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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
LIKE A BOILER SHOP
Admiral HemphiII Demands
Less Noise in Alley.
SHAKES HIS HOUSE WALLS
Declares Carts and Garbage Gongs
Are Intolerable Nuisances.
APPEALS TO COMMISSIONERS
Conditions in Rear of P Street
Residence Described in a Wig
orously Worded Letter.

Declaring that the alley in the rear OF
his home. at 1874 r street, has become a
bedlam and that the resulting noise in
his home is like that inside OF a boiler
shop. Rear Admiral J. n. Hemphill has
requested Of the District Commissioners
that vehicles be not allowed to go faster
than walk in the first hundred yards
OF an alley and no unnecessary noises be
allowed in alleys. The matter will be
taken up by the police department.
after my return from the Philippines,
in October last. and up to the last of
1908 the alley In this square, bounded by
Massachusetts avenue 18th and and
18th street northwest, had been compare
lively quiet and comfortable Suddenly
the conditions changed and the place has
become a bedlam by reason OF carriages,
delivery and ice wagons rubbish and
other carts and autos going in and out at
a fast speed, with ringing bells, footing
horns and shouts and whistling of driy-
erS.
'Peddlers and old-clother collectors and
occasional drunken negroes add to the
din at various times.
Delights in Loud Noises"
las l write the man of the paper-col-
Letting cart is ringing his gong like an
ambulance or fire engine, Notwithstanding
the fact that my man was at the back
gate before he reached it. An expostuIa-
ton brings the retort that he has to
warn others, i. Ell have to suffer be-
cause he, like the most of his race, de-
lights in loud noises"
Rear Admiral Hemphill points out that
practically all the traffic is in and out
of the alley between his home at 1924
P street and the house at 1926 p street.
1.-The resulting noise in those two houses
is like the inside of a boilermaking shop.
and the effects of the passage of the
vehicles. especially the heavy ones. are
like those of an earthquake. An in
spection of my room walls and ceilings
will show what I state and mean.
Declares Conditions Unbearable.
1.-The traffic and din have doubled re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
BOTTOM OF WELL DROPS OUT.
Peculiar Happening Followed Shock
of EARTHQUAKE in Iowa.

MASON CITY, Iowa. July 2S.-Was the
earthquake felt at fairfield, Iowa City
and other parts of the state on Sunday
evening responsible for a strange phe-
nomena a few miles out of Oelwein a
short time previous?
Ed McSweeney had a well on his farm
100 feet deep. 1t was never known 10 go
dry. The hired man, sent to get some
water, heard a peculiar sound ana
about that time the water commenced
running from the pump into the pail.
He noticed the water was roily and as
he was looking around for the cause he
heard q breaking away of something be-
Meath. Literally. the bottom had fallen
out of the well. There seems to be now
a great cave beneath the pump.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
Treats Bulldog Like q Woman.

CHICAGO, July 29.-''Take off her cor
sets and put ice on her head" ordered
DR.. J. S. Sweeney. house physician, when
Sitting Bull, an English bull pup owned
by the family of B. T. Bailey of Mexico
Mo-, was overcome by heat in the bag
gage room of the Palmer House last
night.
WHAT" demanded the porter
Well" replied the doctor, take OF
that six-inch collar
The corset was removed, ice placed
on the dogs head, and the animal re-
lieved. The family went on TO Mexico
City, leaving the pet to be forwarded
upon complete recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
safely from the encouragement Of fires.
floods and business depression.
Women Safe on Streets.

zone of the finest attributes of frontier
life still maintains in DeadWood and that
is the attitude toward women. A woman
who has any legitimate business there is
safer on the streets of Deadwood alone at
midnight than she would be in any part
of Chicago or New York. The west be-
lieves in women and respects them. Much
of the old chivalric attitude toward them
still remains. One of the criterions of the
real worth OF any civilization is its atti-
tude toward women. Tested by this,
Deadwood is entitled to rank among the
highest classes Of civilized towns One
reason for this attitude was found orisi-
nally in the fact that in a new country
women are scarce-they are rare jewels.
and the western mining towns have not
quite forgotten those days. Whether Or
not more years OF Familiarity with the
induce upon the western man the care
lessness of action of the easterner in this
respect remains to be seen. The inter-
esting point just now is that at present the
western woman may claim all the free
dom accorded to women in any section OF
the globe without FORGETTING the considera-
ton of the men.
"Deadwood was once known from coast
to coast as the toughest town in the
most orderly. most modern, most civil
lied. The roughness has gone. but the
strength that originally generated that
almost savage spirit still remains. 1t
has been turned into legitimate channels,
and that is the partial explanation for
the rapid rise Of this community into one
of the leading commercial cities of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
BALKs AT PLUGGED QUARTER.
Chicago Husband Fined for Giving
Wife Bad Coin.

