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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHlfcADELPH, ifolDAY; "JANTAte 1 lUfel
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MARK GARDEN AS DIRECTOR
: IGliVST QPEM "STARS"
b'JielieVes Artist Subordinate and Plans to Have Understudy for
Every Hole Will Continue to Sing
Jly (ho Associated I'rcss
Clilcauo. Jnn. 1 1. Aiipnlutinpnt "(
Miss Mnry Harden ns cpnrrnl director
JpE the Cliicnco Upem ..in'inii
brought nil tlio rumor of nrtltli" dlf- i
gterences wliieh linve been ctreulnted t . I
Si' foctlM tmln. 'I'lie lexlKiintiiiiH of1
JGitio Mnrinozxl. nitintic dlreetor. lie-(t-niific
the tlUputo of tin- sliiRcrs riupi
tblm '"sleepless tiiKlitH." nnd Il'rbiM-t
Johnson, oxrrutiU' mmiORer. were up-
fepted when Miss Cnrden ni selc'ted.
$ Scverul weeks nj;o, on tbe ee of Mis.
jGardeu's nrriial for lier opern season.
Jtha eugUKonieiit of Mndnme Guiinn Will- ,
Sskn, L'olifh sopruno. to nppenr In
"'.tan, ' uns iibruptly culled off b
jlme. WnKKn's depiirture for ber home i
3n New York. Korotlij .Inrdon. of New
frork, wns another star mentioned in
jtthc reported clneli of artistic tempera
'fcients whirh are paid to hae caused tbe
(various chances in the direction of
(the company, alone with the prominence I
Sof Italian operas in the program.
S "I don't belicv' in a "tar reRime."
,nid Miss Harden. ii. aii .titonnnv n
jher plans. "I believe in making the i
opera the thing nnd not the artist. 1
I would have an nnderstmh for every
irole and if one artist were ill. another
faotlld till the phue and there would
never be a change of upera. een if
'nil the principals were ill. There n
aio one Indispensable in the world. I
will give ."() per cent of operas in
Utallan, thirty-live In French and lit-'
teen In English, for the present.
f "When good opera i nines to be writ
ten by American and Fnglish composers
3. would have their norl; performed in
Mme. Galli'Curci Wires
Felicitations to Garden
.Minneapolis. .Minn., .tan. 11.
H A. V. I- .Mine Amelita tialli
Curcl. prima donna, who is here for
her marriage. Saturdaj . to Homer
Samuels, extended congratulations to
Miss Mnry Warden on her selection
as genetnl director of the ChlcnRo
Opera Association
"You nin say that I congratulate
Mijs Mnry Warden nnd wish her the
best ot luck nnd success." Mine.
(inlli-Curci nld
Mr. Samuels, who is Mine. Wnlli
Curci's piano accoinpanist. declared
that the diva hud taken no part in
(he controver-.v in the Chicngo Opera
Asclution and knows onl what she
Las read of it in newspapers.
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HUMANISMS
Inner Lights on Lives and Whims
of Personages in the Public Eu
Uy WILLIAM ATHKKTON I)U l'UY
When Wcorgc Otis' Smith, chief of the he could find the home of n settler who
I'uited States geological Survey. In mfcht j'vc Mm IoiIbIiim diirhiR .His
,,.,., ii i iii stay, lie voile hard nnd finally, ni
ttusdilngton, wns n small boy back in su,ct, t.nme n viv of the settler's
the lnte seventies, his father was a i i,i
modest newspaper nmn at
apci
ring
,iiKX2SiKSliSSSli
(rl Mlnhkln
M.H (iAKDIJN
Knglish Kenl Ainericnn opera in Eng
lish Is my most cherished hope."
The new diieetor general, who will
......a!... tut .i.i.it..n writ inti flit. 111!' Ml1.1t-
i.-i.-i.i: in. . ... ..,.-., -... .... ....... , ;..... ....
tional duties other than her snlnry as! ',,...,.
in '.Molina Ynnnn." One week from
tonight the opera season here closes nnd
the company goes to New York for a
six weeks' season.
Miss Warden was born in Aberdeen,
Scotland. She is fort -thiee jears old.
EX-PREACHER 'PERSECUTED'
Clergyman Who Now Is Farmer
Will Tell Troubles to Jury
I'l.e l!e Koli'H 1.. Stevens, a re
tired imnistci. win. snjs he w
irnni ln fin in near Tiicknlioc
b a campaign of I edition
near liefme I lie Atlantic
iVugusta,
ses- ,
non used to tile n half column dis
patch every day to the Boston Journal.
Frank A. Munsey was: the telegraph
perator who handled these messages.
Dr. 'Smith still goes bnck to Maine
for summer vacations nnd to vote. He
still has n fondness for men who origi
nated way down Kast. He refers to
them as his fo'low Malnlacs.
A f-tory whleh he is fond of telling is
of a time when he wns n young gcolo'
gist nnd was assigned to the task of re
porting for the government on the rocks,
strntllicd and otherwise, on a certain
islnnd in I'uget sound. This wns in
the days when Urynn wns first running
for President nnd Jim Ham Lewis was
a candidate for Congress In the state
of Washington.
Smith, the geologist, wns ferried
the island, together with a
.... tit
i' ..' ...i.im, i, ivno f,, ..i.irv it., ...n .,,.fmi not to say artistic and
1 turpi' n -' u tiui'i x i- tin s-" . . - ,
.,f ...lwirn with directions ns I,, ulinrn Iiil' to the eje. There lt no letter In
I""' "" " "
Approaching he saw nobody about.
He listened nnd heard the sound which
lUlllt-O 111:11 iiiv r-iw, ........ -- i I
nert drives the mi'k of n cow Into n
tin bucket. It emanated from the barn.
He rode as near as ho could to that
structure and shouted loudly.
"Hello 1 Can ou put me up for a
few dnsV"
Instantly the call came bnck: "Yes.
What part of the state of Mnlno do
you come from?" The settler had
crossed from one estreme of the nation
to another nnd recognized instant1' cor
it in manners of speech from the state
of his birth.
The most .legible signature thnt ap
pears on any documents that nrc emitted
by government ngencies nt Washington
i. Mint of Nelson II. (lasklll. of the Fed
eral Trade Commission. The script is
picas-
nil of It that could possibly be taken for
anything other than thnt which it Is
Intended to be. It Is executed with the
caro nnd deliberation that an artist
gives to his trademark.
Commissioner Onskill is a thorough
man. Ho was assistant attorney gen
eral of the state of New Jersey when
the big fight was Inaugurated there to
break tip the whisky ring of Atlantic
City. He is said to hare pursued that
task with the sama deliberate com
petence ho uses in signing tlocumcnts.
This trait of competent construction
evidences itself in another form when
the commissioner, makes a speech. He
can unreel, without stopping for' breath,
the longest sentence of anybody who
today Is sentencing. He can start and,
without period or comma, go on a word
1342 Chestnut Street
BEETHOVEN RECITALS CLOSE USES WIFE AS TARGET
?Mme. Samaroff Brings Series to a
Brilliant Finish. Giving Own Talks
! Madam Olga Samnvoff brought her
series of recitals, m which she placed,
the entire thlm -two sonatas of Heet ho
en. to a brilliant c os.sat the le lei ,u. -Stratford
last evening In addition to
plaing time of the hist and greatest ot
the' sonatas in splendid stjle. Madam,
Samaroff delivered the prelinnuiuv talks
ion the works herself and snowed that,
Jibe is a sneaker of mm h charm of de
ilivery as well as convincing sincerity. '
iShe spoke in a straightforward mannei.
Jtelline the audieme exactly what tt.o
LHinnini inennt to her and the reasons
for her stWe of interpretation of them.
Fires 12 Shots Into Her Body. Then
Kills Self Woman May Recover
Musliegon. Mich.. .Ian 11 iV.y A.
I' i After si'M'i-al practice snots at the
lamilv cut. Irving Morton early today
forced his wife to become his target nnd
spent tlurtj minutes in tiring twelve
shots into her body. Then he turned
ihe riile on himself and lired once, ding
instantly.
Pespite the twelve bullet wounds.
Mi. Morton hns a chance ot recovery,
pltxsiciuns sas According to state
ments made to the police bv the
wounded woman Morton wa-., intoxicated.
s driven
N. J..
will up-
county grnud
within, the Mxt two weeks
utor i laskill to(ia saltl in.
