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The Washington times., 1918-09-05
SEATTLE TEACHERS
LOSE THEIR STUDIOS

SEATTLE, Sept 6.-Music in Seattle
has received a great setback by the
leasing of the Fischer studio building
for a term OF twenty years to a we'll
known hotel and apartment house
man. The building is to be remodelsd
and used as an apartment house.
The building was erected five years
ago a. a cost OF S225 900, especially to
accommodate the musicians of the
city, and the tragedy of the situation
is that the sixty or more teachers
of voice, piano. and violin occupying
the building are practically homeless.
Only one other building IN the city,
Chickering Hall. is given over to mu-
sic studios, and this building is en-
tirely filled.
There is no building in Seattle at
present which can accommodate them,
and under present conditions it may
be impossible to have a building con-
structed for them. The cid Holyoke
building, which housed the music
teachers OF the city for many years
and was popularity known as The
Madhouse," il not available. as 1t is
now a loft building.
Doubtless many musicians will leave
the city unless something Is done to
relieve the situation
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
GOTTL|EB IS NAMED
TO CAMP UPTON

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Jacques L.
Gottlieb, director of the East Side
House Settlement Music School. has
been appointed an accredited repre-
sentative of the Jewish Welfare
Board, U. S. Army and Navy. Mr..
Gottlieb will soon assume his du-
ties as recreational secretary at Camp
Upton, n. Y. where he will cooper
ate with the Y. NJ. c. A, the Knights
of Columbus, the Fosdick Commits
sion, the Red Cross. and other au-
thorized agencies in camps and can
comments.
Mr.. Gottlieb has been affiliated with
the East Side House Settlement Music
School since January, 1914, and will
terminate his connections with that
institution at the close OF the summer
session, May 16
Mr.. Gottlieb will be glad to hear
from musical and dramtic artists who
can ind time to perform at Camp Up
ton or. elsewhere for the troops.
They should address jacques L Gott-
lieb. cara OF ]. w. B., Camp Upton,
N. Y, or care OF National Headquar-
ters, Jewish Welfare Board, 149
Fifth avenue, New York city.
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
SAVINGS STAMPS
ADMIT TO CONCERT

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. "a unique
method of raising war funds was ad-
opted by the committee having
charge of the meeting at the Moore
Thester. No admission was char
thrift stamps sold at the door en-
titled one to a seat and a war saw
ing stamp to a reserved seat The
announcement that the soloist would
be Theo Karle, now Theo Karle John
ston. OF the United States army. filled
the auditorium and $4,000 was real
lied from the sale of stamps.
Camp Lewis Is to have eight mill
tary bands, including five bands for
the Thirteenth Division, one for the
First Infantry, one for the Forty
fourth Infantry. and the Depot Bril-
gade band. the latter organization
having nifty members. Newly drafted
musicians coming to the camp are
f. C. Hally, cornet soloist, and F. w.
Warnake, instructor OF music in the
Oakland, Cal. public schools.
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
COMMUNITY SINGS
AROUSEREAD|NG


d. : READING, Pa, Sept 5.-Prcbably
no city in tho East b so awake as
, regards community singing a. this
Dutch" capital. The
tAegressivs Reading Herald for sew
esrsI weeks has issued editorials on
f1eommunity singing and has bewailed
Ssthe fact that less musical centers
!; than this have produced successful
~sing-songs."
ii 1t took somS~nttle time to arouse
fADur musical folk, probably because of
I the very strong German element in
this city and county. However. things
have changed and the musicians
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
Band Concert

TONIGHT AT 1850 O'CLOCK AT Me-
MILAN PARK BIT THE MARINE
BAND.
WALTER ?. SMITH. Second Leader.
March. The Path Of Glory woods
Overture. Raymond" ThomAs
Mosaic. The Vieeroy' ..Hsr0ert
Trombone Solo. Celeste Aida. Verdi
Musician r. Z. Clark.
Novelty. ''Indianola" Henry
waltz. Ny Queen" .Co01s
Medley. Songs Of the Old FoIkS' -LAhs
Grand March, The London Scot
tisn -.-......-....--... .HafDe8
The Star-Spangied Banner
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
GLEN ECHO OPEN SUNDAY

