice Har-
rison, In the sixth concert of the In
ereasingly popular Ten Star Series.
Louis Graveure II a new experience
In the recital world. He brings an
art, that ranges from the subtlest tone
fmpressionism of the modern French
school to a superb dramatic interpre-
tation and vocal delivery OF sucn
operate music as the Pagliacci PRO
logue" given for an encore. And II 10
seldom thaS with gifts like these one
charm and beauty. a voice that rose
to it's cIimsxes with a clear and pG-s
spiendor ard that was produced with
a simplicity, a freedom. and case that
made II all as direct as one speak
ing. The open top voice. the rich
vibrant lower voice acclaimed the
vocalist: the color and nuance In
each meaningful phrase. the artist.
Nh OF EersOuaHtyt
Is il art OF is Il personality: II II
a rare gift Of imagination that made
the comedy OF the Hugo-Wolf "Maus-
fallen spruchlein" or the tender
humor Of the exquisite Saint-saens
Petite Main" so Irresistible? Many
songs he sang twice, these among
them, and four encores were given.
His diction. whether French or
English. needed no program notes 60
aid II. although the word-book was
decided asset to- the recital.
The Duparc "Linvitation au voy
age" was a French atmospheric thing
with its mystery in the covered tones
and its rare accompaniment II held
an analogy to the American song.
The Lights of Home" by Linn Seller
This opened with a sea-scape for
piano and then voice. 1t was tempess-
tossed and found its haven in rares;
tone and spirit-a beautiful song
The Herodiade ''Yision Fugitive"
of Massenet held lyric and dramatic
beauties in its artistic rendition.
while the Schubert "Orpheus' was a
splendid defamation. The program
OF varied moods, delightfully."- portray
ed. concluded with the splendidly
executed Old EnBllsn FLOW. 4hcu
Regal Purple Stream" Of Arnold. The
encores were "PIeadlng" of Elgar, the
PagIiacci Prologue" Tommy Lad
Of Margetson, and the strange and
gripping "Vale" by Russell.
Accompaniment DOminate.
The exquisite art of Beatrice Hare
rison that possesses so much color
and grace of phrasfng. so much var
fety of rhythm and such lovely tone.
was quite overshadowed by the domi-
nant accomplishments of Frank BIB.
who proved himself a very artistic
accompanied for Mr.. Graveure. II
seemed an impromptu arrangement
that destroyed the art Of real
artist.
Through Bach" Chorals,- the love-
Iy Russian "Berceuse" Of Rimsky-
Korsakow. to the 'Vito" Of Pepper
which revealed most fully her
artistry. Miss Harrison threaded
Handicapped way. She responded with
a rarely lovely and rich playing OF
"Orientale' by Cui and tender song
Daisies by Roger Quilter.
]. Mach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
WILTON FUNERAL TODAY.

Funeral services for Charles Will
ton, eighty -one years old. and a vet
eran Of the Crimean War, are being
held from the residence of his son,
Ralph q. Wilton, 1885 Twenty-second
street. this afternoon. Internent will
be in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27
Kept IL In the Safe.


Conducting the expert to his Office,
the superintendent pointed out a
great steel safe Of the latest design,
and In the eyes Of the stranger no en-
terprise with a ssfe as big as that
could be losing venture. After much
adjusting of the letters and numbers
on the dial. the superintendent opened
wide his treasure chest, and some
where from the depths uplifted a
great container OF hospitality of the
most approved Scotch brand to the
delight not less than to the sur
prise Of the visitor. The initial step
thus taken, the expert entered upon
the real object OF his visit and found
abundant evidences of "pay dirt" all
about the premises, and among the
items OF Indifferent Interest about the
office a pan such as the miners en-
ploy in their work containing mug
gets and shining dust of something
like the value OF $4,000. The whisky
was kept in the safe: the gold was
lying around loose The experts
opinion was expressed in simple form:
whats a pan OF gold to a pint OF
whisky"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27

No kick against a Shakespeare
of a memorial for him yet devised is
the occasional presentation Of one of
his plays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-27

Some months ago the friends of
Archy, unable to conceal their inter
est any longer, began to send in
sects to us by mail. The idea was,
perhaps, that Archy, condemned to
the society of humans and poets,
might be languishing for the lack
of associations more distinctly en-
Genealogical. At any rate. there was
one week during which we received.
in trust for Archy. soxes containing
the following insects:
One croton bug, alive.
One small roach, gone before.
One small mutilated roach, gone
quite a long way before.
One grasshopper. alive and voting.
One large roach. alive and suffer
ing from overlooking, in box which
contained also a piece OF toast,
pIastered over with welsh rabbit.
One small red and black spider,
gone before.
One infinitesmiaI smear. purlport-
ing to be the physical remains OF a
defunct flea.
None Of these things was acknowl-
edged at the time. 1t was evident that
some little group OF serious drinkers
were spoffIng us. and using srchy as a
neg TO hang their practical wit upon.
we had no bird to feed the insects to.
and we did not dare or care to encour-
age the spread OF the pastime by nOtic-
ing II in print We sent Archy into the
silence for a few weeks. hoping that
when he emerged again the Cockroach
Shower would have ceased.
But we received last week a pedes-
TRAN statue Of Archy. which. because
of its artistic excellence. We are obliged
to notIce-and acknowledge. Ii is by
Mrs Helena Smith Dayton. and repre-
sents Archy as we ourself have always
in,o s,ined him TO be-a bit Of the scholar,
,,itb the scholars stoop; a bit OF the
nadant the highbrow. determined to mix
with Iowbrows. on terms of eqlRlity-a
sunerior insect, resolutely democratic for
The moment because OF what he might
Iearn-a distinctly literary creature.
reaching out to life for literary purposes
only. and interested in nothing not sus-
centible OF being ground into grist in
tho literary nlll-HOl d CoChiOdCn TedCn-
ing M into art from Jife. but a cock
zach consciously condescending to life
ord Leaning toward it from the pedestal
~ srt-a bug being vulgar now and then
Nth an effort and solely for the sake
~ capturing the franchise Of the ma
Jorities-a supercilious cockroach. hid
;nc his superciliouseness under the af-
rectatIon OF being NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NTH Ali sorts and conditions OF men-a
CIV scurryang among the lower classes.
.n'caIIed. for the purpose OF reporting
Men amusingly to his particular Glen
taIo--a rers Hbre bard with $4,000 year
tncorre from-his parents who writes about
a. masses for his uncles-a creature
an{ovIng his freedom from convention
oirnost as something disreputable-a
snob Of a cockroach. bound to be COM
go, or die. And yet. because OF his
80 snobbishness. literary and other
lice essentially human. And 1t Is so
,hat Archy's Sculptress has seen him
"a she has conveyed I'm the Statue
let Archy is altogether innocent of an
osScptiaI knowledge of himself; he
sinks sincerely that he is seeing life
trnu, the under side. whereas he brings
60 The examination Of the under side
his literary preconceptions and predju-
IIcss- DON MARQUIS.