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Evening star., 1924-01-18
OFFICERS INSTALLED
BY COLORED VETERANS

The following officers were installed
at a meeting of the Rear Admiral
Charles NJ. Thomas Camp, No. 8
(colored), United Spanish War Vet
Grams, In the G. A. r. Hall, I4th and
Pennsylvania avenue, last night: An
gus L. Hays, commander: Richard E..
Harris, senior vice; Edward Lee.
junior vice: Mingo Sanders. officer OF
burn. William Heayden and A. G.
Thurston: The following officers were
appointed as members of the staff:
Richard Simmons, adjutant; J. H.
Graham. quartermaster, and John
Thurston. officer of the guard; George
NJ. Blackburn. chaplain; John H. An
derson. historian and publicity: WILL
liam Boyd. surgeon: Junior Bransome,
euartermaster; Herbert Spencer and
Edward Harris. chief musician.
Eva Allinsworth Auxiliary, No. 2.
U. S. w. ", also installed officers
last night as follows: President, Mrs.
Sarah 2. Holmes; senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Nina NJ. Firse; junior vice
president, Mrs; Carrie Thurston: chap
lain, Mrs. Malvina Carter: secretary.
Ruth Steward; treasurer, Emma J.
Anderson; historian, Mrs. Rosa v.
Spencer: patriotic Instructor, Miss
Fannie Powell: conductor, Mrs. Mamie
Javtns; assistant conductor, Mrs.
Matte Taylor; guard, Mrs. Ella Mills.
and assistant guard. Miss Flora G..
Spencer.
Color bearers: Mrs. Lulu Robinson,
Mrs. Viola Berrien, Mrs. Maria Payne,
Mrs. George Miller. Mrs. Anna Lucas,
Mrs. Daisy B. Hite. Mrs. Lavada Ian
don, Mrs. Nellie Brown, and musician,
Mrs. Irene e. Hayes.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
SENATOR CRITICIZES
SCHOOL LIGHTS HERE
Dial Declares City Heads Dilatory
in Remedying Fault-Cites
Child's Case.

Senator Dial of South Carolina crit
icized the District government yesterday
afternoon for failure to provide bet
ter lighting in some Of the District
public schools.
He said that during the past see-
sion he had aided in bringing about
an appropriation to improve the
lighting system in the schools and
that he had felt some qualification IN
regard to 1t.
The South Carolina senator said that
he had four children attending the Nor
gan School, where better lights were
much needed. Apparently. he said. the
spending crowd have not yet gotten
around to that school, which is located
under a hill. He said that one of his
children was compelled to wear glasses,
and attributed that to poor lighting III
tho school.
Senator Dial said it was no econonw
to save money at the expense of chill
dren's eyes. He had taken the matter
up, he said. with the District officials,
and had been told that they had not
yet gotten around to the Morgan School.
A years time. he said. seemed to him
sufficient to take care of such matters,
and he hoped that the Senate District
committee would look into the stu
alton.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
M0FFETT IS CALLED
IN POLAR TRIP PROBE
House Naval Committee Wants In.
formation on Shenandosh's Con-
templated Flight.

The House naval committee will
call Navy officers to testify tomor-
row on resolution submitted by
Representative Taylor, democrat
West Virginia. calling for informa-
ton on the contemplated polar
flight of the Shenandoah.
A motion by Representative Ste
phens, republican, Ohio. to ask
Secretary Denby for a statement
failed In the committee today. but 4,
was decided to ask Rear Admiral
Moffett. chief of the bureau of
aeronautics. to appear at tomorrow's
hearing.
The experience of the Shenandoah
came In for debate in Congress yester-
day, Senator Dill. democrat, Wash
tngton, urging that the proposed
polar flight be prohibited. and Senator
King. democrat. Utah, aaking that the
naval affairs committee inquire into
the advtsability of restricting appro-
prtations for building such aircraft.
Senator Dill, calling attention to
the Shenandoah's experience during
The night. in urging that Congress
should prohibit the proposed flight of
the dfrigible to the north pole. de-
clared:
ITO undertake such a fight is to in
vite brave young officers Of the Army
and Navy to commit suicide. / pro-
test against the approval Of any such
plans. A flight over the north pole.
even IL successful, could be of no
service in the future to the defense
of this country"
Evening star., 1924-01-18
From Yesterday's $50 Edition of The Star
SENATE PASSES BILL
TO BAN D. c. GALLOWS
Measure Provides Electrocution for
Capital Punishment-Is
Sent to House.

