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New-York tribune., 1917-08-19

Because Of the false llght IN "hicn
it presents the story OF musical develop
ment in America, both in its past and
present phases, and the fatnous con-
eeption and the bumptiousness with
which il undertakes TO foretell tbs
course which musical culture will fol-
low in the future, We have undertaken
the task Of looking into the details OF
Volume " OF "The Art o. Music" a
work in fourteen volumes published by
the National Music Society with more
particularly than We care to bestow
upon its companions. The book bears
the title "Music in America" and has
for its editors Arthur Fsrwell and W.
Dermot Darby. The latter is the su-
thor of the first nine chapters, which
practically cover the history of music
in the American colonies and the
United States from its local beginnings
down to to-day. A writer whose name
is indicated by the initials IN. VI. NJ"
and whom we must leave unidentified,
contributes a chapter on musical edu.
cation. Cesar Saerchinger writes on
"The Folk-Element in American Music, "
Mr.. Farwell on some of the composers
of to-day, and Benjamin Landlord
writes two chapters on "The Classic
! Period of American Composition" (by
which is meant the period bounded by
William Billings and living men VINO
are not taken by Mr.. Farwell into bis
classes as romsnticists, neo-classicists,
nationalists, eclectics and ultra-mod-
erns), and the composers Of lstter-dsy
light operettas or musical comedies.
/ For all the discussions Mr. Farwell
sets the pegs in his Introductory chap
/ ter from which we have already quoted
( the opening phrase: prophecy, not his
tory, is the most truly important con-
cern of music in America"
When Mr.. Farwell and his compan-
! ions undertake 70 cast the horoscope
! of American music their stars, planets,
/ houses, etc.-in short, all their astro-
logical paraphernalia-are drawn from
such momentous things as the publica-
tions of the Wa-Wcn Press founded
/ by Arthur FsrwelD, the Municipal Con-
certs Of the City of New York. arthur
Fsrwell, supervisory, concerts given
three or four years ago by the Lam
bord Choral Society BENJAMIN Lam
| bord, conductor), the Modern Music
Society concerning which we have a
strong impression that il gave few
gasps, rounding out its birth and death
at about the same time), the pageantry
music of recent days largely composed
by Arthur FarweIl) and the "Com-
munity Sings" by which Mr.. Farwell
last May proclaimed that new nation
was to be made out of the United
States and a new art out of music. In
view OF this We must be prepared for
some of the singular statements which
are put forth as facts in the book; such,
for instance, as that practically the
entire population" of such localities as
Bethlehem, Penn, and LitchfeId Coun-
ty, Conn, are enlisted in the Bach
Choir and the Litchheld County Choral
Union, and that the high iinks Of the
Bohemian Club in San Francisco are a
part of the movement which is bring
ing high art down 10 the neopIe or the
people up to high art.
New England and the South
Mr. Darby, in his historical survey,
starts out TO dissbuse our minds of the
belief that the influence Of New Eng
land was paramount in the develop
New-York tribune., 1917-08-19
Further Consideration Of The Art of Music -SurmIse
Masqueradng as Flistory-New England and the
South-A Cleaning Of Misstatements--
Estimates of Present-Day Composers
By II. E. KREHBlEL
(Second Article)

