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New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
A New Book About
Beethoven by an
Italian Physician
Qnnd s77fziu
as-Szsa-l -Ioheng,9;1"
BY Agnes r. Mackenzie

ROME, Sept. "a new book about
Beethoven has just been published here
by DR.. Bilancioni. According to this
writer, Beethoven's deafness was due
to either progressive ipoacusta or oto-
sclerosis, both Of which would have been
the result of alcoholism on the part of
the father or consumption from his
mother. In Beethoven's day the study
of otology was in it's infancy. There
were few models Of ear trumpets for
the slightly or entirely deaf person,
but the composer felt his loss of hear
ing SO keenly he. thought it would
be detriment to his success as a
musician if he carried such an appa-
ratus about.
In letters which DR.. Bilancioni was
allowed to consult, all the sadness of
this terrible calamity was communi-
Gated to his doctor, Wegeler.
In one letter he wrote: "Unfortu-
nately jealous demon has come to dis
tufb my tranquility, bringing alarming
lnquietude, in regard to my health
For the past three years my hearing
has been growing weaker. 1t seems
that the trouble is internal. This win
ter my condition was deplorable as !
suffered from terrible COLES and my
physical condition caused my life to be
sad end abandoned. For two years I
have given up attending reunions of
any sort as it is impossible for me to
confess that I am deaf. If l followed
any other profession than that of mu-
sician I should not hesitate to confess
to my affliction. To give you an idea
CT the strangeness Of my deafness
need only tell you that at the theater
l am forced to sit near the orchestra
in order to hear the artists"
All these letters to DR.. Wegeler are
full of the lamentations Of man who
suffers but keeps his hold on life for
the sake of his art. Beethoven fought
against his infirmitN for his musical
ideals, and it was for this reason, ac-
cording to DR.. Bilancioni, that he was
able to overcome obstacles which would
have been unsurmountable to another
man.
"Beethoven's deafness Influenced his
thematic conception, which was the
foundation of his success, not only in
Germany, but also in England" says
the Italian writer. "When he composed
the Ninth Symphony for the Phil
harmonic Society of London he was
already evolving a new conception of
musical composition and a far wider
one than had ever been conceived be-
fore. With Increasing deafness his
musical sense and creative gift in
creased. AS melancholy flooded his soul
his music became greater and as vast
as the universe. His music was really
the meditations of soul imprisoned"
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
The Art of Printing Studied
ln the Past and i'm the Present
Book by an American Master Printer, Founder of
Merrymo''nt Press, Surveying Principles
and Personalities i'm His Craft

| invention, rather, says Mr.. Updike,
just as Watt perfected the steam en-
glne. Movable types were known
amongst the Dutch before Gutenberg.
tie has some suggestive things to say
about the pioneers in printing, "mas-
ters" to whom we are wont to ascribe
an esoteric ideal of typographical per-
lection. The first type cutters and
type-founders, as matter of fact
were but imitators of the letter forms
characteristic of the calligraphers.
, There appears to have been no
thought in the minds of early printers
otter than to reproduce manuscripts
quickly and inexpensively; and al
though many early printed books were
very beautiful, both in type and ar
rangement, because modelled on fine
! manuscripts, | doubt if fifteenth GEN.
tury printers so consciously intended
to make their books beautiful as is
commonly supposed What an early
printer was intent upon was to pro-
duce printed book which resembled a
manuscript as closely as possible; and
that such man failed to recognize
any great divergence in theory be-
tween book in manuscript and a
printed volume is shown by his OBJ
vious cndeavor to follow in type the
written letter of the manuscript. Be-
cause of this aim, the first printers
made certain errors in designing and
cutting types, which have profoundly
influenced Typography, and not al
ways with happy results.
rTbora &c rro++r fo,o,lJ.
this passage of what Mr. Updike de-
velops throughout his book, the oper-
alton in the evolution of types of GER
tain aesthetic laws. Let the reader
consider, for example, what havoc
that early habit of imitation worked 4
with the principle Of scale. The
printer, keen upon reproducing the
letter-forms in a manuscript, was for
getful of the different dimensions OF
his page. AS Mr.. Updike remarks in
his chapter on the cutting and castina
of types, /"each size is a law unto
itself" He traverses appreciatively
the efforts that have been made tc
reduce this matter of sizes to some
thing like scientific formula, but he
more frequently refers to the impon-
derablc elements in the xproblem
"Typography," he says, "is closely al.
lied to the fine arts" he finds types
the mirrors of taste and feeling. anc
some of his most cogent appeals are
those which are addressed to the con.
ncisseur who has not only learning
but imagination. Thus:
Types have much better appearance
when composed in certain languages
than in others. Latin is an idea
tongue for type composition, no other
| language having anything like this
same dignity and nonumental appear
ance when well composed in fine type
probably one reason why Latin quota
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
By Royal Cortissoz

