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The Washington times., 1919-02-13

A musicale by the pupils OF Z.
Frank Gebest was given at the TEN.
pie Baptist Church, Tenth and y
streets northwest, on Friday evening
They were assisted by Miss Florence
Margaret Steffens, contralto, and Miss
Ida Gibson, reader. Mr.. Gebest con-
cluded the program by playing the
LisZt "Rhapsodie, No. H." Piano solos
were given by Miss Cora Gibson. Miss
Ruth Baxter, Miss Norma Wolf, Miss
Hilda Hanes, Miss Claire Philomene
Sgueo, Miss Frances Cureton, Miss
Gertrude Nelowich, Miss Elizabeth
MuldOw, who played the Verdi-Lizt
"RigolettO" paraphrase; Miss Eliza
beth Williams. the Liszt "Rhapsodie,
No. g." and Miss Josephine Golden,
the Moskowski "Valse, L major" A
duet was given by the Misses Cora
and Ida Gibson.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13
Local Music Notes

The Washington College Of Music
gave the first Of series of ten STU
dents Informal Concerts" at the col
lege last week. They are to be held
every second Tuesday until the 1st OF
June.
The recital hall was filled and many
friends Of the students were COM
PEELED to stand throughout the entire
program. The soloists were: w. B,
Crow, Miss Sornburger, Laddie Lyster
Miss Taylor, Grace Harris. Miss Fade
ly, Miss Young, Miss Spencer and Miss
Goddard, piano; Violet Sullivan, Hen
~ Christiani, Virginia Cureton and
Louis Mestesky, violin, and songs by
Miss Krumke.
The Rubinstein Club has changed
its meetings for rehearsals from
Wednesday to Monday evenings at
p. m. They will be held in the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. The
change is made for the accommoda-
tion of Mr.. Robson, the director.
The collection taken up at the re-
cent rendition of Handlers oratorio
of The Messiah" is announced as
S64O.O1. This amount, says Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, director of the ora
torio section, covers the expenses of
the performance. Mr.. Wrightson fur
ther states that, although repeated
requests have been received for =
repetition of the work to enable
those who were unable to gain ad-
mission to the hall to hear it, he does
not consider it a feasible plan this
season.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13
FREEZE NOW OR SWELTER
NEXT SUMMER, HE WARNS

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-"Freeze now
or swelter next summer" said former
Governor OdelI. urging prayers for a
fortnight Of zero weather so a rich
ice harvest may be gathered.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13
Piano Is As Important,
Almost, As the Artist
For Successful Tour

nata, Op. 81 a. 1t shows his mastery
in clear delineatiOn of pure music,
contrasting with his "impressionism'
Of the modern French school Of which
he is so excellent an exponent
Then, he is using a Godowsky ar
rangement of the Chopin Butterfly
etude combined with the BLACK Key
study. In this Godowsky has added
much to the richness of new notes in
the harmony. ana ~ using them with
fluttering effect that is as fascinat-
ing as it is difficult. Chabrier Ravel,
Liszt and Debussy complete the list
Of composers who make up the pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

Miss Grace Moore. soprano, gave a
song recital of art songs at the VIII
son-Greene School of Music on We'd
nesday evening of last week, assisted
by Miss Elsie Linder, pianist and ac-
companist 1t was one in a series Of
student recitals designed to give ex-
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

We must keep eur aFny equipped
and ready to enforce peace terms.
Continue to lend Uncle Sam yOuR
mOney-buy W. 5. 8. constantly.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

And Harold Keats has been in town
this week. He is out of uniform, but
it still doing government work in
Wilmington. where he is representa-
tive for the State of Delaware. Of the
Commission on Living Conditions OF
the Labor Department.
That work entails program max
ing for the recreation field of his
work. and he has inaugUrated Sings"
IN Wilmington that are being led by
that dynamic personality, Harry
Barnhardt. Of New York.
The continuance of the work that
Mr.. Keats entered into in Washing
ton as a wartime measure, with the
War Camp Community Service. proves
how much music has become a neces-
sity in the life OF the nation. It's
furtherance by the National Govern
ment, entering the field of the laborer,
the citizen, is one of the most sig
nifiCant art developments that the
United States looks for.
The return OF the soldier to private
life will not mean that all the fea-
lures that have maintained the
morale of the army will be neg
lected for that mighty army for
peace whose labOrs are to ensure our
future health and happiness.
Music for the people has come to
stay.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

