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THE WASHINGTON TIMES PAGE OF MUSIC FOR MUSIC LOVERSj TO FUTURE TEN STIR CONCERTS Dancer Will Be One of Many Stellar Attractione of the Seriee. Indora Duncan and her company twenty-two European dancers will be the principal event In the eighth of the star Inaugurated by T. Arthur Smith, Inc. Another Important number In the coming eerlee will be the presentation mt "I Pagllaccl," In Italian, preceded by the now American ballet. "An Hour Before the Cock Crows." Among the famous artists to be heard In the eerlee of seven concerts Will ha Alfired Cortot.

pianist; Marjruerlte d'Alvarez, contralto; Emlllo De Ooforza, baritone; Paul Kochanakl. violinist; Hans Klndler, vloIvnoelUst, and Helena Harsh, contralto. T. Arthur Smith. announces the following soloists for the series of concerts to be given by the New York 8ymphony Orchestra during the coming season: Paul Kochanskl, Albert Spalding, Mme.

Frieda Hempel and Mlaeha Levi tiki. Walter Damrooch, who will enter upon his thirty-eighth year as the regular conductor of the orchestra, will direct three oonoerts, while Albert Coatee, who met with such instantaneous success here last year, will return to direct the last two concerts. Ouy A. Ourand, vice president and treasurer at T. Arthur Bmith, Is In St.

Louis attending the semiannual meeting of the National Concert Managers Association. AMONG MUSICIANS Amy Music School. The tenth annual commencement of the Army Music School will be held tomorrow night at o'clock at Central High School auditorium. The public la invited. The opening lumber will be "Persian March," by Langvy, conducted by John S.

Martin, assistant principal of music. "Theme With Variations," arranged from an old English air, also will be conducted by Mr. Martin. Tachaikowsky's "Romance." which haa been arranged by Staff Sergeant Joaeph Dufresne. will be conducted by him.

The "Serenade" from "Pagliaccl" will be conducted by Warrant Officer Jack Fisher; Chopin's "Polonaise No. 4," Warrant Officer Dennis T. Swlthart; "Deep River" (Coleridge-Taylor), Sergeant Robert B. Treevllle: "La Tzigane" (Gnnne), Staff Sergeant Alex Natafalusy: Rachmaninoff's "Prelude In Minor," Sergeant Crockett Baxter; Gullmant's "Bridal Chorus." Private George Dahlqulst. and "Phedre Overture" (Massenet), by William C.

i White, principal of music. Dlplotnas will be presented by General John J. Pershing. Washington College Graduation. A varied program will mark the.

Sixteenth annual commencement cx-1 erclses of the Washington College of Music Saturday evening at 7 o'clock In the auditorium of Central High School. Following is the program: "Symphony In Minor, Allegro As sal" (Mosart), orchestra presentation of diplomas and certificates by Mr. Chrlstlanl, president of the college: "Fantasia in Minor" (Mozart) by Miss Emily Putnam; "I've Something Sweet to Tell You" (Fantng) and "A Winter Lullaby (deKoven), Miss Wynema McKlnley; Mendelsshon's "Boat Song" and "Hunting Song." Miss Rose Kravlts; "Rondo" (Beethoven) and "Intermezzo" (Karganoff). Miss Margaret Crlstadoro; "June" (Beach) and "Ah, fors' lui" (Verdi), Mrs. Havonna Griest; "Sonata Opus 54, first movement" (Beethoven), Miss Genevieve Wagner; "Traumerel" (Schumann), and "Cansonetta" (d'Ambroslo), Kenneth Douse: "Prelude" (Bach), "Sketch" (Dubois), and "Polonaise In A flat major" (Qhopin), by Miss Sara Becker; "Sonata Opus 6S first movement" (Beethoven), Benjamin Ratner; "Oh' Patrla Mia," from "Aalda," (Verdi) Miss Gladys Price; "Theme With Variations" (Paderewskl), Miss Stella May Bryant: "Llebestraum" (Liszt), and "Etude de Concert" (Moskowekl).

