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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
TRAFFIC ENGINEER
URGED FOR CITY
Funk Would Prevent Duplica-
ton of WOrk-FavorS More
Pay for Counsel.

Appointment of a traffic engineer
and allowing all details of regulation
of traffic as laid out by this engineer
to be handled by the police, thus pre-
venting a duplication of organization
which he claims now exists, was adj
vocated by Representative Frank ii.
Funk of Illinois, chairman of the sub
committee that drafted the District
appropriation bill, in explaining this
measure to the House today.
Another important administrative
change urged by Mr.. Funk is for the
appointment of a corporation counsel,
to receive at least as large d salary
as the peoples counsel of the Public
Utilities Commission. He recon-
mended consideration of such leglSld-
ton to the House District committee.
Mr.. Funk expressed appreciation of
the way in which the House District
committee and Chairman Gibson of
the special subcommittee which has
been investigating the municipal adj
ministration have co-operatedw1th the
appropriations subcommittee in draft
ing the District budget for the COM
ing fiscal year.
Seeks Cooperation of Others.
"The committee seeks and welcomes
this co-operatiOn-this teamwork. We
have a big responsibility to discharge
in legislating and appropriating for
the Capital City of this great republic,
and l am sure a close understanding
and relationship between these two
agencies is certain to lead to results
to which we all can point with pride. -
After quoting from his report on
appropriations for regulation of
traffic, Mr.. Funk said: Here is a
place in my judgment where further
economies might be effected, and
suggest to the legislative committee
that the principal mission of this
office has been accomplished. Hence
forth it would seem the work could
be carried on by the director and his
assistant-possibly one of them with
the assistance of two or three clerks.
THE traffic engineer really is all
that is needed. The police should be
able to take hold now and with the
cooperation of the traffic engineer
control and regulate traffic to the
satisfaction of everybody. l can see
already an overlapping and a tend
ency to build up an organization in
dependent of existing means and facil-
tiles which might be utilized to do
all work other than traffic planning"
Favors Greater Pay.
With reference to the corporation
counsel, Mr.. Funk emphasized that
this official under the law receives
$1,000 extra compensation as general
counsel to the Public Utilities Com
mission. His total compensation is
$4,000. The peoples counsel just au-
thorized is to receive $500 per an.
num-" said Mr.. Funk
Certainly the commissions coun-
sci should be a man of equal attain
ments and compensated as well. The
present corporation counsel may be
good lawyer and may be exceptionally
able in the preparation of legal pa
pers. but in all frankness the COM
Continued on Page 4, Column 2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
GETS SUBPOENA RIGHTS.
Gibson subcommittee Authorized
to Summon Witnesses.

Authority to the Gibson subcommit-
tee which is investigating the munich
pal administration to subpoena wit
nesses was granted by the House
today, with an appropriation of 81, 500.
Action on this resolution was tenn
porarily blocked yesterday through a
misunderstanding by Representative
Blanton.
Chairman Gibson explained to the
House that the $1,000 appropriation
may not be used, but that he wanted
Unavailable in case witness fees had
to be paid This. he pointed out, car
ries with it authority to subpoena
witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Washington Pact Cited.
U. S. REFUGEES INCREASE.
Flee i'm Larger Numbers From China
Danger Zone.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
American refugees, including many
missionaries, are fleeing in increasing
numbers from the danger zones of in
terror China to the seacoast cities, and
United States naval forces are moving
closer to the theater Of war to afford
them any protection that might be
needed
Admiral G. w. Williams, commander
Of the Asiatic fleet, has reported to
the Navy Department that many
American citizens, acting on the ad-
vice of American Minister MacMur-
ray at Peking, have begun an evacu-
alton Of interior Chinese provinces be-
cause of movements of Cantonese
forces. while Shanghai dispatches re-
port a general missionary exodus from
almost every province under National
list control, due to anti-foreign agita-
Continued on Page 3, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
1000 u. S. Marines
Go to Guam, Ready
For Duty in China
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Twelve hundred Marines now con-
centrated at San Diego, Calf, will
sail for Guam on the transport Chau-
mont on February 3, taking up quar-
ters there on the departure of the
detachment of 800 Marines, which
has been ordered to Manila, so as to
be nearby if needed in China.
The transport was due to leave
Mare Island Navy Yard today for
San Diego.
With the enlarged detachment at
Guam, the Navy will be in better
position to move men If they should
be needed to protect American lives
and property in the Orient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
KING DOING WELL.
Ferdinand Reported as Not Suffer
ing from Treatments.

