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New-York tribune., 1918-12-01

tions, lest their box Offices suffer, and
forgetting their deep responsibilities
offer mediocre programmes to attract
an audience, lowering the musical
standards of the people, instead OF
little by little teaching them to listen
to what is best by playing only what
is beautiful.
We read that this war has opened
up the hearts of the people and that
they crave music. SO it is supplied
to them-and such music.-by every
little manager who has ideas of popu-
larty, who knows nothing about the
lofty principles of art. but pushes his
noisy, illtrained musicians before the
public, whose taste has now become
so corrupt that it prefers these
wretched representations of all kinds
rendered by all kinds of artists, rather
than the pure and noble performances
under the scientific interpretation of
those who reverence their art, adding
study and unending work to the tai
ents with which they were born. Very
few of the great artists we have here
are free from the taint of popularity
In spite Of themselves they are swayed
by the appeal of the manager
Great art is never popular. 1t en-
braces two great qualities which make
such an adjective employed in its
praise an anachronism. 1t not only
inspires awe and reverence, but the
artist must approach his chosen art
inspired by these attributes.
Will not the few, the very few, who
live for music rally together and move
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
By Crenvillc Vernon


The announcement that the Society
Of American Singers is to continue
its season at the Park Theatre for
many weeks to come brings mingled
emotions. The society set out bravcly,
though somewhat foolishly, in the
midst of the influenza epidemic and
of course lost money, barrels of it.
Now with the "f1u" subsidized it is get
ting back its money through the
agency of Gilbert and Sullivan. The
organization, indeed, seems to have
settled itself into the Society of Amer
lean Gilbert and Sullivan, and bids
fair to devote the remainder of its
season to "The Mikado," "The Pi-
rates. "Pinafore,' ct al. The box
Office has once more spoken,
The attempt of the Society of Amer
lean Singers to produce operas in di-
rect competition with the Metropoli-
tan was, to begin with, doubtful of sue
cess, and was not the intention of the
original founders of the organization.
When two years ago the society
brought out "The 1mpresario" it was
doing something of which our musical
world was in need. Pergolese's "The
Maid Mistress" Donizetti's "The
t0h Rel
opera were in continuation of this ad-
nnirable policy, policy of presenting
to music lovers works which never
otherwise would be heard Such a
season was of necessity limited, and
great financial profit impossible, but
art was served. The musical Bolshe-
vik world, of course, charge any such
attempt as aristocratc and out of the
spirit of the age. To answer this the
society could have extended its pro-
gramme by giving performances of
new works-if worthy, works by Amer
lean composers-but it was evidently
not to be.
A Threefold Campaign
The society, reorganized under the
leadership of william Wade Hinshaw,
launched this year threefold cam
paign-to establish an American opera
comique, to give opera in English, and
to train American singers. 1t is un-
questioned that the Metropolitan is too
large an auditorium to present prop
srly many of the works it now gives
Carmen" "Manon," "The Daughter
of the Regiment" "The Barber of
Seville" and dozen others ought to
be given in small theatre. If such
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heaven and earth to change this un-
holy love of mediocrity, and worse,
which is polluting the intelligence and
undermining the morale of the peo-
pie? Will they not band together, in
spred by the ideal Of perfection, and
help to make this great city in very
truth great musical centre and to
take away the reproach Of ignorance
and sham which hang so heavily
upon US? THOMAS ARNOLD.
New York, Nov 12, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Prizes Awarded to Winners
At Salmaggi Song Contest

A diamond pin, the Caruso prize at
Alfred Salmaggi's Neapolitan song
contest held week ago in Carnegie
Hall, was awarded to E. Castellucci
for his song "Mc Cunnanna Chiag-
mere" Antonio Scotti's prize, a gold
watch, was won by A s. RuA,o for his
song, 81 Nun me Pozzo c Napulc
Scurda." r. Nicosia was the winner
OF gold cigarette box, Amatos prize,
awarded for his song "Uocchie Fa-
vuze!" Mr.. Papi's prize, a gold medal
went to the song, "Capille d'Ore," by
G. Podenzana.
Silver medals and diplomas were
awarded to G. lie Verde, c. Maffei, S.
A. Rutfo, A. Palumbo, G. Podenzana
and S. A. Marie for other songs
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Oratorio Society
Will Play Music
By French Woman,

