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New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Dated. February 27. 1929

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE tnat p so.c,a,
Meeting Of the Shareholders of The sea-
board National Bank of the City of New
York Will be held at its Banking Ofrioe
No. So Broad Street. Manhattan Borough,
New York City. on the 3oth day of March
1922. at 1880 A. NJ. for the purpose Of
confirm an agreement made between tho
Directors Of The Seaboard National Bark
of the City of New York and the Directors
of Mercantile National Bank In New York
providing for the consolidation OF said two
banks and upon such matters as may be
appropriate TO carry into effect said estes~
ment
BY order OF the Board of Directors
New York March End. 1922.
THE SEABOARD NATIONAL BANK
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
SAMUEL G. BAYNE. President
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
y. A. Ed;son to Buy Stock

Negotiations have been concluded by
which the North American Edison,
new subsidiary Of the North American
Company, for the purchase by the for
,ner of the S9.763 800 common stock of
the Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Company, about rs per cent Of which
was held by the Central States Electric
Company. In exchange for its holdings
in Cleveland Electric Illuminating the
Central States Electric is TO receive S3,-
100000, par value, or 10000 shares Of
North American 6 per cent preferred
stock and cash sufficient to pay off its
$5963,50 tenyear per cent notes due
January /, 1922, besides a cash balance
available for the purchase Of new secu-
rites
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Ts2 Tn 7, TRE Z s. TSlHdAsKEHoLpEKs ~ OF MERcAN-

l. l. ~ nc SHAREHOLDERS OF MFRCAN.
liLE! NATIONAL. BANh IN NEW YORK.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
camille National Bank in New York has Dee.
called and will be held on March so, is23s
office OF said Bank, No. 1l5 Broadway, in
she borough of Manhattan, The City Of
ratfy and confirm an agreement heretotors
entered into between the Directors OF Mer-
Directors. of The Seaboard National Bank
Of the City Of New York providing for the
banking assoc alton. to be known az Tbs
Seaboard National Bank of tho City Of Nev
York, and CD to take authorize and/or ap-
prove all such further action as shall Be-
necessary or proper to effectuate such
consolida ton.
BY order of tho Board of Directors.
CHELLIS A. AUSTIN
J. c. TRAPHAGEN
Dated. February 27. 1929
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29

SEALED PROPOSALS, INDORSED PRO
posals for Restoration OF Park. Pelham
Bay. n Y. Specification No. 45Ss' Will be
Navy Department, Washington. D. c., until
II O'Clock a. m. April 5, 1922. and then
and there publicly opened for the restora-
tion of the park occupied by the former
Naval Training Camp. Pelham Bay, n. Y.
The work includes removal of concrete
foundations. roads, walks. foors ramps.
and rubble masonry, and certain filling and
grading.
Drawings and Specification No. 1888 may
be obtained on application to the Bureau,
or to the Commandant. Third Naval Dis
trict Whitehall and South SITS, New York,
n. Y. Deposit of check or postal money
order for ten dollars $4,000, payable to
the Chief Of the Bureau of Yards and
Books is required security for the safe
return of the drawings and specification.
l.. E. GREGORY, Chief OF Bureau.
March Il 1927.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
CHICAGO. SAINT PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS
AND OMAHA RAILWAY C0MEANX

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
The Annual Meeting OF the Stockholders
Of the Chicago. Saint Paul. Minneapolis
ard Omaha Railway Company will DO held
at the office of the company. In the city OF
Hudson, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. April
IL, 1922. at nine o'clock A M for ths
election of Directors and the transaction
OF such other business as may como before
said meeting.
Transfer books viii be closed on Friday.
March 10. 1922. at the close OF business on
that day, and win be reopened on Thurs-
DAY April 13, 1922.
Dated March ], 1922.
JAMES I. CLARK. President
JOHN D. CALDWELL. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
Of ne Hhuai Chnaro snd r or me
way Company will be held at the office ot
the company. 226 West sckson Boulevard.
in the City Of Chicago Illinois, on Tues
day, April II, 1929, at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
for the election of Directors and tne trans
action of such other business as may come
before said meeting.
Transfer books win be closed on Friday.
March 10. 1922. at the close of business ON
that day, and will be reopened on Wsdnes-
day. April IL. 1922.
Dated March 8, 1922.
WILLIAM H. FINLEY President.
JOHN D. CALDWELL. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Garfield National Bank

GERHARD KUEHNE. Sec
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
niid-Co.- Mex. Co. Petition

An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed yesterday in the
United States District Court against
the Co-MeXico Company, S. A., a
Mexican corporation. The petitioning
creditors, three in number, set up
claims aggregating 1921 1928. The cred
itors are the Atlantic Refining Com
pany, with claim for $125,492; Ed
ward i. Shea, S42f,231, and Alexander
L. Hillyard. $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC co.

COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND NO. %.
The regular quarterly dividend of 81 25
per share upon ths Common Capital Stock
OF this Company viii be paid April 8
l332, to shareholders of record at close OF
business March 81. 1922. The transfer
books will not be closed and checks Will be
mailed from the ONCE Of the comparv in
time to reach stockholders on the date
they are payable.
A. f. HocKENBEAMER,
Vice President and Treasurer.
San Francisco California.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Railroad Earnings

The Union Pacific Railroad, in it's
February report made public yestor-
day, showed an increase in gross earn
ings Of S52,973, and gain in net op-
Grating income OF $1,129,933 Other
roads reporting for the most part,
showed substantial gains in net. The
Great Northern had an operating in
come of $l2,397, against a deficit a year
ago Of $89464o.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
B. & NJ. Gets Government Loan

WASHINGTON, March 28.-The Bos-
ton G. Maine Railroad was granted
government loan of $4,000 900 to-day
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. The fund will be used to extend
the maturity of a $4,000 900 loan made
to the railroad previously by the gov
wears.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
rIoeirr stock ouotations o,oro :
paris Market f1eaNy

PARIS. March IS. Prices were heavy
on the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, 56 francs 80 centimes; eN-
change on Lcndon, - francs II cen
times: 5 per cent loan, IS francs 95
confines The dollar was quoted at II
francs 10 centimes
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29

PROPOSALS Will BE RECEIVED BY
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts,
Navy Department. Washington, d. c.,
until 10 o'clock a m, April H. 1872 for
delivering gymnasium shoes. glasses for
air ports, etc, automatic starters and spun
oakum to the navy yard, Brooklyn. n. Y.
etc. Apply for proposals to the Navy Pur-
chasing Office, New York. y Y, or to the
POTTER. Paymaster General of the Navy.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
London Wool Sale Irregular

LONDON. March 28.--The offerings
at the wool auction sales to-day
amounted to 1850 bales, including 4
large supply of medium and low
grades, which met with fair sale.
Prices moved irregularly and were
often 8 per cent lower. The sales will
close Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
BEADING COMPANY
General Office, Reading Terminal

Philadelphia March l6 1879
The Board Of Directors has declared
of one per cent. Geo) on the Second Pre-
ferred Stock OF the mpany. TO be paid
on April 10, 1922. to stockholders OF record
at the close of business March ~, 1922
Checks will be mailed 10 stockholders who
have filed dividend orders with the Treas
urer. JAY V. HARE, Secretary
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
VIRGINIA RAILWAY q POWER co.

14s Broadway, New ofk, March 20. f322
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that tbs
Annual Meeting of he stockholders OF tbs
Virginia Railway & Power Company VIII
be held at the General once Of the Conn
pany, In the city OF Richmond. Virginia.
Wednesday. April 10. 1922. IL
o'clock M.
The Transfer Books will be closed on
Friday March 81. 1922, at 5 o'clock p. NJ.
and will be reopened on Thursday, April
&C. 1922. al 10 O'Clock \. NJ.
G. B. WILLIAMS Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Advance-Rumely Go. Reports
Loss Of Sl.Qh4.2l6 for IQ2l

The Advance -kumely Company re-
ports for the year ended December 81 !,
after charges and inventory adjust
ment, net loss of $1,964,216, against
net income of S1,277,23 equivalent
after preferred dividends to 1884
share on the common stock in 1920. The
consolidated income account follows:
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
ilnndon Metal Mark ct

