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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-26
TWO Find PetrifIed Monster.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-A monster
petrified fish, about fifty feet In
length, has been discovered encased
in the rocks in Garfield county, Utah,
about seventy miles Of Panguitch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-08-26
Three-Months old Babes
Matched to Play Tennis

Paris.-During a recent visit
to Paris J. @. Parks, British rep
resentative in the Davis cup
tournament, and A. FL. Colbert,
a great French tennis player,
matched their three months old
infants to play lawn tennis 20
years from now.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24
Ris Cran1e Cssniy Has The Finest
Cep,ef1aied Scbeels IN United States

appreciation Of the fact that your
County Superintendent. Miss Carrie
DIETRICH. was permitted TO spend the
past few weeks In this institution ~
y special student In Rural Education.
Although Miss Dietrich was here but
q short time. she demonstrated her
ability - = student. She knew what
she was here for. and went after II.
She showed . clear insight into her
rural work. She was we'll liked by
everyone and appreciated for her
fins spirit. We trust that We may
have Miss DIETRICH with Us again.
and we are more than pleased II this
Institution was able to contribute
anything to her equipment for furth-
er service among you.
We congratulate Rio Grande
County upon having the finest con-
solidated schools in tho United
States. We congratulate Colorado
upon having such = county as Rio
Grande within It's borders, and we
wish you continued progress along
this line.
Most sincerely yours.
L LESLIE b. SlPPLE. Director
OF Rural Education.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

Miss Carrie Dslerieh rsturnsA this
week from Aberdeen. SOuth Dakota.
where she attsadsd the Northern
Normal and Industrial School. TAX
Ing . special course In Rural Educa-
tlon. The fame Of Monte Vista had
preceded Misc Dietrich and much Of
her time was demanded In telling Of
ohr potato Yields. the organization
Of tbs Hog 0rowcrs' association and
tho wonderful cooperative spirit Of
the people Of this community In sup
porting better schools and c0mmun-
ity protects.
In regard to our schools, DR.. L0ry
says Rio 0rands county u the model
Of the United States for consolida-
tion; that II Il way ahead Of the rest
OF the country and when the balance
OF Colorado gets ~ far advanced,
Rio 0rande county will probably be
Just - far ahead - II y now.
British Columbia u completing
plans for the largest consolidation
known aad they are modelling their
plans after Sargent school.
Two delegations OF educators from
different parts Of the United States
are being arranged for now to come
to Monte Vista. These delegation,
will be larger than the ones hereto
fore visiting our schools to investi
gate consolidation. and DR.. McBrien
y director OF the Aberdeen school
wishes to hold = Rural School Con
ference at Monte Vista At a latel
date.
We have received the followin,
letter from Leslie b. Sipple. director
Of the department Of rural education
In the Aberdeen school:
To the County Ofhcials and Peopl,
OF Rio Grande County. Colorado.
Permit me to express to you m!
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

The Stewart Conservatory Of Mus-
ic Ii . growing institutioa Of this
city. The management has secured
another roon aRd In nttinE up IN"
same for an sssiataat In piano In
straction TO take care Of the incrcas-
I'd number Of pupils. The conscrv-
atory II located In the Wallace bank
block and h tasiefuily furnished and
adapted to the different lines OF In
structtoa In music.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

Forest Ranger Ray NJ. Turman and
family came In from Boulder last
Tuesday to take charge of Creede
District. Rio Grande Forest. as sue
cessor to Steve Doering. who will
henceforth work at large with sheep
over the Forest. having headquart-
ers at Monte Vista. Mr.. Truman was
for 10 years a ranger on the Pike
Forest. Steve leaves the district at
ter seven years of continuous service.
and has made record for loyalty
and efficiency OF which any man
might he proud.-Creede Candle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

J.. Hlsckstoas has purchased the
spear residence and IL taking poss'
c-sion th,. week. MIR. Dlaehsionc
aud family motorcd from III. aud re-
port n hne trip.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

several childrsa u the Sargent
comm unity have scaFis, fever. An
onx them sss the Maxey ch.ldrea and
clyde atrte0ls.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

Frank 0on went In D~nv"r Thurs
day night on n business trip.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

Happy baird has sesa on the s'rh
list this week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-24

". y. kistlsv and family and
house guests are spsadins . wssk IN
the hills.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Local Musical Activities.

