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prove one of their most successful
trips. Twenty Eight hits in two days
off pitchers who formerly made the
Nationals look bad al the plate is re-
markable reversal of form and may
m can that the tear intends to make
up for its weakness with the stick
during the closing weeks of the cam
paign. Foster and Milan are going
fine now, and Moeller, too, Is coming
around With these three hitting in
form In front of Gandil. the best hitter
on the team, there is some hope of
the Nationals getting enough runs to
protect their pitchers.-W ashington
Star.
Now that Arlie Latham big
Lacquer has lost the fairly remunera-
tive position of umpiring in the New
York State league, II is said he viii
seek a livelihood by breeding bulldogs
and selling them To ball players.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
Charged With Speesiing.

Shannon Lees, manager of the
Jones Motor company, living at 6
West Franklin street. was arrested by
Motorcycle Policeman Clarke Satur-
day night on a charge of violating the
speed limit Lees said
that he did not have a speedometer
with him. and did not know that he
was going at an excessive rate. He
was bailed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
DIR. FRANCES TO LECTURE
IN NORTH CAROLINA

DR.. David Francis, former pastor
of Third Christian church, has re-
turned % the city after spending sew
eral weeks in North Carolina, making
engagements To lecture during the
fall months for the public schools.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
NOMINATE COLONEL
LEEDY FOR HOUSE

Especial to The Richmond virginian3
LURAY. VA, Aug. 17,--Colonel
Robert F. Leedy. of the Second Vir-
ginia regiment, and a member of the
Luray bar was nominated yesterday
for member Of the Legislature from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
DUCkPIN LEAGUE
Standing of Teams.
Games This Week.

Monday, August 1Sth-Times-Dis
patch vs.. Journals, at $3.50 r. NJ.
Wednesday. August 20th--Palace
VS. Richmond Lunch. at s 80 r. III.
Friday. August Nirginians VS..
News Leader. at $40 r. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18

Corners tournament, which begins to-
day on the Casino courts, Newport.
was made out by association officials.
The entries include virtually the en-
tire American aggregation OF lawn
tennis stars and it Is said that the
finals will not be reached until the
middle OF the second week.
IT the Nationals can keep up their
present pace with the bat this may
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
RAILwAY AND MISCELLANEOUS SHARES.
-IeI2- -le1s-
High. Low. High. Low.
Sales. High. Low. Close

Week ending August ls 1919
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
Sporting Notes

Richmond ia rejoicing over the an
nennoement that Clarke Griffith will
not take Or. Ayres away from the
Colts this season ANres, after run
ming up long string Of victories has
lost tho last two games in which he
has worked. Both were by close scores,
one to HedEepeth and one to Jack
Shenn.---New port News Press.
Pacing mile in 2:o5A at the Great
Western circuit meet Peoria. Saturday
afternoon, william, three year old bay
colt, owned by ". ". Marvin. Of
Lafayette, Ind. broke tho worlds
record for three-year- Odds and under
He won from Little Bernice in driv-
ing finish. The pireet entry WAC third
The annual meeting Of the American
Baseball league VIII be held in Chicago
in October. instead of at the usual
time in Decem Der, according TO an an
noancement made by President b. r.
Johnson The earlier date was chosen
on account of the worlds tour Of the
Chicago club. ..-..
The Nationals will play two games
against the Ma plaatiere in the Forest
CITY Walter johnson is slated to
pitch Monday game and Joe Roehling
Will SO against them on Tuesday
The major leagues have put quite a
dent In the International league ranks
by recalling some clever players who
had been put out on optional agree
1uents. The Braves have claimed
ciowdy. Of Buffalo, schultz, Of Toronto
and Calhoun, of Jersey city. Brook
lyr grabbed Northern from Toronto.
while Washington staked it's claim to
Alien and George Clark Of Montreal
The Philltes passed UP Ralph Capron,
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Of the orioles. but sent over a check
for Taylor of Montreal.
Mike Donlin, formerly star batsman
of the Giants, Internationally released
recently by the Philadelphia Nationals,
has signed contract To play with
Jersey City. He will report today.
The placing Of the asplrants for ma
tlonal lawn tennis honors In the all
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
Stock Market of the Past Week


date in each year when
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
he district composed of Page and

