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Evening star., 1921-06-05

- lNCE Ime iIHWefhoTldl inc hoiS
Land has been the pilgrimage of
lA thousands. the battle-ground of
many civilizations and prime
object of study and exploration to his
| torians and archeologists who have
striven to reveal the earth's history.
Now it is planned to uncover one of
,, Palestine's most important cities Of the
pasta spot over which no less than
nine separate civilizations have fought
and bled. The museum of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania has received Off
ciaI permission from the Palestine gov
ernment to excavate Beisan. the Beth
shan of the Bible, situated in the valley
Of Jexreel, the narrowest point in the
great strategical center between Meso-
potamia and Egypt
Within sight Of this city more great
battles have been waged than on any
other spot known to the world. From
the time Of Abraham Rameses. Saul and
David, down through the ages such
Napoleon and Allenby have been con-
nected with the struggle to make Chris
tianity retain its title to the Holy Land
There 1t was that the first iron tanks
were mentioned in history. when Joshua
led the Hebrews against their enemies,
, chariots and Joshua could not take the
city. There it was that the Crusaders
of old fell before the onslaughts of
Turks and Arabs. There it was that
Saul fell on his sword.
Clarence S. Fisher. whose work for
ering the palace of the Pharaoh of
the Exodus. has brought him into
first rank az an archeologist. will be
in charge of the work, and leaves for
the Holy Land within few weeks.
1t was Mr.. Fisher who announced re-
own home brew" and offered it to
their dead, placing it in tombs.
This will be the first American ex-
peditioh to the near east since the
armistice. Mr.. Fisher will take with
him his stah from the Egyptian exca-
Palestine ends in November. which
is the earliest possible date for be-
ginning work on the Nile, as 1t is at
such height in the summer and au-
tumn that the Memphis ruins are
flooded. The two works will continue
alternately until completion, ,,os ~
the Mount of Transfguration. Why
this city on an eligible site became
depopulated is not known, but proba-
bly, it followed the destructive poll
cies Of the Osmanli Turks, who left
a blight wherever their feet have
trodden. Beth-shan has been recon-
msnded by the great biblical scholars
who have studied Palestine as the
key to the whole history of that sec
tion Qfthe world. 1t seems likely that
there more revelations of a historical
nature may be afforded than any other
site In the world.
Beth-shan has been the Belgium OF
the Holy Land. over its location
countless campaigns have been waged
between the united Hebrews and their
conquefors. One reason for its promi-
nence lies in the fact that the valley
Is we'll watered by springs. which
are tributary to the Jordan. SO that
it was a desirable spot for armies
approaching from the south, north
or east, In which they might recu-
pefats and prepare for battle. Pres
ent knowledge indicates that after
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THE Star Man Visits Community to
L the North and Writes Interesting
Story of Historic Place How the
Town Was Laid Out and Named.
Churches and Schools, County Officers
and 1nstitutions-An Unusual Water
upply-Streets and Avenues.

web. A lady with pleasant face
and very gentle manner answered
yes DIR. Linthicum lives here. Yes.
he is the mayor. Did you want tc
see him as mayor? Well, I'm sorry,
country to see a patient. The city
councilmen? One Of them is Mr.. Rob
ertspn. a lawyer. Hts ofice is across
from the courthouse. Go Sup this
street to the next corner. turn to tn.
right and then to the left You will
see his sign"
Done! Nobody was in the Office, but in
the adjoining office was man with the
look Of a Montgomery county lawyer.
mo. Robertson is out. No. I haven't
an idea where you can find him. Have nj
an idea when he'll come in, My name
ls Higgins. Yes. I've lived here good
while. Sit down. Meet Mr.. Morgan.
Morgan is his legal name"
After we all got we'll acquainted.
which took at least minute and half,
councilman Robertson came in, And
mere follows list of the city officers:
Mayor. DR.. Otis n. Linthicum. physj-
clan; council: Washington Hicks, mer-
chant; Clifford H. Robertson. lawyer:
l.. Claggett, painter.
r ockVILLE'S water supply 10 de-
rived from two deep wells from
which water is pumped into a tower and
then supplied by gravity through eight.
six and four-inch mains. The water is
soft and pure and the service was in
stalled in 1897. The pumping station
ana Waterworks are in charge Of Will
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front of the fine building of the
Montgomery county National Bank.
