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Evening star., 1938-02-04
John Seagle
Promising
In Recital
Personality and
Voice Adapted
To Career.
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

0y AAxNE CV6NSMAG\s
4 SELECT audience at the
n King Smith Playhouse as
~ sisted at the recital of John
4 a Seagle, baritone, and welcomed
the singer with real enthusiasm. The
young artist, son of Oscar Seagle, we'll
known voice teacher, and named for
Jean de Reszke, with whom his father
was associated in Paris, has a record
OF professional attainments of no mean
character to his credit. However, if
memory serves correctly, last evenings
appearance was his public debut in
this city.
Mr.. Seagle has voice which could
b heard to added advantage in a
larger hall than that of the playhouse,
for 1t Is full and resonant and easily
produced. His personality is excel
lently adapted for public career and
there is an earnestness about his sing
ing which holds the attention. The
one blemish in his style of presenta-
tion is habit of releasing tone after
. sturdy attack, thereby cutting into
the legato swing of phrase and
leaving the impression of an ever
emphasis on certain beats of meas
ure. Were this little mannerism cor
rected. the fluency of his singing
could stand forth as it should.
But there is no effort present in
any part Of the range of his voice,
which is as smoothly handled in the
high register as in the low. With so
many things in his favor he has every
chance to be ranked among the best
baritones in the country.
His program was nicely arranged to
allow a mixture Of appealing songs
with those of more recognized worth.
Those of the more balladlike char
acter, however, such as Messengers
la Maison Grise' and Masses
"L'Oiseau s'envole" were less suited
to his type than the more dramatic
"Promesse de mon Avenir," from
MAssenet's opera lie Roi de Lahore"
Also. strangely enough. singing in
French took away some of the mellow
ness Of his tone and its free place.
ment.
A group Of old italian, French and
English classics was followed by four
"zigeunerlieder." by Ovorak. sung
without interruption. The little set
of songs. among which is the Songs
My Mother Taught Me-" was a gem in
itself and Mr.. Seagle sang them most
effectively without ostentation. Three
songs by Strauss. "Morgen." "Staend-
chen" and Vie sollten wir Geheim Sic
halten," formed a well balanced Ger
man group.
The English songs with which the
program ended were more diversified
in style and mood, in which MI. Seagle
most successfully immersed himself.
Squires "The Old Black Mare" was
given with . delicately humorous
shading and the Negro spiritual, "City
Called Heaven" called forth moving
warmth Of tone. McGimsey's amusing
"Shadrack" brought-storms Of ap-
plAuse and had to be heard again.
Under the impression which his sing
ing made on those present, the young
artist had to give several encores, his
first being a song by Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend called Petit Pense" Espe-
.cially fine accompaniments were played
by Nathan Price. whose light, fluent
touch and sensitive Interpretation gave
a splendid background to Mr. Seagle's
art
Evening star., 1938-02-04
|Roth hQuartet
adds tOFane
In Concert
Roth Quartet. we'll known
in this city through perform
ances at the Library of Con-

