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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01
AZ the Cnmerapn nc.
Gossip from staEeIand.

1t Is cabled that Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall
have made something of a hit with THE
Whirlpool' of Herbert Swears In which
the former plays a middle aged American.
Spectator and the latter a s@ntlmehtal
sinister. 1t is a conventional tale of gamb-
ling, dishonesty. lost fortunes and self
sacrifice. with some sentimental passages
for Mrs. Randall.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

notwithstandin the provocation OF some OF
Ellen Terry's comments.
CURTIS BROWN.
-
At the CamerapL ne.
The Cameraphone genuine talking and
singing pictures are attracting large audi
ences OF highly pleased and enthusiastic
play-goers to the Cameraphone theater,
1903 Douglas street. Having already re-
produced in toto, with the original cast
costumes, songs, ensembles and scenery,
the entire first act Of Gilbert & Sullivan's
spectacular japanese comic opera, The
Mikado." the management Of the Camera
phone theater now present Act ?, complete,
with grand chorus finale. Next Wednes-
day will be ladies' souvenir day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

We musical critics! Give
ear, ye who write tidings OF
the musical events!
Here cometh an account Tor
mart of an account) of the
singing of Madame Emma
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way and the placing of some of the trim
mngs." as the finishing touches are
termed in building circles Although the
bridge will be open to traffic in less than
three months, II will not be until January
/ that everything in connection with 1t
is finished and the structure turned over
to the District by the contractors.
The near completion of this bridge is
the cause for much rejoicing among the
thousands of District citizens who live in
the suburbs on the eastern side of Ana
costa river and the residents of Mary
land who have occasion to visit the Capt.
tai city frequently.
A new and up-t date bridge across that
part of the Anacostia river TO connect
Washington city with its southeastern
suburban section and lower Maryland
has been long-felt want. There is at
present an old bridge spanning the stretch
of water in question. but it has long since
outiived its usefulness.
More than decade ago citizens OF Ana
costa, Congress Henghts, Garfield. Ran
die Highlands and the score of other sub
divisions east of the river started a move
ment to improve their means OF access to
the city. They We're aided by the Com
missionerS OF the District. but 1t was not
until 1905 that Congress appropriated the
necessary money.
Plans were prepared without loss of
time, the construction work was expe-
dted, and after three years continuous
labor the big modern structure has be-
come something real. The dream of the
pioneer settlers of the eastern section has
been realized.
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meath the draw span. The draw is 100
feet wide One popular feature of the
draw span is that ordinary tugs and
barges which constitute the maojr portion
of traffic on the Eastern branch, can pass
under it without causing the draw to be
raised and thus delaying bridge travel.
The roadway OF the bridge is twenty-five
feet higher than the roadway of the old
Anacostia bridge. 1t was raised to this
elevation not only for the convenience or
river traffic, but also for the purpose OF
eliminating the grade crossings of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and to per-
init the extension of a track of the Penn
sylvania railroad. into the navy yard
without having grade crossing.
Considerable attention has been PAID TO
the lighting facilities on the structure.
Twenty-Five lamp posts have been erected,
each post being equipped with lights hav-
ing a power equal to 100 candles. There
Is a marked absence of ornamentation on
