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The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
PIANO PRICES
WILL REMAIN
Manufacturers Unable to
Reduce Prices Owing
To Expenses.

An editorial in The Music Trade
Review, under the caption of why
Present Prices Must Prevail" says
in part:
"of one thing the piano merchant
can rest assured: piano prices, SO
far as the manufacturer is concern
ed, are not going to come tumbllng
down with any degree of sudden
ness. They simply can't do 1t so
long as materials and labor remain
at the present level Cost Of pro-
duction is fixed quantity, and al
though some manufacture. with an
inclination to snave his profits to
the bone. or In ignorance of his busi-
ness costs, might cut prices a trifie,
the cut would not be sufficiently no
ticeable to permit of any semi-sen-
sational retail offerings
AS member of one of the lead-
ing piano manufacturing concerns
of the country remarked this week.
there would have to be a so per cent
drop in the present price of lumber
alone, to say nothing of reductions
in other materials and In labor. to
warrant any appreciable reduction
IN wholesale piano prices, and the
lumber dealers are not making any
moves toward price reduction. By
Tar the majority of piano manufac-
turers and retailers have made price
advances only when absolutely nee
essary to ahord proper business pro-
lection"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
'MU PHI PHOLLIES"
BY LOCAL TALENT

"Mu Phi Phollies" were riven bv
the Rho Beta Chapter. Mu Phi Ed
silon at the Wilson Normal Schoo,
auditorium last Saturday evening.
me program was as follows, Over
ture. Washington College Of Music
Orchestra, G. Z. Christiana. direct
or; prologue, Chorus" Miss Marie
Culp; Just Jests," King, John b.
Shanahan. Jester. Howard Espey,
Chorus. Marie Culp; "Sobs and
sonss." Miss Clara Young, ALA $
Al Jolson ct ALL Charles Cham
bliss. Bob Foots, Miss Beulah Butts,
asyisted by the Gotham Jazz Or
chestrs; Those Were the Happy
Days, Dot Mccauley. Joe Marr;
speciality by John Wells; "a bit of
Romany Rye" by Marie Culp and
Gretchen Hood; ''Mu Phi Pageant" ("
written by Dorothy DsMuth Watson,
consisted of the following charao-
tersr jealousy" Gertrude r. Milisr.
"Envy." Gertrude e. Becker, "Sus.
picion." Regina vandsrvssr, "skep.
ticism." Jane Darby, "conceit. I"
Hazel Wood. Music Student" Mary
Thompson. Spirit of the Sorority,
chorrellfs Dixon Walter. Music" /"
Augusta F. Bergmann, "Friendship," I"
Emily Bradley Eikins. Harmony"
Margery Snyder, Order" Nellie
Noel. "Punctuality." Elenore Eby,
Loyalty" Ruth Jones. Courtesy"
Leland Parker. Enthusiasm. Ruth
Bronson, Happiness" Alice Jones.
Other members OF the chapter par
ticipating In the program were
Charlotte Klein. Dorothy McCauley,
Estelie Thomas. Dorothy watson,
Emily Elkias sad Frieds Irwin.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
LONDON COURT
GOWNS COSTLY
Miss Margaret Baldwin, Sis.
ter of Mrs. Lane, Meets
Queen.

London, June 12-The first post
war court was held tonight in Buck
ingham Palace.
Aside from the women whose hus-
bands are connected with the EN-
bassy, the only Americans presented
at the court were Mrs. John q. FL
liott, and her daughter. Aline, prom
inent in New York society, who have
been living for the season in May
fair. Others presented TO the King
and Queen at Buckingham by Mrs
Davis, wife of the American Am
bassador, were Mrs. Robert T. Skin
ner, wife of the American consul
general; Mrs. Romaine Abernathy
sister of the military attaches wife
and Miss Margaret Baldwin. sister
Of Secretary Lanes wife.
The court was also the first ever
attended by the Princess Mary. who
wore a beautiful white silver gown.
She wore many beautiful jewels.
most notably and especially de-
signed though simple corOnet.
Most interesting among the Brit
ish debutantes present was Premier
Lloyd Georges daughter. Megan,
who was presented by her mother.
Despite the effort of Queen Mary
to Introduce a note of economy in
the function BY dispensing with Ions
trains and regulation feathers on
court dresses, and her insistence
that simplicity be the keynote. to-
nights brilliant throng displayed
widely divergent ideas regarding
simplicity.
There were exquisite gold lace
gowns, others of white and gold
brocade. with gold lace embroidered
in pearls or opalescent sequins. Ir
fact the jewel trimmings of the
gowns was one of the most notable
features.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Gossip from World Of Music

