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8 THE SUNDAY OHEGOXIAN, TOKTLAND, 5f AY 24, 1914. 1 1 imnmi i s : i man , . t"a : ' fT ' v -4 - -( Hr -iV?" ' :: .. f ; V"- I 1 - f?..i i ez i u iv j A jv-7V - . ' ' ,8h- EDITED BY JOSEPH SI. QUBNTIN. A NOTABLE musical engagement in this city i3 tbat of Miss Pearl Sutherland, who has accepted a position as Instructor in the piano de partment of the Oahu College,, Hono lulu, Hawaii, and she leaves for her new duties" June 1. Miss Sutherland came to this city two years ago from Minneapolis, Minn., and was introduced to Portland aS -accompanist and teacher of piano by Robert Boice-Carson. Since coming to Portland Miss Suther land has won credit for herself as a pianist, organist and accompanist, hav ing made many successful conceit ap pearances in and out of the city. Dur ing the past year she has also been organist at Hawthorne Presbyterian Church. Her last recital appearance in this city will occur Thursday. Frank G. Elchenlaub and Beatrice Hidden-Eichenlaub presented the fol lowing students in violin and piano recital last Monday night-at the Lin coln High School Auditorium: Victor Weiss, Wilfred Clark, Alma Horse feldt, Lucia Morris, Max Ohm, Elmer Sneed, Morris Dorfman, Dorothy Mc Masters, Sarah Lenore. Stone, Klavius , West, John Dinwlddie, Georgia Lydick, Geneva Coppin, Grant Johnson, Char lotte Lee, Viola Crawford, Bennie Dortraan, Lucille Sappington. The- ex cellent work of the students was com mented upon by many and a double octet from the Ensemble Club ap peared in one number. . June 2, at the Lincoln High School 'auditorium. Miss Dagmar Inez Kelly, soprano, will manage a concert in aid of the relief funds of the Shattuck School Parent-Teacher Association, and the tickets go on sale tomorrow at Sherman Clay & Co.'s store. Need ex ists fpr more money for relief work in a variety of cases in a school district which Is in the most th.ickly populated In this city. Among the musicians who will appear in this concert are: Mrs. Henry W. Metzger. John Claire Mon telth, Paul Wesslnger, Stuart McGuire, Miss Nona Lawler, Miss Dagmar Inez Kelly. Miss Marie Chapman, Miss Jose phine Wagner, Webber's Juvenile Or chestra, Alfred Keller and Huth Bom berg. Judge McGinn has consented to deliver an address on Judge Shattuck. for whom the school Is named. The fourth and last of the Calvary community concerts will take place Wednesday night at 8:15 o'clock in the auditorium of Calvary Presbyterian Church, Eleventh and Clay streets. No admission fee is charged. The follow ing is the programme: "To an Old White Pine" (MacDowell): "Valse in A-flat" (Chopin). Miss Jessie L. Lewis "Deeper and Deeper Still" and "Waft Her, Angels" (Handel). Rev. Frank W. Gorman: "Melody" (Tschaikowskv) "Butterfly" (Spltznerl Miss Modesta Mortensen; "Down the Vale" (Moir) "Ah! Moon of My Delight" (Lehmann), Mr. Gorman: "Carry Me Back to Ol Vlrginny" (Bland), George Hotchkiss Street and Calvary chorus; "Old Folks at Home," paraphrased for violin (Foster), Miss Mortensen; "When You and I Were Tounj, Magrfie" (Butter- field). Mr. Street and chorus; "Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms" (Stevenson); "Mary of Ar- gyie. men You 11 Remember Me" (Balfe), Mr. Gorman: the piano ' ac companists. Miss Margaret Lamberson and Miss Jessie L. Lewis for Miss Mor tensen. These community concerts have' been largely attended and prove ItiillSwilllilliiillllii yfrss ea- dcsTitmr Surras' MUSICIANS ACTIVE 12 CURRENT. MT7SIC EVENTS Miss Beatrice Gjertsen, vocalist, of the Weimar Opera Company, Ger many, will appear next season in a concert tour of Western cities. She has relatives In this city. Miss Josephine Wagner, 'cellist, and Miss Dagmar Inez Kelly, soprano, are two of the soloists appearing in recital given by the Parent -Teacher Association of Shattuck school, at Lincoln High School auditorium. June 2. Miss Leah Cohen, dramatic soprano, is home for her vacation from New Tors: City, and will sing soon before the A van Sholom congregation. Park and Clay streets. "y Master Carl Senn, boy