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The Washington times., 1918-03-14
BLIND GIRL LEARNS
MUSIC BY USE OF
PERFORATEDPAPER

BOSTON, March 14-Boston pos
sesses a musical marvel in the per
son of Odie Burke. a charming and
gifted young woman who has been
afflicted with blindness since her
sixth year.
In talents. in intelligence. in ap-
pearance. in manner. Miss Burke Is
far above the average girl OF her age
facts which, in view OF her great
handicap, bespeak a lofty nature.
Miss Burke has always shown mark
ed musical ability. though you must
not think" says she. that a person
who can't see is just naturally blest
with superfine perceptions. The Keen
ness OF my memory, the senses or
touch and hearing ar6 matters OF
concentration and development.
This young artist writes and reads
music by means OF what Is known
as the Braille system which she
learned while at school in the Perkins
Institute of Boston.
Equipped with a little piece or per
forated steel. a sheet OF paper, and
sort Of small stiletto. she takes down
all heF- pieces pl ulCldAloh-
ming her finger tips lightly over the
perforated paper. she plays with the
right hand the melody as she has re-
corded II. Once or twice is enough TO
fix 1t in her memory and her knowl-
edge OF music Is such that she can
then readily supply the other parts
according to the character OF the mel
ody.
Miss Burke Is a good pianist and
has composed some pleasing songs and
things for violin. but It is as a violin
list that she has elected to take her
place In professional life. Already
she has had much popular success
in vaudeville throughout New Eng
land. but she has now returned to
serious study under Vaughn Hamil-
ton of the New England Conservatory.
To her teacher she is q source of deep
interest. with her wonderful mem
ory, her hne left hand and her good
ear" he claims. "she should do big
things one day"
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
OUR NATIONAL HYMN
SUNG in SPANISH

Some where in New York there Is
a little church whose one peculiar
charm is a congregation OF some
twenty-five Spanish speaking people
Cubans, South Americans, Central
Americans. and SpsnIards-who gath
er every Sunday TO worship in their
own way which is individual, and
in their tongue. which Is charming.
After the benediction OF the priest.
a vested chorister. accompanied by
two diminutive assistants, solemnly
and tremendously brings in an
American flag. This is held high up
where all can see IT, and out OF the
throats OF twenty-five or more Span
ish speaking foreigners rise the notes
OF America" But instead OF the
familiar my Country, tits OF thee"
come words of softer accent and
stranger sound. For instead OF sing
Ing in English this tiny congrega-
tion sings our hymn in the Language
which has meaning to them. At the
end OF the song the flag is carried
out at the head OF the recessionsl.
This marks the close OF the service.
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
QUAINT OLDBARREL
ORGAN SOON TO Be
THING OF THEPAST

There a barrel organ csroling way
down a golden street.
In the city when the sun sinks low"
ANYBODY who has read that truly
wonderful masterpiece Of Alfred
Moves. will feel a wrench al the news
that the old barrel organ. the kind
that the curIy-haired. black eyed son
~ the south wears picturcsqu"ly
sIung across his shoulder iS going.
going Iust as surely as time viii
wear out those few that are now in
existence For. old Joseph Mollnari.
Of New York, the last OF that tribe,
which is even more select than the
Mohicans, has stopped his work Of
bringing tunefuI life into the cold
sides OF bright brass cylinders. He
has closed his little shop and with a
wave Of his hand and a touch OF his
hat. he has fled. Nobody knows
where. nobody can tell where. but
he has left numbers of hearts DESC
late.
Within a few years. all the old
barreI organs with their queer little
monkeys which we now occasionally
hear and at which We sometimes
stop and smile whimsiCally, will be-
gin to wheeze and crack and sigh.
aud the Hitting tunes of thesturninE
crank will be no more. The sight
OF a monkey in a red cap csperinG
about at the end Of chain Will be
obsolete aud the species viii lose its
glamour for us. For monkey with
out grinder and an organ. and a
barrel organ at that. has as much
right TO be seen and enjoyed as
Punch without his affertionste Judy.
IL Is true We shall SttlI have with
us the big piano organs which are
pulled around on wheels but they are
as much part OF the adventure
some life OF strolling troubadour
as an automobile is a part OF cara
van in the desert Of Sahara
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
WILL PARADE PARIS
SINGING LA MARSELLAISE