BUCHAREST, February / CR--
King Ferdinand has been undergoing
radium treatment for two days, with
what are described as beneficial re-
suits. An official communique issued
yesterday says:
His majesty is in the best condi-
ton and has not suffered the slightest
from the treatment. which win be
continued for IA days."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
FINDS OIL IN CELLAR.
Virginian Discovers Traces of Pc
troleum While Digging.

LYNCHBURG, Va. February l.
Especially aD.-Kenneth Coffey. a shoe
worker, who lives near Lynchburg
College, has uncovered an oily sub
stance, which he discovered in ex-
cavating the cellar under his home,
and he believes he has struck oil or
some other substance which may
have commercial value TO 1t.
When he began digging he found
an oily sand Some of the sand was
placed in a bottle of water and al
lowed to settle. A scum of oil formed
on the top of the water a fraction OF
arr inch thick A sample of the sand
is being analysed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
$25O,O0O FOR VAN DYCK.
Jacob Epstein of Baltimore Buys
Famous Painting.

NEW YORK, February ! CP).-The
painting of "Rinaldo and Armilda, by
Anthony Van Dyck, has been bought
in England for approximately $3.50. .O00
by Jacob Epstein, a Baltimore mer.
chant, says the New York Times.
Mr.. Epstein procured the picture
by outbidding a group of British art
lovers who were raising a fund to pur.
chase the painting and have it placed
in the British Art Museum. 1t has
now been brought to this country
objects of art valued at 81 900, 900 are
owned by Mr.. Epstein, who started
his business career as a peddler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

pv Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright. 1927.
ATHENS, February athens had
a new kind Of revolution" Monday
night-a revolt of the taxicabs, in
which thousands of irate drivers tried
to mob the Parliament House only to
be repelled ANONYMOUSLY by fire hose.
The demonstration was a protest
against the power and traction act, ;"
which gives a franchise to a British
controlled company, comforting the
exclusive right for 60 years to install
and operate new local traction sys-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
B00TLEGGERS INVADE
CAPITOL, HOUSE TOLD
Wait in Lobby While Their Cards
Are Sent to Members, John
son Charges.

Bootleggers have waited in congress.
sional lobbies while their cards were
sent in to members, Representative
Johnson, Democrat, Kentucky, declar-
ed in the House today.
'One even had the impertinence to
solicit me-" he added. And when they
are caught and convicted, they boast
that their influential friends will get
them out of their troubles"
The Kentuckian was attacking the
Treasury's medicinal whisky bill,
which he described as an instrument
to defeat prohibition. He contended
the "subsidiZed" corporation set up
by the bill would be empowered to
distribute liquor in any way 1t chose,
under the guise of dispensive medi-
cine.
1T has been correctly styled, the
whisky biz |" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Figures Are Different.

