THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 28, 1919.
MU SIC
THE evt of new year might
not be an inappropriate time to
remind young musical prodigies.
: " that the "goblins '11 get them if
they don't watch out. The warning
onlies to all students of music, be
Sides, the prodigies, but the other
.pupils, are perhaps more wary, sor
they do not feel themselves so
favored of the gods, as the prodigies.
But the goblins will get all of them
if they aren't careful. The goblins
always get them, they always get
tne majority oi we siuacnis aim
the majority of musical prodigies.
I know it, and I never become very
wildly enthusiastic about prodigies
: any more, Decause u is usuaiiy uci
ter to defer the" excitement until
one can see which is going to win,
the prodigy or the goblins. The
Jtoblins really have some advantage,
or they grow rapidly, and, if they
are let alone, make perfect nuis
ances or themselves until (many
they have "got" you sure. But the
pupil has some advantages too, for
if he won't let the goblin grow, but
will meet him early in the game,
fairly and squarely, and, unpleasant
as it is, fight it out with him before
, he gets too big, the goblin will
not only never bother him any
more, but immediately will be trans
formed into a good fairy, always
ready an J obedient, to help him on
hit way. .
It doesn't make any difference
whether yon believe in goblins or
not They are there. When they
are little they content themselves
with tripping you up, and knocking
you over unexpectedly. When they
get bigger, they begin to block
your way to progress and advance
ment in your chosen line, and
ventually, they lead you down the
pathway of defeat to oblivion.
One of the very hardest goblins
to conquer is rhythm. Rhythm gets
more talented people than almost
any other goblin. If it isn't
subdued early, it can grew and
grow and bother one forever.
There" are certain people who would
be among the great ones if they
only had a stronger sense of
rhythm, for they seem to have
everything else, but their, goblin
keeps 'them out.
Time values are usually at the
basis '-of poor rhythm. Many a
gifted.'jchild with a quick ear, who
can perhaps transpose, basks in the
approval of his talent, and luxuri
ates id the pretty harmonies he finds
and makes, while his goblin of poor
rhythm, and unconquered time val
ues grow bigger and bigger, and
stronger ahd uglier, and harder
to overcome every day. And as .long
as he "works in music he can not es
cape his goblin. It will be there all
his life, until he shakes himself free
and conquers it. ,, ( ' . . t-
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: , There art lota of other musical
goblins, too. There are. fingering,
reading, phrasing, expressior and
a . whole 'ist of them. And every
one wJH get you if you don't watch
out 1 know a woman grown, who
because' she learned to read treble
.notes jpefore the bass notes, to 'this
day always reads the right hand and
-leavesTout the bass when she is try
ing a" new piece. She isn't very
great' And once I met one, who to
my anjazemept read her chords from
the top down. The goblins have
got bfith of them to a certain ex
tent And they'll get you, too, if
you don't watch out
It isn't anybody's fault but your
own, either. Your teacher can tell
you where your mistakes are, and
how to correct them, just as your
mother can tell you where the
cookies are and how to reach them,
but your teacher can not conquer
your goblins, for you any more than
your mother can eat your cookies
tor you, and you get any good from
it ,
Airplane. Built on Chassis of Essex
' - Gar Adorns Guy Smith's Salesroom
The goblins are there, they are
getting bigger every day. Are you
going to master them and be worth
something in a musical way, or are
you going to walk down the corri
dor of time with a bogey man al
ways in front of you: You can't
shake him, you simply have to settle
down and have it out with him, or
he will be there all your life. And
he won't be only in music, either.
Unless you rid yourself-of him, he
will bother you in all of your other
work, in just the same way, so you
might as well make up your mind to
what you are going to do about it
There is one thing sure, you can't
go up the ladder of fame with him.
So it is entirely up' to you, child
prodigies and students of music.
whether the goblins all get you or
not. I here they are, right in the
dark, and they are after you. V
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Courier speaks about the unfortunate
management of the -Vatican choirs.
Incidentally it nays a hieh tribute to
Monsignor Casimini and his body
of singers, bv saying that there t
not and vl'never has been a choir in
Rome itself to conroare with this se
lected body of men, chosen from the
singers of the Schola Cantorum of
the Vatican, the Sistine choir and
the choirs of St John Lateran and
Santa Maria Maggiore." But it goes
on to say that it was unfortunate
that those who were responsible for
bringing this choir here, handled the
splendid body of singers as a circus
attraction," so to speak, instead of
sending it on tour as a straight mu
sical offering. "Undoubtedly those
who brought the choir to the United
States made money. It was impossi
ble not to do so in view of the
enormous price at which the choir
was sold to the local managers. In
fact, the prestige of the Catholic
church was deliberately exploited by
these managers to gouge the local
manager, who in turn was obliged to
compensate by charging the public
ridiculous prices. Thus one of the
most creditable demonstrations of
the fact that the church, that great
patron of art from its earliest
foundation, was still 'capable of an
artistic manifestation of the first
rank, was debased for the sake of the
private gain of the American pro
motors. -"'
. There are prospects of several con
certs to be held in 1920, but there
have been seasons when the dawn of
the New Year held promise of a
great many more musical events
than the present one. Yet every c6n
cert which has been given thus far
has brought forth huge audiences,
and in the learger cities, where opera
and concerts are frequent, packed
houses have been the rule without
exception. An article in the Musical
Leader savs-that conditions, are
largely responsible for this state of
affairs. Many people with more
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Omaha May See Plane
Flying Over the City
Carrying Full Sized
Automobile.
