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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
will be finished in about six weeks.
Is located on a lot 60x15O feet.
By the A. f. Fox Company.

Several realty transactions have recent
ly been closed by the A. F. Fox Company.
A vacant lot on NJ street between: 18th
street and Connecticut avenue, having a
frontage of sixty feet and containing
nearly 5000 square feet, was sold for
about $4,000 The lot was bought sew
eral months ago by the Epiphany Church
Home as site for a building to take
the PLACE Of the one recently sold, in H
street adjoining the Fredonia Hotel Later
the trustees decided to purchase the
building on Massachusetts avenue be-
tween 18th and 18th streets now occupied
by the home and to dispose Of the n
street lot. The purchaser, John L. War
rem, Will erect house of twenty-four
apartments.
The A. F. Fox Company has sold for
Robert A. Bates the business property
40 Louisiana avenue. The property con-
slsts Of large building covering a lot
2oXlOO feet. three stories in height, with
cellar. One large storeroom occupies
the main floor, which Is on grade with
Louisiana avenue, and the cellar floor Is
on grade with a 30-foot alley in rear.
among the residence properties just sold
by the same firm are three OF the row of
fifteen new buildings on Oregon avenue
between New Hampshire avenue and 18th
street. They contain seven rooms and
bath, are heated by hot water and trim
med with hard wood throughout They
were sold for the builder, John F. Lynch,
at $500 each.
Two lots have just been sold by the A.
r. Fox Company, in connection with
George Y. Worthington, for John H. No
Ian One. located on Florida avenue Just
north Of Massachusetts avenue, has a
frontage of nearly 80 feet and is over 100
feet in depth. An apartment house in
keeping with the general style of building
in the vicinity will soon be erected. on the
lot. The other lot. Of slightly larger di-
mansions, is on the west side Of 18th
street north of r street. :
By Stone & Fairfax.
Stone & Fairfax, real estate corporation,
reports the recent sale for DIR. J. s.
Mosher OF the three-story and cellar resi-
dence, 1419 ODD street northwest The
purchaser. a local real estate investor
will retain the. property for. rental 'pur-
poses. - = ~" :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
Sales Of Realty.

Harry A. Wagstaff, real estate broker,
reports the following recent sales: For
Peter Dtehl, jr.. premises 536 9th
street southeast, to be held by the pur-
chaser as an investment. In connection
with Boss & Phelps, Inc. premises
S14 e street southeast, to c. A. McNaught
for investment. For F.. A. Hermann.
to H. G. Douglass, 451 street north
west, at about 1890, for home.
For Harry Wardman. through the firm of
Shannon & Luchs, premises 3435 14th
street northwest, TO Miss Laura V,
French, at $500. For T.. B. Townsend.
six lots on street, near North Capitol,
on which the purchasers, E. X Lundy &,
Co. are to erect row Of dwellings to be
set back from the street to give a wide
parking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
PRESENT, TIME OF WAITING
IN THE BUILDING LINE
Features in Connection With the Evolution of a
Instead of Putting Up New Structures.

