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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
PIANO RECITAL
BY TELEPHONE
Call Telephone Main $500 for a
Recital on a Kimban Player
Piano." say T. p. Culley & Son
This energetic house has a
new plan whereby they sell
Player Pianos by telephone
E. B. Cuuey's innovation for
selling Player-Pianos is proving
highly successful.

The house Of T. p. Culley & Son, handlers OF
the celebrated Kmball and Kimball make pianos
and player-pianos, have for the past Few days
been conducting over the telephone recitals on 4
Kimball player-piano Through special arrange
menfs made by Mr.. +. r. Culley with the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
any person now interested to any degree in
music can. by calling Main 1850. hear beau
tifel recital OF any of the old masters or sefec-
tons from the late-day composers. MFR. Culley
had one OF the demonstrating rooms cleared OF
Instruments. with the exception OF new model
1911 Kinlball payer-piano, which was placed on
one side Of the room. A telephone was then In
stalled and demonstrator placed in charge. The
idea is simply 70 have the demonstration go
through the telephone book. calling mp all OF
washington's leading residents. After intro
ducfng himself he explains that he is a repre-
sentative of T. p. Culley & Son. and that II the
subscriber has few moments to spare he would
be pleased to render a short selection over the
phone on a Kimball player-piano.
Since starting these telephone recitals 1t Is
understood this department has alone placed
several dozen Of the Kimball player-pianos in
Washington homes and they DOW receiving
telephone calls from prospective purchasers con-
stsntly for recitsls over the phone.
Although this plan has been In operation only
a few days they have already been forced to
increase the selling and demonstrating forces
and have installed several telephone trunk lines
into this department.
IT Is notable fact that, though the demon
strators in this department make several hun
dred calls day. the service rendered by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company is
in every way perfect that the firm has ex-
perienced at no time since inauguratins this
novel plan the slightest dificulty with the
service.
Since this house has been handling player
pianos 10 any extent this department has 50
grown that Mr.. Culley has now secured the
services Of the noted player-piano expert, Mr.
Charles Barnes Of Boston. to head the player
plano repair department, and We understand
upon good authority that outside repair and tun-
ing orders now being booked two weeks in
advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Talks ON City Identification.

Several hundred invitations have been
issued by the Anacost,a Citizens Assoc
citation for the addresses to be delivered
at the new Methodist Episcopal Church
in that section tomorrow evening by
Glenn Brown and David Fairchild. Mr.
Brown, who WILL speak first. Will tell OF
the development Of Washington. past and
prospective. Mr.. Fairchild, who Is pres!-
dent OF the Peoples Gardens Association,
win explain how the growing OF Towering
shrubs and plants around the homes will
erect the Identification Of the city. The
Ana costa Citizens Association has In
vited the following associations TO attend
the lectures: Congress Heights Public
Improvement Association. East Washing
ton Heights Association. Randle High
lands Association and the Southeast
washington Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

Say goodbye TO ycur cOras the very arst
SINE you use z. You will never know you
wollen. aching feet any more. It's just Won
berful the way tho pain vanishes. Rub the
orn-kamuer il with your fist IL you wlsh--nn
pain sitter r I than IL there had neTes
a Flemish your feet. Doesn't that
ouud good to you? Doesn't IT: Then read this:
..Tbe corns On either of my toes were
- large M the tablets you make to
.ure theD. Today there f. M siGn Of
.c~Bs on either foot and No sereaeSs.
So m Wp-to-date GodseBd.--Sam. a.
Hoover. Progress. y. &.
lust 7 H. It's not like sby.hiDS else for
H. purpose you ever heard Of it's tire only
o.: remedy ever made WHICH acts on thu pr.D-
fpie Of drawing ont all the poisonous exuslations
.,.ich cause sors feet. Powders and other rene
les merely clog up the pores II cleans
hem out and Keeps them clean IL works right
a. You will feel better he very nrss time irs
i.ed- Iss IL week aud yoa can forget You
uer had sore feet. There IS nothing earth
hat can compare with il. II is For sale at
il druggists. % cents ger bo1. dircct, II you
rish. from Walter Luther Dodge q Co.. Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Cornell's Fencers Win.

