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New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
Aspiz'unts TO the Honor
Francis Hopkinson, Patri ot and Com poser Song bv
Signer OF the Declaration; Washington Ac-
cepts a Dedication; Muscial Glasses in Paris

port it? I can neither sing one of the
songs nor raise a single note on any
instrument to convince the unbeliev-
ing. But | have, however, one argu-
ment which will prevail with persons
of true taste Cat least, in America).
can tell them that it is the production
Of Mr.. Hopkinson.'
An incident, quite out of the ordi-
nary run, brings this matter to mind
just now. Mr.. Harold V. Miligan, a
gentleman of New York, has conceived
and put into execution the extremely
interesting and timely notion of res
culng some of Francis Hopkinson's mu-
sic from oblivion. Through the house
of Arthur P Schmidt Company, of Bos-
ton and New York, he has published
six songs, one of which had never been
given publicity until Mr.. Sonneck,
some thirteen years ago, printed it in
its original form in his monograph en-
titled Francis Hopkinson, the First
American Composer, and James Lyon,
Patriot, Preacher, Psalmodist." This
song is reproduced in its original form
of melody with a bass, on this page.
1t is the first in Mr. Milligan's collec-
ton where the harmonies are filled out,
very much, we fancy, as they would
have been by the harpsichordist who
accompanied the singer in the COM
poser's day. The date of the compo-
sition has not been definitely deter
mined but Mr.. Sonneck sets it down as
1853 and it may therefore, with the
qualifications limited at in the opening
paragraph of this article, be accepted
as the first piece of native American
music. Its style will be recognized as
that prevalent in England at the period
the period of DR.. Arne, who gave his
country one Of the finest, stiffest and
most characteristic patriotic songs,
"Rule BRITANNIA" In personal let
ter to the writer of this article Mr..
Milligan suggests the possibility of
some singer permitting the songs which
he has revised to take the place of
old English songs on recital pro-
gramme. With two of the songs, "My
Days Have Been So Wondrous Free"
and "O'er the Hills" the experiment
might be tried; and we should like to
see it done.
In the books on musical history
which were current twenty years ago,
and are current still, for that matter,
the distinction of being the first Ameri-
can composer was accorded to William
Billings, the Boston tanner and psalmo-
dist, who was born in 1764, died in
1900, and published "TAe New England
Psalm Singer, or American Chorister,"
in ITO. That Billings was anticipated
by Hopkinson and also by the Rev.
James Lyon, who figured actively and
interestingly in the early history of
Princeton College, Presbyterianism in
Nova Scotia and the town of Machias.
Me-, in the waters of which the first
marine battle of the War of the Revo-
luton took place (before Concord, we
believe), Mr. Sonneck has proved be-
yond doubt. Lyon was singular
| character, who wrote and published
music while at Princeton. He did not,
like Hopkinson, send any of his music
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

ing, with the usual cast, and Mr.. Nor
anzoni conducting.
LA Boheme" on Thursday evening,
with Mines. Aida Cher last appearance
this season. and Sparkes and Messrs.
Caruso, Montesanto and De Segurola.
Mr.. Papi, conductor
LA Refine Fammette" at the Satur-
day matinee, with the usual cast Mr..
MonteuX Will conduct
al Trovatore" on Saturday evening
at popular prices will be sung by MINES.
Muzio, Matzenauer and hatfield and
Messrs. Crimi, Montesantc, Rossi, Au-
disio and Reschiglian. Mr. Papi viii
conduct.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

clans Society approached several wom-
en- of wealth and social prominence
with the result that the women in turn
formed and caused to be incorporated
a second organization called 'The New
Symphony Orchestra of New York
This latter corporation in turn has
made d contract with the Musicians
Society by the terms of which, while
guaranteeing no cash they agree to
sell for the men stipulated number Of
season tickets, the proceeds of which
will be sufficient to meet all the ex-
penses of the season.
"Thc membership of the executive
committee of The New Symphony Or
chestra includes Mrs Newbold lie Roy
Edgar. Mrs. Charles S. Guggenheimer,
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and others
of like wealth and social position.
The Musicians Society selected Edgar
Varese, the young French composer
and conductor, to lead them, while The
New Symphony Orchestra chose s. f..
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23


