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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09
WILLOW TREE ALLEY NO MORE
Playground on Site of Notorious
Stun About Complete.

The transformation of Willow Tree al
ley. In South Washington. from a Stun
into a spacious playground is nearly
complete. The park will he opened TO
the public in a few weeks. II was de-
signed by Col Harris. tho engineer Off
Ger in charge of public buildings and
grounds and the work is being done un-
der his direction.
The new playground is surrounded by
niuetv-eight fine trees and masses of
towering plants OF the trees sixty-four
are f.omhardy poplars and most Of the
others are sycamores. They are well
grown and were taken from Potomac
Park. Gardens surround the grounds on
all four sides. The interior open space is
devoted to a regulation base ball dia-
mond and the west end will be occupied
by a wading pool for children. swings
slides. sand boxes, etc The gardens will
be inclosed by an ornamental steel picket
fence provided with fourteen gates open
ing into the playground. About 225,5
linear feet of fence will be required 1t
will be set In a concrete base, rising
about a foot above the surface. and the
average height OF the fence will be about
i've and half feet a contract has
been entered into for building the fence
at cost OF So $3.50 which was the low
est hid received in the competition in
vited by Col Harris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09
COPY RECEIVED HERE
Of SUFFRAGE EDITION
The State. of jacksonville. Fla,
Hands Paper Over to Women
for One Day.

Headquarters of the congressional com
ans Suffrage Association in Washington
has received a copy of the suffrage edi-
ton of the state. a newspaper Published
i'll Jacksonville. Fla. The publisher had
turned his entire plant over for one ed
ton to the suffrage workers.
The result is a magazine of thirty-two
pages. which contains contributions from
many of the suffrage leaders such as DIR.
Shaw. Jane Adams. Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick and Mary Johnston.
An editorial announcing the project
states the object as follows:
For the suffrage edition the manage
ment has turned over the whole paper
lock. stock and barrel. The women are
working to have the next Florida legs
lature submit to the people a constitu-
tional amendment which will allow the
women the ballot. They believe that
when tine legislators and the people as a
whole realize what is being asked for
that the request will be granted. and to
get this Information before the people
this suffrage edition of the State has been
decided upon
Contrary to conditions in some To-
calites the suffrage movement in Florida
is backed by the ladies of old southern
families who possess all of the refine
ment and culture of southern woman
hood. This is the class of women who
are asking for the ballot that their sex
may have voice in the affairs of our
government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09
HOLD FINAL MEETING OF YEAR
Ivy City Citizens Hear Reports of
Committees and Elect Officers.

The Ivy City Citizens Association held
its final meeting of the year last night at
l73S Montello avenue southeast. Rev.
George w. Brent. president. presiding
Reports of committees covering the years
work were presented. and the following
officers were elected:
President. James H Brown vice pres
ident. John Holmes: treasurer. Thomp-
son Brown: secretary. Mrs. ]. NJ. Ayers:
chaplain. Mrs. Rich B. Ashe: sergeant
alarms. George Eskridge.
The following were named chairmen of
the various standing committees: j. A.
Richardson. improvements: Mrs. NJ. S.
Toulson. education: Chairman Cofield. law
and order: Mrs. F. f. Cameron. social
Mrs A. r. Jackson. charity: Mrs. Ida
Duncan. floral; Rev. George w. Brent.
transportation.
4 resolution asking for the establish
ment next year of kindergarten at the
Alex Crummell School was adopted. as
was a resolution to give a reception to
the new and the retiring officers Tues
day evening, at % Corcoran street north
east The next regular meeting of the
associa ton is to be held the first Tues
day in October.
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prevalent that it was very valuable and
that ] knew it. Possibly I would have
thought nothing more of the matter ex-
cept that several of the natives kept
making covert inquiries as to whether
l would not sell the stone. l did not sell
II and refused to put any price on it. but
am convinced that had I wanted to do
so. I could easily have induced some of
the local residents to form a syndicate
and buy the crystal as a speculation at
quite a good sum.
1T seems strange that such a simple
thing as A quartz crystal should have the
making in 1t of a new confidence game.
The only wonder to me is that 1t never
has been tried through any of the sur
rounding country districts. Possibly the
simplicity of the game would prevent the
average city man from daring to work
it. Al any rate it only shows that you
never can tell how simple thing is like
ly to prove a mystery to an ordinarily in
tel1gent Countryman."
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False Alarms