the bridge The trimmings are plain
castings
The bridge was constructed by the Penn
Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pa. The
approaches were made by the Warren
Brenizer Company. and the paving work
is being laid by the Brennan Construction
Company.
The officials of the District engineer de-
partnent in commenting upon the length
of time required for the completion of the
structure said that the foundation work
was extremely difficult and took much
more time than was anticipated. Decay
also was experienced in hlllng the APP
breaches.
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ingtor. The outer walls of the structure
have been built to about the cornice level,
and. though still in the rough. 1t is plain
ly evident that the building will be
fitting reiEhbor for the home of Senator
Foraker and other fine residences of the
neigh borhood. all Of them furnishing val
ued units IN the superb vista of 10Th
stree: southwark, with the White House
at its base
Ground was broken for the new Car
negie Institution building February l of
the present year. and 1t IS expected to be
ready for occupancy July l. 1909 The
structure is OF Indiana limestone, and X
Will be three stories in height. When
completed 1t will take the place of the
present crowded quarters occupied by the
officers who direct the scientific research
provided for by the great ironmaSter in
the Bond building. II is estimated the
structure VIII cost about 100000. 1t VIII
contain upward OF twenty rooms. one of
them an assembly hall 90 feet by 60 feet
IN size, intended for lecture purposes The
men who direct the work Of the Carnegie
Institution throughout the world and who
Will have Offices IN the new building are
r s. Woodward. president: Walter NJ.
Gilbert, assistant secretary: William Bar
mum. chief clerk and editor: John l..
Wirt bursar: Edmund r. Varela assistant
bnrsar. Clarence Reeder private secre-
tary to the president; Claude F King
file clerk. and a CORPS of messengers,
clerks and StenoSraphers.
Work on the new one-million dollar
home of the bureau of American repub-
lies Is also progressing rapidly. II Will
occupy about oue-third OF the five-aCre
tract OF the old Van Ness estate. the re-
mainder Of that ground being intended
for suitable approaches to the building
and for identification by a landscape
gardener The foundations of the bureau
have been finished and the marble, of
which IL will be built has been set in
~ n az
focr It. too. it is supposed, Will be ready
for occupancy July 1, 1909.
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for nothing, and many who might not
be too scrupulous. but would shrink from
a heinous offense are not proof against
the seductions OF easy money" The
psychology Of this weakness may or may
not go back to the Garden of Eden and
the primal curse Of toll. Certain it is that
there Is an inherent revolt in human
nature against the drudgery of earning
bread in the sweat of ones brow Nor
mally constructed people combat this re-
bellious spirit through the human affec-
tons which ennoble toll and consecrate
the hardest tasks to the comfort of loved
ones. But there are few people who work
very hard for the sheer love of working
hard.
Easy money is the dearest and hard
est In the world; 1T is gained at u fearful
price, whether Il is the booty OF the high
wayman or the unearned and ilI-gotten
gains of the dishonest man of business.
The human law may not reach the sin
ner. rich or poor: the penltentiary doors
may not swing shut on either, but the
price must be paid all the same-paid in
the coin of the soul, in peace of mind and
loss of self-respect and in a thousand
ways in which our human nature, even
while it yields to evil. yearns for the
eternal good and stretches its hands up
ward. no matter how low 1t may have
fallen,
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GROWTH ALONG OLD DOMINION
Many Home Builders Follow Rail-
way Line.