Stevens had lodged a formal complaint
with his nthiv. although no utiid.'Uit
has been submitted
.Mr. Stevens, who was at one time
lector of the parish at Yinelund, told
,.;,,, I., n slmi wns tired nt him New
Year's Ke i- he was putting his horse
in a barn on lis .arm. mo minister
I left his tiii-iu sevcial davs inter and is
1 now living m Petersburg. N. .1.
Offer Thrift Week Prizes
j All s.liool ilnldren uuder eighteen
jears ot irie nave nn oppoi muuj m
win one of four prizes next week: S7i0.
SU.'i. SIO and "i tespectively. The prizes
are being oiieic.l bv the own jour own
home coiiitnittic. 1.VJ1 Arch street, for
the best essnj. written on the advan
tages of owning a home, in recognition
of Philadelphia thrift week, commencing
.Innuary 17. The impositions, not to
exceed '-'OH words in length, should
reach the ntln e of the committee not
.Inter than Jntiuarx 1. and the winners
will be niiiioiiiiced mi Own Your Own
Home Iav. .Ianuar -0.
TT iiroliinlnnrv talk was full of llttl
f anecdotes of interest, all bearing on the
period of composition which the sonatas
represent or on the works themselves.
nnd was both informative and brilliant
Indeed, a n "lei turer' Madam Sniiia
rotf scored a suciess s, unelv second to
her performance of the niiin .
She explained at the beginning that
gMr. Stokowski. who is spending a short
flTacatinn in New York state, had started
ifor Philadelphia, but owing to trans
portation troubles wn three hours late
In arriving in New York itv and was.
therefore, unable to r'-iu h Philadelphia
Mil time for the recital. !' the rea
JsmT that she had to speak herself as
'well as plav. she explained. he made n
"departure tiom her iistntn in rue ie
delta's and used her notes
, This work, known both the "Ham
Smerclavier" and the (iiant" sonata
jonened the program. It is tin- longest
Jof lleethoven's piuuo sonatas nnd niob-
nblv the most elaborate! worked out.
' both arcliitecturallv am! in nuisical ie
s source. Madam Samaroff nlnved it as
tlie composition demands in the grand
stvle in which it is written It u a
lust strain mi the plover nnd al-o a
Jserious tax on the intelligence of the
average nudieine, both mi ni count of its
length and the extreme lomplcxitv of
tthe last mnveiiient. where Itiethoven
Has about exhausted the possibilities
dot the fugue, vast as the are.
The second was the lovi lv sonata in
13 major, opus 1W perhnns the most
easily understandable of the Third Pe
riod sonatas. This. too. was licauti-
fullv plnjcd. the lat movement lining
.vvidentlv a favorite of the soloist, win
Sgave It with great teeling and beautv
i of tone.
1 But she readied the greatest height.
;not onlv of the evening but also of the
Jentire s,.ri..s. m the !,tt son.n.i "f the
jjrient conuioser the (' minor opus 111.
J In this composition Beethoven reached
.fuither into the ftituie than in anv of
'his composition tin to that true s
"Madam Snmaioff pointeii i.ui n is ,,f
tnlmost present -da nvderiiitv u
-lhoiighr and abounds in tuani-tn "
Jfects nevi r before used Sin mad' t in
jxvonderftil Inst movement oni'vlnlm-
iiigly beautiful, it deliuiiv In m; in
sftrong lontnist to the wild and aliiio-t
'tragic tirsi uioveim nt.
I Madam Samaroff received an nvntioii
Sat the close of the urogram and Wil-
iliam .lav Turner, in n In ief add
Jpiesertid to her a gold ini-h I ig. the
gift of some of her friends a- a iciog
jnition of their uiitireriutimi that Phila
'ili'lpliia was the first A in nil in
Jhenr the inlllpletc Iteetlioven scr,.-
WILL AID HOOVER'S WORK
.Reading Man Named Lieutenant in
Rehabilitation of Europe
ItCllI'llg P.I . .I" 11 - ielg. 1'.
jHnrsf. u millionaie lua'iiit.ii ' n i "f
,; Ins itv. I. .is l.ei n apiiointiil a lnutin-
illllt Ot Ilelliirt llinVll III Ihe MUllill.'U
lorgamzcil fm pile! ot the stnrving in'
Dions of r.iirope und will pal f'i 1 i-
a ope
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PARAMOUNT
Extraordinary
BAT SALE
$4.50
Special Purchase of New Spring
Hats Worth $7.50 to $12.50
Stunning Satin, Gros de Londres and Straw
combinations in all shades of Gray; in Henna, Blue and
Black. Bright flower and feather trimmings.