Electrocution would be substituted
for hanging In cases of capital pun
ishment in the District of Columbia
under a bill introduced by Senator
Dial OF South Carolina and passed
by the Senate yesterday afternoon. The
bin now goes TO the House for con-
sideratio1 and action.
1t provides that after July /, 1924
the mode of capital punishment in
the District shall be electrocution
The Senate also passed a bill TO pre-
vide for the acquisition Of squares No
ST. and $50 in the City of Washington,
located to the southeast of the Capitol
for the use of the Botanic Garden. The
bill also authorizes the closing Of the
south roadway Of Canal street from D
street south to I'd street west and from
I'd street west TO c street south, to
be used in connection with the pro-
posed additional area for the Botanic
Garden. An appropriation OF $500, 900
for the acquisition Of the land is pro-
posed.
a third bill passed by the Senate
authorizes the transfer to the juris-
diction of the District Commissioners OF
a certain portion Of Anacostia Park to
be used for a tree nursery.
Both Of the last two mentioned bills
now go to the House for action.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
GIRL S DUAL IDENTITY
UPSET BY HER PHOTO
Mrs. Olga Cumberland and Hazel
Johnson Said by Police to Be
Same Woman.

How a young woman, arrested here
on charges OF passing worthless
checks. tried to keep her Identity Sc
cret by representing herself to be a
friend of herself, but failed when her
photographs were Identified in her
home city. st. Louis, was disclosed
by the police today.
Posing as Mrs. Olga Cumberland"
when police questioned her concern
ing the name Hazel johnson Of
st. Louis, Mo" found among her
effects, the woman said she was "a
friend" of Miss johnson, and that
Hazel had died two months ago,
however" Pressed further. she de-
clared that she had kept Miss John
sons death a secret from her father
by answering the latter's letters and
signing Hazefs name.
Word received today from st. Louis
by Inspector Grant. chief of detec-
tives, exposed the woman's story,
however. Policewoman Mona J. Hayes
OF st. Louis declared that the picture
of Mrs. Cumberland" was really
that of Hazel Johnson.
Local police have not questioned
Miss johnson since the receipt of the
information from St. Louis.
Evening star., 1924-01-18

