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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
tIItN,r:I,N TRANSFERS.
Five Deeds Of bargain and sale.
Amounting to Sls.tl..

Il II. St0ltz 81 uN {" Atlantic Con-
Struct!ou Co. @oNloo feet south line
Moore street. li6 feet east al SPOTS
wood Avenue. October 80. 1919; tan
81: Slo.
Erncs; Y. Eurch Ct ny. t." L. L
Stuuard. IMP? feet south line Grove
December I. 1919; tax. 81: $40.
>.Ell"n !. ostrrhind 10 city of Rich
monl, H>NIi feet west side OF an al
ley. 21S feet north of River Side Park ::
also. SING feet west side OF above al
lcy 5a6 feet north of River Side Park.
near Zine street. November 20, 1915;
$l.2l2.
W. l.. Wills 10 Frank i. Cooke. so
MO feet east line Lamb Avenue, near
the corner Of Bacon Road. December
!. 1918. S2.S|".
- J. Davis ct nv. to Albert IL clay.
-" feet g inches hv !! feet south line
lark Avenue ~ feet inches east OF
ELM Street. December I, l"l", tan.
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HOPEWELL IS MAKING
PLANS FOR REBUILDING
Will Limit Use OF Frame COnstruc-
ton and Prevent Kepc-
tition OF Fire.
MANY LOTS CHANGE HANDS
Steamship Traffic Has Greatly In
creased, and Large Warehouses
Are Going Up Along Water Front
i'm city Point.

lIorEWELi., VA. December IL
Many lots wrr" sold ~ this clay during
the first days of the week crding to-
day. From Monday until noon on
Thursday tn" real estate agents re-
ported that business was brisk, with
as many sales for the sam" time az
had been made the previous week. BUS
mess stopped after the nrc. ana when
order WAS brought out Of chaos. plans
were rapidly made for rebuilding the
burned town
The flames had not burned them
selves out Thursday night before plans
were being made aud contracts were
awarded Tor new buildings. Building
materials We're ordered from nearby
citics. ana this began 10 arri"c ycStcr-
day as soon ns transportation could
toe secured over tho railroad. The ar
rival OF building materials in large
quantities congcstcd the freight traf-
Tie, but this is being relieved
repetition OF this weeks disaster
VIII never again visit this city. as in
the future all construction will hc
along more substantial lines This
was mad" plain when a building COM
mittec was appointed by the military.
commander Of the place, 10 approve ali
plans for buildings 10 he erected This
committee viii. in all probability. serve
until the town is incorporated.
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ELECTRIC PERMITS.

The following permits we're issued
yesterday by the Electrical Depart
fn"nt.
j. G. newton. for L. - Kelly. aOl2
inWhAtan street. nine outlets and fiH
same, for William L. Talley. oO4
GLADSTONE Avenue. twelve natures
w. II. Catlctt Electric Co. Tor Raah
& Co south Sixth street. fourteen
outlets.
same, for Davis Brothers. 3lli Floyd
Avenue, !orty-two outlets
l.. y. NarinHcr. for " l.. Hubbard.
Ills West Leigh Street. eleven outlets
Engcib"rg and Bro. FOR I'lInau
Brothers, l2li Hill street. TWO lights
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CRY CIRCUIT curnT.

:, Monday-L. II. Wingneld vs. CITY Of
Richmond. w. \. Wlleroy. p u H.
i: Pollard. y. Il NJ l.. Dahm IS. Il a.
Willcroy; Wcndcnburg. y. o.; Mere
dith y. a.
Tuesday and Wcdnesdny--W A.
Chcstcrinan vs. John q. SCOTS EXecu-
tor Meredith X Cooke. y. q; Collins
u scott, y. a.
city Of Richmond. White. y. Il: Pol
lard, y. d. Mrs. i. y. Andrews v. Mrs.
w. T. German Massic y q; English,
Friday-F. 6. Hoffman vs. J. NJ len
ninss IT al. Montague. y. o.; barnes.
H. a.
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nrsTrNGs counr, PART II.

Sewers Distilling Co. vs. j. Herbert
MrIccr, sheriff. j. NJ Turner D. a.
Elahcriy. Fulton and Byrd. D. a.
Tuesday and Wednesday --.Cicorrc \
M"Nicys administrators ~. Virginia,
Halfway and Power Company ct ais
,;amh Lamb; y. a.; Bryan. Guipon X
ThurSday-Catiin Y Brooks vs. Hcrn-
don Faliafcrro. o'flahcrty, Fulton X
hyrd, u a.; sands X Swartwout. y. d.
vs. pr. George Ken Johnston Wen
d"nburG, y. u. Williams X Williams
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NJ STINGS TRANSFERS..
Two Deeds Uf BnrEntn mud sale.
irlnuntin. S..Ilti.II.

