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The Washington times., 1919-10-30
Among the Musicians

rendition this year of "The Messiah. /"
to be given on Tuesday evening, jan
uary 10, 1920, in the Central High
school auditorium. J. Campbeii-Mc-
Ines. of London, England, who is
said to be one of the greatest oratorio
singers of this generation, will be the
bass soloist.
The Washington oratorio Society is
non-sectarian, although the courtesy
OF the church is extended to II for re-
hearsal- Mr.. Wrightson has sent out
letter to the singers who have In
the last fifteen years supported his
volunteer efforts in the traditional
yearly rendition OF "The Messiah"
To any singers who have not sung
with him before, he extends a most
hearty and cordial invitation. volun-
teers are asked to come to the first
rehearsal and not wait for the Sec
ond. There are no dues but an initia-
ton fee is charged of 81 to meet the
expenses Of preparing the work. Sight
reading is not required, and any one
possessing a voice capable of singing
an ordinary hymn tune is eligible. A
heavy male chorus Is desired to give
this oratorio a successful rendition.
Two special services will be held at
the Church of the Covenant on Sun
day, inaugurating Mr.. wrightson's
eighth year as director OF the music
OF this church.
At $3.50 p. m. the twenty-fourth In
spirational afternoon service will be
sung by the solo double quartet. In its
first appearance this season. Oliver
Mellum. baritone, will be featured as
the special soloist, and the following
program will be given:
Organ prelude in G. {Parker); an
them, They That Put Their Trust In
the Lord" (Steane): baritone solo,
How Lovely are Thy Dwellings
fLiddle). Mr. Mellum; anthem, "Fear
Not Ye, Oh, Israel" nansing), Incl
dental solo, Mr.. Backing; baritone
solo, open the Gates of the Temple"
(Knapp), Mr.. Mellum; anthem, ''This
! know" (Cutter). incidental solo, Miss
Beisser; offertory anthem, "The Shad.
ows of the Evening Hour" tMat-
thews), incidental solo. Miss Craig;
organ postlude in + tvolkmann).
The Evening Choir will make it's
first appearance at o'clock. 1t has
been enlarged to a chorus OF 200
voices, and will give it's ffty-eighth
special musical service rendering
four new anthems direct from the
The Washington times., 1919-10-30

Mrs. Franceska Kaspar Lawson has
just returned from Brooklyn. N. r.
where she gave song recital at the
special Invitation Of Newell Dwight
Hills, singing before his Plymouth
School Of 500 students. Mrs. Lawson's
chautauQua seaAon included 160 con-
|certs given during the summer and
autumn months.
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.CARUSO WR|TESH|S
own life HISTORY
Famous Tenor's Letters Are
Filled With Picturesque
PhraseoIogy.

Enrico Caruso 10 writing his biog-
raphy. 1t win not be published, he
says, In his lifetime. Since he has
been In Mexico. and where he has
been singing for the hrst time in his
career. he has been writing home.'
recounting his experiences and im-
pressions. No doubt some of this ma
terfal will be incorporated In the
autobiography.
Mrs. Caruso has consented to the
printing of some extracts from the
letters which he has written to her
IN English. His picturesque phrase
oiogy 3ustihes its reproduction With
out being Gifted
OF the open air performance Of
Carmen' In the bull ring in Mexico
City, Mr.. Caruso wrote:
I went to the plaza There was q
beautiful sun shining. but / felt my
voice like midnight-dark--and was
trembllnG. dress quickly and was
ready Tor performance At three-thirty
exactly. We began, / went on. The
public liked me. but were not wild.
fhen the weather began to change
and big clouds began to come up. In
fact before the first act finished, COM
menced the rain. and Carmen (Bexan-
zonf) and were all wet We sup
posed the public goes away. but no
one moves.
The second set begins with heavier
rain-and there was a big spectacle.
Thousands OF umbrellas open and
cover all the area of the plaza. We
don't see any head or hear the orches-
ira We hope always to stop but the
pubic was there sing my big ro-
mama (the flower scng) there in the
hard rain and the public makes me
Dig ovation. 1t was very funny to
see that enormous black mass around
the plaza. and with the exception of
some blue and red spots all was UNI
brelias! 1t WAS worse by the third
act. We could not stop unless the
public started nrst. They stayed on
three.
Some one told the public we would
not dnish. I was IN my dressing room
and heard great noise and went out
to md what IL was. They informed
me what happened. Quickly said to
tell the public the performance would
continue. Every one went back to
their places which they had left to
break the STAGE We finished In q
heavy drizxle and half Of the people
didn't hear. for the noise of rain on
the umbrellas! We were all soaked,
but the public was happy because we
did not leave them. Everybody ap-
preciated my staying and continuing
the performance because generally it
Is the artist who first leaves the stage
and the public. The receipts for the
performance were S45. 600"
Writing OF the opening night Of the
Mexico season. when he appeared for
the first time In that country, Mr..
Caruso says:
"The success last night was plain.
fIt was LElisir d'Amore.") At the
beginning was nervous-and the
public very excited. and you could
hear q fly moving in the theateY. /
sing my first little aria with great
emotion. What explosion! Every
body was crazy and We stop to sing
for while. Ny heart neariy)stop to
beat"
The Washington times., 1919-10-30
MUSIC TRADE BOOMING
IN JAPAN, SAYS WRITER

