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The Washington times., 1927-04-23

conducting herself is assured and
easy.
The timid little woman who came
in court to comfort Mrs. Snyder.
however, was of more conservative,
almost old-fashioned, appearance.
She wore plain silk coat, sew
eral seasons old, and a. bonnet
straight from Main Street of Long
Islands shopping center. After the
noon recess. Mrs. Snyder occupied
chair near her daughter, budding
Tar into one corner and occasionally
stealing a timid glance at Ruth or
at the jurymen.
There is no mystery about Mrs.
Brown-she is just an old fashioned
mother who looks like she might
have stepped out of the cast of
Way Down East"
Mrs. Snyder was happy to see her
mother--very happy. This was the
substance of the statement which
she later Issued through her attor-
neys, Judge Hazelton and former
District Attorney Wallace.
Asked IL she wanted to see her
daughter, Lorraine. she said: Yes,
have not seen my Lorraine for
five weeks. am very lonely and
am sad, ais all of you would be if
placed as l am. But only would
want her to come to see me alone. l
would do anything to spare her the
knowledge Of all that is going on
around me in court"
Other questions answered stated
that Mrs. Snyder felt a confidence
and protection" with her mother
near and that she did not know"
II her presence would affect her
ability to control her emotions.
The harrassed Mrs. Brown was
accompanied by Mrs. Emily Mil
lang, Of Merrick. Long Island, press
representative of the Queens County
w m s Christian Temperance
Union, who said:
II have known Mrs. Snyder for
seven years. can state that she
was not a drinking woman. In
fact, I have been endeavoring to
interest her in the work of my
association"
Fortifying Mrs. Gray, on the
other hand, was Mrs. Harold Logan,
sister of the accused man. Mrs.
Logan, a stout woman of quiet
bearing, had this to say after
morning spent in giving Mrs. Sny-
der a close and careful study:
For the first time I am begin.
ming to realize that tragedy turks
in many homes all because of evil
women. Many of the stories never
become public in such q terrible
manner as ours.
Dozens of letters have come to
us from women who, like us, are
being tortured by the other woman
hundreds Of women have cOnfided
to us that their homes have been
wrecked BY such women as Mrs.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
30 TRACTS FOR
D. c. PARKS

The first steps towards the &C.
QUESTION of small parks in Wash.
ington suburban districts have been
taken by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
There are nearly so small tracts
Of land, chiefly triangular in form
at avenue intersections, which
should be purchased, the commits
sioners say. For this purpose they
expect to allocate an annual ap.
preparation Of $4,000 out Of funds
provided by Congress.
The problem Of providing larger
parks and Fairgrounds for the out
lying districts still remains to be
worked out.
Two small tracts at Fort Stan.
ton and on the Shepherd Parkway,
both in Anacostia, were recoms
mended for purchase by the com.
mission.
The commission today win take
up discussion Of traffic and freight
problems.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
no THERI IS
SIQA|1E To
RUTH
BY EVELYN BOONE

LONG, ISLAND CITY, N Y, April
% As the battle for their,lives drew
breathlessly close, Mrs. Ruth Brown
Snyder and Henry Judd Gray were
strengthened yesterday by the
presence of their mothers.
Just few feet apart sat the two
gray-haired women. Mrs. Josephine
Brown and Mrs. Margaret Gray.
With taut lips and strained eyes they
stared at their children. too deeply
moved to heed each others presence.
It was Mrs. Browns first appear.
ance in court. and she was visibly
shaking at the ordeal. AS she came
into court her chin was quivering.
and she said:
II am very, very nervous. But I
just had to see Ruth"
At the noon recess both mothers
were permitted a brief session with
their erring children.
Very Easy i'm Courtroom
Mrs. Gray, who appeared in court
for the third time, is woman of
stylish and modern appearance. Her
dark coat is of fashionable cut and
her small felt hat of the latest high.
crown, mode. Likewise ner mode of
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
PLAN WELCOME
|. FOR De VALERA