This is quite different result from
that arrived at by Mrs. Bannerman,
the legislative chairman of the legisla-
tive committee of the Parent-Teach-
ers' Association.
"On page IT'S of the hearings she
submits table showing the average
number of pupils per teacher In Wash
ington in 1925 was 23.4 and in 1926
was 25.01
But let it be noted she uses the
average daily attendance 61,77S.5) as
her dividend in 1926 and likewise the
average daily attendance (62,243) as
her dividend in 1927.
How she is able to foresee the
average daily attendance in 1927 be-
fore the year closes / will allow her
admirers to guess. But aside from
that the use of the average daily at
tendance in such estimates instead Of
the actual enrolment is a gross error.
The daily attendance fiuctuates from
day to day and from month to month.
1t would hardly do for the school
authorities to only provide seating
accommodations and teaching staff for
the average in daily attendance. What
a howl would go up when the attend
ance equaled the actual enrolment?
Another Error Charged.
Another error in her estimates is
the use of the total number of teach
ers as her divisor to obtain the num-
Der of pupils per teacher. For in
stance, in 1926 she uses 2,640 as the
number Of classroom teachers, show
ing that she has absolutely no eoocep-
ton Of the school situation. If she
had she ought to have known that
librarians, teachers Of music, domestic
science, atypical teachers and sNhsti-
tute teachers to the number OF 261
do not have classrooms, but shift
about from class to class.
"Deducting this 351 from the 1929
teachers Of all kinds in the system on
November /, 1926, we find the actual
teaching staff to be 2,278, and that is
the proper division to use in deter
mining the number Of pupils to each
teacher.
1.-THE damage done by such wild
cat methods of meddling with school
matters is shown by the sapient OBJ
servation of Mrs. Bannerman at the
foot Of her misleading table on page
us Of the hearings. She states:
If the average number OF pupils
per teacher in the District of Co
lumbia, 25.1 at present, were 3055
(the general average for cities of
over 1000. 900 in 1929, 20,O4O.50 more
pupils could receive instructions with
no more teachers
Average as He Finds 1t.
yet / have shown in the deadly
p4allel that the pupils per teacher
ins the District is 30.97 or more, by
one-half of l per cent than the gem
Continued on Page 4. CoiupAn ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Princes Visit Paid
Form South Africa
By Emptying Jails

BY the AssOClateu Press.
LONDON, February 1.-How
state can meet the cost of enter
tanning a royal guest is shown by
the South African government.
Statistics quoted by the Daily
Nails Capetown correspondent
show that South Africa spent
f25, 900 (about $125,000 in connec-
ton with the visit of the Prince of
Wales in 1925, but saved f41 900 by
releasing $4,000 prisoners in honor
of the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
DE[UGE OF BOGUS
RUMPERM|TSSEEN
IN M'CARL DECISION
Use of Dry Funds Refused to
Get Counterfeit Paper
Seized in Canada.

Danger that this country may be
flooded with spurious permits and
prescriptions for liquor from an al
legged counterfeit supply manufactured
in Canada loomed today as the Gov
ernment was confronted by snarl
of international legal complications
further complicated by a decision OF
Controller General McCarl
McCarl denied the Treasury the
right to use funds appropriated for
prohibition to obtain, through three
methods proposed, a supply of paper
watermarked "Prohibition,' which mas
been seized at Montreal and already
has become the subject of litigation IN
an attempt to prevent its release ana
possible use In this country for bogus
prescription blanks and permits
The paper Is said to comply perfect
ly with the standards prescribed Dy
the commissioner of internal revenue
for official permits.
Proceedings Explained.
Criminal proceedings were brought
under the Canadian laws" the McCari
decision explains, "at the request Oh
the prohibition authorities OF TINS
country against persons VINO were al
legged to have had the paper manu-
factured but are reported as acquitted
because the accused had committed no
crime under Canadian laws. The ex-
nenses of prosecution billed this coun-
trv by the Canadian authorities have
been paid by this Office and charged to
the appropriation for the enforcement
of national prohibition under author
ity of decision dated April 20, 1926.
''It is now represented that as the
criminal proceedings have been dis
missed there is danger that the million
and one-half prescription blanks at a
'bootlee value of $3,000,000 may be
delivered over to the conspiratorS,
with the result that the country Will
be flooded with spurious permits and
prescriptions unless steps are taken TO
obtain possession of the paper
THE crown prosecutor, MontreaI,
Canada. advises that replevin proceed
ings will lie on behalf of this Govern
ment, on which procedure we may re-
cover possession of the paper on the
ground that it is to be used for the
purpose of defrauding the United
States Government that in the event
of success In such proceeding a court
order would direct the surrender of
the paper to the United States Gov
ernment upon payment of its cost
value to the owner.
May Be Copyrighted.
''He has further advised that water
marked prohibition paper may be
under the Canadian laws,
thereby protecting this Government
against repetition of such conspiracy.
You, therefore, request decision
whether the appropriation in question
is available for the following items:
Il. To institute replevin proceed
ings, employing Canadian counsel, for
the purpose of obtaining possession
of the paper.
"2. To reimburse the owners of the
paper in the amount of its cost value,
should the court so adjudge in such
replevin proceedings.
49, To secure a Canadian copyright
for the Watermarked prohibition
paper of the United States Govern
ment upon which withdrawal permits,
forms ,410 permits series and forms
/ ,403 prescriptions, are printed, as
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
30 SCHOOLS FOUND
OVERCROWDEDBY
MEMBER OF HOUSE
Representative Griffin Anal
yes Attendance in Support
of Teacher Increase.
SIMMONS SAYS MORE
ARE ASKED THAN NEEDED
Forty-four Requested for Buildings
Not Yet Erected, He As
serts in Debate.

