Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 118, 18 May 1922 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1922.

CUSTOMER OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC UTILITIES . IS WELL ESTABLISHED CBy Associated Press. '.' ATLANTIC City, N. J., May 18. .Customer ownership of the public futilities of the nation, -while devised ;as a war financing measure, has become so firmly established that real public ownership is being attained ;and it. will not fade away with the re'turn to normalonditlons. John F. : Gilchrist, of Chicago, chairman of the Customer Ownership Committee of !the National Electric Light association, reported to the forty-fifth annual

! convention of the electric light and power industry here today. As indicating the wide growth in pubjic ownership of utility securities that toofc place in the last year, Mr. Gilchrist cited the figures of 84 electrical central station companies which showed:The 84 "companies sold approximately 570,000 shares of stock during the year. The ratio of total stockholders to total customers of the companies was one to 17. Average Purchases The average purchase for all the

companies was seven shares per

stockholder. ' : "The year Just passed has been on of great activity In the sale of utility securities." Mr. Gilchrist's report said. "The growth of the electric light and power 1111111163 has been rapid and for this reason,. as well as on account of the falling commodity

prices, net earnings have been satis

factory. In addition to these factors,

which have made utility securities at-

Helping Young Composers By FREDERIC J. HASKIN

WASHINGTON. D. C, May 18. ! Indiana is the first state to make a special effort to encourage its own musical composers, according to Grace Porterfield Polk, well known song writer of Indiana. j Three years ago, Mrs. Polk determ-j ined to do for other Indiana folk just what she wished someone had done for her when she was a struggling composer. She . had to work alone, trusting in her own judgment to divine what was good and bad in her early attempts. She had to learn, by slow experiment, ways to success that an experienced song writer could

have explained to her in a few minutes talk. She decided that in future the young composers of her state at least should profit by the experience of others. Accordingly, she began to offer a group of annual prizes for the best original songs submitted by persons native or resident of the Hoosier state. Prizes for the best art songs and ballads were offered, and also a priie for the best manuscript by a junior composer. Mrs. Polk's belief that Indiana needed this sort of encouragement was justified. From farms, homesteads and city offices manuscripts came into Greenwood, the suburb of Indianapolis where Mr3. Polk lives. More than 200 entries were made in the

first year of the contest. Last year 350 manuscripts came in. This year

the number will probably be larger, though the art song prizes have been

discontinued. It was found that an art song to the amateur .composer

meant a very complicated and ambv

lious work. Many of the contestants

were not ready for intricate compos!

tions, so it was decided to concentrate

price of money and the corresponding!011 .ballad forms.

increase in the assessing price of se- ... - . . i ti i a !

Festival held at Greenwood In June,

The prizes are awarded every year.

curities of recognized value which is at the American Song Composers

always a stimulus to buying.

"The last year has given us more experience upon which to base views as to the improvement in relations with the public, which is directly attributable to the wide distribution of company securities among the citizenship of the community. The conclusion has been more definitely arrived at that customer ownership is not to be looked upon as a war measure destined to fade away with the return of normal conditions, but from a financing standpoint alone will become 'more and more important each year." HIGHWAY COMMISSION ; VISITS WAYNE COUNTY The state highway commission visited Wayne county in a body Wednesday, staying at a Richmond hotel overnight and leaving early Thursday morning, presumably on a further inspection trip. The commission met with the Fori Wayne Chamber of Commerce Tuesday aftefnoon and heard arguments in favor of the new state road favored by Fort Wayne, after which it made a trip of inspection over the two alternate routes. Besides the northern system, it is presumed that the commission Is also inspectng the condition of. the state reads in Eastern Indiana. No mem-

The festival Is another idea for encouraging home talent, both state and national. Each year many musical composers come to Greenwood for a three days celebration and festival. Both experienced composers and amateurs, some from distant states, come to this convention in the cause of

American music. The beginners get

for the best original composition by

a club member. Tnese original piec

es little waltzes, marches, and songj are often crude.. Few are worthy

of publication, but early attempts may lead to finer work, especially if sym

pathetic encouragement Is given. In the Indiana comporers' contest an effort Is made to get an idea as to what led the different junior contest

ants to write the pieces submitted. Most of them realize the Importance of starting with a theme, just as experienced artists do.. There is surprisingly little meaningless music submitted. One little girl, telling about her manuscript, said that her father was away In the North. In a letter he said that he missed hearing the familiar bird songs. So she wrote a song with the bobolink notes carefully imitated in the melody and sent it to him. This song she had entered In the competition. She was in Miami, Florida, where there is one of the best and largest Junior Clubs in the United States. Musical Memory Tests Another device for making America more musical i3 the music memory test. These tests have been used In some public schools and in music clubs for several years. In some cities they have been conducted as city wide contests for prizes.

