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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
BULLDOGS OF BRICK.
Material Capable Of Good Effects
Both in Form and in Color.

= A French architect of standing recently
visited this country and expressed dis
favor with much that has been done or is
doing. Among other things he seems to
object to brick buildings, stating with a
icontemptuous wave of the hand that
: bricks are good enough for Brooklyn
: The American Architect takes this
traveller to task for many things and adds
in reference to brick: He might have
Said for Brooklyn, Venice. Vienna, Blois
and Versailles, without historical mex
-actitude. Far from being not good
.enpuSh for New York, New York is not
good enough to appreciate red brick. As
long as Americans love red brick faced
with white, we may take that as a symp-
tom that We are sturdy race. Brick may
De lnelegant to modern French eyes, but
so Is the natural Sun-burned complexion.
NO amount of adverse criticism against
brick building will convince us that We
are too good for 1t until we have an alto
gether superficial and feeble view of life
That journal might also have added
that brick Is one of the oldest materials
with which man has built, and is the best
preserved OF all the materials of antiquity
Moreover, it has ceased to be. not onIy
in this country but in Europe as well. the
substitute material il was some years ago
psins used only there where granite, mar
Die and the other expensive stones were
too costly. 1t is a material now chosen
Tor its artistic effect and in preference to
those other more costly building mediae
Wonderfully beautiful effects and coiors
ara secured in brickwork. and architects
are today vying with one another with
designs. particularly for domestic build
ings, that will best bring out the subtle
and artistic effects that can only be OBJ
tanned in that material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Lawmaking as an Industry.

From the Atlantic.
The making of laws is fast becoming
one of the larger industries of the United
States. We find that our legislatures.
most of which have biennial sessions. pass
every two years some 5000 separate
laws. In 1oC6-oI. for example. there were
passed by Congress and state legislatures
LAS acts and 1.5i6 resolutions. I'm Eng
land. for the whole United kingdom in
the same period, there were enacted 100
public acts or general laws and the whole
time OF parliament was devoted for prac-
tically eighteen months in those two years
to the work of criticising debating and
passing them.
In America. during this same period
OF the 25.4+8 laws enacted probably four.
'ffths OF them were of no general scope
whatsoever and were for the most part
mere local or special bills. In England
the business of governing a world king
dom has been so organized and simplified
that special and local measures do not
clog the wheels of parliament and in law
making the time OF that body is devoted
to matters OF national Importance only.
BY these methods the amount of legis-
iation which has TO be passed upon by
pa rliament itself has been greatly dimin-
ished. In England for example in 1907,
there were enacted by parliament $50 laws
acon tanned in 100 pages of printed matter.
in the same year I'm q single American
.Gste. New York. there were enacted 1ol
Separate laws occupying $500 pages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
HOME PLANS AS AFFECTED
BY LOCAL SOCIAL LIFE
Large Residences Being Completed for Clarence
Moore, Edison Bradley and Perry Belmont Cost
1y and Attractive Examples of Architecture.