Mr. Kenelpp; "War March of the Priests" (Mendelssohn), by the orchestra. Miss Marjorle Davis will be the accompanist. Plan Interesting Musical. A program of piano and violin selections by pupils of Mabel M.

Edgerton will be given at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow night at 440 Manor place northwest. Miss Ethel Paine, violinist. will be the guest artist. Four pianists on thA. program are Mis see Margaret and Elizabeth Recs and Robert and Samuel Detwller.

Miss Margaret Rees will also play a Violin solo. Piano-Violin Rerital. Student events of Interest during the week included a piano and vlotln recital by the pupils of Miss H. W. Gantt.

Among the numbers were: "The Streamlet" (Rlsher), Alfred Cole; "Peasants Frolic" (Gurlltt), Frances Manihall; Sole Mio," Arthur Wood; "Merry Little Brooklet" (Crandall). Katherlne Collins; "Angelina" (Martin), Angelina dl Georgi; "The Gypsy," Grace Lady; "June Morning," Margaret Peed; "Gretchsp" (Helns). Mildred Soter; "On tho River" (duet), Grace Lady Margaret Peed; "Humoreequo" (Dvorak). Dorothy Wood; "Scarf Dance" (Chamlnade), Elolse Holmes; "Song of the Brooklet" (Gelbel), EllzaRh Stall; "8tarry Eyes" (Gelbel), rbert Miles; "Morning Song" (Devaux), Frances Amtdon; "Tossing Kisses" (Hetns), Marguerite Smith; Race." Roy Perry; "Smiling Byes," Olive Perry; "Carnival of Venice," Anna Norcla; "Minuet" (Bacherlnl). Beatrice Pestell: "Gypsy Dance" (Smith), Helen Lents; "Valse Petite." Joseph Werres; "A Country Dance" (Sartorlst, Eugene Lents; "Second Masurka" (Godard), MarJorie Flror; "First Rosebud" (violin), Frances Leah Patterson; "Carry Me Back Advocate Phonograph Records For Chronic Dyspeptics Many are the uses of the phonograph.

Its latest function, one purely domestic, is to provide timed musical accompaniments for home caLesthenica. IJut this scheme barely scratches the surface? the surface of the record, so to speak.t Live, snappy music is essential to the daily setting-up drill, but there are other ways in which the phonograph ran co-operate in the home, Arthur H. Folwell writes in Lealie's. One of the greatest evils in American life is the habit of eating too fast; of bolting one's food. To remedy this, to insure a proper degree of chewing before swallowing, let a phonograph record for dyspeptics be made; one to be turned on faithfully every meal time; not peppy stuff, but "measured beat and slow." In six months how the unsolicited testimonials would ponr fnl For example: "Dear Sirs: Since chewing my food to the tune of your Mr.

Handel's largo my health has improved 100 per cent. I feel that I can now begin to eat in old-fashioned waltz time. Please send me 'The Beautiful Blue If this isn't a practical business idea we'd like to know what it is. to Ole Vlrglny" (violin), by Helen Motte: song, by Geneva Powell; "Alpine (violin). Harriet McNamara; "Sixth Nocturne," Frances Holmes; "Heatherbloom" (Huerta), Anna Hengstler; "Im Walde" (Heller), Louise Turner; "Rustle of Spring," Etta Webb; "Auld Lang Syne," Iris Cowen; "Humming Bird," Mildred Koons; "Solfeglettl" (Bach), Ernestine Hicks; "Spring Dance," by Elllce de Forest.

