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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

The grand total of our exports for
the first sight months of the current
year, according to official statistics.
was s5.275. OOO, ,OOo. of which s1.sss,-
100000 consisted of foodstuffs, or ex-
actIy 3s per cent Of the total. Listed
in those foodstuffs were fso4o, 600. 900
pounds of refined sugar. nearly p
600. 100000 pounds of pork products,
555.OOO.OoO pounds of evaporated
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

Try this on your meat dealer: Or
der some pork chops Wait a mo-
ment and then ask him why the retail
price hasn't fallen along with the
price on the hoof. He will tell you
that since the price on the hoof has
dropped. the farmers are not bringing
their hogs to market and there are no
hogs to be had. Then remind him
that he is cutting you some chops off
of one.-Detroit News.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MoULTON

= Genesis.
Out of the silence, song:
Out OF che bud. rose;
Out of the rose, the scent
The wind blows.
Out of the word. war;
Out of the steel. a ship.
And. so are told, there comes
Out of the germ the grip.
Out of the winter, spring;
Out of the planet, grass;
Out of the picture package, seeds;
Out of the garden, sass.
Out of the bureau, q hat:
Out OF the drawer, a braid;
Out of the closet, a cloak;
Out of the house, a maid.
Out of the pocket. bill;
Out of the bottle. a stew;
Out of the stew, a still:
Out of the dark, zoo.
We received nine communications
this morning telling US that bandits
know thier business because they are
holding up the hotels Inasmuch as
we published this item the other day
of our own volition and initiative. We
must politely but firmly refuse to
print it nine times more. However,
we thank our contributors. and if
somebody will send in an item to the
effect that the inventor of near-beer
was a poor judge of distance we will
use it, as it is a good joke, and we
can't publish it too often. Outside Of
its being a good joke, it interests US
personally to some considerable ex-
tent.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

A statue of Lincoln, without whis-
kers, has been unveiled in England.
It would not have been tolerated in
this country, The whiskers of the mar
tyr president were among his most
distinguishing physical char- +aristics.
Horace Greeley probably will yet be-
come a Victim of vandal artists or
sculptors.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

The experiences and triumph of the
Literary Digest in getting out without
the aid of printers is illustrative of
the way in which similar emergencies
in other branches of American indus
try will be met and conquered if it
come to a showdown. American gem
ius has never yet failed in crisis.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

Both the miners and the operators
have declared their readiness to renew
controversy, but that does not interest
the government or the public. What
they want is coal and that is what they
mean TO have
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

Steel strikers now charge that their
employers forced them to strike ow-
ing to belief that the time is ripe
for teaching organized labor a lesson.
This probably is not true, but there are
labor un;"~s that appear to be in need
of a lesson. just the same.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
Annther Immortal2

One newspaper account says: THE
bullet penetrated his right temple.
coming out of the left side of his head
and embedding itself in aNcloset door-
"He was taken TO the hospital.
charged with attempting to commit
silicide."
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01
DINNER STORIES

when Lloyd George was about four
teen. his guardian uncle, Richard
Lloyd. was puzzled what to make of
him. To help him in choosing q
career fopathe lad he put him in a
room with Bible. an apple and .
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-01

These stars stand for Intervening
hours of that day, during which the
best laid plans of Mrs. J. Henshaw
Wilson "ganged' very much aglee in
deed.
Diana was taken on the rebound.
Lieut.. Granger, a STRIPPING NJ. D., knew
nothing of Mrs. Henshaw or her plans.
He pleaded well his cause
At II O'Clock Mrs. Wilson discovered
her daughters absence and phoned
the canteen. A voice informed her
that Miss Wilson had left half an
hour before. Was some one bringing
her home? Mrs. Wilson inquired. for
that lady had ascertained that no car
had been ordered out OF the family
garage that morning.
why. don't know. I'm sure" an
swered the voices Miss Wilson went
The sun., 1919-02-09
CHICAGO OPERA COMPANY.
Lexington Theatre.

