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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-11-26
Gasoline Restrictions Will Have
Direct Result

While it is impossible to forecast
the net result of the rationing pro-
gram it is easy to determine that
should the sales of gasoline be re-
duced rs Per cent, which no doubt
is minimum desired by the auth.
critics, there will be a shrinkage in
revenue from this source of not less
than ten million dolMrs for the
next biennium which is another
problem that merits real concern on
the part of the newly elected law
makers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-11-26
Treasurer Claims Savings of
Many Millions

'lkIIEOuS
AS the time approaches for the
converting of the legislature, Mr..
Case again calls the attention Of the
public to the savings affected In
his office which he says will total
no less than twelve million dollars.
This result he points out. has been
achieved through profits in bond
purchases and interest received on
school warrants This latter fact Is
perhaps of the greatest Importance
even though the amount involved
is less, for the reason that market
has been created for warrants at
par which saved the individual war
rant holder much additional loss In
discounts that were being expert
enced Zach month bss,ls t1fs mar
ket was established by the treas
urer's office. Il
About the State Absentee Ballot
System - Which is one Of the
best in the nation we are told ~.
Ballots were forwarded to all men
in the service requesting them 80.
For after all this right to vote is the
very symbol of democracy 49, Sec
rotary of State Belle Reeves believes
by anoher election very efficient
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-11-26
Copyright 1912
State Gasoline Tax Collections
Continue Decline Each Month

>|OhANAAAeNN '>SS---AS1 --~~S-A N'AN-~S--
OLYMPIA, Nov. 25.-The decline
in revenue from the collections Of
gasoline sales tax continues each
month as compared to correspond
ing months of last year until the
total difference in income from this
source had reached almost q MIL
lion and a quarter dollars up to the
first of November. A part Of this
loss was made UP by the unexpeot-
ed increase in sales for the first four
months of the year, therefore on q
calendar basis the total decrease
to the date mentioned was some
what less than one million dollars.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
National Academy Annual

The National Academy Of Design
the second oldest professional art
organization in this country the
oldest being the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy Of the Fine Arts, founded in
1s05> opened its ll7th annual exhibit
on January Z In new quarters In
New York.
For many years now the National
Academy (of which, by the way,
Hobart Nichols. erstwhile Washing
tonian, IS president has exhibited
at 215 West Fifty-seventh street,
New York City and has headquar-
ters and school at ITS West 109th
street.
A year ago Archer NJ Huntington,
the donor of the Hespanic Museum
and other public Institutes located
in upper New York, gave to the
Academy three spacious residences
at Eighty-ninth street and Fifth
avenue, which have now been made
over for exhibition. school and ad-
ministrative purposes. One building
was pulled down to give space for
outdoor sculpturing and prints.
Many of the paintings In the Acad-
emy's permanent exhibition-diplo-
ma works-which have not been ex-
hibited for years will be placed in
view.
In its present location the Acad-
emy is only . few blocks from the
Metropolitan Museum.
Evening star., 1942-01-11

in an album entitled Three Death
less Songs" Win the Fhiladel-
phia Orchestra conducted by
Stokowski she sings "Traeume," I'm
Treibhaus" and "Schmerzen," three
numbers from the cycle of five
poems by Mathilde Wesendonck
which Wagner set to music. With
the exception of "Traeume," the
other songs are less we'll known.
Miss Traubels splendid voice is
dramatic medium although she
lacks a warmth Of tone to make
them thoroughly effective. I'm
Treibhaus" is by far the best.
Last month both the Columbia
and Victor came forth with releases
of the Cesar Franck Symphony. the
former presenting the London Phil
harmonic under Sir Thomas
Beecham and the latter the San
Francisco Symphony directed by
Pierre Monteux. As might be ex-
pected, Mr.. Monteux gives the bet
ter performance, a Frenchman's in
depreciation Of a Frenchman's
work. Sir Thomas does not agree,
evidently, with the passionate and
moving conception which is Mon
teux' for he keeps tempt and feeling
down to slow pace throughout.
The two albums offer a study In
contrast and each will have its
public according to individual
tastes. A. E.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Whittall Concerts
January 10 and 20

