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Use of Troops
ByPresident
Upheld
Law Giving Roosevelt
Power to Act iii State
Emergencies Cited.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

B1 DAVID LAWRENCE.
ESIDENT ROOSEVELTS
- private secretary, Stephen
Early, is an able press relations
man and is not often imposed
upon by other administration officials
who seek through him to issue mis-
leading propaganda, but the statement
he gave the newspaper men to the
effect that the President of the United
States could not order troops to a
State unless the Governor or Legisla-
ture Of the State requested them is
not in accordance with the Constitution
or with precedent
There are two clauses in the Federal
Constitution relating to domestic
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BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.
TINE Mediation Committee which
the President has appointed to
try to settle the steel strike is
a an excellent and distinguished
committee, and all who wish to see
the restoration Of industrial peace, on
Just basis, will wish it we'll. But
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NIIy VII1IIB UuV Pd1 dIIcI.
What Is a farmer? He looks
quite differently as he is variously
represented by his various repre-
sentatives" in Washington. Cam
vassing the leading farm organixa-
tons here. the composite agricul-
turist is supposed to be annoyed by
three things in the present labor
situation:
/. The fact that administration
roses have all been pinned on labor's
Evening star., 1937-06-21

LIVERY day you see girls like Helen
L. Jean Talbot whizzing along in
expensive cars. Helen Jean is a pert
little debutante of fashionable Crosse
Point, Michigan, who dances all the
latest steps, wears the latest clothes,
and drives her car just as we'll as any man.
On this particular summer day, Jean
was clipping off the miles on the road
from Lansing to Flint. Judging her
distance carefully, Jean swung the car
out in the fast lane of traffic to pass the
car in front. And then things began to
happen. Above the contented purr of
her powerful motor burst the ear split
ting BANG" of a blowout. The big
sedan zig Jagged. The driver of the
car which she had passed was able to
stop short. But all that separated
Jeans car from q yawning ditch were a
few scant inches of crumbling earth.
Ofcourse, Jeanloves a thrill-but as she
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with Golden Ply blowout protection.
Goodrich Aids Motorists
I'm writer, not a mechanic, but I'm
interested enough in my own safety to
find out something about blowout pro-
lection. And here's what I discovered:
Goodrich engineers saw the need for
safer tire as driving speeds increased.
As aresult, they invented the Life Saver
Golden Ply. layer of special rubber
and full-floating cords, scientifically
treated to resist the terrific blowout
causing heat generated inside all tires
by today's high speeds. OF course, no
other tire in the world but the Goodrich
Safety Silvertown has this life-saving
invention. In view of the fact that I
have always felt that it's much better
to be safe than sorry, I would suggest
Evening star., 1937-12-05
Orchestra
And Singers
In Concert
Saengerbund's Joint
Event With AriOn
Is at Rialto.

Z URT HETZEL will conduct today's
concert of the "Saengerbund." at
the Rialto Theater. at 3 AS pm Among
the many attractions of the program,
the most interesting is the finale which
presents a combination of tonal color
seldom heard in Washington: l20 male
notes.-the Baltimore 'Arion" Singing
Society and the Saengerbund--with an
orchestra of so musicians, the Civic
Orchestra making its first appearance
on the concert stage under Kurt Het-
Zel's baton.
The Baltimore Arion Society, con-
Quoted by its leader, Theodor Hem
berger, will contribute three compost
tions, as will also the Ladies' Chorus
of the Saengerbund. The beautiful
Morning in the Forest" by Koellner,
has been selected by the Saengerbund's
Mems Chorus as climax of their pro-
gram, while the Civic Orchestra opens
the concert with the overture "Sakun-
tala," by Goldmarck. Soprano, tenor
and baritone soil will provide welcome
variety
When Kurt Hetzel took over the task
of reorganizing and conducting the
Washington Civic Orchestra, three
months ago, it had dWindled to 20
players from its former number of IS
and the operating fund had dwindled
to exactly s19
On the other hand, there was IL
brary OF 1000 pieces, an inheritance
from its former conductor, the late
Mr.. Alart; an ideal hall for rehearsal,
at Central High School, thanks to the
sponsorship of the Community Center
Department.; pair of fine kettle
drums. lent by the former conductor,
Mr.. Ford; and, above all, the eager
ness of all the players to serve a good
cause and help to rebuild the orches-
ira.
The orchestra has steadily grown
since then in size and in quality. 1t
comprises today 60 players, with no
end in sight for further development.
1t counts among its members veterans
Of many famous organization, though
IA of them are no longer professional
musicians. But all these mail carriers,
policemen, Government clerks are
only too happy to sit again in an
orchestra and match their skill with
that OF a selected group of talented
youngsters.
The orchestra will be presented, from
time to time, by the Community Gen.
ter Department., and at occasions for
which the service of professional
orchestra would not be available
Tickets for today's performance may
be obtained at the Rialto Theater
booth half an hour before the begin
ming Of the concert.
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Symphonologues.
CHARLES EDWARD Russell

CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL,
musicologist, will deliver SYM
phonologues on the coming Beethoven
Festival programs to be given by the
National Symphony Orchestra under
DR.. Hans Kinder. Mr.. Russell will
talk on the Sixth" Seventh" !"
Eighth" Ninth Symphonies" the
violin Concerto" and Piano Con-
certo No. L." "Leonora" and PRONE
theus Overtures."
Margaret Tolson, pianist; Helen
Belt, violinist; Margery Davis, accom-
panist, will play themes and thematic
developments illustrating Mr.. Russell's
remarks. A group from the Washing
ton Choral Society, under Louis Potter,
will sing the "Ode to Joy" from the
Ninth Symphony"
On this special occasion MI. Rus
sell plans two sessions for the SYM
phonologue, Thursday and Friday, at
the Arts Club at $50 o'clock. Mem
bers. their guests and those having
tickets to any of the concert courses
are welcome. Mr.. Russell has agreed
to give these symphonologues each
month to any group of 25 subscribers
as he has been doing at the Arts
Club the last two seasons Informa-
ton can be had at the National SYM
phony office in the Woodward Build
ing.
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Song Contest.
THE Chicago Council of Teachers

THE Chicago Council of Teachers of
Singing announces its second an
nual competition for the best setting
for solo voice of the poem Longing,
by Matthew Arnold. The w. W. Kim
ball Co. has endowed the Chicago
Council Of Teachers of Singing with
an annual prize of s1OO. to be given
to the successful competitor.
The conditions of competition are:
l. The composer must be a resident
OF the United States of America.
2. The setting must be for solo voice,
with piano accompaniment.
3. 1t should be remembered. first
OF all, that the song must lie we'll for
the human voice. Also, that the
longevity of song depends largely
upon its melody The setting should
be one that lends itself to publication
for both high and low voice. 1t
should be kept within a reasonable
compass.
4. Each composition must bear
nctitlous name. and the composer
must inclose with his manuscript a
sealed envelope bearing upon the out
slae the fictitious name and having
inside his real name and address.
Loose stamps should be inclosed for
the return of manuscript.
5. Each composition must be sent
to Mr.. D. A. Clippinger, chairman of
the Contest Committee, GIT Kimball
Hall, Chicago, ILL.,, and must be in his
hands not later than June /, 1898. The
award will be made about June IS.
8. The composition receiving the
prize becomes the property of the
Chicago Council of Teachers of Sing
ing. All others will be returned to
their authors within 80 days as first
class mail, but not registered.
Z. The award will be made by a jury
composed of the following members
ofathe council: Mr.. Dudley Buck, Mr..
Walter A. Stults, Mr.. T. N. MacBur-
ney. No member of the council shall
enter the competition.
8. Address all communications to
Q. A. Clippinger, SIT Kimball Hall
306 South Wabash avenue, Chicago.
Ill.
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Operate Glass.

THE Peabody Conservatory OF Music
at Baltimore, Md, through its di-
rector, Otto Ortmann, has appointed
Ernest Joseph Maria Lert as director
Of the newly organized class for opera
tic training. Such class will offer
an unusual opportunity to singers, not
only to obtain the ensemble training
but also to become familiar with the
acting and the traditions of the opera
tic masterpieces.
Mr.. Lert holds an enviable place
among operatic directors. He was a
pupil OF the great Mathilda Marchesi,
who trained his tenor voice. While Mr..
Lert worked for the director of the
Burgtheater at Vienna his acting tai
ent was discovered: but Paul Schlen-
ther and Josef Kainz urged him into
the career of directing. He served the
legitimate stage as we'll as the opera
stage, produced many light opera,
musical comedy and ballet. He is
philosophy, educational psychology,
history Of music and theater. His book,
mozart auf dem Theater," is still the
standard work OF the history OF the
operatic theater He is q scholar and
lecturer, and an educator Of artistic
ensembles.
At the age of 23 he became artistic
director OF the two-million-nark thea
ter at Freiburg. Then his career con-
tinued as leading stage director and
dramaturg at Leipzig; artistic director
Of the Municipal Theater at Basel,
swit2erland-later, lecturer at the
Basel University on History OF the
Theater':: artistic director at Frank
furt; and head Of the opera class at the
Municipal Conservatory; then he was
director of the German wing at La
Scala, at Milan, where he was collabo-
rator Of Arturo Toscanini through six
years. When Toscanini left La Scala,
IArt followed him to New York, as
stage director of the Metropolitan
Opera. He was artistic director of the
Stadium Grand Opera in Cleveland
Ohio; and since 1896, head Of the opera
class at the Curtis Institute Of Music
In Philadelphia
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Concert Schedule

