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SECTION TWO PAGE THREE THE PITTSBURGH SUNDAY POST, DECEMBER 1926. DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES MORE POULTRY PROFIT Mtustcal 5totes artb Comment Many Poultry Clubs Will Exhibit Here Organizations to Send Fowls to Pittsburgh Show. R. LEWIS. Charles Wakefield Cadman 's "Witch of Salem" to Hare Premier This Week Puccini Memorial in Italy Richard Strauss Satirizes Publishers Music for Carillons Published School for Tympani Playing A Review of New Songs.

Calendar of Remainder December Concerts. 9 Vreeland-Meader, Carnegie Music Hall. 10 Cleveland Orchestra, Mosque. 11 Cleveland Orchestra, matinee. 28 Mendelssohn Choir, "Messiah," Carnegie Misic Hall.

21 Yale Glee Club, Mosque. street. Millvale. on Monday, December 6. at 8:30 a.

m. Requiem high mas at St. Anthony's Church at o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Mankato (Minn.) papers please copy.J RETZLER, CHRISTINA On Thursday, December J.

1926, at 11:65 a. Christina Retzler, Iri her 79th year. Funeral from the residence of her son, Joseph Retzler, 217 Pennwood avenue. Wllkinsburg, on Monday, December 6. at 8:30 a.

m. High mass of requiem at St.Jamea" Roman Catholic Church, Wllkinsburg. at 9 a. m. Friends of the family ar respectfully Invited to aiieno, SLOAN, JAMES M.

At Lakewood, 6ri, Saturday. December ai James M. Sloan, husband of the late Bertha 'Moore Sloan, in his 60th year. Funeral services at the residence of hi brother-in-law. David T.

Moore, 151 Clearview avenue. Crafton Heights. Pittsburgh, Pa. Notice of time later. 8CHM1TT, JOHN On Wednesday, December 1, 1926, at 1:30 p- John Bchmitt, husband of Catherine Schmltt (nee Tagerk in his 89th year.

Funeral from his late residence. 832 Island avenue. McKees Rocks, on Monday. December' 6. at 8:30 a.

m. Requiem high mass at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, McKees Rocks. at a. rn.

Interment In St. Martin's cemetery. West Friends of the family are respectfully tnvited to attend. SHAFFER, DR. HARRY L.

Suddenly, on Saturday. December 4, 1926, at 8:65 a. Dr. Harry enaner, husband of Mae Rote Shaffer, at his home, 401 Charlea street, Knoxvtlle borough, in his 41st year. Funeral services Monday evening.

December 6, at 8 o'clock. Franklin Syria Temple and Pittsburgh ConsiMory and friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. Interment In Llgonler Valley cemetery at 12 o'clock oon on Tuesday. I Milton (Pa.) papers please copy. SFEIfCER, FRANK KARL On Saturday, December 4.

1926, at 7:45 a. Frank Earl Spencer, husband of Jennie Wal- lace Spencer, aged 50 years. Funeral services at the family residence. 309 Pitt street, Wllklrmburg, on Monday afternoon, December 8, at 4 o'clock. Interment private.

THOMAS, JOSEPH On Thursday, December 2. 1923. at 4:10 p. Joseph ThnmuL 'husband of Annantonia Do Flore, In his 70th year. Funeral from the family residence.

722 Tioga street. Home wood, on Monday. December (. 1926. at 9:30 a.

m. Solemn requiem mass at the Mother cf Good Counsel Church at 10:30 m. FrlendB of the family are respectfully invited to attend. WARNER. SARAH Suddenly, on Thursday, December 2.

1926. at 4:55 p. Sarah L. Warner (nee Krause), wife of William G. Warner, In her 41st year.

Funeral services at her late residence, 19 Bailey avenue, Mt. Washington, via car No. SO to bead of Castle Snannon Incline. on Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Chapter No.

64. O. E. services on Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully tnvited to attend.

WATENPOOL. TERESA MCRORX Sud denly, on Friday morning, December J. 1926, at 1:50 o'clock, Teresa McCrory Watenpool, wle of Andrew Watenpuot, in her 66th year. Funeral from her late residence. Pine Creek road, on Monday morning, December 6, at 9 o'clock.

Solemn requiem high mass at St. Alphonsus Church, at 10 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. WINSTEIJf, HOWARD B. -On Friday.

December 3, 1926, at 7 Howard B. Winsteln, husband of Gertrude Dunlap Winstein, in his 38th year. Funeral services on Sunday. December S. at 3 p.

at his late home, 636 Dow avenue, Carnegie. Pa. Frtenda of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. Interment In Chartiers cemetery, Monday morning. WELTZ, FLOYD H.

SIMMONS On Thursday, December 2. 126, at 6:48 p. Floyd H. Simmons Weltz, beloved husband of Helen Culan, and son ot Frederick W. and Estella Boyle Weltz.

In his 22nd year. Funeral services at his late residence, 53 Strauss street, Northside, on Monday. December 6, at 2 p. m. Interment pri- vate at Highwood cemetery.

Chicago (Hi.) and Cleveland papers please copy.J WISE, ANTHONY On Thursday, December 2, 1926, at 10:15 p. Anthony Wise, beloved husband of Eleanora Wise (nee Morall), In his 82nd year. Funeral from his late residence, 606 Allegheny avenue, Northslde, on Monday, December 6, at 8:30 a. m. Solemn requiem high mass at St, Peter's Church at 9 o'clock.

Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Please omit flowers. ZECH, MAE RENROD Suddenly, on Frl- December 3, 1926. at p. Mae Pen rod Zech, wife of Earnest Zech.

Funeral services at the residence of her sister, Mrs. E. Wagner. 1781 Perrysville avenue, Northside, on Monday, December 6, at 2 p. m.

