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The Washington times., 1918-02-21
"HELLISH RUSH"
IN j. S. ANNOYS
NOTED COMPOSER

Shades OF Charles Dickens and his
american Notes" Have We not pro-
crossed since the days when the
English novelist pcnneI his ire
mendously unfatterinE picture OF
cur early civilization--or lack OF it?
Evidently not. for aIonl comes an
other Englishman. Joseph HoIhrooke.
the composer. and writes cf his "Ad-
ventures in America. daring which
he seems to have formed an impress
sion of this country not SO very
many degrees less unfav' rable than
that formed by "Eoz" in that earlier
day.
The Adventures" are running So
rally in the London Musical Opin-
. ion. and parts Of recent INSTALL
ment are reproduced below.
Miserable Week.
Upon Chicago especially falls tho
brunt Of Mir. HoIbrpoke's displcas-
ure Chicago. be it known. is far
from dear to this compcsa-'s heart:
it istae city where he was injured
by an automobile and where lie
failed to see the expected production
OF his "Enchanted Garien'-prom-
ised but never p"rforme". His pic
ture Of Chicago tin winch the bit
ter is mingled with the sweet is as
follows:
After n miserable vcck IN Chicago
Cforced on me by my theatrical AGENT &.
managed to flee the pIacc-for ever.
I hope carrying with III" memories Of
Lincoln Park. or Haviua Park. ot Wash
iuEtUn Park. and Jackson Park. ~ Ra-
VIVA Park / heard some fTSt-class or
chestraI playing at tho sunday Goa
certs. conducted by Josef PasternaClS.
lie is a gifted conductor. quiet in
his method and splendid in his re-
suits. The Chicago musicians under
Stock have good training, This small
orchestra was composed Of his or
chestral men. and / was much i'm
pressed. Mr.. Pasternacll also played
some Of my lighter works.
The parks are all fine. but the
city is unfOrEivable. Elevated trains,
trans like railroads. elevators. bells.
whistles, yells, shouts. accent. dirt.
and misery, with the helIish rush Of
everyone. What for? Poor devils,
And tn" ruads.--infernal roads-dan-
geruus even 10 pedestrians. Motorists
tear about the city like mad men
Their ears are cheap and nasty hut
the owners are MASTER. Good by.
Chicago. And I have not seen the
stOcliyarde. No. sir.>pamn the stool,
yards and the mon who traffic in
them.
by niCht Travelled to Eurfalo-a
busy place and quite uuIntcrCstinC.
like Chicago. with a rotten art gal
l"rv. or a dirty library. or II cheap
picture slow. aud no kuItur. even as
TIA" dcmcut"d German Sizes a."
The Washington times., 1918-02-21
POLONAISE GETS
NAME FROM OLD
POLISH MUSICIANS

"Mother. what is a Polonaise?" in
quircd the little boy who was read
ing the announcement Of piano re-
CItal. "Oh. don't know" the moth
er responded. When ! was a girl
it used to be a kind Of a oversllirt."
SO it was. Why that petty kirtlc
draped over hustle got it's name
she could not guess. and what re-
latiuu it had with a piece Of piano
music was beyond her ken. Yet there
was relation. The word "PolOn-
aise" il a French adjective meaning
Pertaining To Poland" Polish peas
ants wear q short ovcrsl.iTt. 50 per
hapS one sid" Il the problem j.
solved. Eut FulouaiSr means also q
sort 81 formal dance which origin
atcd in Poland and had a patriotic
Significance. I; vas customary for
the fGiunaIsr To h.. danced bv tn"
Polish u"h.es during the festivities
which followed tn" election Of their
Kings in The days before Prussia and
The Washington times., 1918-02-21
FORMER PUPIL Of
MARCHESI TELLS
OF GREAT TEACHER