Since January 1. 1890. there have
been copyrighted In the United
states thirteen dramatico- musical
compositions. and s.5s4 other musi-
cal compositions.
stieff Hall. the new building of
the Charles NJ. Stien Co.. Inc, In
Baltimore. was recently dedicated.
Six evening recitais inaugurated
the use Of the magnificent concert
hall.
The National American Music
Festival will celebrate its fifth an
niversary this year. Contests will
be held for piano. voice and violin
during the week of the festival
which will be held from September
8 to IL. One condition of the con-
test II that all competing musi-
clans must be American born.
The National Convention of the
American Guild of organists will
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

Washington College of Music Or
chestra, c. Z. Christiani. director.
tomorrow evening in the auditorium
OF the Central High School. The So
loist will be William F. Ssntelmann,
violinist. Justice Frederick l.. SID
dons will deliver an address.
Alice Douglas Jones, contralto,
will be the offertory soloist at the
Church of the Incarnation this
morning, when she will be heard
in Trust Ye In the Lord" by John
Prindle Scott. The choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Henry White, will
sing "Venite," Woodward; TIE
Deum," stephens; and "Jubilate."
Garrett. The organ numbers will
include Morning Mood" Grieg. anc
"war March of the Priests" Men
delssohn. Emile Margaret White
is the organist.
Florence McDonnell Hamilton
presented her pupils in a recital at
st. Margarcts Episcopal Church.
The participants were Kathryn
Brown. Catherine Baker, Helen
Piummer. Eunice Delaney. Margaret
Stewart, Helen Harter. Louise Al
bers. Mari Morhart. Henrietta AL
bers, Nourma williams, Kathryn
Watson and Henry Walter.
Margaret w. Wright presented a
pupils recital which was partici-
pated in by the following students:
Phyllis Kronheimer. MarEery
Hertzbers, Mitchell David. Betty
Baum, Louis Funger, Jane Page
Menefee, Jeanne Flesher, Lawrence
Gichner, Edith Lee Mccoy, Beatrice
Henderson, Hylda Wrenn, Berenice
Simon and Margaret Gurney.
Musical parts of the celebration
at Arlington last Sunday were fur
nished by n quartet composed of
Fannie Shreve Heartsill. Lillian
Chenowith. Charles r. Myers and
Francis Heartsill.
The boys band of forty members
from the Tressler Orphans" Home,
at Loysville, Pa, will be present at
the Children's Day exercises to be
held this morning at st. Paul's Eng
lish Lutheran Church.
Richard A. Kelly. bass soloist at
Hsnline Methodist Church, has re-
signed and is leaving Washington
this week to go with the Central
Board for Vocational Education as
educational director.
Henry X. White, formerly a we'll
known music publisher of this city.
is now residing at Northampton,
Mass.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
nts the World Of Music 7ersely Told for the Muca Incline
Gossip From the eMusic Stores

Delaware in the Interests Of these
two Instruments.
Henry Eberbach has one piece Of
music In his II street store for
which there Is little demand at this
time. 1t is entitled Fathers a
Drunkard and Mother Is Dead" and
was copyrighted by the old hrm OF
John r. Ellis & Company In 1865.
The title page states that the
poetry" Is by Stella" tof wash
ingtonb. and the music is by Mrs.
=. A Parkhurst. stella" was =
Mrs. Bridge. who was before her
marriage Miss Hazzard.
Hugo Worch says that the rental
Of pianos has not kept pace with
the tremendous increase In the
price of those instruments, and
that the amount of fee received for
the temporary use OF pianos is only
viight'v above pre-war rents. That
Mr.. worch should be well qualified
~ speak upon the subject of pianos
becomes apparent when one learns
that he Is the agent for the Emer-
son. Kranich and Bach, Becker
Brothers. Christman and Lindeman
& Son pianos.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Local Musical Activities

meeting First Congregational Church last week the
congregation unanimously install pipe the
The will be built by the Skinner
Of about It will have
manuals and hftysix speaking Harry Edward Mueller
organist choir of the hufch $kng forward
shortly after the 6rt of The
organ being used installed fortyseven
direction of Mr. Mueller the choir viii the
following program today: Mornng-Peude, Adago
Merkel anthem Merciful Saviour" Harris anthem
20 Before His Presence with Singing Martini Postude
minor, Eddy. Evenng-Prelude Prelude to King Manfred
Melody" Rubensen "Andante from Symphony
Schubert anthem Eye Hath Not Scen Fooe The Lord
Shepherd" Bischof; "Posude in B flat" Sias
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Cars Sister Pounds Schools.