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Secretary. Box KM, Pittsburgh. Pa. 75 TOM BARRON White Leghorn pullets at 11.75 each; also 50 full developed cockerel. and up; the ubove pullets a bargain.

Just laid Ees Farm. I -hone 4i-W, Library, Pa- LEGAL NOTICES. REVELS ISLAND CLUB STOCK By order of the Board of Directors of the Revels Island Club'ot Aocomac County, the undersigned will sell at public auction at Room No. 1517 Farmers Bank Building. Pitta-burb.

on Monday, the 20th day of December. 1936, at 3:15 p. Eastern Standard Time, Four forfeited snares of stock of safcd Club standing in the names of delinquent members as represented by Certificate Nos, 572 and 7 to satisfy unpaid dues sod assessments upon said stock as provided for la the Virginia Code, and pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation, FRANK MOORE, Freoldent. H. E.

De FRANCE. Secretary. i. U. ASXLN.

at Auctioneers. BRETCH, ELIZABETH POTT On Friday, December 3, 1926. at 3:20 p. Elizabeth Dott Bretch, widow of Frederick E. Bretch, tn her 7 2nd year.

She is survived by two sons and one sister, Ben F. Bretch. of Pittsburgh, and Edwin T. Bretch. of Columbus, and Mrs.

E. McCarty. of Crafton. Pa. Services at trie residence of her son, Ben F.

Bretch. S26 Fordham street. Brook-line Monday. December 6, at 2 p. m.

Friends of the am Ily are respectfullj invited to attend. Funeral private. Columbus papers please copy.1 BR AITH WAIT, WILLIAM At Oakmont, on Friday, December 3, 1926, at 11:15 p. William Braithwait, husband of Sarah W. Braithwait tnee Hulton), in his 81st year.

Funeral from his late residence. 1024 Fifth street, Oakmont, on Monday afternoon. December 6, at 3 o'clock. Interment in Oakmont cemetery. Please omit flowers.

CRISFTELD. On Friday. December 3, 1926, at 11 p. at her home, 610 Mitchell avenue, Clairton, Laura D. Crisfield, wife of John W.

Crisfield. Funeral services at the First Presbyterian Church, Clairton. on Sunday, December 5, at 3 p. m. Intermant at Princiss Ann.

Md. Pliase omit flowers. DAILEY, HARRY RAYMOND On Friday. December 3, 1926. Harry Raymond Dailey.

husband of Armella Kress Dailey. in his 3 1st year. Survived by his wife; one son, Harry. parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph S.

Dailey: one aister, Mrs. Annie Alster; five brothers, Joseph Clarence George Oliver and Richard O. Dailey. Funeral Monday. December 6.

at 8 from the family home, 1911 Wright's way, Southside. Requiem high mass In St. Peter's Church, at 9 a. ra. Friends of the family and members of Arthur Woestehoff post.

Veterans of Foreign wars and Little Giant Lodge, Brotherhood of Railway Clerka are respectfully invited to attend. DYSON, THOMAS On Thursday, December 2, 192S. at 11:40 a. at the family residence, 2383 Palm Beach avenue, Beechvlew, Thomas Dyson, husband of Margaret A. Whelan Dyson, father of Mrs.

Schon and John T. Dyson and brother of Mrs. Joseph Lanois of Woon-qocket, R. I. He was a member of Local No.

6, Painters and Decorators' Union. Funeral on Monday, December 6, at 8:36 a. m. High mass of requiem at St. Catherine's Church at 9 o'clock.

DESSENBAl'GH, ELAN On Saturday, December 4. 1926, at 5:30 a. Elan Dessenbaugh. Funeral services at John A. Freyvogel's, 3406 Fifth avenue, Sunday afternoon, December 5, at 3 o'clock.

Interment at Akron, O. DE- PERRO, MADELINE On Thursday morning, December 2, 1926. at the Belle-vedere Hospital, Pittsburgh, at 7:10 a. Madeline De Perro (nee Dt Pirri). beloved wife of Joseph De Perro, In her 36th year.

Funeral from her late residence. 56 Fleming avenue, Stowe township, on Monday morning. December 6, 1926, at I a. m. High mass at Mother of Sorrow's Roman Catholic Church, Stowe township, at 9:30 a.

m. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. Interment in St, Mary's cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. DOYLE, SUSANNA EVANS On Friday. December 3.

1926. at 9:30 a. Susanna Bvans Doyle, widow of Henry H. Doyle, aged 84 years. Funeral services from her late home, 3614 Dawson street, Oakland, on Sunday.

December 6, at 2:30 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private later, EVANS, OLIVER, SR. On Saturday.

December 4, 1926. at 3:45 Oliver Evans, aged 73 years. Funeral services at the residence. Lincoln way, Versailles convent, near McKeesport. on Tuesday, December 7, at 2 Interment in Versailles cemetery, McKeesport, GROETZINGER, HENRIETTA E.

BAETZ On Saturday evening, December 4, 1926, at 7 o'clock, Henrietta E. Baetz, widow of Ernest J. Groetzinger. Services at the home of the T. B.

More-land North Highland avenue at Rlppey street. East End, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment private. HENDR1CKSON; GERTRUDE WALLACE On Saturday. December 4, 1926, at 2 a.

at her residence. Harrisburg, Gertrude Wallace Hendrickson. beloved wife of Robert H. Hendrickson, formerly of Pittsburgh. Funeral services at Frank W.

Simon's funeral parlor, 2025 Perrysville avenue, Northslde, Pittsburgh, on Monday. December 6. at 3 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

Interment private. HAAS, JOSEPH On Thursday, December 2, 1926, at 8:30 a. at his residence, 76 Twenty-sixth street. Joseph Haas, beloved husband of Anna Haas (nee Kiser). Funeral on Monday, December 6.

at 8:30 m. High mass of requiem at St. Augustine's Church, at a. m. Friends of the family and members of Knights of St.