LONDON, March 70 Standard COP
per, spot, e58 IS Sd; futures, $50. Elec-
trolytc, spot, a64 los; futures, f66 5s.
Tin. spot, Sl42 15s; futures. f144 Is Sd.
Lead, spot. Sol It's Sd; futures, e21 los,
Zinc, spot, G25 LES Cd; futures, e25 15s.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
NiondaN

steady, 10 points higher at 1850; sales
692 bales. New Orleans steady, un-
changed al 16.25c; sales SIS bales. Mo
bile nominal, unchanged at 16.26c sales
nil. Savannah steady, 10 points lower at
17c. sales 974 bales. Norfolk steady, 10
points higher at l713c; sales 90S bales
Augusta steady. unchanged AZ l6.S S8c; sales
23 bales Memphis steady, unchanged At
lie: sales l.100 bales. Houston steady, 10
points higher at 1725c; sales 1,661 bales
Little Rock quiet, unchanged at 1870; ;
sales 245 bales. Dallas steady unchanged
ct 1850; sales 1.521 bales Mont gomery
firm. 10 points lower at 16c; sales bS4
bales. Fort Worth steady, 10 points higher
OF q ri.c. 20 hnlea
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
.LLIED CHEMICAL & DYE CORPORA
TEOS

bT BTOaUW1N,
New York March %, 1922
The Board of Directors has this day de-
clared quarterly dividend OF $500 per
share the common stock of this Corn
pany, payable May fst, 1922. to common
stockholders OF record at the close of bust
ness April ifh. t322
CLINTON s. I4UTKINs
secre tary rreaeure
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
DIVIDEND NOTICES
New York Title
and Mortgage Company
135 broadway, New York

A quarterly dividend of two per cent
t2@) on the capital stock of tho Compa
has been declared, payable April /, 1929
to stockholders of record at the close OF
business on March 22nd. 1922.
Dated March 81, 1922
GERHARD l{UFHNE Secre.arv
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
5TH AVE. AND 23RD ST,

New York March %, 1922
Tho Board Of Directors have this day
declared quarterly dividend OF 3Ge upon
the capital stock of this bank. payable
free OF city and State tax. on and after
March 81, 1922, to stockholders of record
at the close Of business March 2T. 1922.
n. w. SNOW. Cashier.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
DIVIDEND NOTICES
RAILWAY STFEL-sPRISG COMPANY,
30 Church Street. New York CITY.

30 Jhurch Sfrect, Now Ork CITY.
February -. 1922.
quarterly dividend of TWO FER
CENT (2ft) has this day been declared on
the COMMON STOCK OF this Company,
of record March 17th, 1922
The trsnefer books will not be closed.
Checks viii be mailed BY Bankers Trust
Company
II. 6. BAMGHART. Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
IiyerDnoI cabIeq.-Spot c
C,Ottonseed Oil

Prices were easily Influenced. hut atter
a moderate early advance closed at the
low Of the day. with net losses Of . TO 7
points
INC ranee Of prices:
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
F.oneion Market IRREGULAR

LONDON. March 28. Prices moved
rregularly On the Stock Exchange to-
lay. 9ar gold was quoted at 96s;
money was loaned At IA per cent Dis
,ourt rates We're: Short bills. 81, per
,ent, three month bills. 9 3-16d 81
ser cent Consols FOR money ware
quoted at 5524. British per cent loan
# Q9a< and British AZ per cent loan
-. 90 l.,
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
f1ye
Yesterdsys Previous
Livestock, Meats, Provisions

Yesterday. Tear ago.
Steers fair TO
prime 100 lbs $1.009 S.T5 tS.95 q 0 %
d Sc beef.
sides. lh. ...., j y an Ia Ia 4 II y
Live veal, com
mon to prime,
100 IDS. ....., 7oe@l2oO 9.o0@l4oO
u IT. veal,
city. III ...... 100 20 .18Q 20
Live ewea, loo
lbs. ..-.-.... a.QQG 500 90 n f.50
Dressed wethers.
III. .........,.. .160 20 q
Dressed mutton,
city, lh......, .11Q IA .10q 13
Ll>- laIuo>, Iair
to prime, 100
lbs .--....,IA Aopg lh ~ $50 q lQ.io
Dressed a IN 9,
city, III .... .26I 50 $50 24
Hogs. 100 lbs. lQ75l1I.50 l03o01l IS
II i 5 hogs.
bacon. lb..... .16m II -l7G II u
Pork. bbl ..... % 00@26.50 $500 lD29 90
Mess beef, bbl... l5.50@ 1850 16.O0GlS 90
Lard, N q q
West. 100 lbs. lI15m1l.25 Il7QQl2SO
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Busine ess Troubles

