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tion. He is today among the most interesting musicians in America certainly among the most searching of her native composers.
 Mir. Powell made his professional debut in Berlin in 1908, after five years preparation under the famous NienneSe master, Leschetitzky. After other appearances in Vienna, Paris and London, he came to America in 1913, and won instant recognition from the critics as virtuoso of out standing significance.
 In 1920 he toured Europe with the New York symphony, playing his widely popular "Rhapsodie Negre." In the double capacity of soloist and composer Mir. Powell revealed to the skeptical Old World the fact that Americas claim to a national idiom deserves consideration. At the con- cert given in Rome, Alfredo Casella, that dynamic personality of Italian modernism, wrote in his review that the Negre Rhapsody more impressed the audience than any other piece on the program. For once, a European audience has heard American music of clear, immediately recognizable and stimulating voice."
 The "Rhapsodie Negre," for piano and orchestra, was first produced in 1918, and it is striking denial of the claim made by some doleful prophets that the cause of American music languishes for lack of popular ap preciation. As a matter of fact, this work has had wider and more inn mediate success than any other com position for piano and orchestra in the listing of music, having had al most 30 performances since 1919.
 In his playing his technical profi- eieney coupled with a brilliant and ip nH f coloring, brings out all the beauty and poetic meaning of the composer.
 Quite outside the domain of music, Mir. Powell is a force in the intel lectual field. He is a Phi Beta Kappa man of the University of Virginia. His researches in astronomy led him to write a monograph explaining his theory of why comets approach the sun head first. and retreat tail first. This paper was translated and read before the Societe Astronomique of Paris, and as result of his find ings. he was elected an honorary member. He is also writer of originality and polish, and a most magnetic and convincing speaker. He has written and lectured widely on the subject of music n it's relation to the nation. This lecture was given a the biennial of the N F. NJ. C., at Ashevile this summer and was con
 
 lures of the program.
 Mr. Powell has arranged most at tractve program for his matinee re- cital here, which is as follows
 Beethoven-sonato, C Major. opus 53, Allegro, "Adasio,' ''Allegretto.
 Chopin-Nocturne c Sharp Minor, Impromptu, F sharp N&jor, Scherzs, Minor.
 Beethoven-"Three Country y Darees." c Major, F Flat Ma jor. C Major.
 John Powell-"The Banjo Picker"
 "Slumber Song" Thirteenth Rhapsody"
 The Music Teachers association is to be congratulated on thelr choice of John Powell as their first artist of the season. The association is bring ing MT. Powell on q guarantee and wit hthe prices sec and $1. it is neces- sary that it receive the hearty sup port of the public, to be able to fur ther present artists of the first rank
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but the more earnest support of the many who have come forward to ac- cept a personal share in it's affairs. Orchestra Great Civic Asset.
 Mayor Kiel set aside a day as Or. ohestra Day" and issued q proclama- ton, in part as follows: "The value of the orchestra to St. Louis is un- questioned. It is one of our great educational institutions. It takes rank with the leading orchestras of the country and gives our city prestige and standing in the musical world second to none, It draws people of the best class to the city, both as visitors and permanently, and when it goes on concert tour carries a message of good will to all of the people in the city's trade territory" sixty-five Concerts During Season.
 The orchestra gives Go concerts in St. Louis during it's own season every winter. Besides the regular Thurs day afternoon and Friday evening concerts, the orchestra gives 20 Sum day afternoon popular concerts, play ing always to capacity houses. The admission price is 25 and 50 cents. These are regarded as the most edu- ca ational work of the orchestra. The programs are made up of the lighter U posers. and the appreciation of the audience is gradually built up to where they eventually become regu- lar subscribers for the Thursday and Friday Symphony concerts.
 Orchestra Co-oSerotes With Schools.
 The orchestra is proving great factor in the education musically of the future audiences. The New York n with the schools in the city is giving concerts each Saturday morning. which over 500 children attend, free of charge. and in January the New York Philharmonic is planning work along the same line.
 The St. Louis symphony for years has given a series of five school chil- drens concerts in cooperation with the music department of the St. Louis public schools. These concerts were formerly given in the high schools and a charge of 20 cents was made to students, but last year the St. Louis Post Dispatch engaged the orchestra for five children's concerts, paying all the expenses and giving out 5000 free tickets to the chill dren of St. Louis for each concert.
 These concerts were given in the largest motion picture theatre in St. Louis on Saturday morning. and proved one of the most successful features of the orchestra's work.
 In some of the cities, leaders of the various sections of the orchestra lecture in the schools, explaining the instruments and the music in which they are used.
 All this must tell enormously for the benefit of music. It is bound to make ideal audiences in few years. c Let's strive in the future to have at least three or four orchestra en- agreements, and in time we will be- come so ilnbued with the symphony that We will not rest until Birming- ham has a symphony orchestra Of its own.
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at such popular prices. These artists are to be presented at matinees, so that the children as well as the grown people may take advantage of them.
 Music Club Urges Support.
 The Music Study club urges its members to give their support and encoura cement to the Teachers as- sociation and to make it possible to continue this great educational work. Phillips auditorium should be taxed to it's capacity. showing that Bir- mingham appreciates not only what the association is doing to further musical interest, but to do honor to one of Americas great pianists and composers.
 st. Louis symphony Orchestra.
 When the St. Louie symphony or chestra plays here on December 17, matinee and night, the audiences will at once note a bigger and finer or chestra, for MT Gang has added 20 new men of considerable orchestra eXperienAs since he was here last spring.
 The St. Louis symphony opened on November 1 its forty-fourth season. This was a pop concert" and the house was sold out from cellar to garret and more than 400 were turned away. One of the foremost musicians in St Louis, congratulat- ing Conductor Gang after the con cert. said: well, you've a real or chestra," with great emphasis on the real" The improvement Conductor Gang attributes not altogether to the selection and cultivation of the best possible talent locally, and the inn portation of the new members but largely to the development of the St. Louis spirit, the St. Louis per sonality."
 S30O.00O Raised In Weeks Drive.
 This spirit was recently shown in the big drive which was put on to obtain a guarantee fund. for at least three years, of $500.000. Fifty-one teams entered the field and $300,00O was pledged the first week. This was most gratifying, not only on account of the money obtained, for it indi- cated wide acceptance of the or chestra's importance as cultural force and civic asset. also a tribute to the leader, Rudolph Gang. The burden heretofore borne by com paratively few is now shifted to a strong battalion of music lovers and this means that the Symphony gains not merely the guarantee of dollars,
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Prince, dear hero, dom nant male,
 Ere this family stuff you shun, {, May the breeEes bear my hail.
 Children really are such fun
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FAMILY BALLADE
MARGrERITE MooERs MARSHALL

