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New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Jersey City
Active in Music
By Edward S. Breck

Acting Presidett Musicians Society Of Jersey Ciy
The prospects for Ed active musical
season 1878 in Jersey City seem ex-
ceptionally bright at tbs time, as, in
deed, they do in most OF the large cities
of the United States. With the Allies
winning on all fronts and with the end
of the war in sight, although by no
means near, the public knows better
what is to be expected and what ar
rangements to make for the winter.
Through lack of organization and on
account CT certain amount of hys-
terra, the musical activities of Jersey
City were very much curtaiied last sea-
SON. The Community Choral Society,
which made such great strides during
its first season under the conductor
ship of Edward S. Breck, was forced to
abandon rehearsals early in the sea-
SON on account of scarcity of coal to
heat the public schools in the evening.
Indications are that the Community
Chorus will be able to reorganize this
season and continue its work which
started so auspiciously.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Cello Voices
Love and Grief
by Hans Kronold

In speaking of the cello it may be
interesting to music lovers to know
that this exquisitely toned instrument
is made on the Same general model
and principles rs tho violin, but with
certain notifications.
Relatively to the pitch it 10 made
smaller than the violin, because If it
were SO constructed as to have the
same relation TO the pitch as the vio-
lin it would not only have an over
powe ring tone but would be unmanage1
able from it's size.
1t is claimed that the earliest speci-
mems Of violins were made in the mid
die OF the sixteenth century. and thu
Tietfenbruckers, German family, are
credited with being the inventors.
They were famous lutte makers in We
netia and Lombardy.
The tenor violin, in compass II fifth
lower than the treble violin, preceded
the latter, and from existing speci-
mems we know that the bass violin,
now termed the violoncello, with q tun-
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Accompanying Now
An Essential Art
By Grace Anderson

The art Of accompanying is no longer
q non-essential. The singer, the viblin-
ist, the 'cellist, in fact, the player CT
nearly every instrument requires the
accompaniment of piano or orchestra.
1t must, therefore, be considered seri-
ously as an art per Sc, able to stand
alone on its merits or demerits.
The critic Ernest Newman. raises
the question Us to whether there is
such person existing as q ''perfect
accompanist." Probably not; but IL
there is absolute perfection to be found
the modest accompanist would be the
last one TO claim it for himself.
/ say modest" accompanist, because
that admirable trait has been forced
on him and made his own through
long years of neglect and gnominy.
Now he is beginning to come into his
own and to be considered q being
worthy of notice and even Of discus
sion. But there was time when ac-
companying was scarcely recognized as
an art. 1t was ct best an accomplish
mcnt suitable to the sweet girl gradu-
ate.
Even now one looks in vain for more
than small word of praise doled out
by the critics. Columns are written
about the SO DIST, but the accompanist,
on whose shoulders rest so per cent Of
the success or failure of n concert or
recital, scarcely a word!
Since the advent of the modern
French and Russian music, where the
voice is practically an accompaniment
to the piano part, both the critic and
public have found that this form of art
is no longer in the class of the "aso
ran"-and now, as Newman says, "the
perfect aocompanist, could we evolve
hlm-.would be very nearly our ideal
musician"
To reach this ideal necessarily re-
Quires years of patient study and work
on the part of the musician. He must
acquire as thorough a know edge as
possible of violin, cello and vocal liter
ature; he must know the style of each
composer, must hear the operas fire.
quently and have at least some knowl-
edge of English. French and Italian.
Nor must he be satisfied with the
technical side of his art. He must
grasp at one and the same time the
desire of the composer and the inter-
probation Of the soloist for whom he
plays, and then blend these with his
own ideas and version of the piece
He should not be merely s.shadows
of the soloist, but have originality Of
style and be able to stamp his own con-
ceptiDn of the composition on his
hearers.
How and where is the average pianist
to acquire all this? No matter how
God given may be his talent, he needs
some one to start him on the right
track, so that valuable time may not be
lost in preparing for his work. Let us
hope that department devoted ex-
ciusively to students of accompanying
may be a feature Of the *sNational Con.
serwatory of Music and Art" now
under discussion in Congress.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Violinist Presents
Music to Children

