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Evening star., 1924-03-22
4O,227 VISITORS
AT AMARYLLIS SHOW
Large Crowd Present Yesterday
Despite Stormy
Weather.
WILL CLOSE TOMORROW
Many New Blooms Opened During
Past Week.

There have been 40,227 visitors q
the free amaryllis show OF the De-
partment of Agriculture this week.
In spite of the stormy weather yes
terday, the attendance continued and
today the greenhouses are fairly
stormed by thousands of school chill
dren from practically all the schools
in the District
The two sons of President Coolidge
were among the most interested
guests of Secretary Wallace, and
the show three times.
In spite of the Legislative turmoil
on Capitol Hill, more than $50 mem
bers of Congress, with their families
and friends, have inspected the anna
rylliS show and congratulated SeCre-
tary Wallace and DR.. w. A. Taylor,
chief of the bureau of plant industry,
upon the very. successful work of the
department in producing lighter
shades of the knights Star Flower"
Because OF the very great interest
shown. not only by the botanical ex-
perts. but by the public generally, in
the white amaryllis grown by the de-
partment for the first time in botani-
cal history, Il block of white blooms has
been set apart in the show, near the
entrance, which always attracts a
crowd.
Secretary Wallace has invited all gov
ernment officials and their families and
all members OF the diplomatic corps,
their families and encourage to see the
show tomorrow.
During the past week many new flow
erS have come into bloom Early this
morning a force of twenty gardeners
was busy rearranging the show so as to
make room for these new and fresher
blooms, SO that the show is much bet
ter now than the day it opened.
The show closes tomorrow at 9 pm.
It will be open all day Sunday from
am. to pm, free to the public, in
the greenhouses at 14th and b streets
northwest. Officials of the Department
of Agriculture will be on hand all day
to welcome distinguished visitors.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
Held on Forgery Charge.

Earl L Sawyer, thirty years old, re-
siding at $500 18th street northwest,
arrested yesterday by Headquarters
Detectives Ver1nillion and Brodie on
a charge of forgery. was held for the
grand jury by Judge John P. Nc
Mahon in the United States branch of
Police Court today. The bond was
fixed at $4,000. He was committed to
Jail.
The arrest was made on a warrant
sworn out by Frank P. Morse, rep
resenting the firm of Redmond & Co.,
brokers and bankers. 1916 X street
northwest 1t is charged that Sawyer
some weeks ago forged the name of
G. Z. Geovoni to S1,S40 worth of bonds
and lost that sum of money in road
house in Maryland near the District
line by gambling.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
WILL PICK JUDGES
FOR STAR CONTEST
Meeting to Be Held to Lay
Plans for 0ratoricaI
Competition.

IT, first of Il series Of meetings
Of those principals and teachers who
are interesting themselves in The
star oratorical contest will be held
d The Star office on Wednesday after
noon.
On that occasion representatives of
the rarochial and other schools in
Iii trict will meet with the oratori-
"al contest manager to perfect the
arrangements and appoint q commit
F"a to determine the winner of The
star prize of 500 in that district.
So unprecedented has been the de-
nrand for books dealing with the Con-
stitutiOn in libraries and book shops
throughout the District of Colurn bia
that many of these Institutions have
cen compelled not only to increase
the number of volumes treating with
this and kindred subjects. but also
To- assign q member of their staff to
deal exclusively with readers taking
Tart in the contest.
Nor is interest confined to the Dis
t"iGt OF Columbia. From all parts of
the country come reports OF activity
and enthusiasm, and the opinion is
freely expressed that the time is
especially appropriate for such a ma
tional contest on lines which Will
turn the attention OF the younger
generation to the fundamentals of
orr COVE rnment.
To quote from a communication re-
Gently sent to The star and typical
~ many others expressing approval
of the contest as an enterprise of
national Importance: When a repre-
sentative occupying a seat in Con-
lrcSS has gone so far as openly to
advocate the scrapping of Our Con-
sstitutton and the development of a
new governmental system, it is high
time that the patriotic press of the
country should take drastic steps to
combat SO perniciouS an influence. In
fhiS connection we shall do well to
recall the dictum of the President on
the subject of the bulwark of our
liberties. The Constitution of 5the
United States says MIR. Coolidge, is
tho final refuge of every right that is
enjoyed by any American citizen. SO
long as it is observed those rights
will be secure. Whenever it falls into
diSreSpect or diSrepute, the end OF
orderly organized government, as we
have known il for more than 125
years, will be at hand. The Constitu-
r!on represents a government of law.
There is only one other form of au-
thority, and that is a government of
force Americans must make their
choice between these two. One sig
Difies justice and liberty, the other
tyranny and oppression. To live
Under the American Constitution is
the greatest political privilege that
was ever accorded to the human
race"
Evening star., 1924-03-22