George are respectfully Invited to attend. Detroit papers please copy. KOSOMOV1CH. MARY On Friday, December 3, 1926. at 8:30 p.

Mary Kos-omovich, wife of Peter Kosomovich. Funeral services at the family home. 326 Rochelle street, Knoxville, on Sunday at 2 p. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. LUTRINGER, JOHN B.

On Saturday. December 4. 1926, at 8 p. at his home. 1226 First avenue, Coraopolis.

John B. Lutringer. in his 72d year. He was born in Alsace-Lorraine. Funeral from his late home on Tuesday, December 7, at 8:45 a.

m. High mass of requiem at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Coraopolis, at 9 a. m. Interment In St.

Joseph's cemetery, Coraopolis Pa. Mccormick, agatha sexti.e cm Thursday, December 2, 1926, at 10 a. Aeratha Sentle McCormick, widow of Junius A. McCormick. Funeral from the family residence, 223 Grandview avenue, Mt.

Washington, on Monday, December 6, at 8:30 a. m. Solemn- high mass of requiem at Su Mary of the Mount Church, at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. Interment In St.

George's cemetery. MOHAN, NELLIE M. At St. Francis Hospital, on Saturday, December 4, 1926. at 3:40 p.

Nellie M. Mohan. daughter of Thomas and Mary Maloney Mohan. Funeral from the family home, 420 Forty-fifth street. Notice of time later.

Butler papers please copy. MTORMICK, MISS ELIZABETH On Friday. December 3, 1926, at 6:30 p. Miss Elizabeth McCormick. in her 82nd year.

Funeral services from the residence of her sister. Mrs. William Nease, 912 Sherman avenue, Northslde, on Monday, December at 2 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

Interment private. Kindly omit flowers. KEEBE, WILLIAM Suddenly, on Friday. December 3, 1926, at 4 a. William Neebe, husband of Josephine 1 Nee be (nee Litchfre).

aged 52 years. Funeral services at his late home. 1017 Forest avenue. Bellevue, car 16 to Kle-mont avenue, ou Sunday. December 6, at 3 p.

m. Friends of the family and members of Allegheny Commanriery No. 387, Knights of Malta, Ionic Lodge No. (25. F.

A. are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private Monday morning. NEYLON, JAMBS On Wednesday. December 1.

1926. at 8:30 a. James Neylon, husband of the late Anna Garvey Neylon. In his 84th year. Funeral on Monday, December 4, from the chapel of Harry Brooke, 2726 Carson street, Southside, at 8:30 a.

m. Requiem mass at Holy Cross Church, at 9 a. m. Friends of the family and members of Branch 14, Knights of St. George are respectfully invited to attend.

Interment in Calvary cemetery. PANCOAST, MARGARET RICH On Friday, December 3. 1926. at 8 a. Margaret Rich Pan coast, beloved wife of Ollie Pancoast, in her 41st year.

Funeral on Monday, December 6, 1926, at 2:30 p. at her late residence, 2221 Gironda street. Northslde. Pittsburtrb, PATTERSOX, ANNA On Friday. December 3, 1926, at 8 a.

Anna Patterson, widow of Thomas Patterson, in her 72nd year. Funeral from the home of her Mrs. P. C-Funaro, 231 Roup street. East End.

on Monday. December 5, at 8:30 a. m. Requiem high masi at St. I.w-rence Roman Catholic Church, Penn avenue, at 9 o'clock.

Interment in Calvary cemetery. PARTRIDGE, FRED M. On Friday. December 3, 1926. at 11 a.

at his residence. 167 Buckley street, Uniontown, Fred M. Partridge. He will be buried in Home wood cemetery at 11-30 a. Monday.

REIN EM AN, ALBERT A. On Saturday, December 4. at 10:15 a. at his bome, Pasadena, Albert A. Reineman.

RANDIG, JOHN ANDREW On Friday. December 3, 1926. at 10:30 p. John Andrew Randtg. son of Margaret ta Randig (nee Huttlel.

and the late Joseph liandig, aged 30 years. Funeral from the family borne, (12 Mary By HAREY The largest item of cost" in caring foi the poultry flock is that of feed, usually occupying 50 per cent of the total expense of caring for a flock of hens during the year. Next big item of expense is that of labor, ranging all the way from 10 per cent to 25 per cent of the total costs, the exact percentage being determined by the layout of the houses and the efficiency of the operator in planning his work so as to reduce steps as much as possible and employ effective labor-saving devices where they will not be lower the effciency of the operation but will save time and trouble. Anything that can be done to cut down the labor expense in the care of the flock is money saved anl hence means a greater profit, which means, in addition, more pleasure resulting from the poultry work. If effectively carried out, especially on the small one-man poultry farm, it means one man can take care of a third to twice as many birds." PItOPKR PLANNING.

In planning how to save labor the first step should be to see that the poultry houses themselves are laid out properly. This means they should be arranged so the man in feeding, watering, collecting eggs and doing the other necessary chores, can go from house to house without retracting his steps and will end up at or near the starting point, having visited all the flocks in the shortest possible time. In order to plan these efficient arrangements, there are two general methods employed. One is the long house which usually provides for a feed room in the middle and a long laying house built on either end of the feed room, extending east and west, and facing south. This arrangement is very efficient from the standpoint of labor saving, as it allows all the work to be done from the central feed house, and allows all the work to be done indoors, making it much pleasanter in winter.