Miss Gilchrist's Recital. Pupils of Grace O. Gilchrist will give a piano recital tonight at the Playhouse, 1814 street northwest, at 8 o'clock, presenting the following program Military March, (Schubert), Misses Margaret Dayton. Eva Mendelsohn, Eva Jacobs and Mollye Goldman; Etude, "The Warrior's Song," (Heller), Haskell Milstone; Narcissus, (Nevln), Edith Hammel; Valse, No. 1, (Chopin), Miss Margaret Dayton; Nocturne, Opus 15.

No. 4, (Chopin), and Polonaise, Opus 40, No. 1, (Chopin). Frederick Neely; Prelude, Opus 28. No.

15. (Chopin). Mrs. Albert F. Russell; Etude, Opus 25, No.

9, (Chopin Mrs. Chas. Cassidy; Prelude. oharp Minor. (Rachmaninoff).

Miss Eva Mendelsohn; Hunting Song, Rosina Cole; Concerto in Minor, last movement. (Mendelssohn), Mrs. E. B. Johnson; The Butterfly, (Grteg).

Miss Mollye Goldman; Etude, "Si Olseau etais" (Henselt), Miss Evelyn Hollingshead; Polish Dance (Schurwenka), Miss Emma Egolf; Etude. Opus No. 18 (Czerny). Miss Eva Jacobs; The Cuckoo (Emile Foss Christiani), Bobbie Reineck; Ingeborg (Emile Foss Christiani). Miss Katherlne Weckel; In Spring (Emile Joss Christiani), or Etude, "The Ocean," (Emile Foss Christiani), Gustav Weckel; Turklscher Marseh (Beethoven), Misses Thelma Hild, Grace Gilchrist.

Marcell Greenhalgh and Gustav Weckel. MUs Ktocher's Recital. Large and appreciative audiences heard the final recitals of the season given by piano pupils of Miss Klncer on Fiiday evening, June 16, and Saturday afternoon, June 17. In addition to the piano numbers, J. E.

S. Kinsella sang- on Friday evening "The Mighty Deep" (Jude), and "Love in the Southland" (Canfleld), while Mrs. Benjamin Smart contributed to the Saturday afternoon program by rendering "Break of Day" (Sanderson), and "Little Heart" (Bischoff). The Friday evening program included: "8pring Breeze" (Bovle), Miss Clara Butt; "Berceuse" (Oodard). Miss Evelyne Fletcher; "Spinning Song" (Ellmenrelch), Miss Betty Barcalow; "On the Ice at Sweet Briar" (Crawford), Miss Mollis Reed; "Passepled" (Dellbes), Miss Mary Kay; "Melodie d'amour" (Eigelmann): Miss Olga Yowell; "Poupee Valsante" (Poldlnl).

Miss Virginia Latterner; "Les Sylvalns" (Chamlrade), Miss Elizabeth Peeples; "Shadow Dance" (MacDowell). Miss Hazel Shepard; "Tarantella" (Heller). Miss Eatelle Derrick; Scotch Poem" (MacDowell). Miss Ann Gleason; "If I Were a Bird" (Henselt). Miss Eveline Kay; "Tarantelle" (Dennee), Miss Mary Kay; "Sous Bols" (Staub), Miss Clara Butt; "A la bien alinee" (SQhutt), Miss Eveline Kay; "Butterfly" (Lavallee), Miss Hazel Shepard; "Etude-Impromptu" (Morria).

Miss Ann Gleason; "Rustle of 8prlng" (Binding), Miss Clara Butt; "Romance in flat" (Sibelius) and "Llebeswalzer" (Mosskowski). Miss Dorothy Manning. Saturday afternoon: "Dorothy" (an old English dance), (Smith), Miss Margaret Angel; "Wooden Shoes" (Barlett), Miss Helen Dugan; "Happy Farmer" (Schumann), and "Merry Bobolink" (Krogmann), Miss Frances Mathews; "Spinning Song" (Ellmenrelch), MUs Helen McGlue; "Melodie" (Franke), and "Lightfoot Polka" (Werner); Miss Ruth Coburn; "Minuet In (Beethoven). Miss Mollle Reed; "The Lark" (TschalkowskyX Miss Mary Kay; "Humoresque" (Dvorak), Mine Catherine Todd; "L'Avalanche" (Heller), Miss Bettle Barcalow; "Witches' Dance" (Schytte), Miss Trixle Groff; "Little Shepherdess" (Schytte) and "A Courtly Dance" (Crawford), Miss Jean Hrtywood; "Dancing Shadows" (Csrpenter), Miss Ruth Miller; "Novellozsa" (Oodard). Miss Elisabeth Peeples; "Minuet in (Boccherini): Miss Virginia Latterner; "Will o'the Wisp" (Jungmann).

