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Music Department f (Editor's Note The Editor of. jthese columns Is deeply gratified JLo note the interest that is beinf taken in this history, bat there .seems to be a lack of interest shown in the asking of questions and for this very reason the edi tor is prompted to dare its reader? in the asking of questions. When we inaugurated this musical col- imo, it was for the sole purpose of giving to its readers informa- m m ;uon regaraing an iorms 01 nrasii and giving help to teacher and stu dent alike. Do not be afraid to ask questions and let as help you in this' great cause, the study of all that is good in music) . Chapter Eight In this chapter we will comment apon two important subjects that present themselves at this time namely: the Organ and the Lath ,eran Reformation. The origin or invention of the organ is clouded in mystery, and Jts development covers an era of about two thousand years. Per haps we might attribute its be ginning to the simple form of breeze blowing across or through broken reeds, a difference in the length of reeds giving the differ ce in the pitch of tones. These reeds, in different lengths were Tinally joined together land aav ranged to produce a succession of sounds, and through this was de veloped what were known as Pan's Pipes, attributed to the ancient Greeks. Although historians give this as the probable beginning of the organ, they seem to have lost sight of the fact that there were many other ways of producing sound that could have been just as easily applied to the beginning of the organ. This editor could put forth many theories along thi line to prove his idea of the inven tion of the organ, but as this is a chronical of historical facts, rath er than personal views, with prob lematical relations, we will Jorego a discourse in this subject unless our readers ask for same. In the first stage of the develop ment of the organ it is chronicled that the number of pipes or reeds lrrpflBPl un ranirilw that thav were difficult to play with the mouth, requiring too much move ment of the bead. As a result the pipes were placed in a box or wind-chest, a tube being attached to blow through, and the pipes not to be sounded were closed by the fingers. Later a bellows was Invented in the form of a leather bag similar to the bag-pipe. It wa soon discovered that the wind i pressure from this source was un-1 even and as a result, tones were difiointed. This brings us to an inventor by the name of Ctesibus, who about 180 B. C. lived at Alexan dria, and he is given credit for in-Ve-nin- the hydraulic organ. In this instance we are iuid that this was misnamed as it did not per form the function for which it was intended, as water was used to give pressure to the bellows, and this method never reached anv hi?h state of development. The hydraulic organ was in use up to the fourteenth centmy, and the development of the organ saw lit- Veterans' The next regular meeting of v-i ii rosi no. v win De neid Tuesday evening of this week. At this meeting nominations will be made for delegates to represent the post at the state convention to be held at Medford on August 2. at the election Friday in which the 3. 4. Commander Maison requests "Airport Bond Issue" carried by a that there be a large number of vote of over two to one. That the members present as other very means Salem will be on the air important matters of business will map of the United States and take be brought up for discussion. her rightful place as one of the 7 t , , leading cities of the Pacific Coast Numerous letters have arrived: . In Salem relative to the 1 9 2S con- On July 1 3 there will be a meet-' vention. Capital Post No. 9 is mg Df the later County Council of receiving and will continue to re- District No. 2 of the American Le- eiva rnnaHnhU htnnKl .., K 1 . .. . . . . licity from this venture. Lyle Dunsmoor. past command er of Capital Post No. 9. spent the week in Portland, where he was, actively engaged in some business affairs. The Airport Beacon" appeared the streets of Salem Wed nee-1 on T ... r B. .v " 'vuuceu uianer vr.BU.B lo ine eaiaousnment or, A rising rote of thanks was gir f. ai.r ?rt .'v SaIem- A?rec'r!en tbe P'cwt and those who Mi.! ,v, " . "T ini"d worked with them. The ad publication possible and it is the jutant was InstructeH to wt. general belief that it exercised iters of appreciation to R. R. Tar conslderable Influence on the kisue ner, anperintendent