In response to hundreds Of WIN
ten and oral requests from patrons q
Glen Echo Park, Manager Sehloss ha
postponed the day Of the closing q
the popular resort from SaturdAD
night until Sunday night All IL
amusements will be In full opera
ton on the closing day with the -
ception of the dancing pavilion
The Washington times., 1918-09-05

have organized and now NO are en-
joying community singing every
evening.
powerful Liberty chorus has been
organized and we also have volun-
teer instrumentalists from ali our
local orchestras and bands.
Several OF the nearby county towns
have besought their services aid two
or three evenings a week they are
taken by automobile to these locali-
ties. and at all times they stir the
hearts and voices OF the different COM
munities. Until lately, all forms OF
entertainment on the Sabbath have
been forbidden by the local authori-
ties, but they have opened wide the
doors to our community singing, so
that each Sunday evening we nave an
audience of from 10000 to $4,000
assemble on the famous Penn Com
mon and they sing, and sing, until
darkness and tired tbrosts call a halt
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
POLITICIAN ENDS LIFE

TAMPA, Fla. Sept &c. B. Rey-
nolds, si1ty-two. prominent in Florida
Republican circles, and for eight
years postmaster here under Presi-
dent Mckinley, committed sui
eide in Plant Park. Reynolds was
born in Bucyrus. Ohio. He came to
Florida from Ohio forty-six years ago.
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
WIFE MAKES GRENADES

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept. 5.-While
her husband. Robert Hawk, IS train
ing in q technical school at Indian
apoIs for service with the Ameri-
can forces abroad, Mrs Hawk is
working In q munition factory in In
dianapolis testing hand grenades to
be used by the Americans.
Hawk was formerly employed on
the State Register as a linotypist.
Several efforts to enter the Eervice
proved fruitless because of his light
weight After reaching camp sew
eral times and being sent back for
some cause he was finally accepted
for training at the Indianapolis army
school
The Washington times., 1918-09-05

Let the noise of quarters and dol
lars pouring into the U. s. Treasury
announce to 'he world that This eoun-
try Is united. Buy War Savings
stamps.
Send your money "oyer the top" with
PershtnE. Buy War Savings Stamps.
The Washington times., 1918-09-05

Let the noise Of quarters GnA -
tar- pouring izto the q. 8. Trea5
announce 10 tie world that this eSa
try a. united. buy War sGVan9
Stamps.
The Washington times., 1918-09-05

Want TO Start S0methinEH Well.
Secure Some War Savings SfanpsI
they win Surely Speed the Wars Sue
ceaAful Suhaidenoe.
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
MUSIC SHOULD
BEGIN AT HOME

Music like charity should begin at
foundation OF community music This
Is the conclusion reached by DR..
Thomas Taper, the music lecturer
and editor, after q careful study OF
family and community music, with All
their possibilities and limitations
He believes that only so much OF
community music can be called real
as involves active participation oy
the community residents in the pro-
duction OF music. Mere listening to
q chorus or orchestra, no matter how
we'll backed financially by the local
people, cannot come under that head.
True community music Is always
beneficial, awakening as IL does great
masses OF people to their artistic pos
sibilities, their power to give pleas
ure to others. and the Joy of learning
how to express themselves better ana
better.
New Blood Necessary.
Yet the community chorus often
tends to become institutional, hide
bound, and unprogressive., The COM
munity orchestra all too frequently
becomes static in membership. The
reason is" says Dr. Taper, that
these organizations are not able TO
rely sufficiently on an ever-reneWing
crop OF young enthusiasts with tastes
and talents developed at home.
Home is the place, he emphasizes,
where individual skill is attained and
where the power is acquired by
singers and players for taking effect
i've part in a community chorus or a
community orchestra
The stream OF community music,
therefore, can flow steady and strong
and "get somewhere" only when con-
stantly fed by innumerable tributaries
OF family music.
Developing Family Music
DR.. Tapper's chief contention, as
he outlines his views, is that every
family should understand what music
possibilities 1t possesses To begin
with in nearly every home there Is
q musical instrument of some sort,
and there are always present the
singing voices OF the members OF the
household. The question is, then,
how to get the best result frop the
materials at hand.
Here DR.. Taper offers q number
of suggestions. He advises, for in
SldhCCs NoA SN@N~NN--
photograph records and player-piano
rolls, and insists that lists should be
drawn up of the best, as has been
done often in the case OF books. TAX
ing up the question OF providing the
children of the house with a rich
musical foundation for later enjoy
ment, he shows that this necessitates
training in the art OF listening. En-
semble playing by the members OF
the family, the making up OF pro-
grams for birthdays and holidays, the
study Of the stories of great com
posers and their works as part OF
the family lore-all these and many
other topics he discusses; and each.
he points out, is an important ele-
ment in the soil from which good
community music will naturally
spring.
Stamp OF Approval
Uncle Sam is very, very serious and
has even issued a bulletin about 1t.
The issuance of this bulletin places
the Federal Governments stamp OF
approval on the community music
movement which is sweeping the
country, and shows that the Wash
ington authorities are lined up be-
hind the theory, Let the nation
sing. and 1t will become united and
victorious"
The Washington times., 1918-09-05
Scores Of oTEaniEations.