Don't stop buying War Savings
Stamps until you have purchased all
you can.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

Activities of the War Camp Com
munity Service had an attendance. for
the month of January of 76,O9s The
first school for recreationaI leaders in
Washington was started on January
Is, and by the end of the month there
was a total enrolment Of 900. An in
teresting development is the demani
OF the Colored people to have a simi-
lar school for them. The W. c. c. :.
Club No. 3, for the coIored people,
gave a recital by Joseph II. Douglass.
violinist, on Saturday evening, as
sisted by Miss Virginia L. Williams,
soprano, to which all colored soldiers,
sailors and war workers were invited.
This same club Joined in the me
mortal exercises in honor Of Theodore
Roosevelt, held at the John Wesley
A. NJ. E. z Church, on Sunday after
noon.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

Sylvia Lent, the youthful violinist
and daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Ernest
Lent, of this city, is making aston
ishing progress in New York under
the famous pedagogue Leopold Auer.
SO Mr.. Garziglia says. Mrs. Lent is
with her.
The daughter of two such thorough
musicians, it will not be surprising
II Sylvia Lent forges rapidly forward
Auer. 1t Is reported. is to bring her
out as soon as she is ready.
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

Martin Richardson, tenor. sang
The Americans Come" by Fay
Foster, at the meeting OF the New
Thought Center, at Rauscher's, last
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Richardson
will sing at these weekly meetings
each Sunday at 4 o'clock
The Washington times., 1919-02-13

The Friday Morning Music Club pre-
sented several .soloists at it's recital
on last Friday. Mrs. Raymond b.
Dickey, violinist, played the "Obertass
Mazurka" ((WieniawskD,, Valse Ca
price, "Amourette" (Bornschein), and
Burleigh's "a Cradle Song" Mrs. g.
B. AitchisOn sang "One Golden Day"
(Fay Foster), and Under the Green
wood Tree" (Buzzi-Peccia). Mrs.
Junius lie Vert Powell. at the piano,
played Godard's Venetian Barcarolle,' -
and the F sharp major "Rhapsodie'
of Brahms, giving as encore the Chop
in prelude" in + major. In Mrs.
Edith Reilly Rowe the club presented
'cellist OF Grand Rapids, Mich, and 4
graduate of the Brussels Conserva-
tory. She gave the Jewish Praye-,
''Kol Nedri' of Max Bruch, and "Medi-
tation," by Squire, while for encore
she added Saint-Saens' "The Swan"
Miss Mabel Linton was the accom-
panist.
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perience in the sustaining Of an en-
tire program. Miss Moore sings witr
spirit and understanding, and her
voice is fresh and free, with very
beautiful quality. She gave the Gior-
dano "Caro milo ben" and Massenet's
aria from "Herodiade" for her larger
selections; also "The Spirit Flower
CCampbell-Tipton); Fairy Pipers''
(Brewer); life and Death" (Cole-
ridge-Taylor); "Win O. the Wisp''
(Spross); Where Blossoms Crow
(SoucD; Love Is the Wind (Mac-
Fadyen), and Ecstasy" (RummeD
Miss Linder's program included the
List Nightingale" 'Arabesque"
(Debussy); Chopin Etude, and "Ari-
eta" (Palembo).
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
An Impending Cataclysm.