James X. Dunlop ct ux. to John M"y
81. SiXl2n feet east line Nineteenth
street. - feet south OF Sioucwall
street Woodland Heights November
u. 1919: tax. 81: Slp.
Lawrence i. Pool Srccial commits
aioncr. 10 Wi'liam l.. locker. lots
and IN block % in the plan OF Ma
son Park: also. two acres OH the. east
side az the Richmond and Petersburg
7urnpik". adjoining the lands OF Wat
lius ami others. December :, l!l":
slSiSI,
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IrENuIru TRANSFERS.
Thrcc Deeds Of Bnrgnin mud Sale,
Amounting 81 ..:Hi.

stuart Rowe ct nj. Srccial commits
si"ucrs. I" John u. Welsh. lots : to
II. inclusive block {. plan OF High
lnud rark Addition. October 80. 1915;
SSH.
Thomas H. f'nrrand ct ux. to George
u. IIacklcy. lot 40 plan of Montrosc
Heights February Il, 1914: 1915.
sarah l.. browning ct Nir. TO j. How
ard Lord. acres. adjoining the lands
Of II. j. Lord about six miles west Of
Richmond. December 5. 1913: tax, 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
CITY CInCuIT ,.o,;,,r

ihr taking Of evidence was com
nictrd yesterday in the case of Sonhi.,
'"rsuch against the Virginia Rnilyny
anu rover Company in the City Cir,luit
court. ana the jury was nd iournr,,
until tomorrow morning. Alarm.
NH argue instructions at this time
ne suit is for S3.a0o damage. for al
icEcd personal injuries
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cuA>cEny DEEDS OF TRUST.


Eight Deeds of Trust. Amounting
to S22,a26.
John - Richardson to H. l.. Fol
lard. Jr.. trustee. - feet inches by
i32 feet east line Thirticth street. los
feet :. inches north of Clay street.
November Is. 1919: $3.50
Same IL same - feet 5 inches by
l32 feet east line Th!rticth street. 81
!: feet north al Clay Street. Novcm-
Der Is. 1915 S2,35d
Trustees Of Sorthsido Lodge. y. +.
and y. NJ, 10 w l.. Tyler. trustee. 90
MIC feet AZ the southwes; corner Of
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FRI; RECORD.

The IRE at the twO-Story frame stor..
and dwelling AT 123 Rrook Avenue. in
which II negro Was Sunocatcd early
FRIDAY morning. resulted in u los. of
So"O. according to figurcs filed with the
firc Department yesterday. tn. build
!nE waS owned by A. &. IIarnan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
COUNCIL. SCHEDULE.

ne following meetings Of the coun-
'li ana committees are called for this
week: VIC
Monday-committcc on Streets at :
" crock ana the Chartcr-Chanpe Conn
mlttcc ut o'clock
o'clock.
Thursday The Committee on O,rli-
nancrs is scheduled for II meeting at.
u'SlprlI ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
WILL LIMIT ERECTION
OF FRAME BUILDINGS

Tn" building committee viii approve
for temporary US" permits i"i fran"
construction. in certain sections of the
city. and these Viii only h" allowed To
bc built on the rear of the lot. Fer
manent buildings must be Of brick or
stone. SO extensive building sill lac
undertaken for Il few days, - is said
in well Informed circles. Some time
must necessarily clapsc to allow the
debris to bc removed The prepare
ton Of plans for many new structures
is being rushed. and building on a
large scale viii he started shortly.
enc OF the biggest deals OF the week
waS negotiated l.! the liroyhih Realty
Company Til" en'ir" section, known "a
Washington Heights, which has been
plated ana laid of III lots, WAS sold
hy acIcaH" to Charles :. Barrow. TIN.
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COURT CALENDARS.

Ihc following are tho cases set for
i,tl IN me various courts this week:
Not'--P =. is the abbrcviation used
uenotc counSci Tor the plaiutin and
l. II. for the defendant
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS.

The United state Circuit Court o:
Appeals reconvencd yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, with Circuit Judges
pritchard and Woods in attendance.
Court announced and handed down
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III STiNGS RELEASE DEED.
unc Rrtcuse Deed. Amounting

Willis G. pulliam. trustee. 20 Josenh
+. parker. lOoN29o feet At the NORTH
west corner OF Rechy Avenue an"
Eortvtfird street. Woodland Heights
NnNeinhrr /. 1919: SHNO.
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urNnIco DEEDS or Tx, 81.


