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made a short while ago revealed the
fact that arrests in this location average
about one and one-quarter per day. This,
however is not the full quota. owing to
the fact that many are arrested in the
alley who live elsewhere, and the home
address only is indicated on the blotte~
at the precinct. The population of the
alley is divided between Italians and
colored. the colored population being in
the ma jority. The last police census gave
the figures as Ill white Inhabitants and
236 colored. There are sixty-eight struc-
lures in the alley, most Of them Of sub
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tho cost of making the change. This as
sessment however, goes to the tax de-
partment and not to swell the fund APP
propriated by Congress to do away with
the alley. The Associated Charities have
also been at work and many of the dwell
ers in the alley are prepared 10 moTe< into
homes on the open streets where social
conditions are far better than i'll con-
tracted and dark alley ways.
The estimate for the adjustment of
Willow Tree alley as it first appeared
before Congress provided for the building
of a playground, but Congress saw ut
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one Of the oldest and most noted of all,
and now il is doomed to be blotted off the
CITY map.
1t is in a square bounded by =. G, AZ and
Sd streets. With the exception Of ~.
street there is narrow entrance TO the
alley from each of these streets
stranger in this little district that seems
SO Isolated from the rest of the city must
necessarily become confused in the laby-
Iinth OF bisecting streets and blind al
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about Vermont avenue, 14th street and
the adjacent thoroughfares. II zsphyr
is stirring ever so lightly II steals into
the triangle where Mrs. Young Hospitality
receives her friends, no matter what the
temperature. But the chief joy to the
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due to the driving power of the FAM
forces the current across the ice, thereby
cooling it, and then on into the service
pipe, whence it is discharged into the
room to be cooled.
There is one point in Prof Bells cool
ing system upon which he lays great
Stress" said Mr.. Fairchild in explain
ing the operation of the ice stove. 1T Is
that the flooring Of the room which is to
be cooled and the walls for several feet
up must be as nearly alright as possible
in order to get the best results. 1T Is
we'll known that cold air is much heavier
than hot. Hence when cold air is intro
duced into a room it sinks through the
lighter warm air and spreads itself
along the floor, much as water would
do. Now, if the lower half of the air In
a room is cold and there are many cracks
and other apertures whence air may es-
cape it Isl clear that the cold air will
flow rapidly away, just as water would.
Hence it is necessary in the economical
use of the ice stove to keep this cold air
from escaping.
But would not the air thus confined
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a year for policemen. This means an
annual increased expenditure of nearly
S13, 100000.
The force is also to be increased in
numbers. for while the capitals and
many of the larger towns are we'll po-
Iced. vast areas in various parts OF Rus-
sia--as big sometimes as European
nominally poiiced by one
man and an assistant, while all rural
neighborhoods are ridiculously short of
representatives of law and order. even
In the near neighborhood Of big towns.
In fact. in all European Russia the po-
lice number one man per $500 total in
habitants or, If the recently appointed
rural guards be reckoned, one to 1900
IL habitants.
sanguinary free fight between Slo-
vaks and Roumanians occurred in the
cemetery at Mexobihacs Hungary. the
other day on the occasion of the conse-
Grafton of two crucifxes there. The
cause of this .eNtraordinary collision is
thus stated: Both the Slovak and Rourla-
MAN inhabitants of the village decided to
erect d crucifiX in the cemetery, but as
they could not agree regarding some
trifling details the parties resolved to
raise two iclucifXes. which were conse-
Grated simultaneously.
The Slovaks Knocked at the cross OF the
RoumSnians and vice versa, and after
the sermon of the Roumanian pope a free
fight followed, knives and. later, hay
forks being freely used.
When the gendarmeS succeeded in sep
arating the hostile parties and restoring
order thirteen persons were lying In the
cemetery seriously wounded.
