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The Washington times., 1921-01-16
TOM EGAN-IRIsH TENOR.

"Are you for Ireland?"--a question
asked in the form of an Irish song by
Tom Egan, Irish tenor and grand
opera star. who will appear with as
sis ing artists in concert in Washing
ton, Sunday, January %, at Polls
Theater with his Irish program. The
celebrated singer will give numerous
national airs and ballads OF the EN-
eraid Isle as well as modern Irish
songs
Lillian Breton, opera soprano, Will
be- heard also in Irish folk songs
and ballads of the modern type.
Tom Egan. during the entire war
period, served as general director OF
war camp entertainments for the
knights OF Columbus. A request
humber on the program is the *. of c.
war service song. composed by Egan
at the beginning of the war. the ia
nous Everybody Wclcom'-Every'
thing Free"
The program opens with "Thc Star
SpangIed Banner" and includes many
of the beautiful old Irish ballads,
uch as Come Back TO Erin" Low
back Car" Last Rose of summer,
Minstrel Boy" and other favorites.
4 nationally known speaker. who's
~ame will be announced later will b.
Ncard
The concert will be held under the
uspices of the Columbus CouTxry
hub OF this city. Tickets are now on
lie at the box office.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
RAISE FUNDS TO SAVE
"OLD KENTUCKY HOME"

by an act. OF the last Legislature
Of the state OF Kentucky. "A commits.
sion was appointed by Governor Hor-
row for the purpose Of providing
ways and means 10 preserve for the
Commonwealth the famous country
place known as Federal I'M" II
was there that stephen q. Foster
wrote my Old Kentucky Home and
"Massa's in the Cold. Cold Ground"
The estate, which was for many years
the hone of the Rowan family, er-
tertained in their DAY clay AMI La
fayette. The farm OF 10 acres, the
beautiful Colonial home and It's, con
tents have been offered to the COM
mission for 1000. This Is Consid
cred cheap price. But u Obtain
the option IL IL necessary 10 raise
$4,000 by February ].
For that reason governor MOTTO"
and the commission are anxious To
get as much support az possible IToin
the Kentuckians resident in THIS AMI
other cities Ia the way or con'rlpu-
lions 20 the preliminary fund tor lhe
option. The New York society mas
already taken up the matter ana the
ST. Louis organization OF Kentu ;kians
has started It's ca npaign TO raise as
much as possible for the purpose
After the option has been paid, X
If planned TO raise the balance py
popular subscriptions in Kentucky
The Washington times., 1921-01-16

her Columbia records. Just why
a saNophonc, is TO be proved by the
cheerful sextet Of SaxOphOnS players
that the Washington Columbia Graf
onola Dealers have chosen to com
plete program that is said To be
unique and that will he enjoyed at
Polls this afternoon.
Then a taste from the Metropol-
itan opera, in the recital OF Nine.
Margaret Matzenauer. always brings
hopes for one OF our curious opera
seasons" OF three performances
Nine. Matzenauer has just added
."GsoIde" in Wagner's great opera
Tristan and lsolde" to her list OF
achievements. in the recent revival
of the Wagner masterpiece at the
New York Opera.
As some one at the National one
afternoon last week said:
Washington is remarkably mu-
.ical city. one never comes to
concert without finding ii crowded.
1t is amazing. when people can
remember our five orchestral oon-
"erts in "A winter. Now We nave
three in a single week.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
TOsCANINI-LA SCALA ORCHESTRA