see the farmers toiling. out
in their fields of wheat, and thew
are glad. though broiling. in fifty
kinds OF heat. The fields are
simply reeking with finest kind of
grain. | hear the farmers shrek
ing; prosperity will reign, The
crop is simply humping. There
IS no end to wheat. and all OF us
are humping along to Easy
street,! | sit upon the fences and
watch the toilers strain and see
no evidences OF carking care or
pain. Where are the dismal gran
gers who raised their dolefu1 cries.
about the frightful dangers they
feared from Hessian flies? Where
are the weeping farmers who
lately had the crust to pose as
false alarmers. and talk of smut
and rust? Where is the bowling
hav>eed. who said, The drouth
is near. and surely | won't raise
seed to plant a crop next year?
The prophets of disaster have
canned the boding frown, and
faster vet and faster they're haul
ing wheat to town; they draw
the shining kroner, they draw the
golden buck: no longer do they
groan OF complain about the luck.
Most all our fears of evil are base
less. | repeat: We talk OF rust
and weevil, when we should talk
OF wheat. WALT MASON.
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CONVICTED AND FINED.
William A. Parker, Accused of Being
in Row, Appeals From Decision.

William y. Parker, colored, who was
arrested Saturday night and charged
with participating in a row on an cleo
trio car near Arlington Junction, Va.
was given "a hearing and sentenced to
pay fine Of s25 and serve sixty days
in Jail. Frank l.. Ball. his counsel, noted
an appeal and furnished bond for his
clients appearance.
Beverly Tyler, also colored. who was
arrested when the car reached this
city. was exonerated. Beverly was ar
rested on complaint of passengers. who
charged that he handed Parker pis-
toll. He entered "A vigorous denial when
arrested. and at the trial the prose-
cution failed to substantiate the accu-
sation.
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Car Goes Over Embankment.

An automobile belonging to George W.
Jackson. 21O2 18th street northwest, went
over an embankment at 10Th street and
Park road about 1 o'clock this morning
and was wrecked. Walter Jeter, 1151 S
street northwest, who was operating the
car. was thrown from the vehicle and
slightly hurt. He would not go to a
hospital and have an injury to his knee
dressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09
TWO BALL PLAYERS Hurt.
Both Are Forced to Go to Hospital
for Treatment.

John Crawford. seventeen years old.
l362 street southwest, was taken to
Emergency Hospital yesterday afternoon
and treated for conclusion of the brain.
He was accidentally struck with base
ball while participating in a game at
Vienna. Va. Saturday afternoon.
John Fitzgerald. AID K street northeast.
was struck by a pitched ball yesterday
afternoon while on the ball grounds at
LIST and NJ streets northeast He was
unconscious when taken to Casualty Hos
pital. He soon regained consciousness.
however. and his complete recovery is
expected
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Aids Pupils Who Failed to Pass.

4 vacation school for colored children,
by means of which it Is planned to aid
those who did not make the necessary
marks the past year. is to be started
at the Magruder School playground to-
morrow. II is to be open from $50 to
II 60 am. and TO s pm 1t will con-
tinue five weeks. Children who wish to
enter the classes should present their re-
port cards SO that their deficiencies may
be known.
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Movement to Attract Conventions,

Cooperation in bringing conventions
and visitors to this city and in raising
funds with which to attract them to this
city were two points urged at meeting
yesterday afternoon of committees rep
resenting the Chamber of Commerce. the
Board of Trade and the Retail Merchants
Association. The meeting was held in
the rooms Of the chamber. 1t is planned
to put the proposition for such a fund
before all the business men Of this city
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Movies" at Commercial Club.

Educational subjects and travel scenes
We're included in the motion pictures
shown to members of the Commercial
Club at that ORGANIZATIONS home last
night, under the direction of the board
of governors. This was the first Of
series of entertainments which it is
planned to continue throughout the sum-
mer. IL c. C. Stiles. secretary of the
club, had charge of the arrangements,
and Prof. A. 7. Brown directed the ex-
hibition of the pictures.
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Aids in Editorial Work.