NEW YORK, April Lied by D. G.
Roos.. a clever left-handed foilsman. Cor
nell University won the intercollegiate
fencing championship here tonight, and
to Roos also went the individual honors.
West Point took second place. with ~
points to C'ornelrs 35. The Naval Acad-
envy was third with % points, Columbia
fourth with Is. PENNSYLVANIA fifth with
IL. and Harvard last with L. Cornell's
victory marks the first win for any in
stitution outside West Point or the Ma
val Academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
FUNERAL OF MRS. KAHN.
Services Will Be Held in Baltimore
Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie kann.
wife Of Louis Kann, senior member OF
the firm of S. kann. Sons e. Co.. Of this
city, who, died yesterday after noon after
a lingering illness at he. home on
Eutaw place Baltimore, Nd will he
held in that city tomorrow afternoon
Besides her husband. two daughters. Mrs.
Henry l.. Frank and Mrs. Bertram
Heineman. survive her.
Out. Of respect for. Mrs. -kanps Seatll.
the store Of S. kann. Sons g. Co., will
be closed tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
CUMBERLAND. Nd. April 1.-Dr. John
n. iTompkins, coiored. who was sentenced
70 six years in the Maryland penitentiary
for the part he had in criminal opera
ton which resulted in a death and the
conviction of two persons Of man.
slaughter. has been released from that in
stitution, his term having expired. DR..
Tompkins was a model prisoner, and he
was put in charge of the hospital dis
pensary. He got a year off for good be-
havior- Prior TO his trouble Dr.. Temp
kirs was rated highly here. At one time
strong petition was presented to the
governor asking for his pardon. 1t is ex-
pected that DIR. Tompkins will return to
Cumberland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
|.jOSEPHB. BAKER DEAD,
FINAL RITES TOMORROW
Former Steward Of Govern
ment Hospital for the In
sane Passes Away.

Funeral services for Joseph e. Baker.
formerly steward at the Government Hos
pital for the Insane. viii be held at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at the under
taking esta blishment of w. r. Pumphrey.
Rockville, Md. DR." Baker, as he was
called died at the residence of his
nephew. Edward Magruder. near Beth
esda. Nd, Friday morning. He was
sixty-six years old.
DIR. Baker had been a daily visitor at
the Center market, where he obtained
a supply Of carnation roses, for a num-
Der of years. He always wore bouton,
Micro and was liberal with the bios
sons pinning them on the lapels of those
whom he regarded as his friends.
There is scarcely florist in Washing
ton who did not know the doctor and
Hho had not contributed to his floral
adjournment
Born in Montgomery County, Md.
Joseph B. Baker was a native Of
Montgomery county. Md. He went to
work at the Government Hospital for
the Insane about 1867, accepting a po-
sition as attendant. DIR. Nichols, who
was superintendent of the institution
for many years, thought well enough
of his ability to make him steward. of
the institution. He married Miss Mag
gle Burns, also employed there as an
attendant, and she was made steward
css. The steward was the purcha SIM
agent for the institution. buying thou
sands of dollars worth Of supplies at
time. During his incumbency Of the
office he dressed we'll and always pre-
sented an attractive appearance. He
always wore a silk hat.
About nineteen years. ago he reiin-
auished his position. hut he had money
enough it is stated. to purchase a cat
tie ranch in Kansas. and began rails
ing cattle on large scale.
One son. Joseph B. Baker. ir.. died
in Kansas Mrs. Baker died in Ne
braska and her body was buried there.
"Dr." Baker WAS practically without
funds when he returned from ths west.
1t is stated, and he found it necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Prominent Farmer Dead.
eeiaI Dfsna.eh 10 The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OAKLAND. Nd. April 1--Jesse Glot-
selty. one of the most prominent farmers
and business men of Garrett county, is
Head, aged seventy-five years. He was
porn in Somerset county, Pa, and was a
son of the late William Glotfelty, coming
% Garrett county with his parents in
1858. when his father bought the Cherry
Tree Meadows tracts Of land, containing
Loo acres, upon which he reared his fam
Is. consisting Of ten sons and one
Ia Lighter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
America the Pivot.