Two operas new to New York and two
repeated novelties of this and former
seasons figure In the third week Of the
Chicago Grand Opera at the Lexington
Theatre, beginning Monday night.
Leroux's "Ie Chemlneau" will be the
Monday night offering with the same
cast as before, including Yvonns Gall,
Alfred Maguenat, Georges Baklanon,
Octave Qua. Myrna Sharlow, Maria
Claessens. Constantin Nicolay and Desire
Defrere. under the baton OF Louis Has
sclmans.
Massenet's Cleopatra" which was in
troduced to America several years ago
in Chicago, will have Its first New York
presentation Tuesday night. Mary Gar
den Is to have the title role, with Alfred
Masuenat as Marc Antony. Charles Fon-
taine as Spakos. Anna Fitziu as Octa-
uie, Gustave Huberdeau as EnnttIs, Con-
stantin Nicolay as Amnhes, Marie Pru-
IAN as Char,nton, Vallya Kareili as
Addmos and Desire Defrere MS Serer1ts
Massenet's ballet serves to again intro.
due the Russian dancers. Andreas Paw
ley and Serge Oukrainsky. Marcel
Charlier who conducted the first Ameri-
can performance, will conduct.
Wednesday nights Offering Is Iht
The sun., 1919-02-09

BARBER of Seville" with nearly the same
cast as last year. including Nine. Calf
Curci. Fernando Carpi. Ricardo Strac-
ciari, Vittorio Trevisan, Nittorio Ari-
mondi. Maria Claessens, Lodovico Oil
v.ero and Desire Defrere. with Mr.. Cam
panini conducting.
The second novelty of the week. Ca
taiani's "Lorelev." Is scheduled for
Thursday night with Anna Fitziu. Flor
ence Macbeth. Alessandro Dolci. Gia-
como Rimini and Virgilio Lazzari in
the same cast as introduced this opera
to Chicago recently. with Giorgio Po-
lacco conducting. The ballet will serve
for the New York debut of Sylvia Tell.
premiere danseuse of the organization.
Massenets lie Jongleur de Notre
Dame" one OF the offerings last year.
will be revived Friday night. this time
| with Mary Garden IN the title part.
| Others in the cast will be Auguste Bouil-
liez. Gustave Huberdeau. Constantin
| Nicolay, Octave Qua and Desire De-
frere, conducted by Mr.. Charlier. Fol-
lowing the opera ballet advertisements
will be led by Pavley and Oukrainsky.
| The Saturday matinee opera VIII be
Ia Traviata.' the cast including Nine.
| Galli-Circi. Guido Ciccolni In his OPP
cratic debut here in the tenor role; Mines
Rerat and Pruzan. Messrs Stracciarl
Trevisan. Nicolay. Qua and Defrere IN
the roles they had last year; sylvia Tel
The sun., 1919-02-09
OPERA OF THE WEEK.
METROPOLITAN Opera House.

uCrsnno Ia Comare followed Petrouhka Mines
Hempe and Brasau Scott; Misses Cali and Smith, Mss
and Bonfglo. ,,.uu
Carus and WhiehilL ,,..u,
WEDNESDAY, P M-"Faust Mne farrar mesSrs' Haf'h''
and Rothier. -, W, ,,.-.- M...r, n,drr
THURSDAY"Boris Godunon Nme MaIzehauer' "ee''' DN0
and Althouse. No.. ,y..,.
FRIDAY, 8:15 P. M-"Rigoeo NINE oafeh''S' Nie'''' A"
and De Luca. , NJ.
SATURDAY MLodoletta." followed by Petroushka Nine
Eason Mr. Caruso; CALI Smith, Messrs Bom and
Bonfgio. -
SATURDAY, 85 M-"Tosca Nine Farrar Mese LA]aro anu
Scott.
Chicago Opera Company, Lexington Theatre.
MoNpAYIe Chemneau" Mile Gall Messrs Maguenat Baklanoh
Observation-Disclosures" Garden, Messrs Fonane and
wEpNESDAY-Barber Seville" Nine Curc Messrs carpi
Fitziu, MesSs. Do, Lazzar and
rRIpAYm;Le Jongeur Notre Dame" Miss Garden Messrs
Bouillez Huberdeau and Qua. -
SATURDAY, p. Ma Traviata, Mme Gai-Curcl Messs'
Guido Ciccoini and Stracciari .
SATURDAY, p M-"Fausb Mile GALL Messrs oSuhvan ana
Gourmet
The sun., 1919-02-09

