Show NOISIEST OF THE CAPITALS mrs mr nice of new york thinks that the city of london to Is growing quieter N an american lady who Is at present staying in london Is malting it her lires lifes work to reduce the amount ot of noise jr in the world especially in the streets of great cities mrs airs 1 I L rice Is the wife of a well known american chess player the london dally mall says she Is a a dark vivacious lady of medium height ifer her matir manner ter kindy kand y aud and generosa gene roua la Is that of tho corn competent woman of affairs mrs ates tt es attention was first turned in the ali dereef ion of noise abatement by the constant shrieking of if steamer whistles near her riverside homo home on the hudson river As a re sult suit sho founded in 1905 the present new york noise abatement society discussing london in comparison with other greit great cities of thel tha world mrs rice who has haa traveled widely said too the order of in which I 1 place the worlds chief capitals la Is as follows paris york london berlin in paris there are absolutely no restrictions on an noises every ceib horse wears a bell many have hava several the cochis aro rr apparently always quarreling and throughout tho the night shrieks rago rage out from every cab rank in now new york we have less leas triffle than you have in london but our trolley cars which run on practically every avenue are much noisier than all anything here london Is a quieter city than it was when I 1 was wa hero here IL a few years ag k tho rho worst feature ot london stry streets es la is tho ha unrestrained uso tiso ot of moto corns then too the ex trowels whistles which billich are used to summon cabs at hotels restaurants and the large stores are undesirable features feAture ti a 0 it Lo london odon |