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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS (My Clarence Desdunes.) THE PROBLEMS OF TECHNIC All technic must conform to its in strument. The violin was made to suit, the hand, not the hand to suit the violin, hence its technic must be based on a natural logic of hand movement. The whole problem of technical con trol is encountered in the first change of position on the violin. If we vio linists could play in but one position there would be no technical problem. The solution of this problem means, speaking broadly, the ability to play the violin. Violin playing is really no abstract mystery. It's as clear as geography in a way. One might sa> the whole art is bounded on the south by the G string, on the north by the E string, on the west by the string hand, and that is about as far as the Clarence Desdunes comparison may be carried out. The point is, there are definite boundaries, whose technical and esthetic limits may be extended, and territorial con trol. To me violin playing means tak ing your fiddle in your hand, and do ;ng just what you want with it. And that means having the right finger i on the right place at the right time; but don’t forget that to be able to do i this you must have forgotten to think your fingers as fingers. They should be simply unconscious slaves of the! player’s psychic expression, absolutely subservient to his ideal. Too many ! people reverse the process and become j slaves to their fingers. And if the j violin is not held at the proper angle, i it is just as though a piano were to stand on a sloping floor. Too many students play with the violin on the bow, instead of holding the violin steady and letting the bow play. ' Next week: The Staccato Bowing, JUDGE ARTHUR G. WRAY independent candidate fo Govemoi, will speak next week as follows: October 26, 8 p. m.. City Audi torium, Lincoln. October 28, 8 p. m., City Audi ....■'11 —........ torium, Omaha. Judge Wray is not the candidate of any party, but of all the progressive voters in all parties. After his name on the ballot will appear the words “by petition.” In an interview’ on the Negro question he said: “I favor absolutely equal political rights for Negroes. The Constitution does not recognize the color line and a Governor I would not. ap oiuti.enls would be made on the is of. merit alone and a colored n and a white man w’ould stand on .actly the same plane, no more and I o less. The Omaha mob of one year ago : the foulest stain on the white page T Nebraska . history. While I am Governor there will be no mobs or lynchings in Nebraska. In 1912 I as sisted Theodore Roosevelt in organiz ing the Progressive party .and like him I believe in using the ‘big stick’ if necessary to enforce law and or der.” INTELLIGENCE CONTEST NO. 9 Prize for perfect answer.$5.00 Prize for 95 per cent of answers. 3.00 >rlze for 90 per cent of answers. 2.00 1. Who was reputed to be the strongest man in Biblical history? 2. What did Queen Isabella have j to <io with the discovery of America? 3. Who wrote “The Waverly! Novels ?" 4. Who is the author of “Rip Van j Winkle?” ; 5. What soldiers in the great wai ]. were called: Doughboys? Poilu ? Boche ? | 6. Who war “Jeff’ Davis? 7. With what invention were the j ] Wright Brothers connected ? ! ] 8. Which American league base-'. hall team won the pennant this year? J 9. Which baseball team won the ] world series this year? ■ 10. How many games were played ] in the world series this year? Which of the games were won by the Cleve land American league team?. Next week is the last series of this I contest. Send answers in promptly. Rules: Be as brief as possible. No answer will be accepted unless accompanied with coupon containing questions. All answers must be In the Monitor office not later than one week after date of Issue on w’hicb same appear. A'political meeting was held at St. John’- A. M. E. church last Friday night. The Rev. J. H. Mixon, D.D., of siding elder of the , Methodist church, w-as the speaker. iSBmSET.3 Arthur G. WRAY INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE for GOVERNOR TO THE VOTERS OF NEBRASKA: As the Independent Candidate for Governor, I will greatly appreciate your support. I was bom, reared and educated at York, Ne braska. My people eame to York county in 1869. I have served a&>.Judge for York county, Mayor of York, President of York Welfare Board, President of York Parents-Teachers Association, and Presi dent of The State Social Workers Association. At the present time, I am chairman of the General Child Welfare Committee of the Children’s Code Commission. If elected, I will be obligated to no organization, political party, political boss or machine, and I will be absolutely free to serve the best interests of the state without fear or favor. I will wage a war without quarter on profiteers. My appoint ments will not be influenced by color, race, re ligion, wealth, political party or social standing. Each applicant will stand or fall on his own merits. It may be considered old-fashioned but I believe that more Christian men and women should be elected and appointed to office. Mrs. Wray and myself are the parents of three children. We want them to grow to manhood and womanhood in a state where Christian principles in government prevail. Money making is important but clean living is even more important. ARTHUR G. WRAY. . - "I 1 YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD ( I OPEN A LEADER ACCOUNT “IT’S DIFFERENT” <j We sell on Credit at Cash Prices. # New Goods arriving every day. ^ We sell everything to wear for MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN WE SELL FOR LESS COME OUT AND GET ACQUAINTED THE LEADER SOUTH SIDE’S MOST PROGRESSIVE STORE 4727-4729 South 24th Street, Opp. Postoffice OMAHA, NEBRASKA ;-X-<~X~XKKK*<~X“X~XKK~X»*<-X~XKK~XK-«KK"X“X"X"X“X“X~X“: WILLIAMSON’S DRUG STORE { ;. 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I; And 4 large number of other changes in numbers ' ;■ ;■ has been necessary in all the central offices because ? of moves and new installations. _ J ‘ Your co-operation in looking up every number be- ;l ;* fore you make a call, will assist us materially in our ;| |I furnishing you satisfactory telephone service. |I NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY