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The Washington times., 1919-05-01
CommunIty Sing AT Central.

Gilbert Wilson conducted a spirit
ed community sing at Central High
School last Sunday, with special pa
triotic songs on the program.
The great Victory Loan Chorus OF
500, made up of the best singers
from the various departments who
have been trained by Earl Carbauh.
was A feature OF the program. A spe-
cial Victory loan number was sung
by the children's chorus under Miss
Eta Schmid. and the organ recital
at the opening of the program was
given by Miss Myrtle kcsheimer.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
Community Sing.

The monthly community sing in
Takoma Park took place last Mon
day evening in the Presbyterian
Church. The soloists for the occa-
sion were: Mrs. L. L. Cavincss, in
recitations: Miss Marian Greene, So
prano soIoist OF Hamline NJ. f. Church
choir, who gave a solo. and Miss
Green and Mrs. John Humphrey, in an
effective duet.
There was a drill by the Boy Scouts,
division 2I. under the command o.
Scoutmaster Fred Harries.
The community singing. led by
James Dyre, included Red Cross
songs in compliment to the nurses OF
Walter Reed Hospital who were
guests of the evening.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
Arts Club BENEFIT.

Friends Of the Arts Club Of Wash
inEton are showing much interest in
the benefit performance for the build
ing fund TO be given Monday eve
ming, May 1". at the Shubert-Belasco.
A double bill will be given by the San
Carlo Opera Company, the operas
being the weIl-known "I Pagiiaccf'
and 1.-THE Secret of Suzanne" Pro-
ceeds OF the performance are to be
devoted TO the purchase Of the home
Of the club, 2O17 street northwest
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cnnrrrrntIonnI Quartet.

The quartet of the First ConErega-
tional Church, consisting Of Mrs. +. II.
Smart. soprano: Miss Marian Larncr.
.contralto: Herbert Aldrich, tenor. ano
I Walter Humphrey, bass, will sever
their connection with the choir in the
near future.
Mrs. Smart has been soloist with
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

direction Of Claude Robson. win
sing an attractive program.
The soIoist is Frederick Gunstsr,
a young American tenor from Ala
bama. Mr.. Gunster has received COM
mendation from New York critics as
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
Mandolin nnd Rnnio CIuh-

A rivalry is being set up by the Y.
NJ. H. A. Mandolin and Banjo Club
that meets Thursday evenings. under
the direction of J.. A. Altschuler. 1t
has demonstrated that popular music
can be made even more popular by an
ensemble of mandolins, banjos, gut
tars, and ukeleles. The mandolin and
banjo club, has numerous openings for
those interested in these instruments.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

several churches Of the city for the
last thirteen years. Miss Larner has
sung with four churches of the city.
Mr.. Aldrich has been soloist in the
Cathedral OF Ogden. Utah, and in
Washington, and Mr.. Humphrey has
been win the First Congregational
Church for more than twenty years..
BESIDES singing as soloist at other
special services.
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Invitations have been issued by the
Hendley-Kaspar School OF Musical
Education for An Hour With Mod
ern Composers" in the form of q
piano recital TO be given Friday eve-
ming at Sis o'clock at the recital
studio, 1917 NJ street northwest.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

SThe borrower a q slave g ne
Ien,q.F and the debtor % the eFealter.
BE frugal and free.r-(Beninu.fn
FFanklla.) Buy W. 8. 8.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

The Rubinstein Club will be heard
in concert on Tuesday evening at the
Masonic Auditorium. The chorus Of
over 100 women's voices, under the
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

q magnetic and forcefuI artist. Hs
was educated musieally IN Europe
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

Miss Jacobs, Church SOlOlst.
On Sunday afternoon. Miss Mary
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

Harry c. Grove believes in the per
sonal touch between artists and pub
lie, thus he has often had his Go
Iumbia" artists, when in Washington
sing with their records at his shop
and be photogrs phed there.
Stracciarl has been one of these.
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while it was being played the little
enc, who was curled up with his
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

Heifetz, playing his beautiful vio-
lin Interpretation Of the Ave Maria
the Schubert song, set for violin by
the great violinist, Wilhelnj, on a
Victor record, has had the greatest
demand at Droops music house
SAYS Charles l.. Howser.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
More Pay BUlt Fewer Promotions Is Slogan
 For Many Colleges

columbia University, in it's 1918 official report, 'faces today the dis ruption of it's teaching staff. The heads of this staid and venerable in stttution are shivering with a panic that has laid it's cold hand upon at least 16 educational centers in New York City.
 Two announcements from the col leges this week are fraught with vivid significance.
 One was the statement by Presi- dent Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia that, when the new pay scale of $G.000 to &S,C00 a year went into effect there, 1t would be neces- sary to limit the number of pro fessorships, and that it would mean a. prompt end to the custom of hold ing out prospects of professorships to newly engaged instructors or assistants
 The other pronouncement was that a union of college professors had been chartered here by the American Federation of Labor, and that a drive for membership had just been initiated in the sixteen institutions, of which Columbia headed the list.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

The new labor organization is known as the American Teachers Union. Local No. T, of the American Fed eratinn of Teachers.
 Instructors Are. Mostly Men.
 Most of the instructors at COlum- bia are men; and in the light of President Buffers proclamation that possible advancement will no longer be held out as an incentive to new instructors, it is enIightening to read the 1918 report of the school of journalism, which says:
 Tn none of the posts filled by wo- men from this school has the pay been less than for men doing the same work. For obvious reasons wo- men are less likely to be guided by the opportunities of promotion and more influenced by the immediate pay"
 Promotions or new appointments are 10 be made only when vacancies occur through death, retirement or resignation" says President Butler, "or when circumstances plainly re- quire the establishment of additional teaching positions in the higher grades of service"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

But, it was pointed out by mem- hers of the teaching staff last even ing, Columbia professors are hope lessly long-lived, rarely resign, sell dom retire. And the student body at Columbia is growing prodiGiously; the current census shows an aggre- gate of 24,000 students, and the in crease is from 2,000 to 5000 year
 Increases in tuition fees are ex- pected to cover the cost Of the new salary standards, which call for an additional expenditures of $300,000 . year.
 Emergencies should be met,'' says President Butler, ''by adding to the mum ber of associates. lecturers, and instructors as occasion may require without holding out to the persons appointed any prospect of advance ment in grade unless vacancies shall be created in the manner stated.
 "One cause of the e1n barrassnl ent under which the university now la bors is that young men of compe- tence and faithful service have been advanced in grade in response to the urgent request of their immediate colleagues on the board.
 The teaching staff of Columbia University, Barnard College, Teach CTS College and the College of Phar- macy. all of which are under one general management aggregated l. 1 o24 persons in 1917 and 1,047 1T 1918.
 Columbia proper has a roster o1 179 professors. 55 associate profes sors, 116 assistant professors, 2 clinical professors, 53 associate, 22G instructors, ? curators, 10 lecturers 7S assistants and 1O6 clinical assist | ants, making a total of SG3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
WEALTHY NEW HAVEN MAN IS
 STILL IN TOOMBS

New York, Dec. 12-Virginius J. Mayo, wealthy New Haven manufac- turer, failed Wednesday in his at tempt to be released from the GUS tody of Warden Hanley of the Tombs upon a writ of habeas corpus.
 Mayo's matrimonial career was ex- posed after the suicide of one of his stenographers in New Haven. There after WiIhemina Mayer, who thought she was his legal wife, sued him in this city for $250,000 damages in breach of promise action and recov- cred a $10O,OOO verdict. She alleg- ed he deceived her by pretending she was his lawful wifi, whereas he had a lawful onel wing at the time he married her.
 Mayo was arrested last March after he had been indicted for bigamy. In his petition for the writ of habeas corpus he said the indictment is in valid. as the statute of limitations had run against a charge of bigamy and that the New York grand jury was without jurisdiction to indlct him. Justice Hendrick overruled both contentious.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
YOUNG GIRLS
 BATTERED LIKE
 CATTLE AT FAIR

Dublin, Dec. 12-Proposals that the Dali E.reann, or Irish Parliament, set aside a sum equivalent to $1,5O0,0OO as a state subsidy to enable young men to marry, has been made here The idea was suggested by Frank H. O'DonneI to the Irish Women s Franchise League.
 Mr. O'Donneu criticised what he called barter marriages in Ireland He said he knew of girls ot l9 years who were brought into the hearst town on a. fair day and taken to a public house to meet men whom they had never seen before, but who were to be their husbands. The girls, he dclared, were bartered Iieke cattle at the fair while their fathrs and friends were drinking.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

have again heavily attacked the left flank of General Denikine's army and driven the Iatters volunteers back to a depth of 30 or 70 miles along 9 front from three. to four hundred miias fcnG The Reds are within 50 miles of Khar- ,zov and PoItava and are s-:1>ssinss around to the southwest of Kev, which is also threatened from the northeast, according to news front south Russia. The situation gives rise to anxiety.
 On the Caucausus front, however, the Bolshevild hay been repLlsed with heavy losses. Don Cossacks have also been successful in pushing fback the Reds Fighting on the southern front has curiousIy reverted to the type of teh days of Waterloo
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS

Peter Diwby, $50 Warren street, is to receive s12.51 week during sincapacity to work from the Crane Co.,, for a confusion of his toe, ac- cording to an agreement filed with Cononensation Commissioner B. T. Buckingham today.
 John Scallon, of Ridgefield, is to receive $9.33 week from John F. Hunt for an injury to his pelvis; Robert Ta1lon, of Norwalk, is to re- ceive S5 a week from James Butler, Inc, for bruises; E. Beardsley, of Stratford, s13.5O a week from the Stratford Lumber & Coal Co.,, for a broken wrist; Edward D. Nolan, $7.60 a week from the Connecticut Co.,, for an injury to his arm; Gabriel Mages, of Wilton, $15 a week from Charles E, Force for a broken ankle and Edward White, SIP week from the Columbia Graphophone Co. for compound fracture of his thumb.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
ARTHUR PRATT
 GETS SENTENCE
 FOR CAR THEFT

Arthur w. Pratt of Darien, charged with the theft of an automobile from the missing Charles Coppola Of Nor walk, was sentenced to states prison for not more than five and not less than two years by Judge Reed in the criminal st Lperior court yesterday afternoon. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty in Pratt's case after dehberating only about half an hour.
 After the verdict was received Sta te's Attorney Cummings asked that a prison sentence be imposed. At
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

torney A. NJ ComIey made a motion to have the court set aside the yer dict as contrary to the evidence but Judge Reed denied the motion The automobile was stolen Feb. II last, and CoppoIa, the owner, has never been seen since the day Of the theft. His family regard him as dead. The car was found in -Pratt's possession in New York state where he was try ing to sell it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
STAMFORD

Times).--The Stratford Delphian club l met Monday evening in the direc- tors room of the Stratford Trust company. The purpose of this club are for higher education, social pro- gress and personal improvement. 1 Such subjects as art, literature, his tory and religion are discussed at the meeting. Each member of the so- ciety takes a part in the speaking at each meeting. At present the club is studying Ancient Egypt" At the next meeting, on December p, Elliot Peck will exhibit a number of pie lures which he took while he was travelling in Egypt. Mayor Abram Wellington and Chief William Nichols attended the Kiwan- is dinner at the Stratfeld hoteL in Bridgeport, yesterday morning. The many friends of Miss Myra Wilcox of Broadbridge avenue will be pleased to know that she has recover ed from a recent illness.
 ! 4 meeting of the Republican club was held last evening. Nothing of great importance was discussed at l the meeting. A large smoker is plan ned for the meeting next Thursday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Maiden of | King street have as their guests for l a few days Mrs. William Gibbons and daughter, Miss Dorothea of Hartford. l The basketball game which was ] to take place next Saturday between the Bridgeport High School girls team and that of the Stratford High School girls, has been called off. i Funds are being collected from the towns people, by some of the public spirited citizens for the purposes of buying @ car for the public health nurse. The work of Miss Olson, the nurse. is very much handicapped by the difficulties confronted with in getting. from one part of the town to another.
 1 The plan Is to present the car to the Red Cross committee on Nursing, with the understanding that should the work pass into other hands, the car will be given to that organiza- ton.
 The boys basketball team of the Stratford High School will play the Westport High School boys this even ing, at Westport.
 ] Notice has been given of the | change of date of the Christmas can
 tata of the GIee Club of the High
 school. The affair was to have been
 given on December 27, but the date
 has been changed to December 22. A number of Stratford ladies jour
 neyed to Putney, Monday, to help
 Mrs. Joseph L. Curtiss of that place
 to celebrate her 80th birthday.
 Miss Helen Luce of Providence
 who has been spending a few weeks
 in Stratford as the guest of Miss Mil
 dred Ringe of Catherine street, has
 returned to her home.
 FOR sALE-7 room. 1-fanily house
 lot 10Ox1O0; price, $4,So0. Apply
 Peter Gleason, Stratford, Conn.
 CORTEz c. ROCKWELL, plumbing
 and heating; jobbing a specially
 Corner Main anu Hillside avenue
 Stratford. U 1o u
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