IO0ay.
Jose Iturbi, piano recital, Con-
stitution Hall, 4 pm.
Washington Saengerbund, DR..
Kurt Hetzel, director, assisted by
Washington Civic Orchestra and
the Baltimore Arion Society,
Theodore Hemberger, conductor,
Rialto Theater, 3:45 pm.
Louise Skorapa, pianist; Hugh
Sorensen. baritone, joint recital,
Roosevelt Hotel, $50 pm.
Christmas program, Adelaide
Aceves, lecturer, Y. w. C.. A., S
pm.
Monday.
Julia Schelling, lecture-recital,
Carmen" Lovette Choral Club
assisting, Grafton Hotel, $3.50 D m.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, pm.
Army Band, Army Auditorium,
SPIN.
Tuesday.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, 1880 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
Wednesday.
Fritz Kreisler. violin recital,
Constitution Hall, $50 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
lao pm. Marine Band Symphony
Orchestra, Marine Barracks, 8
pm.
Thursday.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, 1880 pm.
Army Band, Army Auditorium,
1880 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
Friday.
Friday Morning Music Club,
William Cameron, harpist, Barker
Hall, 1880 am.
Reginald KasSebaum, violinist,
Leslie Atkins, cellist, Ervine STEM
son, pianist; James Magill, BARI.
tone; Hirsh Pearlman, violinist;
Interior Department Auditorium,
$40 pm.
Saturday.
Army Band, Army Auditorium,
1880 am.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
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Recital Here
To Present
Kreisler
Violinist on Annual
Visit Tuesday
Evening.

FRITZ KRE1sLER, the world-fa-
nous Austrian violinist, whose an
nual recitals are always eagerly an
ticipated by devotees and students OF
violin music, will make his only re-
cital appearance of the 1878 sea-
son in Washington at Constitution
Hall on Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock. Mr.. Kreisler will appear as
the third attraction in Dorothy Hodg-
kin Dorsey's series of evening concerts
at Constitution Hall
Mr.. Kreisler had originally an
nounced that he would play Men
delssohn's e Minor Concerto" or
Tuesday evening, but when Mrs. Dor
sey called his attention to the fact
that he had played this concerto when
he appeared here in October as SOLO
ist with the Philadelphia Orchestra
the violinist's management announced
that Kreisler would play, in its place
the Bruch's Concerto No. in c
Minor"
I Kreisler will open his program with
| his own arrangement Of Corell's LIZ
Folia," followed by the Bach "E Major
Prelude and Gavotte" for violin alone
The Tartini-Kreisler "Fugue in 4
Major" will be followed by the Brucl
| concerto. After intermission Kreislel
will play Gluck's "Melodie,' the vi
olinist's own "Sicilienne ct Rigaudon.
Cyril SCOTS Lotus Land" Kreisler'
arrangement of the Albeniz Malaga
ena" and the Joint transcription fol
violin by Paul Kochanski and tn,
composer Of De Falla's "Jota"
Seats for the Kreisler recital ma,
be obtained at Mrs. Dorsey's concer
bureau. in Droop's. 1900 G street NV.
or at Constitution Hall on Tuesda,
evening after 7 o'clock.
The recital by Fritz Kreisler a
Constitution Hall on Tuesday evening
will suspend until after the New Yeal
the concert activities of Mrs. Dorsey
| who announces, however, that severa
notable attractions have been arranged
for the month of January. Among
these may be mentioned the recita
appearance of Jascha Heifetz, phe
nomenal violinist who will give hi
only Washington recital of the curren
season on Sunday afternoon, Januar!
3, at 4 o'clock.
Other January attractions will b,
the appearance there of the Finnish
| University Chorus of so male voice.
on Sunday afternoon. January 16: thu
first Washington recital of Gina Cigna
soprano, Metropolitan Opera, on Tues
day evening. January 1s. and tn,
first appearance in two years of Ye'
hudi Menuhin, violinist, on Sunda!
afternoon. January 80. at 4 pm. Seat
for all these attractions are avail
| able at Mrs. Dorsey's concert bureau
in Droop's, 1900 G street NV.
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programs. etudes from the composi-
ton w." or Seen in Paris" by the
American composer, Robert Russell
Bennett, whose music has recently
been taken up and played by the noted
Spanish pianist. The first of these
etudes is called "Gobelins" (Place
d1talie), while the second is entitled
"Elysee" de soldat inconnu.
Mr.. ITURBI has originally pro-
grammed excerpts from Stravin-
sky's "Petrouchka," but he has changed
these excerpts for three Spanish num-
bers: Compliments py Granados,
and two Albeniz compositions, Eel
Puerto" and "Fete Dieu a Seville"
The last number on Mr.. Iturbis pro-
ram will also be Spanish selection,
De Falla's Ritual Fire Dance
Seats for the Iturbi concert may be
obtained at Constitution Hall after
10 o'clock this morning.
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Of the Rochester Philharmonic Or
chestra. Washington knows him best
as \ pianist who, time after time, has
captiyated music lovers of this city
with his annual recitals.
MR.. ITURBI will open mis- Consti-
49, tuition Hall program this after
noon with the entire 13 short piano
pieces which compose Schumann's
"Kinderzenen" (Opus 15) or scenes
from childhood. Students Of piano
music are familiar with certain of the
short compositions which make up
this Schumann Opus, but it is not
often that one hears the entire I3
pieces played in their entirety on the
same program.
Schubert's Sonata in A Major,
Opus 120," will occupy the forepart of
Mr.. Iturbi's program. and after the
intermission Iturbi will play for the
first time on one of his Washington
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and arguments which have broken
forth when it did not like an artist
or a composition. But American audi
ences are much too polite, sometimes,
and insincere in the quality of their
applause. Why cannot the public
honestly indicate that it does not
care for what is being presented, so
that an artist may have a means of
guaging the effect of what he is doing.
There Is no need to be as unrestrained
as our more natural neighbors across
the sea are accustomed to being,
but there is a way of showing the
audiences measurement of a per-
formance's value that is polite, yet
positive.
Apart from the manner in which
composition is received there are
several other points which a we'll be-
haved audience should make a busi-
ness OF carrying out. The first is the
ordinary polite consideration of ar
irving on time ut concert. The
disturbed atmosphere which circu-
lates its electricity through an au-
dlence that is constantly rising to al
low late comers to get to their seats
makes it almost impossible for an
artist to submerge himself in the
proper spirit for his first group of
numbers as lost, for whatever of
beauty they contained has not reg
istered with the distracted listener.
THEN there are the individuals who
yawn, who loudly turn the pro-
gram pages, who fan themselves and
who whisper during performance
How the heart Of an artist must sink
when he looks out over the people as
sembled and sees such evidence OF
lack of interest. And sometimes, these
distractions can be perilous for a per-
former. A fan swayed in counter
rhythm to what is being played or
sudden flash Of the white pages of
the program can take the mind of an
artist off his work for one fatal
moment and bring about disaster. It
Is not fair to any one keyed up to give
OF his best to be handicapped by the
thoughtlessness of those in the hall,
even if one did not take into consider
alton what ordinary good manners
imply.
An artist is very sensitive to the
attitude OF his audience and his per-
formance is often influenced by it.
Nothing is so discouraging as Ito look
down at the second or third row and
see people slumped in their seats" or
to see no expression of pleasure as one
glances at the faces in the hall. A
system of university training is not
necessary, for an artist will be CRATE
full If an audience but follow the
ordinary rules of polite behavior,
plus an honest and discriminating re-
action to his presentation.
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NEW DATE CHOSEN
FOR "ROBIN HOOD

THE Community Center Depart
ment announces that due to the
illness of a leading member of the cast,
the announced performance Of Robin
Hood" by the Estelle Wentworth Opera
Group, which was to be given in the
Roosevelt High School Auditorium
Wednesday, December 8, has been
postponed until Tuesday, January H.,
1898 1t is further announced that the
public sale Of tickets for this perform
arce will begin Monday. December
~, at the Willard, Hotel Washington
and the A. A. A.
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SUNDAY MUSICALS
AT THE ROOSEVELT

