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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-15
Member OF Police
Commission Quits

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. WD-
The resignation of Dell A. Schwetiz-
er, police commissioner, was in the
hands of Mayor John G. Porter to-
day.
Schwetizer resigned upon his re-
turn from an $500 mile trip to
Alaska. His act leaves two vacant
posts on the commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-15
SMITH DECORATED

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. U,P)
Captain Ernie Smith, first eivili-
an to pilot an airplane from the
mainland to Hawaii, was presented
with the distinguished flying cross
at Crissy field today in recognition
of that feat.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-15
WIDoWER COMMITS SUICIDE

LONG BEACH, Calf, Aug. Is
U.H-Fred Whiting, 70 year old
widower, died last night at St
Mary's hospital after shooting him
self through the head. He was said
to be respondent over i'll health,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-15
Peril. OF FOREST
FIRES INCREASES
OVER WIDE AREA
Thousands Of Valuable
Timber Acres Already
Ruined.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Is. W.P)
Forest fire peril in California in
creased today with higher tempera-
lures and low humidity ruling In
all sections except the coast, while
weary crews of men kept up inces-
SAINT efforts to control blazes In a
dozen different spots.
The most dangerous fire was in
the Guyana section of the Santa
Barbara National forest, still out
of control after running over 6,OOU
acres. The blaze was stubbornly ad-
vancing on front of several miles.
An Oregon forest fire jumped
the state line and burned GAO acres
of young pine near Beswick, north
of Yreka. Sixty firefighters were
unable to bring the flames under
control.
Backfiring was making slow prog
ress toward suppression of brush
fire advancing on mile and hall
front in Shasta county.
Evidence of incendiarism was
found again when blaze broke out
near Knights Ferry, in the Sierra
foothills. Rangers found a ball OF
partially burned, oil soaked rags IN
field The fire was controlled.
Scattered fires were reported from
northern Sonoma county, the
Seouoia National Forest and in the
San Bernardino National Forest
where lightning started one blaze.
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 10. U.H,
High winds sent devastating fires
racing through new stands of tim
Der in Washington and Montana
today.
Burning embers, carried by the
fresh wind, started scores OF
"spot' fires.
The Dollar mountain fire in Col.
vile forest near the Canadian Dor
der continued its week old spread
and covered approximately 15,00t
acres.
Twenty-four major fires swept
an area in excess of 10000 acres in
the Spokane Missoula district. The
supply of available fire-fighter'
was exhausted here and more thar
| 100 men from Portland were ON the
lines today.
The Northport and Kettle Fall'
fires near Spokane and the Kalis
| pell fire in Montana continued ou
of control.
The Flathead National Fores
! fire near Kalispell, Mont, swep
more than 1000 acres.
In Chelan forest, the Cama'
creek fire ragged over $4,000 acres
wiped out two camps and en-
dangered the lives Of 260 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-15
NATIONS
OPPOSE:
ENGLAND
Join In Declining Any
Alterations In Young
ReparatiOns Plan.
| CONTINUE PARLEY
Hope For Agreement Is
Still Held Out Though
Doubtful.

THE HAGUE, Aug. Is. W.R-The
French, Belgian, Italian and Japan-
ese delegates to the international
reparations conference met at $3.50
p m. today and renewed their eff
forts to reallocate Germany's rep
arations payments to provide the adj
ditional 48,000,000 marks annually
which England demands.
An 'unconfirmed report said Philip
Snowden, British chancellor of the
exchequer, refused an offer trans
mitted today by Emile Tranquil on
Belgium in behalf of the four pow
ers above mentioned.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 15.-W.I}-
The heads of the French, Italian,
Belgian and japanese delegations
to the reparations conference de-
cided unanimously at a meeting to-
night that it would be impossible
to remodel the Owen d. Young
plan.
The decision appeared to shatter
all hopes of satisfying the demands
laid down in behalf Of Great
Britain by Philip Snowden, chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
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Philadelphia Opera Co.
Plans American Premiere