harne at the piano. will give song
recital this afternoon at the Princess
Theatre. The programme: pefydd
gareg wen, old WEIGH; One Morn the
Maiden Sought the Mill, old English;
tune OF the seventeenth century; Shep-
herds Cradle Song. Somcrwel: the
Kerry Dance, Molloy Hvil over Nerden'
Du dybe Fred. SJogren; Fulgia. stem
hammer; Hvis du har varme Tanker,
Rorresen; TIL Maj Dag, Berger; Jardin
d'Amour, chanson populaire. arranged
by Vuilermoz lie Moulin, Pierne /;
Nanny, Chausson; Carnival. Fourdrain
Three Spirituais. l Stood on de Ribber
of Jerdon, My Lord What Mornn',
Go Down, Moses, arranged by Bur
leigh, the composer at the piano; '1e
That Have Faith. Mad Patsy, A Widow
Bird Sat Mourning. Treharne Joy,
Kramer; Summer Glow. Lane; Light
McLight. Carpenter.
This poem was found pencilled on
sheet OF paper in the pocket OF a
young Australian who died In the
trenches at Gallipoli. His name Is I'M
known.
This evening at the University Set
Element Arthur Whiting will give a
piano recital, with preliminary remarks
This talk is the fourth In a series OF
Sunday evening lectures on the ZAP
probation OF Music" which the Settle
ment is giving this season. There arr
still a few single seats to be had. anc
reservations can be made by addressing
Harry WIKI. 1874 Eldrldge stree
Orchard 1870.
The second Sunday night concert a
| the Hippodrome of the Chicago Oper,
Company will take place this evening
with Nine. Galli-Curci as the solois'
The programme: Overture, william
| Tell" Rossini. conductor. Mr., Po)acco
cayatina, Barber Of Seville" Rossin
Nine. Galli-Curci; symphonic poem
| lie Roue d'Omphale," SaInt-Saens. con
i ductor, Mr. Polacco; Down In the Forest
The sun., 1919-02-09
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

Nine Marie Barr!entos will make her
reappearance at the Metropolitan Opera
House Friday evening Of this week as
Gildd in the seasons first performance
Of "Rigoletto." Mr.. Hackett will be
heard here for the tirst time as tine
Duke
A special matinee OF aida" will be
given on Wednesday Lincoln's Birth
day.. with Mines. Muzio. Claussen and
Spa.kes and Mr. Caruso. Other operas
this week will be as follows:
"Crlspino la Camare," followed by
"Petroushka' tomorrow evening. sung
by Mines. Hempel. Braslau and Mr..
scotti. with Mr.. Papi conducting, The
| ballet will be danced by Misses CALI
and Smith.
Faust Wednesday evening. with
| Mines. Farrar, Delaunois and Howard
ard Messrs. Martinelli. Chalmers, Roth
Ter and Ananian. Miss CALI and MIR
| Bonfiglio will dance.
Boris Godunof" Thursday evening
| with Mines. MatZeEauer and Delaunois
| and Messrs. Didur, Mardones and Alt
| house.
! "Lodoletta." followed by "Petroush'
ke." will be the Saturday matinee
bill. The opera will be sung by Mines
Easton. Arden, Egener and Mattfeld anc
The sun., 1919-02-09