along much the same line as that of F
street, only 1t is still lacking in the
erection of as many important buildings
such is found on that thoroughfare
One element Of uncertainty in ANY forecas
Of this street. outside Of the effect OF the
competition furnished by property on
what are known as the side streets or
those running north and south, is what
is going to be the permanent result OF
such a center as the Union station.
Doubt as to the Future.
Such consideration affects a broad
stretch of territory extending from the
station west to 18th street and also be-
You'd that point. 1t is still undetermined
what is going to happen in the imme-
date vicinity of the station, and men
who hold property there are waiting to
see what Is liable to occur. Such an at
titude accounts, in some degree at least,
for the fact that up to this time various
schemes for erecting In that locality a
modern hotel structure have not come to
anything definite.
No doubt some day one or more build
ings for such a purpose will be put up
in that vicinity, but 1t seems. from the
state of mind of those who have money
to invest, that they are not at all sure
about starting such enterprises at this
time.
"A fer1od or waiting.
In many respects the present is period
OF waiting. There are a good many
houses being built and planned and the
erection of others is in contemplation.
The same may be said Of apartment
houses, SO that throughout the residence
sections of the city there Is activity in
building. In some portions there Is not
much being done, except, of course. some
minor improvements. while those who are
accustomed to put up the larger class of
residences and buildings find the present
rather slack time in their business.
Such a condition Is not unusual at this
season of the. year, when the winter is
not over and spring has not arrived. 1t
Is a period, however. of preparation, as a
rule. and architects and builders are usual
ly busy with plans and arranging for as
sembling materials and for the opening
of active work soon as the weather
permits This year. however. such a
program is not being generally carried
out. which indicates that if there is go
ing to be much work of the description
in question during the coming months
those who will undertake a good proDor-
ton of it are delaying the usual prelim-
inaries.
1t is not unlikely. however. that the
season may, after all, prove a surprise
In these respects. for if there is a need
Tor more and larger buildings in the bust
ness section, or people of means decide
to build. such plans will be carried ont
even II there have not been weeks de-
voted to getting ready
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
Sale of Riggs Street Home.

Willige. Gibbs & Daniel. real estate
brokers, have sold for A. Dammann the
three-story brick and brownstone resi-
dence numbered 1877 Riggs street north
west, on the north side of that thorough
fare, adjoining the corner OF 18th street
The house has a front Of red pressed
brick and occupies lot twenty feet front
by a depth of ninety-five feet. The pur-
chaser. DR.. Joseph d. Rogers. Will occupy
tne premises as his Office and residence.
It is under stood that IS. $50 was paid for
the property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
WILL BUILD A HOME.
DR.. Boyd, U.s.N., Buys Southeast
Corner of 22d and R Streets.

The vacant ground at the southeast
corner Of ODD and r streets northwest
has been purchased by DIR. J. c. Boyd,
U.S.N., for the purpose of erecting there
residence for his own use. The 'front.'
age on r street is fifty feet and the depth
one hundred feet and the consideration
said to have been received by the owner
of the property. John W. Kearney, is
about $4,000, which is at the rate of
somewhere near IS per square foot.
Some vacant ground on the south side
of K street between oath and 18th streets
northwest, owned by d. Carroll Digges,
Is to be improved by the owner by the
erection of three two-story houses. The
locality is one of the old resident portions
OF the city and in the early days the
houses were occupied by some who moved
IN fashionable and official circles,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
Hailstorms and Electric Wires.

The French Academy OF Science 10
somewhat puzzled over the question OF
the influence exerted by a high-tepsion
line on hailstorms. In a recent paper pre-
scented before the academy the instance
was cited Of q chain Of mountains which
apparently attracted hailstorms, owing to
the location OF numerous valleys that
diverted the storms along the line OF the
chain Recently three-phase forty-five-
thousand volt line was built in this vi
cinity, and since then hailstorms have
crossed the valleys and followed the high
tension line. Very evidently the trans
mission line exerted an influence on the
storms. but the exact nature OF, this n.
huence is difficult to explain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
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The Antiquity Of the Sausage.

From the London Globe.
The sausage dates back to the year S97.
1t has been asserted that the Greeks in
the days Of Homer manufactured sausages,
but this prehistoric mixture had nothing
in common with modern product.
The ancient so-called sausage was COM
posed of the same materials which enter
into the makeup of the boudin Of the
French market and the blood pudding of
the French-Canadian. The ancient sau-
sage was enveloped in the stomachs of
goats. Not until the tenth century did
the sausage made of hashed pork become
known. 1t was in or near the year 1900
that. thanks to the introduction into Ger
many of cinnamon and saffron, the sau-
sages of Frankfort and Strassburg &C.
quired universal reputation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
The Fashionable Wedding.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
The Csher-Open both the double doors;
the bridal party is here.
The Sexton-I'll open one; YOU see the
doors are very wide.
One won't do. you must open both. The
bridesmaids are wearing hats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
Unselfsh Crusaders.
ON the Dublin Irish Homestead.

