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III Which siiisl.t 8. ssr, ,n,sHyes 81 Gr,nt
district g thsr mee6ng with tbe County cont On Sat
Mday when lhey dee;de u @ a,ead with road build
ING = esiy lis yeaf and take up lie fney
details later could be impaired 70 busine generally i
would rot = long before feconscticn would Be ding
Of The past and he country would Be bIy engaged Il an
effort 70 the depth and MEASURE lie width Of new
peacetine boom. 73
Noone who gives e matter any tnouRt can doubt that
81 the elements that 60 into he creation 81 wonderful m
dnstia and commercial prosperity are present IN The Unit
ed States night now The only drawback IS doubt
about the tune fhe actual conclusion Of The peace and
consequently the beginning Of The reconstruction Of Europe
But the real cause for de present slow up Is lack Of con
hdence Business as whole IS timid Just now Before
very long It Will stalt of n the right drctuon and i viii
be brave Is lion.
As usual i VIII only become brave after some Of the
WISE ones have managed to discount HE movement
those who have memories that run back four year,
probably Will recall how Bethlehem Steel and four 81 FIVE
other stocks scared IN The market while the country was still
the troes Of the panic brought on BY the enactment Of
the Democratic tar and the financial history Of the COM
panles made the course Of the market seem absurd Well
the technical situation IS twice as safe now as was in the
winter OF and the who gets INTO the field earli-
est gong to make great fortune il he can back his ven
ture with the requisite amount Of energy intelligence and
nefve
And this applies as much TO the man who runs conner
grocery as TO the man who IS at the head Of great cor
pora6on.
Governor Coolidge, Of Massachusetts, hit il of very
cleve the other day when he said that the way 10 r.
construct is TO start something If you have house to
build OF an investment to make OF factory to rm the best
possible time to begin IS night now If you wait a few
weeks you ind every too busy pay any attention
to you and your affairs The procession IS apt 10 start al
any time and You not alert you will not be in it
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geo. C0HANVROTE
MINSTREL Sketch.
Local Talent VIII Have
Plenty Of Opportunity
to Show.

The opening act Of the big show the
Elks are preparing for presentation
February 8, 4 and is q whirlwind
black face sketch for twenty, people
which was written by Geo. NJ. Conan,
Americas most popular authoractor,
and known from one end Of the coun-
try to the other as "The Yankee Doc.
die Boy and all over the world Is. the
author Of over There The sketch
opens with an old-fashfoned cake.walk
which is scream and the dramatic
parts are taken by Messrs. harrington,
Satterfiald, Regan, Yost Berry and
Ashcraft.
There is a real plot, touch Of must.
cal comedy Tan ensemble song and
dance is introduced and very funny
negro shooting affair over g woman (of
course). This playlet was originally
produced by Honey Boy" Evans, Ed.
die Leonard, John King, Julian Eli
tinge and others and Is considered the
best Of its kind.
Again the committee wish to empha-
size the fact that the reservation Of
seats opens Saturday morning, Eebr1.
!ary 1, at O'clock, at the A. q. Martin
Co. store, and there will be no orders
taken by telephone or no seats laid
away and no one SperspnSWiH be allow.
ed to reserve more than ten tickets.
These rules have been found neces.
sary on account OF the unusual inter
est aroused in the show and to give
u I'LL.
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Especial Dispatch to West virginian.)
CHARLESTON, w. Va Jan. 29.
Quite the strongest set OF resolutions
yet passed by q commercial body and
made the matter OF q petition to the
House Or Senate OF the West Virginia
Legislature urging the passage Of the
ISteptoe bill were introduced into the
Senate and came from the Business
Mems Associa alton Of Grafton. These
resolutions point out that the regula-
ton Of the service Of natural gas COM
spanies Is essential to the comfort and
welfare OF West Virginia in strong
terms and urge upon the legislature
the adoption Of the proposed bill.
Rotary clubs at Huntington, Clarks-
burg and Fairmont have passed reso-
slutions in favor Of the Slept toe bill and
Roy Waugh, OF Buckhapnon president
of the Buckhannon Rotary club. Is in
Charie stonsg giving the measure his able
support. The Rotary organizat ions
are viewed as the most wide-awake
and pro- fessive organizations In the
state and any charge that they are,
manipulated by the big interests seem-
ed to havesbeen Set to rest by the ac-
ton ofSthe Huntington, Fairmont and
4Clarksburg clubs. i
I; The Huntington Chamber: OF Com
.merce has also given the steptoe bill,
its support and as the chamber Of
commerce at Clarksburg Is solidly be
hind the measure and the secretary
OF the Eairmont Chamber Of Com
mefce, g. w. Evans, came to Charles
ton recently for q conference with
Charleston business men regarding
getting the measure through 1t is seen.
that business mems organizations
throughout the state are being forced
by general sentiment to support the
bill.
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Why. THE VERY IDEAi