For the closing of their thrtyfouh the Friday
Morning Music Club program that justly meted the
rewarded of sooist
The the assembly of the Cosmos Club
before large audience, which local musicians
The club conducted by Louis A. Potter with Miss Vir-
gna Beor accompanit and assisted by Mrs Flora McG
Keee Adoph Torovsky pianist Martin
ardson,
The chorus Hawleys Spring Song; Philip James my
Pretty Little One Gordon Bach Nevs "n the Ingenook
Bruno Huhns THE Unknown The preentous number
by the chorus selections from Gade THE
Crusaders of the powerful we'll the beautiful
OF eantata Prior the rendition Potter gave
brief explanation OF the Of the The
into three and tells the story temptation Rnado
dte the braves OF the Crusaders by Amda and her
at last call upon the Queen of Spirits aid them their hopeless
task the thwarng OF the powers evil final triumph
before Jerusalem,
The part of "Armda" by Miss
favor in his singing of the
the singers assisted by George Herbert Adrdge
tenors and lie Roy Lewis Schaefer basos The
entire work of this organization and artistic train
OF Mt Potter As the aided
ably to the satisfactory performance
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

Stuntz, pupils of Weldon Carter.
Violin solos. Vieuxtemps' Romance
in F." Durwood Bowersox; Granadoz-
Kriesler's Spanish Serenade and
Kriesler's "TambouTin Chinois, Ar
senio Ralon, pupils of J. c. Van
Hulsteyn. Vocal solos. Gluck's "Che
faro senza Euridice," and Sibella's
"rillanella." Miss Nell Galley; Mo-
zart's We Drai Carino." Arne's The
Lass With the Delicate Air" Ger
mans When Maidens Go a-Maying."
Mana-Zucca's The Big Brown Bear"
Miss Clara Young; and MoZart's
Recitative and Aria from Marriage
of Figaro" Troyer's Invocation to
the Sun God" Phillips Wake Up"
Miss Hazel Gibson Wood. pupils of
Edgar T. Paul. Violin solos. Stearns'
l"Nocturne," Haesche's Hungarian
Dance" Miss Rena Greenberg; Rode S
! Concerto No. 4" with orchestra,
Raymond Monaghan: Bruch's Con
certo op, 90" with orchestra. William
Santlemann, pupils of c. Z. Chris
tiani. Piano solos. MendelsSohn's
Songs Without Words" Schumann's
i"Whims." Miss Lois Goddard J.:
Chopin's "Etude in A fat Major,|
Debussy's 'Jardins sous la pluie," i"
Mrs. NJ. r. Goldman. pupils of EN-
manuel Wad. Vocal solos. DELI
Acqua's "Villanelle." Chadwick e
Allah" and Woodman's "A Birth
day." Mrs. w. Wright Deal, pupil
of George Harold Miller. An or
chestra of fifty instruments under
the direction of c. E. Christiani pre-
isented Massenet's Overture "Phedre," I"
and Svendsen's Norwegian Rhap-
sody. op. 2l." The accompanists
were Miss McCauley. Miss Davis,
Miss Fischer, Miss Bousher and Miss
Thompson. The Washington College
of Music, which is now in its six
lteenth year, Is officered by c. E,
Christiani. president; Edgar T. Paul,
vice president, and w. w. Delano.
secretary-treasurer
DR.. and Mrs. Joha A. Holmes en-
tertained a large circle of friend.
Thursday evening. The program
was given by Mrs. Lillian Levi!
Baker. soprano; Mrs. Flora Brylaw-
ski. contralto. and Martin B. Rich
Iardson. tenor. The accompanis,
was Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee.
G. A o.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Mount Pleasant
Chorus to Sing at
Morning SerOice

Claude Robson. organist and dI-
rector OF music at the Mt Pleas
ant Congregational Church. has ar
ranged an interesting program for
the services today. The music for
the morning will be given by the
Mount Pleasant Chorus uEe~r UI1
direction Of Norton NJ Little
The music for the vesrar ar-yioe
will be sung by the SolO gusrlst
composed OF Miss France ErhCrH-f,
soprano; Miss Agnew Gar 8Ft-1rt.
contralto; James X YoUH1, seEuTs
and Herman Fskler. bass.
Following is the program: Morn
ing, organ prelude, Melody and In
termeZzo" CPErkerD: contralto solo.
Il Will Sing Of Thy Great Mercy
CRossinD: chorus. ''The Lord Is NJ
Rock" CWoodman); rE-d ORGAN pzEs-
Iude, fantasia in ? hiat3T POL.
ler).
Vesper service. organ rreludn,
'IdulIe" CMerkeD; tenor Eolo. Sc
lected; quartet. There Il = cltN
Great and Strong" CSchneckeTD: and
organ postlude, "POstlUde in b
Flat" CWesD.
Herbert F. Aldridge. tenor. and
the director of the choir of st.
PaUrs English Lutheran Church.
sang "Davids Prayer" by Costa last
Sunday evening.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
ELABORATE PROGRAM
AT MORNING SERVICE