From the Dublin Irish Homestead.
We Qrish have got the name of being
an adventurous people. You will hear the
Irish accent in every continent There is
no speech or language where our voice is
not heard. We have helped to c!vilize
every country except our own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13

~yrrsng the past week a deed was
placed on record transferring the prop
Arty 1922 New York avenue. The owner
was the estate of the late w. S. Thomp-
son, and the house was built by him as
his home. and had been used for no other
purpose. The title is now held by CLAIR
ence c.. Calhoun. whose name was not
mentioned in connection with the trans
action when 1t was made several weeks
ago.
The deed does not give the considera-
ton, which was said at the time Of the
of $12 per square foot. the lot being
2411xi9O feet The newly constructed
building on the south side of Ct street
between 18th and 18th streets is in the
same ownership. In a quiet sort of
way, and yet to an extent that is rather
surprising a buying movement has been
in progress for several months in prop
erty on G street. Much of what has been
done has the earmarks of investment
buying.
Evolution Of Street.
Some new buildings have been erected
by the purchasers of such properties to
replace the structures which long ago
became out of keeping with the sur
roundings and of little use for current
purposes. In other instances the build
ings have been thoroughly, remodeled,
and In that way, no doubt, the income
increased. This evolution of a street,
az what is going on along G street might
be termed. is in it's second period.
During the time the attention of the
public was directed toward the thor
oughfare, when a large portion of the
buildings were still in use for residence
purposes. there was a good deal Of buy
ing. and in some instances prices reach
ed the present level. But what was done
was largely speculative, and the I'M
provements were not many. During
the past year or SO and since the ap-4
parent revival in interests in G street
property. the new owners appear to be
investors. and in consequence what has
been done in the way of improvements
have been Of a substantial character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
Remodel Rather Than Build.

A number of entirely. new structures
have been erected, and in the case OF
one purchaser who has lately acquired
at least four corner properties, as we'll
as some inside pieces. the improvements
have been more in the line of remodel
ing There is a practical reason for not
making what might be looked upon as
permanent improvements. as 1T is by no
means entirely clear what the future Of
the street Is going to be.
Thus far its development has followed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20
High School Fraternities

A circular from Denver gives the
result of an investigation as to the
opinion of parents concerning fra
ternities in the high schools. By IA
to l, parents favored the abolition
Of fraternities, and in like proportion
agreed that they destroy school
spirit, injure scholarship and char
acter, fill no real need, are selfish,
unsocial and exclusive, cause too
early fixing Of social choice, set
harmful social standards of expense
in dress, party giving and other
pleasures, keep late hours, increase
the cigarette evil, encourage truancy;
limitations sometimes result in serl-
Gus injuries, endanger loyalty to
school, and endanger loyalty to
home
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

Notice the new prizes in the
Pioneer Press popularity contest.
Besides the $3.50 piano and the doz-
en- Minnesota State Fair and Won
derland trips offered to the highest
candidates in this district there has
been added round trip railroad
tickets and admission to the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition with ex-
pense money amounting to $125 for
the first prize winner, $500 to the
second and SIS to the third. Also
notice that the subscription rates
for the Pioneer Press have been re-
duced. Remember, asubscription to
the River Falls Journal with the
Pioneer Press entities your candi-
date to double the number of votes.
Read the detailed account of the
contest on the last page of this
paper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

The new fifty-pound gavel, recent
1y presented to Speaker Cannon,
may prove useful in REFRESHING
some of the insurgents" in the
House. Representative Burgess of
Texas presented the gavel to the
Speaker as birthday gift from
Texas, and it bears the inscription,
From Heavenly Houston and the
Lone Star State" The handle of
the 2avel weighs about forty pounds
and is OF polished hardwood, while
the gavel proper is made from what
the Texans call "bungstarter."
The Texans have asked that it be
used when the tariff bill is passed.
1t would be rather formidable
weapon for the aged speaker to
WELD.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

