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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12

FEW people realize that one Of the
largest, if not the largest, private
collection Of musical instruments is but
few hours ride from Washington.
Its owner is the Right Rev. James
Darlington, Bishop of Pennsylvania, and
Harrisburg.
Under the auspices of the Harrisburg
Chapter of the American Federation of
Organists, Sade Styron, Washington
pianist, gave an Illustrated talk on
claviers and program of clavier music
at the Lee House. Following the pro-
gram, the guests were given an oppor-
tunity to examine the old instruments
which they had seen depicted on the
screen in slides of old paintings of the
seventeenth and eighteenth century
masters.
The collection comprises instruments
Of all types, but is especially rich III
early keyboard instruments.
OF the remote ancestors of the piano,
there is a splendid specimen of the old
hurdy-gurdy, almost luteshaped and
resembling the present-day hurdy-gurdy
only in the fact that it is played By
turning a crank. There also is an eX-
cellent dulcimer, the instrument played
with a hammer, which undoubtedly
suggested the hammers of the piano.
OF the immediate ancestors. there is
very fine clavichord from the Stienert
collection, an unusually early italian
harpsichord and rare spinet, said
to be coveted by the Metropolitan
Museum. Among piano curiosities is
small affair called Mozart piano,
which is combination of musical in
strument and toilet table, and Stewart
harp-piano. The last named is a curl
Gus affair. the lower half resembling
an upright and the upper half concert
harp.
Among the early pianos is one owned
by John Harris, the early settler for
whom Harrisburg was named, the piano
dating about TOO.
At present the collection is kept in a
handsome old English hall with galleries
and great fireplace which the bishop
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Music of the Americas
Sponsored by Associate

THE Pan-American Association of
Composers. organized last Spring
by Edgar Varese. Henry Cowell, Carlos
Chavez. Carl Ruggles and other North
American and Latin American compos-
ers for the purpose of aiding presen-
tations of works by composers of the
Americas. sponsored a concert of works
Of Latin-American composers presented
by Stephanie Schehatowitsch pianist;
Raul Paniagua. composer pianist; CryS-
tai Waters, soprano. and Martha Whit
temore, cellist, at Birchard Hall, lib
West Fifty-seventh street, New York
City March IL. The program included
works by Carlos Chavez. Alexandra Ca
turla. Heitor Villa-Lobos, Amadeo Roll
dan and Paul Paniagua.
The Pan-American Association dur
ing the Summer and Fall has arranged,
through cooperation of Henry Cowell,
for the publication in the New Music
Quarterly of piano works by Adolph
Weiss and Ruth Crawford, violin So
natina by Carlos Chavez and a full
symphonic score by Charles Ives, and
productions in San Francisco of works
by these same composers. BY arrange
ment with Adolph Tandler, the Pam
American arranged orchestral perform
anceS for works by Ruggles, Cowell,
Crawford Chavez and Varese.
Arrangements for the coming season
are now pending with other conductors
and performers.
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Friday evening when Greta Lorleberg
Ven Bayer, pianist, will be the guest
of honor.
A miscellaneous program will be
given by Grace Biddle Brown, Virginia
Cooper, Adelaide Harbers, Catherine
Gross, Cecile Littlef1eld, Lillian Level
Ign, Ethel Pote, Enid Williams and
Ina Holtzscheiter. Donna Taggart will
accompany these singers. Harriette
RiSsler and John Silaz, who were sing
ing in the George Washington Uni
verSity troubadour operetta, Sometime
Soon," viii present songs from the
musical comedy.
Gertrude Dyre and Isabel Squibb OF
the Washington College of Music pre-
scented several pupils in piano recital
at the college Friday evening.
Those on the program were Ruth
Walsh, Marion Wolberg, Myra Kramer
Helen Fur, Edith Barsky, Rose Pol
Ian, Helen Pratt, Ethel Gray Sharpe,
Dorothy Schmidt, Martha Bass. Nancy
Fitzwater, Grace Powell, Elizabeth
Roach, Irving Gertler, Eleanor Gary
and Edith Donovan.
The recital hall was filled with
parents and friends of the young
students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
A New odd World Trio.

A NTON ROVINSKY, pianist, who is
"A noted as an exponent of cotem-
porary music, does not by any means
confine himself to modernism. On the
contrary, his interest in the art knows
no barriers of time, and he cherishes a
particular affection for the earlier COM
posers. Two years ago he formed a
trio for the purpose of bringing some of
the neglected old works to the atten-
ton of the public. They have been
very busy preparing an extensive rep
ertoire, and the greater part of last
Summers vacation period was spent in
rehearSals.
The new organization is called the
Old World Trio of Ancient instruments,
and the instruments used are the harp
sichord or spinet the viola d'amore and
the viola di gambia. Early compositions
of the italian and French schools and
German works written before the time
of Mozart constitute the major part of
the repertoire. The Old World Trio is
now ready for public appearances and
engagements are alrady being booked.
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Philadelphia Groups Join
For 0nera Production

THE afiliation of the Curtis Institute
l. of Music and the Philadelphia
Grand Opera Co.. as was recently an
nounced Jointly by Mrs. Mary Louise
Curtis Box, founder and president OF
the institute; and Mrs. Joseph Leidy;
president Of the opera company, ana
the combination of the financial and
artistic resources of the two organiza-
tions, will provide for Philadelphia pa
irons of music, grand opera OF the
highest standards of artistic excellence
During the season 1929-30 a number
of artists of international reputation
will be presented. Among the first OF
these to be engaged is John Charles
Thomas, the eminent American baritone
Mr.. Thomas, who also has been heard IN
washington in "ThaiS," Aida" and
''Rigoletto," with the washington Opera
Co, is considered by many authorizes
to be one of the greatest, artists on the
operatic and concert stage today.
Mr.. Thomas will be heard with the
Philadelphia Grand Opera Co. in several
roles which he has sung with brilliant
success during his European engage
montS.
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local contests will be held In the cities
and towns Of every State, open to anna
teur singers from 18 to Is years old.
State additions will follow and win be
broadcast from a central point in each
State. Two winners. one boy and one
girl, will be selected to represent each
State in district contests, of which
there will be five. held at central points
in the East, Middle West. Southeast.
Southwest and Far West The 10 final
lists lone boy and one girl from each
d1Strict) will be put on the air over a
coaSt-to-coast network in December, for
final rating by board of musicians of
national standing. All expenses of con-
testantS to the district and final au-
ditions will be paid by the Foundation.
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grade of the line of the Navy and it is
expected that the total number of mid
s1ipnlen to be commissioned will prob
ably just about Offset the attrition in
the line since June, 1928.
Four rear admirals will attain the
statutory age limit of Ga years between
June l, 1929, and June /, 1890, these
being Rear Admirals Thomas Washing
ton, on June s, 1929; Philip Andrews
March 81, 1890: Andrew T. Long, April
6, 1880, and Richard H. Jackson, May
10, 1880. In the event the 1929 selec-
ton board continues the usual practice
in making its selections this year, it is
believed that selections for promotion
to the grades of captain and COM
mander will number approximately 10
and IS, respectively. The number of
promotions in the Staff Corps will de-
pend to some extent on the action of
the line board, since such number is de-
termlned by applying fraction of the
line selections during the ensuing four
year period. IF the fraction last used is
not materially changed it is estimated
that the promotions in the staff to the
rank of captain will equal Is medical
officers, l in the Supply Corps and in
the Construction Corps AS it is almost
improbable that the line selections
among lieutenant commanders will ex-
tend to the running mate of any Staff
Corps lieutenant commander, the pro-
motion of staff officers to that rank is
not anticipated. Promotions in the
junior ranks of the line of the Navy
will occur only as officers in the grades
above lieutenant leave the active list.
A perusal of the Navy list reveals the
fact that three captains, one COM
mander and six lieutenant commanders
will, if not selected for promotion by
the 1929 selection board, be retired on
June 30 because of ineligibility for pro-
motion. These retirements would pro-
vide for the promotion of 10 lieutenants
and the same number of lieutenantS
Gunior grade) on July l, 1929
Notification has been made by the
Navy Department of the policy requir-
ing that the resignation of officers who
had graduated from the Naval Academy
would not be considered until they had
served at least two years subsequent to
graduation. Under the new policy that
has been approved by Secretary of the
Navy Adams, the designations of officers
graduating from the academy will not
be accepted until they have completed
at least two years duty at sea subse-
quent to graduation. designations of
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hat flashed around to show a face of
bewildered CONSERVATION, but, at the
sight of the child taking second shot,
she raised her arm to ward of the UNI
brella and caught the second discharge
on her fingers.
This was naturally good cause for
warfare, but perhaps the adventure
glamour in the baby eyes changed her
mind, for she smiled as he told her,
in proud but happy tumble:
us big man push a but'n Wit a
cane
Having also seen the big man push
the button with his cane, she under
stood the child's idea exactly, but the
mother-woman displayed another point
of view, for she yanked the child by
the shoulder and grabbed the umbrella
from his hand:
You bad boyI Just wait until get
you home. Trying to break Mama S
umbrella like that" And it was his
knowledge of the spanking ahead that
doubtless made him look appealingly at
his victim and whimper. The woman
thereupon Strengthened her hat salts
f3ctorily and voiced reprimand:
He isn't bad boy! He was just
playing that he was man pushing a
button with his cane"
We'll, he's going to be whipped, all
the same"
It reckon he will. You mothers never
allow for a child's imagination: That's
why there are so many dull-minded
people in the world"
There was more to it, but the only
thing worth telling about the incident
was that it happened.
The day in tribute to mans hottest
memory and childhood's best friend.
X X x
A SMALL car was parked in front of
a downtown business building. In
the car was a small terrier that had
been curled up on a front seat until a
couple of young men-still boys enough
to make mischief-stopped at the car
and tried to coax the dog either to get
out or to let them inside. The little
terrier stood guard; his four small legs
planted in defiance. Once he showed
sound that, in big dog, would have
been a groWl.
And if you are right well acquainted
with terriers. you would know that he
was telling those young men:
II am in charge of this automobile,
and I'm going to take care of it until
my man friend returns. See this suit
case on the back seat and the umbrella
across it? They belong to him, and he
is depending on me to see that they are
taken care Of Maybe you are just fool
ing with me, because the new Spring
makes us like to play. Maybe, again,
you might want to get in and make a
get away"
Hence the swapping teeth, the small,
growly noises, and the four legs planted
in defense.
In either case, the young men kept
up their coaxings and commands, until
an elderly gentleman came along and
halted to watch proceedings. And at
the bare sight of him, the TERROR re-
Taxed his rigid body and wagged his tail.
He had recognized an ally.
For a minute the elderly gentleman
made no comment. Then he voiced
wisdom:
Might as we'll give up the fight, boys.
That little chap is whole army Of de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Atwater Kent Foundation
Increases Awards for 1929

SIGNIFICANT of the trend of music
- to what might be called a listen
er's rather than musicians point of
vieW-as the result of radio broadcast
ing-is the announcement of the At
water Kent Foundation for its 1929
Nationwide addition, recently made
from New York. This year all 10 final
lists, who are selected by popular vote
as well as expert opinion, will be given
opportunity for further study as well as
increased monetary awards.
The announcement of the increase of
financial benefit to the candidates for
national honors makes the aggregate of
the prizes $4,000 instead of $17.500 as
was the case in 1927 and 1928. But the
outstanding feature of the contest, in
which more than 100000 young singers
have competed since it was inaugurated
two years ago, is that all finaliStS are to
be given chance to prove the sound
ness of the musical judgment of the
listeners who helped select them by fur
Their study and such increased oppor-
tunity for a musical career as this
provides.
1T seems to me-" said Mr.. Kent,
president of the foundation, in the an
noun cement, that after devoting nearly
year to preliminary contests, in which
should make certain that all 10 of the
finalists be assured of further vocal
instruction and the means with which
to pursue it. For that reason we have
added $500 in cash prizes and two
years in tuition to the former awards.
We have received innumerable assur-
ances from all sections of the country
that the radio addition is worthwhile,
and am, therefore, delighted to take
advantage of the opportunity to hold
another one this year"
The awards this year will be as
follows:
winners Of first place Zone boy and one
girD-S5,000 each and two years tuition in
an American conservatory.
Winners of second place-ss,o0o each and
one years tuition.
winners Of third place-s2,ooo each and
one years tuition.
Winners Of fourth place-s1,5oo each and
one years tuition.
one years tuition.
During the Summer and early Fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Bishop Darlington Collection
of Quaint Old Instruments

