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TllK IJEB: OMAHA, WKDNESRW, Al'KIL L,V. GREAT CHOIR GIYES AUDIENCE THRILLS Ope Bin j Concert by Mendelitohn Choristert and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Notable Function. SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY WAT That little shiver of delight which swept over the audlsnce at the Auditorium . Monday has always greeted , the Mendelssohn Chojr of Omaha and the Chicago Symphony orchestra when they appear for their annual Joint concerta here. It i otloed on the flnt night four yean ago, and it was in evidence each time since, as the musicians take their places and the director makes his how before beginning the program. Four yeara ago the rame of Frederick Slock and the Chicago Symphony or chestra was already blown far and wide on the winds of the musical world; since . then the name of Thomas 3. Kelly and his Mendelssohn Choir has also been sounded anions the elect. What was anticipated on ' that eight four years ago has more than developed in reality. . Blcateat Ses rmit. last night was In liibch a repetition ef the ether first nlM that have none befere. The multitude was there. en1 the music, and the ilshts and flowers, and all that appeal te tha deeper eansea, th better qualities of tne mind, and the response waa notable from both musl riane end listener The famlllarttr that haa come with better acquaintance has developed 'aa understanding that dispels not a UtUe ef the formality of theae concert and give to them an Indefinable tnuah ef hBttmaey that sprly enhances the Joy. . ' .4 . . A eeul obeerver. who h had the food fortune te be present each year, Sivee It a hts' Unpresslon that the mu tual recmrd between the two rreat or ffentsaUons has ripened, entll their har mony ef ooaoerted effort la practically perfect and the artlatia reault te Imneo cable. It eaame So make no dlfarenee U Mr. Stock ee Mr. Xelly wields tlie baton, the effect la aa eure, the raapenae as penteaeoos, and the camaraderie. If the word Is permissible, between sinter and play Is efrVfenred 'a : uc-h mnslclanly preclstoa u4 suob charm of intrpria tlv expreeeloa as leavee nothing to be aaked la the way of taproved perform ance. rresrenaa nertew. ' Mr. Kelly seme time ace announced that Ms offering for the current series would be In the neteve of a review, te jaome extent, ot former eehUvemeet of the Choir. Thla is a departure for him. as he hitherto baa wn hla greateet concern to the produoticn. not of novel, tties, but of essentially goed things with evhleh the mubtto Is not familiar. How vr. as his "reviser? program la made to from genuine game of other pro grams, the numbers being thoee that are well worthy ef repetition, the attraction Itt not the lee potent , i It was a splendidly responsive audience that 'listened t the eorcert leet nisht. !snd the applause thet fellowed each nimV ;ber we of the genuine eraer. wnceres .ere aeked and given,- and thd evening if must was enjoyable to the utmost . Procravte foe Moila ' Evi. Thle art moon tne Orchestra will be ;).eard In a program which Includes the overture te "The Bartered Bride," tr Fmetana; the Tsctoalaoweky Fourth ;ffmphmy tF minor, opus S); a 'oelle jsoio by Bruno Steiadal and a welts, grand pea da flaneea and rinale from the Ulasunow ballet. "Rueas d' Amour." V Tor this evening the aolouuwill be Mies -bllve Kline and Mr. Herbert Wltherepoon. Soprano and baeeo; tha Choir will sing several . uneooompailed numbers, end etfcers with the Orchestra, and the Or chestra wUl play the wedding march and variation from "A Country Wedding. symphony by Ootdmarck. The concert will eioee with the great ohoruees from "The MeaeiaJi," by the Chair aad Or theatre. ' ; ." t ; COXCBHT A OEWTJIKB TRICMMI ' Xtr, Chair, Orchestra sued tste Shere In Kvenlnc tertnlpeaent. ' y HBSsUBTTA M. REICS. ' - Another year, another openmg night ef the great choral festival of the MenAela eohn Choir of Omaha and the Chloago Dymphony Orchestra, aad another night tilled wttn euch a veet number ef wonder ful musical treat aa these concerts only bring forth In our city at one time. And as the years progress It seeroe that each - concert eurpeaeee all othere In point ef musical excellence, and last night's was without -doubt the erownlng achievement of Choir end Orcheatra and soloist. . The Mendelssohn Choir seemed more at ease than at any ef Ha previous perform ance, and eang with greater abandon ' and finer f Inleh than ever before. That -Is aayng -a great -deal for the conoerts la the pest have been remarkable for these very particular The men's choir especially deserves mention, tor there wae a reepoeee. and vitality about their singing which gave It a positive delight Ae aeuei Mr. Kelly te te be congratulated upea the attack, pttraatng and balance ef ' the entire Choir. Thle year It eeem almost superfluous te revserk .upon tt excellence. Another point waa the variety ef tone color with