It does, however, have the disadvantage of the fact that the birds, when they run out of doors, must be more or less intensely yarded, laying close to the houses, much of the time not being- able to have the advantage of extensive range and clean ground. The other method which is in quite general use is what, is known as the semi-community plan, which provides for a road, path or lane running north and south, tne laying houses being placed on each side of this road, the end of the house coming up to the road or path the houses facing south. The houses, depending upon their size, may be placed from 50 to 100 feet apart along this road, one on each side, the birds being allowed extended range east and west of the road. This path provides doing all the work from the road, entering each house directly from the road without going through gates and passing through yards. It facilitates the work of mashing, feeding, and collecting eggs, cleaning dropping boards, litter, etc, which can all be done with a horse and wagon passing down the road, stopping at each house along the way.

Furthermore, it facilitates the piping of water to the houses and in general is a most efficient layout. Laying houses should never be scattered in isolated yards considerable distances removed from the path or road from which the heavy work must be done, as it necessitates passing through gates, retracing steps, carrying feed, manure, etc, considerable distance in one's hands or on the back. A little thought given to the proper arrangement of the layout or the revising of the layout by moving houses, will often cut down the labor 10 per cent to 15 per cent and make the work of caring for the birds much more pleasant. SAVING IN FEEDING. Watering is the most laborious and expensive problem in connection with the distribution of the labor load.

One should be sure that their laying houses are equipped with a supply of flowing water, piped to the house with non-freezing hydrants, so all one has to do each morning is rinse out the pans, refill them from the hydrants or fill them automatically by an automatic float shutoff. Carrying water by pails is laborious and a tedious operation. No poultry plants can be operated efficiently today following such antiquated methods. One way in which, a great deal of labor can be saved and the work made a real pleasure is, instead- of carrying pails or wheelbarorw loads of feed around the house from house to house in mashing up and in feeding grain, one should have located in each laying house, at a conveinent point, feed bins or feed barrels, in which there is dumped from time to time from a truck or wagon a considerable bulk of dry mash and scratch feed, from which the hoppers can be filled at frequent intervals and from which the birds can be fed scratch grain two or three a day. Iarge.

heavy barrels, elevated above the floor on a platform in one corner of the building, covered with a hinged cover, makes an ideal feed bin for this purpose. When time to feed, the poul-tryman can go from house to house and measure out from each barrel the right amount for each pen, and he does not have to be burdened with carrying it around. The same is true with the hoppers. They can be filled any time one is in the house. This is an added advantage because if a little mash is added each day it encourages greater consumption.

LOBOIt-SAVING SUGGESTIONS. All doors to poultry houses should be equipped with strings or weighted pulleys to keep the doors shut, so that when one passes into the house, he does not have to bother to turn around and close and hook the door but it will immediately shut after him. Where two or more connecting pens are present, it is wise to have a double way door, equipped with a double acting spring hinge, so one can go through pushing the door before him, and it will come shut, immediately held in shut position by a friction catch. Water pans which can be easily removed from their supports, dumped out and rinsed and disinfected make a much easier watering appliance than one which is complicated and does not admit of easy cleaning or easy removal. In the cleaning of dropping boards, the use of a large, broad, wide hoe saves a.

great deal of labor and speeds up this work. An excellent tool for this purpose is the so-called sweet potato hoe. which is from 12 to 14 inches wide and about five inches high, making it possible to clean an extremely large sweep -of the dropping board at one pull of the hoe. Where sliding curtains are used, sliding up and down on the outside of the building, if a grooved pulley is By HARVEY GACL. Strauss has broken lances in his long career.

It is said that the publishers are not so enthusiastic over the work and that they have heard a lot of compositions that sounded batter to their ears. There is a nice idea there for American composers. If you get a dirty deal from (name supplied on request), sit down and lampoon him with a' witty tune. First, trying to ge the tune that adequately depicts your choler. After the publisher once hears your satire he will be willing to capitulate, resign, or elope with your mother-in-law.

Somehow we have a feeling that music does not lend itself to satire, and that you are hoist by your own petard the moment you attempt it. It is diffcult to make personal photographs in tone (see Elgar's "Enigma" variations, or Moussorgsky's dull "At an and when one does a lecturer is required to point out the likenesses in the old family album. CARILLON MCSIC. Four elaborate compositions came this week from the Malines School of Carilloneurs. Evidently the Belgians can make their bells play in pianistic fashion as the figures and phrases are quite involved.

One marvels at the technique, at the' allegros, vlvaces, and accelerandos. Paul Gilson has a sonatlng of three octaves that is quite exciting with Its sixteenth notes, trills and tremulant Jef van Hoof has a "iTeludium and Menuet- replete with triplets and sixteenth note figures. Jef Denyn has a "Preludium" that Is marvelously delicate and shlmmerous with its pianissimo passages and vibratos. The same composer has an alluring "Andante Cantabile" of Mendelssohnesque sweetness, and not being content with striking his tune, he rolls off a number of Handelian variations and throws in for good measure a number of syncopts and afterbeats. Evidently these beiardiers of Belgium Intend to make virtuosi of their students.

When one enters the Malines ooncours de Carillon he is taught not only performing technique but the technique of writing. That really might be a fascinating course in composition. Think of writing with over-tones in mind. Perhaps it will appeal to our modernists who care not at all how many clang-tints there are sustaining through a work. The compositions were sent through William Gorham Rice, the American exponent and champion of Carillons.

It was Mr. Rice who spoke last month for the Musicians' Club and who is trying to interest the country in the beauty of bell tone. TYMPANI PLAYING. There are schools for all kinds of music. A two-cent stamp will teach you to play anything from ukulele to shoe-horn.

All our most eminent professors are waxing fat on two-cent stamps. Every once in a hile there is a legitimate gymnase springing up on the mail man's route and such is the "New York School of Tympani Playing." Here is an advertized lycee where one may learn the subtleties of whanging an apple butter cauldron or rubbing the bronze-covered dishpan. There is a full course offered In tympani playing by correspondence in "Fundamentals, Tuning, Routine." Nothing is said of counting or posing with sticks in the air. Perhaps they come in the post-graduate courss. Now is some pedagogue will open a conservation for triangle playing (not the three-cornered movie love-theme) or the fine art of cymbal clashing we should say the orchestra business would be complete.