Along the Great Falls and Old Dominion
railway in Virginia the development dur
ing recent months has been very marked.
The high, healthful country and the i'm
proved transportation facilities have at
tracted many homemakers. Where four
years ago there were practically no
homes many settlements have grown up.
Within the past six months as many as
fifty houses have been erected along this
railway line in Alexandria county alone
at a cost estimated at $4,000.
Near Livingstone Heights the Washing
ton Country Club is building a clubhouse.
and the club grounds are being put in eX-
cellent shape for golf and other sports.
In the same vicinity are a number Of
beautiful homes. Between Livingstone
Heights and the city are the settlements
Of Cherrydale, West Cherrydale, Domin-
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HIS NAME CHOSEN
FOR MODERN TOWN
Local Real Estate Man the Surprised Recip-
lent of Novel Honor.

raff' is located on 18th street near Column
bia road. 1t was built and is owned by
Mr.. Franklin T. Sanner. The latter had
often heard Mr.. Walraff, who is secre-
tary and treasurer of Moore & Hill, Inc.
real estate dealers, give expression to
pet ambition to own hotel, apartment
house, opera house or some other semi
public building which might be called
"Wallrayia'' but when it came to choos-
ing title for his apartment house, which
was built within the current fiscal year, Mr..
Sanner did not chose to carry out the am
biguity of "Wallravia." and elected that
it should be the unmistakable ''Wallraf n.
: Charles F. Wallraff Is a native OF Ohio.
His first work in life was as newspaper
reporter in his home town of Akron. and
later in Columbus, and when he first came
to Washington he was employed on one
of the local daily papers. Mr. Wallran
entered the real estate world with the firm
of Moore & Hill six years ago. Three
years ago he was made an officer Of the
company.
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Honors have been heaped upon many
men in diverse walks Of life, mostly In
times gone by, to be sure. by the perpetu-
alton of their names in the titles of towns
they founded or helped to found. but rare
ly does it become the portion of a man in
the center of the busy life of city to see
his name emblaZoned upon other than the
show windows of his business house or
upon some structure of his own making.
Partly in the way of surprise. however.
and partly out of the need of friendship
such distinction has fallen upon Charles
F. Wallraff, and a small town" in the
center of the residence district of Wash
ington now bears the name "Wallraff."
AS it happens this town has a popula-
ton of only fifteen families. Possibly it
might be better understood if it should
be explained it is an apartment house
containing fifteen apartments. The wall
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While private capital and enterprise
have figured materially in increasing the
beauty and comfort of the NATIONAL capl-
tai from q residential standpoint. the
government of the United States and pub
lie and semi-publc institutions in general
have done and are doing their full share
toward the building up of Washington
along the lines best indicated to make II
in truth the city beautiful. Within the
past summer many of these enterprises
have been started and more of them are
promised for the very near future. The
list of structures of more than the aver
age Importance which are now in course
of construction in the city includes the
new administration building OF the Car
negie Institution at the corner of 18th
and 2 streets northeast. and the hand
some new home of the bureau Of Ameri-
can republics on the site Of the old Van
Ness mansion on the edge of the Mall at
nth and streets northwest.
Besides these, plans have been under
consideration by the authorities of the
city post office and the Post Office De-
partment for the construction of a new
city post office on suitable site near
the new Union station. and the conse-
quent removal of the center of mail dis
tributioE for the city from the main floor
of the departmental building at 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, to that more convenient place for
the handling OF all inbound and outbound
mail announcement was made only a
lew days ago of the successful compile
t!oa &C negotiations for the purchase by
the government of a large plat of ground
just south OF the bureau of printing and
engraving and in the very near future
work VIII be started upon an addition of
considerable Importance and magnitude
to that institution.
OF greatest Importance to the develop
ment of the extreme southeastern part of
the District of Columbia will be the new
bridge across the Anacostia river. which
will be opened to traffic in the near fu-
ture.
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ROAD TO WEALTH.
First Thousand That Counts-Savs
That and You're on the Way.

From the New York Sun.
1.-The thing that counts" said a man OF
independently large means accumulated
by hard work, saving and wise invest
ments, lis the first thousand dollars;
when you've got that amount together
you are beginning to get somewhere, and
with that start you Will want to keep on
The red-ink interest entries that you see
put down in your savings bank book twice
year will strike you very pleasantly in
deed. AS interest on your thousand dol
lars you'll get thirty-f1ve or forty dollars
in a year: your money has begun earning
money for you.
you've got an income now and you'll
want to add to it. You will leave that
interest II the bank to be added to your
principal, and now your interest will be-
gin to draw interest, and to be sure you
Will keep right on adding to your prin-
cipal. too, land every six months you'll
see those red figures growing bigger and
bigger, pretty figures to contemplate; and
you'll keep right along saving. But the
thing that really counts is the first thou
sand dollars. Get that and you're all
right And you'll always be glad you
saved it.
For there really is nothing like finan-
cial independence, or like having at least
money you've got it. You don't have to
go to friends to borrow and take the risk
Of being refused. the risk Of being COM
PEELED to go without what you need. If
you've got money in the bank you can go
there and get it. There might come a
time when you would need money for
your family or for yourself very much:
It's grand thing to have it where You
can get it.
There's nothing mean about being saw
ing and accommodating money; on the con-
trary 1t Is every mans duty to make him
self financially independent. 1 don't mean
at all that man wants to set out to
accumulate great wealth; there's no great
fun In that; but what he does want to do
is to get together enough to live on mod
estly."
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SUBURBAN HOTEL PROJECTS
EVANSVILLE AND KENSING-
TON MAKING EFFORTS.
Latter Town Business Men Expected
to Subscribe Necessary Money
for Erection of $4,000 Hotel.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
EVANSVILLE, September 10