.s%@ asss& (St Louis Repubc.)
 Ten million men were killed in battle during the and the influenza accounted for 6,000, 900 more persons. Sixteen million human beings dead who, under normal conditions, might be living and laugh ing today!
 Horrible, you say? Yes, it is horrible, but the real horror is yet to be faced. During this holiday 100 900 900 men, and children slowly dying Of hunger. Food supplies exhausted and winter is barely begun.
 Cast your eye the map of the Old World. Nearly everywhere there is governmental chaos trans portation facilities in hopeless snarl every mans hand is lifted against his neighbor and where there is not actual fratcidal fighting there is fatal apathy. Russia, Turkey Austria, Jugo and Czecho Slovakia Germany-all facing the specter of famine.
 We in America and in the Allied countries have been wrapped up in the winning of the war; the peace terms bringing soldiers home and sim liar problems that have been giving but scant thought the grisly horror that the other half of the world is facing
 Every and then some earnest publicst or statesman tries to picture the coming disaster, but he gains little attention. The average American says to himself:
 "Oh, yes, we heard those starvation stories dur ing the war, but far all those countries have managed to get through the winters. I guess they'll get through again."
 The Republic believes that the situation abroad is critical. It believes that unless remedial ures are taken at once millions of men, and children will starye between and next Before famine civilization stand. starving half-Europe will half Europe plunged into barbarism with force the only weapon in the hands of man, and barbarc half Europe of weakening of the civilization of the whole world.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

correspondent of the Associated Press writing in Paris points out with great clearness the dlVer gence of opinion between Premier Clemehceau anu the President it appears in the Premers address to the French Chamber and the Presidents Manchest speech.
 satisfied with the old theory of the balance of pow CT He said that there would have been no war had there been an alliance of France, England, Italy ana the Eptedy States which all of the countries would be bound to come to the defense of any that was attacked and he added that the idea of a bal of power would be his guiding principle in the Peace Conference.
 The President, speaking the next day, declared that the United States is not interested in Euro pean peace but in world peace and that the United States would take interest in combination of European countries formed to maintain balance of power. He told the French Premier almost in many words that the United States would take stock in his plan for offensive and defensive alliance with Great Britain France and Italy.
 In that, think he spoke the mind of the American people and did nothing less than his duty representative and leader of the American peo- pie. If his repudiation of the alliance suggested by the Premier breach between them in the Peace Conference, then the breach must
 But it is not necessary to conclude that there will be breach. It is true that the President will never come ot the Premers way of thinking for if he favored the plan the Presidetn knows that he could never get treaty of alliance along old-fashioned lines through Senate He will stand by his guns, but Cemenceau, so far as re- ports reaching this country show, has closed door, He said the idea of an alliance for the main tenance of balance of power would be his guiding change guides. It is the President who comes out hat-footed He has said never" but if Clemenceau cannot get what he wants, he is in position to take what seems to him to be the next best thing.
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tinue force as the instrument of government and cLa ange it only by having it applied by another class of society. We cannot but believe that the people of Germany and Austria and Russia would prefer de- mocracy to Bolshevism, but the masses of those countries are in position to be free moral agents They must have food, and just they followed the monarchsts and militariss in sufficient numbers to
 give those classes necessary force retain power in order to get food and clothing, they fol- lowing the Bolsheyist leaders for the reason. They must be given enough to eat and to keep them warm before they will think and act freely.
 The first work of tho Allies toward the restoration of order in Russia and Germany must be to pre- vent starvation to stop the of disease and suffering on account of hunger and cold. With that done the people will not restore orderly procedure then will be time enough to attempt restore der by force of arms.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

stand is how, woman loves to wash babies and how she hates to wash dishes.
 They say that a wife can make or break home. So can the other end of the team. Are you a hus- band or merely married man?
 A girls hair occupies all of her attention until she gets he. first corset. And from then on her shape occupies all of her attention.
 The Simp Spoilers are not all em- ployed on the Highbrow Magazines. Some of them are employed as Sign Writers in stores.
 The old-fashioned man who used to get the yellow janders" now has a son whose fingers look that way from smoking cigarettes. Now that inventors have quit de- vising internal machines with which to win the war, they might turn their talents toward Hot-Air ma chine to be worn by man after he has inhaled his fifth drink.
 A five-foot girl doesn't look like she is showing much when her skirts are kne high. But when a six-foot girl wears knec-high skirts she looks | like she is almost naked. A women often goes shopping and forgets to take any money with her | But she never goes shopping and l forgets to have her pocketbook with her.
 A man can wear whiskers and
 still be human being. But there is no hope for the man who is SC I fond of his whiskers that he puts perfume on them.
 The man who spends four hours I telling what he is GOING to do usu | ally accomplishes as much as the
 horse who runs his race in the pad | dock before he goes to the post.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
LETTERS TELL CHEERING STORY