Arturo Toscanini and the La Scala
Orchestra OF Milan, Italy, viii be
heard al Polls Theater tomorrow,
Monday January. Il. and "Wednesday,
January 10, at i:30 p. m, under tire
management OF Mrs. Wilson-Greeue.
The tour of this famous orch"strI
was inaugurated at the Metropolitan
Opera House In New York IN De
ccmber.
This. the greatest orchestra italy
has ever had, viii remain the per-
manent orchestra at La Scala Thcater
in Milan. which is entirely rebuilt
and will In about year reopen It's
doors under the dictatorship Of
Maestro Toscanini.
The two programs are: Monday
January II; Concerto. minor. Tor
string orchestra (VivaidD; Firth
sly nphony. & minor (lieethoVcn) (:
iberia" images for orchestra, No,
(Debussy): "Fountaius of Rome,
symphonic poem (RespighD; prelude
and "lsolde's Death" from Tristan
(Wagner). Wednesday, January 10:
symphony. p major, No. BiahmsD
'Notturno' and "Rondo Fantahtico'
(Pick- Gle Festin de
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
CHICAGO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The Chicago SYMPHONY Orchcs tn
will make its first appearance in many
years at the National Iheater on
January - at 1870 O'Clock. under the
management Of Mrs. Wilson-Greene.
III" Chicago symphony orch stra
was founded by Theodore Thomas.
by whose name this organization was
known for many years. 1t is also the
only one Of its kind which occupies
it's own hall.
The soloist OF this occasion will be
prihoda, the new sensat onal Viol' mist
who has created nothing short Of a
furore In New York city Washington
music lovers are looking forward
with much pleasure to the appearance
Of this great orchestra and the new
violiuist.
Rcpaining seats now on sale at
Mrs. Greene's Concert Bureau in
Droop's, Thirteenth and G streets.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
CONCERTS

TODAy-.PoP" CONCERT-JAzz
Marion Harris. singer OF songs OF
the South and Of the popular Blues"
songs OF the hour. with the famous
Columbia SaxophOne SeKt~t, VIII he
heard today At Polls Theater AT $3.50
.. m. in "A popular concert presented
by the Columbia .Grafonola Retail
Dealers of the city.
The performers OF the Columbia
SaNophone Sextet are called the king
performers on this instrument
In the concert which the combina-
ton IL giving here, the members OF
the SeXtct double up on a number
OF instruments, giving novelty
cnocert that cannot be equaled.
The team work" OF Miss Harris
and the Sextet Is perfect. and al
together the concert bids fair TO be
the supreme representation Of jazz
and blues.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
Orchestras, Recitals,
Benefits and Jazz to
Mark Week in Music
Ry Jessie MCBRIDE.

This is "hectic" music week for Washington Seven
concerts in six days. Orchesras, rec.tas benefits, jazz
Two famous orchestras-our New York Symphony
Society under Walter Drosch who married the daughter
of the American statesman James g. Blaine, and the other
the greatest orchestra from Italy that of LaScala Milan,
under the famous conductor Arturo Toscannwill offer
interesting points of comparison in the temperamenal quail
ties inherent in the two organizations.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
nlnINsTEI> CLIH CONCERT.

The nrst concert OF the Rubinstein
Clubs series is announced for Tues
day evening. January %, at $50 at
the New Masonic Auditorium. Miss
Myrua Sharlow. the distinguished
prima donna soprano, will be the So
loist.
Tickets may be had through the Of
flee Of T. Arthur Smith, 1906 q street.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
Mccormack Signs Contract.

John Mccormack, the tenor, who
has made several guest" appearances
at the Paris Opera, has signed a contract
with Raoul Gunbourg to sing at tn"
opera house in Monte Carlo during
February and March.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
OLsIiANsKY, BARITONE.

Two concerts will be given by
Bernardo Olshansky, baritone. with
Lillian Pringle, Cellist, and Flor nee
Brinkman. pianist. in the small ball
room OF the willard. on Monday even
ing, January II, at S:l5, and on
Tuesday afternoon, January Is, at
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
ARTURO TOSCANINL, con.

"a RTURO TOSCANINI, CON
ductor of La Scala Or
ehestra OF Milan, Italy, who
will conduct two concerts
with this famous orchestra,
on Monday and Wednesday
afternoons, at Polls Tbester.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
TIMES: PACE gNNSN x1orWASHNCTON NUSC IOVERSll 1lGA

4:3O for the benefit of the 4. ID. c.
(Stonewall jackson Chspter).
Two Interesting programs nave
been arranged.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
DAmROsCH AND WAGNER
PROGRAM.

An Wagner program 10 include
the "Rienzi" Overture; the Paris YER
sion OF the 'rannhauser Baecha-
uale:" prelude 10 the third act OF
LOhengrin;" overture To Goe he :
Faust" two excerpts from "Trists n
and Isolde" the Prelude and Finale.
and dreams" a study. and three
numbers from The Mastersingers.
he prize Song" Dance OF the Ap-
prentices." and prelude" are an
nounced by Walter Damrosch, conduc-
tor OF the New York Symphony Or
chestra, for the orchestra's fourth
concert OF it's Washington series at
the National Theater Tuesday after,
noon at i:30 o'clock.
The concert will be given under the
local management OF T. Arthur Smith
and tickets may be had at his offices,
1905 C street northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-01-16
unE. MATzENAUER-FRIDAY.