which the Choir Imbued the various numbers. In the flret group "Six no More Ledlee," brought furth euch different quality ef tone from the old Irish Lament and Choral Ballad which followed .successively, that, one could almost Imagine a different number ef sinsers taking part - The, Choir opened the program with a Choral Prologue 'Bleep-. Awake, s Vole. I Celllag" with "orchestral beck ground" and from the first splendid at tack te the close of the evening, one euo csee followed another. The choral ballad. -The Sands ef Dee." was one ef the finest numbers ef the en tire evening. The accompaniment la ex repUonally beautiful, end the descriptive 'poser ef the music was wonderfully por trayed by both singers and orcheatra. .It la a strong test ef a chtrtr to be able te alng a tune portion unaccompanied and with eontraala of light end shade aad then to com In with the orcheatra ex 'actly true to th pitch, yet thle kt exactly what Mr. Kelly end his singers accom plished with absolute surety. The two Grieg, numbers were excellent "Ave Maria Stella" for the translucent ethereel quality of the wonder fuj soft f fn u. the soprano section her showing Ha mS'lfi lnt qualities, and the choral aong ;fod a Pears is Peers Eternal." e a ntd for Its repose end tnejoaty. 1 Le eexond verse of thle we repeated. This was Mr. Kelly's own -arrangement end was hlshlr successful. "Th Challenge of Thor" from '"King Olaf." made a deep Impression at a previous concert but In this number the Choir curpessed Itself In It dramatic Interpretation. Thla yeah with all Furop at war, It wSe ell too epproprlate, end the Immensity of the presentation. Its bmad sweep and tremendous climaxes were overwhelming. Mr. Ftoek and his orchestra were cor dially welcomed In their first number, "Uebesfruellng." by George flrhumenn. This was given a spirited presentation. "The Carnival," by fllngaglla, was played with greet Charm and many graceful ef-fe.-t. on novel and esperislly delightful one' being achieved In the string choir with solo viola and platlrsto accompani ment. This won an encore, "Moment Musical, ' by Behubert, m which the woodwind choir waa starred. The program clone. ?:h excerpt from "Th Meletcrilngers" arranged by Theo dore Thorns. g,r4 conducted by Mr. Stock. In which the choir, orchestra and Mr. Murphy united In presenting this powerful Wagnerian muatc In a brilliant majestic and Impressively dramatic man ner. The ar.lotst were Mist Margaret Keyee and Mr. Lambert Murphy. Both have been heard In connection with thee eon cert before end maintained and even advanced their former high place In our estimation. Miss Margaret Keyee' voice I even fuller and richer then before, and In both her Cavatlna from tha "Queen of Sheba," by Oounod, and In her enocre from "Mlgnon," by Ambrolee Thome, her interpretation were a de light Mr. Murphy's rarely beautiful tenor was heard to advantage In "Celeete Aid," which he presented vividly. He responded te an enoore with "Songs of Araby," by Fred Clay. Ke was at hla beat In "Walthre Prise Bong" from "Th Meieterslngere," In which he ur psseed himself ard did the finest work of his three appearance In our city. The concerts have opened auspiciously, and thoee ef today will be eegerly an ticipated. Mr. Kelly and his choir hare eauee te regard the opening night with eatiefactJosj. HAY AMEND THE LIGHTORDinAHCE City Commissioners Decide Dahl man's Ordinance Would Hot Re due Bills in All Cases. BUTLEB PROPOSES NEW RATES Lahners Eeturns After Northern Trip (lTcm a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April T7. (Bpeclat.)-Senator Lahners ef Thayer county passed through Lincoln tola afternoon en his way home from Minnesota and "Wisconsin, where he visited the fish hetohsrles la thoee states. senator Laftnsr I much Interested In fish culture and baa a laks ef his own of his farm near Belvldere, which fur nishes both hi moo! f and neighbors with tlenty ef food ef that nature. While the fleh hatcheries which he saw In the other istss were, well supplied with fish, there te no effort to raise any kind save trout perch and pike. The Nebraska fisheries are much more extensive than the fish eriea or Minnesota end . Wisconsin , and appear to be doing a more effective part In stocking the streams. PROTEST FILED AGAINST . UFE INSURANCE, COMPANY (from a fKaff Cprrcypondont.) LINCOLN. April 17. ( Special rA , for mal complaint was filed this' morning with the Stat Insurance board by John W, Mrlteynotds, Jr of Fairfield protest, Ing against the releeoanoe ef ttconse te the, Protective league : Life ' Insuraaee company. " '-"'".'