The Gertrude Clarke Whittall
foundation in the Library Of Con-
gress will sponsor two concerts In
the Coolidge auditorium on the eve
nings OF Monday, January 10, and
Tuesday, January 20. The artists
will be Adolf Busch, violinist, and
Rudolf Serkin, pianist, who together
form q duo ensemble Of remarkable
excellence.
The Monday program will Be ten
dered by the Whittall Foundation to
the Friends of Music while the Tues
day concert will be open to the pub
lie. The same program will be played
on both evenings and will consist Of
the Mozart Sonata in E Flat Ma
jor, K. v. $780," Bach's "Partita IN
D Minor" for violin alone, Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Handel,
On. "a" and Schubert's Fantasy in
c Major. Op. 159." The inclusion
of the Brahms variations" is espe-
cially significant. for the composers s
original manuscript is now owned
by the Library Of Congress through
the generosity of Mrs. Whittall.
Tickets for the Tuesday concert
can be obtained on and after We'd
nesday morning at Billiards., 1340
G street NV. A service charge Of
IS cents Is placed On each ticket,
including tax. No more than two
tickets Win b available to ons
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Review of Recordings

Timely In its interest because of
the appearance of Toscanini as
guest conductor of the Philadel-
phia Orchestra this week, is his
recording Of excerpts from Wagner S
die Goetterdaemmerung" In this
Victor release of the New Year,
Toscanini directs the N. B. c. SYM
phony although recordings have been
made already by him and the Phila-
delphians, but not yet on sale.
There is hardly another con-
ductor who can combine the var
ious elements of Wagner's great
ness as can Toscsnlni. He not
only understands the breadth and
majesty of his writings but the
tremendous vitality and youthful
enthusiasm that is ever present
even in Wagner's old age. This
months album takes in Siegfried' S
Rhine Journey" and Siegfried's
Funeral Music" and as the Italian
maestro interprets these bits. they
are glowing examples Of both his
and Wagner's genius. He draws a
wealth of full sound from the
orchestra and finely marked shad-
ings that are fascinating to follow.
All told, this recording is one of
the finest either Tosca.ini or Victor
has done.
At the same time, Helen Traubel,
who will be heard here soon. re-
cords another side Of Wagners art
Evening star., 1942-01-11

is now afforded for the better ac-
quaintance through the publication
Of handsome folio, by the Hyperi-
on Press. on Latin American cos
tunes. text by Dorothy Gladys
Spicer and full page illustrations
the majority in full color by Yo-
landa Bartas, artist and designer.
Many of the Latin American cos
tunes have been handed down for
generations in the same families
and are gorgeous in color and pat
tern, richly embroidered and finely
wrought. Examples from 10 coun-
tries are shown. many dating back
to Colonial times and earlier. In
ternationalization will probably tend
to Danish these as it has the peasant
costumes in Europe. Therefore their
illustration and description are Of
utmost Importance for historical as
we'll as artistic reasons. Special in
debtedness is acknowledged to the
Pan American Union and Mrs. Con-
cha Romera James, chief of It's divi-
sion of intellectual corporation, for
assistance rendered.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Concert Schedule

1ODA1.
Lily pons. soprano. song recital.
Constitution Hall, 4 pm.
Sunday Music Hour. Mrs. Kelly
Tatum. soprano: Elaine Sebring
Ford. contralto; Jesse Nussear.
tenor; Harry NJ. Forker, bass;
Y. w. c. A., 5 pm.
TOMORROW.
Ethyl Wise. soprano. song re-
cital, Howard University. $50
pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright- organ
recital, L. D. S. Chapel, 8 pm.
TUESDAY.
Philadelphia Orchestra; Arturo
Toscanini, conductor. Consttu-
ton Hall, 8:45 pm.
Navy Band Symphony Orches-
ira. Alto Micci, violinist. soloist.
Marine Corps Auditorium. 8:l5
pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Chamber Music Guild, Marcel
AllSllCl, NCilSt, 3NCAiio IooAAAop
pianist, soloists, Almas Temple,
8:45 pm.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Milton Wohl, vionnist,
soloist, Marine Barracks, 8:l5
pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, organ
recital, L. D. S. Chapel, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Minna Niemann. pianist; How.
ard Mitchell. cellist: joint recital,
Sulgrave Club, 4:45 pm.
FRIDAY.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Alba Rosa Victor. violinist; Elene
de Sayn, vioinist and vionst;
Julia Elbogen. pianist; Vera
Nicely Ross. contralto; Barker
Hall, 1l:30 am.
SATURDAY.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, organ
recital, L. D. S. Chapel, 8 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
2pm.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
TOSCanini
Here With
Orchestra
Noted Conductor
Leads Philadelphia
Symphony Tuesday