CHICAGO. July 29.-Faithfully for
seventeen long years Mrs. Johanna Ford
lived with and labored for her husband,
John.
John never was liberal. However much
he may have been favored by fortune
he never would give his wife more than
% cents at a time. Penurious he was.
too, in the matter of love. When he
wished to add emphasis to desires Of
his heart a pull at her hair came more
frequently than tender kisses.
And all this might Johanna have for
given. But when her liege lord tar
dily rewarded her ministrations with a
plugged quarter of a dollar her spirits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
Mabel and Susan Martin. Julia Nelson.
Agnes and Gertrude Smith.

Mabel and Susan Martin. Julia Nelson.
Agnes and Gertrude Smith.
The girls bore evidence of refinement,
although tanned and travel-stained. They
said they were on their usual summer
jaunt, and their objective points were the
Lincoln birthplace farm and Mammoth
cave. They were well supplied with
cameras, and each one "toted'' small
grip.
They said they left their homes in Chi
cago five weeks ago, and had made the
trip without any mishap of consequence.
With the exception of a few instances
when they considered it novelty to
take a lift from a farmer on the high
road in his jolting wagon. and to be
ferried across streams, they had made
the trip to the Lincoln farm on foot.
When the bevy arrived in Hogdenville
they created a stir among the country
beaux. When they inquired the way to
the nearest soda fountain they were di-
rected by many willing gallants. They,
however. would not let the boys pay for
their refreshments, but they went down
into their wallets, which seemed to be
beautifully supplied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
Eighteenth Century Hats Colossal.

CHICAGO, July 29-Women of today
do not go to any such extremes as did
their foremothers. Prof Myra Reynolds
informed an audience of the university
co-eds in Mandel Hall.
THE hats Of the women of the eight
zenith century were colossal Prof. Rey-
nolds said. They We're SO large that to
satiriZe them actresses wore real flower
gardens of considerable weight
Artificial beauty devices Of all kinds
were employed. Even those who had
beautiful hair and compilations smeared
themselves with paint and powder and
wore false puffs.'
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arose almost with the fury Of one who
has been scorned.
When Ford was hailed before Nunic-
pal Judge Goodnow to answer charge
of non-support he admitted his wife's
accusations, was fined So and costs and
sent to the bridewell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
London once Of The Star.

The London office of The Star, at 3
Regent street, is maintained for the con-
Of Washington people travelling
in Europe. Any one before going to Eu-
rope should come to The Star Office in
and make arrangements for
the full use of the London office. A
letter introducing the traveller will be
given, and full instructions issued from
this Office to the London Office to take
care Of his needs. forwarding mail. etc
All friends of The Star are cordially in
vited to avail themselves OF these faciii-
ties without cost
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Liquor Interests Aid Law.