The basketball game which was to take place next Saturday between
 the Bridgeport High School girls team and that of the Stratford High School girls, has been called off.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
BOLSEEVIKI ARE
 HEAVILY ATTACKING
 DENIKTNE'S ARMY

London, Dec. 12.--BoIahevik forces
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

4 meeting of the Republican club
 was held last evening. Nothing ot
 great importance was discussed al the meeting A large smoker is plan ned for the meeting next Thursday night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

Mir and Mrs. Robert Maiden O
 King street have as their guests fo a few days Mrs. William Gibbons art daughter, Miss Dorothea of Hartford
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

Mayor Abram Wellington and Chief William Nichols attended the Kiwan- is dinner at the Stratdeld hotel in
 Bridgeport, yesterday morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

The many friends of Miss Myra Wilcox of Broadbridge avenue will be pleased to know that she has recover
 ] ed from a recent illness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

Miss, Helen Luce of Providence who has been spending few weeks in Stratford as the guest of Miss Mil dred Ringe of Catherine street, has returned to her home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

A number of stratford ladies jour, neyed to Putney, Monday, to hell Mrs. Joseph L. Curtiss of that place to celebrate her 8Oth birthday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

FOR SALE-7 room, 1-fanily house lot 1OOx1oo; price, $4,SOO. Apply Peter Gleason, Stratford, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

Notice has been given of the change of date of the Christmas can tata of the GIee Club of the Higf school. The affair was to have beer given on December 27, but the datf has been changed to December 22.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

The boys basketball team of the Stratford High School will play the Westport High School boys this even ing, at Westport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12

CORTEz c. ROCKWEL plumbing and heating; jobbing a specially. Corner Main anu Hillside avenue.
 Stratford. U 1u tl7
The broad ax., 1919-09-06
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
ASS CIATI0 N

Madison Avenue. New York City
The broad ax., 1919-09-06

The Fourth Constitutional Con-
vention for the State of Illinois will
be held in Springfield beginning Janu-
airy 9th next. At this convention the
COnstitutiOn-the basic law Of the
state-will be rewritten. Delegates
to this convention, two from each
senatorial district Of the state, will be
nominated by the different political
parties on September 10th. The cleo
ton will be held on November 4th.
These conventions have been mo-
mentOus affairs in the history of Hi
nOis and have been made up Of men
skilled in craftsmanship and in the
knowledge of the interests Of the
state.
1t is important that able men be
sent from the Sixth District as dele
gates. Hon. John NJ Glenn Of Evans
ton is a candidate on the Republican
ticket for the nomination.
Mr.. Glenn is eminently qualified to
be one of the delegates from this dis
trict He has lived in the district
more than twenty years and has lived
in Illinois more than fifty years and
for thirty-fve years has been actively
identified with the affairs Of the state
as a newspaper writer and as secre-
tary Of the Illinois Manufacturer"
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Association. He was reared in Mon
mouth, Illinois, where his father, the
late Judge John j. Glenn, was Judge
Of the Circuit Court in the Monmouth
District for twenty-six years.
Mr.. Glenn was active throughout
the war in behalf of the government.
He was a member Of the Evanston
War Council and was a member of
several committees operating under
the State Council Of Defense and
through the Illinois Manufactures
Association was the means Of bring
ing considerable business to the state.
Perhaps no candidate in the District
has had SO much experience in state
affairs as has Mr.. Glenn. He is sec
rotary of the Illinois Manufacturers
Association, president of Glenn and
Company, publishers of Manufactur-
ers' News, secretary of the Illinois
Manufacturers Casualty Association,
secretary of the National Conference
Of State Manufacturers Association;
member Of the executive committee
Of the Art Alliance Of America and
also Of the Chicago Athletic AssOcia-
ton, Union League and other clubs.
Mr. Glenn is intensely interested
in the coming Constitutional Conven-
ton, expressing himself as follows:
1T has been about fifty years since
The broad ax., 1919-09-06