By the way a handy little lexicon would be a book for cymbal players I on "How to Fill in Your Time and Make an Extra Penny" while wait-tog between clashes. Did you ever stop to think of the hours wasted by a good, union cymbal player? He spends whole life-times just waiting for that one smash and after he hits it once he has nothing to do until tomorrow. He is the only man we know who has time to count all the visitors to De Russeys Lane. If you are interested in how a tympani is tuned, and brother, it is a trick, write the New York School of Tympani Playing. Ninety-first street, Jackson Heights, New York City.

NEW SONGS. From the press of Oliver Ditson has come an envelope of new songs. Every week one seems to get a huge gray envelope from this house containing new prints. It would be pleasant to say a nice word for the five songs, but it is rather difficult to do. Louis Adolphe Coerne.

the veteran theorist, turns off a rather agreeable setting of Fred Bowies' verse. "Go Little Song." It has an interesting song-line, but the work arrives no where and at the end of the matter is three vexatious pages. Clay Smith the long touring chatau-quaian. also looks to Fred Bowles for a lyricist. In "Waiting Time," he achieves one of those run o' mine things op-ning with "I wonder why the sun ohines with my dear love away?" in which the la.t line ends up on a top note to the words "I never more shall wonder why I love ou joo-o-o-o-o." This will probablv be sung Too.

worse luck, and we shall have to hear some tenor gargling the thing all winter. M. Stults. the lad who once wroto "The Sweetest Story Ever Told." has come throjsh with another heart-wrenching ballad in "The Springtime of My Heart." two verses and refrain. This too, will probably be touched oft by some soul-stirring baritone this season, and he will got vast gobs of applause lor it.

It is really a bad song. Arthur F. M. Cust.tnee of Duluth has a posthumous song in "It is Finished." It has an initial phrase of great dignity and the rest of the effect is dissipated by pretty chromatics. Theodore Bjorkston doesn't quite hit in "Take Me Home." He has aimed at a Racael Lindsay theme in his verse and he has almost struck a big note.

Instead of quite hitting the Lindsay note he has succeeded in striking merely a Robert Service echo. It is a dramatic song of possibilities that would impress the singers of "Fuzzy-wuzzy" and the readers of "Dan McGrew." PROGRAM AT TECH Students of the department of music of the Carnegie Institute of Technology will present a miscellaneous program in the second of a series of three public recitals tonight in the Theater of the College of Fine Arts. According to the announcement, no tickets are required to attend this recital, which is scheduled for 8:15. The program follows: Sonata in I major for Tlolin and piano. Handel (adatio, allPSTO, Urgbetto, Alice Harding, Margaret Cline.

I'iano Sonata, Op. SI, No. 2 Beethoven (largo-aHeirro, adarki, allegretto) Martha Hanlon. Variations in minor for violin. Vieuitcmps Meredith Stump.

Sonata for "cello and piano. Op. 6, No. Beethoven (adaeto nostanoto, allegro, allegro vivace.) Grace IJazell. Josephine McGrail.

Legende Wieniawski Huogarian Dance No.y2 Brahms-Jorhim Virginia Brookhart. Ftude. Op. 10, No. 3 Chopin En automne Moszkowski Troika Tciwifcovelcy Rhapsody in flat Brahms Roue Seigcr.

AccompaniKt Martha Hanlon, Mary Lons, The Bach choir of the department of music will give the program in the third and last recital of the series next Tuesday nisrht, December 7. in the Arts Theater. Miss Jean D'Seaman of the music faculty will direct the choir. As in the case of tonight's recital, the Bach choir concert Tuesday night will be open to the public with no admission tickets required. The program will be presented at 8:15.

The program will be as follows: Three chorales from "The Christmas Oratorio" Bach (a) "Break forth, Beanteoua. Heavenly Light." (b) "Within Yon Gloomy Manger Lies." (c) "With All Thy Hosts Lord, We Sing." The Bach Choir. String Quartet. No. 12.

In M-xart allegro vivace aasal) Virginia Brookhart. first Tlolin; Mary Elln TUnrston. second violin; Kdninnd Schochert, viola; Ella Scanlnn. 'cello. Cantata, "The Rages of Sheha" Bach The Bach Choir.

Soloists Allan V. rn. tenor, rtli hard von Ende. baritone. Matthew Krey at the piano.

Alfred H. Johnson at the organ. 'SCOTCH'TfflPHdNf BY HEINROTH The Scotch Symphony by Mendelssohn is on the program for the free organ recital which will be given this afternoon at i o'clock in the Carnegie Music Hall. The material for this symphony was taken from national folk melodies heard by Mendelssohn during a trip to Scotland in 1829. A visit to Holyrood Castle in Edinburgh was the inspiration for the beginning of the symphony.

Although Mendelssohn wrote the Scotch Symphony in 1829, it was not produced publicly until 1842. Rachmaninoff's Prelude in Sharp Minor is also on the program. This composer is an important member of the Russian school of today. He now resides in this country. The entire program for this afternoon follows: Overture to "Martha" Meditation Bach-Oounod Minuet Dethier Two Movements from Symphony In A Minor (The Scotch) Mendelssohn I.

Andante Con Moto. Allegro tin Poco Agitato. II. Adagio. Intermission or five minutes.

Prelud in c. Sharp Minor. Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Thiele Humoresquo Dvorak Toccata In Kinder EAST LIBERTY ORCHESTRA Miss Mathilda Flinn, dramatic soprano, will be assisting artist at the Kast Liberty Orchestra Concert to be given Tuesday, December 14, in the Schenley High school auditorium. Miss Flinn who has recently returned from New York where she has been doing work in concert and opera, will sing "Dich Teure Halle" from "Tannhauser with the orchestra and a group of songs with piano. The East Liberty Orchestra holds its rehearsals in the Schenley High school as part of the evening school course.