What homes motion picture shows: No young angels, winged and frail-- Geraldine just grows and grows;
 Russell climbs his horses tail,
 O. T. c. he joined at Yale); Walter wields a wicked gun
 And his blackbirds might be quail (Children really are such fun) Russells pompadour that owes
 Sheen to plundered crisco pail Bare-kneed Gerry's silken hose
 That's the way she spends her kale Star at fudge; in French-a snail Walters Latin, all undone.
 While he tramps the muskrat trail Children really are such fun Sentiment? The dear Lord knows
 Parents spout 1t by the bale Children dodge it. Meath the rose. Family sentiment can stale.
 Family foibles never fail! High their tides of laughter run,
 Mem'ry blows mirth to & gale Children really are such fun!
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Phoenix Club Ball On Thaksgiuing To Be
 Brilliant EUent

/The annual opening of Phoenix club, which is eagerly looked for ward to by the debutantes and so- ciety bellies as well as the Birming- ham matrons, will be given Wednes- day evening at the Tutwiler. due to the fact that the club house burned some tie ago.
 This popular club has combined with the Hillcrest Country selub and
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are making elaborate plans for the winter.
 The reception committee on this occasion, who has charge of the al . arrangements is composed of Mrs. Leo Well, Mrs. Lucian Joseph Mrs. Ed gar Adler, Mir. Phillip Frost, MT. Harold Blach, with Mir. Louis Stern chairman. A stringed orchestra will furnish the music.
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MRS. RICE HOSTESS AT BRIDGE TEA

Mrs. William F. Rice was hostess Friday afternoon when she enter tained with a bridge tea at the Ceun try club Dlimenting Miss Ida Ross of Knoxville, Tenn, the guest of Mrs. W. E, Leedy.
 Included in this courtesy wore Mrs.
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Arthur Adams, Mrs Eugene Brown, Mrs. Joe Deadrick, Mrs. Victor Han son, Mrs. Sidney StreetyJ Mrs. Lau- renee Jones, Mrs. J. l.. Drennen, Mrs. Francis DeBardeleben, Mrs Harry Jones, Mrs. Charles Leeper, Mrs. J oe Turner, Mrs. A. B. Harris, Mrs. II. U. Sims Mrs. J. R. Rice. Mrs. Henry Badham Mrs. Allie Birch, Mrs Webb Ora wford, Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. W. P. Reed and Miss Emmie Barnett.G
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MIR. AND MRS. SAUNDERS m NE HON0RED

l)r and Mrs James Livingston will be hosts Monday evening, entertain ing with a buffet supper, compli- menting Mir. and Mrs Charles Saun- ders, who were recently married
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25

In New York city e0.000, 900 quAr tof Ice cream are consumed in a year, ran average of ten quarts for each resident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25

The greatest damage done to cities ! by earthquakes arises from the con,s
 flagratlons which almost alwAy {
 follow, ,S
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o Q o John Powell Plays At Matinee necembpr l.