Belgrade, June 12.-Grand Duchess
olga Aiexandrovna, sister of. the late
Gar, has established definite plans
for founding the first Russian uni
versity on foreign soil. 1t is planned
TO gather In Serbia thousands OF
scholars driven from their homes
by revolution in Russia and to es-
tsblish, through their efforts. Rus
sian school system on the ruins. OF
the old one. Schools from the low
est grades to universities will be es-
tablished
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
ATLANTIC CITY TO
HEAR MRS. LAWSON

Visitors at Atlantic City today
will have an opportunity of hear
ing Frsnceska kaspar Lawson. a
popular soprano of this city, sing
at the evening concert on the Steel
Pier. Mrs. Lawson will appear with
Leman's Orchestra in a group Of
songs, and she will also he heard
in the aria from the Pearl of
Brazil" by David.
Mrs. Lawson has fully recovered
from the severe accident to her
ankle which occurred while on a
Southern concert tour last month.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

take place at oberlin, Ohio. from
June % to "a.
During the twenty-four years
activity. of the Spartanburg Music
Festival Association and Converse
College, Choral Society. of Spartan
burg, s. C., fifteen operas have been
sung In concert form. nineteen ora
torios and cantatas have been pre-
sented. sixteen symphonies have
been heard. ten symphonic poems
have been played, 235 artists and
combinations have appeared. ana
nve nationally known orchestras
have played.
Jan Kubelik. the violin genius,
viii tour America the coming musi-
cal season.
| II Is stated that Francesca Zarad,
the soprano. has been engaged to
sing at the Republican Nationas
| Convention in Chicago. and at the
Democratic National Convention 10
San Francisco.
A writer in the Musical Courier
states that the three most difficule
arias for tenor are, all things be-
ing considered, Celeste Aida" from
Aida" che gelida mamma" from
La Boheme." and the serenade in
| the first act of La Juive." in which
the hugh D natural occurs.
Alice Nielsen IS quoted as saying
'our little while is all too brief to
| damage ones own worth by think
ing dark thoughts of others"
The directors of the Peoples
| Choral Union and the Peoples
, Singing Glasses of New York.
| founded twenty-eight years ago
| by Frank Damrosch. are seeking an
endowment fund of $25O.00O to
make possible the carrying on of
the work under the present condi-
tion of affairs.
Edwin Hughes. the nationally
known pianist, whose early days
were spent in this city. recently
| appeared in concert at the New
York City auditorium.
Five thousand children from the
parochial schools in New York.
| Brooklyn. Trenton. Philadelphia
and nearby cities and towns sang
Gregorian chants in St. Patrick's
Cathedral. New York. for the first
time in the history of the Roman
Catholic Church in America.
1t is reported that $4,000 was
raised by the recent concert in New
York for the benefit of the Oscar
Hammerstein Memorial. It is fur
ther stated that practically the en-
tire amount was used up by ex-
penses.
David Bispham. the famous Amer
lean baritone. will teach in Chicago
| for six weeks this summer.
The nineteenth commencement
exercises of the Guilmant organ
School was recently held in New
York.
The Waterbury Comm Choral
Club presented Faust" with a
chorus of 127 voices. Four promi-
rent soloists assisted the local
singers.
| Aida" was presented by the Kali
amazoo (Mich.) Choral Union with
$50 singers and professional solo,
lists.
Presentations from several operas
marked the close of the eleventh
season Of the opera class Of the
Peabody Conservatory of Music.
At the recent convention of the
American Federation of Musicians,
held in PittsburG, the delegates
went on record as being opposed
to Sunday performances in theaters
| and picture houses as part of the
regular seasons engagement.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Use Sea Lion Hides for Shoes.

Plans for killing seq lions on q
wholesale scale in order to use their
hides for making shoes are under
way i'm British Columbia.
The idea, suggested by Premier
John Oliver. met with favorable re-
sponse from the fishermen. who see
chance TO kill two birds with one
stone, as they will make profit
from the hides and also lessen the
number of sea lions, which average
City pounds Of nsh day for food.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
DINNER DANCES
HARM TO STOMACH,
DOCTOR CONTENDS

Paris, June 12.-If you would
avoid indigestion-don't dance
with your meals!
This Is the advice of Professor
Leon Cabrieres, Of the French
Faculty of Medicine.
The tremendous increase of
indigestion and other stomach
troubles since the war I attrib-
ute directly TO the prevalent
fashion of dancing between the
courses Of meals" says the pro-
fessor.
Music in restaurants should
be forbidden"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

