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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

sounded like the writing OF a first rate
professor OF music OF the male variety
not burdened with inventive power,
but possessing a firm grasp of the
technic of composition and that
straightforwardness OF utterance
which distinguishes common man from
woman more than any other moral at
tribute
But THE Suns chronicler of musical
doings is OF the opinion that the choral
bit would have sounded much better
had It been heard in n different pro-
gramme. 1t came Immediately after
the Vita Nuova" and it's mood Of sor-
row over death and even It's means OF
expression resembled too closely what
had gone just before. Even the choral
exclamation Of "Ah" had to be treated
in the same way.
| II was unfortunate that the end o.
Wolf-Ferrari's work and Miss Boulan-
gers composition should have been
brought together. Mr.. Damrosch has
rarely made SO curious q slip IN ar
ranging programme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

composer at the piano: three Faure
songs entitled as a group, "Poeme dun
Jour" and likewise. three Debussy songs
entitled. "Trois Chansons do Bilitis."
Marguerite Chalet will be the accom-
PIANIST.
n. Val Peavey. pianist, and Adolph
Schmidt. violinist, will play the Grieg
sonata, OPUS 10, and Cesar Franck's
Sonata in A at their first joint recital in
Aeotan Hall or Saturday evening, De-
cember IA. Each player will also he
heard In a group of solos. Frances Die
drich will be the accompanist.
The Society of the Friends of Music
announces that it's first public concert
of the season will be a recital by Alfred
Cortot. the French pianist. on Wednes-
day afternoon. January 20, at Aeolian
Hall. This will take the place of the
concert OF the Orchestra du Conserva-
toire under auspices of the society
which was to have been given in Decem-
Der. 1t will be NJ. Cortots final appear
ance in New York this year, as he sails
shortly after this date for France.
Sergi Nassilievitch Rachmaninoff. tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

CONCERTS OF THE WEEK.

SUNDAY-symphony Society Aeolan Hall, p NJ Raoul vida
vionst, Carnegie Hall, p NJ Yvee Gubert songs Maxine
Ellots Theatre s5 NJ Opera concert Metropolitan Opera
House, $3.50 p. NJ
MoNDAY-Edward Norris pianist Aeolian Hail. p. NJ Ralph
Lawton, pianist, Aeolan Hail. 815 p NJ.
TUESDAY-Russian Symphony Society Carnegie Hail. 8:15 NJ
Herman Standby, celist, Aeoan Hall, S:15 P. M.
WEDNESDAY-Rusan Symphony Society Carnegie Hail. 230 p
M. Evening Mail concert, Carnegie Hall, 815 p. NJ.
MISUNDERSTANDING Society Carnegie Hail. p NJ. Phil
harmonic Society, Carnegie Hail. NJ Florence Hinke
Witherspoon Aeoian Hail. p NJ Elias Breeskn
violnis, Aeolian Hall, S:15 p. NJ
Embellishments Society Carnegie Hall, P. NJ Ilya
Schkolnik, violnis Aeolian Hall, 9:15 p. NJ
SATURDAY-Young Peoples Carnegie Hail. P.
Symphony Society Carnegie Hall, S:15 p NJ. Vera jana
copuos Aeolan Hail. p M. Adoph Schmidt von
Val Peavey, piano, joint recital Aeolan Hail. p NJ
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Ilya Schkolnik will give a violin re-
cital on Friday evening, December 10. at
Aeol!an Hall The programme Sonata
al trlllo del Diavolo." Tartini; Concerto,
Lendelssohn Chaconne. Bach Romance
Sind'ng: Humoresque. Victor kolar :;
"Haling," Norwegian dance. Sandy {;
Canclon de Amor, Gregor Sckolnik 2i,n
Caprice. Faganini.
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piano recital Tomorrow evening AT
Aeolian Hall. He will play a Beethoven
sonata. Les Adieux." and other pieces,
including Chopin's F minor fantasy.
three waltzes by Ravel and LISTS Me
phisto" waltz.
a concert for the benefit OF the Danish
Women'a Civic League War Relief Work
will be gwen by Herman Standby. cellist.
on Tuesday evening. December 10. in
Aeolian Hall. The cellist will Be assisted
by Ilya Schkolnik. violin; Sranr Guro-
witsch, violin; Herbert Borodkin, viola,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