Ronald: the Brownies. Leoni; When
Chloris Sleeps, Samuels. Nine. CALI
Curci, Piccola Snfonia, ltaliana, Pc
drotti; Meditation THAT'S" Massenet,
violin solo, Gregor Skonik. conductor.
Nr Campauiui dance Of the hours,
"Gioconda," Ponchielli. conductor. Mr..
'ampauiu waltz, "Dinorah." Meyer
beer, Nine. Gali-Curci; flute obhligato.
IL. l3erenguer; triumphal march. Queen
Of Sheba," Goldmark conductor, Joseph
Rafaelli at the piano, Homer Samuels.
Frnesto Berumen, Mexican pianist,
will give n recital this evening at the
Music School Settlement. SIS East Third
street.
De Koven's robin Hood" admirably
revived by the Society of American
Singers, has leaped Immediately into
The front rank of popular musical sue
cesses on Broadway, and is breaking the
best attendance records of the season at
the Park Theatre. William Wade Hin
nounces that De Koven's merry master
piece Is on for a run, and the advance
sales indicate that the run Is likely tc
be long and gay one, robin Hood
will be presented every night this week
and on Saturday afternoon and at
holiday matinee on Lincoln's Birthday
Ethel Leginska will give second
! piano recital tomorrow afternoon II
| Aeolian Hall. The programme: Ga
Vote and variations. Rameau; sonati
in E nat. opus 1872. Schubert; etudo,
minor, opus 25. nocturne. opus 81 AM
Polonaise, Chopin; etude, + sharp
Arensky; prelude, G minor. Rachmani
noff valse. L, Mcszkowski; rhapsodie
No. 2. List.
The second subscription concert OF tn
Letz quartet will be given at heolia
Hall on Tuesday evening. The pro
gramme; Haydn, quartet in ID minor
Paris edition No. as Brahms viola quin
The sun., 1919-02-09
g aoeer-r. e-,e~eo

Music in Aeolian Hall on Saturday after
noon. February 10. The programme will
be performed by the F'lonzaley Quartet.
assisted by Povla Frijsh. soprano. Louis
BaHly and Heinrich Gerhard. The
quartet is called Music for -Four
Stringed Instruments" 1t was written
during the summer OF 1917. in memory
of Victor Chapman, one or our dead
who have given their lives in France.
1t has three movements. POGO adagio-
allegro adagio- allegro vivo-adagto
Easter Sunday finale. Nine. Fritsh
will sing three songs by John Alden Car
penter with the composer at the plano.
The songs are entitled Les Silhouettes,'
The Lawd is Smilin' Through the DO
and "Berceuse de Guerre' The pro
gramme closes with Mr.. Loeffler's -Four
Poems for Voice, Viola and Piano" which
| will be given by Nine. Frijsh and
Messrs. Bailly and Gerhard
| Yolando Nero will be the soloist at
| the concert of the Philharmonic Society
| at the Academy OF Music in Brooklyn
this afternoon. She will play Tschai-
| kowsky plano concerto No. 2 In G..
Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony and the
| Prelude and Love Death" from Tristan
and Isolde" are the orchestral numbers
| Az tne society III
Carnegie Hall on Thursday evening,
February 10, and Friday afternoon, Feb
ruary "A, Louise Homer will be the solo
list, singing selections from Franck
! Tschaikowsky and DebusSy. The or
| chestral feature OF this programme will
be Respighis THE Fountains of Rome"
a composition sent to Conductor Stran-
sky by the Italian Government for per-
Torrance by the Philharmonic Orchestra
| 1t will be given its first American hear
| ing at these concerts. Tho work has
been played only once in Italy and under
direction of Arturo Toscanini. The list
opens with the Tragic Overture" of
Brahms and closes with kalnnikow' s
first symphony.
The Philharmonic's annual Tschai-
kow sky Wagner concert will be given on
Saturday afternoon. February l5. Tschai.
kowskys Symphony No. 4, four Wag-
ner selections. from Tristan" ''Lohen'
grim" THE Mastersingers" and "Parsi
fal" and Tschaikowskys March Slav'
comprise the programme. On Sunday
afternoon. February l6. at Carnegie
Hall an all American programme will
be presented by the Philharmonic So
ciety. John Powell will be the soloist
playing his own piano composition. 18th,
Rhapsody Negre."
The fourth New York concert by TIM
PHILADELPHIA Orchestra in Carnegie Hal
will take place on Tuesday afternoon
The soloiyt will be Nine. Olga Samaroff
pianist. The programme: Beethoven
overture. "L.eonore" No. 9; Brahms
concerto for plano and orchestra.
fat Scriabine. Poeme de rExtase. Tn,
| orchestra's fifth and, final concert vii
take place Tuesday afternoon, Marc
II, with Messs. Bauer. Thibaud an
Maquarre as the soloists.
Penelope Davies with Bryceson Ire
The sun., 1919-02-09

