Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1928, Page 12

12 = IRS. KNAPP FREED -IN'CENSUS INQUIRY: *New York Woman Held In- discreet, but Evidence of Crime Is Lacking. the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., March 7.—A recom- . mendation for criminal prosecution of “Mrs Florence E. S. Knapp. former L secretary of State and New York's first Selocted woman State official, has been rejected by Charles J. Herrick, district . attorney of Albany County. « Although he believed M Knapp »was “indiscrect and reckless” in her » administration of the 1925 State census which involved expenditure of $1.200. 000, Herrick reported to Gov. Smith that he had been unable to find any i By + evidence to sustain the charges of crime | sot forth in the report of Randall J Le Y Bocuf. jr.. appointed by Smith to inves- tigate. + YR e was indiscreet in the employ- ment of her relatives.” said the district sttorney. “She was still more reckless in the manner in which she obtained nd used their checks. If she has suf- ustly from the infamy that ped upon her, she has no 1o blame except her own reckless r willful behavior. he evidence indicated that her work well done, but her expenditures un ~Alv were extravagant and waste But there is no actual evidence that Mrs. Knavp dishonestly took money that didn't belong to her. Le Boeuf had recommended that Mrs. Knapp be prosecuted on charges of grand larceny. forgery. willful removal N, ion of State records and and certification of pay MUSIC ARTURO TOSCANINI CONDUCTS. An audience that filled every corner of the National Theater yesterday after- | noon gave applause so hearty and pro- |longed that it was of ‘the proportions 't an ovation after every selection on | the program presented by Arturo Tos- | canini, famous Itallan conductor, and | the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. |1t was the second appearance here this | season of the Italian and. like the pre- | ceding event, found standing room only | the rule. It was the final concert here this year by the New York orchestra. The program was composed of works | that were filled with melody and gen- {erally familiar to local music lov | with the exception of the Debussy “La {Mer.” This latter work is a composi- |tion _written as three symphonic | sketches and is in the Corot-like im- pressionistic style, which is the feature of this French composer, who estab- shed a definite school of musie. | Dame Nature was accorded much onor vesterday by two of the world reatest composers. The symphony of the afternoon was Beethoven's sixth work in that form, generally known as Symphony a work of filled with rollicking folk melo s basic thomes and his in its movement probably the mos! |truly stupendous musical version of a | thunderstorm that has ever been writ. ten. Yesterday Signor Toscanini seemed to_bring out its reality to the | utmos It has been some time since this symphony was last played in Wash- {ington and it was warmly welcomed. Following this remarkable symphony based upon nature's inspirations as sup- plied by v folk in festival. shepherd's thunderstorm, | the Debuss . with its under: tow of throbbing tides of the ocean and { weird minor cadences of wind motives. | was perhaps not shown to its best ad- |vantage. It is a musical inting done {in grays and odd greens with a feeling of vastness and loneliness among its dominant reactions. Probably no con- ductor so thoroughly understands the THE FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1928 Debussy work as Toscanini, and he con- ducted it superbly yesterday. ‘The program opened with the delight- ful overture to Rossini's 'Barber of Seville.” The finale was the beautiful prelude and licbestod of Richard Wag- ner's “Tristan and Isolde,” so marvel- ously interpreted that there was more than one who was heard “sniffling” at its conclusion. Again Signor Toscanini showed how well he deserves the title of “Wizard of the Baton.” H. F. THE RUBINSTEIN CLUB. The Rubinstein Club, a leading choral | organization of women of Washington, | presented its second concert of the cur- rent season in the ballroom of the Wil- lard Hotel last night. The guest soloist was Devora Nadworney, contralto, who has been heard here previously with the club. with which she made her local debut, and also in opera, appearing in roles with the Chicago Grand Opera Co. A large audience nearly filled the hall and listened attentively and with evident appreciation to the program, Claude Robeson, director of the club, announced that, due to critical illness, | Mrs. Robert Dalgleish, president of the | club, was absent for the sccond time | this year. The noted song writer, John Prindle Scott of New York, was'in the audience last night. As usual, the members of the Rubin- | stein Club were scated at the far end of the ballroom, with a charming set- | ting of palms and artistic lights in the s, | background. They opened the program, | as customary, with a work by the com- | poser for whom the club is named. sing- ing Spross' arrangement of Rubinstein's “Good Night. Their next selection was a cantata called “The Fairy | Thorn.” written by the American com- poser, Henry Hadley, with solo parts for soprano and mezzo-soprano, which { were well done by Beulah Orem Smith and Katherine Poole, respectively. ‘The piano accompaniment of this work seemed especially interesting and quite charming. The club closed its part of the program with three Schubert songs. wo of them as arranged by Victor Saar. sung in honor of the Schubert centen- |nial. In the loveliest of these, “To | Music,” the baritone solo was sung by ! Herman Fakler, remarkably well. Mr. Fakler is a singer not only with a fine voice but with evident knowledge and discretion as to how it should be used One wonders why he is not heard often- er on local programs. Both this song and Page’s arrangement of “Hark, Hark, the Lark!" were repeated in re- sponse to hearty applause. The accom- paniment of the latter, for two planos, was played by Pauline Knoeller, the club accompanist, and Edwin Cruitt. In all selections the club showed particu- larly good diction, with practically every word audible to the very back of the room, and there were some fresh voices that added to the color as well as vol- ume of the club. Miss Madworney, whose volce is well known in the National Capital, has a very gracious stage manner. She sang a selection little heard here as her open- ing number “Episodio di Madlon,” from Glordano’s “Andrea Chenfer.” Later there were songs by Lily Sf Florence Aylward, and th Stomach l r Excess acid is the common cause of indigestion. It results in pain and sourness about two hours after eat- ing. The quick corrective is an alkali which neutralizes acid. The best corrective is Phillips’ Milk of ia. 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