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PER. CENT. OF n. Y.
TEACHERS POOR"
Board Of Education Told It Is
Impossible to Discharge
Inefficient.
SYMPATHY SAVES MANY
The Incompetent Are Either
Too Young or. Too
Old.

One per cent. of the teachers in New
YORK city's elementary schools are poor"
n ineficient. but II Is practically i'm.
possible to ferret them out and get rid
or them under the present system. &C.
cording to the consensus OF opinion Of
superintendents who reported yesterday
to the Board Of Education. The In.
emcient teachers must stay. several Of
the superintendents said. because ut Is
dlficult to prove general charges Of in
eficiency And sympathy for the teachers
and influential friends add TO the diff
ficulty."
Most OF the inefncient teachers are
either too young or too old. the Board
OF Education learned. The young ones
are expected TO improve and sympathy
keeps the old teachers In their places.
The superintendents have had since
Tune IA to prepare the answers to
these three questions:
"First-If. among the $1,000 teachers
\ principals there are any who in
efficiency are below q reasonable stand
ard that should be enforced in the In
terests Of the pupils.
"~Second-How failure to proceed
against such teachers and principals in
the past is to be accounted for.
"Third-What method can be EN-
ployed for discovering and eliminating
inefficient teachers ana principals"
Eleven Of the district superiktendents
said that there were very few ineficient
teachers or principals. Other superin-
tendents. admitting ineficiency. attrib-
uted tho auses to old age. inexperience.
illness. lack of sympathy. poor use of
English lack OF constructive ability.
Five Of the superintendents did not
answer. Five Of them denied failure to
proceed against the inefficient. Eight
said that II was dif1cult to prove .nef-
hciency before committees OF the Board
Of Education. m one or W. maintained
that their failure to act was due to the
fact that inenfclency Is generally Of q
temporary nature.
Some Of the superintendent agreed
that cit is a common shibboleth among
us that TO present charges against a
teacher Is TO be on trial yourself
Others pointed out that In many cases
the proper help given to the inefficient
has brought about changes for the bet.
ter.
ITO discover cases Of ineficient teach.
ers. many say. the existing provisions
are inadequate" according to the repor,
to the Board Of Education. ITO elimi'
nate them great hope 10 placed on 4 sen
sible pension law.
According to records made by princi.
pals Of elementary schools 1s per cent
Of the teachers are In the average class
~ per cent. are in the very good class
80 per cent. are in the excellent or 'su'
perior' class and 1 per cent are In thu
poor class This distribution of rating
Ia contrary to the experience Of the
world in other ines OF work"
President william q. Wilcox an
nounced at yesterdays meeting that Mis-
Mary f.. Dreicr had resigned from mem.
bership in the board.
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scarlet fever patients In 81 per cent. OF
cases. II tends to disappear In about the
NTH week. II has been found also In
the threats OF carriers. In monkeys the
germ produces the Doehle bodies and
evidences of scarlatina rheumatism, but
without Inflammation of the kidneys or
peeling Of the skin.
A large number Of the cases Of sore
throat during the recent scarlet fever
epidemic now appear to be expiainable
by the discovery Of this organism.
Before DR.. Mair's work in London a
vast number of attempts had been made
to find the elusive germ of scarlet fever.
II was known to be 70 smaA that II
passed through the finest filters. and to
bring IL into the n Of human sight
had hitherto dened investigators. The
work he reports marks a great advance
In the direction Of understanding the
relation between scarlet fever. dlphtheria
and rheumatism. 1 II IL probable also
that II will throw light Of the transmits
sion Of scarlet fever, which has been as
elusive in some ways az the microbe
itself.
The sun., 1916-12-14
U ON.
Representatives Of Two Large
Coal Firms Deny Shortage Here.

The Federal Grand Jury began its in.
v~estiGation into the high price of coal
and foodstufrs yesterday by hearing tes-
timony from the representatives OF two
large coal companies. both of whom are
said to entertain the theory that there
has been no bona fide coal famine his
fall.
From the trend taken by the inquiry
II Is apparent that Frank NJ. Swacker,
special Assistant United States Attorney
General In charge Of the case, Ia bent
upon frst testing tho truth OF the theory
that a combination OF food spectators
started a fictitious famine and took ad-
vantage OF the panic which followed to
BOOST the price Of coal until 1t reached
$12 a ton.
The witnesses called were Allan c.
Dodson OF Weston. Dodson 4 Co., indie
pendent coal mining operators and deal
ers OF II Battery place. and Harry
Peters. general manager of Williams &
Peters. coal dealers. who are sales
agents for the Pennsylvania Railroad
n allied lines. .
Mr.. Dodson brought with him a suit
case full Of documents. which, It il sup
posed. were the records OF the coal mined
by his firm, the numher of shipments 10
this port and the prices at which they
were soNl. '
Both firms have contended all along
The sun., 1916-12-14
DIR. DIXON STUMPS
BROOKLYN MEDICOS
He Counters Hard When Ar
raigned on Charge Of Tn
ethical Practice.