the latter being due not only to the size
but also to the substantial and thorough
manner in which it has been built.
AS TO the amount of money such a
building represents, it is rather difficult
To express the sum in figures, as the in
terror finishing and decorations. which
are dictated almost entirely by the indi-
vidua taste of the owners, enter so large
ly as a factor. 1t Is sufficient TO say that
the total expenditure would require six
the first of the numbers is not found at
the very head of the column of digits.
Ample Building Site.
The building site is ample enough To al
low for space on both sides. and there is a
large garden at the rear. in spite of the
fact that the house extends back an un-
usual depth for a city home. Then, in adj
dition, it is five stories in height. so that
the cubic space included within the four
walls is perhaps as much as is TO be
found In any private house in the city
The prevailing fashion in the architecture
of houses has been followed and this
French type is expressed in stone OF light
shade of color.
The carving which is found on the ex-
terror serves to tighten mass which
rather inclines TO heaviness. All the
lines seem intended to increase the i'm
preston OF solidity. and permanency
which the character of the materials and
the construction combines to produce.
II is not difficult to see at a glance
that here is house which is honestly
built and which is intended to remain
and then the reflection of the money
that il must have cost comes in the sec
ond place.
Home Of Edison Bradley.
Quite different is the new home of Ed
son Bradley which Is located on the
west side of Connecticut avenue Just
south of Dupont Circle, for it is another
type both to form and as to color
The Bradley house is a changed strpc-
ture. and such a complete one that the
original can hardly be found. Now it is
very attractive specimen of early
period of French architecture, when cary
ing in stone was carried TO perfection of
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as is shown by the record of prices in the
transfers that have already taken place
while for the most part there has been a
general advance in the scale of val
uations. The completion OF the station
would ordinarily have been followed by
putting into execution undertakings foi
improvements in the general locality blu;
such movement has been checked by the
tentative plans for the purchase by the
general government of property between
the station and the grounds about the
Capitol. Such scheme would take
from the market "A large portion of the
available ground and presumably add to
the value of that remaining.
1t is said to be quite likely that this
and other considerations will result in
making the progress of improvements in
the locality rather slow. although there
are now being considered plans for at
least one hotel building.
Developments in the Suburbs.
During the past week announcement
was made of the purchase by Clarence
Moore of the Ray farm near Forest
Glen. Md, the purpose being to use it
as place of residence for at least a
portion of the year for his family, and
also for stock-raising purposes The
transaction is one of a number in re-
cent months by which property holdings
in the country about Washington have
changed hands due to influences from this
city as a center of populate
For the most part such transactions are
of immediate commercial utility as they
furnish the ground for subdivisions into
building lots where people who live in the
city can go and establish their homes
amid the surroundings and the advanta-
ges of the country. That there Is de-
mand for building sites of this charac-
ter in spite of what has apparently been
liberal provision of this sort in the past
there is no reason to doubt. The city of
Washington is not only filling up the
space within the limits of the old ten
mile square, but is passing beyond into
the adjoining states. and there appears
to be no let up in this movement, which
has been going on for several years.
On the Way to Great Falls.
The latest scheme of the kind is the
purchase by a syndicate represented by
Moore & Hill of tract of land containing
about $50 acres on the west side of the
Old Dominion electric road. which con-
meets this city with Great Falls on the
Virginia side of the Potomac river. The
property, is to the north of Livingston
Heights and just beyond the place of DR..
Rixey, where the country club is now
located.
The land is on both sides of the old line
that once formed the boundary between
Alexandria county when it was a part of
the District and the region to the north
1t is proposed to lay this land off into
building lots and establish there a settle
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

Some recent additions to the number or
residences in the city of the larger type
illustrate the change which has taken
place in the social life as we'll as in the
habits of living of the very wealthy. This
is most apparent in the larger space that
is provided in the houses for purposes of
entertainment While this requirement
was i'm the mind of architects as well as
Of owners of houses built years ago. still,
1t is thought, the latest specimens of do
mestic architecture lay more emphasis on
the social life than what is commonly
known as the home life. In Il house Of
this sort the first floor, where the suites
of parlors are located, becomes the prin-
cipal portion of the structure. and the
rest is merely subsidiary. Between the
necessity of providing so much space TOT
what might be termed the public portion
and for the use of the corps of servants
the members of the family are sometimes
Obliged 10 put up with rather cramped
quarters and not always in the best parts
of the house.
Plenty of Space a Requisite.
The latter condition. however. is over
come when the house is large and in that
case there is the suite of reception rooms
with the proper approaches to them on
the basement or first floor. and then the
ample space of the upper stories for the
, family apartments with plenty of room
for a small army of domestics.
Types of the houses now demanded for
the use and convenience of those who live
on rather elaborate scale are to be
found in several built in this, city the past
season and which will take place among
the residences here which are the scenes
of the social sayeties that mark life in
this city.
Residence of Clarence Moore.
The finishing touches are being given to
the large residence on the south side of
Massachusetts avenue between 18th and
18th streets which is being erected for
Clarence Moore. II is not only one of the
largest private residences in the city. but
it will also rank among the most costly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Teaching Investment Science.

