davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
AMERICA HAS FOLK MUSIC

white man, has chosen to express him
self in negro dialect, a proceeding
characteristic of art songs only. In the
realm of art they have inspired such
works as the mastery setting for
lstringed orchestra of both of the above
named songs by Carl Busch. and sever
al sets of variations, chiefly for organ,
by various composers.
"Of far greater originality and in
terest is the racial group the creole,
negro and Indian music. In Louisiana
the creoles, of French and Spanish
origin developed a style of folk
song, especially among the slave pop
ulation in which the natural musical
feeling of the negro race was tinged
with a Latin piquancy and the uni
versally religious sentiment of other
negro music changed to social and sat
iric song.
TT is doubtful whether lie Bana-
nier,' based on creole march tune,
has been surpassed by any of the mod
ern nationalists as piano treatment
OF a folk melody, though it is over
q half century old. The Metropolitan
Opera company has announced a bal
llet for the coming season, The Dance
in the Place Congo, by Henry F. Gil
bert, which will be a further valuable
contribution to creole music to judge
from Mr.. Gilbert's previous successful
! treatment Of folk themes.
Negro music in America was pro
duct Of the age of slavery and the con-
'ditions of plantation life, in which a
race Of unusual musical temperament
came into contact with modern civ
! ilizatiop and reacted in song. The
modern influence is shown in the re-
| ligious sentiment, practically the pre-
vailing tone of this music, and in the
rude four-part harmony, otherwise I'M
known in primitive music"
| The growth OF interest in Indian
music in the past quarter century,
Professor Skilton thinks, has been r.
markable Although he naturally says
nothing of his own contributions to
this literature, he mentions that Of Ar.
thur Nevin, Cadmen, and many 9th
| ers. 1t is perhaps the most promising
field of all, but the very immensely
of its promise was likely to cut short
its discussion by composer already
testing Indian themes and melodies as
material for orchestral and piano lit
erature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
Wafer Power and The
Paper Making Industry

experts expressed the opinion that
zoe, 900 900 horsepower could be de-
yeloped from the streams OF the
United States; the amount actually
developed is less than 100000 horse
power
Everything connected with hydro
electric development harks back to
flood water control. Floods that, be-
fore finding the oceans, annually
strip millions of square miles OF a
large percentage of their fertility.
could be arrested, impounded, and
harnessed for constructive purposes.
The water that causes havoc in the
great valleys of the country could be
used for the generation and distri-
button of heat and power, for regu-
lation of the height of navigable
channels, for purposes of Irrigation.
The cost of developing 100000
horsepower from the streams of the
country has been ascertained. 1t
would, it is estimated, be somewhere
between $4,000, 100000 and 100000
100000. The work would require
about ten years. When it was COM
pleted the United States would have
at it's service power enough to meet
the requirements Of twice the pres
ent population.
True, the nation has many other
and some tremendous obligations to
meet at the present time. 1t could
meet them far better II it had de-
veloped It's known resources in other
years. In order to meet what are
certain to be greater responsibilities
in the future, it should begin its
work of preparedness now, no matter
what the other calls upon 1t may be,
and no matter what the cost.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
TODAYs BIT OF VERSE
THE Path OF LIFE.


