New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1929, Page 5

ERFFrXET Sedn ! & Ed 2 FRAS89993 fand the knowledge he was to give an Rude American Tourists Blamed For Europeans’ Impression of U. S. A. G. Kimball Describes In- cidents in Which Yan- kees Show Lack of Con- sideration for Others. Pausing in bis account of a mu- dcal pilgrimage through Central Eu- rope last summer, given at a meet-! ing of the New Britain Musical club last night, Arthur G. Kimball, vice president of Landera, Frary & Clark, delivered well-directed verbal thrusts at a species of American tourists in Europe who, he said, are the direct cause of European dislike of all Americans. “These ding-dang tourists entirely Ignore the customs and manners of the countries they visit,” remarked Mr. Kimball, “and the impression they make is bad. As a result the| entire American nation is judged by the actions of these tourista, moat of them making their first trip to| Europe. An Episode On a Boat “For instance, we were traveling from Cologne to Wiesbaden on the Rhine, Mrs. Kimball and I had taken the trip before, but the chil- déren hadn't s0 we took it again for their benefit. It is the custom all over Europe for people when thuy g0 somewhere and take a seat, to retain it if they happen to leave it by placing a hat, a wrap, a book or other possessions on the seat, thus to Haydn died. The opers. houses were closed during the summer. The cen- tral cemetery contains a plot of graves taking up no more than large room in area, and there lle buried Mozart, Beethoven, Brahma, Von Suppe and Johann Strauss. Pil- grima from all over the world pay homage. Budapest—“People at § p. m. go to the coffee houses to listen to mu- sic instead of golng home, and I think that is a good idea,” remarked the speaker laughingly, Gypsy mu- sic and jasz abounds—the latter for tourists. There are opera houses in which only Hungarian operas never heard elsewhere are perormed. Prague—The coffes house-music industry is akin to that in Budapest. Berlin—Opera *out of season” in summer, but magnificent concerta are given in the Tier Garden and nearby gardens. There is also jazz for tourists, Milan—A notable treat lay in #tore—opera at the famed LaScala with Toscaninni conducting. Bologna—All ordinary seats to the opera sold out, but Mr. Kimball ob- tained a box at two operas for $3,75 each time, with six seats to a box. Naples—More opera. This Is the city where Catuso started on the road to fame. A viait was made to Caruso's last resting place. The Kim- balls were shocked when suddenly & cemetery attendant withdrew the draperies from the 'glasa coffin and there was the body of Caruso, near- ly as in life, although he had been dead five years. indicate that the seat is taken and | that the person who has it will re- turn to it. This custom is scrupu- | lously observed and nobody with manners thinks of taking a seat thus indicated as belonging to somebody else. '‘Going up the Rhine a crowd of American tourists took seats in the front of the boat, while natives sat down in the rear part of the boat. Bhortly most of the natives had oc- casion to leave their seats and each placed a hat or a wrap or coat upon the chairs. “Meantime the American tourlsts In front of the boat discovered that the scenery could be viewed to bet- ter advantage from the rear of the boat. 8o they all left en masse for the rear, took the hats, wraps and coats on the chairs and dumped | them on the floor into a large pile, | and took possession of the chairs. “And there they -sat, singing ‘America the Beautitul'” Another incident described was in Paris, where at a concert in the| open air the Parisians sat and lis-| tened to the orchestra, while on the tringe of the crowd were the in- . evitable American tourists “gab- bing” so loudly that Mr. Kimball, who had a seat nearby, heard more Americans talking than he heard music. The meeting of the Musical club took place at the home of President and Mrs. Marcus H. Fleitzer, Cool- idge street. Mr. Kimball's presence faccount of musical travels; brought out a large attendance. The Program Contributions to the musical pro gram were made by Albin Pikutis, violinist, and Charles A. Johnson, planist, who played the fourth Han- del sonata in D; Mrs. Edward Bchu- | pack mezzo soprano, who with Theron W. Hart at the piano sang songs; John A. Lindsay, baritone, with Mrs. Lindsay at the keyboard, in songs; and Miss Ethel Prior, plan- fst, in selections. A large silver dish was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. S8med- ley, recently married. Mrs. Smedley received the gift as a charter mem- ber of the club. Before her marriage recently she was Miss Ruth Schade. | Highlights of the Tour Tn his address Mr, Kimball gave a elose-up view of famed musical cities and the cultivation of the art even during the summer. The highlights were: Paris—Orchestral concerts in the | open, with natives who attend to listen. Low prices. Rhine trip—Already described. Heldelberg—Much music in the | #gtates Garden,” with an admission of 37 cents for “star” nights and 25 cents on other nights. Nuremberg—The home of the “Melstersinger” characters, these | and the square depicted in a scene of the opera being carefully preserv- ed. A performance of the Wagnerian opera began at 6:30 and lasted to 11 p. m, with no cuts. Baireuth—Performance of the | Wagnerian “Ring” operas; Reingold | given without intermission and no cuts. Orchestra out of sight and Karl Muck conducting. Munich—Beautiful city, wide mreets, but opera closed at time. Gave evidence of being the musical center of south Germany. Balzburg—Mozart's birthplace. His yooms, plano, etc., preserved. The organ Mozart played was used in & performance of © Max Relnhart's “Everyman” and