Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 November 1938 — Page 13

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From: Indiana —Ernie Pyle

~~ He Meets a Llama, Also Some Fleas = As Party Motors High Into Andes ~ For Visit to Fantastic Gorge.

J MA, Peru, Nov. 16.—The highest standard gauge railroad in the world runs out of Lima, up into and over the Andes. It reaches an altitude of 15,805 feet. Also, more or. less paralleling the rail-

road, is a motor highway, which takes you clear over the Andes and part-way down to the Ama2onian jungle on the other side. There came a spare day in Lima, so we decided to

see some of this business. People said it was better to go in a car than on the train, because the train is slow and very dusty. So we made a deal with a car ‘ owner. He agreed to take us up to “Infiernillo,” a spectacular spot 65 miles out of Lima, and nearly 11,000 feet above. . The round trip would take us seven hours, and the charge was 30 soles, or roughly $6.50. ~ A friend we had known in Washington years ago went with us. He himself is sort of an international confusion. His name is Eddie he was born in Venezuela, moved to Trinidad when he was 3, spent 10 years in the States after he was grown, and came down to Peru with the famous Condor planes three and a half years ago.

“We wore our topcoats when we left Lima, but had’ to take them off within half an hour.

Gradually we moved into a wide valley, with barren mountains on each side. We could feel ourselves getting higher and higher, and after a while we had to put on our coats again. : The road became very crooked, switching back and forth up the steeper parts. But there were no precipices, and you could look around and take in the , immensity. of the Andes ahead, and the almost pic- ; ture-like beauty of the descending valley behind. . In two hours we were at a little town called Matu_cuna. It is about 7500 feet high, and great mountains seem to rise right straight up from the little plaza on all sides. They say that people who have traveled ; rs it to a Swiss village. We had lunch there. It was.a round-table affair, shared with two dogs and three cats. Those animals almosty killed us with their ‘hospitality. . The cats purred pgainst our legs, the dogs leaped and barked and rubbed us and licked at our hands. The result is that we have fleas, and lots of them. From Matacuna on, the road really went into the mountains. We climbed 3000 fee! in the next 15 miles. e car took on dying spells from the altitude, and the driver had to get out frequently and tinker.

Road Spans Canyon Twice

° We met an Indian woman and a girl with two llamas.| Eddie Salazar stopped the car, jumped out with his camera, and Spanish began to fly in all directions. Lad Ta We stepped up to one of the llamas, while the Indian woman held the rope around its neck. It shied off from my first touch, and then apparently decided I was all right, for it stood there looking me in the face while I rubbed its neck and the camera snapped. ‘Eddie gave the woman 20 cents. The “Infiernillo” means “Little Hell.” It is a crazy gorge, not more than half a block wide, with the ‘mountain stream tearing through the center, and the queer-colored rock walls rising sheer on both =ides for a much greater height than the Washington Monument. In fact, they overhang. The canyon is dark and damp, and an uncanny coldness goes clear through you. : > : The canyon rises too: steeply to carry the road through. So they have made a figure eight out of the “highway. It crosses the canyon twice on two bridges, one above the other, in a continous eurve.. We left the car and monkeyed around this fantastic gorge for a little whilé;“until-the cold drove us "back in. The altitude was high, it was hard to breathe, and a chill small rain was falling. We started back down on the long drive to Lima, feeling we were thousands of miles away. But when we had dropped to 4000 feet we got beautifully warm, the afternoon sun was in our eyes, and our ears stopped up so that everything seemed very quiet, and finally we all went to sleep, all except the driver,

| My Diary ! By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

WPA Workers Direct Recreation ‘For Ohio State Hospital Patients.

