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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-26

FOR ALDERMAN WARD 2
H. H. Abrams is hereby nominated
for eletcion as Alderman for Ward
2, and is pledged to abide the rules of
the Democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

Mathews, Bowman, Miss Warbell,
 Misses Edna Hill Alice McGowan and
 Ella McGowan.
 i Jefferson County Bank Building-Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux, chairman, assisted. by
 Misses Camille Chalifoux, Marion Guar
 dian, Gladus Guardian, and others. 1 Five Points-Mrs. P. T. Dunkerly, chair
 man, assisted by Mrs. J. Lynch, Miss
 Mable Lallande, and others. Ensley-Mrs. J. l.. Hillike, assisted by Mesdames Cutler. Cassidy, Mausen, Swy- gert McDermott, Wickham, Keenan, Searson and Misses Marie Mcclure, Helen Armstrong, Cecelia Cain, Mary Lemont, Agnes Swygert, Elizabeth Grady, May Vallely, Bridget Hannigan, Mamie Sulli-
 van, Mamie Flynn.
 Pratt City-Miss Elizabeth Lynch, chairman, assisted by committee. Bessemer-Mss Mary Colpack, assisted by committee.
 Loven1an, Joseph & Loeb. Woolworth's
 Blacks. Plumlee Drug Store-Mrs. Holm
 Antwine, chairman, assisted by Mes danes Henry Murphey, O. w. Colgan, Barnhart. Ellen Collins, Tom o'Neal Liehty, Calmbash, Jim O'Rourke. Joe
 Halter, Jack Kranebuhl, Grillon, w. c. McGrail, Jack Theilman, O'Brien, Misses Winifred Gibb. Mamie Halter, Lillian Antwine, Mrs. Westfall and Mrs Fowler. First National Bank Corner-Mrs Mansfield Lathen1, chairman assisted by Mrs. l.. B. Bramlage, Mrs w. A. Porter
 Mrs. c. F. Edwards, Mrs. Fallon l OByrne, and Misses Mary Griffin Johns
 Ercelle Coyle, Ethel Burger, Merle Mar tin.
 Saks', Adams Drug Store, and Pizitz' Corners-Mrs. Arthur c. Granville, chair man, assisted by Mesdames A. Goehegar,
 Al Lawrence, Cabe Marshall, Rohe Khiel- haus, Mathews and Platte, and Misses Marcella Coyle, Angel McCafferty, Har- riet bowman, Mary Lee Broderick Kath- erine O'Rourke, Mary McGregor, Mar garet Haylow, Mary Haylow, Mable Plat
 ten, Ora Garfield, Price, Celestine Craw- ford and Mable Burke
 Empire Corner-Mrs. Oscar R. Hund- ley, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Frank F. OBrien, Mrs. F. T. Dunkerly, Mrs. c. J.. Sharpe, Mrs. Chapel Cory, Mrs. Mary
 Boshwitz, Mrs. w.. c. Kilgore, and Mrs
 Katie Dunn. Misses Katherine Kilgore, Margaret Davis Hundley, and Mollie Dowd.
 Mrs. T. w. o'Byrne and Mrs. Court ney Shropshire will preside at the head quarters, for distribution of the flags. which will be established in the store of MT. John w. O'Neil, on Second avenue near Twenty-frst street.
 Mrs. Frank J. White. who is president
 of the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent ue Hdul, when aSSoclaIlon mas the Flag
 Day sale in charge, will remain at the American Trust bank all day to receive
 reports of the sales.
 There will be a play given by the teen age of the Sunday school of the East Birmingham Methodist church this even ing at the Cunningham schol auditorium entitled, Hearts and Diamonds" Mrs M. M. Newton will direct the affair and the funds received will be used for the Methodist parsonage of that church.
 The following programme will be given this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Star hall, when Miss Marian Best piano pupils
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will give a recital: Amelia Abelson, the Grand Parade, B flat major, the Ghost in the Chimney, A minor, Skating, Fl major (Kullak); Jeannette Epler, Prog ress c major (Burgmulle) the Hopper Toad A minor QI. l.. Cramn; Alice Abelson, Undismayed, D major (Gulitt; Leone Bowers, the Limpid Stream, C. major CBurgmuller); Mary Alice Epler the Clock, c major (Florence Maxim); i; Ballade c minor Burgmuller); Illus tration of the Faelten System, Alice Abel son, At Play (transposed to any major key), (GurlitD; Jeanette Epler, Arabes- que (transposed to any minor key), Burgmuller); Virginia Albert. Boating on the Pond, G major (Sartorio); Emma Dyer Blair, Elves at Play, E flat major QHeller); the Fountain, c major (Bohm); Frances Abelson, Columbine, G major Delahaye): Farrie Blair. Remembrance, A flat major CHeller); Etude de Style, c major (Ravina); Lydia Mays, Little Bird, D minor, Butterfly, A major t-rieg); Louise Cosby, Scherzo D flat major (SchuberD; Album Leaf, D flat major (Scholtz) Pas des Amphores, flat ma jor (Chaminade).
 The Older Teen Age Boys of the Third Presbyterian church will give an enter tainment in the basement of the church this evening at o'clock.
 The programme will feature Living Songs in Living Pictures"
 The proceeds are to be devoted to a fund for building an annex for the use of the Teen Age Boys.
 Mrs. Warren Lewis will entertain the members of the Friday luncheon club today at her home on South Seventeenth street.
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Club Meeting Today