The orchestra was formed in 1919 at the 'East Liberty Y. M. C. A. The membership this year is larger than ever before and instrumentation is complete.

Players from all parts of the city and from many suburbs meet every Tuesday to play symphonic works. The public appearance of the orchestra on December 14 under the direction of Oscar V. Demmler, wfll be the first of a pair of concerts planned for this season. The program for this occasion includes the First Movement of the "Eroica Symphony" by Beethoven and the "Phedre Over ture" by Massenet. V.

CLEVELAHO ORCHESTRA The Cleveland orchestra. Nikolai Sokoloff, conductor, will give the third pair of concerts in the Pittsburgh Orchestra Association series at Syria Mosque next Friday night and Saturday afternoon. A special concert for children will also be given on Friday afternoon from 4 to 5 o'clock. Interesting programs are promised, and are announced here for the first time. FRIDAY NIGHT.

Overture. "Celebration," Op. 75 Glazounoff Symphony No. 3 Unfinished) Borodin A Victory Ball, Fantasy for Orchestra Schelling Siegfried's Rhine Journey, from "The Dusk of the Gods" Wagnor Caucasian Sketches Ippolitoff-Ivanoff In the Aul. March of the Pardar Rhapsody.

"Ewpana" Chabrier SATURDAY MATINEE. Overture. "Carnival' Op. 92 Dvorak Nocturne, Scherzo from music to "Mid- summer Night Mendelssohn Tone Poem, "Don Juan." Op. 20..

Strauss Symphony in flat Major. "Op. 20 Chausson Capricclo Esnagnol. Op. 34 Rimsky-Korsakoff MENDELSSOHN CHOIR To many music lovers the event of the Pittsburgh season is the annual performance of the "Messiah." sung by the Mendelssohn Choir under the direction of Ernest Lunt.

Each year, for the past seven years, this organization has sung to a caracity audience and will undoubtedly do so again this year. Soloists for the "Messiah" this season include the following artists: Corrine Rider Kelsey. soprano; Ruth Pearey, contralto; Dan Eeddoe. tenor; Fred Patton. bass; Earl Mitchell, or ganist, The performance takes place on Tuesday.

December 28. in Carnegie Hall, and will start at 8 o'clock promptly. Ernest Lunt is anxious to enlarge the choir by 50 voices, for the performance next spring of the "llach Passion" and is receiving applications at the present time. used it is possible to pull the curtain to a desired height and then by simply pulling the cord to one side it will automatically stay in that position. This saves labor over the operation of having to twist the cord around a knob or nail to hold the curtain at the desired height.

The main point is to plan everything possible to save time, steps and burdensome labor. Every poultryman can develop many ingenious practices to bring this about. Week by Week in The Poultry World One. of the most important features of the World's Poultry Congress to be held in Canada next year will be the exhibits of live birds from various countries. The United States 'not only has the largest number of standard breeds and varieties of any nation, but our breeders take pride In the high quality of stock being bred.

Our breeders sell breeding stock in considerable numbers every year to many different countries. including Japan, India, South Africa, Germany, Holland, Argentina, Brazil, Chili, Peru. Mexico and Canada. There will be poultry delegates from these and other countries at the congress, as well as several thousand delegates from our own country. This probably will be the largest gathering of American poultrymen ever held.

This affords a unique opportunity to show foreign and United States representatives the high quality of stock being bred in the United States. The advertising value of the live bird exhibit should be of considerable importance. Breeders' cards, with name and address, prepared by the congress management, will be displayed on each coop. Arrangements are under way for the United States to send a representative national display of breeds and varieties of live birds, including chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl and pigeons. Chickens, ducks and bantams will be shown in trios, while pigeons, turkeys and geese will be shown in pairs.

Four entries of each variety will be allowed. Cooping and feeding will be provided free of charge, and there will be no duty on birds returned to the United States. There will be no entry fee. A nominal charge of $2 per trio or pair Is being made in the form of space rental, on the same basis that nominal charges for space are made for other kinds of exhibits. Exhibitors will be expected to defray shipping expenses of their live bird entries, and it is expected that each entry will be shipped direct to Ottawa, Canada.

Professor W. C. Thompson, College of Agriculture, New Brunswick, N. has been delegated to make all ar-rangeemnts for the national live bird exhibit from the United States and to receive entries. Professor Thompson was in charge of the American live bird exhibit sent to the Second World's Poultry Congress held at Barcelona, Spain, in 1924.

and is well qualified to assume the important responsibilities in connection with our next great exhibit. The poultry industry of the United States deserves to be represented by the best display of the various breeds and varieties that can possibly be gotten together. We ought to have the best live bird display at the congress. Every breeder should want his variety well-represented. Specialty clubs may desire to designate certain of their numbers to make entries.

For further information, write Professor Thompson. NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE. The New England Feed Board held session at Boston on November 5 to determine rations which will be recommended for the layers during the coming year. This conference has been going on for a number of years. The conference consists of representatives of the poultry departments of the respective New England states, together with certain commercial poultrymen who are leaders in poultry organization work in their respective states.

It is the object of this conference to discuss and study the feeding problem in the light of recent research developments, and to develop a standardized ration for New England, changing it from year to year as conclusive evidence is developed regarding any new development in feeding. We take great pleasure in presenting in the columns of "The World" from time to time, the recommendations of this feed board. Such conferences were begun during the war in an an effort to work out standardized recommendations to avoid duplication and to bring about efficient practices. It was found so effective that it has been continued every year since that time. Not only do their deliberations concern rations for laying hens, but also for baby chicks and growing stock.