CS 0uavs, O., Tuesday.—We did not arrive in Columbus from Cincinnati until nearly 12 o’clock, so by the time the press conference was over and we had glanced through the important mail, we were

ready for a very light lunch. : At 2 p. m. the NYRA dirgctor and two of his assistaits came in to tell me about their program. They have quite an important residént project for Negro boys ‘which is about the best thing being done for them in this, state. They co-operate with the junior placement service in the State Re-employment Bureau and are doing good work in placing their own young people, as well as some who are not actually on relief but wha need advice and help to find the right work. By 2:30 p. m. I started out with the WPA director and Miss Thrasher, the head of the women s and pro- - fessional project in this state. Our first stop was at the State Hospital for the Insane. This is the first project of this kind I have seen anywhere. They are using WPA workers to supervise occupational therapy and recreation for their patients, . For the first time, some of the patients who have been much disturbed, have been able io go out and engage in normal occupations. One group took to gardening and in a few weeks all but two of them had been sent home. One of the wards which has always been locked may now be left open, <er this program has given the women occupation for their hands and minds in the long hours when they otherwise would

have been idle.

Mr. Pyle

. ' Should Be Helpful to Doctors

The material which is being gathered through ! the observation. of ‘all these cases is going to be a ‘A great value to the doctors. I find that Ohio, like so rz “many other states, has insufficient funds for afteri care when they discharge their patients and yet, if they wish to save the state further expense, it would pe well to give these patients ‘supervision, for otherwise many of them will have to find their way back to the hospital. Perhaps WPA can develop a new project. : : ‘We proceeded from the hospital to a school or the blind, where another entirely new project is being developed. They have many children who have een blind from birth and the WPA workers are vihing models for them. For instance, they will rio-longer have to wonder what Lincoln’s log cabin was like, of what the leaning tower of Pisa looks like, and even what the outside of their own school building looks like, for they feel all over the model with their fingers, read the little markers in Braille which t€ll them the scale, and through those sensitive fingers see things which they never visualized before. “7 must tell you about one more thing, but that must wait for tomorrow. ti iy

Bob Burns Says—

+ TOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16.—There’s no question in my, : H mind but what these modern conveniences are makin’ us soft. If they keep on inventin’ innovations, it’s only a question of time until we'll lose the use of our muscles altogether. : “~~ Aunt Boo use ‘ta do all the chores around the house and help take care of the farm and she never seemed fitired, but pretty soon after she moved out here

BD ts I called on her and found her sittin’ in hair, exha ; 2 chair jen: “I'm all tuckered out from pushin’ buttonsi” oC : fie ey

(Copyright, 1938)

got an apartment where they had all the modern. hausted.. I asked her what was the trouble | ) p— we——————— **'l ‘certainly:am :going to let you drive—just as soon as both: you. Si kris rargalittleolder.” «i. Kay

Second Section

(Second of a Series)

By James Thrasher A S disaster, in the shape of the Chicago fire, played a part in the formation of the city’s first or-« chestra, so another disaster, less serious and general, less tangible, but disaster nevertheless—had its hand in the present Indianapolis Symphony’s foundation. When the Hollywood studios shipped out the first can of scratchy, raucous sound film, they shipped with it the death warrant of motion picture theater orchestras. The advent of “talkies” found orchestras here at the Circle, Indiana, Loew’s and the Lyric. And as sound gave notice of being here to stay, it left nearly 100 local musicians robbed of their principal means of livelihood. As usual, a “man of the hour” ‘was at hand, in the person of Ferdinand Schaefer. Mr. Schaefer was no stranger to Indianapolis music lovers. They knew him as a violin teacher and as conductor of the Kirshbaum Center and other small orchestras. They had heard him in lecture-concerts on symphonic music, assisted by a modest ensemble of students and amateurs. What many did not know, perhaps, was that Mr. Schaefer’s enthusiasm for the conductor’s job was reinforced by a wide and enviable experience. In Germany, as first violinist of the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, he had played the Brahms symphonies under their composer's direction. He had known, as men and as interpreters, such famous artists as Richter, von Buelow; Raff, Siegfried Wagner, Strauss and Mahler. He had been a member of a recognized string quartet, and had numbered royalty among his pupils. ‘ 1 ¥. 8 8» ROUGHT here as a violin teacher by the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, Mr. Schaefer waited a long time to realize his cherished ambition. When -the propitious moment came, he went to each musician with his plan: Would they be willing to form a real symphony orchestra under his direction? [Theis wouldn't be much money in it, but Indianapolis needed such an orchestra; there would be the personal satisfaction of playing and hearing great music; through a co-operative arrangement, there might even be a few dollars after each concert to help out. The musicians made the rea-