. ' . The charges ere based ten a refuse! af th company te continue a policy of In surance for 11 409 the complainant's father. , . ,. . v The City commissioners Intend to amend the Dehlman. electric light and power rate ordinance f th extent that In all oases there will be S positive reduction of I cents per kilowatt hour on the pri mary rate and of a cent per kilowatt hour on tha secondary, retaining the elec- trlo light company's prseent system of determining whst the Initial quality ahall be. It la also proposed to eliminate the minimum charge ot W cents per month. General Manager Reldrege of the Omaha Electric Light and Power com pany aay he wants time to consider this amendment before making any positive statement, but his offhand opinion 1 that hi company would not agree to grant auch a concession- ' ' ' Th Dehlman ordinance, which ha areuaed erUldsm, and several amend ments, have been referred to trie com mittee of the whole for general discus sion next Monday morning in th council chamber, at which, ttm all persons In terested win be given an opportunity to speak on this subject . Aa Imagtaarr Bill. I Ths new rates which are proposed by Commissioner Butler would , operate In this manner: A light bUl of ten kilo watt hour at th primary rate of 11 cents and ten hour at tho secondary rate, ef cents would, under the proposed amendment be ten hours at cents aad tea hours ei l4 cents, or a reduction of M cents on thla Imaginary bllL Commissioner Butler and City Attorney RJne stats that ths new amendment would be a reduction of JTS-ll par cent of all primary charges and 12H per cent of all secondary charge. Under the Dehlman ordinance It was proposed to apply aa s-oent primary rate to the first V kilowatt hours used and then apply a secondary rate of cents, both re tea being subjsct to sn addition of V cent per kilowatt hour for nonpayment ' of bill within ten day. Th last amendment retains the present discount of I per cent for payment within ten days. Other proposed ohangea In the schedule are: Commercial lighting, primary rate of t cents and secondary of 6H cents per kilowatt hour; retail power, first MO hours, cents; next 4D0 hour. 4H cent: next. tn0 hours, t cents; excess of above, t cents per hour. Wesll Not Cat Mills. - The commissioner seem convinced that th operation of the Dehlman ordinance would not reduce bills in all cases and In some Instances only a slight reduction would be received. There is some objection te the lest amendment on account of retaining tha preaent system of figuring ths Initial quantity, which la the amount ef current to which the primary er high rate may be applied. There are many who believe the bills should be based upon actual cur rent uaed, a indlcatd by tha meters, without any cryptic method of determin ing primary and second hours. H. ft Ell worth. J H. Perl, C. K. Brook and C. C. Cote. Division Bnperlntendent W. O. Mteehaa left for Council Bluffe yesterday to Jot a the Inspection special convoying H. U. Mudg. Charges of Qraft Against Aldermeii In Detroit Dropped DETROIT, Mich., April rf. MoMon that the rases against eleven member and former members of the Detroit city coun cil. Indicted on charges of bribery, be dismissed was made in the circuit court todey by Cherle H. Jasnowskl, prose outing attorney of .Wayne county. Judge Phelen said he would grant the prosecuting attorney's motion. It Is my opinion that the great length ef time which haa elapeed since the ar rest ef the aldermen has made It Im possible to obtain a conviction on the testimony." eald the prosecuting attorney. The members of the council were ar rested in July, lfii. It was alleged they had accepted er agreed to accept money from th Wabash' railroad in return for money favors.- NEBRASKA CITY MAN HAS 1 NECK BROKEN IN AUTO UPSET KEBBAfTICA CITT.. Neb.. April ST. (Specie!) Julius Hansen, aged years, was Instantly killed last evening In an automobtte acldent. He and two other were out driving, when th front tire en plodod. causing th auto to upset. Han eea was thrown out and hla nsck broken. The twe who were with him auf fared severe bruises and fracture) but they will recover. Falrfcary News ftoies, i PAIRBURT. Nh.. April 17.-Ppeclal V- Orand Custodian Robert French I hold Ing a echoal of Instruction for Mason in th lodge room ef Falrbury lodge No. M, Ancient Free and Accepted it aeons. Road Foreman D. W. Hlgglns and Trainmaster W. W. Cameron held a phys ical examination for Nebraska ' division trainmen and enginemen. ' Carl Miller haa returned from a trip to St Joseph, Mich., where he was called by the death of hsl stepomther. He has resumed work, on the Nebrssks division ss a firemen. Messrs. W. Ceetello and Charles Mo Kean have returned from Oramdon, Wis., and resumed work for the Rock Island. Thay have been owrklng on a construc tion tnaia for the Northern Pacific at Cramdon. Owing to Impaired buslneaa on the oRck Island, Tardmaater 8. A. Smart mad a reduction of five extra obard brakemen. The men Involved Include A. O. Fletcher, DANDELION PESTS OF OUAHA DOOMED Kn. A. C. Smith Offer $40 in Prizes to Children Dipping: the Host Dandeliom. CITY DIVIDED IHTO GROUPS The dandelion must go.. Tha children of Omaha are to be the means of ita extermination. Mrg. Artnur Crittend'en Smith Us sponsor for tha task and