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Evening star., 1924-01-19
GREAT VALUE seen
IN STARS CONTEST
George J. Jones, Head of His.
tory Department, Gives Ap-
provaI to Essay Plans.

The Stars best news story con-
test" which opens tomorrow, like all
other essay contests, will prove of
great educational value to those who
participate. 1t was pointed out today
by George j. Jones. head of the his
tory department of the senior and
junior high schools of the District
public school system. Mr.. Jones gave
the contest his hearty Endorsement
and predicted that hundreds Of school
children undoubtedly would compete.
From the standpoint of education
The Stars contest will be very helpful
to the boys and girls who participate"
said Mr.. Jones' 1T also will awaken
live interest in current events and
develop powers of discrimination as
the contestant seeks to determine the
relative Importance of the news of the
day"
Students in all Washington senior
and Junior high schools and the eighth
grades of the elementary schools who
come within the age limitations of the
contest are preparing to compete. The
private and parochial schools also will
have representation in the contest.
All school children in the District.
Maryland and Virginia, between the
ages of fourteen and twenty, inclu-
sive. Will be eligible TO participate in
the contest. Four prizes aggregating
$50 will be awarded weekly to the
winners.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
GEN. MACOMb DIES
At THE AGE Of Il
Retired" Army Officer, Long
Prominent, Had Been III
Since Christmas.

Brig. Gen. Montgomery Meigs Ma
comb. seventy-one years old. well
known for many years IN Army cir
his residence, 1911 New Hampshire
avenue, following an illness which
began Christmas
1t is expected that funeral services
will be conducted by Rev. DR.: Robert
Church. 10th and H streets, at 2
o'clock Tuesday. Interpent will be
held tn the. Arlington cemetery. 1t is
not known whether or not military
services will be held.
Gen Macomb, who was taken sick
Christmas day, had been at the Wal
ter Reed Hospital for about ten days.
but returned home last Wednesday.
Retired in October, 1916.
He was placed on the retired list
of the United States Army in Octo-
ber. 1916. During the recent war
he was given command at Fort Sill.
Okla. He was a member Of the Met
ropolttan Club, the Army and Navy
Club and others. He is survived by
his wife. Mrs. Montgomery Meigs
Hacomb. who is a daughter OF Ad-
mirai stephen Luce; one brother.
Col. A: c.. Macomb. and two sisters,
Miss Mamie Hacomb and Miss Chris
tiana Macomb. all Of this city.
He was president of the Dupont
Citizens Association. in which or
ganization he took much interest up
to the time of his death.
Record Of His Service.
Gen. Macomb was president of the
Army War College in this city at
the time of his retirement for age,
October 12. 1916. He was born In
Michigan October 12. 1852. and was
in June. 1874. Until his promotion to
the grade of brigadier general.
November IS. 1910. his military serv-
ices were exclusively in the artillery
arm. Soon after leaving West Point
Wrangel, Alaska: In 1875 he ac-
companied Gen. NJ. C. Meigs to Eu-
rope to study the constitution and
government of the principal Eu-
ropean armies. Returning to the
United States in 1875 he was assigned
to duty with the Wheeler geo.
graphical. explorations.
On Duty in Central America.
From 1891 to 1896 he was in Central
America On special duty in connection
with the construction of an intercon-
tinental railway. He was in the field
In the Porto Rican campaign in 1898
and commanded battery NJ, 7th Field
Artillery. in the Philippine insurrec-
ton. On the organization of the
general staff corps in 1903 he was
detailed as member and in that ca
pacity served as a special observer
with the Russian army in the war
with Japan. He was present at the
battles of Liaoyang and Mukden.
Shortly after receiving his star"
in 1910, he was placed in command of
the department Of Hawaii and next
served as president of the Army War
College here from April, 1914, until
his retirement, in 1915.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
COMMITTEES NAMED
BY MAJ. GEN. HELMICK
Will Serve Cathedral Heights Citi-
zens' Association for
Year.