though the consul has not as yet ad-
vfsed the department Of the actual
| delivery.
Lacking oficial advices from Tam.
pico showing actual interference by
rebel forces with the free movement
OF American commercial craft in and
out OF the harbor, 1t appeared unlike
~ that orders would be given Ameri-
can war vessels to proceed to that
harbor. The Impression prevailed,
however. when the cabinet went into
session, that some attention was
being given to the possible necessity
tf sending ships to back up the warn
'ng already given de la Huerta.
Administration officials are expected
70 issue during the day a formal
statement OF the governments atti-
tude In connection with conditions at
Tampico. Whether the announcement
would take the form OF q disclosure
of orders to naval vessels to proceed
20 the Tamptco region or merely show
the purpose of the administration to
protect american commercial craft In
their legitimate commerce with the
mexican port was not known.
AT the time that officials disclosed
that de la Huerta was to be warned
against interference with American
ships in his effort to close the port
81 Iampico. tt was made plain that
the washington government was alx-
ious to avoid any appearance Of
threatening the employment of force
to keep traffic open with Tampico. 1t
was hoped that the leader of the
Mexican rebels could read between
him sufficient warning that inter-
ference with American craft would
not be tolerated.
MIR. Hughes conferred during the
day with the legal representatives OF
number Of the American oil COM
he ~ hn1 t. hn
Tampico field and adjacent oil ter
| ritory in Mexico. The purpose Of the
call of the oil men at the State De-
partment was not discussed. but 1t
was believed to have to do with the
prospective stoppage of tanker trafic
from Tampico to American or other
ports.
In relation to the action of the
Texas authorities in having denied
the request of the Obregon govern
nent to pass Mexican troops through
Texas en- route to deal with rebel
factions, ii was said at the State
Department that the first message re-
ceived from Austin after the request
had been transmitted asked for ad-
dittonal Information. presuma bly,
sent from Austin before this addi-
tonal Information was received there
is not known.
In the ordinary course of interna-
tional relationships the Washington
government would look to the federal
government OF Mexico to see that
American commercial ships were not
moleSted in Mexican waters, hut
there is little doubt that the Wash
ington government feels that 1t has
every right to employ American naval
craft to protect American commerce
and also TO take such measures as Il
deems eXpedient TO prevent any dam
age TO American property in Mexico
or any jeopardizing OF American lives
there through rebel cannonades. Such
action as seems necessary to these
ends without question would be with
in the scope Of general international
precedents.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
SIMPLE ARITHMETIC
TEACHING SOUGHT
Ballou Names Committee to
Eliminate Obsolete Meth
DDS Now Used.

A simple and unified method of
teaching arithmetic in the public
graded schools will be worked out nv
committee of school officers named
today by Supt. Frank w. Ballou upon
the recommendation of the admins
uatfve principals. This committee
also will eliminate the so-called non
essentials in arithmetic teaching.
The variety system OF teaching
arithmetic, which overIoads pupils
with business applications. it was
pointed out, is growing obsolete. The
modern idea Is to make the pupil fa-
miliar with one good method.
Old arithmetic books, the officials
said are overburdeneo with business
applications such as problems in car
PEI PEI laying. paperhanging, and bank
!ns; the application of which Is vir
tuSIiy useless today. The aim of the
scnool omcials is to work out def
nite and simplified form which will
MAX MAKE tne pupil quick and accurate
Win VIII the simple processes of arith-
metic including addition, multiplica
tion' division, and percentage.
Name Non-EssentiaIs.
among the non-essentials in mod
ern arithmetic as classified by the
scnooi omcers are the apotheca
weight. troy weight and denominate
numbers as we'll as the problems in
carpet laying, paperhanging, banking
and stocks and bonds. The use Of
the cube root Is gradually diminish
Ing. II was said, and the schools are
not delving too deeply in stocks and
bonds
The committee is composed OF Alex
ander T. Stuart, director of interrne-
date instruction; Miss Adelaide Davis,
supervising principal of the fourth
pal OF the Brown School; Miss Janet
McWilliam. principal of the Force
School, and Charles X. FinckeI, prin-
cipal Of the Franklin Thomson
School.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
ENG|NEERSFAVOR
GROUPING PLAN
Reorganization Committee
Given Public Works
Division Views.

