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THE OMAHA SUXDAT BEE: DECEMBER 21, 1913.
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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
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91.50 Black Ebonized Set of Mili
tary' Brushes in neat lined
case; salo prices TrO C
II 1 .
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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-
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