Maj. Gen. Eli a. Helmick, president
of the Cathedral Heights Citizens
Association, announces the following
committee appointments for the en-
suing year:
Steering-Maj. Gen. Eli A. Helmick,
H. L. Howe. H. NJ. Frampton, G. F.
jerks. G. H. Powell.
Delegates to the observation-disclosures
r. Wales. A. Y. Gray.
Schools and playgrounds-Capt
Sheridan Ferree. Mrs. E. NJ. Weeks.
H. D. Gibbs, Mrs. ]. A. Mckinnon, Mrs.
II. NJ. Frampton.
Public utilities-H. E. Howe. Con-
Boy and Girl Scouts-Frank E.
Webner, Mrs. Danna Z. Durand, Mrs.
J. r. Van Fossen.
Streets, alleys and parks-John j.
Boobar. F. L. Fishback, Thomas H.
Kearney.
IL. A. Helmick. Mrs. w. w. Husband.
Entertainment-Mrs. G. F. jerks,
Mrs. p. NJ Gray. Mrs. H. E. Howe.
Zoning--Alex. H. Bell. E. M; weeks.
liam e. Clark, Rev. Charles T. Warner,
Public safety-Dr w. E. Cotton, Mrs.
G. A. Emmons. ]: w. McGarry.
MembeEship5G, F. w J1nks PaTker ATthur 1oass.
E. H. Bachschmid, A. H. Bell, jr.
Publicity-W. Z. Brigham, c. Fred
Cook, H. E. C. Bryant:
Wisconsin avenue-Dr. L. w. Eugs-
ter, Thomas w. Sidwell. John ]. Boo.
bar.
Cathedral-Dean G. c. Bratenahl. S.
B. Marshall, Capt. Sheridan Ferree.
Law. legislation and fiscal-Thomas
w. Gregory, Arthur S. Field, Charles
p. Neill.
Delegate to other associations-H. c.
Cole
Evening star., 1924-01-19

on bond through Milton S. Kronheim.
bondsman, and could not be located.
This morning she revealed the en-
tire case to a newspaper man, with
the request that he publish it as her
complete story to clear this mess
up entirely"
1T was during an unfortunate dull
moment about six months ago" start
ed Miss Cumberland, when l ran
across an advertisement in a section
of a detective story magazine devoted
to inquiries as to persons who have
disappeared from their friends. The
advertisement was from MIR. and Mrs.
George Johnson. 1 sat down and
wrote an answer to 1T, just to see
what would come of il. 1t said that
Hazel Johnson's mother died when
she was seven years old, and that she
had been left with her mothers
mother who went to Florida later.
Her father, losing contact with his
mother -in-law, now, grieving, was
name Of the mothers folks was Lis
senbys. I wish l had that add to
show you.
Well. back comes an answer. l re-
piled and sent an old picture of my
self. That picture was about the same
as the one the police sent to Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson to identify.
Il know it was foolish to do such a
thing, but thought I'd try 1t for the
novelty of it l gave them an idea 1
back wanting me to come there. l
told them l was going to go to New
York with friends. They wrote back
and told me all about the little auto
mobile they had and how they were
keeping up payments on it. and SO
forth:
trouble--and it's the first time l ever
did anything like that---the police
started to go into this Hazel John
the investigation. I told them Hazel
died in New York three months ago
and 1 buried her with funds from
the insurance COMPANY That was
all Joke, and 1 told the police that
SO they would stop going into Hazel
Johnson's affairs. As a matter OF
fact, I've never seen Hazel, don't
know her. didn't bury her and wasn't
even in New York at that time.
I've been here in Washington all
terrible. I'm out of work and mo-
body will give me a job"
Miss Cumberland had an unfortu-
nate marriage, she said, about 1920,
when she married an attendant at
"a local hospital. who had led her to
And then, only a few months
after we were married, he took $500,
al! the money l. had, and now he's
IN New York and I don't know what
to do. ! know ought not. to be
Kicking. but ! can't help think of
had a good break in getting mar
: ried all this wouldn't be happening.
Why can't 1 get some of the luck
some girls have showered or, them?
Oh. we'll"
In conclusion she said:
u "Oh. yes, wish you'd tell the Do
EHce 1 don't want to go to headuuar-
sters any more. will you? They really
treated me very courteously and very
nicely. Detectives King and Cox did,
E4nd ! appreciate 1T. and Inspector
Grant was nice, too, but I'd rather
let this explanation be enough for
them. Do you think it will?"
Evening star., 1924-01-19
WALLACE OPPOSES
REORGAN|z|NG PLAN
Suggests Changes in Pro-
posed ReaIignment of Gov
ernment Departments.