Most people recall that President James A.
Garfield preacher and teacher as well as SOL
der and statesman of distinction, but how many
knew he poet? A correspondent of the San
Francisco Argonaut has discovered the following
written by Garfield in his senior year at
Williams college, and printed in the Williams
Quarterly March, 1856:
IT'S beauteous night. The stars look brightly down
Upon the earth, decked in, her robe of snow
No light CLEANS at the window. save my own,
Which gives its cheer to midnight and to me-
And now, with noseless step, sweet memory comes
And leads me gently through her twilight realms.
What poets tuneful Tyre has ever sung,
Or delicatest pencil e'er portrayed
The enchanted, shadowy land where memory dwes!
1t has its valleys, cherries, lone, and drear;
Dark-shaded by the mournful cypress tree;
And yet its sunlit mountain tops are bathed
ROBBED in the dreamy light of distant years,
Are clustered joys serene: OF other days 49,
Upon its gently soping hillsides bend
The weeping willows Ger the sacred dust
OF dear, departed ones; yet in that land.
Where'er footsteps fall upon the shore
They that were sleeping rise from out the dust
OF deaths long, silent years. and round us stand
AS they did before the prison tomb
Received their clay within its voiceless halls.
The heavens that bend above the land are hung
With clouds of various hues Some dark and CHILL
Surcharged with sorrow, cast their sombre shade
Upon the sunny joyous land below
Others floating through the dreamy air,
With gold and crimson hues; their shadows fall
Upon the fowery meads and sunny slopes
Soft as the shadow of angels wing.
When the rough battle of the day is done
And evenings peace falls gently on the heart
I bound away, the noisy years,
Unto the of memorys land,
Where earth and sky in dreamy distance meet,
And memory dim with dark oblivion joins,
Where woke the first remembered sounds that fell
Upon the in childhoods early morn;
And wandering thence along the rolling years,
I see the shadow of my former self
The path Of youth winds down through many vale,
And the brink of many dread abyss,
From whose darkness comes no ray OF light,
Save that a phantom dances DER the gulf
And beckons toward the verge Again the path
Leads DER the summit where the sunbeams fall
And thus light and shade sunshine and gloom,
Sorrow and JOY. this life path leads along
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
Where Was Meredith

Manson Democrat: Strange as it
may seem that such an eminent
democrat should be absent from his
home city, the city in which the
convention was held, but that was
the case with Ed Meredith when the
recent state convention was on, for
he was nowhere in sight in or around
the convention, and the only time
his name was mentioned was when
some democrat blamed him for the
defeat of the party two years ago.
At that time he was the whole con-
vention, the platform and the candi-
date, and nobody else had a chance
to say a word, which was probably
one good reason WIN thew smoke so
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

been popular in ordinary politics, and
even what may have been possible in
ordinary politics, may prove very un.
popular for the Des Moines Register,
who is fighting Governor Harding on
the language question-because the
Register is more against Harding
than it is for the patriotic side OF
this important question.
Charles City Press: From strate-
gical standpoint of politics perhaps
the governor purposely encouraged
the personal opposition of the Des
Moines Register There Is a certain
political value in the opposition of
the Register.
Coon Rapids Enterprise: The anti.
war foreign born population of the
state is said to be getting more and
more defiant. The Des Moines Regis
ter's attitude toward Governor Hard
ing's patriotic course in insisting on
the use of the English language is
embedding the kaiserites to defy
every movement Of the chief execu
tive to unite the people of the state
against the Hun enemy. When this
war is over the Register will be
subtle influence against patriotic
efforts to unity the American people
There are many ways TO spread Ger
man propaganda The Registers way
os one of them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

Manners in the high take far in the world
They are Irresistible. 9 They defense
asanst insult All doors fly open when he who bears them
approaches They cannot be bought They cannot be
learned book; they cannot from lip to lip
they Within and from within that is grounded
TRUTH honor, deicacy, Kindness, and consideration
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

elders, particularly if they are in training dur
ing the period OF waiting. 1t is altogether
probable that the new draft law instead OF de-
pleting the colleges will increase their fresh
man classes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

loudly at the polls. In less than two
years he had faded out of sight en-
tirely, as far as the Iowa democrats
are concerned. You never can tell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Des Moines Capital: Some time ago
President Wilson made schedule OF
peace points which will be necessary,
as far as we are concerned. The
American nation is too busy just now
to repeat these paragraphs. Any
nation concerned may look them up.
They probably have them on file. AS
far as we are concerned we think that
peace will just come about naturally
If we get enough men over there.
Webster City Freeman-Journal: Ii
the German crown prince Is as idlotc
as he looks. the kaiser ought to be
convicted of murder for allowing the
prince to command an army.
Anamosa Eureka: There Is ten
dency. in spots, to cater to the So
called German vote, by inviting criti-
cism of Governor Harding's language
proclamation. Some of the democrats
would like to make that an issue, but
they hardly dare to take hold of it.,
for fear it might prove a boomerang
of most cutting type.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: If Claude
Porter doesn't watch out he is going
to be even more heavily handicapped
in his race for governor than Ed
Meredith was two years ago.
Perry Chief: Claude Porter's
present campaign for governor of
Iowa will be a winner for him, ac-
cording to all reports. After the cam
paign he is to be made assistant
solicitor of the treasury.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The Nc
Adoo proposition to tax war profits of
the excessive kind as high as so per
cent is commendable. Most of these
war profits are unjust and If they
who have collected them retain fifth
of them they will still be that much
ahead, which is too much in many
cases.
Denison Bulletin: What may have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

A shortage of soap is reported in the central
powers. This will add some to the difficulty of
getting "clean peace"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

Director General McAdoo has plans to ''hu-
manize'' the railroads. Guess he never heard
robust brakeman addressing a refractory air
brake hose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

Senator Lewis refers to President Wilson as
the "createst benefactor of humanity New
Jersey ever sent to mankind" Talk about
damning with faint praise!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
KNOWLEDGE LACKING.