One Of the injured died before he could
he removed to q hospital
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HERE is one house
j n Washington
wherein. no matter
how hot the wealth
err, the occupants
may always find
cooling relief. Nor
is 1t a structure
devoted to refrig-
Grafton or cold
8 t or a s e, but o
handsome dwelling
in one OF the most
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MRS. 0LIN YOUNG.
WIFE OF MEMBER
FROM MICHIGAN
By Margaret B. Downing.

HE apartments of
Representative and
Mrs. DIN Young of
Michigan are the
most spir i n 6
ones to visit dur
ing these. summer
days. They are
cool and pleasant
rooms opening on
the graceful and
V e r d a n t circle
which e x I e n d s
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IIOCLD the aver
age " ashingto-
MAN, proud of his
''citv beautiful,
stroll along G
street southwest
between AZ and Sd
streets. and there,
about midway the
block. enter a
passage
way leading into
what is known as
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outweigh the creature privations that !
get provoked with those who tell us of
nothing but the things which they could
not procure. 1 enjoyed recent visit to
Hawaii as much as any foreign tour L
ever made. The natives are so gentle
and hospitable. and the country is vast
and wonderful garden.
"Mr Young and l always spend our
leisure in travel 1t is a recreation which
we find more conductive to health ana
happiness than any other We have made
several European journeys and hope to
make another soon. But these frequent
and prolonged extra sessions disarrange
vacation plans.
1--WE have an excellent summer climat"
in Ishpeming, because of the elevation Of
more than eight thousand feet above sea
level and its proximity TO water. Our
woods are glorious, and the forests prime
val still exist in some sections. Our city
is surrounded by beautiful woods. and my
home is enveloped IN an arbor OF naples
and oaks. Our trees have a short growing
season. but they make UP in the rapidity
with which they take advantage OF the
warmth and heat OF our brief summer.
Then the wood is SO hard and solid AMI
proof against disease and maynard winds.
In the upper peninsula We are monafchs
Of all we survey. our nearest important
city is Marquette. and that is not great
city as the term is accepted in the middle
west. So We are masters of our own des
tiny and arrange our lives as we wish
We are hospitable and clannish in q way.
fcI we wlSn cur community 10 Jorge
ahead and We unite to promote the COM
mon cause. Clubs thrive AS they inra1a-
bly, do in isolated districts, where the ad-
vantage, II fil,e music and theaters may
Re obtained but occasionally. ! have be-
longed for some years to Il study club,
and We show what kind of students We
are in this organization. Ii is called the
Monday GLIB. and we meet every week
for five months. II member absents
herself twice frt III the meetings without
the mos, valid u reasons, serious Illness
or trouble in her family, il means expul-
sion.
I'VE have only twelve members. and
one OF the rules is that new menu
Der must be unanimously elected, that is,
she must be acceptable to the entire men,
bership. But so earnest are our men,
bers that rarely do we have a vacancy
which cannot Immediately be filled. and
SO rarely that 1t could be called an epoch
does a member run the danger of being
dropped from our rolls by non-attend-
ance We have studied history. litera-
ture in periods with the fidelity Of post
graduate students looking for a degree.
Mrs. Young Is one of the prominent
members Of the Congressional Club, ana
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OeSlraOle residential parts OF the CITY. II
is located a. 1881 Connecticut avenue
northwest, and is the home of Prof. Alex
ander Graham Bell. the father OF the
telephone. the designer of many impor-
tant improvements in aeronautics and an
inventor and scientist whose fame has
gone beyond the Seven Seas. In a quiet
study in this city home Prof Bell can
defy the most torrid of days. thanks to a
recent invention of his through which the
air Is cooled and his house rendered
veritable oasis in the midst Of torrid
city.
summer the thermometer in Prof. Bells
study never registered more than 81 de-
grees. This invention is what, for want
of better name. has been termed an
'ice stove" Indeed, it might be termed
a stove turned upside down or inside out
or wrong end to, for it cools instead of
heats, and the furnace man shovels in
ice instead of coal. With its aid Prof.
Bell has been enabled to keep that in
telIectual workshop of his at a tempera-
ture like a crisp October day.