The brewers, wholesale liquor dealers
and several of the saloonkeepers are very
urgent in using their influence to secure
d strict compliance with the new regula-
tons for fear of the enactment of a
prohibition law. The sentiment in South
Dakota is growing strongly in that di-
rection and was headed off at the recent
session OF the legislature by the enact
Inent OF several special acts dealing with
the temperance question. One of them
gives each town local option and each
county local option, and il county
should vote against saloons the towns
would be compelled 10 comply. Further
more, II a County Eeglects or refuses to
pass a dry law any town or city may
prohibit the sails OF LIQUOR within it's lin
its. Last fall st Hot Springs the aues-
tior of prohibition was tested and lost
by a very narrow margin, which, 1t is
claimed, Is due to several old soldiers at
the State Home, who were induced to
vote against the proposition on a promise
of free beer.
treating act, which requires that sign
with letters at least four inches long
shall be displayed over the bar in every
saloon where il may be plainly seen by
every one who enters, warming them that
each customer must pay for his own
drink. and that any barkeeper VINO ac-
cepts money from one man in payment
for liquor consumed by another is liable
10 fine and Imprisonment. This act has
provoked q great deal of ridicule and will
doubtless be evaded. as such specific laws
always are, but at the same time the tenn
perance people propose to use spoilers
for the purpose of securing its enfoI ce-
ment. AS it only went into effect July
l there has been no opportunity for
test.
Can't Drink on Trains.
Another law prohibits drinking or rail-
way trains. 1t has been customary for
10 town on business to buy a bottle of
whisky TO take home with them on the
train, and, of course, they passed IL
around among their friends and fellow
travellers in the smoking cars, which were
often the scenes of disorder, and even
murders. Under the new law every con-
ductoT, brakeman and other trainman
special constables to enforce this law and
they required TO arrest and deliver
10 the MAGISTRATE at the nearest sta
[ on every man who pulls bottle of
whisky a train.
1t seems strange 10 find such laws en-
forced in a town with the reputation of
. Deadwood, but the picturesque and tough
life of the west has always belonged
10 the placer stage of mining, and as a
towr becomes more valuable commercial
ly and. mining is reduced to an in
dustry. the camp loses Its picturesque
ness. Deadwood has reached the second
stage. There are no wild Bills or "Ca-
lamity James" in the community today.
for they do not harmonize with paved
streets, brick schoolhouses, stone church.
es and electric plants.
Best Features of Both.
Speaking of these changed conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
FIVE WALK FROM CHICAGO.
Pretty Girls Long Tramp to Lin.
coins Birthplace.

HODGENVILLE. Ky. July c9.-Ffye
pretty girls. with the dust Of travel on
their shoes. strolled into this little town
after five-weeks journey on foot from
Chicago. They gave their names rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
Something Lost-Much Gained.

The romanticist bemoans the absence
of the old picturesque days: he regrets the
passing of the placers and the nuggets:
he longs for the old days Of the cowb boys:
he finds more beauty in half decayed
old log cabin than in a modern stone
block, more pleasure in wild, untouched
mountain than in city of mines and
mills; but the business men have hailed
with gladness these changes that have
made DeadHood over from her early days
of Outlawry and nights OF wild carousing
into a busy. sober, energetic and pro-
gressive city. We have lost the gun
man. but we pay our public school teach
ers the largest salaries OF any place in
the United States; we have thrown away
our revolyers and cartridge belts. but we
keep the militant spirit: we have dis
carded the stage coach. but we find Pull
mans fairly comfortable, and we are
rapidly growing into our own. taking with
US into the new days the best of the old
the fine old fighting characteristics. which
the east. to its loss, has left behind now.
these scores of years"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
Practical Development
BY Practical People
A Great Work That Means Much To Birmingham and All
Alabama, Aided By the Southern Railway Company
and Now Being Pushed By Practical and
Experienced Men,

If it be true that one Is public benz
efactor who causes two blades of grass
TO grow where grew only one before.
how much more SO can it be said that
those who render one acre of ground
more productive than two were before
are entitled TO public commentator and
encouragement
The Eden Development company is
doing this self same thing and more.
They are rendering three acres of
ground equivalent in productiveness to
what one hundred acres were before,
ana they stand ready to prove this claim
to any interested person.
1t means much to all Alabama but
more to Birmingham for its citizens to
know and understand just what The
Eden Development company IL doing
Eden is in the heart the best agri-
cultural district contiguous to Birming-
ham, An industrial center depends on
economy In the living expenses Of It's
working classes for its prosperity and
permanent progress. The Eden Devel-
opment company has 10000 acres OF
land adapted to the raising of all food
products and which can be placed on
the Birningham mar1sets perfscdy
a-a~A AnA A. saanamnm 81 EXPENSE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
OUTDOOR SLEEPING AT HOME.
OF Many Methods, the Second-story
Back Porch Affords the Best.