The flood of letters that are coming from Alaskans who are in the Army and Navy in which with re- markable unanimity is expressed a longing to get pack to Alaska tell a cheering story the people Of this Territory They forecast better day for the North They tell us that Alaska is to be repopuated With her own. And better yet, there is scarcely writer who does not tell of others in the Army who contemplate coming to Alaska soon as they get out Of the Army. Thic year should mark the be- ginning of another period of development for the North The Territory has suffered terribly from lack of man power, and that is to be restored to her.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
PREVENT STARVATION FIRST.

President Wilson's messages to the chairmen of tbe Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Commissioner Whites message to the State Depart ment indicate that the motif behind the disturbances i'll Europe is not by any means wholly political or social theory is largely hunger that is causing disorderly numbers to fall in line behind the teach CTS of class warfare. Both of these men who have been studying the conditions in Europe say that we must first remove the hunger-feed and clothe the populace if we want to secure law order in Gen. tral and Eastern Europe.
 We must assume that to be true. Notwithstanding that certain schools of anarchy Bolshevsm and direct action socialists have other power than force with which to convert the world to their theories and notwithstanding that for generations force has been the recognized instrument of governmental authority in Germany and Russia, We cannot believe that majority of the people of the sections of Flu which have been liberated from absolutsm of monarchy and the force of miliarsm desire to con-
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
Douglas Looking Betterq.
(Douglas Island News ]

It may be too early to congratulate ourselves, but the fact remains nevertheless that times looking brighter on Douglas Iscland right than they have for long time. During quarantine days there was more or less spirit of depression hanging the community that nothing could dispel,
 The quarantine raised a week ago and no new have appeared; people have mingled at the different places of entertainment aund their spirits hay risen considerably. The weather has been a great factor also in making the world look brighter It has been so mild that it would almost seem as though spring has arrived Folks have been able to get out of doors and the walking is good, as the rain has taken all the snow away
 Taking everything into consideration, the fine weather of the past several days the spirit of op- timsm that prevails among the people, we would say that we are having happy ending of very sad and sorrowful season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
BREEZY BUBBLES

Philadelphia Bulletin) Not every dentist is classed with the "Yanks."
 Stick up for yourself, but don't be stuck up about it.
 The only way a sick zebra can be healed is with many stripes.
 You don't need to put two and two together in order to be a four-flusher. If you don't get all you want, why. be thankful you don't get all you deserve.
 Past experiences proves that the present is the time to make plans for the future
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
Betraying a Trust.
est. Louis Republic. ]

The chief bushes of a newspaper is to present its readers with facts-uncolored unbiased facts It is because most of the newspapers of the country have adhered to this principle that the press of America is the great power that it is
 newspaper that willfully dstorts facts in it's news columns for political other selfish reasons is guilty Of betrayng the confidence of those who trust it and of befouling its nest It mot only injures itself but unjustly casts the shadow of odium across the pages of it's hgherprincipled contemporaries in the field of journalism
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
CERTIFICATES 0vERsUBsCR1BED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Second bi-weekiy offering of treasury cer- tificates of indebtedness was over- subscribed $72,494,O00. The min mum offered was $500, 100000. In subscriptions reported by New York Reserve Bank is one of $35,000,000 made by Japanese government, be- ing one of various methods used by Japan to keep within bounds ex- change rates between two countries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
Luke McLuke Says

Every time man looks at the Be. fore and After taking pictures in the patent medicine almanac they remind him of his wife.
 Any man is brave enough to face the music when he rolls home about two in the morning. What he fears is having to listen to it.
 And what has become of the old fashioned boy who used to have warts all over his hands?
 Another thing man can't under.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

Was it the doughnut that made the Salva- tion Army famous, the Salvation Army that made the doughnut famous?-( (Indian- apolis News) Try playing it to win both ways.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

