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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1925 i WAITING LINE FAILS TO KILL ! 1 SALEM MUSIC LOVERS' ARDOR Great Municipal Auditorium Packed to Capacity Long Before - -JoseCLOtevinne, Russian Pianist, Enters Scarcely an attraction of musical or dramatic merit comes to Port land -without drawing from Salem and surrounding towns for a group of the most enthusiastic ticket holders. -" For instance, at the most re cent concert the third this sea son of the; Portland Symphony orchestra, a large, number1 of Sa lem people were scattered through the audience a fact all the more surprising when one thinks of the Portland Symphony orchestra still exclusively Portland's own. The week, before a group from Salent attended the two-piano concert of Maier and paitteonf and the week before that; many ; went down for "Blossom Time." Last Friday it was Emilio Gogorza, the baritone, and the months ahead promise at tractions just as fine. An experience last Monday at the symphony orchestra concert Is only one of many showing the eagerness of outrof-town music lovers to identify themselves with me large audiences that consis tently fill the municipal auditor ium. . . ' . . The eagerness is often so pro nounced that many will make the round trip of over one hundred- miles Just on the mere chance of hearing a concert- It was so last Monday when one party, knowing the very eminent Russian pianist, Josef Lhevinne, was to be the soloist, left Salem three hours before the opening of the "Overture without tickets or without reservations for any, not foreseeing what a crowd was to pour into the auditorium for the event. : It was somewhat of a dlsapoint- raent to find how "practically every seat in the great municipal apditorijjm iad been - sold out hours before! "We have driven a good dis tance in order to.. hear the con cert," the spokesman of the Sa lem party said, "and would very much like to get seats."- "We are soKjr. the lady at the . box office explained with regret. "But everything is gone. However, there is the chance of some tick ets being turned back if you will wait." The Salem party 'waited, waited until thed fast growing line extended from one end of the foyer to the other. Twenty minutes later the lady in charge consulted the spokes man for the' Salem group. "These have come in," he "said, exhibit ing one ticket for the exclusive orchestra-ring and a short strip of twent-five cent tickets for the Hast side gallery, far beyond any sight of the stage. No, that. wouldn't do. Two pro fessional pianists were in the group and they were quite as anx ious to see the techniques of the performer as well as to hear it. j So still they waited; and the mir acle happened. After a solid hour of waiting tickets were returned for the very seats that were wanted; and the Salem group joined the vast stream of people that was fast filling the auditor ium through every door for only one. in many notable events that make up Portland's concert season. Wether it is a case of distance lending enchantment to the view doesn't really matter. The import ant thing is the fact that such an orchestra as Willem van Hoog straten is now directing is an or ganization worthy not only of the attention of Portland but to the whole valey and the musical co terie in Salem is also rejoicing that Mr. van Hoogstraten will be the permanent head of the Port land Symphony for a period of two years, at least, after the close of the present season. of troop news and send it in to scout headquarters. Thus for headquarters haven't been worried by a tremendous rush of contribu tions. It is hard to say whether thecause i3 modesty on the part of the troop reporters or just what the trouble is, but what over the reason is headquarters hopes that it will beo vecome. and with: the coming of the new year will also come interesting troop news. Register New Scouts In order to come before the court of honor iti s assolntely ne cessary that' a scout be registered and in good standing, so when you get any new members in your troop be sure that an additkuncl enrollment blank is filled out and sent to headquarters at once. SUNDAY SCOUT NEWS SECTION CONTINUED V Continued from page 1.) Kowin, wnere you will have an excellent chance to practice real ouiaoor scouting. Don t be a parlor scout, join the rest of the gang and end 1925 