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Beethovens symphonies Placed Him Anong Inm0rtals

him he would be an idler. a phantasm.
an iridescent bubble floating on the
winds of time till death came to blow
him into viewless fragments. But fight
ing for all he gets, he becomes uni
versal force. He becomes a part of al
he sees. The world is his The riches
of Monte Carlo are the red blood in his
veins and the strong heart in his breast
He is a man because of his manhood.
Fate must cry him victor. That is the
splendid sermon which Beethoven
evolves from the thunder of fate at the
portal
And thus the first movement OF the
fifth symphony stands yet unequalled.
Beethoven himself has given us music
more subtle with mysteries OF the human
soul, more expansive In communication
Of human thought. but he left us moth
ing so terribly self-centred so poignant,
so awe inspiring in the astounding sim
plicity of its marvellous variety of
musical development.
From the beginning to the end the
flaming utterance of those four notes
sears through the movement like n sun
ray. You cannot fly from it. If the
horns sing it at you in the beginning
of the second theme and the violins
introduce n new figure to complete the
new melody. then the BASES nutter the
four notes inverted. Does this insistent
repetition create monotony? No. only
establishment. and even a mysterious
dread, born of the dark meaning of fate
necessarily pounding at the door.
Composer IL Sorrowful Man.
In other works the memorable CHAR
acter of the organization is less boldly
exposed. The surface is richer. the tex
lures more silken. but in all the same
irresistible mastery of intellect is re-
vealed Beethoven felt to the very bot
tom of his soul. He was a sorrowful
man, whose JOY In life was pitifully
small. He himself might have posed
for the subject of the fifth symphony,
the struggle of man against fate. But
fate was too strong for him, for she
robbed him of the power to hear his own
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Custom of Dressing for the Theatre
Is Beginning to ShOW Rapid Decrease

kind OF public gayety Is on the increase.
One OF the most exclusive restaurants
In America has had 20 let down the
bars. One secs the best table In ex-
elusive supper places where champagne
flows as II prohibition was a failure
occupied BY men wearing the clothes
In which they have come up from the
office and women In one piece after
noon gowns with neckpieces of fur.
Yet there Is a set which dominates
the social world. II insists upon gay
evening clothes after seven o'clock. 1t
believes that one should stay out of the
brilliant limelight unless one is prop
erly accredited to the occasion.
II takes the playhouse as a setting
for the colorful clothes that one should
asiopt after the strain and dust and
turmoil Of the day 1t does not resent
having TO change from street garments
into evening ones 1t welcomes the OPP
portunity.
Even among this sect. however. there
is growing difficulty to persuade men
10 put on a "swallow-tail" They may
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BY w. j. HENDERSON.

~ the west bank of the Rhine,
but a short distance from the
confluence of the Mosel, lies
Bonn. In a humble street called the
Bongasse the house No, 20 has been
preserved as a museum in memory of
him who was born therein. probably
on December 16, ITO. The room in
which he was born is a garrett in a
rear extension. The side of the room
has the slant of the roof. A single
small window permits dull gray light
to enter, In the room, bare walled and
bare noored. Is but one object, a plain
pedestal supporting a marble bust In
scrlbed with the single name. Bee
thoven
The writer OF these lines takes no
shame from confessing that when he
first gazed Into that garrett be was
stirred by an uncomfortable emotion.
Upon the other rooms one may look
unmoved Beethoven's piano is there,
quartet instruments upon which some
of the immortal chamber music was
played, the ear trumpet with which
the composer strove to hear the swift
ly fading sound Of music, some scores,
letters and other memorabilia. But
the marble face. and the one word
Beethoven" framed in the rough
boards of sheerest poverty and OBJ
security publishes a tragedy.
One hears instantly the first four
tones Of the fifth symphony. Thus
fate knocks at the door" In the depth
of darkness andssqualor comes into be-
ing he who shall rise TO sit beside the
masters of men. For when we ask
ourselves who are the supreme art
lords of humanity. before what super
men has all mankind bowed, no mat
ter whom we include or omit. the
name of Beethoven must be written.
There is something more. Art. 1t
must be confessed. does not appeal to
all human beings. Millions are with
out the least perception Of mans Wis
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music. his songs. his one opera, his
Mount of Olives and its sublime SOL
emn Mass" are known only to the mu-
steal enthusiast SO when we ask why
has Beethoven risen so gloriousy to his
place among the worlds immortals we
must seek the answer In the symphonies.
Character of His Melody.
Probably the first feature of his art
that must strike the general observer il
the character of his melody 1t is built
Invariably on the fundamentals of mu-
steal art. The melodic succession of
tones Is as simple as that OF a folk
song. There are no unexpected leaps. no
perplex!ng intervals. no astonishing
cadences. It Is all as plain and linear
as Doric Architecture.
The melodic character always Is made
unmistakable by the employment Of in
cislve and simple rhythms. Again. there
Is nothing that does not belong to the
alphabet of the art. Finally, Beetho-
ven's harmony, rich and varied as 1t Is.
centralizes around the fundamental
chords. tonic. dominant, subdominant,
relative minor and keys easily reached
by modulations which do not confuse the
nearer.
With such materials Beethoven de-
veloped a musical architecture from
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Hat Rule Alone Holds.