E"HE Roth Quartet. we'll known
+ in this city through perform
:. anoes at the Library of Con-
! 4 gress. appeared last night at
the Public Library, once again spon-
sofed by the Elizabeth Sprague Cool
idge Foundation. The group pre-
sented three famous works for
;. chamber music: Quartet In A Minor,
YOp. 81, No. g." by Brahms: Quartet
in F Major, Op. g.; American Quar-
:: tfet, by Dvorak, and Quartet, Op
!. TO-" by Debussy.
F. An appreciative audience, turned
sout to hear the famous quartet, which
includes Feri Roth and Jeno Antal,
!; violins; Ferenc Molnar, viola, and
syJanos Scholz, violoncello, and gave
1 them a cordial welcome at the be-
: ginning Of the performance. This,
and the applause which followed each
number. was proof of the esteem
which the Roth Quartet enjoys among
the music minded
: When one hears this organization
xone IS always aware that the art of
weaving is not solely confined to the
crafts with which the name is identi-
fed. The Roth ensemble understands
how to weave a beautiful pattern of
scintillating sound to which each in
strument contributes its color. It is
only on rare occasions that one is
conscious Of any one instrument in
particular. for they have achieved the
art Of being one to a superlative
degree.
!! The lovely and tender opening
phrases of the Brahms composition
resolving throughout in beautiful,
uplifting harmonies, with its light
and shade and wonderful sense of pro-
portion confirms the opinion that it is
me OF the finest in the quartet litera-
ture today. It took many years for
:: this work to gain recognition, how
ever, as each composer Is at the mercy
4of the performers and the audience is
mot always to blame.
The Brahms Quartet was followed
b. that of Dvorak. who. because of
his interest in American folklore may
be considered q true friend of the
II ~AaACA 2C0A pCOp1C, OiAS WIN woo 4AOt
safraid to face prejudice which sur
srounding American musical culture In
his day. Dvorak was among the first
10 acquaint Europe with some Of the
pure melodies which sprang from
american soil.
I Without doubt his American quartet
- one OF the most popular compost
tons in the field Of chamber music,
Hahounding in . wealth of melodic in
'.veqtion and richness Of sound. With
the lead given to the viola In the open
f1ng bars, Dvorak reveals his intimate
knowledge Of the potentialities Of the
Instrument, which he used in his
Snuth as . means Of livelihood.
The concert closed with the per-
s1ogmance Of the Debussy Quartet
.Cpus 10" the structure OF which rests
anrstly upon the first violin. This
asterpiece. interesting for its refine
ent and depth Of expression can be
.Mlly appreciated by the uninitiated,
However. only through frequent hear
1nS1 The execution Of this compost
Nm BY the Roth Quartet was q be-
fitting climax Of . most enjoyable
evening. T. de 8.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Exodus Fishermen For Alaska Is
 Underway

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, (P The long delayed exodus of fishing boats for Bristol Bay, AL aska, started, with picketing threats failing to materialize.
 The Alaska Packers Association dispatched the small motorshipI "kanak" from Alameda; and the Red Salmon Canning Company's ship Madrona left last night.
 The problem of the shipwrights Jurisdiction between the AFL District Council of carpenters and the Maritime Federation,was set- tied with the companies hiring, the same men used last season.
 The Alaska Cannery Workers Union, the Alaska Fishermen's Union and Machinist union, sent two hundred and fifty men north via bus to Seattle to join the Pa .cific American Fisheries expedi- ton to the Karlak and Chignik cannery plants.
 Ither boats are scheduled to clear next week, including the Red Salmon Company's large boat American Star.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Japs Are Rapidly Spreading Thru Honan Province
Japanese Seized
 Ammunition Of
 Central Chinese

SHANGHAI, May 28, (P)-Jap- anese army officials officially an nounced the occupation of KWe- ith, after fierce hand to hang fight ing The army battled westward along the Lunghai Railroad to- ward the strategic junction of ChengchoW, then famed out so- uthWard through the heart of the Honan Province.
 Japanese officers said they seiz- ed tWenty-siX million rounds of rifle and machine gun ammuni- tion; forty thousand hand grena- des; fifteen thousand anti aircraft shells; sixty locomotives; fifteen hundred freight cars, after fierce Chinese resistance.
 General Doihara's division was forced back in the northeast and Langfeng is completely surround ed,
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Huge Air Raid Canton Killed
 Five Hundred

HONGKONG, China, May 28, R-Oficial estimates counted five hundred dead and one thous- and persons injured in Canton, after thirty-planes enga ged in a daylong Jap air raid on this crowded gateway to Southern China.
 Entire city blocks were ruined and thsn the raiders flew low and followed with attacks by mach inc gunning the rescue workers.
 The attackers concentrated a. round Wongsha Station of the Canton Railway line, wh ich is a vita communications link The Japanese aerial attacks on Hai- chow wrecked a Women s school and church of the Presbyterian Mission, the U. s. Consulate resi- dence is also reported wrecked.
 No foreigners were reported in- jured.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Mail May Not Con.
 tinue Operation

SEATTLE, May 28 Threat ening cessation of the American Mail Line operations, ,offici als said all employees were given thirty days notice of termination of their services. A high company offic- ial said, the move was made be- cause the government m mail sub sidy expires June 20, It would take two months for negotiations and they would be unable get an other crew for the three liners number one hundred and thirty and a shore staff of seventy five.
 It's cessation would mean that the North Pacific Oriental route will be without American flag service.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Photographic g Briefs

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28, H9 Secretary Hull reminded Europe's hair-trigger nations that the Briand Kellogg war renoun- citation Pact was no less binding today than when it was signed at Paris ten years ago. Hull said he was re-emphasizing the anti-war pledge because he wanted no false interpretation of our foreign policy to grow up.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30

ANKARA, May 28, (PD-Turkey charged France with facts of fla grant bad faith, demanding an explanation of "maneuvering" in the State of Alaxandretta, where an election campaign was in pro- gress to determine whether Ajax andretta be Turkish or Arab.
 France is supervising the cleo tion under the League of Nations mandate.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
More Than Two
 Million Dollars
 To Come to US.