A pleasant surprise is in store for
the French when American troops
parade the Champs Elysees singing
La Marseillaise" with almost as
much fervor and in almost as good
French as the Parisian would him.
self.
This, said Henri Beaugard. Young
Mems Christian Association song
leader for the Washington war work
district, is what he is hoping TO do
with the Americans soldiers voice.
"Ons thing our civilian population
can do to help along the spirit and
the morale of our army; that Is, learn
to sing the songs our men are sing
ing. said Beaugard.
singing is the one sure cure for
the crouch. Mine is an interesting
work, and lam glad I am to have a
part in helping to make a singing
army out of the American forces GO
ing to France" he said.
Mr.. Beaugard addressed the Arts
Club about his work Sunday. He was
scheduled to give four songs, but en-
cores were demanded until he had
sung sixteen.
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
PIANOS
At a Bargain
Before Inventory

Beautiful nstruments-some slightly used-some second
handsome merely Shopwom. These are Players and
Pianos taken in exchange Chckerng Grands and Repro
ducng Pianos and represent in some cases less than one
half original cost
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
SPAIN AND ITALY
EACH CLAIM TO
HAVE HOLY GRAIL

Now that the whole opera world
stands in the sign OF "Parsifal," and
hence the sign of the Grail. the ques,
ton again has been raised, Where Is
the geunins Grail? The Italians
claim that IT Is the emeraldlike Orien-
tai glass vessel that belongs to the
treasures of the Cathedral OF Genoa.
that It belongs to them, having been
in the Cathedral OF Valencia for near
ly 500 years, since 1928. The Journal
des Debats is quoted by the Musical
Standard a. giving the following de-
tails:
1t is q hemispherical vessel. seven
inches high. OF an Oriental agate, the
chief color of which In emerald. but
which, according to the light, varies
to purple. The Grail was a present
of Alfonso V the Magnanimous, King
of AraEon: and one OF his predeces-
sors, Martin, is said to have received
the precious cup thirty years before
from the monks of the cloister OF San
Juan de la Pena, who had 1t in their
keeping. The Latin document pre-
senting II 10 dated september 70.
1899, and declares expressly that It
Is that chalice which our Lord Jesus
Christ hailowed at the Last Supper
with His precious blood"
The legend claims that this cup OF
the Grail was brought to Huesca by
St Lorenzo, the deacon OF Pope Six
tus, at the time OF the Valentinian
prosecutions. In order that II might
not be desecrated on the approach OF
the Arabs, the Spaniards are said 10
have taken II 20 San Juan de Ia Pena,
the inaccessible fortified monastery in
the widest part of the Pyrenees of
AraRon. In this monastery, where
the kings of Navarro were buried and
the Crusaders were dedicated, and
where many Christians sought refuge
from the prosecutions of the heather.
the Grail is said to have been used
at the mass
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
"ENCLSH AS She Is
WROTE"-BY SINGERS

At the time they were producing
Damrosch's "Cyrano" told you how
Amato learned his part in English by
having some one read it TO him whils
he copied ii down as the sounds
would be in Italian. ] see by the pa
pers that our friend Caruso has been
mastering The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" in the same way, and this Is
what he wrote down:
80 seiken iu sic bal dhI dCns erli laiI
Wat so praudi nj held at dhi tuau-
laits last glimnin?"
You never would think that thi,
was Caruso's way OF reporting:
"Oh! say can you see
BY the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilights last gleaming?
The New York Times publishes the
facsimile OF Caruso's original. to show
how he learned IL.
DO not. however, get the idea thai
Caruso does not understand English
or speak II well. But that 10 the way
the artists have to learn II, 30 as to
get what they hope will he the cor
rect pronunciation."-"M In
Musical America
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
FIRST AMERICAN
ORCHESTRA HAD
BIRTH IN BOSTON
or the first American orchestra, q

or the first American orchestra, q
writer in THE Etude" says:
Many OF the pioneers OF American
music were of foreign birth. yet some
Of them lived so long in America and
became so thoroughly identified with
American music that they may al
most be regarded as natives or this
country. Perhaps the most impor-
tRnt of these semi-Americans was
Gottlieb Graupner, who founded the
first permanent American orchestra.
Gottlieb Graupner was a HRnoveri-
an by birth, and was for time the
oboeist in a regiment in that little
German kingdom. He seems to have
been a rolling stone and migrated
10 London. where he was member
Of the large orchestra which Manager
Salomon gathered together to play
the new symphonies OF Haydn, in
1871 and lTe4. Soon after this he
crossed the ocean and tried to settle
In Prince Edwards Island. but found
the musical field SO unpromising there
that he soon set out for Charleston.
s. C, where there was considerable
musical activity in the early days.
Here he married p vocalist.
Together with his young wife, he
made a new start in Boston. where
The Washington times., 1918-03-14