THE Philadelphia Grand Opera Co.
l. which has recently afiliated with
the Curtis Institute of Music and whose
Offices are: Mrs. Mary Louise Curtis
Box, chairman; Mrs. Joseph Leidy,
president; Mrs. William C. Hammer,
secretary treasurer and director !;
William c. Hammer. vice president and
general manager, will give IL perform
ances during the forthcoming season
at the Academy of Music. They will
open with Carmen" with Sophie
Brsslau in the title role, october %.
Others to follow will be: lie Jongleur
de Notre Dame" with Mary Garden in
the leading role, october 81; Butter
fly" November IL; "Lakme." with jose
pl1ine LuccheSe in the title role, on
Thanksgiving evening, November %;
Masked Ball." which will mark John
Charles Thomas first performance OF
the season, December 6: I'll Seraglio, u
followed by the American premiere OF
Judith" Eugene Goosens' new opera,
on December %; "Lohengrin," in which
Chief Caupolican will be heard in the
role of Telramund "Rigoletto," Febru-
airy 20: "Tiefiand February %;
'Pfque Dame" in which two new ar
fists will make their American debut,
Madame Gonitch and Alexander Kour-
ganoff. March 6: II Pagliacci" and
"Cavalleria Rusticana," April To-; and
Aida" April "a.
The Philadelphia Grand Opera Com
pany will again be sponsored by the
Philadelphia Grand Opera Association.
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Additional Classes Open
At College of Music

MANY additional classes for the
AA Autumn and Winter will open
this week at the Washington College of
Music, with Fanny Amstutz Roberts.
dean OF the college. at the head Of the
theory, department: Marguerite Carter,
as instructor in pedagogy, and DR.. Ed
win N. c. Barnes in charge of publiL
school music and music education.
Students in harmony, counterpart,
composition, and fugue, at the college
will study texts prepared by Percy
GoetSchius, who was for many years
a teacher at the Institute of Musical
Art, New York City; supplemented by
studies in orchesiration, using the
Berlioz and Richard Strauss texts. The
college encourages the students to do
original composition at all stages Of
training.
Mrs Carter, who conducts the peda-
gogy courses, Is a graduate of the In
stitute of Musical Art, and also did
postgraduate work under the personal
direction of Frank Damrosch, Kneisel,
Lett, and SvecenSki. with lectures un-
der w. j. Henderson, Krehbiel and
Taper.
other classes opening this week in
clude classes in Italian, under Harry
Baker Humphrey; and the children's
Classes. under the direction of Cath
crime Benson. which features the or
ganization of a Toy Symphony. and
childrens chorus as part of the train
ing, the purpose being to instill a love
for music and develop the sense OF
rhythm in the child.
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An Answered Prayer.

A TWISTED LEGEND" about the
"a Barrymore family has been straight
ened out by Fred Johnson in the San
Francisco Call after an interview with
Ethel Barrymore.
The story, first printed years ago, ran
to the effect that Ethels unvarying plea
in her nightly prayers as child was
"Oh, Lord, please make me as good an
actress as my Uncle John is an actor"
How absurd! 1t wasn't like that at
ALL" Miss Barrymore exclaimed to her
interviewer. 1.-The truth is that John
Lionel and I at one time said prayer
together which my father had outlined
for U.S. Nothing was sacred when he
was having his joke. The words he had
us say after him were these: oh
Lord, please bless father and mother
and. if you can, make Uncle John 9
good actor"
This duplication referred, of course
to Uncle John Drew. Those who know
their theater will agree that these inno-
cent prayers of the Barrymore children
must have been heard, for Uncle John
became indeed good actor" Mrs
BARRYMORE however. put an end to the
sacriiege which her husband had taught
| their offspring.
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! tic over the work and has been busy,
too, with church work. Recently she
was Soloist at the Fifth Avenue Pres
| byterian Church.
Miss Hartman is busy now with the
roles of Siebel and Martha in Gounod's
Faust" in her operate studies.
Frances Gutelius, pianist and special
ist in classes for children, has returned
after three months Of travel in Europe
and reopened her studio on Dupont
Circle.
Robert Ruckman, organist and di-
rector of music at Douglas Memorial
NJ. e. Church, announces that he has
opened studios for teaching piano in
both northwest and northeast locations
in the city.
Mr.. Ruckman is a certified teacher
OF the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
For four years he studied under Edwin
Hughes. Lynnwood Farnam and David
NICK. Williams in New York. He stud
led approved methods for teaching be-
ginners and children and also features
technical training for advanced stu
dents. He can be reached at telephonc
Adams 4126.
Warren F. johnson, organist at the
Church Of the Pilgrims announced that
Mortimer H. Davenport, we'll known
baritone, has been engaged as soloist
there.
Mr.. johnson left Tuesday for a va
cation, returning to Washington about
October Is, when he will begin a series
OF Sunday evening recitals.
Elizabeth Carpenter has returned
from White Sulphur Springs and Hot
Springs, Va. where she spent her va
cation. She announces the reopening
OF her studio at 1916 Kilbourne place
northwest.
Beatrice Seymour Goodwin has re-
turned from a vacation spent in travel
through the Canal Zone and Central
American countries. Miss Goodwin will
De in charge of the music at st. Adams
today for the morning service. She
Will open her studio for the season to-
morrow.
Miss Goodwin announces there are
a few vacancies in the tenor and con
tralto sections of st. Adams choir.
interested applicants are requested to
telephone Miss Goodwin.
George Cornwell, Washington pianist.
reports having spent a busy Summer.
During the hot weather the CITY &tudio
was discontinued and classes were con-
Quoted at Great Falls, Va. Mr. Corn
Falls Park.
After the close of the park. season.
Mr. Cornwell Joined his cousins at their
camp on Lake Cayuga, near Ithaca,
N. Y. He enjoyed considerable sight
seeing around that section of the coun-
try and motor trip to the Starke
home in New Brunswick, N. j.. where
he spent the remainder of his vacation.
He returned to Washington last week
and announces that he will resume
teaching at the studio in 1406 H street
northwest and his work at Calvary
Church, Georgetown.
Katherine Riggs Washington concert
harpist. has returned to her home at
1887 Kalorama road after spending the
greater part of the Summer at Marble
head. Mass. Nest of her holiday time
she devoted to rest, the preparation of
this seasons recital programs and in
arranging her work for the coming sea-
Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
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Chairman of Kent Addition
Announces Committee List