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 28, {P) At least two million fifty four thousand five hundred sixty-four dollars of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes prize fund of seven million two hundred ninety thou sand three hundred ninety-five dollars, is assured of returning to the United States. Today's draw lngS showed that holders in this country were assured of 57% of the prizes.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
FlierIs Killed

Oakland, Calf, May 29, (P- Ralph Johnson, of Troy, Ohio, who was engaged in unscheduled stunting, was killed when his Waco plane crashed in front of the grand stand of the Pacific h. ternational Air Races. He had been up onlp five minutes when his plane crashed to earth.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30

NEW YORK, May 28, (P-The steamship Mandalay, a pleasure boat, sank in the Narrows of low CT New York Bay, after a colli- sion with the steamship Acadia.
 The officers of the Acadia latter reported that all of the passen- gers of the Mandalay were res cued
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Four Thousand Acres Flooded In
 State of Idaho

BONNERS FERRY, Idaho, May 28, (P)-One thousand men fought a losing battle against the rising KOotenai River. Four thousand acres are flooded and dikes guard ing one thousand more acres are expected to go out any time.
 Most of the flood area embraces spring crops, all of which are ex- pected to be ruined. Many fam flies are entirely washed out.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Congressman Of
 Montana Did Not
 Get make Speech

JERSEY CITY, May 27, (R- Montana's representative Jerry O'Connell, a bitter foe of Mayor Frank Hague, made a brief ap- pearance at Pershing Field, and then was whisked away by police before he could deliver his pre- pared speech assailing Hague.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
9th American To Win The British
 Championship

TROON, Scotland May 28, (R) Charley Yates of Atlanta, a pro- tega of Bobby Jones game, is the sixth American 10 win the British Amateur Gold Championship, by beating Cecil Ewing of Ireland, in the thirty-six hold of the finals three and two,
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30

MEXICO CITY, May 28, P)- Telephone advices from the State of San Luispotosi said that Gen. eral Cedillo, a rebel chieftain, kas captured. Communications were broken before deaails were given.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Sunday Games Pacific Coast

Frisco 9-7 Seattle 7-5 Sacramento 1-6 Oakland 0-0 Los Angeles 20 Portland 5-3 San Diego 2-1 Hollywood l-7
 American League Cleveland 6 St. Louis 8 New York 9 Philadelphia u Detroit 2 Chicago Boston 3 Washington 5
 National League Philadelphia 6 New York ' St. Louis 3 Cincinnati 0 Brooklyn 1 Boston 0-13 inning Chicago Pittsburgh 2
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Position Wanted

Young Engineer desires employ
 ment, graduate of Diesel school, sophomore in engineering college University of Washington; exper- fenced on gold dredge; arriving Nome on first boat. For inf0rma. ton inquire at Nugget Oface. St
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Baseball Scores (By The Associated Press)
Pacific Coast League Friday Games


 Friday Games San Diego 0 Hollywood 2 Los Angeles 6 Portland Sacramento 2 Oakland 3 San Francisco 4 Seattle l9
 Saturdays Games San Francisco 5 Seattle Los Angeles 4 Portland 0 Oakland 5 Sacramento 0 San Diego l3 Hollywood 6
 National League Philadelphia 4-0,New York 5-11 Brooklyn 6 Boston 5 Chicago g Pittsburgh 3 (Only games Scheduled today)
 American League Boston 2 Washington 3 New York 4 Philadelphia 10 Detroit g Chicago l.-Game alled in sixth due to rain. Cleveland-St. Louis, rain. St. Louis 1 Cincinnati 2
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
Says to Investigate

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28, King drafted a reso lution for introduction in the Sen ate, asking for a sweeping Sana- torial investigation of alleged political activities within the WPA.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30
ATTENTION PIONEERS

Regular meeting Pioneers of Alaska, IgloO No. l, at Odd Eel lows Hall, Wednesday, June 1st, 800 P. M.
The Nome nugget., 1938-05-30

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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-02
ROBERT S. MANN, OF
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
STAFF, PASSES AWAY
@eee4I: MAY 2, ,,,,