Geissr wiii'a:r pcop,es com. ''''''
rf,., neal Savings Rank ..-.- 5.9o65 30
-, an SiIa %. 1uc .........,.'. s4s6s
hons, house F5oe..ic Nc co .....~. 1.7es 81
I.SeSo @sfo F94a4nT to,e5 cgrp ,.,, .:.... agss2s
Jonsera. Aiphonse Bagues
frorcs co. Inc ...-........... 2ss 20
Jafnetoa cutlery Corp e 4 Ken
KEN 6 Unger. lnc-s Na,bau sS5.ss S5ss
K9gfma3. ,e5f,', !, .P1orsen CO, 1nc-G ,,..o
kansas &, wyoming on 60. Inc. '-''V
Master Snles Co. Samuel Or
lon and Harry \ Masters-M
Hodos ..,.....- ..... -..... 59ta1
sl -......... ....... ......, 24717I
Lazarus Herbert and Ira j. Janis
fHcrbert Janis & Co.'S Mot
rosb, theodore G five twenty
roFsSi,l %ss' lsSih RsTneT%P st corp smith 255
Mprphy, George ,lMurphy Truck
Madison, Adolaide-City OF \ =
,,,,, costs go. ~. \. 1927
I s.....-..... .'.,........ 2923.43
diner, Inc '''' ,@,'o '''' s47s7
NJ Nj Hart. lnc--stokes Coal Co,
MeGutre. susan B-T6qmps2n .so
Moore. Thomas ca u Scohle 996.2o
M4llory Industries, lnc-Lane.
Murray. Ambrose TN y Elec
N.5an5 'siG l"@p ao% g. @s..y COST. 3ssss iSo.3s
Northern & Western Finance and
Trading Corp-A anericau For
eisn Banking Corp ............. 1079I.73
Nathan. Maud and Harold. exrs.
and Pennsylvania Co for ins
on Lives and Granting Aunui-
ttes-U Trust Co OF y;
Presser Abram-G A rcjd & CO 55eii
Porcelii. James-A Gcrmaiu el al 5000
Perla. Gustave Ne Rothcnbere 100 90
Pearson Securities Co r r Reed 4l,7+3. 50
RamaGnapo. Ernest RI Rap
eqGsi rsarn.,- n Gpstetn 4 al 7s iss Is Is
schwartz Go. Inc-Airweu Co,
ssne--Ntl surety Co. costs los 90
standard Fabrics Corp-Hob Mfg
sveasoa HsTr} arg e-Ne~ Mt Era Ap- ''.'O
auserman s chas- Reisenweb- 90
p>55oI S ha2S 2srs 4 e3s'9 g535 Ts; @1s 81 e
Sonner Simon-S Yahrboor1 ct al 1895
Smith. Chas A-C p Fornhaupt SG5.9f
Sherwood Jean Strathn1ore
Leasing Co. Inc. Observation-Disclosures. 13S Ga
Sieeel. sarn--I solomowitz z..... 1o2.sS
'4ltrhN LOUIS ~Fululil Iao ~
"a lor Chemical Co-H West ct Il 93t T.
TiUpson. Fred S-E AEON ct all 1856. 70
Staten Import & EYport Corp
u Bloch. ............ 15.348.s5
Neaei} col S-N n Mesh ....... 1890
Walsh, John. and John Hart-D
Kat ct al ..-..... ............. 1884
Walsh \ Farrell Realty Co Inc
Farrell. ............ 1865
1oung Geo VI Bradley jr.. 22l GO
Hinn, Harry C--Charles A Christ
man, lnc........ ............. 3Sa47
gn BronN County
The first name ia that of the debtor:
Is rger, SON DecheretH. ...... S456tO
Epstein. Samuel--Warren S.cuil-
p, ties Corr. ........... ...,......... 9l9 10
-, Lis,1er-.I Albert .-........-.. 1851
N'eada, Abraham = A Cooke i51.7o
Grossr1au, NnUe-t Krurer..... - IL
y roSSliian' Mor'ls~E schwartz. 292.22
Gr.lt'cr. Nathan and Philips
Bornste!n ......-,. .-....... ........ t3e.14
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
No. rs Montgomery Street