After many months Of waiting we have
finally received a shipment of these beau
tiful Pianos in Mahogany, Oak or Ebo-
nized cases, and we invite your most criti-
cal trial and comparison.
The Washington times., 1918-03-14
soUsA's NEW MARCH.

Lieutenant Sousa, Z. S. N, on leave
at his home at Port Washington,
l.. l., will return to his cantonment
with a newly completed march to be
named for the shipbuilders' drive.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
a. ENEMY PLANES
BROUGHT DOWN BY
ITALIAN B|RDMEN


Paris, June 1&.-Nnety-tw Aus
divisions of infantry and Twelve of
cavalry, have been hurled mo the
greatest battle that Italy hats yet
fought, according to an official AN
nouncement at Rome, received there
through the Hayas agency seventy
one of these divisions have already
been identified.
The forces engaged comprise three
fourths of the whole Austrian army
and the choicest troops under the
command of Field Marshal Boroevic.
CThe number of men in an Austrian
division is not exactly known, but the
number of divisions engaged would in
dicato that approximately 100000
Austrian soldiers have been thrown
into the battle)
Papers found on officers show that
after forcing the passage of the Piave,
the first days objective was the Tre-
viso- Monte Belluna railroad. In two
days of fighting the enemy columns
had succeeded only in realizing the
minimum assigned for the firs, day
according to the official note issued at
Rome.
But one single allied aviator has
been lost during the Austrian often
sive, while forty-four enemy machines
have been brought down.
"In artillery and airpanes Austria
Is using all her available resources,
says the official note. Not less than
$500 cannon of all calibcrs have been
brought into action. Three AustrO-
Hungarian armies under comm and of
Field Marshal Boroevic are engaged
in fighting desperately with enormous
military means. Ordered to advance
at any cost without thought of blood
sacrifices the Austro- Hungarian reg
iments readily obey. Thousands of
corpses strew the battlefield overlook
ing the mountainous Italian sector and
accumulate along the Piave but the
objectivcs which the enemy was 10
reach are yet far away"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
TRINIDAD POLICE
HOLD SUSPECT IN
K. c. MURDER CASE
'sr so-r,". JOURNAL srse,.,. tsAs.o w,-,l

Trinidad, Colo, June 18.--Confront-
ed today with the charge of having
lured to his death Joseph Morino, a
wealthy pawnbrokor, In rooming
house m Kansas City on May "a, last,
a woman who gave her name when
arrested as Mrs. Frank J. Vanders,
admitted that she was i'm Kansas City
at the time of the alleged murder and
while there went by the name of Mat
tie howard, under which name she
was sought, by Kansas City officers.
she said she had assumed the name OF
Matte Howard because she had left
her husband, Frank Vanders, and did
not want him to know where she was
Her identification and arrest wer
brought about by "A local restaurs
keeper who, on April A. Cashed q
check for her made out to NJ lie
Howard. Having heard of the MJr.ue
case and the part tho woman va az
legged to have played in it, he rsroa
nized her when he saw her Is $40
street here last Sunday and ar e6
the police TO keep her unde' ,ut ail-
lance Mrs Yanders and Fr ub a0h
alias Frank Thomas. wer .e1
at Ration, n. NJ. Monday TAi an
brought here. They will aere
pending the arrival of ~ ON
Kansas City, fugitiv or
their detention having This
afternoon upon instiu the
Kansas City authorities
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
ARMY OFFICERS TRAILED;
HIS ARREST FOLLOWS