Approval of the proposal to group
the non-military engineering func-
tions Of the government under a d.
vision Of public works in the In
terror Department was given by en-
Igineering leaders today before the
committee on reorganization OF the
government departments.
Engineers who approved the plan
John II. Finney. member
of the executive board OF the Feder-
ated American Engineering Societies:
American Society OF Civil Engineers;
l. W. Wallace, executive secretary
Of the Federated American Engineer
ing Societies. and Philip N. Moore of
st. Louis. q consulting mining en-
gineer.
The witnesses before the joint con-
gressional committee, which Is hold
ing hearings In the Senate ONCE
building. told OF the recent meeting
Of engineers here. and presented the
resolutions adopted at that time, ap-
proving the creation either OF ae,
division of public works in the In
terror Department.
Discuss Best Steps.
Mr.. Wallace testified that engineers
are willing to accept position In an
already established department, while
Mr. Metcalf said that the general
feeling had crystalli1ed that there
partments, especially In regard to the
grouping of engineering work
Mr. Moore said that civilian en-.
gineers In government service should
be given their chance to rise. declar-
ing that assistant engineers under
A OinnAr nRcPr9 came TO a
point where they can never advance
and train successively the Army men
who stay about four years each.
c. Z. MCGUIRE. an economist, who
said he was speaking entirely for
himself. told the committee that
ernment organizations to acquire a
certain position OF autonomy "tn the
general scheme OF things here In the
District" and advised that sort of
council Of the heads Of the independ-
ent establioments Of the government
members OF the committee questioned
the necessity or advixability OF hav-
ing such diSsimilar services as the
Veterans Bureau and the Smith
sonian Institution confer together.
Other Secretaries to Speak.
The Secretaries of Agriculture.
Commerce and Labor are scheduled
morrow. Engineers will be given
another inning before the committee
January 25.
The greater part OF next week, it
vas Indicated, will be given over to
the consideration Of the proposed
Department of Education" Senator
Harrison indicated today that he
considered this proposition one OF
major Importance in the proposed
plans for reorganization.
1t Is regarded as likely that Senator
Sterling, who has a bill In asking for
the formation Of a deps srtment of edu-
cation, will be called before the commit
tee. In connection with the educational
conference here next week, witnesses
probably will be called to testify from
the educators.
Evening star., 1924-01-18

and and ;, pc positively benefit all persons Of
Tax revision proposals Of Secretary
Mellon and Representative Garner,
democrat, came in for open debate to-
gay at the House ways and means COM
.mittee hearing during presentation of
Treasury reports by Garrard Winston,
undersecretary Of the Teasuy.
Chairman Green declared the Treas
ury's estimate of losses in revenue
which would result from proposed
cuts In surtax rates to a 25 per cent
maximum was too optimistic" con-
tending the loss would amount to
$S0o,oo0,oo0 instead OF S101. 900, 900 es-
,imated by the Treasury. He added.
surtax rates with a ~ per cent maxi
mum as suggested under the Garner
plan.
Arguing for the surtax rate sur-
gested In the Mellon plan, Mr.. Win
ston agreed with statements of Rep
resentative Mills. republican. New
YORK, that the reduction would bring
capital now evading taxes into busi-
ness and ultimately would increase
revenues from this source.
Representative Garner, democrat.
Texas, inquired II estimates of the
treasury actuary. particularly as re-
iate 70 nGures on various tax revis-
ION schemes, were not edited in the
office of Secretary Mellon. Mr.. Win
ston said they were not.
Chairman Green predicted the total
be larger next year than in the fiscal
year OF 1923. which amounted to $685.
100000 Requests for repeal or re-
duction Of most Of these taxes has
been presented to the committee dur
ing the hearings this week
Evening star., 1924-01-18
ELKINs DEPENDS BILL.
Declares Mellon Answer to Couzen.
Clarifies Issue.