Miss Catherine Todd; "Barvhetta" (Nevln), Miss Josephine Latterner; "Fur Ellse" (Beethoven). Mlse Virginia Latterner; "Gavotte and Musette" Miss Eveline Kav; "Scherzlno" (Mosskowskl), Miss Clara Butt; "Humoreake" (Rachmaninoff), Miss Dorothy Manning. PEOPLE SPEND $220,000,000 All Other Educational Together Spend Only $195,838,395. "The people of the United States are upending more money on musical instruction than on all other higher education combined." Thla startling declaration was made by C. M.

Tremaine, director of the National Bureau for the Advancement of Musio, in an address before the first national conference of motion picture and musical Interests In New York. He spoke to the movie men from the dollars and cents point of view and declared that it was to their own Interest, as well as to their patrons', to utilize music In connection with their pictures. "Aooordlng to the United States Csnsus Bureau," Mr. Tremaine said In substantiation of his declaration, "the following sums were spent on higher education In 1911: Public high schools $64,199,952 Private high schools 18,949,195 Other private and public schools of similar standing 1S.198.05S Colleges and universities. 89,635,110 Normal sohool.C 14,956,105 Total $195,838,895 "The amount spent on music education of all kinds Is given as $220,000.000.

This latter figure is not taken from the census, but from a speech of an ex-presldent of the National Music Supervisors' AssociationIn a Rochester convention." Breaking and Repairing Improves Quality of Instrument Some Believe. More supersUtlons exist fcuout the violin than any other musical ment. Chief among these superstitions Is the one held by many persons that the tone is improved by breaking the violin and then mending It. It Is often true that a violin that has been broken and repaired has a more beautiful tone than a new Instrument, but Its beauty of tone exists In spite of its Injuries rather than because of them. As In the case of other popular delusions, the peculiar belief concerning repaired violins has probably come about In a perfectly natural manner.

A violinist drops his instrument and breaks it. He takes it to a music store or violin repairer. The luthler finds that he must remove the back. in order to patch up the injuries. In the course of his operation he may find other troubles.

The brass bar needs altering. The sound post is out of position. A new bridge is needed. The proper repairs are made and the original broken parts are glued together. The result is that the owner gets his violin back in perfect shape.

Tone Was Improved. The owner of the violin is delighted to find that its tone is actually improved, and, If he is an amateur possessing the average amateur's knowledge, he immediately tells all his friends that a new violin does not compare in tone with one that has been broken and restored to shape. It is because of this popular superstition about violins that exists in the minds of the public that violin makers find It difficult to sell a "brand new" violin. If a fiddle looks too new and shiny, even though Its tone be clear as a bell, the purchaser looks askance at It, and casts his suspicious eyes about the stors for a dull finished instrument, covered with cracks and that "looks old." Music dealers report that the "imitation Stradivari" models of this type are much more ready sellers than other violins which are actually superior In tone quality but which have the misfortune to look too new. Home Break Them Up.

It has even been asserted, and the statement has gained considerable credence, that makers of violins often break the finished product Into pieces and put it together again In order to improve the quality of the violin. Ingenious principle of manufacture Is pronounced absurd by every authority upon the violin. If these superstiUons had any foundation In fact, It would be an almost hopeless task for a maker of violins to try to sell his product. He would find himself forced to lend his newly made fiddles for a year or so to some such organization as a boy's boarding school where they would be certain of rough treatment. At the end of this "condlttonlng" period he would reclaim the Instruments, put them through a first-aid treatment In the repair shop, and sell them as old masters.

