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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
BUILDING NEW RESIDENCE.
Local Operators Have Large English
Basement House Under Way.

An attractive English basement house
is being built by Franklin T. Sanner and
William A. Hill on New Hampshire ave-
enue just north of r street, nearly OPP
posite the home of Thomas Nelson Page
The house. which will consist of four
stories, including the ground floor or base
ment. will be twenty-five feet wide on
lot ninety-five feet deep to an alley
1t will have fifteen rooms and five baths.
The ground floor plan embraces reception
room, billiard room. mans room and
kitchen. The first floor will have dining
room. library and pantry Three large
bedrooms and two large bathsAare to be
on the next story. The top story is to be
divided into three masters rooms and
two servants rooms, two family bath
rooms and one servants bathroom The
front will be of stone and colonial brick
The house Is Immediately adjoining that
known as the Vanderbilt residence, now
occupied by Mrs Margaret c. Ricketson,
a niece of Andrew Carnegie, and formerly
occupied by Secretary of the Navy Meyer
The house is expected to be completed by
spring, and will be for sale by Moore &
Hill at about So, 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
NOVEL BUILDING BOOM
FOLLOWS SUGGESTED PLAN
Demand for Small Houses, Emphasized by
Realty Broker, Leads Builder
Into Enterprise.

In consequence of demand which has
been much in evidence for small de-
tached houses. which could be sold at
reasonable prices. Builder Harry A. Kite
has perfected plans for a number of
bungalows to be erected in Cleveland
Park.
An illustration of the ready market
awaiting houses of this type was given in
The Evening Star several weeks since,
when Charles r. Walraff, treasurer of
Moore & Hill. Inc, gave voice to his
views in the matter and spoke of the
number of cases in which houses of this
type could have been sold if the builders
or investors had placed them at the dis
posal Of the brokers'
Two Houses Already Sold.
Corroborating Mr.. Wallraff's views
then expressed, two of the houses to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

of Belfast the commissioner also gives a
sorry account eff they make one penny
per hour they consider the remuneration
comparatively good. Many get no more
than one-half penny per hour. They are
clothed in rags One notable case is
thus set out:
II is that OF a married woman with two
children and a husband suffering from
rheumatism OF a severe kind She com
mences work at > o'clock IN the morning
and keeps at it till 10 or IL O'Clock al
night. She embroiderers tea-table covers
measuring forty-five inches square, for
which she receives one-half penny per
article
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

built by Mr.. Kite have already been sold
from the plans and deposits placed on
the property, although ground has not as
yet been broken.
Mr.. Kite has secured control of block
of ground in Macomb street, Cleveland
Park, and expects to start the erection
of four of these houses, later increasing
the number to ten or a dozen. Work
will be pushed as rapidly as possible and
it is regarded as more than probable that
he will continue this form of speculative
building.
Although the tentative plans only of
these bungalows have been prepared, Mr..
Kites selling agents, Moore &. Hill, Inc,
have already received d number of in
quiries regarding the dwellings, and it is
confidently believed that number of the
others planned to be built in addition to
the two already sold will be taken dur
ing the early stages of construction.
Work is to be started soon and it is eX
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
COLLEGE CLUB IN PEKING
Chinese and Americans Organize to
Promote Closer Ties

PEklNG. December 31.-The American
College Club, with membership of $50.
was organized last evening at a largely
attended banquet here. The membership
embraces Chinese educated in the
United States and American college men
residing in north China
Alfred SEE. Cornell man. vice presi
dent of the Wal Wu Pu, was elected
president. Mr.. Calhoun, the American
minister to Picking, and Tane-Shao-Yib.
president of the board Of communica-
tons. were chosen as honorary presi-
dents.
More than fifty colleges are represent
ed. Great enthusiasm is manifested in
the movement, as 1t means the promot-
ing Of closer relations between China
and America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
BURGLAR MEOWS LIKE CAT.
When Suspicious Are Lulled He
Proceeds to Rob House.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. December 81
The feline burglar Thursday night Wis
ted the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Jeffries,
I'm Germantown. a suburb. and through
The imitation of the meowing of cat
not only escaped, but took with him jew
rlry valued at S3.GD.
Members of the family were disturbed
by . noise i'm the upper floor of the house.
Upon investigation they heard the meow
ing. They then took IL for granted that
Bill. the family pet. was talking to him.
self. After everything was quiet again the
third time in the last month the meow
Ing Of the family cat has been foilow ed
by the discovery OF burglary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
NEW BUSINESS BLOCK
DEVELOPING IN II STREET
Souare Between 18th and 18th Streets Soon
to Be Occupied by Mercan-
tile Houses.