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The latest achievement of Guy L.
Smith, auto dealer, is the construc
tion of an aeroplane built upon the
chassey of 2n automobile.
The original idea was conceived
as a means of making a float for the
Ak-Sar-Ben floral parade and after
the work was fairly well under way,
thf floral parade was called off. Mr.
Smith had the Dlans of a number of
bombing planes before him so de-
cided.to continue this woric dui io
build the machine exactly propor
tioned and of the same material
used in building the bombing planesi
Th first 'thouKht which strikes
the average layman is ;that this ma-
money to spend than they , know
what to do with, are patronizing
grand op:ia, because it is the most
extravagant luxury of the present
day. Many others who are fond of
music, but who have formerly been
handicaoped by the expense, are now
opening their pursestrings and ap
peasing their musical appetites to as
full an extent as possible. Whatever
the reasons, symphony concerts, re
citals arid musical offerings the
country over are being patronized
with a general and impartial favor
most gratifying to their managers.
Emmv Destinn was greeted with
an ovation upon, her return to the
Metropolitan Opera company. She
played the title role in "Aida," one
of her strongest roles, and one in
which she has, perhaps, won the
greatest fame.
A headline in one of the musical
journals of the week tells how Eve
lyn Herbert, a younsr American girl
with no experience leaped to fame
over night, as Mimi, in La-bo-
heme," with the Chicago Opera com
pany. But there were, years and
years of study, and hours of expres
sion, going work, done by the young
lady before this night, and she
proves herself to be one of the few
who was not content to appear until
she was sure that she- was entirely
ready.
Albert Wolff, composer of the op
eratic version ' of , Maeterlinck s
"Blue Bird," is in New York to con
duct the opera when it had itn world
premier iast night at the Metropoli
tan opera house. Mr. Wolff comes
to America from the Opera Com
ique in Paris, where he served as
conductor from 1911 until the begin
ning of the war in 1914. , During
the war he served in the French
army, rising from private to lieu
tenant His musical . education
was obtained at the National Con
servatory in Paris. From 1904 to
1906 he taught, coached and played
the piano. In 1907 he became or-
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ganist of one of the prominent
churches in the French capital, a
post he held until he assumed the
baton at the Opera Comique. In 1911
he visited Buenos Ayres and other
cities of South America, where he
conducted performances of French
opera.
Musical Notes.
Edith Louise Wagoner will pre
sent her pupil, Laura Richardson,
in an individual recital on Friday
evening, January 2, at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Richardson,.
The young pianist will be "assisted by
Mac Mclntyre, violinist (a pupil of
Louise Shadduck Zebriskie), who
will be accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. George Mcfntyre. . , ,
The second program of the aea
son's series under the auspices of
the Tuesday Musical club will be
given on Tuesday eyenlng, January
13, 192.0, at 8:15 o'clock, "when
'Frances Ingram, contralto, and the
Zoellner quartet will be presented in
a Join recital at the Brandels thea
ter. . . '
Special plans are being made for
the fourth annual convention of the
Nebraska Musical Teachers' associa
tion; which will be held In Omaha
this spring. Three famous musical
attractions are planned at the eve
ning, programs of the convention,
and an effort is being made to have
an address lty a well known musical
psychologist There will also be
many social features to the conven
tion and programs by Nebraska
musicians will be given, which will
feature both Nebraska and Ameri
can composers. Mr. Henry Q. Cox,
president of the organization, and
Miss Edith Miller, secretary, are
bending every effort for a large and
representative membership. N
Clean Spark Plugs and
' Save the Batteries
"The man who is too busy to
clean Jus spark plugs is shortening
his battery life." This is .the opin
ion of Elmer Rosengren of the Ne
braska Storage Battery company.
"Even though the engine is using
magneto ignition the carbon on the
spark plugs is putting unnecessary
work on the battery. The engine
must be turned -over more rapidly
in order to get a spark from the
magneto and the battery has to do
much more work for each start tnan
ft would if the olues were clean."
. "The motorist who unscrews and
cleans his spark plugs every week
or two will find that he has taken
a big ldad off the battery and that
he is able target his engine turning
over m noticeably shorter time.
Nash Sales Company Pays
Bonuses to Employes
The Nash Sates company, distrib
utors of Nash cars and trucks in
Omaha and territory, are distribut
ing a 10 per cent bonus to their
employes in the way of additional
compensation for their work during
the year tust ended.
This will be a regular tvent with
the Nash Sales company and the
distribution at this time amounts to
about $3,000. This la oaid to each
employe at this time, regardless of
length of service. .
Metal Fnxteh.