Inc nSnt over whether or not Con-
gress shall support DIR. Frank w. Bal
lou and the Budget Bureau in a pro-
vision for "A new school teachers dur
ing the next fiscal year or whether
they will support a majority of the
subcommittee that drafted the Dis
trict appropriation bill and who denied
the appropriation for new school
teachers broke loose in the House
today.
Representative Simmons of Ne
braska, a Republican member of the
subcommittee. started the debate by
declaring that the majority of these
new teachers, or "A out Of the IA ask
ed for, are for junior high schools.
the plans for which have not yet been
prepared.
Representative Griffin Of New York,
Democratic member of the subcom-
mittee, gave a careful analysis of the
school attendance. showing that there
are now so schools that are overcrowd-
ed with more than the maximum num-
ber of pupils to each teacher and that
throughout all the schools the attend.
ance per classroom teacher averages
1897 where a maximum attendance
of 40 is considered the best school
practice.
Analysis of Attendance.
In carefully analyzing the school
attendance and the assignment of
teachers, Mr. Griffin finds that there
are 2,27S actual classroom teachers.
which makes nearly 81 as the average
number of pupils in the classroom
of each regular teacher.
He pointed out that the method of
computation employed by Mrs. w. T.
Bannerman, legislative representative
OF the Parent-Teachers' Association.
shows only 23.4 pupils per teacher.
and says that a correct computation
shows 30.97 pupils per teacher.
Mr. Griffin spoke. in part, as follows:
The school matters take up 144
pages of the hearings, the bulk OF
which went backward and forward
and all around, on the number of
teachers, the number of classrooms
and the number of pupils-all aimed
at determining the number Of new
teachers necessary.
The whole question is very simple
when school terms are understood
For instance, pages of testimony were
taken to straighten out the meaning
OF the terms Whole enrolment
actual enrolment average enroll.
ment' and average daily attend
ance.' This was important, because
the number of teachers to be provided
depends upon the number of children
in actual attendance. The average
daily attendance as a basis is made
quate because the classroom accom-
modation and provision for teachers
must be predicated on the maximum
of pupils attending school on any day
OF the week-in other words, the ac-
tual enrolment.
THE actual enrolment of pupils on
November 1, 1926, was 70,473; Decem-
ber 3, 1926, it was 7O,553; December
4, 1925, it was 69,571.
Let us now go back to the actual
enrolment on December 5, 1926. We
find it to be 70,553. Dividing that by
2,27S number of teachers) we derive
81 (nearly) as the average number of
pupils in the classroom Of each reg
ular teacher.
II,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

&c. s Weather Bureau Forecastl
Increasing cloudiness and warmer:
occasional rains late tonight or tomor-
row; minimum tonight. 81 degrees.
mperature-Highest, 45. at 3 pm.
yesterday; lowest, "a, at 1920 am. to-
day Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

Average as He Finds IL.
yet / have shown in the deadly
pkallel that the pupils per teacher
ifis the District is 30.97 or more, by
one-half of l per cent than the gem
CONTINUED on Page 4. Coiurnn 4y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
RADIO HYPNO7ISM
TESTS TONIGHT
Tune in on WBZ at G O'Clock for
Experiments

Boston March 8 Pl-The prac-
ticatiity of mesmcrism by radio is
10 be decided here tonight,
Professor Gerald Fitzgipbon viii
go on the air promptly at 600
o'clock tonight over Westinghouse
stations WBZ and WBZA and while
his efforts VIII be directed at three
subjects, TWO in this city, and one in
Springfield, there is the possibility,
station officials said, that others
may come under the hypnotic stay.
Within two minutes the three will
he in a mcsmeric state, Prof. Eitz-
gibbons predicted. They Will be
made to laugh, Cry. enter state Of
catalepsy. permit Two full-grown
men to stand on their rigid bodies,
and then, commanded TO write sur
render they will return to a normal
condition and lind that their left
arms which will have been paralyzcd
through a post-hypnotic suggestion,
will function normally again.
The identity OF two of the sub
! jects was announced today but the
third man, who was picked by the
station officials, will remain unre-
Ncalod even to the operator. All
will be observed by scientists and
neWspapermen.
In this city William t. Hall of
/ Springfield and the third subject
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
Through the Static