of schools, to which called for the floating ot,ih.).AihMH...D..D.' , 150.000 bonds to construct an air port for this city. Legionnaires gave of their time unselfishly to make this publication possible and to secure the passage of the bond Issue. - Locke Mar d is. commander of McMlnnvflle- Post No. 11 of, the American Legion, was a Salem vis itor this week. He is enjoying a most successful year as the leader 'of his post. No. 21 haa more members now than ever before jn Its history which speaks well for the energy of the officers. ;.. Byron Wright has been sched uling speakers for the ; various schools of the community. These speakers will visit the schools Just before Memorial : day . and . give short talks relative to the fitting observance of the day. A con plete announcement of the speak- tie improvement during the ChrU- tlan era- in the first ten centuries. It seems the first organ known to any great extent, was the .one that was a present from the em porer Constantino in 1742 to Pe pin, the Short, Major-domo of the Prankish kingdom. In Germany, it is recorded, the first organ used was made in 812, very similar to the above mentioned. A few years later, or about 880. the Pope ordered an orran. so from this we gather that the art or organ construction was supported at an early age, and although from , its beginning to the present day, it has been and is an instrument that is severely criticised, is considered the ecclesiastical instrument In the early days the organ builders were mostly monks,' and Pope Sylvester, the Second, who built under the name-of Gerbert. was considered a prominent build er. Small organs were called Portative, and the large ones were called Positive. Just a few words regarding one of the early organs that will be of interest to our readers. This organ, which was built for the cathedral of Win chester. England, and to quote W. J. Baltzell in his Complete History of Music, had ten keys, four ban dred pipes, and twenty-six bel lows, which, were operated by sev enty men, "in the sweat of their brows." In that the keys wer,e very large, it took the force of the entire hand to press one key down. As an illustration we "call to your attention the fact today we have a similar Idea in the operation of our tower chime3 in some of oflT churches and colleges. In the early organs pipes were made of ivory, silver, tin. glass, copper, lead, and many kinds of woods, but it soon developed that tin and wood were the most prac tical, and the organs of the early period, even to the largest, con tained only three octaves without chromatic intervals. However, the chromatic Intervals were soon added and it is truly interesting to note that as they were added. the keyboard space remained the same. Although there is not much historical-data concerning this fea ture, this to the writer a a very important development. As noted before, wind was supplied by the use of men standing or walking upon the bellows, and in the tenth century we are informed a lever was used to pump wind. The eleventh century saw the beginning of the improvement of the key-board, and this improve- ment was first noticable at the catnedrai at Magdeburg, Germany. It had sixteen keys. The next or gan we are told about of any im portance, was the one built for the cathedral at Halberstadt which contained fourteen diatonic and eight chromatic tones, and was built in 1361 and had three key-boards, which we now call manuals. (Lack of space and the vast ness of the subject under discus sion forces us to continue this ar ticle next Sunday, when we will resume our subject, the Organ and the Lutheran Reformation.) E. B. G.t Editor. Column ers and the general program of Memorial dav . i short time. w Salem is to have an airport. Such Was the verdift nf tfia marU gion in saiem. capital Post No. 9 will be the hosts and as that will be the final meeting before the , state convention a large attend- ance is anticipated Dallas. (Special.) Carl B. Fenton Poet. American Legion. held Its regular May meeting Mon- day at the Pythian hall. Lalrd v" Wood maT... ,v T Woodn minin, nf t Vio .1.. . 