it was a thrill to hear and see the old instrument. Vienna—The “place of all places for musicians.” Rich in musical his- tory and anecdotes. The Vienna theater, where Beethoven's “Fidelio” was first given and his symphonies | first performed, is still standing but is given over to light opera. Schu- bert’'s home is visited by many thousands; also the home where Tells Skinny Men HowtoGainWeight If the flat chested man whose ribs are almost bursting thru his skin doesn’t try to make himself look like a real man, no one else will When any man or woman needs more weight they ought to know about McCoy's Tableta. McCoy takes all the risk—Read this ironclad guarantee. If after tak- ing 4 sixty cent boxes of McCoy's Tablets or 2 One Dollar boxes any thin, under weight man or woman doesn’t gain at least & pounds and feel completely satisfied with the marked improvement in health— your money “will be returned. Just ask for McCoy's Tablets at DOOMED FREIGHTER Rescue Skip Stands By; Crazed Man in Marooned Crew Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Feb. 13 (® —The Japanese steamer Nankohma- ru hovered today off the rock- bound Aleutian Islands, fighting & heavy storm, as it waited oppor- tunity to rescue 26 men aboard the doomed Japanese freighter Meiyo Maru. Not far away a third Jap- anese vessel, the Alloway, with one crazed member of her crew aboard, ‘was being driven toward destruction on the rocks. The Nankohmaru reached the Melyo Maru late yesterday, several hours after the latter had broad- cast weak signals that she was pounding to pleces on the rocks, off Ugamak Island. Because of heavy seas the reacue vessel was unable to assist her but stood by, waiting for the storm to abate. 33 Saflors Picked Up Thirty-three members of the crew of the Alloway were picked up in lifeboats by the steamer Montauk yesterday after an unauccessful fiVe- day fight against the storm to tow the Alloway to Dutch Harbor. When the tow line broke and the abled vessel began heading for. the rocks of Unimak Pass, the Mon- tauk began to back away. The help- less ship crashed into the Montauk but the latter vessel made a safe getaway while all except one mem- ber of the Alioway's crew took to lifeboats. The crazed member of the Allo- Wway's crew, a man named Poiey, re- fused to leave the doomed freighter. ‘The Alloway's dragging anchors caught on a rock a few yards off shore and at last report she was holding there with Poley still aboard. The Montauk reported that the anchor would soon give and that the Alloway doubtless would be pounded to pleces Maniac Fights Rescuers The captain of the Montauk de. clared he would not endanger his own ship further in an attempt to take Poley from the vessel. Poley's cqmpanions said he had fought them when they tried to take him into a lifeboat. What caused the Meiyo Maru to &0 aground remained undetermined. ‘The Nankohmaru's reports indicated that there was no hope of saving the vessel, and that the storm was %0 intense that it could not be de- termined whether she was on Uga- mak or Aiktak Island. Both the Alloway and the Meiyo Maru were on their way to the Orient. The Alloway was to have been scrapped on reaching her des- tination. May Not Be So Crazy Seattle, Feb. 13 M—Mariners here declared today that the oiler which refused to abandon the freighter Al- crew off the Aleutian Islands yes- terday. may not be insane as re- ported, but perhaps rather wise, Brief radio advices from the steamship Montauk, which rescued the men in Unimak Pass, reported that the Ofler Poley of Seattle had gone crazy from the five-day battle 'NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1929, with an Alaskan storm and could Bot be forced to leave the distressed ship. Mariners guggested, however, that Poley may be staking his life against a small fortune in salvage. If the Alloway should be saved he weuld be entitied to a percentage of the salvage, depending on the part that his staying with the ship played in her rescue. Admiraity courts look favorably upon claims of seamen for their part in saving property en- dangered at sea, shipping authorities =id. Ships given up as doomed on the Alaskan coast often are salvaged. falvage awarda frequently amount to haif the value of the ship and cargo. There are 600 tons of wheat and 1,000,000 feet of lumber in the Al- loway's cargo. SON SHANGRATE, MOTHER DECLARES Boston Man Writes of Being Hoid on Bootleg Tug Boston, Feb., 13 UM—Boston and New York police were called upon today to investigate strange circum- stances in the disappearance of a Dorchester man who, his mother be- lieves, is being held prisoner by a gang of bootleggers on a tug boat. The man is Joseph E. Dwyer, own- jer of a battery shop. He was last seen on Monday night, but today his mother, Mrs, Frances Dwyer, receiv- ed a note scrawled on a piece ‘of yellow wrapping paper In which her son sald he was held prisoner on & boat named “Raffle” and that he be- lieved the boat was in New York harbor. The note was sent by spe- cial delivery collect. o Return The mother told police that on Sunday night her son was in an ! nutomobile colision with an autoist who sald he was from Belmont. The man asked Dwyer not to report the crash to police, but Dwyer did so. On Monday, according to his moth- er, Dwyer received a postcard which said that there would be a meeting of & battery men's association at an Atlantic avenue address that eve- |ning. Dwyer set out Yor the meet- ing in his automobile and has not returned home. The note which the mother re- ceived today said: ‘“Don't worry about me. I'm all right. Held as prisoner on board tugboat ‘Raffle’. Has 117 In large letters on aide. The kid says we're in New York harbor. 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