A list of 50 well known violin, piano and vocal pieces is selected by a local music committee, or obtained from the Federation of Music Clubs, which is sponsoring the tests. These

lists contain such numbers as "To'a Wild Rose" (MacDowell); "Spring Song" (Mendelssohn); "Narcissus" (Nevin); "Indian Lament" (KreislerDvorak); "Toreador Chorus" from

Carmen (Bizet); "Rhapsody Number Two" (Liszt) ; "Anitra's . Dance" (Grieg); and "Fifth Symphony" (Beethoven). The list is made public and numbers are played as often as possible for the contestants during the weeks before the contest. For the test, a number of the pieces are played on a graphophone and the contestants

identify them as to the title and the

composer. In the Indianapolis schools

EARNINGS OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL PAY SHOWS IOS PER CENT INCREASE vt"?,, RATE PER YEAR YEARS pa M l,5eO PAY PEA

individual 19 1 3 761 in Dividual JiO 1911 H5H 191 191 1915 9i6 1917 I9l8 I0i9 i920 l97l KWVi

I I 1 JfeOb PER YE R

AVERAGE EARNINGS PER YEAR llO6T3 IOI3- 76l l3l6-854- I3l9-I486 lDil-730 I5l4-8i5 IQI7I004 l920-i820 l3l7-737 1915- 879 I9i8l.4l9 1921- l-68fc 971(JAM-i.586 copvwiqht,i9TVBv Science aeavict .waswinctqn p c

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iLLff:!8"0?!? o'know all the pieces listed that the

contest was not much of a competition. Even after eliminating all pa-

oldest musicians consult together, and all get inspiration for their work In

the concerts and meetings. Mrs. Polk is especially interested in the rising generation of musicians. For several years she was junior

chairman of the National Federation

; iV , vu cSotrH T th cheap melody is Interesting for only of Music clubs, and she is still thew. . a '

champion of the struggling composer.

and of the potential composers in the school-room who have not yet realized, perhaps, that they have unwritten songs running in their head3. Every state should encourage its home musicians, and particularly the young composers. The surest way to promote American music is to interest the young people and give them the assistance they shouldhave. Concrete Suggestion There are various ways of doing this. The National Federation of Music Clubs is working to interest boys and girls of the grammar and high school age by forming them into Junior Music Clubs. These clubs give recitals, and sometimes the programs are made up entirely of original compositions. They go to hear

pers with, every slight mistakes it was necessary to give 15 prizes.

tne value or tne music memory tests is obvious. Acquaintance with a

arouna nummmg tne rag time or a few years ago. The Toreador Song,

on the other hand, with Its gay, fas cinating lilt, is worth remembering It is just as easy to learn as the lat

est jazz tune, and once really learned

It Is not easily forgotten.

Saumel Plimsoil, in the middle of the nineteenth century, got the first constructive marine laws through the

jsngush parliament.

GREEN'S FORK, Ind. Mrs. Anna Bennett received word Wednesday morning of the death of Mr. Bennett near Centerville Mr. and Mrs. George Smith attended the funeral of a relative at Dayton, Ohio, Saturday. .... Mrs. Mary Williams, who has

spent the past week here visiting relatives and friends, left for Richmond Monday morning Mr. and Mrs. Florence Ridge moved Monday to the property vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ridge moved to the home place Mrs. Everette

24, with a basket dinner at the noon

hour. The usual entertaining feat

ures, ball games, etc. School work in the various rooms will be on display and the manual training exhibit will be the best ever displayed At the next Grange meeting May 25, a banquet will be the main attraction.

This will be served by the ladies, of j

me urange as a conclusion 10 tne membership drive which was closed this week. The lecturer is to secure a state speaker for the occasion..... Mrs. O. H. King of New Paris and James Sullivan of this place were called to Ashland, Kan., Wednesday

by the serious illness and death of; their brother, Morris. Funeral was;

held Sunday. Mrs. King and brother

Mary Sullivan and son Harry, spent Sunday in New Paris with Mrs. Sullivan's mother, Mrs. Kessler, the occasion being her birthday Mrs. Le Flora of Richmond visited hei parents here Tuesday and Wednesday Mrs. Leon Craig of Cambridge visited her parents here Thursday. Her children Betty and James returned home with them after a three months' visit with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Shumate.

SPARTANSBURG, Ind. Mr. and

Frank Catey and Mr. and Mrs. M. R.