The war industries board recently cast
gratuitous reflection upon the good business
sense and sound business methods of the press
of the country It issued a statement asking
newspapers to discontinue certain enumerated
''free lists thus creating the impression that
publishers give away such a large quantity OF
papers as to constitute a waste. Later, the
board issued revised statement making num-
erous exceptions to the original list, which ex-
ceptions cover practically every kind Of free =
subscription. AS mater of fact, the number
of papers given free by publisher Is exceed
ingly small. Publishers do send coples-of their
papers without cash payment to advertisers,
correspondents, ETC., but in all these instances
the paper is sent in return for service rendered
or as a necessary incident to the publication OF
advertising matter. Publishers are not In the
business for their health. They do not give
away papers for the fun of it. The war indus
tries board is to be commended for its efforts
to conserve paper, but 1t should not nave
created the impression that publishers are
guilty of waste through giving away their
papers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

A California woman has been arrested for
paying two dollars to another woman for her
vote This is manifestly mistake No woman
would have paid more thane ninety eight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

Webster City Freeman-Journal: Ii
the German crown prince Is as idiotc
as he looks. the kaiser ought to be
convicted of murder for allowing the
prince to command an army.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

A contributory cause to Rumanla's hum1l-
iation is now revealed to have been letter
which King Charles of Vienna wrote to Ferdi-
nand of Bucharest in which he warned his roy
al cousin that kings must stick together" 1t
sort of recalls that old jest of Ben Franklin in
the DAYS of the revolution who counselled his
associates that if they did not hang together
they would surely all hang separately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

Denison Bulletin: What may have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoKUK

Of the food
prices the
special committee appointed by
county and published with DAM
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: If Claude
Porter doesn't watch out he is going
to be even more heavily handicapped
in his race for governor than Ed
Meredith was two years ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
HUNS STRIPPED POLAND BARE OF
 HER RESOURCES
Continued from Page One)

 mic situation is confused because Russian rubles, Austrian crowns and German marks are fn circulat1o,.. The marks are an heritage of the German occupation
 First we must establish a sound government which will have the con fidence of the outside world. When such a government is established we will put out foreign loans for the pur- pose of buying materials and start ing up factorihes. It is even neces- sary for us to secure loans in order to buy clothes, also machinery and To- comotives. Everything in the coun- try must be rebuilt along new lines.
 ''The Germans transported home all the machinery from the industrial city of Halicz and then set fire to the city This was one of their great crimes in 1914. They did this al- though no battle was fought there. They drove the people by bombing the city and then robbed 1t methodi- calIy.
 "The Germans also requistioned
 all the factories and machinery in Lodz, which is the Polish Manchester, with it's vast cotton and woolen mills. During their entire occupation they continued to loot Lodz. Even last ! September they carried away all the iron plates and f1oorings from the l factories.
 | "They stole our vegetables and l fruits. They took by requisitton 1 everything they wanted.
 "While they did not rob our
 banks, on the third day of the occu- patton of Warsaw in 1915 the director
 of the Deutsche Bank of Berlin came to me and demanded my cash bal
 ance of rubles, the surrender of
 which, he claimed, would regulate | our debts to his bank. The Germans i did the same thing in Rumania after l the treaty of Bucharest"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
FATHER AND SON
 BURIED TOGETHER

The double funeral of Harry Wood, and his son Kenneth Wood, of 791 SeavieW avenue, is another example of the havoc wrought in the city by pneumonia this winter. MT. Wood died, Thursday, after a few days ill., ness, and yesterday his tWelve-year- old son passed away after a short ill- ness of the same disease. Mrs. Wood is seriously i'll at the home on Sea view avenue, from shock and nervous breakdown, the result of caring for her husband and son, and their sub sequept deaths. The double service will be held at the mortuary chapel of H. D. Bishop this afternoon at 8 o'clock, and the bodies will be shipped to Philadelphia for tnterment in Hill side cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
ROMANONES SAYS
 SPAIN CANNOT
 BS ISOLATED NOW