The edition was in charge of the Florida
Equal Franchise League Of Jacksonville
with their president editor -in-chief Miss
Lavinia Engle of Washington. who is one
of the suffrage organizers working I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Mccormick.
spent two weeks in Florida assisting with
the editorial work Miss Engle is in
Washington for few days. but leaves at
the end of the week for Chicaco and the
campaign states.
Another Florida editor. who is a hot
suffragist." according to Miss Engle has
offered his paper III Pensacola for the
Labor day edition. This offer is particu-
larly interesting because Miss Ensle and
Mrs Wesley Martin Stoner another
Washington worker. helped organize the
suffragists of Pensacola. as well as other
cities of Florida.
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Collection of Programs.

This was an oblong sheet. neatly ar
ranged. with a collection of the programs
OF old in which Mr.. Chance had appeared
when 'Mademoiselle Leona Dare was in
troduced Tin her thrilling and nerve
Wreckfng feats on the flying trapeze. after
which she is shot out of the mouth of
cannon to the dome of the mammoth
pavilion" They were not the original
PROGRAMS, but Photographic reproduc-
ton.
Great Scott. man" fairly gasped Mr..
Chance. where did you get that? What
are YOU going to do with it,
why. We've been advertising our re-
union. was the reply, and guess all
the inhabitants of Illinois have copy by
this time
I he grave face of the chief clerk of
the Post Office Department took on a
sterner look. but his voice was conclia-
tory.
II cant be with YOU. old man." he
said. but here's a twenty to help nav
expenses. Leave me what copies you
have of those programs and drop in to
see me before You go back home
Why. that's all right old fellow. 7
call that handsome Here they are-aIl
but copy for Willie and some for the
Newspapers The star received its cow
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CHANCES EARLY FAME
RETURNS TO VEX HIM
Boyhood Friend Gives Post Office
Chief Clerk Bad
Half Hour.

Merritt o, Chance. chief clerk of the
Post Office Department. had the expert
ence of his life this morning. 1t was a
threat. not to take his life, but to do
something his friends say would be pretty
nearly as bad
BACK In the closing years of the SOS
Mr.. Chance and his brother William. both
now sedate and dgnifed attaches Of
Postmaster General Burleson. had dra-
matte aspirations, and it is said that lurid
posters and theatrical programs familiar
to amusement lovers in Mount Vernon.
Mcl1eansboro and contiguous Illinois
towns exploited both brothers in various
lines of histrionic endeavor.
Merritt O. Chance shone as a funmak-
ing member of the Famous Mastodon
Minstrels and independent Silver
Band" and also as a cornet soloist, great
In Norma" whose name was never pub
hshed by the aggregation save with a
superhuity and superlative quality of
adJectlves that would make a modern
press agent look like 30 cents. Master
Willie" as Merritt's brother was then
billed. appeared as the Incompatible
boy baritone in his great solo, Rocked
In the Cradle of the Deep" Master
Willie really seemed to have the bulge
on his brother with the press agent and
advertising man of the Mastodons. for
on all occasions his name took precedence
in the billing. and the adjectives preced-
ing his accomplishments We're little
longer and bit stronger than those &C
corded to Merritt
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Base Ball Players Inspect Capitol.

Branch Hickey. manager of the St
Louis team. and his players were the
guests of Col. Charles p. Higgins. ser
seant-of-arms of the Senate, of st. Louis,
Mo. today. Col. Higgins conducted the
members of the team on sightseeing
trip around the Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09

men when Congress is in session. and
how the Illinois delegation might he left
mapping at the post in postal affairs if
explanation was cut short by the Mas
todon of old
You have lust got to come across,
Merritt, he said. cor I'll give this to
the local newspapers and let EN- know
Your mast hisf'ry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09

Horsfords Acid Phosphate.
Try spoonful in glass Of cold water
with sugar. Refreshing and invigorating
advertisement.
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CITY ITEMS.