Several Rockvillans clustered in the
Court House square opposite the
monument. Making a picture with
this particular camera takes time and
always attracts a crowd. 1t IL not
one of those instantaneous instru
ments, which real photographers
carry today. After putting the cam
era together and repairing 1t several
times. The Star man, through habit.
said to the bronze soldier on the
granite pedestal: Look pleasant,
please and stand perfectly still for
a couple of hours while I count 4
hundred and seventy" Then crossing
to the Court House Park he asked
a couple Of lawyers what form of
government Rockville had--if it had
a mayor. Certainly" in 4 surprised
tone. The Star man has found 80
many Virginia and Maryland towns
run by q municipal commissioner"
city manager and "business man.
ager'' that when he strikes q strange
town he likes to ask whore he 10 and
who Ia chief officer of the place.
One OF the lawyers told him that
DR.. Linthicum was mayor and that
ne lived across the way from the
Episcopal Church. The Star man
went up one street, turned down the
next, then turned to the right for
another square and then to the left
for still another and rang the hell Of
a broad-front, comfortable home in
fresh green grounds. opposite the
Episcopal Church, over whose old
walls ivy has woven its verdant
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withers. and to whom the splendid
music of a pack Of hounds would be but
discord. There are men OF the new
school whose thoughts are bent on diff
ferentials. magnetos, cylinders. car
buretors. greasecups. tires. gas. mile
age and all that. Rockville is an auto
mobile center and on the main street q
traveller is never out OF sight OF ga
rage and the glaring color of gasoline
pumps. To show you how new-fash-
ioned Rockville is. Jet The star mar, man
tell you that hundred men will walk
into Wilson's drug store and order
package of cigarettes for every one man
who will call for twist OF home grown
and home-cured tobacco. You can judge
from this OF the great strides that mod
ernism has made in Maryland. because
if YOU know anything about tobacco you
know that twist" cured by being
hung from rafter in the kitchen, Is
more fragrant than cigarette ana
makes much better chew than manu-
factured plug: you don't know who made
the latter, how he made it, how much
tobacco he left out of it and how many
things he put in that he ought to have
left out.
THEN, you will see scores of up-to-
the minute men in Rockville pull
a little pasteboard box out OF pocket,
strike safety" match on it and flick
away the burnt stick with lightsome,
graceful flick. But. thank the stars
one can see good old blue-head SUI
phur match now and then. However.
they have a saying in Rockville tnat
when man pulls out plue ma.cn n
and strikes it on the seat OF his pants
he comes from the country. When Ine
Star man did this a bystander SAID:
You, must be stranger in these
parts" Yes" the writer said, I'm
from Prince Georges"
are many varieties-except. of course:
that variety which is not beautiful-if
there can be such a variety OF woman.
which there is not. There are lovely
when it was popular to dance the Ian
GERS. schottishe and the quadrille'
when it was rear sporty to play cro-
quiet and when game at casino Tor a
box Sf candy was such reckless diSsi-
patton that it endangered q reputation
the family carryall, coach or barouch,
or caught the Frederick Washington
mail stage and came to Washington
to hear Maggie Mitchell. Lotta or
Clara Morris. They can remember
when they wore Dolly Warden dress
under which only the toes peeped out.
Perhaps there are some SO venerable
that their memories go back not only
to petticoat days, but to the days of
balmoral, But now in Rockville there
are card clubs where bridge is played,
land played keenly. too" and perhaps
for prizes! And you know how hard
ladies play for prizes. Then, of
course, the men play bridge. but some
of them prefer game which shall go
unnamed. Sitting in one of the
numerous lawyers offices around the
Courthouse Square. The Star man
was known in Rockville. OF course,
it's against the law, but there are get
ting to be so many things now that
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the Maryland convention OF 1875
erected two new counties out of the
Frederick county and gave as names
to these new counties Washington and
Montgomery. The former named in
compliment TO the great commander
the gallant lrishman who eight
months before. under the walls of
Quebec. had laid down his life bat
Ting for American liberty" For the
purpose OF effecting the organisation
of Montgomery county the following
| missioners: Nathan Magruder. John
Murdoch. Henry Griffith. Thomas s
Cramphin. jr., Zadock Magruder. AL
| len Bowie and John Wilson. They
were vested with authority to pur-
chase four acres of land at such place
choose as the site for courthouse
| and Jail. The organization of the
county went forward. and on April
2l, 11i7, the following were commits
stoned justices of the Montgomery
courthouse: Charles Jones. Thomas $
Burgess. Enos Campbell. William
Deakins. Henry Griffith. Elisha Will
liams. Joseph Wilson, Samuel Wade
Magruder Robert Owen. Francis Dea-
kins. James Offutt, Thomas Cramphin.