rnent Of America. "The music OF Colo
nial New England" he says, had no
moro influence on the music OF to-day
than The writings Of Cotton Mather
have had on the works of o. Henry"
What proof is there that the music of
the early New Englanders Was with
out influence? Is il because the psalm
times of Billings are not echoed in the
pianoforte pieces of Mr.. Farwell's
ultra-moderns? Though there may
have been mo musician by trade in
Boston in 1873, as Mr.. Darby learns
from an oft-quoted authority, and
though the selectmen refused to give
permission 10 the orgsnist Of Kings
Chapel to keep a dancing school in
1714, that same organist was offering a
large stock OF musical instruments for
sale two years later. There were also
choirs and singing schools in New Eng
land soon after 100, music books were
printed as early as l712, and public
concerts were given in 1881, which
seem to have compared favorably
with similar functions in European
cities" The first settlers came from
the same merry England" that sent
its 'unruly gallsnts" to Virginia, but
Mr.. Darby opines Che can find no evil
dence to support him, though Mr..
Sonneck CLEANED the Southern field as
carefully as he did that OF Boston, New
York and PHILADELPHIA that the gen
tlemen Of the South were practical
musicians because OF the aristocratic
life of the section, and that music had
to them "a certain personal meaning
which it could not have had in New
England, whose Puritanism prevented
music from being an expression OF
profound and fundamental emotions"
Yet Mr.. Darby admits that the South
ern point of view did not impress it.
self OR tSs American people, while the
New England view did. II made them
fond of music, led them to encourage its
practice and developed in them a high
taste in the art. In fact, though they
had as much taste and culture as the
same class of people elsewhere, they
"did not feel music as serious and
necessary thing" Thus Darby keeps
on arguing in circle. In a wholly
gratuitous manner he surmises that
public concerts were we'll known in the
South earlier than in any other part of
the country. He appeals to no records,
because there are none; he blandly as
sumes his facts. But if he admits
what Mr.. Sonneck taught him that New
York listened to opera in 1902, why
may not New York also have heard
concert music before 1892, which is the
first Charlestown record? Tut, tut. 1t
is waste of time to read Mr.. Darby's
historical exposition. Better a page
of dry records from Mr.. Sonneck's s
Early Concert Life in America"
New-York tribune., 1917-08-19
Brooklyn Burlesauc

The attraction this week 1T the Star
Theatre. Brooklyn, will be the Ameri-
can BurlesausrL
New-York tribune., 1917-08-19
A Promenade Beset with Brambles

Let us ramble through some of the
other pages Of the volume and test
Mr. Darby's capacity for compiling the
information which he sought in the
writings of his predecessors. We will
overlook things obviously immaterial
and clerical or typographical blunders.
In 1855 Ole Bull, as lessee of the
Academy of Music in New York. Of
fered prize Of $1,000 for the best
original grand opera by an American
composer upon a strictly American sub
ject. This smuses Mr. Darby, who says
that at the time there was no Amer
ican composer capable of writing an
original opera on any subject" Yet
on page 333 Of this same book we are
told that William Henry Fry's opera
"Leonora" was produced In 1S46, and
that "Fry's operas we're serious in their
aim and in their workmanship showed
the hand Of surprisingly skilled ar
tist and one we'll versed in the older
dramatic formulas" Mr.. Fry was one
OF our predecessors on "The Tribune's"
staff and we are little jealous of his
fame, though We do not know as
much about his opera as Mr.. Lom-
bard seems 70 have known. We recall
as an evidence of Mr.. Fry's zeal, that
Horace Greeley once instructed his
managing editor Charles A. Dana, TO
find out what IL would cost to have
the Academy of Music burned down,
and if the bill were reasonable to have
II done. He wanted to make room in
the paper for some political articles
OF his own which had been crowded
out ito make room for Fry's eleven
columns Of arguments ms to the feast
bility of sustaining the opera in New
York II they would only play his com
positions" Poor Fry, 10 have space
given him so grudginglyl But George
r. Bristow was also composing music
az the time and Ole Bull produced his
NP''oi MP HdU W lnhle,
Here are more blossoms for our
bouquet OF blunders. MIR. Hammer.
STEMS first Manhattan Opera House
was not situated ION Broadway and
Thirty-fourth Street." but in Thirty
fourth Street, some distance from
Broadway. NJ. Castelmsry did not fall
stricken with heart disease on the Met
tropolitan's stage during a perform
ance of Tristan und Isolde; the opera
was Martha" in which the unfortu-
nate man was playing the part Of Iris
tan. Mr.. Conried did not introduce
Alessandro Bonci in le0s-'o9; Mr..
Hsmmerstein brought him from
Europe for the first Manhattan season,
is06-'07. The opera I'll Maestro di
Capella,' performed at the New The
stre in isos-ro. was not Pergolesis,
but Pssr's. Fanny Elssler did not sing
in English opera in Philadelphia in
1916: she was a dancer, OF whom Mr..
Darby must have heard. Nine. Patti.
strakosch's name was not Adelina, nut
Amalia; she was Adelnas sister. The
title OF an opera by Wolf-Ferrari ia
81 Giojelll della Madonna not lie
Gicjie della Madonna" The Boston
Opera Company which was very
closely affiliated With the Metropolitan"
New-York tribune., 1917-08-19
New England and the South