PERCY S. FOSTER, chairman of the
District Of Columbia committee
which will sponsor participation by
Washington singers in the third Ma
tional Radio Addition. yesterday an
nounced the members of his committee,
as follows:
Dean Henry Grattaa Doyle, Robert
v. Fleming Clyde B. Aitchison. Miss
Mabel T. Boardman, Mrs. Elizabeth
Gardner Coombs. A. w. Harmed. Viii
liam C. Barnes, Mrs. Wilson, Greene,
Edgar Priest, Rev. 2. B. Phillips, Miss
Helen Fetter. Miss Elizabeth Ellicott
Poe, Miss Ruth Howell, Mrs. Joseph
M. Stoddard, DR.. Edwin N. C. Barnes,
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, Miss Lucy Street,
r. E. Myers. Miss Mary A. Cryder. Miss
Elizabeth winston, DR.. C. e. ChriStiani,
Mrs. George Gravatt. Justice Wendell
P. Stafford. w. w. Delano, T. Arthur
Smith and r. Deane Shure.
The National Radio Addition for 1929
has awakened real enthusiasm among
Washington singers and music lovers.
It was a Washington girl, Hazel G.
Arth. who last year captured the award
of $4,000 offered by the Atwater Kent
Foundation for the best American girl
amateur.
The addition offers total of $25, 900
in cash and 10 music scholarships to
the best young singers Of the country.
In plans for the countrywide contest
the District of Columbia Is given the
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A DISTINGUISHED Am e a n
"A pianist, a member of the faculty
Of the Peabody Conservatory Of Music,
Baltimore, Md, is to be guest teacher
at the King Smith Studios this Winter,
He is Charles Cooper, who, born and
reared in San Francisco. Calf. had
Benjamin Fabian of that city as his
Hugo Mansfield, pupil Of LiSZt, Her
mann Genss, and oscar WE'LL, and later
in Paris with Harold Bauer.
Mr.. Cooper spent a number OF years
abroad in study. While residing in
Paris, he was invited by the Duchess
d'Uzes TO give a recital for the French
section of the Lyceum Club. The FL
caro-, a well known Partisan daily, In
reviewing this concert, commented upon
the great individuality and tempera-
ment of this young American artist"
Owing to the outbreak of the war,
Mr.. Cooper was obliged to abandon his
plan for a concert tour OF Europe In
1915. He returned to New York and
made his debut there In the Fall OF
1915.
During the past six years Mr. Cooper
has been a member Of the piano fac
ulty Of the famous Peabody Conserva-
tory of Music in Baltimore. One OF
his diploma pupils won Juillard Eel
lowship this past season. He does not.
however. permit his work as teacher
to overshadow his activities as con-
cert pianist. He appears frequently in
concerts in Baltimore and surrounding
districts and has given concerts In
number of the large cities OF the East.
Last Summer Mr.. Copper held o spe-
cial class in Asheville, N. c., from
July / to August 10.
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same status as one Of the States Of the
Union and will be allowed to qualify
two singers. a boy and q girl. who will
sing later in a regional contest with
singers from the Northeastern part Of
the country. BY elimination, 10 ma.
tional finalists will be chosen to COM
pete for final awards In New York next
December.
AS a result of preliminary try-outs
here In Washington, the dates OF which
soon will be announced by Mr.. Foster,
a small group of the most promising
singers will be selected for local or Dis
trict finals, which will be held in Octo-
Der. Ralph Edmunds director Of WRC,
is manager Of the addition for the Dis
trict.
Because Of his wide experience In
music work, the Atwater Kent Founda-
ton feels that it is unusually fortunate
in having Mr.. Foster for its chairman
this year. He has served as chairman
Of the board Of judges for previous au-
ditions. His long association with nnu-
sic. both in the Capital and throughout
the Nation, includes service as director
of music at every presidential inaugura-
ton from Mckinley to Hoover and as
director of music at the international
Christian Endeaver conventions in all
parts of the United States for the past
81 wears.
Washington amateur singers within
the ages of ID and Is DESTROYS Of en-
tering this contest can receive full in
formation from the Atwater Kent
Foundation. Room 624. Albee Building.
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New and Familiar Artists
To Appear in Gala Concert