0 nnrted that siinn ..i k. tation of "Billetted." the school board and to Ray Boyd-! stons orchestra for their assist ance and courtesy. Plans were undertaken for Me morial day observance and Harold Rich, chairman of the committee, was instructed to proceed with plans for the program. The organization voted $10.00 to the Walter Friesen fund. There was the largest attendance of any meeting so far this year. A social hour followed the busi ness session, with the Legion and auxiliary Joining for games and re freshments. The next meeting will be held May 25. - Wed SIaee lMw CHARLEROI. Belgium M r. and Mrs. Eugene Lalleu. aged to and 92, will celebrate their T 9th wedding anniversary soon, "Pla tine weddings,- as they are called, are almost unknown. Hewing Out History EVERY totem pole, big mr tittle, hoe cmrced deep into it the history, the mythology, the legends of Alaska, according to Ray Ready, member of the Haida Indian tribe. Harm ho explains the legend of the White Raven (Post-Intelligencer Photo.) THE THE . NiJ - !'- OF If the same amount of re search and earnest effort to un derstand were devoted to a study of the North American In dian as has been lavished-on un earthing the secrets of the pyra mids of Egypt, it would bring to light a veritable treasure house of interesting and extremely valuable information in a practically un explored field of ethnology. It would doubtless disclose many hitherto unsuspected facts that would constitute an invaluable aid in determining the origin of the various peoples inhabiting the western hemisphere prior to its occupation by the Caucasian race It might even furnish the connect ing link showing the long suspec ted, but never quite established relationship of the Aztecs and Tol- tecs of Mexico and Central Ami- erica to the ancient Egyptians. "In this connection it is of in terest to note that on Tuesday last The Statesman printed an As sociated Press dispatch from Bel- lingham, Washington to the effect that Chas. A. Stoll, of New York City, had sailed for False Pass. Alaska, to Join the Stoll-McCrack-en expedition, bound on a voyage of discovery to the Aleutian Is lands, where they hope to unearth mummies older than those of Egypt. Mr. Stoll believes the ex pedition will find mummies tha have been buried in caves, rigged out in resplendent garments and ornaments, by prehistoric people who crossed over the icy archipel ago and into North America." At least this is the firm con viction of Raymony L. Ready member of the Haida tribe of In dians in Alaska J who is an earn est and well-informed student of the history, traditions, legends anf religions beliefs of his people. If addition to this he has made an intensive study of totemism. "The totem poles of the Alaskan In dians," Mr. Ready said, "are no' merely fanciful carved ornamenta tions, as is generally and errone ously supposed, but are actually religions and historical docu ments. Their analogy, in some in stances, to events chronicled in our own Bible, is so striking a to constitute In itself a decidedly worth-while field of study. "The Indians do not worhir these totem poles as rods. Tbey are the real histories of tbe North Into those poles are carved hun rireds of legends of the Northland Thev are a strange combination of mythology. Biblical incidents and history. They attempt to preserve their history through the carvinr on the poles." The totem pole here pictured serves as an illustration. I towers 50 feet on a hillton a' Wrangell. Alaska, Mr. Ready'r home town, and chronicles the history and religious traditions of several of the Northern tribes, a? iouows: "The white raven, seen at the top. Is a spirit having supreme Power. He can make either day or night last a long time. Tbe Indians sought to canture and 1m prison the raven, which Droved elusive because he had sower to change himself into other object ana escape. "One day with the Indians close on the trail, the Raven changed nimseir into a pine needle. The wind was blowing, the pine needle was blown Into the creek and was swallowed by the beautiful raven princess, the next lower figure carvea on me noie. " 7t was necessary for the white raven to . be . reborn a th nn child.