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Symphony Organization
And Interpretation Told
By Mrs, John B. Knight
Fpw people understand wh&t. com
prises a complete -symphony orches
tra. To those who have not made
It a special study. It may seem like
a conglomerate mass of musicians.
But such Is not the case. The orches
tra is composed of four sections,
strings, woodwinds, brass and per
cussion. The first three sections ere
complete choirs In themselves, each
capable of complete harmony and
scale register. The reason for the
three sections Is tone coloring.' The
first section Is comprised of first and
second violins, violas, cellos and
basses, which Is simply a string quin
tet enlarged for volume. A great
many strings are used to offset the
power of the other sections. In a
complete symphony orchestra from
AO to 70 string Instruments are used.
Grouped according to their strength
of tone, 18 first and 10 second vio
lins, 10 to 14 violas. 8 to 10 cellos
and 8 to 10 basses are considered In
correct balance. Occasionally a five
string bass is used, a O string being
added to give lower bass notes. With
this group of strings rarely more
than two harps are used, and then
for special effects. The string Instru
ments need no explanation from me
since we are all perfectly familiar
with them.
The string section la by far the
most Important In the orchestra. It
la often spoken of as being the soul
of the orchestra.
The woodwind choir Is composed
of three groups. The first being two
to four flutes and one piccolo. The
second consists of first, second and
third oboe, one English horn, three
bassoons end one contralbassoon.
The third group is made up of flrslT
second land third clarinets and one
contra-bass clarinet. The flutes are
the first named In the woodwind
choir and are probably the oldest of
wind Instruments. They can produce
a variety of effects and are used in
Important melodic passages as well
as In brilliant decorative figures. The
tone Is almost always dlscernable in
the orchestral fabric.
The oboe, a corruption of two
French words meaning "high wood,"
might be called the lyric soprano
of the woodwind choir. Yet Its lowest
tones ere round and reedyi with
almost a contralto timber. It's reedy,
We couldn't
swallow it
ourselves
ENGINEERS are forever
talking about man-hours,
passenger-miles, foot-pounds
and other double-jointed meas
urements. We wish one of those
bright statistical fellows would
invent pleasure-miles.
A pleasure-mile would be
one mile traveled by one mo
torist strictly for enjoyment.
Laid end to end, they'd run in
to a total that would make as
tronomers used to distances
the most magnificent gasp
like a goldfish meeting its
grandfather's ghost at mid
night. With the pleasure-mile we
might estimate the extra enjoy
ment given motorists of the
Pacific Coast say in the last
vtwo decades because of our
extermination that Standard
products shall be unsurpassed.
We've kept quality steadily go
ing up while price has been
steadily going down.
As the leader in a highly
competitive industry we have
set the pace in passing on to
motorists the advantages of better-cheaper
gasoline and better
cheaper lubricants. Motorists
have minted them into addi
tional pleasure-miles a total
so vast that even if we could
set forth the figures you could
not deglute them.
Deglute is fancy for swallow.
But such swallowing would be
a fancy job. To every person in
this part of the nation, we be
lieve, we've paid some dividend
of happiness.
Standard Oil Company
of California
exotic ton la highly effective end
le ueed great deal In solo parte.
It Is an exceedingly difficult Instru
ment to play, not easy to control.
The English horn Is like the oboe
in every way but larger and Is pitch
ed five tones lower. It Is actually
an alto obce. A famous and exceed
ingly beautiful passage for English
horn Is the theme of the second
movement of the Cesar Franc sym
phony. Wagner also used this beau
tiful orchestral voice with singular
effectiveness.
The bsasoon Is a low voiced mem
ber of the woodwind choir. It Is
very versatile Instrument and haa
been employed regularly In the or
chestra since the time of Handel and
Bach. Its tones blend so well with
certain other Instrument that It Is
frequently used to fortify other
groups, notably the cello. The contra-
bassoon Is the lowest voicea. it con
tinues on down the scale from the
bsssoon's lowest note and can sound
the deepest tones In the orchestral
ensemble, somewhat of a snore, grunt
and growl effect. Ravel made use of
this ability of the Instrument by as
signing to it In his Mother Goose
suite the part of the beast In the
episode "Beauty and the Beast." Bear
In mind the close reiationsnip 01
this oboe fsmlly. The peculiar tone
Is obtained by a slender double reed.