/ Two eaIorsd men. Robert q. Church
Of Memphis. and H. X Motsn. Ffssi
dent Of TuSkegee. are members sf The
General Committee Of the Roosevelt
SeILOIial Association.
The rresent effort will be vigorously
pushed CIt:l the final week Of the
campaign, which will be October 20
~ October 9th is Colonel Roose-
.velts birthday.
In each State a committee Of col
"red men have been selected. and the
chairman chosen Upon these men
VIII depend the success 81 the move
ment 10 include every element among
Americans Ia honoring the memory
Of Colonel Roosevelt.
The State Chairmen are:
Alabama, r. r. Motion; Arkansaz.
DR.. Fred Lytes; California. J. W
Bass; Colorado. Thos. J. Belt; Con
necticut, Geo. W. Crawford.
Delaware, DR.. S. G. Ebert; Dis
trict Of Columbia, Judge r. II. Ter
rell; Florida, W. W. Andrews; Geor-
gia, Henry L. Johnson; Illinois, Rob
ert S. Abbott; Indiana, DR.. S. H..
Furniss.
Iowa, S. Joe Brown; Kansas, Nick
Chiles; Kentucky, DR.. f. f. Under
wood; Louisiana, Walter L. Cohen;
Maryland, George A. Watty; Massa-
chusetts, Williams II. Lewis; Michi-
gan, Robert c. Barnes.
Minnesota, William r. Morris; Mis-
sissippi, Perry W. Howard; Missouri,
DR.. Chas. H. Phillips; Nebraska, Rev.
J. Albert Williams; New Jersey, Oil
yer Randolph; North Carolina, Bishop
George W. Clinton; Ohio, Jos. T.
Jones.
Oklahoma, A. ]. Smitherman; Ore
gon, f. w. Cannady; Pennsylvania,
Andrew Stevens; Rhode Island, Fill
more Punnell; South Carolina, DR.. J.
R. Levy; Tennessee, A. A. Fielding;
Texas, R. L. Smith; Virginia, John
Mitchell, Jr.; Washington, /. H. Nor
ris; West Virginia, T. Giles Nutter.
In several states the chairmen al
ready are planning for a conference
on the campaign, and it is not i'm
probable that a meeting of the chair /.
men themselves will be called.
The broad ax., 1919-09-06

Col. Franklin a. Denison stands
equal to any; he has served in various
capacities in the law departments of
our city and state and is at present
one Of the chief assistants to AttOr-
ney-General Edward J. Brundage. In
addition 10 which, he served his ma
ton, race and flag with honor and
credit in three wars, namely, '9S to '99
as a major in the old Eighth Regi-
ment in Cuba; 1916, on the Mexican
border as Colonel, and as Colonel of
the same regiment in France, holding
the unique distinction of being the
only American Negro colonel in active
service on the soil Of France during
the world war.
The colored voters Of the First Sen
atorial District are fortunate in hav-
ing a man of Col. Denison's type as
their candidate. With him as a dele
gate in this convention they can rest
assured that there will be drafted a
new constitution free from segrega-
ton features, broad enough for both
white and blacks to work and live IN
der alike in peace and harmony.
Executive Committee of the Campaign
Committee.
Benjamin H. Lucas, Chairman.
Louis 3. Anderson.
George W Blackwell.
S. B. Turner.
R. W. Lacy.
Mrs. Nancy L. Reed.
A. ~ Fields.
Edward d. Green.
James T. Brewington, Jr.
JaimeS Upper.
Mrs. Emma Smith.
Mrs. Margaret o. GainOr.
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NOMINATE COL. FRANKLIN
A. DENISON
NEXT WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER
10 PRIMARY ELECTION DAY
POLLS OPEN 6 a. NJ, CLOSE SPIN.

In the first Senatorial District
which runs from the river on the
north to 32nd St, then east to Calu-
met Ave, south to 33rd St, east to
the lake, there will be one of the hot
test political contests throughout the
state of Illinois for delegates to the
Constitutional Convention, which
meets in Springfield on January 9th
of next year The election of these
delegates will be held the first Tues
day of next November, but in order
to be elected one must first be nomin-
ated at the primary election next
Wednesday.
In recent years there have been six
big race riots in the United States,
three of which have occurred in this
state; the first at Springfield, the sec
Ond at East ST. Louis sld the third
and last within the limits of our own
city of Chicago. As a result of which
there will unquestiOnably be elected
delegates from various sections of this
state who might have ideas which are
against the best interest of our race,
to combat which, cOlored people must
insist on sending as many delegates
of our own group as possible, which
delegates should be among the most
capable, experienced, courageous and
Honorable that the race has produc-
al