accordance with the Mellon tax re.
. auction plan was emphasized in a
~st1tement issued today y by Senator
called attention to the recent contros ts
wersy between Senator Couzens Of
aiichtgan and Secretary Mellon. and
declares that Mr.. MELONS reply to
sE:,n, Mr: Goussns .,,. states the issue Of tax
every one can understand II.
The conflict is. after all, between
active and inactive money" said SEN
ator Elkins, live and dead money.
There should be no inactive money
active and working constructively to
promote and maintain the prosperity
Of our nation. That can only be ac-
eomphshed by stopping ta-exempt
eeeept eoea spse,a Thish Are nothing else
favoritispn. When, as Secretary Mel
Ion says, man with an income OF
$l,000,000 q year can escape paying q
dollar in federal taxation. it Is high
when it became Known that the
present tax law was to pass men
with large incomes fastened to dis
pose Of their industrial, railroad ana
other taxable securities and invest
order to evade federal taxation. These
people believe that they will be able
to evade paying federal taxes for all
time. No one who can interpret the
spirit of this discussion and the trend
Of the times but feels satisfied that
Congress will find a way to make
this money pay taxes. either by tax
ing Its income or by some other
method. ! favor it and hope 1T will
soon come to pass.
when that Is accomplished, and
with tax exemption abolished, then
the money in the country will be en-
ployed actively In doing the work
OF the country instead of approxi-
nately 30 per cent of 1t being tied
up and paying no taxes. but adding
70 the tax burdens of the men who
are rfsking their money In the pro-
ductive business Of the country,
Evening star., 1924-01-18
PROPAGANDA PROBE
. BY SENATE TO OPEN
BOX Peace Plan Inquiry to
;: Start Monday-MelIon Pro-
gram May Follow.

A sweeping investigation of gen
eral propaganda In the United States
will be started Monday by special
Senate committee. with the Box peace
plan it's first subject for study.
Propaganda dealing with the Mel
Ion tax program, the soldiers bonus
and other questions is expected to
be considered later under the COM
nIittee's authority ito investigate and
report to the Senate whether there
is any organized effort being made
to control public opinion and the ac-
tion of Congress upon Legislative
matters through propaganda or by
the use of money. by advertising or by
the control of publicity"
Decision to take up the Box plan
first was made at the suggestion of
Senator Reed. democrat. Missouri.
who introduced the resolution under
which the inquiry is to be conducted.
who offered the 100000 prize for a
peace proposal. and Miss Esther
Everett Lape Of Philadelphia. one OF
the committee in charge OF the con-
test, have been selected as the first
witnesses to be heard.
There was no opposition to adop-
ton of the resolution yesterday after
Senator Reed called IT up. President
pro tenn Cumnins appointed as menu
bers of the committee Senator's Moses
OF New Hampshire and Greene of
Vermont, republicans, and Reed of
Missouri and Caraway of Arkansas,
democrats. and Shipstead. farmer
labor Minnesota.
Republican leaders of the Senate
and more particularly those of the
"irreconcilable" group, expect the
committee to go into the sources of
propaganda for the league Of nations.
Other senator's, and more particu
larly the democratic leaders, desire
a thorough investigation into the
question of propaganda in favor of
the Mellon tax plan.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
TRAINED DIPLOMAT
MAY GO TO ITALY
Appointment Of Undersecretary
William Phillips Is Being
Considered.

Administration officials. considering
selection OF an ambassador to ItaIy
to succeed Richard washburn Child.
who soon will retire. virtually have
determined to name one of the
trained diplomats on the stan of the
State Department.
Final decision still Is to be made,
but 1t 10 known that the name of
William Phillips. present undeisec-
retary Of state, has been given favor
able attention.
II he 10 chosen as q reward for his
long and distinguished service in
many diplomatic capacities, the ap-
pointment will be one of very few
of that character ever made by the
Washington government.
Men trained In the service have in
recent years been appointed as min
listers, but only one or two have ever
risen TO embassy rank.
Mr.. Phillips was minister to The
Hague when called home to assume
the duties AZ undersecretary of state
Formerly he served as assistant Sec
retAry OF state and as first secretary
OF the London embassy.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
BOY FALLS into FIT
ON HEARING SENTENCE
Causes Excitement in Courtroom.
Purse SnAtcher Given
Five. Year Term.

