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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1913)
10-A THE OMAHA SUXDAT BEE: DECEMBER 21, 1913. MVSIC 32 EljtnJ l-bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbV as i . a ii Ammmmmmmammmmsemmemmw: aaal Br HEXIUETTA M. RGBS. rn more the Christmas afa f ""k ton haa rolled around, with lta I I) I spirit of rood cheer and gen Bajsassaal eroua remembrance, lis gar festivities, iU belated ho IsbbbsbWb' per and the busy prepara tions for a holiday weeJc Aj. usual, pre vious to the Chrlstmaa season, there haa been a dearth of musical affairs, people being too busy to give them and' too busy to attend. Throughout the city on Sunday there Trill be special Christmas rnuslo prepared by the choirs, symbolio of the birth of the Christ child, of the Trtse men and the guiding star, and the fchorua of angels shouting "Peace on earth, good Trill to men." The next thine we know we will be starting upon n now year, with the opportunity for doing more in a musical way than has erer been done before. What have we done In a musical way this ycart "We started out with bright prospects for a more prosperous and busier season than erer, with attractions both local and by visiting artists that were of high grade and meritorious worth, ending the spring with the brilliant Mendelssohn choir con certs, but we were somewhat halted In our progress by the terrible tornado, which mado itself felt In every walk of life In the city, and In spite of several benefit concerts Its Influence upon musi cal activity haa been marked. After' the lull of the hot summer months, durlne which the Happy Hollow club gave a couple of out-door musJcnJes, a few local concerts started the melody of the new Reason, and up to date the concerts that have been given have been well attended by audiences that showed discrimination and appreciation. It Is a notable fact, however, that there have been fewer eon certs this year than there were at , this same time In the last season. The pros pects for tho new year are bright, with the promise of more to follow, and If there are no more calamities Omaha's frail and neglected daughter Muslo may be In better health and have a stronger constitution next year. Of course, wo have all seen the wrlteup of Omaha music given In the Musical Courier this last week, the observation and impressions of Iieonard Ltebllng, the editor, during his recent visit to our city. Weren't we pleased at what he thought of Mr. Kelly and hta splendid work with the Mendelssohn Choir, and a little bit ashamed that our city has done nothing substantial In the war fursiaW a financial Banking f'er M eriVtlon, which holds a position second to none of its kind anywhera In this country? Where Mr. Uebllng said, "For two hours and a halt I listened to choral tinging that was a constant delight, oh oral con ducting than which I have experienced none more lnteWnt....The jJantoalmea In the IaM. Pitt and Brian werki, the grim humor of the Oardlner 'Cargeea' the frellcsomeness of the Banteek.and Bridge numbers and the dramatic Impetus of the Joshua' amazed me beyond words," woudn't it have been nJee to have seen "Omaha shows H appreciation of this remarkable work of Mr. Kelly ana the Mendelssohn CkeJr by a financial t.arklrur of S16.M?" We didn't aea It though. The nwstelana in Omaha are not the ones who are rem 1m In support for if one look over the personnel of the choir, one finds threre well known sing ers, piano teachers, vioBnteta, organists and muslo lovers from all parts of the city, lending their voloee and their en couragement for lta success. Other musi cians of distinction among are always to be seen at lta concert and I have yet to hear of one of then wha doea not peak enthusiastically aaut Ha work. It la rather those who hate adopted for their slogan, "Help Bee Omaha," who are neglecting a most valuable opportun ity to spread the nam of the city as a center of culturo all over the country. If we only had lr. XJeMlng back we would like o give Mm the unusual op portunity of hearing a plantet who does not pound, an arttot who has nt only technique, but audi poetio conception that one foweta that there la such a thing as teehaMtt. and a man who hi an inhabitant of our city, Mr, Max Lan dw. Ills departure for Boston next year will flit ua aU with regret. We would also like to have htm attend a wrvlce at All Saints' church and hear lta well trained choir, which starts lta pro cessional unaccompanied In the distance at the back of the church and aa It progresses toward the altar a soft organ accompaniment begins, which Increases In volume until at the altar both voices and organ peal forth in a glad paean of praise. I experienced ab more auspicious entry In any of the church services X visited In New York. Of the unaccom panied work of this choir, a woman one Sunday remarked feelingly to Mr. 81ms, director and