Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-22

Och kann spiele, ich kann spiele, len
kann spiele on mein trombone ran
the old German ditty. But who Is go
ing to do the spelling?
That is what is puzzling the Elks'
lodge, the local federation OF must
clans, and the managcm ant OF the
Odeon Theater. Who's Who in Nusl-
cians?" is the question now uppermost
in local musical circles. Will 1t be the
Odeon house orchestra, or Eppels Or
chestra, Of Boone? The Elks have en-
ployed the Eppel orchestra; the house
orchestra is Directing under its con-
tract with the Odeon to play all at
fractions excepting travelling COM
panies carrying their own orchestras.
Court Takes Hand.
So complicated has the situation be-
come that the court has taken hand,
and on a writ of injunction, asked by
the Elks' lodge Tuesday night, judge
Cummings enjoined temporarily Busby
Bros their agents or employees. from
interfering in any way with the pro-
duction of the Elks' Ministries on
Thursday and Friday nights of this
week. +,
Stories Do Not Agree.
There are just as many sides to the
troubles over the music for the ap-
preaching minstrel show as there are
sides involved in the controversy.
Fred Ensminger. president of the
Marshalltown Federation Of Musicians
local No. IT'S, expressed hope that the
difficulty would be arranged amicably
at conference called for this after
noon at the Odeon, when committees
from the Elks, the theater, and the 10
cal musicians would meet.
Tho Musicians' Side.
In an effort to get at the different
sides Of the controversy the Times
Republican talked with P. NJ. Adam
son, head Of the Odeon orchestra. Mr..
Adamson said:
I'VE have q contract with the Odeon
to play all shows excepting travelling
companies carrying their own orches-
tras or stock companies.
"The Elks rented the theater and an
nounced that they had engaged the
Boone orchestra to play the minstrel
show. The local musicians, playing in
the Odeon orchestra. took the matter
up with the president of the local UNI
ion. and he instructed us to stand by
our contract. We caked upon the
Odeon management to stand by the
musicians on their contract. and the
management has done 80. The man.
that they must use the house orchestra
r. otro
"The local musicians are taking the
stand that, in playing the performance
here, the local musicians. when they
are competent to do the work.. should
be employed, under their contract with
the theater.
The Busby Side.
1--WE do not figure in the case ex-
ceptng as being between the two fac
tions," said A. J. Busby, Of Busby
Bros. who reached the city this fore
noon from Waterloo. and was served
with the notice Of the injunction. I'VE
are going to stand by the union on our
contract. We rented the theater to the
Elks, and in the contract the use OF ali
of the employees of the house and its
attaches. both front and back, is. in
Guided
The Eiks' Side.
For the Elks c. II. E. Boardman, APP
pointed special committee to take up
the injunction matter in court, said:
1--WE rented the opera house with the
understanding that we were to hire our
own music. The local musicians conf
planned. The E;lks offered to pay the
local musicians for the evenings work
even tho they did not play. We re-
serve the right to use on our stage any