has added to his residence, one of the
historical houses of Harrisburg on North
Front street. 1t is his intention, how
ever, to present the collection to the
State when suitable museum has been
erected.
Miss Styron's program was especially
appropriate to the setting and was
greatly appreciated by the audience.
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emu OF MS cane.
The performance
worked successful
ly and he got out
at the stop.
A tiny boy got
into immediate ac-
ton with his moth
er's umbrella, and
before she could
catch what he was
doing, he had
aimed it at the
button over the
seat before him,
but, failing to
reach the mark,
came down on the
hat of a woman
ahead.
The owner of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Retrial Wins Shorter Term.

GENOA, Italy (P).-Luigi Stoppioni,
convicted in an earlier trial by default
and sentenced to 80 years in prison
for killing fascist, returned and stood
trial and got away with a term of 10
years. The crime took place In Janu-
AIRY, 1928.
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will begin its de-
alterations on June
8, considerable in
t eres st is being
evinced in t h e
probable number of
selections in the
senior grades and
the number of pro-
motions among the
Junior officers of
the Navy. T h e
commissioning of
the members of
this years Naval
Academy gradual
ing class will not
result in an in
crease in the al
lowed number Of
H. .. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Dance Recital.
WToTA ARAGoNEsA," an origir

IS TOTA ARAGONESA," an original
dance of Spain, will be feature
on the program to be given by the
Tchernikoff- Gardner dancers on May
"a and 25 at Wardman Park Theater.
The dances are done to Spanish folk
tunes, and the costumes worn are
authentic Aragon peasant dress.
Miss Gardner has arranged numbers
for an unproduced ballet by Chopin,
the theme of which concerns an episode
in the life of the poet, Alfred de Musset.
For the relief of unemployment, Fin
land has granted nearly 100000 to be
used in the construction of post Office
buildings, bridges and roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
AROUND THE CITY
BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

TIME imitation that is -sincerest
flattery found expression in a
street car the other day.
l. An elderly gentleman, who
was of portlinesS that pre-
vented his standing in the narrow seat
space to get at button over his win
dow neighbours seat. sat back comfort
ably and pushed the button with the
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Navy.

Navy.
In view of the approaching gradua-
ton of the 1929 class at the Naval
Academy and the converting of the an
nual naval line selection board that
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ensigns who have completed course of
instruction on shore lasting five months
or more will not be accepted until they
have completed at least one years duty
at sea subsequent to completion Of such
course of instruction.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
MAN, 70, ANNOYS
 WOMAN; BEATENUP
Sufficiently Punished, Judge Be
 heVes-Anery Husband Fined s7

Fred Johnson. 70. of 65 Rocky Hill avenue, was intoxicated on North street about 1 o'clock yester- day afternoon. according to testi- mony in police court today, ani used vile language towards Mrs John Cesarino of 119 North street. She told him to cease annoying her but he persisted and when her hus- band came out of his store and or dered him away, Johnson threat ened to knock my nose off" accord ing to Cesarino, who gave his age as 49. and admitted that he pushed Johnson. who fell on the sidewalk and cut the back of his head.
 Johnson pleaded not guilty to the charge of drunkenness but could not recall anything about what hap pcned on North street. His left eye was badly discolored and showed signs of having been bleeding. He denied that he was intoxicated but Judge Sake advised him to leave drink alone and he would be better off. According to the police records Johnson was never arrested until last week. and he has lived in New Britain 3S years. He assured Judge Sake he could stop drinking, and the latter gave him a. chance to prove it. suspending judgment with the remark that he appeared to
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