Mime. Matzepauer. the celebrated
cOntralto Of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, will be heard in sOEg recital
al the National Theater Friday after
noon at 4:3O o'clock, this concert be
Ing the fourth of the Ten Star series
under the management Of T. Arthur
smith Nine. Aatzenauer's wonderful
voice and programs are too we'll
known, to Washington to need special
exploitation. Music lovers who have
heard her may be interested to know
that she has been re-engaged by the
Metropolitan Opera Company TO sing
leading roles. Richard Hageman will
be at the plano.
The program includes, the follow
ing: "If Thou BE Near" CBach); The
Kiss" Beethoven); "Oh, del mic dolce
ardor." (Gluckl warning" (AozarD
Mother. OH. Sing Me To Rest" and
The Butterfly Is In Love with the
Rose" (Franz); "SnOwballs" and
Spring Night" (Schumann); Beau
Soir" and "Mandoiine." Debussy
II pleut des petales des ieurs y
(Rhene- Baton); 'Colombine," Pol-
'owslD; "Berceusc," tGretchaninoff)
ON Wings OF Dream" tArensky);
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Excess of Federal Red Tape.
Cincinnati Enquirer. )

Cincinnati Enquirer.)
 Recent testimony before Congressional committees Investigating conditions in different industries re yeas an excess of red tape in Government manage ment Witnesses have declared that the burdens imposed by the departmental demands for reports of various kinds and in varying forms amount additional heavy business.
 Representatives of the beet sugar industry told the House Ways and Means Committee that they have calls from seven separate branches of the Gov ernment for information, the compiling of which different forms for each department adds 50 per cent. to the labor of their auditing staffs and atvey increases the of maintaining those saffs
 The Vice President of the National Coal Asso- ciaton, at a hearing before the Senate Committee Manufactures, made similar complaint. Demands for statements of production, costs prices, dis trbution, stocks &c, from the various departments of the Government and from Congressional commit tees on varying forms undoubtedly burden to the companies that inevitably must be charged off in the cost of coal to consumers.
 These recent testimonies are cumulative. Similar complaints from time to time have been made by representatives of other industries Multiplicity of reports, each forms suit the fancy of the different departments from which the orders them issue entails additional expense industry equivalent to burdensome taxation.
 The only specific estimate of the cost of this Government red tape, however, comes from the rail roads. The Bulletin of Railway News and Statistics Shows that the compilation of statistics alone he railroads in 1919 more than $307 1875, 900 and required the services Of 223 S30 clerks This com with of $75,420, ,665 and the services of S7106 clerks in 1914 Illustrating how the red tape habit has grown in recent years The editor of the Bulletin then goes into detail show that at least 'lJo00O,000 year could be saved 10 the railroads 1y more reasonable demands fact, the railroads rave appealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission o simplify it's forms and to eliminate detail that is If no practical value statistics. For instance the 'ommissons blank for annual reports contains about il900 spaces for returns of which not more than -,oo9 call for information of practical value to the commission in the compilation of the report issues
 Besides, 1t is shown that the volume the sta siics collected by the commission this form is so WcessiNe and ndsestiblc that the issuance of ; he commissions report actually is delayed almost 'eaf before the information be rendered under tahdable enough to go to the public. Like 99 per 'cnt of all Government reports they have lost much 9l lhelr value as an aid to business from the dust that gathers them in Washington before they are presented to the public for whose benefit they pur- port to be gathered. The demand is for simpler lrrms for statistics and fewer of them with less Npense 10 the industries upon which the demands made
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
A PLEASING PROSPECT.