All Industries are coming - ~
fore in Japan ~ the present tina. aad
the music trade 10 no exception y
discussing the conditions thsrs =. -
Williams in the Now York Saa. do-
ciares that Japan is becoming an ims
portant factor In the musical instrus
ment industry of the Orient TAs
GREATER part of these lnstruments are
shipped to Austrslia and hnd ths3t
msrket there. Pianos are bei4g mA1o
Also and japan 10 bidding strong fer
this trade in the Far East Bab9
erands seem TO be popular amenG tho
japanese. and the mum Der 10 jncrooos
ing daily. This growing deuiani hoo
caused many factories to expan1. -
win the at1 Of modern maeh@nofy,
which the Japaness are euick ~
ADOPT. the piano preduction 70 grow
Ing steadily.
The Washington times., 1919-10-30

much depends upsp q man's naeu<U>r
or his tempersmeat But. seeaH1n0
broadly and knowing men - I =
I cannot help but feel that the avoF~ :
age busspess man would be beneAte1
more than he dreams Of II he -
posed himseif to uaustc. II need 80
be the long opera tst hrgt Let htm
men Immersed In business are rtgSt
in turning their backs upoa mus{e
ss . means Of absolute refreshment
mental and physicai-" M
The Washington times., 1919-10-30

A letter has come to the Music Edi-
tor of The Times, asking the location
of the Church of the Covenant, and
also where the Wilson Normal Center
meets.
The Church OF the Covenant, Pres
byterian. Is located at the corner of
Eighteenth and N streets northwest,
at the intersection of Connecticut ave-
nue..
The Wilson Normal School. on Har-
ward street. between Eleventh and
Thirteenth streets northwest, is the
headquarters of the Wilson Normal
Center of the Public Schools.
The Times -Sfusic Department en-
deavors to keep the public Informed
of the music activities of the COM
munity as whole.
1t asks that all copy" for the
Thursday Music in the Home page, be
received not later than Tuesday
morning of4each week. Music items
received later than that have to be
held for the following music page Of
the Times.
Two large music activities are CEN
tered in the Church of the Covenant
this season. both of them under the
direction of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson,
music director OF the two distinct
choirs of this church.
These are the Afternoon Choir, with
double quartet OF soloists, and the
Evening Choir which has a solo quar-.
tet and a chorus OF zoo voices, the
largest regular church choir in the
country. IL is said.
The Washington Oratorio Society.
through the courtesy OF DR.. Wood,
pastor Of the church, who is deeply
Interested In the development of mu-
sic. and because the director is also
director OF the music OF this church,
will hold its rehearsals, as usual, In
| the chapel Of the church.
The first rehearsal of this season
Of the Washington oratorio Society,
wNch now has large chorus of 500
voices, under the direction OF Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, will be held on
Wednesday evening next in the chapel
Of the Church OF the Covenant, Eight
eenth and N streets northwest (en-
trance on n street) at o'clock. Re-
hearsals will be held each Wednesday
evening at the same hour.
Washington is looking forward to
great service of sacred song in the
The Washington times., 1919-10-30
ENGINE TRousLE DELAYS SHIP