Administration of the public do
national parks and the bureau of
fisheries should be in the Department
Of Agriculture, Secretary Wallace to-
day told the joint congressional COM
mittee holding hearings on the re-
organization of the government de-
partments
'If it is your purpose to submit
plan Of reorganization which con-
templates real reorganization, not
simply a shifting of bureaus. then
these large questions ought to be
considered" said Mr.. Wallace.
Senator Smoot intimated that if
the question of placing the admins
tration of the public domain in the
Department Of Agriculture was con-
sidered at this time there would be
no possibility whatever of getting a
bill through. the present Congress.
Secretary Wallace said that he was
not concerned with that, but merely
wished to place before the commit
tee the larger questions as he con-
sidered them
Secretary Wallace said that he
could see that nothing particular
would be gained by shifting the bu-
PNCiiS iOouS " Lie llltTIDI
Department. In this he was support
ed by Thomas H Mcdonald. chief OF
the bureau of public roads.
Mr. Wallace spoke against the
proposition to put Alaska under one
single administration. He pointed
out that the work of the Department
OF Agriculture in Alaska is Just the
same as it Is in the states.
he said one of the most important
questions in relation to Alaska is tina,
or providing proper authority to al
jot Iand for reindeer grazing He
said that the size of the reindeer can
be greatly increased as we'll as the
value OF the meat by scientific
breeding.
Experts of the department told the
committee that perhaps the great
est agricultural possibility of Ala SIX a
lies in it's reindeer.
The government departments ought
to be organized for research, rather
than from the standpoint of admin
istration. DR.. E. D. Ball, administ ra
tive assistant to the Secretary OF
Agriculture told the committee. He
scored previous witnesses before the
committee who asked for reorgani.
zation solely upon administrative
lines.
Dr. Ball said that this nation is
rapidly coming to a point where II
will have to import food unless the
Department Of Agriculture is enabled
to cope with the situation. The
growth ami development of the ma
tion, he said, depends upon scientific
research.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
He Wasn't Ghost
or Burglar, But
Just Radio Far,

If you are awakened In the mid
die of one Of these cold winter
nights by the sound OF footsteps
on the tin roof above your head or
the noise of a hammer. tapping,
tapping ever tapping, maybe on
on your chamber door. do not stick
your chamber door. do not stick
shout for some one to turn in a
riot call until a little further in
vestigation.
A radio fan-and radio fans are
usually harmless innocently
stringing an aerial on the top of
a house near New York avenue
and 1st street northwest last
night caused the occupant of said
house to send in a call for police.
Police and detectives from head
quarters rushed to the scene. only
to find him busfly at his task.
Maj Sullivan is said to be con-
sldefinS a regulation which would
prohibit stringing radio wires on
rooftops after darkness.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
ASKS COOPERATION
ON WELFAREL LAWS
Justice Siddons Urges Team
work in Preparation of
New Legislation.

An appeal FLOR cooperation and
harmony in the task of revising the
welfare legislation of the District was
sent out today by Justice Frederick
l.. Siddons, chairman of the commits
sion on public welfare legislation.
The justice addressed a letter to all
agencies and individuals interested In
welfare work outlining to them how
they may be of assistance to the COM
mission in it's undertaking.
The sixteen members of the COM
mission appointed by the District
Commissioners will confer at the Dis
trict building Tuesday afternoon with
William Hodson, expert of the Rus
sell Sage Foundation. who has come
here to work with the commission.
Extract from Siddons' Letter.
In his letter to the social workers
of the city, Justice Siddons said:
The commission can accomplish
something of paramount good for the
District If there is harmony and team
play among our citizens and agencies
Absolute unanimity is probably
counsel of perfection, but substantial
agreement can be achieved if a sufti-
cient number desire 1t. Will you in
dtcate your support of the present at
tempt to secure concerted effort in
the interests of children by:
First. sending to the commission
Office, room 31612 District building,
the name and address Of the execu-
tive or acting head of your orGaniza-
tion, together with the names and
addresses of your board Of managers or
executive committee. The commission
also Is anxious to get the names and
child welfare. public welfare. etc, Of
all social and civic organizations.
Suggestions Invited.
Second, Sending to the commits
sion any suggestions, growing out of
your knowledge and experience, as to
weakness or inadequacy in existing
law.
Third. Attending public hearings
which may be called from time to
time to discuss the various proposals
which the commission may offer.
Fourth. Submitting to the commits
sion any bills which you are plan
ming to introduce. or may already
have introduced. dealing with social
welfare subjects in order that there
may be as little of duplication and
overlapping as possible.
Fifth. Offering any suggestions
or criticisms which may occur to you
as the work of the commission pro-
Ceeds."
Evening star., 1924-01-19
TESTIMONY COMPLETED
BY U. S. IN HARNESS CASE
BY the Associated PreSs.

BY the Associated Press. :
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, January
19.-Representative William j. IRA
ham Of Illinois, chairman OF tne
House committee which investigated
war contracts, was the principal wit
ness for the government YESTERDAY az
the trial of officials Of the United
States Harness Company and others
upon a charge of conspiracy growing
out of the sale of surplus harness
equipment after the signing OF the
armistice.
At the conclusion of Representative
Graham's testimony Marion c. Early,
chief counsel for the prosecution.
rested the governments case. FRANK
|C. Hogan, chief defense counsel, in
dicated that he would present a mo-
tion asking the court to direct Ver-
dict Of not guilty. ..es
Representative Graham testlneo
that Col George W. Goetz, one OF tno
defendants and president OF the
United States Harness Company, came
to his Office in December. 1920. ana
protested against an investigation
into the contract the harness COM
pany had obtained from the govern
ment, Col Goetz carried with him,
Representative Graham testified,
damaRed whip which he exhibited as
an example of the equipment OBJ
tained under the contract The brok-
en- whip was introduced in evidence.
Representative Graham was not
cross-examined by the defense.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
NAMED CHIEF CLERK.

United States Attorney Gordon to-
day announced the appointment Of
Joseph ". Connolly of Fall River,
Mass, as chief clerk in his office.
Mr.. Connolly for the past three years
has been acting as chief clerk in the
office of Col. Sheriff. in charge of
public buildings and grounds. He
will fill the vacancy caused by the
of Frank r. Tallman, who
has accepted a position with a law
firm in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
MELLON SUPPORTED
IN TAX PROPOSAL
Bankers League Tells Secretary
Reduction Plan Will Build Up.
Producing Interests.

Secretary Mellon received assur-
ance of support for his tax reduction
proposal yesterday afternoon when
a committee from the American
Bankers League. after a hearing be-
fore the House ways and means COM
mittee went to the Treasury and laid
before the Secretary their promises.
Charles de- B. Claiborne, president
Of the league. told the Secretary
they would support the policy that
will finance the farming and produc-
ing interests Of this nation ON a
sound economic basis" -
I'VE believe" he added, at Is time
to call halt upon unlimited bond
issues and that we should devote our
energies and resources toward re-
ducing taxes and retiring our present
obligations before engaging in future
mortgage activities" y
The Treasury, Mr.. de B. Claiborne
believed should "be kept out Of pol
itics.''
Before the House ways and means
committee. the committee, support.
ing the Mellon plan. offered to enter
contract to finance productive In.
dustry. II Congress adopts the Mei@'
Ion plan.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
UNVEIL LEES HEAD
ON MOUNTAINSIDE
Six Governors Attend Georgia Cere.
mony Today, Birth
Anniversary.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
STONE MOUNTAIN. Ga, January
19.-The head of Gen. Robert E. Lee,
chiseled on the face of Stone noun
tain, will be unveiled here today. the
117th anniversary of the southern
military leaders birth.
The states Of the former confed-
eracy joined in the ceremony to at
tend the completion of the first figure
in a heroic panorama that in years
to come will portray Jackson, Davis
and the men who followed them.
Helen Plane of Atlanta, a chartar
members of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, who conceived the idea
Of the depletion OF Confederate chief
tains in stone, will give the signal for
the unveiling.
Governors of six southern states
will be among those to view the cere-
mony.
The magnitude Of the task involved
in cutting the figures on the noun
tain side is evident to those who have
viewed the huge figure OF Lee 800
feet up the side Of the perpendicular
rock formation. Months have been
required to chisel out the single
figure.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
TROOPS AT BISBEE.
Men Are Well Equipped and Show
But Little Signs of Fatigue.

BY the Associated Press.
. BISBEE. Ariz., January 19.-Fif-
teen hundred Mexican troops at Naco.
Ariz., awaiting authorization to pass
through American territory, bear
wounds Of battle received in clashes
with revolutionary forces in the vi
.cinity of Guadalajara. They are we'll
equipped and show but little sign of
fatigue. Springfield and Enfield rifles
are part of their equipment, and
large stores of ammunition are car
ried by the troop train.
The men and officers, including
Gen. Aguirre, were transported to
Naco in box cars and cattle cars from
Navajoa and were fifteen days en-
route.
While only 1900 infantrymen were
in the detachment, it was stated by
Gen. Agutrre that at least 500 cav
alrymen are due to arrive from south
ern Sonora tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
TWO GIRLS JAILED.

UnfavorabIe report by the proba-
ton officer on the home life Of Ella
He'll and Margaret Cox, two young
girls fined S25 in each of five cases
of shoplifting last week, yesterday
resulted in their commitment to jail
for fifty days in default of payment
of the fines.
They told stories of a model home
Withheld bending inyestieation by the
probation officer. The unfavorabls
report in the opinion of the court
precluded all chances for clemency.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
GREASY SHOWS HOW
TEACHER MET DEATH
Admits He Did Not Tell, Her He
Was Married When They Be-
came Engaged.
BY the Associated Press.

MINEOLA, N. Y, January ia
of the manner in which
he declared Miss Edith Lavoy. Free
port school teacher. met her death
was given in court yesterday by Will
liam NJ. Greasy of Fort Thomas, KY,
on trial for her murder.
Greasy, who appeared calm and
willing to talk. walked from the wit
ness chair to the couch on which she
died, which had been brought into
the courtroom. Greasy said he and
Miss Lavoy had been on the couch
for about an hour. Then, he said
she went to get him a drink of water
and cigarette. He became drowsy,
he. testified, and illustrated how he
lay back and dozed off for a nap. He
declared he was awakened in twenty
minutes. by a pistol shot
They became engaged at her home
in Tuppers Lake. N. Y. Greasy said.
admitting he did not obtain permis-
sion from her parents when he asked
her to marry him, and that at that
time he did not tell her he already
was married and separated from his
wife and child.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
PICK PRESS committee.

CLEvELAND, January 1s.-The
local press committee for the repub-
lican national convention here In
June was organized last night.
George F. Moran, president ana gem
eraI manager of the Cleveland News,
was chosen chairman. Every news
paper, press service and radio broad
castine station in the city is rep
resented on subcommittees.
walker s. Buell., Cleveland Plain
Dealer, was chosen chairman OF the
wasfin gton correspondents suoeom-
mittee.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
DELAY DECISIVE BATTLE.
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, January 10 (by
radio via the Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram> The revolutionary. forces on
the Vera Cruz front still are refus-
ing to stage a decisive battle, ac-
c. riding to a statement from the war
department.
The rebel Gen. Sanchez has concen-
trated 5000 troops at Esperanza,
Puebla. but the remaining rcbel
forces in that section have divided.
forcing the federal troops to pursue
them individually, the war depart
ment has learned.
: The main body of.federals heading
the offensive in Vera Cruz will be
ioined by two other columns in the
section today, according to unom-
cial reports.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
TWO NOT AT Meeting.
Report in Error Concerning Oscar
Ricketts, and w. J. Dow.

Acting on information which proved
to be unauthorized. The Star yesterday
stated that Oscar Ricketts, and William
]. Dow, former officials of the govern
ment printing Office. attended a closed
meeting of a committee which is said
to be preparing a statement for Presi-
dent Coolidge in an effort to prove that
public Printer George c. Carter is
holding his office in violation Of law.
Investigation develops that neither
Mr.. Ricketts, nor MIR. Dow was present
although, according to Representative
StenCIe. Of New York, such a meeting
was held, and was attended by him.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
FAMED CANTOR DIES,
sini Minkosky Sought to Regain
Lost Fortune Here.

January 19.-The death sof
Pini Minkosky at the Beth Israel
Hospital yesterday ended the struggle
suf the famous Jewish cantor and
=eomposer to work upward from the
poverty into which the Russian revo-
luton threw him.
sTen years ago Minkosky was known
as the leading cantor in the largest
synagogue in Europe, as a composer
of ecclesiastical music and as an au-
thority on the history of Hebrew
prayers and chants. He was living
happily in Odessa until, in the revo-
tuition of 1917, his fortune was con-
hscated, his home destroyed and he
was forced to fee to Paris with his
family.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
GUNBoAT QUITS TAMPIco.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPICO. Mexico, January 10
The rebel gunboat Tampico and the
transport G-3 have sailed for Tux
pam. leaving only the gunboat lara
goza to watch the entrance of this
port, according to authorities.
The blockade against Tampico by
the rebels is looked upon here as
doomed to failure, as there are ru-
mors that the gunboat Bravo and two
other warships acquired by the Obre-
gon government will arrive shortly.
Nevertheless there is some alarm
among the inhabitants of the city and
the military authorities continue
their work of strengthening the for
tifications to repel a possible attack
by rebel vessels.
Evening star., 1924-01-19
Defer HEARINGS
ON "DIPL0MA MILL"
Senators to Delay for Two Weeks
to Allow Doctors to Come
to Washington.

Further investigation Of the "diplo-
ma mill" ring, begun yesterday be-
fore a Senate subcommittee. has been
deferred for two weeks to permit the
attendance of medical men who now
are unable to come to Washington.
Evening star., 1924-01-19

to transportation of Mexican troops
through their town, and intend to
take UP the matter with Gov. Hinkle,
according to a special to the FL Paso
Herald from the Columbus Chamber
of Commerce.
The town, almost destroyed by
Pancho Villa in 1916, also wants ade-
quate protection by American troops