DR.. Thomas Dixon. veteran Of several
controversies with the Kings County
Medical Society. appeared before its
council last night to answer n charge OF
unethical practice. He vol the conduct
OF the meeting into his own hands and
proceeded to put h members Of the
council on trial on the same charge,
with the result that the controversy re-
mains where 1t was before the meeting
began.
In the FIRST place DR.. Dixon said that
several members OF the council were
not his peers and therefore he seri-
ously objected TO being Judged by them.
Then he sprang a poser. He read a list
Of names, which included every council
man present save three. and said he
wanted those men withdrawn from the
council before Judgment was passed be-
cause they were as guilty as he OF
unethical practice.
The trouble seems to hinge around a
definition of what is unethicai practice
for a physician. DR.. Dixon admits that
he advertised in the telephone book and
he also admits that he wrote a pamphlet
entitled What o Should Know About
the Eye and the Men Who Treat It.
But he says he can find nothing In the
code OF the American Medical Associa-
ton which makes 1t an offence to ''edu-
cate the public in health matters"
The investigation of DR.. Dixon began
last February. and he appeared last
night at his own behest because he
wanted to rave the charges cleared up.
DIR. Dixon Insisted upon referring to the
proceeding as a trial. He was informed
that IL was not a trial but an investiga-
ton. Then 10 prove that a trial had
been' ordered he demanded to have the
minutes OF the last meeting read Ac-
cording to DR.. Dixon the secretary re-
piled that he had nc minutes.
The meeting ended without settling
the case. and the charges against DR..
Dixon are still pending.
In 1918. when he was In conflict with
the Medical Society. DIR. Dixon insisted
that 1t was run by what he called "a
hospital trust The controversy related
at hat time TO the ethics Of speaking or
writing for any but medical journals.
Or. Dixon ~contending that a physician
might speak for publication in news
papers without violating any code of
ethics.
The charge which the council pro-
posed to investigate last night was made
against DR.. Dixon by Or. stephen n.
Lutx. The meeting was held at the head
quarters OF the society. 1913 Bedford
avenue. Brooklyn.
The sun., 1916-12-14
WELLS LEADS STATE TICKET.
state Treasurer Received Largest
Plurality At Recent Election.

ALBANY, Dec. IL. - state Treasurer
Wells. Republican. was reelected by tho
largest plurality given any candidate In
the recent election. according to the Of
fetal returns made public to-day by tho
state Board Of Canvassers. Gov. Whit
mans plurality was the smallest OF any
candidate on the State ticket.
Mr.. Wells's total vote was 0t6,o6l.
His plurality of ?47.3ts over Maurice
Cohen. his Democratic opponent. waa the
high record. The plurality Of Hughes
over Wilson was 1850. not counting
the National Guard votes caSt or tho
Mexican border. Mr.. Hughes polled the
largest vote Of any candidate for whom
the citisens Of New York State voted.
Gov. Whitman's plurality was l6l.S7e
over Samuel Seabury. Democrat. and
Leut.-Gov. Schoeneck got . plurality Of
l7.,41l. Secretary Of State Hugo ran
UP a plurality OF 2Io.7S7 n Callers
plurality for United States Senator over
McCombs was 232.250. The votes OF the
National Guardsmen. numbering between
1--WE and six thousand. will be canvassed
next week.
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that there was no justification for the
cry Of famine or for the consequent In
crease In the price Of anthracite fuel,
even In spite Of the shortage OF labor at
the mines and q deficiency OF cars to
bring the coal here.
Weston. Dodson 4 Co. have been In
dependent producers Of coal for the past
sixty years According to a statement
made by It's sales manager. Capt. w. N.
Coyle. recently. Il has supplied It's .
tomers all during the so-called panic
with their usual amounts Of coal and
q sold the residue in the open market.
Capt. Coyle agreed with r. v. Thomas.
president Of the Lehigh Valley Company,
that there wal no justification for boost
ing the prices to the top figure touched In
this city.
N. Leo Honigman. a dealer In eggs.
also presented himself in Response to a
Grand Jury subpoena. but his testimony
was not reached At yesterdays session.
The sun., 1916-12-14
BRIDE HAS HUSBAND ARRESTED
lie Pleads Guilty to Beating Wis
Hotel Bill.