violinist, will play-at meeting of Kansas Society, Manchester Hall, Fifth and Oak streets, Tuesday night. Miss Pearl Sutherland, pianist, has been appointed -instructor in piano at -Oahu College, Honolulu, Hawaii, and leaves this city for her new position June 1. ' s Mrs. Edith Haines Ku ester, several of whose musical compositions were recently heard In a recital at the Portland Hotel, under direction of Mrs. Florence Crawford. , Mrs. Klfrleda Heller ' Weinstein, dramatic soprano, leaves this city with Mr. Weinstein. In about three weeks, for Chicago, where she plans to enter grand opera. Archibald R. Wright, who resigns after 10 years' work as organist at St.v Mark'i Episcopal Church, to tafca a needed rest. Stuart McGuire, baritone, one of the soloists who sang at Salvation Army concert, Lincoln High School auditorium, - last Wednesday night. Mlaa Bernlce- Ruppa, contralto, heard In recital under direction of Robert Boise Carton. If 11 , ; y Y I ;v5-' . ..,i...:-S--"--"-"i f ( IM 1 iiiiiiiaiiiSs--'" aam I ' " " 1 CVJ . beyond a doubt that the general pub 11c, particularly ,the wage-earners, will support concerts of grood music if' the cost be within the reach of all. Plans are already bein made for a lyceum course to run through the entire win ter of 1914 and Spring of 1915, when the church building will be opened once - a week for the presentation of musical and literary programmes of a high order of merit. ' Rev. FrankrW. Gorman has been en gaged as selorst for the state confer ence of Congregational churches of Washiiwrton, which meets at Vashon island July 22-29. , , A sacred concert will be given by the choir of the Sunnyside Congrega tional Church tonight. In rendering the sacred cantata. "Hymn of Praise' (Mendelssohn); organ. selection from "Symphony": "All Men. All Things.' chorus; "Praise Thou the Lord," air and chorus. Miss Genevieve Peck; "Sing Ya Praise, ' recitative and air, - E. W; Pierce; "All Ye That Cried Unto the Lord," chorus; "I Waited for the Lord," duet and chorus. Misses Ger trude "Williams and Mary Codington "The Sorrow of Death," Mrs. T. W. Zimmerman; "The Night Is Depart' Ing, chorus; organ, "Adagio Religl oso"; "Let All Men Praise the Lord choral: duet. "My Song Shall Be Al way Thy Mercy." Miss Peck and Mr. Pierce; "Ye Nations . Offer .to- th Lord," chorus; organ. "Postlude." Miss Elsie Smith is organist and J. H. Co wen musical director. ' Mrs. Elf red a Heller Weinstein. dra atic soprano, has decided to leave thia city- in about three weeks time to pro ceed. with Mr. Weinstein. to Chicago, where she has offers to appear in grand .opera ana recital work. When the Chi cago grand opera company was in this city last Spring, Campanini, Mary Gar den and Polese were all at the Multno man Hotel in this city where Mrs, Weinstein was engaged as solo soprano and without any arrangement on the part of Mrs. 'Weinstein. thes three em inent 'opera, experts, of thetr own ac cord, went to Mrs. Weinstein and told her that after having heard ier sine, that she ought to be singing' in grand opera. Mr.' Camplnlnl said that Mrs. Weinstein ought next season to be with the Chicago grand opera company. Mrs. Weinstein says she leaves this city with regret, where she has so many loyal friends. She is a favorite church and concert singer- in this city, where her lovely soprano voice has beeji de servedly admired. Shv has had the ad vantage of foreign study in opera in Germany and Austria. Her vocal en durance, skill and memory are all re markable. She has sung steadily for nearly three months every night' at the Multnomah Hotel and has sung in that time 90 songs and leaves her en gagement with her voice in the best of condition. She has many friends who will, say: "Mrs. Weinstein, good luck." The programme for members and guests of the Monday Musical Club last Monday afternoon, when the club en tertained in honor of Mrs. Russell Dorr, a recent member of note, was enjoyed by a large assemblage of musical peo ple. A maud Lachmund played "Can- "jue ETAmour (Ltt), "Elevation naminaaej ana -jjiiuae locnytie); ir. Currier