Arturo Toscanini has revised his
previously announced program with
the Philadelphia Orchestra Tues
day evening in Constitution Hall.
The eminent conductor has replaced
the excerpts from Mendelssohns
"A Midsummer Nights Dream"
with the "Nutcracker Suite" OF
Tschaikowsky. The balance of the
program remains the same. opening
with the Haydn symphony No. SO
In E Flat Major" (Salomon No. 10).
the Respighi transcription OF the
Bach "Passacaglia and Fugue in G
Minor" and Richard Strauss tone
poem, Death and TRANSPORTATION"
This appearance in Washington
of the celebrated leader brings to
the Capital one Of the generations
notable musical variations, present.
ing Toscanini on the podlum occu-
pied for so many years by Leopold
Stokowski, who, in turn, this season
has been leading the N. B. c. SYM
phony identified from its very be-
ginning with Arturo Toscaninl. II
was with the N. B. c. symphony
that the italian maestro made his
last appearance in this city.
As in all concerts in the past
season. the evening will open
with The Star Spangled Banner"
which. for his performances on the
two Treasury Departmental. B. G..
Symphony programs this fall. has
brought Toscanini wide acclaim for
his fortnight and stirring reading.
Since the maestro is almost as noted
for his punctuality as for his con-
ducting. a sold-out hall can expect
to hear the first strains OF the
national anthem promptly at 8:45.
In programming his concert with
the Philadelphia, Toscanini OBJ
viously has given much considera.
ton to the accepted popularity OF
public favorites. The Haydn SYM
phony is one of the best and GER
tainly most favored of the 104 au-
thenticated symphonies from his
pen. The "Passacaglia in c Minor
has been recorded by the Philadel-
phians, though the arrangement
was by Stokowski, under whose d.
rection the disc was pressed. Both
the Tschaikowsky and the Strauss
have been recorded by the Philadel-
phians, while the former has reas-
serted its popularity this season
several times with the National
Symphony audiences
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Lily Pons in
Excellent
Program
English and French
Songs Are Featured
In Concert Today

Songs IN English, songs IN French,
three operatic arias, . new COM
position BY Frank La Forge-an
these are outstanding numbers on
the program that Lily Pons, world
famous French co3oratura soprano
Of the Metropolitan Opsra, will sing
at Constitution Hall this afternoon
at 4 O'Clock.
Pons Is one Of two eminent prima
donna sopranos Of the Metropolitan
who will be presented In full re-
cital at Constitution Hall this month
under the management Of Dorothy
Hodgkin Dorsey. The second will be
Grace Moore, celebrated American
soprano, who will be heard on Tues
day evening. January 20. at $50
o'clock. In q program composed al
most entirely of request numbers
asked by Washington music lovers.
Miss Pons will open her program
this afternoon with two Mozart arias
the "Oh. che Gioja" aria from
I'll Seraglio." and the "Ah. 10 SOL"
aria from The Magic Flute" To
this group will be added the new
composition, Variations" by Frank
La Forge. famous American COM
poser and pianist, who will be Miss
Pons' assisting artist at today's re-
cital. Frank Versaci, f1utist, will
play a flute obbligato to Miss Pons'
singing of the Frank La Forge
number. who took the themes of
his composition from the Mozart
Piano Variations" which the COM
poser wrote on an air, "Ah. Vous
Dirai-je, Maman," which in turn
was taken from an old French
opera.
The second Pons group will consist
of five old English songs: where
the Bee Sucks" tDr. Thomas Arne)
20 Willow. Willow" anonymous
''Td Be a Butterfly" Thomas Bay
ly): "Have You Seen but a Wllyte
Lille Grow?" (anonymous, and
"Pastorale" Henry Carey. This
group will be followed by Sir Henry
Bishops "Lo. Hear the Gentle
Lark'-always a Pons showpiece-
with flute accompaniment by Mr..
Versaci.
After intermission Miss Pons will
introduce a group of French songs:
Les Roses dIspahan" Faure);
Comment Disaient-ils" WiSzt';; "A
des Oiseaux" (Hue).; II Pleure Dams
Mon Occur" Debussy), and PAN
toches" tDebussy) The Una Voce
POGO Fa" aria from The Barber of
Seville" will close the program.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
By Alice Eversman,