I .OVERNOR CANTU, Of Lower California, say.
- MEXICO will not sell that peninsula to Uncle Sam.
We bet Cantus right. All Northern Mexico j.
more precious than before to Mexico Cold dscoy-
eriss7 No. Ola No. New water sources2 No.
Geography! MeIco IS bounded on the north BY Cali.
forna, Arizona. New Mexico and Texas all bone dry,
o. soon TO Be-
Governor Cantu never see. hen on the nest without
eoncnosy considering several LIQUOR concessions sp.
piled for BY Americans And all the neat little Mex boz.
der governors, from Tia Juana to amaupa,, are in lie
same happy frame Of mind about not selling parts Of Mex
leo.
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HECK MARTIN

Singing "fhey Go Wild Over Mep
The subject Of the sketch above IS
the bright particular star Of the 1913
show and lie will add to his already
high reputation BY his work this year.
He has long been prosecuted by the
ladies, because OF his fatal gift OF
beauty and his song this year will tell
how he does It. His Eucon son is en-
Titled "Tbe Older they are. the Young.
or They Get EN-" and he sings 1t like
the doctor ordered" !.
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LET TERS TO
THE ED /. 1T OR
WHERE DO YOU PUT CHRIST in in
YouR LIFE?

FAIRMoNT, Jan. 2s:[ Editor The
West yirginian.l May have q lew
moments Of your time to try to ex.
press my personal thanks to you for
giving us the church news on the front
page OF your paper? " 4
When / took up The F'airmont
Times to see what 1t had to say about
the meetings, I was surprised and dis
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led by the Commanding general q tho

led by the commanding general ot the
American Expediti onaTy Forces:
{ Killed In action, a.; died hom
wounds, "a; died from accident and
other causes, q; died Of disease, II,
wounded severely, 81; missing IS a.
ton, is. Total, 1eH
Wounded Severely ssfl
Private III
Runyon, rreelsnd, My.sls, v. u
Missing In Action
Smith. Stanley. West Hunting m
MINOR CASUALTIES
Wounded degree undsts rnins
!; Finds, BENJAMIN p. Il, q NM, I !!
Va, 4. 3
Wounded Slightly
Phafes, Leland q, Gilman. WV 81
Bright Harvey O, Rainelle, Nv. VI
1Foy, Cor H. Belingten. w. Va 3 g
Wounded degree Undeterala
Cook " {
Dillon. William r. Gary. n. y
Priyatas ~
Calhoun Camden II, Franklin, w. Va
Greasy, BENJAMIN q, Jenkiniones, w
We. Z
Wounded Slightly.
Corporal & q 3 ssi'
Kidd. Jack Dayad, Bluefi eldi Nv.
' Mechanic
.Jablonski, Julian, Mtnden; W. VI:
Private
Trippett Graydon, Glenwood, w: ".
jackson, Charles Alvin. Grafton, WI!
Va. s:;s II 4
Amos, Jesse, Cameron, w. va. s'.
Mitter, Russel G., Austen. vi.
iFahey, Leo B, Elk Garden, w.
Weelsley, Harry ., Bridgeport ". Va.
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Going Is Oct ldarsled.