The Study Circle will meet this after noon with Mrs. c. s. Scott at her home on Highland avenue at\ 8 o'clock. The Edgewood club will meet this after noon with Mrs. E. M. Duncan at her home on Madison avenue
 The Highland Book club will meet this morning with Mrs. w. D. Smith at her home at Graymont.
 The Cadmean Circle will meet today with Mrs. Going.
 The Quest club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Pettus.
 The Caxton club will meet this after noon with Mrs. Phillips.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Rosamond. The Cresendo club will meet with Mrs. William Roberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16
WATER REPORT IS
 EXPECTED TODAY
Will Pave Way for Possible Purchase of Plant in Birmingham by
 the City

Commissioner James Weatherly has been advised that the preliminary re- port of Nicholas s. Hill of New York has been mailed but it had not been received last night.
 This report will pave the way for the possible absorption of the Birmingham Waterworks company by the city. The report of MT. Hill will contain his est- mates of how much the plant is worth At the same time the waterworks com pany has notified Commissioner Wealth erly that it will file it's own estimates.
 If possible the two parties will en- deavor to reach an agreement as to the price which the waterworKs company would accept to turn it over to the city
 Following the receipt of the two re- ports, MT. Weatherly will study them and it is probable that a conference will be called early next week. The value of the company's holdings is estimated be- tween $4,O00,0O0 and $5,0O0,OO0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16
An Artist Must Lif Himself Abope Technical Considerations and Interpret Through the Mind
 Soul and Heart" Says Young MischQ Eln1dn
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

M RsMAS ss i. bordering s essl0'as op 'ns 0VS wee sma age of 26; he comes from a long line of illustrous musical an- cestors. his forefathers being among the greatest musical geniuses of Russia where he was born; all except his father and there the generations decided 10 make a nice little skip.
 If I should ever be married and be fortunate enough to have children Mischa Elman says, with merry little twinkle in his eye, T fancy they wouldn't be musical; perhaps that generation would be skipped"
 You only have to talk to Mischa Elman to realize that he is a musical genius; his eyes sparkle with divine sort or fire, as if constantly seeing things in his imagination. His hair isn't worn in the orthodox style affected by so many mu- sical celebrities, but cut short like any other young fellow of his age that you meet in drawing room or ballroom. He isn't the nervous kind with tapering fingers always working as if they were lingering the keys but he has chubby,
 
 rest of his makeup perfectly; and he isn't melancholy and he doesn't brood over life's problems, thank heaven which is so often characteristic of musical geniuses
 But he is wholesome, normal (very nor nal for a genius). and when he's talking about his adored violin, his 'Strad,' which belonged to the great Joachim at one time, and of how he loves it, he does it in very unimpassioned way, but with great emphasis, with great originality of expression, which perhaps accounts for tfe fact that he is often considered bit ''untraditional,,s musically.
 When I mentioned this to MT. Elnan in the delightful little conversation I had with him yesterday, he said:
 Who is there to determine what tradi tion is, after all? Who is there to make this or that, what we call 'traditional?' By what right or what authority is it so designated3 Personally, I believe that every musical artist should be given abundant opportunity to express individ- uality. An artist plays as he feels, not as somebody else has felt a composition. Modernity has invested the artist of to- day with different personality from what an artist possessed a century ago. It is the times and the customs and the temperament-they change just as styles change in everything else"
 There is one thing that I insist upon and I believe that the public also insists upon (unconsciously perhaps), and that is that an interpretation must not go outside the frame of the picture Two artists may play the same composition in ways peculiarly individual to each and yet if they keep within the frame. that very contrast of Style may bring enjoyment in both instances, whereas if tradition were slavishly observed, only one or perhaps neither would please"
 Sometime ago." Mir. Elman continued, I went through what might be called a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