From the Indianapolis star.
From time immemorial the average
young man or young woman who learns
or her basic knowledge os a business
through the old apprenticeship idea. To
become a banker or baker or candestick
maker one had TO serve time"-.rom one
and adding TO his knowledge of the trade.
1t was and is now to large extent the
accepted method of teaching trades and
professions. Completing school or college
the ambitious one had to begin all over
again and spend several important Years
of his life in getting experience" In
whatever line he wished to follow. 1t was
time largely wasted, but there was no
other way.
However there is a change ringing In
the educational world. Manual training
schools. chronological schools. schools Of
arts and crafts have largely replaced the
apprentice idea. Yet there is one phase
of business life entirely neglected by the
schools and colleges of the country: none
of them-with but one OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tie young man and woman the art of in
vestment, or how they can invest their
savings in a way that will be practical
and safe Why should not the youth OF
our country be instructed by experts in
the science of making safe investments
and how to distinguish between the false
and the true in placing of money? The
schools and the colleges should do this
as IT is primarily within their province
to do so. 1t is due the rising generation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

detail. with that necessary restraint
which guards against over-elaboration
Tie red brick walls of the building,
erected on the site more than thirty
years ago. and representing the type of
manSard roof house then in fashion, have
been allowed TO stand for the most part
but have been enriched by the insertion
of stone with it's delicate carving, so that
with the change in the roof line the "a
tire mass is as effective in form as III
the color combination of the materials
used
An addition has been made TO the house
on the south and the main entrance
changed to Tie basement floor so that
the sweep of the space on the first main
floor is an extended and an extremely
telling feature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
BUILDING II cCyoEER..
Cptleok FIR Elas-sed c2erati1us.
i. HexarfscI AZ Ea1c-aole.

Regarded a5 Favorable.
BuilfrE srerxe-a-s ,Goll Gacf,TsE u1-
ware tHlM ds-91S Tle uDC-. n of Gc.onet.
OMEbl reports 5ruxM 1auUt AtT c.s
ccDyned By the kE-rJcan Con-. rac,or,
NsE York, sh0v m SEssatG Ezt. IF
IS per oeri- ~ compared VITA Cctc5eT'
I2gS- TEenry-Ezx eat5es Snow zn Increase
h building os,erat5oas Of fsum ID z'6
per cant, and ,we1tJ-foar SHOW a df-9..--e
Ct frmn 10 - Pc cent
;, The principal gains wera1 Ch:caS>, -
per cent: Dallas Il. Denver. I'd. Des
Motrea. a. Grand Rapids. lui. Aotafe
~. New YORK, @. Pni.adeipfna. 5S, Pat
erson. 81. Scranton. 235. Salt Lake City,
Is.
Il "a vsTy likely ina favoraola bald
ing reports vii. appear FROM now on ana
those Who take advantage o. the reason
able prices OF material and labor WIicn
now exist Will be getting good II terss- on
'tfeir money while building IS in pF-ogrsss.
The demand for LABOR and material Will
Increase as building operations gain IN
volume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Perry Belmont's Home.