Pennsylvania now has scores OF or
Eanizations for music in connection
with the State council Of national
defense.
oregon has published q song book
of its own.
Florida has . State music director.
under the women's committee OF the
Council of National Defense
New Jersey also has State music
director,
organization for music as yet, reports
that singing formed part OF the
programs of the sixty county war
conferences held in the State during
August
Many ehoruses are organized al
Tennessee has held its first com
munity sing.
Massachusetts, Is interested and is
at work.
The chief function of State music
director is largely executive. He Is
to pick out leaders for the various
choruses, preferring for this Tale peo-
pie who have real leadership. people
with dynamic personalities who can
hold the chorus together. sEe then
tabulates the results of the choruses
throughout the State and follows up
the work OF the separate organiza-
tons
In the plan Of the Council OF Ma
tional Defense, 1t is desired so to
present the import OF the liberty
chorus idea that the units will not
be a moments "hare-up." out will
become a stable music development
of the States and therefore OF the
nation
The Washington times., 1918-09-05

being ready to help patriotic meet
ings. etc
They have found that singing
'tones-up" . meeting Of this sort.
Then. too, the -Sing" attracts .
broader audience. bringing the whole
families together TO hear one mem
Der OF that family take part In some
special feature of the program. The
event becomes q nucleus for the
uniting of all factions In town,
who might otherwise not feel prompt
ed to attend q lecture on the many
subjects that are just now vital 10
the winning of the war. An educa-
tional talk Is broader In Its reach
before such an audience.
Wisconsin frst developed its com
munity choruses under Mr.. Dykema
Now Mr. Gordon Is In charge there.
One report from this STATE says that
there are now 139 musical organiza-
lions there; another more recent
statement puts the number at $50.
Idaho has q state musical direc-
tor. Liberty choruses were being
organized there last spring. with
view to helping the speaking cam
paigns. At the Idaho war confer
ence at Boise, q representative OF the
Council of National Defense, who
went from the office here, orough:
back the report that the difference
in meetings where there was musi-
cal organization was, something ex-
traordinary. One could feel the pull
together" as he put IT; there was
more spirit in the assembly.
The Washington times., 1918-09-05

A Bullying war chest will help make
n short war. Help bulge IL. Buy
War Savings Stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-20
CH|[TON VERY
 THRIVING COUNTY
Wheat Harvest Satis. factory = Graphite and Other Industrial Activ- ities in Clanton
 Section

