The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-11

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swatted-and missed. But II Is not too
late; and now In a riot Of rhyme and
rhythm that pauses not In Its tumultu-
BUSINESS to bark to the call Of
tional prosody. the poet wreathes and
twines and twines and wreathes In n
inal nood OF fcrvor:
II tths nyI spreads diseases that increases
whom II pleascs!
II to swat him we neglect.
Who Will then our health protect
We only Know shnt h. TX. WI mus. 20,
Every plan and every. scheme
Try-defeat the realizing OF his 1.-THE ny'sl
ANNIE Nee. McHENRr.
Honest Dams Feelings spared.
The three explanatory comments en-
closed In brackets. It II only just to the
poet to say. are THE SUNS and do not
occur In the original lyric. For some
reason that Publisher Hall has not had
n chance to explain as yet On the stand
he did not publish tho lyric.
Miss McHenry had another effort In
her suit case of manuscript. II was none
other than the Oft quoted bit Of genre
called Honest Dan" You know
There was a man named Honest Dan.
A friend OF Honest John.
No, the poetess OF Lum never had
heard of the Broadway business man
named Honest John Kelly. she confessed.
This Honest John lives out In Lapeer
county. In fact. the poem If altogether
Of so personal u nature. she said, and
70 strikingly truthful u description OF
the time Dan hypothecatcd a ~neighbor's
| horse and got pinched for II that, all
tNtpDo ,nnaivaral tina nOafaas after
some thought said II would be better
| no. to print Homes Dan In the Man
| haitian newspapers. The papers might
sift into Lum and the entire city would
| be set all to and fro in consequence.
George Gordon Battle. counsel for
| the defence Assistant United States At
torney Julian Hartridge n Post OFFICE
| Inspector Howard b. Mayhem. who
| worked up the Governments case against
Hall. all expressed regret that they could
| not supply the numerous applicants who
| asked for n copy OF another lyric that
| figured In the days testimony. a ballad
entitled. please, Oh, Please. Leave Me
Five Cents"
Expected $1,000 At Least.
This song was written by Miss Pearl
HAYNES Of Anderson. Ind, who testified
during the afternoon that she had paid
the Hall concern s35 to publish Please
oh. Please. Leave Me Five Cents - and
on the word Of Hall. had expected al
least $1,000 in royalties. Nothing DOING
so Miss Haynes swore, at least-ii
one excerpts the trip to New York.
LAWYERS for both sides said. however
that n Il Is possible AZ all they will have
COMES OF the ballad In court to-day. Be
yond the opening line OF the chorus
..For Gods sake. father, It's showing
ont :" no one could remember the line'
mi "please. oh, Please. Leave Me Fv'
Cents on the spur Of the moment.
! Miss Rosenetta Hart Of Port Jefferson
the poetess who struck of "A Ma!
Day Dream
You are gliding away
with your bright sunbeatns
You arc gliding away -
Beautiful May day dreams
Miss Rosenetta and c. L. Wills. "A ster
ling young lyricist of New Haven wh'
IL still, remarkable though II may seem
In his early thirties. also nre expected u
take the stand to-day. :,
Mr.. Willis Of New Haven told In
auirers that he is the author OF IN
words OF "Thc A%eronautic Dip and Spar
row Glide" When asked by the In
quisit.ve whether he was a regular jour
newman poet or just dashed on poetr'
I III blS ~
of poetry at idle moments.
my regular business" he said. u
being connected with Yale University
where l work"
Three girl clerks from the Hail Arm
office testified at length during the da,
about the sending out OF form letter
by the publishing company. Poe
George Kneeland Of Columbus. Ohio, al
thor Of ~Mother. Be My Guide" wa
tho first of The elect to follow the gil
employees. Mr.. Hall. said Poet Knee
land on the stand. a written him
letter In which tho possibilities OF sell
ing 100. 900 copies Of Mother. BE NJ
Guide had been mentioned. Hall pub
!!shed the n
"And what royalties did you get
returnT' asked Mr.. Hartridge.
"Twenty-threc cents all told" Poe
Kneeland answered In prose.
Tho trial will be resumed At 1898
o'clock this morning.