Last Thursday . celebration was
held In New York and New jersey
that should have been Nationwide.
It was the observance Of the l50th
anniversary of the birth Of Lowell
Mason, founder Of music In public
education and of American church
music. True, his hymns were sung in
the schools over the country on that
day but there was little public recog-
milton of this great man except in
New Jersey where a bronze tablet
was placed on top of the simple
monument that marks his grave in
Rosedale Cemetery, East Orange
Montclair. Chiefly concerned with
this celebration were the Lowell
Mason Memorial Committee Of the
Music Educators National Com
mittee and the Hymn Society of
America.
1t is a question which branch Of
Mr.. Mason's life work benefited the
country most. His well known hymns
such as Nearer my God to Thee,
Prom Greenland's Icy Mountains"
Work for the Night is Coming"
when 1 Survey the Wondrous
Cross" and others have brought
consolation to thousands while
music in America today is what it is
by reason of his efforts. In. the
early 18th century when he first
began his crusade for music in the
schools he probably had but slight
vision of its coming magnitude or
how it would serve in making pos
sible the great musical development
that has moved 50 rapidly through
the years.
When Mr.. Mason came upon the
scene, the singing school was the
chief means of communal music
education. Beginning in l720, these
gatherings were not very serious
but more a means of social inter-
course first with the churches as a
meeting place and later in schools
and homes. The teacher was simply
some local individual who had q
fair knowledge of music and prob
ably liked to sing. But from this
modest start grew the oratoric So
cieties and eventually music teach
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Music Notes

The fourth concert IN the Howard
University Concert Series will be
given by Ethel Wise. coloratura So
prano. tomorrow evening. In Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel. The pro-
gram will include songs by Cal
dara, Provenzale, Durante, Brahms,
Strauss, Schubert. Faure, Rabey,
Medniko6. Bantock, Bellini. Ray
mond and the aria "Ardon
glincensi" from Donizetti's Lucia di
Lammermoor. Andres Wheatley
will be at the piano.
The Sunday music hour at the
Young Women's Christian Associ-
alton, Seventeenth and K streets. to-
day will be given by members of the
Orpheus Quartette. The program
will include solos as well as group
numbers, and those taking part are:
Mrs. Kelly Tatum, soprano: Elaine
Sebring Ford, contralto; Jesse Nus
scar, tenor: Harry M. Forker, bass,
and Mrs. Willie Pope West, accom-
panist. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this program, which
will begin at o'clock.
A program Of music will be given
1T meeting of the Advancement Of
American Music Committee, District
Of Columbia, D. A. r., at the Chapter
House, Saturday evening, 8 o'clock.
when the Esther Linkins Studio
Chorus and soloists will be heard in
compositions by Alice Grayce Miller,
Dorothy Radde Emery and Mary
Picken Opie, Washington composers.
Among those participating will be:
Ann Courtney, Monique Shepard and
Clyde Cooley. Virginia Bradford,
pianist Of the Thelma Callahan
Studios. will play several Of her own
compositions. Lois Marshall Hicks.
State chairman, is arranging this
program. The public is invited.
Following two week holiday, re-
hearsals Of the recently organized
National Cathedral Choral Society
have been resumed under the direc-
ton of Paul Galloway, organist and
choirmaster Of the Cathedral. Re-
hearsals are scheduled regularly for
Monday nights at 8 O'Clock in Whit
by Hall Of the National Cathedral
School for Girls. Woodley road and
Thirty sixth street.
Openings are still being filled In
the new chorus, organized early in
November ITO present great religious
music in . religious temple" and
throughout the coming months au-
ditions will be held for tenors, So
pranos, altos and basses. William E.
Coyle Is president Of the Society and
Corcoran Thom, treasurer.
The Columbia Light Opera Co.,
which recently produced Gilbert and
Sullivan's "Gondoliers," resumed re-
hearsals this week to prepare for its
spring production and programs for
the military camp theaters. Singers
interested in light opera and musical
comedy are cordially invited to join.
Applicants for membership may reg
lister on Tuesday and Thursday eve
n.ngs. January 13 and IS, between
7 and 10 pm. at the company's stu.
do, 706 Thirteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Lowell Mason Anniversary
Important to Music World