"One OF the first things that the aver.
age Young American voice student dis
covers on going to Europe to study is
his-or hcr-appalingS lack OF funda-
mcntals. ! am speaking from my own
personal experience" said Marian Neryl,
soprano. 4 former pupil Of the late Nine.
Marchcsi
y went to Paris with only the ordinary
school smattering OF French. German,
and Italian. and wish positively no .d"a
Of what concentration in work really
means.
Il was fortunate in having two years
Of study under the late Nathildc Mar
chest. my first teacher. and to her I owe
a firm foundation FOR my work. During
my studies ! heard several Of her audi
tons. and she never failed 10 impress on
the mind Of the student the severity and
demands Of a professional singers work.
Must Learn Concentration.
MY Paris experience taught me
what a vast amount OF preparatory
work / should have done before leav-
ing America In the first place. III"
average student has no idea OF con
ccntration. thought. before study
ing with MarcheSi. that one or two
hours a day given to close study was
all that was necessary. | found that
had literally to live my work, to
study my songs in another room,
away from The piano. and work with
them until ] had an indelible mental
picture Of theme and mood that
every scrap Of intellect had must
be put to work. II seemed to nc quit"
sentimental when I heard stories OF
pupils weeping over their lessons. hut
Nine Marchesi WAS a master Of the
old school and her singing aud I'm
The Washington times., 1918-02-21
ANNTELAURIE COMPOSITE;
MUSIC WAS NORWEGIAN

AS regards Annie Laurie the sub
feet OF which was celebrated beauty
OF the seventeenth century. the
daughter Of Sir Robert Laurie. n
Maxwelton. in DumfricSshirc, Scot
land, the first two verses in their
original form were written by lover
Of the lady, 4 Mr.. Douglas, OF Fling
land.
They were first published hy Charles
kirkpatrick Sharpe. Of HOddam. in
a Ballad Book OF which only thirty
copies were printed for private circU-
lation. This was in 1874. hut II WIS
The Washington times., 1918-02-21

fattcrinG comments one day when ]
was singing a Mozart aria did bring
tears to my eyes. ! was So cnraEed
over weeping that | was about TO
leave the music room at the end of
the lesson without my customary
Good-Ly. when Nine. MarChcsi called:
An, that is just what I have been try
ing to do-wakcn you up Oh, yes,
she would call one all sorts OF uncom-
pIimentary names, and. occasionally.
throw things. But how her pupils
loved her!
A Tragedy Of Music.
"Shn never held out any false hopes.
I remember tho tragic case OF one
young English girl who came to Mar
chest with the remains of what had
been q really beautiful contralto
voice. ruined by bad voice. placing.
Marchcsi did I.nt want 20 take her,
but tn" girl was 50 desperately insist
ent that she finally gave her work for
a month. at the end of that time tell
ing her there was nothing that could
be done TO restore her voice; the vo-
cal cords were injured.
THAT Is one Of tn" tragedies that
one sees 50 frequently abroad. Tn
scrupUlous or incompetent teachers
may ruin a voice after the student
has given three or four years TO the
work
The Washington times., 1918-02-21
NAMES, VIOLNIST, TALKS
ON MUSIC AND CHILD

The Child and Music" was the sub
ject OF an address delivered by David
Names. the eminent violinist. and for
many years director Of the Music School
Settlement IN Last Third Street. New
York.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
Some Famous War Horses.

At last the gallant cavalry figures
conspicuously on the fighting front, re-
wing the glory of the war horse.
What void there would be In the
annals Of warfare without their trib-
utes to the chargers! All the poets,
from Homer and Virgil down, have
gilded their heroics with the animals
prowess in battle. Not to mention Blu
cephalus. the first horse Of heroic
quality to get into history, there was
Napoleon's Marengo, the duke of We'll
lington's Copenhagen, General Grants
Cincinnati, General Lees Traveller,
General Sherman's Lexington and
General Sheridan's Winchester, which
has the distinction Of commemoration
in poetry and Of having his rider for
bfographer. At Blenheim there are
erected two monuments, one to the
Iron Duke and the other to his horse,
the latter with this inscription:
"Here lies Copenhagen, the charger
ridden by the duke Of wellington at
Waterloo"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
England Grows suntlowers.

The big war revival in agriculture ID
producing many interesting expert,
ments In the growing Of new crops on
land not in use for growing human
food. For example, a big area in Eng,
land is now, on the suggestion Of the
food production department. planted
with sunfowers, the seeds Of which
are valuable both as source Of oil
and for poultry food.
Small cultivators are also urged By
the government to SOW sugar beets aa
an improved food for stock, especially
for pigs. Farmers whose cereal cropi
have failed owing to attacks from DIFF
ferent parasites are advised to grow
instead linseed. The latest reports
from the country show unprecedented
activity in potato planting In spite Of
the bad weather last spring.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
Bingham County Republican Central Committee