Macmillan as business manager. Offices
have been opened and established at 25
West Forty-sacond Street
Both Mr.. Varese and Mr.. Macmillan
accepted nominal salaries. 1t has been
arranged through the medium of the
various contracts involved that any
profits which may accrue are to be
divided, 40 per cent to the men, this 40
per cent in turn to be rated among
the men participating in the concerts;
40 per cent to The New Symphony Or
chestra, to be placed in sinking fund
for future seasons, and 10 per cent each
to Mr.. Narese and Mr.. Macmillan in
addition to their salaries
The spring series of concerts will
be inaugurated in Carnegie Hall with
pair of concerts on April II and 12.
Two additional pair follow in April and
May"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
Neao Symphony Orchestra
To Be Conducted
BY French Composer

With the New York season burdened
with over 100 symphony concerts and
every organization concerned in supply
ing them losing from $4,000 to $780,
900 year, there has arisen, very
naturally, considerable curiosity touch
ing the new organization called into
being for Mr. Var6sc. In answer to a
request for information Mr.. S. f. Mac
milan, who is the business manager of
the projected enterprise, writes to The
Tribune:
"The orchestra is cooperative, this
applying to all concerned. The initial
step was taken when 200 members of
the New York Federation Of Musicians,
selected from the several orchestras in
the city, organized and caused to be in
corporated under the laws of the State
of New York, club which will be
known officially as The Musicians New
Symphony Orchestra Society of the
New York Federation of Musicians'
"The bylaws and rules of the New
York Federation of Musicians make it
incumbent upon every member that he
shall not play for wage under Sill
minimum per appearance. For years
it has been the desire. of the men to
have an orchestra of Aheir own, one
which they might control and operate
under rules set down by themselves.
Picking up the threads of the old CO.
operative idca--it was practically upon
this basis, now abandoned, that the
Philharmonic Orchestra originally was
oporated-th men decided that they
would innugurate and put into effect
an orchestral season of their own. pro
viding (they being without funds for
such purposcs) they we're able to secure
financial backing from some outside
source sufficient to see them through
on their expenses and provide reason
able reward to them for their efforts.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

= q which it repays a compliment. In
y he said:
sas, my dear air. IL you had any
syapts about the reception which your
., .ssx would meet with, Or had the
sns,'sst reason 70 think that you
4 sssvola need any assistance TO defend
x sxla ypn have not acted with your usual
1sea Judgment in the choice Of q con.
ssSr, for should the tide Of oreiu~
w W.; not Aow in favor Of IL (and 20
81 fns arc the tastes. opinions, whims,
sin5ssa mat ever the sanction Of di.
xnsss xs,y aees rot insure uBiv1rysl con
assJs NhAts alss. esn datto sun
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
To-Night's ..Opera Concert"

At to-night's "Opera Concert" Miss
Victoria Boshko, pianist, will play
LISTS fat concerto and a group of
pieces Miss Rosa Ponselle will sing
20 Cieli Azuri," from "Aida,' and "Un
bel d. from "Madama Butterfly"
Mr.. Luigi Montesanto will sing an aria
from "Qtello' and "sei vendicata
assai," from "Dinorah." The orches-
ira, under the direction of Richard
Hageman, will play the "Wilam Tell"
overture and Liadow's "Baba Gaga,"
The Enchanted Lake" and "Kiki
Mora
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

to General Washington, but he did send
"A plan for the invasion Of the British
provinces, which, though not acted on.
received serious consideration. Relics
Of his ministry and patriotic activities
are reyerently preserved by the his
torical society in Machias, and some
day his musical merits may receive
even fuller consideration than Mr..
Sonneck gave them.
Francis Hopkinson n7s7-179i, how
eyer, was II man Of much
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
boris GOdunOf'' in BrookIvr,

Boris Godunoff" will be sung on
Tuesday evening at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music by Mines. Metzen-
auer, Dclaunois. Perini hatfield and
Mellish, and Messrs. Didur, Althouse,
Rothier Ananian, Rossi, laurent,
Schlegel, Bada, Audisio, Paltrinieri and
Reschiglian. Mr.. Papi will conduct.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
STATE TO APPLY
FOR HUN CANNON
TAKEN IN BATTLE
Adjutant General Beary Asks
For Trophies to Place at
the Arsenal