Ute NISITINt VUIfIVUFstt vi Il HE0 HIAu
Rappahannock countess.
Laudatory resolutions embracing the
national and State governments were
passed by the nominating convention.
The nomnat ton Is equivalent to cleo
ton. Rappahannock having normal
Democratic majority of 500. while
Page is about evenly divided between
the two parties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13

now There was a travelled road ..
Mesopotamia 70 the Pillars OF Hercw..
IN the time Of Abraham The von.,
Mykene wore beads o. amber bro".s'
from the German ocean. when
"Ilion. like a mist rose into tov.,.s
The folksongs OF suabia. Bayau. -.
Rhineland Franconia-of an the Ger
countries. principalities and proyine.'
are German folksongs: the songs o, -.
German apprentices, soldiers. hunt,rss
clerks. journeymen-giv.ng voice 10 -
experiences and feelings Of each sro,,
are an German folksongs. Why Ar, =,
the SONGS OF the American negroes 49,
can folksongs? Can any one say7 10
deplorable that 50 pessimistlc A 49,
should sound through the writings Of a.
popular champion as sounds through -.
most eloquent English book ever ur,,,..
By one Of African blood, but no one 49,
read Burghardt DuBoiss The Sou, !,
the Black Folk" without being nov,
by the pathos OF his painful cry.
Your country? How came IL yours, 2.
fore the Pilgrims landed We we're 49,.
Here We have brought our three gif,s ~
mingled them with yOurs-a gift OF 500
and song soft, stirring melody IN a, h
harmoniZed and uumelOdlOus Land -
glft Of sweat and Drawn % beat back -.
". lderness. conquer the soil and laV ~.
foundations Of this vast economic ef,s.,,
two hundred years earlier than your 49,
hands could have done a. the third. a sl,,
...Is
the land has centred for thrice a hundrs5
years. out OF the nations heart We hsy.
called an that was best 10 throttle AZ
gubdue all that was worst. Ere ana hoos
PRAYER and sacrifice, have billOgfd 49,,
This people. and they have found rs,s.
only IN the affairs Of the God OF Plgs,
Nor has our gift of the Spirit been mefely
massive Actively We have woven on.
selves with the very warp and Voof .,
this nation-we fought their battles
shared their sorrOws mini ied our boa
alton have pleaded wth headstrons
careless people 10 despise not Justice
Mercy and Truth. lest the nation be snt.
ton with a curse. our song, our toll. on,
cheer and warning have been given % tsb
nation I'm blood brotherhood Are nal,
these gifts worth the giYng2 Is no, Nh,
work and striving? Would America hsy,
been America without her negro people,
Even so Is the hope that sang N n,
songs OF my fathers well sung n s9ms.
where In this swirl and chaos Of thnn
there dwells Eternal Good, pitIu ys
rasterful, then anon IN His good tin,
America shall rend the Veil and the prs.
oned shall go free-free. free as The sun.
shine trickling down the morning mo
these high windows ~ mine. free az yoa.
der fresh voices yelling up 10 me from
the caverns Of brick and mortar below
swelling with song. instinct with he
tremulous treble and darkening bass
I should be sorry II one should ask N.
10 strike that passage out Of American"
prose writing, greatly as Il pains me
HEX
copyright 1913 by . schirn.srD
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are the most beautiful. and many OF the
most striking have never yet been cor
lected. partly because they contained eie'
ments. melodlc as well as rhythmlcal'
which banied the ingenuity OF the early
collectors Unfortunately trained musl-
clans have never entered upon the neld'
and IL is 20 be feared that II Is no" 700
late. The peculiarities which the collao',
rarors on slave songs OF the United
States" recognized. but could not HH-
prison on the written page. were elements
which would have been OF especial inter
est 10 the student OF art.
WHY NOT AMERICANA
Is II not the merest quibble to say that
tlvse songs are not American? They
were created In America under Anne lcan
influences ard by people who are Amer-
cans In the same sense that any otAe9
elcmcn, Of our population Is American
every element except the aoollsiHd"
But is there an aboriginal element Are
IN, red men autochtho. Science seems
10 have answered that they are not.
Then they. too. are Americana only be-
cause they have come TO live In America
They may have come from Asia Ihe
majority Of other Americans came from
Europe Is IL only an African VINO can
soiouln here without becoming an Ameil-
can and producing ATerican things Is
IL a matter OF length OF stay IN the couh-
try? Scarcely that. or some negroes
would have AZ least as good claim on
,b. ,itie a. the descendants OF the Puri-
taps and Pil.rims. Neg oes igure IN the
accounts OF his voyages TO America made
by columbus Their presence In the west
Indies was noticed as early AZ i0l ba''
boa was assisted by negroes Tn ouldlns
the first ships sent into the Pacihc ocean
from American shores 4 year before the
English colonists landed on Plymouth
Rock negroes we're sold into seryitude
In Virginia. when the fIst census OF the
United states was taken. in $780, there
were 757.-ls negroes In the country
There are now 100000 These people all
sneak the language OF America. Ihey
are native born. Their songs. matter
~ real moment in the controversy are
sung In the language Of America ana
are as much entitled 20 be called Amerl-
can songs as would be- the songs We're
,bere any such. created here by any oth'r
element I'm our population. They may not
give voice 10 the feelings Of the 'n'lre
population OF the country, but for snch a
song which shall do that We shall nave
10 wait until the amalgamation 81 the
inhabitants Of the United states is COM
plete WIN such time ever come? Per
hans So. but Il will be- after the people
NJ tho world cease swarming as they have
svarmed from the birth 81 history ull
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george LUaz1zC
at NSllr BI-79HE0T
ZIzSe2LIe