Mile. Vera Janacopulos, soprano. at
her recital on Saturday afternoon. DE-
cember u, In Aeollan Hall. will sing. IN
French. groups of songs by Brahms,
schumann and Schubert; old French
airs harmonized by Weckerlin and Peril
hou; group of standard Russian songs
a group OF Prokoaeff's songs with the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

Vladimir Resnkoff. Russian barytone,
will give three intimate song recitals at
the Greenwich House. on Barrow street,
Just off Sheridan Square. on Sunday eve
nings, December IL, 90 and %. Mr.. Res
nikoff specalizes In Russian songs, and
his singing OF Siberian exile songs is
don.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

and Walter Golde. piano. The pro-
gramme includes a quartet for strings,
in G, written by Mr.. Standby, which Is
new here. The Danish Women's Civic
League has contributed thousands OF
knitted garments to the United States
navy, and will continue Its war relief
work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
No Hint Of Composers Seq.

TIE beauty OF THIS talk lies chiefly IN
fact that Clementina was exceed
5.y womanly and abnormally con-
F'ions NJ her self LII Boulanger's
'Aorus heard the other night, did not
''em 10 betray any sign OF sex. 1t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

Ralph Lawton will give his annual
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

Raoul Vidas's programme for his sec
ond New York recital at Carnegie Hall
this afternoon Is Us follows: Chaconne,
Leclair; concerto. G minor. Bruch; ro-
nance, Beethoven; nocturne. f fiat.
Chopin Sarasate: Perpetuum Mobile,
Reiss; airs Bohemiens, Sarasate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
MILLIONS FOR X. OF C.
of 4OO, 900 for War Work
to Raise Immense Fund.

New York, July 20.-The knights
of Columbus. an organization with
400. 900 members in the United-States
and 10 per cent of its membership in
its country's service, will raise and
spend s5O,O0O,OoO on the development
of its war work here and abroad in
the next twelve months.
The order will have 1000 secre-
taries in France before September Is
and 1000 before the end of the year
An unusual feature of the orders
work is that it conducts no canteen
in its club houses and huts- The
password of the K. of c. is Every
body welcome-everythin free"
Cigarets, bouil1on, chocolate, coffee,
and other supplies will be given free
to any man, regardless of creed or
color, who applies at the k Of c.
places.
In the last year the order has raised
s12,OOO.0O0 and has expended more
than S7,5O0,000. With the increase
of the American armies abroad. it was
apparent that this sum would have to
be increased very largely.
The knights of Columbus is work.
ing in harmony with other organiza-
tons in the field, such as the Red
Cross, Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. M H. A.
The X OF C. have the strongest en-
dorsement from the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
MARSHALL'S BAND At GARFIELD

Garfield park, the woodiest spot IN
town, will also be the most musical
place Sunday night. BY special re-
quest. Mr.. R. L. Stevenson, baritone
soloist, whose songs were so we'll liked
last Sunday evening, will sing two diff
ferent mum bers and the band will give
the following program:
March-Topeka State Journal. .. Marshal
Vocal Solo-Khaki Bil1.. Watson
Mr. r. l.. Stevenson.
Patrol-Old Settlers on Parade. Daily
4 Tropical Interlude-The Isle of Palms
holmes
INTERMISSION.
March-For the Freedom of the World.
Observation-Disclosures. Zamenick
Selection-Airs from the Comic Opera.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -..-........... Mackie
Vocal Solo-Some Where in France Is
the Lily Observation-Disclosures. jerome
Mr. r. L. Stevenson.
Star Spangled Banner. Arr. Ripley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20

with a library full of good books my
time has Teen spent in standing witch.
sleeping. eating and reading with the
exception If time spent in practical
navigation (not duties), courts, boards
of survey, examination boards, super
vising boa DIS etc: You w.'uld laugh
at the number of boards and COM
rnittees / am on-the DECIDING duty
has been thrust upon others tho.
thank gooLness-
winston Churchill has been my
favorite author in the book line, but
have read some of Richard Harding
Davis and others. The life agrees
with mo rst rate. : I'm even losing
little weight-due to. my not eat
ing between meals, I guess. Saw boy
by the name o. Engle, Washburn boy.
at (deleted) on June 2Sth. He said
he had seen Fritz Bonebrake, John
Elliott and others in (deleted) about
three week before that time and that
they were we'll and happy. I didn't
see or hear of George.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
Hammer BaIeys Show,

fore the clown is no fool. As a matter
of fact he is usually a bright young
actor who might have mad a success
on the legitimate stage if the lure of
the sawdust arena hadn't ruled his
ambition. Many of the Barnum &
Bailey clowns have appeared in 1egiti-
mate drama and two of this years
company were Shakespearean actors.
Frank Hammer, who posed for this
photograph, is a singer of artistic
training. For several years he travelled
South America with an opera company
and played the title role in PA gliacci."
A small circus was pla ying in the same
city one day and Hammer deserted
the art of making audiences weep for
the trick of making them laugh. He
says he never regretted the change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20

