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New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
In Memcriam:
John Dennis Nehan

John Dennis Mehan died October 5.
1920, This well-known musician and
teacher began life under severe han
dlcap. At the age Of SIX he was Grip
pied by infantile paralysis. and for
years could not even use crutches. H q
schooling was almost entirely personal
effort; yet a seventeen he was teach
ing.
For many years pupils and friends
urged him to put into lasting form the
results Of his observations and WORK
OF half century. Yet so arduous were
his duties as a teacher that the book
"A Synthetic Analysis of Prevailing
Vocal Methods was finished only
short time before his death 1t will
soon be published
Over thirty years ago. while teach
ing in Detroit, Mich, Mr.. Mehan mar
red Caroline Elenor Colharin. whose
flne musiclanship made her Of constant
assistance to her husband
MI Mehan entertained high ideals
Tor his pupils, many Of whom he helped
financially. In his friendships he was
generous, loyal and devoted.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Fourteen-Year-Old Soloist
Just a / Healthy Little Girl
Matilda Locus Who Will Play With the National
Symphony October 81, Does Not
ScOrn Dolls

W&n one starts out to interview
to to speak, and is met by smiling,
healthy, red-haired little girl, it is dis
tinctly a relief Matilda Locus, who
won the prize offered by Mr.. Bodanzky
to the best American born ,soloist who
had never appeared in public before, is
above everything happy, normal, un-
affected little girl. She likes every
thing Life is lots of fun and every
thing is interesting.
In talking about winning the prize
she said:
~ didn't have time to be frightened
or worry about the competition. | was
in Boston and didn't even know it was
being held. Ny teacher telegraphed
me to come back to New York and try
for it. arrived here one night and
went and played the next morning.
When they announced that | had won
| was surprised and very happy.
II love music and I love to play No,
mother never had to stand over me with
a stick I have always played When
| was little"-the young lady is not so
very big now-"I used to play by ear.
Mother and father didn't think much
about that They were both musical.
Father used to sing when he lived in
Russia, and mother-well she doesn t
play or sing, she is Just musical.
my parents are Russian Jews. They
liked to have me play, but my sisters
and my brothers sing and play, SO they
didn't think it so very wonderful that
| played by ear. OF course, they are
proud of me now and interested to have
me 90 on with a career"
Matilda Locus is fourteen years old.
She was born in Holyoke, Mass, the
sixth of seven daughters, the seventh
in the family-for there is one older
brother When Matilda was very small
the family moved to California. In
Los Angeles she took music lessons,
but she considers her most serious
study what she has done in New York
in the last year and half.
In the ways of music Matilda is ma
ture She talks like grown-up in
discussing her career" Her practice
time is four hours a day, and this she
believes in thoroughly, once in while
she works for five hours, but the regu-
larity of four hours is best, she says
For the Bodanzky competition she
played Variations in A Major by Pade-
rewski. She will play the Concerto in
G Minor by Saint-Saens with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie
Hall, October 81 and November >.
With this large undertaking before
her she is not perturbed. 1t is wonder
ful that she is going to play and every
thing in the world continues to be in
teresting.
Il go to many concerts, all that I car
really" she said. "The concerts are
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

approved and recommended the COM
position"
The only men who benefited from
this regulation within the first half
century of the society's existence, so
far as we know, were George F. Brs-
tow, Louis M. Gottschalk, William Ma
son; Carl Bergman, Theodore Eisfeld,
Robert Goldbeck, George sLoder, Leo
pold Damrosch and Edward Mollen-
were native born Americans. Loder
was an Englishman and all the others
Germans, and only two or three of
their compositions were in the large
forms contemplated by the bylaw. But
the society was never antipathetic to
American composers; its committees,
including its conductors, simply failed
to find American music which meas
ured up to the society's standard Of
excellence, In his concerts Mr.. Theo-
dore Thomas always gave welcome
, to American music which he thought
worthy of performance. Concerts Of
music by native Americans were given
by Frank van der Stucken thirty five
years ago. The desire to encourage
American composers (whether born
here or merely resident) has long been
motive of our concert institutions.
1t is not for US to say here why the
fruits have been So sparse.
At the close Of the season 1919'20
Mr.. Bodanzky made a determined eff
fort TO discover new "American" com
positions which he could put into the
programs of this years National SYM
phony Orchestral concert. He gave
nearly twoscore composers an oppor-
tunity to hear their music and sorrow
fully announced that the experiment
had been a failure. Thus far the only
works which he has announced as fall
ing within the definition, nlost literally
interpreted, are compositions by Ernest
Bloch, Swiss, who has lived with US
only four or five years; Rubin Gold
mark. c. T. Critics and Frederick
Jacob the last native of California
who has studied in New York as well
+ as abroad. Mr.. Bloch's~ contribution
viii be suite with viola obbligato.
For the concerts of the Symphony
Society Mr. Damrosch has selected
John Alden Carpenters "ConcertinC
for Pianofortc with Orchestra and
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
3. Prospects In the New York Symphonic Field
C~~@0


