Lafcadio Hearn and Jazz?

[Sam Clements]

Can you offer an explanation as to how a newspaper editor in 1917 merely
"pulled" Lafcadio's name out of a hat and attributed this to him?

She obviously(now that I go back and read Jonathan's HDAS"jazz" cite from
August, 1917 in the NY Sun) stole verbatim the "Jas it up" thing.

So, did she steal the Hearn attibution?  If so, from whom?

SC


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: Lafcadio Hearn and Jazz?


> I tried to trace this reference many years ago and found nothing. I
believethat Gerald Cohen gave it a try too.  It's almost certainly
imaginary.
>
>  JL