tet In @. opus Ill, IN which the Lett
quartet will have the assistance or
Louis svecenski, the viola OF the now
disbanded Kneisel Quartet, and Grieg's
quartet In G minor. opus 81.
The third and last concert Of the
quartet, postponed from last October,
will take place on April Is.
Mayo wadler, violinist. will give a re-
cital on Wednesday afternoon. February
l2. in Carnegie Hall. The programme
includes a sonata by Guy Ropartz and
a concerto by Tor Aulin. In these
two works, which are marked for
first hearing in America, Leo Ornstein
will be at the piano. Among the other
numbers Is one by Rachmaninon called
Hungarian Airs"
winifred Christie. Scotch pianist. will
give a recital on Wednesday afternoon,
February -, In Aeolian Hall The pro-
gramme contains "A British tribute to
America. the Sonata Tragica' Of Mac
Dowell. expressive OF the spirit Of tri-
umph over sorrow. which will be played
in memory Of the American heroes. who
have given their lives In the great war"
| Included in the other numbers in the
list are pieces by Couperin and De-
| busy.
The fourth Evening Mdil home SYM
phony concert will take place in Carnegie
Hall on Wednesday evening, February
IL. The programme to be given by the
Philharmonic Orchestra, Josef Stransky
conductor, Anna Fitziu. soprano. Chica
go Opera Company, and Samuel Gard
ner. violinist, is as follows: Rimsky'
Korsakoff, overture. THE Russian East
err: Lalo Symphonic Espagnol7 for Nio
lin and Orchestra Smetana, Prom 30
hemia's Woods and Fields"; Verdi
air. "Ritorna Nincitor.' from Aida
Tschaikowsky, symphony No. 3, IA
theuque."
The sun., 1919-02-09

composer except possibly Leo Orn-
stein or Prokoffeff could hope to ac-
complish such task.
Marguerite goes insane and the cur
tain promptly falls. 1t would never
do to keep 1t up. for inevitably the
flute would begin to prattle. and the
whole tragic situation would come
tumbling about our ears in absurdlty.
Marguerite defers her insanity for a
final prisoA scene in which there is
the devil to pay
The operate treatment of insanity
is wisely limited to rs assumption
of childishness. The reduction of the
| intellect to condition OF infantile in
capabilty is the key for the opera mad
scene. The deInented creature-it is
! always a woman-ha bibles. and only
the innocent chirpings of tie etern-
ally juvenile flute can accompany
such vocal accents.
1t is something hazardous to be q
| colorature soprano. That way indeed
madness lies. Dementia Is expressed
in scales. trills. staccati and all those
other graces of song which in the
time OF Soarlatti were regarded as in
Glspensable to all lyric performance
But II is all because the only variety
Of insanity utilized by musicians 1:
the childish kind.
We do not recall any mad scene fol
a barytone. For such an one We sup
pose the only thing would be senil'
insanity, which miglis properly b.
expressed by fiorituri delivered in fall
setto with oboe ohligsato. Think OF II
J.. would be interesting and !nstruc
tive to study the use OF orchestral in
! strumentS with a view To their use II
individual characterization.' II is al
, injustice that only IA flute should b
. permitted TO get into the spotlish
with a prima donna. Why should no
, the bassoon have an opportunity?
r OF course this is merely frivolou
I chatter and should be severely con
- demne0 at "A time when there are IL
3 Chemineau" and La Refine FIaIT
' mette" and "Gismonda" so much NOR
e worthy OF discussion.
0 But are they?
Wait. The incompatible Mary Gal
, den is about to sing Cleopatra The
= you will read things. We shall 81
{ rid OF one OF them now so that "
= shall not have to say it again.
e If there be, or ever were. one such
= Its past the size of dreaming"
The sun., 1919-02-09
CONCERTS, RECITALS, NOTES OF
MUSIC.

