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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
c. 0. P. HOLD
MEETING
LAST NIGHT

rAas for a membership campo is n
~ hich will cover the entire city as
thoroughly as any Liberty Loan drive
or political POLL was planned last eve
ming oy members OF the Hammond
Republican club in their meeting at
The court house. Unpleasant wealth
er failed to keep the faithful ones
away so thst an excellent repre.en-
tstion OF both men and women was
present.
Chairman Edgar Crumpsckcr open
81 the meeting and then asked clyde
cleveland, chairman OF the member
ship committee to explain the scheme
watch his committee had decided up
on. The plan i simple and because
o. ils absence OF complication through
TOO fine organization is expected TO
bring the desired results in the short
est time. Each precinct committee
man or the city is TO appoint pre-
cjnet connmttteeVv oman and these two
sve &c work cut then own method of
making the canvas The committee
man = captain or the precinct and
may appoint captains for each b1oce
IL that plan is adopted TIL. main
object is 10 see that no one IS over
looked.
While The canvas is beng made.
records similar 10 the cd poll books
III be kent BY the workers aud these
Vtll later be useful as mailing lists
fer the use OF headquarters and afso
aid When the regular poll j. MADE in
May. County Chairman l<illisrew. who
wss presnt, said that the work CT
polling the precincts had been defer
ed as late as possible this year be
vsuss OF tbs shifting Of the popula
con OF cities in the northern part or
III. county
The Hammond clubs fec is the low
~st IN the county. il was decided to
try the first yesr at 81 and If neces-
sary raise 1t then. However. il vas
thought best to keep the fee down as
low as possible in order that more
PEOPLE might belong to the club and
thus be Interested in its success There
are new about zoo members and it is
planrfd 20 push the membership drive
until a. least 1900 are included
owing to the fact that tho new head
quarters have been leased over the
Federal Bakery and work or re-decor-
srinE must start at once il was urged
that the workers get busy al once on
gathering in the new members so that
rhe treasury may be ready to meet
the expense. Each precinct committee
man present VAS given a supply of re
csipt books so there need be no delay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
DIES AT OAK GLEN

Minn4e Beicbert. SO years OF age. a
well known Oak Glen woman died at
th- he1ne Of nor siFser. Mrs. August
Book. a. ook Glen. this morning. fell
lowing a long illness.
The funerai will be held from the
home Tuesdsy afternoon at $50 o'clock
then from the Oak Glen Lutheran
church - 400 o'clock rnterment will
be held in tho Oak Glen cemetery in
charge OF undertaken Neidow
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
PERSONAL 10
SOCIAL NEWSl

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bss<etb.n to,,rnanent
Word va. received .b.t E,r.,. ,l,.
le- and Mrs Niand tIoa,.- u.-. o,ia,
Il, r,arrtca in t.hica~o -, Sa,,lrdsy
7,,.,. .ro =. r,-.sa,.. - u. -, !,
aysn4e west Hammona
Mrs. clara Ro.s' mrs WIN steven.
~ III afternoon 80 for ~ y ~
the y OF +. r. 10. 40. YESTERDAY
afternoon. They entertsin.d A. ON.
th;-t,- l,rchaor s,tar u.5ioh r,,,sil 80,
,.,,e, r.orA anioysg Tho.. arasaa+
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9,o,1inx NJ. p Er3.,,. ". :.
Sl,irex- AIRS Harry DsilsT NJ. ~,
,.tle clav Mrs Fr.a Rlala NJ. ~
lf pead Nrs ~ = Mcr-n,fo,~,,
ne OIL ,reSn.,, a.. rgSe.,.
vi 80 NJ. w,r,s, So.
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-, $1,000 - sa.,.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
STATE OPENS IN
I. w. w. CASE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
AOSTESkSO. WASH March s-'rhe
state viii open its rebuttai today IN
the trial OF the ten alleged l. w w
charged with the CentrsIis armlstioe
day murders. Attorneys for tn. pros-
ecution announce that they viii call
% witnesses TO the stand for the re-
buttsl.
The states rsbuttal VIII possibly *
tend over until Monday OF Tuesday
when Tho defense will conduct its
refutation proceedings When the de-
Tense has completed this the case viii
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
IN MEMORIAM