1--WE internationally famous artists
Sophie Braslau, contralto; Efrem
Zimbalist, violinist; Anna Case, So
prano; Hans Barth, pianist, and Cor
nelia Otis Skinner. impressionist-ara
announced to appear under the man.
agement of Mrs. WILSON, Greene at a
gala concert Saturday evening, No
vember 2, which will inaugurate the
new Constitution Hall Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution as Wash
ington'S newest music hall. This will
be the first of Mrs. Wilson Greene's
series Of six Saturday evening concerts
to be presented there during the COM
ing season.
Through arrangements made with
local authorities of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. this will be
the first public performance to be given
in the new D. A. r. Auditorium at
Eighteenth and c streets northwest.
most pretentious evening concert ever
given in Washington.
Among the interesting features Of
this performance will be the appear
ance of Miss BraSlau and Miss Case,
both as soloists and in a series Of duets.
Miss Braslau. whom the late James G.
Huneker called "a gorgeous contralto, I"
is an American artist who was firmly
established in the United States before
duplicating her American triumphs in
Europe. while Anna Case Is an out
standing American soprano.
Efren Zimbalist, violinist. Is known
all over the world, both as virtuoso and
composer. A pupil of Leopold Auer.
teacher of HeifetZ, Zimbalist made his
American debut in 1911 with the BoS-
ton Symphony Orchestra. Since that
time, he has played in practically every
large city in the world and is the COM
poser of an operetta, 'Honeydew"; q
Suite in Old Form" for violin and
piano: Three Slavic Dances" a fam
tasy on the motives Of Rimsky-Ko
koffs Cog dor" and many other
works.
Cornelia Otis Skinner, whose fame as
an Interpreter Of character rivals that
of the world famous Ruth Draper, is a
daughter of the celebrated actor, Otis
Skinner. Like her famous father, she
chose the stage as a career. Miss
SINNERS character sketches such as
"Snowbound in Iowa." "On the Beach
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The Soldiers Home Band
To Feature American Work

THE program Saturday which the
= United States Soldiers Home Band
will present at $50 pm. in the band
stand, Is to feature work on American
themes, a fantasia by johnson, entitled
1.-THE Death Of Custer" The opening
motive is q. Sioux Indian war dance,
there also are many American bugle
calls used in this work This program
is to conclude the outdoor band concerts
of the season.
Beginning Monday morning, October
IA, indoor orchestral concerts will be
resumed. These concerts will be given
each Monday; Wednesday and Friday
morning at 9 am. in the hospital of the
Soldiers Home. The evening concert
season will be resumed in Stanley Hall
for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
at $50 pm, The public is invited and
requests for certain selections are well
come.
John S. M. Zimmerman is bandmas-
ter and Anton Pointer is assistant
leader.
The two other band concerts this
week will be Tuesday and Thursday at
the bandstand. at $50 pm. when the
usual variety Of classic and poular num-
bers will be presented.
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HEOLIAS DE ESPANA," by Fer
dinand Scr and compositions
and arrangements by Sophocles T.
Papas, washington guitarist. have re-
Gently been issued by a local music
company. Folias is the name OF an OLD
Spanish dance. II has four variations
based on the dance theme and has been
made very popular by Andres Segov1a,
the great Spanish guitarist, who plays
it frequently in his concerts.
Most of the compositions and arrange
.xnents by Mr. Papas, included In his
new collection, have been heard by
Washingtonians at his concerts ana
over the radio.
One of the arrangements which has
not yet been heard is "To Tsopono-
poulo," a Greek folk song which IN
English means 1.-THE Little Shepherd"
A little shepherd is tending his sheep
and lamenting his loneliness. He sings
sad song, growing sadder and despair
ing every minute. Suddenly he sees q
little shepherdess on the opposite MI
and his mood becomes brighter. She
also sees him and sings light, Trip
ping melody while coming toward MN.
When she reaches him they Join HANDS
and sing happily together.
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M u S &c
BY HELEN FETTER.

