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The Washington times., 1924-10-02
BENJAMIN Old
HOME TO BE
SHRINE
Belle chasse," Where jeff.
Davis Attorney General
Lived to Be Memorial.

NEW ORLEANS. oct. a,-''RelIe
Classe." the plantation home 81
Judah P. Benjamin. is to be con.
verted into q memorial shrine ana
headquarters for the United. Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy ana the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans Of
Louisiana.
Mr. BENJAMIN was a. United States
Senator from Louisiana from 1852
until he resigned from Congress at
the outbreak Of the civil war and
cast his fortunes with those OF his
home State. He became attorney
general In the cabinet Of Jefferson
Davis and subsequently served also
as secretary OF war and Aecretary u
state. He fled to England with the
collapse Of the Confederacy and
died In Paris in 1884.
Belle Chase" is only q twenty
minutes drive from Gretna, q su.
herb Immediately ACROSS the Mis.
sissippi river from New Orleans.
The property now IS held by q
land company, but the newly or
ganized Judah p. Benjamin Memo
rial Association has arranged TO
purchase the. old home for $500.
II Is estimated $4,000 will be re.
quired to put It into the condition
desired.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
AIRES
. STAGE ADOPTS
IDEAS
Pretty shapeIy Chorus Re-
places Unlocking speoi-
nens Of the Past.

BUHNoS AIRES, Oct. q. - The
theater impresartbs Of Buenos Aires
have at last developed what never
has been seen before on the local
stage pretty, shapely and tuneful
Argentine chorus girls.
In past years foreigners who saw
the Bo-called revues in Buenoa
Aires seldom went more than once.
They came away declaring that the
Argentine show girls were the most
awful collection OF Unlocking, apa.
tiietie and Voiceless specimens OF
feinininity they had ever seen.
Two years ago one enterprising
theater manager imported com.
pany. from Paris which included
Il chorus Of unusually good looking
young women. Last year two
Paris cotipanles came. ana although
they mayed TO crowded, houses, the
expense of bringing them such d
long distance and paying the sal.
aries of the stars, made profits
small
This season the local tlea4er man.
ayers decided they could prUdt1ce
Just as good from local talent by
making the affort to find It. Two
|of them succeeded by offering
high salaries, importing Partisan
ideas for costumes, selecting grace.
full young women and employing
efficient dancing and music masters
to train them. Both tneaters have
had the IS. r.. o. sign out for
two months, and Americans who
have attended the performances ex,
claim: Well, this Is more like
New York"
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
WOMAN RETRAcTS
Staying CONFESSION

MIDDLETOWN. Conn. Oct. a.
-Arraigned on q charge o. man
slaughter In the criminal superior
court before Judge Arthur r. Ellie,
Mrs. Johanna Tell pleaded not
guilty Of causing the death, April
5, last, Of Charles Blair, at his
farm. where she lived as house.
keeper. Her trial is to begin next
Tuesday.
Mrs. Tell was twice before q
grand jury here. when States At.
torney Inglis asked for an indict.
ment on a charge of murder. On
both occasions the jury declined ia
return an indictment.
The death of Blair became known
when Mrs. Tell confessed to the dis.
trict attorney. in the Bronx, New
York, that she had killed her EN-.
ployers and buried I his oody on the
farm In Killingworth. Search by
State police and others -eVcaIed the
body where she said 1t had been
placed.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
POLICE READY
FOR PARADE
Of VETS
First and Fifth Divisions WIN
Start From Peace Monu-
ment at o;4o Al.

Police arrangements for handling
the parade Of the First and Fifth
Division Societies and the unwilling
Of the First Division Memorial Sat
urday morning were completed to-
day.
/ The parade win leave Peace
Monument at $40 o'clock saturday
morning and the route win be
along Pennsylvania avenue into the
south roadway of the Treasury and
thence along the roadway Of the
Ellipse to the memorial, just south
Of the State War and Navy Build
ing.
Assistant Superintendent Charles
Al. Evans viii be in command Of
the police details. Street car traffic
on Pennsylvania avenue win be sus-
pended 81 $40 o'clock and auto
mobile traffic will be stopped at the
parade approaches.
Fifty-one policemen have been
assigned to special duty In con-
nectfon with the parade and q
mounted police escort Of sixteen
men win head the column.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
D [. TO HAVE
SYMPHONY
Of 50
Harry ErandaII Plans 70 Give
asIsilag ton ! RsaI'
Orchestra