essay Under the Palmetto In the Con
tineutal Monthly" for August. lSG. The
song ooh. Freedom over Me which Or
BurChardt do Bots quotes In his The
Souls Of Black Folk" as an expression ~
longing for doliv,rauco from slavery en-
couraced hy fugitive slaves and the aci-
tation Of free negro leaders before d."
War Of the Rebel Jon. challenges mo- inter
est for'its musical contents. since " rs e
compound OF two white mems tunes
Lily Dale" seutmcn'al ditty and
The Battle Cry OF Freedom" q patriotic
song composed 1y George +. Root in
Chicago. and inspired by President Lin
coins second call for volunteers 900 tine
summer OF 1861 There wa time fpr the
negro song TO have grown up between
1861 and the emancipation of the slaves.
but 10 is not likely that slaves dny"h her"
iu the United States outside Of the lines
Of the Federal armies would have dared
10 sing
O Freedom Freedom, . Freedom over
Before I'm be- a slave
IN be buried IN my grave,
And 20 home % my Lord
And be free.
before lsb5 Besides the song did not APP
pear iu print / believe. tir - was pub
lished IN Religious Folk Songs OF the
Negro. as Suns ON the Plantations. an
edition OF cabin and Plantation Sou-s
a. suns by the Hampton students,
published iu 1909 The early editions u
the book knew nothing Of the song. Colo
mel HigginsOn quotes a SOM with bur
den Of wen Soon he Free for singing
which negroes had been put IN jail al %"
outbreak Of the Rebellion in Georgetown.
s g. IN spite OF the obviously apparel
| sentiment. Colonel HigginsOn says u had
! no reference 90 slavery. though b." THINKS
! II may have been sung with rydodOled
emphasis during the new events. il
/ was. BOO fact a song Of nOpcd-ior deii'-
erance from the suneriuGs OF this "oiId
and Of anticipation of the joys Of Para
disc. where the faithful were 90 walk
de miry road and de golden streets,
on which pathways pleasure never dies.
| No doubt there was % the singers d ND
den allcgOr.cal sgUihcance u the ni-
merous illusions 20 the deliNerdncc Of the
IsraeItes from Egyptian bondage con-
tanned In the songs and some OF this sig
nifcance may have crept into the son-s
before the day OF freedom began 10 dawn.
A line. The Lord VIII Call Is Home, In
the song just referred to, Colone. Hissin-
son SAYS was evidently thought 20 be "A
symbolical verse; for. as little drum
rner boy explained 10 me, showing all his
white teeth as he sat In the moonlight
bv the door Of my tent. 'Dey tnk de LORI
mean for say de Yankees.
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FOLKSONGS OF NEGROES
Continued from sixth page.

are obviously musical variants Of the
same song. Colonel Higginson. who COL
lected the second. says Of II In his AT
iantic Monthly" essay: They had anoth-
er song 20 which the rebellion had act
ually given rise This was composed by
nobody knew whom-though II was the
most recent doubtless. OF all these 'spr-
ituas-and had been sung In secret 20
avoid detection. II is certainly plain
tive enough The peck Of corn and pint
OF salt were slavery's rauons. The ed
itors OF slave Songs add. Lieutenant
Colonel Trowbridge learned that II was
first sung when Beauregard TOOK the
slaves of the islands 10 build the fortihca-
tons at Hilton Head and Bay Point The
third sorg Done wild Driber's Dribin.
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be- said stiII 20 sing from impulse. are
prodom.uIuuy French. mot only Boo Jane
.uage but 90 ~Ihioet They were fDr DO"
greater part transferred o. this continent
with the bodily integrity which th"y mo-"
possess only 70 small portion show an
admlNture 81 Indian elements. hui On"
songs NJ tho black slaves 81 the South
are original and native products They
contain idioms which were iransplani'd
hlthcr from Africa. but as songs they are
the product of American institutions.
Of the social. political and geographical
environment within which their creators
we're placed iu America. ~ tn" influences
10 which they were subjected 900 America.
Of the joys sorrpVs and experiences
which fell tp their IOt in America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
ON SOUTHERN PLANTATIONS.