During a period of years beginning
in 1911, Mr.. D. B. Updike, the founder
of the Merrymount Press in Boston,
lectured at Harvard on the technique
of printing. The subject is one of uni
versal interest, yet knowledge of it's
standards is not widely spread. Toward
the correction Of this state Of affairs
Mr.. Updike has just made a valuable
contribution in the shape of a work,
grounded upon his lectures, entitled
"Printing Types, Their History, Forms
and Use" 1t is printed by himself in
two beautiful volumes which have been
published by the Harvard University
Press. They are generously illustrated
with facsimiles of fonts Of all ages,
and these, fortunately, are not given in
mere alphabetical specimens, but in
pages from books, so that one may
actually judge the effect of given
type on a page. The work is a model
of comprehensiveness, and in other re-
spccts also it reaches high level.
Mr.. Updike has perfect style for
his purpose, swift and clear, and, what
is equally important, he knows how to
be interesting in dealing with theme
that might easily be smothered in a
drily technical atmosphere Abiding
to certain eighteenth century Bodoni
publication, he says: "There is not an
ornament in it-not even the little tab
lets by which Bodoni sometimes gave
dash of salt to his books, but with
which less skillful printers have pep
rercd their reproductions" One is al
ways coming upon sentences here,
turned in this neat and sprightly fash
ion. 1t is partly matter of literary
aptitude and partly matter of the
authors conception of printing as be-
longing not only to the printers but to
humanity. One of the most fascinating
things about his book is its elucidation
of what we might call the social ties
of Typography, the reflection in a
printed page of the taste and mcve-
Ment OF period
This is an encyclopedia treatise,
and it is impossible in this place to
trace the different stages through
which it carries the subject. But
neither is it possible to leave unno-
ticed the luminous manner in which
Mr.. Updike Sits and organizes his
historical data. His opening chapter
gives positively beautiful summary
of what is known as 'the Coster-
Gutenberg controversy" beautiful be-
cause it is SO lucid and instructive
He comments pointedly on the popular
belief that Gutenberg invented NOV
able metal types. He perfected the
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Aida to Open San Carlo
Season Tomorrow Evening

Verdi's "Aida" will open the season
Of opera by the San Carlo Opera Com
pany at the Century Theater, beginning
tomorrow evening. The cast will in
clude Marie Rappold, Stella de Mette
'Amador Famadas, Joseph Roger, Pietro
de Viasi and Natalie Cervi. Carlo
Peroni will conduct.
Other operas of the week will be
Tuesday, "Tosca," Miss Fitziu; ;
Wednesday, "Rigoletto," Miss Luc-
chese; Thursday matinee, Martha, ,
Miss Lucchese; Thursday evening
Carmen" Miss Jardon; Friday, "Mme
Butterfly" Nine. Miura; Saturday mat
inee, "Lohengrin," Miss Ftziu and
Nine. Cisneros; Saturday evening, "1l
Trovatore," with Mmc. Rappold.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
BY Katharine Wright