There was a time when Wagner was considered too modern, and yet of all his operas, Die Meistersinger' is to my mind nearest the perfect ideal. Tristan and Isolde is apt to over- stimulate the emotions. Melanie Kurt, the renowned dramatic soprano, disclosed greatness to me of an order not frequently met and for pure enjoyment, the singing of Giovanni Martinelli was absolutely un- equaled; from Caruso I learned things I could never learn from any other artist for no other artist can sing better than Caruso sings, and no other artist could sing as he sings. Amato's art I regard as a fine example of the highly indi- vidual"
 And as to pianists and your fellow violinists?' I inquired.
 Josef Hoffmann's piano playing virtu- ally satisfies me- said MT. Elman while another impressive pianist is Godowsky; he is wonderfully plastic and musical elasticity is one of the potent forces. Gabrilowitsch impressed me by his spontaneity, and the exquisite touch of Harold Bauer showed me tonal colors I shall never forget, Of violinists- Yasaye is the one artist upon whom everybody agrees; he is a supreme mas- ter of the violin. Kreisler needs no comment, more than to say that every body knows what he can do. Zmbalist is an excellent artist. All these impress sionistic elements have fused and a new viewpoint of musical interpretation has been made clear to me and have gained tremendously in knowledge of music other than that written for the violin. Especially in my composition work have gained knowledge from study of per- formers as well as composers, and these have opened for me 8 new array of sounds materially broadeninug my mu- sical horizon.''
 And. are you playing any novelties anything especially moden?" I asked.
 Perhaps the most modern thing I've dcne is the Vogrich Concerto" said MT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

musical making-over. I had found myself attending recitals and concerts whenever the chance came, always in a critical frame of mind, common to most profess sional musicians. Each note I heard, each phrase, any single composition, was weighed and analysed with my analytical faculties attuned to their highest pitch. Suddenly I found myself listening to pro- grammes in a very different frame of mind; I began to enjoy works that I had never enjoyed before; perhaps I can put 1t more clearly by saying that listened as one of each audience rather than as Mischa Elman, the yiolinist. I became the humble student trying to gain as much as I could from g. common contact of the world surrounding me, and from this obtained an invaluable artistic aid, when l discovered that the artist pleases or displeases his public according as the sum of his endeavor is either positive or negative. From that moment [ de- termined with a deep earnestness to make my art more serious than before, knowing that the public cannot beSex- pected to have an intimate acquaiptance with ever phrase, so that it is necessary to attain interpretation which in its completeness will convey a message to our hearers which they can at once feel and comprehend
 ''As look back upon the many musical computations" said Mr. Elman, that I heard during that musical making over, as I term it, I believe the work that exerted the greatest influence over me Was the performance of Brahms second symphony, as played by the Bos- ton symphony. I'm not unmindful that Brahms is heavy, but the first movement of the majectic work seemed so truly inspiring and yet at the same time no composer is more romantic than Brahms.
 Ffdelio, as sung at the Metropolitan dpera, enables me to grasp something I had not previously understood in this masterpiece of Beethoven's, with it's purity of style which seemed to fairly cry aloud for appreciation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16
GETTING TOGETHER
 FOR HEALTH WORK
Officials Specially Interested Just Now in Keeping Stag
 nant Pools Drained

A coordination of the departments of the city was discussed yesterday after noon when President George B. Ward, City Health Officer Dr. F. F. Harrington, Assistant City Health Officer Dr. J. M. Lowrey, C. A. Burson, Commissioner J. R. Hornady and City Engineer Julian Kendrick met.
 The entire health situation was talked over by the commissioners and officials One of the matters discussed was how stagnant pools might be drained and how the engineering department might CO., operate in the health work.
 The health department is planning a health campaign. Commissioner Hornady hopes to complete his campaign for the elimination of dry close<s before the hot weather comes, and has other health measures that are now pending.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

Miss Eugenia Wilkinson, who Is at tending college in the east, is at home, spending a few days with her parents pr. and Mrs. D. L. Wilkinson, at Nor wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16
CIVIC BODY IS
 AFTER MEMBERS