It is said the German officials in Alsace-Lorraine are living in mortal fear of losing their offices What in the mischief they expect? Wasn't it war for democracy, and do not Democratic victories sig nifty places for deserving Democrats?
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
His Prayer Was Answered

Did you all have turkey for Christmas?" asked MT. Black
 "Yes, sah," replied MT. White q didn't get none for Thanksgibbin, but I shore had turkey for Christ mus. It wuz like dis: Thanksgibbin I prayed de good Lord to send a tur-
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It is one of the remarkable features of this remark able war that the country which first threw down and asked for is the only country that is still fighting. The in Russia still continues sey
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

It may interest of the good people to know that cigarettes now sold by the Y M. c. A. than any other concern in the world.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

The time to begin the Americanization of immi- grants should be fixed at the same hour they begin to negotiate for steamer passage from foreign port to the United States-(New York Telegraph)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

Out West when Poor Lo has influenza he takes va DOT baths and jumps into cold mountain streams As a result Poor Lo has the flu" again-(Birming- ham Age -Herald)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

In coming days of approaching bone dryness one vaguely wonders in what liquid the citizen will drown his troubles" But perhaps there will he no troubles.-( Chicago News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

Meanwhile any man in Russia who has Accumulated roll of $500 feels happy and contented as a raj in trap-(Anaconda Standard.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

In the great game of international diplomacy there will be only one major league, the League of Nations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

With American troops a-winding along the river there is no danger that the watch on inc Rhino will run down.-(Indianapos News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

The declining popularity of eggnog is due to the fact that the whisky is new and the eggs old-(New York Telegraph)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
Wuxtree!

Charleston (W. Va) Gazette)
 When Bert Evans went up to the man who had been killed the latter pulled his gun and shot the officer in the arm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

Many poor Devil has to sneak everything he owns in order to keep his wife in the swim.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

Nevertheless the American soldiers will be glat
 when the time comes to wind up the watch on tn, lRhine.-(Los Angeles Times.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
EooeY!

Why do people say, AS dead as a door nail?" asked the Boob. "Why is a door nail any deader than a door?"
 Because it has been hit on the head, I suppose" replied the Cheer full Idiot
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

Same Old Story He's praising me, is Oswald Mutch, l listen to my sorrow; And I am wondering how much The boob would like to borrow.
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key to me, an I got no answer. So Christmus I prayed de good Lord to send me a turkey, an my prayers
 Wux answered."
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
Aw. GWan

This dogs so thin he makes me
 groan," K
 Said kindly Mrs. Cuff; Why should I give this dog bone When he has bones enough"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

Fair Warning The man who hoards his worldly peli Some day will need no heater; His good opinion of himself Will never fool St. Peter.
 -(Luke McLuke.) Though of his goodness every day He always may be prating, It's possible St. Peter may Give him a different rating.
 -(Newark Advocate)
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Flaw, HaWl

flaw, HaWl
 Dear Luke: Your story about the tough old bird who wouldn't renounce the devil because he couldn't afford to make any enemies when he was dying reminds me of the other tough bird who was dying and the minis ter asked him if he didn't want to go to Heaven?
 "Oh," replied the tough bird. "I don't care much of a darn where I go. I've got friends in both places"
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Gosh

Gosh! We heard a livery stable man get ting roasting in Memphis, Tenn. And when we looked at the sign on the stable we saw that his name was Sam Gotifried.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
Our Daily Special

Easier Way. And We Always Take the Easier Way.
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Hooray!

A. Noble Ladd, of 547 East Jeffer- son Street, Dallas, Texas, has been given a permanent occupation as Sec ond Lieutenant in the Regular Ar my.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14

A woman always wants the last word, not to mention about 50 per cent. of the preceding conversation
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Quaker Quips

Philadelphia Record)
 It seems quite natural that the cav airy should respond to the spur of the moment.
 In the uplift of mankind, what's the matter with a bent pin on the stool of repentance?
 It's one thing to preserve your equilibrium, but quite another to keep blance in bank
 There are lots of fossils that have not been placed in museums. Some of them are still walking around.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-14
B-r-r-r!

You can find Winter Knight in Ma son County, Ky, even in the Summer time.