lsolde Menges's movement to prov;da
Tree concerts of the best in music, for
PUBLIC school children has been sue
cessful- During the past season she
gave eighty children's free concerts.
MISS Menges carries out her propa-
ganda by demonstrating to education
at'sts. Wherever she goes to fulfil
engagements her personal representa-
tive arranges for free dhildren's
concert at p. M, SO that when the
children come out Of school they gather
IN Ae largest auditorium available and
listen to children's programme of
violin literature presented by the fa
nous young English violinist. Miss
Menges makes her programme informal
and intersperses it with explanations
of the philosophy of music. She also
gives the children mental pictures of
the pieces she plays. The children, the
school teachers and members of the
school boards are everywhere elated
Win the success of the idea. and it will
not be long before a definite policy will
be adopted by many of the school au- ~
shorltles to provlue regular children's
free concerts
TO popularize the movement among
artists and to secure their good viii
and cooperation Miss Menges is arrang-
ing "a chiidren's musical week" in the
State OF New York next season. During
the week there will be six children's
concerts. The women's musical clubs.
normal schools, as we'll as concert man.
ayers and others, are cooperating in
every way to make The children's frea
concerts popular success.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Whistlers Trained
in Western School
BY Agnes Woodward

Some nine years ago very pro-
gressivr and original y0ung woman
established in Los Angeles. Cal,
novel and unique institution called the
California School Of Artistic Whis-
Ting Miss Woodward, It's founder and
director. says herself now lxlthough
with smileso, thst the undertaking YVES
discouraged by every one. Il was
thought neither practical nor feasible.
However. with the one aim in view,
she persisted until now she enjoys the
reward her efforts have accomplished.
The merit of her work and the prOxni-
nence Of the school have become
known throughout nearly every sec
tion of the United States. Among ad-
vanced pupils are many professional
whistlers who have entered the con-
cert field, are in vaudeville, or are on
Chautauqua and lyceum platforms.
and who have received fiattering COM
ments on their work.
Not only is whistling tnught, but
bird limitations as we'll.
Recognizing in the human whistle q
similarity TO the bird notes, Miss
Woodward spent weeks in the moan-
talns and country amid the natural
habitat of these little feathered
songsters. acquiring their many trills
and MARBLES, which she has reproduced
and adapted to musical selections
These embellishments enhance the
work and prove great delight to
audiences.
Appropriate names which she has
coined to illustrate these bird figures
are many and varied. A few are mere
given: Trills, yodels, chirps, re-
verses. hcwies whips. cries, whit-chas.
hedalas, cudalces, lup-ees, thrup-ees,
qulttas, qul,chaquias, etc kegu ar
musical embellishments are also used,
such as mordents, turns, etc. and In
atdltlop many bird notes and tioures
are> used, produced entirely by whis-
alMg certain words, for example:
Chicago" (the UaIifor7q w "
quaiD, "Bob White" (the Eastern and
M id Wcs qua =,
"Teakettle," Theatre" ;" "Who-are- -you,n
etc; (notes of the mocking plrdJ.
The study is most fascinating and
devotees of this unique art are not
confined alone to the young people, but
lncludee those Of more mature years.
In 1909, at the Land Show Beautiful
OF america, at which the large musical
attractions included Creatore's Band.
Thomas Taylor Drili's singing chorus
OF five hundred and the whistling
chorus, Miss Woodward was presented
with & gold medal "in appreciation of
her excellent services" "Scenic Amer
lca" comments thus on this affair.
onc OF the most attractive features of
the Land Show Beautiful of America
held in our .ty was the whistling chorus
OF o forty young ladies, organized and
dfaned by Miss Agnes Woodward,
Artistic Whistling. Miss woodward had
ner chorus we'll in hand, conducting
1t @nd her orchestra in a most
charming manner. The ensemble work
was exceptionally we'll done, the attacks
clear cut and decisive, the figures bird
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

like, and the many little novelties in
troduced proving great delight to the
audience"
AS member OF the War Saving Con-
cert Bureau of Southern California,
Miss Woodward is constantly furnish
ing whistlers for Red Cross benefits
and larger affairs.
Out of the eighty students enrolled
forty are available for concerts and
entertainments. Whistling duets, trios.
quartets, sextets and the unique
chorus of forty .whistlers add novelty
to many a programme
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