Washington at last "a to have its
own resident sy6phCny orchestra
or sixty. lmenbers 4 .53s
plaA fot Tho organisation Of
t nsM washington Symphony
originated in the mind Of Harry NJ.
Crandail owner Of the tlleaters
bearing his name III the Capital and
vicinity and has been executed by
John j Payette, assistant general
manager Of the Crandall enter
p-ises, and the officers. Of the
Musicians Local, No. 161, of the
American Federation of Musicians.
1t has long been Mr.. Crandalps
ambition to give the National Capital
AZ representative orchestra Of full
symphonic proportions, but hereto.
Tore facilities for staging an ensem-
Bile of sixty have not been available
except at almost prOhibitiye cost.
With the erection OF CraIidall's
TivDli Theater, Fourteenth street
and Park Road northwest, this
impairment was removed and b
series of Sunday afternoon concerts
ut the Fourteenth street house
VIII be inaugiirated on October 12,
ak 2 O'Clock. "
Capital Artists.
Washington is BY no means con-
fronted with dearth Of artistic
talent. The Capitals resident
musicians rank sigh in accomplish
ment and include many solo artists
OF pationai and international re.
nown. In addition to the Breeskins.
the Crandall Organization alone
boasts IN its membership such violin
virtuosi as Alexander Podnos, sig.
t1lund Hiebel. Max Pugatsky, George
Benedict, Samuel Feldman and
4rsinio Ralon. There is no finer
cellist Tin the District than Preston
Shelley gand Miss Viola e. Abrams
~ harpiste who has done much
solo concert work. This is but the
MJiclehs about which VIII Be built
ensemble that will enlist the
services lot the foremost Washing
ton artists
Washington's own symphony win
he under the joint cont IctorsIlip
sOf Daniel Breeslip and Elias Bree-
skin and will include in its person
mel the menbership Of the present
Crandan musical organization. aug
mented by the cream Of the Capt.
tafss resident musicianship.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
PLANS SET FOR.
RUBNlSTE|N
CLUB
First Concert st New Season,
December 9, viii Intro
duce Harpists

The Rubinstein Club executive
board announces with pleasure the
formulated plans for the coming
season, which gives fair promise
Of SURPRISING all previous seasons
in musical activity. The first re-
hearsal and meeting Of the club
win be held Friday, October 8,
at 1880 o'clock in the morning
in the ballroom Of the New VII.
lard Hotel.
on November IL the annual ll1n-
cheon will be given by the club,
and the board has secured some
unusually fine speakers. on De.
=cember 8, the first concert will
be presented, introducing Baesler's
Harp Ensemble. This wonderful
Organization of nine harps win ac-
company the club In five numbers,
also appearing In solo numbers.
On March 10. the second concert
will be given, with the assisting
artist being Reinald Werranrath,
foremost among the American com
cert artists.
The club win give on March. 81,
Its annual card party and on May
IL will close the season with the
third and last concerts.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02

Argument Is certain to result. I'M
asmuch as the classicists win stand
firm and the .sinnovatorsp will re-
fuse to see their whims ana fancieS
shattered by the citation of rule
and law Eof counterpart. Still, out
Of the discussion win arise food for
thought. Even at the present time
music in America is undergoing
admit It Or not q marked meta
rnorphosis.
Within recent months q young
composer Of musical comedy and
revue, George GershWin. noted
chiefly as q creator OF tunes, has
stepped right up in the vanguard
because he was daring enough to
compose Rhapsody in Blue
built. on blues motifs and thread.
ed with tempos that are decidedly
on the pam 9
He, threw convention out OF the
window. struck out III a. new diroc-
ton with the audacity Of a bobbed-
haired bandit and finished by hav-
ing Paul Whitman feature the
number at an Aeolian Hall concert,
amid the hIlzzas of enraptured
critics and the curses Of offended
ores.
But he did one thing He brought
to the short orchestral form q new
spirit-the spirit of America, pal
pitant, yirtle. flippant, sensitive and
as idigenOus to the fabric Of life as
we know i as the subway or the
straw hat.
Anathema didn't step aside, by
the way, and let, him pass. AIIegar
tons were hurled willingly and
enthusiastically But, despite the
various barrages laid down, Gersh-
win stood firm. He was confident
that his efforts would win. and
they didt
Examining "A Rhapsody In
Blue, one discovers that two main
themes are utilized. One-the first
lis an exotic, querulous, Jagged
series Of progressions, striking IN
its similarity to the uncertainties
OF American life. It Is treated
with distinction, marked quixotic
distinction, such as QershwiTl alone
can master. The second IL a
warm, suspended melody, alive with
emotion, as perfect In its expressive
quality as Massenet's That's"
theme. Here Gershwin verges deli
cately toward the romantic. Victor
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
Vandeflips Daughter
M College Ends
Clustered Life