sang "Truelings-glaube" (Schu bert), "SI Mes Vers" (Hahn), "Sunset" (Buck) and "In a Boat" Griegt, and Mrs. P. L. Thompson read a cutting from the play of "Kindling and as a second number a humorous selection, "Jeff." Mrs. Dorr responded to the gracious remarks of greetings extend ed by the president, Mrs. Herman A. Heppner, with an Interesting account of hr extensive club work with the National Federation of Musical Clubs and the Schubert Club, of St Paul, Minn. Mrs. Dorr also spoke appre- ciatlngly of the great musical future for Portland with the wealth of talent In our city, but urged a greater co operation and concentration of effort. A social hour followed the programme. The hostess of the afternoon was Mrs. Fredrick A. Kribs, 707 Marshall street. The final meeting of the musical ap preciation class of the Monday Musical Club will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock In Eilers Hall. An inter esting musical analysis of general style of vocal compositions will be given, by Miss Martha B. Keynolds, and a class discussion held. The last concert of the Vancouver, Wash..' Choral Society will be held on una 2, under the direction of Robert Bolce Carson. Mrs. Ralph Robinson, soprano, will be assisting soloist at a recital which will be given by Miss Mabel Ryder, pianist. t Eilers Hall, June 29. Mrs. Robin son was recently presented In recital by Harold Hurlbut. Mrs. Jo Kb Risley, dramatic soprano. was heard to advantage in a solo last ight at the Oregon City rose show. Mrs. Risley will sing at the P. E. O. memorial service to be held at ' the Benson Hotel Thursday. ' m . Albert Schott, a nephew of the late Anton Schott the latter well known'in this city has won distinction lately as a grand opera tenor, and plans a tour in this country next Fall. Albert Schott was born at Washington, D. C, nd was once a botanist at the Na tional Museum of that city. -. At Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church tonight Clifford's junior or chestra , will play "March Frat" (Barth), "March Pontifical" (Gounod), selection from .the "Bohemian Girl" (Balfe-Clifford), "Melody in F" (Rubin stein) and -"Medley of National Airs," arranged by Clifford. This orchestra of 12 pieces, violins, cello,1 cornets. trombone, chimes and piano, directed by A Clifford, is a fine aggregation of young people and the . members play exceedingly well, ' The choir.will sing The Radiant Moon (Woodward). Miss Beatrice Gjertsen, vocalist. whose cousin is LisetteCanute, 293 Clay street this city, has won great credit for her musical studies In Ger many, and she intends taking a two years' leave of absence from the Wei mar Opera Company, to appear in con cert work in different cities of the West, this city included. -Miss Gjertsen was presented at court a short time ago and the Duchess said she was sorry to see her .go even for so short time. A year ago. Miss Gjertsen re ceived a beautiful diamond brooch from the German Kaiser for her role in Tann hauser. Last month she sang "Kun dry" In Parsifal with great success and people from Berlin. Dresden, and Leip zig pronounced her the best "KLundry" Germany. . Miss Gjertsen was born in Minneapolis. Minn., and has been in Germany for some timet having studied under the best of teachers. P John Claire Monteith returned Thurs day-from Salem, where he filled a suc cessful concert engagement as soloist at the graduating exercises of the Training School for Nurses connected with the Salem General Hospital. Mr. Montelth's numbers were received with enthusiasm and he was in splfendid voice. He sang two groups of songs nd resDonded to encores following eaoft" group. Mrs. Wt H. Burghardt, of Salem, was a sympathetic and thor oughly satisfactory accompanist.' A Salem correspondent writes: "John Claire Monteith, of Portland, was sched uled for two numbers, a solo, 'Prologue to 'Fagliaccl' and a double number, "In victus' and 'The Lass With the Delicate Air,' but at the conclusion of both the audience was so enthusiastic in its ap plause that Mr. Monteith was compelled to respond, which he did graciously. rendering 'Mother o Mine and 'Lor ralne Loree,' with a short explanation of the latter, making it doubly inter esting." : . There will be special services next Sunday morning at 10 o clock at Tern pie Beth Israel and a fine programme of music will be rendered under the direction of Mrs. Rostf- Bloch Bauer. The choir will be augmented by vio lin and cello solos and Mrs.