Gallo cannot be nxcelicd by the most
beautiful voice.
If 'ceilsts would recognize the fact
that the cello is voice and il they
would therefore play on it singing mel
greatly hasten thc ncpu1arity of t7is
instrument, and in this way would make
Il successful career much easier. I'm
fortunately ambition runs away with
them and they play compositions which
would be guitsd For the plane or violin.
but fail to produce the intended effect
On the Cello.
In spite OF it's great mission in the
orchestra and IN chamber music. the
cello is u solo instrument to be reck-
Cned with.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

ing an octave below the tenor violin,
appeared very shortly afterward.
The main characteristic Of the cello
is its long and varied register. 1t ia
capable of expressing with beautiful
tonal effect the different human voices.
In its lower register it has the rich
volume of a bass voice. On its G and
d strings it rivals the most resonant
barytone voice; then it produces the
1ster q light, clear soprano.
These qualities make the cello the
most popular of instruments with all
great composers.
Wagner's scores as we'll as Verdi'e
IN IN fact nearly every opera score, are
filled with solo passages for this in
strument. No other instrument is as
capable OF expressing love and ro-
nance and sorrow.
Symphonies and chamber music can
hardly be conceived without the ro-
mantle and tragic element brought
into them by the sonorous tones of
this exquisite instrument.
Unfortunately the cello is often
brought into wrong light when COM
poscrs who do not play the instru-
ment write technical exercises for it.
while the cello is capable Of great
technical display. composers often
write technical figures for it, forget
ting that the instrument has so MANY
different voice qualities and that in
quick changes in registers the instru-
ment suffers in its tonal effect as ths
strength Of the tone varies in each
register.
Thus some of the most Important
passages are covered by the orchestral
accompanlment, particularly in con-
certos. While the artist actually
plays e:sery note in concerto the
tonal effect is lost.
In slow movements that is not the
cama,,,. case 1or wnlle every register is not
almost above any accompaniment l.
If therefore in the sustained melody
where the cello excels and rightly de-
serves the name of "lzing of instru-
ments"
But there is another characteristic
about the tone of the cello in tech
meal work, and that is the humor
%hich ;'a. 1t IS capable of expressing
feet of the perpetual motion of a snin-
nlng wheel or the dancing of fairies.
The ony weakness Of the instrn-
mtnt, therefore. is evident in fast 4
passages as IN concerto. Ncverthe- |
less, the Cello literature is rich in CON
ccItos written by the greatest masters.
=, 5Among these are Haydn, Duport, Raft.
M q. Me.oique, Linddncr, Davidotf, Lalo, Saint
Saens, Dvorak and D'A'hart. There ire
cello sonatas also by Mozart, Beetho
Yen, yen, CHOPIN. Menuelssohn, Branms,
Rubinstein, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff
and many others.
The most effective writers for the
cello and those who have done most
toward It's establishment as the most
,opular CT Instruments are writer's like
oervais and Pepper. These men under
'tood the instrument to such an extent
nat, no matter how great and compli-
:ated the technical demands made in
heir works, the characteristic of the
Instrument stands out and the tonal
meet is absolutely unimpaired.
AT church services. with ORGAN tho
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18

An educational institution in turning out
which the people of Sonora take ceent work in that ne The
Just commendabe pride carpentry and cabinet making
is the school at Hermoso departments presented fn
which has established specimens OF the work produced
the initiative of Gen. P Elias The printing office and bool
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18
ACCIDENT WHICH
is SHROUOED
IN MYSTERY
SERGEANT is STRUCK
BY AN AUTO AT NIGHT
RumOred He Has Since Died
VerificatiOn of the Facts
Was Impossible.