In comparison to the obae the
clarinet may Be classed as the dra
matic voice of the woodwinds, me
bass clarinet looking somewhat like
a saxophone. Its lowest tones are re
markably big and heavy, similar to
the oboe but not so reedy. This Is
a single reed Instrument.
The brass choir has two distinct
groups. The first group consists of
four trumpets, three to four trom
bones and one tuba. In order named,
soprano, bsrltone and bass. The
trumpet with Its golden clarity of
tone is used for a variety of pur
poses in the symphony orchestra, but
Its principal duty Is to add sonority
snd brilliance to the ensemble.
The trombone or baritone of the
group Is sometimes used as a solo
Instrument but Is most effective
when used In massed effect. Where
its rich snd organ-like sonority can
produce an atmosphere of majesty
and power. The boss trombone is
somewhat larger end has a very deep
and powerful tone. It has been dis
placed somewhat In the brass choir
by the recent development of the
tuba.
The tuba Is the sturdy bass of
this section. The giant type so often
seen coiled about the body and tow
ering over Wie head Is the true tuba,
though often known as the "hell
oon" or the "Susaphone." Allied with
the brass section are the French
horns.
Perhaps the most beautiful voice
of the brass choir Is the French
horn. It Is noted for Its soft and
velvety tone. Its range Is very wide
and used In numbers from four to
ten they are many times scored for
complete choir passages. It Is a very
difficult Instrument to play. Its tone
pitch and various effects are more
dependent on the skill of the per
former than the mechanism of the
Instrument. It Is the only Instrument
of the brass type that Is fingered
with the left hand while the right
hand la inserted Into the bell for
the purpose of raising or lowering
the pitch and producing mutted or
stopped effects. Romantlo melodies
are commonly assigned to the horn,
otherwise It serves as a powerful sup
port In ensemble passages.
During an orchestra concert one
should listen for the utterances of
these various family groups as one
would listen to the conversation of
groups of persons. As a melody and
form of a composition unfolds, the
Important passages are shifted from
one group to another exactly as per
sons do In conversation.
Last but not least. Is the percus
sion section, sometimes called the
"battery." This lncludps the tim
pani or kettle drums." bass drum,
snare drum, Chinese drum, tomtom
cymbola, triangle, emmea, orchestra
bells and many other contrivances
that might be needed for effects.
I believe it was Wagner who at
one time contemplated using cannon
to supplement his orchestra in an
enormous open air production.
The most Important of the per
cussion Instruments are the timpani
or "kettle drums." They vary In
pitch according to their size and
tension of the drum head. They
achieve their Importance chiefly be
cause of the fact that they are cap
able of definite and Intentionally
variably pitch. Great skill Is required
on the part of the player. Quite often
the pitch must be altered almost
Instantanlously while the orchestra
Is playing. This requires the player
to have an uncannily accurate sense
of pitch and ability to concentrate
swut handling of the peddle and
turning of screws by which the drum
head la tightened. Many effects can
be obtained by the use of vsrlous
types of drum sticks, varying from
hard to soft, according to the quality
of tone required. Commonly from
three to five nf these drums are used.
When three are ueed they ere tuned
to the tonic dominant and aub
dominant. Tamborlnes and castanets are used
mostly In Spanish and Oriental mu
sic. Cymbols are used for their bril
liant and powerful tone and the ter
rifying crash they can produce.
Much more could be aatd about
the Instruments and the places they
take In the orchestra. I have men
tioned only a few I deemed most
Important. The primary purpose of
H Oats
this description Is to make sym
phony orchestra music more Intel
ligible end therefore more enjoyable
to those who would like to know
and love It better.
REAMES TO TALK
AT
Senator A. Evan Reames will de
scribe his experiences In Washington,
D. C, at the meeting of the South
ern Oregon Bar association at the
Hotel Medford Saturday evening A
banquet will be held at 7 o'clock
and the program featuring Senator
Reames will follow.
C. P. Prueas, Grant Pass attorney
and president of the Southern Oregon
Bar association, will preside.
Included on the program will be
a report of the State Bar by W. W.
Balderree. secretary of the Southern
Oregon association.