COMPOSER OF SONGS PUBLISHER'S ASSET David Proctor, composer and pianist of marked ability, has Joined the organisation of Harold FTammer, Inc. Mr. Proctor will leave on a threemonths' trip shortly. He will cover practically every State In the union and several of the important musical centers of Canada. Among ths best known of Mr.

Proctor's compositions are "The Little Clock," a novelty for the piano, and "Drowsily Come the Sheep," a slumber song. In addition to being an accomplished musician Mr. Proctor has hsd quite an Interesting theatrical career. He toured the country for many years as leading man in theatrical companies and has appeared on ths AMERICAN BEAUTY VISITS TURK HAREM This in Bessie Beatty, who has just returned from Constantinople, where she was Riven an insight into Hfe in a Turkish harem. One of the most interesting Miss Beatty says, is to attend a concert in the crown prince's palace and to hear American jazz numbers well executed by an excellent orchestra.

The prince is an accomplished violinist, and his wife, according to Miss Beatty, is a cellist of no mean ability. St. Louis Folk Seek To Stem Jazz Tide With Popular Opera By WILLIAM HARRISON MOORE. Out in St. Louis the good townsfolk have builded themselves I roaring backfire designed to curb the prairie fire sweep of jazz.

In other words, the city of St. Louis has gone into the "opry busi ness." Last Tuesday night St. Louis' Municipal Opera, with Reginalt De Koven's "The Highwayman" as its initial offering, opened iti eight weeks' season in the Municipal Theater in Forest Park. And miserable one of the 9,246 seats in this theater was filled, and hundreds of persons crowded the aisles. Sophie Brandt la prima aonna cri this fourth BeaKon of the city's adventure into light opera production.

Frank Moulan Is principal romedlan( Rva Fallon, ingenue; Arthur Geary, tenor; Doono Jackson, contralto; James Stevens, baritone; Jerome Daly, basso; George Juvenile, and William McCarthy, second comedian, complete the cast. Besides these there Is a c.horu of 100 girls and boys, every one a resident of St. Louis, and every one trained in the Municipal Opera Free Chorus School conducted by William Parson, chorus master and assistant musical director of the Municipal Opera, since January 1. The repertoire this season besides "The Highwayman" Includes: Victor Herbert's "Sweethearts," Kalman's "Sari," Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Yeomen of the Guard." Sidney Jones' "The Geisha," Relnhardi's "Spring Maid," Johann Strauss' "The Queen's Lace Handkerchief," and Kalman's "Miss Springtime." To Extend Training. St.

Louis is Justly proud of an opera the profits from which have already established a free municipal opera chorus training school and will in the future be devoted to extending the work of the school in training both chorus and principals in the now reviving art of light opera. "More than $160,000 will be spent in cast and productions for the season," said Harry R. Burke, music critic of the St. Louis Times, and an ardent booster of the opera enterprise, in discussing the venture with the writer. "The orchestra of fifty is made up almost exclusively of instrumentalists from the St.

Louis Symphony Orchestra. "Profits of $24,000 from last season were expended by the Municipal Theater Association, of which Mayor Kiel is president, with Director of Public Welfare Nelson Cunllff as chairman of the executive improve-1 ments committee, in Improvements to the city's big open air theater In Forest Park. Director Chorus. Ultimately It Is hoped to be able to develop both casts and chorus in St. Louis and to make all-St.

Louis productions without sacrificing art to civic spirit. St. Louis believes this can be done. Frank Rainger, stage director, who has been loaned by Dillingham to St. Louis for the summer, and Charles Prevln, musical director who comes to Municipal opent on leave of absence from the Erlanger fcrces, gave added force to that theory when they agreed that never before had they heard a chorus of such fresh and flexible young voices, In light or grand opera.