There is a report that Satur-
day night a sergeant of the 35th
Infantry was hit by an automo-
bile and seriously injured or kill
ed. The Oasis has made every
effort to get an account of the
tragedy, as have several others,
but at the time of closing the
forms, at A a. M, it has been ut
terly impossible to get any ac-
count of the affair, or any state
ment in connection herewith,
for the accuracy of which this
newspaper would be willing to
vouch. The whole affair seems
involved in an impenetrable mys-
terry. Telephone calls remain un-
answered, or where they are an
swered the party at the other
end of the line seems in profound
ignorance of any occurrence of
the nature described.
The story as told is that an
automobile running in the
night struck the man. AS quick
ly as possible the chauffeur
stopped his machine and backed
up to the point where he was hit,
expecting to find the man had
been run over. But no one Wa
found in the road. Then it was
suggested that an examination
be made of the machine, which
was done, and the soldier was
found lying upon the radiator
snN7l~c Gus.
The foregoing is all that The
Oasis has been able to learn in
the matter. The name of the
sergeant was unknown to our in
formant. A name has been
give as being that of the chauf-
feur of the machine, but there
has been no success attendant
upon the effort of this newspa-
per to verify the report.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18
GREAT DRIVE ON ITALIAN
FRONT At A S9ANDST[LL..
CANNOT BREAK THROUGH
Beaten in Mountains, Enemy HurIs His
Forces With RedoubIed Fury Against
Allies Along the Piave, but Without
Making Aopreciable Gains

ROME June to points this front, the report
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18

in Los Angeles, and mother,
Mrs. ]. A. Saxon, county super
intendent of schools; two broth
ers, Harry J. and Alfred E. Sa:,-
on, residing in the county; two
sisters-Mrs. P. ]. Muench,
whose husband is in the state
land department at Phoenix,
and Mrs. Josephine Smith, No
gales; and an uncle, Wesley Full
ler.
Mrs. Saxon had been on a visit
to her son but a short TINA &c
returning about a fortnight
since.
The funeral will be held and
interment take place IN Los Az
geles.
The many friends of the Sa
on family will heartily symps-
thize with them in their loss.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18
ROBERT E. SAXON DEAL
Former NOgales Boy Passes
Away in Los Angeles, Cal,
Yesterday Morning.

Word was received in Nogales
Yesterday afternoon that Rob
ert E. Saxon, well known in tn.
city, died in Los Angeles about
II a. m. yesterday.
Mr.. Saxon had been in failing
health for some time, and his
demise was not unexpected. He
was Nogales boy, having been
brought up in Santa Cruz coun-
ty, and practically all of his rel
atives reside here.
He leaves a wife, who resides
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18
INSURANCE PAID
FOR SCHOOL
BUILDING
THIRD ARBITRATOR
SPLITS DIFFERENCE
But the Contract for Repairs
Appears to Be Hung Up
for Some Time.

Nogales school district will be
paid $7,789.94 by the insurance
companies in compensation for
the damage to the grade school
building by the fire last month.
That figure was arrived at by
the three arbitrators who were
selected to estimate the loss.
The representative of the insur-
ance companies was Mr.. Yarnell
of Los Angeles, and the school
board named B. P. Greenwood
as their representative.
These two. were about 1000
apart, and could not agree on a
figure. So they named David
Shelter as the third arbitrator,
and he finally settled the con-
troversy by splitting the differ
ence."
!. However, that does not seem
to have placed the board5in posi-
tion to let the contract for re-
pairs. The figures of the con-
tractors who submitted bids
were about $4,000 or $4,000
and the board has only about
$4,000 to meet the expense. 1t
can ask the county board for the
fumes, and under the law the
county board is compelled to pro-
vide the money.
But with the rains almost
here, and the time to open school
only a little more than two
months away, the board wishes
to hurry the letting of the con-
tract.
How the problem will be set
tied is uncertain, but the board
members all realize the necessity
of doing something as promptly
as possible.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18

ROME, June 17.-Beaten to Z
standstill in the mountains, the
Austrians in the third day ol
their great drive on Italy flung
themselves with redoubled fury
against the Piave front. They
were able, at great loss, to Greer
forward, but the menace of the
advance on Treviso and Venice
while not mastered, is being well
held.
The invaders are still on the
west bank of the Piave. They
have taken the crest of Montello
captured Capo Sile, and showed
their lines forward west of Sal
Dona di Piave.
The Italians so far have taken
4,512 prisoners, including IL OF
ficers, the war office has an
nounced. This total includes 71G
taken by the British and 261
taken by the French.
"We are effectively opposir
the enemy's advances" tht
statement says. A fierce battle
is raging all along the line run
ming from Ciano through Mcn-
tello crest to Standras, all on the
right bank of the Piave. A4le
Austrians are continuing to ex.
ert a powerful pressure" IN
their effort to extend their occu-
patton of Montello and open 8
way into the plains.
j Between the .Asiago plateau
and Monte Grappa the enemy's S
efforst are limited, due to his
terrific losses yesterday. The
Italian-British-French troops
have regained ground at severa
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18
WANTS TO LEARN
WHO 'ENTITLED
TO EXEMPTION
REDDOCH QUESTIONS
DRAFT OFFICIALS
Secretary Starts Query that
May Result in Some Sharp
Surprises.