sonable decision that there was

nothing to lose. A hesitant start was made with a couple of concerts in 1929-1930. It was not an

auspicious ‘be ing. But Mr. Sehaetey 1d not. lose art. His enthusiasm was i ious. The

next season, and for the six following, players drove in from outlying towns for the weekly rehearsals and ‘concerts through rain or blizzard. The local musicians stuck manfully by the orchestra, though their share of an entire year’s receipts scarcely equalled the present orchestra's minimum weekly wage. * There -were four concerts given in Caleb Mills Hall during 193031, the orchestra’s first real season. Though public interest still lagged, individual support was forthcoming. Time Magazine took cognizance of the conductor and 63 members of America's only cooperative symphony orchestra (at that time). Indianapolis newspa-. pers paid editorial tribute; Walter Damrosch sent an encouraging message; indorsements by the city’s musical and civic leaders ‘were published. And the orchestra welcomed its first soloist when Rudolph Reuter, the Chicago pianist, offered his services. He played the Rubinstein D Minor Concerto at the closing concert.

= » ” HESE encouraging signs led to organization of the Indiana State Symphony Society in the spring of 1931. The brave new venture found a supporting hand. Herman C. Wolff was elected pres-

ident, and Leonard A. Strauss became orchestra chairman, a post

Side Glances—By

"WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1938

Ferdinand Schaefer is shown above with 12 charter members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which he organized and con-

ducted for seven seasons.

Seated, left to right, are Mrs. Oakie Lieber,

Herman Arndt, Mr. Schaefer, Leonard A. Strauss and Louis Ruth.

he held until the orchestra’s present reorganization. It is not possible to pay a de-

served tribute to all of the Sym-

phony Society’s workers whose generous gifts of time and money, whose industry and enthusiasm helped to carry the orchestra through difficult times. But no survey of the progress would be complete without a particular notice of Mr. Strauss’ service. Hg was musician, businessman, diplomat and an unshakable believer in the orchestra’s future. He was always on hand to soothe ruffied temperaments, reconcile the opposing forces of art and economy, rally waning spirits at the last ditch. Next to Mr. Schaefer, he was unquestionably the most potent individual force in the Symphony's early existence, The next year brought five concerts, and Mr. Schaefer inaugurated his series of programs in the public schools. The season closed with an all-Wagner program, at which Cecelia Van Atta was violin soloist. Mr. Wolff was re-elected president, and the orchestra embarked upon a more auspicious journey in 1932-33. : Josef Haydn's - bicentenary occurred in 1932 and Mr. Schaefer observed the event with an allHaydn concert on Dec. 6. Assisting at the performance was a specially recruited Haydn s Festival Chorus led by Elmer A. Steffen, present director of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. : This was the second of five subscription programs” in a season which also marked the young orchestra’s first trip -away from home, to Purdue University in November, and its performance of a new work, a Sinfonietta, which the Indianapolis composer, Fritz Krull, had dedicated to Mr. Schaefer and his players. » ” = HE next two seasons showed a slow but encouraging development. Performances were better, audiences were bigger. The orchestra moved downtown to

the Murat. Wilhelmina Eberhardt, soprano, came from Chicago for an appearance with the Indianapolis Symphony; among local soloists were Bomar Cramer (two appearances), George Newton and Elma Igelman. In September, 1934, the orchestra played on its first and longest radio program, in point of distance — a shortwave broadcast to Admiral

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Fabien Sevitzky, conductor and musical director

The Sy mphony Comes of Age

Ferdinand Schaefer Built Foundation for New Organization

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Entered as Second-Class Matter Indianapolis Ind.