Paris, Friday, Dec. 20- Count Ro- manones, the Spanish premier, in discussing his visit to Paris, said to- day:
 Spain cannot remain isolated at the present moment. She has always maintained the best relations with the Allies.
 ''In coming here to take advantage of the invitation given me by Presi- dent Wilson I have prohted by talk ing with him and also with members of the French ministry, I have con versed with Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pichon and left them with good impressions.
 'I believe my sojourn in Paris will advance the interest of my country.
 Spain does not enjoy absolute tranquility at this moment, because of the Catalonian movement, for which I hope to find a satisfactory solution"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
DRUNKEN DRIVER
 IS FINED $50

Frank Debrizzi of Stratford was fined $50 and costs by Judge Frank c. Wilder in the city>court this morn ing on a charge of driving an auto- mobile while intoxicated and driving without 9 registration card. Angelo Trott also of Stratford, who was with Debrizzi at the time of his arrest was fined $10 and costs.
 The arrest followed the smashing of an automobile into bits by the man, when it struck a lamp post on Connecticut avenue last night. De- brizzi stated in court that he had been drinking previous to the acci- dent. The car was smashed so badly that it cannot be salvaged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
FACED MACHINE GUN BULLETS IN
 ARGONNE FIGHT
(Continued from Page One)

(COnt1nuSd rom Hage OneJ shrapneI has some speed, and when it hits you, it tears your clothes and body immediately"
 There IS one other thing I wish to say" remarked the soldier, "and that is about the Red Cross. The members of this wonderful or5aniza- ton were our mothers during this great tragedy and many a soldier boy owes his life to some Red Cross nurse. The Salvation Army is another organization that came in the thick of the battle for salvage and helped to make life a little easier. But the Y. M c. A, I regret to state, did not live up to it's standards, and when the boys come home, they will have some pretty surprising stories to tell about this organization"
 "The prettiest sight on the battle field is an airplane battle in the clouds. Signals would be given to take care, previous to such a battle, but the sight was so tremendously in- teresting and thrilling that many a time we would duck out from the dugout and watch the scene"
 France now IS Ilke aELef an earthquake" concluded Private Ra- binowitz.
 Private Rabinowitz Is enjoying a ten day furlough in this city as the guest of friends. He is still sta toned at Base Hospital 8, Railway, N. J. He arrived in the United States on Dec. 1.
 The American soldier speaks most enthusiastically of the splendid work of the American boys of the Allies and of the c1everpess of the com, manders in this war who outwittel the Hun
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
DIED.

AAYES-In this city, Dec, 20, 1918. George E. Hayes. aged 31 years, l month, IT days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, No. 11s Center street, on Monday, Dec. 2S, at 2:30 p. m.
 Interment at Park cemetery. Au- tomobile cortege. a#p BRODERICK-In this city Dec. 20, 1918, John J. Frederick.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, No. 421 Lafayette street, on Monday. Dec. 2S, at g a. m., and from Sacred Heart church at 9:3O, with solemn high mass.
 Interment St. MichaePs cemetery. Automobile cortege. a~ iSPEER-In New York City, Dec. 20, 1918, James Speer, son of the leste John and Ellen Speer, aged years, II months.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his uncle, Thomas Speer, 267 Myrtle avenue, on Monday at 3 p. m.
 Kindly omit flowers. Funeral private.
 Interment St Michaeps cemetery.
 a"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
NAME COMMITTEE
 OF 125 MEN FOR
 MEMORIAL HOME
Continued from Page One)