In contrast with the lightneSs and grace
of this design is that of the residence OF
Perry Belmont. which occupies "a tri-
angular site bounded by New Hampshire
avenue, 18th street and r street. 1t.
TOO belongs 10 the French school. but of
d later period. and of which there are
Just now many new examples in tins city
1t il not, however, like anything else in
domestic architecture in this city. but
rather suggests "A structure intended for
use as an art gallery or some other such
purpose.
Occupying. as it does. a position over
looking the plaza formed by the inter
section OF the avenue with 18th street,
it is so designed as to be what may be
called monumental. While the treatment
lends itself TO the same idea in the size
and character of the detail
Rooms With Lofty Ceiling.
With an imposing entrance beneath an
deliberately covered way, the main fea-
ture of the exterior is the tall windows
of the principal floor. which extend
through the height of two stories. Above
is the roof. with its slipping lines par
TALLY concealed by the balustrade which
finishes Inc facade. At intervals massive
urns of ornamental design serve to break
the smooth sky line OF the railing OF the
balustrade.
The details of the finish of the open
ings. and, in fact. all the lines of the
exterior, contribute TO the impression of
massiveness and of strength. The ma
terias used. well as the character of
the construction, contribute to such a
result. For the stone of light shade
which is used in the exterior walls is
laid in large blocks and all forms intend
ed to be merely ornamental are on a
scale in keeping with the general large
ness of the treatment.
From the point of view of construction
the building is all that can be desired
1t is the direct opposite of flimsy build
ing. and there is probably no private
residence in the city where steel has
been more generally used In fact, there
is very little wood employed All the
floor joists are of steel, and even the
mansard roof is OF iron, filled in with
concrete,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Pennsylvania Avenue Property Sold.

Stone K Fairfax Real Estate Corpo-
ration reports hecent sale for Mrs Barbara
Hoderman OF the three-story brick dwell
ing. 1877 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
The purchaser is having plans prepared to
convert the premises into a store room
for business purposes. The consideration
was $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
PROPERTY VALUES IN
UNION STATION LOCALITY
Selection of City Post Office Site Regarded as Re-
moving an Element of Uncertainty Current
Transactions in Property in the Suburbs.

The decision reached by the assistant
secretary of the Treasury in the matter
of the selection of a site for the pro-
posed building for the city post office is
regarded as of far-reachng Importance to
property holders in the vicinity OF the
| Union station Owing to the fact that
| the Post Office Department had announced
as its policy that. the central office In
! this city should be near the depot for
convenience in handling the mails, it has,
of course, been understood that the To-
| cation of the new building would be in
the neighborhood of that structure. With
I'm these limits, however, the range of
! choice was wide, as it was found when
the offerings of property came to be con-
| sidered.
The site selected. at the northeast cor
| ner of Massachusetts avenue and North
| Capitol street. is directly west OF the
station building and comprises large
plot of ground containing more than three
| acres and extending from Massachusetts
| avenue to G. street and from the new
| street. which is to pass along the west
side of the station building to North
| Capitol street. For the 10000 odd square
feet of ground the government agreed
to pay $4,000, which is at the rate OF
about 30 per square foot.
Building of Appropriate Design.
One of the advantages of securing such
a site is that it will be possible to erect
a building which will be sufficiently large
for the purpose and at the same time it
will rot be necessary to run it up to such
height that it will be out of proportion
to the station building which it adjons
The opportunities for a suitable building,
and also one SO designed as to be in har-
monv with the surroundings, are those
which occur as of special Importance.
In addition the disposal of the matter
clears ND the realty situation TO a consid
era bic extent in. that section of the city
and sets free a good deal of property that
,p to this time has been looked upon as
lil<eIv to be taken for post Office uses.
At the same time the future of that pOr
tion of the station neighborhood is def
nftely settled so that property holders on
the opposite side of North Capitol street
more especially. and on the streets eX
tending west from the station can form
an idea of how they are likely to be at
fected
Property Holders Uncertain.
TheIatter consideration is of Importance,
for I'D TO the present time and to a large
extent still there has been and is a good
deal of uncert ainty in the minds of prop
erty holders as TO the exact influence upon
values of the changes which have taken
place in that locality as well as those
which are expected to occur.
Values have been discounted by some,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

IL matters little what II is that Won
want-whether a situation or a servant,
want" ad i'm The Star will reach tho
person who can fill your need.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22
F'RUITVALE.

