The Iola Register from Iola, Kansas • Page 6

THE lOLA DAILY REGISTER, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24,1914. HOWBERUli WON HIS WHY OOXE TO THK IIELDKD BIG SIM. TRY; Toung Writer IK Unnblr to Tom posfi Mijsic and His Melodies i Aire Taken Secretary. in the '-'Interesting People," depart nient of tbc October Magazine appears an article about Irving Berlin, the young Russian jew who wrote "Alexander's Band." "Everybody's Doin' "My Wife's (lonn to tlio 'and many other famous iiopular songs, earning royalties which one year cx- c.cedcd; Youns Berlin is 20 years did! His fatlier brought him to this country from ISussia when ho wns a baby. Following Is nn extract from the article; i Irv-lng wa.s sniall boy growing up lib wliii other yoiinp- sters on New York's crowded ICast side he gravilatcd to one of the cheap cafe's He had been taught to'''sing by his father and at tijie for the edification of the nnnty habituoB of the resort, he would sing the songs that lie picked up in the street.

"As tbe-lad grew up he became a regular attache of the place was paid tio serve in the dual role of waiter and entertainer. Hp had a fair voice, a quick, true ear for music, aiid ear he displayed a knack of parodyirg popular songs. The events of the world of sport were naturally the cafes chief topic of conversation. One day after Longboat, the Indian runner bad defeated Durando. young Berlin wrote some verses telling how' "1 an Italian barber had bet his shop on his caunlryman and lost.

He thought so of his effort that he tried to sell it to a vaudeviUo actor withput Finally ho submitted it to a music publisher in the hope of selling it as a song lyric. "Why don't you write music for it yourself," asked the publisher, for as a partner Berlin subsequent ly made 'If you do I'll buy the "Mr. Berlin wrote the song and a yeafs later he was teilfng his chauffeur where to drive next. Today he is known as the man who (speak- ing in' language of the vaudeville ballad) ilnade the popular song what -HE-fs today. It is five years since Mr.

-Berlin submitted his first song. Since his royalties arc said to have aggregated two hundred and fllf- ty thousand dollars. One year they exceeded the one hundred thousand dollar mark. 2 million copies of 'Alexander's Ragtitrie have bceii sold and the sale of the ballad, I. Lost written upon the death of the composer's young wife, and coiasidered by him as his best ef- fort.

in its second million. "In spite of his demonstrated-ability to compose catchy melodies Irving Berlin knows nothing of the tech- nic of music. He can play only chords on the piano and these only jHi the single' key of sharp. His Tnietbod is to sit at the piano hum- -inihg arid improvising, until hp has -revolved 1 melody ihar appeals to him when hiJ! secretary ijuts it down. "Success has left him a nvodest.

unassuming young man. It was George M. Cot an who said, in toasting Mr. Berlin at a dinner given in his honor by the Friars, a New Tork theatrical club: 'The thing I like about Irvie "is-that, although he has made lots" of money ind has moved up town, it hasn't him. He hasn't forgof- -ten his did friends and he dopsn't funny clothes, and yru will find his watch and his handkenhief in the where they belon attended Rock Creek school.

She has many friends here who extend best wishes. The Ladies Aid served lunch at Mr. Anderson's sale. The.sale was well attended, and everything sold well, i Mrs. J.

Wilson and Mrs. Jim Powell and babies spent Tuesday with Mrs. Jane RutleOge. ROfK ('KEEK. i fViolet Brower.i Se-pt, was a crowd Sunday school Sunday and J-Rev.

Mpomaw preached fine mon. Mr. and Mrs. Beaty, Mr and Mrs. jNettie Chick, Esther Harvey, Gvy visited at son 's last week.

Miss Nevada Anderson spent Sun-day with Miss Hapey. Mf. and Mtg. lEarl Oliver and daugh ter spent Sunday with his parents, "Mr. and Mrs.

Will Oliver. Miss Blanche York sjient Sunday home folks. Clarence and Bert Hayworth. of Hope, spent Thursday of last week visiting Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel I Mr. and Mrs. Beal.v, nrin and Bingenheiiner visited at Sunday school Sunday. The marriage of Mr.MyroiiHurt- nett and iMiss Fricrinuth was Mrs. Bun! lipr paren a surprise to friends lure.

ftt fortrferly 'resided with on farm here and PRAIRIE ROSE. Sept. A. Mattocks and family spent Sunday at the parental Stutevilje home. 1 Mr.

