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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-21

establishment to all sections Of the city.
carrying pianos 10 families who had
hitherto thought the instruments be-
yond the reach of their slender purses.
II is a scene never before presented to
Washington. Pianos. good pianos. stan
dard pianos. cal be obtained for any
price from So upward. Such a sale has
never before tempted the lovers Of Tnu-
sic. It was unheard Of among the peo-
pie of the National Capital. Indeed il
IS doubtful If its equal has ever been
known in any city.
Time of Sale Limited.
But there may be some would-be pur-
chasers delaying the transaction of the
business which will make them owners
of pianos. This is exactly what the
W. F. Frederick Music Company Goes
not want. J. can not afford to waste an
unnecessary hour in disposing of this
stock of exquisite pianos. It Is slaugh-
tering the. price values SO as to hurry
the instruments out of the way OF the
new stock. And there is the danger
that the time limit of the sale may ex-
pire. leaving the would-be purchaser
without the desired piano.
Statesmen are kept at the store and in
the warerooms in the evenings so as 30
expedite the sale. No objection is made
TO the easiest terms that the fertile
brain Of the purchaser can frame The
one motto of the company is. THE
stock must go. Help us to make il go.'
If cash We're paid for the pianos the
bargain would even then be uaprece-
dented. But when easy terms of paw
ment can be arranged the customer is
almost persuaded that he is dealing in
some realm of romance where money
has ceased to be the prime consideration
and where business is done as a pas
time.
OF the Quality of the pianos offered
there can be no doubt. All Washington
knows the high c.uality of every piano
that is in the Fseif1er house. In the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-21
Excellent Assortment.

Pianos of standard makes pianos that have received
the commentator of the worlds greatest pianis pianos
large and smallal offered to the Washington public
the pubcs terms and at prices which in many
less than half the real values of the instruments Pur
chasers assured that practically they may make their
of the W. F. Frederick Music Company sell and to sell
quickly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-21

his wife. my mother-in-law, and two 1T
tie boys. Mrs. Standish had with her
little Rose Standish, six years old.
Immediately after we arrived on the
farm the three children began to romp
and play on the porch and in the out
houses. About $50 o'clock, WoodalI.
Butler, Verden, and a man named CAId-
well. came over to the barn to get the
corn and wheat. They had three wagons.
which they lined up near the barn
door.
THE three children followed the
wagons to the barn. When they ar
rived there their attention was attracted
by a straw stack about twenty-five feet
high. near the corner OF the barn.
There were two others, but not as large.
Horace. John and Rose played on the
stack for some moments, climbing up
on the straw, sliding down, and showing
one another into the stack. After a
few moments, John came 20 the house
to have his grandmother. fasten his
clothes. We were IN the house unpack-
ing furniture. Johns grancmother went
out in the yard with John. and imme-
diately after they stepped out OF the
door Rose came in, looking for him
She had left Horace playing on the
straw stack, with Woodau, Butler, YER
den, and Caldwell loading the wagons.
81 Can't Find Hmacei"
Rose ran through the house calling
John, but could not find him. I sup
pose she remained in the house about
1fteen minutes. and then returned to
the straw stack.
Il - ,,-xr .-ra,7fE ofnv, haaf-
ing when she rushed back a moment
later, saying, I can't find Horace.
dropped the hammer I held and ran TO
the stack. Horace was nowhere to be
found Then / went through the barn,
the stable, and the carriage shed. and
I called him, oh Petei on. Peter as
loud as I could. but there was only the
echo for an answer
II looked toward the ditch down near
the ere *, but he was not there. He
was dressed in very heavy clothes and
being so little he could not have walked
out OF sight across the ice-covered bog
between the time Rose reported him
missing and when looked for him. I
scrambled 20 the top Of the 25-foot stack
and looked all over the country for
miles around. Down my lane 1 saw the
three wagons rolling. In the rear wagon
1 saw a number OF sacks standing up on
end I rushed madly about the farm
and called Pete all the time. I looked
under the barn, in the pig pen, in and
under my wagons and carriages and
everywhere near the house. / thought
my mother-in-Iaw would go insane. She
screamed and shrieked. oh, Horace is
gone and wen never find him here in
this strange country
That remark almost paralyzed me.
but I sent my boy Howard out on a
hunt and also dispatched a note to
Sheriff Hartnett to come out immediate
~. He did not come out until the next
day.
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Easiest Of Terms.