The announcement of John Powell as the first artist to be presented this winter has met with a most en- thusiastic response. for he has a large following in Birmingham, hay ing played here twice before, and proving to all that he well deserves the rank of one of Americas fore most composers and pianists.
 His art mirrors a passionate ear nestness entirely free from the stul- tifying effects of personal glorifica-
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Birmingham Music Teachers

ASSOetANlOn.
 It is not often that an organization at the end of it's first years activities can point with as much pride to it's achievements as can the Birmingham Music Teachers association.
 Organized in the spring of 1922 with the object of stimulating an interest in better teaching, better music. and greater ideals for stu dents" the association was soon rec ognized as a strong factor in the de- Veiopment of @ keener appreciation of good music in Birmingham: and the support accorded it in it's first year showed that the public was wide awake to the value of such an organization to the community; for who more than the music teachers realize the importance, to the stu dent of music, of hearing good music. and receiving from this inspiration qO go on with their work toward higher ideals?
 Before each artist concert. the teachers endeavor to familiarize the students with the compositions to be presented, so that they can better appreciate the interpretation as given by the artist. They urge parents to send their children to all good mu sical attractions, pointing out to them that it is just as necessary an outlay of money as providing them with a good teacher.
 Last season two brilliant young American pianists were presented at matinees, at popular prices, and the latter part of January the eminent and marvellous Rachmaninoff; so it is no wonder that the association feels proud of it's first years work. and has entered upon it's second year with even greater enthusiasm. Miss Bonnie Howard enjoys the distinc- ton of having been the first presi- dent, and this year Mrs. R. V. All- good is piloting this young organi- ration, and with Mrs. E. T. Rice. chairman of the artist course. a year that gives promise of yielding much pleasure and benefit, Is being planned.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
NEFPS "PARDON
TOUR" SETS IS
CONVICTS FREE
Negro Released for Pre-
venting Huge JAIL
break.

Austin, Tex. Oct. 13.-As a result
Of his personal investigation of con-
victs during his recent ten-day tour
of inspection Of the penitentiary
farms, Governor Neff announced Sat-
urday that he has granted thirteen
pardons. Six Of these paHSjned are
white men, three are Mexicans. three
are negroes and one is listed on the
official records of the penitentiary
as n white Indian"
Governor Neff stated that all of
those pardoned. except two. were in
mates of the prison hospital or of the
farm where consumptives are Kept.
These pardons state that these con-
victs were suffering from malig-
nant and probably incurable diseases.
The governor stated that satisfac-
tory proof had been submitted to him
that these sick convicts had relativus
able and willing TO take care of them.
The two pardons granted not OF
those in the hospital or consumptives
farm. were granted 10 two conviets as
n recognition of meritorious services
rendered, the governor said.
lone of these two was a negro who
had served fourteen wears IN the penn
Tertiary. A short time ago he pre-
vented the escape of a large number of
prisoners. The pardon was granted
him as a recognition of this service
rendered TO the penitentiary authori-
ties" said Governor Neff.
One pardon was to a white convict
who H. served a considerable portion
of his time, and the governor recitess
that this convict lis a physician and
that. the penitentiary commissioners
reported that this man had rendered
more service to the penitentiary sys-
TEN during the past few years than
any one else in the penitentiary, es-
pecially during FLU" epidemic. The
governor stated that.>in recognition of
the efficient and unselfish service
rendered." he had seen fit to grant
the pardon. -
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
CHARTERS GRANTED.
Austin. rex.. Oct. 13.-Chartercd:

south Texas company, San Antopio;
S,pital stock. 100000. Incorporators:
tdarry L. Miller. J. X. kepley, 6. NJ.
fGaines Purpose, establish and MAINTAIN
Evans-Carroil company. Beaumont.
capital stock, $4,000. Incorporators;
i. B. Evans, G. w. Carroll Jr., r. Il.
Masterson. Purpose merehandise' IN
Guiding gasoline and OIL
Sweednian and Page. Houston; capt.
tai stock $50 900. Incorporators: \. Il.
Page, p. l.. Page, Ralph Soape FUR
pose. erection and repair Of buildings
Hand Manufacturing company OF Tex
as Dallas. Capital stock $1,000. moor
porators: o. r. kirkpatrick. J. a. kirk
patrick J. B. Stanton.
- Lone star Dock Workers ASSOCIATION
Beaumont: capital stock $4,000. In
corporators: Lewis Williams, W. Will
llams. Charles Spencer.
i. Earle NJ. North Motor company, Fort
: Worth: capital stock $4,000: Incor-
porators: Earle NJ Morrill, I'D BSers'
j. L. johnson.
Howard oil company, Houston; capt.
tai stock. s2s.000. Incorporators; +. A.
Thompson, Pat Thompson NJ. Thomp-
son.
Auto Securities company. Beaumont;
capital stock, $4,000. 1ncorporators;
+. =. Smith. P. c. Hankemer' A. NJ
Huffman.
pany, Dallas; capital stock. $1,000. In
corporators; W. G. FulliloNe, v. A.
Stovall. q. r. Carlton.
Yeargen-Sadler, Inc. Dallas: capital
stock, $4,000. Incorporators; j. ID.
Robinson, c.. S. Newton, G. W. .swor.
Purpose printing.
Permits TO do Business in Texas; Elec-
tra-Texas OIL company. Denver. Colo.
capital stock, $500, 900. Teaxs headauar-
tiers at Vernon. r. Stewart. state agent.
The Jeanne Shop. Kansas City. NO,
capital stock, $4,000. Texas headouar-
tiers at Dallas. A. L. Morris. state agent.
Purpose, wearing apparel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
San Antonio Markets

The following prices to producers fo-
produce were quoted by the Pruitt Com
mission Company Saturday morning:
Sweet potatoes: I% to 2 cents per
pound.
Egg plant: $3.50 per bushei.
Black-eyed peas: so to so cents per
okra: s1.25 per bushel.
Beets: 30 to IS cents per dozeo
Carrots: IS to so cents per dozer
Turnips: s5 to rs cents per dOrer
punches.
Sugar cane; IS to 40 cents per bundle
Of twelve stalks
Hot chill peppers: 10 to 1919 cents per
pound.
Green beans: s2.25 per bushel.
Mustard greens: so to 80 cents per
dozen lunches.
Radishes: 80 cents per dozen punches.
The following prices 20 producers fol
poultry. butter and eggs were quote
Saturday morning by the Snyder Pro-
duce Company:
Eggs: SO per case loss off.
Poultry: Fryers. II TO is cents per
pound: hens IL to IS cents per pound:
TURKEYS 1s to IS cents per pound;
ROSTERS. cents per pound.
Butter: Fresh block butter. % cents
per pound: packing stock butter. IL cents
per pound.
The following prices to producers To-
seeds and feeds were quoted Saturday
morning by the Grasso Seed Company
Seed
Milo maize: $3.50 per hundredweish'
KaffIr corn: $3.50 per hundredweighl
Red top cane: 50 per hundredweight
Big German millet: s7.50 per hundred
weight.
Feed--
Corn: 800 per bushel.
Oats: SIS cents per bushel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
ALICE C. BRAMER, Of Streator, Ill.