At the morning service of All
Souls Unitarian Church at the
k1ickerbocker Theater, Maj. Titt-
man, bass, and Mr.. Atwater, or
ganist. will be assisted by Miss
Netta Craig. soprano.
The following program will be
given: Soprano solo: How Beauti-
full Upon the Mountains" Harker;
bass solo. Gloria" Buzzi-Peccia;
duet for soprano and bass from
Mendelssohn's Elijah; organ
numbers. prelude in D Flat
Glazounoff; "Andant." Dubois. and
March from Hamlet" Ambroiss
Thomas.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

Mr.. fovOvsky's selections were
as follows: Pastoral" "CapFiccio"
(SoaFlatti-Tausig); 'Bouree." from
Second Violin Sonata (Bach); La
Concou" (Daauin); 'Minuet" in E
Flat (BsethoveR); Romance" in
d Flat (Sibelius); "PapilloEs" (OIl-
SEM; and Caprice EsPagnor (Mosz-
kowskD. The interpretations by
this artist showed such marked
hrilliancy and depth of understand
ing that his playing was greeted
by 4 storm of applause.
Mrs. Keefer's beautiful and col
oTful voice has seldom been heard
to better advantage. Her selections
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Mime. Ietrazzini Returns in
Response to Public Demand
For Second Recital Here

cal ability assures success wherever
she sings, and her return to this
country has been a series of tri-
umphs to capacity audiences every
where.
She is in more glorious voice to-
day then when she left US. Her
lcolorature still retains the dazzling
radiance that distinguished 1t Of old.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
exercised by Mrs. F. W. True, chair
man Of the chorus committee.

exercised py MIS-. r. w. True, chair
man Of the chorus committee.
Miss Meta Craig, soprano, will
be the special soloist at the forty
eighth inspirational service held at
the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon. Tonight at s o'clock the
soloist will be Herman Fakler, barry
tone, and the evening choir of 165
voices will render three anthems.
The program follows: Afternoon
Organ prelude, Devred's "Priere-
Offertoire;" anthem, "As the
Heart" Hall. with incidental solos
by Miss Beisser. Richard Backing
and Mr.. Miller; soprano solo, Jesus,
Lover of My Soul" Gorrell. Miss
Craig: anthem, Come Ye Disconso-
late" Hall. with incidental solos
by Miss Craig. Miss Smith, Mr.,
Backing and Mr.. Miller; offertory
anthem, give Ear to My Words,
o. Lord" Rogers, incidental solos
by Miss Craig and Mr.. Miller; or
gan postlude, by Selby.
Evening-Organ prelude. Can
tilina," Grison: anthem. abide
| with Me- Wagner, with incidental
solo by Miss Craig: barytone solo
| Gods Garden" Lambert, Mr.. Fax
Ter; anthem, Beside the Cross Re-
| naming" Gounod. by the double
quartet and the evening choir; Of
| fertory anthem, Behold the Mas,
ter Passeth By, Berwald; organ
postlude. march. by Schubert.
Both of the services are under
the direction of Sydney Lloyd
| wrightson, with Harvey Murray at
the organ and Claude Robson at
the piano.
On Thursday evening the twentieth
students concert by the pupils OF
the Washington College Of Music
was given in Central High School
auditorium before a delighted au-
dience. The program contained the
following well selected numbers
Piano solos, Bach's "Fugue A minor
Miss Sara Backer, and Liszt's Hun.
garisn Rhapsody No. H." Miss Lois
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

Nine. Tetrazzini, the great color
ature soprano will. in response to
hundreds of admirers. return for a
second recital at the National Thea
ter. Tuesday, May 4. at 4:30, under
the management of Mrs. wilson
Greene.
Mime. TetrazzinPs phenomenal vo-
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

A recent recital, given by the
pupils Of Mrs. f. r. Hendlsy at the
New Willard, was given special i'm
portance by the appearance Of
Frances Brooks. a 7-year-old miss,
Not alone as . pianist Is this little
girl developing remarkable talent
but her efforts In musical compost
ton are most unusual. All of heI
writings are also named by her
Among the more recent ones are
Morning Hymn" Spanish Dance,
Rainbow Song" and the Eskimo
The work OF this child will be
watched with interest.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

were presented in a manner that
served as a real treat to her audi
enee. Mrs. Keefer sang "My Heart
Ever Faithful (Bach); May
Night" (BrahmD; Thy Beaming
Eyes" (MacDowelD; and The
Nightingale Has a Lyre of Gold"
(Whelpley). The singer was ar
tistieally assisted by Miss Mabel Lin
ton, accompanist.
More than thirty concerts have
been given by this organization this
season. They were featured by the
introduction to musical Washington
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
D. c. SOPRANO STARTS
ON TOUR TONIGHT