organist! "You. have no Idea bow beautiful the muslo sounded this morning without the organ." We wouldn't have been displeased if he had seen what good work Is being done by Mr. Cox with the Omaha Symphony 6tudy orchestra, nor If he had heard Mr. Xlelgrea'a chorus. Of the new Strauss opera "Der Kosen- cavalier," which was given Its American premiere at the Metropolitan Opera house last week, Mr Henderson writes rather scathingly. Among other things he says the thing haa no standing as a work of art It haa not even a good piece of workmanship. The morals are not pretty and the dialogue Is rather close to the line not yet crossed In the shame less realism of the contemporaneous theater, aa well as some parts of the acts. Aa for lta length, some wise 'cutting ot forty minutes of rubbish that did not "get across" Is advised. The old Ttvoll Opera house In San Francisco haa been turned Into a home for the "movie with the condition that during the month of March each year It be reserved for grand opera. Oscar Hammersteln has been enjoined irara producing grand opera in New York City or Its environs, aa the court held that his agreement with the Metropolitan company could not be Ignored and Uiat the case did not come under the Bher man anti-trust law. Mme. Alma Oluck, a young singer who has met with great success in New York City, haa recently returned from Europe, where she had the rare privilege of study lag with Mme. sVmbrich. and the dlstfnc tion of being her first pupiL Miss Qluck In a recent Interview told this of the plan of study; "It waa at Mme. Sembrlch'a villa at Nice, which is really aa old castle upon a hilltop overlooking the sea that I lived gd a daily toace, or rather a hcaoa that lasted all day long, for Mme. Sembrlch Is an Indefatigable worker- I was her first pupil, and she took as much In- Interest In developing my voice and art aa If I had been her own daughter. In the morning we generally went over songs songs of all kinds, nations nnd times-classlo Italian and French songs, Beethoven. Schubert, Brahms, Schumann, Debussy, Massenet every thing. Then we had luncheon, and after luncheon I vocalized, and then we read poetry and various other things. We spent much time over the words of the songs I was learning, even inquiring Into their geeper philosophic meanings. I can tell you that what Mme, Bembrich does she does thoroughly and from her heart With her there are no half measures. She goei to the bottom of everything, and she made me go with her. Such an edu cation Is Indeed rare In these days of slapdash slnlgng, and accounts largely for the lack of artists who are capable of singing the old operas of the bcl canto times. $ Great contrast la drawn in the per sonalities of the two great artists, Mme. Melba and Mr. Kubellk, now enjoying a phenomenally successful tour of Amer ica. Mme. Melba is ever simple man nered and Irrepresslbly Joyous, while Kubellk Is the victim ot eccentricities which are a part of him. Melba Is fond of athletics and fearless ot draughts, jo natural In her tastes that she tells re- porteri abe doea not possibly see how the publlo can be Interested In that aid of her lift A New York paper says: "It la fifteen year since Nellie Melba first dazzled an American audlonce and her power Is undiminished today" The great singer's pet which Is only second to her art Is a farm In Australia. All the world knows of Kubellk'a wonderful violin, the "Empress," valued at 175.000. and constantly guarded by his faithful Hindu servant: that the famous Bohe mian's left hand Is lnsurod for 1250,000, ana in addition to these treasures he married a beautiful Hungarian countess, who Is the mother of his flvo little girls. ror the first time Mme. Kubellk Is making the tour with her husband, and the artist's manager writes: "The whole party la Jubilant over the promised two weeks' rest In California during the holidays." The Melba-Kubellk Concert company will be heard at the Auditorium on Monday evening, January U. and Miss Hopper reports that sales to date, which are only made by mall, cover on feurth of the house capacity. j Knights Templar Will Hold Annual Xmas Celebration Mount Calvary commandery No. 1 of the Knights Templar will give lta twenty sixth Christmas celebration on tho morn ing of that, day, starting at U o'clock. The program will be given at the Ma eonlo temple and wilt be aa follows: Processlbnal Hymn ... ..! Knights. 