Bailey Millard in Golfers.
AS to outdoor sleeping at home. many
methods have been devised. There are the
sliding bed, on which the upper half of
the sleeper extends out of the window and
is covered with an awning, leaving one
side open; the roof cage, for city houses
with boarded tin or single top and screen
sides; the porch tent and the back yard
shack. two sides of which are lattice
work, with inside storm curtains of can
vas that can easily be lowered; but the
most practicable of all is the sleeping
balcony This balcony. or upper porch
ia generally built upon the rear of the
house off an inside dressing room that
is kept at a comfortable temperature
Such q structure, say by feet. can be
built upon brackets at cost of $50 to
$50. One side Of 1t should be fully in
closed to protect the sleeper from pre-
vailing winds, and there should be an
overhanging roof. The house wall, Of
course, affords additional protection. The
other two sides should be boarded three
they may be left open, with canvas cur
tains drawn up to the top, ready to be
let down and buttoned securely in bad
weather always leaving a narrow gap at
the roof protected top for ventilation Lat
tice work may screen the open-afr sleep
err 1t prevents the bed-going and up
rising from becoming neighborhood At
fAinA
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The Lacy Realty Co.
Bell Phone 720 zoos LIZ End Ave-
SOME NEW DANCES.
"Double Boston," midnight Dance"
and ~WhistIing Dance" Popular.

From the New York American.
Paris-At a reunion of dancing mas
ters held In Paris 1t has been arranged
to found a new international dance con-
servatory, which Will receive pupils of
all nations. The institution, which will
be under the patronage of the Choro-
graphic Academy of France, will super
wise the morals of Its pupils as well as
educate them as artists or professors.
M. Feraudet, president OF the acad-
envy, states that the fashionable dances
this year will be the twostep Boston,
as well as the newly invented dance
named the Double Boston Another
novelty is the Midnight Dance" which
IL accompanied by an Illumination with
electric torch es, and ends the evening.
THE Whistling Dance" has already
made its way at the public balls and Is
scheduled for number of smart af-
fairs. In this the dancers whistle one
figure while dancing the other. Also
an attempt will be made by the young
er set to introduce the country dances
such a. the "Farandole," which Is still
kept up by the peasants in the French
provinces.
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s150O-Good new. Groom house with two
choice lots on corner 67th street and
I'd avenue, south, directly in front Oh
M. E. church; one-third cash. balance
like rent. This Is the kind that others
ask $3.50 for.
No. 224 Grace street; 800 cash, balance
$40 per month; sidewalks down and paid
for; this goes now for $500.
10 acres of the best land you ever saw;
one mile above Huffman; only $3.50. or
$500 cash, balance i. 2, 8, and years.
Choice lot new 8-room house. near car
line, on 81st street; only $3.50.
SIS per acre will buy 2a acres 10 miles
out on Central Of Georgia at station;
there is an abundance of shale moulding
sand and sandstone, and there seems to
be a little fortune here for the right
man, for land no more valuable than
this seems to be worth $500 in same To-
cality; see this at once.
Isn't s35 per front foot very cheap for
choice lot on st. Charles street? We
think so.
$3.50. on terms OF $3.50 cash. balance so
per month, will buy splendid new, s.
room house on car line, Woodlawn.
500 will buy $1,000 lot on East Lake
car line near 66th street. 500 Will buy
a $3.50 lot on corner 10th street and LIST
avenue, and $500 will buy 1880 lot
near 81st street on car line.
$3.50 will buy four lots with a $1,000 spring
In block 112, East Lake.
$1050 will buy new 5-room house on ID
avenue, south, near esth street; terms.
$500 will buy $500 lot on ID avenue.
south, near 66th street
s155O-s100 cash and $40 per month VIII buy
two choice lots on corner 6sth street
and Walker avenue.
We will rent you Nos. 6sN, Ss25, $3.50 and
1888 for sl5 per month each until April.
], 1910, and should you elect to buy them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
A Few Great Realty Bargains