Clanton, May 19-(Special.)- early Alabama. and specially in Chiffon county is the yield more than was anticipated W. H. Conway, the Chiffon county farm demonstrator, brought to Clanton a bum de of wheat that showed some rust, but this rust was only on blades" and had not reached the stem" in any instance, and MT Conway said that in an auto- mobile trip over a good portion of the county he found the conditions about as shown on the bundle" he exhibited.
 MT. Dudley Collins, Chiffon county tax collector, cut his wheat on Wedntsday Thursday and Friday, and reports that he is satisfied with the yield. The same degree of contentment was expressed by several wheat growers.
 Corn is doing we'll Recent rams, which fell after farmers had succeeded in getting tout of the grass" were or immense benefit. Uncle Henry Roberts farm adjoins Clanton, and with his son and a little hired help, says that his corn crop is in splendid shape. Une.e Henry is just IS years old, and a civil war veteran, and he says, T can't fight. but I can help to make stuff that VII! aid our boys over there in stopping the Germans"
 This same sentiment, and this same industrious spirit is manifested and prac- ticed by Judge Gullege another 75-yeaf- old Confederate veteran, who owns 8 farm adjoining Clanton on the south. Judge CulleGge lost a leg in Virginia, near Drewry's Bluff. during the civii war He too, cannot fight now, but he can and does boss (and work some) in order to help President Wilson Win the war These instances are written in or der to acquaint the people as to tne kind of men, real men, there are in tins section of Alabama.
 The llrpentine industry in this section, especially the 1900 acres of pine land worked by the Mobile Turpentine com pany, with "big bunch of convicts, has been and is yet doing an immense business.
 Grapnte in large quantities is con- tinually shipped over the Louisville and Nashville railroad from Verbena and Mountain Creek stations to concerns Tn eastern cities and to points designated by government agents.
 Thirteen miles from Clanton on the east is the Alabama Power companys plant, and the superintendent is author ity for the statement that conditions there are in fine shape and as long as the Coose river continues to flow and furnish power to make the wheels go around" that the industrial plants anu the people of Birmingham and neighbor- ing cities shall have light and power.
 Sawmiils all over this section are run ming on full, time and the big plant at Lomax With private railroad built to the pine lands belong to the company, of which there are TOO acres. is Cutting up timber into suitable dimension re- quirements for government use.
 With these advantages and cattle and hogs plentiful this section. of Alabama IS in healthy condition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-20

Gulfport. Miss, May 19.-(Special) )-This and other resort cites on the Gulf-vo Mexico are after the Jackson highway extension. The meeting held in Moplie looking to the extension of the Jackson highway from Meridian to the Mississlp J. pi coast via Mobile was largely attended by coast people. The Jackson highway. it is realized, would be an important adjunct to the coast and should be se- cured if it is possible to do so Accord ing to an announcement sent out from Mobile q few days ago, all that is in the way af the extension is short stretch of roa1 between Meridian and Noble that needs rebuilding. Outside of that the road for the entire distance between Meridian and the coast is already in req sonably good, usable condition. The coast link has been made specially usa- ble by the construction of the road and bridge between the two Pascagoulas.
 The Jackson highway originates on the great lakes and would doubtless be the means cf bringing thousands of automo- piles to the coast during the winter months. It is worth going after, and t is hoped the coast section will be strongly enough represented at the meeting to take definite action on the proposition tomorrow.
 Those who have attended from Gulfpor. and Harrison county were: Mayor Foote, Supervisors Reeves and Baton. and W. H. Bonslog. Representative Genin, who is agitating the movement for bridge across Bay of St. Louis, was there from Hancock county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-20
Industrial Activities
 Steadily Increase

Columbus, Ga, May 19.-The Indus trial Index says in it's issue for the week just ended:
 Industrial activity in the southeast is increasing at a notabel rate. While the larger developments are the results ot war conditions and needs, there is marked multiplication of smaller indus tries that help to swell the prosperity of their sections and of the southeast as whole. There is diversification m manufactures as well as in agriculture. For instance, equipment is to be installed at cement plant near Birmingham, for method being in successful use elsewhere in the country. Shale at the Alabama plant will serve the double purposes of furnishing the material for foundations for great structures and for many other kinds of building operations and also will produce fertilizer for the soil. There are many instances of diversification in manufactures, especially in connection with agricultural products. Improvements are to be made and additions built to the plant of the Tampa ooch cOinPdlly, IdIlpd, ld., at d CoSt of s25O,00O.
 "A shpbuilding contract at Savannah is to build an electric railway to con- next it's plant with a line from the city.
 "A si00,000 bridge and structural steel company has been organized in Atlanta.
 Farmers in the Oconee river valley in Georgia have organized a company to operated boat line on that river.
 An ice factory will be established at Florence. and $5o,O0O ice and cold stor- age plant at Hattiesburg. Miss.
 "A lumber manufacturing company has been incorporated at Fort Lauderdaie, Fla.
 Among the items of construction work to be done, as reported this week, are: Apartment houses, Atlanta and De- catur, Ga. church building, West Palm Beach, Fla; freight depot, Miami. Fla; dormitory, $1,100000, Rock Hill, S. C.; hospital building, St. Augustine, Fla; hotel buildings, Miami, Fla; roads, St. Johns county, Florida; school buildings, Atlanta, Ga.; Bibb county Georgia, ana Jefferson county, Alabama; theatre building, Augusta, Ga.
 "Construction contracts have been awarded as follows:
 Buildings and piers for the war de-
 partment, about $25,000,000 Charleston, S.. C.; church buildings LaGrange. Ga. and Leesville, S. C.; factory building ad- dition, Jacksonville, Fla; laundry build ing, LaGrange, Ga; roads, Etowah county, Alabama; school buildings Ma con- Ga, and Opelika, Ala; warehouses. Atlanta and Charleston, s. e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-20
THE HUM OF INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH
Steel Operators United For
 Patriotic Enterprise, But
 OutputNeeds Stimulating

