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HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1913. LONDON W. Orton Tewson Chester Overton PARI. Pam! Pierre Rignaux Marquis de Casteilane BERLIN C. de Vidal-Huinidt Fritz Jacobs© h mi ROME J. M. E. D’Aquin George M. Bruce SUNDAY AMERICAN'S SPECIAL. CABLE LETTERS RECEIVED EROM ALL THE GREAT CAPITALS OF EUROPE IS ASSURED IT LIST FOR 0. S. Aborns Have Comprehensive Plan to Introduce Classics in Own Tongue This Season, Special Cable to The American. By CHARLES HENRY MELTZER. PARIS, Sept. 13.—To Paris there have come the pleasant tidings that •after a fight extending over some three years America will this week see the beginning of an effort to found opera in English. For full three years -or more those who had clamored for this great and good reform were mocked and jeered at as mere dreamers of mad dreams, but, as old Galileo said long years ago, “The world does move.” The. irony of things has forced the opponents of the use of our own tongue in opera to join its advocates. To meet the threat of an all-English “national” opera house lately prom ised by Mr. Hammerstein, not only various friends of our vernacular, but men of influence and wealth, like Mr. Kahn, have helped the foundation of the Century Opera Company, which, under the management of Milton and Sargent Aborn. will this week do what it can to change a “dream” into a living fact. It would be hard to overestimate the importance of this new and ear nest effort to make opera popular. The Aborns hope to convert what was a fad into a real form of popular art. For quite a century our opera has been sung in foreign tongues. It has. no doubt, been sung melodiously and well, lint to the masses it has had no sense. The whole value—the whole mean ing—of the now imminent season at the Century Opera House lies in the attempt to put this sense into sweet sound. Wagner Advocated Idea. Since Paul, in an epistle, told the Corinthians that prayers and hymns of praise should be made under standable. many—among them Ad dison and Wagner—have denounced the absurdity of rendering songs in strange and foreign idioms. In Germany to-day, except in in stances, not only Wagner’s noble works, but all the works of the com posers of the world are sung in Ger man. In France and nearly every other land, in the subsidized opera houses the operas of the world are rendered in the national idioms. The Aborns will endeavor to pre sent opera in the language of Amer ica. And if thvAr efforts are at last crowned with success they will have deserved our thanks. They have a hard and very grind ing task to face. For, after hearing music in outlandish tongues, some may be fretted by the sound of our English. But most Americans, I think, who love “grand opera.” would like to understand as well as hear. To these, at leas’t, the Century Opera season will be full of interest and no one who supports the Century scheme should ask too much at first of such a novel venture. It may be years before some of the artists at the Century become "easy” in our vernacular. English diction. .English enunciation, must be both taught and mastered by the singers who have been engaged by the Aborns. It is particularly worth while to remark in this connection that these managers have now seen the absolute need of teaching diction in their the ater. Morton Adkins, a baritone who has acted as instructor in Ringing and oratory at Syracuse University, has been engaged by the Aborns. He is said to be well suited to his work. Tf he can help the Century artists to convey their words and meaning to the audience, as the professors of the Paris conservatory do in the cases of French singers, he will delight New York. Oid Versions Reformed. ‘ The Aborns tell me that they have realized the necessity of .reforming the old “versions,” or rather, perver sions of opera books. They “have taken up the question of better Eng lish texts with the publishers." who have promised to furnish them with what they call “scientific adaptations," as soon as possible. To interpret the "grand operas an nounced in their prospective, the Aborns have recruited a company largely American. For this. too. they deserve much praise. Most of the singers in the Century company. I hear, are young. They should be welcomed in a kind and generous wav and have their chance allowed them. Opera in English is still in its infancy. It should be fostered bv the public sympathy. Thus far. it seems, the response made by the public to the new enter prise has been encouraging. A great deal will depend on the result of the first week's performance Many al lowances for the difficulties of he management may he proper in the Clr w“r r n'u-a 3 wise to intrust the musical direction of the new opera scheme to the conductors selected by the Aborns, T can not say. It is not clear whv a Hungarian maestro, how ever accomplished he mav be should head the artistic management. One other feature of the Century opera Company enterprise should he remembered. The prices will be “ P For'my part, I believe that opera English would have a better chance of firmlv establishing itself in Amer ica If it were less "humble” and more daring in its appeal, but the Aborns hope to win by charging little for the Joy, of opera. They may he wise. SPURIOUS ANTIQUES BAIT FOR AMERICANS S TnSVOS e l^ 7 "'of “an- tiaue” furniture, whose origin only the Bond street dealers know, are Increasing Business is booming in alleged Jacobean sideboards. old dressers and Georgian corner cup boards. . A new scheme has increased the trade. The spurious furniture is placed in cottages on roads most frequented by Americans and other foreign motorists and tourists. U. S. Peeress’ Baby First to Have All 7YfWlFI|l|F| THIFVFS Roxburghe Heir Gets Every Hereditary Name Lady Alastair-Innis-Ker. who rejoices in birth of Rox burghe heir though he robs her husband of many titles. Hoy Js Everything From a Duke to a Baronet. Mother Is Queen’s Favorite. I ONDON, Sept. 13.—The baby boy that has just come to render the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe happy is the first child with American blood in his veins to be bom here to all the hereditary claims, except those held by the royal family, of course. The Roxburghe baby, whose title is now Marquis of Bow- mont and Cessford, will, if he survives, eventually be Duke of Roxburghe, Earl of Roxburghe, Earl of Kelso, Viscount Brox- mouth, Baron Roxburghe, Baron Ker of Cessford and Caverton in Scotland; Earl lnnes in the United KingdouTand a Baronet of Nova Scotia. Besides Roxburghe, only the Dukes of Sut||erland and Westminster bear all the titles from Duke to Baronet. The Duke of Marlborough, who married Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, is neither a Viscount nor a Baronet. One of the first congratulatory telegrams the Roxburghes received at Chesterfield House here—where the baby first saw the light—was from the King and Queen, who were delighted that an heir to the Dukedom was born. The Duchess is Queen Alary’s favorite among American peeresses. Her quiet, simple taste and dignified mode of life commended her to the Queen, whose thoughtfulness was well displayed by a magnificent bas- Duehes of Roxburghe, Amer ican mother of heir to every hereditary title of British no bility. She was Miss Goelet. Automatic Soldier Worked by Wireless Invented by Dane Experts Say It Is Deadliest Instru ment of War Ever Devised. Shoots, Then Disappears. Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Sept. 13.—The automatic soldier, the deadliest instrument of war ever devised, has been patented by a Danish engineer, it is reported. This machine is governed by wire less telegraphy from a distance of 5 miles If need be. It consists of a steel cylinder sunk vertically in ‘the earth and containing another cylin der which Tines out of the ground when the delicate machinery is set in motion by wireless! In the second cylinder is affixed an automatic rifle which immediately pumps bullets in the direction in which it is pointed, tiring 400 time? with speed and accuracy. Then the rifle and its cylinder sinks back into the buried cylinder,, where an enemy can find it only with great difficulty. Some hundreds of such automatic soldiers could defend a position against a large force of infantry. London as Noisy as N.Y., Says Foe of Fuss Mrs. Isaac Rice Believes That Brit ish Motor Buses Are as Bad % as Siren Horns. Special Cable to The American. fjONDOX, Sept. 13.—“1 find London j;isi about as noisy as Ne*( York." ■aid Mrs Isaac L. Rice, president of the New York Socity for the Sup pression of Unnecessary Noise. “Your auto sirens are not as noisy as ours—anyhow, there is none that imitates the warning sirens on fire apparatus—but your motor buses are dreadful. “One thing can do said for London —it does not suffer from the Ameri can voice. People here seem to speak 'about ten times lower than do New Yorkers. "Your noise suppression society i? at a disadvantage compared to ours, f for we have had offu-ial co-operation; * our work could succeed only with the ! aid of legislation." ket of caiations sent from the royal gardens of Windsor Cas tle in release to a telegram from Balmoral. Mrsjgden Goelet, who came to England six weeks ago to be with V daughter, has been in constant attendance at the bedside, llother and son are progressing admirably. It is expected hat the Duke will return soon to Floors Castle, where he entertaining a series of bachelor shooting parties. As sdi as convalescent the Duchess will return to Tem pleton. 1 The hr will be christened in October, probably in London for the eoienience of the royal sponsors. The young heir's name has yet been definitely chosen, but George, after the King: ,hn, the Duke’s name, and Ogden, after the boy’s grandiathci is the sequence suggested. Lady lastair Innes-Ker, formerly Miss Anne Breese, whose huslhd was heir to the title until the advent of the little strang, is in no way disgruntled, being among the first to proffer ingratulatioiis, and declaring frankly she con siders the (Ih t millions really necessary to maintain such a palatial resitnee as Floors Castle. Empress ligenie Uses 'Movies’ in v At Least Six Bands Are in the International Combine—Two - of Them Are American. Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Sept. 13.—About $1,662,- j 500 of jewels, gold and bonds has been stolen during the last eighteen months by the menjbers of a gigan tic international trust of Jewel thieves. Of all these Immensely valuable i gems few have been recovered, de spite the earnest and sagacious ef forts of the detectives of seven coun- ! tries, America, England, Russia, Bel- j gium, Prance, Holland and Germany, j No fewer than sixteen jewel deal- I ers in Paris, all unmarried and all without large capital, have retired j from business and left France in the last eighteen months. The detectives say, too, that the best friends of nine | of # the sixteen do not know where they are. The police regard the exodus as highly suspicious as confirming the existence of the International Jewe! Thieves’ Trust. Equally significant it is that fraffic in jewels has increased considerably recently in several East Indian and South American cities. These astounding statements are made on the authority of the highest officials of Scotland Yard They say that the search for Max Mayer's $750,000 pearl necklace, stolen in , transit by registered mail from I»n- don to Paris last July, revealed the existence of this international tvust of jewel thieves. The trust comprises at least six j bands of scientific thieves. In the j actual robberies, each band works j by itself, they combine onlv to dis- I pose of their spoils. Two of the bands are American, one is composed mainly of Russians, another of Pari sians, a third of Englishmen. The Scotland 1 Yard detectives as- ; sert the bands combined two years ago so that thye might find new markets and so outwit the police of Europe and America, who had learn ed where they sold their loot. Said a Scotland Yard inspector to- j day. “There is no business so profitable i as that of Jewel-thieving on a whole sale scale, and accordingly the ap pointment of 50 or so trustworthy agents in the hitherto unexploited cities of far-off continents, though perhaps expensive for one or two gangs to attempt alone, became a simple proposition for half a dozen to handle. “A rope of 50 pearls can be broken up, and through this organization be disposed of in a dozen cities as far j apart as Melbourne and Pekin.” iENGLISH LORDS 86!,10 INTO FIREMEN Marie Corelli May Be 'Adored One’ of Dramatist Barrie ■■ j Noveliit Scorns Men and Playwright Shuns Women, but Each At tracts the Other. Aristocracy Has Frequent Drills With Ladders and Hose, Fear ing Suffragette Outbreaks. Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Sept. 13.—King Oeorge has Just given the Duke of Devon shire a rap on the knuckles, which causes the duke to regard with mixed feelings the anticipated VisP in December of the King and Queen to his splendid seat, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. Still the suffragette arson squad may relieve the duke of his embar rassment. Thanks to them. he. like all other aristocrats, is not certain his ancestral halls will stand during the night. The fire drill has become a popular pastime with house parties all over the country this summer. In one or two Instances practical jokers have given false alarms about midnight, it having been voted first-rate fun tc see the ladies of the party rushing for fire escapes in flimsy attire. But mostly the game Is practiced in all earnestness. Ix>rd Brassey, long an expert fire fighter, took a leading part in extin guishing what might have been a bad fire at h!s beautiful place, Norman- hurst, near Battle Sussex. Lady Ciclly Baillie-Hamilton Is an other enthusiast who lias Just joined the Tarporly fire brigade and wears her gold badge of office with consipe- uous pride. The Earl of Londes- borough, who has had practical ex perience, has instituted weekly fire (frills at Blankney Hall. Viscount Hamden, the Marquis of Broadal- bane, the Dukes of Marlborough and Devonshire, Earl De La Warr, the Earl of Ilchester. the Countess of Der by and the Duchess of Winchelsea are but a few of the society people who have tuken advantage of their ( vacation to throw themselves with zest Into the task of thwarting suf fragist Incendiaries. Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Sept. 13.—Sir James Barrie and Oeorge Bernard Shaw had a somewhat doleful meeting at the Adelphi Hotel, where they both live, the other morning. They united iir abusing the public dramatic critics who treated their new plays, "An- drocles and the Lion” and “The Adored One," with marked coldness. Both playwrights have left town. Bar rie returning to his Scottish home, Killecrankie Cottage, which nestles amid somber hills In Perthshire. The cottage, only recently rented by Barrie, is the basis of much amuse ment in London literary circles, a most surprising romance may spring out of the new tenancy. It formerly belonged to Marie Corelli, of whose wrork Barrie can not be said to be an admirer. They had reason to exchange correspondence over certain matters connected with the cottage, which re sulted in a personal meeting in the town. Miss Corelli was present at the first night of "The Adored One” as the au thor's guest, and his friends say the shy dramatist has shown himself most affable toward the fair, plump Marie, who has expressed sentiments of admiration for Barrie w'hich are not in accordance with her usual scorn for all things masculine. H. G WELLS BECOMES ARDENT CARAVANNER Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Sept. 13.