"A gigantic project being handled in big way is Senator Collins epgrammatic description of the Alaska Railroad and it's builders And the Fairbanks scion is equally emphatic in his praise of the manner in which the coal fields on both sides of Broad Pass are being developed aud optimistic over the prob able results of the railroad when it shall be completed. l.t.
 It is refreshing to hear this sort of praise from Senator Collins, who is not without experience him self in the work of development. Senator Collins optimism is fortified by the fact that coal is being delivered Fairbanks at $1 ton cost to the consumers aud at Anchorage and Seward at $11 ton cost. This is a direct result of the railroad construction.
 Senator Collins observations encouraging to the people of Alaska and to those who have labored in season and to keep interest centcred in the Alaska Railroad until it shall have been completed. They encourage the hope that the railroad will not only make it possible mine Alaska coal and market it in the ports of the Pacific but that it will furnish markets for Fairbanks and Matanuska farm CTS, as well as lessen the cost of mineral pro duction and thus bring about multiplication of the output of interior mineral mines.
 The result of this development will, of course. bring population Alaska, and that is what Alaska needs
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

minority legislation in this country through the efforts of organizations that concentrate on propositions which if they stood alone and their merits would not secure the support d majority of the people When these minority organizations threaten political punishment for those office and for candidates for office if they do not lay aside their own conscience and judgment and do they ere requested to do, or promise support and votes candidates office, to those in office to political parties if they will do the things desired the will of the people on particular things is oft sacrificed get votes for other things In other words, many of these organizations and they always call themselves reform associations, se- cure the adoption of legislation, other political action that they could get except by this of log rolling. They promise votes for party ticket which means votes for the platform of the party, in order to secure approval of their own pet measures
 Gov. Miller approved of the organization of societies of people who agree on any reform to press that refrom, but contended that they should content themselves wi,h trying to the voters that the reform should be supported on it's merits. He opposed the organizations when they go beyond the purpose to educate the people accept their reforms and begin log rolling, trading and ntriG4ting to get results
 Miss Robertson, the Congressman from Oklahoma, recently astonished the New York women by refusing to join the National League of Women Voters giving reason that it was susceptible of the charges Gov. Miller made against it. For the reason, Mrs. Livermore, head of the Re- publican womens organization in New York, with crew from the organization.
 That there is much merit in what Gov. Miller said there is question. Politicians and political parties very frejuently cowardlly They often cut for votes at any cost, and they trade with organizations and individuals for them. Frequently the result is that people get legislation or other those with pet measures were compelled to stand on their merits alone
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

affairs so you can rest for another month when you come back. You imagine that Fortune tellers can tell your Future. But if you thought that they knew your Past you wouldn't go near them, would you?
 A lot of foolish people worry about Death just as if Death was likely to get absent minded and forget all about thenf.
 Lots of married men believe that if there was Fool Killer they would have been carried into Church in a long Casket instead of being lug ged into Church by a Bride.
 This is a. contrary old world. A leather shoe scuffs up and gets rough at the toe, but q suede shoe wears smooth at the toe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Luke McLuke Says

There is little of the Rabbit in every man and little of the IlSer in every woman.
 Another strange thing is how proud decentlooking woman can be when she introduces dish-faccd WhiSkef Incubator as her husband.
 A woman can get as many thriii5 out of a page advertisement ol a bargain sale in a department store as a man can get out of detec'lVe story.
 About the most useless way r. waste time is to sit down ana prooo over the time you've wasted.
 If you arc fixing to go 10 Ouo' fer month for Rest, arrange 9oU'
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Ho, Rumi

The Methodist Board of Temper ance, Prohibition and Public Morals. threatens to demand legislation that will prevent musical comedies, vau- deville acts and movie films from
 using jokes about prohibition that are calculated to hold the Volstead law up to ridicule This persistent propaganda against prohibition must be stopped" say those on the Board We have noticed that any joke re- ferring to prohibition is s'eo fire laugh wherever people go to be en- tertained If there were not some thing radically wrong about the Vol stead law people would frown on any attempt to bring a constitutions provision into reproach instead ot gladly applauding it as they do. After all. it may be that Americans do not want prohibition. And you can expect people to respect law thai has proven itself painful joke,
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
JUST BECAUSE TT IS NOT TRUE.