HYATTSVILLE, September 10, 1908.
For several months past prominent local
business men have been seriously consid-
ering the proposition of organizing
stock company for the purpose of erect
ing a modern hotel here 1t is the general
impression that, with proper hotel facili-
ties, many political and other conventions
would be held - Hyattsvlle that now
take place at other points simply because
Of the lack of accommodations for taking
care of visitors over night.
The idea has been given quite decided
impetus by the agitation now going on
at Kensington, Montgomery county. look
ing to the erection Of hotel in that place
to cost not less than $4,000. Some of the
substantial professional and business men
of Kensington and vicinity are Interested
in the project, and it is believed that the
necessary money can be raised by the
formation of a stock company from
among the citizens Of that rapidly grow
ing town and the surrounding country.
At any rate the present scheme Is to
organize such company, and to issue
stock in the sum of $4,000. divided into
shares of $23 each. thus making 1t feasible
to distribute the stock among large
number of the citizens. The company
will be incorporated either under the laws
of Maryland or Virginia. and 1t is pro-
posed to begin the erection OF the hotel
just as soon as the necessary stock Is
subscribed and plans and specifications
can be prepared.
Enthusiastic Over Idea.
1t is said that the people of Kensington
and vicinity are enthusiastic over the
idea, and that but little trouble will be
experienced in securing all the money re-
quired.
The town Of Kensington is, Of course.
Incorporated and has a population Of be-
tween 500 and 1000. A prominent pro-
moter Of the scheme told a Star man
yesterday that there was no. intention of
relying upon the patronage of kensing-
ton people for the maintenance of the
hotel, but the management would cater 10
Washington trade. and it might be reason
able to expect that many boarders would
spend the summer months at the hotei. tne
town being easily accessible to Washing
ton by both the electric and steam rail-
ways. Although definite plans have not
been decided upon. the idea is to have
hotel containing about thirty rooms. 1t
will be of frame and will be located at the
angle on the east side of the electric road
and on the south side of the steam rail-
way on high elevation. The prohibition
law existing in Montgomery county Will,
1t Is believed, prevent the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors in the proposed hotel, but
1t is not so certain, 1t is contended, that
club license could not be obtained.
Among the citizens of Kensington and
vicinity who have identified themselves
with the project are Drs. Eugene Jones
and w. L. Lewis, Messrs. George Peter.
Arthur Williams, ]. Dawson Williams, J.
F. Cissel, ]. w. Hopkins and A. 8. Dali
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Property Benefited
in Eastern Suburbs.