Nolan's spent Sunday in Brpn- son attending the fall festival services. -Mr. and Mrs. R. L.

Robb and Curtis spent Sunday at Harve Bromegan's. Miss Irma Trainmel spent Sunday with her I'ncle J. A. Robb. Jlr.

Knapp'has built a porch on the of his house. R. L. Rogers delivered cattle to C. T.

Hainmel in Monday. Ford helped Mrs. Knapp cook for the hands Frldtiy while they were niling the silo. J. A.

Robb and daughters attended the Fall Festival services in Bronson Sunday evening. Mrs. Mary Ford and daughter Mrs. Lottie Robb spent Tuesday with Mrs. M.iggie Ford.

Mr. Thos. Moore was a visitor at Sunday school Sunday afternoon and tnade an interesting talk. Several were in attendance at the Farmers' day program of the Fall Festival in Bronson Saturday. Mr.

Nolan took the premium on display of apples and Phyllis Robb took the premium on her cake. A number who were, interested in the Old Elsmore cemetery went down Monday to the fall cleaning up. Among.them were W. T. Ford, George Ford, and Mrs.

J. A. Robb, Mrs Mary Ford and Mrs. Anna Ford. Dr.

Simpson was called out to see Edith Wood Friday evening. FAIRJIEW. Sept. rainy weather is very disagreeable to the students attending school. Mr.

and Mrs. Jas. McKaughn are enjoying a visit with the latter's brother and nephew from Edginton, Missouri. Liilie Wright was absent from school today on account of sickness Mr. and Mrs.

E. A. "GankM who have been visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. Lee Wikolf and family the past week returned to their "home in Red Oak, and Mrs. Albert Smith spent Monday tola on business.

Mrs. McVey is visiting her daughter Winnie, in ITniontown. Mrs. Clyde Williams visited relatives in LaHarpe Sunday. Wra.

Mills spent Sunday in Tola with his brother Jim. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawrence and daughtei; returnjed home Sunday evening after spending the latter part of the week with Mr.

and Mrs. Win. Mills. DIES HI SBAND'S GRAVE. Mrs.

Tlolii West of IViirrcnsliurg Ends I Life In Denver renielery. Wairrcnsburg, Sept. the accidental deaths a few months ago of her father and brother, fnllnvved last Sunday the death of hf-r hiii-hand, who was killed in the railroad yards in Denver, was niorejthan Mrs. Viola West could bear. Standing by the side of her husband's grave in Denver today, she corimitted suicide, according to a tele- gr.nm received at the West home in from the Rev: C.

W. M'est, father of the dead man. who also hiid gone to Denver to attend the funeral. CASCARETS FOR BOWELS, STOMACH, HEADACHE, COLDS Clean your liver and i-onstipated bowels to-niiflit' und feel fine. Get a 10-cent box now.

-Are you keeping your liver, stomach and bowels clean, pure and fresh with merely iforcing a pas- saseway every few days with salts, pills or castor oil? This is Cascarets immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, undigested and fermenting food and foul gases; tane tlie excess bile from the liver and carry out of the system the constipated waste matter and poison in the odds how sick, headachy, bilious and constiiiated y'oii feclj a tn- niulit will straighten yoii out hy iiiorn- iug. They work-whihi you sleep. A 10-cent box Trom youiU druggist will keep your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowel.sfegular for moiilh.s Don't forget t.Jie- children their jjiitle iinBldes need a gentle cl(arising, too. 1 If you are doing any kind of time -work you ought to have some means of keeping tab on the time you The Register has a little book that is made especially for that pill-pose. It is different from any ordinary book of, the kind an" anvone using one knows exactly what doing from day to day.

It sells for 10c and is worth a great deal more. I fyou are engaged in any kind of time work call at the office and see this great little book. Iff ni vr We will have some special values in Pianos. Don't forget to attend our big sale on that day This sale started last Saturday and we have had Four Big Busy days. Now scores of buyers will come every day and will never stop talking about the high-grade Pianos and Player-Pianos that they bought at such generously reduced prices.