Plans for the membership campaign to be instituted at an early date will be made at meeting of the Birmingham Civic association this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
 Secretary J. B. Babb believes that the membership can be raised to 2000, and he will put his temporary plans for effecting this result before the meeting this after noon
 Immediately preceding the general meeting, the board of directors will meet to pass on several questions of impor- tance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

Mrs. R. A. Mullen, who has spent the past few weeks in New York, has re- turned home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

March Brings Out UnsightIy Spots.
 How to Remove Easily.
 The woman with tender skin dreads March because it is likely to cover her face with ugly freckles. No matter how thick her veil. the sun and winds have strong tendency to make her freckle.
 Fortunately for her peace of mind. the pre- ser p ton, othine-double strength, makes it possible for even those most susceptible to freckles to keep their slxiry clear and white. No matter how stubborn a case of freckles you have. the double strength othine should remove them.
 Get an ounce from your druggist and banish the freckles. Money back if it fails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. A. B. Loveman, who has been i'll at St. Vincents hospital for the past week, is improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

Exports to this country from Bradford. England in 1916, amounted to $14,5S6,669, a decrease of s5.s4s, ,9O6 from the exports of the previous year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

Elman," which is tremendously big thing-of course only done with orchestra Oh, yes-I enjoy playing the modern classics as well as the older ones; there are some very striking compositions many-which deserve recognition"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-16

Mrs A. B. Loveman, who has been i'll at St. Vincents hospital for the past week, is improving.
 Mrs. R. A. Mullen, who has spent the past few weeks in New York, has re- turned home.
 Miss Eugenia Wilkinson, who Is at tending college in the east, is at home, spending a few days with her parents Dr. and Mrs. D. L. Wilkinson, at Nor wood
 MT and Mrs. w. M Stringfelow of Blowing Rock have been spending few days in the city, guests at the Selwyn hotel, en route home to "The Rock, :" after visit to Birmingham. The home of MT. and Mrs. Stringfellow at Blowing Rock is one of the most beautiful and to be found in the mountains in this state and it is famed for its charming hospitality. They had as their guest at the Selwyn Monday, Mrs. Bessie Alexander Patterson. MT. and Mrs. stringfellow will leave today for the ountains.-Charlotte Observer.
 Mrs. A. B. Tanner, who has been the charming guest of MT. and Mrs. James Muslin in Thomas Circle for several days
  Northport for a few days before return iBg to Birmingham.-Tusc News
 
 Mrs George B. Rattermann and daugh- ters, Misses Florence and Pyrle, will leave soon for Chicago to join MT. Ratter- mann and Miss Dorothy Rattermann, where they will make their future home. Mrs. John E. Knox and Miss Carrie Knox. who have been the guest of Mir and Mrs. Frank Nelson, Jr., have re- turned to their home in Anniston.
 Mrs. Grant Atkinson is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Little, in Annis- ton.
 Friends of Mrs. Leo Oberdorfer will regret to learn that she is i'll.
 Mrs Emma Sparkman is i'll in the city at a local infrmary, where she recently underwent an operation for appendicitis.
 
 Mrs Harry Dunn of Montgomery is the guest of her sister. Mrs. James E. Strong.
 Mrs. II. J. Willingham of Florence is the guest of Mrs. John Cain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21
SUFFRAGE BANNERS
AGAIN TORN down
Silent sentineIs Twice Put
Up Screed Crowd OBJ
jects To.
. By Associated Pr.ss)

WASHINGTON, June 21-The per.
sistency of suffrage sentinels at the
White House in hosting banners
bearing inscriptions interpreted as
being Unreasonable" eliminated in an
anti suffrage demonstration there to.
day when a crowd Of nearly 1000 per.
sons tore down the banner for a sec.
ond time.
The inscription on, the banner today
was the same as that one displayed
yesterday accusing President Wilson
and Elihu Root Of "deceiving Russia"
in saying the United States is a de-
mocracy and pleading with the Rus
sian mission to demand the enfran-
chisement Of women in the United
States.
The banner was in front Of the
White House gate only for a few min.
utes and the crowd that collected
was not large. A man passing in an
auto about the time the sentinels
brought it from their headquarters,
stopped his car, walked over, tore
part Of 1t. OF and resumed his jour.
ney refusing to give his name,
A few minutes later after the crowd
had grown a little and after few
shouts of traitor" man who gave
his name as George B. Montgomery Of
Richmond, Va, walked over and tore
the remainder Of the banner from
its frame. After the last shred Of can
vas had been removed the police who
watched the proceedings without in.
.terfering disp; ersed the crowd.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21
LOCAL GHAUTAUQUA
SEASON IS OPENED
Program This Year Prom
ises Rare Treat for
Fairmont People