The manner of it's invention was most
characteristic of the inventor. This Is
what Mr.. David Fairchild Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, the son-in-law of
Prof Bell tells of it's birth:
Early in the summer Prof. Bell re-
turned from trip he had been making
around the world. He was full of the
fact that while in India and other
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as is T. c. Nerthcutt of Luray, Va.
whose house, built just over the great
caverns there, is supplied by a current
he has conducted thence through his
dwelling, Prof. Bells invention offers a
most welcome relief from the fortunes or
the hot spell.
One need not go to the expense OF buy
ing a new icebox. but may. az Prof.
Bell did. convert an old one into an ice
stove Nor is one confronted with the
dangers that always accompany ammonia
and carbon dioxide and such other I'M
couth chemicals now used In the max
ing Of cold air. Perhaps. as has been
suggested. even such motive power Tor
the fan as electricity or other like forces
may be dispensed with and the neces-
sary breeze furnished by the humble
house dog in treadmill.
It seems not very far in the future.
then, before We shall hear the lady OF
the house calling down stairs to her
spouse, who is putting out the cat:
John, don't forget to put the Ice In
the stove: the weather man says there
is going to be hot SPELL"
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is one of the most gifted Of its members.
not only in parliamentary law, but IN
other divisions dealing with procedure
and social adjustment. She Is not an ar
dent club woman, and belongs TO none
except to those which have definite mis-
sion OF culture and Improvement. She
believes that the Congressional Ciub mas
a great future which will unite Its mem
bers into a harmonious and useful branch
of social official life. Mrs. Young is foHd
of her home is an excellent homekeepeT
and sympathetic and valuable compah-
ion to her husband. She Is thorough
versed in home politics and contribute
her share toward the success OF Nr
Young in the old and accepted way tor
women, rather than in the present-daF
homage.
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tropical countries he had nowhere found
any attempt on the part of the lnhap-
itants to protect their dwelling houses
against the intense heat. Accordingly, he
commenced at once upon his return to ad-
dress his talents and experience to some
means whereby the interior of houses
might be cooled in summer to comfort
able temperature just as they are heated
in winter. OF course. he knew that there
were many devices, complicated and cost
~, whereby large structures might be kept
rea sonably COOL as in the case of the
Capitol building But the problem to
which he turned his attention was that
of cooling the ordinary dwelling in some
cheap and simple manner.
.~The weather came to his aid; for
within short while commenced that
series of torrid days that marked last
June. This spurred Prof. Bell on, and
in short time he had designed and
constructed the apparatus which now SO
successfully cools his residence, even IN
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Special Correspondence Of The star.

Sp'cihi correspondence Of The Star,
BEELIN. July 81. 1911.
IT HE rosy prospects, indeed, the
almost wonderful success, of the
diamond fields in German Southwest
Africa in the early days of their exploit
tation some five or six years ago are
gradually losing their magic hue, and
the success of the fields is becoming more
questionable. The reason is that the
surfaces of the diamond region, which
previously supplied large quantities OF
the gems, have practically been cleared
OF their riSh harvest. and deeper mining.
with its attendant greater cost, must be
resorted to.
The Colonial Mining Company (koloni-
ale Bergba ugesellschafO, which in its in
fancy paid the magnificent dividend OF
@,Jo per cent on a capital of about
Sloc,ouO, has long ago come down to
less Pactoiian figures. The Kolmanskop
Society, which paid 30 per cent in its
first year and 10 per cent in its second.
now announces a dividend for the half
year OF IL per cent. The German Dia-
mond Society paid 10 per cent last year
and , per cent this, while the LuderitZ-
bucht Combined Companies paid no divi-
dend last year.
