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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-07
Daughters Of Dean Bate
To Farm Three Tracts

Nj. Margaret Bate and Miss M
fiel Bate, daughters of Dean and Ms.
Frederick Bate will farm three sep
afa,e garden tracts this year al their
home jll8 West Eighteenth street A
small back garden plot lSsJS feet IT,
rigaied by the laih plan and two lots
on either side Of the residence 10,
7Sxls0 feet each, arc 10 be under eul'
tiyatlon.
In the irrigated garden, early gar.
den truck, including lettuce, fadish.
o. carrots. onions. parsley, dwarf
peas and herbs such a. thyme. mint,
summer savory and sage are grown
One section is given over TO hardy
ANIMALS. marigolds, petunias, swee,
peas, portulaca', nastufiiums, tube.
roses, bachelor buttons and a special
rose garden.
One 10, is now being planted to D..
ta,oes. bee,s, radlshes. beans peas
castor beans and variety OF other
vegetables. The remaining lot will be
planted to watermelons and cante'
loupe,. These are not in, but the
other gardens are ready for cultiva,
ing. Onions are ready for table use
Both girls work in ibe Cnl,et
States revenue offices in the Fedora
building and do no, begin their gar
denlng until after S o'clock in ,h'
| I.s
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Alice, who were enroute 10 their
home in Liberty, No, from San An
tonic
Members Of the Arbutus club and
their husbands on Saturday evening
surprised Mrs {. +. Gordon Of Ills
West Park place on the OCCASION Of
her birthday. The evening was spent
with dancing and cards, high score in
the game being made by Mrs. u u.
Brown and Mr.. C.. w. Wilkie. Mrs
Gordon received the additional sur
prise OF a present OF cut glass
water set.
Sergeant Franci, Finneran OF
Portland. Ore, Just returned from
overseas. arrived Saturday nigh, to
visit the family OF his brother Mr.
r. J. Finneran. OF 4JH Butler place,
who returned last night from New
York City. where he has spent the
past eight weeks.
Or. A. c. Enochs OF 7+0 West Nine
teenth street was called Saturday
night to Jackson, Miss. where his
brother, |. {. Enochs, is seriously ILL.,
The Katinka dance announced for
Saturday evening at the Skirvin ho-
tel has been indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. and Mrs George c. MAIDEN, who
have been visiting in Kansas City and
VI Lexington. Mo. where their daugh-
ter, Irene, is in school. returned last
wee, ard are the guests Of Mr. and
| Mr. II w. Bcl,z at SJ7 West Thirty
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The document, Offered by Chamberlain
10 tofroborals his claims were iorgef-
le, lie did not charge, however that
the iorseries were committed by
Chamberlain but pointed out what he
believed 10 be the similarity between
ihe handwriting Of the accused Amer.
lcan officer aud iha, Of the signature,
purpofiirg 10 be those oi officer,
writing 10 ,ub,sniiaie Chamberlain,
story
Mr. Webb said that the same char
aeiefisiie, Of mis-spelling simple
word, appeared in report, supposed
10 be written by four different off.
GERS. The name Chamberlain. he ties.
titled. was consistently mi,.spelled.
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n RRS. r. s. MORRILL, OF
MH Pnisburg. Kan, who has
UWJl been the guest the past
"oVS week Of Mrs John {. Skeen
Of 1909 East Twelfth street, left Sat
urday nigh, for her home. On Sa,ur-
day afternoon Mrs. Skeen entertained
nor her guest with matinee party
followed by lunch at down town
tea room, when those entertained
were Mrs. Morrill,, Mrs, NJ. b. Seho-
field. Mrs. d. w. Collins, Mrs, Tom
Baugh, Mp J r. Au,bury, Mrs
James Diekey. Mrs Clarence X.
Hotter, Mrs W. + Skecn and Mi"
Blanche VICTORIA O!dknow Of Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Moore Of l2l@
West Fifteenth street had as dinner
guests YESTERDAY nr and Mrs, X, A..
Chase. Mr.. ard Mrs. Her,ehel d.
Newman, and daughter, Margaret,
Mr.. ard Mrs. NJ II Bowers and Mrs.
Moses King Of ambridge, Mas"
Mrs. d. W. tol.ns Of l4JS West
1hirty-sia,h uirct entertained at
luncheon Sa,urday at the Sklfvn ho-
III Mrs John {. Skeen and her
guest, Mr.. K. S, Morrill, Of Pitts
Surgh. Kan.
Mrs. r. N. DAVIS OF All Butler
elace win entertain Thursday with
On afternoon party in compliment 10
her mother, Mrs Ellen Edwards OF
San Diego, Cal, and her sister, Mrs.
Ray A. Johnston OF Miami, who
with her husband and children, ar
rived last week for ten days visit.
On Saturday Mrs Davis. assisted
BY her mother and sister. gave an
Easter party for her little daughter.
Ellen Carolyn. and Ray Jr., Rose
mary and Errestine Johnston. The
feature OF the afternoon was an Ea'-
Yer egg hunt with favors Of small
baskets Of Easter eggs. Decoration,
we're spring blossoms and seasonal
suggestions. The little guests in
eluded Mary Slough, Virginia Cru
soc, Eleanor aid Dorothy Group,
jean Evelyn, Josephine and Ada May
.Weather,or, Margaret Makins, Max
sne and Harriet HUFF, Peggy, Marian
and Dieky Finneran, Cecil Beveridgc
and Mary Ann Myers.
Mrs. ]. s. Ross OF Thir'y-seeond
sreet and Lee avenue will entertain
Circle J Of the First Christian church
s->omorrow in honor OF Mrs. Robert
N. Bennett, who' will leave soon for
, he. new home in Wichita. Kan.
III Not Yoruseli. Whom Would
You Rather BE and Whyw is the
question which each member Of the
Philomathea club will bs required
I answer as a part Of the unique en-
tertainment planned for the club
meeting Friday in the home OF Mrs
Robert P. Carpenter, 2l2 West FIJI
teeenth street. when Mrs. Thomas G.
Chambers will be associate hostess
Mrs J. NJ Putnam and Miss Pear
Putnam OF Ul West Twenty. third
street returned the las, oi the wcel
from a ten days visit with relative
y in Bartlewille. having also spcn
some time with Mrs. W. Hun, il
PawhusAa.
Mrs {. w. Turner Of 1923 Norlt
Ellison averuc lett Friday night io
Brookfield. No, wi.crc she will maxi
~ extended sta.
r. n
The Alpha Beta club will nee
Wednesday with Mrs, M NJ. Tate
%S Clas<n boulevard.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Blackburn
Stone OF 1908 West Thirty-secon,
street had a, their guests for a few
dsys last wee, Mrs. a W, Light
bourne and ciil-cn. Martha an,
.'''..'''''.'s .s...s.............
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Sudden changs.

Baeon-Am you. going TO Mrs.
Styles musieai1 y
fgber'-Wby | expected TO go---
Tn going 10 sing. you know"
"Bu I've changed my mind
Yonkeu Statesman.
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first street Tomorrow they will
leave for Cordell, Okla, where they
will remain for q lew weeks. Although
they have sold their former residence
here. they expect 10 make this city
their home upon their return.
Lieut. and Mrs. J. l., Kinney Of Fort
SIl were the weekend guests Of MI
and Mrs. James A. Perry. lll4 Wes,
Twenty fourth street, and were their
guests Saturday evening al the week.
ly dance al the Lakeside Country club.
"
Miss Miriam Craddock OF McLoud.
Okla. came Saturday 10 attend the
Pan Hellenic luncheon a, the Skirvin
hotel, and visited Mrs J. A. Maillian
Of 1925 East Ninth street for the
weekend
The G.. ]. A OF the II. OF /, F., will
meet tomorrow al 2 20 al the Oddiel-
lows hall.
The women,s activities Of the FRS,
Methodist church are announced for
Tuesday at 2 20 o'clock as follows,
Circle | will meet with Mrs Hill
JlJ West Fourth street Young
mothers are requested 10 bring their
children to the "Baby's Day" meet.
ing. Strangers who have church let
tiers are to present them to the circle
president
Circle 2 will meet with Mrs +
Frank Of 9J3 East Fifth street, viii
Mrs. Lortr a, assisting hostess.
Circle J will meet with Mrs o. w
Bruton, Jl8 West Twenty third street
All young mothers are urged TO brin,
their children under the age OF 5,
Circle s will be entertained by Mrs
d. Z, Rogers, 2lS East Four,eentl
street
Circle 6 will meet with Mrs II. II
Calvin, l2jS West Thir,y.fouttl
street, Mrs. Loyal J. Miller and Mr..
]. s, Roberts assisting. Babie, an
mothers especially invited.
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Not So Easy.

Huh. England is . small country"
"Yes." ~
" could walk Wer Il in iew
weeks"
Maybe you could, but 20 million
Germans tried for four years to walk
over England and failed,"-Birming-
ham Age. Herald.
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Expert Says Texan
Faxed War Reports

LONDON. April 7-Wiliord N
Webb. a handwriting expert Of the
British war office. 'e',liying today al
the resumption OF the courtmar,ial OF
Captain T. &. Chamberlain Of San
Antonio Texas. in connection with his
reported exploits on the British front
last summer. expressed the belief that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

chorus and audience, with orchestra
accompaniment; conductor, Arthur
Mees.
Thursday, June 5.-Symphonic i'm
pressions, "Whitehouse, by Nicola
Laucella and conducted by the COM
poser; selections from Charpentier,s
Louise" Hulda Lashanska; Jig move
ment from Stanford's Irish Symphony;
first performance of Alice in Wonder
land series of pantomime nictures
for orchestra, by Edgar Stillman KEEL
ley; conducted by the composer: The
curtain rises-Alice on Her Wav to
Wonderland; the White Rabbit il
Late the Cheshire Cat; the Caucus
Race; the Forest of Forgetfulness; the
Red Queens Banquet; Funeral March
OF Marionette,' by Gounod, "Rhap-
sodle Negre," for pianoforte and or
cnestra, the piano to be played by the
composer, John Powell; recitation
The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Sydney Thompson; "America." to he
sung by the chorus and audience with
orchestral accomplishment.
An orchestra of seventy-fve men Sc
lected from the New York philhar-
monte Society, Metropolitan Opera
House and the New York Symphony
Society Conductor, Henry P. Schmitt.
NO tickets are sold for any of these
concerts, admission being solelv bv in
vitation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

There will be the usual annual fes-
tival of the Litchfield County Choral
Union in Norfolk in the Music Shed
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel next
month. Its features will be much like
those of recent years, though the meet
ing is tc be designated as the "Fest.va
of the Allies" because of the fact all
the music to be performed is to be
that written by Americans, English
men, Irishmen, Frenchman and Italians
The programme is outlined as follows
Tuesday, June 3.-Festival chorale
by Robbins Battell; to be nung by the
chorus and audience, with orchestral
accompaniment; first performance of
a new lyric suite No. 2, written for the
festival by Victor Kolar and to be con-
Quoted by the composer. This suite is in
three Movements astorale, co a.ege and
tinale-and is scored for the modern
symphony orchestra; "Hiawatha's We'd
ding Feast" and THE Death of Min
nehaha,' by Coleridge Taylor, to be
sung by the Litchfeld County Choral
unlon-425 voices assisted by Hulda
Lashanska, soprano; Lambert Murphy,
tenor and Emilio d Gogorza, barry
tone; conductor, Arthur Noes.
Wednesday, June 4.-"Star- Spaneled
Banner to be sung by the chorus and
audience, with orchestral accompani-
ment; Samson and Dellah," by Saint
Saens; to be nung by the second sec
ton of the Litchfield County Choral
Ohion-42b voices-assisted by Louise
Homer, contralto, Orville Harold,
tenor; Emilio di Gogorza baritone, and
Leon Rothier, bass; prayer of Thanks
giving" by Kremser, to be sung bv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

DR.. Muck in New York became very
vigorous when the last two concerts of
the season were reached, and though
they resulted only in creating coun-
ter demonstrations for him, Major Hig-
glnson, who had founded the orchestra
and maintained it for nearly a genera
ton, IN the following summer retired
from its control and turned it over
to body of trustees. He had been
obliged to accept the inevitable for
though he stoutly refused TO believe
that Mr.. Muck had in any way violated
the laws of the United States, he was
permitted to see some documentary
evidence which had convinced the De-
partment of Justice that his conductor
was dangerous alien and he was
subjected to the humiliation of seeing
the man whose cause he had manfullv
champloned arrested on March %. 1918.
and sent to Fort Oglethorpe for in
ternment Needless to say, the stanch
patriotism of Major Higginson was
never in question for a moment.
few more words must be added
to the history of the concert season
before the operate record is taken up
and the story of its external features
On November /, 1917, there
went into effect Federal law which
imposed tax on tickets for amuse-
ments. A fear that thM tax would
work havoc in the concereSf cid was not
realized. The field had been greatly
overworked in the years Immediately
preceding aud continued to be over
worked down to the end of 1917
is, which marks the conclusion of
these studies. In the department
Of recitals by singers and instruments
allsts the maintenance Of the plethora
was not difficult of explanation. Con-
certs by newcomers In New York large
~ are advertising affairs Those who
give them in the great majority of
cases seek chiefly to get metropolitan
publicity for exploitation in other To-
calities. Audiences and newspaper no
tees are essential to them. The for
ner are procured by the distribution of
free tickets. The fear justified by the
nature of the habitual "deadhead" that
audiences would not be willing to pay
even the tax on the price of the tickets
was overcome to great extent by the /
device of having the tax paid by the
giver. 1t added to the cost of
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kind of graver consequences and
was kept longer In the public mind.
DR. Muck's troubles, indeed, began al
most as early as those Of Mr.. Kreisler.
At the first concert of 1918 in
Providence. R. l., a request was handed
to the manager of the orchestra. Mr..
Charles A. Ellis, that the music begin
with performance of THE Star Span
gled Banner" Mr.. Ellis compared the
list OF signatures, that of representa-
tive women of the city, with a list Of
subscribers, and finding few if any of
them here, took it upon himself to ig-
n request Intelligence Of the
lent was sent broadcast throughout
country at once. A storm blew up
which was measuraby appeased by the
fact that at the next concert in Bos-
ton and at every concert thereafter
the patriotic music was played under
the guidance of the conductor Stories
Of DR.. Muck's intense Germanism pur-
sued him, however, and were not null
flied by an attempt on his part to take
refuge behind an old certificate of
Swiss citizenship. The regular concerts
were given throughout the season in
Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA and
other cities, but a score of the members
of the orchestra were Germans and.
citizens Of the enemy country being
prohibited from entering the national
capital the cOncerfs rSuall,, cr;,.o,,
there had to be abandoned A concert
booked for Chicago was also cancelled.
The protests agalnst ne nrasnnce nf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
The Fate of Enemy Aliens
Prejudice Against German Music and Musicians
Stinulated-The Unique Case OF Fritz Kreisler-
The adventures Of Ernest kun,uald and Kart Muck

to alleviate want and suffering amonf
hospitality and support to a horde of
performers, singers and teachers who
had hitherto earned their livelihood in
Europe. What at first was looked upon
as temporary haven had now be-
come the home of hundreds, not to
say thousands, of foreigners, who were
not likely to return to their devas-
tated and impoverished homes, for a
long time at least. Whether or not
their sojourn was to work for the
cultural good of America was q ques-
ton not to be answered in the sum-
mer of 1917 and is not to be answered
yet. The fact that n large number of
foreign virtuosi of high rank took IN
residence in this country in 1914
and remained here was not looked upon
with disfavor at the time, though it
was feared that it would lead to
plethora of concerts which might mill
tate to some extent against their edu
cational value. That apprehension was
fulfilled, and there is no qualification
to be derived from the fact that some
of the artists who have intrenched
themselves here bear Slavic instead of
Germanic names. Their willingness
TO crook the pregnant hinges of the
knee" that thrift might follow fawn-
ing" distinguished them from the
Austrian Kreisler; but not to his dis
credit. The storm of opposition, as
have said, broke first over him.
Whether or not he should be permitted
to play before a club in Sewickley.
Penn, kept the people of that suburb
OF Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh itself in
a ferment during the latter part of
the summer of 1917 Eventually the
concert was cancelled, and in Pitts
burgh the Director of Public Safety
called on the chief of police to pro-
hibit concert which was to be given
there. Trouble arose in other cities,
and Mr.. Kreisler acting with com
mendable dignity and frankness, can
called all the concerts for which he
had been booked except those which |
had charitable objects. Concerts,
obstensibly of this character, it may
we'll be stated, there were q great many
N the ensuing season, as there had |
been in the preceding, since it was
5ound easy to throw the cloak of
charity over many an enterprise in
which selfish purpose was disguised
As patriotism. Especially was this the
'ase after the imposition by the gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
By II. E. Krehbiel

With this chapter l purpose to con
clude nv history of the chief incident:
IN oneratic history in New York in the
neriod from the beginning of the wal
"a the end of the season of 1917-10. The
simmer of 1917 wore on, and though
growing detestation of all things
German became more and more mani
fest there were no signs of ferment
indicating change of attitude toward
art or artists about the opera house
NJ elsewhere From May to the middle
~ October, so far as anything of real
musical significance is concerned, New
York enjoys q dead season. Summer
eoneerts of many kinds there are in
nrofusion, but if they offer much it
IA as pleasant stimulus to the enjoy
ment of the people who flock to the
nublic parks, the recreation piers and
other places for which generous pro-
vision is annually made by the munich
pslity and the philanthropy of private
citizens. AS the time for the opening
n the concert season in the fall of
1917 approached, however, there were
indications that the feeling of liberal
liberation toward music and musicians
Of Teutonc origin was giving way be-
fore a prejudice which eventually be-
came as unreasonable as the earlier
attitude had been honorable and
amiable Some of the means used to
stimulate the prejudice was of nature
which l shall not dignity by either
definition or description. The first
manifestations Of this feeling that at
tracted more than local attention
broke about the head of an artist who
had enjoyed popular favor in e greater
measure and for a longer period than
any of his colleagues. This was Mr.
Fritz Kreisler, the violinist, and the
reason, no doubt, was because he, an
Austrian, had in the previous year
served for e brief period (and suf-
Tered slight wound in the military
service of his country. The circum-
stances had made for his popularity
rather than against him in the season
of 1916-1917 Mr.. Kreisler's was g
conspicuous case and deserves to be
discussed more fully than others, but
N the last instance it illustrated
changed attitude of the United States
toward European artists in general,
those of great and those of
no eminence.
AS soon as the war broke out the |
United States was called upon not only
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The last half Of this chapter aUiu
appear neat Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
-HE WAX AND GERMAN MUSIC IN NEW YORK

eminent of the United States of 8
war tax of 10 per cent upon the price
Of all tickets of admission to places
of amusement. After the belated
declaration of war against Austria. Mr.
Kreisler publicly stated that he asked
no consideration beyond that to which
he was entitled as we'll behaved alien
enemy. | am far from contending that
he should have been permitted to con-
tlnue his career as concert-giver
but am giving unusual attention to
his case partly because it was the
first that excited wide public notice.
and partly because during the period
of excitement which eliminated in
action directly connected with the his
tory of opera in New York he con-
Quoted himself with decorum and
dignity, showing no rancor even when
the treatment which he received from
the newspapers and the pulpit com
PEELED him to withdraw even from his
projected charity concerts. He thus
preserved his self-respect and the re-
spect of all his friends and many of
his political enemies.
This is more than can be said for
other foreign artists who found them
selves similarly situated. Mr.. Josef
Stransky, conductor Of the Philhar-
monte Society Of New York, soon
was in the vortex of the storm. He,
too, was an Austrian subject and there
were musicians in his orchestra who
had never become American citizens
by naturalization. Mr.. Stransky wealth
cred the gale. The orchestra was
purged of its alien enemy element; the
Musical Union Of New York impeached
and deposed Its German president: Mr..
Stransky defended himself against at
tacks made against his loyalty to the
United States by public proclamation
of the fact that he had opened the
series Of Philharmonic concerts with
performance of "The Star Spangled
Banner" which, without official sane
ton, had come to be looked upon as the
national anthem); that he was a Bohe-
milan Of CzechoSlavic percentages; that
Bohemia was favorable to the Allies
and lighting for her independence; that
ne had renounced his native country
and declared his intention to become
a citizen Of the United States; that he
had given his services to war chart
ties, etc, etc, He held his position.
and though he did not eliminate the
music of the German classics from his
programmes, he placed a taboo upon
the music of living German COMPOSERS.
Dr. Ernest kunwald, conductor of the
CINCINNATI Symphony Orchestra. was
less diplomatic. He, too, was an Aus
TRAN, and | believe had served in the
Austrian army before coming to this
He fell under suspicion and
was arrested by officers Of the United
states government in December. 1917.
freed for time, but rearrested in jan
uary, 1918, and condemned to intern
nent at Fort Oglethorpe, Ca. during
the period of the war.
The evidence on which DR.. Kunwald
was imprisoned was never divuleed
neither was that which sent Dr.. Karl
Muck, who had been conductor of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra since tn
all of 1912, to be his companion. DR..
Muck's case caused the greater sensa-
lon, because it was the first of the