in demand for business houses Stone &
Fairfax have Just sold the property at
SD 18th street to Il local capitalist. This
lot has a frontage of II feet and it is i'm
proved by three-StOry and basement
dwelling which extends most Of the way
to an alley in the rear The cOnsidera-
ton is said to have been $500.
The property at $40 18th street was sold
recently. The owner has remodeled the
building, making a large storeroom on
the ground floor and offices on the second
and third floors. Offers have recently
been made for several other properties
on this square.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Building Sixteen New Houses,

One OF the largest building operations
started during the present week was that
Of a row OF sixteen houses on the south
side Of Perry street between I4th street
and Holmead place northwest These
dwellings will form an addition to the
series of about 800 houses already built
In this subdivision by Harry Wardman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Sale Of Northwest Residence.

The three-story brick dwelling at 1908
o1st street northwest has just been sold
for S. Bronson by Stone & Fairfax, real
estate brokers. The house contains ten
rooms. and 1t is understood the considers
ton was $3.50. The purchaser viii oe-
cupy the premises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

LONDON. December S1.-The American
ambassador and Mrs. Reid. with their
son Ogden, sailed on the Caronia from
Liverpool today for New York. The
Standard says that Ogden Reid will re-
main In New York and engage in Journal
istic pursuits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

c. w. Rock OF Elkc, Va. Is in q hospl-
tai at Richmond, where he will undergo
an operation. Both legs Will be anpu-
tated as the result OF burns he suffered
week ago. both limbs having been burned
to Q crisp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

Rachel Miller, two-year-old daughter
pf I. Miller, was burned TO death at Rich
wood, Va, her clothing having become ig-
nited from the fire with which she was
playing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
645 Lamont St. NV.
Ssmrle Home)
Columbia Heights.


The rimmest the planned and the dgnifed
home that have had an opportunity
Price, So, $50.
You this home and know the great advan
'tases realizing aburdity
ing pay
From standpoint of comfort and dollars
this home That evident the fact that
families purchased here who willing
the time pay high So, 500 for property
5000 cash and 1884 monthlyand under system in
little five years you the equity clear in this home
After that the balance, $500, may be carried SLIGO
per month.
Nothing short great value would have enabled sell
o. homes, we have done here.
No greater institution of saving offered to the OF
than home buying especially under such
dtions offered HERE.
There are limited number of these homes left Come
working for yourself instead of some landlord
Columbia Heights Remember, this is growing neighbour
hood-a with future We within yards of the
800 of Soldiers Home Park That's great of
pleasure both to children and grown-ups.
Shannon s LuChS,
Rents
713 18th St. NV.
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LACKING PROPER FOOD.
MILL WORKERS SUFFER
Condition of "HaIf- in
Ireland Is Declared to
Be Appalling.
Forcign Correspondence Of The Star.


LONDON. December IL, 1910.
Some interesting facts relating to the
halftimer are given by the special COM
missioner OF the Mitigate Monthly, in
this months number. Next TO the cotton
districts of Lancashire and the wooden
areas Of Yorkshire, Ireland has the great
est number of half-tirners. These are
mostly engaged in the linen mills. There
are from 5000 TO 1000 OF them, compared
with about 10000 in Lancashire. The
Irish child who has no better fate than
that of being half-timer has. it is stated.
"a hard and cruel lot in life In Lam
cashire, as a rule, these child workers
are we'll fed. and shod in thick, warm
clothes. In Belfast they are sparsely
clothed, at least one-half of them are
barefooted.
Commissioner Was Aghast.
The first time the commissioner saw
them he stood 'aghast'' at the sight Of
them, and he goes on TO say:
I'm regard to half-timers, the linen
mills of Ireland and the jute mills of
Scotland Gas In Dundee still preserve
for us some OF the most appalling sights
in our annals of British industry. They
work under demoralizing and unhealthy
conditions; they live in insanitary dwell
ings: they have neither enough food nor
clothing TO keep them warm and ade
GuateIy nourished. have seen them in
Belfast and ] can never forget them"
Only those who have witnessed ii, says
the writer, can realize the degrading
form of social and industrial life which
these unfortunat youngsters have to live.
Think Penny an Hour Good.
"a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