Going TO Build in the suburbs:
Buy lumber at E,isinger Bros Bethesda
yard. Save haul from town. Office 21:r, ,th
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Drink Henrtch.. Beer. rs Rexularlx

as you eat. and hot weather will bring
you no ills. Maerzen and Senate help di-
gestion. promote nutrition. give you fresh
vlgor. doz.. Sl.13 U-ager $1.:o. Bottle
rebate. o0c. Postal or tel ". 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09

s1I to Niagara Falls and Return. S11.
July 10. Baltimore & Ohio. from Union
station. ~, am. Modern coaches and
parlor cars. Dining car from Philadel-
phia. Tickets limited IL days. Liberal
stopovers returning. Other excursions
July "a. August : and 81. September 4
and 49, October ADVERTISEMENT
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Good. Live Rubber Soles. Sl.50.
s. grade. Guiffre. a0S Pa. ave NJ 3495.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09

Appropriate Floral Tokens
for all occasions. Fresh cut home
grown flowers. GUIDE, 1914 F. -Adver-
tisement.
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Lawn Mowers and Tools Sharpened.
Emmons. 2o1 Pa. ave Sc. Phone Line. 1857
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Money to loan at ) and so on real estate
Frank T. Rawlings Co. 1925 n. Y. ave-
Advertisement.
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Phone Your ..ant Ad to The Star.
Main 244n
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Carpets and Rugs Cleaned by ConRer's
look like new. Phone today. W. 6S5.
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Sunday. July 12. Baltimore & Ohio. leav-
ing Union station 7:15 m. and Atlantic
City pm. Grand opportunity to visit
Americas greatest seaside resort.-Ad-
vertisement.
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FINDS QUARTZ CRYSTAL
NATIVES Think DIAMOND
Washington Business Man Not Sur
prised That Confidence Games
Are Worked.

And this" said the returned vacation
Isl. probably explains why the Spanish
prisoner swindle. the Gold-brick game
and several other time-honored but time
Worn devices furnish steady living for
an army of confidence men throughout
our country districts.
See this?' he continued displaying an
ordinary quartz crystal about three inches
long. This is genuine diamond. and
if l were little more dishonest than ]
am. it would be furnishing me with vaca-
ton money for the remainder of the sea
SON."
He was a Washington business man
who had just returned from a short So
journ on the Maryland side of the river
not very far back of Great Falls. During
his sojourn he had picked up the quartz
crystal in a plowed field. u was sur
prised." said he. TO find how much
curiosity and excitement this find aroused
To be sure. the geological formation Was
not productive of crystals of this sort.
it being the tidewater region. Probably
the crystal had been washed down for a
considerable distance from the Piedmont.
The Worn condition of the crystalline
edges showed that it had washed and
wcathered for "A considerable time. l
carried the crystal in my pocket for sew
eral days. and was surprised to lind. in
talking with some of the natives. that l
was credited with being an eccentric mil
lionaire. who was packing around half
pound uncut diamond.
Il could hardly believe that any fun
grown man would not know a quartz
crystal when he saw it, one of the resi-
dents asked me rather timidly how much
! thought the thing was worth l re-
Piled that putting it at a high value it
might be worth 80 cents. | have known
lots of mining camps where you could
get much better specimens for a dollar a
barrel But the local residents all insist
ed that the crystal must be gem. and
Immensely valuable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09

Breezy Electric Fans. $3.50.
Electric Webster. III 9th st. NV.
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Bertvwolfe, life insurance. Colorado bldg.
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Social Service Committees.

The executive committee of the Social
Service League of this county has APP
pointed the following committees; Execu-
tive. Rev. John R. Henderson. Mrs.
Henry ]. Finley. Mrs. George H. Nc
Grew, Mrs. Bernardine Means. Miss Ida
S. Dove. Joseph Reading, Mrs. o. H. lib
bolt. Dr. John l.. Lewis. Mrs. Henry L.
Bird: publicity, Mrs. o. H. Tibbott, Mrs
Henry T. Newcomb, Mrs. John R. Hen
derson. Dr. William l.. Lewis. Rev J. w
Austin, George r. Rice and w. H.
Emory: county institutions. Mrs. Henry
l.. Wells. Mrs. john j. Higgins, Miss
Anna Farquhar. Mrs. Robert E L.
Smith. Mrs. Frank A. Spencer. Miss Mary
Brooke, DR.. Frederick n. Henderson and
John +. Janney; finance, Eugene E.
stevens. Henry J. Finley; tuberculosis,
DR.. J. w. Bird.
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Films and Other Photo Supplies.
Columbia Photo Sup Co. 1454 N Y. ave.
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TONIGHT.

Value to Value-Price to Price.
Ruud Water Heater stands any compari-
son. GIG 18th. C. A. Muddiman & Co, 114 G
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Tenders J. H. Corning. 80 18th st.
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Thermometers Schmidt. 7la-2l 18th st.
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Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
ilaia 2440
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Ride Out to Breezy Chevy Chase Lake
this evening. Marine Band music dancing.
Advertisement.
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His Fame Lay Dormant.

This was back in the sos, and until to-
day. II not forgotten. this fame lay as
dormant in the memory of the present
chief clerk of the Post Office Department
as the ante-election promises Of year
old congressman are supposed to. Not
So however, with the chief clerks con-
stituents at home.
This morning one of them walked in
and established his identity as a member
of the old troupe.
We are going to have a reunion he
said, and YOU have got to come across
and come out and take your place on
the program once more
Heavens. man," gasped the astonished
chief clerk that's impossible" And
then he began to recount the duties Of a
chief clerk of great executive depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-09
1T Must Be a Diamond"

FINALLY, one of them asked me wheth-
er 1t would cut glass. l replied that OF
course it would. and scratched it across
piece of glass and broke II along the
scratch. That settled it. Diamonds were
the only thing that would cut glass
Ergo, this must be a diamond.
Il was asked rather tim!dly how much
would sell the gem for. / replied that
would rather keep 1t than sell 1t. and
this confirmed the suspicion already
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ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Mrs. William L. Schaeffer Dies at
Her Home Near
Seneca.

s~pN'idl correspondence OF Inc Staf
ROCKVILLE, Md. July 3.-Mrs Kate
Schaeffer wife of William l.. Schaeffer.
fifty-two years old. died suddenly Tues
day afternoon at her home near Seneca.
this county She was stricken soon after
partaking of hearty meal and died al
most instantly. Heart disease. due to
acute Indigestion, is given as the cause
of death. The funeral took place at
o'clock this afternoon from the family
residence. burial being in Monocacy
cemetery.
Mrs. Schaeffer was daughter of the
late DIR. ]. J. Jones of Baltimore. She is
survived by her husband. two daughters
and two sons.
At a special meeting of the supervisors
of elections here yesterday, Gaithersburg
election district was divided into two
election precincts. The registration books
showed more than 700 registered voters
in the district, which were considered
too many for one set of election officials
to handle. Both voting places will be in
the town of Gaithersburg.
The trustees of the Rockville Academy
have appointed l.. r. Witherow of fancy
town. Md. assistant teacher Of the in
stitution for next year. He is a graduate
Of Pennsylvania State College.
Assault Case Appealed.
Upon being convicted in the police
court here of an assault upon his wife.
Charles Dove of the vicinity of Middle
brooke, this county. was sentenced by
Judge Mace to six months i'll the house
of correction. He noted an appeal to the
circuit court and his case will be tried
again in November.
Thomas Levin Magruder. a lifelong res
ident of this county, died Tuesday in a
Washington hospital as a result of an
operation for cancer He was seventy
four years old. Surviving him are his
wife. who was a Miss Offutt of this
county; five sons and a daughter. The
funeral took place this afternoon from
tie Methodist Church at Potomac, burial
being in the cemetery near the church.
Mr. Magruder lived for many years near
Cabin John
Funeral services for John Cornell. for
many years resident of this county. who
died in Washington. were held yesterday
afternoon at Humphreys chapel, Rock
vile. and We're conducted by Rev. Samuel
r. White of the Baptist Church. Burial
was in Rockville Union cemetery. Mr..
Connel was fifty-five years old He is
by his widow, two daughters and
four sons. He formerly lived near Glen.
this county.
Social Service Committees.