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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
ELMAN WILL PLAY
$4,000 VIOLIN At
HIS CONCERT HERE
Advises Beginners to Get as
Good instrument as Posi-
BILE; Keep It Clean.

Mischa Elman, the Russian yiolinlst,
who is to play in Great Falls on Satur-
day evening, Jan. 6, like most other
celebrities, is annoyed by all sorts OF
musical cranks. The most numerous
type is the crazy inventor of improve
ments for the violin. Hundreds OF let
ters come to the artist seeking help
of all kinds of useless c~ontrivances.
One favorite device is something to i'm
prove the tone. Elman says: There
is but one way to get a good tone out
of a fiddle, and that is to have 1t
played by a good violinist." Probably
he can make a So fiddle sound like a
$1,000 one. The violin he uses cost
$4,000.
MY first word of advice to purchas-
ers of violins is, do not believe all you
read on the label inside" say Elman,
sit is the easiest thing in the world to
paste imitation old labels on a fiddle.
No one but an experienced viollnlst can
be sure of a genuine instrument. Do
not waste time looking in pawn shops
for a Stradivarius worth S10,0D. Such
things happen once in a hundred years
sometimes.
"If you have a violin. keep it clean;
do not let rosin accumulate under the
strings; they ruin the bow and cut the
bridge. If you are beginning to study
the instrument get as good a one as
you can afford. Cheap violins never
improve. even if they last 500 years.
Violins that have been in the family
for many years are not always valu-
able. Just because it looks old and
dusty is no proof that it is worth more
than SO,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Were Great Musicians
But Contemplate Men

The kind of inspiration" an artist
can have has no more to do with his
goodness or his badness as a man and
citizen than it has to do with his
preference for hard boiled or two
minute eggs, says Lawrence Gilman in
the North American Review. Why is
this simple and obvious truth SO diff
cult for people to bear in mind? It
has been often enough proved, in ali
COINCIDENCE Wagner, the ineffable cad,
| sublinnity of the Good Friday music:
H~etussy the rotter (look up the his
tory Of his behavior to his wife when,
| after the revelation of his infidelity,
she tried to kill herself) giving us the
| poignant spiritual tenderness, the ex-
quisite pity, of the death-scene of
M~elisande; Moussorgsky the sot
achieving music of measureless hu-
mainly. And lately we have had
brought to our minds the classic case
of Lully, too seldom remembered.
Lully chad nothing noble about
him. wrote Lecerf de Melville in 1905.
necked. thick-lipped. His expression,
malice, was often obstinate and dis
dainful. He was So short-sighted that
he could scarcely see when a woman
was beautiful"-which was doubtless,
for him, a major tragedy. Lully's
morals were, at best, internationally
fragrant. Moreover, he was a faith
less friend, a %sycophant, an i%ntriguer.
Yet this strange and fascinating and
repeuant being was a great artist, as
well as a great figure in aesthetic his
tory; he wrote music of noble dignity
and sometimes of exquisite beauty,
and his s'dry and superficial soul" (as
Roman ROLAND so bluntly describes
it, yielded at times a high truthfulness
and purity of expression.
It is of coure a mystery. But since
the activities of the artist are in
~calculable anyway, why should we
wonder over this most insolvable mys-
terry of ali-the spectacle of sinful
human clay yielding immortal lowell
ness?
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
Verbrugghen Popular
Director In Twin Cities

AS guest conductor of the Minnea-
polls Symphony orchestra, Henri Yer
b%rugghen has met with great favor
with the audiences of the Twin Cities.
Mr.. V~erbrugghen was one of several
noted conductors in whose hands the
artistic fortunes of the orchestra were
left for this season, following the re
signation of Emil Oberhoffer. who
founded the organization and was its
leader for so many years. and who
was conductor at Il program of the
Minneapolis orchestra given in Great
Falls several seasons ago.
Mr.. Verbrugghen has already con-
Quoted 10 symphony concerts, and has
made a succession of triumphs through
his splendid personality and thorough
musicianship. Many are prophesyine
that the managers of the orchestra
will ask him to become the permanent
| conductor.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