1t is a mistake for those who think
they are mot quite ready to buy to
lose the opportunities offered By this
sale. Pianos can be secured any day or
evening by the payment Of a small de-
post and the promise to pay $500 or
5000 per month. 1t requires no boarded
wealth to get the instrument It viii
require no particular amount of skimp-
ing and saving in the future. Never
was the path 10 music and musical in
stuments made more easy than Is this
one.
One provision is made bv the COM
pany. No pianos VIII be reserved. It
is useless 10 so TO the stores and ask
10 have all instrument held for q few
days. Absolutely and without variation,
the rule IS followed that the pianos go
. the first purchasers who present
themselves at the stores and say they
want to buy. This is done because IL Is
exactly in line with the company'g
chief motive in making this eXtraordin-
airy sale, the desire to make room for
the new stock.
aroused by the sale is that unusually
high quality Is offered for unusually low
price. There is nothing shOddy in tbs
entire stock It is all tilat music lovers
want. good pianos of beautiful design
and exquisite tone.
How It Happened.
One Of the best testimonials 70 the
excellence of this stock which is being
swept into Washington homes by g YER
liable hurricane of falling prices is that
.. G. Pfeiffer did not sell out his stock
and business because he had TO. It
was for quite another reason
When the w F. Frederick Music
Company preached the plan to him OF
merging his business with the company's
he saw the advantage OF such an ar
rangement and accepted 1t. He was
then made vice president OF the large
corporation known as the ". +. Fred
erick Music Company and he win re-
firm.
In this way it is a gain on all sides.
Washington gets one of the finest music
stores in the world. the people of Wash
ingto1 get pianos az the lowest prices
possible, the ". F. Frederick Company
gets an unusually capable officer and
local manager, and Mr.. Pfeiffer becomes
identified with the big corporation as
one Of its directing spirits.
Wants Public's Help.
The sale win not last long. Il can not
last long. The demand for the bargains
is greater than the cry for pianos has
ever been before. There will not bs
much time left for the purchase Of the
highest grade instruments known on
the best terms ever offered here in this
line. The W. F. Frederick Music Com
pany would like the sale TO end tonight
or Tomorrow. X wants the help OF the
public to make il end swiftly
The urgent demand now is for haste
haste, 50 that the new stock may be IN
stalled in the improved and altered
stores Gnd wsreTooms of the Pfeffer es-
adjustment. To achieve this haste the
prices have been cut down to almost
nothing
While the people hurry TO buy. the
company urges more haste. and the
sale goes on with increasing rapidly
and volume.
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largely varied stock are Chicksring and
Stelnway grands, quarter grands, baby
gTands. parlOr grands. and concert
grdHdS. the Renning the HaineS Bros
Price K Teeple, Bradbury, Marshall &
Wended, Foster. Brewster, Cote, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-21
Exceptional Opportunity
to Secure Pianos Of
Merit at One Third
TO )ne-Half OFF Reg
ular Prices.
Undoubtedly the Great
est Sale Of IFS Char
aCter Ever Held in
Washington. Easy
Terms Of Payment.
Store Open Evenings.

ing partial list shows how rich is the
field from which to select, as long az
10 ~ y ST
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Children oG to Barn.

Monday morning my sister-in-Iavv.
Mrs. Mvies Standish. OF Brooklyn. ar
rived in Dover and went out to the
farm with me, my son. Howard. and
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 80. 1901
Not Enough Men Now.

Common sense of the plainest-
and rarest-quality is manifest in
Major Sylvester's disapproyal of the
proposed thirty days annual leave
of absence for members of the local
police force.
As the head of the department
says to the District Commissioners,
the patrolmen have recently not
only had their hours of duty re-
dueed, but their pay Increased and
"a substantial pension retirement
provided. Furthermore, they now
have twenty days leave of absence
and abundant sick leave, in COM
parison with an average of about
fifteen days in other cities.
Finally. if annual leave or any
other means is adopted further TO
reduce the patrol force of the Dis
trict we shall not even have 100 men
10 safeguard seventy square miles
in the daytime.
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
A Triumph for Somebody.