TO
Junior high school girls fife, bugle
and drum corps will march through
the downtown streets tomorrow af
ternoon as part of the Jackson
Countyq Chamber of Commerce
Christmas season festivities. The
musicians will assemble at the
chamber of commerce at 3:16 and
proceed from there to the down
town business district.
Another feature of the Yule fes
tivities Is the children's party to be
held at the chamber of commeixe
December 22. Children attending
will receive candles and favors from
Santa Clans.
EXPLOSION OF HEATER
Mrs. E. B. Beath suffered slight
burns of the right hand In a fire
at her home at 826 South Riverside
avenue this morning. She was
given first aid treatment by firemen.
The fire did slight, damage to the
wall where an oil burner pipe en
tered the chimney. The heater ex
ploded. Chief Roy Elliott said, and
caused the blaze. Mrs. Beath was
burned when she turned the heater
off. The heater was to be replaced
with a more modern type, the chief
stated.
Firemen answered a ward alarm
at 10:36. The house Is owned by
John P. Lawrence, Medford Jeweler.
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In M
emoriam
In memory of Alice Whitney Bur
ton and dedicated to her life-long
friend. Mrs. Florence Gideon Web
ster whose letter Inspired the follow
ing lines:
In Metnorlnm
Today the sun seems not so bright,
And far away the evening star.
The midnight moon has dimmed her
light;
Thy homing heart has ciossed the
bar.
Yet we know the sun will shine.
And radiant dawn dispels the
night;
So where thou art, Oh. mother mine!
The red rose blooms and hearts are
light.
Red roses bloom and hearts are glad.
For thou hast found thine own
at last;
But those you leave can but be sad;
Though roses bloom, thy soul has
pawed.
ARIEL BURTON POMEROY,
Old S'age Road.
Central Point, Oregon.
Phone 542. We'll haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service.
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ELKS YULE PARTY
The local Elka lodge will hold Its
annual stag Christmas tree party
Thursday night, December 15. The
Christmas tree party la held each
year to raise funds for the Christmas
cheer baskets which go to needy fam
ilies of the community. The project
Is one of the major national activities
of Elks and the Medford lodge his
played a prominent part in the work
each year.
Wholehearted cooperation of mem
bers snd business houses of the com
munity has made It possible for the
Elks to see that some 230 to 300
home each year have plenty of food
for a real Christmas dinner.
This la a stag alfalr for Elks and
their invited guests only and will
start promptly at 7 o'clock with a
big feed. Many unusual surprises
hare been planned for the evening's
entertainment and Larry Schade.
general chairman of the committee.
urges every Elk In the community
to be present.
TO ASSIST YOUNG
Mrs. Henry Andrews, former social
worker and now a resident of the
Rogue River valley, discussed the
youth problem at Tuesday's lunch
eon-meeting of the Medford Rotary
club at the Hotel Medford. Mrs.
Andrews' address dealt mainly wtth
her experiences in guiding girls. The
four "urges" which have Important
bearing on youth are hunger for af
fection, association, activity and ex,
she pointed out.
"Misfits" in youth were described
by Mrs. Andrews and the' methods
used in dealing with this unfortunate
group were discussed. She urged Ro
tary members and all similar civic
organizations to Interest themselves
In the problems of young folks and
lend their efforts in meeting these
problems for the citizens of tomor
row. A feature of the previous Rotary
meeting was the showing of beautiful
color moving pictures of Jackson
county's scenic attractions by H. D.
Kem, California Oregon Power com
pany executive. Mr. Kem personally
handled the photography for the out
standing pictures to be featured next
year at the San Francisco world's
fair.
KING GEORGE TO SKIP
CHRISTMAS BROADCAST
LONDON, Dec. 14. (UP) King
George VI, It was announced today,
will not make the usual Christmas
Day empire broadcast which was
popularized by his father. George
Instead ho hope to speak to the
empire on Empire Day,' May 24, when
he will be Jn Canada.
WOOL DRESSES
BY BLOOMFIELD
AND MADAM RENAUD
What a lovely gift for Mother, Sister
or Daughter I On Sale at
20 Savings
$14.95 Values Now
$11.95
$16.95 Values Now
$13.55
$24.50 Values Now
$19.60
SKI SUITS
Made of moisture-proof all wool material!
in the season's newest high colon!