Requests for number of captured
German cannon for the State Arsenal
and other state properties and for
Pennsylvania cities and towns will
be made to the War Department
this week by Adjutant General Frank
d. Beary, who is to go to the Nation
al Capital on militia matters. The
State Arsenal has cannon from al
most every war, including one pre-
sented to the state by LAFAYETTE
which bears his arms and q large
number of Civil War pieces. as we'll
as captured Spanish cannon.
General Beary said that as Penn
sylvania furnished a tenth of the
men in France and suffered casual
ties in. like proportion he felt that
the request woul dbe given consid-
Grafton. Numerous applications for
cannon and machine guns taken
from the Germans and even for air.
planes have been made to the Ad-
jutant Generals office,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
Red Cross to Open Drive
For Junior Membership

The Harrisburg Chapter American
Red Cross will open drive on We'd
nesday for hundred per cent in
junior memberships through the en-
tire county. 1t is aimed to have every
schoolchild in the Harrisburg dis
trict enrolled as a member of the
organization.
Mrs. Lyman d. Gilbert, chairman
of the Harrisburg chapter will be in
personal charge of the drive. 1t is
suggested that teachers form mem
bership committees in each school,
although the plan of organization
is up to the teacher and is not fixed.
The reports will be made before
February % to D. d. Hammelbaugh,
treasurer of the Junior Red Cross.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
FRENCH GIRLS
ANXIOUS FOR
YANKEE MALES
American Soldier Is Ideal of
40 Per Cent. of Paris
Women
By Associated Press

Paris, Feb. 10.-To get an Ameri-
can husband seems TO be the ideal of
over 40 per cent. of the Partisan
young women. At all events, that is
the result of an inquiry conducted
by LOeuvre, a Paris daily paper,
which publishes a series of letters
setting forth the reasons that have
guided the writer's to give preference
to Americans over their compatriots.
Those who would rather marry
Frenchmen base their predilection
largely on patriotic grounds, but a
large percentage of young French
women confess to whole-hearted
admiration of the average Ameri-
cans breezy good humor and cour-
tesy of manner toward the other
sex. Several French girls who have
had an opportunity TO observe Amer
lean homelife appreciate the easy
camaraderie between the sexes, and
they concluded that good comrade
must make a good husband.
Some fair writer's say that French
lovers are given to talking overmuch
and are too fussy about their per-
sonal appearance. The question as to
"HS'ief man ouBnC 10 SnaNe SeenlS
to agitate the French feminine mind
considerably. and the voting is about
equal between the smoothshaven
American and his French brother
with moustache.
One girl raises the curious objec-
ton that Americans eat too much"
while another disapproves of the
"heavily-framed American spectacles
with the huge round lenses which so
many Americans affect"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
POLICE CHARGE
STRIKING CROWD
AFTER NEAR-RIOT
Sympathizers Are Knocked
Down With Clubs After
Lively Encounter

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 10.-An in
crease in the number of operatives
reporting for work in the textile
mills here was announced at the
opening hour to-day, but leaders of
the movement for 4S hours work
with "a hours pay declared the
strike still in full effect. In the
section occupied by the Arlington
mills there were a few arrests. Some
of those arrested were women who
were said to have had stones in
their hands but no instances of
actual stone throwing were reported.
After the workers had gone into
the mills and the gates had been
closed, lively encounter developed
between the policemen and strike
pickets in the Arlington district. A
group OF men and women holding a
street corner meeting resisted an
order from the police to move on
and some missiles were thrown. The
officers charged the crowd and dis
persed it. A man and a woman were
arrested.
The police were obliged to use
drastic means to disperse the crowd
in the Arlington district. Clubs
were drawn and a number of the
strike sympathizers were knocked
down before they could be induced
to obey the commands of the Off
GERS to move on. Two store win
dows were broken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
PEACE DELEGATES
FIND NO BARRIER
AT WORLDS TABLE
Stirring Developments Expected if COM
mission on Credentials Gets Down
to Probing PASSWORDS
NO INQUIRY LIKELY UNTIL ALL
REPRESENTATIVES ARE PRESENT