The internal revenue bureau was
attacked both on the floor of the Sem
ate and before the Senate investi-
eating committee yesterday In the
committee charges Of graft were
made against employees of the bureau,
though the charges were not Spe-
cific, and on the floor it was declared
that unfair methods of making tax
refunds had been adopted at times.
The Mellon companies" were men
toned both on the floor and in the
committee
The committees witnesses. both
formerly assigned TO field work in
connection with war plant amortiza-
tion allowances. had been dismissed
from the bureau, the testimony dis
closed. One Of them, j. L. Adams Of
Washington, declared that there are
some of the worst cases being put
through in that department (the
bureau) ever heard Of" ...
Pressed by Senator Watson, repub-
lican, Indiana, committee chairman,
to say whether he had personal
knowledge of any specific case of
graft by bureau officials. Adams an
swered that he had not, adding:
But IL you will take my evidence
there is no doubt under the sun"
Senator King, democrat, Utah, a
member of the investigating COM
mittee, brought the tax refund ques-
tion up in the Senate after consult
ing his committee colleagues and
that he must use his own judgment
Attacks Refund Item.
The Utah Senator attacked an
item of 105,00o,o00 for tax refunds
submitted in the deficiency bill pend
that the finance committee had been
advised that only SIS, 200. 900 in pend
ing refund claims had been decided,
Senator King said that the 800, ,0o0,-
600 item was just "a guess as to prob
able refunds" His motion to cut the
item to $50, 900, 900 was defeated with
out a division.
Evidence before the finance and in
veStigating committees, Senator KING
declared, was sufficient to prove that
fund were "unscientific and unfair to
the government" which lost heavily.
1t was safe to assume also, he added,
that taxpayers had been unjustly
loaded with additional assessments.
Claims, Favors Shown.
Before the investigating committee
Adams named companies which, he
said, had been involved in amorttza-
tion allowance disputes with the bu-
reau, adding that investigation, would
show that these had been solved to
ne advantage of these companies as
compared with treatment given or
binary companies, like the Ford COM
pany." Among the companies he
named were the Standard Steel Car
Company, the Aluminium Company of
America, the United States Steel Cor
poration, Brown and Sharp Manufac-
turing Company, the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, and the Great
Lakes Shipping Company.
Adams asSented to a statement the
first two named were Mellon COM
panies" He urged that the commit
tee undertake a comparative exaInina-
tiop Of amortization allowances to
these concerns.
And if you don't wake up, I'm a
liar" he said.
Adams told of having seen in the
bureau a letter regarding special
treatment to be given what he de-
scribed as Mellon company" but
Evening star., 1924-03-22
HABEAS CORPUS SUIT
FOR CHILD DISMISSED
Judge Holds Possession of Boy by
Mother Is Question of Equity,
Not Restraint.

Chief Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court yesterday dismissed
a habeas corpus petition filed by Isaac
Notes of this city against his wife,
Hattie G. Notes, who is residing in
Brooklyn, y. Y, for the custody of
their child, Bertram Notes, now with
the mother. Service of papers in the
case was made on the mother when
she was visiting in Washington re-
Gently. but the child was outside the
jurisdiction.
The court held that the right to the
custody of a. child as between parents
cannot be determined in habeaS
corpus proceedings, but only in an
equity court. The fact that the
mother had taken the child out of the
jurisdiction made no difference, the
court stated.
The statute in this district makes 5
the parents joint guardians of a child,
and when it is in the custody of the
mother there is no unlawful restraint
as required in ha.beas corpus proceed
inEs, the court pointed out This is
said to be the first time this question
has been determined in this jurisdic-
ton. Attorney +. Hilton Jackson
appeared for the mother while At
torney Crandal Mackey brought the
proceedings on behalf of the father.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
BOGUS MONEY DETECTED.