10 S.H3.
Charles Edward Smith ct uN. 10 T..
7 Crawford trustee >bN2i5 feet. east
Zinc Of Robin Avenue. plan OF tohlii
Park November -. 1913; $500.
l.. II. Baker To -. {. lay l"t. 'ruS
tee lot :, block i. plan OF Wright :
lark December .. 1918: Slc3.
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NJ SrIN,:s DEED on TRUST.
tine Decd al Trnst. Amounting 90


William Il lioul>"r II ais. I" \. u.
.\dauson IT ais. trustees. lot I" IN
block IL: aud lots and IN block
!: i'm the plan oC Mason l'ark. De
vcmhCr \. 1919. Sl.I"u.
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n,:NuIco RELEASE DEED.

One Deed of Rrlcn>c, Amounting
tn SI,ISO.
A. l.. Dickinson, trustee. to NJ. ;.
Alexander 80 "a acres. adjoining the
lands Of George r. Rjckctt. on James
River and Turkey Island Creek. Feb
ruary IS, 1875 SllSo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12

taclcd by mailing TO Studding, set
- or is inches center TO center
Quickly put up, all.that is required
being - hammer and SAW. Free
sampl"
Price per sheet, 32x36 inches, 12e
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For Sale

500 East Cragr ;hird Hat, rooms and
ha,h, So per month. Eiam y rum
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12

!.rE rent rirst-noot tiot. > rooms.
Phone Haudolph 2TiS-i
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Site Surfaced Roofing

On" car of Rcd and
Green Slate Surfaced Roof
Ing for Immediate ship
n"'t. Has grnuulatcd slate
80 special tools required.
Each roll hnB cement ana
NAILS 10 apply 3G-in. wide.
hnd enough 10 cover 100
HpInr" feet, al!o"inp Tor
lam. yer roll 81. DD
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StoUes

y cOInplct" line OF sheet
steel Wood Heating stoves,
coal stoves, Cook stoves,
steel Ranges, OH stoves.
Several carloads ready for
Immediate shipment. Prices
are low. and our goods are
:sthnharh quality.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
Plaster Board

We have one ana Il
half carloads OF Has
ter Board ready for
Immediate shipment.
These boards are -
inches wide, 80 inches
long and 3-S OF AN
inch thick. Heavy
cardboard outside and
GYPSUM plaster he
tween. Makes Il Stin,
SnliI NNnil md IL At
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Groceries

Canned Goods. Salt Meats,
Smoked Meats, Sugar,
Flour. etc. ~ very low
prices. Shipped immcdi-
at"ly from our Iiichmond
stores. send for price list.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12

Anything in the furni-
turc I!u. that you may re-
Guir" for your home can
hc furnished quickly Beds.
cote Mnitr"sscs. Comfort
"rs, Blankets. Chairs. Ia
Ui"p, ctc.
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Clct.ting

Good warm. comfortable
winter clothing 49, Under
wear, Hosiery, Mems and
BOYS suits. Ladies aud
Mlssc, SUITS. Sweaters.
rv"ralis. WORK Trousers,
t."rcoa's. etc.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

folks stories his own. Good stories were so highly
priced by him that he stored them away in his
memory with jealous care, and used them as the
occasion presented itself. AS he himself said:
Il believe that genuine humor is a plaster that
heals many a wound. l remember a good story
when l hear 1t, but ! never invent anything orig
inal. l am only a retail dealer. A pinch OF mental
snuff"
When his friends complimented him on the way
he looked or something he had done he loved to
laugh 1t away with a joke, to show that he appre-
ciated their friendship and still that he refused TO
be spoiled by fattery. The following is a story
in point. One day a friend shook hands with him
and said: "Mr. President, 1t is some timo since
] saw you in Illinois" YES" cams the jovial an
swer. II am about the same as the old horse who
was put in a pasture to Craze. A %neighbor, seeing
the horse after she had been there some time,
said: Well. you put this horse in here to recuper-
ate, but she looks now about the same as when
you first put her in. She neither recupes nor de-
cupes!' That's Just about the way it is with me-"
Two qualities kept him the same unassuming
man after he was made president of the United
States that he was when he began TO make a ca
reer for himself. One was his sense of humor,
which never allowed him to become self-conscious,
and the other his wonderful faith in God and in
his fellow men. His friends never hesitated to ap-
proach him to ask him a favor nor tell him a funny
story. A friend says: "One day on board ship |
showed him in Harper's Weekly a funny little
rhyme which was so amusing that the president
sat down and sprawled himself on the deck and
said: Lend me your penknife.' l handed him
the knife and he cut the piece from the paper,
saying: Not a very d%ignifed position for the presi-
dent of the United States, but eminently comfort
ableJfo that purpose"
Music was another of his favorite recreations.
He loved to hear the boys sing their songs in
camp. He loved homely ballads and simple dit
ties. The greatest favor a friend or soldier could
show him was to sing simple tunes. AS one friend
admits: "Often have / seen him In tears while
l was rendering in my poor way a homely mel
ody."
He found great delight in the laughter and
pranks of children. He allowed his own boys
great freedom in the White House. He often let
their m~isdemeanors go unpublished because every
thing about children gave him recreation and
pleasure. The keeper In the White House tells
this story showing his love for children: I'VE
were walking over to the war department. Just
as we got to the door a nurse holding one infant
and having another at her side got in our way.
l took hold of the little tot gently and put her to
one side SO the president could pass.
That's all right, that's all right the president
said, as though he was displeased that I had dis.
turbed the child"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
In two years Minnesota has spent
$3,524,814 for better roads.