Jersey city, =. j.. March 16, 1922
Meeting of the Ireferred and Common stocl.
holders OF The American Tobacco Company.
and an election for directors thereof will bs
held AT the Office of the Company at No. IS
Montgomery Street, Jersey City, n. J., at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon of Wednesday,
April 9Th 1922,
The Preferred and Common Stock transfer
books were closed at o'clock p. NJ. Marc,
10Th. 1922. and viii he re-opened at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, April eth 1922
CHARLES +. NEILEY. Secretary.
A SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
of the PARKLAP INCORPORATED
pursuant TO call by the Directors OF tho
Corporation will be held at the office %
the Corporation. 81 Pine street. New York.
n. Y Friday, March 3lat, 1922. at II
a.. m for the purpose of considering tho
increase of the Capital Stock OF the Coz
poration and for such other business ~
may properly come before the meeting.
w J. DOUGLAS President.
I. W. WoRRALL. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Cotton Statistics

Yester- Last iaat
day. week. year.
Port ,oon,nts 19.529 26.06o c207s
txnorts 1900 4Q5q2 5125
rxnort season 4t31 500 4.079.S2o S.7G9.5S9
\ v e.orL.s 85633 9l4S1 194406
Pot stocks 1.054,24l l.02S.126 1904 225
Int. receipts ... 1000 1881 1bsl
Int. shipments. 1900 1888 l@,l'b
\. z. arrivals 1851 3.760
Liverpool cabIes.-Spot cotton quiet al 2
points decline: middling. 10.5Sd. Sales
7.000; American. 5000. Imports, $4,000;
American. $4,000 Futures opened quiet
and steady at to points advance.
Closed steady at net advance of to
points March. 10.35d. May, 10. 20G July,
10.OSd; October. 9.S1d; December, 969d;
January. a.62d. Manchester: Yarns firm
er. cloths good demand for India.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-29
Judgments Filed
In NaW 1nrI, Cnul

In New York County
Tia following Judgments were filed yes
Erday. the hrst name being that OF ths
bior.
[..L--on E-as Z - liz A-.1..
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Calendar for the Current Week

SJNDAI-Acoian Hail. YorkSy
Society; Carnegie Hail.
monc orchestra; City College, A.
Baldwin; Cooper Union violin
and Tta Rufo barytone m
ballad concert; Greenwich Village
by the International Composers Guild; piano
violin recital
$3.50 violin recital by Metropolitan Opcra
Houc Caruso Foundation
M0NDAYAcoln Hall 35 Florence Bryant
eo concert by the New York Trio;
violin Manhattan Opera House m
French "AIanon'; n italian
"Andrea
TuESDAY-Baroom of the Waldorf by
Casais clis and Aeoan
Hail. p
concert by the Letz Quartet; Town
concert by the New York Philharmonic
S5 concert by the Ororo Society;
8 D. m, French opera, "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame"
NEDNESDAfAeoan Hail. violin
Carnegie Hail. 2:SO p recital
poitan Opera House. and m. opera, and
goletto"; Manhattan Opera House, italian
THURSDAY-Aeoan Hall, Leginka plan
iat and Hans Kinder cest; Town Hall,
by Marie Novelo; Carnegie Hall, $3.50
York Philharmonic Opera House. D. m
French "Monna Wanna" German
nd
FRIDAYCarnegie Hall, Phlh.
monic Orchestra; $3.50 recital by White
Manhattan House, m,
Metropolitan Opera House,
"Cavalera Pag
sATURDAYTown Hail. of pianos by
Guy Maier and Lee Paison
wtz concena and Vera Smrnova
Opera
del Ire Re-" Metropolitan Opera House.
Faust; p m, German "De Wakuere"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
-. ln the World of Music and Musicians 80
Last Week of
Chicago Company
Opens Tomorrow