From teaching school to running a
tea room seems TO be psychological
sequence. In more than one of these
romances you have observed women
abandoning the classroom for the
luncheon table. The entire dissimul-
titude of the work seems to satisfy
the reaction against the routine and
schedules of scholastic institutions.
1t cures brain flag, perhaps.
From the time she was little girl,
Miss Alice c. Bramer. of Streator,
ILL.,. loved to concoct new dishes; she
had the inventive gustatory bump.
Naturally. her mother was disposed
differently-what mother isn't? Cook
ing of itself doesn't IKE n decided
hit as a rule. Girls need education.
and contact with the arts, and all
such amenities, ct cetera.
But after her first year at normal
school. Alice felt more strongly than
ever the call Of the kitchen range.
The fragrance Of the oven challenged
her. Besides, she wanted extra
money. So, urged by the double i'm
pulse, she courageously strangled her
native pride and got n job with a
family at summer resort. She puts
it that way herself-"got Il job. )"
She was not over-sanguine as to her
ability. In fact, she says she could
not cook at that time. MY em-
ployers would not have il that /
could not" she adds. 81 simply had
to cook: they thrust it on me-"
She hunted up a cook book and
"cheerfully bluffed along" as she
puts it-salary So a week. The re-
suits have since been evident.
With friend. she rented a cot
tage one year and kept house while
teaching. Again her natural inclina-
ton TO invent palate-tickling yiands
was INDUCED and developed.
So of course when Miss Alice had
n chance to tale an interest in a
tea room venture, she did not hesi-
tate to accept. She kept on with
her teaching, however. until three
months later the firms debts began
to take on staggering aspects-and
her partners health broke down. 1t
was question of deciding between
her school and the tea room. You
have already guessed that she chose
the tea room.
The location was p0or-three up
stairs rooms in the rear. Miss Bramer
moved 70 the main floor of another
building, next to the post office. The
first year her genius for cuisinery
drew three thousand dollars from the
pockets roundabout. Now il brings
around twenty-five thousand dollars
yearly to the Bramer Golfers: gross,
of course.
Il try TO create the home-like
atmosphere" she says. we all feel
like a big family-even strangers
soon catch the idea. To that and
to my good food / attribute my sue
cess" Also TO advertising.
In November of last year she
bought the building she now occupie:
and opened three dining rooms which
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
The Romance of
Small Business
By EDWARD MOTT WOOLEY
Copyright 1923 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

are operated daily at noon and night.
Here it is possible, also, to serve
private functions. For instance. not
long ago a party of fifteen basket
ball players en- route to another town
stopped and celebrated with a steak
dinner. From the merriment that is
sued from the private dining-room it
was evident they appreciated Miss
Bramer's cookcraft.
oddly" she says, "local people
appreciate my efforts least. / have
many friends and adherents. but
often l am surprised at many who
fail to- enjoy my place.
For mental stimulus, Miss Bramer
does not depend altogether on her tea
room. Evidently she agrees with
Mrs. iona Berg. her Nebraska neigh
Dor whose story was told recently
in these romances. that life holds
other things as fruitful as daily toll
and scheming. So she teaches q group
in the Sunday school; takes piano
lessons; reads quite intensively; and
spends at least two weeks a year in
travel,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
NEW YORK BONDS

New York, Oct. 1S.-Following is an
official list OF bonds traded in on the
New York Stock Exchange today with
prices UP TO and including the close Of
the market. Total sales today were s3.-
$4,000 against holiday yesterday, a.
$4,000 week ago. stS. 79T0o0 year
From January TO date s2.i2'. COS, 900
against s3.26i.0i0,000 a year ago and
s2.427 1917 900 two years ago.
Quotations on all L. S. Liberty bonds
are In dollars and sends OF dollar.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
New York, Oct. Is.-Foreign Exciian

New York, Oct. 1S.--Foreign Exchonge
quiet.
Great Britain: Demand, 4.53% y; ca
bles, 454A; 6O-day notes on bank.
France: Demand. 6.07lz; cables. SOS.
Italy: Demand. ASK cables SIS \ e.
Belgium: Demand 5.1sk; cables, 5.-9.
Germany: Demand, .0002lA per mil
Hon marks.
Holland: Demand. Se.2e; cables, $3.50
Norway: Demand. 1854: cables. 1856.
Sweden: Demand. 1910; cables, 26:42.
Denmark: Demand, 17.6ik cables,
r7.66.
Switzerland: Demand. 1879; cables,
1874. .-'
Spain: Demand. 1893: cables, 1854.
Greece: Demand. 1.55.
Poland: Demand. .o00ih cent per
mark.
Czechoslovakia: Demand. Assn
Argentina: Demand. 3.75.
Brazil: Demand, 9.75.
Canada: Demand, 9s.44. .S@t
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Richard L. Watson. Houston Texas,
and Effie Louise Rodgers.
Victor J.. Orr and stella Payton.
Martin Vargas and NcstorR G. Cruz.
Henry A. Lantz and Theresa Z. Peter.
Francisco Ramirez and Mrs. Maria
Flores.
Earl White and Mile Carroll.
Jose Maria Portilla and Maria Mar
tinrz.
y. X. Dreamer and Edith Adellne Ray
bor'd
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
OBITUARY
Miss Margaret Parker.

Miss Margaret Parker, 20 years old,
died at a local hospital at D o'clock
Saturday morning. She was native
of Texas and had lived in San An
tonic two years. She was connected
with the Alamo Printing Company.
She is survived by two aunts, both OF
San Antonio. The funeral was held
from the Porter-Lorihg funeral par
lors at ) o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Arthur Moore officiating. In
terment was in Mission Burial Park.