The ear owner who does Mi own
work will often find a use for e sheet
metal nunch. and he can easily make
one for himself, employing an ordin
ary vise as the basic tooL The two
special jawa must be made or
bought, one of the member! being
mala and the other female. With
these jaws attached to the vise and
the sheet metal between screwing
up the vise punches the holt.
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entire chasey of an , Essex automo
bile has been used. However, when
one takes into consideration the fact
that the bombing plane built by the
United States government will carry
1,000 pounds of bombs, it is quite
evident that the weight of an Essex
chassey would make comparatively
little difference in flying the ma
chine. The wings, strutts, and va
rious other appliances are made of
the same material used in construct
ing aeroplanes and the Essex motor
will develope a greater horse power
than' numerous aeroplanes. '
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Digest
Street traffic in Buenos Aires goes
to the left .-
The Detroit Automobile dub has
a membership of more than 7,000.
American-made automobiles arc
exported to 81 different countries.
, Price's of the latest French pas
senger automobiles range from $2,
000 to $30,000.
Automobile tourists will find the
longest mile in; Norway. It con
tains 12,182 yards.
Buses on Fifth avenue, New York
City, have had a continuous service
of 13 years.
, There has been an increase of 22
per cent in the sale of motor cars
during the past year.
The average consumption of gaso
line per automobile is from 10 to H
barrels per annum. x 1
The College of the City of New
York has added two automobile
courses to its list of studies,
Dutch East Indies during August,
1919.
Eighty-seven different makes of
passenger cars and 70 of motor
trucks are produced in the United
States.
- England, France and Italy are
planning to ship cart to America
with "prices ranging from $10,000 to
$20,000 a piece.
- The amount of capital invested In
the manufacturing of complete pas-sengel-
cars and trucks now exceeds
$1,500,000.
In the registration for automo
biles and trucks for 1919, Ohio ha
taken the lead from New York of
3,416 more motor vehicles operated
During 1918 Great Britain im
ported 193,000,000 gallons of motor
spirits, 70 per cent of which came
from the United States.
Through the enforcement of the
so-called blue laws of the state of
Maryland, the sale of gasoline is for
bidden on Sunday.
Of the 42,000 motor trucks made
during the third quarter, of 1919,
there were more of the three-quarter-ton
type sold than of any other
kind.
The number of motor cars stolen
each year in the United States is far
greater than the combined output
of five big manufacturing plants.
Servant girls in the exclusive resi
dential section of St. Paul, Minn.,
have the use of their mistresses
automobiles "one or two" times a
week.
More than 75,000 licenses have
A magneto industry in Hapton, kbeen issued this year in Cleveland,
England, was established entirely by I O., at the branch license bureau
tne laoor ot women.
There were 214 passenger cars and
15 .motor trucks exported to the
conducted by the Cleveland Auto
mobile club.
A mammoth automobile garage is
to be constructed t Atlanta. Ga,
with capacity of 2,000 cars and eon
tainlng 175,000 square feet of floor
space.
The president of the United Boat,
nest Men's association of Philadel
phia it in favor of t largt corps of
motorcycle policemen. A resolution
will be passed requesting the city .to
place such policemen on tht street,
to cprabat automobile thieves.
Four million dollars for the ton
struction of roads during 1920 will
be available in Maine. It is expected ,
that 150 miles of new state highway
will be constructed.
Before securing a motor license to
operate a car in Brazil, a chauffeur
must pass severe examinations. The
applicant must undergo road trials,
register fingerprints and photograph,
and license number which it record
ed by the police authorities.
Private chauffeurs in New York
City are demanding higher wages
and shorter working hours. The pe
tition calls for a minimum wage
scale of $40 a week, 10-hour work
ing day and two hours off for lunch
and recreation, $1 an hour for over
time, free ' uniforms and one day
and night off a week.
France is making systematic plant
to attract the automobile tourist
Under a new order all the villages
in the country are to have their
names shown in eight-inch letters
and the municipal offices. National
roads will have red-painted mile
stones, while the old-fashioned sign
posts are to be replaced by large
blue enamel plates, with the direc
tion of the next town and its dis
tance displayed in big white letters, i
so' as to be easily read from .the
passing cars.
Annual ReNEWed
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Automobile Sale
Wednesday, December 31st,
our annual sale of ,used Cadillac cars-RE-NEWED
Cadillacs and many miscellaneous
makes, will begin.
: At this sale you will find roadsters, four-passengers,
tourings, coupes, sedans every model
every size and nearly every t standard
make.
We Have spent months in preparing for this
sale and have re-built, re-painted, and in many
cases actually "made new" the cars to be sold.
v Many wise buyers and leading business men
are today obtaining absolute satisfaction from
the use of RENEWED Cadillacs purchased
from us over a year ago. ..
tYou can save hundreds of dollars at this sale
and yet buy a fine, guaranteed motor car..
Don't fail to see what we have. We are re
modeling our building and must move these
cars. If you can't use a, car now, spring is only;
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sixty days hence.,
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Because of the perfect condition of these "cars
because of our indisputable reputation buy,
from us and buy now.
v "We Are Not Satisfied Until You Are"
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Farnam at Twenty-Sixth, Omaha
nA Safe Place to Buu"