CHICAG O., Oct. Miss
Charlotte Vanderlip, nineteen,
daughter Of Frank "A. Wander
lip, New York flhancier today
was enrolled as i student 1t
the University Of Chicago, so
that she may not Be spoiled BY.
her fathers wealth" She viii
take the general course and viii
live in Foster Hall.
1--WE wanted our daughter to
enjoy real college democracy,
Mrs. Vanderlip said today just
before departing for the East.
"This she could not do in the.
East, where special Difference
is paid to women, In the sup
posedly co-educational schools.
'.She has, led a fairly clustered
life and we wished to end it.n
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderlip
are alumni Of the University Of
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
CAPITAL MALE QUARTET
READY FOR SONG SEASON

The Capital Male Quartet, COM
posed Of Louis L. Annis, first tenor,
Robert A. Jonscher, second tenor,
George r. Conybeare. first bass and
Edwin Callow, second bass, is busy
rehearsing for the seasons work.
The quartet Is being coached by
Mrs. Louis Annis, whose work as
a solo and male ensemble coach
is well known In the West, ana win
present popular PROFESSIONAL pro,
grams of q1artets. solos, duets
and readings. IT will give an initial
fail program over WCAP Friday
evening, October 10.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
De sAYN ScHO oL ADDS
INTERESTING COURSES

Elena dc Sayn, Russian vi0lInist,
has made definite plans, to enlarge
her school in Washington In the
Art Center building. Her new
courses will cover the operate and
dramatic stage, the art If the
dance, concert, repertoire. string
instruments, languages ana the
piano, together with, special courses
in interior decoration, costume and
scenic design and painting.
Alice Eyersfnan will teach Rms
sian dramatics, and Mime. Vassilieff.
Of the Diagileff Ballet in Paris, viii
conduct the dance classes.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
D.C.FEQERAT|0N
ANNOUNCES
CONTEST
Intended to Stimulate Stu.
dents Rules Governing
Competition

+ The National Federation Of
Music Clubs, through Esther Lin
kins, president OF the Washington
chapter, announces it's Sixth Bien-
NAL Contest for Young Professional
Musicians, which will be held in all
districts throughout the country
simultaneously, preliminary to the
final contest at the Portland, Oregon,
Biennial In June, 1895.
Purposes Of Contest.
Miss Linkins wishes it known
that the following motives explain
the purposes Of the contest: To give
a definite, immediate objective to-
ward which students may work; to
inspire to greater effort in artistic
achievement through the stimulus
Of competition; to define a high
standard Of performance on the
basis Of the winning contestant;
give an opportunity for the sluden:
to evaIuate himself in comparison
with others; to present an .opportu
nifty for public appearance unde,
important conditions; to give pub
licity and credit for merit; to Civ
prestige to the young American
artist and develop in him a spir
Of confidence: and to prove to tn
young American artist that I'll
great body Of Federation membc
is in sympathy with him and am
GUS to be Of service.
Contestants must be citizens
the United States, either native-bOI
or children of naturalized paren
and must have resided in tn
United States more than half the:
lives and must have had f1usir
training in this country during Il
ten years directly preceding Il
contest. In voice, cont stants mu;
be between the ages Of twenty an
thirty years. In violin and pl;nt
the age limits are set at eightea
and thirty.
Mrs. Ethelyn b. Smart, 237 Rhods
Island avenue northwest, Is chair
man Of the contest COMMITTEES and
will be pleased to supply flrther in
formation to asDiralts
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
OFFERING JUDGE DRINK
LANDS HIM I'M JAIL