- Bauer and Mrs.- Marx will both sing solos from Mendelssohn s "Elijah. ... Will Lovegren. baritone, who recent ly appeared with success in recital, has been engaged as soloist with the Mu sical Club at Silverton, Or., tomorrow. -- Robert Boice Carson announces a re.' cltal for Thursday night to be given by Pearl Sutherland, Kathryn Ensey and A. K. Houghton. Mies Genevieve Bingham., soprano will sing at Mount Tabor Presby terian Church, during the month of June. ' . f A series of community concerts will be given at Piedmont Presbyterian Church, under the direction of Robert Bolce Carson. The first one occurred last Friday night, with a chorus of 40 voices and prominent soloists. ... Master Carl Senn. th popular young violinist, will play a number of class ical selections at the meeting of the Kansas Society, to be held Tuesday night in the Manchester Hall. Fifth and Qak streets. Master Carl has played with splendid success at numerous church and lodge entertainments and is In demand as an entertainer. His sister. Miss Agnes Senn, will be his piano accompanist.- One of the best programmes ever given at a students' musicale in this city took place at the Multnomah Hotel ballroom by students of Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, last Tuesday night. The hall was crowded with an enthusl astic audience, many of Portland's well known musicians being present. Miss Maude . C. Ross. - of Astoria, dramatic soprano, and Keith M. Walker, bar! tone, were the debutants, and both won Instant favor with the audience In their splendid vocal work. Assisting were Miss Maurene Campbell, lyric so prano; Miss Dorothy. Lewis, mezzo contralto, and Oscar Laurence Woodfln, of Oregon City, all of whom gave most finished performances, and many com ments were made on the noticeable Im provement of these young singers since their appearance last season. The Mon day Musical Club, Tuesday Afternoon Club and Treble Clef Club rendered two numbers by memory, and added new laurels to their credit. Miss Geraldlne Coursen and Edgar E. Coursen were the accompanists and did their work weiL , At the- meeting of the Multnomah Chapter, D. A. R-. at 476 fast Forty- sixth street North. Mrs. Henry Y. Metzger, .dramatic aor&no, sang in fine style- "Chanson de Florian" (Godard) and "Expectancy" (LaJFarge). Miss Frances Dayton rendered two piano solos and Miss Catherine Davis two violin numbers. An anonymous letter was received. actually pleasant in tone so many un signed letters being so abusive. The let ter in - Question reads: "Have you room for a word of praise for Portland music, , from a New YorkerT I have been in Portland a short time and have enjoyed the work of a number of Portland musicians who have appeared in concert at the Benson Hotel and elsewhere. I find much higher standard of artistry and a much keener appreciation of good music in Portland than In any of the other cities on the Pacific Coast. The singers in Portland are of unusual merit. I feel compelled to write this Httle note of appreciation. . . m The Coterie Musicale will hold an important - business meeting next Wednesday morning at the Hotel Ben son, 'when the election of officers for the coming year will take place. Mrs. J. c. Simmons will give a programme of vocal music. t Dr. Emil Enna left yesterday for Sll verton. Or., where he will conduct the final rehearsal today for the "Music Festival" which the Silverton Choral Society will give tomorrow night at the Grand Opera-House. These soloists from Silverton will sing the solo parts in Grieg's -"At Cloister Gate" and StaJner's "Daughter of Jairus": Mrs, E. S. Richardson, soprano; Mrs. Ruth L. Seitz, contralto; S. P. Slade, tenor