first free speech I've had for four
years." '' #
Leel is in the north Of France, near
the -jelgium border, not far from
Ypres, perhaps forty miles from tfY
North sea. Leel Is walled or forti1
fed city Of about 2Iy,43 souls, per-
haps little over that four years ago.
Leel was one Of the chief cities OF
France and employed largely in cul-
tivating their very fertile soil with
raising sugar beets, large quantities.
Of them. There were also large tex
tile factories making linens, c0ttons,
velvets, ribbons and wooden goods.
The good people Of Leel were also
busy manufacturing tobacco, chemi-
Gals, had large bleaching fields, dis
tilleries and dye works.
Leel had also beautiful buildings
and art treasurs. Leel had other
wars too. 1t was fortified about the
year 1880. but passed back and forth
in possession number Of times, the
Austrians being unsuccessful in
1872. So Leel had lots of trouble
before the kaiser came in 1914.
Yprees Is called ee-per.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
POLES FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Legion Of Soldiers Of That Nation.
alityaAre Cooperating With the
Allies In France.

Napoleon once said of the Polish
army, ut is the best" Almost since
the beginning Of the war 1t has been
the ambition Of the Poles again to
distinguish themselves In the field, re-
gain their ancient prestige and win
from the world the admission that
their services entitle their nation to
autonomy and independence.
Russia for political reasons discour-
aged the idea of distinctive Polish
army both under the rule Of the car
and under Kerensky. OF course under
the bolshevikl the agitation ended. So
the Poles turned to France, which
babe them welcome and in an order
dated June 4, 1917, decreed thel crea-
ton Of a. distinct Polish legion. Ut
Now the legion, which has grown so
fast that It is really an army, is about
to take its place on the battle line,
having been modified In a great camp
named Sille-le-Guillaume near lie
Mans. The uniform Is the same as
the French, with the exception Of a
distinctive headdress, the "czapkA !"
The officers are Frenchmen and Poles
who have served In France. st.ei
It will be news to most Americans
that since the early days of January
large detachments OF well-drillede Poles
have been arriving in France from the
United States. They are the regi-
ments which Ignace Paderewsh was
tireless and devoted in recruiting.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
BIG DEMAND FOR CASTOR OIL
Government Has Arranged for Exten.
slve Cultivation Of the Plant
Needed In War Service.

Among the war booms is one. in the
production of the castor bean, and
the government has become partner
in the industry of producing the plant
and extracting the oil. The govern
ment has let contracts for the cultiva-
ton of 100000 acres of the plant and
nearly all this area contracted for lies
in the South, 10000 acres being in
Florida.
The government has entered this line
of industry because the demand for
this strange oil has outstripped the
supply, and the price has risen to
great height. But 1t was not the high
price Of the article which induced such
action, but the scarcity Of the oil,
which is considered as being essential
to the prosecution Of the war. Castor
oil is usually thought Of in terms Of
medicine, but its highest value to the
allies In this war is as lubricant for
engines Of maximum power and mini
mum weight, engines whose pistons
work at the greatest possible speed.
For airplane engines 1t is the best lu-
bricant known, and that is what castor
oil is being now largely used for.
The cultivation Of the castor plant,
which was once quite flourishlng in
dustry in several Of the states of the
West, notably California and Kansas.
and also in some Of the southern states.
languished because Of the competition
Of castor beans grown in India and be-
cause Of the development Of the petro-
leum industry and the competition Of
mineral oil lubricants.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
BITS OF FRENCH AND FRANCE
(By Mrs. Byrd Trego)

Our boys overseas are learning
more or less Of languages they come
In contact with thru association with
comrades, visits to rest camps, fur
loughs granting permission to visits
nearby towns and the prisoners they
are taking from the enemy side.
They meet success according to per-
severance and opportunity. Anyway
they will return to us with bit Of
knowledge that will cause us consid-
cradle embarrassment and them
selves no little amusement.
The writer knows as little OF
French as any who may read this,
therefore q suggestion that We fol-
low few simple lessons thru this
space is not advanced because Of
superior knowledge nor does 1t. con-
vey the idea there will be no mis-
takes.
With short friendly chat each
week, and word or two as correctly
spoken as possible, perhaps we may
find some mutual value in our ex-
pertinent and gain much needed In
formation about many things that
will enable us to understand condi-
tions we are constantly asked for as
sistance to overcome.
One rule that will prove q good
one to remember for the entire series
is the fact that perhaps no other Ian
guage than ours permits the strong
accent with which we emphasize one
or more sylables in a word.
We are going to begin with
French, the voice is mild and evenly
toned, words spoken rather quick
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
.TOWNLEY DID NOT SUPPORT THE WAR