Chief Moran of the secret service
today announced two more counter
felt bills had been detected. One is
a $50 note ON the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Richmond, Va, the other
SO bill on the Federal Reserve Bank
cf New York. Warnings, containing
accurate description OF the new coun-
terfeits, have been sent out to police,
banks and others interested
Evening star., 1924-03-22
FILES IN BANKRUPTCY.
Mrs. Claire Gulick Has $37, ,O24.S2
and Owes se2. .e2s.e

Mrs. Claire NJ. p. Gulick, daughter
of Frederick A. Poth, deceased Phila-
delphia brewer, who left his estate
in trust, yesterday filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. She lists her
debts at S92,92S99 and estimates her
assets at $37,024.S2. She is repre-
sented by Attorneys Paul Sleman and
l.. J. Heller.
- a petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was also filed by Nelson b. Durfee.
Leon f. Knox. Herbert s. Grey and
Herbert T. Grey, trading as Durfee,
Knox, Grey Co. The assets of the firm
are given as s2O,77s.7S, of which
SIS, 1000 is in debts due them, and their
indebtedness is stated as $11,510.44.
Attorney Tracy l.. Jeffords appears
for the bankrupts.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
Convicted as Burglar.

Louis johnson, colored. charged
with an attempt at housebreaking,
was convicted before Judge Mcmahon
IN the United States branch of Police
Court today and sentenced to serve
$50 days in Jail. Policeman Horton
of tho sixth precinct said that he
caught the defendant attempting to-
break into the place Of Margaret Will
ron, zoI G street northwest. He was
using a crowbar Johnson pleaded
guilty
Evening star., 1924-03-22
FIVE PUT ON PROBATION.
Get Leniency on Forgery, Larceny
and Bad-Check Charges.

Ruth S. Wright, who pleaded guilty
to a charge of forgery, was placed on
probation yesterday by Justice Hitz
for a period of one year.
Similar clemency was extended to
Lee Outlaw, Joseph L. Mason and Ro-
land r. Fauntroy, all colored, who adj
mitted a charge of grand larceny.
John T.. Painter, who pleaded guilty
to a false pretense charge, also re-
ceived a sentence of one year and
was placed on probation. He passed
d worthless check.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
EXPLOSION FIRES HOME.
Lamp Cause of $4,000 Damage to
Two q 1-2 Street Structures.

Explosion of an oil lamp last night
about 10 o'clock started a fire in the
home of Mrs. Marie Barnes, 427 4 L
street southwest. The blaze quickly
spread to the adjoining premises, 425,
home and place of business of George
Jones, picture dealer.
The rear portions of both build
ings, tWo-story frame structures,
were practically destroyed. but fire.
men succeeded in preventing the de-
struction of the front portions of
them. Damage to the two buildings
and contents was estimated at about
$4,000
Evening star., 1924-03-22
FARM BILL IN HOUSE.
Asweu Introduces Measure Provid-
ing Cooperative Marketing.

The bill for creation OF system
for the cooperative marketing of
farm products, recently introduced by
Senator Curtis, republican, Kansas,
was offered yesterday in the House
by Representative Aswell of Louisi-
ana, a democrat on the agriculture
committee.
The measure would authorize
establishment of an association which
would receive $l0,000,000 loan from
the government to enable it to con
duct its marketing activities.
Evening star., 1924-03-22

Most of our winter weather comes
from Canada, say government OBJ
scrV ecS.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
WOODSTOCK

Rev. II. D. Baker k confined to the house with an attack of the grip.
 Mr. and Mrs. II. $. May of New London spent Sunday with j. <. May and family.
 Mrs. c. L. Upham, Alan and Ethel Upham spent Thursday in Webster with F. F. Bannister and family.
 The Sunday school had exercises with Christmas trees Rt the Congrega- tional church Wednesday evening. They consisted of series of tahleaux with music.
 Misses Eleanor Lindeman of Milli- mantle. Louise Lindeman of Salononca, N. Y.. and Doris Lindeman of Pots dam. N. l.. are spending the holiday recess with their parents, Mir. and Mrs. L. H. Lindeman.
 The annual meeting of the Theft Detecting Society will be held at Com munity House Dec. 30. The dinner will be furnished by the Ladies Aid Society. A program Is being arrang- ed for the afternoon.
 Services on Sunday were conducted by Dr. E.. K. Pike. who gave talk. supplemented by readings appropriate for the Christmas season. The choir gave an anthem. Miss Doris Linde- man sang a solo. The new furnaces have been installed and proved their efficiency. as it was an extremely cold day
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26