SLINGSBY. J. ". In SAD but loving
OF our dear father who
passed away three years ago TO-DAY
SAD aud sudden ass lie call % nm. -
dearly loved BY ali;
He bid no one q last farewell ne 81 ii
goodbye 70 none.
HIS loving heart had ceased TO beat be-
fore we knew he was gone
lr life We loved him dearly. in death wc
the same
HIS LOVING CHILDREN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
B. B. GAME AT
CHURH GYM

The os1Aetbsgl team representing the
Morgan Park gresatlonai Church -
scheduled to meet the ST Cyrils or
Whiting this evening At the fsresbvter-
fan church gym. corner Of Highland
a nd lehman streets. Hammond Both
are fast heavy weight teams with repu-
tstions FOR clean. fast playing. TIRE
game will start az eight o'clock rha.-o
= good preliminary game IS promised.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
BOIL YOUR
DRINKING WATER

Due ro the fac thst two freight
Shipments and two express shipments
OF chlorine gas have been lost IN tan
sit II 10 impossible 20 keep the city va
ter supply safe for drinking and do
nestle puiposes for the next few days
People using the city supply sre eau
toned 70 boil the water before USING
it fer household purposes.
s-4tf HAMMOND WATER DEPT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

at two meetings in the last month Dut
70 date 10 decision OF any Kind has
beon made. IT Is said tho school board
opposes the nate rate Of $40 but the.
vould agree to give an increase ac-
cordsnce to the variance in the success
Of tho grades II the individual teacher
The controversy is expected 70 come
TO a head this afternoon when ever
teacher in the employment Of the cit
ILL ta..e .-rlrA
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
CARD OF THANKS


We vash to express our thanks for the
beautiful floral offerings and for the
kindness shown in our berea vement in
he loss OF our father. Conrad Sippel.
and wish TO especially thank Rev. Berg.
MRS f. ULLRICH AND FAMILY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
INTERNATIONAL News SERVICE

LONpON, MATCH y ne luIH4sI7
war office is preparing for mobilize
ton in case OF necessitry,' said
Eeu+er dispatch from ConstantinoPi
today,
According TO the Daily Express the
allies have decided 10 occupy Constsn-
tinopls.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

with the Observation-Disclosures Move
ment by DR.. T. J. Bzssett Ms. Ed
ward Dedelow told OF her work with
the Home Guards and urged the CO.
operation Of the mothers in this great
work. Marcus Meyer gave two inter
esrinS readings which were greatly
enjoyed Mrs. T.. =. Bennett. Mrs.
Fred Maley and Mrs. Dan Brown were
the hosteSses of the day and served
dainty refreshments during the social
hour.
Mrs Mills ana two little BOYS srriv-
ed from New York last night to a.
tend the funeral OF her father. Blr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
DEATH OF BABE

Es@ivn Louise Nanter. the two
months old daughter OF 1ir. and Mrs
Samuel Manter. whose home IS a. tho
corner OF Holman street and standard
avenue. died tbs morning Of convuls-
fons
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

then 60 20 the jury.
Tae defense. which closed its case
Friday. took little more than two
weeks In which to examine It's wit
nesses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

The funeral VIII ~ h..i rom The
home Monday Afternoon at 200 o'clock
Hnterment VIII be held in Oak Hill
cemetery in charge OF undertaken
stewart
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
HEMSTITCHING

The Straube Hemstitching Shop. For
fne hemstitchins beading. hand en-
broiderv. buttons covered p.eatine.
fancy stitching, and designing cs1l At
Room . Straube bldg Hammond First
class work. Mrs. r. r. Clark. SO
See Mondays Times for complete
description OF the s7a.20 Bed outat
offered for next " ednesday al Sass.
50 cash. 81 monthly LION STORE
FURNITURE DEPT. 5-6
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
HE%STITCHING
GRAND SHOE SHINING

-RepairinE and Hat Cleaning shop
viii omen soon. Sse Holman St Ham Z
mond. a-2-ot
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06
Live LOCAL
NEWS ADS