! 70 view of Siegfried Wagner's report
,i.it TO America for the purpose of
.,,,nlating support for the revival in
l,e, Of Bayreuth's annual festival of
IT,ensrian operas, which has been sus-
I..s5ed for \ decade, sidelights on this
I..ptleman's character and achieve
!-tn;s hitherto are in order. rt
| s;epfried Wagner is fifty-three years
liz Although brought up to bea an
Ireb;tect he abandoned that profession
H. music, which has been his sole pre-
accupatioh. He began his career by,
sorking onamusical and scenic prOduc-
ions Of fesdval plays, and in 1899
asdc his debutsas a conductor, when
! association With Hans Richter he
erected tho "Ring Of the Nibelungen. 3"
the same year hisfirst opera, "Dcr
J 4arenhauter" ("The Boar Skiuner") =.
Is produced in Munich and Leipsic
Sce then he has produced other
'srss, which include "Herzog Wild
d." "Kobold," and "Bruder Lustig."
shen he visited London in 1SQAa to
duct several orchestral concerts
ssas observed that he spoke English
iftly and was equally at home in
iSch and Italian, also that he used
left hand for conducting and draw
aSaRd his right for writing and
shg.
tgner's son was of course be-
dE by reporters. He proved no
hrtking violet. To a representative
Il be Pail Mall Gazette" who asked
Hrs shy he had taken up the career
] d bellmeister, he replied:
Hardly know; 1t came of itself.
Of turse, | had studied music, even
a lie with my father, who, however,
gssbo busy with 'Parsifar to give me
snybf his time. But | was destined
i0rtrchitecture, an art for which ]
COB great liking during our travels
IN }ly, especially while we stayed in
VERDE, and one in which, I think, |
Eigi have done something good; 1at
la3 so my professors at the Poly
ietac School said All of a sudden
gapossessed by 3 desire to conduct
-tkas but year ago-and after q
yer3ew modest essays | resolved to
20 1 for big things at once, and I
conEted performance of Frei-
schit' at the old Bayreuth Theater.
IheaI began to study my grand
iaihss Les Preludes,' sBeethoven's s
symaonies and, of course, my fathers
wors | cannot say l have had a
mombt's hesitation, and | know you
will Pt think me conceited if I say
that Esuppose [ have got it in me- 80
condst Besides, je chasse de race.
Ny tther was great conductor, the
first zeal kapellmeister, in fact, all
otheA before him having been merely
eSAa alaeger. The silly tall1 about
BseFen's Ninth Symphony was
Sofs at once when my father con
dutta it in 1S46 at Dresden. OF
eoaR, nobody could understand the
work sh Germany before that. After
ny ifher came all the great German
SsapelFeisters List, Bulow, Hans
EIchtf, Levi, Sucher, Schuch, Mottl
ai blowing his tradition and brought
Up lhis school. Only conductor
must sa born-you cannot make one
aSsuse you I do not speak so out OF
eonceis | know what I owe to tn,
name wear, and if l thought I coulC
hUSICAL INSTRUCTION
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17

in the most conclusive way that the
accounts that British visitors to Amer
lea had brought back with them fell
short of the truth, and that, in sober
truth, the achievements Of American
architects in the last thirty years were
without parallel in our time.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17

The exhibition Of American archi-
tects, organized last year by the Amer
lean Institute of Architects as a spe-
cial section of the Spring Salon in
Paris, is now on exhibition at the
Tenth international Congress of Archi-
tects at Brussels. Subsequent to the
Salons closing the works were exhibit
ed in London by the Royal Institute of
British Architects, and SO great was the
interest shown that many of the larger
English and various continental cities
made applications to borrow them for
special exhibitions.
To quote from letter received from
the secretary of the Royal Institute
written after the close of the ex.
hibition in London, "The effect and
the results of the exhibition were far
beyond all expectations. 1t was an alb
solute revelation to the press and to
the general public, as we'll as to the
profession. 1t Drought home TO them
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17

MI LID TEE NSERVA TOR Y
V Vii, Results Tell
120 w. 72d St Col 1fzt
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17

JosfA Y ARIll Graduate Royal O pefrosrsd 3gsSls1i
HH y Conservatory, INSTRUCTION
Studio 1877 MADISON AVE. Tel. Harlem 54os
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Current Observations ~
About Art and Artists

The thirty second annual exhibition
OF the National Association of Women
Painters and Sculptors will be held at
the Fine Arts Building, 215 West Fifty
seventh Street, from October II to 80,
inclusive. The opening day will be
marked by reception from 3 until 6
o'clock. Several other exhibitions are
planned for the 1928 calendar. Just
announced
The Corcoran Gallery at Washington
has invited the association to send
forty paintings, twenty miniatures and
twenty pieces of sculpture, for a
months exhibition there, commencing
on November 5.
Another group Of sixty small paint
ings, fifteen miniatures and twenty
bronzes by members will be included
in exhibitions planned by the Amer
lean Federation of Arts, to take place
during the coming winter season. These
will be held in various cities through
out the United States.
There will be also a showing of
members sketches at the Ferargil gal
lery during the month of December
The out-of-town exhibitions were ar
ranged by the interstate jury of the
association, of which Miss M. Eliza
beth Price is chairman.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17