NEW YORK. Oct. 30-The Ameri-
can frsishter Keresapa. reported In q
Rio Janeira dispatch TO be several
days overdue there. was forced to put
into Bahia because Of engine trouble,
her owners stated today.
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fully back to Mr., Wallace, slowly re-
moved his spectacies and remarked to
their utter astonishment: -s
Gentlemen, cannot allow little
matter like the finding of the pearl in
Japan to interfere with my proposed
plans for your entertainment this
evening. shall expect you promptly
at eight and"--he added With an
especial emphasis shall be true
to my word and return to you, there
and then. the beautiful Pearl of Hoy
How"
what do you make out OF 1t,
Brownlow?' inquired the chief, as
they resumed their seats and cigars
Otter Wang Foo's departure.
IT'S surely too much for me-" re-
piled the captain, but can tell you
one thing. you and l are certainly
going to have the great surprise of
our lives tonight when we get to his
house in Red cloud alley, mark THAR
Promptly at s o'clock old Chang
drew back the outer bolts and ad-
mitted the two foreign officers to the
dwelling of Wang -Foo, where they
were most graciously received and
made to sit in the highest row of the
rcd cushioned New Year chairs. The
smoking tea and the trays Of sweet
meats were promptly introduced and
placed before them, but, out Of defer
cnce to their European lack Of skin
IN handling the Chinese water pipes,
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down and awaited the coming ex-
PLANTATION.
what is the mystery, Mr.. wang?'
1T Is simply this. gentlemen, the
theft. or supposed theft. of the jewel
at the hotel has been Indirectly the
means of unearthng a far more
serious and dangerous crime; namely.
the stealing and selling OF human
life! This dear little girl was rescued
by me three days ago from a gang of
villains who stole her from Singa>
pore and were preparing to sell her
to Portuguese theatrical troup of
Macao. She was brought up to the
colony concealed in lifeboat on
board a steamer and her coming and
going correspondent almost exactly
with the dates of the arrival and de-
parture of our friends, the tourists"
But what led you to connect the
two and to suspect the stealing of the
child?' asked the interested and puz-
zled inspector.
well. that was brought about in a
very interesting way that would be a
little difficult for the European mind
TO unravel" replied Wang Foo. with
smile. AN anonymous notnce.
posted on a wall of the city. conveyed
the intelligence to some one that the
Pearl of Hoy How would arrive on a
certain ship. and that she was to be
met and taken charge OF according 10
a previous agreement. This is hardly
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language that would be used Tor e
mere jewel. and so I naturally Gus
pected a kidnapping or something 81.
that kind and here Is the result Of the
suspicion" ~
And was the notice wired up from
the straitsT
mo, we searched every telegram,
but without clue. The notice was
brought up by some of the crew of the
coaster that left two days ahead"
And what are you going to do with
the little Pearl now that you have
rescued here? Send her back to Singa-
pore? That would be an awful pity"
"Qh, no. gentlemen; that life for her
Is finished. She will pass into the
care of some kind English ladies in
the colony"
How about the gang who stole her?''
The man of mystery looked cares
fully about him to see that every door
was closed. and then, with his long,
uplifted finger motioning for silence
and attention, he said IF you have
half dozen pairs of good, reliable
handouts at headquarters, / think I
can show you a few Chinese and Por-
tuguese wrists that they would grace
fully adorn for the remainder of the
New Year season.
"Brownlow," said the chief, as he
rose to bid them good night, 'let US 60
home and polish them up"
(THE END).
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Manila cheroots. Of specially fine
grade were substituted for the latter
token of hospitality. The hour passed
pleasantly away and the hands OF the
clock upon the mantel pointed to nine
before they realized 1t. The great de-
tective rose and spoke
MY honored guests, ii is the hour
OF ,, symbolic hour of good luck, |
believe, in all eastern lands Allow
me to have one of the greatest pleas
ures of the happy New Year season
ana 10 present to you the matChless
jewel, the original and only genuine
Pearl OF Hoy How" Venerable Old
One" he called through the curtain
that concealed the inner apartment,
bring in the pearl" "
At the word of command the an
Client dame appeared. not bearing a
jewel in a casket, but leading By tho
hand one of the sweetest little Chi
nese maidens that their eyes had even
looked upon. She was beautifully
dressed in all the brightly coloreo
silks of the festal season and looked
for all the world as if she had Just
stepped off some daintily painted fan
or screen, She gave them the sweet
est of curtesies and modestly blush
ing at the presence of the European
guests, east her bright little eyes
downward 10 the floor, The two as
tonished officers instinctiYely rose
ana returned the salutation. then sat
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wore admitted to the United States
during the year that closed June 80,
1918, AT the same time $4,000 aliens
who had previously come here went
back to Europe. Most Of them re-
turned to their old homes so that
they could enter the war against
Germany. Among them were many
italians. / would not close our doors
in their faces. but would permit them
again TO enter the United States;
They are fighting men and patriots,
and are worthy of living among us.
Then / would deport every allen
who was dangerous enemy of this
country during the war with Ger
many. About 1000 persons were
interned by the government. All
were not dangerous: Some have
already been. deported.
81 think the time has come when
we should begin cleaning house in
the United States. The people are in
the right temper for 1t, and it can be
done more easily and thoroughly now
than ever before. Congress in recent
years has shown less disinclination
than formerly to enact restrictive
Immigration laws. and organized
labor is favorably disposed toward
legislation of that character"
Anarchists. under the act written
by Mr.. Burnett and passed in 1917,
are excluded from the Umited States.
But who knows what Is in a mans
heart when he comes knocking at the
gate? The exclusion of all immi-
grants for the next few years, Mr..
Burnett believes, would keep out the
anarchists, or the bolsheviki as they
are now called. No other measure
short of total exclusion, he thinks,
could prevent the bolsheviki from
sneaking in through the ports on the
Atlantic and the Pacific.
copyright, 1919. by James B. Morrow.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
A Sudden Change.