I,,nrovemeuts are constantly being
made i'm the downtown business district
and if series of transactions reported
during the current week count for aught.
if would seem that IL street between l2ti
and 18th streets soon is to be transformed
into business thorOughfare. The latest
of this series of sales was reported by
Stone & Fairfax, who sold the property
at 1918 III street. This lot has frontage
Of twenty feet and depth of nlnety-slA
feet to a wide alley. In contained LIZ
square feet and it is understood the price
realized was in the neignborhood OF $40
a foot.
The new owner OF this tract Will demoi-
ish the old residence which now occu-
MES il and erect upon the site modern
business structure covering the entire lot.
Reports were current in realty circles
during the week that the properties ad-
Joining 1918 II street also have been SOLD
recently and that the plans of the own
ers almost invariably call for the trans
formation of their ownngs into business
properties The lot at 1920 ii street has
been purchased by the firm of kessier d
Jones' who are engaged in the automoplle
and bicycle tire business Tney VIII re.
move their establishment from f. street
near 9th street northwest, as soon as
their new building Is ready.
Square Has Many Advantages.
Close observers of the real estate mar
ket expect to see still further develop
ment of this II street block because OF
its proximity to the new uptown business
district. Practically all OF the parallelins
blocks i'm G. street now are occupied by
mercantile establishments, and much of
the adjacent block in 18th street between
G and III streets also Is occupied by bust
ness houses. The III street property is re-
garded as particularly attractive for bust
ness purposes because of the extra wide
alley i'm the rear which is reached from
both 18th and 18th streets. The property
just sold is opposite the new Masonic
Temple and it has an outlook on the wide
thoroughfare at the junction of New York
avenue and II and 18th streets. II street
also is the principal thoroughfare to the
Union station from the northwest.
In the same connection 1t is expected
that the block in 18th street imm ediately
above New York avenue also will soon be
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
HEARsT's REPLY TO GAYNoR.

Of New York American has sent the Standard
echo Of the Ganor sensation at the publishers banquet in
New York Hearst the history of the warrant paid by the
City New York Attorney Cohaan for $4,000 This the
which Mayor Gaynor exhibited and which he based his
charges Hears ky because the date the pub
shed sime York American did show plainly
having been and issued by his predecessor office
and that a matter Of fact he did not pay it.
Mr. Hearst shows that fact did it, and this
spite of warning received Mr Hearst quotes Mayor Mcclellan
saying that he held the and directed that Martin his
chief clerk should call the attention of the incoming the
probably Mr. Hearst this which
after all the fact the controversy great effect Mr. Hearst
shows that the nomination of Mayor Gaynor by Tammany
brought about by Daniel Cohn the beneficiary of the
In cablegram Mayor Mcclellan he had this
brought back him from the finance department of the city
vestgaon In the rush of leaving office he had time nve
gate the but directed the chief clerk call Mr. Gynors
attention to when he office There positive
evidence that the clerk did but Mayor Mcclellan that he
has doubt that the chief clerk obeyed his instruction
AS the Standard stated the day after Gaynors Mr.
Hearst surrounded by bright capable and the prospects
the Mayor would hearahe before the
san he started had ceased disturb his mind Hearss reply
makes further explanation from Ganor absolutely necessary
the Mayor the charge of Intentionally perpatng
deception order to improper of public funds
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
TURK is CAUGHT IN
CAVEslN AND KILLED.