rather delicate subject with girls o.
fourteen. They still love these com
panions Of the baby days, but often
they feel too old to admit their
childish" loves. No such reticence
restrains Matilda. however.
Yes, ! am very fond Of my dolls.
she admitted, 81 don't play with them
so much any more, but | still make
clothes for them. Ny little sister, who
is twelve years old takes care Of them
for me-
And this little sister IS most in.
portant person in Matldss life. 1t J.
obvious that little sister "a her first
affection. We learned that. although
Matilda could play unusually we'll for
her age, her talent and accompl ishments
were little in her own eyes. compared
with what little sister could Go in dane
ter's career as (. dancer than she IS OF
her own in music, After all, little
sister is the seventh daughter.
We have good times at home. There
are five Of us girls and my mother and
father. We sing and harmonize Yes
all of US are smusical. Ny older SIS
tels are married and one Of them lives
in California She has two children,
little boy eight, and a girl five years
old. Do I look lie really truly
aunt?"
Of course. she does not. Her
auburn carls fall in profusion about
her piquant. animated face she is no.
such large fourteen, but IS heavy
enough TO look well and she promises
to miss the so-called awkward age 20
Her eyes are small and =. grayish blue.
intelligent and very much a'ive Her
q OF IL
her. She said that for the concert she
believed she would wear white Her
skirts are short, lretle .,irl length, and
she still liA : TO wear socks. although
these have been voted down for con
cert costume.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

pianoforte concerto by Leo Sowerby, a
child Of Michigan, twenty-five years
in the United States. Mr.. Damrosch's
schemes will doubtless contain other
works by native and foreign born
Americans, including the work which
shall win the prize of 81, 900 offered by
Mr. Harry Harkness Flagler. The re-
suit of the contest, which closed on
October 1, has not been announced.
There were over forty contestants.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Musical Plans of Local
And Visiting Orchestras