Whose successful pupils recital wai
detailed in The Herald last Sunday
Mr.. Potter was born In North
Carolina, but has lived in Wash
ington since he was Ave years old
Mr.. Potter has been the organist
al Second Baptist Church. North
minister Presbyterian Church. As
cension Episcopal Church. and Cal.
vary Baptist Church. which posi-
tion he has held for nearly nine
years. He has been a teacher of the
piano and organ for a number OF
years, and has been very active
as an accompanist for nationally
known singers. Mr.. Potter Is the
conductor OF the Friday Morning
Club chorus. On very short notice
Mr.. Potter conducted the perfor-
nance of the Washington Opera
Company in The Secret of Su.
zanne" the past season.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
English Soass IN Kentucky.

english folk songs, brought to
America In the Seventeenth century
may still be heard among the Cum
oeriand Mountains in Kentucky. al
though they have long since died
out In old England. =.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

Diulio Sherbo, international
orchestral impressario, son OF
Rosalio Sherbo, whose painting
of violin hangs In the Royal
Academy at Rome, lost his home
in a minor earthquake several
years ago. He began to replen-
ish his fortune, hit upon a new
method of treating catgut used
In violin strings. and now, In his
secret workshop, he treats all
the instrument strings for his
orchestra. 1t was his orchestrs
that aided Maurice, the dancer,
70 m4ks his hit In Yarh
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

The following musical program
has been arranged for today's serv-
ices at First Baptist Church: Morn
ing. anthem. king of Love My
Shepherd Is" Shelley; evening, an
thems. Te Deum," Kotzschmar:
Sweet Peace" Danks; incidental
solo, Miss Charnstrom, and How
Excellent Is Thy Loving Kindness" :"
Marks. Mrs. Florence Howard Is So
preno and director; Miss Agnes
Charnstrom. contraito: Henry Eru-
ger, tenor; John walker, bass, and
Mrs. Edmund Barry. orsanist.
4 concert will be giysn by the
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
PROOF THAT STONE GROWS
Rock on California Farm Has In
creased in Weight Within the
Memory Of Settlers.

On the farm of Mr.. james Clnm-
pion, known as the aid home place of
his father. John Champion. boys used
to meet years ago with the elder
Champion. aud often tossed II round
stone, ball fashion, one 10 another.
The same stone now lies In the yard,
at the old place. and men NOW in their
eighties often speak of This rock and
identity II us the stone they used Ia
toss about 10 each other.
To-day II Will weigh about 3oO
pounds and lies near the spot where II
has lain for nearly century. Some
of the most substantial old men %
Mercer county who are now living
will vouch that this rock has grown
from n small stone TO It's present size
since their bnbyhood days. WiInore
(Cal.) Enterprise.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
Set lhe goal and then light for it.
Importapt TO Nnothers
KHAKI AS VIEWED BY YOUTH
Army Called Place Where Collectors
Cease From Troubling and Cal
touscs Leave the Feet

Ideas about army life that persua-
Ave recruiting sergeanis never heard
OF In all their various bitches" In the
service. We're brought out by the public
schools of the country under the aus
pieces of the army and recruiting serv-
ice.
Freedom fram annoyance while in
Khaki is the theme Of little girl in
Ohio. who writes: "One of fhe bcnefts
nf an enlistment Is that you ain't all
ihc time bothered hy bill collectors
You get respect for law in the
rrmy." Moniiun hoy is convinced.
ecause the Constitution Says Amer
iril * country of free and ungovern-
able rights
Annther hoy IN Illinois wishes teach
"r WIS man So she could he n sol
di"r." Filled with the enthusiasm of II
patent medicine prospectus, an lndi-
ana school girl has this to say: AN
enlistment is good for the mind. the
liver the lungs and the kidneys. II
fakes the c;lllouses of the feet aud
pnts them on the hands"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
Prayed for Cure
Finds it After 10 Years
Food Would Sour and Boil
Teeth Like Chalk

Mr. Herbert NJ. Gessner writes from his
home in Berlin, N. H.:
had stomach trouble over ten years;
kept getting worse. tried everything for
relief but it came back worse than ever.
Last fall | got awfuly bad; could only cat
light loaf bread and tea. In January got
so bad that what | would eat would sour
and boil my teeth would be like chalk
| suffered terribly. l prayed every day for
something to cure me. One day | read
about EATONIC and told my wife to get
me box at the drug store as ] was going
to work at p. IN. ] took one-third of it
and began to feel relief; when it wa.
three-fourths gone, | felt fine and when it
was used up ] had no pains. Wife got mo
another box but have felt the pain but
twice. used Eve tablets out Of the new
box and l have no more stomach trouble.
Now | write TO tell you how thankful /
am that l heard of EATONIC. / feel like
a new man; eat what | like, drink plenty
Of water, and it never hurts me at all.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11

a hen that makes lot Of fuss OVER
n egg is seldom q good layer
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
SHOES WEAR LONGER