The rule that forblds women TO wear
hats is the only one that. holds. N
they like their hats In their laps. if they
wish to come Ia sport clothes. IN sweat
ers. In riding breeches very well they
have paid for their seats. They can MI
them with whatever clothes they wish.
Those who run theatres do not wish
empty seats. They know the best way
20 es-ssd this catastrophe IL 90 let the
audience do what Il VIII IN the matter
Of choosing apparel.
The restaurants tried 20 keep out poo
pie who were not In evening dress. They
made n sad fizzle OF u. The supper
rooms where dancing IL the fashion have
partially succeeded In keeping those In
street clothes Off the floor. but such sup
per places are In the minority.
Even IL the women put on evening
clothes. the men don't They won't.
They refuse TO go out IT the women
bother them about such details. The
laxity In this segment OF social life ls
put down TO the informalty OF war
pleasures and the comfort of the uni
form which took q soldier into any gath
cring, no matter how formal.
Whatever the reason, the custom of
not dressing in tho evening for any
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pit. through social crusades, through
oratory. None of these things have
had. or ever will have, any moral ef-
feet on fashion
Women decide changes for them
selves. They are tired OF the bare
back. They are annoyed at being
classed with those who have no social
dignity The seml-nudity that has
ruled was a postwar phase. II is as
old as Hamilcar. 1t has passed That
is all.
The short skirt has every intention
of following the brassiere bodice into
obscurty until some other CONFUSION
shall rend mankind and women will
adopt their ancient custom of dropping
clothes from their bodies in token OF
peace.
1t may take year for complete re-
form, but France was the first TO put
the new fashions into effect. and we,
who adopted this semi-nude style Of
dressing the first year of the war much
TO the horror OF those who came here
from Europe during those years, have
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which the mighty tonal cathedrals were
erected apparently fitted to withstand
the ravages of all time. What he ac-
eomplished IN the marvellous structure
OF his fifth symphony, the most over
wheiming Of all his demonstrations of
the power of simplicity. organized even
as it was in the structure of the Parthe-
non. every lover of music knows.
The third symphony is great, but it
shows a certain constraint 1t was con-
ceived as a celebration of Napoleon. 1t
was study of single human spirit
and acquired the stamp of individual
ism. Beethoven aftGrward repudated
Napoleon, to be sure, but the work was
created and could not change. With
the fifth symphony the master rose to a
new level. 1t was not now a hero, but
heroism. not a man. but manhood. that
was TO be celebrated The difference In
purpose Is the difference between the
two works. The "Eroica" is heroic, but
the fifth Is superhuman. and its power Is
obtained by the use of simple thematc
IDEAS organized in the most vigorously
logical structure in all musical litera-
ture.
Four Tones Are Dominant.
Four tones are sounded and repeated
and we are invited to hold them in our
minds. Out of those four tones he Gre
ates the first principal theme of the
work. melody unlikely to be expected
from the character of the Introductory
proclamation. With those four notes he
creates the passage of transition from
the first theme to the second. and then
they become a part to that second.
With confident holiness he plainly eX-
poses to us the method by which he de-
velops his second subject from the first.
and yet his daring is that of genius He
convinces US that a tremendous emo
tional expression can be achieved by
the use of the most faultless formal de-
sign.
AS one lives year after year with this
symphony one comes to realize the
deeper meaning OF Beethoven's plan.
Fate knocking at the portal Is not only
the signal for the great human struggle,
but the seed grain out of which II
grows. II man had not fate to oppose
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made up our minds that we. too, are
weary of the fashion. Hence the
recrudescence Of the slight decoletage
Of the Italian Renaissance.
1t is the rule in theatre frocks. 1t
was a dominant feature of the sumptu-
Gus gowns worn the opening night OF
the Metropolitan Opera. which is the
launching place of the newest fashions
for the evening.
If really great gowns, the kind that
are considered sufficiently important TO
serve at the social spectacles of the sea-
son. are almost high in the neck. run
ming along the level of the collarbone,
it follows that none will deny them
place at minor social festivities.
1t is considered, therefore, that the
Renaissance neck line is living. The
Babylonian one is dead. This is by way
of speaking in high fashion.
There is well based fear that this
straight line across the neck may not
be as attractive on the type of woman
whom we call the dowager-duchess as
the square or V shaped neck ne 1t is
necessary for this season that each
woman should be the arbiter of her
fate.
If she is round shouldered. If there
is a cushion of fat at the base of the
neck, that straight line which begins a
long panel of fabric will not enhance
her appearance. Such is the sad fact.
If the material is transparent her
chances are excellent to make the frock
show her off at her best. Where chif-
fon and silk net are used, therefore, the
effect is good. Where velvet Is used
there Is danger.
The safe way taken by many women
who dress to carry out their projections
and to conceal their defects is to adopt
the high neck at the back and drop the
front decolletage down to a line that
softens their faces. This, it must be
admitted, is the dominating method. al
though one recognizes that II is mod
ification and not following OF the
newest fashion.
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Backs and Arms Of Women
Now Covered When They
Go to Theatre.
By ANNE RITTENHOUSE,