The 100 In the chorus were chosen from 280 who completed the course In the municipal training school. Over 100 applied for entrance and of that number 100 met voice requirements, which were high. The chorus la notable for the backgrounds of Individual members. For Instance, two of the boys are sons of the edi tor-ln-chlef of a hig St. Louis dally.

One of the girls has been chosen by Rudolph Ganx as a "Pop" concert soloist with his St. Louis gymphony orchestra next season. Summer opera In 8t. Louis Is more fashionable than a baseball Kame. The palm leaf fan and the pop bottle are Its Insignia.

Out there, under the stars your netghbor may be a member of one of those exclusive old French families who founded the city, a German boker who divides spare time between tola own singing society and the opera, a millionaire American shoe manufacturer or an Italian banana peddler. It makes no difference. You enjoy it. He enjoys It. The Municipal Opera becomes a melting pot in which the races are fused in the spirit of beauty.

Reviews of New Music. In order that the readers of The Washington Times Music Page he kept t'n touch with the latest and highest grade music published, the Music Editor will give each week a review of the new publications. Schmidt's New Catalogue. The Arthur P. Schmidt Company has Just placed on the market a number of attractive and singable vocal selections.

"Land of My Dreams," from the pen of Cuthbert Harris, ranks high among the leading "home songs" which have come to the editor's attention In a long time. It Is published In three keys and the range Is not difficult A dandy little number for concert work Is "My Fldll Is Singing," by Floy Little Bartlett. To the thousands of admirers of Claude Warford's work, "Life's Ecstacy." pulsating as it does with the full vigor of spring, comes as a welcome addition to the Schmidt catalogue. Carl Fischer's Music. To overcome the difficulty of finding suitable music for teaching inexperienced military bands, Carl Fischer has published "The Progressive Military Band Primer," by M.

L. Lake. The primer contains sixty selections in easy keys and employing only common, two-four, threefour and slxelght time. These pieces are so arranged that the oompass of earth Instrument Is confined to one octave. The scores are especially adapted to the use of young bands and particularly beginners.

The Dally and Hnnday Times wOl be your most congenial friend on your vacation. Give your order today to hare It sent to you; rents month er far three months. Holden, Born In Shirley, in 1765, Began Life as Carpenter. That musical genius and financial understanding may go hand In hand In spite of a general belief to the contrary Is amply demonstrated by the life of Oliver Holden, author of "Coronation," America's best known hymn. Holden was born In Shirley, in 1766.

At the age of twenty-three years he went to Charlentown, where he worked at his trade of carpenter and soon after by real estate transactions became a man of wealth. He built for himself the fine old mansion house In Pearl street where he wrote his famous for the dedication of a Baptist church In the town? and then later on ho filled the post as preacher for many years for a (religious society called the Puritan church. Already greatly esteemed as a composer In the latter part of the 18th century, he wrote books on music of which the first one published In 1793. had the title, "The American Harmony." In he brought out his "The Worcester Collection of Sacred Harmony," a work printed by Isaiah Thomas, of Worcester, and from the last movable types ever bought in Europe for use in this country. Oenerally esteemed as a successful man in his life-ventures, both practical and musical, Holden died In 1844 at his Charlestown home.

What history states as the crowning public event of Holden's career came to him when he composed the words and music of an ode performed at the time of Washington's visit to Boston by the Independent Musical Society, of which he was director. The song was sung from the top of a triumphal arch built out for the occasion from the old state house. The hymn was again heard at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1898, at Chicago. CHILIEHE id pur OWN INSTRUMENTS Widely Known Author Conducts Experiment in Musical Psychology. A book which O.