with the practical completion Of this
bridge property in the eastern suburbs is
already being benefited. Families are mi
grating across the river in large numbers.
and persons in a position to accurately
judge the conditions claim that the sec
ton Is now in line for its greatest
boom. They declare the only thing that
has retarded its rapid growth and prog
ress up to the present has been the lack
of improvement and the poor transporta-
tion facilities.
Between the time of the opening of the
bridge, December l and January / the
date 1t is expected to be fully completed
all city-bound traffic will cross the new
bridge and all travel in the other direc-
ton Will be over the old bridge.
The cost of the bridge, including the ap-
proaches. was $445,0O0 but this amount
does not include the cost of condemnation
proceedings nor the extension Of Monroe
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practically contain that little difficulty
will be experienced in purchasing all the
ground required.
Congress at its last session, appropriated
81, 100000 for the acquisition OF the neceS-
sary property and the construction of the
addition, and the whole enterprise is now
so far advanced that 1t is expected active
work will be started during the coming
autumn season. Officials of the bureau
of printing and engraving. who have been
in close touch with the operation of the
big plant for years past, are unit IN
declaring the additions and improvements
which have been made in the past have
have barely sufflced to provide the space
necessary for manufacture of the postage
stamps. paper currency and other medi-
urnS of circulation demanded by the grow
ing country at the time the additions were
built. The result has been that the big
plant has been operated day and night
without ceasing, and the machinery has
been crowded together to such an eX-
tent that the operatives not only have
been hampered in the proper execution or
their duties, but they have been forced
to work in quarters which are insanitary
simply because the proper amount Of
light and ventilations could not be Sc
cured.
According to the present plans for the
new structure 1t will cover a ground space
about 400 feet square and II Will be of
height to be In keeping with the other
buildings of the bureau. This is primari-
ly a workshop, and not show place,
said one of the bureau chiefs yesterday.
land for this reason It will be safe to as
sumo that no money will be expended
upon the new building save In prac-
teal way. There will be no effort at
decoration. In other words the addition
will not be built of fancy stone. of marble
or granite. but the walls will be of brick
probably after the same general style
as the present buildings of the bureau
When completed the new building of the
bureau of engraving and printing will not
be required to house any new branch of
the establishment, but it will be utilized
solely to give the necessary room for the
expansion of several of the present de-
partments. Built with a basement and
three or four stories. the addition will
increase the floor space of the bureau by
several hundred thousand square feet.
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WORKERS BUY HOMES.
6. P. o. Employees Interested in Real
Estate Ventures.

While the "home- owning ambition Is
rapidly spreading in government circles.
IT is said that no department Of the serv-
ice contains so many some-day-will-be
home owners as the government printing
office. The section Of Bloomingdale north
of Florida avenue between LIST street
northeast and LIST street northwest has
furnished home sites for nearly 100 work
ers in the big printery. while a large
number own property in Brookland, Lang
don and other suburban places.
In nearly every case, 1t is said. these
homes were purchased on small cash pay
ments and installments each month TO
cover interest, principal, taxes and In
surance The extension of the civil serV-
ice laws to include the government print
ing service has been the cause Of many
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ion Heights and Clifton, where there have
been built great numbers of comfortable
homes which combine the advantages OF
country life with nearness to the city.
Cherrydale the farthest away, rs only a
ten-minute ride from Georgetown. Among
the residents along the line are Surgeon
General RiXey. Or. Taber Johnson. Ad-
miral Weaver Col Doubleday. Mr.. Frank
JTpman, the architect: Mr.. Edgar Calvert
of the Department of Agriculture, Judge
Cromwell. DIR. GrunweL, U.S.N.; Mr..
Thaddeus Tyssowski. DR.. Wunder and
Mr. Frank Lyon of the interstate COM
merce commission.
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Addition to Bureau
of Printing and Engraving.

Plans for the addition to the bureau of
engraving and printing are yet more of
less in the rough" but enough work has
been done upon them TO make possible
the statement that this contemplated new
building will be one of the most import
ant improvements TO any of the United
States government institutions in the city
within the present decade. These plans
have been predicated upon the successful
consummaton OF the purchase OF a large
block of property just south of the pres
ent building of the bureau, and II is
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Yeomen's Homes,
From Country Life.

The housing problem in Elizabeth's day
may have left the laborer in very prim-
Tive dwellings, but 1t gave noble man
sions to the great and to farmers and
country craftsmen pleasant homes of
such durability and such charm that
many of them stand today to shame us
into less contemplate mode of building
than that which the nineteenth century
produced.