IN RESSING for the opera is a
pleasure for the rich, but
dressing for the play is the
pastime OF the majority.
deter a crowd from the determination
10 get in whatever play it prefers. In
New York the theatregoing public
never falls off. Good plays and bad.
high prices, few accommodations are
mixture that the most of America
smiles at.
When the world and his wife arrive
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ible or audible representations of
beauty. Millions of others are mere
parrots of convention. The tourist. for
example. sees what the guide book tells
him TO see. He may never have no
ticed the existence of Gothic architec-
ture before. but In Paris the Saint
Chapelle evokes his raptures. He may
never have considered the quality of a
painting, but In Rome he worships with
upturned eye the frescoes of Michael
Angelo
Works of Mighty Unread.
The home keeping youth is educated
to admire Shakespeare; but when
'Hamlety is acted the youth hastens
to the Winter Garden in search OF fol-
lies. Dante and Homer and Goethe are
mighty names: but how many read
their works? On the other hand, In no
living land In which European music
'is performed are the symphonies of.
Beethoven not accepted as the supreme
creations In the realm Of instrumental
MUSIC. the products Of a mind Of the
highest capacity. true and indisputable
works Of genius of the worlds fore
most rank.
Why Is Beethoven to-day, after more
than a century of trial in the court of
experience, one of the intensest of liv-
ing art personalities? Naturally one
may make the obvious reply that music
is comprehensive where language
would set up a barrier But painting
and sculpture and architecture are not
in need of TRANSACTIONS. Here again
1--we find a clearly defined limitation
You must go to the painting, the sculp-
ture or the cathedral-it cannot come
to you; whereas Beethoven's sympho-
MES are published daily by orchestras
all over the world
So are the symphonies of other nlu-
sicians. Haydn and Mozart are not yet
banished from the concert hall. but the
candid observer Is forced to admit that
most of their symphonic works have put
on the ashen hue of approaching disso-
luton. One the other hand, all nine of
Beethovens are alive and the seven
which begin with the "Eroica" are
aglow with the blood and pulse of eter-
nal youth.
We speak of the symphonies because
It is by these works that the world at
large knows the man. His chamber
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Operas at Metropolitan