the production of clean ore and coal, and the volume of slate and dirt which goes through the coke ovens end the blast furnaces of the district and which requires additional limestone to Aux It and additional coke to fuse it, is decreas- ing the production of pig iron and lii creasing that of slag.
 Many of the miners are indifferent. on account of their high wages, as 10 working continuously, and many others, of course, have accepted the call of their country and have gone into military service. Men are sscarce, and the eff ciency of those remaining in some cases is reduced.
 Tn addition to this, the pirating ot labor is a serious interference. There IS hardly an industrial operation in this dls- trict that is not daily attacked by labor agents trying to take men away to other places The contractors, particularly the DuPont people, are building for the gov ernment nitrate or powder plants on the cost plus" system and offering any wages that may be necessary to take men away from existing employments, and | submit that this system should be sternly controlled by the government, as every man taken from one job to another at the expense of the government is adding to cost at both ends and decreasing etfi- ~ASAASS O~ hiiC udtiOli WOEh dS d WnOlO
 T wrote to the President of the United States some months ago, respectfully suggesting that 250,00O German prisoners be brought to this country from Europe and put to work in the mines, either coal or ore (preferably nongaseous mines). This policy would have the three-fold effect of ministering to the supply of raw material for the govern ment of saving the ocean tonnage re- quired to carry their food across the At lantic and protecting by their presence our transports returning empty from the other side.
 ''Our gas coal supply for the gas pro- ducers is interfered with by priority or ders from the fuel administration 1n favor of railroads, steamship and domes- tic consumption.
 we find it impossible, in view of these difficulties as to ore, coal and labor, to make any present increase in output or even to maintain our normal figures We are taking such steps as appear feasible to alleviate the situation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-20
LUMBER CONDITIONS
Interest in Southern Pine Market
 Cut-Over Lands

Except for demand for some items slackening slightly after very heavy spring trade which caused many or der files to become loaded, there has been very little change recently in the southern pine market in the Shreveport. territory, according to the American Lumberman The southern pine dealers have every reason to feel satisfied with the general situa- tion, for the market continues steady, with prices holding firm and indica- tions pointing to splendid trading all the year. Still more advances in prices also seem imminent, owing to the extraordinary call for some items and the scarcity at mills
 It is estimated that the output of the mills generally is still consider ably less than normal probably 25 per cent, although some saW 30 per cent. This is due to the shortage of labor which seems to be affecting all mills, seriously crippling some of them.
 Compared with a few weeks ago, the transportation situation is lit tie unfavorable, with indications that another car shortage is developing, Only about half the requirements are reported on one or two lines of this territory, with box cars growing more or less scarce on practically all lines, Flat ears for loading timbers are also becoming very scarce. Many cars are being demanded for transportating the rotate crop, which is unprecedentedly large this year, and other perishable articles. and this is causing more or less inconvenience to lumber mills, which must wait till perishables are moved.
 One of the strongest things in the southern pine market is dimension, which in all items and lengths is quoted at $250 above the list, except 16-foot lengths, which are bringing $1 higher, very altitudinous figure. The demand has caused dimensions to be- come scarce, and there is difficulty in