3. cIonl2.A1l,Ye Pnlthfui-.Adeste Fldeles The Lord's Prayer.,.. Excellent .Prelate and Sir Knights. viiiimiBM oenumem 10 Jur Most. Eminent Grand Master, Arthur MaoArthur Mr Knight George a Tlcknor, Gen- ftrtt llislmn Anthem-eing, O, Heaven Yt av4 tkSil A m. n. criptuwiVnVMn mr jtnight William 8. Howe, Excellent AnthemWhen Jeau Waa Born in uemienem w. A. Crulkshank Prayer , Sir Knight Titus Lowe. Hymn All Hall the Tower of Jesus anie .,, ,,,, , Choir and Rlr ICnlrht. anil n,ii IUadlnsr The Story of the Other Wise ?n van Dyke Eminent Sir Herbert A. Senter, Com- mamlrr- BeneeMotlon air Knlrht PMnrtn ltarf :T.nV. Committees Libation. Sir Knlrht .Tohn i. yr!!ui.,tlm"a'Lra ooarer; tar Knight Eddy q, Wilmoth, sword bearer. Ilecep- non, Bir fuiigni unariea II. atari ey, sec ond ruard. Ushers. Sir Ifnlihf .Inhn v Klossner, first guard. Music. Sir Knleht ueraia at. urew, organist. Choir Sopranos, Miss Blanche Bolln and OHsa Myrta Schneider: contraltos. Mrs. Verne Miller and Miss Elsie Bolln; teners. John A. McCreary ami Karl 1 Consollver; basses, A. Leslie Dick and At-inur v. jessen; organist, Miss lien rletta M. Rees. Oinaha Company Gets Contract to Build the County Bridges A contract for the lurnlshlng ot ma. terial for construction of bridges In Douglaa county for next year waa let by the Board of County Commissioners to the Omaha Structural Iron works by a vot) ot three to two. A spirited fight against the letting ot the contract at the prices named waa made by Commis sioners Lynch and Best. No total price Is namtd In the contract but In previous years work ordered by the board has exceeded 125,000 a year In tost The gridge contract haa occupied the attention of the board for four months, bids having been previously re jected once. Commlsslonars McDonald, Hart and O'Connor voted for the letting of the contract and Commissioners Lynch and Best voted against It. "Similar bids for this work have been rejected once by this board," said Mr. Lynch, "but the Omaha Structural Iron works, the low bidder now as before, has not reduced lta prices. Some figures are changed, but they remain the same In substance." Commissioner McDonald. Harte and O'Connor expressed the opinion that the prices aa quoted were the best that could be secured. Grand Island Case Now in Judges' Hands Myrcn Learned, attorney for the plain tiffs. In the rebuttal before the United States district court closed his argu ments in the case of the minority stock holders of the St. Joseph & Qrand Island Railway company and the Union Pacific. He admitted that the suit waa not based on the Sherman anti-trust law, nor upon the anti-trust legislation ot the states of Kansas and Nebraska, though these alleged violations were contended by the plaintiffs early in the argument ot the case, Judges T. C Munger and W. H. Mun ger. sitting Jointly in the case, announced at the close ot the argument that It waa probable that no decision would be ren dered before February or March. $2.00 Full Leather and Leather Lined Ladies' Hand Bags; sale price . . . . .WV HiUW0 79c LK $1.00 Necklaces, either silver or gold plated; sale price, at, each. 25c DRASTIC REDUCTIONS ON HOLIDAY GOODS ! For Special Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Sale Never in the history of Omaha retail merchandising have such phenomenal values in jewelry, toilet sets, men's neckwear, handkerchiefs, etc. been offered. The varieties, quality and styles are the very latest and tho Fair Store's buying power enables them to' offer holiday goods far below regular prices. $1.00 value 2-pIeco Toilet Set, dark finish, French qa Ilrlstlo; salo price OaC 94.00 Handsome German Metal Hmokcrs Set; guaranteed lti years; unbreakable: ti f P sale price P X e7? $5 Gold Fillod Signet Plain and Set Rings; choice of emeralds, gar nets, topnz, opals and sapphlrcsj guaranteed for 10 years), tfjl 75 salo prlco. . . . J) 1 $15 Sterling Silver Mesh Hags; salo 785 prico $1 Beautiful Gold Filled Cuff Buttons, Engraved nnd plnin dumb bells; guaranteed for 5 years, price. . uOC $4 Plain and Engraved Bracelets, 14-k. gold filled; guaranteed for 10 years; eQ24 sale prlco .... $5 and $4 Lockets, mounted or plain, two photo style, on hinges; sale price d h 75 $2.98 and., ipl $1 AVatches or Clocks; guaranteed for one year; salo price 59" For tho man that shaves liimself a beautiful $2 outfit consisting of a Bevel Edge Mirror, French 'Bristle Brush and Soap Dish, all on a soil d nickel plated Stand; salo QE$ price OOr 97.50 Sterling Solid Silver Clothes and Hat Brushes, beautifully hand carved; Bale AQiio price LaBBasaBBBBBnaHSBBBUasnSSBSBl r 91.50 Black Ebonized Set of Mili tary' Brushes in neat lined case; salo prices TrO C II 1 . ) Hi iHBHlDa3HBB3 IBB Baal $3.00 Toilet Set, mahogany finish, consisting of 5 pieces; aq sale prico .. M ........ . aO C 88.50 airman Sliver Xountcd Toilet 8t, leather ca sals price consisting of 8 pieces, Unportsd Brlato: j$425 92.00 Ebony 'Toilet Set; 8 pieces mir ror, brush and comb in handsome silk lined box; salo AC prlco .. 