The Bed OarAt on Sale next Wed
nssday at the LION STORE FURNI-
TURE DEPT. is positively the best OF
Tered at similar sales. s42.5o Brass
Bed. 100 per cent Pure Felt Mattress
and Enterprise BED 90. Springs, total
value s742O next Wednesday. 34a.s5-
Terms - cash. 81 monthly. 5-o-e
HE%NTITCHlNG
-rIcotinE perfectly done. work
brought In before ~ o'clock completed
same day. Toe and IL lie per yard
svzrts. Ladies' Tailor. 5.3 Bulletin
street o-1-6t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

cover your button. in Hammond
No postage you pay. no time TO wait
Hemstitchins. brsidins. pleatinS. re-
pair your sewing machine, trade in
your old machine or sell you new or
used machine. Cali in 70 see us. j..
MASSEY. el State ST.. just litrle vN-t
OF holman st. Hammond Ird Phone
446. 5-s-St
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

See Mondays Times for complete
description OF the ss4.10 Bed OUTFIT.
offered for next Wednesday a. $50 SO.
81 cash 50 monthly LION STORE
FURNITURE DEPT. SIS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

Word was received that Frank Hos
Ter and Mrs Maud Hosler were quiet
IN married in Chicago last Saturday.
They arc a. present LIVING on Ingram
avenue. West Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

Liberty Camp, No. s4s7 r. n. - A.
Win hold its regular meeting Monday
evening. March sth. An entertain
ment and social affair viii be given
after lodge All members are cor
daily invited.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

The Public Day Program or ths
Hammond Womans Club which was 70
have been given tonight has been post
poned until Saturday night March 18th.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-06

Mrs. sam Greenwald entertained tn.
Friday Afternoon Bridge club yester-
day afternoon al her home On poty
street
The Washington times., 1920-05-16

"The Salvation Army lassic asks
NO questions, except Won't you let
me help your"
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
WRITES NEGRO AIRS
ASLAB0R 0E. Love
Composer Reddick Tries to Keep
Real Southern Spirit in
His Songs.

william Reddick. composer Of
negro songs. recently told how he
came to take up bis labor OF love.
the reclaiming for concert purposes
of the negro spirituals. The nrst
Deep River" he said. set
him to thinking. Born In the South.
he had lived his youth among the
negroes: had heard his nurse, the
family cook, the village barber. and
many a colored preacher and his con-
gregation sing the spirtusls.
$50. one time when ] was home on a
vacation" he said, 81 tried srrang-
ing one. IL pleased the family.
Oscar Seagle. the baritone, who 10 an
old friend, then tried II and liked II.
That started me. Ever since I have
been prowling among the old negro
airs, seeking out those that seem to
me worth preserving. Just now am
working on Travelling to the Grave
which 10 typicaiiy negro In it's char
acter. In that 1t is very happy, even
jubilsnt, about the approaching
heavenly journey"
writing New Air Fer sesgIe.
Goipg to the piano. he played and
sang the lively Negro air from pencil
notes.
81 picked IL up near my old home In
the SOUTH he said. II am writing
II. too. for Oscar seagle. He doesn't
believe In idealizing the Negro songs,
and neither do ]. My intent Is TO keep
their original flavor. and j will write
so-called barber shop chords to do
this rather than embellisb them or
harmonize them In an un-Negro way.
'It js[foolish to talk. however. of
the correct version of any given
spiritual.The same song will differ In
different parts of the South; so. nat
uraliy, arrangements will differ with
out any OF them being moro true than
the others to the original Take, for
instance. 'Stsndin' in de Need of
Prayer or Walt Till ! Put On My
Crown two OF those / have put into
concert form. l have heard different
versions OF these airs In the South.
and so / am not surprised to find
them in collections of Negro songs
with notation different from my own.
Harmony Must Have True Spirit.
THE one important thing. II seems
10 me, is to retain the negro spirit in
the harmonization. I feel that only
Southerner really knows what the
negro spirit Is. In looking over ar
rangements of negro airs / can put
my finser down, think, on those that
have been made by men from the
South. or by men who have lived
among Southern negroes.
'.The true negro tune, I think, gets
back to Africa. The descending in
tervals and the lowered seventh arc
not Caucasian. Originally these mel
odies were. believe, spontaneous
improvisations. There is a story that
one OF tho. finest of them was heard
when backwoods negro got UP at
camp meeting and sang it through
from beginning to end. making up
words and music as he went along.
have the melody here. really
beautiful one.
II know something personally Of
the negro ability to improvise, for
there is an old cook in our family
who does it when she thinks no one
is listening. She had a lullaby she
sang for me when I was a child. and
/ well remember a curious chant she
sang at a time the whole family was
sick. inspiring her to make up a tune
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
DAME RUMOR BOBS UP
IN OPERA COMPANIES
Better at RsisinI Dust Than Clesa-
ing House-Sees Many
Changes.