BUFFALO. Oct. "A. STANLEY
Copeland was arrested here as ~,
attempted to present Judge John r.
Hazel with q quart. Of whisky on
the bench tn Federal court.
II have some tolerably good whis-
Ky here" Copeland said as he laid
bottle before the Judge In open
court. Judge IIazel's gavel came
down with bang, and Copeland
and the bottle left the room in the
custody Of two United States mar
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
JUDGE cAvERL Y 10 RETURN
TO BENCH AFTER ILLNESS

CHICAGO. Oct. 2.Judge John
r. caverly. who sentenced Nathan
F. Leopold, IT.. and Richard A.
Loeb to ''life ana ninety.nine years
for the Staying Of little. Robert
Franks. today said he would be
back on the bench Monday, follow.
ing completion Of treatments at
hospital here for nervous break
down suffered two days after he
imposed the sentence September FL.
Judge Caverly has been at the
hospital since that time. He had
been guarded from every annoy
ance, on advice Of physicians, and
he was permitted to receive no
visitors.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
MISS M'NEAL WILL
OPEN CAPITAL STUDIO

Katherine McNeal, PIANIST. has
returned to Washington after a
summer season In the north. she
win remain all winter, establishing
q studio here. N
This win be Miss McNeal's first
winter in washington in ten years.
after having studied ana taurhf
In Berlin, New York, and in CHICAGO
e =. Robert Schmitz. the eminent
French r1odernist. nm
and IN San Francisco as assistant
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
CARR LlNE.Nlc lIIILEY OPENS
DANCE STUDIO For SEASON

The Caroline Mckinley Studio o
Rhythmic Expression at No. I73
Eye street northwest, opened III
fourth season October /, with q full
schedule Of classes in, all depar,
r1erits. It ID part OF Miss McKin
ley's plan to give Va number Of in.
formal studio dance programs dur
ing the coming year, commencing
in October.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02

Herbert might have made it l.
light-opera theme. Gershwin strip
ped it Of all save feeling. What
pictures IL suggests are created by
the. mind and heart OF the hearer.
Then the tempos? The. cause OF
all the trouble!
1t Is useless to attempt printed
description Of the oddities Of syn
.copation characterizing IA RIap-
sody In Blue. One must hear It.
Space Is precious and can only
break.om with q recommendation
Not that It must be accepted.
Rather because Il Is certain to
excite exultation or damnation.
Jansen Numbers Score.
Young Werner Jansen, who was
here with the American Society Of
Composers, Authors, and Publishers
delegation at the time the Dill bill
was under discussion. has written
two descriptive numbers chat are on
the programs Of several we!l+lxnoWn
orchestras. Itching Fingers was
personally conducted by Janssen at
the Strand gTl1eater, New York, rust
Ia week or more ago. The other,
"Ragamuffin, has been featured by
John Philip Sousa. at the Willow
Grove concerts in Philadelphia dur
ing the late summer.
Jansen win be recalled as a shy
youth with amazing pianistic
virtuosity.
Light Opera King Dies.
Heinrich Berte, the Viennepe COM
poser. is dead. His light operas
known to America include Little
Boy Blue starring Gertrude
Bryan. and Blossom Time, /" the SEM
sational romantic success. In the
last named, Berte arranged the
Schubert melodies IN such \ delight
full way that genuinely fine score
resulted. His compilation OF Sciau-
bert originals was considerably
altered when the Shuberts brought
the opera over to America Sig
mund Romberg revised the entire
score, utilizing only those themes
he felt certain would engage Amer
lean interest.
''Turandot" History.
Giacomo Puccini's new opera,
'sTurandot, appears booked for a
world premiere in Milan next spring,
with Rosa Raisa mentioned al the
that "TurandotD will be done there
with Lotto Lehman and Maria
Jeritza in the chief roles. Which
Puccini is already talking produc-
4fNrl TO- I.-t r..
ing completion.
The libretto has curious history.
IT is drawn from the same source
the background color for Thou.
sand Years Aga work. In fact
q play, by Karl VolImoeller, who in
turn lifted his material from an
Italian original. Before MacT1aye
adapted the VolImoeller treatment,
Jethro Bithell had translated the
German script and the Shuberts had
produced 1t with no success. Then
MacKaye went to work to build a
new play to fit the settings and
costumes of the Rithell play.
So it goes. Plots have funny gen.
eologies!
LubOvslka Recital.
Madame Desiree Lubovska offers
the first program of the National
American Ballet tomorrow at Polls.
Here's hoping for real treat.
/ hubovsika Is genuine when It
comes to ARTISTRY
And her work deserves every iota
Of support that. can be accorded It
by Washingtonians. Unassisted, she
has evolved a national ballet pro-
granl-an American school OF the
danceand is setting out to educate
and develop native talent.
May the unseen gods of fame and
fortune light the way! F. B.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
WORDS ana MUSIC
Mr.. GERgHWIN ARRIVES.