MONDAY.
La Fora del Destino." with Mines.
Ponselle and Gordon, Messrs. Ca
russo, Danise and Mardones.
WEDNESDAY.
"Zaza," with Miss Farrar, Messrs.
Martinelli and De Luca.
THURSDAY.
Samson ct Dalila," with Nine.
MatZenauer, Mr.. Caruso.
FRIDAY.
Lucia" with Nine. Garrison,
Messrs. Gigll and De Luca; I'll
Carlton Magico." with Miss Cali.
Mr.. Bonfiglio.
SATURDAY.
Matinee. aida" with Mines. Destipn
and Matchmaker. Messrs. Martinelu
and Danise.
Evening. "Tosca," with Miss Farrar.
Messrs. Chamlee and Scottl
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Above left, black velvet with bodice
cmbrodd with gold silk and Chinese fashion. Second
frok with collar accepted
length of Third fock of trimmed with bands
of squirrel
is OF with
a ribbon
brown ostrc plume.
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Continued on Fourteenth Page.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31
M. Devereux'S
As an Organization.

Critics agree that 1t Is refreshing
y find group of actors, sach a. the
Devsrssx compopy who are modest
enough to interpret their authors in
stead of merely exploiting them
selves.
Some OF the plays in their roper
tory are rarely performed in Amer
lea, several practically unknown ex-
cept to experts and many never to-
fore seen here.
Most OF the company themselves
are strangers to critics generally.
They agreeably surprise the review
ers by their uniformly clever acting.
One critic OF note, Henry Scott Mil
Ter, recently confessed his inability 20
write an orthodox criticism OF the
work OF the Devercux Players. be
cause he had enjoyed himself far too
we'll to sober his thoughts down to
the discreet tone of the critic w:o
shuns enthusiasm as he would he
devil himself and never praises any
thing for fear OF being thought too
easy to please" for he even laughed
during SINE OF the plays (which was
enough to prove him no critlc) hut
we applauded also" (which was an
other damning point in his disfavor)
80 he really could not say, with
professional sincerity and conviction.
from a critics severe point Of view)
that the Devereux company were the
admirable and faithful performers
that this applause and laughter in
dicated
The Devereux compny is to appear
at Nibley Hall Tuesday evening. Feb
8, in Sheridan's 1.-THE School For
Scandal"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31
READY MADE ALFALFA FARMS,

We are offering for sale Il limited
number of acres of alfalfa lands in
the Loyelock valley. The soil Is q
peat formation. extremely rich
potash, lime and decayed vegetation.
This land at one time was the bot
tom of the old Humboldt lake. There
Is no beaver dam land In the world
that will compare with it in fertil-
ity. Our drainage aud irrigation sys-
ten is complete in every detail and
belongs to the land. The man who
buys this land buys both land and
water Those lands cut from four to
eight tons of alfalfa per acre The
general average in the valley Is siN
tons) richer in protein by twenty
eight per cent than anything pro
duced in California. We are just
half way between Salt Lake A.
San Francisco. giving us two markets
/ TO the man who knows the possibli
ties in alfalfa hogs and dair" pro
ducts we have a proposition to OF
fert hat is worthy ofsinvestigat' IN
We desire to sell this land In sna'
units to producers. II YOU are
thinking man and can appreciate az
honest opportunity write us for de
tailed information.
JOLLEY AND SHELLEY
Lovelock, Nevada,
ADJ
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31

The canyon home for the girls ~
the Cache stake will soon be real
ity. All the committees are working
hard and plans are assuming defin-
lite shape. Every care will be taken
to assure comfort and sanitation as
well as rustic beauty. A contest is
now on between the wards to sec
which shall be the one to name The
camp. All the girls OF the stake arc
asked to submit the name that seems
to be the most suitable and attractive
TO their president OF their Nh uai
Improvement organization. A ward
committee will make the selection
from them and give it to sertr i
committee which will choose one
from the sixteen submitted. So give
us our attention, girls. and help yout
association to be the winner.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31

cd 90 conclusive Ito 1.~sas 'es,rsoe
y hopeful man aa1 Ia. general
opinion 10 that he IL ma. - Their viii.
ling to TRY again., 70 q, united Re
publican party his MONTH"; alton sh"alt
b gratifying for Il 10 improbable
that his fourth effort 10 reach the
White House would be any more sue
oessful than his tree previous ones.
--.Leslie's. Ta %5-f' +" r.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31