Eiia- she has spent herj lie making
men unseTrands for hel.
etella-W eil, she % pretty near the
end Of her male order business Car
toona. Z
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In an interview with reporter for The Times Col.
O. w. Watson. who arrived at his home here yesterday
aftera tour Of military duty in France mentioned Am
bassador John w Davis as possible Democratic can
ddate for president in 1920 We believe this entities
Colonel Watson to the credit Of being the original Davis
man. and West vrgnians Irrespective Of political
leaning will agree that he is good picker as far as
qualifications for the high office are concerned.
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Automobile dealers are having an annual convention
at Detroit this week and dispatches from that town.
the greatest automobile manufacturing center in the
world are to the effect that the leaders Of the industry
are Of the opinion that we are entering the biggest
boom in the history Of the nation. John NJ WHY'S,
Spresident Of the WHY'S Overland company In an adj
dress made the prediction that we are going to
years The men who make these predictions are not
talking and for the sake Of hearing the sound
OF therow voices. They have hundreds OF millions Of
dollars at stake. Also through their far reaching sales
they have unusually good and reliable first
hand sources Of information.
Il Postmaster General Burleson expected to carry hs
party along with him in his effort to grab the telegraph
and telephone systems OF the country the action Of the
Postc6ice committee Of the house In fixing December
the date for the return Of the properties must
have been something OF shock for him Three Demo
cratic members Of the voted for this arrange
ment and therefore against the wishes Of the post
master general.
Il the cotton states miss any tricks while the Demo
Gratis continue to control 1t will be their own
fault Anything they want from the administration
they get Yesterday for nstance they secured sweep
ing reduction in freight rates for cotton
expected to stimulate exports greatly The immediate
effect Of this was to boost the price Of raw cotton
high as the law permitted. The ultimate effect will be
to keep up the price the American consumer viii have
pay for cotton fabrics And all for the benefit OF the
cotton states.
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N|I Nl1HI l111nEI' {. 'o1F g + al "a nlI'IlI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
Mr.. billiards Bequest
Some Suggestions as to Its DisPosifion-Musi-
ool Shortcomings in America-The Pressing
Need to EncOurag Local Organizations

phony orchestras. What t needs is
Of course a local musical culture and
not the yearly expectation to the cities
of one or two local probes
In short, education, like happiness,
is 10 be found at home, ( the educa-
ton is to count. This IS the fact
which the trustees of the Juillard
Foundation will do we'll TO keep in
MIND. A trained, enthusiastic must
clan sent by them into hundred
small towns 10 found there a centre
about which .ccal pride car rally will
do ziore good to the cause Of music in
America than "a thousan promising
students supported in great conser-
vatory, even though from this thou
stand there might come a Heifetz or a
Hoffman,. In democracy art must
go to the people or the people will
never come TO art To strip be coun-
try of its few real native musicians
so that they may play in city orch es-
tras or teach in city schools or even
travel over the country 81 great vir-
tuogi, is certain way Of impover-
ish.rg what little musical ill we have.
The problem s not to get few musi-
clans into the great centres there per-
haps to die Of musical indigestion
caused by being nourished on un-
American food, but 20 fond a thou
sand new centres where native i'm
pulses can be guided
The musica, atmosphere Of TIE great
cities is so ,redominent!y European
that the young artist is almost certain
10 be overwhelmed by the greatness of
the fac:, but single mus'cal mission
airy bringing the gospel IF the great
composers into : community barren
of knowledge but rich in desire may
impregnate this community with must
cal knowledge and fellirg without
crushing its individualit. under the
weight Of an alien tradition. Let the
Juillard Foun ;atlon SEM forth its
missionaries, ,ndow local orchestras,
encourage Local organ. zat,Jns. In the
great cities we have ALREADY enough
stu dents and nough artistic tragedy
among those studerts. and there is no
danger that IN the future as in the
past the wortry students will not be
able to find support and en- enlargement
for an education. Oyr rtal need is
something far different. We need a
musical hinterland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
Drawings by Hugh FERRIS
At the Paint Boz

This month the Paint Box Gallery Is
exhibiting drawings by Hugh Ferriss.
the exhibition includes the following
four groups:
Shipbuilding drawings, part Of a
series of studies of the nations war
activities, made with the sanction OF
the Shipbuilding Board and the Secre'
tary Of the Navy. These drawings
were published during the war, with
the Endorsement Of the Committee on
Public Information. They were used
b. the Liberty Loan Committee anc
exhibited in Washington, Pittsburgh
81. Louis and other cities.
Studies of flags on Fifth Avenue
du- ing the Liberty loans.
Studies Of New York streets and
buildings.
Small sketches of Greenwich Village
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
antiques Bring
Fabulous Prices
In London