Scheduled to address a public
mass meeting on Ireland of Today
in the Washington Auditorium to.
morrow night, canon De Valera, ia.
nous Irish statesmen, will arrive in
the Union Station at 4:4O o'clock this
afternoon. He will be met here by
Washingtonians OF Irish descent who
have been his followers.
A parade from the Union Station
to the Mayflower Hotel this after.
noon has been arranged in De
Valera's honor by the Kelvin Barry
Council of the American Association
for the Recognition Of the Irish Re.
public.
At o'clock De Valera will be the
guest of honor at reception to be
held in the east end of the May
flower Hotel, first floor. Tonight he
will attend dinner in his honor at
the hotel.
De Valera Is in America as the
principal witness in court proceed.
ings to obtain possession of 81, 800.
600, the proceeds from the sale, some
years ago, OF. Irish Republic bonds in
America.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
.sUpTTGim3sss I stats Photo

JOSEPH CAPELLI
WHEN TWO cOIored bandits
entered his store at 112O North
Capitol st. last night Joseph
Capelli, proprietor, aIthOug u
struck and given . black eye by
the armed men, chased them with
q butcher knife and CIused their
arrest.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
LIEUTENANT POND

LIEUTENANT POND
LIEUT.. GEORGE r. POND, of
this city, will be one Of the pilots
on proposed flight across the
Atlantic in SikOrsIy plane un-
der the leadership Of w. w.
Ehrgott.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
CLUB TO GIVE PLAYS

Increasing interest shown in pIaya
presented by the Washington Arts
Club brings the announcement that
two more will be given: when the
Whirlwind Blows" Tuesday, at
O'Clock in the assembly rooms, 2O17
st. N. W., and THE Common De.
nominator,' Wednesday at the same
place and hour.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23

Attractive. wen located homes IN de-
Eirable residential sections are listed
for sale In the Real Estate Columns
Ads.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23