Stanley Hall halls as marking something of an epoch In musical training has Just beer. I published by Putnam, called "Crea-' tlve Music for Children." 8atls N. Coleman, the author, has conducted the experiment on which the book is based. A studio In which every child's 1 wish for a drum and rattle comes musically true and serves as a basis for a sound education must be a fascinating place. And these children have made their drums! Not only their drums, but their fifes and and pipes o' Pan, and their harps and fiddles and 'cellos as well! And all according to scientific principles which they have discovered easily and naturally.

They do not stop with making, but learn to play their I instruments. They go even further and compose their own tunes, adapting them to the tonal characteristics of percussions, winds and strings 1 with amazing nicety of discrimination. Mrs. Coleman's theory grown from the premise that children are primitives with the instincts, tendencies and powers of unconventlonallzed peoples, and her central Idea is that if a 'child repeats in his own experience the musical needs discoveries and achievements of the race, he will inevitably create music for himself, and it will be for him a character-building force, "harmonizing the soul" and bringing him poise, gentleness and self-control. This Idea Is worked out very literally by the writer, whose pupils personally experience the reasons for the whole history of musical development.

Some quite remarkable compositions by these youngsters are printed in the book, which Is full of interesting illustrations and lnstrucUons for making different instruments. Singing and dahdng are also Incorporated as vital phases of every child's musical education. GERMAN OPERA TROUPE TO VISIT WASHINGTON By Calveraal BERLIN, June musical circles attach great hopes to the agreement Just concluded between George Hartmann, director of the Oerman opera, and George Blumenthal, manager of the Manhattan Opera House, and former manager for the late Oerar Hammerstein. The arrangement provides for a Wagnerian musical tour of America by a special Oerman Company. The company 1s planned to consist of 260 merobers, Including a double cast of singers, conductors, chorus and orchestra.

Complete scenery and costumes will be shipped. The repertoire Melstersingers, Tannhauser, Tristan and Isolde, Flying Dutchman, and engrin, and the Straussopem, "Salome," which will be presented in the Oerman language. The tour will Include New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Son Francisco, and other cities. Seven performances will be given In each city. The company sails for America In January, returning td Europe via Canada and England, where they will likewise give performances.

Indian Makes Records of Ancient Tribal Melodies Rosendo Vardo Vargaa, a member of the old Taos tribe of Indians of New Mexico, has been lending valuable aid to the Smithsonian Institution in its splendid work of preserving historical data. He has made a number of talking machine records of the tribal songs of his people in their native language. These songs, including examples of every kind of singing practiced by the Taos Indians, carry the atmosphere of old New Mexico and reflect the spiritual thoughts of a tribal people that once was in a high stage of cultural development. Some of the words of the songs in a language which, although extremely complicated, is capable of expressing an infinite variety of intricate thoughts, and discloses an advanced stage of mental very long and have delicate shades of meaning that are difficult to translate into English. Many of the songs are action of tnem being called a "going song," which simply means a song that is sung by the Indians when going into the fields to work or when starting out to catch their horses preparatory to going on a trip.

SILVER THREADS STILL BRINES IN 19,000 YEARLY Other Well-Known Melodies Producing Royalties After Half Century In a New York court recently an executor's order to compel an accounting of an estate brought forth the Interesting fact that the once popular melody, "Sliver Threads Among the Oold," is still yielding royalties amounting to $5,000 a year. This song by a Philadelphia composer, Hart P. Danks, has been one of the best musical sellers for hall a century. Exactly wh-it amount It has brought to the family of tho composer Is not known, but it has been stated that its royalties in the last ten years have amounted to about $50,000. Previous to that time, when the eong was in the height of Its popularity, the sales were undoubtedly much larger.

In another New Tork court a judgment in favor of Mrs. Joseph Webster, the widow of the late Joseph P. Webster, was entered for $06,000 for deferred royalties on the once pop ular ballad "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," for which the contract wai signed more than fifty years ago. In that case, the composer was to receive a royalty of three cents pei copy, one cent more than is ordinarily paid to present-day composer. "After the Ball" is said to hav( brought a royalty of $100,000 to iti composer.