Word has reached Logan OF the sad
death { Mrs. George II. Baugh for
merly Of this city. From Logsi N
Baugh family moved to Cache June
ton and from there they moved to
Salt Lake. Mrs. Baugh has been ~
poor health for some time, suffering
from kidney trouble and heart trout
hlc, She is survived by her husband
and nine children. The body will he
brought to Logan today to the resi-
dcnce of VIM. r. Knowles, 335 West
Fiws North. Funeral services viii
be- held az 2 o'clock Sunday, Zebra
AIRY LIST at the First ward chapel, In
terment win be in the city cemeter5.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31

Frank Turner and Burns Crooks
ton are in town with the Rexburg
'ba sketball team. So far on the trip
the team has defeated all competi-
tors. At Brigham they run up a
big score over the local players. At
Hyrum Thursday night the game
with the all star team was easily won
by Rexburg. At Logan they we're 10
meet the Logan Legion team last
night.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31
Alexandria Had Firs, Museum,

The first museum was part OF me
palace OF Alexandria, where learned
men were maintained NJ the pubic
cost, Just as eminent public servants
wero In the frylaneuW at Athens. It's
foundation IL attributed 70 Ptolelny
Phllndelphus about $50 h. Q.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31

We are sorry to report the dealt "
Joseph Clifford Downs who p,S,sd
away Thursday evening after az ca.
tended illness. The young man was
affected with diabetes. He was the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Downs
OF this city. Funeral services will be
held in the Ninth ward chapel Sunday
afternoon at $50.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-31
BUSINESS WOMAN
NOW BACK AT,
!. DESK

''Tanlse rs certainly proved what
II cen 90 BY restoring me to health
and ! an recommending II to ~
friends and customers." was the
statement made recently ~ Mrs.
Minnie Atkins who 10 the proprietor
OF Mothers Place. we'll patronised
restaurant at 12s West Broadway,
San Diego. California,
About a year ago my health be-
gan to fsii rae and get In a tors
bly, weakened run down condition.
continued Mrs. Atkins. II had ~
most no appetite at oil and what lit
tie forced myself 10 eat did ne
more harm than good, and all the
time I felt so weak and tired that
it was all l could do to keep the
place goiSg.
After l had been in this condi-
ton several weeks the clerk in the
hotel next door told me about Tan
lac and advised me to give IL a trial.
Well, It was no time after Ibegan
taking IL before | was feeling better
and by lifetime I had finished my
second bottle my appetite had come
back. could digest everything
ate perfectly and was feeling just as
fine as ever.
II was in the very best OF health
until about three months ago when
had bad case OF the infiuensa
and was In bed a week and unable
to attend to my work for two weeks
or more. was left in such a weak
ened condition that was hardly
able to get across the floor and had
pains and aches all over my body.
lost my appetite again and was tros-
bled so with Indigestion that nearly
everything ate or drank disagreed
with me.
II sent Off Tanlac again and took
two more bottles and it did just like
Il had done u year before and IL
was no time before was able 10
1 d, my work with as much ease as ev-
err and without getting tired or worn
out. | can eat anything please with
out any bad effects at all and the
pains all left me and am never
troubled in any way. Tanlac is GER
tainly a fine medicine and II Is al
ways a pleasure to me TO recon-
mend IT whenever I get chance"
Tanlac is sold In Logan by the
City Drug Co.; In Wellsville by the
wellsville Drug Co.; in Smithfield
by Ritter Bros Drug Co.; In n.y.
rum by Hyrum Drug Co.; In Rich
mond by A. A. Thomas. and In Lew.
tston by Lewiston Drug Co. Adv.