The leader in the anti-saloon
movement in Wisconsin announces
that the fight for county option will
be continued, unless the brewers
and distillers raise the question Of
Statewide Prohibition, in which
case they will be met upon that
ground. Candidates for the legis-
lature next year will be asked by
the county option people for pledges
to support county option bill in
the next legislature. Such a request
will not be an unreasonable one,
and a compliance Herewith by leg
islative candidates will not commit
them to the support of prohibitory
legislation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

The adoption of a joint resolution
limiting the introduction of new
business by Individual members of
the legislature to February 9th was
an implied assurance of a compare
lively brief session. Committees
were privileged to introduce bills,
however, and when the legislature
adjourns it will be at the close of
nearly five months session, with
an extra session provided for, to be
held next winter,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

1t is announced that the general
staff of the War Department has un-
der consideration the authorization
of a campaign badge for those
who served in the army of Cuban
pacifcation between October 6, 1906,
and April /, 1909. AS similar dec
orations have been conferred for the
various other campaigns through
which our army has gone, it is but
fair that such badge or medal
should be issued.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

Senator Dolliver of Iowa, who
was a "standpatter, appears to
have parted company with the Aid
rich contingent, and has been Civ
ing out some interesting information
concerning the tariff upon goods
containing the least particle of wool.
According to the Iowa statesman
the detailed provisions for the tariff
upon wooden goods are of fully as
questionable a nature as are many
other provisions of the tariff law.
The tribute paid by the consumer,
however, is levied after the wool has
left the hand of the wool-grower.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20
Wisconsin First In OratOry

The University of Wisconsin, rep
resented by. &C, Pearce, Dodge
vile, won the first place in the
Northern Oratorical League contest
this year, for the third time in the
history of the league, Senator
Robert M. La Toilette, 70, and Max
Loeb, '05, being the previous win
ners. The other six universities
contesting ranked as follows: Iowa,
2; Minnesota, 8; Michigan, 4; Illinois,
5; Northwestern, 6; and Oberlin, Z.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

Civil cervice examinations for po-
sitions as railway mail clerks were
being held in Minneapolis last week
and the first part of this. Earl
Hunter went up Saturday but was
not of sufficient height to satisfy
the physical requirements and was
not allowed to write. Verne Bailey
wrote the examinations Monday and
VIM. Keith Tuesday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

If the tariff revision Republicans
in the Senate depend upon the Dem
ocrats to aid them in an attempt to
defeat the Aldrich tariff bill, we fear
that they will be a few votes short.
That was the experience of the Re-
publican insurgents in the House
on the home stretch" in their fight
against Cannon. The protective
tariff forces have been materially
increased since 1892, by recruits
drawn from the ranks of tariff for
revenue only" Democrats.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

The thing most needed in tariff
legislation is more light. Unless
the cost conditions which lie at the
basis of the effort to compensate
home industry are fully explored
and understood it is perfectly clear
that we cannot have rational,
scientific tariff applying economic
principles Endorsed by the voters OF
the country. Under the present
method of tariff making the state
ment as to cost of one legislator is
matched against that of another
and there is no authority to invoke,
no clear rule to apply, each accept
ing the view advanced by the inter
ests of his own state or district.
Personal and political consldera-
ticas invariably take precedence of
public and economic ones. A new
order of things is demanded and
Congress can institute this new
order by establishing a permanent
tariff commission vested with power
to examine witnesses, to send tor
papers, etc. Industries which are
helped by protection have duty to
perform aud should make definite
accounting of the benefits of protec-
ton, inasmuch as it is accorded
them in the interests of the nation
and not for their personal aggrand-
izement. That some of the great
commercial leaders have begun to
see this is evidenced by the resolu-
tions adopted recently by the New
York Chamber of Commerce, one
paragraph of which says: 1T ap-
pears clear to your committee that
the time has now arrived when we
should in our country approximate
the system adopted by other enlight-
ened commercial nations, and
should substitute for a haphazard
policy of tariff construction, based
upon imperfect information and in
f1uences exerted by special interests,
a scientific system based upon &C
curate and careful investigation of
existing conditions underlying pro-
duction.'' Undoub tedly we need
light and more light.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