Can you imagine a circus without
a clown?
Certainly not, because such a thing
couldn't be. All the tents, elephants,
animals and red wagons in the world,
wouldn't make a circus if the clowns
weren't there to make the thing COM
plete. So long as there are circuses,
there must be clowns. The clown is
an institution.
With a keen realization of the
clowns value, Barnum & Bailey's cir
Gus, which will be in Topeka July 25,
has made their clown department this
year bigger than ever before. Fifty
was the maximum number of clowns
with the circus up to this season. Now
there are sixty funny men, and there
IS hardly moment during the entire
performance when there isn't a clown
stunt" in some part of the>arena.
Clowns invent their own lat l pro-
ducers and each one is continuously
cudGeling his brain for a new antic
that will center the attention of the
entire audience on his work. The rule
of the Barnum & Bailey circus is that
all fun must be clean and wholesome.
After that rule is observed the clown
is permitted to do as he pleases to
c tie laughter. He must have a mind
CAPABLE of inventing laughable tricks
or he can't belong to the jolly COM
rany for any length of time. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
HOPES FOR SEED
Congressman Sh0use Sees Re.
lief for Wheat Grower.
President Giving Support for
More Financial Aid.
GRAIN CORPORATION MAY HELP
Urged To Help Western Farm
ers With Loose Funds.
Plan Will Be Worked Out When
Ground Is Ready.
GRAIN CORPORATION MAY HELP

There is still hope for the Kansas
wheat farmer, according to ]. c.
Mohler. secretary of the state board of
agriculture Altho congress has taken
a recess without passing the emergency
agricultural bill, Mohler refuses to
give up hope.
A telegram received by Secretary
Mohler today from Congressman
Jouett Shouse of the Seventh district,
declares President Wilson is doing
wheat growers. 1t is believed that
with the presidents support, financial
aid in securing seed wheat will come
from some branch of the government.
Shouse Writes Wilson.
Congressman Shouse sent a letter
to the president some days ago urg-
ing that the United States grain
corporation be authorized to use some
of the surplus funds of the corpora
ton to help the western farmers. To
this letter the president sent the fol-
lowing reply:
'I realize the gravity of the seed
grain matter and I want to say that
am trying my best to think out a
method of relief"
The Kansas board of agriculture
worked out the plan to secure the seed
for the farmers in the western part of
the state. Senator Curtis took prompt
action in the senate to bring about the
needed government aid. Representa-
tive Shouse took charge and has
handled the entire matter in the house
and before the food administration,
the grain corporation and the presi-
dent. When the delay came on the
agricultural bill, 1t was Shouse who
went straight to the president and the
food administration and worked out
the plans whereby the grain corpora
ton could handle the business. In his
telegram Shouse expressed great hope
of the successful carrying out of a
plan whereby the government will
make the loans needed to give west
ern Kansas a maximum wheat acre
age.
1T is urged that the farmers prepare
the ground for wheat as early as pos
sible as it is believed that the plans
will be worked out to take care of the
seed thru a government agency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
| AT THE
| THEATERS |
SHOW WAR film
Second Episode of Official Pic
lures Next Week.
VIII Be Shown at Orpheum
With Regular Program.