ing in the public schools with a
consequent demand for q higher
type Of instructor.
Most Of the music sung in the
Singing School was sacred music
supplemented as time went on with
numbers of secular character. 1t
was natural that Mr.. Mason's first
efforts should be in the composing
Of hymns. A bank clerk for IS years
he became a professional musician
comparatively late in life, making
his first connections with churches
in Boston and later gaining renowr
through his volume of hymns and
choruses entitled The Handel and
Haydn Collection
But Mr.. Mason always contended
that all children are musical. that
they all ought to learn to sing ano
that music should be included in the
public school curriculum. In 1887
when he was As years old, he wa:
permitted try-out Of his theories
in one Of the Boston schools and 6
year later was given the title o1
Supervisor of Music for all the city.
schools. 1t was not long before Other
cities took up the idea and in the
succeeding fifty years nearly every
civic center in the country had mu-
sic as part of regular school instruc-
ton. At first this instruction was
confined to singing but gradually
instrumental teaching was adopted
until now bands and orchestras play
ing symphonic music are to be
found in practically all the high
schools.
Were it not for the determination
of this great man who was modesty
itself, the appreciation of music in
the United States would have beer
delayed considerably But through
his foresight in recognizing that the
children of today make the audi.
enceS Of tomorrow, he began to pre-.
pare them for a better approach II
music. While all great educator!
deserve Immortality for what they
do for humanity, Mr.. Mason wen
further by opening up an mex
haustable source of comfort and in.
spiration by instilling the beauty o.
music along with high principles o,
living in the impressonable year,
OF childhood.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Niemann.Mitchell
In Joint Recital

Minna Niemann, pianist, and
Howard Mitchell, cellist, will be
heard in a joint recital at the Sui
grave Club Thursday at 4:45 o'clock
in the afternoon. Each Of the artists
will play two groups of numbers.
Miss Niemann's part of the program
will consist of Bach's "Adagio" and
"Toccata," Bach -Busoni's "Chorale, I"
Dohnanyi's "Capriccio," Brahms
"Intermezzo." Chopin's two "Etudes
in F Minor" one in &C Minor" and
"Ballade in q Minor" Mr.. Mitchell,
accompanied by Sol Sax" will pre-
sent Eccles' Grave and Allegro" !"
Mozart's "Andante," Bach's AL
legro," ReSpighis "Adagio," Da-
vidoff's "At the Fountain" and Bar
tok's Three. Dances"
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Latin American Posters on
Exhibition at Library

vivid With pinks. blue and green Of
gorgeous costumes.
One of the best works by Camilo
Mori of Chile is a theater poster,
advertising Andree Haas, a near
abstract design of ribbonllke
dancing figures in red and blue
outline. Argentina's Juan DELI
Acqua is represented with a large
number Of posters, forceful modern
designs, strongly stylized. such az
the advertisement for mems hats,
involving a Growing cock with many
colored feathers. entitled "A Note
Of Quality" Other Latin American
artists included are Leopold Mendez,
Mexico: Camilo Bias, Peru; Santa
Rosa, Percy Lau and Julio Senna,
Brazil, and Limo Palacio, Argentina
These posters have many sub
jects: Art exhibitions. book fairs
and similar displays; political cam
paigns, taking the census in Brazil
and elsewhere, caricatures and car
toons lampooning Naziism and
Facism, national lotteries, adver-
tisements of merchandise. cam
paigns for health and to save the
forests and many other appeals.
From all reports. posters are gen.
orally used in a more artistic man
ner in Central and South American
cities than they are in the United
States. There they are plastered
down the sides of buildings and
along fences, repeating the same
poster in long rows. while practice
makes q striking repetitive design.
In our own country, billboard pos
ters, often good in themselves, are
put up so indiscriminately that
their elimination has been the OBJ
jective of long and bitter campaigns
by women's clubs and art organi-
Zations.
This exhibition will remain on
view in the main lobby of the Lii
brary of Congress through next Sat-
urday, after which it will continue
its tour of the United States.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Chamber Music Guild

The Chamber Music Guild will
present the fourth concert Of its
series on Wednesday at 8:45 pm. at
Almas Temple. 1915 K street NV.
The program will consist Of Bee
thoven's Quartet, Op. 18, No. S, in A
Major" Smetana's Quartet Prom
My Life" and Beethoven's Sonata,
Op. Co." for violoncello and piano,
which viii b played By Marcel An
cher. csllist and Reino Luomas
niauiSt GO
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Washington Artists
Exhibition Planned

The Society Of Washington Artists
will hold its 5lst annual exhibition
in the Corcoran Gallery Of Art Feb
ruary l to March l. Exhibits will
be received on January %. A prize
of 800, donated by The Evening
Star. will be awarded to the best
painting in the exhibition. The So
ciety will award medals for the most
meritorious figure composition, in
cluding portraits, landscape dnclud-
ing marines), still life and work in
sculpture. Rowland Lyon is presi-
dent Entry blanks and further in
formation can be obtained from the
secretary, Garnet w. Jex. 60l0
Twentieth street north, Arlington,
Va