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Our Town | By Anton Scherrer iy

First Lady Lawyer in Indianapolis Jolted Male Rivals’by Winning Life Term for One of Sex in Murder Trial.

THUS far, I have been reasonably con- . scientious about keeping the lawyers out of this column. Today, however,”I can’t help breaking down, and so would you if you were in a position to reveal the identity of the

first lady lawyer to practice her profession in Indianapolis. She was Ellen Foster of Iowa. As near as I can determine, she showed up in the fall of 1880 to ate

‘| tend a convention of temperance

Standing are Saul Bernat, W. Fred Schaub, William Greuling, John Schumacher, Fred Noble, Frank Cure, John Goll and F. Glenn Downey. Mr. Schaefer, who now holds ‘the title of founder and conductor emeritus, will conduct this season’s concerts of Feb. 3 and 4.

Indianapolis Symphony, begins his second season with concerts Friday

afternoon and Saturday night.

Byrd and his party in Little America. : In 1935, Jacob L. Mueller suc-

ceeded -Gilbert Hurty, who had been the Symphony Society pres-

ident for two years. Louise Essex.

stepped forth from -the .orchestra cello section for an appearance as

soloist; Mr. ‘Reuter returned ‘to play the Beethoven “Emperor” Concerto, and t6 find a vastly improved orchestra accompanying him; the maragement imported a real celebrity in ‘the person of Ruggiero Ricci, the ‘child prodigy” violinist. As in years past,

of the present.

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Indianapolis again drew upon the Cincinnati . Symphony to help along in its musical progress. Six players were engaged for -each concert, and at one of them their

able assistant conductor, Vladimir, Bakaleinikoff, replaced Mr. Schaefer on the podium as the ‘orchéstra’s first guest leader. The next year, with William H. Ball as president, the Indianapolis Symphony really blossomed forth in an impressive manner. The number of concerts was increased and six noted soloists were engaged. John Charles Thomas was present at the first concert to give the season a rousing sendoff.: Mr. Sevitzky made a memorable guest-conduct-ing appearance in November. He was. _.followed by Gregor Piatigorsky, cellist; the harpist, and Frances “Blaisdell, flutist, .in a Mozart concerto, Mr. Bakaleinikoff, for a return engagement, and the young violinist, Iso Briselli, substituting for ithe indisposed Rudolph Ganz. With Mr. Sevitzky’s engagement for the following year, Mr. Schaefer retired from active service with the title of founder and conductor emeritus. : If, perhaps, he relinquished the

baton with reluctance, he also

could give it over with a knowledge that he had succeeded where others had failed. !

82 ‘8 8 T an age when many men are thinking of retirement, he

had started the hardest job of his

life. His vision, sincerity, energy and aspirations ‘never left him, in spite of disappointments that

came from every quarter. When public support failed at the depression’s height, he paid salaries from the savings of 4 never affluent income. The orchestra's library was enlarged at his own expense, though for several years he accepted no salary. Though the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra may advance to. an eminence unattainable in Mr. Schaefer’s time, it would be an ungrateful community which fails to recognize how much he has contributed to that advancement. But one may think back to the ovation ‘that greeted this silverhaired musician on his first appearance as conductor emeritus last season, and conclude that the possibility is remote.

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workers, possibly as a delegate. At any rate, it was on a Sunday during that convention that Mrs. Foster turned to a group of ladies, who had called on her, and asked: “Are there no afflicted ones to whom I can go this morning and speak words of cheer?” Immediately, somebody suggested the County -Jail and it was there that Mrs, Foster met Mary Brown locked up in a cell charged with the murder of her husband. Apparently, Mrs. Foster did a mighty good job of cheering up because when it came time to say goodby to Mary, doggone if Mrs, Foster didn’t have a contract to defend her. Soon as the Journal heard about it, it let out an editorial yell. The spectacle of a woman lawyer pleading for the life of a woman, said the Journal, “will so affect the jury that they will forbear to inflict the extreme penalty of the law.” As for the male lawyers around here, they were sure that Mrs, Foster couldn’t qualify to practice, and that conse= quently there wasn’t anything to be scared of. They had another guess coming when Mrs. Foster dug up an old statute framed by some enlightened lawmaker which not only covered her case, but shut up the male lawyers for good.