NEW YORK, May 2. (UP).-
Robert S. Mann, associate editor
of Editor and Publisher since
1928, died yesterday, apparently
of a heart attack, at his summer
home at New Canaan, Conn, the
newspaper trade publication an
nounced last night.
He was born in Kansas CITY
and was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Missouri. After work
ing on several mid-western news
papers, including the Kansas City
Star and the Cincinnati Post, he
returned to the University as pro-
fessor of journalism in 1920.
Mann remained there until 1928
when he joined the Editor and
Publisher staff.
He was principally in charge of
news in the advertising field.
Mann, who was about so years
old, is survived by his wife, Helen
10 Scott, member of the journal
ism staff at New York Univers-
ity, a daughter, Kathleen, and
his mother, who lives in Kansas
City.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-02
OUR NEW POLITICS

Governor Phillip La Toilette of Wisconsin de-
scribes the philosophy of his National Progress
sVe Party as being, "the right of free people to
work. and by their work to add to the wealth OF
the country" 1t sounds little like Henry Ford or
even DR.. Hoover, but, by the record, We shall have
to assume, of course, that it something very
different from what they would mean. If the La
Toilette leopard has not turned into Kangaroo
the new party is going to be far out to the left IN
its program. -.
What is most interesting about this Is It's erect
in more clearly shaping UP the political picture In
our time. With La Toilette the left MI. Roose-
welt will stand for the center though ne IS IN re-
atty great deal left of the center as we used to
think of it. And on the right? Well, to name
man at random, let's say it will be represented by
such q man as Lewis Douglas. Mr.. douglas does
not at all represent the right We have known 1t
in the past, certainly. For business man, ne Is
liberal. In Herbert Hoovers time, indeed he would
almost have been labeled radical. Nevertheless,
it is our guess that he is far right as anybody
can be and still have any chance OF surviving in
the American politics The whole center of
gravity has shifted tremendously towards the left
and such rightists as Herbert Hoover are now al
most as anachronistic as the neutrality-suspicious.
lotte News . 49,. ...
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-02

WASHINGToN.-The movement
W to cancel the embargo on arms
to Spain has accumulated great
deal of unseen strength.
German Ambassador Hans Helm
rich Dieckhoff has been so sensi-
tive to this fact that he recently
called at the State Department
with a remarkable secret warning.
In case this government was con-
sidering lifting the embargo, he
said, he wanted to suggest that
any American arms bought by the
Spanish loyalist government prob
ably would fall into the hands of
Rebel General Franco and that, if
not, ships carrying such arms
would almost certainly be sunk.
Since this government doesn't
accord belligerent rights to Franco
and doesn't recognize that Ger
many-or Italy-has any place in
the Spanish war picture or any
right to talk to this government
about it, the reaction was sour in
high places. Especially since it
is commonly believed that the
Franco blockade of loyalist ports
is made effective only by German
and Italian submarines.
But the reluctance of top Amer
lean officials to- aid fascist ma
tons conquer democratic nations
is exceeded only by their fear of
getting into foreign auarrels. II
was, after Dieckhoff's visit that
President Roosevelt told a VISITING
senator of the dangers involved in
lifting the Spanish embargo
A majority of members of tho
Senate Foreign Relations commit
tee is understood to be svmna-
thetic to lifting the EMBARGO and
officials whose support for the
movement would be decisive sd
NIT the embargo was an ininst;ca
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-02
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
RELENTLESS CRUELTY