When the Oratorio Society of New
York gives its concert at Carnegie
Hall next Tuesday evening, the last
half of the programme will be devoted
TO two choruses, "At the Burial of q
Soldier" and "a Hymn to the Sum-" by
Lii Boulanger, young French woman
composer, who died at the age of twen-
ty-four, only few months ago. Mile.
Boulanger's work has attracted consid-
erable attention and is said to be re-
markable.
Wolf-Ferrari's setting of Dante's
"Vita Nuova," with Reinald Werren-
rath singing the part of Dante, will be
the first work performed that evening.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
A Service at the Cathedral

There will be a performance Of
Gounod's death and Life" ("Mors .,
Vita") at the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine at 8 o'clock this evening
under the direction OF Mr.. Miles Far.
row, the Cathedral organist and mas.
ter of the choristers. The solos will
be sung by Nine. Rider-Kelsey, Mrs.
Benedict Jones, William Wheeler snd
Edgar Schofeld. The organ will be
played by c. W. Lefebvre and the harp
by Paul Suerth.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Music Notes

There will be novel concert au-
thorized by Major General j. Franklin
Bell, commanding the Department of
the East, at Aeolian Hall tomorrow
night. The music will be performed by
enlisted men who are students at the
United States Army Training School on
Governors Island and the Institute of
Musical Art, under the direction of
Captain Arthur A. Clappe, Band Master
William c. White, assistant leader, and
Percy Granger, assistant leader, the
last of whom will also figure as COM
poser and pianist.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
singers Of the first rank could be en-.

singers Of the first rank could be en-
gagged, a vital service would be per
formed, and in Mr.. Hinshaw's produc-
tons Of "The Tales of hoffman," and
of MADAME Butterfly there was a
moderately successful attempt to do
this Miss Teyte, Miss Miller, Mr.
Harold, Mr.. Bispham, Mr.. Scott and
Mr. Fornes gave q really excellent
performance of the Ofenbach work,
and Mr.. Harold and Miss Tcyte were
equally admirable III the Puccini opera.
But "Mignon." "The Daughter of the
Regiment and Carmen while pos
sessing some merits, were far less per
fectly performed, and it was speedily
evident that the society did not pos
scss enough rst class artists or p
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
TRADE WITH RUSSIA IN 1917

In spite of unsettled conditions, the Ameri. trade with Russia amounted to $43S 1000 in 1917, decrease of only s33OOOOOO. compared with 1916. according to announcement issued by the Blu of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce. This decrease in the trade with Asiatc Russia and is attributed to congestion and i'm port restrictions at Vladivostok.
 Trade with Russia in Europe the other hand, increased in spite of all obstacles Imports from Eur opean Russia larger than for any other year amounting to s120OOOOO half of the normal i'm ports 1913 (s2232300O) 175 per thai. the figures for 1915 (s44790O0) Exports to European Russia showed slight increase from S309 100000 in 1916 to s315,0O0,000 in 1917. The 1917 total repre- sents little than the first Il months of the trade practically suspended in December, the exports amounting to only O0O compared with $22OOOoOo in December 1916 The exports for the year 1913 only s26OO0OOo, but of the sud den and abnormal expansion has been due to ship, ments of supplies explosives, firearms, and cop per together accounted for 22s,OOO 900 in 1917
 The articles imported from European Russia in 1917 show wide fluctuations from he prewar lis, Calfskins which were imported to the value of s750o 900 in 1913. put the embargo list after the war started and faied appear in the 1915 and 1916 returns In 1917. however. American firms succeeded in obtaining s1o34O00 worth by special license Spce other hides and skins, imports of which in 1913 amounted to about sSo0o.000 have ceased figure in the trade the total decrease in this class of goods alone was about s14 900 900. Another item that was lost to the 1917 trade carpet wool which s2 800 000 worth st to this country in 1913 On the other hand several articles showed remarkable creases which indicate. not necessarily that larger quantities of these Russian goods coming into the United States but that purchases are being made di
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
TO THE NORTH OUT OF CHINA
.fO,ive Ci,breath in Harper's Magazine)