Professor J. G. Graham of Massachusetts acts as chairtnan of this conference, and Professor William F. Kirpatrick of Connecticut is secretary. Copyright (New York World Press Publishing Company.

192S. In GREATER PITTSBURGH CONTAGIOUS DISEASES The report of the department of health on contagious diseases for the 24 hours ending at roon yesterday follows Scarlet fever 2. diphtheria 3," measles 2. whooping cough 1, chicken pox 14, mumps 2, erysipalas 1, pneumonia 4. BREAKS LEG IN FALL Allison Grant, 69 years old, of North Sixth street, Wilson, suffered a fractured right leg Friday night while en route to his home when he slipped and fell on Walnut street, Wilson.

He was removed to the McKeesport Hospital. BREAKS WINDOW, FINED After throwing an iron bar through a window of the Slierman House. Grant avenue, Friday night in return for an alleged wrong, Tony Smith, no home, was fined or 30 days to the workhouse in Ncrthside police station yesterday. Doctor Leaves $150,000. WINCHESTER, Dec.

4. Although he never dunned a patient in 50 years of active practice, the late Dr. Issac M. Brumback. pld-time fam- ily doctor and Confederate veteran of Opequon.

Frederick county. left an estate worth approximately J150.000, his will and appraisement recently filed declared. Word has just been received that the National White Orpington Club and the Black Wyandotte Club will hold their National meets in connection with the Pittsburgh poultry show, to be held at Motor Square Garden during the week of January 10. Word has also been received from Omaha, Neb, that the Eastern divisional meet of the WTiite Plymouth Rock Club will be held in Pittsburgh during the same week. From present indications the next show will be one of the largest ever held in the history of the local organization.

HERE AND THERE Judge James H. Gray, of the common pleas court, will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the current event class of the Pittsburgh Council of Catholic Women next Tuesday night at 3 o'clock. The meeting will be held at the council house. The members of the club extend an invitation to anybody who wishes to attend. "The Tools of Modern Medicine" will be the subject of an address that Dr.

Hugh C. Muldoon, dean of the Du-quesne University school of pharmacy, will make before the Men's Club of St. Beede's congregation' tomorrow night in the St. Beede's auditorium; East End. New pharmaceutical preparations will be particularly discussed by Dr.

Muldoon. First aid clinic and health lectures will be held in the First Baptist Church, Bellefleld and Bayard streets, at 6 o'clock tonight. Artificial respiration will be demonstrated by G. McKellar, followed by a lecture by Dr. I.

D. Metzgar, chief of the state medical licensure bureau. "Cliff Dwellers of America" is the subject of the free lecture to be given this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Carnegie Museum Lecture HalL The speaker will be Arthur Sterry Cogges-hall, curator of education "at the museum. The lecture will be illustrated. The Knights of St.

George, Branch 6, of Bloomfield, will meet today in St. Joseph school building for luncheon. Speakers will be Leonard M. Boehm, supreme trustee of the order; W. L.

Schubart, chairman of the Pittsburgh district committee of the order, and Judge Ambrose B. Reid. Confrey Orchestra Opens Final Week At Nixon Cabaret Four acts of cabaret and Zez Confrey with his recording orchestra in their sixth and final week, comprise the major entertainment at the Nixon restaurant, downtown Sixth avenue, Pittsburgh, beginning tomorrow night. The management states that the cabaret offerings are making their first Pittsburgh appearance at the Nixon restaurant. The acts are Rosalynn.

acrobatic dancer; little Hughie O'Don-nell. "a little bit of everything in song and dance" Ramear and Kitty, dance team, and Mile. Casseretta, light opera singer. There is dancing each week night at the Nixon restaurant, as well as the regular. Saturday matinee dance from 1:30 till 4:30 o'clock.

NORTHSiDE ORGAN RECITAL Dr. Caspar P. Koch, city organist, will be heard the customary free organ recital in Carnegie Hall, North-side, this afternoon. These recitals begin promptly at 3 o'clock. Mme.

L. Wallace Ohl, contralto, will be the guest soloist, and Lyman Almy Perkins will play the piano accompaniment. The three most popular numbers from Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" head the program, which follows in full: Prelude, Bridal Music, Introduction to Act Three from Contralto solo Don Fatale," from Don Carlos Verdi Waltz in A flat Brahms Concert Fugue in major Kreba Evensong Johnston Contra)o solos (a) "I Came With a (b) "Slumber Song" MacDowell (c) "Song of Autumn" Sibella Marche Slave Tchaikovsky 1. 0. 0.

F. HEAD TO MAKE VISIT YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. 4. Ernest W. Bradford, official, head of all branches of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will visit Youngstown lodges next- Saturday.

Visitors will come from all parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. DEATH NOTICES ATKINS. ARTHUR Suddenly, on Thursday, December 2, 1926, at 7:55 p. Arthur Atkins, son of Margaret and Thomas Atkins, aged 35 years. Funeral services at the residence of bis sister.

Mrs. Arthur Pitts, 213 Cornell avenue. West View, on Monday afternoon, December 6, at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. ARMSTRONG, W.

J. On Friday. December 3, 1926, at 4 p. W. J.

Armstrong, In his 67th year. Funeral services at the family residence on the Middle road, Hampton township, on Monday, December 6. at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. BAETZ, MARY M.

On Friday, December 3. 1926. at 4 p. Mary M. Baetz (nee Hoedle), widow of Christian Baetz, in her 87th year.

Funeral services at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. H. M. Landis.

121 Marshall avenue. Northslde, Pittsburgh, Sunday afternoon, December 5, at 3 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private Monday morning. BECK.

SAMCEL Suddenly, on Thursday, December 2, 1926, at 4 a. Samuel Beck, husband of the late Janet Cars-welt Beck, for many years with the Monongahela division at Twenty-third street depot; father of Mrs. Bella B. Frank. Mrs.