Snyder. All Of them sympathize
with us and we are fortified by
their kind of notes."
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depend the confirmation or cancella-
ton of their New York booking.
Though not a word was directed at
her, Edna felt that the responsibility
for the failure was hers alone. And,
too well, she knew what that meant.
Even Cleeburg could not allow senti-
ment to jeopardize his property. They
would give her until after the Atlantic
City opening. Then she would sit
again in some agents office-waiting.
She told herself it was not all her
fault. Cleeburg should never have
given her the part. She was too
young to play a grandmother, even
the fiapper variety. The audience
must hold on just the same. Literally,
it was matter of life and death.
WHEN they reached Atlantic City
she registered at cheap hotel
and made for the Boardwalk. She
longed for the expanse of changing
ocean and sky to clear her lungs of
suffocation.
1t was the hour of changes, of
lights and shades that shift mystical
ly. The late October afternoon lay
golden on the sea. A magic day.
aglow with strange hidden warmth
under the crisp air. A day that
sought to share its joy of living with
the world at play.
Edna Ridgeway walked in the direc-
ton of the inlet. Now and then she
paused to look about. 1t was in one
of these moments that she stopped.
took a hasty forward step. then halted
sharply, her gaze on a group of three
across the Boardwalk.
They stopped to look I'm a shop
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window. those three. .unknowing, and
went on their way. The woman
gaze followed them until they were
out of sight. Then. slowly, she turn
ed in the opposite direction.
A crowded house greeted the rise
of the curtain on Knee Deep" the
following night.
Edna Ridgeway stood in the wings,
waiting. When her cue came, she
took long breath and stepped on
the stage.
Cleeburg. seated with the author
at the rear of the house. hoped
straight from his seat. The author
leaned forward, sputtering, struggle
between establishment and rage.
There had appeared before the au-
dience a little lady in fiat heels, black
silk dress, white fichu and gray hair.
Her entrance caused a chuckle, and
her first words a laugh.
There could be no doubt as TO
Grandma Webster's popularity with
the audience. Every move she made,
every wise crack, every bit of so.
phisticated philosophy, they rose to
meet with the tribute of good fellow
ship. When. In a stiff black silk
gown and white stockings, she went
through the gyrations of the Charles
ton, they Rugged her to their hearts.
Cleeburg, followed by the author
dashed to Edna's dressing room after
the first act.
"A riot" said the manager, wiring.
ing both her hands.
Stroke of genius" vouchsafed the
author, and grinned as if the stroke
had been his.
What made you do it?' demanded
Cleeburg.
But Edna just smiled. "It was an
inspiration that came last night. I'd
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A note by Col. Roebling on a As
pound topaz, indicates that Ii Is a
| section of crystal said to have been
7-feet long. and found in Brazil. 1t
is deep wine color. A 64-carat black
diamond of unusually fine crystal de-
velopment, and believed to be one OF
! the largest crystals of black diamonds.
comes from the river digginas of
South Africa. An 1S-carat stone OF
near Murfreesboro. Ark. Except for
| one of 40 carats recently found this
is the largest Arkansas diamond.
Three exceptional specimens Of
beryls from Brazil are in the collec-
ton. One is of light emerald green
and practically flawless: another. a
perfect hexagonal prism without a
flaw, weight 21a pounds. The third.
light blue in color. is a fine crystal.
Also in the collection is one of the
largest pink spodumenes, found in
Pala, San Diego County. Calf. and
tourmalines from Mesa Grande, Cal
ifornia. A crystal of apatite from
Maine is remarkable for its deep pur-
pie color, large size and perfection
of the crystal form 1t shows.
One OF the specimens is of a species
named after the collector. Roeblingite.
1t was found at Franklin Furnace,
N. j., by Penfield, late mineralogist
of Yale. 1t is the only mineral with
a sulphite radical on it.
These are examples of the more
spectacular specimens in the Roeb-
ling collection. But Col. Roebling was
not collector of Snowy" stones only.
He had scientific interest in minerals;
he wished to acquire a complete col
lection of fine specimens, of the most
obscure species and their varieties,
as well as of those which are consid-
cred precious stones. Many of the
very rare species are represented by
unusually fine examples.
Accompanying the gift of the Roeb-
ling collection to the Smithsonian In
stitution, John A. Roebling added an
endowment Of $150.000 to insure the
maintenance of the collection in the
front rank position to which Col.
Roebling brought it. This generous
present makes the Smithsonian the
possessor of the two greatest private
mineral cabinets in this country, re-
ce1ved within two months Of each
other. The first, containing 5000
specimens. came from Frederick A.
Garfield of New Jersey, and is en-
dowed to the amount of $4,000
These two gifts. added to the $50. 900
mineral specimens already owned by
the Smithsonian, put the institution
ahead of any other in this country in
meteorological material, and class IL
with the British museum in the front
of the world.
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Jim. was II Tell me-was real
to you?"
you don't know how real"
Yes. do" she interjected. her
voice GREATNESS and none too clear.
81 had seen you and Jimsy and lit
tie Jimsy-he is littly Jimsy, isn't
he?"
"Yes-a great little fellow, too
II knew him. because he's the
image of our Jimsy when he was tiny.
I saw you-all together on the Board
walk last night. Such a happy trio,
And 1t came over me suddenly, Jim.
what it would have meant to have
you--to be the woman l was meant
to be-old enough to have grand
child, young enough to live again in
MIN. 1t was seeing you three-like
that-made me realize" she broke
off.
I'VE came down here especially to
see you" He coughed a bit. halted.
went on. 1.-The boy and I'got in from
Chicago only Saturday and heard then
you were back. He's been on a big
engineering job out West" Jim
picked up the thread of their life to-
gether, quite as if she had never
snapped it. THE boy had to see his
mother, nothing to it,
Jim, I've been playing out Of char
acter so long. Look at me-what a
freak! Why. tonight's the first time
I've felt real in years"
She chung to the hands ne held out
to her. Never in all the years of
desperate effort at youth had she
looked so childlessly helpless.
Jim. will you take me to NV
Jimsy's baby? / want to hold him in
my arms-make a fool of myself over
him. want to know just how 1t
feels TO be real grandmother"
lCopyriEht. 1877 +r
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Copyright bow Underwood 4 IInderwoot

spondence. Practically the onlv
place where he actually picked up
minerals himself was at Moore Sta
ton, n. j., which he could reach
easily by train. But he had a mack
for following the activities of min
eralogists in the farthest corners of
the earth. He read the scientific
publications, of course, for news of
the field and he heard directly from
the large number of mineralogists
who knew of his interest. When he
would write at once and usually the
correspondence would result in
bringing him the specimen he
sought. His list of minerals wanted
was widely circulated and he dealt
and exchanged with many collectors.
All of this voluminous CORE
spondence he carried on himself
without the help of a secretary and
in addition to his very busy life as
man of large business interests
and the active head, at his death,
of the John A. Roebling Sons Co.,
steel manufacturers.
Col. Roebling was able to supply
considerable number of specimens
to many great public collections. All
of these had lists of desiderata which
contained the names of many min
erals he possessed The fact that
he began to collect before gradu-
ating from Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute in 1857, where course in
mineralogy first awakened his inter-
est in the subject, gave him. a de-
cided advantage over many present.
day private collectors.
On the labels of the specimens and
in his notebooks are many enlight-
In rTl 10 ltxy
fine specimen of malachite from
Siberia there is the information that
it was brought to this country by
the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia in
1880 and presented to a taxidermist
in recdgnition OF the dne work he
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been such terrible flop. They hated
me-"
"And now" Cleeburg choked,
they're eating you up. just keep
up this pace. and we're good for two
years on Broadway"
They gave her a hand when she
next appeared. a long, vociferous out
| burst. 1t didn't matter that her
Characterization changed the plays
entire motivation. But nobody cared.
| They were responding to that in
| variable law of the theater. the law
of contrast. And they were willing
| to accept anything the lovable grand
mother did in the light of a prank
cooked up by her as a lesson to the
ultra-sOphisticated younger genera
| ton.
| AS the final curtain fell Edna Ridge
way did realize the extent of what
she had done. She had no idea that
Grandma Webster had made the
plays success. She knew only chat,
whereas its failure had been on her
shoulders during the Stamford engage
ment. she had seen the way to re-
deem herself tonight.
Coming off a bit dazed, she heard
the shouted congratulations of the
company and felt their handclasps.
ASNt SIG "dhtCu just IOW I'd DS alone,
to face the truth which so suddenly,
so strangely had come to her.
She opened the door of her dressing
room. Then she stopped quite still.
A man was standing in the middle of
the floor. Quietly. as she entered, he
came toward her.
"Ted-you were great" he said.
She leaned back against the door.
her lips moving. They formed the
name Jim" but did not utter it,
MOI for a moment or so. Then she
annke
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! look old enough to play the mother
n a grown boy?"
''You are" he put in softly, and it
was a benediction.
whats that got to do with the
theater? was married out of the
cradle, anyway"
"Of course, of course, dear-we
know that. But you've refused sew
eral parts this year that turned out TO
be excellent. Don't you think you
might have read this, at least"
IT don't have to. I've played in
genue long enough to know l can get
away with It,"
Maybe that's the very reason Clee-
burg wants to give you something
with more weight"
HIN" Her fretful gaze ran the
length of her figure. II hope you're
not trying to be funny"
Honey" Jim Ridgeway went TO
her then and took her tense hand.
"I'll love you when there's not line
to your figure or a tooth in your
head. You'll always be my little kid.
But we've got to look facts in the
face. The young 'uns grow up and
crowd out the old--er-" he tackled
on the syllable as a hurried after
thought-"ones. And the greatest
mistake one can make in life is to
miscast oneself. Know where you
belong, and take your place
The flame subsidized into chill, toll
Grant smile.
That's all very well for you. Your
fob is to hold the book and prompt
ether people-to stage.manage first.
and take any little bit they chuck at
you after that"
"Yet there was a time when l
wanted to play Romeo. / had to find
out / was bad actor before ! dis.
covered l was a good stage manager.
SHa whisked TO her feet.
N another manager tells me J
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had done in mounting the head of
buffalo shot by the grand duke dur
ing a Western hunting trip.
In the collection is an opal weigh
ing 1876 ounces. perhaps the largest
precious opal in the world. 1t is a
fiat piece about half the size of a
brick, coal black in color, with bright,
large flashes of green and blue. The
large opal in the Imperial Museum
at Vienna, hitherto considered the
worlds largest opal. weighs II ounces.
1t has been valued at 100000 No
value has been put upon the Roeb-
ling stone. which was found at Virgin
Valley, New, in the Spring of 1917
i'm the mines of the Rainbow Ridge
Mining Co. The opals here are very
often petrifactions of branches of
wood that have become buried under
the volcanic ash of some ancient
eruption. The collection contains a
number of other opals from this To-
Cality as well as a number of large
ones from Australia.
Another unusual stone is a peridot
of $40 carats, which was found on
the Island of st. John. in the Red
Sea, and was originally set in the fig
ure of saint in Austria. Many of the
''emeralds' in European church collec-
tions are peridot. The island where
this stone is found has an area OF
only 1900 acres. and its deposits have
been worked since very early times,
but fine stones are very limited in
number.
Another rarity in the collection Is
a 32-carat alexandriate from Ceylon.
This gem. variety of chrysoberyl,
has the unusual property of being
green in natural light and red in
artificial light. 1t receives it's name
from Car Alexander of Russia, on
whose birthday il was first discovered
in the Urals. Showing the military
colors of Russia. 1t became very popu.
lar thefaN ~
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for her. years of hectic strain to
escape the lash of memory. to run
away from herself. Touring, stock
companies: then the travelling Ameri-
can and English companies that went
from city to city in the Orient. After
that, Australia. Anything to keep
away from old companions. But
chiefly to avoid the man and the boy
she had put out of her life.
The break with Jim Ridgeway had
been of her making. She had de-
termined that he should not dominate
her. At least, that was her excuse to
herself for leaving him. They were
on each others nerves, she explained
to Jim. and It Was better to liV ApaEt.
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Rope.Making Plant.

MUCH of the peninsula of Yucatan
Is very stony, and as there are
practically no rivers, the planters de-
pend on rain to irrigate their fields
Sisal hemp. or henequin, is the chief
article of growth and export through
out the peninsula.
The sisal itself is an evergreen
plant closely related to the century.
plant or American aloe. The fiber IS
extracted from the curving, sword
like leaves. which are cut at the end
of the third or fourth year of growth.
The leaves are macerated, or made
into pulp. and the fibers torn apart
by machine. The pulp is then mashed
away and the fibers dried and bleach.
ed by the sun, and when the process
Ia completed this yellowish.white fiber
ranks next to Manila hemp In making
rope. "a
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lied" he pleaded, don't be an
idiot. Don't let yourself be buncoed
at this stage Of the game. You're too
old hand for that. Listen to me,
won't your"
mo! I listened long enough--to
everybody. I'm sick of it! If I
haven't enough faith in my own tai
ents to risk an investment in them,
then I don't deserve what I've got"
Him, that's just about his line of
talk, whoever he is. Well, he has me
to reckon With won't let him get
away with it,
You'll kindly keep out of the
whole affair. can take care Of
myself" ~
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p Broadway, head high. eyes
blazing, she went. Behind the
blaze smoldered fear and hurt.
Some of them turned, those
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Roebling Collection of Rare Minerals
Puts Smithsonian in the Highest Rank

TIME mineral collection of the
late Col Washington A. Roe
bling, the man who built the
Il Brooklyn Bridge, has been
yjUan IN Cr,i%b~nriaa
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UK NEE DEEP" played Stamford
IN and Atlantic City. The weeks
of rehearsal were joy to Edna Ridge
way, glimpse of heaven. She was
in harness again.
She studied, worked worried,
struggled over every shade of intona'
ton. The third day she was letter
perfect, not realizing the up-to-date
method of learning the sense of the
tines before they are themselves
assimilated.
On the opening night she fell flat
as a pancake.
Management and actors had antici
pated roars of laughter when Grand
ma Webster made her entrance. There
| was not even a polite murmur. The
heavily painted face under its henna
bob; the dangling bracelets; the short
| skirt; the spindle heels of bright REQ
| did no more than occasion a faint
| stir. AS a result, no mood was
created to receive the clever, otter
brilliant, lines of the part.
/ Edna knew at once. Frantically she
struggled. One burst of laughter un
controlled and she would have them
Even one spontaneous chuckle.
The second act scene in which
| grandma-in tulle evening dress-ap
peared at a party and went through
the gyrations of the Charleston, was
counted on for a big hand. At It's
| finish there was stiffness, subtly sug
| gestive of disgust.
Cleeburg seemed bewildered.' Ht
spoke of the necessity for hard work
l Upon the week at Atlantic City woulf