-. Dawn followed the long Arctic night soon after the raven ehild had been reborn and the In dians neia mm captive In the pris on box. regulatinr dav and nlrbt by opening and closing the lid of we box. - - . "The Indians wished to Urn the raven black and thus destroy Its 1 VT'' : :J'-::;-:-. V?v 1 I i tVKT7 Pit . WHiTE RAVEN! EVIL SPIRIT HELD IN eo TO PREVENT EVU. OC5tNJ PRISON BOX ' RAVEN CHILD RAVEN AG AIM ftAVEN CHANCED StLF.TO PirnE J NEEDLE i SWALLOWED tW WQIAAN1 OE&OQN AS RAVEN CVtlUO WHITE RAVEN TURNED BLACK AND ITS EjrU. POWER SHATTERED I if SPIRIT TIDES SHE SLEPT - THUS THE FLOOD power of evil. They built a great fire in a hut, heaping pitch on the flames until black smoke rolled, through the roof. Ther they released the raven, whicl flew through the smoke through the hole in the roof and escaped. But it had been blackened and its power of evil was shattered. I is seen on the pole, a dejected figure. "At the bottom of the pole sit; the goddess who is the spirit of the tides. When the tide is too high she pushes it back with the stick seen in her hands. The In dians wanted to launch a canoe and pleaded with her to permit the tide to float the craft Shr refused, declaring that it would cause a flood. So the Indian? tricked her into releasing tbe tide They got two sea eggs, small shell fish with spiney stickers. As the goddess sat one day preparing to 'push the tide back,' they put these sea eggs under her. The goddess jumped up and the suck with which she controlled the tides fell into the ocean. The waters rose. Those who believed In her power sought safety in the canoe. AH the others perished. "This is the Indian storv of the iiooa. Mr. Ready, who has traveled ex tensively into all parts of the world and is well educated, is a product of the Salem Indian School at Chemawa, for which he. quite naturally cherishes a warm ind enduring affection. The subject of Indian lore and he marvelous opportunities of re search into the remote past which it opens un Is so deen and wide that a newspaper or even a magazine story could not begin to ao it justice. Realfr.lnr its real importance. Mr. Readr has begun the preparation of a series of articles in this direction. At the present time he Is making Salem his residence. Church tor Deaf CHARLOTTE, N. C, The North Carolina diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church plans a church for the deaf at Durham. N. C, as memorial to Bishop Cheshire. It will be the first such church 3ver built by the.denominatlon. BLANKS THAT ARE LEGAL We carry in stock orer 115 legal blanks suited to most any business transactions. We may have just the form you are looking for at a big saving as compared to made to order forms. Some of the forms: Contract of Sale, Road Notice, Will Forms, Assign ment of Mortgage, Mortgage forms, Quit Claim Deeds, Abstract forms, Bill of Sale, Building Contract, Promissory Notes, Installment Notes, General Lease, Power of Attorney, Prune Books and Pads, Scale Re eeipts, etc. These forms are carefully prepared for the courts and private use. Price on forms range from 4 cents, to 16 cents apiece, and on note books from 25 to 50 cents. PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY , T ' .".'. - i The Statesman Publishing Co. LEGAL BLANK HEADQUARTERS At Business Office, Ground Floor' S. COHUTAT nwura Operetta "Pocahontas" Will Be Main Entertaining Fea ture of Program Oscar H. Llpps, district super intendent In charge of the Salem Indian School, has designated Sun day, May 27 th, to Thursday, May Sister-Inclusive, as commencement week at Chemawa. As has been the custom in re-' cent years the military program will head the list of events and will take place on the afternoon oflradio lessons to see if the children May 27th. In the evening Dr. James T. Matthews of Willamette University will deliver the bac calaureate sermon. Forty-two students from the various tribes and reservations in the Pacific Northwest comprise the members of the class that will be graduated on Thursday, . May 31st. Dr.. Nolan Irby of the Ore gon State College will deliver the graduation address. f , The operetta "Pocahontas," the main entertaining feature of the program will be given on Tuesday evening of that week. This year a nominal admission fee will be charged- Reservations can be made for seats through the school office. "Pocahontas," as the title would imply. Is an Indian oper etta, in fact, most unusual in it? class, as it is a "comic operetta." It is thought that it will prove of interest to all lovers of musica' plays. Aside from "Pocahontas" there will be no charge for any thing during the closing exercises at the school. That there will be much of Interest during the week mentioned will be evidenced by f perusal of the following schedule: Sunday, May 27th 10:00 a. m. Religious Servicer Catholic and Protestant. 3:30 p. m. Competitive Mili tary Drill and Dress Parade. ,6:30 p. m. Band Concert. 8:00 p. m. Baccalaureate Ser mon by Dr. James T. Matthews of Willamette University. Monday, May 28th 10:00 a. m. Industrial Depart ments Open to Inspection by Vis itors. 2:30 p. m. Baseball. 