(Oliye Gilbreath in Harper's Magazne)
 If the angel Urel were casting an ai-seehs eye on the Manchurian plain tonight, he might observe d feeble fly crawling it's great white coverlet II ba were omnscient as we'll he might answer the ria dle that revolves in my mnd-why this vast whlte ness does not rush and blot out the one hlng that dares move and have being in the face Of its mmens, ity-and what madness it is that sets woman wan dering night like this. -
 Twenty four hours ago sat content behind the walls of Peking Why tonight am roamer i'll these white wastes? From my window in the Chinese ex- press steadily scurrying northward, watch the moon climb up out these lonely borders of China we are just leaving she saying farewell, or does she smile at the folly of wandering? And there is Picking the kites hang the courts and the sound of the wind the sycamOres. One moment more anu had been deaf to the call of the world outside-so fantly it falls there in the gardens of Asia.
 Ny-each to his own East. The Slav to his, what ever it may be, and I to mine-the junks, and the pagodas among the azaleas and the sound of the wind the bamboo groves.
 What a strange fabric of impressions this journey across Siberia leaves in ones hands! naked level flowing to far horizon white above and gray be low and in that rim between earth and sky something dark that flies and flies before the wind It is the mystery of all great spaces-of Mongolia, Of Egypt But there is no touch of gold here, sum- no heat no shimmerng sand, intense physical mystery. All dead misty white; the mystery of tundra of forests and night and death; the mystery which the Russian has written into his literature-of Raskolnikoff oI Oroff, of Anne and Vronsky Silence, space, death and furious movement.
 I never shall lose the memory of these snow dunes For me there is healing in these spaces, re fretted prisoner of self and from tn emphaticay individual. It is with the assur that the Orient had given me-the peace of his knowledge that life is but epsodc, fragment of cloud scudding across night sky and to be merged with infinitude.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

AS the United States declared Ger many, Mrs. Franklin K. Lane wife of the Secretary of the Interior, called meeting of the wives of the bureau chiefs arrange for the organization of the Interior Department for work.
 The organization thus formed has grown rapidly. It supported by those connected with the Interior the department
 Last autumn the Territory of Alaska gave $70O0 it's contribution to the work This enabled Mrs. Lane and her committee add eight beds to the eight already supported in the Washington ward of the Neuly Hospital in France.
 Indians of the different reservations were asked to contribute baskets to bag and basket sale planned by the committee to raise money for surgical dress ings The contributions were varied and generous and the workmanship and design beautiful that $1,150 realized from the sale.
 One box a week is sent through the Red Cross to Neuilly Hospital containing hospital plies for the 16 beds
 Three four gift bundles included in each box. These contain sweater pair of socks, pair wristets, helmet scarf, six handkerchefs, one tooth paste When soldier has recovered and is ready leave the hospital, he receives of these gift bundles
 Hospital books made up of pictures, good short stories jokes, etc, compiled by employees of the Pen sion Office, also included in the box.
 It is the aim to furnish every who entered the from the Interior department with woolen comforts possible and to try to keep in touch with him during the war-in other words, to stand back of him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

rect from Russia instead of through other countries. Flax furs brises and sugarbeet seed were formerly handled through Germany and England
 In the sales of European Russia other than war supplies it is interesting to note that the value of eX ports of mowers and reapers alone ($5,4O3oo0) sur passed in 1917 the 1913 exports of all agricultural i'm nenens (s5 31 000) and exports binder twine were almost twice the figures $954Go0 in 1913 and s SO6O0O in 1917) and almost nine times the 1916 H. gures ($212OOO) Exports to Asiatic Russia of both these items were less than in 1916 Locomotives worth s1 2S1 900 and railway track material valued at S5 S65 900 were European and Asatic Russia to- aether in 1917 as against $3727OO0 and $440000 re spectively in preceding year, There was mark ed decline however in exports of freight which were valued in 1916 at $4112O00 for European Rus sia and ST. 900 Asiatc Russia and in 1917 at only s763OOO for European Russia and $1264ooo for Asiatic Russia This trade in railway equipment has originated since the started
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

said Mike. "I have an uncle in Dublin who has a gold medal for running, a gold medal for jumping, a gold medal for swimming, two sil- yer medals for wrestling, silver cup for putting the shot and silver medal for pole vaulting.' Sure, he must be a great athlete" admit ted Pat. "He is not replied Mike "He keeps a pawn shop,
 Reversed. An amateur once took poem Well written by master hand, And changed about the sentiments, And messed it up just something
 grand.
 He had the idea turned around, And loud the poets spirit cursed, For, as the poem is written now, We surely find it is reversed.
 Why Not?
 Now that men have taken up knitting, why do the men not carry those big fiowery knitting bags with them? They would come in handy when you are taking your soiled stuff to the laundry or when you are packing home a dozen bot ties of beer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Quaker Quips