The f1fth and last week Of the Chi
cago Opera Company at the Manhattan
Opera House brings four first per
formances Of the current season. with
three repctitions from the repertoire
OF tho four preceding weeks.
Massenct's "Manon" will be sung
Monday night, with Claire Dux in the
title role; Tito Schipa, Alfred Ma
guenat and the Pavley- -Oukrainsky bal
let, Gabriel Grovlez conducting.
"The Jugglcr of Notre Dame with
Mary Garden, Mcssrs Dufrannc, Poyan,
Qua, Beck, Nicolay and Dcfrere In the
cast, conducted by Giorgio Polacco, will
be given on Tuesday night with the
ballet, La Fete Robinson" which
will again be conducted by its com
poser, NJ. Grovlez.
Wednesday night "Othello" will he
presented, with Mines. Rosa Raisa and
Maria Claesscns, Mcssrs Charles Mar
shall and Giacomo Rimini and pietro
Clmlni as conductor.
Lucien Muratore Will return 70 the
organization Oh Thursday evening for
The postponed peri formancc of "Monna
Wanna" with Miss Garden and Mr.
baklanoff and the usual cast. includ-
ing Messrs. Cotreuil, Moiica. Nicolay.
Contesso and Dcfrcre, Mr. Polacco CON
ducting.
A new Thais. Marguerite Namara
Will appear in Massenet's opera Friday
night, with the cast which recontlv
supported Miss Garden in the same
opera, including Messrs. Dufranne.
Ritch, Nicolay, Civai, and Mines.
Claessens, Falco and Maxwell, con
Quoted by Mr.. Grovlez.
The repetition OF "Eigoletto' satur-
day afternoon will present as before
Mines. Mason, Pavlosga, Schneider and
Messrs. Schipa, Schwarz, Lazzari. Mic
olay, Civai and Oliviero, conductor
Polacco.
The farewell bill Saturday night will
be "The Love Of Three Kings" with
Mis-. Garden,and Messrs. johnson, Bak
lanof, Lazzari, Oliviero, Mojica and
Miss Falco on the stage, Mr Pollacco
being at the conductors desk.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

world shall receive from me the name
Emmy" Gigantic type announced in
the Chicago newspapers: "Miss Des-
tim and Mr.. Slezak Christen Baby
Camel"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
By II. f. krchb;el

4 book which bears Berlin Imprint,
Inst Howohlt- and the date 1929, has
scently ccme into our hands. lts au-
Nor j. Leo Slezak, tho Bohemian tenor
I herculesn build who for four sea
pns, from 1909 to 1913, WAS an ad-
,;red artist at the Metropolitan Opera
louse. Mr.. Slczak has no serious pur-
pss In his publication. which he play
lilly designstes "My Complete Works"
/ is not biography, though in the
>.ly ehspters lie manages to tell US
lat hs vas born (bur not when). that
b vas an unruly scholar at school.
a. his early ambition to bc a garden
xss frustrated by circumstances.
tat he served his term in tho Austrian
thy, ard finally, after ne had learned
te trade os nachinist became singer
trough the kindness of Adolf Robin
~ tho barytone. whom old operagoers
ii! remember as a member Of the
1T German company organized by DR..
kopold Darrosch that sang at the
Metropolitan Opera House In the sea-
On iss&'s5. OF him and his character
Z man and artist Mr.. Slczak speaks
Nth sincere gratitude and affection.
also Of many OF his colleagues. In fact
&ers is not trace OF enviousness or
aslics IN the book, and even in the
Aspters devoted to his American ex-
priencss. though he indulges in some
&aggerations and possibly q few Of
nre imagination, there is a substratum
{ wholesome truth which ought to
ere for rcp7oof and instruction In ar
t.tic righteousness. In tho hope tha.
4 may We translate the greater part O,
achspter entitled
PRESS WORK"
.p.eswork Advertising! fRsclameN
In America IL Is rule that everv-
ting must be talked about-no matter
dlst.
Coco or bad it is immaterial, but
he people must talk about It.
The huge dimensions of the country
y
nd the little cultivation fart, barring
few exceptional cases, compel the
utist to adopt q system Of advertis-
ig which IS at first offensive to him
b. unavoidable
Especially for one who stands in the
esnt rank and wants to earn money
lie one Of the first rank.
,Auer'es is a country that lives fast;
tie biggest sensation Of the morning
sisdy forgotten In tho evening.
SsTnlng IS done in such a gigantic
sy that in order to be noticed at all
fs must, II possible, yell louder than
4ybody else.
llhls III ans that ono must bring him
I'll into notice over and over again
pie himself talked about, without
Fo'ous choice Of means. To this end
temploys a press agent
| The press agent Is 4 reporter who
IS access to every newspaper, who
haws the entire business, but espe-
tally the tasto Of his public; and the
COST important thing Of all Is that
&atever he writes is printed. His
tincipal task is to invent some kind
a story every week, which, no mat
u now absurd, shall make the rounds
the newspapers in the United States.