To-day being Roosevelt Memorial Day
the programme Of the Symphony So
ciety's concert In Aeollan Hall this after
noon will take the form Of a memorial to
Theodore Roosevelt--October 27. 1888
January 9. 1919. The works to be per-
formed are az follows: The Angel of
DEATH" symphonic poem, Chadwick.
new, first time in New York: symphony
No. s, Beethoven; La Flute de Pan
(sonate). Mouquet. Daniel Maquarre.
soloist; prelude. chorale and fugue.
Cesar Franck. arranged by Gabriel
Pierne.
At its concert Thursday afternoon.
February 10. in Carnegie Hall the Sym
phony Society will offer the following
programme Prelude. chorale and
fusue. Franck, arranged BY Pierne !:
Symphony No. 8. Beethoven allegretto
from string quartet. Spinning Song.
Mendclssohn symphonic poem. LES
Preludes," LsEt-
The manuscript performance Of a new
string quartet in f minor By Charles
Martin Loeffler will be given at the sec
ond public concert of the Friends OF
The sun., 1919-02-09
Criticism Resented by Her Admirers
Borne Out by Fact-Musical
Week Crowded One
BY w. J. HENDERSON.

activities of the week music
that adequate could be them
the time, be made In the first place, with
the rapid fire taximeter vehicle
ououms the time through
single evening and hear
a
seductive
toward fond reospection But history
sent music lover To him
be told that she the all
more lovabe than Patti.
Temptation again whispers Peeas Mesande much
still be about the pale
Thursdays Ties) but what the use? Some people prohbons
examp) tremble with the wng
and their moonl frenzes Others the
thought of Dbussys music Few willing look the creation
quare the face admit the perfect
for the musical Maeterncks
Peleas content with ala dame blanche whose
occupied with compound of vim odnaire and who had
and who continually suffering silence the
only know what that his affair But need not
should refer to Tristan and Isolde That Debussy characterized
of its You readily determine whether admire
type prefer something of the Linda Chamounx"
of Tristan Isolde" Peeas Meisande
one paragraph naming humanity and its shadow,
The sun., 1919-02-09

Louis Grunberg. American pianist and
prize pupil of Busoni at the Vienna
Conservatoire, will! play the following
programme at his recital in Aeolian Hall
on Friday evening, February IA ToS-
cata, u minor, Bach Busonl; sonata,
opus 100, Beethoven: Impressions. opus
s first time The Tempe, the l'ance OF
tho Yelled 'Priestcsses. the Sacrifice.
Might. the Flame Dance Of Isis. Grun-
berg: valse Oubllee, List; La Chasse'
Paganini-Liszt Mephisto Naise, List
| Busoni.
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GALLICURCI MAY SING FLAT BECAUSE OF POOR BF\

and Corps de Ballet, and Conductor Po-
lacco.
The opera for the popular price Satur-
day night performance will be Faust
with Yvonne Gall, John OSullivan. Mar
Gel Gourmet, Desire Defrere, Irene Paw
losl<a, Louise Berat. Louis Derman and
the Corps dc Ballet, and Marcel Charlier
conducting
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Flute symbol of Madness.

Why is a flute the symbol Of mad
ness? operate insanity always pipes
IN company with the bird OF the or
chestra. One can have no difficulty In
arriving at a solution OF the problem.
The composer who would deliberately
sci out to portray madness In all its
Tragic outlines would drive an audi
snce out OF the theatre. In Tact. no
The sun., 1919-02-09

Mr.. Caruso. The ballet will be danced
by Misses Call and Smith.
"Tosca" will be this weeks Saturday
evening popular price opera. 1t win be
sung by Mines. Farrar and Arden, and
Messrs. Lazaro and Scotti.
The sun., 1919-02-09

Penelope Davies with Byceson Trs-
, 1919-08-07
THE SKY PILOT.

Look, Don, there's an airplane!" ex-
claimed a naval officer to his small son
recently. 20 yes" answered the seven
year-old, scarcely glancing up from the
work OF strapping on his roller skates,
that's only the mail plane"
Truly it is hard to astonish modern
America. We have come to expect the
unusual, and to anticipate the realization
OF the seemingly impossible Almost
every day we hear of a new use to which
some one is putting the airplane.
A doctor in the Middle West that
section of the country oten character
lied as wild and woolly"- has pio-
neered the way along the air route for
medical service by making his profess
sional calls in a biplane. Not long ago
two army surgeons flew to an island off