When you walk In comfort. 80 do stockings.
package of Aliens Foot Ease. the anti
septic powder TO shake into the shoes and
sprinkle In the foot bath. gives you that
odd shoe" comfort and saves wear. Aliens
Foot East makes tight new shoes feel
easy. Ladies' shoes Hizs
smaller by shaking Aliens Foot =
Ease in each shoe I'm the morning. Sold
evsrywhere.-Adv
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
Csc for IL OF.
15c for 6 or.
1Oc for 4 OF.
Could She Carry Them7

While | was putting my hat and
coat on my little boy asked me where
| was going and | told him that was
going to get seats for the circus. He
said. Mamma. can you carry thcm?'-
Exchange
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
Got His Measure.

Ferdie - Don't you think tray
brontlens one?
Miss Bright-Yes, you should take
trip around the world.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
Words.

This man Jaggs who is running for
office" "Ycsf' What does ho
stand for?r
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11

Perhaps some day n genius will rise
to the occasion ana invent II noIseie>s
phonograph.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11
Musical Criticism.

How do you like The new singer
.IonesT'
"Oh. very vel. except WHEN shes
singing ''--Boston Transcript.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11

The man who earns more Than lie
gets Is In line for promotion.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-11

Never criticize anything AT char
.fy buzar; you can't tell who made II
New Britain herald., 1920-02-11
PRINTED COTTON VOTLES Four Yds. $1.OO

Assorted patterns, but all very attractiNe: light, dark and medium tones; buy plenty for summer wear. Second Floor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-12
n. Gets the ultimate"

The farmer is getting his" the
laborer is receiving the hire" of a
bank president; capital Is taking it's
toll in larger bites: the butcher. the
baker the candlestick maker all are
reveling in this orgy of high prices.
But where does the ultimate consum-
err get off? What hope is there for
him, and how long will he stand for
being the goat?" His food, fuel, rent
and clothing bills are going higher
and higher, and just as he begins to
hope for reduction in the cost of
living somebody takes another big
slice out of the melon and gives him
the rind. The only cheap thing he
has found are his liberty bonds. and
there is danger of their becoming
cheaper. Congress votes to sell $780,
900 barrels of -four to the hungry
people of Europe on credit, but the
ultimate consumer mas to pay cash
at the corner grocery for a ten pound
sack. Congress is preparing legisla-
ton to authorize postpCHement by
the allied governments Of the $780,
100000 annual interest on the money
borrowed from the United States, but
the ultimate consumers landlord Will
not stand for 4 two-day postpone
ment in paying the rent. The crafts,
guilds, professions and classes aic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-12
DAVENPORT EXPLAINING.
Davenport Times

There Is current saying that most
people are willing to try ANYTHING
once. And that may be the real rea-
son Tor the success OF the socialists
at the Saturday municipal election in
Davenport 1t is evident from the
returns that almost a clear ms jeri.y
or the voters of Davenport have de-
cided TO find out whether there is
anything in the arguments the soci-
aiist party puts forward in its behalf
mat 1t IS the only real representa-
tive of the average citizen.
The contributing causes for the
landslide by which the socialists
elected the mayor, city clerk. as
SCISSOR and five out of the eight coun-
cl!men are numerous. Chief among
them, OF course. is the general spir-
II or unrest due TO the reimbursement
or economic conditions following the
war. including the higher prices for
everything. Two other factors that
nave been made much of by the So
cIailsts were the refusal TO seat Vic
Tor Berger in congress because of his
conviction in court. and the refusal
~ n " lN4dluit TO allow
hVe socialists to take their seats sim
ply because they are socialists. At
tacks by James NJ. Pierce. of the
Iowa Homestead. on the Greater
Iowa Association helped to certain
extent. Proposals for bond issues
Tor ceTaln large improvement in
Davenport without submitting the
proposals to vote of the people
were used by the socialists to good
advantage in their arguments. The
increase of street car fares and the
announced intention of certain Off
Gals OF the company to ask for a still
higher rate Of fare were large fac
tors in bringing about a protest. The
increase Of taxation generally caused
much dissatisfaction with conditions
as they are. Then, too. this is the
first city election that has been held
since the war ended, and many cit
liens probably felt free to express
their resentment over conditions in
seneTaf-a sort OF swinging OF the
pendulum to the other extreme after
a period Of restrictions and restraint.