Last night was another one 10 de-
| light the eye and please the senses.
| We had a lot of fun, no kiddin'. We
! didn't log anything extraordinary,
| but the usual run of stations came
| through loud and clear with only a
| little static TO hinder things. There
seemed to be an unusual amount Of
| interstatlon Interference manifested
| through carrier wave whistles. Just
an all-around pleasant evening, with
/ n good selection OF stations TO pick
| rom.
| We got a big kick from the To-
| Be Webs las. evening. WEI. hooked
up with WIZ, handled the program,
with Jack and Dorothy conducting
another of their pleasant miniature
sessions OF the Senate. 1t seems that
Jack had just purchased new
derby, known 10 many as trench
I helmet, and Dorothy was taking q
ride out of him for having bought
! it. Wise cracks galore Were launched
at the iron sunbonnet, while Jack
| did his best to defend himself say
| ing that he bought the hat because
/ the boss wore one He said that q
( man must look his best in order to
get along. He described the situa-
ton. saying that if he locked we'll
he would move ahead just that much
! faster. He said the derby worn in
the manner of his boss would help
! him move along toward success
/ Dorothy said it was a good thing the
| boss didn't nave long, white beard
and Jack proceeded to hit the cell
/ ing, Well, they discussed new
moving picture, soon to be released,
, in 4 quarrelsome way, and they
! finally took a. walk along the Avenue.
| Dorothy wanted to hop a bus, but
Jack said he wanted to walk. Dor
othy expressed herself as being sure
that he just wanted to show Off the
hat. The hat finally blew off and fell
under the wheels of taxi, Jack res
| cuei il, in a badly damaged condi-
ton. after which he was anxious to
take a bus. The announcer brought
tIL' pioSldHl " Il CioSe Win ,he 4oi-
lowing remark; Pride eoeth before
a fall and It derby hat before a high
wind The two characters are
natural and we must say that we
have fallen for Dorothy's giggle.
The early evening was decidedly
fruitful. We had no trouble in log
ging stations as far away as Atlanta
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09

will listen in at a down town hotel
while Horace Weake will be in
Springfield.
DIR. A. Warren Stearns, psychia-
trist at the Massachusetts state
prison and professor of neurology at
Tufts college and DIR. c. A. Bonner.
superintendent OF the Boston Psy-
chopathic hospital. will watch the
subjects here. In Springfield, Weake
will be observed by DR.. +. n. Seer
ley, dean of Springfield college and
Professor Burt b. Farnsw orth Of the
same institution.
Station WBZ has arranged to have
the observers go on the air immedi-
ately afterward and tell how each
of the subjects reacted. Both Hall
and Weahe have been subjects of
previous experiments by Prof. F'itz-
gibbon.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
Southern Stations

Observation-Disclosures?
5-tonCcrt orchestra
G--WEAF'
1--WEAF'
Observation-Disclosures
Organ recital
10-Hymn sing
waiian trio
tl-String trio
.11:So-WaI Quartet
.5O-WHAS-Eouisvillc-l00
S-10-Artist recital; time
Observation-Disclosures
6-Concert; educational talk
9-l0-Same as WIZ
orchestra
Observation-Disclosures
7:15-Announcements
1:31--Bodtime story
l7:45-Dinner concert
IS:1J-Jack keefe. songs
9--Same as WIZ
l0-Artist recital
SOO-KTH>-liotS prinsS-315
1O-Artist recital; dance music
THH-Clcarwatcr-355
dinner music; talks
lG-Conccrt; dance music
.3O-PWN-HavaDa-l00
| : .30-Nayy band concert
| l0-l-DanCc orchestra
73o-CYJ-McNico City-i10
! l0-Music; weather; lecture