Future operations at Thane and Persey-
 may be affected by the report of
 Roberty E. Tally and Wilbur Judson who
 recently visited the Perseverance plant of
 the Alaska Gold Company at Juneau.
 The engineers north to report for
 eastern interests the Gastineau com
 pany holdings in connection with enlist
 ment of additional capital to install pulp
 and paper operations.
 After spending several days inspecting
 the mining property, the engineers returned
 south to make their report direct to eastern
 people.
 It is known that several eastern parties
 connected with Gastneau company affairs
 do not want to close the property even
 after pulp operations start if it is possible
 to keep it on paying basis. It is also in
 timated strong vigorous management of
 local affairs may be shortly arranged. The
 property has not had a large capacity
 ager since R. l.. Thane left the property.
 -(Seattle Alaska Dispatch)
 The only conceivable for the publication of the foregoing is the circumstance that there is truth in it, MT Tally and Mir Judson did not come north to report for Eastern interests on tho Gasineau company holdings in connection with the enlistment of capital to install pulp and paper opera tions in any connection at all They did not ane dc not represent any sort of Alaska Gastneau in terests or any person interest in any wise ase0 ciated with Alaska Gastineau activities or propose activities. They did not spend several days il Juneau or Gastineau Channel and did not gc south 10 make any sort of report to anybodl on the Alaska Gastineau or anything connected wit the Alaska Gastineau
 There has been intention to close the Aasks Gastineau Company's gold mining milling opera tions at all. There has been ntmation anywher, that there is to be any change in connection witt the management of the Alaska Gastineau properties No change has been intended or suggested from an, source On the contrary there has been the grea es satisfaction everywhere with the very strong an very vigorous management of the properties
 The fact is that the visit Of Mir Tally and NIT 1udson 10 the PerseN er2uce mine and the flask, Gastineau mill was highly complimentary to the fam, Of General Manager George T. Jackson. These grea engineers visited the Alaska properties to get frs hand information on and visual observation of thei operations with the purpose of applying similar prin clpies and methods used here properties they ar, connected with in Canada, and it was tho fame O the Alaska Gastinoau mines and mills that brought them here They spent one day with Mr. Jacksoi and visited the Pcrsey erauce mine and Thane mill
 If the Dispatch writer could have thought o any more untruths 10 write into a short article h, probable would put them in
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
MINORITY LEGISLATION THkOTGH
 ORGANIZATION.

In a recent speech dei,erod at q meeting Leld under the auspices of the National League of Women Voters. Gov Miller of New York paid his respect to organizations which try 10 force legislation on the couMry through intimidation. log rolling and caolery In the course of his speech he very sarll criticised the womens organization which he ad- dressed
 Gov. Miller said that have had too much
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Our Joe Miller Contest

A Brooklyn reader claims the old est joke is the one concerning the letter received by a paint manufac- turer from a barber in a small town in Wisconsin. The letter read as fol lows:
 Dear Sir. Please send me some of your striped paint. l want just enough for one barber pole
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

New York papers wrought up over another sensational Gould family law suit. Kingdom Gould, grandson of the great railroad manipuator, has been sued for breach of promise It would sometimes that get rich in order to make their decendans ltigants in sensational divorce and breacn of promise suits.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

The announcement that fuel oil is dropping in price throughout the Middle West will be welcomed by automobile owners and manufacturers at least
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

The salary of the Vice-President is to be raised to $15,000 year. It ought to he and the salary of the President should be raised to $100, ,OO0 or $125000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

The Washington State Legislature is considering
 legislation to prevent dry squads from searching q mans residence without a search warrant. Is this a of making mans cellar as sacred his castle?
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
The Newest Unpopular Songs

There's Many a Slip 'Twixt the Hip and the Lip, George J. North, Norwood, Ohio.
 "It Takes A Lot Of Old Jack To Get A Little Gill,'-By Jay. N EGie. FindlaY. Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Oyster-Read dy

George Oyster and Cecil Ready were married in Washington, D. C' recently
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Horrors!

Horrors!
 Some of these days we suppose the AntiJollification League will have Congress enact an amendment reducing the number of cheers from three to one.-Luke McLuke. To 2 sort of one-half per cent near-checr' eh, Luke-Nashville TennesSeean.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

Bryan $ new attempt to Bryanize the Democratic arty will probably Democratic stock to reach ! new low leve-( Boston Trauscript1
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

lome but is afraid 10 go back to Germany thus Nhbiting Hohenzollem courage Pittsburgh Ga leue-TimesD
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

Nobody has arisen 10 challenge Jess Wulard's statement I was unfortunate al Toledo" He was not the only one. oh. dear no Springfield Repub- ican.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16

W. C. Harding says that hard work is the nly road back home but numerous people are trying get there by deouring - Indianapolis News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Names Is Names

You can C. A. Tallman in Pontiac Illinois.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Our Daily Special

The Lack of Money Is The Roo Of All Evil.