For two weeks the omancs OF Alex
ander Robert Monroe. 20 years old. and
his bride. whom he married November
27, trod rosy paths. They lived ut the
Hotel Gerard. Last Friday Monroe. who
is a chemist, left the hotel and did not
return.
The hotel then presented a bill for
s174.20 to Mrs. Monroe. who told the
manager to collect It from her husband
II he could be found. h moved to the
home of her sister. 542s Fourth avenue.
Brooklyn.
on Tuesday Monroe called upon her
and tried to make up. Mrs. Monroe kept
him talking while she sent her sister out
for the police. As a result Monroe was
arraigned in the Tombs police court yes
terday charged by the hotel with beat
ing his bill. Monroe pleaded guilty and
was held for Special Sessions.
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BOYS SAW WAY 10 LIBERTY.
Lads Made Their Second Escape Il
Few Days.

Two iron bars which had been sawed
through furnished 4 key to the escape
from, Police Headquarters In Hoboken
yesterday morning Of Robert Lam and
Albert Ruhl. each - years old. who
were about to be taken to the Rhode
Island State reformatory. from which.
the police say. they had ran away.
The boys were taken In charge by the
police several days ago, when they were
found wandering in the streets. They
said they had been deserted by their
parents, After ~thirty-six hours they
confessed. the police say. to having
escaped from the ~reformatory after rob-
bling the institutions safe OF $40. With
bicycles. said to have been stolen. and
camping utensils they planned to 70 to
the far West. The Rhode Island re-
forratory was notified and an official
* O. he way 10 Hoboken, but from
present indications he will return
empty handed.
The sun., 1916-12-14
PUBLISHERS URGED
TO JOIN CONFERENCE
Federal Trade Commission
Makes Plea in Behalf Of
Paper Distribution.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 13.-Newspaper
publishers were urged 1 n = statement by
the Federal Trade Commission to-day to
be present or to telegraph authority for
others now here to act for them At the
meeting to be held In Washington Friday
to consider the proposed plan for relief
Of the news print paper situations. which
hal resulted in high prices driving many
small newspapers out Of business.
All OF those interested in paper pro-
duction are urged In the statement to
attend a conference on the same sub
ject. to be held in New York Friday by
the manufacturers. Canadian manufac-
York meeting.
The commission's statement said pros
poets for success Of the proposed plan
for relief by distribution Of paper stocks
under the supervision Of the commission
depend in . large measure on full repre-
sentation at the meetings.
q Publishers here who have been dele
gated by many newspaper owners and
associations TO C for them include:
George +. Homer Of Denver. chair
man executive committee Of h Ma.
tional Editorial Association CORTLAND
Smith OF New York. president American
Press Association Frank Glass OF Ala
bama. yice-president American News
papers Publishers Association. Repre-
sentative L. c. Cramton. representing
the Michigan press G. w. Marble. rep.
resenting tho Kansas Daily League
II. c.. Balton. president Missouri Press
Association: Robert Ewing of the New
Orleans States. Ernest G. Smith. chair
man OF committee OF tho CONSOLIDATED
Pennsylvania Newspaper Associations,
Representative Clyde Tavenner of Hi.
nois Press Association. Representative
JEFF McLemore Of the Texas Press,
Frank L. Gannett, president Associated
Dailies Of New York and New York
Press Association; II. b. Warner. chair
man printing committee Of North Caro-
lima Press Association.
The sun., 1916-12-14

Philadelphia, brother. VINO Is also TO re-
ceive a life annuity from another Of
these parts. Two parts each are left
to Edith Warden Corning OF Cleveland,
Ohio. sister. and to Barbara Warden
Strawbridge Of Philadelphia. sister.
The two remaining parts are to be
further divided into I'VE equal portions
and the income for life from zach por-
lion TO be paid TO Eleanore q. Bodlne Of
philadelphia, sister; Louise Warden
How. HoAnore q. Perry. William War
den Bodine and Elisabeth Donneli Kay,
nieces and nephews.
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Names Bs Delegates.

ALBANY. Dec. H. F1fty-thres dele
gates were named by Gov. Whitman to-
day TO represent the state at tho Con-
Gress Of Constructive Patriotism to be
held IN Washington January IS to 27
under the direction Of the National Sc
curity LeaSue The delegates include
Governors Martin Fl. 0lynn and
Benjamin B. Odell. Senator James A.
O'0orman. Senator-elect william M.
Ebert II. Gary. George ".
Perkins. Mrs. z. H.. Hartman and Mrs.
Arthur NJ. Dodge.
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q. Division Of Residue.