In literature given out by DIR. Plat 1t
is stated that America is the pivot for
the Characterization of the world. DR..
Francis Clark. president OF the world
Christian Endeavor movement, was quot
ed as saying. The more see of America
and the world. the more convinced am
that the home missionary holds the key
to the situation.
Pastors in attendance on the confer
ence viii occupy various pulpits Of the
city this morning and tonight. Bishop
Anderson will preach at Douglas Church
at IL o'clock. Ministers who have not
been assigned pulpits WILL to great ex-
tent. attend that service.
The conference sessions will be resumed
tomorrow morning in Douglas Church,
when routine business will be taken I'D.
Tuesday the conference will probably con-
clude its work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Special Dispatch to The STAY.

Special Dspatch to The StaV.
CUMBERLAND, Md. April 1.-The
Eyre Shoemaker Construction Company
has about completed the work OF grading
the Son,erset-Boswell extension of The
Somerset aud Cambria branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. ard track
is now being laid from the Belmont end
All of the bridges and culverts have been
completed ready for ties and rails. and
4, is expected that trains will be operated
over tie new cutoff in June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

Shortly after the Christmas holidays
the familiar face of DR." Baker dis
appeared FROM the business section of
the city. He had met with an accident
while the pavements were slippery and
had fractured one of his legs.
The patient was treated at the Cas-
ualty Hospital After he had been in
the hospital some time he was taken
TO the home OF his nephew. his condi-
ton having become such that it was
realized he could not recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Denman Thompson May Recover.

WEST SWANZEY, n. H.. April L.
penman Thompson, the actor, who is ill
Of heart trouble. was somewhat stronger
tonight, according to the family physi-
cian.. II his condition continues to i'm
prove he 10 said to have fair chance Of
recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
NEW YORK CITY CHARTER
TO UNDERGO CHANGES
Amending Bill, Approved by
I, Mayor Gaynor, Before the.
- State Legislature.

ALBANY, y. Y. April 1.-The creation
OF two new municipal departments-engi-
neerins and arcllitecture-and radical
changes in the names and functions of
four other departments are provided for
In the proposed new charter for New York
city, now before .he legislature, the text
Of which was made public today The
proposed charter has the approval Of
Mayor Gaynor and contains numerous
provisions which, in his opinion, will
tend to correct existing defects in the
city administration. ..- ,.-e---.--..
Principal Changes.
Chief among the changes are tie shear
ing Of the city controller OF many Of his
powers. the creation of a small board of
education with salaried members, the
enlargement Of the mayors powers and
the bestowal Of undivided authority upon
the fire commissioner In the regulation
Of fire escapes and other fire appliances.
To the fire department the charter gives
a wide supervision over the equipment of
buildings with life-saving and flre-pre-
venting appliances. Independent of the
building department.. and the latter is
given wider authority in the supervision
OF buildings. The most sanitary and far
reaching provision declares that fire traps
are nuisances, which the fire commits
sioner must abate.
Becomes City Treasurer.
The city chamberlain is to become a
city treasurer. and from the controllers
Jurisdiction he will take the collection Of
city revenues, taxes and assessments,
making the city treasurer one of the
most Important Of city officials, while the
controller becomes merely city auditor.
Another important provision is the
Establishment Of a department of licenses,
to have supervision of all licenses from
peddlers to marriage licenses. The sue
cession Of the mayor is made definite by
providing that in case Of vacancy the
president Of the board Of aldermen shall
act as mayor until the vacancy is filed
at the next annual election occurring
thirty days or moro after the Office be-
comes vacant.
Education Board Members on Salary.
The present large board Of education OF
unpaid members Is reduced to seven men,
bers. who are to devote their entire time
to the work. The president is to receive
$4,000 year and the others $1,000 They
will have charge Of the disbursement Of
more than 1876 OO0.o 600 year, the employ
mcnt OF $4,000 teachers, the education OF
100000 children and the supervision OF
property worth more than 500 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Notice to Contractors.