The first of the official war review
pictures, taken and released by the
allied governments, was shown at the
Orpheum last Monday, Tuesday md
Wednesday. and the second release
will appear at the same theater the
first of next week.
The films, fresh from the front. will
be shown as regular feature. the
first three days of each week The
revenue derived from the sale Of the
fills to the distributors of pictures is
all turned over to the allied powers.
The placing of the pictures with tie
distributor and the exhibitor was de-
termined by the highest bidder
method.
AS the war proceeds and the opera
tors on the front have the greater OPP
portunity to snap important events
and battle scenes, the war review pic
lures promise to become of still
greater interest with each new film
from the front.
Conan at the Orpheum.
The newest picture of George M.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20

for the tactics of the great athletic
minister of tire gospel, Billy Sunday.
At the Novelty.
Summer vaudeville in Topeka is
proving a succ SIS. this being the first
season the Novelty has continued its
vaudeville program thru the heated
months. The packed houses speak for
themselves, putting their stamp of ap-
prevail on Manager Crawford's new
plan of summer shows. The success
of this venture is not only due 10 the
excellent vaudeville program and the
two interesting serial photo plays,
THE Lions Claw" and THE House of
Hate now running. but the new cool
ing system, and Service De Luxe" are
the other big features that help 20
pack this popular theater at each per-
Torrance.
The seventeenth episode of The
Lions Claw starts off the bill for
the first half, the vaudeville consisting
of, the following acts: Mr.. and Mrs
William O'Claire in a singing act:
THE -Four Seasons" quartet of
young ladies in a singing and dancing
spectacle; Sam Hood, the black-face
comedian. The bill closes with a most
unique feature, knights BOOSTERS"
composed of Professor knight and his
twenty trained roosters.
TRY STATE JOURNAL WANT ADS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
TRAIN ROBBERS IN K. c.?
Men Who Held Up Katy Train Be-
Heved to Be Hiding in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo, July 20.-Part of
the thirteen men who held up and
robbed the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Texas SpeciaF passenger train at
Koch, Kan. the night of July 10 are
hiding in Kansas City, according to
the belief expressed by the local
police, who announced tRat they had
recovered $500 worth of jewelry
taken from the express safe. The
jewelry was found, it was stated, in
a house in a residential section, where,
early this morning, officers engaged
in a pistol fight with several men
whom they suspected of implication
in the robbery. The men escaped.
Two women at the house, said to be
wives of two of the men suspected,
were taken into custody.
The jewelry was identified by a
special officer of the railroad. accord
ing to a police announcement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
PATRIOTIC PAGEANT

Miss Lanfaam announces that she
has room for few more children in
the Patriotic Pageant to be given in
the City Auditorium early in August.
Each child taking part will be given
free two tickets of admission. worth so
cents each. Parents desiring their
children to take part in the pageant
should see Miss Lanham at Security
Hall at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20

A third letter gives some details of
the seamanS life not connected with
the perilous adventures with raiders.
and tells of some Topeka men 'over
there" Willard writes from an
American port, July IL:
well, we had another excellent trip
good weather with the exception of
three days of wind and sea. Two days
out of the states one of the other
senior wa CHI officers was taken off
that detail and given another per-
nanently, so the other two senior
watch officers and myself stood a
watch in three over and back. So
YOU may sst assured I have not been
cheating the government.
Nevertheless I enjoyed the trip
very much. have a wonderful bed
with an electric light at its head: so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20
-AnAQTCpAFTResure

Conan, the actor-author and theatre
cal manager, in which he will be seen
at the Orpheum the first three days
of next week is Hit the Trail Holli-
day." a polarization of his play which
ran for a season ia New York City:
As Billy Holiday. Cohan gives an
imitation of Billy Sunday. the famous
evangelist. The picture is a sermon
in favor of prohibition and sparkles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-20

with patriotic features. Hit the Trail
Holiday" is a comedy.
The story involves the battle of two
elements in a city, one wet, the other
dry. When Billy Holiday, as bar
tender, ieets the daughter of the pro-
hibition leader and starts the love
story, his reformation also begins.
Cohan wrote the play. Hit the Trail
Holiday" because of his admiration
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-13
Miss Wanamaker Is Star Driver
At Madison Square Horse Show

Miss Isabelle Wanamaker, of Phil
adelphia, swept the vacuum cleaner
over Madison Square Garden horse
show yesterday. giving a first defeat
with her tandem to Judge William
Fl. Moore, who generally wins bulk
of the events. The victory of Miss
Isabelle Wanamaker' chestnut high
steppers, Eve and Netherhall's Pride,
did not come as a surprise to the
railhirds. Miss Wanamaker had the
best tandem and she handled ii flaw
lessly, outgeneraling the four profess
sional whips. Her reinmanship won
her applause right from the start as
the turnouts spun around in circles
and cuts" over the tanbark.
Finally the grooms and railbirds,
the only ones who have the courage
to root out loud for their choices at
the horse show, all whooped it up
for Miss Wanamaker and she de-
served every bit of the applause.
1t was the first time she had
shown n tandem in the Garden and
she carried it off with honors. Judge
Moores White Wall Grill and Raj
burn were second and the Watson
entry third.
1t took the judges more than the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-13
MINOR LEAGUES
DECIDE TOPLAY
National Association Takes
First Steps Toward Re-
construction