Jackets $5.95 to $6.95
Pants $5.95
Parkas $1.00 to $1.95
PRICE OF TURKEYS
LISTED BY CO-OPS
PORTLAND, Dee. 4.Ai Open
ing prices set by northwest and Cal
ifornia cooperatives created an easier
situation for the turkey trade In this
section today.
The California Turkey Growers' as
sociation quoted both the Los Ang
eles and San Francisco price at 26
cents for toma and 27 c for hens.
The Northwestern Cooperated quoted
San Francisco delivery at 25'4 cents
for toms and 37o for hens. Hand
lers estimated It required four cents
a pound for freight and packaging.
The Portland market remained
nominal at 32 14 cents for toms and
25i?c for hens to dealers with buy
ers paying 22c for toma and 24c for
hens.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. (AP)
Net prices paid producers for live
poultry delivered San Francisco:
Turkeys, young toms. under 18 lbs.,
fresh 23c; over 18 lbs., fresh. 224
iff 23c; young hens, fresh 26c.
Livestock
Portland
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 14. (AP
USDA) HOOS: 600. Including 78 di
rect, active, steady with Tuesday's
best time. 15c higher for two days,
good-choice 165-315 lb. drivel na SB,
330-260 lb. butchers and light lights
$7.50, packing sows $6.35, feeder
pigs 35c higher at 97.75 (ir 6.
CATTLE 100, including S direct,
calves 35 Including 15 direct, low
grade cutters slow, weak; few sales
and general undertone steady ror
good grades, medium-good steers
lacking, quotable 97.26 j 865, few
stocker steers steady at 46 ($7, common-medium
heifers S3.25gfl.75, good
fed heifers quotable 97.50, low cut
ter and cutter cows 92.503.50, common-medium
94 05, , including fat
dairy type cows 94.50 and above, good
beef cows 96.35, bulls 94.75 s 5.26,
load beef bulls 96, vealers steady,
choice 98.50, common-medium 95 $
7.00, common 365 lb. calves 93.50.
SHEEP 150, includine 40 direct.
quality plain, scattered sales steady,
good-choice lambs quoted fairly
steady, common-medium 68-71 lb.
wooled lambs 96.35 7. good-choice
trucked in lambs saleable 97.50 .75
and above, choice fed wooled lambs
In carload lots eligible 98.36, good
choice ewes nominally 93j4.
Chicago
CHICAGO, Deo. 16. (AP-USDA)
HOGS: 19.000: moderately active:
5I5c. mostly 10c, higher; top 87.50;
good light and medium weight pack
ing sows 06.50 u .75; extreme weights
06.40 down.
CATTLE 8.000; calves 1.600; size
able share today's steer crop will sell
at 010.60 upward: bulk general crop
08.76 11.50; up to 013 paid for med
ium weight steers: all she stock slow,
weak: most fat cowa 05.25 ia 6: cut
ters 049.75; heifers 0709.35; bulls
06.66 down: vealers 08$9.
SHEEP 9.000; late Tuesday fat
lamba and yearlings mostly 26 cents
lower; sheep steady: lambs top 09.10;
bulk 08.7S9: slaughter ewes 03.76
FOR
ONE
$16.95 Coats
Now on Sale.
$19.95 Coats
Now on Sale.
$24.85 Coats
Now on Sale.
$29.50 Coats
Now on Sale.
9-2S: todcy's trade alow: fat lamba
weak to 15c lower: early bulk around
as.0Off.75: best to shippers 09; in
dications stesdy on sheep.
smith Ran FranclsrA
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.
(AP-U8DA1 HOOS: 700: butchers
5c higher: top and bulk 170-335 lb.
weights 08: several lot mixed 310
215 lb. averages 07.75dr.85: packing
sows HtOe changed ei.25.
CATTT.E 125: alow, no early ac
tion on light aupply, tindertone bare
ly steady: S loada medium California
ateers off beet tops held around SB:
good fed steers absent: weights un
der 1.000 lbs. quoted up to 19: bulla
quoted mainly 08 down. Late Tues
day: 2 loads medium to mostly good
1.003 lb. California fed ateera $8 85.
Calves 0: nominal; good to choice
vealers quoted 09.50ft 10.50.