A writer In Musical America thus
anticipates
The old lady who sweeps out the
opera houses of the world every
spring has bobbed up at the Metro
politan wearing her usual apron and
dust cap. and broom in hand She
also has been busy around the habi.
tats, rea' or imaginary, OF the Chi
cago Opera Association. Messrs.
Gatti- -casazza, William J. Guard. Max
Pam, Herbert NJ. Johnson, ct al. are
hearing much of her. But about all
they will say is that she IL better at
raising dust than she is at cleaning
house.
Anyhow. meet Dame Rumor. She
started out. several weeks ago, by
asserting that Titta Ruffo and Nine.
retrazZini would be members of the
Metropolitan company next year. De-
MED. Now she says Tetrazzini will
be with the Chicago company. Not
denied by anybody except Tetrazzini.
and not recently by her. Early in
the season she said she would devote
herself TO concerts and abjure opera
because she could wear the same
gown for. numerous concerts. but had
to don a new costume every night for
opera.
Two more Americans. Alice Miriam
and Sue Harvard-count 'om--are
now reported as engaged for the Met
ropolitan next year. Ask Monsieur
Billiguard. and he win tell you that
Signor Gatti-Casazza is "A good man
to hold his own counsel. Miss Miriam.
who has sung in opera abroad, Is said
TO shine with stellar luminosity In
Louise" But, quoth Dame Rumor,
there is already at the Metropolitan
a singer by the name of Geraldine
garrar who is busy putting Louise
into her, repertoire for tho purpose OF
singing IL next season at the Met
ropolitan. This. of itself, however,
should not prevent appearances by
Miss Miriam in the role. More than
one patron OF opera in New York has
wondered why singers were not ro-
tated in roles as they are abroad,
rather than identifying certain parts
with certain singers. Miss Miriam,
who studied in France and Italy, Is
said to make a speciality of genre
parts-whatoYer that Is.
The Washington times., 1920-05-16

ful tumble o. phrases about the hoss-
pltal-Dittal'
insse A-s sesn A1sch eonIeses
talk about American eonpo4srs rc-
gardins negro music a. American mu-
she IL Isn't Americas music. and
doa't think composers 50 regard Il.
II 10 Africsn-sI 70 you want 20 use
the term. orientsl. But who has more
right TO use IL. OF more OF . duty 70
preserve IL. than the American com
poserY IL is not the heritage Of the
composers OF any other country. Cali
II pegro music. call IL African or
Oriental. II is still q mine Of unuti-
lized melody and the American COM
poser IL the first prospector.
The nearest thing TO American mu-
sic that has been developed Is, In my
opinion, ragtime. And ragtime prob
ably traces back 10 negro rhythm,
more than TO the syncopstions OF Eu-
ropean music"
The Washington times., 1920-05-16

seldom do you hear the common
people at their work either singing
Or whistlIng or humming such airs.
Foreign music is like foreign lang-
uage. IL Is seldom understood ana
never repeated.
There is another wise saying that
you can always depend upon those
who sing at their work. singing AT
work is a lost art You never near
Il any more. and by reason OF ina,
loss there is no sufficient unincation
of sentiment among our people. IL
was a prophet who said, Where there
is no vision the people. perish The
strongest and the most evident lack
of vision Is seen In this lost art OF
music so far as IL pertains TO the
songs and ballads of our country.
Derides .IBvestfgnttons."
This DAY the papers are full OF
statements to the effect that a great
Is 10 be made by con-
gress to determine the shortage OF
all materials, especially building ma
terials. These attempts TO demon
strate what everybody knows are
worse than foolish because they are
based upon the supposition that there
is some remedy by law. or by formai
reports of investigating committees
There is where the danger lies, IN
thinking that few wise men uf we
have any can by some mysterious
secret method, by secret conference
proclaim some open covenant py
which the world will penetrate the
open secrets OF nature.
'The secrets OF nature are within
the heart of man. and to unity that
mind and heart Is the one most essen
tial thing that we need. Without II we
never can solve these questions that
impend, any more than the prisoner
in the tale OF the forty thieves could
open the door by saying: open
Wheat Open Barley" to the door
that obeyed no sound but open
Sesame"
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
MSCHA ELMAN STRIVES
TO WRITE LIGHT OPERA