C, H. Hoblitt, bass, and Miss HesedahL pianist. R. Welles Lovengren, baritone, wijl also be a soloist. Mrs. Enna and daughter,, biien, are also enjoying tn trip to the Willamette Valley. The Enna Amateurs will present Miss Mabel Ryder In a piano recital Friday night. ... The Ladles' Aid of the Sunnyside Methodist Episcopal Church will give a concert tomorrow when Miss Esther Bodman, Mies Helen Larson. Mrs. G. P. Schroeder. Mies Bertha Peterson. Miss Mary Hoff, Miss Elizabeth Vance, Mrs. E. H. Patterson. Miss Jule Ermltinger, Miss Anna AemlL Miss Edith Suttle. Mies Ethel Penwell and Miss Helen Larsen will take part. , ... The members of the newly-organized Amphion Male Chorus, under the di rection of Charles Swenson are prepar Ing for their first concert which will be given in the early part of June. The officer3 of the organization are: Pres ldent, F. Randell; vice-president. Wal ter Christensen; secretary, A. G. Peter- on; treasurer, W. M. Selander. Dr. Clement B. Shaw's lecture on The Development of the Rhythmic Sense" last Wednesday night was well attended and enthusiastically received. The subject was discussed from a psy chological standpoint and made prac tical. Miss Margaret Hansen and Mrs. E. D. M. Fowle were the soloists for the occasion. Miss ona Lawler, who will be one of the soloists at the celebration by the La Hoa Club of Tom Moore's birth day Thursday night at Multnomah Ho- teu will sing "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms." A highly successful concert was giv en by the Portland Grade Teachers' As sociation, at Lincoln High School au ditorium last Thursday night, at which Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, Victor Chris tensen, Miss Laura Shay, Miss Eliza beth Macdonald. Mrs. C. S. Shay and others took. part. m m m - After 10 years of faithful and - effi cient service as organist at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Archibald R. Wright has resigned, and will take a needed rest. Dr. Z. M. Parvin gave a students' re cital, assisted by Miss Ethel Edick, last w eonesday nignt, and those who took part were: Maria Stilt and Ida Wolf, Clifford Nash, Nettle Robinson, Emil Benz, Dr. Parvin. Ida Solomon, Nettie Robinson, Mareita Howard and Miss Ethel Edick. The choir from Third Presbyterian Church; Earl R Abbett, director, sang Stalner's "Crucifixion," at the Mann Old People's Home by way of entertain ment for the residents of the Home, many of whom are not able to go out at night. Earl Abbett and Dr. W. C. Adams were the soloists. ... Miss Leah Cohen, dramatic soprano. has returned from her vocal studies In New York City and has been asked by her friends to give an informal song recital to let them hear her sing. Miss Cohen,. who . has a splendid soprano voice, under good control, will sing a solo soon at the Anavai Sholom congre gation, rarK and day streets. One of the features of the May day entertainment arranged at the Port land Hotel by Mrs. Florence Crawford was the reading of eight of her own poems '"From Fields A'Bloonrf," and later the singing of songs of Edith Haines Kuester, who had found insplra. tjon for lovely melodies which so thor oughly and beautifully expressed the spirit of these poems. Modern in har mony, and construction, definite in purpose, Mrs. Kuester's compositions have that quality which Is most es sential to make them live melody while with the tone-poet's appreciation for the truly beautiful in verse she seeks and finds Inspiration in poems of the best ' literary value. During her stay In this city Portland music lovers have become acquainted with her mu sical works, and it was a genuine pleas. ure to hear the latest tributes of this gifted composer. A recital of advanced and profes slonal students of Frank Thomas Chapman and Pauline Miller-Chapman will be given in- the Lincoln High School auditorium Friday night. These students are, with a few exceptions. teachers of music in universities, high schools, Monday Musical Club and sim ilar organizations. Mrs. - Pauline Miller-Chapman sang last Wednesday night for the North Pacific