THE HIGHEST QUALITY MANUFACTURERS CAN SEND US, This is not a sale of cheap pianos, but a bona-fide reduction on standard pianos; instruments that you will find in the best homes in Kansas. COME IN! Select the Everett Kimball, Harvard. Bush Gerts, Wagner and some other good pianos. The reductions are genuine. You cannot purchase them as cheaply anywhere.

You cannot get as low terms anywhere. Good Player Piano $265 Cood Upright Piano $98 Cood New Piano $210 OUT OF TOWN and lists and photogra Good New Piano $137 BUYERS! Write for catalogues, books that tell all about this plan, phs of the pianos that are on sale. We have a lot of Organs from $5.00 to $40.00 John V. Roberts Music Company SOUTH SIDE SQUARE lOLA. KANS.

Sept. The' Freshmen of the Moran high school had a party at H. Humphrey's Friday night, Mr. F. K.

Knapp filled his silo Friday. Miss Harriot Kirchner spent Friday night with Ange Knapp. School began with Miss Ix)la Shoemaker as teacher. She has Mx pupils enrolled. Miss Marie Ford helped Mrs.

Knapp cook for the hands Friday. Misses Marie and Nina Ford wore shopping in lola Several trom this neighborhood have been attending the Fall Festival at Bronson. Mrs. M. W.

Puson und family spent Sunday at George Ford's. Mrs. Anna Ford was among the party that went to Old clean up, the cemetery Monday. I Mrs. Ed.

Efflin.of Fredonia, spent Wednesday at H. E. Humphrey's. Mrs. Sinith and daughters Ruth and Bessie were shopping in Ida Thursr day.

Fred Brown has built a new froat porch on his house, Mr. The following leitrr from one ol' Tiie rural correspondents, accounts for iiis absence from the rural news inige for several weeks: Th'loihath, Union Coiintv, lola iJ-aily Ilegister, lola, Dear Register, 1 e.vpect you wonder why 1 have not written for your most excellent paper Well we have been rambling through the heecli woods or Indiana for some time. We find crops better here than we expected. Corn is fairly good, make rrom'20 tol 40 bushels to the acre. 'I'liero is abundance of gi'-apes, but all other kinds ol fruit is scarce.

Very few peaches or apples. Blue grass pasture is everywhere and looking hne but it is pretty dry at present. Has not rained here for about four weeks. Fanners are all bnsy seeding wheat They sow exclusively in corn. Well, from the heading of this letter you see am writing f'rom Tilomath.

I was horn in that city 74 years ago. At that time there two general stores and a grocery, poctofKce, seminary and newspaper run by my grandtatlier Rev. Kidivi'll. At inr'sent the town is mostly in a ((irndeld, no seminary, no printinu III) just a siiial! nv-t- riTv. Quite a change don't you think? We have visited about rcl.ntivi.'h and old settlers since coming here, we are having a fine visit.

Will go to Ohio tlie last of the week and 1 tluMe hefoie returiiiiii; home Hope everybody is "ell in old yours, llie most licid in Kansas hy luenihers of this ihMnh. Thorc will he 'in) attend I he cDnfiTeiiri- and delegates. .1. Kcndell (if Dayton, cliurch erec- lion seiietaiy, will, be a national Risiiop A. P.

Howard from Davton, field i- present, and llinvard will he present. FOR ri-y doing gonil hiisJnesH. Oilier business altiMition. M. L.

care Ueglsti-r. I s. ij. I IIKST WWh. 1.

It. Ministers iind MOrkers tVill Meet In MIeliita Week. Tile first state wide annual conference of United Hrethreir Chuich will be held in Wichita beginning Thursday and lasting until Tuesday of next week. Rev. fi.

K. Mood.v.'of rliis is in attendance. 'The meetings will be in Kriehel Chapel of West Wichita. Previous to this year, Kansas has held three district conferences. The combining of the conferences brings to the city this Tlie Penn Mutual life Insurance Co.

or FhiludelpUa. 1817. ASSKTS KOHCK I59t.00n.000 riie Penn Mutual Has Always Confined Us Ciisiuess to the United Statei. John M. General Agent (or S.

£. Kansas Booms LS, Evuus lola, Kas..