Mr. Darby, in his historical survey,
starts out to dissbuse our minds of the
belief that the influence Of New Eng
land was paramount in the develop
New-York tribune., 1917-08-19

Camilla Dahlbcrg, who played IN
The Great Lover with Leo Ditrich-
stein. bas been engaged By Metro
pictures Corporation N play the part
n the woman spy In Draft 26S." =
new patriotic picture written by VIII
New-York tribune., 1917-08-19
Estimates Of Composers

After Mr.. Saerchinger's chapter on
American folksong I'm which much use
IS made with credit Of a book called
"Afro-Americsn Folksongs"), We reach
a discussion in -four chapters Of the
composers who have lived and are liv.
ing in America The former detained
Mr.. Landlord for but little space, snd
need no laurel from US. But Mr.. Far
we'll has ninety pages OF comment on
the men who share his Sympa,hies. He
divides his pages evenly between one
group OF romsnticists and neo-clsssi-
cists and the nationslists. ecleetics and
ultramoderns Of whom he Is one. This
younger group, it appears, Is decAr-
ing for complete musical indie
pendenee based upon the Unrestricted
assimilation and reflection OF every
New-York tribune., 1917-08-19

Vol. V OF "The Art OF ua
with "Ths Voice and Eeen 1n.vIs,
The editors are David {. pl.rSis >
Hiram X. Moderwell, and - ',;o,.
ham has written the intreoVwsnsi,' wnsi,.'
VI: "Chorsl and Churen =, !,
Rossiter Gleason Cole, Sls,.,.; WV. :
duetion by Or. Frank psms.Sv vs
VII: "Pianoforte and Chsrno,,r o,a,,ls,
editod by Leland Hall, lnt,Ts.or !.rs. ORE
Harold Bauer; Vol. VII; y
trs and Orchestral MUSIC, ,-.isF
ismir Lembord, with IN snu.., lnw y
translated from Richard ia. or
on the subject; Vol hi .,.Sseiis,
by Cesar Sserchingsr ln.TTu ,.Ts. ps'
Alfred Hertz; Vol ~ Iiae,i,,
by Ivan Nsrodny, int'0aS "a III
Anna Pavlowa; Vols. N sp,,,sss :
occupied by the genera Il If
Dictionary and Vols. XII
musical illustration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
PIONEER RESIDENT
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Thomas =. Delaney. Succamb< to Pa
raiytic stroke After an IIlDe~S of
More Than Year.

Thomas +. DELANEY. we'll know n
pioneer resident OF Pendleton. sue
cumbed this morning at : O'Clock tu
a Psrtlyttc stroke after an illness or
more than a year The funeral is to
b.. held at the Brown chapel on Tues
day afternoon at 2-30 under the aus
pices Of the Redmen lodge.
Mr., Delaney was So years old. hny-
ing been horn in JASPER county Mis-
souri,. Nov. 2s. 1858. When "a smalt
hoy he crossed the plains 70 Califor-
MIA With his parents. His father
died in 1851 and his mother 8 wear
later Tie came TO TmatiIla county in
an esriy day and from 1857 up until
the time ~ his last illness followed
th, sheep shearinE business.
He is survived by wifi. and 1i
Year old daughter ot this citr and bv
two brothers Hand Delaney 81 Sro-
kane and Scott Delaney of Alberto
He was a member of the Christian
church
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
AI,eus scck CitiArn,hip.