uCoME marriages turn out badly"
= - the late Mrs. Russell Sage once
remarked. because after the cere-
mony the husband switches too
quickly. from the romantic to the
practical. -,
II know young wife who said. pa
thetically. an evening or two after
the return from the honeymoon: =
You used to love to hold my hand.
George, -.
.T love to now George answered,
calmly; without looking up from his
newspaper, but It would keep you
from your housework. dear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Good Going.

CIR JOHN FOSTER FRAZER said at
an insurance mems banquet in
Hartford:
II used to know a theatrical man
ager who had a great many ups and
downs. He never though. came to
actual grief, for, by the strangest
good luck. whenever a show was a
failure and he couldn't meet his. ex-
peuses, then--by the strangest' good
luck, as | said before--his theater
would burn down and the insurance
would put him on his feet again.
Il met him the other day. He told
me he had Just taken over a new
theater
GLOW do you think the place will
go?' he asked.
Fine / answered. Fine. Why,
hang it, man, it's all wood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
The 'Bigot.
RIsHop Sanford olmsted said in

BISHOP Sanford Olmsted said In
Denver
'Bigotry. even in It's mildest form,
story about the old lady.
IAN old lady and John, her coach
man. were so bigoted that no recog-
nized church service suited them, and
so they used to worship together
every Sunday in the drawing room Of
the mansion.
"A friend demonstrated with the
old badly one day. s.o
"Do you really think that you and
your coachman.' she said. are the
only true members of the only true
church on earth?
We'll said the bigoted old lady.
thoughtfully.. I'm none too sure
about John"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
All Up.

CHARLES HANSON TOwNE. an
editor, visited the American front
Dust before the armistice. -
THE boys told me-" said Mr.. Towne,
that the game was about up with
the Germans. The boys said the RAT
calls seemed to be adopting the Amer.
lean colors, for they were all waving
red flags and white flags and looking
blue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

John L. Burnett Chairman Of Conn'e immigration of the House.
Says Situation This Country SeouMany Bo1shevk Already
Here and Others Plan Coming Through Canada
Plan immigration Period Fire Years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