We will give you credit for the amount
paid for rent and allow you 10S months
to pay for same on straight interest;
don't delay II you want one OF these, as
this / san extraordinary proposition as
values are growing rapidly on LIST ave-
nue. since the great Improvements have
been made; doubtless you have noticed
that our propositions are always the
best
We have at Thorsby, Ala, as follows:
$50 acres fee simple, 200 acres timber
only, 20 houses, commissary etc: all go
for $500.
Listen-very good broom house on large
lot, car line, East Lake; price, $3.50;
$50 cash, $1b per month or 500 cash
and $12. 80 per month, and we will help
you with the cash payment.
$3.50 spot cash Monday morning will buy
100xaO0 feet as pretty as pink, on cor
ner Saith street and 3D. avenue, north,
with some improvements. and IL It isn't
worth double the price we don't want
you to buy 1t.
S700-A little cash, balance 80 per month
will buy as pretty lot as you ever saw
three blocks from Wauhoma station,
with neat cottage.
$1350-No. 215; two lots: pretty home:
a little cash, balance SIS per month.
Stop right here; 1oox3Oo feet; $50 barn and
fine orchard one block from East Lake
car line near list street; price, $3.50;
worth Just $1,000.
How ia this? A very good Groom home
on nice lot; "a avenue, south, near SD
street; worth about $500; our price for
Monday 500.
IF you were to shut your eyes, touch
and take, you could not possibly make a
mistake, for all are bargains. Don't
phone but call in person, and call early.
for these sacrifice prices will not hold
good for only a short time.
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thus guaranteeing the lowest possible
prices for these products to consumers
while yielding per acre in money more
than one hundred acres are now giving
to their owners.
Under the plans of The Eden Devsl-
opment company an investor can OBJ
tain either from 100 to 500 per cent with
in the next two years, or three acres
of ground capable of yielding the returns
specified above.
Behind this company stands all the
influences which the Southern Railway
company can bring to bear towards it,
success. The Land and Industrial de-
partment is cooperating in securing
both Industries and settlers for Eden.
The president Of the Southern Railway
has expressed his pleasure over the
prospects at Eden. The vice president
OF the Southern Railway. in charge ok
the operating department. has given m-
structions to help make Eden q ''town
beautiful" while the freight department.
of that great system has PROMISED 90
operation for favorable rates,
Send for illustrated boo14st, s.mdsuk
the Garden Spot Of the South to the
Dden Development Company, Ills FRA
evsnuA Birmingham
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Football Rules for 1909.

From the Boston Traveller.
Respectfully submitted to the commit
tee on revision)
Footballs must be resilient and collap-
sible at a pressure of 70 pounds to the
square inch; this will break many a fan.
No gridiron shall be of metal
The college yell is hereby abolished as
a relic OF barbarsm, melting to brutality.
Players must have their hair cut before
each game; floating hair is inimical to the
trachSa of contestants.
THE high BALI or anything approximate
Ing to 1t. is barred as tending to bad
foeinx; players may be cheered but not
insbriated.
syhsn any PLACER cries Down." two
players must be designated by the referee
to jump ia him. this will give paying
patronL g better view than heretofore.
No player shall gouge out but one eye
of opponent: IL through oversight, he
should do So he must put 1t back before
the game can go on.
Players may still continue to kick a
goal If undue force is not employed
A broken neck counts points for the
opposing eleven broken leg /, broken
ribs and noses do not count.
Any player losing his head during a
match game must be disqualified for care
lessness IL still alive
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FOR SALE.

IMPROVED.
go, Ooo-Large Third avenue corner; pays
well; good terms.
Q7, 000-Close in, North ed street corner:
rents S13S per month.
I'll, 000-Elegant new home in choice sec
ton of South Highlands: just com
pleted; good terms be arranged
s10.50o-Elegant Norwood home, fronting
east
seoO0-Modern South 18th avenue home;
fronts south and has five bed rooms.
$5500-Attractive home near It'll avenues
lot 60x100.
$e5Oo-100x100 feet, North 18th street cor
ner; partially improved a bargain.
e4250-Good 7-room residence, 18th ave-
nue., near 2sd street.
tS5O0-e0xoO 22d street near Avenue f,
houses renting for s94 per month.
E16O0-A good broom house. well located
on the South Ensley car line, worth
$2250, but we can sell ii for $500.
"A new 5-room house, exceptionally well
built, well located In West End. We
can sell this at a bargain
UNIMPROVED.
$500 Per Foot-50x1s25f 1st avenue, near
oath street; sure to show a big, quick
advance In value; liberal terms
Mcdonnell & Braxton,
Real Estate, Rentals, Insurance, Loans
n07 Third Ave. Phones $40.
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2O2e LIST avenue.
FOR RENT.

Mcdonnell & Braxton
Real Estate, Rentals, Insurance, Loans,
2107 Third Ave. Phones $40.