Richard Besll. Gerard Briscoe. Allen
Do"Ic SHdTlcS JTScnDtfTN n,
Elias Harding and Richard Thompson.
A MONTH later there assembled at
the house of Leonard Davis the
following justices of the court:
Charles Jones. Edward Burgess Will
liam Deakins. Elisha Williams. Sam
uel Wade Magruder. James Offutt and
Richard Thompson. They qualified
for their Office and elected Brooke
Beall clerk of the county. They
bought land for she courthouse and
Jail close by the meeting place and
a court building was constructed in
1879 at a point where the village of
Rockville grew up. At the time of
building the courthouse the name of
the locality was Montgomery Coun-
| ty Courthouse
In 1884 William Prather Williams
bought a tract of land around the
/ courthouse and the courtyard and
I laid out a town which he named Will
tliamsburg. The survey was made by
| Col. Archibald Orme. Lots were sold.
| but because Col. Ormes survey was
not recorded or because it had been
lost. there was confusion over titles
| and in 1901 the Maryland legislature
| directed a resurvey of the town and
| it was then decided to change the
| name of the place to Rockville. The
| town is two miles west of Rock creek
! and one and half miles east OF a
Evening star., 1921-06-05
Plan to Excavate Old,
Old City of Holy Land

the primitive settlements came the
so-called Amorltes. Apparently David
took the city and solomon ia;er
held it..
BabyIonians and Egyptians in the
| more remote past had held il for
longer periods. When the .Assyrian
came down like a wolf on the fold
Beth shan was taken and retaken
several times in a few centuries by
the great warriors of the near east
Roman occupation through centuries
and. finally, Arab control. which was
interrupted for almost a century
when the Crusaders set up the king
dom OF Jerusalem.
1t can be seen that here appears
to be an opportunity to learn much
of unknown history, not only through
digging down through residuary
strata Of seven or more cities, where
abundant relics are certain to be
inscribed stelae. bronze tablets and
those written on clay in cuneiform
character. Much illumination of
biblical records should result.
Beth shan was the site OF the last
appearance OF King Saul, the great
figure in tho early history of Israel
as a kingdom. Few narratives are
more graphically told than the
struggles between David and Saul.
between Saul and the Philistines. and
the final battle on Mount Gilboa, at
, the foot of which stands Beth shan.
This is one of the finest bits of Bible
literature.
1t was near Beth-shan that the
witch of Ender lived, she whom Saul
consulted as to his fate. She called
up the shade of the Prophet Samuel
with most disconcerting results.
At present the greater part of the
city lies buried beneath the plain.
with a few of the monuments still
visible. The citadel which will be
eXcavated stands about sixty feet
comparatively easy. 1t looks almost
like an immense rock, but this is
due to the fact that the walls have
been continually extended upward.
Whenever a city was destroyed In
ancient times it was the practice to
level OFF the debris and use 1t as
new foundation.
The site is on a railroad running
from Haifa to Damascus. 1t is well
watered. and lies in the center of a
rich agricultural district. There is
an abundant supply of native labor
among the Arabs who live near there.
and the digging itself can be done
with pick and shovel alone. SO work
can proceed under the most desirable
conditions.
once to Egypt. where he will collect
not only all of the equipment neces-
sary for excavation. but will take
with him nearly a score of Arab
foremen who have worked under him
for years along the Nile. are adept,
and fully understand all the details.
The ordinary labor will be secured
at shan. where the native dia-
lect is SO similar to that OF Egypt as
to involve no difficulties. No more
than 100 men will be needed At the
start.
The Palestine government has
promised to furnish any protection
which may be necessary. and it Is not
expected that there will be any local
difficulties. One year ago there WAS
slight conflict between Bedouins in
search OF loot and the British troops.
The university museum thinks that this
excavation is likely to produce the
most important results in the history
of modern diggings. revealing much
that will illuminate many dark or
wholly blank pages In the history -
civilization.
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gregation. He succeeded the Rev Au-
renus T. Howard. who entered the
American military service chaplain
at the outbreak of the war and died
in service in France. He was a man
beloved by his congregation, and the
people of Rockville hold his memory
dear. Mr.. Howard succeeded the Rev.
Oscar w. Henderson. and predeces-
sor of Mr.. Henderson, though not his
immediate predecessor. was the Rev. s.
r. White. who came to be known as
the marrying parson," for during his
pastorate he married 1900 couples.