1t would be interesting to see a
fence post driving contest between
two of the professional strong men
who proudly show their muscular
development in the daily papers.
Swinging an eighteen-pound post
maui all day might be just play to
them, but it is safe 10 bet that they
would be willing to go to bed early
the evening after.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

A number of the cheap help en-
ployed by the sugar trust have been
indicted for defrauding the govern
ment, while the millionaires who
constitute the trust, and who were
responsible for the frauds, are not
being subjected to criminal proceed
ings. The big fellows in this case
are the ones who should be
"pinched."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20
Geography a Fad

The following is a letter received
by Chicago teacher:
Dear Miss -, l want you to
promote my daughter SO she can
get through school and get man.
Her sister never studied geography
and she got a man. l don't know
geography and / got man. You
know geography and don't have a
man. Please promote my daugh-
ter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

Japan's gigantic work of admin
istering the affairs of Corea has
been not only severely criticised, but
denounced as oppressive, cruel and
iniquitous to the last degree. AS a
matter of fact, however, the work
accomplished under the direction of
Prince Ito has been one of the most
benefcient eyer performed in that
part of the world. Not only in the
general government has reform
been instituted, but currency and
taxation systems have been created,
the former conditions sfraving been
chaotic; railroads, telegraphs, tele-
phones and a postal service have
been provided; the coasts have been
provided with lighthouses and
buoys; Waterworks, sewers, hospl-
tails have all received more atten-
ton in the past five years than
formerly in as many centuries. Al
together Japan has spent about $72,-
100000 out of her own treasury, of
which 81 800, 900 is invested in rail-
roads, from which some profit may
be expected. Because the entire
work and expenditure will prove of
pecuniary profit to Japan, in no way
destroys the merit of the vast
achievement.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20
Test Mich Goats
For Wisconsin

A herd of five imported Swiss
mich goats has just been received
at the farm of the Agricultural Tx
pertinent Station at the University
of Wisconsin. These animals have
been leased to the station by Ernest
Gozenbach, Sheboygan, Wis, tor
cooperative tests on the breeding
and rearing of mich goats, to de-
termine their usefulness, economy
of mich production, and relation to
other classes of live stock. This
breed of goats known as the
"Schw arzen burg Guggesberger'
breed is noted for its large milk pro-
duction, the milk being OF part1cu-
lar value for infants and invalids,
since goats are practically immune
to tuberculosis. These goats are
kept in Switzerland as chief source
of food for poor people.
The herd includes two pairs. one
aged and one young pair, and one
six-months-old kid. There are COM
paratively few of these goats IN the
United States, and this is believed
to be the first time a scientific test
of their usefulness has been at
tempted in this country. The work
will be under the direction OF Prof.
G. c. Humphrey, head of the animal
busbandry department, who will be
assisted by Mr.. Gozenbach in estaD-
fishing herd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

Paul Stanley, the author of the
famous song hit of several years
back, TIA Ra Ra, Boom De Ay,"
recently died in poverty in Denver,
Colo. Death resulted at the age of
81 from injuries received in the
earthquake shock at San Francisco.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

The United States Supreme Court
practically stands by the railway
companies in the matter of what is
known as the commodity clause in
the Hepburn law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20

Alleged humorous bills intro
duced in the Assembly are referred
by Speaker Bancroft to the Senate
committee engaged in the Senatorial
primary probe, which has become
SO monotonous as to excite little in
tereSt,