activities. The detection of fourteen
players has been made good, numeri
caily at least, by the engagement of
as many new players, and Mr.. Henry
Hadley has been engaged as associate"
conductor, title which seems to imply
that he Will take a larcer hand in
the soclety's work than has been allot-
ted to Mr.. Stransky's assistant here
tofore. AS was to to be expected (for
Mr.. Hadley is an indefatigable com
poser), he will add new composition
or his own to the society's repertory
Ike Philharmonic's contribution to the
Beethoven anniversary will be consid-
erably larger than that of it's local
rivals. In it the society will have the
help Of the st. Cecilia Club, and the
society will devote three concerts to
the masters music in it's regular
Thursday Friday and Saturday series.
1t also will cooperate with the Bee
thoven Association in it's celebration.
knowledge of the seasons novelties will
have to wait upon the return to the
I.
The Visiting Organizations
What of edihcation and entertain
ment will be offered to the New York
public by the seasons orchestral Wis
ltors there has been no means of dis
covering, except in the case of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, whose con-
ductor, Mr.. Stokowski, made early pub
lication of the complete programs of
his eight concerts. In them we find
a pianoforte concerto by Cyril Scott.
who has banded the candied stick of
aduiatory propaganda with Mr. Percy
Granger industriously for several
years; also the Five Orchestral
Pieces" by Schonberg which called out
noisy demonstration of disapproval
(and therefore counter demonstrations
of approvaD in Vienna and London;
also "Prelude to Drama" by Schre-
ker, which, let US hope, is less fearsome
than the name Of the composer; also
La Chevelure," by Debussy. and Du-
parc's "Extase." An interesting prom
Use is that of Brahmss "A German
Requiem in which we shall again
have an opportunity, no doubt, to ad-
mire the singing of a Philadelphia
choir.
The Boston Orchesta will celebrate
the fortieth year of its existence NJ
Monteux will conduct the ten concerts
aS urual IN Corcar;o JJ,n T., X,1,,o ~
the concertmaster who led the tur-
mon of last season, which only re
acted on the heads of those who par
ticipated in it, there will be a new
conner in the person OF Mr.. Richard
Burgin OF Polish parentage and a
native of Warsaw, Mr.. Burgin's train
ing has nevertheless taken place largely
IN Russia, and part of his career has
been confined by chaotic conditions in
the East to Russia, Finland and
Scandinavia. For twelve years he
served as concertmaster in the fine
orchestras which the largest cities Of
these countries possess. His first
teacher was Lotti and his most famous
teacher was Leopold Auer, with whom,
at Petrograd. he studied four years.
Of Auers pupils of long standing in
America Zlmbalist came before his
time; Seidel and Piastro came later,
while Heifctz was his fellow pupil and
friend Thus prepared for his pro-
fessional career, he toured Russia
/ Poland, Finland and Scandinavia with
orront Annl of r,,nnncr r,In,-in1 " na cnln
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

a part of my study. But love to go
to the theaters and movies, particular
ly. the movies. They are lots of fun.
Besides my music, l am studying Eng
lish literature and composition this
year. 1 have had some French
For recreation, if one who has
such a good time at everything can
be said to have recreation distinct
from work, Matilda likes games out of
doors. The sprinkling of freckles
across her nose testifes to that. Her
games are just the unorganized games
which children play. Recently she
surprised the baker in her home neigh
borhood, up near Seventh Avenue and
120th Street, by loading his handcart
up with roly-poly little human loaves
of bread and taking them off for spin
without by your leave either to the
baker or to the mothers of the Joy
riders
The question of dolls is sometim es
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Mr.. Hadley and the Philharmonic

The extent o. the Philharmonic So
ciety's activities in the season has
been indicated in another article; for
details We are awaiting the return OF
Mr.. Stransky from Europe. 1t will be
the seventy-ninfh year of the society
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Continued from preceding page)

frontinucd from preceding page)
taken as that laid out by Mr.. Bodanzky
snd his supporters for the new Ma
,;oual Symphony Orchestra. In his
sav Mr.. Theodore Thomas may have
r;vsn as many concerts in season,
srt II so. they we're of different or
ssr and included the Philharmonic
concerts. those Of the orchestra called
hv the conductors name, concerts for
voung people and popular concerts
mining into the summer months. And
-. ORGANIZATIONS at the head OF which
w Thomas stood hal little rivalry
from other orchestras. The National
svrchony orchestra's gigantic scheme
;s superimposed on the activities of the
Svmphony and Philharmonic societies,
s;ther one of which is now giving at
least twice as many concerts as all the
orchestras in New York gave at the
.;me of Nj. Thomas's departure for
Chicago. The bulk of the orchestral
activities OF the city has been set
forth in another place n this issue
Of TIE Tribune, however, and need
not be enlarged upon here. where we
are concerned with q qualitative rather
than a quantitative analysis of the
orchestral season.
All the local orchestras have un-
d.rtaken more work this season than
could possibly be directed by one man,
assuming that proper attention be
gjven TO rehearsals. In the case of the
National Symphony Orchestra, more
oyer there is the additional embarrass-
ment Of MIR Bodanzky's duties to the
METROPOLITAN Opera Company. At the
beginning Of 1921, therefore, he will
make way for william Mengelberg,
who will come from Amsterdam to con-
duct the remainder of the season. Of
Mr. Mengelbergs plans we have not
been informed In the process of put
ting the band on 4 higher artistic basis
than it occupied last season, when it
was known as the New Symphony Or
chestra, the promoters have made ex
tenslve drafts upon older organiza
tons. The attempt made by malcon-
tents to wreck the Boston Orchestra
last season and the consequent reor-
ganization OF that splendid institution
left dozen men free toeseek employ
ment elsevh here. and they now sit in
the ranks OF the New York band. Four
teen men were recruited from the Phil-
harmonic Society, so that the National
has large infusion of.trained blood.
Thus far the most stress in the an
nouncement Of novelties has been laid
upon the third symphony Of the late
Gustav Mailer. in which choir Of
voices from the Schola Cantorum and
100 children viii be employed.
This is not the place for criticism
but without asking pardon Of any one
we record the fact that the impression
which the work made upon US in two
hearings was that of small thing
fearfully inflated The orchestra. like
Its rivals, VII give Beethoven ami
verssry concert, and in the way Of
other novelties than the symphony by
Mailer there have been listed the sec
ond series of Malipiero's "ImpressionI
del Vero'
Mr. Hadley and the Philharmonic
The extent o. the Philharmonic So
cetys activities IN the season has
been indicated in another article; for
details we are awaiting the return OF
Mr.. Stransky from Europe. 1t will be
the seventy-ninfh year of the society
Arizona republican., 1920-08-21
part was matter purely within the functions of the board.
Tn. Subject of Passports