washington. June 1S.-The trail oil
the governments pursuit OF illegal
profiteers on war contracts today leo
TO the arrest in New Yok of Lieut.
lanes C. Staley, a reserve army OF
ficer, on a charge of accepting money
from the True Fit Raincoat company
of New York, for a contract Whlch
he promised to secure.
Tho arrest was made by department
of Justice agents who had tollo"eu
the officer during his inspection OF
tbe pIant of the raincoat company
whose proprietors acted in co-opera-
tion with the government to detect the
fraud.
Members of congress today com
r,anted that one contributing cause
NJ the contingent fee system is that
nroducers. particularly those with
small plants which cannot afford 10
maintain permanent representatives
in Washington, find difficulty IN
making connections with the right
government officers in charge OF
contracting for articles they manu- l.
facture. To remedy this confused SIT.
uation in Washington, a ,numper ol
chambers of commerce or manuiac-
turers' interests have maintained
common agents in Washington to Keep
them informed of war needs and 10
facilitate the presentation of their
bids. This system is considered en-
tirely legal and proper, officials ex-
planned.
In congressional circles 1t was free
ly charged today that the war de-
partment's system of secret contracts
might be largely responsible for the
situation now developed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
GERMAN SUB AND
CREW DESTROYED
OFF j. s. COAST

LAY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL te.sro War,

lay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL tthsto wtsEl
An Atlantic Port, June ia Ger
man submarine and its entire crew
was destroyed by an American sub
mcrsibIe off the Virginia coast sever
.al days ago, according to report
brought here today by passengers
aboard an American steamship. Of
lieers Of the vessel clalmed to have
been told the story of the submarine
combat by members of the victorious
American undersea boats crew.
The American liner had put into
the mouth of Chesapeake bay for
shelter in response to submarine
warnings and there anchored near
an American submarine tender along
side which was moored the undersea
craft which was taking on provisions
and fuel, officers of the vessel stated.
An interchange of wireless messages
followed in which the submarine crew
Is reported to have told of its vie
tory.
Tho t-boat was sighted while the
American craft was patrolling with
only her pcriscope visible. according
to the story the American skipper
is alleged to have told When within
range torpedo was released and
twenty seconds later microphones
recorded a terrific explosion, he was
quoted as saying. Rising to the sur
face the American submarine circled
about on the lookout for survivors,
but oil coming to the surface was
the only trace found of the Vanduish
ed raider narrators of the story said
they had been told
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
Boosting of Number Of Men in
Sea Forces Authorized, but
Scheme to Create New
Ranks Is Voted Down,
MUCH LOBBYING DONE,
REPRESENTATIVES SAY
Wire-puIIing Engaged in by
Those Who Are in Favor Of
Handing Out PIumS to
Rocking Chair Soldiers

Washington, June 1S.-Pcrmanent
increase of the navy personnel from
$1,000 to 131,4S5 men was voted to-
day by the house during considera-
tion of senate amendments to the
$l,600,000 naval appropriation bill,
but the proposal to create the rank
of lieutenant general for the marine
corps e0mmandant and of major gem
cral for the corps staff officers was
disapproved 73 to A.
Spirited debate preceded the re-
lection Of the Senate's marine corps
amendment Representative Butler of
Pennsylvania, republican, whose son
is colonel in the corps, said propa-
ganda had been conducted to cause
the promotions. while Representative
Heating of Colorado, democrat,
charged that Major General Barnett,
the corps commandant, started a
campaign for the new law as soon as
the naval bill was sent to the senate,
in spite of Secretary Daniels known
opposition to the amendment,
Lobby by Men Concerned.
1.-The amendment, in effect is to
give the rank of lieutenant general
to a man who never was under hre.
so far as the records show," declared
Mr.. Keating. There has been a lobby
by men directly concerned in this
amendment strong enough to war
rant the president to order court
martial.
ut is not the men who are going
over the top in France who are ask
ING for This saaenstn6ct, aal IN IA
Vor of giving the men who are doing
the fighting recognition before giving.
it to these rocking chair soldiers,
General Barnett, who was specta-
tor in the house gallery during most
of the debate, was defended by Rep
resentatives Flood of Virginia, demo,
crat, and Britten of Illinois, and
Meeker of Missouri, republican.
Mr.. Flood denied that the general
had pleaded with any member OF
congress for a measure that would
benefit him." while Mr.. Britten SAID
the general had not sought personal
promotion, but increased rank for the
men under him.
Daniels Defends Barnett.
Secretary Daniels also came to the
defense of General Barnett. In a
statement tonight ne said the general
"is a very able officer; has been most
efficient in his position as command
mt of the corps and served through
the Boxer trouble and other places
where only brave men were TO be
found "a
Mr.. Daniels added that he had not
heard of any propaganda being CIR
culated by the marine corps In sup
port of the senate amendment.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
4 ARRESTED FOR
STEALING PLANS
AND BLUE PRINTS
tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ls.seo w,.s,