tionaries in. the Democratic party and
Republican party were supporting
Doyle. If this statement Is true that
the reactionaries in the two old parties
have selected Mr.. Doyle as a candidate,
they Will be badly fooled If they elect
him believing that he will be a reaction
airy governor.
The farmers Of North Dakota have
a grievance, but not against the
Democratic party as a state organi-
cation in North Dakota, nor against
its candidate for governor. The last
legislative assembly passed an APP
preparation for the building Of
terminal elevator and Governor Fra
zier vetoed the bill. It might be well
for the farmers Of the state to ask why
1t was Vetoed and understand that
reason was given that a terminal ele-
vator would be Of no use without
packing houses, -four mills, etc, but
surely it would have been start,
beginning.
A half loaf Is better than no bread.
The world was not made in day. The
farmer might also ask If the reasons
given for vetoing the bill were the real
reasons or If there are others. OF
course If the elevator proved a solu-
ton of the farmers problem, they
would no longer need the Nonpartisan
league. The same would be true IL 1t
proved failure.
North Dakota is great agricultural
state and the agricultural interests
should receive fair treatment, but
everything is now ssubordinated to the
winning Of the war In which we are
engaged and in the election of men
who will uphold the administration in
the prosecution Of the war. Then again,
according to the Nonpartisan papers,
when we BECAME involved In the war,
Governor Frazier did not support the
administration In the prosecution Of the
war. The Courier-News Of Fargo, N
D., published speeches of Mr.. Townley
and Governor Frazier In which 1t is re-
ported that Governor Srazier said: 1t
requires no patriotism to buy Liberty
bond. Buying bonds are all right, but
therefs a better way. Conscript the
rich mans money"
MR.. TOWNLEY SPOKE ALONG
THE SAME LINE AND As | UNDER.
STAND, THIS IS A POSITION OF
THE PAciFlST, THE !. w. w. AND
THE SOCIALIST. mention The
Courier-News because 1t is a Nonparti-
san paper and Of course, would not
misrepresent either Mr.. Townley or
Governor Frazier. II the people had
taken the same position as these, we
would be unable to raise the money
necessary to win the war. Fortunately,
however; the people Of this country and
the people Of North Dakota, did not
and do not agree with either Mr.. Town
ley or Governor Frazier on the prose-
cution Of this war, and 1t is much safer
to elect men who have been with the
administration all the way along the
line. 1t seems to me that the one
question that good citizen need ask
himself Is, us Mr.. Doyle qualified. Is
he honest and sincere and will he male
good governor II he ia elected?'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
RATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
ADMINISTRATION OPPOSES
1OWN[EY AND HIS LEAGUE
This Is Made Plain in Letter From United States Treasurer
John Burke Member of President Wilson's Official Family
He Says Townley and His Crowd Did Not Support the War;

All doubt to the national Democratic administrators
stand with relation the Nonparsan league has been dissolved
by letter written by United States Treasurer John Burke Of
the members Of President Wilson's official family.
In this letter Mr. Burke directed himself to the situation in
North Dakota He out strongly in opposition to the
election of Governor Frazier that state for the that
Frazier backed by the Socialists and d support the ad
mnistration in the prosecution of the war;"
Governor Frazier candidate of the Nonparsan league
in North Dakota and is backed by Towney lie Seuer and all the
other Noparsan league leaders These the who
backing the Nonparsan league candidates Idaho and the
national administrations condemnation the Nonparsan league
to Idaho therefore, well to North Dakota.
Mr.. Burke expresses himself in letter to W. E. Byery
Democratic State Chairman Of North Dakota in which he states
the administrations for being opposed to the Nonpaan
league candidates Mr. Burke other things, that
Governor Frazier of North Dakota who took the position
Ibis leader Townley president of the league lined up against the
the "as does the pacsts the W. and Socialists
and asked everybody had taken the position would
have been unable to raise the to the
Mr.. Burkes letter in full follows
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
with a slight infection on the last
7. H. ANDERSEN, Chairman.