tended John Daigle's funeral in Put nam on Tuesday morning.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. w. Brayton and Eleanor were in Putnam Sunday and attended Charles Munroe's funeral. Mir. Brayton has been employed in the shop with Mir. Munroe for over twenty years.
 The Christmas tree was held at the Methodist church Thursday evening. There was q good attendance, good concert and q good many presents. The children present received bag Of candy and an orange from the Sunday school. Rev. MT. Burton gave short talk. and the rest of the evening was spent in playing games. All had a nice time.
 Last week Thursday evening the school Christmas tree and entertain ment were held at the schoolhouse. The program opened with a march. followed by the butterfly dance. The little girls were all dressed in pink butterfly dresses, trimmed with tin- sel. and the little boys were all nicely dressed and sang and danced very nicely. Several of the children spoke pieces and sang several Christmas songs. Then came the play. "A Strike In Santa Claus Land. which was very nicely carried out by all who toos
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Caroline Simmons is very III with pneumonia.
 Mrs. John Spaulding recently visit d friends in Willimautle.
 Rudolph Lavigne is moving this week from Elmer Davis place to Fred Ladd's farm.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Davis oi Providence were Sunday guests Of Mir. and Mrs. Randall Davis.
 The schoolhouse in the Redhead dis, trict has been put in fine repair and school will open there Jan. 3.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Davis and fam ily of Putnam spent Sunday with Mrs Davis parents. Mir and Mrs. George Sumner.
 Miss Miriam Ware of Brown Uni. versitv and Mrs. Myrtle Miller of Simmons College will spend Christmas holidays with their aunt, Mrs. Byron Bates.
 MT. and Mrs. George Sumner, Len non Sumner and Mrs. Benjamin Bos- worth attended the funeral of Capt. James Lennon held Thursday at his late residence in Norwich.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

The schools in town are having the holiday vacation.
 Quentin Sanger of Clark University is at home for Christmas vacation.
 Erie Erickson was in Worcester over Sunday. While there he attend. ed a pageant in which his sister had a part.
 Senext Grange will present a play, "The City Rube," in Grange Hall, Friday evening, Dee. 26. After the play dancing will be in order.
 Quasset school had a Christmas tree with a nice program last Friday evening. The Sunday school here had a Christmas entertainment and tree Wednesday evening.
 The Ladies' Aid held their annual meeting for the elections of officers for the coming year on Thursday al ternoon, Dec. IS in the church ves. try. After several years of faithful service Mrs Sanger wished Co be re- lieved from the duties of president and Mrs. Carrie Tourtellotte was chosen in her place. The two vice presidents and secretary, Miss Minnie Wells, Mrs W. II. Young and Miss Nellie Burleson. were reelected with Mrs. H. l.. Sanger as treasurer m plaee of Mrs George Young. who has served, only for the first year. slnet the organization of the society and Mrs. Harmon French treasurer oi the relief fund.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
WOODSTOCK

The Academy is closed for two weeks.
 Miss Elizabeth Rollins of Provi- dence is home for three weeks.
 Miss Lydia Tabor of Hartford is with her father and grandmother for the holidays.
 Miss Hilda Morrison. the teacher at Quassett. Is at her home in Maine for the holidays
 Miss Ruth Sheppard was married to Royce McAlister. school supervisor. on Saturday. Dec. 20.
 Miss Blanche Stoutenbarg and her aunt, Mrs. Dickson, are guests of Mrs. Francis Johnstone for a few weeks.
 Every school in town received a sum of money from Miss Sylvia Holt for the Christmas tree. which was very much appreciated by the ehil- dren.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26

part. Walter Shippee took the part of Santa Claus, Ida St Germain was Mrs. Santa Claus; Marion Herriek. Santa Claus daughter; Warner Sayies was little Santa Claus; Ernest Hebert. the doctor; Loretta Breault, Fairy Kindthought; Eleanor Braston took the part of the little rich girl; Lillian Diotte, Viola St. Marie and Ruth Sayles, fairies; Warner Sayles, Jack Frost; Wade Chubbuck and George Breault. brownies. All took their parts very creditably. At the close of the entertainment Santa and his helpers unloaded a heavily laden tree of it's fruit, and all of the children went home with their arms full of bundles. The West Thompson school gave MT. kimball a fountain pen. There were over a hundred visitors, and all en- joyed every minute and saw the won derfuI work of Mrs. Green and her school.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26

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Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Mir. and Mrs. Wallace Brink spent the weekend with friends in Boston.
 Miss Ann Philbrick has gone to her home in New London for the holidays
 Misses Berniee Leavitt and Dorothy Bundy are at home for their vacation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Adolph kempian and children have motored to New York for the holidays.
 Mrs. Flora Merrick and grandson Joseph Of Holyoke spent the weekend at Cyrus W. potter's.
 Guests on Christmas Day of Ethal Barrett and family were Mir. and Mrs. George Brink. Mir. and Mrs Wallace Frink. Mrs. Lou Barrett and son Mar win
 The Chandler District school had an entertainment and Christmas tree last Friday evening. A feature of the program was a play entitled "The Toy Shop"
 The Sunday school had a tree and Christmas entertainment on Tuesday evening in charge of Mrs. Lester Starr. The program was given mostly by the children of the English Neigh borhood.
 The Log Cabin Club had a party for the members and few invited guests last Saturday evening. Santa Claus was present and distributed gifts for each one. The part was talk en by Franklin Converse. There were also games and dancing. Re treatments of sandwiches. coffee and candy were served, supplemented by frozen pudding contributed by Mr and Mrs. Rearden of Webster, and a case of chocolate syrup by MT. Fair field.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
THOMPSON

olney Brott spent Christmas in town.
 Miss Lewis entertained at dinner on Christmas
 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Masten spent Christmas in Boston.
 Miss Annie Dunning Is at home for the Christmas holidays
 Miss Wiley went Co Glen Ridge. \. J., on Friday to spend a week
 Miss Berniee Armstrong eams from Syraeuse on Tuesday to spend Christ mas.
 Mrs. Burnett and her two sons went to Providence on Tuesday to spend Christmas.
 Miss Marion Bates spent two nights this week with Miss Frances Toohill in Mechaniesville.
 Putnam and Kingsbury Livingston are spending the Christmas vacation m town with their parents.
 Miss Doris Reynolds is back at the postofhce. She was there in time to help Mir. Cunning with the Christmas mail.
 Miss Leila Roosevelt, who is study ing at the School of Applied Design in New York, is in town for the holi- days.
 The Christmas Eve. entertainment at the church was very enjoyable: all of the children took their parts cred itahly.
 MT. and Mrs. George Batheate and their little daughter came from New London on Wednesday to spend Christ mas with Mrs. Louis Ream.
 Those in town who braved the ex- ireme cold Sunday evening Co attend the Nativity Play in Pomfret. were as usual impressed with the beauty of the production.
 The children of the Thompson Hill grammar school collected SII this year which they gave to the Salvation Army. instead of spending it for their usual Christmas tree.
 Mir. and Mrs Edward Page. with their daughter Patricia. arrived on Thursday in time to eat their Christ mas dinner with Mir and Mrs. E. <. Baekus. Mrs. Page and Patricia are staying for few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Decker and family spent the weekend in town; in fact Frank. Jr.. and Betty could not tear themselves away until Tuesday. They will return after Christmas with Miss McClenon for the remainder of their vacation.
 Honor roll of the Thompson Hill school for the month. Ninety-100 per cent Annie Benson May Law Sara Rhodes. Helen Law. Esther Stevens and Stella karminski; s0-s0 per cent. Frank Lynch. Elizabeth Davis. Elna Law. Betty Maitland. Elois Logee. Elna Jensen, Bernard sherry, Fran eis Ryan. David Sherry and Grahar Foster.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
BORN

DESPATHY--In Putnam, at the Day kimhail Hospital, Dee. 2i. son to Mir. and Mrs. Wilfred Dcspathy of Moosup.
 COULTER--fn Putnam. at the Day kimball Hospital, Dec. 2a, q daugh- ter to Mir. and Mrs. simon Coulter of New Bedford, Mass. Mrs. Coul- ter was Miss Evelyn Bitgood of Danielson.
Putnam patriot., 1924-12-26
Woodstock Valley

School closed on Friday for two weeks vacation and will open again on Monday, Jan. ,. The teacher. Mrs. A. N. Hammond, is spending the vaea- tion in Philadelphia.
 The Valley school had its annual Christmas tree on Friday evening, Dee. I9. About twenty-five parents and friends were present to hear a delightful Christmas program given by the pupils The exercises closed with Christmas carols sung by pupils from the hall the last one being "Si- lent Night"