LONDON, June % Correspondence
Of The Associated Press).-The enor-
nous fortune, made in England dur
ing the war arc responsible for rec
ord breaking prices which sellers OF
antiques OF every kind are realizing in
London auction rooms, in the opinion
Of men who have long been close 10 the
trade. The whole country Is being
searched for treasures OF all Kinds,
which find ready sale at prices which
hitherto have only been paid by for
eigners.
A mysterious portrait, which recent
ly appeared in one auction room and
was said by some one to have been by
Franz Halls quickly brought 100000, al
though its authenticity has even now
rot been established. A Reynolds por-
trait which to the present had not at
tracted much attention was easily sold
for $4,000, and pictures by much les
ser lights brought phenomenal prices.
Artistic furniture is in even great
err demand. Six Chippendale Gothic
chairs recently sold at country sale
for S5,125, in spite Of the fact that
modern artists are copying this par
ticular design with marked success and
only the trained expert can de,ect the
difference. At another country sale
two Chippendale tables brought $500
and a Chippendale cabinet $3.50.
Sheraton furniture is not so popular
excellent tables going as low as 500
An old harpsichored in William and
Mary case sold for $4,000, and grand
fathers clock gave it's fortunate owner
$780, in spite Of the fact tina, the
clock had probably ceased to tick more
than a hundred years ago.
Illuminated manuscripts also are in
demand. and, as in the case of furni
ture, record prices are being obtained
Letters of David Garrick, and a few
by his wife, to noted persons Of theii
time, caused spirited bidding. bu. were
withdrawn and will be offered again.
Efforts to trace the purchasers o
some of the choicest offerings hav'
revealed the presence in the market o
persons who never before paid an,
attention to antiques. Many Of then
are persons who accumulated large fort
unes during the war, and now tina
they have acquired fine houses hav
set out, with the aid Of experts, TO Civ
them the ancient touch required b,
good taste.
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evening.

30 900 a night, and possibly more, as
the summer session students will now
attend.
Interesting programmes have been
planned for this week. The music to-
morrow evening will be made up en-
tirely Of request numbers. These viii
include Thomas's "Aignon" Overture
Sibelius's "Finlandia," Wagner "Lo-
hengrin," Meditation" from Massenets
"Thais" and other numbers. The So
loist will be Miss Ella Palow. soprano.
The programme for Wednesday Will
include Granados S>"Marche Militaire,
Rossini's Barber Of Seville over
ture, Bizet's "L'Arlesienne" suite, Han
devs "Hallelujah Chorus" from The
Messiah" and excerpts from Wagners
"Mastersingers." Community singers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
Concert Course
Will Be Presented by
Gretchen F. Dick

Next November, December and
January, Gretchen F. Dick will give an
American concert course at the Man
haitian Opera House. There will be
five concerts in the series. The
course, established primarily as an IN
stitution for the highest artistic stan
dards, is frankly American propaganda.
The engagement Of American born
artists, trained wholly or for the most
part in America, and thoroughly
American in their ideals, is an assur-
ance that a series Of concerts can be
given in New York City without the
assistance Of foreign ,soloists. Not
that the American concert course is
anti-anything, the programmes Of the
five concerts will be made up of the
finest music of France, England, Russia,
Italy and other Allied nations, at the
same time presenting some Of the best
music by present-day American COM
posers. The elimination OF the foreign
artists has been effected only in an
effort to prove that the American con-
cert artists are the equal Of those OF
any other nation in the world. Among
the many great American artists who
have contributed toward the recogni-
ton Of Americans in the concert and
operate fields, we find such well known
names as Mary Garden, Louise Homer
Geraldine Farrar, Emma Eames, Olive
Fremstad. Rosa Ponselle, Carolins
Lazzari, May Peterson. Anna Case
Maud Powell. Florence Macbeth, Olga
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06