'All contractors and builders of Wash
isSton and those of other cities who have
work in Washington. II. G., have been
notified by our representative. This
statement is to tell the general public
that the statement of the representative
OF the Amalgamated Society of Carpeii-
tiers WAS from his organization only. and
does not. in. any way affect the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Of
America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Dr.. Plat Expects This Country
|. to Christianize the World.
WARNS OF AsIATlC NATIONS
Says People of United States Must
BE Friendly With Mongolians.
HONE MISSIONS IMPORTANT
Tells Members of Methodist Confer
ence They Are Principal
Agencies for the Work.

1.-THE purpose Of the great Asiatic
nationS-Japan and China-is becom-
ing fixed as regards this nation. and 1T
behooves Americans to teach them
through their conduct toward them the
true principles Of Christianity. With
the completion of the Panama canal
and the millions of trade which will
come to this country the oriental will
be brought into still closer touch than
he is today. and If Americans are to
have him as a friend they must treat
him after the golden rule
So declared DR.. Ward Plat Of the
board Of home missions and church ex-
tension Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church to the members of the Balti-
more Annual Methodist Conference in
Douglas Church last evening. In this
line he declared he Is an advocate of
foreign missions, but said he believes
America is to be the great Christianiz-
ing center first, and if Americans ex-
pect to succeed in work abroad they
must first bring the people of this ma
ton to a realization that the Christ
standard is the only one for all.
Home missions are the agencies for
this work, he said and If they are sup
ported as they should be the fact that
only one in every thirty EIGHT Of the
population of San Francisco Is a mem
Der of Protestant evangelical church
will fade away and better and brighter
figures will be shown. There is but
one in every eighteen in Denver one
In every fifteen in Chicago. and in New
York one in thirteen. These great GEN.
tiers must be evangelical. DR.. Plat de-
clared. and then America will be in
proper shape to lead with her great
movement which will bring the world
to the standard of Christ.
Pleads for Mountaineers.
The cause of the southern mountaineers
came in for pleading on the part Of the
speaker. he declaring the people Of the
nation should be aroused in their be-
half, and do all in their power to see
in the work of making them citizens of
the republic who will be able, through
the great work of education, to see just
what great benefits are given to them.
and also in retaining them from acts
of depreciation from time to time.
He praised the work for the negro
race as well as the effort the negro has
made for himself in his striving for ed
ucatiOn. and in this connection said that
he had but 3 per cent literates. while in
the brief period of his emancipation he
has brought the figures of his literacy up
to % per cent.
In closing he urged the members of the
conference 20 tell their congregations of
urge them to do all in their power to
aid in raising the annual call of the home
mission and church extension board for
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
Complete List for Sixty-Second Congress
as Selected by Democratic Caucus.

The democratic members or inc
standing committees OF tho House 1or
the Sixty-second Congress. as selec'eo
by the democratic caucus vesterday'
follow, the first member named I'D eacn
case being chairman of the commit
tee:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Suffers From Accident.

to accept the hospitality of relatives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
CARPENTERS MAINTAIN
ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
Brotherhood Continues to
Work at so Cents an Hour,
ignoring Advance.

Notwithsta nding the announcement by
the Amalsamated Society of Carpenters
TO the effect that carpenters of this city
employed by the Builders LeaGEe AMI
Master Builders Association would re-
ceive an increase from 30 10 :.6 cents an
hour, with a orty-four-and-a half hour
week, il was said last night that the
members of the United brotherhood OF
Carpenters and JoinerS of America viii
work for 10 cents an hour. with a forty
four and-a -halfhour week.
Statement by Secretary.
G. b. Byrne. secretary of Local -nion
I::2 of the United Brotherhood. issued
the following statement:
I'VE desire 10 announce that the state
ment of a representative of the ANAL
gama:ed Society of Carpenters, 80 the
effect that the carpenters of Washington,
ID. c., would get an increase of ~ cents
per daN at the rate of forty-four and "A
half hours per week, az agreed by the
Master Builders. 10 go into effect ApEE
1. 1911, after postponemcnt of nearly
two months. is correct, rega riding the
Society OF Carpenters The
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joners OF america. which has been re-
quested by the 'Amalgamated Society or
Carpenters on two occasions TO Join in
this proposition. has. however. notified
the a.nalgamated society that we are to
stand pat by our proposition OF 20 cents
per hour and forty-:our and 4 half hours
per week. as adopted by Local Union No
LID. United brotherhood, at a special
meeting held January II, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-01
IMPORTANT WORK
 OF GEN. SUMTER CHAPTER