Nogaes and Fl complaining of the new passport regulation the charge for passports, the having passports vised and the delay at tending unwindng of red tape necessary to pro- cure a passport There apparently good reason for these embarrassing and expensive regulations. greatly interfere with the transaction of egti mate business between border towns either side of the line. We have reason put forward for adoption regulations The gov ernment may the money but surely there are other and better ways of getting it.
 There another class of citizens upon whom the regulations rest grevously but we do not appear in their behalf They the thirsty Ameri- can citizens with the water their side of the line does agree, and who not pleased with the achievements of American coffee cooks and tea brewers It is pretty hard man when he wants to go O country for something palatabe and satisfying drink have his passport vised every few minutes at a cost of s10 per wise
 Little choice is left him between quenching his thirst in submitting the extortons of the booteggers of the line. From financial point of view it is as broad it is long but by square
 The citizen Is tempted to turn to the profiteer- ing bootlegger rather than to his profiteering ernment. He sees now why there is much bol- shevism in the world.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-21
CAFE MEN FINED FUR
 ASSAULT T|NG WAITER

MESA, Aug. Exchanged with az gravated assault upon one of their em- ployes, Jim and Jack Wells. proprietors of the Coffee Cup cafe on West Main street, stood trial before Judge Newell in the Mesa precinct court Friday morning They were found guilty of the charge. and fines of S20 each were levied against each of the offenders.
 Trouble between the restaurant men and I. Schaeffer, employed as a waiter. occurred one day the first of the week, when Schaeffer, it is said refused to combine a dishwashing job with that of waiter. Fistic encounters followed the heated word argument and Schaef- fer came out of the ordeal decidedly the worse for wear
 Returns From California
 Twain Clemans and J. J. Fraser re- turned yesterday from a months vaca- tion spent at the Murrietta Hot Springs and other points in California. They made the trip to and from the coast by auto, taking in a side trip 10 san Francisco during their stay. by rail.
 Will Take Vacation
 John C. Walker, cashier Of the Bank of Gilbert and F. Carlson of the First National Bank of Mesa. expect to leave Saturday evening on their summer va cations. Mir. Walker goes to Pomona, Calf. to join Mrs. Walker and the children who are summering there, ana
Arizona republican., 1920-08-21
An InexcusabIe BIunder

An especially gross nexcusable and irritating typographical blunder appeared in headline in this paper yesterday morning, in a part of caption article in which given the record prison and on parole of who violated his parole the second time by an attempt 10
 The article in reply to reports circulated in the northern part the state calculated upon the official of the with respect to this
 It was the purpose of the article to show that the governor was in sense responsible for the freedom of the convict commit his latest crime. The caption as written "Governpr Had No Part" It appeared Governor Had "A" Part" form violative the and of the technique of headline writing which forbids the of the articles .'the" 'a1 "an'-
 The facts set that the convict who had baen sentenced to the prison for indeter- ninate period of three years, earned his parole in a road camp and was properly paroled at the end of about year and half. Soon thereafter be violated his parole by attempt a woman and was sent back to prison There oonnanied his commitment three affidavits to his crime two them being made by peace officers e the county where committed.
 The board of pardons and paroles disregarding , sffidavits held that the evidence of violation s . aroIe was insufficient and left him in further ,ioxn1ent of Tn +his action the governor had
Arizona republican., 1920-08-21
Saturday. Aua. 21. 1880