A commotion was caused In Grim.
inal Division today when Vernon
Glascoe Howard, colored. seventeen
years old. fell to the floor in an cpl
leptic fit as soon as Justice Hoehlinx
had pronounced . sentence of nine
years in the penitentiary. Howard
had admitted that he shot Policeman
Victor p. Kew November 5 last when
the officer discovered him prowiing
late at night In the vicinity OF 1lth
and Euclid streets. The boy was re-
moved from the courtroom by deputy
marshals.
sentenced to five years in the peni-
tentiary by Justice Hoehling for
snAtchinE a pocketbook from Ida
Charles November IS last. The court
expressed his intention OF dealing Sc
verely with such cases.
posed on Leroy Simms and William
Moore, both coiored. They shot Pat
rick j. Sheehan August % last. One
year at OccoquAn was given James RI.
Dyson for violating the antt-narcotic
law and Lawrence L. Chairman, col
ored. was given six months At Oc-
coquan for a like offense.
Woman On Probation.
Because Annie Hayden. colored. had
suffered a stroke of partial paraly-
sis a few weeks ago and needed the
care of her friends, Justice Hoehling
the penitentiary and placed her on
probation. The woman had been con-
victed Of selling dope.
Probation was also extended under
suspended sentences OF two years to
John Abersole and Frank Christopher,
young white men, who pleaded guilty
10 stealing automobile parts Harry
Smaiiwood. colored, was placed on
probation for one year. He was
charged with 1oy.fiding. Like action
was taken In the case Of Daniel Ken
drick, who stole = quantity Of wear
ing apparel
Evening star., 1924-01-18
ARMS TRAIN DYNAMITED.
Rebels Destroy Supplies En- Route
to Federals.
BY the Associated Press.

! By the Associated Press
| MEXICO CITY, January Is (By radio
ria Fort Worth Star-Telegram).- .-Revo-
lutionists dynamited a military freight
train carrying artillery and munitions
f, for the Obregon forces near Aragon,
| Hidalgo, yesterday morning. accord
ing TO an official report from Presi-
| dent Obregon's headquarters at Ira
| puato. The train and cargo were de-
stroyed by fire.
/ lowers Of Gen. Marcial Cavazos, re-
| Gently defeated at Pachuca Pas
senger trains from Mexico City to
7, Laredo, Tex, were delayed by the
| wreck.
! Aviators were used by the federals
! for the first time on the Jalisco front
yesterday. Maj. Ralph o'Neill, flying
; one Of the planes newly arrived from,
! the United States. secuted from Ira
! puato> via Sayula and Pachuca.
Fighting for Vera Cruz
Fighting has been going on at Car
! nero, Puebla. on the Vera Cruz front.
several days, according to the re-
port to the war department by Gen.
Eugenio Martinez. Troops under Gen.
Juan Almazan also are fighting the
| rebels between Tehuacan and Es-
! peranza. Puebla. according to spe-
cial dispatches.
| 1t is believed that Gen. Guadalupe
y
centrated all available troops in the
vicinity of Tehuacan to oppose the
| federal advance on Vera Cruz. Spe-
! cials say there Is possibility Of a de-
cisive battle there unless the revolu-
(; tionists resume their retreat.
! Gen. Martinez reported that in the
battle at Carnero on the morning OF
January 13. the enemy was dislodged
! with losses OF fourteen killed and
seven wounded. The federals lost
| six killed and eleven wounded.
Rebels Capture Trains.
The rebels captured two sanitary
| trains ordered out of Puebla al
Tlacotepec, Puebla, Gen. Martinez re-
/ ported. burned both trains and turn.
ed the engines loose. One collided
with federal Cen Topete's train.
while the other, headed toward
Puebla, was derailed near Tlacotepec
The rebels and federals met in the
afternoon of the 18th near Tlaco-
tepec, the federals winning, Martinez
reported. The sanitary troops found
thirty-four rebel dead and wounded
after the battle.
The federals captured seventy-one
machine guns and a number Of rifles
and a number OF rebel prisoners
Gen. Martinez said.
He said that he learned from pris-
oners that the rebels in that vicinity
are desperately short" Of ammuni-
ton.