Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1923, Page 26

SEEK TOPRONOTE MUSICSTANDARDS Federation of Clubs Outlines Program for Four-Year Cultural Course. By the Associated Press, PEORIA, Iil, October 24-—Promot- ing higher cultural standards fn mu- stc, following the organization's de- cision to inaugurate & .four-vear course of study on the understanding and appreciation of muslc, the Na- tional Federation of Music Clubs, through {ts more than 1,900 chapters n the United States, “has taken an- other step In the right direction,” ac- cording to Helen Harrison Mills, -na- tional chalrman of publicity head- quarters here. An outline of the course is being prepared for distribution by Mrs. ¥rank A. Seiberling of Akron, Ohlo, chairman of the department, the an- | nouncement sald, and will be designed especially for adaption by choral so- vietles or tho large clubs mainly in- terosted In presenting afternoon or wvening recitals. Special houors will be given clubs completing two years of the course at tho Portland, Oreg., blennial in 1925, and greater recog- nitlon paid to those finishing the entire four-year course at the 1927 bisnnial. Chance for Americans. Equal emphasis in the organiza- tion’s work i3 to be placed upon the vplan to give the American musical artist the same footing with foreign \rtists on the concert programs spon- sored by the music clubs. The feder- ation, at its last convention, resolved to engago at least 60 per cent Ameri- can artists in the future. Another flold of musical endeavor | was opened in the decision to insti-| tute a department of inusic in indus- | try, with Miss Ruth Antoinette Sabel, néad of the bureau of industrial mu- sic, in charge. Trge Natlonal School. [ Instructions to each of the units| urging them to redouble their efiorts 10 obtain legislation looking toward the establishment of a national con- sorvatory of muslc have becn Issued, according to the announcement, and | also that the federation’s committes on legislation continue to seek the tion of all other na- ons toward.this end. s v have been taken to | e a simplified bill Introduced in | Congress to provide for the appoint- ' nent of a commission of twenty-one | persons representing all classes and | phases of music in order that when | the conservatory 14 organized it will | be broadly democratic. — BANDITS GET $14,500. Paymaster of Belleville, Ill,, Mine Is Held Up. BELLEVILLE, IlL, October 24.—The paymaster of mine No. 1 of the South- | +rn Coal, Coke and Mining Company was held up here vesterday by six ban- | dits and robbed of $14,500. The hand&ls ¢scaped in an automoblle, HIS BEER AND PRETZELS MAKE PRINCE POPULAR Old German Caste Loss Accepted With Good Grace by Former Royalist Leader: By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, October 24— Beer and | | THE EVENING NEGLECT OF DEAD IN FRANCE DENIED Post, American Legion, Praises Work of Graves Registration Bureau. Paris pretzels have kept Max Egon, Prince | By the Avsociated Press. of Furstenberg, popularin the Furst- PARIS, October 24, ~ Accusations enberg district of Baden since thethat the graves of American soldiers revolution upset the old artistocracy. The prince owns & brewery and & pretzel bakery, which he has operated personally, and he'has not allowed prices to soar beyond the purses of his neighbors, among. whom he min- gles on a democratic basis. The prince bears the reputation of making tho best beer in Baden. He is a friend of former Emperor Wii- lam and frequently visits him at Doorn Castle in Holland. His ances- tral castle stands beside the great spring which is the source of the Danube river, which finds its way into the Black sea after 2,000 miles of wandering. The prince has accepted the change in the social sches Furstenberg with good grace. quently he throws open his grounds to the public and visits his humble nelghbors In their homes and helps them solve the financial prob- lems brought about by the collapse of the mark. ——— CANCELS POLICY ON KELS. Insurance Firm Says $55,000 Ob- tained Fraudulently by Slayer. STOCKTON, Callf., October 24— Notico has been servéd on Alex Keis, condemned to hang January 4, and on Mrs. Kels that the New York Life Insurance Company has canceled $35,000 life insurance policy on the ground that it was obtained by fraud. Antouncement of thls was made by B. ockton attorney, retained b surance company | to contest payment it Kels is hcnu.-.d burled in France are sadly neglected || have been found to be untrue by Paris Post, No. 1, American Leglon, it was announced today. H. C. Huffer, junfor vice commandgr of the post, has cabled Lemuel Bowles, natfonal adjutant of the expression of the surprise felt hero by members of the organization that any such complaints should be made. “The Amerlcan graves registration bureau {n Paris” Mr. Huffer cabled, || s ably managed and is doing et- [f! fective work. In less than two vears 48,000 bodles have been exhumed and sent to the United States. Thirty thousand other bodies have been exhumed and reinterred in metallic caskets, which work was completed only about six months ago. tracts have been let for permanent constructions and beautification. Up 45 per cent completed. Permanent work In other cemeteries is progress- ing satisfactorily.” Mr. Huffer also has explatned to Ad{t Bowles that the eubscriptions sollcited at Belleau are not for the cemetery, but are applied to a_fund for the purchase of Belleau Wood and the meadows adjoining the cem- etery. The appearance of disorder in the is a consequence of the exhumation the re-coffining and re-interment of tho remains that are to be left in ¥rance. This work, requiring complots re-arrangement of the cemeteries. Have You Ordered Your Xmas Cards? Our stock this year includes Etchings, Hand Txmed Steel Engraved, Offset Process Cards, and the line s blgger and more beautiful than we have ever shown. Your name ENGRAVED from plate at a very small cost. Make your selection now so as to get the card you want. ON.DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES STOCKETT FISKE -CQ PRODUCING STATIONERS 10 -B-STREET-N'W Main 3641-2 THE RECEIVER OFF THE HOOK When a telephone user fails to :eplace the receiver on the hook a serious mtertupuon to the service results. In such cases incoming calls cannot be completed, and the operator is compelled to report the line “out of order.” - The majority of these cases occur where there is an extension station on the line. e, for instance, someone answers at the main telephone and finds that someone else is wanted who can answer more conveniently on the extension. If then, the person at the main station forgets to hang up when the extension is answered, a case of “receiver off the hook” will result when the conversation ends. Sometimes the receiver is accident- Su ally object which permitted to rest uf a book, or some ts the hook from coming all the way down. When this occurs it produces the same eftect as if the receiver were not replaced. In cases of this sort a must be sent to inspect the telephone. Some htflcnmemustd)eteforeelapsebeforethete- ceiver is replaced, and during ait man this interval calls ofgreatnmpomncemaybelosttodxembsmbe:. Please Replace Your Receiver on the Hook The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, American Leglon, at Indfanapolls, an || “I “Since then and to June 1 last con- || to October 1 Belleau cemetery was || cemeteries, the post official explafned, || of bodies to be sent to America and || it is said, fs|| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1923. Small Weekly or Monthly Payments at The Hub Makes Ownershlp of Fme Furnlture Easy for All To Those Who Like Good Furniture The energies of this store are devoted to one subject—FURNITURE. We buy the best we know how, sell it at a fair profit and stand squarely behind every article we scll. Always make it a point to visit The Hub when in need of home furnishings. 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