without parallel in our time.
The Brooklyn Museum is opening 20.
day special exhibition of its numer.
GUS accessions received since last jan
uary, including oil paintings, water
colors, etchings, bronzes and other
sculpture, miscellaneous art objects,
textiles and laces. A special gallery
has been arranged for the exhibition
or the third floor. The following is a
partial list of the accessions on dis
play, most of which are purchaser
Oil paintings by Vlaminck, Pissarro.
Emile Bernard, Brissaud, Rameau,
Grassin, Terrus, Wilder, Walter Griffin,
Arthur B. Davies, John w. Alexander,
Vonnoh, Harrison, Sandzen, RosenthaI,
Badger and Sully; water colors ana
pastels by Decamps, Toulouse~Lautrea
ttwo), Mary Cassatt, George HART
Anna Fisher, Dodge Macknight (four,
and Walt Kuhn (six); bronzes and
marbles, bust Of Gustav MAILER by Ro-
| din (bronze), bronze mask of a
Laughing Grip by Cir, bust of Father
Sylvester Malone (bronze) by Edmond
I. Quinn, female head, entitled Chrysa-
lide, by Eloi Cred stoneJ; bust of
Armene Chanian by Bernard (plsster),
figure of a maiden by the Swiss artist,
Walter Mettler (bronze), and various
bronze medals. Black and whites Tin
! the Print Galleries), twelve Whistler
Autographs, twenty-one Pennell etch-
lings, two aquatints by Pennell, dry
point by Paul Helleu, two etchings by
Mrs. Greatorex, two dry points by
Zella Millau, eighty-one prints of old
New York, six woodcut bookplates by
]. J. Lankes, and forty-eight wood en-
cravings by Timothy Cole, represent
| ing his complete series Of English old
masters.
] Among other works Of art are an
italian seventeenth century altar piece
lin carved and gilded wood, an italian
sixteenth century chair, an ancient
| Russian ivory casket and decorative
j painted screen by .gQbsgt. ". Chandler.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17

EUsICAL INSTRUCTION
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sHERIFF's SALE


=
Whereas, BY virtue Of an Alias
execution issued out Of the Justice
Court of Lubbock County Texas,
on a judgment rendered in said
Court, on the lst day Of May A.
ID. 1918, in favor Of Morton j.
Smith and against o. v. Turner No.
6G9 on the Docket Of said Court,
and O. me. as Sheriff, directed and
delivered, / did, on the 9Th day Of
April. a. d. 1922, at $500 O'Clock
=. NJ, levy upon the following de-
scribed trats and parcels of land
situated in Lubbock County, Texas,
and belonging Co o. " Turner to-
wit. Being the S. r. Ia Of Sur
vey Eight ts) Block A, situated IN
Lubbock County, Texas, and con-
tanning One Hundred-sixty (l6Ol
acres Of land on the End day Of
May A. ID. 1922, being the first
Tuesday Of said month, between
the hours Of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and
4 o'clock p. NJ. on said day, at the
Courthouse door Of Lubbock C0un-
~, Texas, in the town Of Lubbock.
/ will offer for sale and sell al pub
lie auction, for cash, all the right,
title and interest Of the said O. V.
Turner in and TO said property.
Witness my hand. this the 9Th
day Of April A. d. 1922.
c. A. HOLCOMB.
Sheriff Of Lubbock County, Texas
1887
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-18

Treat, Clarendon. (a) Prison Re-
form-Mrs. G.. Marion Shaw. Little
field. % Business and Industrial
RELATIONSHIPS Lula Blair Neal, OF
Plainview.
Address-krs. c. A. Teale, Hous-
ton.
Quartette (Selected) Mrs. Ar
lila Peterson, Mrs. K. W. O'keefe.
Mr.. Matt Cram, Mr.. Jake Burkett.
Plainview.
Address: American Citizenship
Mrs. W. +. Davis, Childress.
Report: Department Of American
Citizenship-hrs. w. +. Davis, Chill
dress. (a) Training for Citizenship
Mrs. c. A. Crozier, Memphis. OBJ
Notion Pictures-hrs. c. c. Small,
Wellington. (c) Americanization-
Mrs. II. T. Kimbro, Lubbock.
Report: 7th District Speakers
Bureau-Mrs r. b. Masterson Jr.,
Amarillo.
Club Reports q minutes)
Discussion % minutes).
General Business.
Report Of Resolution Committee
Mrs. C.. W. Warick, Canyon.
Announcements.
Song -"Blest BE the Tie That
Binds
5.30-Adiournment.
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TOWNS ARE
SWEPT BY FLOOD WATERS