or the five alien horn residents Of
this county who filed petitions in the
local court 20 become American citi-
zcnS during the month of May. four
were natives of the countries opposed
TO the United States and one OF the
allied countries. The names Of those
filing their first papers. the land Of
their nativity. their present residence
and the year in which they came 20
this country are as follows, Edward
Aron Baum. Austrian. Pendieton.
1871. Emil Adoirh Cchacfer. Ger
many. Pendleton IsOS. Heinrich
Matthias Mitr. Germany. Hermistou.
1910. Frank Rack Germany. Pen.
dlctou. 1919. John Joseph GRAY. Irv.
land. Nsss. 1895.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
ALL STARS GET
NEW SHORT STOP
Inficid Greatly strengthened by Ad-
dition OF Brownie Gross. Manager
of Portland BABY Bcayer>.

Greatly strengthening the inficld ~
McGarrigle's All stars. which will
meet the Indians of the reservation
tomorrow afternoon a. Rouud-Jp
Park, il the addition Of Brownie
Gruss manager of the Raby Resvers
iu Portland. GrusS is on the road
now and LAYS over in Pendletou three
SUNDAYS out OF four He will play
Shortstop tomorrow Fritz I.undStrum
will be- ON second. Gunner Peterson
GA third, Biu Carey ON first and
Boone HAYES behind th. bat max
ing speedy combination
The Indians have not been defeat
ed this season and number some real
PLAYERS on their team. The game
promises 60 be well worth seeing.
10 the fans Eive the new Pendl-tou
team proper support Mauarsr Nc
GarriEle Intends hrinEiuc iu srria
.crore ert~it- Teams to Furnish ~gr-
uraH alI Hs..rl-ut
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
FLORAL SHOW WILL
Be HELD THIS YEAR
Dates VIII he Announced in Near
Future, So,iety Decides At Meet
ing Last Night; New Officers
E1le11ed

Another floral show is to be held
in Pendleton this year, the decision
being reached last evening at a meet
ing OF the Pendleton' Floral Society,
which has staged past shows. Anoth-
er meeting is to be held next Friday
evening in the city hall for the de-
termination of the time and place.
Because of the lateness of the sea
son this year it is believed that a
much more creditable floral show
can be held this year than heretofore
inasmuch as there will be no con-
ficting occasions. Generally the
high school commencement and Me
mortal Day make such heavy de-
mands upon the flower gardens that
the floral exhibits are robbed Of their
best fruits.
The flower season is really just be-
ginning in Pendleton. During the
past week the first roses bloomed
out and within the next two weeks
the roses will be at their best.
Therefore. it is very probab able that
the floral show will be held within
the very near future.
The society last evening reelected
DR. /. L. Temple president and Mrs.
A F. May secretary. Mrs.
Gideon Brown was chosen vice pres
ident and Miss Grace Oliver treasur-
er The meeting was attended by
number of enthusiastic men as well
as ladies last evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
CHAOS RE|GNS IN RUSSIAN
CAPITAL; ANARCHISTS URGE
PEOPLE TO LOOT AND KILL
DATE OF STRAWBERRY
FESTIVAL ADVANCED
Humid Weather Following Gold
Rains Causes Milton Fruit to RIpen
Earlier Than Was Expected.
MILTON. June 2.-Milton Straw

berry-Red Cross day is advanced
nine days earlier than was officially
announced last week, the change be-
ing necessitated by the sudden hu-
mid weather following so quickly
after the long cold rains The
growers and fruit men advised the
executive committee of the Red
Cross to advance the date to Tues
day. June IL. 1917.
The day will be filled with pleas
ure from beginning to end. A giant
parade, a good dinner. an afternoon
program. more than twelve sporting
events. including Honor Guard First
Aid work and military formation.
dancing. shooting gallery. uierry-go-
round and many other features Will
occupy the day.
The Red Cross members are asked
to register at Red Cross headquar-
ters and the Honor Guard will prob
ably establish headquarters for their
out of town guests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
SPANISH WAR
VETS FAVOR
ROAD BONDS