right! This is the last chance and the last call for camp this year. Get your ap- lication into scout headquarters now! AH scouts registered for camp will leave at, 10:30 a. m., Saturday. December 26, from the corner of Coutr and High streets Bring with you a packed lunch tp eat on the way over. Also bring plenty of blankets, cooking uten sils, etc., will be provided. Our Good Turns At this season of the year it seems that we receive a definite challenge to help some one else, As real scouts let us take advant age and make the most of this opportunity. Some of the troops and scouts already are doing this oasKets lull of good tilings are being made uo.aad will be deliver ed to some worthy home on Christ mas day. As scouts we all pledge ourselves ''to help other people at all times," and by living up to this pledge we will be able to be of the greatest service to humanity, and in return will have the satisfaction of being of assist ance to someone less fortunate than ourselves. " I)o You Contribute A couple of weeks afo head quarters requested that each troop appoint a scout reporter who would write up interesting item SCHOOLS TO TEST MEMORY OF MUSIC Cntinnrd from paga 1.) was produced in Brussels in l!i88 and would now be forgotten but for the charming cradle song or 'Berceuse." Godard Is chiefly known as a composer of salon music, -although he wrote eight operas among his many composi tions. As a writer of the smaller forms he was a moster of tone and musical color. Ills "Berceuse" has long been a favorite both as vocal and as an instrumental composition. A solft vaguely shifting series j of harmonies begin in the number. followed by a short recitative pasage which leads directly to rich restful chords. It is almost as though the restless child Isad snuggled into the mother's arms and there feels secure in that pro tective embrace. The second mel ody now enters with its swaying rhythm. This is the lullaby, and its beautiful sleep melody carries the hearer, as it would the child. far away into dreamland, away from all thf petty troubles of the waking hoar. OUR RICHEST CABINET The present cabinet is one of the wealthiest on record. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is its richest member. His fortune. which ranks among the greatest in the country, makes him 300 times a millionaire. He made it in banking, railroads and steeL Next comes Secretary of Commerce Hoover who Is be lieved to be worth up tx $10, 00Q.O0O. derived from has min ing interests all ovtr the world. Secretary of State Kellogg is one of the few lawyers who ever made $5,000,000. Secretary of Labor Davis is one of the richest men to hold that pout. Though he started out in life as an iron -puddler he later made a fortunfc in fra ternal and banking circles. Dr. Work, secretary of the interior, accumulate! his mil lion through his 1ig sanator ium and by carefulinvestment. The other members of the cabinet are in comparatively moderate circumstances. ' -T-- IS THERE A SNTA CLAUS YES; DANA (Continued from pJ 1.) FROM THE LAXI OF THE SKY- BLl'K WATER Cadman. Charles -Wakefield (1S81 ) b Johnstown, Pa Charles Wakefield Cadaian is a contemporary American compos er, one of a group who have sought to build a school of Am erican music through using native folk songs and legends as a basis for their compositions. Cadman has taken a number of American Indian themes and idealized them. "From the Land of Sky-BJue Water" is one of the most popu lar of these. It tells of the futile efforts of an Indian lover to woo a captive maid, who is homesick for her own people. When hidden in the forest at dawn he plays his love serenade on the Indian flute or flageolet. The lover's flute is heard in the introduction, trilling his love calJ.,Tbenhe sings tfce slow sustained melody of the song almost melancholy in its futility for the return of his love. It is written in the five-tone 'or pen tatonic) mode of primitive music. rattle and see what makes the noise inside, jbut . there is a veil covering the 'unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy poetry, larve, romance, can push aside thaft curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and felory bcryond. "Is ke real? Ah. Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else rt?al and abiding. No Santa Clans? Thank God! he lives and he lives forever. A thousand years frorn now, Virginia, any, ten times tea thousand years from now, he wifi continue to make glad the hearts of childhood." and managed to Beat several hun dred people, women on one side and men on the other sides, to hear the singing and preaching. "It was beautiful such inter est, such hunger on their up turned faces as we sang and Bct saria's wife started to preach. "Suddenly someone rushed into the crowd yelling, 'run, run. The people screamed and scrambled over each other, the men grasped their 'latties' and for a few min utes we did not know what would happen. We prayed and kept singing. Finally the confusion subsided and again the crowd be gan to cautiously assemble, only a few daring to sit down, but the women did not return. "Several times this same trick was played but the people, dis covering it to be some disturber, were less easily scattered. Never theless restlessness prevailed, but the message reached several hun dred attentive listeners as the preaching continued till midnight. "Earlier than thp others, being tired I picked my way pack to the compound through the moving thongs and between the groups of sleeping Indians. At the edge of the crowd, near our gate, stood an ox-cart with its bowed cover of woven grass, its two big wooden wheels lifting it high above the ground. "Inside, in the light of the full moon lay a sleeping 'zenana" woman, her ankles and toes laden with jewelry. No matter how deep ly in dfbt, every women must wear Jewelry. 1 knew, she was 'zen ana' for her sari was bright red. and near her on th ground slept her husband and relatives. It was a picturesque sight and very sig nificant of Indian womanhood.' constantly hidden and guarded from every ray of hope or know ledge. "Presently all returned to the compound, some rested, some prayed on till time to preaeh again. It is difficult to rest with suae "terrible "beating of brass, drums, yelling, and weird chant ing which approached its height between one and three o'clock. Then. as day began to dawn the people flocked to tho river to bathe, to wash away their sins, and again we went forth to preach and sell gospels till nooar 'Her 3 a little and there a little, line in on line,; precept upon precept.' J". 'His Word wdl not return ;. Him void. Many have ;he ,v some will 'return for more k, ; s ledge of this wonderful way-'' - "GLA0YS NEELY REZNICSK Gift Perfumes Fashion Favored In daintily designed containers these exquisite Perfumes make a most delightful gift item. ' Especially desira ble for giving Sheaffer's Fountain Pen and Pencil Set In several finishes, de pending upon the price you wish to pay. From $2.75 to 13 You may easily determine her favorite and we will do the rest. Leave your order for the quantity and packing preferred. Lubin's Dounce France, Amaryllis, jasmine, Chvpre, Chrysantheme, Coty's Paris, Emeraude, L Origan, Le Rose Jaquemont, Houbigants, Hud nuts and Palmer. Capital Drug Store "Only the Best" Burnett Bros., Jewelers, "Pay Us As You Are Paid" Eleven Stores on Pacific Coast Everett to Hollywood Not Only Largest, but (we hope) Best! rornana may uuna two more river bridges, in addition to S5, 000,000 bridge program now un der way. Accomodate Holiday Shoppers -wefe WIERD INDIAN SCENE UNDER OCTOBER MOON (Continued from pgo 1.) and many of our opposers would take them and tear them up. Often just as we have the interest and attention a hungry crowd, and sev eral are reaching out their hands for gospels, some disputor will come and tell the people that we are deceivers and that the Hindu religion is the only true one. c The poor people draw -lack with fear and all we can do is to move on and gather another group around us. "About eight thirty in the even ing we are centralizing our forces CHRISTMAS SPECIA Make this a Musical Christmas Music will make everybody happy. Come in, look over our big stock of all kinds of Musical Instruments. Fine Pianos that are reliable and dependable by a dependable dealer. Pianos . . . . -) riayer rianos Grand Pianos $265 $395 $625 $745 up up up up COS I - We will give Very Easy Terms on Any Pianb PHONOGRAPH VALUES Victrolas $15, $25, $35, $55, $65 5 Down and $5 a Month Buys a Victrola Edison Phonographs $100, $145, $185, $200 or $295 T ; Terms as Low as $5.00 a Month SMALL GOODS-BIG STOCK Saxophones, Banjos, Ukuleles, Violins,- Tiples, Accordions, Guitars,' Mouth Organs, Toy Pianos and Toy Instruments - Records: Victor, Edison and Columbia Sheet Musicr Teachers' Supplies and many other things too numerous to mention GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY GEO. C. WILL 432 STATE STREfeTri Salem's Leading Music Dealer for 44 Years t 111 i r 1' THE WISE MEN who came from the East some twenty centuries ago bearing gifts of Gold and Frankincense and Myrrh, set a precedent! A precedent that the Id world has never forgotten even during its darkest hours. And this year we, who live in the fa vored States touched by the Pa cific ocean, are going to have a merry Christmas the merriest ever! Because there's work for all who are willing, and where there's work, there's happiness. 'N the great Christmas carn ival the Eleven Burnett Jewelry Stores will play a lead ing role. Thousands of people all over the Coast, from Everett on the north to Hollywood on the south, will avail themselves of the Burnett Budget Plan. They will give better gifts more enduring gifts more welcomed gifts than has ever before been possible. And they will pay for them next year in little weekly or monthly sums that will never be missed And this is a per sonal invitation an invitation, as hearty as. we know how to make it to the readers of this newspaper, to Come to the Burnett Store for Gifts and never mind the money IT would take pages of this newspaper to tell of all the wonders that one may see here in 20 minutes. Diamonds, the Gift Immortal, may be had at prices ranging from twenty five dollars to twenty-five hun dred apiece. Watches for men are to be had for as little as a ten dollar bill. Elgins f rom $15 to a hundred and fifty. How ards at the nationally adver tised price $60, Hamiltons at $39.50, Walthams at the same figure. The famous "Gold Medal" Illinois Watch 1 costs but $42.50, ana the Elgin Sun timer, which is guaranteed for me, may u uuugui at iuc iut price. Watches for women are uA Vinwn in vast, numbers from V, 419 in (Vin rlaintv rfiamnnd- I set vatches that are featured at $G7..r.O. Benrus and Bulova guaranteed movements are featured besides the Hamiltons, the Elgins and the Hampdens K mm r --Mv m ND there are practical gifts that will de light the "home-bodies." Rogers silver plate sells at the same cash price the world over. You may get a set of tableware for $33.10 and pay after Christmas there i3 no advantage at all in paying cash. And Commun ity Plato, in all the delightful patterns which have won it lame the world over, can be bought at the cash price ($32.50 the 29-piece set). All any reader of this newspaper needs is a dollar bill and the , silver will be delivered imme diately. CLOCKS from Seth Thomas from Ansonia and from the New Haven Clock Com pany are offered at $12.45 to $55 apiece. The! latter chime the hours on a set! of soft toned gongs and reproduce the bells Of Westminster Abbey. You can get any clock in the Burnett Store on payment of a dollar and arrange to pay the balance after Christmas! . Electric Percolators," Waffle . Irons, Toasters, are all to be had .at the same prices as are quoted in New York City (or anywhere else) and yet the Burnett Budget Plan puts the gift on the table for a single dollar. , I : v.- Rings and Pearls, Pocket Books, Cigarette Cases, Com- , pacts all the ; little - intimate things that women love, are here to choose among indeed it is as if a Rich Uncle sudden ly appeared and told you that you could have any wish grant ed You can take any gift for a dollar bill. 4 THE opening of an accountris as simple and as dignified as the opening of a bank ac- count. No introductions are needed no endorsements All . , the Credit, Manager j needs to : know is. who you are and what you do. With this information, you arc free" to take all the gifts you need, and take a year 1 . to pay. i And the Burnett Guarantee protects you -It is as simple as we know how to rhakc it Here it is, read it: If within thirty days you find that you can do better for cash in some other good store then all you have to do is to bring your purchase back to us, and every penny you have paid will be returned to you and that without whimper I : i - On this safe basi we invite you to come here for gifts -never mind the money pay after Christmas and "Fay Ls As lou Are FaidJ' psv)ouare 1 h if w 1 mm mm. mm mm m m mm m m mm w-m mm mm - mm. -m mm I. L J Out i L Uy . ; char5eno WWl. . .:.457 State'Street .., ; 'rVW;. ) it