Now comes decree by Field Marsnal uoeriiis
raou;r;n tho TN 0Oe Jews left in Germany to reg
lister all property at home and ABROAD Will NV
government. With the decree goes sta'eiiie' .''
this is being done in order to know What each 'e"
has so that it cannot be taken from MIN Dy ui-
authorized action"
There is curious suggestion about that phrase
Not by unauthorized action, but every 'e" 1ee'.
certain that something is afoot by duly
action. Especially since an editorial IN the press
organ of the Naz storm troops, says we NiuS'
force Jews to remain at their parasltlcai posts ui
til their money is gone" and other declarations IN
the same spirit.
The point is apparently that when the Jews are
plundered, it must be by the proper authoriIles
and for government enrichment, not cunning pr
vate looters, who know that frightened jewish VIC
Tins dare not complain to a government that de-
spises them.
The Nazi leaders of Germany seem to regard
their ruthless cruelty to a special group OF el'
zens, their nhuman resolution to extermmate Vi
expel them from the land they have loved, defend
ed and enriched, justified by statecraft and as
nobody else's business. Is. ."
For all that it is the work of barbarians In tact
sayages act on impulses of undisciplined passion
but the German statesmen acting with dellD-
crate, cool calculation, while demanding that the
world honor them as enlightened, cultured men.
There are in Germany millions of educated, truly
cultured and kindly people, but they do not gov
ern They exert influence upon government,
Theirs not to question why, theirs but to do and
die, like rank and file soldiers in camp and battle.
We look back with horror on the heartess Ro-
persecution of Christians, the Spanish Inqusi-
ton, the massacre of st. Barthoomew's Day, but
here in 1898 is great government that does not
actually slaughter, to be sure yet refuses even the
opportunity of choosing between two alternatives
in its sentence upon all born Jewish. They must
be exiles, losing all they go. No other fantest
choice is given them.
For Goering and his kind there will be no honor
beyond Germany, though there may be fear. There
will be no genuine good will There will be cold
politeness at best and in millions of human hearts
contemptuous hate, praying for day of reckoning.
Herald.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-02
HITLER WORKING ON THE czEcHs

Adolf Hitler is moving deliberately and with de-
termination toward the planned conquest of Gee
choslovakia and its annexation to Germany, as the
next step after Austria in his ambitious program
of expansion.
Even before the German-Austrian farce comedy
of April 10, called plebiscte, close observers of
the situation foresaw that Immediately after the
Furore's conquest of Austria had been ratified
he would move toward adding Czechoslovakia to
his domain.
The strategy being used at present is designed
to bring about an increasingly vociferous demand
on the part of the Sudeten Germans-Nazis in
Observation-Disclosures annexation to Germany. In
this enterprise, Konrad Henlein, leader of the
movement is but the active agent of Adolf Hitler,
with whom he had conference very recently. The
game, of course is to make it appear, up to GER
tain point, that the proHitler movement in Czecho
slovakia is all spontaneous. 1t is obvious that it is
inspired from Berlin, and it may be expected that
soon, within few weeks Hitler will show his hand
in the open.
| For time the Sudeten Germans refused to
admit that they were Nazis but more recently they
have made no effort to conceal their Hitler party
affiation.
! They striving to stir up such strife in Gee
choslovakia and to make such cutlery of oppres-
sion and injustice that Hitler will have excuse to
rush armies to the frontier and make demands that
the Czechoslovakan government grant these Ger
mans independence or autonomy.
! The strategy is to create virtual. civil war in
Czechosovakia, so that Hitler can undertake some
sort of coup designed to annex the country under
the pretense of extending protection to the German
population. e.,
Did ne not tell the world long ago and repeat it
later that the Germans in adjacent states must be
brought into the Natzi government fold
Czechosloyakia is we'll fortified, but the nation
might be so weakened by civil strife that conquest
by Germany would be comparatively easy.-Char-
lotte Observer. .- .a -.. g.. g..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-02
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RoDNEYDuTcHER-

he administrations failure to
ct, plus the fact that the ques-
on still remains very much at
sue, stands against background
'hich emphasizes the confused
Washington attitude toward the
nropean situation ever since
Roosevelt and Secretary Hull were
,lted by the forced resignation
{ Foreign Minister Anthony
den.
The embargo on arms TO Spain
vas devised in the State Depart
aent and railroaded through
congress under the name of "neu-
tally" while Secretary Hull was
away. Unprecedented in its de-
nal of war supplies to a recog-
rzed, friendly government, the
reasure was admittedly meant to
Supplement- the British mon
itervention" policy.
But Hitler and Mussolini poured
loops and materials into Spain
util the governments position
hcame desperate and this gov
eminent has been informed that
is embargo was the biggest single
fctor in fascist victories.
The dominant forces in the
Hitish government appear to
Ave been pro-Franco all the time.
he British "non-intervention"
plicy long ago became farcical
aid the Chamberlain government
r,W has approved maintenance of
lfllan troops in Spain until they
In the war.
ILoyaliSt SPANS need for planes
sid other war materials she wants
II buy has been obvious and one
o. RooSevelt's two or three most
Influential foreign affairs ad-
vSers says eve are about as neil.
tai as if we had sent the Marine
C,rps to fight for Franco" ~
{ ianVrisht 1879. NEA ssrvica. 1nol