Jessie B. Sherwood. John and William Beck. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and one greatgrandson one sister. Mrs.

Mary Love. Services Sunday at 2 p. at the family home. S35 Becks Hun road, near Carson street. Southside.

Pittsburgh. Friends of the family and members of Veteran Employes Association of the Monongahela division, Pittsburgh Railroad, are respectfully invited to attend. Interment tn Southside cemetery. BrLLISTF.R, TIMOTHY J. On Saturday, November 27, 1926.

at Newberry. CaL, Timothy J. Bullister. in his 59th year. He is survived by one sister, Mary Bullister.

Remains may be viewed at the funeral home of Leo P. King. 5229 Butler 3treet. Funeral on Monday. December 6, at 9 a.

m. High mass of requiem at St, Mary of Mercy Roman Catholic Church, Ferry street. Interment in St, Mary's ceme tery. An event which should be of grreat interest to Fittsburghers is to occur this week in Chicago. It is the premiere of Charles Wakefield Cadman's hew opera, "The Witch of Salem." A note came from him a day or so and after spending hours with a magnifying glass, a lexicon on calligraphy, calling in the handwriting experts from the Hall-Mills case, and general cursing and swearing, we were able to make out the following cast: Charles Wakefield Cadman may write good opera but unquestionably he is the world's worst penman now that Horace Greely is in the pantheon that the world has ever read.

"An American opera, by an American composer, with an American ductor," so runs the script, and In reading the dramatis persona you will admit that the Chicago Civic Opera Company gave him a capable cast. Arnold Talbot Charles Hsckett Nathaniel Wllioorhby Howard Preston C'laria Wtlloagbby Kide Nwwia Sheila Melcy Irene Pavlwks Deacon Patnield Joee Mojira Thomas Bowes Edward Cotreu.il Tiboda Augusts Lensks Mmbeth Helen Freund Anne Imi Doone Jackson Conductor. Henry ii. Weber. It is a remarkable cast and for all the foreign twang to the names, the soloists speak and sing excellent English.

Pittsburgh is glad that they have Klven Mr. Cadman, Charles Hackett, Jose Mojica and Edward Cotreuil, as those men could swing almost any opera into line. The text for "The Witch of Salem" is by Nellie Richmond Eberhart. based on a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is their fourth venture into grand opera and certainly Mrs.

Eberhart and Mr. Cadman must have the feel of the proscenium and mise-en-scene by now. They must know what makes a curtain and how to work to climax. "Shanewia." their first opera, was successful. It has played to more performances than any other American Work and it has even arrived at the place where it is making money for the authors.

That is really rather goo-1 in a land where the pessimists say grand opera is a failure, that only Italians know how to make it and Americans break it-Mr. Cadman writes that he and Mrs. Kberhart have been "working like riogs" whipping the work into shape. He speaks enthusiastically of the conducting of young Mr. Weber and the voices and work of the principals.

He Kiys that Charles Hackett is immensely taken with the role of Arnold and that all is promising for the show-off rext week. How about that special car that the Tuesday Musical Club was going to send up? Will they do it? Will intts-burgh be represented at the premiere? We don't mean to stress the Marion Tally-Kansas City-MetroDolitan act. but it would be encouragins if Allegheny county was present the night Chicago burned a few black art practitioners. Good luck to you, Charley Cadman, and we'll rub the lamp, finger the cun-juh-Jack, and mumble a hearty fee-fi-fo-fum Tor you the night you set your witch loose in Illinois. May your arias run their sweetest and the ensembles run their loudest.

May the orchestra briag out every bit of color and may there be many cries of "Bravo" and "Well done." PUCCINI SHRINK. A dispatch to The Post from Torre del Lago. Italy, tells of the memorial to Giacomo Puccini, composer of "Mme. Butterfly," "La Boheme," "rosea." "The Girl of the Golden and other operas. His villa at Torre Del Lago has heen transformed into a national museum, and in it are placed all the mementos and souvenirs of a long life of writing.

in the presence of a noted assem t.lage. including Pietro Mascagni, Puccini' children and friends, the body of the composer was buried after a jinr.ln religions service. His widow loo ill to attend the funeral, sent a wreath of chrysanthemums, floral pieces from King Victor KmmanuaU lVemier Muosolini. the Metropolitan Opera Company and other ramous opera hou.es covered the bier. Iuccini's friends, the peasants, filed all day through the villa, where the remains of the composer lay in state.

There is no question but that Puccini was the Verdi of this period. He carried Italian opera one step ahead and while there are many who do not fancy the iniccinl metier, few there are who will decry his fecundity. 1 Some scriveners deny his being a ereot man. They flauntingly say "he Was a small man with great gifts," which strikes us as a catagorkal piece of hair-splitting. Any man who can get the whole world singing "Mme.

Butterfly" and that better opera. "La Boheme." seems to ns to be a great man. He was able to write something that had universal appeal, a gift that is given to few men. and whether his song will live or die. one cant say.

In the operatic world jife is brief and fleeting, and over every opera should be written "Sic Transit Gloria Opera." STRAI'SS MM CYCLE. A cable to The Post from Berlin tells of the premiere of Richard Strauss now and somewhat belated song-cycle, "Per Kraemerspiegel." The oyvle is a set of songs for single voice ajid piano and was composed eight ears ago. rr. Strauss has always had a pretty wit and sometimes he has had a rather biting pen- He n-s a feeling that music may sometimes be used for satirization and perhaps he Is right. Anyway in ped Kraemerspiegel" the composer of Thus Spake Zarathustra" has set himself cock-a-pie.

like his own "Don Quixotte" to charge the publishing wind-mills. His cycle is a satire on the music publishers with whom Her;.