"Ihave written unto you, young men,
because We are strong, and the word
Of God abideth in you, and We have
overcome the evil one" Il John 2:15).
AS Professor Findlay comments on
this passage, "a manly self-respect and
self-mastery T gained at adolescence
OF are forfeited" In the days when
all u native powers of will, magma
ton, enthusiasm and aspiration are at
their best, and when the conditions
Of life are most favorable to self-dis-
cipline, we must deal with those ig-
noble motions of pride, covetousness,
fretfulness, impotence, wrath and
egotism which so painfully disfigure
unsanctifed old age. Age chiefly shows
what a man is, what he has ever been,
whether to his honor or discredit.
1t is not the season of degeneration
SO much as that of revelation. When
the paint peels of, the grain of the
timber becomes evident. When wine
grows sour with age, 1t is seen that It
was always akin to vinegar.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

Houston has a Negro population of
probably thirty thousand, and we be-
believe 1t can be said without exag-
geration that there is not a city in the
country where the Negroes are making
better progress. We do not mean to
say that there is not room for improve
ment or that everything that might
be done to aid them is being done, but
year by year the white people are COM
ing to know that their interest in ev-
erything that improves conditions
among the Negroes is one of vital i'm
portance. 1t is no longer difficult to
enlist the cooperation of the white
people in any movement having for its
object the welfare of the Negro people,
and we think nearly all of the south
ern cities a say as much.-Houston
,(Texas) Post.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
Water Heater on a Faucet.

One of the novelties put out by in
yentors of electrical devices Is a wa
ter heater which is attached to the
water faucet over a hand basin. The
handle of the faucet controls the cleo
trio current, which is carried to the
device from the regular lighting wires.
BY turning the handle in one direc.
ton cold water flows direct from the
main and by turning 1t in the opposite
direction the water ia instantaneously
heated by flowing through the device
The Pathfinder.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

was a disgrace to the profession. On
one occasion he said to an eloquent
culprit at the bar: "Ye're a very
clever chiel, man, but ye wad be name
the o. a hangin'."
When Muir. the political reformer,
was being tried. B~raxfield. parting
with the last vestige of judicial hon.
or, whispered to the father of Francis
Horner Zone ofthe Edinburgh review
ers) as he entered the jury box. Come
ava, Master Horner, come AVA, and
help us to hang ane O. thae scoun-
drels."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

At a time when the procedure in
criminal cases was more a mystery
than it is now, and the line to be
taken often seemed doubtful, Brax.
field, at all events, was ready for any
emergency. "Hootl fist gle me Josie
Norrie Ia clerk of court we'll up in
forms and precedents) and q guide
jury. and I'll do for the fallow"-a typ
zeal example of his lordship's judicial
name
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
DISGRACE TO THE BENCH
Scotch Judge Noted for His Coarse
ness In Court and for His Elk
IRENE callousness.