Scott attended tie state convetion at I

Muncie, Wednesday.... Mrs. Stowe of i

Dayton is visiting with her daughter

Mrs. Lester Clark and family..... Mrs. Hugh Jackson and nephew Dallas of Union City spent Tuesday evening with the former's sister Mrs. Rae Clark. Several from Spartanburg attended the Sunday school convention at the Arba Friends church Sunday..... Miss Fern Lacey is spending the week with Mrs. Mary Cook and famoly of Richmond Miss Ruth Anderson of Crete and Miss Opal Anderson of Spartanburg were in Richmond Tuesday evening Rev. and

Mrs. M. R. Scott and daughter. Mar

guerite and Virginia were entertained to a Sunday evening supper by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Claybaugh Miss

Hazel and Mary Ellen Clark spent Tuesdav afternoon with cousins Svl-

ia and Lois Clark. Mrs. Fay Mid-

Tuesday afternoon with the formers grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.' John Hill. ....John Burkhardt and family spent the week-end with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Burkhardt of Arcadia in the ' southern part of Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Murl Moody of Lynn spent Tuesday afternoon with the latter's mother Mrs. Laura Manna. .... Mrs. Garnet Wiggs and daughter Doris were calling on Mrs. W. R. Scott Tuesday evening.. .. .Rev. M. ItScott and son Herman were calling on Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Shockney and family of South Salem Monday even

ing.

ASKS LAWYER'S DISBARMENT ANDERSON, Ind., May 18. Lena Harvey filed suit in superior court seeking disbarment of Joseph Dickey, local attorney. She alleges that he practiced deceit and fraud in a guardianship proceedings in which she had employed him.

DID HIM MORE GOOD Many men and women suffer from backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, sore muscles and other results of kidney trouble because they neglected tha first warning- symptoms. Foley Kidney Pills aid the kidneys to throw out poisonous waste matter that causes pain and misery. Stephen Lewis, Kidridge, Ky., writes: "Foley Kidney Pills did me more good than all the other medicine I ever took. I had kidney

trouble ten years. I don't have any

pain like 1 naa berore 1 took them.

Chapman is visiting in Richmond...

A. A. Lindley visited the Sunday, expected to start Monday on the re-;

schools here Sunday Mr. and Mrs

Ray Swallow spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis, sr..... Mr. and Mrs. Simon Weddle and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis and daughter Blanche Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Gray moved Tuesday to the Charles Cummins property John Clawson of New Paris, Ohio, spent Tuesday here calling on old friends.

CAM PBEi,LSTO WN, Ohio. - Ruth O'Hara and Edith Larsh were delegates from the Jackson Foqd club to a meeting at Eaton Tuesday for the benefit of the canning club The senior class play was well attended both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and the play "And Ted Camo Home" was thoroughly enjoyed by all Perry Wright visited home folks Wednesday and Thursday Jackson Central school will close May

IF YOU

bers of the commission could be concerts. Some of the clubs have reached during the brief stop in the made a study of the parts played by Hty. 'the different instruments in the or-

Members of the commission who

passed through Wayne county were John D. Williams, the new director who has succeeded. Lawrence Lyons,

Charles Zeigler of Attica, chairman, j own

Earl Crawford, of Connersville, A. V. Burch of Evansville, and W. G. Zahrt of Fort Wayne.

chestra, so that they might better!

understand orchestra music. And ; some of them have orchestras of their ; Sometimes small prizes are given;

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EATON. Ohio, May 18. Wool sacks "ctaaiiy ends the bugfniiy. for farm bureau members who Wish j Bed Bugs. Roaches. Ants and to take advantage of the wool pool ; Fleas, as P. D. Q. kins the liv which again is being conducted at Co-' ones and their eaa and stops fulumbus this year, may be obtained by ; MSt Preble county farm bureau members: mgyou bavaeveruW.

irom tne omce 01 me cuuuiy ugcuu j Advices recently received from J. H. Walker, state secretary of the Ohio; wool producers, states that prices are I

favorable, now running Irom to 40 cents at the warehouse for half-blood combing wool and even better for the higher grades. Much of the Preble county wool will average a rather higher grade.

A S5 cent package makes on quart and each package contains a patent spout, to Ret the Pesky Devils in the cracks and crevices. Your druggist has tt or he can set it for you. P. D. Q. can alsa be purchased in sealed bottles, double strength. liquid form. j.

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turn journey Mrs. Charles Fosdick of Eaton, formerly a resident of this place, is very poorly at her home in Eaton The sophomore domestic science class will give a dinner Friday evening to all the teachers and members of the school board and their families Carl and Margery Ashworth of Dayton are visiting their aunt Mrs. Mary Wright Mr. and Mrs. McGill entertained a number of relatives from a distance Sunday.... Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sullivan and daughter, Lester Benham and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everet Greeding, Mra.

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