The oldest Rockville congregation IL
that of Christ Episcopal Church. 1t
reaches back to early colonial days In
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creek called Watts branch. There
was disagreement as to whether the
name of Williamsburg should be
changed to Rockville or Wattsville.
but the advocates OF Rockville" pre-
vailed.
One of the interesting objects of
the town is a boulder on the court
green. Set there by the Daughters
OF the American Revolution. in com
memoration of Braddock's march and
owens Ordinary, which was a way
side tavern. A bronze tablet on the
I boulder bears this inscription:
TO Commemorate the Encampment
in Maryland of Maj Gen. Edward
Braddock and HIS Men az awe n 5
Ordinary, No. Rockville. April 20. l115.
| gomery Chapter. Daughters % the
American Revolution, Mrs. Morris l..
Croxall. Regent. July 8. 1913
The inscription on the Confederate
monument across Montgomery ave
nue. from this Braddock Memorial
| boulder Is: ITO Our Heroes of Mont
gomery county Md. That We
Through Life May Not Forget to Love
the Thin Gray Line. Erected A, d.
1913, lselC $ A-lssS The
park. where the turf and towering
shrubs are attended with great care.
One of the early needs of Rock
Vile was a school Children were
sent TO SchoOi at BldQSnS oUrS, George
town and Frederick The Maryland
Legislature passed an act in 1905 and
again in 1906. under provisions of
which commissioners were appointed
to raise $500 by lottery for the pur-
chase of a lot. erection of a school
house and purchase of fire engine
for the town. These commiss oners
were Upton Beall. Honore Martin.
Lewis Beall. Thomas Linsted. Thomas
Wilson. Richard Anderson and Solo
mon Holland. Ou: of that endeavor
grew a famous school called the
Rockville Academy. The building set
up as result of that lottery. and
from whose classrooms went out
number of men who became dis
tinguished. stood until the late SOS.
A new building was erected. but this
now is vacant.
The school authorities and teachers al
Rockville are: Edwin Broome. superin-
. tendent: Miss Nettie Brosdon. super
visor Miss Bertha Wilson. school nurse :;
Miss Eileen Davis. attendance ofilcer: !:
Miss Catherine Cowsill. home demon
tration Mrs. Merle Jacobs, clerk Robert
! Harmon. principal: Miss Edith Lulu
Ford, Harry Beall. Miss Mary Agnes
Lane Mrs. Z. Beebe. Miss Katie FrizZell.
| commercial department Miss G. Bell.
domestic science.
Grammar school-Miss A. Rice. Miss
Maude England, Miss Morton, Miss
Aldridge and Mrs. c. Kingdom.
Primary department-Miss Mary
Brewer, Miss Virginia Brewer and Mrs
! Wilson Ward
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- OCkVILLE is Washington
y conditions over which it had

~ OCKVILLE is Washington $
- senior as town. and but for
conditions over which it had
no control. and which are not
necessary to be counted here, might
have become city greater in size, in
population and in splendor of edif1ces
than the capital. The people OF
Rockville do not talk of what might
have been and are satisfied that their
town is one of the most progressive
in Maryland and one of the best
home places in the world. And they
are right. 1t has a busy street, and
streets that are peaceful. shaded by
fine trees and bordered by green
gardens, in which are set the homes
of good and gentle folk.
AS in most other towns, some of
these homes are costly and beautiful
and others are not costly but still
beautiful. People take pride and
pleasure in the up-keep of their gar
dens and find a quiet joy in their
is not felt by most persons who
dwell in cities. They have churches
and the foundation of number of
the congregations was laid before
Washington city was plated on
cluster of Prince Georges county
farms. Some of the church buildings
are old and one looks at them with
reverent eye. because of the gen.
erations of men that have been chris
tened and married there, and whose
mortal husks have lain before the
altar and the pulpit. One thinks of
the generations of min sters and
priests who there have called on men
to lift their Thoughts above the price
= 4
to let them dwell on things divine.
There are new churches of fine archi-
lecture with modern pews. richtoned
organs and windows that filtering the
sunlight give it violet, purple. GRIM
son and other wondPous hues.
Rockville has schools from kinder
earten to high. which in capacity of
teachers. brightness of pupils and in
Structlonal system compare with any
in the land. and these schools are
housed in new building. equipped
in modern ways and as nearly ade-
auate to the enrolled school popula-
tion as schools in general are in this age
of tagging building and increasing de-
mand for school facilities.
OCKvILLE has different kinds of
people. just as you see in other
towns-people who find their great
contentment in the quiet pleasures
of the mind and in companionship
with books; people who place the
physical pleasures first and count rest
and amusement as the best aims of
life; people whose fondest Interest
lies in the years that have passed
and people whose leading thought is
of what is going on today and of
what will take place tomorrow. You
see types of the southern Marylander
and the western Marylander, for
Montgomery county. of which Rock
willie is the court seat. is in zone
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DIR. W. P. Pratt, Dr. George Z. Lewis
and DR.. H. v. Hartley. DR.. Linthicum
is the mayor of Rockville and DIR.
Pratt is the health efhcer of Mont
gomery county.
Rockville has its own particular
dentists, and they are DIR. r. C. War.
, field and DR.. Barrett p. Wilson. II
you need lawyer you will And their
offices lined up around the green and
shady courthouse square Their
offices are furnished with calf-bound
books. There is generally a table and
row of chairs against the wall for un-
happy suitors. And. unfortunately for
humanity, many of these chairs were
!! taken when The Star man made a round
OF the offices. Law is one Of the prin-
cipal industries of Rockville, and here
again it is the county and not the town
which is to be blamed. In these offices
you might expect to see rolls of parch-
ment, bundles of quill pens and sand
shakers on the table. but you will be
reformed. At least. that far II you
would meet these Rockville lawyers. and
the writer is sure 1t Is your wish, for
| they are jolly fellows. let us introduo
to you Judge Edward c. Peter. H.
| Maurice Talbot William H. Talbot
! Thomas Dawson. Frank Higgins. Robert
b. Peter. Otho H. Williams Talbot
Bowie +. Waters Clifford H. Robertson,
Albert NJ. Bouic. William F. Prettyman
Thomas l.. Dawson. Robert Peter. jr.,
George H. Lamar, Robert Z. l.. Smith
and John A Garrett
Judge Edward c. Peter Is associate
justice of the sixth judicial circuit of
Maryland and judge of Montgomery
| county. The Star man believes he has
| that right. but he is sure that Judge
Peter is the Montgomery county judge.
Thomas L. Dawson is the present states
ID 1Aft ta 10
senator from Montgomery.
THE Star man spent n delightful
hour in the offices Of Cliff Robertson
and Skillet" Higgins and in company
with ''Lovey" Morgan. 1 will tell you
how it happened few lines further
down in this column. Clifford is a MEM
ber of The Baptist Church at Rock
ville." Skillet" is q member Of the
Presbyterian Church and "Lovey' is a
conimuncant OF st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Clifford is a probitionist And
there may have been a republican in
the crowd, but he didn't say anything
about it. Perhaps he wanted TO avoid
mixed crowd. wasn't? We got on
splendidly and had one Of the merriest
times of our young lives. We disagreed
about everything except politics.
When The Star man got off the
trolley car at Rockville he photo
graphed st. Mary's Church. then the
Montgomery county High School and
then the Confederate Monument. On
the monument job he had good
many spectators. The transient and
regular boarders at the Montgomery
House, which w. H. Rohrer keeps
now, looked on to see that the work
was we'll done. Several spectators
came out of Wilson's drug store and
Ia group gathered on the corner in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-22
Star Swim
Committee
to Confer
Plans to Be Laid at Meet
ing Monday for Second
Annual Star Meet

In order 10 start The ban rclffnE
for tho organization Of the swim.
mcrs n the Seattle municipal bath
ing beaches In preparation for the
second annual Seattle Star city
swimming meet Tho Stars swim-
ming committee will be asked TO
meet at The Star Monday night At
8 .. m
This committee eonsists Of sDad-
Henry. Donald vickerA Earl Fry,
Anna Borstei, Lou Evans and Neil
Ellis
II b important ehat every mem.
Der Of this committee be present a.
the organization Of the swimmers
into teams Is one OF the most i'm
portant phases Of The Star meet
Tho entries for the city meet win
be opened about the second week IN
July and will close August I. The
meet will be held during the second
week In August
There will be boys and gfrfs
Junior events. as well a. senior open,
novice and handicap gwtmA
Definite plans for the big meet
viii be laid Mt the meeting Monday
and will be announced a. soon a.
they are completed
The preiiminaries win be stased Al
Green Lake and Mt Baker park
with the finals taking place At the
Crystal Pool