1342 CHESTNUT ST.
J A V 1
dtfvt&
journey like that of n tramp steamer,
can travel from port o ,.ort.lailellultel,
can visit the ice-looked fjords ot Nor
way, loll In the .'Impld waters of I jl
ntols. visit the tccmliiR mart" of the
Far Kast. But the thread of his jour
ney isunbrokcncitlsloglcnlly unwound,
and. like his signature, is clear and
faultless. He is the Chnrlcs- Dickens
nnd the Irving Cobb of the spokcu word.
Vet, with nil these perfections, he is
still u bachelor.-
ARREST 2 GIRL RUNAWAYS
minting 1arn avenue, ana Miss M.,
Hctirj, hlxtecn years old( JnniiT
atrect rfear gixleeilth, were tirfttXT'
rtinawuys b.v the Capiden police titiv
lUlin j
Patrolnieii Xevvtou mid Stark nw n,.
i;iifo mi- j Hi..-riniiiii mm I'Cdprfll
(streets, at 5 o'clock this morning. n,.
hfcd nackases under their arms n.i A"
police arrested them "on 'suspicion."
At City Ilnll they said they limi so.
jestcrday to Meiehantvlllc where, i,L
had .been told, they could obtain m,
ployment. They failed nud told a Ie,
chautvllle woman of their plight, IIim
i.awn trlvntl Flhpltee nt tllll intim Ap .. .
Young Women From Here Taken womnn over night, but got up varv n).
Into Custody In Camden I inorniiig nnd ullppcd away from tIP
into UUSlOOy in Vdoiucu l1fni.o InointiPI'D nf ll.n f...li . ,'m
Henrietta PI VCV. aevcntectl ""." ..t i n.l ...uiy i,a,
Mtou
years old, Xortll Hydenhatu street, near 1
gotten out ol .ed.
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Direct Your Attention
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MID-WINTER SALES
THE MOST MOMENTOUS
REDUCTIONS EVER OFFERED
BY THIS HOUSE
ALSO SHOW II NO
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and SOT MlilM WIAi
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1MPRTATIIHII
mmti suits - cms
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! "The Thirteenth Street Shop Where Fashion Reigns"
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Thirteenth Street
Just Below Chestnut
Special for Saturday
A Sale of Blouses
A special purchase of about 1(00 very smart
tailored silk blouses, made by one of the leading
waist manufacturers, at a price that enables us to
put them on sale at about one-half price.
Included rtre models in taffeta, wash satin, silk
broad cloth and tub silks, in navy, black, white, flesh
and fancy stripes. All sizes.
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Our Enormous Sacrifice
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MATFPIAI C Georgette, Pongee, Crepe de Chine (Plain or Striped),
1V1.M. 1 ll.IXli-lL-,0 High-Grade Radium, French Voiles, Tub Silks (Plain or
Striped), Washable Satins, Plaids, Etc.
ASSORTED COTTON
BLOUSES
50c
GEORGETTE
BLOUSES
$2.00
SILK PONGEE
BLOUSES
$2.00
STRIPE-SILK
BLOUSES
$3.00
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Sport Suits,
silk-lined.
heather mixtures, full
Formerly $52.00
$25
Sport Skirts, suitable for present
and southern resort wear.
Formerly $33.75
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In Street and Afternoon Models
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Very smart models
vogue lor aayumr wear
Canton Crepe,
prey.
and the season's latest
Made of heavyquality
navy, taupe, brown and
TODAY, AND LASTING UNTIL OUR PRESENT STOCK IS SOLD
FROM 9:00 A. M. UNTIL 5:30 P. M.
RIGHT ON OUR FACTORY FLOOR
Also PIECE GOODS of the Same MATERIALS
French Voile 55c
Silk Pongee 75c
White Tub Silks $1.00
Per
Yard
Jap Silks 50c
40-in. Georgette 85c
Washable Satins $1.15
Per
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A DOUBLE VALUE SALE
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Blouse Mfrs.
Since 1905
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and young women. A bowl of barley now, some warm
clothes, a drop of medicine to stop a fever will connote
America in the hearts of these children as the nation that
came to them in their time of want. UI was hungry and ye
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Here is a wonderful piece of Americanization it is teach
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Aimd Puati the Love for America
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