OF the thirteen equal divisions Of the
reslduary estate one such part 10 to be
held In trust for each OF tho following
Elizabeth r.. Ketterlinus. sister Herbert
w. Warden OF Paris, france. brother (:
Nelson r. Warden OF Paris. brother.
Mrs. Hardness. who had M children, left
ono part absolutely TO each of the fol-
lowing:
Sarah b. Mclean Of Philadelphia. sis
ter Clarence A. Warden Of Philadelphia.
brother. and william q. Warden OF
The sun., 1916-12-14
SCARLET FEVER
BACILLUS Is FOUND
DR.. MAR, English PathOlO-
gist, Announces Discovery
'Of Germ Sought for Years.
TESTS SHOW RESULTS
Confident That Vaccine for
Disease Will Soon Be
Made.
TESTS SHOW RESULTS

The scarlet fever bacillus, sought uil-
gently by investigators In the leading
laboratories Of America and Europe for
many years. has been found at last.
This. at least. Is the confident belief Of
scientists and physicians who have made
careful observations Of tests conducted
by DR.. MAR. noted English p~athologist.
DIR. MAR has Just published a paper
In which he reveals fully the results OF
his researches. He refrains modestly
from advancing the claim that his Ind
ings are conclusive. but they are ac-
cepted as OF vastly greater Importance
than have been divulged by any other
investigator who has sought to lay his
hands on q physical enemy which has
brought distress to millions.
TIL outstanding fact Is that the ba-
cillus which DR.. Mair has revealed pro-
duces those changes In the blood char
acteristic Of scarlet fever. This has
been demonstrated not only in tests ap-
piled to many small dumb animals. but
even in experiments with human beings.
All have responded freely. Having pro-
crossed thus far. there is ample justl-
fication for the confidence that the pro-
duction Of a toxin az vaccine for the pre-
vention Of scarlet fever may be accom-
plished with comparative ease. In any
case the Psychologists who devote them
selves to this work nov have frmer
ground from which TO direct their ex-
periments.
Consists of Two United Cells.
DR.. Mair's description Of the so-callcd
diplococcus Of scarlatina-a micro-or-
ganism consisting of two united cells. In
which the germ appears-is more COM
plete than any published hitherto. In
physical characteristics the diplococcus
resembles closely the diplococcus OF
pneumonia. 1t grows freely with the
formation OF acids and also produces an
acid In mixture with almost any of the
sugars
The application OF the organism to
mice. rats, rabbits and guinea pigs has
produced the characteristics Of scarlet
fever, though not In a v~irulent form.
In monkeys II has produced local slough
ing. a rise In temperature and the APP
pearance OF the so-called Doehle bodies
In the protoplasm OF the white cor
puscles. The Doehl test for scarlet
fever-Doehle bodies are small black
formations In the corpuscles-is used by
the New York Health Department.
Success with Humans.
Or. MAR has found tina the most sue
cessful way of isolating the organism is
10 inject one or two cubic Centimeters
OF the upper portion OF a recent serum
with a culture inoculated from a throat
swab beneath the skin Of a monkey.
Within a day or two the diplococcus may
be recovered from the blood. the gen.
orally accepted test being an oat shaped
diplococcus which ferments sugar,
Isolated in this very form from a throat
infected with scarlet fever.
still more interesting and convincing
to he layman. perhaps. Is the result Of
the tests with human beings. During
the first week Of the disease the germ
has been demonstrated in the throats OF
The sun., 1916-12-14
FIRST FOOD INQUIRY HoNDAY.
Federal Grand Jarors Called for
Cleveland Investigates.

CLEVELAND Investigates.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 13.-Federal Grand
Jurors have been called to consider In
dictments against Cleveland food and
coal dealers for violation Of the anti
trust law. The Grand Jury investigation.
the first In the country outside OF New
York. will begin next Monday morning.
This announcement was made to-day
by United States District Attorney
werts at the close Of an all day confer
nee with George w. Anderson. special
assistant to the Attorney General. n
Charles Do Woody. special agent Of the
Department Of Justice.
This will be the first nj fred by the
Federal Government In the middle West
against the high cost Of living. II came
within a few hours after the arrival in
Cleveland OF Anderson, who stopped here
FIRST in his tour Of cities included in the
scope OF the special food investigation or
dered by President Wilson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-10
PERSONAL.