Woman, lovely woman, has our
great metropolis by the ears. Not
the woman OF today, to be sure, but
the lightfooted and sinuous Salome,
daughter of Herodias and grand
daughter of Herod the Great.
Everybody has read, Of course, of
the opera 'Salome," which repre-
sents the hooked-up inspirations of
Oscar Wilde, the esthete, and Rich
ard Strauss. hitherto regarded as a
sort of musical prophet crying in
the wilderness. This work is half
the trouble. The other half is a
dramatic composition, likewise, pre-
senting two foremost actors-Mr.
SOthern and Miss Marlowe-in the
characters of John the Baptist and
the naive. fiower-like young maiden
who ultimately cost him his head.
The opera, as has been said in
these columns, has TN ancient theme
but modern press agent. 1t is
getting along. The directors of the
metropolitan have taken offense at
ii and now it is to be produced else
where, where the sports" will go
TO see it ont of curiosity and the
truly cultured will go 10 see if it is
as bad as represented. Incidentally
the producers viii make money and
true art" viii thrive like a young
bay tree.
But the drama without music
would have had To struggle on its
merits had il not received aid from
a certain powerful souree-that is
10 say, the critical department of
the New York Tribune. where vii
liam Winter sits on his tripod and
swats the unrighteous. He caught up
Salome's danec-which Washington
viewed without culver on the the
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
Taking a Long Step.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission again proved that it has the
courage of its very definite convic,
lions when il recommended. in its
report on the oil industry, that the
Government ought TO make all
transportation rates on petroleum
and its products.
Folks who are imbued with horror
of every extension of Governmental
activity in the direction of corporate
regulationwill SILVER at the pOssibili-
ties of this suggestion. People who
believe the Government has taken
only the initial step on the course
that il must inevitably follow will
he glad that the suggestion of Gov
eminent rate-making has been made
in circumstances which cannot but
greatly strengthen il.
If the Government assumes the
duty of making d complete schedule
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
Farmers and the "Denatured. "

Somebody here in Washington
has discovered that the farmers of
the country are in the depths OF
despair and disappointment over
the working out of the free alcohol
law which has now been in opera
ton nearly a month. Ii is said that
the Standard Oil Company, by its
control of the denaturing sub
stances, makes il impossible for the
scattered agricultmists 10 distill the
alcohol at a profit, and furthermore
that the big manufacturers viii do
about all the business anyway. This
is the way one correspondent puts
il.
When the law was passed enthusiastic
Legislators pictured how the farmer
would prosper II was asserted that "a
law FOR this purpose will bring pros
perity 20 the creates, body Of our best
and truest citizens, the American farm
ers, WHO viii derive from their farm
products OF corn, wheat potatoes. and
waste products, deuatured alcohol, by
which they will be able 10 light and
athtAA NilH.AA AahAAANE- ANNA AlltAA AnNAs anu
drive their engines. which will furnish
power Tor the farm implements. pump
water FOR The cattle and for irrigation
as well as perform numerous kinds Of
other farm labor
Enthusiastic Legislators" may
have drawn in impassioned eIo-
quence that picture Of rural JOY
and profit, but no farmer with a
spark of intelligence and foresight
could have INDUCED in any such
dreams. As has been many times
pointed out before. the individual
farmer with his little plant, his re-
moteness from supervision. and his
general lack OF opportunities could
not hope 10 compete as a producer
with the great distillers and the
powerful corporations. Even for his
own use, he will probably find it
cheaper to buy the output o. the
large establishments than 10 make
the alcohol himself.
However, the new order of things
ought 10 benefit the farmer in two
ways; first, by offering a market
for the poorer sorts of potatoes and
other vegetables and cornstalks;
second, by putting the price of de-
natured alcohol down TO such a low
figure that he can use il as me-
chanical fuel in his farm work. If
the law does not do these things,
something is seriously the matter
with il.
The Washington times., 1907-01-30

DRY that the pure have confirmed
strabismus-and soaked it. Then
Miss Marlowe and Mr.. Sothern re-
piled. And now, greatest benefac-
ton of all, Mr.. Winter has re-replied
in verse! One stanza will suffice for
us plain folk of the Capital. 1t is
the second of six, and runs:
Hitherto considered grim and
Subject only for police,
sweet SalOme. full OF within and
8irlish, gay demure caprice.
Rectined by you, energies
White as Mary's little lamb
Aud, made clearly by your pugze, is
blameless as the peaceful clam.
What more could the press agent
hope for? After that "Salome, -
wrapped in music or unwrapped.
will now not only turn 'em away
in New York, but will be awaited
with bated breath throughout the
provinces"
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
'KINLEYS MEMORY
PRAISED BY FRIENDS
Martyr President Lauded as
Statesman, Soldier, and
Chief Executive.

The Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church. at John Marshall place and C
street northwest, where President Ne
Kinley worshiped, was crowded 10 the
doors last night with those who lis
tened 10 tributes to the martyred Pres
ident on the occasion Of his siXty-fourth
birthday
The pulpit of the church was draped
with civil and Spanish war battle flags
and the pink carnation. the President S
favOrite flower. was worn in almost
every buttonhole In the church.
Mckinley as a Statesman" was the
subject Of an address by Gen. j. War
reH Keller: Representative John +.
Lacey OF Iowa talked of Mckinley as
President" Representative James Ken
nedy, from the Congressional district
once represented by Mckinley. spoke on
Mckinley as "a Congressman and
Mckinley as a Soldier was the sub
ject OF DIT. Franklin T. Howe's talk
Letters from President Roosevelt. Vice
President Fairbanks and Secretary Cor
telyOu expressing regret at their inabil-
ity 10 be present at the meeting. were
read
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
VERDICT ADVERSE
TO MUTUAL LIFE
Had Sued for Injunction and
Damages Against Former
London Agent.

LONDON, Jan. 5o-A verdict adverse
10 the Mutual Life Insurance Company
NJ New York was returned today IN the
suit brought by il agains- d. G. Ha'de-
man, former London manager of he
company, and the North British and
Mercantile Company, seeking an injune-
ton and damages.
The Mutual alleged that Haldeman.
on quitting the Mutual and joining the
North British Company. through MS
knowledge Of the Autuals affairs. vas
instrumental IN having many OF its pol
lcyholders transferred TO the North
British Company. A circular letter. sent
out by the North British Company and
Etaldeman TO pOlIcyholde-s OF the Nu-
tual. was complained of especially j ne
Mutual claimed il had been greatly dam
aged through HaAdeman's actions. and
sought al Injunction 10 prevent the on
posing company using lls knowledge
10 induce other D1licyhOiders 10 with
draw from the Mutual
The Washington times., 1907-01-30

of rates on petroleum end its prod
uets il will surely be the entering
wedge toward extensions of that
power. Every argument that can be
made in favor of Government rates
on petroleum will apply TO the prod
uets of the Sugar trust and the Steel
trust. There is a good deal of evil
dence that the Lumber trust has
been favored by railroad conditions
even more than has the Standard
Oil Company. Why not Government
made rates on lumber. timber, and
related products?
The argument is the same in one
case as in another. Everybody who
believes in any measure of Govern
ment regulation knows that the law
of last session does not give the
commission enough power over
rates. There is needed an additional
grant of broad and effective power.
The commission ought TO have au-
thorlty under which, IN such a case
as this of the oil industry, it could
in its own discretion do just what
il now suggests-abrogate all exist
ing rates on Il given commodity or
set of commodities, and make ga
schedule in their place.
The Times is among those con-
servatives who believe some conees-
sion to progressive opinion is neces-
sary TO prevent undue radicalism.
1t believes that concessions along
these lines must be made now, with
the ALTERNATIVE Of rapidly growing
Government ownership opinion. 1t
is pleased that the commission has
had the courage to make this recon-
mendation, which will not fail TO
secure ample discussion.
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
Farragut Relief Corps
Commentaries Mckinley

Farragut Relief Corps. No. 8. Depart
ment Of the Potomac. Grand Army OF
the Republic, assisted by the Woman S
Relief Corps Of that organization, cele-
brated the sixty-fourth anniversary OF
President McKinley's birthday in q. A
r. Hall. 31S Pennsylvania avenue south
cast last night.
Mrs. Mary A. Dow presided. The ex-
ercises opened with the singing OF
America" followed By these musical
numbers: Duet. Misses Bertha and Myr-
tie Reach, Lustspiel; piano recital Miss
Lula MCGTegOr; instrumental solo, Miss
Bessie Bicker; piano solo, Miss Marcie
Cledaniel, and piano selection by Mrs.
J. H Cunningham.
Department Commander b. p. Entri-
kin. Department President Mrs Y NJ
Calhoun, Post Commander H. H. Bun
yea made brief addresses. and Past De-
paFtment Commander A F. Dinsmore
read John Hays Grafton on Mckinley.
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
HOSPITAL ROOMS
IN DEPART hENTS
Miss Boswell Cannot Under
stand Why Government
Does Not Provide Them.