Nowhero save on the plantations ~ if"
South could the emotional NE which is
essential 20 the development ~ true folk
song O.. developed. nowhere els was
there the necessary meeting ~ the spirit
ual cause and the simple agent and
vehicle The white inhabitants 81 the con-
un,n' have never been ln tho state of
cultural lnCengousu"ss which prompts
spontaneous emotional utt"rance IN music.
Civilization atroph.os the faculty which
Greatest this phenomenon as 10 does the
creation 81 myth and legend. Sometime
the faculty is galvanized into ne hy vast
calamiilcs or crises which shake ali tho
fires OF social and national existence:
and then We seo ~ fruits In the compo-
sitlons Of popular musicians Thus the
War n the Rebellion produced songs
markedly lmbued with the spirit ~ folk
song. Ike THE Battle cry 81 Freedom
Rally Round the Flag and Marching
Through Georgia" But u d. singular
fact that the patriotic songs % the Am'H-
can pcople during the War ~ the Hoyo-
luton and the war Of i12 were literary
and musical paroles ~ English songs.
We took the music Of Yankee Doodle
and The star-SU1rg.cd Banner" from
the lips ~ the enemy.
II did not Dc IN the nature Of the mill
lie Of New England or the segregated
agricultural life Of the Western pioneers
10 inspire folks0ng those occupations
lacked the romantic and emotional Gle
mcnts which existed iu the slave no" ~
the plantations In the South and which
invited celebration 10 song grave and
gay. Nor were the people Of the North
possessed u the ingenious. native must
cal capacity Of the Southern blacks.
DEDUCTION OF THE RULE.
II is In tho nature Of things that the
origin Of individual folksongs should as
rule remain unknown but We have evil
dencc 10 show how some ~ them grew.
and from ID We deduce the general rule
AZ II has been laid down. Colonel Thomas
Wentworth Hgglnson In his delightful
essay. Negro spirituals." published in
THE Atlantic Monthly for June. i'5'.
tells an lluminatlve anecdote Speaking
Of NO More PECK OF Corn FOR Me" he
says.
Even Of this last composition. however.
We have only the approximate date, ana
know nothing Of the mode 81 composition.
Allen RAMSEY SAYS uf the Scotch song
that. no matter who made them. they
were soon attributed 10 tho minister %,
the Parish whence they sprang And /
always wondered. about these. whether
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
PALISADES.

The bill at the Rustic Theatre, Pail
sades Park. this week has for its head
liners the Dacobeco Troupe OF cyclists
and motorists I'm a new act II speeding.
Others are Cullen Brothers. dancing
comedians. Herbert TruaN and Josie
Camb,H I'm a double singing specially
Mollle Wood Stanford. in songs. Scheck X
D'Arville and Dutton, comedians, Kin
kaid. the Scotch Hercules. and the
Merry College B,ys. The rec circus and
yaudeyp.3 cr,;Hr.p-. 81" ~ STAGE includes
the acts OF Navarro ana piNuy. the Deer
ng Brothers. the Davis Trio. Duvo In his
Leap for Life" and Murphy with his
rick mule. Thursday evening a special
display Of fireworks will be exhibited on
he cliff overlooking the Hudson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
AT MUSIC STUDIOS.

Grace Anderson the accompanist and
coach. studio No. 80 Manhattan avenue
has been kept busy this summer Besides
coaching a number Of singers In opera
she has been accompanying Miss Cordelia
Lee. a young violinist, whom Mrs An
tonia SAWYER is bringing out this fall.
Mime Znpha Barnes Wood, the well
known teacher OF voice culture in Car
neEie Hall. Is spending her summer vaca-
ton at Virginia Beach. near Norfolk. Va.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
HOW THE FoLKsoNos GREW.