Because the provost marshal
says that certain occupations
will not exempt those employed
in them from service; does that
mean that all other occupations
are exempt?
That is the question which
Secretary ARGUS Reddoch of tn
local board has fired at the fed
eral draft officials, and thereby
he may have started something
which will have unexpected re-
suits.
In his famous flight or work
order, Provost Marshal General
Crowder lays down the rule that
every registered man must
either fight or do work which is
necessary for the prosecution OF
the war. In that order he dea-
ignates certain occupations as
not being essential, and says
that those in such occupations
must either get out of them Oh
else they will be be inducted
into military service.
Among the occupations named
by Crowder are elevator opera
tors, those who serve food or
drinks to the public, those enl-
ployed in amusements (other
than actors or performers), and
other similar callings.
'The question is," says MI.
Reddoch, whether that means
that all other occupations not
named are considered necessary.
For example, drivers of jitney
buses. l am merely citing that
as an illustration"
He has addressed a letter to
the authorities asking for light
on the question, and the answer
will be awaited with much inter-
est by registered men who are
employed in light occupations
that are not named in Genel
Crowder's order.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18

LONDON, June 17.-The
United States and the allies have
reached an agreement with Swe-
den by which they obtain 400,-
600 tons of Swedish shipping.
An official announcement to
this effect was made tonight.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18

At the Hidalgo theater Sun
day evening a very interesting
entertainment was given for the
benefit of the children o1
Nogales, Sonora. There was
a large attendance, patronage
was liberal and the returns very
satisfactory.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18

An educational institution in
which the people of Sonora take
a Just and commendable pride
is the school at HeTmoslllo
which has been established upon
the initiative of Gen. P. Elias
Gales, for support and education
of the orphans of soldiers who
served in the recent revolution
in that republic, which is named
la Escuela Cruz Galvez" (Cruz
Galvez schooD, in honor of one
of the fallen heroes of that not
able struggle.
Although the edifices planned
for housing the school are in
the early stages of construction
only, the institution is in opera
ton under a competent corps Oh
instructors, with body of pu-
pills exceeding 600 in number. At
present the school is distributed
in various buildings in the city
of Helmosillo, the structure that
was a theological seminary, To-
Gated on Gale Serbian, being one
of the chief buildings, and it is
used as a dormitory and board
ing house for the boys, of whom
there are some 314. The school
rooms and shops for the boys
are in another large building,
diagonally across the street from
the dormitories and boarding
house. Similar schools and DOR
mitories for girls are in another
part of the city.
The plan of the school is to
support and educate eligible or
phans, giving them thorough.
and efficient training in various
arts and handicrafts that will
enable the individual completing
the course to be a self sustaining
and productive member of So
ciety.
Besides the usual instruction
in the common branches of edu-
cation, the pupils are given thor
ough training in the respective
trades to which their energies
are turned. The boys are taught
~stenography, typewriting (there
being no less than 81 Oliver
typewriters in the single room
devoted to that instruction.
printing, cabinet making, car
pentry, saddle and harness max
ing, painting, etc. A recent
visit to the school by the editor
of The Oasis proved very inter-
esting, and the proficiency evinc-
ed by pupils in the various han
dicarfts taught was noteworthy.
In the harness and saddlery de-
partment there was exhibited a
well made harness and a saddle
that are finely done. One boy
stamping the leather for a saddle
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18
STOP AUSTRIANS
SWEDEN FURNISHES ALLIES MORE
SHIPS TO RUSH TROOPS ACROSS
Agreement Reached Whereby 100000
Tons are Made Available

This will mean that more
ships will be available to rush
American soldiers across the
ocean to the west front, and that
the stream of khaki uniforms
landing in France will grow ;;.sst
that much greater.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-18

great educational institution
now in course of development,
which cannot fail to be of great
and lasting benefit to the peo-
pie of Sonora.