Philadelphia Record.)
 Happy is the bridegroom who can make light of his wife's first bis cults.
 An optimist makes light of his trouble even though it may be the lack of coal.
 Even the man who criticizes the lrmy may shoot off his mouth with put hitting the mark.
 Adapt yourself to circumstances. When sat upon mighty few men will stand for it. rushed to death with patients suf- fering from having knocked at the bright side.
 It's just the difference between being useful and being used that prevents manay a man from doing his dog -gondest.
 Even when two hearts beat as one you cant always tell which IS going to be the one.
 Today's News Today-in Empir%
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
RUSSELL TO RETURN.

Word was received from Ed Rus sell, publisher of the Daily Dis patch that he will leave shortly for Juneau. MT. Russell accompanied by Mrs. Russell have been in San Francisco. Mrs. Russell has been taking a course in San Francisco on how to operate a linotype ma chine in the printing plant
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Sim Freiman claims that the old est joke is the one about the Irish man who was Dragging about what great athletes his relatives were.
 1 have an uncle over in Kerry, " said Pat, "who has a gold medal for running and a gold medal for jumping" Sure, that's nothing, ''
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
STAND UP, YE DEAD!

"Debout, les Morts!" (Stand Up Ye DeadD was the agonized shout of one of the French wounded as the Germans approached to re- capture a trench held only by the dead and dying. At the rallyine cry the wounded regained conscious ness, staggered to their feet and met the foe with bullet and bayonet A moment lated the trench had been cleared and the position saved-by the dead who lay heaped up round their Lieutenant, the only survivor Enquirer.) The thundrous, leaden rain is done, On smoking trenches silence falls, The dead lie scattered as the leaves When blood-red Autumn's buglc
 calls. Whitehead, the wounded lift their
 eyes,
 And gasp for water, or for worde Ol oOidCCs OIly AIOdnlllS lhCn Are heard-and carols of the
 birds. The trenches, like a grave, are
 stacked
 With bodies of the fighters grim, Who lift no more the listless sword Nor seek the flag with vision dim. These nevermore shall come to toll, To laugh in gay-voiced, sunlit
 marts; Nor child's nor woman's ear shall
 count
 Another throb of their spent
 hearts. Now breaks anew the fre-shot
 storm,
 The deluge sweeps across the
 field;
 Stand up, ye dead!"--a soldiers
 cry,
 Woundweak. "Ye dead! Our homeland shieId." On rush the Huns, artillery loosed, Battalions, poison, fire and steel With sovereign curses, hatred's blast,
 AS up bomb-battered heights they reel i Stand up, ye deadi" From gory trench
 The fallen, death-transfigured rise, Strike their last blow for Liberty And sink, as carnal vaunting dies. Ye, Living, stand! The Ages cry i For heroes like the deathless
 dead,
 Ye, Living, stand, until Mans foe Gods lawless enemy-has fled!
 Nathaniel Hamilton Maxwell. The best materials used in the 1 Ire na tion If nur foodc Arcodo
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Then 1t Happene ed.

"I wonder if you could?" unused the Rummy, as he took a handful of matches.
 You wonder if you could what?" demanded the Barkeep, as he reach ed under the bar and grabbed a club.
 "I wonder if you could say that a thirsty physician is a dry dock?" replied the Rummy, as he headed for the door
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Alta Gal !
Our Daily Special.