II the songs which came from the
plantations Of the South are 20 conform
~ the scientific definition OF folksongs
as laid II down In the preceding cha,-
ter they must be born, not made they
must te the spontaneous utterances OF
the people who originally sang them
they must also be the fruit IF the crea'
tive capacity Of whole and ingenious
people. not Of Individual artists. ana give
voice TO the Joys. SORROWS and aspirations
Of that people They must betray the
influences Of the environment In when
they sprang up. and may preserve relics
Of the likes and apttpdes Of their crea-
tors when In The earlier environment
from which they emerged The best OF
them must be felt by the singers then-
selves 10 be- emotional utteTancos. Inc
only considerable body o. song which mas
come into existence In the territory no"
compassed by the United States. ] might
even saw in North America. excepting
the primitive songs Of the Indians
(which present an entirely different ~
pecp. are the SONGS % the former black
slaves In Canada the songs Of the poo
ple or that portion Of the people That can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
LUNA

New features are 10 be found AZ Luna
his week and the entire circus bill Is 10
% changed. which viii include twelve
lcrobatic feats. some novel animal acts
and an outdoor performance announced
as a thriller" Luna was crowded 20
the utmost during the hot days last week
and made a new record for attendance.
twenty-five excursions have been booked
'or the next six weeks. Extra attendants
,or the shows and rides have been pro-
cured and the MANAGEMENT promise ample
service at their attractions, which include
Fire and sword. one Of the features
Tornado and Flood the Bunny Hug. the
Gyroplane. the Turkey Trot, the Virginia
Reel and the WitChing Waves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.

The second Of a series Of organ recitals
will be given by William J. Kraft. VI. b..
+. A. c. O., assisted by Edith Porter
Kraft. soprano. at ST Paurs Chapel, Co
umbia University. THURSDAY July Il, at
40 p. m. These recitalg are open TO the
public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13

they had always n conscious and definite
origin Boo som. leading mind For whether
thew grew ny gradual accr'tlon in an AL.
most unconscious way. ou 'Ni- point ,
could get uo information. though ! askca
mans questions until Ht lt-i ono d'i
vine, was icing roW'i across from
Beaufort 10 Ladies leland I found mt
s.lf with d.Ii-ht. ou the a.iHrl 'EHii Oh q
song ON. 81 tho oHrrW'u 90 HiI.k I".i.N
fellow. not soldier on being asked Tor
his theory o. the matter dropped ON %
.lv confession SON. good sIg.ll Ails
h. said. .arr start jest uu' CURIOSITY
hin a-fs.sc sing myself ono"
Ms dream Wa fulfilled HrI uH'
traced ont mot 'hs poem alone, Dur wv
rD.' irplpr,I him 'n proceed
.Dr,. ... .sg. went for '"." One r.
and dc Niger driver. b. Keep a-g'.'.. .,.
ms and { .at 90. G. ole nfE-'' driver
Don auuddsr said Fu-' ting uf m'ilihl
'ol. mo was uo''fr -n NtH H- h.t-'.
driver. usr Z wtd" 90 sims. JUST I'lNN
a word and dom auul 'ar Wufd.
Then b.. began singing. auI ne men.
after listening a moment joined IN 'i'
chorus as " if were 600 u.4 t'lH'IN''I,
though th.y evidently bad never Hriia ]!
h.for, 7 sao how easily ne" sihs
took root among them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
CABARET AND VAUDEVILLE
M2re News of the Week on the
Roofs and at the Seaside.
JARDlN DE DANSE.

The features among the entertainers NJ
the Jardn de Danse on the New York
Theatre Roof this week include the clever
dancers. Joan SAWYER and Wallace Nc
Cutcheon: Diane. the Marvellous Millers.
the turkey trotting Hgsius. Helen At
kins. the Harmony Trio. Kitty Flynn and
Musette. This resort. according 10 all in
dications. seems TO have caught the pub
Tic fancy and. with It's combined forms Of
entertainment. offers many attractions TO
New York's devotees OF the dance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13
MADISON SQUARE ROOF.

The attractions offered at the Madison
Square Roof Garden for the seventh week
Of It's succe ssful seas include the Chi
nese Restaurant. with It's almost noble
chez: the Chinese Wishing Tree, with its
alleged Aladdin -Lamp-like power Of
gratifying any old wish one may make
and the novel stone dancing pavilion IN
the centre OF the garden. The cabaret
programme for the week features Edin
Barton. Stella Ford. Myrtle Boland. Vi
,la Ward. Clark Lincoln. Willis +. Jones
and William Walthers. Amateur shows
will be liven a. usual on Monday and
Friday nights