Some has said-I believe DIN Downes the chapnot
long ago that whatever American mist
come from the bottom and from the top Which, in
terpreted that the popular composer
the jazz king the musicacomedy the orchestral
medder destined give to American music that some.
thing honestly digenous to the whirI Of life only the
Yankee knows I'll
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
Life Line ThrOwer
Saves Crew 81
10 On Ship

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Oct. a..
The captain and eleven members
Of the crew Of the freighter Ia
Feliz were saved from what APP
peared to Be almost certain
death near here early today.
Joseph Alvarez, expert caster,
threw q line to the wrecked
ship as it lay among the rocks
more than thirty yards off
shore, and the twelve made their
way to safety,
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
11s RIFF TRIBEsMEN
DIE FIGHTING SPANlARDs

MADEIRA, Oct. 2. Bodies Of 11S
Riff tribesmen were left ON the field
after severe hand.to-hand fighting In
an attempt of the rebels to cut the
recently established lines OF com
munication between Tetuan and
Kauen, according to a Spanish COM
monique issued today.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
India Towns Flooded

ALL4AIIABAD, India, Oct. o.
Floods have destroyed many villages
In the agrarian district. GTanarfes
and crops have been carried away
by the waters and the Inhabitants Of
inundated towns are fleeing to the
hiphfa rds. ....ss.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02
Best Cathartic for Headache, Colds, Sour
Ii Stomach, Gases, Biliousness

Dependable! No other catliartic
or laxative acts 30 gently on the,
liver and bowels as "CaScafets.
They never grippe. sicken. or incon~
Yenlence you. They positively
strengthen and regulate the bowels.
The Washington times., 1924-10-02

restoring natural, regular n1oye-
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and are used by millions OF Men,
Women and Children ~. 1Oc, boxes,
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store:
The Winslow mail., 1924-05-16
URGE BARS BE MAINTAINED
AT STATE RORDER

Continued from Page y
cred 1900 cattle, $4,000 swine and
10000 sheep, 1873 goats and 9 deer.
The cost of eradicating the out
break was above $10,000,000 and the
appraised value of the animals s1augh-
tered was $6,000000, which value is
insignificant compared to the econo-
mic loss to commerce. The port of
Boston was closed for seven months
and the states of Illinois, Ohio and
Michigan were under strict quarantine
for Is months, and the estimate of the
loss ON agricultural products in these
three states has been placed at $l000,-
OOO,OOO. therefore, the great emerg-
ency which confronts California and
Arizona is not so much question of
public health being in danger, it is
not question of live stock industry
suffering financial loss but it is the
great question of the stagnation of
our whole business and economic pro-
sperity that we have to fear.
Unfortunately a great number OF
citizens have not yet fully realized
the dire calamity under which our
sister state now is suffering and
what it would mean to every man,
woman and child in the state of Ari-
zona should the disease appear in
Arizona"
Bulletins issued in the state of Cali
fornia admit the highly infectious
natur of the disease but state that
the people need have no fear of using
the meat or milk products marketed
there owing to the rigid inspection
these products undergo by state and
national governments.
The bulletins urge the necessity of
continuation of the embargo on ex-
ports for the present
The Winslow mail., 1924-05-16
NOTICE OF ELECTION

The regular election to
fill the positions Of seven
Coucilmen for the Town of
Winsl0W will be held in the
Council Chamber of the
City Hall on May 26, 1924.
Petitions for nomination
or reelection of Councilmen
will be received until 500
O'Clock p. m. May 19, 1924.
The following are ap-
pointed election officers:
Ben Burke, Judge
Ed. zimmerman, Judge
Mrs. Ed. Gardner, aClerk
Mrs. G. E. Bisbee, Clerk
Mrs. Ada Gates, Inspector
w. H. Day, Marshal
Polls will be opened at
g o'clock a. m. and be closed
at 6 o'clock p. m.
ED. A. JOHNSON,
Town Clerk.
Petitioners should have
80 or more signatures.