ton, and then subjected him TO q
sight reading test. AS each was
heard, Mr.. Wohllebe noted down
his Judgment and the applicants
were notified subsequently by let
ter whether they had been &C
ceptea for the chorus.
81 heard many excellent voices
which were not suitable for our
work. Mr.. Wohllebe said. Il
want those who were rejected to
understand this. Sometimes voices
which are good for solo work are
not suitable for a choruS-chorus
voices must not be so penetrating
that they stand out from their
fellows. Some voices were too
small for a concert hall. But most
of all, the difficulty was that the
singers were not trained in music
and could not read the scores.
The 20 who were chosen will be d
splendid addition to our chorus.
They include IL sopranos, 1 tenor,
| tenorS, BASES and altos
MANY more women than men
applied for places in the chorus.
Most of those heard were music
students"
y X X
TT is splendid to note such wide
awake and constructive en-
couragement of young singers.
What America needs now Is to
create operate outlet channels
operate laboratories, If you will
to carry on from the point where
such opportunities as the above
mentioned bring their singing
winners and leave them stranded.
Of course, the now famous
American Opera Co. Is doing a
fine work in giving young singers
practical experience and small
salaries in the singing of opera
in the language of the audience"
meaning American. This, how
ever, does not fit young singers
completely for appearances with
the larger opera organizations
either of this country or abroad
when opera is sung in the langu-
age in which it was written. or
course, it may be argued that
Gounod'S Faust" learned in Eng
lish by members of the American
Opera Co. is just as good expert
ence as the same opera learned
in Italian to be sung in Ferrara.
The fact remains that whereas
young italian singers learning
Gounod'S work in Italian version
will have opportunity to sing it
in that language perhaps later on
at La Scala, in Milan, the young
, American, learning to sing the
opera in English, will have to re-
learn it in the original French if
it is to be sung with either the
METROPOLITAN or Chicago Opera
| companies.
This is not plea for opera In
the language OF the American
people. Neither Is it plea for
opera in the original language in
which it is written. 1t Is only a
statement of existing present con-
ditionS that are to be considered
by the young would-be opera
singer who wants to sing event.
ually, if luck and talent are with
him, in the leading opera houses
of his own country.
AS such, this article aims only
to suggest to all who plead the
case CT American singers in opera
in America that they concentrate
at least a portion of their vocal
and financial energies on creating
opportunities within the United
States for native singers, so they
may, after thorough training,
secure at home what only hard
working experience in opera will
give them.
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Tribute to Lilli Lehman
Accented by Library

OFFICIAL acceptance by the Berlin
~ State Library of "a unique port
folio of letters from world famous mu-
sicians to Lilli Lehman has been an
nounced by the Lilli Lehman League
of which Edith Nichols, soprano, is
the founder Miss Nichols, prominent
disciple of the famous teacher and
soprano was passed on May II, has
just returned to New York from Ger
Johannes Wolf, director of the musical
section Of the state library. that the
portfolio is to be placed with the pre-
cious documents, music. letters and
other "Lehmanniana," all OF which
are to be catalogued and placed per-
manent!y in a special section Of the
building.
The testimonial portfolio was COL
lected by Miss Nichols last season with
the idea of presenting the tributes to
Lilli Lehman on her 6lst birthday.
however, passed rather suddenly, be-
fore this International tribute could be
delivered into her hands,
Among the writer's of the letters are:
Walter. Damrosch, Artur Bodansky, Al
bert Coates, Alfred Hertz. Josef
Lhevinne, Serge KouSsevitsEy. Nikolai
Sokoloff, Frank van der Stucken, An
tonic Scott, Margaret Matzenauer,
Mary Garden. Karl Kruger, Alberto
Bimboni, Walter Gieseking. Alexander
Gretchaninoff, Serge, Rachmaninoff,
Rudolph CAM. Edward johnson. Ernest
Hutchinson, Carolyn Beebe, Augusta
Cottlow, Olga Samaroff. Scion Albert,
John Barnes Wells, Arthur Hartmann.
Maria Winetzkaja, Richard Hale,
Meta Sehumann, Wilhelm Middle
schultz, Edwin Hughes, Katheryn
Meisle, Marie Morrisey, Marcel Sal
Finger, Aurelio Giorni. Eva Gauthier,
Isobel Richardson Molter, Edith Mason.
Mabel Garrison, Oscar Ziegler and
many others.