Helena, Ark, April 13-With APP
proximately 10000 acres in Phil
hps County under water, fifty
workmen we're dispatched to Old
Town today following a report that
another sixty-foot slough occurred
Just south Of the original sixty-foot
slough.
The largest town inundated IS
Elaine, with a population Of 400,
and other towns include Lambrook,
Countiss, Lundell, Ratio, Melwood,
Laconia, Modoc and Ferguson.
It has not been determined how
many persons have been driven from
their homes. The Missouri Pacific
railroad has placed $50 box cars
along its Memphis, Helena and
Louisiana branch for the refugees.
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TEXAS VOTERS WILL ASK
DEMOCRATS TO SUBMIT
WINE AND BEER TO VOTE

Temple, Texas, April i2.-Circu-
hilton of a petition to the State
Democratic executive committee de-
ssnding that that body submit at
the July primaries specific legisla-
6on to legalize the sale OF light
wines and beer was announced here
today by former Governor james +.
Ferguson now a candidate for the
United States Senate. Mr.. Fergu-
son declared he is certain Of enough
signers OF the petition 10 get a vote
on the question in July.
Five thousand copies Of the petit
ton today were being mailed 10
various communities Of the state,
Mr. Ferguson said.
The committee is 10 meet the
second Monday in June.
Forty-eight thousand signatures
would require the committee 60 sub
init the proposition, he declared, as
Il Is necessary 90 secure only 10
per cent Of the number Of votes
participating IN the last state pri-
mary 20 bring submission Of any
proposal.
The petition quotes from Joseph
=. Tumulty % show that "oodro"
Wilson sponsored a plank IN the ma
tional democratic convention plat
form at San Francisco 30 repeal sec
tons Of the Volstead act and legal
he the sale Of light wines and beer,
but IL is explained that the plank
vas not offered "by trusted
friend" because "the convention at
nosrlherp WAS so dry
Attention also is called 20 the "re-
peated violations Of liquor laws N
Texas" and quotes Governor Neil
a. having declared that saloons this
year have operated openly IN viola
ton Of the law.
In n signed statement, accompany
ing the petition, Mr Ferguson say
that regardless Of anybody opin-
lon on these questions, nearly every
body will agree that the people
ought 90 have a chance % vote d.
rertly on the question Of whether
they want the present liquor laws
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PARENTS AS EDUCATORS
Importance Of Religious Training
The Sunday School.

(By Mary Collins Terry
No little child should be without
religious training, for il is as essen
tial 10 the balance and beautiful
growth Of his character as the proper
food is 10 his body. This training
can be given in the home and in the
Sunday School Both are excellent
means, and should supplement each
other. for 10 is when these two in
stitutions work together that the
child receives the highest benefit
Because Of the ease with which
the child learns. and the capacity TO
retain even unto old age what was
learned in the childhood, religious
training should begin early. Do not
say, ooh, when my boy is old enough
20 decide for himself | will let him
choose his church" You do not leave
his manners until then, so why his
morals? High ideals and good NOR
al code are most easily formed in his
plastic years.
The child is naturally an imitator
and hero worshipper. The stirring
stories Of Bible heroes and the apple
cation Of the truths Of the great old
Bible stories 90 far toward helping
him formulate the rules which are 70
govern his own actions now and in
later life.
The parents in the home are the
ones whose high privilege is to be-
gin their children's religious training.
IL is a pity that so many through
thoughtlessuess or neglect or a false
sense Of unfitness, neglect this sweet
duty. The Sunday School next should
take up and help 20 broaden and de-
ul0D the ch.ld's religious experience.
There are several ways IN which
the Sunday School does its work a
little better than the same work can
be done a th0me. In the FIRST place
children are drawn Ca other children.
They naturally tend 90 work on play
In groups, to be with other children
initiating or joining in their activi-
ties gives incentive 90 Sunday School
work.
The Sunday School carries on a
regular and systematic course Of
Bible study, adapted 60 the ages Of
children, and presenting the most
suitable Bible material in an attract
i've form.
A visit TO the live modern Sunday
School in the average church would
be a means OF enlightment and sur
prise 20 many. Hand work, simple
songs. and rhythm for little children;
and home work, class competition,
and even dramatics and pageantry
for the older ones. have been the
means OF making Bible study delight
full. attractive. and absolutely indis-
pensable % our children
There are ways in which we par
ents can and ought 70 cooperate
with the Sunday Scholo. Our chill
dren can learn TO be punctual and
regular. We should show our inter-
est in their progress and experiences.
How proud they would be II father
or mother would also go TO Sunday
School, perhaps TO the adult Bible
class "A little child shall lead
them" Then let us have faith in
the old Bible promise:
Train up a child in the way he
should 20: and when he is old he will
not depart from il"