Chas. K. Harris. Speculation Is often heard as to what the profits might nave been to Stephen Collins Foster, sometimei called "the greatest of American song writers," if there had been th? means of musical comedy-promotion, talking machine, and cheaper printing of today for "Old Black Joe" and the "Swanee F.lver or any of the other 170 songs which wrote. Vacation days will be happy II you get The Dally and Sunday Times regularly.

most popular paper follow you the mountains or seashore; 95 centi a month or $3.50 for three months Former Army Major Harmony to Unusual Use. The latest theory for explosives now tested by ernment authorities employs sou wares to set oft the shell, amazing process of exploding sheila, deep sea mines and other erupttv war contrivances, as well as the more peaceful uses to which explosives may be put, has been advanced according to the New York Sun. by Major Harold C. Woodward, late of the United Stats Army. Undoubtedly this opens up trensndous posslbllltes.

Instsad of the present cumbersome and dangerous methods of exploding mines the future may see the task simplified so that a band playing "Nearer, My Ood to Thee" on the deck on one battleship may blow the enemy's flotilla to smithereens. Uss an Organ. Again, instead of planting a fuse mine in stone blasting opsrailons the method may be reduoed to the simple procee of hiring an organ grinder to play "The Rock of Ages." But there are dangers connected with it as well. The burglar may give up his nitroglycerins "soup" In favor of the lees expensive harmonica. All he will have to do Is stand in front of the most formidable safe ever invented and play something like "Safe In Thy and the safe wtn open.

"To the average layman there Is absolutely no connection between music and high explosives." savs Major Woodward. "Yst ressarch work of recent years In the dstoaation of high explosives clearly brings out a smypathetio connection between the vibrating of a musical instrument and the ilstn? tlon waves of the various fnkninatss. This may be simply explained as follows: Hew It Wsrks. high explosive Is In which the atoms composing a culs are presumed to separate tnm their own particular molecule and In mixing with the same atoms of other molecules cause the phenomenon of explosion. In order to cause the of the molecule a detonation wave Is necessary, and is usually caused by the explosion of a charge of fulminate Into the mass of high explosives.

has not yet been poeeible to isolate and determine juat what this detonsftion wave from a fulminate la, but tests have shown that Is Is very similar to the wave, of a sound which, when a particular note on the piano is struck. causs a picture wire In the room to vibrate. "Futher experimentation ca this line may some day perfect a ssnsltive explosion which. at being detonated by another expkwtve may be safely fired by a correct vibrating wave from a musical instrument." RED SEA DISTRICT IN NEED OF MOUTH ORGANS The Red Sea district, says Consul Cross at Aden la a rsport to the Department of Oommeroe, presents market for Amsrloan musical instruments which is of extensive development. The African natives In this rethe ooaml.

have no music of their own except rhythmic handclapping accompanied by chanting, and the Indian community which composes twenty per cent of the population of Aden and spreads down the coast has only Indian pipes and of Peculiar type. But they all like phonographs and mouth organs. The chief consideration as to hi-' struments are cheapness, durability and ease of playing. At present, only one firm Is dealing In music, but several others have indicated to the consul their desire to take on this business as a side Una. The Brambach BABY GRAND A Grand Piano For The Small Room? At the price of i good upright $635 are of I homes in and around this city that have been waitig the coming of The Brambach laby Grand.

Now it is first grand piano that is small enough to fit the space of an upright This Brambach is a revolutionist will displace many an upright Taking up no more space than an upright it produces the true grand tone in all its magnificent fulness and purity. Small though it is, the Brambach is not inconspicuous. Every visitor in this store speaks of its elegance of form and of the attractive rasp finisheither a high polish or a dull, velvety surface. Investigate the Brambach. There is nothing like it in this city, DROOP'S Music House, 1300.