with a slight infection on the last
syllable.
We will take first an easy one, the
name of the first sector in which the
American soldiers were placed to
try their skill and courage.
Nancy is pronounced Nahn-see, To-
Gated in the extreme northeast, only
about twenty miles from the German
line, and perhaps forty from that
impregnable city of Metz with its
famous Notifications. Nahn-see had
a rightful population Of 102,559 in
1901. 1t was formerly the capital
Of Lorraine, has some pretty broad
streets and fine squares. Nahn-see
possesses an old university, large
public library and has become quite
noted for research into hypnotism as
q therapeutic agent. An important
railroad center and the scene of
other battles dating back to 1477.
In 1870 the Germans occupied 1t.
Nahn-see manufactures embroidery,
fine cambria, cotton and WOODEN
goods and artificial flowers. Now, II
each of us will continually say Nahn-
see, we will heave learned something
to impart to others.
Suppose for our second city we
take Lille with an easy French pro-
nouncing like this-leel, with long
sound Of the 9 both times.>
Leel was recently taken from the
enemy, after four years in bondage.
The mayor Of the city journed down
to Paris as soon as the city was free
and while there he showed so much
hilarity and joyousness that people
began to ask who he was. When
this was mentioned to him he replied,
.Can you wonder when this is the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
Nails Turned Out IN ou.ntI+Ie.

Formerly the metal for making nails
was cut into strips and then forged In.
to shape with hammers, and an expert
took about one minute and a half for
each nail. Today they are made of
steel and are lighter and stronger.
Strips are cut with steam shears and
fed into automatic nail machines. One
man, who tends three machines, drops
nail every second.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
Washington, D. c..

Washington, D. G..
Hon. w. p. Byerly,
Democratic State. Central Committee,
!, Fargo, n. D.
My Dear Byerly:
have your very kind invitation to
take part in, present political campaign
in North Dakota. Il would be very
great pleasure to accept thisinvitation.
It would give me an opportunity to
meet and enjoy the cOmpanionship OF
my good friends in North Dakota and
at the same time to contribute my eff
forts In behalf Of democracy and the
election of true and tried men, but
I'm afraid shall not be able. il am
going into the southwest in behalf Of
the Fourth Liberty loan, for four
weeks and that will be about as much
as my physical condition will stand.
j am not on the ground, nut keep
track as well as can of the political
conditions in North Dakota through
the papers, and lrhave actual personal
knowledge of the political record of
your candidate for governor, the Hon
orable s. J. Doyle. He was a member
of the legislative assembly In 1909 and
1911 sessions which made record for
the enactment of progressive 1egisla-
ton, all of which received the active
support Of Mr. Doyle. He introduced
and the passage of the nOn-partisan
judiciary; the initiative and referen-
dun; the resolution for the adoption
and approval of the amendment to the
constitution of the United States, pro-
viding for an income tax; he support
ed vigorously the anti-pass law; the
presidential preference primary; the
resolution amending the constitution
of the state for the building Of termi-
nal elevators outside the state; the tax
commission, board of control, and
many other acts of progressive legis-
lati0n. He was the friend and cham
pion of all progressive legislation and
the avowed enemy Of everything reac-
tionary. He was at all times the rec
.Ognized champion Of my administra-
ton on the floor of the house and his
record is absolutely clean and without
blemish.
During each Of my campaigns for
governor he defended my administra-
ton and progressive legislation with
great ability and eloquence upon the
stump. When he was a member Of the
legislature relied upon him more than
any other man in the legislature and I
know that my confidence In him was
not misplaced. He never deceived me
and we were in hearty accord in every
administrative act. He has keen,
analytical, logical mind and his ex-
perience as a member of the legisla-
ture and as a farmer and business
man, together with his known honesty
and sincerity, will make him an ideal
executive. These are matters of pub
lie record. reference to the house
journal Of the 1919 and 1911 sessions
will prove or disprove my statements.
!. knowing Mr.. Doyle's' record as l
do, 1t was a great surprise to me to
read In the Nonpartisan papers before
the primaries and since, that the reac-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-29
ABBOTT FAMILY MOVES

Mr.. and Mrs. =. B. Abbott and
family left Monday for Gearing,
Nebr., where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Abbott has ac-
cepted position with a bank Of that
place and will take up his new work
November L.
Mr.. Abbott has lived in Blackfoot
for the past fifteen years and for
nine years has been assistant post
master at the local post office.