New York, June 1S.-Three men
and woman were taken IN custody
today and accused Of stealing from
munitions plants throughout the
country plans and blue prints valu.
able to the American and allied gov
ernments. They are charged with
violating the espionage act.
Gus l.. Lindquist, draughtsman;
Leo Burt, a stationary engineer, and
Franz Strohmier, said to be an enemy
alien, were the names of the three
men given by the authorities.
Government officials would not
identify the woman.
Lindqust Is reported to have said
he was. going to Mexico to sell his
booty to German agents According
to the authorities, both Lindquist and
Burt admit the thefts, which, 1t was
said, covered period of -four years.
The prisoners admitted they had
made working drawings of the
Browning heavy machine gun, French
'airplane motors, airplane parts, gun
sights and time fuses. They offered
no explanation of their possession OF
virtually all the important parts OF
a Browning gun.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
MORRISON GOES TO
WESTERN DIVISION

Washington. June 1S.--Maj. Gen,
John F. Morrison today assumed COM
mand of the western department with
headquarters at San Francisco, sue
ceeding Mai Cen Charles G.. Treat.
recently detailed for duty in Italy.
General Morrison's assignment will be
made permanent.
This was the post to which Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood was ordered
when he was detached from his dvts-
til 500 has been accumulated, after
which 81 month must be withheld.
The entire fund will be returned to
the immigrant when he leaves the
country. -.a-. 80 ..,--s,,-.y
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
MORINO FOUND SIAtN ~
A DOWNTOWN SpAFs IN

Kansas City, Mo, Ju l-- eph
Morino. wealthy diamoH1 lro IN
connection with whose dcafa % uan
believed by the polio e. ~ Mrs.
Frank ]. Vanders is SeN , III
Trinidad, Colo, with ~ ~ las,
was found slain in a do i't Hn er,-
ment' the morning of tay asst.
Diamonds said to hav ae4a brth
more than $4,000 were va ad-
dition TO q sum of iuapes lie was
known to have carried ls ta nad
been caused by blows tlstt CO he'd
his skull.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
ENEMY PATROL IS
ANN|H|LATED BY
YANKEE GUNNERS


With the American Army Forces on
the Marne, June Is (by the Associated
press. )--Several German patrols
which attempted last night to ap-
proach the American lines in the
Marine sector were smashed by the
accuracy of the American machine
gun fire. one German patrol was al
most wiped out
Two German prisoners who, after
escaping from detention camp loo
miles to the rear OF the American
front six days ago, wandered through
woods and bushes and swan rivers
in the night time, were captured last
night in the American lines. The pris-
oners said they had Travelled with
comparative ease until they ap-
preached American territory, where
il became so hot that they could not
GROSS tn the German lines.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
Hindenburg Is a
Physical Wreck
In O. Sanitdrium

tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LGAsrp ~irrl
Geneva, June 1S.---The Tribune
saws II learns from a reliable
source that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg is suffering from an
acute nervous disease, that his
mental capacity is much AFFECT
ed and that he is confined in
private sanitarium. The news
paper adds that Hndenburg took
no responsible part in the recent
offensive on the western front
the work being chiefly done by
General Ludendorff.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
steamer Fights C-boats

An Atlantic Port, June 1S.--Mem-
bers of the crew of an American
steamship arriving here today re-
ported an engagement with a German
submarine off the Virginia Capes
yesterday in which the ships naval
Igunners made a clean hit and either
sunk the undersea craft or disabled
her. The American vessel was not
damaged.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
Ieavc for italian Front.

.ome, June l8.--ColoneIs Elbert ..
p rsons and Clarence p Franklin ana
,eut. Adolfo Caruso of the American
.rmy ambulance service, have left tor
the Italian front, where they viii De
received by the king. Afterward the
officers will lead their commands into
the fighting zone.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-19
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver, Colo. June 1S.-For New
Mexico "Wednesday and Thursday
partly cloudy; somewhat warmer
Wednesday.