The average amateur, although he
would like very much to be the pos
SCISSOR of a radio loud talker, often
lacks the funds, or if he has them,
will probably take pride in constructing
one of his own. The following is a de-
s~cription of a loud talker, made from
4 chopping bowl and a few pieces of
brass and wood:
First procure an ordinary wooden
cbopping bowl. IA inches IN diameter,
and sandpaper it well inside and out.
Secure a base 1919 inches long by z
inches wide and ! inch thick, and sand
paper this thoroughly. Stain both with
any color desired and give one or two
coats of varnish. A strip of wood for
the front cross piece is next cut to
the shape shown. This should be
finished in the same way as the bowl
and base.
One and three-eights inches on each
side of the center of this cross piece a
hole k-inch in diameter is bored. AS
shown in the accompanying diagram.
two holes are drilled and tapped at
right angles TO these B-incn holes.
| Set-screws for these holes are pro-
| yided. The cross strip is then fastened
| directly across the exact enter Of the
%chopping bowl.
Two pieces Of brass are next OBJ
tanned and a hole slightly less than
u inch in diameter drilled in the middle
Of each. These pieces are then cut in
the form Of a clip, which will hold a
receiver as shown. Two brass tubes,
Z 1916 inches long are provid and
one end Of each is soldered to each
OF the clips.
The completed holders are then in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

A stationary coil mounting may be
designated in the same manner so that,
if it is ever desired, it too. may be
varied. Be certain that the clasps
have sufficient spring to securely hold
and make good electric contact with
the coil terminal strips. 1t is not nee
essary to have the coils running in a
certain direction as they a be in
serted in the holder in either direc-
ton. an important feature.
Possibly a word concerning the
spider-web coils themselves would not
be out of place here. Use No. a ID.
G. C. throughout. This wire is good
for all coils in receiving sets and man
ufacturers and amateurs would do well
to standardize on it. The forms can
be made from two or three circular
discs Of stiff manila board glued to
gether under pressure. TO he top
and bottom. glue a strip Of vanished
cambria sheet or empire cloth. Nine
or IL radial slots are cut in the form
and the wire carefully wound on till
the desired in%ductance is obtained. A
number of these coils. of varying
turns. can be made and will prove sat
lsfactory in the reception of different
xave-lengths.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
RADIO N MUSIC.

The millions who have heard the
impressive reception of violin, piano
and other instrumental music and the
artistic radio rendering of vocal Sc
lections. have no doubt wondered what
the future had in store along these
lines.
Much has been written of the
adaptablity of radio for general in
struction in the home and in the school,
but the use of radio for musical in
struction seems to have been over
looked. This field for radio seems to
be especially promising. 1t is easy
to picture regular series of lessons by
radio, with appropriate demonstrations
with the voice or on the various in
StrIments.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
VARIABLE
Made With Cast Die Plates and Possessing
Other Novel Features.

rubber binding post cap on the thread
ed rod completes the condenser.
Editors Note-If a piece Of mica
is cut to the size of the stationary
plate and fastened to it danger OF
shortage is eliminated. This is par
ticularly beneficial if the condenser
is used in shunt to the phones and
"B" battery, as a short here would
hurt the "B" battery.
The fixed plates is fastened to an
insulating base, which can be either
a small piece of insulating material, or
the panel of the set, by two screws and
nuts, one through the connecting lug
and one at the other end of the plate.
A large hole is drilled through the CEN
ter of this plate so that no contact
with the movable plate is possible. 1t
will be necessary either to raise the
movable plate from the insulation or
to countersink the insulation SO that
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

the nut on the movable plate will not
interfere with the plates being brought
very close to each other.
After a number of plates have been
cast they are assembled as shown IN
the sketch. The casting gate is not
broken from the fixed plate, as if is
movable plate it is broken off and the
rough place smoothed down with q file.
The movable plate is drilled through
the center and fastened to one end of
a short threaded rod by means of two
nuts and washers. The nuts and wash
ers should be filed plain, sc that the
! plate will be exactly at right angles
with the rod.-Copyright, 1922, Radio
NnWS
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

MUSIC.