Salt Lake. May 30-Caught under
caving earth. Afflu ALI. a Turk, q
years of age, was smothered TO death,
and Jim Gavealoikis. a Greek, was
seriously bruised and partially suf-
focated Sunday morning at 10 30
o'clock on Eighth West street, be.
tween North and South Temple
streets, where both we're employed in
digging a sewer for the Kennedy Con-
struction company The body Of ALI
was removed TO the undertaking par
lors of ODonnell & Co. and Gave
aloikis was taken 10 ST Marks hos
ptal, where he is reported to be In a
critical condition,
With number Cf others. the men
were engaged in oXcayating for the
sewer on Eighth West street when,
without any warning, the earth OF the
sides OF the trench cayed in The po-
lice were sent for Immediately and
the other workmen did everything In
their power TO eNtricate the men
Fatrol Driver George Moore. accom-
panied by Parolmen Phillips. Giles
pie and GriHln. hurriedly went 10 the
scene of the accident. The patrolmen
succeeded in uncOveTing Gavealoikis
before he had been suffocated. but
when the body of Alli was reached his
head had been crushed down between
his knees by the falling earth
Gavealoilds was removed to the
emergency hospital. He was attended
by DR.. r. r. Steele and later ordered
removed TO 81 Marks hospital. ALI
had been in this country about four
years and was q years old He lived
at 231 North Fourth West street.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY.

Today Memorial Day and doubt the question being
peaedly asked the of the beautiful custom of
decorating the the soldier From unknown
we have obtained this history of the day:
Memorial Day had its inception in the mind of Southern girl
Miss Lizzie Rutherford at the time living Columbus Miss She
member of the Soldiers Aid Society the work which
the Civil War furnish medical supplies the
the front aid for the sick and wounded and
any other helpful prompted by the sympathetic heart of
After the graves Confederate
de cemetery outside showed neglect She
had translation the which told the German
custom setting aside day of the year when flowers
placed and and shrubs planted the Of relatives and
friends She suggested that
least their society should with flowers the resting
places the martyrs the Lost Cause Not only did the local
ciety adopt the plan with enthusiasm for their cemetery but its Of
cers and members wrote letters to other societies of their
ton throughout the South inviting cooperation Prompt approval
expressed all the South and women memorial
Citations formed by the April &C. the anniversary of the
Of General Joseph Johnston the
The North heard the Cincinnati lived
who had fought bravely and well for his flag although rising
above the private The loyalty
to the their dead appealed to him strongly the call
of duty the days the conflict
to the adutant general the Army Republic urging
that the Southern be adopted by the organization of the
Northern Very
General John Logan then of the Army
who at its wonderful possibilities the fostering
loyalty the heroic dead mpessng patriotic upon
ture generations
In 1868 General Logan issued order calling upon all Grand
Army posts to join the memorial and the decoration of
the graves Of fallen comrades May go that has
been universally observed
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30

Speaking 10 tho members OF the
at the memorial day exercises, Rev.
]. r. Carver said In part;
Tho history OF our country can best
he read In tho lives OF our leading
men and women who have made our
land In all ways TO be what 1t Ia.
God works through persons-thls
is his invnriable law. He joins a man
or a woman TO his purpose as CO.
worker Some loyal hearts must make
his great truths vital and real by the
incarnation OF that truth In their own
lives. Abraham Lincoln must so feel
tho great cause for which be dies that
at the opening Of his career he said
In his speech With Douglas. III II Is
decreed that | should go down be-
cause of this speech. then let me go
down linked with the truth. Let me-
die IN the advocacy OF that which Ia
right" and he did. Tho soldiers Of
'51-'65 must so feel the great need OF
united and a wholly free country
that be will die, II need be. for It.
God works through persons. He must
have them for his great plans and
progress. and the greatest responsible
ity OF life is that we be sure we
are In line with Gods on-moving
march OF progress. May America ever
be on Gods side of the conflict
We read that Senator Root. during
his term as Secretary OF State. COM
pleted twenty-four treaties of arbitra-
tion with different countries. One
hundred years ago there were no such
treaties with any country. Now there
are some two hundred such arbitra-
tion agreements among the nations OF
the world Truly, the cause Of peace
Is marching on over one hundred
and fifty societies, many of them III.
ternatlonal. now promote international
peace No one hates war more than
the soldier or his wife. Grant spoke
from his heart when he said, Let us
have peace
Washington. the greatest soldier
America has produced. said, My first
wish is to sec this war plague TO man
kind vanish from the earth
Carnegie. In giving s2.oo0.oo0 to pro
mote worldwide peace-st
The Hague. is doing far-reaching
work
John A. Logan, in making this
day a day OF no North or South. but a
soldiers day. has knit the hearts OF
once severed land Miss Rutherford
of Columbis. Miss. did a great work
when. In oulctness, she commenced
this days observance.
There is no call for service like
that of battle. We honor olden guards
and soldiers OF Franco-Prussian war
and Crimcan sieges, and Napoleonic
campaigns, but never has there been
a war which beheld so fierce and
brave fighting as the Civil war More
than 120 regiments lost more mon in
that war than any one lost In the
European conflicts. For instance, 1st
Minnesota lost 81 per cont, 141st
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
WIRES AND POLES COMING DOWN.