OatAt10Js NA9s -ts tCeO
 New York, Aug. 20.-The Worlds Boston special says: At the meeting of the Democratic committee last evening it was stated officially that Ben Butler on the 2Sth would address a meeting in Faneuil hall and declare his intention to support Hancock for president It didate for governor but if he is he will have the full support of all wings of the party.
 St. Louis, Aug. 20.-Col. Baker. su- perintendent of the Western Union Telegraph company, has dispatches from Corpus Christi, Tex. which state near the mouth of the Rio Grande, was nearly destroyed by a rearrul storm which ragged along the Texas coast on the 18th and 18th.
 New York, Aug 20.-Nellie Holbrook, who stumped California for Hayes in 1876, will stump New York for Garfield and Arthur, making her first speech in Chickering hall early in September, after which she will speak in the prin- cipal cities of the state.
 Territorial
 The Sentinel (Yuma), says that if M. H. Sherman is nominated for super intendent of public instruction, Yuma county will give him a handsome ma 1ority.
 A new paper will shortly make its appearance in Globe under the man agement of Messrs Clover and Thomas.
 The Harshaw Bullion says: Rev. Ivy H. Cox proposes if elected super intendent of public instruction to In- still into young Arizona minds the prin-
Arizona republican., 1920-08-21

and the kind of stuff they falls for ana calls it wonderful. Frinstance. chief. they's a bank of white rock that slopes down from flat table land and on this white bank is a big figger err in black rock. And when the glide points 1t out all the people says. 'Wonderfuli MarveIous, How wonderful nature isl" And all such stuff. Now. chief, to my May Of thinkir g, nature could of been more wonderful if it had a mind to by putting a figger "11" along side of the ''7" ana then right above them on the table land dump two white lime stone cubes with black dots on them. Then you could get something out of what they was driving at and you. would have some right to say it was wonder
 full Only it just goes to show what these suckers of tourists fall for.
 Speaking or the tourists, I think the Phnx. Chamber of c. is losing some swell chances of advt. the town and perhaps we could land some of these rich suckers. For examp.: They got a tellascope here in what they calls a look out tower and it's free use to the public, which uses it every hour of the day. Way down on the Brite Angels Tra. they's a cl1mp of green and a little house that looks as big as your thumb. The guide spots the tellascope on the house and says with devlish grin, See if you can read the letters on that sign down by the house. And maybe a swell looking jane will step up and look and say after an hour or two, "Oh, yes! It says. Don't Forget to Visit Knobb Bros
Arizona republican., 1920-08-21
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY Arxsna Re- bIican Ia . pr . ine
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ciples of pure democracy. This is one Of the duties not usually pertaining to the office, according to popular belief. His reverance will not be cailed away from his flock for any such purpose, tBut considering the election returns for a long time after this, somebody must have done what MT Cox pro- posed to do.)
 Charles Salari has just bottled casi of wine
 R. E. Burlington of Maricopa is in the city.
 Hon. John J. Gosper, territorial sec- retary and senior proprietor of the Herald will arrive tonight from Prescott
 (Referring to a peach exhibit made in the editorial section of the Herald sometime before by Judge De Forest Porter, the Herald quotes the following comment by Brick Pomsroy in the Great West:) Near Phoenix lives a great, high hearted man whose name is Judge Porter and who gladdened the eyes of an editor to whom he showed a large peach of his own raising, then hogged it down himself. throwing the pit on the floor, requesting puff. How happy will be the angel world when that judge sits down to devour all the milk and honey, leaving not even a smell for the cherubim and the seraphim."
 At the republican county convention the following delegates to the terri torial convention were selected: w. A. Hancock. J. B. Creamer and William Isaac. It was decided to postpone the nomination of candidates for the county offices to September II.