Mere Man Fooled Again

Well, it was the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1881, that Portia Foster took her place in the court room and made the closing speech for Mary Brown. The whole town turned out to hear her. Indeed, the court room was so jampacked that Sheriff Harry Adams had all he could do to open a space big enough to enable Mrs. Foster to make a gesture or two. | At that, people had to crane their necks to see her. Those who got a good look at her that day remember that she wore a black silk skirt with a basque and train of black velvet. Perched on her head was 8 black plush bonnet tied with rich scarlet strings. Mrs. Foster spoke in a low voice with a perceptible tremor and made use of two or three melting scrip= tural quotations before she got under the spell of her subject. Then she went on gaining in strength and earnestness with every sentence. When she got done, the male lawyers nudged one another and said her speech lacked logic, and that for that reason it | sounded like any other woman's. Well, believe it or not, Mrs. Foster fooled the males again, because when the jury returned, by George, if they didn’t bring in a verdict of imprisonment for life. Ellen Foster had saved Mary from the gallows, the very thing the Journal had feared.

Mr. Scherrer

Jane Jordan— Girl Would Like to Wed But Protests

Fiance Seems Inattentive of Late.

EAR JANE JORDAN—I am a young girl of 19 very much in love with a man of 26. He says he loves me and wants to marry me. We have often talked of-marriage and there is nothing I would like more. - But he always comes late for a date and here lately he has been staying home and workiig ‘and we can’t see each other, or else he wants to stay home | and sleep. Although I know he. does work when he says he does, I hardly know what to think about the . way he has been acting lately. Tonight he said he was going out with: the boys. We haven't had a date this week and I used fb see him every night. Is he getting tired of me or am I just jealous of him.. I am a clerk in a downtown department store and have many chances go out, but I don’t care to go with anyone else. Won't you please help a poor girl? ~ LONESOME.

Answer—I really don’t know enough about your problem to give you good advice. The man doesh’t sound very enthusiastic but I haven't heard his side of it. Perhaps you expect too much. o girl can be all and everything to a man to prove he loves a woman. There are times when his work must come first. The best way for a man to prove he loves a woman is to make himself solid financially so that he can carry the responsibility of a home. If this leaves less time for love making the girl ought not te complain. : Withhold judgment for a little while. Your good sense should tell you whether the man’s interest ac‘tually is waning or whether he is simply too busy to see you often. In the meantime cultivate other in terests. You aren’t definitely engaged and there is .nothing to prevent your having other dates. Your intense concentration on one man may prove fo be a little c¢loying to him and a rival may put fresh interest into your romance. To make a man aware of you as a woman and then make him fear that he can not get you is an old formula which works year in and year out in thousands of cases. You've fallen so hard he has nothing left to work for.

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EAR JANE JORDAN—About six months ago seve | eral girls in our. neighborhood organized a Sub- | Deb Club. For about three months we got along fine together, but lately three of the girls have decided that they don’t have to come to the club every time, but can go out and have dates or anything they please. One of these girls is the president and she can't go to shows, play cards, or dance which doesn't leave us much to do. The rest of us would just as soon split and let the Mhree form their own club, What would you suggest? SUB-DEB.

Answer—Why don’t you make a club rule that ° when a member is absent three times without ade= . quate reason, her membership in the club is auto= matically canceled. That will let out the three dis=' interested members and give you a chance to elect : others. «le JANE JORDAN.

Put your problems in a letter to Jane Jordan, who will answer your questions in this column daily.

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