According to w. Forbes Gray, in
Some Old Scots Judges" (Constable),
the unenviable reputation of being
the most execrated judge in the an
nails OF Jurisprudence belongs to Lord
Braxfield. Cocxburn has dubbed him
"the Jeffreys OF Scotland" and cer-
taiuly B~raxfeld's coarseness IL court
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

In the southern states are to be
found about seventy banks that are
owned, controlled and operated by Ne
groes. In addition to these might be
mentioned numerous building and
loan associations.
The kindly spirit that prevails be-
tween white people and colored in the
South is evidenced by the fact that
presidents or cashiers of white peo-
their advice to the competing Negroes
banks, sometimes opening the first set
of books for them and supervising
their operation until they were well
under way.
Not long ago a bank conducted by
Negroes in Richmond nearly became
the object of a run" because of an
erroneous report concerning the
banks integrity. Several of the lead,
ing banks conducted by white people,
through their presidents, told the
Negro bank managers to pay claims
promptly and that they would provide
the funds required If necessary. They
knew that the Negroes bank was safe
and solid and they had confidence in
the honesty of the Negro president.
Robert R. Motion of the Hampton
institute reports that Gin almost every
community the Negro and white bust
ness men are on terms of harmony
and cooperation, ~loaning and borrow,
ing and crediting as If both were
white or both were black.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
jenny Llnd's California Debut.

At Monterey, Cal, formerly a part
of Mexico. and ceded to the United
States during the Mexican war, is the
first public building built in California
and now q broken-down. weather.
tracked ruin OF adobe. relates the
Health Magazine. In this building
Jenny Lind made her first California
debut, and when the gold the enthus-
tastic miners had thrown upon the
stage after her performance was gath
erred mp 1t was found to I'LL two i've
gallon oil cans-about twenty pounds
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

The Illinois river was 80 termed
from the nlini, a tribe of Indians on
its banks. Another derivation is sug-
gested in Isle aux Noix, Island of Nuts.
Several derivatives more or less fanci-
full are suggested by the etymologists
and geographers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

One of the strangest cargoes aver
carried on the sea was a shipload Of
bees sent from Holland to the Isle
of Wight. England, where the native
bees are threatened with extinction by
disease. The cargo consisted OF 300
hives, containing about 10. 900. 900 bees.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

Of gold, and equal in value to about
$4,000. Another curious building is a
police station which is built within
the braces Of an oil derrick, and for
unique buildings certainly establishes
q record.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

One of the objects of an Australian
antarctic expedition will be the estab-
lishment of a meteorological station to
give warnings by wireless of the Sc
we're storms which sweep for southern
seas.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
Very EMBARRASSING.

Deacon (anxiously)-I wish thai
our young minister weren't obliged to
preach to such a small congregation.
Widow-So do l.. Every time he
said dearly beloved" this mornins
! felt AZ If I had received q proposal
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

Amber is believed by the Turks to
be an infallible guard against the in
furious effects of nicotine; hence its
extensive use for mouthpieces of
pipes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

T~wenty-four driving wheels, each So
inches in diameter. are part of a coco
motive recently completed at Philadel-
phia the most powerful yet built.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

In France a bronze statue Weighing
three and a half tons, that was too
large to be handled by railroad or
canal, was hauled on a motor truck
to its destination, 246 miles.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
wAFRO-AMER|CAN CU[L|NCS

There is much interest in the
growth of the modern dances in the
fact that they were all danced and
played by us Negroes long before the
whites took them up" writes Jesse
Rees Europe in the New York Trib-
une. "One Of my own musicians, Will
liam Tires, wrote the first tango in
America as far back as the Spanish
American a 1t was known as The
Trocha,' and a few years afterward he
wrote The Maori These two tangos
are now most popular. yet who heard
Of them at the time they we're writ
ten? They were the essentially Negro
dances, played and danced by Negroes
alone. The same may be said Of the
fox trot, this season the most popular
Of all dances.
"The fox trot was created by a
young Negro of Memphis, Tenn. Mr..
w. c. Handy. who five years ago wrote
The Memphis Blues This dance was
often played by me last season during
the tour of the Castles, but never in
public. Mr.. Castle became interested
in 1t, but did not believe 1t suitable for
dancing. He thought the time too
slow, the world Of today demanding
staccato music. Yet after a while he
began to dance 1t at private entertain
ments in New York, and, to his aston
ishment, discovered that it was imme-
diately taken up. 1t was not until
then that Mr.. and Mrs. Castle began to
dance it in public, with the result that
it is now danced as much as all the
other dances put together. Mr.. Castle
has generously given me the credit
for the fox trot, yet the credit, as
have said, really belongs to Mr.. Handy,
You see, then, that both the tango
and the fox trot are really Negro
dances, as is the one-step. The one
step is the national dance of the Ne.
gro, the negro always walking in his
dances. l myself have written prob.
ably more of these new dances than
any other composer, and one of my
compositions, The Castle Lame DUCK
Waltz is, perhaps, the most widely
know of any dance now before the
public"