wife and baby and was a model
as family man. Ordered to assass-
nate the king, he bought a cheap re-
volver sailed for Italy and method
ically and Internationally obeyed his
criminal command.
From 1895 to 1900 four rulers were
murdered in Europe--Humbert of It.
ally, President Carnot of France, Ca
novas, .-b-ime minister of Spain, and
Elizabeth. Empress of Austria The
assassin in each case was an Italian
Puzzling as it may seem, the anar-
chists of Italy, in the main. are ma
tfveS of those provinces in the north
that are most prosperous Industrial
ly and enlightened educationally
French anarchists for a quarter of
a century have preached the robbery
OF the we'll to do and have striven to
spread characterization In the army. In
that country, as in all others. anar-.
chists are either criminals or fanatics.
Hunted at home. they have sought
asylum in North and South America.
But South America has been wise
enough and honest enough TO face the
situation with vigor and success.
= =
If an anarchist, in normal times
leaves a port in Europe for South
America the. fact is cabied by an
agent on the spot and the anarchist is
met by the police the moment that
he lands. Return to the ship that
brought you. here. or go to prison."
are the welcoming words of the po-
lice. and the anarchist departs-prob-
ably for the United states When
South American laws fail to cover
seditious speech or writing. the com
munity spontaneously makes law
that fttS the case.
And now what does Mr. Burnett be-
ieve should be done by Congress in
respect to the main question of i'm
migration and it's correlate, anar-
chism? II do not hesitate to say" he
stated to the writer. that all immi-
grafton. should be stopped during the
next four or FIVE years.
Il would readmit however those
men who left the. United States and
returned to Europe for the purpose of
taking part in the war against Ger
many, Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey.
I'VE have had 100000 men under
arms. At least AN equal humber have
been engaged In Manufacturing the
weapons of war These men must be
given employment No more workers
should be admitted to the country un-
til all of our own workers have been
supplied with, the means OF earning
living.
AFTER the United States and its In.
uuStrleSr nave -Deeu duJuSteu 10 inc
conditions of peace. the continued ex-
ciusion of all, immigration could. be
taken up and dealt with according to
circumstances. There will be opposl-
ton to the policy that have sug-
gested and that hope will be carried
out. I can see signs of II now.
steamship companies have invaria-
bly,tried to prevent the restriction OF
immigration. They desire cargoes for
their Fps sailing to the United
States. with them II Is wholly
matter of freight, Only 10000 i'm
migrants entered the country during
the year that ended June &c. 1918.
but even 80 the steamships brought
'Ni Yfg.it ,,-. t.s.,.sa, ..
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BY JAMES B, MORROW.

ME alien and his trlbesmen. so
runs the gossip OF Washing
ton, have ceased to terrlly the
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There can he no such union so long
as men are, men and not angels ready
for n song service in heaven. Proud
hon has been called "the acknowi-
edged father OF anarchism' He was
born in France in 1909 and there no
died at the age OF hfty-six. His father
was il cooper Tor brewer, and Proud
hon himself printer and. proofrcader
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

80 a.EE.s -. - - - -.
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r,,asa.ll stsl sassM
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-10-30

wearer. There is a great variety Of
shapes in meshes-square, diamond
shaped, hexagonal and oblong, with
all sorts of inconspicuous crossbars
and figures to add interest to them.
Street wells have light woven-in bor-
ders and they are worn either hanging
free or fastened about the neck, after
the manner Of the three wells shown
in the picture.
Wells should be tried on and Sc
lected for becomingness, as hat shapes
are. Some meshes make the face look
more youthful and others seem to re-
veal wrinkles. For clearing up the
skin and bringing out color dark blue,
sapphire, and national blue are all eff
fective. Taupe and black find more
admirers than any other colors.
There are some small face wells only
large enough to extend from hat brim
to chin, and they are made to be
pinned or to be slipped on and held
in place with small, round elastic cord.
The floating wells shown at the right
and bottom of the group are knotted
in at the back sometimes as in the
hat shown at the upper left side.
These are popular styles, soft, becom.
ing, and desirable.
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Now is the time when the warm coat
for midwinter comes up for consider
alton and the buyer goes cheerfully
forth to see what she can see. She is
destined to find quite a number of new
coatings represented in thick, soft
weaves and, if gifted with a retentive
mind, she may be able to commit their
various names to memory. They all
seem to be variations of cloths that
we have known in the past as Bolivia,
zibeline, duvetyn rough mixtures and
other heavy, woody fabrics that are
coy looking. Some of them we know
to be strong and sturdy, others look
as promising. Taken as a whole,
coatings are richer looking than they
have ever been, which is a pleasant
thing to contemplate--and measured
by prices they certainly ought to look
rich.
Some of the new coats are extrava-
gantly high priced and there has been
an increase in nearly all of them. The
cheerfulness of the buyer is apt to be
somewhat dampened unless her purse
is long, for fur-trimmed coats must
be classed among the luxuries of the