70C 91.00 Black Leatherette Necktie Box, silk lined; sale JC price -... dfC PROTEST ON ALL STEEL CARS West Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association Objects to Change. SAYS IT WILL HURT BUSINESS Railroad Men Bar Thar Have So Option In the Matter, as Steel Cara Haye Been Orderd br Commerce Commission. five are booked from South Dakota ani an even 100 from Minnesota. Most ot the delegates who pass through Omaha will arrive on trains so that they will have plenty of time to como up town. While here they will make their headquarters at the Young Men's Chris tian association, where something of a reception will be hold. doing to Kansas City Tuesday evening the delegates will try and secure a spe cial train over the Missouri Faclfto In order that those from the north and west may travel together. A lengthy telegraphlo communication In tho form of -a protest from the West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' association, composed ot lumber manufacturers of Oregon and Washington, now holding an annual convention In Tortland, haa been received at the executive offices of the Unton raclflo here. The protest la against the company constructing and using all steel cars for the handling ot freight, and at some length tells how the lumber trade of the coast country will be Injured In the event the railroad company ceases to use lumber In the construction of Its equipment. All ot the cara that the Union Pacific la manufacturing or buying for the freight service are now constructed of steel. The change of material used In construction Is not because of any voluntary decision of the company or its officials, but be cause the Interstate Commerce commis sion haa Issued an order, applying not only to the Union Pacific, but to all other roads as well, and to the effect that by the end ot 1315 all cars used In the hand ling ot freight of every kind and descrip tion must be of steel, entirely displacing wood. Under the provisions ot the Interstate Commerce commission order, any road that operates cars ot wood construction after the end ot 1919, will be subjected to heavy penalties. The penalties are to be regulated by the number of wood constructed cara in use. For Instance, If a railroad company Is operating 1.000 wood cars, the dally fines will be 1,000 times greater dally than those levied on a road that has but one such car In use. Realltlng that there is no possibility of securing a reconsideration ot the com mission's order, every railroad operating Into Omaha la bending every energy to secure the' steel freight equipment and have It In service at the time fixed by the ruling. Railroad men ot both the operating and traffio departments declare that while the change from wood to all-steel con stuctlon Is going to be- expensive at the start. In the end the steel cars will be cheaper. They say, too, that the all-steel will add materially to the safety first plan, for when a wreck occurs to a train of all-steel, fire cannot occur, thereby perhapa causing loss of life and great property damage. With the steel cars there wll be little destruction of the con tents. Instead of breaking up, the all steel cara will simply be collapsed and the contents held In place Instead of being scattered over the country. Persistent Advertising Is the Itoad to Dig Returns. Plans Beady for Bids on the New Fontenelle Hotel Bids on the contract for the building o fthe new Fontenelle hotel ore to be opened January 10. Invitation have been sent out to a doien contractors throughout the country to bid for the Job. The plans for the hotel have Just been completed and approved. On Jan uary 10 the figures ot tho various con tractors are to be back in Omaha. The bids are then to be opened In the pres ence ot the architect, the president and some of the directors of the hot! com. pany, and probably tho representatives of me various bidders themselves. Tabula tion will then be made, although it is not likely that the contract can be awarded at once. Make It a Useful Chrlstmaa Present This Time. We have an elegant line to select from. Furniture, carpets, pictures, cutlery, carving seta, clectrlo Irons, lce and roller skates, safety razors. Elegant line of children's furniture. We do picture framing. From now until Christmas we keep open every evening. KOUTSKY-PAVLIK CCS NEW STORE. MANY STUDENTS TO ATTEND VOUNTEER CONVENTION Enroute to the students' volunteer con vention to be held In Kansas City De cember 31 to January U. several hundred delegates are expected to pass through Omaha. The delegates from Minnesota, the Takotaa and the northwest coast country are expected here early Tuesday, December JO, remaining until evening. Fifty delegatea from Wyoming and western Nebraska are expected to arrive early Tuesday morning and later In the day the Portlam and Seattle delegation, sixty-five strong, will com. Seventy- Brass Goods JULIA MARLOWE ....HUE HAVANA CIGARS... Look Good, Taste Good, Are Good Known to buyers of the "best for Supreme Excellence in quality and workmanship. , There is no finer gift than a box of Romeo Garcia , HAVANA CIGARS Recognized by lovers of a Mild, Pleasant Smoke All shapes CUESTA REY Clear Havana Cigar We have them in stock from 5c to 50c Agents for.,,, Birai le Kilb, Bull Dig, Wm. 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