The immense p%itifulness. the sor-
rowing tenderness, the infinite com
passion Of Moussorgsky's music are
among the most precious heritages of
our culture. says Lawrence Gilman in
the North American Review. There
is nothing quite like it in the whole
stretch of the art as it has come
down to us. Its %plainness, it's sim
plicity. its overwhelming sincerity, are
unparalleled. Bach in some of his
choral pre1udes, Debussy in certain of
the pages of "Peleas ct Melisande''
that are cut out eve when the opera
is performed-the scene between
Yniold and the poor stumbling sheep,
for example: here we catch glimpses
of the world inhabited by Moussorg-
sky. But it is, after all, his own
world-there is none other like it
in arr.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
Constructionai Features of a Lout
Talker Made rom a Wooden
Chopping Bowl

A pair Of ~radiophone receivers are
inserted in the clips and the seat ad-
justed for the loudest signals. The
brass tubes may be varied back and
forth in the holes until maximum re
Election of sound is obtained. BY tight
ening the set-screws this adjustment
is made permanent.
Using a detector and one or two
steps Of application, this loud talker
should give results equal to any of the
same general type on the market
(Radio NeWsl.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
Frieda Hempel Wears
Jenny Lind's Costumes
at Recent Concert

A concert at which the costumes.
as well as the music. were of the time
of Jenny Lind, has been given by
Frieda Hempel, noted soprano. The
"hoopskirt" gown of Nine. Hempel,
coupled with her gracious personality,
made it easy for the audience, in mag
i%nation. to be transported to the time
when the Swedish Nightingale made
her first triumphs in America; while
vocally the art of the modern singer
was declared to be comparable to that
Of her iIlustrious Predecessor
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
Celebrate Centennial
of Franck's Birth

The celebration of the centennial of
the birht of Cesar Franck (1S22-1S9O)
has been made the occasion of the per-
Torrance of many of his greatest
works by the orchestras Of eastern
c%enters, al well as by noted solo ar
fists.
Franck was a Belgian, who spent
most of his life in comparative OBJ
security in Paris, as ~organist. compos-
err, and teacher. His true genius has
come into slow, but sure recognition
throughout the world, and his compost
tons have taken their deserved place
among the modern repertoire. Pure
and exalted in style, and truly inspired
they are the reflection of his noble
personality.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

An appeal was recently made to all
radio receiving stations in Georgia and
Alabama for information as to the
whereabouts of q party of Indianapolis
tourists who were travelling in the
states named but whose exact location
was unknown. A sudden death in the
family made it necessary to reach the
travellers at once.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

pRETTY SPEEDY

Mat (Readingl: THE radio waves
ora sent out at vibrations as high as
nne million a second, which would carry
them around the earth six times u Q
Pat: BE CORY! II won't be long
before they'll be receiyin' thin Defore
they start"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
CHOPPING BOWL LOUD TALKER
Hash Bowl Makes Excellent Piece of Appa
ratus-Another Evidence of Ingenuity.

serted in the holes in the cross strip.
Three brass strips, 1-16 inch thick
by y inch wide, are bent to the shape
shown and the bowl mounted on the
base by means of them. The finished
instrument should now appear as
shown in the photograph.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

The principle of the condenser de-
scribed here is not new, but its con-
structional details have been so SIM
plified that it can be made at home
with very few tools. Since its opera
ton depends upon the distance sepa-
rating the plates, it can be used in
two ways; by having the plates close
together the capacity is large enough
for the condenser to work as the prin-
cipal condenser; by separating the
plates from half to quarter of an
inch the capacity is lessened to a
point where the condenser can be used
as q vernier, and when employed in
this way very selective results are
obtainable.
Homemade Condenser
The most important details of the
condenser are the two plates, which
are die cast at home, in the fol-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
SWITCH FOR POCKET SETS

Many amateurs are beginning to
make pocket sets. but they sometimes
experience difficulty in the selection of
a proper switch lever and become quite
puzzled because of the fact that the
ordinary switch is too big for the small
space allotted to it. A suitable switch
for such work can be made from a
binding post. The style with the rub
Der knob and threaded washer is best.
A piece of brass one-half inch high
and one thirty-second of an inch In
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Pa: II see this here radio is sent
according to meters
Ma: First it was the gas meter,
then the electricity meter, then we get
an automobile and VIII uses it to meet
her every night and now it's radio.
Pretty soon we'll have a meter for the
air we breathe"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Henry Ford is planning to establish
400 radio stations in different parts of
the country, so that he may have more
direct communication with the people.
In view OF the scarcity of wave lengths,
Mr.. Ford should have his broadcasting
restricted to the m0tor-mekar.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

News received by the United States
department of agriculture from its
Berlin representative, regarding the
beet sugar production in Germany was
broadcasted to the nation in less than
five minutes after it's receipt.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

thickness should be bent and made to
fit the threaded screw and a steel
spring which will fit loosely over the
brass sleeve procured. 1t will be best
to cut the lever out of a springy piece
of brass. On tightening the washer,
the switch will never become loose.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

The committee appointed by the
French ministry of posts and tele-
graphs has recommended that no
licenses be required for receiving ap-
paratus.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
BURIED MISTAKES

DR.. KiIlem: Il had a great many
more patients this time last year than
I have now. l wonder where they've
all gone"
His Wife: eve can only hope for
the best, john
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

A card was recently received at
Schenectady. n. Y, from Mauli,
Hawaii, saying that signals from the
former place had been clearly heard
at the latter.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

1t has been suggested that the
''voice from the burning bush" and
other mysterious voices mentioned in
the Bible may have been an early mani
festation of radio.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Having the radio men with the cap
tain the last to leave a sinking ship is
getting to be a tradition in the United
States.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Mrs. Read. The dealer calls the
rubber boots for women Radio Boots"
because they are a couple of dry cells
with q one-foot capacity.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Arizona had it's first public radio
concert on October II.

Special tanks, equipped with radio
telephone and telegraph sets were re-
Gently tested out by the United States
army at the Aberdeen, Maryland, prov
ing grounds.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
Will Exhibit Piano
Owned by Wagner
in New York CITY

The piano which was used by Rich
ard Wagner in the later years of his
life, when he was composing his i'm
mortal m~asterworks, the "Nibelungen
Ring" THE Mastersingers," Tristan
and Isolde and "Parsifal," has been
brought to America, and will probably
be placed on exhibition at the Metro
politan museum of art in New York
city.
1t is a Bechstein grand, built in the
old-fashioned style, and much lighter
in construction than Il modern piano.
1t will doubtless be of greatest inter
est to American musicians, due to its
historical and artistic connections.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Anxious: A "B' battery is not nee
essarily one where you get stung, al
though it does happen at times.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

.erial mast. The scheme shown IN
Figure j. modified for the purpose, as
nor Figure 2, has given satisfaction
hath for iron and wooden masts.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

A Buffalo, n. Y. athletic association
has suggested a long distance swim
ming meet between Buffalo and Homo
lulu organizations, each organization
to perform in its own waters and the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the performers to
be reported at each end by radio.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

Beginner: Radio hardware is what
a set gets when it first comes into the
possession of a newly-hatched fan.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

Algernon: Yes. A cats whisker
is part of a radio kit.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31
GAINS GREAT SUCCESS

Richard Crooks. a young tenor, said
to be only % years of age, has gained
great success in excerpts from the
Wagnerian music-dramas with the New
York symphony orchestra under Wal
ter Damrosch.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