Dental. College graduation ex ercises: "Beloved it Is More," and for encore "If I Were You." ... The Music Students' Club enjoyed a piano recital given by Miss Martha Rey nolds last Thursday afternoon at Eilers Hall. Among the numbers especially worthy of mention were excerptsfrom Beethoven and Chopin. Miss Reynolds played with much brilliancy and smoothness and every number was warmly applauded. This will be the last of a series of recitals given by the club this season. . . y Ted W. Bacon returned on the steamer Beaver Wednesday from a fly. ing trip to San Francisco and Los An geles, where he appeared at several re ,cltals and greeted old friends. Bacon What Is the Metrostyle V' on the Pianola? jf The METROSTYLE is a simple device for con trolling tempo and imparting the correct interpretation. J Tempo and interpretation, vital elements in music, must be correctly handled or the beauty and significance of the composition will be lost. " Most pefeple do not possess the musical instinct or knowledge to vary the tempo and impart interpretation correctly that is why most player piano music sounds mechanical. J The METROSTYLE consists of a red line marked on the roll, and a movable pointer on the pianola. The .marking was made by a master musician while he played the composition as it should be played. The line runs on the roll from the beginning to the end. You simply follow the red line with the METROSTYLE pointer. Measure by measure, almost note by note, the METROSTYLE executes for you the exact tempo and imparts the correct interpretation. You are instantly enabled to 'play as the v master musician played, without practice or instruction. J The METRQSTYLE is excusi've to the PIANOLA. JT PIANOLAS from $575 upward. Your present piano taken in exchange. Moderate payment terms if desired. i Sherman Jliay & Go. STEINWAY. WEBER AND OTHER PIANOS VICTROLAS AND RECORDS. Sixth and Morrison, Is a former Los Angeles musician whom. Portland weaned from the Southern city. He says business con ditions are better in Portland than any city on the Pacific Coast. Bacon is at the head of, the Northwestern School of Music, ' 129fc Grand avenue, and is leader of the First Christian Church orchestra. - Miss Bernice Ruppe. contralto, and Wells Lovegren, ' baritone, recently gave a fine recital of vocal music, un der direction of Robert Boice Carson, at the Stearns building. Especially good singing was noted in Schumann's duet, "Ich Bin Dein Baum, O Gartner." At Miss Jocelyn . Foulkes' residence, in a piano recital, Adeline Kendall read a paper on the life of Schumann, pre ceding a programme of this composer's piano compositions. Consuelo McMil lan explained the form of the "Rococo Dances," and Carolyn Cannon gave il lustrations on the piano. ... A' fine programme is being arranged by Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed for the Mu sical Fair to be given under the au spices of the Automobile Club and the Monday Musical Club at the Automo bile Clubhouse, afternoon and evening of June 6. Among those who will do specialties that evening are: Miss Genevieve Gilbert. Miss Dorothy Lewis, Miss Aileen Brong, Miss Gertrude Hoe- I ber, Gerald Reed. ... SYou go to hear music that you don't understand?" "Yes," admitted Mr. Cumrox. "And pay good money for it?" "Well, I pay good money for an income tax that I don't understand, either." Washington, r. C, Star. ... Matilda Jane possessed a disposition very bad. Her father called her "sassy" and she made her mother sad. She called herself "Mathilda" and into opera she went, ' And now her "nawsty temper" is de scribed as temperament. Exchange. Stuart McGuire, solo baritone and music director at the White Temple, was one of the soloists who sang at the Salvation Army concert, held at Lin coln High School Auditorium, last Wednesday night, where his singing won with much favor. Mr. McGuire Is a singer who has made unusually good progress of late In vocal art. He has a fine voice, well trained, and emi nently suited to church choral work. ELKS' BAND OFFERS TREAT Xext Wednesday Xight, Opposite