ments. Rumors, however, have been
current recently that there was
another reason for the delay-the
apprehension of the directing forces
of the conference that objections
would be Immediately lodged against
the presence OF some persons who
have already occupied seats in the
conference and who, 1t is declared.
are not proper representatives of
their governments or are accredited
by organizations that have no eX-
istence as governments.
Forego Inquiry as to Delegates
Leading members of the confer
ence express confidence that these
persons have a proper status in the
body, have sanctioned their presence
and have even admitted some oG
them to membership in the princippl
commissions, and it is understood
that the conference leaders do not
desire to have an issue raised now
in this connection that might result
in bad feeling and interfere with The
smooth progress of the peace-makins
work.
Small Commissions Ready
Such headway has been made by
some of the lesser comm issions Of
the peace conference with the plans
before them that it is expected these
commissions will be ready to report
a number of important projects to
the conference for its action almost
Immediately after the report of the
commission on the Society OF
Nations is disposed of.
The conference itself while it APP
pears likely to drop into a more leis-
urely pace after the departure OF
President Wilson and Premier Or.
lando of Italy and in the absence OF
Premier Lloyd George of Great Brit
ain, who has already left Paris,
plans to undertake the discussion of
some of these topics. Interesting
debates are expected to follow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
Continued ON Page 1871
Many Ask Walter Shaffer
Dauphin Aviator to Tell
of His War Experience

While Walter Shaffer, who will
give talk on his experiences as an
aviator in the great war, enlisted and
served in the French army, he is still
a great admirer of the forces of
Uncle Sam. He says he has seen a
good bit of the world since leaving
America to go to France, but the
United States is still, to him, the
greatest country in the world. AS a
token of friendliness to those of his
neighbors who went across the At
lantic to fight in the American forces.
Shaffer has extended an invitation
to all soldiers who saw overseas duty
to be his guest at to-night's celebra-
ton at the Orpheum and oc-
cupy seats on the stage. IT is i'm
possible for him to get in touch per-
sonally with all of these. and it is
Shaffer's hope that all the boys who
are eligible through serving their
country on the other side OF the
water will accept this informal no.
tice and be at the Orpheum tonight.
Such men should appear at the stage
entrance at 8 o'clock.
The announcement that Walter
Shaffer, author of the widely read
letters in the Harrisburg Telegraph,
would give his experiences at the
Orpheum tonight. has led many
other cities and towns in this and
other states to apply to him for dates
on which he will repeat his talk
over the Heads of the Hun" Sew
eral engagements have already been
announced. among them Hershey
for Friday night of this week and
Millersburg for Saturday. So fast
have the applications for out of town
lectures rolled in upon Shaffer. he
has drafted the services of C. Floyd
Hopkins. of the Majestic theater. in
laying out proper route for his en-
gagements. Mr.. Hopkins is ready TO
ceive applications from societies
in any city or town that may desire
to have the young aviator appear
under their auspices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10

Paris, Feb. 10.-If the peace con-
ference commission on credentials
ever begins to function some stir
ring developments are expected to
follow.
The commission has not met thus
far even to organize, the confer
ence having gotten along entirely
without the right of any of the
delegates to their seats being chal-
lenged, which is probably without
precedent in the history of such
international gatherings. The fam
Gus Westphalian congress of 1647
spent nearly a year in verifying
the credentials of it's members.
To Await All Delegates
The usual course at these assemb-
change their credentials as soon as
they gather, any one of them being
privileged to object to the creden-
tials of another IL he finds the
grounds to do so, it was stated, how
ever, that the committee on creden-
tals of the present conference would
conduct any necessary investigation
of the sufficiency of the papers
brought by each delegate, and that
it would await the arrival of all the
delegates before undertaking the
work.
Documents Not Examined
The delegates have been coming
along In single file ever since the
opening of the conference, and 1t
has not been thought proper to be-
gin the examination OF the docu-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10