In addition to the need of costlier meth
DDS of production is noted shortage
of labor and high export tax of 33 Is
on the subject do not consider that the
diamond supply is near exhaustion.
u x
y feature that must surely Distinguish
the street car system of Germany from
that of any other country Is the pra ctice
ON the part OF . iar-o per~-It,.2e of pas
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MY husband ana 1 Hldue a mp "
Panama recently she said, land there
is one feature of the life down there
which ] thought admirable. / respectfully
submit my views to the municipal author
tiles of Washington and other cities. II
was February last when we made our
second visit to the Canal Zone, and even
at that time the sun was much too fer
vent for pleasure. Going out one morn
ing in pursuit Of knowledge and souve-
Mrs, l became rather warm. ana, While
purchasing some trifies, l casually ASK
ell the clerk how high the thermometer
registered. He promptly replied that he
did not know. j asked where coato
find a thermometer SO that l could see
for myself, and again he replied mat he
did not know I turned away. thinking
him somewhat churlish. and. going into
a drug store for more purchases, ] asked
the proprietor where / could see ms Their
Iometer. He told me that he d10 not
possess one, and Furthermore he told me
thar | could tramp the city of Panama
from end to end and not find thermom-
eter in public view. 1t seems that people
harped so much on the heat that 1t got
on the nerves of the American author
tiles. and they called in all the teil-tale
mercuries and permitted only certain
government officials to have them l
fretted a little but then. thinking it over.
l thought what a splendid idea 1t is.
Now. instead of printing how not II Is
in kiosks and in the shade and in the sun.
why not drop the subject! Pitch the
mercuries overheard and persuade people
to get their minds off the heat. 1t would
make life SO much easier and give otners
a chance to impart more useful tnforma-
ton when they meet than the state OF the
weather and the degrees OF heat and
moisture. I frd q trip TO Panama
genuine delight and the pleasures so FAR
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stantial brick. The average rental for
a dwelling in the alley amounts to 1856
per month. In spite OF the comparatively
good sanitary conditions, the health de-
partment records show a death rate of
1856 per thousand.
Willow Tree alley is small world in
itself, and even the policeman who en-
ters one Of its narrow passage ways and
is lost to sight from the street outside
feels that he is taking a chance in so
doing. At night two officers patrol this
beat together. Some years ago a police
man while rushing to the scene of
brawl was set upon by crowd of men
and women: had it not been for the aid
of a citizen passing outside and the ar
rival of fellow officers he would have
been fatally injured.
\ little over a year ago man, bran
dishing what he thought was an unloaded
revolver, playfuly told his wife that he
was going to kill her.
Put 1t in my mouth and kill me that
way" she retorted
He did SO and pulled the trigger. Her
death was instantaneous. The husband
went Immediately to the fourth precinct
and delivered himself for trial. His story
was believed and he was acquitted.
With the exception Of counterfeiting
and forgery, almost every crime in the
category has been committed in Willow
Tree alley, say the police. One of the
most frequent of them was policy writ
ing. One colored woman known as the
queen of policy was arrested number
of times for this offense. The wheel.
somewhat similar to that used in faro,
was located across the river in small
Virginia town. Men would bring her
their money. ranging from a nickel to sew
eral dollars. and this policy queen would
write out their plays as directed. carry
the paper to Virginia and there make
the play on the wheeI. The outcome of
the gamble and any money that might
happen to be forthcoming were then car
ried back by her to be delivered in Willow
Tree alley.
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Empire state and return whenever oppor-
tunity offers. But the bioneer life is more
fa scinating, and you prize more hlsHls
that which Won have been at some pains
and priyation to obtain. | was educated
in the Chamberlain Institute at Randolph.
and at the time. when I was pursuing
INV studies in the female college Mr..
young was studying in the male depart part
ment. and this is how we met our Iate.
The old institute, so beloved to rev
Workers of that section. continues to
flourish, but under a different name and
with a widely different curriculum. 1T Is
now a military institute, and the female
college has long since become memory.
Mrs. Young has always kept up her hish-
or studies, and may be counted among the
intellectual members Of the congressional
contingent. She is fond of travelling. and
for that reason she has never permitted
har French or German to become rusty.
she studies usually under some advanced
teacher every winter, and devotes a part
of every day. despite numerous calls on
her time to reading and converslng In
both languages.