At the annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Music Managers Association 1t
was voted unanimously TO retain for
second term of office the board and
the directors who have officiated dur
ing the last year.
The association was formed last
August at a luncheon given by Mr..
Milton We'll, of Musical America and
has for its object the mutual protec-
ton, promotion and development OF
the managerial and professional in
terests of those engaged in the control
Of concert artists, organizations or
opera companies.
Once a month during the last sea-
son there have been meetings, IN the
form of dinners, At which the affairs
OF the concert and opera world have
been discussed, plans for the general
betterment OF this work formulated
and adjustments made.
The Officers remain-Charlcs l.
Wagner, president; Loudon Charlton
FIRST vice-president; George Engles'
second vice-president; Milton Aborn'
treasurer; Catherine A. Bamman, sec
Rotary. The directors are Mes'rs
Haenscl, coppicus, Judson, Gallo and
Vessels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
Music Notes

1t is announced from the Offices OF
the committee Of which Otto r.. Kahn
is the chairman that Bernardino Moli-
mari will tour the United States next
season as conductor OF the Saint &C.
ella Orchestra from the Royal Acad-
envy of Saint Cecilia in Rome. Signor
Molinari has long served the orches-
ira in Rome as conductor, and 1t is
due largely to his efforts during the
war period that the orchestra instead
Of deteriorating continued TO improve
He is thirty-eight years old and a
Roman. He was graduated from the
Lyceum with a diploma for piano play
ing and composition; his teachers were
the late Giovanni Sgambati, founder
of the Lyceum; Filippo aarchetti and
Falchi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
Stadium Concerts Will Hare
Many SOloisfs This Week

Many artists will appear at the con-
certs TO be given at the Lewisohn
Stadium this week. This evening the
soloists will be Percy Hemus, BARITONE,
and Carolyn Cone-Baldwin, pianist.
Nine. Cone Baldwin first studied in Chi
cago with the late William H. Sher-
wood and Nine. Fannie Bloomfield
Zeisler. Abroad her teachers were Ru-
dolph and Feruccio Busoni. She has
appeared many times with orchestra
both in Europe and in this country
Tomorrow evening Samuel Gardner
the gifted young American violinist ana
composer, will conduct his symphonic
poem New Russia"
Other artists Of the week will be Us
follows: Tuesday, Sue Harvard. so
prano, and Henry Weldon, bass;
Wednesday, Marie Tiffany, soprano and
Emily Gresser, violinist; Thursday
Ilya Scholnik, concert master; FRIDAY
Idelle Patterson, soprano. and Ernest
Davis. tenor; Saturday, Gladys Amman
soprano. and Cecil Arden, mezzo-so-
nrano: Sunday, Edna dc Lima, soprano
|, clarence Whitehill, bass, and Metro
politan Opera House chorus.
The following programme VIII DC
given this evening:
March. Queen Of Sheba" ....... .Govno'
Fantasia. Aida 80 - I.-
Plano Solo, Concerto in nat major A'0~
Carolyn ConeBaldwin
Ballet Music and Chorus from fr,hce liz
Igor" ......... ....'''',
Overture. Tsi2" ,IsehaiH9 y,,
'rhe Return" ............... .Ar'hur oe'h
Percy Hemus
Ballet Suite. "Coppelia' .......-.' ,Denoe
The Calf of Gold" (Faust .... .Gouho
Soldier Chorus FAUST .....-... .Gouho
Kermess Scene FausD .Douno
Percy Hemus and chorus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06

Of the first to enlist when the United
States entered the world war, when he
Joined the aviation service.
After serving two years in France as
an air pilot he had a narrow escape
from death when he fell with his plane
from an altitude of 5000 feet, fractur-
ing his jaw and decorating his throat.
He also volunteered his services as an
entertainer during his time off duty
and sang for the wounded French SOL
diers on many occasions.
Mr.. Weyman's engagement at the
Strand will mark his first professional
appearance since his return to the
United States. He will sing Oiey
Speake's "On the Road to Mandalay.'
The Workingmen's Circle Musical So
ciety offers free orchestral training to
any one playing an instrument. The
society has organized both a symphony
and a mandolin orchestra. Any one
wishing to Join is invited to attend the
meetings of the orchestra at 1i3 East
Third Street. No initiation fee is neces-
sary and there are no dues.