ed west. waning as it went; the mil- lion to three million Haitian Indi- ians Columbus found were wiped out. A kindly people, they are now virtually extinct. The headstones by which the world remembers them are a few familiar words: potato. tobacco, cassava, canoe. hammock.
 Then, the Decline
 slaves were introduced in 1905: Drake raided the walled capital in 1886: the island fell into eclipse. By 1919 the population of Santo Do- mingo had been reduced. it is esti- mated, to 63,000.
 "The recent establishment of air service with Florida may serve to popularize features of Columbus paradise that have escaped attention of tourists: the inland lakes. one 90 miles in circumference. more salty than the ocean. and hundred feet below sea level: the dry desert of Azua: the tangled mahogany forests of the eastern provinces: La Vega Real, the Royal Plain of Columbus. as wide as the Shenandoah Valley and almost as long, home of spread ing coffee. sugar, cacao and tobac- co farms: and Samana Bay, so spa cious and well protected that the United States once considered leas- ing it instead of Guantanamo Bay as a West Indies naval base.
 Sugar Is King
 "An arterial highway system be- gun while the island was under the administration of the United States from 1916 to 1924, connects the chief towns. One road runs from Port au Prince, Haiti to Santo Do- mingo City.
 Sugar is king in the republic. England. Canada and Germany buy heavily of the crop which ran to looks forward to the time when it can bring production abreast of Por- to Rico which, by area comparison. exports 20 times as much sugar. Ca coa. the chocolate bean, comes next in line. Yucca and corn and cacao trees grow side by side in a triple system. Bananas. gu- avas and coffe trees also so hand in hand on the same acres.
 In the Dominican Republic there is a bit of the United States of which few people know. A colony of
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

have been punished sufficiently.
 Cesarino was hned q without costs for assaulting Johnson. Judge Saxe taking the viewpoint that hs should not have laid his hands upon him when he observed that he was intoxicated. Prosecuting Attorney Woods scored Cesarino for pushing Johnson. and told him he might have been in serious trouble had Johnson sustained injuries causing death.
 Marcus Blackman testified that he saw Cesarino push Johnson, who fell heavily. Nobody else making . move to assist Johnson, tho witness pick ed him up and applied handkec- chief to his head.
 William Skene, 30, of 5es Farm inston avenue. pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, breach of the peace and assault and was fined $lO on the first charge. with judg- ment suspended on the latter. He said he was intoxicated and did not remember anything about fracas in the yard at his home about 1880 last evening.
 Officer C. w. Hellberg testified that a complaint was made to head. quarters and when he arrived he saw Skene, wearing only his trousers, fighting his brother. Earl Skene. and Michael and Stella Bichon, owner of the property. It was a slam-bang fight with knockdown after knock down. according to the officer, who was compelled to use the handcuds to subdue Skene.
 Inside the house. furnishings were upset and the sink was pulled away from the wall, the officer testified, and a large crowd of neighbors gathered and added to the excite. ment. Skene's shirt was torn to rib. bons in the fight.
 John Romani. 50, of 121 Whiting street, was charged with breach Of the peace and continuance until Thursday was ordered. He will be """ro~"nted by Attorney Angela NJ. Lacava.
 o,.Icers Peter Cabelus and Eugene kieffer made the arrest last night on complaint of Romani's wife. son and daughter, who were in court as witnesses. It is said there has been trouble in the family over a son. and it came to head last night.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
SAN DOMINGO APES
 YANKEE PROGRESS
C,ribean Isle Would Follow
 Example of Porto Rico

Washington. D. C., May 14.-At the request of the president of the Dominican Republic American eN- perts have visited the island of Haiti paratory to drafting budget and a program for fiscal house cleaning.
 Taste of progress has whetted the Dominican desire for more pro- gress." says a bulletin from the Washington, D. C., headquarters Of the National Geographic Society.
 Would Emulate Porto Rico
 "Prosperity is returning to San to Domingo after an absence of foo years. Foreign trade more than doubled in twelve years and more than quadrupled in the last twenty years. Five times as many children are in school as there were ten years ago. The Dominican Republic IS proud of it's record-until it looks east to Porto Rico and southeast to Barbados. If the fertile valleys of SdutU NCIC populated as neighbor Porto Rico's acres, 7,o00,00O habitants would swear allegiance to the Dominican flag: If as dense as Barbados pop ulation. e1.0O0.O00. Only million Dominicans thrive on the tropical abundance of an area equal to Ner- mont and New Hampshire.
 Two republics. the Dominican and the Haitian. divide the island of Haiti. The Haitian Republic occupy ing the western third of the island is peopled almost entirely by de- scendants of slaves. They speak French. The Dominican Republic, often called Santo or San Domingo, after the name of it's chief port and capital. occupies the eastern two- thirds of the island It is pcopled