Godfrey Meyers of Rochester, \. y.
was a guest Monday in the home of J.
l.. johnson.
Mrs, G. II, Smith went this morning
TO Townshond with millinery from her
millinery shop.
c. II. Grant and family are moving
today from Bullock street TO his new
house on Guilford road,
Mr. Olson of North Grosvenor Dale.
Conn, was a guest yesterday in the
home OF +. q. Gustafson.
Edward McGinnis9 Of Bellows Falls
began work this week in the National
Automatic Machine Co 5 factory
Miss Clara Blanchard. who has been
i'll at her home on Estey street the
past two weeks, is a little improved.
Mrs. Covey of Warren. Mass, is Wis
iting in town with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs c. +. Lockwood Of Canal street
Mrs. Frank Wright and child of
Prospect street spent the weekend in
Greenfield as guests of Mrs. II. n.
kendrick.
Miss Astrid Erickson has resumed
work in Donneu & Daviss 5 millinery
store. after an illness at her home on
Canal street.
Mrs. T. +. Hewitt, who has been i'll
this week with bronchitis and asthma,
is still confined to her bed, although Il
little improved.
Il. R. DeBergh is expected to return
tonight from a two-weeks' western
trip i'll the interests of the Holstein-
Friesian association
Mrs. Ruth Wilcox. who visited a
week in the home of her son, w. A
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-10
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Ruth Shattuck Of Swampscott.
Mass, is d guest Of Mrs, Helen Miller.
Charles 0. Kimball of Townshend
visited here yesterday with his sister,
Mrs. F. K. Mann.
Albert Eernott, who has been in the
hospital two weeks following serious
injuries received in a stabbing affair,
is making good recovery.
Miss Evelyn Higley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Higiey of Gull
ford, who had been in the Melrose hos
pital following an operation for appen-
dicitis, was discharged from there to
day.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wheeler and
two children of Worcester, Mass, are
here visiting with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wheeler of Melrose street,
and his sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Throw
CT and Miss Edna Wheeler.
Mrs. George Winters went yesterday
to the home of Mrs. Minnie Hamilton.
Forest street, to stay several weeks
Her brother. Roswell Frost, for whom
she keeps house. Is working for Archie
Perry on the state road in Deerfeld
Mass.
The home economies club will meet
Friday at $50 at the home of Mrs
o. G. Convey. The subject viii be Neee-
| tables and Fruits. A social program
will follow. Each member is asked tc
invite a Grange woman. Refreshments
Will be served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-10

ton at Princeton, Holy Cross-Trinity
at Worcester.
Pahnero, the Giants Cuban twirler,
is so slow that it took one hour to
play three innings of the, last game
between the Giants and Braves.
Thirty bases on balls were given in
the Detrolt-Phlladelphi game yester
day, Ray of Mack s outfit leading the
five pitchers engaged by issuing u.
''Cupid' Yates, who was expected
to. be a strong point in the Tiger line
up when the football season opens
next fall, has left college because of a
serious pulmonary trouble.
Dartmouth went to Middletown,
Conn, yesterday and defeated Wesley
an, to ?, in a game marked by snap
py fielding on the part Of the Green
and good pitching by Holmes.
1t will be some time before an out
fielder equals Zach Wheat s record of
nine put0uts IN nine inning game.
He accepted them in the Brooklyn
Philadelphia game Monday
There are over 80 youngsters from
grades 6, Z, s and working steadily
in preparation for their track meet,
which win be held in June. They are
faithful in their attendance at prac-
tee and earnest in their efforts
Russell of the University of Pennsyl-
vania football team did not long hold
the strength test laurels he won last
week. Dorizas, the Greek who had held
the record previously, stepped through
the tests yesterday with total of p
100 points as against /, 1853 by Russell.
One Michael Grealish, I feet inches
tail, and % inches across his out
| stretched arms, has been dug mp as 4
/ possible opponent for Willard If he
| has fists in proportion to his stature
and reach he can stand on the opposite
side Of the ring and hurl them at his
man.
! Alumni Of Brattleboro high are TAX
| ing an interest in the coming track
meet and are at the fair grounds near
| ly every day aiding in pacing and
| coaching the members of the track
team who are working in preparation
! for the Glover league track meet MAY
%.
To take a losing proposition and de
Nelop it into a money maker in the
| course of one month is the clever stunt
of Messrs. Dunn and McRoy of tn,
| Cleveland club. Fans may smoker nj
the Indians standing but one glance
ut Fohl's lineup shows all the class
required to keep a team around the
| top. 1t was only q while ago thai
fans regarded the Braves as a Joke
and vet they won the pennaut and the
world 5 series
Fred Fulton. the Minnesota giant
may get a try at the heavyweight
championship July !. Tom Jones