Mrs. Franceska Kaspar Lawson,
soprano. will leave Washington to-
night for a series of recitals in
West Virginia.
Mrs. Lawsons tour will include
West Union. Philippi. Parsons,
Grafton, Glenvilis. Huntington
and Logan. She will return to this
city May 7.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Of Importance the World Of Music Scheduled During the Current We
lo PLAYING ELEVENTH. LESSON: B MAJOR

the i.eys you shouic havs no sdif6eulty IN payIng
sirspe sung IN the key Of b.
patisnce and practice combined will bring wenderful
the hrm feundaron In the mastery Of musical
education. s4rsk. &. 5tE5.s
from Key 70 another V opened snd the dimsuities
through the aid o. groves easy home lessons.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
(oRovE's MUSIC siMPLlFiERl

keys Each Of the three horisonta series Of letters
repressnts . chord, HsaInRing with the upper rew,
psy the white letter With the left esna and play the
arst chord Then, N the tame wsy, n,sy the , aes:s
in the third and hack to the first formlna eom-
psmsnt Of chords In the key Of Major.
~ you will MAY thIs chord over and ever until yeu
know. il perfectly, remsmbsrRs the letters a. well a.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

of much little-known music by
modern Russian and American COM
poseFs. A great share of the sue
cess of the club the past two years
has been due to the work of Miss
Linton, who engaged the talent and
arranged the programs during that
time. Great care in the selection
of voices for the chorus has been
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

ehords as easily 90 you I'D these e the Key Of G,
which hss HsltSes shsFps ner Asta From this chord
% D Major.
iNsTRuevJoN-plses N. ehst ypss the keyboard
dssh .seys " ne esttsm q ne chart. s directly
spsess will then correspond 70 the whts and black
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

sheuId know that rloouiation nnoerstood
without Thorough knos6ps % eherds their nversIons
ane tacs, with thsr pcsltlena
Every trisd In black letter 70 marked :, g. g. Always
read t matter In what vertical notes
dasn above must not be played.
NEXT LEssok-o sharp Minor. which 10 shs
relative Of Major.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

These talented Washington musicians have studied in Europe
York. Washington. Miss Linton is well
organist pianist teacher She viii shortly receive
from press anthem Christ the King which highly
spoken by who M
May for a weeks in the
Mr.. have been associate
teachers years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
.BLYTHEV|LLE, ARK.
BANK IN HANDS OF
BANK EXAMINER

BLYTHEVlLLE, Ark, March H.
(Spl) )--Blythevi people awoke this
morning togfind a notice posted on the
door of the Bank of Blytheville saying
the bank was closed and in the hands
of the state bank examiner. The news
came as a surprise, as no intimation
had been given out as to the bank 5
condition.
The bank was to have let a contract
yesterday for the erection of a $100, 900
building, the architect and several con-
tractors from st. Louis and Memphis
being in town,
No statement has been given out by
the officers of the bank as no meeting
las been held as yet 1t is said the in
stitution had loaned heavily on cot
ton. and when the examiner called yes
terday did, not have sufficient cash to
secure depositors. 1t Is not believed
the depostors will lose a cent as the
other two banks and strong St Louis
banks will likely come to the aid Of
the one in distress,
1t is believed the bank win be able
TO open its doors this afternoon, or al
any rate within the next week.
The 100000, national bank which is
in process of formation as the fourth
bank for this city, is likely TO come to
the aid of the Bank of Blythevile.
Until "A statement is made the public
can not know the condition Of the bank
er its likelihood to reopen
The bank was capitalized at $40. 600
and on its last statement showed de-
posits totaling $923,465.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
YEGGS LOOT WEBB
BANK OF $4,000;
BLOWING VAULT
Liberty Bonds, War Saving
Stamps, Money and Iewelry
Are Observation-Disclosures
to Trail Thieves.