LaHd Park, Set for Free Concert. A public ' concert will be given by1 the Elks' band next Wednesday even ing on the park block, opposite the Ladd School. The band has volun teered to provide this entertainment without cost to the city In return for the many favors already rendered the Elks by the people of Portland. Fol lowing Is the programme arranged by John C. Boyer, director: March, "Salute to the Sultan" (Law rence); selection from the "Serenade" (Herbert); Hungarian dance. No. 5; Hungarian dance. No. C; baritone solo toreador song from "Carmen (Bizet), J. Claire Monteith: Intermission;-selec tion from "Lohengrin" (Wagner); "Cel ebrated Minuet" (Bocharini); soprano solo, "April Morn" Batten), Mrs. Eva Wells-Abbett; "Overture to Robin Hood" (De Koven); "Auld Lang Syne." 28 IN GRADUATING CLASS Walter Pierce Advocates Business Teaching in La Grande Address. T.A GRANDE Or..- Mav 23. (Special.) In his commencement address before 700 people last night, Walter Pierce, regent of Oregon Agricultural College, declared that he woujd- introduce a resolution requiring all students of the university to pass an examination in the correct composing, punctuating and typewriting of an ordinary business letter, as a condition precedent to ob taining a diploma. Twenty-eight high school graduates received diplomas, after which a mon ster reception was held in Holman HalL MAN LOSES BOX OF GEMS Traveling Agent Leaves Jewels W ith Friend and They Disappear. PARIS, May 18. News comes from Nantes that a daring jewel robbery had been committed there to the detri ment of a traveling agent, whose box of jewels was mysteriously removed, and another,' filled with soap, put in its place. The agent, M. Monnot, had PIANOLAS. Opposite Postoffice come from Besancon with a box full of jewels and a valise. As he had to visit a number of jewelers In the town, he called on one of them, who had been his best customer, a certain M. Plaz olles. As his box was too heavy to move about easily, he asked the jeweler to keep! it for him, as well as the valise. On the following day, according to M. Plazolles, a messenger came and told him that he had orders to take the box and the valise to the railway sta tion. The jeweler stated that he gave up the articles, but soon afterward, he alleged, that he had doubts, and tele phoned to M. Monnot, telling him what had happened. M. Mor.rot was surprised nnd said that he had not given any orders, and hurried to the jeweler's place. By that time the messenger, who had carried, the box and the valise to the station, returned and ' handed up the ' luggage ticket. M. Monnot hastened to the railway station and there found a box and his valise. The box was not his, but mere ly resembled it, and when it was open ed it was found to contain only & quantity of soap and sugar. The mes senger could give no explanation. The next day Plazolles disappeared and it is suspected that he took the jewels. PRACTICAL JOKER CAUGHT Laagli at Policeman's Discomfiture Came at" Wronjr Time. ST. LOUIS, May 17. Practical jofcers. take warning'! If you have the Kast -St. Louis police department on your list of'practical joke victims, just blue pencil that line. 1 , Joseph Schuzenhoffer called the po lice, station and said that a "big- fight was in progress in the saloon of Joseph Hoffer, at Twenty-second street and Kansas avenue. f The police were busy, but routine work was temporarily suspended; while two sergeants and a squad of patrol men were rushed to the Hoffer saloon. The police found four men In a quiet pinochle game, but no trouble. Schuzen hoffer, who was In the saloon, was at tacked by a fit of laughter as he told them he was responsible lor the. littie) 40-mile-an-hour run. Me thought it & mighty fine joke. The police didn't. But, for that mat-. ter, neither does Schuzenhoffer now. He was arrested- on a charge of dis orderly conduct and will be tried. MUSICAL DIRECTORY. FREE POCKET DICTIONARY OF MtTSIC Return This Ad and Receive Dic tionary and Sample Sheets of Music KHKE. 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