Miss Helen Narick Boswell. of the
welfare department OF the National
Civic Federation Of New York CITY. de-
hvered lecture at the Cairo last night
on the comforts and discOmforts Of the
men. women. and children who are COM
PEELED 20 work in the mills and fac
tories throughout the country.
Miss Boswells subject was How
some Industrial conditions may be I'M
proved Numerous stereopticon views
We're shown, depicting what has been
done along this line, and what can be
done In the future. There were Dir-
lures OF many OF the great mills and
factories in the country, and Of larg.,
Stoits IN al parts OF the United States.
one OF the slides showed q room IN ri
Dig factory fitted up as a hospital
cannot understand" Tie lecturer
sal9' way the Government has not
made similar provision in the depart-
ments here"
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
Too Costly TO Be Funny.

At cost of S23s.OO the House
has voted 10 continue the weather.
beaten old farce of free seed dis
tribution. To do so it had to over
rule the Char and so place itself
on record twice. In other matters.
eff more merit, it has been known 10
get along without going on record
at all.
Well, the Senate viii probably app
prove, nearly quarter of a million
dollars Will be appropriated, and
the old chain of Congressional pa
1ernalism will hitch and move again.
The seeds have little value as they
are issued 30 the farmer. The good
farmer does not want them. If
gossip at the Capitol is to be be-
lieved. thousands and thousands Of
packages never even start in his
direction, but are gathered up by
employees of Congress and sold in
bulk. Finally, if ever there were a
class which had no right To ask
charity from a Government il is the
American farming class in this year
of plenty, 1907.
What a spectacle il is-this pie
ture of our Congressman talking
themselves blue in the face in praise
of our filters of the soil and then
voting them a bounty! 1t would be
funny if il did not cost so much in
money and self-respect.
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
SOME COMMENTED INDIANS.

W. +. Meagle. of Santee. Neb.. super
intendent of the Santee and POnca In
an reservations in that State. is on
an annual visit 10 confer with the In
dian office people. The Santees are
among the most contented and pros
porous Indians in this country" said
Mr. Meagle. There are 500 of them
on our reservation. and "A short dis
lance away are 200 DOncas All the
Santees are farmers and some Of them
are growing wealthy This year one
of the tribe, a young man. raised . 400
bushels of corn. and on another farm.
owned by three brothers there were
$500 bushels harvested. The Indians.
fo- Sthe most part. attend strictly 10
business. They speak English and have
adopted the dress and costume OF the
country. ] doubt II a dozen dancing
costumes could be found in the reserva-
ton"
The Washington times., 1907-01-30
Appeal for More Pay
For Laboring Class
From WOrkman'S Wife
Declares That While Brain Workers of Gov
eminent Are Being Cared for, Men of
Drawn Should Not Be Overlooked.
To the Editor Of The Washington Times:

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
I read the tetter signed Wife OF an
Employe" in your issue or the 2Sth inst.
and hope the lady may get what she
desires. But since the ladies have en-
tered into the scramble" 20 secure the
small favors. which Congress seems
disposed to scatter abroad for the bene-
MT of the workers in the great coalition
OF Individual interests ana talents com
bined 10 create the United States OF
America, / wish 10 make an appeal
for another class Of workers who labor
for the common interest, and who re-
oeive less compensation for the service
rendered than any other class Of public
benefactOrs. This is the class who labor
10 produce the real Tangible things OF
life upon which the credit ard support
Of the Nation rests. from the Chief Ex-
ecutive down 90 the poorest department
employee.
Their positions were an created 20
handle and control the wealth derived
from the substantial things which the
laboTer's industry has produced. They
have the increased expenses of living TO
meet, as well as the brain worker. This
Republic is d great rich Nation. which
all Of her workers have united in Great
ing. All have contributed % their var
ious talents. Some OF brain power and
executive ability and some strength and
ingenuity. Each is as essential 10 the
well-being OF the Nation as the other.
The brawny arm Of the iaborer is re-
quired 20 cultivate the land harness
the cataract. Tell the forests and gather