WEBB, Miss, March II tSpl l-@idh-
erty bonds and war savings stamps To
the amount OF S20.0 600 were taken from
the safety deposit vault of the bank Of
Webb, at this place. last night by
thieves and today bloodhOunds are on
the way 10 be used in tracking the rob
bers
The robbery was discovered at s
O'Clock Thursday morning by s. G.
Roach, plantation manager. who hap
pened to be passing the bank az thar
Tour. He notified the night watchnlan.
who gave the alarm and the officials
Immediately made an investigation. NJ
7 Bynum, cashier OF the bank. says
that $4,000 In Liberty bonds are miss
ing and $4,000 OF war savings stamps.
Considerable jewelry and money must
have been taken, but as persons using
the boxes have not reported and It Is
not known what the robbers got beside
the bonds and stamps Thirty OF the
deposit boxes were opened after the
thieves blew the outside and inside
doors TO the vault The bank carried
$4,000 insurance on the bank vault and
safeN
The robbery happened some time be-
tween 10 pm last night and early this
morning. as bank officials did not leave
the bank until 10 o'clock last night
Three strangers were IN Webb We'd
nesday They must have lea last night
as they are not here today They prob
ably took train to get out ot the
city.
The Webb job was similar to that
pulled by yeRgmen about two weeks ago
at the Bank of Coliisrville In the Col
iierville robbery the thieves did not
bother the banks strong box. but
merely rifled the safety deposit vault.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
WASHINGTON ASKS
ABOUT MANS BODY
Bureau of War Risk Wires
Following Death of
G. J. Merrimon.

Asking what disposition had been
made Of the body and inquiring with
whom to communicate about funeral
arrangements, the bureau Of war risk
insurance Thursday wired Col, w. j.
Bacon for information regarding the
death of Charles j Merrimon, found
dead in his room at Hotel Gavoso We'd
nesday night about II O'Clock. I
Mr.. Merrimon was attached to the
bureau as field examiner and covered
the state of Tennessee, Undertakers
at the request of Col. Bacon, wired the
necessary information.
Efforts to locate United States Sen
ator Lee $, Overman, a brother-in- law,
Greensboro, n. T.. We're futile. Pend
ing answers to kilograms no arrange
ments will be made.
Mr.. Merrimon had been III for some
time He received medical attention
Wednesday afternoon from Dr. j. y.
Vaughn but was thought not to be In
dangerous condition. He WIS about
! so years of age,
Mr.. Merrimon was the son OF the
late A, $. Merrimon, senator from
North Carolina. In recent Years he
had claimed Washington as his home.
Many friends Of the man are in. Mem
phis and knew him for years. Along
with 5, NJ. Neel~ promincnt attorney,
j. II. Mallory. the late f. H. Wright
and a few other local business ana
professional men, Mr. Merrimon at
tended school at the Bingham military
school in North Carolina. For Iour
years he was the roommate Of MIR.
Wright who was killed several years
ago IN a railroad wreck In Illinois.
Mr.. Nicely said THURSDAY that he had
not seen MIR Merrimon In - years but
heard only recently that he was in
Memphis, However, AIR Nicely de-
clared he remembered Mr.. Merrimon
we'll
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
HERBERT HOOVER WILL
Be CALLED TO TESTIFY

WASBiNGrO%. March 1I.--Herbert
Hoover will be called to testify in the
senate inN tStisation of lhb navys con
duct OF the war
Rear Admiral Sim told the inquiry
committee today taat MIR Hoover had
an Intimate lnuNielge nj the situatiun
In Europe at the time America entered
the war aud asked that he be sum
moned to suhs,aHtiatc the adE.irals
testimony with regard 10 the gravity
Of the allies position at that time
IN granting the request Chairman
Hale did not say Nht4, Mi Hoover
would appear, hut Admiral Sims said he
would like to have the former food ad-
minis,rptor called before he proceeded
further iu order that there SHOULD be
no doubt IN my mind that | have sub
Stimulated the part Of my letter in which
! described the gravity ~ tn, crisis
which we faced in 1917 and pointed out
how near TO disaster tho lack Of action
~ the department at that time brought
us
THE allies indeed. barely ESCAPED a
peace without victory" said the ad :
nliral
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
CONTRACTORS WILL
ATTEND MEETING

More than 30 road contractors and
dealers in road building supplies have
informed Thomas b. King, chairman of
the good roads committee OF the Cnam-
Der Of Commerce. that they viii attend
q meeting to be convened Saturday at
the call Of Mr. King Mr. King sent out
40 invitation and more than rs per cent
have replied that they will attend.
The meeting Is to be held 10 ascer-
tain the transportation needs Of dealers
and road contractors with the hope that,
after the requirements have become
known. the railroads will agree to ex-
pedite the movement of road material
Another meeting will be called shortly
after the first, at which county officials
holding funds for road Improvement
and railroad officials will be asked to
meet Construction men and dealers IN
gravel stone and other materials will
arrive Saturday from Alabama and the
tri-StateS.