SHEEP 225: lambs scarce, few sales
fully steady: part deck medium to
good 77-84 lb. California wooled
lambs 08.25: good to choice fed wool
ed lamba quoted up to 08.75: about
8 leeks 73-90 lb. medlum-pelt and
full wooled lambs from local feedlot
08is;.7S: short deck fat ewes 84; few
culls 01.50.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Deo. 14. (AP) BUT
TER: Prints, A grade 32&c lb. in
parchment wrappers, 33 H lb. In
cartons: B grade. 310 lb. in parch
ment wrappers, 33&o lb. in cartons.
BUTTERFAT Portland delivery
buying prices: A grade 31 He 32c lb.,
Portland delivery; B grade. IHc 1.
less; C grade 6c lb. less. Country de
livery 30c lb. for A grade.
EGGS Wholesalers buying prices:
specials 32c doe.: extras, 30c doss.;
standards, large 39c doz.: extra med
iums, 28c doz.; extras, smnll, 25c doz.
Cheese, country meats, live poultry,
turkeys unchanged.
Potatoes, onions, wool, hay, un
changed. Portland Wheat
PORTLAND, Deo. 14. P) drain:
Wheat: Open High Low Close
May 88 88 85 '4 88
Dec 84 84 64 84
Caah grain:
Oats. No. 2, 38-lta. white, 027.50;
No. 2, 38-lb. gray, nominal.
Barley, No. 3, 45-10. B. W., 023.00.
A GOOD INVESTMENT
for busy motors
If you prefer Pennsylvania oil "secur
ity," buy Standard Penn the 100
Pennsylvania that "yields" high mile
age, peak engine performance and keep!
motors safe from destructive friction
STANDARD PENN
MOTOR OIL M&VrKKi.
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CHRISTMAS - GIVE HER
OF THESE SMART
COATS
All Coats Now Selling at Just
ONE HALF
OF REGULAR LOW PRICES!
Only 48 Left And They Must Be
Sold See These Bargains!
$
Corn, No. 3, E. T. shipment, 038.25.
Cash wheat (bid):
Soft white, 03',ic: western white,
844c: western red. SJV.o.
Hard red white ordinary. 83c; 11
per cent, 83'4c: 13 per cent. Si',e;
13 per cent, 87i4c; 14 per cent, 71 4c
Hard white, Baart ordinary, 85c;
11 per cent unquoted: 13 per cent.
85c; 13 per cent, 86c; 14 per cent, 67c.
Today'a car receipts: Wheat, 19;
flour, 13; corn, 3; oats, 1; mtllfeed, 4.
Chicago Wheat
CHICAGO. Dec. 14 FV-
Wheat: Open High Low Close
Dec. 83?; 64, 93 85
Msrch 66H
May 84 874 66H 11
July 66, 66ft 66 66H
Wall St. Report
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. (AP) The
high-flying aviation shares showed
the way upward today for a con
tinuation of a atock market advance.
With several of the alrcrafts
mounting to new price altitudes,
leading stocks In other groups got
a boost out of the rut of the last
two weeks.
Transaction! expanded materially
on the buying spurts snd approxi
mated 3,000.000 shares, the largest In
more than a month.
Today's closing prices for 33 se
lected stocks follow:
Al. Chem. & Dye 1844
Am. Can 97'
Am. & Pgn. Power , 8
A. T. & T. 148
Anaconda . w 35
Atch. T. & S. F 38
Bendlx Avla
Bethlehem Steel .
Caterpillar Tract.
Chrysler .
24 '4
73
46!4
8354
Coml. Solv
Curtlss-Wrlght
DuPont M.....
Oen. Electric
Gen. Poods -.......
Oen. Motors
Int. Harvester .....,..,
I. T. Is T ..
Johns-Manvllle
Monty Ward
North Amer
Penney (J. O.) .
7
150
44 y.
87
50
60
B!4
108
21 H
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SWEATERS
Are Ideal Gifts
PULL-OVERS
$1.00 to $2.98
COAT STYLES
$1.98 to $2.98
TWIN SETS
$2.98 to $3.98
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Std. OH Cal. ...
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Trans. Amer. .
Union Carb.
38Vi
80H
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41H
66t
United Aircraft .
U. 8. Steel
Ran Francisco Butter
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. (AP-
Butter unchanged.
8ACRAMENTO. Dec. 14. (AP)
Churning cream butterfat: first
grade 344c; second grade sac
f
' dosing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads I 1:30 p. m.
Crocodiles do not shed tears.
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