Peoria, ILL.,, Nov. 1S.-with the ad-
vent of peace throughout the world
the minor baseball leagues began
making preparations for a come
back next year when the National
Association of Professional Baseball
Clubs met here to-day in their an
nual meeting.
Despite the heavy hand laid on
the minos by the great strife they
are ready to return to the diamond
next year and this fact was made
plain by the bush magnates to-day in
their discussions. The sole plans of
the meeting are to make arrange
ments for the rebuilding of the great
minor league fabric torn down by
the war.
Many reforms are expected to
come to the surface during this
meeting. Many franchises will un-
donbtedly change hands and some
territorial changes are sure to be
made but the main point in view
is that the minors are ready to get
under way with a full head of steam
in the spring of 1919.
The feature of to-day's program
was the reading of the annual re-
port by Secretary John II. Farrell.
The report shows the effect the war
on the minors, who boasted some
thirty leagues two years ago. Inter
esting details of the report follow:
Thirteen leagues, embracing nine
ty-two cities and towns in the Unit
ed States and Canada, qualified for
membership in 1918.
Ten leagues, comprising siXty-siX
cities and towns and employing l.
445 players, started the 1918 play
ing season.
Nine of the ten leagues played
more than one-half of their respec-
tive schedules.
Only eleven players We're draft
ed by the major leagues, eight by
the National and three by the Amer
lean League.
The amount due the minors for
drafted players is s23,450.
The National Association clubs
paid out S45,S26 between them
selves for the purchase of players.
Seventy-nine players were pur-
chased from major league clubs by
optional agreements and outright
sales. costing the minors $500. as
against Sl1O,050 in 1917.
The Clark Griffith Bat and Ball
Fund received q total of s9,O11.66
from the new International, the
American Association and the East
ern League.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-13
GERMANY'S PLEA FOR
FOOD TO ALLIES
[Continued from First Pasc.l

IContinued from First Pagc.l
send foodstuffs under such condi-
tions.
The President called attention to
his announcement in addressing
Congress Monday of the resolution of
the Supreme War Council at Yer
sailles assuring the peoples of the
Central Empires that everything pos
sible will be done to relieve DISTRESS
ing want and that steps are to be
taken Immediately to organize these
efforts in the same systematic man
ner they were organized for Belgium.
He concluded with the promise to
act promptly upon receiving the
necessary assurances.
Ready With Food Supply
Secretary Lanslng's note to the
Swiss Minister dated November 12,
follows:
II have the homer to acknowledge
the receipt of your note of to-day,
transmitting to the President the text
of cable inquiring whether this gov
ernment is ready to send foodstuffs
into Germany without delay if pub
lie order is maintained in Germany
and an equitable distribution of food
is guaranteed.
81 should be grateful if you would
transmit the following reply to the
German government:
AT a joint session of the two
houses of Congress on November IL,
the President of the United States
announced that the representatives
of associated governments in the Su-
preme Council at Versailles, have, by
unanimous resolution, assured the
peoples of the Central Empires that
everything that is possible in the cir
cumstances will be done to supply
them with food and relieve the dis
tressing want that is in so many
places threatening their very lives;
and that steps are to be taken i'm
mediately to organize these efforts at
relief in the same systematic man-
ner that they We're organized in the
case of Belgium
Furthermore the President eX-
pressed the opinion that by the use
of the idle tonnage of the Central
Empires it ought presently to be pos
sible to lift the fear of utter misery
from their oppressed populations and
set their minds and energies free for
the great and hazardous tasks of
political construction which now face
them on every hand.
r"Accordingly, the President now
directs me to state that he is ready
to consider favorably the supplying
of foodstuffs to Germany and to take
up the matter Immediately with the
Allied governments, provided he can
be assured that public order is be-
ing and viii continue to be maintain
ed in Germany and that an equitable
distribution of food can be clearly
guaranteed.
Accept, sir, the renewed assur-
ances of my highest consideration.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING"