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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
BEETHOVEN RELICS ON VIEW
New Theater Also TO Give a Play
Based on His Life.
INTERESTING BITS OF HIS DOINGs
work Of F~renchman nnd Given In
London by Becrbohm Trce-An-
ecdotes of the Conductors
Ecccntricitics.

NEW YORK, April 9-Rene Fauchois.
who wrote Beethoven which as "a
Dramatic Biography IS to have its first
production at the New theator April IT..
says that with the manuscript Of a play
under his arm he was waiting In the ante
chamber OF one Of the directors Of a French
theater.
while there he explains in a recent
interview, Il noted some dust-covered
volumes, and taking ono by chance, be-
came Immediately absorbed in the bio
graphical notes of Beethoven by his
friends Wegelor and Ferdinand Ries. pub
lished In 1852 by Dentu. So convinced was
l that IN these scant anecdotes there was
such dramatic material that forgot all
about the play I had brought to the theater.
and with the volume in my hand left the
room convinced that had discovered the
source OF my next dramatic attempt.
Il meditated over It a long time. con-
structed more than ten scenarios. and
finally selecting one commenced the play
August l, 1906, and working night and day.
on November % placed It on the desk OF
NJ Antoine, director OF the Odeon. The
next day a letter from him announced to
me It's reception and acceptance"
Although the Beethoven drama received
tANh bAOhiBN hANtHNlOlt II was not produced
uLtii two years afterward, having its first
production At the Odeun. II was at the
Odeon that Sir Beerbohm Tree heard
Beethoven" acquired the English rights
and afterward produced it at His Malesty's
theater In London.
Beethoven" as given at His Majesty's
theater, was magniflcently staged, but the
management Of the New theater hopes to
attain an even higher point Of historical
accuracy. This attention to VERT. has gone
even to the point of a reproduction Of one
Of Beethoven's pianos, photographs of old
prints being used as a working basis.
In the green room Of the New theater
Winthrop Ames shows some Of the Bee
thoven relics which are being listed before
put on view, the remainer having already.
been seen in the foggy corridor in a double
row of glass topped tables.
This room, the most interesting and beau
tiful Of the New theater's allotment Of
space devoted to the public, was decorated
under the supervision Of William X. Van
derbilt, who presented the five ceiling
paintings by Baudry, the draperies Of old
hlue velvet and the other furnishings. At
one end, raised by half a dozen steps and
q pedestal. is a marble bust of Beethoven
tho familiar Teuton featured, shock
headed one-and on the other platform, the
lergth of the corridor between the or
chestra is placed during the intermissions
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Increased in guinness 30 ad he prsa,,i,,
rise up. as II out OF am abvss ar5 ,r..
tho fun f0rc1 OF tho united i..trrv.,,.
broke upon the ear. raising &psclf nj,
tptoe. nc looked OF gigantic ~s1,t,r. ana
with both Dts arms floating about an ur.
dulEtlng motion. seemed as n hg WON'T,
soar 60 the clot d. SO a sgorzando he sud
denly tore hs arms apart a.i al A sud5,,
forte gave out q great sHuIt.
\ small scrap Of manuscript with a fsr.
iliegible notes and many spaces IL ssi5
by this musician TO be- portiop NJ tho
'kreutzer sonata and L. repests how.
Beethoven zone night iu Vienna pI,,.o5 Tho
piano accompanying 3D. then crlebr,tc5 ~,
tcge OF King GcorEu ~. am Abyss,t,,
prince named Bridgovat.r Win, ,crt,..5
TO change "A passage On uacfbovcp,, ,,,,
position. Those who know fl. sr,r.
pected an outburst, but Too f1afr sy,,r.,
the composer rushed up ID, Rridrc,y.t,-
after II was over, rendered him bts r,,.
gratulatons aud begged him to MAY tt
that way again, my dear fellow
Usually" continue this sut,o-l.,
Beethoven was most r-yufonrriors -
other musicians. Al admire ais, , mt
clan. walked al the way from Eras,ou =,
Vienna TO see him and Was merely rroAtod
with the remark. what docs a hlo,kr,,,a
like you. and what do the rest OF IN,
wiseacres who find fault with nav. N,orJs ,
know about them? You have NOT the an.
ergy. the bold wing OF the eagle. IN bs
able to follow me"
Another scrap, this time bclorripv
the Third Symphony, known as tho Heroic
symphony was originally dedicated .oi
Napoleon at the time when Beethoven he
licved that the Little Corporal was To be
the lberator Of France. Beethoven wrote
Nspoleon's name at the head Of the manu-
script and was on the point OF sending Il
to Paris when Napoleon declared himself
emperor. In a sudden rage Beethoven tore
up the title page and tramplcd it under his
feet, saying. This man will becorbe a
tyrant and viii trample all human rights
under foot" The Napoleon hatred is shown
by the blurred bit Of the "Appassionata
Sonata carried from the dinner party in
a rage where Beethoven had met and
quarreled with some OF Napoleon's repre-
sentatives in Germany, quartered for the
time on Prince Lichnowsky. 1t was nut
in a bag and rained on during the nights
journey TO the nearest post town.
There is still another bit Of musical liter
ature, rescued from the kitchen OF a lodg-
ing house where it had been used by the
cook to wrap up some comestible. smoky
and stained. There is a facsimile OF tho
will which none has been able to decipher
entirely, the key TO the plano played BY
Beethoven during his childhood at Bonn.
the almanac with original notes, and an in
teresting photograph of the daughter of
B~eethoven's nephew, Karl, which bears a
striking resemblance to the composer him
self.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

coed Representative Amos l.. Allen Of the
First Maine district. This may be true,
but Mr.. Kinds would have a much better
show If he could get away right now and
attend to his fences. The average member
Of the house leaves Washington when he
sees fit and comes back when he gets
ready. Particularly Is this true If there
isn't much going on in the body and he
receives word from his district that some
body is using the hammer, II the house
is busy and it requires an excuse to get
away, he askes unanimous consent to be
excused for three weeks on account of ill
ness in the family.
But Mr.. Kinds can't leave. He is in
valuable. Some members of the house hone
he won't be elected to congress, because
that would necessitate a search for an
other parllamentarian. And that search,
they think, would be very difficult, indeed.
Some people call Mr.. Kinds a natural
born parliamentarian This isn't so. There
are no such freaks. 1t was Thomas b.
Reed himself, one OF the greatest parlia-
mentarlans and presiding officers OF his
tory who made Asher Kinds what he is.
He didn't teach Kinds what he knows.
He just made Kinds study night and day
~ '0"'S' OHSa III tne naplt, Kinds KEEP
II up. lie is conceded now to know more
about parliamentary procedure, rules and
presidents than any other man in this
country and yet he keeps on studying lust
the same night and day.
He can tell you how the Romans used
To behave in their senate and how the
members Of the rump parliament conducted
themselves. lie knows the proceedings
OF the continental congress. and there is
hardly a situation, however trivial. thai
can arise In the legislative proceedings of
today for which he has not precedents in
ms head and more in the standard work
ON the subject of which he is the author.
Asher Kinds started out as a newspaper
man lie was born at Benton. Kennebec
county, Maine, in 1868 and that makes him
a His father was a farmer. but he wasn't
Inclined that way.
Back In 1883 he was graduated from
Colby college and began his newspaper
work on the Portland Advertiser. Just 70
be thorough he learned the mechanical part
OF the business, from typesetting 10 press
work But this didn't make much of a
MT with him and he was glad to quit to
take a straight reporters job. In the win
ters OF 1885 to 1853 he was legislative cor
respondent az Augustus. the state capital
OF Maine, first for the Advertiser and then
for the Portland Daily Press.
Tom Reed was elected speaker OF the
house In lSS9, and In 1890. after Mr.. Kinds
legislative work was over he came to
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
Dogs of High Degree
CONTINUED from Page ono.)

as learned to obey his masters COM
mands in reference to the cookie he has
learned TO act accordingly In the case of
game. These devises come under the sys-
TEN of training for young dogs, and must
not be confused with the dogs expert
ence."
Experience" in the hunting dog Is 2
valuable asset. This quality is acquired
after the preliminary yard training. In
acquiring experience" the dog learns to
know the haunts Of game. This Is done
in the open field. Usually this form OF
education is taken up when the dog is
about 9 months old. His actual experience
lasts a lifetime, for, like a mere man, tho
dog learns as he grows older. A dog OF 4
years has usually had enough experience
in hunting TO make him a valuable asset
to the sportsman. The more birds the dog
comes in contact with at an carly age the
sooner he acquires bird sense" He learns
to hunt, like his master, against tho wind
for the anime knows instinctively that the
scent OF the bird is carried on the breeze.
The master who trains his own dog
learns its little peculiarlties and eccentrici-
ties. Dogs have personalities. little dis
tinguishing habits, the same as human
beings. BY fully knowing his dog the
hunter has an advantage in making use
Of the little valuable assets In the dog.
He learns to love the dog, and the faith
full canine; I'm turn. the dog learns to love
and obey It's master.
There never was a hunter but what took
pride I'm his guns, in his equipment, In his
fishing tackle or in his dogs. It Is a IA
miiar scene TO see a man cleaning his
rifle or his shotgun months and months
before the season is open" lie swabs
out the barrel, Furnishes IT'S bright sur
faces, cleans and oils the. locks and bright
ems the stock, His hunting boot he keeps
clean and well oiled to prevent them from
He pays high prices for his equip
ment, too, as a general rule. There are
and fishing rods and hunting coats
valued at hundreds OF dollars. Similarly
the hunter takes pride In his dog The
hunter wants a good looking dog, one that
rare beauty and grace, and he also
wants one that can hunt. Beauty and
hunting ability, then, are the qualities
sought by the hunter in the dog. He takes
pride in the animal, guards him well, feeds
him well and keeps him In the best OF
The hunter realizes the satisfac-
ton In having a good dog, one In which
no can trust and treat as his companion
In his little iaunts over the hills IN the
fields and among the thickets,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
MAN ATTHE SPEAKERS RIGHT
Asher G, Kinds, Who is Talked Of fol
Cannon's Place.
TOM REED MADE HIM WHAT HE is
Foremost PRrIiamentarian in Amer
iea, II Not the World, and the
HeImsmAn of the House OF
Representative.

WASHINGTON, April a-In the Congress.
aional directory Asher G.. Kinds. who IS
being talked OF as a possible successor "a
Speaker Cannon, is called the clerk AT
the speakers table" This might NEAR
that he ran errands or carried ice water
10 Uncle Joe, or that he did odd Jobs
around the house. But It doesn't. As a
matter Of fact, Mr.. Kinds Is the parIia.
mentsry helmsman OF the house.
Uncle Joe Cannon wouldn't think of TAX
ing up for consideration a bill on which
there was a possibility of involved debate
unless Mr.. Kinds was standing beside his
desk. Mr.. Kinds is the pilot who has
guided many a legislative craft to a safe
harbor Of precedents.
Folks who know say that Mr.. Kinds is
the foremost parllamentarian I'm the United
states, II not in the world. Not only is
he familiar with the rules, precedents and
usages Of the deliberative bodies OF this
country, but he has IN intimate acqualnt-
ance with those OF the leading foreign
nations. When anything comes up. as
sometimes happens, for which there has
been no precedent in the lower branch of
the national legislature, he is generally
able to find some grounds upon which "a
base his advice TO the presiding officer
from the parliamentary history OF foreign
governments.
The average visitor in the gallery of
the house would imagine. watching Mr..
Kinds, that he was amusing himself by
listening to the debate progress on the
floor. lie stands just to the right Of tha
speakers desk throughout the proceed
ings. keeping an alert watch on everything
that auAna -. a. A.
fore the speaker has grasped the meanine
OF a motion or a point Of order Mr.. Kinds
has eomprehended II, dissected II. analysed
IT, decided the procedure and told the
speaker what 10 do.
Mr. Kinds friends say tina he has an
szesllsnt chance Of being elected to sue
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

So $3.50 1AN
ten by Beethoven TO a woman who had OBJ.
tained for him a housekecper whose only
fault seems to have been the telling Of a
lie. In it he says: whoever tells a lie is
not pure Of heart and such a person cannot
cook a clean soup" The housekeeper AYERS
that the composer is quite right and tina
as a declple Of the New Thought cult she
firmly believes that all indigestion ts directly
traceable to the wrong point of view toward
life held by the kitchen staff.
To the casual glance 1t is rather diff
cult to distinguish the letters having re-
gard to the tradition that a genius must be
a bad penman. Having once separated
them, however, these scraps and pieces of
musical notation are apparently of intense
interest to the orchestrally inclined spec
tators, who calculate in establishment at
the blank pages with a note here and
there, musical shorthand with scarcely an
elaboration of motifs, with a measure at
the beginning Of a page sometimes, and
another at the end, a void between. in
which the experienced composer rercad his
composition, as from a hurried line a novel
list might reconstruct a story thought out
in the mind.
There is a bit of the Ninth Symphony
jotted down in this hurried manner. re-
markable for what it does not reveal rather
than what it does. The Ninth Symphony
was first performed in 1886 in Castle Gar
den by the New York Philharmonic So
ciety, which had been organized four years
previously. When it is remembered the
herculean efforts that Wagner was obliged
to make to get permission to perform it in
Dresden in this same year 1t speaks well
for the culture Of North America" as
Beethoven always called the United States.
He wrote in one Of the exhibited letters:
If it please God to restore my health.
which is already improved, l may yet
myself of the several propositions
made me, not only from Europe, but even
North America, and thus my finances may
again prosper"
The reference to this country is relative
to the offer made him by the Handel and
Haydn Society Of Boston for an o]ratorio.
the text of which was to be furnished by
them. This was one of the few offers
beethoven had from outside Austria for
musical compositions. His work on the
ninth symphony prevented him from ac-
this commission, although he in
tended to undertake it. 1t Is also note
worthy that the best life Of Beethoven
and that crowned by the German govern
ment was written by an American, Alex
ander w. Thayer of Massachusetts, a life
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07
CLOSE CALL FOR CAMPBELL
Sheriff and Deputy From Kalamazoo
County Have Running Gun Fight
With Desperate Horse Thief.

Sheriff Campbell aud Deputy Knowles
of Kalamazoo had rather an exciting
chase after a horse :hief last Saturday
A telephone message from the sheriff at
Grand Rapids notified Sheriff Campbell
that a team Of horses had been stolen in
that city and that they we're headed to-
wards Kalamazoo. Sheriff Campbell
learned that the outfit had passed
through the city earlier in the day, and
he with Deputy Knowles started in pur-
suit. They came in sight of the rig 10
the vicinity of White Pigeon and run
ming fight lasted for several miles. Not
untll the thief had received bullet in
the hip from 3S calIUre revolver, a
charge of shot in tue side and had been
Knocked senseless from blow with the
buttend of gun, did tue officers subdue
and capture their man. Several bullets
from the desperado's gun passed between
Campbell and Knowles in the cutter,
but they passed through the ordeal
without a scratch.
The prisoner gave his name as George
Sage, but the officers suspect that he is
one Ezra Day, a we'll known aud desper-
ate character. He has been taken to
Grand Rapids
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
At q. A. X. Hall Last Saturday. Oys-
ter Supper and Program
Enjoyed by All.

Broadhead post aud the women relief
corps held joint installation of officers
at their hall last Saturday afternoon.
After the installation an oyster supper
was served, after which the members
listened to tnrilling account of the
battle OF Chancellorsvlle by Hon. B. f.
Heckert Music by Mrs Leonard Gran
dali and songs by the Old soldiers were
enjoyed:
Following are the offic RS as installed;
G.. A. r.: p c., w r. Shrine; s. V.
c., A. J. Roundy; j. " G., A L. Foote;
Chap, |. p Bates; q M, Ira w. Hui
bert; Aft, M G. Wheaton; o. L., J
Reed; o g., VIM. Sage; Q M. s, b.
O'Dell; Sgt. NJ A. II Folsom; Surgeon,
DIR. Jackson; Sentinel, Il j. Chaffee
w Il. @: Pres, Lottie l.. Foote; =
V. Pres, Ruth Harrington; j. V. Pres,
Martha WILSON,; Sec, Martha f. Smith;
Treas, Mary McCon: Chap, Elizabeth
Porter; Con. Mary Il. Folsom; Guard,
Mary A. Rowland; Pat lost, Caroline
Smith; Press Cor, Ella TAYLOR; Musician
Mary A. Crandall; Asst Con-, Mary AL.
ter; Asst. Guard, Kate VI Sage: G. B
No |, Mary V Whtcomb: G. B No. 2,
Martha Bennett: G. No. 3, Georgette
Stearns G. b. No. 4, Anna VI Reed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07
NORWOOD HAS REQ AGENCY
Popular Automobile Dealer has Agen-
cy for Van Buren, Co. Prospects
Never Better for Business.

G. A. Norwood has secured the agency
for the celebrated REQ automobiles. HIS
territory comprises the whole of Van
Buren, county and he intends to push
the business when the time comes. He
has already sold several machines and
has other prospective customers in view.
lie has one Of the finest garages IN
southwestern Michigan and is we'll
equipped to handle the business that is
sure to come his way. The REQ is con
sidered one Of the best medium priced
maclines on the market and the coming
year will probably see many of them
used i'm the county.
Mr. Norwood in lansing, Jackson,
South Haven and Hartford last week on
automobile business
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07
HUNTED RABBITS WITH FERRET

Three men from Decatur bad rather
an expensive RABBIT hunt the first OF The
week. AL Vsnderburg, Neil King aud
Frank Hazard were arrested by Deputy
Game Warden &. ID. Leech on charge
OF hunting rabbits with ferret. they
Killefer's court last "Wednesday. and
paid fine aud costs OF sl2 70 each. Ten
dollars is the minimum fine for viola.
tion of this statute 1t is quite probd-
BILE that the ferret Will hereafter be left
at home
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07
TAKEN TO ANN ARBOR.

Marian, the ten year Old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs John Mutchler, vas taken
quite seriously IN last week Friday. She
got 20 better, aGd on Monday DR.. j. G.
Maxwell, the attending physician, dag
uosed the case as appendicitis DR.. W.
+. Hoyt was called m consultation on
Wedn sday morning, and an operation
was deemed necessary She was taken
to Ann Arbor Wednesday forenoon; DIR.
Maxwell and Mr. Mutchler accompany
ing her. A long distance telephone mes
sage from Mr. Mutcbler, Thursday morn
ing. states that Marian stood the Journey
to Aun Arbor well, and that the sur
geons at the University hospital were
not sure as yet whether or not AN opera.
tion would oe necessary. 1t Is to be
hoped that it will not.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07

matter of special business for Wednes-
day afternoon, was brought up, and the
committee on county buildings made the
following report which was accepted and
adopted by the board:
10 the Honorable Board of Super
vIsors:
Your committee on county buildings
beg leave to report as follows:
Ihe attention of your committee has
been called to the condition of the rotun-
da in the court house, which has settled
some. We have examined it and feel
that there Is no immediate danger at
the present time. But If 1t should con
tinue to settle, we would recommend
that 1T be permanently repaired as the
board of supervisors may direct. We
would further recommend that all rents
due on buildings belonging to the county
be kept collected as fast as they become
due.
JOHN MCALPINE,
Ii. ZEEDYK,
A. G. BENEDICT,
MERLE IA. Young,
y. y. hENNkDY,
Committee
Cn motion Of Supervisor McAlpine,
all agents for the burial of INDECENT SOL
Giers were allowed the sum of 50 in each
case for such services.
Supervisor Leedyk OF South Haven
was taken quite i'll Wednesday and was
Obliged to 90 rome.
Supervisors Benedict, Cleveland, West
gate, Conway, Squier, Gaynor and
Shafer went to Kalamazoo last Monday
evening to see the performances OF May
MannerIng at the Fuller theater They
returned on the early train Tuesday.
An interesting batch of post cards
came to the supervisors last Tuesday
morning. They were sent 10 care ~ the
county clerk. The pictures and reading
matter on some OF them were intensely
interesting and cause considerable hilar.
! ity when delivered and read. OF course
there is some suspicion as to who the
sender was, but as far as can be learned
nothing definite is known.
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Studio, Chicago
President of the United States
DETAILS OF THE BUSINESS
Transacted in Register of Deeds Office
for Year 1909. S2,503.97 in
Fees Collected.

Few people of the county have any
definite idea of the immense amount Of
business transacted in any of the county
offices during a year. The following
figures will give something of an idea OF
the details of business done in the regis
ter of deeds Office during the year 1909
The total number Of instruments re-
corded IN that office during the year was
1867, for which fees were collected and
turned over TO the county treasurer IA
the sum of 81 5O3.97 Following - an
itemized list of the different instruments
recorded:
l770 deeds guarantees, quit claims,
etc).
"a patents.
30 wills
43 orders determining heirs.
36 afiidavits.
30 DEGREES.
10 powers of attorney.
IA land contracts.
678 mortgages.
III discharges of mortgages Including
those of record and marginal" dis.
charges.
l49 assignments of mortgages
10 levies.
attachments.
ii Lis Pendens
8 mechanics liens.
80 certified copies Of records were
made.
90 miscellaneous records not classified
above Including plats redemptions, etc }
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-01-07
IN JUDGE MAsON's COURT.

Four more members OF the order of
S. o II took chances with the Paw Paw
justice courts this week. and are now on
fast train for Detroit. William Cor.
don, Frank Stanford, George Brown aud
James Lacy were the names given 10y
the arrested men, who all plead guilty
to the charge of vagrancy in Justice
Mason's court last Wednesday, aud we're
sentenced to 90 days in the Detroit
house of correction. Sheriff Chappell
will leave with the JrIso ers today.
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DEATH OF HANNAH +. SEARES

Mrs haunah h SEARS, aged = Years,
died last FRIDAY at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Chas Il Fitch, % North
Uu,ou street, Grand Rapids. Sue was
tue wife OF Charles 9. Searls, to whom
she was married july 8, lS49, their SIKH
eth Wedding anniversary being ceieorat-
ed last summer Besides her husband
she - survived by the daug hter, Mrs.
Fitch, aud Que son, John w. Searls, of
this place Tne remains we're taken to
Detroit for cremation.