BY action Of Malabon Camp,
Spanish War Veterans of Pendleton.
the proposed six million dollar bond
issue for good roads is endorsed on
the ground of the military advantage
To be gained from such road con-
struction. The action of the camp
Was taken without the knowledge of
the local road workers and was at
the instance of Scout Young Camp of
Portland. which organization had
passed resolutions endorsing the
bond issue. This resolution set forth
facts from a letter from Secretary of
War Baker showing the government
desires the Improvement of roads in
the Pacific coast states, Oregon be-
ing specifically named. Other regions
v here such work is asked for in
ciude certain Atlantic states. the ter
ritory tributary to the great lakes and
he Mexican border.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
i. S. Message to
Russia Disappeared
Exposition of War Aims Designed to Quiet
Separate Peace Propaganda and Quiet
Slqus Evidently Not Delivered; German
Agents Suspected.

WASHINGTON, June 9-The
state department has asked cable
companies to Investigate what hap
pened TO the governments recent
war aims message which was sent
to Russia TO quiet the separate peace
propaganda and solldify the slavs.
The message was evidently not deliv-
cred.
The state department received the
last word from Ambassador Francis
May 20 The message was not men
toned. The note was sent in spe-
clal code. probably one already in
German hands
The department is not fully ad-
,ised as TO the message'N route. II
is believed IL was sent via Britain
and Archangel. thus obviating pas
sage through German hands. unless
the Germans employed cable Off
ces. 1t is suggested German agents
bribed the cable company employees.
The lost message is considered high
ly important German agents are
suspected
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
DISPATCH OF
) DIVISIONS IS
CONTEMPLATED
Plans are Not Yet Complete
But They Include Little
Training in American Camps
General Staff in Favor.
TRANSPORTATION IS PROBLEM

WASHINGTON, June 2.--Fivc di-
visions Of national guartismcn, about
.OoO men. will b. I'm Europe by
winter. II the army general staff plans
aTy' adopted.
Action on ths--e plans Is expected
to-day or early next week. The staff
j. understood Ia favor the plan,
though there's difficulty In transport
ing such a large number Of men be-
fore fall. Even a fairly large trans
mort could accommodate scarcely
over two thousand.
While the plans are incomplete.
they contemplate little training in
American camps. leaving the rcai
hard intensive work 20 the British
Ciass--S.
The war department PROPOSES to
pi,.k the hest trained gIiardsmcn for
the servIcr.
II the transports are secured there
Is practically no question about send
ing the men abroad before winter, 50
they might be seasoned and trained
IN time to get into the Autumn drive.
on, Division "a Drop in Bucket"
In making plans. the war depart
ment is considering the fact that a
single division is only a drop In the
bucket" whereas five divisions sup
pIementinE one. could make n real
IMPRESSION on the western front.
It's the army officers idea TO re-
tain the bulk OF the regular army in
the United States to train the selec-
live service army.
Plans for sending the militia abroad
knowing them definitely. are sur
prise here II was supposed America
would not send troops to Europe. eX-
ccpting the Pershiug division. in less
than a year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
HATRED OF GERMAN
AIRMEN IS FOCUSED
ON FLYERS OF U. S.

