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SCHMANNHEINK HERE
ON CONCERT PROGRM;
INTERVIEWS STUDENTS,
PRIMA DONNA PLEASED OVER
ARRAY OF ARTISTS ON
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
WILL RETIRE TillS YEAR
Relates Havoc Observed in Flooded
Mississippi Regions ]luring
Recent Concert Trip
More disturbed over the conditions
in the flooded areas, from which she
has recently come, than over any per-
sonal concern, Madame Ernestine
Schumann-Heink arrived in Ann Ar-
bor yesterday morning, and waiving
the objections of her secretary she
insisted on seeing all those who wish-
ed ,to speak with her, especially if
they were students. This year being
the occasions of her 50th year of sing-
ing, she has celebrated her jubilee
by appearing at more than 75 concerts
throughout the country in towns of
all sizes. She was through the Missis-
sippi regions and observed the havoc
wrought there by the floods, was in
Kansas during the tornadoes, and
when in Kansas City, was caught in
the midst of a sand storm, from which
she emerged, as she put it, "about
half-full of sand-inside."
Madame Schumann-Heink was ex-
aceptionally pleased at the array of
artists who will take part in this
year's Festival program, and especial-
ly at the name of Rosa Ponselle, whom
she thought to be the greatest prima
donna of the future. "She is wonder-
ful-has the full Latin temperament
and personality, but still she is mod-
est," she continued.
"I. believe that you have the pre-
miere' event of the country in the Fes-
tival. It even surpasses the Cincinnati
celebration, formerly considered the
best of its kind."
Madame Schumann-Heink wishes
to retire from active singing after
this year and live with her sons in
California, where she has two homes
one in the mountains near San Diego,
and the other at Coronado Beach.
She will still continue her work in
the training camps and hospitals.
however, where she is still known to
"her boys" - as "Mother Schumann-
Heink".
"It has been 26 years since I first
sang in Ann Arbor," she said. "It
seems like a long time now. I en-
joyed the concert last year so much,
there was such enthusiasm among the
audience; but this time my numbers
are more serious.
"Next year I am going to Germany,
.to the wedding of one of my grand-
children. I haven11. However I. will
not sing-I don't ie the country
and will get back as soon as possible.
'Im American, you know.
"It has been a long hard struggle,"
continued Madame Schumann-Heink,
when questioned as to her long ca-
reer. "It would not be the same now.
Things are so much easier. But then
I didn't mind, because I was young.
If some one were to ask me again, I
would go through it all once more. It
was worth it."
Despite the variety of queries which
were put to her, Madame Schumann-
Heink would always return to some
distress of others, or to some mem-
ory of her family life, which seems to
hold her interest more than anything
else. She has had six sons, one of'
whom will enter the University of Cal-
ifornia next year. Four of them fought
on the side of the Allies during the
war, and one on that of Germany. The
latter was killed. Another-the only
one to inherit his mother's voice-has
since died in California.
ASYLUM PATIENTI
TERRORIZES TOWN
IN SPEEDING AUTO
(By Associated Press)
DETROIT, May 17--Following com-
plaint of police of Dearborn, Detroit
suburb, that a patient of an insane
asylum there had been terrifying res-
idents by driving a car at a terrific
rate of speed through the streets,
while under the delusion that it was
"propelled by foreign spirits" officials
of the Detroit Automobile club have
launched a state-wide investigation of
driving permits granted insanity pa-
tients. In the Dearborn institution
alone, it was found, officials said, that l
17 of the 52 patients there hold driv-
ing licenses which they use during
their periodical suspensions.
Chief of Police Faustman, of Dear-
born, in a letter to the local club,
nsked assistance in having the "spirit
(driver's" 1icense revoked. The patient
according to the official, drives con-
stantly above 45 mlies an hour. The
man believes, according to Faust-
inan's letter, that when a high rate of
fpeed is attained "the foreign spirit"
applies the motive power for the car
without cost. He cited instances of
patients driving machines during tem-
porary suspensions from the institu-
tion.
Leaders Of Peking Government Inspect
Trenches For Defense Of Capital City
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Government in China has been, during the Republic, government by the
military, with representatives selected from among the politicians to serve
as nominal executives, Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, on the right, is of this
class. At his left is Chang Hsuen-liang, the "Young General," son of
Marshall Chang, Tso-lin, generalissimo of the northern forces.
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