cars with everything cleared away
between them and the middle of the
Atlantic ocean. For more than a
year the immigration Service has
been working quietly in all industriai
centers, checking up on the strange
aliens who have appeared ana
gathered evidence against I. w. w.
leaders and troublemakers who call
themselves Bolsheviki.
Go by Wilson'S Order
when evidence was compiled
against this particular crowd each
case was brought to a Federal hear
ing and all court findings sent to
Washington, where they were re-
viewed by Secretary of Labor Will
son. The Secretary has the power
TO order this type of prisoner de-
ported or released, and so far there
has been little trouble in getting
quick action"
The majority of the prisoners will
be sent back to Russian provinces.
They are principally Norwegians,
Swedes and Films. according to
guards on the train.
The only attempt at a mob de-
livery of the prisoners was frus-
II dNNo ~ thC AOi Va NiO i GU
eral officials. Before the train
reached Butte, Mont, officers were
warned that the l. w. w. leaders in
that city and Helena had learned of
the deportation and were I1assing
TO deliver their comrades. The
two cars, then attached to a regular
train, were cut off at q junction and
set into another train, which made
n wide detour, missing both Butte
and Helena
Several hundred men gathered at
the railroad station in Butte when
the original train reached that point
according to reports which reached
the officials. They were allowed to
search the train and when they
found the prisoners were not on
board left without making trouble.
Only one of the prisoners made
serious objection when told of the
intention of the Government to de-
port him. He swore out writ of
habeas corpus against deportation,
which was quashed by a Federal
court at Spokane. One woman, the
wife of a Finnish agitator, arrested
in Spokane, was in the party.
The five prisoners taken into the
party here are alien convicts, who
were sentenced to deportation some
time ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
MANN ATTACKS NAVAL PROGRAM

Washington-Attacz on the new naval program Of ten
dreadnoughts and ten scout cruisers opened in the
House to-day by Republican Leader Mann who made a
point of order against the provision as soon as it was
called up for consideration He argued that an autho
cation without aPpropriaton was not germane and
could not be included in the appropriation.
TWO SENTENCED no PENITENTIARY
Harrisburg Clarence Jones was given sentence Of
less than IS months and not than ls months in
the Eastern Pehitenary on charge Of feionious entry
and larceny this afternoon Joseph Prne was given a
year to IS months'on charge Of attempted fepnious
entry.
Corporation January 81 were 66s426s TONS according
the o~rporatons onthly statement, issued to-day
es4 ooA '~ns e-inpaisd with the orders on
De,enns
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
THOUSANDS JOIN IN
ROOSEVELT EULOGY
Former Presidents Memory Kept Green in Impressive
Service Where Praises of Great American
Statesman Are Sung

Nearly three thousand Harrisburg
ers evinced their feelings of honor
and respect for Theodore Roosevelt
at the great memorial mass meeting
In the Chestnut street auditorium
yesterday afternoon, when Con-
gressman Franklin F. Ellsworth, of
Minnesota, eulogized the late ex-
President in glowing address.
Some of those who listened to the
Congressman had been personally
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
PRESIDENT HAD
A QUIET SUNDAY

Paris, Feb. 10.-President Will
son spent a quiet Sunday after a
strenuous week. He went to
church with Mrs. Wilson in the
morning; after luncheon he took
long automobile ride in the
clear, frosty air, and later re-
.ceived William G. Sharp, the
American Ambassador, who has
just returned to Paris from the
United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10

acquainted with the former Presi-
dent. and in all the country, which
Joined yesterday in respecting the
memory of the great American, no
meeting was marked with more ferv-
ent earnestness than Harrisburg's.
High-minded Americanism, pa
triotism, fair mindedness, clean
political motives and aggressiveness.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
OLD BLUE LAWS
ARE ENDORSED
BY MINISTERIUM
Local Churches Take Stand
Against Proposed Opening
of Theaters on Sunday

The amendment to the old Blue
Laws of 1894. now being considered
by the Legislature, which would per-
nit Sunday orchestral concerts, lee
lures, movie shows land other enter
tainments of an educational charac-
ter on Sundays, is severely scored in
set of resolutions adopted this
morning by large majority, by the
Harrisburg Ministerial Association.
The passage of these laws, which
are contained in House bill intro
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
STEAMERS TO BE
TRAINING SHIPS

Washington, Feb. 10.-To main
tain facilities for training merchant
seamen. the shipping board has de-
cided to turn six of the wooden
carse steamers build during the war
into training ships. Over $4,000
young men have signed applications
TO take the courses which the board
is giving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
BRETZ GOES TO
COUNTY JAIL FOR
SEVEN MONTHS
Disbarment Severe but Not
Sufficient, Says Presi-
dent Judge kunkel

Harry NJ. Bretz, disbarred attor-
ney. convicted on two charges of
embezzlement, was sentenced to nav
costs and fine of $100 in each case
and to serve seven months in Jail,
by President Judge George Kunkel
to-day. The court announced that
the disbarment of Bretz had been
taken into consideration as a severe
punishment to him but that it was
necessary, also, to impose an addi-
tional sentence commensurate with
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