OUISE SKORAPA, pianist, and
Hugh Sorensen, baritone, Of New
York City, will be artists at the regu-
lar Sunday evening musicals held at
the Roosevelt Hotel this evening at
$50. After summer spent in his
native city Of Copenhagen, Mr.. Soren-
sen and his wife, Miss Skorapa, have
returned to the concert platform. Their
work is unique in that, while each per-
forms his or her part in a manner
absolutely distinctive and individual,
their programs are planned and car
ried out together. as unit. BY special
request Mr.. Sorensen will sing num-
ber OF Danish folk-songs. These musi-
Gals are under the direction of George
r. Ross.
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National Slogan.
NEW slogan for the Natior

A NEW slogan for the National
Federation of Music Clubs, "A
chance to learn music for every child
IN America, whether impoverished or
well-to-do," was announced today by
the national president, Mrs, Vincent
Hilles Ober Of Norfolk, Va, when
she called upon the 1900 Clubs which
constitute the organization to CO.
operate in the program OF the Com
mittee of Philanthropic Music, Of
which Mrs. Clifford G. King of War
rem, r. l., is chairman.
The goal set by Mrs. King for the
biennial period which will close with
the twenty-first biennial convention
In Baltimore, Md, in May, 1899, is
establishment of classes in piano, voice
and strings in community houses and
homes for underprivileged children
throughout the country so that every
child may have at least an elemental
knowledge Of music.
According to Mrs. King, such classes
for boys and girls in the age range of
. to IL, maintained for . four month
period, would enable experienced
teachers to call out pupils Of real tai
ent. Arrangements could then be
made to give these pupils q more ad-
vanced musical training and ulti-
mately patrons could be found for
those whose talents were so highly
specialized as to deserve intensive
cultivation.
Mrs. King also recommends the
formation of rhythm bands and Or
chestras for young children in all
community centers and also the es-
tablishment Of classes IN strings and
wind instruments to train talented
children to take their place eventually
In adult orchestras.
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.HE program for the Music Hour
at 5 O'Clock on today at the

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at O'Clock on today at the
Y. w. c. A.. Seventeenth and
Il K streets NV, will be the first
OF the Christmas programs. Christ
mas customs and music of Mexico
will be the feature of the program
and will be described by Adelaide
Aceves. from Mexico City. Favorite
traditional carols will be sung BY
the audience. Men and women are
invited to attend.
The Friday Morning Music Club
will present William Cameron, harp
ist, and Norma Simonson, soprano,
in recital on Friday at 1880 am.
at Barker Hall, Y. w. c. A.
The lecture recital on Carmen"
by DR.. Julia E. Schelling, under the
auspices Of the Loyette Choral Club,
will take place tomorrow at Grafton
Hotel Studio. League of American Pen
Women. DR.. Schelling will be as
sisted by club artists.
Otto Torney Simon will give a lee
ture on Charles Dickens and His
Times before the women of the Ia
koma Park Club on Tuesday after
noon, following luncheon. After
the address there will be the an
ticipation of the Christmas season,
especially appropriate following q
lecture on Dickens, who did so much
for the spirit of Christmas by his
short stories, The Carol and The
Chimes ....
:, Jesse Nussear, lyric tenor, will sing
Comfort Ye. My People," from the
Messiah" and "Cantique de Noel.
by Adam.
Music of Beethoven will be pre-
sented at the regular Sunday serv-
ice of the Burial Glass, Calvary Bap-
tist Church, on Sunday morning, De-
cember IL. Lois Abernethy will play
the Moonlight Sonata" with the
choral adaptation of the adagio sung
by the choral ensemble. The ensem-
Bile will also sing God inc Nature"
and the andante from the Pa
thetique Sonata" will be sung by
Evelyn Wells. The music is under
the direction of Florence Howard.
The choir OF the Church of the
Epiphany (45 voices), under the di-
rection Of Adolf Torovsky, will sing
The Christ Child" by Charles B.
Hawley, for the annual candlelight
service to be held on Thursday, De-
cember %, from to s pm. From
4:30 to S pm. music appropriate
to Christmas will be played by Mr..
Torovsky on the organ and the Nc
Kim Memorial Tower chimes of Is
bells. AS usual this service is pub
lie.
Today at the morning services the
choir at Metropolitan M. z. Church,
under the direction of Robert Fred
erick Freund, will present the follow
ing solo, Let Not Your Heart Be