OuT Odlly Opctldl.
 You Can Always Win An Argu- ment With Your Conscience.
 One trouble with politics is that some men put in more time sup porting a candidate than they do in supporting their families.
 Any man would rather lose $10 gambling than lose 10 cents through a hole in his pocket.
 You may not believe it. But thin girls are bigger eaters than their Corn Fed sisters.
 If people quit talking when you enter a room the betting is that you have been getting a banning.
 The hardest part of the knowl- edge that you are going down hill is that you meet so many of your friends who are going up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
BUCKS IN DUEL TO DEATH

(San Bernardno Cor Los Angeles Times)
 With the stalwart pines forming around break in the forests of the San Bernardino Noun tans, two large bucks fought until each mortal ly wounded according to word brought down from the mountains today by Fred Heap and Fred Keller This death struggle occurred the Heap ranch, on the north of this city, and Heap and Keller found the bodies of the two deer about week after the fight which believed establish the right to rule the herd in the Angeles Heap declares that the bucks fully % years old and a five pointer
 Judging from the number of tracks around the of the struggle, of deer now protected in the have witnesses the struggle Heap declares
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

We see nothing inherently probable in the story hat IIindenburg told thirty German editors that would be in Paris by April 1-(New York Evening Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Advice.

Learn this by heart, you'll find it
 true, Advised old Uncle DOver Make hay while the sun shines,
 and you Always will be in clover"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

h is joyful that the Senate investigators have decided to stop wasting Secretary Bakers tine and let him get back to work-(Charleston News and Courier)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

11S5OOO of sugar will be saved the flrst year if each of us uses ounce less each day ms VIII keep sugar plentiful and cheap.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

The "FourMinute Men" have been instructed to cut out the hate in their addresses Proper enough Nobody can crowd even a far-sized hate into four mInnles.-( (Chicago Heraldl
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

One ounce less of meat each day for everyone means saving of 4440O00 meat animals year Save your ounce The sacrifice is small but the result TOT your country is large.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

If Henry W. Longfellow We're writing The Build Ing of the ship today. he would have work in q ie" extra slanzas-(Pittsburg Gazette Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

A headline says Madison Paper Stands Pat in La Toilette Libel Suit What that paper can't stand is Bob -(St Louis Republic)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

He that wasteth in his own house increases the price of his neighbours dinner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

Now is the hour of our testing
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

Private boxes and banquet rooms for parties. Alaska Grill. ***
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

If Each Home Saves
 One of meat daily It means 4oooooooo
 pounds annually.
 One slice of bread, 365,000,0OO loaVeS annually One niece of butter 114,OOO0OO pounds annually One cup of milk 912000OOO quarts or the product
 of 100000 COWS annually. Let us do our part
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Ho, Hum
 The saddest words
 Of tongue or pen,
 Are: Gosh! We're out
 Of coal again."
 Oh! You are on the road so much that you seldom see your wife" !" said the Friend. Don't you ever get homesick?" No, indeed" replied the Drum mer. "Tm luckier than most mar ried men. I'm never home long enough to get sick of it.
 Same Old Etory. Your hair is auburn" he would smile, When first the twain were wed; But they've been married quite a while, And now her hair is red.
 Mean Brute! "In spite of his boasting, no man can read a woman like a book" said Mrs. Gabb. No, nor shut her up like one, either," commented MT. Gabb.
 You Know Him. A noisy mutt is Oswald Tarr, To putin he will always yearn ; The things that don't concern him are
 The things that gives him most concern.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
Famous Balls.

Golf. Billiard Base Rubber High Moth Three.
 Alta Gal A Hooverized maid
 Is our winsome Ruth; A dentist she paid
 To pull her sweet tooth.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

The best materials used in the preparation of our foods. Arcade Cafe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09
ALASKA HAS FRIENDS

Alaska has friends in many outside cities They are always willing assist when they are certalh that the things advocated best for the Territory and are urged for selfish or personal interests Heretofore Wickersham has carried on so many per sonal fights that friends who wanted to assist were often confused regarding the true issues With Dele gate Sulzer however who has an eye single to the best interests of Territory, the issues are beng made much clearer and friends are again begnnlng to rally to the support of the Territory For instance friend in Juneau has received the following Hom William Sulzer an attorney of New York City;
 "I continue to take a deep and abiding IntereNt in the welfare of Aaska-although I studiously re fran from interfering directly or indirectly with la politics If can be of any service to you' at any tine in any way, do not hesitate to let me know
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

Today's News Today-in EmpirA
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

Even when two hearts beat as one you cant always tell which is going to be the one.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-09

Authorized Local Agents Douglas and Treadwel, E. J. White; Thane, J, c. Hendee; Perseverance, Ed. Leppen