Encouraged, perhaps. by the sue
cess of his fellow artist. Fritz kreis-
Ter, composer OF Apple blossoms"
Miacha Elman, the gifted young vio-
Bnist, has tried his hand at light
opera composition.
News has just been received here
from New York that Flo" Ziegfeld.
jr.. sponsor for the Follics, has ar
ranged to produce Mr.. Elman's op-
oratta In the autumn and that II
contains some delightful musical bits
-..ravishing waltz numbers in psrtic-
ulGr.
II is said that Sascha Jacobsen.
stiII another violinist Of note Is max
ing good progress with an .operetts
OF his own. -. =. .....'-''
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
Washingtonian Urges
Reuiual of American
Music for Americans

A plea for American music for
Americans IL made In a letter from
Martin Dodge. OF this city, which is
as follows:
1T was a wise man OF long age
Who said. Il care not who make the
laws OF a nation II I can write their
eonxs' Few know who uttered these
wise words. fewer yet appreciate
their wisdom. and almost nobody be-
ltsves that they have any application
10 our country or our times. But the
truth is. we are trying to solve all
the difficulties of our country that
20 numerously beset US by new laws
or the operation and enforcement or
old ones. not appreciating that these
matters cannot be SO settled.
1--WE underestimate the advantages
that come from a unified sentiment
In our country based upon patriotism,
upon songs and sentiment. All
thoughtful persons are alarmed at
this lack OF harmony, Of patriotism
and OF unity. and they may well be
so. the fact is. our people have been
marching to the tread and beat OF
foreign music so long that they have
forgotten the songs OF their country,
and do not appreciate the sentiment
of the wise man above quoted: that
Il is the songs OF country more
than the laws of a country that gov
ern and control.
Foreign Music "The ThisE."
"For more than a generation past
our people have been taught foreign
music, and principally German music.
not appreciating that IL is all In der
ogstion of our own music. our own
songs, our own patriotism and our
own country. Almost every teacher
of music in this country for one or
two generations has been either a
German or has taught and upheld the
German music.
'It is no answer to say that the
German music is better music. A
Chinaman will say the Chinese music
is better than American music. SO
II is for the Chinaman; so 1t is for
the German: but American people can
never sing The Watch on the Rhine
without dimming the patriotism or
their country. Understand. j have
no objection to The Watch on the
Rhine for those who live on the
Rhine. 1t is suitable and patriotic
for them, but not for us. The In
fluence of this foreign and German
music has been so great that the
younger generation of musicians are
ashamed to play any American music
because they say their critics would
think they were not versed in music
IL they did not play foreign music.
The result of all this Is, that our
people are marching to the tune OF
foreign airs. You seldom hear any
English or American music and more
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
BERKSHIRE STRING
QUARTET TO DISBAND

Formal announcement was made
this week that after October ! of this
year, Mrs. l.. S. Coolidge will dis
band the Berkshire String Quartet,
whose personnel consists OF Hugo
Kortschak. first violin; Jacques Cor
don, second violin: Emil Ferir, viola,
and Emmeran Stoeber, cello.
The quartet, which has been recoS-
nizcd as one OF the leading string
uuartets in this country, was founded
in 1913 by Mrs. Coolidge and has
made many successful appearances
since that time. taking part in the
annual chamber music festivals given
Mt Pittsfield. Mass.
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
CARUSO GETS $4,000
FOR HAVANA SEASON

The statement that Caruso would
receive $4,000 a performance In Ha-
vana, Cuba. was confirmed q few days
ago, when Impresario Bracale, OF the
National -Theater, in Havana, ar
rived in New York the other day with
a certified check for 100000 and an
offer. He said President Menocal of
Cuba had given him moral and mate
rial assistance in promoting the op-
era season there. and Caruso had TO
ACCEPT. subscribers will pay $35 for a
scat and $1,000 for n box.