Hundreds of Fairmont people MED
themselves to Third street and Fair
mont avenue this afternoon where is
pitched the big tent of the Chau:auqua
which is for seven days to give Fair
mont perhaps such a treat as she has
not had for many years.
The first performance was scheduled
for $3.50 O'Clock and as that nour ap.
preached the tent was well filled for
the initial performance and IOnlghts
audience is expected to be even larger.
Chautauqua Superintendent B. r
Young arrived here yesterday with his
student crew and the day and portion
of the night was spent in erecting the
tent and placing the fixtures in place
ready for the opening.
Such attractions as the light opera
Dorothy" by company of 25 people,
Ralph Dunbar's White Hussar Singing
Band, Ralph Bingham, the great fun
maker, the Killarney Girls, the Chi
nese Mark Twain and opie Reed, the
famous novelist, will feature the
weeks programs.
While large number of season
tickets have been disposed of yet there
are still tickets which can be procured,
and It is urged that all public spirited
citizens will get behind the movement
and purchase several Of these tickets.
Patriotic Day will be observed, prob
ably tomorrow. A splendid program is
promised for tonight's entertainment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21
SELLS SUGAR At
So PER HUNDRED
Collects One Dollar on Each
Order but Never De-
livers Goods.

A woman who says her laEle is Mrs.
Rees. who claims to reside on High
land avenue in Bellyiew, has been IT
EdgenoEt and vicinity taking orders
for sugar, stating to her customers
that she is the agent for the Arbuckle
Company. Mrs. Rees has been selling
sugar at six dollars per hundre1
pounds, which at the present tine is
several cents less than tie wholesale
price.
Residents of Edgemont state that
she has been taking orders IN that
vicinity for at least one month and is
going a good business. With every
order for one hundred pounds she col
lects one dollar, the remaining to b.
paid upon the delivery of tie sugar.
As 1t is an unusual thing for the
Arbuckle Company to sell its goods
through agents. the case was reported
to the company, whereupcn telegram
was sent back stating that they had
no agent in this section and that they
knew nothing OF what was taking
place.
These who have given orders and
paid the one dollar in advance have
received the following receipt:
Paid Out. :. Sugar 81
MRS. REFS, Hamilton Avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21
Much Money Was Pledged
After Six O'clock Last
Evening.
WORKERS WERE TIRELESS
Success Of Campaign Means
Y. w. Branch Very
Soon.

With a final grand squirt between
the hours OF 6 O'Clock and 10 o'clock
last night the biggest campaign FOR
funds in the history Of the city came
to a successful close. At 5 o'clock las
evening the campaign lacked $l,S77.5O
of the necessary amount to make 1t a
success and the committee after a
brief consultation went out and en-
Gagged for about three hours in the
hardest work OF the entire campaign,
retur.! ling at 10 O'Clock with S2S,S2s.1e'
$3,S25.75 more than the necessary
amount.
This means that the Y. u. C. A. and
the Red Cross will not be able to send
in their contributions 10 the national
headquarters and that the long-talked
Of Yclng Woman's department in the
Y. NJ. C. A. is to become reality. The
workers deserve great credit for their
untiring zeal in behalf Of The cause for
which they were enlisted and it is
large die TO their efforts that Fair
mont is able to take her place in the
front ranks Of the cities that count in
national affairs. The standing of the
teams for she third days work and
for the campaign was as follows:
Team NO. / = Har icy, chairman;
bird dav. II ,141: total, $2.027.25.
Team No. 2 = Martin, chairman;
third day, s627; total, $1,622.25.
Team No. 8 = Wiegel, chairman;
third day, s926.5O; total, $2,29S.75.
Team No. Mrs: SmytI, chairman:
third day, $685.; total, S5,412.
Team A - Pryor. chairman; third
day, S577; total, S1.5s0.25.
Team B = Barnes, chairman; third
day. S15775; total, 1914.
Team = Broomfeld, chairman;
third day, 1884; total, S1,63O25.
Team D MISS Fleming, ,chaifmani
third day, S4,579.75; total, 1901.
Grand total, s23,S25.75.