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REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Young have
lived In washington for the past eight
wears. but Mr.. Young had previously been
member of the Michigan legislature,
and they had resided for time at Lans-
ing At the time when Mr. Young served
as a. legislator for his state there were
100 members and of that number fifty
one were natives Of New York state.
1.-THE New Workers seem to have struck
deep roots in Michigan" said Mrs. Young.
land are among its best and most loyal
citizens I lived IN New York until after
nv marriage ard / AIN devoted to the
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III HdilS INSTANCES lie peCuldi he@hIeS
given to the various alleys of the city are
suggestive OF the conditions existing i'm
them. Not tree, however, is to be
found in the square known as Willow
Tree alley. An old wartime deniZen of
the alley. however, explained that before
the war a number of beautiful willow
trees grew in the place, and it's inhab1-
tants were peaceable, law-abiding citi-
zens. 1t was thus, he says, that the alley
received its name.
1t has been found to be fact in alley
life that most of the burden Of providing
for the household falls upon the women,
who are busy all day in service or taking
in laundry work. The men perhaps earn
a larger wage per day, but they are often
idle on account OF sprees or sickness.
There are, OF course, many exceptions TO
this rule. young man who was Tor
mer resident Of Willow Tree alley was
employed as janitor in an uptown build
where on G street, but was traced to his
real home. His shame at living In the
alley showed at least a desire to get
away from its influence.
Thus it is that goodness thrives even
In such corruption, and some OF these
alley people have their ideals Of physical
and moral cleanliness. The charity work
ers struggle to find these rays OF light
in that darkness. One prominent social
worker says:
Il select the families who have the
most pride and morality left them, and
by lettering their condition as much as
possible lead them to play the good Sa-
marian to their more unfortunate neigh
bors."
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An experience OF this same worker in
the alley shows that at least e. respect
for right living exists in some cases.
ION hearing Of the restitution Of
family in Willow Tree alley" she mar
rated, Il went about shutdown to investi-
gate the case myself | entered with
some trepidation this forbidding little
village. In the first group of children 1
found little boy and girl, both shoe
less, who belonged to the family for
whom 1 was inquiring. They conducted
me to a tiny shack and disappeared up a
dark fight Of stairs. The mother came
down presently, and we were so inter
ested in our plans that it was almost
dark before l thought of leaving
"A tiny voice from somewhere in the
darkness upstairs piped out. I'm show
you the way, lady The same little girl
appeared and together We started down
the street. We were both interested in a
story was telling. and I passed a lamp
post scarcely conscious of the crowd col
lected there and the fact that l smiled
Out Of the silence that fell upon the
group came thick voice filled with Won
der and establishment. Cod She smiled
at me" At the end of the alley another
surprise awaited me. AS said goodbye
to my little guide j realized that she was
blind. Treatment has proved now. how
But in many cases the lives OF these
alley people are not improved wholly by
outside influence. They often show in
senuity in themselves arranging things
for their comfort and health. An example
OF this is the story Of an old grandmother
of eight children. Through death and a ia
Tiers worthlessness the burden of pro-
viding for the children's welfare had de-
volved upon her shoulders. By doing
laundry work, often ironing at night by
the light of sooty old oil lamp she was
able to provide tiny house and food for
them. The four boys slept in the kitchen
downstairs and the girls in room over
head. Both rooms We're unbearable i'll
summer weather and she set about to
find way to make the children more
comfortable She suggested to neigh
Dor the stretch of an old awning that
O. patron had given her across the fence
and letting the children sleep in the back
yard Some sort of a protection was nee
essary for the neighbors threw stones.
She found. however, that this scheme
didn't admit sufficient air, so she nailed
poles at each corner of the fence and
raised the awning several feet. This
proved a success and the children were
no longer confined to their stuffy room.
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