—H. G. Wells is spending this month in caravan ning in Kent. He has recently be come an ardent member of the Cara van Club, and for the last week or two he and his one-horse caravan have been peregrinating in the neigh borhood of Sevenoaks. Have moved next door, No. 140 Peachtree street, on fourth floor. Take elevator. All kinds of furs cleaned and repaired equal to new. Furs for sale for millinary use. Reference, any department store in city. Phone Ivy 7610. J. PRIES, Tailor and Furrier Germany Plans for Its Panama Exhibit League of industrialists Passes Res olution Favoring Section in San Francisco Exposition. Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, Sept. 33.—The League of; German Industrialists has passed uij resolution approving the movement!! which is being privately made to or- ; ganize*a German section for the Pan- ! ama Exposition, and says It deserves ! German support, provided the exhib- | its are worthy of German Industry. *■ o o D pemng of the Semi-Monthly an c e s In the Ball Room of the K imball House Sept. 18, 1913 Tickets now on sale at Cable Piano Company and M. y M. Club Phone, Ivy 3918-J. Sorrybr Alfonso Thinks Princess enry of Batten- berg Overdoes >r t of Precise MothenLaw. Special Cable to Th^merlcan. LONDON, Sept, i—Empress Eu genie will leave hi beautiful resi dence at Farnboroin for the Conti nent this autumn \ first time in many years. The be lovely Em press, who has suffffl so much un happiness. was 87 L*t May. Het health is failing, butte wil not ad mit It. A Spanish aristoeflby birth, the Empress did much toting about the marriage of King Altao and Prin cess Ena of Battenlv, her favor ite goddaughter. Eugenie has pluinlixpressed her opinion that Princessenry of iWt- tenberg is overacting \ part of the precise British moth«n-law; that she should be blind toifonso’s pec cadillos. for he is ver^ uc h in love with his wife. Campaign for Office Candidate Shows Himself Visiting Sick, Refusing Bribe and in Act of Giving Away Money. Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Sept. 3 3.—A French politi cian has adopted a time and labor saving scheme to urge his claims on his- constituents. Instead of haranguing the voters, he invites them to a, cinematograph | There to the strains of popular music one or two picture comedies are shown. ^ Then the candidate appears on the screen. He is seen addressing a meeting, shaking hands with the pre fect and entering his motor car. An other reel shows him helping an old woman load her donkey. Indignantly refusing a bribe, and paying a visit to an old man stretched on a bed of illness. In the last picture the candidate proves his heart is in the right place by discreetly slipping a bank note in the sick man’s hand. WOMAN, 81, CROSS SEA CHINESS PRESIDENT’S TO WED SUIT0 AGED 70 SONS IN ENLGISH SCHOOL Special Cable to The Alj C an. LONDON. Sept. 13. 'other case I of “love’s young dream" 1 j ust come I to light. Mrs. Mary Bri aged 81. has left her home in Ke^nd gone to Victoria, British CV»l4>j a , to be ; married to a man of 70 Ih*. couple i have been corresponding \ the past 1 ten years. Special Cable to The American. LONDON. Sept. 33.—Two sons of Yuan-Shi-Kai, President of the Chi nese RepuhHc, bright. Intelligent youngsters, 17 and 14 years old, have arrived in England with an English tutor. They spent last week-end with Lord W illiam Cecil at the Rectory. Hatfield. Extra Quality Sterling Silver Vanity Card Cases All Sterling Linings Special Value $10.00 By purchasing a big quantity of Sterling Silver vanity cases, we se cured a considerable concession in price. These cases an- Sterling Silver throughout. No leather or silk, but all sterling lined. One full side has an engine-turned space for cards with spring clasp to hold them. A hinged partition ajoii tains a mirror and coin holders for nickels and dimes. A memorandum tablet is on the back of the partition and the other side e,an be used for vanity puff, cards, etc. One side is baud engraved with oval spot for a mono gram. The illustration is a little less than half actual size. We are showing 50 of these cases in our North window. Mail Orders Mail orders filled. Shipments prepaid. Money back if not more than pleased after inspecting. MAIER & BERKELE, Inc. Gold and Silversmiths Established 1887. 31-33 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. Souvenir Night and Fall Frolic AT THE Piedmont Hotel “We Grow Better Bu Associating With Better People” Feeling the presence of good-times and the conse quent good-fellowship now so prevalent throughout the Southland this glorious Fall month of September, the man agement of the Piedmont Hotel has inaugurated for Mon day night, September 15th, beginning at 10 P. M., A Fall Frolic for fastidious Folios Wc intend lo usher in the coming of Fall and the Oyster season and the return of our folios from (he Sum mer resorts, with a real get-together evening of Merriment and Good Fating And we count you one of the live ones who should enjoy ihc occasion wilh us. We have specially engaged for the occasion singers who Will please you during (he evening, and our own 5-Piece Orchestra Will make its bowforihe firsttime this season (o our guests. For this Fall Opening on Monday evening, Septem ber I5lh, we announce Souvenirs Special Singers Fxtra Service Good Fellowship And a Royal Good Time For All Tables Should Be Reserved at Once Telephone Ivy 600 Guesls desiring wines served should have same delivered lo the steward at the Piedmont in advance. Reasonable corkage charges. Don't Miss Atlanta s First Fall Frolic kmmhvmks m s* oM