Mrs. N. W. Trimble, regent of General Sumter chapter, Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution, makes the following an- nouncement
 General Sumter chapter has decided upon an interesting course of work for the coming season. The object is to raise fund for memorials to the Revolution ary soldiers of Jefferson county. Accord ing to book recently published by Dr. Thomas Den, the state historian, we have IS Revolutionary graves in Jefferson county. Many of the descendants are prosperous men of this community, CT are children at present in the public schools The chapter is pushing .his work to completion and it is an obliga- tion not only to the members, but to every man, woman and child in this great American country. We should stop and think of tho lives which have been sac- rificed on the altar of patriotism to es- tablish American independence-of the time when so many great lives went out with this motto enshrined in their hearts, My country, 'tis of thee: O, give me lib- erty or give mo death!" This country stands today as one of the grandest on the face of the earth; it is one where great happiness is enjoyed and immense fortunes have been carved. The chap ter has formed a committee on Revolu- tlohdry graves oI JeIIeTsol county. they will endeavor to locate and properly meiil- orialize these graves. The names on some of them are almost indiscernibfe and descendants should give all possible help to the committee if they wish the names of their honored sires to be kept from oblivion and to be handed down to posterity A committee of active and pa-
 riotic women from General Sumter chap ter includes Mrs. J. V. Allen, cliairman; Mrs. Turner Weal.ley, Mrs. J.e T. Harrell, Mrs. Lee Bradley, Mrs. Samuel F.. Greene.
 A committee on monumental funds in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-01
Rr MYRTLE MILES

There will be noS more inspiring spec taele among the many at the State Fair than the exhibition of the aviators, and nothing will sc interest society. Every one, who has seen an aviation meet recog- .nizes their compelling power of in f5terest An aviator race is regarded as the most wonderful and stirring of spectacles. It has every element of attraction, inelud-' ing the touch of danger, and is an att traction that draws like a magnet. Like slender arrows shot from a Herculean bow, or like giant birds the aeroplanes fly straight and true under the touch Of the pilot and with the sun sleaming on their wings make a spectacle unequaled b. any other harnessed force. An occas- ional mischance but adds dread fascina- tion. else why should Mosant's sister and Ralph Johnstones wife have followed in their respective footsteps after the mis- fortune which deprived the flyers of life? Miss Moisant and Mrs. Johnstone have taken a prominent place in aviation, and arc accomplishing. much in the field of science by their experimental flights.
 
 It Is thrilling to read the incidents of big flights and imagine the countless cpl sodes that befall the contestants in their l.. eathless race across land or sea. Bird men sometimes have the privilege of play ing Good Samaritan, stopping by the way side to give first aid to fledglings with lac crated heads or crippled wings. Some tirnes-too often--one hears of lives sac rifced in pursuing the chase. Then there is a pathetic side to aviation as well as a romantic and a tragic side, which adds another element to it's history.
 The flying colonies on Long Island are said to shelter many misguided inventors of aeroplanes who do not yet know that their contrivances will never fly. There are some whose falls and other mshaps have gone only little way toward con vincing them that there is something wrong somewhere, and they still strug- gle on trying to get their freaks into the air. Some are without funds and are content to live on the simplest of food ana sleep under their planes at night. They love their contraptions more than their lives, these struggling inventors; a few days ago a pitiable incident illus 'trated this fact when one of them fell With his machine, wreckins the plane and 4endangering his life. As he was being lifted from the hopeless wreckage of the toy which had cost his fortune, his first thought was for it, and he refused to leave it until assured that it was un- Harmed Such incidents but mark the steps by which the science progresses, and it is interesting to note the various stages of development The Aero Club of America, for example. is going to make joy riding in aeroplanes an offense against the law-if it gets its way. Further, the board of governors of the club has voted to recommend to the New York leg islature that proper laws be passed mak- ing it misdemeanor for any person to fly an aeroplane which is not his own