haa offered 140 in prises, $10 for each garden district to the children who dig the most of the pests. The four dis tricts are divided '. four ways by Twenty-fourth' and Farnam streets under the garden campaign. The contest la to start Msy 1 snd to end May tl. and Mrs.' Smith announces t:win give this prise each yea until ' t'ie dandelions of Omaha are a th i,g 'of the pest. Children are to take their dandelions to the fire engine houses of the city, where I he rsptala In charge of the houss will keep n accurate record of all danlllon brought In. They are to be meas.ircd by ordinary market basket and the baikct must be free from dirt. The dandrllon re to be dug deep and havs plenty of loots, but no soil. Garden experts who are now In Omaha working in the Interests - of the Harden riucs say that the way to exterminate dandelion 1 to dig them up, anl the dandelion committee of the garden con test club Is most enthusiastic over thla offer by Mr. Cmith. for they, sea a real Incentive for the children to work. Only Omaha is Included In this offer. Ames Girl is Hit by Intemrban Car eeeasesssnesses , AMES. Ia.. April t7.-SpeclaJ Telegram) Nettle Catlln, an employ of the col lege cafeteria, was struck in the 4ark last night cn the Fort Dodge traction trestle on College line by an Intemrban ear and probably fatally Injured. The cer crew Is blamed for Instructing pea- cngere to walk down the track when the college ear wag stalled by a storm. MEN WHO HELPED PRISONER ESCAPE FINED $50 EACH GRAND I PLAN D. NsK, April 17. ( Special ) Henry Hammaeher mat James McBlhaney, two young men who as sisted Ed Lai d wig in making hla way al most to Aurora before the polio overtook him for attempting to stab Alex Oelll- peaux at tha sales stables here, w fined fM and costs for abetting la the at tempted eecepe, but the fine waa i mitted on condition that the young men pay the polloe department's automobila bill and remain good thereafter. - f CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH LIGHT METER GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. April IT fpo- clal. On the complaint of J. C. MoAuley, assistant water end light commissioner, th city attorney filed a compUtnt In the police court charging Ouetav C, Kruegar with tampering with a light meter In euch a manner aa to reduce hie lighting bills. The complaint haa been hanging fire for about a week. The evt dence was secured by the city utility plant'a agente. Trial has been postponed until April SO. Hirer mm Co. sell Clash. HASTING, Neb., April XT. (Special Telegram.) Although Mayor Msdgett an nounced that he would not sign licenses for more than thirteen saloon tha city council haa repealed the ordinance mak ing thirteen the limit, and Is threatening to Issue a license to a fourteenth appli cant a ihts measure and one permitting barber shops to . operate Sunday. '. The council has cleaned wlthths mayors only one member . supporting his objection. i Kani'wvr Light Coaaaaieeteae. HASTINGS. Nek. Apr 11 IT. (Spade! Telegram.) W., S. "NVataon of Hamilton, Ont.. who hes hsd extensive experlenos Is Scotland, Wale and Canada, baa been appointed water and light commissioner of Hastings. 1 . I r Hoed for lick HeaSaekea, Constipation causae, sick headache and Dr. King's New Life Pills will cure It. Take a dose tonight- Joe. All druggists. Advertisement. . Omaha Conple Gets Lleeas. LINCOLN. April r.-(8peclal.) Martin Kirk ef Omaha, aged IT, and IUjm Caro line M. Janeen of Omaha, aged XK w j given a license to marry today In Lincoln. SCHOOL BOND PROPOSITION IS DEFEATED AT WISNER WISNER, Neb., April XI. (Special Tele- pram.) The proposition " to . bond the school, district In th eom of MO.OOO dol lar to build an addition to the Wiener schools waa detested by t votes at a spe cial election held today. ' X Mrs. Pratt's Former Chauffeur Testifies In Los Angeles Case LOB ANGELES. Cal. April 7.-Cer1l Lewi, a wltnes for the .prosecution against Cherle Ev Sebastian, suspended chief of police, and Mrs. I.lllle Pratt, un der examination today said that he hd made false etatement in, hi applicant lor a position a patrolman. H said M fid so because Mrs. Pratt advised him to do it. He said no one had asked him to teetlrv. falsely in the case where the de fendants are cherge with contributing to the delinquency of Fdlth Serkin. Mrs Pratt half-lster and ward. In winding up hi direct tetimony Lewi, who used to be Mr. Pratt chauf feur and house servant, said he had seen letter written to her by Sebastian when Hhe chief was attending a convention in the east last summer, and aleo had seen a lavalliere, a silk bath robe and a little blue watch which. It has been testified, Sebastian gave to Mrs. Pratt. Edith Per Kln. however, teatlfled. that Sebastian gave the watch to her. w.j3 uy the Goods Not the Package" Advises Hon. Geo. W. Perkins, Chairman of New )York's Food Committee. And it's Rood advice! 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