The Western Union Telegraph company this morning
mencd to strip the high poles Twentyourh
and by Tuesday evening the
and poles removed from that thoroughfare
This the disappearing of the great of which
years has been important local tel
egaPhc service the most important perhaps the United States
because of the part has played encrcng
social
The wires unnotced in fair weather always
sight in the winter days when the 100
froslng seemed countless and nextricably interlaoed
Now the whole system transferred to the under
ground where cables carrying the world messages
enter the conduts the Western Union office emerge
duct at the foot of Twenty fourth street
The tearing add to the general i'm
provement of Twenty fourth street
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
LESSONS OF THE
h GREAT CIVIL WAR
Rev Carver Quotes Figures From the Batfelds OF Gettysburg
Antietam Shiloh Where Loss Of Life Was Unequaed
What the War Did For the American People

Pennsylvanis lost rs per cent: 18th
North Carolina at Gettysburg lost n
per cent, 25th Massachusetts at Cold
Harbor lost rs per cent; lOlst New
York at second battle OF Manassas
lost "a per cent; 21st Georgia 76 per
cent at Antietam; 1st Texas So per
cent. Tic far-famed Light Brigade.
in making the charge made famous
by Tennysons poem, Charge OF the
Light Brigade lost In that charge dt
the battle of alaklava only 81 per
cent.
Our Union was purchased at tre-
mendous cost Of life and suffering,
and well. indeed, can VIC pause and
honor those who fought 80 we'll. Over
35G.000 men lie asleep In doth on our
national tntllefields. or these over
152 900 lie in unknown graves and are
marked az unL nown dead, and 12.912
died In awful agony in prison at An
dersonville. One national cemetery
alone, namely Arlington. contains
91.106 Ui Ter dad aud 2s111 unknowa
are buried on one plot.
Our liberties have been purchased
at tremendous cost and Americans
of today can we'll bow down with un-
covered heads, placing the fairost
flowers and the choicest memories,
over the brave dead who died that
we might have flag and land "
honor
1T always pays to be upon the side
Of right, no matter what cost Hamp-
dea and Sidney died that England
might be constitutional monarchy
and not despotic one. Emmett died
for Ireland and row Ireland holds the
balance Of power. Union meetings Of
labor were once condemned and dis
persed. Now. the unions are a power
for Iaorals and eooG life. Once the
colored luan was laughed at. when
100000 of them were In bonds. own
ing naught. not even their own life
or their children. For them 1000. 900
freemen risked life and S1,000.o00.0o0
was expended. To-Day 100000 free
negroes own $350.000,000 worth OF
property, F0U. 900 farms, 80 banks. edit
and own over 100 newspapers and are,
as they should be, free.
This Is a day of activity in for
eign missions. but YOU In blue wero
Its first powerful advocates In Am
erica when you said the African was.
and should be. by law and deed. as
good in the law as an American OF
whittier color This is day OF labor
movements, but you il, blue were the
first real advocates Of better labor
conditions when you said all labor
should be free This la a day of
benevolent and fraternal orders, but
you were pioneers OF practical be-
neyolencc when you were willing to
die for universal brotherhood In Am
erica
"All honor TO the men in blue.
Wherever and whatever they be. they
stand for American principles. and
that is enough to merit them our
grateful respect.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30

ed at 1880 O'Clock D. N. and II was
$3.50 p. m before the three degrees
had been cmpll6ed. The first degree
was conferred by Grand Knight F. ].
Carten OF Salt Lake council COZ. Dep
uiy Grand KNIGHT A. j. Bruneau. Chan
oellor J. N Wright, Warden J. I. King
and the Salt Lake degree team. The
second degree was exemplifed by
State Deputy Supreme Knight George
]. Gibson. Inquisltor J. P. Tanning and
Chancellor William n. Leary Tho
third degree WAS conferred by District
Deputy Supreme Knight Edward Nc
Gurrin. Warden FRAZIER and the state
degree team.