GUYING AN AERIAL MAST
The method used in old time sailing
sbips for guying the bowsprit against
the pull of the jib can be used with
equal success in strengthening an iron
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

lulu organizations. each organlzatiQn
to perform in it's own waters and the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the performers to
be reported at each end by radio
1t is reported that even the clink Of
the coins on the collection plate was
plainly heard by those who listened to
the service recently broadcasted from
st. Thomas church. New York.
On election night in New York the
radio receiving board of the McAlpln
hotel was the central for receiving re
turns. The figures were rushed to the
accounting department, there. tabulated
and forwarded to the printing depart
ment. From there printed bulletins
were distributed to the guests by the
bell-hops.
Two Portland. Ore, aviators under
took to circle Mount Hood. They
failed TO return within Il reasonable
time and word was b~roadcasted over
a wide area. In a short time radio
reports came in from aviators from all
over the northwest who finally 10
Gated the missing men in a lonely place
where they had been forced to Ian
because Of engine trouble.
Within the near future the small
churches Of the country are gong TO
be able to include in their services
musical programs Of scored music rem
dcred by the great artists. by means
Of radio the poorest mission will be
able to give its people the same IN
| spring renditions that are available
| fol the church of the wealthy.
A Nebraska man is suing for an in
junction to break up an alleged MOI
! opoly Of the ether by the big rad'f
broadcasting concerns. Inc cast
might be likened to trying 20 get III
;ni,1nction against q crowd who take!
M 4 Sidewalk and prevents some in
| diyidual from using the walk. Crowded
thoroughfares, whether on the grount
or in the air, have to be governed D!
| regulatory measures.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-31

1t is reported that even the cilnk OF
the coins on the collection plate was
pIainly heard by those who listened to
the service recently broadcasted from
st. Thomas church, New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-01-27

SPECIAL attention is called 10 the
membership meeting - lie held a, the
T. " G a. Friilay evsaiaE, lamar.
=. ri O'Clock. III me;abers are
urged to he present. Sec whl. Anna
polls has accomplished in lac las,
three months in tic work oi the dig-
seron. departments, and enjoy social
hour.
Miss Caroline Jones os TIE Finance
Committee OF The National Board, ar
rived Thursday ana will Re The chic.
speaker at this meeting.
There Was a meeting OF the Exeea-
tive committee at 3 O'Clock Thursday
81 the home OF Mrs. Robert Moss. the
president OK the Board OF Directors
and At O'Clock all board members
were invited TO a tea AZ Mrs Moss" 70
meet Miss Jones.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-01-27
Hospital
.iuxiliGry BENEFIT

The card party gigcn las, night II
the Eladen street crmory by the Ener-
gcacy Ifosn,tal Auxiliary was 4 highly
successful afTlir in every particular
II was arranged ard managed by a
committee under the Craftsmanship o.?
Mrs John NJ. Taylor. Twelve attrac-
tive prizes had been donated fer TIC
occasion. They consisted CT card
talle covers. glass flower bowls ana
candy. lars. noektie and wallet. a
blue sin, scarf. 2 pipe, playing cards,
= painted lamp shade, and other equal
" desirable things. The ladies' bridge
prizes We're won ~ Mrs =. D. Criifin
Mrs T, i. Mitchell and Mrs. Reynolds
HAYDEN. Winners Of ne mems bridge
rrigos We're: Commodore Valentine
Ec,son, Lclt Renee Jondro1a. AID
Professor Cl2rence A. Shoot. prizea
for ladies who played 500" were won
hv Mrs D. Meredith Reese. Mrs. ray.
mo.d Stone, aud Mrs. " b. G0rGinar
The Grcc mems 800" prize WIS tascn
by \ c. Smith, the Champion CT tie
Eastern Shore; the other iva. being
won ~ y. Meredith Reese and f-,Amts
Strange
There were IS tables Of u yors,
wha we've served rcsroshme9,s con-
IS ar of ice cream and cake during
the evening.
The committee wishes ~ tllnk al
those who by their donations end help
contributed towards assuring ne 81
nanaial oua social success Of Tie
party.