6:30 p. m. Band Concert, Tuesday, May 29th 10:00 a. m. Registration and Meeting of Alumni and Returned Students. 2:30 Campus Meeting "Jolly Up" and Presentation of Prizes. 6:30 p. m. Band Concert. 8 : 00 p. m. Operetta "Poca hontas" for Visitors. Wednesday, May 30th 10:00 al m. Memorial Serv ices. 2:30 p. m. Baseball. 7:30 p. m, Moving Pictures. Thursday, May 3 let 2:30 p. m. Inter-Class Track and Field Meet. 6.30 p. m.J Band Concert. 8:00 p. m. -Graduation Exer cises Address by Dr. Nolan Irby of O. A. C. EDUCATOR BELIEVES bio worai WASHINGTON (AP) Na tionwide nse of the radio to bring the lessons of the most skilled teachers and leaders in the arU and sciences to children In city. village and country schools is fore seen by educators. While the National Education Association has not yet taken of ficial action, members of the De partment of Superintendence are studying the problem of perfecting an organization which will prepare and broadcast educatinoal pro grams for school nse. It is planned to ask tbe Federal Radio Commission to set aside an hour in the day for broadcasting edu cational talks to school children. The hour from 11 to 12 in the morning has been suggested ac suitable. "Radio eventually will bring within reach of the schools first hand accounts of their work by the world's great inventors, travel ers,' artists and public officials, J. E. Morgan, director of publica tions of the National Education Association, declares. This will give children a quick er and more effective command of knbwledge needed in their daily lives. Derelopment of radio vision opens up a new field of education. Children will be able to see the instructor at work on an important experiment. This will enable them to assimilate knowledge of the operation with the quickness and sureness they could not accomplish with the ordinary text book ex planation. "Instead of making the teacher's work easier, radio instruction will make it more difficult. It will add new problems in organization, both of the school and the things to be taught. The teacher will have to keep a check on the results of the are getting the most out. of them Broadcasts of current events, gov ernmental activities and historical happenings have great possibilities if carefully planned for accuracy and dramatic quality." ii No Business Message Per mitted on Schedule as Planned by Experts "She's Just a Border's sweet heart " So sang -the tear-coaxing tenor, but he has coaxed his last tear out of that particular ballad. For the girl whose young man id wearing the O. D. has become the envy of the whole block ever since the neighbors found out that the delivery of a radiogram from far-off Hawaii or the Phil ippines is a nightly occurence at her house. Thanks to the inventiveness of Army radio men, the privilege of radioing aerobe the Pacific is now enjoyed without charge by Uncle Sam's regular army soldiers over seas and their relatives at home as well. This unique free personal radio service, known as the "Apron itring Net" because of the many "Dear Ma" messages filed, is op erated on short-waves from both Manila and Honolulu direct to San Francisco. There is only one restriction on Its free use. As many messages as desired may be filed at any With one of our Genu ine Hand-Tailored-to- Measure Newest fabrics, latest styles, perfect fit 0. II Mosher TAILOR 474 Court St. PBOK mm at $g)g).50 time by soldier or relative, but no soldier-plutocrat with direc tions to his stock broker or other business) to transact may ase It. The "Apronstrlng" Is tor social and family ase exclusively. In emergency cases the mes sages, after reaching San Francis co, are placed on the land lines, but ordinarily they are mailed to the addresses. This postage Is ients are advised with each mee the only expense involved. Recip sage that they may reply by sim ply mailing their messages to the Presidio o San Francisco, or if they so desire may rush their an lines, for which, of coarse, they ewer through by using the land have to pay. Spare moments and spare parts built tbe "Apronstrlng" and keep it going. Given free rein by Lieut-Colonel Frank J. Griffin, then signal officer of the Philip pine department of the army, sol diers of the signal corps developed the sending and receiving sets in use out of scrap material and odd bts of salvage. Operators to handle the "Apron string" traffic are obtained from among soldiers of the regular army net at each station who vol unteer during their