NSOuL1hOOO II O4lA eNoN
 A. s. Ambrose, B. l. Ashmun, P. P. Anderson, Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr., Henry Atwater, Moves B. filling.
 Judge Alfred Beers, w. R. Bassick, E. w. Bassick, Francis J. Brennan r. w. Behrens, Jr., Henry A. Bishop, D. T. Buckingham, Dr. Henry Blod- gett, Morris B. Beardsley, w. D. Burnham, George Burns, A. H. Bull lard, P. P. Bullard, Jr., F. D. Baker, c. E. Bilton, Herman K. Beach, Waldo Bryant, A. W. Burritt, Frank D. Bell, Silas Burton, F. L. Bradbury.
 Rev. A. c. Campbell, William H. Chapman, Charles Stuart Garfield, A. H. Canfe1d, Charles N. Choate, J. H. Collier, E. w. Carpenter, Howard B. Challenger, Arthur F. Connor, Israel J. Cohen, H. Almon Chaffee, Lewis B. Curtis, A. M. Cooper, Mur- ray Chapin, w. H. Comley, Jr., Thon- as M. CulIinan, Richard W. Cogs- well, George E. Crawford, Walter Charnitzksy,
 H. H. DeLoss, D. H. Dillon, Charles D. Davis, David Day, Dr. W. H. Day, William V. Dee, John Dezso.
 Robert M. Flames, George M. Flames, George c. Edwards, Dr. Thomas L. Ellis, George H. Edwards.
 William H. Farrell, Dr. A. c. Zones, T. B. Ford, M. H. Ford, Dr. Gio- vanni FormicheNi, Carl Foster. Jonathan Godfrey, D. B. Gauchet, George c. Goulden, Dr. Virgil P. Gib- ney, W. H. Griffith, Stiles Goodsell, Charles F. Greene, Dr. Charles c. Godfrey, William J. Grippen. A. N. Holly, George s. Hill, Sig mund Hirschberg, Louis Hilsinger, Robert s. Hincks, William T. Hincks, l Edward Harral, John c. Hawley, w. H. Ham, John G. Rowland, Richard s. Howell, Charles Hansen, Harvey Hubbell, William F. Hobbs, Elmer H. Ravens, H. H. Hamilton, George S. HawIey, Philip Holzer, D. M. Jen- nings.
 Fred D. Keeler, John T. King, J. B. Klein, F. J. Kingsbury, William B. Kirk, Rev. Father Komara.
 John A. Leonard, Albert Iavery, Sigmund Loewith, Martin Lusconb. Willis Lyon, W. B. Lashar, w. sey- mour Lacey, Norman Leeds, James C. Ludlum, Simon Lake, Rex. Alex Lud- man.
 Egbert Marsh, Arthur M. Marsh Frank Miller, Paul M. Miller, Rich ard H. Murphy. Luigi Manzi, Guy P Miller, Isaac Moss, A. E. Macdonald Angus H. Mackenzie, Roderick J Mackenzie, A. McNeil, Sr., Kenneth McNeil, James L. McGovern, W. T McFarlane, Father McGivney.
 William J. Nichols, Father Nihiil Edward K. Nicholson, T. J. Pardy James T. Patterson, Jr., Harry g Pearsons, Louis B. Powe, John s f Pullman, John J. Phelan, William B Primrose, s. c. Parker.
 J. Alexander Robinson, Johr Renchy, Rev. W. w. Rose, F. Rhodes James T. Roche, A. L. Riker, W, B Spencer, John e. Stanley, sanfort l Stoddard, Henry c. Stevenson, Sum k ner Simpson, Carl F. siemon, CharIe G. Sanford, c. Barnum seeley, Franl
 Staples, Hamilton s. Shelton, Rev
 stephen r. sherman, James Telford - A. H. Terry. Albert W. Tremain, A. E
 Vincent, B. F, Vonu Wettberg.
 Jarvis Williams, w. B. Wheeler, A
 c. Wheeler, D. Fairchild Wheeler
 Justice George W, Wheeler, s. F
 Wheeler. Dwight c. Wheeler, c. C 1T Waldo, Hon. Clifford B. Wilson, I.yn '- ". Wilson, Harry W. Walker, D. F
 Warner, |. T. Warner, T. L. Watson '- Edmund Wolfe, Geo. Waldo, Jr.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
SENT TO JAIL.

Joseph Delucco, age IS years, s94 Maple street, Hartford, was fined $1 land costs and sentenced to 5 days in Jail by Judge Frank c. Wilder in the lCity court this morning.
 Delucca is said to have left this city hurrtedly two months ago, at which time he took with him a fountain pen, g, gold watch, and the wife of Charles Grucci, 321 Willard street with him. The arrest was made by Detective John Gerrtty, who had been Hooking for Delucca for some time fnast