Henry Radburn is under the doe
tors care again.
Mrs. Cubberly is on the sick list.
The Sunday school gave Mrs. F.
G. Orr a farewell party social last
Friday evening at the school house
before her leaving on a winters WIS.,
it to Canada.
Charles Vixen, from Tacoma,
stopped over Monday with Robert
Johnson and family of Rockland
fruit farm.
Mrs. F. G. Orr and daughter
Helen left Monday for Prince Albert,
Canada, where she will spend the
winter with her mother who she has
not seen for number of years.
Last week several of our taxpay-
ers hauled old hay and berry prun-
ings TO fill up large water ponds on
the Power House road, which being
on the side hill could have been ditch
drained in a few hours by the county
Bertram Orr who has been at
home a few days, left Monday for
Spokane.
William Shea is having pipes laid
for city water into his house.
ATNe Harmon and wife have
moved into John Comets house
across from the Gibson ranch.
F. H. Russell came up from his
Parker Bottom work Saturday to
spend Sunday with his family.
Frances Christance is on the sick
list
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22

will be given his liberty at once. The
pardon was signed Monday.
Attorney w. NJ. Thompson de-
Tended the young man. This is
probably one of the most remarka-
BILE cases which has ever occurred
in the United States. No local at
torney could tell last night of a
duplicate where the prisoner re-
ceived pardon from the governor
before he had received his sentence.
There was a general sentiment
among the jurors, court and attor-
neys in favor of Hughes when his
case was decided. The youthfulness
of the prisoner and the circum-
stances surrounding his case were
such as to make the court highly
favorable to the defendant, and At
torney Thompson put up a great
plea for Hughes, and was largely
Instrumental in bringing about his
pardon, working day and night to
secure the assistance of influential
persons in the cause of the young
man.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22
County Correspondence
BEINIA.

Harry McGaughby, of North Yak
ina is here spending few days
with relatives.
Mrs. William McCalum has been
on the sick list for the past ten days.
C. VI. Dunn was a business WISH
tor to North Yakima last week.
James Day was in Seattle last
week looking up market for his
alfalfa.
Mrs. Wallace Wells was seriously
i'll last week, but is much improved
now.
Mrs. y. b. Long and little daugh
ter. of Leland, Idaho, is here visiting
her parents. +. l.. killian and wife.
Joseph Poulain and wife, of North
Yakima, was here last week visiting
his uncle, Henry Lachance. He re-
turned home Monday
c. Murphy has recently bought )
acres of land from Isaac Sander for
$3.50 per acre. He has built house
on il and is now living there.
VIM. Lemay recently sold his 40
acres of school land Charles Con-
nell of North Yakima. This land
lies just east of the Euclid school
nouse near the Benton county line.
f. G. Lundy and wife are the
proud parents of baby boy VINO
has come TO make his home with
them.
John Toulouse and wife entertain
ed the following guests at dinner
Sunday: Arthur Lemay and family
and Joe Beaudry and family of Nab
tonton. Harry McGaughy of North
Yakima, William Lemay and family,
and Joseph I.achance and Paul Kill
liam.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22
NACHES CITY.

Mr.. Glen and Lou Ray were
North Yakima visitors last week
The surprise party given at Carl
Brownley's January 10 was enjoyed
by all who attended.
Mrs. Ray was in North Yakima
last week.
The Hard Time" dance given at
Cases hall was largely attended. l..
Frink was awarded the prize as the
best costumed gentleman represent
ing hard times Mrs. Earl Giiffer
was awarded the prize as best cos
tuned lady representing hard times.
Earl Griffen is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. 5. Withero and daughter,
Miss Eva. visited Mrs. l.. Little Sat
urday.
Mr.. Jess Evans was in North Yak
ina Sunday
Isaac Lasswell was in Naches City
sunday
Ms. Earl Griffen was in North
Yakima Saturday.
Miss Amanda Lamberson was a
North Yakima visitor one day last
week.
Mr.. Pease moved his store upon
Main street last week.
Walter Lindsey was in Naches City
Friday.
L. Frink sold a valuable work
horse 10 Mr. Duncan; consideration
$3.50.
W. L. Dimmick took eight head OF
horses Tuesday to work on the Mil
waukee railroad, 20 miles east OF
Ellensburg.