off-duty hours. Tbe signal corps personnel is justly proud .of its unusual ser vice and voluntter operators al rilled. ways outnumber the places to be The routing o this short-wave traffic ie from Station WUAJ, Fort Santiago, Manila. P. I-, and Fort Shatter, Honolulu, directly FUNDAMENTAL BIBLE LECTURES In GOSPEL TENT at Marion and! High Streets by MO. WM. RAE of PORTLAND and E. K. BAILEY of SALEM Nightly except Saturday, 7:45 SUNDAY: "Are there few that be SAVED?" MONDAY: "Who then can be SAVED?" TUESDAY: "What must I do to be SAVED?" ;k- CEIL jZ Ml&SZ, You Wouldn't Stroll in a Dark Alley YOU DO your '"walking in the parks, where life and nature are most beautiful.' Give your eyes the same privileges you like yourself. Fit your eyes today with glasses that will permit you to see Life's beautiful side. You'll see differently and feel differently. Ask the folks who see through our glasses. 1 Pomerov v Jewelers and Salem, Dentistry Makes Progress As one reviews the wonderful discoveries that have been made daring the last fifty years, any one of which would have been deemed a miracle not very long ago. he can set no limit to what may yet come to pass. Dentistry has kept pace to tbe tremendous development of the physical universe. In less than a score of years dentistry has developed into one of the leading sciences and its trne field preventive medi cine. Some of the most important discoveries that have brought about this marvelous change are, the Improved tech nic and use of the X-ray which has advanced the study and cure of focal infections, children's dentistry and work on the baby teeth which mean so much to the child's health and sec ond teeth, and improved Orthodontia (straightening teeth). It is no longer necessary for a child to go through., life -with hideous teeth or a misshapen jaw. Conductive anethesia (the use of novocain), which when used properly, renders dentis try painless. 1 Improved artificial teeth technic, which makes teeth more beautiful and more serviceable. Improved inlay technic which does away with a great deal of the pain and 'discomfort to filling teeth and permits sanitary bridgework .instead of the old gold crown type and adds to the present success of partial dentures. One could go on enumerating the different develop ments, but these are, the most important and are now accept ed and practiced by lhe leading dentists everywhere, -and taught by every dental college. Dozens of good books have been written on every subject mentioned here and thousands of magazine articles, and not one against them. One who does not accept them today is as far behind modern dentistry as the old one horse shay is behind the modern automobile. This article is sponsored by the Salem Progressive Dental Club, members are as follows: DR. J. E. ALBRICH DR. E. R. BENNETT. DR. FRED W. BURGER DR. C WARD DAVIS DR. CHALMER LEE GEORGE DR. W. A. JOHNSON DR. O. A. OLSON DR. L. R. SPRINGER ; DR. F. L. UTTER DR. L. E. BARRICK across the Pacific to Station NUCOB, Presidio of San Franc is- eo. Atmospheric conditions rare ly interfere with two-way com mnnicatlon i between San "Francis. co and Manila on the short-w That the "Apronsiring'ia brought solders In the Philippines and Hawaii in closer touch with their homes than If they were serving In the States is indicated by the volume of business handled each nlht. At least 100 radio grams go out every 24 hours. According, to Goloned Griffin. founder of the "Apronetring" and now signal officer of the St Corps Area at San Francisco, where the average soldier is re luctant to sit down and write that lone-delayed letter back home, he now cleefully dashes off a snappy radio comment on the day's shark fishing or something else equally likely to startle the family crcle. Another important Signal Corps radio activity is the operation of a news service at San Francisc hich keeps all army personnel . throughout the Philippines in j close touch with army affairs. Ar- my affairs published in weekly service Journals are eomoinea with interesting items to form a bulletin, which is sent ovej the shortrwaves $very weanesaay nirht At Manila the bulletin is then mimeographed and distribut ed to officers and soldiers of the islands. Read The Classified Ads & Keene I Optometrists Oregon Xetl ' DR. A. E. BERG Ell . DR.: B. BLATCHFORD - DR. DALPH L. CRAIG DR. FRED ELLIS DR. DAVID B. HILL DR. GEORGE E. I LEWIS DR. CARL E. MILLER ; : DR. BEN F. POUND . DR. L. B. SCHMIDT DR. F. D. VOIGT 1.) C