PARIS. June 2.-German aviators
are concentrating their hate on Am
erican flyers in the Lafayette esca-
drille No machine rIying an Ameri-
can flag is given a fair chance in \
single combat The enemy tries to
overwhelm with the number of their
fighting planes.
Dr. Edmond Gros, chief organizer
of the famous corps. made this state
ment in appealing for the support OF
Americans to give the Escadrilla
moral and material support
Thirst for Revenge.
when American aviators appear
in the sky it's a signal for the en-
emy to attack I'm force he declared.
The American flag and Indian
hcad-the squadron's emblem-have
one meaning TO the enemy and that's
revenge. our aviators aren't given
a chance to fight an equal fight.
They must fight against several and
they're doing it with a bravery that
ought to be better known in the
United States.
These men are upholding Ameri-
cas- honor with their lives and most
" on funds scraped together by in
terested Americans.
The war department hasn't even
sent uniforms"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
PENDLETON PLANS
BIG CELEBRATION
ON JULY FOURTH

Pendleton will celebrate the Fourth
Of July this year as never before.
This decision was reached this
morning by business men who We're
approached on the subject by Mayor
Best and a meeting is to be held
sometime next week to appoint COM
mittees and begin plans for a great
observance of the nations birthday
The city council and the Commercial
association will cooperate as last
year.
Because of the war in which the
United States is engaged. the merch-
ants are uuanimouly of the opinion
that it would be sinful neglect Of
patriotic duty for Pendleton not to
hold a Fourth Of July celebration.
The whole county win be invited to
attend and all entertainment will he
free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
MAY RAINFALL
TWICE NORMAL

" was wet old May and nobody
around here's ging to deny 1t. should
anybody. however. be so forgetful of
the damp days that unhappily are
stnl with us, the official weather rec
tds show cunclusively that more than
twice the normal precipitation was
received during the merry month Of
MAY. The normal FOR the month is
l.4s inches whereas 2.7S inches fell
This unseasona BILE rainfall completed
taking up the deficiency OF the early
winter months and then some. The
normal for the wet season up to June
] is 1895 inches and we have had
iwth US l2.5S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
WILL START BIG
RED CROSS DRIVE

PORTLAND. June AT the ur-
gent request Of the president repre-
sentatiyes OF northwestern states
gather here Monday to outline a
campaign for a great Red Cross
campaign.
President Wilson named F L
MEYERS as delegate to attend the
Portland Red Cross conference Mon
day
J. F. Robinson. Leon Cohen and
Harry Chambers Of the Smythe-Lon-
ergan Co. will represent Pendletou
at the conference Mr.. Robinson lef:
today by auto for Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-02
Soldiers and Sailors Join in
Demonstration; Released
Criminals are Beginning Re-
vOlutiOn; Clerks on Strike.
KNOVOLOFF, MINISTER OF
COMMERCE RESIGNS POST

PETROGRAD, June p
Anarchists paraded the New
sky Prospect, bearing banners,
Down with Authority, Long
Live the Social Revolution"
Speakers urged the people
to loot banks. Soldiers and
sailors joined in the demonstra-
ton. The arrest of the parad-
ers was not attempted.
The workmen's and soldiers coun-
ell adopted a resolution approving
the removal OF the ex-czar from his
palace to the fortress OF Peter and
Paut
Crime Wave Sweeps city.
Russian criminals. released at the
beginning of the revolution are max
ing Pefrograd unsafe. A wave OF
robberies and violent crimes Is
sweeping the city. The millionaire
merchant. OreEoriorr was killed at
his home by three men.
Minister of Commerce Rnovolofe
resigned on account Of differences
with the minister of labor six
thousand Petrograd clerks have
struck, demanding the double wage
which has been retroactive since the
beginning of the war
ConfiscntiOn Of Property.
The provisional government will
endeavor to obtain a revocation of
the vote of the council of workmen
and soldiers Yesterday. II Is assum-
ing control of the fortress Kron-
stadt. Pe1rograd's principal defense.
The journal of workmen and SOL
diers' delegates announced the con-
fiscation Of property may be neces-
sary owing to the slow process in OBJ
tanning subscriptions to the liberty
loan